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THE
HOLY BIBLE
CONTAINING THE
OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES
BEING THE VEESION SET FORTH A.D. 1611
COMPARED WITH THE MOST ANCIENT AUTHORITIES AND REVISED
A.D. 1881-1885
Wcialg lEtiittti 6g tfje American '^tUmn €;0minittee
A.D. 1901
ST AND AMD EDITION
NEW YORK
THOmAs nelson & SONS
381-386 FOURTH AVENUE
Bourfreois 8vo
This Standard American Edition of the Revised Version of the Bible, and editions in con-
formity with it published by Messrs. Thomas Nelson & Sons and certified by this endorsement,
are the only editions authorized by the American Committee of Revision.
George E. Day, Secretary of the Committee, and of the Old Testament Company.
J. Henry Thayer, Secretary of the New Testament CoTnpany.
From the American Standard Edition of the Revised Bible,
Copyright, 1901,
By THOMAS NELSON & SONS.
TO INSURE PURITY OF TEXT.
J. S. Gushing & Co. — Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
PREFACE
A FEW statements need to be made respecting the origin of this edition
of the Revised Version of the English Bible.
In the course of the joint labors of the English and American Revisers
it was agreed that, respecting all points of ultimate difference, the English
Companies, who had had the initiative in the work of revision, should have
the decisive vote. But as an offset to this, it was proposed on the British
side that the American preferences should be published as an Appendix in
every copy of the Revised Bible during a term of fourteen years. The
American Committee on their part pledged themselves to give, for the same
limited period, no sanction to the publication of any other editions of the
Revised Version than those issued by the University Presses of England.
There still remained the possibility that the British Revisers, or the
University Presses, might eventually adopt in the English editions many,
or the most, of the American preferences, in case these should receive the
approval of scholars and the general public. But soon after the close of
their work in 1885 the English Revision Companies disbanded ; and there
has been no indication of an intention on the part of the Presses to amalga-
mate the readings of the Appendix, either wholly or in part, with the text
of the English editions.
The American Revision Committee, after the publication of the Revised
Version in 1885, resolved to continue their organization, and have regarded
it as a possibility that an American recension of the English Revision might
eventually be called for. Accordingly they have been engaged more or less
diligently, ever since 1885, and especially since the year 1897, in making
ready for such a publication. The judgment of scholars, both in Great
Britain and in the United States, has so far approved the American prefer-
ences that it now seems to be expedient to issue an edition of the Revised
Version with those preferences embodied in the text.
If the preparation of this new edition had consisted merely in the
mechanical work of transferring the readings of the Appendix to the text,
it would have been a comparatively easy task. But the work was in point
of fact a much more elaborate one. The Appendix was itself in need of
revision; for it had been prepared under circumstances which rendered
fulness and accuracy almost impossible. This work could of course not be
taken in hand until the revision was concluded ; and since it required a
careful consideration of discussions and decisions extending over a period
of many years, there was need of many months' time, if the Appendix was
to be satisfactorily constructed, especially as it was thought desirable to
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reduce the number of recorded differences, and this required the drawing
of a sharp line between the more and the less important. Manifestly such
a task would be one of no little difficulty at the best. But when the time
came for it to be done, the University Presses deemed that the impatient
demand of the Bi-itish public for the speedy publication of the Revision
must be respected ; and they insisted on a prompt transmission of the
Appendix. Prepared under such pressure and in such haste, it was obvi-
ously inevitable that it should be marked by grave imperfections ; and the
correction of its errors and the supplementing of its defects has been a
work of much time and labor.
When the Appendix was originally prepared, an effort was made to
pave the way for an eventual acceptance of the American preferences on
the part of the English Presses, by reducing the number of the points
of difference to the lowest limit, and thus leaving out much the larger
part of the emendations which the Revisers had previously by a two-thirds
vote pronounced to be in their opinion of decided importance. In now
issuing an American edition, the American Revisers, being entirely untram-
melled by any connection with the British Revisers and Presses, have felt
themselves to be free to go beyond the task of incorporating the Appendix
in the text, and are no longer restrained from introducing into the text a
large number of those suppressed emendations.
The remainder of this Preface has especial reference to the Old Testa-
ment. Nothing needs to be said about the various particular proposals
which are found in the Appendix of the English Revised Version. But
some remarks may be made concerning the General Classes of changes,
therein specified, and also concerning those emendations in this edition
which are additional to those prescribed in the Appendix.
I. The change first proposed in the Appendix — that which substitutes
" Jehovah " for " Lord " and " God " (printed in small capitals) — is one
which will be unwelcome to many, because of the frequency and famili-
arity of the terms displaced. But the American Revisers, after a careful
consideration, were brought to the unanimous conviction that a Jewish
superstition, which regarded the Divine Name as too sacred to be uttered,
ought no longer to dominate in the English or any other version of the
Old Testament, as it fortunately does not in the numerous versions made
by modern missionaries. This Memorial Name, explained in Ex. iii. 14,
15, and emphasized as such over and over in the original text of the
Old Testament, designates God as the personal God, as the covenant God,
the God of revelation, the Deliverer, the Friend of his people; — not
merely the abstractly " Eternal One " of many French translations, but the
ever living Helper of those who are in trouble. This personal name, with
its wealth of sacred associations, is now restored to the place in the sacred
text to which it has an unquestionable claim.
The uniform substitution of " Sheol " for " the grave," " the pit," and
" hell," in places where these terms have been retained by the English
Revision, has little need of justification. The English Revisers use " Sheol "
twenty -nine times out of the sixty-four in which it occurs in the original.
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No good reason has been given for such a discrimination. If the new term
can be fitly used at all, it is clear that it ought to be used uniformly.
The use of " who " and " that " for " which," when relating to persons,
should commend itself to all as required by grammatical accuracy. The
same remark applies to the substitution of " are " for " be " in indicative
clauses, the omission of " for " before infinitives, and the change of " an "
to " a " before " h " aspirated. The latter change was made in the English
Revision of the New Testament, but not in that of the Old. Likewise we
have uniformly adopted the modern spelling in place of antiquated forms.
No one would advocate the resumption of the exact orthography of the
edition of 1611. The mere fact that in a few cases an older form has
happened to be retained constitutes no reason for its perpetual retention.
II. Inasmuch as the present edition differs from the English Revision
not simply in presenting in the text the American preferences as given in
the Appendix, a few remarks may be made with regard to the additional
variations which will be found to exist.
1. As has already been intimated, this edition embodies a very con-
siderable number of renderings originally adopted by the American Old
Testament Company at their second revision (and so by a two-thirds
majority), but waived when the Appendix was prepared. These repre-
sent the deliberate preference of the American Company ; but, for reasons
already assigned, they were not included in the Appendix.
2. Partly coinciding with the foregoing is a number of alterations
which consist in a return to the readings of the Authorized Version. While
in some cases the older readings, though inaccurate, seem to have been
retained in the English Revision through an excessive conservatism, in
others they have been abandoned needlessly, and sometimes to the injury
of the sense and the sound. In such cases fidelity to the general principle
that has governed us has required us to give the preference to the rendering
of the Common Version. Among the many instances of these restorations
we may note : Ex. xx. 4, 13 ; Lev. xix. 22 ; Ps. xlviii. 1 ; civ. 26 ; cxiv. 4 ;
cxvi. 11 ; Prov. xiii. 15 ; Am. vi. 5.
3. Sometimes we have found occasion to recede from proposals origi-
nally made, when a more careful and mature consideration required us
to do so. Besides individual cases, like Ps. Ixviii. 8 ; Ezek. v. 13, may
be mentioned the fact that the requirement of the Appendix, that " be
ashamed " should everywhere be changed to " be put to shame," has been
found to need qualification. While the change seems desirable in a major-
ity of the instances, it is by no means so in all. We have therefore
retained " ashamed " in a large number of passages ; in some, however, we
have preferred " confounded " as better suiting the connection.
4. Very many of the instances in which we have gone beyond the
literal requirements of the Appendix are alterations demanded by consist-
ency. Changes were originally proposed in certain passages only, though
the reason for the changes equally requires them to be made in numerous
others. Thus at Ps. xxxiii. .5, and in twenty-four other places, "justice"
was to be put for " judgment." But it is manifest that in a multitude of
other passages there is equal need of the same alteration. We have accord-
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ingly undertaken to introduce it wherever the Hebrew word plainly has
this abstract sense. For the same reason we have substituted " ordinance "
for " judgment " in the numerous passages, like Lev. xviii. 4, where the
word denotes, not a judicial sentence, threatened or inflicted, but a law of
action. This rendering of the Hebrew word is found in the Authorized
Version in some instances, and has been introduced by the Revised Ver-
sion in a few more ; but, since the English word " judgment " in common
use never denotes a statute or command, it is manifestly desirable that
" ordinance " should be used wherever the Hebrew word has this meaning.
Similarly, the English Revision in a few cases, and the Old Testament
Appendix in a few more, put " despoil " for " spoil." But the same reason
which holds for those few is equally good for the numerous others in
which this word occurs. The word " spoil " in the Authorized Version
represents a great number of Hebrew words, some of which denote " lay
waste," " ruin," or " destroy," rather than " despoil " ; and as " spoil " has
nearly lost in popular use its original meaning, and is liable to occasion
misconception, we have replaced it by " despoil," " plunder," " ravage,"
and other terms, each as best adapted to the connection.
In like manner we have carried out another alteration which was
made to a limited extent by the English Revisers — the distinction between
the words "stranger" ("strange"), "foreigner" ("foreign"), and "so-
journer." These renderings correspond fairly well to three distinct
Hebrew words ; there is no good reason why the correspondence should
not be made uniform throughout. Likewise we have carried out con-
sistently the substitution of " false," " falsehood," and other terms, for
" vain," " vanity," where the meaning of the original requires it. Here
too a beginning was made by us in the Appendix. Many other examples
might be adduced.
Here may be mentioned also that changes made for the sake of eu-
phemism have been considerably increased. It has not been possible in
every case to find an appropriate substitute for terms which in modern
times have become offensive ; but when it has been possible, we have
deemed it wise to make the change. Some of the words, as, for example,
" bowels," are tolerable when used in their literal sense, but offensive
when employed in a psychological sense. Thus, no other word would be
appropriate in 2 Sam. xx. 10 ; but in Jer. iv. 19 or Lam. i. 20 to retain that
term would be both unpleasant and incorrect. The conception of the
writer is not really reproduced by a literal translation. The Hebrews
were accustomed to attribute mental actions or emotions to various physi-
cal organs, whereas in English such a trope is limited almost entirely to
" heart " and " brain." There is nowhere any occasion for using the latter
of these in the Bible ; consequently it is almost unavoidable that " heart "
should often be used as the translation of different Hebrew words. All
scholars know that the Hebrew word commonly rendered " heart " is used
very largely to denote not so much the seat of the emotions, as the seat of
thought. It is rendered in the Authorized Version more than twenty times
by " mind," and might well be so rendered much oftener.
The word " reins " is one of those which in the Old Testament is used
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in a psychological relation. This word was retained by the English
Revisers, and was also left without mention by the American Revisers
when they prepared their Appendix. But if the synonymous word " kid-
neys " had been used in these passages, there would be an earnest and
unanimous protest. In favor of the continued use of " reins," therefore,
one can only urge the poor reason that most readers attach to it no mean-
ing whatever. We have consequently regarded it as only a consistent
carrying out of our general principle when we have uniformly substituted
" heart " for it, whenever it is used in a psychological sense.
In this connection it may be remarked that, while the English Revis-
ers, yielding to the urgent representations of the Americans, voted to sub-
stitute " its " for " his " or " her " when relating to impersonal objects not
personified, the substitution was so imperfectly made that we have had
occasion to supplement the work in some two hundred cases.
Furthermore, the general intention of the American Revisers to elimi-
nate obsolete, obscure, and misleading terms, has been more fully carried
out by replacing some expressions which were left unmentioned in the
Appendix ; e.g.^ " boiled " (Ex. ix. 31), " in good liking " (Job xxxix. 4).
5. Closely connected with the foregoing are certain additional altera-
tions which have seemed to be required by regard for pure English idiom.
We are not insensible to the justly lauded beauty and vigor of the
style of the Authorized Version, nor do we forget that it has been no part
of our task to modernize the diction of the Bible. But we are also aware
that the rhetorical force and the antique flavor which we desire to retain
do not consist in sporadic instances of uncouth, unidiomatic, or obscure
phraseology. While we may freely admit that the English of the Scrip-
tures can, as a whole, hardly be improved, yet it would be extravagant to
hold that it cannot be bettered in any of its details. What was once good
usage is often such no longer ; and we can see no sound reason for retain-
ing such expressions as " smell thereto " (Ex. xxx. 38), " forth of " (instead
of " forth from "), " inquire at " (1 K. xxii. 5), " a fool's vexation is heavier
than them both " (Prov. xxvii. 3), or " when ... he be jealous over his
wife " (Num. v. 30). These are only a few of the many instances of
phraseology which there is the best reason for amending.
A change of a more general kind is the introduction of a greater degree
of consistency and propriety in the use of the auxiliaries " will " and
" shall." The latter is certainly used to excess in the Authorized Version,
especially when connected with verbs denoting an action of the Divine
Being ; and the two are also often very inconsistently used, as may be
observed in such a striking case as Ps. cxxi. 3, 4.
Again, the attempt to translate literally from the original has not in-
frequently led to Hebraisms which had better be avoided. Many of these
have indeed become, as it were, naturalized in our language, and need not
be disturbed. But others must be called bad and outlandish. Thus, in
Ezek. XX. 17, we read, " mine eye spared them from destroying them,"
which is a very literal translation of the Hebrew, but very poor English.
Scarcely more tolerable is the expression, " that they may be to do the
service" (Num. viii. 11), which also comes from over-literalness. To the
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same class belongs the phrase " by the hand of," as used after such expres-
sions as " Jehovah spake " ( or, " commanded "), e.g., in Num. xxvii. 23.
This is indeed the literal rendering ; but the Hebrew really means simply
" through " or '' by means of," and is in the majority of these instances in
the Authorized Version rendered " by," but sometimes " by the hand of."
Manifestly the simpler form is every way preferable ; and the change, if
any is made, should be in this direction, whereas in the English Revision
" by " is, in nine cases out of forty-two, changed to " by the hand of."
Similarly, " in the land," in Deut. v. 16 and in several other places, has been
changed in the English Revision to " upon the land " ; but as " land " is
here equivalent to " country," " in the land " is clearly the most appropri-
ate. In both these groups of cases we have everywhere adopted the
idiomatic English, rather than the slavishly literal, rendering.
6. In introducing certain translations different from those of the Eng-
lish Revised Version, and also not directly or implicitly required by the
Appendix, we have been governed by the conviction that, in cases where
accuracy and perspicuity clearly required an emendation, we were fully
warranted in resorting to it. We have been careful, in making these altera-
tions, to consult the best authorities, and especially the recent carefully
revised versions of the German, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and
Norwegian Bibles. Few certainly will object to such alterations as are
found in Deut. xxxii. 14 ; Judg, v. 20 ; Is. xxx. 32 ; xxxv. 8 ; Hos. xi. 2 ;
Mic. i. 6. We have also not hesitated to insert " the " before " Jordan "
and other names of rivers. Likewise, as the English Revisers had with
good reason removed the fabulous " unicorn " from the Old Testament, so
we have removed the equally fabulous " dragon," as also the " arrow-
snake" of the English Revision (Is. xxxiv. 15) — an animal unknown to
zoology, the term having obviously been adopted through a too literal
translation of the German word " Pfeilschlange."
7. Another particular in which we have to some extent deviated from
the requirements of the Appendix relates to our treatment of the refer-
ences in the margin to the readings of ancient versions. On account of the
extreme difficulty of correcting the Hebrew text by means of those ver-
sions, we originally decided that it would be better to make no reference
to them at all. The case is radically different from that of the New Testa-
ment, where the variant readings are mostly found in Greek manuscripts of
the New Testament itself. The authorities referred to in the Old Testament
are translations from the Hebrew ; and though the date of these translations
is more ancient than any extant manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, yet
there is no means of verifying with certainty the text of these translations ;
and one can never get beyond plausible conjecture in attempting to cor-
rect the Hebrew text by means of them. It is one thing to admit that
the Hebrew text is probably corrupt here and there; quite another, to be
sure how to rectify it. In the English Revision there are frequent refer-
ences in the margin to the ancient versions. The most of these seem to us
at the best of trivial importance, and have been dropped. A few represent
only a different vocalization of the Hebrew. A certain number, however,
have to do with variations of some importance and such as may, with
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considerable probability, be conjectured to represent the original Hebrew.
We have therefore retained a little more than one-sixth of the references
given in the English Revision, but have been careful to designate which
of the ancient versions contain a specified reading, instead of making the
vague, and often inaccurate, statement that "some" or "many" ancient
versions present the reading in question.
8. For the sake of facilitating the use of the Old Testament we have
provided it with marginal references to parallel and illustrative passages,
and with topical headings. In preparing the references we have been
assisted by able scholars not connected with the Old Testament Company.
The aim has been to illustrate and elucidate the meaning by referring to
other passages which, either in word or in thought, bear a resemblance to
the one under consideration. Previous lists have been consulted, but they
have been carefully sifted, and the effort has been made to omit every-
thing that is irrelevant or misleading. In preparing the headings we have
intended, by means of brief but descriptive terms, to enable the reader to
see at a glance what the general contents of each page are. Everything
that might seem to savor of a questionable exegesis has been carefully
avoided.
9. Considerable attention has been paid to the paragraph divisions and
to the punctuation. While the English Revisers did well to abandon the
older way of making a paragraph of each verse, they often went to the
opposite extreme of making the paragraphs excessively long, leaving in
some cases whole pages without a break, as, for example, at Gen. xxiv. and
Num. xxii.-xxiv. We have revised the paragraph divisions throughout,
making them generally shorter, and sometimes altering the place of the
division.
In the matter of punctuation, we have aimed to remove many incon-
sistencies found in previous editions, and also, while retaining the general
system adopted by our predecessors, to make the book conform somewhat
more nearly to modern usage. One result is a considerable reduction of
the' number of colons, which are often replaced by semicolons, occasionally
by periods or commas. In some cases a change of punctuation has modi-
fied the sense ; as, e.g.^ in Gen. ii. 5 ; xiv. 24 ; Ezek. xxix. 9, 10. We have
also made much more frequent use of the hyphen than has been made in
previous editions. In many instances we have recurred to the punctuation
of the Authorized Version, especially where the English Revisers have
departed from it out of an undue regard to the pausal accents of the
Massoretic text ; as, e.g.^ in Lev. vi. 7 ; Zech. xi. 16.
Further particulars respecting the points of difference between this
edition and the English Revision of 1881-1885 may be learned from the
Appendix to the Old Testament, which is published in the first edition
of this version of the Bible.
Earnestly hoping that our work may contribute to the better under-
standing of the Old Testament, we commend it to the considerate judgment
of all students of the Sacred Scriptures.
NEW INSTRUCTIVE MAPS
Illustkating the Bible Lands of
THE OLD TESTAMENT.
Specially prepared for Nelson's Bibles by Frank Lloyd Rose, Cartographer, and edited
by Rev. W. W. Wliite, Ph.D., D.D., President of the Bible Teacher's Training School,
New York.
These Maps include the results of recent careful surveys and the most authentic iden-
tification of Biblical localities.
They are placed through the Bible just where they should be to locate and firmly fix
in the mind of the reader the places mentioned in the Sacred Text.
" Rivers of Eden "
facing
page 2
" Canaan and Environs "
facing
page 276
"The Dispersion "
8
" Saul and David "
((
" 294
" Abraham and Isaac "
" 16
"Canaan"
((
" 366
"Jacob"
" 36
" Western Asia"
li
" 384
"The Wanderings"
" 94
"Ezra"
ii
" 466
"Southern Conquest"
" 218
"Esther"
"
" 492
" Ruth "
" 266
"Amos"
((
" 884
THE NAMES AND ORDER
OP THE
BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
PAGE
Genesis 1
Exodus 53
Leviticus 97
Numbers 129
Deutebonomy 174
Joshua 213
Judges ...... 239
Ruth 266
L Samuel 270
IL Samuel 304
I. Kings 333
II. Kings 366
I. Chronicles ..... 398
II. Chronicles 428
Ezra 465
Nehemiah ... ... 476
Esther ...... 492
Job 500
Psalms 538
Proverbs 629
PAOB
Ecclesiastes . . , . . 660
Song op Solomon .... 669
Isaiah 675
Jeremiah 730i
Lamentations 791
Ezekiel 798
Daniel 853
Hosea 870
Joel 879
Amos ....... 883
Obadiah 890
Jonah 892
MiCAH 895
Nahum 900
Habakkuk. ..... 902
Zephaniah ...... 905
Haggai 908
Zechariah 910
Malachi 920
THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES,
COMMONLY CALLED
GENESIS
fiod's Work of Creation
1" In the beginning * God
"created the heavens and the
earth. 2 And the earth was
'' waste and void ; and " darkness
was upon tlie face of the deep : and
the Spirit of God ^^ moved tipon
the face of the waters. 3 And
''God said, Let there be light : and
there was light. 4 And God saw
the hght,_ that it was 'good: and
God * divided the Hght from the
darkness. 5 And 'God called the
light Day, and the darkness he
called Night. And '" there was
evening and there was morning,
one day.
6 And God said, Let there be a
'^"firmament in the midst of the
■waters, and let it divide the waters
from the waters. 7 Ax\& God made
the firmament, and divided "the
waters which were under the firma-
ment from the waters '' which were
above the firmament : and it was
so. 8 And God called the firma-
ment Heaven. And there was
evening and there was morning, a
second day.
9 And God said, '' Let the waters
under the heavens be gathered to-
gether unto one pUice, and let 'the
dry land appear : and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land
Earth ; and the * gatliering together
of the waters called he Seas : and
God saw that it was good. 1 1 And
God said. Let the earth put forth
'grass, herbs yielding seed, and
fruit-trees bearing fruit after their
kind, wherein is the seed thereof,
upon the earth : and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth
grass, herbs yielding seed after
their kind, and trees bearing fruit,
wherein is the seed thereof, after
their kind : and God saw that it
was good. 1 3 And there was even-
ing and there was morning, a third
day.
1 Or, wan brooding upon
'^ Heb.. expanse.
" Pa. 102. 2;j ;
Isa. 40. 21 ;
Jn. 1. 1, 2
I" Ps. 89. 11 ;
90. 2 ; Acts
17. 24
" Isa. 42. 5 ;
45. 18
rf Jer. 4. 23
'■ Jobas. 9
/ Ps. 104. so
"Dt. 32. 11;
Isa. 31. 5
'» Ps. 3.i. G,
9; 2 Cor.
4.0
i Ps. 145. 9,
10
* Isa. 45. 1
t Ps. 74. IG
'" Ps. 65. 8
" Isa. 40. 22
".Job 38. 8-11
P Ps. 14S. 4
« Ps. 104. C-9 ;
Jer. n. 22 ;
2 Pet. 3. 6
'■Ps. 24. 1, 2;
95. 6
» Ps. 33. 7 ;
95. 5 ; 146. 6
t Ps. 65. S-13;
104. 14
« Ps. 74. 16 ;
1,36. 7
" Ps. 19. 1 ;
150. 1
" .Ter. 10. 2
" Ps. 104. 19
- Ps. 1.36. 8, 9
" Job 38. 7 ;
Ps. 8. 3 ;
Isa. 40. 26
b Jer. 33. 20,
" Ps. 104.
d Ch. 2. 19
'ch. 7. 21,
22 ; Jer.
27. 6
14 And God said. Let there be
"lights in the " firmament of heaven
to divide the day froni the night ;
and let them be for -^ signs, and for'
* seasons, and for days and years:
15 and let them be for lights in
the firmament of heaven to give
light upon the earth : and it was
so. 16 And God made the two
great lights ; the ' greater light to
rule the day, and the lesser light
to rule the night: he made "the
stars also. 17 ''And God set them
in the firmament of heaven to give
light upon the earth, 18 and to
rule over the day and over the
night, and to divide the light from
the darkness : and God saw that it
was good. 19 And there was even-
ing and there was morning, a
fourth day.
20 And God said. Let the waters
swai'm with swarms of living crea-
tures, and let birds fly above the
earth ^in the open firmament of
heaven. 21 And God created "the
great sea-monsters, and every liv-
ing creature that moveth, where-
with the waters swarmed, after
their kind, and every winged bird
after its kind : and God saw that it
was good. 22 And God blessed
them, saying, Be fruitful, and mul-
tiply, and fill the waters in the
seas, and let birds multiply on the
earth. 23 And there was evening
and there was morning, a fifth
day.
24 "* And God said. Let the earth
bring forth living creatures after
their kind, cattle, and creeping
things, and beasts of the earth
after their kind : and it was so.
25 And God made the "beasts of
the earth after their kind, and the
cattle after their kind, and every-
thing that creepeth upon the
ground after its kind : and God
saw that it was good. 26 And
3 Heb. on the face of the expanse of the heavens.
1.27
GENESIS
2.22
God's Work of Creation. Mau made, and placed in Eden. Woman made from Man
God said, Let "us make *man in
our image, after our likeness : and
let them have ''dominion over the
fish of the sea, and over the birds
of the heavens, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth, and over
every creeping thing that creepeth
upon the earth. 27 And God cre-
ated man "^in his own image, in
the image of God created he him ;
"male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them : and
God said unto thesii, -^Be fruitful,
and multiply, and replenish the
earth, and subdue it ; and have
dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the birds of the heavens,
and over every living thing that
'moveth upon the earth. 29 And
God said. Behold, ''I have given
you every herb yielding seed, which
is upon the face of all the earth,
and every tree, in which is the
fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you
it shall be for food : 30 and '' to
every beast of the earth, and to
every bird of the heavens, and to
everything that creepeth upon the
earth, wherein there is " life, / have
given_ every green herb for food :
and it was so. 31 And God saw
everything that he had made, and,
behold, it was very 'good. And
there was evening and there was
morning, the sixth day.
2 And the heavens and the
earth were finished, and all
^' the host of them. 2 And on ' the
seventh day God finished his work
which he had made ; and '" he
rested on the seventh day from all
his work which he had made. 3 And
God blessed the seventh day, and
hallowed it ; because that in it he
jested from all his work which God
had ci'eated and made.
4 "These are the generations of
the heavens and of the earth when
they were created, in "the day
that Jehovah God made, earth and
heaven. 5 ^^And no plant of the
field was yet in the earth, and no
herb of the field had yet sprung
up ; * for Jehovah God had not
caused it to i^ain upon the earth :
and there was not a man to till the
ground; 6 but there went up a
mist from the earth, and watered
the whole face of the ground.
7 '"And Jehovah God formed man
of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life ; and * man became
1 Or, creepeth
2 Heb. a living soul.
" ch. 3. 22 ;
11.7; 19.
24
i> ch. 6. 1 ;
9. 6
■^ Ps. 8. 6-8
d 1 Cor. 11. 7
" Mt. 19. 4 ;
Mk. 10. 6
/ch. 9. 1,7;
Ps. 127. 3, 6
9 Ps. 104. 14 ;
136. 25
'' Ps. 145. 15
' Ps. 104. 24,
28; 119. 68
fc Dt. 4. 19 ;
17. 3
' Ex. 20. 8-11
"' Heb. 4. 4
"Job 38. 4-11
" ch. 1. 3-31
P ch. 1. U
« Jer. 10. 12,
13
>" ch. 3. 19
" 1 Cor. 15. 45
'ch. 13. 10;
Isa. f.l. 3;
Ezek.28.13
"Ezek.47. 12
" ch. 3. 22 ;
Rev. 2. 7 ;
22. 2, 14
^ Dan. 10. 4
y ch. 15. 18
' ch. 3. 2, 3
" Dt. 30. 15,
19, 20 ;
Ro. 6. 23 ;
iTim. 5. 6;
Ja. 1. 15
b 1 Cor. 11. 9
" ch. 1. 24
d ch. 1. 26
«ver. 18
/ 1 Cor. 11.
8, 9
a living soul. 8 And Jehovah God
planted a 'garden eastward, in
Eden ; and there he put the man
whom he had formed. 9 " And
out of the ground made Jehovah
God to grow every tree that is
pleasant to the sig\ht, and good for
food ; " the tree of life also in the
midst of the garden, and the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went out of Eden
to water the garden ; and from
thence it was parted, and became
four heads. 11 The name of the
first is Pishon : that is it which
compasseth the whole land of Hav-
ilah, where there is gold; 12 and
the gold of that land is good : there
is bdellium and the ^onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second
river is Gihon : the same is it that
compasseth the whole land of Gush.
14 And the name of the third
river is *-^Hiddekel: that is it
which goeth ^in front of Assyria.
And the fourth driver is the Eu-
phrates. 15 And Jehovah God
took the man, and put him into
the garden of Eden to dress it and
to keep it. 16 And Jehovah God
"= commanded the man, saying. Of
every tree of the garden thou may-
est freely eat : 1 7 but of the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil,
thou shalt not eat of it : for in the
day that thou eatest thereof "thou
shalt surely die.
18 And Jehovah God said. It is
not good that the man should be
alone ; '' I will make him a heli^
''meet for him. 19 And ""out of
the ground Jehovah God formed
every beast of the field, and every
bird of the heavens ; and brought
them ''unto the man to see what
he would call them : and whatso-
ever the man called every living
creature, that was the name there-
of. 20 And the man gave names
to all cattle, and to the birds of
the heavens, and to every beast of
the field ; but for ^ man there was
not found "a help meet for him.
21 And Jehovah God caused a
deep sleep to fall upon the man,
and he slept ; and he took one of
his ribs, and closed up the flesh
instead thereof: 22 and -^the rib,
which Jehovah God had taken
from the man, * made he a woman,
and bx'ought her unto the man.
3 Or, heryl
4 That is, Tiqru.
5 Or, toward the east of
6 Or, answering to
V Or, Arhim
8 Heb. buiUled he inta
2.23
GENESIS
4.1
Temptation and Disobedience of Adam and Eve. Their Espnlsion from Eden
23 And thb man said, "This is now
bone of my bones, and flesh of my
flesh : she shall be called ^ Woman,
because she was taken out of ^ Man.
24 * Therefore shall a man leave
his father and his mother, and
shall cleave unto his wife : and
they shall be one flesh. 25 "^And
they were both naked, the man
and his wife, and were not ashamed.
3 Now "^the serpent was more
subtle than any beast of the
field which Jehovah God had made.
And he said unto the woman, Yea,
hath God said. Ye shall not eat of
^any tree of the gai'den'? 2 And
the woman said unto the serpent,
*0f the fruit of the trees of the
garden we may eat : 3 but of
the fruit of the tree which is in
the midst of the garden, God hath
said. Ye shall not eat of it, neither
shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 •'And the serpent said unto the
woman, Ye shall not surely die :
5 for God doth knov/ that in the
day ye eat thereof, then your eyes
shall be opened, and "ye shall be
as ■^God, knowing good and evil.
6 * And when the woman saw that
the tree was good for food, and
that it was a delight to the eyes,
and that the tree was ^to be de-
sired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat ; and
she gave also unto her husband
with her, and he did eat. 7 And
the eyes of them both were opened,
and they 'knew that they were
naked ; and they sewed fig-leaves
together, and made themselves
® aprons. 8 And they heard the
''voice of * Jehovah God walking in
the garden in the * cool of the day :
'and the man and his wife hid
themselves from the presence of
Jehovah God amongst the trees of
the garden.
9 And Jehovah God called vinto
the man, and said unto him,
"'Where art thou'? 10 And he said,
"I heard thy ''voice in the garden,
and I was afraid, because I was
naked ; and I hid myself. 11 And
he said. Who told thee that thou
wast naked 1 Hast thou eaten of
the tree, whereof I commanded
thee that thou shouldest not eaf?
12° And the man said. The woman
whom thou gavest to be with me,
she gave me of the tree, and I did
1 Heb. Jxahah. 5 Or, drsirable to look upon
" Heb. Ish. 6 Or, (ji.rdles
3 Or, aJI the trees ? Or, sowid
* Or. gods 8 Heb. wind.
° Eph. 5. 28,
29
>> Mt. 19. 6 ;
Mk. 10. 7,
8 ; I Cor. 6.
16 ; Eph.
fi. 31
' ch. 3. 7, 10,
11
d-lCor. 11.
3 ; Kev. 12.
9 ; 20. 2
' ch. 2. 16, 17
/ Jn. 8. 44
" Is. 14. 14;
Ezek. 28. 2,
12-17
ft 1 Tim. 2.
14; Jas. 1.
14, 15; 1
Jn. 2. 16
«Is. 47. 3;
Lam. 1. 8
fcch. 18. 33;
Lev. 26. 12 ;
Dt. 23. 14
' Hos. 10. 8 ;
Eev. 6.
1.5-17
'" ch. 4. 9 ; 18.
9
"-Ex. 20. 18,
19 ; Dt. 6.
25
" Job 31. 33 ;
Prov. 28. 13
P 2 Cor. 11.
3 ; 1 Tim.
2. 14
9 Dt. 28. 16-
20
'' Isa. 65. 25 ;
Mic. 7. 17
' Eom. 16. 20
' 1 11m. 2. 15
" 1 Cor. 14. 34
^ ch. 5. 29 ;
Eom. 8.
20-22
"^ Job 6. 7 ;
14. 1
y Ps. 90. 3 ;
104. 29 ;
Eccl. 12. 7
' ch. 2. 7
« 2 Cor. 11.
3 ; 1 Tim.
2. 13
* ch. 1. 26
" ch. 2. 9
« Ex. 2.5. 18-
22; Ezek.
10. 1-20
/ch. 2. 9
eat. 13 And Jehovah God said
unto the woman, What is this thou
hast done "i And the woman said,
^The serpent beguiled me, and I
did eat. 14 And Jehovah God
said unto the serpent, * Because
thou hast done this, cursed art
thou ® above all cattle, and " above
every beast of the field ; upon thy
belly shalt thou go, and 'dust shalt
thou eat all the days of thy life :
1 5 and I will put enmity between
thee and the woman, and between
th.y seed and her seed : * he shall
^•^ bruise thy head, and thou shalt
^"bruise his heel. 16 Unto the
^voman he said, I wdll greatly mul-
tiply thy pain and thy conception ;
* in pain thou shalt bring forth
children ; and thy desire shall be
to thy husband, and "he shall rule
over thee. 17 And unto Adam he
said. Because thou hast hearkened
unto the voice of thy wife, and
hast eaten of the tree, of which I
commanded thee, saying, Thou
shalt not eat of it : " cursed is the
ground for thy sake ; ^ in ^^ toil
shalt thou eat of it all the days of
thy life ; 1 8 thorns also and thistles
shall it bring forth to thee ; and
thou shalt eat the herb of the field ;
19 in the sweat of thy face shalt
thou eat bread, till thou ^return
unto the ground; for ^out of it
wast thou taken : for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou re-
turn. 20 And the man called his
wife's name ^-"Eve; because she
was the mother of all living. 2 1 And
Jehovah God made for Adam and
for his wife coats of skins, and
clothed them.
22 And Jehovah God said. Be-
hold, the man is become as one of
* us, to know good and evil ; and
now, lest he put forth his hand,
and take also of ''the tree of life,
and eat, and live for ever — 23 there-
fore Jehovah God sent him forth
from the garden of Eden, to till
the ground from whence he was
taken. 24 So ''he drove out the
man ; and he placed at the east of
the garden of Eden the ' Cherubim,
and the flame of a sword which
turned every way, to keep the way
of -^ the tree of life.
4 And the man knew Eve his
wife ; and she conceived, and
bare Cain, and said, I have ^^ gotten
9 Or, frovi amovp
10 Ot, lie in irnit for n Or, snrrov)
12 Heb. Havvah, "that is, Living, or Idfe.
13 Heb. kanah, to get.
4.2
GENESIS
5.4
Cain and Abel. Murder of i1)cl. Cain's Panishment. Cain's Descendants. Birth of Seth. Descendants ot Setli
a man with the help of Jehovah.
2 And again she bare his brother
Abel. And " Abel was * a keeper of
sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the
ground. 3 And in process of time
it came to pass, that Cain bi'ought
of the fruit of the ground an otter-
ing unto Jehovah. 4 And "Abel,
he also brought of the firstlings of
his flock and of the fat thereof.
And ''.Jehovah had respect unto
Abel and to his offering : 5 but
*unto Cain and to his offering he
had not respect. And ^Cain was
very wroth, and his countenance
fell. 6 And Jehovah said unto
Cain, 5 Why art thou wroth 1 and
why is thy countenance fallen 1
7 ''If thou doest well, shall it not
be lifted up"? 'and ii thou doest
not well, sin coucheth at the door ;
and unto thee shall be its desire ;
*but do thou rule over it. 8 And
Cain ^ told Abel his brother. And
it came to pass, when they were
in the field, that Cain rose up
against Abel his brother, and ' slew
him.
9 And Jehovah said unto Cain,
™ Where is Abel thy brother ■? And
he said, I know not : am I my
brother's keeper^ 10 And he said,
What hast thou done"? "the voice
of thy brother's blood crieth unto
mS from the ground. 1 1 And now
"cursed art thou from the ground,
which hath opened its mouth to
receive thy brother's blood from
thy hand ; 1 2 ^ when thou tillest
the ground, it shall not henceforth
yield unto thee its strength ; « a
fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou
be in the earth. 13 And Cain said
unto Jehovah, '^ My punishment is
greater ^than I can bear. II Be-
hold, thou hast 'driven me out
this day from the face of the
ground ; and from thy face shall I
be hid ; and * I shall be a fugi-
tive and a wanderer in the earth ;
and it will come to pass, that
'whosoever findeth me will slay
me. 15 "And Jehovah said unto
him. Therefore whosoever slayeth
Cain, vengeance shall be taken on
him " sevenfold. And Jehovah ap-
Eointed a sign for Cain, lest any
nding him should smite him.
16 And Cain went out from the
presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in
the land of *Nod, ®on the east of
1 Heb. aaid unto. * That is, Wandering.
"Ot, Mine iniquity ^ Or, in front of
3 Or, than can bejorgiven
"■ Lk. 11. 50,
61
b ch. 46. 32 ;
47. 3
" Heb. 11. 4
d 1 S. 15. 22
" Num. 16.
15 ; IS. 16.
/Isa. 3. 9;
Jude 11
•' Jon. 4. 4
'' Jer. 3. 12;
Mic. 7. 18
» Num. 32.
23
fc Job 11. 14,
15;
Rom. 6.
12, 16
' Mt. 23. 35 ;
1 Jn. 3. 12
"* ch. 3. 9
" Num. 35.
33; Dt.
21. 1-9;
Heb. 12.
24 ; Rev. 6.
9,10
" ch. 3. 14
P Dt. 28.
15-24 ; Joel
1. 10-20
« Lev. 26. 17,
36
'~ ch. 3. 24 ;
Jer. .52. 3
" Dt. 28. 64-
fi"
« Num. 35.
19
" Rom. 2. 4
" ver. 24
* ch. 2. 24
V Ex. 20. 13;
Lev. 19. 18;
Dt. 32. 35 ;
Ps. 94. 1
^ ver. 15
" ch. 5. 3
f" ch. 4. 8
" Lk. 3. 38
d ch. 12. 8 ;
26. 26
' ch. 1. 27.
/ ]\rk. 10. 6
'' ch. 1. 28
Eden. 17 And Cain knew his
wife ; and she conceived, and bare
Enoch : and he builded a city, and
called the name of the city, after
the name of his son, Enoch. 1 8 And
unto Enoch was born Irad : and
Irad begat Mehujael ; and Mehujael
begat j\lethushael ; and Methushael
begat Lamech. 19 And Lamech
took unto him ^ two wives : the
name of the one was Adah, and
the name of the other Zillah.
20 And Adah bare Jabal : he Avas
the father of such as dwell in tents
and have ca,ttle. 21 And his
brother's name was Jubal : he was
the father of all such as handle the
harp and pipe. 22 And Zillah, she
also bai'e Tubal-cain, •" the forger of
every cutting instrument of ' orass
and iron : and the sister of Tubal-
cain was Naamah. 23 And Lamech
said unto his wives :
Adah and Zillah, hear my
voice ;
Ye wives of Lamech, hearken
unto my speech :
^For *I have slain a man ®for
wounding me.
And a young man for bruising
me :
24 If Cain shall be avenged ^ seven-
fold.
Truly Lamech seventy and sev-
enfold.
25 And "Adam knew his wife
again ; and she bare a son, and
called his name ^" Seth : For, said
she, God ^Miath appointed me an-
other seed instead of Abel ; * for
Cain slew him. 26 And to Seth,
to him also there was born "a son ;
and he called his name Enosh.
Then began men •* to call upon the
name of .Tehovah.
5 This is the book of the gen-
erations of Adam. In the day
that God created man, ""in the
likeness of God made he him ;
2 ■''male and female created he
them, and " blessed them, and
called their name ^"Adam, in the
day when they were created.
3 And Adam lived a hundred and
thirty years, and begat a son in his
own likeness, after his image ; and
called his name Seth : 4 and the
days of Adam after he begat Seth
were eight hundred years : and he
6 Or, an instructor of every artificer
7 Or, copper (and 8o elsewhere)
8 Or, I will slay
s Or, to my wounding, And a young man to
my hurt
w Heb. Sheth. " Heb. shath. « Or, Man
5.5
GENESIS
6.11
Descendants of Seth. The Gorraption of Mankind. Noah and his Sons
begat sons and daughters. 5 And
all the days that Adam lived were
nine hundred and thirty years :
and he died.
6 And Seth lived a hundred and
five years, and begat Enosh : 7 and
Seth lived after he begat Enosh
eight hundred and seven years,
and begat sons and daughters :
8 and all the days of Seth were
nine hundred and twelve years :
and he died.
9 And Enosh lived ninety years.
and begat Kenan: 10 and Enosh
lived after he begat Kenan eight
hundred and fifteen years, and
begat sons and daughters: 11 and
all the days of Enosh were nine
hundred and five years : and he
died.
12 And Kenan lived seventy
years, and begat Mahalalel : 1 3 and
Kenan lived after he begat Maha-
lalel eight hundred and forty years,
and begat sons and daughters :
14 and all the days of Kenan were
nine hundred and ten years : and
he died.
1 5 And Mahalalel lived sixty and
five years, and begat Jared : 1 6 and
Mahalalel lived after he begat
Jared eight hundred and thirty
years, and begat sons and daugh-
ters : 1 7 and all the days of Maha-
lalel were eight hundred ninety and
five years : and he died.
18 And Jared lived a hundred
sixty and two years, and begat
Enoch : 1 9 and Jared lived after
he begat Enoch eight hundred
years, and begat sons and daugh-
ters : 20 and all the days of Jared
were nine hundred sixty and two
years : and he died._
21 And Enoch lived sixty and
five years, and begat Methuselah :
22 and Enoch "walked with God
fiiter he begat Methuselah three
hundred years, and begat sons and
daughters : 23 and all the days of
Enoch were three hundred sixty
and five years : 24 and Enoch
walked with God : and he was not;
for God 'took him.
25 And Methuselah lived a hun-
dred eighty and seven years, and
begat Lamech : 26 and Methuselah
lived after he begat Lamech seven
hundred eighty and two years, and
begat sons and daughters : 27 and
all the days of Methuselah were
nine hundred sixty and nine years :
and he died.
28 And Lamech lived a hundred
" ch. 6. 9 ;
17. 1 ; 24.
40 ; 48. 15
&2K. 2. 10;
Ps. 49. 16 ;
7.3. 24 :
Heb. ii. 5
' ch. 3. 17-19
d ch. 7. 6
' 1 Pet. 3. 20
/ch. 8. 21;
Ps. 14. 1-3
h Dt. 28. 63 ;
29, 20
t Am. 7. 3, 6
k Ei. 33. 17
' Ps. 37. 39
"' ch. 17. 1 ;
Dt. 18. 13;
Job 1.1
" ch. 6. 24
"0^31.29;
Judg. 2. 19
P Ezek. 8. 17
eighty and two years, and begat a
son : 29 and he called his name
Noah, saying. This same shall
^comfort us '-^in our work and ^in
the toil of our hands, u'hich cometh
- because of " the ground which
Jehovah hath cursed. 30 And
Lamech lived after he begat Noah
five hundred ninety and five years,
and begat sons and daughters :
31 And all the days of Lamech
were seven hundred seventy and
seven years : and he died.
32 And Noah was ''five hundred
years old : and Noah begat Shem,
Ham, and Japheth.
6 And it came to pass, when
men began to multiply on the
face of the ground, and daughters
were born unto them, 2 that the
sons of God saw the daughters of
men that they wei-e fair ; and they
took them wives of all that they
chose. 3 And Jehovah said, 'My
Spirit shall not ^strive with man
for ever, * for that he also is flesh :
*yet shall his days be a hundred
and twenty years. 4 The "Neph-
ilim were in the earth in those
days, and also after that, when the
sons of God came in unto the
daughters of men, and they bare
children to them : the same were
the mighty men that were of old,
the men of renown.
5 And Jehovah saw that the
wickedness of man was great in
the earth, and that •''every imagi-
nation of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually. 6 And
^it repented Jehovah that he had
made man on the earth, and it
grieved him at his heart. 7 And
Jehovah said, '' I will ' destroy man
whom I have created from the face
of the ground ; both man, and
beast, and creeping things, and
birds of the heavens ; for ^ it re-
penteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah * found favor in the
eyes of Jehovah.
9 These are the generations of
Noah. Noah was a ' righteous
man, and *™ perfect in his genei'a-
tions : Noah "walked with God.
10 And Noah begat three sons,
Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 And
the earth was ° corrupt before God,
and the earth was ^ filled with vio-
1 Heb. nahem, to comfort. s Heb. from.
3 Or, rule in Ace. to Sept., Vulg., and Syr.
abide in
* Or, 171 their going astray they are flesh
5 Or, therefore
6 Or, giants. See Num. 13. 33.
' Heb. blot out. s Or, blameless
6.12
GENESIS
7.21
Koah commanded to make an Ark. The Ai-k entered. The Flood comes
lence. 12 And God saw the earth,
and, behold, it was corrupt ; for
"all flesh had corrupted their way
upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah,
* The end of all flesh is come before
me ; for the earth is filled with vio-
lence through them ; and, behold,
I will destroy them with the earth.
14 Make thee an ark of gopher
wood; ^ rooms shalt thou make in
the ark, and shalt pitch it within
and without with pitch. 15 And
this is how thou shalt make it : the
length of the ark three^ hundred
cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits,
and the height of it thirty cubits.
16 A "li^ht shalt thou make to the
ark, and to a cubit shalt thou
finish it -'upward ; and the door of
the ark shalt thou set in the side
thereof ; with lower, second, and
third stories shalt thou make it.
17 And I, behold, I do bring the
flood of waters upon the earth, to
destroy all flesh, wherein is the
breath of life, from under heaven ;
everything that is in the earth
shall die. 18 But I will establish
" my covenant with thee : and '^ thou
shalt come into the ark, thou, and
thy sons, and thy wife, and thy
sons' wives with thee. 1 9 " And of
every living thing of all flesh, two
of every sort shalt thou bring into
the ark, to keep them alive with
thee ; they shall be male and fe-
male. "20 -^Of the birds after their
kind, and of the cattle after their
kind, of every creeping thing of
the ground after its kind, two of
every sort shall come unto thee, to
keep them alive. 2 1 And take thou
unto thee of all food that is eaten,
and gather it to thee ; and it shall
be for food for thee, and for them.
22 «'Thus did Noah; accoi'ding to
all that God commanded him, so
did he.
7 And Jehovah said unto Noah,
Come thou and all thj'' house
into the ark ; for thee have I seen
''righteous before me in this genera-
tion. 2 Of every * clean beast thou
shalt take to thee seven and seven,
the male and his female ; and of
the beasts that are not clean two,
the male and his female : 3 of the
birds also of the heavens, seven
and seven, male and female, to
keep seed alive upon the face of all
the earth. 4 For yet * seven days,
and I will cause it to rain upon the
1 Heb. nests. 2 Or, roof 3 Or, from above
" Ps. 14. 1-3
b Is. 34. 1-4 ;
Ezek. 7. 2, 3
°ch. 9.9-16;
17. 7
d ch. 7. 7
" ch. 7. 2, 14,
l.i
/ch. 7. 3
" ch. 7. 5
'i ch. G. 9
'Lev. U. 1-
3i ; Dt. 14.
3-20
* ver. 10
' ver. 12, 17
'" ch. 6. 7, 13
" ch. 6. 22
" ch. 5. 32
P ver. 13 ; ch.
6. 18
t ver. 2, 3 ;
ch. 6. 19, 20
ver. 4
' ver. 6
' ch. 8. 2
" ver. 4, 17
" ver. 7 ; ch.
6. 18
' ver. 9 , ch.
y ver. 4, 12
' ch. 8
' ver. 'I
4 ; ch.
13, 17
earth ' forty days and forty nights ;
and '" every living thing that 1 have
made will I ^destroy from oft* the
face of the ground. 5 " And Noah
did according unto all that Jehovah
commanded him.
6 And Noah was "six hundred
years old when the flood of waters
was upon the earth. 7 And ^ Noah
went in, and his sons, and his wife,
and his sons' wives with him, into
the ark, because of the waters of
the flood. 8 '' Of clean beasts, and
of beasts that are not clean, and
of birds, and of everything that
creepeth upon the ground, 9 there
went in two and two unto Noah
into the ark, male and female, as
God commanded Noah. 10 And it
came to pass after *■ the seven daj^s,
that the waters of the flood were
upon the earth. 1 1 In the * six
hundredth year of Noah's life, in
the second month, on the seven-
teenth day of the month, on the
same day were all 'the fountains
of the great deep broken up, and
the windows of heaven were
opened. 12 And "the rain was
upon the earth forty days and
forty nights.
1 3 In the selfsame day " entered
Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and
Japheth, the sons of Noah, and
Noah's wife, and the three wives
of his sons with them, into the
ark ; 14 they, and every beast
after its kind, and all the cattle
after their kind, and every creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth
after its kind, and every bird after
its kind, every bird of every ®sort.
15 And they went in unto Noah
into the ark, *two and two of all
flesh wherein is the breath of life.
16 And they that went in, went in
male and female of all flesh, as
God commanded him : and Jehovah
shut him in. 1 7 And the flood was
y forty days upon the earth ; and
the waters increased, and bare up
the ark, and it was lifted up above
the earth. 18 And the waters pre-
vailed, and increased greatly upon
the earth ; and the ark went upon
the face of the waters. 19 And
the waters prevailed exceedingly
upon the earth ; and all the high
mountains that were under the
whole heaven were covered. 20
Fifteen cubits upward did the
waters prevail; ^andthe mountains
were covered. 21 "And all flesh
< Heb. Mot out. 5 Heb. whig.
7.22
GENESIS
The Waters abate. The Raven and the Dove. Noah leaves the Ark, and sacrifices. God blesses Soah
died that moved upon the earth,
both birds, and cattle, and beasts,
and every ^creeping thin^ that
creepeth upon the earth, and every
man : 22 all in whose nostrils was
the breath of the spirit of life, of
all that was on the dry land, died.
23 '-^And every living thing was
^destroyed that was upon the face
of the ground, both man, and cattle,
and creeping things, and birds of
the heavens; and they were ^de-
stroyed from the earth : and " Noah
only was left, and they that were
with him in the ark. 24 *And the
waters prevailed upon the earth a
hundred and fifty days.
8 And God remembered Noah,
and all the beasts, and all the
cattle that were with him in the
ark: and "God made a wind to
pass over the earth, and the waters
assuaged ; 2 ''the fountains also of
the deep and the windows of heaven
were stopped, and "the I'ain from
heaven was restrained ; 3 and the
waters returned from off the earth
continually : and after the end •'^of
a hundred and fifty days the waters
decreased. 4 And '' the ark rested
in the seventh montli, on the seven-
teenth day of the month, upon the
mountains of Ararat. 5 And the
waters decreased continually vintil
the tenth month : in the tenth
month, on the first day of the
month, were the tops of the moun-
tains seen.
6 And it came to pass at the end
of forty days, that Noah opened
the Avindow of the ark which he
had made : 7 and he sent forth a
raven, and it went forth to and
fro, until the waters were dried up
from off the earth. 8 And he sent
forth a dove from him, to see if the
waters were abated from off the
face of the ground ; 9 but the dove
found no rest for the sole of her
foot, and she returned unto him to
tlie ark ; for the waters were on
the face of the whole earth : and he
put forth his hand, and took her,
and brought her in unto him into
the ark. 10 And he stayed yet
other seven days ; and again he
sent forth the dove out of the ark ;
1 1 and the dove came in to him at
eventide ; and, lo, in her mouth
■"an olive-leaf plucked off: so Noah
knew that the waters were abated
' Or, %^^'ar■mrn'} thivp that atrarmeth
2 Or, And he destroyed every living thing
' Heb. blotteu out. * Or, a jresh olive-leaf
" Mt. 24. 38,
39 ; Lk. 17.
26, 27 ;
1 Pet. 3. 20 ;
2 Pet. 2. 5
* ch. 8. 3
"^ Job 12. 16 ;
Ps. 29. 10 ;
Is. 44. 27 ;
Nah. 1. 4
dch. 7. U
' ch. 7. 4, 12
/ ch. 7. 24
" ch. 7. 20
A Jer. 48. 28
i ch. 7. 6
* ch. 1. 22, 28
'ch.
13.
12. 7,8;
18; 22.9
™ch.
7.2
"ch
Ex
22. 2;
10. 25
25
29. 18,
Pch.
6. 7, 13
9ch.
6. 5
"ch. 9. 11
' Ps. 74. 17 ;
Jer. 33. 20,
* ver. 7 ; ch.
1. 28
" ch. 1. 29
7
from off the earth. 12 And he
stayed yet other seven days, and
sent forth ''the dove; and she re-
turned not again unto him any
more.
13 And it came to pass in the
'six hundred and first year, in
the first month, the first day of
the month, the waters were dried
up from off the earth : and Noah
removed the covering of the ark,
and looked, and, behold, the face
of the ground was dried. 14 And
in the second month, on tlie seven
and twentieth day of the month,
was the earth dry. 15 And Gocl
spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go
forth from the ark, thou, and thy
wife, and thy sons, and thy sons'
wives with thee. 17 Bring forth
with thee every living thing that
is with thee of all flesh, both birds,
and cattle, and every creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth ;
that they may ''breed abundantly
in the earth, and be fruitful, and
multiply upon the earth. 18 And
Noah Avent forth, and his sons, and
his wife, and his sons' wives with
him: 19 every beast, every creep-
ing thing, and every bird, whatso-
ever moveth upon the earth, aftei;
their families, went forth out of
the ark.
20 And Noah builded 'an altar
unto Jehovah, and took of every
'"clean beast, and of every clean
bird, and offered "burnt-offerings
on the altar. 21 And Jehovah
"smelled the sweet savor; and
Jehovah said in his heart, I will
not again ^' curse the ground any
more for man's ''sake, for that 'Hhe
imagination of man's heart is evil
from his youth ; 'neither will I
again smite any more everything
living, as I have done. 22 While
the earth remaineth, seedtime and
harvest, and cold and heat, and
* summer and winter, and day and
night shall not cease.
9 And God blessed Noah and
his sons, and said unto them,
' Be fruitful, and multiply, and re-
plenish the earth. 2 And the fear
of you and the dread of you shall
be upon every beast of the earth,
and upon every bird of the heavens ;
with all wherewith the ground
"teemeth, and all the fishes of the
sea, into your hand are they deliv-
ered. 3 Every moving thing that
liveth shall be food for you ; " as
5 Or. sake : for the * Or, creepeth
3.4
GENESIS
10.8
Noali receives God's Blessing and Injunctions. Covenant of the Rainbow. The Curse of Canaan. Ifoah's Posterity
the green herb have I given you
all. 4 But flesh with the life
thereof, tvhich is " the blood thereof,
shall ye not eat. 5 And surely
*" your blood, the blood of your lives,^
will I require; "at the hand of
every beast will I require it : and
at the hand of man, -even at the
hand of every man's brother, will
I require the life of man. 6 "* Who-
so sheddeth man's blood, by man
shall his blood be shed : for in the
image of God rnade he man. 7 And
you, "be ye fruitful, and multiply ;
bring forth abundatitly in the
earth, and multiply therein.
8 And God spake unto Noah,
and to his sons with him, sajdng,
9 And I, behold, ^1 establish my
covenant with you, and with your
seed after you ; 10 and with every
living creature that is with you,
the birds, the cattle, and every
beast of the earth with you ; of all
that go out of the ark, even every
beast of the earth. 1 1 And I will
establish my covenant with you ;
"neither shall all flesh be cut off
any more by the waters of the
flood ; ^ neither shall there any
more be a flood to destroy the
earth. 12 And God said, This is
'the token of the covenant which
I make between me and you and
every living creature that is with
you, for perpetual generations :
13^1 do set my * bow in the cloud,
and it shall be for a token of a cov-
enant between me and the earth.
1 4 And it shall come to pass, when
I bring a cloud over the earth, that
the bow shall be seen in the cloud,
1 -5 and ' I .will remember my cov-
enant, which is betAveen me and
you and every living ci^eature of
all flesh ; and ™ the waters shall no
more become a flood to destroy all
flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in
the cloud ; and I will look upon it,
tliat I may remember the everlast-
ing covenant between God and
every living creature of all flesh
that is upon the earth. 17 And
God said unto Noah, This is the
token of the covenant which I
have established between me
and all flesh that is upon the
earth.
18 And the sons of Noah, tliat
went forth from the ark, were
Shem, and Ham, and .Japheth :
and " Ham is the father of Canaan.
- Or. / have set
" Lev. 17. 10-
16; Dt. 12.
16, 23
6 Ex. 20. 13 ;
21. 12
" Ex. 21, 28,
29
rf Num. 36.
33
" ver. 1
/ch. 6. 18
'-' ch. 8. 21
'' Is. 64. 9
i ver. 13, IT ;
ch. 17. U
* Ezek. 1. 28
' Dt. 7. 9
'" ver. 11
" ver. 26-27
" ver. 1, 7 ;
ch. 10. 32
P Hab. 2. 15
1 Dt. 27. 16
" ch. 14. 20 ;
24. 27
' ch. 10. 2-5 ;
Is. 66. 19
< 1 Chr. 1.
6-7
" Ezek. 38. 2,
0
" 2 K. 17. 6
^ Is. 66. 19
y Ezek. 38. 2
• Jer. 51. 27
" 1 Chr. 1. 6,
' Biphath.
b Ezek. 27.
14
<= Ezek. 27.
12, 25
d 1 Chr. 1. 7,
Rodanim.
" 1 Chr. 1.
8-10
/ Is. 43. 3
i' Ezek. 27.
22
'' Ezek. 27.
22
' Ezek. 27.
16, 20
19 These three were the sons of
Noah : and ° of these was the whole
earth overspread.
20 And Noah began to be a hus-
bandman, and planted a vineyard :
21 and he drank of the wine, and
was drunken ; and he was uncov-
ered within his tent. 22 And ^ Ham,
the father of Canaan, saw the
nakedness of his father, and told
his two brethren without. 23 And
Shem and Japheth took a garment,
and laid it upon both their shoul-
ders, and went backward, and
covered the nakedness of their
father ; and their faces were back-
ward, and they saw not their
father's nakedness. 24 And Noah
awoke from his wine, and knew
what his '^ youngest son had done
unto him. 25 And he said,
* Cursed be Canaan ;
A servant of servants shall he
be unto his brethren.
26 And he said,
'■ Blessed be Jehovah, the God oi
Shem ;
And let Canaan be ^ his servant.
27 'God enlarge Japheth,
And * let him dwell in the tents
of Shem ;
And let Canaan be * his servant.
28 And Noah lived after the flood
three hundred and fifty years. 29
And all the days of Noah were nine
hundred and fifty years : and he
died.
A f\ Now these ai'e the genera-
WJ tions of the sons of Noah,
namely, of Shem, Ham, and Ja-
pheth : and unto them were sons
born after the flood.
2 * The sons of Japheth : " Gomer,
and Magog, and "Madai, and ^Ja-
van, and Tubal, and ^Meshech,
and Tiras. 3 And the sons of
Gomer : ^Ashkenaz, and "Biphath,
and *Togarmah. 4 And the sons
of Javan : Elishah, and " Tarshish,
Kittim, and '' Dodanim. 5 Of these
were the "isles of the nations di-
vided in their lands, every one after
his tongue, after their families, in
their nations.
6 ^ And the sons of Ham : Cush,
and Mizraim, and But, and Canaan.
7 And the sons of Cush: -'Seba,
and Havilah, and Sabtah, and
•'Btaamah, and Sabteca ; and the
sons of Baamah : '' Sheba, and
' Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nim-
rod : he began to be a mighty one
2 Or, younger
' Or, their
* Or he shall
* Or, coastlands
10.9
GENESIS
11.15
Hoah's Posterity. The Tower of Babel. Confasion of Tongaes. Descendants «f Sh<m
in the earth. 9 He was a mighty
hunter before Jehovah : wherefore
it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty
hunter before Jehovah. 10 And
the beginning of his kingdom was
" Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and
Calneh, in the land of * Shinar.
1 1 Out of that land ^ he went fortli
"into Assyria, and builded Nine-
veh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,
12 and Resen between Nineveh
and Calah (the same is the great
city). 13 And Mizraim begat '' Lu-
dim, and Anamim, and Lehabim,
and Naphtuhim, 14 and Path-
rusim, and Casluhim (whence went
forth " the Philistines), and Caph-
torim.
1 5 And Canaan begat " Sidon his
fix'st-born, and-''Heth, 16 and ''the
Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the
Girgashite, 17 and the Hivite, and
the Arkite, and the Sinite, 1 8 and
the Arvadite, and the Zemarite,
and the Hamathite : and afterward
were the families of the Canaanite
spread abroad. 1 9 And the border
of the Canaanite was from Sidon,
as thou goest towai'd Gei'ar, unto
Gaza ; as thou goest toward '' Sodom
and Gomorrah and Admah and
Zeboiim, unto Lasha. 20 These are
the sons of Ham, after their fami-
lies, after their tongues, in their
lands, in their nations.
21 And unto Shem, the father of
all the children of Eber, ^ the elder
brother of Japheth, to him also
were children born. 22 *The sons
of Shem : * Elam, and ' Asshur,
and ™Arpachshad, and "Lud, and
Aram. 23 And the sons of Aram :
"Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and
Mash. 24 And Arpachshad begat
p Shelah ; and Shelah begat Eber.
25 And unto Eber were born two
sons : the name of the one was
* Peleg ; for in his days was the
earth divided ; and his brother's
name was Joktan. 26 And Joktan
begat Almodad; and Sheleph, and
Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 27 and
Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 and *Obal, and Abimael, and
Sheba, 29 and Ophir, and Havilah,
and Jobab : all these were the sons
of Joktan. 30 And their dwelling
was from Mesha, as thou goest
toward Sephar, the "mountain of
the east. 3 1 These are the sons of
1 Or, went forth Asshur 2 Heb, Pelish'Am.
3 Or, the brother of Japheth the elder
* That is. Division.
* In 1 Chr. 1. 22, Ehal. « Or, hill-country
"ch. n. 9
fcch. 11. 2;
14. 1
" Mic. 5. 6
rf Jer. 40. 9
MChr. 1.13;
Jer. 47. 4
/ ch. 23. 3
" ch. 15. 19-21
A ch. 14. 2, 3
< 1 Chr. 1. 17
k ch. 14. 1, 9
' 2 K. 15. 29
■" ch. 11. 10
" Is. 66. 19
° Job 1. 1 ;
Jer. 26. 20
P Lk. 3. 35
t ch. 9. 19
'■ ch. 10. 10 ;
14. 1
' ch. 14. 10
<Dt. 1.28;
9. 1 ; Ps.
107. 26
"ch.6. 4;
2 S. 8. 13
" Dt. 4. 27
•^ ch. 18. 21 ;
Ex. 3. 8 ;
19.11, 18,20
" Ex. 4. 11 ;
Is. 33. 19
^ ver. 4
<" ch. 10. 10
d ch. 10.
22-25
Shem, after their families, after
their tongues, in their lands, after
their nations.
32 These are the families of the
sons of Noah, after their genera-
tions, in their nations : and « of
these were the nations divided in
the earth after the flood.
nAnd the whole earth was
of one ''language and of one
® speech. 2 And it came to pass,
as they journeyed ^east, that they
found a plain in the land '"of Shi-
nar ; and they dwelt there. 3 And
they said one to another, Come,
let us make brick, and burn them
thoroughly. And they had brick
for stone, and ^^ ' slime had they for
mortar. 4 And they said. Come,
let us build us a city, and a tower,
whose top *inay reach unto heaven,
and let us make us "a name; lest
we "be scattered abroad upon the
face of the whole earth. 5 *And
Jehovah came down to see the city
and the tower, which the children
of men builded. 6 And Jehovah
said. Behold, they are one people,
and they have all 'J one language ;
and this is what they begin to
do : and now nothing will be with-
holden from them, wnich they pur-
pose to do. 7 Come, "^let us go
down, and there " confound their
language, that they may not under-
stand one another's speech. 8 So
Jehovah * scattered them abroad
from thence upon the face of all
the earth : and they left oif build-
ing the city. 9 Therefore was the
name of it called "Babel; because
Jehovah did there "confound the
language of all the earth : and from
thence did Jehovah scattex- them
abroad upon the face of all the
earth.
10 ''These are the generations of
Shem. Shem was a hundred yeai's
old, and begat Arpachshad two
years after the flood : 1 1 and Shem
lived after he begat Arpachshad
five hundred yeai'S, and begat sons
and daughters.
12 And Arpachshad lived five
and thirty years, and begat Shelah :
13 and Arpachshad lived after he
begat Shelah four hundred and
three years, and begat sons and
daughters.
14 And Shelah lived thirty years,
and begat Eber : 15 and Snelah
7 Heb. lip.
« Heb. ivords.
9 Or, in the east
10 That is, bitumen.
11 Heb. balal, to confound
11. 16
GENESIS
12.16
Descendants of Sliem. Terah's Family. Abram with Lot goes to Canaan, ibram sojourns in Eg)'pt. Deceives Pharaoh
lived aftei' he begat Eber four hun-
dred and three years, and begat
sons and daughters.
16 And Eber hved four and
thirty years, and begat Peleg : 1 7
and Eber hved after he begat Peleg
four hundred and thirty years, and
begat sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years,
and begat Reu : 1 9 and Peleg lived
ifter he begat Eeu two hundred
and nine years, and begat sons and
daughters.
20 And Reu lived two and thirty
years, and begat Serug : 21 and
Keu lived after he begat Serug two
hundred and seven years, and begat
sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived thirty years,
and begat Nanor : 23 and. Serug
lived after he begat Nahor two
hundred years, and begat sons and
daughters.
24 And Nahor lived nine and
twenty years, and begat " Terah :
25 and Nahor lived after he begat
Terah a hundred and nineteen
years, and begat sons and daugh-
ters.
26 And Terah lived seventy
years, and begat Abram, Nahor,
and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations
of Terah. Terah begat Abram,
Nahor, and Haran ; and '' Haran
begat Lot. 28 And Haran died
before his father Terah in the land
of his nativity, in " Ur of the Chal-
dees. 29 And Abi-am and ''Nahor
took them wives : the name of
Abram's wife was "* Sarai ; and the
name of Nahor's wife, -^Milcah, the
daughter of Haran, the father of
Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30 And ^ Sarai was barren ; she had
no child. 31 And Terah took
Abram his son, and Lot the son of
Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his
daughter-in-law, his son Abram's
wife ; and they went forth with
them from ^ Ur of the Chaldees, to
go into the land of Canaan ; and
they came unto Haran, and dwelt
there. 32 And the days of Terah
Avere two hundred and five years :
and Terah died in Haran.
"i Cy Now 'Jehovah said unto
Xw Abram, Get thee out of thy
country, and from thy kindred,
and from thy father's house, unto
the land that I will show thee :
2 and * I will make of thee a great
nation, and 'I will bless thee, and
make thy name great ; and '" be
" Josh. 24. 2
* ver. 31 ; ch.
12. 4
" ver. 31
d ch. 24. 10
' ch. 20. 12
/ch. 22. 20,
23 ; 24. 16
^ ch. 16. 1
A ch. 15. 7 ;
Neh. 9. 7
i Acts 7. 3 ;
Heb. 11. 8
k ch. 17. 4, 5 ;
18. 18
' ch. 22. 17
'" Zech. 8. 13
" ch. 27. 29
" Acts 3. 25 ;
Gal. 3. 8
P ch. 11. 27,
31
9 ch. 13. 6
"■ ch. 14. 14 ;
Lev. 22. 11
' ch. 35. 4 ;
Dt. 11. 30
< ch. 17. 1 ;
18. 1
" ch. 13. 15 ;
15. 18 ; Gal.
3. 16
" ch. 13. 18 ;
22. 9
^ Josh. 8. 9,
V ch, 4. 26 ;
21. 33
' ch. 13. 1, 3 ;
20. 1 ; 24. 62
" ch. 26. 7 ;
29. 17
6 ch. 20. 11
" ch. 20. 2, 5,
d Jer. 38. 17,
20
' ch. 20. 2
/ch. 20. 14
B ch. 13. 2
thou a blessing : 3 and " I will bless
them that bless thee, and him that
curseth thee will I curse : " and in
thee shall all the families of the
earth be blessed. 4 So Abram
went, as Jehovah had spoken unto
him; and ^Lot went with him:
and Abram was seventy and five
years old when he departed out of
Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai
his wife, and Lot his brother's son,
and all their '' substance that they
had gathered, and ""the souls that
they had gotten in Haran ; and they
went forth to go into the land of
Canaan ; and into the land of
Canaan they came. 6 And Abram
passed through the land unto the
place ' of Shechem, unto the ' oak
of Moreh. And the Canaanite was
then in the land. 7 And Jehovah
* appeared unto Abram, and said,
"Unto thy seed will I give this
land: and there builded he *'an
altar unto Jehovah, who appeared
unto him. 8 And he removed from
thence unto the mountain on the
east of Beth-el, and pitched his
tent, having "" Beth-el on the west,
and Ai on the east : and there he
builded an altar unto Jehovah, and
^ called upon the name of Jehovah.
9 And Abram journeyed, going on
still toward ^ the '•* South.
10 And there was a famine in
the land : and Abram went down
into Egypt to sojourn there ; for
the famine was sore in the land.
11 And it came to pass, when he
was come near to enter into
Egypt, that he said unto Sai'ai his
wife. Behold now, I know that
thou art a "fair woman to look
upon : 12' and it will come to
pass, when the Egyptians shall
see thee,^ that they will say, This
is his wife : and they will kill me,
but they will save thee alive.
1 3 Say, I pray thee, thou art "^ my
sister; that it may be well with
me for thy sake, and that ''my
soul may live because of thee.
14 And it came to pass, that, when
Abram was come into Egypt, the
Egyptians beheld the woman that
she was very fair. 15 And the
princes of Pharaoh saw her, and
praised her to Pharaoh: and "the
woman was taken into Pharaoh's
house. 16 And -^he dealt well
with Abram for her sake : and '•> he
had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses,
1 Or. tevhinth
2 Heb. Negeb, the Boutbern tract of Judah.
10
12.17
GENESIS
14.8
Abram retnrns to Canaan. Separates from Lot. Four Kings war with Five in the Vale of Siddim
and men-sei'vants, and maid-ser-
vants, and she-asses, and camels.
17 And Jehovah "plagued Pha-
raoh and his house with great
plagues because of 8arai, Abram's
wife. 18 And Pharaoh called
Abram, and said, 'What is this
that tnou hast done unto me'?
why didst thou not tell me that
she was thy wife ? _ 1 9 why saidst
thou, (She is my sister, so that I
took her to be my wife ^ now
therefore behold thy wife, take
her, and go thy way. 20 And
Pharaoh gave men charge con-
cerning him : and they brought
him on the way, and his wife,
and all that he had.
-i O And Abram went up out
_L O of Egypt, he, and his wife,
and all that he had, and Lot with
him, into "the South. 2 And
Abram was very rich in cattle, in
silver, and in gold. 3 And he
went on his * jovirneys from the
South even to Beth-el, unto the
place where his tent had been at
the beginning, "^ between Beth-el
and Ai, 4 unto the place of the
altar, which he had made there at
the first : and there Abram called
on the name of Jehovah. 5 And
*Lot also, who went with Abram,
had ilocks, and herds, and tents.
6 And -^the land was not able to
bear them, that they might dwell
together : ■" for their substance was
great, so that they could not dwell
together. 7 ''And there was a
strife between the herdsmen of
Abram 's cattle and the herdsmen
of Lot's cattle : and ' the Canaanite
and the Perizzite dwelt then in
the land. 8 *^^And Abram said
unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I
pray thee, between me and thee,
and between my herdsiften and
thy herdsmen ; for we are brethren.
9 Is not the whole land before
theel sepai-ate thyself, I pray
thee, from me : if thou tcilt take
the left hand, then I will go to
the right ; or if thou taJce the right
hand, then I will go to the left.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes,
and beheld all the ^ ' Plain of the
Jordan, that it was well watered
every where, before Jehovah - de-
stroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like
™the garden of Jehovah, "like the
land of Egypt, as thou goe^t unto
"Zoar. 11 So Lot chose him all
the Plain of the Jordan ; and Lot
1 Or, Circle
" Ps. 106. 14
6 ch. 20. 9, 10
" ch. 12. 9
<' ch. 12. 8
" ch. 12. 5
/ch. 36. 7
" ver. 2 ; ch.
12. 5, 16
'' ch. 26. 20
i ch. 12. 6 ;
15. 19-21
^ Prov. 15.
18 ; 20. 3
' ch. 19. 17-
29; Dt.
34. 3
"' ch. 2. 8
" ch. 47. 6
" ch. 14. 8 ;
Dt. 34. 3
P ch. 14. 2;
19. 24, 25
9ch. 39. 9;
Num. 32.
23; 2 Pet. 2.
7,8
»■ Dt. 3. 27 ;
34. 1-4
' ch. 12. 7
< ver. 17 ; 15.
7, 8 ; 17. 8
" ch. 16. 10 ;
28. 14 ;
Num. 23.
10
" Num. 13.
17-24
^ ver. 15
y ch. 14. 13
' ch. 8. 20 ;
12. 7, 8
" ch. 10. 10 ;
11. 2
b Dan. 8. 2
" ch. 10. 19
ri Dt. 29. 23
* ch. 13. 10
/ver. 8, 10
!'Dt. 3. 17;
Josh. 3. 16
■Dt, 1. 4; •
Josh. 9. 10
«: Num. 32.
'ch. 36. 20;
Dt. 2. 12, 22
"' ch. 21. 21 ;
Num. 10.
12
" Num. 13.
26
' 2 Chr. 20. 2
journeyed east : and they sepa-
rated themselves the one from the
other. 12 Abram dwelt in the
land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt
in ^the cities of the Plain, and
moved his tent as far as Sodom.
13 Now the men of Sodom were
wicked and * sinners against Jeho-
vah exceedingly.
14 And Jehovah said unto
Abram, after that Lot was sepa-
rated from him, '^ Lift up now thine
eyes, and look from the place
where thou art, northward and
southward and eastward and west-
ward : 1 5 * for all the land which
thou seest, '■ to thee will I give it,
and to thy seed for ever. 16 And
I will make thy seed " as the dust
of the earth : so that if a man can
number the dust of the earth, then
nia,y thy seed also be numbered.
17 Arise, "walk through the land
in the length of it and in the
breadth of it; for •'unto thee will
I give it. 18 And Abram moved
his tent, and came and dwelt by
the "oaks of ^Mamre, which are
in Hebron, and built there ^an
altar unto Jehovah.
■j A And it came to pass in
J-Tl the day.s of Amraphel king
of " Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar,
Chedorlaomer king of *Elam, and
Tidal king of ^ Goiim, 2 that they
made war with Bera king of
Sodom, and with Birsha king
of Gomorrah, Shinab king of
''Admah, and Shemeber king of
''Zeboiim, and the king of Bela
(the same is ^Zoar). 3 All these
■* joined together in -^the vale of
Siddim (the same is 'J the Salt Sea).
4 Twelve years they served Che-
dorlaomer, and in the thirteenth
year they rebelled. 5 And in the
fourteenth year came Chedorla-
omer, and the kings that were
with him, and smote the '' Rephaim
in * Ashteroth-karnaim, and the
Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in
^ * Shaveh-kiinathaim, 6 and the
'Horites in their mount Seir,
unto El-"paran, w^hich is by the
wilderness. 7 And they returned,
and came to En-mishpat (the same
is "Kadesh), and smote all the
^country of the Amalekites, and
also the Amorites, that dwelt in
" Hazazon-tamar. 8 And there
went out the king of Sodom, and
2 Or, trrebinths s Or, nations
■1 Or, joined themselves together against
'■> Or, the plain of Kiriathaim « Heb. field
13
14.9
GENESIS
15.13
The Fonr Kin^s captare Lot. ibram delivers Lot. Hekhizedek blesses Abram. Jehovab's Promise to Abram
the king of Gomorrah, and the
king of Admah, and the king of
Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the
same is Zoar) ; and they set the
battle in array against them in
" the vale of Siddim ; 9 against Che-
doi-laomer king of Elam, and Tidal
king of Goiim, and Amraphel king
of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ella-
sar ; four kings against the five.
10 Now the vale of Siddim was
full of ^ slime pits ; and '' the kings
of Sodom ancl Gomorrah iled, and
they fell there, and they that re-
mained iied to the mountain.
1 1 And they took all the goods of
Sodom and Gomorrah, and all
their victuals, and went their way.
12 And they took Lot, '^Abram's
brother's son, ''who dwelt in
Sodom, and his goods, and de-
parted.
1 3 And there came one that had
escaped, and told Abram the " He-
brew : now he dwelt by the '^ oaks
of •''Mamre, the Amorite, brother
of Eshcol, and brother of Aner ;
and these were ^confederate with
Abram. 14 And when Abram
heard that '' his brother was taken
captive, he led forth his trained
men, ' born in his house, three
hundred and eighteen, and pur-
sued as far as *Dan. 15 And 'he
divided himself against them by
night, he and his servants, and
smote them, and pursued them
unto Hobah, which is on the ^left
hand of '"Damascus. 16 And he
brought back all the goods, and
also brought back "his brother
Lot, and his goods, and the women
also, and the people.
1 7 And " the king of Sodom went
out to meet him, after ^ his return
from the slaughter of Chedorlao-
mer and the kings that were with
him, at the vale of Shaveh
(the same is *the King's Vale).
18 And *■ Melchizedek king of
Salem brought forth * bread and
wine : and he was ' priest of ■* God
Most High. 19 And he blessed
him, and said. Blessed be Abram
of '*God Most High, ^"possessor of
heaven and earth : 20 and blessed
be ""God Most High, who hath de-
livered thine enemies into thy
hand. "And he gave him a tenth
of all. 2 1 And the king of Sodom
said unto Abram, Give me the per-
1 That is, hitumen pits.
■•! Or, tereliinths
3 Or, north
* Heb. El FAyon.
5 Or, maker
" ver. 3
>> ver. 17, 21,
" ch. 11. 27
d ch. 13. 12
' ch. 40. 15 ;
Ex. 3. 18
/ch. 13. 18
'■> ch. 21. 27,
32
'' ver. 12
' ch. 12. .5 ;
Eccl. 2. 7
*-■ 1 K. 16. 20
' Judg. 7.
16
'" ch. 15. 2
" ver. 12, 14
" ver. 10
P Heb. 7
9 2 S. 18. 18
'• Heb. 7. 1
" Ps. 104. 15
«Ps. 110. 4;
Heb. 5. 0,
10
" ver. 22
" Heb. 7. 4
^ ver. 19
!/ 2 K. 6. 16
' ver. 13
" ver. 4 ; 1 S.
15. 1.0
b ch. 21. 17 ;
26. 24
' Dt. 33. 29
d Num. 18.
20
« ch. 14. 14
/Gal. 4. 28
? ch. 22.
17;
26. 4;
Dt.
1. 10
ft Ex. 32
. 13;
Rom.
4. 18
' Rom.
4. 3;
Gal. 3
6;
Jas. 2
23
fc ch. 11
31
' ch. 13
15,
17
■ Lk. 1. 18
" ver. 17
0 Lev. 1. 17
P ch. 2. 21 ;
28. 11 ;
Job 33. 15
sons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of
Sodom, I have lifted up my hand
unto Jehovah, '*''God Most High,
^possessor of heaven and earth,
23 that ^I will not take a thread
nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that
is thine, lest thou shouldest say, 1
have made Abram rich : 24 '' save
only that which the young men
have eaten, and the portion of the
men that went with me, ^Aner,
Eshcol, and Mamre ; let them take
their portion.
-i pf After these things "the
X O word of .Jehovah came unto
Abram in a vision, saying, *Fear
not, Abx'am : I am ''thy shield,
' and thy exceeding great "^ reward.
2 And Abram said, O Lord Jeho-
vah, what wilt thou give me, seeing
I ^'go childless, and he that shall
be possessor of my house is Eliezer
of Damascus'? 3 And Abram said,
Behold, to me thou hast given no
seed : and, lo, one * born in ray
house is mine heir. 4 And, be-
hold, the word of Jehovah came
unto him, saying. This man shall
not be thine heir ; ''but he that
shall come forth out of thine own
bowels shall be thine heir. 5 And
he brought him forth abroad, and
said. Look now toward heaven,
and ^number the stars, if thou be
able to number them : and he said
unto him, ''So shall thy seed be.
6 ' And he believed in Jehovah ;
and he reckoned it to him for
righteousness. 7 And he said unto
him, I arn Jehovah that brought
thee out of * Ur of the Chaldees, to
'give thee this land to inherit it.
8 And he said, O Lord Jehovah,
™ whereby shall I know that I shall
inherit if? 9 And he said unto
him. Take me a heifer three years
old, and a she-goat three years old,
and a ram three years old, and a
turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.
10 And he took him all these, and
"divided them in the midst, and
laid each half over against the
other: but "the birds divided he
not. 11 And the birds of prey
came down upon the carcasses,
and Abram drove them away.
12 And when the sun was going
down, Pa, deep sleep fell upon
Abram ; and, lo, a horror of great
darkness fell upon him. 13 And
« Or, let there be nothing for me; only that &c.
7 Or, thy reward shall be exceeding great
8 Or, go hence
12
15.14
GENESIS
17.6
Saru and Ha^ar. Expulsion of Ilagar. Birth of Ishmacl. Covenant of Circumcision
he said unto Abram, Know of a
surety that " thy seed shall be
sojournei's in a land that is not
theirs, and * shall serve them ; and
they shall afflict them "four hun-
dred years ; 1 4 and also that na-
tion, whom they shall serve, will I
judge : and afterward shall they
come out ''with great substance.
15 But Hhou shalt go to thy fath-
ers in peace ; thou shalt be buried
in a good old age. 1 6 And in -^the
fourth generation they shall come
hither again : for " the iniquity
of the Amorite is not yet full.
17 And it came to pass, that, when
the sun went down, and it was
dark, behold, a smoking furnace,
and a flaming torch that ''passed
between these pieces. 18 In that
day Jehovah made a covenant with
Abram, saying. Unto thy seed have
I given this land, from Hhe river
of Egypt unto the great river, the
river Euphrates: 19 *the Kenite,
and the Kenizzite, and the Kad-
monite, _ 20 and the Hittite, and
the Perizzite, and the Eephaim,
21 and the Amorite, and the
Canaanite, and the Gii^gashite,
and the Jebusite.
■\ /Z* Now ' Sarai, Abram 's wife,
JLvJ bare him no children: and
she had a handmaid, '" an Egyptian,
whose name was Hagar. 2 And
Sarai said unto Abram, Behold
now, Jehovah hath restrained me
from bearing ; " go in, I pray thee,
unto my handmaid ; it may be that
I shall ^obtain children by her.
And Abram hearkened to the voice
of Sarai. 3 And Sarai, Abram's
wife, took Hagar the Egyptian,
her handmaid, after Abrsim had
dwelt "ten years in the land of
Canaan, and gave her to Abram
her husband to be his wife. 4 And
he went in unto Hagar, and she
conceived : and when she saw that
she had conceived, her mistress was
despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai
said unto Abram, ■'^My wrong be
upon thee : I gave my handmaid
into thy bosom ; and when she saw
that she had conceived, I was
despised in her eyes: « Jehovah
judge between me and thee. 6 But
Abram said unto Sarai, Behold,
"■thy maid is in thy hand; do to
her that which is good in thine
eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with
her, and she fled from her face.
7 And *the angel of Jehovah
1 Heb. be builded by her.
" Acts 7. 6,
17
*> Dt. 6. 15
" Ual. 3. 17 ;
Ex. 12. 40
d Ex. 12. 32-
38
« ch. 25. 8 ;
47. 30
/ver. 13
" Lev. 18.
24-28
ft Jer. 34. 18,
19
«■ Ex. 23. 31 ;
Num. .S4.
1-16 ; Dt.
1. 7, 8
k Ex. 3. 17 ;
23. 28 ;
Josb. 21.
43 ; 24. 11
'ch. 11. 30
'" ch. 12. 16
" ch. 30. 3, 4,
9, 10
" ch. 12. 4
P Jer. 61. 35
9 ch. 31. 53
*■ ver. 9
* ch. 21. 17,
IS; 22. 11,
15 ; 31. 11
< ch. 20. 1
" ch. 3. 9 ; 1
K. 19. 9, 13
" ch. 17. 20
" Ex. 3. 7, 9
y Job 24. 6 ;
39. 6-8
' ch. 26. 18
" ch. 32. 30
6ch. 14. 7
" ver. 3 ; ch.
12.4
d ch. 12. 7 ;
IS. 1
' ch. 28. 3 ;
35. 11
/ch. 6. 9;
Dt. 18. 13
c ch. 16. 18
ft ch. 13. 16 ;
15. 5
i ver. 17 ;
ch. 18. 2
fc ch. 35. 11 ;
48. 19
' Neh. 9. 7
"* Rom. 4. 17
found her by a fountain of water
in the wilderness, by the fountain
in the way to 'Shur. 8 And he
said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid,
" whence camest thou '2 and whither
goest thoul And she said, I am
fleeing from the face of my mis-
tress Sarai. 9 And the angel of
Jehovah said unto her, Return to
thy mistress, and submit thyself
under her hands. 10 And the
angel of Jehovah said unto her,
"I will greatly multiply thy seed,
that it shall not be numbered
for multitude. 1 1 And the angel
of Jehovah said unto her. Be-
hold, thou art with child, and
shalt bear a son ; and thou shalt
call his name '^Ishmael, because
■^ Jehovah hath heard thy affliction.
1 2 And he shall be as a * wild ass
among men ; his hand shall he
against every man, and every
man's hand against him ; and he
shall dwell ''-over against all his
brethren. 13 And she called the
name of Jehovah that spake unto
her, ^"Thou art ^a God that seeth :
for she said. Have I even here
looked after him that seeth me?
14 Wherefore the well was called
^ Beer-lahai-roi ; behold, it is be-
tween * Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bare Abram a
son : and Abram called the name
of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ish-
mael. 16 And Abram was ''four-
score and six years old, when Hagar
bare Ishmael to Abram.
A 'T And when Abram was
i I ninety years old and nine,
'' Jehovah appeared to Abram, and
said unto him, I am ^God * Al-
mighty ; walk before me, and be
thou -^perfect. 2 And I will make
my ''covenant between me and
thee, and will ''multiply thee ex-
ceedingly. 3 And Abram 'fell on
his face : and God talked with
him, saying, 4 As for me, behold,
my covenant is with thee, and
thou shalt be the father of a * mul-
titude of nations. 5 Neither shall
thy name any more be called
** Abram, but 'thy name shall be
^ Abraham ; for "' the father of a
multitude of nations have I made
thee. 6 And I will make thee ex-
ceeding fruitful, and I will make
2 That is, God heareth. 3 Or, to the east of
* Or, Thou God seest me
5 Heb. £1 mi, that is, God of seeing.
6 That is. The well of the living one who seeth
me. 7 Heb. El Shaddai.
8 That is, exalted father.
9 That is, father of a multitude.
13
17.7
GENESIS
18.5
Covenant of Circnmcision. Birth of Isaac promised. Ibraliam's Honsehold circmncised. Three Ingels visit Abrahiim
nations of thee, and "kings shall
come out of thee. 7 And I will
establish my covenant between me
and thee and thy seed after thee
throughout their generations for
an '' everlasting covenant, Ho be a
God unto thee and ''to thy seed
after thee. 8 And ""I will give
unto thee, and to thy seed after
thee, the land of thy sojournings,
all the land of Canaan, for an ever-
lasting possession ; and I will be
their God.
9 And God said unto Abraham,
And as for thee, •''thou shalt keep
my covenant, thou, and thy seed
after thee throughout their gen-
erations. 10 " This is my covenant,
which ye shall keep, between me
and you and thy seed after thee :
every male among you shall be
circumcised. 11 And ''ve shall be
circumcised in the flesh of your
foreskin ; and it shall be a token
of a covenant betwixt me and you.
12 And he that is 'eight days old
shall be circumcised among you,
every male throughout your gen-
erations, he that is born in the
house, or bought with money of
any foreigner that is not of thj'
seed. 13 He that is born in thy
house, and he * that is bought with
bhy money, must needs be circum-
cised : and my covenant shall be
in your flesh for an everlasting
covenant. 14 And the un circum-
cised male who is not circumcised
in the flesh of his foreskin, that
soul shall be cut off from his peo-
ple ; he hath broken my covenant.
15 And God said unto Abraham,
As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt
not call her name Sarai, but ^ 8arah
shall her name be. 16 And I will
bless her, and moreover I will give
thee ' a son of her : yea, I will bless
her, and she shall be a mother of
nations ; "* kings of peoples shall be
of her. 17 Then Abraham "fell
upon his face, and laughed, and
said in his heart. Shall a child be
born unto him that is a hundred
years old 1 and shall Sarah, that is
ninety years old, bear"? 18 And
Abraham said unto God, Oh that
Ishmael might live before thee !
19 And God said. Nay, but Sarah
thy wife shall bear thee "a son;
and thou shalt call his name
^ Isaac : and ^ I will establish my
covenant with him for an everlast-
1 That is, Princess.
2 From the Heb. word meaning to laugh.
" ver. 16; ch.
35. u
b ver. 13, 19 ;
Ps. lOo. 9,
10
<^Lev. 11. 45;
26, 12, 45
rf Gal. 3. 16
^ ch. 12. 7 ;
13. 15, 17
/ Ex. 19. 5
V Jn. 7. 22 ;
Acts 7. 8
li Ex. 12. 48 ;
Dt. 10. 16
' Lev. 12. 3
k Ex. 12. 44
' ch. 18. 10
"' ver. 6 ; ch.
36. 31
" ver. 3
" ver. 16 ,
ch. 21. 2
P ch. 26. 2-5
9 ch. 16. 10
*■ ch. 25. 16
* ver. 19 ; ch.
IS. 10, 14
t ch. 18. 33 ;
35. 13
"ch. 14. 14
" Eom. 4. U
^ ch. 16. 16
y ch. 12. 7 ;
' ch. 13. 18 ;
14. 13
' ver. 16, 22
ch. 32. 24 ;
Josh, 5. 13
Judg. 13.
6-11
6ch
19
2;
24.
32
43.
24
''Ju
dg.
6.18,
19
13.
15,16
ing covenant for his seed after
him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I
have heard thee : behold, I have
blessed him, and »will make him
fruitful, and will multiply him ex-
ceedingly ; *■ twelve princes shall
he beget, and I will make him a
great nation. 21 But my cove-
nant will I establish with * Isaac,
whom Sarah shall bear unto thee
at this set time in the next year.
22 And he left off talking with
him, and * God went up from
Abraham. 23 And Abraham took
Ishmael his son, and all that were
"born in his house, and all that
were bought with his money, every
male among the men of Abraham's
house, and circumcised the flesh of
their foreskin in the selfsame day,
as God had said unto him. 24 And
Abraham was ninety years old and
nine, when " he was circumcised in
the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And
"" Ishmael his son was thirteen years
old, Avhen he was circumcised in
the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In
the selfsame day was Abraham
circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
27 And all the men of his house,
those born in the house, and those
bought with money of a foreigner,
were circumcisefl with him.
-[ Q And /Jehovah appeared
i O unto him by the " ' oaks of
Mamre, as he sat in the tent door
in the heat of the daj' ; 2 and he
lifted up his eyes and looked, and,
lo, three "men stood over against
him : and when he saw them, he
ran to meet them from the tent
door, and bowed himself to the
earth, 3 and said, * My lord, if now
I have found favor in thy sight,
pass not away, I pray thee, from
thy servant : 4 let now a little
water be fetched, and * wash your
feet, and rest yourselves under the
tree : 5 and " I will fetch a morsel
of bread, and strengthen ye your
heart ; after that ye shall pass on :
^ forasmuch as ye are come to your
servant. And they said. So do, as
thou hast said. 6 And Abraham
hastened into the tent unto Sarah,
and said. Make ready quickly three
measures of fine meal, knead it,
and make cakes. 7 And Abraham
ran unto the herd, and fetched a
calf tender and good, and gave it
unto the servant ; and he hasted
to dress it. 8 And he took butter,
' Or, terebinths * Or, 0 Lord
5 Or, for therefore
14
18.9
GENESIS
19.3
Promise «f a Son renewed. The Doom of Sodom. Abraham's Intercession. The Angels visit Sodom
" Rom. 9. 9
i> ch. 17. 17
•^ 1 Pet. 3. 6
d Jer. 32. 17,
27
" ver. 10 ; ch.
17. 21
/ver. 2, 22;
ch. 19. 1
'J ver. 22, 20,
33
'' ver. 21 ; ch.
19. 24
' Gal. 3. 8
*•■ Neh. 9. 7 ;
Amos 3. 2
' ch. 17. 9
'" ch. 12. 2, 3
" ch. 19. 13 ;
Ezek. 16.
49, 50
°ch. 11. a;
Ex. 3. 8
^ ver. 16 ; ch.
19. 1
9 ver. 17
'' Ex. 23. 7
' Dt. 1. 16.
17
' Dt. 32. 4
" ch. 3. 19;
Job 30. 19 ;
42. 6
" Ex. 32. 22
and milk, and the calf which he
had dressed, and set it before them ;
and he stood by them under the
tree, and they did eat.
9 And they said unto him, Where
is Sarah thy wife's And he said.
Behold, in the tent. 10 And he
said, " I will certainly return unto
thee when the season ^ cometh
round ; and, lo, Sarah thy wife
shall have a son. And Sarah heard
in the tent door, which was behind
him. 1 1 Now * Abraham and Sarah
were old, and well stricken in age ;
it had ceased to be with Sarah
after the manner of women. 1 2 And
Sarah laughed within herself, say-
ing, After I am waxed old shall I
have pleasure, my ''lord being old
also? 13 And Jehovah said unto
Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah
laugh, saying. Shall I of a surety
bear a child, who am old? 14 ''Is
anything too ~ hard for Jehovah 1
At the "set time I will return unto
thee, when the season ^cometh
round, and Sarah shall have a son.
15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I
laughed not ; for she was afraid.
And he said, Nay ; but thou didst
laugh.
16 And -^the men rose up from
thence, and looked toward Sodom :
and Abraham went with them to
bring them on the way. 17 And
^Jehovah said. Shall I hide from
Abraham that which ''I do; 18
seeing that Abraham shall surely
become a great and mighty nation,
and 'all the nations of the earth
shall be blessed in him "? 19 For I
have * known him, to the end that
he may command his children and
his household after him, ' that they
may keep the way of Jehovah, to
do righteousness and justice ; to
the end that Jehovah may bring
upon Abraham '"that which he
hath spoken of him. 20 And Je-
hovah said, ^"Because the cry of
Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and
* because their sin is very grievous ;
21 "I will go down now, and see
whether they have done altogether
according to the cry of it, which
is come unto me ; and if not, I will
knoAv.
22 And the ^men turned from
thence, and went toward Sodom :
but Abraham stood yet before * Je-
hovah, 23 And Abraham drew
near, and said, *■ Wilt thou consume
1 Heb. liveth, or, reviveth. 2 Qr, wonderful
8 Or, Verily " ch. 18. 0-8
15
*ch. 17. 22;
36. 13
y ch. 18. 22
♦ ch. 18. 2-5
the righteous with the wicked?
24 Peradventure thei'e are fifty
righteous within the city : wilt
thou consume and not spare the
place for the fifty righteous that
are therein? 25 That be far from
thee to do after this manner, to
slay the righteous with the wicked,
that so * the righteous should be as
the wicked ; that be far from thee :
shall not ' the Judge of all the earth
do right? 26 And Jehovah said,
If I find in Sodom fifty righteous
within the city, then I will spare
all the place for their sake. 27 And
Abraham answered and said. Be-
hold now, I have taken upon me to
speak unto the Lord, " who am but
ciust and ashes : 28 peradventure
there shall lack five of the fifty
righteous : wilt thou destroy all
the city for lack of five? And he
said, I will not destroy it, if I find
there forty and five. 29 And he
spake unto him yet again, and
said, Peradventure there shall be
forty found there. And he said,
I will not do it for the forty's sake.
30 And he said, "Oh let not the
Lord be angry, and I will speak :
peradventure there shall thirty be
found there. And he said, I will
not do it, if I find thirty there.
31 And he said. Behold now, I
have taken upon me to speak unto
the Lord : peradventure there shall
be twenty found there. _ And he
said, I will not destroy it for the
twenty's sake. 32 And he said.
Oh let not the Lord be angry, ana
I will speak yet but this once :
peradventure ten shall be found
there. And he said, I will not de-
stroy it for the ten's sake. 33 And
" Jehovah went his way, as soon as
he had left off communing with
Abraham : and Abraham returned
unto his place.
•^ O And the ^ two angels came
JL «!/ to Sodom at even ; and Lot
sat in the gate of Sodom : and
'Lot saw them, and rose up to
meet them ; and he bowed himself
with his face to the earth ; 2 and
he said. Behold now, my lords,
turn aside, I pray you, into your
servant's house, and tarry all
night, and wash your feet, and ye
shall rise up early, and go on your
way. And they said. Nay ; but we
will abide in the street all night.
3 And he urged them greatly ; and
they turned in unto him, and en-
tered into his house ; " and he made
19.4
GENESIS
19.30
Wickedness of tlie Men of Sodom. Lot delivered. Cities of the Pliiin destroyed
them a feast, and did bake unleav-
ened bread, and they did eat. 4 But
before they lay down, " the men of
the city, even the men of Sodom,
compassed the house round, both
young and old, all the people from
every quarter ; 5 and they called
unto Lot, and said unto him,
* Where are the men that came jn
to thee this night % bring them out
unto us, that we may know them.
6 And Lot went out unto them to
the door, and shut the door after
him. 7 And he said, I pray you,
my brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold now, " I have two daugh-
ters that have not known man ; let
me, I pray you, bring them out
unto you, and do ye to them as is
good in your eyes: only unto these
men do nothing, ■" forasmuch as
they are come under the shadow of
my roof. 9 And they said, Stand
back. And they said. This one
fellow came in to sojourn, and "* he
will needs be a judge : now will we
deal worse with thee, than with
them. And they pressed sore upon
the man, even Lot, and drew near
to break the door. 10 But ''the
men put forth their hand, and
brought Lot into the house to them,
and shut to the door. 1 1 And -^ they
smote the men that were at the
door of the house with blindness,
both small and great, so that they
wearied themselves to find the
door.
12 And the men said unto Lot,
Hast thou here any besides? son-
in-law, and thy sons, and thy
daughters, and whomsoever thou
hast in the city, bring them out of
the place: 13 for we will destroy
this place, because ^the cry of
them is waxed great before Jeho-
vah; and ''Jehovah hath sent us
to destroy it. 14 And Lot went
out, and spake unto his sons-in-law,
who ^married his daughters, and
said, L^p, get you out of this place ;
for Jehovah will destroy the city.
' But he seemed unto his sons-in-law
as one that mocked. 1 5 And when
the morning arose, then the angels
hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take
thy wife, and thy two daughters
that are here, lest thou be consumed
in the ^iniquity of the city. 16
But he lingered ; and the men
* laid hold upon his hand, and upon
the hand of his wife, and upon
1 Or, /or thoxfore * Or, irere to marry
3 Or, punishment
■^ch. 13. 13;
Ch. 18. 20
«■ Judg. 19.
22; Lev.
18. 22
' Judg. 19.
24
d Ex. 2. 14
'' ver. 1
/Dt. 28. 28,
29; Acts
l.J. 11
B ch. 18. 20
'' Lev. 26. 30-
33 ; Dt. 4.
26 ; 28. 46
' Jer. 43. 1, 2
'" Dt. 5. 15 ;
6. 21 , 7. 8
' Jer. 48. 6
"' ver. 26
" ch. 13. 10
" ch. 14. 10
P Lk. 17. 29 ;
Jude 7
1 Dt. 29. 23 ;
Is. 1.3. 19;
Lam. 4. 6 ;
2 Pet. 2. 0
" ver. 17 ;
Lk. 17. 32
' ch. 18. 22
< Rev. 9. 2
" Dt. 7. 8 i
9. fi, 27
" 2 Pet. 2. 7
the hand of his two daughters,
Jehovah being merciful unto him :
and they brought him forth, and
set him without the city. 1 7 And
it came to pass, when they had
brought them forth abroad, that
he said, 'Escape for thy life ; "'look
not behind thee, neither stay thou
in all the " Plain ; escape to " the
mountain, lest thou be consumed.
18 And Lot said unto them. Oh,
not so, ■* my lord : 1 9 behold now,
thy servant hath found favor in
thy sight, and thou hast magnified
thy lovingkindness, which thou
hast showed unto me in saving my
life; and I cannot escape to the
mountain, lest *evil overtake me,
and I die : 20 behold now, this
city is near to flee unto, and it is
a little one. Oh let me escape
thither (is it not a little one 1), and
my soul shall live. 21 And he said
unto him. See, I have accepted
thee concerning this thing also,
that I will not overthrow the city
of which thou hast spoken. 22
Haste thee, escape thither ; for I
cannot do anything till thou be
come thither. Therefore the name
of the city was called ®^oar.
23 The sun was risen upon the
earth when Lot came unto Zoar.
24 Then Jehovah ^rained upon
Sodom and upon Gomorrah brim-
stone and fire from Jehovah out of
heaven; 25 and 'he overthrew
those cities, and all the Plain, and
all the inhabitants of the cities,
and that which grew upon the
ground. 26 But his wife ''looked
biick from behind him, and she be-
came a pillar of salt. 27 And
Abraham gat up early in the morn-
ing to "the place where he had
stood before Jehovah : 28 and he
looked toward Sodom and Gomor-
rah, and toward all the land of the
Plain, and beheld, and, lo, 'the
smoke of the land went up as
the smoke of a furnace.
29 And it came to pass, when
God destroyed the cities of the
Plain, that "God remembered Abra-
ham, and "sent Lot out of the
midst of the overthrow, when he
overthrew the cities in which Lot
dwelt.
30 And Lot went up out of Zoar,
and dwelt in the mountain, and
his two daughters with him ; for
he feared to dwell in Zoar : and he
* Or, 0 Lord ^ Or, the evil
« That is, Little. See ver. 20 ; ch. 14. &
16
19.31
GENESIS
21.2
Birth of.Moali and Ben-iimuii. Abraham in (ierar. He deceives Abimelcch. Isaac born
dwelt in a cave, he and his two
daughters. 31 And the first-born
said unto the younger, Our father
is old, and there is not a man in
the earth to come in unto us after
the manner of all the earth : 32
come, let us make our father drink
wine, and we will lie with him,
that we may preserve 'seed of our
father. 33 And they made their
father drink wine that night : and
the first-born went in, and lay
with her father ; and he knew not
when she lay down, nor when she
arose. 34 And it came to pass on
the morrow, that the first-born
said unto the younger, Behold, I
lay yesternight with my father :
let us make him drink wine this
night also ; and go thou in, and lie
with him, that we may preserve
seed of our father. 35 And they
made their father drink wine that
night also : and the younger arose,
and lay with him ; and he knew
not when she lay down, nor when
she arose. 36 Thus were both the
daughters of Lot with child by
their father. 37 And the first-born
bare a son, and called his name
" Moab : the same is the father of
the Moabites unto this day. 38
And the younger, she also bare a
son, and called his name Ben-
ammi : the same is the father of
the children of * Ammon unto this
day.
C}(~\ And Abraham journeyed
^yj from ''thence toward the
land of '*the South, and dwelt be-
tween Kadesh and Shur ; and he
sojourned in "Gerar. 2 And Abra-
ham said of Sarah his wife, -'She
is my sister : and " Abimelech king
of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
3 ''But God came to Abimelech
in a dream of the night, and said
to him. Behold, thou art but a
dead man, because of the woman
whom thou hast taken ; for she is
a man's wife. 4 Now Abimelech
had not come near her : and he
said. Lord, wilt thou slay even a
righteous nation? 5 Said he not
himself unto me. She is my sister 1
and she, even 'she herself said.
He is my brother : in * the integrity
of my heart and the innocency of
my hands have I done this. 6 And
God said unto him in the dream.
Yea, I know that in the integrity
of thy heart thou hast done this,
and I also withheld thee from_ sin-
ning against me : therefore sufiered
" Dt, 2. 9
l> Dt. 2. 19
"" ch. 18. 1
rf ch. 12. 9
'^ ch. 26. 1, 6
/ ver. 12 ; ch.
12. 13
" ch. 12. 13
''Ch, 12. 17, 18
' ver. 1.3
* 1 K. 9. 4 ;
Ps. 7. 8 ;
26.6
' 1 Sam. 7. 5 ;
Job 42. 8
"' ch. 12. 18
"ch. 12. 12;
26. 7
" ver. 5
P ch. 12. 16
« ch. 34. 10
■ Num. 12.
13; 21. 7
' ch. 12. 17
' ch. 17. 16,
21; 18. 10, 14
« Gal. 4. 22 ,
Heb. 11. 11
" ch. 17. 21 ;
18. 10, 14
I thee not to touch her, 7 Now
therefore restore the man's wife ;
for 'he is a prophet, and he shall
pray for thee, and thou shalt live :
and if thou restore her not, know
thou that thou shalt surely die,
thou, and all that are thine.
8 And Abimelech rose early in
the morning, and called all his
servants, and told all these things
in their ears : and the men were
sore afraid. 9 "'Then Abimelech
called Abraham, and said unto
him. What hast thou done unto usl
and wherein have I sinned against
thee, that thou hast brought on me
and on my kingdom a great sini
thou hast done deeds unto me that
ought not to be done. 10 And
Abimelech said unto Abraham,
What sawest thou, that thou hast
done this thing'? 11 And Abraham
said. Because 1 thought. Surely the
fear of God is not in this place ;
and "they will slay me for my
wife's sake. 1 2 And moreover she
is indeed my sister, the daughter
of my father, but not the daugh-
ter of my mother ; and she became
my wife: 13 and it came to pass,
when God caused me to wander
from my father's house, that I said
unto her, This is thy kindness
which thou shalt show unto me :
at every place whither we shall
come, " say of me. He is my brother.
14 And ^Abimelech took sheep
and oxen, and men-servants and
women-servants, and gave them
unto Abraham, and restored him
Sarah his wife. 1 5 And Abimelech
said, 'Behold, my land is before
thee : dwell where it pleaseth thee.
16 And unto Sarah he said. Behold,
I have given thy brother a thou-
sand pieces of silver : behold, ^ it is
for thee a covering of the eyes to
all that are with thee ; and ^ in
respect of all thou art righted.
17 And ''Abraham prayed unto
God: a;nd God healed Abimelech,
and his wife, and his maid-ser-
vants ; and they bare children.
18 *For .Jehovah had fast closed
up all the wombs of the house of
Aoimelech, because of Sarah, Abra-
ham's wife.
O 'i * And Jehovah visited
w _L Sarah as he had said, and
Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had
spoken. 2 "And Sarah conceived,
and bare Abraham a son in his old
age, at " the set time of which God
1 Or, he 2 Or, before aV men
17
21.3
GENESIS
22.1
Isaac born. Ila^ar and Isbmael sent away. Tlie Coveuant of Beer-sheba
had spoken to him. 3 And Abra-
ham called the name of his son
that was born unto him, whom
Sarah bare to him, "Isaac. I And
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac
when he was ''eight days old, as
God had commanded him. 5 And
Abraham was ''a hundred years
old, when his son Isaac was born
unto him. 6 And Sarah said, God
hath ^made me to ''laugh; every
one that heareth will laugh with
me. 7 And she said, * Who would
have said ujito Abraham, that
Sarah should give children suck?
for I have borne him a son in his
old age.
8 And the child grew, and was
weaned : and Abraham made a
great feast on the day that Isaac
was weaned. 9 And Sarah saw
'the son of Hagar the Egyptian,
whom she had borne unto Abra-
ham, -mocking. 10 Wherefore she
said unto Abraham, " Cast out this
handmaid and her son : for the
son of this handmaid shall not be
heir with my son, even with Isaac.
1 1 ''And the thing was very griev-
ous in Abraham's sight on account
of his son. 12 And God sa,id unto
Abraham, Let it not be grievous in
thy sight because of the lad, and
because of thy handmaid ; in all
that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken
unto her voice ; for ' in Isaac shall
thy seed be called. 13 And also of
*the son of the handmaid will I
make a nation, because he is thy
seed. 14 And Abraham rose up
early in the morning, and took
bread and a ^ bottle of water, and
gave it unto Hagar, putting it on
her shoulder, and gave her the
child, and sent her "away : and she
departed, and wandered in the
wilderness of ' Beer-sheba. 1 5 And
the water in the bottle was spent,
and she cast the child under one of
the shrubs. 1 6 And she went, and
sat her down over against him a
good way off, as it were a bowshot :
for she said. Let me not look upon
the death of the child. And she
sat over against him, and '"lifted
up her voice, and wept. 17 And
God " heard the voice of the lad ;
and the angel of God called to
Hagar out of heaven, and said unto
her, What aileth thee, Hagar %
•fear not ; for God hath heard the
voice of the lad where he is.
1 Or, prenared laughter for me
8 Or, playing s Or, skin
" ch. 17. 19,
21
''ch. 17. 12;
Acts 7. 8
" ch. 17. 17
dch. 18. 13;
Is. 54. 1
« ch. 18. 13
/ch. 16. 15
i' Gal. 4. 30
'« ch. 17. 18
i Rom. 9. 7 ;
Heb. 11. 18
* ver. 18 ; ch.
16. 10 ; 25.
12-18
' ver. 31
'" Jer. 6. 26 ;
Am. 8. 10
" Ex. 3. 7 ;
Dt. 26. 7 ;
Ps. 6. 8
" ch. 20. 24
P ver. 13; ch.
16. 10; 25.
12
1 ch. 16. 7, 14
"■ ch. 28. 15 ;
39. 2, 3, 21
' ch. 25. 18
t ch. 20. 14 ;
" ch. 26. 1.5,
18, 20-22
^ ch. 26. 31
" ver. 14 ; ch.
26. 33
* ch. 12. 8
«Ex. 15. 18;
Dt. 32. 40;
Ps. 90. 2 ;
Is. 40. 28 ;
Jer. 10. 10
b ch. 22. 19
« Dt. 8. 2, 16
18
18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold
him in thy hand ; ^for I will make
him a great nation. 19 And God
opened her eyes, and she saw *a
%yell of water ; and she went, and
filled the bottle with water, and
gave the lad drink. 20 And *" God
was with the lad, and he grew ; and
he dwelt in the wilderness, and
became, as he grew up, an archer.
21 And 'he dwelt in the wilder-
ness of Paran : and his mother took
him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
22 And it came to pass at that
time, that 'Abimelech and Phicol
the captain of his host spake unto
Abraham, saying, "God is with thee
in all that thou doest : 23 now
therefore swear unto me here by
God that thou wilt not deal falsely
with me, nor with •* my son, nor
with my son's son: but according
to the kindness that I have done
unto thee, thou shalt do unto me,
and to the land wherein thou hast
sojourned. 24 And Abraham said,
I will swear. 25 And Abraham
reproved Abimelech because of the
well of water, which Abimelech 's
servants "had violently taken
away. 26 And Abimelech said, I
know not who hath done this thing :
neither didst thou tell me, neither
yet heard I of it, but to-day. 27
And Abraham took sheep and oxen,
and gave them unto Abimelech ;
and •''they two made a covenant.
28 And_ Abraham set seven ewe
lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said unto Abra-
ham, What mean these seven ewe
lambs which thou hast set by them-
selves'? 30 And he said. These
seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of
my hand, that it may be a witness
unto me, that I have digged this
well. 31 Wherefore he called that
place " Beer-sheba ; because there
they sware both of them. 32 So
they made a covenant at Beer-
sheba : and Abimelech rose up, and
Phicol the captain of his host, and
they returned into the land of
the Philistines. 33 And Abraham
planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-
sheba, and ^called there on the
name of Jehovah, the " Everlasting
God. 34 And Abraham sojoui-ned
'in the land of the Philistines many
days.
O r) And it came to pass after
«Wii^ these things, that "-'God did
prove Abraham, and said unto hiio,
* Or, my offspring, nor with my posterity
22.2
GENESIS
23.8
Abraham tempted to oTer Isaac. Kahor's Family. Tbe Death of Sarah
" Abraham ; and he said, Here am
I. 2 And he said, Take now '' thy
son, thine only son, whom thou lov-
est, even Isaac, and get thee into
the land of " Aloriah ; and olfer him
there for a "^burnt-ofiering upon one
of the mountains which I will tell
thee of. 3 And Abraham. rose early
in the morning, and saddled his
ass, and took two of his young men
with him, and Isaac his son ; and
he clave the wood' for the burnt-
oli'erin^, and rose up, and went
unto the place of which God had
told him. 4 On the third day
Abraham lifted up his eyes, and
saw the place afar off. 5 And
Abraham said unto his young men.
Abide ye here with the ass, and I
and the lad will go yonder ; and we
will worship, and come again to
you. 6 And Abraham took the
wood of the burnt-offering, and
" laid it upon Isaac his son ; and he
took in his hand the fire and the
knife ; and they went both of them
together. 7 And Isaac spake unto
Abraham his father, and said, ]\Iy
father : and he said. Here am I, my
son. And he said. Behold, the fire
and the wood : but where is the
''lamb for a burnt-offering'? 8 And
Abraham said, God will ^ provide
himself the lamb for a burnt-offer-
ing, my son : so they went both of
them together.
9_ And they came to f the place
which God had told him of ; and
Abraham built ''the altar there,
and laid the wood in order, and
bound Isaac his son, and 'laid
him on the altar, upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth
his hand, and took the knife to
slay his son. 11 And *the angel
of Jehovah called unto him out of
heaven, and said, Abraham. Abra-
ham : and he said. Here am I.
12 And he said, Lay not thy hand
upon the lad, neither do thou any-
thing unto him ; for now I know
that thou fearest God, seeing thou
hast not withheld 'thy son, thine
only son, from me. 1 3 And Abra-
ham lifted up his eyes, and looked,
and, behold, behind hi)n a ram
caught in the thicket by his horns :
and Abraham went and took the
ram, and offered him up for a burnt-
offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the nanie
of that place ' Jehovah-jireh : as it
' Heb. see for himself.
2 That is, Jehovah will see, or provide.
" ver. n
t> ver. 12, 16 ;
Jii. 3. 16;
I Jn. 4. 9
" ■! Cbr. 3. 1
d Cli. S. 'M
' Jn. I'J. 17
/ Ex. '.'9. 3S-
42; Jn. 1.
29, 36 ; Rev.
13, 8
V ver. 2
A ch. 12. r, 8 ;
13. 18
»Heb. n.
17-19
* ch. 16. 7-
II ; 21. 17,
18
' ver. 2, 16
™ ver. 8
" Heb. 6. 13,
14
°ch. 15. 5;
20. 4
P Ch. 32. 12
« ch. 24. 60
"■ Gal. 3. 8,
16; Acts 3.
26
' ch. 18. 19
' ver. 5
" ch. 24. 15
'^ Josh. 14.
15; 15. 13;
21. 11
y ch. 10. 15 ;
lu. 20
' Lev. 25. 23 ;
1 Chr. 29.
15 ; Ps. 39.
12; Heb.
11. 9, 13
"ch. 14. 14;
20. 7
is said to this day. In the mount
of Jehovah ^™it shall be provided.
15 And the angel of Jehovah called
unto Abraham a second time out of
heaven, 16 and said, "By myself
have I sworn, saith Jehovah, be-
cause thou hast done this thing,
and hast not withheld thy son,
thine only son, 17 that in blessing
I will bless thee, and in multiply-
ing I will multiply thy seed as the
" stars of the heavens, and as f the
sand which is upon the sea-shore ;
and « thy seed shall possess the gate
of his enemies ; 1 8 and 'in thy seed
shall all the nations of the earth
^ be blessed ; because thou hast
'obeyed my voice. 19 'So Abra-
ham returned unto his young men,
and they rose up and went together
to Beer-sheba ; and Abraham dv/elt
at Beer-sheba.
20 And it came to pass after
these things, that it was told Abra-
ham, saying. Behold, "Milcah, she
also hath borne children unto thy
brother Nahor : 2 1 Uz his first-
born, and Buz his brother, and
Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 and
Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash,
and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23 And
Bethuel oegat '' Eebekah : these
eight did Milcah bear to Nahor,
Abraham's brother. 24 And his
concubine, whose name was Eeu-
mah, she also bare Tebah, and
Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
O O And the life of Sarah was
w O a hundred and seven and
twenty years : these were the years
of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah
died in -^ Kiriath-arba (the same is
Hebron), in the land of Canaan :
and Abraham came to mourn for
Sarah, and to weep for her. 3 And
Al)raham rose up from before his
dead, and spake unto the children
of ^Heth, saying, 4 I am 'a stran-
ger and a sojourner with you : give
me a possession of a burying-place
with you, that I may bury my dead
out of my sight. 5 And the chil-
dren of Heth answered Abraham,
saying unto him, 6 Hear us, my
lord ; thou art a " prince of God
among us : in the choice of our
sepulchres bury thy dead ; none of
us shall withhold from thee his
sepulchre, but that thou mayest
bury thy dead. 7 And Abraham
rose up, and bowed himself to the
people of the land, even to the chil-
dren of Heth. 8 And he communed
3 Or, he shall be seen * Or, bless themselves
19
23.9
GENESIS
24.14
Parchase of the Field of Hachpelah. Bnrial of Sarah. Betrothal of Isaac aiid Rebekah
with them, saying. If it be your
mind that I should bury my dead
out of my sight, hear me, and en-
treat for me to "Ephron the son
of Zohar, 9 that he may give me
the cave of ]\Iachpelah, which he
hath, wliich is in the end of his
field ; for the full price let him
give it to me in the midst of you
for a possession of a burying-place.
10 Now Ephron was sitting in the
midst of the children of Heth : and
JEphron the Hittite answered Abra-
ham in the audience of the chil-
dren of Heth, even * of all that went
in at the gate of his city, saying,
1 1 Nay, my lord, hear me : the
field give I thee, and the cave that
is therein, I give it thee; in the
presence of the children of my peo-
ple give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12 And Abraham bowed himself
down before the people of the land.
13 And he spake unto Ephron in
the audience of the people of the
land, saying, But if thou wilt, I
pray thee, hear me : I will give the
price of the field ; take it of me,
and I will bury my dead there.
14 And Ephron answered Abra-
ham, saying unto him, 15 My lord,
hearken unto me : a piece of land
vN^orth four hundred ''shekels of sil-
ver, what is that betwixt me and
thee 1 bury therefore thy dead.
16 And Abraham hearkened unto
Ephron ; and Abraham '^ weighed
to Ephron the silver wlych he had
named in the audience of the chil-
dren of Heth, four hundred shekels
of silver, current money with the
merchant.
1 7 So " the field of Ephron, which
was in Machpelah, which was be-
fore Mami'e, the field, and the cave
which was therein, and all the trees
that were in the field, that were in
all the border thereof round about,
were made sure 18 unto Abraham
for a possession -^in the presence
of the children of Heth, before all
that went in at the gate of his
city. 19 And after this, Abra-
ham buried Sarah his wife in the
cave of the field of Machpelah
before Mamre (the same is Hebron),
in the land of Canaan. 20 And
the field, and the cave that
is therein, were made sure unto
Abraham for a possession of a
burying-place by the children of
Heth.
iy A And Abraham w^as old,
^ T! and well stricken in age :
° Ch. 25. 9
6 ver. 18 ;
ch. 3i. 20,
24 ; Ruth 4.
" Ex. 30. 13
d 2 S. 14. 26 ;
Jer. 32. 9 ;
Zech. 11. 12
« ch. 25. 9 ;
49. 29, 30 ;
50. 13
/ver. 10
c ver. 35 ;
ch. 12. 2
'' ch. 47, 29
• ch. 14. 19,
22
* ch. 10. 18,
19 ; 26. 34,
35 ; 28. 1, 2,
8
' ch. 12. 1 ;
Heb. 11. 15
"' ver. 8
" ver. 3
0 ch. 12. 7 ;
13. 16 ;
15. 18
P ch. IG. 7 ;
21. 17 ; 22.
11 ; Ex. 23.
20, 23
« ver. 6
*■ ver. 2
<ch.ll. 31.32
" ver. 42
" 1 S. 9. 11
" ver: 27, 42,
48
y ch. 27. 20
and Jehovah had "blessed Abra-
ham in all things. 2 And Abra-
ham said unto his servant, the
elder of his house, that ruled over
all that he had, '' Put, I pray thee,
thy hand under my thigh : 3 and
I will make thee swear by Jeho-
vah, ' the God of heaven and the
God of the earth, that thou wilt
not take a wife for my son of
the daughters of * the Canaanites,
among whom I dw^ell : 4 but thou
shalt go unto ' my country, and to
my kindred, and take a wife for
my son Isaac. 5 And the servant
said unto him, Peradyenture the
woman will not be willing to fol-
low me unto this land : must I
needs bring thy son again unto
the land from whence thou cam-
esf? 6 And Abraham said unto
him, '" Beware thou that thou bring
not my son thither again. 7 "Je-
hovah, the God of heaven, who
took me from my father's house,
and from the land of my nativity,
and who spake unto me, and w^ho
sware unto me, saying, " Unto thy
seed will I give this land ; he will
send ^his angel before thee, and
thou shalt take a wife for my son
from thence. 8 And if the woman
be not willing to follow thee, then
thou shalt be clear from this my
oath ; ^ only thou shalt not bring
my son thither again. 9 And the
servant ''put his hand under the
thigh of Abraham his master, and
sware to him concerning this mat-
ter.
10 And the servant took ten
camels, of the camels of his mas-
ter, and departed, ^having "all
goodly things of his master's in his
hand : and he arose, and went to
"Mesopotamia, unto Hhe city of
Nahor. 1 1 And lie made the cam-
els to kneel down without the city
by "the well of water at the time
of evening, "the time that women
go out to draw water. 1 2 And he
said, "^O Jehovah, the God of my
master Abraham, * send me, I pray
thee, good speed this day, and
show kindness unto my master
Abraham. 1 3 Behold, ^I am stand-
ing by the fountain of water : and
the daughters of the men of the
city are coming out to draw w^ater :
14 and let it come to pass, that
the damsel to whom I shall say,
1 Or, for all the goods of his master were in his
hand
2 Heb. Aam-naharaim, that is, Aram of the
two ritrrx.
20
24.15
GENESIS
24.43
Betrothal of Isaac and Rebekah
Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee,
that I may drink ; and she shall
say, Drink, and I will give thy
camels drink also : let the same be
she that thou hast appointed for
thy servant Isaac ; and thereby
shall I know that thou hast
showed kindness unto my master.
15 And it came to pass, " before he
had done speaking, that, behold,
* Kebekah came out, who was born
to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the
wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother,
with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 And the damsel was ""very fair
to look upon, a virgin, neither had
any man known her : and she went
down to the fountain, and filled
her pitcher, and came up. 1 7 And
the servant ran to meet her, and
said, Give me to drink, I pray
thee, a little water from thy
pitcher. 18 And "^ she said. Drink,
my lord : and she hasted, and let-
down her pitcher upon her hand,
and gave him drink. 19 And
when she had done giving him
drink, ^ she said, I will draw for thy
camels also, until they have done
drinking. 20 And she hasted, and
emptied her pitcher into the
trough, and ran again unto the
well to draw, and drew for all his
camels. 21 •''And the man looked
stedfastly on her, holding his
Eeace, to know whether Jehovah
ad made his journey prosperous
or not. 22 And it came to pass,
as the camels had done drinking,
that the man took "a. golden ring
of ^half a shekel weight, and two
bracelets for her hands of ten
shekels weight of gold, 23 and
said, Whose daughter art thou 1
tell me, I pray thee. Is there
room in thy father's house_ for us
to lodge in*? 24 And she said unto
him, '' I am the daughter of Bethuel
the son of Milcah, whom she bare
unto Nahor. 25 She said more-
over unto him, We have both
straw and provender enough, and
room to lodge in. 26 And the
man 'bowed his head, and wor-
shipped Jehovah. 27 And he said,
* Blessed be Jehovah, the God of
my master Abraham, who hath
not forsaken his lovingkindness
and his truth toward my master :
as for me, 'Jehovah hath led me
m the way to the house of my mas-
ter's brethren.
28 And ™the damsel ran, and
1 Heb. a beka. See Ex. 38. 26.
1 ver. 2
"■ ver. 1
' ch. 13. 2
I ch. 21. 1-7
" ch. 25. 5
" ver. 2-4
° ver. 11, 12
b ver. 13
told her mother's house according
to these words. 29 And Rebekah
had a brother, and his name was
" Laban : and Laban ran out unto
the man, unto the fountain.
30 And it came to pass, when he
saw the ring, and the bracelets
upon his sister's hands, and when
he heard the words of Kebekah his
sister, saying. Thus spake the man
unto me ; that he came unto the
man ; and, behold, he was stand-
ing by the camels at the fountain.
31 And he said, "Come in, thou
blessed of Jehovah ; wherefore
standest thou without"? for ^I
have prepared the house, and room
for the camels. 32 And the man
came into the house, and he un-
girded the camels ; and he gave
straw and provender for the cam-
els, and water to wash his feet and
the feet of the men that were with
him. 33 And there was set food
before him to eat : but he said, I
will not eat, until I have told mine
errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 And he said, I am » Aoraham's
servant. 35 And '"Jehovah hath
blessed my master greatly ; and he
is become great : and he hath
given him '"flocks and herds, and
silver and gold, and men-servants
and maid-servants, and camels and
asses. 36 'And Sarah my mas-
ter's wife bare a son to my master
when she was old : "and unto him
hath he given all that he hath.
37 "And my master made me
swear, saying, Thou shalt not take
a wife for my son of the daughters
of the Canaanites, in whose land I
dwell : 38 but thou shalt go unto
my father's house, and to my kin-
dred, and take a wife for my son.
39 ^And I said unto my master,
Peradventure the woman will not
follow me. 40 And he said unto
me, ^Jehovah, before whom I walk,
will send his angel with thee, ana
prosper thy way; and thou shalt
take a wife for my son of my kin-
dred, and of my father's house ;
41 Hhen shalt tnou be clear from
my oath, when thou comest to my
kindred ; and if they give her not
to thee, thou shalt be clear from
my oath. 42 And "I came this
day unto the fountain, and said,
0 Jehovah, the God of my master
Abraham, if now thou do prosper
my way which I go : 43 * cehold,
1 am standing by the fountain oi
water ; and let it come to pass, that
21
24.44
GENESIS
25.7
Betrothal of Isaac and Rebeknh. Their Marriage. Abraham and Ketnrah
the maiden that cometh forth to
draw, to whom I shall say, "Give
me, I pi'ay thee, a little water from
thy pitcher to drink ; 44 and she
shall say to me. Both drink thou,
and I will also draw for thy camels :
let the same be the woman whom
Jehovah hath appointed for my
master's son. 45 And before I
had done * speaking in my heart,
behold, "^Rebekah came forth with
her pitcher on her shoulder ; and
she went down unto the fountain,
and drew: and ''I said unto her.
Let me drink, I pray thee. 46 And
she made haste, and let down her
pitcher from her shoulder, and
said, "Drink, and I will give thy
camels drink also : so I drank, and
she made the camels drink also.
47 -^And I asked her, and said.
Whose daughter art thou 1 And
she said. The daughter of Bethuel,
Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare
unto him : and I put the ring upon
her nose, and the bracelets upon
her hands. 48 And *I bowed my
head, and worshipped Jehovah,
and blessed Jehovah, the God of
my master Abraham, '' who had led
me in the right way to take my
master's brother's daughter for his
son. 49 And now if ye will 'deal
kindly and truly with my master,
tell me : and if not, tell me ; that I
may turn to the right hand, or to
the left.
50 Then Laban and Bethuel
answered and said. The thing
proceedeth from Jehovah : ^' we
cannot speak unto thee bad or
good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is be-
fore thee, take her, and go, and let
her be thy master's son's wife, as
Jehovah hath spoken. 52 And it
came to pass, that, when Abra-
ham's servant heard their words,
he 'bowed himself down to the
earth unto Jehovah. 53 And the
servant brought forth '"jewels of
silver, and jewels of gold, and rai-
ment, and gave them to Rebekah :
he gave also to her brother and
to her mother pi-ecious things.
54 And they did eat and drink,
he and the men that were with
him, and tarried all night ; and
they rose up in the morning, and
he said, "Send me away unto my
master. 55 And her brother and
her mother said, "Let the damsel
abide with us a feiv days, at the
least ten ; after that she shall go.
56 And he said unto them, Hinder
" ver. 14
6 1 S. 1. 13
" ver. 15
<* ver. 17
" ver. 18
/ver. 2.3, 24
v ver. 26, 52
'' ver. 27
i ch. 47. 20 ;
Josh. 2. 14
«-ch. 31.24, 29
' ver. 20, 48
'" ver. 10, 22
" ver. 5t> ;
ch. 30. 25
" Judg. 19. 4
P ch. 35. 8
1 ch. 17. 16
" ch. 22. 17
' ch. 16. 14 ;
25. 11
« ch. 20. 1
" Ps. 119. 15,
27,48; 143.
5 ; 145. 5
" ch. 18. 2
" ch. 29. 18
y ch. 23. 1, 2 ;
25. 20
- 1 Chr. 1.
32, 33
' ch. 24. Zh
36
me not, seeing Jehovah hath pros-
pered my way ; send me away that
I may go to my master. 57 And
they said, We will call the damsel,
and inquire at her mouth. 58 Ana
they called Rebekah, and said unto
her. Wilt thou go with this manl
And she said, I will go. 59 And
they sent away Rebekah their sis-
ter, and p her nurse, and Abraham's
servant, and his men. 60 And
they blessed Rebekah, and said
unto her, Our sister, be thou ithe
■mother of thou.sands of ten thou-
sands, and let ''thy seed possess the
gate of those that hate them.
61 And Rebekah arose, and her
damsels, and they rode upon the
camels, and followed the man :
and the servant took Rebekah,
and went his way. 62 And Isaac
came from the way of "Beer-lahai-
roi ; for he dwelt in the land of
'the South. 63 And Isaac went
out " to meditate in the field at the
eventide : and " he lifted up his
eyes, and saw, and, behold, there
were camels coming. 64 And
Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and
when she saw Isaac, she alighted
from the camel. 65 And she said
unto the servant, What man is this
that walketh in the field to meet
us? And the servant said. It is
my master : and she took her veil,
and covered herself. 66 And the
servant told Isaac all the things
that he had done. 67 And Isaac
brought her into his mother Sa-
rah's tent, and took Rebekah, and
she became his wife ; and ^ he
loved her : and Isaac was com-
forted after ^his mother's death.
O pf And Abraham took an-
w tJ other wife, and her name
was Keturah. 2 And ^she bare
him Zimran, and Jokshan, and
Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak,
and Shuah. 3 And Jokshan begat
Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons
of Dedan were Asshurim, and Le-
tushim, and Leummim. 4 And
the sons of Midian : Ephah, and
Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida,
and Eldaah. All these were the
children of Keturah. 5 "And
Abraham gave all that he had
unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons
of the concubines, that Abraham
had, Abraham gave gifts; and he
sent them away from Isaac his
son, while he yet lived, eastward,
unto the east country. 7 And
these are the days of the years of
21
25.8
GENESIS
26.4
Ibraliam's Death. Descendarits of Ishmael. Birtli of Esan and Jacob. Esan sells his Birthright. Isaac in Gerar
Abraham's life which lie lived,
"a hundred thi'eescore and fifteen
years. 8 And Abraham gave up
the ghost, and died '' in a good old
age, an old man, and full of years,
and was "gathered to his people.
9 And Isaac and Ishmael his
sons buried him in "^ the cave of
Machpelah, in the field of Ephron
the son of Zohar the Hittite,
which is before Mamre ; 10 the
field which Abraham purchased
of the children of Heth : there
was Abraham buried, and Sarah
his wife. 1 1 And it came to pass
after the death of Abraham, that
''God blessed Isaac his son : and
Isaac dwelt by ^ Beer-lahai-roi.
_ 1 2 Now these are the genera*
tions of ^ Ishmael, Abraham's son,
whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sa-
rah's handmaid, bare unto Abra-
ham: 13 and these are the names
of ''the sons of Ishmael, by their
names, according to their genera-
tions : the first-born of Ishmael,
Nebaioth ; and Kedar, and Adbeel.
and Mibsam, 14 and Mishma, ana
Dumah, ana Massa, 15 Hadad,
and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and
Kedemah : 1 6 these are the sons
of Ishmael, and these are their
narnes, by their villages, and by
their encampments ; 'twelve princes
according to their nations. 17 And
these are the years of the life of
Ishmael, *a hundred and thirty
and seven years : and he gave up
the ghost and died, and was ' gath-
ered unto his people. 18 And
they dwelt from Havilah unto
"* Shur that is before Egypt, as thou
goest toward Assyria : "he ^ abode
over against all his brethren.
_ 19 And these are the genera-
tions of Isaac, Abraham's son :
Abraham begat Isaac : 20 and
Isaac was forty years old when he
took "Rebekah, the daughter of
Bethuel the 'Syrian of Paddan-
aram, the sister of Laban the
^Syrian, to be his wife. 21 And
Isaac entreated .lehovah for his
wife, because she was barren : and
^Jehovah was entreated of him,
and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children struggled
together within her ; and she said,
If it be so, ^ wherefore do I live 1
And she went to inquire of Jeho-
vah. 23 And Jehovah said unto
her,
'^ Or, settled Heb. fell. 2 Heb. Aramean.
"Or, wherefore am I thus T
" ch. 12. 4
b ch. 15. 15
■^ ver. 17 ; ch.
35. 29 ; 49.
29, 33
d ch. 23. 17, 18
' ch. 12. 2, 3 ;
22. 17 ; 2t>. 3
/ch. 24. 62
" ch. 16. 15
hi Chr.l.
29-31
i ch. 17. 20
* ch. 16. 16
' ver. 8
'" ch. 20. 1
" ch. 16. 12
" ch. 24. 16,
29
PPs. 127. 3;
1 S. 1. 17
« ch. 17. 4-6,
16; Num.
20. 14;
Dt. 2. 4, 8
^ ch. 27. 29
*ch. 27. 40;
Mai. 1. 2,
3 ; Rom. 9.
12
< Hos. 12. 3
" ver. 20
^ 2 K. 4. 38
'Dt. 21. 16,
17 ; 1 Chr.
6. 1,2
y Heb. 12. 16
^ ch. 12. 10
" ch. 20. 1, 2
* ch. 12. 7 ;
17. 1 ; IS. 1
" ch. 12. 1
d ver. 24 ; ch.
28. 15 ; 31. 3
« ch. 12. 7 ;
13. 15 ; 15.
18
/ch. 22. 16-18
9 ch. 15. 6 J
22. 17 ; Ex
32. 13
"Two nations are in thy womb.
And two peoples shall be sepa-
rated from thy bowels :
''And the one people shall be
stronger than the other people ;
And 'the elder shall serve the
younger.
24 And when her days to be de-
livered were fulfilled, behold, there
were twins in her womb. 25 And
the first came forth *red, all over
like a hairy garment ; and they
called his name Esau. 26 And
after that came forth his brother,
and 'his hand had hold on Esau's
heel ; and his name was called
^ Jacob : and Isaac was " threescore
years old when she bare them.
27 And the boys grew : and Esau
was a skilful hunter, a man of the
field ; and Jacob was a ^ qiiiet man,
dwelling in tents. 28 ISow Isaac
loved Esau, because he did eat of
his venison : and Rebekah loved
Jacob. 29 And Jacob boiled "pot-
tage : and Esau came in from the
field, and he was faint : 30 and
Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I
pray thee, with ' that same red
pottage ; for I am faint : therefore
washisnamecalled^'Edom. 31 And
Jacob said, Sell me ^ first thy
^birthright. 32 And Esau said^
Behold, I am about to die : and
what profit shall the birthright do
to me % 33 And Jacob said. Swear
to me ^ first ; and he sware unto
him : and ^ he sold his birthright
unto Jacob. 34 And Jacob gave
Esau bread and pottage of lentils ;
and he did eat and drink, and rose
up, and went his way : so Esau
despised his birthright.
0 /Z* And there was ^ a famine
w yj in the land, besides the
first famine that was in the days
of Abraham. And Isaac went
unto " Abimelech king of the Philis-
tines, unto Gerar. 2 And Jeho-
vah * appeared unto him, and said,
Go not down into Egypt; "dwell
in the land which I shall tell thee
of : 3 sojourn in this land, and '' I
will be with thee, and will bless
thee ; for " unto thee, and unto thy
seed, I will give all these lands, and
1 will establish ^ the oath which I
sware unto Abraham thy father;
4 and ^I will multiply thy seed as
the stars of heaven, and will give
* Or, ruddy
6 That IB, One that takes bytheheel or supplants-
6 Or, harmless Heb. perfect.
' Heb. the red pottage, this red pottage.
8 That is, Red. 9 Heb. today.
23
26.5
GENESIS
26.34
Isaac in Gerar. He deceives Abimclecli. Isaac prospers and is envied. Dis Covenant witli ibimelecb
unto thy seed all these lands ; and
"in thy seed shall all the nations
of the earth ^ be blessed ; 5 be-
cause that Abraham obeyed my
voice, and kept my charge, my
commandments, my statutes, and
my laws. 6 And Isaac dwelt in
Gerar : 7 and the men of the place
asked hun of his wife ; and he said,
* She is my sister : for he feared to
say, My wife ; lest, said he, the men
of the place should kill me for Re-
bekah ; because she was " fair to
look upon. 8 And it came to pass,
when he had been there a long
time, that Abimelech king of the
Philistines looked out at a window,
and saw, and, behold, Isaac was
sporting with Rebekah his wife.
9 And Abimelech called Isaac,
and said. Behold, of a surety she
is thy wife : and how saidst thou.
She is my sister 1 And Isaac said
unto him. Because I said. Lest I
die because of her. 1 0 And "^ Abim-
elech said. What is this thou hast
done unto us"? one of the people
might easily have lain witn tliy
wife, and thou wouldest have
brought guiltiness upon us. 11 And
Abimelech charged all the people,
saying. He that toucheth this man
or his wife shall surely be put to
death.
1 2 And Isaac sowed in that land,
and found in the same year a hun-
dredfold: and * Jehovah blessed
him. 13 And the man waxed
great, and gi'ew more and more un-
til he became very great : 1 4 and
■'^he had possessions of flocks, and
possessions of herds, and a great
household : and the Philistines en-
vied him. 15 Now ^all the wells
which his father's servants had
digged in the _days of Abraham his
father, the Philistines had stopped,
and filled with earth. 16 And
Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from
us ; for thou art much mightier
than we. 17 And Isaac departed
thence, and encamped in the valley
of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18 And Isaac digged again the
wells of water, which they had
digged in the days of Abraham his
father ; for the Philistines had
stopped them after the death of
Abraham : and he called their
names after the names by which
his father had called them. 19
And Isaac's servants digged in the
valley, and found there a well of
1 Or, hless themselves
°ch. 22. 18;
Gal. 3. 8
b ch. 12. 13 ;
20. 2, 12
" ch. 12. 11 ;
29. 17
d ch. 20. 9
* ver. 3
/ch. 24. 35 ;
25. 6
" ch. 21. 25,
30
APs
Is.
4.
64.
i;
2
ich.
22.
19
fc vei
. 2
I ch. 17.
24. 12 ;
3.6
"■ ver. 3
17
r,8
Ex
22.
"ch
13.
12. 7, 8
4
"ch
21
22
P ch. 21. 22,
« ch. 21. 31
.^ ch. 21. 31
"springing water. 20 And the
herdsmen of Gerar strove with
Isaac's herdsmen, saying. The
water is ours : and he called the
name of the well ^Esek, because
they contended with him. 21 And
they digged another well, and they
strove for that also : and he called
the name of it ''Sitnah. 22 And
he removed from thence, and
digged another well ; and for that
they strove not : and he called the
name of it ^ Rehoboth ; and he said,
'' For now Jehovah hath made room
for us, and we shall be fruitful in
the land.
23 And he went up from thence
to 'Beer-sheba. 24 And Jehovah
* appeared unto him the same night,
and said, 'I am the God of Abra-
ham thy father : fear not, for I am
with thee, and '" will bless thee, and
multiply thy seed for_my servant
Abraham's sake. 25 And he
builded an " altar there, and called
upon the name of Jehovah, and
pitched his tent there: and there
Isaac's servants digged a well.
26 Then " Abimelech went to him
from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his
friend, and Phicol the captain of
liis host. 27 And Isaac said unto
them. Wherefore are ye come unto
me, seeing ye hate me, and have
sent me away from you ] 28 And
they said. We saw plainly ^that
Jehovah was with thee : and we
said. Let there now be an oath be-
twixt us, even betwixt us and thee,
and let us make a covenant with
thee, 29 that thou wilt do us no
hurt, as we have not touched thee,
and as we have done unto thee
nothing but good, and have sent
thee away in peace : thou art now
the blessed of Jehovah. 30 And
he made them a feast, and they
did eat and drink. 31 And they
rose up betimes in the morning,
and * sware one to another : and
Isaac sent them away, and they
departed from him in peace. 32
And it came to pass the same day,
that Isaac's servants came, and
i3old him concerning the well which
they had digged, and said unto him.
We have found water. 33 And he
called it *" Shibah : therefore the
name of the city is Beer-sheba unto
this day.
34 And when Esau was foi'ty
2 Heb. livina. 3 That is, Contention.
* That is, Enmity.
5 That is, Broad places, or, Room.
24
26.36
GENESIS
27.30
lEsau's Wives. Jacob obtains Isaac's Blessing
years old "he took to wife Judith
the daughter of Beeri the Hittite,
and Basemath the daughter of
Elon the Hittite: 35 and ''they
were ' a grief of mind unto Isaac
and to Rebekah.
O 'y And it came to pass, that
/Li I when Isaac was old, and
'his eyes were dim, so that he could
not see, he called Esau his_^ "* elder
son, and said unto him, My son :
and he said unto him. Here am I.
2 "And he said, Behold now, I am
old, I know not the day of my
death. 3 Now therefore take, I
pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver
and thy bow, and go out to the
field, and 'take me venison ; 4 and
make me savory food, such as 1
love, and bring it to me, that I
may eat ; that f my soul may bless
thee before I die.
5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac
spake to Esau his son. And Esau
went to the field to hunt for veni-
son, and to bring it. 6 And ''Re-
bekah spake unto Jacob her son,
saying. Behold, I heard thy father
speak unto Esau thy brother, say-
ing, 7 Bring me venison, and make
me savory food, that I may eat, and
bless thee before Jehovah before
my death. 8 Now therefore, my
son, *obey my voice according to
that which I command thee. 9 Go
now to the flock, and fetch me
from thence two good kids of the
goats ; and I will make them savory
food for thy father, such as he
loveth : 10 and thou shalt bring it
to thy father, that he may eat, so
that he may bless thee before his
death. 1 1 And Jacob said to
Rebekah his mother. Behold, Esau
my brother is a * hairy man, and I
am a smooth man. 12 ' My father
peradventure will feel me, and I
shall seem to him as a ^ deceiver ;
and I shall bring a curse vipon me,
and not a blessing. 13 And his
mother said unto him, Upon me be
thy curse, my son; only '"obey my
voice, and go fetch me them. 14
And he went, and fetched, and
brought them to his mother : and
his mother made savory food, such
as his father loved. 15 And Re-
bekah took the goodly "garments
of Esau her elder son, which were
with her in the house, and put them
upon Jacob her younger son; 16
and she put the skins of the kids of
the goats upon his hands, and upon
- Heb. hitlernesa of spirit. 2 Or, mocker
"Ch. 28. 8;
36. 2
6 Ch. 27. 46
" ch. 48. 10 ;
1 S. 3. 2
d ch. 26. 26,
33, 34
' ch. 47. 29
/ch. 25. 28
'J ver. 19, 26,
31
'' ch. 25. 28
' ver. 13, 43
* ch. 25. 26
' ver, 21, 22
"' ver. 8
" ver. 27
" ver. 31
p ver. 4
< ver. 4
" Heb. 11. 20
"8.8.4. 11
* Pa. 65. 10
V ver. 39 ;
Dt. 33. 13,
28 ; Prov.
3. 20;
Zech. 8. 12
~ ch. 25. 23 ;
Is. 45. 14 ;
49. 7, 23 ;
60. 12, 14
" ver. 37 ; 9.
26, 27
t> ch. 37. 7, 10
■^ ch. 12. 3 ;
Num. 24. 9
the smooth of his neck : 1 7 and she
gave the savory food and the bread,
which she had prepared, into the
hand of her son Jacob.
18 And he came unto his father,
and said. My father : and he said.
Here am I ; who art thou, my sonl
1 9 And Jacob said unto his father,
I am Esau thy first-born ; I have
done according as thou badest me :
"arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of
my venison, that ^thy soul may
bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto
his son. How is it that thou hast
found it so quickly, my son 1 And
he said, '' Because Jehovah thy God
sent me good speed. 21 And
Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near,
I pray thee, that 'I may feel thee,
my son, whether tliou be my very
son Esau or not. 22 And Jacob
went near unto Isaac his father ;
and he felt him, and said, The voice
is Jacob's voice, but the hands are
the hands of Esau. 23 And he dis-
cerned him not. because his hands
were * hairy, as his brother Esau's
hands: so he blessed him. 24 And
he said. Art thou my very son
Esau 1 And he said, I am. 25 And
he said. Bring it near to nie, and I
will eat of my son's venison, that
'my soul may bless thee. And he
brought it near to hirn, and he did
eat : and he brought him wine, and
he drank. 26 And his father Isaac
said unto him. Come near now, and
kiss me, my son. 27 And he came
near, and kissed him: and he
smelled the smell of his raiment,
and "blessed him, and said,
See, "the smell of my son
Is as the smell of a field ^ which
Jehovah hath blessed :
28 And ^ God give thee of the dew
of heaven.
And of the fatness of the earth,
And plenty of grain and new
wine :
29 -Let peoples serve thee.
And nations bow down to thee :
" Be lord over thy brethren,
"And let thy mother's sons bow
down to thee :
" Cursed be every one that curs-
eth thee.
And blessed be every one that
blesseth thee.
30 And it came to pass, as soon
as Isaac had made an end of bless-
ing Jacob, and Jacob was yet
scarce gone out from the presence
of Isaac his father, that Esau his
brother came in from his hunt^-
25
27.31
GENESIS
2a lO
Esau's Disappoittment and Eiimity. Jacob is sent to Paddan-aram. Esaa takes another Wife
ing. 31 And he also made savory
food, and brought it unto his
father ; and he said uuto his
father, "Let my father arise, and
eat of his son's venison, tliat '' thy
soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac
his father said unto him, " Who
art thoul And he said, I^ am
thy son, "^thy first-born, Esau.
33 And Isaac trembled very ex-
ceedingly, and said, *Who then
is he that hath taken venison,
and brought it me, and I have
eaten of all before thou camest,
and have blessed him ? •''yea, and
he shall be blessed. 34 When
Esau heard the words of his father,
" he cried with an exceeding gi^eat
and bitter cry, and said unto his
father, Bless me, even me also, O
my father. 35 And he said, '' Thy
brother came with guile, and hath
taken away thy blessing. 36 And
he said, Is not he rightly named
' Jacob 1 for he hath supplanted me
these two times : he took away my
birthright ; and, behold, now he
hath taken away my blessing. And
he said, Hast thou not reserved a
blessing for mej 37 And Isaac
answered and said unto Esau, Be-
hold, I have made him * thy lord,
and all his brethreji have I given
to him for servants ; and with grain
and' new wine have I sustained
him : and what then shall I do for
thee, my sonl 38 And Esau said
unto his father, Hast thou but one
blessing, my father? bless me, even
rne also, O my father. And Esau
lifted up his voice, and ' wept.
39 And Isaac his father answered
and ™ said unto him.
Behold, ^ " of the fatness of the
earth shall be thy dwelling,
And ^ of the dew of heaven from
above ;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou
live, and "thou shalt serve thy
brother ;
And it shall come to pass, ^ when
thou shalt break loose.
That thou shalt shake his yoke
from off thy neck.
41 And Esau « hated Jacob be-
cause of the blessing wherewith
his father blessed him: and Esau
said in his heart, The days of
mourning for my father are at
hand ; then will I slay my brother
Jacob. 42 And the words of Esau
her elder son were told to Rebekah ;
and she sent and called Jacob her
iQr, away from
" ver. 19
* ver. 4
'^ ver. 18
i ch. 26. 33,
31
* ver. 35
/ch. 25. 23
i'.Heb. 12. 17
'' ver. 19
' ch. 25. 26,
32-34
k ver. 28, 29
' Heb. 12. 17
'"Heb. 11.20
" ver. 28 ;
Dt. 33. 13,
28
" ver. 29
1' 2 K. 8. 20-22
3ch. 32. 3-11
*' ver. 8, 13
■' ch. 21. 29
« ch. 31. 41
" ver. 12, 19,
35
" ch. 26. 34,
■ ch. 24. 3, 4
= ch. 17. 1 ;
35. 11 ; 48. 3
" ch. 22. 17
l> ch. 17. 6, 20
'-' ch. 17. 2 ;
26. 4, 24
d ch. 35. 11 ;
48. 4
' ch. 15. 7, 8
/ch. 27. 43
ft ch. 26. 34,
35 ; 27. 46
> ch. 26. 34 ;
36. 2
* ch. 26. 23
26
younger son, and said unto him.
Behold, thy brother Esau, as touch-
ing thee, doth comfort himself,
2nirjmmuj to kill thee. 43 Now
therefore, my son, ''obey my voice :
and arise, Hee thou to * Laban my
brother to Haran ; 44 and tarry
with him 'a few days, until thy
brother's fury turn away ; 45 until
thy brother's anger turn away from
thee, and he forget " that which
thou hast done to him : then I will
send, and fetch thee from thence :
why should I be bereaved of you
both in one daj^ %
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac,
1 am weary of my life because of
''the daughters of Heth : if Jacob
take a wife of the daughters of
Heth, such as these, of the daugh-
ters of the land, what good shall
O O niy life do me '? 1 And Isaac
w O called Jacob, and blessed
him, and charged him, and said
unto him, ^ Thou shalt not take a
wife of the daughters of Canaan.
2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the
house of ^Bethuel thy mother's
father ; and take thee a wife from
thence of the daughters of Laban
thy mother's brother. 3 And '^^ God
Almighty " bless thee, and * make
thee fruitful, and ''multiply thee,
that thou mayest be a ''company
of peoples ; 4 and give thee the
blessing of Abraham, to thee, and
to thy seed with thee ; that thou
mayest '^ inherit the land of thy
sojournings, which God gave unto
Abraham. 5 And-^Isaac sent away
Jacob : and he went to Paddan-
aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel
the ^ Syrian, the brother of Re-
bekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had
blessed Jacob and sent him away
to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife
from thence ; and that as he blessed
him he gave him a charge, saying,
'■> Thou shalt not take a wife of the
daughters of Canaan ; 7 and that
Jacob obeyed his father and his
mother, and was gone to Paddan-
aram : 8 and Esau saw that * the
daughters of Canaan pleased not
Isaac his father ; 9 and Esau went
unto Ishmael, and took, 'besides
the wives that .he had, Mahalath
the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's
son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be
his wife.
10 And Jacob went out from
* Beer-sheba, and went toward
s Heb. El Shaddai. 3 Heb. Aramean.
28.11
GENESIS
29.17
Jacob's Vision at Bethel. His Vow. He meets Kacliel. Laban receives liim
"Haran. 11 And he lighted upon
^ a '' certain place, and tarried there
all night, because the sun was set ;
and he took one of the stones of the
place, and put it under his head,
and lay down in that place to
sleep. 12 And ''he dreamed ; and,
behold, a ladder set up on the earth,
and the top of it reached to heaven ;
and, behold, '' the angels of God
ascending and descending on it.
13 And, behold, '• Jehovali stood
^ above it, and said, I am Jehovah,
■^the God of Abraham thy father,
and the God of Isaac : the land
whereon thou liest, '■> to thee will
I give it. and to ''thy seed ; 14 and
thy seed shall bo as ' the dust of
the earth, and thou shalt * spread
abroad '' to the west, and to the
east, and to the north, and to the
south: and 'in thee and in thy
seed shall all the families of the
earth be blessed. 15 And, behold,
"' I am with thee, and " will keep
thee whithersoever thou goest, and
"will bring thee again into this
land; for ^'I will not leave thee,
until I have done that which I have
spoken to thee of. 16 And Jacob
''awaked out of his sleep, and he
said, *■ Surely Jehovah is in this
place ; and I knew it not. 17 And
he was afraid, and said, "How
dreadful is this place ! this is none
other than the house of God, and
this is the gate of heaven.
18 And Jacob rose up early in
the morning, and took 'the stone
that he had put under his head,
and set it up for a pillar, and
poured oil upon the top of it. 19
And he called the name of that
place ■* Beth-el : but the name of
the city was "Luz at the first.
20 And Jacob 'vowed a vow, say-
ing, ^If God will be with me, and
will keep me in this way that I go,
and will give me bread to eat, and
raiment to put on, 21 so that I
come again to my father's house in
peace, ''and Jehovah will be my
God, 22 then this stone, which I
have set up for a pillar, -' shall be
God's house : and ^ of all that thou
shalt give me I will surely give the
tenth unto thee.
O Q . Then Jacob ® went on his
w Xj journey, and came to the
land of "the children of the east.
1 Heb. the place. 2 Or, beside him
3 Heb. break forth.
* That is, The house of God.
s Or, then shall Jehovah be mv God, avd this
stone &c. 6 Heb. lifted up his feet.
°ch. 12.4,5;
27. 43
*> ver. 19
"^ Num. 12. 6
rf Ju. 1. 51
" Am. 7. 7 ;
oh. 35. I
/ch. 26. 3, 24
'J oh. 13. 15,
17 ; 26. 3
h ch. 12. 7 ;
15. 18
' ch. 13. 16 ;
22. 17
*: ch. 13. 14,
15
' ch. 12. 3 ;
18. 18 ; 22.
18 ; 20. 4
"' ch. 26. 3
" Num. 6.
24 ; Ps. 121.
7,8
° oh. 48. 21 ;
Dt. 30. 3
'' Dt. 7. 9 ;
31. 6, 8
« 1 K. 3. 15 ;
Jer. 31. 20
*■ Ps. 139. 7-
12
' Ps. 68. 35
< ver. 11;
ch. 36. 14
" ch. 35. 6 ;
48. 3
" ch. 31. 13
^ ver. 15
'-' ch. 35. 7
- Dt. 14. 22
" Judg. 6. 3,
33
b ch. 24. 10,
11 ; Ex. 2.
15, 16
" ch. 28. 10
d ch. 24. 24,
29
" Ex. 2. 16
/ ch. 28. 5
ff ch. 24. 28
1^ ch. 24. 29-
31
' ch. 33. 4
*-• Judg. 9. 2
' ch. 31. 41
2 And he looked, and, behold, ''a
well in the field, and, lo, three
flocks of sheep lying there by it;
for out of that well they watered
the flocks : and the stone upon the
well's mouth was great. 3 And
thither were all the flocks gathered :
and they rolled the stone from the
well 's mou th, and watered the sheep,
and put the stone again upon the
well's mouth in its place. 4 And
Jacob said unto them. My breth-
ren, whence are ye 1 And they said.
Of " Haran are we. 5 And he said
unto them, Know ye Laban the
''son of Nahor ■? ' And they said.
We know him. 6 And he said unto
them. Is it well with him 1 And
they said, It is well : and, behold,
'^ Rachel his daughter cometh with
the sheep. 7 And he said, Lo, it is
yet high day, neither is it time
that the cattle should be gathered
together : water ye the sheep, ancl
go and^ feed them. 8 And they
said, We cannot, until all the flocks
be gathered together, and they roll
the stone from the well's mouth ;
then we water the sheep. 9 While
he was yet speaking with them,
Rachel came with lier father's
sheep ; for she kept them. 10 And
it came to pass, when Jacob saw
Rachel the daughter of Laban his
mother's brother, and the sheep of
Laban his mother's bi'other, that
Jacob went near, and rolled the
stone from the well's mouth, and
watered the flock of Laban his
mother's brother. 11 And Jacob
kissed Rachel, and lifted up his
voice, and wept. 12 And Jacob
told Rachel that he was her ■'^fath-
er's brother, and that he was
Rebekah's son : and ^ she ran and
told her father.
13 And it came to pass, when
'' Laban heard the tidings of Jacob
his sister's son, that he ran to meet
him, and ' embraced him, and
kissed him, and brought him to
his house. And he told Laban all
these things. 14 And Laban said
to him. Surely thou art *my bone
and my flesh. And he abode with
him the space of a month. 15 And
Laban said unto Jacob, Because
thou art my bi^other, shouldest
thou therefore serve me for nought 1
tell me. what shall ' thy wages be 1
16 And Laban had two daughters :
the name of the elder was Leah,
and the name of the younger was
Rachel 17 And Lean's eyes we'^e
27
29.18
GENESIS
30.15
Jacob marries Leah and Rachel. His Children
tender ; but Rachel was " beautiful
and well-favored. 18 And Jacob
* loved Rachel ; and he said, " I will
serve thee seven years for Rachel thy
younger daughter. 1 9 And Laban
said, It is better that I give her to
thee, than that I should give her to
another man : abide with me. 20
And Jacob served seven years for
Rachel ; and they seemed unto him
but a few days, for the love he had
to her.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban,
Give me my wife, for my days are
fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
22 And Laban gathered together
all the men of the place, and made
a feast. 23 And it came to pass in
the evening, that he took Leah his
daughter, and brought her to him ;
and he went in unto her. 24 Aiid
Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid
unto his daughter Leah for a hand-
maid. 25 And it came to pass in
the morning that, behold, it was
Leah : and he said to Laban, ** What
is this thou hast done unto me *? did
not I serve with thee for RacheH
whei-ef ore then hast thou " beguiled
mel 26 And Laban said. It is
not so done in our place, to give
the younger before the first-born.
27 -^Fulfil the week of this one,
and we will give thee the other
also for the service which * thou
shalt serve with me yet seven other
years. 28 And Jacob did so, and
fulfilled her week : and he gave
him Rachel his daughter to wife.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his
daughter Bilhah his handmaid to
be her handmaid. 30 And he went
in also unto Rachel, and * he loved
also Rachel more than Leah, and
served with him yet seven other
years.
31 And Jehovah saw that Leah
was hated, and he opened her
womb : but Rachel was barren.
32 And Leah conceived, and bare
a son, and she called his name
^ Reuben : for she said, Because
Jehovah hath 'looked upon my
affliction ; for now my husband
will love me. 33 And she con-
ceived again, and bare a son : and
said, * Because Jehovah ^ hath heard
that I am hated, he hath therefore
given me this son also : and she
called his name ^ Simeon. 34 And
she conceived again, and bare a
son; and said. Now this time will
1 That is, See, a son. 2 Heb. shama.
3Heb. Shimeon.
"■ ch. 12. n,
14 ; 26. 7
* ch. 24. 67
" Ho3. 12. 12
d ch. 12. 18 ;
20. 9 ; 26. 10
' 1 S. 28. 12
/ Judg. 14. 12
"ch. 31. 41
'' ver. 17, 18
! ch. 16. 11 ;
31. 42
* Dt. 21. 15
' ch. 49. 6
"* ch. 49. S ;
Mt. 1. 2
" 1 Sam. 1. 6,
° ch. 20. 18 ;
29. 31
P ch. 16. 2
9 ch. 16. 3, 4
• S. S. 7. 13
my husband be * joined unto me,
because I have borne liim three
sons : therefore was his name called
' Levi. 3.5 And she conceived again,
and bare a son : and she said. This
time will I ^ "» praise Jehovah : thei*e-
fore she called his name ""Judah;
and she left ofl" bearing.
O/^ And when Rachel saw
0 V/ that she bare Jacob no
children, Rachel envied her sister ;
and she said unto Jacob, " Give
me children, or else I die. 2 And
Jacob's anger was kindled against
Rachel : and he said. Am I in
God's stead, who hath " withheld
from thee the fruit of the- womb'?
3 And she said, ^Behold, my maid
Bilhah, go in unto her ; that she
may bearupon my knees, and I
also may ' obtain children by hei\
4 And *she gave him Bilhah her
handmaid to wife : and Jacob went
in unto her. 5 And Bilhah con-
ceived, and bare Jacob a son.
6 And Rachel said, God hath
* judged me, and hath also heard
my voice, and hath given me a
son : therefore called she his name
Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rachel's hand-
maid conceived again, and bare
Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel
said. With ^ mighty wrestlings have
1 ^" wrestled with my sister, and
have prevailed : and she called his
name Naphtali.
9 When Leah saw that she had
left off bearing, she took Zilpah her
handmaid, and gave her to Jacob
to wife. 10 And Zilpah Leah's
handmaid bare Jacob a son. 11
And Leah said, " Fortunate ! and
she called his name '^ Gad. 1 2 And
Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob
a second son. 13 And Leah said,
'^ Happy am I ! for the daughters
will call me happy : and she called
his name " Asher.
14 And Reuben went in the
days of wheat harvest, and found
^^ "^ mandrakes in the field, and
brought them unto his mother
Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah,
Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's
mandrakes. 1 5 And she said unto
her. Is it a small matter that thou
< From the root Invah.
5 From the Heb. hodah. * Heb. Jehudah.
7 Heb. be builded by her.
8 Heb. dan, be judgted.
9 Heb. wrestlings of God.
10 Heb. nivhtal, he wrestled.
11 Heb. With fortune ! Another reading la,
Fortune is come. 12 That is, Fortune.
13 Heb. With mv happiness .'
1* That is, Happy. i* Or, love apples
28
30.16
GENESIS
30. 43
Jacob's Children, His Bargain with Laban. His Prosperity
hast taken away my husband 1 and
wouldest thou take away my son's
mandrakes also 1 And Rachel said,
Therefore he shall lie with thee
to-night for thy son's mandrakes.
16 And Jacob came from the field
in the evening, and Leah went out
to meet him, and said. Thou must
come in unto me ; for I have surely
hired thee with my son's man-
drakes. And he lay with her that
night. 17 And God hearkened
unto Leah, and she conceived, and
bare Jacob a fifth son. 18 And
Leah said, God hath given me my
' hire, because I gave my handmaid
to my husband : and she called his
name Issachar. 1 9 And Leah con-
ceived again, and bare a sixth son
to Jacob. 20 And Leah said, God
hath endowed me with a good
dowry ; now will my husband
^ dwell with me, because I have
borne him six sons : and she called
his name Zebulun. 21 And after-
wax'ds she bare a daughter, and
called her name Dinah. 22 And
" God remembered Rachel, and God
hearkened to her, and opened her
womb. 23 And she conceived, and
bare a son : and said, God hath
taken awaj' my reproach : 24 and
she called his name Joseph, saying,
'Jehovah ^add to me another son.
25 And it came to pass, when
Rachel had borne Joseph, that
Jacob said unto Laban, "Send me
away, that I may go unto mine
own place, and to my country.
26 Give nie my wives and my
children '^ for whom I have served
thee, and let me go : for thou
knowest my service wherewith I
have served thee. 27 And Laban
said unto him. If now I have found
favor in thine eyes, tarry : for I
have divined ^ that Jehovah hath
blessed me for thy sake. 28 And
he said, •''Appoint me thy wages,
and I will give it. 29 And he said
! unto him, Thou knowest how I have
served thee, and how thy cattle
have fared with me. 30 For it was
little which thou hadst before I
j came, and it hath * increased unto
I a multitude ; and Jehovah hath
blessed thee ^ whithersoever I
tui'ned : and now when shall I
provide for mine own house also"?
31 And he said, What shall I give
j thee 1 And Jacob said. Thou shalt
1 Heb. sachar.
2 Heb. zabal, he dwelt,
s Heb. Joseph.
* Heb. broken forth.
* Heb. at my foot.
° 1 S. 1. 19, 20
i> ch. 35. 17
■ch.24.54,56
d ch. 29. 18,
27; Hos.
12. 12
' ch. 39. 5
/ch. 29. 15;
31. 7, 41
«' ch. 31. 8
A ch. 12. 16 ;
13. 2 ; 24.
35 ; 26. 13,
14
not give me aught : if thou wilt do
this thing for me, I will again feed
thy flock and keep it. 32 I will
pass through all thy flock to-
day, removing from thence every
^ speckled and spotted one, and
every black one among the sheep,
and the spotted and speckled
among the goats : and of such shall
be my hire. 33 So shall my right-
eousness answer for me hereafter,
when thou shalt come concerning
my hire that is before thee : every
one that is not speckled and spotted
among the goats, and black among
the sheep, that, if found with me,
shall be counted stolen. 34 And
Laban said. Behold, I would it
might be according to thy word.
3.5 And he removed that day the
he-goats that were ringstreaked
and spotted, and all the she-goats
that were speckled and spotted,
every one that had white in it,
and all the black ones among the
sheep, and gave them into the
hand of his sons ; 36 and he set
three days' journey betwixt him-
iLelf and Jacob : and Jacob fed the
rest of Laban's flocks.
37 And Jacob took him rods of
fresh ^poplar, and of the almond
and of the plane-tree ; and peeled
white streaks in them, and made
the white appear which was in the
rods. 38 And he set the rods
which he had peeled over against
the flocks in the gutters in the
watering-troughs where the flocks
came to drink ; and they conceived
when they came to drink. 39 And
the flocks conceived before the rods,
and the flocks brought forth ring-
streaked, speckled, and spotted.
40 And Jacob separated the lambs,
and set the faces of the flocks to-
ward the ringstreaked and all the
black in the flock of Laban •. and
he put his own droves apart, and
put them not unto Laban's flock.
41 And it came to pass, whenso-
ever the stronger of the flock did
conceive, that Jacob laid the rods
before the eyes of the flock in the
gutters, that they might conceive
among the rods ; 42 but when the
flock were feeble, he put them not
in : so the feebler were Laban's,
and the stronger Jacob's. 43 And
''the man increased exceedingly,
and had large flocks, and maid-
servants and men-servants, and
camels and asses.
6 Or, storax-tree
29
31.1
GENESIS
Jacob's Secret Departare for Canaan. Laban porsnes and chides him
31.31
O -i And he heard the words of
O _L Laban's sons, saying, Jacob
hath taken away all that was our
father's ; and of that which was
our father's hath he gotten all this
* glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the
countenance of Laban, and, behold,
it was not toward him as before-
time. 3 And Jehovah said unto
Jacob, Return unto the land of thy
fathers, and to thy kindred ; and
"I will be with thee. 4 And Jacob
sent and called Rachel and Leah
to the field unto his ilock, 5 and
said unto them, I see your father's
countenance, that it is not toward
me as before time ; but ''the God of
my father hath been with me.
6 And ye know that with all my
power I have served your father.
7 And your father hath '^deceived
me, and ** changed my wages ten
times ; but " God sufiered him not
to hurt me. 8 If he said thus,
The speckled shall be thy wages ;
then all the flock bare speckled :
and if he said thus, The ring-
streaked shall be thy wages ; then
bare all the flock ringstreaked.
9 Thus God hath taken away the
cattle of your father, and given
them to me. 10 And it came to
pass at the time that the flock con-
ceive, that I lifted up mine eyes,
and saw in a di'eam, and, behold,
the he-goats which leaped upon the
flock were ringstreaked, speckled,
and grizzled. 11 And -^the angel
of God said unto rue in the dream,
Jacob : and I said. Here am I.
12 And he said. Lift up now thine
eyes, and see : all the he-goats
which leap upon the flock are ring-
streaked, speckled, and grizzled:
for I have seen all that Laban
doeth unto thee. 13 I am "the
God of Beth-el, where thou *anoint-
«dst a pillar, where thou yowedst
a vow unto me : now arise, get
thee out from this land, and ^re-
turn unto the land of thy nativity.
14 And Rachel and Leah answered
and said unto him, Is there yet any
portion or inheritance for us in our
father's house'? 1-5 Are we not
accounted by him as foreigners'?
for * he hath sold us, and hath also
quite devoured^ our money. 16 For
all the riches which God hath
taken away from our father, that
is ours and our children's : now
then, whatsoever God hath said
unto thee, do.
1 Or, wealth * Or, the price paid for us
" ch. 28. 15
i> ver. 29, 42,
03 ; ch. 28.
13, 15
" ch. 29. 25
rf ver. 41
^ ver. 29
/ver. 13;cb.
16. 7-11 ; 22.
^11, 15
V ch. 28. 13
A ch. 28. 18,
20
'■ ch. 28. 15
* ch. 29. 20,
23, 27
' ch. 35. 27-29
"' ver. 30, 34 -,
Judg. 17. 5;
1 S. 19. 13;
Hos. 3. 4
« ch. 37. 25
P ver. 11 ; ch.
20. 3, 0
9 ver. 7, 29
•■ Ex. 16. 20
' ch. 4. 21
< ver. 56
" ver. 6, 42, 53
" ver. 24
^ ver. 19
17 Then Jacob rose up, and set
his sons and his wives upon the
camels; 18 and he carried away
all his cattle, and all his substance
which he had gathered, the cattle
of his getting, which he had gath-
ered in Paddan-aram, ' to go to
Isaac his father unto the land of
Canaan. 1 9 Now Laban was gone
to shear his sheep : and Rachel
stole the '" teraphim that were her :
father's. 20 And Jacob ^ stole
away unawares to Laban the Syr-
ian, in that he told him not that
he fled. 21 So he fled with all
that he had ; and he rose up, and
passed over '*the River, and set
his face toward the mountain of
" Gilead.
22 And it was told Laban on
the third day that Jacob was fled.
23 And he took his brethren with
him, and pursued after him seven
days' journey; and he overtook
him in the mountain of Gilead.
24 And "God came to Laban the
Syrian in a ^ dream of the night,
and said unto him, "Take heed to
thyself that thou speak not to
Jacob either good or bad. 25 And
Laban came up with Jacob. Now
Jacob had pitched his tent in the
mountain : and Laban with his
brethren encamped in the moun-
tain of Gilead. 26 And Laban
said to Jacob, What hast thou
done, that thou hast stolen away
unawares to me, and carried away
my daughters as captives of the
sword'? 27 Vvlierefore didst thou
flee secretly, and ^ steal away from
me, and didst not tell me, that I
might have sent thee away with
mirth and with songs, with *■ tabret
and with *harp ; 28 and didst not
suffer me * to kiss my .sons and my
daughters'? now hast thou done
foolishly. 29 It is in the power
of my hand to do you hurt : but
" the God of your father spake unto
me yesternight, saying, '' Take heed
to thyself that thou speak not to
Jacob either good or bad. 30 And
now, though thou wouldest needs
be gone, because thou sore long-
edst after thy father's house, yet
wherefore hast thou stolen ^my _
gods'? 31 And Jacob answered J
and said to Laban, Because I was
afraid : for I said. Lest thou
shouldest take thy daughters from
3 Heb. stole the heart of Laban the Aramean.
■< That is, the Euphrates.
5 Heb. didst steal me.
30
31.32
GENESIS
32.4
Jacob's angry [leply. Covenant of Cialeed. Jacob at Mahanaim
me by force. 32 "With whomso-
ever thou lindest thy gods, he
shall not live : before our lorethren
discern thou what is thine with
me, and take it to thee. For Jacob
knew not that Rachel had stolen
them.
33 And Laban went into Jacob's
tent, and into Leah's tent, and into
the tent of the two maid-servants ;
but he found them not. And he
went out of Leah's tent, and en-
tered into Rachel's tent. 34 Now
Rachel had taken the teraphim,
and put them in the camel's saddle,
and sat upon them. And Laban
felt about all the tent, but found
them not. 35 And she said to her
father, Let not my lord be angry
that I cannot rise up before thee ;
for the manner of women is upon
me. And he searched, but found
not the teraphim.
36 And Jacob was wroth, and
chode with Laban : and Jacob an-
swered and said to Laban, What
is my trespass'? what is my sin,
that thou hast hotly pursued after
mel 37 Whereas thou hast felt
about all my stuff, what hast thou
found of all thy household stuiil
Set it here before my brethren and
thy brethren, that they may judge
betwixt us two. 38 These twenty
years have I been with thee ; thy
ewes and thy she-goats have not
cast their young, and the rams of
thy flocks have I not eaten. 39
That which was torn of beasts I
brought not unto thee ; I bare the
loss of it ; of my hand didst thou
require it, whether stolen by day
or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was ;
in the day the drought consumed
me, and the frost by night ; and
my sleep fled from mine eyes.
41 These twenty years have I been
in thy house ; * I served thee four-
teen years for thy two daughters,
and six years for thy flock : and
thou hast "changed my wages ten
times. 42 Except "^ the God of my
father, the God of Abraham, and
the Fear of Isaac, had been with
me, surely now hadst thou sent me
away empty. " God hath seen
mine affliction and the labor of my
hands, and -^rebuked thee yester-
night.
43 And Laban answered and said
unto Jacob, The daughters ai-e my
daughters, and the children are
my children, and ^the flocks are
my flocks, and all that thou seest
" ch. 44. 9
!> ch. 29. 27,
30
" ver. 7
rf ver. 5, 29, 63
" ch. 2i). 32
/ ver. 24, 29
'■I ver. 1
'' ch. 31. 27.
32
' ch. 28. 18 ;
Josh. 24.
26, 27
t Josh. 22. 34
' Judg.11.29
' Jer. 29. 23 ;
42. 5
" ch. 28. 13
" ver. 42
P Ex. 18. 12
r*Ch. 32. 1 in
Heb.]
1 ver. 28, 43
• 2 K. 6. 16,
17 ; Ps. 31. 7
' Josh. 21.
38 ; 2 S. 2. .8
' ver. 7, 11 ;
ch. 27. 41,
42
" ch. 14. 6
" ch. 25. 30',
36. 8, 9
31
is mine : and what can I do this
day unto these my daughters, or
unto their children whom they
have borne"? 44 And now come,
let us ''make a covenant, I and
thou ; and let it be for a witness
between me and thee. 45 And
Jacob took 'a stone, and set it up
for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said
unto his brethren, Gather stones ;
and they took stones, and made a
heap : and they did eat there by
the heap. 47 And Laban * called
it ^ Jegar-saha-dutha : but Jacob
called it ' Galeed. 48 And Laban
said, This heap is witness between
me and thee this day. Therefore
was the name of it called Galeed :
49 and ^'Mizpah, for he said,
Jehovah watch between me and
thee, when we are ^ absent one from
another. 50 If thou shalt afflict
my daughters, and if thou shalt
take wives besides my daughters,
no man is with us ; see, ™ God is
witness betwixt me and thee.
51 And Laban said to Jacob, Be-
hold this heap, and behold the
pillar, which 1 have set betwixt
me and thee. 52 This heap be
witness, and the pillar be witness,
that I will not pass over this heap
to thee, and that thou shalt not
pass over this heap and this pillar
unto me,"for harm. 53 "The God
of Abraham, and the God of Nahor,
the ^God of their father, judge
betwixt us. And Jacob sware by
" the Fear of his father Isaac.
54 ^And Jacob offered a sacrifice
in the mountain, and called his
brethren to eat Jjread : and they
did eat bread, and tarried all night
in the mountain. *55 And early in
the morning Laban rose up, and
'^kissed his sons and his daughters,
and blessed them : and Laban
departed, and returned unto his
OO place. 1 And Jacob went
O w on his way, and *■ the angels
of God met him. 2. And Jacob
said when he saw them. This is
God's host : and he called the name
of that place ^* Mahanaim.
3 And Jacob 'sent messengers
before him to Esau his brother
unto the land of "Seir, the field
of " Edom. 4 And he commanded
them, saying, Thus shall ye say
1 That is. The heap of witness, in Aramaii;.
2 That is, The hea,p of witness, in Hebrew.
3 That is, The watch tower.
* Heb. hidden.
s Or, fjods
« That is, Two hosts, or, Comvaniec.
32.5
GENESIS
33.1
Jacob's Fear of Esaa. He sends him Presents and a Message. He wrestles with an Angel
unto my lord Esau : Thus saith
thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned
with Laban, and "stayed until
now : 5 and * I have oxen, and
asses, and flocks, and men-sei'vants,
and maid-servants : and I have sent
to tell my lord, that I may find
favor in thy sight. 6 And the
messengers returned to Jacob, say-
ing. We came to thy brother Esau,
and moreover he cometh to meet
thee, and four hundred men with
him. 7 Then Jacob was "greatly
afraid and was distressed : and he
divided the people that were with
him, and the flocks, and the herds,
and the camels, into two com-
panies; 8 and he said. If Esau
come to the one company, and
smite it, then the company which
is left shall escape. 9 And Jacob
said, O "^God of my father Abraham,
and God of my father Isaac, O Je-
hovah, who saidst unto me, "Re-
turn unto thy country, and to thy
kindred, and I will do thee good :
10 ^ I am not worthy of the least
-''of all the lovingkindnesses, and
of all the truth, which thou hast
showed unto thy servant ; for with
my staff I r'assed over this Jordan ;
and now I am become two com-
panies. 11 Deliver me, I pray thee,
"from the hand of my brother,
from the hand of Esau : for I fear
him, lest he come and smite me,
the mother with the children.
1 2 And thou saidst, '' I will surely
do thee good, and ' make thy seed
as. the sand of the sea, which can-
not be numbered for multitude.
13 And he lodged there that
night, and took of that which he
had with him a present for Esau
his brother : 14 two hundred she-
goats and twenty he-goats, two
hundred ewes and twenty rams,
15 thirty milch camels and their
colts, forty cows and ten bulls,
twenty she-asses and ten foals.
1 6 And he delivered them into the
hand of his servants, every drove
by itself, and said unto nis ser-
vants. Pass over before me, and
put a space betwixt drove and
drove. 1 7 And he commanded the
foremost, saying. When Esau my
brother meeteth thee, and asketh
thee, saying. Whose art thou % and
whither goest thou"? and whose
are these before thee? 18 then
thou shalt say. They are thy ser-
vant Jacob's ; it is a present sent
1 Heb. / am, less than all Sic.
" ch. 31. 41
*> ch. 30. 43
'^ ver. 11
d ch. 31. 42
' ch. 28. 15 ;
31. 13
/ch. 24.27
" ch. 27. 41,
42 ; 33. 4
fc ch. 28. 14
' ch. 22. 17
* Dt. 3. 16 ;
Josh. 12. 2
' Hob. 12. 3, 4
' ch. 36. 10 ;
1 K. 18. 31
" Judg. 13.
17, 18
" ch. 16. 13 ;
Ex. 33. 20 ;
Num. 12.
8 ; Judg. 6.
22 , 13. 22
P Judg. 8. 8
« ch. 32. 6
32
unto mj^ lord Esau : and, behold,
he also is behind us. 19 And he
commanded also the second, and
the third, and all that followed the
droves, saying. On this manner
shall ye speak unto Esau, when
ye find him ; 20 and ye shall say.
Moreover, behold, thy servant Ja-
cob is behind us. For he said, I
will appease him with the present
that goeth before me, and after-
ward I will see his face ; peradven-
ture he will accept me. 2 1 So the
present passed over before him :
and he himself lodged that night
in the company.
22 And he rose up that night,
and took his two wives, and his
two handmaids, and his eleven
children, and passed over the ford
of the *Jabbok. 23 And he took
them, and sent them over the
stream, and sent over that which
he had. 24 And Jacob was left
alone ; and there ' wrestled a man
with him until the breaking of
the day. 25 And when he saw
that he prevailed not against him,
he touched the hollow of his thigh ;
and the hollow of Jacob's thigh
was strained, as he wrestled with
him. 26 And he said. Let me go,
for the day breaketh. And he
said, I will not let thee go, except
thou bless me. 27 And he said
unto him, What is thy name 1 And
he said, Jacob. 28 And "' he said,
Thy name shall be called no more
Jacob, but " Israel : for thou hast
^ striven with God and with men,
and hast prevailed. 29 And "Ja-
cob asked him, and said, Tell me,
I pray thee, thy name. And he
said. Wherefore is it that thou dost
ask after my name 1 And he blessed
him there. 30 And Jacob called
the name of the place * Peniel : for,
said he, " I have seen God face to
face, and my life is preserved.
31 And the sun rose upon him as
he passed over ^ Penuel, and he
limped upon his thigh. 32 There-
fore the children of Israel eat not
the sinew of the hip which is upon
the hollow of the thigh, unto this
day : because he touched the hollow
of Jacob's thigh in the sinew of:
the hip.
O O And Jacob lifted up his
O O eyes, and looked, and, be-
hold, « Esau was coming, and Avith
5 That is, He who striveth with God, or, God
striveth. 8 Or, had power with
* That is, The/ace of Ood.
33.2
GENESIS
34.12
Jacob meets Esau. He goes to Shechem. Dinah avenged by Simeon and Levi
htm four hundred men. And he
divided the children unto Leah,
and unto Rachel, and unto the
two handmaids. 2 And he put
the handmaids and their children
foremost, and Leah and her chil-
dren after, and Rachel and Joseph
hindermost. 3 And he himself
Eassed over before them, and bowed
imself to the ground seven times,
until he came near to his brother.
4 And Esau ran to meet him, and
embraced him, and "fell on his
neck, and kissed him: and they
wept. 5 And he lifted up his
eyes, and saw the women and
the children ; and said. Who are
these with thee"? And he said,
'The children whom God hath
graciously given _ thy servant.
6 Then the handmaids came near,
they and their children, and they
bowed themselves. 7 And Leah
also and her children came near,
and bowed themselves : and after
came Joseph near and Rachel, and
they bowed themselves. 8 And he
said. What meanest thou by ''all
this company which I mef? And
he said. To find favor in the sight
of my lord. 9 And Esau said, '*!
have enough, my brother ; let that
which thou hast be thine. 10 And
Jacob said. Nay, I pray thee, if
now I have found favor in thy
sight, then receive my present at
my hand; ^forasmuch as I have
seen thy face, as one seeth the face
of God, and thou wast pleased
with me. 11 Take, I pray thee,
my '^ gift that is brought to thee ;
* because God hath dealt graciously
with me, and because I have
^ enough. And he urged him, and
he took it. 12 And he said. Let
us take our journey, and let us go,
and I will go before thee. 1 3 And
he said unto him. My lord knoweth
that the children are tender, and
that the flocks and herds with me
have their young : and if they over-
drive them one day, all the flocks
will die. 14 Let my lord, I pray
thee, pass over before his servant :
and I will lead on gently, accord-
ing to the pace of the cattle that
are before me and according to the
pace of the children, until I come
unto my lord unto ■^Seir. 15 And
Esau said, Let me now leave with
thee some of the folk that are with
me. And he said, What needeth it '?
1 Or, for therefore have I seen
2 Heb. blessing. 3 Heb. all.
" ch. 45. 14,
15
* ch. 48. 9
" ch. 32. 14-
16
d ch. 27. 39,
40
<■ ch. 30. 43
/ch. 32. 3
" Judg. 8. 5,
14; Ps. 60. 6
h ch. 12. 6 ;
Josh. 24. 1 ;
Judg. 9. 1
i ch. 26. 20 ;
28. 2
fc Josh. 24.
32 ; Jn. 4. 5
' ch. 30. 21
" Dt. 22. 21 ;
Judg. 20.
G; 2 Sam.
13. 12
"ch. 13. 9;
20. 15
let me find favor in the sight of my
lord. 16 So Esau returned that
day on his way unto Seir. 1 7 And
Jacob journeyed to s'Succoth, and
built him a house, and made booths
for his cattle : therefore the name
of the place is called * Succoth.
1 8 And Jacob came ^ in peace to
the city of ''Shechem, which is in
the land of Canaan, when he came
from * Paddan-aram ; and en-
camped before the city. 19 And
* he bought the parcel of ground,
where he had spread his tent, at the
hand of the children of Hamor,
Shechem's father, for a hundred
® pieces of money. 20 And he
erected there an altar, and called
it ^El-Elohe-Israel.
O A And ' Dinah the daughter
O'Tc of Leah, whom she bare
unto Jacob, went out to see the
daughters of the land. 2 And
Shechem the son of Hamor ™the
Hivite, the prince of the land, saw
her ; and he took her, and lay with
her, and humbled her. 3 And his
soul clave unto Dinah the daughter
of Jacob, and he loved the damsel,
and spake ^ kindly unto the damsel.
4 And Shechem spake unto his
father Hamor, saying. Get me this
damsel to wife. 5 Now Jacob heard
that he had defiled Dinahhis daugh-
ter; and his sons were with his
cattle in the field : and Jacob held
his peace until they came. 6 And
Hamor the father of Shechem went
out unto Jacob to commune with
him. 7 And the sons of Jacob
came in from the field when they
heard it : and the men were grieved,
and they were very wroth, because
he had wrought " folly in Israel in
lying with Jacob's daughter ; which
thing ought not to be done. 8 And
Hamor communed with them, say-
ing. The soul of my son Shechem
longeth for your daughter : I pray
you, give her unto him to wife.
9 And make ye marriages with us ;
give your daughters unto us, and
take our daughters unto you. 10
And ye shall dwell with us : and
" the land shall be before you ; dwell
and trade ye therein, and get you
possessions therein. 11 And She-
chem said unto her father and unto
her brethren. Let me find favor in
your eyes, and what ye shall say
unto me I will give. 12 Ask me
<Thatii Booths.
5 Or, to Shalem, a city « Heb. kesitah.
7 That is, God, the God of Israel.
» Heb. to the heart of the damsel.
33
34.13
GENESIS
35.10
Dinali avenged by Simeon and Levi. Shechem plandered. Jacob pats away Idols and goes to Betliel
uever so much dowry and gift, and
£ will give according as ye shall say
unto me : but give me the damsel
to wife. 1 3 And the sons of .Jacob
answered Shechem and Hamor his
father with guile, and spake, be-
cause he had defiled Dinah their
sister, 14 and said unto them. We
cannot do this thing, to give our
sister to^one that is uncircumcised ;
for that were a reproach unto us.
15 Only on this condition will we
consent unto you : if ye will be as
we are, that every male of you be
circumcised ; 16 then will we give
our daughters unto you, and we
will take your daughters to us,
and we will dwell with you, and
we will become one people. 17 But
if ye will not hearken unto us,
to be circumcised ; then will we
take our daughter, and we will be
gone.
18 And their words pleased
Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's
son. 19 And the young man de-
ferred not to do the thing, because
he had delight in Jacob's daughter :
and he was honored above all the
house of his father. 20 And Hamor
and Shechem his son came unto the
gate of their city, and communed
with the men of their city, saying,
21 These men are peaceable with
us ; therefore let them dwell in the
land, and trade therein ; for, be-
hold, the land is large enough for
them ; let us take their daughters
to us for wives; and let us give them
our daughters. 22 Only on this
condition will the men consent unto
us to dwell with us, to become one
people, if every male among us be
circumcised, as they are circum-
cised. 23 Shall not their cattle
and their substance and all their
beasts be ours 1 only let us consent
unto them, and they will dwell with
us. 24 And unto Hamor and unto
Shechem his son hearkened * all
that went out of the gate of his
city ; and every male was circum-
cised, all that went out of the gate
of his city. 2.5 And it came to pass
on the third day, when they were
sore, that two of the sons of Jacob,
"Simeon and Levi, Dinah's breth-
ren, took each man his sword, and
came upon the city ^ unawares, and
slew all the males. 26 And they
slew Hamor and Shechem his son
with the edge of the sword, and
took Dinah out of Shechem's house,
1 Or, boldly
" ch. 17. 14
b ch. 2:i. 10
'^ ch. 49. 6-7
d Ex. 5.
21;
2 Sam
10.
G
* ver. 2
ch.
13 7
/ch. 40.
20.
27 ; 1 Chr.
10. 19
? ch. 28. 19
'' ch. 28. 13
■ ch. 31. 19,
30
k Ex. 19. 10,
14
' ch. 28. 20-2:
"• ch. 28. 15
"Ex. 15. 16;
Dt. 2. 26
" ch. 28. 19 ;
48. 3
1 ch. 24. 59
• ch. 32. 29
34
and went forth. 27 The sons of
Jacob came upon the slain, and
plundered the city, because they
had defiled their sister. 28 Thes'-
took their flocks and their hei'ds
and their asses, and that which was
in the city, and that which was in
the field ; 29 and all their wealth,
and all their little ones and their
wives, took they captive and made
a prey, even all that was in the
house. 30 And .Jacob said to Sim-
eon and Levi, Ye have troubled me,
^ to make me odious to the inhab-
itants of the land, among ''the
Canaanites and the Perizzites : and,
^1 being few in number, they will
gather themselves together against
me and smite me ; and I shall be
destroyed, Iandmyhou.se. 31 And
they said, Should he deal with our
sister as with a harlot 1
O pf And God said unto .Jacob,
0 O Arise, go up to' Beth-el, and
dwell there : and make there an
altar unto ''God, who appeared unto
thee when thou fleddest from the
face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then
Jacob said unto his household, and
to all that were with him, Put away
'the foreign gods that ai-e among
you, and '-purify yourselves, and
change your garments : 3 and let
us arise, and go up to Beth-el ; and
1 will make there 'an altar unto
God, who answered me in the day
of my distress, and '" was with me
in the way which I went. 4 And
they gave unto Jacob all the foreign
gods which were in their hand, and
the rings which Avere in their ears ;
and Jacob hid them under the "^ oak
which was by Shechem. D And
they journeyed : and " a terror of
God was upon the cities that were
round about them, and they did
not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
6 So Jacob came to ° Luz, which is
in the land of Canaan (the same is
Beth-el), he and all the people that
were with him. 7 And ^he built
there an altar, and called the place
" El-beth-el ; because there God was
revealed unto him, when he fled
from the face of his brother. 8 And
''Deborah Rebekah's nurse died,
and she was buried below Beth-el
under the oak : and the name of it
was called * Allon-bacuth.
9 And God appeared unto Jacob
again, when he came from Paddan-
aram, and '"bles.sed him. 10 And
2 Or, terehinih 3 That is, 27ie God of Beth-el
* That is. The oak u.f weepiiig.
35.11
GENESIS
36.15
God blesses Jacob. Birth of Benjamin. Rachel's Death. Jacob's .Sons. Isaac's Deatli. Esau's Posterity
" God said unto him, Thy name is
Jacob : thy name shall not be called
any more Jacob, but Israel shall be
thy name : and he called his name
Israel. 11 And God said unto him,
I am ^ *" God Almighty : " be fruitful
and multiply ; a nation and a ''com-
pany of nations shall be of thee,
and * kings shall come out of thy
loins; 12 and ■'the land which I
gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to
thee I will give it, and to thy seed
after thee will I give the land.
1 3 And " God went up from him in
the place where he spake with him.
14 And Jacob set up ''a pillar in
the place where he spake with him,
a pillar of stone : and he poured ou t
adrink-offeringthereori, and poured
oil thereon. 15 And Jacob called
the name of the place where God
spake with him, Beth-el.
16 And they journeyed from
Beth-el ; and there was still some
distance to come to ' Ephrath : and
Kachel travailed, and she had hard
labor. 17 And it came to pass,
when she was in hard labor, that
the midwife said unto her. Fear
not ; for now * thou shalt have an-
other son. 1 8 And it came to pass,
as her soul was departing (for she
died), that she called his name
^ Ben-oni : bvit his father called him
^Benjamin. 19 And 'Rachel died,
and was bvu'ied in the way to
Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
20 And Jacob set up a pillar upon
her grave : the same is the "' Pillar
of Rachel's grave unto this day.
21 And Israel journeyed, and
spread his tent beyond the tower
of Eder. 22 And it came to pass,
while Israel dwelt in that land,
that "Reuben went and lay with
Bilhah his father's concubine : and
Israel heard of it.
Now the sons of Jacob wei'e
twelve: 23 " the sons of Leah : Reu-
ben, Jacob's first-born, and Sim-
eon, and Levi, and Judah, and
Issachai", and Zebulun ; 24 ^'the
sons of Rachel : Joseph and Ben-
jamin; 25 and 'the sons of Bil-
hah, Rachel's handmaid : Dan and
Naphtali; 26 and 'the sons of
Zilpah, Leah's handmaid : Gad and
Asher : these are the sons of Jacob,
that were born to him in Paddan-
aram. 27 And Jacob came unto
Isaac his father to ' Mamre, to Kiri-
J Heb, El Shaddai.
2 That is, The son of my sorrow.
3 That is, The son of the right hand.
" Ch. 32. 28
b ch. 17. 1 ;
28. 3
"ch. 9. 1,7
<i ch. 48. 4
"-' ch. 17. 6,
, 16 ; 36. 31
/ch. 13. 16;
26. 3 ; 28.
13
" ch. 17. 22 ;
IS. 33
ft ch. 28. 18,
10; 31. 46
i ver. 19 ;
Ruth 4. U ;
Mic. 6. 2
k ch. 30. 24
' ch. 48. 7
'" 1 S. 10. 2
" ch. 49. 4 ;
1 Chr. 6. 1
" ch. 29. 31-
35 ; 30. 18-
20
P ch. 30. 22-
24
1 ch. 30. 6-8
"" cb. 30. 10-
13
' ch. 18. 1 ;
23. 19
< ch. 25. 26
" ch. 26. 8
" ch. 1.6. 15
"" ch. 25. 30
V ch. 26. 34 ;
28. 9
' ch. 12. 6
" ch. 13. 6
6 ch. 32. 3
" ver. 1, 19
ath-arba (the same is Hebron), where
Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
28 And the days of Isaac were
'a hundred and fourscoi'e years.
29 And Isaac gave up the ghost,
and died, and was "gathered unto
his people, '' old and full of days :
and Esau and Jacob his sons buried
him.
O /I* _ Now these are the genera-
O v/ tions of •''Esau (the same is
Edom). 2 Esau took ^ his wives of
the daughters of Canaan : Adah the
daughter of Elon the Hittite, and
Oholibamah the daughter of Anah,
the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
3 and Basemath Ishmael's daugh-
ter, sister of Nebaioth. 4 And Adah
bare to Esau Eliphaz ; and Base-
math bare Reuel ; 5 and Oholi-
bamah bare Jeush, and Jalam, and
Korah : these are the sons of Esau,
that were born unto him in the land
of Canaan. 6 ^And Esau took his
wives, and his sons, and his daugh-
ters, and all the souls of his house,
and his cattle, and all his beasts,
and all his possessions, which he
had gathered in the land of
Canaan ; and went into a land
away from his brother Jacob.
7 "For their substance was too
great for them to dwell together;
and the land of their sojournings
could not bear them because of
their cattle. 8 And Esau dwelt in
mount *Seir : Esau is ''Edom.
9 And these are the generations
of Esau the father of '^the Edom-
ites in mourit Seir : 10 these are
the names of Esau's sons : Eliphaz
the son of Adah the wife of Esau,
Reuel the son of Basemath the
wife of Esau. 11 And the sons
of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar,
^ Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 And Timna was concubine to
Eliphaz Esau's son ; and she bare
to Eliphaz Amalek : these are the
sons of Adah, Esau's wife. 13 And
these are the sons of Reuel : Nahath,
and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah :
these were the sons of Basemath,
Esau's wife. 14 And these were
the sons of Oholibamah the
daughter of Anah, the daughter of
Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare
to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and
Korah.
15 These are the chiefs of the
sons of Esau : the sons of Eliphaz
the first-born of Esau : chief Te-
man, chief Omar, chief Zepho,
*Heb. Edom. » Inl Chr. i. 36. Zephi.
36.16
GENESIS
37. 7
Chie^ of Edom. Sons of Seir. Kings of Edoni. Jacob's Partiality for Joseph. Joseph's Dreams
chief Kenaz, 16 chief Korah, chief
Gatam, chief Amalek : these are
the chiefs that came of EHphaz in
the land of Edom ; these are the
sons of Adah. 17 And these are
the sons of Reuel, Esau's son :
chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief
Shammah, chief Mizzah : these
are the chiefs that came of Reuel
in the land of Edom ; these are the
sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
18 And these are the sons of Oho-
libamah, Esau's wife : chief Jeush,
chief Jalam, chief Korah : these
are the chiefs that came of Oho-
libamah the daughter of Anah,
Esau's wife. 19 These are the
sons of Esau, and these are their
chiefs : the same is Edom.
20 These are the sons of Seir
" the Horite, the inhabitants of the
land : Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon
and Anah, 21 and Dishon and Ezer
and Dishan : these are the chiefs
that came of the Horites, the chil-
dren of Seir in the land of Edom.
22 And the children of Lotan were
Hori and ^ Heman ; and Lotan's sis-
ter was Timna. 23 And these are
the children of Shobal : '^ Alvan and
Manahath and Ebal, ^ Shepho and
Onam. 24 And these are the chil-
dren of Zibeon : Aiah and Anah ;
this is Anah who found the hot
springs in the wilderness, as he fed
the asses of Zibeon his father. 25
And these are the children of
Anah : Dishon and Oholibamah
the daughter of Anah. 26 And
these are the children of ■* Dishon :
^Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran
and Cheran. 27 These are the
children of Ezer : Bilhan and
Zaavan and^Akan. 28 These are
the children of Dishan : Uz and
Aran. 29 These are the chiefs
that came of the Horites : chief
Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon,
chief Anah, 30 chief Dishon, chief
Ezer, chief Dishan : these are the
chiefs that came of the Horites,
according to their chiefs in the
land of Seir.
31 And these are the kings that
reigned in the land of Edom, be-
fore there I'eigned any 'king over
the children of Israel. 32 And
Bela the son of Beor reigned in
Edom; and the name of his city
was Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died,
1 In 1 Ohr. 1. 39, Homam.
2 In 1 Chr. 1. 40, Alian.
sin 1 Chr. 1. 40, Shephi.
5 In 1 Chr. 1. 41, Hamran.
< In 1 Chr. 1. 42, Jaakan.
* Heb. Dishan.
" ch. 14. 6 ;
Dt. 2. 12,
22 ; 1 Chr.
1. 38-42
6 ch. 17. 6,
16 ; 36. 11 ;
1 Chr. 1. 43
"ch. 17. 8;
28. 4
d ch. 41. 46
« ch. 35. 25,
/ ch. 44. 20
" ver. 23, 32
A ch. 28. 12 ;
31.10,11,24
36
and Jobab the son of Zerah ot
Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34
And Jobab died, and Husham of
the land of the Temanites reigned
in his stead. 35 And Husham
died, and Hadad the son of Bedad,
who smote Midian in the field of
Moab, reigned in his stead : and
the name of his city was Avith.
36 And Hadad died, and Samlah
of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
37 And Samlah died, and Shaul of
Rehoboth by the River reigned in
his stead. 38 And Shaul died, and
Baal-hanan the son of Achbor
reigned in his stead. 39 And
Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died,
and '^ Hadar reigned in his stead :
and the name of his city was
^ Pau ; and his wife's name was
Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred,
the daughter of Me-zahab.
40 And these are the names of the
chiefs that came of Esau, according
to their families, after their places,
by their names : chief Timna, chiei
^Alvah chief Jetheth, 41 chief Oho-
libamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,
42 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chiei
Mibzar, 43 chief Magdiel, chief
Iram : these are the chiefs of Edom,
according to their habitations in
the land of their possession. This
is Esau , the father of ^^ the Edomites.
O^ And Jacob dwelt in "the
O # land of his father's sojourn-
ings, in the land of Canaan. 2
These ai'e the generations of Jacob.
Joseph, being "^ seventeen years old,
was feeding the flock with his
brethren; and he was a lad with
"the sons of Bilhah, and with the
sons of Zilpah, his father's wives :
and Joseph brought the evil report
of them unto their father. 3 Now
Israel loved Joseph more than all
his children, because he was -^the
son of his. old age : and he made
him " a ^coat of many colors. 4 And
his brethren saw that their father
loved him more than all his
brethren ; and they hated him, and
could not speak peaceably unto
him.
5 And Joseph ''dreamed a dream,
and he told it to his brethren : and
they hated him yet the more. 6
And he said unto thern, Hear, I
pray you, this di-eam which I have
dreamed : 7 for, behold, we were
binding sheaves in the field, and,
' In 1 Chr. 1. 60, Hadad.
8 In 1 Chr. 1. 60, Pai.
9 In 1 Chr. 1. 61, Allah. ^ Heb. Edom.
11 Or, a long garment with sleeves
■ ASIA
FrankLioydBose. Cartographer :
■WiLBERTWWfnTE,MA.,PiiJ)..D.D., Editor- ;
O)PYRrGm;»i3,BrTH(M\SMliS0N&S0NS :
37.
GENESIS
37.35
Joseph's Dreams. He is sent to Sh^rlicm. His Brotliers sell him into Egypt. Jacob's Lamentation
lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood
upright ; and, behold, your sheaves
came round about, and "made
obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his
brethren said to him, * Shalt thou
indeed reign over us '{ or shalt thou
indeed have dominion over usi
And they hated him yet the more
for his dreams, and for his words.
9 And he dreamed yet another
dream, and told it to his brethren,
and said, Behold, I have dreamed
yet a dream ; and, behold, the sun
and the moon and eleven stars made
obeisance to me. 10 And he told
it to his father, and to his breth-
ren ; and his father rebuked him,
and said unto him. What is this
dream that thou hast dreamed"?
Shall I and thy mother and Hhy
brethren indeed come to bow down
ourselves to thee to the earth"?
11 And ''his brethren envied him ;
but his father kept the saying in
mind.
12 And his brethren went to
feed their father's Hock in She-
chem. 13 And Israel said unto
Joseph, Are not thy brethren feed-
ing the flock in "Shechem'? come,
and I will send thee unto them.
And he said to him. Here am I.
14 And he said to him, Go now,
see whether it is well with thy
brethren, and well with the flock ;
and bring me word again. -^So he
sent him out of the vale of Hebron,
and he came to Shechem. 15 And
a certain man found him, and, be-
hold, he was wandering in the
field : and the man asked him, say-
ing, What seekest thou"? 16 And
he said, I am seeking my brethren :
tell me, I pray thee, where they
are feeding the flock. 1 7 And the
man said. They are departed hence ;
for I heard them say. Let us go to
" Dothan. And Joseph went after
his brethren, and found them in
Dothan.
18 And they saw him afar off,
and before he came near unto
them, they conspired against him
to slay him. 19 And they said
one to another. Behold, this
^dreamer cometh. 20 Come now
therefore, and let us slay him, and
cast him into one of the pits, and
'^we will say. An evil beast hath
devoured him : and we shall see
what will become of his dreams.
21 And 'Reuben heard it, and de-
livered him out of their hand, and
1 Heb. master of dreams.
^ ch. 42. 6,
9 ; 43. 26 ;
44. 14
t> cli. 4a. 26 ;
Dt. 3:i. 16
" ch. 27. 29
d Acts 7. 9
« ch. 33. 18-
20
/ch. S.-;. 27
" 2 K. 6. 13
fc ver. 32
' ch. 42. 22
fc ver. 2S ; ch.
16. 12 ; 39. 1
'ch. iX 11
"' Jer. 8. 22;
46. 11
" ver. 20
''Ch.42. 21
P ver. 25 ;
Judg. 6. 1 ;
8. 22, 24
4 ch. 45. 4 ;
Acts 7. 9
' ver. 34 ; ch.
44. 13
t ch. 42. 13,
36
" ver. 3, 23
" ver. 29
Vver. 33;ch.
25. 8 ; 36. 29;
42. 38 ; 44.
29, 31
37
said. Let us not take his life. 22
And Reuben said unto them. Shed
no blood ; cast him into this pit
that is in the ^vilderness, but lay
no hand vipon him : that he might
deliver him out of their hand, to
restore him to his father. 23 And
it came to pass, when Joseph was
come unto his brethren, that they
stripped Joseph of his coat, the
coat of manj^ colors that was on
him ; 24 and they took him, and
cast hiin into the pit : and the pit
was empty, there was no water in
it.
25 And the.v sat down to eat
bread : and they lifted up their
eyes and looked, and, behold, a
caravan of *Ishmaelites was com-
ing from Gilead, with their camels
bearing -'spicery and ^"' balm and
■* myrrh, going to carry it down to
Egypt. 26 And Judah said unto
his brethren. What profit is it if we
slay our brotlier and "conceal his
blood"? 27 "Come, and let us sell
him to the Ishmaelites, and let not
our hand be upon him ; for he is
our brother, our flesh. And his
brethren hearkened unto him.
28 And there passed by ^Midian-
ites, merchantmen ; and they drew
and lifted up Joseph out of the pit,
and ''sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites
for twenty pieces of silver. And
''they brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned unto
the pit; and, behold, Joseph was
not in the pit; and he *rent his
clothes. 30 And he returned unto
his brethren, and said, 'The child
is not ; and I, whither shall I gol
31 And "they took Joseph's coat,
and killed a he-goat, and dipped
the coat in the blood ; 32 and they
sent the coat of many colors, and
they bi'ought it to their father, and
said. This have we found ; know
now whether it is thy son's coat or
not. 33 And he knew it, and said.
It is m.y son's coat ; "an evil beast
hath devoured him ; Joseph is
without doubt torn in pieces.
34 And Jacob "" rent his garments,
and put sackcloth upon his loins,
and mourned for his son many
days. 35 And all his sons and all
his daughters rose up to comfort
him ; but he refused to be com-
forted ; and he said, For I will go
down to ^ Sheol to my son mourn-
ing. And his father wept for him.
■ Or, gum tragacanth Or, Horax
3 Or, mastic * Or, ladanwn
37.36
GENESIS
38.28
Jndah's Children by Shna. His ChOdren by Tamar
36 And the ^ Midianites "sold him
into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer
of Pharaoh's, the '■^captain of the
guard.
Q O And it came to pass at
O O that time, that Judah went
down from his brethren, and
turned in to a certain * Adullamite.
whose name was Hirah. 2 And
Judah saw there a daughter of a
certain Canaanite whose name was
Shua ; and he took her, and went
in unto her. 3 And she conceived,
and bare a. son ; and he called his
name ''Er. 4 And she conceived
again, and bare a son ; and she
called his name Onan. 5 And she
yet again bare a son, and called his
name Shelah : and he was at Che-
zib, when she bare him. 6 And
Judah took a wife for Er his first-
born, and her name was Tamar.
7 And ** Er, Judah's first-born, was
wicked in the sight of Jehovah ;
and Jehovah slew him. 8 And
Judah said unto Onan, ^Go in
unto thy brother's wife, and per-
form the duty of a husband's
brother unto her, and raise up
seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan
knew that the seed would not be
his ; and it came to pass, when he
went in unto his brother's wife,
that he spilled it on the ground,
lest he snould give seed to his
brother. 10 And the thing which
he did was evil in the sight of
Jehovah : and he slew him also.
11 Then said Judah to Tamar his
daughter-in-law, •''Remain a widow
in thy father's house, till Shelah
my son be grown up ; for he said.
Lest he also die, like his brethren.
And Tamar went and dwelt in her
father's house.
1 2 And in process of time Shua's
daughter, the wife of Judah, died ;
and Judah was comforted, and
went up unto his sheep-shearers to
''Timnah, he and his friend Hirah
the Adullamite. 13 And it was
told Tamar, saying. Behold, thy
father-in-law goeth up to Timnah
to shear his sheep. 14 And she
Eut off from her the garments of
er widowhood, and '' covered her-
self with her veil, and wrapped
herself, and sat in the gate of
• Enaim, which is by the way to
Timnah ; for she saw that Shelah
was grown up, and she was not
given unto him to wife. 15 When
1 Heb. Medatiites.
* Heb. chief af the executioners.
"■ ch. 39. 1
f> Josh. 15.
35 ; 1 Sam.
22. 1
" cli. 46. 12 ;
Num. 26.
19
d 1 Chr. 2. 3
' Dt. 25. 5,
6 ; Mt. 22.
24
/Ruthl. 12,
13
^ Josh. 15.
10, 67
ft ch. 24. 65
' Josh. 15.
34
* ch. 41. 42
' Lev. 21. 9
' ch. 26.
24-26
38
Judah saw her, he thought her to
be a harlot ; for she had covered
her face. 16 And he turned unto
her by the way, and said. Come, I
pray thee, let me come in unto thee :
for he knew not that she was his
daughter-in-law. And she said,
What wilt thou give me, that thou
mayest come in unto me % 17 And
he said, I will send thee a kid of
the goats from the flock. And she
said, Wilt thou give me a pledge,
till thou send it 1 18 And he said,
What pledge shall I give thee I
And she said, * Thy signet and thy
cord, and thy staff that is in thy
hand. And he gave them to her,
and came in unto her, and she con-
ceived by him. 19 And she arose,
and went away, and put off her
veil from her, and put on the gar-
ments of her widowliood. 20 And
Judah sent the kid of the goats by
the hand of his friend the Adul-
lamite, to receive the pledge from
the woman's hand : but he found
her not. 21 Then he asked the
men of her place, saying. Where is
the ^prostitute, that was at Enaim
by the wayside 1 And they said,
There hath been no ^prostitute
here. 22 And he returned to
Judah, and said, I have not found
her ; and also the men of the place
said. There hath been no ^prosti-
tute here. 23 And Judah said.
Let her take it to her, lest we be
put to shame : behold, I sent this
kid, and thou hast not found her.
24 And it came to pass about
three months after, that it was
told Judah, saying, Tamar thy
daughter-in-law hath played the
harlot ; and moreover, behold, she
is with child by whoredom. And
Judah said, Bring her forth, and
'let her be burnt. 25 When she
was brought forth, she sent to her
father-in-law, saying, By the man,
whose these are, am I with child :
and she said. Discern, I pray thee,
whose are these, the signet, and
the cords, and the staff. 26 And
Judah acknowledged them, and
said. She is more righteous than I,
forasmuch as I gave her not to
Shelah my son. And he knew her
again no more. 27 And it came to
pass in the time of her travail,
that, behold, ""twins were in her
womb. 28 And it came to pass,
3 Heb. kedeshah, that is, a woman dedicated
to impure heathen worship. See Dt. 23. 17 ; Hoa,
4. 14.
38.29
GENESIS
40.2
Joseph is made Potiphar's Overseer. Joseph and Potiphar's Wife. Joseph is put in Prison
when she travailed, that one put
out a hand : and the midwife took
and bound upon his hand a scarlet
thread, saying, This came out first.
29 And it came to pass, as he drew
back his hand, that, behold, his
brother came out : and she said,
^ Wherefore hast thou made a
breach for thyself 1 therefore his
name was called ^ " Perez. 30 And
afterward came out his brother,
that had the scarlet thread upon
his hand : and his name was called
Zerah.
OO -^^^ Joseph was brought
O \y down to Egypt ; and Poti-
phar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the
captain of the guard, an Egyptian,
bought him of the hand of *the
Ishmaelites, that had brought him
down thither. 2 And "^ Jehovah
was with Joseph, and he was a
prosperous man ; and he was in
the house of his master the Egyp-
tian. 3 And his master ''saw that
Jehovah was with him, and that
Jehovah ''made all that he did to
iprosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph
found favor in his sight, and he
ministered unto him : and he made
him overseer over his house, and
-''all that he had he put into his
hand. 5 And it came to pass from
the time that he made him overseer
in his house, and over all that he
had, that Jehovah "blessed the
Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake ;
and ''the blessing of Jehovah was
upon all that he had, in the house
and in the field. 6 And he left all
that he had in Joseph's hand ; and
^he knew not aught that was with
him, save the bread which he did
eat. And Joseph was 'comely, and
well-favored.
7 And it came to pass after these
things, *that his master's wife
cast her eyes upon Joseph ; and
she said. Lie with me. 8 But ' he
refused, and said unto his master's
wife. Behold, my master "* knoweth
not what is with me in the house,
and he hath put all that he hath
into my hand : 9 ™ he is not greater
in this house than I ; neither hath
he kept back anything from me
but thee, because thou art his
wife : how then can I do this great
wickedness, and " sin against God 1
10 And it came to pass, as she
spake to Joseph day oy day, that
1 Or, How hast thou made a breach I a breach
be upon thee .' 2 That is, A breach.
3 Or, with him he knew not
* Or, knoweth not with me what is &e.
" ch. 46. 12 ;
Ruth 4. 12
* ch. 37. 26,
28, 36 ; Ps.
105. 17
•= ver. 3, 21,
23
d ch. 21. 22 ;
26. 28
' Ps. 1. 3
/ ver. 8, 22
'J ch. 30. 27
h Ut. 28. 3,
4,11
' ch. 29. 17
* Prov. 7.
1,1-20
' Prov. 6. 23,
24
"' ch. 41. 40
" ch. 42. 18 ;
2 Sam. 12.
13
" Ps. 105. 18
P ver. 2 ; Ps.
10.1. 19 ;
Acts 7. 9
9 ver. 4
'■ ver. 3, 8
' ver. 2
t ver. 3
« ver. 11, 13
he hearkened not unto her, to lie
by her, or to be with her. 1 1 And
it came to pass about this time,
that he went into the house to do
his work ; and there was none of
the men of the house there within.
1 2 And she caught him by his gar-
ment, saying, Lie with me : and he
left his garment in her hand, and
fled, and got him out. 13- And it
came to pass, when she saw that
he had left his garment in her
hand, and was fled forth, 14 that
she called unto the men of her
house^ and spake unto them, say-
ing. See, he hath brought in a
Hebrew unto us to mock us : he
came in unto me to lie with me,
and I cried with a loud voice :
15 and it came to pass, when he
heard that I lifted up my voice
and cried, that he left his garment
by me, and fled, and got him out.
16 And she laid up his garment
by her, until his master came
home. 17 And she spake unto
him according to these words,
saying. The Hebrew servant,
whom thou hast brought unto
us, came in unto me to mock me :
18 and it came to pass, as I lifted
up my voice and cried, that he left
his garment by me, and fled out.
19 And it came to pass, when
his master heard the words of his
wife, which she spake unto him,
saying. After this manner did thy
servant to me ; that his wrath
was kindled. 20 And Joseph's
master took him, and "put him
into the prison, the place where
the king's prisoners were bound :
and he was there in the prison.
21 But ^Jehovah was with Joseph,
and showed kindness unto him,
and gave him favor in the
sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 And the keeper of the prison
« committed to Joseph's hand all
the prisoners that were in the
prison ; and whatsoever they did
there, he was the doer of it.
23 ''The keeper of the prison
looked not to anything that was
under his hand, because 'Jehovah
was with him ; and that which he
did, * Jehovah made it to prosper.
/| /~\ And it came to pass after
^\J these things, that " the but-
ler of the king oi Egypt and his
baker offended their lord the king
of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was
wroth against his two officers,
against the chief of the butlers,
40.3
GENESIS
41.8
Joseph interprets the Dreams of Fellow-prisoners. Pharaoh's Dreams of the Sine and the Ears of drain
and against the chief of the bakers.
3 And he put them in ward in the
house of the " captain of the guard,
into the prison, the place where
Joseph was bound. 4 And the
captain of the guard charged Jo-
seph with them, and he ministered
unto them : and they continued
a season in ward. 5 And they
dreamed a dream both of them,
each man his dream, in one night,
each man according to the inter-
pretation of his dream, the butler
and the baker of the king of
Egypt, who were bound in the
prison. 6 And Joseph came in
unto them in the morning, and
saw them, and, behold, they were
sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoh's
officers that were with him in
ward in his master's house, say-
ing, * Wherefore look ye so sad
to-day^ 8 And they said unto
him, " We have dreamed a dream,
and there is none that can inter-
pret it. And .Joseph said unto
them, ** Do not interpretations be-
long to Godl tell it me, I pray
you.
9 And the chief butler told his
dream to .Joseph, and said to him.
In my dream, behold, a vine was
before me ; 1 0 and in the vine
were three branches : and it was
as though it budded, and its blos-
soms shot forth ; and the clusters
thereof brought forth ripe grapes :
1 1 and Pharaoh's cup was in my
hand ; and I took the grapes, and
pressed them into Pharaoh's cup,
and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's
hand. 12 And Joseph said unto
him. This is the interpretation of
it : the three bi'anches are three
days ; 1 3 within yet three days
shall Pharaoh lift up thy head,
and restore thee unto thine office :
and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup
into his hand, after the former
manner when thou wast his butler.
14 But have me in thy remem-
brance when it shall be well with
thee, and show kindness, I pray
thee, unto me, and make mention
of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me
out of this house : 1 5 for indeed
" I was stolen away out of the land
of the Hebrews : and here also
have I done nothing that they
should put me into the dungeon.
16 When the chief baker saw
that the interpretation was good,
he said unto Joseph, I also was in
my dream, and, behold, three bas-
° ch. 39. 1, 20
I' Neh. 2. 2
"ch. 41. 15
<>■ ch. 41. 16 ;
Dan. 2. 27,
2S
' ch. 37
28
26-
/2K. 25. 27;
Jer. 62. 31
" ver. 13
'' ver. 19
i Job 8. 11 ;
Is. 19. 6, 7
tDan. 2. 1,3
' Ex. 7. 11, 22
' Dan. 2. 27 ;
4. 7
kets of white bread were on my
head: 17 and in the uppermost
basket there was of all manner of
baked food for Pharaoh ; and the
bii'ds did eat them out of the bas-
ket upon my head. 18 And Jo-
seph answered and said. This is
the interpretation thereof : the
three baskets are three days ;
19 within yet three days shall
Pharaoh lift up thy head from off
thee, and shall hang thee on a
tree ; and the birds shall eat thy
flesh from off thee. 20 And it
came to pass the third day, which
was Pharaoh's birthday, that he
made a feast unto all his servants :
•''and he lifted up the head of the
chief butler and the head of the
chief baker among his servants.
21 And he restored the chief but-
ler unto his butlership again ; and
"he gave the cup into Pharaoh's
hand: 22 but ''he hanged the
chief baker : as Joseph had inter-
preted to them. 23 Yet did not
the chief butler remember Joseph,
but forgat him.
/\ -\ And it came to pass at
■Tti the end of two full years,
that Pharaoh dreamed : and, be-
hold, he stood by the ^ river.
2 And, behold, there came up
out of the river seven kine, well-
favored and fat-fleshed ; and they
fed in Hhe reed-grass. 3 And,
behold, seven other kine came
up after them out of the river.
ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and
stood by the other kine upon the
brink of the river. 4 And the
ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine
did eat up the seven well-favored
and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
5 And he slept and dreamed a
second time : and, behold, seven
ears of grain came up upon one
stalk, "^ rank and good. 6 And, be-
hold, seven ears, thin and blasted
with the east wind, sprung up
after them. 7 And the thin ears
swallowed up the seven " rank and
full ears. And Pharaoh awoke,
and, behold, it was a dream.
8 And it came to pass in the
morning that ^ his spirit was troub-
led ; and he sent and called for
all the ^ ' magicians of Egypt, and
all the wise men thereof : and
Pharaoh told them his dream; but
'" there was none that could inter-
pret them unto Pharaoh.
1 Heb. Yeor, that is, the Nile.
2 Heb. fat. * Or, sacred scribes
40
41.9
GENESIS
41.40
Joseph interprets Pharaoh's Dreams. lie is made Ruler of E^rypt
9 Then spake the chief butler
unto Pharaoh, saying, I / do re-
member " my faults this daj^ :
10 Pharaoh was wroth with his
servants, and put me in ward in
the house of the captain of the
guard, me and the chief baker :
11 and we dreamed a dream in
one night, I and he ; we dreamed
each man according to the inter-
pretation of his dream. 12 And
there was with us there a young
man, a Hebrew, servant to the
captain of the guard ; and we told
him, and he interpreted to us our
dreams ; to each man according
to his dream he did interpret.
13 And it came to pass, *as he
interpreted to us, so it was; "me
he restored unto mine office, and
him he hanged.
14 "Then Pharaoh sent and
called Joseph, and they brought
him ''hastily out of the dungeon:
and he shaved himself, and
changed his raiment, and came
in unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pha-
raoh said unto Joseph, I have
dreamed a dream, and Hhere is
none that can interpret it : and I
have heard say of thee, that when
thou hearest a dream thou canst
interpret it. 16 And Joseph an-
swered Pharaoh, saying, -^It is not
in me : '■> God will give Pharaoh ax\
answer of peace. 17 And Pharaoh
spake unto Joseph, In my dream,-
behold, I stood upon the brink of
the river: 18 ana, behold, there
came up out of the river seven
kine, fat-fleshed and well-favored ;
and they fed in the reed-grass :
19 and, behold, seven other kine
came up after them, poor and very
ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such
as I never saw in all the land of
Egypt for badness : 20 and the
lean and ill-favored kine did eat
up the first seven fat kine : 21 and
wnen they had eaten them up, it
could not be known that they nad
eaten them ; but they were still
ill-favored, as at the beginning.
So I awoke. 22 And I saw in my
dream, and, behold, seven ears
came up upon one stalk, full and
good : 23 and, behold, seven ears,
withered, thin, and blasted with
the east wind, sprung up after
them : 24 and the thin ears swal-
lowed up the seven good ears : and
I told it unto the magicians ; but
1 Or, V)ill make mnrtion of
2 Or, / was restored . . . and he was hanged
" ch. 40. 23
I" ch. 40. 21,
22
" Ps. 105. 20
<i Dan. 2. 25
" ver. 8
/Pan. 2. 30;
Zech. 4. G ;
Acts 3. 12 ;
2 Cor. 3. 5
" ver. 25, 28,
32 ; ch. 40. 8
'' ver. 28, 32
'■ 2 K. 8. 1
t ver. 25, 32
' ver. 47
' ver. 54, 56 ;
ch. 47. 13
" ver. 25, 28
P ver. ■
9 Dan. 4. 8,
9, 18; 6. 11,
14
"■ ver. 33
" Ps. 105. 21.
22 ; Acts 7.
10
41
there was "none that could declare
it to me.
25 And Joseph said unto Pha-
raoh, The dream of Pharaoh is
one : '* what God is about to do
he hath declared unto Pharaoh.
26 The seven good kine are seven
years ; and the seven good ears
are seven years : the dream is one.
27 And the seven lean and ill-
favored kine that came up after
them are seven years, and also the
seven empty ears blasted with the
east wind ; ^ they shall be seven
years of famine. 28 That is the
thing which I spake unto Pharaoh ;
*■' what God is about to do he hath
showed unto Pharaoh. 29 Behold,
there come ' seven years of great
plenty throughout all the land of
Egypt : 30 and there shall arise
after them *" seven years of famine ;
and all the plenty shall be foi'got-
ten in the land of Egypt ; and the
famine shall consume the land ;
31 and the plenty shall not be
known in the land by reason of
that famine which followeth ; for
it shall be very grievous. 32 "And
for that the dream was doubled
unto Pharaoh, it is because the
thing is established by God, and
God will shortly bring it to pass.
33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look
out a man "discreet and wise, and
set him over the land of Egypt.
34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let
him appoint overseers over the
land, and take up the fifth part of
the land of Egypt in the seven
plent'^ous years. 35 And ^ let them
gather all the food of these good
years that come, and lay up grain
under the hand of Pharaoh for food
in the cities, and let them keep it.
36 And the food shall be for a
store to the land against the seven
years of famine, wdiich shall be in
the land of Egypt , that the land
perish not through the famine.
37 And the thing was good in
the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the
eyes of all his servants. 38 And
Pharaoh said unto his servants.
Can we find such a one as thi.s, a
man ' in whom the spirit of God is *?
39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
Forasmuch as God hath showed
thee all this,/ there is none so dis-
creet and wise as thou : 40 * thou
shalt be over my house, and ac-
cording unto thy word shall all
my people ^be ruled : only in the
s Or, order themselves Or, do homage
41.41
GENESIS
42.15
Joseph is made Ruler of Egypt. His Marriage. The Famine comes. Jacob's Sons sent to Egypt for Food
throne will I be greater than thou.
41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
See, I have set thee " over all the
land of Egypt. 42 And Pharaoh
*took off his signet ring from his
hand, and put it upon Joseph's
hand, and arrayed him in vestures
of ^ fine linen, and " put a gold
chain about his neck ; 43 and he
made him to ride in the second
chariot which he had ; and they
cried before him, " Bow the knee :
and he set him over all the land
of Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh said
unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and
"^ without thee shall no man lift up
his hand or his foot in all the land
of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called
Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah ;
and ne gave him to wife Asenath,
the daughter of Poti-phera priest of
^On. And Joseph went out over
the land of Egypt.
46 And Joseph was -^thirty years
old when he stood before Pharaoh
king of Egypt. And Joseph went
out from the presence of Pharaoh,
and went throughout all the land
of Egypt. 47 And in the seven
plenteous years the earth brought
forth by handfuls. 48 And he
gathered up all the food of the
seven years which were in the land
of Egypt, and laid up the food in
the cities : the food of the held,
which was round about every city,
laid he up in the same. 49 And
Joseph laid up grain as the sand
of the sea, very much, until he left
off numbering ; for it was without
number. 50 And unto Joseph were
born two sons before the year of
famine came, whom Asenath, the
daughter of Poti-phera priest of On,
bare unto him. 51 And Joseph
called the name of the fii'st-born
^ Manasseh : For, said he, God hath
made me forget all my toil, and
all my father's house. 52 And the
name of the second called he
* Ephraim : For ^ God hath made
me fruitful in the land of my afflic-
tion. 53 And the seven years of
plenty, that was in the land of
Egypt, came to an end. 54 And
'^the seven years of famine began
to come, according as Joseph had
said : and there was famine in all
lands ; but in all the land of Egypt
there was bread. 55 And when
1 Or, cotton
^ Abrech, probably an Egyptian word, similar
In sound to the Hebrew word meaning to kneel.
3 That is, Making to forget.
* From a Hebrew word signifying to be fruitful.
" ch. 42. 6
t' Esth. 3. 10
" Dan. 5. 7,
16,29
d Pb. 105. 22
" Jer. 43. 13 ;
Ezek. 30.
17
/ch. 37. 2
"ch. 17. 6;
28. 3 ; 49.
22
>^ ver. 30 •,
Ps. 105. 16 ;
Acts 7. 11
: Acts 7. 12
«: ch. 43. 8
' ch. 36. 24
"■* ch, 41. 57 ;
Acts 7. 11
" ch. 41. 41,
65
° ch. 37. 8-
10 ; 41. 43
9 ch. 37. 2 ;
41. 46, .53
"■ ch. 37. 6-9
' ch. 37. 8
' ver. 16, 19,
31, 34
" ch. 43. 7
"ver. 32; ch.
37. 30 ; 44.
42
all the land of Egypt was famished,
the people cried to Pharaoh for
bread : and Pharaoh said unto all
the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph ;
what he saith to you, do. 56 And
the famine was over all the face
of the earth : and Joseph opened all
the store-houses, and sold unto the
Egyptians ; and the famine was
sore in the land of Egypt. 57 And
all countries came into Egypt to
Joseph to buy grain, because the
famine was soi'e in all the earth.
A^ Now 'Jacob saw that
^^ there was grain in Egypt,
and Jacob said unto his sons, Why
do ye look one upon another 1
2 And he said. Behold, I have
heard that there is grain in Egypt :
get you down thither, and buy for
us from thence ; * that we may live,
and not die. 3 And Joseph's ten
brethren went down to buy grain
from Egypt. 4 But 'Benjamin,
Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not
with his brethren ; for he said,
Lest peradventure harm befall him.
5 And the sons of Israel came to
buy among those that came : "^ for
the famine was in the land of Ca-
naan. 6 And " Joseph was the
governor over the land ; he it was
that sold to all the people of the
land. And Joseph's brethren came,
and "bowed down themselves to
him with their faces to the earth.
7 And Joseph saw his brethren,
and he knew them, but made him-
self strange unto them, and ^ spake
roughly with them ; and he said
unto them. Whence come ye 1 And
they said, From the land of Canaan
to buy food. 8 And Joseph knew
his brethren, but *they knew not
him. 9 And Joseph ''remembered
the dreams which he di'eamed of
them, and said unto them. Ye are
spies ; to see the nakedness of the
land ye are come. 10 And they
said unto him. Nay, * my lord, but
to buy food are thy servants come.
1 1 We are all one man's sons ; we
are ' true men, thy servants are no
spies. 12 And he said unto them.
Nay, but to see the nakedness of
the land ye are come. 13 And
they said. We thy servants are
twelve brethren, the sons of one
man in the land of Canaan; and,
behold, the youngest is this day
with " our father, and '' one is not.
14 And Joseph said unto them,
That is it that I spake unto you,
saying. Ye are spies : 15 hereby ye
42.16
GENESIS
43.7
Joseph's Rongliness. Simeon boand. The others return. Their None; found in their Saclcs. They are.sent again
shall be proved : by the life of Pha-
raoh ye shall not go forth hence,
except your youngest brother come
hither. 16 Send one of you, and
let him fetch your brother, and ye
shall be bound, that your words
may be proved, whether there be
" truth in you : or else by the life
of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
17 And he put them all together
into *ward three days.
18 And Joseph said unto them
the third day, This do, and live ;
for " I fear God : 1 9 if ye be true
men, let one of your brethren be
bound in your prison-house ; but
go ye, carry grain for the famine
of your houses : 20 and •* bring
your youngest brother unto me ;
so shall your words be verified,
and ye shall not die. And they
did so. 21 And they said one to
another, " We are verily guilty con-
cerning our brothei, in that we
saw the distress of his soul, when
he besought us, and we would not
hear ; therefore is this distress
come upon us. 22 And Reuben
answered them, saying, •''Spake I
not unto you, saying, JDo not sin
against the child; and ye would
not hear] therefore also, behold,
his blood is required. 23 And they
knew not that Joseph understood
them ; for there was an interpreter
between them. 24 And he turned
himself about from them, and
s'wept; and he returned to them,
and spake to them, and ''took
Simeon from among them, and
bound him before their eyes. 25
'Then Joseph commanded to fill
their vessels with grain, and to re-
store every man's money into his
sack, and to give them provision
for the way : and thus was it done
unto them.
26 And they laded their asses
with their grain, and departed
thence. 27 And as one of them
opened his sack to give his ass
provender in the lodging-place, he
espied his money ; and, behold, it
was in the mouth of his sack.
28 And he said unto his brethren,
My money is restored ; and, lo, it
is even in my sack : and their heart
failed them, and they turned trem-
bling one to another, saying, *What
is this that God hath done unto us 1
29 And they came unto Jacob their
father unto the land of Canaan,
and told him all that had befallen
them, saying, 30 The man, the lord
" ver. 11
6 ch. 40. 4, 7
' ch. 39. 9
d ver. 34
" ch. 37. 26-
28 i 45. 3
/ch. 37. 22
« ch. 43. 30 ;
46. 14, 15
A ch. 43. 14,
23
i ch. 44. 1
k ch. 43. 23
' ver. n
' ch. 43. 12,
16
" ch. 37. 35 ;
44. 29, 31
" ch. 41. 66,
67
P ver. 6 ; ch.
44.23
43
of the land, spake roughly with us,
and took us for spies of the country.
31 And we said unto him. We are
' true men ; we are no spies : 32 we
are twelve brethren^ sons of our
father ; one is not, ana the youngest
is this day with our father in the
land of Canaan. 33 And the man,
the lord of the land, said unto us,
Hereby shall I know that ye are
true men : leave one of your breth-
ren with me, and take grain for the
famine of your houses, and go your
way ; 34 and bring your youngest
brother unto me : then shall I
know that ye are no spies, but
that ye are true men : so will I de-
liver you your brother, and ye
shall traffic in the land.
35 And it came to pass as they
emptied their sacks, that, behold,
'"every man's bundle of money was
in his sack : and when they and
their father saw their bundles of
money, they were afraid. 36 And
Jacob their father said unto them.
Me have ye bereaved of my chil-
dren : J oseph is not, and Simeon is
not, and ye will take Benjamin
away : all these things are ^ against
me. 37 And Reuben spake unto
his father, saying, Slay my two
sons, if I bring him not to thee :
deliver him into my hand, and I
will bring him to thee again. 38
And he said. My son shall not go
down with you ; for his brother is
dead, and he only is left : ^f harm
befall him by the way in which ye
go, then will ye " bring down my
gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
A ^ . ° And the famine was sore
jt O in the land. 2 And it came
to pass, when they had eaten up
the grain which they had brought
out of Egypt, their father said unto
them. Go again, buy us a little
food. 3 And Judah spake unto
him, saying, *'The man did solemnly
protest unto us, saying. Ye shall not
see my face, except your brother
be with you. 4 If thou wilt send
our brother with us, we will go
down and buy thee food : 5 but
if thou wilt not send him, we will
not go down ; for the man said unto
us, Ye shall not see my face, except
your brother be with you. 6 And
Israel said. Wherefore dealt ye so
ill with me, as to tell the man
whether ye had yet a brother 1 1
And they said. The man asked
straitly concerning ourselves, and
I Or, upon
43.
GENESIS
43.34
Jacob's Sons sent again, and Benjamin witli them. Joseph feasts with his Brothers
concerning our kindred, saying,
" Is your father yet alive 1 have ye
another brother 1 and we told him
according to the tenor of these
words : could we in anj' wise know
that he would say. Bring your
brother down 1 8 And Judah said
unto Israel his father, Send the lad
with me, and we will arise and go ;
*that we may live, and not die,
both we, and thou, and also our
little ones. 9^1 will be surety for
him ; of my hand shalt thou require
him : if I bring him not unto thee,
and set him before thee, then ^ let
me bear the blarne for ever : 10 for
except we had lingered, surely we
had now returned a second time.
11 And their father Israel said
unto them, If it be so now, do this :
take of the choice fruits of the land
in your vessels, and carry down
the man •* a present, a little " balm,
and a little honey, spicery and
myrrh, - nuts, and almonds ; 1 2 and
take double money in your hand ;
and -^ the money that was returned
in the mouth of your sacks carry
again in your hand; perad venture
it was an oversight : 13 take also
your brother, and arise, go again
unto the man: 14 and *•'' God Al-
mighty '' give you mercy before the
man, that he may release unto you
' your other brother and Benjamin.
And * if I be bereaved of my chil-
dren, I am bereaved. 1 5 And the
men took ' that present, and they
took double money in their hand,
and Benjamin ; and rose up, and
went down to Egypt, and stood
before Joseph.
16 And when Joseph saw Ben-
jamin with them, he said to the
steward of his house. Bring the
men into the house, and slay, and
make ready ; for the men shall dine
with me at noon. 17 And the man
did as Joseph bade; and the man
brought the men to Joseph's house.
18 And the men were afraid, be-
cause they were brought to Joseph's
house ; and they said, Because of
the money that was returned in
our sacks at the first time ai"e we
brought in ; _ that he may ■* seek
occasion against us, and fall upon
us, and take us for bondmen, and
our asses. 1 9 And they came near
to the steward of Joseph's house.
1 Heb. I shall have sinned against thee for ever.
2 That is. pistachio nuts.
« Heb. El Shaddai.
* Heb. roll himself upon us.
" ver. 27 ; ch.
48. 13
b ch. 42. 2
' ch. 42. 37
d ver. 25, 26
' ch. 37. 2a
/ver. 21, 22
" ch. 17. 1 ;
28.3; 35. U
A Ps. 100. 46
« ch. 42. 24
k ch. 42. 36
' ver. 11
"" ch. 42. 35
" ver. 12, 15
" ch. 42. 28
P ch. 42. 24
«ch. 18. 4;
19. 2 ; 24. 32
*■ ver. 11, 15
' ch. 37. 7, 10
< ver. 7 ; ch.
45. 3
" ch. 37. 7, 10
" ch. 42. 13
"Num. 6.
25 ; Ps. 67.
V ch. 42. 24 ;
45. 2, 14, 15 ;
46. 29
' ch. 45. 1
" ch. 46. 34
t> ch. 42. 7
and they spake unto him at the
door of the house, 20 and said, Oh,
my lord, we came indeed down at
the fii-st time to buy food : 21 and
it came to pass, when we came to
the lodging-place, that we opened
our sacks, and, behold, '" every
rnan's money was in the mouth of
his sack, our money in full weight :
and " we have brought it again in
our hand. 22 And other money
have we brought down in our hand
to buy food : we know not who put
our money in our sacks. 2.3 And
he said. Peace be to you, fear not :
"your God, and the God of your
father, hath given you treasure in
your sacks : I had your money.
And ^he brought Simeon out unto
them. 24 And the man brought the
men into Joseph's house, and *gave
them water, and they washed their
feet ; and he gave their asses prov-
ender. 25 And they made ready
[ the present against Joseph's com-
ing at noon : for they heard that
they should eat bread there.
26 And when Joseph came home,
they brought him the present
which was in their hand into the
house, and 'bowed down them-
selves to him to the earth. 27 And
he asked them of their welfare,
and said, *^Is your father well, the
old man of whom ye spake *? Is he
yet alive'? 28 And they said. Thy
servant our father is well, he is yet
alive. " And they bowed the head,
and made obeisance. 29 And he
lifted up his eyes, and saw Ben- i
jamin his brother, his mother's son,
and said, Is^ this "your youngest
brother, of whom ye spake unto
me? And he said, ""God be gracious
unto thee, my son. 30 And Joseph
made haste ; for his heart yearned
over his brother : and he sought
where to weep ; and he entered
into his chamber, and ^ wept there.
31 And he washed his face, and
came out ; and he ^ refrained him-
self, and said, Set on bread. 32 And
they set on for him by himself,
and for them by themselves, and
for the Egyptians, that did eat
with him, _Dy themselves: because
the Egyptians might not eat bread
with the Hebrews ; for that is "an
abomination unto the Egyptians.
33 And they sat before him, f the
first-born according to his birth-
right, and the youngest according
to his youth : and the men mar-
velled one with another. 34 And
44
44.1
GENESIS
44.31
Joseph's Brothers depart with his Gap, and are reralled. Jadah's Intercession for Benjamin
' he took and sent messes unto tliem
from before him : " but Benjamin's
mess was five times so much as any
of theirs. And they drank, and
'^ were merry with him.
A A * And he commanded the
T^ j^ steward of his house, saying,
Fill the men's sacks with food, as
much as they can carry, and put
every man's money in his sack's
mouth. 2 And put my cup, the
silver cup, in the sack's mouth of
the youngest, and his grain money.
And he did according to the word
that Joseph had spoken. 3 As
soon as the morning was light, the
men were sent away, they and
their as^es. 4 And when they were
gone out of " the city, and were not
yet far off, Joseph said unto his
steward. Up, follow after the men ;
and when thou dost overtake them,
say unto them. Wherefore have ye
rewarded evil for goodl 5 Is not
this that in which my lord drinketh,
and whereby he indeed '' divineth 1
ye have done evil in so doing. 6
And he overtook them, and he
spake unto them these words. 7
And they said vinto him. Where-
fore speaketh my lord such words
as these 1 Far be it from thy ser-
vants that they should do such a
thing. 8 Behold, ''the money, which
we found in our sacks' mouths, we
brought again vtnto thee out of the
land of Canaan : how then should
we steal out of thy lord's house
silver or gold '? 9 •''With whom-
soever of thy servants it be found,
let him die, and we also will be my
lord's ^ bondmen. 10 And he said.
Now also let it be according unto
your words : he with whom it is
found shall be my bondman ; and
ye shall be blameless. - 1 1 Then
they hasted, and took down every
man his sack to the ground, and
opened every man his sack. 12
And he searched, and began at the
eldest, and left off at the youngest :
and ''the cup was found in Ben-
jamin's sack. 1.3 Then they 'rent
their clothes, and laded every man
his ass, and returned to '' the city.
14 And .Judah and his brethren
came to Joseph's house ; and he
was yet there : and ' they fell be-
fore him on the ground. 15 And
Joseph said unto them, What deed
is this that ye have done "? know ye
not that such a man as I can indeed
"'divine'? 16 And Judah said, What
I Or, messes were taken 2 Heb. drank largely.
" ch. 35. 24
ft ch. 42. 25
''ver. 13
<* ver. 15 ; ch.
30. 27 ;
Lev. 19.26;
Dt. 18. 10-
14
*■ ch. 43. 21
/ch. 31. 32
i' ver. IG
'' ver. 2
i ch. 37. 29,
34
* ver. 4
' ch. 37. 7, 10
™ ver. 5
" ver. 9
"ch. 37. 7, 8;
41. 40-44
3' ch. 43. 7
' ver. 30 ; ch.
43. 8
•"ch. 37. 33;
42. 13, 38
' ch. 43. 3
« ch. 37. 31-
36
" ver. 31 ; ch.
42. 38
shall we say unto my lord 1 what
shall we speak 'I or hoM' shall we clear
ourselves 1 God hath found out the
iniquity of thy servants : behold,
we are my lord's "bondmen, both
we, and he also in whose hand the
cup is found. 17 And he said, Far
be it from me that I should do so :
the man in whose hand the cup is.
found, he shall be my bondman;
but as for you, get you up in peace
unto your father.
18 Then Judah came near unto
him, and said. Oh, my lord, let thy
servant, I pray thee, speak a word
in my lord's ears, and let not thine
anger burn against thy servant ;
for " thou art even as Pharaoh. 1 9
^My lord asked his servants, say-
ing. Have ye a father, or a brother ?
20 And we said unto my lord. We
have a father, an old man, and a
child of his old age, * a little one ;
and his brother '"is dead, and he
alone is left of his mother ; and his
father loveth him. 21 And thou
saidst unto thy servants. Bring him
down unto me, that I may set mine
eyes upon him. 22 And we said
unto my lord. The lad cannot
leave his father : for if he should
leave his father, his father would
die. 23 And thou saidst unto thy
servants, * Except your youngest
brother come down Avith you, ye
shall see ray face no more. 24 And
it came to pass when we came up
unto thy servant my father, we
told him the words of my lord.
25 And our father said, Go again,
buy us a little food. 26 And we
said, We cannot go down : if our
youngest brother be with us, then
will we go down ; for we may not
see the man's face^ except our
youngest brother be with us.
27 And thy servant my father
said unto us. Ye know that my
wife bare me two sons : 28 and
the one went out from me, and
'I said. Surely he is torn in pieces;
and I have not seen him since :
29 and if ye take this one also
from me, and harm befall him, ye
will "bring down my gray hairs
with * sorrow to Sheol. 30 Now
therefore when I come to thy ser-
vant my father, and the lad is not
with us ; seeing that * his life is
bound up in the lad's life ; 31 it
will come to pass, when he seeth
3 Heb. evil.
* Or, his soul is knit with the lad's soul See 1
Sam. 18. 1.
45
44.32
GENESIS
45.26
Joseph makes himself known. Pharaoh sends for Jacob
that the lad is not with us, that he
will die : and thy servants will
" bring down the gray hairs of thy
servant our father with sorrow to
Sheol. 32 For thy servant * be-
came surety for the lad unto my
father, saying, If I bring him not
unto thee, then shall I bear the
blame to my father for ever.
33 Now therefore, let thy servant,
I pray thee, abide instead of the
laa a bondman to my lord ; and let
the lad go up with his brethren.
34 For how shall I go up to my
father, if the lad be not with me "?
lest I see the evil that shall come
on my father.
A pT Then Joseph could not re-
Tl fj frain himself before all them
that stood by him ; and he cried.
Cause every man to go out from
me. And there stood no man with
him, "while Joseph made himself
known unto his brethren. 2 And
^ he ^ wept aloud : and the Egyp-
tians heard, and the house of Pha-
raoh heard. 3 And Joseph said
unto his brethren, I am Joseph ;
^doth my father yet live "? And
his brethren could not answer him ;
for •'^they were troubled at his pres-
ence. 4 And .Joseph said unto his
brethren. Come near to me, I pray
you. And they came near. And
he said, I am Joseph your brother,
whom ye sold into Egypt. 5 And
now be not grieved, nor angry with
yourselves, that ^ ye sold me hither :
for ''God did send me before you
to preserve life. 6 For ' these two
years hath the famine been in the
land : and there are yet five years,
in which there shall be neither
plowing nor harvest. 7 And * God
sent me before you to preserve you
a remnant in the earth, and to save
you alive ';^ by a great deliverance.
8 So now it was not you that sent
me hither, but God : and he hath
made me a father to Pharaoh, and
lord of all his house, and ruler over
all the land of Egypt. 9 Haste ye,
and go up to my father, and 'say
unto him. Thus saith thy son
Joseph, God hath made me lord
of all Egypt : come down unto
me, tarry not ; 1 0 and thou shalt
dwell in the land of ™ Goshen, and
thou shalt be near unto me, thou,
and thy children, and thy chil-
dren's children, and thy flocks,
and thy herds, and all that thou
1 Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping.
2 Or, to be a great company that escape
° ver. 29
b ch. 43. 9
' Acts 7. 13
d ver. 14, 15 :
ch. 46. 29
' ch. 43. 27
/ch. 37. 20-
28; 42. 21,
22
B ch. 37. 28 ;
44.20
'i ver. 7, 8 ;
ch. 60. 20
' ch. 37. 2 ;
41. 46, 53
* ver. 5
' Acts 7. 14
"' ch. 46. 28,
34
" ch. 47. 12
» Acts 7. 14
P ver. 2
« Acts 7. 13
■ ch. 27. 28
'ver. 21,27;
ch. 46. 6 ;
Num. 7.
3-8
" 2 K. 5. 5
" ch. 43. 34
*ch. 37. 31-35
46
hast : 1 1 and there will I " nourish
thee ; for there are yet five years
of famine ; lest thou come to pov-
erty, thou, and thy household, and
all that thou hast. 12 And, be-
hold, your eyes see, and the eyes
of my brother Benjamin, that it
is my mouth that speaketh unto
you. 13 And ye shall tell my
father of all my glory in Egypt,
and of all that ye have seen : ana
ye shall haste and "bring down
my father hither. 14 And he fell
upon his brother Benjamin's neck,
and ^ wept ; and Benjamin wept
upon his neck. 15 And he kissed
all his brethren, and wept upon
them : and after that his qfethren
talked with him.
1 6 And * the report thereof was
heard in Pharaoh s house, saying,
.Joseph's brethren are come : and
it pleased Pharaoh well, and his
servants. 17 And Pharaoh said
unto Joseph, Say unto thy breth-
ren. This do ye : lade your beasts,
and go, get you unto the land or
Canaan ; 1 8 and take your father
and your households, and come
unto me : apd '' I will give you the
good of the land of Egypt, and
ye shall eat the fat of the land.
19 Now thou art commanded, this
do ye : take you ' wagons out of
the land of Egypt for your little
ones, and for your wives, and bring
your father, and come. 20 Also
regard not your stuff; for the good
of all the land of Egypt is yours.
21 And the sons of Israel did
so : and Joseph gave them ' wag-
ons, according to the command-
ment of Pharaoh, and gave them
provision for the way. 22 To all
of them he gave each man ^changes
of raiment ; but to Benjamin he
gave three hundred pieces of sil-
ver, and "five changes of raiment.
23 And to his father he sent after
this manner : ten asses laden with
the good things of Egypt, and ten
she-asses laden with grain and
bread and provision for his father
by the way. 24 So he sent his
brethren away, and they departed :
and he said unto them. See that ye
fall not out by the way. 25 And
they went up out of Egypt, and
came into the land of Canaan unto
Jacob their father. 26 And they
told him, saying, Joseph is yet
alive, and he is ruler over all the
land of Egypt. And his heart
fainted, for *he believed them not.
45.27
GENESIS
46.29
Jacob and his Family come to Soshen. Their Kames given. Joseph meets liis Father
27 And they told him all the words
of Joseph, which he had said unto
them : and when he saw the " wag-
ons which Joseph had sent to carry
him, the spirit of Jacob their father
revived : 28 and Israel said, It is
enough ; Joseph my son is yet
alive : I will go and see him before
I die.
A f* And Israel took his journey
rtvJ with all that he had, and
came to * Beer-sheba, and offered
sacrifices unto the "God of his
father Isaac. 2 And ''God spake
unto Israel in the visions of the
night, and said, "Jacob, Jacob.
And he said, Here am I. 3 And
he said, ^I am God, the God of thy
father : fear not to go down into
Egypt ; for I will there make of
thee a great nation : 4 ^ I will go
down with thee into Egypt ; and
''I will also surely binng thee up
again : and ' Joseph shall put his
hand upon thine eyes. 5 And
Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba:
and the sons of Israel carried Jacob
their father, and their little ones,
and their wives, in the * wagons
which Pharaoh had sent to carry
him. 6 And they took their cattle,
and their goods, which they had
gotten in the land of Canaan, and
'came into Egypt, Jacob, and all
his seed with him : 7 his sons,
and his sons' sons with him, his
daughters, and his sons' daughters,
and all his seed brought he with
him into Egypt.
8 And these are the names of the
children of Israel, who came into
Egypt, Jacob and his sons : Heuben,
Jacoo's first-born. 9 And the
sons of Reuben : Hanoch, and
Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
10 And the sons of Simeon : ^ Jem-
uel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and
^Jachin, and ^Zohar, and Shaul
the son of a Canaanitish woman.
II And the sons of Levi: "^Ger-
shon, Kohath, and Merari. 1 2 And
the sons of Judah : Er, and Onan,
and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah ;
but Er and Onan died in the land
of Canaan. And the sons of Perez
were Hezron and Hamul. 13 And
the sons of Issachar : Tola, and
^Puvah, and lob, and Shimron.
14 And the sons of Zebulun :
1 In Num. 26. 12, 1 Chr. 4. 24, Nemuel.
- In 1 Chr. 4. 24, Jarib.
3 In Num. 26. 13, 1 Chr. 4. 24, Zerah.
* In 1 Chr. 6. 16, Gershovi.
6 In 1 Chr. 1. 1, Puah, Jashub. See Num. 26.
23. 24.
° ver. 19
i-ch.
28.
10
''ch.
26.
24,
28.
13
dNum.
12.6
Job 33
14
15
"ch.
22.
n;
31.
11
/ch
17.
1;
28.
13
^ch.
28.
15
Ach
50
24
Ex
3.
8
'Ch.
60.
1
* ch. 45. 21
■ Acts 7. 15
'Ex. 1. 5;
Dt. 10. 22 ;
Acts 7. 14
' ch. 45. 10
47
Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel
15 These are the sons of Leah,
whom she bare unto Jacob in
Paddan-aram, with his daughter
Dinah: all the souls of his sons
and his daughters were thirty and
three. 16 And the sons of Gad:
•^Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and
'EzDon, Eri, and '^Aiodi, and
Areli. 1 7 And the sons of Asher :
Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and
Beriah, and Serah their sister ;
and the sons of Beriah : Heber,
and Malchiel. 18 These are the
sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave
to Leah his daughter ; and these
she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen
souls. 19 The sons of Rachel
Jacob's wife : Joseph and Benja-
min. 20 And unto Joseph in the
land of Egypt were born Manasseh
and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the
daughter of Poti-phera priest of
On, bare unto him. 21 And the
sons of Benjamin : Bela, and
Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and
Naaman, ^ Ehi, and Rosh, " Mup-
pim, and "Huppim, and Ard.
22 These are the sons of Rachel,
who were born to Jacob : all the
souls were fourteen. 23 And the
sons of Dan : ^'" Hushim. 24 And
the sons of Naphtali : '^Jahzeel,
and Guni, and Jezer, and '^Shillem.
25 These are the sons of Bilhah,
whom Laban gave unto Rachel his
daughter, and these she bare unto
Jacob : all the souls were seven.
26 All the ^^ souls that came with
Jacob into Egypt, that came out
of his loins, besides Jacob's sons'
wives, all the souls were three-
score and six ; 27 and the sons of
Joseph, who were born to him in
Egypt, were two souls : '" all the
souls of the house of Jacob, that
came into Egypt, were threescore
and ten.
28 And he sent Judah before
him unto Joseph, to show the way
before hirn unto " Goshen ; ana
they came into the land of Goshen.
29 And Joseph made ready his
chariot, and went up to meet
Israel his father, to Goshen ; and
he presented himself unto him,
8 In Num. 26. 15, Zephon.
7 In Num. 26. 16, Ozni.
8 In Num. 26. 17, Arod.
"■> In Num. 26. 38, Ahiram.
1" In Num. 26. 39, Shevhupham. In 1 Chr. 7
12, Shupinin. n In Num. 26. 39, Hnpham.
12 In Num. 26. 42, Shuham.
13 In 1 Chr. 7. 13, Jnhziel.
" In 1 Chr. 7. 13, Shallum.
15 Or, souls belonging to Jacob that came
46.30
GENESIS
47.19
Joseph meets his Father. Jacob presented to Pharaoh. The Famine and its Results
and fell on his neck, and " wept on
his neck a good while. 30 And
Israel said unto Joseph, Now let
me die, since I have seen thy face,
that thou art yet alive. 31 And
Joseph said unto his brethren, and
unto his father's house, 'I ^yill go
up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say
unto him. My brethren, and my
father's house, who were in the
land of Canaan, are come unto me ;
32 and the men are shepherds, for
they have been keepers of cattle ;
and they have brought their flocks,
and their herds, and all that they
have. 33 And it shall come to
pass, when Pharaoh shall call you,
and shall say. What is your occupa-
tion ^ 34 that ye shall say. Thy
servants have been keepers of
cattle from our youth even until
now, both we, " and our fathers :
that ye may dwell in the land of
•* Goshen ; for every shepherd is
an abomination unto the Egyp-
tians.
A ^ Then Joseph went in and
■^ I told Pharaoh, and said. My
father and my brethren, and their
flocks, and their herds, and all that
they have, are come out of the
land of Canaan ; and, behold, they
are in the land of Goshen. 2 And
from among his brethren he took
five men, and presented them unto
Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said
unto his brethren. What is your
occupation % And they said unto
Pharaoh, Thy servants are ''shep-
herds, both we, and our fathers.
4 And they said unto Pharaoh, To
sojourn in the land are we come ;
for there is no pasture for thy ser-
vants' flocks; for the famine is
sore in the land of Canaan : now
therefore, we pray thee, let thy
.servants dwell in the land of
Goshen. 5 And Pharaoh spake
unto .loseph, saying. Thy father
and thy brethren are come unto
thee : 6 the land of Egypt is before
thee ; in •''the best of the land make
thy father and thy brethren to
dwell ; in the land of Goshen let
them dwell : and if thou knowest
any ^ ^ able men among them, then
make them rulers over my cattle.
7 And Joseph brought in Jacob
his father, and set him before
Pharaoh : and .Jacob '' blessed Pha-
raoh. 8 And Pharaoh said unto
Jacob, How many are the days of
the years of thy life % 9 And Jacob
1 Or, men. of activity
" Ch. 45. 14,
15
b ch. 47. 1
"ch. 13.7, 8;
2(5.20; 37.2
d ch. 4.i. 10,
18 ; 47. 6,
11 ; Ex. 8.
26
* ch. 46. 34
/ver. U;
ch. 45. 10,
18
" Ex. 18. 21,
25
'' ver
10
2S.
14
22
IK
8.
ea'
<ch.
25.
7;
36. 28
* ver
7
' ver
6,
27
"ch.
46.
11
said unto Pharaoh, The days of the
years of my -pilgrimage are a hun-
dred and thirty years : few and
evil have been the days of the
years of my life, and 'they have
not attained unto the days of the
years of the life of my fathers in
the days of their '-^pilgrimage.
10 And .Jacob * blessed Pharaoh,
and went out from the presence of
Pharaoh. 1 1 And Joseph placed
his father and his brethren, and
gave them a possession in the land
of Egypt, in ' the best of the land,
in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh
had commanded. 12 And Joseph
™ nourished his father, and his
brethren, and all his father's house-
hold, with bread, ^according to
their families.
1 3 And there was no bread in all
the land ; for the famine was very
sore, so that the land of Egypt and
the land of Canaan fainted by
reason of the famine. 14 And
-Joseph gathered up all the money
that was found in the_ land of
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan,
for the grain which they bought :
and Joseph brought the money
into Pharaoh's house. 15 And
when the money was all spent in
the land of Egypt, and in tne land
of Canaan, all the Egyptians came
unto Joseph, and said. Give us
bread : for why should we die in
thy presence'? for o?m' money faileth.
16 And .Joseph said. Give your
cattle ; and I will give you for your
cattle, if money fail. 17 And they
brought their cattle unto Joseph ;
and Joseph gave them bread in
exchange for the horses, and for
the "* flocks, and for the herds, and
for the asses : and he ^ fed them
with bread in exchange for all
their cattle for that year. 18 And
when that year was ended, they
came unto him the second year,
and said unto him. We will not
hide from my lord, how that our
money is all spent ; and the hei'ds
of cattle are my lord's : there is
nought left in the sight of my lord,
but our bodies, and our lands :
1 9 wherefore should we die before
thine eyes, both we and our land 1
buy us and our land for bread,
and we and our land will be ser-
vants unto Pharaoh : and give us
2 Or, sojournings
3 Or, according to the number of their little
ones
* Heb. cattle of the flocks, and for the cattle oj
the herdt. ^ Heb. led them as a shepherd.
48
47. 2e
GENESIS
48,14
Jarob's last Days. Joseph and bis Sons visit Jacob
seed, that we may live, and not
die, and that the land be not
desolate.
20 So Joseph bought all the land
of Egypt for Pharaoh ; for ^ the
Egyptians sold every man his tield,
because the famine was sore upon
them : and the land became Pha-
raoh's. 21 And as for the people,
■■he removed them "to the cities from
one end of the border of Egypt even
to the other end thereof. 22 Only
the land of the priests bought he
not : for the priests had a portion
from Pharaoh, and did eat their
portion which Pharaoh gave them :
wherefore thej'' sold not their land.
23 Then Joseph said unto the
people, Behold, I have bought you
this day and your land for Pharaoh :
lo, here is seed for you, and ye
shall sow the land. 24 And it
shall come to pass at the ingather-
ings, that ye shall give a "fifth
unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall
be your own, for seed of the field,
and for your food, and for them
of your households, and for food
for your little ones. 25 And they
said, Thou hast saved our lives :
let us find favor in the sight of my
lord, and we will be Pharaoh's ser-
vants. 26 And Joseph made it a
statute concerning the land of
Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh
should have the fifth ; only the
land of the priests alone became
not Pharaoh's.
27 And Israel dwelt in the land
of Egypt, in the land of Goshen ;
and they gat them ''possessions
therein, and ''were fruitful, and
multiplied exceedingly. 28 And
Jacob lived in the land of Egypt
'' seventeen years : so the days of
Jacob, the years of his life, were
a hundred forty and seven years.
29 And the time drew near that
Israel must die : and he called his
son Joseph, and said unto him, If
now I have found favor in thy
sight, "put, I pray thee, thy hand
under my thigli, and •''deal kindly
and truly with me : bury me not.
I pray thee, in Egypt ; 30 but
when I sleep s'with my fathers,
thou shalt carry me out of Egypt,
and bury me in * their burying-
place. And he said, I will do as
thou hast said. 31 And he said,
' Swear unto me : and he sware
1 According to Sept. and Vulg., he made bond-
men of them, from a-c
2 Or, according to their cities
" ch. 41. 34
<> ver. 11
" ch. 35. 11 ;
Ex. 1. 7
d ver. 9
« ch. 24. 2
/ ch. 24. 49
" ch. 15. 15 ;
Dt. 31. 16
A ch. 23. 17-
20 ; 49. 29-
32
> ch. 21. 23,
24 ; 24. 3 ;
31. 63 ; 60.
fc ch. 41. 61,
62
' cb. 35. 9-12
'" ch. 28. 19 ;
" ver. 1
0 ch. 33. 18
P ch. 35. 19,
20
9 ver. 10
"■ ch. 33. 6
' ch. 27. 1
« ch. 42. 6
unto him. And Israel bowed him
self upon the bed's head.
A O And it came to pass after
j:0 these things, that one said
to Joseph, Behold, thy father is
sick : and he took with him his
two sons, * Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 And one told Jacob, and said,
Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto
thee : and Israel strengthened him-
self, and sat upon the oed. 3 And
Jacob said unto Joseph, ^'God Al-
mighty appeared unto me at '" Luz
in the land of Canaan, and blessed
me, 4 and said unto me, Behold, I
will make thee fruitful, and multi-
ply thee, and I will make of thee a
company of peoples, and will give
this land to thy seed after thee for
an everlasting possession. 5 And
now thy two sons, who were born
unto thee in the land of Egypt be-
fore I came unto thee into Egypt,
are mine ; " Ephraim and Manas-
seh, even as Reuben and Simeon,
shall be mine. 6 And thy issue,
that thou _ "* begettest after them,
shall be thine ; they shall be called
after the name of their brethren in
their inheritance. 7 And as for
me, when I came from " Paddan,
^Rachel died ^by me in the land
of Canaan in the way, when there
was still some distance to come unto
Ephrath : and I buried her there
in the way to Ephrath (the same is
Beth-lehem).
8 And Israel * beheld Joseph's
sons, and said, Who are these 1
9 And Joseph said unto his father,
''They are my sons, whom God
hath given me here. And he said,
Bring them, I pray thee, unto me,
and I will bless them. 10 Now
Hhe eyes of Israel were dim for
age, so that he could not see. And
he brought them near unto him ;
and he kissed them, and embraced
them. 11 And Israel said unto
Joseph, I had not thought to see
thy face : and, lo, God hath let me
see thy seed also. 12 And Joseph
brought them out from between
his knees ; and he bowed hiinself
with ' his face to the earth. 1 3 And
Joseph took them both, Ephraim
in his right hand toward Israel's
left hand, and Manasseh in his left
hand toward Israel's right hand,
and brought them near unto him.
14 And Israel stretched out his
right hand, and laid it upon Ephra-
s Heb. El Shaddai. * Or, hast begvtten
» Or, to my sorrow
49
48.15
GENESIS
49.14
Jacob blesses Joseph's Sous. His Prophecy (■oncerning his Sods
im's head, who was the younger,
and his left hand upon Manasseh's
head, ^ guiding his hands wittingly ;
"for Manasseh was the first-born.
15 And he blessed Joseph, and said,
* The Ood before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac did walk, " the
God who hath fed me all my life
long unto this day, 16 "^the angel
who hath redeemed me from all
evil, bless the lads ; and let my
name be named on them, and the
name of my fathers Abraham and
Isaac ; and " let them grow into a
multitude in the midst of the earth.
17 And when Joseph saw that his
father laid his right hand upon the
head of Ephraim, it displeased him :
and he held up his father's hand,
to remove it from Ephraim's head
unto Manasseh's head. 18 And
Joseph said unto his father, Not so,
my father ; for this is the first-born ;
put thy right hand upon his head.
1 9 And his father refused, and said,
1 know it, my son, I know it ; he
also shall become a people, and he
also shall be great : howbeit his
younger brother shall be greater
than he, and •'^ his seed shall become
"a multitude of nations. 20 And
he blessed them that day, saying,
^In thee will Israel bless, saying,
God make thee as Ephraim and as
Manasseh : and he set Ephraim be-
fore Manasseh. 21 And Israel said
unto Joseph, Behold, I die : but
" God will De with you, and '' bring
you again unto the land of your
fathers. 22 Moreover I have given
to thee one ^portion above thy
brethren, ' which I took out of the
hand of the Amorite with my sword
and with my bow.
. yi (\ And Jacob called unto his
jt. \j sons, and said : Gather your-
selves together, that I may tell you
that which shall befall you * in the
latter days.
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear,
ye sons of Jacob ;
And hearken unto Israel your
father.
3 Reuben, thou art my first-born,
my might, and ' the ^ begin-
ning of my strength ;
The pre-eminence of dignity, and
the pre-eminence of power.
4 Boiling over as water, ® thou shalt
not have the pre-eminence ;
1 Or, crossing his h/inds ^ Heb. fulness.
3 Or, By
* Or, mountain slope Heb. shechem, shoulder.
6 Or, first-fruits * Or, have not thou
" ch. 41. 51,
62
l> ch. 17. 1
" ch. 49. 24
dch. 22. 11,
15-18 ; 28.
13-15; 31.
11
' ch. 28. 14 ;
46. 3
/ch. 28. 14;
46. 3
■" ch. 26. 3
'' ch. 28. 15 ;
46. 4 ; 50.
24
i Josh. 24.
32 ; Jn. 4. 5
*^ Num. 24.
14
' Dt. 21. 17 ;
Ps. 78. 51 ;
105. 36
"" ch. 35. 22 ;
Dt. 27. 20
" ch. 34. 25-
30
" Ps. 64. 2
P Josh. 19. 1,
9 ; 21. 1-42
« ch. 27. 29 ;
1 Ohr. 6. 2
"■ Ezek. 19.
5-7 ; Mic.
5. 8
' Num. 24.
17 ; Ps. 60.
7 ; 108. 8
« Ps. 2. 6-9 ;
72. 8-U
" Dt. 8. 7, 8 ;
2 K. 18. 32
" Is. 63. 2
-Dt. 33. 18
y judg. 5
16; Ps.
60
"'Because thou wentest up to
thy father's bed ;
Then defiledst thou it : he went
up to my couch.
5 "Simeon and Levi are breth-
ren;
Weapons of violence are their
' swords.
6 O my soul, " come not thou into
tneir f council ;
Unto their assembly, my glory,
be not thou united ;
For in their anger they slew
^a man.
And in their self-will they
hocked ^** an ox.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it
was fierce ;
And their wrath, for it was
cruel :
^ I will divide therti in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah, thee shall thy breth-
ren praise :
Thy hand shall be on the neck
of thine enemies ;
«Thy father's sons shall bow
down before thee.
9 Judah is a *■ lion's whelp ;
From the prey, my son, thou
art gone up :
He stooped down, he couched
as a lion.
And as a lioness ; who shall
rouse him up 1
10 'The sceptre shall not depart
from Judah,
Nor " the ruler's staif from be-
tween his feet,
^^ Until Shiloh come ;
And 'unto him shall the obe-
_ dience of the peoples be.
11" Binding his foal unto the vine.
And his ass's colt unto the
choice vine ;
"He hath washed his garments
in wine,
And his vesture in the blood of
grapes :
1 2 His eyes shall be red with wine,
And his teeth white with milk.
13 ""Zebulun shall dwell at the
^^ haven of the sea ;
And he shall be for a ^^ haven of
ships ;
And his border shall be "upon
Sidon. _
14 Issachar is a strong ass,
^Couching down between the
sheepfolds :
7 Or, compacts 8 Or, secret • Or, men
10 Or, oxen n Or, a lawgiver
12 Or, Till he come to Shiloh, having the obedi-
ence of the peoples Or, ace. to Syr., Till he come
whose it is arc. i* Heb. beach. '* Or, by
49.15
GENESIS
50.6
Jacob's Prophecy concerning his Sons. His Death
15 And he saw ^a resting-place
that it was good,
And the land that it was pleas-
ant ;
And he bowed his shoulder to
bear,
And became a servant under
taskwork.
16 " Dan shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent in the
way,
An ^ adder in the path.
That biteth the horse's heels,
So that his rider falleth back-
ward.
18 ''I have waited for thy salva-
tion, O Jehovah.
19 '^Gad, ^a troop ■* shall press
upon him ;
But he shall press upon their
heel.
20 "^ Out of Asher his bread shall
be fat.
And he shall yield royal dain-
ties.
21 *Naphtali is a hind let loose:
He giveth goodly words.
22 •'^ Joseph is ^a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a foun-
tain;
His "^branches run over the
wall.
23 The archers have sorely grieved
him.
And shot at him, and perse-
cuted him :
24 But his bow abode in strength,
And ^the arms of his hands
were made '' strong.
By the hands of the ''Mighty
One of Jacob
(^ From thence is ' the shepherd,
* the stone of Israel),
25 Even by ' the God of thy father,
who shall help thee.
And '"by the Almighty, who
shall bless thee,
"With blessings of heaven
above.
Blessings of the deep that
coucheth beneath,
Blessings of the breasts, and of
the womb.
26 The blessings of thy father
Have prevailed above the bless-
ings of my progenitors
Unto the utmost bound of " the
everlasting hills :
1 Or, rest - Or, horned snake
3 Heb. gedud, a marauding band.
■• Heb. gad, to press.
6 Heb. the son of a fruitful tree.
* Heb. daughters. ^ Or, active
8 Or, From, thence, from the shepherd Or, as
Otherwise read, By the name of the shepherd
" Dt. 33. 22 ;
Judg. 18.
26. 27
(>Bx. 15.2;
Ps. 25. 6 i
40. 1-3 ;
119. 166,
174 ; Is. 25.
9 ; Mic. 7. 7
'= Dt. 33. 20
d Dt. 33. 24,
' Dt. 33. 23
/ Dt. 33. 13-
17
" Ps. 18. 34 ;
73. 23 ; Is.
41. 10
A Ps. 132. 2,
5; Is. 1.
24 ; 40. 26
i Ps. 23. 1 ;
80. 1
k Ps. 118. 22;
Is. 2S. 10 ;
1 Pet. 2. C-8
' ch. 28. 13 ;
32. 9
"' ch. 28. 3 i
48. 3
" ch. 27. 28
" Dt. 33. 15,
16
P ch. 25. 8
« ch. 23. 16-
20
•• ch. 25. 9
' ch. 23. 19
t ch. 35. 29
" ch. 25. 8 ;
Acts 7. 15
" ver. 29
" ver. 26
y ver. 10 ;
Num. 20.
29 ; Dt. 34.
' ch. 47. 29-
31
61
They shall be on the head of
Joseph,
And on the crown of the head
of him ^that was separate
from his brethren.
27 Benjamin is a wolf that rav-
eneth :
In the morning he shall devour
the prey.
And at even he shall divide the
spoil.
28 All these are the twelve
tribes of Israel : and this is it that
their father spake unto them and
blessed them ; every one according
to his blessing he blessed them.
29 And he charged them, and said
unto them, I am to be ^gathered
unto my people : bury me with my
fathers in the cave that is in * the
field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 in
the cave that is in the field of
Machpelah, which is before Mamre,
in the land of Canaan, which
Abraham bought with the field
from Ephron the Hittite for a pos-
session of a burying -place. 31
There they buried '"Aoraham and
* Sarah his wife ; there they buried
' Isaac and Rebekah his wife ; and
thei'e I buried Leah — 32 the field
and the cave that is therein, which
was purchased from the children
of Heth. 33 And when Jacob
made an end of charging his sons,
he gathered up his feet into the
bed, and "yielded up the ghost,
and was "gathered unto his people.
^f\ 1 And Joseph fell upon his
O yj father's face, and wept upon
him, and kissed him. 2 And Jo-
seph commanded his servants the
physicians to embalm his father :
and the physicians ^embalmed Is-
rael. 3 And forty days were ful-
filled for him ; for so are fulfilled
the days of embalming : and the
Egyptians 2' wept for him three-
score and ten days.
4 And when the days of weeping
for him were past, Joseph spake
unto the house of Pharaoh, saying.
If now I have found favor in your
eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears
of Pharaoh, saying, 5 "^ My father
made me swear, saying, Lo, I die :
in my grave which I ^"have digged
for me in the land of Canaan, there
shalt thou bury me. Now there-
fore let me go up, I pray thee, and
bury my father, and I will come
again. 6 And Pharaoh said. Go
up, and bury thy father, according
9 Or, that is prince among w Or, bought
50.7
GENESIS
50.26
Jacob is buried at Machpelali. Joseph's Kindness to bis Brothers. Bis Death
as he made thee swear. 7 And
Joseph went up to bui-y his father ;
and with him went up all the ser-
vants of Pharaoh, the elders of his
house, and all the elders of the
land of Egypt, 8 and all the house
of Joseph, and his brethren, and
his father's house : only their little
ones, and their flocks, and their
herds, they left in the land of
Goshen. 9 And there went up
with him both chariots and horse-
men : and it was a very great com-
pany. 10 And they came to the
threshing-floor of Atad, which is
beyond the Jordan, and there they
lamented with a very great and
sore lamentation : and he made a
mourning for his father seven days.
1 1 And when the inhabitants of
the land, the Canaanites, saw the
mourning in the floor of Atad, they
said, This is a grievous ^mourning
to the Egyptians : wherefore the
name of it was called Abel-mizraim,
which is beyond the Jordan. 12 And
his sons did unto him according as
he commanded them: 13 for his
sons carried him into the land of
Canaan, and buried him in "the
cave of the field of Machpelah,
which Abraham bought with the
field, for a possession of a burying-
place, of Ephron the Hittite, before
Mamre. 14 And Joseph returned
into Egypt, he, and his brethren,
and all that went up with him to
bury his father, after he had buried
his father.
15 And when Joseph's brethren
saw that their father was dead,
they said, * It may be that Joseph
will hate us, and will fully requite
us all the evil which we did unto
him. 16 And they sent a message
^Keh.ebel.
" ch. 23. lfr-20
i>ch. 37. 28;
42. 21, 22
' ch. 37. 8-
10 ; 41. 43
d ch. 37. 26,
27 ; 46. 5, 7
« ch. 45. 11 ;
47. 12
/ch. 30.3
» ch. 48. 21 ;
Heb. 11. 32
ft ch. 13. 15,
17 ; 16. 7, 8
i ch. 26. 3
* ch. 28. 13 ;
35. 12
' Ex. 13. 19 ;
Josh. 24.
32 ; Heb.
11. 22
*" ver. 2
unto Joseph, saying, Thy father
did command before he died, say-
ing, 1 7 So shall ye say unto J oseph.
Forgive, I pray thee now, tiae
transgression of thy brethren, and
their sin, for that they did unto
thee evil. And now, we pray thee,
forgive the transgression of the
servants of the God of thy father.
And Joseph wept when they spake
unto him. 18 And his brethren
also went and 'fell down before
his face ; and they said. Behold,
we are thy servants. 19 And Jo-
seph said unto them, Fear not : for
am I in the place of God 1 20 And
as for you, '' ye meant evil against
me ; but God meant it for good, to
bring to pass, as it is this day, to
save much people alive. 21 Now
therefore fear ye not : "■' I will nour-
ish you, and your little ones. And
he comforted them, and spake
^kindly unto them.
22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt,
he, and his father's house : and
Joseph lived a hundred and ten
years. 23 And Joseph saw Ephra-
im's children of the third genera-
tion : the children also of Machir
the son of Manasseh were born
■^upon Joseph's knees. 24 And
Joseph said unto his brethren, 1
die; but ^God will surely visit
you, and bring you up ovit of this
land unto the land which he sware
to ''Abraham, to 'Isaac, and *to
Jacob. 25 And Joseph took an
oath of the children of Israel, say-
ing, God will surelj'' visit you, and
' ye shall carry up my bones from
hence. 26 So Joseph died, being a
hundred and ten years old : and
they "'embalmed him, and he was
put in a coffin in Egypt.
2 Heb. to their heart.
52
THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES,
COMMONLY CALLED
EXODUS
Israel oppressed in Egypt. Male Children slain. Moses is born and hidden
INow these are the names of
the sons of Israel, who came
into Egypt (every man and his
household came with Jacob) :
2 "Reuben, 8imeon, Levi, and
Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and
Benjamin, 4 Dan and Naphtali,
Gad and Asher. 5 And all the
souls that came out of the loins of
Jacob were * seventy souls : and
Joseph was in Egypt already.
6 And "Joseph died, and all his
brethren, and all that generation.
7 And the children of Israel •* were
fruitful, and increased abundantly,
and multiplied, and waxed exceed-
ing mighty ; and the land was
filled with them.
8 Now there arose a new *king
over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
9 And -^he said imto his people,
Behold, the people of the chilcfren
of Israel are ^more and mightier
than we: 10 come, let us deal
wisely with them, lest they multi-
ply, and it come to pass, that,
when there falleth out any war,
they also join themselves unto our
enemies, and fight ^.gainst us, and
get them up out of the land.
11 Therefore they did sot over
them »■ taskmasters to afflict them
with their burdens. And they
built for" Pharaoh ''store-cities,
Pithom and Raamses. 1 2 But the
more they afflicted them, 'the more
they multiplied and the more they
spread abroad. And they ^were
grieved because of the children of
Israel. 13 And the Egyptians
made the children of Israel *to
serve with rigor: 14 and they
made their lives bitter with hard
service, in mortar and in brick,
and in all manner of service in the
field, all their service, wherein they
made them serve with rigor.
15 And the kirig of Egypt spake
to the Hebrew midwives, of whom
1 Or, too many and too mighty for us
2 Or, abhorred
" Gen. 46. 8-
27
b ften. 4G. 27
" Gen. 50. 26
dOen. 28. 3;
35. n ; 46.
3 ; 47. 27 ;
48. 4 ; Acts
7. 17
• Acts 7. 18,
19
/ Ps. 105. 25
i' ch. 3. 7 ; 5.
6
h 1 K. 9. 19 ;
2 Chr. 8. 4
'■ ver. 7
* Gen. 15.
13; Dt.
4. 20 ; ch. 5.
7-19
' Acts 7. 19
'" ver. 21
" ver. 17
P Acts 7. 19
« Gen. 41. 1
" Ex. 0. 19,
20
' Acts 7. 20 ;
Heb. 11. 23
t Is, 18. 2
« Is. 19. 6
" ch. 15. 20 ;
Num. 26.
* ch. 7. 15 ;
53
the name of the one was Shiphrah,
and the name of the other Puah :
IG and he said. When ye do the
office of a midwife to the Hebrew
women, and see them upon the
birth-stool ; ' if it be a son, then ye
shall kill him ; but if it be a daugh-
ter, then she shall live. 17 But
the midwives "feared God, and
did not as the king of Egypt com-
manded them, but saved the men-
children alive. 18 And the king
of Egypt called for the midwives,
and said unto them. Why have ye
done this thing, and have saved
the men-children alive *? 19 And
the midwives said unto Pharaoh,
Because the Hebrew women are
not as the Egyptian women ; for
they are lively, and are delivered
ere the midwife come unto them.
20 And God dealt well with the
rnidwives : and " the people mul-
tiplied, and waxed very mighty.
21 And it came to pass, because
the midwives "feared God, that he
made them households. 22 And
Pharaoh charged all his people,
saying, ^ Every son that is born
ye shall cast into «the river, and
every daughter ye shall save alive.
2 And there went a man of
"[the house of Levi, and took
to wife a daughter of Levi. 2 And
the woman conceived, and bare a
son : and when she saw him that
he was a 'goodly child, she hid
him three months. 3 And when
she could not_ longer hide him,
she took for him an 'ark of ^bul-
rushes, and daubed it with * slime
and with pitch ; and she put the
child therein, and laid it in the
"flags by the river's brink. 4 And
"his sister stood afar off", to know
what would be done to him.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh
came down * to bathe at the river ;
and her maidens walked along by
the river-side ; and she saw the
3 That is, papyrus. * That is, bitumen.
2.6
EXODUS
3.8
Moses adopted by Pharaob s Uangbter. He kills an Eg:yptlan, and flees to Midian. His Marriage. The Burning Bnsh
ark among the flags, and sent her
handmaid to fetch it. 6 And she
opened it, and saw the child : and,
behold, the babe wept. And she
had compassion on him, and said.
This is one of the Hebrews' chil-
dren. 7 Then said his sister to
Pharaoh's daujThter, Shall I go and
call thee a nurse of the Hebrew
women, that she may nurse the
child for thee'? 8 And Pharaoh's
daughter said to her, Go. And
the maiden went and called the
child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's
daughter said unto her. Take this
child away, and nui^se it for me,
and I will give thee thy wages.
And the woman took the child,
and nursed it. 10 And the child
grew, and she brought him unto
Pharaoh's daughter, and "he be-
came her son. And she called his
name ^ Moses, and said. Because I
"^ drew him out of the water.
1 1 And it came to pass in those
days, *when Moses was grown
up, that he went out unto his
brethren, and looked on their ''bur-
dens : and '' he saw an Egyptian
smiting a Hebrew, one ot his
brethren. 12 And he looked this
way and that way, and when he
saw that there was no man, he
smote the Egyptian, and hid him
in the sand. 1 3 And he went out
*the second day, and, behold, two
men of the Hebrews were striving
together : and he said to him that
did the wrong. Wherefore smitest
thou thy fellow"? 14 And he said,
f Who made thee a prince and a
judge over US'? thinkest thou to
kill me, as thou killedst the Egyp-
tian % And Moses feared, and said.
Surely the thing isknown. 15 Now
when Pharaoh heard this thing, he
sought to slay Moses. But ^ Moses
fled from the face of Pharaoh, and
dwelt in the land of Midian : and
he sat down '' by a well.
16 Now Hhe priest of Midian
had seven daughters : and * they
came and drew water, and filled
the troughs to water their father's
flock. 17 And the shepherds came
and drove them away ; but ' Moses
stood up and helped them, and
watered their flock. 18 And when
they came to "* Reuel their father,
he said. How is it that ye are come
so soon to-day % 19 And they said,
An Egyptian delivered us out of
the hand of the shepherds, and
I Heb. Mosheh. - Heb. mashah, to draw out.
" Acts 7. 21
6 Acts 7. 23 ;
Heb. n. 24
''ch. 1. n;5.
4,6; G. 6, 7
d Acts 7. 24
' Acts 7.
26-28
/Gen. 19.9;
Acts 7. 27
" Acts 7. 29
A Gen. 24.
11 ; 29. 2
i ch. 3. 1 ; 18.
12
fc Gen. 24.
13, 19
' Gen. 29. 3,
10
"» ch. 3. 1 ;
Num. 10.
29
" Acts 7. 29
" ch. 4. 25 i
18. 2
P ch. 4. 20 ;
18. 3, 4
« Gen. 23. 4
"■ ch. 6. 5, 9
' ch. 3. 7, 0
t Gen. 22.
16-18; 26.
2-6 ; 28. la-
id
" ch. 2. 18
"ch. 4. 27;
18. 6 ; 24. 13
^ ver. 12 ; ch.
17. C ; 3.3. 0
S'ver. 4-11,
16; Gen.
22, 11, 1.')
* Dt. 33. 16 ;
Mk. 12. 26 ;
Lk. 20. 37
" Acts 7. 31
b ch. 4. 5
' Josh. 6. 16 ;
Acts 7. 33
d Mt. 22. 31,
32; Mk. 12.
26 ; Lk. 20.
37
' Acts 7. 32
/ch. 2. 26;
Neh. 9. 9 ;
Acts 7. 34
i'Gen. 16. 13-
16 ; 46. 4 ;
50. 24, 25
54
moreover he drew water for us,
and watered the flock. 20 And
he said unto his daughters, And
where is hel why is it that ye
have left the man*? call him, that
he may eat bread. 21" And Moses
was content to dwell with the man :
and he gave Moses "Zipporah his
daughter. 22 And she bare ^a son,
and he called his name Gershom ;
for he said, I have been ^*a so-
journer in a foreign land.
23 And it came to pass in the
course of those many days, that
the king of Egypt died : and the
children of Israel ''sighed by rea-
son of the bondage, and they cried,
and 'their cry came up unto God
by reason of the bondage. 24 And
God heard their groaning, and
God remembered /his covenant
v/ith Abraham, with Isaac, and
with Jacob. 25 And God saw the
children of Israel, and God took
knowledge of them.
3 Now Moses was keeping the
flock of "Jethro his father-in-
law, the priest of Midian : and he
led the flock to the back of the
wilderness, and came to the
"mountain of God, unto =^Horeb.
2 And *the angel of Jehovah
appeared unto him in a flame of
fire out of the midst of a ^ bush :
and he looked, and, behold, the
bush burned with fire, and the
bush was not consumed. 3 And
Moses said, "I will turn aside
now, and see this great sight,
why the bush is not burnt.
4 And when Jehovah saw tha.t
he turned aside to see, *God
called unto him out of the midst
of the bush, and said, Moses,
Moses. And he said. Here am I.
5 And he said. Draw not nigh
hither : " put off thy shoes from off
thy feet, for the place whereon
thou standest is holy ground.
6 Moreover he said, ''I am the
God of thy father, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and
the God of Jacob. ^And Moses
hid his face ; for he was afraid to
look upon God. 7 And Jehovah
said, I have surely -^seen the
affliction of my people that are
in Egypt, and have heard their
cry by reason of their task-
masters ; for I know their sor-
rows ; 8 and I am come down
^to deliver them out of the hand
of the Egyptians, and to bring
3 Heb. ger.
3.9
EXODUS
4.8
God commissions Moses to deliver Israel. Confirmatoi7 Signs and Promises
them up out of that land unto a
good land and a large, unto a land
" flowing with milk and hcney ;
unto the place of * the Canaanite,
and the Hittite, and the Amo-
rite, and the Perizzite, and the Hi-
vite, and the Jebusite. 9 And now,
behold, " the ci-y of the children of
Israel is come unto me : moreover
I have seen the oppression where-
with the Egyptians oppress them.
10 Come now therefore, and I will
send thee unto Pharaoh, ''that
thou mayest bring forth my peo-
ple the children of Israel out of
Egypt. 11 And Moses said unto
God, " Who am I, that I should go
unto Pharaoh, and that I should
bring forth the children of Israel
out of Egypt "? 12 And he said,
Cei'tainly •''I will be with thee;
and this shall be the token unto
thee, that I have sent thee : ^when
thou hast brought forth the people
out of Egypt, * ye shall serve God
upon this mountain.
13 And Moses said unto God,
Behold, when I come unto the
children of Israel, and shall say
unto them, The God of your fathers
hath sent me unto you ; and they
shall say to me, What is his name 1
what shall I say unto them "? 1 4 And
God said unto Moses, ^'I am that
I AM : and he said. Thus shalt thou
say unto the children of Israel, ^ I
AM hath sent me unto you. 1 5 And
God said moreover unto Moses,
Thus shalt thou say unto the chil-
dren of Israel, * Jehovah, the God
of your fathers, the God of Abra-
ham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob, hath sent me unto
you : this is my name for ever, and
this is my ' memorial unto all gen-
erations. 16 Go, and gather the
elders of Israel together, and say
unto them, ™ Jehovah, the God of
your fathers, the God of Abraham,
of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath ap-
peared unto me, saying, I have
surely visited you, and seen that
which is done to you in Egypt :
17 and "I have said, I will bring
you up out of the affliction of
Egypt unto the land of "the Ca-
naanite, and the Hittite, and the
Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the
Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a
land ^flowing with milk and honey.
18 And « they shall hearken to thy
lOr, I AM, BECAUSE I AM Or, I AM
WHO AM Or, 1 WILL BE THAT I WILL
BE
* Heb. Ehyeh. From the same root as Jehovah.
" ver. 17 ; ch.
13. 5 ; Jer.
11. 5
>> Gen. 15.
19-21 ;
Josh. 24.
11
' ch. 2. 23
d ch. 12. 41
' ch. 4. 10 ;
C. 12
/ch. 4. 12,
15; 33.
14-16
V ch. 19. 2, 3
h Acts 7. 7
' ch. 6. 3 ;
Jn. 8. 68 ;
Rev. 1. 8 ;
4. 8
*: ver. 6
' Ps. 30. 4 ;
97. 12 ; 102.
12 ; 136. 13 ;
Hos. 12. 6
'" ver. 2
" Gen. 15.
13-21 ; 46.
4 ; 50. 24, 26
° Josh. 24. 11
P ver. 8
« ch. 4. 31
■ch.
•ch.
« ch. 5. 2
" ch. 6. 1
" ch. 6. 1 ; 7.
4, 6 ; 13. 3,
9, 14
"^ ch. 16. 11
y ch. 11. 1 ;
12. 31-33
^ch. 11. 2, 3;
12. 36, 36
" ch. 3. 18 ; 6.
30
b ch. 3. 15, 16
' ch. 7. 10-12
d Num. 12.
10 ; 2 K. 6.
27
= 2 K. 5. 14 ;
Mt. 8. 3 ;
Lk. 17.
12-14
voice : and '' thou shalt come, thou
and the elders of Israel, unto the
king of Egypt, and ye shall say
unto him, Jehovah, the God of the
Hebrews, hath met with us : and
now let us go, we pray thee, * three
days' journey into the wilderness,
that we may sacrifice to Jehovah
our God. 19 And I know that the
king of Egypt 'will not give you
leave to go, no, " not by a mighty
hand. 20 And I will put forth
'my hand, and smite Egypt with
all my "" wonders which I will do in
the midst thereof : and * after that
he will let you go. 21 And I will
give this people favor in the sight
of the Egyptians : and it shall come
to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall
not go empty: 22 but every woman
^ shall ask of her neighbor, and of
her that sojourneth in her house,
jewels of silver, and jewels of gold,
and raiment : and ye shall put
them upon your sons, and upon
your daughters; and ye shall de-
spoil the Egyptians.
4 And Moses answered and
said. But, behold, they will not
believe me, nor " hearken unto my
voice ; for they will say, * Jehovah
hath not appeared unto thee.
2 And Jehovah said unto him.
What is that in thy hand 1 And
he said, A rod. 3 And he said.
Cast it on the ground. And he
cast it on the ground, and "it be-
came a ^ serpent ; and Moses fled
from before it. 4 And Jehovah
said unto Moses, Put forth thy
hand, and take it by the tail (and
he put forth his hand, and laid
hold of it, and it became a rod in
his hand) ; 5 that they may believe
that Jehovah, the God of their
fathers, the God of Abraham, the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
hath appeared unto thee. 6 And
Jehovah said furthermore unto
him. Put now thy hand into thy
bosom. And he put his hand into
his bosom: and when he took it
out, behold, his hand was*** leprous,
as u'hite as snow. 7 And he said,
Put thy hand into thy bosom again.
(And he put his hand into his bosom
again ; and when he took it out of
his bosom, behold, " it was turned
again as his othei' flesh). 8 And it
shall come to pass, if they will not
believe thee, neither hearken to
the voice of the first sign, that they
will believe the voice of the latter
s Heb. nahash.
55
4.9
EXODUS
S.5
Moses' Reluctance overcome. He returns to Egypt Aaron meets him. They demand Israel's Release
sign. 9 And it shall come to pass,
if they will not believe even these
two signs, neither hearken unto thy
voice, that thou shalt take of the
water of the river, and pour it upon
the dry land : and the water which
thou takest out of the river " shall
become blood upon the dry land.
10 And Moses said unto Jehovah,
Oh, Lord, *! am not ^eloquent,
neither heretofore, nor since thou
hast spoken unto thy servant ; for
I am slow of speech, and of a slow
tongue. 11 And Jehovah said
unto him, Who hath made man's
mouth? or "who maketh a man
dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind ?
is it not I, Jehovah? 12 Now
therefore go, and ''I will be with
thy mouth, and "teach thee what
thou shalt speak. 13 And he said,
Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the
hand of him whom thou wilt send.
14 And the anger of Jehovah was
kindled against Moses, and he
said. Is there not Aaron thj^ brother
the Levite? I know that he can
speak well. And also, behold, -^he
cometh forth to meet thee : and
when he seeth thee, he will be glad
in his heart. 15 And thou shalt
epeak unto him, and ^put the
words in his mouth : and I will be
with thy mouth, and with his
mouth, and will teach you what ye
shall do. 16 And ''he shall be thy
spokesman unto the people ; and it
shall come to pass, that he shall be
to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be
bo him as God. 17 And thou shalt
cake in thy hand ' this rod, * where-
with thou shalt do the signs.
18 And Moses went and returned
to ^Jethro 'his father-in-law, and
said unto him. Let me go, I pray
thee, and return unto my brethren
that are in Egypt, and see whether
they be yet alive. And Jethro
said to Moses, Go in peace. 1 9 And
Jehovah said unto Moses in Mid-
ian. Go, return into Egypt ; for all
the men are dead that sought thy
life. 20 And Moses took his wife
and his '"sons, and set them upon
an ass, and he returned to the land
of Egypt : and Moses took the
"rod of God in his hand. 21 And
Jehovah said unto Moses, When
thou goest back into Egypt, see
that thou do before Pharaoh all
"the wonders which I have put in
thy hand : but ^' I will ^ harden his
1 Heb. a man nf words. 2 Heb. Jether.
3 Heb. make strong.
" ch. 7. 19
>> ver. 1 ; ch.
3. 11 ; Jer.
I. 6
« Ps. 04. 9 ;
14ti. 8 ; Mt.
II. 6; Lk.
I. 20, 6i
<i ver. 15, 10 ;
Dt. IS. IS
" Mt. 10. 19,
ai; Mk. 13.
11; Lk. 12.
II, 12; 21.
14, 15
/ver. 27
" ver. 12, 30 ;
Is. 51. 16;
59. 21 ; Jer.
1.9
l>^ ch. 7. 1, 2
' ver. 2, 20 ;
ch. 17. 9
k ch. 7. 9-20 ;
14. 16
' ch. 2. 21
'" ch. 18. 3 ;
Acts 7. 29
" ver. 17 ; ch.
17. 9
"ch. II. 9,10
J'ch. 7. 3; 9.
12; 10. 1,
20, 27 ; 14.
1 1s. 63. 16 ;
64. 8 ; Hos.
11. 1
■■ ch. 5. 1 ; 6.
11; 7. IB
' ch. 12. 29
t Josh. 5. 2, 3
" ver. 14
" ver. 15
■ ch. 3. 18
y ch. 12. 27
~ ch. 3. 18
" ch. 4. 23
b Job 21. 15
" ch. 3. 19
d ch. 3. 18
'ch.l. 11; 2
11 ; 6. 6, 7
56
heart, and he will not let the people
fo. 22 And thou shalt say unto
haraoh. Thus saith Jehovah,
* Israel is my son, my first-born :
23 and I have said unto thee, ''Let
my son go, that he may serve me ;
and thou hast refused to let him
go: behold, "I will slay thy son,
thy first-born. 2-i And it came to
pass on the way at the lodging-
place, that Jehovah met him, and
sought to kill him. 25 Then
Zipporah took ' a flint, and cut off
the foreskin of her son, and *cast
it at his feet ; and she said. Surely
a bridegroom of blood art thou to
me. 26 So he let him alone. Then
she said, ^A bridegroom of blood
art thou, because of the circum-
cision.
27 "And Jehovah said to Aaron,
Go into the wilderness to meet
Moses. And he went, and met him
in the mountain of God, and kissed
him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all
the words of Jehovah wherewith
he had sent him, and all the signs
wherewith he had charged him.
29 And Moses and Aaron went and
gathered together all the eldei'S of
the children of Israel : 30 and
" Aaron spake all the words which
Jehovah had spoken unto Moses,
and did the signs in the sight of
the people. 31 And ""the people
believed : and when they heard
that Jehovah had visited the chil-
dren of Israel, and that he had seen
their affliction, then ^they bowed
their heads and worshipped.
5 And afterward Moses and
Aaron came, and said unto
Pharaoh, ^ Thus saith Jehovah, the
God of Israel, " Let my people go,
that they may hold a feast unto
me in the wilderness. 2 And Pha-
raoh said, * Who is Jehovah, that I
should hearken unto his voice to
let Israel gol I know not Jehovah,
and moreover " I will not let Israel
go. 3 And they said, •'The God of
the Hebrews hath met with us :
let us go, we pray thee, three days'
journey into the wilderness, and
sacrifice unto Jehovah our God,
lest he fall upon us with pestilence,
or with the sword. 4 And the king
of Egypt said unto them. Where-
fore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose
the people from their works'? get
you unto your "burdens. 5 And
* Heb. made it tmirh.
s Or, A bridegroom of blood in regard of the
circumcision
5. G
EXODUS
6.11
Pharaoh increases the People's Burdens. The People disheartened. God renews his Promises
Pharaoh said, Behold, "the people
of the land are now many, and ye
make them rest from their burdens.
6 And the same day Pharaoh com-
manded * the taskmasters of the
feople, and their '^othcers, saying,
Ye shall no more give the people
straw to make brick, as heretofore :
let them go and gather straw for
themselves. 8 And the number of
the bricks, which they did make
heretofore, ye shall lay upon them ;
ye shall not diminish aught thereof :
for they are ''idle; therefore they
cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice
to our God. 9 Let heavier work
be laid upon the men, that they
may labor therein ; and let them
not regard lying words.
10 And "the taskmasters of the
people went out, and their officers,
and they spake to the people, say-
ing. Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not
give you straw. 1 1 Go yourselves,
get you straw where ye can find
it ; for nought of your work shall
be diminished. 12 So the people
were scattered abroad throughout
all the land of Egypt to gather
stubble for straw. 13 And the
taskmasters were urgent, saying,
Fulfil your works, youi^ daily tasks,
as when there was straw. 1 4 And
■''the officers of the children of
Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmas-
ters had set over them, ''were
beaten, ^and demanded. Where-
fore have ye not fulfilled your task
both yesterday and to-day, in mak-
ing brick as heretofore %
15 Then the officers of the chil-
dren of Israel came and cried unto
Pharaoh, saying. Wherefore deal-
est thou thus with thy servants'?
16 There is no straw given unto
thy servants, and they say to us.
Make brick : and, behold, thy ser-
vants are beaten ; but the fault is
in thine own people. 17 But he
said. Ye are ''idle, ye are idle:
therefore ye say, Let us go and
sacrifice to Jehovah. 1 8 Go there-
fore now, and work ; for there shall
no straw be given you, yet shall ye
deliver the number of bricks. 1 9
And the officers of the children of
Israel did see that they ^were in
evil case, when it was said, Ye
shall not diminish aught from your
bricks, your daily tasks. 20 And
they rnet Moses and Aaron, who
stood in the way, as they came
1 rieb. saying.
2 Or, were set on mischief, when they said
"■ ch. 1. 9
>> ver. 10, 13,
14; ch. 1.
11 ; 3. 7
■= ver. 10, 14,
15, 19
rf ver. 17
" ver. 6
/ ver. 6
■" Is. 10. 24
'» ver. 8
»ch. 14. 11;
15. 24; 16.2
«: Gen. 16. 5 :
31. 63
i Gen. 34. 30 ;
1 S. 27. 12
"■ Num. 11.
11 ; Jer. 4.
10
" ch. 3. 8
" ch. 3. 19,
20 ; 7. 4,
6 ; 13. 3
P ch. 3. 14, 15
« Is. 52. 6 ;
Jer. 16. 21 ;
Ezek. 37.
6, 13
•■ Gen. 12. 7 ;
15. 18; 26.
3, 4 ; 28. 4,
13
' ch. 2. 24
< ch. 13. 3,
14 ; 20. 2 ;
Dt. 6. 12
" ch. 12. 51 ;
16. 6 ; 18. 1
"Dt. 4.34;
5. 15
■ ch. 16. 12 ;
Is. 41. 20;
49. 23, 26;
60. 16
y Num. 14.
30; Neh. 9.
15; Ezek.
20. 5, 6
' Josh. 24.
13 ; Ps. 136.
21,22
" ver. 6
!> ch. 2. 23
" ch. 4. 22,
23
forth from Pharaoh : 21 and Hhey
said unto them, * Jehovah look
upon you, and judge ; because ye
have 'made our savor to be alb-
horred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and
in the eyes of his servants, to put
a sword in their hand to slay us.
22 And Moses returned unto
Jehovah, and said, '"Lord, where-
fore hast thou dealt ill with this
people"? why is it that, thou hast
sent me"? 2r3 For since I came to
Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he
hath dealt ill with this people ;
"neither hast thou delivered thy
6 people at all. 1 And Jehovah
said unto Moses, Now shalt
thou see what I will do to Pharaoh :
for by a " strong hand shall he let
them go, and by a strong hand
shall he drive them out of his land.
2 And God spake unto Moses,
and said unto him, I am ^' Jehovah :
3 and I appeared unto Abraham,
unto Isaac, and unto J acob, as ^ God
Almighty; «but '^by my name Je-
hovah I was not ^ known to them.
4 And I have also established 'my
covenant with them, to give them
the land of Canaan, the land of
their sojournings, wherein they so-
journed. 5 And moreover I have
* heard the groaning of the children
of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep
in bondage ; and I nave remem-
bered my covenant. 6 Wherefore
say unto the children of Israel, 'I
am Jehovah, and "I will bring you
out from under the burdens of the.
Egyptians, and I will rid you out
of their bondage, and I will redeem
you with "an outstretched arm, and
with great judgments : 7 and I will
take you to me for a people, and I
will be to you a God ; and ye ^ shall
know that I am Jehovah your God,
who bringeth you out from under
the burdens of the Egyptians.
8 And I will bring you in unto the
land which ^^l «sware to give to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob;
and ^ I will give it you for a heri-
tage : " I am Jehovah. 9 And Moses
spake so unto the children of Israel :
but they hearkened not unto Moses
for ' ' anguish of spirit, and for cruel
bondage.
10 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 11 '^Go in, speak
unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that
he let the children of Israel go out
3 Heb. El Shaddai. * Or, as to
5 Or, made known
s Heb. lifted up my hand.
' Or, impatience Heb. shortness of spirit.
67
6.12
EXODUS
7.12
Genealogy of Moses and Aaron. Commission of Moses and Aaron. Israel's Release again demanded. Sign of Aaron's Rod
of his land. 1 2 And Moses spake
before Jehovah, saying, Behold, the
children of Israel have not heark-
ened unto me; "how then shall
Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncir-
cumcised lips'? 13 And Jehovah
spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,
and gave them a charge unto the
children of Israel, and unto Pha-
raoh king of Egypt, to bring the
children of Israel out of the land
of Egypt. *
14 These are the heads of their
fathers' houses. *The sons of
Reuben the first-born of Israel:
Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and
Carmi ; these are the families of
Reuben. 15 And the sons of
Simeon : .Jemuel, and Jamin, and
Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and
Shaul the son of a Canaanitish
woman ; these are the families of
Simeon. 1 6 And these are the
names of " the sons of Levi accord-
ing to their generations : Gei'shon,
and Kohath, and Merari ; and the
years of the life of Levi were a
hundred thirty and seven years.
17** The sons of Gershon : Libni
and Shimei, according to their
families. 18 And the sons of
Kohath : Amram, and Izhar, and
Hebron, and Uzziel^ ; and the years
of the life of Kohath were a
hundred thirty and three years.
1 9 And the sons of Merari : Mahli
and Mushi. These are the families
of the Levites according to their
generations. 20 And " Amram took
im Jochebed his father's sister to
wife ; and she bare him Aaron and
Moses : and the years of the life of
Amram were a hundred and thirty
and seven years. 21 And -^ the sons
of Izhar : Korah, and Nepheg, and
Zichri. 22 s'And the sons of Uz-
ziel : Mishael, and Elzaphan, and
Sithri. 23 And Aaron took him
Elisheba, the daughter of ''Am-
miiiadab, the sister of /Nahshon,
to wife ; and she bare him * Nadab
and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24 And the ' sons of Korah : Assir,
and Elkanah, and Abiasaph ; these
are the families of the Korahites.
2.5 And ™ Eleazar Aaron's son took
him one of the daughters of Putiel
to wife ; and she bare him " Phine-
has. These are the heads of the
fathers' houses of the Levites ac-
cording to their families. 26 These
are that Aaron and Moses, to whom
Jehovah said, ° Bring out the chil-
dren of Israel from the land of
" ver. 30 ; ch.
4. 1, 10
6 Gen. 46. 9 ;
Num. 26.
5-u
' Gen. 46. n ;
Num. 3.
17 ; 1 Chr.
6. 1
d Num. 3.
18-20;
1 Chr. 6. 17
• Num. 26.
/Num. 16. 1
" Lev. 10. 4 ;
Num. 3. 30
'1 Ruth 4. 19,
20 ; 1 Chr.
2. 10
' Num. 1. 7 ;
2. 3
* Lev. 10. 1 ;
Num. 3. 2
' 1 Chr. 6. 22,
23, 37
'" Josh. 24. 33
" Num. 2.5.
7, u; Ps.
106. 30
° ver. 13
P ch. 5. 1
9 ver. 2, 6, !
'■ ch. 7. 2
' ver. 12
' ch. 4. 16
" ch. 4. 21
" ch. 3. 19,
20 ; 11. 9
■ ch. 12. 51 ;
13. 3, 9
" ch. 8. 19 ;
10. 7
= Gen. 6. 22 ;
7.5
•■ Dt. 34. 7
b Gen. 41. 8
" ver. 22: ch.
8.7; 2 Tim.
3.9
58
Egjmt according to their hosts.
27 These are they ^that spake to
Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring
out the children of Israel from
Egypt : these are that Moses and
Aaron.
28 And it came to pass on the
day when Jehovah spake unto
Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 that
Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
* I am Jehovah : "" speak thou unto
Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I
speak unto thee. 30 And Moses
said before Jehovah, Behold, I am
of * uncircumcised lips, and how
shall Pharaoh hearken unto me^
71 And Jehovah said unto
]\Ioses, ' See, I have made thee
as God to Pharaoh ; and Aaron
thy brother shall be thy prophet.
2 Thou shalt speak all that I com-
mand thee ; and Aaron thy brother
shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he
let the children of Israel go out of
his land. 3 And "I will harden
Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my
signs and my wonders in the land
of p]gypt. 4 But 'Pharaoh will
not hearken unto you, and I will
lay my hand upon Egypt, and
"^ bring forth my liosts, my people
the children of Israel, out of the
land of Egypt by great judgments.
5 And ^ the Egyptians shall know
that I*am Jehovah, when I stretch
forth my hand upon Egypt, and
bring out the children of Israel
from among them. 6 And Moses
and Aaron did so ; 'as Jehovah
commanded them, so did they.
7 And Moses was " fourscore years
old, and Aaron fourscore and three
years old, when they spake unto
Pharaoh.
8 And .Jehovah spake unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying, 9 When
Pharaoh shall speak unto you,
saying. Show a wonder for you ;
then thou shalt say unto Aaron,
Take thy rod, and cast it down
before Pharaoh, that it become a
' serpent. 10 And ]\Ioses and
Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and
they did so, as Jehovah had com-
manded : and Aaron cast down his
rod befoi-e Pharaoh and before his
sei'vants, and it became a .serpent.
11 Then Pharaoh also called for
the wise men and the sorcerers :
and they also, the * magicians of
Egypt, "did in like manner with
their ^ enchantments. 1 2 For they
1 Heb. tannin, any large reptile ; and so in
ver. 10, 12. * Or, secret arts
M3
EXODUS
8.12
Pharaoh stabborn. Waters tarned to Blood. The Plagae of Frogs
cast down every man his rod,
and they became serpents : but
Aaron's rod swallowed up their
rods. 13 And Pharaoh's heart
^ was hardened, and " he heark-
ened not unto them; as Jehovah
had spoken.
14 And Jehovah said unto
Moses, Pharaoh's heart is ^stub-
born, he refuseth to let the people
go. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in
the morning ; lo, '' he goeth out
unto the water ; and thou shalt
stand by the river's brink to meet
him ; and "^ the rod which was
turned to a serpent shalt thou
take in thy hand. 16 ''And thou
shalt say unto him, Jehovah, the
God of the Hebrews, hath sent me
unto thee, saying, *' Let my people
go, that they may serve me in the
wilderness : and, behold, hitherto
thou hast not hearkened. 17 Thus
saith Jehovah, •''In this thou shalt
know that I am Jehovah : behold,
I will smite with the rod that is in
my hand upon the waters which
are in the liver, and " they shall be
turned to blood. 18 And ''the fish
that are in the river shall die, and
the river shall become foul ; and
the Egyptians shall * loathe to
drink water from the river. 1 9 And
Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto
Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch
out thy hand over the waters of
Egypt, over their rivers, over their
^streams, and over their pools, and
over all their ponds of water, that
they may become blood ; and there
shall be blood throughout all the
land of Egypt, both in -vessels of
wood and in vessels of stone.
20 And Moses and Aaron did so,
as Jehovah commanded ; and he
lifted up the rod, and smote the
waters that were in the river, in
the sight of Pharaoh, and in the
sight of his servants ; and *all the
waters that were in the river were
turned to blood. 21 And the fish
that were in the river died ; and
the river became foul, and the
Egyptians could not drink water
from the river ; and the blood was
throughout all the land of Egypt.
22 'And the magicians of Egypt
did in like manner with their en-
chantments : and Pharaoh's heart
^ was hardened, and he hearkened
not unto them ; as Jehovah had
spoken. 23 And Pharaoh turned
1 Heb. ivas strong. » Heb. heavy.
3 Or, canals
°- ver. 4
l> ch. 2. 6 ; 8.
20
" ver. 10 ;
ch. 4. 3
rfch. 3. 18; 4.
22 ; 5. 1
^ ch, 4. 23
/ch. 10. 2
'-' ver. 20
'« ver. 21
' ver. 21, 24
*•• Ps. rs. 44 ;
105. 29
*[Ch. 7. 26 in
Heb.]
' ver. 11 ;
ch. 8. 7
' ch. 4. 23
*fCh. 8. 1 in
Heb.]
" ch. 7. 19
" Ps. 78. 46 ;
lOo. 30
P ch. 7. 11, 22
9 ver. 2.5 ;
ch. y. 27
*■ ver. 28
' ver. 15, 29
< oh. 9. 14 ;
Dt. 4. 35,
39 ; 33. 26
" ver. 13
69
■8
and went into his house, neither
did he ■* lay even this to heart.
24 And all the Egyijtians digged
round about the river for water to
drink ; for they could not drink of
the water of the river. 25 And
seven days were fulfilled, after
that Jehovah had smitten the
I'iver.
And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh,
and say unto him. Thus saith Je-
hovah, '"Let my people go, that
they may serve me. 2 And if thou
refuse to let them go, behold, I will
smite all thy borders with frogs :
3 and the river shall swarm with
frogs, which shall go up and come
into thy house, and into thy bed-
chamber, and upon thy bed, and
into the house of thy servants, and
upon thy people, and into thine
ovens, and into thy kneading-
troughs : 4 and the frogs shall
come up both upon thee, and upon
thy people, and upon all thy ser-
vants. * 5 And Jenovah said unto
Moses, Say unto Aaron, "Stretch
forth thy hand with thy rod over
the rivers, over the ^streams, and
over the pools, and cause frogs to
come up upon the land of Egypt.
6 And Aaron stretched out nis
hand over the waters of Egypt ;
and the "frogs came up, and cov-
ered the land of Egypt. 7 ^And
the magicians did in like manner
with their enchantments, and
brought up frogs upon the land of
Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh « called for
Moses and Aaron, and said, *■ En-
treat Jehovah, that he take away
the frogs from me, and from my
people ; and "' I will let the people
go, that they may sacrifice unto
Jehovah. 9 And Moses said unto
Pharaoh, Have thou this glory over
me : against what time sliall I en-
treat for thee, and for thy servants,
and for thy people, that the frogs
be destroyed frorn thee and thy
houses, and remain in the river
only"? 10 And he said. Against
to-morrow. And he said. Be it
according to thy word ; that thou
mayest know that there is 'none
like unto Jehovah our God. 11
And the "frogs shall depart from
thee, and from thy houses, and
from thy servants, and from thy
people ; they shall remain in the
river only. 12 And Moses and
* Heb. set his heart even to this.
813
EXODUS
9.5
The Plagae of Lice ; of Flies. The Unrrain of Cattlu
Aaron went out from Pharaoh :
and Moses cried unto Jehovah
concerning the frogs ^ which he
had brought upon Pharaoh. 13
And Jehovah did according to the
word of Moses ; and the frogs died
out of the houses, out of the courts,
and out of the fields. 14 And they
gathered them together in heaps ;
and the land stank. 15 But when
Pharaoh saw that there was respite,
he " hardened his heart, and " heark-
ened not unto them ; as Jehovah
had spoken.
1 6 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy
rod, and smite the dust of the
earth, that it may become ^lice
throughout all the land of Egypt.
17 And they did so; and Aaron
stretched out his hand with his
rod, and smote the dust of the
earth, and there were lice upon
man, and upon beast ; all the dust
of the earth became ''lice through-
out all the land of Egypt. _ 18 And
the magicians did so with their
enchantments to bring forth lice,
but " they could not : and there
were lice upon man, and upon
beast. 19 Then the niagicians
said unto Pharaoh, ''This is the
finger of God : and Pharaoh's heart
^was hardened, and he hearkened
not unto them ; as Jehovah had
spoken.
20 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
* Rise up early in the morning, and
stand before Pharaoh; lo, •'he Com-
eth forth to the water ; and say
unto him. Thus saith Jehovah,
^ Let my people go, that they may
serve me. 21 Else, if thou wilt
not let my people go, behold, I
will send swarms of flies upon thee,
and upon thy servants, and upon
thy people, and into thy houses :
and the houses of the Egyptians
shall be full of swarms of flies, and
also the ground whereon they are.
22 ''And I will set apart in that
day the land of Goshen, in which
my people dwell, that no swarms
of flies shall be there ; to the end
thou mayest know that *I am
Jehovah in the midst of the earth.
2.3 And I will '^put a division be-
tween my people and thy people :
by to-morrow shall this sign be.
1 Or, as he had appointed unto Pharaoh
2 Heb. made heavy.
s Or, sandflifs Or, fleas
* Heb. vjas strong.
s Or, set a sign of deliverance Heb. set re-
dr.nption.
" ch. 7. 4
l> Ps. 105. 31
" ver. 7 ; ch.
7. U, 12 ; 9.
n
d ch. 7. 5 ; 10.
7
* ch. 9. 13
/ ch. 2. 6 ; 7.
15
" ch. 4. 23
A ch. 9. 4, 6,
26 ; 10. 23 ;
11.7
«■ ch. 9. 29 ;
19. 5 ; 20. 11
* Ps. 78. 45 ;
105. 31
' ch. 8. 8
"' ch. 9. 28 ;
10. 8, 24 ; 12.
31
"ch. 3. 18; 5.
" ver. 8, 15,
29. 32
I' ver. 8
« ver. 8, 16
■ ver. 8, 15
* ch. 4. 23
60
24 And Jehovah did so; and there
came grievous swarms of flies into
the house of Pharaoh, and into his
servants' houses: and in all the
land of Egypt the land was •* * cor-
rupted by reason of the swarms of
flies.
25 And Pharaoh ' called for
Moses and for Aaron, and said,
™ Go ye. sacrifice to your God in
the land. 26 And Moses said. It
is not meet so to do ; for we shall
sacrifice the abomination of the
Egyptians to Jehovah our God :
lo, shall we sacrifice the abomina-
tion of the Egyptians before their
eyes, and will they not stone US'?
27 We will go " three days' journey
into the wilderness, and sacrifice
to Jehovah our God, as he shall
command us. 28 And Pharaoh
said, "I will let you go, that ye
may sacrifice to Jehovah your God
in the wilderness ; only ye shall
not go very far away : ^ entreat
for me. 29 And Moses said. Be-
hold, I go out from thee, and I
will entreat Jehovah that the
swarms of flies may depart from
Pharaoh, from his servants, and
from his people, to-morrow : only
let not Pharaoh ^deal deceitfully
any more in not letting the peo-
ple go to sacrifice to Jehovah.
30 And Moses went out from
Pharaoh, and entreated Jehovah.
31 And Jehovah did according
to the word of Moses ; and he
removed the swarms of flies from
Pharaoh, from his servants, and
from his people; there remained
not one. 32 And Pharaoh "hard-
ened his heart this time also, and
*■ he did not let the people go.
9 Then .Jehovah said unto
Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh,
and tell him. Thus saith Jehovah,
the God of the Hebrews, 'Let my
people go, that they may serve me.
2 For if thou refuse to let them
go, and wilt hold them still, 3 be-
hold, the hand of .Jehovah is upon
thy cattle which are in the field,
upon the horses, upon the asses,
upon the camels, upon the herds,
and upon the flocks : there shall he
a very grievous murrain. 4 ' And
Jehovah shall make a distinction
between the cattle of Israel and
the cattle of Egypt; and there
shall "nothing die of all that be-
longeth to the children of Israel.
5 And Jehovah appointed a set
* Or, destroyed
B.6
EXODUS
9.32
The riagae of Boils ; of llail
time, saying, To-morrow Jehovah
shall do this thing in the land.
6 And Jehovah did that tiling on
the morrow; and "all the cattle
of Egypt died; ''but of the cat;le
of the children of Israel died not
one. 7 And Pharaoh sent, and,
behold, there v/as not so much as
one of the cattle of the Israelites
dead. But the heart of Pharaoh
was ^ stubborn, and he did not let
the people go.
8 And Jehovah said unto Moses
and unto Aaron, Take to you hand-
fuls of ^ ashes of the furnace, and
let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven
in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it
shall become small dust over all
the land of Egypt, and shall be
a boil breaking forth with blains
upon man and upon beast, through-
out all the land of EgyjDt. 10 And
they took ashes of the furnace, and
stood before Pharaoh ; and Moses
sprinkled it up toward heaven ;
and it became a boil breaking forth
with blains upon man and upon
beast. 11 ''And the magicians
could not stand before Moses be-
cause of the boils ; for the boils
were upon the magicians, and
upon all the Egyptians. 12 And
"* Jehovah ^hardened the heart of
Pharaoh, and he hearkened not
unto them ; as Jehovah had spoken
unto Moses.
13 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
*E,ise up early in the morning, and
stand before Pharaoh, and say unto
him. Thus saith Jehovah, the God
of the Hebrews, ■''Let my people
go, that they may serve me. 1 4 For
I will this time send all my plagues
upon thy heart, and upon thy ser-
vants, and upon thy people ; that
thou mayest know that there is
"none like me in all the earth.
15 For now I had put forth my
hand, and smitten thee and thy
Eeople with pestilence, and thou
adst been cut off from the earth :
16 but in very deed '' for this cause
have I made thee to stand, to show
thee my power, and that my name
may be declared throughout all
the earth. 17 As yet exaltest
thou thyself against my people,
that thou wilt not let them go?
18 Behold, to-morrow about this
time ' I will cause it to rain a very
grievous hail, such as hath not
been in Egypt since the day it was
founded even until now. 19 Now
1 Heb. heavy. 2 Qr, soot ^ Heb. made strong
" ver. 19, 20,
25;ch. 11.6
ft ver. 4
" Cll. 8. 18
rf ch. 4. 21
* ch. 8. 20
/ch. 4. 23
" ch. 8. 10
'' Ji(im. 9. 17
• ver. 23, 24
*-■ ver. 0
' ver. 2.T
"• Prov. 13. 13
" Gen. 19. 24
" ver. 19 ;
Ps. 78. 47,
48 ; lOJ. 32
1 ch. 8. 8
"" ch. 10. 16,
17
» ch. 8. 8
t ch. 8. 25 ;
10. 8
" ch. 8. 22 ;
19. 6 ; 20.
11; Ps.
24. 1
" ch. 8. 29
61
therefore send, hasten in '^thy cattle
and all that thou hast in the field ;
for ' every man and beast that shall
be found in the field, and shall not
be brought home, the hail shall
come down upon them, and they
shall die. 20 "' He that feared the
word of Jehovah among the ser-
vants of PJiaraoh made his servants
and his cattle flee into the houses :
21 and he that regarded not the
word of Jehovah left his servants
and his cattle in the field.
^ 22 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Stretch forth thy hand toward
heaven, that there may be hail in
all the land of Egypt, upon man,
and upon beast, and upon every
herb of the field, throughout the
land of Egypt. 23 And Moses
stretched forth his rod toward
heaven : and Jehovah sent thun-
der and hail, and fire J'an down
unto the earth ; and " Jehovah
rained hail upon the land of
Egypt. 24 So there was hail,
and fire * mingled with the hail,
very grievous, such as had not
been in all the land of Egypt
since it became a nation. 25 And
" the hail smote throughout all the
land of Egj^pt all that was in the
field, both man and beast ; and
the hail smote every herb of the
field, and brake every tree of the
field. 26 ^Only in the land of
Goshen, where the children of
Israel were, was there no hail.
27 And Pharaoh sent, and * called
for Moses and Aaron, and said unto
them, '"I have sinned this time:
Jehovh is righteous, and I and
my people are wicked. 28 'En-
treat Jehovah ; for there hath been
enough of t/tese * mighty thunder-
ings and hail ; and ' I will let you
go, and ye shall stay no longer.
29 And Moses said unto him, As
soon as I am gone out of the city,
I will spread abroad my hands
unto Jehovah ; the thunders shall
cease, neither shall there be any
more hail ; that thou mayest know
that "the earth is Jehovah's. 30
" But as for thee and thy servants,
I know that ye will not yet fear
Jehovah God. 31 And the flax
and the barley were smitten: for
the barley was in the ear, and the
flax was in bloom. 32 But the
wheat and the spelt were not
smitten : for they were not grown
* Or. fiashinq continually amidst
6 Heb. voices (or, thunderings) of God.
9.33
EXODUS
10.21
The Plague of Locusts
up. 33 And Moses went out of
the city from Pharaoh, and spread
abroad his hands unto Jehovah :
and the thunders and hail ceased,
and the rain was not poured upon
the earth. 34 And Avhen Pharaoh
saw that the rain and the hail and
the thunders were ceased, he sinned
Set more, and ^ hardened his heart,
e and his servants. 35 And the
heart of Pharaoh ^was hardened,
and he did not let the children of
Israel go ; as Jehovah had spoken
by Moses.
■1 /^ And Jehovah said unto
J-V^ Moses, Go in unto Pha-
raoh : for " I have ^ hardened his
heart, and the heart of his ser-
vants, that I may show these my
signs in the midst of them, 2 and
' that thou mayest tell in the ears
of thy son, and of thy son's son,
^ what things I have wrought upon
Egypt, and my signs which I have
done among them ; " that ye maiY
know that I am Jehovah. 3 And
Moses and Aaron went in unto
Pharaoh, and said unto him. Thus
saith Jehovah, the God of the
Hebrews, How long wilt thou re-
fuse to humble thyself before me^
** let my people go, that they may
serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to
let my people go, behold, to-morrow
will I bring locusts into thy border :
5 and they shall cover the face of
the earth, so that one shall not be
able to see the earth : and they
shall eat the residue of that which
is escaped, which remaineth unto
you from the hail, and shall eat
every tree which groweth for you
out of the field : 6 and thy houses
shall be filled, and the houses of
all thy servants, and the houses
of all the Egyptians ; as neither
thy fathers nor thy fathers' fathers
have seen, since the day that they
were upon the earth unto this day.
And he turned, and went out from
Pharaoh. 7 And "Phai'aoh's ser-
vants said unto him. How long
shall this man be a snare unto us 1
let the men go, that they may
serve Jehovah their God : knowest
thou not yet that Egypt is de-
stroyed 1 8 And Moses and Aaron
-''were brought again unto Pha-
raoh : and he said unto them,
' Go, serve Jehovah your God ;
but who are they that shall gol
9 And Moses said, ''We will go
1 Heb. made heavy. 2 Heb. v)as strong.
•' Or, how 1 have mocked the Egyptians
« ch. 4. 21
fr ch. 12. 26,
27 ; 13. 8,
14, 15
" ch. 7. 6, 17
d ch. 4. 23
' ch. 7. 5 ; 8.
19 ; 12. 33
/ ch. 8. 8
» ch. 8. 25
k ch. 12. 37,
38
' ver. 26
*: ch. 8. 29
' ver. 28
"' Ps. 78. 46 ;
10.'.. 'Ai
" Joel 1. 4,
7 ; 2. 1-11
0 ch. 8. 8
P ch. 9. 27
9 ch. 8. 8, 29
with our young and with our
old ; with our sons and with our
daughters, 'with our flocks and
with our herds will we go ; for
we must hold a feast unto Jeho-
vah. 10 And *he said unto them.
So be Jehovah with you, as I will
let you go, and your little ones :
look to it ; for evil is * before you.
1 1 Not so : go now ye that are
men, and serve Jehovah ; for that
is what ye desire. And ' they
were driven out from Pharaoh's
presence.
1 2 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Stretch out thy hand over the
land of Egypt for the locusts, that
they may come up upon the land
of Egypt, and eat every herb of
the land, even all that the hail
hath left. 13 And Moses stretched
forth his rod over the land of
Egypt, and Jehovah brought an
east wind upon the land all that
clay, and all the night; and when
it was morning, the east '"wind
brought the locusts. 14 And " the
locusts went up over all the land of
Egypt, and rested in all the bor-
ders of Egypt ; very grievous were
they ; before them there were no
such locusts as they, neither after
them shall be such. 15 For they
covered the face of the whole earth,
so that the land was darkened ;
and they did eat every herb of the
land, and all the fruit of the trees
which the hail had left : and there
remained not any green thing,
either tree or herb of the field,
through all the land of Egypt.
16 Then Pharaoh "called for Moses
and Aaron in haste ; and he said,
p I have sinned against Jehovah
your God, and against you. 17
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee,
my sin only this once, and * entreat
Jehovah your God, that he may
take away from me this death only.
18 And he went out from' Pharaoh,
and entreated Jehovah. 1 9 And Je-
hovah turned an exceeding strong
west wind, which took up the
locusts, and drove them into the
Red Sea ; there remained not one
locust in all the border of Egypt.
20 But '■Jehovah ® hardened Pha-
raoh's heart, and he did not let the
children of Israel go.
21 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Stretch out thy hand toward
heaven, that there may be dark-
* Or, what ye purpose Heb. before your face.
5 Heb. made strong.
62
10.22
EXODUS
12.10
The TMck Darkness. The Last Plagnc threatened. The FassoTcr
ness over the land of Egypt, ^ even
darkness "which may be felt. '2'2,
And Moses stretched forth his
hand toward heaven ; and there
was a * thick darkness in all the
land of Egypt three days ; 23 they
saw not one another, neither rose
any one from his place for three
days : " but all the children of Israel
had light in their dwellings. 24
And Pharaoh ■* called unto Moses,
and said, Go ye, serve Jehovah ;
only let your flocks and your herds
be stayed : let your little ones also
go with you. 25 And Moses said.
Thou must also give into our hand
sacrifices and burnt-oiferings, that
we may sacrifice unto Jehovah our
God. 26 " Our cattle also shall go
with us ; there shall not a hoof be
left behind ; for thereof must we
take to serve Jehovah our God ;
and we know not with what we
must serve Jehovah, until we come
thither. 27 But -^Jehovah "^hard-
ened Pharaoh's heart, and he would
not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh
said unto him, ^ Get thee from me,
take heed to thyself, see my face
no more ; for in the day thou seest
my face thou shalt die. 29 And
Moses said. Thou hast spoken well ;
'' I will see thy face again no more.
1-i And Jehovah said unto
. JL Moses, Yet one plague more
will I bring upon Phdraoh, and
upon Egypt; * afterwards he will
let you go hence : ^ when he shall
let you go, he shall surely thrust
you out hence altogether. 2 Speak
now in the ears of the people, and
*let them ask every man of his
neighbor, and every woman of her
neighbor, jewels of silver, and
jewels of gold. 3 ' And Jehovah
gave the people favor in the sight
of the Egyptians. ™ Moreover the
man Moses was very great in the
land of Egypt, in the sight of
Pharaoh's servants, and in the
sight of the people.
4 And Moses said. Thus saith
Jehovah, About " midnight will I
go out into the midst of Egypt :
5 and " all the first-born in the
land of Egypt shall die, from the
first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth
upon his throne, even unto the
first-born of the maid-servant that
is behind the mill ; and all the first-
born of cattle. 6 And there shall
1 Or, so that men shall grope in darkness
• Heb. made strong.
3 Or, ^uhen he shall let you go altogether, he
shall utterly thrust you out hence
" Dt. 28, 29
b Ps. 105. 28
' Ch, 8, 22
d ch. 8, 8,
26
' ver. 9
/ver. 20
-' ver. 11
A Heb. 11. 27
' ch. 12. 31,
33, 39
* ch. 3. 22 ;
12. 35, 36
' ch. 3. 21 ;
12. 36
'" Dt. 34. 10-
12
" ch. 12. 29
° Ps. 78. 51 ;
105. 36 ; 135.
8 ; 130, 10
P ch. 12. 30
9 ch. 8. 22
»■ ch. 12. 31-
33
» Heb. 11. 27
< ch. 7. 4
" ch. 4, 21
" ch. 13. 4 ;
23. 15 ; 34.
18 ; Dt. 16.
■ Lev. 22,
18-20
" ver, 14, 17 ;
Lev. 23. 6 ;
Num. 9,
1-3, 11
^ Dt. 16. 4, 6
" ver. 22
b ch. 34. 25 ;
Num. 9. 12
" Dt. 16. 7
rf Dt. 16. 3, 4
" Num. 9. 11
/ver. 8
" ch. 29. 13,
17, 22
'' ch. 16. 19 ;
23. 18 ; 34.
be »* a great cry throughout all the
land of Egypt, such as there hath
not been, nor shall be any more.
7 * But against any of the children
of Isi'ael shall not a dog ■* move his
tongue, against man or beast : that
ye may know how that Jehovah
doth make a distinction between
the Egyptians and Israel. 8 And
''all these thy servants shall come
down unto me, and bow down
themselves unto me, saying. Get
thee out, and all the people that
follow thee : and after that I will
go out. *And he went out from
Pharaoh in hot anger.
9 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
* Pharaoh will not hearken unto
you ; that my wonders may be
multiplied in the land of Egypt.
10 And "Moses and Aaron did all
these wonders before Pharaoh :
and Jehovah ^hardened Pharaoh's
heart, and he did not let the chil-
dren of Israel go out of his land.
-^ O And Jehovah spake unto
_Lw Moses and Aaron in the
land of Egypt, saying, 2 " This
month shall be unto you the begin-
ning of months : it shall be the fii'st
month of the year to you. 3 Speak
ye unto all the congregation of
Israel, saying. In the tenth day of
this month they shall take to tnem
every man a ^lamb, according to
their fathers' houses, a lamb for a
household : 4 and if the household
be too little for a lamb, then shall
he and his neighbor next unto his
house take one according to the
number of the souls ; according to
every man's eating ye shall make
your count for the lamb. 5 Your
lamb shall be ^without blemish,
a male a year old : ye shall take
it from the sheep, or from the
goats : 6 and ye shall keep it until
the ^ fourteenth day of the same
month ; and the whole assembly of
the congregation of Israel shall kill
it ® ' at even. 7 " And they shall
take of the blood, and put it on
the two side-posts and on the lintel,
upon the houses wherein they shall
eat it. 8 And they shall eat the
flesh in *that night, "roast with
fire, and ^ unleavened bread ; *with
bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9
Eat not of it raw, nor boiled at
all with water, but -^roast with
fire ; its head with its legs and with
•" the inwards thereof. 10'' And ye
* Heb. whet. ^ Or. kid
* Heb, between the two evenings.
63
12.11
EXODUS
12.34
The Feast of the Passover and of Ualeavened Bread. The First-born of Egypt slain
shall let nothing of it remain until
the morning ; but that which re-
maineth of it until the morning ye
shall burn with tire. 1 1 And thus
shall ye eat it : with your loins
girded, your shoes on your feet,
and your staff in your hand ; and
ye shall eat it in haste : it is "Je-
hovah's passover. 12 For I will
go through the land of Egypt in
that night, and will smite all the
first-born in the land of Egypt,
both man and beast ; and * against
all the gods of Egypt I will execute
judgments : I am Jehovah. 1 3 And
the blood shall be to you for a token
upon the houses where ye are : and
when I see the blood, I will pass
over you, and there shall no plague
be upon you Ho destroy you, when
I smite the land of Egypt. 1 4 And
" this day shall be unto you for '' a
memorial, and ye shall keep it a
feast to Jehovah : throughout your
generations ye shall keep it a feast
by " an ordinance for ever.
1.5 •''Seven days shall ye eat un-
leavened bread ; even the first day
ye shall put away leaven out of
your houses : for whosoever eateth
leavened bread from the first day
until the seventh day, " that soul
shall be cut off from Israel. 1 6
And in the first day there shall be
to you a holy convocation, and in
the seventh day a holy convoca-
tion ; no manner of work shall be
done in them, save that which every
man must eat, that only may be
done by you. 1 7 And ye shall ob-
serve the feast o/unleavened bread ;
for in this ''selfsame day have I
brought your hosts out of the land
of Egypt : therefore shall ye ob-
serve this day throughout your
generations by 'an ordinance for
ever. 1 8 * In the first month, on the
fourteenth day of the month at
even, ye shall eat unleavened
bread, until the one and twentieth
day of the month at even. 19
' Seven days shall there be no
leaven found in your houses : for
whosoever eateth that which is
leavened, that soul shall be cut off
from the congregation of Israel,
whether he be a sojourner, or one
that is born in the land. 20 Ye
shall eat nothing leavened ; in all
your habitations shall ye eat un-
leavened bread.
2 1 Then "' Moses called for all the
elders of Israel, and said unto them,
1 Or, for a destroyer
" ver. 13, 21,
27,43
>> Num. 33. 4
" ver. 6
d ch. 13. 9
^ ver. 17
/ ch. 23. 15 ;
34. 18 ;
Dt. 10. 3
f ver. 19
/i ver. 41
' ver. 14
fc ver. 2 ;
Lev, 23. fj-
8; Num.
28. 16-25
' ver. 15
"' Heb. 11. 28
" ver. U
° ver. 7
P ver. 12, 13 ;
ch. 11. 4
9 ch. 13. 5, 10
■ ch. 10. 2 ;
13. 14, 16
< ch. 4. 31
" ch. 11. 4, 5
" ch. 4. 23
^ ch. 9. 6
^ch. 11.6
' ch. 8. 8
" ch. 8. 25
b ch. 10. 9, 26
" ver. 39 ;
ch. 10. 7 ;
11. 1 ; Ps.
105. 38
^ Draw out, and take you ^ lambs
according to your families, and kill
"the passover. 22 "And ye shall
take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it
in the blood that is in the basin,
and strike the lintel and the two
side-posts with the blood that is in
the basin ; and none of you shall go
out of the door of his house until
the morning. 23 For * Jehovah
will pass through to smite the
Egyptians ; and when he seeth
the blood upon the lintel, and on
the two side-posts, Jehovah will
pass over the door, and will not
suffer the destroyer to come in unto
your houses to smite you. 21 And
'^ ye shall observe this thing for an
ordinance to thee and to thy sons
for ever. 25 And it shall come to
pass, when ye are come to the land
which Jehovah will give you, ac-
cording as he hath promised, that
ye shall keep this service. 26 *" And
it shall come to pass, when your
children shall say unto you. What
mean ye by this service"? 27 that
ye shall say. It is the sacrifice of
* Jehovah's passover, '^whp passed
over the houses of the children of
Israel in Egypt, when he smote
the Egyptians, and delivered our
houses. *And the people bowed
the head and worshipped. 28 And
the children of Israel went and did
so ; as Jehovah had commanded
Moses and Aaron, so did they.
29 And it came to pass at "mid-
night, that Jehovah smote all " the
first-born in the land of Egypt,
from the first-born of Pharaoh that
sat on his throne unto the first-born
of the captive that was in the dun-
geon ; and all the first-born of ^ cat-
tle. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the
night, he, and all his servants, and
all the EgjT)tians ; and there was
^ a great cry in Egypt ; for there
was not a house where there was
not one dead. 31 And ^he called
for Moses and Aaron by night, and
said. Rise up, " get you forth from
among my people, both ye and the
children of Israel ; and go, serve
Jehovah, as ye have said. 32 Take
'' both your flocks and your herds,
as ye have said, and be gone ; and
bless me also. 33 And " the Egyp-
tians were urgent upon the people,
to send them out of the land in
haste ; for they said. We are all
dead men. 34 And the people took
» Or, Go forth » Or, kids
* Or, for that he passed
64
12.35
EXODUS
13.12
Israel departs from Egypt. Ordinance of the Passover. Coiisecratiou of the First-born
"their dough before it was leavened,
their kueading-troughs being bound
up in their clothes upon their shoul-
ders. 35 ''And the children of Is-
rael did according to the word of
Moses ; and they asked of the
Egyptians jewels of silver, and
jewels of gold, and raiment: '66
and Jehovah gave the people favor
in the sight of the Egyptians, sc
that they let them have what they
asked. And they 'despoiled the
Egyptians.
37 And the children of Israel
journeyed from ''liameses to Suc-
coth, about "six hundred thousand
on foot that were men, besides chil-
dren. 38 And a ''mixed multitude
went up also with them ; and flocks,
and herds, even ■'' very much cattle.
39 And they baked unleavened
cakes of the dough which they
brought forth out of Egypt ; for it
was not leavened, because they were
''thrust out of Egypt, and could
not tarry, neither had they pre-
pared for themselves any victuals.
40 Now the time that the children
of Israel dwelt in Egypt was ' four
hundred and thirty years. 41 And
it came to pass at the end of four
hundred and thirty years, even the
* selfsame day it came to pass, that
'all the hosts of Jehovah went out
from the land of Egypt. 42 ™ It is
^a night to be mucli observed unto
Jehovah for bringing them out from
the land of Egypt: ^this is that
night of .Jehovah, to be much ob-
served of all the children of Israel
throughout their generations.
43 And Jehovah said unto Moses
and Aaron, This is the ordinance
of "the passover : there shall no
"foreigner eat thereof; 44 but
every man's ^ servant that is bought
for money, when thou hast circum-
cised him, then shall he eat thereof.
45 A sojourner and a hired servant
shall not eat thereof. 46 In one
house shall it be eaten ; thou shalt
not carry forth aught of the flesh
abroad out of the house ; * neither
shall ye break a bone thereof.
47 ''All the congregation of Israel
shall ^keep it. 48 And when a
stranger shall sojourn with thee,
and will keep the passover to Jeho-
vah, let all his males be circum-
cised, and then let him come near
and keep it ; and he shall be as one
1 Or, a night of watching unto Jehovah
2 Or, this same night is a night of tcatching
unto Jehovah for all &c. 3 Heb. do it.
" ver. 30
i-ch. 3. 21,
22; 11.2,3;
Ps. 1U5. 37
'^ ch. 3. 22
<i Num. 33. 3,
4
« ch. 38. 26 ;
Num. 1.
46 ; 2. 32 ;
11. 21; 2t).
nl
/Num. 11. 4
"ch. 17. 3;
Num. 20.
19; 32. 1 ;
Dt. 3. 19
'' ver. 31-33 ;
ch. 11. 1
' Gen. l.j. 13,
Ki; Acts 7.
f< ; Gal. 3.
17
*-' ver. 17
' ch. 3. 8, 10 ;
0. 6
*" ch. 13. 10 ;
34. 18;
Dt. 16. 1
" ver. 11
" ver. 48
P Gen. 17. 13;
Lev. 22. u
9 Num. 9. 12;
Jn. 19. 3(>
>■ Num. 9. 13,
14
* Lev. 24. 22 ;
Num. 15.
15, 16, 29
« ver. 12, 13,
15 ; ch. 22.
29 ; Lk. 2.
23
" ch. 3. 20 ;
6. 1
" ch. 12. 19
^^ ch. 12. 2
" ch. 3. 8, 17 ;
Josh. 24. 11
' ch. 12. 25
° ch. 12.
16-20
6 ver. 14 ; ch.
10. 2
' ver. 16 ; ch.
12. 14 ;
Dt. 0. 8 ;
11. 18
d ver. 3
' ver. 5 ; ch.
12. 24, 25
/ver. 5
" ver. 1
that is born in the land: but no
uncircumcised person shall eat
thereof. 49 * One law shall be to
him that is home-born, and unto
the stranger that sojourneth among
you. 50 Thus did all the children
of Israel ; as Jehovah commanded
Moses and Aaron, so did they.
51 And it came to pass the self-
same day, that .Jehovah did bring
the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt by their hosts.
"I O And J ehovah spake unto
_LO Moses, saying, 2 *!Sanctify
unto me all the fli'st-born, whatso-
ever openeth the womb among the
children of Israel, both of man and
of beabt : it is mine.
3 And Moses said unto the peo-
ple, Kemember this day, in which
ye came out from Egypt, out of the
house of ■* bondage : for "by strength
of hand Jehovah brought you out
from this place: 'there shall no
leavened bread be eaten. 4 This
day ye go forth in the ^month
Abib. 5 And it shall be, when
Jehovah 2' shall bring thee into the
land of the Canaanite, and the Hit-
tite, and the Araorite, and the Hi-
vite, and the Jebusite, which he
sware unto thy fathers to give
thee, a land flowing with milk and
honey, ^ that thou shalt keep this
service in this month. 6 "Seven
days thou shalt eat unleavened
bread, and in the seventh day shall
be a feast to Jehovah. 7 Unleav-
ened bread shall be eaten through-
out the seven days ; and there shall
no leavened bread be seen with
thee, neither shall thei'e be leaven
seen with thee, in all thy borders.
8 *And thou shalt tell thy son in
that day, saying. It is because of
that which Jehovah did for me
when I came forth out of Egypt.
9 And " it shall be for a sign unto
thee upon thy hand, and for a me-
morial between thine eyes, that the
law of Jehovah may be in thy
mouth : for with '' a strong hand
hath Jehovah brought thee out of
Egypt. 10 Thou shalt therefore
" keep this ordinance in its season
from year to year.
11 And it shall be, when ■''Jeho-
vah shall bring thee into the land
of the Canaanite, as he sware unto
thee and to thy fathers, and shall
give it thee, 12 that ^thou shalt
^set apart unto Jehovah all that
openeth the womb, and every first-
* Heb. bondmen. * Heb. cause to pass over.
65
L3.13
EXODUS
14.13
Cooserration of the First-born. How the People were led. The People are parsned by Pharaoh
ling which thou hast that cometh
of a beast ; the males shall be Jeho-
vah's. 13 And "every firstling of
an ass thou shalt redeem with a
^ lamb ; and if thou wilt not redeem
it, then thou shalt break its neck :
and all the first-born of man among
thy sons shalt thou redeem, 14
* And it shall be, when thy son ask-
eth thee in time to come, saying,
What is this 1 that thou shalt say
unto him, ''By strength of hand
Jehovah brought us out from Egypt,
from the house of ^bondage: 15 and
it came to pass, when Pharaoh
^ would hardly let us go, that Jeho-
vah slew all the first-born in the
land of Egypt, both the first-born
of man, and the first-born of beast :
therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all
that openeth the womb, being
males ; out all the first-born of my
sons I redeem. 16 And "^it shall
be for a sign upon thy hand, and
for frontlets between thine eyes :
for by strength of hand Jehovah
brought us forth out of Egypt.
17 And it came to pass, when
Pharaoh had let the people go,
that God led them not by the way
of the land of the Philistines, al-
though that was near ; for God
said, "Lest peradventure the peo-
ple repent when they see war, and
they return to Egypt : 18 but God
led the people about, by the way
of the wilderness by the Red Sea :
and the children of Israel went
up -^ armed out of the land of
Eigypt. 19 And Moses took ^-the
bones of Joseph with him : for he
had straitly sworn the children of
Israel, saying, God will surely
visit you ; and ye shall carry up
my bones away hence with you.
20 And they took their journey
from ''Succoth, and encamped in
Etham, in the edge of the wilder-
ness. 21 And Meho^'ah went be-
fore them by day in a pillar of
cloud, to lead them the way, and
by night in a pillar of fire, to give
them light ; that they might go by
day and by night: 22 ^the pillar
of cloud by day, and the pillar of
fire by night, departed not from
before the people.
-i A And Jehovah spake unto
J-T" Moses, saying, 2 Speak
unto the children of Israel, that
they turn back and encamp before
1 Or, kid 2 Heb. bondmen.
• Or, hardened hiwseif nnaivet le'tinq us go
* Or, he took not away the pillar of cloud by
day, nor the &c.
" ch. 34. 20
* ver. 8 ; ch.
10. 2; 12. 2(j,
27 ; Dt. 6.
20
' ver. 9
d ver. 9
^ ch. 14. 11,
12; Num.
14. 1-4
/Josh. 1.14;
4. 12, 13
" Gen. 50.
24, 25 ;
Josh. 24.
32
A ch. 12. 37 ;
Num. 33.
6-8
' ch. 14. 19,
24 ; 33. 9,
10 ; Ps. 78.
14 ; 99. 7 ;
105. 39
*-■ Num. 33.
7, 8
' ver. 17 ;
ch. 4. 21
"' ver. 17, 23
" ver. 26
" ver. 4
P Num. 33.
3; Acts 13.
17
9 ver. 2
' ch. 5. 21 ;
16. 24 ; 16. 2
' eh. 20. 20 ;
Gen. 15. 1 ;
40. 3
" ver. 30 ;
ch. 15. 2
66
* Pi-hahiroth, between Migdql and
the sea, before Baal-zephon f over
against it shall ye encamp by the
sea. 3 And Pharaoh will say of
the children of Israel, They are
entangled in the land, the wilder-
ness hath shut them in. 4 And
'I will ° harden Pharaohs heart,
and ™ he shall follow after them ;
and I will get me honor upon
Pharaoh, and upon ail his host ;
and "the Egyptians shall know
that I am Jehovah. And they did
so. 5 And it was told the king
of Egypt that the people were
fled : and the heart of Pharaoh
and of his servants was changed
towards the people, and they said.
What is this we have done, that
we have let Israel go from serving
US'? 6 And he made ready his
•^ chariot, and took his people with
him : 7 and he took six hundred
chosen chariots, and all the char-
iots of Egypt, and captains over all
of them. 8 And "Jehovah Miard-
ened the heart of Pharaoh king of
Egypt, and he pursued after the
children of Israel : for the children
of Israel went out with ^a high
hand. 9 And the Egyptians pur-
sued after them, all the hor.ses and
chariots of Pharaoh, and his horse-
men, and his ai^my, and overtook
them encamping by the sea, ^ be-
side Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-
zephon.
10 And when Pharaoh drew
nigh, the children of Israel lifted
up their eyes, and, behold, the
Egyptians were marching after
them ; and they were sore afraid :
''and the children of Israel cried
out unto Jehovah. 1 1 And * they
said unto Moses, Because thei'e
were no graves in Egypt, hast
thou taken us away to die in the
wilderness 1 wherefore hast thou
dealt thus with us, to bring us
forth out of Egypt 1 1 2 Is not this
the word that we spake unto thee
in Egypt, saying. Let us alone,
that we may serve the Egyptians 1
For it were better for us to serve
the Egyptians, than that we should
die in the wilderness. 13 And
Moses said unto the people, 'Fear
ye not, stand still, and see " the
salvation of Jehovah, which he
will work for you to-day : ^ for
the Egyptians whom ye have seen
5 Heb. make strong. * 0:r, chariots
1 Heb. made strong.
8 Or, for whereas ye have seen the Egyptians
to-day
14.14
EXODUS
15.7
The Egyptian Host destroyed. Song of Moses and Miriam
to-day, ye shall see them again no
more lor ever. 14 "Jehovah will
fight for you, and *ye shall hold
your peace.
15 And Jehovah said unto
Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto
me I speak unto the children of
Israel, that they go forward.
16 And lift thou up "thy rod, and
stretch out thy hand over the sea,
and divide it : and the children
of Israel shall go into the midst
of the sea on dry ground. 17 And
1, behold, ''I will Miarden the
hearts of tlie Egyptians, and they
shall go in after them : and I will
get me honor upon Pharaoh, and
upon all his host, upon his char-
iots, and upon his horsemen.
18 "And the Egyptians shall know
that I am Jehovah, when I have
gotten me honor upon Pharaoh,
upon his chariots, and upon his
horsemen. 19 And •'^the angel of
God, who went before the camp
of Israel, removed and went be-
hind them ; and the pillar of cloud
removed from before them, and
stood behind them : 20 and it came
between the camp of Egypt and
the camp of Israel ; and there was
the cloud and the darkness, yet
gave it light by night : and the
one came not near the other all
the night.
21 "And Moses stretched out
his hand over the sea ; and Jeho-
vah caused the sea to go back by
a strong east wind all the night,
and made the sea ''dry land, and
' the waters were divided. 22 *^ And
the children of Israel went into
the midst of the sea upon the dry
ground: and Hhe waters were a
wall unto them on their right
hand, and on their left. 23 And
^ the Egyptians pursued, and went
in after them into the midst of the
sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his char-
iots, and his horsemen. 24 And
it came to pass in the morning
watch, that " Jehovah looked forth
upon the host of the Egyptians
through the pillar of fire and of
cloud, and discomfited the host
of the Egyptians. 25 And he ^ took
off their chariot wheels, ^and they
drove them heavily ; so that the
Egyptians said, Let us flee from the
face of Israel ; "for Jehovah fighteth
for them against the Egyptians.
1 fleb. make strong.
^ Ace. to Sept. and Syr. hound.
3 Or, and made them, to drive
°ch. 16. 3;
Dt. 1.30,
3. 22
>> Is. 30. 15
'^ch. 4. 17,
20; 17.6,6:
Num. 20. 8,
9, 11 ; Is.
10. 26
d ver. 4
" ver. 25
/ch. 13. 21,
22
» ver. 16 ;
ch. 7. 19
ft Ps. 106. 9 ;
136. 13, 14
» Ps. 78. 13 ;
114. 3, 5;
Is. 63. 12, 13
* Josh. 3. 17;
4. 22 ; Neh.
9. 11
!■ ver. 29 ; ch.
15. 8
"^ ver. 4, 17
" ch. 13. 21
" ver. 4, 18
P ver. 16
9 Ps. 78. 53 ,
106. 11
*■ ver. 22 ;
Ps. 66. 6 ;
Is. 11. 15
' ver. 13 ;
Ps. 106. 8,
10, 22 ; Is.
63. 8, U
«Ps
106. 12
" Ps. 106. 12
Rev. 15. 3
"Is.
42.
12.6,
10-13
*Jer. 51. 21
yis.
12.2
'Ps.
48. 14
«ch.
3. 6, 15
i-ch
14. 14
'^ch
3. 15 ;
6. 2, 7, 8
d ch. 14. 0, 7,
17, 28
' ver. 10 ;
Neh. 9. 11
fch. 3. 20;
6. 1 ; Ps.
118. 15, 16
26 And Jehovah said unto Moses^
* Stretch out thy hand over the
sea, that the waters may come
again upon the Egyptians, upon
their chariots, and upon their
horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched
forth his hand over the sea, and
the sea returned to its ^strength
when the morning appeared ; and
the Egyptians fled against it ; and
Jehovah \ overthrew the Egyptians
in the midst of the sea. 28 And
the waters returned, and covered
the chariots, and the horsemen,
even all the host of Pharaoh that
went in after them into the sea ;
* there remained not so much as
one of them. 29 But the children
of Israel walked upon ''dry land in
the midst of the sea ; and the
waters were a wall unto them on
their right hand, and on their left.
30 * Thus Jehovah saved Israel
that day out of the hand of the
Egyptians ; and Israel saw the
Egyptians dead upon the sea-
shore. 31 And Israel saw the
great ^ work which Jehovah did
upon the Egyptians, and the peo-
Ele feai^ed Jehovah : and /they
elieved in Jehovah, and in his
servant Moses.
■i pf " Then sang Moses and the
JL^ children of Israel this song
unto Jehovah, and spake, saying,
I will " sing unto Jehovah, for
he "hath triumphed gloriously :
The "^ horse and his rider hath he
thrown into the sea.
2 ^^ Jehovah is x)\y^ strength and
song,
And he is become my salvation :
^This is my God, and I wiU
praise him ;
My "father's God, and I will
exalt him.
3 Jehovah is a * man of war :
" Jehovah is his name.
4 '' Pharaoh's chariots and his host
hath he cast into the sea ;
And his chosen captains are
sunk in the Red Sea.
5 The deeps cover them :
They " went down into the depths
like a stone.
6 Thy right /hand, O Jehovah, is
glorious in power,
Thy right hand, O Jehovah,
"dasheth in pieces the en-
emy.
7 And in the greatness of thine
* Or, wonted floxo
s Heb. shook off.
6 Heb. hand
7 Or, is highly exalted
8 Heb. Jah.
^7
15,
EXODUS
16.2
Song of Moses and Bliriam. Israel at Marali. Bitter Waters made sweet. Israel at Elim and the Wildernest of Sin
excellency thou "overthrow-
est them that rise up against
thee :
Thou sendest forth thy * wrath,
it consumeth them as stubble.
8 And with the blast of thy nos-
trils the "waters were piled
up,
The floods '^ stood upright as a
heap ;
The deeps were congealed in
the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy said,
I will " pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil ;
My desire shall be satisfied
upon them ;
I will draw my sword, my hand
shall destroy them. _ .
10 Thou didst blow with thy wind,
the -^ sea covered them :
They "sank as lead in the
mighty waters.
11 "Who is like unto thee, O Je-
hovah, among the gods 1
Who is like thee, ' glorious in
holiness,
* Fearful in praises, 'doing
wonders 1
1 2 Thou stretchedst out ™ thy'right
hand,
The earth swallowed them.
13 Thou in thy lovingkindness
hast "led the people that thou
hast redeemed :
Thou hast " guided them in thy
strength to thy holy habita-
tion.
14 The ^peoples have heard, they
tremble :
Pan^s have taken hold on the
inhabitants of Philistia.
15 Then were the * chiefs of Edom
dismayed ;
The ^mighty men of '"Moab,
trembling taketh hold upon
them :
All the * inhabitants of Canaan
are melted away.
16 'Terror and dread falleth upon
them;
By the greatness of thine arm
they are as still "as a stone;
Till thy people pass over, O
Jehovah,
Till the people pass over that
thou "hast '^ purchased.
17 Thou wilt ''bring them in, and
" plant them in ^ the mountain
of thine inheritance,
The "place, O Jehovah, which
thou hast made for thee to
dwell in,
^ Heb. rams. * Heb. gotten.
" cb. 14. 27
*> Ps. 78. 49,
50
' Ch. 14. 22,
29
d Ps. 78. 13
' ch. 14. 5
/ch. 14. 27
" ver. 5
A ch. 8. 10 ; 9.
14; Dt.
3. 24 ; Ps.
71. 19;
Mic. 7. IS
•■ Is. 6. 3 ;
Rev. 4. 8
* Ps. 22. 23
' Ps. 72. 18 ;
136.4
'" ver. 6
" ver. 16 ;
Neh. 9. 12 ;
Ps. 77. 15,
20
" ver. 17 ;
Ps. 78. 54
P Dt. 2. 25 ;
Hab. 3. 7
1 (len. 36. 15
"" Num. 22. 3.
4 ; Ps. 114.
4, 6, 7
' Josh. 2. 9,
11, 24
t ch. 23. 27
" ver. 5 ; 1 S.
25. 37
" ver. 13 ; Ps.
74. 2
^ ch. 23. 20 ;
32. 34
y Ps. 44. 2 ;
80. 8, 15
' Ps. 2. 6 ;
78. 54, 68
" Ps. 68. 16 ;
76. 2 ; 132.
14
6 Ps. 78. 69
"^ Ps. 10. 10 ;
29. 10
d ch. 14. 23,
28
" ch. 14. 22,
29
/ch. 2. 4
"Ps. 81. 2;
149. 3
ft Ps. 30. 11 ;
150. 4
'■ ver. 1
t Ps. 77. 20 ;
78. 52, ; ;
' Num. 33. 8
'" Geu. 16. 7 ;
20. 1
" Num. 33. 8
"ch. 14. 11;
Ps. 100. 13
P Ezek. 47.
7, 8
« ch. 16. 4
"■ ch. 19. 6, 6
' ch. 20. 2-17
« Dt. 7. 15 ;
28. 60
'* Dt. 32. 39 ;
Ps. 30. 2 ;
103. 3
" Num. 33.
9, 10
* Num. 33.
11, 12
y ch. 12. 6,
51 ; 19. 1
' ch. 14. 11
68
The * sanctuary, O Lord, which
thy hands have established.
18 ''Jehovah shall reign for ever
and ever.
19 ''For the horses of Pharaoh
went in with his chariots and with
his horsemen into the sea, and
Jehovah brought back the waters
of the sea upon them • but the chil-
dren of Israel walked on "dry land
in the midst of the sea. 20 And
•''Miriam the prophetess, the sister
of Aaron, took a "timbrel in her
hand ; and all the women went out
after her with timbrels and with
''dances. 21 And Miriam answered
them,
'Sing ye to Jehovah, for he
^hath triumphed gloriously ;
The horse and his rider hath he
thrown into the sea.
22 * And Moses led Israel onward
from the E,ed Sea, and they went
out into ' the wilderness of '" Shur ;
and they went three days in the
wilderness, and found no water.
23 And when they came to " Marah,
they could not drink of the waters
of Marah, for they were bitter :
therefore the name of it was called
■* Marah. 24 And the people " mur-
mured against Moses, saying. What
shall we drink? 25 And he cried
unto Jehovah ; and Jehovah showed
him ^ a tree, and he cast it into the
waters, and the waters were made
sweet. There he made for them a
statute and an ordinance, and there
he 'proved them ; 26 and he said,
*■ If thou wilt diligently hearken to
the voice of Jehovah thy God, and
wilt do that which is right in his
eyes, and wilt give ear ' to his com-
mandments, and keep all his stat-
utes, ' I will put none of the diseases
upon thee, which I have put upon
the Egyptians : fori am "Jehovah
that healeth thee.
27 And they came to "Elim,
where were twelve springs of
water, and threescore and ten palm-
trees : and they encamped there by
the waters.
-\ f^ And they took their jour-
ivJ ney from Elim, and all the
congregation of the children of
Israel came unto the wilderness of
•'Sin, which is between Elim and
Sinai, on * the fifteenth day of the
second month after their departing
out of the land of Egypt. 2 And
the whole congregation of the chil-
dren of Israel ^ murmured against
» Or, is highly exalted * That is, Bitterness.
X6.
EXODUS
16.29
Tbe People murmar for Food, (juails and Manna sent. The Gathering of tlie Hanna
Moses and against Aaron in the
wilderness : 3 and the children of
Israel said unto them, "■ Would that
we had died by the hand of J ehovah
in the land of Egypt, ** when we sat
by the flesh-pots, when we did eat
bread to the full ; for ye have
brought us forth into this wilder-
ness, to kill this whole assembly
with himger.
4 Then said Jehovah unto Moses,
Behold, "I will rain bread from
heaven for you ; and the people
shall go out and gather a day's por-
tion every day, tliat I may '' prove
them, whether they will walk in
my law, or not. 5 And it shall
come to pass '^on the sixth day,
that they shall prepare that which
they bring in, and it shall be twice
as much as they gather daily. 6
And Moses and Aaron said unto
all the children of Israel, At even,
then ye shall know that Jehovah
hath brought you out from the land
of Egypt ; 7 and in the morning,
tlien ye shall see -^the glory of
Jehovah ; for that " he heareth
your murmvirings against Jeho-
vah : and '' what are we, that ye
murmur against us 1 8 And Moses
said. This shall be, when Jehovah
shall give you in the evening flesh
to eat, and in the morning bread
to the full ; for that Jehovah hear-
eth your murmurings which ye
mui'mur against him : and what
are we"? your murmurings are not
against us, but against Jehovah.
9 And Moses said unto Aaron, Say
unto all the congregation of the
children of Israel, 'Come near be-
fore Jehovah ; for he hath heard
your murmurings. 1 0 And it came
to pass, as Aaron spake unto the
whole congregation of the children
of Israel, that they looked toward
the wilderness, and, behold, *the
glory of Jehovah appeared in the
cloud. 1 1 And Jeiiovah spake
unto Moses, saying, 12 I nave
heard the murmurings of the chil-
dren of Israel : speak unto them,
saying, ^At even ye shall eat flesh,
and in the morning ye shall be
filled with bread ; and ye shall
know that I am Jehovah your God.
13 And it came to pass at even,
that ' the quails came up, and cov-
ered the camp : and in the morning
the dew lay round about the
camp. 14 '"And when the dew
that \a,Y was gone up, behold, upon
1 Heb. Between the two evenings.
"ch. 17. 3;
Num. 14.
2, 3 ; 20. 3
I" Num. U. 4,
s
<^ Ju, 6. 31 ;
Nell. 9. 15 ;
Ps. 78. 23-
2j; lOo. 40;
1 Cor. 10. 3
rf ch. 15. 26
'■ ver. 22
/ver. 12
» Num. 14.
27 ; 17. 5
'' Num. It). 11
' Num. 10. 10
k ver. 7
'Num. 11.
31 ; Ps. 78.
25 ; 105. 40
"> Num. 11.
7-9
" ver. 31
° ver. 4
P 2 Cor. 8. 15
1 ver. 23 ; ch.
12. 10 ; 23.
18
« ch. 34. 31
t ch. 20. 8 ;
23. 12; Neh.
9. 14
" ver. 19
" ver. 20
' Ps. 78. 10
69
the face of the wilderness " a small
'^ round thing, small as the hoar-
frost on the ground. 1 5 And when
the children of Israel saw it, they
said one to another, ^ What is it 1 for
they knew not what it was. And
Moses said unto them, "It is the
bread which Jehovah hath given
you to eat. 16 This is the thing
which Jehovah hath commanded.
Gather ye of it every man accord-
ing to his eating ; an omer a head,
according to the number of your
persons, shall ye take it, every man
for them that are in his tent. 17
And the children of Israel did so,
and gathered some more, some less.
18 And when they measured it
with an omer, ^'he that gathered
much had nothing over, and he
that gathered little had no lack ;
they gathered every man according
to his eating. 19 And Moses said
unto them, *Let no man leave of
it till the morning. 20 Notwith-
standing they hearkened not unto
Moses : out some of them left of it
until the morning, and it bred
worms, and became foul : and
Moses was wroth with them.
2 1 And they gathered it morning
by rnorning, every man according
to his eating : and when the sun
waxed hot, it melted. 22 /And it
came to pass, that on the sixth day
they gathered twice as much bread,
two omers for each one : and all the
* rulers of the congregation came
and told Moses. 23 And he said
unto them, This is that which Jeho-
vah hath spoken, * To-morrow is a
solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto
Jehovah : bake that which ye will
bake, and boil that which ye will
boil ; and " all that remaineth over
lay up for you to be kept until the
morning. 24 And they laid it up
till the morning, as Moses bade :
and " it did not become foul, neither
was there any worm therein. 25
And Moses said. Eat that to-day ;
for to-day is a sabbath unto Jeho-
vah : to-day ye shall not find it in
the field. 2G Six days ye shall
gather it : but on the seventh day
is the sabbath, in it there shall be
none. 27 And it came to pass on
the seventh day, that there went
out some of the people to gather,
and they found none. 28 And
Jehovah said unto Moses, *How
long refuse ye to keep my com-
mandments and my laws 1 29 See,
2 Or, flake ^ Or, It is manna Heb. man hit.
16.30
EXODUS
laa
Mauna to be kept as a Memorial. Water from the Rock at Rephidim. War with Jmalek. Jethro meets Moses
for that Jehovah hath given you
the sabbath, therefore he giveth
you on the sixth day the bread of
two days ; abide ye every man in
his place, let no man go out of his
place on the seventh day. 30 So
the people rested on the seventh
day.
31 And the house of "Israel
called the name thereof ^ Manna :
and it was like ''coriander seed,
white ; and the taste of it was like
wafers «ia(ie with honey. 32 And
Moses said. This is the thing which
Jehovah hath commanded, Let an
omerful of it be kept throughout
your generations, that they may
see the bread wherewith I fed you
in the wilderness, when I brought
you forth from the land of Egypt.
33 And Moses said unto Aaron,
" Take a pot, and put an omerful of
manna therein, and lay it up be-
fore Jehovah, to be kept through-
out your generations. 34 As
Jehovah commanded Moses, so
Aaron laid it up before '' the Testi-
mony, to be kept. 35 "And the
children of Israel did eat the
manna forty years, until they
came to a land inhabited ; they did
eat the manna, until they came
unto the borders of the land of
Canaan. 36 Now an omer is the
tenth part of an ephah.
^ ^ And all the congregation
J- I of the children of Israel
journeyed from the wilderness of
ASin, by their ^journeys, accord-
ing to the commandment of Jeho-
vah, and encamped in ^ Rephidim :
and there was no water for the
people to drink. 2 Wherefore the
people ''strove with Moses, and
said. Give us water that we may
drink. And Moses said unto them,
'Why strive ye with mel where-
fore do ye tempt Jehovah 1 3 And
the people thirsted there for water ;
and the people murmured against
Moses, and said, * Wherefore hast
thou brought us up out of Egypt,
to kill us and our children and
' our cattle with thirst 1 4 And
Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying.
What shall I do unto this people 1
they are ™ almost ready to stone
me. 5 And Jehovah said unto
Moses, Pass on before the people,
and take with thee of " the elders
of Israel ; and thy rod, wherewith
"thou smotest the river, take in
thy hand, and go. 6 Behold, I
1 Heb. Man. 2 Or, stages
" Num. 11.
6-9 ; Dt. 8.
3, 16
b ver. 14
' Heb. 9. 4 ;
Rev. 2. 17
d ch. 25. 16 ;
27. 21
" Josh. 5. 12 ;
Neh. 9. 20,
21
/ch. 16. 1
y ch. 19. 2 ;
Num. 33.
14, 15
Ach. 14. 11;
Num. 20. 2,
3, 13
' ch. 16. 8
k ch. 16. 3
' ch. 12. 38
'"■ Num. 14.
10 ; 1 Sam.
30. 6
" ch. 3. 16, 18
° ch. 7. 20
P ch. 3. 1
«Bt. 8. 15;
Neh. 9. 15 ;
Ps. 78. 15 ;
105.41; 1
Cor. 10. 4
'■ Dt. 6. 16 ;
9. 22 ; Ps.
95. 8
' Num. 20.
13, 24 ; 27.
14; Ps. 81.7
t Num. 14.
22 ; Dt. 33.
8
" Num. 24.
20 ; Dt. 25.
17-19
^ ver. 1
■^ ch. 24. 13
V ch. 4. 20
' ch. 24. 14 ;
31. 2
" Is. 35. 3
6 ch. 24, 4 ;
.34. 27 ;
Num. 33. £
" Dt. 25. 19
d ch. 24. 4
« Gen. 22. 14
/Gen. 22. 16
» ch. 2. 18 ;
3. 1
A ch. 2. 21 ;
' ch. 2. 22 ;
4. 20 ; Acts
7. 29
will stand before thee there upon
the rock in ^ Horeb ; and « thou
shalt smite the rock, and there
shall come water out of it, that
the people may drink. And Moses
did so in the sight of the elders of
Israel. 7 And he called the name
of the place ^''Massah, and ^*Meri-
bah, because of the striving of the
children of Israel, and because
they Hempted Jehovah, saying, Is
Jehovah among us, or not 1
8 Then came "Amalek, and
fought with Israel in "Eephidira.
9 And Moses said unto "^ Joshua,
Choose us out men, and go out,
fi.ght with Amalek : to-morrow I
will stand on the top of the hill
with '" the rod of God in my hand.
10 So Joshua did as Moses had
said to him, and fought with Ama-
lek : and Moses, Aaron, and ^ Hur
went up to the top of the hill.
11 And it came to pass, when
Moses held up his hand, that Is-
rael prevailed; and when he let
down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12 But Moses' hands were heavy;
and they took a stone, and put it
under him, and he sat thereon ;
and Aaron and Hur " stayed up
his hands, the one on the one side,
and the other on the other side;
and his hands were steady until
the going down of the sun. 13
And Joshua ^discomfited Amalek
and his people with the edge of
the sword. 14 And Jehovah said
unto Moses, * Write this for a
memorial in ®a book, and rehearse
it in the ears of Joshua: '^that "I
will utterly blot out the remem-
brance of Amalek from under
heaven. 15 And Moses built an
''altar, and called the name of it
* " .Jehovah-nissi ; 1 6 and he said,
^•''Jehovah hath sworn : Jehovah
will have war with Amalek from
generation to generation.
•i O Now "Jethro, the priest
XO of ]\Iidian, Moses' father-in-
law, heai'd of all that God had
done for Moses, and for Israel his
people, how that Jehovah had
brought Israel out of Egjrpt.
2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-
law, took ''Zipporah, Moses' wife,
after he had sent her away, 3 and
her ' two sons ; of whom the name
3 That is, TemvUng, or. Proving.
4 That is, Chiding, or. Strife.
5 Heb. prostrated. « Or, the book 1 Or, /or
* Tliat is, Jehovah is my banner.
8 Or, Because there is a hand against the thront
of Jehovah Heb. A hand is lifted up upon t.'.c
throne ofJah.
70
18.4
EXODUS
19.3
Jetliro connsels Hoses to appoint assistant Judges, (srael at Sinai
of the one was Gershom ; for he
said, I have been ^ " a sojoui'ner in
a foreign land : 4 and the name of
the other was '"^ LHezer ; for Ice
said, * The C4od of my father was
my help, and^ delivered me from
the sword of Pharaoh. 5 And
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came
with his sons and his wife unto
Moses into the wilderness where
he was encamped, at ''the anount
of God : 6 and he said vmto Moses,
I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am
come unto thee, and thy wife, and
her two sons with her. 7 And
Moses went out to meet his father-
in-law, and ''did obeisance, and
'kissed him ; and they asked ■''each
other of their welfare ; and they
came into the tent. 8 And Moses
told his father-in-law all that Je-
hovah had done unto Pharaoh and
to the Egyptians ^ for Israel's sake,
all the ''travail that had come
upon them by the way, and how
* Jehovah delivered them. 9 And
Jethro rejoiced for all *the good-
ness which Jehovah had done to
Israel, in that he had delivered
them out of the hand of the
Egyptians. 10 And Jethro said,
'Blessed be Jehovah, who hath
delivered you out of the hand
of the Egyptians, and out of the
hand of Pharaoh ; who hath deliv-
ered the people from under the
hand of tne Egyptians. _ 1 1 Now
I know that "Jehovah is greater
than all gods ; yea, in the thing
wherein they dealt proudly against
them. 12 "And Jethro, Moses'
father-in-law, took a burnt-ofi'er-
ing and sacrifices for God : and
Aaron came, and all the elders of
Israel, to eat bread with Moses'
father-in-law before God.
13 And it came to pass on the
morrow, that Moses sat to judge
the people : and the people stood
about Moses from the morning
unto the evening. 14 And when
Moses' father-in-law saw all that
he did to the people, he said. What
is this thing that thou doest to
the people*? why sittest thou thy-
self alone, and all the people stand
about thee from morning unto
eyenl 15 And Moses said unto
his father-in-law. Because the peo-
ple come unto me "to inquire of
God : 1 6 when they have a mat-
ter, they come unto me ; and I
judge between a man and his
1 Heb. gee. 2 Hgb £i^ (jo(j_ and ezer, help.
" ch. 2. 22
'' Gen. 49. 25
''ch. 3. 1, 12;
4. 27 ; 24. 13
d Gen. 43. 26,
28
' Ex. 4. 27
/Gen. 43.
27
B ch. 4. 23 ;
7. 4,5
A Num. 20.
14 ; Neh.
9. 32
' c'h.'lo. C, 10
k Is. 03. 7-14
1 1 K. .S. 50 ;
Ps. 08. 19,
20
'"ch. 12. 12;
15. 11
" o,h. 24. 5 ;
Gen. 31. 54
» Gen. 25. 22 ;
Num. 9. 8 ;
27. 6;
Dt. 17. 8-13
PPt. 1.12
9 ] it. 1. 18
'' ver. 25 ;
Dt. 1. 13,
15 ; Ps. 15.
1-5
' Dt. 1. 17,
^ ch. 12. 6,
61 ; 10. 1
" Dt. 1. 6 ; 4.
10, 15; 5. 2
y ch. 17. 1
* ch. 18. 5
71
neighbor, and I make them know
the statutes of God, and his laws.
17 And Moses' father-in-law said
unto him. The thing that thou
doest is not good. 18 ^Thou wilt
surely wear away, both thou, and
this people that is with thee: for
the thing is too heavy for thee;
thou art not able to perform it
thyself alone. 19 Hearken now
unto my voice, I will give thee
counsel, and God be with thee :
be thou for the people to God-
ward, and bring tnou the causes
unto God : 20 "^ and thou shalt
teach them the statutes and the
laws, and shalt show them the
way wherein they must walk, and
the work that they must do. 21
Moreover thou shalt provide out
of all the people ''able men, such
as fear God, men of truth, hating
unjust gain ; and place such over
them, to be rulers of thousands,
rulers of hundreds, rulei's of fifties,
and rulers of tens : 22 and let
them judge the people at all sea-
sons : and it shall be, * that every
great matter they shall bring unto
thee, but every small matter they
shall judge themselves : so shall it
be easier for thyself, and they shall
bear the burden with thee. 23 If
thou shalt do this thing, and God
command thee so, then thou shalt
be able to endure, and all this peo-
ple also shall go to their place in
peace. 24 So Moses hearkened
to the voice of his father-in-law,
and did all that he had said.
25 And Moses chose 'able men
out of all Israel, and made them
heads over the people, rulers of
thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of
tens. 26 And they judged the
people at all seasons : " tlie hard
causes they brought unto Moses,
but every small matter they
judged themselves. 27 And Mo-
ses let his father-in-law depart ;
and he went his way into his own
land.
'\ i\ "In the third month after
_L «^ the children of Israel were
gone forth out of the land of
Egypt, the same day came they
into the wilderness of ^ Sinai.
2 And when they were departed
from ^Rephidim, and were come
to the wilderness of Sinai, they
encamped in the wilderness ; and
there Israel encamped before Hhe
mount. 3 And Moses went up
19.4
EXODUS
20.5
Moses meets Jehovah in the Moant. The People warned not to approach the Kouut. The Ten Commandments given
Hnto God, and Jehovah called
unto him out of the mountain,
saying, Thus shalt thou say to
the house of Jacob, and tell the
children of Israel : 4 Ye have seen
what I did unto tiie Egyptians,
and how I bare you on "eagles'
wings, and brought you unto my-
self. 5 * Now therefore, if ye will
obey my voice indeed, and ''keep
my covenant, then ye shall be ''mine
own possession ^from among all
peoples : for ""all the earth is mine :
6 and ye shall be unto me •'a king-
dom of priests, and ' a holy nation.
These are the words which thou
shalt speak unto the children of
Israel.
7 ''And Moses came and called
for the elders of the people, and
set before them all these words
which Jehovah commanded him.
8 'And all the people answered
together, and said. All that Jeho-
vah hath spoken we will do. And
Moses reported the words of the
people unto Jehovah. 9 And Je-
hovah said unto Moses, Lo, I come
unto thee in *a thick cloud, that
the people may hear when I speak
with thee, and may also believe
thee for ever. And Moses told the
words of the people unto Jehovah.
10 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Go unto the people, and sanctify
them to-day and to-morrow, and
let them ' wash their garments, 1 1
and be ready against the third
day; for "Hhe third day Jehovah
will come down in the sight of all
the people upon mount Sinai.
12 And thou shalt set bounds
unto the people round about, say-
ing. Take heed to yourselves, that
ye go not up into the mount, or
touch the border of it : whosoever
toucheth the mount shall be surely
put to death: 13 no hand shall
touch "him, but "he shall surely
be stoned, or shot through ;
whether it be beast or man, he
shall not live : when the ^ trumpet
soundeth long, they shall come up
to "the mount. 14 And Moses
went down from the mount unto
the people, and sanctified the peo-
ple -, and they washed their gar-
ments. 15 And he said unto the
people. Be ready against the third
day : come not near a woman.
16^ And it came to pass on the
third day, when it was morning,
that there were thunders and
i Or, above « Or, it 3 Or, ram's horn
" Dt. 32. n
* Ch. 16. 26
" Pa. 78. 10
<iDt. 7.6;
U. 2
' ch. 9. 29
/ 1 Pet. 2. 5,
9 ; Kev. 1.
6; 5. 10
ff Dt. 14. 21 ;
20. 19
ft ch. 4. 29, 30
i ch. 4. 31 ;
24. 3, 7 ;
Dt. 5. 27
fc ver. 10 ;
ch. 24. 15,
16 ; Ps. 99.
7
' Gen. 35. 2 ;
Num. 8. 7 ;
19. 19 ;
liev. 22. 14
"' ver. 10
" Heb. 12. 20
" ver. 17
1' Heb. 12. 18,
19
5 Ps. 104. 32 ;
144. 5
"•Dt. 5. 4;
Heb. 12. 18
' Gen. 19. 28
t Ps. OS. 7. 8
" Neh. 9. 13
'" ch. 3. 6 ;
1 S. 0. 19
* ver. 24 ;
ch. 24. 5;
Lev. 10. 3 ;
21. 6-8
' ch. 24. 1
° ver. 22
t> <sh. 15. 13,
16; Dt.
6. 0 ; 7. 8
' ver. 23 ; ch.
15. 11
d Lev. 26. 1 ;
Dt. 4. 15-
19 ; 27. 15
* ch, 23. 24
/ch. 34. 14;
Dt. 4. 24
if ch. 34. 0, 7 ;
Dt. 5. 9, 10
lightnings, and a thick cl9ud upon
the mount, and the voice of a
trumpet exceeding loud ; and all
the people that were in the camp
trembled. 17 And Mo.ses brought
forth the people out of the camp to
meet God ; and they stood at the
nether part of the mount. 18 *And
mount binai, the whole of it,
smoked, because Jehovah descend-
ed upon it 'in fire ; and the smoke,
thereof ascended as ' the smoke of
a furnace, and 'the whole mount
quaked greatly. 19 And when the
voice of the trumpet waxed louder
and louder, IMoses spake, and God
ansvv-ered him by a voice. 20 " And
Jehovah came down upon mount
Sinai, to the top of the mount :
and Jehovah called Moses to the
top of the mount ; and Moses went
up. 21 And Jehovah said unto
Moses, Go down, charge the people,
lest 'they break through unto
Jehovah to gaze, and many of
them perish. 22 And let the
■''priests also, that come near to
Jehovah, sanctify themselves, lest
Jehovah break forth vipon them.
23 And Moses said unto Jehovah,
The people cannot come up to
mount Sinai : for thou didst charge
us, saying, ^Set bounds about the
mount, and sanctify it. 24 And
Jehovah said unto him. Go, get
thee down ; and thou shalt come
up, Hhou, and Aaron with thee:
but let not the "pi'iests and the
people break through to come up
unto Jehovah, lest he break forth
upon them. 25 So IMoses went
down unto the people, and told
them.
^f\ And God spake all these
w v7 words, saying,
2 I am Jehovah thy God, *who
brought thee out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of ''bond-
age.
3 Thou shalt have no other "gods
^ before me.
4 ''Thou shalt not make unto
thee a graven image, nor any like-
ness of any thing that is in heaven
above, or that is in the earth be-
neath, or that is in the water under
the earth : 5 " thou shalt not bow
down thyself unto them, nor serve
them ; for I Jehovah thy God am a
^jealous God, "visiting the iniciuity
of the fathers upon the children,
upon the third and upon the fourth
generation of them that hate me,
* Heb. bondmen. ' Or, besides me
72
20.6
EXODUS
21.12
The Ten Commandments. The People terrified. Laws coucerniug Idols and Altars ; concerning Servants
G and showing lovingkindness unto
^ " thousands of them that love me
and keep my commandments.
7 *Thou shalt not take the name
of Jehovah thy God '-^in vain ; for
Jehovah will not hold him guiltless
that taketh his name '^ in vain.
8 Ilemember '^^ the sabbath day,
to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt
thou labor, and '^ do all thy work ;
10 but the seventh day is a sab-
bath unto J ehovah thy God : in it
thou shalt not do any work, thou,
nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy
man-servant, nor thy maid-servant,
nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates ill'' for
in six days Jehovah made heaven
and earth, the sea, and all that in
them is, and rested the seventh
day : wherefore Jehovah blessed
the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 ■''Honor thy father and thy
mother, that thy ^ days may be long
in the land which Jehovah thy God
giveth thee.
13 ''Thou shalt not kill.
14 ^Thou shalt not commit adul-
tery.
15 '-Thou shalt not steal,
16 'Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy '"neighbor.
17 "Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbor's house, thou shalt not
covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his
man-servant, nor his maid-servant,
nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything
that is thy neighbor's.
18 "And all the people perceived
the thunderings, and the light-
nings, and the voice of the trum-
pet, and the mountain srnoking :
and when the people saw it, they
^trembled, and stood afar off.
19 ^And they said unto Moses,
Speak thou with us, and we will
hear ; but let not God speak with
uSj lest we die. 20 And Moses
said unto the people, * Fear not :
for God is come ''to pi'ove you,
and that ^his fear may be before
you, that ye sin not. 21 And the
people stood afar off, and Moses
drew near unto * the thick darkness
where God was.
22 And .Jehovah said unto Moses,
Thus thou shalt say unto the chil-
dren of Israel, Ye yourselves have
seen that " I have talked with you
from heaven. 23 "Ye shall not
make other gods with me ; ^gods of
' Or, a thousand aenerations
2 Or, for vanity (or, falsehood)
3 Or, were moved
" Dt. 7. 9
b Lev. 19. 12 ;
Dt. 6. 13;
10. 20
" ch. 23. 12 ;
31. 15
d ch. 34. 21 ;
36. 2, 3
"ch. 31. 17;
Gen. 2. 2, 3
/Lev. ly. 3;
Mt. 15. 4;
19. 19 ;
Eph. 0. 2
« Dt. 5. 10,
33 ; 0. 2 ;
11. 9
'ich. 21. 12;
Mt. 19. 18
'Lev. 20. 10;
Mt. 19. 18
fcch. 21. 10;
Lev. 10. 11,
13; Mt. 19.
18
' ch. 23. 1, 7 ;
Mt. 19. IS
"' Lev. 19. 18
" Kom. 7. 7 ;
13. 9
" ch. 19. IC,
18
» Dt. 5. S, 23-
27 ; Hcb.
12. 19
9ch. 14. 13
^ Cb. 15. 25
»Dt. 4. 10;
6. 24
t ch. 19. IG ;
Dt. 5. 22
» Dt. 4.
SO; 5. 24,26;
Neh. 9. 13
" Tor. ."
* Dt. LO. 17
y ch. -27. 1-8
^ch. 10. 25;
IS. 12
" ch. 24. 5
b Dt. 12. 5 ;
2G. 2
" Dt. 27. 5, 6
d ch. 2s. 42,
43
' Lev. 25.
39-43 ; Dt.
15. 12-18
/ch. 22. 8, 9,
28
i/Neb.
'' ver. 2, 3
1 Cor. 7. 3,
k Gen. 9. 6 ;
Lev. 24. 17
73
silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not
make unto you. 24 ^An altar of
earth thou shalt make unto me,
and shalt sacrifice thereon thy
^ burnt-oii'erings, and thy " peace-
offerings, thy sheep, and thine
oxen : in every place * where I
■* record my name 1 will come unto
thee and 1 will bless thee. 25 And
if thou make me an altar of stone,
thou shalt not build it of "hewn
stones ; for if thou lift up thy tool
upon it, thou hast polluted it.
26 Neither shalt thou go up by
steps unto mine altar, that 'Hhy
nakedness be not uncovered there-
on.
O -i Now these are the ordi-
jiJ _L nances which thou shalt set
before them.
2 If thou buy "a Hebrew ^ser-
vant, six j^ears he shall serve : and
in the seventh he shall go out free
for nothing. 3 If he come in by
himself, he shall go out by himself :
if he be married, then his wife
shall go out with him. 4 If his
master give him a wife, and she
bear him sons or daughters ; the
wife and her children shall be her
master's, and he shall go out by
himself. 5 But if the servant shall
plainly say, 1 love my master, my
wife, and my children ; I will not
go out free : 6 then his master
shall bring him unto **-'God, and
shall bring him to the door, or
unto the dooi*-post ; and his master
shall bore his ear through with
an awl ; and he shall serve him for
ever.
7 " And if a man sell his daughter
to be a '^ maid-servant, she shall
not go out '' as the men-servants do.
8 If she please not her master,
^ who hath espoused her to himself,
then shall he let her be redeemed :
to sell her unto a foreign people he
shall have no power, seeing he hath
dealt deceitfully with her. 9 And
if he espouse her unto his son, he
shall deal with her after the manner
of daughters. 10 If he take him
another ivife ; her " food, her rai-
ment, and 'her duty of marriage,
shall he not diminish. 11 And if
he do not these three things unto
her, then shall she go out for noth-
ing, without money.
12 *He that smiteth a man, so
* Or, cause my name to be remembered
5 Or, bondman ^ Or, the judges
7 Or, bondwoman
8 Another reading is, so that he hath not es-
poused her. 9 Heb. Jlesh.
21.13
EXODUS
22.6
laws fonceriiiiig Crimes of Violence; Danuige done by or to Beasts; Restitution for Trespass
that he dieth, shall surely be put
to death. 13 "And if a man lie
not in wait, but God deliver him
into his hand ; then I will appoint
thee a place whither he shall flee.
14 *And if a man come presump-
tuously upon his neighbor, to slay
him with guile ; thou shalt take
him from mine altar, that he maj'^
die.
15 And he that smiteth his
father, or his mother, shall be
surely put to death.
16 "^ And he that stealeth a man,
and selleth him, or if he be found
in his hand, he shall surely be put
to death.
17 ''And he that ^curseth his
father or his mother, shall surely
be put to death.
18 And if men contend, and one
smite the other with a stone, or
with his fist, and he die not, but
keep his bed ; 1 9 if he i-ise again,
and walk abroad upon his staff,
then shall he tlia^ smote him be
quit : only he shall pay for ^ the
loss of his time, and shall cause
him to be thoroughly healed. _
20 And if a man smite ^ his ser-
vant, or his maid, with a rod, and
he die under his hand ; he shall
surely be punished. 21 Notwith-
standing, if he continue a day or
two, he shall not be punished: ''for
he is his money.
22 And if men strive together,
and hurt a woman with child, so
that her fruit depart, and yet no
harm follow ; he shall be surely
fined, according as the woman's
husband shall lay upon him ; and
he shall pay as the judges deter-
mine. 23 But if any harm follow,
^then thou shalt give life for life,
24 ^ eye for eye, tooth for tooth,
hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 burning for burning, wound
for wound, stripe for stripe.
26 And if a man smite the eye
of his servant, or the eye of his
maid, and destroy it ; he shall let
him go free for his eye's sake.
27 And if he smite out his man-
servant's tooth, or his maid-
servant's tooth ; he shall let him
go free for his tooth's sake.
28 And if an ox gore a man or a
woman to death, '' the ox shall be
surely stoned, and its flesh shall
not be eaten ; but the owner of the
ox shall be quit. 29 But if the ox
1 Or, r'.mJeth * Heb his sitting or ceasing.
3 Or, his bondman, or his bondwoman
" Num. 35.
10-31;
Dt. 19. 1-
13;
Josh. 20.
1-9
i- 1 K. 2. 28-
34
" Dt, 24. r
<* Mt. 1.5. 4 ;
Mk. 7. 10;
Lev. 20. 9 ;
Dt. 27. 16
' Lev. 25.
44-46
/ Lev. 24. 19 ;
Dt. 19. 21
•" Mt. 6. 38
A Gen. 9. 5
: Zech. 11.
12; Mt. 26.
16
r*Ch. 21. 37 in
Heb.]
k 2 Sam. 12.
6 ; Lk. 19.
8
f*Ch. 22. 1 in
Heb.J
was wont to gore in time past,
and it hath been testified to its
owner, and he hath not kept it
in, but it hath killed a man or a
woman ; the ox shall be stoned,
and its owner also shall be put to
death. 30 If there be laid on him
a ransom, then he shall give for
the redemption of his life whatso-
ever is laid upon him. 31 Whether
it have gored a son, or have gored
a daughter, according to this judg-
ment shall it be done unto him.
32 If the ox gore a man-servant
or a maid-servant, there shall be
given unto _ their master ' thirty
shekels of silver, and the ox shall
be stoned.
33 And if a man shall open a
pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and
not cover it, and an ox or an ass
fall therein, 34 the owner of the
pit shall make it good; he shall
give money unto the owner thereof,
and the dead beast shall be his.
35 And if one man's ox hurt
another's, so that it dieth, then
they shall sell the live ox, and
divide the price of it ; and the dead
also they shall divide. 36 Or if it
be known that the ox was wont to
gore in time past, and its owner
hath not kept it in ; he shall surely
pay ox for ox, and the dead beast
shall be his own.
*0 O If a man shall steal an
^ ^ ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or
sell it ; he shall pay five oxen for
an ox, and *four sheep for a sheep.
* 2 It the thief be found breaking
in, and be smitten so that he dieth,
there shall be no ■* bloodguiltiness
for him. 3 If the sun be risen
upon him, there shall be blood-
guiltiness for him ; he shall make
restitution : if he have nothing,
then he shall be sold for his theft.
4 If the theft be found in his hand
alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or
sheep ; he shall pay double.
5 If a man shall cause a field or
vineyard to be eaten, and shall let
his beast loose, and it feed in
another man's field ; of the best of
his own field, and of the best of his
own vineyard, shall he make resti-
tution.
6 If fire break out, and catch
in thorns, so that the shocks of
grain, or the standing grain, or
the field are consumed ; he that
kindledthe fire shall surely make
restitution.
« Heb blood.
74
22.7
EXODUS
23.8
Laws concerning Restitution for Trespass. Sundry Laws, civil and religions
7 "If a man shall deliver unto
his neighbor money or stuff to
keep, and it be stolen out of the
man's house ; if the thief be found,
he shall pay double. 8 If the
thief be not found, then the master
of the house shall come near unto
^ * God, to see whether he have not
put his hand unto his neighbor's
goods. 9 For every matter of
trespass, whether it be for ox, for
ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for
any manner of lost thing, whereof
one saith. This is it, the cause of
both parties shall come before
■^"God; he whom ^ God shall con-
demn shall pay double unto his
neighbor.
10 If a man deliver unto his
neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a
sheep, or any beast, to keep ; and
it die, or be hurt, or driven away,
no man seeing it: 11 the oath of
Jehovah shall be between them
both, whether he hath not put his
hand unto his neighbor's goods ;
and the owner thereof shall accept
it, and he shall not make restitu-
tion. 12 But if it be stolen from
him, he shall make restitution unto
the owner thereof. 1 3 If it be
torn in pieces, let him bring it for
witness ; he shall not make good
that which was torn.
14 And if a man "^borrow aught
of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or
die, the owner thereof not being
with it, he shall surely make resti-
tution. 15 If the owner thereof
be with it, he shall not make it
good : if it be a hired thing, ^ '>\
came for its hire.
16 ''And if a man entice a virgin
that is not betrothed, and lie with
her, he shall surely pay a dowry
for her to be his wife. 17_ If her
father utterly refuse to give her
unto him, he shall pay money ac-
cording to the dowry of virgins.
18 Thou shalt not suffer f- "sor-
ceress to live.
19 •'^Whosoever lieth wiih a
beast shall surely be put to death.
20 ^ He that sacrificeth unto any
god, save unto Jehovah only, shall
be ■* '' utterly destroyed. 2 1 And ' a
sojourner shalt thou not wrong,
neither shalt thou oppress him:
for ye were sojourners in the land
of Egypt. 22 * Ye shall not afflict
any widow, or fatherless child.
1 Or, the.ntdfiea 2 Heb. auk.
^ Or, it is reckoned in (Hsb. comelh into) its
ire •* Heb. devoted.
° Lev. 6. 1-7
b ver. 9, 28 ;
ch. 21. 6;
Dt. 17. 8,
9 ; 19. 17
" ver. 8, 28
d Dt. 22. 28,
29
" Lev. 20. 27 ;
Dt. 18. 10;
Jar. 27. 9,
10
/Lev. 18. 23;
20. 16, 16;
Dt. 27. 21
" ch. 32. 8 ;
34. 15 ; Lev.
17.7
'' Lev. 27. 29
' Lev. 19. 33.
34 ; Dt. 1.
16 ; 27. 19
fc Dt. 24. 17,
IS
' Prov. 23.
10, 11 ; Jer.
7. 6 ; 22. 3
"' Dt. 16. 9
"Dt. 10. IS;
Ps. 10. 14,
18 ; 68 5
" Ps. 109. 9
P Lev. ?3.
36-37
9 Dt. 23. 19,
20
"■ ver. 23
" Lev. 24. 15,
16
« Acts 23. 5
" ch. 23. 16,
19 ; Dt. 26.
2-11
" ch. 13. 2
"^ '^.en. 17.
i2; Lev.
12. 3
'' ch. 19. 6 ;
Lev. 11. 44
•^ Lev. 7. 24 ;
17. 15
° ch. 20. 16
6 Dt. 19. 16-
21 ; Ps. 35.
■" Dt. 16. 19 ;
24. 17
rf ver. 0 ;
Lev. 19. 15;
Dt. 1. 17;
16. 19
« Dt. 22. 1-4
/ver. 2, 3
s ch. 20. 16 ;
Ps. 119. 29
'' ch. 20. 13 ;
Dt. 27. 25
i ch. 34. 7 ;
Dt. 25. 1
* Dt. 10. 17 ;
16. 19;
Prov. 17.
23 ; Is. 5.
23
76
23 ^If thou afflict them at all, and
'" they cry at all unto me, I will
surely hear their cry ; 24 and " my
wrath shall wax hot, and I will
kill you with the sword ; " and
TOur wives shall be widows, and
your children fatherless.
25 -^If thou lend money to any
of my people with thee that is
poor, thou snalt not be to him as a
creditor ; neither shall ye lay upon
him » interest. 26 If thou at all
take thy neighbor's garment to
pledge, thou shalt restore it unto
him before the sun goeth down :
27 for that is his only covering,
it is his garment for his skin :
wherein shall he sleep ^ and it
shall come to pass, *" when he crieth
unto me, that I will hear ; for I
am gracious.
28 Thou shalt not ' revile ^ God,
'nor curse a ruler of thy people.
29 " Thou shalt not delay to offer
of *" thy harvest, and of the outflow
of thy presses. "" The first-born of
thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
30 Likewise shalt thou do with
thine oxen, a7id with thy sheep :
seven days it shall be with its
dam; fori the eighth day thou
shalt give it me. 31^ And ye shall
be holy men unto me : therefore
"^ ye shall not eat any flesh that is
torn of beasts in the field ; ye shall
cast it to the dogs.
" Thou shalt not take up a
false report : put not tliy
hand with the wicked to be an
'' unrighteous Avitness. 2 Thou shalt
not follow a multitude to do evil ;
neither shalt thou ^ speak in a
cause to turn a,side after a multi-
tude to " wrest justice : 3 "* neither
shalt thou favor a poor man in his
cause.
4 '^ If thou meet thine enemy's
ox or his ass going astray, thou
shalt surely bring it back to him
again. 5 If thou see the ass of
him that hateth thee lying under
his burden, '^thou shalt forbear to
leave him, thou shalt surely release
it with him.
6 f Thou shalt not wrest the
justice due to thy poor in his
cause. 7 *Keep thee far from a
false matter ; and the innocent
and righteous ''slay thou not: for
'I will not justify the wicked.
8 *And thou shalt take no bribe:
5 Heb. thyfulnefs and thy tear.
6 Or, bear witness
1 Or, and xvouldestforbear to release it/or him,
thou shalt surely release it with him
23
23 9
EXODUg
24.3
Sabbaths, Feasts, and First-frnits, Promised Return to Canaan. Jebovab's Covenant with Israel
for a bribe blindeth them that
have sight, and perverteth the
■■words of the righteous. 9 "And
a sojourner shalt thou not oppress :
for ye know the heart of a so-
journer, seeing ye were sojourners
in the land of Egypt.
10 ''And six years thou shalt
sow thy land, and shalt gather in
the increase thereof : 1 1 but the
seventh year thou shalt '^ let it rest
and lie fallow, that the poor of thy
people may eat : and what they
leave the beast of the field shall
eat. In like manner thou shalt
deal with thy vineyard, and with
thy oliveyard. 12 '^^Six days thou
shalt do thy work, and on the
seventh day thou shalt ^rest ; that
thine ox and thine ass may have
rest, and the son of thy handmaid,
and the sojourner, may be re-
freshed. 13 _And ''in all things
that I have said unto you take ye
heed : and ^ make no mention of
the name of other gods, neither
let it be heard out of thy mouth.
14 •'Three times thou shalt keep
a feast unto me in the year. 1 5 The
feast of unleavened bread shalt
thou keep : seven days thou shalt
eat unleavened bread, as I com-
manded thee, at the time appointed
in the "month A bib (for in it thou
camest out from Egypt) ; and ''none
shall appear before me empty : 1 6
and 'the feast of harvest, the first-
fruits of thy labors, which thou
sowest in the field : and the feast
of ingathering, at the end of the
year, when thou gatherest in thy
labors out of the field. 17 * Three
times in the year all thy males shall
appear before the Lord Jehovah.
18 'Thou shalt not offer the
blood of my sacrifice with leav-
ened bread ; "* neither shall the fat
of my feast remain all night until
the morning. 1 9 " The first of the
first fruits of thy ground thou shalt
bring into the house of Jehovah
thy God. "Thou shalt not boil a
kid in its mother's milk.
20 Behold, t send ^ an angel be-
fore thee, to keep thee by the way,
and » to bring thee into the place
which I have prepared. 21 Take
ye heed before him, and hearken
unto his voice ; * *■ provoke him not ;
for he will not pardon your trans-
gression : for ' my name is in him.
' Or, cause
2 Or, release it and let it lie falloiv See Dt.
15 2 3 Or, keep sabbath
* Or, oi not rebellious againsttiim
" Ch. 22 21
t> Lev. 25. 1-7
"= ch 20. 8-
n ; 31. l.i ;
35. 2, 3
d Dt. 4. 9, 23
'Josh. 2.S.
7 ; Ps. 16. 4
/ch. 34. 22-
24 ; Dt. 16.
10
"ch. 12. 2
''ch. 22. 29;
34. 2(1
i ch. 34. 22
* ver. 14
' ch. 34. 25 ;
Lev. 2. 11
"'ch. 12. 10;
Lev. 7. 15
" ch. 22. 29 ;
34. 26
0 Dt. 14. 21
Pver. 23;ch.
3. 2; 14. 19;
32. 34 ; 33. 2
9ch. 15. 16,
17
»■ Dt. 9. 7
«ch. 3. 14;
6. 3 ; 34. 5-7
«6en. 12. 3;
Num. 24. 9;
Dt. 30. 7
"Josh. 24. 11
"ver. 13,33;
ch. 20. 5
*Nuni. 33.
62; Dt.
7. 5; 12.3;
2 K. 18. 4
V oh. 34. 13 ;
Lev. 26. 1 ;
2 K. 3. 2
^ Lev. 20. 3-
13 ; Dt. 28.
1-14
«ch. 15. 26;
Dt. 7. 15
b Dt. 7. 14
<'Dt.4.40;
Job 5. 26
d ch. 15. 16
« Dt. 7. 23
/Dt. 7. 20;
Josh. 24. 12
^ ch. 33. 2 ;
34. 11
'' Dt. 7. 22
'Gen. 15. 18;
Dt. 1. 7, 8
* Dt. 2. 36 ;
Josh. 21. 44
' Josh. 24.
12, 18
'" Cll. 34. 12 ;
Dt. 7. 2
" ver. 13, 24
" Dt. 7. 1-5,
16
P ch. 19. 24
9 ch. 6. 23 ;
Lev. 10. 1,2
76
22 But if thou shalt indeed hearken
unto his voice, and do all that 1
speak; then 'I will be an enemy
unto thine enemies, and an ad-
versary unto thine adversaries.
23 "For mine angel shall go before
thee, and bring thee in unto the
Amorite, and the Hittite, and
the Perizzite, and the Canaanite,
the Hivite, and the Jebusite : and
I will cut them off. 24 " Thou shalt
not bow down to their gods, nor
serve them, nor do after their
works ; -^ but thou shalt utterly
overthrow them, and break in
pieces their ® ■" pillars. 25 ' And ye
shall serve Jehovah your God, and
he will bless thy bread, and thy
water; and "I will take sickness
away from the midst of thee,
26 There shall none cast her young,
nor ''be barren, in thy land : "the
number of thy days I will fulfil.
27 I will ''send my terror before
thee, and "will discomfit all the
people to whom thou shalt come,
and I will make all thine enemies
turn their backs unto thee. 28 And
1 will send •''the hornet before thee,
which shall "drive out the Hivite,
the Canaanite, and the Hittite,
from before thee. 29 I will not
drive them out from before thee in
one year, lest the land become deso-
late, and the beasts of the field
multiply against thee. 30 '' By lit-
tle and little I will drive them out
from befoi-e thee, until thou be
increased, and inherit the land.
31 'And I will set thy border
from the Red Sea even unto the
sea of the Philistines, and from the
wilderness unto ® the Biver : *for I
will deliver the inhabitants of the
land into your hand ; and ' thou
shalt drive them out before thee.
32 '"Thou shalt make no covenant
with them, "nor with their gods.
33 "They shall not dwell^ in thy
land, lest they make thee sin
against me ; for if thou serve their
gods, it will surely be a snare unto
thee.
^ A ^^^ ^^^ s^^d unto Moses,
wTc ^Come up unto Jehovah,
thou, and Aaron, * Nadab, and
Abihu, and seventy of the elders
of Israel ; and worship ye afar off:
2 and Moses alone shall come near
unto Jehovah ; but they shall not
come near ; neither shall the peo-
ple go up with him. 3 And Moses
came and told the people all the
6 Or, obelisks * That is. the Euphrates.
24.4
EXODUS
25.18
Moses again in the Mount, 'Offerings for the Sanctuary enjoined. Directions concerning the Ark
words of Jehovah, and all the or-
dinances : and all the people an-
swered with one voice, and said,
"Ail the words which Jehovah hath
spoken will we do. 4 And * Moses
wrote all the words of Jehovah, and
rose up early in the morning, and
builded an 'altar under the mount,
and twelve pillars, according to the
twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he
sent young men of the children of
Israel, ''who offered burnt- offerings,
and sacrificed peace-offerings of
oxen u nto Jehovah. 6 And " Moses
took half of the blood, and put it
in basins ; and half of the blood he
sprinkled on the altar. 7 And he
took -^the book of the covenant,
and read in the audience of the
people: and they said, ''All that
Jehovah hath spoken will we do,
and be obedient. 8 And * Moses
took the blood, and sprinkled it on
the people, and said. Behold 'the
blood of the covenant, which Jeho-
vah hath made with you ' concern-
ing all these words.
9 Then went up Moses, and
Aaron, *Nadab, and Abihu, and
seventy of the elders of Israel :
10 and Hhey saw the God of
Israel ; and ™ there was under his
feet as it were "a paved work of
sapphire stone, and as it were the
very heaven for clearness. 1 1 And
upon the nobles of the children ,of
Israel he laid not his hand : and
"they beheld God, and did eat and
drink.
1 2 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Come up to me into the mount, and
be there : and " I will give thee the
tables of stone, and the law and
the commandment, which I have
written, that thou may est teach
them. 13 And Moses rose up, and
* Joshua his minister: and Moses
went up into * the mount of God.
14 And he said unto the elders,
■'Tarry ye here for us, until we
come again unto you : and, behold,
* Aaron and Hur are with you ;
whosoever hath a cause, let him
Oome near unto them. 15 And
Moses went up into the mount,
and * the cloud covered the mount.
1 6 And the glory of Jehovah abode
upon mount Sinai, and the cloud
covered it six days : and the seventh
day he "called unto Moses out of
the midst of the cloud. 17 "And
the appearance of the glory of Je-
1 Or, upon all these conditions
» Or, work of bright sapphire
" ver. 7 ; ch.
I'J. 8
b ch. 17. 14 ;
34. 27
' ch, 17. 15
d ch. 18. 12
" Ps. 99. 6
/ ver. 4
" ver. 3
A Heb. 9. 19,
20
< Mt. 26. 28 ;
Lk. 22. 2u;
1 Cor. 11.
25; Zech.
9. u
*•" ver. 1
' ver. 11 ;
Num. 12. 8;
Is. 6. 6; Jn.
1. 18; 6. 40
"' Ezek. 1. 20
" ver. 10
"ch. 31. 18
P ch, 17. 9-
14; 33. 11
« ch. 3. 1
''Gen. 22. 5
' ch. 17. 10,
12
< oh. 19. 9
" Ps. 99. 7
" Ps. 9S. 2-6
' Dt. 4. 24 ;
9. 3; Heb.
12. 29
V ch. 34. 28 ;
Dt. 9. 9;
10. 10
' ch. 35. 4-9
" ch. 3.i. 21
b ch. 2!). 45,
40 ; Num.
6. 3 ; i)t.
12. 11
' ver. 40 ; ch.
20. :iO; Acts
7. 44; Heb.
8. 2, 5
d ch. 37. 1-9
• Heb. 9. 4
/Ileb. 0. 4
hovah was like ^devouring fire on
the top of the mount in the eyes
of the children of Israel. 18 And
Moses entered into the midst of
the cloud, and went up into the
mount : and Moses was in the
mount 2^ forty days and forty
nights.
O pT And Jehovah spake unto
^ tJ Moses, saying, 2 ^ Speak
unto the children of Israel, that
they take for me an ^offering : "ot
every man whose heart maketh him
willing ye shall take my ^otrering.
3 And this is the '^offering which
ye shall take of them : gold, and
silver, and brass, 4 and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and * fine linen,
and goats' hair, 5 and rams' skins
dyed red, and ^sealskins, and acacia
wood, 6 oil for the light, spices for
the anointing oil, and for the sweet
incense, 7 •" onyx stones, and stones
to be set, for the ephod, and for the
bi^eastplate. 8 And let them make
me a sanctuary, '' that I may dwell
among them. 9 ''According to all
that I show thee, the pattern of the
^ tabernacle, and the pattern of all
the furniture thereof, even so shall
ye make it.
10 '* And they shall make an ark
of acacia wood : two cubits and a
half shall be the length thereof,
and a cubit and a half the breadth
thereof, and a cubit and a half the
height thereof. 1 1 And thou shalt
" overlay it with pure gold, within
and without shalt thou overlay it.
and shalt make upon it a * crown
of gold round about. 12 And thou
shalt cast four rings of gold for
it, and put them in the four feet
thereof ; and two rings shall be on
the one ^side of it, and two rings
on the other ^side of it. 13 And
thou shalt make staves of acacia
wood, and overlay them with gold.
14 And thou shalt put the staves
into the rings on the sides of the
ark, wherewith to bear the ark.
1 5 The staves shall be in the rings
of the ark : they shall not be taken
from it. 16 And thou shalt f put
into the ark the testimony which I
shall give thee. 1 7 And thou shalt
make a ^° mercy-seat of pure gold :
two cubits and a half shall be the
length thereof, and a cubit and a
half the breadth thereof. 18 And
thou shalt make two cherubim of
3 Or, heave-offering ? Heb. dwelling.
* Or, cotton 8 Or, rim Or, moulding
5 Or, porpoise-skins 9 Heb. rib.
•i Or, beryl i" Or, covering
25, 19
EXODUS
26.6
Tbe Table of Showbread. Th« Candlestick. Cartains of the Tabernade
gold ; of ^ beaten work shalt thou
make them, at the two ends of
the mercy-seat. 1 9 And make one
cherub at the one end, and one
cherub at the other end : '^ of
one piece with the mercy-seat shall
ye make the cherubim on the two
ends thereof. 20 And "the cheru-
bim shall spread out their wings on
high, covering the mercy-seat with
their wings, with their faces one to
another ; toward the mercy-seat
shall the faces of the cherubim be.
21 And thou shalt put the mercy-
seat above upon the ark ; and in
the ark thou shalt put the testi-
mony that I shall give thee. 22
And * there I will meet with thee,
and I will commune with thee
from above the mercy-seat, from
between the two cherubim which
are upon the ark of the testimony,
of all things which I will give thee
in commandment unto the children
of Israel.
23 "And thou shalt make a table
of acacia wood : two cubits sJiall be
the length thereof, and a cubit the
breadth thereof, and a cubit and a
half the height thereof. _ 24 And
thou shalt overlay it with pure
gold, and make thei'eto a "* crown
of gold round about. 25 And thou
shalt make unto it a border of a
handbreadth round about ; and
thou shalt make a golden crown
to the border thereof round about.
26 And thou shalt make for it four
rings of gold, and put the rings in
the four corners that are on the
four feet thereof. _ 27 Close by the
border shall the i^ngs be, for places
for the staves to bear the table.
28 And thou shalt make the staves
of acacia wood, and overlay them
with gold, that the table may be
borne with them. 29 And thou
shalt make the dishes thereof, and
the spoons thereof, and the flagons
thereof, and the bowls thereof,
wherewith to pour out : of pure
gold shalt thou make them. 30
And thou shalt set upon the table
^^showbread before me alway.
31 -'^ And thou shalt makeacandle-
stick of pure gold : of ^ beaten work
shall the candlestick be made, even
its '*base, and its shaft ; its cups, its
knops, and its flowers, shall be ''of
one piece with it : 32 and there
shall be six branches going out of
1 Or, turned, 2 Heb. out of the mercy-seat.
* Or, Presence-bread * Heb. thigh.
5 Heb. out of the same.
" 1 K. 8. 7 ;
Heb. 9. 6
b ch. 29. 42,
43 ; 30. 6, 36
" ch. 37. 10-16
d ver. 11
^ ch. 39. 36 ;
40. 23 ; Lev.
24. 5-9
/ch. 37. 17-
24
•" Heb. 8
6
'i ver. 9
'■ ch. 36.
8-19
the sides thereof ; three branches
of the candlestick out of the one
side thereof, and three branches of
the candlestick out of the other side
thereof : 33 three cups made like
almond-blossoms in one branch, a
knop and a flower ; and three cups
made like almond-blossoms in the
other branch, a knop and a flower :
so for the six branches going out
of the candlestick: 34 and in the
candlestick four cups made like
almond-blossoms, the knops there-
of, and the flowers thereof ; 35 and
a knop under two branches ^ of one
Eiece with it, and a knop under two
ranches ® of one piece with it, and
a knop under two branches ^of one
piece with it, for the six branches
going out of the candlestick. 36
Their knops and their branches
shall be ^ of one piece with it ; the
whole of it one ^ beaten work of
pure gold. 37 And thou shalt
make the lamps thereof, seven :
and they shall "^light the lamps
thereof, to give light over against
it. 38 And the snuffers thereof,
and the snuffdishes thereof, shall
be of pure gold. 39 Of a talent
of pure gold shall it be made, with
all these vessels. 40 And ^ see that
thou make them ''after their pat-
tern, which hath been showed thee
in the mount.
O /^ ' Moreover thou shalt make
^ yj the tabernacle with ten cur-
tains; of fine twined linen, and
blue, and purple, and scarlet, with
cherubim the work of the skilful
workman shalt thou make them.
2 The length of each curtain shall
be eight and twenty cubits, and
the breadth of each curtain four
cubits : all the curtains shall have
one measure. 3 Five curtains shall
be coupled together one to another ;
and the other five curtains shall be
coupled one to another. 4 And
thou shalt make loops of blue upon
the edge of the one curtain '' from
the selvedge in the coupling ; and
likewise shalt thou make in the
edge of the curtain that is outmost
in the second ^coupling. 5 Fifty
loops shalt thovi make in the one
curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou
make in the edge of the curtain
that is in the second * coupling ;
the loops shall be opposite one to
another. 6 And thou shalt make
fifty clasps of gold, and couple the
78
6 Or, set up
1 Or, that is outmost in the first set
8 Or, set
26.7
EXODUS
26.31
vnnains ot lue raoernacle. Boards and Bars of tlie Tabernacle. The Veil and the Screen
curtains one to another with the
clasps : and the tabernacle shall be
one whole.
7 And thou shalt make curtains
of goats' hair for a tent over the
tabernacle : eleven curtains shalt
thou make them. 8 The length of
each curtain shall be thirty cubits,
and the breadth of each curtain
four cubits : the eleven curtains
shall have one measure. 9 And
thou shalt couple five curtains by
themselves, and six curtains by
themselves, and shalt double over
the sixth curtain in the forefront
of the tent. 10 And thou shalt
make fifty loops on the edge of the
one curtain that is outmost in the
^ coupling, and fifty loops upon
the edge of the curtain which is
outmost in the second "coupling.
1 1 And thou shalt make fifty clasps
of brass, and put the clasps into the
loops, and couple the tent together,
that it may be one. 12 And the
overhanging part that remaineth
of the curtains of the tent, the half
curtain that remaineth, shall hang
over the back of the tabernacle.
13 And the cubit on the one side,
and the cubit on the other side, of
that which remaineth in the length
of the curtains of the tent, shall
hang over the sides of the taber-
nacle on this side and on that side,
to cover it. 14 And thou shalt
make a covering for the tent of
rams' skins dyed red, and a cover-
ing of ® sealskins above.
15 And thou shalt make "the
boards for the tabernacle of acacia
wood, standing up. 16 Ten cubits
shall be the length of a board, and
a cubit and a half the breadth of
each board. 17 Two tenons shall
there be in each board, * joined one
to another-: thus shalt thou make
for all the boards of the tabernacle.
1 8 And thou shalt make the boards
for the tabernacle, twenty boards
for the south side southward. 19
And thou shalt make forty sockets
of silver under the twenty boards ;
two sockets under one board for its
two tenons, and two sockets under
another boai'd for its two tenons :
20 and for the second side of the
tabernacle, on the north side,
twenty boards, 21 and their forty
sockets of silver ; two sockets under
one board, and two sockets under
another board. 22 And for the
1 Or, first set
a Or. set
3 Or, porpoise-skins
* Or, mortised
" ch. 36. 20-
31
b ch. 25. 9
• ch. 36. 35-
38 ; Mt. 27.
51 ; Heb.
79
hinder part of the tabernacle west-
ward thou shalt make six boards.
23 And two boards shalt thou
make for the corners of the tab-
ernacle in the hinder part. 24 And
they shall be double beneath, and
in like manner they shall be entire
unto the top thereof unto ^one
ring : thus shall it be for them
botn; they shall be for the two
corners. 25 And there shall be
eight boards, and their sockets of
silver, sixteen sockets ; two sockets
under one board, and two sockets
under another board.
26 And thou shalt make bars of
acacia wood ; five for the boards
of the one side of the tabernacle,
27 and five bars for the boards of
the other side of the tabernacle,
and five bars for the boards of the
side of the tabernacle, for the
hinder part westward. 28 And
the middle bar in the midst of the
boards shall pass through from end
to end. 29 And thou shalt over-
lay the boards with gold, and make
their rings of gold for places for
the bars : and thou shalt over-
lay the bars with gold. 30 And
thou shalt rear up the tabernacle
* according to the fashion thereof
which hath been showed thee in
the mount.
31 And thou shalt make "a veil
of blue, and purple, and scarlet,
and fine twined linen : with cheru-
bim the work of the skilful work-
man shall it be made : 32 and thou
shalt hang it upon four pillars of
acacia overlaid with gold ; their
hooks shall be of gold, upon four
sockets of silver. 33 And thou
shalt hang up the veil under the
clasps, and shalt bring in thither
within the veil theark of the testi-
mony: and the veil shall separate
unto you between the holy place
and the most holy. 34 And thou
shalt put the rnercy-seat upon the
ark of the testimony in the most
holy place. 35 And thou shalt set
the table without the veil, and the
candlestick over against the table
on the side of the tabernacle toward
the south : and thou shalt put the
table on the north side.
36 And thou shalt make a screen
for the door of the Tent, of blue,
and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen, the work of the
embroiderer. 37 And thou shalt
make for the screen five pillars of
* Or, thejirst
27.1
EXODUS
28.6
The Altar of Bnrnt-oireruig. The Coart and the Lamp. Aaron's Cfarments
acacia, and overlay them with
gold ; their hooks shall be of gold :
and thou shalt cast five sockets of
bi-ass for them.
O ^ And thou shalt make "the
^ f altar of acacia wood, five
cubits long, and five cubits broad ;
the altar shall be four-square : and
the height thereof shall be three
cubits. 2 And thou shalt make
the horns of it vipon the four cor-
ners thereof ; the horns thereof
shall be of one piece with it : and
thou shalt overlay it with brass.
3 And thou shalt make its pots to
take away its ashes, and its shov-
els, and its basins, and its flesh-
hooks, and its firepans : all the
vessels thereof thou shalt make of
brass. 4 And thou shalt make for
it a grating of network of brass ;
and upon the net .shalt thou make
four brazen rings in the four ' cor-
ners thereof. 5 And thou shalt
put it under the ledge round the
altar beneath, tliat the net may
reach halfway up the altar. G And
thou shalt make staves for the
altar, staves of acacia wood, and
overlay them with brass. 7 And
the staves thereof shall be put into
the rings, and the staA'es shall be
upon the two ^ sides of the altar,
in bearing it. 8 Hollow with
planks shalt thou make it: as it
hath been shovv'ed thee in the
mount, so shall they make it.
9 And thou shalt make *the
court of the tabernacle : for the
south side southward there shall
be hangings for the court of fine
twined linen a hundred cubits long
for one side : 10 and the pillars
thereof shall be twenty, and their
sockets twenty, of brass ; the hooks
of the pillars and their fillets shall
he of silver. 11 And likewise for
the north side in length there shall
be hangings a hundred cubits long,
and the pillars thereof twenty,
and their sockets twentJ^ of brass ;
the hooks of the pillars, and their
fillets, of silver. 12 And for the
breadth of the court on the west
side shall be hangings of fifty
cubits ; their pillars ten, and their
sockets ten. 13 And the breadth
of the court on the east side east-
ward shall be fifty cubits. 14 The
hangings for the one side of the
gate shall be fifteen cubits ; their
pillars three, and their sockets
three. 15 And for the other side
1 Heb- ends.
' Heb. ribs.
" ch. 38. 1-7
l> ch. 38. 9-20
« ch. 35. 8,
28; Lev.
24. 1-4
d ch. 2.'>. 22 ;
29. 42 ; 30.
36
' Ps. 99 6 ;
Heb. 6. 4
/ch. 24. 1,9
» ch. 25. 3
'' ch. 39. 2-7
80
shall be hangings of fifteen cubits :
their pillars three, and their sock-
ets three. 16 And for the gate
of the court shall be a screen of
twenty cubits, of blue, and purple,
and scarlet, and fine twined linen,
the work of the embroiderer ; their
pillars four, and their sockets four.
17 All the pillars of the court
round about shall be filleted with
silver ; their hooks of silver, and
their sockets of brass. 18 The
length of the court shall be a hun-
dred cubits, and the breadth fifty
ever.y where, and the height five
cubits, of fine twined linen, and
their sockets of brass. 19 All the
instruments of the tabernacle in
all the service thereof, and all the
pins thereof, and all the pins of
the court, shall be of brass.
20 And thou shalt command the
children of Israel, that they bring
unto thee ''pure olive oil beaten
for the li.ght, ^to cause a lamp to
burn continually. 21 In the ''tent
of meeting, without the veil which
is before the testimony, Aaron and
his sons shall keep it in order from
evening to morning before Jeho-
vah : it shall be a statute for ever
throughout their generations ''on
the behalf of the children of. Israel.
O O And ''bring thou near unto
'^ O thee Aaron thy brother, and
his sons with him, from among the
children of Israel, that he may
minister unto me in the priest's
office, even Aaron, •'^Nadab and
Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar,
Aaron s sons. 2 And thou shalt
make holy garments for Aaron thy
brother, tor glory and for beauty.
3 And thou shalt speak unto all
that are wise-hearted, whom I
have filled with the spirit of wis-
dom, that they make Aaron's gar-
ments to sanctify him, that he may
minister unto me in the priest '.s
office. 4 And these are the gar-
ments which they shall make : a
breastplate, and an ephod, and a
robe, and a coat of checker work,
a ^ mitre, and a girdle : and they
shall make holy garments for
Aaron thy brother, and his sons,
that he may minister unto me in
the priest's office. 5 And they
shall take " the gold, and the blue,
and the purple, and the scarlet,
and the fine linen.
6 And they shall make *the
3 Or, to set up a lamp continually
* Or, from * Or, turban
28.7
EXODUS
28. 33
The Ephod and the Breastplate. RoIjc of the Ephod
ephod of gold, of blue, and purple,
scarlet, and fine twined linen, the
work of the skilful workman. 7 It
shall have two shoulder-pieces
joined to the two ends thereof,
that it may be joined together.
8 And the skilfully woven band,
which is upon it, wherewith to
gird it on, shall be like the work
thereof and of the same piece ; of
gold, of blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and fine twined linen.
9 And thou shalt take two ' onyx
stones, and grave on them the
names of the children of Israel :
10 six of their names on the one
stone, and the names of the six
that remain on the other stone,
according to their birth. 1 1 With
the work of an engraver in stone,
like the engravings of a signet,
shalt thou engrave the two stones,
according to the names of the
children of Israel : thou shalt make
them to be inclosed in settings of
gold. 12 And thou shalt put the
two stones upon the shoulder-
pieces of the ephod, to be stones
of memorial for the children of
Israel : and Aaron shall bear their
names before Jehovah upon his
two shoulders for a memorial.
13 "And thou shalt make settings
of gold, 14 and two chains of pure
gold; like cords shalt thou make
them, of wreathen work : and thou
shalt put the wreathen chains on
the settings.
1 5 And thou shalt make a breast-
plate of judgment, the work of
the skilful workman ; like the work
of the ephod thou shalt make it ;
of gold, of blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and fine twined linen,
shalt thou make it. 16 Four-
square it shall be and double ; a
span shall be the length thereof,
and a span the breadth thereof.
17 And thou shalt set in it set-
tings of stones, four rows of stones :
a row of "sardius, topaz, and * car-
buncle shall be the first row ;
18 and the second row an ■* emerald,
a sapphire, and a ^ diamond ;
19 and the third row a "jacinth,
an agate, and an amethyst ; 20 and
the fourth row a 'beryl, and an
' onyx, and a jasper : they shall
be inclosed in gold in their set-
tings. _ 21 And the stones shall be
according to the names of the chil-
1 Or, beryl
" Or, miby
3 Or, emerald
* Or, carbuncle
^ Or, sardonyx
6 Or, amber
7 Or, chalcedony
" ch. 39. 6, 7
81
dren of Israel, twelve, according
to their names ; like the engravings
of a signet, every one according to
his name, they shall be for the
twelve tribes. 22 And thou shalt
make upon the breastplate chains
like cords, of wreathen work of
pure gold. 23 And thou shalt
make upon the breastplate two
rings of gold, and shalt put the
two rings on the two ends of the
breastplate. 24 And thou shalt
put the two wreathen chains of
gold in the two rings at the ends
of the breastplate. 25 And the
other two ends of the two vv'reathen
chains thou shalt put on the two
settings, and put them on the
shoulder-pieces of the ephod in the
forepart thereof. 26 And thou
shalt make two rings of gold, and
thou shalt put them upon the two
ends of the breastplate, upon the
edge thereof, which is toward the
side of the ephod inward. 27 And
thou shalt make two rings of gold,
and shalt put them on the two
shoulder-pieces of the ephod under-
neath, in the forepart thereof,
close by the coupling thereof,
above the skilfully woven band of
the ephod. 28 And they shall
bind the breastplate by the rings
thereof unto the rings of the ephod
with a lace of blue, that it may be
upon the skilfully woven band of
the ephod, and that the breast-
plate be not loosed from the ephod.
29 And Aaron shall bear the
names of the children of Israel in
the breastplate of judgment upon
his heart, when he goeth in unto
the holy place, for a memorial
before Jehovah continually. 30
And thou shalt put in the breast-
plate of judgment * the Urim and
tlie Thummim ; and they shall be
upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth
in before Jehovah : and Aaron
shall bear the judgment of the chil-
dren of Israel upon his heart be-
fore Jehovah continually.
31 *And thou shalt make the
robe of the ephod all of blue. 32
And ^it shall have a hole for the
head in the midst thereof : it shall
have a binding of woven work
round about the hole of it, as it
were the hole of a coat of mail,
that it be not rent. 33 And upon
the skirts of it thou shalt make
pomegranates of blue, and of
8 That 18, the Lights and thr Perfections.
9 Or, there shall be a hole in the top oj it
28. 34
EXODUS
29 18
Aaron's Golden Plate, Coat, and Mitre. The Priests' (larments. Their Consecration
purple, and of scarlet, round about
the skirts thereof ; and bells of
gold between them round about :
34 a golden bell and a pomegran-
ate, a golden bell and a pomegran-
ate, upon the skirts of the robe
round about. 35 And it shall be
upon Aaron to minister : and the
sound thereof shall be heard when
he goeih in unto the holy place be-
fore Jehovah, and when he cometh
out, that he die not.
36 And thou shalt make " a plate
of pure gold, and grave upon it,
like the engravings of a signet.
Holt to Jehovah. 37 And thou
shalt put it on a lace of blue, and
it shall be upon the ^ mitre ; upon
the forefront of the ^ mitre it shall
be. 38 And it shall be upon
Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall
bear *the iniquity of the holj/;
things, which the children of
Isijael shall hallow in all their holy
gifts ; and it shall be always upon
his forehead, that they may be ac-
cepted before Jehovah. 39 And
thou shalt Aveave ''the coat in
checker work of '^fine linen, and
thou shalt make a ^ mitre of '^ fine
linen, and thou shalt make a girdle,
the work of the embroiderer.
40 And for Aaron's sons thou
shalt make coats, and thou shalt
make for them girdles, and '^head-
t'ires shalt thou make for them, for
glory and for beauty. 41 And
thou shalt put them upon Aaron
thy brother, and upon his sons
with him, and shalt anoint them,
and * consecrate them, and sanctify
them, that they may minister unto
me in the priest's office. 42 And
thou shalt make them ''linen
breeches to cover the flesh of their
nakedness ; from the loins even
unto the thighs they shall reach:
43 and they shall be upon Aaron,
and upon his sons, when they go
in unto the tent of meeting, or
■^when they come near unto the
altar to minister in the holy place ;
that they bear not iniquity, and
die: it shall be a statute for ever
unto him and unto his seed after
him.
OQ ^And this is the thing
^ X) that thou shalt do unto
them to hallow them, to minister
unto me in the priest's office : take
one young bullock and two rams
without blemish, 2 and "unleav-
ened bread, and cakes unleavened
1 Or, tnrhwn, ' Or, silk 3 Heb. fill their hand.
" ch. 39. 30,
31
i Lev. 10. 17 ;
22. 16 ;
Num. 18. 1
" ch. 39. 27-
29
d ch. 29. 9 ;
39. 28;
Lev. 8. 13
" ch. 39. 28
/ch. 20. 26
'■' Lev. 8. 1-34
'' Lev. 6. 19-
23
«■ ch. 28. 39
k ch. 28. 31
' ch. 28. 6
"' ch. 28. 15
" ch. 28. 8
" ch. 28. 4, 39
P ch. 28. 36,
37 ; Lev.
'' ch. 28. 39
' ch. 28. 40
« ch. 40. 15 ;
Num. 3.
10; 18.7;
25. 13 ;
Dt. 18. 6
mingled with oil, and wafers un-
leavened anointed with oil : of fine
wheaten flour shalt thou make
them. 3 And thou shalt put them
into one basket, and bring them in
the basket, with the bullock and
the two rams. 4 And Aaron and
his sons thou shalt bring unto the
door of the tent of meeting, and
shalt wash them with water. 5
And thou shalt take the garments,
and put upon Aaron the * coat, and
*the robe of the ephod, and 'the
ephod, and '"the breastplate, and
gird him with the skilfully " woven
band of the ephod ; 6 and thou
shalt set the ^ " mitre upon his head,
and put * the holy crown upon the
^ mitre. _ 7 Then shalt thou take
' the anointing oil, and pour it upon
his head, and anoint him. 8 And
thou shalt bring his sons, and put
''coats vipon them. 9 And thou
shalt gird them with * girdles,
Aaron and his sons, and bind head-
tires on them : and they shall have
'the priesthood by a perpetual
statute : and thou shalt consecrate
Aaron and his sons.
10 And thou shalt bring the
bullock before the tent of meeting :
and Aaron and his sons shall lay
their hands upon the head of the
bullock. 11 And thou shalt kill
the bullock before J ehovah, at the
door of the tent of meeting. 12
And thou shalt take of the blood
of the bullock, and put it upon the
horns of the altar with thy finger ;
and thou shalt pour out all the
blood at the base of the altar. 13
And thou shalt take all the fat that
covereth the inwards, and the caul
upon the liver, and the two kid-
neys, and the fat that is upon
them, and burn them upon the
altar. 1 4 But the flesh of the bul-
lock, and its skin, and its dung,
shalt thou burn with fire without
the camp : it is a ^ sin-offering.
15 Thou shalt also take the one
ram ; and Aaron and his sons shall
lay their hands upon the head of
the ram. 16 And thou shalt slay
the ram, and thou shalt take its
blood, and sprinkle it round about
upon the altar. 1 7 And thou shalt
cut the ram into its pieces, and
wash its inwards, and its legs, and
put them ^ with its pieces, and ^ with
its head. 18 And thou shalt burn
the whole ram upon the altar : it is
a burnt-offering unto Jehovah ; it
* Heb. sin. ^ Or, upon
82
29.19
EXODUS
29.42
Consecratory Sacrifices for the Priests. Tlie Daily OfFerings
is a. sweet savor, an offering made
by fire unto Jehovah.
19 And thou shalt take the other
ram ; and Aaron and his sons shall
lay their hands upon the head of
the ram. 20 Then shalt thou kill
the ram, and take of its blood, and
put it upon the tip of the right ear
of Aaron, and upon the tip of the
right ear of his sons, and upon the
thumb of their right hand, and
upon the great toe of their right
foot, and sprinkle the blood upon
the altar round about. 21 And
thou shalt take of the blood that is
upon the altar, and of the anointing
oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and
upon his garments, and upon his
sons, and upon the garments of his
sons with him : and he shall be hal-
lowed, and his garments, and his
sons, and his sons' garments with
him. 22 Also thou shalt take of
the ram the fat, and the fat tail,
and the fat that covereth the in-
wai'ds, and the caul of the liver,
and the two kidneys, and the fat
that is upon them, and the right
^ thigh (for it is a ram of consecra-
tion), 23 and one loaf of bread,
and one cake of oiled bread, and
one wafer, out of the basket of
unleavened bread that is before
Jehovah : 24 and thou shalt put
the whole upon the hands of Aaron,
and upon the hands of his sons,
and shalt wave them for a wave-
offering before Jehovah. 25 And
thou shalt take them from their
hands, and burn them on the altar
upon the burnt-offering, for a sweet
savor before Jehovah : it is an offer-
ing made by fire unto Jehovah.
26 And thou shalt take "the
breast of Aaron's ram of consecra-
tion, and wave it for a wave-offer-
ing before Jehovah : and it shall be
thy portion. 27 And thou shalt
sanctify the breast of the wave-
offering, and the ^ thigh of the
heave-offering, which is waved, and
which is heaved up, of the ram of
consecration, even of that which is
for Aaron, and of that which is for
his sons: 28 and it shall be for
Aaron and his sons as their portion
for ever from the children of Israel ;
for it is a heave-offering : and it
shall be a heave-offering from the
children of Israel of the sacrifices
of their peace-offerings, even their
heave-offering unto Jehovah.
29 And the holy garments of
1 Or, shoulder
" Lev. 7. 31-
34
>> Lev. 22.
10; 13
■ch. 12. 10;
23. 18 ; 34.
d Lev. 8. 33
' Num. 28.
3-;;i; 29.
G-38
83
Aaron shall be for his sons after
him, to be anointed in them, and
to be. consecrated in them. 30
Seven days shall the son that is
priest in his stead put them on,
when he cometh into the tent of
meeting to minister in the holy
place.
3 1 And thou shalt take the ram
of consecration, and boil its flesh
in a holy place. 32 And Aaron
and his sons shall eat the flesh of
the ram, and the bread that is in
the basket, at the door of the tent
of meeting. 33 And they shall eat
those things wherewith atonement
was made, to consecrate and to
sanctify them : but ''a stranger
shall not eat thereof, because they
are holy. 34 And ''if aught of the
flesh of the consecration, or of the
bread, remain unto the morning,
then thou shalt burn the remainder
with fire : it shall not be eaten,
because it is holy.
35 And thus shalt thou do unto
Aaron, and to his sons, according
to all that I have commanded
thee: "^ seven days shalt thou con-
secrate them. 36 And every day
shalt thou offer the bullock of sin-
offering for atonement : and thou
shalt ^ cleanse the altar, when thou
makest atonement for it ; and thou
shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 37
Seven days thou shalt make atone-
ment for the altar, and sanctify it :
and the altar shall be most holy ;
^whatsoever toucheth the altar shall
be holy.
38 Now this is that which thou
shalt offer upon the altar : * two
lambs a year old day by day con-
tinually. 39 The one lamb thou
shalt offer in the morning ; and
the other lamb thou shalt offer
^ at even : 40 and with the one
lamb a tenth part of an ephah of
fine flour mingled with the fourth
part of a hin of beaten oil ; and
the fourth part of a hin of wine
for a drink-offering. 41 And the
other lamb thou shalt offer *at
even, and shalt do thereto accord-
ing to the meal-offering of the
morning^ and according to the
drink-offering thereof, for a sweet
savor, an offering made by fire
unto Jehovah. 42 It shall be a
continual burnt-offering through-
out your generations at the door
2 Or, Tiiirae the altar, by thy making atonemetit
3 Or, whosoever
* Heb. between the two evenings.
29.4^
EXODUS
30.23
The Altar of Incense. The Atonement Honey. The Brazen Laver
of the tent of meeting before
Jehovah, where T will meet with
you, to speak there unto. thee.
43 And tliere I will meet with
the children of Israel ; and the
Tent shall be sanctified by my
glory. 44 And I will sanctify
the tent of meeting, and the
altar : Aaron also and his sons
will I sanctify, to minister to me
in the priest's office. 45 And "I
will dwell among the children of
Israel, and will be their God.
46 And they shall know that
I am Jehovah their God, that
brought them forth out of the
land of Egypt, that I might
dwell among them: I am Jeho-
v^ah their God.
O/^ And thou shalt make ''an
O v/ altar to burn incense upon :
of acacia wood shalt thou make
it. 2 A cubit shall be the length
thereof, and a cubit the breadth
thereof ; foursquare shall it be ;
and two cubits shall be the heiglit
thereof : the horns thereof shall
be of one piece with it. 3 And
thou shalt overlay it with pure
gold, the Hop thereof, and the
^ sides thereof round about, and
the horns thereof ; and thou shalt
make unto it a ^ crown of gold
round about. 4 And two golden
rings shalt thou make for it under
the crown thereof ; upon the two
ribs thereof, upon the two sides
of it shalt thou make them ; and
they shall be for places for staves
wherewith to bear it. 5 And thou
shalt make the staves of acacia
wood, and overlay them with gold.
6 Arid thou shalt put it before the
veil that is by the ark of the testi-
niony, before the mercy-seat that
is over the testimony, where I will
meet with thee. 7 And Aaron
shall burn thereon incense of sweet
spices : every morning, when he
dresseth the lamps, he shall burn
it. 8 And when Aaron ''lighteth
the lamps ® at even, he shall burn
it, a perpetual incense before Jeho-
vah throughout your generations.
9 Ye shall offer no strange in-
cense thereon, nor burnt-offering,
nor meal-offering : and ye shall
pour no drink-offering thereon.
10 And Aaron shall make atone-
ment "^upon the horns of it once
in the year ; with the blood of the
' Heb. roof. - Heb. walls.
3 Or, rim Or, moulding
♦ Or, setteth vp Heb. causeth to asccvd.
6 Heb. between the two evenings. « Or, for
" ch. 25. 8 ;
Num. 5. 3;
Dt. 12. 11
b ch. 37.
25-29
' ch. 38. 25,
20; Num.
1. 2 ; 26. 2
d ch. 38. 8
sin-offering of atonement once in
the year sliall he make atonement
■^for it throughout your genera^
tions : it is most holy unto Jehovah.
11 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 12 When thou tak-
est 'the sum of the children of
Israel, according to those that
are nurnbered of them, then shall
they give every man a ransom
for his soul unto Jehovah, when
thou numberest them ; that there
be no plague among them, when
thou numberest them. 13 This
they shall give, every one that
passeth over unto them that are
numbered : half a shekel after
the shekel of the sanctuary (the
shekel is twenty gerahs), half a
shekel for an offering to Jehovah.
14 Every one that passeth over
unto them that ai'e numbered,
from twenty years old and up-
ward, shall give the offering of
Jehovah. 15 The rich shall not
give more, and the poor shall not
give less, than the half shekel,
when they give the offering of
Jehovah, to make atonement for
your souls. 16 And thou shalt
take the atonement money from
the children of Israel, and shalt
appoint it for the service of the
tent of meeting ; that it may be
a memorial for the children of
Israel before Jehovah, to make
atonement for your souls.
17 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 18 Thou shalt also
make ''a laver of brass, and the
base thereof of brass, whereat to
wash. And thou shalt put it be-
tween the tent of meeting and
the altar, and thou shalt put
water therein. 19 And Aaron
and his sons shall wash their
hands and their feet thereat:
20 when they go into the tent of
meeting, they shall wash with
water, that they die not ; or when
they come near to the altar to
minister, to burn an offering made
by fire unto Jehovah. 21 So they
shall wash their hands and their
feet, that they die not : and it
shall be a statute for ever to
them, even to him and to his
seed throughout their generations.
22 Moreover Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 23 Take thou also
unto thee the chief spices : of flow-
ing myrrh five hundred shekels.
and of sweet cinnamon half so
? Or, upon
84
30.24
EXODUS
31. i;
The Anointing Oil. The Incense. Bezalel and Oholiab called to do the work. Observance of the Sabbath
much, even two hundred and fifty,
and of sweet calamus two hundred
and fifty, 24 and of ^cassia five
hundred, after the shekel of the
sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin ;
25 and thou shalt make it a holy
anointing oil, a perfume com-
pounded after the art of the
perfumer : it shall be " a holy
anointing oil. 26 And thou ^halt
anoint therewith the tent of
meeting, and the ark of the
testimony, 27 and the table and
all the vessels thereof, and the
candlestick and the vessels thereof,
and the altar of incense, 28 and
the altar of burnt-oft'ering with all
the vessels thereof, and the laver
and the base thereof. 29 And
thou shalt sanctify them, that they
may be most holy : ^ whatsoever
toucheth them shall be holy. 30
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and
his sons, and sanctify them, that
they may minister unto me in the
priest's office. 31 And thou shalt
speak unto the children of Israel,
saying, This shall be a holy anoint-
ing oil unto me throughout your
generations. 32 Upon the flesh of
man shall it not be poured, neither
shall ye make any like it, accord-
ing to the composition thereof : it
is holy, and it shall be holy unto
you. 33 Whosoever compoundeth
any like it, or whosoever putteth
any of it upon a stranger, he shall
be cut off from his people.
34 And Jehovah said unto IMoses,
Take unto thee sweet spices, *stacte,
and onycha, and galbanum ; sweet
spices with pure frankincense : of
each shall there be a like weight ;
35 and thou shalt make of it in-
cense, a perfume after the art of
the perfumer, * seasoned with salt,
Sure and holy: 36 and thou shalt
eat some of it very small, and put
of it before the testimony in the
tent of meeting, where I will meet
with thee : it shall be unto you
most holy. 37 And the incense
which thou shalt make, according
' to the composition thereof ye shall
not make for yourselves : it shall
be unto thee holy for .Jehovah.
38 Whosoever shall make like unto
that, to smell thereof, he shall be
cut off from his people.
O "I * And Jehovah spake unto
O -L Moses, saying, 2 See, I have
called by name Bezalel the son of
1 Or, costus 3 Or, opobalsamum
2 Or, whosoever * Or, tempered together
" ch. 37. 29 ;
40. 9 ; Lev.
8. 10
6 ch. 35.
30-36. 1
" Lev. 24. i
d ch. 20. 8
* ver. 17 ;
Ezek
12, 20
iO.
/ ver. 15 ;
ch. 35. 2 ;
Num. 15.
32, 35;
Jn. 7. 23
!7 ch. 16. 23 ;
35. 2, 3
«: ch. 20. 11 ;
Gen. 2. 2, 3
85
Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of
Judah : 3 and I have filled him
with the Spirit of God, in wisdom,
and in understanding, and in knowl-
edge, and in all manner of work-
manship, 4 to devise skilful works,
to work in gold, and in silver, and
in brass, 5 and in cutting of stones
for setting, and in carving of wood,
to work in all manner of workman-
ship. 6 And I, behold, I have ap-
pointed with him Oholiab, the son
of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan ;
and in the hearts of all that are
wise-hearted I have put wisdom,
that they may make all that I have
comrnanded thee : 7 the tent of
meeting, and the ark of the testi-
mony, and the mercy-seat that is
thereupon, and all the furniture of
the Tent, 8 and the table and its
vessels, and the ''pure candlestick
with all its vessels, and the altar
of incense, 9 and the altar of
burnt-offering with all its vessels,
and the laver and its base, 10 and
the finel.y wrought garments, and
the holy garments for Aaron the
priest, and the garments of his
sons, to minister in the priest's
office, 11 and the anointing oil,
and the incense of sweet spices
for the holy place : according to
all that I have commanded thee
shall they do.
12 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 1 3 Speak thou also
unto the children of Israel, saying,
** Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths :
for it is " a sign between me and
you throughout your generations;
that ye may know that I am Je-
hovah who sanctifieth you. 14 Ye
shall keep the sabbath therefore;
for it is holy unto you : ■''every one
that profaneth it shall surely be
put to death ; for whosoever doeth
any work therein, that soul shall
be cut off from among his people.
1 5 Six days shall work be done ;
but on the seventh day is a ^sab-
bath of solemn rest, holy to Je-
hovah ; '' whosoever doeth any work
on the sabbath day, he shall surely
be put to death. 16 Wherefore the
children of Israel shall keep the
sabbath, to observe the sabbath
throughout their generations, for
a perpetual covenant. 1 7 ' It is a
sign between me and the children
of Israel for ever : *for in six days
Jehovah made heaven and earth,
and on the seventh day he rested,
and was refreshed.
31.18
EXODUS
32.24
noses receives the Two Tables. Aaron makes a Golden Calf. The Anger of Moses
18 And he gave unto Moses,
when he had made an end of com-
muning with him upon mount Sinai,
•*the two tables of the testimony,
tables of stone, * written with the
finger of God.
O O And when the people saw
O w that Moses " delayed to come
down from the mount, the people
gathered themselves together unto
Aaron, and said unto him, Up,
'' make us ^ gods, which shall go
before us ; for as for " this Moses,
the man that brought us up out of
the land of Egypt, we know not
what is become of him. 2 And
Aaron said unto them, ^ Break off
the golden rings, which are in the
ears of your wives, of your sons,
and of your daughters, and bring
them unto me. 3 And all the peo-
ple brake off the golden rings which
were in their ears, and brought
them unto Aaron. 4 And he re-
ceived it at their hand, and
fashioned it with a graving tool,
and made it a ''molten calf: and
they said, •^ These are thy gods, O
Israel, which brought thee up out
of the land of Egypt. ^ 5 And when
Aaron saw this, he built an altar
before it ; and Aaron made procla-
mation, and said. To-morrow shall
be a feast to Jehovah. 6 And
they rose up early on the morrow,
and '' offered burnt-offerings, and
brought peace-offerings ; and ' the
people sat down to eat and to drink,
and rose up * to play.
7 AndJehovah spake unto Moses,
Go, get thee down ; for thy people,
that ' thou broughtest up out of the
land of Egypt, have corrupted
themselves : 8 they have turned
aside quickly out of the way which
I commanded them : they have made
them a molten calf, and have wor-
shippe 1 it, and '" have sacrificed
unto it, and said. These are thy
gods, O Israel, which brought thee
up out of the land of Egypt. 9 " And
Jehovah said unto Moses, I have
seen this people, and, behold, it
is a "stiffnecked people: 10 now
therefore ^ let me alone, that my
wrath may wax hot against them,
and that I may consume them :
and I will make of thee a great
nation. 11 And « Moses besought
Jehovah his God, and said, Jeho-
vah, why doth thy wrath wax hot
against thy people, that thou hast
brought forth out of the land of
1 Or a god 2 Or, ThXi is thy God
" ch. 24. 12
f> ch. 32. 15,
16 ; 34. 1, 28
' ch. 24. 18 ;
Dt. 9. 11, 12
d Acts 7. 40
"eh. 14. 11
/ch. 35. 22
» Dt. 9. 16 ;
Acts 7. 41
h Acts 7. 41
' 1 Cor. 10. 7
t ver. 17-19 ;
Num. 25. 2
' ver. 4, U ;
Dt. 9. 12
"' ch. 22. 20 ;
34. 15 ;
Dt. 32. 17
" Num. 14.
11-20
"ch. 3.3. 3,5;
34. 9 ; Acts
7. 61
P Dt. 9. 14
« Dt. 9. 18
'' Dt. 9. 28 ;
Josh. 7. 9
* Gen. 22.
16-18
' Gen. 15. 5 ;
26. 4
" ch. 13. 5,
11 ; 33. 1
" Ps. 106. 45
' Dt. 9. 15
y ch. 31. 18
' ver. 6
" Dt. 9. 17
*> Dt. 9. 21
' Dt. 9. 24
rf ver. 1-4
Egypt with great power and with
a mighty handl 12 Wherefore
should *■ the Egyptians speak, say-
ing, For evil did he bring them
forth, to slay them in the moun-
tains, and to consume them from
the face of the earth *? Turn from
thy fierce wrath, and repent of
this evil against thy people. 13
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and
Israel, thy servants, to whom thou
*swarest by thine own self, and
saidst unto them, I will multiply
your seed ' as the stars of heaven,
and "all this land that I have
spoken of will I give unto your
seed, and they shall inherit it for
ever. 14 "And Jehovah repented
of the evil which he said he would
do unto his people.
15^ And Moses turned, and went
down from the mount, with the
two tables of the testimony in his
hand ; ^ tables that were written on
both their sides ; on the one side
and on the other were they written.
16 And the tables were the work
of God, and the writing was tlie
writing of God, graven upon the
tables. 1 7 And when .Joshua heard
the noise of the people as they
shouted, he said unto Moses, There
is a noise of war in the camp. 18
And he said, It is not the voice
of them that shout for mastery,
neither is it the voice of them that
cry for being overcome; but the
noise of them that sing do I hear.
19 And it came to pass, as soon as
he came nigh unto the camp, that
he saw the calf and the ^ dancing :
and Moses' anger waxed hot, and
" he cast the tables out of his hands,
and brake them beneath the mount.
20 * And he took the calf which
they had made, and burnt it with
fire, and ground it to powder, and
strewed it upon the water, and
made the children of Israel drink
of it.
21 And Moses said unto Aaron,
What did this people unto thee,
that thou hast brought a great sin
upon them "? 22 And Aaron said,
Let not the anger of my lord wax
hot : thou knowest the people, *■ that
they are set on evil. 23 For "* they
said unto me, Make us gods, which
shall go before us ; for as for this
Moses, the man that brought us up
out of the land of Egyi)t, we know
not what is become of him. 24 And
I said unto them. Whosoever hath
any gold, let them break it off: so
32.25
EXODUS
33.13
Tic People puiiisLed. Jehovah withdraws his presence. Moses remojistrates with Iiiin
they gave it me ; and " I cast it into
the fire, and there came out this
calf.
25 And when Moses saw that
the people were broken loose (for
*Aai'on had let them loose for a
Merision among their enemies),
26 then Moses stood in the gate
of the camp, and said. Whoso is on
Jehovah's side, let him come unto
me. And all the sons of Levi
gathered themselves together unto
him. 27 And he said unto them.
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of
Israel, Put ye every man his sword
upon his thigh, and go to and fro
from gate to gate throughout the
camp, and slay every man his
brother, and every man his com-
E anion, and every man his neigh-
or. 28 And ''the sons of Levi did
according to the word of Moses:
and there fell of the people that
day about three thousand men.
29 And Moses said, ^ Consecrate
yourselves to-day to Jehovah, ^ yea,
every man ^against his son, and
* against his brother ; that he may
bestow upon you a blessing this day.
30 And it came to pass on the
morrow, that Moses said unto the
people. Ye have sinned a great sin :
and now I will go up unto Jehovah ;
peradventure I shall make atone-
ment for your sin. 3 1 And Moses
returned unto Jehovah, and said,
Oh, this people have sinned a great
sin, and have made them ''gods of
gold. 32 Yet now, if thou wilt
forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot
me, I pray thee, out of thy " book
which thou hast written. 33 And
Jehovah said unto Moses, Whoso-
BA'er hath sinned against me, him
'will I blot out of my book. 34
And now go, lead the people " unto
the place of which I nave spoken
unto thee : behold, ^ mine angel
shall go before thee ; nevertheles;s
in the day when I visit, 'I will
visit their sin upon them. 35 * And
Jehovah smote the people, because
' they made the calf, which Aaron
made.
O O And Jehovah spake unto
O O Moses, Depart, go up hence,
thou and the people that thou hast
bi'ought up out of the land of
Egypt, unto the land of which '"I
sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and
to Jacob, saying. Unto thy seed
\ Heb. whispering. - Heb. PIU your hand.
" Or, for every man hath been against his son
and 'Kjainst his brother * Or, uvon
■^ ver. 4
<> 1 K. 12. 28-
30 ; 14. 16
" Num. 25.
7-13; Dt.
d ch. 20. 23
« Ps. 69. 28 ;
Is. 4. 3 ; 8.
16 ; 29. 11,
18 ; Dan.
12. 1 ; Mai.
3. 16, 17
/ch. 17. 14;
Dt. 29. 20 ;
Ps. 9. 6
» ch. 3. 17
'' ch. 23. 20
' Ps. 99. 8
* ver. 28
' ver. 4, 24
'" ch. 32. 13
"ch. 32. 34
o ch. 23.
27-31
P ch. 3. 8, 17
5 ver. 5 ; ch.
32. 9
»■ ch. 32. 10
" Num. 14. 39
« ver. 3
" ch. 18. 7,
12-16
" ch. 13. 21
^ Ps. 99. 7
y Num. 12.
8 ; Dt. 34.
10
' ch. 3. 10 ;
32. 34
" ver. 2
>> ver. 17
« Ps. 25. 4 ;
61. 13
will I give it: 2 and I will send "an
angel before thee ; and " I will drive
out the Canaanite, the Amorite,
and the Hittite, and the Perizzite,
the Hivite, and the Jebusite : 3
unto a land ^flowing with milk
and honey : for I will not go up in
the midst of thee ; for thou art a
" stifihecked people ; lest '" I con-
sume thee in the way. 4 And when
the people heard these evil tidings,
' they mourned : and no man did
put on him his ornaments. 5 And
Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto
the children of Israel, Ye are a
'■ stiffhecked people ; if I go up into
the midst of thee for one moment,
I shall consume thee : therefore
now put off thy ornaments from
thee, that I may know what to do
unto thee. 6 And the children of
Israel stripped themselves of their
ornaments from mount Horeb on-
ward.
7 Now Moses used to take " the
tent and to pitch it without the
camp, afar off from the camp ; and
he called it. The tent of meeting.
And it came to pass, that every one
that sought Jehovah went out unto
the tent of meeting, which was
without the camp. 8 And it came
to pass, when Moses went out unto
the Tent, that all the people rose
up, and stood, every man at his
tent door, and looked after Moses,
until he was gone into the Tent.
9 And it came to pass, when Moses
entered into the Tent, " the pillar
of cloud descended, and stood at
the door of the Tent : " and Jehovah
spake Avith Moses. 10 And all the
people saw the pillar of cloud stand
at the door of the Tent : and all the
people rose up and worshipped,
every man at his tent door. 11 And
^ Jehovah spake unto Moses face to
face, as a man speaketh unto his
friend. And he turned again into
the camp : but his minister Joshua,
the son of Nun, a young man, de-
parted not out of the Tent.
1 2 And Moses said unto Jehovah,
See, thou sayest unto me, ^ Bring
up this people : and thou hast not
let me know ^ " whom thou wilt send
with me. ''Yet thou hast said, I
know thee by name, and thou hast
also found favor in my sight. 13
Now therefore, I pray thee, if 1
have found favor in thy sight, show
me now "thy ways, that I may
know thee, to the end that I may
^ Or, him whom
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33.14
EXODUS
34. lis
Jehovah's Gradoas Reply. The Two Tables renewed. God reveals himself. Warning against Idolatry
find favor in thy .sight : and " con-
sider that this nation is thy people.
14 And he said, * My presence
shall go ivith thee, and '^I will give
thee rest. 15 And he said unto
him, ''If thy presence go not with
me, carry us not up hence. 1 6 For
wherein now shall it be known that
I have found favor in thy sight, I
and thy peopled is it not in that
thou goest with us, so that " we are
separated, I and thy people, from
all the people that are upon the
face of the earth?
1 7 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
I will do this thing also that thou
hast spoken ; •''for thou hast found
favor in my sight, and I know thee
by name. 18 ^ And he said, Show
me, I pray thee, thy glory. 19 And
he said, * I will make all my good-
ness pass before thee, and will pro-
claim the name of Jehovah before
thee ; and ' I will be gracious to
whom I will be gracious, and will
show mercy on whom I will show
mercy. 20 And he said, Thou canst
not see my face; ''for man shall
not see me and live. 21 And Jeho-
vah said. Behold, there is a place
by me, and ' thou shalt stand upon
the rock : 22 and it shall come to
pass, while my glory passeth by,
that I will put thee in a cleft of the
rock, and '"will cover thee with my
hand until I have passed by : 23 and
I will take away my hand, and thou
shalt see my back ; but my face
shall not be seen.
O/l And Jehovah said unto
O T! Moses, Hew thee "two tables
of stone like unto the first : and I
will write upon the tables the words
that were on the first tables, which
thou brakest. 2 And be readj^ by
the rnorning, and come up in the
morning unto "mount Sinai, and
present thyself there to me on the
top of the mount. 3 And '' no man
shall come up with thee ; neither
let any man be seen throughout all
the mount ; neither let the flocks
nor herds feed before that mount.
4 And he hewed * two tables of
stone like unto the first ; and
Moses rose up early in the morn-
ing, and went up unto mount
Sinai, as Jehovah had commanded
him, and took in his hand two
tables of stone. 5 And 'Jehovah
descended in the cloud, ^ and stood
with him there, and proclaimed
1 Or, and he stood with him there, and called
" ch. 3. 7, 10 ;
5. 1 ; 32. r2,
14
6 Dt. 4. 37 ;
Is. 63. 9
' Dt. 12. 10 ;
25. 19 '
J08h.'22. 4
d Ps. 80. 3, 7,
19
" Lev. 20. 24,
26
/ver. 12
" ver. 20, 23
>^ ch. 34. 6, 7
' Rom. 9. 15
* Is. G. 6
' Ps. 18. 2,
46 ; 27. 6 ;
61. 2 ; 62. 7
"^ Is. 49. 2 ;
51. 16
" ch. 24. 12 ;
31. 18
"ch. 19. 11,
18,20
P ch. 19. 12,
13
« ver. 1
""eh. 19. 9;
33. 9
'Num. 14.
18 ; Dt. 4.
31 ; Neh. 9.
17 ; Ps. S6.
15 ; 103. 8 ;
145. 8
' ch. 20. 5, 6
" ch. 23. 7
" ch. 33. 13
^ ch. 33. 12
y ch. 32. 9
- ver. 7
"Dt. 4. 20;
9. 2R, 29 ;
32. 9 ; Ps.
33. 12
^ ver. 27, 28
" Ps. 72. 18 ;
1.36. 4
d ch. 33. 2
" ch. 23. 32,
33
/ch. 23.24
» Judg. 6.
25, 26
^ ch. 20. 3, 5 ;
Dt. 4. 24
' ch. 22. 20 ;
S2. 8
<-■ Num. 25.
l,2;Dt.
32. 38
' Dt. 7. 3 ;
Josh. 23.
12,13
'ch. 20. 23
" ch. 12. 17
" ch. 12. 15,
^ the name of Jehovah. 6 And Je-
hovah passed by before him, and
proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a
God "merciful and gracious, slow-
to anger, and abundant in loving-
kindness and truth ; 7 ' keeping
Iqvingkindness for thousands, for-
giving iniquity and transgression
and sin ; and that " will by no
means clear the guilty, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the
children, and upon the children's
children, upon tlie third and upon
the fourth generation. 8 And
Moses made haste, and bowed his
head toward the earth, and wor-
shipped. 9 And he said, "If now
I have found favor in thy sight, O
Lord, -^let the Lord, I pray thee, go
in the midst of us ; for it is a »stiff-
necked people ; and ^ pardon our
iniquity and our sin, and " take us
for thine inheritance.
10 And he said. Behold, * I make
a covenant : before all thy people
" I will do marvels, such as have
not been ^ wrought in all the earth,
nor in any nation ; and all the peo-
ple among which thou art shall see
the work of -Jehovah ; for it is a
terrible thing that I do with thee.
I I Observe thou that which I com-
mand thee this day : behold, ** I
drive out before thee the Amorite,
and the Canaanite, and the Hit-
tite, and the Perizzite, and the Hi-
vite, and the Jebusite. 12 ''Take
heed to thyself, lest thou make a
covenant with the inhabitants of
the land whither thou goest, lest it
be for a snare in the midst of thee :
13 •''but ye shall break down their
altars, and dash in pieces their
* pillars, and ye shall cut down
their ^^Asherim 14 (for ''thou shalt
worship no other god : for Jehovah,
whose name is Jealous, is a jealous
God); 15 lest thou make a cove-
nant with the inhabitants of the
land, and they play the harlot after
their gods, and ' sacrifice unto their
gods, and one *call thee and thou
eat of his sacrifice; 16 and 'thou
take of their daughters unto thy
sons, and their daughters play the
harlot after their gods, and make
thy sons play the harlot after their
gods. 1 7 "' Thou shalt make thee
no molten gods.
18 "The feast of unleavened bread
shalt thou keep. " Seven days thou
2 O^, Jehovah by name
3 Heb. created. * Or, obelisks
6 Probably the wooden symbols of a goddesr
Asherah.
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34.19
EXODUS
35.13
The Law of the Covenant. The Face of Moses shines. The Saldiath Ordinance. Gifts and latiorers lur tlie Sanctuary
shalt eat unleavened bread, as I
commanded thee, at the time ap-
pointed in the " month Abib ; for
in the month Abib thou earnest out
from Egypt. 19 * All that openeth
the womb is mine ; and all thy cat-
tle that is male, the firstlings of
cow and sheep. 20 " And the first-
ling of an ass thou_ shalt redeem
with a \lamb : and if thou wilt not
redeem it, then thou shalt break its
neck. ''All the first-born of thy
sons thou shalt redeem. And
"none shall appear before me
empty.
21 •''Six daJ^s thou shalt work,
but on the seventh day thou shalt
rest : in plowing tinae and in har-
vest thou shalt rest. 22 And thou
shalt observe "the feast of weeks,
even of the first-fruits of wheat har-
vest, and the feast of ingathering
at the year's -end. 23 ''Three
times in the year shall all thy males
appear before the Lord Jehovah,
the God of Israel. 24 For I will
cast out nations before thee, and
enlarge thy borders : neither shall
any man desire thy land, when
thou goest up to appear before
Jehovah thy God three times in
the year.
25 ' Thou shalt not offer the blood
of my sacrifice with leavened bread ;
* neither shall the sacrifice of the
feast of the passover be left unto
the morning. 26 ^The first of the
first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt
bring unto the house of Jehovah
thy God. "'Thou shalt not boil a
kid in its mother's milk.
27_ And Jehovah said unto Moses,
" Write thou these words : "for after
the tenor . of these words I have
made a covenant with thee and
with Israel. 28 And he was there
with Jehovah ^ forty days and forty
nights ; he did neither eat bread,
nor drink water. And «he wrote
upon the tables the words of the
covenant, ''the ten ^command-
ments.
29 And it came to pass, when
Moses came down from mount
Sinai with the two tables of the
testimony in Moses' hand, v/hen
he came down from the mount,
that Moses knew not that the skin
of his face * shone ^ by reason of his
speaking with him. .30 And when
Aaron and all the children of Israel
1 Or, kid 2 Ueb. molvHon. s Heb. zoords.
* Or, sent forth ht'ams (Heb. horns)
^ Or, while he talked with him
" cli. 12. 2
l>ch. 13. 2
" ch. 13. 13
<' ch. 13. 15 ;
Num. 3. 4.3
<■ ch. 22. 29
/ch. 31. 15;
35. 2
f ch. 23. 16 ;
Lev. 23. 15
h ch. 23. 14-
17
' ch. 2.3. 18
* ch. 12. 10
' ch. 23. 19
'" ch. 23. 19
" ch. 17. 14 ;
24.4
° ver. 10
'' ch. 24. 18
"'ch. 31. 18;
34. 1
>• Dt. 4. 13 ;
10. 4
' 2 Cor. 3. 7
« ch. 16. 22
" 2 Cor. 3. 13
" 2 Cor. 3. 16
^ch. 3t.l5
'-' ch. 16. 23
' Num. 15.
32-36
" ch. 12. 16
t> ch. 25. 1-9
saw Moses, behold, the skin of hi.s
face shone ; and ' they were afraid
to come nigh him. 31 And Moses
called unto thern ; and Aaron and
all Hhe rulers of the congregation
returned unto him : and Moses
spake to them. 32 And afterward
all the children of Israel came nigh :
and he gave them in commandment
all that Jehovah had spoken with
him in mount Sinai. 33 And when
Moses had done speaking with
them, "he put a veil on his face.
34 But when Moses v/ent in before
Jehovah to speak with him, "he
took the veil off', until he came out ;
and he came out, and spake unto
the children of Israel that which
he was commanded. 35 And the
children of Israel saw the face of
Moses, that the skin of Moses' face
shone ; and Moses put the veil upon
his face again, until he went in to
speak with him.
O ^ And Moses assembled all
OO the congregation of the
children of Israel, and said unto
them, Tliese are the words which
Jehovah hath commanded, that ye
should do them. 2 " Six days shall
work be done ; but on the seventh
day there shall be to you a holy
day, ^a sabbath of solemn rest to
Jehovah : ^ whosoever doeth any
work therein shall be put to death.
3 " Ye shall kindle no fire through
out your habitations upon the sab-
bath day.
4 ''And Moses spake unto all the
congregation of the children of
Israel, saying. This is the thing
which Jehovah commanded, say-
ing, 5 Take je from among you an
offering unto Jehovah ; whosoever
is of a willing heart, let him bring
it, Jehovah's offering : gold, and
silver, and brass, 6 and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine linen,
and goats' hair, 7 and rams' skins
dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia
wood, 8 and oil for the light, and
spices for the anointing oil, and
for the sweet incense, 9 and onyx
stones, and stones to be set, for the
ephod, and for the breastplate.
10 And let every wise-hearted
man among you come, and make
all that Jehovah hath commanded :
1 1 the tabernacle, its tent, and its
covering, its clasps, and its boards,
its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
1 2 the ark, and the staves thereof,
the mercy-seat, and the veil of the
screen; 13 the table, and its
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35.14
EXODUS
36.6
Gifts and Laborers for the Tabernacle. The Workmen called. The Gifts received
staves, and all its vessels, and the
^ " showbread ; 14 the candlestick
also for the light, and its vessels,
and its lamps, and the oil for the
light ; 1 5 and the altar of incense,
and its staves, and the anointing
oil, and the sweet incense, and the
screen for the door, at the door of
the tabernacle ; 1 6 the altar of
burnt-offering, with its grating of
brass, its staves, and all its vessels,
the laver and its base; 17 the
hangings of the court, the pillars
thereof, and their sockets, and the
screen for the gate of the court ;
18 the pins of the tabernacle, and
the pins of the court, and their
cords; 19 the * finely wrought gar-
ments, for ministering in the holy
place, the holy garments for Aaron
the priest, and the garments of
his sons, to minister in the priest's
office.
20 And all the congregation of
the children of Israel departed
from the presence of Moses. 21
And they came, "every one whose
heart stirred him up, and every
one whom his spirit made willing,
and brought Jehovah's offering, for
the work of the tent of meeting,
and for all the service thereof, and
for the holy garments. 22 And
they came, both men and women,
as many as were willing-hearted,
and brought brooches, and 'ear-
rings, and signet-rings, and ^arm-
lets, all jewels of gold ; even every
man that offered an offering of
gold unto .Jehovah. 23 And every
man, with whom was found blue,
and purple, and scarlet, and fine
linen, and goats' hair, and rams'
skins dyed red, and sealskins,
brought them. 24 Every one that
did offer an offering of silver and
brass brought Jehovah's offering ;
and every man, with whom was
found acacia wood for any work of
the service, brought it. 25 And
all the women that were wise-
hearted did spin with their hands,
and brought that which they had
spun, the blue, and the purple, the
scarlet, and the fine linen. 26 And
all the women whose heart stirred
them up in wisdom spun the goats'
hair. 27 And the rulers brought
the ■'onyx stones, and the stones to
be set, for the ephod. and for the
breastplate ; 28 and the spice, and
the oil ; for the light, and for the
1 Or, Presence-bread
* Or, nose-rings
3 Or, necklaces
* Or, beryl
" ch. 25. 30
l> ch. 31. 10
" ch. 25. 2
d ch. 31. 1-6
' 2 Chr. 24.
14 ; 31. 6-10
90
anointing oil, and for the sweet
incense. 29 The children of Israel
brought a freewill offering unto
Jehovah ; every man and woman,
whose heart made them willing to
bring for all the work, which
Jehovah had commanded to be
made by Moses.
30 ''And Moses said unto the
children of Israel, See, Jehovah
hath called by name Bezalel the
son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the
tiibe of Judah ; 31 and he hath
filled him with the Spirit of God,
in wisdom, in understanding, and
in knowledge, and in all manner of
workmanship ; 32 and to devise
skilful works, to work in gold, and
in silver, and in brass, 33 and in
cutting of stones for setting, and
in carving of ^YOod, to work in all
manner of skilful workmanship.
34 And he hath put in his heart
that he may teacli, both he, and
Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of
the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath
he filled with wisdom of heart, to
work all manner of workmanship,
of the ^ engraver, and of the skilful
workman, and of the embroiderer,
in blue, and in purple, in scarlet,
and in fine linen, and of the
weaver, even of them that do any
woi'kmanship, and of those that de-
O/Z* vise skilful works. 1 And
0\J Bezalel and Oholiab shall
work, and every wise-hearted man,
in whom Jehovah hath put wisdom
and understanding to know how to
work all the work for the service
of the sanctuary, according to all
that Jehovah hath commanded.
2 And Moses called Bezalel and
Oholiab, and every wise-hearted
man, in whose heart Jehovah had
put wisdom, even every one whose
heart stirred him up to come unto
the work to do it: 3 and they re-
ceived of Moses all the offering
which the children of Israel had
brought for the work of the service
of the sanctuary, wherewith to
make it. And they brought yet
unto him freewill offerings every
morning. 4 And all the wise men,
that wrought all the work of the
sanctuary, came every man from
his work which they wrought ;
5 and they spake unto Moses, say-
ing, ^ The people bring much more
than enough for the service of the
work which Jehovah commanded
to make. 6 And Moses gave com-
& Or, craftsman
36.7
EXODUS
36.38
The Making of the Curtains; of the Boards aud Bars; of the Veil and the Soreen
mandment, and they caused it to
be proclaimed throughout the
camp, saying, Let neither man nor
woman make any more work for
the offering of the sanctuary. So
the people were restrained from
bringing. 7 "For the stuff they
had was sufficient for all the -work
to make it, and too much.
8 *And all the wise-hearted men
among them that wrought the work
made the tabernacle with ten cur-
tains ; of iine twined linen, and
blue, and purple, and scarlet, with
cherubim, the work of the skilful
woi'kman, Bezalel made them. 9
The length of each curtain was
eight and twenty cubits, and the
breadth of each curtain four cubits :
all the curtains had one measure.
10 And he coupled five cui'tains
one to another : and the other five
curtains he coupled one to another.
1 1 And he made loops of blue upon
the edge of the one curtain ^ from
the selvedge in the coupling : like-
wise he made in the edge of the
curtain that was outmost in the
second ^coupling. 12 Fifty loops
made he in the one curtain, and
fifty loops made he in the edge of
the curtain that was in the second
^coupling : the loops were opposite
one to another. 13 And he made
fifty clasps of gold, and coupled
the curtains one to another with
the clasps : so the tabernacle was
one.
14 And he made curtains of
goats' hair for a tent over the
tabernacle : eleven curtains he
made thern. 15 The length of
each curtain was thirty cubits,
and four cubits the breadth of
each curtain : the eleven curtains
had one measure. 16 And he
coupled five curtains by them-
selves, and six curtains by them-
selves. 17 And he made fifty
loops on the edge of the curtain
that was outmost in the ^coupling,
and fifty loops made he upon the
edge of the curtain which was
outmost in the second ^coupling.
18 And he made fifty clasps of
brassto couple the tent together,
that it might be one. 1 9 And he
made a covering for the tent of
rams' skins dyed red, and a cover-
ing of * sealskins above.
20 " And he made the boards for
the tabernacle, of acacia wood,
1 Or, fhat K'rts outmnH in the first set
* Or, set ^ Or, first set * Or, porpoise-skins
" 1 K. 8. 64
6 ch. 26. 1-14
"= ch. 26. 15-
29
d ch. 26. 31-
37
standing up. 21 Ten cubits was
the length of a board, and a cubit
and a naif the breadth of each
board. 22 Each board had two
tenons, ^joined one to another:
thus did he make for all the boards
of the tabernacle. 23 And he
made the boards for the taberna-
cle : twenty boards for the south
side southward ; 24 and he made
forty sockets of silver under the
twenty boards ; two sockets under
one board for its two tenons, and
two sockets under another board
for its two tenons. 2.5 And for
the second side of the tabernacle,
on the north side, he made twenty
boards, 26 and their forty sockets
of silver ; two sockets under one
board, and two sockets under an-
other board. 27 And for the
hinder part of the tabernacle
westward he made six boards.
28 And two boards made he for
the corners of the tabernacle in
the hinder part. 29 And they
were double beneath ; and in like
manner they were entire unto the
top thereof unto ^'one ring: thus
he did to both of them in the two
corners. 30 And there were eight
boards, and their sockets of silver,
sixteen sockets ; under every board
two sockets.
31 And he made bars of acacia
wood ; five for the boards of the
one side of the tabernacle, 32 and
five bars for the boards of the
other side of the tabernacle, and
five bars for the boards of the
tabernacle for the hinder part
westward. 33 And he made the
middle bar to pass through in the
midst of the boards from the one
end to the other. 34 And he
overlaid the boards with gold,
and made their rings of gold for
places for the bars, and overlaid
the bars with gold.
35 ''And he made the veil of
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
fine twined linen : with cherubim,
the work of the skilful workman,
made he it. 36 And he made
thereunto four pillars of acacia,
and overlaid them with gold :
their hooks were of gold ; and he
cast for them four sockets of sil-
ver. 37 And he made a screen for
the door of the Tent, of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen, the work of the
embroiderer ; 38 and the five pil-
* Or, mortised « Or, the first
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37.1
EXODUS
37.29
The Making of the Ark; of the Table; of the Candlestick; of the Altar of Incense;
lars of it with their hooks : and
he overlaid their capitals and their
fillets with gold ; and their five
sockets were of brass.
O ^ " And Bezalel made the ark
O f of acacia wood : two cubits
and a half was the length of it,
and a cubit and a half the breadth
of it, and a cubit and a half the
height of it. 2 And he overlaid it
with pure gold within and with-
out, and made a ^ crown of gold to
it round about. 3 And he cast
for it four rings of gold, in the
four feet thereof ; even two rings
on the one "side of it, and two
rings on the other '-^side of it.
4 And he made staves of acacia
wood, and overlaid them with
gold. 5 And he put the staves
into the rings on the sides of the
ark, to bear the ark. 6 And he
made a ^ mercy-seat of pure gold :
two cubits and a half was the
length thereof, and a cubit and a
half the breadth thereof. 7 And
he made two cherubim of gold ;
of ■* beaten work made he them,
at the two ends of the mercy-
seat ; 8 one cherub at ' the one
end, and one cherub at the other
end : of one piece with the mercy-
seat made he the cherubim at the
two ends thereof. 9 And the
cherubim spread out their Avings
on high, covering the mercy-seat
with their wings, with their faces
one to another ; toward the mercy-
seat were the faces of the cheru-
bim.
10 *And he made the table of
acacia wood : two cubits was the
length thereof, and a cubit the
breadth thereof, and a cubit and
a half the height thereof. 1 1 And
he overlaid it with pure gold, and
made thereto a crown of gold
round about. 12 And he made
unto it a border of a handbreadth
round about, and made a golden
crown to the border thei'eof
round about. 13 And he cast for
it four rings of gold, and put the
rings in the four corners that were
on the four feet thereof. 14 Close
by the border were the rings, the
places for the staves to bear the
table. 15 And he made the staves
of acacia wood, and overlaid them
with gold, to bear the table. 16
And he made the vessels which
were upon the table, the dishes
1 Or, rim Or, moulding
- Heb. rib.
3 Or, covering
* Or, turned
" ch. 25. 10-
20
b ch. 25. 23-
29
' ch. 25. 31-
39
■i ch. 30. 1-5
' ch. 30. 23,
24, 34, 35
92
thereof, and the spoons thereof,
and the bowls thereof, and the
flagons thei'eof, wherewith to pour
out, of pure gold.
17 ''And he made the candle-
stick of pure gold : of beaten
work made he the candlestick,
even its base, and its shaft ; its
cups, its knops, and its flowers,
were of one piece with it. 18 And
there were six branches going out
of the sides thereof ; three branches
of the candlestick out of the one
side thereof, and three branches
of the candlestick out of the
other side thereof : 1 9 three cups
made like almond-blossoms in one
branch, a knop and a flower ;
and three cups made like almond-
blossoms in the other branch, a
knop and a flower : so for the six
branches going out of the candle-
stick. 20 And in the candlestick
were four cups made like almond-
blossoms, the knops thereof, and
the flowers thereof ; 21 and a knop
under two branches of one piece
with it, and a knop under two
branches of one piece with it, and
a knop under two branches of one
piece with it, for the six branches
going out of it. 22 Their knops
and their branches were of one
piece with it : the whole of it was
one beaten work of pure gold.
23 And he made the lamps thei'e-
of, seven, and the snuffers thereof,
and the snuffdishes thereof, of
pure gold. 24 Of a talent of pure
gold made he it, and all the vessels
thereof.
25 "^And he ruade the altar of
incense of acacia wood : a cubit
was the length thereof, and a
cubit the breadth thereof, four-
square ; and two cubits was the
height thereof; the horns thereof
were of one piece with it. 26 And
he overlaid it with pure gold, the
top thereof, and the sides thereof
round about, and the horns of it :
and he made unto it a crown of
gold round about. 27 And he
made for it two golden rings
under the crown thereof, upon
the two ribs thereof, upon the
two sides of it, for places for
staves wherewith to bear it.
28 And he made the staves of
acacia wood, and overlaid them
with gold. 29 "^And he made the
holy anointing oil, and the pure
incense of sweet spices, after the
art of the perfumer.
38.1
EXODUS
38.28
The Making of the Altar or ISarnt-olTering; or the Laver and the Court. Summation or Metals used
O O " And he made the altar
O O of burnt-offering of acacia
wood : live cubits was the length
thereof, and five cubits the breadth
thereof, foursquare ; and three cu-
bits the height thereof. 2 And
he made the horns thereof upon
the four corners of it ; the horns
thereof were of one piece with
it : and he overlaid it with brass.
3 And he made all the vessels of
the altar, the pots, and the shovels,
and the basins, the flesh-hooks,
and the firepans : all the vessels
thereof made he of brass. 4 And
he made for the altar a grating
of network of brass, under the
ledge round it beneath, reaching
halfway up. 5 And he cast four
rings for the four ends of the
grating of brass, to be places for
the staves. 6 And he made the
staves of acacia wood, and over-
laid them with brass. 7 And he
put the staves into the rings on
the sides of the altar, wherewith
to bear it ; h j made it hollow with
planks.
8 *And he made the laver of
brass, and the base thereof of
brass, of the mirrors of Hhe min-
istering women that ministered at
the door of the tent of meeting.
9 " And he made the court : for
the south side southward the
hangings of the court were of
fine twined linen, a hundred
cubits ; 10 their pillars were
twenty, and their sockets twenty,
of brass ; the hooks of the pillars
and their fillets were of silver.
11 And for the north side a hun-
dred cubits, their pillars twenty,
and their sockets twenty, of brass ;
the hooks of the pillars, and their
fillets, of silver. 12 And for the
west side wei'e hangings of fifty
cubits, their pillars ten, and their
sockets ten; the hooks of the pil-
lars, and their fillets, of silver.
13 And for the east side eastward
fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for
the one side of the gate were fifteen
cubits ; their pillars three, and their
sockets three ; 15 and so for the
other side : on this hand and that
hand b5'' the gate of the court were
hangings of fifteen cubits ; their
pillars three, and their sockets
three. 16 All the hangings of the
court round about were of fine
twined linen. 17 And the sockets
for the pillars were of brass ; the
1 Or, (Tie wome-n that assembled to minisier
" ch. 27. 1-8
b ch. 30. 18
dch. 30. 11-
16
• oh. 12. 37 ;
Num. 1.
40 ; 26. 61
hooks of the pillars, and their fil-
lets, of silver ; and the overlaying
of their capitals, of silver ; and all
the pillars of the court were filleted
with silver. 18 And the screen for
the gate of the court was the work
of the embroiderer, of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined
linen : and twenty cubits was the
length, and the height in the
breadth was five cubits, answer-
able to the hangings of the court.
19 And their pillars were four, and
their sockets four, of brass ; their
hooks of silver, and the overlaying
of their capitals, and their fillets,
of silver. 20 And all the pins of
the tabernacle, and of the court
round about, were of brass.
21 This is the sum of the things
for the tabernacle, even the taber-
nacle of the testimony, as they
were counted, according to the
commandment of Moses, for the
service of the Levites, by the hand
of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the
priest. 22 And Bezalel the son of
(Jri, tlie son of Hur, of the tribe of
Judah, made all that Jehovah com-
manded Moses. 23 And with him
was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach,
of the tribe of Dan, '^an engraver,
and a skilful workman, and an em-
broiderer in blue, and in purple,
and in scarlet, and in fine linen.
24 All the gold that was used for
the work in all the work of the
sanctuary, even the gold of the
offering, was twenty and nine tal-
ents, and seven hundred and thirty
shekels, after the shekel of the
.sanctuary. 25 ''And the silver of
them that were numbered of the
congregation was a hundred tal-
ents, and a thousand seven hundred
and threescore and fifteen sliekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary :
26 a beka a head, that is, half a
shekel, after the shekel of the sanc-
tuary, for every one that passed
over to them that were numbered,
from twenty years old and upward,
for "six hundred thousand and
three thousand and five hundred
and fifty men. 27 And the hun-
dred talents of silver were for cast-
ing the sockets of the sanctuary,
and the sockets of the veil ; a hun-
dred sockets for the hundred tal-
ents, a talent for a socket. 28 And
of the thousand seven hundred sev-
enty and five shekels he made hooks
for the pillars, and overlaid their
2 Or, a craftsman
93
38.29
EXODUS
39.28
Sanunation of Metals used. The Making of the Ephod, tlie Breastplate, the Robe, the Priests' Garments,
capitals, and made fillets for them.
29 And the brass of the offering
was seventy talents, and two thou-
sand and four hundred shekels.
30 And therewith he made the
sockets to the door of the tent of
meeting, and the brazen altar, and
the brazen grating for it, and all
the vessels of the altar, 31 and the
sockets of the court round about,
and the sockets of the gate of the
court, and all the pins of the tab-
ernacle, and all the pins of the
court round about.
O O And of the blue, and pur-
O ly pie, and scarlet, they made
finely wrought garments, for min-
istering in the holy place, and made
the holy garments for Aaron ; as
Jehovah commanded Moses.
2 "And he made the ephod of
gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet,
and fine twined linen. 3 And they
did beat the gold into thin plates,
and cut it into wires, to work it in
the blue, and in the purple, and
in the scarlet, and in the fine linen,
the work of the skilful workman.
4 They made shoulder-pieces for
it, joined together ; at the two
ends was it joined together. 5 And
the skilfully woven band, that was
upon it, wherewith to gird it on,
was of the same piece and like the
work thereof ; of gold, of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined
linen ; as Jehovah commanded
Moses.
6 And they wrought the onyx
stones, inclosed in settings of gold,
graven with the engravings of a
signet, according to the names of
the children of Israel. 7 And he
put them on the shoulder-pieces of
the ephod, to be stones of memorial
for the children of Israel ; as Jeho-
vah commanded Moses.
8 * And he made the breastplate,
the work of the skilful workman,
like the work of the ephod ; of
gold, of blue, and purple, and scar-
let, and fine twined linen. 9 It
was foursquare: they made the
breastplate double : a span was
the length thereof, and a span the
breadth thereof, being double. 10
And they set in it four rows of
stones. A row of sardius, topaz,
and carbuncle was the first row ;
11 and the second row, an emer-
ald, a sapphire, and a diamond ;
12 and the third row, a jacinth,
an agate, and an amethyst ; 1 3 and
the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx,
" Ch. 28. 6-12
b ch. 28. 16-
' ch. 28. 31-
34
d ch. 2S. 39,
40, 42
and a jasper : they were inclosed
in inclosings of gold in their set-
tings. 14 And the stones were
according to the names of the chil-
dren of Israel, twelve, according to
their names ; like the engravings of
a signet, every one according to his
name, for the twelve tribes. 1 5 And
they made upon the breastplate
chains like cords, of wreathen work
of pure gold. 16 And they made
two settings of gold, and two gold
rings, and put the two rings on
the two ends of the breastplate.
17 And they put the two wreathen
chains of gold in the two rings at
the ends of the breastplate. 1 8 And
the other two ends of the two
wreathen chains they put on the
two settings, and put them on the
shoulder-pieces or the ephod, in
the forepart thereof. 1 9 And they
made two rings of gold, and put
them upon the two ends of the
breastplate, upon the edge thereof,
which was toward the side of the
ephod inward. 20 And they made
two rings of gold, and ijut them
on the two shoulder-pieces of the
ephod underneath, in the forepart
thereof, close by the coupling
thereof, above the skilfully woven
band of the ephod. 21 And they
did bind the breastplate by the
rings thereof unto the rings of the
ephod with a lace of blue, that it
might be upon the skilfully woven
band of the ephod, and that the
breastplate might not be loosed
from the ephod ; as Jehovah com-
manded j\Ioses.
22 ''And he made the robe of the
ephod of woven work, all of blue ;
23 and the hole of the robe in the
midst thereof, as the hole of a coat
of mail, with a binding round about
the hole of it, that it should not be
rent. 24 And they made upon the
skirts of the robe pomegranates of
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
twined linen. 25 And they made
bells of pure gold, and put the
bells between the pomegranates
upon the skirts of the robe round
about, between the pomegranates ;
26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell
and a pomegranate, upon the skirts
of the robe round about, to minis;
ter in ; as Jehovah commanded
Moses.
27 ** And they made the coats of
fine linen of woven work for Aaron,
and for his sons, 28 and the ^ mitre
i Or, turban
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39.29
EXODUS
40.19
and the Golden Plate. Moses inspects the Finished Work. The Tabernacle erected
of fine linen, and the goodly head-
tires of fine linen, and the linen
breeches of fine twined linen, 29
and the girdle of fine twined linen,
and blue, and purple, and scarlet,
the work of the embroiderer ; as
Jehovah commanded Moses.
30 " And they made the plate of
the holy crown of pure gold, and
wrote upon it a writing, like the
engravings of a signet, Holy to
Jehovah. 31 And they tied unto
it a lace of blue, to fasten it upon
the ^ mitre above ; as Jehovah com-
manded Moses.
32 Thus was finished all the work
of the tabernacle of the tent of
meeting : and the children of Israel
did according to all that Jehovah
commanded JNIoses ; so did they.
33 And they brought the taber-
nacle unto Moses, the Tent, and
all its furniture, its clasps, its
boards, its bars, and its pillars,
and its sockets ; 34 and the cover-
ing of rams' skins dyed red, and
the covering of '^ sealskins, and the
veil of the screen ; 35 the ark
of the testimony, and the staves
thereof, and the mercy-seat ; 36 the
table, all the vessels thereof, and
the showbread ; 37 the pure can-
dlestick, the lamps thereof, even
the lamps to be set in order, and
all the vessels thereof, and the oil
for the light ; 38 and the golden
altar, and the anointing oil, and
the sweet incense, and the screen
for the door of the Tent ; 39 the
brazen altar, and its grating of
brass, its staves, and all its ves-
sels, the laver and its base ; 40 the
hangings of the court, its pillars,
and its sockets, and the screen for
the gate of the court, the cords
thereof , and the pins thereof, and
all the instruments of the service
of the tabernacle, for the tent of
meeting; 41 the finely wrought
garments for ministering in the
holy place, and the holy garments
for Aaron the priest, and the gar-
ments of his sons, to minister in
the priest's office. 42 According
to all that Jehovah commanded
Moses, so the children of Israel did
all the work. 43 And Moses saw
all the work, and, behold, they had
done it ; as Jehovah had com-
manded, even so had they done it :
and Moses blessed them.
^/^ And Jehovah spake unto
^t w Moses, saying, 2 '' On the
1 Or, turban ' Or, porpoise-skins
' ch. 28. 36,
37
' ch. 29. 9
d ver. 2
first day of the first month shalt
thou rear up the tabernacle of the
tent of meeting. 3 And thou shalt
put therein the ark of the testi-
mony, and thou shalt screen the
ark with the veil. 4 And thou
shalt bring in the table, and set in
order the things that are upon it ;
and thou shalt bring in the candle-
stick, and * light the lamps thereof.
5 And thou shalt set tne golden
altar for incense before the ark of
the testimony, and put the screen
of the door to the tabernacle.
6 And thou shalt set the altar of
burnt-offering before the door of
the tabernacle of the tent of meet-
ing. 7 And thou shalt set the
laver between the tent of meeting
and the altar, and shalt put water
therein. 8 And thou shalt set up
the court round^ about, and hang
up the screen of the gate of the
court. 9 And thou shalt take the
anointing oil, and anoint the taber-
nacle, and all that is therein, and
shalt hallow it, and all the furni-
ture thereof : and it shall be holy.
10 And thou shalt anoint the altar
of burnt-offering, and all its vessels,
and sanctify the altar : and the
altar shall be most holy. 1 1 And
thou shalt anoint the laver and its
base, and sanctify it. 12 And thou
shalt bring Aaron and his sons
unto the door of the tent of meet-
ing, and shalt wash them with
water. 13 And thou shalt put
upon Aaron the holy garments ;
and thou shalt anoint him, and
sanctify him, that he may minister
unto me in the priest's oifice.
14 And thou shalt bring his sons,
and put coats upon them; 15 and
thou shalt anoint them, as thou
didst anoint their father, that they
may minister unto me in the
priest's office : and their anointing
shall be to them for an "everlasting
priesthood throughout their gen-
erations. 1 6 Thus did Moses :
according to all that Jehovah com-
manded him, so did he.
1 7 And it came to pass "* in the
first month in the second year, on
the first day of the month, that
the tabernacle was reared up.
18 And Moses reared up the taber-
nacle, and laid its sockets, and set
up the boards thereof, and put in
the bars thereof, and reared up its
pillars. 19 And he spread the
tent over the tabernacle, and put
3 Or, set up
95
40.20
EXODUS
40.38
The Tabernacle erected. The Cloud over the Tent
the covering of the tent above upon
it ; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
20 And he took and put " the testi-
mony into the ark, and set the
staves on the ark, and put the
mercy-seat above upon the ark :
21 and he brought the ark into the
tabernacle, and set up the veil of
the screen, and screened the ark of
the testimony ; as Jehovah com-
manded Moses. 22 And he put
the table in the tent of meeting,
upon the side of the tabernacle
northward, without the veil. 23
And he set the * bread in order
vipon it before Jehovah ; as Jehovah
commanded Moses. _ 24 And he
put the candlestick in the tent of
meeting, over against the table,
on the side of the ta.bernacle south-
ward. 25 And he ^lighted the
lamps before Jehovah ; as Jehovah
commanded Moses. _ 26 And he
put the golden altar in the tent of
meeting before the veil : 27 and he
burnt thereon incense of sweet
spices ; as Jehovah commanded
Moses. 28 And he put the screen
of the door to the tabernacle.
29 And he set the altar of burnt-
offering at the door of the taber-
nacle of the tent of meeting, and
offered upon it the burnt-offering
and the meal-offering ; as Jehovah
1 Or, set up
" Dt. 10. 5 ;
IK. 8.9;
2Chr.6.10
Heb. 9. 4
b ch. 25. 30 ;
Lev. 24. 5,
6
■= ch. 30. 19,
d Num. 9. 15-
commanded Moses. 30 And he set
the laver betweexa the tent of meet-
ing and the altar, and put water
therein, wherewith to wash. 31
''And Moses and Aaron and his
sons washed their hands and their
feet thereat ; 32 when they went
into the tent of meeting, and when
they came near unto the altar, they
washed ; as Jehovah commanded
Moses. 33 And he reared up the
coui't round about the tabernacle
and the altar, and set up the
screen of the gate of the court. So
Moses finished the work.
34 ''Then the cloud covered the
tent of meeting, and the glory of
Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
35 And ]\Ioses was not able to
enter into the tent of meeting, be-
cause the cloud abode thereon, and
the glory of Jehovah filled the
tabernacle. 36 And when the
cloud was taken up from over
the tabernacle, the children of
Israel went onward, throughout
all their journeys : 37 but if the
cloud was not taken up, then they
journeyed not till the day that it
was taken up. 38 For the cloud
of Jehovah was upon the taber-
nacle _ by day, and there was fire
therein by night, in the sight of
all the house of Israel, throughout
all their journeys.
THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES,
COMMONLY CALLED
LEVITICUS
The Law of Burnt -offerings; of Meal -offerings
IAnd "Jehovah called unto
Moses, and spake unto him out
of the tent of meeting, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them, When
apy man of you ofFereth an obla-
tion unto Jehovah, ye shall offer
your oblation of the cattle, even of
* the herd and of the flock.
3 If his oblation be a burnt-offer-
ing of the herd, he shall offer it a
male " without blemish : he shall
offer it '' at the door of the tent of
meeting, that he may be accepted
before Jehovah. 4 "And he shall
lay his hand upon the head of the
burnt-offering ; and it shall be
accepted for him to make atone-
ment for him. 5 And •'he shall kill
the bullock before Jehovah : and
Aaron's sons, the priests, shall pre-
sent ^ the blood, and '' sprinkle the
blood round about upon the altar
that is at the door of the tent of
meeting. 6 And ' he shall flay the
burnt-offering, and cut it into its
pieces. 7 * And the sons of Aaron
the priest shall put fire upon the
altar, and lay wood in order upon
the nre; 8 and Aaron's sons, the
Eriests, shall lay the pieces, the
ead, and the 'fat, in order upon
the wood that is on the fire which
is upon the altar : 9 but its inwards
and its legs shall he wash with
water. And ™ the priest shall burn
the ^yhole on the altar, for a burnt-
offering, an offering made by fire,
of "a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
10 And if his oblation be of the
flock, of the sheep, or of the goats,
for a burnt-offering ; he shall offer
it a male without blemish. 11 And
he shall kill it on the side of the
altar " northward before Jehovah :
and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall
sprinkle its blood upon the altar
round about. 1 2 And he shall cut
it into its pieces, with its head and
its p fat ; and the priest shall lay
them in order on the wood that is
" Num. 7. 89
b ch. 22. 19
' ch. 22. 20-
24; Dt. 15.
21 ; 17. 1
d ch. 17.8, 9;
Dt. 12. 6, 11
* Ex. 29. 10,
lu, 19
/Ex. 29. 11,
IG, 20
^ch. 17. 11
'» ver. U ;ch.
3. 2, 8, 13
' ch. 7. 8
fc ch. 6. 8-13
' ch. 3. 3, 4
'" Num. 15.
8-10 ; 28. 12,
14
" Ex. 29. 18,
26 ; Eph. 6.
2
° ver. 5
P ch. 3. 3, 4
« Num. 15.
4-7 ; 28. 12-
14
»■ Gen. 15. 9
" ch. 5. 9
<■ ch, 5. 8 ;
Gen. 15. 10
« ch. 5. 12 ;
" ver. 9, 16 ;
ch. 6. 12
== ch. 6. 16
y ch, 10, 12,
97
on the fire which is upon the altar :
13 but the inwards and the legs
shall he wash with water. And
* the priest shall offer the whole,
and burn it upon the altar : it is a
burnt-offering, an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
1 4 And if his oblation to Jehovah
be a burnt-offering of birds, then
he shall offer his oblation of ''turtle-
doves, or of young pigeons. 15
And the priest shall bring it unto
the altar, and ^ wring off its liead,
and burn it on the altar ; and the
blood thereof shall be drained out
*on the side of the altar; 16 and
he shall take away its crop with the
^filth thereof, and cast it beside the
altar on the east part, in the place
of the ashes : 17 and ' he shall rend
it by the wings thereof, but shall
not divide it asunder. And the
priest shall burn it upon the altar,
upon the wood that is upon the
fire : it is a burnt-offering, an oft'er-
ing made by fire, of a sweet savor
unto Jehovah.
2 And when any one offereth
an oblation of a meal-offering
unto Jehovah, his oblation shall be
of fine flour ; and he shall pour oil
upon it, and put frankincense
thereon : 2 and he shall bring it to
Aaron's sons the priests ; and he
shall take thereout "his handful
of the fine flour thereof, and of the
oil thereof, with all the frankin-
cense thereof. And the priest shall
burn it as the "memorial thereof
upon the altar, an offering made
by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jeho-
vah : 3 and "' that which is left of
the meal-offering shall be f Aaron's
and his sons' : it is a thing most
holy of the offerings of Jehovah
made by fire.
4 And when thou offerest an
oblation of a meal-offering baken in
the oven, it shall be unleavened
cakes of fine flour mingled with
^Ot, pinch ^Oi, feather*
2.5
LEVITICUS
3.16
The law of Meal -offerings; of Peace -offeriogs
oil, or unleavened wafers anointed
with oil. 5 And if thy oblation be
a meal-offering of the ^ baking-pan,
it shall be of tine flour unleavened,
mingled with oil. 6 Thou shalt
part it in pieces, and pour oil
thereon : it is a meal-offering. 7
And if thy oblation be a meal-
offering of the frying-pan, it shall
be made of fine flour with oil.
8 And thou shalt bring the rneal-
offering that is made of these things
unto Jehovah : and it shall be pre-
sented unto the priest, and he shall
bring it unto the altar. 9 And the
priest shall take up from the meal-
offering " the memorial thereof, and
shall burn it upon the altar, an
offering made by fire, of a sweet
savor unto Jehovah. 10 And * that
which is left of the meal-offering
shall be Aaron's and his sons' : it is
a thing most holy of the offerings
of Jehovah made by fire.
11 "No meal-offering, which ye
shall offer unto Jehovah, shall be
made with leaven ; for ye shall
burn no leaven, nor any honey, as
an offering made by fire unto Jeho-
vah. 12 ''As an oblation of first-
fruits ye shall offer them unto
Jehovah : but they shall not come
up for a sweet savor on the altar.
13 And every oblation of thy meal-
offering shalt thou season with
salt ; neither shalt thou suffer Hhe
salt of the covenant of thy God to
be lacking from thy meal-offering :
with all thine oblations thou shalt
offer salt.
14 And if thou offer a meal-offer-
ing of first-fruits unto Jehovah,
thou shalt offer for the meal-offer-
ing of -^thy first-fruits grain in the
ear parched with fire, bruised
grain of the fresh ear._ 15 And
thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay
frankincense thereon : it is a meal-
offering. 16 And the priest shall
burn ^the memorial of it, part of
the bruised grain thereof, and part
of the oil thereof, with all the
frankincense thereof : it is an offer-
ing made by fire unto Jehovah.
3 And if his^ oblation be a
''sacrifice of -peace-offerings;
if he offer of the herd, whether
male or female, he shall offer it
'without blemish before Jehovah.
2 And *he shall lay his hand upon
the head of his oblation, and 'kill
it at the door of the tent of meet-
ing : and Aaron's sons the priests
1 Or, flat plate ' Or, thank-offerings
° ver. 2
6 ver. 3
" ch. 6. 16,
17 ; Es. 23.
18 ; 34. 26
d ch. 7. 13 ;
23. 17, 18
*!Num. 18.
1!) ; 2 Chr.
13. 6;
Ezek. 43.
24
/ch. 23. 14
" ver. 2
A ch. 7. 12-18
< ch. 22. 21
*ch. 1. 4
' Ex. 29. 11,
IC, 20
"* ch. 7. 28-34
" Ex. 29. 38,
42; Num.
28. 3-10
" Num. 15.
8-10; 28.
12-14
P ver. 1
9 Num. 15. 4,
6 ; 28. 6-7
^ ch. 17. 8, 9
* ch. 1. 4
' ver. 2
" ch. 1. 6
" ver. 4
" ver. 5
y ver. 16 ; ch.
21. c, 8, 17
' Num. 15.
6-11
shall sprinkle the blood upon the
altar round about. 3 And he shall
offer of the sacrifice of peace-offer-
ings an offering made by tire unto
Jehovah ; the fat that covereth the
inwai'ds, and all the fat that is
upon the inwards, 4 and the two
kidneys, and the fat that is on
them, which is by the loins, and
the caul upon the liver, ^ with the
kidneys, shall he take away. 5
And '"Aaron's sons shall burn it on
the altar " upon the burnt-oft'ering,
which is upon the wood that is on
the fii'e : " it is an offering made by
fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.
6 And if his oblation for a sacri-
fice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah
be of the flock ; male or female, he
shall offer it •''without blemish.
7 If he offer «a lamb for his obla-
tion, then shall he offer it ''before
Jehovah; 8 and *he shall lay his
hand upon the head of his oblation,
and 'kill it before the tent of meet-
ing : and Aaron's sons shall
"sprinkle the blood thereof upon
the altar round about. 9 And he
shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-
offerings an offering made by fire
unto Jehovah ; the fat thereof, the
fat tail entire, he shall take away
hard by the backbone ; and the fat
that covereth the inwards, and all
the fat that is upon the inwards,
10 and the two kidneys, and the
fat that is upon them, which is by
the loins, and the caul upon the
liver, "with the kidneys, shall _ he
take away. 11 And the priest
shall burn it ^ upon the altar : it is
* the * food of the offering made by
fire unto i ehovah.
12 And if his oblation be ^a
goat, then he shall offer it before
.Jehovah : 1 3 and he shall lay his
hand upon the head of it, and
kill it before the tent of meeting ;
and the sons of Aaron shall sprin-
kle the bloofl thereof upon the
altar round about. 14 And he
shall offer thereof his oblation,
even an offering made by fire unto
Jehovah ; the fat that covereth
the inwards, and all the fat that
is upon the inwards, 15 and the
two kidneys, and the fat that is
upon them, which is by the loins,
and the caul upon the liver, " with
the kidneys, shall he take away.
16 And the priest shall burn them
upon the altar : it is the food of
3 Or, which he shall take away by the kidnevs
* Heb. bread.
3.17
LEVITICUS
4.26
The Law of Sin-offerings : for the Congregation; for a Piuicr
the offering made by fire, for a
sweet savor; "all the fat is Jeho-
vah's. 17 It shall be a perpetual
statute throughout your genera-
tions in all your dwellings, that ye
shall eat neither fat * nor blood.
4 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 2 iSpeak unto
the children of Israel, saying. If
any one shall sin ^''unwittingly,
in any of the things which Jeho-
vah hath commanded not to be
done, and shall do any one of
them : 3 ''if the anointed priest
shall sin so as to bring guilt on
the people, then let him offer for
his sin, which he hath sinned, a
young bullock without blemish
unto Jehovah for a sin-oflfering.
4 And he shall bring the bullock
unto the door of the tent of meet-
ing before Jehovah ; and *he shall
lay his hand upon the head of the
bullock, and kill the bullock before
Jehovah. 5 And the -^anointed
priest shall take of the blood of
the bullock, and bring it to the
tent of meeting: 6 and the priest
shall dip his finger in the blood,
and sprinkle of the blood seven
times before Jehovah, before "the
veil of the sanctuary. 7 And the
priest shall put of the blood upon
the horns of '' the altar of sweet
incense before Jehovah, which is
in the tent of meeting ; and all the
blood of the bullock shall he pour
out at the base of the altar of
burnt-offering, which is at the
door of the tent of meeting. 8 'And
all the fat of the bullock of the
sin-offering he shall take off from it ;
the fat that covereth the inwards,
and all the fat that is upon the
inwards, 9 and the two kidneys,
and the fat that is upon them,
which is by the loins, and the caul
upon the liver, *with the kidneys,
shall he take away, 10 as it is
taken off from the ox of the sac-
rifice of peace-offerings : and the
priest shall burn them upon the
altar of burnt-offering. 11 And
the skin of the bullock, and all its
flesh, with its head, and with its
legs, and its inwards, and its dung,
12 even the whole bullock shall
he carry forth without the camp
unto 'a clean place, where the
ashes are poured out, and burn
it on wood with fire : where the
ashes are poured out shall it be
burnt.
1 Or, through error
" ch. 7. 23-25
I" ch. 17. 10-
16
■= ver, 22, 27 ;
ch. 6. IS-
IS; 22. 14
d ver. 14, 23,
28
' ch. 1. 4
/ ver. 3
" Ex. 40. 21,
2U
'' ver. 18, 25,
30, 34
I ch. .3. 3, 4
* ch. 3. 4
' ch. 6. 10, 11
■" Num. 15.
24-26
" ver. 3
" ver. 3, 23,
28
P ch. s. 14,
18, 22 ;
Num. 8.
10, 12
1 ch. 1. 3
"" ver. 6
' ver. 7, 25,
30,34
" ver. 8, 21
" ver. 13 ; ch.
ifi. 15-17;
Num. 15.
24-26
"'Num. 31.
13 ; 32. 2
y ver. 2
b ver. 28
' ver. 7, 18,
30,34
13™ And if the whole congrega-
tion of Israel err, and the thing be
hid from the eyes of the assembly,
and they have done any of the
things which Jehovah hath com-
manded not to be done, and are
guilty; 14 "when the sin wherein
they have sinned is known, then
the assembly shall offer "a young
bullock for a sin-offering, and
bring it before the tent of meeting.
15 And ^ the elders of the congre-
gation shall lay their hands upon
the head of the bullock before Je-
hovah ; and the bullock shall be
killed * before Jehovah. 16 And
the anointed priest shall bring
of the blood of the bullock to
the tent of meeting: 17 and ''the
Eriest shall dip his finger in the
lood, and sprinkle it seven times
before Jehovah, before the veil.
18 And he shall put of the blood
upon the horns of * the altar which
is before Jehovah, that is in the
tent of meeting ; and all the blood
shall he pour out at the base of
the altar of burnt-offering, which
is at the door of the tent of meet-
ing. 19 'And all the fat thereof
shall he take oft' from it, and burn
it upon the altar. 20 Thus shall
he do with the bullock ; as he did
with "the bullock of the sin-offer-
ing, so shall he do with this; and
the priest shall make atonement
for them, and they shall be for-
given. 21 And he shall carry forth
the bullock without the camp, and
burn it as he burned the first bul-
lock : it is " the sin-offering for the
assembly.
22 When /'a ruler " sinneth, and
doeth unwittingly any one of all
the things which Jehovah his God
hath commanded not to be done,
and is guilty; 23 "^if his sin,
wherein he hath sinned, be made
known to him, he shall bring for
his oblation a "^goat, ''a male with-
out blemish. 24 And he shall lay
his hand upon the head of the goat,
and kill it in the place where they
kill the burnt-offering before Je-
hovah : it is a sin-offering. 25 And
the priest shall take of the blood
of the sin-offering with his finger,
and put it upon ''the horns of the
altar of burnt-offering ; and the
blood thereof shall he pour out at
the base of the altar of Durnt-offer-
ing. 26 ''And all the fat thereof
shall he burn upon the altar, as
the fat of the sacrifice of peace
4.27
LEVITICUS
5.12
The Law of Siu-oiferiogs for the common People. The Law of Trespass -offerings
offerings ; and the priest shall
make atonement for him as con-
cerning his sin, and he shall be
forgiven.
27 And if any one of the ^com-
mon people sin "unwittingly, in
doing any of the things whch Je-
hovah hath commanded not to be
done, and be guilty; 28 * if his sin,
which he hath sinned, be made
known to him, then he shall bring
for his oblation ""a goat, a /female
without blemish, for his sin which
he hath sinned. 29 And " he shall
lay his hand upon the head of the
sin-offering, and ■'kill the sin-offer-
ing in the place of burnt-offering.
30 And the priest shall take ot
the blood thereof with his finger,
and put it upon the horns of " the
altar of burnt-offering ; and '' all
the blood thereof shall he pour out
at the base of the altar. 3 1 ' And
all the fat thereof shall he take
away, as the fat is taken aAvay
from off the sacrifice of peace-offer-
ings ; and the priest shall burn it
upon the altar for a sweet savor
unto Jehovah ; and the priest shall
make atonement for him, and he
shall be forgiven.
32 And if he bring *a lamb as
his oblation for a sin-offering, he
shall bring it a female without
blemish. 33 And 'he shall lay
his hand upon the head of the sin-
offering, and kill it for a sin-offer-
ing '"in the place where they kill
the burnt-offering. 34 And the
priest shall take of the blood of the
sin-offering with his finger, and
put it upon the horns of " the altar
of burnt-offering ; and "all the
blood thereof shall he pour out at
the base of the altar. 3.5 And ^ all
the fat thereof shall he take away,
as the fat of the lamb is taken
away from the sacrifice of peace-
offerings ; and the priest shall burn
them on the altar, " upon the offer-
ings of Jehovah made by fire ; and
the priest shall make atonement
for him as touching his sin that he
hath sinned, and he shall be for-
given.
5 And if any one sin, in that
he heareth the voice of 'ad-
juration, he being a witness,
whether he hath seen or known,
if he do not utter it, then he shall
bear his iniquity. 2 Or if any one
^ouch ""any unclean thing, whether
1 Heb. people of the laiid.
* Or, after the manner of
" ver. 2
i> ver. 3
" ver. 3, 14,
23, 32
<i ver. 23
" ch. 1. 4
.fell. 1. 6, 11
" ver. 7, 18,
26> 34
'' ver. 7
' ver. 8
* ver. 28
' ch. 1. 4, 6
"' ver. 29
" ver. 7, 18,
25, 30
•• ver. 7
P ver. 31
« Prov. 29.
Si4 ; Jer. 23.
10
»■ ch. 11. 8,
11, 24-39;
Num. 19.
11-16;
Dt. 14. 8
' ch. 16. 21 ;
26. 40 ;
Num. 6. 7 ;
Prov. 28. 13
« ch. 4. 28, 32
" oh. 12. 6, 8 ;
14. 22, 30, 31
" ch. 1. 17
* ch. 1. 15
y ch. 4. 7
' ch. 1. 14-17
" ch. 14.
21-32; 27.
frch. 2. 1,2
100
it be the carcass of an unclean
beast, or the carcass of unclean
cattle, or the carcass of un-
clean creeping things, and it be
hidden from him, and he be un-
clean, then he shall be guilty.
3 Or if he touch the unclean nesi
of man, whatsoever his unclean
ness be wherewith he is unclean,
and it be hid from him ; when he
knoweth of it, then h^ shall be
guilty. 4 Or if any one swear
rashly with his lips to do evil, or
to do good, whatsoever it be that
a man shall utter rashly with an
oath, and it be hid from him ;
when he knoweth of it, then he
shall be guilty in one of these
things. 5 And it shall be, when
he shall be guilty in one of these
things,^ that he shall * confess that
wherein he hath sinned : 6 and he
shall bring ^his trespass-offering
unto Jehovah for his sin which he
hath sinned, 'a female from the
flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-
offering ; and the priest shall make
atonement for him as concerning
his sin.
7 And if his means sufiice not
for a lamb, then he shall bring ^ his
trespass-offering for that wherein
he hath sinned, two turtle-doves,
or two young pigeons, unto Jeho-
vah ; " one for a sin-offering, and
the other for a burnt-offering.
8 And he shall bring them unto
the priest, who shall offer that
which is for the sin-offering first,
and * wring off its head from its
neck, but "shall not divide it
asunder : 9 and he shall sprinkle
of the blood of the sin-offering
"^ upon the side of the altar ; ana
the rest of the blood shall be drained
out ^at the base of the altar : it is
a sin-offering. 10 And he shall
® offer the second for a burnt-offer-
ing, ' according to the ordinance ;
and the priest shall make atone-
ment for him as concerning his sin
which he hath sinned, and ne shall
be forgiven.
1 1 But " if his means suffice not
for two turtle-doves, or two young
pigeons, then he shall bring his
oblation for that wherein he hath
sinned, the tenth part of an ephah
of fine flour for a sin-offering : '' he
shall put no oil upon it, neither
shall he put any frankincense
thereon ; for it is a sin-offering.
12 And he shall bring it to the
3 Or, for his guilt * Or, pinch ^ Or, prepare
5.13
LEVITICUS
6.17
The Law of Trespass -offerings. The Priest's Function In Burnt-offerings; in Meal -offerings
Eriest, and the priest shall take
is handful of it as the memorial
thereof, and burn it on the altar,
^upon the olierings of Jehovah
made by tire : it is a sin-oifering.
1 3 And the priest shall make atone-
ment for him as touching his sin
that he hath sinned in any of these
things, and he shall be forgiven :
and " the remnant shall be the
priest's, as the meal-offering.
14 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 15 *If any one com-
mit a trespass, and sin /unwit-
tingly, in the holy things of
Jehovah ; then he shall bring his
''■ trespass-offering unto Jehovah, " a
ram without blemish out of the
flock, according to thy estimation
in silver by shekels, after the
''shekel of the sanctuary, for a
trespass-offering: 16 ''and he shall
make restitution for that which he
hath done amiss in the holy thing,
and shall add the fifth part thereto,
and give it unto the priest ; and
''the priest shall make atonement
for him with the ram of the tres-
pass-offering, and he shall be for-
given.
17 And if any one sin, and do
any of the things which Jehovah
hath commanded not to be done ;
'though he knew it not, yet is he
guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
18 And he shall bring *a ram
without blemish out of the flock,
according to thy estimation, for a
trespass-offering, unto the priest ;
and the pinest shall make atone-
ment for him concerning the thing
wherein he erred ' unwittingly and
knew it not, and he shall be for-
given. 19 It is a trespass-offering :
he is certainly guilty before Jeho-
vah.
*C\ And Jehovah spake unto
\J Moses, saying, 2 ™ If any one
sin, and commit a trespass against
Jehovah, and deal falsely with his
neighbor in a matter of deposit, or
of '^bargain, or of robbery, or have
oppressed his neighbor, 3 or have
found that which was lost, and deal
falsely therein, and swear to a lie ;
in any of all these things that a
man doeth, sinning therein : 4 then
it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is
guilty, that he shall restore that
which he took by robbery, or the
thing \vhich he hath gotten by
oppression, or the deposit which
was committed to him, or the lost
1 Or, aj'ter the manner of 2 Or, pledge
" ch. 2. 3
b Num. 6. 5-8
" ch. 4. 2 ; 22.
1-4
1-10
<' ch.
" ch. 6. 6
/ Ex. 30. 1.3
" ch. 6. 6 ; 22.
14; Num.
0. 7, 8
A ch. 7. 2-7
' ver. 19 ; ch.
4. 2
* ver. 15
' ver. 17
"' Ex. 22. 7-15
" ch. 5. 16
" Num. 5. 8
P ch. 5. 1.5
s ch. 7. 2-5
[*Ch. 6. 1 in
Heb.]
"■ Ex. 29. 38-
42; Num.
28. 3-10
' ver. 12, 13
< Ex. 28. 39,
42 ; 39. 27,
28
" ch. 3. 5
[*Ch. 5. 20 in
Heb.]
" ch. 2. 2
' ch. 2. 3 ,- 10.
12-U
101
thing which he found, 5 or any-
thing about which he hath sworn
falsely ; " he shall even restore it in
full, and shall add the flfth part
more thereto: "unto him to whom
it appertaineth shall he give it, in
the day of his being found guilty.
6 Arid he shall bring his trespass-
offering unto Jehovah, ^a ram
without blemish out of the flock,
according to thy estimation, for a
trespass-offering, unto the priest :
7 and 'the priest shall make atone-
ment for him before Jehovah ; and
he shall be forgiven concerning
whatsoever he doeth so as to be
guilty thereby.
*8 And Jehovah spake unto Moses,
saying, 9 Command Aaron and his
sons, saying. This is '"the law of
the burnt-offering : the burnt-ofier-
ing shall be *on the hearth upon
the altar all night unto the morn-
ing ; and * the fire of the altar shall
be kept burning thereon. 10 And
the priest shall put on *his linen
garment, and his linen breeches
shall he put upon his flesh ; and he
s^hall take up the ashes whereto the
fire hath consumed the burnt-offer-
ing on the altar, and he shall put
them beside the altar. 1 1 And he
shall put off' his garments, and put
on other garments, and carry forth
the ashes without the camp unto
a clean place. 12 And the fire
vipon the altar shall be kept burn-
ing thereon, it shall not go out ;
and the priest shall burn wood on
it every morning : and he shall lay
the burnt-offering in order upon
it, and shall burn " thereon the fat
of the peace-offerings. 13 Fire
shall be kept burning upon the
altar continually ; it shall not go
out.
14 And this is the law of the
meal-offering : the sons of Aaron
shall offer it before Jehovah, before
the altar. 15 "And he shall take
up therefrom his handful, of the
fine flour of the meal-offering, and
of the oil thereof, and all the frank-
incense which is upon the meal-
offering, and shall burn it upon the
altar for a sweet savor, as the
memorial thereof, unto Jehovah.
16 *And that which is left thereof
shall Aaron and his sons eat : it
shall be eaten without leaven in a
holy place ; in the court of the tent
of meeting they shall eat it. 1 7 ^ It
shall not oe baken with leaven. .1
^ Or, on its firewood.
6.18
LEVITICUS
7.17
The Priest's Fundion in Meal-oETeriugs; Sin -offerings; in Trespass -offerings; iu Peace -offerings. Eating of tlie
have given it as their portion of
my offerings made by fii*e ; " it is
most holy, as the sin-offering, and
''as the trespass-offering. 18 '^ Every
male among the children of Aaron
shall eat of it, as his portion for
ever throughout your generations,
from the offerings of Jehovah made
by fii'e : "^ whosoever toucheth them
shall be holy.
19 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 20 This is the obla-
tion of Aaron and of his sons, which
they shall offer unto Jehovah in the
day when he is anointed : the tenth
part of an ephah of fine flour for "a,
meal-offering perpetually, half of it
in the morning, and half thereof in
the evening. 21 On a -^ baking-pan
it shall be made with oil ; when it
is soaked, thou shalt bring it in :
in ^baken pieces shalt thou offer
the meal-offering for a sweet savor
unto Jehovah. 22 And the anointed
priest that shall be in his stead
from among his sons shall offer it :
by a statute for ever it shall be
wholly burnt unto Jehovah. 23
And every meal- offering of the
priest shall be wholly burnt : it shall
not be eaten.
24 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 25 Speak unto
Aaron and to his sons, saying.
This is the law of the sin-offering :
^ in the place where the burnt-offer-
ing is killed shall the sin-offering
be killed before Jehovah : it is
most holy. 26 * The priest that
offereth it for sin shall eat it : in a
holy place shall it be eaten, in the
court of the tent of meeting. 27
^'Whatsoever shall touch the flesh
thereof shall be holy; and when
there is sprinkled of the blood
thereof upon any garment, thou
shalt wasn that whereon it was
sprinkled in a holy place. 28 But
*the earthen vessel wherein it is
boiled shall be broken ; and if it be
boiled in a brazen vessel, it shall
be scoured, and rinsed in water.
29 'Every male among the priests
shall eat thereof : it is most holy.
30 And no sin-offering, '"whereof
any of the blood is brought into
the tent of meeting to make atone-
ment " in the holy place, shall be
eaten : "it shall be burnt with fire.
7 And this is the law of the
^ trespass-offering : it is most
lioly. 2 In * the place where they
J The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncer-
tain. 2 Or, Whosoever
" ver. 26, 29,
30
i> ch. 7. 7 ; 10.
lG-18
" ver. 29 ;
1 Cor. 9. 13
<i ver. 27
' Num. 4. 16
/ ch. 2. 5
"eh. 1. 11
ii- ver. 29
i ch. 7 19
fcch. 11. 33;
15. 12
' ver. 18
'" ch. 4. 1-21
"ch. 4. 7, 18
"ch. 4. 11, 12,
21
P ch. 5.
14-6. 7
«ch. 1. 11
>■ ch. 3. 4
■'ch. 6. 18, 29
t ch. 6. 30
" ch. 2. 6
*ch. 2. 12;
23. 17, 18
y ch. 22. 29,
■ ch. 19. 6-8
" Ex. 12. 10
102
kill the burnt-offering shall they
kill the trespass-offering ; and the
blood thereof shall he sprinkle upon
the altar round about. 3 And he
shall offer of it all the fat thereof :
the fat tail, and the fat that cover-
eth the inwards, 4 and the two kid-
neys, and the fat that is on them,
which is by the loins, and the caul
upon the liver, '" with the kidneys,
shall he take away ; 5 and the
priest shall burn them upon the
altar for an offering made by fire
unto Jehovah : it is a trespass-offer-
ing. 6 * Every male among the
Eriests shall eat thereof : it shall
e eaten in a holy place : it is most
holy. 7 'As is the sin-offering, so
is the trespass-offering ; there is
one law for them : the priest that
maketh atonement therewith, he
shall have it. 8 And the priest that
offereth any man's burnt-offering,
even the priest shall have to him-
self the skin of the burnt-offering
which he hath offered. 9 And
every meal-offering that is baken
in the oven, and all that is dressed
in the frying-pan, and on the
" baking-pan, shall be the pi'iest's
that offereth it. 10 And every
meal-offering, mingled with oil, or
dry, shall all the sons of Aaron
have, one as well as another.
11 And this is the law of the
sacrifice of peace-offerings, which
one shall offer unto Jehovah. 12 If
he offer it for a " thanksgiving,
then he shall offer with the sacrifice
of thanksgiving unleavened cakes
mingled with oil, and unleavened
wafers anointed with oil, and cakes
mingled with oil, of fine flour
soaked. 13 With cakes of ■'leavened
bread he shall offer his oblation
with the sacrifice of his peace-
offerings for thanksgiving. 14 And
of it he shall offer one out of each
oblation for a heave-offering unto
Jehovah ; it shall be the priest's
that sprinkleth the blood of the
peace-offerings.
15/ And the flesh of the sacrifice
of his peace-offerings for thanks-
fiving shall be eaten on the day of
is oblation ; he shall not leave
any of it until the morning. 16
But if the sacrifice of his oblation
be a ' vow, or a freewill-offering, it
shall be eaten on the day that he
offereth his sacrifice ; ana_ on the
morrow that which remaineth of
it shall be eaten: 17 "but that
which remaineth of the flesh of
7.18
LEVITICUS
8.B
I'eace- offerings. Fat and Blood not, to be eaten. The Priest's Portion of tlie Sacrifice. Consecration of tlie Priests
the sacrifice on the third da.y; shall
be burnt with fire. 18 And if any
of the fiesh of the sacrifice of his
peace-ofi'erings be eaten on the
third day, it shall not be accepted,
neither shall it be imputed unto
him that ofiereth it : it shall be
an abomination, and the soul that
eateth of it shall bear his iniq-
uity.
19 And the flesh that toucheth
any unclean thing shall not be
eaten ; it shall be burnt with fire.
And as for the flesh, every one
that is clean shall eat thereof :
20 " but the soul that eateth of the
flesh of the sacrifice of peace-ofi'er-
ings, that pertain unto .Jehovah,
having his uncleanness upon him,
that soul shall be cut off" from his
people. 21 * And when any one
shall touch any unclean thing, the
uncleanness of man, or an unclean
beast, or any unclean abomination,
and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice
of peace-offerings, which pertain
unto Jehovah, that soul shall be
cut off" from his people.
22 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 2.3 Speak unto the
children of Israel, saying, Ye shall
eat " no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat.
24 And the fat of that which dieth
of itself, and the fat of that which
is "^ torn of beasts, may be used for
any other service ; but ye shall in
no wise eat of it. 25 For whoso-
ever eateth the fat of the beast, of
which men offer an offering made
by fire unto -Jehovah, even the soul
that eateth it shall be cut off from
his people. 26 ''And ye shall eat
no manner of blood, whether it be
of bird or of beast, in any of your
dwellings. 27 Whosoever it be
that eateth any blood, that soul
shall be cut off" from his people.
28 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 29 Speak unto the
children of Israel, saying, He that
offereth the sacrifice of his peace-
offerings unto Jehovah shall bring
his oblation unto Jehovaii out of
the sacrifice of his peace-offerings :
30 his own hands shall bring the
offerings of Jehovah naade by fire ;
the fat with the breast shall he
bring, that the breast may be
waved for a wave-offering before
Jehovah. .31 And the priest shall
bui-n the fat upon the altar ; but
'^the breast shall be Aaron's and his
sons'. 32 And the right ^ thigh shall
1 Or, shoulder
" ch. 22. 3-7 ;
Num. 19. 13
6 ch. 6. 2, 3
" ch. 3. 17
d Ex. L'2. 31 ;
Lev. 17. 15;
22. 8
" ch. 17. 10-16
/Num. 18.
II ; Dt.
» Num. IS. 8
ft ch. 8.
22-33; Ex.
29. 22-34
i ch. I. 1 ; 26.
46 ; 27. 34 ;
Dt. 4. 5
fc Ex. 28. 1
' ch. 6. 10
"' Ex. 30. 25
' Ex. 29. 4-6
103
ye give unto the priest for a heave-
offering out of the sacrifices of
your peace-offerings. 33 He among
the sons of Aaron that offereth the
blood of the peace-offerings, and
the fat. shall have the right ^ thigh
for a portion. 34 For the wave-
breast and the heave-Hhigh have I
taken of the children of Israel out
of _ the sacrifices of their peace-
offerings, and have given them
unto Aaron the priest and unto
his sons as their portion for ever
from the children of Isi'ael.
3-5 This is the '-^anointing-portion
of Aaron, and the '■' anointing-por-
tion of his sons, out of the offer-
ings of Jehovah made by fire, in
the day when he presented them to
minister unto Jehovah in the
priest's office ; 36 which Jehovah
commanded to be given them of
the children of Israel, in the day
that he anointed them. It is their
portion for ever throughout their
generations.
37 This is the law of the burnt-
offering, of the meal-offering, and
of the sin-offering, and of the
trespass-offering, and of * the con-
secration, and of the sacrifice of
peace-offerings; 38 ^' which Jehovah
commanded Moses in mount Sinai,
in the day that he commanded the
children of Israel to offer their
oblations unto Jehovah, in the
wilderness of Sinai.
8 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 2 * Take Aaron
and his sons with him, and the
' garments, and "* the anointing oil.,
and the l)ullock of the sin-offering,
and the two rains, and the basket
of unleavened bread ; 3 and assem-
ble thou all the congregation at the
door of the tent of meeting. 4 And
Moses did as Jehovah commanded
him ; and the congregation was
assembled at the door of the tent
of meeting. 5 And Moses said unto
the congregation. This is the thing
which Jehovah hath commanded
to be done.
6 And " Moses brought Aaron
and his sons, and washed them
with water. 7 And he put upon
him the coat, and girded him with
the girdle, and clothed him with
the robe, and put the ephod upon
him, and he girded him with the
skilfully woven band of the ephod,
and bound it unto him therewith.
8 Ahd he placed the breastplate
2 Or, portion
8.9
LEVITICUS
8.33
Consecration of Aaron and bis Sons
upon him: and in the breastplate
he put ^"the Urim and the Tnum-
mim. 9 And he set the "mitre
upon his head ; and upon the -mitre,
in front, did he set Hhe golden
plate, the holy crown ; as Jehovah
commanded Mose^.
10 And Moses took "the anoint-
ing oil, and anointed the tabernacle
and all that was therein, and
sanctified them. 1 1 And he sprin-
kled thereof upon the altar seven
times, and anointed the altar and
all its vessels, and the laver and its
base, to ''sanctify them. 12 And
he poured of the "anointing oil
upon Aaron's head, and anointed
him, to sanctify him. 13 -^And
Moses brought Aaron's sons, and
clothed them with coats, and girded
them with gii^dles, and bound
head-tires upon them ; as Jehovah
commanded Moses.
14 And he brought ^ the bullock
of the sin-ofFering : and Aaron and
his sons laid their hands upon the
head of the bullock of the sin-
offering. 15 And he slew it ; and
Moses took the blood, and ''put it
upon the horns of the altar round
about with his finger, and purified
the altar, and poured out the
blood at the base of the altar, and
sanctified it, to make atonement
for it. 16 And he took all the fat
that was upon the inwards, and
the caul of the liver, and the two
kidneys, and their fat ; and Moses
burned it upon the altar. 17 ' But
the bullock, and its skin, and its
flesh, and its dung, he burnt with
fire without the camp ; as Jehovah
commanded Moses.
18 And he presented *the ram
of the burnt-offering : and Aaron
and his sons laid their hands upon
the head of the ram. 19 And he
killed it ; and Moses sprinkled the
blood upon the altar round about.
20 And he cut the ram into its
pieces ; and Moses ' burnt the head,
and the pieces, and the fat. 21
And he washed the inwards and
the legs with water ; and Moses
burnt the whole ram upon the
altar : it was a burnt-offering for a
sweet savor : it was an offering
made by fii-e unto Jehovah ; as
Jehovah commanded Moses.
22 And he presented the other
ram, ™the ram of consecration : and
Aaron and his sons laid their hands
1 That is, the Lights and the Perfections.
2 Or, turban
" Ex. 28. 30
b Ex. 2S. 36
" ver. 2
d Ex. 29. 3G,
37 ; 30. 29
^ Ex. 30. 30
/ Ex. 29. 8, 9
'J Ex. 29. 10
'' Ch. 4. 7
'Ch. 4. 11, 12
*•■ ver. 2
'ch. 1. 8
"' ver. 2
" Ex. 29. 20,
21
» ch. 7. 31-34
P Ps. 99. 6
9 Ex. 29. 31
»■ Ex. 29. 35
104
upon the head of the ram. 23 And
he slew it ; and Moses took of the
blood thereof, and " put it upon
the tip of Aaron's right ear, and
upon the thumb of his right hand,
and upon the great toe of his right
foot. 24 And he brought Aaron's
sons; and Moses put of the blood
upon the tip of their right ear, and
upon the thumb of their right
hand, and upon the great toe of
their right foot : and Moses sprin-
kled the blood upon the altar round
about. 25 And he took the fat,
and the fat tail, and all the fat
that was upon the inwards, and
the caul of the liver, and the two
kidneys, and their fat, and the
right ^ thigh : 26 and out of the
basket of unleavened bread, that
was before Jehovah, he took one
unleavened cake, and one cake
of oiled bread, and one wafer,
and placed them on the fat, and
upon the right thigh : 27 and
he put the whole upon the hands
of Aaron, and upon the hands
of his sons, and waved them for
a wave-offering before Jehovah.^
28 And Moses took them from oft'
their hands, and burnt them on
the altar upon the burnt-offering :
they were a consecration for a
sweet savor : it was an offering
made by fire unto Jehovah. 29 And
Moses took " the breast, and waved
it for a wave-offering before Je-
hovah : it was ^ Moses' portion of
the I'am of consecration ; as Jehovah
commanded Moses.
30 And Moses took of the anoint-
ing oil, and of the blood which was
upon the altar, and sprinkled it
upon Aaron, vipon his garments,
and upon his sons, and upon his
sons' garments with him, and
sanctified Aaron, his garments, and
his sons, and his sons' garments
with him.
31 And Moses said unto Aaron
and to his sons, *Boil the flesh at
the door of the tent of meeting:
and there eat it and the bread that
is in the basket of consecration,
*as I commanded, saying, Aaron
and his sons shall eat it. 32 And
that which remaineth of the flesh
and of the bread shall ye burn with
fire. 33 ''And ye shall not go out
from the door of the tent of meet-
ing seven days, until the days of
your consecration be fulfilled : for
3 Or, shoulder
* Or, as otherwise read, as I am commanded
8.34
LEVITICUS
10.3
Aaron offers Sacrifices, The Sin of IVadab and Abilin
he shall ' consecrate you seven days.
34 As hath been done this day, so
Jehovah hath commanded to do, to
make atonement for you. 35 And
at the door of the tent of meeting
shall ye abide day and night seven
days, and keep the charge of Jeho-
vah, that ye die not: for so I am
commanded. 36 And Aaron and
his sons did all the things which
Jehovah commanded by Moses.
9 And it came to pass on the
eighth day, that Moses called
Aaron and his sons, and the elders
of Israel ; 2 and he said unto
Aaron, Take thee a calf of the
herd for a sin-offering, and a ram
for a burnt-offering, without blem-
ish, and offer them before Jehovah.
3 And unto the children of Israel
thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye
a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a
calf and a lamb, both a year old,
without blemish, for a burnt-offer-
ing ; 4 and an ox and a ram
for peace-offerings, to sacrifice be-
fore Jehovah ; and a meal-offering
mingled with oil : for to-day Jeho-
vah appeareth unto you. 5 And
they brought that which Moses
comrnanded before the tent of
meeting : and all the congregation
drew near and stood befoi'e Jeho-
vah. 6 And Moses said. This is
the thing which Jehovah com-
manded that ye should do: and
"the glory of Jehovah shall appear
unto you. 7 And Moses said unto
Aaron, Draw near unto the altar,
and offer thy sin-offering, and thy
burnt-offering, and make atone-
ment for thyself, and for the peo-
ple ; and offer the oblation of the
people, and make atonement for
them ; as Jehovah commanded.
8 * So Aaron drew near unto the
altar, and slew the calf of the sin-
offering, which was for himself.
9 ''And the sons of Aaron pre-
sented the blood unto him ; and he
dipped his finger in the blood, and
put it upon the horns of the altar,
and poured out the blood at the
base of the altar: 10 but the fat,
and the kidneys, and the caul from
the liver of the sin-offering, he
burnt upon the altar ; as Jehovah
commanded IMoses. 11 And the
flesh and the skin he burnt with
fire without the camp.
12 And he slew the burnt-offer-
ing ; and Aaron '.« sons delivered
unto him the blood, and he
1 Heb. fill your hand.
" ver. 23
b ch. 4. 1-12
" ver. 12, 18
d ch. 4. 27-31
' ch. 1. 1-13
/ ch. 2. 1-3
!' ch. 3. 5
hch. 3. 1-11
i ch. 7. 30-34
* ver. 6
' 1 K. 18. 38
'Ex. 24. 1,9;
Num. 3. 2
' Num. 3. 4 i
26.61
sprinkled it upon the altar round
aloout. 1 3 And they delivered the
burnt-offering unto him, piece by
piece, and the head : and he burnt
them upon the altar. 14 And he
washed the inwards and the legs,
and burnt them upon the burnt-
oftering on the altar.
15 And he presented the people's
oblation, and took the "^ goat of the
sin-offering which was for the peo-
ple, and slew it, and offered it for
sin, as the first. 16 And he pre-
sented the burnt-off'er-ing, and
offered it according to *the ordi-
nance. 17 And he presented -^the
meal-offering, and filled his hand
therefrom, and burnt it upon the
altar, -'besides the burnt-offering
of the morning.
1 8 '' He slew also the ox and the
ram, the sacrifice of peace-offerings,
which was for the people : and
Aaron's sons delivered unto him
the blood, which he sprinkled upon
the altar round about, 1 9 and the
fat of the ox and of the ram, the fat
tail, and that which covex^eth the
inwards, and the kidneys, and the
caul of the liver : 20 and they put
the fat upon the breasts, and he
burnt the fat upon the altar :
21 and 'the breasts and the right
thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offer-
ing before Jehovah ; as Moses com-
manded.
22 And Aaron lifted up his hands
toward the people, and blessed
them ; and he came down from
offering the sin-offering, and the
burnt-offering, and the peace-off'er-
ings. 23 And Moses and Aaron*
went into the tent of meeting, and
came out, and blessed the people :
and *the glory of Jehovah appeared
unto all the people. 24 ' And there
came forth fire from before Jeho-
vah, and consumed upon the al-
tar the burnt-offering and the fat :
and when all the people saw it,
they shouted, and fell on their
faces.
-i f\ And '"Nadab and Abihu,
J- v7 the .sons of Aaron, took each
of them his "censer, and put fire
therein, and laid incense thereon,
and offered strange fire before Je-
hovah, which he had not com-
manded them. 2 "And there came
forth fire from before Jehovah, and
devoured them, and they died be-
fore Jehovah. 3 Then Moses said
unto Aaron, This is it that Jehovah
spake, saying, I will be sanctified in
106
10.4
LEVITICUS
iLd
The Sin of IVadab and Abilin. The Priests' Duties and Portions. Clean and Unclean Animals
thera that ' " come nigh me, and be-
fore all the people I will be glorified.
And Aaron held his peace. 4 And
Moses called *Mishael and Elza-
phan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle
of Aaron, and said unto them, Draw
near, carry your brethren from be-
fore the sanctuary out of the camp.
5 So they drew near, and carried
them in their *" coats out of the camp,
as_ Moses had said. 6 And Moses
said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar
and unto Ithamar, his sons, ^'*Let
not the hair of your heads go loose,
neither rend your clothes; that ye
die not, and that he be not " wroth
with all the congregation : but let
your brethi'en, the whole house of
Israel, bewail the burning which
Jehovah hath kindled. 7 And ye
shall not go out from the door of
the tent of meeting, lest ye die ; for
•''the anointing oil of Jehovah is
upon you. And they did accord-
ing to the word of Moses.
8 And -Jehovah spake unto
Aaron, saying, 9 ''Drink no wine
nor strong drink, thou, nor thy
sons with thee, when ye go into the
tent of meeting, that ye die not : it
shall be a statute for ever through-
out your generations : 10 and ^''that
ye may make a distinction between
the holy and the common, and be-
tween the unclean and the clean ;
1 1 and ^ that ' ye may teach the
children of Israel all the statutes
which Jehovah hath spoken unto
them by Moses.
1 2 And Moses spake unto Aaron,
and unto * Eleazar and unto Itha-
mar, his sons that were left, ' Take
the meal-offering that remaineth of
the offerings of Jehovah made by
fire, and eat it without leaven be-
side the altar ; for it is most holy ;
13 and ye shall eat it in a holy
place, because it is thy portion, and
thy sons' portion, of the offerings of
Jehovah made by fire : for so I am
commanded. 14 "'And the wave-
breast and the heave-thigh shall ye
eat in a clean place, thou, and thy
sons, and thy daughters with thee :
for they are given as thy portion,
and thy sons portion, out of the
sacrifices of the peace-offerings of
the children of Israel. 15 "The
heave-thigh and the wave-breast
shall they bring with the offerings
made by fire of the fat, to wave it
1 Or, are nigh
2 Ace. to Sept., Vvilg., and Syr., Uncover not
YtiT hfin/i.a 3 Or. Vf. shn.lL
your heads
3 Or, ye shall
"ch. 21. 6;
Ex. 30. 30
^Ex. 6. 18,22
" ch. 8. 13 ;
Ex. 29. 6
d ch. 21. 1-5,
in-i2
• Num. 1.
53; 16,22,
46; 18. 5;
Josh. 7. 1 ;
22. 18, 20;
2 Sam. 24.
1
/ch. 21. 12
" Ezek. 44.
''ch. 11. 47;
20. 25 ;
Ezek. 22.
26
< Dt. 17. 10,
11 ; 33. 10
k Ex. C. 23 ;
Num. 3. 2
' ch. 6. 14-18
"' ch. 7. 30-34
" ch. 7. 34
" ch. 6. 24-30
Pch. 22. 16;
Ex. 28. 38 ;
Num. 18. 1
9 ch. 6. 30
"■ Dt. 14. 3-21
' Acts 10. 14
100
for a wave-offering before Jeho-
vah : and it shall be thine, and thy
sons' with thee, as a portion for
ever; as Jehovah hath commanded.
16 And Moses diligently sought
the goat of the sin-offering, and,
behold, it was burnt : and he was
angry with Eleazar and with
Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that
were left, saying, 17 Wherefore
° have ye not eaten the sin-offering
in the place of the sanctuary, see-
ing it is most holy, and he hath
given it you "* to bear ^ the iniq-
uity of the congregation, to make
atonement for them before Jeho-
vah? 18 Behold, f the blood of it
was not brought into the sanctu-
ary within : ye should certainly
have eaten it in the sanctuary, as
I commanded. 19 And Aaron
spake unto Moses, Behold, this day
have they offered their sin-offering
and their burnt-offering before Je-
hovah ; and there have befallen
me such things as these : and if I
had eaten the sin-offering to-day,
would it have been well-pleasing
in the sight of Jehovah 1 20 Anoi
when Moses heard that, it was
well-pleasing in his sight.
-^ "j And Jehovah spake unto
_L_L Moses and to Aaron, saying
unto them, 2 Speak unto the chil-
dren of Israel, saying, '' These are
the living things which ye may
eat among all the beasts that are
on the earth. 3 Whatsoever part-
eth the hoof, and is clovenfooted,
and ^ cheweth the cud, among the
beasts, that may ye eat. 4 Never-
theless 'these shall ye not eat of
them that chew the cud, or of
them that part the hoof : the
camel, because he "cheweth the
cud but parte th not the hoof, he
is unclean unto you. 5 And the
® coney, because he ^cheweth the
cud but parteth not the hoof, he
is unclean unto you. 6 And the
hare, because she ^cheweth the cud
but parteth not the hoof, she is
unclean unto you. 7 And the
swine, because he parteth the hoof,
and is clovenfooted, but ^cheweth
not the cud, he is unclean unto
you. ■ 8 Of their flesh ye shall not
eat, and their carcasses ye shall
not touch ; they are unclean unto
you.
9 These may ye eat of all that
* Or, to takf avjay ^ Heb. bringeth up.
"j Heb. shaphan, "the Hyrax Synacus or rock-
badger.
11.10
LEVITICUS
11.40
Clean and Ilncleau Animals, llncleauncss lirom Carcasses
are in the waters : whatsoever hath
fins and scales in the waters, in
the seas, and in the rivers, that
may ye eat. 10 And all that have
not fins and scales in the seas, and
in the rivers, of all that move in
the waters, and of all the living
creatures that are in the waters,
they are an abomination unto you,
11 and they shall be an abomina-
tion unto you ; ye shall not eat of
their flesh, and their carcasses ye
shall have in abomination. 12
Whatsoever hath 710 fins nor scales
in the waters, that is an abomina-
tion unto you.
13 And these ye shall have in
abomination among the birds ;
they shall not be eaten, they are
an abomination : the ^ eagle, and
the gier-eagle, and the ospray,
14 and the kite, and the falcon
after its kind, 15 every raven after
its kind, 16 and the ostrich, and
the ^night-hawk, and the sea-
mew, and the hawk after its kind,
17 and the little owl, and the cor-
morant, and the great owl, 1 8 and
the ^horned owl, and the peli-
can, and the vulture, 19 and the
stork, the ^ heron after its kind,
and the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 All winged creeping things
that go upon all fours are an
abomination unto you. 21 Yet
these may ye eat of all winged
creeping things that go upon all
fours, which have legs above their
feet, wherewith to leap upon the
earth ; 22 even these of them ye may
eat : the ® locust after its kind, and
the ^ bald locust after its kind, and
the ° cricket after its kind, and the
^grasshopper after its kind. 23 But
all winged creeping things, which
have four feet, are an abomination
unto you.
24 And by these ye shall become
unclean : whosoever toucheth the
carcass of them shall be unclean
until the even ; 25 and "whosoever
beareth aught of the carcass of
them shall wash his clothes, and
be unclean until the even. 26
Every beast which parteth the hoof,
and is not clovenfooted, nor chew-
eth the cud, is unclean unto you :
every one that toucheth them shall
be unclean. _ 27 And whatsoever
goeth upon its paws, among all
1 Or, great vulture '
2 Heb. tahmas, of uncertain meaning.
3 Or, swan * Or, ibis
5 Four kinds of locusts or grasshoppers, which
are not certainly known.
' ch. 6. 28 ;
16. 12
' ch. 17. 15
22. 8
107
beasts that go on all fours, they
are unclean unto you : whoso
toucheth their carcass shall be
unclean until the even. 28 And
he that beareth the carcass of them
shall wash his clothes, and be un-
clean until the even : they are
unclean unto you.
29 And these are they which are
unclean unto you among the creep-
ing things that creep upon the
earth : the weasel, and the mouse,
and the great lizard after its kind,
30 and the *^ gecko, and the ** land-
crocodile, and the "^lizard, and the
^ sand-lizard, and the chameleon.
31 These are they which are un-
clean to you among all that creep :
whosoever doth touch them, when
they are dead, shall be unclean
until the even. 32 And upon
whatsoever any of them, when
they are dead, doth fall, it shall be
unclean ; whether it be any vessel
of wood, or raiment, or skin, or
sack, whatsoever vessel it be,
wherewith any work is done, it
must be put into water, and it
shall be unclean until the even:
then shall it be clean. 33 And
every * earthen vessel, whereinto
any of them falleth, whatsoever is
in it shall be unclean, and it ye
shall break. 34 All food therein
which may be eaten, that on
which water cometh, shall be un-
clean ; and all drink that may be
drunk in every such vessel shall
be unclean. 35 And everything
whereupon any vart of their car-
cass falleth shall be unclean ;
whether oven, or ''range for pots,
it shall be broken in pieces : they
are unclean, and shall be unclean
unto you. 36 Nevertheless a foun-
tain or a ^pit wherein is a gather-
ing of water shall be clean : but
** that which toucheth their carcass
shall be unclean. 37 And if axiuht
of their carcass fall upon any sow-
ing seed which is to oe sown, it is
clean. 38 But if water be put
upon the seed, and aught of their
carcass fall thereon, it is unclean
unto you.
39 And if any beast, of which
ye may eat, die ; he that toucheth
the carcass thereof shall be vm-
clean until the even. 40 And " he
that eateth of the carcass of it
shall wash his clothes, and be un-
" Words of uncertain meaning, but probably
denoting four kinds of lizards.
7 Or, stewpan, « Or, cistern ' Or, he wht
11.41
LEVITICUS
13.9
Creeping Things not to be eaten. Pnrification of Women. The Test of Leprosy
clefin until the even : he also that
beareth the carcass of it shall wash
his clothes, and be unclean until
the even.
41 "And every creeping thing
that creepeth upon the earth is an
abomination ; it shall not be eaten.
42 Whatsoever goeth upon the
belly, and whatsoever goeth upon
all fours, or whatsoever hath many
feet, even all creeping things that
creep upon the earth, them ye
shall not eat ; for they are an
abomination. 43 * Ye shall not
make yourselves abominable with
any creeping thing that creepeth,
neither shall ye make yourselves
unclean with them, that ye should
be defiled thereby. 44 For " I am
Jehovah your God : sanctify your-
selves therefore, and '^be ye holy;
for I am holy : neither shall ye
defile yourselves with any manner
of creeping thing that moveth
upon the earth. 45 '^ For I am
Jehovah that brought you up out
of the land of Egypt, to be your
God : ye shall therefore be holy,
for I am holy.
46 This is the law of the beast,
and of the bird, and of every living
creature that moveth in the waters,
and of every creature that creep-
eth upon the earth; 47 -^to make
a distinction between the unclean
and the clean, and between the
living thing that may be eaten
and the living thing that may not
be eaten.
-4 O And Jehovah spake unto
JL w Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto
the children of Israel, saying, If a
woman conceive seed, and bear a
man-child, then she shall be un-
clean seven days ; ^ as in the days
of the ■" impurity of her sickness
shall she be unclean. 3 And in
''the eighth day the flesh of his
foreskin shall be circumcised. 4
And she shall continue in the
blood of Aer purifying three and
thirty days; she shall touch no
hallowed thing, nor come into the
sanctuary, until the days of her
purifying be fulfilled. 5 But if
she bear a maid-child, then she
shall be unclean two weeks, as in
her ^ impurity ; and she shall con-
tinue in the blood of her purifying
threescore and six days.
6 .And ' when the days of her
purifying are fulfilled, tor a son,
or for a daughter, she shall bring
1 Or, separation
" ver. 29
*> ch. 2u. 25
' Ex. 6. 7 ;
16. 12 ; 23.
2,>
d 1 Pet. 1. 16
* ch. 22. 33 ;
25. 38 ; 26.
45
/ch. 10. 10
^ ch. 16. 19 ;
18. 19
h Gen. 17. 12
' Lk. 2. 22
* ch. 5. 7
' Lk. 2. 22-24
"• ch. 5. 7
" Dt. 24. 8
108
a lamb a year old for a burnt-
offering, and a young pigeon, or
a turtle-dove, *for a sin-oii'ering,
unto the door of the tent of meet-
ing, unto the i^riest : 7 and he
shall offer it before Jehovah, and
make atonement for her ; and she
shall be cleansed from the fountain
of her blood. This is the law for
her that beareth, whether a male
or a female. 8 And if her means
suflice not for a lamb, then she
shall take '■ two turtle-doves, or
two young pigeons; '"the one for
a burnt-oft'ering, and the other for
a sin-offering : and the priest shall
make atonement for her, and she
shall be clean.
^ O And Jehovah spake unto
J- O Moses and unto Aaron, say-
ing, 2 When a man shall have in
the skin of his flesh a rising, or a
scab, or a bright spot, and it be-
come in the skin of his flesh the
Elague of leprosy, "then he shall
e brought unto Aaron the priest,
or unto one of his sons the priests :
3 and the priest shall look on the
plague in the skin of the flesh : and
if the hair in the plague be turned
white, and the appearance of the
Elague be deeper than the skin of
is flesh, it is the plague of leprosy ;
and the priest shall look on him.
and pronounce him unclean. 4 And
if the bright spot be white in the
skin of his flesh, and the appear-
ance thereof be not deeper than
the skin, and the hair thereof be
not turned white, then the priest
shall shut up him thai hath the
plague seven days : 5 and the
priest shall look on him the seventh
day : and, behold, if in his eyes the
Elague be at a stay, and the plague
e not spread in the skin, then the
priest shall shut him up seven days
more: 6 and the priest shall look
on him again the seventh day ;
and, behold, if the plague be dim,
and the plague be not spread in
the skin, then the priest snail pro-
nounce him clean : it is a scab :
and he shall wash his clothes, and
be clean. 7 But if the scab spread
abroad in the skin, after that he
hath showed himself to the priest
for his cleansing, he shall show
himself to the priest again : 8 and
the priest shall look ; and, behold,
if the scab be spread in the skin,
then the priest shall pronounce
him unclean : it is leprosy.
9 When the plague of leprosy
laio
LEVITICUS
13.36
The Test of Leprosy
is in a man, then he shall be
brought unto the priest; 10 and
the priest shall look ; and, behold,
if there be a " white rising in the
skin, and it have turned the hair
white, and there be quick raw-
flesh in the rising, 11 it is an old
leprosy in the skin of his flesh,
and the priest shall pronounce
him unclean : he shall not shut
him up ; for he is unclean. 12 And
if the leprosy break out abroad in
the skin, and the leprosy cover all
the skin of him that hatli the plague
from his head even to his feet, as
far as appeareth to the priest ; 1 3
then the priest shall look ; and, be-
hold, if the leprosy have covered
all his flesh, he shall jironounce
him clean that hath the plague : it
is all turned white : he is clean.
14 But whensoever raw flesh ap-
peareth in him, he shall be unclean.
15 And the priest shall look on
the raw flesh, and pronounce him
unclean : the raw flesh is unclean :
it is leprosy. _ 16 Or if the raw
flesh turn again, and be changed
unto wliite, then he shall come
unto the priest ; 1 7 and the priest
shall look on him ; and, behold, if
the plague be turned into white,
then the priest shall pronounce
kiin clean that hath the plague :
he is clean.
18 And when the flesh hath in
the skin thereof a boil, and it is
healed, 19 and in the place of the
boil there is a white rising, or a
bright spot, reddish-white, then
it shall be showed to the priest ;
20 and the priest shall look ; and,
behold, if the appearance thereof
be_ lower than the skin, and the
hair thereof be turned white, then
the priest shall pronounce him un-
clean : it is the plague of leprosy,
it hath broken out in the boil. 21
But if the priest look on it, and,
behold, there be no white hairs
therein, and it be not lower than
the skin, but be dim ; then the
priest shall shut him up seven
days : 22 and if it spread abroad
in the skin, then the priest shall
pronounce him unclean : it is a
plague. ^ 23 But if the bright spot
stay in its place, and be not spread,
it IS the scar of the boil ; and the
priest shall pronounce him clean.
24 Or when the flesh hath in the
skin thereof a burning by fire, and
the quick flesh of the burning be-
come a bright spot, reddish- white,
■ Num. 12.
lu; 2K. 6.
27 ; L' Chr.
2«. la, 20
or white ; 25 then the priest shall
look upon it ; and, behold, if the
hair in the bright spot be turned
white, and the appearance thereof
be deeper than the skin ; it is lep-
rosy, it hath broken out in the
burning : and the priest shall pro-
nounce him unclean : it is the
plague of leprosy. 26 But if the
priest look on it, and, behold, there
be no white hair in the bright spot,
and it be no lower than the skin,
but be dim ; then the priest shall
shut him up seven days : 27 and
the priest shall look upon him the
seventh day : if it spread abroad
in the skin, then the priest shall
pronounce him unclean : it is the
plague of leprosy. 28 And if the
bright spot stay in its place, and
be not spread in the skin, but be
dim ; it is the rising of the burn-
ing, and the priest shall pronounce
him clean : for it is the scar of the
burning.
29 And when a man or woman
hath a plague upon the head or
upon the beard, 30 then the priest
shall look on the plague ; and, be-
hold, if the appearance thereof be
deeper than the skin, and there
be in it yellow thin hair, then the
priest shall pronounce him un-
clean : it is a scall, it is leprosy of
the head or of the beard. 31 And
if the priest look on the plague of
the scall, and, behold, the appear-
ance thereof be not deeper than
the skin, and there be no black
hair in it, then the priest shall
shut up him that hath the plague
of the scall seven days : 32 and
in the seventh day the priest shall
look on the plague ; and, behold,
if the scall _ be not spread, and
there be in it no yellow hair, and
the appearance of the scall be not
deeper than the skin, 33 then he
shall be shaven, but the scall shall
he not shave ; and the priest shall
shut up him that hath, the scall
seven days more : 34 and in the
seventh day the priest shall look
on the scall ; and, behold, if the
scall be not spread in the skin,
and the appearance thereof be not
deeper than the skin ; then the
priest shall pronounce him clean ;
and he shall wash his clothes, and
be clean. 35 But if the scall
spread abroad in the skin after
his cleansing, 36 then the priest
shall look on him ; and, behold,
if the scall be spread in the skin,
109
13.37
LEVITICUS
14.5
The Test of Leprosy. Offerings for the Cleansing of a leper
the priest shall not seek for the
yellow hair ; he is unclean. 37 But
if in his eyes the scall be at a stay,
andblack hair be grown up therein ;
the scall is healed, he is clean: and
the priest shall pronounce him clean.
38 And when a man or a woman
hath in the skin of the flesh bright
spots, even white bright spots ;
39 then the priest shall look ; and,
behold, if the bright spots in the
skin of their flesh be of a dull
white, it is a tetter, it hath broken
out in the skin ; he is clean.
40 And if a man's hair be fallen
off his head, he is bald ; j/et is he
clea.n. 41 And if his hair be fallen
off from the front part of his head,
he is forehead bald ; yet is he clean.
42 But if there be in the bald head,
or the bald forehead, a reddish-
white plague; it is leprosy break-
ing out in his bald head, or his
bald forehead. 43 Then the priest
shall look upon him; and, behold,
if the rising of the plague be red-
dish-white in his bald head, or in
his bald forehead, as the appear-
ance of leprosy in the skin of the
flesh ; 44 ne is a leprous man, he
is unclean : the priest shall surely
pronounce him unclean ; his plague
is in his head.
45 And the leper in whom the
plague is, his clothes shall be rent.
and " the hair of his head shall go
loose, and he shall * cover his upper
lip, and shall cry, " Unclean, un-
clean. 46 AH the days wherein
the plague is in him he shall be
unclean ; he is unclean : he shall
dwell alone ; ''without the camp
shall his dwelling be.
47 The garment also that the
plague of leprosy is in, whether it
be a woollen garment, or a linen
garment ; 48 whether it be in
^ warp, or woof ; of linen, or of
woollen ; whether in a skin, or in
anything made of skin ; 49 if the
plague be greenish or reddish in
the garment, or in the skin, or in
the warp, or in the woof, or in any-
thing of skin ; it is the plague of
leprosy, and shall be showed unto
the priest. 50 And the priest shall
look upon the plague, and shut up
that which hath the plague seven
days : 51 and he shall look on the
plague on the seventh daj'' : if the
plague be spread in the garment,
either in the warp, or in the woof,
or in the skin, whatever service
1 Or, wooai or knitted stuff (a.uA in ver. 49, &c.) I
" ch. 10
6
(> Ezek.
24.
17, 22
Mic. :
.7
' Lam.
4. 15
d Num.
5. 1-
4; 12.
14
' Mt. 8.
4;
Mk. 1
44;
Lk. 6.
14;
17. 14
/ch. 13
46
" ver. 6, 49,
n], 52;
Num. 19. 1
110
skin is used for ; the plague is a
fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
52 And he shall burn the garment,
whether the warp or the woof, in
woollen or in linen, or anything of
skin, wherein the plague is : for it
is a fretting leprosy; it shall be
burnt in the fire.
53 And if the priest shall look,
and, behold, the plague be not
spread in the garment, either in
the warp, or in the woof, or in any-
thing of skin ; 54 then the priest
shall command that they wash the
thing wherein the plague is, and
he shall_ shut it up seven days
more : 55 and the priest shall look,
after that the plague is washed ;
and, behold, if the plague have not
changed its color, and the plague
be not spread, it is unclean ; thou
.shalt burn it in the tire : it is a
fret, " whether the bareness be
within or without.
56 And if the priest look, and,
behold, the plague be dim after
the washing thereof, then he shal I
rend it out of the garment, or out
of the skin, or out of the warp, or
out of the woof : 57 and if it ap-
pear still in the garment, either
in the warp, or in the woof, or in
anything of skin, it is breaking
out : thou shalt burn that M'herein
the plague is with fire. 58 And
the garment, either the warp, or the
woof, or whatsoever thing of skin
it be, which thou shalt wash,
if the plague be departed from
them, then it shall be washed the
second time, and shall be clean.
59 This is the law of the plague
of leprosy in a garment of woollen
or linen, either in the warp, or the
woof, or anything of skin, to pro-
nounce it clean, or to pronounce it
unclean.
MAnd Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 2 This shall
be the law of the leper in the day
of his cleansing : " he shall be
brought unto the priest : 3 and
the priest shall go forth •''out of the
camp ; and the priest shall look ;
and, behold, if the plague of leprosy
be healed in the leper, 4 then shall
the priest command to take for
him that is to be cleansed two
living clean birds, and ''cedar- wood,
and scarlet, and hyssop : 5 and the
priest shall command to kill one of
the birds in an earthen vessel over
- Heb. whether it be bald in the head thereof,
or in the forehead thereof.
14.6
LEVITICUS
14.29
Offerings foi' the Cleansiug or a leper
I running water. G As for the liv-
ing bird, he shall take it, and " the
cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and
the hyssop, and shall dip them and
the living bird in the blood of the
bird that was killed over the ^run-
ning water: 7 and he shall sprinkle
upon him that is to be cleansed
from the leprosy seven times, and
shall pronounce him clean, and
shall let go the living bird into the
open field. 8 And *he that is to be
cleansed shall wash his clothes,
and shave off all his hair, and bathe
himself in water ; and ""he shall be
clean : and after that he shall come
into the camp, but shall dwell out-
side his tent seven days. 9 And
it shall be on the seventh day,
that he shall shave all his hair off
his head and his beard and his
eyebrows, even all his hair he
shall shave off: and he shall wash
his clothes, and he shall bathe his
flesh in water, and ''he shall be
clean.
10 And on the eighth day he
shall take two he-lambs without
blemish, and one ewe-lamb a year
old without blemish, and three
tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour
for a meal-offering, mingled with
oil, and one "log of oil. 11 And
the priest that cleanseth him shall
set the man that is to be cleansed,
and those things, before Jehovah,
at the door of the tent of meeting.
12 And the priest shall take one
of the he-lambs, and offer him for
a -^trespass-offering, and the *log
of oil, and wave them for a wave-
offering before Jehovah : 1 3 and he
shall kill the he-lamb in '' the place
where they kill the sin-offering
and the burnt-offering, in the place
of the sanctuary : for ' as the sin-
offering is the priest's, so is the
trespass-offering : it is most holy.
14 And the priest shall take of the
blood of the ^ trespass-offering, and
the priest shall put it upon ' the
tip of the right ear of him that is
to be cleansed, and upon the thumb
of his right hand, and upon the
great toe of his right foot. 1 5 And
the priest shall take of the '"log of
oil, and pour it into the palm of
his own left hand ; 1 6 and the
priest shall dip his right finger in
the oil that is in his left hand, and
shall sprinkle of the oil with his
finger seven times before Jehovah.
17 And of the rest of the oil that
1 Heb. lioing.
" ver. 4
* Num. 8. 7
' ver. 9, 20
d ver. 8, 20
* ver. 12, is,
21, 24
/ver. 19
" ver. 10
''ch. 1. 11
' ch. 6. 24-30
*-■ ver. 19
' ch. 8. 23, 24
"' ver. 10
" ver. 12
" ver. 8, 9
P ch. 5. 11 ;
27. 8
« ver. 21, 24,
25
" ver. 10, U
is in his hand shall the priest put
upon the tip of the right ear of him
that is to be cleansed, and upon
the thumb of his right hand, and
upon the great toe of his right
foot, upon tlie blood of the trespass-
offering : 1 8 and the rest of the oil
that is in the priest's hand he shall
put upon the head of him that
is to be cleansed : and the priest
shall make atonement for him
before Jehovah. 1 9 And the priest
shall offer the " sin-offering, and
make atonement for him that is to
be cleansed because of his unclean-
ness : and afterward he shall kill
the burnt-offering ; 20 and the
priest shall offer the burnt-offering
and the meal-offering upon the
altar : and the priest shall make
atonement for him, and "he shall
be clean.
21 ^And if he be poor, and can-
not get so much, then he shall take
one he-lamb for a » trespass-offering
to be waved, to make atonement
for him, and one tenth part of an
ephah of fine flour mingled with oil
for a meal-offering, and a 'log of
oil ; 22 and two turtle-doves, or
two young pigeons, such as he is
able to get ; and * the one shall
be a 'sin-offering, and the other a
burnt-offering. 23 And "on the
eighth day he shall bring them for
his cleansing unto the priest, unto
the door of the tent of meeting,
befoi'e Jehovah : 24 and the priest
shall take the lamb of the trespass-
offering, and "the log of oil, and
the priest shall wave them for a
wave-offering before Jehovah. 25
And he shall kill the lamb of the
trespass-offering ; and the priest
shall take of the blood of the tres-
pass-offering, and put it upon ^ the
tip of the right ear of him that is
to be cleansed, and upon the thumb
of his right hand, and upon the
great toe of his right foot. 26 And
the priest shall pour of the oil into
the palm of his own left hand ;
27 and the priest shall sprinkle
with his right finger some of the
oil that is in his left hand seven
times before Jehovah : 28 and the
Eriest shall put of the oil that is in
is hand upon the tip of the right
ear of him that is to be cleansed,
and upon the thumb of his right
hand, and upon the great toe of nis
right foot, upon the place of the
blood of the trespass-offering :
29 and the rest of the oil that is in
111
14. 30
LEVITICUS
15.3
The Cleansing of Infected Hoases. Ceremonial Uncleannesses
the priest's hand he shall put upon
the head of him that is to be
cleansed, to make atonement for
him before Jehovah. 30 And he
shall ofier one of the turtle-doves,
or of the young pigeons, such as he
is able to get, 3 1 even such as he is
able to get, "the one for a sin-
offering, and the other for a burnt-
offering, with the meal-offering :
and the priest shall make atone-
ment for him that is to be cleansed
before Jehovah. 32 This is the
law of him in whom is the plague
of leprosy, who is not able to get
that which %)ertaineth to his cleans-
ing.
33 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
34 When ye are come into the
land of Canaan, which I give to
you for a possession, and I put the
plague of leprosy in a house of the
land of your possession ; 35 then
he that owneth the house shall
come and tell the priest, saying,
There seemeth to me to be as it
were *a plague in the house. 36
And the priest shall command that
they empty the house, before the
priest goeth in to see the plague,
that all that is in the house be not
made unclean: and afterward the
priest shall go in to see the house :
37 and he shall look on the plague ;
and, behold, if the plague be in the
walls of the house with hollow
streaks, greenish or reddish, and
the appearance thereof be lower
than the wall ; 38 then the priest
shall go out of the house to the
door of the house, and shut up
the house seven days. 39 And the
priest shall come again the seventh
day, and shall look ; and, behold, if
the plague be spread in the walls
of the house ; 40 then the priest
shall command that they take out
the stones in which the plague is,
and cast them into an unclean place
without the city: 41 and he shall
cause the house to be scraped within
round about, and they shall pour
out the mortar, that they scrape
off, without the city into an un-
clean place : 42 and they shall take
other stones, and put them in the
place of those stones ; and he shall
take other mortar, and shall plaster
the house.
43 And if the plague come again,
and break out in the house, after
that he hath taken out the stones,
and after he hath scraped the
« ch. 5. 7
6 Ps. 91. 10
•^ ver. 41
d ver. 4
' ch. 22. 4 ;
Num. 5. 2 ;
2 Sam. 3.
29
112
house, and after it is plastered ;
44 then the priest shall come in and
look ; and, behold, if the plague be
spread in the house, it is a fretting
leprosy in the house : it is unclean.
45 And he shall break down the
house, the stones of it, and the
timber thereof, and all the mortar
of the house ; and he shall carry
them forth out of the city into an
"unclean place. 46 Moreover he
that goeth into the house all the
while that it is shut up shall be un-
clean until the even. 47 And he
that lieth in the house shall wash
his clothes ; and he that eateth in
the house shall wash his clothes.
48 And if the priest shall come
in, and look, and, behold, the
Elague hath not spread in the
ouse, after the house was plas-
tered ; then the priest shall pro-
nounce the house clean, because
the plague is healed. 49 And he
shall take to cleanse the house ''two
birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet,
and hyssop : 50 and he shall kill
one of the birds in an earthen
vessel over ^ running water : 5 1
and he shall take the cedar-wood,
and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and
the living bird, and dip them
in the blood of the slain bird, and
in the ^ running water, and sprinkle
the house seven times : 52 and he
shall cleanse the house with the
blood of the bird, and with the
' running water, and with the liv-
ing bird, and with the cedar-wood,
and with the hyssop, and with the
scarlet : 53 but he shall let go the
living bird out of the city into
the open field : so shall he make
atonement for the house ; and it
shall be clean.
54 This is the law for all manner
of plague of leprosy, and for a scall,
55 and for the leprosy of a gar-
ment, and for a house, 56 and for
a rising, and for a scab, and for a
bright spot ; 57 to teach when it is
unclean, and when it is clean : this
is the law of leprosy.
^ ^ And Jehovah spake unto
_l0 Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them, " When
any man hath an issue out of his
flesh, because of his issue he is
unclean. 3 And this shall be his
uncleanness in his issue : whether
his flesh run with his issue, or his
flesh be stopped from his issue, it
1 Heb. living.
15.4
LEVITICUS
15; 30
Ceremouial Vocleannesses
is his uncleanness. 4 Every bed
whereon he that hath the issue
lieth shall be unclean ; and every-
thing whereon' he sitteth shall be
unclean. 5 And whosoever touch-
eth his bed shall wash his clothes,
and bathe himself in water, and be
unclean until the even. 6 And he
that sitteth on anything whereon
he that hath the issue sat shall
wash his clothes, and bathe himself
in water, and be unclean until the
even. 7 And he that toucheth the
flesh of him _ that hath the issue
shall wash his clothes, and bathe
himself in water, and be unclean
until the even. 8 And if he that
hath the issue spit upon him that is
clean, then he shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the even.
9 And what ^ saddle soever he that
hkth the issue rideth upon shall be
unclean. 10 And whosoever touch-
eth anything that was under him
shall be unclean until the even :
and he that beareth those things
shall wash his clothes, and bathe
himself in water, and be unclean
until the even. 11 And whomso-
ever he that hath the issue touch-
eth, without having rinsed his
hands in water, he shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the even.
1 2 And " the earthen vessel, which
he that hath the issue toucheth,
shall be broken; and every vessel
of wood shall be rinsed in water.
13 And when he that hath an
issue is cleansed of his issue, then
he shall number to himself seven
days for his cleansing, and wash
his clothes ; and he shall bathe his
flesh in '^ running water, and shall
be clean. 14 And on the eighth
day he shall take to him two turtle-
doves, or two young pigeons, and
come before Jehovah unto the door
of the tent of meeting, and give
them unto the priest: 15 and the
priest shall oifer them, ''the one for
a sin-offering, and the other for a
burnt-offering ; and the priest shall
make atonement for him before
Jehovah for his issue.
16 ''And if any man's seed of
copulation go out from him, then
he shall bathe all his flesh in water,
and be unclean until the even.
1 7 And every garment, and every
skin, whereon is the seed of copula-
tion, shall be washed with water,
1 Or, carriage s Heb. living.
" ch. 6. 28 ;
11. 33
b ch. 5. r
' ch. 22. 4 ;
Dt. 23. 10,
11
d 1 Sam. 21. 4
'ch. 18. 19;
20. 18
/ Mt. 9. 20 ;
Mk. 5. 25 ;
i,k. 8. 43
» ch. 5. 7
113
and be unclean until the even.
18 The woman also with whom a
man shall lie with seed of copula-
tion, they shall both bathe them-
selves in water, and be ''unclean
until the even.
19 And if a woman have an
issue, and her issue in her flesh be
blood, she shall be in her ^impurity
seven days : and whosoever touch-
eth her shall be unclean until the
even. 20 And everything that she
lieth upon in her ^impurity shall
be unclean : everything also that
she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
21 And whosoever toucheth her
bed shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be un-
clean until the even. 22 And
whosoever toucheth anything that
she sitteth upon shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the even.
23 And if it be on the bed, or
on anything whereon she sitteth,
when he toucheth it, he shall be
unclean until the even. 24 ""And
if any man lie with her, and her
impurity be upon him, he shall be
unclean seven days ; and every bed
whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
25 '^And if a woman have an
issue of her blood many days not
in the time of her impurity, or if
she have an issue beyond the time
of her impurity ; all the days of the
issue of her uncleanness she shall
be as in the days of her impurity :
she is unclean. 26 Every bed
whereon she lieth all the days of
her issue shall be unto her as the
bed of her impurity : and every-
thing whereon she sitteth shall be
unclean, as the uncleanness of her
impurity. 27 And whosoever
toucheth those things shall be un-
clean, and shall wash his clothes,
and bathe himself in water, and be
unclean until the even. 28 But if
she be cleansed of her issue, then
she shall number to herself seven
days, and after that she shall be
clean. 29 And on the eighth day
she shall take unto her two turtle-
doves, or two young pigeons, and
bring them unto the priest, to the
door of the tent of meeting. 30
And the priest shall ofifer the ^ one
for a sin-offering, and the other for
a burnt-offering ; and the priest
shall make atonement for her be-
fore Jehovah for the issue of her
uncleanness.
3 Or. separation
15.31
LEVITICUS
16.21
Ritaal of the Anuoal Atonement
31 Thus shall ye separate the
children of Israel from their un-
Bleanness, that they die not in
their uncleanness, when they " de-
file my tabernacle that is in the
midst of them.
32 This is the law of him that
hath an issue, and of him whose
seed of copulation goeth from him,
so that he is unclean thereby ;
33 and of her that is sick with
her impurity, and of him that
hath an issue, of the man, and of
the woman, and of him that lieth
with her that is unclean.
'i /^ And Jehovah spake unto
_L\J Moses, after ''the death of
the two sons of Aaron, when they
drew near before Jenovah, and
died ; 2 and Jehovah said unto
Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy
brother, that he come not "-'at all
times into the holy place within
'the veil, before the mercy-seat
which is upon the ark ; that he
die not : for "* I will appear in
the cloud upon the mercy-seat.
3 Herewith shall Aaron come into
the holy place : with a young
bullock for "a sin-offering, and a
ram for a burnt-offering. 4 He
shall put on the -''holy linen coat,
and he shall have the linen
breeches upon his flesh, and shall
be girded with the linen girdle,
and with the linen ^ mitre shall
he be attired : they are the holy
garments ; and he shall ^ bathe his
esh in water, and put them on.
5 And he shall take of the con-
gregation of the children of Israel
''two he-goats for a sin-offering,
and one ram for a burnt-offering.
6 And ' Aaron shall present the
bullock of the sin-offering, which
is for himself, and make atone-
ment for himself, and for his
house. 7 And he shall take the
two goats, and set them before
Jehovah at the door of the tent
of meeting. 8 And Aaron shall
cast lots upon the two goats ; one
lot for Jehovah, and the other lot
for ■^Azazel. 9 And Aaron shall
{)resent the goat upon which the
ot fell for Jehovah, and offer him
for a sin-offering. 10 But the
goat, on which the lot fell for
Azazel, shall be set alive before
Jehovah, to make atonement ^for
him, to send him away for Azazel
into the wilderness.
1 1 And Aaron shall present the
1 Or, turban ^ Or, removal 3 Or, over
" ch. 20. 3 ;
Num. 19.
13, 20 ;
Ezek. 36.
17
* ch. 10. 1, 2
" Ex. 30. 10 ;
Heb. 9. 7,
25
<l Ex. 25. 21,
* ver. 6 ; ch.
4. 1-12
/ Ex. 28. 39,
42
" ver. 24
A ch. 4. 13-21
' Heb. 6. 3
k Heb. 7. 27 ;
9. 7
' ver. 33
'" ch. 10. 1
" Ex. 30. 34-
38
" ch. 22. 9 ;
Ex. 28. 43 ;
Num. 4. 15,
20
P Heb. 9. 25
3 ch. 4. 0, 17
•■ Heb. 7. 27;
9.7
' Ex. 29. .36,
37 ; 30. 10 ;
Heb. 2. 17
' ch. 4. 2.5 ;
Ezek. 43.
20, 22
" ch. 5. 5
114
bullock of the sin-offering, * which
is for himself, and shall make
atonement for himself, and 'for
his house, and shall kill the bul-
lock of the sin-offering which is
for himself. 1 2 And he shall take
a "' censer full of coals of lire from
off the altar before Jehovah, and
his hands full of "sweet incense
beaten small, and bring it within
the veil: 13 and he shall put the
incense upon the fii'e before Jeho-
vah, that the cloud of the incense
may cover the mercy-seat that is
upon the testimony, ° that he die ,
not: 14 and ^he shall take of the
blood of the bullock, and sprinkle
it *with his finger upon the mercy-
seat on the east; and before the
mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the
blood with his finger seven times.
15 Then shall he kill the goat
of the sin-offering, \ that is for the
people, and bring his blood within
the veil, and do with his blood as
he did with the blood of the bul-
lock, and sprinkle it upon the
mercy-seat, and before the mercy-
seat : 1 6 and * he shall make atone-
ment for the holy place, because
of the uncleannesses of the chil-
dren of Israel, and because of their
transgressions, even all their sins :
and so shall he do for the tent of
meeting, that dwelleth with them
in the midst of their unclean-
nesses. 17 And there shall be
no man in the tent of meeting
when he goeth in to make atone-
ment in the holy place, until he
come out, and have made atone-
ment for himself, and for his
household, and for all the assem-
bly of Israel. 18 And he shall
go out unto the altar that is before
Jehovah, and make atonement for
it, and shall take of the blood of
the bullock, and of _ the blood
of the goat, and *put it upon the
horns of the altar round about.
19 And he shall sprinkle of the
blood upon it "with his_ finger
seven times, and cleanse it, and
hallow it from the uncleannesses
of the children of Israel.
20 And Avhen he hath made an
end of atoning for the holy place,
and the tent of meeting, and the
altar, he shall pi^esent the live
goat : 2 1 and Aaron shall laj'^ both
his hands vipon the head of the
live goat, and "confess over him
all the iniquities of the children
of Israel, and all their transgres-
IG. 22
LEVITICUS
17.11
Ritnal of tlie Animal Atonement. Law concerning the Slaughter of Beasts. Blood not to he eaten
sions, even all their sins ; and he
shall put them upon the head of
the goat, and shall send him away
by the hand of a man ^ that is in
readiness into the wilderness : 22
and the goat shall bear upon him
all their iniquities unto, a solitary
land : and he shall let go the goat
in the wilderness.
23 And Aaron shall come into
the tent of meeting, and shall put
off "the linen garments, which he
put on when he went into the holy
place, and shall leave them there :
24 and ''he shall bathe his flesh in
water in a holy place, and put on
"his garments, and come forth,
and offer his burnt-offering and
the burnt-offering of the people,
and make atonement for himself
and for the people. 25 And the
fat of the sin-offering shall he burn
upon the altar. 26 And he that
letteth go the goat for ^Azazel
■* shall wash his clothes, and bathe
his flesh in water, and afterward
he shall come into the camp.
27 And the bullock of the sin-
offering, and the goat of the
sin-offering, * whose blood was
brought in to make atonement
in the holy place, shall be carried
forth witliout the camp ; and they
shall burn in the fire their skins,
and their flesh, and their dung.
28 And he fthat burnetii them
shall wash his clothes, and bathe
his flesh in water, and afterward
he shall come into the camp.
29 And it shall be a statute for
ever unto you : '' in the seventh
month, on the tenth day of the
month, ye shall afflict your souls,
a,nd '' shall do no manner of work,
the home-born, or the stranger
that sojourneth among you : 30
for on this day shall atonement
be made for you, to cleanse you ;
from all your sins shall ye be clean
before Jehovah. 31 It is a sab-
bath of solemn rest unto you, and
ye shall 'afflict your souls; it is
a statute for ever. 32 And the
priest, who shall be anointed and
who shall be consecrated to be
priest in his father's stead, shall
make the atonement, and shall put
on *the linen garments, even the
holy garments : 33 and he shall
make atonement for the holy sanc-
tuary ; and he shall make atone-
ment for the tent of meeting and
for the altar ; and he shall make
1 Or, appointed 2 Or, removal
" ver. 4
<< ver. 4
■= Ex. 28. 40,
41
d ch. 11. 25,
40
' Heb. 13. 11
/Num. 19. 8
'J ch. 23. 27
A Ex. 31. 14,
15
i ch. 23. 32 ;
Ezra 8. 21 ;
Is. 68. 3, 6 ;
Dan. 10. 12
fc ver. 4
! ver. n
' Heb. 9. 7
" Dt. 12. 5-21
" Ex. 22. 20 ;
32. 8 ; 34.
15 ; Dt. 32.
17 ; 2 Chr.
11. 16
P ver. 4 ; Bx.
20.24
9 ch. 3. 17 ; 7.
26, 27 ;
Dt. 12. 16,
23-25
'' ch. 20. 3, 6
' ver. 14 ;
Gen. 9. 4
atonement for 'the priests and
for all the people of the assembly.
34 And this shall be an everlast-
ing statute unto you, to ""make
atonement for the children of
Israel because of all their sins
once in the year. And he did as
Jehovah commanded Moses.
'A 'T And Jehovah spake unto
J- I Moses, saying, 2 Speak
unto Aaron, and unto his sons,
and unto all the children of
Israel, and say unto them : This
is the thing wnich Jehovah hath
commanded, saying, 3 What man
soever there be of the house of
Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb,
or goat, in the camp, or that
killeth it without the camp, 4 and
"hath not brought it unto the door
of the tent of meeting, to offer it
as an oblation unto Jehovah before
the tabernacle of Jehovah : blood
shall be imputed unto that man i
he hath shed blood ; and that man
shall be cut off from among his
people : 5 to the end that the chil-
dren of Israel may bring their sac-
rifices, which they sacrifice in the
open field, even that they may
bring them unto Jehovah, unto
the door of the tent of meeting,
unto the priest, and sacrifice them
for sacrifices of peace-offerings unto
Jehovah. 6 And the priest shall
sprinkle the blood upon the altar
of Jehovah at the door of the tent
of meeting, and burn the fat for a
sweet savor unto Jehovah. 7 And
" they shall no more sacrifice their
sacrifices unto the he-goats, after
which they play the harlot. This
shall be a statute for ever unto
them throughout their genera-
tions.
8 And thou shalt say unto them,
Whatsoever man there be of the
house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among them, that
offereth a burnt-offering or sacri-
fice, 9 and ^bringeth it not unto
the door of the tent of meeting, to
sacrifice it unto Jehovah ; that
man shall be cut off' from his
people.
10 »And whatsoever man there
be of the house of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among them,
that eateth any manner of blood,
''I will set m.v face against that
soul that eateth blood, and will cut
him off from among his people.
1 1 For ' the ^ life of the flesh is in
3 Heb. soul.
115
17.12
LEVITICUS
18.24
Eating of Blood forbidden. Incest and ottier Impurities forbidden
the blood ; and I have given it to
you upon the altar to make atone-
ment for your souls : for it is the
blood that maketh atonement by
reason of the ^ life. 1 2 Therefore
I said unto the children of Israel,
No soul of you shall eat blood,
neither shall any stranger that
sojourneth among you eat blood.
13 And whatsoever man there be
of the children of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among them,
who taketh in hunting any beast
or bird that may be eaten ; " he
shall pour out the blood thereof,
and cover it with dust.
14 '' For as to the life of all flesh,
the blood thereof is all one with
the life thereof : therefore I said
unto the children of Israel, Ye
shall eat the blood of no manner of
flesh ; for the life of all flesh is the
blood thereof : whosoever eateth it
shall be cut off. 15 ''And every
soul that eateth ^ that which dieth
of itself, or that which is torn of
beasts, whether he be home-born
or a sojourner, he shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the even :
then shall he be clean. 16 But if
he wash them not, nor bathe his
flesh, then he shall bear his iniq-
uity.
•^ O And Jehovah spake unto
J-O Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto
the children of Israel, and say
unto them, ''I am Jehovah your
God. ■ 3 After the "doings of the
land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt,
shall ye not do : and after •''the
doings of the land of Canaan,
whither I bring you, shall ye not
do; neither shall ye walk in their
statutes. 4 Mine ordinances shall
ye do, and my statutes shall ye
keep, to walk therein : ^'I am Jeho-
vah your God. 5 Ye shall there-
fore keep my statutes, and mine
ordinances ; ''which if a man do,
he shall live ^ in them : I am Jeho-
vah.
6 None of you shall approach to
any that are near of kin to him,
to uncover their nakedness : I am
Jehovah. 7 'The nakedness of
thy father, even the nakedness of
thy mother, shalt thou not un-
cover : she is thy mother ; thou
shalt not uncover her nakedness.
8 The nakedness of thy father's
wife shalt thou not uncover ; it is
thy father's nakedness. 9 "The
1 Heb. soul. 2 Heb. a carcass. 3 Or, hy
" Dt. 12. 16
b ver. 11
' ch. 7. 24 ;
22. 8 ; Ex.
22. 31
d ch. 11. 44
' Ezek. 20.
7, 8
/ ver. 24-30 i
ch. 20. 23
^ ver. 2
'' Gal. 3. 12 ;
Lk. 10. 28 ;
Rom. 10. 5 ;
Ezek. 20. 11
' ch. 20. 11 ;
Dt. 27. 20 ;
Ezek. 22. 10
fc ver. 11 ;
ch. 20. 17 ;
Dt. 27. 22
' ch. 20. 19
' ch. 20. 20
" ch. 20. 12
' ch. 20. 21
P ch. 20. 14
5 ch. 16. 24 ;
20. 18
^ ch. 12. 2
" ch. 20. 10
t ch. 20. 2-5 ;
Dt. 12. 31
" ch. 19. 12 ;
20. 3 ; 21. 6
" ch. 20. 13 ;
Dt. 23. 18
^ Ex. 22. 19 ;
Lev. 20. 15,
16 ; Dt.
27. 21
116
nakedness of thy sister, the daugh-
ter of thy father, or the daughter
of thy mother, whether born at
home, or born abroad, even their
nakedness thou shalt iiot uncover.
10 The nakedness of thy son's
daughter, or of thy daughter's
daughter, even their nakedness
thou shalt not uncover : for theirs
is thine own nakedness. 11 The
nakedness of thy father's wife's
daughter, begotten of thy father,
she is thy sister, thou shalt not
uncover her nakedness. 12 'Thou
shalt not uncover the nakedness
of thy father's sister : she is thy
father's near kinswoman. 1 3 Thou
shalt not uncover the nakedness
of thy mother's sister : for she is
thy mother's near kinswoman.
14 "Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy father's brother,
thou shalt not approach to his
wife: she is thine aunt. 15 "Thou
shalt not uncover the nakedness
of thy daughter-in-law : she is thy
son's wife ; thou shalt not uncover
her nakedness. 16 "Thou shalt
not uncover the nakedness of thy
brother's wife: it is thy brother's
nakedness. 17 ^Thou shalt not
uncover the nakedness of a woman
and her daughter ; thou shalt not
take her son's daughter, or her
daughter's daughter, to uncover
her nakedness ; they are near kins-
women: it is'* wickedness. 18 And
thou shalt not take a wife to her
sister, to be a rival to her, to un-
cover her nakedness, besides the
other in her life-time.
1 9 « And thou shalt not approach
unto a woman to uncover her
nakedness, as long as she is ^ '" im-
pure by her uncleanness, 20 * And
thou shalt not lie carnally with
thy neighbor's wife, to defile thy-
self with her. 21 And thou shalt
not give any of thy seed ^ ' to make
them pass through the fire to
Molech ; neither shalt thou " pro-
fane the name of thy God : I am
Jehovah. 22 "Thou shalt not lie
with mankind, as with woman-
kind : it is abomination. 23 ^And
thou shalt not lie with any beast
to defile thyself therewith : neither
shall any woman stand before a
beast, to lie down thereto : it is
confusion.
24 Defile not ye yourselves in
any of these things : for in all
* Or, enormity ' Or, separated for
6 Or, to set them apart to Molech
18. 25
LEVITICUS
19.23
Imparities forbidden. Snndry Laws
these "the nations are defiled which
I cast out from before you ; 25 and
the land is defiled : * therefore I
do visit the iniquity thereof upon
it, and the land " voiniteth out lier
inhabitants. 26 Ye therefore shall
keep my statutes and mine ordi-
nances, and shall not do any of
these abominations ; neither the
home-born, nor the stranger that
sojourneth among you 27 (for all
these abominations have the men
of the land done, that were before
you, and the land is defiled) ;
28 that the land vornit not you
out also, when j'^e defile it, as it
vomited out the nation that was
before you. 29 For whosoever
shall do any of these abominations,
even the souls that do them shall
be cut off fi'om anxong their people.
30 Therefore shall ye keep ''my
charge, that ye practise not any of
these abominable customs, which
were practised before you, and
that _ ye defile not yourselves
therein : " I am Jehovah your God.
'i (Jk And Jehovah spake unto
JL 9J Moses, saying, 2 iSpeak unto
all the congregation of the children
of Israel, and say unto them, -^Ye
shall be holy ; for I -Jehovah your
God am holy. 3 Ye shall fear
every man his mother, and his
father ; and ye shall keep ^ my sab-
baths : ''lam Jehovah your God.
4 Turn ye not unto ^ * idols, nor
make to yourselves ^ molten gods :
I am Jehovah your God.
5 And when ye offer a sacrifice
of peace-oflferirigs unto Jehovah,
ye shall offer it that ye may be
accepted. 6 It shall be eaten the
same day ye offer it, and on the
morrow : and if aught remain
until the third day, it shall be
burnt with fire. 7 And if it be
eaten at all on the third day, it is
an abomination ; it shall not be
accepted : 8 but every one that
eateth it shall bear his iniquity,
because^ he hath profaned the
holy thing of Jehovah : and that
soul shall be cut off" from his
people.
9 ' And when ye reap the har-
vest of your land, thou shalt not
wholly reap the corners of thy
field, neither shalt thou gather the
gleaning of thy harvest. 10 And
thou shalt not glean thy vineyard,
neither shalt thou gather the fallen
fruit of thy vineyard ; thou shalt
1 Heb. things of nought.
" ver. 3
b ch. 20. 23 ;
Dt. 9. 5;
18. 12
' ver. 28 ;
ch. 20. 22
d ch. 22. 9 ;
Dt. U. 1
" ver. 2
/ 1 Pet. 1. 16
'J Ex. 20. 8
'' ch. 11. 44
> ch. 26. 1 ;
Ps. 96. 6 ;
115. 4-7
* Ex. 20. 23 ;
34. 17
' ch. 23. 22 ;
Dt. 24.
20-22
"■ Ex. 20. 15,
16
" Ex. 20. 7
" ch. 18. 21
P Ex. 22. 7-
15, 21-27
9 Dt. 24. 15
"■ Dt. 27. 18
* Ex. 23. 3, 6 ;
Dt. 1. 17 ;
10. 17
' Ps. 15. 3 ;
Jer. 6. 28 ;
9. 4 ; Ezek.
" Ex. 23. 7 ;
Dt. 27. 25
^ 1 Jn. 2. 9,
11; 3. 15
^ Mt. 18.
Lk. 17. 3
15;
v Dt. 32.35 ;
Rom. 12.
19; Heb.
10. 30
^ Ps. 103. 9
"Mt. 19. 19;
Mk. 12. 31 ;
Lk. 10. 27 ;
Rom. 13. 9
I> Dt. 22. 9, 11
' Dt. 22.
23-27
d ch. 6. 1-r
117
leave them for the poor and for
the sojourner : I am Jehovah your
God.
1 1 '" Ye shall not steal ; neither
shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one
to another. 12" And ye shall not
swear by my name falsely, and
" profane the name of thy God : I
am Jehovah.
13 -^Thou shalt not oppress thy
neighbor, nor rob him : * the wages
of a hired servant shall not abide
with thee all night until the morn-
ing. 14 Thou shalt not curse the
deaf, nor ''put a stumblingblock
before the Wind ; but thou shalt
fear thy God : I am Jehovah.
15 * Ye shall do no unrighteous-
ness in judgment : thou shalt not
respect the person of the poor, nor
honor the person of the mighty ;
but in righteousness shalt thou
judge thy neighbor. 16 Thou
shalt not go up and down as * a tale-
bearer among thj^ people : neither
shalt thou stand against the " blood
of thy neighbor : I am Jehovah.
17 Thou "shalt not hate thy
brother in thy heart : thou * shalt
surely rebuke thy neighbor, and
not bear sin because of him. 18
*Thou shalt not take vengeance,
"" nor bear any grudge against the
children of thy people ; but " thou
shalt love thy neighoor as thyself :
I am Jehovah.
19 Ye shall keep my statutes.
Thou shalt not let thy cattle gen-
der with a diverse kind: *tliou
shalt not sow thy field with two
kinds of seed : neither shall there
come upon thee a garment of two
kinds of stuff mingled together.
20 '^And whosoever lie th carnally
with a woman, that is a bondmaid,
betrothed to a husband, and not
at all redeemed, nor freedom given
her ; ^ they shall be punished ; they
shall not be put to death, because
she was not free. 21 And he shall
bring his trespass-offering unto Je-
hovah, unto the door of the tent of
meeting, even ''a ram for a tres-
pass-offering. 22 And the priest
shall make atonement for him
with the ram of the trespass-offer-
ing before Jehovah for his sin
which he hath sinned : and the
sin which he hath sinned shall be
forgiven him.
23 And when ye shall come into
the land, and shall have planted
all manner of trees for food, then
2 Heb. there shall be mguisition.
19.24
LEVITICUS
20.16
Sundry Laws. Ilolech-worsbip and other Sios forbidden. Laws agaiost Unchastity
ye shall C9unt the fruit thereof as
their uncircumcision : three years
shall they be as uncircumcised unto
you ; it sliall not be eaten. 24 But
in the fourth year all the fruit
thereof shall be holy, for giving
praise unto Jehovah. 25 And in
the fifth year shall ye eat of the
fruit thereof, that it may yield
unto you the increase thereof: I
am Jehovah your God.
26 Ye shall nut eat anything
" with the blood : neither shall ye
use * enchantments, nor practise
augury. 27 ""Ye shall not round
the corners of your heads, neither
shalt thou mar the corners of thy
beard. 28 Ye shall not make anj^
cuttings in your flesh for the dead,
nor print any marks upon you : I
am Jehovah.
29 "* Profane not thy daughter,
to make her a harlot ; lest the land
fall to whoredom, and the land be-
come full of ^ wickedness. 30 Ye
shall "keep my sabbaths, and •''rev-
erence my sanctuary : I am Jeho-
vah.
31 ^Turn ye not unto them that
have familiar spirits, nor unto the
wizai'ds ; seek them not out, to be
defiled by them : I am Jehovah
your God.
32 '' Thou shalt rise up before the
hoary head, and honor the face of
the old man, and thou shalt fear
thy God : I am Jehovah.
33 'And if a stranger sojourn
with thee in your land, ye shall
not do him wrong. 34 The stran-
ger that sojourneth with you shall
be unto you as the home-born
among you, and ''thou shalt love
him as thyself ; for ye were so-
journers in the land of Egypt : I
am .Jehovah your God.
35 'Ye shall do no unrighteous-
ness in judgment, in measures of
length, of weight, or of quantity.
36 Just balances, just weights, a
just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye
have : I am Jehovah your God, who
brought you out ot the land of
Egypt. 37 And ye shall observe
all my statutes, and all mine ordi-
nances, and do them : I am Jeho-
vah.
^r\ And Jehovah s]:)ake unto
^yj Moses, saying, 2 Moreover,
thou shalt say to the children of
Israel, Whosoever he be of the chil-
dren of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn in Israel, "'that giveth
1 Or, enormity
" ch. 17. 10
t> Dt. 18. 10
" ch. 21. 6
dch. 21. 9;
Dt. 22. 21 ;
23. 17, 18
' ver. 3
/ch. 26. 2
" ch. 20. 6,
27 ; Dt. 18.
11
fi- Lam. 5. 12
' Ex. 22. 21
* ver. IS
' Dt. 25. 13-
16
'" ch. 18. 21
" ver. 27 ; ch.
24. 14-23 ;
Num. 15.
35, 36 ;
Dt. 21. 21
" ch. 15. 31
P ch. 18. 21
9 ch. 19. 3i
■ 1 Pet. 1. 16
'Ex.21. 17;
Dt. 27. 16
«ch. 18. 20,
Ex. 20. H ;
Dt. 5. 18
" ch. 18. 7, 8
" ch. 18. 15
' ch. 18. 22
V Dt. 27. 23
' ch. 18. 23
118
of his seed unto Molech ; he shall
surely be put to death : " the peo-
ple of the land shall stone him
with stones. 3 I also will set my
face against that man, and will cut
him off from among his people:
because he hath given of his seea
unto Molech, "to defile my sanc-
tuary, and ^to profane my holy
name. 4 And if the people of the
land do at all hide their eyes from
that man, when he giveth of his
seed unto Molech, and ' put him
not to death ; 5 then I will set my
face against that man, and against
his family, and will cut him off,
and all that play tlie harlot after
him, to play the harlot with Molech,
from among their people.
6 And the soul that turneth unto
them that «have familiar spirits,
and unto the wizards, to play the
harlot after them, I will even set
my face against that soul, and will
cut him off from among his people.
7 Sanctify yourselves therefore,
and *■ be ye holy ; for I am Jehovah
your God. 8 And ye shall keep my
statutes, and do them : I am Jeho-
vah who sanctifieth you. 9 'For
every one that curseth his father
or his mother shall surely be put
to death : he hath cursed his father
or his mother ; his blood shall be
upon him.
10 'And the rnan that commit-
teth adultery with another man's
wife, even he that committeth adul-
tery with his neighbor's wife, the
adulterer and the adulteress shall
surely be put to death. 11" And
the man that lieth with his father's
wife hath uncovered his father's
nakedness : both of theni shall
surely be put to death ; their blood
shall be upon them. 12 "And if a
man lie with his daughter-in-law,
both of them shall surely be put to
death : they have wrought confu-
sion ; their blood shall be upon
them.^ 13 ^And if a man lie with
mankind, as with womankind, both
of them have committed abomina-
tion : they shall surely be put to
death ; their blood shall be upon
them. 14 2' And if a man take a
wife and her mother, it is ^wicked-
ness : they shall be burnt with lire,
both he and they ; that there be no
wickedness among you. 15 ^And
if a man lie with a beast, he shall
surely be put to death : and ye
shall slay tne beast. 16 And if a
woman approach unto any beast,
20.17
LEVITICUS
21. 14
Laws against Unchastity. Commaad to observe tbe Laws of Cleanness, (iencral Precepts lor tlio Priests
and lie down thereto, thou shalt
kill the woman, and the beast :
they shall sui-ely be put to death ;
their blood shall be upon them.
17 "And if a man shall take his
sister, his father's daughter, or his
mother's daughter, and see her
nakedness, and she see his naked-
ness ; it is a shameful thing ; and
they shall be cut off in the sight of
the children of their people : he
hath uncovered his sister's naked-
ness ; he shall bear his iniquity.
18 * And if a man shall He with a
woman having her sickness, and
shall uncover her nakedness ; he
hath made naked her fountain, and
she hath uncovered the fountain
of her blood : and both of them
shall be cut off from among their
people. 19" And thou shalt not un-
cover the nakedness of thy mother's
sister, nor of thy father's sister ; for
he hath made naked his near kin :
they shall bear their iniquity. 20
''And if a man shall lie with his
uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his
uncle's nakedness : they shall bear
their sin ; they shall die childless.
21 *And if a man shall take his
brother's wife, it is impurity : he
hath uncovered his brother's naked-
ness ; they shall be childless.
22 Ye shall therefoi-e keep all
my statutes, and all mine ordi-
nances, and do them ; that the
land, whither I bring you to
dwell therein, ■''vomit you not out.
23 And ye shall not walk ''in the
customs of the nation, which I
cast out before you : for they did
all these things, and ''therefore I
abhorred them. 24 But I have
said unto you, * Ye shall inherit
their land, and I will give it unto
you to possess it, a land flowing
with milk and honey : I am Jeho-
vah your God, who hath * separated
you from the peoples. 25 'Ye
shall therefore make a distinction
between the clean beast and the
unclean, and between the unclean
fowl and the clean : and ye shall
not make your souls abominable
by beast, or by bird, or by any-
thing wherewith the ground ^ teem-
eth, which I have separated from
you as unclean. 26 And ye shall
be holy unto me : for I, Jehovah,
am holy, and "' have set you apart
from the peoples, that ye should be
mine.
27 A man also or a woman that
1 Heb. creepeth.
" ch. 18. 9
6 ch. 15. 24 ;
18. 19
" ch. 18. 12,
13
d ch. 18. 14
" ch. IS. 16
/ ch. 18. 28
'J ch. 18. 3
A ch. 18. 25
' Ex. 13. 5 ;
33. 3
fc ver. 26 ;
Ex. 33. 16
'ch. 10. 10;
11. 1-47;
Dt. 14. 3-21
"^ ver. 24
" ch. 19. 31
° ch. 19. 28 ;
Ezek. 44.
' Dt. 14. 1 ;
Ezek. 44. 20
'■ ch. 19. 27
' Dt. 14. 1
< ch. 18. 21
" ch. 3. 11
" ver. 13, 14
* ver. 6
V ch. 19. 29
* ch. 10. 6, 7
" ch. 19. 28
>> ch. 10. 7
<" Ex. 29. 6, 7
<i ver. 7 ;
Ezek. a.
119
"hath a familiar spirit, or that is
a wizard, shall surely be put to
death : they shall stone them with
stones ; their blood shall be upon
tlicm.
O -^ And Jehovah said unto
wi Moses, Speak unto the
priests, the sons of Aaron, and say
unto them, " There shall none defile
himself for the dead among his
people ; 2 ^ except for his kin, that
is near unto him, for his mother,
and for his father, and for his son,
and for his daughter, and for his
brother, 3 and for his sister a vir-
gin, that is near unto him, that
hath had no husband ; for her may
he defile himself. A He shall not
defile himself, "being a chief man
among his people, to profane him-
self. 5 "^ They shall not make bald-
ness upon their head, *■ neither shall
they shave ofi:" the corner of their
beard, *nor make any cuttings in
their flesh. 6 They shall be holy
unto their God, and 'not profane
the name of their God ; for the
offerings of Jehovah made by fire,
"the bread of their God, they do
offer : therefore they shall be holy.
7^ "They shall not take a woman
that is a harlot, or '* profane ; nei-
ther shall they take a woman piit
away from her husband : for he is
holy unto his God. 8 Thou shalt
sanctify him therefore ; for he ofter-
eth ^ the bread of thy God : he shall
be holy unto thee ; for I Jehovah,
who sanctify you, am holy. 9 f And
the daughter of any priest, if she
profane herself by playing the har-
lot, she profaneth ner father : she
shall be burnt with fii'e.
10 And he that is the high priest
among his brethren, upon whose
head the anointing oil is poured,
and ^ that is consecrated to put on
the garments, "^ shall not let the
hair of his head go loose, nor rend
his _ clothes ; 1 1 '^ neither shall he
go in to any dead body, nor defile
himself for his father, or for his
mother; 12 * neither shall he go
out of the sanctuary, nor profane
the sanctuary of his God ; for " the
^ crown of the anointing oil of his
God is upon him : I am .Jehovah.
13 And he shall take a wife in her
virginity. 14 ''A widow, or one
divorced, or a ^profane woman, a
harlot, these shall _ he not take :
but a virgin of his own people
- Or, as n husband 3 Or, polluted
* Heb. tvho$e hand is filled. ^ Or, consecration
21.15
LEVITICUS
22.21
<taalificatious for the Priesthood. Law of Cleanness for th« Priests. Vhat Beasts may be sacrificed
shall he take to wife. 15 And he
shall not profane his seed among
his people : for I am Jehovah who
sanctifieth him.
16 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 17 Speak unto
Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of
thy seed throughout their genera-
tions that hath a blemish, let him
not approach to offer the " bread of
his God. 1 8 * For whatsoever man
he be that hath a blemish, he shall
not approach : a blind man, or a
lame, or he that hath a ^ flat nose,
or anything superfluous, 19 or a
man that is broken-footed, or
broken-handed, 20 or crook-backed,
or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish
in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed,
or '' hath his stones broken ; 2 1 no
man of the seed of Aaron the
priest, that hath a blemish, shall
come nigh to offer the offerings of
Jehovah made by fire : he hath a
blemish ; he shall not come nigh to
offer ^ the bread of his God. 22 He
shall eat "the bread of his God,
both of the most holy, and of the
holy : 23 only he shall not go in
unto the veil, nor come nigh unto
the altar, because he hath a blem-
ish ; that he profane not my
sanctuaries : for I am Jehovah
who sanctifieth them. 24 So
Moses spake unto Aaron, and to
his sons, and unto all the children
of Israel.
OO And Jehovah spake unto
^ j^ Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto
Aaron and to his sons, that they
^separate themselves from the holy
things of the children of Israel,
which they hallow unto me, and
that they profane not my holy
name : I am Jehovah. 3 Say unto
them, ■''Whosoever he be of all your
seed throughout your generations,
that approacheth unto the holy
things, which the children of Israel
hallow unto Jehovah, having his
uncleanness upon him, that soul
shall be cut off from before me : I
am Jehovah. 4 " What man soever
of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or
hath an issue ; he shall not eat of
the holy things, until he be clean.
*• And whoso toucheth " anything
that is unclean by the dead, or ' a
man whose seed goeth from him ;
5 or * whosoever toucheth any
creeping thing, whereby he may
be made unclean, or a man of
whom he may take uncleanness,
1 Or, slit 2 Or, any one
" ver. 6
» ch. 22. 19-
25
' Dt. 23. 1 ;
Is. 56. 3-5
<* ver. 6
« 1 Cor. 9. 13
/ ch. 7. 20,
21 , Num.
19. 13
^ ch. 14. 1-32
''Ch. U. 24-
28, 39, 40
'ch. 16. 16, 17
fc ch. n. 24-
28
' ch. 7. 24 j
11. 39, 40;
17. 15
'" ch. 18. 30
" ver. 16
" ver. 13 ;
Ex, 29. 33
P Gen. 17.13;
Ex. 12. 44
« ver, 10
>■ ch. 5. 15, 16
' ver. 9 ; ch.
10. 17
t ch. 21. 18-
21 ; Dt. 15.
21
120
whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
6 the soul that toucheth Any such
shall be unclean until the even,
and shall not eat of the holy
things, unless he bathe his flesh in
water. 7 And when the sun is
down, he shall be clean ; and after-
ward he shall eat of the holy things,
because it is his bread. 8 'That
which dieth of itself, or is torn of
beasts, he shall not eat, to defile
himself therewith : I am Jehovah.
9 They shall therefore keep "my
charge, lest "they bear sin for
it, and die therein, if they profane
it : I am Jehovah who sanctifieth
them.
10 "There shall no stranger eat
of the holy thing : a sojourner of
the priest's, or a hired servant,
shall not eat of the holy thing.
11-^ But if a priest buy any soul,
the purchase of his money, he
shall eat of it ; and such as are
born in his house, they shall eat
of his bread. 12 And if a priest's
daughter be married unto a stran-
ger, she shall not eat of the heave-
offering of the holy things. 13 But
if a priest's daughter be a widow,
or clivorced, and have no child,
and be returned unto her father's
house, as in her youth, she shall
eat of her father's bread : « but
there shall no stranger eat thereof.
14 '"And if a man eat of the holy
thing unwittingly, then he shall
put the fifth part thereof unto it,
and shall give unto the priest the
holy thing. 15 And they shall not
profane the holy things of the chil-
dren of Israel, which they offer
unto Jehovah, 16 and so cause
them *to bear the iniquity that
bringeth guilt, when they eat their
holy things : for I am Jehovah who
sanctifieth them.
17 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, _ 18 Speak unto
Aaron, and to his sons, and unto
all the children of Israel, and say
unto them. Whosoever he be of the
house of Israel, or of the sojourners
in Israel, that offei'eth his oblation,
whether it be any of their vows,
or any of their freewill-offerings,
which they offer unto Jehovah for
a burnt-offering ; 1 9 ' that ye may
be accepted, ye shall offer a male
without blemish, of the bullocks,
of the sheep, or of the goats.
20 But whatsoever hath a blemish,
that shall ye not offer : for it shall
not be acceptable for you. 21 And
22.22
LEVITICUS
23.17
laws concerning Religions Festivals : the Sabbath; the Passover; the Feast of Weeks
whosoever offereth a sacrifice of
peace-offerings unto Jehovah to
^accompHsh a vow, or for a free-
will-offering, of the herd or of the
flock, it shall be perfect to be ac-
cepted ; there shall be no blemish
therein. 22 Blind, or broken, or
maimed, or having "a wen, or
scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not
offer these unto Jehovah, nor make
an offering by fire of them upon
the altar unto Jehovah. 23 Either
a bullock or a lamb that hath any-
thing superfluous or lacking in his
parts, that mayest thou offer for a
freewill-offering ; but for a vow it
shall not be accepted. 24 "That
which hath its stones bruised, or
crushed, or broken, or cut, ye shall
not offer unto Jehovah ; neither
shall ye ^do thus in your land.
25 Neither from the hand of a
foreigner shall ye offer ''the bread
of your God of any of these ; be-
cause their corruption is in them,
there is a blemish in them : they
shall not be accepted for you.
26 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 27 When a bullock,
or a sheep, or a goat, is brought
forth, then it shall be " seven days
under the dam ; and from the
eighth day and thenceforth it shall
be accepted for the oblation of an
offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
28 ''And whetherit be cow or ewe,
ye shall not kill it and its young
both in one day. 29 And when ye
sacrifice "a sacrifice of thanksgiving
unto Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it
that ye may be accepted. 30 On
the same day it shall be eaten ; ye
shall leave none of it until the
morning : I am .Jehovah. 3 1 There-
fore shall ye keep my command-
ments, and do them : I am Jeho-
vah. 32 And ye shall not profane
my holy name ; but I will be hal-
lowed among the children of Israel :
I am Jehovah who halloweth you,
33 -^who brought you out of the
land of Egypt, to be your God : I
am Jehovah.
O O And Jehovah spake unto
^ O Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto
the children of Israel, and say
unto them, /The ^set feasts of
Jehovah, which ye shall ''proclaim
to be holy convocations, even these
are my set feasts. 3 'Six days
shall work be done : but on the
seventh day is a sabbath of solemn
1 Or, make a special vow 2 Or, sores
* Or, sacrifice them * Or, avpointed seasons
■» ch. 21. 20
b ch. 21. 22
" Ex. 22. 30
d Dt. 22. 6, r
« ch. 7. 12
/ch. 11. 46
^ ver. 4, 37,
44; Num.
29. 39
k ver. 21
■ ch. 19. 3;
Ex. 31. 13-
17 ; 35. 2, 3
*-" ver. 2
' Ex. 12. 18,
19; Num.
28. 16-26
' ver. 8, 21,
25, 35, 36
" Ex. 23. 19 ;
34. 26
" Ex. 34. 26 ;
Num. 15.
20, 21
P Num. 28.
26-31 ;
Dt. 16. 9-12
9 Num. 28.
26
121
rest, a holy convocation ; ye shall
do no manner of work : it is a
sabbath unto Jehovah in all youi
dwellings.
4 These are the *set feasts oi
Jehovah, even holy convocations,
which ye shall proclaim in their
appointed season. 5 'In the first
month, on the fourteenth day of
the month ^at even, is Jehovah's
passover. 6 And on the fifteenth
day of the same month is the feast
of unleavened bread unto Jehovah :
seven days ye shall eat unleavened
bread. 7 In the first day ye shall
have a holy convocation : ye shall
do ™ no ^ servile work. 8 But ye
shall offer an offering made by fire
unto Jehovah seven days : in the
seventh day is a holy convocation ;
ye shall do no servile work.
9 And Jehovah spake unto Moses,
saying, 10 Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them, When
ye are come into the land which I
give unto you, and " shall reap the
harvest thereof, then ye shall bring
the sheaf of the first-fruits of your
haiwest unto the priest : 1 1 and he
shall wave the sheaf before Jeho-
vah, to be accepted for you : on the
morrow after the sabbath the priest
shall wave it. 12 And in the day
when ye wave the sheaf, ye shall
offer a he-lamb without blemish a
year old for a burnt-offering unto
Jehovah. 13 And the meal-offer-
ing thereof shall be two tenth parts
o/_ an ephah of fine flour mingled
with oil, an offering made by fire
unto Jehovah for a sweet savor ;
and the drink-offering thereof shall
be of wine, the fourth part of a hin.
14 " And ye shall eat neither bread,
nor parched grain, nor fresh ears,
until this selfsame day, until ye
have brought the oblation of your
God : it is a statute for ever through-
out your generations in all your
dwellings.
15 ^ And ye shall count unto you
from the morrow after the sabbath,
from the day that ye brought the
sheaf of the wave-offering ; seven
sabbaths shall there be complete :
1 6 even unto the morrow after the
seventh sabbath shall ye number
fifty days ; and ye shall offer a
*new meal-offering unto Jehovah.
1 7 Ye shall bring out of your hab-
itations two wave-loaves of two
tenth parts of an ephah : they shall
B Heb. between the two evenings.
I 6 Heb. work of labor.
23.18
LEVITICUS
24.2
Laws concerniog ReUgions Festivals : the Feast of Trampets ; Day of Atonement ; Feast of Tabernacles
be of fine flour, they shall be baken
"with leaven, for first-fruits unto
Jehovah. 18 And ye shall present
with the bread seven lambs with-
out blemish a year old, and one
young bullock, and two rams : they
shall be a burnt-ofiering unto Jeho-
vah, with their meal-offering, and
their drink-ofterings, even an offer-
ing made by fire, of a sweet savor
unto Jehovah. 19 And ye shall
ofter '' one he-goat for a sin-offering,
and two he-lambs a year old for a
sacrifice of peace-ofterings. 20 And
the priest shall wave them with the
bread of the first-fruits for a wave-
offering before Jehovah, with the
two lambs : they shall be holy to
Jehovah for the priest. 21 And
ye shall " make proclamation on the
selfsame day ; tliere shall be a holy
convocation unto you ; ye shall do
''no servile work : it is a statute for
ever in all your dwellings through-
out your generations.
22 'And when ye reap the har-
shest of your land, thou shalt not
wholly I'eap the corners of thy field,
neither shalt thou gather the glean-
ing of thy harvest : thou shalt leave
bhem for the poor, and for the so-
journer : I am Jehovah your God.
23 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 24 Speak unto the
children of Israel, saying, -^In the
seventh month, on the first day of
the month, shall be a solemn rest
unto you, a memorial of blowing
of trumpets, a holy convocation.
25 Ye shall do " no servile work ;
and ye shall offer an offering made
by fii'e unto Jehovah.
26 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 27 Howbeit on '' the
tenth day of this seventh month is
• the day of atonement : it shall be
a holy convocation unto you, and
ye shall afflict your souls ; and ye
shall offer an offering made by fire
unto Jehovah. 28 And ye shall
do no manner of work in that same
day ; for it is a * day of atonement,
' to make atonement for you before
Jehovah your God. 29 For what-
soever soul it be that shall not be
afflicted in that same day ; he shall
be cut off from his people. 30 And
whatsoever soul it be that doeth
any manner of work in that same
day, that soul will I destroy from
among his people. 31 Ye shall do
no manner of work : it is a statute
ifo" ever throughout your genera-
tions in all your dwellings. 32 It
" ch. 2. 12 ; 7.
13
b Num. 28. 30
" ver. 2, 4
t* ver. 7
" ch. 19. 9
/Num. 29. 1
» ver. 21
'' ch. 16. 29 ;
25.9;
Num. 29. 7
' ver. 28
k ver. 27
' ch. 16. 34
'" Num. 29.
12
" ver. 42, 43 ;
Dt. 16. 13,
10
" ver. 2.J
P Num. 29.
12-34
1 Num. 29.
S5-38
» Num. 28. 1-
29. 3S
shall be unto you a sabbath of
solemn rest, and ye shall afflict
your souls : in the ninth day of
the month at even, from even unto
even, shall ye keep your sabbath.
33 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 34 Speak unto the
children of Israel, saying. On "* the
fifteenth day of this seventh month
is the feast " of ^ tabernacles for
seven days unto Jehovah. 35 On
the first day shall be a holy convo-
cation : ye shall do " no servile work.
36^ ''Seven days ye shall offer an
offering made by fire unto Jehovah :
on « the eighth day shall be a holy
convocation unto you ; and ye shall
offer an offering made by fire unto
Jehovah : it is a ' solemn assembly ;
ye shall do no servile work.
37 These are ''the set feasts of
Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim
to be holy convocations,^ to offer
an offering made by fire unto
Jehovah, a burnt-offering, and a
meal-offering, a sacrifice, and drink-
offerings, * each on its own day ;
38 besides the sabbaths of Jeho-
vah, and besides your gifts, and
besides all your vows, and besides
all your freewill-offerings, which ye
give unto Jehovah.
39 Howbeit on the fifteenth day
of the seventh month, when ye
have gathered in the fruits of the
land, ye shall keep the feast of
Jehovah seven days : on the first
day shall be a solemn rest, and on
the eighth day shall be a solemn
rest. 40 And ye shall take you
on the first day the fruit of goodly
trees, branches of palm-trees, and
boughs of thick trees, and willows
of the brook ; and ye shall rejoice
before Jehovah your God seven
days. 41 And ye shall keep it a
feast unto Jehovah seven days in
the year : it is a statute for ever
throughout your generations ; ye
shall keep it in the seventh montn.
42 Ye shall dwell 'in booths seven
days; all that are home-born in
Israel shall dwell in booths; 43
that your generations may know
that I made the children of Israel
to dwell in booths, when I brought
them out of the land of Egypt : I
am Jehovah your God. 44 And
Moses declared unto the children
of Israel " the set feasts of Jehovah.
O y4 And Jehovah spake unto
^ t: Moses, saying, 2 Command
the children of Israel, that they
1 Heb. booths. * Or, closing festival
122
24.3
LEVITICUS
25.9
The Lamp and Bread of the Sanctaary. The Fanislunent of Blasphemy. The Sabbatical V«ar
bring unto thee "pure olive oil
beaten for the light, -^to cause a
lamp to burn continually. 3 With-
out the veil of the testimony, in the
tent of meeting, shall Aaron keep
it in order from evening to morning
before Jehovah continually : it shall
be a statute for ever throughout
your genei'ations. 4 He shall keep
in order the lamps upon the * pure
candlestick before Jehovah con-
tinually.
5 " And thou shalt take fine flour,
and bake twelve cakes thereof : two
tenth parts of an ephah shall be in
one cake. 6 And thou shalt set
them in ^two rows, six on a row,
upon the ''pure table before Jeho-
vah. 7 And thou shalt put pure
frankincense upon each ^ row, that
it may be to the bread for " a me-
morial, even an offering made by
fire unto Jehovah. 8 -^ Every sab-
bath day he shall set it in order
before Jehovah ^ continually ; it is
^on the behalf of the children of
Israel, an everlasting covenant.
9 ''And it shall be for Aaron and
his sons ; and they shall eat it in a
holy place : for it is most holy unto
him of the offerings of Jehovah
made by fire by a perpetual statute.
10 And the son of an Israelitish
woman, whose father was an Egyp-
tian, went out among the children
of Israel ; and the son of the Israel-
itish woman and a man of Israel
strove together in the camp : 1 1 and
the son of the Israelitish woman
blasphemed the 'Name, and cursed ;
and they brought him unto Moses.
And his mother's name was Shelo-
mith, the daughter of Dibri, of the
tribe of Dan. 12 And they put him
in ward, that it might be declared
unto them *at the mouth of
Jehovah.
13 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 14 Bring forth him
that hath cursed without the
camp ; and let all that heard him
'lay their hands upon his head,
and ™let all the congregation stone
him. 1.5 And thou shalt speak
unto the children of Israel, saying,
" Whosoever curseth his God shall
bear his sin. 1 6 And he that blas-
phemeth the name of Jehovah, he
shall surely be put to death ; all the
congregation shall certainly stone
him : as well the sojourner, as the
1 Or, to set up a lamp continually
2 Or, two piles, six in a pile
* Or, pile i Or, from
" Ex. 27. 20,
21
b Ex. 25. 31 ;
31. 8; sr.
17
' Ex. 25. 30 ;
39. 30 ; 40.
23
d Ex. 25. 24
« Ch. 2. 2, 9,
16
/Mt. 12.5
'J Ex. 25. 30 ;
Num. 4. 7
''Mt. 12. 4;
Mk. 2. 26 ;
Lk. 6. 4
i Ex. 3. 15 ;
22. 28
«: Ex. IS. 15
'Dt. 13.9;
17. 7
"^ ch. 20. 2,
27 ; Dt. 21.
21
" Ex. 22. 28
" Ex. 21. 12 ;
Num. 36.
30, 31 ;
Dt. 27. 24
P ver. 21
'Ex. 21. 23;
Dt. 19, 21
»■ Mt. 5. 38
' ver. 17
t Ex. 12. 49 ;
Num. 9.
14 ; 15. 15,
16, 29
" ver. 20, 21
V ch. 23. 27
123
home-born, when he blasphemeth
the name of Jehovah, shall be put
to death. 17" And he that smit-
eth any man mortally shall surely
be put to death. 18 And ^ he that
smiteth a beast mortally shall
make it good, life for life. 19 And
if a man cause a blemish in his
neighbor ; as he hath done, so shall
it be done to him : 20 * breach
for breach, ''eye for eye, tooth for
tooth ; as he hath caused a blemish
in a nian, so shall it be rendered
unto him. 21 *And he that killeth
a beast shall make it good : and he
that killeth a man shall be put to
death. 22 Ye shall have ' one man-
ner of law, as well for the sojourner,
as for the home-born : for I am
Jehovah your God. 23 And Moses
spake to the children of Israel;
and they brought for-th him that
had cursed out of the camp, and
stoned him with stones. Ana the
children of Israel did as Jehovah
commanded Moses,
r) ^ And Jehovah spake unto
w fj Moses in mount Sinai, say-
ing, 2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto thexn, When
ye come into the land which I give
you, then shall the land keep a
sabbath unto Jehovah. 3 " Six
years thou shalt sow thy field, and
six years thou shalt prune thy
vineyard, and gather in the fruits
thereof; 4 but in "the seventh
year shall be a sabbath of solemn
rest for the land^ a sabbath unto
Jehovah : thou snalt neither sow
thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
5 That which growetn of itself
of thy harvest thou shalt not reap,
and the grapes of thy undr-essed
vine thou shalt not gather : it shall
be a year of solemn rest for the
land. 6 ^And the sabbath of the
land shall be for food for you ; for
thee, and for thy servant and for
thy maid, and for thy hired ser-
vant and for thy stranger, who
sojourn with thee. 7 And for thy
cattle, and for the beasts that are
in thy land, shall all the increase
thereof be for food.
8 And thou shalt number seven
sabbaths of years unto thee, seven
times seven years ; and there shall
be unto thee the days of seven
sabbaths of years, even forty and
nine years. 9 Then shalt thou
send abroad the loud trumpet on
^the tenth day of the seventh
month ; in the day of atonement
25.10
LEVITICUS
25.38
The Year of Jubilee. Redemption of land and Houses. Taldng of Interest forbidden
shall ye send abroad the trumpet
throughout all your land. 10 And
ye shall hallow the fiftieth year,
and proclaim liberty throughout
the land unto all the inhabitants
thereof : it shall be a jubilee unto
you ; and " ye shall return every
man unto his possession, and ye
shall return every man unto his
family. 11 A jubilee shall that
fiftieth year be unto you : ye shall
nc sow, neither reap that which
groweth of itself in it, nor gather
the grapes in it of the undressed
vines. 12 For it is a jubilee; it
shall be holy unto you : ye shall
eat the increase thereof out of the
field.
13 *In this year of jubilee ye
shall return every man unto his
possession. 14 And if thou sell
aught unto thy neighbor, or buy
of thy neighbor's hand, "ye shall
not wrong one another. 15 Ac-
cording to the number of years
after the jubilee thou shalt buy of
thy neighbor, and according unto
the number of years of the crops
he shall sell unto thee. 16 ''Ac-
cording to the multitude of the
years thou shalt increase the price
thereof, and according to the few-
ness of the years thou shalt dimin-
ish the price of it ; for the number
of the crops doth he sell unto thee.
17 And ""ye shall not wrong one
another ; but thou shalt fear thy
God : for I am Jehovah your God.
18 Wherefore ye shall do my
statutes, and keep mine ordinances
and do them; and •''ye snail dwell
in the land in safety. 1 9 And the
land shall yield its fruit, and ye
shall eat your fill, and dwell
therein in safety. 20 And if ye
shall say, ^What shall we eat the
seventh year "? behold, we shall not
sow, nor gather in our increase ;
21 then I will command my bless-
ing upon you in the sixth year,
and it shall bring forth fruit for
the three years. 22 And ye shall
sow the eighth year, and eat of the
fruits, ''the old store; until the
ninth year, until its fruits come in,
ye shall eat the old store.
23 And the land shall not be
sold in perpetuity; for Hhe land
is mine : for * ye are strangers and
sojourners with me. 24 And in
all the land of your possession ye
shall grant a redemption for the
land. 25 'If thy brother be
waxed poor, and seU some of his
" Ter. 13, 28,
64
b ver. 10
' ver. 17
d ver. 27, 51,
62
* ver. 14
/ ch. 26. 4, 5
'•> ver. 4
'' ch. 26. 10
' Ex. 19. 5
k Gen. 23. 4 ;
1 Chr. 29.
15 ; Ps. 39.
12 ; Heb.
11. 13;
1 Pet. 2. 11
I Ruth 2.
20 ; 4. 4, 6
"* ver. 16
" ver. 10, 13
" Num. 35.
1-8
P Num. 35.
2-5
9 Dt. 15. 7-
11 ; 24. 14,
»• El. 22. 25 ;
Dt. 23. 19,
* ch. U. 45
possession, then shall his kinsman
that is next unto him come, and
shall redeem that which his brother
hath sold. 26 And if a man have
no one to redeem it, and he be
waxed rich and find sufficient to
redeem it ; 27 '"then let him reckon
the years of the sale thereof, and
restore the overplus unto the man
to whom he sold it ; and he shall
return unto his possession. 28
But if he be not able to get it back
for himself, then that which he
hath sold shall remain in the hand
of hun that hath bought it until
the year of jubilee : and in the
jubilee it shall go out, and "he
shall return unto his possession.
29 And if a man sell a dwelling-
house in a walled city, then he
may redeem it within a whole year
after it is sold ; for a full year shall
he have the right of redemption.
30 And if it be not redeemed
within the space of a full year,
then the house that is in the walled
city shall be made sure in perpetu-
ity to him that bought it, through-
out his generations : it shall not
go out in the jubilee. 31 But the
houses of the villages which have
no wall round about them shall be
reckoned with the fields of the
country : they may be redeemed,
and they shall go out in the jubi-
lee. 32 Nevertheless "the cities
of the Levites, the houses of the
cities of their possession, may the
Levites redeem at any time. 33
And ^ if one of the Levites redeem,
then the house that was sold, and
the city of his possession, shall go
out in the jubilee ; for the houses
of the cities of the Levites are
their possession among the chil-
dren of Israel. 34 ^ But. the field
of the '^suburbs of their cities may
not be sold ,- for it is their per-
petual possession.
35 'And if thy brother be waxed
poor, and his hand fail with thee ;
then thou shalt ^ uphold him : as a
stranger and a sojourner shall he
live with thee. 36 ""Take thou no
interest of him or increase, but
fear thy God ; that thy brother
may live with thee. 37 Thou shalt
not give him thy money upon
interest, nor give nim thy victuals
for increase. 38 ' I am Jehovah
your God, who brought you forth
1 Or, if a man redeem from the Levites
ace. to Vule., )'/ they have not been redeemed
124
2 Or, pasture lands
3 Or, relieve
25.39
LEVITICUS
26.11
The Year of JaMee. Redemption of Servants. Blessings for Obedience promised
out of the land of Egypt, to give
you the land of Canaan; and "to
be your God.
.39 * And if thy brother be waxed
poor with thee, and sell himself
unto thee ; thou shalt not make
him to serve as a bondservant.
40 As a hired servant, and as a
sojourner, he shall be with thee ;
he shall serve with thee unto the
year of jubilee : 41 then shall he
go out from thee, he and his chil-
dren with him, and shall return
unto his own family, and unto the
possession of his fathers shall he
return. 42 For they are my ser-
vants, whom I brought forth out
of the land of Egypt : they shall
not be sold as bondmen. 43 ''Thou
shalt not rule over him with rigor,
but shalt fear thy God. 44 And
as for thy bondmen, and thy bond-
maids, whom thou shalt have ; of
the nations that are round about
you, of them shall ye buy bond-
men and bondmaids. 45 IMore-
over of the children of the strangers
that sojourn among you, of them
shall ye buy, and or their families
that are with you, which they
have begotten in your land : and
they shall be your possession.
46 And ye shall make them an
inheritance for your children after
you, to hold for a possession ; of
them shall ye take your bondmen
for ever : '' but over your brethren
the children of Israel ye shall not
rule, one oyer another, with rigor.
47 And if a stranger or sojourner
with thee be waxed rich, and thy
brother be waxed poor beside him,
and sell himself unto the stranger
or sojourner with thee, or to the
stock of the stranger's family ;
48 after that he is sold he may be
redeemed : one of his brethren may
redeem him; 49 or his uncle, or
his uncle's son, may redeem him,
or any that is nigh of kin unto
him of his family may redeem
him; or ^if he be waxed rich, he
may redeem himself. 50 And he
shall reckon with him that bought
him from the year that he sold
himself to him unto the year of
jubilee : and the price of his sale
shall be according unto the num-
ber of years ; according to the tinie
of a hired servant shall he be with
him. 51 If there be yet many
years, ■''according unto them he
shall give back the price of his
redemption out of the money that
" Gen. 17. 7
6 Ex. 21. 2-6 ;
Dt. 15.
12-18
" ver. 46, 53 ;
Ex. 1. 13,
14; Ezek.
34. 4
rf ver. 43
* ver. 26, 27
/ver. 16
'' ver. 10, 13,
28
t ch. 19. 4
k Ex. 20. 4
' Ex. 23. 24
"' Num. 33.
62
" ch. 19. 30
0 Dt. 7.
12-26; 28.
1-14
9 ch. 26. 18,
19
Ts. 29. 11;
86. 8 ; 147.
14
' Zeph. 3. 13
« ver. 22
" ver. 25
" Dt. 32. 30
= Gen. 17. 6 ;
22. 17 ; 48. 4
V Gen. 17. 7
- ch. 25. 22
" Ex. 25. 8 ;
29. 46, 46
6 2 Cor. 6.
16; Dt.
23. 14
he was bought for. 52 And if
there remain but few years unto
the year of jubilee, then he shall
reckon with him ; according unto
his years shall he give back the
price of his redemption. 53 As a
servant hired year by year shall
he be with him : ^he snail not rule
with rigor over him in thy sight.
54 And if he be not redeemed ^ by
these means, '^ then he shall go out
in the year of jubilee, he, and his
children with him. 55 For unto
me the children of Israel are ser-
vants ; they are my servants w^,om
I brought forth out of the l^nd of
Egypt : I am Jehovah your God.
O ^ Ye shall make you no
w \J ' idols, neither shall ye rear
you up *a graven image, or '^'a
pillar, neither shall ye place any
™ figured stone in your land, to bow
down ^ unto it : for I am Jehovah
your God. 2 "Ye shall keep my
sabbaths, and reverence my sanc-
tuary : I am Jehovah.
3 "If ye walk in my statutes,
and keep my commandments, and
do them ; 4 then I will give your
rains in their season, and the land
shall yield its increase, and the
trees of the field shall yield their
fruit. 5 p And your threshing shall
reach unto the vintage, and the,
vintage shall reach unto the sow-
ing time ; and ye shall eat your
bread to the full, and * dwell in
your land safely. 6 And ''I will
give peace in the land, and 'ye
shall lie down, and none shall
make you afraid : and ' I will
cause evil beasts to cease out of
the land, neither "shall the sword
go through 5^our land. 7 And ye
shall chase your enemies, and they
shall fall before you by the sword.
8 "And five of you shall chase a
hundred, and a hundred of you
shall chase ten thousand ; and
your enemies shall fall before
you by the sword. 9 And I will
have respect unto you, and ^make
you fruitful, and multiply you,
and will 2' establish my covenant
with you. 10 "^And ye shall eat
old store long kept, and ye shall
bring forth the old * because of
the new. 11 "And I will set my
tabernacle among you : and my
soul shall not abhor you. 12 And
*I will walk among you, and will
be your God, and ye shall be my
1 Or, in these years
2 Or, an obelisk
3 Or, thereon
* Or, from before
125
26.13
LEVITICUS
26.40
Chastisements for Disobedience threatened
people. 13 "I am Jehovah your
God, who brought you forth out
of the land of Egypt, that ye
should not be their bondmen ;
and * I have broken the bars of
your yoke, and made you go up-
right.
14 "But if ye will not hearken
unto me, and will not do all these
commandments; 15 and if ye shall
reject my statutes, and if '^ your
soul abhor mine ordinances, so that
ye will not do all my command-
ments, but " break my covenant ;
16 1 also will do this unto you :
I will appoint^ -^terror over you,
even consumption and fever, that
shall consume the eyes, and make
the ^ soul to pine away ; and '' ye
shall sow j^our seed in vain, for
your enemies shall eat it. 1 7 And
I will set my face against you, and
ye shall be smitten before your
enemies : * they that hate you shall
rule over you ; and * ye shall flee
when none pursueth you. 18 And
if ye will not yet for these things
hearken unto me, then I will chas-
tise you ' seven times more for your
sins. 19 And I will "'break the
pride of your power : and I will
make your heaven as iron, and
your earth as brass ; 20 and " your
strength shall be spent in vain ;
for your land shall not yield its
increase, neither shall the trees of
the land yield their fruit.
21 And if ye "walk contrary
unto me, and will not hearken
unto me, I will bring ^ seven times
more plagues upon you according
to your sins. 22 And I will send
the beast of the field among you,
which shall rob you of your chil-
dren, and destroy your cattle, and
make you few in number ; and your
ways shall become desolate.
23 And if by these things ye
will not be reformed ^unto me,
but « will walk contrary unto me ;
24 then will I also '' walk contrary
unto you ; and I will smite you,
even I, 'seven times for your sins.
25 And I will bring a sword upon
you, that shall execute 'the ven-
geance of the covenant ; and ye
shall be gathered together within
your cities : and I will send " the
pestilence among you ; and ye shall
be delivered into the hand of the
enemy. 26 "When I break your
ntaff of bread, ten women shall
'jake your bread in one oven, and
» Or, by
" Ex. 20. 2
6 Ezek. 34.
27
" Dt. 28. 15-
6S;
Josh. 23.
15
d ver. 11
* ver. 9
/ Pa. 7S. 33
'J Ezek. 24.
23 ; 33. 10
f^ Judg. 6.
3-<3
' Ps. lOG. 41
fc ver. 36, 37 ;
Ps. 53. 5 ;
Prov. 28. 1
i ver. 21, 24,
28
™ Is. 28. 1-3 ;
Ezek. 24.
21
" Is. 17. 10,
11 ; Jer. 12.
13
" ver. 23, 24,
27, 40
P ver. 18
9 ver. 21
"■ ver. 28, 41
* ver. 21
< Jer. 50. 28 ;
51. 11
" Num. 14.
12
^ Is. 3. 1 ;
Ezek. 4.
16, 17 ; 5.
16
^ ver. 24, 41
y ver. 24
^ 2 K. 23. 20 ;
Ezek. 6. 3,
6 ; Am. 7. 9
■» 2 Chr. 34. 4,
7 ; Is. 27. 9
l> Jer. 44. 2,
6, 22
" Is. 63. 18 ;
Lam. 2. 7
rf Am. 6. 21
" Jer. 12. 11 ;
33. 10
/Jer. 18. 16;
19. 8
" Ps. 44. 11 ;
106. 27 ;
Jer. 31. 10 ;
Ezek. 12.
15
'' ver. 43 ;
2 Chr. 36.
21
1 Is. 30. 17 ;
Lam. 1. 3,
6; 4. 19
fc Jer. 6. 21 ;
Nah. 3. 3
! Dt. 4. 26
' Ezek. 4.
17 ; 33. 10
' Jer. 3. 12-
15 ; 14. 20 ;
Hob. 5. 15
126
they shall deliver your bread again
by weight : and ye shall eat, and
not be satisfied.
27 And if ye will not for all
this hearken unto me, but walk
contrary unto me; 28 then 'I
will walk contrary unto you in
wrath ; and I also will cnastise
you ^ seven times for your sins.
29 And ye shall eat the flesh of
your sons, and the flesh of your
daughters shall ye eat. 30 And
I ^will destroy your high places,
and cut down your "sun-images,
and cast your dead bodies upon
the bodies of your idols ; and my
soul shall abhor you. 31 And I
will make your cities a * waste,
and will bring your ''sanctuaries
unto desolation, and I will not
^ smell the savor of your sweet
odors. 32 And I will bring "the
land into desolation ; ■''and your
enemies that dwell therein shall
be astonished at it. 33 And you
will I ^ scatter among the nations,
and I will draw out the sword
after you : and your land shall
be a desolation, and your cities
shall be a waste.
34 ''Then shall the land enjoy
its sabbaths, as long as it lietn
desolate, and ye are in your ene-
mies' land ; even_ then shall the
land rest, and enjoy its sabbaths.
35 As long as it lieth desolate it
shall have i;est, even the rest which
it had not in your sabbaths, when
ye dwelt upon it. 36 And as for
them that are left of you, I will
send 'a faintness into their heart
in the lands of their enemies : and
the sound of a driven leaf shall
chase them ; and they shall flee,
as one fleeth from the sword ; and
they shall fall when none pur-
sueth. 37 *And they shall stum-
ble one upon another, as it were
before the sword, when none pur-
sueth : and ye shall have no power
to stand before your enemies. 38
'And ye shall perish among the
nations, and the land of your ene-
mies shall eat you up. 39 '"And
they that are left of you shall pine
away in their iniquity in your ene-
mies' lands ; and also in the iniqui-
ties of their fathers shall they pine
away with them.
40 "And they shall confess their
iniquity, and the iniquity of their
fathers, in their trespass which
they trespassed against me. and
also that, oecause they walked con-
26.41
LEVITICUS
27.20
Mercy promised to the Penitent. Laws conceriuiig Vows
trary unto me, 41 I also walked
contrary unto them, and brought
them into the land of their ene-
mies : "if then their uncircumcised
heart be humbled, and *they then
accept of the punishment of their
iniquity ; 42 then will I remember
''my covenant with Jacob; and
also my covenant '' with Isaac, and
also "my covenant with Abraham
will I remember ; and I will re-
member the land. 43 -^The land
also shall be left by them, and
shall enjoy its sabbaths, while it
lieth desolate without them : and
they shall accept of the punish-
ment of their iniquity ; because,
even because they rejected mine
ordinances, and their "soul ab-
horred my statutes. 44 And yet
for all that, when they are in the
land of their enemies, I will not
reject them, neither will I ''abhor
them, 'to destroy them utterly,
and ''to break my covenant with
them ; for I am Jehovah their
God; 45 but I will for their
sakes remember the 'covenant of
their ancestors, whom I brought
forth out of the land of Egypt in
the sight of the nations, that "*!
might be their God : I am Jehovah.
46 "These are the statutes and
ordinances and laws, which Jeho-
vah made between him and the
children of Israel in mount Sinai
by Moses.
O ^ And Jehovah spake unto
Ami I Moses, saying, 2 Speak
unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, When a man shall
^accomplish a vow, ^the persons
shall be for Jehovah by thy esti-
mation. 3 And thy estimation
shall be of the male from twenty
years old even unto sixty years old,
even thy estimation shall be fifty
shekels of silver, after "the shekel
of the sanctuary. 4 And if it be
a female, then thy estimation shall
be thirty shekels. 5 And if it be
from five years old even unto
twenty years old, then thy estima-
tion shall be of the male twenty
shekels, and for the female ten
shekels. 6 And if it be from a
month old even unto five years old,
then thy estimation shall be of the
male ^ five shekels of silver, and for
the female thy estimation shall be
three shekels of silver. 7 And if
1 Or, make a special vow
" Or, according to thy estimation of persons
unto Jehovah, then thy estimation &c.
" Jer. 4. 4;
9. 25, 20 ;
Ezek. 44. i
>> Ezek. 20.
43
" Gen. 28.
13-16 ; 35.
11, 12
d Gen. 26.
2-5
" Gen. 22.
15-18
/ ver. 34
" ver. n
'« ver. 11
i Dt. 4. 31 ;
Jer. 30. 11
«■■ Jer. 33.
20-26
' Ex. 6. 6-8
'" Gen. 17. 7
" ch. 7. 38 ;
27. 34 ;
Dt. 4. 6 ;
29. 1
" ver. 25 ;
Ex. 30. 13
P Num. 18.
16
9cb.fi. U;
14. 21-24
' ver. 33
127
it be from sixty years old and up-
ward ; if it be a male, then thy
estimation shall be fifteen shekels,
and for the female ten shekels.
8 But if he be poorer than thy
estimation, then he shall be set be-
fore the priest, and the priest shall
value him ; * according to the abil-
ity of him that vowed shall the
priest value him.
9 And if it be a beast, whereof
men offer an oblation unto Jeho-
vah, all that any man giveth of
such unto Jehovah shall be holy.
10 '"He shall not alter it, nor
change it, a good for a bad, or a
bad for a good : and if he shall at
all change beast for beast, then
both it and that for which it is
changed shall be holy. 1 1 And if
it be any unclean beast, of which
they do not offer an oblation unto
Jehovah, then he shall set the beast
before the priest ; 1 2 and the priest
shall value it, whether it be good
or bad: as thou the priest valuest
it, so shall it be. 1 3 But if he will
indeed redeem it, then he shall add
the fifth part thereof unto thy
estimation.
14 And when a man shall sanc-
tify his house to be holy unto
Jehovah, then the priest shall esti-
mate it, whether it be good or bad :
as the priest shall estimate it, so
shall it stand. 15 And if he that
sanctified it will redeem his house,
then he shall add the fifth part of
the money of thy estimation unto
it, and it shall be his.
16 And if a man shall sanctify
unto Jehovah part of the field of
his possession, then thy estimation
shall be according to the sowing
thereof: the sowing of a homer of
barley shall be valued at fifty shek-
els of silver. 17 If he sanctify
his field from the year of jubi-
lee, according to thy estimation it
shall stand. 1 8 But if he sanctify
his field after the jubilee, then the
priest shall reckon unto him the
money according to the years that
remain unto the year" of jubilee ;
and an abatement shall be made
from thy estimation. 19 And if
he that sanctified the field will in-
deed redeem it, then he shall add
the fifth part of the money of thy
estimation unto it, and it shall be
assured to him. 20 And if he will
not redeem the field, or if he have
sold the field to another man, it
shall not be redeemed any more:
27.21
LEVITICUS
Laws concerning Vows; concerning Tithes
27.34
21 but the field, when it goeth out
in the jubilee, shall be holy unto
Jehovah, as a field devoted; the
possession thereof shall be the
priest's. 22 And if he sanctify
unto Jehovah a field which he hath
tought, which is not of the field of
his possession; 23 then the priest
shall reckon unto him the worth of
thy estimation unto the year of
jubilee: and he shall give thine
estimation in that day, as a holy
thing unto Jehovah. 24 In the
year of jubilee the field shall re-
turn unto him of whom it was
bought, even to him to whom the
possession of the land belongeth.
25 And all thy estimations shall
be according to " the shekel of the
sanctuary : twenty gerahs shall be
the shekel.
26 "Only the firstling among
beasts, which is made a firstling to
Jehovah, no man shall sanctify it;
whether it be ox or sheep, it is Je-
hovah s. 27 And if it be of an un-
clean beast, then he shall ransom
it according to thine estimation,
and shall add unto it the fifth part
thereof: or if it be not redeemed,
then it shall be sold according to
thy estimation.
"■ ver. 3
* Ex. 13. 2
' Num. 18.
14; Josh.
6. 17-19
d ver. 10
' ch. 26. 46 ;
Dt. 4. 0
28 Notwithstanding, no "de-
voted thing, that a man shall
devote unto Jehovah of all that
he hath whether of man or beast,
or oJ^,the field of his possession,
shall be sold or redeemed: every
devoted thing is most holy unto
Jehovah. 29 No one devoted,
that shall be devoted from among
men, shall be ransomed; he shall
surely be put to death.
30 And all the tithe of the land,
whether of the seed of the land, or
of the fruit of the tree, is Jeho-
vah s: it is holy unto Jehovah,
i , "^^^^^ "^ ^ i^^^n will redeem aught
of his tithe, he shall add unto it the
fifth part thereof. 32 And all the
tithe of the herd or the flock, what-
soever passeth under the rod, the
tenth shall be holy unto Jehovah.
33 ''He shall not search whether
It be good or bad, neither shall
he change it: and if he change it
at all, then both it and that for
which It is changed shall be holy;
it shall not be redeemed.
34 'These are the command-
ments, which Jehovah commanded
Moses for the children of Israel in
mount Sinai.
128
THE FOURTH BOOK OF MOSES,
COMMONLY CALLED
NUMBERS
Men of War numbered
IAnd Jehovah spake unto
Moses in the wilderness of
Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on
" the first day of the second month,
in the second year after they were
come out of the land of Egypt, say-
ing, 2 * Take ye the sum of all the
congregation of the children of
Israel, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the
number of the names, every male,
by their polls ; 3 from '^ twenty
years old and upward, all that are
able to go forth to war in Israel,
thou and Aaron shall number them
by their hosts. 4 And with you
there shall be a man of every tribe ;
* every one head of his fathers'
house. 5 And these are the names
of the men that shall stand with
you. Of Reuben : Elizur the son
of Shedeur. 6 Of Simeon : She-
lumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
7 Of Judah : Nahshon the son of
Amminadab. 8 Of Issachar : Ne-
thanel the son of Zuar. 9 Of
Zebulun : Eliab the son of Helen.
10 Of the children of Joseph : Of
Ephraim : Elishama the son of
Ammihud. Of Manasseh : Gama-
liel the son of Pedahzur. 11 Of
Benjamin : Abidan the son of
Gideoni. 1 2 Of Dan : Ahiezer the
son of Ammishaddai. 13 Of
Asher : Pagiel the son of Ochran.
14 Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of
^ Deuel. 15 Of Naphtali : Ahira
the son of Enan. 16 These are
they that were " called of the con-
gregation, the princes of the tribes
of their fathers ; they were the
heads of the " thousands of Israel.
17 And Moses and Aaron took
these men that are mentioned by
name: 18 and they assembled all
the congregation together on the
•''first day of the second month;
and they declared their pedigrees
after their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the
1 In ch. 2. 14, Reuel. 2 Or, families
°- Ex. 40. 2,
17
6 ch. 26. 2 ;
Ex. 12. 37 ;
38. 26, 26
"^ Ex. 30. 14 ;
38. 26
d ver. 16 ;
Ex. 18. 21,
24 ; Dt. 1.
15
" ch. 16. 2 ;
26. 9
/ver. 1
' ch. 26. 5-11
ft ch. 26. 12-
14
'■ ch. 26. 15-
^ ch. 26. 19-
22
i ch. 26. 23-
25
129
number of the names, from twenty
years old and upward, by their
Soils. 1 9 As Jehovah commanded
loses, so he numbered them in
the wilderness of Sinai.
20 =' And the children of Reuben,
Israel's first-born, their genera-
tions, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, according to the
number of the names, by their
polls, every male from twenty
years old and upward, all that
were able to go forth to war ;
21 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Reuben, were
forty and six thousand and five
hundred.
^22 "Of the children of Simeon,
their generations, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, thoso that
were numbered thereof, according
to the number of the names, by
their polls, every male from twenty
years old and upward, all that
were able to go forth to war ; 23
those that were numbered of them,
of the tribe of Simeon, woi'e fifty
and nine thousand and three
hundred.
24 'Of the children of Gad, their
generations, by their families, by
their fathers' houses, according to
the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war ;
25 those that yi&c^ numbered of
them, of the tribe of Gad, were
forty and five thousand six hun-
dred and fifty.
26 *0f the children of Judah,
their generations, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war ;
27 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Judah, were
threescore and fourteen thousand
and six hundred.
28 ' Of the children of Issachar,
their generations, by their families,
1.29
NUMBEKS
1.54
Men of War numbered. The levites excepted
by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war ;
29 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Issachar, were
fifty and four thousand and four
hundred.
30 « Of the children of Zebulun,
their generations, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war ;
31 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were
fifty and seven thousand and four
hundred.
32 ''Of the children of Joseph,
namely, of the children of Ephraim,
their generations, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of the. names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war ;
33 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Ephraim,
were forty thousand and five
hundred.
34 " Of the children of Manasseh,
their generations, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, according
to the nvimber of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war :
35 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Manasseh,
were thirty and two thousand and
two hundred.
36 '^ Of the children of Benjamin,
their generations, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war ;
37 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Benjamin,
were thirty and five thousand and
four hundred.
38 " Of the children of Dan, their
generations, by their families, by
their fathers' houses, according to
the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war ;
39 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Dan, were
threescore and two thousand and
seven hundred.
40 -^Of the children of Asher,
their generations, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
» ch. 20. 26,
27
!> ch. 26. 35-
37
' ch. 26. 28-
34
d ch. 26. 38-
41
' ch. 26. 42,
43
/Ch.
47
6.44-
i' ch. 26. 48-
h ch. 2. 32 ;
26. 51 ; Ex.
12. 37 ; 38.
26
'■ ch. 2. 33 ;
3. 14-39 ; 4.
49 ; 26. 57-
* ch. 3. 2;-37
I ch. 4. 1-33
*" ch. 3. 10,
38 ; 4. 15,
19, 20
" ch. 2. 2
" ch. 3. 23,
29,36
that were able to go forth to war ;
41 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Asher, were
forty and one thousand and five
hundred.
42 0 Of the children of Naphtali,
their generations, by their families,
by their fathers' houses, according
to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war ;
43 those that were numbered of
them, of the tribe of Naphtali,
were fifty and three thousand and
four hundred.
44 These are they that were
numbered, whom Moses and Aaron
numbered, and the princes of
Israel, being twelve men : they
were each one for his fathers'
house. 45 So all they that were
numbered of the children of Isra^
by their fathers' houses, from
twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war in
Israel ; 46 even all they that were
numbered were '' six hundred thou-
sand and three thousand and five
hundred and fifty.
47 But Hhe Levites after the
tribe of their fathers were not
numbered among them. 48 For
Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
49 Only the tribe of Levi thou
shalt not number, neither shalt
thou take the sum of them among
the children of Israel ; 50 but * ap-
point thou the Levites over the
tabernacle of the testimony, and
over all the furniture thereof, and
over all that belongeth to it : they
shall bear the tabernacle, and all
the furniture thereof ; and they
shall minister unto it, and shall
encamp round about the taber-
nacle. 51 'And when the taber-
nacle setteth forward, the Levites
shall take it down ; and when
the tabernacle is to be pitched, the
Levites shall set it up: and '"the
stranger that cometh nigh shall be
put to death. 52 "And the chil-
dren of Israel shall pitch their
tents, every man by his own camp,
and every man by his own stand-
ard, according to their hosts. 53
"But the Levites shall encamp
round about the tabernacle of the
testimony, that there be no wrath
upon the congregation of the chil-
dren of Israel: and the Levites
shall keep the charge of the taber-
nacle of the testimony. 54 Thua
did the children of Israel ; accord-
130
2.1
NUMBERS
2.31
Number, Encampment, and Princes of the Tribes
ing to all that Jehovah commanded
Moses, so did they.
2 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2 "The children of Israel shall
encamp every man by his own
standard, with the ensigns of their
fathers' houses : over against the
tent of meeting shall they encamp
round about. 3 And those that
encamp on the east side toward the
sunrising shall be they of the
standard of the camp of Judah,
according to their hosts : and the
prince of the children of Judah
shall be * Nahshon the son of Am-
minadab. 4 And his host, and
those that were numbered of them,
were threescore and fourteen thou-
sand and six hundred. 5 And those
that encamp next unto him shall
be the tribe of Issachar : and the
prince of the children of Issachar
shall be " Nethanel the son of Zuar.
6 And his host, and those that
were numbered thereof, were fifty
and four thousand and four hun-
dred. 7 And the tribe of Zebulun :
and the prince of the children of
Zebulun shall be "* Eliab the son of
Helen. 8 And his host, and those
that were numbered thereof, were
fifty and seven thousand and four
hundred. 9 All that were num-
bered of the camp of Judah were
a hundred thousand and four-
score thousand and six thousand
and four hundred, according to
their hosts. They shall set forth
first.
10 On the south side shall be the
standai'd of the camp of Reuben
according to their hosts : and the
prince of the children of Reuben
shall be " Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 And his host, and those that
were numbered thereof, were forty
and six thousand and five hundred.
12 And those that encamp next
unto him shall be the tribe of
Simeon : and the prince of the
children of Simeon shall be ■''She-
lumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13
And his host, and those that were
numbered of them, were fifty and
nine thousand and three hundred.
14 And the tribe of Gad : and the
prince of the children of Gad shall
be Eliasaph the son of ^ Reuel. 1 5
And his host, and those that were
nvimbered of them, were forty and
five thousand and six hundred and
fifty. 1 6 All that were numbered
I In ch. 1. 14, Deud.
" ch. 1. 52
6 ch. 1. 7
° ch. 1. 8
dch. 1. 9
' ch. 1. 5
/ch. 1.6
^ ch. 1. 53
ft ch. 1. 10
' ch. 1. 10
fc ch. 1. II
' ch. 1. 12
' ch. 1. 13
" ch. 1, 15
of the camp of Reuben were a hun-
dred thousand and fifty and one
thousand and four hundred and
fifty, according to their hosts.
And they shall set forth second.
17 "Then the tent of meeting
shall set forward, with the camp
of the Levites in the midst of the
camps: as they encamp, so shall
they set forward, every man in his
place, by their standards.
18 On the west side shall be the
standard of the camp of Ephraim
according to their hosts : and the
prince of the children of Ephraim
shall be * Elishama the son of Am-
mihud. 1 9 And his host, and those
that were numbered of them, were
forty thousand and five hundred.
20 And next unto him shall bethe
tribe of Manasseh : and the prince
of the children of Manasseh shall
be ' Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 And his host, and those that
were numbered of them, wei'e thirty
and two thousand and two hun
dred. 22 And the tribe of Benja
min : and the prince of the children
of Benjamin shall be * Abidan the
son of Gideoni. 23 And his host,
and those that were numbered of
them, were thirty and five thou-
sand and four hundred. 24 All
that were numbered of the camp
of Ephraim were a hundred thou-
sand and eight thousand and a
hundred, according to their hosts.
And they shall set forth third.
25 On the north side shall be
the standard of the camp of Dan
according to their hosts : and the
Erince of the children of Dan shall
e 'Ahiezer the son of Ammishad-
dai. 26 And his host, and those
that wei'e niimbered of them, were
threescore and two thousand and
seven hundred. 27 And those that
encamp next unto him shall be the
tribe of Asher : and the prince
of the children of Asher shall be
™ Pagiel the son of Ochran. 28
And his hosts, and those that
were numbered of them, were forty
and one thousand and five hun-
dred. 29 And the tribe of Naphtali:
and the prince of the children of
Naphtali shall be "Ahira the son
of Enan. 30 And his host, and
those that were numbered of them,
were fifty and three thousand and
four hundred. 31 All that were
numbered of the camp of Dan were
a hundred thousand and fifty and
seven thousand and six hundred.
\Z\
2.32
NUMBERS
3.28
The Priests and Levites set apart to uduister in i&e Sanctuary. Namber and Dnties of the Levites
They shall set forth hindmost by
their standards.
32 These are they that were
numbered of the children of Israel
by their fathers' houses: all that
were numbered of the camps ac-
cording to their hosts were "six
hundred thousand and three thou-
sand and five hundi^ed and fifty.
33 * But the Levites were not num-
bered among the children of Israel ;
as Jehovah commanded Moses. 34
Thus did the children of Israel ;
according to all that Jehovah com-
manded Moses, so they encamped
by their standards, and so they set
forward, every one by their fami-
lies, according to their fathers'
houses.
3'' Now these are the genera-
tions of Aaron and Moses in
the day that Jehovah spake with
Moses in mount Sinai. 2 And
•* these are the names of the sons of
Aaron : Nadab the fii'st-born, and
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3
These ai-e the names of the sons
of Aaron, the priests that were
anointed, whom he consecrated to
minister in the priest's ofiice. 4
" And Nadab and Abihu died before
Jehovah, when they offered strange
fire before Jehovah, in the wilder-
ness of Sinai, and they had no
children ; and Eleazar and Ithamar
ministered in the priest's otEce in
the presence of Aaron their father.
5 And Jehovah spake unto Moses,
saying, 6 ^ Bring tne tribe of Levi
near, and set them before Aaron
the priest, that they may minister
unto him. 7 And they shall keep
his charge, and the charge of the
whole congregation before the tent
of meeting, to do the service of the
tabernacle. 8 And they shall keep
all the furniture of the tent of
meeting, and the charge of the
children of Israel, to do the service
of the tabernacle. 9 And thou
shalt " give the Levites unto Aaron
and to his sons : they are ^ wholly
given unto him "on the behalf of
the children of Israel. 10 And
thou shalt ^appoint Aaron and his
sons, and ''they shalj. keep their
priesthood : and ' the stranger that
cometh nigh shall be put to death.
11 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 12 And I, behold,
* I have taken the Levites from
among the children of Isi'ael instead
of all ' the first-born that openeth
1 Heb. given, given, s Or, from ^ Or, number
" ch. 1. 46
>> ch. 1. 47
' Ex. 6. 20-27
d ch. 26. 60
" ch. 26. 61 ;
Lev. 10. 1,2
/ch, 8. 6-22;
18. 1-7 ;
Dt. 10. 8
" ch. IS. 6
h Ex. 29. 9
ich. 1. 61
k ver. 45 ; ch.
8. 14
' Ex. 1.3. 2
"■ ch. 1. 47
" Ex. 6. 16-
22
the womb among the children of
Israel ; and the Levites shall be
mine : 1 3 for all the first-born ai-e
mine ; on the day that I smote all
the first-born in the land of Egypt
I hallowed unto me all the first-
born in Israel, both man and beast ;
mine they shall be : I am Jehovah.
14 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses in the wilderness of Sinai,
saying, 15 '"Number the children
of Levi by their fathers' houses,
by their families : every male from
a month old and upward shalt
thou number them. 16 And Moses
numbered them according to the
word of Jehovah, as he was com-
manded. 17" And these were the
sons of Levi by their names : Ger-
shon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18 And these are the names of the
sons of Gershon by their families :
Libni and Shimei. 19 And the
sons of Kohath by their families :
Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and
Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari
by their families : Mahliand Mushi.
These are the families of the Levites
according to their fathers' houses.
21 Of Gershon was the family of
the Libnites, and the family of the
Shimeites : these are the families
of the Gershonites. 22 Those that
were numbei-ed of them, according
to the number of all the males,
from a month old and upward,
even those that were numbered of
them were seven thousand and
five hundred. 23 The families of
the Gershonites shall encamp be-
hind the tabernacle westward.
24 And the prince of the fathers'
house of the Gershonites shall be
Eliasaph the son of Lael. 25 And
the charge of the sons of Gershon
in the tent of meeting shall be the
tabernacle, and the Tent, the cov-
ering thereof, and the screen for
the door of the tent of meeting,
26 and the hangings of the court,
and the screen for the door of the
court, which is by the tabernacle,
and by the altar round about, and
the cords of it for all the service
thereof.
27 And of Kohath was the
family of the Amramites, and
the family of the Izharites, and
the family of the Hebronites,
and the family of the Uzzielites :
these are the families of the
Kohathites. 28 According to the
number of all the males, from a
month old and upward, there
132
3.29
NUMBEES
4.4
Ifumber and Duties of the Icvites. Redemption of Hie First-born. Duties of the Kohathites
were eight thousand and six
hundred, keeping the charge of
the sanctuary. 29 The famihes
of the sons of Kohath shall en-
camp on the side of the taber-
nacle southward. 30 And the
prince of the fathers' house of
the families of the Kohathites
shall be Elizaphan the son of
Uzziel. 31 And their charge
shall be the ark, and the table,
and the candlestick, and the
altars, and the vessels of the
sanctuary wherewith they minis-
ter, and the screen, and all the
service thereof. 32 And Eleazar
the son of Aaron the priest shall
be prince of the princes of the
Levites, and have the oversight
of them that keep the charge of
the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari was the family
of the Mahlites, and the family of
the Mushites : these are the fami-
lies of Merari. 34 And those that
were numbered of them, according
to the number of all the males,
from a month old and upward,
were six thousand and two hun-
dred. 35 And the prince of the
fathers' house of the families of
Merari was Zuriel the son of Abi-
hail : they shall encamp on the
side of the tabernacle northward.
36 And Hhe appointed charge of
the sons of Merari shall be the
boards of the tabernacle, and the
bars thereof, and the pillars there-
of, and the sockets thereof, and all
the instruments thereof, and all the
service thereof, 37 and the pillars
of the court round about, and their
sockets, and their pins, and their
cords.
38 And those that encamp be-
fore the tabernacle eastward,
before the tent of meeting toward
the sunrising, shall be Moses, and
Aaron and his sons, keeping the
charge of the sanctuary '^for the
charge of the children of Israel ;
and "the stranger that cometh
nigh shall be put to death. 39 All
that were numbered of the Levites,
whom Moses and Aaron numbered
at the commandment of Jehovah,
by their families, all the males
from a month old and upward,
were 'twenty and two thousand.
40 And Jehovah said unto ]\Ioses,
Number all the first-born males of
the children of Israel from a month
old and upward, and take the
J Heb. the office of the charge. 2 Qj-^ £|;gjj,
" ch. 1. 51
* ver. 43 ; ch.
4. 48 ; 20. 02
' ch. IS. 15,
10; Ex. 13.
/Ex. 30. 13
9 ver. 23, 30,
35 ; ch. 8.
24
138
number of their names. 41 And
thou shalt take the Levites for me
(I am Jehovah) instead of all the
first-born among the children of
Israel ; and the cattle of the
Levites instead of all the first-
lings among the cattle of the chil-
dren of Israel. 42 And Moses
numbered, as Jehovah commanded
him, all the first-born among the
children of Israel. 43 And all
the first-born males according to
the number of names, from a
month old and upward, of those
that were numbered of them, were
'^ twenty and two thousand two hun-
dred and threescore and thirteen.
44 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 45 ''Take the Le-
vites instead of all the first-born
among the children of Israel, and
the cattle of tlie Levites instead
of their cattle ; and the Levites
shall be mine : I am Jehovah.
46 " And for ^ the redemption of
the two hundred and threescore
and thirteen of the first-born of
the children of Israel, that are
over and above the number of the
Levites, 47 thou shalt take five
shekels apiece by the poll ; ■'^ after
the shekel of the sanctuary shalt
thou take them (the shekel is
twenty gerahs) : 48 and thou
shalt give the money, wherewith
the odd number of them is re-
deemed, unto Aaron and to his
sons. 49 And ]Moses took the re-
demption-money from them that
'vere over and above them that
were redeemed by the Levites ;
50 from the first-born of the chil-
dren of Israel took he the money,
a thousand three hundred and
threescore and five shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary: 51
and Moses gave '^the redemption-
money unto Aaron and to his sons,
according to the word of Jehovah,
as Jehovah commanded Moses.
4 And Jehovah sijake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, say-
ing, 2 Take the sum of the sons of
Kohath from among the sons of
Levi, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, 3 from "thirty-
years old and upward even until
fifty years old, all that enter upon
the ^ service, to do the work in the
tent of meeting. 4 This is the
^service of the sons of Kohath in
3 Or, those that are to be redeemed, the &c.
■1 Or, the money of them that were redeemed
5 Heb. warfare, or, host (and so in ver. 35, 3^
3). 6 Or, work
NUMBERS
4.30
Duties of the Kohathites; of the Gershonites; of the Sons of Merari
the tent of meeting, ahout the
most holy things : 5 when the
camp setteth forward, Aaron shall
go in, and his sons, and they shall
take down "the veil of the screen,
and cover the ark of the testimony
with it, 6 and shall put thereon
a 'covering of sealskin, and shall
spread over it a cloth all of blue,
and shall put in the staves thereof.
7 And upon the table of show-
bread they shall spread a cloth
of blue, and put thereon the
dishes, and the spoons, and the
bowls and the cups wherewith to
gour out ; and " the continual
read shall be thereon : 8 and they
shall spread upon them a cloth of
scarlet, and cover the same with
a covering of sealskin, and shall
put in the staves thereof. 9 And
they shall take a cloth of blue, and
cover the candlestick pf the light,
and its lamps, and its snuffers,
and its snutfdishes, and all the oil
vessels thereof, wherewith they
minister vinto it: 10 and they
shall put it and all the vessels
thereof within a covering of seal-
skin, and shall put it upon ^ the
frame. 11 And upon the golden
altar they shall spread a cloth of
blue, and cover it with a covering
of sealskin, and shall put in the
staves thereof: 12 and they shall
take all the vessels of ministry,
wherewith they minister in the
sanctuary, and put them in a cloth
of blue, and cover them with a
covering of sealskin, and shall put
them on the frame. 13 And they
shall take away the ashes from "* the
altar, and spread a purple cloth
thereon: 14 and they shall put
upon it all the vessels thereof,
wherewith they minister about it,
the firepans, the flesh-hooks, and
the shovels, and the basins, all the
vessels of the altar ; and they shall
spread upon it a covering of seal-
skin, and put in the staves thereof.
15 And when Aaron and his sons
have made an end of covering the
sanctuary, and all the furniture of
the sanctuary, as the camp is to
set forward : after that, the sons of
Kohath shall come to bear it : but
they shall not touch the ^sanctu-
ary, * lest they die.^ These things
are the burden of the sons of
Kohath in the tent of meeting.
16 And the charge of Eleazar the
Son of Aaron the priest shall be
1 Or, a bar ^ Or, holy things
"Ex.
40.
5
I" ver.
25
"Ex.
25
30;
Lev
.24
5-0
d Ex.
27.
1-S
"ver.
ly,
20;
ch.
1. .-,
1;
2S.
0. 0
• "■
/Lev
24
1-3
^Ex.
30.
34-
38
'' Lev
C.
20
'Ex.
30.
22-
3.-!
fc ver.
15
^ver.6; Ex.
S6. 14
" ver. 3
134
•^the oil for the light, and the
^ sweet incense, and '' the continual
meal-oftering, and 'the anointing
oil, the charge of all the taber-
nacle, and of all that therein is,
the sanctuary, and the furniture
thereof.
17 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the
families of the Kohathites from
among the Levites ; 19 but thus
do unto them, that they may live,
and *not die, when they approach
unto the most holy things : Aaron
and his sons shall go in, and ap-
point them every one to his ser-
vice and to his burden ; 20 but
they shall not go in to see the
'" sanctuary even for a moment,
lest they die.
21 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 22 Take the sum
of the sons of Gershon also, by
their _ fathers' houses, _ by their
families ; 23 from ' thirty years
old and upward until fifty years
old shalt thou number them ; all
that enter in to ^wait upon the
service, to do the work in the tent
of meeting. 24 This is the service
of the families of the Gershonites,
in serving and in bearing burdens :
25 they shall bear the curtains
of the tabernacle, and the tent of
meeting, its covering, and '" the
covering of sealskin that is above
upon it, and the screen for the
door of the tent of meeting, 26
and the hangings of the court, and
the screen for the door of the gate
of the court, which is by the ta/ber-
nacle and by the altar round about,
and their cords, and all the instru-
ments of their service, and what-
soever shall be done with them :
therein shall they serve. 27 At
the commandment of Aaron and
his sons shall be all the service of
the sons of the Gershonites, in all
their burden, and in all their ser-
vice ; and ye shall appoint unto
them in charge all their burden.
28 This is the service of the fami-
lies of the sons of the Gershonites
in the tent of meeting : and their
charge shall be under the hand
of _ Ithamar the son of Aaron the
priest.
29 As for the sons of Merari,
thou shalt number them by their
families, by their fathers' houses ;
30 from " thirty years old and up-
3 Heb. war the warfare.
4,31
NUMBEES
5.8
Number of ledtes between Tliirty and Fifty Years old. Segregation of the Unclean. Restitution for Trespass
ward even unto fifty years old
shalt thou number them, every
one that entei^eth upon the ser-
vice, to do the work of the tent
of meeting. 31 And this is the
charge of their burden, according
to all their service in the tent of
meeting : the boai"ds of the taber-
nacle, and the bars thereof, and
the pillars thereof, and the sockets
thereof, 32 and the pillars of the
court round about, and their sock-
ets, and their pins, and their cords,
with all their instruments, and
with all their service : and by
name ye shall ^ appoint the instru-
ments of the charge of their burden.
33 This is the service of the fami-
lies of the sons of Merari, accord-
ing to all their service, in the tent
of meeting, under the hand of Itha-
mar the son of Aaron the priest.
34 And Moses and Aaron and
the princes of the congregation
numbered the sons of the Kohath-
ites by their families, and by their
fathers' houses, 35 from thirty
years old and upward .even unto
fifty years old, every one that en-
tered upon the service, for work
in the tent of meeting : 36 and
those that were numbered of them
by their families were two thou-
sand seven hundred and fifty.
37 These are they that were num-
bered of the families of the Kohath-
ites, all that did serve in the tent
of meeting, whom Moses and
Aaron nunjbered according to the
commandment of Jehovah by
Moses.
38 And those that were nurn-
bered_ of the sons of Gershon, their
families, and by their fathers'
houses, 39 from thirty years old
and upward even unto fifty years
old, every one that entered upon
the service, for work in the tent
of meeting, 40 even those that
were numbered of them, by their
families, by their fathers' houses,
were two thousand and six hun-
dred and thirty. 41 These are
they that were numbered of the
families of the sons of Gershon,
all that did serve in the tent of
meeting, whom Moses and Aaron
numbered according to the com-
mandment of Jehovah.
42 And those that were num-
bered of the families of the sons of
Merari, by their families, by their
fathers' houses, 43 from thirty
1 Or, number
>> ch. 1. 47
" ch. 12. 15 ;
Lev. 13. 46
d ch. 19. 11
' ch. 35. 34 ;
Lev. 26. 12
/ Lev. 5. 14-
6.7
" Lev. 5. 6
years old and upward even unto
fifty years old, every one that
entered upon the service, for work
in the tent of meeting, 44 even
those that were numbered of them
by their families, were three thou-
sand and two hundred. 45 These
are they that were numbered of
the families of the sons of Merari,
whom Moses and Aaron immbered
according to the commandment of
Jehovah by Moses.
46 All those that were numbered
of the Levites, whom Moses and
Aaron and the princes of Israel
numbered,^ by their families, and
by their fathers' houses, 47 from
thirty years old and upward even
unto fifty years old, everyone that
entered in to do the work of ser-
vice, and the work of bearing bur-
dens in the tent of meeting, 48
even those that were numbered
of them, were "eight thousand
and five hundred and fourscore.
49 According to the command-
ment of Jehovah they * were
numbered by Moses, every one
according to his service, and ^ac-
cording to his burden: thus were
they numbered of him, as Jehovah
commanded Moses.
5" And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 2 Command the
children of Israel, that they put
out of the camp every leper, and
every one that hath an issue, and
whosoever is ''unclean by the dead:
3 both male and female shall ye
put out, without the camp shall
ye put them ; that they defile not
their camp, ""in the midst whereof
I dwell. 4 And the children of
Israel did so, and put them out
without the camp; as Jehovah
spake unto Moses, so did the chil-
dren of Israel.
5 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 6 Speak unto the
children of Israel, -^When a man
or woman shall commit any sin
that men commit, so as to tres-
pass against Jehovah, and that
soul shall be guilty ; 7 then he
shall ^confess his sin which he
hath done : and he shall make
restitution for his guilt in full, and
add unto it the fifth part thereof,
and give it unto him in respect of
whom he hath been guilty. 8 But
if the man have no kinsman to
whom restitution may be made for
2 Or, according to his burden and his diUy, as
135
5.9
NUMBEKS
6.2
Law concerning Jealoos}'. The Test of Adnlterr
the guilt, the restitution for guilt
which is made unto Jehovah shall
be the priest's ; besides the ram of
the atonement, whereby atone-
ment shall be made for him. 9
"And every heave-offering of all
the holy things of the children of
Israel, which they presenb unto
the priest, shall be his. 10 And
every man's hallowed things shall
be his : whatsoever any man giveth
the priest, it shall be his.
11 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 1 2 Speak unto the
children of Israel, and say unto
them, If any man's wife *go aside,
and commit a trespass against him,
13 and a man lie with her carnally,
and it be hid from the eyes of her
husband, and be kept close, and
she be defiled, and there be no
witness against her, and she be
not taken in the act ; 1 4 and the
spirit of jealousy come upon him,
and he be jealous of his wife, and
she be defiled : or if the spirit of
jealousy come upon him, and he be
jealous of his wife, and she be not
defiled : , 1 5 then shall the man
bring his wife unto the priest,
and shall bring her oblation for
her. the tenth part of an ephah of
barley meal ; he shall pour no oil
upon it, nor put frankincense
thereon ; for it is a meal-offering
of jealousy, a meahotfering of
memorial, " bringing iniquity to
remembrance.
16 And the priest shall bring
her near, and set her before Jeho-
vah : 1 7 and the priest shall take
holy water in an earthen vessel ;
and of the dust that is on the floor
of the tabernacle the priest shall
take, and put it into the water.
18 And the priest shall set the
woman before Jehovah, and let the
hair of the woman's head go loose,
and put the meal-offering of me-
morial in her hands, whicn is the
meal - offering of jealousy : and
the priest shall have in his hand the
water of bitterness that causeth
the curse. 1 9 And the priest shall
cause her to swear,^ and shall say
unto the woman, If no man have
lain with thee, and if thou have
not_ "^gone aside to uncleanness,
^ being under thy husband, be thou
free from this water of bitterness
that causeth the curse. 20 But if
thou have '' gone aside, -^ being
1 Or, with another instead of thy husband
See Ezek. 23. 5 ; Rom. 7. 2.
" Lev. 7. 32,
34 ; 10. 14,
i> ver. 19, 20,
"= Ezek. 29.
' Jer. 29. 18 ;
42. 18 ; 44.
12
/ver. 12
under thy husband, and if thou
be defiled, and some man have lain
with thee besides thy husband :
2 1 then the priest shall cause the
woman to swear with the oath of
^cursing, and the priest shall say
unto the woman, Jehovah make
thee a 'curse and an oath among
thy people, when Jehovah doth
make thy thigh to fall away, and
thy body to swell ; 22 and this
water that causeth the curse shall
go into thy bowels, and make thy
body to swell, and thy thigh to
fall away. And the woman shall
say. Amen, Amen.
23 And the priest shall write
these curses in a book, and he shall
blot them out into the water of
bitterness : 24 and he shall make
the woman drink the water of bit-
terness that causeth the curse ; and
the water that causeth the curse
shall enter into her and become bit-
ter. 25 And the priest shall take
the meal-offering of jealousy out
of the woman's hand, and shall wave
the meal-offering before Jehovah,
and bring it unto the altar : 26 and
the priest shall take a handful of
the meal-offering, as the memoi'ial
thereof, and burn it upon the altar,
and afterward shall make the
woman drink the water. 27 And
when he hath made her drink the
water, then it shall come to pass,
if she be defiled, and have commit-
ted a trespass against her husband,
that the water that causeth the
curse shall enter into her and be-
come bitter, and her body shall
swell, and her thigh shall fall away :
and the woman shall be " a curse
among her people. 28 And if the
woman be not defiled, but be clean ;
then she shall be free, and shall
conceive seed.
29 This is the law of jealousy,
when a wife, ^ being under her hus-
band, -^goeth aside, and is defiled;
30 or when the spirit of jealousy
Cometh upon a man, and he is
jealous of his wife ; then shall he
set the woman before Jehovah, and
the priest shall execute upon her
all this law. 31 And the man
shall be free from iniquity, and
that woman shall bear her iniq-
uity.
6 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto
2 Or, adjuration
3 Or, noeth aside with another instead of her
husbaiid
136
6.3
NUMBEES
6.27
law concerning the IVazirites. The Priestly Blessing
the children of Israel, and say
unto them, When either man or
woman shall make a special vow,
the vow of ^"a Nazirite, to ^sepa-
rate himself unto Jehovah, 3 he
shall separate himself from wine
and strong drink ; he shall drink
no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of
strong drink, neither shall he drink
any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh
grapes or dried. 4 All the days of
his ' separation shall he eat noth-
ing that is made of the grape-
vine, from the kernels even to the
husk.
5 All the days of his vow of sep-
aration * there shall no razor come
upon his head : until the days be
fulfilled, in which he separateth
himself unto Jehovah, he shall be
holy ; he shall let the locks of the
hair of his head grow long.
6 " All the days that he sepa-
rateth himself unto Jehovah he
shall not come near to a dead
body. 7 He shall not make him-
self unclean for his father, or for his
mother, for his brother, or for his
sister, when they die ; because
his separation unto God is upon
his head. 8 All the days of his
separation he is holy unto Jeho-
vah.
9 And if any man die very sud-
denly beside him, and he defile the
head of his separation ; then "^ he
shall shave his head in the day of
his cleansing, ''on the seventh day
shall he shave it. 10 And on the
eighth day he shall bring two
turtle-doves, or two young pigeons,
to the pi'iest, to the door of the
tent of meeting : 1 1 and the priest
shall offer •''one for a sin-offering,
and the other for a burnt-offering,
and make atonement for him, for
that he sinned by reason of the
dead, and shall hallow his head
that same day. 12 And he shall
separate unto Jehovah the days of
his separation, and shall bring a
he-lamb a year old for a trespass-
offering : but the former days shall
be void, because his separation
was defiled.
13 And this is the law of the
Nazirite, when the days of his
separation are fulfilled : he shall
be brought unto the door of the
tent of meeting: 14 and he shall
offer his oblation unto Jehovah,
1 That is, one separated or consecrated.
2 Or, consecrate
3 Or, consecration Or, Nasiriteshlp
" Judg. 13.
5 ; 16. 17 ;
Am. 2.
11, 12
b 1 Sam. 1. 11
" ch. 19. 11-
22 ; Lev. 21.
1-3
d Lev. 14. 8,
9
' ver. 18
/ Lev. 6. 7
0 ch. 15. 27 ;
Lev. 14. 10
k ch. 15. 1-7
^ Lev. 7. 28-
1 1 Chr. 23.
13
'"Pt
28
3-6;
Ps.
28.
9
"1 S
2
9;
Ps
17
8
"Ps.
80.
3, r
19
PPs.
86
16
9Ps
4.
6;
44.
3
••Ps
29
11;
37.
n.
37
'2 Sam
.7.
23
one he-lamb a year old without
blemish for a burnt-offering, and
one * ewe-lamb a year old without
blemish for a sin-offering, and one
ram without blemish for peace-
offerings, 15 and a basket of un-
leavened bread, cakes of fine flour
mingled with oil, and unleavened
wafers anointed with oil, and
''their meal-offering, and their
drink-offerings. 16 And the priest
shall present them before Jehovah,
and shall offer his sin-offiering, and
his burnt-offering : 17 and he shall
offer the ram for a sacrifice of
peace-offerings unto Jehovah, with
the basket of unleavened bread :
the priest shall offer also the meal-
offering thereof, and the drink-
offering thereof. 18 And Hhe
Nazirite shall shave the head of
his sepai'ation at the door of the
tent of meeting, and shall take
the hair of the head of his separa-
tion, and put it on the fire which
is vinder the sacrifice of peace-
offerings. 19 * And the priest shall
take the boiled shoulder of the
ram, and one unleavened cake out
of the basket, and one unleavened
wafer, and shall put them upon
the hands of the Nazirite, after he
hath shaven the head of his sepa-
ration ; 20 and the priest shall
wave them for a wave-offering
before Jehovah ; this is holy for
the priest, together with the wave-
breast and heaye-^ thigh : and after
that the Nazirite may drink wine.
21_ This is the law of the
Nazirite who voweth, and of his
oblation vmto Jehovah for his sepa-
ration, besides that which he is
able to get : according to his vow
which he voweth, so he must do
after the law of his separation.
22 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto
Aaron and unto his sons, saying.
On this wise 'ye shall bless the
children of Israel : ye shall say
unto them,
24 Jehovah *" bless thee, and
" keep thee :
25 Jehovah "make his face to
shine upon thee, and ^'be gracious
unto thee :
26 Jehovah «lift up his counte-
nance upon thee, and ''give thee
peace.
27 So shall they *put my name
upon the children of Israel ; and I
will bless them.
* Or, shoulder
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7.1
NUMBEES
7.36
The Oblations of the Princes
7 And it came to pass on " the
day that Moses had made an
end of setting up the tabernacle,
and had * anointed it and sancti-
fied it, and all the furniture thereof,
and the altar and all the vessels
thereof, and had anointed them
and sanctified them ; 2 that " the
princes of Israel, the heads of their
fathers' houses, offered. These
were the princes of the tribes,
these are they that were over them
that were numbered : 3 and they
brought their oblation before Je-
hovah, six ''covered wagons, and
twelve oxen ; a wagon for every
two of the princes, and for each
one an ox : and they presented
them before the tabernacle. 4 And
Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
5 Take it of them, that they may
be used in doing the service of the
tent of meeting ; and thou shalt
give them unto the Levites, to
every man according to his service.
6 And Moses took the wagons and
the oxen, and gave them unto the
Levites. 7 Two wagons and four
oxen he gave unto the sons of
Gershon, according to *■ their ser-
vice : 8 and four wagons and eight
oxen he gave unto the sons of
Merari, according unto -^ their ser-
vice, under the hand of Ithamar
the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But
unto the sons of Kohath he gave
none, because ^the service of the
sanctuary belonged unto them ;
they bare it upon their shoulders.
10 And the princes offered ^for
the dedication of the altar in the
day that ''it was anointed, even,
the princes offered their oblation
before the altar. 1 1 And Jehovah
said unto Moses, They shall offer
their oblation, each prince on his
day, for the dedication of the altar.
12 And he that offered his obla-
tion the first day was Nahshon the
son of Amminadab, of the tribe of
Judah : 13 and his oblation was
one silver 'platter, the weight
whereof was a hundred and thirty
shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after *the shekel of the
sanctuary ; both of them full of
fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering; 14 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incense ;
15 one young bullock, one ram,
one he-lamb a year old, for a
burnt-offering ; 16 one male of the
goats for a sin-offering; 17 and
1 Or, the dedication-gift
" Ex. 40. 11
b ver. 10, 84,
88; Ex. 40.
9-11
" ch. 1. 6-16
d Is. 66. 20
/ ch. 4. 31, 32
'i ver. 1 ;
2 Chr. 7. 9
'■ Ex. 25. 29 ;
37. 16
*ch. 3. 47
for the sacrifice of peace-offerings
two oxen, five rams, five he-goats,
five he-lambs a year old : this was
the oblation of Nahshon the son of
Amminadab.
18 On the second day Nethanel
the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar,
did offer : 1 9 he offered for his
oblation one silver platter, the
weight whereof was a hundred and
thirty sheJcels, one silver bowl of
seventy shekels, after the shekel
of the sanctuary ; both of them full
of fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering ; 20 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incense ; 2 1 one
young bullock, one ram, one he-
lamb a year old, for a burnt-offer-
ing ; 22 one male of the goats for
a sin-offering ; 23 and for the sac-
rifice of peace-offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five he-goats, five he-
lambs a year old: this was the
oblation of Nethanel the son of
Zuar.
24 On the third day Eliab the
son of Helon, prince of the chil-
dren of Zebulun : 25 his oblation
was one silver platter, the weight
whereof was a hundred and thirty
shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary ; both of them full of
fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering ; 26 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incense ; 27 one
young bullock, one ram, one he-
lamb a year old, for a burnt-offer-
ing ; 28 one male of the goats for
a vsin-offei'ing ; 29 and for the sac-
rifice of peace-offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five he-goats, five he-
lambs a year old : this was the
oblation of Eliab the son of Helon.
30 On the fourth day Elizur the
son of Shedeur, prince of the chil-
dren of Reuben: 31 liis oblation
was one silver platter, the weight
whereof was a hundred and thirty
shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of
fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering ; 32 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incen.se ; 33 one
young bullock, one ram, one he-
lamb a year old. for a burnt-offer-
ing ; 34 one male of the goats for
a sin-offering ; 35 and for the sac-
rifice of peace-offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five he-goats, five he-
lambs a year old : this was the
oblation of Elizur the son of She-
deur,
138
7.36
NUMBERS
7.73
The Oblations of the Princes
36 On the fifth dajr Shelumiel
the son of Zurishaddai, prince of
the children of Simeon : 37 his
oblation was one silver platter,
the weight whereof was a hundred
and thirty shekels, one silver bowl
of seventy shekels, after the shekel
of the sanctuary; both of them
full of fine flour mingled with oil
for a meal-ofi'ering ; 38 one golden
spoon of ten shekels, full of incense ;
39 one young bullock, one ram,
one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
offering ; 40 one male of the goats
for a sin-offering ; 41 and for the
sacrifice of peace-offerings, two
oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five
he-lambs a year old : this was the
oblation of Shelumiel the son of
Zurishaddai.
42 On the sixth day Eliasaph
the son of Deuel, prince of the
children of Gad : 43 his oblation
was one silver platter, the weight
whereof was a hundred and thirty
shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of
fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering ; 44 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incense ; 45 one
young bullock, one ram, one he-
lamb a year old, for a burnt-oft'er-
ing ; 46 one male of the goats for
a sin-offering ; 47 and for the sac-
rifice of peace-offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five he-goats, five he-
lambs a year old : this was the
oblation of Eliasaph the son of
Deuel.
48 On the seventh day Elishama
the son of Ammihud, prince of the
children of Ephraim : 49 his obla-
tion was one silver platter, the
weight whereof was a hundred and
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of
seventy shekels, after the shekel
of the sanctuary; both of them
full f fin' flour mingled with oil
for a meal-offering ; 50 one golden
spoon of ten shekels, full of incense ;
51 one young bullock, one ram,
one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
oflfering; 52 one male of the goats
for a sin-offering ; 53 and for the
sacrifice of peace-offerings, two
oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five
he-lambs a year old : this was the
oblation of Elishama the son of
Ammihud.
54 On the eighth day Gamaliel
the son of -Pedahzur, prince of the
children of Manasseh : 55 his ob-
lation was one silver platter, the
weight whereof was a hundred and
thirty shekels, one silver bowl of
seventy shekels, after the shekel
of the sanctuary; both of them
full of fine flour mingled with oil
for a meal-offering ; 56 one golden
spoon of ten shekels, full of incense ;
57 one young bullock, one ram,
one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
offering ; 58 one male of the goats
for a sin-offering ; 59 and for the
sacrifice of peace-offerings, two
oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five
he-lambs a year old : this was the
oblation of Gamaliel the son of
Pedahzur.
60 On the ninth day Abidan the
son of Gide9ni, prince of the chil-
dren of Benjamin : 6 1 his oblation
was one silver platter, the weight
whereof was a hundred and thirty
shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of
fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering ; 62 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incense ; 63 one
young bullock, one ram, one he-
lamb a year old, for a burnt-offer-
ing ; 64 one male of the goats for
a sin-offering ; 65 and for the sac-
rifice of peace-offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five he-goats, five he-
lambs a year old : this was the
oblation of Abidan the son of
Gideoni.
66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the
son of Ammishaddai, prince of the
children of Dan : 67 his oblation
was one silver platter, the weight
whereof was a hundred and thirty
shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of
fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering ; 68 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incense ; 69 one
young bullock, one ram, one he-
lamb a year old, for a burnt-offer-
ing ; 70 one male of the goats for
a sin-offering ; 71 and for the sac-
rifice of peace-offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five he-goats, five he-
lambs a year old : this was the
oblation of Ahiezer the son of Am-
mishaddai.
72 On the eleventh day Pagiel
the son of Ochran, prince of the
children of Asher : 73 his oblation
was one silver platter, the weight
whereof was a hundred and thirty
shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary; both of them full of
139
7.74
NUMBERS
8.15
The Oblations of the Princes. The Sevea Lamps of the Sanctuary. Purification of the Levites
fine flour mingled with oil for a
meal-offering; 74 one golden spoon
of ten shekels, full of incense ; 75 one
young bullock, one ram, one he-
lamb a year old, for a burnt-offer-
ing ; 76 one male of the goats for
a sin-offering ; 77 and for the sac-
rifice of peace-offerings, two oxen,
five rams, five he-goats, five he-
lambs a year old : this was the
oblation of Pagiel the son of
Ochi-an.
78 On the twelfth day Ahira the
son of Enan, prince of the children
of Naphtali : 79 his oblation was one
silver platter, the weight whereof
was a hundred and thirty shekels,
one silver bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary;
both of them full of fine flour min-
fled with oil for a meal-offering ;
0 one golden spoon of ten shekels,
full of incense; 81 one young bul-
lock, one ram, one he-lamb a year
old, for a burnt-offering; 82 one
male of the goats for a sin-offering ;
83 and for the sacrifice of peace-
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five
he-goats, five he-lambs a year old :
this was the oblation of Ahira the
son of Enan.
84 This was " the ^ dedication of
the altar, in the day when *it was
anointed, - by the princes of Israel :
twelve silver platters, twelve sil-
ver bowls, twelve golden spoons ;
85 each silver platter xoeighing a
hundred and thirty shekels, and
each bowl seventy; all the silver of
the vessels two thousand and four
hundred shekels, after the shekel
of the sanctuary ; 86 the_ twelve
golden spoons, full of incense,
tveighing ten shekels apiece, after
the shekel of the sanctuary ; all
the gold of the spoons a hundred
and twenty shekels ; 87 all the oxen
for the burnt-offering twelve bul-
locks, the rams twelve, the he-
lambs a year old twelve, and their
meal-offering ; and the males of
the goats for a sin-offering twelve ;
88 and all the oxen for the sacri-
fice of peace-offerings twenty and
ifour bullocks, the rams sixty, the
he-goats sixty, the he-lambs a year
old sixty. ""This was the 'dedica-
tion of the altar, after that it was
anointed.
89 And when ''Moses went into
the tent of meeting to speak with
him, then he heard tlie Voice
speaking unto him from above
1 Or, dedication-gift * Or, at the hands of
° ver. 10
^ ver. 1
" ver, 1, 10
d Ex. 40. 34,
35
«■ Ex. 25. 21,
22
/ Ps. 80. 1 ;
99. 1
s Ex. 25. .37 ;
Lev. 21. 2, 4
ft Ex. 25. 31-
' Ex. 25. 9,
40 ; 2U. 30
* Ch. 19. 9,
13, 20
' Lev. 14.
'" ver. 21
" ch. 15. 8-10
0 Lev. 7. 30,
P ch, 3. 12
uo
* the mercy-seat that was upon the
ark of the testimony, from •'' be-
tween the two cherubim : and he
spake unto him.
And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto
Aaron, and say unto him. When
thou ^ lightest the lamps, the seven
lamps shall ^ give light in front of
the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did
so ; he * lighted the lamps thereof
so as to give light in front of the can-
dlestick, as Jehovah commanded
Moses. 4 ''And this was the work
of the candlestick, ^ beaten work of
gold ; unto the base thereof, and
unto the flowers thereof, it was
^beaten work: 'according unto
the pattern which Jehovah had
showed Moses, so he made the
candlestick.
5 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 6 Take the Levites
from among the children of Israel,
and cleanse them. 7 And thus
shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse
them : sprinkle the * water of ex-
piation upon them, and let them
' cause a razor to pass over all their
flesh, and ™ let them wash their
clothes, and cleanse themselves.
8 Then let them take a young
bullock, and " its meal-offering, fine
flour mingled with oil ; and another
young bullock shalt thou take for
a sin-offering. 9 And thou shalt
present the Levites bef oi^e the tent
of meeting : and thou shalt assem-
ble the whole congregation of the
children of Israel : 10 and thou
shalt present the Levites before
Jehovali. And the children of Is-
rael shall lay their hands upon the
Levites : 1 1 and Aaron shall •* offer
the Levites before Jehovah for a
"wave-offering, ''on the behalf of
the children of Israel, that it may
be theirs to do the service of Jeho-
vah. 1 2 And the Levites shall lay
their hands upon the heads of the
bullocks : and offer thou the one
for a sin-offering, and the other for
a burnt-offering, unto Jehovah, to
make atonement for the Levites.
1 3 And thou shalt set the Levites
before Aaron, and before his sons,
and offer them for a waA^e-offering
unto Jehovah.
14 Thus shalt thou separate the
Levites from among the children
of Israel ; and ^ the Levites shall
be mine. 15 And after that shall
3 Or, settest up * Or, set up 5 Or, turned
6 Heb. wave, and in ver. 13, 16, 21. i Or, from
8.16
NUMBEES
9.14
Pnrifiration of the Levites. Law respecting the Keeping of the Passover
the Levites go in to do the service
of the tent of meeting : and thou
shalt cleanse them, and offer them
for a wave-offering. 16 For they
are " wholly given unto me from
among the children of Israel; 'in-
stead of all that openeth the womb,
even the first-born of all the chil-
dren of Israel, have I taken them
unto me. 17 For all the first-born
arnong the children of Israel are
mine, both man and beast : on the
clay that I smote all the first-born
in the land of Egypt I sanctified
them for myself. 18 And I have
taken the Levites instead of all the
first-born among the child i-en of
Israel. 19 And I have given the
Levites as ^ a gift to Aaron and to
his sons from among the children
of Israel, to do the service of the
children of Israel in the tent of
meeting, and to make atonement
for the children of Israel ; that
thei'e be no "plague among the
children of Israel, "when the chil-
dren of Israel come nigh unto the
sanctuary.
20 Thus did Moses, and Aaron,
and all the congregation of the
children of Israel, unto the Le-
vites : according unto all that Je-
hovah commanded Moses touching
the Levites, so did the children of
Israel unto them. 21 ''And the
Levites purified themselves fx'om
sin, and thej^ washed their clothes ;
and Aaron offered them for a wave-
offering before Jehovah ; and Aaron
made atonement for them to cleanse
them. 22 And after that went the
Levites in to do their service in the
tent of raeeting before Aaron, and
before his sons : as Jehovah had
commanded Moses concerning the
Levites, so did they unto them.
23 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 24 This is that
which belongeth unto the Levites :
from "twenty and five years old
and upward they shall go in ^to
wait upon the service in the work
of the tent of meeting : 25 and
fi'om the age of fifty years they
shall ** cease waiting upon the work,
and shall serve no more, 26 but
shall minister with their brethren
in the tent of meeting, to keep the
charge, and shall do no service.
Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites
touching their charges.
1 Heb. Nethiinim. given.
2 Or, throvrih thr rliildrnn of hraet coming nigh
3 Heb. in ii'dr the wnrfare in the work.
* Heb. return J ram the war/are of the work.
' ch. 3. 9
■ Ex. 13. 2
■ ch. 1. 53
' ver. 7
' ch. 4. 3
ch. 1. 1 ;
Ex. 40. 2,
17
Ex. 12. 6
I ch. 19. 11-
22
: Ex. 18. 16
: Jn. 19. 36 ;
Ex. 12. 46
' Ex, 12, '
141
9 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses in the wilderness of
Sinai, in ■'^the first month of the
second year after they were come
out of the land of Egypt, saying,
2 Moreover let the children of Israel
keep the passover in " its appointed
season. 3 In the fourteenth day of
this month, *at even, ye shall keep
it in its appointed season.: accord-
ing to all the statutes of it, and
according to all the ordinances
thereof, shall ye keep it. 4 And
Moses spake unto the children of
Israel, that they should keep the
passover. 5 And they kept the
passover in the first month, on
the fourteenth day of the month,
^at even, in the wilderness of Sinai:
according to all that Jehovah com-
manded Moses, so did the children
of Israel. 6 And there were cer-
tain men, who were ''unclean by
reason of the dead body of a man,
so that thejr could not keep the
passover on that day : and they
came before Moses and before
Aaron on that daj^ : 7 and those
men said unto him. We are unclean
by reason of the dead body of a
man : wherefore are we kept back,
that we may not offer the oblation
of Jehovah in its appointed season
among the children of Israel 1 8 And
Moses said unto them, 'Staj^ye, that
I may hear what Jehovah will com-
mand concerning you.
9 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the
children of Israel, saj'ing, If any
man of you or of your generations
shall be unclean by reason of a
dead body, or be on a journey afar
off, yet he shall keep the passover
unto Jehovah. 11 In the second
month on the fourteenth day ®at
even they shall keep it ; they shall
eat it with unleavened bread and
bitter herbs : 12 they shall leave
none of it unto the morning, * nor
break a bone thereof : according to
all the statute of the passover they
shall keep it. 13 'jBut the man
that is clean, and is not on a jour-
ney, and forbeareth to keep the
passover, that soul shall be cut off
from his people ; because he offered
not the oblation of Jehovah in its
appointed season, that man shall
bear his sin. 1 4 ™ And if a stranger
shall sojourn among you, and will
keep the passover unto Jehovah ;
according to the statute of the
5 Heb. between the two evenings.
9.15
NUMBEES
10.18
The Cloud upon the Tabernacle. The Silver Trumpets. The Tribes march from Sinai. The Order of the March
passover, and according to the or-
dinance thereof, so shall he do : ye
shall have "one statute, both for
the sojourner, and for him that is
born in the land.
15 And on *the day that the
tabernacle was reared up "the
cloud covered the tabernacle, even
the ** tent of the testimony : and
*at even it was upon the taber-
nacle as it were the appearance of
fire, until morning. 16 So it was
alway: the cloud covered it, and
the appearance of fire by night.
17 ■''And whenever the cloud was
taken up from over the Tent, then
after that the children of Israel
journeyed : and in the place where
the cloud abode, there the children
of Israel encamped. 18 At the
commandment of Jehovah the chil-
dren of Israel journeyed, and at the
commandment of Jehovah they en-
camped : as long as the cloud abode
upon the tabernacle they remained
encamped. 1 9 And when the cloud
tarried upon the tabernacle many
days, then the children of Israel
kept the charge of Jehovah, and
journeyed not. 20 And sometimes
the cloud was a few days upon the
tabernacle ; then according to the
commandment of Jehovah thej?^ re-
mained encamped, and according
to the commandment of Jehovah
they journeyed. 21 And some-
times the cloud was from evening
until morning ; and when the cloud
was taken up in the morning, they
journeyed : or if it continued by
day and by night, \vhen the cloud
was taken up, they journeyed. 22
Whether it were two days, or a
month, or a year, that the cloud
tarried upon the tabernacle, abid-
ing thereon, the children of Israel
remained encamped, and journeyed
not ; but when it was taken up, they
journeyed. 23 At the command-
ment of Jehovah they encamped,
and at the commandment of Jeho-
vah they journeyed : they kept the
charge of Jehovah, at the command-
ment of Jehovah by Moses.
■i f\ And Jehovah spake unto
JL\J Moses, saying, 2 Make thee
two trumpets of silver ; of ^ beaten
work shalt thou make them : and
thou shalt use them for the calling
of the congregation, and for the
joui-neying of the camps. 3 And
when they shall blow them, all the
congregation shall gather them-
1 Or, turned
" ch. 15. 15,
16, 29; Ex.
12. 49 ;
Lev. 24. 22
b Ex. 40. 2,
17
" Ex. 40. 34
d ch. 17. 7
" Ex. 13. 21,
22
/ch. 10. n,
12 ; Ex. 40.
36-38
0 ver. 14
'' ver. 18
! ch. 31. 6
* Ps. 81. 3-5
' Ex. 40. 17
' Dt. 1. 6
" ch. 2. 3-9
0 ch. 4. 21-32
P ch. 2. 10-10
142
selves unto thee at the door of the
tent of meeting. 4 And if they
blow but one, then the princes, the
heads of the thousands of Israel,
shall gather themselves unto thee.
5 And when ye blow an alarm, the
camps that lie ^on the east side
shall take their journey. 6 And
when ye blow an alarm the second
time, the camps that lie on '^ the
south side shall take their journey :
they shall blow an alai'm for their
journeys. 7 But when the assem-
bly is to be gathered together, ye
shall blow, but ye shall not sound
an alarm. 8 ' And the sons of
Aaron, the priests, shall blow the
trumpets; and the j?^ shall be to you
for a statute for ever throughout
your generations. 9 And when ye
go to war in your land against the
adversary that oppresseth you, then
ye shall sound an alarm with the
trumpets- and ye shall be remem-
berecf before Jehovah your God,
and ye shall be saved from your
enemies. 10 Also in the day of
your gladness, and in your set
feasts, and in the beginnings of
your months, *ye shall blow the
trumpets over your burnt-offer-
ings, and over the sacrifices of
your peace-offerings; and they
shall be to you for a memorial be-
fore your God : I am Jehovah your
God.
1 1 And it came to pass in ' the
second year, in the second month,
on the twentieth day of the month,
that the cloud was taken up from
over the tabernacle of the testi-
mony. 12 And the children of
Israel _ set forward according to
their journeys out of the wilder-
ness of Sinai; and the cloud abode
in the wilderness of Paran. 13 '"And
they first took their journey accord-
ing to the commandment of Jeho-
vah by Moses. 14 "And in the first
place the standard of the camp of
the children of Judah set forward
according to their hosts : and over
his host was Nahshon the son of
Amminadab. 15 And over the
host of the tribe of the children
of Issachar was Nethanel the son '
of Zuar. 16 And over the host of
the tribe of the children of Zebu-
lun was Eliab the son of Helon.
17 "And the tabernacle was
taken down; and the sons of Ger-
shon and the sons of Merari, who
bare the tabernacle, set forward.
18 ^And the standard of the camp
10.19
NUMBERS
11.12
Hobab invited to go with the People. The Departure. The People mnrmur, and grieve Hoses
of Reuben set forward according to
their hosts : and over his host was
Elizur the son of Shedeur. 1 9 And
over the host of the tribe- of the
children of Simeon was Shelumiel
the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And
over the host of the tribe of the
children of Gad was Eliasaph the
son of Deuel.
21 "And the Kohathites set for-
ward, bearing the sanctuary: and
* the others did set up the tabernacle
against their coming. 22 ""And
the standard of the camp of the
children of Ephraim set forward
according to their hosts : and over
his host was Elishama the son of
Ammihud. 23 Antl over the host
of the tribe of the children of
Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of
Pedahzur. 24 And over the host
of the tribe of the children of
Benjamin was Abidan the son of
Gideoni.
25 ''And the standard of the
camp of the children of Dan, which
was the " rearward of all the camps,
set forward according to their hosts :
and over his host was Ahiezer the
son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over-
the host of the tribe of the children
of Asher was Pagiel the son of Och-
ran. 27 And over the host of the
tribe of the children of Naphtali
was Ahira the son of Enan. 28
Thus were the journeyings of the
children of Israel according to
their hosts; and they set forward.
29 And Moses said unto -^Hobab,
the son of "Eeuel the Midianite,
Moses' father-in-law, We are jour-
neying vinto the place of which Je-
hovah said, '' I will give it you :
'come thou with us, and we will
do thee good ; for Jehovah * hath
spoken good concerning Israel.
30 And he said unto him, ' I will
not go; but I will depart to mine
own land, and to my kindred. 31
And he said. Leave us not, I pray
thee ; forasmuch as thou knowest
how we are to encamp in the wil-
derness, and thou shalt- be to us
instead of eyes. 32 And it shall
be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall
be, that '"what good soever Jehovah
shall do unto us, " the same will we
do unto thee.
33 "And they set forward from
the mount of Jehovah three days'
journey ; and ^ the ark of the cove-
nant of Jehovah went before them
three days' journey, to seek out * a
resting-place for them. 34 '"And
" ch. 4. 4-20
'' ver. 17
<^ ch. 2. 18-24
d ch. 2. 25-31
"Josh. e. 9,
13
/Judg. 4. 11
"Ex. 2. 18;
3. 1 ; 18. 12
'' Gen. 12. 7 ;
Ex. G. 4-8
' Pa. 9.5. 1-7 ;
100. 1-5
«-■ Dt. 4. 40 ;
30. 5
' Mt. 21. 28,
29 ; Judg.
1. 16
™ Ps. 22. 27-
31 ; 67. 6-7
" Lev. 19. 34 ;
Dt. 10. 18
" ver. 11
V Dt. 1. 33
« Is. 11. 10
'■ ch. 9. 16-23
»Ps. 68. 1,2;
Is. 17. 12-14
« Dt. 7. 10 ;
32. 41
" Is. 63. 17
" Dt. 1. 10
^ ch. 14. 2 ;
16. 11 ; 17. 5
y ver. 18 ; ch.
14. 28
' ch. 12, 11,
13; 21. 7
" Dt. 9. 22
o Ex. 12. 38 ;
1 Cor. 10. 6
" Ps. 78. 20
<i Ex. 10. 3
* ch. 21. 6
/Ex. 16.31
^ Ex. 16. 13,
14
ft Ex. 5. 22
143
the cloud of Jehovah was over them
by daj^ when they set forward from
the camp.
35 And it came to pass, when the
ark set forward, that Moses said,
''Rise up, O Jehovah, and let thine
enemies be scattered ; and let them
*■ that hate thee flee before thee.
36 And when it rested, he said,
"Return, O Jehovah, unto the ten
"thousands of the thousands of
Israel.
nAnd the people were as
^murmurers, ^speaking evil
y in the ears of Jehovah : and when
Jehovah heard it, his anger was
kindled; and the fire of Jehovah
burnt among them, and devoured
in the uttermost part of the camp.
2 ^ And the people cried unto Moses ;
and Moses prayed unto Jehovah,
and the fire abated. 3 And the
name of that place was called ' " Ta-
berah, because the fire of Jehovah
burnt among them.
4 And the * mixed multitude that
was among them lusted exceed-
ingly: and the children of Israel
also wept again, and said, ''Who
shall give us flesh to eaf? 5 ''We
remember the fish, which we did eat
in Egypt for nought; the cucum-
bers, and the melons, and the leeks,
and the onions, and the garlic : 6
but now "our soul is dried away;
there is nothing at all save this
manna to look upon. 7 -^And the
manna was like coriander seed, and
the ^ appearance thereof as the ap-
pearance of bdellium. 8 The peo-
ple went about, and gathered it,
and ground it in mills, or beat it in
mortars, and boiled it in pots, and
made cakes of it: and the taste of
it was as the taste of ''fresh oil.
9 "And when the dew fell upon the
camp in the night, the manna fell
^ upon it.
10 And Moses heard the people
weeping throughout their families,
every man at the door of his tent :
and the anger of Jehovah was
kindled greatly; and Moses was
displeased. 11 ''And Moses said
unto Jehovah, Wherefore hast thou
dealt ill with thy servant '? and
wherefore have I not found favor
in thy sight, that thou layest the
burden of all this people upon me?
1 2 Have I conceived all this people '\
have I brought them forth, that
1 Or, which was evil < Or, cakes baked with oil
2 That is. Burning. * Or, with
3 Heb. eye.
11.13
NUMBEKS
12.2
Seventy Elders appointed to assist Moses. Eldad and Medad. Quails sent, and witb tbem a Plague
thou shouldest say unto me, Cariir
them in thy bosom, as a "nursing-
father carrieth the sucking child,
unto the land which * thou swarest
unto their fathers'? 13 Whence
should I have flesh to give unto
"all this people? for they weep
unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that
we may eat. 1 4 '' I am not able to
bear all this people alone, because
it is too heavy for me. 15" And if
thou deal thus with me, kill me, I
pray thee, out of hand, if I have
lound favor in thy sight; and let
me not see my wretchedness.
1 6 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Gather unto me seventy men of
the elders of Israel, ■''whom thou
knowest to be the elders of the peo-
Ele, and oflicers over them; and
_ ring them unto the tent of meet-
ing, that they may stand there with
thee. 17 '^And I will come down
and talk with thee there : and I will
take of the Spirit which is upon
thee, and will put it upon them;
and they shall bear the burden of
the people with thee, that thou
bear it not thyself alone. 18 And
say thou unto the people, '' Sanctify
yourselves against to-morrow, and
ye shall eat flesh ; for ye have wept
' in the ears of Jehovah, saying. Who
shall give us fle^h to eat? for it was
well with us in EgjqDt: therefore
Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye
shall eat. 1 9 Ye shall not eat one
day, nor two days, nor five days,
neither ten days, nor twenty days,
20 but a whole month, until it
come out at your nostrils, and it be
loathsome unto you; because that
*ye have rejected Jehovah who is
among you, and have wept before
him, saying, Wliy came we forth
out of Egypt? 21 And Moses said.
The people, among whom I am, are
six hundred thousand footmen ; and
thou hast said, I will give them flesh,
that they may eat a whole month.
22 Shall flocks and herds be slain
for them, to suffice them? or shall
all the fish of the sea be gathered
together for them, to suffice them?
23 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Is Mehovah's hand waxed short?
now shalt thou see whether my
word shall come to pass unto thee
or not.
24 And Moses went out, and
'"told the people the words of Jeho-
vah : and he gathered seventy men
of the elders of the people, and
set them round about the Tent.
" 2 K. 10. 1,
5 ; Is. 49.
23
b Gen. 24. 7 ;
Ex. 13. 5,
U; 33. 1
"^ ver. 21, 22 ;
Jn. 6. 6-9
dEx. 18. 18;
Dt. 1. 12
* Ex. 32. 32
/Ex. 18. 25
^ ver. 23
'' Ex. 19. 10,
22
' ver. 1
* Josh. 24.
27 ; 1 S. 10.
19
I Is. 50. 2 ;
59. 1
"' ver. 16
" ver. 17 ;
ch. 12. 5
" ch. 24. 2 ;
1 S. 10. 6 ;
2 Chr. 15.
1 ; Neh. 9.
30
PEx. 33. 11;
Josh. 1. 1
« Mk. 9. 38-
40
■ Ex. 16. 13 ;
Ps. 78. 2G-
28 ; 105. 40
' Ps. 78. 29-
31 ; 106. 15
' Dt. 9. 22
' Ex. 2. 21
' ch. 16. 3
144
25 " And Jehovah came down in the
cloud, and spake unto him, and
took of the Spirit that was upon
him, and put it upon the seventy
elders : and it came to pass, that,
when the Spirit rested upon them,
they pi'ophesied, but they did so no
more.
26 But there remained two men
in the camp, the name of the one
was Eldad, and the name of the
other Medad : and "the Spirit rested
upon them ; and they were of them
that were written, but had not gone
out unto the Tent ; and they proph-
esied in the camp. 27 And there
ran a young man, and told Moses,
and said, Eldad and Medad do
prophesy in the camp. 28 And
■f Joshua the son of Nun, the min-
ister of Moses, ^ one of his chosen
men, answered and said, * My lord
Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses
said unto him, Art thou jealous for
my sake ? would that all Jehovah's
people were prophets, that Jehovah
wovild put his Spirit upon them !
30 And Moses gat him into the
camp, he and the elders of Israel.
31 ''And there w^ent forth a wind
from Jehovah, and brought quails
from the sea, and let them fall ^ by
the camp, about a day's journey on
this side, and a day's journey on
the other side, I'ound about the
camp, and about two cubits above
the face of the earth. 32 And the
people rose up all that day, and all
the night, and all the next day, and
gathered the quails : he that gath-
ered least gathered ten homers : and
they spread them all abroad for
themselves round about the camp.
33 * While the flesh _ was yet be-
tween their teeth, ere itwas chewed,
the anger of Jehovah was kindled
a,gainst the people, and Jehovah
smote the people with a very great
plague. 34 And the name of that
place was called ^ ' Kibroth-hattaa-
vah, because there they buried the
people that lusted. 35 From Kib-
roth-hattaavah the people jour-
neyed unto Hazeroth ; and they
abode at Hazeroth.
'i O And Miriam and Aaron
-Lw spake against Moses because
of the Cushite woman whom he
had married ; for he had married
a "Cushite woman. 2 "And they
said, Hath Jehovah indeed spoken
only '*with Moses? hath he not
1 Or, from his youth * Or, over
8 That is, The graves of lust. * Or, by
12.3
NUMBERS
13. 23
Moses justified agaiust the Complaint of Aaron and Dliriam. Sliriam's Leprosy. Spies sent to Canaan
spoken also ^ with us "? And Jeho-
vah heard it. 3 Now the man
Moses was "very meek, above all
the men that were upon the face of
the earth.
4 And Jehovah spake suddenly
unto Moses, and unto Aaron,
and unto Miriam, Come out ye
three unto the tent of meeting.
And they three came out. 5 * And
Jehovah came down in a pillar of
cloud, and stood at the door of the
Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam •
and they both came forth. 6 And
he said, Hear now my words : if
there be a prophet among you, I
Jehovah will make myself known
unto him in a "^ vision, I will speak
with him in a /* dream. 7 " My
servant Moses is not so ; •'"he is
faithful in all my house : 8 " with
him will I speak mouth to mouth,
even manifestly, and not in dark
speeches ; and '' the form of Jehovah
shall he behold : wherefore then
were ye not afraid to sjoeak against
my servant, against Moses '?
9 And the anger of Jehovah was
kindled against them ; and * he de-
pai'ted. 10 And the cloud removed
from over the Tent ; and, behold,
* Miriam was leprous, as ' white as
snow : and Aaron looked upon
Miriam, and, behold, she was lep-
rous. 11 And Aaron said unto
Moses, Oh, my lord, ™lay not, I pray
thee, sin upon us, for that we have
done foolishly, and for that we have
sinned. 1 2 Let her not, I pray, be
as one dead, of whom the flesh is
half consumed when he cometh out
x»f his mother's womb. 13 And
' Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying,
" Heal her, O God, I beseech thee.
14 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
If her father had but " spit in her
face, should she not be ashamed
seven days 1 let her be shut up
^ without the camp seven days, and
after that she shall be brought in
again. 15 And Miriam was shut
up without the camp seven days :
and the people journeyed not till
Miriam was brought in again.
-16 And afterward the people
journeyed from Hazeroth, and en-
camped in the wilderness of Paran.
-i O 1 And * Jehovah spake unto
_LO Moses, saying, 2 Send thou
men, that they may spy out the
land of Canaan, which I give unto
the children of Israel : of every
tribe of their fathers shall ye send
1 Or, by
" Mt. 11, 29
6 Ex. 19. 9 ;
34. 6
" Gen. 46. 2 ;
1 S. 3. 16
d Gen. 31.
11 i 1 K. 3.
6, 15
* Josh. 1, 1
/Heb. 3. 2,5
" Dt. 34. 10 ,
Hos. 12. 13
'' Ex. 20. 4 ;
24. 10, 11 ;
Dt. 6. 8 ,
Ps. 17. 16
' Gen. 17.
22 ; 18. 33
k Dt. 24. 9
' Ex. 4. 6 ;
2 K. 5. 27
'"■ 2 Sam. 19.
19; 24. 10
" Fs. 30. 2 ;
41. 4; Is.
30. 26, Jer.
17. 14
" Dt. 25. 9 ;
Job 17. 6;
30. 10 ; Is.
50. 6
P ch. 5. 1-4
9 Dt. 1. 22,
23
"■ ver. 16 ;
Dt. 32. H
t Gen. 12. 9 ,
13. 1, 3
« Dt. 1. 24, 25
" Dt. 31. 6, 23
* ch. 20. 1 ;
27. 14 ; 33.
36
y Josh. 13. 5
^ ver. 17
" Josh. 15.
14
6 ver. 28, 33
0 Ps. 78. 12,
43
<* ver. 24; ch.
32. 9;
Gen. 14.
13;
Dt. 1. 24
a man, every one a prince among
them. 3 And Moses sent them
from the wilderness of Paran ac-
cording to the commandment of
Jehovah : all of them men who
were heads of the children of Isi'ael.
4 And these wei-e their names : Of
the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the
son of Zaccur. 5 Of the tribe of
iSimeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the
son of Jephunneh. 7 Of the tribe
of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
8 Of the tribe of Eijhraim, 'Hosnea
the son of Nun. 9 Of the tribe of
Benjamin, Palti the son of Baphu.
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gad
diel the son of Sodi. 11 Of the
tribe of Joseph, navielv, of the
tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son
of Susi. 12 Of the tribe of Dan,
Ammiel the son of Gemalli. 13 Or
the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son
of Michael. 14 Of the tribe of
Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the
son of Machi. 16 These are the
names of the men that Moses sent
to spy out the land. And Moses
called 'Hoshea the son of Nun
Joshua.
17 And Moses sent them to spy
out the land of Canaan, and said
unto them. Get you up this way .
^by *the South, and go up into the
hill-country: 18 and see the land,
what it is ; and the people that
dwell therein, whether tney are
strong or weak, whether they are
few or many ; 1 9 and what the land
is that they dwell in, whether it is
good or bad ; and what cities they
are that they dwell in, whether in
camps, or in strongholds ; 20 and
" what the land is, whether it is fat
or lean, whether there is wood
therein, or not. And "be ye of
good courage, and bring of the fruit
of the land. Now the time was the
time of the first-ripe grapes.
21 So they went up, and spied
out the land from ^ the wilderness
of Zin unto Rehob, to ^ the entrance
of Hamath. 22 And they went up
'^by Hhe South, and came unto
Hebron ; and "Ahiman, Sheshai,
and Talmai, the children of * Anak,
were there. (Now Hebron was
built seven years before '^Zoan in
Egypt.) 23 And they came unto
the valley of "^ Eshcol, and cut down
from thence a branch with one
cluster of grapes, and they bare
2 Or, into
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13.24
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14.16
The discoaraging Report of the Spies. The People rebel. Jehovah's Threat and Moses' Intercession
it upon a staff between two; they
brought also of the pomegranates,
and of the figs. 24 That place
was called the valley of ;* Eshcol, be-
cause of the cluster Avhich the chil-
dren of Israel cut down from thence.
25 And they returned from spy-
ing out the land at the end of forty
days. 26 And they went and came
to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all
the congregation of the children of
Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran.
to "Kadesh ; and brought back word
unto them, and unto all the congre-
gation, and showed them the fruit
of the land. 2 7 And they told him,
and said. We came unto the land
whither thou sen test us ; and surely
^ it floweth with milk and honey ;
and " this is the fruit of it. 28 How-
beit the people that dwell in the
land are strong, and the cities are
fortified, and very great : and more-
over we saw '' the children of Anak
there. 29 Amalek dwelleth in the
land of " the South : and the Hit-
tite, and the Jebusite, and -^the
Amorite, dwell in the hill-country ;
and "the Canaanite dwelleth by
the sea, and along by the side of
the Jordan.
30 And Caleb stilled the people
before Moses, and said. Let us go
up at once, and possess it ; for we
are well able to overcome it.
31 But the men that went up
with him said, ''We are not able
to go up against the people ; for
they are stronger than we. 32 And
they brought up 'an evil report of
the land which they had spied out
unto the children of Israel, saying.
The land, through which we have
gone to spy it out, is *a land that
eateth up the inhabitants thereof ;
and 'all the people that we saw
in it are men of great stature.
33 And there we saw the '^ '" Neph-
ilim, the sons of Anak, who come
of the Nephilim : and " we were in
our own sight as grasshoppers, and
so we were in their sight.
MAnd all the congregation
lifted up their voice, and
cried ; and the people wept that
night. 2 And all the children of
Israel "murmured against Moses
and against Aaron : and the whole
congregation said unto them,
''Would that we had died in the
land of Egypt ! or would that we
had died in this wilderness ! 3
And wherefore doth Jehovah bring
1 That is, a cluster. 2 Or, giants
" ch. 20. 1,
14 ; 32. 8
6 Ex. 3. 8,
17 ; 13. 5
" Dt. 1. 25
d ver. 33
" ver. IT ; ch.
14. 25, 45
/Josh. 10. 6
» ch. 14. 43,
45
'' Dt. 1. 28 ;
9. 1-3
i ch. 14. 36,
37 ; Ps. 106.
24
i Ezek. 36.
13, 14
' Am. 2. 9
™ Cien. 6. 4
"Dt. 1. 28;
9. 2; Josh.
11.21
" ch. 11. 1
2'ch. 11.5;
16. 13; 20.
3, 4; 21.5
« Ex. .5. 21 ;
16. 3
'' ver. 31 ;
Dt. 1. 39
■' ch. 16. 4
t ch. 13. 27 ;
Dt. 1. 25
" Dt. 10. 15
" ch. 13. 27
■^ Dt. 1. 26 ; 9.
23, 24
V Dt. 1. 21, 29
• Ex. 17. 4
" Ex. 16. 10 ;
Lev. 9. 23
b Ex. 32. 9-13
" Ps. 106. 24
d Lev. 26. 25;
Dt. 28. 21
« Ex. 32. 10
/ Ps. 106. 23
» Ex. 13. 21 ;
Dt. 6. 4
ft Ex. 32. 12
us unto this land, *to fall by the
sword? ''Our wives and our little
ones will be a prej'^ : were it not
better for us to return into Egypt 1
4 And they said one to another,
Let us make a captain, and let us
return into Egypt. 5 * Then Moses
and Aaron fell on their faces before
all the assembly of the congi'ega-
tion of the children of Israel. 6
And Joshua the son of Nun and
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who
were of them that spied out the
land, rent their clothes : 7 and
they spake unto all the congrega-
tion of the children of Israel, say-
ing, 'The land, which we passed
through to spy it out, is an exceed-
ing good land. 8 "If Jehovah de-
light in us, then he will bring us
into this land, and give it unto us ;
"a land which floweth with milk
and honey. 9 Only ^ rebel not
against Jehovah, neither -"fear ye
the people of the land ; for they
are bread for us : their * defence
is removed from over them, and
Jehovah is with us : fear them not.
10 ^But all the congregation bade
stone them with stones. And " the
glory of Jehovah appeared in the
tent of meeting unto all the chil-
dren of Israel.
11 *And Jehovah said unto
Moses, How long will this peo-
ple despise me 1 and how long will
""they not believe in me, for all
the signs which I have wrought
among them ■? 12 1 will smite
them with "^the pestilence, and
disinherit them, and "will make
of thee a nation greater and
mightier than they.
13 •''And Moses said unto Jeho-
vah, Then the Egyptians will
hear it ; for thou broughtest up
this people in thy might from
among them ; 1 4 and they Avill
tell it to the inhabitants of this
land. They have heard that thou
Jehovah art in the midst of this
people ; for '' thou Jehovah art seen
■^face to face, and thy cloud stand-
eth over them, and thou goest be-
fore them, in a pillar of cloud by
day, and in a pillar of fire by night.
15 Now if thou shalt kill this peo-
ple as one man, ''then the nations
which have heard the fame of thee
will speak, saying, 16 Because
Jehovah was not able to bring
this people into the land which
he sware unto them, therefore he
3 Heb. shadow. * Heb. eye to eye.
146
14.17
NUMBERS
14.45
Forty Years of Wanderiii§; denounced. The People fight with the Canaauites, and arc repnlsed at Hormah
hath slain them in the wilderness.
17 And now, I pray thee, let the
power of the Lord be great, accprd-
ing as thou hast spoken, saying.
18 "Jehovah is slow to anger, and
abundant in lovingkindness, for-
giving iniquity and transgression ;
and that will by no rneans clear
the guilty, visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children, upon
the third and upon the fourth gen-
eration. 19 ''Pardon, I pray thee,
the iniquity of this people accord-
ing unto the greatness of thy lov-
ingkindness, and according as thou
hast forgiven this people, from
Egypt even until now.
20 And Jehovah said, "I have
pardoned according to thy word :
2 1 but in very deed, "^ as I live, and
as "all the earth shall be filled with
the glory of Jehovah ; 22 because
''all those men that have seen my
glory, and my signs, which I wrought
in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet
have tempted me these ^ ten times,
and have not hearkened to my
voice; 23 ''surely they shall not
see the land which I sware unto
their fathers, neither shall any of
them that despised me see it: 24
but my servant Caleb, 'because he
had another spirit with him, and
hath followed me fully, * him will I
bring into the land whereinto he
went ; and his seed shall possess it.
25 'Now the Amalekite and the
Canaanite dwell in the valley :
to-morrow turn ye, and get you
into the wilderness by the way
to the Red Sea.
26 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
27_ How long shall I bear witli
this evil congregation, that '"mur-
mur against me"? I have heard
the murmurings of the children
of Israel, which they murmur
against me. 28 Say unto them,
"As I live, saith Jehovah, surely
as "ye have spoken in mine ears,
so will I do to you : 29 your dead
bodies shall fall in this wilderness ;
and all that ^were numbered of
gou, according to your whole num-
er, from twenty years old and up-
ward, that have murmured against
me, 30 surely ye shall not come
into the land, concerning which
I ^ sware that I would make you
dwell therein, *save Caleb the son
of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son
of Nun. 31 ''But your httle ones,
1 Heb. lifted up my hand.
" Ex. 34. 6, 7
b Ex. 32. 32 ;
34. 9
' Mic. r. 18-
20
d ver. 28 ;
Dt. 32. 40 ;
Is. 49. 18
« Is. 6. 3 ;
Hab. 2. 14
/ 1 Cor. 10. 5
i> Ex. 5. 21 ;
14. 11 ; 16.
24 ; 16. 2 ;
17. 2, 3 ; 32.
1 ; Num.
11. 1, 4; 12.
1 ; 14. 2
ft ch. 20. 65 ;
32. 11
' ver. 7-9
k ch. 26. 65 ;
32. 12 ;
Dt. 1. 36 ;
Josh. 14.
6-15
' ch. 13. 29
"' ch. 11. 1
" ver. 21
" ver. 2 ;
Dt. 2. 14,
15 ; Heb. 3.
17
P ch. 1. 45, 46
« ver. 24
"■ ver. 3
' ch. 26. 64,
65 ; 32. 13 ;
1 Cor. 10. 5
< Dt. 2. 7 ; 8.
2, 4 ; 29. 6
" ch. 13. 4-16,
32
" ch. 16. 49
" Ex. 33. 4
147
that ye said should be a prey, them
will I bring in, and they shall know
the land which ye have rejected.
32 ' But as for you, your dead
bodies shall fall in this wilderness.
33 And your children shall be
" wanderers in the wilderness ' forty
years, and shall bear your whoi^e-
doms, until your dead bodies be
consumed in the wilderness. 34r
After the number of the days in
which ye spied out the land, even
forty days, for every day a year,
shall ye bear your iniquities, even
forty years, and ye shall know ^ my
alienation. 35 I, Jehovah, have
spoken, surely this will I do unto
all this evil congregation, that ai"e
gathered together against me : in
this wilderness they shall be con-
sumed, and there they shall die.
36 "And the men, whom Moses
sent to spy out the land, who re-
turned, and made all the congre-
gation to murmur against him,
by bringing up an evil report
against the land, 37 even those
men that did bring up an evil
report of the land, died by the
"plague before Jehovah. 38 But
Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb
the son of Jephunneh, remained
alive of those men that went to
spy out the land.
39 And Moses told these words
unto all the children of Israel :
and ^the people mourned greatly.
40 And they rose up early in the
morning, and gat them up to the
top of the mountain, saying, *Lo,
we are here, and will go up unto
the place which Jehovah hath
promised : for we have sinned.
41 And Moses said. Wherefore
now do ye transgress the com-
mandment of Jehovah, seeing it
shall not prosper "? 42 Go not up, for
Jehovah is not among you ; that
ye be not_ smitten down before
your enemies. 43 For there the
Amalekite and the Canaanite are
before you, and ye shall fall by the
sword : because ye are turned back
from following Jehovah, therefore
Jehovah will not be with you. 44
But they presumed to go up to the
top of the mountain : nevertheless
Hne ark of the covenant of Jeho-
vah, and Moses, departed not out
of the camp. 45 Then the Amale-
kite came down, and the Canaanits
who dwelt in that mountain, and
2 Heb. shepherds.
3 Or, the revoking of my promise
1S.1
NUMBERS
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Law concerning Meal-offerings and Drink-offerings; Offerings for Sins of Ignorance
smote them and beat them down,
even unto " Hormah.
•i pT And Jehovah spake unto
A-fJ Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto
the childi'en of Israel, and say
unto them, When ye are come into
the land of your habitations, which
I give unto you, 3 and will make
an offering by lire unto Jehovah, a
burnt-offering, or a sacrifice. Ho
accomplish a vow, or as a freewill-
offering, or in your * set feasts, to
make a sweet savor unto Jehovah,
of the herd, or of the flock ; 4 " then
shall he that offereth his oblation
offer unto Jehovah a meal-offering
of a tenth part of an ephah of fine
flour mingled with the fourth part
of a hin of oil : 5 and wine for the
drink-offering, the fourth part of a
hin, shalt thou prepare with the
burnt-offering, or for the sacrifice,
for ''ea.ch lamb. 6 Or for a ram,
thou shalt prepare for a meal-offer-
ing two tenth parts of an ephah of
fine flour mingled with the third
part of a hin of oil : 7 and for the
drink-offering thou shalt offer the
third part of a hin of wine, of a
sweet savor unto Jehovah. 8 And
when thou preparest * a bullock for
a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice,
^ to accomplish a vow, or for peace-
offerings unto Jehovah ; 9 then
shall he offer with the bullock a
meal-offering of three tenth parts
of an ephah of fine flour mingled
with half a hin of oil : 10 and thou
shalt offer for the drink-offering
half a hin of wine, for an offering
made by fire, of a sweet savor unto
Jehovah.
1 1 Thus shall it be done for each
bullock, or for each ram, or for
each of the he-lambs, or of the
kids. 12 According to the num-
ber that ye shall prepare, so shall
ye do to every one according to
their number. 13 All that are
home-born shall do these things
after this manner, in offering an
offering made by fire, of a sweet
savor unto Jehovah. 14 And if
a stranger sojourn with you, or
whosoever may be among you
throughout your generations, and
will offer an offering made by fire,
of a sweet savor unto Jehovah ; as
ye do, so he shall do. 15 For the
assembly, there shall be -^one
statute for you, and for the
stranger that sojourneth with you,
a statute for ever throughout your
1 Or, in mciking a special vow
" ch. 21. 3
b Lev. 23. 1-
44
" ch. 28. 1-29.
40
d ver. 11 ;
Lev. 1. 10 ;
3. 6
' Lev. 1. 3 ;
3. 1
/ ver. 29 ;
ch. 9. 14
s' Ex. 34. 26 ;
Lev. 23. 14
A Dt. 14. 22,
23 ; 16. 13
i Lev. 4. 2,
22, 27 ; 5.
15, 18
* ver. 8-10
' ver. 24
148
generations : as ye are, so shall the
sojourner be before Jehovah. 16
One law and one ordinance shall be
for you, and for the stra,nger that
sojourneth with you.
17 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto the
children of Israel, and say unto
them. When ye come into the land
whither I bring you, 19 then it
shall be, that, when ye eat of the
bread of the land, ye shall offer
up a heave-offering unto Jehovah.
20 "Of the first of your '^ dough ye
shall offer up a cake for a heave-
offering : as '' the heave-offering of
the threshing-floor, so shall ye
heave it. 21 Of the first of your
dough ye shall give unto Jehovah
a heave-offering throughout your
genei'ations.
22 And when ye shall err, and
not observe all these command-
ments, which Jehovah hath spoken
unto Moses, 23 even all that Je-
hovah hath .commanded you by
Moses, from the day that Jehovah
gave commandment, and onward
throughout your generations ; 24
then it shall be, if it be done ^'un-
wittingly, without the knowledge
of the congregation, that all the
congregation shall offer one young
bullock for a burnt-offering, for a
sweet savor unto Jehovah, *with
the meal-offering thereof, and the
drink-offering thereof, according
to the oi'dinance, and one he-goat
for a sin-offering. 25 And the
priest shall make atonement for all
the congregation of the children of
Israel, and they shall be forgiven ;
for it was an error, and they have
brought their oblation, an offering
made by fire unto Jehovah, and
their sin-offering before Jehovah,
for their error : 26 and all the con-
gregation of the children of Isi'ael
shall be forgiven, and the stranger
that sojourneth among them; for
in respect of all the people it was
done ' unwittingly.
27 And if one person sin unwit-
tingly, then he shall offer a she-
goat a year old for a sin-offering.
28 And the priest shall make
atonement for the soul that erreth,
when he sinneth unwittingly, be-
fore Jehovah, to make atonement
for him ; and he shall be forgiven.
29 Ye shall have one law for him
that doeth aught unwittingly, for
him that is home-born among the
2 Or, coarse meal 3 Or, in error
15.30
NUMBERS
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Sabbath-breaking- punished. Fringes prescribed. Korah's Rebellion
children of Israel, and for the
stranger that sojourneth among
them. 30 But the soul that doeth
aught with "a high hand, whether
he be home-born or a sojourner,
the same blasphemeth Jehovah;
and that soul shall be cut oif from
among his people. 31 Because he
hath despised the word of Jehovah,
and hath broken his command-
ment, that soul shall utterly be cut
oif; his iniquity shall be upon him.
32 And while the children of
Israel were in the wilderness, thej^
found a man * gathering sticks upon
the sabbath day. 33 And they
that found him gathering sticks
brought him unto Moses and
Aaron, and unto all the congrega-
tion. 34 And they put him in
vvard, *" because it had not been de-
clared what should be done to him.
35 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
The man shall surely be put to
death : f all the congregation shall
stone him with stones without the
camp. 36 And all the congrega-
tion brought him without the
camp, and stoned him to death
with stones; as Jehovah com-
manded Moses.
37 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 38 (Speak unto the
children of Israel, and bid them
that they make them ^"fringes
in the borders of their gar-
ments throughout their genera-
tions, and that they put upon the
fringe of each border a cord of
blue : 39 and it shall be unto you
for a fringe, that ye may look upon
it, and ■'^ remember all the com-
mandments of Jehovah, and do
them ; and that ye '^ follow not
after your own heart and your own
eyes, after which ye use to play the
harlot ; 40 that ye may I'emember
and do all my commandments, and
be holy unto your God. 41 I am
Jehovah your God, who brought
you out of the land of Egypt, to be
your God : I am Jehovah your God.
1 f\ Now ^Korah, the son of
J-VJ Izhar, the son of Kohath,
the son of Levi, with '' Dathan ana
Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On,
the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben,
took men : 2 and they rose up be-
fore Moses, with certain of the
children of Israel, two hundred
and fifty princes of the congrega-
tion, * called to the assembly, men
of renown; 3 and they assembled
'Oi, tassels in the comers 2 Heb. spy not out.
" ch. 14. 40-
44 ; Dt. 1.
43; 17. 12,
13
* Ex. 31. 14,
15 ; 35. 2, 3
« ch. 9. 8
ii Lev. 20. 2,
27 ; 24. 14-
23; Dt. 21.
21
'Dt. 22. 12;
Mt. 23. 6
/Dt. 4. 23;6.
12; 8. 11,
14, 19
9 Ex, 6. 21 ;
Jude 11
'' ch. 26. 9 ;
Dt. 11. 6
'ch. 1. 10;
26. 9
*ch. 12. 2;
Ps. 106. 16
' ver. 7
"' ch. 5. 3
" ch. 14. 5
" Lev. 10. 3 ;
Ps. 65. 4
P ch. 17. 6, 8
9 ver. 3
•■ ch. 3. 6, 9
' ch. 3. 10 ;
18. 1-7
t Ex. 16. 7
" 1 Cor. 10. 10
"ch. 11. 4-6;
Ex. 16. 3
* ch. 14. 2, 3
y ch. 13. 27 ;
14. 8
' ch. 20. 5 ;
Ex. 22. 6 ;
23. 11
" Judg. 16.
21 ; 1 S. 11.
' Gen. 4. 4,
■ 1 S. 12. 3
themselves together * against Moses
and against Aaron, and said unto
them, ^'Ye take too much upon
you, seeing all the congregation are
holy, every one of them, and '"Je-
hovah is among them : wherefore
then lift ye up yourselves above
the assembly of J ehovah 'I
4 And when Moses heard it, " he
fell upon his face : 5 and he spake
unto Korah and unto all his com-
pany, saying. In tlie morning Jeho-
vah will show who are his, and
"who is holy, and ''will cause him
to come near unto him : even ^him
whom he shall choose will he cause
to come near unto him. 6 This
do : take you censers, Korah, and
all his company ; 7 and put lire in
them, and put incense upon them
before Jehovah to-morrow : and it
shall be that the man whom Jeho-
vah doth choose, he shall be holy :
«ye take too much upon you, ye
sons of Levi. 8 And Moses said
unto Korah, Hear now, ye sons
of _ Levi : 9 seemeth it hut a small
thing unto you, that the God
of Israel hath separated you from
the congregation of Israel, ''to
bring you near to himself, to do the
service of the tabernacle of Jeho-
vah, and to stand before the con-
gregation to minister unto them ;
10 and that he hath brought thee
near, and all thy brethren the sons
of Levi with thee? and *seek ye
the priesthood also 1 11 Therefore
thou and all thj'^ cornpany are
gathered together 'against Jeho-
vah : and Aaron, what is he that
"ye murmur against him"?
1 2 And Moses sent to call Dathan
and Abiram, the sons of Eliab ;
and they said. We will not come
up: 13 is it a small thing that
thou hast brought us up out of a
" land flowing with milk and honey,
""to kill us in the wilderness, but
thou must needs make thyself also
a prince over usl 14 Moreover
thou hast not brought us ^/into a
land flowing with iiiilk and honey,
nor given us inheritance of 'fields
and vineyards : wilt thou ^ " put out
the eyes of these men 1 we will not
come up.
15 And Moses was very wroth,
and .said unto Jehovah, * Respect
not thou their oivering : " I have
not taken one ass from them,
3 Heb. It is enough for you.
* Or, v-hom he will cause to come near
s Heb. bore out.
149
16.16
NUMBEilS
16.45
Korali's Rebellion. The Rebels pnnished. Use made of the Rebels' Censers. The People complain
neither have I hurt one of them.
16 And Moses said unto Korah,
Be thou and all thy comnany be-
fore Jehovah, thou, and they, and
Aaron, to-morrow : 17 and take ye
every man his censer, and put in-
cense upon them, and bring ye
before Jehovah every man his cen-
ser, two hundred ancl fifty censers ;
thou also, and Aaron, each his
censer. _ 18 And they took every
man his censer, and put fire in
them, and laid incense thereon,
and stood at the door of the tent
of meeting with Moses and Aaron.
19 And Korah assembled all the
congregation against them unto the
door of the tent of meeting : and
""the glory of Jehovah appeared
unto all the congregation.
20 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
21 * Separate yourselves from
among this congregation, "that I
may consume them in a moment.
22 And they fell upon their faces,
and said, O God, "^the God of the
spirits of all flesh, ''shall one man
sin, and wilt thou be wroth with
all the congregation 1 23 And
Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
24 Speak unto the congregation,
saying, ■''Get you up from about
the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan,
and Abiram.
2.5 And Moses rose up and went
unto Dathan and Abiram ; and the
elders of Israel followed him.
26 And he spake unto the congre-
gation, saying. Depart, I pray you,
from the tents of these wicked
men, and touch nothing of theirs,
"lest ye be consumed in all their
sins. 27 So they ga^t them up from
the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan,
and Abiram, on every side : and
Dathan and Abiram came out, and
stood at the door of their tents,
and their wives, and ''their sons,
and their little ones. 28 And
Moses said. Hereby ye shall know
that 'Jehovah hath sent me to do
all these v/orks ; for / have not
c^on^e ^/iem of mine own mind. 29 If
these men die the common death
of all men, or if they be visited
after the visitation of all men ;
then Jehovah hath not sent me.
30 But if Jehovah ^ make a new
thing, and the ground open its
mouth, and swallow them up,
with all that appertain unto them,
and they go down alive into Sheol ;
1 Heb. create a creation.
" ver. 42; 14.
10 ; 20. 6
6 ver. 45
' Ex. 32. 10,
12
rf ch. 27. 16
« Gen. 18.
23-32 ; Lev.
4. 3
/ver. 4.')
'J Gen. 19. 16,
17
1^ ch. 26. 11
' Ex. 3. 12-
15 ; 4. 12, 15
*ch. 26. 10;
Dt. 11. 6;
Ps. 106. 17
' ch. 26. 11
'ch. 11. 1-3;
26. 10
*[Ch. xvii. 1
in Ileb.J
"ch. 1.51
P Ex. 30. 7-10
« ver. 3
?er. 21, 24
150
then ye shall understand that
these men have despised Jehovah.
31 And it came to pass, as he
made an end of speaking all these
words, that the ground clave asun-
der that was under them ; 32 and
*the earth opened its mouth, and
swallowed tnem up, and their
households, and 'all the men that
appertained unto Korah, and all
their goods. 33 So they, and all
that appertained to them, went
down alive into Sheol : and the
earth closed upon them, and they
perished from among the assembly.
34 And all Israel that were round
about them fled at the crj'^ of
them ; for they said, Lest the
earth swallow us up. 3.5 ™And
fire came forth from Jehovah, and
devoured the " two hundred and
fifty men that oifered the incense.
*36 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 37 Speak unto Elea-
zar the son of Aaron the priest,
that he take up the censers out of
the burning, and scatter thou the
fire yonder ; for they are holy,
38 even the censers of "these sin-
ners against their own ^ lives ; and
let them be made beaten plates for
a covering of the altar : for they
ofiered them before Jehovah ; there-
fore they are holy ; and they shall
be a sign unto the children of
Israel. 39 And Eleazar the priest
took the brazen censers, which
they that were burnt had offered ;
and they beat them out for a cov-
ering of the altar, 40 to be a
memorial unto the children of
Israel, to the end that " no stranger,
that is not of the seed of Aaron,
come near ^ to bvirn incense before
Jehovah ; that he be not as Korah,
and as his company : as Jehovah
spake unto him by Moses.
41 But on the morrow all the
congregation of the children of Is-
rael * murmui-ed against Moses and
against Aaron, saying. Ye have
killed the people of Jehovah. 42
And it came to pass, when the con-
gregation was assembled against
Moses and against Aaron, that
they looked toward the tent of
meeting: and, behold, the cloud
covered it, and *" the glory of Jeho-
vah appeared. 43 And Moses and
Aaron came to the front of the tent
of meeting. 44 And Jehovah spake
unto Moses, saying, 45 *Get you
2 Or, these men who have sinned at the cost of
their lives ^ Or, soxUs
16. 4G
NUMBERS
18.8
1 Flagoe is sent. Aaron's Rod bads. Duties of tbo Tricsts and of tlie Levites
up from among this congregation,
tnat I may consume them in a
moment. And they fell upon their
faces. 46 And Moses said unto
Aaron, Take thy censer, and put
fire therein from off the altar, and
lay incense thereon, and carry it
quickly unto the congregation, and
" make atonement for them : for
* there is wrath gone out from
Jehovah ; the plague is begun.
47 And Aaron took as Moses spake,
and ran into the midst of the
assembly ; and, behold, the plague
was begun among the people : " and
he put on the incense, and made
atonement for the people. 48 And
he stood between the dead and the
living ; and the plague was stayed.
49 '^Now they that died by the
plague were fourteen thousand
and seven hundred, besides them^
that "died about the matter of
Korah. 50 And Aaron returned
unto Moses unto the door of the
tent of meeting : and the plague
was stayed.
*1 ^ "^"^^ Jehovah spake unto
JL f _ Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto
the children of Israel, and take of
them rods, one for each fathers'
house, of all their princes accord-
ing to their fathers houses, twelve
rods : write thou every man's name
upon his rod. 3 And thou shalt
write Aaron's name upon the rod
of Levi ; for there shall be one
rod for each head of their fathers'
houses. 4 And thou shalt lay them
up in the tent of meeting before
•''the testimony, where I meet with
you. 5 And it shall come to pass,
that the rod of ''the man whom I
shall choose shall bud : and I will
make to cease from me the mur-
mu rings of the children of Israel,
which they miirmur against you.
6 And Moses spake unto the chil-
dren of Israel ; and all their princes
gave him rods, for each prince one,
according to their fathers' houses,
even twelve rods : and the rod of
Aaron was among their rods.
7 And Moses laid up the rods
before Jehovah in '• the tent of the
testimony.
8 And it came to pass on the
morrow, that Moses went into the
tent of the testimony ; and, behold,
' the rod of Aaron for the house of
Levi was budded, and put foi-th
buds, and produced blossoms, and
bare ripe almonds. 9 And Moses
brought out all the rods from be-
« Ch. 25. 13
(■ch. 18. 5;
Dt. 9. 22
<^ ch. 25. 7, 8,
13
rf ch. 25. 9
" ver. 32, 35
/ ver. 7 ; Ex.
26. 16, 21,
V ch. 16. 5
A ch. 1. 50,
63 ; 9. 15
' Heb. 9. 4
* ver. 4
' Dt. 9. 7, 24
™ Is. 6. 5
" ch. 1. 51
0 Ex. 28. 38 ;
Lev. 10. 17 ;
22. 16
*[Ch. xvii. 16
in Heb.]
P ch. 3. 5-10
1 ch. 4. 15-20
'■ ver. 7 ; ch.
1. 61
» ch. 16. 46
< ch. 3. 9
" Ex. 29, 9
" ver. 20 ;
Dt. 18. 2 ;
Mt. 10. 8;
1 Pet. 6. 2,
3
^ ch. 1. 51
151
fore Jehovah unto all the children
of Israel : and they looked, and
took every man his rod. 10 And
Jehovah said vmto Moses, Put back
the rod of Aaron '' before the testi-
mony, to be kept for a token
against the 'chilcfren of rebellion ;
that thou mayest make an end of
their murmurings against me, that
they die not. 1 1 Thus did Moses :
as Jehovah commanded him, so did
he.
12 And the children of Israel
spake unto Moses, saying, *" Be-
hold, we perish, we are undone,
we are all undone. 13 "Every
one that cometh near, that cometh
near unto the tabernacle of Je-
hovah, Mieth : shall we perish all
of us '?
■i O And Jehovah said unto
-LO Aaron, Thou and thy sons
and thy fathers' house with thee
shall "bear the iniquity of the
sanctuary ; and thou and thy sons
with thee shall bear the iniquity
of your priesthood. 2 And thy
brethren also, the tribe of Levi,
the tribe of thy father, bring thou
near with thee, that they may be
^'.joined unto thee, and minister
unto thee : but thou and thy sons
with thee shall be before the tent
of the testimony. 3 And they
shall keep thy charge, and the
charge of all the Tent : only « they
shall not come nigh unto the ves-
sels of the sanctuary and unto
""the altar, that they die not,
neither they, nor ye. 4 And they
shall be joined unto thee, and
keep the charge of the tent of
meeting, for all the service of the
Tent : and a str-anger shall not
come nigh unto you. 5 And ye
shall keep the charge of the sanc-
tuary, and the charge of the altar ;
■' that there be wrath no more upon
the children of Israel. 6 And I,
behold, I have taken your brethren
the Levites from among the chil-
dren of Israel : to you they are 'a
gift, given unto Jehovah, to do the
service of the tent of meeting.
7 And thou and thy sons with
thee shall "keep your priesthood
for everything of the altar, and
for that within the veil ; and ye
shall serve : I give you the priest-
hood as "a service of gift : and
""the stranger that cometh nigh
shall be put to death.
8 And Jehovah spake untc
1 Or, shall die
18.9
NUMBERS
18.30
The Priests ''Portion of the Holy Things. The Tithes for the levites. The Heave-offering of the Tithes
Aaron, And I, behold, I have
given thee the charge of my "heave-
offerings, even all the hallowed
things of the children of Israel ;
unto thee have I given them ^by
reason of the anointing, and to
thy sons, as a portion for ever.
9 This shall be thine of the most
holy things, reserved from the fire :
every oblation of theirs, even
* every meatoffering of theirs,
and every ''sin-offering of_ theirs,
and every trespass-offering of
theirs, which they shall render
unto me, shall be most holy for
thee and for thy sons. 10 As the
most holy things shalt thon eat
thereof ; every male shall eat
thereof : it shall be holy unto thee.
11 And this is thine: ''the heave-
offering of their gift, even all the
wave-offerings of the children of
Israel ; I have ^ given them unto
thee, and to thy sons and to thy
daughters with thee, as a portion
for ever ; every one that is clean
in thy house shall eat thereof.
12 •'"All the '^best of the oil, and
all the "best of the vintage, and
of the grain, the first-fruits of
them which they give unto Jeho-
vah, to thee have I given them.
13 /The first-ripe fruits of all that
is in their land, which they bring
unto Jehovah, shall be thine ;
every one that is clean in thy
house shall eat thereof. 14'' Every-
thing devoted in Israel shall be
thine. 15 'Everything that open-
eth the womb, of all flesh which
they offer unto Jehovah, both of
man and beast shall be thine :
nevertheless the first-born of man
shalt thou surely redeem, and the
firstling of unclean beasts shalt
thou redeem. 16 ^ And those that
are to be redeemed of them from a
month old shalt thou redeem, ac-
cording to thine estimation, for the
money of five shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary (the same is
twenty gerahs). 1 7 But the first-
ling of a cow, or the firstling of a
sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou
shalt not redeem ; they are holy :
thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon
the altar^ and shalt burn their fat
for an offering made by fire, for a
sweet savor unto Jehovah. 18 And
the flesh of them shall be thine,
as the wave-breast and as the right
1 Or, for a portion 2 Heb. fat.
3 Or, And oi to their redemption money, from
a month old shalt thou redeem them
" Lev. 7. 28-
34
b Lev. 2. 1-16
" Lev. 6. 30
d ver. 1 ;
Dt. 18. 3
" Lev. 22. 1-
16
/ Dt. 18. 4 ;
32. 14 ; Ps.
81. 16 ; 147.
14
^ Ex. 22. 29 ;
23. 19 ; 34.
26
'' Lev. 27. 1-
33
i ch. 3. 46 ;
Ex. 13. 13,
15
^' ver. 11
' 2 Chr. 13. 5
"' Dt. 10. 9 ;
12. 12 ; 14.
27,29
"Dt. 18. 2;
Josh. 13.
33; Ezek.
44. 28
° Lev. 27. 30-
33
P ch. 1. 61
9 ver. 1
' ver. 21
« Neh. 10. 38
thigh, it shall be thine, 19 * All
the heave-offerings of the holy
things, which the children of Is-
rael offer unto Jehovah, have I
given thee, and thy sons and thy
aughters with thee, as a portion
for ever : it is ' a covenant of salt
for ever before Jehovah unto thee
and to thy seed with thee. 20 And
Jehovah said unto Aaron, ™ Thou
shalt have no inheritance in their
land, neither shalt thou have any
portion among them : " I am thy
portion and thine inheritance
among the children of Israel.
2 1 And unto the children of Levi,
behold, I have given all the * tithe
in Israel for an inheritance, in
return for their service which they
serve, even the service of the tent
of meeting. 22 And henceforth
^the childi^en of Israel shall not
come nigh the tent of rneeting, lest
they bear sin, and die. 23 But
the Levites shall do the service of
the tent of meeting, and they shall
*bear their iniquity : it shall be a
statute for ever throughout your
generations ; and among the chil-
dren of Israel '"they shall have no
inheritance. 24 For the tithe of
the children of Israel, which they
offer as a heave-offering unto Je-
hovah, I have given to the Levites
for an inheritance : therefore I
have said unto them. Among the
children of Israel they shall have
no inheritance.
25 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 26 Moreover thou
shalt speak unto the Levites, and
say unto them, When ye take of
the children of Israel "the tithe
which I have given you from them
for your inheritance, then ye shall
offer up a heave-offering of it for
Jehovan, a * tithe of the tithe.
27 And your heave-offering shall
be reckoned unto you, as though it
were the grain of the threshing-
floor, and as the fulness of the
winepress. 28 Thus ye also shall
offer a heave-offering unto Jeho-
vah of all your tithes, which ye
receive of the children of Israel ;
and thereof ye shall give Jeho-
vah's heave-offering to Aaron the
priest. 29 Out of all your gifts ye
shall offer every heave-offering of
Jehovah, of all the ^best thereof,
even the hallowed part thereof out
of it. 30 Therefore thou shalt
say unto them. When ye heave the
^ beat thereof from it, then ii shall
153
18.31
NUMBERS
19.22
Pnriflcation of the Unclean with the Ashes of a Red Heifer
be reckoned unto the Levites as
the increase of the threshing-floor,
and as the increase of the wine-
press. 31 And ye shall eat it in
every place, ye and your house-
holds : for it is your reward in
return for your service in the tent
of meeting. 32 And ye shall bear
no sin by reason of it, when ye
have heaved from it the ^best
thereof : and ye shall not " pro-
fane the holy things of the chil-
dren of Israel, ^ that ye die not.
■i (Jk And Jehovah spake unto
_L t/ Moses and unto Aaron, say-
ing, 2 This is the statute of the
law which Jehovah hath com-
manded, saying. Speak unto the
children of Israel, tnat they bring
thee a red heifer ^* without spot,
wherein is no blemish, and " upon
which never came yoke. 3 And
ye shall give her unto ''Eleazar the
priest, and he shall ''bring her
forth without the camp, and one
shall slay her before his face :
4 and Eleazar the priest shall take
of her blood with his finger, and
■''sprinkle of her blood toward the
front of the tent of meeting seven
times. 5 And one shall burn the
heifer in his sight ; her skin, and
her flesh, and her blood, with her
dung, shall he burn : 6 and the
Kriest shall take " cedar-wood, and
yssop, and scarlet, and cast it
into tlie midst of the burning of
the heifer. 7 Then the priest
''shall wash his clothes, and he
shall bathe his flesh in water, and
afterward he shall come into the
camp, and the priest shall be un-
clean until the even. 8 And he
that burneth her shall wash his
clothes in water, and bathe his flesh
in Avater, and shall be unclean un-
til the even. 9 And a man that
is clean shall gather up the ashes
of the heifer, and lay them up with-
out the camp in a clean place ; and
it shall be kept for the congrega-
tion of the children of Israel for a
* water for impurity : it is a sin-
offering. 10 And he that gather-
eth the ashes of the heifer ''shall
wash his clothes, and be unclean
until the even : and it shall be unto
the children of Israel, and unto the
stranger that sojourneth among
them, for a statute for ever.
11 'He that toucheth the dead
body of any man shall be unclean
iHeb./ae.
2 Or, neither shall ye die
3 Or, perfect
"■ Lev. 22. 16,
16
b Lev. 22.
20-26
' Dt. 21. 3
<t ch. 3. 4
" ver. 9 ;
Lev. 4. 11,
12, 21
/Lev. 4. 6,
17
-" Lev. 14. 4
'' Lev. 10. 26,
28 ; 22. 6
■ ch. 8. 7
fc ver. 7
'ch. 6. 2; 6.
6 ; Lev. 21.
1, 11; Acts
21. 26, 27
"' ver. 19
" Lev. 7. 20,
21 ; 22. 3-7
" ver. 20 ;
Lev. 15. 31 ;
20. 3
P ver. 19
9 ch. 31. 19
' Ezek. 36.
26; Heb.
10. 22
' Lev. .""i. :
3; 7. 21 ;
22. 6, 6
153
seven daj^s : 1 2 the same shall
'"purify himself therewith on the
third day, ^and on the seventh day
he shall be clean : but if he purify
not himself the third day, ®then
the seventh day he shall not be
clean. 13" Whosoever toucheth a
dead person, the body of a man
that hath died, and purifieth not
himself, "defileth the tabernacle
of Jehovah ; and that soul shall be
cut off from Israel : because the
water for impurity was not ^sprin-
kled upon him, he shall be unclean;
his uncleanness is yet upon him.
1 4 This is the law when a man
dieth in a tent : every one that
Cometh into the tent, and every
one that is in the tent, shall be
unclean seven days. 1 5 And every
open vessel, which hath no cov-
ering bound upon it, is unclean.
16 * And whosoever in the open
field toucheth one that is slain
with a sword, or a dead body, or
a bone of a man, or a grave, shall
be unclean seven da3^s. 17 And
for the unclean they shall take of
the ashes of the burning of the
''sin-offering; and ® running water
shall be put thereto in a vessel:
18 and a clean person shall take
hyssop, and dip it in the water,
and sprinkle it upon the tent, and
upon all the vessels, and upon the
Eersons that were there, and upon
irn that touched the bone, or the
slain, or the dead, or the grave :
19 and the clean person * shall
sprinkle upon the unclean on the
third day, and on the seventh day :
and on the seventh day he shall
purify him ; and he shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and shall be clean at even.
20 But the man that shall be
unclean, and shall not purify him-
self, that soul shall be cut off from
the midst of the assembly, because
he hath * defiled the sanctuary of
Jehovah : the water for impurity
hath not been sprinkled upon him ;
he is unclean. 2 1 And it shall be
a perpetual statute unto them : and
he "that sprinkleth the water for
impurity shall wash his clothes ;
and he that toucheth the water for
impurity shall be unclean until
even. 22 " And whatsoever the
unclean person toucheth shall be
unclean ; and the soul that touch-
eth it shall be unclean until even.
■•Or, and on the seventh day, so shall he be clean
* Or, and e Jie)?. Umng.
20.1
NUMBEES
20.28
Iliriam's Death. The People compIaiD. The Waters of Meribah. Edom refuses Passage to Israel. The Death of Aarcu
f\ r\ And the children of Israel,
^\J even the whole congrega-
tion, came into the " wilderness of
Zin in the fii'st month : and the
people abode in Kadesh ; and Mir-
iam died there, and was buried
there.
2 *And there was no water for
the congregation : and they assem-
bled themselves together against
Moses and against Aaron. 3 " And
the people strove with Moses, and
spake, saying, •* Would that we had
died "when our brethi'en died be-
fore Jehovah ! 4 And why have
ye brought the assembly of Je-
hovah into this wilderness, that we
should die there, we and our
beasts 1 5 And wherefore have ye
made us to come up out of Egypt,
to bring us in unto this evil place %
•^it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of
vines, or of pomegranates ; neither
is there any water to drink. 6 And
Moses and Aar-on went from the
presence of the assembly unto the
door of the tent of meeting, and
fell upon their faces : and the glory
of Jehovah appeared unto them.
7 And Jehovah spake unto Moses,
saying, 8 Take * the rod, and as-
semble the congregation, thou, and
Aaron thy brother, and speak ye
unto the rock before their eyes,
that it give forth its water ; and
thou shalt bring forth to them
water out of the rock ; so thou shalt
give the congregation and their
cattle drink. 9 And Moses took
the rod from before Jehovah, as
he commanded him.
10 And Mosea and Aaron gath-
ered the assembly together before
the rock, and he said unto them.
Hear now, ye rebels ; shall we bring
you forth water out of this rock %
11 And Moses lifted up his hand,
and smote the rock with his rod
twice: and ''water came forth
abundantly, and the congregation
drank, and their cattle. 12 And
Jehovah said unto Moses and
Aaron, 'Because ye believed not in
me, to sanctify me in the eyes of
the children of Israel, therefore ye
shall not bring this assembly into
the land which I have given them.
13 These are the waters of ^'-Meri-
bah ; because the children of Israel
strove with Jehovah, and he - was
sanctified in them.
14 And Moses sent messengers
from Kadesh unto ' the king of
1 That is, Strife. 2 Or, showed himself holy
" ch. 13. 21 ;
27. 14 ; 33.
36
i> Ex. 17. 1
■= Ex. 17. 2
d ch. 14. 2. 3
^ ch. 16. 31-
35
/ch. 16. 14
y Ex. 4. 17,
20 ; 17. 6, 6
ft Ps. 78. 16 ;
Is. 48. 21 ;
1 Cor. 10. 4
» ver. 24 ;
ch. 27. 14 ;
Dt. 1. 37 ;
3. 26, 27
fc Ex. 17. 7
'Gen. 36.31-
39 ; Dt. 2. 4
"* Josh. 2. 9.
10 ; 9. 9, 10,
24
" Ex. 14. 19
' ch. 24. 18
•P Ex. 12. 38
0 Judg. 11.
17
"■ Dt. 2. 8
• ver. 1, 14
t ch. 33. 37
" Gen. 25. 8
" ver. 5, 10
* ch. 3. 4
• ch. 33. 38 ;
Dt. 10.
6 ; 32. 60
154
Edom, Thus saith thy brother
Israel, Thou '"knowest all the trav-
ail that hath befallen us : 1 5 how
our fathers went down into Egypt,
and we dwelt in Egypt a long time ;
and the Egyptians dealt ill with
us, and our fathers : 16 and when
we cried unto Jehovah, he heard
our voice, and sent " an angel, and
brought us forth out of Egypt:
and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a
city in the uttermost of thy bor-
der. 1 7 Let us pass, I pray thee,
through thy land : we will not pass
through field or through vineyard,
neither will we drink of the water
of the welLs ; we will go along
the king's highway ; we will not
turn aside to the right hand nor
to the left, until we have pa.ssed
thy border. 18 And "Edom said
unto him. Thou shalt not pass
through me, lest I come out with
the sword against thee. 19 And
the children of Israel said unto
him. We will go up by the highway ;
and if we drink of thy water, I
and -^rny cattle, then will I give
the price thereof: let me only,
without doing anything else, pass
through on my feet. 20 And he
said. Thou shalt not pass through.
And Edoni came out against him
with much people, and with a
strong hand. 21 *Thus Edom re-
fused to give Israel passage
through his border : '' wherefore
Israel turned away from him.
22 And they journeyed from * Ka-
desh : and the children of Israel,
even the whole congregation, came
unto mount Hor. 23 And Jehovah
spake unto Moses and Aaron in
'mount Hor, by the border of the
land of Edom, saying, 24 Aaron
shall be " gathered unto his people ;
for he shall not enter into the land
which I have given unto the chil-
dren of Israel, because '' ye rebelled
against my word at the waters of
Meribah. 25 Take Aaron and ^Elea-
zar his son, and bring them up unto
mount Hor: 26 and sti"ip Aaron of
his garments, and put them upon
Eleazar his son : and Aaron shall
be * gathered unto his people, and
shall die there. 27 And Moses did
as Jehovah commanded : and they
went up into mount Hor in the sight
of all the congregation. 28 And
Moses stripped Aaron of his gar-
naents, and put them upon Eleazar
his son ; and ^ Aaron died there on
the top of the mount : and Moses
20.29
NUMBERS
21.25
Arad conquered. The Fiery Serpents and the Brazen Serpent. The Journeys itoni Oboth to Pisgah. Sihon smitten
and Eleazar came down from the
mount. 29 And when all the con-
gregation saw that Aaron was dead,
they wept for Aaron thirty days,
even all the house of Israel.
O "I And the Canaanite, the
^ _L king of "Arad, who dwelt in
the South, heard tell that Israel
came by the way ^ of Atharim ; and
he fought against Israel, and took
some of them captive. 2 And
Israel vowed a vow unto Jehovah,
and said, If thou wilt indeed de-
liver this people into my hand,
then I will ^utterly destroy their
cities. 3 And Jehovah hearkened
to the voice of Israel, and delivered
up the Canaanites ; and they ^ ut-
terly destroyed them and their
cities : and the name of the place
was called ■** Hormah.
4 And they journeyed from
mount Hor bj'^ the way to the Ked
Sea, to " compass the land of Edom :
and the soul of the people ""was
much discouraged "because of the
way. 5 And the people spake
against God, and against Moses,
"* Wherefore have ye brought us up
out of Egypt to die in the wilder-
ness'? for tnere is no bread, and
there is no water ; and " our soul
loatheth this "^ light bread. 6 -^And
Jehovah sent fiery serpents among
the people, and '■> they bit the peo-
ple ; and ''much people of Israel
died. 7 'And the people came to
Moses, and said. We have sinned,
because we have spoken against
Jehovah, and against thee; pray
unto Jehovah, that he take away
the serpents from us. And Moses
grayed for the people. 8 And Je-
ovah said unto Moses, Make thee
a ''fiery serpent, and set it upon a
standard : and it shall come to
pass, that every one that is bitten,
when he seeth it, shall live. 9 And
Moses made a 'serpent of brass,
and set it upon the standard : and
it came to pass, that if a serpent
had bitten any man, when he
looked unto the serpent of brass,
he lived.
10 ™And the children of Israel
journeyed, and encamped in Oboth.
1 1 And they journeyed from Oboth,
and encamped at lye-abarim, in
the wilderness which is before
Moab, toward the sunrising. 12
"From thence they journeyed, and
^ Or, 'of the spies -Heh. devote. ^Heh. devoted.
_*From the same root as herem, a devoted
thing. 5 Or, was impatient Heb. loas shortened.
* Or, in 7 Or, vile
" ch. 33. 40 ;
Josh. 12.
14 ; Judg.
1. 16
<> ch. 14. 45
« Dt. 2. 8
rf ch. 14. 2, 3
''ch. 11. 6
/Dt. 8. 15
^ Jer. 8. 17
'' 1 Cor. 10. 9
' ch. 11. 2
* Is. 14. 29 ;
30. 6 ; Jn.
3. 14
' 2 K. 18. 4 ;
Jn. 3. 14,
15
"' ch. 33. 43,
44
' ver. 28 ;
Dt. 2. 9, 18,
P ch. 33. 46-
49
1 Dt. 2.
26-37
' ch. 20. 16,
17
« ch. 20. 21
( Dt. 2. 32
" Dt. 2. 37
155
encamped in the valley of Zered.
13 From thence they journeyed,
and encamped on the other side of
the Arnon, which is in the wilder-
ness, that Cometh out of the bor-
der of the Amorites : for the Arnon
is the border of Moab, between
Moab and the Amorites. 1 4 Where-
fore it is said in the book of the
Wars of Jehovah,
Vaheb '^in Suphah,
And the valleys of the Arnon,
1 5 And the slope of the valleys
That inclineth toward the
dwelling of °Ar,
And leaneth upon the border
of Moab.
16 ^And from thence theij jour-
neyed to ® Beer : that is the well
whereof Jehovah said unto Moses,
Gather the people together, and I
will give them water.
17 Then sang Israel this song :
Spring up, O well ; sing ye
unto it :
18 The well, which the princes
digged.
Which the nobles of the people
delved,
^"With the sceptre, and with
their staves.
And fr-om the wilderness they
journeyed to Mattanah ; 19 and
from Mattanah to Nahaliel ; and
from Nahaliel to Bamoth ; 20
and from Bamoth to the valley
that is in the field of Moab, to
the top of Pisgah, which looketh
down upon " the desert.
21 *And Israel sent messengers
unto Sihon king of the Amorites,
saying, 22 ''Let me pass through
thy land : we will not turn aside
into field, or into vineyard ; we
will not drink of the water of the
wells : we will go by the king's
highway, until we have passed thy
border. 23 * And Sihon would not
suffer Israel to pass through his
border : but Sihon gathered all
his people together, and went out
against Israel into the wilder-
ness, and came to ' Jahaz ; and he
fought against Israel. 24 And
Israel smote him with the edge of
the sword, and possessed his land
from the Arnon unto the Jabbok,
even unto the children of Ammon ;
for the "border of the children of
Ammon was strong. 25 And Is-
rael took all these cities: and
"Israel dwelt in all the cities of
8 Or, in storm s That is, A well.
10 Or, By order of the law-giver n Or, Jeshimon
21. 26
NUMBERS
22.15
Sihon and Og smitten. Balak sends for Balaam
the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in
all the Howns thereof. 26 For
Heshbon was the city of Sihon the
king of the Amorites, who had
fought against the former king
of Moab, and taken all his land
out of his hand, even unto the
Arnon. 27 Wherefore they that
speak in proverbs say.
Come ye to Heshbon ;
Let the city of Sihon be built
and established :
28 "For a fire is gone out of
Heshbon,
A fiame from the city of
Sihon :
It hath devoured *Ar of
Moab,
The lords of ''"the high places
of the Arnon.
29 ''Woe to thee, Moab!
Thou art undone, O people of
" Chemosh :
He hath given his -^sons as
fugitives.
And his ^ daughters into cap-
tivity.
Unto Sihon king of the Amo-
rites.
30 We have shot at them ; Hesh-
bon is perished even unto
'' Dibon,
And we have laid waste even
unto Nophah,
Which reacheth unto Medeba.
31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land
of the Amorites. 32 And Moses
sent to spy out ' Jazer ; and they
took the towns thereof, and drove
out the Amorites that were there.
33 *And they turned and went
up by the way of Bashan : and
Og the king of Bashan went out
against them, he and all his peo-
ple, to battle at Edrei. 34 And
Jehovah said unto Moses, Fear
him not : for I have delivered
him into thy hand, and all his
people, and his land ; and thou
shalt do to him as thou didst
unto Sihon king of the Amorites,
who dwelt at Heshbon. 35 So
they smote him, and his sons and
all his people, until there was none
left him remaining : and they pos-
sessed his land. 1 ' And the chil-
r) O dren of Israel journeyed,
^ ^ and encamped in the plains
of Moab beyond the Jordan at
Jexncho.
2 And Balak the son of Zippor
saw all that Israel had done to
the Amorites. 3 ™ And Moab was
1 Heb. daughters. 2 Or, Bamoth
" Jer. 48. 45
t> ver. 15
<^ ch. 22. 41 ;
Is. 15. 2 ;
16. 12
d Jer. 48. 46
•^ Judg. 11.
24; iK. 11.
33 ; 2 K. 23.
13
/Is. 15. 5
" Is. 16. 2
ft Cb. 32. 3, 34
' ch. 32. 1,;3,
35
*: Dt. 3. 1-7
' ch. 33. 48,
49
"' Ex. 16. 15
" ch. 25. IS-
IS; 31. 1-3
° Josh. 24. 9
P ch. 23. 7 ;
Dt. 23. 4
5 ver. 17 ; ch.
23. 7, 8
'ver. 12; ch.
24.9
* ch. 23. 23 ;
24. 1 ;
Josh. 13.
22
« ch. 23.
24. 9
156
sore afraid of the people, because
they were many : and Moab was
distressed because of the children
of Israel. 4 And Moab said unto
the elders of " Midian, Now will
^ this multitude lick up all that is
round about us, as the ox licketh
up the grass of the field. And
Balak the son of Zippor was king
of Moab au that time. 5 "And
he sent messengers unto Balaam
the son of Beor, to^Pethor, which
is by the River, to the land of the
children of his people, to call him,
saying, Behold, there is a people
come out from Egypt : behold,
they cover the ^face of the earth,
and they abide over against me.
6 *Come now therefore, I pray
thee, *■ curse me this people ; for
they ai'e too mighty for me : per-
adventure I shall prevail, that we
may smite them, and that I may
drive them out of the land ; for I
know that he whom thou blessest
is blessed, and he whom thou
cursest is cursed.
7 And the elders of INIoab and
the elders of ilidian departed
with the leewards of * divination
in their hand ; and they came
unto Balaam, and spake unto him
the words of Balak. 8 And he
said unto them. Lodge here this
night, and I will bring you word
again, as Jehovah snail speak
unto me : and the princes of
Moab abode with Balaam. 9 And
God came unto Balaam, and said.
What men are these with theel
10 And Balaam said unto God,
Balak the son of Zippor, king of
Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
1 1 Behold, the people that is come
out of Egypt, it covereth the ''face
of the earth : now, come curse me
them ; peradventure I shall be
able to fight against them, and
shall drive them out. 12 And
God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt
not go with them ; ' thou shalt not
curse the people ; for they are
blessed. 13 And Balaam rose up
in the morning, and said unto the
princes of Balak, Get you into
your land ; for Jehovah refuseth
to give me leave to go with you.
14 And the princes of Moab rose
up, and they went unto Balak,
and said, Balaam refuseth to come
with us.
15 And Balak sent yet again
princes, more, and more honor-
3 Heb. the ossenMy. * Heb. eye.
22.16
NUMBEKS
23.1
Balaam and his Ass meet the Angol of Jehovah. The Angel's Message. Balak meets Balaam
able than they. 16 And they
came to Balaam, and said to him,
Thus saith Balak the son of Zip-
Eor, Let nothing, I pray thee,
inder thee from coming unto
me : 1 7 for I will i)romote thee
unto very great honor, and what-
soever thou sayest unto me 1 will
do : " come therefore, 1 pray thee,
curse me this people. 18 And
Balaam answered and said unto
the servants of Balak, ''If Balak
would give me his house full of
silver and gold, I cannot go be-
yond the word of Jehovah my
God, to do less or more. 19 Now
therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also
here this night, that I may know
what Jehovah will speak unto
me more. 20 And God came
unto Balaam at night, and said
unto him. If the men are come to
call thee, rise up, go with them ;
but ''only the word which I speak
unto thee, that shalt thou do.
21 f And Balaam rose up in the
morning, and saddled his ass, and
went with the princes of INIoab.
22 And God's anger was kindled
because he went : and the angel of
Jehovah placed himself in the way
for an adver-sary against him.
Now he was riding upon his ass,
and his two servants were with
him. 23 And the ass saw the
angel of Jehovah standing in the
way, witli his sword drawn in his
hand ; and the ass turned aside
out of the way, and went into the
field : and Balaam smote the ass,
to turn her into the way. 24 Then
the angel of Jehovah stood in a
narrow path between the vine-
yards, a wall being on this side,
and a wall on that side. 2.5 And
the ass saw the angel of Jehovah,
and she thrust herself unto the
wall, and crushed Balaam's foot
against the wall : and he smote
her again. 26 And the angel of
.Jehovah went further, and stood
in a narrow place, where was no
way to turn either to tlie right
hand or to the left. 27 And the
ass saw the angel of .Tehovah, and
she lay down under Balaam: and
Balaam's anger was kindled, and he
smote the ass with his staff. 28 And
'Jehovah opened the mouth of the
ass, and she said unto Balaam,
What have I done unto thee, that
thou hast smitten me these three
times'? 29 And Balaam said unto
the ass, Because thou hast mocked
" ver. G
>> vur. :i8 ;
ch. 24. 13
"^ ver. :<;'): ch.
23. 5, Vi, IG,
2G J 24. 13
rf 2 Pet. 2. 15
« 2 Pet. 2. 10
/Josh. 6. 13-
16
f ch. 14. 40
ft ver. 20
.* ch. 21. 28
' ch. 23. 13
157
me : I would there were a sword in
my hand, for now 1 had killed thee.
30 And the ass said unto Balaam,
Am not I thine ass, upon which
thou hast ridden all thy life long
unto this dayl was I ever wont to
do so unto thee? And he said.
Nay.
31 Then Jehovah opened the
eyes of Balaam, and he saw -'^the
angel of Jehovah standing in
the way, with his sword drawn
in his hand ; and he bowed his
head, and fell on his face. 32 And
the angel of Jehovah said unto
him. Wherefore liast thou smitten
thine ass these three times "? be-
hold, I am come forth for an adver-
sary, becaus(^ thy way is ^ perverse
before me : 33 and the ass saw me,
and turned aside before me these
three times : unless she had turned
aside from me, surely now I had
even slain thee, and saved her alive.
34 And Balaam said unto the angel
of Jehovah, " I have sinned ; for I
knew not that thou stoodest in the
way against me : now thei-efore, if
it displease thee, I will get me back
again. 35 And the angel of Jeho-
vah said unto Balaam, Go with the
men; but ''only the word that I
shall speak unto thee, that thou
shalt speak. So Balaam went with
the princes of Balak.
36 And when Balak heard that
Balaam was come, he went out to
meet him unto the City of Moab,
which is on the border of the Ar-
non, which is in the utmost part
of the border. 37 And Balak said
unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly
send unto tliee to call thee? where-
fore earnest thou not unto me 1 am
I not able indeed to promote thee
to honor'? 38 And Balaam said
unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto
thee : ' have I now any power at
all to speak anything 1 the word
that God putteth in my mouth,
that shall I speak. 39 And Balaam
went ^vith Balak, and they came
unto Kiriath-huzoth. 40 And Ba-
lak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and
sent to Balaam, and to the princes
that were with him.
41 And it came to pass in the
morning, that Balak took Balaam,
and brought him uj) into -* the high
places of Baal ; and he saw from
thence the 'utmost part of the peo-
O O pie. 1 And Balaam said unto
^ O Balak, Build me here seven
1 Heb. headlong. * Or, Bamoth-baal
23.2
NUMBERS
23.20
Balaam's First Prophecy. His Second Prophecy
altars, and prepare me here seven
bullocks ana seven rams. 2 And
Balak did as Balaam had spoken ;
and Balak and Balaam offered on
every altar a bullock and a ram.
3 And Balaam said unto Balak,
Stand by thy burnt-offei'ing, and
I will go : peradventure Jehovah
will come to meet me ; and what-
soever he showeth me I will tell
thee. And he went to a bare
height. 4 And God met Balaam :
and he said unto him, I have pre-
pared the seven altars, and I have
offered up a bullock and a ram on
ever j^ altar. 5 And Jehovah "put
a word in Balaam's mouth, and
said, Beturn unto Balak, and thus
thou shalt spe;ak. 6 And he re-
turned unto him, and, lo, he was
standing by his burnt-offering, he,
and all the princes of Moab. 7 And
he *took up his parable, and said.
From ''Aram bath Balak brought
me.
The king of Moab from the
mountains of the East :
^ Come, curse me Jacob,
And come, ' defy Israel.
8 How shall I curse, " whom God
hath not cursed 1
And how shall I defy, whom
Jehovah hath not defied"?
9 For from the top of the rocks I
see him,
And from the hills I behold
him :
Lo, it is a people that-'^dwelleth
alone.
And shall not be reckoned
among the nations.
10 ^Who can count the dust of
Jacob,
^ Or number the fourth part of
Israel %
Let ^me die the * death of the
righteous.
And let my 'last end be like
his!
II And Balak said unto Balaam,
What hast thou done unto me *? I
took thee to curse mine enemies,
and, behold, thou hast blessed them
altogether. 12 And he answered
and said. Must I not take heed to
speak * that which Jehovah putteth
in my mouth 1
13 And Balak said unto him.
Come, I pray thee, with me unto
another place, from whence thou
mayest see them ; thou shalt see
but the utmost part of them, and
1 Heb. he wroth against.
2 Heb. Or, by number, the &c. s jjeb. iry soul.
° ch. 22. 20,
35 ; Dt. 18.
18; Is. 51.
IG; Jer.
1. 9
* ch. 24. 3, 15,
20, 23 ; Job
27. 1 ; 29. 1 ;
Ps. 78. 2 ;
Is. 14. 4 ;
Mic. 2. 4 ;
Hab. 2. 6
" ch. 22. 5 ;
Dt. 23. 4
d ch. 22. 6
" ch. 22. 12
/ Ex. 33. 16 ;
Dt. 32. 8 ;
33. 28
" Gen. 13.
16 ; 28. 14
'' Is. 67. 1
' Ps. 37. 37
*; ch. 22. 20
™ 1 S. 15. 29;
Mai. 3. 6 ;
Rom. 11.
29; Tit. 1.
2 ; Heb. 6.
18; Jas. 1.
17
" Is. 40. 8 ;
55. 11
" Is. 43. 13
P Ps. 32. 2, 5 ;
85. 2
9 Is. 33. 21 ;
40. 2; Jer.
50. 20
»■ Ex. 29. 45,
46 ; Lev. 26.
12 ; Zech.
2. 10
' Dt. 33. 5 ;
Ps. 89. 15-
18
« ch. 24. 8
" ch. 22. 7 ;
24. i;
Josh. 13.
22
" Gen. 49. 9 ;
Mic. 6. 8
shalt not see them all : and curse
me them from thence. 1 4 And he
took him into the field of Zophim,
to the top of Pisgah, and built seven
altars, and offered up a bullock and
a ram on every altar. 1 5 And he
said unto Balak, Stand here by thy
burnt-offering, while I meet Jeho-
vah yonder. 1 6 And Jehovah met
Balaam, and 'put a word in his
mouth, and said, Return unto
Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
17 And he came to him, and, to, he
was standing by his burnt-offering,
and the princes of !Moab with him.
And Balak said unto him, What
hath Jehovah spoken 'i 18 And he
took up his parable, and said,
Rise up, Balak, and hear ;
Hearken unto me, thou son of
Zippor :
19 "'God is not a man, that he
should lie.
Neither the son of man, that he
' should repent :
" Hath he said, and will he not
do it 'i
Or hath he spoken, and will he
not make it good 'i
20 Behold, I have received com
mandment to bless :
And he hath blessed, and " 1
cannot reverse it.
21 * He hath not beheld iniquity in
Jacob ;
« Neither hath he seen * perverse
ness in Israel :
'■Jehovah his God is with him.
And the shout of a *king is
among them.
22 'God bringeth them forth out
of EgyiDt ;
He hath as it were the ' strength
of the ^ wild-ox.
23 Surely there is no "enchant-
ment ^ with Jacob ;
Neither is there any divination
"^ with Israel :
^ Now shall it be ^ said of Jacob
and of Israel,
What hath God wrought !
24 Behold, the people riseth up as
a lioness.
And as a " lion doth he lift him-
self up :
He shall not lie down until he
eat of the prey.
And drink the blood of the slain.
25 And Balak said unto Balaam,
Neither curse them at all, nor bless
them at all. 26 But Balaam an-
* Or, trouble ^ Or, horns
s Or, ox-antelope Heb. reem. 7 Or, against
8 Or, At the due season
s Or, told to . . . what God hath wrouoht
158
23. 27
NUMBERS
24. 19
Balaam's Third Prophecy. His Foarth Prophecy
swered and said unto Balak, Told
not I thee, saying, " All that Jeho-
vah speaketh, that I must do'?
27 And Ealak said unto Balaam,
Come now, I will take thee unto
another place ; perad venture it
will please God that thou mayest
curse me them from thence. 28 And
Balak took Balaam unto the top of
Peor, that looketh down upon Hhe
desert. 29 And Balaam said unto
Balak, Build me here seven altars,
and prepare me here seven bullocks
and seven rams. 30 And Balak did
as Balaam had said, and offered up
a bullock and a ram on every altar.
O /I 1 And when Balaam saw
^Tl that it pleased Jehovah to
bless Israel, he went not, as at the
other times, to meet with '' enchant-
ments, but he set his face toward
the "^ wilderness. 2 And Balaam
lifted up his eyes, and he saw Is-
rael dwelling according to their
tribes ; and ^ the Spirit of God
came upon him. 3 And he took
up his parable, and said,
* Balaam the son of Beor saith.
And the man whose eye "^was
closed saith ;
4 He saith, who -^heareth the
words of God,
Who seeth the ^vision of tii-^
Almighty,
Falling down, and having his
eyes open :
5 How goodly are thy tents, O
Jacob,
Thy tabernacles, O Israel !
6 As valleys are they spread forth,
As gardens by the river-side.
As ''lign-aloes which Jehovah
hath planted.
As 'cedar-trees beside the
waters.
7 Water shall flow from his
buckets,
And his seed shall be in many
waters.
And his king shall be higher
than '' Agag,_
And ' his kingdom shall be
exalted.
8 *" God bringeth him forth out of
Egypt ;
He hath as it were the strength
of the wild-ox :
He shall " eat up the nations his
adversaries.
And shall break their bones in
pieces, _
And "smite them through with
his arrows.
I Or, Jeshimon ^ Or, is opened
" ch. 22. IS
i> ch. 22. 7 ;
23. 23
" ch. 23. 28
('ch. 11. 26
" ver. 16, 16
/ch. 22. 20
"ch. 12. 6;
Gen. 16. 1
'' Ps. 45. 8
* Ps. 1. 3
'- ver. 20 ;
1 S. 15. 8
' 2 S. 6. 12 ;
1 Chr. 14. 2
"' ch. 23. 22
" ch. 23. 24 ;
Ps. 2. 9
" Ps. 45. 5
P ch. 23. 24 ;
Gen. 49. 9
9 Gen. 12. 3 ;
27.29
'' ch. 22. 18
' ch. 16. 28
t ch. 22. 20
"ch. 31. 8,
10; Josh.
13. 22
y 2 S s 2;
1 Chr. IS. 2
' Gen. 27.
29 ; 2 S. 8.
14 ; Ps. 60.
8 ; Am. 9.
11, 12
" Gen. 32. 3
6 Gen. 49.
10; Mic.
6. 2
9 He ^ couched, he lay down as a
lion.
And as a lioness ; who shall rouse
him up 1
« Blessed be every one that bless-
eth thee.
And cursed be every one that
curseth thee.
10 And Balak's anger was kin-
dled against Balaam, and he smote
his hands together; and Balak
said unto Balaam, I called thee to
curse mine enemies, and, behold,
thou hast altogether blessed them
these three times. 11 Therefore
now flee thou to thy place : I
thought to promote thee unto
great honor ; but, lo, Jehovah
hath kept thee back from honor.
12 And. Balaam said unto Balak,
*■ Spake I not also to thy messen-
gers that thou sentest unto me,
saying, 13 If Balak would give me
his house full of silver and gold, I
cannot go beyond the word of
Jehovah, to do either good or bad
*of mine own mind; 'what Jeho-
vah speaketh, that will I speak 1
14 And now, behold, "I go unto
my people: come, a7id I will adver-
tise thee what this people shall do
to thy people in the latter days,
15 And he took up his parable,
and said,
" Balaam the son of Beor saith,
And the man whose eye "was
closed saith ;
16 He saith, who heareth the
words of God,
And knoweth the knowledge of
the Most High,
Who seeth the vision of the
Almighty,
Falling down, and having his
eyes open :
17 1 see him, but not now ;
I behold him, but not nigh :
There shall come forth a star
out of Jacob,
And a ^ sceptre shall rise out of
Israel,
And shall 2' smite through the
corners of Moab,
And break down all the sons
^of tumult.
18 And ''Edom shall be a possession,
"Seiralso shall be a possession,
tvho were his enemies ;
While Israel doeth valiantly.
19 And *out of Jacob shall one
have dominion.
And shall destroy the remnant
from the city.
^Ox.ofSheth
1^9
24.20
NUMBERS
26.4
Balaam's Fourth Propliecy . The Sin of Peor and the Zeal of Phinehas, The People nQiuber.ed
20 And he looked on Amalek, and
took up his parable, and said,
Amalek was the first of the
nations ;
But his latter end shall "come
to destruction.
21 And he looked on the *Kenite,
and took up his parable, and said.
Strong is thy dwelling-place.
And thy nest is set in the rock.
22 Nevertheless ^ Kain shall be
wasted,
^ Until '-■ Asshur shall carry thee
away captive.
23 And he took up his parable,
and said,
Alas, who shall live when God
^ doeth this 1
24 But ships shall come from the
coast of ^ Kittim,
And they shall afflict Asshur,
and shall afflict ^ Eber ;
And he also shall -^come to
destruction.
25 And Balaam rose up, and went
and returned to f his place ; and
Balak also went his way.
O pf And Israel abode in
j^ tJ '' Shittim ; and the people
began * to play the harlot with the
daughters of Moab : 2 for '' they
called the people unto the sacri-
fices of their gods ; and the people
did eat, and bowed down to their
gods. 3 And ' Israel * joined him-
self unto ^ Baal-peor : and the
anger of Jehovah was kindled
against Israel. 4 And Jehovah
said unto Moses, Take all the
chiefs of the people, and hang
them up unto Jehovah before the
sun, that the fierce anger of J eho-
vah may turn away from Israel.
5 And Moses said unto the judges
of Israel, Slay ye CA'ery one his
men that have joined themselves
unto Baal-peor.
6 And, behold, one of the chil-
dren of Israel came and brought
unto his brethren a "' Midianitish
woman in the sight of Moses, and
in the sight of all the congre-
gation of the children of Israel,
while they were weeping at the
door of the tent of meeting. 7
"And when Phinehas, the son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron the
priest, saw it, he rose up from
the midst of the congregation,
and took a spear in his hajid ;
8 and he went after the man of
1 Or, the Kenife.1 - Or, Eoiv long f Asshur &c.
3 Or, establisheth him * Or, yoked
5 Or, the Baal of Peor See ch. 23. 28.
" ver. 24 ;
Ex. 17. 14;
1 S. 15. 8
* Gen. 15. 19
' Gen. 10. 21,
22
d Gen. 10. 4 ;
Ezek. 27. 6
* Gen. 10. 21
/ver. 20
"ver. 14
''ch. 33. 49;
Josh. 2. 1
' ch. 31. 16;
1 Cor. 10.
8 ; Rev. 2.
14
«-■ Kx. 34. 15 ;
Dt. 32. 38
' Ps. 106. 28,
29 ; Hos. 9.
10
"" ch. 22. 4
" ch. 16. 46-
48 ; Ps. 106.
" ch. 14. .37 ;
16. 48-50;
31. 16
P Ps. 106. 31
9 Is. 54. 10 ;
Ezek. 34.
25 ; 37. 26
" Ex. 29. 9
' ch. 16. 46
* ver. 18
" ch. 31. 8
" ver. 1 ; ch.
31. 1-3
* ch. 25. 9
i'ch. 1. 2;
Ex. 30. 11-
16 ; 38. 25,
Israel into the ^pavilion, and
thrust both of them through, the
man of Israel, and the woman
thi'ough her body. So the plague
was stayed from the children of
Israel. 9 " And those that died by
the plague were tv/enty and four
thousand.
10 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 11 Phinehas, the
son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron
the priest, hath turned my wrath
away from the children of Israel,
in that he was jealous with my
jealousy among them, so that I
consumed not the children of Israel
in my jealousy. 12 ^Vherefore say,
^Behold, I give unto him my *cove-
nant of peace : 1 3 and it shall be
unto him, and to his seed after
him, the covenant of an *■ everlast-
ing priesthood ; because he was
jealous for his God, and *made
atonement for the children of
Israel.
14 Now the name of the man
of Israel that was slain, who was
slain with the Midianitish woman,
was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince
of a fathers' house among the
Simeonites. 15 And the name of
the Midianiti.sh woman that was
slain was ' Cozbi, the daughter of
" Zur ; he was head of the people
of a fathers' house in Midian.
16 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 17 "Vex the Mid-
ianites, and smite them; 18 for
they vex you with their wiles,
wherewith they have beguiled you
in the matter of Peor, and in the
matter of Cozbi, the daughter of
the prince of Midian, their sister,
who was slain on the day of the
plague in the matter of Peor.
O f* And it came to pass after
^ \J the -^ plague, that Jehovah
spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar
the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
2 ^ Take the sum of all the congre-
gation of the children of Israel,
from twenty years old and upward,
by their fathers' houses, all that
are able to go forth to war in
Israel. 3 And ]\Ioses and Eleazar
the priest spake with them in the
plains of Moab by the Jordan at
Jericho, saying, 4 Take the sum of
the peo2^le, from twenty years old
and upward ; as Jehovah com-
manded Moses and the children of
Israel, that came forth out of the
land of Egypt.
6 Or, alcove
160
26.5
NUMBERS
26.37
The People are numbered
5 Reuben, the first-bom of
Israel ; the sons of Reuben : of
Hanoch, the family of the Ha-
nochites ; of Pallu, the family of
the Palluites ; 6 of Hezron, the
family of the Hezronites ; of
Carmi, the family of the Cai'mites.
7 These are the families of the
Reubenites ; and they that were
numbered of them were " forty and
three thousand and seven hundred
and thirty. 8 And the sons of
Pallu : Eliab. 9 And the sons of
Eliab : Nemuel, and Dathan, and
Abiram. These are that Dathan
and Abiram, who were * called
of the congregation, who strove
against Moses and against Aaron
in the company of Korah, when
they strove against Jehovah, 10
and " the earth opened its mouth,
and swallowed them up together
with Korah, when that company
died ; ^ what time the fire devoured
two hundred and fifty men, and
they became a sign. 11^* Notwith-
standing, the sons of Korah died
not.
1 2 The sons of Simeon after
their families : of ^ Nemuel, the
family of the Nemuelites ; of Ja-
min, the family of the Jaminites ;
of '^Jachin, the family of the Ja-
chinites ; 1 3 of ^ Zerah, the family
»f the Zerahites ; of Shaul, the
family of the Shaulites. _ 14 These
are the families of the Simeonites,
•''twenty and two thousand and
two hundred.
15 The sons of Gad after their
families: of *Zephon, the family
of the Zephonites ; of Haggi, the
family of the Haggites ; of Shuni,
the family of the Shunites ; 1 6 of
^ Ozni, the family of the Oznites ;
of Eri, the family of the Erites ;
17 of «Arod, the family of the
Arodites ; of Areli, the family of
the _ Areli tes. 18 These are the
families of the sons of Gad accord-
ing to those that were numbered
of them, ^^ forty thousand and five
hundred.
1 9 The sons of Judah : Er and
Onan ; and Er and Onan died in
the land of Canaan. 20 And the
sons of .Judah after their families
were : of Shelah, the family of the
Shelanites ; of Perez, the family of
1 In Gen. 46. 10, Ex. 6. 15, Jemuel.
2 In 1 Chr. 4. 24, Jarib.
« In aen. 46. 10, Zohar.
* In Gen. 46. 16, Ziphion.
* In Gen. 46. 16, Ezbon.
« In Gen. 46. 16, Arodi.
. 21
, 16;
" ch. 1.
I* ch. 1.
16. 2
■= ch. 16. 32
d ch. 16. 35,
38
" ch. 16. 27,
33 ; Dt. 24.
16
/ch. 1. 23
" ch. 1. 25
'' ch. 1. 27
* ch. 1. 31
' ch. 27. 1
' ch. 1. 35
the Perezites ; of Zerah, the family
of the Zerahites. 2 1 And the sons
of Perez were: of Hezron, the
family of the Hezronites ; of Hamul,
the family of the Hamulites. 22
These are the families of Judah
according to those that were num-
bered of them, '' threescore and six-
teen thousand and five hundred.
23 The sons of Issachar after
their families : of Tola, the family
of the Tolaites ; of Puvah, the family
of the Punites ; 24 of '' Jashub, the
family of the Jashubites ; of Shim-
ron, the family of the Shimrqnites.
2.5 These are the families of Issa-
char according to those that were
numbered of them, ^ threescore and
four thousand and three hundred.
26 The sons of Zebulun after
their families : of Sered, the family
of the Seredites ; of Elon, the family
of the Elonites ; of Jahleel, the
family of the .Jahleelites. 27 These
are the families of the Zebulunites
according to those that were num-
bered of them, '^threescore thousand
and five hundred.
28 The sons of Joseph after their
families : Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 The sons of Manasseh: of Ma-
chir, the family of the Machirites ;
and Machir begat Gilead : of Gilead,
the family of the Gileadites. 30
These are the sons of Gilead : of
^ lezer, the family of the lezerites ;
of Helek, the family of the Hele-
kites ; 31 and of Asriel, the family
of the Asrielites ; and of IShechem,
the family of the Shechemites ; 32
and of Shemida, the family of the
Shemidaites ; and of Hepher, the
family of the Hepherites. 33 And
Zelophehad the son of Hepher had
no sons, but daughters : and ' the
names of the daughters of Zelophe-
had were Mahlah, and Noah, Hog-
lah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These
are the families of Manasseh ; and
they that were numbered of them
were " fifty and two thousand and
seven hundred.
35 These are the sons of Ephraim
after their families : of Shuthelah,
the family of the Shuthelahites ; of
^Becher, the family of the Beche-
rites ; of Tahan, the family of the
Tahanites. 36 And these are the
sons of Shuthelah : of Eran, the fam-
ily of the Eranites. 37 These are
the families of the sons of Ephraim
7 In Gen. 46. 13, lob.
" In Josh. 17. 2, Abiezer. See Judg. 6. 11, 24, 34.
* In 1 Chr. 7. 20, Biired.
161
26.38
NUMBERS
27.1
Tbe People are numbered
according to those that were num-
bered of them, "thirty and two
thousand and five hundred. These
are the sons of Joseph after their
families.
38 The sons of Benjamin after
their famihes : of Bela, the family
of the Belaites ; of Ash Del, the fam-
ily of the Ashbelites ; of ^Ahiram,
the family of the Ahiramites ; 39 oi
^Shephupham, the family of the
Shuphamites ; of Hupham, the
family of the Huphamitea. 40 And
(,he sons of Bela were ^Ard and
Naaman : of Ard, the family of the
Ardites ; of Naaman, the family of
the Naamites. _ 41 These are the
sons of Benjamin after their fami-
lies ; and they that were numbered
of them were * forty and five thou-
sand and six hundred.
42 These are the sons of Dan
after their families: of ''Shuham,
the family of the Shuhamites.
These are the families of Dan after
their families. 43 All the families
of the Shuhamites, according to
those that were numbered of them,
were " threescore and four thousand
and four hundred.
44 The sons of Asher after their
families: of Imnah, the family of
the Imnites ; of Ishvi, the family of
the Ishvites ; of Beriah, the family
of the Beriites. 45 Of the sons of
Beriah : of Heber, the family of the
Heberites ; of Malchiel, the family
of the Malchielites. 46 And the
name of the -daughter of Asher was
Serah. 47 These are the families
of the sons of Asher according to
those that were numbered of them,
** fifty and three thousand and four
hundi'ed.
48 The sons of Naphtali after
their families : of Jahzeel, the fam-
ily of the .Jahzeelites ; of Guni, the
family of the Gunites ; 49 of Jezer,
the family of the .Jezerites ; of
Shillem, the family of the Shillem-
ites. 50 These are the families of
Naphtali according to their fami-
lies • and they that were numbered
of them were " forty and five thou-
sand and four hundred.
5 1 These are they that were num-
bered of the children of Israel, -^six
hundred thousand and a thousand
seven hundred and thirty.
52 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 53 Unto these the
1 In Gen. 46. 21, Ehi; in 1 Chr. 8. 1, Aharah.
2 In Gen. 46. 21, Muppim, and Huppim.
s In 1 Chr. 8. 3, Addar.
* In Gen. 46. 23, Hushim.
°ch. 1 33
b Ch. 1. 37
' ch. 1. 39
'' ch. I. 41
^ ch. 1. 43
/ Ex. 12. 37 I
38. 26 ;
Num. 1.
46; 11. 21
* ch. 33. 54
h ch. 33. 64 ;
34. 13
'' Ex. 6. 20
* ch. 3. 2
' ch. 3. 4 ;
Lev. 10.
1, 2
"' ch. 3. 39
" ch. 1. 47
" ch. 18. 23,
24
P ch. 14. 29-
35; Dt. 2.
14-16;
Heb. 3. 17
Sch. 26. 33;
36. 1
162
land shall be divided for an inher-
itance according to the number of
names. 54 " To the more thou
shalt give the more inheritance,
and to the fewer thou shalt give
the less inheritance : to every one
according to those that were num-
bered of him shall his inheritance
be given. 55 Notwithstanding, the
land shall be '' divided by lot : ac-
cording to the names of the tribes
of their fathers they shall inherit.
56 According to the lot shall their
inheritance be divided between the
more and the fewer.
57 And these are they that were
numbered of the Levites after their
families : of Gershon, the family of
the Gershonites ; of Kohath, the
faniily of the Kohathites; of Me-
rari, the family of the Merarites.
58 These are the families of Levi :
the family of the Libnites, the fam-
ily of the Hebx'onites, the family
of the Mahlites, the family of the
Mushites, the family of the Korah-
ites. * And Kohath begat Amram.
59 And the name of Amram's wife
was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi,
who was born to Levi in Egypt :
and she bare unto Amram Aaron
and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60 *And unto Aaron were bom
Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and
Ithamar. 61 'And Nadab and
Abihu died, when they ofiered
strange fire before Jehovah. 62
And they that were numbered of
them were ™ twenty and three thou-
sand, every male from a month old
and upward : for " they Avere not
numbered among the children of
Israel, " because there was no inher-
itance given them among the chil-
dren of Israel.
63 These are they that were num-
bered by Moses and Eleazar the
priest, who numbered the children
of Israel in the plains of Moab by
the Jordan at Jericho. 64 ^But
among these there was not a man
of them that were numbered by
Moses and Aaron the priest, who
numbered the children of Israel in
the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For
Jehovah had said of them. They
shall surely die in the wilderness.
And there was not left a man of
them, save Caleb the son of Jephun-
neh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
r) ^ Then drew near * the
^ # daughters of Zelophehad,
the son of Hepher, the son of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the sou
27.2
NUMBERS
28.1
Zelopliehad's Danghters. Moses warned of his Death. Joshua to be his Saccessor. The Continoal Barnt-olTeriiig
of Manasseh, of the families of
Manasseh the son of Joseph ; and
these are " the names of his daugh-
tei's : Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah,
and Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And
they stood before Moses, and be-
fore Eleazar the priest, and before
the princes and all the congrega-
tion, at the door of the tent of meet-
ing, saying, 3 Our father died in the
wilderness, and he was not among
the company of them that gathered
themselves together against Jeho-
vah in the company of Koi'ah : but
*he died in his own sin; and "he
had no sons. 4 Why should the
name of our father be taken away
from among his family, because he
had no son 1 Give unto us a pos-
session among the brethren of our
father. 5 ''And Moses brought
their cause before Jehovah.
6 And Jehovah spake unto Moses,
saying, 7 ''The daughters of Zelo-
phehad speak right : thou shalt
surely give them a possession of
an inheritance among their father's
brethren ; and thou shalt cause the
inheritance of their father to pass
unto them. 8 And thou snalt
speak unto the children of Israel,
saying. If a man die, and have no
son, then ye shall cause his inher-
itance to pass unto his daughter.
9 And if he have rio daughter, then
ye shall give his inheritance unto
his brethren. 10 And if he have
no brethren, then ye shall give his
inheritance unto his father's breth-
ren. 1 1 And if his father have no
brethren, then ye shall give his
inheritance unto his kinsman that
is next to him of his family, and he
shall possess it : and it shall be
unto tlie children of Israel a ^ stat-
ute and ordinance, as Jehovah
commanded Moses.
12 •''And Jehovah said unto
Moses, Get thee up into this '' moun-
tain of Abarim, and behold the
land which I have given unto the
children of Israel. 13 And when
thou hast seen it, thou also '' shalt
be gathered unto thy people, as
Aaron thy brother was gathered ;
14 because *ye rebelled against my
word in the wilderness of Zin, in
the strife of the congregation, to
sanctify me at the waters before
their eyes. (These are the waters
of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilder-
ness of Zin.)
15 And Moses spake unto Jeho-
1 Heb. statute of judgment.
" ch. 26. 33
* ch. 26. 64,
6o
' ch. 26. 33
d ver. 21 ;
ch. 9. 8
* ch. 36. 2 ;
Josh. 17. 4
/ Dt. 32. 48-
52
" ch. 33. 47,
48
ft ch. 31. 2
' ch. 20. 12
* ch. 16. 22
' ch. 11. 25-
29; Dt.
34. 9
"^ ver. 23
" Dt. 3. 28 ;
31. 3, 7, 8,
23
° 1 S. 28. 6
P Lev. 3. U
!> Ex. 29. 38-
42
vah, saying, 16 *Let Jehovah, the
God of the spirits of all flesh, ap-
point a man over the congregation,
17 who may go out before them,
and who may come in before them,
and who may lead them out, and
who may bring them in ; that the
congregation of Jehovah be not as
sheep which have no shepherd.
18 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Take thee Joshua the son of Nun,
a man 'in whom is the Spirit, and
'" lay thy hand upon him ; 1 9 and
set him before Eleazar the priest,
and before all the congregation ;
and "give him a charge in their
sight. 20 And thou shalt put of
thine honor upon him, that all the
congregation of the children of
Israel may obey. 21 And he shall
stand before Eleazar the priest,
who shall inquire for him " by the
judgment of the Urim before Jeho-
vah : at his word shall they go out,
and at his word they shall come
in, both he, and all the children of
Israel with him. even all the con-
gregation. 22 And Moses did as
Jehovah commanded him ; and he
took Joshua, and set him before
Eleazar the priest, and before all
the congregation: 23 and he laid
his hands upon him, and gave him
a charge, as Jehovah spake hy
Moses.
O O And Jehovah spake unto
^ O Moses, saying, 2 Command
the children of Israel, and say
unto them. My oblation, my '"-^food
for my offerings made by Are, of a
sweet savor unto me, shall ye ob-
serve to offer unto me in their due
season. 3 »And thou shalt say
unto them. This is the offering
made by fire which ye shall offer
unto Jehovah : he-lambs a year
old without blemish, two day by
day, for a continual burnt-offering.
4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in
the morning, and the other lamb
shalt thou offer *at even; 5 and
the tenth part of an ephah of fine
flour for a meal-offering, mirigled
with the fourth part of a hin of
beaten oil. 6 It is a continual
burnt-offering, which was or-
dained in mount Sinai for a
sweet savor, an offering made by
fire unto Jehovah. 7 And the
drink-offering thereof shall be
the fourth part of a hin for the
one lamb : in the holy place shalt
thou pour out a drink-offering of
2 Heb. bread. ^ Heb. between the two evenings.
163
28.8
NUMBERS
2d. 6
Offerings on tlic Sabbath; the New Moons; at the Passover; the Feast of Weeks; the Feast of Trumpets
strong drink unto Jehovah. 8 And
the other lamb shalt thou offer at
even : as the meal-offering of the
morning, and as the drink-offering
thereof, thou shalt offer it, an offer-
ing made by tire, of a sweet savor
unto .Jehovah.
9 And on the sabbath day two
he-lambs a year old without
blemish, and two tenth parts of
an ephah of fine flour for a meal-
offering, mingled with oil, and the
drink-offering thereof: 10 this is
the burnt-offering of every sab-
bath, besides the "continual burnt-
offering, and the drink-offering
thereof.
11 And ^in the beginnings of
your months ye shall offer a burnt-
offering unto .Jehovah ; two young
bullocks, and one ram, seven he-
lambs a year old without blemish ;
12 ""and three tenth parts of an
ephah of fine flour for a meal-offer-
ing, mingled with oil, for each bul-
lock ; and two tenth parts of fine
flour for a meal-offering, mingled
with oil, for the one ram; 13 and
a tenth part of fine flour mingled
with oil for a meal-offering unto
every lamb ; for a burnt-offering
of a sweet savor, an offering made
by fire unto Jehovah. 14 And
their drink-offerings shall be half
a hin of wine for a bullock, and
the third part of a hin for the
ram, and the fourth part of a
hin for a lamb : this is the burnt-
offering of every month through-
out the months of the year. 15
And one he-goat for a sin-offering
unto Jehovah ; it shall be offered
besides the ''continual burnt-offer-
ing, and the drink-offering thereof.
16 "And in the first month, on
the fourteenth day of the month,
is .Jehovah's passover. 1 7 And on
the fifteenth day of this month
shall be a feast : seven days shall
unleavened bread be eaten. 18 In
the first day shall be a holy convo-
cation : ye shall do no servile work ;
19 but ye shall offer an offering
made by fire, a burnt-offering unto
Jehovah : two young bullocks, and
one ram, and seven he-lambs a
year old ; they shall be unto you
without blemish ; 20 and their
meal-offering, fine flour mingled
with oil : three tenth parts shall
ye offer for a bullock, and two
tenth parts for the ram ; 21 a
tenth part shalt thou offer for
every lamb of the seven lambs ;
° ver. 3
(> ch. 10. 10 ;
Ezek. 46.
6, 7
" ch. 15. 4-12
d ver. 3
« Ex. 12. 14-
20; Lev.
23. 6-8 ;
Dt. 16.
/ ver. 3
" Lev. 3. 11
'' ver. 3
t Ex. 23. 16 ;
34. 22 ; Lev.
23. 15-21 ;
Dt. 16. 9-
12
' ver. 18
'" ver. 3
" Ex. 23. 16 ;
34. 22 ; Lev.
23. 23-25
" ch. 28. 26
22 and one he-goat for a sin-
offering, to make atonement for
you. 23 Ye shall offer these be-
sides /the burnt-offering of the
morning, which is for a contin-
ual burnt-offering. 24 After this
manner ye shall offer daily, for
seven days, ^the ^food of the
offering made by fire, of a sweet
savor unto Jehovah : it shall be
offered besides the ''continual
burnt-offering, and the drink-
offering thereof. 25 And on the
seventh day ye shall have a holy
convocation; 'ye shall do no ser-
vile work.
26 Also in * the day of the first-
fruits, when ye offer a new meal-
offering unto Jehovah in your
feast of weeks, ye shall have a
holy convocation ; ' ye shall do
no servile work ; 27 but ye shall
offer a burnt-offering for a sweet
savor unto Jehovah : two young
bullocks, one ram, seven he-lambs
a year old ; 28 and their meal-
offering, fine flour mingled with
oil, three tenth parts for each
bullock, two tenth parts for the
one ram, 29 a tenth part for every
lamb of the sev^n lambs ; 30 one
he-goat, to make atonement for
you. 31 '"Besides the continual
burnt-offering, and the meal-offer-
ing thereof, ye shall offer them
(they^ shall be unto you without
blemish), and their drink-offerings.
OO And "in the seventh
^ Xj month, on the first day of
the month, ye shall have a holy
convocation ; " ye shall do no ser-
vile work : it is a day of blowing
of trumpets unto you. 2 And ye
shall offer a burnt-offering for a
sweet savor unto .Jehovah : one
young bullock, one ram, seven
he-lambs a year old without
blemish ; 3 and their meal-offer-
ing, fine flour mingled with oil,
three tenth parts for the bullock,
two tenth parts for the ram, 4 and
one tenth part for every lamb of
the seven lambs ; 5 and one he-
goat for a sin-offering, to make
atonement for you ; 6 ^ besides the
burnt-offering of the new moon,
and the meal-offering thereof, and
the « continual burnt-offering and
the meal-offering thereof, and their
drink-offerings, according unto
their ordinance, for a sweet savor,
an offering made by fire unto Je-
hovah.
1 Heb. bread.
164
29.7
NUMBEES
29.88
Offerings on the Day of Atonement; at the Feast of Tabernacles
7 And on "the tenth day of
this seventh month ye shall have
a holy convocation; and ye shall
afflict your souls : ye shall do no
manner of work; 8 but ye shall
offer a burnt-ofiering unto Jeho-
vah for a sweet savor : one young
bullock, one I'am, seven he-lambs
a year old ; they shall be unto
you without blemish ; 9 and their
meal-offering, tine flour mingled
with oil, three tenth parts for the
bullock, two tenth parts for the
one ram,^ 10a tenth part for every
lamb of the seven lambs : 11
one he-goat for a sin-offering ;
besides the sin-offering of atone-
ment, and *the continual burnt-
offering, and the meal-offering
thereof, and their drink-offerings.
1 2 And on " the fifteenth day of
the seventh month ye shall have a
holy convocation ; ye '' shall do no
servile work, and ye shall keep a
feast unto Jehovah seven days :
13 and ye shall offer a burnt-offer-
ing, an offering made by fire, of a
sweet savor unto Jehovah ; thir-
teen young bullocks, two rams,
fourteen he-lambs a year old ; they
shall be without blemish ; 1 4 and
their meal-offering, fine flour min-
gled with oil, three tenth parts for
every bullock of the thirteen bul-
locks, two tenth parts for each ram
of the two rams, 15 and a tenth
part for every lamb of the fourteen
lambs : 1 6 and one he-goat for a
sin-offering ; ^ besides the continual
burnt-offering, the meal-offering
thereof, and' the drink-offering
thereof.
17 And on •''the second day ye
shall offer twelve young bullocks,
two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year
old without blemish ; 18 and their
nfieal-offering and their drink-offer-
ings for the bullocks, for the I'ams,
and for the lambs, according to
their number, after the ordinance ;
19 and one he-goat for a sin-offer-
ing;" besides the continual burnt-
offering, and the meal-offering
thereof, and their drink-offerings.
20 And on the third day eleven
bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-
lambs a year old without blemish ;
2 1 and their meal-offering and their
drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, accord-
ing to their number, after the ordi-
nance ; 22 and one he-goat for a
sin-offering ; besides the continual
burnt-offering, and the meal-offer-
" Lev. 16.
29-34; 23.
26-32
t> Ch. 28. 3
" Lev. 23.
33-35
^ ver. 1
/Lev. 23. 36
'' Lev. 23. 36
ing thereof, and the drink-offering
thereof.
23 And on the fourth day ten
bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-
lambs a year old without blemish ;
24 their meal-oft'ering and their
drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, accord-
ing to their number, after the
ordinance ; 25 and one he-goat
for a sin-ofi'ering; besides the
continual burnt-oifering, the meal-
offering thereof, and the drink-
offering thereof.
26 And on the fifth day nine
bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-
lambs a year old without blemish ;
27 and their meal-offering and their
drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, accord-
ing to their number, after the ordi-
nance ; 28 and one he-goat for a
sin-offering; besides the continual
burnt-offering, and the meal-offer-
ing thereof, and the drink-offering
thereof.
29 And on the sixth day eight
bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-
lambs a year old without blemish ;
30 and their meal-offering and their
drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, ac-
cording to their number, after the
ordinance ; 3 1 and one he-goat for
a sin-offering ; besides the contin-
ual burnt-offering, the meal-offer-
ing thereof, and the drink-offerings
thereof.
32 And on the seventh day seven
bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-
lambs a year old without blemish ;
33 and their meal-offering and their
drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, accord-
ing to their number, after the ordi-
nance ; 34 and one he-goat for a
sin-offering; besides the contin-
ual burnt-offering, the meal-offer-
ing thereof, and the drink-offering
thereof.
35 ''On the eighth day ye shall
have a solemn assembly : ye shall
do no servile work ; 36 but ye
shall offer a burnt-offering, an offer-
ing made by fire, of a sweet savor
unto Jehovah : one bullock, one
ram, seven he-lambs a j^ear old
without blemish ; 37 their meal-
offering and their drink-offerings
for the bullock, for the ram, and
for the lambs, shall be according to
their number, after the ordinance :
38 and one he-goat for a sin-offer-
ing; besides the continual burnt-
165
29.39
NUMBERS
31.9
Law concerning Tows. Slanghter of the Hidianites
offering, and the meal-offering
thereof, and the drink-offering
thereof.
39 These ye shall offer unto
Jehovah in your "set feasts, be-
sides your vows, and your freewill-
offerings, for your burnt-offerings,
and for your meal-offerings, and for
your drink-offerings, and lor your
peace-offerings. *40 And Moses
told the children of Israel accord-
ing to all that Jehovah com-
manded JMoses.
O/^ And Moses spake unto the
O w heads of the tribes of the
children of Israel, saying. This is
the thing which Jehovah hath com-
manded. 2 *When a man voweth
a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth
an oath to bind his soul with a
bond, he shall not ^ break his word ;
he shall do according to all that
proceedeth out of his mouth. 3 Also
when a woman voweth a vow unto
Jehovah, and bindeth herself by a
bond, being in her father's house,
in her youth, 4 and her father
heareth her vow, and her bond
wherewith she hath bound her soul,
and her father holdeth his peace at
her ; then all her vows shall stand,
and every bond wherewith she hath
bound her soul shall stand. 5 But
if her father disallow her in the day
that he heareth, none of her vows,
or of her bonds wherewith she hath
bound her soul, shall stand : and
Jehovah will forgive her, because
her father disallowed her.
6 And if she be married to a hus-
band, while her vows are upon her,
or the rash utterance of her lips,
wherewith she hath bound her soul,
7 and her husband hear it, and hold
his peace at her in the day that he
heareth it ; then her vows shall
stand, and her bonds wherewith
she hath bound her soul shall stand.
8 But if her husband disallow her
in the day that he heareth it, then
he shall make void her vow which
is upon her, and the rash utterance
of her lips, wherewith she hath
bound her soul : and Jehovah will
forgive her.
9 But the vow of a widow, or of
her that is divorced, even every-
thing wherewith she hath bound
her soul, shall stand against her.
10 And if she vowed in her hus-
band's house, or bound her soul by
a bond with an oath, 11 and her
husband heard it, and held his
1 Heb. profane.
' Lev. 23. 2
*[Ch. 30. 1
in Heb.]
6 Dt. 23. 21-
23 ; Mt. 5.
23
' ch. 2.5. 1,
16, 17
ri ch. 20. 24,
26 ; 27. 13
■ Lev. 26. 25
/ch. 14.44
'J ch. 10. 8, 9
A Josh. 13. 21
i ch. 25. 15
fc ver. 16 ;
Josh. 13. :
peace at her, and disallowed her
not ; then all her vows shall stand,
and every bond wherewith she
bound her soul shall stand. 12 But
if her husband made them null and
void in the day that he heard them,
then whatsoever proceeded out of
her lips concerning her vows, or
concerning the bond of her soul,
shall not stand : her husband hath
made them void ; and Jehovah will
forgive her.
1 3 Every vow, and every binding
oath to afflict the soul, her husband
may establish it, or her husband
may make it void. 14 But if her
husband altogether hold his peace
at her from day to day, then he
establisheth all her vows, or all her
bonds, which are upon her : he hath
established them, oecause he held
his peace at her in the day that he
heard them. 15 But if he shall
make them null and void after that
he hath heard them, then he shall
bear her iniquity. 16 These are
the statutes, which Jehovah com-
manded Moses, between a man and
his wife, between a father and his
daughter, being in her youth, in
her father's house.
O'l And Jehovah spake unto
0_L Moses, saying, 2 "Avenge
the children of Israel of the Midi-
anites : afterward shalt thou be
** gathered unto thy people. 3 And
Moses spake unto the people, say-
ing. Arm ye men fi-om among you
for _ the war, that they may go
against Midian, to execute ''Jeho-
vah's vengeance on Midian. 4 Of
every tribe a thousand, throughout
all the tribes of Israel, shall ye
send to the war. 5 So there were
delivered, out of the thousands of
Israel, a thousand of every tribe,
twelve thousand armed for war.
6 And Moses sent them, a thousand
of every tribe, to the war, them and
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the
priest, to the war, with ■''the vessels
of the sanctuary and ^ the trumpets
for the alarm in his hand. 7 And
they warred against Midian, as
Jehovah commanded Moses ; and
they slew every male. 8 And they
slew the kings of Midian with the
rest of their slain : '' Evi, and
Rekem, and 'Zur, and Hur, and
Reba, the five kings of Midian :
'■ Balaam also the son of Beor they
slew with the sword. 9 And the
children of Israel took captive the
women of Midian and their little
166
31.10
NUMBERS
31.41
Slangliter of the Hidianites. Division of tlie Booty. Jehovah's Heave -offering of tlie Booty
-ones ; and all their cattle, and all
^heir flocks, and all their goods,
they took for a prey. 10 And all
their cities in the places wherein
they dwelt, and all their encamp-
ments, they burnt with fire.
11 And they took all the spoil,
and all the prey, both of man and
of beast. 1 2 And they brought the
captives, and the prey, and the
spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar
the priest, and unto the congrega-
tion of the children of Israel, unto
the camp at the plains of Moab,
which are by the Jordan at
Jericho.
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the
priest, and all the jDrinces of the
congregation, went forth to meet
them without the camp. 14 And
Moses was wroth with the officers
of the host, the captains of thou-
sands and the captains of hun-
dreds, who came from the service
of the war. 15 And Moses said
unto them. Have ye saved all the
women alive? 16 "Behold, these
caused the children of Israel,
through the counsel of ''Balaam,
to commit trespass against Jeho-
vah in the matter of Peor, and so
the plague was among the con-
gregation of Jehovah. 17 ""Now
therefore kill every male among
the little ones, and kill every
woman that hath known man by
lying with him. 18 But all the
women-children, that have not
known man by lying with him,
keep alive for yourselves. 19"^ And
encamp ye without the camp
seven days : whosoever hath killed
any person, and whosoever hath
touched any slain, purify your-
selves on the third day and on the
seventh day, ye and your captives.
20 And as to every garment, and
all that is made of skin, and all
work of goats' hair, and all things
made of wood, ye shall purify
yourselves.
21 And Eleazar the priest said
unto the men of war that went to
the battle, This is the statute of
the law which Jehovah hath com-
manded Moses: 22 howbeit the
gold,_ and the silver, the brass,
the iron, the tin, and the lead,
23 everything that may abide the
fire, ye shall make to go through
the fire, and it shall be clean ;
nevertheless it shall be purified
with the water for impurity : and
all that abide th not the fire ye
" ch. '&. 1-9
b ver. 8
"01.7.2;
20. 16-18
• ch. 18. 21-
shall make to go through the
water. 24 And ye shall wash your
clothes on the seventh day, and ye
shall be clean ; and afterward 3>e
shall come into the camp.
25 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 26 Take the sum
of the prey that was taken, both
of man and of beast, thou, and
Eleazar the priest, and the heads
of the fathers' hotises of the congi'e-
gation ; 27 and divide the prey
into two parts : between the men
skilled in war, that went out to
battle, and all the congregation.
28 "And levy a tribute unto Jeho-
vah of the men of war that went
out to battle : one soul of five
hundred, both of the persons, and
of the oxen, and of the asses, and
of the flocks : 29 take it of their
half, and give it unto Eleazar the
priest, for Jehovah's heave-oflering.
30 And of the children of Israel's
half, thou shalt take one drawn
out of every fifty, of the persons,
of the oxen, of the asses, and of the
flocks, even of all the cattle, and
give them unto the Levites, that
keep the charge of the tabernacle
of Jehovah. 31 And Moses and
Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah
commanded Moses.
32 Now the prey, over and above
the booty which the men of war
took, was six hundred thousand
and seventy thousand and five
thousand sheep, 33 and threescore
and twelve thousand oxen, 34 and
threescore and one thousand asses,
35 and thirty and two thousand
persons in all, of the women that
had not known man by lying with
him. 36 And the half, which was
the portion of them that went out
to war, was in number three hun-
dred thousand and thirty thou-
sand and seven thousand and five
hundred sheep : 37 and Jehovah's
tribute of the sheep was six hun-
dred and threescore and fifteen.
38 And the oxen were thirty and
six thousand ; of which Jehovah's
tribute was threescore and twelve.
39 And the asses were thirty thou-
sand and five hundred ; of which Je-
hovah's tribute was threescore and
one. 40 And the persons were six-
teen thousand ; of whom Jehovah's
tribute was thirty and two persons.
41 And Moses gave the tribute,
which was Jehovah's heave-offer-
ing, unto Eleazar the priest, as
Jehovah commanded Moses.
167
31.42
NUMBERS
32.18
Jehovah's Portion of the Booty from the Midianites. Benben and C!ad settle in fiilead
42 And of the children of Israel's
half, which Moses divided off from
the men that warred 43 (now the
congregation's half was three hun-
dred thousand and thirty thousand,
seven thousand and five hundred
sheep, 44 and thirty and six thou-
sand oxen, 45 and thirty thousand
and five hundred asses, 46 and six-
teen thousand persons), 47 even of
the children of Israel's half, Moses
took one drawn out of every fifty,
both of man and of beast, and gave
them unto the Levites, that kept
the charge of the tabernacle of
Jehovah ; as Jehovah commanded
Moses.
48 And the officers that were
over the thousands of the host,
the captains of thousands, and the
captains of hundreds, came near
unto Moses; 49 and they said unto
Moses, Thy servants have taken
the sum of the men of war that are
under our charge, and there lacketh
not one man of us. 50 And we
have brought Jehovah's oblation,
what every man hath gotten, of
{'ewels of gold, ankle-chains, and
)racelets, signet-rings, ear-rings,
and ^armlets, tomakeatonement for
our souls before Jehovah. 51 And
Moses and Eleazar the priest took
the gold of them, even all wrought
{"ewels. 52 And all the gold of the
leave-offering that they offered up
to Jehovah, of the captains of thou-
sands, and of the captains of hun-
dreds, was sixteen thousand seven
hundred and fifty shekels. 53 {"-For
the men of war had taken booty,
every man for himself.) 54 And
Moses and Eleazar the priest took
the gold of the captains of thou-
sands and of hundreds, and brought
it into the tent of meeting, for a
memorial for the children of Israel
before Jehovah.
or) Now the children of
O^ Reuben and the children
of Gad had a *very great multi-
tude of cattle : and when they saw
the land of "^ Jazer, and the land of
Gilead, that, behold, the place was
a place for cattle; 2 the children
of Gad and the children of Reuben
came and spake unto Moses, and
to Eleazar tne priest, and unto the
princes of the congregation, say-
ing, 3 '^Ataroth, and Dibon, and
Jazer, and '" Nimrah, and Heshbon,
and Elealeh, and ^ Sebam, and
J Or, necklaces - In ver. 36, Beth-nimrah.
3 In ver. 38, Sibmah.
" ver. 32
6 Ex. 12. 38
<= ch. 21. 32
d ver. 34-38
/ch. 13.3,
26 ; Dt. 1.
19-25
0 ch. 14. 28-
ft ch. 14. 33-
' Josh. 4. 12,
k Josh. 22.
1-4
168
Nebo, and * Beon, 4 the land which
Jehovah smote before the con-
gregation of Israel, is a land for
cattle ; and thy servants have
cattle. 5 And they said. If we
have found favor in thy sight,
let this land be given unto thy ser-
vants for a possession ; bring us
not over the J ordan.
6 And Moses said unto the chil-
dren of Gad and to the children of
Reuben, Shall your brethren go to
the war, and shall ye sit herel
7 "And wherefore discourage ye
the heart of the children of Israel
from going over into the land
which Jehovah hath given theml
8 Thus did your fathers, when I
sent them from •^Kadesh-barnea to
see the land. 9 For when they
went up unto the valley of Eshcol,
and saw the land, they discouraged
the heart of the children of Israel,
that they should not go into the
land which Jehovah had given
them. 10 And Jehovah's anger
was kindled in that day, and he
sware, saying, 1 1 * Surely none of
the men that came up out of Egypt,
from twenty years old and upward,
shall see the land which I sware
unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and
unto Jacob ; because they have not
wholly followed me : 1 2 save Caleb
the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite,
and Joshua the son of Nun ; because
they have wholly followed Jehovah
13 ''And Jehovah's anger was kin-
dled against Israel, and he made
them wander to and fro in the wil-
derness forty years, until all the
generation, that had done evil in
the sight of Jehovah, was con-
sumed. 14 And, behold, ye are
risen up in your fathers' stead, an
increase of sinful men, to augment
yet the fierce anger of Jehovah
toward Israel. 15 For if ye turn
away from after him, he will yet
again leave them in the wilder-
ness ; and ye will destroy all this
people.
16 And they came near unto
him, and said. We will build sheep-
folds here for our cattle, and cities
for our little ones : 1 7 * but we
ourselves will be ready armed to go
before the children of Israel, until
we have brought them unto their
place : and our little ones shall
dwell in the fortified cities because
of the inhabitants of the land.
18 *We will not return unto our
* In ver. 38, Baal-meon.
32.19
NUMBERS
33.7
Reuben, (fad, and the Half-tribe of Manasseh settle in Gilead. Record of Israel's Joarneys
houses, until the children of Israel
have inherited every man his in-
heritance. 1 9 For we will not in-
herit with them on the other side of
the Jordan, and forward ; becau^je
our inheritance is fallen to us on
this side of the Jordan eastward.
20 "And Moses said unto them,
If ye will do this thing, if ye will
arm yourselves to go befoi^e Jeho-
vah to the war, 21 and every armed
man of you will pass over the
Jordan before Jehovah, until he
hath driven out his enemies from
before him, 22 *and the land is
subdued before Jehovah ; then
afterward ye shall return, and be
guiltless towards Jehovah, and
towards Israel ; and this land shall
be unto you for a possession before
Jehovah. 23 But if ye will not do
so, behold, ye have sinned against
Jehovah ; and be sure your sin will
find you out. 24 Build you cities for
your little ones, and folds for your
sheep ; and " do that which hath
proceeded out of your movith. 25
And the children of Gad and the
children of Beuben spake unto
Moses, saying, Thy servants will
do as my lord commandeth. 26
Our little ones, our wives, our
flocks, and all our cattle, shall be
there in the cities of Gilead;
27 but thy servants will pass over,
every man that is armed for war,
before Jehovah to battle, as my
lord saith.
28 So Moses gave charge con-
cerning them to Eleazar the priest,
and to Joshua the son of Nun, and
to the heads of the fathers' houses
of the tribes of the children of
Israel. 29 And Moses said unto
them, If the children of Gad and
the children of Reuben will pass
with you over the Jordan, every
man that is armed to battle, before
Jehovah, and the land shall be
subdued before you ; then ye shall
give them the land of Gilead for a
possession : 30 but if they will not
pass over with you armed, they
shall have possessions among you
in the land of Canaan. 31 And
the children of Gad and the chil-
dren of Reuben answered, saying,
As Jehovah hath said unto thy
servants, so will we do. 32 We
will pass over armed before Jeho-
vah into the land of Canaan, and
the possession of our inheritance
shall remain with us beyond the
Jordan.
° Dt. 3. 18
<> Dt. 3. 'M
" ch. 30
! Dt. 3. 8-
17 ; Josh.
12. 1-a
«Dt. 3. 14;
Judg. 10. 4
/Ps. 77. 20;
lO.'i. 20 ;
Mic. 6. 4
ft Ex. 14. 8
'• Ex. 12. 12
* Ex. 13. 20
' Ex. 14. 1, 2
169
33 ''And Moses gave unto them,
even to the children of Gad, and
to the children of Reuben, and unto
the half-tribe of Manasseh the son
of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon
king of the Amorites, and the king-
dom of Og king of Bashan, the land,
according to the cities thereof with
their borders, even the cities of the
land round about. 34 And the
children of Gad built Dibon, and
Ataroth, and Aroer, 35 and Atroth-
shophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,
36 and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-
haran : fortiiied cities, and folds
for sheep. 37 And the children
of Reuben built Heshbon, and
Elealeh, and Kiriathaim, 38 and
Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names
being changed,) and Sibmah : and
they gave other names unto the
cities ^vhich they builded. 39 And
the children of Machir the son of
Manasseh went to Gilead, and took
it, and dispossessed the Amorites
that were therein. 40 And Moses
gave Gilead unto Machir the son
of Manas.seh ; and he dwelt therein.
41 And Jair the son of Manasseh
went and took the towns thereof,
and called them ^ "^ Havvoth-jair.
42 And Nobah went and took
Kenath, and the -villages thereof,
and called it Nobah, after his own
name.
O O These are the ^journeys of
^^ thechildrenof Israel, ''when
they went forth out of the land of
Egypt by their hosts under ■''the
hand of Moses and Aaron. 2 And
Moses wrote their goings out
according to their journeys by the
commandment of Jehovah : and
these are their joui^neys according
to their goings out. 3 " And they
journeyed from Rameses in the first
month, on the fifteenth day of the
first month ; on the morrow after
the passover the children of Israel
'' went out with a high hatid in the
sight of all the Egyptians, 4 while
the Egyptians were burying all
their first-born, whom Jehovah had
smitten among them: 'upon their
gods also Jehovah executed judg-
ments.
5 And the children of Israel
journeyed from Rameses, and en-
camped in Succoth. 6 *And they
journeyed from Succoth, and en-
camped in Etham, which is in the
edge of the wilderness. 7 'And
1 That is, Th,e towns of Jair. 3 Or, stages
2 Heb. daughters. * Or, by which
33.
NUMBERS
33.52
Record of Israel's Joarneys from Rameses to ibel-shittim. Death of Aaron
they journeyed from Etham, and
turned back unto Pi-hahiroth,
which is before Eaal-zephon : and
they encamped before Migdol.
8 "And they journeyed fi'om be-
fore Haliiroth, and passed through
the midst of the sea into the wilder-
ness : and '' they 4vent three days'
journey in the wilderness of Etham,
and encamped in Marah. 9 "And
they journeyed from Marah, and
came unto Elim : and in Elim were
twelve springs of water, and three-
score and ten palm-trees ; and they
encamped there. 10 And they
journeyed from Elim, and en-
camped by the Red Sea. 11 And
they journeyed from the Red Sea,
and encamped in ''the wildeimess
of Sin. 12 And they journeyed
from the wilderness of Sin, and
encamped in Dophkah. 13 And
they journeyed from Dophkah,
and encamped in Alush. 14 And
they journeyed from Alush, and
encamped "in Rephidim, where
was no water for the people to
drink. 15 And they journeyed
from Rephidim, and encamped in
•''the wilderness of Sinai. 16 And
they journeyed from the wilder-
ness of Sinai, and encamped in
^ Kibroth-hattaavah. 1 7 And they
journeyed from Kibroth-hattaa-
vah, and encamped in ''Hazeroth.
18 And they journeyed from
Hazeroth, and encamped in Rith-
mah. 19 And they journeyed
from Rithmah, and encamped in
Rimmon-perez. 20 And they
journeyed from Rimmon-perez, and
encamped in Libnah. 2 1 And they
journeyed from Libnah, and en-
camped in Rissah- 22 And they
journeyed from Rissah, and en-
camped in Kehelathah. 23 And
they journeyed from Kehelathah,
and encamped in movmt Shepher.
24 And they journeyed from
mount Shepher, and encamped in
Haradah. 25 And they journeyed
from Haradah, and encamped in
Makheloth. 26 And they jour-
neyed from Makheloth, and en-
camped in Tahath. 27 And they
journeyed from Tahath, and en-
camped in Terah. 28 And they
journeyed from Terah, and en-
camped in Mithkah. 29 And
they journeyed from Mithkah, and
encamped in Hashmonah. 30
And they journeyed from Hash-
monah, and encamped in *Mose-
roth. 31 And they journeyed
" Ex. 14. 22
6 Ex. 15. 22
" Ex. 15. 27
'* Ex. 16. 1
' Ex. 1". 1
/ Ex. 19. 1
!'ch. 11. 34
A ch. U. 35
' Dt. 10. 6
k Dt. 10. 7
' Dt. 2. 8
"^ ch. 20. 1
" ch. 20. 22
" oh. 20. 16
P ch. 20. 28
'ch. 21. 1
"■ ch. 21. 10,
' ch. 27. 12
« ch. 22. 1
» ch. 25. 1
from Moseroth, and encamped in
Bene-jaakan. 32 And they jour-
neyed from Bene-jaakan, and en-
camped in Hor-haggidgad. 33
And they journeyed from Hor-
haggidgad, and. encamped in
*Jotbathah. 34 And they jour-
neyed from Jotbathah, and en-
camped in Abronah. 35 And they
journeyed from Abronah, and en-
camped in ' Ezion-geber. 36 And
they journeyed from Ezion-geber,
and encamped in the wilderness of
'"Zin (the same is Kadesh). 37
And they journeyed from Kadesh,
and encamped in "mount Hor, "in
the edge of the land of Edom.
38 ^And Aaron the priest went
up into mount Hor at the com-
mandment of Jehovah, and died
there, in the fortieth year after the
children of Israel were come out of
the land of Egj^pt, in the fifth
month, on the first day of the
month. 39 And Aaron was a hun-
dred and twenty and three years
old when he died in mount Hor.
40 And the Canaanite, the king
of *Arad, who dwelt in the South
in the land of Canaan, heard of the
coming of the children of Israel.
41 And they journeyed fi'om
mount Hor, and encamped in Zal-
monah. 42 And they journeyed
from Zalmonah, and encamped in
Punon. 43 And they journeyed
from Punon, and encamped in
''Oboth. 44 And they journeyed
from Oboth, and encamped in
lye-abainm, in the border of Moab.
45 And they journeyed from lyim,
and encamped in Dibon-gad. 46
And they journeyed from Dibqn-
gad, and encamped in Almon-dib-
lathaim. 47 And they journeyed
from Almon-diblathaim, and en-
camped in the mountains of * Aba-
rim, before Nebo. 48 And they
journeyed from the mountains of
Abarim, and 'encamped in the
plains of Moab by the Jordan at
Jericho. 49 And they encamped
by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshi-
moth even unto " Abel-shittim in
the plains of Moab.
50 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses in the plains of Moab by
the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
51 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them. When
ye pass over the Jordan into the
land of Canaan, 52 then ye shall
drive out all the inhabitants of
the land from before you, and
170
33.53
NUMBERS
34.27
Directions concerning the Conqnest and Division of Canaan. Names of tliose wlio are to malce tlio Division
"destroy all their figured stones,
and destroy all their molten im-
ages, and demolish all their high
places : 53 * and ye shall take
possession of the land, and dwell
therein ; for unto you have I
given the land to possess it. 54
"And ye shall inherit the land
by lot according to your families ;
to the more ye shall give the more
inheritance, and to the fewer thou
shalt give the less inheritance :
wheresoever the lot falleth to any
man, that shall be his ; according
to the tribes of your fathers shall
ye inherit. 55 But if ye will not
drive out the inhabitants of the
land from before you, then shall
those that ye let remain of them
be ''as pricks in your eyes, and
as thorns in your sides, and they
shall vex you in the land wherein
ye dwell. 56 And it shall come
to pass, that, as I thought to do
unto them, so will I do unto
you.
O /J_ And Jehovah spake unto
Ot! Moses, saying, 2 Command
the children of Israel, and say
unto them, When ye come into
the land of Canaan (this is the
land that shall fall unto you for
an inheritance, even the land of
' Canaan according to the borders
thereof), 3 "then your south quar-
ter shall be from the wilderness
of Zin along by the side of Edom,
and your south border shall be
from the end of the Salt Sea -'^east-
ward ; 4 and your border shall turn
about southward of the ascent of
Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin ;
and the goings out thereof shall
be southward of Kadesh-barnea ;
and it shall go forth to Hazar-
addar, and pass along to Azmon ;
5 and the border shall turn about
from Azmon unto the brook of
Egypt, and the goings out thereof
shall be at ^ the sea.
6 And for the western border,
ye shall have the great sea ^ and
the border thereof: this shall be
your west border.
7 '' And this shall be your north
border : from the great sea ye shall
mark out for you mount Hor;
8 from mount Hor ye shall mark
out unto ' the entrance of Hamath ;
and the goings out of the border
shall be at Zedad; 9 and the bor-
der shall go forth to Ziphron, and
the goings out thereof shall be at
1 Or, for a border
"■ Ex. 23. 24 ;
Lev. 26. 1 ;
Dt. 7. 5 ;
12. 3,30;
Ps. 106. 34
b Dt. 11.
31; 17.14;
Josh. 21.
43
'^ ch. 26. 63-
56
d Josh. 23.
13
" Josh. 15.
1-3
/Josh. 15. 5
!' Josh. 15. 4
><■ Ezek. 47.
15-17
'Josh. 13. 5
I- 2 K. 23. 33
' Dt. 3. 17 ;
Josh. 13.
27
■^ Gen. 15.
18; Dt. 11.
24
" ch. 32. 33
' Josh. 14.
1, 2
Hazar-enan : this shall be your
north border.
10 And ye shall mark out your
east border from Hazar-enan to
Shepham ; 1 1 and the border shall
go down from Shepham to * Riblah,
on the east side of Ain ; and the
border shall go down, and shall
reach unto the '^side of the sea of
' Chinnereth eastward ; 1 2 and the
border shall go down to the Jordan,
and the goings out thereof shall
be at the Salt Sea. This shall be
your land according to the borders
thereof round about.
13 And Moses commanded the
children of Israel, saying, '"This
is the land which ye shall inherit
by lot, which Jehovah hath com-
manded to give unto the nine
tribes, and to the half- tribe : 14
"for the tribe of the children of
Reuben according to their fathers'
houses, and the tribe of the chil-
dren of Gad according to their
fathers' houses, have received, and
the half -tribe of Manasseh have
received, their inheritance : 15 the
two tribes and the half-tribe have
received their inheritance beyond
the Jordan at Jericho eastward,
toward the sunrising.
16 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses, saying, 17 "These are the
names of the men that shall divide
the land unto you for inheritance :
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the
son of Nun. 18 And ye shall
take one prince of every tribe, to
divide the land for inheritance.
19 And these are the names of the
men : Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb
the son of Jephunneh. 20 And
of the tribe of the children of
Simeon, Shemuel the son of Am-
mihud. 21 Of the tribe of Ben-
jamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
22 And of the tribe of the chil-
dren of Dan a prince, Bukki the
son of Jogli. 23 Of the children
of Joseph : of the tribe of the
children of Manasseh a prince,
Hanniel the son of Ephod. 24 And
of the tribe of the children of
Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son
of Shiphtan. 25 And of the tribe
of the children of Zebulun a prince,
Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
26 And of the tribe of the chil-
dren of Issachar a prince, Paltiel
the son of Azzan. 27 Ana of the
tribe of the children of Asher a
prince, Ahihud the son of She-
2 Heb. shoulder.
171
34.28
NUMBERS
35.27
Cities to be given to the Levites. Cities of Refiige for Banslayers
lomi. 28 And of the tribe of the
children of Naphtali a prince,
Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
29 These are they whom Jehovah
commanded to divide the inheri-
tance unto the children of Israel
in the land of Canaan.
OR' " And Jehovah spake unto
O tJ Moses in the plains of Moab
by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
2 Command the children of Israel,
that they give unto the Levites
of the inheritance of their pos-
session cities to dwell in ; and
^ suburbs for the cities round about
them shall ye give unto the Le-
vites. 3 And the cities shall they
have to dwell in ; and their sub-
urbs shall be for their cattle, and
for their substance, and for all
their beasts. 4 And the suburbs
of the cities, which ye shall give
unto the Levites, shall be from
the wall of the citj^ and outward
a thousand cubits round about.
5 And ye shall measure without
the city for the east side two thou-
sand cubits, and for the south side
two thousand cubits, and for the
west side two thousand cubits, and
for the north side two thousand
cubits, the city being in the midst.
This shall be to them the suburbs
of the cities. 6 And the cities
which ye shall give unto the Le-
vites, they shall be the *six cities
of refuge, which ye shall give for
the manslayer to flee unto : and
besides them ye shall give forty
and two cities. _ 7 All the cities
which ye shall give to the Levites
shall be forty and eight cities ;
them shall ye give with their sub-
urbs. 8 "And concerning the cities
which ye shall give of the posses-
sion of the children of Israel, from
the many ye shall take many ; and
from the few ye shall take few :
every one according to his inheri-
tance which he inheriteth shall
give of his cities unto the Levites.
9 And Jehovah spake unto Moses,
saying, 10 Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them. When
ye pass over the Jordan into the
land of Canaan, 11'' then ye shall
appoint you cities to be cities of
refuge for you, that the manslayer
that killeth any person '^ " unwit-
tingly may flee thither. 12 And
the cities shall be unto you for
refuge from the avenger, that the
manslayer die not, until he stand
I Or, pasture lands * Or, through error
" Lev. 25. 32-
34
b Josh. 20.
7-9
' ch. 26. 54 ;
33. hi ;
Lev. 25. 32-
34 ; Josh.
21. 1-42
d Dt. 19. 1-13
" ver. 15, 22 ;
Ex. 21. 13;
Lev. 4. 2,
22
/ver. 11
s' Ex. 21. 12,
14; Lev.
24. 17
!>■ ver. 31
172
before the congregation for judg-
ment. 1 3 And the cities which ye
shall give shall be for you six cities
of refuge. 14 Ye shall give three
cities beyond the Jordan, and
three cities shall ye give in the
land of Canaan ; they shall be
cities of refuge. 15 For the chil-
dren of Israel, and for the stranger
and for the sojourner among them,
shall these six cities be for i^ef uge ;
that every one that killeth any
person '■'•'^ unwittingly may flee
thither.
16 s'But if he smote him with
an instrupaent of iron, so that he
died, he is a murderer : the mur-
derer shall surely be put to death.
17 And if he smote him with a
stone in the hand, whereby a man
may die, and he died, he is a mur-
derer : the murderer '' shall surely
be put to death. 18 Or if he
smote him with a weapon of wood
in the hand, whereby a man may
die, and he died, he is a murderer :
the murderer shall surely be put
to death. 1 9 The avenger of blood
shall himself put the murderer to
death : when he meeteth him, he
shall put him to death. 20 And
if he thrust him of hatred, or
hurled at him, lying in wait, so
that he died, 21 or in enmity '
smote him with his hand, so that
he died ; he that smote him shall
surely be put to death ; he is a
murderer : the avenger of blood
shall put the murderer to death,
when he meeteth him.
22 'But if he thrust him sud-
denly without enmity, or hurled
upon him anything without lying
in wait, 23 or with any stone,
whereby a man may die, seeing
him not, and cast it upon him, so
that he died, and he was not his
enemy, neither sought his harm ;
24 then the congregation shall
judge between the smiter and the
avenger of blood according to
these ordinances ; 25 and the con-
gregation shall deliver the man-
slayer out of the hand of the
avenger of blood, and the congre-
gation shall restore him to his city
of refuge, whither he was fled : and
he shall dwell thei^ein until the
death of the high priest, who was
anointed with the holy oil. 26 But
if the manslayer shall at any time
go beyond the border of his city of
refuge, whither he fleeth, 27 and
the avenger of blood find him with-
35,28
NUMBERS
36.13
Law couceriiing Murder; concerning the Marriage of Heiresses
out the border o£ his city of refuge,
and the avenger of blood slay tihe
manslayer ; ^ he shall not be guilty
of blood, 28 because he should
have remained in his city of refuge
until the death of the high priest :
but after the death of the high
priest the manslayer shall return
into the land of his possession.
29 And these things shall be
for a ■■^statute and ordinance unto
you throughout your generations
in all your dwellings. 30 " Whoso
killeth any person, the murderer
shall be slain at the mouth of vi'it-
nesses : but * one witness shall not
testify against any person that he
die. 31 Moreover ye shall take no
ransom for the life of a murderer,
that is guilty of death ; but he
shall surely be put to death. 32
And ye shall take no ransom for
him that is fled to his city of
refuge, that he may come again to
dwell in the land, until the death
of the priest. 33 '^So ye shall not
;pollute the land wherein ye are:
tor blood, it polluteth the land ;
and no expiation can be made for
the land for the blood that is shed
therein, but '^ by the blood of him
that shed it. 34 And thou shalt
not /defile the land which ye in-
habit, in the midst of which ^1
dwell : for I, Jehovah, dwell in the
midst of the children of Israel.
Of\ ''And the heads of the
O \J fathers' houses of the family
of the children of Gilead, the son
of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of
the families of the sons of Joseph,
came near, and spake before Moses,
and before the princes, the heads
of the fathers' houses of the chil-
dren of Israel : 2 and they said,
Jehovah commanded my lord to
give the land for inheritance by
lot to the children of Israel : and
my lord ''was commanded by Je-
hovah to give the inheritance of
Zelophehad our brother unto his
daughters. 3 And if they be mar-
ried to any of the sons of the other
tribes of the children of Israel,
then will their inheritance be
taken away from the inheritance
of our fathers, and will be added
1 Or, there shall be no blood-guiltiness for him
2 Heb. statute of judgment-
" ver. 16
b Dt. 17. fi ;
19. 15 ; Mt.
18. It) ; Jn.
7. 51 ; 8. 17,
18
' Dt. 21. 7,
8 ; Ps. 106.
38
<i Gen. 9. 6
« Lev. 18. 24,
fell. 5
s' ch. 27. 1
1^ ch. 27. 5, a
fc 1 Chr. 23.
22
' ch. 26. 33
' ch. 22. 1 ;
Lev. 26. 46 ;
27.34
to the inheritance of the tribe
whereunto they shall belong : so
will it be taken away from the lot
of our inheritance. 4 And when
the ^jubilee of the children of
Isi'ael shall be, then will their in-
heritance be added unto the in-
heritance of the tribe whereunto
they shall belong: so will their
inheritance be taken away from
the inheritance of the tribe of our
fathers.
5 And Moses commanded the
childi'en of Israel according to the
word of Jehovah, saying. The tribe
of the sons of Joseph speaketh
right. 6 This is the thing which
Jehovah doth command concern-
ing the daughters of Zelophehad,
saying. Let them be married to
whom they think best ; only into
the family of the tribe of their
father shall they be married. 7 ISo
shall no inheritance of the children
of Israel remove from tribe to
tribe ; for the children of Israel
shall cleave every one to the in-
heritance of the tribe of his fathers.
8 '' And every daughter, that pos-
sesseth an inheritance in any tribe
of the children of Israel, shall be
wife unto one of the family of the
tribe of her father, that the chil-
dren of Israel may possess every
man the inhei'itance of his fathers.
9 So shall no inheritance remove
from one tribe to another tribe •
for the tribes of the children oi
Israel shall cleave every one to his
own inheritance.
10 Even as Jehovah commanded
Moses, so did the daughters of
Zelophehad : 1 1 for ' Mahlah, Tir-
zah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and
Noah, the daughters of Zelophe-
had, were married unto their
father's brothers' sons. 12 They
were married into the families of
the sons of Manasseh the son of
Joseph ; and their inheritance re-
mained in the tribe of the family
of their father.
13 "'These are the command-
ments and the ordinances which
Jehovah commanded by Moses
unto the children of Israel in the
plains of Moab by the Jordan at
Jericho.
173
THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES,
COMMONLY CALLED
DEUTERONOMY
Moses recounts the Departure from Horeb. The Appointment of Assistants. The Sending of Spies
1 These are the words which
Moses spake unto all Israel
"^ beyond the Jordan in the wilder-
ness, in the ^ '' Arabah over against
Suph, between Paran, and Tophel,
and Laban, and Hazeroth, and
Di-zahab. 2 It is eleven days'
journey from "^ Horeb by the way
of mount '' Seir unto ^ Kadesh-
barnea. 3 And it came to pass in
the -^fortieth year, in the eleventh
month, on the first day of the
month, that Moses spake unto the
children of Israel, ^according unto
all that Jehovah had given him in
commandment unto them ; 4 after
he had * smitten Sihon the king of
the Amorites, who dwelt in Hesh-
bon, and Og the king of Bashan,
who dwelt in Ashtaroth, at Edrei.
5 Beyond the Jordan, in the land
of Moab, began Moses to declare
this law, saying, 6 Jehovah our
God 'spake unto us in Horeb, say-
ing. Ye have dwelt long enough in
this mountain: 7 turn you, and
take your journey, and go to *the
hill-country of the Amorites, and
unto all the 2^l<-ices nigh thereunto,
in the Arabah, in the hill-country,
and in the lowland, and in ' the
South, and by the sea-shore, the
land of the Canaanites, and Leba-
non, as far as the gi'eat river, the
river Euphrates. 8 Behold, I have
set the land before you : go in and
possess the land which Jehovah
™ sware unto your fathers, to Abra-
ham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give
unto them and to their seed after
them.
9 And I spake unto you at that
time, saying, "I am not able to
bear you myself alone : 10 Jehovah
your God hath "multiplied you, and,
behold, ye are this day as the stars
of heaven for multitude. 1 1 Jeho-
vah, the God of your fathers, make
you a thousand times as many as
1 That is, the deep valley running north and
south of the Dead Sea.
° ch. 4. 46
>> ch. 2. 8
' Ex. 3. 1 ;
17. 6
d Gen. 32. 3
• Num. 32. S
/ Num. 33.
^ ch. 4. 1, 2
A Num. 21.
24, 25
«■ Num. 10.
11-13
fcch. 11. 24;
Gen. 15.
18 ; Josh.
10. 40
' Gen. 12. 9
"' Gen. 26. 3 ;
Ex. 33. 1 ;
Num. 14.
23; 32. 11
" Ex. 18. 18,
24
" ch. 10. 22 ;
26.6; Gen.
15. 5 ; 22.
P Ex. 18. 21
1 ch. 10. 17 ;
16. 19 ; 24.
17
•■ Ex. 18. 19,
23
' Ex. 18. 20
< ver. 2
"ch. 2.7;
8. 15 ; 32. 10
" ver. 7
^ ver. 2
y Num. 13.
1-3
174
ye are, and bless you, as he hath
promised you ! 1 2 How can I my-
self alone bear your cumbs'ance,
and your burden, and your strife 1
13 ^ Take you wise men, and vmder-
standing, and known, according to
your tribes, and I will make them
heads over you. 14 And ye an-
swered me, and said. The thing
which thou hast spoken is good for
us to do. 15 So I took the heads
of your tribes, wise men, and
known, and made them heads over
you, captains of thousands, and
captains of hundreds, and captains
of fifties, and captains of tens, and
oiUcers, according to your tribes.
16 And I charged your judges at
that time, saying. Hear the causes
between your brethren, and judge
righteously between a man and his
brother, and the sojourner that is
with him. 17 « Ye shall not respect
persons in judgment; ye shall hear
the small and the great alike; ye
shall not be afraid of the face of
man; for the judgment is God's:
and *■ the cause that is too hard for
you ye shall bring unto me, and I
will hear it. 18 *And I com-
manded you at that time all the
things which ye should do.
19 And we journej^ed from 'Ho-
reb, and went through all that
"great and terrible wilderness
which ye saw, by the way to the
"hill-country of the Amorites, as
Jehovah our God commanded us;
and we came to "^ Kadesh-barnea.
20 And I said unto you, Ye are
come unto the hill-country of the
Amorites, which Jehovah our God
giveth unto us. 21 Behold, Jeho-
vah thy God hath set the land_ be-
fore thee : go up, take possession,
as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers,
hath spoken unto thee ; fear not,
neither be dismayed. 22 2' And ye
came near unto me every one of
you, and said. Let us send men be-
fore us, that they may search the
1.2:;
DEUTERONOMY
The People's Unbelief. Their Defeat at Hormah. The Jonrney from Kadesh to the Zered
land for us, and bring us word
again of the way by which we must
go up, and the cities unto Avhich
we shall come. 23 And the thing
pleased me well ; and I took twelve
men of you, one man for every
tribe: 24 and "they turned and
went up into the hill-country, and
came unto the valley of Eshcol,
and sjpied it out. 25 And they
took of the fruit of the land in their
hands, and brought it down unto
us, and brought us word again, and
said, It is a good land which Jeho-
vah our God giveth unto us.
26 * Yet ye would not go up, but
rebelled ,^,gainst the commandment
of Jehovah your God: 27 and "ye
murmured in your tents, and said,
Because Jehovah hated us, he hath
brought us forth out of the land of
Egypt, to deliver us into the hand
of the Amorites, to destroy us. 28
Whither are we going up'? our
brethren have made our heart to
melt, saying. The people are
greater and taller than we ; the
cities are great and fortified up to
heaven ; and moreover we have
seen ** the sons of the Anakim there.
29 Then I said unto you, Dread not,
neither be afraid of them. 30 Je-
hovah your God who goeth before
you, 'he will fight for you, accord-
ing to all that he did for you in
Egypt before your eyes, 31 and in
the wilderness, where thou hast
seen how that -^Jehovah thy God
bare thee, as a man doth bear his
son, in all the way that ye went,
until ye came unto this place.
32 Yet ^in this thing ye did not
believe Jehovah your God, 33 ^who
went before you in the way, to seek
you out a place to pitch your tents
in, in fire by night, to show j^ou by
what way ye should go, and in the
cloud by day.
34 And Jehovah heard the voice
of your words, and was wroth, and
''sware, saying, 35 Surely there
shall not one of these men of this
evil generation see the good land,
which I sware to give unto your
fathers, 36 save Caleb the son of
Jephunneh ; he shall see it ; and
Ho him will I give the land that
he hath trodden upon, and to his
children, because he hath wholly
followed Jehovah. 37 ''Also Jeho-
vah was angry with me for your
sakes, saying, ' Thou also shalt not
go in thither : 38 Joshua the son
1 Or, for all this thing
" Num. 13.
21-25
*> Num. 14.
1-4
<= Pa. 106. 25
d ch. 9. 2 ;
Num. 13.
28, 33
« ch. 3. 22 ;
20. 4 ; Ex.
14. 14
/Acts 13. IS
y Num. 9.
15-23
'« Num. 14.
28-30
' Num. 14.
24 ; Josh.
14. 9
t Num. 20.
12
' Num. 27.
13, 18
'" Num. 14.
30
"ch. 3. 28;
31. 7 ;
Num. 34.
17 ; Josh.
11. 23
" Num. 14. 3,
31
P Num. 14.
25
1 Num. 14.
40
*" Num. 14.
41-43
'Num. 14.
44
' Num. 14.
46
" ch. 2. 7, 14
^ Num. 21. 4
y Num. 20.
14-21
of Nun, who standeth before thee,
™he shall go in thither : encourage
thou him ; for " he shall cause
Israel to inherit it. 39 Moreover
" your little ones, that ye said should
be a prey, and your children, that
this day have no knowledge of good
or evil they shall go in thither, and
unto them will I give it, and they
shall possess it. 40 But as for you,
■f turn you, and take your journey
into the wilderness by the way to
the Red Sea.
41 * Then ye answered and said
unto me, We have sinned against
Jehovah, we will go up and fight,
according to all that Jehovah our
God commanded us. And ye girded
on every man his weapons of war,
and "were forward to go up into
the hill-country. 42 'AndJenovah
said unto me. Say unto them, Go
not up, neither fight ; for I am not
among you ; lest ye be smitten be-
fore your enemies. 43 So I spake
unto you, and ye hearkened not ;
but *ye rebelled against the com-
mandment of Jehovah, and were
presumptuous, and went up into
the hill-country. 44 'And the
Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-
country, came out against you, and
chased you, as bees do, and beat
you down in Seir, even unto Hor-
mah. 45 And ye returned and
wept before Jehovah ; but Jehovah
hearkened not to your voice, nor
gave ear unto you. 46 So ye abode
in Kadesh "many days, according
unto the days that ye abode there.
2^ Then we tm-ned, and took
our journey into the wilder-
ness by the way to the Red Sea, as
Jehovah spake unto me ; and we
compassed ^ mount Seir many days.
2 And Jehovah spake unto me,
saying, 3 Ye have compassed this
mountain long enough : turn you
northward. 4 ^ And command thou
the people, saying, Ye are to pass
through the border of your bi-ethren
the children of Esau, that dwell in
Seir; and Hhey will be afraid of
you. Take ye good heed unto your-
selves therefore ; 5 contend not
with them ; for I will not give you
of their land, no, not so much as
for the sole of the foot to tread on :
because I have given mount Seir
unto Esau for a possession. 6 Ye
shall purchase food of them for
money, that ye may eat ; and ye
shall also buy water of them for
2 Or, deemed it a light thing
175
2.7
DEUTEEONOMY
2.34
The Journey from Kadesli to tlie Zercd. The Grossing of Ar and the Irnon. Conquest of HeshT)Oii
money, that ye may drink. 7 For
Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee
in all the work of thy hand; he
hath known thy walking through
this '^ great wilderness : these * forty
years .Jehovah thy God hath been
with thee; thou hast lacked noth-
ing. 8 So we passed by from our
brethren the children of Esau, that
dwell in Seir, from the way of
the '^Arabah from Elath and from
Ezion-geber.
And we turned and passed by
the way of the wilderness of Moab.
9 And Jehovah said unto me, Vex
not Moab, neither contend with
them in battle ; for I will not give
thee of his land for a possession ;
because I have given '' Ar unto ' the
children of Lot for a possession.
10 (The Emim dwelt therein afore-
time, a people great, and many,
and tall, as the Anakim : 1 1 these
also are accounted -''Rephaim, as
the Anakim ; but the Moabites call
them Emim. 12=' The Horites also
dwelt in Seir aforetime, but the
children of Esau succeeded them ;
and they destroyed them from
before them, and dwelt in their
stead ; '' as Israel did unto the land
of his possession, which Jehovah
gave unto them). 1 3 Now i-ise up,
and get you over the brook Zered.
And we went over the brook
Zered. 14 And the days in which
we came from Kadesh-barnea, until
we were come over the brook Zered,
were * thirty and eight years ; until
*all the generation of the men of
war were consumed from the midst
of the camp, as Jehovah sware
unto them. 1 5 ' Moreover the hand
of Jehovah was against them, to
destroy them from the midst of
the camp, until they were con-
sumed.
16 So it came to pass, when ™ all
the men of war were consumed and
dead from among the people, 17
that .Jehovah spake unto me, say-
ing, 18 Thou art this day to pass
over " Ar, the border of Moab :
19 and when thou comest nigh
over against the children of Am-
nion, vex them not, nor contend
with them ; for I will not give thee
of the land of the children of Am-
mon for a possession ; because I
have given it unto " the children of
Lot for a possession. 20 (That also
is accounted a land of ^ Rephaim :
Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime ;
but the Ammonites call them Zam-
" ch. 1. 19
b ver. 14 ;
Num. 14.
33,34; 32.
13
'= ch. 1. 1
<>■ ver. 18, 29 ;
Num. 21.
15, 28
« Gen. 19.
36, 37
/ ver. 20 ;
Gen. 14. 6
0 ver. 22
ft Num. 21.
25,35
» ver. 7
fc Num. 14.
29-35; 26.
64, 65 ; Ps.
106. 26 ;
1 Cor. 10. 5
' Jude 5
"' ver. 14
" ver. 9
" ver. 9
P ver. 11
9 ver. 12
"■ Josh. 13. 3
» Gen. 10.
14 ; 1 Chr.
1. 12
« Jer. 47. 4 ;
Am. 9. 7
" ch. 11. 26 ;
Ex. 23. 27 ;
•Josh. 2. 9
" Ex. 15. 14-
16
^ Num. 21.
21-32
y ver. 9
zummim, 21 a people great, and
many, and tall, as the Anakim ;
but Jehovah destroyed them before
them ; and they succeeded them,
and dwelt in their stead ; 22 as he
did for the children of Esau, that
dwell in Seir, when he destroyed
9 the Horites from before them ;
and they succeeded them, and
dwelt in their stead even unto this
day. 23 And the ''Avvim, that
dwelt in villages as far as Gaza,
the *Caphtorim, that came forth
out of ^Caphtor, destroyed them,
and dwelt in their stead.) 24 Rise
ye up, take your journey, and pass
over the valley of the Arnon : be-
hold, I have given into thy hand
Sihon the Amorite, king of Hesh-
bon, and his land ; begin to possess
it, and contend with him in battle.
2.5 This day Avill I begin to put
" the dread of thee and the fear of
thee upon the peoples that are
under the whole heaven, who shall
hear the report of thee, and " shall
tremble, and be in anguish because
of thee.
26 *And I sent messengers out
of the wilderness of Kedenioth unto
Sihon king of Heshbon with words
of peace, saying, 27 Let me pass
through thy land : I will go ^ along
by the highway, I will turn neither
unto the right hand nor to the left.
28 Thou shalt sell me food for
money, that I may eat ; and give
me water for money, that I may
drink : only let me pass through
on my feet; 29 as the children of
Esau that dwell in Seir, and the
Moabites that dwell in ^Ar, did
unto me ; until I shall pass over
the Jordan into the land which
Jehovah our God giveth us. 30
But Sihon king of Heshbon would
not let us pass by him ; for Jehovah
thy God hardened his spirit, and
made his heart '^obstinate, that he
might deliver him into thy hand,
as at this day. 31 And Jehovan
said unto me, Behold, I have begun
to deliver up Sihon and his land
before thee : begin to possess, that
thou mayest inherit his land. 32
Then Sihon came out against us,
he and all his people, unto battle
at -Jahaz. 33 And Jehovah our
God delivered him up before us;
and we smote him, and his ^ sons,
and all his people. 34 And we
took all his cities at that time, and
1 Heb. hy the way, bii the way.
* Or, son
2 Heb. strong.
176
2.35
DEUTEEONOMY
3.21
Conquest of Heshbon and of Bashan. Possession of the Trausjoi dank Tribes
I "utterly destroyed every ^inhab-
ited city, with the women and the
httle ones ; we left none remaining :
35 *only the cattle we took for a
prey unto ourselves, with the spoil
of the cities which we had taken.
36 From ''Aroer, which is on the
edge of the valley of the Arnon,
and from the city that is in the
valley, even unto Gilead, there was
not a city too high for us ; Jehovah
our God delivered up all before us:
37 ''only to the land of the chil-
dren of Ammon thou camest not
near ; all the side of the river
Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-
country, and wheresoever Jehovah
our God forbade us.
3 "Then we turned, and went
up the way to Bashan : and
Og the king of Bashan came out
against us, he and all his people,
unto battle at Edrei. 2 And Je-
hovah said unto me. Fear him not ;
for I have delivered him, and all
his people, and his land, into thy
hand ; and thou shalt do unto him
as thou didst unto Sihon king of
the Amorites, who dwelt at Hesh-
bon. 3 So Jehovah our God de-
livered into our hand Og also, the
king of Bashan, and all his people:
and we smote him until none was
left to him remaining. 4 And we
took all his cities at that time;
there was not a city which we took
not from them ; threescore cities,
all the region of -^ Argob, the king-
dom of Og in Bashan. 5 All these
were cities fortified with high
walls, gates, and bars ; besides the
^unwalled towns a great many. 6
And we ■'utterly destroyed them,
as we did unto Sihon king of Hesh-
bon, ^utterly destroying every ^in-
habited city, with the women and
the little ones. 7 " But all the
cattle, and the spoil of the cities,
we took for a prey unto ourselves.
8 * And we took the land at that
time out of the hand of the two
kings of the Amorites that were
beyond the Jordan, from the valley
of the Arnon unto mount Hermon
9 {''ivhich Hermon the Sidonians
call ' Sirion, and the Amorites call
it Senir); 10 all the cities of the
^ plain, and all Gilead, and all
Bashan, unto Salecah and Edrei,
cities of the kingdom of Og in
Bashan. 11 (For only Og king of
Bashan remained of the remnant
1 Heb. devoted.
2 Heb. city of men.
3 Or, country towns
* Or, table-land
" ch. 3. 6
b ch. 3. 7
■^ ch. 3. 12 ; 4.
48
rf ver. 19
"Num. 21.
33-36
/ ver. 13, 14 ;
1 K. 4. 13
■" ch. 2. 34
'' ch. 2. 35
' Num. 32.
33 ; Josh.
12. 1-7; 13.
8-12
*ch. 4. 4S;
Josh. 11.
17 ; Ps. 42.
6 ; 133. 3
' Ps. 29. 6
"" ch. 2. 11, 20
" 2 S. 11. 1 ;
12. 26 ;
Jer. 49. i
" ch. 2. 36
P Num. 32.
32-38 ;
Josh. 13.
8-13
9 Num. 32.
41 ; 1 Chr.
2. 22
' Num. 32.
40
' Num. 34.
11 ; Josh.
13. 27
t Num. 32.
20; Josh.
4. 12, 13
" Ex. 12. 38
^ Josh. 22. 4
177
of the "Rephaim ; behold, his bed-
stead was a bedstead of iron ; is it
not in " Kabbah of the children of
Ammon*? nine cubits was the
length thereof, and four cubits the
breadth of it, after the cubit of a
man).
1 2 And this land we took in
possession at that time : from
" Aroer, which is by the valley of the
Arnon, and half the hill-country
of ^' Gilead, and the cities thereof,
gave I unto the Reubenites and to
the Gadites : 13 and the rest of
Gilead, and all Bashan, the king-
dom of Og, gave 1 unto the half-
tribe of Manasseh ; * all the region
of Argob, ''even all Bashan. (The
same is called the land of Rephaim.
14 * Jair the son of Manasseh took
all the region of Argob, unto the
border of the Geshurites and the
Maacathites, and called them, even
Bashan, after his own name,
Havvoth-jair, unto this day). 15
''And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
16 And unto the Reubenites and
unto the Gadites I gave from Gil-
ead even unto the valley of the
Arnon, the middle of the valley,
^ and the border thereof, even unto
the river Jabbok, which is the bor-
der of the children of Ammon ;
17 the Arabah also, and the Jor-
dan '^and the border ther^eof, from
''Chinnereth even unto the sea of
the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under
the ^ slopes of Pisgah eastward.
_ 18 And I commanded you at that
time, saying, Jehovah your God
hath given you this land to possess:*
it-: ' ye shall pass over armed before
your brethren the children of Israel,
all the men of valor. 1 9 But your
wives, and your little ones, and
your cattle (I know that ye have
"much cattle), shall abide in your
cities which I have given you,
20 until Jehovah give rest unto
your brethren, as unto you, and
they also possess the land which
Jehovah your God giveth them
beyond the Jordan : " then shall ye
return every man unto his posses-
sion, which I have given you.
21 And I commanded Joshua at
that time, saying. Thine eyes have
seen all that Jehovah your God
hath done unto these two kings :
so shall Jehovah do unto all the
kingdoms whither thou goest over.
6 Or, all the region of Argob. (All that Bashan
is called &c.
6 Or, with 1 Or, for a border 8 Or, springs
3.22
DEUTERONOMY
4.19
Noses forbidden to cross the Jordan. Israel exhorted to observe fiod's Law
22 Ye shall not fear them; for
.Jehovah your God, "he it is that
fighteth for you.
23 And I besought Jehovah at
that time, saying, 24 O Lord Jeho-
vah, thou hast begun to show thy
servant thy greatness, and thy
strong hand : for what god is there
in heaven or in earth, that can do
according to tliy works, and ac-
cording to thy mighty acts^ 25 Let
me go over, I pray thee, and see
the good land that is beyond the
Jordan, that goodly ^ mountain,
and Lebanon. 26 But * Jehovah
was wroth with me for your sakes,
and hearkened not unto me ; and
Jehovah said unto me. Let it suffice
thee ; speak no more unto me of
this matter. 27 Get thee up unto
the top of " Pisgah, and lift up thine
eyes westward, and northward, and
southward, and eastward, and be-
hold with thine eyes : '' for thou
shalt not go over this Jordan.
28 *But charge Joshua, and en-
courage him, and strengthen him ;
-'for he shall go over before this
people, and he shall cause them to
inherit the land which thou shalt
•see. 29 So we abode in the valley
over against " Beth-peor.
4 And now, O Israel, hearken
unto the statutes and unto the
ordinances, which '' I teach you, to
do them ; that ' ye may live, and go
in and possess the land which .Jeho-
vah, the God of your fathers, giv-
eth you. 2 '^ Ye shall not add unto
the word which ' I command you,
neither shall ye diminish from it,
that ye may keep the command-
ments of .Jehovah your God which
I command you. 3 ™Your eyes
have seen what Jehovah did be-
cause of Baal-peor ; for all the men
that followed Baal-peor, Jehovah
thy God hath desti'oyed them from
the midst of thee. 4 But ye that
did cleave unto .Jehovah your God
are alive every one of you this day.
5 Behold, I have taught you stat-
utes and ordinances, " even as Jeho-
vah my God commanded me, that
ye should do so in the midst of the
land whither ye go in to possess it.
6 Keep therefore and do tnem ; " for
this is your wisdom and your under-
standing in the sight of the peoples,
that shall hear all these statutes,
and say. Surely this great nation is
a wise and understanding people.
7 For what great nation is there,
1 Or, hill-country
" ch. I. 30
b ch. 1. 37
" Num. 23.
14 ; 27. 12
d ch. 1. 37
"ch. 31. 3,7,
8,23;
Num. 27. 18
/ch. 1. 38
V ch. 4. 46 ;
34. 6;
Num. 25.
1-3
'' ch. 1. 3
' ch. 5. .33 ;
8. 1 ; 16. 20 ;
30. 16, 19
^ ch. 12. 32
' ver. 5, 14,
40
'" Num. 25.
1-9
" Lev. 26.
46 ; 27. 34
" ch. 30. 19,
20 ; 32. 46,
47
P Ps. 148. 14
« Ps. 34. 18 ;
85. 9
"^ Ps. 89. 14 ;
97. 2 ; 119.
144, 160,
172
' ver. 23 ;
ch. 6. 12 ;
8. 11, 14, 19
« ch. 6. 2 ;
12. 1 ; 16. 3
"ver. 10; ch.
6. 7, 20-2.i ;
11. 19; 32.
46
" ch. 14. 23 ;
17. 19 ; 31.
12, 13
^ ver. 9
y Ex. 19. 18 ;
Heb. 12.
18, 19
^ ch. 10. 4 ;
Ex. 34. 28
"Ex. 31. 18;
34. 1, 28
* ver. 25 ; ch.
9. 12 ; 31. 29
« ch. 6. 8, 9
d ch. 13. 6, 10
178
that hath ^a god ^so nigh unto
them, as Jehovah our God is »when-
soever we call upon himl 8 And
what great nation is there, that
hath ''statutes and ordinances so
righteous as all this law, which I "
set before you this day 1
9 Only * take heed to thj'-self , and
keep thy soul diligently, lest thou
forget the things which thine eyes
saw, fi,nd lest they depart from thy
heart 'all the days of thy life ; but
"make them known unto thy chil-
dren and thy children's children;
10 the day that thou stoodest be-
fore Jehovah thy God in Horeb,
when Jehovah said unto me. As-
semble me the people, and I will
make them hear my words, "that
they may learn to fear me all the
days that they live upon the earth,
and that they maj^ "^ teach their
children. 11 And ye came near
and stood under the mountain ;
^and the mountain burned with
fire unto the heart of heaven, with
darkness, cloud, and thick dark-
ness. 12 And Jehovah spake unto
you out of the midst of the fire : ye
heard the voice of words, but ye
saw no form ; only ye heard a voice.
13 And he declared unto you his
covenant, which he commanded
you to perform, even -the ten
''commandments; and "he wrote
them upon two tables of stone.
14 And Jehovah commanded me
at that time to teach you statutes
and ordinances, that ye might do
them in the land whither ye go
over to possess it.
15 Take ye therefore good heed
unto yourselves ; for ye saw no
manner of form on the clay that
Jehovah spake unto you in Horeb
out of the midst of the fire ; 1 6 lest
ye * corrupt yourselves, and ''make
you a graven image in the form of
any figure, the likeness of male or
female, 1 7 the likeness of any beast
that is on the earth, the likeness of
any winged bird that flieth in the
heavens, 18 the likeness of any-
thing that creepeth on the ground,
the likeness of any fish that is in
the water under the earth ; 19 and
lest thou lift up thine ej^es unto
heaven, and when thou seest the
sun and the moon and the stars,
even all the host of heaven, ''thou
be drawn away and worship them,
and serve them, which Jehovah
thy God hath allotted unto all the
2 Or, Qod s Heb. words.
4.20
DEUTEEONOMY
4.45
Israel exhorted to observe Cod's law. Three Cities of Refuge beyond the Jordan. The law recapiiulated
peoples under the whole heaven.
20 But Jehovah hath taken you,
and brought you forth out of " the
iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be
unto him a people of inheritance,
as at this day. 21 * Furthermore
Jehovah was angry with me for
your sakes, and sware that I should
not go over the Jordan, and that I
should notgoinunto that good land,
which Jehovah thy God giveth thee
for an inheritance : 22 but "I must
die in this land, I must not go over
the Jordan ; but ye shall go over,
and possess that good land.
23 Take heed unto yourselves,
■^lest ye forget the covenant of
Jehovah your God, which he made
with you, and " make you a graven
image in the form of anything
which Jehovah thy God hath for-
bidden thee. 24 For Jehovah thy
God is a -^devouring fire, a "jealous
God.
25 When thou shalt beget chil-
dren, and children's children, and
ye shall have been long in the land,
and shall '' corrupt yourselves, and
' make a graven image in the form
of anything, and shall do that
which is evil in the sight of Jeho-
vah thy God, to provoke him to
anger ; 26 I '' call heaven and earth
to witness against you this day, that
ye shall soon 'utterly perish from
off the land whereunto ye go over
the Jordan to possess it ; ye shall
not prolong your days upon it, but
shall utterly be destroyed. 27 And
Jehovah will '"scatter you among
the peoples, and ye shall be left
few in number among the nations,
whither Jehovah shall lead you
away. 28 And there ye shall serve
gods, the work of men's hands,
"wood and stone, "which neither
see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
29 p But from thence ye shall seek
Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt
find him, when thou searchest after
him *with all thy heart and with all
thy soul. 30 When thou 'art in
bribulation, and all these things are
come upon thee, ^ in the latter days
thou shalt return to Jehovah thy
God, and hearken unto his voice :
31 for Jehovah thy God is a * mer-
ciful God ; ' he will not fail thee,
neither "destroy thee, nor ''forget
the covenant of thy fathers which
he sware unto them.
32 For ''ask now of the days that
are past, which were before thee,
1 Or, if in the latter days thou return
" 1 K. 8. 61 ;
Jer. 11. 4
b ch. 1. 37
' Num. 27.
13, 14
d ver. 9
* ver. 16
/ch. 9. 3;
Ex. 24. 17 ;
Heb. 12. 29
^ ch. 5. 9 ; 6.
15
'' ver. 16
' ver. 23
fc ch. 30. 19 ;
31. 28 ; 32. 1
' ch. 7. 4 ; 8.
19, 20
'" ch. 28. 64 ;
29. 28
" ell. 28. 30,
64 ; 29. 17
° Ps. 115. 4-8
P ch. 30. 1-3,
10
« ch. 6. 5 ;
10. 12
»■ Ps. 18. 6 ;
69. 16 ; 107.
6, 13
» Ex. 34. 6
«ch. 31.6, 8;
Josh. 1. 5;
1 Chr. 28.
20; Heb.
1.3. 6
" Jer. 30. 11
" Lev. 26. 45
" ch. 32. 7
V Gen. 1. 27 ;
Is. 45. 12
' ch. 28. 64
" ch. 5. 24,
26 ; Ex. 20.
22
l> ch. 33. 29 ;
Ex. 14. 30
•^ ch. 7. 19
d ch. 5. 15 ;
6. 21 ; Ps.
136. 12
' ver. 39 ;
Ex. 8. 10;
9. 14 ; Is.
43. 11 ; 45.
21 ; Mk.
12. 32
/ ver. 33 ;
ch. 8. 5 ;
Neh. 9, 13 ;
Heb. 12. 25
i'ch. 7. 7, 8;
10. 15 ; 33. 3
>>■ Ex. .33. 14 ;
Is. 63. 9
■ Num. 32.
4; 34. 14, 15
* ver. 35
' ver. 2 ; Ps.
105. 45
™ ch. 6. 10,
29, 33
" ch. 32. 47 ;
Ex. 23. 26
" ch. 19. 2-13;
Num. 35. 0 ;
Josh. 20.
179
since the 2' day that God created
man upon the earth, and ''from the
one end of heaven unto the other,
whether there hath been any such
thing as this great thing is, or hath
been heard like if? 33 " Did ever a
people hear the voice of God speak-
ing out of the midst of the fire, as
thou hast heard, and live 1 34 * Or
hath God assayed to go and take
him a nation from the midst of an-
other nation, 'by trials, by signs.
and by wonders, and by war, ana
"^ by a mighty hand, and by an out-
stretched arm, and by great terrors,
according to all that Jehovah your
God did for you in Egypt before
your eyes'? 35 Unto thee it was
showed, that thou mightest know
that Jehovah he is God ; " there is
none else besides him. 36 -^Out of
heaven he made thee to hear his
voice, that he might instruct thee :
and upon earth he made thee to see
his great fire ; and thou heardest
his words out of the midst of the
fire. 37 "And because he loved thy
fathers, therefore he chose their
seed after them, and brought thee
out with ''his presence, with his
great power, out of Egypt ; 38 to
rive out nations from befoi-e thee
greater and mightier than thou, to
bring thee in, 'to give thee their
land for an inheritance, as at this
day. 39 Know therefore this day,
and lay it to thy heart, that Jeho-
vah he is God in heaven above and
upon the earth beneath ; '' there is
none else. 40 'And thou shalt keep
his statutes, and his command-
ments, which I command thee this
day, that '" it may go well with thee,
and with thy children after thee,
and " that thou mayest prolong thy
days in the land, which Jehovah
thy God giveth thee, for ever.
41 "Then Moses set apart three
cities beyond the Jordan toward
the sunrising; 42 that the man-
slayer might flee thither, that slay-
eth his _ neighbor unawares, and
hated him not in time past ; and
that fleeing unto one of these cities
he might live : 43 namely, Bezei
in the wilderness, in the -plain
country, for the Reubenites ; and
Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites;
and Golan in Bashan, for the
Manassites.
44 And this is the law which
Moses set before the children of
Israel : 45 these are the testimo-
2 Or, table-land
4.46
DEUTERONOMY
5.24
The Law recapitulated. The Ten Commandments given in Horeb. The People's Dread
nies, and the statutes, and the or-
dinances, which Moses spake unto
the children of Israel, when they
came forth out of Egypt, 46 be-
yond the Joi-dan, in the valley
"over against Beth-peor, in the
land of *Sihon king of the Amo-
rites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom
Moses and the children of Israel
smote, when they came forth out
of EgyiDt. 47 And they took his
land in possession, and the land of
Og king of Bashan, the two kings
of the Amorites, who were beyond
the Jordan toward the sunrising ;
48 from "Aroer, which is on the
edge of the valley of the Arnon,
even unto ''mount Sion (the same
is Hermon), 49 and all the Arabah
beyond the Jordan eastward, even
unto the sea of the Arabah, under
the ^ slopes of Pisgah.
5 And Moses called unto all
Israel, and said unto them.
Hear, O Israel, the statutes and
the ordinances which I speak in
your ears this day, that ye may
learn them, and observe to do
them. 2 Jehovah our God made
" a covenant with us in Horeb.
3 ■''Jehovah made not this cove-
nant with our fathers, but with
us, even us, who are all of us here
alive this day. 4 Jehovah spake
with you ^ face to face in the mount
''out of the midst of the fire 5 (I
stood between Jehovah and you at
that time, to show you the word of
Jehovah : * for ye were afraid be-
cause of the fire, and went not up
into the mount), saying,
6*1 am Jehovah thy God, who
brought thee out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of ^bond-
age.
7 Thou shalt have no other gods
^ before me.
8 Thou shalt not make unto thee
a graven image, wor any likeness of
anything that is in heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath, or
that is in the water under the
earth : 9 thou shalt not bow down
thyself unto them, nor serve them ;
for I, Jehovah, thy God, am a jeal-
ous God, visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children, and
upon the third and upon the fourth
generation of them that hate me ;
10 and showing lovingkindness
unto * thousands of them that love
me and keep my commandments.
1 Or, springs 3 Or, besides me
2 Heb. bondmen. * Or, a thousand generations
" ch. 3. 29
b Num. 21.
21-25
" ch. 2. 36
d ch. 3. 9
^ Ex. 19. 5 ;
IVIal. 4. 4
/Num. 26.
63-65
» Num. 14.
14
fc ch. 4. 33
' Ex. 19. 16,
21-24
* Ex. 20. 2-17
I ch. 6. 13 ;
10. 20
' Ex. 20. 11
*[Ver. 18
in Heb.]
" Rom. 7. 7 ;
13. 9
" ch. 4. 13 ;
Ex. 31. 18
180
11 'Thou shalt not take the
name of Jehovah thy God ®in
vain : for Jehovah will not hold
him guiltless that taketh his name
°in vain.
12 Observe the sabbath day, to
keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God
commanded thee. 13 Six days
shalt thou labor, and do all thy
work ; 14 but the seventh day is
a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God :
in it thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daugh-
ter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy
maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor
thine ass, nor any of thy cattle,
nor thy stranger that is within
thy gates ; that thy man-servant
and thy maid-servant may rest as
well as thou. 15 ™ And thou shalt
remember that thou wast a servant
in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah
thy God brought thee out thence
by a mighty hand and by an out-
stretched arm : therefore Jehovah
thy God commanded thee to keep
the sabbath day.
16 Honor thy father and thy
mother, as Jehovah thy God com-
manded thee ; that thy days may
be long, and that it may go well
with thee, in the land which
Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
17 Thou shalt not kill.
18 Neither shalt thou commit
adultery.
1 9 Neither shalt thou steal.
20 Neither shalt thou bear false
witness against thy neighbor.
* 2 1 " Neither shalt thou covet thy
neighbor's wife ; neither shalt thou
desire thy neighbor's house, his
field, or his man-servant, or his
maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or
ans'thing that is thy neighbor's.
22 These words Jehovah spake
unto all your assembly in the
mount out of the midst of the
fire, of the cloud, and of the thick
darkness, with a great voice : and
he added no more. And " he wrote
them upon two tables of stone, and
gave them unto me. 23 And it
came to pass, when ye heard the
voice out of the midst of the dark-
ness, while the mountain was burn-
ing with fire, that ye came near
unto me, even all the heads of your
tribes, and your elders ; 24 and ye
said. Behold. .Jehovah our God hath
showed us his glory and his great-
ness, and we have heard his voice
out of the midst of the fire : we
5 Or, for vanity (or, falsehood)
5.25
DEUTEKONOMY
6.18
The People's Dread at Sinai. Israel exhorted to be faithful to Jehovah
have seen this day that God doth
speak with man, and he liveth.
25 " Now therefore why should we
■die? for this great fire will con-
sume us : if we hear the voice of
Jehovah our God any more, then
we shall die. 26 For who is there
of all flesh, that hath heard the
voice of the living God speaking
out of the midst of the fire, as we
have, and lived 1 27 Go thou near,
and hear all that Jehovah our God
shall say : and speak thou unto us
all that Jehovah our God shall
speak unto thee ; and we will
hear it, and do it.
28 And Jehovah heard the voice
of your words, when ye spake unto
me; *and Jehovah said unto me, I
have heard the voice of the words
of this people, which they have
spoken unto thee : they have well
said all that they have spoken.
29 ^"Oh that there were such a
heart in them, that they would
fear me, and keep all my com-
mandments always, that •* it might
be well with them, and with their
children for ever ! 30 Go say to
them, Return ye to your tents.
31 *But as for thee, stand thou
here by me, and I will speak unto
thee all the commandment, and
the statutes, and the ordinances,
which thou shalt teach them, that
they may do them in the land
which I give them to possess it.
32 Ye shall observe to do therefore
as Jehovah your God hath com-
manded you : -^ye shall not turn
'aside to the right hand or to the
left. 33 Ye shall walk in all the
way which Jehovah your God hath
commanded you, ^ that ye maj^ live,
and that it may be well with you,
and that ye may prolong your days
in the land which ye shall possess.
6 Now this is the command-
ment, the statutes, and the
ordinances, which Jehovah your
God commanded to teach you, that
ye might do them in the land
whither ye go over to possess it ;
2 that thou mightest * fear Jehovah
thy God, to keep all his statutes
and his commandments, which I
command thee, thou, and thy son,
and thy son's son, * all the days of
thy life ; and that thy days may
be prolonged. 3 Hear therefore,
O Israel, and observe to do it ; that
1 Or, Oh that they had such a heart as this
alway, to fear me, and keep all my command-
merits, that &c.
° c5i. 18. 16 ;
Ex. 20. IS,
19
b ch. 18. 17
' Ps. 81. 1.3 ;
Is. 48. 18
ri ver. 16, 33
" Ex. 24, 12
/ch. 17. 20;
28. 14 ;
Josh. 1. 7 ;
23. 6
"ch. 4. 1, 40
'' oh. 10. 12
' ch. 4. 9
* ch. 6. 33
' Ex. 3. 8, 17
"' Mt. 22. 37 ;
Mk. 12. 29,
30 ; Lk. 10.
27
" ch. 4. 35, 39
" ch. 4. 9
Pch. 11. 18;
Ex. 12. 14 ;
13. 9, 16
« ch. 11. 20
*■ ch. 9. 1 ;
19. 1 ; Josh.
24. 13
' ch. 8. 10 ;
11. 16; 14.
29
' ch. 4. 9
' Mt. 4.
Lk. 4.
' ch. 6. 11 :
10. 20
' ch. 4. 24 ;
5.9
V Mt. 4. 7 ;
Lk. 4. 12
'^ Ex. 17. 7
" ch. 11. 22
6 ch. 4. 40
181
*it may be well with thee, and
that ye may increase mightily, as
Jehovah, the God of thy fathers,
hath promised unto thee, in '^ a land
flowing with milk and honey.
4 '"Hear, O Israel : '-^Jehovah our
God is " one Jehovah : 5 and thou
shalt love Jehovah thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy might. 6 And
these words, which I command thee
this day, shall be upon thy heart ;
7 and " thou shalt teach them dili-
gently unto thy children, and shalt
talk of them when thou sittest in
thy house, and when thou walkest
by the way, and when thou liest
down, and when thou risest up.
8 i' And thou shalt bind them for a
sign upon thy hand, and they shall
be for frontlets between thine eyes.
9 « And thou shalt write them upon
the door-posts of thy house, and
upon thy gates.
10 And it shall be, when Jeho-
vah thy God shall bring thee into
the land which he sware unto thy
fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and
to Jacob, to give thee, '"great and
goodly cities, which thou buildedst
not, 1 1 and houses full of all good
things, which thou filledst not,
and cisterns hewn out, which thou
hewedst not, vineyards and olive-
trees, which thou plantedst not,
and * thou shalt eat and be full ;
1 2 then beware lest ' thou forget Je-
hovah, who brought thee forth out
of the land of Egypt, out of the
house of bondage. 13" Thou shalt
fear Jehovah thy God; and him
shalt_ thou serve, and " shalt swear
by his name. 14 Ye shall not go
after other gods, of the gods of the
peoples that are round about you ;
15 for Jehovah thy God in the
midst of thee is a "^ jealous God;
lest the anger of Jehovah thy God
be kindled against thee, and he
destroy thee from off the face of
the earth.
16 ^Ye shall not tempt Jehovah
your God, ^as ye tempted him in
Massah. 17 "Ye shall diligently
keep the commandments of Jeho
vah your God, and his testimonies,
and his statutes, which he hath
commanded thee. 18 And thou
shalt do that which is right and
good in the sight of Jehovah ; that
* it may be well with thee, and that
2 Or, Jehovah our God, Jehovah is one Or,
Jehovah is our God, Jehovah is one Or, Jehovah
is our God, Jehovah alone
6.19
DEUTEEOl^OMY
7.18
children to be told of the great Deliverance. Israel warned against Apostasy. Blessings of Obedience
thou mayest go in and possess the
good land which Jehovah sware
unto thy fathers, 1 9 to thrust out
all thine enemies from before thee,
as Jehovah hath spoken.
20 " When thy son asketh thee in
time to come, saying, What mean
the testimonies, and the statutes,
and the ordinances, which -Jehovah
our God hath commanded you '? 21
then thou shalt say unto thy son,
We were Pharaoh's bondmen in
Egypt : and Jehovah brought us
out of Egypt with a mighty hand ;
22 and Jehovah showed signs and
wonders, great and sore, upon
Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon
all his house, before our eyes ;
23 and he brought us out from
thence, that he might bring us in,
to give us the land which he sware
unto our fathers. 24 And Jeho-
vah comixianded us to do all these
Btatutes, *to fear Jehovah our God,
for our good always, that he might
preserve us alive, as at this day.
2-5 And "it shall be righteousness
unto us, if we observe to do all this
commandment before Jehovah our
God, as he hath commanded us.
7 -^^ When Jehovah thy God shall
bring thee into the land whither
thou goest to possess it, and shall
' cast out many nations before thee,
the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and
the Amorite, and the Canaanite,
and the Perizzite, and the Hivite,
and the Jebusite, "seven nations
greater and mightier than thou ;
2 and when Jehovah thy God shall
deliver them up before thee, and
thou shalt smite them ; ■''then thou
shalt "utterly destroy them : ^thou
shalt make no covenant with them,
'' nor show mercy unto thern ; 3
'neither shalt thou make marriages
with them ; thy daughter thou shalt
not give unto his son, nor his
daughter shalt thou take unto thy
son. 4 For he will turn away thy
son from following me, that they
may serve other gods : so will
the anger of .Jehovah be kindled
against you, and *he will destroy
thee quickly. 5 But thus shall ye
deal with them : ' ye shall break
down their altars, and dash in
pieces their ^ pillars, and hew down
their Asherim, and burn their
graven images with fire.
6 For thou art ™a holy people
unto Jehovah thy God : Jehovah
thy God hath chosen thee to be
1 Heb. pluck off. 2 Heb. devote. * or, obelisks
" Ex. 13. 8,
14
f> ch. 10. 12
' ch. 24. 13
d ch. 20. 16-
18
' Acts 13. 19
/Num. 31.
17
0 Ex. 23. 32
ft ver. 16 ;
ch. 13. 8
i Ex. 34. 15,
16
fc ch. 4. 26
' ch. 12. 3 ;
Ex. 23. 24 ;
34. 13
" ch. 14. 2,
21 ; Ex.
19. 6
" ch. 14. 2 ;
26. 18; Ex.
19. 5
0 ch. 4. 37
P ch. 4. 3.5, 39
5 ch. 5. 10
■ ch. 28. 1-
14; Lev.
26. 3-13
' ch. 13. 17 ;
30. 5 ; Lev.
26. 9
t Ex. 23. 26
" Ex. 15. 26
" ver. 2
" Ex. 23. 33
182
"a people for his own possession,
^ above all peoples that are upon
the face of the earth. 7 "Jehovah
did not set his love upon you, nor
choose you, because ye were more
in number than any people; for ye
were the fewest of all peoples: 8
but because Jehovah loveth you,
and because he would keep the
oath which he sware unto your
fathers, hath Jehovah brought you
out with a mighty hand, and re-
deemed you out of the house of
bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh,
king of EgyiDt. 9 Know therefore
that Jehovah thy God, ^ he is God,
the faithful God, who keepeth cove-
nant and lovingkindness with them
that ''love him and keep his com-
mandments to a thousand genera-
tions, 10 and repay eth them that
hate him to their face, to destroy
them : he will not be slack to him
that hateth him, he will repay him
to his face. 11 Thou shalt there-
fore keep the commandment, and
the statutes, and the ordinances,
which I command thee this daj%
to do them.
12 ''And it shall come to pass,
because ye hearken to these ordi-
nances, and keep and do them,
that Jehovah thy God will keep
with thee the covenant and the
lovingkindness which he sware
unto thy fathers: 13 and he will
love thee, and bless thee, and
* multiply thee; he will also bless
the fruit of thy body and the fruit
of thy ground, thy grain and thy
new wine and thine oil, the increase '
of thy cattle and the young of thy
flock, in the land which he sware
unto thy fathers to give thee. 14
Thou shalt be blessed above all
peoples : there shall not be male
or female 'barren among you, or
among your cattle. 1-5 And "Je-
hovah will take away from thee all
sickness ; and none of the evil dis-
eases of Egypt, Avhich thou know-
est, will he put upon thee, but will
lay them upon all them that hate
thee. 16 And thou shalt consume
all the peoples that Jehovah thy
God shall deliver unto thee ; "thine
eye shall not pity them : neither
shalt thou serve their gods ; for
that will be ^ a snare unto thee.
1 7 If thou shalt say in thy heart,
These nations ai'e more than I ;
how can I dispossess them ? 18 thou
shalt not be afraid of them: thou
* Or^ out of
7.19
DEUTERONOMY
8.18
Promise of Divine Help against Enemies. Jeliovah's gracious Dealings recalled
shalt well remember what Jehovah
thy God did unto Pharaoh, and
snto all Egypt; 19 "the great
trials which thine eyes saw, and
the signs, and the wonders, and the
mighty hand, and the outstretched
arm, whereby Jehovah thy God
brought thee out: so shall Jehovah
thy God do unto all the peoples of
whom thou art afraid. 20 More-
over .Jehovah thy God will send
*the hornet among them, until they
that are left, and ^ hide themselves,
perish from before thee. 21 Thou
shalt not be affrighted at them ; for
"Jehovah thy God is in the rnidst
of thee, a great God and a terrible.
22 ''And Jehovah thy God will
cast out those nations before thee
by little and little : thou mayest
not consume them ^at once, lest the
beasts of the field increase upon
thee. 23 "But Jehovah thy God
will deliver them^ up before thee,
and will discomfit them with a
great discomfiture, until they be
destroyed. 24 •'^And he will de-
liver their kings into thy hand,
and thou shalt make their name to
perish from under heaven : ^ there
shall no man be able to stand be-
fore thee, until thou have destroyed
them. 25 ''The graven images of
their gods shall ye burn with fire :
thou shalt not covet the silver or
the gold that is on them, nor take
it unto thee, lest thou be snared
therein ; for it is an abomination
to Jehovah thy God. 26 And thou
shalt not bring an abomination into
thy house, and become a devoted
thing like unto it : thou shalt
utterly detest it, and thou shalt
utterly abhor it ; for it is a de-
voted thing.
8 All the commandment which
I command thee this daj^ shall
ye observe to do, that ye 'may live,
and multiply, and go in and possess
the land which Jehovah sware unto
your fathers. 2 *And thou shalt
remember all the Avay which Jeho-
vah thy God hath led tliee these
forty years in the wilderness, that
he might humble thee, 'to prove
thee, to know what was in thy
heart, whether thou wouldest keep
his commandments, or not. 3 And
he humbled thee, and suffered thee
to hunger, and fed thee with manna,
which thou knewest not, neither
did thy fathers know ; that he
1 Or, hide themselves from thee, perish. Thou
2 Or, quickly
" ch. 4. 34
b Ex. 23. 28 ;
Josh. 24.
12
'' Ex, 29. 45
<i Ex. 23. 29,
30
' Ex. 23. 27 ;
Josh. 10. 10
/Josh. 6. 2;
10. 23
"ch. 11. 26;
Josh. 1. 6 ;
10. 8 ; 23. 9
'« ver. 2
i ch. 4. 1
t ver. 16
' Ex. 1.5. 25 ;
20. 20
'" Mt. 4. 4 ;
Lk. 4. 4
" ch. 29. 5 ;
Neh. 9. 21
" ch. 4. 36 ;
Prov. 3.
12; Heb.
12. 6
Pch. n. 9-
12; Jer.
2.7
9 ch. 6. 11
< ch. 1. 19
« Num. 21. 6
" ch. 32. 13 ;
Ex. 17. 6 ;
Num. 20.
11 ; Ps. 78.
15 ; 114. 8
" Ex. 16. 15
V ver. 2
' Prov. 10.
22 ; Hoa.
2. 8
might make thee know that ™man
doth not live by bread only, but by
everything that proceedeth out of
the mouth of Jehovah doth man
live. 4 "Thy raiment waxed not
old upon thee, neither did thy foot
swell, these forty years. 5 "And
thou shalt consider in thy heart,
that, as a man chasteneth his son,
so Jehovah thy God chastenetn
thee. 6 And thou shalt keep the
commandments of Jehovah thy
God, to walk in his waj^s, and to
fear him. 7 For ^Jehovah thy God
bringetli thee into a good land, a
land of brooks of water, of fountains
and springs, flowing forth in val-
leys and hills ; 8 a land of wheat
and barley, and vines and fig-trees
and pomegranates ; a land of olive-
trees and honey ; 9 a land wherein
thou shalt eat bread without scarce-
ness, thou shalt not lack anything
in it ; a land whose stones are iron,
and out of whose hills thou mayest
dig copper. 10 And Hhou shalt
eat and be full, and thou shalt
bless Jehovah thy God for the
good land which he hath given
thee.
11 Beware lest thou ''forget Je-
hovah thy God, in not keeping
his commandments, and his ordi-
nances, and his statutes, which I
command thee this day: 12 lest,
when thou hast eaten and art full,
and hast built goodly houses, and
dwelt therein; 13 and when thy
herds and thy flocks multiply, and
thy silver and thy gold is multi-
plied, and all that thou hast is
multiplied ; 1 4 then thy heart be
lifted up, and thou * forget Jehovah
thy God, who brought thee forth
out of the land of Egypt, out of
the house of bondage ; 1 5 who led
thee through * the great and terri-
ble wilderness, wherein were "fiery
serpents and scorpions, and thirsty
ground where was no water ; who
"brought thee forth water out of
the rock of flint; 16 who fed thee
in the wilderness with manna,
^ which thy fathers knew not ; that
he might humble thee, and that he
might ^ prove thee, to do thee good
at thy la,tter end : 1 7 and lest thou
say in thy heart. My power and
the might of my hand hath gotten
me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt
remember Jehovah thy God, for -it
is he that giveth thee power to get
wealth ; that he may establish his
covenant which he sware unto thy
183
8.19
DEUTEEONOMY
9.21
Warning against Self-righteousness. Moses reliearses tlie Story of tlie Two Tables and the Golden Calf
fathers, as at this day. 1 9 And it
shall be, if thou shalt forget Jeho-
vah thy God, and walk after other
gods, and serve them, and worship
them, "I testify against 5^ou this
day that ye shall surely perish.
20 As the nations that Jehovah
maketh to perish before you, so
shall ye perish ; because ye would
not hearken unto the voice of Jeho-
vah your God.
9 Hear, O Israel : thou art to
pass over the Jordan this day,
to go in to dispossess nations
"greater and mightier than thyself,
cities great and fortified up to
heaven, 2 a people great and tall,
the sons of the Anakira, whom
thou knowest, and of whom thou
hast heard say, ''Who can stand
before the sons of Anak 1 3 Know
therefore this day, that Jehovah
thy God is he who goeth over
before thee as "a devouring fire;
he will destroy them, and he will
bring them down before thee : so
shalt thou drive them out, and
make them to perish quickly, as
Jehovah hath spoken unto thee.
4 Speak not thou in thy heart,
after that Jehovah thy God hath
thrust them out from before thee,
saying, ''For my righteousness Je-
hovah hath brought me in to pos-
sess this land ; whereas " for the
wickedness of these nations Jeho-
vah doth drive them out from
before thee. 5 Not for thy right-
eousness, or for the uprightness of
thy heart, dost thou go in to possess
their land ; but for the wickedness
of these nations Jehovah thy God
doth drive them out from before
thee, and that he may establish
the word which Jehovah sware
unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob.
6 Know therefore, that Jehovah
thy God giveth thee not this good
land to possess it for thy righteous-
ness ; for thou art -^a stiffnecked
people. 7 Remember, forget thou
not, how thou provokedst Jehovah
thy God to wrath in the wilder-
ness : " from the day that thou
wentest forth out of the land of
Egypt, until ye came unto this
place, ye have been rebellious
against Jehovah. 8 Also '' in Horeb
ye provoked Jehovah to wrath, and
Jehovah was angry with you to
destroy you. 9 When I was gone
up into the mount to receive the
tables of stone, even the tables of
° ch. 4. 26 ;
30. 18
* Num. 13.
22, 28, 33 ;
Josh. 11.
21, 22
" ch. 4. 24
d ver. r, 24 ;
ch. 31. 27
^ ch. 12. 31 ;
18. 9-14 ;
Lev. 18. 3,
24-30
/ ver. 13 ;
ch. 10. 16;
31. 27
» Num. 14.
22
ft Ex. 32. 7-10
' ver. 18 ;
ch. 8. 3 ;
Ex. 24. 18
fc ch. 4. 13
' ver. 9
"' Ex. 32. 7, 8
P Ex. 34. 28
9 ch. 10. 10
"" ver. 9
" Ex. 34. 9
t Heb. 12. 21
" Ex. 34. 10
" Ex. 32. 20
the covenant which Jehovah made
with you, then I abode in the mount
forty days and forty nights ; * I did
neither eat bread nor drink water.
10 And Jehovah delivered unto
me the two tables of stone * written
with the finger of God; and on
them zcas writte^i according to all
the words, which Jehovah spake
with you in the mount out of the
midst of the fire in the day of the
assembly. 1 1 And it came to pass
' at the end of forty days and forty
nights, that Jehovah gave me the
two tables of stone, even the tables
of the covenant. 1 2 '" And Jehovah
said unto me. Arise, get thee down
quickly from hence ; for thy people
that thou hast brought forth out of
Egypt have corrupted themselves ;
they are quickly turned aside out
of the way which I commanded
them ; they have made them a
molten image. 13 Furthermore
Jehovah spake unto me, saying, I
have seen this people, and, behold,
it is a stiffnecked people: 14 "let
me alone, that I may destroy them,
and blot out their name from under
heaven ; and I will make of thee a
nation mightier and greater than
they. 15 "So I turned and came
down from the mount, and the
mount was burning with fire : and
the two tables of the covenant were
in my two hands. 1 6 And I looked,
and, behold, ye had sinned against
Jehovah your God ; ye had made
you a molten calf : ye had turned
aside quickly out of the way which
Jehovah had commanded you. 1 7
And I took hold of the two tables,
and cast them out of my two hands,
and brake them before your eyes.
18 ^And I fell down before Jeho-
vah, * as at the first, forty days and
forty nights ; *■ I did neither eat
bread nor drink water ; * becau.se
of all your sin which ye sinned, in
doing that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah, to provoke him
to anger. 1 9 For ' I \yas afraid
of the anger and hot displeasure,
wherewith Jehovah was wroth
against you to destroy you. " But
Jehovah hearkened unto me that
time also. 20 And Jehovah was
very angry with Aaron to destroy
him : and I prayed for Aaron also
at the .same time. 2 1 "And I took
your sin, the calf which ye had
made, and burnt it with fire, and
stamped it, grinding it very small,
until it was as fine as dust .• and I
184
9.22
DEUTERONOMY
10.19
Israel's ReLellions and Hoses' Intercession. Moses' Second Stay in the Mount. Reverence for Jehorali enjoined
cast the dust thereof into the brook
that descended out of the mount.
22 And at "Taberah, and at
*Massah, and at " Kibroth-hattaa-
vah, ye provoked Jehovah to
wrath. 23 And when Jehovah
sent you from Kadesh-barnea, say-
ing, Go up and possess the land
which I have given you ; then ye
rebelled against the commandment
of Jehovah your God, and ye be-
lieved him not, nor hearkened to
his voice. 24 ** Ye have been rebel-
lious against Jehovah from the day
that I knew you.
25 * So 1 fell down before Jeho-
vah the forty days and forty nights
that I fell down, because Jehovah
had said he would destroy you.
26 ■''And I prayed unto Jehovah,
and said, O Lord Jehovah, destroy
not thy people and thine inheri-
tance, that thou hast redeemed
through thy greatness, that thou
hast brought forth out of Egypt
with a mighty hand. 27 Remem-
ber thy servants, Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob ; look not unto the stub-
bornness of this people, nor to their
wickedness, nor to their sin, 28 lest
the land whence thou broughtest
us out say. Because Jehovah was
not able to bring them into the
land which he promised unto them,
and because he hated them, he hath
brought them out to slay them in
the wilderness. 29 Yet they are
thy people and ^ thine inheritance,
which thou broughtest out by thy
''great power and by thine out-
stretched arm.
"i /^\ At that time Jehovah said
-Lv/ unto me, ' Hew thee two
tables of stone like unto the first,
and come up unto me into the
mount, and * make thee an ark of
wood. 2 And ' I will write on the
tables the words that were on the
first tables which thou brakest, and
'"thou shalt put them in the ark.
.3 So "I made an ark of acacia
wood, and "hewed two tables of
stone like unto the first, and went
up into the mount, having the two
tables in my hand. 4 And he
wrote on the tables, according to
the first- writing, ^ the ten ^ com-
mandments, which Jehovah spake
unto you in the mount out of the
midst of the fire in the day of the
assembly : and Jehovah gave them
unto me. 5 And I turned and
came down from the mount, and
1 Heb. words.
" Num. 11. 3
b Ex. 17. 7
" Num. 11.
34
d ver. 7
*■ ver. 18
/ Ex. 32. Il-
ia
» Ps. 106. 40
'' Ch. 4. 34
' Ex. 34. 1
*-• Ex. 25. 10
' ch. 4. 13
'" Ex. 25. 16
" Ex. 37. 1-9
» Ex. 34. 4
P ch. 4. 13 ;
Ex. 34. 28
9 Ex. 40. 20
"■ Num. 33.
30,31
' Num. 20.
2.3-28
' Num. 33.
33, 34
" ch. 31. 9 ;
Num. 3. 6;
18. 1-7
" ch. 17. 12 ;
18. 6; 21. 5
" Num. 18.
20,24
y ch. 9. 18
' Mlc. 6. 8
« ch. 6. 5
i ch. 4. 29
<= 1 K. 8. 27 ;
Neh. 9. « ;
Pr. 68. 33 ;
115. 16
d ch. 4. 37
' Jer. 4. 4
/ch. 9. 6
y Josh. 22.
22 ; Ps.
136. 2
''ch. 1. 17
'ch. 16. 19
*-• Ex. 22. 22-
24; Ps.
68. 0
' Lev. 19. 34 ,
Ezek. 47.
22,23
185
*put the tables in the ark which I
had made; and there they are as
Jehovah commanded me. 6 (And
the children of Israel journeyed
from '-^Beeroth *■ Bene-jaakan to
Moserah. ' There Aaron died, and
there he was buried ; and Eleazar
his son ministered in the priest's
oifice in his stead. 7 ' From thence
they journeyed unto Gudgodah ;
and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah,
a land of brooks of water. 8 " At
that time Jehovah set apart the
tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the
covenant of Jehovah, to stand be-
fore Jehovah "to minister unto
him, and -to bless in his name, unto
this day. 9 "" Wherefore Levi hath
no portion nor inheritance with
his brethren ; Jehovah is his in-
heritance, according as Jehovah
thy God spake unto him.) 10 * And
I stayed in the mount, as at the
first time, forty days and forty
nights : and Jehovah hearkened
unto me that time also ; Jehovah
would not destroy thee. 11 And
Jehovah said unto me. Arise, take
thy journey before the people ; and
they shall go in and possess the
land, which I sware unto their
fathers to give unto them.
12 ^And now, Israel, what doth
Jehovah thy God require of thee,
but to fear Jehovah thy God, to
walk in all his ways, and " to love
him, and to serve Jehovah thy
God with '' all thy heart and with
all thy soul, 13 to keep the com-
mandments of Jehovah, and his
statvites, which I command thee
this day for thy good 1 1 4 Behold ,
■"unto Jehovah thy God belongeth
heaven and the heaven of heavens,
the earth, with all that is therein.
1 5 "^ Only Jehovah had a delight in
thy fathers to love them, and he
chose their seed after them, even
you ^ above all peoples, as at this
day. 16 ''Circumcise therefore
the foreskin of your heart, and be
no more •'stiffhecked. 17 ^For
Jehovah your God, he is God of
gods, and Lord of lords, the great
God, the mighty, and the terrible,
* who regardeth not persons, nor
Haketh reward. 18 He doth exe-
cute justice for '■ the fathei'less and
widow, and loveth the sojourner,
in giving him food and raiment.
19 'Love ye therefore the so-
journer ; for ye were sojourners in
* Or, the wells of the children of Jaakan
3 Or, out of
10.20
DEUTERONOMY
11.24
Reasons for Obedienre reionnted. Rewards of Obedience. Stody of tbe Law enjoined
the land of Egypt. 20 Thou shalt
fear Jehovah thy God ; him shalt
thou serve ; and " to him shalt thou
cleave, and *by his name shalt
thou swear. 21 He is " thy praise,
and he is thy God, that hath done
for thee these great and terrible
things, which thine eyes have
seen. 22 ''Thy fathers went down
into Egypt with threescore and
ten persons; ^and now Jehovah
thy God hath made thee as the
stars of heaven for multitude.
n Therefore thou shalt •''love
Jehovah thy God, and " keep
his chai'ge, and his statutes, and
his ordinances, and his command-
ments, alway. 2 And know ye this
day: ''for I speak not with your
children that have not known, and
that have not seen the ^ chastise-
ment of Jehovah your God, his
greatness, his mighty hand, and
his outstretched arm, 3 and his
signs, and his woi'ks, which he did
in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh
the king of Egypt, and unto all his
land ; 4 and what he did unto the
army of Egypt, unto their horses,
and to their chariots; 'how he
made the water of the Red Sea to
overriow them as they pursued
after you, and how Jehovah hath
destroyed them unto this day ; 5
and wnat he did unto you in the
wilderness, until ye came unto this
place; 6 and *what he did unto
Dathan and Abiram, the sons of
Eliab, the son of Reuben ; how the
earth opened its mouth, and swal-
lowed them up, and their house-
holds, and their tents, and 'every
living thing that followed them, in
the midst of all Israel : 7 but your
eyes have seen all the great work
of Jehovah which he did.
8 Therefore shall ye keep all the
commandment whicn I command
thee this day, _™that ye may be
. strong, and go in and possess the
land, whither ye go over to possess
it; 9 "and that ye may prolong
your days in the land, which Jeho-
vah sware unto your fathers to give
unto them and to their seed, a land
flowing with milk and honey. 10
For the land, whither thou goest
in to possess it, is not as the land
of Egypt, from whence ye came
out, where thou sowedst thy seed,
and wateredst it with thy foot, as
a garden of herbs ; 1 1 but the land,
whither ye go over to possess it, is
1 Or, instruction
" ch. 11. 22 ;
13. 4
b ch. 6. 11 ;
6. 13
" Ps. 109. 1 ;
148. 14
d Gen. 46. 27
'ch. 1. 10
/ch. 6.5; 10.
12
»Lev. 18. 30;
22. 9
'' ch. 4. 34
' Ex. 14. 28
fc Num. 10.
31-33
' Num. 26.
10, 11
™ ch. 31. 6, 7,
23
" ch. 4. 40 ;
6. 33 ; 6. 2
" ver. 1
P ch. 4. 29
« ch. 28. 12
»■ ch. 6. 11
» ch. 28. 24
< ch. 4. 26
" ch. 6. 8 ;
Ex. 12. 14 ;
13. 9, 16
'ch. 4. 9,10;
6.7
V ch. 6. 17
- ver. 1
" ch. 10. 20
I" Josh. 1. 3
«ch, 1. 7, 8;
Gen. 1ft.
18 ; Ex. 23.
31
a land of hills and valleys, and
drinketh water of the rain of
heaven, 12 a land which Jehovah
thy God '■' careth for : the eyes of
Jehovah thy God are always upon
it, from the beginning of the year
even unto the end of the year.
13 And it shall come to pass, if
ye shall hearken diligently unto
my commandments which I com-
mand you this day, " to love Jeho-
vah your God, and to serve him
■^with all your heart and with all
your soul, 1 4 that * I will give the
rain of your land in its season, the
former rain and the latter rain,
that thou mayest gather in thy
grain, and thy new wine, and thine
oil. 15 And I will give grass in
thy fields for thy cattle, and ''thou
shalt eat and be full. 16 Take
heed to yourselves, lest your heart
be deceived, and ye turn aside,
and serve other gods, and worship
them ; 1 7 and the anger of Jehovah
be kindled against you, and he shut
up the heavens, * so that there shall
be no rain, and the land shall not
yield its fruit ; and * ye perish
quickly from off the good land
which Jehovah giveth you.
18 "Therefoi^e shall ye lay up
these my words in your heart and
in your soul ; and ye shall bind
them for a sign upon j'our hand,
and they shall be for frontlets
between your eyes. 19 "And ye
shall teach them your children,
talking of them, when thou sittest
in thy house, and when thou walk-
est by the way, and when thou liest
down, and when thou risest up.
20 ^And thou shalt write them
upon the door-posts of thy house,
and upon thy gates ; 21 that your
days may be multiplied, and the
days of your children, in the land
which Jehovah sware unto your
fathers to give them, as the days
of the heavens above the eai'tn. y
22 For if ye shall ^diligently keep
all this commandment which I
command you, to do it, ^to love
Jehovah your God, to walk in all
his ways, and " to cleave unto him ;
23 then will Jehovah drive out all
these nations from before you, and
ye shall dispossess nations greater
and mightier than yourselves. 24
* Every place whereon the sole of
your foot shall tread shall be
yours : " from the wilderness, and
Lebanon, from the river, the river
* Heb. seeketh after.
186
11.25
DEUTERONOMY
12.17
Command concerning Ebal and Gerizim. All Offerings to be made in One Place. Law respecting tlie Eating orFicsh
Euphrates, even unto the •* hinder
sea shall be your border. 25
"There shall no man be able to
stand before you : Jehovah your
God shall lay the fear of you and
the dread of you upon all the land
that ye shall tread upon, as he
hath spoken unto you.
26 * Behold, 1 set before j'^ou this
day a blessing and a curse : 27 the
blessing, if ye shall heai'ken unto
the commandments of Jehovah
your God, which I command you
this day ; 28 and the curse, if ye
shall not hearken unto the com-
mandments of Jehovah your God,
but turn aside out of the way which
I command you this day, to go
after other gods, which ye have
not known. 29 And it shall come
to pass, when Jehovah thy God
shall bring thee into the land
whither thou goest to possess it,
''that thou shalt set the blessing
upon mount Gei'izim, and the curse
upon mount Ebal. 30 Are they
not beyond the Jordan, behind the
way of the going down of the sun,
in the land of the Canaanites that
dwell in the Arabah, over against
''Gilgal, beside ""the "oaks of Moreh 1-
31 For ye are to pass over the
Jordan to go in to possess the land
which Jehovah your God giveth
you, and ■'^ye shall possess it, and
dwell therein. 32 And ye shall
observe to do all the statutes and
the ordinances which I set before
you this day.
"i O These are the statutes and
X j^ the ordinances which ye shall
observe to do in the land which
Jehovah, the God of thy fathers,
hath given thee to possess it, ''all
the days that ye live upon the
earth. 2 Ye shall surely destroy
all the places wherein the nations
that ye shall dispossess served their
gods, upon the high mountains, and
upon the hills, and under every
green tree : 3 and '' ye shall break
down their altars, and dash in
pieces their ^pillars, and burn
their Asherim with fire ; and ye
shall hew down the graven images
of their gods ; and ye shall destroy
their name out of that place. 4 Ye
shall not do so unto Jehovah your
God. 5 'But unto the place which
Jehovah your God shall choose out
of all your tribes, to put his name
there, even unto his habitation
1 That is, western. * Or, terebinths
3 Or, obelisks
" ch. 7. 24 ;
Ex. 23. 27
hell. 30. 1,19
''ch. 27. u;
Josh. 8. 33
d .Tosh. 4. 19
« Gen. IL'. 6
/ch. 17. 14;
Josh. 21.
43
" ch. 4. 9.
'' ch. 7. 5
• ver. n. 13;
Ex. 20. 24
* ver. 12, IS;
ch. 14. 26 ;
28. 47
' ch. 3. 20 ;
25. I'J ; Ps.
'Josh. 11.
23
« ver. 18, 19 :
ch. 20.
" ch. 10. 9
' ver. 5, 11
" ver. 22 ; ch.
14. 6
" Lev. 17.
10-12
" ch. lo. 23
'' ver. 26
187
shall ye seek, and thither thou
shalt come ; 6 and thither ye shall
bring your burnt-offerings, and
your sacrifices, and your tithes,
and the heave-offering of your
hand, and your vows, and your
freewill-otierings, and the firstlings
of your herd and of your flock :
7 and there ye shall eat before
Jehovah your God, and ye * shall
rejoice in all that ye put your band
unto, ye and your households,
wherein Jehovah thj'^ God hath
blessed thee. _ 8 Ye shall not do
after all the things that we do here
this day, every man whatsoever is
right in his own eyes ; 9 for ye are
not as yet come to ' the rest and to
the '"inheritance, which Jehovah
thy God giveth thee. 10 But when
ye go over the Jordan, and dwell in
the land which Jehovah your God
causeth you to inherit, and "he
giveth you I'est from all your ene-
mies round about, so that ye dwell
in .safety; II "then it shall come
to pass that to the place which
Jehovah your God shall choose, to
cause his name to dwell there,
thither shall ye bring all that I
command you : your burnt-offer-
ings, and your sacrifices, your
tithes, and the heave-ofi'ering of
your hand, and all your choice
vows which ye vow unto Jehovah.
12 And ye shall ''rejoice before
Jehovah your God, ye, and your
sons, and your daughters, and
your men-servants, and your maid-
servants, and the '' Levite that is
within your gates, forasmuch as
''he hath no portion nor inheri-
tance with you. 1 3 * Take heed to
thyself that thou offer not thy
burnt-offerings in ever5^ place that
thou seest ; 1 4 but in the place
which Jehovah shall choose in one
of thy tribeSj there thou shalt offer
thy burnt-offerings, and there thou
shalt do all that 1 command thee.
1.5 * Notwithstanding, thou may-
est kill and eat flesh within all thy
gates, after all the desire of thy
soul, according to the blessing of
Jehovah thy God which he hath
given thee : the unclean and the
clean may eat thereof, as of "the
gazelle, and as of the hart. 16
" Only ye shall not eat the blood ;
*^thou shalt pour it out upon the
earth as Nvater. 17^ Thou mayest
not eat within thy gates the tithe
of thy grain, or of thy new wine, or
of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy
12. 18
DEUTERONOMY
13.7
Flesh, bat not Blood or consecrated Things, may be eaten at Home. Cautions against Seduction to Idolatry
herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy
vows which thou vowest, nor
thy freewill-offerings, nor the
heave-offering of thy hand ; 18 but
thou shalt eat them before Jehovah
thy God in "the place which Jeho-
vah thy God shall choose, thou, and
thy son, and thy daughter, and thy
man-servant, and thy maid-ser-
vant, and the *Levite that is within
thy gates : and thou shalt " rejoice
before Jehovah thy God in all
that thou puttest thy hand unto.
19 Take heed to thyself that thou
forsake not the Levite as long as
thou livest in thy land.
20 When Jehovah thy God shall
enlarge thy border, as he hath
Promised thee, and thou shalt say,
will eat flesh, because thy soul
desireth to eat flesh ; thou mayest
eat flesh, after all the desire of thy
soul. 21 If the place which Jeho-
vah thy God shall choose, to put
his name there, be too far from
thee, then thou shalt kill of thy
herd and of thy flock, which Jeho-
vah hath given thee, as I have
commanded thee ; and thou may-
est eat within thy gates, after all
the desire of thy soul. 22 Even as
the gazelle and as the hart is eaten,
so thou shalt eat thereof : the un-
clean and the clean may eat thereof
alike. 23 Only be sure that thou
■* eat not the blood : for the blood is
the life ; and thou shalt not eat the
life with the flesh. 24 Thou shalt
not eat it ; thou shalt pour it out
upon the earth as water. 25 Thou
shalt not eat it; that/ it may go
well with thee, and with thy chil-
dren after thee, when thou shalt do
that which is right in the eyes of
Jehovah. 26-''Only thy holy things
which thou hast, and thy vows, thou
«halt take, and go unto the place
ivhich Jehovah shall choose ; 27 and
thou shalt offer thy burnt-ofFerings,
the flesh and the blood, upon the
altar of Jehovah thy God ; and the
t)lood of thy sacrifices shall be
poured out upon the altar of Jeho-
vah thy God ; and ^ thou shalt eat
the flesh. 28 Observe and hear all
these words which I command thee,
that * it may go well with thee, and
with thy children after thee for
ever, when thou doest that which
is good and right in the eyes of
Jehovah thy God.
29 When Jehovah thy God shall
cut off the nations from before thee,
whither thou goest in to dispossess
" ver,
5
* ver.
12
°ver.
7
d ver.
16
^ch.
J. 40
/ver.
17
^Lev
3.1-
-17
Ach.
4. 40
'■ ch. 9. 5
*ch. 18. 10;
Lev. 18. 21 ;
Ps. 106. 37
*[Ch. xiii. 1
in Heb.]
' ch. 4. 2
' Mt. 24. 24 ;
Mk. 13. 22
" ver. 6, 13
°ch. 8. 2, 16;
Ex. 20. 20
P ch. 6. 5
9 ch. 10. 20
"" ver. 9, 15 ;
ch. 17. 6
' ver. 10 ; ch.
4. 19
« ch. 17. 2-7 ;
29. 18
188
them, and thou dispossessest them,
and dwellest in their land ; 30 take
heed to thyself that thou be not en-
snared ^ to follow them, after that
they are destroyed from before
thee ; and that thou inquire not
after their gods, saying. How do
these nations serve theirgods'? "even
so will I do likewise. 31 'Thou shalt
not do so unto Jehovah thy God :
for every abomination to Jehovah,
which he hateth, have they done
unto their gods ; * for even their
sons and their daughters do they
burn in the fire to their gods.
*32 'What thing soever I com-
mand you, that shall ye observe to
do : thou shalt not add thereto, nor
diminish from it.
-i O "'If there arise in the midst
J-O of thee a prophet, or a
dreamer of dreams, and he give
thee a sign or a wonder, 2 and the
sign or the wonder come to pass,
whereof he spake unto thee, say-
ing, "Let us go after other gods,
which thou hast not known, ana
let us serve them ; 3 thou shalt not
hearken unto the words of that
prophet, or unto that dreamer of
dreams : for Jehovah your God
"proveth you, to know whether
''ye love Jehovah your God with
all your heart and with all your
soul. 4 Ye shall walk after Jeho-
vah your God, and fear him, and
keep his commandments, and obey
his voice, and ye shall serve him,
and * cleave unto him. 5 And that
prophet, or that dreamer of dreams,
shall be ''put to death, because he
hath spoken ^rebellion against
Jehovah your God, who brought
you out of the land of Egypt, and
redeemed thee out of the house of
bondage, 'to draw thee aside out
of the way which Jehovah thy God
commanded thee to walk in. So
shalt thou put away the evil from
the midst of thee.
6 *If thy brother, the son of thy
mother, or thy son, or thy daughter,
or the wife of thy bosom, or thy
friend, that is as thine own soul,
entice thee secretly, saying, "Let
us go and serve other gods, which
thou hast not known, thou, nor thy
fathers ; 7 of the gods of the peo-
ples that are round about you, nigh
unto thee, or far off from thee, from
the one end of the earth even unta
1 Heb. after them.
2 Or, that I also may do likewise
3 Heb. turning aside.
13.8
DEUTERONOMY
14.21
Cautions against Seda tion to Idolatry. Disfigurement for the Dead forbidden. Clean and Unclean Animals
the other end of the earth ; 8 thou
shalt not consent unto him, nor
hearken unto him ; "neither shall
thine eye pity him, neither shalt
thou spare, neither shalt thou con-
ceal him : 9 * but thou shalt surely
kill him ; " thy hand shall be first
upon him to put him to death, and
afterwards the hand of all the
geople. 10 And thou shalt stone
im to death with stones, because
he hath sought ''to draw thee away
from Jehovah thy God, who brought
thee out of the land of Egypt, out
of the house of bondage. 1 1 And
all Israel shall hear, and fear, and
shall do no more any such wick-
edness as this is in the midst of
thee.
1 2 If thou shalt hear tell ^ con-
cerning one of thy cities, which
Jehovah thy God giveth thee to
dwell there, saying, 13 Certain
'■^base fellows are gone out from
the midst of thee, and have drawn
away the inhabitants of their city,
saying, * Let us go and serve other
gods, which ye have not known ;
14 then shalt thou inquire, and
make search, and ask diligently ;
and, behold, if it be truth, and
the thing certain, that such abomi-
nation is wrought in the midst of
thee, 15 ■''thou shalt surely smite
the inhabitants of that city with
the edge of the sword, ^ destroying
it utterly, and all that is therein
and the cattle thereof, with the
edge of the sword. 16 ^And
thou shalt gather all the spoil
of it into the midst of the street
thereof, and shalt burn with fire
the city, and all the spoil thereof
* every whit, unto Jehovah thy
God : and it shall be a ® heap for
ever ; it shall not be built again.
17 And there shall cleave nought
of the devoted thing to thy hand ;
that Jehovah may turn from ''the
fierceness of his anger, and 'show
thee mercy, and have compassion
upon thee, and * multiply thee, as
he hath sworn unto thy fathers ;
18 when thou shalt hearken to
the voice of Jehovah thy God, to
keep all his commandments which
I command thee this day, to do
that which is right in the eyes of
Jehovah thy God.
'I A Ye are the children of
_Lrt .Jehovah your God: 'ye
" Or, in 2 Heb. sons of worthlessness.
2 Heb. devoting it.
* Or, as a whole burnt-offering
' Or, mound Heb. tel.
"■ ch. 7. 2
* ver. 5
' ch. 17. 7 ;
Lev. 24. 14
rf ver. 5
" ver. 2
/ver. 6
'J ch. 7. 25, 26
'' Ex. 32. 12 ;
Num. 25. 4
> ch. 30. 3
k ch. 7. 13
' Lev. 21. 5
"• ch. 7. 0
"Lev. II. 1-
4.5 ; Acts
10. 14
° ver. 2
189
shall not cut yourselves, nor make
any baldness between your eyes
for the dead. 2 For thou art
'"a holy people unto Jehovah thy
God, and Jehovah hath chosen
thee to be a people for his own
possession, ® above all peoples that
are upon the face of the earth.
3 Thou shalt not eat any abomi-
nable thing. 4 "These are the
beasts which ye may eat : the ox,
the sheep, and the goat, 5 the
hart, and the gazelle, and the roe-
buck, and the wild goat, and the
pygarg, and the antelope, and the
chamois. 6 And every beast that
parteth the hoof, and hath the
hoof cloven in two, and "' cheweth
the cud, among the beasts, that
may ye eat. 7 Nevertheless these
ye shall not eat of them that chew
the cud, or of them that have the
hoof cloven : The camel, and the
hare, and the coney, because they
chew the cud but part not the
hoof, they are unclean unto you.
8 And the swine, because he part-
eth the hoof but cheweth not the
cud, he is unclean unto you : of
their flesh ye shall not eat, and
their carcasses ye shall not touch.
9 These ye may eat of all that
are in the waters : whatsoever
hath fins and scales may ye eat ;
10 and whatsoever hath not fins
and scales ye shall not eat ; it is
unclean unto you.
1 1 Of all clean birds ye may eat.
1 2 But these are they of which ye
shall not eat : the eagle, and the
gier-eagle, and the ospray, 13 and
the glede, and the falcon, and the
kite after its kind, 14 and every
raven after its kind, 15 and the
ostrich, and the night-hawk, and
the sea-mew, and the hawk after
its kind, 16 the little owl, and
the great owl, and the horned
owl, 17 and the pelican, and the
vulture, and the cormorant, 18 and
the stork, and the heron after its
kind, and the hoopoe, and the
bat. 19 And all winged creeping
things are unclean unto you : they
shall not be eaten. 20 Of all
clean birds ye may eat.
21 Ye shall not eat of anything
that dieth of itself : thou mayest
give it unto the sojourner that is
within thy gates, that he may eat
it ; or thou mayest sell it unto a
foreigner : for thou art a " holy
people unto Jehovah thy God.
6 Or, out of 7 Heb. bringeth up.
14.22
DEUTEEONOMY
15.16
Tithes prescribed. Seventh Year of Release for Debt. Release of Bond-servants
"Thou shalt not boil a kid in its
mother's milk.
22 Thou shalt surely tithe all
the increase of thy seed, that
which Cometh forth from the field
year by year. 23 And thou shalt
eat before Jehovah thy God, *an
the place which he shall choose,
to cause his name to dwell there,
the tithe of thy grain, of thy new
wine, and of thine oil, and the
firstlings of thy herd and of thy
flock ; that thou mayest " learn to
fear Jehovah thy God always.
24 And if the way be too long for
thee, so that thou art not able to
carry it, because the place is too
far from thee, which Jehovah thy
God shall choose, '' to set his name
there, when Jehovah thy God
shall bless thee; 25 then shalt
thou turn it into money, and bind
up the money in thy hand, and
snalt go unto the place which
Jehovah thy God shall choose :
26 and thou shalt bestow the
money for whatsoever thy soul de-
sireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for
wine, or for strong drink, or for
whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee ;
and ''thou shalt eat there before
Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt
rejoice, thou and thy household.
27 And -^the Levite that is within
thy gates, thou shalt not forsake
him ; ^ for he hath no portion nor
inheritance with thee.
28 ''At the end of every three
years thou shalt bring forth all
the tithe of thine increase in the
same year, and shalt lay it up
within thy gates : 29 and the
Levite, ' because he hath no por-
tion nor inheritance with tnee,
and *the sojourner, and the father-
less, and the widow, that are within
thy gates, shall^ come, and 'shall
eat and be satisfied ; that Jehovah
thy God may bless thee in all the
work of thy hand which thou doest.
'I pT '"At the end of every seven
J_<_-F years thou shalt make a
release. 2 And this is the manner
of the release : every creditor shall
release that which he hath lent
unto his neighbor; he shall not
exact it of his neighbor and his
brother ; because Jehovah's release
hath been proclaimed. 3 Of a
foreigner thou mayest exact it :
but whatsoever of thine is with
thy brother thy hand shall ^ re-
lease. 4 How belt there shall be
1 Or, release : save when there &c.
" Ex. 23. 19 ;
34. 26
6 ch. 12. 5
" ch. 4. 10
d ch. 12. 5
" ch. 12. 7
/oh. 12. 12
v ch. 10. 9
A ch. 26. 12
!' ch. 10. 9
fcch. 10. 11,
14 ; 24. 19-
21 ; 26. 12
I ch. 6. 11
™ ch. 31. 10
" ch. 28. 12,
13
"ver. 11
P ver. 1
« ch. 24. 15 ;
Ex. 22. 23
" Mt. 20. 11 ;
Mk. 14. 7 ;
Jn. 12. 8
'Ex. 21.2-6;
Lev. 25.
39-43
no poor with thee (for Jehovah
will surely bless thee in the land
which Jehovah thy God giveth
thee for an inheritance to possess
it), 5 if only thou diligently
hearken unto the voice of Jehovah
thy God, to observe to do all this
commandment which I command
thee this day. 6 " For Jehovah thy
God will bless thee, as he prom-
ised thee : and thou shalt lend
unto many nations, but thou shalt
not borrow ; and thou shalt rule
over many nations, but they shall
not rule over thee.
7 If there be with thee "a poor
man, one of thy brethren, within
any of thy gates in thy land which
Jehovah thy God giveth thee,
thou shalt not harden thy heart,
nor shut thy hand from thy poor
brother ; 8 but thou shalt surely
open thy hand unto him, and shalt
surely lend him sufficient for his
need in that which he wanteth.
9 Beware that there be not a base
thought in thy heart, saying, '^The
seventh year, the year of release,
is at hand ; and thine eye be evil
against thy poor brother, and
thou give him nought ; and he
'' cry unto Jehovah against thee,
and it be sin unto thee. 10 Thou
shalt surely give him, and thy
heart shall not be grieved when
thou givest unto him ; because
that for this thing Jehovah thy
God will bless thee in all thy
work, and in all that thou puttest
thy hand unto. 11 ''For the poor
will never cease out of the land :
therefore I command thee, saying.
Thou shalt surely open thy hand
unto thy brother, to thy needy,
and to thy poor, in thy land.
12 ''If thy brother, a Hebrew
man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold
unto thee, and serve thee six
years ; then in the seventh year
thou shalt let him go free from
thee. 13 And when thou lettest
him go free from thee, thou shalt
not let him go empty : 14 thou
shalt furnish him liberally out of
thy flock, and out of thy thresh-
ing-floor, and out of thy wine-
press; as Jehovah thy God hath
blessed thee thou shalt give unto
him. 15 And thou shalt remem-
ber that thou wast a bondman in
the land of Egypt, and Jehovah
thy God redeemed thee : therefore
I ,command thee this thing to-day.
16 And it shall be, if he say unto
19Q
15.17
DEUTERONOMY
16.16
Firstlings to be consecrate J. The Feast of Passover. The Feast of Weeks. The Feast of Tabcrnaclei
thee, I will not go out from thee;
because he loveth thee and thy
house, because he is well with thee ;
17 then thou shalt take an awl,
and thrust it through his ear unto
the door, and he shall be thy
^servant for ever. And also unto
thy ■•* maid-servant thou shalt do
likewise. 18 It shall not seem
hard unto thee, when thou lettest
him go free from thee ; for to the
double of the hire of a hireling
hath he served thee six years : and
Jehovah thy God will bless thee in
all that thou doest.
19 «A11 the firstling males that
are born of thy herd and of thy
flock thou shalt sanctify unto
Jehovah thy God: thou shalt do
no work with the firstling of thy
herd, nor shear the firstling of thy
flock. 20 * Thou shalt eat it before
Jehovah thy God year by year
in the place which .Jehovah shall
choose, thou and thy household.
21 ^And if it have any blemish,
as if it be lame or blind, any ill
blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not
sacrifice it unto Jehovah thy God.
22 Thou shalt eat it within thy
gates : the unclean and the clean
shall eat it alike, as '' the gazelle,
and as the hart. 23 Only thou
shalt not eat the blood thereof ;
thou shalt pour it out upon the
ground as water.
1 f\ Observe "the month of
-L\J Abib, and keep the passover
unto Jehovah thy God ; for in the
month of Abib Jehovah thy God
brought thee forth out of Egypt
by night. 2 And thou shalt sacri-
fice the passover unto Jehovah thy
God, of the flock and the herd,
in the place which Jehovah shall
choose, to cause his name to dwell
there. 3 •'^Thou shalt eat no leav-
ened bread v/ith it ; seven days
shalt thou eat unleavened bread
therewith, even the bread of afflic-
tion ; for thou earnest forth out of
the land of Egypt in haste : that
thou mayest remember the day
when thou camest forth out of the
land of Egypt » all the days of thy
life. 4 And there shall be no
leaven seen with thee in all thy
borders seven days ; neither shall
any of the flesh, which thou sacri-
ficest the first day at even, remain
aJl night until the morning. 5
Thou mayest not sacrifice the pass-
over within any of thy gates,
1 Or, bond-7nan
2 Or, bond-woman
" Ex. 13. 2
i> Lev. 7. IG-
18
' Lev. 22.
19-26
d ch. 12. 15,
10
"Ex. 12. 2
/ Ex. 12. 8, 15
" ch. 4. 9
'' ch. 12. 6
' Lev. 23. 36
k Ex. 23. 16 ;
34. 22 ;
Lev. 23.
15 ; Num.
28. 26
' ch. 12. 7
*" ch. 12. 12
" ch. 14. 29
' Lev. 23.
34-43
« Ex. 2.3. 14-
17 ; 34. 23,
24
which Jehovah thy God giveth
thee ; 6 but '' at the place which
Jehovah thy God shall choose, to
cause his name to dwell in, there
thou shalt sacrifice the passover at
even, at the going down of the sun,
at the season that thou camest
forth out of Egypt. 7 And thou
shalt ^ roast and eat it in the place
which Jehovah thy God shall
choose : and thou shalt turn in the
morning, and go unto thy tents.
8 Six days thou shalt eat unleav-
ened bread ; and on the seventh
day shall be ' a solemn assembly to
Jehovah thy God ; thou shalt do
no work therein.
9 * Seven weeks shalt thou num-
ber unto thee : from the time thou
beginnest to put the sickle to the
standing grain shalt thou begin
to numner seven weeks. 10 And
thou shalt keep the feast of weeks
unto Jehovah thy God ^with a
tribute of a freewill-ofiering of thy
hand, which thou shalt give,
according as Jehovah thy God
blesseth thee : 1 1 and thou shalt
'rejoice before Jehovah thy God,
thou, and thy son, and thy daugh-
ter, and thy man-servant, and tnj'-
maid-servant, and "the Levite
that is within thy gates, and " the
sojourner, and the fatherless, and
the widow, that are in the midst
of thee, in the place which Jeho-
vah thy God shall choose, to cause
his name to dwell there. 12 And
thou shalt remember that thou
wast a bondman in Egypt : and
thou shalt observe and do these
statutes.
13 "Thou shalt keep the feast
of ^ tabernacles seven days, after
that thou hast gathered in from
thy threshing-floor and from thy
winepress: 14 and thou shalt J' re-
joice in thy feast, th'ou, and thy
son, and tliy daughter, and thy
man-servant, and thy maid-ser-
vant, and the Levite, and the
sojourner, and the fatherless, and
the widow, that are within thy
gates. 1-5 Seven days shalt thou
keep a feast unto Jehovah thy God
in the place which Jehovah shall
choose ; because Jehovah thy God
will bless thee in all thine increase,
and in all the work of thy hands,
and thou shalt be altogether joy-
ful. 16 'Three times in a year
shall all thy males appear before
3 Or, boil
* Or, after the measure of the &c.
6 Heb. booths.
191
16.17
DEUTERONOMY
17.16
The Feast of Tabernacles. Justice and Pure Worship enjoined. Judgment in Hard Natters. Commands concerning Kings
Jehovah thy God in the place
which he shall choose : in the feast
of unleavened bread, and in the
feast of weeks, and in the feast of
tabernacles ; and " they shall not
appear before Jehovah empty :
17 every man ^ shall give as he
is able, according to the blessing
of Jehovah thy God which he hath
given thee.
1 8 Judges and officers shalt thou
make thee in all thy gates, which
Jehovah thy God giveth thee, ac-
cording to thy tribes ; and they
shall judge the people with right-
eous judgment. 19 *Thou shalt
not wrest justice : thou shalt not
respect persons ; neither shalt thou
take a bribe ; for a bribe doth
blind the eyes of the wise, and per-
vert the "^ words of the righteous.
20 ^That which is altogether just
shalt thou follow, that " thou maj^-
est live, and inherit the land which
Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
21 "^Thou shalt not plant thee
an Asherah of any kind of tree
beside the altar of Jehovah thy
God, which thou shalt make thee.
22 Neither shalt thou set thee up
a * pillar ; which Jehovah thy God
lateth.
-i ^ *Thou shalt not sacrifice
-L I unto Jehovah thy God an
ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blem-
ish, or anything evil ; for that is
an abomination unto Jehovah thy
God.
2 ■''If there be found in the midst
of thee, within any of thy gates
which Jehovah thy God giveth
thee, man or woman, that doeth
that which is evil in the sight of
Jehovah thy God, in transgressing
his covenant, 3 and hath gone and
served other gods, and worshipped
them, or the sun, or the moon, or
any of the host of heaven, which I
have not commanded, 4 and it be
told thee, and thou hast heard of
it ; then shalt thou inquire dili-
gently ; and, behold, if it be true,
and the thing certain, that such
abomination is wrought in Israel,
5 then slialt thou bring forth that
man or tliat woman, who hath done
this evil thing, unto thy gates,
even the man or the woman ; and
thou shalt stone them to death
with stones. 6 ^At the mouth of
two witnesses, or three witnesses,
1 Tleb. according to the gift o/kif hand.
2 Or, cause * Or, obelisk
3 Heb. Justice, justice.
« Ex. 22. 20 ;
34. 20
b ch. 1. 17 ;
10. 17
"^ ch. 4. 1
d ch. 7. 5
' ch. 15. 21
/ch. 13. 6-11
" ch. 19. 1.5 ;
Num. 35.
30
h ch. 13. 9 ;
Lev. 24. 14
'ch.
' ver. 13 ;
ch. 1. 43 ;
18. 20
" ver. 12
o ch. 11. 31 ;
Josh. 21. 43
^ 1 S. 8. 5, 19,
20
« 1 K. 4. 26 ;
10. 26-29
"■ Is. .31. 1 ;
Ezek. 17.
shall he that is to die be put to
death ; at the mouth of one wit-
ness he shall not be put to death.
7 * The hand of the witnesses shall
be first upon him to put him to
death, and afterward tne hand of
all the people. So thou shalt put
away the evil from the midst of
thee.
8 If there arise a matter too hard
for thee in judgment, between
blood and blood, between plea and
plea, and between stroke and
stroke, being matters of controversy
within thy gates ; then shalt thou
arise, and get thee up unto Hhe
place which Jehovah thy God shall
choose ; 9 and thou shalt come
unto *the pi'iests the Levites, and
unto the judge that shall be in
those days : and thou shalt inquire ;
and they shall show thee the sen-
tence of judgment. 10 And thou
shalt do according to the tenor of
the sentence which they shall
show thee from that place which
Jehovah shall choose ; and thou
shalt observe to do according to all
that they shall teach thee : 1 1
' according to the tenor of the law
which they shall teach thee, and
accoi'ding to the judgment which
they shall tell thee, thou shalt do ;
thou shalt not turn aside from the
sentence which they shall show
thee, to the right hand, nor to the
left. 12 And the man that doeth
'" presumptuously, in not hearken-
ing unto the priest that standeth
to minister there before Jehovah
thy God, or unto the judge, even
that man shall die : and thou shalt
put away the evil from Israel.
13 And all the people shall hear,
and fear, and do no more "pre-
sumptuously.
1 4 When thou art come unto the
land which Jehovah thy God giv-
eth thee, and " shalt possess it, and
shalt dwell therein, and shalt say,
'' I will set a king over me, like all
the nations that are round about
me; 15 thou shalt surely set him
king over thee, whom Jehovah thy
God shall choose : one from among
thy brethren shalt thou set king
over thee ; thou mayest not put a
foreigner over thee, who is not thy
brother. 16 * Only he shall not
multiply horses to himself, nor
"■ cause the people to return to
Egypt, to the end that he may
multiply horses ; forasmuch as Je-
hovah hath said unto you, Ye shall
192
17. r
DEUTEEONOMY
19.1
Coffliiiaiids loiiconiiiiic Kings. Tlir Portions or the Levites. Divination forbidden. The True Prophet. The False Prophet
henceforth return no more that
way. 17 "Neither shall he mul-
tiply wives to himself, that his
heart turn not away : neither shall
he greatly multiply to himself
silver and gold.
18 And it shall be, when he
sitteth upon the throne of his
kingdom, that he shall write him
a copy of this law in a book, out
of * that which is before the priests
the Levites : 1 9 and it shall be
with him, and he shall read therein
" all the days of his life ; that he
may learn to fear Jehovah his God,
to keep all the words of this law
and these statutes, to do them ;
20 that his heart be not lifted up
above his brethren, ''and that he
turn not aside from the command-
ment, to the right hand, or to the
left : to the end that he may pro-
long his days in his kingdom, he and
his children, in the midst of Israel.
-i O 'The priests the Levites,
XO '^even all the tribe of Levi,
shall have no portion nor inheri-
tance with Israel : they shall eat the
oU'erings of Jehovah made by fire,
and his inheritance. 2 And they
shall have no inheritance among
their brethren : Jehovah is their
inheritance, as he hath spoken
unto them. 3 -^And this shall
be the priests' due from the peo-
ple, from them that offer a sacrifice,
whether it be ox or sheep, that
they shall give unto the priest
the shoulder, and the two cheeks,
and the maw. 4 The first-fruits
of thy grain, of thy new wine, and
of thine oil, and the first of the
fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give
him. 5 s'For Jehovah thy God
ha,th chosen him out of all thy
tribes, to stand to minister in the
name of Jehovah, him and his sons
for ever.
6 And if a Levite come from any
of thy gates out of all Israel, where
he sojournethj and come with all
the desire of his soul unto the place
which Jehovah shall choose ; 7 then
he shall minister in the name of
Jehovah his God, as all his breth-
ren the Levites do, who stand there
before Jehovah. 8 ^ They shall
have like portions to eat, besides
that which cometh of the sale of
his patrimony.
9 When thou art come into the
land which Jehovah thy God giv-
eth thee, thou shalt not learn to
I Or, and
° 2 S. 5. 13 :
12.11; iK.
11. 3, 4
ich. 31. 24-26
•^ Ch. 4. 9, lU
d ch. 6. 32
" ch. 10. 9 ;
I Cor. 9. 13
/Lev. 7. 32-
34 ; Num.
18. 11, 12
« Ex. 29. 9
'i Lev. 27.
3U-33 ;
Num. 18.
21-24
■ ch. 9. 5
k cji. 12. 31
' Ex. 22. 18 ;
Lev. 19. -M,
31 ; 2CI. U ;
Jer. 27.
9, 10 ; Mai.
3. 6
"' Mt. 6. 48 ;
(ien. 6. 9;
17. 1
" Actg 3. 22 ;
7. 37 ; Jn.
1. 21. 25
' ch. 5. 23-
27 ; Ex. 20.
18,19
P ch. 5. 28
« Acts 3. 23 ;
Heb. 12. 25
■ ch. 17. 12
' ch. 13. 1, 2
< ver. 20
" ch. 6. 10, 11
193
do ' after the abominations of
those nations. 10 There shall not
be found with thee any one *^that
maketh his son or his daughter to
pass through the fire, one that
useth divination, one ' that prac-
tiseth augury, or an enchanter,
or a sorcerer, 11 or a charmer, ot
^ consulter with a familiar spirit,
or a wizard, or a necromancer.
1 2 For whosoever doeth these
things is an abomination unto
Jehovah : and because of these
abominations Jehovah thy (^od
doth drive them out from before
thee. 13 '"Thou shalt be perfect
with Jehovah thy God. 14 For
these nations, that thou shalt dis-
possess, hearken unto them that
Eractise augury, and unto diviners;
ut as for thee, Jehovah thy God
hath not suffered thee so to do.
15 "Jehovah thy God will raise
ui) unto thee a prophet from the
midst of thee, of thy brethren,
like unto me ; unto him ye shall
hearken; 16 "according to all that
thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God
in Hoi'eb in the day of the a.ssem-
bly, saying. Let me not hear a^ain
the voice of Jehovah my God,
neither let me see this gi'eat fire
any more, that I die not. 17^ And
Jehovah said unto me. They have
well said that which they have
spoken. 18 1 will raise them up a
prophet from among their breth-
ren, like unto thee ; and I will put
my words in his mouth, and he
shall speak unto them all that J.
shall command him. 19 »And it
shall come to pass, that whoso-
ever will not hearken unto my
words which he shall speak in my
name, I will require it of him.
20 But the prophet, that shall
speak a word /presumptuously in
my name, which I have not com-
manded him to speak, or 'that
shall speak in the name of other
gods, that same prophet shall die.
21 And if thou say in thy heart.
How shall we know the woi"d
which Jehovah hath not spoken*?
22 when a prophet speaketh in
the name of Jehovah, if the thing
follow not, nor come to pass, that
is the thing which Jehovah hath
not spoken : the prophet hath
spoken it 'presumptuously, thou
shalt not be afraid of him.
-i Q " When Jehovah thy God
A-XJ shall cut off the nations,
whose land Jehovah thy God giv-
19.2
DEUTERONOMY
20.6
Cities of Refage. Laws concerning Landmarks and Testimony. Exemption from Military Service
eth thee, and thou succeedest them,
and dwellest in their cities, and
in their houses ; 2 " thou shalt set
apart three cities for thee in tne
midst of thy land, which Jehovah
thy God giveth thee to possess it.
3 Thou shalt prepare thee the way,
and divide the borders of thy land,
which Jehovah thy God causeth
thee to inherit, into three parts, that
every manslayer may flee thither.
4 *And this is the case of the
manslayer, that shall flee thither
and live : whoso killeth his neigh-
bor unawares, and hated him not
in time past ; 5 as when a man
goeth into the forest with his
neighbor to hew wood, and his
hand fetcheth a stroke with the
axe to cut down the tree, and the
^head sHppeth from '^the helve,
and lighteth upon his neighbor, so
that he dieth ; he shall flee unto
one of these cities and live : 6 lest
the avenger of blood pursue the
manslayer, while his heart is hot,
and overtake him, because the way
is long, and smite him mortally ;
whereas he was not worthy of
death, inasmuch as he hated him
not in time past. 7 Wherefore I
command thee, saying, Thou shalt
set apart three cities for thee.
8 And if Jehovah thy God enlarge
thy border, as he hath sworn unto
thy fathers, and give thee all the
land which he promised to give
unto thy fathers ; 9 if thou shalt
keep all this commandment to do
it, which I command thee this day,
' to love Jehovah thy God, and to
walk ever in his ways ; then shalt
thou add three cities more for thee,
besides these three : 10 that ^ inno-
cent blood be not shed in the midst
of thy land, which .Jehovah thy
God giveth thee for an inheritance,
and '^ so blood be upon thee.
11 But if any man hate his
neighbor, and lie in wait for him,
and rise up against him, and smite
him mortally so that he dieth, and
he flee into one of these cities ;
1 2 then the elders of his city shall
send and fetch him thence, and
deliver him into the hand of the
avenger of blood, that he may die.
13 * Thine eye shall not pity him,
but thou shalt put away ''the in-
nocent blood from Israel, that it
may go well with thee.
I Heb. iron. * Or, the tree
3 Or, the blood of an ivnocnit man
* Or, the blood of the innocent
" ch. 4. 41
* Num. 35.
9-34
" ch. 6. 5
d ch. 21. 1-9 ;
Num. 35.
33
' ch. 7. 2
/ch. 27. 17
s ch. 17. 6 ;
Num. 35.
30 ; Mt. 18.
10 ; 2 Cor.
13. 1
'' Ei. 23. 1
' ch. 17. 9
* ch. 26. 1
i ver. 13
"Ex. 21. 23;
Lev. 24. 20
" Mt. 5. 38
" ch. .3. 22 ;
7. 18; 31.
P ver. 1 ;
Josh. 23. 10
14 ■''Thou shalt not remove thy
neighbor's landmark, which they
of old time have set, in thine in-
heritance which thou shalt inherit,
in the land that Jehovah thy Goa
giveth thee to possess it.
15 "One witness shall not rise
up against a man for any iniquity,
or for any sin, in any sin that he
siimeth : at the mouth of two wit-
nesses, or at the mouth of three
witnesses, shall a matter be estab-
lished. IG ''If an unrighteous
witness rise up against any man
to testify against him of °wi'ong-
doing, 17 then both the men, be-
tween whom the controversy is,
shall stand * before Jehovah, be-
fore the priests and the judges that
shall be in those daj's ; 18 and the
judges * shall make diligent inqui-
sition : and, behold, if the witness
be a false witness, and have testi-
fied falsely against his brother ;
19 then shall ye do unto him, as
he had thought to do unto his
brother : so shalt thou put away
the evil from the midst pf thee.
20 And those that remain shall
hear, and fear, and shall hence-
forth commit no more any such
evil in the midst of thee. 21 And
'thine eyes shall not pity; '"life
shall go for life, " eye for eye, tooth
for tooth, hand for hand, foot for
foot.
0/\ When thou goestfoi'th to
wv7 battle against thine ene-
mies, and seest horses, and chariots,
and a people more tlian thou, " thou
shalt not be afraid of them ; for
Jehovah thy God is with thee, who
brought tliee up out of the land of
Egypt. 2 And it shall be, when
ye draw nigh unto the battle, that
the priest shall approach and speak
unto the people, 3 and shall say
unto them. Hear, O Israel, ye draw
nigh this day unto battle against
your enemies : let not your heart
faint ; ^ fear not, nor tremble,
neither be ye affrighted at them ;
4 for Jehovah your God »is he that
goeth with j^ou, to fight for you
against your enemies, to save you.
5 And the ofticers shall speak unto
the ]3eople. saying. What man is
there that hath built a new house,
and hath not dedicated if? let him
go and return to his house, lest he
die in the battle, and another man
dedicate it. 6 And what man is
there that hath planted a vineyard,
5 Or, rebellion See ch. 13. 5.
194
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DEUTEllONOMY
21.11
Rules ol' Warfiire. Expiation for an Unknown Murderer's Crime. Maniagc of Captive Women
and hath not used the fruit thereof 1
let him go and return unto his
house, lest he die in the battle, and
another man use the fruit thereof.
7 "And what man is there that
hath betrothed a wife, and hath
not taken her"? let him go and re-
turn unto his house, lest he die in
the battle, and another man take
her. 8 And the officers shall speak
further unto the people, and they
shall say, '' What man is there that
is fearful and faint-hearted 1 let
him go and return unto his house,
lest his brethren's heart melt as his
heart. 9 And it shall be, when
the officers have made an end of
speaking unto the people, that they
snail appoint captains of hosts at
the head of the people.
10 When thou drawest nigh unto
a city to fight against it, then pro-
claim peace unto it. 11 And it
shall be, if it make thee answer of
peace, and open unto thee, then
it shall be, that all the people that
are found therein shall become
^ tributary unto thee, and shall
serve thee. 12 And if it will make
no peace with thee, but will make
war against thee, then thou shalt
besiege it: 13 and when Jehovah
thy God delivereth it into thy
hand, thou shalt smite every male
thereof with the edge of the sword :
14 but the women, and the little
ones, and the cattle, and all that
is in the city, even all the spoil
thereof, shalt thou take for a prey
unto thyself; and thou shalt eat
the spoil of thine enemies, which
Jehovah thy God hath given thee.
15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the
cities which are very far off from
thee, which are not of the cities of
these nations. 16" But of the cit-
ies of these peoples, that Jehovah
thy God giveth thee for an inheri-
tance^ thou shalt save alive nothing
that breatheth; 17 but thou shalt
^ utterly destroy them : the Hittite,
and the Amorite, the Canaanite,
and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and
the Jebusite ; as Jehovah thy God
hath commanded thee ; 1 8 that
they teach you not to do ''after all
their abominations, which they
have done unto their gods ; so
would ye sin against Jehovah your
God.
1 9 When thou shalt besiege a
city a long time, in making war
against it to take it, thou shalt not
1 Or, subject to taskwork * Heb. devote.
" ch. 24. 5
f> Judg. r. 3
' ch. 7. 1-5 ;
Ex. 23.
31-33
d ch. 9. 6
« ch. 17. 9-
11 ; ch. 19.
17
/Num. 35.
33,34
" ch. 19. 13
195
destroy the trees thereof by wield
ing an axe against them • for thou
mayest eat of them, and thou shalt
not cut tliem down ; for is the tree
of the held man, that it should be
besieged of thee"? 20 Only the trees
of which thou knowest that they
are not trees for food, thou shalt
destroy and cut them down ; and
thou shalt build bulwarks against
the city that maketh war with thee,
until it fall.
O "I If one be found slain in
w J_ the land which Jehovah thj''
God givetli thee to possess it, lying
in the field, and it be not known
who hath smitten him ; 2 then thy
elders and thy judges shall come
forth, and they shall measure unto
the cities which are round about
him that is slain : 3 and it shall be,
that the city which is nearest unto
the slain man, even the elders of
that city shall take a heifer of the
herd, which hath not been wrought
with, and which hath not drawn in
the yoke ; 4 a^nd the eldei-s of that
city shall bring down the heifer
unto a valley with running water,
which is neither plowed nor sown,
and shall break the heifer's neck
there in the vallej'. -5 And "the
priests the sons of Levi shall come
near; for them Jehovah thy God
hath chosen to minister unto him,
and to bless in the name of Jeho-
vah ; and according to their word
shall every controversy and every
stroke be. 6 And all the elders of
that city, who are nearest unto the
slain man, shall wash their hands
over the heifer whose neck was
broken in the valley ; 7 and they
shall answer and say. Our hands
have not shed this blood, neither
have our eyes seen it. 8 Forgive,
O Jehovah, thy people Israel, wlioni
thou hast redeemed, and suffer not
•''innocent blood to remain in the
midst of thy people Israel. And
the blood shall be forgiven them.
9 ^So shalt thou put away the in-
nocent blood from the midst of
thee, when thou shalt do that
which is right in the eyes of
Jehovah.
10 When thou goest forth to
battle against thine enemies, and
.Jehovah thy God delivereth them
into thy hands, and thou carriest
them away captive, 11 and seest
among the captives a beautiful
woman, and thou hast a desire
unto her, and wouldest take her to
21.12
DEUTERONOMY
22.14
fflarriage of Captive Women. Laws concerning tbe Treatment of Sons. Sundry Laws
thee to wife ; 1 2 then thou shalt
bring her home to thy house ; and
she shall " shave her head, and pai'e
her nails ; 13 and she shall put the
raiment of her captivity from off
her, and shall remain in thy house,
and bewail her father and her
mother a full month : and after that
thou shalt go in unto her, and be
her husband, and she shall be thy
wife. 14 And it shall be, if thou
have no delight in her, then thou
shalt let her go whither she will ;
but thou shalt not sell her at all for
money, thou shalt not deal with
her ^as a slave, because thou hast
humbled her.
1 5 If a man have two wives, the
one beloved, and the other hated,
and they have borne him children,
both the beloved and the hated ;
and if the first-born son be hers
that was hated ; 1 6 then it shall
be, in the day that he causeth his
sons to inherit that which he hath,
that he may not make the son of
the beloved the first-born ^before
the son of the hated, who is the
first-born : 1 7 but he shall acknowl-
edge the first-born, the son of the
hated, by giving him a double por-
tion of all that he hath ; for he is
the * beginning of his strerigth ; the
right of the first-born is his.
1 8 If a man have a stubborn and
rebellious son, that will not obey
the voice of his father, or the voice
of his mother, arid, though they
chasten him, will not hearken unto
them ; 1 9 then shall his father and
his mother lay hold on him, and
bring him out unto the elders of
his city, and unto the gate of his
place ; 20 and they shall say unto
the elders of his city. This our son
is stubborn and rebellious, he will
not obey our voice ; he is a glutton,
and a drunkard. 21 "^ And all the
men of his city shall stone him to
death with stones : so shalt thou
put away the evil from the midst
of thee ; and all Israel shall hear,
and fear.
22 And if a man have committed
a sin '^ worthy of death, and he be
put to death, and thou hang him
on a tree ; 23 * his body shall not
remain all night upon the tree, but
thou shalt surely bury him the same
day; for ■''he that is hanged is ^ac-
cursed of God ; that thou defile not
1 Or, as a chattel
2 Or, during the lifetime of
* H«b. the curse oj God.
" Lev. 14. 9,
9 ; Num. 6.
9
!> Gen. 49. .3
' Lev. 20. •>,
27 ; 24. 14-
23 ; Num.
15. 35, 30
d Mt. 26. 06 ;
Mk. 14. 64
' Josh. 8.
29 ; 10. 26,
27 ; Jn. 19.
31
/Gal. 3. 13
' Ex 23. 4, 5
A Lev. 22. 28
* Lev. 19. 19
' Lev. 19. 19
' Num. 15.
37-41 ; Mt.
thy land which Jehovah thy God
giveth thee for an inheritance.
r)r) ^Thou shalt not see thy
^ ^ brother's ox or his sheep go
astray, and hide thyself from them :
thou shalt surely bring them again
unto thy brother. 2 And if thy
brother be not nigh unto thee, or
if thou know him not, then thou
shalt bring it home to thy house,
and it shall be with thee until thy
brother seek after it, and thou shalt
restore it to him. 3 And so shalt
thou do with his ass ; and so
shalt thou do with his garment ;
and so shalt thou do with every
lost thing of thy brother's, which
he hath lost, and thou hast found :
thou mayest not hide thyself.
4 Thou shalt not see thy brother's
ass or his ox fallen down by the
way, and hide thyself from tbem :
thou shalt surely help him to lift
them up again.
5 A woman shall not wear that
which pertaineth unto a man, nei-
ther shall a man put on a woman's
garment ; for whosoeyer _ doeth
these things is an abomination
unto .Jehovah thy God.
6 If a bird's nest chance to be
before thee in the way, in any tree
or on the ground, with young ones
or eggs, and the dam sitting upon
the young, or upon the eggs, '' thou
shalt not take the dam with the
young : 7 thou shalt surely let the
dam go, but the young thou mayest
take unto thyself ; ' that it may be
well with thee, and that thou may-
est prolong thy days.
8 When thou buildest a new
house, then thou shalt make a bat-
tlement for thy roof, that thou
bring not blood upon thj'^ house, if
any man fall from thence.
9 * Thou shalt not sow thy vine-
yard with two kinds of seed, lest
the ^ whole fruit be ® forfeited, the
seed which thou hast sown, and
ihe increase of the vineyard.
10 Thou shalt not plow with an ox
and an ass together. 1 1 '■ Thou
shalt not wear a mingled stviff,
wool and linen together.
12 "'Thou shalt make thee
® fringes upon the four borders of
thy vesture, wherewith thou cov
erest thyself.
1 3 " If any man take a wife, and
go in unto her, and hate her, 1 4 and
lay shameful things to her charge,
* Heb. fulness. ^ Heb. consecrated.
6 Or, twUted threads
196
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DEUTERONOMY
23.10
Laws of Chastity. Persons to be excluded from the Assembly
and bring up an evil name upon her,
and say, I took this woman, and
when 1 came nigh to her, I found
not in her the toliens of virginity ;
15 then shall the father of the
damsel, and her mother, take and
bring forth the tokens of the dam-
sel's virginity unto the elders of
the city in the gate ; 1 6 and the
damsel's father shall say unto the
elders, I gave my daughter unto
this man to wife, and he hateth
her ; 1 7 and, lo, he hath laid
shameful things to her charge, say-
ing, I found not in thy daughter
the tokens of virginity ; and yet
these are the tokens of my daugh-
ter's virginity. And they shall
spread the garment before the el-
ders of the city. 18 And the elders
of that city shall take the man and
chastise him; 19 and they shall
fine him a hundi-ed shekels of silver,
and give them unto the father
of the damsel, because he hath
brought up an evil name upon a
virgin of Israel : and she shall be
his wife ; he may not put her a^Yay
all his days. 20 But if this thing
be true, that the tokens of virgin-
ity were not found in the damsel ;
21 then they shall bring out the
damsel to the door of her father's
house, and the men of her city shall
stone her to death with stone.s,
because she hath " wrought folly in
Israel, to play the harlot in her
father's house : so shalt thou put
away the evil from the midst of
thee.
22 * If a man be found lying with
a woman married to a husband,
then they shall both of them die,
the man that lay with the woman,
and the woman : so shalt thou put
away the evil from Israel.
23 ''If there be a damsel that is a
virgin betrothed unto a husband,
and a man find her in the city, and
lie with her ; 24 then ye shall
bring them both out unto the gate
of that city, and ye shall stone
them to death with stones ; the
damsel, because she cried not,
being in the city ; and the man,
because he hath humbled his
neighbor's wife : so thou shalt put
away the evil from the midst of
thee.
25 But if the man find the dam-
sel that is betrothed in the field,
and the man force her, and lie with
her ; then the man only that lay
with her shall die : 26 but unto
« ch. 23. ir,
18; Lev.
19. 29;
21. 9
t> Lev. 20.
10; Ezek.
16. 38 ; Jn.
8. 5
" Lev. 19.
20-22
d Ex. 22. 16
*[Ch. xxiii.
1 in Heb.]
' ch. 27. 20
/Lev. 21. 20;
22. 24
0 Num. 22.
6 ; 23. 7 ;
2 Pet. 2.
1.5 ; Jude
11
ft ch. 4. 37
f Lev. 15. 16
197
the damsel thou shalt do nothing ;
there is in the damsel no sin worthy
of death : for as when a man riseth
against his neighbor, and slayeth
him, even so is this matter ; 27 for
he found her in the field, the be-
trothed damsel cried, and there
was none to save her.
28 ''If a man find a damsel that
is a virgin, that is not betrothed,
and lay hold on her, and lie with
lier, and they be found ; 29 then
the man that lay with her shall
give unto the damsel's father fifty
shekels of silver, and she shall be
his wife, because he hath humbled
her ; he may not put her away all
his days.
*30 "A man shall not take his
father's wife, and shall not un-
cover his father's skirt.
O O ■'^He that is wounded in
^ O the stones, or hath his privy
member cut off, shall not enter into
the assembly of Jehovah.
2 A bastard shall not enter into
the assembly of .lehovah ; even to
the tenth generation shall none of
his enter into the assembly of Jeho-
vah.
3 An Ammonite or a Moabite
shall not enter into the assembly
of Jehovah ; even to the tenth gen-
eration shall none belonging to
them enter into the assembly of
.lehovah for ever : 4 because they
met you not with bread and with
water in the way, when ye came
forth out of Egypt, and because
they hired against thee ^Balaam
the son of Beor from Pethor of
^ Mesojootamia, to curse thee.
5 Nevertheless Jehovah thy God
would not hearken unto Balaam ;
but Jehovah thy God turned the
curse into a blessing unto thee,
because .Jehovah thy God * loved
thee. 6 Thou shalt not seek their
peace nor their prosperity all thy
days for ever.
7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edom-
ite ; for he is thy brother : thou
shalt not abhor an Egyptian ; be-
cause thou wast a sojourner in his
land. 8 The children of the third
generation that are born unto them
shall enter into the assembly of
.lehovah.
9 When thou goest forth in camp
against thine enemies, then thou
shalt keep thee from every evil
thing. 10 *If there be among you
any man, that is not clean by rea-
1 neb. Aram-naharaim.
23.11
DEUTEEONOMY
24.10
Laws concerning Cleanness in War, Fugitives from Service, Harlotry, Interest, Vows, Divorce, and other Matters
son of that which chanceth him by
night, then shall he go abroad out
of the camp, he shall not come
within the camp : 1 1 but it shall
be, when evening cometh on, he
shall bathe himself in water ; and
when the sun is down, he shall come
within the camp. 12 Thou shalt
have a place also without the
camp, whither thou shalt go forth
abroad : 1 3 and thou shalt have a
^paddle among thy weapons; and
it shall be, when thou sittest down
abroad, thou shalt dig therewith,
and shalt turn back and c. ver that
which cometh from thee : 14 for
" Jehovah thy God walketh in the
midst of thy camp, to deliver thee,
and to give up thine enemies before
thee ; therefore shall thy camp be
holy, that he may not see '^an un-
clean thing in thee, and turn away
from thee.
15 Thou shalt not deliver unto
his master a servant that is es-
caped from his master unto thee :
16 he shall dwell with thee, in the
midst of thee, in the place which
he shall choose within one of thy
gates, where it pleaseth him best :
thou shalt not oppress him.
17 * There shall be no ^prostitute
of the daughters of Israel, neither
shall there be a ""- sodomite of the
sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not
bring the hire of a harlot, or the
wages of a "dog, into the house of
Jeliovah thy God for any vow : for
even both these are an abomination
unto .Jehovah thy God.
19 ''Thou shalt not lend upon in-
terest to thy brother ; interest of
money, interest of victuals, interest
of anything that is lent upon inter-
est. 20 " Unto a foreigner thou may-
est lend upon interest ; but unto thy
brother thou shalt not lend upon
interest, that Jehovah thy God
may bless thee in all that thou
puttest thy hand unto, in the land
whither thou goest in to possess it.
21 ■''When thou shalt vow a vow
unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt
not be slack to pay it : for Jehovah
thy God will surely require it of
thee ; and it would be sin in thee.
22 But if thou shalt forbear to
^i-ow. it shall be no sin in thee.
9j3 That which is gone out of thy
)ips thou shalt observe and do ; ac-
cording as thou hast vowed unto
1 Or, shovel " Heh. nakedness of anything.
3 Heb. l-cdeshah. See Gen. 38. 21.
* Heb. kadesh.
" Lev. 26. 12
b ch. 22. 21
" Lev. 18. 22 ;
20. 13
d Kx. 22. 26 ;
Lev. 25.
35-37
*cb. 28. 12
/Num. 30.
1, 2 ; Mt.
6. 33
9 Mt. 12. 1 ;
Mk. 2. 23 ;
Lk. 6. 1
ft ch. 22. 13-
21 ; Num.
6. 12, 28
( Mt. 5. 31 ;
19. 7-9 ;
Mk. 10. 4, 5
fc ch. 20. 7
' Ex. 21. 16
' Lev. 13.
1-U. 67
" Num. 12. 10
" Ex. 22. 20,
198
Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offer-
ing, which thou hast promised with
thy mouth.
24 When thou comest into thy
neighbor's vineyard, then thou
maj^est eat of grapes thy fill at
thine own pleasure; but thou shalt
not put any in thy vessel. 25
■'' ^Vhen thou comest into thy
neighbor's standing grain, then
thou mayest pluck the ears with
thy hand ; but thou shalt not moA^e
a sickle unto thy neighbor's stand-
ing grain.
O 2L ^^li^'^ '1- man taketh a wife,
w 'T: and marrieth her, then it
shall be, if she find no favor in his
eyes, because he hath found some
''unseemly thing in her, that 'he
shall write her a bill of divorce-
ment, and give it in her hand, and
send her out of his house. 2 And
when she is departed out of his
house, she may go and be another
man's -wife. 3 And if the latter
husband hate her, and write her a
bill of divorcement, and give it in
her hand, and send her out of his
house; or if the latter husband die,
who took her to be his wife ; 4 her
former husband, who sent her away,
may not take her again to be his
wife, after that she is defiled ; for
that is abomination before Jeho-
vah: and thou shalt not cause the
land to sin, which Jehovah thy God
giveth thee for an inheritance.
5 *When a man taketh a new
wife, he shall not go out in the
host, neither shall he be- charged
with any bu.siness:. he shall be
free at home one year, and shall
cheer his wife whom he hath
taken.
6 No man shall take the mill or
the upper millstone to pledge; for
he taketh a man's life to pledge.
7 'If a man be found stealing any
of his brethren of the children of
Israel, and he deal with him ^as a
slave, or sell him; then that thief
shall die: so shalt thou put away
the evil from the midst of thee.
8 '"Take heed in the plague of
leprosy, that thou observe dili-
gently, and do according to all
that the priests the Levites shall
teach you : as I commanded them,
so ye shall observe to do. 9 Re-
member what Jehovah thy God
did "unto Miriam, by the way as
ye came forth out of Egypt.
10 "When thou dost lend thy
5 Or, as a chattel
24.11
DEUTERONOMY
25. 1^
Laws concerning Loans, Payment of Wages, Unjnst Judgments, and other Matters. The Levirate Law and Others
neighbor any manner of loan, thou
shalt not go into his house to fetch
his pledge. 1 1 Thou shalt stand
without, and the man to whom
thou dost lend shall bring forth
the pledge without unto thee. 1 2
And if he be a poor man, thou shalt
not sleep with his pledge ; 1 3 thou
shalt surely restore to him the
pledge when the sun goeth down,
that he may sleep in his garment,
and bless thee: and "it shall be
righteousness unto thee before Je-
hovah thy God.
14 'Thou shalt not oppress a
hired servant that is poor and
needy, whether he be of thy
brethren, or of thy sojourners that
are in thy land within thy gates:
15 "in his day thou shalt give him
his hire, neither shall the sun go
down upon it (for he is poor, and
setteth his heart upon it) ; lest '^ he
cry against thee unto Jehovah,
and it be sin unto thee.
1 6 * The fathers shall not be put
to death for the children, neither
shall the children be put to death
for the fathers : every man shall be
put to death for his own sin.
17 -^Thou shalt not _ wrest the
justice due to the sojourner, or
to the fatherless, nor take the
widow's raiment to pledge ; 1 8 but
thou shalt remember that thou
wast a bondman in Egypt, and
Jehovah thy God redeemed thee
thence: therefore I command thee
to do this thing.
19 5 When thou reapest thy har-
vest in thy field, and nast forgot a
sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go
again to fetch it: it shall be ''for
the sojourner, for the fatherless,
and for the widow; that Jehovah
thy God may bless thee in all the
work of thy hands. 20 'When
thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou
shalt not go over the boughs again :
it shall be ^for the sojourner, for
the fatherless, and for the widow.
21 When thou gatherest the grapes
of thy vineyard, thou shalt not
glean it after thee: it shall be for
the sojourner, for the fatherless,
and for the widow. 22 And thou
shalt remember that thou wast a
bondman in the land of Egypt :
therefore I command thee to do
this thing.
iT) pf 'If there be a controversy
w tJ between men, and they come
unto judgment, and the judges rndge
them; ""then they shall justify the
" ch. 6. 25
6 ch. 15. 7-
18; Lev.
•2,0. 35-43 ;
1 Tim. 6.
18
' Lev. 19. 13 ;
Jas. 6. 4
<'ch. 15. 9;
Ex. 22. 23
•■ 2 K. 14. G ;
2 Chr. 25.
4; Jer. 31.
29, 30 ;
Ezek. 18. 20
/ch. 1. 17,
10. 17 ; 16.
19
" Lev. 19. 9,
10 ; 23. 22
'' ch. 14. 29
' Lev. 19. 10
'^ ver. 19
' ch. 17. 8-
13; 19. 17
'" ch. 1. IC, 17
" 2 Cor. 11.
24
" 1 Cor. 9. 9 ;
1 Tim. 6.
18
P Mt. 22. 24 ;
Mk. 12. 19;
Lk. 20. 28
s Ruth 4. 5,
10
>" Ruth 4. 1,
' Ruth 4. 7, 8
< Num. 12.
14
' ch. 7. 2
' Lev. 19. 35-
37
righteous, and condemn the wicked.
2 And it shall be, if the wicked man
be worthy to be beaten, that the
judge shall cause him to lie down,
and to be beaten before his face,
according to his wickedness, by
number. 3 "Forty stripes he may
give him, he shall not exceed ; lest,
if he should exceed, and beat him
above these with many stripes,
then thy brother should seem vile
unto thee.
4 "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox
when he treadeth out the grain.
5 If brethren dwell together, and
one of them die, and have no son,
the wife of the dead shall not be
married without unto a stranger:
^ her husband's brother shall go in
unto her, and take her to him to
wife, and perform the duty of a
husband's brother unto her. 6 And
it shall be, that the first-born that
she beareth shall succeed in the
name of his brother that is dead,
that « his name be not blotted out
of Israel. 7 ''And if the man like
not to take his brother's wife, then
his brother's wife shall go up to the
gate unto the elders, and say. My
husband's brother i-efuseth to raise
up unto his brother a name in
Israel; he will not perform the
duty of a husband's brother unto
me. 8 Then the elders of his city
shall call him, and speak unto him :
and if he stand, and say, I like
not to take her; 9 "then shall his
brother's wife come unto him in the
presence of the elders, and loose his
shoe from off his foot, and ' spit in
his face; and she shall answer and
say. So shall it be done unto the
man that doth not build uij his
brother's house. 10 And his name
shall be called in Israel, The
house of him that hath his shoe
loosed.
1 1 When men strive together one
with another, and the wife of the
one draweth near to deliver her
husband out of the hand of him
that smiteth him, and putteth forth
her hand, and taketh him by the
secrets ; 1 2 then thou shalt cut off
her hand, " thine eye shall have no
pity.
13 "Thou shalt not have in thy
bag diverse weights, a great and a
small. 14 "Thou shalt not have in
thy house diverse measures, a great
and a small. 15 A perfect and just
weight shalt thou nave : a perfect
and just measure shalt thou have.*
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25.16
DEUTERONOMY
26.19
Amaiek to be destroyed. Offering of First-fruits. Tithes of the Third Year. Condnding Exhortation
that thy days may be long in the
land which J ehovah thy God giveth
thee. 16 For all that do such
things, even all that do unright-
eously, are an abomination vinto
Jehovah thy God.
17" Remember what Amaiek did
unto thee by the way as j'e came
forth out of Egypt; 18 how he met
thee by the way, and smote the
hindmost of thee, ail that were
feeble behind thee, when thou wast
faint and weary ; and he feared not
God. 19 Therefore it shall be,
when Jehovah thy God hath given
thee *rest frorn all thine enemies
round about, in the land which
Jehovah thy God giveth thee for
an inheritance to possess it, that
thou shalt blot out the remem-
brance of Amaiek from under
heaven ; thou shalt not forget.
O /^ And it shall be, when thou
^ \J art come in unto the land
which Jehovah thy God giveth thee
for an inheritance, and possessest
it, and dwellest therein, 2 that thou
shalt take of "^the first of all the
fruit of the ground, which thou
shalt bring in from thy land that
Jehovah thy God giveth thee; and
thou shalt put it in a basket, and
shalt go unto the place which .Jeho-
vah thy God shall choose, to cause
his name to dwell there. 3 And
thou shalt come unto the priest
that shall be in those days, and say
unto him, I profess this day unto
Jehovah thy God, that I am come
unto the land which .Jehovah sware
unto our fathers to give us. 4 And
the priest shall take the basket out
of thy hand, and set it down before
the altar of Jehovah thy God. 5
And thou shalt answer and say be-
fore Jehovah thy God, ''A ^Syrian
^ ready to perish was my father ;
and he went down into Egypt, and
sojourned there, ' few in number ;
and he became there a nation,
■^ great, mighty, and populous. 6
And the Egyptians dealt ill with
us, and afflicted us, and laid upon
us hard bondage : 7 and we cried
unto Jehovah, the God of our
fathers, and Jehovah heard our
voice, and saw our affliction, and
our toil, and our oppression ; 8 'and
Jehovah brought us forth out of
Egypt with a mighty hand, and
with an outstretched arm, ana with
great terribleness, and with signs,
and Avith wonders; 9 and he hath
1 Heb. Aramean. 2 Or, wandering Or, lost
" Ex. 17. 8-16
b ch. Vi. 9
' Ex. 22. 29 ;
23. 16, 19
rf Gen. 25.
30 ; 31. 40-
42; 43. 1-14
^ Gen. 46. 27
/ch. 1. 10;
10.22
9 ch. 4. 34
ft Ex. 3. S, 17
i ch. 12. 7
' ch. 14. 28,
29 ; Heb.
7. 6, 9, 10
" ch. 4. 29
» ch. 7. 6
P ch. 28. 1, 13
200
brought us into this place, and hath
given us this land, ''a land flowing
with milk and honey. 1 0 And now,
behold, I have brought the first of
the fruit of the ground, wliich thou,
0 Jehovah, hast given me. And
thou shalt set it down before Jeho-
vah thy God, and worship before
Jehovah thy God : 1 1 and thou
shalt * rejoice in all the good which
Jehovah thy God hath given unto
thee, and unto thy house, thou,
and Hhe Levite, and the sojourner
that is in the midst of thee.
12 MVhen thou hast made an
end of tithing all the tithe of thine
increase in the third year, which is
the year of tithing, then thou shalt
give it unto the Levite, to the so-
journer, to the fatherless, and to
the widow, that they may eat
within thy gates, and be filled.
13 And thou shalt say before Jeho-
vah thy God, I have put away the
hallowed things out of my house,
and also liave given them unto the
Levite, and unto the sojourner, to
the fatherless, and to the Avidow,
according to all thy commandment
which thou hast commanded me :
1 have not transgressed any of thy
commandments, neither have I for-
gotten them: 14 I have not eaten
thereof in my mourning, neither
have I put away thereof, being un-
clean, nor given thereof for the
dead : I have hearkened to the
voice of Jehovah my God : I have
done according to all that thou hast
commanded me. 1.5 Look down
from thy holy habitation, from
heaven, and bless thy people Israel,
and the ground which thou hast
given us, as thou swarest unto our
fathers, '"a land flowing with milk
and honey.
16 This day Jehovah thy God
commandeth thee to do these stat-
utes and ordinances : thou shalt
therefore keep and do them " with
all thy heart, and with all thy
soul. 17 Thou hast avouched Je-
hovah this day to be thy God, and
that thou wonkiest walk in his
ways, and keep his statutes, and
his commandments, and his ordi-
nances, and hearken unto his voice :
18 and Jehovah hath avouched
thee this day to be "a people for
his own possession, as he hath
promised thee, and that thou
shouldest keep all his command-
ments; 19 and * to make thee high
above all nations that he hath
27.1
DEUTERONOMY
28.4
Tiie Law to be recorded at Ebal. Curses to be pronounced at Ebal. Blessings at derizim
made, '^ in praise, and in name, and
in honor ; and that thou mayest be
''a holy people unto Jehovah thy
God, as he hath spoken.
O ^ And Moses and the elders
w 4 of Israel coinmanded the
people, saying, Keep all the com-
mandment which I command you
this day. 2 *And it shall be on
the day when ye shall pass over the
Jordan unto the land which Jeho-
vah thy God giveth thee, that thou
shalt set thee up great stones, and
plaster them with plaster : 3 and
thou shalt write upon them all the
words of this law, when thou art
passed over ; that thou mayest go
in unto the land which Jehovah
thy God giveth thee, "a land flow-
ing with milk and honey, as Jeho-
vah, the God of thy fathers, hath
promised thee. 4 And it shall be,
when ye are passed over the Jordan,
that ye shall set up these stones,
which I command you this day, in
mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster
them with plaster. 5 And there
shalt thou build an altar unto Je-
hovah thy God, an altar of stones :
thou shalt lift up no iron tool upon
theoi. 6 Thou shalt build the altar
of Jehovah thy God of ^unhewn
stones ; and thou shalt offer burnt-
offerings thereon unto Jehovah thy
God : 7 and thou shalt sacrifice
peace-offerings, and shalt eat there ;
and thou shalt ''■ rejoice before Jeho-
vah thy God. 8 And thou shalt
write upon the stones all the words
of this law very plainly.
9 And Moses and the priests the
Levites spake unto all Israel, say-
ing. Keep silence, and hearken, O
Israel : This day thou art become
the people of Jehovah thy God. 10
Thou shalt therefore obey the voice
of Jehovah thy God, and do his
cornmandments and his statutes,
which I command thee this day.
1 1 And Moses charged the people
the same day, saying, 12 These
shall stand upon mount Gerizim
to bless the people, when ye are
passed over the Jordan: "Simeon,
and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar,
and Joseph, and Benjamin. 13 And
these shall stand upon mount Ebal
for the curse : Reuben, Gad, and
Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and
Naphtali. 14 And the Levites
shall answer, and say unto all the
men of Israel with a loud voice,
1 Or, for a praise, and for a name, and or an
honor * Heb. whole.
"■ ch. 7. 6
>> Josh. 8.
30-32
« ch. 26. 9
d ch. 26. U
' Josh. 8.
33-36
/ Ex. 20. 4,
23 ; 34. 17
9' Ex 21. 17 ;
Lev. 20. 9 ;
Ezek. 22. 7
A ch. 19. 14
: Lev. 19. 14
* ch. 24. 17
I ch. 22. 30 ;
Lev. 18. 8 ;
20. 11
' Ex. 22. 19 i
Lev. 18. 23
" Lev, 18. 9 ;
20. 17
' Lev. 20. 14
P Ex. 21. 12 ;
Lev. 24. 17 ;
Num. 35.
30, 31
9 Ex. 23. 7
■ GaL 3. 10
' ch. 7. 12-
26; Ex. 23.
22-27 ; Lev.
26. 3-13
*■ ver. 13 j
ch. 26. 19
15 Cursed be the man that
maketh ^a. graven or molten im-
age, an abomination unto Jehovah,
the work of the hands of the crafts-
man, and setteth it up in secret.
And all the people shall answer
and say. Amen.
16 "Cursed be he that setteth
light by his father or his mother.
And all the people shall say. Amen.
17 ''Cursed be he that removeth
his neighbor's landmark. And all
the people shall say. Amen.
18 'Cursed be he that maketh
the blind to wander out of the
way. And all the people shall say.
Amen.
19 /Cursed be he that wresteth
the justice due to the sojourner,
fatherless, and widow. And all the
people shall say. Amen.
20 'Cursed be he that lieth with
his father's wife, because he hath
uncovered his father's skirt. And
all the people shall say. Amen.
21 ™ Cursed be he that lieth with
any manner of beast. And all the
people shall say, Amen.
22 "Cursed be he that lieth
with his sister, the daughter of
his father, or the daughter of his
mother. And all the people shall
say. Amen.
23 "Cursed be he that lieth with
his mother-in-law. And all the
people shall say. Amen.
24 ^Cursed be he that smiteth
his neighbor in secret. And all
the people shall say. Amen.
25 « Cursed be he that taketh a
bribe to slay an innocent person.
And all the people shall say. Amen.
26 ''Cursed be he that confirm-
eth not the words of this law to do
them. And all the people shall
say. Amen.
4^ O ' And it shall come to pass,
^ O if thou shalt hearken dili-
gently unto the voice of Jehovah
thy God, to observe to do all his
commandments which I command
thee this day, that Jehovah thy
God * will set thee on high above
all the nations of the earth : 2 and
all these blessings shall come upon
thee, and overtake thee,_ if thou
shalt hearken unto the voice of Je-
hovah thy God. 3 Blessed shalt
thou be in the city, and blessed
shalt thou be in the field. 4 Blessed
shall be the fruit of thy body, and
the fruit of thy ground, and the
fruit of thy beasts, the increase of
thy cattle, and the young of thy
201
28.5
DEUTERONOMY
28. 3J
Blessings to be pronounced at Gerizim. Fearful Consequences of Disobedience
flock. 5 Blessed shall be thy bas-
ket and thy kneading-trough. 6
Blessed shalt thou be when thou
comest in, and blessed shalt thou
be when thou goest out.
7 Jehovah will cause thine ene-
mies that rise up against thee to
be smitten before thee : they shall
come out against thee one way, and
shall flee before thee seven ways.
8 Jehovah will command the bless-
ing upon thee in thy barns, and in
all that thou puttest thy hand
unto ; and he will bless thee in the
land which Jehovah thy God giv-
eth thee. 9 Jehovah will establish
thee for a holy people unto himself,
as he hath sworn unto thee ; if thou
shalt keep the commandments of
Jehovah thy God, and walk in his
ways. 10 And all the peoples of
the earth shall see that thou art
called by the name of Jehovah ;
and they shall be afraid of thee.
11 "And Jehovah will make thee
plenteous for good, in the fruit of
thy body, and in the fruit of thy
cattle, and in the fruit of thy
ground, in the land which Jehovah
sware unto thy fathers to give
thee. 12 Jehovah will open unto
thee his good Hreasure the heav-
ens, to giA^e the rain of thy land in
its season, and to bless all the work
of thy hand : and *thou shalt lend
unto many nations, and thou shalt
not borrow. 13 "And Jehovah
will make thee the head, and not
the tail ; and thou shalt be above
only, and thou shalt not be be-
neath ; if thou shalt hearken unto
the commandments of Jehovah thy
God, which I command thee this
day, to observe and to do them,
14 and "* shalt not turn aside from
any of the words which I command
you this day, to the right hand, or
to the left, to go after other gods
to serve them.
15 "But it shall come to pass, if
thou wilt not hearken unto the
voice of Jehovah th.y God, to ob-
serve to do all his commandments
and his statutes which I command
thee this day, that all these curses
shall come upon thee, and overtake
thee. 16 •''Cursed shalt thou be in
the city, and cursed shalt thou be
in the field. 17 ^Cursed shall be
thy basket and thy kneading-
trough. 18 ''Cursed shall be the
fruit of thy body, and the fruit of
thy ground, the increase of thy
Or treasury
" ver. 4
* ch. 23. 20
' ver. 1, 44
rf ch. 6. 32
* Lev. 26.
14-43;
Josh. 23. 16
/ver. 3
« ver. 5
'• ver. 4
« ver. 6
* ver. 8
' ch. 4. 26
'" Lev. 26. 25 ;
Num. 14. 12
" Am. 4. 9
" ch. 4. 29
P ver. 12 ;
ch. 11. 17
« ver. 7
' 2 Chr. 29.
8 ; Jer. 15. 4
' Jer. 7. 33 ;
10. 4 ; 19. 7 ;
34. 20
' ver. 60, 61 ;
7. 16
" Ex. 10. 21
302
cattle, and the young of thy flock.
19 'Cursed shalt tliou be when
thou comest in, and cursed shalt
thou be when thou goest out.
20 * Jehovah will send upon thee
cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke,
in all that thou puttest thy hand
unto to do, until thou be de-
stroyed, and until ' thou perish
auickly ; because of the evil of thy
oings, whereby thou hast for-
saken me. 2 1 '" Jehovah will make
the pestilence cleave unto thee,
until he have consumed thee from
off the land, whither thou goest in
to possess it. 22 Jehovah will smite
thee with consumption, and with
fever, and with inflammation, and
with fiery heat, and with -the
sword, and "with blasting, and
with mildew ; and they shall pur-
sue thee until "thou perish. 2.3
And thy heaven that is over thy
head shall be brass, and the earth
that is under thee shall be iron.
24 ^Jehovah will make the rain of
thy land powder and dust : from
heaven shall it come down upon
thee, until thou be destroyed.
25 'Jehovah will cau.se thee to
be smitten before thine enemies ;
thou shalt go out one way against
them, and shalt flee seven ways
before them : and thou shalt *■ be
^tossed to and fro among all the
kingdoms of the earth. 26 *And
th5' dead body shall be food unto
all birds of the heavens, and unto
the beasts of the earth ; and there
shall be none to frighten them
away. 27 'Jehovah will smite
thee with the boil of Egypt, and
with the '*emerods, and with the
scurvy, and with the itch, whereof
thou canst not be healed. 28 Je-
hovah will smite thee with mad-
ness, and with blindness, and with
astonishment of heart ; 29 and
thou shalt "grope at noonday, as
the blind gropeth in darkness, and
thou shalt not prosper in thy ways :
and thou shalt be only oppressed
and robbed alway, and there shall
be none to save thee. 30 Thou
shalt betroth a wife, and another
man shall lie with her : " thou shalt
build a house, and thou shalt not
dwell therein : thou shalt plant a
vineyard, and shalt not use the
fruit thereof. 31 Thine ox shall be
slain before thine eyes, and thou
2 Or, as otherwise read, dro^ight
3 Or, a terror unto all
* Or, tumors Or, plague boils
28.32
DEUTERONOMY
28.58
Fearful Consequences of Disobedience
shalt not eat thereof : thine ass
shall be violently taken away from
before thy face, and shall not be re-
stored to thee : thy sheep shall be
given unto thine enemies, and thou
shalt have none to save thee. 32
" Thy sons and thy daughters shall
be given unto another people ; and
thine eyes shall look, and fail with
longing for them all the day : and
there shall be nought in the power
of -thy hand. 33 The fruit of thy
ground, and all thy labors, shall a
nation which thou knowest not eat
up ; and thou shalt be only op-
pressed and crushed alway ; 34 so
that thou shalt be mad for the
sight of thine eyes which thou
shalt see. 3.5 * Jehovah will smite
thee in the knees, and in the legs,
with a sore boil, whereof thou canst
not be healed, from the sole of thy
foot unto the crown of thy head.
36 "^ Jehovah will bring thee, and
thy king whom thou shalt set over
thee, unto a nation that thou hast
not known, thou nor thy fathers ;
and there shalt thou serve other
gods, ''wood and stone. 37 And
* thou shalt become an astonish-
ment, a proverb, and a byword,
among all the peoples whither Je-
hovah shall lead thee away. 38
^Thou shalt carry much seed out
into the field, and shalt gather
little in ; for '' the locust shall con-
sume it. 39 '^^Thou shalt plant
vineyards and dress them, but thou
shalt neither drink of the wine,
nor gather the grapes ; for the
worm shall eat them. 40 *Thou
shalt have olive-trees throughout
all thy borders, but thou shalt not
anoint thyself with the oil ; for
thine olive shall cast its fruit.
41 *Thou shalt beget sons and
daughters, but they shall not be
thine ; for they shall go into cap-
tivity. 42 'All thy trees and the
fruit of thy ground shall the locust
possess. 43 '"The sojourner that
is in the midst of thee shall mount
up above thee higher and higher ;
and thou shalt come down lower
and lower. 44 "He shall lend to
thee, and thou shalt not lend to
him : ° he shall be the head, and
thou shalt be the tail. 45 And all
these curses shall come upon thee,
and shall pursue thee, and over-
take thee, ^ till thou be destroyed ;
because thou hearkenedst not unto
the voice of Jehovah thy God, to
keep his commandments and his
" ver. 41
* ver. 27
" 2 K. 17. 4,
6 ; 24. 12,
14 ; 25. 7, 11
d Ch. 4. 28
*■ Jer. 19. 8 ;
29. 18
/ Is. 6. 10 ;
Mic. 6. 15
" Joel 1. 4
'' Is. 6: 10 ;
17. 10, 11
'Jer. 11. 16;
Mic. C. 16
* ver. 32
' ver. 38
"' ver. 13
" ver. 12
" ver. 13
i' ch. 4. 25, 26
9ch. 12. 7
"■ Lam. 4. 4-6
' Jer. 28. 13,
14
« Is. 5. 26-30 ;
7. 18-20
" Jer. 10. 17,
18 ; Zeph.
1. 15, 16
" Lev. 26. 29 ;
Jer. 19. 9 ;
Lam. 2. 20
* Lam. 4. 10
203
statutes which he commanded thee :
46 and they shall be upon thee for
a sign and for a wonder, and upon
thy seed for ever.
47 ''Because thou servedst not
Jehovah thy God with joyfulness,
and with gladness of heart, by rea^
son of the abundance of all things ;
48 therefore shalt thou serve
thine enemies that Jehovah shall
send against thee, '' in hunger, and
in thirst, and in nakedness, and in
want of all things : and he 'shall
put a yoke of iron upon thy neck,
until he have destroyed thee. 49
'Jehovah will bring a nation
against thee from far, from the
end of the earth, as the eagle
flieth ; a nation whose tongue thou
shalt not understand ; 50 a nation
of fierce countenance, that shall
not regard the person of the old^
nor show favor to the young, 51
and shall eat the fruit of thy cat
tie, and the fruit of thy ground,
until thou be destroyed ; that also
shall not leave thee grain, new
wine, or oil, the increase of thy
cattle, or the young of thy flock,
until they have caused thee to
perish. 52 " And they shall besiege
thee in all thy gates, until thy
high and fortified walls come down,
wherein thou trustedst, throughout
all thy land ; and thej^ shall besiege
thee in all thy gates throughout
all thy land, which Jehovah thy
God hath given thee. 53 "And
thou shalt eat the fruit of thine
own body, the flesh of thy sons
and of thy daughters, whom Jeho-
vah thy God hath given thee, in
the siege and in the distress where-
with thine enemies shall distress
thee. 54 The man that is tender
among you, and very delicate, his
eye shall be evil toward his
brother, and toward the wife of
his bosom, and toward the remnant
of his children whom he hath re-
maining ; 55 so that he will not
give to any of them of the flesh of
his children whom he shall eat,
because he hath nothing left him,
in the siege and in the distress
wherewith thine enemy shall dis-
tress thee in all thy gates. 56
''The tender and delicate woman
among you,- who would not adven-
ture to set the sole of her foot upon
the ground for delicateness and
tenderness, her eye shall be evil
toward the husband of her bosom^
and toward her son, and toward
28.57
DEUTERONOMY
29.13
Fearful Consequences of Disobedience. Tlie Covenant made in Koab
her daughter, 57 and toward her
^ young one that cometh out from
between her feet, and toward her
children whom she shall bear ; for
she shall eat them for want of all
things secretly, in the siege and in
the distress wherexvith thine enemy
shall distress thee in thy gates.
58 If thou wilt not observe to
do all the words of this law that
are written in this book, that
thou mayest fear this glorious and
fearful name, -Jehotah thy God ;
59 then Jehovah will make thy
plagues wonderful, and the plagues
of thy seed, even great plagues, and
of long continuance, and sore sick-
nesses, and of long continuance.
60 *And he will bring upon thee
again all the diseases of Egypt,
which thou wast afraid of ; and
they shall cleave unto thee. 61
Also every sickness, and every
plague, which is not written in the
book of this law, them will Jeho-
vah bring upon thee, * until thou be
destroyed. 62 And ye shall be left
few in number, *" whereas ye were
as the stars of heaven for multi-
tude ; because thou didst not
hearken unto the voice of Jeho-
vah thy God. 63 And it shall
come to pass, that, as Jehovah
rejoiced over you to do you good,
and to multiply you, so Jehovah
will rejoice over you to cause you
to perish, and to destroy you ; and
ye shall be •^ plucked from off the
land whither thou goest in to
possess it. 64 And Jehovah will
■^ scatter thee among all peoples,
from the one end of the earth even
unto the other end of the earth ;
and there thou shalt •''serve other
gods, which thou hast not known,
thou nor thy fathers, even wood
and stone. 65 And * among these
nations shalt thou find no ease, and
there shall be no rest for the sole of
thy foot : but Jehovah will give
thee there a trembling heart, and
failing of eyes, and pining of soul ;
66 and thy life shall hang in doubt
before thee ; and thou shalt fear
night and day, and shalt have no
assurance of thy life. 67 In the
morning thou shalt say. Would it
were even ! and at even thou shalt
say. Would it were morning ! for
the fear of thy heart which thou
shalt fear, and for the sight of
thine eyes which thou shalt see.
68 And Jehovah will bring thee
1 Or, ajter-bi/rtfi
*'[Ch. xxviii.
69 in Heb]
*rCh. xxix. 1
in Heb.]
" ver. 27
b ch. 4. 25, 26
" ch. 1. 10
d Jer. 12. 14 ;
45. 4
« ch. 4. 27
/ch. 4. 28,
29. 26 ; 32.
17
» Lam. 1. 3
h Ex. 13. 14
i Lev. 26.
40 ; 27. 34
k ch. 5. 2, 3
' Rom. 11. 8;
Is. 6. 9, 10 ;
Acts 28. 26,
27
"^ ch. 8. 4
" ch. 8. 3
" ch. 2. 26-3.
17 ; Num.
21. 21-24,
33-35
P ch. 3. 12,
13 ; Num.
32. 32
9 ch. 4. 6
'■ Josh. 1. 7
'Josh. 9. 21,
23,27
tflen. 17. 7;
Ex. 6. 7
204
into Egypt again with ships, by
the way whereof * I said unto thee,
Thou shalt see it no more again :
and there ye shall sell yourselves
unto your enemies for bondmen
and for bondwomen, and no man
shall buy you.
*r)0 'These are the words of
^ fJ the covenant which Jeho-
vah commanded Moses to make
with the children of Israel in the
land of Moab, besides the * cove-
nant which he made with them
in Horeb.
*2 And Moses called unto all
Isi'ael, and said unto them, Ye
have seen all that Jehovah did
before your eyes in the land of
Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto
all his servants, and unto all his
land ; 3 the great trials which
thine eyes saw, the signs, and
those great wonders : 4 but ' Je-
hovah hath not given you a heart
to know, and eyes to see, and ears
to hear, unto this day. 5 And I
have led you forty years in the
wilderness : '" your clothes are not
waxed old upon you, and thy shoe
is not waxed old upon thy foot.
6 "Ye have not eaten bread,
neither have ye drunk wine or
strong drink ; that ye may know
that I am Jehovah your God.
7 "And when ye came unto this
place, Sihon the king of Heshbon,
and Og the king of Bashan, came
out against us unto battle, and we
smote them : 8 and we took their
land, and ^gave it for an inheri-
tance unto tlie Reubenites, and to
the Gadites, and to the half-tribe
of the Manassites. 9 * Keep there-
fore the words of this covenant,
and do them, '' that ye may - pros-
per in all that ye do.
10 Ye staod this day all of you
before Jehovah your God ; your
heads, your tribes, your elders,
and your officers, even all the
men of Israel, 1 1 your little ones,
your wives, and thy sojourner that
is in the midst of thy camps, from
Hhe hewer of thy wood unto the
drawer of thy water ; 12 that thou
mayest enter into the coA^enant of
Jehovah thy God, and into his
oath, which Jehovah thy God
maketh with thee this day ; 13
that he may establish thee this
day unto himself for a people, and
that ' he may be unto thee a God,
as he spake unto thee, and as he
* Or, deal wisely
29.14
DEUTERONOMY
30.8
The Covenant made in Moab. Solemn Injunctions and Promises
sware unto thy fathers, to Abra-
ham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
14 Neither with you only do
I make this covenant and this
oath, 15 but with him that stand-
eth here with us this day before
Jehovah our God, and also with him
that is not here with us this day
16 (for ye know how we dwelt in
the land of Egypt, and how we
came through the midst of the
nations through which ye passed ;
17 and ye have seen their abomi-
nations, and their idols, "wood and
stone, silver and gold, which were
among them) ; 1 8 'lest there should
be among you man, or woman, or
family, or tribe, whose heart turn-
eth away this day from Jehovah
our God, to go to serve the gods of
those nations ; lest there should be
among you "a root that beareth
^gall and wormwood; 19 and it
come to pass, when he heareth the
words of this '^ curse, that he bless
himself in his heart, saying, I shall
have peace, though I walk in the
stubbornness of my heart, ^ to
destroy the moist with the dry.
20 Jehovah will not pardon him,
but then the anger of Jehovah
and his jealousy will ''smoke
against that man, and all the
curse that is written in this book
shall lie upon him, and Jehovah
will " blot out his name from under
heaven. 21 And Jehovah will set
him apart unto evil out of all the
tribes of Israel, according to all
the curses of the covenant -^that
is written in this book of the
law.
22 And the generation to come,
your children that shall rise up
after you, and ^the foreigner that
shall come from a far land, shall
say, when they see the plagues
of that land, and the sicknesses
wherewith Jehovah hath made it
sick; 23 cmd that the whole land
thereof is ''brimstone, and salt,
and *a buiming, that it is not
sown, nor beareth, nor any grass
groweth therein, like the over-
throw of Sodom and Gomorrah,
Admah and Zeboiim, which Je-
hovah overthrew in his anger,
and in his wrath: 24 even all
the nations shall say. Wherefore
hath Jehovah done thus unto this
land? what meaneth the heat of
1 Heb. rosh, a poisonous herb.
2 Or, oath (and so ver. 20, 21)
* Or, to add drunkenness to thirst
° ch. 4. 28 ;
28. 36 ; Ex.
20. 23
b ch. 13. 6
" ch. 32. 32 ;
Heb. 12. 15
d Ps. 74. 1 ;
80. 4
" ch. 9. 14 ;
Ex. 32. 33 ;
2 K. 14. 27
/ch. 30. 10
" Jer. 19. 8 ;
49. 17 ; 60.
13
h Gen. 19.
24 ; Is. 34. 9
' Is. 1. 7 ; 64.
U
* 2 K. 17. 9-
23 ; 2 Chr.
36. 13-21
' Ezek. 19.
12, 13
"' ver. 15, 19 :
ch. 11. 26
" ch. 28. 64 ;
29. 28 ;
Lev. 26. 40-
45
" ch. 4. 29, 30
P ch. 4. 29
9 Gen. 28.
15 ; 48. 21
■ ch. 4. 27
' Neh. 1. 9 ;
Is. 43. 6 ;
48. 20 ; 62.
11
' Jer. 29. 14 ;
30. 3
" ch. 7. 13 ;
13. 17
" ch. 6. 5
' ch. 7. 15
205
this great anger? 2.5 Then men
shall say, * Because they forsook
the covenant of Jehovah, the God
of their 'fathers, which he made
with them when he brought them
forth out of the land of Egypt,
26 and went and served other
gods, and worshipped them, gods
that they knew not, and that he
had not "* given unto them : 27
therefore the . anger of J ehovah
was kindled against this land, to
bring upon it all the curse that
is written in this book ; 28 and
' .Jehovah rooted them out of their
land in anger, and in wi-ath, and
in great indignation, and cast
them into another land, as at this
day. 29 The secret things belong
unto Jehovah our God ; but the
things that are revealed belong
unto us and to our children for
ever, that we may do all the words
of this law.
O/^ And it shall come to pass,
tJ\J when all these things are
come upon thee, "' the blessing and
the curse, which I have set before
thee, and thou shalt call them to
mind "among all the nations,
whither Jehovah thy God hath
driven thee, 2 and "shalt return
unto Jehovah thy God, and shalt
obey his voice according to all that
I command thee this day, thou and
thy children, ^'with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul ; 3 that then
Jehovah thy God will ^^turn thy
captivity, and have compassion
upon thee, and will return and
gather thee from all the peoples,
whither Jehovah thy God hath
*■ scattered thee. 4 If anj/ of thine
outcasts be in the uttermost parts
of heaven, *from thence will Je-
hovah thy God gather thee, and
from thence will he fetch thee :
5 and 'Jehovah thy God will
bring thee into the land which
thy fathers possessed, and thou
shalt possess it ; and he will de
thee good, and "multiply thee
above thy fathers. 6 And Jeho-
vah thy God will circumcise thy
heart, and the heart of thy seed,
" to love Jehovah thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul,
that thou mayest live. 7 "^And
.Jehovah thy God will put all these
curses upon thine enemies, and on
them that hate thee, that perse-
cuted thee. 8 And thou shalt
return and obey the voice of Je
•• Heb. allotted. s Or, return to
30.9
DEUTERONOMY
31.13
Solemn Injanctions and Promises. Moses' Final Cliarge. The Law delivered to the Priests
hovali, and do all his command-
ments which I command thee this
day. 9 "And Jehovah thy God
will make thee plenteous in all the
work of thy hand, in the fruit of
thy body, and in the fruit of thy
cattle, and in the fruit of thy
ground, for good : for Jehovah will
again rejoice over thee for good, as
he rejoiced over thy fathers ; 10 if
thou shalt obey the voice of Jeho-
vah thy God, to keep his com-
mandments and his statutes which
*are written in this book of the
law ; if thou turn unto Jehovah
thy God "with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul.
1 1 For this commandment which
I command thee this day, it is not
too ' hard for thee, neither is it far
off. 1 2 ■ It is not in heaven, that
thou shouldest say, "^ Who shall go
\ip for us to heaven, and bring it
unto us, and make us to hear it,
that we may do it 1 13 Neither is
it beyond the sea, that thou should-
est say. Who shall go over the sea
for us, and bring it unto us, and
make us to hear it, that we may
do if? 14: But the word is very
nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and
in thy heart, that thou mayest
do it.
15 See, I have set before thee
this day life and good, and death
and evil ; 1 6 in that I command
thee this day "to love Jehovah ths^
God, to walk in his ways, and to
keep his commandments and his
statutes and his ordinances, that
thou -^mayest live and multiply,
and that .Jehovah thy God may
bless thee in the land whither thou
goest in to possess it. 17 But if
thy heart turn away, and thou wilt
not hear, but shalt be drawn away,
and worship other gods, and serve
them ; 18 I denounce unto you this
day, that ^ ye shall surely perish;
ye shall not prolong your days in
the land, whither thou passest over
the Jordan to go in to possess it.
1 9 '' I call heaven and earth to wit-
ness against you this day, that I
have set before thee life and death,
' the blessing and the curse : there-
fore choose life, that thou mayest
live, thou and thy seed ; 20 Ho love
Jehovah thy God, to obey his voice,
and '■ to cleave unto him ; '" for - he
is thy life, and the length of thy
days; that thou mayest dwell in
the land which Jehovah svvare unto
1 Or, wonder/al * Or, tliat
" Jer. 31. 27,
28
b ch. 29. 21
■^ ch. 4. 29
d Rom. 10.
6-8
<■ ch. 6. 5
/ ver. 19 ;
ch. 4. 1
0 ch. 4. 26
" ch. 4. 26
' ver. 1
k ch. 6. 5
' ch. 10. 20
'" ch. 4. 1 ;
32.47
" ch. 34. 7
" ch. 1. 37
P Num. 27.
18
1 ch. 20. 1
' ch. 1. 38 ;
3. 28
" ver. 2.5, 26 ;
10. 8 ;
Num. 4. 5,
6, 16
" ch. 15. 1, 2
* ch. 12. 5
V ch. 4. 10
206
thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac,
and to Jacob, to give them.
O "i And Moses went and spake
0 J- these words unto all Israel.
2 And he said unto them, I am "a
hundred and twenty years old this
day; I can no more go out and
come in : and Jehovah hath said
unto me, "Thou shalt not go over
this Jordan. 3 Jehovah thy God,
he will go over before thee ; he will
destroy these nations from before
thee, and thou shalt dispossess
them: and ^Joshua, he shall go
over before thee, as Jehova.h hath
spoken. 4 And Jehovali will do
unto them as he did to Sihon and
to Og, the kings of the Amorites,
and unto their land ; whom he
destroyed. 5 And Jehovah will
deliver them up before you, and
ye shall do unto them according
unto all the commandment which
1 have comipanded you. 6 Be
strong and of good courage, 'fear
not, nor be affrighted at them :
for Jehovah thy God, he it is that
doth go with thee ; ^ he will not
fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 Arid
Moses called unto Joshua, and said
unto him in the sight of all Israel,
' Be strong and of good courage :
for thou shalt go with this people
into the land which Jehovah hath
sworn unto their fathers to give
them ; and thou shalt cause them
to inherit it. 8 And Jehovah, he
it is that doth go before thee; he
will be with thee, 'he will not fail
thee, neither forsake thee : fear not,
neither be dismayed.
9 And ]\loses wrote this law, and
delivered it unto the priests the
sons of Levi, " that bare the ark of
the covenant of Jehovah, and unto
all the elders of Israel. 10 And
Moses commanded them, saj'ing.
At the end of every seven years, in
the set time of "the year of release,
in the feast of tabernacles, 1 1 when
all Israel is come to appear before
Jehovah thy God in ^the place
which he shall choose, thou shalt
read this law before all Israel in
their hearing. 12 Assemble the
people, the men and the women
and the little ones, and thy so-
journer that is within thy gates,
that they may hear, and that they
may * learn, and fear Jehovah your
God, and observe to do all the
words of this law ; 1 3 and that
their children, who have not known,
may hear, and learn to fear Jeho-
31.14
DEUTERONOMY
32.5
Joshaa commissioned. Tlie Law put beside the Arl(. Tlie Song of Moses
vah your God, as long as ye live in
the land whither ye go over the
Jordan to possess it.
14 And Jehovah said unto Moses,
Behold, "thy days approach that
thou must die : call J oshua, and
present yourselves in the tent of
meeting, that I may give him a
charge. *And Moses and Joshua
went, and jj resented themselves in
the tent of meeting. 15 •-■ And Je-
hovah appeared in the Tent in a
pillar of cloud : and the pillar of
cloud stood ^ over the door of the
Tent. 16 And Jehovah said unto
Moses, Behold, ''thou shalt sleep
with thy fathers ; and " this people
will rise up, and play the narlot
after the strange gods of the land,
whither they go to be among them,
and •''will forsake me, and break
my covenant which I have made
with them. 17 ''Then my anger
shall be kindled against them in
that day, and I will forsake them,
and I will hide my face from them,
and they shall be devoured, and
many evils and troubles shall come
upon them ; so that they will say
in that day. Are not these evils
come upon us because our God is
not among us ^ 18 And I will surely
hide my face in that day for all the
evil which they shall have wrought,
in that they are turned unto other
gods. 1 9 Now therefore '' write ye
this song for you, and teach thou
it the children of Israel : put it in
their mouths, that this song may
be a witness for me against the
children of Israel. 20 'For when
I shall have brought them into the
land which I sware unto their fa-
thers, flowing with milk and honey,
and they shall have eaten and filled
themselves, and * waxed fat; then
will they turn unto other gods, and
serve them, and despise me, and
break my covenant. 21 And it
shall come to pass, 'when many
evils and troubles are come upon
them, that this song shall testify
before them as a witness ; for it
shall not be forgotten out of the
mouths of their seed : for I know
their imagination which they frame
this day, before I have brought
them into the land which I sware.
22 '"So Moses wrote this song the
same day, and taught it the chil-
dren of Israel. 2.3 "And he gave
Joshua the son of Nun a charge,
and said, Be strong and of good
1 Or, by
" ch. 4. 22 ;
3i 50;
Num. 27.
12, 13
b Ex. 33. 9-11
■^ Ex. 33. 9
<' Gen. 13. 15
* ch. 4. 'Ih-
28 ; Judg.
2. 11, 12
/Judg. 10. C
'J Judg. 2.
14 ; 6. 13
'' ver. 22
' ch. G. 10-
12 ; 8. 10,
19; 11. 10,
17
* ch. 32. 15-
17
' ch. 4. .^O ;
Lev. 20. 41
"* ver. 19
" ver. 7
"Ex. 3. 12
i' ver. 9
9 ch. 9. 7
""oh. 9. C, 13
» ch. 4. 26
« ch. 4. 26 ;
Is. 1. 2
" Is. 55. 10, 11
" Ex. 33. 19 ,
34. 6, C
"^ ch. 3. 24 ,
5. 24
" ver. 15, 18,
30
' Gen. 18. 25
" ch. 7. 9
f> ch. 4. 25 ;
31. 29
207
courage; for thou shalt bring the
children of Israel into the land
which I sware unto them : and " I
will be with thee.
24 And it came to pass, when
Moses had made an end of writ-
ing the words of this law in a book,
until they were finished, 25 that
Moses commanded the Levites,
* that bare the ark of the covenant
of Jehovah, saying, 26 Take this
book of the law, and put it by the
side of the ark of the covenant of
Jehovah your God, that it may be
there for a witness against thee.
27 For I know *thy rebellion, and
''thy stiff neck: behold, while I
am yet alive with you this day, ye
have been rebellious against Jeho-
vah ; and how much more after my
death"? 28 Assemble unto me all
the elders of your tribes, and your
officers, _ that I may speak tne.se
words in their ears, and 'call
heaven and earth to witness against
them. 29 For I know that after
my death ye will utterly corrupt
yourselves, and turn aside from the
way which I have commanded you ;
ana evil will befall you in the latter
days ; because ye will do that which
is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to
provoke him to anger through the
work of your hands.
30 And Moses spake in the ears
of all the assembly of Israel tht
words of this song, until they were
finished.
OO 'Give ear, ye heavens, and
O w I will speak ;
And let the earth hear the words
of my mouth.
2 My doctrine shall drop as the
" rain ;
My speech shall distil as the
dew,
As the small rain upon the ten-
der grass.
And as the showers upon the
herb.
3 For I will ''proclaim the name
of -Jehovah :
Ascribe ye * greatness unto our
God.
4 The ^ Rock, his work is perfect ;
For all his ways are ^justice :
A God of "faithfulness and with-
out iniquity.
Just and right is he.
5 They have -dealt ''corruptly witb
him, they are not his children,
^ it is their blemish ;
2 Or, corrupted themselves, they Src.
8 Or, but a blot upon them
32.6
DEUTERONOMY
32.24
The Song of Moses
They are a " perverse and crooked
generation.
6 Do ye thus requite Jehovah,
O * foolish people and unwise 1
Is not he thy "^ father that hath
^ bought thee ?
He hath "^ made thee, and estab-
lished thee.
7 Remember the days of old.
Consider the years of many gen-
erations :
*Ask thy father, and he will
show thee ;
Thine elders, and they will
tell thee.
8 When the Most High gave to
the nations their inheritance.
When he -^separated the chil-
dren of men.
He set the bounds of the peo-
ples
According to the number of
the children of Israel.
9 For Jehovah's * portion is his
people ;
Jacob is the lot of his inheri-
tance.
10 He found him in a * desert
land,
And in the waste howling wil-
derness ;
He compassed him about, he
cared for him,
He kept him as 'the apple of
his eye.
11 As an * eagle that stirreth up
her nest.
That fluttereth over her young,
^He 'spread abroad his wings,
he took them,
He bare them on his pinions.
12 Jehovah '"alone did lead him,
And there was " no foreign god
with him.
1 3 He made him " ride on the high
places of the earth.
And he did eat the increase of
the field ;
And he made him to suck
* honey out of the rock.
And oil out of the flinty rock :
14 Butter of the herd, and milk of
the flock,
With fat of lambs.
And rams of the breed of
Bashan, and goats,
« With the * finest of the wheat ;
And of the blood of the grape
thou d rankest wine.
15 But Jeshurun ''waxed fat, and
kicked :
1 Or, possessed Or, gotten
2 Or, Spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them,
beareth them on her pinions
3 Heb. fat of kidneys of wheat.
" Lev. 26. 20
P ch. 29. 21
9 Pb. 18. 14 ,
45. 6
■ ch. 28. 22,
■' Ps. 91. 6
' Lev. 26. 22
" ver. 33
208
Thou art waxed fat, thou art
grown thick, thou art be-
come sleek;
Then he ' forsook God ' who
made him.
And lightly esteemed "the
Rock of his salvation.
16 They *" moved him to jealousy
with strange gods ;
With abominations ^provoked
they him to anger.
17 They ^ sacrificed unto demons,
tvhich ivere no God,
To ^ gods that they knew not.
To "new gods that came up of
late.
Which your fathers dreaded not.
18 Of * the Rock that * begat thee
thou art unmindful.
And hast '^ forgotten God that
gave thee birth.
19 And Jehovah saw it, and ''ab-
horred them.
Because of the " provocation of
his sons and his daughters.
20 And he said, I will hide my
face from them,
I will see what their ■''end shall
be :
For they are a very ^ perverse
generation,
Children in whom is '' no faith-
fulness.
21 They have *' moved me to jeal-
ousy with that which is not
God;
They have provoked me to
anger with their * vanities:
And I will ' move them to jeal-
ousy with those that are not
a people ;
I will provoke them to anger
with a ™ foolish nation.
22 For a "fire is kindled in mine
anger.
And burneth unto the lowest
Sheol,
And " devoureth the earth with
its increase.
And setteth on fire the foun-
dations of the mountains.
23 I will heap ^ evils upon them;
I will spend mine * arrows
upon them :
24 They shall be wasted with hun-
ger, and devoured with ®burn-
ing '■ heat
And bitter * destruction ;
And the teeth of ' beasts will I
send upon them.
With the "poison of crawling
things of the dust.
* Or, bare
5 Heb. burning coals. See Hab. 3. 6.
32.25
DEUTERONOMY
32.46
The Song of Moses. Exhortation to observe the Law
25 Without shall the "sword be-
reave,
And in the chambers terror ;
It shall destroy both * young
man and virgin,
The suckling with the man of
gray hairs.
26 I said, 1 would "scatter them
afar,
I would make the ''remem-
brance of them to cease from
among men ;
27 Were it not that I feared the
"provocation of the enemy,
Lest their adversaries should
judge amiss.
Lest tliey should say, '^ Our hand
is exalted,
And Jehovah hath not done all
this.
28 For they are a nation "void of
counsel,
And there is no understanding
in them.
29 '' Oh that they were wise, that
they understood this.
That they would * consider
their latter end !
30 How should one * chase a thou-
sand, .
And two put ten thousand to
flight.
Except their 'Rock had sold
them.
And Jehovah had delivered
them upl
31 For their rock is not as our
Rock,
Even our '"enemies themselves
being judges.
32 For their vine is of the vine of
Sodom,
And of the fields of Gomorrah :
Their grapes are grapes of
"gall.
Their clusters are bitter :
33 Their wine is.the poison of ser-
pents,
And the cruel venom of asps.
34 Is not this "laid up in store
with me,
Sealed up ^ among my treas-
ures %
35 ^Vengeance is mine, and recom-
pense.
At the time when their *foot
shall slide :
For the '^ day of their calamity
is at hand.
And the things that are to come
upon them shall make haste.
36 For %Tehovah will judge his
people,
1 Or, in mv treastmea
" Lam. 1. 20 ,
Ezek. 7. 16
i> 2 Chr. 36.
17 ; Lam.
2. 21
" ch. 4. 27 ;
28. 64
d ch. 9. 14 ;
Job 18. 17 ,
Ps. 34. 16
" ch. 9. 26-28
/ Ps. 140. 8 ;
Ib. 10. 13
0 ver. 6
''ch. 6. 29;
Ps. 81. 13
» ch. 31. 29 ,
Is. 47. 7 ;
Lam. 1. 9
* Lev. 26. 7, 8
' ver. 4
"' Ex. 14. 25 ;
1 S. 4. 8
" ch. 29. 18
" .Jar. 44. 21 ,
Hos. 13. 12
P Ps. 94. 1 ;
Rom. 12.
19;
Heb. 10. 30
9 Jer. 23. 12
»■ Ezek. 7.
5-10
'■ Ps. 136. 14 ;
Heb. 10. 30
« ch. 30. 1-3 ;
Lev. 26.
43-45 ;
Judg. 2. IS;
Ps. 106. 45 ;
Joel 2. 14
" Jer. 2. 28
" Num. 25.
■^Jer. 11. 12
y Is. 41. 4 ,
43. 10
^ ver. 12
" 1 Sam. 2. 6 ;
2 K. 5. 7
i> Job 5. 18 ;
Hos. 6. 1
" Ps. 60. 22
rf Ezek. 20.
" Ps. 7. 12 ;
Ezek. 21. 9,
10
/Jer. 60. 28-
32
'' Jer. 46. 10
'' Jer. 12. 12 ;
46. 10, 14
' Rom. 16. 10
fc 2 K. 9. 7 ;
Rev. 6. 10 ;
19. 2
' Is. 1. 24
■ Pb. 66. 3 ;
79. 9
" Num. 13.
8, 16
' Ezek. 40.
4 ; 44. 6
209
And ' repent himself for his ser-
vants ;
When he seeth that their power
is gone.
And there is none remaining,
shut up or left at large.
37 And he will say, "Where are
their gods.
The rock in which they took
refuge ;
38 Which did "eat the fat of their
sacrifices,
And^ drank the wine of their
drink-offering 1
Let them rise up and ^help
you.
Let them be your protection.
39 See now that ^I, even L am
he,
And there is ^no god with me :
I "kill, and I make alive ;
I * wound, and I heal ;
And there is "none that can
deliver out of my hand.
40 For '^1 lift up my hand to
heaven,
And say. As I live for ever,
41 If I "whet ^my glittering
sword.
And my hand take hold on
judgment ;
I w;ill render {vengeance to
mine adversaries.
And will recompense them that
hate me.
42 I will make mine arrows " drunk
with blood.
And my ''sword shall devour
flesh;
With the blood of the slain and
the captives,
^ From * the head of the leaders
of the enemy.
43 ^* Rejoice, O ®ye nations, with
his people :
For he will * avenge the blood
of his servants.
And will 'render vengeance to
his adversaries,
And will make /^expiation for
his land, for his people.
44 And Moses came and spake
all the words of this song in the
ears of the people, he, and " Hoshea
the son of Nun. 45 And Moses
made an end of speaking all these
words to all Israel ; 46 and he said
unto them, " Set your heart unto all
the words which I testify unto you
this day, which ye shall command
2 Heb. the lightning of my sword.
3 Or, From the beginning of revenges upon tht
enemy * Or, the hairy head of the enemy
^ Or, Praise his people, ye nations
s Or, ye nations, his people
32.47
DEUTERONOMY
33.16
Moses commanded to ascend Monnt Sebo. The Blessing of IHoses
"your children to observe to do,
even all the words of this law. 47
For it is no vain thing for you ; be-
cause * it is your life, and " through
this thing ye shall prolong your
days in the land, whither ye go
over the Jordan to possess it.
48 And Jehovah spake unto
Moses that selfsame day, saying,
49 '*Get thee up into this moun-
tain of Abarim, unto mount Nebo,
which is in the land of Moab, that
is over against Jericho ; and behold
the land of Canaan, which I give
unto the children of Isx*ael for a
possession; 50 and die in the
mount whither thou goest up, and
be '^ gathered unto thy people, as
Aaron thy brother died in mount
Hor, and was gathered unto his
people: 51 ■'because ye trespassed
against me in the m'idst of the chil-
dren of Israel at the waters of
Meribah of Kadesh, in the ^wilder-
ness of Zin ; because ye sanctified
me not in the midst of the children
of Israel. 52 ''For thou shalt see
the land before thee ; but ' thou
shalt not go thither into the land
which I give the children of Israel.
O O And this is the blessing,
O O wherewith Moses * the man
of God blessed the children of Israel
before his death. 2 And he said,
Jehovah came from ' Sinai,
And rose from '" Seir unto them ;
He shined forth from mount
" Paran,
And he came from " the ten thou-
sands of ' holj' ones :
At his right hand " was a ^ fiery
law for them.
3 Yea, * he loveth the ^ people ;
All *his *■ saints are in thy hand :
And they "sat down at thy feet ;
Every one * shall receive of thy
words.
4 ' Moses commanded us a law.
An " inheritance for the assembly
of .lacob.
5 And ""he was "king in Jeshurun,
When the heads of the people
were gathered.
All the tribes of Israel together.
6 Let "= Reuben live, and not die ;
''Nor let his men be few.
7 And this is the blessing of
^ Judah : and he said,
Hear, Jehovah, the voice of
Judah,
1 Heb. holiness.
* Or, was fire, a law
were streams for them
•* Or, tribes
* Or, their holy ones
Or, as otherwise read,
* Or, recfived
6 Or, th ere was a king
' Or, But
" ch. 4. 3
<< ch. 8. 3 ;
30. 20
' ch. 4. 40 ;
3o. 2o
d ch. 3. 27 ;
Num. 27.
12-14
' (ien. 26. 8
/Num. 20.
12
9 Num. 27.
14
'' ch. 3J. 1-3
' ch. 1. 37 ;
3. 27
I- .Tosh. 14. 6
' Ex, ly, IS,
20 ; Ps. 68.
8, 17
'" .Tudg. 5. 4
" Num. in.
12 ; Hab.
3. 3
"Dan. 7. 10;
Acts 7. fl3 ;
Gal. 3. 19 ;
Heb. 2. 2 ;
Rev. 6. 11
PEx. 19. 18;
20. 1-18
9 ch. 4. 37 ;
7. 8 ; 10. 1.3 ;
Hos. 11. 1;
Mai. 1. 2
'■ ch. 7. 6 ;
14. 2
'ch. 6. 1-9
«ch. 4. 2;
Jn. 1. 17;
7. 19
" ch. 8. 3 ,
Ps. 119. Ill
" Num. 23. 21
^ Gen. 49.
3,4
y Gen. 49.
8-12
' Ex. 28. .30 ;
Lev. 8. 8
° Ps. 106. 16
i ch. 6. 16 ;
Ex. 17. 7;
Num. 20.
13, 24
' Ex. 32. 27-
29
rf ch. 31. 9-
13 ; Lev.
10. II ; Dt.
17. 9-11
« Ex. 30. 7,
8 ; Lev. 16.
12, 13 ; 1 S.
2. 28
/ Ps. 51. 19
'J ch. 4. 37 ;
12. 10
ft ch. 32. 11
■ Gen. 27. 27,
28 . 49. 22-
26
* Gen. 49. 26
210
And bring him in unto his
people.
^ With his hands he contended
^for himself;
And thou shalt be a help
against his adversaries.
8 And of Levi he said.
Thy '^ Thummim and thy Urim
are with ^°thy "godly one,
Whom thou didst prove at
*Massah,
With whom thou didst strive at
the waters of Meribah ;
9 Wh9 said of his father, and of
his mother, I have not seen
him ;
Neither did he "^ acknowledge
his brethren.
Nor knew he his own children :
For they have observed thy
word,
And keep thy covenant.
10 They shall ''teach Jacob thine
ordinances.
And Israel thy law :
They shall put '^incense " before
thee.
And ^ whole burnt-offering
upon thine altar.
11 Bless, Jehovah, his substance,
And accept the work of his
hands :
Smite through the loins of
them that rise up against
him.
And of them that hate him,
that they rise not again.
12 Of Benjamin he said.
The beloved of Jehovah shall
^ dwell in .safety by him ;
He ''covereth him all the day
long.
And he dwelleth between his
shoulders.
13 And of Joseph he said,
•' Blessed of Jehovah be his land.
For the pi'ecious things of
heaven, for the dew.
And for the deep that coucheth
beneath,
14 And for the precious things of
the fruits of the sun.
And for the precious things of
the growth of the '^ moons,
15 And for the chief things of the
ancient mountains,
And for the precious things of
the ^everlasting hills,
16 And for the precious things of
the earth and the fulness
thereof,
6 Or, Let his hands be sufficient for them
' Or. /nr them i" Or, /itjii vhom, thou lovest
11 Heb. 171 thy nostrils. ** Or. months
33.17
DEUTERONOMY
34.7
The Blessing of Moses. The Death of Noses
17
18
And the good will " of him that
dwelt in the bush.
Let the blessing come upon the
head of Joseph,
And upon the crown of the
head of him ^ that was sepa-
rate from his brethren.
^The firstling of his herd,
majesty is his;
And his horns are the horns of
* the wild-ox :
With them he shall ^'^push the
peoples all of them, even the
ends of the earth :
And they are the ten thousands
of Ephraim,
And they are the thousands of
Manasseh.
And of ''Zebulun he said.
Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going
out;
And, Issachar, in thy tents.
19 Theyshallcall the peoples "unto
the mountain ;
There shall they offer •''sacri-
fices of righteousness :
For they shall suck ^the abun-
dance of the seas.
And the hidden treasures of the
sand.
And of '' Gad he said,
Blessed be he that enlargeth
Gad:
He dwelleth 'as a lioness,
And teareth the arm, yea, the
crown of the head.
And he ''provided the *first part
for himself.
For there was ^the lawgiver's
' portion reserved ;
And he '"came ^witji the heads
of the people ;
He "executed the righteousness
of Jehovah,
And his ordinances with Israel.
And of " Dan he said,
Dan is ^a lion's whelp.
That leapeth forth from Bashan.
And of * Naphtali he said,
O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full with the blessing of
Jehovah,
Possess thou the "^ west and the
south.
And of '■ Asher he said.
Blessed be Asher ^'vvith chil-
dren ;
Let him be acceptable unto his
brethren,
And let him 'dip his foot in
oil.
1 Or, ihatis prince amovq ^ Or, a ruler's portion
* Or, His firstling bullock ^ Or, to
s Or, gore i Or, sea
* Or, chose Heb. saw. » Or, above smis
20
21
99
23
24
" Ex. 3. 2-6 ;
Acts 7. 30
l> Num. 23. 22
■^ Ps. 44. 5
d Gen. 49.
13-16
" Ex. 15. 17 ;
Ps. 2. 6 ;
Is. 2. 3
/ Ps. 4. 6 ;
51. 19
9' Is. 60. 5
'' Gen. 49. 19
i Gen. 49. 9
* Num. 32.
1-5
' Num. 34.
14
'" Num. 32.
31, :i2;
Josh. 4. 12
" Josh. 22.
1-3
° Gen. 49. 16
P Gen. 49.9;
Ezek. 19.
2, 3
1 Gen. 49. 21
"■Gen. 49. 20
" Job 29. 6
< Ps. 147. 13
" ch. 4. 40 ;
32. 47
" ch. 4. 35 ;
Ex. 16. 11
" Ps. 68. 33,
34 ; 104. 3 ;
Is. 19. 1
" Ps. 90. 1, 2 ;
91. 9
^ Is. 63. 12
"Ex. 34. 11;
Josh. 24. 18
<> ch. 7. 2
" ver. 12
d ch. 32. 8 ;
Num. 23. 9
« Gen. 27. 28,
37
/ ver. 13
^ Ps. 144. 15
h ch. 4. 32-
34 ; 2 S. 7.
23
'■ Gen. 15. 1 ;
Ps. 33. 20 ;
115. 9-11
i: Ps. 68. 34
' 2 S. 22. 45 ;
Ps. 18. 44 ;
6H. 3 ; 81. 15
"* ch. 32. 13 ;
Is. 58. 14
" ch. 32. 49
° ch. 32. 52
P Gen. 12. 7 ;
26. 3 ; 28. 13
9 Num. 12. 7
■■ ch. 32. 50
' ch. 3. 29 ;
4.46
< ch. 31. 2
25 Thy ''bars shall be iron and
brass ;
And "as thy days, so shall thy
'° strength be.
26 There is " none like unto God,
O Jeshurun,
Who ^ rideth upon the heavens
for thy help.
And in his excellency on the
27 The 2'eternal God is thy dwell-
ing-place.
And underneath are the ^ ever-
lasting arms.-
And he "thrust out the enemy
from before thee,
And said, ''Destroy.
28 And Israel "^ dwelleth in safety,
The fountain of Jacob ''alone.
In a land of "grain and new
wine ;
Yea, his ■''heavens drop down
dew.
29 «' Happy art thou, O Israel:
*Who is like unto thee, a peo-
ple saved by Jehovah,
The 'shield of thy help.
And the sword of thy * excel-
lency !
And thine enemies shall " 'sub-
mit themselves unto thee ;
And thou shalt "tread upon
their high places.
O A "And Moses went up from
Ott the plains of Moab unto
mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah.
that is over against Jericho. Ana
Jehovah "showed him all the land
of Gilead, unto Dan, 2 and all
Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim
and Manasseh, and all the land of
Judah, unto the '"hinder sea, 3 and
the South, and the Plain of the
valley of Jericho the city of palm-
trees, unto Zoar. 4 And .lehovah
said unto him. This is the land
wliich P I sware unto Abraham,
unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, say-
ing, I will give it unto thy seed : I
have caused thee to see it with
thine eyes, but thou shalt not go
over thither. 5 fSo Mo.ses ''the
servant of Jehovah 'died there in
the land of Moab, according to the
word of Jehovah. 6 And ^^he
buried him in the valley in the
land of Moab 'over against Beth-
peor : but no man knoweth of his
sepulchre unto this day. 7 And
Moses was 'a hundred and twenty
years old when he died : his eye
s Or, shoes 12 That is, western.
1" Or, rest Or, security i^ Or, he was buried,
*i Or, yield feigned obedience
211
34.8
DEUTERONOMY
34.12
The Death of Moses
was not dim, nor his natural force
abated. 8 And the children of
Israel wept for Moses in the plains
of Moab " thirty days : so the days
of weeping in the mourning for
Moses were ended.
9 And Joshua the son of Nun
was * full of the spirit of wisdom ;
for Moses had laid his hands upon
him : and the children of Israel
hearkened unto him, and did as
Jehovah commanded Moses. 10
"ch. 1. 3;
Josh. 4. 19
i> Num. 27.
18,23
' Num. 12. 8
And there hath not arisen a
prophet since in Israel like unto
Moses, whom ''Jehovah knew face
to face, 1 1 in all the signs and the
wonders, which Jehovah sent him
to do in the land of Egypt, to
Pharaoh, and to all his servants,
and to all his land, 12 and in all
the mighty hand, and in all the
great terror, which Moses wrought
in the sight of all Israel.
212
THE BOOK OF
JOSHUA
Jehovah's Charge to Joshoa. Joshna prepares to cross the Jordan. Spies sent to Jericho. Received by Rahab
INow it came to pass after the
death of Moses the servant of
Jehovah, that Jehovah spake unto
Joshua the son of Nun, Closes' min-
ister, saying, 2 Moses " my servant
is dead; now therefore arise, *go
over this Jordan, thou, and all this
people, unto the land which I do
give to them, even to the children
of Israel. 3 ° Every place that the
sole of your foot shall tread upon,
to you have I given it, as I spake
unto Moses. 4 From the wilder-
ness, and this Lebanon, even unto
the great river, the river Euphrates,
all the land of the Hittites, and
unto the great sea toward the going
down of the sun, shall be your bor-
der. 5 ■* There shall not any man
be able to stand before thee all the
days of thy life : as I was Avith
Moses, so I will be with thee; ''I
will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of good courage ;
for thou shalt cause this people to
inherit the land which I sware unto
their fathers to give them. 7 •''Only
be strong and very courageous, to
observe to do according to all the
law, which Moses my servant com-
manded thee : turn not from it to
the right hand or to the left, that
thou mayest ^have good success
whithersoever thou goest. 8 ^ This
book of the law shall not depart
out of thy mouth, but thou shalt
meditate thereon day and night,
that thou mayest observe to do
according to all that is written
therein : '' for then thou shalt make
thy way prosperous, and then thou
shalt ^ have good success. 9 Have
not I commanded thee 1 ' Be strong
and of good courage ; be not af-
frighted, neither be thou dismayed :
'' for Jehovah thy God is with thee
whithersoever thou goest.
10 Then Joshua commanded the
officers of the people, saying, 11
Pass through the midst of the camp,
and command the people, saying,
.Prepare you victuals ; for within
1 Or, deal wisely
" Num. 12.
7 ; Dt. 34. 6
b ver. 11
" Dt. 11. 24
d Dt. 7. 24
" Dt. 31. 6, 7
/Dt. 6. 32
'J ch. 8. 34 ;
Dt. 31. 24
A Dt. 29. 9 ;
Ps. 1. 1-3
' ver. 7
* Dt. 31. 8
' ch. 3. 2
'" Num. 32.
20-22
" Dt. 3. 18-20
0 ch. 22. 1-3
P ver. 1
« 7er. 5, 9
■ ch. 3. 1 ;
Num. 23. 1
'Heb. 11.
31 ; Jas.
2. 25
' three days ye are to pass over this
J ordan, to go in to possess the land,
which Jehovah your God giveth
you to possess it.
12 "'And to the Keubenites, and
to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe
of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
13 Remember the word which
Moses the servant of Jehovah com-
manded you, saying, "Jehovah your
God giveth you rest, and will give
you this land. 14 Your wives, your
little ones, and your cattle, shall
abide in the land which Moses gave
you beyond the Jordan ; but ye
shall pass over before your breth-
ren armed, all the mighty men of
valor, and shall help them ; 1 5 until
Jehovah have given your brethren
rest, as he hath given you, and they
also have possessed the land which
Jehovah your God giveth them :
"then ye snail return unto the land
of your xjossession, and possess it,
which Moses ^ the servant of Jeho-
vah gave you beyond the Jordan
toward the sunrising. 16 And they
answered Joshua, saying, All that
thou hast commanded us we will
do, and whithersoever thou sendest
us we will go. 17 According as
we hearkened unto Moses in all
things, so will we hearken unto
thee: *only Jehovah thy God be
with thee, as he was with Moses.
18 Whosoever he be that shall
rebel against thy commandment,
and shall not hearken unto thy
words in all that thou command-
est him, he shall be put to death :
only be strong and of good courage.
2 And Joshua the son of Nun
sent out of '"Shittim two men
as spies secretly, saying, Go, view
the land, and Jericho. And they
went, and came into the house of
"a harlot whose name was Eahab,
and lay there. 2 And it was told
the king of Jericho, saying. Behold,
there came men in hither to-night
of the children of Israel to search
out the land. 3 And the king of
Jericho sent unto Kahab, saying,
213
2.4
JOSHUA
3.4
The Spies, being soogbt, are hidden I)y it,ihal), and afterward dismissed. The Order for crossing tlie Jordan
Bring forth the men that are come
to thee, that are entered into thy
house ; for they are come to search
out all the land, i And the woman
took the two men, and hid them ;
and she said, Yea, the men came
unto me, but I knew not whence
they were : 5 and it came to pass
about the time of the shutting of
the gate, when it was dark, that
the men went out ; whither the
men went I know not : pursue after
them quickly ; for ye will overtake
them. 6 "But she had brought
them up to the roof, and hid them
with the stalks of flax, which she
had laid in order upon the roof.
7 And the men pursued after them
the way to the Jordan unto the
fords : and as soon as they that
pursued after them were gone out,
they shut the gate.
8 And before they were laid
down, she came up unto them
upon the roof ; 9 and she said
unto the men, * I know that Jeho-
vah hath given you the land, and
that "the fear of you is fallen upon
us, and that all the inhabitants of
the land melt away before you.
10 "^For we have heard how Jeho-
vah dried up the water of the Red
Sea before you, when ye came out
of Egypt ; and what ye did unto
the two kings of the Amorites, that
were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon
and to Og, whom ye Hittex'ly de-
stroyed. 11 And as soon as we had
heard it, our hearts did melt, nei-
ther did there remain any more
spirit in any man, because of you :
for Jehovah your God, he is God
in heaven above, and on earth be-
neath. 12 Now therefore, I pray
you, swear unto me by Jehovah,
since I have dealt kindly with you,
that ye also will deal kindly with
ray father's house, and give me ^ a
true token; 13 and that ye will
save alive my father, and my
mother, and my brethren, and ray
sisters, and all that they have, and
will deliver our lives from death
14 And the men said unto her,
Our life ^ for yours, if ye utter not
this our business ; and it shall be,
when Jehovah giveth us the land,
that we will -''deal kindly and truly
with thee.
15 Then she let them down by a
cord through the window : for her
house was upon the side of the
wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
' Heb. devoted. 2 Heb. instead of you to die.
" Jas. 2. 25
' ch. 9. 9, 10,
24; Num.
20. 24
" Ex. 23. 27 ,
Dt. 2. 25
d Num. 23. 22
' ver. 18
/ Gen. 24. 49
» Jas. 2. 25
'» Gen. 24. 8
' ver. 12
' ch 2. 1
' ch. 1. II
" Dt. 31. 9
16 And she said unto them, "Get
you to the mountain, lest the pursu-
ers light upon you ; and hide youi--
selves there three days, until the
pursuers be returned : and after-
ward may ye go your way. 1 7 And
the men said unto her, '' We will be
guiltless of this thine oath which
thou hast made us to swear. 1 8 Be-
hold, when we come into the land,
'thou shalt bind this line of scarlet
thread in the window which thou
didst let us down , by : and thou
shalt gather unto thee into the
house thy father, and thy mother,
and thy brethren, and all thy
father's household. 19 And it
shall be, that whosoever shall go
out of the doors of thy house into
the street, his blood shall be upon
his head, and we shall be guiltless :
and whosoever shall be with thee
in the house, his blood shall be on
our head, if any hand be upon him.
20 But if thou utter this our busi-
ness, then we shall be guiltless of
thine oath which thou hast made
us to swear. 21 And she said, Ac-
cording unto your words, so be it.
And she sent them away, and they
departed : and she bound the scar-
let line in the window.
22 And they went, and came
unto the mountain, and abode
there three days, until the pursu-
ers were returned : and the pursu-
ers sought them throughout all the
way, but found them not. 23 Then
the two men returned, and de-
scended from the mountain, and
passed over, and came to Joshua
the son of Nun ; and they told him
all that had befallen them. 24 And
they said unto Joshua, Truly Jeho-
vah hath delivered into our hands
all the land ; and moreover *all the
inhabitants of the land do melt
away before us.
3 And Joshua rose up early in
the morning ; and they removed
from 'Shittim, and carae to the Jor-
dan, he and all the children of Is-
rael ; and they lodged there before
they passed over. 2 And it came
to pass "after three days, that the
officers went through the midst of
the camp ; 3 and they commanded
the people, sajdng. When ye see
" the ark of the covenant of Jeho-
vah your God, and the priests the
Levites bearing it, then ye shall
remove from your place, and go
after it. .4 Yet there shall be a
spa^e between you and it, about
214
3.5
JOSHUA
4.10
Tbe People pass over the Jordan. Memorial Stones taken from the Jordan
two thousand cubits by measure:
come not near unto it, that ye
may know the way by which ye
must go ; for ye have not passed
this way heretofore. 5 And Joshua
said unto the people, "Sanctify
yourselves ; for to-morrow Jehovah
will do wonders among you. 6 And
Joshua spake unto the priests, say-
ing. Take upthearkof the covenant,
and pass over before the people.
And they took up the ark of the cov-
enant, and went before the people.
7 And Jehovah said unto Joshua,
This day will I begin * to magnify
thee in the sight of all Israel, that
they may know that, as I was with
Moses, so I will be with thee.
8 And thou shalt command the
priests that bear the ark of the
covenant, saying, When ye are
come to the brink of the waters of
the Jordan, ye shall stand still in
the Jordan. 9 And Joshua said
unto the children of Israel, Come
hither, and hear the words of Jeho-
vah your God. 10 And Joshua
said. Hereby ye shall know that
the living GocI is among you, and
that he will without fail drive out
from before you the Caiiaanite, and
the Hittite, and the Hiyite, and
the Perizzite, and the Girgashite,
and the Amorite, and the Jebusite.
1 1 Behold, the ark of the covenant
of the Lord of all the earth passeth
over before you into the Jordan.
12 ''Now therefore take you twelve
men out of the tribes of Israel, for
every tribe a man. 1 3 And it shall
come to pass, when the soles of the
feet of the priests that bear the
ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the
earth, shall rest in the waters of
the Jordan, that the waters of the
Jordan shall be cut off, even tbe
waters that come down from above ;
and they shall '' stand in one heap.
14 And it came to pass, when the
people removed from their tents, to
pass over the Jordan, the priests
that bare the ark of the covenant
being before the people; 15 and
when they that bare the ark were
come unto the Jordan, and the feet
of the priests that bare the ark
were dipped in the brink of the
water (for the Jordan overfloweth
all its banks all the time of har-
vest), 16 *that the waters which
came down from above stood, and
rose up in •'one heap, a great way
^off, at Adam, the city that is be-
1 Another reading is, off from.
8
"ch.
7. 13,
Ex
19. 10
n
(-ch.
4. 14
''ch.
4. 2
dEx
15. 8
'Ps
GG. 6;
74.
15;
114
3,5
/ver
. 13
f Dt
1. 1
ft Ex
14. 21
22,
29
'ch.
3. 12
fc ver. 20
' ver. 21 ;
Ex. 12. 26 ;
13. 14
side Zarethan ; and those that went
down toward the sea of the " Ara-
bah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly
cut off: and the people passed over
right against Jericho. 17 And the
priests that bare the ark of the
covenant of Jehovah stood firm '' on
dry ground in the midst of the Jor-
dan ; and all Israel pas.sed over
on dry ground, until all the na-
tion were passed clean over the
Jordan.
4 And it came to pass, when all
the nation were clean passed
over the Jordan, that Jehovah
spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 'Take
you twelve men out of the people,
out of every tribe a man, 3 and
command ye them, saying, Take
you hence out of the midst of the
Jordan, out of the place where the
priests' feet stood firm, twelve
stones, and carry them over with
you, and lay them down in *the
lodging-place, where ye shall lodge
this night. 4 Then Joshua called
the twelve men, whom he had pre-
pared of the children of Israel, out
of every tribe a man : 5 and Joshua
said unto them, Pass over before
the aik of Jehovah yoiir God into
the midst of the Jorda'n, and take
you up every man of you a stone
upon his shoulder, according unto
the number of the tribes of the chil-
dren of Israel ; 6 that this may be
a sign among you, that, 'when your
children ask in time to come, say-
ing. What mean ye by these stones %
7 then ye shall say unto them. Be-
cause the waters of the Jordan
were cut oft' before the ark of the
covenant of Jehovah ; when it
passed over the Jordan, the waters
of the Jordan were cut off: and
these stones shall be for a memo-
rial unto the children of Israel for
ever.
8 And the children of Israel did
so as Joshua commanded, and took
up twelve stones out of the midst
of the Jordan, as Jehovah spake
unto Joshua, according to the num-
ber of the tribes of the children of
Israel ; and they carried them over
with them unto "'the place wher«
they lodged, and laid them down
there. 9 And .Joshua set up twelve
stones in the midst of the Jordan,
in the place where the feet of the
priests that bare the ark of the
covenant stood : and they are there
unto this day. 10 For the priests
that bare the ark stood in the midst
215
4.11
JOSHUA
5.11
Tbe Priests with the Ark come oat last. The Stones set ap at Gilgal. The Canaanites terrified. The People circnmcised
of the Jordan, until everything
was finished that Jehovah com-
manded Joshua to speak unto the
people, according to all that Moses
commanded Joshua: and the peo-
ple hasted and passed over. 11
And it came to pass, when all the
people were clean passed over, that
the ark of Jehovah passed over,
and the priests, in the presence of
the people. 12" And the children
of Reuben, and the children of Gad,
and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
passed over armed before the chil-
dren of Israel, as Moses spake unto
them: 13 aoout forty thousand
ready armed for war passed over
before Jehovah unto battle, to the
plains of Jericho. 1 4 * On that day
Jehovah magnified Joshua in the
sight of all Israel ; and they feared
him, as they feared Moses, all the
days of his life.
15 And Jehovah spake unto
Joshua, saying, 16 Command the
priests that bear the ark of the
testimony, that they come up out
of the Jordan. 17 Joshua there-
fore commanded the priests, say-
ing. Come ye up out of the Jordan.
18 And it came to pass, when the
priests thaU bare the ark of the
covenant of Jehovah were come up
out of the midst of the Jordan, and
the soles of the priests' feet were
lifted up unto the dry ground, that
the waters of the Jordan returned
unto their place, and went over all
its banks, as aforetime.
19 And the people came up out
of the Jordan on Hhe tenth day
of the first moiith, and encamped
in Gilgal, on the east border of
Jericho. 20 ''And those twelve
stones, which they took out of the
Jordan, did Joshua set up " in Gil-
gal. 21 And he spake unto the
children of Israel, saying. When
your children shall ask their fathers
in time to come, saying. What mean
these stones'? 22 then ye shall let
your children know, saying, Israel
came over this Jordan on -^dry
land. 23 For Jehovah your God
dried up the waters of the Jordan
from before you, until ye Avere
passed over, as Jehovah your God
did to the Red Sea, which he dried
up from before us, until we were
passed OA^er; 24 that all the peo-
gles of the earth may know the
and of Jehovah, that it is mighty ;
that ye may fear Jehovah your
God for evei\
" Nuin
32.
17
b ch. 3.
7
•^ Dt. 1,
3;
34. 8
rf ver. 8
* ver. 3
8
/ch. 3.
17
" Num
13.
29
h ch. 2.
10, 11
' Ex. 4.
25
«•■ Dt. 2.
14
' Dt. 2. 7, 14
^ Num. 14.
2»-3o; 26.
63-65
" Zeph. 2. 8
0 Ex. 12. 18
P ch. 4. 19
5 And it came to pass, when all
the kings of the Amorites, that
were beyond the Jordan westward,
and all the kings of the Canaanites,
'■' that wei'e by the sea, '' heard how
that Jehovah had dried up the
waters of the Jordan from before
the children of Israel, until ^ we
were passed over, that their heart
melted, neither was there spirit in
them any more, because of the chil-
dren of Israel.
2 At that time Jehovah said unto
Joshua, Make thee 'knives of flint,
and circumcise again the children
of Israel the second time. 3 And
Joshua made him knives of flint,
and circumcised the children of
Israel at '^ the hill of the foreskins.
4 And this is the cause why Joshua
did circumcise: *all the people that
came forth out of Egj^Dt, that were
males, even all the men of war, died
in the wilderness by the way, after
they came forth out of Egypt. 5
B"'or all the people that came out
were circumcised ; but all the peo-
ple that were born in the wilder-
ness by the way as they came
forth out of Egypt, they had not
circumcised. 6 For the children
of Israel walked 'forty years in the
wilderness, till all the nation, even
the men of war that came forth out
of Egypt, were consumed, because
they hearkened not unto the voice
of Jehovah: ™unto whom Jehovah
sware that he would not let them
see the land which Jehovah sware
unto their fathers that he would
give us, a land flowing with milk
and honey. 7 And their children,
whom he raised up in their stead,
them did Joshua circumcise: for
they were vmcircumcised, because
they had not circumcised them by
the way. 8 And it came to pass,
when they had done circumcising
all the nation, that they abode in
their places in the camp, till they
were Avhole. 9 And Jehovah said
unto Joshua, This day have I rolled
away " the reproach of Egypt from
off you. Wherefore the name of
that place was called ^Gilgal, unto
this day.
10 And the children of Israel en-
camped in Gilgal ; and " they kept
the passover on the ^'fourteenth day
of the month at even in the plains
of Jericho. 11 And they did eat
of the produce of the land on the
1 Another reading is, they.
2 Or, Gibeath-hMaraloth 3 ihat is. Rolling.
216
5.12
JOSHUA
6. 20
The Passover kept. Manna ceases. Joslma's Vision. Jeriilio compassed and destroyed
morrow after the passover, unleav-
ened cakes and parched grain, in
the selfsame day. 12 And "the
manna ceased on the morrow, after
they had eaten of the produce of
the land ; neither had the children
of Israel manna any more; but
they did eat of the fruit of the land
of Canaan that year.
13 And it came to pass, when
Joshua was hy Jericho, that he
lifted up his eyes and looked, and,
behold, there stood ''a man over
against him with his sword drawn
in his hand : and Joshua went unto
him, and said unto him. Art thou
for us, or for our adversaries'? 14
And he said. Nay; but as prince of
the host of Jehovah am I now come.
And Joshua fell on his face to the
earth, and did worshiiD, and said
unto him. What saith my lord unto
his servant"? 15 And the prince of
Jehovah's host said unto Joshua,
" Put off thy shoe from off thy foot ;
for the place whereon thou stande.st
is holy. And Joshua did so.
6 Now Jericho ^ was straitly
shut up because of the children
of Israel : none went out, and none
came in. 2 And Jehovah said unto
Joshua, See, I have given into thy
hand i^-icho, and '^ihe king thereof,
and the mighty men of valor. 3
And j^e shall compass the city, all
the men of war, going about the
city once. Thus shalt thou do six
days. 4 And seven priests shall
bear seven '^ " trumpets of rams'
horas before the ark : and the
seventh day ye shall comyjass the
city seven times, and the priests
shall blow the trumpets. 5 And
it shall be, that, when they make
a long blast with the ram's horn,
and when ye hear the sound of the
trumpet, all the people shall shout
with a great shout; and the wall
of the city shall fall down ^flat,
and the people shall go up every
man straight before him. 6 And
Joshua the son of Nun called the
priests, and said unto them, Take
up the ark of the covenant, and let
seven priests bear seven trumpets
of rams' horns before the ark of
Jehovah. 7 And "^they said unto
the people. Pass on, and compass
the city, and let the armed men
pass on before the ark of Jehovah.
8 And it was so, tliat, when
I Heb. &hu\. tlie gates and was shut in.
- Or, jiibilee trumnets •* Heb. in its place.
♦ Another reading is, he.
" Ex. 16. 35
i> Gen. 18. 1,
2 ; 32. 24,
3u ; Num.
22. 31
" Ex. 3. 6
d Dt. 7. 24
' Lev. 25. 9
/ ver. 13 ;
Is. 52. 12
■ Lev. 27. 2S ;
Dt. 20. 17
' Num. .31.
11, 12, 21-23
217
Joshua had spoken unto the peo-
ple, the seven priests bearing the
seven trumpets of rams' horns be-
fore Jehovah passed on, and blew
the trumpets: and the ark of the
covenant of Jehovah followed them.
9 And the armed men went before
the priests that blew the trumpets,
and -^the rearward went after the
ark, the priests blowing the trum-
pets as they went. 10 And Joshua
commanded the people, saying, Ye
shall not shout, nor let your voice
be heard, neither shall any word
proceed out of your mouth, until
the day I bid you shout; then shall
ye shout. 11 So he caused the ark
of Jehovah to compass the city, go-
ing about it once: and they came
into the camp, and lodged in the
camp.
1 2 And Joshua rose early in the
morning, and the priests took up
the ark of Jehovah. 13 And "the
seven priests bearing the seven
trumpets of rams' horns before the
ark of Jehovah went on continually,
and blew the trumpets: and the
armed men went before them ; and
''the rearward came after the ark
of Jehovah, the priests blowing the
trumpets as they went. 14 And
the second day they compassed tlie
city once, and returned into tlie
canap : so they did six days.
15 And it came to pass on the
seventh day, that they rose early
at the dawning of the day, and
compassed the city after the same
manner seven times: only on that,
day they compassed the city seven
times. 1 6 And it came to pass at
the seventh time, when the priests
blew the trumpets, Joshua said
unto the people. Shout ; for .Je-
hovah hath given you the city.
17 And the city shall be 'devoted,
even it and all that is therein, to
.Jehovah : only Rahab the harlot
shall live, she and all that are with
her in the hou.se, because she hid
the messengers that we sent. 18
But as for you, only keep your-
selves from the devoted thing, lest
when ye have devoted it, ye take
of the devoted thing; *so M^ould
ye make the camp of Israel ''ac-
cursed, and trouble it. 19 'But
all the silver, and gold, and vessels
of brass and iron, are holy unto
Jehovah : they shall come into the
treasury of Jehovah. 20 So the
people shouted, and the priests blew
5 Heb. devoted.
6.21
JOSHUA
7.13
Jcritlio destroyed. Raliab saved. Israel defeated at Ai
the trumpets : and it came to pass,
when the people heard the sound
of the trumpet; that the people
shouted with a great shout, and
the " wall fell down ^ flat, so that
the people went up into the city,
every man straight before him,
and they took the city. 21 *And
they -utterly destroyed all that
was in the citj% both man and
woman, both young and old, and
ox, ana sheep, and ass, with the
edge of the sword.
22 And Joshua said unto the
two men that had spied out the
land, "Go into the harlot's house,
and bring out thence the woman,
and all that she hath, as j^e sware
unto her. 23 And the young men
the spies went in, and '' brought
out Rahab, and her father, and
her motlier, and her brethren, and
all that she had ; all her ^kindred
also they brought out ; and they
set them without the camp of Is-
rael. 24 ""And they burnt the
city with fire, and all that was
therein ; only the silver, and the
gold, and the vessels of brass and
of iron, they put into the treasury
of the house of .Jehovah. 25 -^But
liahab the harlot, and her father's
household, and all that she had,
did Joshua save alive ; and she
dwelt in the midst of Israel unto
this day, because ■''she hid the
messengers, whom Joshua sent to
spy out Jericho. 26 And Joshua
charged them with an oath at
that time, saying, ''Cursed be the
man before Jehovah, that riseth
up and buildeth this city Jericho :
with the loss of his first-born shall
he lay the foundation thereof, and
with the loss of his youngest son
shall he set up the gates of it. 27
So .Jehovah was with Joshua ; and
his fame was in all the land.
7' But the children of Israel
committed a trespass in the
devoted thing ; for Achan, the
son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi,
the son of Zerah, of the tribe of
Judah, took of the devoted thing :
and the anger of Jehovah was
kindled against the children of
Israel.
2 And .Joshua sent men from
.Jericho to Ai, which is beside
* Beth-aven, on the east side of
Beth-el, and spake unto them,
saying. Go up and spy out the
1 Heb. in its place. - Heb. devoted.
3 Heb. families.
" Heb. 11. 30
f> Dt. 20. 16
' ch. 2. 12-19
rfHeb. 11.31
" Dt. 20. 16-
18
/Heb. 11. 31
'■' ch. 2. 6
'' 1 K. 16. 34
' ch. 6. 17-19
fcch. 18. 12;
1 S. 13. 6 ;
14. 23
' Job 2. 12 ;
42.6
Lam. 2. 10 ;
Rev. IS. 19
' Ex. 32. 12 ;
Dt. 9. 2S
' ch. C. 18, 19
« ch. 6. 18
218
land. And the men went up and
spied out Ai. 3 And they re-
turned to Joshua, and said unto
him. Let not all the people go up ;
but let about two or three thou-
sand men go up and smite Ai ;
make not all the people to toil
thither ; for they are but few.
4 So there went up thither of the
people about three thousand men :
and they fled before the men of
Ai. 5 And the men of Ai smote
of them about thirty and six men ;
and they chased them /Vo?/i before
the gate even unto ^ Shebarim, and
smote them at the descent : and
the hearts of the people melted,
and became as water.
6 And Joshua 'rent his clothes,
and fell to the earth upon his face
before the ark of -Jehovah until
the evening, he and the elders of
Israel; and '"they put dust upon
their heads. 7 And Joshua said,
Alas. O Lord .Jehovah, wherefore
hast thou at all brought this peo-
ple over the Jordan, to deliver us
into the hand of the Amorites, to
cause us to perish 1 would that we
had been content and dwelt be-
yond the Jordan ! 8 Oh, Lord,
what shall I say, after that Israel
hath turned tkeir backs ^ before
their_ enemies ! 9 _" For the Ca-
naanites and all the inhabitants of
the land will hear of it, and will
compass us round, and cut off our
name from the earth : and what
wilt thou do for thy great name?
10 And Jehovah said unto
Joshua, Get thee up ; wherefore
art thovi thus fallen upon thy face 1
11 Israel hath sinned; yea, "they
have even transgressed my cove-
nant which I commanded them :
yea, they have even taken of the
devoted thing, and have also stolen,
and dissembled also ; and they have
even put it among their own stuff.
12 Therefore the children of Israel
cannot stand before their enemies ;
they turn their backs before their
enemies, because they are become
accursed : I will not be with you
any more, except ye destroj?^ the
devoted thing from among you. 1 3
Up, ^ sanctify the people, and say.
Sanctify yourselves against to-
morrow : for thus saith Jehovah,
the God of Israel, 'There is a de-
voted thing in the midst of thee,
O Israel ; thou canst not stand
before thine enemies, until ye
■* Or, the quarries
BASHAN
7.14
JOSHUA
8.9
The Trespass or Aclian. A second Atta<'k on Ai planned
take away the devoted thing from
among you. 14 In the morning
therefore ye shall be brought near
by your tribes : and it shall be,
that the tribe which Jehovah
taketh shall come near by fami-
lies ; and the family which Jeho-
vah shall take shall come near by
households ; and the household
which Jehovah shall take shall
come near man by man. 15 And
it shall be, that he that is taken
with the devoted thing shall be
burnt with fire, he and all that
he hath ; because he hath trans-
gressed the covenant of Jehovah,
and because he hath wrought folly
in Israel.
16 So Joshua rose up early in
the morning, and brought Israel
near by their tribes ; and the tribe
of Judah was taken : 1 7 and he
brought near the family of Judah ;
and he took the family of the Ze-
rahites : and he brought near the
family of the Zerahites man by
man ; and Zabdi was taken : 18
and he brought near his household
man by man ; and Achan, the son
of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the
son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,
was taken. 19 And Joshua said
unto Achan, My son, give, I pray
thee, glory to Jehovah, the God of
Israel, and ^make confession unto
him ; and tell me now what thou
hast done ; hide it not from me.
20 And Achan answered Joshua,
and said. Of a truth I have sinned
against Jehovah, the God of Is-
rael, and thus and thus have I
done : 2 1 when I saw among the
spoil a goodly - Babylonish mantle,
and two hundred shekels of silver,
and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels
weight, then I coveted them, and
took them; and, behold, they are
hid in the earth in the midst of
my tent, and the silver under it.
22 So Joshua sent messengers,
and they I'an unto the tent ; and,
behold, it was hid in his tent, and
the silver under it. 23 And they
took them from the midst of the
tent, and brought them unto
Joshua, and unto all the children
of Israel ; and they laid them down
before Jehovah. 24 And Joshua,
and all Israel with him, took
Achan the son of Zerah, and the
silver, and the mantle, and the
wedge of gold, and his sons, and
his daughters, and his oxen, and
1 Or, give praise 2 Heb. mantle of Shinar.
" ch. 15. 7
!< ch. 6. 18
' Is. 66. 10 ;
Hos. 2. la
>' ch. 1. 9 ;
10. 8
/ ver. 27 ;
Dt. 20. 14
' ver. 2 ;
Dt. 20. 16-
18
his asses, and his sheep, and his
tent, and all that he had : and
they brought them up unto "■ the
valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua
said. Why hast thou * troubled us ■?
Jehovah shall trouble thee this
day. And all Israel stoned him
with stones ; and they burned
them with fire, and stoned them
with stones. 26 And they raised
over him a great heap of stones,
unto this day ; and Jehovah turned
from the fierceness of his anger.
Wherefore the name of that place
was called, "The valley of "Achor,
unto this day.
8 And Jehovah said unto
Joshua, "^Fear not, neither be
thou dismayed : take all the peo-
ple of war with thee, and arise, go
up to Ai ; see, " I have given into
thy hand the king of Ai, and his
people, and his city, and his land ;
2 and thou shalt do to Ai and her
king as thou didst unto Jericho and
her king: -^only the spoil thereof,
and the cattle thereof, shall ye take
for a prey unto yourselves : set
thee an ambush for the city behind
it.
3 So Joshua arose, and all the
people of war, to go up to Ai : and
Joshua chose out thirty thousand
men, the mighty men of valor, and
sent them forth by night. 4 And
he commanded them, saying. Be-
hold, ye shall lie in ambush against
the city, behind the city ; go not
very far from the city, but be ye
all ready : 5 and I, and all the peo-
ple that are with me, will approach
unto the city. And it shall come
to pass, when they come out against
us, as at the first, that we will flee
before them ; 6 and they will come
out after us, till we have drawn
them away from the city ; for they
will say. They flee before us, as a.t
the first : so we will flee before
them ; 7 and ye shall rise up from
the ambush, and take possession of
the city : for Jehovah your God
will deliver it into your hand. 8
And it shall be, when ye have seized
upon the city, that ye shall set the
city on fire ; " according to the word
of Jehovah shall ye do : see, I have
commanded you. 9 And Joshua
sent them forth ; and they went
to the ambushment, and abode be-
tween Beth-el and Ai, on the west
side of Ai : but Joshua lodged that
night among the people. •
3 That is, Troubling.
219
a 10
JOSHUA
8.33
Conqaest and Destraitioa or Ai. The Law recorded and read at Ebal
10 And Joshua arose up early
in the morning, and mustered the
people, and went up, he and the
elders of Israel, before the people
to Ai. 1 1 And all the people, even
the men of war that were with him,
went up, and drew nigh, and came
before the city, and encamped on
the north side of Ai : now there
was a valley between him and Ai.
12 And he took about five thousand
men, and set them in ambush be-
tween Beth-el and Ai, on the west
side of Hhe city. 13 '-^So they set
tlae people, even all the host that
was on the north of the city, and
their liers-in-wait that were on the
west of the city ; and Joshua ^ went
that night into the midst of the
valley. 14 And it came to pass,
when the king of Ai saw it, that
they hasted and rose up early, and
the men of the city went out against
Israel to battle, he and all his peo-
ple, '*at the time appointed, before
the " Arabah ; but he knew not that
there was an ambush against him
behind the city. 15 And Joshua
and all Israel made as if they were
beaten before them, and fled by the
way of the wilderness. 16 And all
the people that were in Hhe city
were called together to pursue after
them : and they pursued after
Joshua, and were drawn away from
the city. 1 7 And there was not a
man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went
not out after Israel : and they left
the city open, and pursued after
Israel.
18 And Jehovah said_ unto
Joshua, * Stretch out the javelin
that is in thy hand toward Ai ; for
I will give it into thy hand. And
Joshua stretched out the javelin
that was in his hand toward the
city. 19 And the ambush arose
quickly out of their place, and they
ran as soon as he had stretched out
his hand, and entered into the city,
and took it ; and they hasted and
set the city on fire. 20 And when
the men of Ai looked behind them,
they saw, and, behold, the smoke
of the city ascended up to heaven,
and they had no ® power to flee this
way or that way : and the people
that fled to the wilderness turned
back upon the pursuers. 21 And
when Joshua and all Israel saw
that the ambush had taken the
1 Another reading is, Ai.
, 2 Or, So the people set all tl-c.
3 Some MSS. read, lodoed that nioht in.
* Or, to the place appointed * Heb. lumds.
"ch. 3. 16
t> ver. 20 ;
Ex. 14. 16;
17. 9-13
" ver. 8
d Dt. 20. IS-
IS
' Ex. 17. U,
» Dt. 21. 22,
23
'' Dt. 27. 2-8
Ex. 20. 25
«-■ Dt. 27. 11-
220
city, and that the smoke of the
city ascended, then they; turned
again, and slew the men of Ai. 22
And the others came forth out of
the city against them ; so they were
in the midst of Israel, some on this
side, and some on that side : and
they smote them, ^ so that they let
none of them remain or escape. 23
And the king of Ai they took alive,
and brought him to Joshua.
24 And it came to pa.ss, when
Israel had made an end of slaying
all the inhabitants of Ai in the
field, in the wilderness wherein
they pursued them, and they were
all fallen by the edge of the sword,
until they were consumed, that all
Israel returned unto Ai, and smote
it with the edge of the sword. 25
•* And all that tell that day, both of
men and women, were twelve thou-
sand, even all the men of Ai. 2G
For Joshua drew not back his hand,
wherewith 'he stretched out the
javelin, until he had "^utterly de-
stroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
27 -^Only the cattle and the spoil
of that city Israel took for a prey
unto themselves, according unto
the word of Jehovah which he com-
manded Joshua. 28 So Joshua
burnt Ai, and made it a ' heap for
ever, even a desolation, unto this
day, 29 «'And the king of Ai he
hanged on a tree until the eventide :
and at the going down of the sun
Joshua commanded, and they took
his body down from the tree, and
cast it at the entrance of the gate
of the city, and raised thereon a
great heap of stones, unto this
day.
30 Then Joshua built an altar
unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, in
''mount Ebal, 31 as Moses the ser-
vant of Jehovah commanded the
children of Israel, as it is written
in the book of the law of Moses,
' an altar of ^ unhewn stones, upon
which no man had lifted up any
iron : and they offered thereon
burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, and
sacrificed peace-offerings. 32 And
he wrote there upon the stones a
copy of the law of Moses, ^ which
he wrote, in the presence of the
children of Israel. 33 *And all
Israel, and their elders and oflicers,
and their judges, stood on this side
of the ark and on that side before
the priests the Levites, that bare
* Heb. devoted.
8 Heb. whole.
Or, mound Heb. tel.
9 Or, which he wrote in See.
8. iH
JOSHUA
9.23
The Law recorded aud read at Ebal. The Canaaniles prepare to resist Joshaa, The Gibeoiiites' Stratagem
the ark of the covenant of Jehovah,
as well the sojourner as the home-
born ; half of them in front of
mount Gerizim, and half of them
in front of mount Ebal ; as Moses
the servant of Jehovah had ^com-
manded at the first, that they
should bless the people of Israel.
34 And afterward he read all the
words of the law, the blessing and
the curse, according to all that is
written in "the book of the law.
35 There was not a word of all that
Moses commanded, which Joshua
read not before all the assembly of
Israel, and the women, and the lit-
tle ones, and the sojourners that
^were among them.
9 And it came to pass, when
* all the kings that were beyond
the Jordan, in the hill-country, and
in the lowland, and on all the shore
of the great sea in front of Leba-
non, the Hittite, and the Amorite,
the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the
Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard
thereof; 2 that they gathered
themselves together, to fight with
Joshua and with Israel, with one
accord.
3 But when the inhabitants of
"Gibeon heard what Joshua had
done unto Jericho and to Ai, 4 they
also did work wilily, and went and
^made as if they had been ambassa-
dors, and took old sacks upon their
asses, and wine-skms, old and rent
and bound up, 5 and old and
patched shoes upon their feet, and
old garments upon them ; and all
the Dread of their provision was
dry and was become mouldy. 6
And they went to Joshua unto the
camp at Gilgal, and said urito him,
and to the men of Israel, We are
come fi'om a far country : now
therefore make ye a covenant with
us. 7 And the men of Israel said
unto the ''Hivites, Peradventure
ye dwell among us ; and " how
shall we make a covenant with
Jou 1 8 And they said unto
oshua, We are thy servants. And
Joshua said unto them. Who are
ye 1 and from whence come ye ■?
9 And they said unto him. From
■''a very far country thy servants
are come because of the name of
Jehovah thy God : for ^ we have
heard the fame of him, and all that
he did in Egypt, 10 and all that he
1 Or, commanded that they shovld bless the peo-
ple of Israel first of all 2 Heb. walked.
3 Ace. to Sept., Vulg., and Syr., took provisions.
See ver. 12.
'ch. 1.8
'ch. 3. 10;
Num. 13.
29
' ver. 17, 22 ;
ch. 10. 2 ;
21. 17
! ver. 2, 11.
19
■ Ex. 23. 32
f ver. 16, 17
' ver. 24 ;
ch. 2. 9
ft Num. 27.
21
■ Ex. 23. 32
: ver. 17
221
did to the two kings of the Amo-
rites, that were beyond the Jordan,
to Silion king of Heshbon, and to
Og king of Bashan, who was at
Ashtaroth. 11 And our elders and
all the inhabitants of our country
spake to us, saying. Take provision
in your hand for the journey, and
go to meet them, and say unto
them, We are your servants : and
now make ye a covenant with us.
12 This our bread we took hot for
our provision out of our houses on
the day we came forth to go unto
you ; but now, behold, it is dry,
and is become mouldy: 13 and
these wine-skins, which we filled,
were new ; and, behold, they are
rent : and these our garments and
our shoes ai'e become old by reason
of the very long journey. 14 And
the men took of their provision,
and ''asked not counsel at the
mouth of Jehovah. 1 5 ' And Joshua
made peace with them, and made
a covenant with them, to let them
live : and the princes of the congre-
gation swai'e unto them.
16 And it came to pass at the
end of three days after they had
made a covenant with them, that
they heard that they were their
neighbors, and that they dwelt
among them. 17 And the chil-
dren of Israel journeyed, and came
unto their cities on the third day.
Now their cities were Gibeon, and
Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Ki-
riath-jearim. 18 And the children
of Israel smote them not, because
the princes of the congregation had
sworn unto them by Jehovah, the
God of Israel. And all the con-
gregation murmured against the
princes. 19 But all the princes
said unto all the congregation. We
have sworn unto them by Jehovah,
the God of Israel : now therefore
we may not touch them. 20 This
we will do to them, and let them
live ; lest wrath be upon us, be-
cause of the oath which we swai'e
unto them. 21 And the princes
said unto them. Let them live : so
they became hewers of wood and
drawers of water unto all the con-
gregation, as the princes had spoken
unto them.
22 And Joshua called for them,
and he spake unto them, saying.
Wherefore have ye beguiled us,
saying. We are very far from you ;
'' when ye dwell among us 1 23 Now
therefore ye are cursed, and there
9.24
JOSHUA
10. 19
The Gibeoiiites redared to Bondage, ftibeon attacked by Five Kings; rescued by Joshua. The Long Day of the Battle
^ shall never fail to be of you bond-
men, both hewers of wood and
drawers of water for the house of
my God. 24 And they answered
Joshua, and said, " Because it was
certainly told thy servants, how
that Jehovah thy God commanded
his servant JMoses to give you all
the land, and to destroy all the in-
habitants of the land from before
you ; therefore we were sore afraid
for our lives because of you, arid
have done this thing. 25 And now,
behold, we are in thy hand : as it
seemeth good and right unto thee
to do unto us, do. 2G And so did
he unto them, and delivered them
out of the hand of the children of
Israel, that they slew them not.
27 And Joshua made them that
day hewers of wood and drawers
of water for the congregation, and
for the altar of Jehovah, unto this
day, * in the place which he should
choose.
•i /~\ Now it came to pass, when
JLVy Adoni-zedek king of Jerusa-
lem heard how Joshua had taken
Ai, and had '^utterly destroyed it
(as he had done to Jericho and her
king, so he had done to Ai and her
king), and how the inhabitants of
Gibeon had made peace with Israel,
and were among them ; 2 that they
feared greatly, because Gibeon was
a great city, as one of the royal
cities, and because it was greater
than Ai, and all the men thereof
were mighty. 3 Wherefore Adoni-
zedek king of Jerusalem sent ""unto
Hoham king of Hebron, and unto
Piram king of Jarmuth, and
unto Japhia king of Lachish, and
unto Deoir king of Eglon, saying,
4 Come up unto me, and help me,
and let us smite Gibeon; for it
hath made peace with Joshua and
with the children of Israel. 5 There-
fore the five kings of '^ the Amorites,
the king of Jerusalem, the king of
Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the
king of Lachish, the king of Eglon,
gathered themselves together, and
went up, they and all their hosts,
and encamped, against Gibeon, and
made war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent
unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal,
saying. Slack not thy hand from
thy servants ; come up to us
?[uickly, and save us, and help us :
or all the kings of the Amorites
1 Heb. shall not be cut off from you.
2 Heb. devoted.
" ver. 9
b Dt. 12. 5
' ver. 23
rf Num. 13.
29
' ch. 1. 6, 9
/Dt. 7. 23
» Hab. 3. 11
'' 2 S. 1. 18
' Is. 38. 8
*-■ ver. 42 ;
Ex 14. 14 ;
Dt. 1. 30
' ver. 5
that dwell in the hill-country are
gathered together against us. 7 So
Joshua went up fi-om Gilgal, he,
and all the people of war with him,
and all the mighty men of valor.
8 And Jehovah said unto Joshua,
*■ Fear them not : for I have deliv-
ered them into thy hands ; there
shall not a man of them stand be-
fore thee. 9 J oshua therefore came
upon them suddenly ; for he went
up from Gilgal all the night. 10
•'^ And Jehovah discomfited them be-
fore Israel, and he slew them with
a great slaughter at Gibeon, and
chased them by the way of the
ascent of Beth-noron, and smote
them to Azekah, and unto Mak-
kedah. 11 And it came to pass,
as they fled from before Israel,
while they were at the descent of
Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast
down great stones from heaven
upon them unto Azekah, and they
died : they were moi'e who died
with the hailstones than they whom
the children of Israel slew with the
sword.
1 2 Then spake Joshua to Jehovah
in the day when Jehovah delivered
up the Amorites before the children
of Israel ; and he said in the sight
of Isi'ael, ^
Sun, "Stand thou still upon
Gibeon ;
And thou. Moon, in the valley
of Aijalon.
13 »And the sun stood still, and
the moon stayed.
Until the nation had avenged
themselves of their enemies.
Is not this written in the book of
* '' Jashar 1 And '' the sun stayed in
the midst of heaven, and hasted
not to go down about a whole day.
14 And there was no day like that
before it or after it, that Jehovah
hearkened unto the voice of a man :
for * Jehovah fought for Israel.
15 And Joshua returned, and all
Israel with him, unto the camp to
Gilgal.
16 And these ^five kings fled,
and hid themselves in the cave at
Makkedah. 17 And it was told
Joshua, saying. The five kings are
found, hidden in the cave at Mak-
kedah. 18 And Joshua said, Roll
great stones unto the mouth of the
cave, and set men by it to keep
them : 1 9 but stay not ye ; pursue
after your enemies, and smite the
hindmost of them ; suffer them not
3 Heb. be silent. * Or, The Upright
222
10.20
JOSHUA
10.40
The Kings captured and slain. Hai(l(edah destroyed. Josliua's other Conquests
to enter into their cities : for Jeho-
vah your God hath delivered them
into your hand. 20 And it came
to pass, when Joshua and the chil-
dren of Israel had made an end
of slaying them with a very great
slaughter, "till they were consumed,
and the remnant which remained
of them had entered into the for-
tified cities, 21 that all the people
returned to the camp to Joshua at
Makkedah in peace : none ' moved
his tongue against any of the chil-
dren of Israel.
22 Then said Joshua, Open the
mouth of the cave, and bring forth
those five kings unto me out of the
cave. 23 And they did so, and
* brought forth those five kings unto
him out of the cave, the king of Je-
rusalem, the king of Hebron, the
king of Jarmuth, the king of La-
chish, the king of Eglon. 24 And it
came to pass, when they brought
forth those kings unto Joshua, that
Joshua called for all the men of
Israel, and said unto the chiefs of
the men of war that went with him.
Come near, put your feet upon the
necks of these kings. And they
came near, and put their feet upon
the necks of them. 25 And Joshua
said unto them, "^Feai' not, nor be
dismayed ; be strong and of good
courage : for thus shall Jehovah do
to all your enemies against whom
ye fight. 26 And afterward Joshua
smote them, and put them to death,
and '^ hanged them on five trees :
and they were hanging upon the
trees until the evening. 27 And
it came to pass at the time of the
going down of the sun, that Joshua
commanded, and "the.v took them
down ofl^ the trees, and cast them
irito the cave wherein they had
hidden themselves, and laid great
stones on the mouth of the cave,
unto this very day.
28 And Joshua took Makkedah on
that day, and smote it with the
edge of the sword, and the king
thereof: -^he ^utterly destroyed
them and all the souls that were
therein ; he left none remaining ;
and he did to the king of Makke-
dah«' as he had done unto the king
of Jericho.
29 And Joshua passed from Mak-
kedah, and all Israel with him,
unto Libnah, and fought against
Libnah : 30 and Jehovah deliv-
ered it also, and the king thereof,
1 Heb. whetted. 2 Heb. devoted.
b Dt. 7. 24
'i ch. 8. 29
' Dt. 21. 22,
23
/Dt. 20
. 16
» ch. 6.
21
h Dt. 1.
7
i Dt. 7.
24
fc Dt. 20
. 16
into the hand of Israel ; and he
smote it with the edge of the
sword, and all the souls that were
therein ; he left none remaining
in it ; and he did unto the king
thereof as he had done unto the
king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed from Lib-
nah, and all Israel with him, unto
Lachish, and encamped against it,
and fought against it: 32 and
Jehovah delivered Lachish into
the hand of Israel ; and he took it
on the second day, and smote it
with the edge of the sword, and
all the souls that wer-e therein,
according to all that he had done
to Libnah.
33 Then Horam king of Gezer
came up to help Lachish ; and
Joshua smote him and his people,
until he had left him none remain-
ing.
34 And Joshua passed from
Lachish, and all Israel with him,
unto Eglon ; and they encamped
against it, and fought against it ;
35 and they took it on that day,
and smote it with the edge of the
sword ; and all tlie souls that were
therein he - utterly destroyed that
day, according to all that he had
done to Lachish.
36 And Joshua went up from
Eglon, and all Israel with him,
unto Hebron ; and they fought
against it: 37 and they took it,
and smote it with the edge of the
sword, and the king thereof, and
all the cities thereof, and all the
souls that were therein ; he left _
none remaining, according to all*
that he had done to Eglon ; but he
^utterly destroyed it, and all the
souls that were therein.
38 And Joshua returned, and all
Israel with him, to Debir, and
fought against it : 39 and he took
it, and the king thereof, and all
the cities thereof; and they smote
them with the edge of the sword,
and "utterly destroyed all the souls
that were therein ; he left none
remaining : as he had done to He-
bron, so he did to Debir, and to
the king thereof ; as he had done
also to Libnah, and to the king
thereof.
40 So Joshua smote all the land,
'' the hill-country, and the South,
and the lowland, and the slopes,
and * all their kings : he left none
remaining, but '^he '^utterly de-
stroyed all that breathed, as Jeho-
223
10. 41
JOSHUA
11.22
Hazor captured and burned. Summary of Joshua's Exploits
vah, the God of Israel, commanded.
41 And Joshua smote them from
Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza,
and all the country of "Goshen,
even unto Gibeon. 42 And all
these kings and their land did
Joshua take at one time, because
Jehovah, the God of Israel, * fought
for Israel 43 And Joshua re-
turned, and all Israel with him,
unto the camp to Gilgal.
nAnd it came to pass, when
Jabiu king of " Hazor heard
thereof, that he sent to Jobab king
of Madon, and to the king of
Shimron, and to the king of Ach-
shaph, 2 and to the kings that
were on the north, in the hill-
country, and in the '' Arabah south
of Chinneroth, and in the low-
land, and in ' the heights of Dor
on the west, 3 to the Canaanite
on the east and on the west,
and the Amorite, and the Hittite,
and the Perizzite, and the Jebu-
site in the hill-country, and the
Hivite under Hermon in the land
of Mizpah. 4 And they went out,
they and all their hosts with them,
much people, even as '^the sand
that is upon the sea-shore in mul-
titude, with horses and chariots
very many. 5 And all these kings
met together ; and they came and
encamped together at the waters
of Merom, to fight with Israel.
6 And Jehovah said unto Joshua,
■^ Be not afraid because of them ;
for to-morrow at this time will I
deliver them up all slain before
Israel : thou shalt * hock their
horses, and burn their chariots
with fire. 7 So Joshua came, and
all the people of war with him,
against them by the waters of
Merom suddenly, and fell upon
them. 8 And Jehovah delivered
them into the hand of Israel, and
they smote them, and chased them
unto great Sidon, and unto '' Mis-
rephoth-maim, and unto the valley
of *Mizpeh eastward ; and they
smote them, until they left them
none remaining. 9 And Joshua
did unto them as Jehovah bade
him : he * hocked their horses, and
burnt their chariots with fire.
10 And Joshua turned back at
that time, and took ' Hazor, and
smote the king thereof with the
sword : for Hazor beforetime was
the head of all those kingdoms.
11™ And they smote all the souls
1 Or, Naphotl\rdor
" ch. 11. 16 i
15. 51
* ver. 14
■^ ver. 10
rf ch. 12. 3-13.
27
« Judg. 7. 12
/ch. 10. 8
V 2 S. 8. 4
'' ch. 13. 6
' ver. 3
* ver. 6
' ver. 1
'" Dt. 20. 16
" Num. 31.
11,12
" ch. 10. 40,
41
Pver. 2
« ch. 12. 7
• Dt. 7. 24
• ch. 9. 3, 7
« Ex. 14. 17
' Num. 13.
33 ; Dt. 9.
224
that were therein with the edge
of the sword, '■^utterly destroying
them ; there was none left that
breathed : and he burnt Hazor
with fire. 12 And all the cities
of those kings, and all the kings
of them, did Joshua take, and he
smote them with the edge of the
sword, and •* utterly destroyed
them ; as Moses the servant of
Jehovah commanded. 13 But as
for the cities that stood on their
mounds, Israel burned none of
them, save Hazor only ; that did
Joshua burn. 14 "And all the
spoil of these cities, and the cattle,
the children of Isi'ael took for a
prey unto themselves ; but every
man they smote with the edge of
the sword, until they had de-
stroyed them, neither left they any
that breathed. 1-5 As Jehovah
commanded Moses his servant, so
did Moses command Joshua : and
so did Joshua; *he left nothing
undone of all that Jehovah com-
manded Moses.
16 So Joshua took all that land,
"the hill-country, and all the
South, and all the land of Goshen,
and the lowland, and ^the Arabah,
and the hill-country of Israel, and
the lowland of the same ; 1 7 from
^« mount Halak, that goeth up to
Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the
valley of Lebanon under mount
Hermon: and ''all their kings he
took, and smote them, and put
them to death. 18 Joshua made
war a long time with all those
kings. 19 There was not a city
that made peace with the children
of Israel, save "the Hivites the
inhabitants of Gibeon : they took
all in battle. 20 'For it was of
Jehovah to ® harden their hearts,
to come against Israel in battle,
that he might "^ utterly destroy
them, that they * might have no
favor, but that he might destroy
them, as Jehovah commanded
Moses.
21 And Joshua came at that
time, and cut off "the Anakim
from the hill-country, from He-
bron, from Debir, from Anab, and
from all the hill-country of Judah,
and from all the hill-country or
Israel : Joshua * utterly destroyed
them with their cities. 22 There
2 Heb. devoting. s Heb. devoted.
* Heb. he removed nothing.
s Or, the hare mountain
6 Heb. make strong. ^ Heb. devote.
8 Or, might not sue for favor
11.23
JOSHUA
13.7
List of Kings smitten by Joshua. Land still to be conquered and divided among the Tribes
was none of the Anakim left in the
land of the children of Israel : only
in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod,
did some remain. 23 So Joshua
took the whole land, according to
all that Jehovah spake unto Moses ;
and "Joshua gave it for an inheri-
tance unto Israel according to
their divisions by their tribes.
'And the land had rest from
war.
■^ O " Now these are the kings
J_^ of the land, whom the chil-
dren of Israel smote, and possessed
their land beyond the Jordan
toward the sunrising, from the
valley of the Arnon unto mount
Hermon, and all the Arabah east-
ward : 2 Sihon king of the Amo-
rites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and
ruled from Aroer, which is on the
edge of the valley of the Arnon,
and '^the citii that is in the middle
of the valley, and half Gilead, even
unto the river Jabbok, the border
of the children of Ammon ; 3 and
the "Arabah unto the sea of Chin-
neroth, eastward, and unto the sea
of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea,
eastward, the way to •''Eeth-jeshi-
moth ; and on the south, under the
slopes of Pisgah : 4 and the border
of Og king of Bashan, of ^the rem-
nant of tne Rephaim, who dwelt
at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5 and
ruled in mount Hermon, and in
Salecah, and in all Bashan, unto
the border of the Geshu rites and
the Maacathites, and half Gilead,
the border of Sihon king of Hesh-
bon. 6 Moses the servant of Jeho-
vah and the children of Israel
smote them : and Moses the ser-
vant of Jehovah gave it for a pos-
session unto the Ileubenites, and
the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh.
7 And these are the kings of
the land whom Joshua andf the
children of Israel smote beyond
the Jordan westward, from Baal-
gad in the valley of Lebanon even
unto ^ mount Halak, that goeth up
to Seir (and Joshua gave it unto
the tribes of Israel for a possession
according to their divisions ; 8 ' in
the hill-country, and in the low-
land, and in the Arabah, and in
the slopes, and in the wilderness,
and in the South ; the Hittite, the
Amprite, and the Canaanite, the
Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebu-
site) : _ 9 the king of Jericho, one ;
the king of Ai, which is beside
»Dt.
1.
38
ftDt
12
• 9,
10;
26
19;
Heb.
!. 8
"Nu
m.
32.
33;
Dt. 3.
8-17
.'Dt.
2.
36
"^ch.
11
2
/ch.
13
20
"Dt.
3.
11
ftch.
11
17
'Ch.
11
le
«.Num.
21. 1
' Dt. 7. 24
"' ch. 14. 10
'ch. 11. 8
225
Beth-el, one ; 10 the king of Jei'u-
salem, one; the king of Hebron,
one; 11 the kingof Jarmuth, one;
the king of Lachish, one ; 1 2 the
king of Eglon, one : the king of
Gezer, one; 13 the king of Debir,
one; the king of Geder, one; 14
the king of Hormah, one ; the king
of * Arad, one ; 15 the king of Lib-
nah, one ; the king of Adullam,
one; 16 the king of Makkedah,
one; the king of Beth-el, one; 17
the king of Tappuah, one ; the
king of Hepher, one; 18 the king
of Aphek, one ; the king of Las-
sharon, one; 19 the king of Ma-
don, one; the king of Hazor, one ;
20 the king of Shimron-meron,
one; the king of Achshaph, one;
21 the king of Taanach, one; the
king of Megiddo, one; 22 the king
of Kedesh, one ; the king of Jok-
neam in Cannel, one ; 23 the king
of Dor in ^ the height of Dor, one ;
the king of "Goiim in Gilgal, one;
24 the king of Tii-zah, one: 'all
the kings thirty and one.
^ O '"Now Joshua was old and
J_0 well stricken in years; and
Jehovah said unto him, Thou art
old and well stricken in years, and
there remaineth 5^et very much
land to be possessed. 2 This is
the land that yet remaineth : all
the regions of the Philistines, and
all the Geshurites ; 3 from ^the
Shihor, which is before Egypt,
even unto the border of Ekron
northward, which is reckoned to
the Canaanites ; the five lords
of the Philistines ; the Gazites,
and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelon-
ites, the Gittites, and the Ekron-
ites ; ■*also the Avvim, 4 on the
sovith ; all the land of the Canaan-
ites, and Mearah that belongeth
to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to
the border of the Amoiites ; 5 and
the land of the Gebalites, and all
Lebanon, toward the sunrising,
from Baal-gad under mount Her-
mon unto the entrance of Ha-
math; 6 all the inhabitants of
the hil] -country from Lebanon
unto "Misrephoth-maim, even all
the Sidonians ; them will I drive
out fi'om before the children of
Israel : only allot thou it unto
Israel for an inheritance, as I have
commanded thee. 7 Now there-
fore divide this land for an in-
1 Or, Nnphath-dor 2 Or, nations
3 Commonly called, the brook of Egypt. See
Num. 34. .';.
* Or, also the Avvim ; from the south, all Sec.
13.8
JOSHUA
14.2
Division of Canaan among tht Tribes. Tlie Transjordauic luheritanres. No Inheritance for Led
heritance unto the nine tribes, and
the half -tribe of Manasseh.
8 With him the Reubenites and
the Gadites received their inheri-
tance, which Moses gave them, " be-
yond the Jordan eastward, even as
Moses the servant of Jehovah gave
them : 9 from Aroer, that is on the
edge of the valley of the Arnon, and
the city that is in the rniddle of the
valley, and all the ^ plain of Medeba
unto Dibon ; 10 and all the cities
of Sihon king of the Amorites, who
reigned in Heshbon, unto the bor-
der of the children of Ammon ; 1 1
and Gilead, and the border of the
Geshu rites and Maacathites, and
all mount Hermon, and all Bashan
unto Salecah ; 1 2 all the kingdom
of Og in Bashan, who reigned in
Ashtaroth and in Edrei (the same
was left of the remnant of the
Rephaim) ; for these did Moses
smite, and drove them out. 13
Nevertheless the children of Israel
drove not out the Geshurites, nor
the Maacathites : but Geshur and
Maacath dwell in the midst of
Israel unto this day. 14 *Only
unto the tribe of Levi he gave no
inheritance ; the offerings of Jeho-
vah, the God of Israel, made by
fire are his inheritance, as he spake
unto him.
15 And Moses gave unto the
tribe of the children of Reuben
according to their families. 16
And their border was from "Aroer,
that is on the edge of the valley of
the Arnon, and the city that is
in the middle of the valley, and all
the ^ plain by Medeba ; 1 7 Hesh-
bon, and all its cities that are in
the ^ i)lain ; Dibon, and Bamoth-
baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 18 and
Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mepha-
ath, 19 and Kiriathaim, and Sib-
mah, and Zereth-shahar in the
mount of the valley, 20 and Beth-
peor, and the 'slopes of Pisgah,
and Beth-jeshimoth, 21 and all
the cities of the ^ plain, and all the
kingdom of iSihon king of the
Amorites, who reigned in Hesh-
bon, whom Moses smote with the
chiefs of Midian, '^'Evi, and Rekem,
and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the
princes of Sihon, that dwelt in the
land. 22 ° Balaam also the son of
Beor, the soothsayer, did the chil-
dren of Israel slay with the sword
among the rest of their slain. 23
And the border of the children of
1 Or, table-land 2 Or, springs
" ch. 12. 1-6
*> Dt. 18. 1, 2
" ver. 9
<iNum. 31. 8
' Num. 31. 8
/Num. 34.
11 ; Dt. 3.
17
9 Num. 32.
41
'' ver. 14
' Num. 34.
16-29
226
Reuben was the Jordan, and the-
border thereof. This was the in-
heritance of the children of Reu-
ben according to their families, the
cities and the villages thereof.
24 And Moses gave unto the
tribe of Gad, unto the children of
Gad, according to their families.
25 And their border was Jazer,
and all the cities of Gilead, and
half the land of the children of
Ammon, \into Aroer that is before
Rabbah ; 26 and from Heshbon
unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Beto-
nim ; and from Mahanaim unto
the border of ^Debir; 27 and in
the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-
nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon,
the rest of the kingdom of Sihon
king of Heshbon, ^the Jordan and
the border thereof, unto the utter-
most part of the sea of -^Chinne-
reth beyond the Jordan eastward.
28 This is the inheritance of the
children of Gad according to their
families, the cities and the villages
thereof.
29 And Moses gave inheritance
unto the half -tribe of Manasseh :
and it was for the half-tribe of the
children of Manasseh according to
their families. 30 And their bor-
der was from Mahanaim, all Ba-
shan, all the kingdom of Og king
of Bashan, and all " the towns of
Jair, which are in Bashan, three-
score cities: 31 and half Gilead,
and Ashtaroth, and ' Edrei, the
cities of the kingdom of Og in
Bashan, were for the children of
Machir the son of IManasseh, even
for the half of the children of
Machir according to their fam-
ilies.
32 These are the inheritances
which Moses distributed in the
plains of Moab, beyond the Jor-
dan at Jericho, eastward. 33 ''But
unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave
no inheritance : Jehovah, the God
of Israel, is their inheritance, as
he spake unto them.
'\ A _ And these are the inher-
-L-JL itances which the children
of Israel took in the land of Ca-
naan, which 'Eleazar the priest,
and Joshua the son of Nun, and
the heads of the fathers' houses
of the tribes of the children of
Israel, distributed unto them, 2
by the lot of their inheritance, as
Jehovah commanded by Moses, for
3 Or, Lidebir
* Or, having the Jordan for a border
14.3
JOSHUA
15.10
Hebron assigned to Caleb. The Territory of Jndah
the nine tribes, and for the half-
tribe. 3 "For Moses had given
the inheritance of the two tribes
and the half-tribe beyond the Jor-
dan : * but unto the Levites he gave
no inheritance among them. 4 For
the children of Joseph were two
tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim :
and they gave no portion unto the
Levites in the land, save cities to
dwell in, with the ^ suburbs thereof
for their cattle and for their sub-
stance. 5 As Jehovah commanded
Moses, so the children of Israel
did ; and they divided the land.
6 Then the children of Judah
drew nigh unto Joshua in Gilgal :
and " Caleb the son of Jfiphunneh
the Kenizzite said unto him, Thou
knowest the thing that Jehovah
spake unto Moses the man of God
concerning me and concerning thee
in Kadesh-barnea. 7 Forty years
old was I when Moses the servant
of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-
barnea to spy out the land ; and I
brought him word again as it was
in my heart. 8 Nevertheless my
brethren that went up with me
made the heart of the people melt ;
but I wholly followed Jehovah my
God. 9 ''And Moses sware on
that day, saying. Surely the land
whereon thy foot hath trodden
shall be an inheritance to thee
and to thy children for ever, be-
cause thou hast wholly followed
Jehovah my God. 10 And now,
behold, Jehovah hath kept me
alive, as he spake, these forty and
five years, frorn the time that Je-
hovah spake this word unto Moses,
while Israel walked in the wilder-
ness : and now, lo, I am this day
fourscore and five years old. 11
As yetl am as strong this day as'
I was in the day that Moses sent
me : as my strength was then,
even so is my strength now, for
war, and to go out and to come
in. 12 Now therefore give me
this hill-country, whereof Jehovah
spake in that day ; for thou heard-
est in that day how "the Anakim
were there, and cities great and
fortified : it may be that Jehovah
will be with me, and I shall drive
them out, as Jehovah spake.
13 And Joshua blessed him ; and
he gave Hebron unto Caleb the
son of Jephunneh for an inheri-
tance. 14 Therefore Hebron be-
came the inheritance of Caleb the
* Or, pasture lands
!>ch. 13. 14
" Muui. 13.
6, 31) ; 14. (
24, 30
d Dt. 1. 3C
« Num. 13.
/ch. 11. 23
« Num. 34.
3. 4
* Num. 20.
IG
<■ Dt. 32. 61
* Num. 34. 3
' ch. 18. 15-
19
"• ch. 7. 24
son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite
unto this day ; because that he
wholly followed Jehovah, the God
of Israel. 15 Now the name of
Hebron beforetime was ^Kiriath-
arba ; which Arba luas the greatest
man among the Anakim. -^And
the land had rest from war.
-j pT » And the lot for the tribe
Xt/ of the children of Judah ac-
cording to their families was unto
the '' border of Edom, even to the
wilderness of *Zin southward, at
the uttermost part of the south.
2 And their south border was from
the uttermost part of the Salt Sea,
from the ^ bay that looketh south-
ward ; 3 and it went out south-
ward of the ascent of Akrabbim,
and passed along to Zin, and went
up by the south of Kadesh-barnea,
and passed along by Hezron, and
went up to Addar, and turned
about to Karka ; 4 and it passed
along to Azmon, and went out at
the brook of Egypt ; and the goings
out of the border were at the sea :
this shall be your south border.
5 *And the east border was the
Salt Sea, even unto the end of
the Jordan. ^ And the border of
the north quarter was from_ the
^ bay of the sea at the end of the
Jordan ; 6 and the border went up
to Beth-hoglah, and passed along
by the north of Beth-arabah ; and
the border went up to the stone
of Bohan the son of Reuben ; 7 and
the border went up to Debir from
™the valley of Achor, and so north-
ward, looking toward Gilgal, that
is over against the ascent of Adum-
mim, which is on the south side of
the river ; and the border passed
along to the waters of En-shemesh,
and the goings out thereof were at
En-rogel ; 8 and the border went
up by the valley of the son of Hin-
nom unto the * side of the " Jebusite
southward (the same is Jerusalem) ;
and the border went up to the top
of the mountain that lieth before
the valley of Hinnom westward,
which is at the uttermost part of
the vale of Rephaim northward ;
9 and the border extended from
the top of the mountain unto the
fountain of the waters of Nephtoah,
and went out to the cities of mount
Ephron ; and the border extended
to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-
jearim) ; 10 and the border turned
2 That is, The city of Arba.
3 Heb. tongue. * Heb. shoulder
227
15.11
JOSHUA
15.58
Tbe Territory of Jadiili. Otbniel (aptares Dcbir. The Cities of J adab
about from Baalah westward unto
mount Seir, and passed along unto
the side of mount Jearim on the
north (the same is Chesalon), and
went down to Beth-shemesh,
and passed along by Timnah ; 1 1
and the border went out unto the
side of Ekron northward ; and the
border extended to Shikkeron, and
passed along to mount Baalah, and
went out at Jabneel ; and the
goings out of the border were at
the sea. 12 And the west border
was to the great sea, and the
border thereof. This is the border
of the children of Judah round
about according to their families.
13" And unto Caleb the son of
Jephunneh he gave a portion
* among the children of Judah,
according to the commandment
of J ehovah to Joshua, even ' Ki-
riath-arba, tvhich Arba ivas the
father of Anak (the same is
Hebron). 14 And "Caleb drove
out thence the three sons of Anak:
Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai,
the children of Anak. 15 And he
went up thence against the inhab-
itants of Debir : now the name
of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-
sepher. _ 16 And Caleb said. He
that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and
taketh it, to him will I give Ach-
sah my daughter to wife. 17 ''And
Othniel the son of Kenaz, the
brother of Caleb, took it : and he
gave him Achsah his daughter to
wife. 18 And it carne to pass,
when she came unto him, that she
moved him to ask of her father a
iield : and she alighted from off" her
ass ; and Caleb said unto her. What
wouldest thou *? 19 And she said,
Give me a ^ blessing ; for that thou
hast ^set me in tlie land of the
South, give me also springs of
water. And he gave her the upper
springs and the nethei- springs.
20 This is the inheritance of the
tribe of the children of Judah ac-
cording to their families.
21 And the uttermost cities of
the tribe of the children of Judah
toward the border of Edom in the
South were Kabzeel, and ^Eder,
and Jagur, 22 and Kinah, and
Dimonah, and Adadah, 23 and
Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
25 and Hazor-hadattah, and Keri-
oth-hezron (the same is Hazor),
1 That is, The city of Arba. 2 Or, present
* Or, given me the land of the South.
" ch. 14. IS-
IS
t> Num. 13. 6
'eh. 11. 21,
22 ; Num.
13. 33 ;
Dt. 9. 2
d Judg. 1.
13 ; 3. 9
' Gen. 35. 21
/Gen. 21. 31
!' 1 S. 27. C ;
30. 1
ft Judg. 13.
2o ; 16. 31
'' 1 S. 22. 1
* ch. 10. 3 ;
2 K. 14. 19
228
26 Amam, and Shema, and Mo-
ladah, 27 and Hazar-gaddah, and
Heshmon, and Beth-pelet, 28 and
Hazar-shual, and ^ Beer-sheba,
and Biziothiah, 29 Baalah, and
lim, and Ezem, 30 and Eltolad.
and Chesil, and Hormah, 31 and
"Ziklag, and Madmannah, and San-
sannah, 32 and Lebaoth, and Shil-
him, and Ain, and Rimmon : all the
cities are twenty and nine, with
their villages.
33 In the lowland, ''Eshtaol, and
Zorah, and Ashnah, 34 and Za-
noah, and En-gannim, Tappuah,
and Enam, 35 Jarmuth, and ' Adul-
1am, Socoh, and Azekah, 36 and
Shaar-aim, and Adithaim, and
Gederah, and Gederothaim ; four-
teen cities with their villages.
37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and
Migdal-gad, 38 and Dilean, and
Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 39 *La-
chisn, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
40 and Cabbon, and ^Lahmam,
and Chitlish, 41 and Gederoth.
Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and
Makkedah ; sixteen cities with
their villages.
42 Libnah, and Ether, and
Ashan, 43 and Iphtah, and Ash-
nah, and Nezib, 44 and Keilah,
and Achzib, and Mareshah ; nine
cities with their villages.
45 Ekron, with its ® towns and
its villages ; 46 from Ekron even
unto the sea, all that were by the
side of Ashdod, with their villages.
47 Ashdod, its towns and its
villages ; Gaza, its towns and its
villages ; unto ' the brook of Egypt,
and the great sea, and the border
thereof.
48 And in the hill-country,
Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoli,
49 and Dannah, and Kiriath-
sannah (the same is Debir), 50 and
Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
51 and Goshen, ,and Holon, and
Giloh ; eleven cities with their
villages.
52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,
53 and Janim, and Beth-tappuah,
and Aphekah, 54 and Humtah,
and Kiriath-arba (the same is He-
bron), and Zior ; nine cities with
their villages.
55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph,
and Jutah, 56 and Jezreel, and
Jqkdeam, and Zanoah, 57 Kain,
Gibeah, and Timnah ; ten cities
with their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,
* Or, Lahmas * Heb. daughters.
15.59
JOSHUA
17.11
The Territory of Ephraim. Territory of Manasseh
59 and Maarath, and Beth-anoth,
and Eltekon ; six cities with their
villages.
60 Kiriath-baal (the same is Ki-
riath-jearim), and Rabbah ; two
cities with their villages.
61 In the wilderness, Beth-ara-
bah, Middin, and Secacah, 62 and
Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and
En-gedi ; six cities with their vil-
lages.
63 And as for the " Jebusites, the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, the chil-
dren of Judah could not drive them
out: but the -Jebusites dwell with
the children of Judah at Jerusalem
unto this day.
-i /I* And the lot came out for
-L vJ the children of Joseph from
the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters
of Jericho on the east, even Hhe
wilderness, going up from Jericho
through the hill-country to Beth-el ;
2 and it went out from Beth-el to
Luz, and passed along unto the
border of the Archites to Ataroth ;
3 and it went down westward to
the border of the Japhletites, unto
the border of ' Beth-horon the
nether, even unto ''Gezer ; and the
goings out thereof were at the sea.
4 And the children of Joseph,
Manasseh and Ephraim, took their
inheritance.
5 And the border of the children
of Ephraim according to their fami-
lies was thus : the border of their
inheritance eastward was " Ataroth-
addar, unto Beth-horon the upper ;
6 and the border went out westward
at-'^Michmethathon the north ; and
the border turned about eastward
unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed
along it on the east of Janoah ;
7 and it went down from Janoah
to Ataroth, and to "Naarah, and
reached unto Jericho, and went out
at the Jordan. 8 From ''Tappuah
the border went along westward to
the brook of Kanah ; and the goings
out thereof were at the sea. _ This
is the inheritance of the tribe of
the children of Ephraim according
to their families ; 9 together with
the cities which were set apart for
the children of Ephraim in the
midst of the inheritance of the chil-
dren of Manasseh, all the cities with
their villages. 1 0 ' And they drove
not out the Canaanites that dwelt
in Gezer : but * the Canaanites
dwell in the midst of Ephraim
unto this day, and are become ser-
vants to do taskwork.
" Judg. 1. 21 ;
2 S. [>. 6
'ch. 8. 15;
18. u
''ch. IS. 13;
1 K. 9. 17
d ch. 10. 33
« ch. 18. 13
/ch. 17.7
'J 1 Chr. 7. 28
''ch. 17. 8
i Judg. 1.
29 ; 1 K. 9.
16
fc ch. 17. 12,
' Num 26.
33 ; 27. 1-
' Num. 27.
6-7
" ch. 13. 30,
31
" 1 Chr. 7.29
229
"1 ^ And this was the lot for
-M- 4 the tribe of Manasseh ; for
he was the first-born of Joseph.
As for Machir the first-born of
Manasseh, the father of Gilead,
because he was a man of war,
therefore he had Gilead and Ba-
shan. 2 So the lot was for the rest
of the children of Manasseh accord-
ing to their families : for the chil-
dren of Abiezer, and for the children
of Helek, and for the children of
Asriel, and for the children of She-
chem, and for thfe children of
Hepher, and for the children of
Shemida : these were the male chil-
dren of Manasseh the son of Joseph
according to their families. 3 ' But
Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the
son of Gilead, the son of Machir,
the son of Manasseh, had no sons,
but daughters : and these are the
names of his daughters : Mahlah,
and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and
Tirzah. 4 And they came near
before Eleazar the priest, and be-
fore Joshua the son of Nun, and
before the princes, saying, Jehovah
commanded Moses to give us an
inheritance among our brethren :
therefore '"according to the com-
mandment of Jehovah he gave them
an inheritance among the brethren
of their father. 5 And there fell
ten ^ parts to Manasseh, besides the
land of Gilead and Bashan, which
is beyond the Jordan ; 6 because
the daughters of Manasseh had an
inheritance among his sons. And
the "land of Gilead belonged unto
the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
7 And the border of Manasseh
was from Asher to Michmethath,
which is before Shechem ; and the
border went along to the right
hand, unto the inhabitants of En-
tappuah. 8 The land of Tappuah
belonged to Manasseh ; but Tap-
puah on the border of Manasseh be-
longed to the children of Ephraim.
9 And the border went down unto
the brook of Kanah, southward of
the brook : these cities belonged to
Ephraim among the cities of Manas-
sen : and the border of Manasseh
was on the north side of the brook,
and the goings out thereof were
at the sea: 10 southward it was
Ephraim's, and northward it was
Manasseh's, and the sea was his
border ; and they reached to Asher
on the north, and to Issachar on
the east, 11 And "Manasseh had
1 Heb. lines.
17.12
JOSHUA
18. U
Two Lots for tlie Children of Joseph. The Rest of the land divided. Territory of Benjamin
in Issachar and in Asher Beth-
shean and its ^ towns, and Ibleam
and its towns, and tlie inhabitants
of Dor and its towns, and the in-
habitants of En-dor and its towns,
and the inhabitants of Taanach ana
its towns, and the inhabitants of
Megiddo and its towns, even the
three "heights. 12 *Yet the chil-
dren of Manasseh could not drive
out the inhabitants of those cities ;
but the Canaanites would dwell in
that land. 13 And it came to pass,
wlien the children of Israel were
waxed strong, '^that they put the
Canaanites to taskwork, and did
not utterly drive them out.
14 And the children ''of Joseph
spake unto Joshua, saying. Why
hast thou given me but one lot and
one '" part for an inheritance, seeing
I am a great people, forasmuch as
hitherto .Jehovah hath blessed me 1
15 And .Joshua said unto- them. If
thou be a great people, get thee up
to the forest, and cut down for thy-
self there in the land of the Periz-
zites and of the Rephaim ; since
the hill-country of Ephraim is too
narrow for thee. 1 6 And the chil-
dren of Joseph said, The hill-coun-
try ^ is not enough for us : and all
the Canaanites that dwell in the
land of the valley have * chariots
of iron, both they who are in Beth-
shean and its towns, and they who
are in the valley of Jezreel. 17 And
Joshua spake unto the house of
Joseph, even to Ephraim and to
Manasseh, saying. Thou art a great
people, and hast great power ; thou
shalt not have one lot only; 18 but
the hill-country shall be thine ; for
though it is a forest, thou shalt cut
it down, and the goings out thereof
shall be thine ; for thou shalt di'ive
out the Canaanites, though they
have ■''chariots of iron, and though
they are strong.
-\ O And the whole congrega-
i O tion of the children of lsi*ael
assembled themselves together at
* Shiloh, and set up the tent of
meeting there : and the land was
subdued before them. 2 And there
remained among the children of Is-
rael seven tribes, which had not yet
divided their inheritance. 3 And
Joshua said unto the children of
Israel, How long are ye slack to go
in to possess the land, which Jeho-
vah, tne God of your fathers, hath
1 Heb dnvahters. 2 Heb. line.
^Heh. in not found for us. I
"ch. n. 2,
b Judji- 1. 27
'^ ch. lu. 10
d iN um. 13. 8
" ver. 18 ;
Judg. 1.
19 ; 4. 3, 13
/ver 16
i'Judg. 21.
19; Jer 7.
12 ; 26. 6, 9
'' ch. 13. 33 ;
Num. 18.
7.20
fc ch. 19. 51 ;
Num. 34.
16-29
given you 1 4 Appoint for you three
men of each tribe : and I will send
them, and they shall arise, and
walk through the land, and describe
it according to their inheritance ;
and they shall come unto me. 5 And
they shall divide it into seven por-
tions: Judah shall abide in his bor-
der on the south, and the house of
Joseph shall abide in their border
on the north. 6 And ye shall de-
scribe the land into seven portions,
and bring the descrijition hither to
me ; and I will cast Jots for you
here before Jehovah our God. 7 For
'' the Levites have no portion among
you ; for the priesthood of Jehovah
is their inheritance : and Gad and
Reuben and the half-tribe of ]\Ia-
nasseh have received their inheri-
tance beyond the Jordan eastward,
which Moses the servant of Jeho-
vah gave them.
8 And the men arose, and went :
and Joshua charged them that went
to describe the land, saying, Go and
walk through the land, and describe
it, and come again to me ; and I
will cast lots for you here before
Jehovah in * Shiloh. 9 And the
men went and passed through the
land, and described it by cities into
seven portions in a book ; and they
came to Joshua unto the camp at
Shiloh. 10 *And Joshua cast lots
for them in Shiloh before Jehovah :
and there Joshua divided the land
unto the children of Israel accord-
ing to their divisions.
1 1 And the lot of the tribe of the
children of Benjamin came up ac-
cording to their families : and the
border of their lot went out between
the children of Judah and the chil-
dren of Joseph. 12 And their bor-
der on the north quarter was from
the Jordan ; and the border Avent
up to the ^side of Jericho on the
north, and went up through the
hill-country westward ; and the go-
ings out thereof were at the wil-
derness of Beth-aven. 13 And the
border passed along from thence to
Luz, to the ''side of Luz (the same
is Beth-el), southward ; and the
border went down to Ataroth-
addar, by the mountain that lieth
on the south of Beth-horon the
nether. 14 And the border ex-
tended thence, and turned about on
the west quarter southward, from
the mountain that lieth before
Beth-horon southward ; and the
4 Heb. shouldn:
230
18.15
JOSHUA
19.22
Territory and Cities of Benjamiu. Territories of Simeon, Zebulun, and Issacliar
goings out thereof wei'e at Kiriath-
baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), a
city of the children of Judah : this
was the west quarter. 15 "And
the south quarter was from the
uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim ;
and the border went out west^yard,
and went out to the fountain of
fche waters of Nephtoah ; 1 6 and the
border went down to the uttermost
Eart of the mountain that Heth
efore the valley of the son of
Hinnom, which is in the vale of
Rephaim northward ; and it went
down to the valley of Hinnom, to
the side of the Jebusite southward,
and went down to En-rogel ; 1 7 ana
it extended northward, and went
out at En-shemesh, and went out
to Geliloth, which is over against
the ascent of Adummim ; and it
went down to the stone of Bohan
the son of Reuben ; 1 8 and it passed
along to the side over against the
Arabah northward, and went down
unto the Arabah ; 1 9 and the border
Eassed along to the side of Beth-
oglah northward ; and the goings
out of the border were at the north
^ bay of the Salt Sea, at the south
end of the Jordan : this was the
south border. 20 And the Jordan
was the border of it on the east
quarter. This was the inheritance
of the children of Benjamin, by the
borders thereof round about, ac-
cording to their families.
21 Now the cities of the tribe of
the children of Benjamin according
to their families were Jericho, and
Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz, 22
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim,
and Beth-el, 23 and Avvim, and
Parah, and Ophrah, 24 and Che-
phar-ammoni, and Ophni, and
Geba ; twelve cities with their
villages: 25 Gibeon, and Eamah,
and Beeroth, 26 and. Mizpeh, and
Chephirah, and Mozah, 27 and
Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
28 and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebu-
site (the sarne_ is Jerusalem), Gibe-
ath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities
with their villages. This is the
inheritance of the children of Ben-
jamin according to their families.
"i (\ And the second lot came
-L «!/ out for Simeon, even for the
tribe of the children of Simeon ac-
cording to their families : and their
inheritance was in the midst of the
inheritance of the children of Ju-
dah. 2 And they had for their in-
1 Heb. tongue.
heritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and
Moladah, 3 and Hazar-shual, and
Balah, and Ezem, 4 and Eltolad,
and Bethul, and Hormah, 5 and
Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and
Haza,r-susah, 6 and Beth-lebaoth,
and Sharuhen ; thirteen cities with
their villages : 7 Ain, Rimmon, and
Ether, and Ashan; four cities with
their villages : 8 and all the villages
that were round about these cities
to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the
South. This is the inheritance of
the tribe of the children of Simeon
according to their families. 9 Out
of the ^part of the children of Judah
was the inheritance of the children
of Simeon ; for the portion of the
children of Judah was too much
for them : therefore the children of
Simeon had inheritance in the midst
of their inheritance.
1 0 And the third lot came up for
the children of Zebulun according
to their families. And the border
of their inheritance was unto Sarid ;
1 1 and their border went up west-
ward, even to Maralah, and reached
to Dabbesheth; and it reached to
the brook that is before Jokneam ;
12 and it turned from Sarid east-
ward toward the sunrising unto the
border of Chisloth-tabor ; and it
went out to Daberath, and went
up to Japhia; 13 and from thence
it passed along eastward to Gath-
hepher, to Eth-kazin; and it went
out at Rimmon which stretcheth
unto Neah; 14 and the border
turned about it on the north to
Hannathon; and the goings out
thereof were at the valley of
Iphtah-el; 15 and Kattath, and
Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah,
and Bethlehem : twelve cities witn
their villages. 16 This is the in-
heritance of the children of Zebu-
lun according to their families,
these cities with their villages.
17 The fourth lot came out for
Issachar, even for the children of
Issachar according to their fami-
lies. 18 And their border was
unto Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and
Shunem, 19 and Hapharaim, and
Shion, and Anaharath, 20 and Rab-
bith, and Kishion, and Ebez, 21
and Remeth, and En-gannim, and
En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez, 22
and the border reached to Tabor,
and Shahazumah, and Beth-she-
mesh; and the goings out of their
border were at the Jordan : sixteen
2 Heb. line.
231
19.23
JOSHUA
20.4
Territories oflsher, Haplitali, and Dan. Timnath-serali given to Joshaa. Cities of Refiige appointed
cities with their villages. 23 This
is the inheritance of the tribe of
the children of Issachar according
to their families, the cities with
their villages.
24 And the fifth lot came out for
the tribe of the children of Asher
according to their families. 25 And
their border was Helkath, and Hali,
and Beten, and Achshaph, 26 and
Allammelech, and Amad, and Mi-
shal; and it reached to Carmel
westward, and to Shihor-libnath;
27 and it turned toward the sun-
rising to Beth-dagon, and reached
to Zebulun, and to the valley of
Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek
and Neiel ; and it went out to Ca-
bul on the left hand, 28 and Ebi'on,
and Rehob, and Hammon, and
Kauah, even unto great Sidon ;
29 and the border turned to
Ramah, and to Hhe fortified city
of Tyre; and the border turned to
Hosah ; and the goings out thereof
were at the sea "b.v the region of
Achzib ; 30 Ummah also, and
Aphek, and Rehob : twenty and
two cities with their villages. 31
This is the inheritance of the tribe
of the children of Asher according
to their families, these cities with
their villages.
32 The sixth lot came out for the
children of Naphtali, even for the
children of Naphtali according to
their families. 33 And their border
was from Heleph, from the ^oak in
Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and
Jabneel, unto Lakkum; and the
goings out thereof were at the .Jor-
dan; 34 and the border turned
westJward to Aznoth-tabor, and
went out from thence to Hukkok;
and it reached to Zebulun on the
south, and I'eached to Asher on the
west, and to Judah at the Jordan
toward the sunrising. 35 And the
fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer,
and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chin-
nereth, 36 and Adamah, and Ramah,
and Hazor, 37 and Kedesh, and
Edrei, and En-hazor, 38 and Iron,
and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-
anath, and Beth-shemesh ; nineteen
cities with their villages. 39 This
is the inheritance of the tribe of the
children of Naphtali according to
their families, the cities with their
villages.
40 The seventh lot came out for
1 Or, the city of Mihsar-zor, that is, the for-
tress of Tyre. * Or, from Hebe! to Achzih
3 Or, oak (or, terebinth,) of Bezaanannim
"ch. ■/4. 30;
Num. 13. 8
i> ch. 18. 10
' Num. .3.5.
&-34 ; Dt. 4.
41 ; 19. 2
232
the tribe of the children of Dan ac-
cording to their families. 41 And
the border of their inheritance was
Zorah,and Eshtaol.and Ir-shemesh,
42 and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon,
and Ithlah, 43 and Elon, and Tim-
nah, and Ekron, 44 and Eltekeh,
and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 45
and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and
Gath-rimmon, 46 and Me-jarkon,
and Rakkon, with the border over
against ■* Joppa. 47 And the border
of the children of Dan went out
^beyond them; for the children of
Dan went up and fought against
^Leshem, and took it, and smote
it with the edge of the sword, and
po.ssessed it, and dwelt therein, and
called Leshem, Dan, after the name
of Dan their father. 48 This is the
inheritance of the tribe of the chil-
dren of Dan according to their
families, these cities with their
villages.
49 So they made an end of dis-
tributing the land for inheritance
by the borders thereof; and the
children of Israel gave an inheri-
tance to Joshua the son of Nun in
the midst of them : 50 according to
the conimandment of Jehovah they
gave him the city which he asked,
even " Timnath-serah in the hill-
country of Ephraim; and he built
the city, and dwelt therein.
51 * These are the inheritances,
which Eleazar the priest, and
Joshua the son of Nun, and the
heads of the fathers' houses of the
tribes of the children of Israel, dis-
tributed for inheritance by lot in
Shiloh before Jehovah, at the door
of the tent of meeting. So they
made an end of dividing the land.
O/^ And Jehovah spake unto
-^ v/ Joshua, saying, 2 Speak to
the children of Israel, saying,
Assign you '^the cities of refuge,
whereof I spake unto you by
Moses, 3 that the manslayer that
killeth any person "unwittingly
and unawares may flee thither :
and they shall be unto you for a
refuge from the avenger of blood.
4 And he shall flee unto one of
those cities, and shall stand at the
entrance of the gate of the city,
and declare his cause in the cars
of the elders of that cit.y ; and
they shall *take him into the city
unto them, and give him a place,
* Heb. Japho: 5 Ot, from them ; and &c.
* In Judg. 18. 29, Laish. 7 Or, through error
8 Heb. gather.
20.5
JOSHUA
21.21
Cities of Refage appointed. Cities assigned to the Levitcs
that he may dwell among them.
5 And if the avenger of blood pur-
sue after him, then they shall not
deliver up. the manslayer into his
hand ; because he smote his neigh-
bor unawares, and hated him not
beforetirne. 6 And he shall dwell
in that city, until he stand before
the_ congregation for judgment,
until the death of the high priest
that shall be in those days : then
shall the manslayer return, and
come unto his own city, and unto
his own house, unto the city from
whence he fled.
7 And they ^set apart "Kedesh
in ^ Galilee in the hill-country of
Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-
country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-
arba (the same is Hebron) in * the
hill-country of Judah. 8 And be-
yond the Jordan at Jericho east-
ward, they assigned Bezer in the
wilderness in the ^ plain out of the
tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in
Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and
Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of
Manasseh. 9 These were the ap-
pointed cities for all the children
of Israel, and for the stranger that
sojourneth among them, that who-
soever killeth any person * unwit-
tingly might flee thither, and not
die by the hand of the avenger of
blood, until he stood before the
congregation.
0 ^ Then came near the heads
w X of fathers' houses " of the Le-
vi tes unto Eleazar the priest, and
unto Joshua the son of Nun, and
unto the heads of fathers' houses of
the tribes of the children of Israel ;
2 and they spake unto them at Shi-
loh in the land of Canaan, saying,
** Jehovah commanded by Moses to
give us cities to dwell in, with the
® suburbs thereof for our cattle.
3 And the children of Israel gave
unto the Levites out of their in-
heritance, according to the com-
mandment of Jehovah, these cities
with their suburbs.
4 And the lot came out for the
families .of the Kohathites : and
the children of Aaron the priest,
who were of the Levites, had by
lot out of the tribe of Judah, and
out of the tribe of the Simeonites,
and out of the tribe of Benjamin,
thirteen cities.
5 And the rest of the children
of Kohath had by lot out of the
1 Heb. sanctified. 2 Heb. Gald. 3 Or, table-land
* Or, thrvugh error ^ Or, pasture lands
■ ch. 21. 32 ;
1 Chr. 6. 76
6 oh, 21. 11 ;
Lk. 1. 39
' Num. 35.
families of the tribe of Ephraim,
and out of the tribe of Dan, and
out of the half-tribe of Manasseh,
ten cities.
6 And the children of Gershon
had by lot out of the families of
the tribe of Issachar, and out of
the tribe of Asher, and out of the
tribe of Naphtali, and out of the
half-tribe ot Manasseh in Bashan,
thirteen cities.
7 The children of Merari accord-
ing to their families had out of the
tribe of Reuben, and out of the
tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe
of Zebulun, twelve cities.
8 And the children of Israel gave
by lot unto the Levites these cities
with their suburbs, as Jehovah com-
manded by Moses. 9 And they gave
out of the tribe of the children of
Judah, and out of the tribe of the
children of Simeon, these cities
which are here mentioned by name :
10 and they were for the children
of Aaron, of the families of the
Kohathites, who were of the chil-
dren of Levi ; for theirs was the
first lot. 1 1 And they gave them
Kiriath-arba, ivhich Arba was the
father of " Anak (the same is He-
bron), in the hill-country of Judah,
with the suburbs thereof round
about it. 12 But the fields of the
city, and the villages thereof, gave
thev to Caleb the son of Jephunneh
for his possession.
13 And unto the children of
Aaron the priest they gave He-
bron with its suburbs, the city
of refuge for the manslayer, and
Libriah with its suburbs, 14 and
Jattir with its suburbs, and Esh-
temoa with its suburbs, 15 and
Holon Avith its suburbs, and Debir
with its suburbs, 16 and Ain with
its suburbs, and Juttah with its
suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with
its suburbs ; nine cities out of
those two tribes. 1 7 And out of
the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with
its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and
Almon with its suburbs ; four cities.
1 9 All the cities of the children of
Aaron, the priests, were thirteen
cities with their suburbs.
20 And the families of the chil-
dren of Kohath, the Levites, even
the rest of the children of Kohath,
they had the cities of their lot out
of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 And
they gave them Shechem with its
6 Heb. Anok.
233
21.22
JOSHUA
22.7
Cities assigned to the Levites. The Transjordanic Tribes return
suburbs in the hill-country of
Ephraim, the city of refuge for
the manslayer, and Gezer with its
suburbs, 22 and Kibzaim with
its suburbs, and Beth-horon with
its suburbs ; four cities. 23 And
out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke
with its suburbs, Gibbethon with
its suburbs, 24 Aijalon with its
suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its
suburbs ; four cities. 25 And out
of the half-tribe of Manasseh
Taanach with its suburbs, and
Gath-rimmon with its suburbs ;
two cities. 26 All the cities of
the families of the rest of the chil-
dren of Kohath were ten with their
suburbs.
27 And unto the children of
Gershon, of the families of the
Levites, out of the half-tribe of
Manasseh they gave Golan in
Bashan with its suburbs, the city
of refuge for the manslayer, and
Be-eshterah with its suburbs ; two
cities. 28 And out of the tribe
of Issachar, Kishion with its sub-
urbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-
gannim with its suburbs ; four
cities. 30 And out of the tribe
of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs,
Abdon with its suburbs, 31 Hel-
kath with its suburbs, and Rehob
with its suburbs ; four cities.
32 And out of the tribe of Naph-
tali, Kedesh in Galilee with its
suburbs, the city of refuge for
the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor
with its suburbs, and Ka,rtan
with its suburbs ; three cities.
33 All the cities of the Gershon-
ites according to their families
were thirteen cities with their
suburbs.
34 And unto the families of the
children of Merari, the rest of the
Levites, out of the tribe of Zebu-
lun, Jokneam with its suburbs,
and Kartah with its suburbs,
35 Dimnah with its suburbs, Na-
halal with its suburbs ; four cities.
36 And out oi the tribe of Reu-
ben, Bezer with its suburbs, and
Jahaz with its subvirbs, 37 Kede-
moth with its suburbs, and Meph-
aath with its suburbs ; four cities.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad,
Ramoth in Gilead with its sub-
urbs, the city of refuge for the
manslayer, and Mahanaim with
its suburbs, 39 Heshbon with its
suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs ;
four cities in all. 40 All these were
" Num. 35.
b Dt. 34. 4
"^ Num. 33.
.03; Dt. U.
.•il ; 17. 14
rfch. 1. 13;
23. 1
<■ Dt. 7. 24
/Ex. 23. 31
^ Ch. 23. 14 ,
1 K. 8. 56
'' Num. 32.
20-22
■ ch. 1. 12-18
k Num. 32.
18 ; Dt. 3.
' Dt. 6. 10
Dt. 4. 29
" Num. 32.
33
"ch. 17. 1-13
234
the cities of the children of Merari
according to their families, even the
rest of the families of the Levites ;
and their lot was twelve cities.
41 "All the cities of the Levites
in the midst of the possession of
the children of Israel were forty
and eight cities with their sub-
urbs. 42 These cities were every
one with their suburbs round
about them : thus it was with all
these cities.
43 *!So .Jehovah gave unto Israel
all the land which he sware to
give unto their fathers ; and " they
possessed it, and dwelt therein.
44 And Jehovah ''gave them rest
round about, according to all that
he sware unto their fatliers : and
there "stood not a man of all their
enemies before them ; -''Jehovah
delivei'ed all their enemies into
their hand. 45 "There failed not
aught of any good thing which
Jehovah had spoken unto the
house of Israel ; all came to pass.
iyC} *Then Joshua called the
^^ Reubenites, and the Gad-
ites, and the half-tribe of Manas-
seh, 2 and said unto them, Ye
have kept all that Moses the ser-
vant of Jehovah commanded you,
'and have hearkened unto my
voice in all that I commanded
you : 3 ye have not left your
brethren these many days unto
this day, but have kept the charge
of the commandment of Jehovah
your God. 4 *And now Jehovah
your God hath given rest unto your
brethren, as he spake unto them :
therefore now turn ye, and get you
unto your tents, unto the land of
your possession, which Moses the
servant of Jehovah gave you be-
yond the Jordan. 5 'Only take
diligent heed to do the command-
ment and the law which Moses the
servant of Jehovah commanded
you, to love Jehovah your God,
and to walk in all his ways, and
to keep his commandments, and to
cleave unto him, and to serve him
™ with all your heart and with all
your soul. 6 So Joshua blessed
them, and sent them away ; and
they went unto their tents.
7 " Now to the one half-tribe of
Manasseh Moses had given inheri-
tance in Bashan; "but unto the
other half gave Joshua among their
brethren beyond the Jordan west-
wai'd. Moreover when Joshua sent
them away unto their tents, he
22.
JOSHUA
22.27
The Transjordanlc Tribes return. They build an Altar which gives Offence. They justifj themselves
blessed them, 8 and spake unto
them, saying, Return witli much
wealth unto your tents, and with
very much cattle, with silver, and
with gold, and with brass, and with
iron, and with very much i-aiment :
divide the spoil of your enemies
with your brethren. 9 And the
children of Reuben and the chil-
dren of Gad and the half-tribe of
Manasseh returned, and departed
from the children of Israel out of
Shiloh, which is in the land of
Canaan, to go unto the land of Gil-
ead, to the land of their possession,
whereof they were possessed, ac-
cording to the commandment of
Jehovah by Moses.
10 And when they came unto the
region about the Jordan, that is in
the land of Canaan, the childi/en of
Reuben and the children of Gad
and the half-tribe of Manasseh
built there an altar by the Jordan,
a great altar to look upon. 1 1 And
the children of Israel heard say.
Behold, the children of Reuben and
the children of Gad and the half-
tribe of Manasseh have built "an
altar in the forefront of the land
of Canaan, in the region about the
Jordan, on the side that pertaineth
to the children of Israel. 12 And
when the children of Israel heard
of it, the whole congregation of the
children of Israel gathered them-
selves together at ''Shiloh, to go up
against tliem to war.
1.3 And the children of Israel
sent unto the children of Reuben,
and to the children of Gad, and
to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into
the land of Gilead, " Phinehas the
son of Eleazar the priest, 14 and
with him ten princes, one prince
of a fathers' house for each of the
tribes of Isi^ael ; and they were
every one of them head of their
fathers' houses among the ^ thou-
sands of Israel. 1 5 And they came
unto the children of Reuben, and to
the children of Gad, and to the half-
tribe of Manasseh, unto the land
of Gilead, and they spake with
them, saying, 16 Thus saith the
whole congi'egation of Jehovah,
What trespass is this that ye have
committed against the God of Is-
rael, to turn away this day from
following Jehovah, in that ye have
builded you ''an altar, to i-ebel this
day against Jehovah'? 17 Is *the
iniquity of Peor too little for us,
1 Or, Jamilies
" ver. 19 ;
Dt. 12. 5
b ch. IS. 1
" Num. 25.
11 ; 31. 6
rf ver. 1 1
" Num. 25.
1-9
' ch. 7. 1-26
A Dt. 12. 11
from which we have not cleansed
ourselves unto this day, although
there came a plague upon the con-
greijation of Jehovah, 18 that ye
must turn away this day from fol-
lowing Jehovah ? and it will be,
seeing ye rebel to-day against Je-
hovah, that to-morrow he will be
wroth with the whole congregation
of Israel. 1 9 Howbeit, if the land
of your possession be unclean, then
pass ye over unto the land of the
possession of Jehovah, wherein Je-
hovah's -^tabernacle dwelleth, and
take possession among us : but rebel
not against Jehovah, nor rebel
against us, in building you an altar
besides the altar of Jehovah our
God. 20 Did not "Achan the son
of Zerah commit a trespass in the
devoted thing, and wrath fell upon
all the congregation of Israel 1 and
that man perished not alone in his
iniquity.
21 Then the children of Reuben
and the children of Gad and the
half-tribe of Manasseh answered,
and spake unto the heads of the
^ thousands of Israel, 22 The Mighty
One, God, Jehovah, the Mighty
One, God, Jehovah, he knoweth ;
and Israel he shall know : if it be
in rebellion, or if in trespass against
Jehovah (save thou us not this
day), 23 that we have built us an
altar to turn away from following
Jehovah ; or ''if to ofl'er thereon
burnt-ofl'ering or meal-offering, or
if to ofler sacrifices of peace-offer-
ings thereon, let Jehovah himself
require it ; 24 and if we have not
rather out of carefulness done this,
and of purpose, saying, In time to
come your children might speak
unto our children, saying. What
have ye to do with Jehovah, the
God of Israel 1 25 for Jehovah hath
made the Jordan a border between
us and you, ye children of Reuben
and children of Gad ; ye have no
portion in Jehovah : so might your
children make our children cease
from fearing Jehovah. 26 There-
fore we said, Let us now prepare
to build us an altar, not for burnt-
offering, nor for sacrifice : 27 but
it shall be a witness between us
and you, and between our genera-
tions after us, that we may do the
service of Jehovah before him with
our burnt-offerings, and with our
sacrifices, and with our peace-offer-
ings ; that your children may not
say to our children in time to come,
235
22.28
JOSHUA
-23.14
Good Will restored between tlie Western and the Transjordanic Tribes. Joshua's Farewell Address
Ye have no portion in Jehovah.
liS Therefore said we, It shall be,
when they so say to us or to our
generations in time to come, that
we shall say. Behold the pattern of
the altar of Jehovah, which our
fathers made, not for burnt-offer-
ing, nor for sacrifice ; but it is a
witness between us and you. 29
Far be it from us that we should
rebel against Jehovah, and turn
away this day from following Jeho-
vah, to build an altar for burnt-
offering, for meal-offering, or for
sacrifice, besides the altar of Jeho-
vah our God that is before his
tabernacle.
30 And when Phinehas the priest,
and the princes of the congrega-
tion, even the heads of the thou-
sands of Isi'ael that were with him,
heard the words that the children
of Reuben and the children of Gad
and the children of Manasseh spake,
it pleased them well. 31 And
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the,
i)riest said unto the children of
lleuben, and to the children of Gad,
and to the children of Manasseh,
This day we know that Jehovah is
in the midst of us, because ye have
not committed this trespass against
Jehovah : now have ye delivered
the children of Israel out of the
hand of Jehovah. 32 And Phine-
has the son of Eleazar the priest,
and the princes, returned from the
children of Reuben, and from the
children of Gad, out of the land of
Gilead, unto the land of Canaan,
to the children of Israel, and
brought tliem word again. 33 And
the thing pleased the children of
Israel : and the children of Israel
blessed God, and spake no more of
going up against them to war, to
destroy the land wherein the chil-
dren of Reuben and the children of
Gad dwelt. 34 And the children
of Reuben and the children of Gad
" called _ the altar ^ Ed : For. said
they, it is a witness between us that
Jehovah is God.
O O And it came to pass after
w O many days, when Jehovah
had given *rest unto Israel from
all their enemies round about, and
Joshua was old and well stricken
in years ; 2^ " that Joshua called for
all Israel, for their elders and for
their heads, and for their judges
and for their officers, and said
unto them, I am old and well
I That is, Witness.
" Gen. 31. 47
i- ch. 21. 44
' ch. 24. 1
d Dt. 1. 30
' Ex. 23. 30
/Num.33.
63
'J Dt. 5. 32
" ch. 1. J
> Ex. 23. 13 ;
Ps. 16. 4
* Dt. 6.
13 ; 10. 20
' Ex. 20. 6
' Ex. 23. 23,
30
" Dt. 7. 24
' Lev. 26. 8
Dt. 28. 7
P ver. 3
■J Ex. .34. 1;-),
16 ; Ps. 1U6.
34, 35
»■ Dt. 7. 3,
4 : Ezr.
9. 2 ; Neh.
13. 26
' Ex. 23. 33 ;
.34. 12;
Dt. 7. 16
< 1 K. 2. 2
"ch. 21. 46
stricken in years : 3 and ye have
seen all that .Jehovah your God
hath done unto all these nations
because of you ; for '' Jehovah your
God, he it is that hath fought for
you. 4 Behold, *I have allotted
unto you these nations that remain,
to be an inheritance for your tribes,
from the Jordan, with all the na-
tions that I have cut off, even unto
the great sea toward the going
down of the sun. 5 And Jehovah
your God, he will thrust them out
from before you, and drive them
from out of your sight; and -^ye
shall possess their land, as Jehovah
your God spake unto you. 6 ^There-
fore be ye very courageous to keep
and to do '' all that is written in the
book of the law of Moses, that ye
turn not aside therefrom to the
right hand or to the left ; 7 that
ye come not among these nations,
these that remain among you ;
' neither make mention of the name
of their gods, nor * cause to swear
hy them, neither 'serve them, nor
bow down yourselves unto them ;
8 but cleave unto Jehovah your
God, as ye have done unto this day.
9 ™For Jehovah hath driven out
from before you great nations and
strong: but as for you, "no man
hath stood before you unto this
day. 10 "One man of j'ou "shall
chase a thousand ; for Jehovah
your God, ^'he it is that fighteth
for you, as he spake unto you.
11 Take good heed therefore unto
yourselves, that ye love Jehovah
your God. 12 Else if ye do at all
go back, and '' cleave unto the I'em-
nant of these nations, even these
that remain among you, and make
'marriages with them, and go in
unto them, and they to you ; 1 3
know for a certainty that Jehovah
your God will no more drive these
nations from out of your sight;
but they * shall be a snare and a
trap unto you, and a scourge in
your sides, and thorns in your ej^es,
until ye perish from off this good
land which Jehovah your God hath
given you.
14 And, behold, this day *I am
going the way of all the earth :
and ye know in all your hearts
and in all your souls, "that not
one thing Jiath failed of all the
good things which Jehovah your
God spake concerning you ; all are
come to pass unto you, not one
2 Or, hath chased
236
23.15
JOSHUA
24.20
Joshna's Farewell Address. Tbe Covenant renewed at Sliecliem
thing hath failed thereof. 1 5 And
it shall come to pass, that as all the
good things are come upon you of
which Jehovah your God spake
unto you, "so will Jehovah bring
upon you all the evil things, until
he have destroyed you from off this
good land v/hich Jehovah your God
nath' given you. 16 *When ye
transgress the covenant of Jehovah
your God, which he commanded
you, and go and serve other gods,
and bow down yourselves to them ;
then will the anger of Jehovah be
kindled against you, and ye shall
perish quickly from off the good
land which he hath given unto
you.
^A "And Joshua gathered
^ jt all the tribes of Israel to
Shechem, and called for the elders
of Israel, and for their heads, and
for their judges, and for their offi-
cers ; and they presented them-
selves before God. 2 And Joshua
said unto all the people. Thus saith
Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your
fathers dwelt of old time beyond
the River, even '^ Terah, the father
of Abraham, and the father of
Nahor : and they served other gods.
.3 ''And I took your father Abra-
ham from beyond the River, and
led him throughout all the land of
Canaan, and -^ multiplied his seed,
and gave him ^ Isaac. 4 And I
gave unto Isaac ''.Jacob and Esau :
and 'I gave unto Esau mount
Seir, to possess it ; and * Jacob
and his children went down
into Egypt. 5 And ' I sent Moses
and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt,
according to that which I did in
the midst thereof : and afterward
I brought you out. 6 And I
brought your fathers out of Egypt :
and '" ye came unto the sea ; and
the Egyptians pursued after your
fathers with chariots and with
horsemen unto the Red Sea. 7
And when they cried out unto
Jehovah, he put darkness between
you and the Egyptians, and
brought the sea upon them, and
covered them ; and your eyes saw
what I did in Egypt : and " ye
dwelt in the wilderness many days.
8 And "I brought you into the
land of the Amorites, that dwelt
beyond the Jordan : and they
fought with you ; and I gave them
into your hand, and ye possessed
their land ; and I destroyed them
from before you. 9 Then ''Balak
" Lev. 26. 14-
33 ; Dt.
28. 15
ft Dt. 4. 25,
26
« ch. 23. 2
d Gen. 11.
27-32
« Gen. 12. 1 ;
24. 7
/Gen. 15. 5
'J Gen. 21. 3
'' Gen. 25. 25,
26
i Dt. 2. 5
k Gen. 46.
6,7
I Ex. 4. 14-17
"' Ex. 14. 2-
31
" Dt. 1.
46 ; 2. 14
° Num. 21.
21-35
P Num. 22. 2
9 ch. 3. 16, 17
'■ Ex. 23. 23,
28 ; Dt. 7. 1
« Ex. 23. 31
t Ex. 23. 28 ;
Dt. 7. 20
« Ps. 44. 3
'" Dt. 6. 10, 11
^Dt. 10. 12;
18. 13 ; 1 S.
12. 24
y Lev. 19. 2 i
20. 7, 26
' Ex. 20. 5 ;
,34. 14
" Ex. 23. 21
f" Dt. 4. 25, 29
237
the son of Zippor, king of Moab,
arose and fought against Israel :
and he sent and called Balaam the
son of Beor to curse you; 10 but
I would not hearken unto Balaam ;
therefore he blessed you still : so
I delivered you out of his hand.
I I And * ye went over the Jordan,
and came unto Jericho : and the
men of Jericho fought against you,
'the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and
the Canaanite, and the Hittite,
and the Girgashite, the Hivite,
and the Jebusite ; and *I delivered
them into your hand. 12 And 1
* sent the hornet before you, which
drove them out from before you,
even the two kings of the Amorites ;
"not with thy sword, nor with thy
bow. 13 "And I gave you a land
whereon thou hadst not labored,
and cities which ye built not, and
ye dwell therein ; of vineyards and
oliveyards which ye planted not do
ye eat.
14 * Now therefore fear Jehovah,
and serve him in sincerity and in
truth ; and put away the gods
which your fathers served beyond
the River, and in Egypt ; and
serve ye Jehovah. 15 And if it
seem evil unto you to serve Jeho-
vah, choose you this day whom ye
will serve ; whether the gods which
your fathers served that were be-
yond the River, or the gods of the
Amorites, in whose land ye dwell :
but as for me and my house, we
will serve Jehovah.
16 And the people ansAvered
and said. Far be it from us that we
should forsake Jehovah, to serve
other gods; 17 for Jehovah our
God, he it is that brought us and
our fathers up out of the land of
Egypt, from the house of ^ bondage,
and that did those great signs in
our sight, and preserved us in all
the way wherein we went, and
among all the peoples through the
midst of whom we passed ; 18 and
Jehovah drove out from before us
all the peoples, even the Amorites
that dwelt in the land : therefore
we also will serve Jehovah ; for he
is our God.
19 And Joshua said unto the
people. Ye cannot serve Jehovah ;
^ for he is a holy God ; he is ' a .jeal-
ous God; "he will not forgive your
transgression nor your sins. 20
'If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve
foreign gods, then he will turn
1 Heb. bondmen.
24. 21
JOSHUA
24.33
The Covenant renewed. Death and Burial ef Jofi)iua and of Eleazar. Joseph's Bones buried
and do you evil, and consvime you,
after that he hath done you good.
21 And the people said unto
Joshua, Nay; out we will serve
Jehovah. 22 And Joshua said
unto the people, Ye are witnesses
against yourselves that ye have
chosen you Jehovah, to serve him.
And they said, We a)'e witnesses.
23 Now therefore put away, said
he, the foreign gods which are
among you, and "incline your
heart unto Jehovah, the God of
Israel. 24 ''And the people said
unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will
we serve, and unto his voice will
we hearken. 25 "" So Joshua made
a covenant with the people that
day, and set them a statute and an
ordinance in Shechem. 26 And
Joshua wrote these words in the
book of the law of God ; and he
took a great stone, and set it up
there under the oak that was ^ by
the sanctuary of Jehovah. 27 And
Joshua said unto all the people,
Behold, "^ this stone shall be a wit-
ness against us ; for it hath heard
all the words of Jehovah which he
spake unto us : it shall be there-
fore a witness against you, lest ye
deny your God. 28 So Joshua
1 Or, m
" 1 K. 8. 57,
58 ; Ps. 119.
30; 141. 4
b Ex. 19. 8 ;
24. 3, r ;
Dt. 5. 27
' Ex. 24. 8
d Ch. 22. 27,
34
* ch. 19. 50
/Gen. 50.
24, 2n ; Ex.
13. 19 ;
Acts 7. 15,
16
'J Gefl. 33. 19
'' ch. 22. 13
sent the people away, every man
unto his inheritance.
29 And it came to pass after
these things, that Joshua the son
of Nun, the servant of Jehovah,
died, being a hundred and ten
years old. 30 And they buried
him in the border of his inheri-
tance in * Timnath-serah, which
is in the hill-country of Ephraim,
on the north of the mountain or
Gaash. 31 And Israel served Je-
hovah all the days of Joshua,
and all the days of the elders
that outlived Joshua, and had
known all the work of Jehovah,
that he had wrought for Israel.
32 -^And the bones of Joseph,
which the children of Israel
brought up out of Egypt, buried
they in Snechem, in the parcel
of ground ^ which Jacob bought
of the sons of Hamor the father of
Shechem for a hundred pieces of
money : and they became the in-
heritance of the children of Joseph.
33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron
died ; and they buried him in '-^the
hill of '' Phinehas his son, which
was given him in the hill-country
of Ephraim.
2 Or, Gibeah of Phinehas
238
THE BOOK OF
JUDGES
Capture of Bezek, Jerusalem, Hebron, Kiriatli-sepber, and other Cities
IAnd it came to pass after the
death of Joshua, that the chil-
dren of Israel "asked of Jehovah,
sas'ing, Who shall go up for us
first * against the Canaanites, to
fight against theml 2 And Jeho-
vah said, Judah shall go up : be-
hold, I have delivered the land
into his hand. 3 And Judah said
unto Simeon his brother, Come up
with me into my lot, that we may
fight against the Canaanites; and
I likewise will go with thee into
thy lot. So Simeon went with
him. 4 And Judah went up ; and
Jehovah delivered the Canaanites
and the Perizzites into their hand :
and they smote of them in Bezek
ten thousand men. 5 And they
found Adoni-bezek in Bezek ; and
they fought against him, and they
smote the Canaanites and the Per-
izzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled ;
and they pursued after him, and
caught him, and cut off his thumbs
and his great toes. 7 And Adoni-
bezek said, Threescore and ten
kings, having their thumbs and
their great toes cut off, gathered
their food under my table : as I have
done, so God hath requited me.
And they brought him to Jerusa-
lem, and he died there..
8 And the children of Judah
fought against "Jerusalem, and
took it, and smote it with the edge
of the sword, and set the city on
fire. 9 And afterward the chil-
dren of Judah went down to fight
against the Canaanites that dwelt
in the hill-country, and in the
South, and in the lowland.
10 ''And Judah went against the
Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron
(now the name of Hebron before-
time was Kiriath-arba) ; and they
emote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and
Talmai.
11 And from thence he went
against the inhabitants of Debir.
(Now the name of Debir before-
time was Kiriath-sepher.) 12 And
Caleb said. He that smiteth Kiri-
° Num. 27.
21
b ver. 27 ; c
h.
2. 21-23 ;
3.
1-6
•^ ver. 21 ;
Joshi. 15.
63
d Josh. 15.
13-19
« ch. 3. 9
/ch. 4. 11
Num. 10
29-32
» ch. 3. 13
Dt. 34. 3
h Num. 21
1
I Num. 21
3
*: ch. 4. 3, 13 ;
Josh. 17.
16
' Josh. 14.
9
"" ver. 10 ;
Josh. 15.
14
"» ver. 8 ;
Josh. 15
63
ath-sepher, and taketh it, to him
will I give Achsah my daughter to
wife. 1 3 And " Othniel the son of
Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother,
took it : and he gave him Achsah
his daughter to wife. 14 And it
came to pass, when she came unto
him, that she moved him to ask of
her father a field : and she alighted
from off her ass ; and Caleb said
unto her, What wouldest thou?
15 And she said unto him, Give
me a ^ blessing ; for that thou
hast ^ set me in the land of the
South, give me also springs of
water. And Caleb gave her the
upper springs and the nether
springs.
16 And the children of ■'^the Ke-
nite, Moses' ^ brother-in-law, went
up out of the ''city of palm-trees
with the children of Judah into
the wilderness of Judah, which is
in the south of '' Ai-ad ; and they
went and dwelt with the people.
17 And Judah went with Simeon
his brother, and they smote the
Canaanites that inhabited Zephath,
and ■* utterly destroyed it. And
the name of the city was called
'Hormah. 18 Also Judah took
Gaza with the border thereof, and
Ashkelon with the border thereof,
and Ekron with the border thereof.
19 And Jehovah was with Judah ;
and he drove out the inhabitants
of the hill-country ; for he could
not drive out the inhabitants of
the valley, because they had
* chariots of iron. 20 And they
gave Hebron unto Caleb, ' as Moses
had spoken : and he drove out
thence '"the three sons of Anak.
21 "And the children of Benjamin
did not drive out the Jebusites
that inhabited Jerusalem ; but the
Jebusites dwell with the children
of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto
this day.
22 And the house of Joseph, they
1 Or, present
2 Or, given me the land of the South
3 Or, father-in-law * Heb. devoted.
239
1.23
JUDGES
2.12
Capture of Laz, Places not conquered by Israel. Tlie Angel of Jehovah at Bochim. Joshaa's Death
also went up against Beth-el ; and
Jehovah was with them. 23 And
the house of Joseph sent to spy out
Beth-el. ("Now the name or the
city beforetime was Luz). 24 And
the watchers saw a man come
forth out of the city, and they said
unto him, Show us, we pray thee,
the entrance into the city, and we
will deal kindly with thee. 25
And he showed them the entrance
into the city ; and they smote the
city with the edge of the sword ;
''but they let the man go and all
his family. 26 And the man went
into the land of the Hittites, and
built a city, and called the name
thereof Luz, which is the name
thereof unto this day.
27 ° And Manasseh did not drive
out the inhabitants of Beth-shean
and its ^ towns, nor of Taanach
and its towns, nor the inhabitants
of Dor and its towns, nor the in-
habitants of Ibleam and its towns,
nor the inhabitants of Megiddo
and its towns ; but ** the Canaan-
ites would dwell in that land.
28 And it came to pass, when
Isi^ael was waxed strong, that they
put the Canaanites to taskwork,
and did not utterly drive them
out.
29 * And Ephraim drove not out
the Canaanites that dwelt in
Gezer ; but the Canaanites dwelt
in Gezer among them.
30 Zebulun drove not out the
inhabitants of Kitron, nor the in-
habitants of Nahalol ; but the
Canaanites dwelt among them, and
became subject to taskwork.
31 Asher drove not out the in-
habitants of Acco, nor the inhabit-
ants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor
of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of
Aphik, nor of Rehob; 32 but the
Asherites dwelt among the Ca-
naanites, the inhabitants of the
land ; for they did not drive them
out.
33 Naphtali drove not out the
inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor
the inhabitants of Beth-anath ; but
he dwelt among the Canaanites,
the inhabitants of the land : never-
theless the inhabitants of Beth-
shemesh and of Beth-anath became
subject to taskwork. _
34 And the Amorites forced the
children of Dan into the hill-coun-
try ; for they would not suffer
them to come down to the valley ;
1 lleb. daughters.
" Gen. 28. 19
* Josh. 6. 25
" Josh. 17. 12
d ver. 1
' Josh. 16. 10
/Josh. 15. 3
y ch. 6. 11 ;
13. 2-21
fc ver. 5
' Ex. 20. 2
* Gen. 17. 7,
8 ; Lev. 26.
42, 44 ;
Dt. 7. 9
' Ex. 23. 32
"^ Ex. 34. 12,
13
" Josh. 23. 13
" Num. 33.
56
P Josh. 24.
28-31
9 ch. 3. 7, 12 ;
4. 1 ; 6. 1
"■ ch. 6. 25 ;
8. 33 ; 10. 6
' Dt. 31.
16
240
35 but the Amorites would dwell
in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in
Shaalbim : yet the hand of the
house of Joseph prevailed, so that
they became subject to taskwork.
36 And the border of the Amorites
was from the ■''ascent of Akrabbim,
from '" the rock, and upward.
2 And "^the angel of Jehovah
came up from Gilgal to ''Bo-
chiin. And he said, '1 made you
to go up out of Egypt, and have
brought you unto the land which
I sware unto your fathers ; and I
said, *I will never break my cove-
nant with you : 2 and ' ye shall
make no covenant with the in-
habitants of this land ; ™ ye shall
break down their altars. But ye
have not hearkened unto my voice :
why have ye done this ■? 3 Whei'e-
fore "I also said, I will not drive
them out from before you ; but
they shall be "as thorns in your
sides, and their gods shall be a
snare unto you. 4 And it came to
pass, when the angel of Jehovah
spake these words unto all the
cnildren of Israel, that the people
lifted up their voice, and wept.
5 And they called the name of
that place ^ Bochim : and they
sacrificed there unto Jehovah.
6 ^ Now when Joshua had sent
the people away, the children of
Israel went every man unto his
inheritance to possess the land.
7 And the people served Jehovah
all the days of Joshua, and all the
days of the elders that outlived
Joshua, who had seen all the great
work of Jehovah that he had
wrought for Israel. 8 And Joshua
the son of Nun, the servant of
Jehovah, died, being a hundred
and ten years old. 9 And they
buried him in the border of his
inheritance in Timnath-heres, in
the hill-country of Ephraim, on the
north of the mountain of Gaash.
10 And also all that generation
were gathered unto their fathers :
and there arose another generation
after them, that knew not Jeho-
vah, nor yet the work which he
had wrought for Israel.
11 And the children of Israel
did *that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah, and served the
"■ Baalim ; 1 2 and ' they forsook
Jehovah, the God of their fathers,
who brought them out of the land
* Or, Sela 3 Or, a messenger
* That is. Weepers.
2. 13
JUDGES
3.13
Apostasy of tlio Poople. Nations left as a Test of Israil. Otiiniel ilelivers Israel from Ciisliaiirisliatliaiin
of Egypt, and followed other gods,
of the gods of the peoples that
were round about them, and bowed
themselves down unto them : and
the J' provoked Jehovah to anger.
13 And they forsook Jehovah, and
"served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
14 * And the anger of .Jehovah was
kindled against Israel, and he de-
livered tliem into tlie hands of
spoilers that despoiled them ; and
''he sold them into the hands of
their enemies round about, so that
they could not any longer stand
before their enemies. 1-5 Whither-
soever they went out, the hand of
Jehovah was against them for evil,
as Jehovah had spoken, and as
Jehovah had sworn unto them :
and they were sore distressed.
16'' And Jehovah raised up
judges, who saved them out of the
hand of those that despoiled them.
17 And yet they hearkened not
unto their judges ; for they plaj^ed
the harlot after other gods, and
bowed themselves down unto them :
they turned aside quickly out of
the way 'wherein their fathers
walked, obeying the command-
ments of -Jehovah; Init they did
not so. 18 Arid when Jehovah
raised them up judges, then Jeho-
vah was with the judge, and saved
them out of the hand of their
enemies all the days of the judge :
for it repented Jehovah because of
their groaning by reason of them
that oppressed them and vexed
them. 19 But it came to pass,
when the judge was dead, that
they turned back, and dealt more
corruptly than their fathers, in fol-
lowing other gods to serve them,
and to bow down unto them ; Hhey
ceased not from their doings, nor
from their stubborn way. 20 •'^And
the anger of Jehovah was kindled
against Israel ; and he said. Because
this nation have transgressed my
covenant which I commanded their
fathers, and have not hearkened
unto my voice; 21 ^ I also will not
henceforth drive out any from
before them of the nations that
Joshua left when he died ; 22 that
by them I may prove Israel, whether
they will keep the way of Jehovah
to walk therein, as their fathers did
keep it, or not. 23 So Jehovah left
those nations, without driving them
out hastily; neither delivered he
them into the hand of Joshua.
I Heb. they let nothing fall of their doings.
" ch. 10. 6
1' Dt. 31. 17 ;
Ps. IOC.
40-42
<= Dt. 28. 25 ;
32. 30
<l Ps. 106.
43-45 ;
Acts 13. 20
" ver. 7
/ver. 14
" Josh. 23. 4,
6, 13
ft ch. 1. 1
■ Josh. 0. 3,
7 ; 11. 19
fc Dt. 8. 2
' Ex. .34. 1.5,
10 ; Dt. 7.
3,4;
Josh. 23. 12
" ch. 2. 11
" Dt. 4. 9
" ch. 2. 13
Pch. 1. 13
«Num. 11.
2.5-29 ; 24. 2
"■ ch. 2. 11
' ch. 2. 14
3 ''Now these are the nations
which Jehovah left, to prove
Israel by them, even as many of
Israel as had not known all the
wars of Canaan; 2 only that the
generations of the children of Is-
rael might know, to teach them
war, at the least such as beforetime
knew nothing thereof: 3 namely,
the five lords of the Philistines, and
all the Canaanites, and the Sido-
nians, and 'the Hivites that dwelt
in mount Lebanon, from mount
Baal-hermon unto the entrance of
Hamath. 4 And they were left,
*to prove Israel by them, to know
whether they would hearken unto
the commandments of .Jehovah,
which he commanded their fathers
by Moses. .5 And the children of
Israel dwelt among the Canaan-
ites, the Hittites, and the Amorites,
and the Perizzites, and the Hivites,
and the Jebu sites : 6 and Hhey
took their daughters to be their
wives, and ga^-e their own daugh-
ters to their sons and sei'ved their
gods.
7 And the children of Israel did
"'that which was evil in the sight of
.Jehovah, and "forgat Jehovah their
God, and "served the Baalim and
the Asheroth. 8 Therefore the
anger of Jehovah was kindled
against Israel, and he sold them
into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim
king of - ]\Iesopotamia : and the
children of Israel served Cushan-
rishathaim eight years. 9 And
when the children of Israel cried
unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised up
a saviour to the children of Israel,
who saved them, even -^Othniel
the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger
brother. 10 And *the Spirit of
•Jehovah came upon him, and he
judged Israel ; and he went out to
war, and Jehovah delivei-ed Cushan-
rishathaim king of ''Mesopotamia
into his hand : and his hand pre-
vailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
11 And the land had rest forty
years. And Othniel the son of
Kenaz died.
12 And the children of Israel
again ''did that which was evil in
the sight of Jehovah : and "Jehovah
strengthened Eglon the king of
Moab against Israel, because they
had done that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah. 1 3 And he gath-
ered unto him the children of Am-
nion and Amalek ; and he went and
' Heb. Aram-naharaim.
^ Heb. Aram.
241
3.14
JUDGES
4.9
Ehud delivers Israel from Eglon. Sbamgar defeats the Philistines. Baralc and Deborah defeat Sisera
smote Israel, and they possessed
"the city of palm-trees. 14 And the
children of Israel served Eglon the
king of Moab eighteen years.
15 But when the children of
Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah
raised them up a saviour, Ehud the
son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man
left-handed. And the children of
Israel sent tribute by him unto
Eglon the king of Moab. 16 And
Ehud made him a sword which had
two edges, a cubit in length ; and
he girded it under his raiment upon
his right thigh. 1 7 And he offered
the tribute unto Eglon king of
Moab: now Eglon was a very fat
man. 18 And wiien he had made
an end of offering the tribute, he
sent away the people that bare the
tribute. 19 But he himself turned
back from the ^quarries that were
by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret
errand unto thee, O king. And he
said, Keep silence. And all that
stood by nim went out from him.
20 And Ehud came unto him; and
he was sitting by himself alone in
the cool upper room. And Ehud
said, I have a message fi'om God
unto thee. And he arose out of
his seat. 21 And Ehud put forth
his left hand, and took the sword
from his right thigh, and tlirust it
into his body : 22 and the haft also
went in after the blade ; and the fat
closed upon the blade, for he di-ew
not the sword out of his body; and
^it came out behind. 23 Then Ehud
went forth into the porch, and shut
the doors of the upper room upon
him, and locked them.
24 Now when he was gone out,
his servants came ; and they saw,
and, behold, the doors of the upper
room were locked; and they said.
Surely *he is covering his feet in
the upper chamber. 25 And they
tarried ''till they were ashamed;
and, behold, he opened not the
doors of the upper room : therefore
they took the key, and opened
them; and, behold, their lord was
fallen down dead on the earth.
26 And Ehud escaped while they
tarried, and passed beyond the
^quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.
27 And it came to pass, when he
was come, that he blew a trumpet
in the hill-country of Ephraim ;
and the children of Israel went
down with him from the hill-coun-
1 Or, graven linages
2 Or, he went out into the antechamber
' ch. 6. 6
/Josh. n. ^,
10
Ach. 1. 19
: Heb. U. 32
' ver. 21
242
try, and he before them. 28 And
he said unto them, Follow after me ;
for Jehovah hath delivered your
enemies the Moabites into your
hand. And they went down after
him, and took ''the fords of the
Jordan ^ against the Moabites, and
suffered not a man to pass over.
29 And they smote of Moab at that
time about ten thousand men, every
lustj^ man, and every man of valor ;
and there escaped not a man. 30
So Moab was subdued that day
under the hand of Israel. And the
land had rest fourscore years.
31 And after him was ''Shamgar
the son of Anath, who smote of the
Philistines six hundred men with
an ox-goad: and he also saved
Israel.
4 And the children of Israel
again did that which was evil
in the sight of Jehovah, when Ehud
was dead. 2 And Jehovah sold
them into the hand of •' Jabin king
of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor;
the captain of whose host was
Sisera, who dwelt in ^ Harosheth
of the ■* Gentiles. 3 And the chil-
dren of Israel cried unto Jehovah:
for he had '' nine hundred chariots
of iron; and twenty years he
mightily oppressed the children of
Israel.
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess,
the wife of Lappidoth, she judged
Israel at that time. 5 And she
^ dwelt under the palm-tree of
Deborah between Kamah and
Beth-el in the hill-country of
Ephraim : and the children of
Israel came up to her for judg-
ment. 6 And she sent and called
'Barak the son of Abinoam out of
Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him,
Hath not Jehovah, the God of Is-
rael, commanded, saying. Go and
draw unto mount Tabor, and take
with thee ten thousand men of the
children of Naphtali and of the
children of Zebulun^ 7 And I will
draw unto thee, to the river Kishon,
Sisera, the captain of .Jabin's army,
with his chariots and his multitude ;
and *I will deliver him into thy
hand. 8 And Barak said unto her,
If thou wilt go with me, then I will
go ; but if thou wilt not go with me,
I will not go. 9 And she said, 1
will sui'ely go with thee: notwith-
standing, the journey that thou
takest shall not be for thine honor ;
'for Jehovah will sell Sisera into
8 Or, toward Moab < Or, nations ^ Or, sat
4.10
JUDGES
5.8
Barak and Deborah defesit Sisera. Jael kills Sisera. The 8oug of Deborah
the hand of a woman. And Debo-
rah arose, and went with Barak
to Kedesh. 10 And Barak called
* Zebulun and Naphtali together
to Kedesh; and there went up ten
thousand men 'at his feet: and
Deborah went up with him.
1 1 Now Heber ^ " the Kenite had
separated himself from ^ the Ke-
nites, even from the children of
Hobab the "brother-in-law of
Moses, and had pitched his tent
as far as the ^ oak in '*Zaanannim,
which is by Kedesh.
12 And they told Sisera that
Barak the son of Abinoam was
gone up to mount Tabor. 13 And
Sisera gathered together all his
chariots, even " nine hundred char-
iots of iron, and all the i)eople that
were with him, from -^Harosheth
of_ the * Gentiles, unto the river
Kishon. 14 And Deborah said
unto Barak, Up ; for this is the
day in which Jehovah hath deliv-
ered Sisera into thy hand ; is not
Jehovah gone out before thee % So
Barak went down from mount
Tabor, and ten thousand men after
him. 15 ^And Jehovah discom-
fited Sisera, and all his chariots,
and all his host, with the edge of
the sword before Barak ; and Sisera
alighted from his chariot, and fled
away on his feet. 16 But Barak
pursued after the chariots, and
after the host, unto Harosheth of
the ^ Gentiles : and all the host of
Sisera fell by the edge of the
sword ; '' there was not a man left.
17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on
his feet to the tent of Jael the wife
of Heber the Kenite ; for there was
S;ace between Jabin the king of
azor and the house of Heber the
Kenite.^ 18 And Jael went out to
meet Sisera, and said unto him,
Turn in, my lord, tui^n in to me ;
fear not. And he turned in unto
her into the tent, and she covered
him with a rug. 1 9 ' And he said
unto her. Give me, I pray thee, a
little water to drink ; for I am
thirsty. And she opened a bottle
of milk, and gave him drink, and
covered him. 20 And he said unto
her, Stand in the door of the tent,
and it shall be, when any man
doth come and inquire of thee, and
say, Is there any man here? that
thou shalt say, Ino. 21 Then Jael
1 Heb. Kam. See Num. 24. 22.
2 Or, father-in-law <* Or, terebinth
* Or, nations
"» ch. 5. 18
* ver. 14 ; 6.
15 ; 8. 5
" ch. 1. 16
d Josh. 19.
33
'■ ver. 3
/ ver. 2
" Dt. 7. 23 ;
Josh. 10. 10
/"E-X. 14. 28;
Ps. 83. 9
! ch. 5. 24-27
* Ex. 15. 1
'■ ver. 9
Ps. 110. 3
" Ps. 27. e
" Dt. ?.3. 2 ;
Ps. CS. 7 ;
Hab. 3. 3
P Ps. 68. 8, 9
5 Ex. 19. 18 ;
Ps. 97. 5 ;
Is. 64. 1, 3
"■ Ps. 68. 8
' ch. 3. 31
t ch. 4. 17
' Dt. 32 1',
" ver 11
243
Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and
took a hammer in her hand, and
went softly unto him, and smote
the pin into his temples, and it
pierced through into the ground ;
tor he was '^ in a deep sleep ; so he
swooned and died. 22 And, be-
hold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael
came out to meet him, and said
unto him, Come, and I will show
thee the man. whom thou seekest.
And he came unto her ; and, be-
hold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-
pin was in his temples.
23 So God subdued on that day
Jabin the king of Canaan before
the children of Israel. 24 And the
hand of the children of Israel pre-
vailed more and more against
Jabin the king of Canaan, until
they had destroyed Jabin king of
Canaan.
5* Then sang Deborah and
Barak the son of Abinoam on
that day, saying,
2 For that the Headers took the
lead in Israel,
For that "Hhe people offered
themselves Avillingly,
Bless ye Jehovah.
3 Hear, O ye kings ; give ear, O
ye princes ;
I, even I, will "sing unto Jeho-
vah ;
I will sing praise to Jehovah,
the God of Israel.
4 Jehovah, when thou "wentest
forth out of Seir,
When thou marchedst out of the
field of Edom,
The * earth trembled, the heav-
ens also dropped.
Yea, the clouds dropped water.
5 The * mountains '^ quaked at the
presence of Jehovah,
Even yon *■ Sinai at the presence
of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
6 In the days of * Shamgar the son
of Anath,
In the days of Mael, ''the high-
ways were unoccupied,
And the travellers walked
through ^byways.
7 ^ The rulers ceased in Israel, they
ceased,
Until that I Deborah arose,
That I arose a mother in Israel.
8 They chose " new gods ;
Then was war in the " gates :
Was there a shield or spear seen
5 Or, in a deep sleep and weary ; soke died
6 Or, Jloired down " Or, the caravans ceaseci
8 Heb. crooked ways.
3 Or, The villages were unoccupied
5.9
JUDGES
5.27
The Song of Deborah
Among forty thousand in Is-
raeH
9 My heart is toward "the gov-
ernors of Israel,
^That offered themselves will-
ingly among the people :
Bless ye Jehovah.
10 Tell of.it, * ye that ride on white
asses,
Ye that sit on rich carpets.
And ye that walk hj the way.
11^ Far from the noise of archers,
in ""the places of drawing
water.
There shall they rehearse *the
righteous acts of Jehovah,
Even the righteous acts ^ of his
rule in Israel.
Then the people of Jehovah
went down " to the gates.
12 -^ Awake, awake, Deborah;
Awake, awake, utter a song :
Arise, fearak, and ^lead away
thy captives, thou son of
Abinoam.
13 ^Then came down a remnant of
the nobles ° and the people ;
Jehovah ''came down for me
'' against the rnighty.
14 Out of Ephraim came down
they whose root is 'in
Amalek ;
After thee, Benjamin, among
thy peoples ;
Out of Machir came down
^ governors.
And out of Zebulun they that
handle '^ the marshal's staff.
15 And "the princes of Issachar
were with Deborah ;
As was Issachar, so was Barak ;
Into the valley they rushed
forth *at his feet.
By the ' watercourses of Reuben
There were great resolves of
heart.
16 Why sattest thou among "the
sheepfolds.
To hear the pipings for the
flocks %
At the watercourses of Reuben
There were great searchings of
heart.
1 Or, Ye that offered yourselves willingly among
the -people, bless itc.
2 Or, Because of the voice of the archers . . . there
let them rehearse 3 Or, toward his villages
* Or. Then, go down, 0 remnant, for the nobles
. . . O Jehovah, go down for ine against the
mighty Or, Then mciAe he a remnant to have
dom.inion over the nobles and the people ; Jehovah
made me have dominion over the mighty
* Or, as otherwise read, the people of Jehovah
fam,e down for me against (or. among) the m,ighty
* Or, among 7 Or, lawgivers
8 Or, the staff of the scribe
* Or, my princes in Issachar
" ver. 2
t) ch. 10. 4 ;
12. 14
' Gen. 24.
11 ; 29. 2, 3
d 1 S. 12. 7 i
Mic. 6. 5
" ver. 8
/Ps. 67. 8
'J Ps. 68. 18 ;
Eph. 4. 8
ft ver. 2.3 ;
Ps. 18. 9
! ch. 12. 15
*: ch. 4. 10
' Isa. 15. 6-9
"' Num. 32.
1, 2, 24, 36
" Josh. 22. 9
" ch. 4. 6, 10
''ch. 4. 13;
Josh. U.
« Ch. 1. 27
'■ ver. 30
' Josh. 10.
11-14
« ch. 4. 7, 12
" Job 39.
19-26
" ver. 13
" ch. 4. 19-21
244
17 "Gilead abode beyond the
Jordan :
And Dan, why did he remain
in ships 1
Asher sat still at the ^° haven of
the sea.
And abode by his creeks.
18 "Zebulun was a people that
jeoparded their lives unto the
death.
And Naphtali, upon the high
places of the field.
19^ The kings came and fought ;
Then fought the kings of
Canaan,
In 'Taanach by the waters of
Megiddo :
They took no *■ gain of money.
20 * From heaven fought the stars.
From their courses they fought
against Sisera.
21 The river 'Kishon swept them
away.
That ancient river, the river
Kishon.
O my soul, "march on with
strength.
22 Then did the "horsehoofs stamp
By reason of the prancings, the
prancings of their strong
ones.
23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel
of Jehovah,
Curse ye bitterly the inhabit-
ants thereof,
Because they came not to the
help of Jehovah,
To^ the help of Jehovah
■'^"against the mighty.
24 Blessed ^^ above women shall
^ Jael be,
The wife of Heber the Kenite ;
Blessed shall she be ^^ above
women in the tent.
25 He asked M^ater, and she gave
him milk ;
She brought him butter in a
lordly dish.
26 She put her hand to the tent-
pin,
And her right hand to the
workmen's hammer ;
And with the hammer she
smote Sisera, she smote
through his head ;
Yea, she pierced and struck
through his temples.
27 At her feet he bowed, he fell,
he lay ;
1" Or, shore
11 Or, thou hast trodden down strength
12 Or, am.ong -■< Or, of
5.28
JUDGES
6.19
The Song of Deborah. Israel oppressed by Midian. Cideon visited by the Angel of Jehovah
At her feet he bowed, he fell :
Where he bowed, there he fell
down Mead.
28 Through the window she looked
forth, and cried,
The mother of Sisera cried
through the " lattice.
Why is his chariot so long in
coming %
Why tarry the ^wheels of his
chariots 1
29 Her wise ladies answered her,
^Yea, she returned answer to
herself,
30 Have they not found, have they
not * divided the spoil %
A damsel, two damsels to every
man ;
To Sisera a spoil of dyed gar-
ments,
A spoil of dyed garments em-
broidered,
Of dyed garments embroidered
on Doth sides, on the necks of
the spoil *?
31 So let all ''thine enemies perish,
O Jehovah :
But let them that love him be
as the ''sun when he goeth
forth in his might.
And the land had rest forty years.
6 And the children of Israel
*did that which was evil in
the sight of Jehovah : and Jehovah
delivered them into the hand of
■''Midian seven years. 2 And the
hand of Midian prevailed against
Israel; and because of Midian the
children of Israel made them the
dens which are in the mountains,
and the caves, and the strongholds.
3 And so it was. when Israel had
sown, that the Midianites came up,
and the Amalekites, and the chil-
dren of the east ; they came up
against them ; 4 and they en-
camped against them, and ■" de-
stroyed the increase of the earth,
till thou come unto Gaza, and Meft
no sustenance in Israel, neither
sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 5 For
they came up with their cattle
and their tents ; they came in * as
locusts for multitude ; both they
and their camels were without
number : and they came into the
land to destroy it. 6 And Israel
was brought * very low because of
Midian ; and the children of Israel
cried unto Jehovah.
7 And it came to pass, when the
1 Or, overpowered 2 Heb. steps.
3 Or, ( Yet she repeateth, her words unto herself)
"■ Prov. 7. 6
ft Ex. 15. 9
" Pa. 68. 2 ;
92. 9
d Ps. 19. 4-6 ;
89. 36, 37
"ch. 2. 11
/ .Num. 22.
4 ; 25. Lo-
is ; 31. 1-3
*' Lev. 26. 16
'» Dt. 28. 31
' ch. 7. 12 ;
8. 10
* Dt. 28. 43
' ch. 2. 1, 2
"' ver. 14 ;
ch. 2. 1 ;
1.3. 3
" ver. 15 ;
Josh. 17. 2
" Heb. 11. 32
P ver. 1 ; Ps.
44. 9
« Ex. 3. n
"" ver. 11
' Ex. 3. 12 ;
Josh. 1. 5
' ver. 37 ; Is.
38. 7, 8
" Gen. 18.6-8
245
children of Israel cried unto Jeho
vah because of Midian, 8 that Je-
hovah sent a prophet unto thet
children of Israel : and ' he sairl
unto them, Thus saith Jehovah,
the God of Israel, I brought you
up from Egypt, and brought you
forth out of the house of bondage ;
9 and I delivered j'ou out of the
hand of the Egyptians, and out
of the hand of all that oppressed
you, and drove them out from be-
fore you, and gave you their land ;
10 and I said unto you, I am Jeho-
vah your God ; ye shall not fear
the gods of the Amorites, in whose
land ye dwell. But ye have not
hearkened unto my voice.
1 1 And " the angel of Jehovah
came, and sat under the *oak
which was in Ophrah, that per-
tained unto Joash the "Abiezrite:
and his son "Gideon was beating
out wheat in the winepress, to
hide it from the Midianites. 12
And the angel of Jehovah appeared
unto him, and said unto him, Jeho-
vah is with thee, thou mighty man
of valor. 1 3 And Gideon said unto
him. Oh, my lord, if Jehovah is
with us, why then is all this be-
fallen US'? and where are all his
wondrous works which our fathers
told us of, saying. Did not Jehovah
bring us up from Egypt % but ''now
Jehovah hath cast us off, and de-
livered us into the hand of Midian.
1 4 And Jehovah * looked upon him,
and said. Go in this thy might, and
save Israel from the hand of Midian :
have not I sent thee % 15 * And he
said unto him. Oh, Lord, where-
with shall I save Israel % behold,
my "^family is the poorest iri 'Ma-
nasseh, and I am the least in my
father's house. 16 *And Jehovah
said unto him. Surely I will be
with thee, and thou shalt smite
the Midianites as one man. 17
And he said unto him. If now I
have found favor in thy sight,
then show me 'a sign that it is
thou that talkest with me. 18 De-
part not hence, I pray thee, until
I come unto thee, and bring forth
my ^ present, and lay it before thee.
And he said, I will tarry until thou
come again.
19 And Gideon went in, and
"made ready a kid, and unleavened
cakes of an ephah of meal : the flesh
he put in a basket, and he put the
* Or, terebinth
' Or, turned towards
« Heb. thousand
1 Or, offering
6.20
JUDGES
7.1
Clideon visited by the Angel of Jehovah. He destroys the Altar of Baal. He souunons an Army. The Sign of the Flecre
broth in a pot, and brought it out
Unto him under the ^ oak, and pre-
sented it. 20 And the angel of God
said unto him. Take the flesh and
the unleavened cakes, and lay them
upon this rock, and pour out the
broth. And he did so. 21 Then
the angel of Jehovah put forth the
end of the staff that was in his
hand, and touched the flesh and
the unleavened cakes ; and "there
went up fire out of the rock, and
consumed the flesh and the unleav-
ened cakes ; and the angel of Jeho-
vah departed out of his sight. 22
* And Gideon saw that he was the
angel of Jehovah ; and Gideon said,
Alas, O Lord Jehovah ! forasmuch
as I have seen the angel of Jehovah
face to face. 23 And Jehovah said
unto him, Peace be unto thee ; fear
not : thou shalt not die. 24 Then
Gideon built an altar there unto
Jehovah, and called it/Jehovah-
shalom : unto this day it is yet in
Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
25 And it came to pass the same
night, that Jehovah said unto him.
Take thy father's bullock, ^ even the
second bullock seven years old, and
throw down the altar of Baal that
thy father hath, and cut down the
" Asherah that is ■* by it ; 26 and
build an altar unto Jehovah thy
God upon the top of this strong-
hold, ^ in the orderly manner, and
take the second bullock, and offer
a burnt-offering with the wood of
the Asherah which thou shalt cut
down. 27 Then Gideon took ten
men of his servants, and did as Je-
hovah had spoken unto him : and
it came to pass, because he feared
his father's household and the
men of the city, so that he could
not do it by day, that he did it by
night.
28 And when the men of the city
arose early in the morning, behold,
the altar of Baal was broken down,
and the Asherah was cut down
that was ^ by it, and the second bul-
lock was offered upon the altar that
was built. 29 And they said one
to another. Who hath done this
thing? And when they inquired
and asked, they said, Gideon the
son of Joash hath done this thing.
30 Then the rnen of the city said
unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that
he may die, because he hath broken
1 Or, terebinth * That is, Jehovah is peace.
s Or, and * Or, upon
s Or, with that pertaining to it
"■ Lev. 9. 24
* ch. 13. 21,
22; Gen.
32. 30 ; Ex.
.33. 2(1
" Ex. 34. 13
' Josh. 17. 16
/ ch. 3. 10
» ch. 3. 27
'' ch. 4. 6,10;
5. 18
' ch. 7. 3
* ver. 14, 16,
17
' Gen. 18. 32
' ch. 6. 32
246
down the altar of Baal, and because
he hath cut down the Asherah that
was "• by it. 3 1 And Joash said unto
all that stood against him. Will ye
contend for Baal? or will ye save
him % he that will contend for him,
®let him be put to death '^whilst it
is_ yet morning : if he be a god, let
him contend for himself, because
one hath broken down his altar.
32 Therefore on that day he called
him *'' Jerubbaal, saying. Let Baal
contend against him, because he
hath broken down his altar.
33 Then all the Midianites and
the Amalekites and the children of
the east assembled themselves to-
gether ; and they passed over, and
encamped in "the valley of Jez-
reel. 34 But •''the Spirit of Jeho-
vah ^ came upon Gideon ; and he
^ blew a trumpet ; and Abiezer was
gathered together after him. 35
And he sent messengers through-
out all Manasseh ; and they also
were gathered together after him :
and he sent messengei's unto Asher,
and ''unto Zebulun, and unto Naph-
tali ; and ' they came up to meet
them.
36 And Gideon said unto God,
* If thou wilt save Israel by my
hand, as thou hast spoken, 37 be-
hold, I will put a fleece of wool on
the threshing-floor ; if there bedew
on the fleece only, and it be dry
upon all the ground, then shall I
know that thou wilt save Israel by
my hand, as thou hast spoken. 38
And it was so ; for he rose up early
on the morrow, and pressed the
fleece together, and wrung the dew
out of the fleece, a bowlful of water.
39 And Gideon said unto God,
'Let not thine anger be kindled
against me, and I will speak but
this once : let me make trial, I pray
thee, but this once with the fleece ;
let it now be dry only upon the
fleece, and upon all the ground let
there be dew. 40 And God did so
that night: for it was dry upon the
fleece only, and there was dew on
all the ground.
7 Then '"Jerubbaal, who is
Gideon, and all the people
that were with him, rose up early,
and encamped beside the spring
" of ^° Harod : and the camp of
Midian was on the north side of
« Or, shall beput to death : let be till morning;
if &(•: 7 Or. before morning
8 That is, Let Baal contend.
^ Heb. clothed itself with..
10 That is, Trembling. See ver. 3.
7.2
JUDGES
7.21
Gideon reduces his Army to Three Hundred. He hears a Midianite's Dream related. His Use of Trumpets and Pitchers
them, ^by the hill of "Moreli, in
the valley.
2 And Jehovah said unto Gideon,
The people that are with thee are
too many for me to give the Midian-
ites into their hand, *lest Israel
vaunt themselves against me, say-
ing, ]\Iine own hand hath saved
me. 3 Now therefore proclaim in
the ears of the people, saying,
" Whosoever is fearful and trem-
bling, let him return and ^depart
from mount Gilead. And there
returned of the people twenty and
two thousand ; and there remained
ten thousand.
4 ''And Jehovah said- unto
Gideon, The people are yet too
many; bring them down unto the
water, and I will try them for thee
there : and it shall be, that of whom
1 say unto thee. This shall go with
thee, the same shall go with thee ;
and of whomsoever I say unto thee.
This shall not go with thee, the
same shall not go. 5 So he brought
down the people unto the water:
and Jehovah said unto Gideon,
Every one that lappeth of the
water with his tongue, as a dog
lappeth, him shalt thou set by him-
self ; likewise every one that bow-
eth down upon his knees to drink.
6 And the number of them that
lapped, putting their hand to their
mouth, was three hundred men :
but all the rest of the people bowed
down upon their knees to drink
water. 7 And Jehovah said unto
Gideon, By the three hundred men
that lapped will I save you, and
deliver the Midianites into thy
hand ; and let all the people go
every man unto his place. 8 So
the people took victuals in their
hand, and their trumpets ; and he
sent all the men of Israel every
man unto his tent, but retained
the three hundred men: and the
camp of Midian was beneath him
in the valley.
9 And it came to pass the same
night, that Jehovah said unto him,
Arise, get thee down ^into the
camp ; *for I have delivered it into
thy hand. 10 But if thou fear to
go down, go thou with Purah thy
servant down to the camp : 1 1 and
thou shalt hear what they say;
and -^afterward shall thy hands be
strengthened to go down ^ into the
1 Or, froin the hill of Mureh onwards in the
valley
2 Or, go round about * Or, against
« Gen. 12. 6 ;
Dt. n. 30
l> Dt. 8. ir, 18
' Dt. 20. 8
rf 1 Sani. 14.6
« Josh. 2.
24; 10. 8;
11. 6
/ver. 16
" ch. 6. 0 ;
S. 10
'I Josh. 11. 4
: Josh. 2. 9
247
camp. Then went he down with
Purah his servant unto the outer-
most part of the armed men that
wei'e in the camp. 12 And the
Midianites and the Amalekites and
all the children of the east lay along
in the valley " like locusts for mul-
titude ; and their camels were with
out number, ''as the sand which is
upon the sea-shore for multitude.
13 And when Gideon was come,
behold, there was a man telling a
dream unto his fellow ; and he said,
Behold, I dreamed a dream ; and,
lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled
into the camp of Midian, and came
unto the tent, and smote it so that
it fell, and turned it upside down,
so that the tent lay flat. 14 And
his fellow answered and said. This
is nothing else save the sword of
Gideon the son of Joash, a man of
Israel : ' into his hand God hath
delivered Midian, and all the host.
15 And it was so, when Gideon
heard the telling of the dream, and
the interpretation thereof, that he
worshipped ; and he returned into
the camp of Israel, and said. Arise ;
for Jehovah hath delivered into
your hand the host of Midian.
16 And he divided the three hun-
dred men into three companies, and
he put into the hands of all of them
trumpets, and empty pitchers, with
torches within the pitchers. 17
And he said unto them. Look on
me, and do likewise : and, behold,
when I come to the outermost part
of the camp, it shall be^ that, as I
do, so shall ye do. 1 8 When I blow
the trumpet, I and all that are with
me, then IdIow ye the trumpets also
on every side of all the camp, and
say. For Jehovah and for Gideon.
19 So Gideon, and the hundred
men that were with him, came
unto the outermost part of the
camp in the beginning of the mid-
dle watch, when they had but
newly set the watch : and they
blew the trumpets, and brake ^n
pieces the pitchers that were- in
their hands. 20 And the three
companies blew the trumpets, and
brake the pitchers, and held the
torches in their left hands, and
the trumpets in their right hands
wherewith to blow ; and they cried.
■*The sword of Jehovah and oi
Gideon. 21 And they stood every
man in his place round about the
camp ; and all the host ran ; and
* Or, A sword for <S:c.
7.22
JUDGES
8.20
Defeat of Midian. Gideon pacifies tlie Ephraimites. Zebah and Zaloiunna captured and slain
they shouted, and ^put them to
flight. 22 And they blew the three
hundred trumpets, and "Jehovah
set every man's sword against his
fellow, and against all the host ;
and the host fled as far as Beth-
bhittah toward Zererah, as far as
the '^border of * Abel-meholah, by
Tabbath. 23 And the men of
Israel were gathered together out
of "Naphtali, and out of Asher,
and out of all Manasseh, and pur-
sued after Midian.
24 And Gideon sent messengers
throughout all the hill-country of
Ephraim, saying, Come down
against Midian, and "^ take before
them the waters, as far as Beth-
barah, ^even the Jordan. So all
the men of Ephraim were gathered
together, and took the waters as
far as Beth-barah, ^even the Jor-
dan. 25 And " they took the two
princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb ;
and they slew Oreb at the rock of
Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the
winepress of Zeeb, and pursued
Midian : and they brought the
heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon
■''beyond the Jordan.
8 And the men of Ephraim
said unto him, ^ Why hast thou
served us thus, that thou calledst
us not, when thou wentest to fight
with Midian 1 And they did chide
with him sharply. 2 And he said
unto them, What have I now done
in comparison with you % Is not the
gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim
better than the vintage of Aoiezer %
3 God hath delivered into your
hand the princes of Midian, Oreb
and Zeeb : and what was I able to
do in comparison with you 1 Then
their ■* anger was abated toward
him, when he had said that.
4 And Gideon came ''to the Joi--
dan, ^ am? passed over, he, and the
three hundred men that were with
him, faint, yet pursuing. 5 And
he said unto the men of ' Succoth,
Give, I pray you, loaves of bread
unto the people that follow me ;
for they are faint, and I am pursu-
ing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the
kings of Midian. 6 And the princes
of Succoth said, * Are the hands of
Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy
hand, that we should give bread
unto thine armyl 7 And Gideon
said, Therefore 'when Jehovah hath
delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into
1 Another reading is, yZed. 2 Heb. lip.
8 Or, and also ■'Heb. spirit. * Or, to pass
° 1 S. 14. 20
f- 1 K. 4. 12 ;
19. 16
' Ch. 6. 35
d ch. 3. 28
" Ps. 83. 11 ;
Is. 10. 26
/ch. 8. 4
i' ch. 12. 1
A ch. 7. 25
• Gen. 33. 17
* ver. 15
' ch. 7. 15
0 ch. fi. .<) ; 7.
12 ; Ps. 83.
9 ; Is. 9. 4
P ver. 6
« ver. 9
my hand, then I will ®tear your
flesh with the thorns of the wilder-
ness and with briers. 8 And he
went up thence to '"Penuel, and
spake unto them in like manner ;
and the men of Penuel answered
him as the men of Succoth had an-
swered. 9 And he spake also unto
the men of Penuel, saying, When I
come again in peace, " I will break
down this tower.
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna
were in Karkor, and their hosts
with them, about fifteen thousand
men, all that were left of all the
host of the children of the east ;
"for there fell a hundred and
twenty thousand men that drew
sword. 11 And Gideon went up
by the way of them that dwelt in
tents on the east of Nobah and
Jogbehah, and smote the host ; for
the host was secure. 1 2 And Zebah
and Zalmunn^, fled ; and he pur-
sued after them ; and he took the
two kings of Midian, Zebah and
Zalmunna, and ^ discomfited all the
host.
1 3 And Gideon the son of Joash
returned from the battle from the
ascent of Heres. 1 4 And he caught
a young man of the men of Suc-
coth, and inquired of him : and he
* described for him the princes of
Succoth, and the elders thereof,
seventy and seven men. 15 And
he came unto the men of Succoth,
and said, Behold Zebah and Zal-
munna, concerning whom ye did
taunt me, saying, ^Are the hands
of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy
hand, that we should give bread
unto thy men that are weary 1 16
And he took the elders of the city,
and thorns of the wilderness and
briers, and with them he taught
the men of Succoth. 17 *And he
brake down the tower of Penuel,
and slew the men of the city.
18 Then said he unto Zebah and
Zalmunna, What manner of men
were they whom ye slew at Tabor 1
And they answered. As thou art,
so were they ; each one resembled
the children of a king. 1 9 And he
said, They were my brethren, the
sons of my mother : as Jehovah liv-
eth, if ye had saved them alive, I
would not slay you. 20 And he
said unto Jether his first-born. Up,
and slay them. But the youth
drew not his sword ; for he feared,
' Heb. thresh. 7 Heb. terrified.
s Or, wrote down
248
8.21
JUDGES
9.11
eideon's Ephod. His Death. The People apostatize. Ibimelech's Conspiracy. He kills Gideon's Sons. Jotham's Fable
because he was yet a youth. 21
Then Zebah and Zahnunna said,
Rise thou, and fall upon us ; for as
the man is, so is his strength. " And
Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and
Zalmunna, and * took the crescents
that were on their camels' necks.
22 Then the men of Israel said
unto Gideon, Rule thou over us,
both thou, and thy son, and thy
son's son also ; for thou hast saved
us out of the hand of Midian. 23
And Gideon said unto them, I will
not rule over you, neither shall my
son rule over you : Jehovah shall
rule over you. 24 And Gideon
said unto them, I would make a
request of you, that ye would give
me every man the ^ ear-rings of his
spoil. (For they had golden ear-
rings, because they were Ishmael-
ites). 25 And they answered. We
will willingly give them. And they
spread a garment, and did cast
therein every man the ear-rings of
his spoil. 26 And the weight of
the golden ear-rings that he re-
quested was a thousand and seven
hundred shekels of gold ; besides the
crescents, and the pendants, and
the purple raiment that was on the
kings of Midian, and besides the
chains that were about their camels'
necks. 27 And Gideon made ""an
ephod thereof, and put it in his
city, even in Ophrah : and all Is-
rael played the harlot after it there ;
and it became a snare unto Gideon,
and to his house. 28 So Midian
was subdued before the children
of Israel, and they lifted up their
heads no more. And the land had
rest forty years in the days of
Gideon.
29 And ''Jerubbaal the son of
Joash went and dwelt in his own
house. 30 And Gideon had ' three-
score and ten sons of his body be-
gotten • for he had many wives.
31 And his concubine that was in
Shechem, she also bare him a son,
and he ^called his name Abimelech.
32 And Gideon the son of Joash
died in a good old age, and was
buried in the sepulchre of Joash his
father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 And it came to pass, as soon
as Gideon was dead, -^that the chil-
dren of Israel turned again, and
played the harlot after the Baalim,
and made ' Baal-berith their god.
34 And the children of Israel '' re-
membered not Jehovah their God,
1 Or, nose-rings 2 Heb. set.
" Ps. 8S. 11
6 ver. 26
"= ch. 17. 6 ;
18. 14-a) ;
E*. 2S. 6-
3.')
rfch. 7. 1
" ch. 9. 2, 5
.''ch. 2. 11,12
0 ch. 9. 4, 27,
46
'' ch. 3. 7 ;
Dt. 4. 9
• ch. 8. 31, 35
* ch. 8. 30
' Gen. 29. 14
'■ ch. 8. 33
" Dt. 11. 29,
who had delivered them out of tlie
hand of all their enemies on every
side ; 35 neither showed they kind-
ness to the house of Jerubbaal, vj/io
is Gideon, according to all the good-
ness which he had showed unto
Israel.
9 And 'Abimelech the son of
Jerubbaal went to Shechem
unto his mother's brethren, and
spake with them, and with all the
family of the house of his mother's
father, saying, 2 Speak, I pray
you, in the ears of all the men of
Shechem, Whether is better for you,
that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who
are ''threescore and ten persons,
rule over you, or that one rule over
you'? remember also that I am 'your
bone and your flesh. 3 And his
mother's brethren spake of him in
the ears of all the men of Shechem
all these words : and their hearts
inclined to follow Abimelech ; for
they said. He is our brother. 4
And they gave him threescore and
ten pieces of silver out of the house
of '"Baal-berith, wherewith Abime-
lech hired vain and light fellows,
who followed him. 5 And he went
unto his father's house at Ophrah,
and slew his brethren the sons of
Jerubbaal, being "threescore and
ten persons, upon one stone : but
Jotham the youngest son of Jerub-
baal was left ; for he hid himself.
6 And all the men of Shechem as-
sembled themselves together, and
all ^the house of Millo, and went
and made Abimelech king, by the
*oak of the ^pillar that was in
Shechem.
7 And when they told it to
Jotham, he went and stood on the
top of "mount Gei'izim, and lifted
up his voice, and cried, and said
unto them. Hearken unto me, ye
men of Shechem, that God may
hearken unto you. 8 The trees
went forth on a time to anoint a
king over them ; and they said
unto the olive-tree, Reign thou
over us. 9 But the olive-tree said
unto them, Should I leave my fat-
ness, ® wherewith by me they honor
God and man, and go to wave to
and fro over the trees'? 10 And
the trees said to the fig-tree. Come
thou, and reign over us. 11 But
the fig-tree said unto them, Should
I leave my sweetness, and my good
fruit, and go to wave to and fro
3 Or, Beth-millo * Or, tt-rehinth 5 Or, garrison
6 Or, which Ood and man honor in me
249
a 12
JUDGES
9.37
Jotham's Fable. Gaal's Conspiracy against Al)imelecli. Zebnl frastrates it
over the trees'? 12 And the trees
said unto the vine, Come thou, and
veign over us 13 And the vine
%aid unto them, Should I leave my
new wine, which cheereth God and
man, and go to wave to and fro
over the trees? 14 Then said all
the trees unto the ' bramble, Come
thou, and reign over us. 15 And
the ' bramble said unto the trees.
If in truth ye anoint me king over
you, then come and take refuge in
my shade ; and if not, let fire come
out of the ^bramble, and devour
the cedars of Lebanon. 16 Now
therefore, if ye have dealt trulj'-
and uprightly, in that ye have
made Abimelech king, and if ye
have dealt well with "Jerubbaal
and his house, and have done unto
him according to the deserving of
hifi hands ; 1 7 (for my father fought
for you, and '-^adventured his life,
and delivered you out of the hand
of Midian : 18 and ye are risen up
against my father's house this day,
and have slain *his sons, three-
score and ten persons, upon one
stone, and haA-e made Abimelech,
"the son of his maid-servant, king
over the men of tShechem, because
he is your brother) ; 1 9 if ye then
liave dealt truly and uprightly with
Jerubbaal and with his house this
day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech,
and let him also rejoice in you : 20
but if not, let fire come out from
Abimelech, and devour the men of
Shechem, and the house of Millo ;
and let fire come out from the men
of Shechem, and from the house of
Millo, and devour Abimelech. 21
And Jotham ran away, and fled,
and went to Beer, and dwelt
there, for fear of Abimelech his
brother.
22 And Abimelech was prince
over Israel three years. 23 ''And
God sent an evil spirit between
Abimelech and the men of She-
chem ; and the men of Shechem
dealt treacherously with Abime-
lech : 24 ^ that the violence done
to the threescore and ten sons of
Jerubbaal might come, and -^that
their blood might be laid upon
Abimelech their brother, who slew
them, and upon the men of She-
chem, who strengthened his hands
to slay his brethren. 25 And the
men of Shechem set liers-in-wait
for him on the tops of the moun-
tains, and they robbed all that
1 Or, thorn 2 Heb. cast his life before him.
° ch. 8. 35
f> ver. 6
' ch. 8. 31
<i 1 S. H). 14
* ver. fi6, 57 ;
Dt. 27. 25
/Num. 35.33
A 2 S. 15. 4
i 1 s. 10. r
came along that way by them : and
it was told Abimelech.
26 And Gaal the son of Ebed
came with his brethren, and went
over to Shechem ; and the men of
Shechem put their trust in him.
27 And they went out into the
field, and gathered their vineyards,
and trod the grapes, and ^ held fes-
tival, and went into the house of
" their god, and did eat and drink,
and cui'sed Abimelech. 28 And
Gaal the son of Ebed said. Who is
Abimelech, and who is Shechem,
that we should serve him? is not
he the son of Jerubbaal 1 and Zebul
his officer 1 serve ye the men of
Hamor the father of Shechem : but
whj'^ should we serve him ^ 29 And
'' would that this people were under
my hand ! then would I remove
Abimelech. And he said * to Abim-
elech, Increase thine army, and
come out.
30 And when Zebul the ruler of
the city heard the words of Gaal
the son of Ebed, his anger was
kindled. 31 And he sent mes-
sengers unto Abimelech ^craftily,
saying. Behold, Gaal the son of
Ebed and his brethren are come to
Shechem; and, behold, they® con-
strain the city to take 2iart against
thee. 32 Now therefore, up by
night, thou and the people that
are with thee, and lie in wait in
the field : 33 and it shall be, that
in the morning, as soon as the sun
is up, thou shalt rise early, and
rush upon the city ; and, behold,
when he and the people that are
with him come out against thee,
then mayest thou * do to them '' as
thou shalt find occasion.
34 And Abimelech rose tip, and
all the people that were with hirn,
by nignt, and they laid wait
against Shechem in four companies.
35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went
out, and stood in the entrance of
the gate of the city : and Abime-
lech rose vip, and the people that
were with him, from the ambush-
ment. 36 And when Gaal saw
the people, he said to Zebul, Be-
hold, there come people down from
the tops of the mountains. And
Zebul said unto him. Thou seest
the shadow of the mountains as
if they were men. 37 And Gaal
spake again and said. See, there
3 Or, offered a praise-offering * Or, of
5 Or, in Tormah
6 Or, oppress the city on thy account
7 Heb. as thy hand shalljind.
250
9.38
JUDGES
10.6
Abimelecli defeats Gaal. He captures Sbechem and Thebez. His Death. Tola and Jair. Israel apostatizes
come people down by "the ^mid-
dle of the land, and one company
Cometh by the way of "^ the oak of
Meonenim. 38 Then said Zebul
unto him, Where is now thy mouth,
that thou saidst, Who is Abime-
lech, that we should serve him.1
is not this the people that thou
hast despised 1 go out now, I pray,
and fight with them. 39 And
Gaal went out before the men of
Shechem, and fought with Abime-
lech. 40 And Abimelech chased
him, and he fled before him, and
there fell many wounded, even
unto the entrance of the gate.
41 And Abimelech dwelt at Aru-
mah : and Zebul drove out Gaal
and his brethren, that they should
not dwell in Shechem. 42 And it
came to pass on the_ morrow, that
the people went out into the field ;
and they told Abimelech. 43 And
he took the people, and divided
them into three companies, and laid
wait in the field ; and he looked,
and, behold, the people came foi'th
out of the city ; and he rose up
against them, and smote them.
44 And Abimelech, and the com-
panies that were with him, rushed
forward, and stood in the entrance
of the gate of the city : and the
two companies rushed upon all
that were in the field, and smote
them. 45 And Abimelech fought
against the city all that day ; and
he took the city, and slew the peo-
§le that were therein : and he beat
own the city, and sowed it with
salt.
46 And when all the men of the
tower of Shechem heard thereof,
they entered into the stronghold
of thehouseof *Elberith. 47 And
it was told Abimelech that all the
men of the tower of Shechem were
gathered together. 48 And Abim-
elech gat him up to mount "Zal-
mon, he and all the people that
were with him ; and Abimelech
took ^an axe in his hand, and cut
down a bough from the trees,
and took it up, and laid it on his
shoulder : and he said unto the
people that were with him. What
ye have seen me do, make haste,
and do as I have done. 49 And
all the people likewise cut down
every man his bough, and followed
Abimelech, and put them to the
1 Heb. navel.
2 That is, the augur^ oak (or, terebinth).
3 Heb. the axes.
" Ezek. 38.
12
b ch. 8. 3.3
" Ps. 68. 14
d 2 S. 11. 21
' Num. 32. 41
9 ch. 11. 24
251
stronghold, and set the stronghold
on fire upon them ; so that all the
men of the tower of Shechem died
also, about a thousand men and
women.
50 Then went Abimelech to
Thebez, and encamped against
Thebez, and took it. 51 But there
was a strong tower within the cit.y,
and thither fled all the men and
women, and all they of the city,
and shut themselves in, and gat
them up to the roof of the tower.
52 And Abimelech came unto the
tower, and fought against it, and
drew near uiito the door of the
tower to burn it with fire. 53 And
•^a certain woman cast an upper
millstone upon Abimelech's head,
and brake his skull. 54 Then he
called hastily unto the young man
his armor-bearer, and said unto
him. Draw thy sword, and kill me,
that men say not of me, A woman
slew hirn. And his young man
thrust him through, and he died.
55 And when the men of Israel
saw that Abimelech was dead,
they departed every man unto
his place. 56 Thus God requited
the wickedness of _ Abimelech,
which he did unto his father, in
slaying his seventy brethren ; 57
and all the wickedness of the men
of Shechem did God requite upon
their heads : and upon them came
the curse of Jotl^am the son of
Jerubbaal.
^ /^ And after Abimelech there
A\J arose to save Israel Tola the
son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a
man of Issachar ; and he dwelt in
Shamir in the hill-country of
Ephraim. 2 And he judged Israel
twenty and three years, and died,
and was buried in Shamir.
3 And after him arose Jair, the
Gileadite ; and he judged Israel
twenty and two years. 4 And he
had thirty sons that rode on thirty
a.ss colts, and they had thirty
cities, * which are called ^ Havvoth-
jair unto this day, which are in
the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair
died, and was buried in Kamon.
6 And the children of Israel
again did that which was evil in
the sight of Jehovah, and ■'^served
the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth,
and the gods of ^ Syria, and the
gods of Sidon, and the gods of
Moab, and «'the gods of the chil-
dren of Ammon, and the gods of
^ That is, The towns of Jair. ^ Heb. Aram.
10.7
JUDGES
11.15
Israel oppressed by Immon. Jepkthah made Chief. His Message to the Ring of Immon
the Philistines ; and "they forsook
Jehovah, and served him not.
7 And the anger of Jehovah was
kindled against Israel, and he sold
them into the hand of the Philis-
tines, and into the hand of the
children of Ammon. 8 And they
vexed and oppressed the children
of Israel that year : eighteen years
oppressed they all the childi^en of
Israel that were beyond the Jordan
in the land of the Amorites, which
is in Gilead. 9 And the children
of Ammon passed over the Jordan
to fight also against Judah, and
against Benjamin, and against the
house of Ephraim ; so that Israel
was sore distressed.
10 And the children of Israel
cried unto Jehovah, saying. We
have sinned against thee, even be-
cause we have forsaken our God,
and have served the Baalim. 11
And Jehovah said unto the chil-
dren of Israel, Did not / save you
from the Egyptians, and from the
Amorites, from the children of
Ammon, and from the Philistines %
12 The Sidonians also, and the
Amalekites, and the Maonites, did
oppress you ; and ye cried unto
me, and I saved you out of their
hand. 13 Yet ye have forsaken
me, and served other gods : where-
fore I will save you no more. 14
''Go and cry vinto the gods which
ye have chosen ;, let them save you
in the time of your distress. 15
And the children of Israel said
unto Jehovah, We have sinned :
do thou unto us whatsoever seem-
eth good unto thee ; only deliver us,
we pray thee, this day. 16 "And
they put away the foi'eign gods
from among them, and served Je-
hovah ; and ''his soul was grieved
for the misery of Isi'ael.
17 Then the children of Ammon
were gathered together, and en-
camped in Gilead. And the chil-
dren of Israel assembled themselves
together, and encamped in "Miz-
pah._ 1 8 And the people, the princes
of Gilead, said one to another. What
man is he that will begin to fight
against the children of Ammon 1
he shall be head over all the inhab-
itants of Gilead.
nNow ^Jephthah the Gile-
adite was a mighty man of
Valor, and he was the son of a
harlot : and Gilead begat Jeph-
thah. 2 And G Head's wife bare
him sons ; and when his wife's
" Dt. 31. 16,
17 ; 32. 15
6 Dt. 32. 37
' Josh. 24. 23
d Dt. 32. 36
" ch. 11. 29
/Heb. 11.32
!' 2 S. 10. 6, 8
ft ch. 10. 9, 17
1 ch. 10. 18
t Gen. 31. 60
' ver. 29
sons grew up, they drove out
Jephthah, and said unto him,
Thou shalt not inherit in our
father's house ; for thou art the
son of another woman. 3 Then
Jephthah fled from his brethren,
and dwelt in the land of *Tob:
and there were gathered vain
fellows to Jephthah, and they
went out with him.
4 And it came to pass after a
while, that "the children of Am-
mon made war against Israel.
.5 And it was so, that, when the
children of Ammon made war
against Israel, the elders of Gilead
went to fetch Jephthah out of the
land of Tob ; 6 and they said unto
Jephthah, Come and be our chief,
that we may fight with the chil-
dren of Ammon. 7 And Jephthah
said unto the elders of Gilead,
Did not ye hate me, and drive me
out of my father's house ? and why
are ye come unto me now when ye
are in distress ? 8 And the elders
of Gilead said unto Jephthah,
Therefore are we turned again to
thee now, that thou mayest go
with us, and fight with the chil-
dren of Ammon ; and * thou shalt
be our head over all the inhab-
itants of Gilead. 9 And Jephthah
said unto the elders of Gilead, If
ye bring me home again to fight
with the children of Ammon, and
Jehovah deliver them before me,
shall I be your head^ 10 And the
elders of Gilead said unto Jeph-
thah, * Jehovah shall be Mvitness
between us ; sui^ely according to
thy word so will we do. 1 1 Then
Jephthah went with the elders of
Gilead, and the people made him
head and chief over them : and
Jephthah spake all his words be-
fore Jehovah in ' Mizpah.
12 And Jephthah sent messen-
gers unto the king of the children
of Ammon, saying. What hast thou
to do with me, that thou art come
unto me to fight against my land?
13 And the king of the children of
Ammon answered unto the messen-
gers of Jephthah, Because Israel
took away my land, when he came
up out of Egypt, from the Arnon
even unto the Jabbok, and unto
the .Jordan : now therefore restore
those lands again peaceably. 14
And Jephthah sent messengers
again unto the king of the children
of Ammon ; 1 5 and he said unto
1 Heb. Xearer.
252
11.16
JUDGES
11.
Jcplithah's Message to the King of Amnion. His Victory and his Vow
him, Thus saith Jephthah : Israel
took not away the land of Moab,
nor the land of the children of
Ammon ; 16 but when they came
up from Egypt, and Israel went
through the wilderness unto the
Red Sea, and "came to Kadesh ;
17 then Israel sent messengers
unto the king of Edom, saying.
Let me, I pray thee, pass through
thy land ; but the king of Edom
hearkened not. * And in like man-
ner he sent unto the king of Moab ;
but he would not : and Israel abode
in Kadesh. 18 Then they went
ihrough the wilderness, and "^ went
around the land of Edom, and the
land of Moab, and came by the east
side of the land of Moab, and they
encamped on the other side of the
Arnon ; but they "* came not within
the border of Moab, for the Arnon
was the border of Moab. 19 And
Israel sent ''messengers unto Sihon
king of the Amorites, the king of
Heshbon; and Israel said unto
him. Let us pass, we pray thee,
through thy land unto my place.
20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to
pass through his border ; but Sihon
gathered all his people together,
and encamped in Jahaz, and fought
against Israel. 21 And Jehovah,
the God of Israel, delivered Sihon
and all his people into the hand of
Israel, and they smote them : so
Israel possessed all the land of the
Amorites, the inhabitants of that
country. 22 •''And they possessed
all the border of the Amorites,
from the Arnon even unto the
Jabbok, and from the wilderness
even unto the Jordan. 23 So now
•Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath
dispossessed the Amorites from
before his people Israel, and
shouldest thou possess them 1 24
Wilt not thou possess that which
"Chemosh thy god giveth thee to
possess "? So whomsoever Jehovah
our God hath dispossessed from be-
fore us, them will we possess. 25
And now art thou anything better
than '' Balak the son of Zippor, king
of Moab'? did he ever strive against
Israel, or did he ever fight against
them*? 26 'While Israel dwelt in
Heshbon and its Howns, and in
Aroer and its Howns, and in all
the cities that are along by the
side of the Arnon, three hundred
years ; wherefore did ye not recover
them within that time ■? 271 there-
i Heb. daughters.
" Num. 20. 1,
14-21
!>.losh, 24. 9
''Num. 21.
4 ; Dt. 2. 8
d Dt. 2. 9, 18,
19
«Num. 21.
21-32 ; Dt.
2. 2(5-36
/Dt. 2.37
" Num. 21.
29 ; 1 K.
U. 7
ft Num. 22.
2 ; Josh.
24. 9; Mic.
C. 5
• Num. 21.
25, 26 ; Dt.
2.36
* Gen. 16. 5 ;
18. 25 ; 31.
63 ; 1 S. 24.
Ezek.
17
' ver. 11 ;
ch. 10. 17
' Ex. 15. 20 ;
1 S. 18. C ;
Jer. 31. 4
P Num. 30.
2 ; Eccl. c
4,6
fore have not sinned against thee,
but thou doest me wrong to war
against me: * Jehovah, the Judge,
be judge this day between the chil-
dren of Israel and the children of
Ammon. 28 Howbeit the king of
the children of Ammon hearkened
not unto the words of Jephthah
which he sent him.
29 Then Hhe Spirit of Jehovah
came upon Jephthah, and he passed
over Gilead and Manasseh, and
ipassed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and
from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed
over unto the children of Ammon.
30 And Jephthah vowed a vow
unto Jehovah, and said. If thou
wilt indeed deliver the children of
Ammon into my hand, 31 then it
shall be, that ^whatsoever cometh
forth from the doors of my house
to meet me, when I return in peace
from the children of Ammon, it
shall be Jehovah's, and I will offer
it up for a burnt-offering. 32 So
Jephthah passed over unto the
children of Ammon to fight against
them ; and Jehovah delivered them
into his hand. 33 And he smote
them from Aroer until thou come
to ™Minnith, even twenty cities,
and unto ^Abel-cheramim, with a
very great slaughter. So the chil-
dren of Amnion were subdued be-
fore the children of Israel.
34 And Jephthah came to " Miz-
pah unto his house; and, behold,
his daughter came out to meet him
" with timbrels and with dances :
and she was his only child ; besides
her he had neither son nor
daughter. 35 And it came to pass,
when he saw her, that he rent his
clothes, and said, Alas, my
daughter! thou hast brought me
very low, and thou art one of them
that trouble me ; for I have opened
my mouth unto Jehovah, and '^I
cannot go back. 36 And she said
unto him. My father, thou hast
opened thy mouth unto Jehovah ;
do unto me according to that which
hath proceeded out of thy mouth,
forasmuch as Jehovah hath taken
vengeance for thee on thine ene-
mies, even on the children of Am-
mon. 37 And she said unto her
father. Let this thing be done for
me : let me alone two months, that
I may depart and go down upon
the mountains, and bewail my
virginity, I and my companions.
2 Or, tvhosoever
" That is, The meadow of vineyards.
253
11.38
JUDGES
13.8
Ephraim's Complaint. The Shibboleth. Jephthah's Death. Other Judges. The Philistine Oppression. Vision of
38 And he said, Go. And he sent
her away for two months : and she
departed, she and her companions,
and bewailed her virginity upon
the mountains. 39 And it came to
pass at the end of two months, that
she returned unto her father, who
did with her according to his vow
which he liad vowed : and she
knew not man. And it was ^a
custom in Israel, 40 that the
daughters of Israel went yearly to
'^celebrate the daughter of Jephthah
the Gileadite four days in a year.
■^ O And the men of Ephraim
X ^ were gathered together, and
passed ^northward ; and "they said
unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst
thou over to fight against the chil-
dren of Ammon, and didst not call
us to go with thee"? we will burn
thy house upon thee with fire. 2
And Jephthah said unto them, I
and my people were at great strife
with the children of Ammon ; and
when I called you, ye saved me not
out of their hand. 3 And when I
saw that ye saved me not, I *put
my life in my hand, and passed
over against the children of Am-
mon, and Jehovah delivered them
into my hand : wherefore then are
ye come vip unto me this day, to
fight against me? 4 Then Jeph-
thah gathered together all the
men of Gilead, and fought with
Ephraim ; and the men of Gilead
smote Ephraim, because they said,
Yeare fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gile-
adites, in the midst of Ephraim, and
in the midst of Manasseh. 5 And
the Gileadites ''took the fords of
the Jordan "* against the Ephra-
imites. And it was so, that, when
any of the fugitives of Ephraim
said. Let me go oyer, the men of
Gilead said unto him. Art thou an
Ephrairnite % If he said. Nay ; 6
then said they unto him. Say now
Shibboleth ; and he said Sibboleth ;
for he could not frame to pi'onounce
it right : then they laid hold on
him, and slew him at the fords of
the Jordan. And there fell at that
time of Ephraim forty and two
thousand.
7 And Jephthah judged Israel
six years. Then died Jephthah
the Gileadite, and was buried in
one of the cities of Gilead.
8 And after him Ibzan of Beth-
lehem judged Israel. 9 And he
1 Or, an ordinance
2 Or, lament
3 Or, to Zaphnn
* Or, toward Ephraim
■» ch. 8. 1
6 1 S. 19. 5 ;
28. 21 ;
Job 13. 14
" ch. 3. 28
d ch. 2. 11
/ver.6,8, 10,
11; 6. 11,
14; Lk. 1.
11-13
» Lk. 1. 15
ft Num. 6. 2
i ver. s, 10,
ll;ch. 6. 11
* ver. 3, 7
254
had thirty sons ; and thirty daugh-
ters he sent abroad, and thirty
daughters he brought in from
abroad for his sons. And he
judged Israel seven years. 10
And Ibzan died, and was buried
at Beth-lehem.
1 1 And after him Elon the Zeb-
ulunite judged Israel ; and he
judged Israel ten years. 12 And
Elon the Zebulunite died, and was
buried in Aijalon in the land of
Zebulun.
13 And after him Abdon the son
of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Is-
rael. 14 And he had forty sons
and thirty sons' sons, that rode on
threescore and ten ass colts : and
he judged Israel eight years.
15 And Abdon the son of Hillel
the Pirathonite died, and was
buried in Pirathon in the land of
Ephraim, in the hill-country of the
Amalekites.
-i O And the children of Israel
J_0 ''again did that which was
evil in the sight of Jehovah ; and
Jehovah delivered them into the
hand of the Philistines forty years.
2 And there was a certain man
of 'Zorah, of the family of the
Danites, whose name was Manoah ;
and his wife was barren, and bare
not. 3 -^And the angel of Jehovah
appeared unto the woman, and said
unto her. Behold now, thou art bar-
ren, and bearest not ; but thou shalt
conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now
therefore beware, I pi'ay thee, and
drink no wine nor strong drink,
and eat not any unclean thing :
5 ^ for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and
bear a son ; and no razor shall come
upon his head ; for the child shall
be a ^ Nazirite unto God from the
womb : and he shall begin to save
Israel out of the hand of the Philis-
tines. 6 Then the woman came
and told her husband, saying, 'A
man of God came unto me, and his
countenance was like the counte-
nance of the angel of God, very
terrible ; and I asked him not
whence he was, neither told he me
his name : 7 but he said unto me.
Behold, thou shalt conceive, and
bear a son ; and now drink no wine
nor strong drink, and eat not any
unclean thing ; for the child shall
be a Nazifite unto God from the
womb to the day of his death.
8 Then Manoah entreated Jeho-
vah, and said, Oh, Lord, I pray
thee, let *the man of God whom
13.9
JUDGES
14.9
Manoah and bis Wife. Samson's Birth. Samson takes a Philistine Wife. He kills a Lion
thou didst send come again unto
us, and teach us what we shall do
unto the child that shall be born.
9 And God hearkened to the voice
of Manoah ; and " the angel of God
came again unto the woman as she
sat in the field : but Manoah her
husband was not with her. 10 And
the woman made haste, and ran,
and told her husband, and said
unto him. Behold, 'the man hath
appeared unto me, that came unto
me the otlter day. 1 1 And Manoah
arose, and went after his wife, and
came to the man, and said unto
him, Art thou " the man that spak-
est unto the woman % And he said,
I am. 1 2 And Manoah said, ^ Now
let thy words come to pass : what
shall be the ordering of the child,
and how shall we do unto him %
13 And ''the angel of Jehovah
said unto JNIanoah, " Of all that
I said unto the woman let her be-
ware. 14 She may not eat of any-
thing that Cometh of the "•'^vine,
neither let her drink wine or strong
drink, nor eat any unclean thing ;
all that I commanded her let her
observe.
15 And Manoah said unto ^the
angel of Jehovah, I pray thee, let
us detain thee, that we may make
ready a kid for thee. 1 6 And the
angel of Jehovah said unto Ma-
noah, Though thou detain me, ''I
will not eat of thy bread ; and if
thou wilt make ready a burnt-
offering, thou must offer it unto
Jehovah. For Manoah knew not
that he was the angel of Jehovah.
17 And Manoah said unto the
angel of .Jehovah, 'What is thy
name, that, when thy words come
to pass, we may do thee honor %
18 And the angel of Jehovah said
unto him, Wherefore askest thou
after my name, seeing it is ^ * won-
derful ^ 19 So 'Manoah took the
kid with the meal-offering, and
offered it upon the rock unto Je-
hovah : and the angel did won-
drously ; and Manoah and his wife
looked on. 20 For it came to pass,
when the flame went up toward
heaven from off the altar, that the
angel of Jehovah ascended in the
flame of the altar : and Manoah
and his wife looked on ; and they
fell on their faces to the ground.
21 But the angel of Jehovah did
no more appear to Manoah or to his
1 Or, Now vjhen thy words come to pass, what
&c. 2 Or, grave-vine * Or, secret
" ver. 8
i" ver. 9
" ver. 8
d ver. 11
* ver. 4
/Num. 6. 4
" ver. 3
'' oh. 6. 20
' Gen. 32. 29
^ Is. 9. 6
' ch. 6. 20, 21
"ver
"ch.
16
6. 22
°ch.
3. 10
12
18. 11
1 Josh. 11.
■ ch. 3. 10
' 1 S. 17. 34-
36
255
wife. "^ Then Manoah knew that he
was the angel of Jehovah. 22 And
Manoah said unto his wife, "We
shall surely die, because we have
seen God. 23 But his wife said
unto him. If Jehovah were pleased
to kill us, he would not have i-e-
ceived a burnt-offering and a meal-
offering at our hand, neither would
he have showed us all these things,
nor would at this time have told
such things as these. 24 And the
woman bare a son, and called his
name * Samson : and the child grew,
and Jehovah blessed him. 25 Ana
" the Spirit of Jehovah began to
move him in ^ -^ Mahaneh-dan, be-
tween Zorah and Eshtaol.
"i A And Samson went down to
XTc Timnah, and saw a woman
in Timnah of the daughters of the
Philistines. 2 And he came up,
and told his father and his mother,
and said, I have seen a woman in
Timnah of the daughters of the
Philistines : now therefore get her
for me to wife. 3 Then his father
and his mother said unto him, Is
there never a woman among the
daughters of thy brethren, or
among all my people, that thou
goest to take a wife of the uncir-
cumcised Philistines'? And Sam-
son said unto his father. Get her
for me ; for she pleaseth me well.
4 But his father and his mother
knew not that it was of Jehovah ;
* for he sought an occasion against
the Philistines. Now at that time
the Philistines had rule over Israel.
5 Then went Samson down, and
his father and his mother, to Tim-
nah, and came to the vineyards of
Timnah : and, behold, a young lion
roared against him. 6 And ""the
Spirit of Jehovah came mightily
upon him, and *he rent him as he
would have rent a kid ; and he had
nothing in his hand : but he told
not his father or his mother what
he had done. 7 And he went
down, and talked with the woman :
and she pleased Samson well. 8 And
aftera wliile he returned to take her;
and he turned aside to see the car-
cass of the lion : and, behold, there
was a swarm of bees in the body of
the lion, and honey. 9 And he took
it into his hands, and went on, eat-
ing as he went ; and he came to his
father and mother, and gave unto
them, and they did eat : but he
told them not that he had taken
< Heb. Shimshon. 5 That is, The camp of Dan.
14.10
JUDGES
15.11
Samson's Riddle at the Marriage Feast. His Feat with the Foxes. He is boand with new Ropes
the honey out of the body of the
lion.
10 And his father went down
unto the woman : and Samson
made there a feast ; for so used
the young men to do. 11 And it
came to pass, when they saw him,
that they brought thirty 'compan-
ions to be with him. 12 And
Samson said unto them. Let me
now "put forth a riddle unto you :
if ye can declare it unto me within
the * seven days of the feast, and
find it out, then I will give you
thirty linen garments and thirty
changes of raiment ; 1 3 but if ye
cannot declare it unto me, then
shall ye give me thirty linen gar-
ments and thirty changes of rai-
ment. And they said unto him,
Put forth thy riddle, that we may
hear it. 14 And he said unto
them.
Out of the eater came forth food.
And out of the strong came forth
sweetness.
And they could not in three days
declare the riddle.
15 And it came to pass on the
seventh day, that they said unto
Samson's wife. Entice thy hus-
band, that he may declare unto us
the riddle, lest we burn thee and
thy father's house with fire : have
ye called us to ^ impoverish us 1 is
it not sol 16 And Samson's wife
wept before him, and said, Thou
dost but hate me, and lovest me
not : thou hast put forth a riddle
unto the children of my people,
and hast not told it me. And he
said unto her. Behold, I have not
told it my father nor my mother,
and shall I tell thee 1 1 7 And she
wept before him the seven days,
while their feast lasted : and it
came to pass on the seventh day,
that he told her, because she
pressed him sore ; and she told the
riddle to the children of her peo-
ple. 18 And the men of the city
said unto him on the seventh day
before the sun went down. What is
sweeter than honey'? and what is
stronger than a lion 1 And he said
unto them.
If ye had not plowed with my
heifer.
Ye had not found out my rid-
dle.
1 9 And " the Spirit of Jehovah
came mightily upon him, and he
went down to Ashkelon, and smote
I Or, take that which we have
" Ezek. 17. 2
i> Gen. 29. 27
" uh. 3. 10
d Gen. 38. 17
' ch. 14. 15
/ch. 13. 1;
14. 4
256
thirty men of them, and took their
-spoil, and gave the changes of
raiment unto them that declared
the riddle. And his anger was
kindled, and he went up to his
father's house. 20 But Samson's
wife was give7i to his companion,
whom he had used as his friend.
"^ pf But it came to pass after a
-L.tJ while, in the time of wheat
harvest, that Samson visited his
wife "^ with a kid ; and he said, I
will go in to my wife into the
chamber. But her father would
not suffer him to go in. 2 And
her father said, I verily thought
that thou hadst utterly hated her ;
therefore I gave her to thy com-
panion : is not her younger sister
fairer than she 1 take her, I pray
thee, instead of her. 3 And Sam-
son said unto them. This time
^ shall I be blameless in regard of
the Philistines, when I do them a
mischief. 4 And Samson went
and caught three hundred * foxes,
and took "firebrands, and turned
tail to tail, and put a firebrand in
the midst between every two tails.
5 And when he had set the brands
on fire, he let them go into the
standing grain of the Philistines,
and burnt up both the shocks and
the standing grain, and also the
oliveyards. 6 Then the Philis-
tines said. Who hath done thisi
And they said, Samson, the son-
in-law of the Timnite, because he
hath taken his wife, and given her
to his companion. And the Philis-
tines came up, and " burnt her and
her father with fire. 7 And Sam-
son said unto them, If ye do after
this manner, sui^ely I will be
avenged of you, and after that I
will cease. 8 And he smote them
hip and thigh with a great slaugh-
ter : and he went down and dwelt
in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
9 Then the Philistines went up,
and encamped in Judah, and
spread themselves in Lehi. 10
And the men of Judah said. Why
are ye come up against usl And
they said, To bind Samson are we
come up, to do to him as he hath
done to us. 11 Then three thou-
sand men of Judah went down to
the cleft of the rock of Etam, and
said to Samson, Knowest thou not
■''that the Philistines are rulers
over us 1 what then is this that
2 Or, apparel
3 Or, shall J be quits with
* Or, jackals
6 Or, torches
15.12
JUDGES
16.12
Samson's Feat with the Jawbone. He carries away the ftate of Gaia. Delilah tries to elicit the Secret of his Streiigtii
thou hast done unto usi And he
said unto them, As they did unto
me, so have I done unto them. 12
And they said unto him. We are
come down to bind thee, that we
may deliver thee into the hand of
the Philistines. And Samson said
unto them, Swear unto me, that
ye will not fall upon me your-
selves. 13 And they spake unto
him, saying. No ; but we will bind
thee fast, and deliver thee into
their hand : but surely we will not
kill thee. And they bound him
with two new ropes, and brought
him up from the rock.
14 When he came unto Lehi, the
Philistines shouted as they met
iiim : and " the Spirit of Jehovah
came mightily upon him, and the
/opes that were upon his arms be-
came as flax that was burnt with
fire, and his bands ^ dropped from
off his hands. 15 And he found a
fresh jawbone of an ass, and put
forth his hand, and took it, and
smote a thousand men therewith.
16 And Samson said.
With the jawbone of an ass,
^ heaps upon heaps,
With the jawbone of an ass
have I smitten a thousand
men.
17 And it came to pass, when he
had made an end of speaking, that
he cast away the jawbone out of
his hand ; and " that place was
called ■* Kamath-lehi. 18 And he
was sore athirst, and * called on
Jehovah, and said. Thou hast given
this great deliverance by the hand
of thy servant; and now shall I
die for thirst, and fall into the
hand of the uncircumcised. 19
But God clave the hollow place
that is in ^Lehi, and there came
water thereout ; and when he had
drunk, his spirit came again, and
he revived : wherefore ''the name
thereof _ was called '' En-hakkore,
which is in Lehi, unto this day.
20 And '^he judged Israel in
* the days of the Philistines twenty
years.
"i /Z* And Samson went to
-i-vJ ^Gaza, and saw there a
harlot, and went in unto her.
2 And it ivas told the Gazites,
saying, Samson is come hither.
1 Heb. were melted. - Heb. heap, two heaps.
3 Or, he called that place
* That is, The hill of the jawbone.
* Or, the jawbone
6 Or, he called the name thereof
' That is, The spring of him that called.
"ch. 14. 19;
1 S. 11. 6
t> ch. 16. 28
" Heb. 11. 32
dch. 13. l;
IC. 31
*■ Josh. 15.
47
/Josh. 13. 3
" ch. 14. 16
And they compassed him in, ind
laid wait for him all night in the
gate of the city, and were quiet
all the night, saying, ^ juet be till
morning light, then we will kill
him. 3 And Samson lay till mid-
night, and arose at midnight, and
laid hold of the doors of the gate
of the city, and the two posts, and
plucked them up, bar and all,
and put them upon his shoulders,
and carried them up to the top oi
the mountain that is before Hebron.
4 And it came to pass afterward,
that he loved a woman ^in the
valley of Sorek, whose name was
Delilah. 5 And the ^lords of the
Philistines came up unto her, and
said unto her, j' Entice him, and
see wherein his great strength
lieth, and by what means we may
grevail against him, that we may
ind him to ^^ afflict him : and we
will give thee every one of us
eleven hundred ^n'ece.s of silver.
6 And Delilah said to Samson,
Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy
great strength lieth, and where-
with thou mightest be bound to
afflict thee. / And Samson said
unto her, If they bind me with
seven " green withes that were
never dried, then shall I become
weak, and be as another man.
8 Then the lords of the Philistines
brought up to her seven " green
withes which had not been dried,
and she bound him with them.
9 Now she had liers-in-wait abid-
ing in the inner chamber. And
she said unto him. The Philistines
are upon thee, Samson. And he
brake the withes, as a string of
tow is broken when it ^•^ toucheth
the fire. So his strength was not
known.
10 And Delilah said unto Sam-
son, Behold, thou hast mocked me,
and told me lies : now tell me, I
pray thee, wherewith thou might-
est be bound. 11 And he said
unto her. If they only bind me
with new ropes wherewith no
work hath been done, then shall I
become weak, and be as another
man. 12 So Delilah took new
ropes, and bound him therewith,
and said unto him. The PhiHstines
are upon thee, Samson. And the
liers-in-wait were abiding in the
inner chamber. And he brake
8 Or, When (or, Before) the morning is light
9 Or, by the brook i' Or, neiv bowstrings
10 Or, humble 12 Heb. smelleth.
267
16.13
JUDGES
17.2
Samson is betrayed by Delilah. His Eyes are put out. Uv is mocked, but is avenged in his Death. Micah and Ills Idols
them from' off his arms like a
thread.
13 And Delilah said unto Sam-
son, Hitherto thou hast mocked
me, and told me lies : tell me
Avherewith thou mightest be
bound. And he said unto her, If
thou weavest the seven locks of
my head with the web. 14 And
she fastened it with the pin, and
said unto him. The Philistines
are upon thee, Samson. And he
awaked out of his sleep, and
plucked away the pin of the beam,
and the web.
15 And she said unto him, "How
canst thou say, I love thee, when
thy heart is not with me"? thou
hast mocked me these three times,
and hast not told me wherein thy
great strength lieth. 16 And it
came to pass, when she pressed him
daily with her words, and urged
him, that his soul was vexed unto
death. 17 And he told her all
his heart, and said unto her. There
hath not come a razor upon iny
head ; for I have been a * Nazirite
unto God from my mother's womb:
if I be shaven, then my strength
will go from me, and I shall oe-
come weak, and be like any other
man.
18 And when Delilah saw that
he had told her all his heart, she
sent and called for the lords of the
Philistines, saying. Come up this
once, for ^ he hath told me all his
heart. Then the lords of the
Philistines came up unto her, and
buought the money in their hand.
19 And she made him sleep upon
her knees ; and she called for -a
man, and shaved off the seven
locks of his head ; and she began
to afflict liim, and his strength
went from him. 20 And she said,
The Philistines are upon thee,
Samson. And he awoke out of his
sleep, and said, I will go out as at
other times, and shake myself free.
But he knew not that Jehovah was
departed from him. 21 And the
Philistines laid hold on him, and
put out his ej^es ; and they brought
him down to Gaza, and bound him
with fetters of brass; and he did
grind in the prison-house. 22
Howbeit the hair of his head began
to grow again after he was shaven.
23 And the lords of the Philis-
tines gathered them together to
1 Or, according to another reading, he had told
her 2 Or, the men
" ch. 14. 16
b cli. 13. ^ ;
Num. 6. 6
M S. 5. .
rf ch. 15. 18
offer a great sacrifice unto "Dagon
their god, and to rejoice; for they
said. Our god hath delivered
Samson our enemy into our hand.
24 And when the people saw him,
they praised their god; for they
said, Our god hath delivered into
our hand our enemy, and the de-
stroyer of our country, who hath
slain many of us. 25 And it came
to pass, when their hearts were
merry, that they said. Call for
Samson, that he may make us
sport. And they called for Samson
out of the prison-house; and he
made sport before them. And they
set him between the pillars : 26 and
Samson said unto the lad that held
him by the hand. Suffer me that I
may feel the pillars whereupon the
house resteth, that I may lean upon
them. 27 Now the house was full
of men and women; and all the
lords of the Philistines were there ;
and there were upon the roof about
three thousand men and women,
that beheld while Samson made
sport.
28 ''And Samson called unto Je-
hovah, and said, O Lord Jehovah,
remember me, I pray thee, ' and
strengthen me, I pray thee, only
this once, O God, that I may ^ be
at once avenged of the Philistines
for my two eyes. 29 And Samson
took hold of the two middle pillars
upon which the house rested, and
leaned upon them, the one with his
right hand, and the other with his
left. 30 And Samson said, Let me
die with the Philistines. And he
bowed himself with all his might;
and the house fell upon the lords,
and upon all the people that were
therein. So the dead that he slew
at his death were more than they
that he slew in his life. 31 Then
his brethren and all the house of
his father came down, and took
him, and brought him up, and
buried him between Zorah and
Eshtaol in the burying-place of
Manoah his father. "And he
judged Israel twenty years.
^ 'T And there was a^ man of
X I the hill-country of Ephraim,
whose name was Micah. 2 And he
said unto his mother, The eleven
hundred lyieces of silver that wei'e
taken from thee, about which thou
didst utter ^ a curse, and didst also
speak it in mine ears, behold, the
3 Or, he avenged . . . for one of my two eyes
* Or, an adjuration
258
X7. 3
JUDGES
18. 13
Micah hires a Levite to be Ms Priest. The Danites seek an Inheritance. Spies explore the Land. An armed Force sent out
silver is with me ; I took it. And
his mother said, Blessed be my son
of Jehovah. 3 And he restored the
eleven hundred pieces of silver to
his mother ; and his mother said,
I verily ^ dedicate the silver unto
Jehovah from my hand for mj'^
son, "to make a graven image and
a molten image: now therefore I
will restore it unto thee. 4 And
when he restored the money unto
his mother, his mother took two
hundred 2ii6ces of silver, and gave
them to the founder, who made
thereof a graven image and a
molten image: and it was in the
house of Micah. 5 And the man
Micah had a house *of ^gods, and
he made an "ephod, and '^ teraphim,
ind ^consecrated one of his sons,
"who became his priest. 6 In those
days ■'^there was no king in Israel :
^every man did that which was
right in his own eyes.
7 And there was a young man
out of '' Beth-lehem-judah, of the
family of .Judah, who was a Levite ;
and he sojourned there. 8 And the
man departed out of the city, out
of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn
where he could find a idace ; and
he came to the 'hill-country of
Ephraim to the house of Micah, as
he journeyed. 9 And Micah said
unto him. Whence comest thou'?
And he said unto him, I am a
Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I
go to sojourn where I may find a
place. 10 And Micah said unto
nim. Dwell with me, and be unto
me *a father and a priest, and I
will give thee ten pieces of silver by
the year, and a suit of apparel, and
thy victuals. So the Levite went
in. 1 1 And the Levite was content
to dwell with the man ; and the
young man was unto him as one
of his sons. 12 And Micah conse-
crated the Levite, and the young
man 'became his priest, and was
in the house of Micah. 13 Then
said Micah, Now know I that Je-
hovah will do me good, seeing I
have a Levite to my priest.
"i O "In those days there was
-LO no king in Israel: and "in
those days the tribe of the Danites
sought them an inheritance to dwell
in ; for unto that day their inheri-
tance had not fallen unto them
among the tribes of Israel. 2 And
the children of Dan sent of their
1 Or, had dedicated 2 Or, God
3 Heb. filled the hand of.
" Ex. 20. 4,
2.3 ; 34. 17
!> Ch. 18. 24
■= ch. 8. 27 ;
18. 14
d Gen. 31. 19
* Num. 3. 10
/ch. 18. l;
19. 1
» Dt. 12. 8
h ch. 19. 1 ;
Ruth 1. 1,
2 ; Mic. 5.
2 ; Mt. 2. 1
' Josh. 24. 33
* ch. 18. 19
' Num. 16.
10 ; 18. 1-7
"* ch. 17. 6 ;
19. 1
" Josh. 19.
40-48
" ch. 13. 25
P ch. 17. 1
« ch. 17. 12
'■ ver. 29 ;
Josh. 19. 47
' ch. 13. 25
259
family five men from their whole
number, men of valor, from "Zorah,
and from Eshtaol, to spy out the
land, and to search it; and they
said unto them. Go, search the land.
And they came to ^'the hill-country_
of Ephraim, unto the house of
Micah, and lodged there. 3 When
they were by the house of Micah,
they knew the voice of the young
man the Levite; and they turned
aside thither, and said unto him,
Who brought thee hither'? and
what doest thou in this place'? and
what hast thou here'? 4 And he
said unto them, Thus and thus hath
Micah dealt with rae, and he hath
hired me, and *I am become his
priest. 5 And they said unto him,
Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God,
that we may know whether our
way which we go shall be prosper-
ous. 6 And the priest said unto
them, Go in peace : before Jehovah
is your way wherein ye go.
7 Then the five men departed,
and came to 'Laish, and saw the
people that were thei'ein, how they
dwelt in security, after the manner
of the Sidonians, quiet and secure;
for there was none in the land, pos-
sessing "'authority, ®that might put
them to shame in anything, and
they were far from the Sidonians,
and had no dealings with any
man. 8 And they came unto their
brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol:
and their brethren said unto them,
What say ye"? 9 And they said.
Arise, and let us go up against
them; for we have seen the land,
and, behold, it is very good : and
are ye still"? be not slothful to go
and to enter in to possess the land.
10 When ye go, ye shall come unto
a people secure, and the land is
large; for God hath given it into
your hand, a place where there is
no want of anything that is in the
earth.
11 And there set forth from
thence of the family of the Danites,
out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol,
six hundred men girt with weajoons
of war. 1 2 And they went up, and
encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Ju-
dah: wherefore they called that
place *Mahaneh-dan unto this day;
behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.
13 And they passed thence unto
the hill-country of Ephraim, and
came unto the house of Micah.
* Heb. power of restraint.
5 Or, thai might do any liurt
18.14
JUDGES
19.5
The Danites take Micah's Prirst and Lnages. They captare Laish. A Levite ^oes to recover his Concubiue
14 Then answered the five men
that went to spy out the country
of Laish, and said unto their
brethren, Do ye know that there
is in these houses "an ephod, and
teraphim, and a graven image, and
a molten imaged now therefore con-
sider what ye have to do. 1 5 And
they turned aside thither, and came
to the house of the young man the
Levite, even unto the house of
Micah, and asked him of his wel-
fare. 16 And the six hundred men
girt with their weapons of war, who
were of the children of Dan, stood
by the entrance of the gate. 17
And the five men that went to spy
out the land went up, and came
in thither, and took the graven
image, and the ephod, and the
teraphim, and the molten image :
and the priest stood by the en-
trance of the gate ^yith the six
hundred men girt with weapons
of war. 18 And when these went
into Micah's house, and fetched the
graven image, the ephod, and the
teraphim, and the molten image,
the priest said unto them, What
do ye'? 19 And they said unto him.
Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon
thy mouth, and go with us, and be
to us ''a father and a priest: is it
better for thee to be priest unto
the house of one man, or to be
priest unto a tribe and a family in
Israel'? 20 i\.nd the priest's heart
was glad, and he took the ephod,
and the teraphim, and the graven
image, and went in the midst of
the people.
2 1 So they turned and departed,
and put the little ones and the
cattle and the goods before them.
22 When they were a good way
from the house of Micah, the men
that were in the houses near to
Micah's house were gathered to-
gether, and overtook the children
of Dan. 23 And they cried unto
the children of Dan. And they
turned their faces, and said unto
Micah, What aileth thee, ^ that
thou comest with such a company 1
24 And he said, Ye have taken
away '^ my gods which I made, and
the priest, and are gone away, and
what have I more'? and how then
say ye unto me. What aileth thee 1
25 And the children of Dan said
unto him, Let not tli.v voice be
heard among us, lest -angry fel-
1 Heb. I.hiit thnu art gathered together.
- Heb. bitter of soul.
" ch. 17. 5
>> ch. 17. 10
" ch. 17. 6
d ver. 7 ;
Josh. 19.
47
/ ch. 17. 3, 5
» Ex. 2. 22 ;
ft ch. 17. 3, 5
' ch. 18. 1
k Gen. 34. 3 ;
50. 21
' ver. 8 ;
Gen. 18. 5
260
lows fall upon you, and thou lose
thy life, with the lives of thy house-
hold. 26 And the children of Dan
went their way: and when Micah
saw that they were too strong for
him, he turned and went back into
his house.
27 And they took that which
Micah had made, and the priest
whom he had, and came unto
''Laish, unto a people quiet and
secure,^ and smote them with the
edge of the sword ; and they burnt
the city with tire. 28 And there
was no deliverer, because it was far
from Sidon, and they had no deal-
ings with any man ; and it was in
the valley that lieth by " Beth-re-
hob. And they built the city, and
dwelt therein. 29 And they called
the narne of the city Dan, after the
name of Dan their father, who was
born unto Israel : howbeit the name
of the city was Laish at the first.
30 And the children of Dan set up
for themselves ■' the graven image ;
and Jonathan, the son of ^ Gershom,
the son of " Moses, '' he and his sons
were priests to the tribe of the
Danites until the day of the cap-
tivity of the land. 31 So they
set them up Micah's graven image
which he made, all the time that
the house of God was in Shiloh.
10 And it came to pass in
- «^ those days, when ' there was
no king in Israel, that there was
a certain Levite sojourning on the
farther side of the hill-country of
Ephraim, who took to him a con-
cubine out of Reth-lehem-judah.
2 And his concubine played the
harlot against him, and went away
from him unto her father's house
to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there
the space of four months. 3 And
her husband arose, and went after
her, to * speak '' kindly unto her, to
bring her again, having his servant
with him, and a couple of asses : and
she brought him into her father's
house; and when thefather of the
damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet
him. 4 And his father-in-law, the
damsel's father, retained him ; and
he abode with him three days: so
they did eat and drink, and lodged
there. 5 And it came to pass on the
fourth day, that they arose early ih
the morning, and he rose up to de-
part : and the damsel's father said
unto his son-in-law, 'Strengthen
^ Another reading is, Manasseh.
* Heb. to her heart.
19.6
JUDGES
19.27
Sbameful Abase of tbe Levite's Concubine in Gibcah
thy heart with a morsel of bread,
and afterward ye shall go your
way. 6 So they sat down, and did
eat and drink, both of them to-
gether : and the damsel's father
said unto the man, Be pleased, I
pray thee, to tarry all night, and
"let thy heart be merry. 7 And
the man rose up to depart ; but his
father-in-law urged him, and he
lodged there again. 8 And he arose
early in the morning on the fifth
day to depart ; and the damsel's
father said, Strengtlien thy heart,
I pray thee, and tarry ye until the
day declineth ; and they did eat,
both of them. 9 And when the
man rose up to depart, he, and his
concubine, and his servant, his fa-
ther-in-law, the damsel's father,
said unto him, Behold, now the day
draweth toward evening, I pray
you tarry all night : behold, the
day groweth to an end, lodge here,
that thy heart may be merry ; and
to-morrow get you early on your
way, that thou mayest go ^ home.
10 But the man would not tarry
that night, but he rose up and
departed, and came over against
*Jebus (the same is Jerusalem):
and there were with him a couple
of asses saddled ; his concubine
also was with him. 1 1 When
they were by Jebus, the day was
far spent ; and " the servant said
unto his master, Come, I jiray
thee, and let us turn aside into
this city of the Jebusites, and
lodge in it. 12 And his master
said unto him. We will not^ turn
aside into the city of a foreigner,
^that is not of the children oi
Israel ; but we will pass over to
Gibeah. 13 And he said unto his
servant. Come and let us draw
near to one of these places ; and
we will lodge in Gibeah, or in
Ramah. 14 So they passed on
and went their way ; and the sun
went down upon them near to
Gibeah, which belongcth to Ben-
jamin. 15 And they turned aside
thither, to go in to lodge in
Gibeah : and he went in, and sat
him down in the street of the city ;
for there was no man that took
them into his house to lodge.
16 And, behold, there came an
old man from his work out of the
field at even : now the man was
1 Heb. to thy tents.
- Or, where there are none of the children of
Israel
° ver. 9. 22 ;
ch. 16. 2.i ;
Kuth 3. 7 ;
1 K. 21. 7;
Esth. 1. 10
i> 1 Chr. 11.
4, a
" ver. 19
d ver. 1
' ver. 14
/ver. 11
0 Gen. 24. 32,
33
A Gen. 19. 4,
6; Ezek.
16. 46-48
' in. 13. 13;
1 S. 2. 12 ;
1 K. 21. 10
ch. 20. 6 i
Gen. 34.
r ; Dt. 22.
21 ; 2 S. 13.
12
< Gen. 19. 8
of ''the hill-country of Ephi^aim.
and he sojourned in Gibeah ; but
the men of the place * were Ben-
jamites. 17 And he lifted up his
eyes, and saw the wayfaring man
in the street o^ the city ; and the
old man said, W^hither goest thou ?
and whence comest thou 1 18 And
he said unto him, We are passing
from Beth-lehem-judah unto the
farther side of the hill-country of
Ephraim ; from thence am I, and
I went to Beth-lehem-judah : and I
am now going to the house of Jeho-
vah ; and there is no man that
taketh me into his house. 19 Yet
there is both straw and provender
for our asses ; and there is bread
and wine also for me, and for thy
handmaid, and for ■''the young
man that is with thy servants :
tliere is no want of anything.
20 And the old man said. Peace be
unto thee ; howsoever let all thy
wants lie upon me ; only lodge not
in the street. 21 '' So he brought
him into his house, and gave the
asses fodder; and they washed
their feet, and did eat and drink.
22 As they were making their
hearts merry, behold, ''the men
of the city, certain 'base fellows,
beset the house round about, beat-
ing at the door ; and they spake to
the master of the house, the old
man, saying. Bring forth the man
that came into thy house, that we
may know him. 23 And the man,
the master of the house, went out
unto them, and said unto them.
Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do
not so wickedly ; seeing that this
man is come into my house, *do
not this folly. 24 /Behold, here
is my daughter a virgin, and his
concubine ; them I will bring out
now, and humble ye them, and do
with them what seemeth good unto
you : but unto this man do not any
such folly. 25 But the men would
not hearken to him : so the man
laid hold on his concubine, and
brought her forth unto them ; and
they knew her, and abused her all
the night until the morning : and
when the day began to spring,
they let her go. 26 Then came
the woman in the dawning of the
day, and fell down at the door of
the man's house where her lord
was, till it was light.
27 And her lord rose up in the
morning, and opened the doors of
the house, and went out to go his
261
19.28
JUDGES
20.22
The Ontrage at Gibeah. The People resolve to pnnish the Evil-doers. The Benjamites resist, and gain Two Victories
way ; and, behold, the woman his
concubine was fallen down at the
door of the house, with her hands
upon the threshold. 28 And he
said unto her, Up, and let us be
going; "but none answered: then
he took her up upon the ass ; and
the man rose up, and gat him unto
his place. 29 And when he was
come into his house, he took a
knife, and laid hold on his concu-
bine, and * divided her, Mimb by
limb, into twelve pieces, and sent
her throughout all the borders of
Israel. 30 And it was so, that all
that saw it said. There was no such
deed done nor seen from the day
that the children of Israel came up
out of the land of Egypt unto this
day : consider it, take counsel, and
C^f\ Then all the children of
^\J Israel went out, and the
congregation was assembled as one
man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba,
with the land of Gilead, unto Jeho-
vah at "Mizpah. 2 And the ^chiefs
of all the people, ^even of all the
tribes of Israel, presented them-
selves in the assembly of the peo-
ple of God, four hundred thousand
lootmen that drew sword. 3 (Now
the children of Benjamin heard
that the children of Israel were
gone up to Mizpah). And the chil-
dren of Israel said, Tell us, how was
this wickedness brought to pass"?
4 And the Levite, the husband of
the woman that was murdered, an-
swered and said, I came into Gib-
eah that belongeth to Benjamin, I
and my concubine, to lodge. 5 And
the men of Gibeah rose against me,
and beset the house round about
me by night ; me they thought to
have slain, and my concubine they
forced, and she is dead. 6 And I
took my concubine, and cut her in
pieces, and sent her throughout all
the country of the inheritance of
Israel ; for they have committed
lewdness and folly in Israel. 7 Be-
hold, ye chilf.ren of Israel, all of
you, give here your advice and
counsel.
8 And all ohe people arose as one
man, saying. We will not any of us
go to his tent, neither will we any
of us turn unto his house. 9 But
now this is the thing which we will
do to Gibeah : ^ve will go up against
it by lot ; 10 and we will take ten
1 Heb. according to her hones.
* Heb. corners. 3 Or, even all
" ch. 20. 6
6 1 S. n. 12
• 1 S. 7. 6
d Num. 1.36,
37 ; 2. 23 ;
26. 41
' ver. 23, 27 ;
Num. 2,7
21
/ver. 25
262
men of a hundred throughout all
the tribes of Israel, and a hundred
of a thousand, and a thousand out
of ten thousand, to fetch victuals
for the people, that they may do,
when they come to ■* Gibeah or
Benjamin, according to all the
folly that they have Avrought in
Israel. 11 So all the men of Israel
were gathered against the city,
knit together as one man.
1 2 And the tribes of Israel sen!*
men through all the ^ tribe of Ben-
jamin, saying. What wickedness ia
this that is come to pass among
you 1 13 Now therefore deliver
up the men, the base fellows, that
are in Gibeah, that we may put
them to death, and put away evil
from Israel. But ''Benjamin would
not hearken to the voice of their
brethren the children of Israel.
14 And the children of Benjamin
gathered themselves together out
of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out
to battle against the children of Is-
rael. 1 5 And the children of Ben-
jamin were numbered on that day
out of the cities '' twenty and six
thousand men that drew sword,
besides the inhabitants of Gibeah,
who were numbered seven hundred
chosen men. 16 Among all this
people there were seven hundred
chosen men lefthanded ; every one
could sling stones at a hair-breadth,
and not miss.
17 And the men of Israel, be-
sides Benjamin, were numbered
four hundred thousand men that
drew sword : all these were men of
war. 18 And the children of Israel
arose, and went up to Beth-el, and
"asked counsel of God ; and they
said. Who shall go up for us first to
battle against the children of Ben-
jamin? And Jehovah said, Judah
shall go up first.
19 And the children of Israel
rose up in the morning, and en-
camped against Gibeah. 20 And
the men of Israel went out to bat-
tle against Benjamin ; and the men
of Israel set the battle in array
against them at Gibeah. 21 And
the children of Benjamin came
forth out of Gibeah, and -^destroyed
down to the ground of the Israelites
on that day twenty and two thou-
sand men. 22 And the people, the
men of Israel, encouraged tnem-
« Heb. Geba.
■^ Heb. tribes. See Num. 4. 18 ; 1 S. 9. 21.
6 Another reading is, the children of Benjamin.
20.23
JUDGES
20.45
The People fast, and ask Voaiiscl of God. Benjamin defeated and ravaged
selves, and set the battle again in
array in the place where they set
themselves in array the first day.
23 "And the children of Israel
went up and wept before Jehovah
until even ; and they 'asked of Je-
hovah, saying, Shall I again draw
nigh to battle against the chil-
dren of Benjamin my brother 1
And Jehovah said, Go up against
him.
24 And the children of Israel
came near against the children of
Benjamin the second day. 25 And
Benjamin went forth against them
out of Gibeah the second day, and
"^ destroyed down to the ground of
the children of Israel again eigh-
teen thousand men ; all these drew
the sword. 26 Then ''all the chil-
dren of Israel, and all the people,
went up, and came unto Beth -el,
and M^ept, and sat there before Je-
hovah, and fasted that day until
even ; and they offered burnt-offer-
ings and peace-offerings before Je-
hovah. 27 And the children of
Israel "asked of Jehovah (for the
ark of the covenant of God was
there in those days, 28 and Phin-
ehas, the son of Eleazar, the son
of Aaron, stood before it in those
days), saying. Shall I yet again go
out to battle against the children
of Benjamin my brother, or shall I
cease 1 And Jehovah said. Go up ;
;^for to-morrow I will deliver him
into thy hand.
29 ^And Israel set liers-in-wait
against Gibeah round about. 30
And the children of Israel went
up against the children of Ben-
jamin on the third day, and set
themselves in array against Gibeah,
as at other times. 31 ''And the
children of Benjamin went out
against the people, and were drawn
away from the city ; and they
began to smite and kill of the peo-
ple, as at other times, in the high-
ways, of which one goeth up to
Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah,
in the field, about thirty men of
Israel. _ 32 And the children of
Benjamin said. They are smitten
down before us, as at the first.
But the children of Israel said, Let
us flee, and draw them away from
the city unto the highways. 33
And all the men of Israel rose up
out of their place, and set them-
selves in array at Baal-tamar :
'and the liers-in-wait of Israel
brake forth out of their place,
" Josh. 7. e, 7
*> ver. 18
" ver. 21
d ver. 23 ;
ch. 21. 2
"ver. 18
/ch, 7. 9
!' Josh. 8. 4
'' Jo8h. 8. 16
' Josh. 8. 19
k Josh. 8. 20
' ver. 32
■ Josh. 8.
15, 24
'ch. 21. 13
even out of ^ Maareh-geba. 34 And
thei'e came over against Gibeah
ten thousand chosen men out of
all Israel, and the battle was sore ;
but they knew not that evil was
"close upon them. 35 And Jeho-
vah smote Benjamin before Israel :
and the children of Israel desti'oyea
of Benjamin that day twenty and
five thousand and a hundred men :
all these drew the sword.
36 So the children of Benjamin
saw that they were smitten ; for
the men of Israel gave place to
Benjamin, because they trusted
unto the liers-in-wait whom they
had set against Gibeah. 37 And
the liers-in-wait hasted, and rushed
upon Gibeah ; and the liers-in-wait
drew themselves along, and smote
all the city with the edge of the
sword. 38 Now the appointed
sign between the men of Israel
and the liers-in-wait was, '' that
they should make a great cloud
of smoke rise up out of the city.
39 ^ And the men of Israel turned
in the battle, and Benjamin began
to smite and kill of the men of
Israel about thirty persons ; ' for
they said, Surelj- they are smitten
down before us, as in the first
battle. 40 But when the cloud
began to arise up out of the city in
a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites
looked behind them ; and, behold,
the whole of the city went up in
smoke to heaven. 41 And the, men
of Israel turned, and the men of
Benjamin wei-e dismayed ; for they
saw that evil was come upon them.
42 Therefore they turned their
backs before the men of Israel
™ unto the way of the wilderness ;
but the battle followed hard after
them ; and ''they that came out of
the cities destroyed them in the
midst thereof. 43 They inclosed
the Benjamites round about, and
chased them, a^id Hrod them down
•'at ^Aejr resting-place, as far as
over against Gibeah toward the
sunrising. 44 And there fell of
Benjamin eighteen thousand men ;
all these -were men of valor. 45
And they turned and fled toward
the wilderness unto the rock of
" Rimmon : and they gleaned of
them in the highways five thou-
1 Or, the meadow of Qeba (or, Oibeah See ver.
10) 2 Heb. touching.
3 Or, And the men . . . battle: (now Benjamin
. . . heaven :) and the men &c.
* Or, them, that came . . . they destroyed
= Or, overtook them ^ Or, at Menuhah
263
20.46
JUDGES
21. 22
Wives for the Benjamites obtained at Jalitsh-gilead and at Shilob
sand men, and followed hard after
them unto Gidom, and smote of
them two thousand men. 46 So
that all who fell that day of Ben-
jamin were twenty and five thou-
sand men that drew the sword ; all
these tvere men of valor. 47 But
Bix hundred men turned and fled
toward the wilderness unto the rock
of Rimmon, and abode in the rock
of Rimmon four months. 48 And
the men of Israel turned again
upon the children of Benjamin,_
and smote them with the edge of
the sword, both ^ the entire city,
and the cattle, and all that they
found: moreover all the cities
which they found they set on fire.
O 'j Now the men of Israel
^ A- "■ had sworn in Mizpah, say-
ing. There shall not any of us give
his daughter unto Benjamin to
wife. 2 *Aud the people came to
Beth-el, and sat there till even be-
fore God, and lifted up their voices,
and wept sore. 3 And they said,
O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why
is this come to pass in Israel, that
there should be to-day one tribe
lacking in Israel 1 4 And it came
to pass on the morrow, that the
people rose early, and built there
^an altar, and offered burnt-offer-
ings and peace-ofi'erings. 5 And
the children of Israel said. Who is
there among all the tribes of Israel
that came not up in the assembly
unto Jehovah 1 For they had made
a great oath concerning him that
came not up unto Jehovah to Miz-
pah, saying. He shall surely be put
to death. 6 And the children of
Israel repented them for Benjamin
their brother, and said. There is
one tribe cut off from Israel this
day. 7 How shall we do for wives
for them that remain, seeing we
have '' sworn by Jehovah that we
will not give them of our daughters
to wives 1
8 And they said. What one is
there of the tribes of Israel that
came not up unto -Tehovah to Miz-
pah"? And, behold, there came
none to the camp from Jabesh-
gilead to the assembly. 9 For
when the people were numbered,
behold, there were none of the
inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.
10 And the congregation sent
thither twelve thousand men of
the valiantest, and commanded
I Or, as otherwise read, the vnhabiUd city
Dt. 2. 34.
See
" ver. 7, 18
i> ch. 20. 26
" Dt. 12. 6 i
2 S. 24. 25
d ver. 1
^ Num. 31.17
/ Dt. 20. 10
A ch. 18. 31 ;
Josh. 18. 1 ;
1 S. 1. 3
( ch. 11. 34 ;
Ex. 13. 20
them, saying,^ Go and * smite the
inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with
the edge of the sword, with the
women and the little ones. 1 1 And
this is the thing that ye shall do :
ye shall ^utterly destroy every
male, and every woman that hath
lain by man. 12 And they found
among the inhabitants of Jabesh-
gilead four hundred young virgins,
that had not known man by lying
with him ; and they brought them
unto the camp to Shiloh, which is
in the land of Canaan.
13 And the whole congregation
sent and spake to the children of
Benjamin that were in the rock
of Rimmon, and -^proclaimed peace
unto them. 14 And Benjamin
returned at that time ; and they
gave them the women whom they
had saved alive of the women of
Jabesh-gilead : and yet so they suf-
ficed them not. 15 And the peo-
Ele repented them for Benjamin,
ecause that Jehovah had made a
breach in the tribes of Israel.
16 Then the elders of the con-
gregation said. How shall we do
for wives for them that remain,
seeing the women are destroyed
out of Benjamin? 17 And they
said, There must be an inheritance
for them that are escaped of Ben-
jamin, that a tribe be not blotted
out from Israel. 18 Howbeit we
may not give them wives of our
daughters ; for the children of
Israel "had sworn, saying, Cui'sed
be he that giveth a wife to Ben-
jamin. 19 And they said. Behold,
there is ^a feast of Jehovah from
year to year in '' Shiloh, Avhich is
on the north of Beth-el, on the east
side of the highway that goeth up
from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the
south of Lebonah. 20 And they '
commanded the children of Ben-
jamin, saying. Go and lie in
wait in the vineyards ; 21 and see,
and, behold, if the daughters of
Shiloh come out to 'dance in the
dances, then come ye out of the
vineyards, and catch you ever^
man his wife of the daughters of
Shiloh, and go to the land of Ben-
jamin. 22 And it shall be, when
their fathers or _ their brethren
come to * complain unto us, that
we will say unto them. Grant them
^graciously unto us; because we
took not for each man of them his
261
2 Heb. devote.
3 Or, the feast
* Or, strive with us
' Or, as a gift
21.23
JUDGES
21.25
Wives for the Benjauiites obtained at Sliiloli
wife in battle, neither did ye give
them unto them ; " else would ye
now be guilty. 23 And the chil-
dren of Benjamin did so, and took
them wives, according to their
number, of them that danced,
whom they cari'ied off: and they
went and returned unto their in-
heritance, and * built the cities.
" ver. 1, 18
* ch. 20. 48
" ch. 17. 6 ;
18. 1 ; 19. 1
and dwelt in them. 24 And the
children of Israel departed thence
at that time, every man to his
tribe and to his family, and they
went out from thence every man
to his iniieritance.
25 ^In those days there was no
king in Israel : every man did that
which was right in his own eyes.
265.
THE BOOK OF
RUTH
Elimelech and his Family sojoarn ia Moab. Naomi and Rnth retarn to Jadah
IAnd it came to pass in the
days " when the judges judged,
that there was a famine in the
land. And a certain man of Beth-
lehem-judah went to sojourn in
the ^ country of Moab, he, and his
wife, and his two sons. 2 And the
name of the man was Elimelech,
and the name of his wife ^ Naomi,
and the name of his two sons
Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites
of Beth-lehem-judah. And they
came into the country of Moab,
and continued there. 3 And
Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died ;
and she was left, and her two
sons. 4 And they took them wives
of the women of Moab ; the name
of the one was Orpah, and the
name of the other Ruth : and they
dwelt there about ten years. 5
And Mahlon and Chilion died both
of them ; and the woman was left
of her two children and of her hus-
band.
6 Then she arose with her
daughters-in-law, that she might
return from the country of Moab :
for she had heard in the country of
Moab how that Jehovah had ''vis-
ited his people in givingthem bread.
7 And she went forth out of the
place where she was, and her two
daughters-in-law with her ; and
they went on the way to return
unto the land of Judah. 8 And
Naomi said unto her two daugh-
ters-in-law. Go, return each of you
to her mother's house : Jehovah
deal kindly with you, as ye have
dealt with the dead, and with me.
9 Jehovah grant you that ye may
find rest, each of you in the house
of her husband. Then she kissed
them, and they lifted up their
voice, and wept. 10 And they
said unto her, Nay, but we will
return with thee unto thy people.
11 And Naomi said, Turn again,
my daughters : why will ye go
with mel have I yet sons in my
womb, that they may be your
I Heb. field. 2 Heb. Noomi.
" Judg. 2.
16-18
' Ex. 6. 3 ;
Job 6. i
266
husbands? 12 Turn again, my
daughters, go your way ; for I am
too old to have a husband. If I
should say, I have hope, if I should
even have a husband to-night, and
should also bear sons ; 1 3 would
ye therefore tarry till they were
grown? would ye therefore stay
from having husbands ] nay, my
daughters ; for ^ it grieveth me
much for your sakes, for the hand
of Jehovah is gone forth against
me. 14 And they lifted up their
voice, and wept again : and Orpah
kissed her mother-in-law ; but
Ruth clave unto her.
_ 15 And she said. Behold, thy
sister-in-law is gone back unto her
people, and unto her god : return
thou after thy sister-in-law. 16
And Ruth said, Entreat me not to
leave thee, and to return from
following after thee ; for whither
thou goest, I will go ; and where
thou lodgest, I will lodge ; thy
people shall be my people, and thy
God my God ; 1 7 where thou diest,
will I die, and there will I be
buried : Jehovah do so to me, and
more also, if aught but death part
thee and me. 18 And when she
saw that she was stedfastly minded
to go with her, she left off speaking
unto her.
1 9 So they two went until they
came to Beth-lehem. And it came
to pass, when they were come to
Betli-lehem, that all the city was
moved about them, and the women'
said. Is this Naomi 1 20 And she
said unto them. Call me not
"* Naomi, call me ^ Mara ; for " the
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly
with me. 211 went out full, and
Jehovah hath brought me home
again empty ; why call ye me
Naomi, seeing Jehovah hath testi-
fied against me, and the Almighty
hath afflicted me? 22 So Naomi
returned, andRuth the Moabitess,
her daughter-in-law, with her, who
3 Or, it is far -more hitter for me than for you
* That is, Pleasant. ^ That is, Bitter.
2.1
KUTH
2.22
Ruth gleans in the Field of Boai. Boaz deals kindly with her
returned out of the country of
Moab : and they came to Beth-
lehem in " the beginning of barley
harvest.
2 And Naomi had a kinsman
of her husband's, a mighty
man of ^wealth, of the family of
* Elimelech ; and his name was
Boaz. 2 And Rvith the Moabitess
said unto Naomi, Let me now go
to the field, and " glean among the
ears of grain after him in whose
sight I shall find favor. And she
said unto her. Go, my daughter.
3 And she went, and came and
gleaned in the field after the reap-
ers: and her hap was to light on
the portion of the field belonging
unto Boaz, who was of the family
of Elimelech. 4 And, behold,
Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and
said unto the reapers, Jehovah be
with you. And they answered
him, Jehovah bless thee. 5 Then
said Boaz unto his servant that
was set over the reapers, Whose
damsel is this"? 6 And the servant
that was set over the reapers
answered and said. It is the Moab-
itish damsel that came back with
Naomi out of the country of Moab:
7 and she said. Let me glean, I
pray you, and gather after the
reapers among the sheaves. So she
came, and hath continued even
from the morning until no\y, save
that she tari'ied a little in the
house.
8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth,
Hearest thou not, my daughter's
Go riot to glean in another field,
neither pass from hence, but abide
here fast by my maidens. 9 Let
thine eyes be on the field that they
do reap, and go thou after them :
have I not charged the young men
that they shall not touch thee"?
and when thou art athirst, go unto
the vessels, and drink of that
which the young men have drawn.
10 Then she fell on her face, and
bowed herself to the ground, and
said unto him. Why have I found
favor in thy sight, that thou
shouldest take knowledge of me,
seeing I am a foreigner"? 11 And
Boaz answered and said unto her,
It hath fully been showed me, all
that thou hast done unto thy
mother-in-law since the death of
thy husband ; and how thou hast
left thy father and thy mother,
and the land of thy nativity, and
1 Or, valor
" Ex. 9. 31 ;
Lev. 23. 10,
u
' ch. 1. 2
" ver. 7 ;
Lev. 19. 9,
10 ; 23. 22
d ch. 1. 16
art come unto a people that thou
knewest not heretofore. 12 Jeho-
vah recompense thy work, and a
full reward be given thee of Jeho-
vah, the God of Israel, ''under
whose wings thou art come to take
refuge. 13 Then she said, Let me
find favor in thy sight, my lord ;
for that thou hast comforted me,
and for that thou hast spoken
^kindly unto thy handmaid,
though I be not as one of thy
handmaidens.
14 And at meal-time Boaz said
unto her, Come hither, and eat
of the bread, and dip thy morsel
in the vinegar. And she sat beside
the reapers ; and ^ they reached
her parched grain, and she did
eat, and was sufficed, ''and left
thereof. 15 And when she was
risen up to glean, Boaz com-
manded his young men, saying,
Let her glean even among the
sheaves, and reproach her not.
1 6 And also pull out some for her
from the bundles, and leave it,
and let her glean, and rebuke her
not.
17 So she gleaned in the field
until even • and she beat out that
which she had gleaned, and it was
about an ephah of barley. 18 And
she took it up, and went into the
city ; and her mother-in-law saw
what she had gleaned : and she
brought forth and -^gave to her
that which she had left after she
was sufficed. 1 9 And her mother-
in-law said unto her, Where hast
thou gleaned to-day"? and where
hast thou wrought? blessed be he
that did take knowledge of thee.
And she showed her mother-in-law
with whom she had wrought, and
said. The man's name with whom I
wrought to-day is Boaz. 20 And
Naomi said unto her daughter-in-
law Blessed lie he of Jehovah, who
hath not left off" his kindness to
the living and to the dead. And
Naomi said unto her. The man is
nigh of kin unto us, "'one of our
near kinsmen. 21 And Ruth the
Moabitess said. Yea, he said unto
me. Thou shalt keep fast by my
young men, until they have ended
all my harvest. 22 And Naomi
said unto Ruth her daughter-in-
law, It is good, my daughter, that
thou go out with his maidens, and
2 Heb. to the heart of.
■1 Or, owe (
for us See
3 Or, he
■1 Or, one of them that hath the right to redeem
Lev. 26. 26.
267
2.23
EUTH
4.5
Rnth asks Boaz to do a Kinsman's Part. Boaz redeems Elimelech's Inheritance
that they meet thee not in any
other field. 23 So she kept fast
by the maidens of Boaz, to glean
unto "the end of barley harvest
and of wheat harvest ; and she
dwelt with her mother-in-law.
3 And Naomi her mother-in-
law said unto her, My daugh-
ter, shall I not seek ^ rest for thee,
that it may be well with thee^
2 And now is not Boaz * our kins-
man, with whose maidens thou
wasf? Behold, he winnoweth
barley to-night in the threshing-
floor. 3 Wash thyself therefore,
and anoint thee, and put thy rai-
ment upon thee, and get thee down
to the threshing-floor ; but make
not thyself known unto the man,
until he shall have done eating and
drinking. 4 And it shall be, when
he lieth down, that thou shalt
mark the place where he shall lie,
and thou shalt go in, and uncover
his feet, and lay thee down ; and
he will tell thee what thou shalt
do. 5 And she said unto her. All
that thou ^ sayest I Avill do.
6 And she went down unto the
threshing-floor, and did according
to all that her mother-in-law bade
her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten
and drunk, and his heart was
merry, he went to lie down at the
end of the heap of grain : and she
came softly, and uncovered his
feet, and laid her down. 8 And
it came to pass at midnight, that
the man was ^afraid, and turned
himself; and, behold, a woman
lay at his feet. 9 And he said.
Who art thou 1 And she answered,
I am Ruth thy handmaid : spreaa
therefore thy skirt over thy hand-
maid ; for thou art * a near kins-
man. 10 And he said, Blessed be
thou of Jehovah, my daughter :
thou hast showed more kindness
in the latter end than at the be-
ginning, inasmuch as thou follow-
edst not young men, whether poor
or rich. 1 1 And now, my daugh-
ter, fear not ; I will do to thee all
that thou sayest ; for all the ^ city
of my people doth know that thou
art "a worthy woman. 1 2 And
now it is true that I am a near
kinsman ; hoAvbeit there is a, kins-
man nearer than I. 13 Tarry this
J Or, a resting-vlace
2 Another reading is, sayest unto me.
3 Or, startled
* Or, one that hath the right to redeem Heb.
goel.
6 Heb. gate. See ch. 4. i, IL
" Dt. 16. 9
>> Dt. 25.
6-10
" Prov. 31. 10
d ch. 3. 12
« Lev. 25. 25
night, and it shall be in the morn-
ing, that if he will perform unto
thee the part of a kinsman, well ;
let him do the kinsman's part :
but if he will not do the part of a
kinsman to thee, then will I do the
Eavt of a kinsman to thee, as Je-
ovah liveth: lie down until the
morning.
14 And she lay at his feet until
the morning : and she rose up before
one could discern another. For he
said. Let it not be known that the
woman came to the threshing-
floor. 15 And he said, Bring the
mantle that is upon thee, and hold
it ; and she held it ; and he meas-
ured six measures of barley, and
laid it on her : and ^ he went into
the city. 16 And when she came
to her mother-in-law, she said,
^Who art thou, my daughter?
And she told her all that the man
had done to her. 1 7 And she said,
These six measures of barley gave
he me ; for he *said. Go not empty
unto thy naother-in-law. 18 Then
said she, !Sit still, my daughter,
until thou know how the matter
will fall ; for the man will not rest,
until he have finished the thing
this day.
4 Now Boaz went up to the
gate, and sat him down there :
and, behold, ** the near kinsman of
whom Boaz spake came by ; unto
whom he sa;ia, Ho, such a one !
turn aside, sit down here. And he
turned aside, and sat down. 2 And
he took ten men of the elders of
the city, and said, Sit ye down
here. And they sat down. 3 And
he said unto the near kinsman,
Naomi, that is come again out of
the country of Moab, selleth the
Earcel of land, " which was our
rother Elimelech's : 4 and I
thought to ^disclose it unto thee,
saying. Buy it before them that
sit here, and before the elders of
my people. If thou wilt redeem
it, redeem it : but if " thou wilt
not redeem it, ther tell me, that
I may know ; for there is none to
redeem it besides thee ; and I am
after thee. And he said, I will
redeem it. 5 Then said Boaz,
What day thou buyest the field
of the hand of Naomi, thou must
buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess,
« Ace. to Vulg. and Syr., sfie went.
7 Or, How hast thou fared
8 Another reading is, said to me.
8 Heb. uncover thine ear.
10 So Sept., Vulg., and Sjr. Heb. he will.
268
4.6
RUTH
4.22
Boaz redeems Elimelech's Inheritance. He marries Ruth. Birth of Obed
the wife of the dead, to raise up
the name of the dead upon his
inheritance. 6 And "the near kins-
man said, I cannot redeem it for
myself, lest I mar mine own inher-
itance : take thou my right of re-
demption on thee; for I cannot
redeem it.
7 Now this was * the custom in
former time in Israel concerning
redeeming and concerning ex-
changing, to confirm all things :
a man drew off his shoe, and gave
it to his neighbor ; and this was
the manner of attestation in Israel.
8 So the near kinsman said unto
Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he
drew off his shoe. 9 And Boaz
said unto the elders, and unto all
the people. Ye are witnesses this
day, that I have bought all that
was Elimelech's, and all that was
Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand
of Naomi. 10 Moreover Buth the
Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon,
have I purchased to be my wife,
to raise up the name of the dead
upon his inheritance, that the
name of the dead be not cut off
from among his brethren, and from
the gate of his place : ye are wit-
nesses this day. 11 And all the
people that were in the gate, and
the elders, said. We are witnesses.
Jehovah make the woman that is
come into thy house ''like Bachel
and like Leah, which two did build
the house of Israel : and ^ do thou
1 Or, get thee wealth (or, power)
" Lev. 25. 2.5
b Dt. 25. 8-10
<= Gen. 29.
26-30
d ver. 18 ;
Gen. 38.
29 ; 46. 12
«ch. 1. 16,
17 ; 2. 11, 12
/Mt. 1.3-6
worthily in Ephrathah, and be
famous in Bethlehem : 1 2 and let
thy house be like the house of
"^ Perez, whom Tamar bare unto
Judah, of 'the seed which Jehovah
shall give thee of this young woman.
13 So Boaz took Kuth, and she
became his wife ; and he went in
unto her, and Jehovah gave her
conception, and she bare a son.
14 And the women said unto
Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who
hath not left thee this day without
a near kinsman ; and let his name
be famous in Israel. 15 And he
shall be unto thee a restorer of life,
and a nourisher of thine old age ;
for thy daughter-in-law, who lov-
eth thee, *who is better to thee
than seven sons, hath borne him.
16 And Naomi took the child, and
laid it in her bosom, and became
nurse unto it. 1 7 And the women
her neighbors gave it a name, say-
ing. There is a son born to Naomi ;
and they called his name Obed:
he is the father of ^ Jesse, the
father of David.
18 Now these are the genera-
tions of Perez : -^ Perez begat Hez-
ron, 19 and Hezron begat Ram,
and Ram begat Amminadab,
20 and Amminadab begat Nah-
shon, and Nahshon begat ^Salmon,
21 and Salmon begat Boaz, and
Boaz begat Obed, 22 and Obed
begat Jesse, and Jesse begat
David.
2 Heb. Ishai.
3 Heb. Salmah.
269
THE FIRST BOOK OP
SAMUEL
Elkanah and his Two Wives. Ilaunah prays for a Cliild. Samacl born, and given to Jcliorali
INow there was a certain man
of "Eamathaim-zophim, of the
* hill-country of Ephraim, and his
name was " Elkanah, the son of Jero-
ham, the son of Elihu, the son of
Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraim -
ite : 2 and he had '' two wives ; the
name of the one was " Hannah, and
the name of the other Peninnah :
and Penumah had children, but
Hannah had no children. 3 And
this man went up out of his city
from -^ year to year ■'' to worship and
to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts
in '' Shiloh. And the two sons of
Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests
unto Jenovah, were there. 4 And
when the day came that Elkanah
sacrificed, he 'gave to Peninnah his
wife, and to all her sons and her
daughters, portions : 5 but unto
Hannah he gave *' a double por-
tion ; for he loved Hannah, ' but
Jehovah had shut up her womb.
6 And her rival ™ pr-ovoked her
sore, to make her fret, because Je-
hovah had shut up her womb.
7 And as he did so year by j'ear,
when she went up to the house
of Jehovah, so she provoked her ;
therefore she wept, and did not
eat. 8 And Elkanah her husband
said unto hei% Hannah, why weep-
est thou 'i and why eatest thou not 1
and why is thy heart grieved 1 " am
not I better to thee than ten
sons '?
9 So Hannah rose up after they
had eaten in Shiloh, and after they
had drunk. Now Eli the priest was
sitting upon his seat by the door-
post of "the temple of Jehovah.
10 And she was in bitterness of
soul, and prayed unto Jehovah,
and wept sore. 1 1 And she ^ vowed
a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts,
if thou wilt indeed 'look on the
affliction of thy handmaid, and re-
member me, and not forget thy
handmaid, but wilt give unto thy
handmaid ' a man-child, then I will
give him unto Jehovah all the days
1 Heb. seed of men.
" ver. 19
* Josh. 17.
17, 18
■^ 1 Chr. 6.
22-28, 3:i-38
d Dt. 21. 16-
17
« Lk. 2. 36
/ ver. 21 ;
Ex. 34. 23 ;
Lk. 2. 41
'-' 1 »t. 12. r>--
'» Josh. IS. 1
' JJt. 12. 17,
18
* Gen. 43. 34
' Geu. 16. 1 ;
30. 1
'"Job 24. 21
» Ruth 4.»lo
° ch. 3. 3
i' Num. 30.
6-11
9 Gen. 29. 32
*■ Num. 6. 5 ;
Judg. 13.
ft ; Lk. 1. 16
« Gen. 24.
42-45
' Acts 2. 4,
13
" Ps. 62. 8
" Lk. 6. 4S
" ch. 25. 35 ;
2 K, 6. 19 ;
Mk. 5. .34
" Ps. 20. 3-5
^ Ruth 2. 13
" Rom. 15. 13
* ver. 1 ; ch.
" Gen. 21. 1 ;
30.22
rfGen. 41.51,
62 ; Ex. 2.
10, 22 ; Mt.
1. 21
''ver. 3; Dt.
12. 11
" ver. 11, 28
k Num. 30.
10. 11
of his life, and '' there shall no razor
come upon his head.
12 And it came to pass, as she
continued praying before Jehovah,
that Eli marked her mouth. 1'6
Now Hannah, *she spake in her
heart ; onl.y her lips moved, but her
voice was not heard: therefore Eli
thought she had been drunken.
14 And Eli said unto lier, 'How
long wilt thou be drunken *? put
away thy wine from thee. 15 And
Hannah answered and said, No, my
lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful
spirit : I have drunk neither wine
nor strong drink, but I " poured out
my soul before Jehovah. 16 Count
not thy handmaid for a wicked
woman ; for "out of the abundance
of my complaint and my provoca-
tion have I spoken hitherto. 17
Then Eli answered and said, ^Go
in peace ; and the God of Israel
y grant thy petition that thou hast
asked of him. 18 And she said,
' Let thjj^ handmaid find favor in
thy sight. So the woman went her
way, and did eat ; and " her coun-
tenance was no more sad.
19 And they rose up in the morn-
ing early, and worshipped before
Jenovah, and returned, and came
to their house to *Ramah. And
Elkanah knew Hannah his wife ;
and " Jehovah remembered her ; 20
and it came to pass, when the time
was come about, that Hannah con-
ceived, and l)are a son ; and she
called his name Samuel, saying,
^ Because I have asked him of Jeho-
vah.
21 And the man Elkanah, and all
his house, ^went up to offer unto
Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and
his vow. 22 But Hannah went not
up ; for she said unto her husband,
/ ^uill not go up until the child be
weaned ; and then I will -^ bring
him, that he may appear before
Jehovah, and " there abide for ever.
23 And '' Elkanah her husband said
unto her, Do what seemeth thee
good ; tarry until thou have weaned
27U
1.24
I. SAMUEL
2.17
Samuel given to Jehovah. Hannah's Song of Thanksgiving. The Sin of Eli's Sons
him; only "Jehovah establish his
word. So the woman tarried and
gave her son suck, until she weaned
him. 24 And when she had weaned
him, 'she took him up with her,
with ^ three bullocks, and one ephah
of meal, and a ' bottle of wine, and
brought him unto " the house of Je-
hovah in Shiloh: and the child was
young. 25 And ''they slew the
bullock, and "brought the child to
Eli. 26 And, she said, Oh, my lord,
-^as thy soul liveth, my lord, 1 am
the woman that stood by thee here,
praying unto Jehovah. 27 "For
this child I prayed ; and Jehovah
hath given me my petition which
I asked of him : 28 * therefore also
1 have ^granted him to Jehovah;
as long as he liveth he is granted
to Jehovah. And he worshipped
Jehovah there.
2 And Hannah ' prayed, and
said :
My heart exulteth in Jehovah ;
My * horn is exalted in Jehovah ;
My mouth is enlarged over mine
enemies ;
Because 'I rejoice in thy salva-
tion.
2 There is none ™holy as Jeho-
vah ;
For " there is none besides thee.
Neither is there any "rock like
our God.
3 Talk no more so exceeding
proudly ;
Let not '' arrogancy come out of
your mouth ;
For Jehovah is a God of * knowl-
edge,
* And by him actions are
''weighed.
4 The *bows of the mighty men
are broken •
And they that stumbled are
'girded with strength.
5 They that were full h'iive hired
out themselves for bread ;
And they that were hungry
''have ceased to hunger:
Yea, the " barren hath borne
seven ;
And "she that hath many chil-
dren languisheth.
6 Jehovah "^killeth, and maketh
alive :
He bringeth down to Sheol, and
^ bringeth up.
7 Jehovah maketh poor, and ''mak-
eth rich :
1 The Sept. and Syr. have, a hulloc/c three years
tild. 2 Or, skin 3 Or, lent
* According to another reading. Though ac-
tions be not weighed. ^ Or, have rest
■* ver. 17
'' Num. 15.
9, 10; Dt.
12. 6, 6
" ch. 4. 3, 4 ;
Josh. 18. 1
d Lev. 1. 5
' Lk. 2. 22
/2K. 2. 2,
4, 6
'■' ver. 11-13
'' ver. 11, 22
' Hab. 3. 1 ;
Ps. 72. 20.
ver. 1-10 :
Lk. l,46-,5o
«; Dt. 33. 17 ;
Job 16. 15 ;
Ps. 83. 17
'Is. 12. 2, 3
'" Ex. 15. 11 ;
Lev. 19. 2 ;
Ps. 22. 3
" 2 S. 22. 32
" Dt. 32. 30,
31
'' Prov. 8. 13
« 1 S. 16. 7 ;
1 K. 8. 39
'' Prov. 16.
2 ; 24. 12
* Ps. 37. 15 ;
46. 9
« Ps. 18. 39 ;
Heb. 11.
32-34
"Ps. 113. 9;
Ruth 4. 15
" Jer. 15. 9
^ Dt. 32. 39 ;
2 K. 6. 7 ;
Ptev. 1. 18
y Is. 26. 19
^ Dt. 8. 17, 18
"Jobs. 11 ;
Jas. 4. 10
I* Job 42. 10-
12 : Ps. 75. 7
" 2 S. 7. 8 ;
Dan. 2. 48 ;
Jas. 2. 6
rt Job 36. 7
" Job 38.
4-6 ; Ps.
75. 3
/Ps. 91. 11,
12 ; 1 Pet.
1. 5
!' Mt. 8. 12
'' Ps. 33. 16,
17
' Ex. 15. C ;
Ps. 2. 9
k ch. 7. 10 ;
Ps. 18. 13,
14
' Ps. 96. 13 ;
98. 9 ; Mt.
25. 31, 32
"' Ps. 21. 1, 7
" Ps. 89. 24
" ch. 1. 1, 19
P ver. 18 ;
ch. 1. 28
9 Jer. 2. 8 ;
9. 3,6
'" Lev. 7. 29-
34
" Lev. 3. 3-5,
16
He bringeth low, he also "lift-
eth up.
8 He '' raiseth up the poor out of
the dust,
He ''lifteth up the needy from
the dunghill,
To '' make them sit with princes,
And inherit the throne of
glory :
For the " pillars of the earth are
Jehovgth's,
And he hath set the world upon
them.
9 He will -^keep the feet of his
"holy ones ;
But the wicked shall be " put to
silence in darkness ;
For '' by strength shall no man
prevail.
10 They that strive with Jehovah
shall be * broken to pieces ;
Against them will he * thunder
in heaven :
Jehovah will ' judge the ends of
the earth ;
And he will '" give strength unto
his king,
And "exalt the horn of his
anointed.
1 1 And Elkanah went to " Eamah
to his house. ^And the child did
minister unto Jehovah before Eli
the priest.
1 2 Now the sons of Eli were base
men; '*they knew not Jehovah.
1 3 *■ And the custom of the priests
with the people was, that, when any
man offered sacrifice, the priest's
servant came, while the flesh was
boiling, with a flesh-hook of three
teeth in his hand ; 14 and he struck
it into the pan, or kettle, or cal-
dron, or pot ; all that the flesh-
hook brought up the pi'iest took
therewith. So they did in Shiloh
unto all the Israelites that came
thither. 1 5 Yea, before " they burnt
the fat, the priest's servant came,
and said to the man that sacrificed.
Give flesh to roast for the priest ;
for he will not have boiled flesh of
thee, but raw. 1 6 And if the man
said imto him. They will surely
burn the fat * first, and then take
as much as thy soul desireth ; then
"he would _ say. Nay, but_ thou
shalt give it me now : and if not,
I will take it by force. 17 And
the sin of the young men was very
s Or, godly ones Another reading is, holy one.
^ Or, they knew not Jehovah, nor the due of the
priests from the people. When any man d-c.
8 Heb. to-day.
9 Another reading is, he tvo^ild say unto him,
Thou &c.
271
2. 1»
I. SAMUEL
3.5
Hannah and ber Children. Eli reproves his Sons. A Prophecy against Eli's Hoose. Samnel's Vision and Prophetic Call
great before Jehovah ; for the men
" despised the offering of Jehovah.
18 But * Samuel ministered be-
fore Jehovah, being a child,
* girded with a linen ephod. 19
Moreover his mother made him a
little '^ robe, and brought it to him
from year to year, when she came
up with her husband to offer " the
yearly sacrifice. 20 And Eli
■''blessed Elkanah and his wife,
and said, Jehovah give thee seed
of this woman for ^the petition
which was asked of Jehovah. And
they went unto their own home.
21 ^ And ''Jehovah visited Hannah,
and she conceived, and bare three
sons and two daughters. And 'the
child Samuel grew before Jehovah.
22 Now Eli was very old ; and
he heard *all that his sons did unto
all Israel, and how that they lay
with 'the women that did service
at the door of the tent of meeting.
23 And he said unto them. Why
do ye such things'? for I hear of
your evil dealings from all this
people. 24 Nay, my sons ; for it
is no good report " that I hear : ye
"• make Jehovah's people to trans-
gress. 25 If one man sin against
another, ^"Gocl shall judge him;
but " if a man sin against Jehovah,
who shall entreat for himi Not-
withstanding, they hearkened not
unto the voice of their father,
because ^ Jehovah was minded to
slay them. 26 And the child
« Samuel grew on, and increased
in favor both with Jehovah, and
also with men.
27 And there came ""a man of
God unto Eli, and said unto him.
Thus saith Jehovah, ' Did I reveal
myself unto the house of thy father,
when they were in Egypt * in bond-
age to Pharaoh's house? 28 ^and
'did I choose him out of all the
tribes of Israel to be my priest, to
^go up unto mine altar, to burn
incense, to wear an ephod before
mel ■^and did I give unto the
house of thy father all the offer-
ings of the children of Israel
made by fire % 29_ Wherefore
^"kick ye at my sacrifice and at
mine offering, " which I have com-
manded in my "" habitation, and
2'honorest thy sons above me, to
1 The Heb. has, For.
2 Or, which I hear Jehovah'' s people do spread
abroad 3 Or, the judge
•* Or, in Pharaoh's house ^ Or, And I chose
6 Or, offer upon ? Or, and gave
8 Or, trample ye upon . . . and upon
"^ Mai. 2. 7-9
* ver. 11 ; ch.
3. 1
' ver. 28 ; ch.
22. 18
d Ex. 28. 31
" ch. 1. 3, 21
/ Lk. 2. 34
i'ch. 1.11,27,
28
'' Gen. 21. 1
• ver. 26 ; ch.
3. 19-21 :
Lk. 2. 40
k ver. 13-17
' Ex. 38. 8
'" 1 K. 15. 26
" Dt. 1. 17
"ch. 3. 14;
Num. 1.5.
30; Heb.
10. 20, 27
P Ex.. 4. 21 ;
Josh. 11.
20
9 ver. 21 ;
Lk. 2. 52
*" Dt. .33.
1 ; Judg.
1.3. 6
» Ex. 4. 14-
16; 12. 1,43
« Ex. 28. 1-4 ;
30. 7, 8 ;
Lev. 8. 7, 8
" ver. 13-17
" Dt. 12.
5-9
^ Ps. 26. 8
y Mt. 10. 37
' Ex 29. 9 ;
Num. 25.
13
" Ps. 50. 23
* Mai. 2. 9
■= ch. 4. Il-
ls; 22. 17-
20
d 1 K. 2. 26, 27
' Zech. 8. 4
/ ch. 10. 7-9 ;
1 K. 13. 3
»ch. 4. 11, 17
'' ch. 3. 1 ; 7.
9 ; 9. 12, 13
'ch. 8. 3-5;
1 K. 11. 38
* ch. 10. 9,
10 ; 12. 3 ;
16. 13
' ch. 2. 11, 18
Ps. 74. 9 ;
Ezek. 7. 26;
Am. 8. 11,
" Ex. 25. 31-
37 ; Lev.
P Is. 6. 8
272
make yourselves fat with the chief-
est of all the offerings of Israel my
people? 30 Therefore Jehovah,
the God of Israel, saith, ^ I said
indeed that thy house, and the
house of thy father, should walk
before me for ever : but now Je-
hovah saith. Be it far from me ;
for "them that honor me I will
honor, and they * that despise me
shall be lightly esteemed. 31 Be-
hold, "the days come, that I will
cut off thine arm, and the arm of
thy father's house, that there shall
not be an old man in thy house.
32 And thou shalt behold f'^the
affliction of my habitation, in all
the wealth which God shall give
Israel ; and " thei'e shall not be an
old man in thy house for ever.
33 ^° And the man of thine, whom
I shall not cut off from mine altar,
shall be to consume thine eyes, and
to grieve thy heart ; and all the
increase of thy house shall die ^' in
the flower of their age. 34 And
this shall be '''the sign unto thee,
that shall come upon thy two sons,
on Hophni and Phinehas : ^ in one
day they shall die both of them.
35 And '^ I will raise me up a faith-
ful priest, that shall do according
to that which is in my heart and
in my mind : and ' I will build him
a sure house ; and he shall walk
before *mine anointed for ever.
36 And it shall come to pass, that
every one that is left in thy house
shall come and bow down to him
for a piece of silver and a loaf of
bread, and shall say. Put me, I
pray thee, into one of the priests'
offices, that I may eat a morsel of
bread.
3 And ' the child Samuel min-
istered unto Jehovah before
Eli. And ™ the word of Jehovah
was ^~ precious in those days ; there
was no "frequent vision. 2 And
it came to pass at that time, when
Eli was laid down in his place (now
"his eyes had begun to wax dim,
so that he could not see), 3 and
" the lamp of God was not yet gone
out, and Samuel was laid down to
sleep, in the temple of Jehovah,
where the ark of God was ; 4 that
Jehovah called Samuel : and he
said, ^Here am I. 5 And he ran
unto Eli, and said, Here am I ; for
9 Or, an adversary in my habitation
1" Or, Yet vill I not cut of every man of thine
from mine altar, to consume &e.
n Heb. when they are men.
12 Or, rare is Heb. widely spread.
3.6
I. SAMUEL
4.10
Samuel's Vision and Prophetic Call. The Philistines defeat Israel and take the Aric
thou calledst me. And he said, I
called not ; lie down again. And
he went and lay down. 6 And
Jehovah called yet again, Samuel.
And Samuel arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I ; for thou
calledst me. And he answered, I
called not, my son ; lie down again.
7 "Now Samuel did not yet know
Jehovah, neither was the word of
Jehovah yet revealed unto him.
8 And Jehovah called Samuel
again the third time. And he
arose and went to Eli, and said,
Here am I ; for thou calledst me.
And Eli perceived that Jehovah
had called the child. 9 Therefore
Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down :
and it shall be, if he call thee, that
thou shalt say. Speak, Jehovah ;
for thy servant heareth. So Sam-
uel went and lay down in his
place.
10 And Jehovah came, and stood,
and called as at other times, Sam-
uel, Samuel. Then Samuel said.
Speak ; for thy servant heareth.
11 And Jehovah said to Samuel,
Behold, * I will do a thing in Israel,
at which both the ears of every
one that heareth it shall tingle.
12 In that day '^I will perform
against Eli all that I have spoken
concerning his house, from the
beginning even unto the end. 13
For "* I have told him that I will
judge his house for ever, for ''the
iniquity which he knew, because
■^his sons did bring a curse upon
themselves, and •'' he restrained
them not. 14 And therefore I
have sworn unto the house of Eli,
that ''the iniquity of Eli's house
shall not be expiated with sacrifice
nor offering for ever.
1 5 And Samuel lay until the
morning, and 'opened the doors
of the house of Jehovah. And
Samuel feared to show Eli ^ the
vision. 16 Then Eli called Sam-
uel, and said, Samuel, my son.
And he said. Here am I. 1 7 And
he said, What is the thing that
Jehovah hath _ spoken unto thee"?
I pray thee, hide it not from me :
'God do so to thee, and more also,
if thou hide an.ything from me of
all the things that he spake unto
thee. 18 And Samuel told him
every whit, and hid nothing from
him. And he said, "It is Jehovah :
let him do what seemeth him good.
1 9 And " Samuel grew, and " Je-
hovah was with him, and ^ did let
" 1 Cor. 13. 11
''2K. 21. 12;
Jer. 19. 3
<^ Ch. 2. 27-36
d ch. 2. 29-31
" ch. 2. 22
/ ch. 2. 12, 17,
22
V Pt. 17. 12 ;
21. 18
ft Lev. 15, 31 ;
Is. 22. 14
« 1 Chr. 15.
23
* ver. 10
' 2 S. 3. 35
"' Ex. 34. 6-7 ;
Lev. 10. 3 ;
Job 2. 10 ;
Is. 39. 8
" ch. 2. 21
" Gen. 21.
22 ; 28. 15
P ch. 9. 6
9 Judg. 20. 1
■" ver. 10
» ch. 7. 12
« ch. 29. 1 ;
Josh. 12. 18
" Josh. 7.
7,8
"Num. 10.
35: Josh.
6. 6
•"^ 2 S. 6. 2
y Josh. 6. 5,
20
~ Ex. 15. 14
" 1 Cor. 16.
13
6 ch. 14. 21 ;
Judg. 13. 1
none of his words fall to the ground.
20 And all Israel » from Dan even
to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel
was established to be a prophet of
Jehovah. 21 And Jehovah ap-
E eared again in Shiloh ; ''for Je-
ovah revealed himself to Samuel
in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.
41 And the word of Samuel
came to all Israel.
Now Israel went out against the
Philistines to battle, and encamped
beside " Eben-ezer : and the Phi-
listines encamped in *Aphek.
2 And the Philistines put them-
selves in array against Israel : and
when ^ the.y joined battle, Israel
was smitten before the Philistines ;
and they slew of the '■^army in the
field about four thousand men.
3 And when the people were come
into the camp, the elders of Israel
said, "Wherefore hath Jehovah
smitten us to-day before the Phi-
listines'? "Let us fetch the ark of
the covenant of Jehovah out of
Shiloh unto us, that it may come
among us, and save us out of the
hand of our enemies. 4 So the
people sent to Shiloh ; and they
brought from thence the ark of the
covenant of Jehovah of hosts,
^ who ^sitteth above the cherubim :
and the two sons of Eli, Hophni
and Phinehas, were there with the
ark of the covenant of God.
5 And when the ark of the
covenant of Jehovah came into the
camp, ^all Israel shouted with a
great shout, so that the earth rang
again. 6 And when the Philis-
tines heard the noise of the shout,
they said. What meaneth the noise
of this great shout in the camp of
the Hebrews'? And they under-
stood that the ark of Jehovah was
come into the camp. _ 7 And the
Philistines _ were afraid, for they
said, God is come into the camp.
And they said, - Woe unto us ! for
there hath not been such a thing
heretofore. 8 Woe unto us ! who
shall deliver us out of the hand of
these mighty gods'? these are the
gods that smote the Egyptians with
all manner of ^ plagues in the wil-
derness. 9 "Be strong, and quit
yourselves like men, O ye Philis-
tines, that ye be not servants unto
the Hebrews, * as they have been to
you : quit yourselves like men, and
fight. 10 And the Philistines
1 Or, the battle was spread
2 Heb. array.
3 Or, is enthroned
* Heb. smiting.
278
4.11
I. SAMUEL
5.11
Death of Ell and of his Daaghter-in-law. The Ark in the lloase of Dagon. Philistine Cities afSicted
fought, and "Israel was smitten,
and *they fled every man to his
tent : and there was a very great
slaughter ; for there fell or Israel
thirty thousand footmen. 1 1 And
the ark of God was taken ; and " the
two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phine-
has, were slain.
1 2 And there ran a man of Ben-
jamin out of the ^ army, and came
to Shiloh the same day, with ''his
clothes rent, and with earth upon
his head. 1 3 And when he came,
lo, " Eli was sitting ujpon his seat
by the wayside watching ; for his
iieart trembled for the ark of God.
And when the man came into the
city, and told it, all the city cried
out. 14 And when Eli heard the
noise of the crying, he said. What
meaneth the noise of this tumult"?
A'hd the man hasted, and came and
told Eli. 15 Now Eli was ninety
and eight years old ; and -^his eyes
were set, so that he could not see.
16 And the man said unto Eli, I
am he that came out of the ^ army,
and I fled to-day out of the ' army.
And he said, ^ How went the mat-
ter, my son^ 17 And he that
brought the tidings answered and
said, Israel is fled before the Philis-
tines, and there hath been also a
great slaughter among the people,
and thy two sons also, Hophni and
Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of
God is taken. 18 And it came to
pass, when he made mention of the
ark of God, that '' Uli fell from off
his seat backward by the side of the
gate ; and his neck brake, and he
died : for he was an old man, and
heavy. And he had judged Israel
forty years.
1 9 And his daughter-in-law, Phin-
ehas' wife, was with child, near to
be delivered : and when she heard
the tidings that the ark of God was
taken, and that her father-in-law
and her husband were dead, she
bowed herself and brought forth ;
for her pains came u])on her. 20
And about the time of her death
the women that stood by her said
unto her, 'Fear not ; for thou hast
brought forth a son. But she an-
swered not, neither did she regard
it. 21 And she named the child
^ Ichabod, saying, * The glory is de-
parted from Israel ; because 'the
ark of God was taken, and because
of her father-in-law and her hus-
band. 22 And she said. The glory
1 Heb. array. 2 That is, There is no glory.
"■ ver. 2 ;
Dt. 28.
15, 25
6 2 8. 18. 17 ;
2 K. 14. 12
" Ch. 2. 34 ;
Ps. 78. 66-
64
rf Josh. 7. C ;
2S. 1. 2;
Neh. 9. 1
" ver. IS ; ch.
1. u
/I K. 14.4
y 2 S. 1. 4
ft ver. 13
' Gen. 35.
16-19
fc Ps. 26. 8 ;
Jer. 2. 11
'ver. U
"• ch. 4. 1 ; 7.
12
" Josh. 13. 3
" Judg. 16.
23-30 ;
1 Chr. 10.
8-10
P Is. 19. 1 ;
40. 1, 2
9 Is. 46. 7
"■ ver
7, 11;
9. 3
»ch.
6.5
'Dt.
27;
66
28.
Ps. 78.
« ver. 11 ; ch.
29. 6-11
" ver. 11 ; ch.
7. 13
" ver. 6
y ver. 8
274
is departed from Israel ; for the ark
of God is taken.
p^ ^Now the Philistines had
fj taken the ark of God, and
"' they brought it from Eben-ezer
unto "Ashdod. 2 And the Philis-
tines took the ark of God, and
brought it into " the house of Dagon,
and set it by Dagon. 3 And when
they of Ashdod arose early on the
morrow, behold, ^ Dagon was fallen
^upon his face to the ground before
the ark of Jehovah. And they took
Dagon, and *set him in his place
again. 4 And when they arose
early on the morrow morning, be-
hold, Dagon was fallen ^upon his
face to the ground befoi'e the ark
of Jehovah ; and the head of Dagon
and both the palms of his hands
lay cut off upon the threshold ; only
the stmnp of Dagon was left to him.
5 Therefore neither the priests of
Dagon, nor any that come into
Dagon's house, tread on the thresh-
old of Dagon in Ashdod, unto this
day.
6 But ""the hand of Jehovah was
heavy upon them of Ashdod, and
* he destroyed them, and smote
them with ^'tumors, even Ashdod
and the borders thereof. 7 And
when the men of Ashdod saw that
it was so, they said, The ark of the
God of Israel shall not abide with
us ; for his hand is sore upon us,
and upon Dagon our god. 8 They
sent therefore and " gathered all the
lords of the Philistines unto them,
and said, What shall we do with
the ark of the God of Israel 1 And
they answered, Let the ark of the
God of Israel be carried about unto
Gath. And they carried the ark of
the God of Israel thither. 9 And
it was so, that, after they had car-
ried it abou t, " the hand of Jehovah
was against the city with a very
great discomfiture : and he smote
the men of the city, both small and
great ; and ■" tumors brake out upon
them. 10 So they sent the ark of
God to Ekron. And it came tC;
pass, as the ark of God came to
Ekron, that the Ekronites cried
out, saying, They have brought
about the ark of the God of Israel
to us, to slay us and our people.
1 1 They * sent therefore and gath-
ered together all the lords of the
Philistines, and they said. Send
3 Or, before it
* Or, plague boils As read by the Jews, em»
rods.
5. 12
I. SAMUEL
6.20
Philistine Cities aflirted. The Ark restored with Presents. Carried to Ceth-shemesh. Bethshemesh smitteu
away the ark of the God of Israel,
and let it go again to its own place,
that it slay us not, and our people.
For there was a deadly discomfi-
ture throughout all the city ; " the
hand of God was very heavy there.
12 And the men that died not were
smitten with the tumors ; and * the
cry of the city went up to heaven.
6 And the ark of Jehovah was
in the ^country of the Philis-
tines seven months. 2 And ''the
Philistines called for the priests
and the diviners, saying. What
shall we do with the ark of Jeho-
vah 1 show us wherewith we shall
send it to its place. 3 And they
said. If ye send away the ark of the
God of Israel, ^ send it not empty ;
but by all means ''return him a
trespass-offering : then 5'e shall be
healed, and it shall be known to
you why his hand is not removed
from you. 4 Then said they. What
shall be the trespass-offering which
we shall return to him 1 And they
said. Five golden -^tumors, and five
golden mice, ^ according to the num-
er of the lords of the Philistines ;
for one plague was on '^ you all, and
on your lords. 5 Wherefore ye
shall make images of your tumors,
and images of your mice that mar
the land ; and ''ye shall give glory
unto the God of Israel : peradven-
ture ' he will lighten his hand from
off you, and *from off your gods,
and from off your land. 6 Where-
fore then do ye harden your hearts,
'as the Egyptians and Pharaoh
hardened their hearts'? When he
had ^w^rought wonderfully among
them, ""did they not let ■*the people
go, and they departed'? 7 Now
therefore take and "prepare you a
new cart, and two milch kine, on
which there "hath come no yoke ;
and tie the kine to the cart, and
bring their calves home from them ;
8 and take the ark of Jehovah and
lay it upon the cart ; and put ^ the
jewels of gol^, which ye return him
for « a trespass-offering, in a coffer
by the side thereof ; and send it
away, that it may go. 9 And see ;
if it goeth up by the way of its own
border to *■ Beth-shemesh, then he
hath done us this great evil : but
if not, then * we shall know that it
is not his hand that smote us ; it
was a chance that happened to us.
10 And the men did so, and took
1 Heb. field.
* Heb. them.
10
3 Or, matle a mock of
* Heb. ihem.
" ver. 0, 9
>> Ex. 12. 30
« Gen. 41. 8 ;
Ex. 7. U ;
Is. 2. (i
d Ex. 23. 15 ;
Dt. 10. IG
" Lev. 5. la,
16
/ver. 17 ;ch.
5. 6, 9, 12
V ver. 17, 18 ;
Judg. 3. 3
h .Tosh. 7. 19 ;
l3. 42. 12
'cb. 5. 6, II
*: ch. 5. 3,
4,7
' Ex. 8. 15,
32 ; 9. 34
'" Ex. 12. 31
" 2 S. 6. 3
"Num. 19.
2 ; Dt. 21.
3, 4
'' ver. 4, 5
'^ ver. 3
' Tosh. 15.
10; 21. 16
' ver. 3
' ver. 9
" Num. 20.
19
"2 8. 24. 22 i
1 K. 19. 21
^ Ex. 4. 14 ;
Josh. 3. 3
V ver. 4
^ Dt. 3. 5
" ver. 14, 15
b Num. 4.
16, 20 ;
2 S. 6. 7
" Lev. 11. 44,
45 ; 2 S. 6. 9
275
two milch kine, and tied them to
the cart, and shut up their calves
at home ; 1 1 and they put the ark
of Jehovah upon the cart, and the
cofler with the mice of gold and
the images of their tumors. 12
And the kine took the straight way
by the way to * Beth-shemesh ; they
went along ®"the highway, lowing
as they went, and turned not aside
to the right hand or to the left;
and the lords of the Philistines
went after them unto the border of
Beth-shemesh. 13 And they of
Beth-shemesh were reaping their
wheat harvest in the valley ; and
they lifted up their eyes, and saw
the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 14
And the cart came into the field of
Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood
there, where there was a great
stone : and they clave the wood of
the cart, and "offered up the kine
for a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.
15 And -^the Levites took down
the ark of Jehovah, and the coffer
that was with it, wherein the
jewels of gold were, and put them
on the great stone : and the men
of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-
offerings and sacrificed sacrifices
the same day unto Jehovah. 16
And when the five lords of the Phi-
listines had seen it, they returned
to Ekron the same day.
1 7 And * these are the golden
tumors which the Philistines re-
turned for a trespass-offering unto
Jehovah : for Ashdod one, for Gaza
one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath
one, for Ekron one; 18 and the
f olden mice, according to the num-
er of all the cities of the Philis-
tines belonging to the five lords,
^both of fortified cities and of
country villages, even unto "the
great ''stone, whereon they set
down the ark of Jehovah, which
stone remaineth unto this day in the
field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.
19 And *he smote of the men
of Beth-shemesh, because they had
looked into the ark of Jehovah, he
smote of the people seventy men,
and fifty thousand men ; and the
Eeople mourned, because Jehovah
ad smitten the people with a great
slaughter. 20 And the men of
Beth-shemesh said, "Who is able to
stand before Jehovah, this holy
God'? and to whom shall he go up
6 So the Sept. The Hebrew text has, Abel, (that
is, a meadow).
6.21
I. SAMUEL
8 9
The irk brought to Kiriath-jcarim. Samuel sulidues the Philistines. His Sons judge rorruptly. The People ask for a King
from US'? 21 And they^sent mes-
sengers to the inhaHitants of
" Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philis-
tines have brought back the ark of
Jehovah ; come ye down, and fetch
7 it uiD to you. 1 And the men
of Kiriath-jearim came, and
fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and
* brought it into the house of Abin-
adab in Hhe hill, and sanctified
Eleazar his son to keep the ark of
Jehovah. 2 And it came to pass,
from the day that the ark abode in
Kiriath-jearim, that the time was
long ; for it was twenty years : and
all the house of Israel 'lamented
after Jehovah.
3 And Samuel spake unto all the
house of Israel, saying, '^If ye do
return unto Jehovah with all your
heart, then "* put away the foreign
gods and the "-'Ashtaroth from
among you, and -^direct your hearts
unto Jehovah, and ^serve him only ;
and he will deliver you out of the
hand of the Philistines. 4 Then
the children of Israel did put away
the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and
served Jehovah only.
5 And Samuel said, Gather all
Israel to ''Mizpah, and 'I will pray
for you unto Jehovah. 6 And they
gathered together to JNIizpah, and
drew water, and * poured it out be-
fore Jehovah, and 'fasted on that
day, and said there, ™We have
sinned against Jehovah. And
Samuel judged the children of
Israel in Mizpah. 7 And when the
Philistines heard that the children
of Israel were gathered together to
Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines
went up against Israel. And when
the children of Israel heard it, "they
were afraid of the Philistines. 8
And the children of Israel said to
Samuel, "Cease not to cry unto Je-
hovah our God for us, that he will
save us out of the hand of the
Philistines. 9 And Samuel took
^'a sucking lamb, and offered it for
a whole burnt-offering unto Jeho-
vah : and Samuel cried unto Jeho-
vah for Israel; and * Jehovah
answered him. 10 And as Samuel
was offering up the burnt-offering,
the Philistines drew near to bat-
tle against Israel ; but '" Jehovali
thundered with a great ^thunder
on that day upon the Philistines,
and 'discomfited them ; and they
were smitten down before Israel.
1 Or, Glbeah
2 Or, was drawn together
3 Heb. voice.
" Josh. 9. 17 ;
1.). 9, CO
b 2 S. 6. 3, 4
' Joel 2. 12-
14
d Josh. 24.
14, 23 ;
Juflg. 10.
16
^ch. 31. 10 ;
Judg. 2. 13
/ Ot 13. 4 ;
2 Ohr. ly. 3
s'Dt. 6. 13;
Mt. 4. 10
''Judg. 20. 1
'ch. 8.6; 12.
17-19
''ch. 1. 15;
Ps. 62. 8 ;
Lam. 2. 19
' Lev. 10. 29 ;
Neh. 9. 1
'"Judg. 10.10
" ch. 13. 6 ;
17. 11
° ch. 12. 19-
24 ; Is. 37. 4
'' Lev. 22. 27
« Ps. 99. 0 ;
Jar. 15. 1
•■ ch. 2. 10 ;
Ps. 29. 3, 4 ;
2 S. 22. 14,
15
'Josh. 10.
10 ; Ps. 18.
14
t Gen. 35.
14; Josh.
4. 9 ; 24. 26
"Judg. 1.3.
1-15
" ch. 13. 5
^ Num. 13.
29 ; Josh.
10. 5-10
^ ver. 6 ; ch.
12. 11
' Gen. 28.
19; 35. 6
" Josh. 5. 9,
10
'' ver. 5
"ch. 1. 1,19;
2. 11
d Dt. 16. 18,
19
* (ien. 22.
19 ; 1 K. 19.
3 ; Am. 6. 6
/ Ex. 23. 6,
8 ; Dt. 16.
19
' ch. 7. 17
'' Dt. 17. 14,
15
' ch. 12. 17
*: ch. 16. 11
' ch. 10. 19 ;
Ex. 16. 8
11 And the men of Israel went out
of Mizpah, and pursued the Philis-
tines, and smote them, until they
came under Beth-car.
12 Then Samuel 'took a stone,
and set it between Mizpah and
Shen, and called the name of it
■*Eben-ezer, saying. Hitherto hath
Jehovah helped us. 13 "So the
Philistines were subdued, and " they
came no more within the border of
Israel : and the hand of Jehovah
was against the Philistines all the
days of Samuel. 14 And the cities
which the Philistines had taken
from Israel were restored to Israel,
from Ekron even unto Gath ; and
the border thereof did Israel deliver
out of the hand of the Philistines.
And there was peace between Israel
and ■''the Amorites.
15 And Samuel ^judged Israel
all the days of his life. 16 And he
went from year to year in circuit to
^Beth-el, and"Gilgal, and ''Mizpah;
and he judged Israel in all those
places. 17 And his return was to
"Ramah, for there was his house;
and there he judged Israel : and he
built there an altar unto Jehovah.
8^ And it came to pass, when
Samuel was old, that ''he made
his sons judges over I. srael. 2 Now
the name of his first-born was Joel ;
and the name of his second, Abijah :
they were judges in * Beer-sheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his
ways, but turned aside after lucre,
and /^ took bribes, and perverted
justice.
4 Then all the elders of Israel
gathered themselves together, and
came to Samuel unto ''Ramah; 5
and they said unto him, Behold,
thou ai't old, and thj' sons walk not
in thy ways : now '' make us a king
to judge us like all the nations. 6
But the thing 'displeased Samuel,
when they said. Give us a king to
judge us. And * Samuel prayed
unto Jehovah. 7 And Jehovah
said unto Samuel, Hearken unto
the voice of the people in all that
they say unto thee ; for 'they have
not rejected thee, but they have re-
jected me, that I should not be
king over them. 8 According to
all the works which they have done
since the day that 1 brought them
up out of Egypt even unto this day,
in that they have forsaken me, and
served other gods, so do they also
unto thee. 9 Now therefore
* That ia, The stone of help.
276
8.10
I. SAMUEL
9.13
Samuel protests, but yields to their Urgency. Saul seeks his Father's Asses. He j^oes to consult Samuel
hearken unto their voice : "howbeit
thou shalt protest solemnly unto
them, and shalt show them *the
manner of the king that shall reign
over them.
10 And Samuel told all the words
of .Jehovah unto ''the people that
asked of him a king. 11 And he
said, ''This will be the manner of
the king that shall reign over you :
*he will take your sons, and appoint
them unto him, ^for his chariots,
and to be his horsemen ; and -^they
shall run before his chariots; 12
and '■> he will appoint them unto him
for captains of thousands^ and cap-
tains of fifties ; and lie will set some
to plow his ground, and to reap his
harvest, and to make his instru-
ments of war, and the instruments
of his chariots. 13 And he will
take your daughters to be perfum-
ers, and to be ccwks, and to be
bakers. 1 4 And '' he will take your
fields, and your vineyards, and your
oliveyards, even the best of them,
and give them to his servants. 1.5
And he will take the tenth of your
seed, and of your vineyards, and
give to his "officers, and to his ser-
vants. 16 And he will take your
men-servants, and your maid-ser-
vants, and your goodliest ^ young
men, and your asses, and put them
to his work. 17 He will take the
tenth of your flocks : and ye shall
be his servants. 18 And 'ye shall
cry out in that day because of your
king whom j^e shall have chosen
you; and /'Jehovah will not an-
swer you in that day.
19 But the people refused to
hearken unto the voice of Samuel ;
and they said, Nay ; but we will
have a king over us, 20 'that we
also may be like all the nations,
and that our king may judge us,
and go out before us, and fight our
battles. 21 And Samuel heard all
the words of the people, and '"he
rehearsed them in the ears of Jeho-
vah. 22 And .Jehovah said to
Samuel, " Hearken unto their voice,
and make them a king. And
Samuel said unto the men of
Israel, Go ye every man unto his
city.
9 Now there was a man of Ben-
jamin, whose name was " Kish,
the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror,
the son of Becorath, the son of
Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a
1 Or, over his charintii. and nvrr his horses
2 Or, eunuchs 3 xu? Sept. has, herds.
" Ezek. 3. 18
fever. 11-18;
ch. 10. 26
' ver. 4
d (ih. 10. 25 ;
Dt. ir. 14-
'.'0
' ch. 14. 62
/•JS. 15. 1
" ch. 22. 7 ;
Num. 31.
14
h 1 K. 21. 7 !
Ezek. 40. 18
' Is. 8. 21
* Prov. 1.
25-28 ; Mic.
3. 4
' ver. 5
'" Judg. 11. n
" ver. 7
" ch. 14. 51 ;
1 Chr. 9.
36-39
'' ch. 10. 24
« ch. 10. 23
*■ Josh. 24.
33
' 2 K. 4. 42
t Josh. 19. 42
" ch. 1. 1
" ch. 10. 2
'' Dt. 33. 1 ;
2 K. 5. 8
y ch. 3. 19
' Gen. 24. 42
"1 K. 14. 3;
2 K. h. 15 ;
8. 8, 9 ;
Ezek. 13. 19
fe ver. 6
"2 8. 24. 11 :
1 Chr. 9.
22 ; 26. 28 ;
Is. 30. 10
d Gen. 24.
15; 29. 9;
Ex. 2. 16
' Num. 28.
11-15
/ch. 7. 17;
10. 5
mighty man of ^ valor. 2 And he
had a son, whose name was Saul, a
^ ''young man and a goodly: and
there was not among the children
of Israel a goodlier person than
he: ^from his shoulders and up-
ward he was higher than any^ of the
people. 3 And the asses of Kish,
Saul's father, were lost. And Kisn
said to Saul his son, Take now
one of the servants with thee, and
arise, go seek the asses. 4 And he
passed through ""the hill-country of
Ephraim, and passed through the
land of '^Shalishah, but they found
them not : then they passed through
the land of 'Shaalim,and there they
were not : and he passed through
the land of the Benjamites, but
they found them not.
5 When they were come to the
land of " Zuph, Saul said to his ser-
vant that was with him. Come, and
let us return, "lest my father leave
off caring for the asses, and be anx-
ious for us. 6 And he said unto
him, Behold now, there is in this
city "a, man of God, and he is a
man that is held in honor; *all
that he saith cometh surely to
pa.ss : now let us go thither; ^per-
adventure he can tt^ll us concerning
our journey whereon we go. 7 I'hen
said Saul to his servant. But, be-
hold, if v/e go, what shall we bring
the man 1 for the bread is spent in
our vessels, and there is not "a pres-
ent to bring to the man of God :
what have we 1 8 And the servant
answered Saul again, and said. Be-
hold, I have in my hand the fourth
part of a shekel of silver : that will
1 give to the man of God, ''to tell
us our way. 9 (Beforetime in Israel,
when a man went to inquire of God,
thus he said, Come, and let us go
to the seer ; for he that is now called
a Prophet was beforetime called ''a
Seer). 10 Then said Saul to his
servant, Well said ; come, let us go.
So they went unto the city where
the man of God was.
1 1 As they went up the ascent to
the city, ''they found young maid-
ens going out to draw water, and
said unto them, Is the seer herel
12 And they answered them, and
said. He is ; behold, he is before
thee: make haste now, for he is
come to-day into the city; for "the
people have a sacrifice to-day in
•^the high place. 13 As soon as ye
are come into the city, ye shall
* Or, wealth ' Or, choice
277
9.14
I. SAMUEL
10.6
Sanl feasts and commnnf^s with San lel. Sainael anoints Sanl to be King, and gives him Directions
straightway find him, before he go-
eth up to the high place to eat ; for
the people will not eat until he
come, because "he doth bless the
sacrifice ; and afterwards they eat
that are bidden. Now therefore
get you up ; for at this time ye
shall find him. 14 And they went
up to the city ; and as they came
within the city, behold, Samuel
came out toward them, to go up
to the high place.
15 Now* Jehovah had 'revealed
unto Samuel a day before Saul
came, saying, 1 6 To-morrow about
this time I will send thee a man
out of the land of Benjamin, and
" thou shalt anoint him to be '^ prince
over ray people Israel ; and he shall
save my people out of the hand of
the Philistines: for "*! have looked
upon my people, because their ci'y
is come unto me. 17 And when
Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah ^said
unto him, '^Behold, the man ''of
whom I spake to thee ! this same
shall have authority over my peo-
ple. 18 Then Saul drew near to
Samuel in the gate, and said. Tell
me, I pray thee, where the seer's
house is. 1 9 And Samuel answered
Saul, and said, I am the seer ; go
up before me unto the high place,
for ye shall eat with me to-day:
and in the morning I will let thee
go, and will tell thee all that is in
thy heart. 20 And ■'"as for thine
asses that were lost three days ago,
set not thy mind on them ; for they
are found. And ^^for whom is all
that is desirable in Israeli Is it
not for thee, and for all thy father's
house 1 21 And Saul answered and
said, ''Am not I a Benjamite, of
* the smallest of the tribes of Israel 1
and my family the least of all the
families of the ^ tribe of Benjamin 1
wherefore then speakest thou to
me after this manner'?
22 And Samuel took Saul and his
servant, and brought them into the
guest-chamber, and made them sit
in the chiefest place among them
that were bidden, who were about
thirty persons. 23 And Samuel
said unto the cook, Bring the por-
tion which I gave thee, of which I
said unto thee. Set it by thee. ^ 24
And the cook * took up the '' thigh,
1 Heb. uncovered the ear of Samuel.
2 Or, leader ^ Heb. answered him.
* Or, of whom I said unto thee, This sam.e &c.
6 Or, on whom in all the desire of Israel ? Is it
not on thee, and on all &c. ?
6 Heb. tribes. ? Or, shoulder
" Lk. 9. 16 ;
Jn. 6. n
t> ch. 15. 1 ;
Acts 13. 21
'' ch. 10. 1
d Ex. 3. 7, 9
« ch. 16. 12
/ ver. 3
'■' ch. 8. 6 ;
12. 13
h ch. 15. n
i Judg. 20.
46-48
* Ex. 29. 22,
27 ; Lev. 7.
32, 33 ;
Num. 18. 18
' Dt. 22. 8 ;
Acts 10. 9
" ch. 16. 13 ;
Ex. 30. 23-
33 ; 2 K. 9.
3, 6
" Ps. 2. 12
" ver. 9, 10 ;
ch. 16. 13;
26.. 9 ; 2 S.
1. 14
P Dt. 32. 9 ;
Ps. 78. 71
9 Gen. 35.
16-20 ; 48. 7
>■ ch. 9. 3-5
' Gen. 36. 8
t Gen. 28. 16,
22 ; 35. 1,
3, 7
" ch. 13. 2, 3
" ch. 19. 20 ;
2 K. 2. 3, 6,
^ 2 K. 3. V, ;
1 Chr. 25.
1-6
i/Num. 11.
25, 29 ;
Judg. 14. 0
and that which was upon it, and
set it before Saul. And Samuel said,
Behold, that which hath been re-
served ! set it before thee and eat ;
because unto the appointed time
hath it been kept for thee, ^for I
said, I have invited the people. So
Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
25 And when they were come
down from the high place into the
city, he communedf with Saul ' upon
the housetop. 26 And they arose
early: and it came to pass about
the spring of the day, that Samuel
called to Saul on the housetop, say-
ing. Up, that I may send thee away.
And Saul arose, and they went
out both of them, he and Samuel,
abroad. 27 As they were going
down at the end of the city, Samuel
said to Saul, Bid the servant pass
on before us (and he passed on),
but stand thou still ® first, that I
may cause thee to hear the word of
God.
-i d^ Then *" Samuel took the
-Lv/ vial of oil, and poured it
upon his head, and "kissed him,
and said, Is it not that "Jehovah
hath anointed thee to be prince
over ^his inheritance'? 2 When
thou art departed from me to-day,
then thou shalt find two men by
* Rachel's sepulchre, in the border
of Benjamin at Zelzah ; and they
will say unto thee, ""The asses which
thou wentest to seek are found ;
and, lo, thy father hath left off
caring for the asses, and is anxious
for you, saying, What shall I do for
my son ? 3 Then shalt thou go on
forward from thence, and thou shalt
come to the " * oak of Tabor ; and
there shall meet thee there three
men going up 'to God to Beth-el,
one carrying three kids, and an-
other carrying three loaves of
bread, and another carrying a "bot-
tle of wine : 4 and they will salute
thee, and give thee two loaves of
bread, which thou shalt receive of
their hand. 5 After that thou shalt
come to ^'•^ " the hill of God, where is
the garrison of the Philistines : and
it shall come to pass, when thou art
come thither to the city, that thou
shalt meet " a band of prophets com-
ing down from the high place with
a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a
pipe, and a harp, before them ; and
•^they will be prophesying: 6 and
*the Spirit of Jehovah will come
8 Heb. saymg. 9 Heb. to-day.
IP Or, terebinth n Or, skin i* Or, Gibeah
278
10.7
I. SAMUEL
11.4
Saul among the Pro|))iets. His Uncle's Questions. He is dio.scn by Lot at Mizpah. IKahash threatens Jaksh-gilead
mightily upon thee, and " thou shalt
prophesy with them, and shalt be
turned into another man. 7 And
^ let it be, when these signs are come
unto thee, "that thou "do as occa-
sion shall serve thee ; for " God is
with thee. 8 And 'Hhou shalt go
down before me to Gilgal ; and,
behold, I will come down unto thee,
t9 offer burnt-offerings, and to " sac-
rifice sacrifices of peace-offerings :
■''seven days shalt thou tarry, till
I come unto thee, and show thee
what thou shalt do.
9 And it was so. tliat, when he
had turned his back to go from
Samuel, God ^"gave him another
heart : and all those signs came to
pass that day. 1 0 And '' when they
came thither to ■* the hill, behold, a
band of ]3rophets met him ; and the
Spirit ot God came mightily upon
him, and he prophesied among
them. 11 And it came to pass,
when all that knew him beforetime
saw that, behold, he prophesied
with the prophets, then^ the people
said one to another, What is this
that is come unto the son of Kish *?
* Is Saul also among the prophets 1
12 And one of the same place an-
swered and said. And who is their
father 1 Therefore it became a prov-
erb. Is Saul also among the proph-
ets 1 13 And when he had made
an end of prophesying, he came to
the high place.
li And ^Saul's uncle said unto
him and to his servant. Whither
went yel And he said, 'To seek
the asses ; and wlien we saw that
they were not found, we came to
Samuel. 15 And Saul's uncle said,
Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel
said unto you. 16 And Saul said
unto his uncle, '"He told us plainly
that the asses were found. But
concerning the matter of the king-
dom, whereof Samuel spake, he told
him not.
17 And Samuel called the people
together unto Jehovah " to Mizpah ;
18 and he said unto the children of
Israel, "Thus saith Jehovah, the
God of Israel, I brought up Israel
out of Egypt, and I delivered you
out of the hand of the Egyptians,
and out of the hand of all the king-
doms that oppressed you: 19 but
^ye have this day rejected your
God, who himself saveth you out
1 Heb. it shall come to })ass, that vhen these
signs &c.
2 Heb. do for thee as thy hand shall find.
3 Heb. turned. * Or, Gibeah
' vev. U) ;
ch. 19. 2S,
24 .
'' Eccl. 9. 10
^' Josh. 1. 5
<' ch. Ki. 8
^ch. 11. 16
/ch. 13. 8
" ver. 6
'' ver. 5, B
• ch. 19. 24 ;
Am. 7. 14,
15 ; Mt. 13.
54-57
fc ch. 14. 50
' ch. 9. 4-6
"' ch. 9. 20
" ch. 7. 5
" Juds. 0. 8, 9
1' ch. 8. G, 7
9 Josh. 7.
14-17 ; 24.
1 ; Prov.
16. 33
'• ch. 23. 2, 4,
9-11 ; Ex.
28. .'10 ;
Num. 27.
21
» ch. 9. 2
' Dt. 17. 15 ;
2 S. 21. 6
" 1 K. 1. 25,
34, 39
"ch. 8. Il-
ls ; Dt. 17.
14-20
^ Dt. 31. 26
■" ch. 11. 4 ;
15. 34
'■ 1 K. 10. 25 ;
2 Chr. 17.
ftjudg. 21.8;
ch. 31. 11
■^ 1 K. 20. 34 ;
Ezek. 17.
13
d Num. 16.
" ch. 17. 26 ;
Ps. 44. 13
/ch. 8. 4
279
of all your calamities and your dis-
tresses ; and ye have said unto him,
jVay, but set a king over us. Now
therefore ''present yourselves be-
fore Jehovah by your tribes, and
by your thousands. 20 So Samuel
brought all the tribes of Israel near,
and the tribe of Benjamin was
taken. 21 And he brought the
tribe of Benjamin near by their
families ; and the family of the
Matrites was taken ; and Saul the
son of Kish was taken : but when
they sought him, he could not be
found. 22 Therefore 'they asked
of Jehovah further, ^Is there yet
a man to come hither 1 And .leho-
vah answered. Behold, he hath hid
himself among the baggage. 23
And they ran and feiched him
thence ; and when he stood among
the people, *he was higher than
any of the people from his shoul-
ders and upward. 24 And Samuel
said to all the people, See ye him
' whom Jehovah hath chosen, that
there is none like him among all
the people? And all the people
shouted, and said, "Long live the
king.
25 Then Samuel told the people
"the manner of the kingdom, and
wrote it in ""a book, and ^laid it
up before Jehovah. And Samuel
sent all the people away, every
man to his house. 26 And Saul
also went *to his house to Gibeah ;
and thei'e went with him the
■^host, whose hearts God had
touched. 27 But certain worth-
less fellows said. How shall this
man save us? And they despised
him, and " brought him no present.
** But he held his peace.
nThen " Nahash the Am-
monite came up, and en-
camped against ** Jabesh - gilead :
and all the men of Jabesh said
unto Nahash, Make '^a covenant
with us, and we will serve thee.
2 And Nahash the Ammonite said
unto them, On this condition will
I make it with you, '' that all your
right eyes be put out ; and I will lay
it for " a reproach upon all Israel.
3 And -^the elders of Jabesh said
unto him. Give us seven days' res-
pite, that we may send messengers
unto all the borders of Israel ; and
then, if there be none to save us,
we will come out to thee. 4 Then
5 Or, Is the man yet com,c hither f
'^ Or, the 7 Or, men of valor
8 Or, But he was as though he had been deaf
11.5
I. SAMUEL
12.11
Saul's Victory over the Inimonitcs. The Kingdom renewed. Samael's Solemn Address to Israel
came the messengers " to Gibeah of
Saul, and spake these words in the
ears of the people: and all the
people * lifted up their voice, and
wept. 5 And, behold, Saul came
•'following the oxen out of the
field ; and Saul said. What aileth
the people that they weep 1 And
they told him the words of the
men of Jabesh.
6 And '' the Spirit of God came
mightily upon Saul when he heard
those words, and his anger was
kindled greatly. 7 And he took a
yoke of oxen, and ''cut them in
pieces, and sent them throughout
all the borders of Israel by the
hand of messengers, saying, ^ Who-
soever Cometh not forth after Saul
and after Samuel, so shall it be
done unto his oxen. And ^ the
dread of Jehovah fell on the peo-
ple, and they came out ''as one man.
8 And he numbered them in
''Bezek ; and the children of Israel
were 'three hundred thousand,
and the men of Judah thirty thou-
sand. 9 And they said unto the
messengers that came. Thus shall
ye say vinto the men of Jabesh-
gilead, To-morrow, by the time
the sun is hot, ye shall have de
liverance. And the messengers
came and told the men of Jabesh ;
and they were glad. 10 Therefore
the men of Jabesh said, *^^ To-morrow
tve will come out unto you, and ye
shall do with us all that seemeth
good unto you. 1 1 And it was so on
the morrow, that Saul put the peo-
ple ' in three companies ; and they
came into the midst of the camp in
the morning watch, and smote the
Ammonites until the heat of the
day : and it came to pass, that they
that remained werescattered, so that
not two of them were left together.
12 And the people said unto
Samuel, ™Who is he that said.
Shall Saul reign over usl "bring
the men, that we may put them to
death. 13 And Saul said, "There
shall not a man be put to death
this day ; for to-day J' Jehovah hath
wrought '^ deliverance in Isi^ael.
14 Then said Samuel to the peo-
ple. Come, and let us go to » Gilgal,
and ''renew the kingdom there.
15 And all the people went to
Gilgal ; and there they made Saul
king '■ before Jehovah in Gilgal ;
and there they 'offered sacrifices
of peace-offerings before Jehovah ;
1 Or, a terror from Jehovah 2 Heb. salvation.
" ch. 10. 26 ;
15. 34
* ch. 30. 4 ;
Gen. '27.
38; Judg.
2. 4
« 1 K. 19. 19
d ch. 10. 10 ;
1«. 13;
Judg. 3.
10 ; «. 34 ;
13. 25 ; 14. 6
« Judg. 19.
29
/Judg. 21.5,
8, 10
" Judg. 20. 1
'' Judg. 1. 5
' Judg. 20. 2
k VST. 3
' Judg. 7. 16
'" ch, 10. 27
" Lk. 19. 27
" ch. 10. 27 ;
2 S. 19. 22
''ch. 19. 5;
Ex. 14. 13
« ch. 7. 16 ;
10. 8
" ch. 10. 25
-° ch. 10. 17
' ch. 10. 8
" ch. 8. 7, 9,
22
" ch. 10. 24 ;
11. 14, 15
^ ch. 8. 20
i/ch. 8. 1, 5
' ch. 8. 3, 5
" ch. 3. 10,
19, 20
bch. 10. l;
24. 6 ; 2 S.
1. 14
"= Ex. 20. 17 ;
Num. 16.
15 ; Acts
20. 33
d Ex. 23. 8 ;
Dt. 16. 19
« Acts 23. 9 ;
24. 20
/ Ex. 22. 4
<> Ex. 6. 26
A Ezek. 20.
35; Mic. 0.
1-5
' Ex. 2. 23-
26
fc Ex. 3. 10 ;
4. 14-16
' ch, 10. 18
™ Dt. 32. 18 ;
Judg. 3. 7
" Judg. 4. 2
" Judg. 3. 31 ;
10. 7 ; 13. 1
P Judg. 3.
12-30
1 Judg. 10. 10
*• Judg. 2.
13 ; 3. 7
« Judg. 10.
15, 16
' Judg. 6.
31, .32
" Judg. 4. 6 ;
11. 1
280
and there Saul and all the men of
Israel rejoiced greatly.
•i C^ And Samuel said unto
X ^ all Israel, Behold, " I have
hearkened unto your voice in all
that ye said unto me, and *'have
made a king over you. 2 And
now, behold, ""the king walketh
before you ; and * I am old and
grayheaded ; and, behold, ^my
sons are with you: and "I have
walked before you from my youth
unto this day. 3 Here I am : wit-
ness against me before Jehovah,
and * before his anointed : " whose
ox have I taken 'I or whose ass
have I taken ? or whom have I de-
frauded ? whom have I oppressed 1
or ** of whose hand have 1 taken a
^ ransom * to blind mine eyes there-
with '? and I will restore it you.
-4 And they said. Thou hast not
defrauded us, nor oppressed us,
neither hast thou taken aught of
any man's hand. 5 And he said
unto them, Jehovah is witne.ss
against you, and his anointed is
witness this day, that " ye have
not found aught •'in my hand. And
they said, He is witness.
6 And Samuel said unto the peo-
ple. It is Jehovah that ^"ap-
pointed Moses and Aaron, and
that brought your fathers up out
of the land of Egypt. 7 Now
therefore stand still, * that I may
plead with you before Jehovah con-
cerning all the righteous acts of
Jehovah, which he did to you and
to your fathers. 8 When Jacob
was come into Egypt, and ' your
fathers cried unto Jehovah, then
* Jehovah sent JNIoses and Aaron,
' who brought forth your fathers
out of Egypt, and made them to
dwell in this place. 9 But '" they
forgat Jehovah their God ; and
'•he sold them into the hand of
Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor,
and "into the hand of the Philis-
tines, and '-"into the hand of the
king of Moab ; and they fought
against them. 10 And * they cried
unto .lehovah, and said. We have
sinned, because we have forsaken
Jehovah, and have .served ""the
Baalim and the Ashtaroth : but
'^ now deliver us out of the hand of
our enemies, and we will serve thee.
11 And Jehovah .sent 'Jerubbaal,
and "^"Bedan, and Jephthah, and
s Or, bribe
4 Or, that I sliould hide m.ine eyes at him
5 Or, made « Ace. to Sept. and Syr., Bartk
12.12
I. SAMUEL
13. U
Samael's Solemn Address to Israel. War with the PhJlisUnes. Saal at Gilgal. His ill-advised Sarriiice
Samuel, and delivered you out of
the hand of your enemies on every
side; and ye dwelt in safet5^ 12
And when ye saw "that Nahash
the king of the children of Amnion
came against you, ye said unto me,
* Nay, but a king shall reign over
us ; " when Jehovah your God was
your king. 13 Now therefore ** be-
hold the king whom ye have chosen,
and " whom ye have asked for :
and, behold, Jehovah hath set a
king over you. 14 -^If ye will
fear Jehovah, and serve him, and
hearken unto his voice, and not
rebel against the commandment
of Jehovah, ^ and both ye and
also the king that reigneth over
you be followers of Jehovah your
God, tvell : 15 but ^ if ye will not
hearken unto the voice of Jehovah,
but rebel against the command-
ment of Jehovah, then '' will the
hand of Jehovah be against you,
*as it was against your fathers.
16 Now therefore * stand still and
see this great thing, which Jeho-
vah will do before your eyes. 17
^Is it not wheat harvest to-day 1
"'I will call unto Jehovah, that he
may send thunder and rain ; and
ye shall know and see that "your
wickedness is great, which ye have
done in the sight of Jehoyah, in
asking you a king. 18 So Samuel
called unto Jehovah; and Jehovah
sent thunder and rain that day:
and " all the people greatly feared
Jehovah and Samuel.
1 9 And all the people said unto
Samuel, ^ Pray for thy servants
unto Jehovah thy God, that we
die not ; for we have added unto
all our sins ''this evil, to ask us a
king. 20 And Samuel said unto
the people, Fear not : ye haA^e in-
deed done all this evil; yet ""turn
not aside from following Jehovah,
but serve Jehovah with all your
heart: 21 and turn ye not aside;
for then wrndd ye go after 'vain
things which cannot profit nor de-
liver, for they are vain. 22 For
'Jehovah will not forsake his peo-
ple "for his great name's sake, be-
cause " it hatli pleased Jehovah to
make you a people unto himself.
23 Moreover as for me, ^far be it
from me that I should sin against
Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you :
but ^ I will instruct you in the good
and the right way. 24 ^ Only fear
1 Or, then shall both ye . . . Jehovah your God :
but Ac.
°ch. n. 1, 2
<> ch. 8. 6, 19
'^ ch. 8. 7 ;
Judg. 8. 23
rf ch. 10. 24
" ver. 17, 19 ;
8. 5 ; Hos.
13. a
/Josh. 24.
14
c Josh. 24.
20 ; Is. 1.
20
'« ch. 5. 9
' ver. 9
fc Ex. 14. 13,
31
' Prov. 26. 1
'" ch. 7. 9, 10
" ch. 8. 7
° Ex. 14. 31
1" ver. 23 ;
Ex. 9. 28 ;
Jer. 16. 1
1 ver. 17, 20
■"Dt. 11. 16
' Is. 41. 29 ;
Hab. 2. 18
<Dt. 31. 6;
1 K. 6. 13
" Ex. 32. 12 ;
Num. 14.
13
"01.7.6-11;
1 Pet. 2, 9
" Rom. 1. 9 ;
Col. 1. 9;
1 Th. 3. 10 ;
2 Tim. 1. 3
y 1 K. 8. 36 ;
Prov. 4. 11
^ Eccl. 12. 13
" Dt. 10. 21
bis. 1. 20; 3.
11
' Josh. 24. 20
d ch. 31. 1-5 ;
Hos. 10. 3
^ ver. ,6 ; ch.
14. 31
/ch. 10. 26
" ch. 10. 5
>>■ ver. 16 ; ch.
14. 5
i Judg. 3.
27 ; 6. 34
*•■ Gen. 34.
30 ; Ex. 5.
21 ; 2 S. 10.
6
' Josh. 11. 4
'" ch. 14. 23
" Judg. 6. 2
" Num. 32. 33
'' ch. 10. 8
3 2 S. 24. 25 ;
1 K. 3. 4
Jehovah, and serve him in truth
with all your heart ; for consider
" how great things he hath done for
you. 25 *But if ye shall still do
wickedly, "ye shall be consumed,
•^ both ye and your king.
"j O Saul was ['forty] years old
-L O when he began to reign ; and
when he had reigned two years over
Israel, 2 Saul chose him three
thousand men of Israel, whereof
two thousand were with Saul in
''Michmash and in the mount of
Beth-el, and a thousand were with
Jonathan in •'^Gibeah of Benjamin:
and the rest of the people he sent
every man to his tent. 3 And
Jonathan smote "the garrison of
the Philistines that was in ''Geba;
and the Philistines heard of it.
And Saul 'blew the trumpet
throughout all the land, saying. Let
the Hebrews hear. 4 And all Israel
heard say that Saul had smitten the
garrison of the Philistines, and also
that Israel was 'had in abomina-
tion with the Philistines. And
the people were gathered together
after Saul to Gilgal.
5 And the Philistines assembled
themselves together to fight with
Israel, thirty thousand chariots,
and six thousand horsemen, and
'■ people as the sand which is on the
sea-snore in multitude: and they
came up, and encamped in Mich-
mash, eastward of "'Beth-aven. 6
When the men of Israel saw that
they were in a strait (for the people
were distressed), then "the people
did hide themselves in caves, and in
thickets, and in rocks, and in cov-
erts, and in ^pits. 7 Now some
of the Hebrews had gone over the
Jordan to the land of "Gad and
Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet
in Gilgal, and all the people fol-
lowed him trembling.
8 And ^he tarried seven days,
according to the set time that
Samuel had appointed: but Samuel
came not to Gilgal ; and the people
were scattered from him. 9 And
Saul said. Bring hither the burnt-
offering to me, and the peace-
offerings. And *he offered the
burnt-offering. 10 And it came to
pass that, as soon as he had made
an end of offering the burnt-offer-
ing, behold, Samuel came ; and
''Saul went out to meet him, that he
might ■* salute him. 11 And Sam-
2 The number is lacking in the Heb. text, and is
supplied conjecturally. 3 Qr, cisterns * Or, bless
281
13.12
I. SAMUEL
14.12
Saul's ill-advised SiUTiDff. Tlie Militaij Situation. Israel Weaponless. Jonathan's Vlitory at Michmasli
uel said, What hast thou done'?
And Saul said, Because I saw that
the people were scattered from me,
and that thou camest not within
the days appointed, and that "the
Philistines assembled themselves
together at Michmash; 12 there-
fore said I, Now will the Philistines
come down upon me to Gilgal. and
I have not entreated the favor of
Jehovah : I forced myself therefore,
and offered the burnt-oifering. 1 3
And Samuel said to Saul, *Thou
hast done foolishly; ''thou hast not
kept the commandment of Jehovah
thy God, which he commanded
thee : for now would Jehovah have
established thy kingdom xxpon
Israel ''for ever. 14 But ''now thy
kingdom shall not continue : •'Jeho-
vah hath sought him a man after
his own heart, and .Jehovah hath
appointed him to be prince over his
people, because thou hast not kept
that which Jehovah commanded
thee. 1-5 And Samuel arose, and
gat him up from Gilgal unto
» Gibeah of Benjamin.
And Saul numbered the people
that were present with him, ''about
six hundred men. 16 And Saul,
and Jonatlian his son, and the
people that were present with
them, abode in 'Geba of Benjamin :
but the Philistines encamped in
Michmash. 17 And *the spoilers
came out of the camp of the Philis-
tines in three companies : one com-
pany turned unto the way that
leadeth to 'Ophrah, unto the land
of Shual ; 18 and another company
turned the way to '"Beth-horon :
and another company turned the
way of the border that looketh
down upon the valley of "Zeboim
toward the wilderness.
19 Now "there was no srr>ith
found throughout all the land of
Israel ; for the Philistines said, Lest
the Hebrews make them swords or
spears: 20 but all the Israelites
went down to the Philistines, to
sharpen every man his share, and
his coulter, and his axe, and his
mattock; 21 Vet they had a file
for the mattocks, and for the coul-
ters, and for the forks, and for the
axes, and to set the goads. 22 So
it came to pass in the day of battle,
that p there was neither sword nor
spear found in the hand of any of
1 Or, mhcn the edges of the mntt<-cks . . . and
of the axes were blunt The Hebrew text is ob-
scure.
"^ ver. 2, 5,
16, 23
b 2 Chr. 10. 9
" Ch. 15. 22,
28
d ch. 1. 22
" ch. 15. 28
/ Acts 13. 22
" ver. 2
A ver. 2, 6, 7 ;
ch. 14. 2
i ver. 2, 3
k ch. 14. 15
' Josh. 18. 23
"'Josh. 18.
13, 14
"Neb. U. 34
" Judg. a. 8 ;
2 K. 24. 14
>> Judg. 6. 8
b ch. 17. 26,
36 ; Jer. 9.
25, 26
<^ ch. 17. 46,
47 ; Judg.
7. 4, 7 ;
Heb. 11. 34
<* Judg. 7.
9-14
' Gail. 24.
14; Judg.
/ ver. 22 ; ch.
13. 6
282
the people that were with Saul and
Jonathan : but with Saul and with
Jonathan his son was there found.
23 And '' the garrison of the Philis-
tines went out unto '"the pass of
Michmash.
MNow it fell upon a day,
that Jonathan the son of
Saul said unto the young man that
bare his armor. Come, and let us
go over to the Philistines' garrison,
that is on yonder side. But he
told not his father. 2 And Saul
abode in the uttermost part of
"Gibeah under the pomegranate-
tree which is in * Migron : and the
people that were with him were
"about six hundred men ; 3 and
"Ahijah, the son of Ahitub,/ Icha-
bod's brother, the son of Phinehas,
the son of Eli, the priest of Jeho-
vah in ^Shiloh, 'wearing an ephod.
And the people knew not that
Jonathan was gone. 4 And " be-
tween the passes, by which Jona-
than sought to go over unto the
Philistines' garrison, there was a
rocky crag on the one side, and a
rocky crag on the other side : and
the name of the one was Bozez, and
the name of the other Seneh. .5
The one crag rose up on the north
in front of Michmash, and the other
on the south in front of Geba.
6 And Jonathan said to- the
young man that bare his armor,
Come, and let us go over unto the
garrison of * these uncircumcised :
it may be that Jehovah will work
for us ; for " there is no restraint to
.Jehovah to save by many or by
few. 7 And his armorbearer said
unto him, Do all that is in thy
heart : turn thee, behold, I am with
thee according to thy heart. 8
Then said Jonathan, ''Behold, we
will pass over unto the men, and
we will disclose ourselves unto
them. 9 If they say thus unto us,
Tarry until we come to you ; then
we will stand still in our place, and
will not go up unto them. 10 But
if the3^ say thus. Come up unto us ;
then we will go up ; for Jehovah
hath delivered them into our hand :
and '' this shall be the sign unto us.
1 1 And both of them disclo.sed
themselves unto the garrison of the
Philistines : and the Philistines
-said. Behold, ''the Hebrews come
forth out of the holes where they
had hid themselves. 12 And the
men of the garrison answered .Jona-
than and his armorbearer, and said,
14.13
I. SAMUEL
14.34
Biittlc at Beth-aven. Saal's Adjuration and Jonathan's Innocent Trespass. The People eat tlie Blood ol the Spoil
Come up to us, and "we will show
you a thing. And Jonathan said
unto his armorbearer, Come up
after me; for *. Jehovah hath de-
livered them into the hand of
Israel. 13 And Jonathan climbed
up upon his hands and upon his
feet, and his armorbearer after
him : and they fell before Jona-
than ; and his armorbearer slew
them after him. 14 And that first
slaughter, v/hich Jonathan and his
armorbearer made, was about
twenty men, within as it were ^ half
a furrow's length in an acre of land.
15 And there was a trembling in
the camp, in the field, and among
all the people ; the garrison, and
"the spoilers, they also trembled;
and ''the earth quaked : so " there
was ^ an exceeding great trembling.
16 And the watchmen of Saul in
Gibeah of Benjamin looked ; and,
behold, the multitude melted away,
and they went hither and thither.
17 Then said Saul unto the people
that were with him, Number now,
and see who is gone from us. And
when they had numbei-ed, behold,
Jonathan and his armorbearer
were not there. 18 And Saul said
unto Ahijah, *•'' Bring hither the
ark of God. For the ark of God
was there at that time ■*with the
children of Israel. 19 And it came
to pass, ^ while Saul talked unto
the priest, that the tumult that
was in the camp of the Philistines
went on and increased: and Saul
said unto the priest. Withdraw thy
hand. 20 And Saul and all the
people that w^ere with him were
gathered together, and came to the
battle: and, behold, /' every man's
sword was against his fellow, and
there was a very gi-eat discomfiture.
21 Now the Hebrews that were
with the Philistines as beforetime,
and that went up with them ^into
the camp, frDVi the country round
about, even ' they also turiied to be
with the Israelites that were with
Saul and Jonathan. 22 Likewise
all the * men of Israel that had hid
themselves in the hill-country of
Ephraim, when they heard that
the Philistines fled, even they also
followed hard after them in the
battle. 23 So 'Jehovah saved Is-
1 Or, half an acre of land
~ Heb. a tremi'lhifi of God.
3 Some editions of Sept. have. Bring hither
the ephnd. Fur he wore the ephod at that time
before Israel. * Heb. and.
5 Or, in the camp, round about
" ch. 17. 43,
4^ ; Judg.
8. 16
fc 2 S. 6. 24
" ch. 13. 17,
18
d ch. 7. 10
'2K. 7. 6
/ ch. 23. 9 ;
3'J. 7
'■' Num. 27. 21
'' Judg. 7.
22; 2Chr.
20. 23
' ch. 29. 4
*•■ ch. 13. 6
' Ex. 14. 30 ;
2 Chr. 32.
22
"" ch. 13. 5
" .Josh. 6. 20
" Mt. 3. 4
'' ver. 43
1 ch. 30. 12
■ Jcsh. 7. 25 ;
1 K. 18. 18
' ver. 6
'■ Josh. 10. 12
' ch. 15. 19
' Gen. 9. 4 ;
Lev. 17.
10-14;
Acts 15. 20
rael that day : and the battle passed
over by '" Beth-aven.
24 And the men of Israel were
distressed that day ; for Saul had
"adjured the people, saying. Cursed
be the man that eateth any food un-
til it be evening, and I be avenged
on mine enemies. So none of the
people tasted food. 25 And all
"the people came into the forest;
and there was honey upon the
ground. 26 And when the people
were come unto the forest, behold,
'"the honey dropped: but no man
put his hand to his mouth ; for the
people feared the oath. 27 But
Jonathan heard not when his
father charged the people with
the oath : wherefore ^ he put forth
the end of the rod that was in his
hand, and dipped it in the honey-
comb, and put his hand to his
mouth; and *his eyes were en-
lightened. 28 Then answered one
of the people, and said. Thy father
straitly chargecl the people with an
oath, saying. Cursed be the man
that eateth food this day. And
tlie people were faint. 29 Then
said Jonathan, ''Mj' father hath
troubled the land : see, I pray you,
how mine eyes have been enlight-
ened, because I tasted a little of
this honey. 30 How much more,
if haply the people had eaten freely
to-day of the spoil of their enemies
which they found? *for now hath
there been no great slaughter
among the Philistines.
31 And they smote of the Philis-
tines that da.j from '• Mich mash to
'Aijalon. And the people were
very faint; 32 and "the people
flew upon the spoil, and took
sheep, and oxen, and calves, and
slew them on the ground ; and the
people did eat them " with the
blood. 33 Then they told Saul,
saying. Behold, the people sin
against Jehovah, in that they eat
with the blood. And he said. Ye
have dealt treacherously : roll a
great stone unto me this day.
34 And Saul said, Dis]:)erse your-
selves among the people, ana say
unto them. Bring me hither every
man his ox, and every man his
sheep, and slay them here, and
eat ; and sin not against Jehovah
in eating with the blood. And all
the people brought every man his
6 Heb. the land. i Or, a stream of honey
8 Or, .for had there not been now a much greater
slaughter &c. f
283
14.35
I. SAMUEL
15.8
Jonathan sentenced to Death. The People rescne him. Saal's Wars and Family. Amalek attacked
ox with him that night, and slew
them there. 35 And " Saul built
an altar unto Jehovah : the sarne
was the fii'st altar that he built
anto Jehovah.
36 And Saul said, Let us go
down after the Philistines by
night, and take spoil among them
until the morning light, and let us
not leave a man of them. And they
said. Do whatsoever seemeth good
unto thee. Then * said the priest,
Let us draw near hither unto God.
37 And " Saul asked counsel of
God, Shall I go down after the
Philistines 1 wilt thou deliver them
into the hand of Israel? But ''he
answered him not that day. 38 And
Saul said, "Draw nigh hither, all ye
^chiefs of the people ; and know and
see wherein this sin hath been this
day. 39 For, -^as Jehovah liveth,
who saveth Israel, though it be in
Jonathan my son, he shall surely
die. But there was not a man
among all the people that answered
him. 40 Then said he unto all Is-
rael, Be ye on one side, and I and
Jonathan my son will be on the
other side. And the people said
unto Saul, Do what seemeth good
unto thee. 41 Therefore Saul
said unto Jehovah, the God of Is-
rael, ^''Show the right. And Jona-
than and Saul were taken by lot •
but the people escaped. 42 And
Saul said. Oast lots between me and
Jonathan my son. And Jonathan
was taken.
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan,
''Tell me what thou hast done.
And Jonathan told him, and said,
'I did certainly taste a little honey
with the end of the rod that was in
my hand ; and, lo, I must die. 44
And Saul said, * God do so and
more also; for Hhou shalt surely
die, Jonathan. 45 And the people
said unto Saul, Sliall Jonathan die,
who hath wrought this great sal-
vation in Israel 1 Far from it : as
Jehovah liveth, "there shall not
one hair of his head fall to the
ground ; for he hath wrought with
God this day. So the people ^ res-
cued Jonathan, that he died not.
46 Then Saul went up from follow-
ing the Philistines ; and the Philis-
tines went to their own place.
47 Now when Saul had taken
the kingdom over Israel, he fought
against all his enemies on every
1 Heb. corners. 2 Or, Oive a perfect lot
3 Heb. ransomid.
" ch. 7. 12, 17
b ver. 3, 18,
19
<^ ch. 10. 22
rf ch. 28. 6
" ch. 10. 19,
20: Josh.
7. 11, 12
/ ver. 24, 44
'J Acts 1. 24
A Josh. 7. 19
' ver. 27
k ch. 25. 22
' ver. 39
"' 2 S. 14. 11 ;
1 K. 1. 62 ;
Acts 27. 34
" ch. 11. 1-1.1
° 2 S. 8. 3-10
P ver. 52
« ch. 15. 3, 7
'■ ch. 31. 2 ;
1 Chr. 10. 2
* ch. 18. 17-
19
« ch. 18. 20,
27; 19. 12;
2 S. 0. 20-23
" 2 S. 2. 8
" ch. 9. 1, 21
* ch. 8. II
" ch. 9. 16
' Ex. 17. 8-
16; Num.
24. 20 ;
Dt. 25. 17-
19
" Num. 24.
20 ; Dt. 20.
16-18 ;
Josh. 6. 17-
21
>> ch. 22. 19
' Josh. 15. 24
d Judg. 1.
16 ; 4. U
■ Ex. 18. 9,
10, 19;
Num. 10.
29-32
/ch. 14. 48
" Gen. 16. 7 ;
25. 17, 18
h ch. 27. 8 ;
Ex. 16. 22
side, against Moab, and "against
the children of Ammon, and against
Edom, and "against the kings of
Zobah, and f against the Philis-
tines : and whithersoever he turned
himself, he put them to the worse.
48 And he did valiantly, and
* smote the Amalekites, and deliv-
ered Israel out of the hands of them
that de^spoiled them.
49 Now '■ the sons of Saul were
Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchi-
shua ; and the names of his two
daughters were these : the name
of the first-born 'JMerab, and the
name of the younger ' Alichal :
50 and the name of Saul's wufe
was Ahinoam the daughter of
Ahimaaz. And "the name of the
captain of his host was Abner the
son of Ner, Saul's uncle. 51 "And
Kish was the father of Saul ; and
Ner the father of Abner was the
son of Abiel.
52 And there was sore war
against the Philistines all the days
of Saul : and when Saul saw any
mighty man, or any valiant man,
he ■*^took him unto him.
■i pT And Samuel said unto
_LO Saul, ^Jehovah sent me to
anoint thee to be king over his
people, over Israel : now therefore
hearken thou unto the voice of the
words of Jehovah. 2 Thus saith
Jehovah of hosts, I ^ have marked
nhat which Amalek did to Israel,
how he set himself against him in
the way, when he came up out of
Egypt. 3 Now go and smite Am-
alek, and ''"utterly destroy all that
they have, and spare them not ; but
* slay both man and woman, infant
and suckling, ox and sheep, camel
and ass.
4 And Saul summoned the peo-
ple, and numbered them in ''Telaim,
two hundred thousand footmen,
and ten thousand men of Judah.
5 And Saul came to the city of
Amalek, and ' laid wait in the val-
ley. 6 And Saul said unto ''the
Kenites, Go, depart, get you down
from among the Amalekites, lest I
destroy you with them ; for " ye
showed kindness to all the children
of Israel, when they came up out
of Egypt. So the Kenites departed
from among the Amalekites. 7 And
■''Saul smote the Amalekites, fi'om
"Havilah as thou goest to ''Shur,
that is before Egypt. 8 And he
* Heb. gathered.
s Or, will visit
6 Heb. devote.
1 Or, strovi
284
15.9 I. SAMUEL 15.34
Saul's Disobedience ircspecting Imalck. Samnel's Rebalte of him. God's rejection of Saul. Agag killed
took " Agtag the king of the Amale-
kites alive, and ^/utterly destroyed
all the people with the edge of the
sword. 9 JBut Saul and the people
'^ spared Agag, and the best of the
sheep, and of the oxen, and of the
fatlings, and the lambs, and all
that was good, and would not ^ut-
terly destroy them : but everything
that was vile and refuse, that they
destroyed utterly.
10 Then came the word of Jeho-
vah unto Samuel, saying, 11 ''It
repenteth me that 1 have set up
Saul to be king; for ''he is tui'ned
back fi'om following me, and hath
not performed my commandments.
And Samuel was wroth; and -^ he
cried unto Jehovah all night. 12
And Samuel rose early to meet
Saul in the morning ; and it was
told Samuel, saying, Saul came to
*'Carmel, and, behold, he set him
up a ^monument, and turned, and
passed on, and went down to ''Gil-
gal. 13 And Samuel came to Saul;
and Saul said unto him, 'Blessed
be thou of Jehovah : I have per-
formed the commandment of Jeho-
vah. 14 And Samuel said, * What
meaneth then tliis bleating of the
sheep in mine ears, and the lowing
of the oxen which I hear 1 15 And
Saul said. They have brought them
from the Amalekites : for 'the peo-
l)le spared the best of the sheep and
of the oxen, to sacrifice unto Jeho-
vah thy God ; and the rest Ave have
'utterly destroyed. 16 Then Sam-
uel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will
tell thee what Jehovah hath said to
me this night. And he said unto
him. Say on.
17 And Samuel said, ^'"Though
thou wast little in thine own sight,
wast thou not made the head of
the tribes of Israel '? And Jehovah,
anointed thee king over Israel ; 1 8
and Jehovah sent thee on a journey,
and said, " Go, and utterly destroy
the sinners the Amalekites, and
fight against them until they be
consumed. 19 Wherefore then
didst thou not obey the voice of
Jehovah, "but didst fly iipon the
spoil, and didst that which was evil
in the sight of Jehovah^ 20 And
Saul said unto Samuel, *Yea. I
have obeyed the voice of Jehovah,
and have gone the way which Jeho-
vah sent me, and have brought
1 Heb. 'levnted. 2 Heb. devote. 3 Heb. Tianrf.
< Or, Thovqh thov he liitle . . . art thou not
head of the tribes of Israel f
" Num. 24.
7 ; Esth.
3. 1
I* ch. 27. 8 :
.m 1 ; 2 S.
8. 12
" ver. 3, 15,
19
rf Gen. 6. 6,
7 ; Ex. 32.
14 ; 2 S. 24.
16
" 1 K. 9. 6, 7
/ Ex. 32. ] 1-
13 ; Lk. (i.
12
!' ch. 25. 2 ;
Josh. In. 55
''ch. 13. 13,
14
•Gen. 14.
19 ; 2 S. 2. 5
fc Ex. 32. 21-
L'4
' ver. 9, 21 ;
Gen. 3. 12,
13 ; Ex. 32.
22, 23
"' ch. 9. 21 ;
10. 22
" ver. 3
"ch. 14. 32
'' ver. 13
' ver. 15 ,
Ex. 32. 22,
23
■■ Ps. 40. 6-8 ;
51. 16, 17 ;
Is. 1. 11-15;
Mic. 6. (i-8
* Jer. 7. 22,
23 ; Hos. 6.
6 ; Mk. 12.
33
' Dt. IS. 10
"Gen. 31. 19,
34
" ch. 13. 14
^ Num. 22.
34 ; 2 S. 12.
13; Ps. 61.4
y Prov. 29.
25; Is. 61.
12, 13
" Ex. 10. 17
"^ch. 13. 14;
10. 1
f- 1 K. 11. 30,
31
" ch. 28. 17,
18
rf 1 Clir. 29.
11 ; Ps. 18.
1, 2
''Num. 23.
19; Ezek.
24. 14
/Jn. 12. 43
y Is. 29. 13
'' Gen. 9. 6 ;
.Tudg. 1. 7 ;
Mt. 7. 2
> ch. 7. 17
Agag the king of Amalek, and have
' utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21 But Hhe people took of the
spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of
the devoted things, to sacrifice unto
Jehovah thy God in Gilgal. 22
And Samuel said, ''Hath Jehovah
as great delight in burnt-oflerings
and sacrifices, as in obeying the
voice of Jehovahl Behold, *to
obey is better than sacrifice, and
to hearken than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of
^'vidtchcraft, and stubbornness is
as "^idolatry and "teraphim. Be-
cause thou hast rejected the word
of Jehovah, 'he liath also rejected
thee from being king.
24 And Saul said unto Samuel,
''I have sinned ; for ^I have trans-
gi'essed the commandment of Jeho-
vah, and thy words, because I feared
the people, and obeyed their voice.
25 Now therefore, ^I pray thee,
pardon my sin, and turn again with
me, that I may worship Jehovah.
2b And Samuel said unto Saul, I
will not return with thee : for "thou
hast rejected the word of Jehovah,
and Jehovah hath rejected thee
from being king over Israel. 27
And as Samuel turned about to go
away, ''Saul laid hold upon the
skirt of his robe, and it rent. 28
And Samuel said unto him, '^ Jeho-
vah hath rent the kingdom of Israel
from thee this day, and hath given
it to a neighbor of thine, that is
better than thou. 29 And also the
"''Strength of Israel ''will not lie
nor repent ; for he is not a man,
that he should repent. 30 Then he
said, I have sinned : yet-^honor me
now, I pray thee, before the elders
of my people, and before Israel, and
turn again with me, ^ that I may
worship Jehovah thy God. 31 So
Samuel turned again after Saul ;
and Saul woi'shipped Jehovah.
32 Then said Samuel, Bring ye
hither to me Agag the king of the
Amalekites. And Agag came unto
him cheerfully. And Agag said.
Surely the bitterness of death is
past. 33 And Samuel said, ''As
thy sword hath made women child-
less, so shall th.y mother be child-
less among women. And Samuel
hewed Agag in pieces before Jeho-
vah in Gilgal.
34 Then Samuel v.'ent to 'Ba-
mah ; and Saul went up to his
6 Heb. dimnatinn. ^ Or, iniquity
7 Or, Victory Or, Glory
285
15.35
I. SAMUEL
17.2
Samael sent to Jesse, lie anoints David. David cliosea to dispel Saul's evil Spirit, Uc becomes Saul's Armorbearer
house to " Gibeah of Saul. 35 And
'' Samuel came no more to see Saul
until the day of his death ; ^ for
Samuel " mourned for Saul : and
Jehovah repented that he had made
Saul king over Israel.
-i /^ And Jehovah said unto
X O Samuel, "* How long wilt thou
mourn for Saul, seeing "I have re-
jected him from being king over
IsraeU -^fill thy horn with oil, and
go : I will send thee to " Jesse the
Beth-lehemite ; for I have provided
me a king among his sons. 2 And
Samuel said, How can I go 1 if Saul
hear it, he will kill me. And Jeho-
vah said, ''Take a heifer with thee,
and say, I am come to sacrifice to
Jehovah. 3 And call Jesse to the
sacrifice, and ' I will show thee
what thou shalt do : and * thou
shalt anoint unto me him whom I
name unto thee. 4 And Samuel
did that which Jehovah spake, and
came to ^ Bethlehem. And the
elders of the city came to meet him
trembling, and said, ™ Comest thou
peaceably ? 5 And he said. Peace-
ably ; I am come to sacrifice unto
Jehovah : " sanctify yourselves, and
come with me to the sacrifice. And
he sanctified Jesse and his sons,
and called them to the saci'ifice.
6 And it came to pass, when they
were come, that he looked on
'"'"Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's
anointed is before him. 7 But Je-
hovah said unto Samuel, Look not
on his countenance, or on the height
of his stature ; because I have re-
jected him : for Jehovah seeth not as
man seeth ; for man looketh on the
outward appearance, ^ but .Jehovah
looketh on the heart. 8 Then Jesse
called ^Abinadab, and made him
pass before Samuel. And he said.
Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.
9 Then Jesse made ^'"Shammah to
pass by. And he said. Neither hath
Jehovah chosen this. 10 And Jesse
made seven of his sons to pass be-
fore Samuel. And Samuel said
unto Jesse, Jehovah hath not chosen
these. 11 And Samuel said unto
Jesse, Are here all thy chikh'en'?
And he said, * There remaineth yet
the youngest, and, behold, he is
keeping the sheep. And Samuel
said unto Jesse, Send and fetch
him ; for we will not sit ^down till
he come hither. 12 And he sent,
1 Or, but
3 In 2 S.
Shinica.
2 In 1 Chr. 27. 18, Elihn.
s, shimcnh. In 1 Chr. 2.
■• Heb. around.
" ch. 11. 4
i ch. 19. 24
" ch. 16. 1
d ch. 15. 35
* ch. 13. 13,
14 ; 15. 23
/ ch. 9. 16 ;
10. 1 ; 2 K.
9. 1
'J Ruth 4.
lS-22
'' ch. 20. 29
' Ex. 4. 15 ;
Acts 9. 6
k ell. 9. 16 ;
Dt. 17. 14,
15
' Gen. 48. 7 ;
Lk. 2. 4
'" 1 K. 2. 13 ;
2 K. 9. 22 ;
1 Chr. 12.
17, 18
" Gen. 35. 2 ;
Ex. 19. 10
" ch. 17. 13
P ch. 2. 3 ;
1 K. 8. 39 ;
1 Chr. 28.
9 ; Lk. 16.
15
1 ch, 17. 13
'■ ch. 17. 13
* ch. 17. 12 ,
2 S. 13. 3
t Gen. 39. 6 ;
Ex. 2. 2 ;
Acts 7. 20
" ch. 9. 17
" ch. 10. 1
^ ch. 10. 6, 9,
10
"ch. 11. 6;
18. 12 ; 28.
15
^ ver. 16, 16 ;
ch. 18. 10 ;
19. 9 ; 1 K.
22. 19-22
<* ch. 18. 10 ;
19. 9 ; 2 K.
3. 15
b ch. 17. 32-
36
'^ ch. 3. 19
d ch. 10. 4,
27 ; Prov.
18. 16
• Gen. 41.
46 ; Prov.
22, 29
/ver. 14-16
ft 2 Chr. 28.
18
' Josh. 10. 10
k 1 Chr, 11,
13
286
and brought him in. Now he was
ruddy, and withal "" ' of a beautiful
countenance, and goodly to look
upon. And Jehovah said, ''Arise,
anoint him ; for this is he. 1 3
Then Samuel took the horn of oil,
and "anointed him in the midst
of his bretiiren : and f tlie Spirit
of Jehovah came mightily upon
David from that day forward. So
Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
14 *Now the Spirit of Jehovah
departed from Saul, and ^an evil
spirit from Jehovah ** troubled him.
1.5 And Saul's servants said unto
him. Behold now, an evil spirit
from God troubleth thee. 16 Let
our lord now command thy ser-
vants, that are before thee, to seek
out a man who is a skilful player
on the harp : and it shall come to
pass, when the evil spirit from God
is upon thee, that "he shall play
with his hand, and thou shalt be
well. 17 And Saul said unto his
servants. Provide me now a man
that can play well, and bring him
to me. 18 Then answered one of
the young men, and said. Behold,
I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-
lehemite, that is skilful in playing,
and * a mighty man of valor, and a
man of war, and 'prudent in*speech,
and a comely person ; and "^ Jeho-
vah is with him. 1 9 Wherefore Saul
sent messengers unto Jesse, and
said. Send me David thy son, who
is with the sheep. 20 And Jesse
'' took an ass laden with bi-ead, and
a "bottle of wine, and a kid, and
sent them by David his son unto
Saul. 2 1 And David came to Saul,
and * stood before him : and he
loved him greatly ; and he became
his armorbearer. 22 And Saul
sent to Jesse, saying. Let David, I
nray thee, stand before me ; for he
nath found favor in my sight. 23
And it came to pass, when 'the evil
spirit from God was upon Saul,
that David took the harp, and
played with his hand : so Saul was
refreshed, and was well, and the
evil spirit departed from him.
-i ^ Now ^ the Philistines gath-
_L f ered together their armies to
battle ; and they were gathered to-
gether at Socoh, which belongeth
to Judah, and encamped between
* Socoh and 'Azekah, in * Ephes-
dammim. 2 And Saul and the men
of Israel were gathered together,
^ Heb, fair of eyes. ^ Or, terrified
' Or, skilful 8 Or, business ^ Or, skin
17.3
I. SAMUEL
17.28
War iritb the Philistines. Goliath's Challenge. David visits the Camp, and hears the Challenge
and encamped in " the vale of ^ Elah,
and set the battle in array against
the Philistines. 3 And the Philis-
tines stood on the mountain on the
one side, and Israel stood on the
mountain on the other side-: and
there was a valley between them.
4 And there went out a champion
out of the camp of the Philistines,
named ''Goliath, of "Gath, whose
lieight was six cubits and a span.
5 And he had a helmet of brass
upon his head, and he was clad
with a coat of mail ; and the weight
of the coat was live thousand shekels
of brass. 6 And he had greaves of
brass upon his legs, and a '' jaA^elin
of brass between his shoulders.
7 And "^the "staff of his spear was
like a weaver's beam ; and his spear's
head tveighed six hundred shekels
of iron : and ■''his shield-bearer went
before him. 8 And he stood and
cried unto the ^armies of Israel,
and said unto them, Wliy are .ye
come out to set your battle in
array 1 am not I a Fliilistine, and
ye '' servants to Saul 1 choose you
a man for you, and let him come
dowai to me. 9 * If he be able to
fight with me, and kill me, then
will we be your servants ; but if I
prevail against him, and kill him,
then shall ye be our servants, and
serve us. 10 And the Philistine
said, 'I "^defy the armies of Israel
this day ; give me a man, that we
may fight together. 1 1 And wdien
Saul and all Israel heard those
words of the Philistine, they were
dismayed, and greatly afraid.
12 Now David w-as *the son of
that 'Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-
judah, whose name was Jesse ; and
'" he had eight sons : and the man
was an old man in the days of
Saul, stricken in years among men.
13 And the three eldest sons of
Jesse had gone after Saul to the
battle : and " the names of his
three sons that went to the battle
were Eliab the first-born, and next
unto him Abinadab, and the third
Shammah. 14 And "David was
the youngest ; and the three eldest
followed Saul. 15 ^Now David
went to and fro from Saul to feed
his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near
morning and evening, and pre-
sented himself forty days.
1 Or, the terebinth
2 Or, according to another reading, blade
8 Heo. ranks (and so in ver. 10, 21, 22, 26, &c.).
* Or. reproach
" ell. 21. 9
.b 2 S. 21. 19
" Josli. 11.
21, 22
d vet. 45
' 2 S. 21. 19 ;
1 Chr. 11.
23
/ ver. 41
-" ch. 8. n
'' 2 S. 2. 12-16
' ver. 26, 30,
45
k ch. 16. 18 ;
Ruth 4. 22
' Cien. 36. 19
'" ch. 16. 10,
11 ; 1 Chr.
2. 13-15
" ch, 16. 6,
8,3
°cn. 16. 11
P ch. 16. 21-23
9 ch. 2.5. 18
*■ ch. 16. 20
* Gen. 37. 13,
14
« ch. 26. 6, 7
" Judg. 18.
21 ; Is. 10.
28
^ Josh. 15.
y ch. 8. 11
'ch. 11. 2
" ver. 36 ;
ch. 14. 6;
Jer. 9. 25,
20
'' ver. 10
" Dt. 5. 26;
2 K. 19. 4
d ver. 25
' Gen. 37. 4,
8-36
17 And Jesse said unto David
his son, «Take now for thy breth-
ren an ephah of this parched grain,
and these ten loaves, and carry
them quickly to the canip to thy
brethren ; 1 8 and '' bring these ten
cheeses unto the captain of their
thousand, ' and look how thy breth-
ren fare, and take their pledge.
19 Now Saul, and they, and all
the men of Israel, "were in the
vale of Elah, fighting wdth the
Philistines. 20 And David rose
up early in the morning, and left
the sheep with a keeper, and took,
and went, as Jesse had commanded
him ; and he came to the '' * place
of the wagons, as the host which
was going forth to the ''fight
shouted for the battle. 21 And
Israel and the Philistines put the
battle in arraj^ army against
army. 22 And David left his
" baggage in the hand of the keeper
of the baggage, and ran to the
army, and came and saluted his
brethren. 23 And as he talked
with tiiem, behold, there came up
the champion, the Philistine of
Gath, Goliath by name, out of the
ranks of the Philistines, and spake
"according to the same words : and
David heard them. 24 And all
the men of Israel, when the.y saw
the man, fled from him, and were
sore afraid. 25 And the men of
Israel said, Have ye seen this man
that is come up? surelj' to *defy
Israel is he come up : and it shall
be, that the mail who killeth him,
the king will enrich him with great
riches, and "^will give him his
daughter, 2' and make his father's
house free in Israel. 26 And
David spake to the men that
stood by him, saying, What shall
be done to the man that killeth
this Philistine, and taketh aw^ay
I the reproach from Israel 'I for who
is this " uncircumcised Philistine,
that he .should '"'defy the armies
of nhe living Godi 27 And the
people answered him after this
manner, saying, '' So shall it be
done to the man that killeth him.
28 And Eliab his eldest brother
heard when he spake unto the
men ; and " Eliab's anger was kin-
dled against David, and he said.
Why art thou come down 1 and
with whom hast thou left those
few sheep in the wilderness? I
5 Or, are ^ Or, barricade
~ Or, battle ground
287
17.29
I. SAMUEL
17.52
David accepts Goliath's eiialleiige. lie lulls Goliath. The Philistines dispersed
know thy pride, and the naughti-
ness of thy heart ; for thou art
come down that thou mightest see
the battle. 2y And David said,
Wliat have I now done 'I '■ " is
there not a cause *? 30 And he
turned away from, him toward an-
other, and * spake after the same
manner : and the people answered
him again after the former man-
ner.
31 And when the words were
heard which David spake, they
rehearsed them before 8aul ; ana
he sent for him. 32 And David
said to Saul, "Let no man's heart
fail '^because of him ; ''thy servant
will go and light with this Philis-
tine. 33 And Saul said to David,
Thou art not able^ to go against
this Philistine to fight with him ;
for thou art but a youth, and he
a man of war from his youth. 34
And David said unto Saul, Thy
servant was keeping his father's
sheep ; ^ and when there came a
lion, or a bear, and took a lamb
out of the flock, 35 I went out
after him, and smote him, and
" delivered it out of his mouth ;
and when he arose against me, I
caught him by his beard, and
smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy
servant smote both the lion and
the bear : and this uncircumcised
Philistine shall be as one of
them, seeing he hath ''defied the
armies of the living God. 37 And
David said, •''Jehovah that delivered
me out of the paw of the lion, and
out of the paw of the bear, he will
deliver me out of the hand of this
Philistine. And Saul said unto
David, " Go, and Jehovah shall be
with thee. 38 And Saul clad
David with his apparel, and he
put a helmet of brass upon his
head, and he clad him with a coat
of mail. 39 Aiid David girded his
sword upon his apparel, and he
assayed to go ; for he had not
proved it. And David said unto
Saul, I cannot go with these ; for
I have not proved them. And
David put them off him. 40 And
he took his staff in his hand, and
chose him five smooth stones out
of the * brook, and put them in the
shepherd's bag which he had, even
in his wallet ; and ''his sling was in
1 Or, Whs it not but a word ?
2 Or, within him
3 Or, aiid there came a lion and a bear . . . and
I v.vnt out &c.
* Or, reproached * Or, torrent bed
" ver. 17
t> ver. 26, 27
"^ Dt. 20. 1^
d ch. IG. 18
' Am. 3. 12
/2Tini.4. 17
" ch. 20. i:i
h Judg. 20.
IG
■ Prov. 16.
18
fc ch. 16. 12
' ch. 24. 14 :
2 S. 3. 8
'" 1 K. 20. 10
" ver. 46
' 2 Chr. .32.
8 , Ps. 124.
8 ; Heb. 11.
34
P 1 K. 18. 36 ;
2 K. 19. 19 ,
Is. 37. 20
5 ch. 14. 6 ;
2 Chr. 14.
11; 20. 15;
Ps. 44. 6
■ Ps. 27. 3
'ch. 21. 9;
2 S. 23. 21
' Heb. 11. 34
268
his hand : and he drew near to the
Philistine.
41 And the Philistine came on
and drew near unto David; and
the man that bare the shield went
before him. 42 And when the
Philistine looked about, and saw
David, ' he disdained him ; for he
was but a youth, and * ruddy, and
withal of a fair countenance. 43
And the Philistine said unto David,
'Am I .a dog, that thou comest to
me with staves? And '" the Philis-
tine cursed David by his gods.
44 And the Philistine said to
David, Come to me, and I will give
thy flesh "unto the birds of the
heavens, and to the beasts of the
field. 45 Then .said David to
the Philistine, Thou comest to me
with a sword, and with a spear,
and with a javelin : " but I come
to thee in the name of Jehovah of
hosts, the God of the armies of
Israel, whom thou hast ^ defied.
46 This day will Jehovah deliver
thee into my hand ; and I will
smite thee, and take thy head
from off thee ; and I will give the
dead bodies of the host of the
Philistines this day unto the birds
of the heavens, and to the Avild
beasts of the earth ; ^ that all the
earth may know that there is a
God in Israel, 47 and that all this
as.sembly may know that ^Jehovah
saveth not with swoi'd and spear :
for the battle is Jehovah's, and
he will give you into our hand.
48 And it came to pass, when
the Philistine arose, and came and
drew nigh to meet David, that
''David hastened, and ran toward
the army to meet the Philistine.
49 And David put his hand in his
bag, and took thence a stone, and
slang it, and smote the Philistine
in his forehead ; and the stone
sank into his forehead, and he fell
upon his face to the earth.
50 So David prevailed over the
Philistine with a sling and with a
stone, and smote the Philistine,
and slew him ; but there was no
sword in the hand of David.
51 Then David ran, and stood
over the Philistine, and 'took his
sword, and drew it out of the
sheath thereof, and slew him, and
cut off his head therewith. And
' when the Philistines saw that
their ''champion was dead, they
fled. 52 And the men of Israel
fi Or, mighty man
17.53
I. SAMUEL
18.23
David brought to Saul, Love of Jonathan fur David. Saul's Auger towards David. 5! crab betrothed to David
and of Judah arose, and shouted,
and pursued the Philistines, until
thou comest to ^ Gai, and to the
gates of " Ekron. And the wounded
of the Philistines fell down by the
way to " * Shaaraim, even unto
Gath, and unto Ekron. 53 And
the children of Israel returned
from chasing after the Philistines,
and they plundered their camp.
54 And David took the head of
the Philistine, and bi'ought it to
Jerusalem ; but he put his armor
in his tent.
55 And when Saul saw David
go forth against the Philistine, he
said unto Abner, the captain of
the host, Abner, whose son is " this
youth'? And Abner said. As thy
soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
56 And the king said. Inquire
thou whose son the stripling is.
57 And as David I'eturned from
the slaughter of the Philistine,
Abner took him, and '-^ brought
him before Saul with the head
of the Philistine in his hand.
58 And Saul said to him, Whose
son art thou, thou young man?
And David answered, ''I am the
son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-
lehemite.
•i O And it came to pass, when
J-O he had made an end of
speaking unto Saul, that •'' the soul
of Jonathan was knit with the
soul of David, and ^Jonathan
loved him as his own soul. 2 And
Saul took him that day, and '' would
Ist him go no more home to his
father's house. 3 Then * Jonathan
and David made a covenant, be-
cause he loved him as his own soul.
4 And * Jonathan stripped him-
self of the robe that was upon him,
and gave it to David, and his
apparel, even to his sword, and to
his bow, and to his girdle. 5 And
David ^went out whithersoever
Saul sent him, and * behaved him-
self wisely : and Saul set him over
the men of war, and it was good in
the sight of all the people, and also
in the sight of Saul's servants.
6 And it came to pass as they
came, when David returned from
the slaughter of the ® Philistine,
that Hhe women came out of all
the cities of Israel, singing and
dancing, to meet king Saul, with
1 The Syr. and some editions of Sept. have,
Giith. •'■ Or. the two palex
s Or, icent out; whUliersoever Saul sent him,
h-£r..
* Or, prospered '> Or, Philistines
"Josh. 15. U
* Josh. lu. 30
"•' ch. 10. 12,
21, 22
d ver. .54
" ver. J 2
/Gen. 41. 30
"ch. 20. 17;
Dt. 13. 0 ;
2 S. 1. 20
h ch. 17. 15
' ch. 20. 8-17
* ch. 17. 3S ;
Gen. 41.
42 ; Esth.
fl. S
' Ex. 15. 20,
21 ; Judg.
11. 34; Ps.
C8. 25 ; 149.
'"ch. 21. 11 ;
29. 6 ; Ex.
1.5. 21
"ch. 21. U
° 2 S. 18. 3
1' ch. 15. 28
9 ch. 16. 14
"■ ch. 19. 23,
24
« ch. 16. 23
< ch. 19. 9
" ch. 19. 10 ;
20. 33
^ ver. 15, 29
* ch. 10. 13,
18
y ch. 10. 14 ;
28. 15
' ver. 16 ;
2 S. 5. 2
° ch. 16. 18
>> ver. 5
' ch. 17. 25
d ch. 17. 36,
47 ; 25. 28 ;
Num. 21.
14
" ver. 21, 25
/ver. 23;ch.
9. 21 ; 2 S.
7. 18
"2 8. 21. 8
'> Judg. 7. 22;
1 K. 19. 10
» ver. 28
289
timbrels, with joy, and with ^in-
struments of music. • 7 And the
women ''"'sang one to another as
they played, and said,
" Saul hath slain his thousands,
"And David his ten thousands.
8 And Saul was very wroth, and
this saying displeased him ; and
he said. They have ascribed unto
David ten thousands, and to me
they have ascribed but thousands :
and ^what can he have more but
the kingdom 1 9 And Saul eyed
David from that day and forward.
] 0 And it came to pass on the
morrow, that «an evil spirit from
God came mightily upon Saul, and
'"he ** prophe.sied in the midst of
the house : and David played with
his hand, "as he did day by day.
And 'Saul had his spear in his
hand ; 11 and "Saul cast the spear;
for he said, I will smite David even
to the wall. And David avoided
out of his presence twice. 12 And
" Saul was afraid of David, ^ because
Jehovah was with him, and ^was
departed from Saul. 13 Therefore
Saul removed him from him, and
made him his captain over a thou-'
sand ; and ^he went out and came
in before the people. 14 And
David ■* behaved himself wisely in
all his ways ; and " Jehovah was
with him. 15 And when Saul saAv
that he behaved himself very
wisely, he stood in awe of him.
16 But *all Israel and Judah loved
David ; for he went out and came
in before them.
17 And Saul said to David, '^Be.
hold, my elder daughter Merab,
her will I give thee to wife : only
be thou valiant for me, and fight
''Jehovah's battles. For Saul said,
Let not my hand be upon him, but
'^ let the hand of the Philistines be
upon him. 18 And David said
unto Saul, •'"Who am I, and "what
is my life, o?' my fathei-'s family in
Israel, that I should be son-in-law
to the king"? 19 But it came to.
pass at the time when Merab,
Saul's daughter, should have been
given to David, that she was given
unto ^Adriel ''the Meholathite to
wife. 20 And 'Michal, Saul's
daughter, loved David: and they
told Saul, and the thing pleased
him. 21 And Saul said, I will
give him her, that she may be a
6 Or, trinnples Or, threc-stringtid instruments
1 0r, ansv'cred one another * Or, raved
» Or, who are my kinsfolk
18.22
I. SAMUEL
19.17
David marries Michal, Saul's Daughter. Jonathan intercedes Tor David. Hichal saves David fioiu Saul
snare to him, and "that the hand
of the Philistines inay be against
him. Wherefore Saul said to Da-
vid, * Thou shalt this day be my
son-in-law a second time.
22 And Saul commanded his ser-
vants, saying. Commune with Da-
vid .secretly, and say, Behold, the
king hath delight in thee, and all
his servants love thee : now there-
fore be the king's son-in-law. 23
And Saul's servants spake those
words in the ears of David. And
David said, Seemeth it to you a
light thing to be the king's son-in-
law, "seeing that I am a poor man,
and lightly esteemed'! 24: And
the servants of Saul told him, say-
ing. On this manner spake- David.
25 And Saul said. Thus shall ye
say to David, The king desireth
not any ''dowry, but a hundred
foreskins of the Philistines, ' to be
avenged of the king's enemies.
Now ■'' Saul thought to make David
fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 And when his servants told
David these words, it pleased Da-
vid well to be the king's son-in-law.
And " the days were not expired ;
27 and David arose and went, ''he
and his men, and slew of the
Philistines two hundred men ; and
* David brought their foreskins,
and they gave them in full number
to the king, that, he might be the
king's son-in-law. And Saul gave
him Miclial his daughter to wife.
28 And Saul saw and knew that
Jehovah was with David ; and
Michal, Saul's daughter, loved liim.
29 And Saul was yet the more
afraid of David ; and Saul was
David's enemy continually.
30 Then the princes of the Philis-
tines went forth : and it came to
pass, as often as they went forth,
that David ^ * behaved himself more
wisely than all the servants of Saul ;
so that his name was much " set by.
'i (\ And Saul spake to Jona-
A-Xj than his son, and to all his
servants, 'that they should slay
David. But '" Jonathan, Saul's son,
delighted much in David. 2 And
Jonathan told David, saying, Saul
my father seeketh to slay thee :
now therefore, I pray thee, take
heed to thyself in the morning, and
abide in a secret place, and hide
thyself : 3 and I will go out and
stand beside my father in the field
whei'e thou art, and I will com-
> Or, prospered more than 2 Heb. precious.
" ver. 17
* ver. 26
' Gen. 34.
12 ; 29. 20
<l Ex. 22. 17
' ch. 14. 24
/ver 17
" ver. 21
'« ver. 17
' 2 S. 3. 14
*• ver. 5
' ch. 18. 8, 9
'" ch. 18. 1-3
" ch. 20. 9, 13
" ch. 20. 32
'' Gen. 42. 22
9 ch. 17 49,
r,Q
'ch. 11. 13
* Dt. 19. 10-
13 ; Ps. 94.
21
' ch. 16. 21 ;
18. 2, 10, 13
" ch. 16. 14 ;
18. 10, 11
" ch. 18. 10
^ ch. 16. 16
'■' ch. 18. 11 ;
20.33
' Ps. 69.
title;
Judg 16. 2
" Josh. 2. IS
2 Cor. 11.
b Oen. 31.
Ill; Juilg.
18. 14, 17
290
mune with my father of thee ; "and
if I see aught, I will tell thee. 4
And Jonathan "spake good of David
unto Saul his father, and said unto
him, p Let not the king sin against
his servant, against David ; be-
cause he hath not sinned against
thee, and because his works have
been to thee- ward very good : 5 for
'he put his life in his hand, and
smote the Philistine, and '' J ehovah
wrought a great ''victory for ail
Israel : thou sawest it, and didst
rejoice ; * wherefore then wilt thou
sin against innocent blood, to slay
David without a cause'! 6 Ana
Saul hearkened unto the voice of
Jonathan : and Saul sware. As
.Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put
to death. 7 And Jonathan called
David, and Jonathan showed him
all those things. And Jonathan
brought David to Saul, and he was
in his presence, as ' beforetime.
8 And there was war again : and
David went out, and fought with
the Philistines, and slew them with
a great slaughter ; and they tied
before him. 9 And"* "an evil spirit
from Jehovah was upon Saul, as he
sat in his house '' with his spear in
his hand ; ^ and David was playing
with his hand. 10 ^And Saul
sought to smite David even to the
wall with the spear ; but he slipped
away out of Saul's presence, and he
smote the spear into the wall : and
David fled, and escaped that night.
1 1 And ^ Saul sent messengers unto
David's house, to watch him, and
to slay him in the morning : and
Michal, David's wife, told liim, say-
ing. If thou save not thy life to-
night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.
12 "So Miclial let David down
through the window : and he went,
and fled, and escaped. 13 And
]\Iichal took * the teraphirn, and laid
it in the bed, and put a ^pillow of
goats' hair af: the head thereof, and
covered it with the clothes. 14
And when Saul sent messengers to
take David, she said, "He is sick.
1.5 And Saul sent the messengers
to see David, saying. Bring him up
to me in the bed, that I may slay
him. 1 6 And when the messengers
came in, behold, the teraphim was
in the bed, with the ^pillow of
goats' hair at the head thereof. 17
And Saul said unto Michal, Why
3 Heb. salvation.
* Or, the spirit of Jehovah was evil toward Saul
^ Or, quilt Or, networ/e
19.18
I. SAMUEL
20.18
David escapes to Raniah. Saal pursues him. Saul and his Messengers prophesjr. Covenant between David and Jonathan
hast thou deceived me thus, and
let mine enemy go, so that he is
escaped! And Michal answered
Saul, He said unto me, Let me go ;
why should I kill thee 1
18 Now David fled, and escaped,
and came "to Samuel to Ramah,
and told him all that Saul had done
to him. And he and Samuel went
and dwelt in ''Naioth. 19 And it
was told Saul, saying. Behold,
David is at Naioth in llamah. 20
And '■ Saul sent messengers to take
David : and when they saw "* the
company of the prophets prophesy-
ing, and Samuel standing as head
over them, the Spirit of God came
upon the messengers of Saul, and
*they also prophesied. 21 And
when it was told Saul, he sent other
messengers, and they also prophe-
sied. And Saul sent messengers
again the third time, and they also
prophesied. 22 Then went he also
to Ramah, and came to the great
^ well that is in Secu : and he asked
and said. Where are Samuel and
David 1 And one said, Behold, they
are at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And
he went thither to Naioth in
Ramah : and •'the Spirit of God
came upon him also, and he went
on, and prophesied, until he came
to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he
also stripped off' his clothes, and he
also prophesied before Samuel, and
^lay down ^ naked all that day and
all that night. Wherefore they say,
'' Is Saul also among the prophets i
O/^ And David fled from
A^yj Naioth in Ramah, and came
and 'said before Jonathan, ^yhat
have I done"? what is mine iniq-
uity'? and what is my sin before
thy father, that he seeketh my life 1
2 And he said unto him. Far from
it ; thou shalt not die : behold, my
father doeth nothing either great
or small, but that he ^discloseth it
unto me ; and why should my father
hide this thing from me? it is not
so. 3 And David *sware moreover,
and said. Thy father knoweth well
that I have found favor in thine
eyes ; and he saith. Let not Jona-
than know this, lest he be grieved :
but truly 'as Jehovah liveth, and
as thy soul liveth, there is but a
step between me and death. 4 Then
said Jonathan unto David, ^What-
soever thy soul ^desireth, I will
1 Or, cistern 2 Or, fell
3 Heb. nncovereth mine ear.
* Or, What doth thy soul desire., that I should
do it for thee f s Heb. saith.
" ch. 7. 17
b 2 K. 6. 1, 2
■^ ver. 11, 14
d ch. 10. 5, 6,
10
*■ Num. 11. 26
/ch. 10. 10
" Is. 20. 2
h ch. 10.
10-12
' ch. 24. 9
* Dt. e. 13
' ch. 25. 20 ;
2 K. 2. 0
'" Num. 10.
10 ; 28. Il-
ls; Am.
8.6
" ver. 24, 27
" ch. 19. 2
P ch. 17. 58
9 Dt. 12. 6
'■ ch. 18. 3 ;
23. 18
» 2 S. 14. 32
« ch. 3. 17 ;
Ruth 1. 17
" ch. 18. 12
" 2 S. 9. 1
* Dt. 23. 21
y ch. 18. 1
even do it for thee. 5 And David
said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-
morrow is '"the new moon, and I
should not fail "to sit with the
king at meat : but let me go, ° that
I may hide myself in the field unto
the third day at even. 6 If thy
father miss me at all, then say,
David earnestly asked leave of me
that he might run to ^' Bethlehem
his city ; for it is * the yearly sac-
rifice there for all the family. 7 If
he say thus, It is well ; thy servant
shall have peace : but if he be wroth,
then know that evil is determined
by him. 8 Therefore deal kindly
with thy servant ; for '' thou hast
brought tliy servant into a cove-
nant of Jehovah with thee: but
"if there be in me iniquity, slay
me thyself ; for why shouldest thou
bring me to thy father 1 9 And
Jonathan said. Far be it from thee ;
for if I should at all know that evil
were determined by my father to
come upon thee, then would not I
tell it thee? 10 Then said David
to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if
perchance thy father answer thee
roughly? 11 And Jonathan said
unto David, Come, and let us go
out into the field. And they went
out both of them into the field.
12 And Jonathan .said unto
David, Jehovah, the God of Israel,
Oe witness: when I have sounded
my father about this time to-mor-
row, or the third day, behold, if
there be good toward David, shall
I not then send unto thee, and dis-
clo.se it unto thee? 13 'Jehovah
do so to Jonathan, and more also,
.should it please my father to do
thee evil, if I disclose it not unto
thee, and send thee awaj^, that thou
mayest go in peace : and '* Jehovah
be with thee, as he hath been with
my father. 14 And thou shalt not
only while yet I live show me the
lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I
die not ; 1 5 but " also thou shalt
not cut off thy kindness from my
house for ever ; no, not when Jeho-
vah hath cut oft' the enemies of
David every one from the face of
the earth. 16 So Jonathan made a
covenant with the house of David,
saying, ■'And Jehovah will require
it at the hand of David's enemies.
17 And Jonathan caused David
to swear again, ®for the love that
he had to him ; for ^he loved him
as he loved his own soul. 1 8 Then
* Or, by his love toward him
291
20.19
I. SAMUEL
21.1
Jonathan's Covenant with David. David avoids Saul. Saul angry at Jonathan. David's Parting from Jonathan
Jonathan said unto him, "To-mor-
row is the new moon : and thou
wilt be missed, because thy seat
will be ^ empty. 19 And when
thou hast stayed three days, thou
shalt go down ^quickly, and come
to the place where thou didst hide
thyself ^ when the business was in
hand, and shalt remain by the
stone Ezel. 20 And I will shoot
three arrows on the side thereof, as
though I shot at a mark. 21 And,
behold, I will send the lad, saying.
Go, find the arrows. If I say unto
the lad. Behold, the arrows are on
this side of thee ; take "* them, and
come ; for there is peace to thee
and *no hurt, as Jeliovah liveth.
22 But if I say thus unto the boy,
* Behold, the arrows are beyond
thee; go thy way, for Jehovah
hath sent thee away. 23 And ""as
touching the matter which thou and
I have spoken of, behold, "^ Jehovah
is between thee and me for ever.
24 So David hid himself in the
field : and when the new moon was
come, the king sat him down to eat
food. 25 And the king sat upon his
seat, as at other times, even upon
the seat by the wall ; and Jonathan
stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's
side : but " David's place was empty.
26 Nevertheless Saul spake not
anything that day: for he thought,
Something hath befallen him, ■'^he
is not clean ; surely he is not clean.
27 And it came to pass on the mor-
row after the new moon, which ivcu
the second day, that David's place
M^as empty: and Saul said unto
Jonathan his son. Wherefore com-
eth not the son of Jesse to meat,
neither yesterday, nor to-day "? 28
And Jonathan answered Saul, '■> Da-
vid earnestly asked leave of me to
go to Beth-lehem : 29 and he said,
Let me go, I pray thee ; for our
family hath a sacrifice in the city ;
and my brother, he hath com-
manded me to be there: and now,
if I have found favor in thine eyes,
let me get away, I pray thee, and
see my brethren. Therefor-e he is
not come unto the king's table.
30 Then Saul's anger was kindled
against Jonathan, and he said unto
him. Thou son of a perverse rebel-
lious woman, do not I know that
thou hast chosen the son of .Jesse
to thine own shame, and unto the
1 Heb. mj'sserf. 2 Heb. areaily.
3 Heb. in the day of the biminess. See ch. 19.
* Or, him ^ Heb. not any tUing.
" ver. 5, 25
* ver. .37
" ver. 14, 15
d Gen. 31.
49, 53
' ver. 18
/ ch. 10. 6 ;
Lev. 7. 20,
21
» ver. 6
A 2 S. 12. 5
' ch. 19. 5
* ch. 18. 11 ;
19. 10
' ver. 7
' ver. 20, 21
" ver. 22
' Gen. 42. 6
r" ch. 18. 3
« ver. 23
ver. 15, 16,
23
*[Ch. 21. lin
Heb.]
» ch. 22. 19
t ch. 14. 3 ;
Mk. 2. 26
" ch. 16. 4
292
shame of thy mother's nakedness 1
31 For as long as the son of Jesse
liveth upon the ground, thou shalt
not be established, nor thy king-
dom. Wherefore now send and
fetch him unto me, for ''he "shall
surely die. 32 And Jonathan an-
swered Saul^ his father, and said
unto him, ' Wherefore should he be
put to death 1 what hath he done 1
33 And 'sSaul cast his spear at him
to smite him ; ' whereby Jonathan
knew that it was determined of his
father to put David to death. 34 So
Jonathan arose from the table in
fierce anger, and did eat no food
the second day of the month ; for
he was grieved for David, because
his father had done him shame.
35 And it came to pass in the
morning, that Jonathan went out
into the field ''at the time appointed
with David, and a little lad with
him. 36 And he said unto his lad,
'"Bun, find now the arrows which I
shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot
an arrow ** beyond him. 37 And
when the lad was come to the
Elace of the arrow which Jonathan
ad shot, Jonathan cried after the
lad, and said, " Is not the arrow
beyond thee^ 38 And Jonathan
cried after the lad, Make speed,
haste, stay not. And Jonathan's
lad gathered up the arrows, and
came to his master. 39 But the
lad knew not anytliing : only Jona-
than and David knew the matter.
40 And Jonathan gave his weapons
unto his lad, and said unto him. Go,
carry them to the city. 41 And as
soon as the lad was gone, David
arose "out of a j^l^f^e toward the
South, and fell on his face to the
ground, and "bowed himself three
times : and they kissed one another,
and wept one with another, until
^ David exceeded. 42 And Jona-
than said to David, « Go in peace,
forasmuch as we have sworn both
of us in the name of Jehovah, say-
ing, '' Jehovah shall be- between me
and thee, and between my seed and
thy seed, for ever. * And he arose
and departed : and Jonathan went
into the city.
Q -1 Then came David to 'Nob
w_L to 'Ahimelech the priest:
and " Ahimelech came to meet Da-
vid trembling, and said unto him.
Why art thou alone, and no man
6 Or, is vjorthy to die Heb. is a son of death.
' Or. to the vldce
8 Heb. making it pass over him.
9 Heb. from beside the South.
21.2
I. SAMUEL
22.8
David goes to Nob, aod is helped by Ahimelecb. He flees to Gatb, and Teigus Dladiiess. He bides at Adiiilum and Mizpeh
with thee 1 2 And David said unto
Ahimelech the priest, The king hath
commanded me a business, and
hath said unto me, Let no man
know anything of the business
whereabout I send thee, and what
I have commanded thee : and I have
appointed the young men to such
and such a place, o Now therefore
what is under thy hand "? give me
five loaves of bread in my hand, or
whatsoever there is present. 4 And
the priest answered David, and
said. There is no common bread
under my hand, but there is "holy
bread ; if only the young men
have kept themselves from women.
5 And David answered the priest,
and said unto him, *0f a truth
women have been kept from us
about these three days ; when I
came ovit, the vessels of the young
men were holy, ^ though it was but
a common journey ; how much more
then to-day shall their vessels be
holyl 6 So ""the priest gave him
holy bread ; for there was no bread
there but the showbread, that was
taken from before Jehovah, to put
hot bread in the day when it was
taken awaJ^
7 Now a certain man of the ser-
vants of Saul was there that day,
detained before Jehovah ; and his
name was "^ Doeg the Edomite, the
^"chiefest of the herdsmen that
belonged to Saul. 8 And David
said unto Ahimelech, And is there
not here under thy hand spear or
sword 1 for I have neither brought
my sword nor my weapons with
me, because the king's business
required haste. 9 And the priest
said, •''The sword of Goliath the
Philistine, whom thou slewest "in
the vale of ^Elah, behold, it is here
wrapped in a cloth behind the
ephod : if thou wilt take that, take
it ; for there is no other save that
here. And David said. There is
none like that ; give it me.
10 And David arose, and fled
that day for fear of Saul, and went
to '' Achish the king of Gath. 1 1
And the 'servants of Achish said
unto him. Is not this David the
king of the land'? *did they not
sing one to another of him in
dances, saying,
Saul hath slain his thousands.
And David his ten thousands 1
1 Or, and it may he used as comm.on bread ;
and especially since to-day it will be holy in re-
spect of their vessels
* Or, miohtiest ' Or, the tenblnth
" Lev. 24.
6-9: Mt.
12. 4
<- Ex. 19. 14,
1.5
' Mt. 12. 3,
4 ; Mk. 2.
26
d ch. 14. 47 ;
22. 9 ; Ps.
62. title
" 1 Chr. 27.
29 31
/cll. 17. 54
^ ch. 17. 2
h P.S. 34. title
> Ps. 50. title
«•■ ch. 18. 7 ;
29. 5
' Lk. 2. 19
"' Ps. 34. title
title; 142.
title
° Josh. 12.
16; 16. .35;
2 S. 23. 13
P ch. 23. 13 ;
26. 13
9 2S. 24. 11;
1 Chr. 29.
29 ; 2 Chr.
29. 26
»■ ch. 14. 2 ;
J udg. 4. 5
'ch. 8. 14;
1 Chr. 12.
16-18
« ch. 18. 3 ;
20. 16
12 And David 'laid up these words
in his heart, and was sore afraid
of Achish the king of Gath. 13
And he '" changed his behavior
before them, and feigned himself
mad in their hands, and ^ scrabbled
on the doors of the gate, and let
his spittle fall down upon his
beard. 14 Then said Achish unto
his servants, Lo, ye see the man
is mad ; wherefore then have ye
brought him to me'? 15 Do I lack
madmen, that ye have brought
this fellow to play the madman in
my presence'? shall this fellow
come into my house"?
r) r) David therefore departed
^^ thence, and "escaped to
"the cave of Adullam : and when
his brethren and all his father's
house heard it, they went down
thither to him. 2 And every one
that was in distress, and every
one that was in debt, and every one
that was ''discontented, gathered
themselves unto him ; and he be-
came captain over them: and there
were with him ^' about four hun-
dred men.
3 And David went thence to
Mizpeh of Moab : and he said unto
the king of Moab, Let my father
and my mother, I pray thee, come
forth, (md i^e with you, till I know
what God will do for me. 4 And
he brought them before the king
of Moab : and they dwelt with him
all the while that David was in the
stronghold. 5 And «the prophet
Gad said unto David, Abide not
in the stronghold ; depart, and get
thee into the land of Judah. Then
David departed, and came into the
forest of Hereth.
6 And Saul heard that David
was discovered, and the men that
were with him: now '"Saul was
sitting in Gibeah, under the tam-
arisk-tree ®in Eamah, with his
spear in his hand, and all his
servants were standing about him.
7 And Saul said unto his servants
that stood about him, Hear now,
ye Benjamites ; Avill the son of
Jes.se give every one of you fields
and vineyards, ' will he make you
all captains of thousands and cap-
tains of hundreds, 8 that all of
you have conspired against me,
and " there is none that discloseth
to me ' when my son maketh a
* Or, made marks 5 Heb. bitter of soul.
6 Or, on the heiyht
' Or, there was none that disclosed it to ml
'When my son made &c.
293
22.9
I. SAMUEL
23.10
Doeg slays the Priests at Nob. Abiathar joius Darid. Da\id saves Ke ilah. Saul pursues Ida, aad he leaves Keilah
league with the son of Jesse, and
there is none of you " that is sorry
for me, or discloseth unto me that
my son hath stirred up my servant
against me, to lie in wait, as at
this day? 9 Then answered ''Doeg
the Edomite, who ^ stood by the
servants of Saul, and said, " I saw
the son of Jesse coming to Nob,
to ** Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
10 And ''he inquired of Jehovah
for him, and •'"gave him victuals,
and " gave him the sword of Goliath
the Philistine.
11 Then the king sent to call
Ahimelech the priest, the son of
Ahitub, and all his father's house,
the priests that were in Nob: and
they came all of them to the king.
1:2 And Saul said. Hear now, thou
son of Ahitub. And he answered,
Hei^e I am, my lord. 13 And Saul
said unto him. Why have ye con-
spired against me, thou and the
son of Jesse, in that thou hast
given him bread, and a sword, and
hast inquired of God for him, that
he should rise against me, ''to lie
in wait, as at this day 1 li ' Then
Ahimelech answered the king, and
said. And who among all thy ser-
vants is so faithful as David, who
is the king's son-in-law, and is
taken into thy council, and is hon-
orable in thy house'? 15 Have I
to-day begun *to inquire of God
for him'? be it far from me: let not
the king impute anything unto
his servant, nor to all the house
of my father ; for thy servant
knoweth nothing of all this, less or
more. 16 And the king said, Thou
shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou,
and all thy father's house. 17 And
'the king said unto the -guard
that stood about him. Turn, and
slay the priests of Jehovah ; be-
cause their hand also is with
David, and because they knew
that he fled, and did not disclose
it to me. But the servants of the
king would not put forth their
hand to fall upon the priests of
Jehovah. 18 And the king said
to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon
the priests. And Doeg the Edom-
ite turned, and he fell upon the
priests, and "' he^ slew on that day
fourscore and five persons "that
did wear a linen ephod. 19 And
Nob, the city of the priests, "smote
he with the edge of the sword,
both men and women, children
1 Or, was set over
2 Heb. runners.
" ch. 23. 21
>> Ps. 52. title
' ch. 21. 1
d ch. U. 3 ;
21. 1
« ch. 10. 22
/ch. 21.6,9
y ch. 21. 9
'' ver. 8
' ch. 19. 4, 5 ;
20. 32
«•• 2 Sam. 6.
19, 23
' 2 K. 10. 2.3 ;
2 Chr. 12.
10
'" ch. 2. 31
" ch. 2. 18
" ch. 15. 3
P ch. 23. 9 ;
30. 7 ; 2 S.
2. 1 ; 1 K.
2. 26, 27
9 ch. 2. 33
'■ ch. 21. 7
» 1 K. 2. 26
t Josh. 1.5.
44 ; Neh. 3.
17, 18
" ver. 4, 6,
9-12 ; 2 S.
6. 19, 23
" Josh. 8. 7 ;
Judg. 7. 7
'^ ch. 22. 20
!'ch.22. 20
' ver. 6 ; ch.
30.7
and sucklings, and oxen and asses
and sheep, with the edge of the
sword.
20 And -fone of the sons of
Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub,
named Abiathar, » escaped, and
fled after David. 21 And Abiathar
told David that Saul had slain
Jehovah's priests. 22 And David
said unto Abiathar, I knew on that
day, when ""Doeg the Edomite was
there, that he would surely tell
Saul : I have occasioned the death
of all the persons of thy father's
house. 23 Abide thou with me,
fear not ; for " he that seeketh my
life seeketh thy life : for with me
thou shalt be in safeguard.
O O And they told David, say-
^ O ing. Behold, the Philistines
are fighting against 'Keilah, and
are robbing the threshing-flooi's.
'A Therefore David "inquired of
Jehovah, saying. Shall I go and
smite these Philistines? And Je-
hovah said unto David, Go, and
smite the Philistines, and save
Keilah. 3 And David's men said
unto liim. Behold, we are afraid
here in Judah : how much moi-e
then if we go to Keilah against the
armies of the Philistines'? 4 Then
David inquired of Jehovah yet
a.<iain. And Jehovah answered
him, and said. Arise, go down to
Keilah ; for " I will deliver the
Philistines into thy hand. 5 And
David and his men went to Keilah,
and fought with the Philistines,
and brought away their cattle, and
slew them with a great slaughter.
So David saved the inhabitants of
Keilah. 6 And it came to pass,
when Abiathar the son of Ahime-
lech ■'^ fled to David to Keilah, that
he came down with an ephod in his
hand.
7 And it was told Saul that Da-
vid was come to Keilah. And Saul
said. God hath ■' delivered him intc
my hand ; for he is shut in, by
entering into a town that hath
gates and bars. 8 And Saul sum-
moned all the people to war, to go
down to Keilah, to besiege David
and his men. 9 And David knew
that Saul was devising mischief
against him ; and he said to
* Abiathar the priest, ^ Bi'ing hither
the ephod. 10 Then said David,
O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thy
servant hath surely heard that
Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to
3 The Sept. has, sold.
294
FRANKlLOYDEo,TB.CWrCXn!APHJ
"fLBEi,-V«WirrE.MA.P!iDi.im, Edi
Qmaarcim.m'miMAS HBSONtsunS'
23.11
I. SAMUEL
24.6
Covenant of David and Jonathan renewed. Saul's Pursuit of David. David spares Saul's Life at En-gedi
destroy the city for my sake. 11
Will the men of Keilah deliver me
up into his hand 1 will Saul come
down, as thy servant hath heai'd 1
O Jehovah, the God of Israel, I
beseech thee, tell thy servant.
And Jehovah said. He will come
down. 12 Then said David, Will
the men of Keilah deliver up me
and my men into the hand of SauH
And Jehovah said, " They will de-
liver thee up. lo Then David and
his men, who were ''about six hun-
dred, arose and departed out of
Keilah, and went '' whithersoever
they could go. And it was told
Saul that David was escaped from
Keilah ; and he forbare to go forth.
14 And David abode in the wilder-
ness in the strongholds, and re-
mained in the hill-country in the
wilderness of ''Ziph. And Saul
sought him every day, but ''God
delivered him not into his hand.
15 And David saw that Saul
was come out to seek his life : and
David was in the wilderness of
Ziph in ^ the wood. 16 And Jona-
than, Saul's son, arose, and went
to David into ^ the wood, and
•''strengthened his hand in God.
17 And he said unto him. Fear
not ; for the hand of Saul my
father shall not find thee ; and
thou shalt be king over Israel,
and I shall be next unto thee ; and
'•> that also Saul my father knoweth.
18 And ''they two made a cove-
nant before Jehovah : and David
abode in \the wood, and Jonathan
went to his house.
19 Then 'came up the Ziphites
to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth
not David hide himself with us
in the strongholds in Hhe wood,
in *the hill of Hachilah, which
is on the south of -the desert "?
20 Now therefore, O king, come
down, according to all the desire
of thy soul to come down; and
■^our part shall be to deliver him
up into the kings hand. 21 And
Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jeho-
vah ; '" for ye have had compas-
sion on me. 22 Go, I pray you,
make yet more sure, and know
and see his place where his * haunt
is, and who hath seen him there :
for it is told me that he dealeth
very subtly. 23 See therefore,
and _ take knowledge of all the
lurking-places where he hideth
himself, and come ye again to me
^ Or, Horesh ^ Or, Jeshimon ^Reh./oot.
" ver. 20 ;
Judg. 15.
10-13
i> ch. 22. 2 ;
25. 13
"2 8. 15. 20
rf Josh. 1'..
65 ; 2 Chr.
11. 8
* Ps. .32. 7
/ ch. 30. C ;
Neh. 2. 18
" ch. 20. 31 ;
24. 20
''ch. 18. 3;
20. 12-17 ;
2 S. 9. 1
' ch. 26. 1 ;
Ps. 54. title
«: ch. 26. 3
' ver. 12
"' ch. 22. 8
" ch. 25. 2 ;
Josh. 15.
*[Ch. 24. 1 in
Heb.]
P Josh. 15.
02 ; 2 Chr.
20. 2
9 ch. 23. 28,
29
•"ch. 23. 19
» ch. 26. 2
< Judg. 3. 24
" Ps, 67.
title; 142.
title
"ch. 23. 17;
25. 28-30
' 2 S. 24. 10
295
"* of a certainty, and I will go with
you : and it shall come to pass, if
he be in the land, that I will search
him out among all the ^ thousands
of Judah.
24 And they arose, and went to
Ziph before Saul : but David and
his men were in the wilderness of
" Maon, in the Arabah on the south
of ''the desert. 25 And Saul and
his men went to seek him. And
they told David : wherefore he
came down to the rock, and abode
in the wilderness of Maon. And
when Saul heard that, he pursued
after David in the wilderness of
Maon. 26 And Saul went on this
side of the mountain, and David
and his men on that side of the
mountain : and David made haste
to get away for fear of Saul ; for
Saul and his men "compassed
David and his men round about
to take them. 27 But thei'e came
a messenger unto Saul, saying,
Haste thee, and come ; for the Phi-
listines have made a raid upon the
land. 28 So Saul returned from
pursuing after David, and went
against the Philistines : therefoi'e
they called that place ®Sela-ham-
mahlekoth. * 29 And David went
up from thence, and dwelt in the
strongholds of ^ En-gedi.
^A And it came to pass,
^^L 'when Saul was returned
from following the Philistines,
that '"it was told him, saying, Be-
hold, David is in the wilderness
of En-gedi. 2 Then *Saul took
three thousand chosen men out of
all Israel, and went to seek David
and his men upon the rocks of the
wild goats. 3 And he came to the
sheepcotes by the way, where was
a cave ; and Saul 'went in to cover
his feet. Now "David and his
men were '^ abiding in the inner-
most parts of the cave. 4 And
the men of David said unto him,
JBehold, 'the day of which Jehovah
said unto thee. Behold, I will de-
liver thine enemy into thy hand,
and thou shalt do to him as it shall
seem good unto thee. Then David
arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's
robe privily. 5 And it came to
Eass afterward, that ^David's
eart smote him, because he had
cut off Saul's skirt. 6 And he
said unto his men, ^Jehovah for-
* Or, vnth the certainty Or, to a set place
6 Or, fnmiliefs
t^ That is, Tloe rock of divisions (or, escape).
' Or, sitting
24.7
I. SAMUEL
25.8
David spares Raal's Life at En-gedi. Sani relents. Samuel's Death. NaLal and AMgail. Datid's Request of Kabal
bid that I should do this thing
unto my lord, Jehovah's anointed,
to put forth my hand against him,
seeing he is Jehovah's anointed.
7 So David checked his men with
these words, and suffered them not
to rise against Saul. And Saul
rose up out of the cave, and went
on his way.
8 David also arose afterward,
and went out of the cave, and
cried after Saul, saying, ]\ly lord
the king. And when Saul looked
behind him, " David bowed with
his face to the earth, and did
obeisance. 9 And David said to
Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou
to men's words, saying, Behold,
David seeketh thy hurt'? 10 "Be-
hold, this day thine eyes have
seen how that Jehovah had deliv-
ered thee to-day into my hand in
the cave : and " some bade me kill
thee ; but inine eye spared thee ;
and I said, I will not put forth my
hand against my lord ; for he is
Jehovah's anointed. 11 More-
over, ''my father, see, yea, see the
skirt of thy robe in my hand ; for
in that I cut off the skirt of thy
robe, and killed thee not, know
thou and see that there is neither
evil nor transgression in my hand,
and I have not sinned against thee,
though thou ^"huntest after my
life to take it. 12 -''Jehovah judge
between me and thee, and Jeho-
vah avenge me of thee ; but my
hand shall not be upon thee. 13
As saith the proverb of the an-
cients, ^ Out of the wicked conieth
forth wickedness ; but my hand
shall not be upon thee. 14 After
whom is the king of Israel come
out 'I after whom dost thou pursue %
after a dead dog, ''after a flea.
15 'Jehovah therefore be judge,
and give sentence between me and
thee, and see, and * plead my
cause, and ^deliver me out of thj^
hand.
16 And it came to pass, when
David had made an end of speak-
ing these words unto Saul, that
Saul said, 'Is this thy voice, my
son David"? And Saul lifted up
his voice, and wept. 17™ And he
said to David, Thou art more
righteous than I ; for " thou hast
rendered unto me good, v/hereas
I have rendered unto thee evil.
18 And thou hast declared this
' Or, layest ivaitfor
* ilfcb. olvt sentence for me.
" ch. 25. 23,
24 ; 1 K.
1. 31
b Ps. 7. 3, 4
' ver. 4
rf 2 K. 5. 13
« ch. 23. 14,
23 ; 20. 20
/ch. 26. 10,
23; Gen.
31. 53 ;
Judg. 11.
27
'J Mt. 7. 16-
20
'« ch. 26. 20
' ver. 12
k Ps. 3.5. 1
' ch. 26. 17
"' ch. 26. 21
« Mt. 6. 44
" ch. 2R. 23
P ch. -13. 17
« ch. 23. 17
"" ch. 13. 14
^ ch. 20. 14-
17 ; Gen.
21. 23 ; 2 S.
21. 6-8
' ch. 23. 29
" ch. 28. 3
" Dt. 34. 8
^^ 2 K. 21. 18 ;
2 Chr. 33.
20
y Gen. 21.
21 ; Num.
10. 12 ;
13. 3
^ ch. 23. 24
" Josh. 15.
65
6 2 S. 19. 32
"^ 2 S. 13. 23
d ch. 30. 14 ;
Josh. 15. 13
« 1 Chr. 12. 18
/ 2 S. 13. 23,
24
B ver. 15, 21
day how that thou hast dealt well
with me, forasmuch as when "Je-
hovah had delivered me up into
thy hand, thou killedst me not.
1 9 For if a man ^ find his enemy,
will he let him go well away '?
wherefore Jehovah reward thee
good for that which thou hast done
unto me this day. 20 And now,
behold, « I know that thou shalt
surely be king, and that ''the king-
dom of Israel shall be established
in thy hand. 21 ''Swear now
therefore unto me by Jehovah,
that thou wilt not cut off my seed
after me, and that thou wilt not
destroy my name out of my father's
house. 22 And David sware unto
Saul. And Saul went home ; but
David and his men gat them up
unto ' the stronghold.
O^ "And Samuel died; and
w tJ all Israel gathered them-
selves together, and_ 'lamented
him, and ■'buried him in his hou.se
at Bamah. And David arose, and
went down to the ^wilderness of
Paran.
2 And there was a man in ^Maon,
whose ^possessions were in" Carmel ;
and the man was * very great, and
he had three thousand sheep, and
a thousand goats: and "he was
shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3
Now the name of the man was
Nabal ; and the name of his wife
Abigail ; and the woman was of
good understanding, and of a
beautiful countenance : but the
man was churlish and evil in his
doings; and he was of "^ the house
of Caleb. 4 And David heard in
the wilderness that Nabal was
shearing his sheep. 5 And David
sent ten young men, and David
said unto the young men, Get you
up to Carmel, and go to Nabal,
and greet him in my name : 6 ana
^ thus .shall ye say to him that
liveth in nrosperity, " Peace be unto
thee, and peace be to thy house,
and peace be unto all that thou
hast. 7 And now I have heard
■^that thou hast shearers : thy
shepherds have now been witJi us,
and we ^ did them no hurt, ^ neither
was there aught missing unto them,
all the while they were in Carmel.
8 Ask thy young men, and they
will tell thee : wherefore let the
young men find favor in thine eyes ;
3 Or, business was
* Or, thus shall ye say, All hail! and peace be
unto thee &c.
5 Heb. vut them not to shame.
296
25.9
I. SAMUEL
25.30
Nabal's Churlish Refusd. David threatens Vengeance. Abigail's Intercession
for we come in "a good day: give, I
pray thee, whatsoever cometh to
thy hand, unto thy servants, and
to thy son David.
9 And when David's young men
came, they spake to Nabal accord-
ing to all those words in the name
of David, and ^ceased. 10 And
Nabal answered David's servants,
and said, ''Who is David"? and who
is the son of Jesse? there are
many servants now-a-days that
break away every ma.n from his
master. 11 Shall I then take my
bread, and my water, and mj'^ ^ flesh
that I have killed for my^ shearers,
and give it unto men of whom I
know not whence they are? 12
So David's young men turned on
their way, and went back, and
came and told him according to all
these words. 13 And David said
unto his men. Gird ye on every
man his sword. And they girded
on every man his sword ; and David
also girded on his sword : and there
went up after David about ^four
hundred men ; and two hundred
''abode by the baggage.
14 But one of the young men
told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying.
Behold, David sent messengers out
of the wilderness to ^''salute our
master ; and he railed at them. 15
But the men were very good unto
us, and we wei^e not ^-^hurt, neither
missed we anything, as long as we
went with them, when we were in
the fields: 16 ^they were a wall
unto us both by night and by day,
all the while we were with them
keeping the sheep. 17 Now there-
fore know and consider what thou
wilt do ; for evil is determined
against our master, and against all
his house: for he is such a worth-
less fellow, that one cannot speak
to him.
18 Then Abigail made haste, and
''took two hundred loaves, and two
'' bottles of wine, and five sheep
ready dressed, and five measures
of parched grain, and a hundred
clusters of raisins, and two hun-
dred cakes of figs, and laid them on
asses. 19 And she said unto her
young men, 'Go on before me ; be-
hold, I come after you. But she
told not her husband Nabal. 20
And it was so, as she rode on her
ass, and came down by the covert
of the mountain, that, behold,
1 Or, remained quiet 2 Heb. slatiohtrr.
3 Heb. bless. * Heb. put to shaine. * Or, skins
" Neh. 8. 10-
12
1) Juds. 9. 28
" ch. 23. 1.3
d ch. 30. 24
^ch. 13. 10;
16. 13
/ver. 7, 21
'-' Ex. 14. 22
ft 2 S. 10. 1 ;
1 Chr. 12.
40
' Gen. 32. 16,
* ch. 3. n ;
20. 13
' 1 K. 14. 10
' ch. 20. 41
" Heb. 10. 30
"2 8. 18. 32
P ch. 30. 26 ;
Gen. 33. 11
'ch. 22. 14;
2 S. 7. 16
' ch. IS. 17
'ch. 24. 11 ;
Ps. 7. 3
" Jcr. 10. 18
" ch. 13. 14
David and his men came down
toward her ; and she met them.
21 Now David had said. Surely in
vain have I kept all that this fel-
low hath in the wilderness, so that
nothing was missed of all that per-
tained unto hirn : and he hath re-
turned me evil for good. 22 *God
do so ®unto the enemies of David,
and more also, 'if 1 leave of all
that pertain to him by the morn-
ing light so much as one man-
child.
23 And when Abigail saw David,
she hasted, and alighted from her
ass, and fell before David on her
face, '"and bowed herself to the
ground. 24 And she fell at his
feet, and said. Upon me, my lord,
upon me be the iniquity ; and let
thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak
in thine ears, and hear thou the
words of thy handmaid. 25 Let
not my lord, I pray thee, regard
this worthless fellow, even Nabal ;
for as his name is,^ so is he ; '' Nabal
is his name, and folly is with him :
but I thy handmaid .saw not the
young men of my lord, whom thou
didst send. 26 Now therefore, my
lord, as Jehovah liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, seeing Jehovah hath
withholden thee "^from bloodguilti-
ness, and "from ''avenging thyself
with thine own hand, now there-
fore "let thine enemies, and them
that seek evil to my lord, be as Na-
bal. 27 And now ^this ^° present
which thy servant hath brought
unto my lord, let it be given unto
the young men that follow my
lord. 28 Forgive, I pray thee,
»the trespass of thy handmaid : for
'"Jehovah will certainly make my
lord a sure house, because my lord
* fighteth the battles of Jehovah ;
and 'evil shall not be found in
thee all thy days. 29 And though
man be risen up to pursue thee, and
to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my
lord shall be bound in the bundle
of " life with Jehovah thy God ; and
the souls of thine enemies, them
"shall he sling out, as from the
hollow of a sling. 30 And it shall
come to pass, when Jehovah shall
have done to my lord accoi-ding to
all the good that he hath spoken
concerning thee, and "shall have
appointed thee prince over Israel,
" The Syr. and Bome editions of Sept. have,
unto Daviii. i That is, Fool.
s Heb. from coming into blrmd.
'■> Heb. thine own hand saving thee.
1" Heb. blessing. n Or, the living
297
25.31
I. SAMUEL
26.10
David is appeased. Nalial's Death. David marries Abigail. He spares Saul's Life at Zipli
31 that this shall be no ^ grief unto
thee, nor offence of heart unto my
lord, '^either that thou hast shed
blood without cause, or that my
lord hath avenged himself. And
"when Jehovah shall have dealt
well with my lord, then remember
thy handmaid.
32 And David said to Abigail,
* Blessed be Jehovah, the God of
Israel, who sent thee this day to
meet me : 33 and blessed be thy
discretion, and blessed be thou,
nhat hast kept me this day from
bloodguiltiness, and from avenging
myself with mine own hand. 34
For in very deed, as Jehovah, the
God of Israel, liveth, ''who hath
withholden me from hurting thee,
except thou hadst hasted and come
to meet me, surely there had not
been left unto Nabal by the morn-
ing light so much as one man-child.
35 So David received of her hand
that which she had brought him:
and he said unto her, ""Go up in
Eeace to thy house ; see, I have
earkened to thy voice, and ■''have
accepted thy person.
36 And Abigail came to Nabal ;
and, behold, he held "a feast in his
house, like the feast of a king ; and
Nabal's heart was merry within
him, for he was very drunken :
wherefore ''she told him nothing,
less or more, until the mornirig
light. 37 And it came to pass in
the morning, when the wine was
gone out of Nabal, that his wife
told him these things, and his heart
died within him, and he became as
a stone. 38 And it came to pass
about ten days after, that '' Jehovah
smote Nabal, so that he died.
39 And when David heard that
Nabal was dead, he said. Blessed
be Jehovah, that hath * pleaded
the cause of my reproach from the
hand of Nabal, and 'hath kept
back his servant from evil : and
the evil-doing of Nabal " hath Jeho-
vah returned upon his own head.
And David sent and "spake con-
cerning Abigail, to take her to him
to wife. 40 And when the ser-
vants of David were come to Abi-
gail to Carmel, they spake unto
her, saying, David hath sent us
unto thee, to take thee to him to
wife. 41 And she arose, "and
bowed herself with her face to the
earth, and said. Behold, thy hand-
1 Heb. cause of staqgerino.
J Or, so that thou shouldest shed &e.
•* ver. 30 ;
Gen. 40. 14
>> Ex. 18. 10
" ver. 26
<i ver. 2t)
" ch. 20. 42 ;
2 K. 5. 19
/Gen. 19. 21
"2 8. 13. 23
'' ver. 19
i ch. 26. 10
* ch. 24. 15
' ver. 26, 34
'" 2 S. 3. 28, 29
" S. S. 8. 8
" ver. 23
I' Mk. 1. 7
« Gen. 24.
61-67
*■ Josh. 15. 56
« ch. 18. 27 ;
2 S. 3. 14
«Is. 10. 30
" ch. 23. 19 ;
Ps. 54.
title
" ch. 13. 2 ;
24. 2
•■" ch. 24. 3
V ch. 23. 15
" ch. 14. 50,
61 ; 17. 55
"Gen. 2,3.3;
26. 34 ;
Josh. 3. 10 ;
1 K. 10. 29 ;
2 K. 7. 6
6 1 Chr. 2.
15, 16
" Judg. 7. 10,
U
dch. 24. 6,7;
2 S. 1. 14, 16
298
maid is a servant ^ to wash the feet
of the servants of my lord. 42 And
« Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode
upon an ass, with live damsels of
hers that followed her ; and she
went after the messengers of David,
and became his wife.
43 David also took Ahinoam of
*■ Jezreel ; and they became both of
them his wives. 44 Now Saul had
given * Michal his daughter, David's
wife, to ^ Palti the son of Laish, who
was of 'Gallim.
O/^ And the Ziphites came
^ \J unto Saul to Gibeah, saying,
"Doth not David hide himself in
the hill of Hachilah, which is before
■*the desert ■? 2 Then Saul arose,
and went down to the wilderness
of Ziph, having "three thousand
chosen men of Israel with him, to
seek David in the wilderness of
Ziph. 3 And Saul encamped in
the hill of Hachilah, which is be-
fore Hhe desert, ■'by the way. But
David abode in the wilderness, and
^he saw that Saul came after him
into the wilderness. 4 David there-
fore sent out spies, and understood
that Saul was come "of a certaints^
5 And David arose, and came to the
place where Saul had encamped;
and David beheld the place where
Saul lay, and "^Abner the son oiE
Ner, the captain of his host : and
Saul lay within the ^place of the
wagons, and the people were en-
camped round about him.
6 Then answered David and said
to Ahimelech "the Hittite, and to
* Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother
to Joab, saying. Who "will go down
with me to Saul to the camp 1 And
Abishai said, I will go down with
thee. 7 So David and Abishai
came to the people by night : and,
behold, Saul lay sleeping within
the "place of the wagons, with his
spear stuck in the ground at his
head ; and Abner and the people
lay round about him. 8 Then said-
Abishai to David, God hath deliv-
ered up thine enemy into thy hand
this day : now therefore let me
smite him, I pray thee, with the
spear to the earth at one stroke,
and I will not smite him the second
time. 9 And David said to Abishai,
Destroy him not ; for ** who can put
forth his hand against Jehovah's
anointed, and be guiltless"? 10 And
3 In 2 S. 3 15, Paltid.
■< Or, Jenhiwon See ch. 2?.. 19.
* Or, to a set place See ch. 23. 23.
' Or, barricade
26.11
I. SAMUEL
27.7
David spares Saul's Life at Ziph. Their Tallc with each other. David flees to the Philistines. Ziklag is giveu to him
David said, As Jehovah liveth,
" Jehovah will smite him ; ^ or '' his
day shall come to die ; or '^ he shall
go down into battle, and perish. 1 1
"^ Jehovah forbid that I should put
forth my hand against Jehovah's
anointed : but now take, I pray
thee, the spear that is at his head,
and the cruse of water, and let us
go. 12 So David took the spear
and the cruse of water from Saul's
head ; and they gat them away :
and no man saw it, nor knew it,
neither did any awake ; for they
were all asleep, because " a deep
sleep from Jehovah was fallen upon
them.
1 3 Then David went over to the
dther side, and stood on the top of
the mountain afar off; a great space
being between them ; 14 and David
cried to the people, and to Abner
the son of Ner, saying, Answerest
thou not, Abner % Then Abner an-
swered and said. Who art thou that
criest to the kingl 15 And David
said to Abner, Art not thou a val-
iant man % and who is like to thee
in Israel % wherefore then hast thou
not kept watch over thy lord the
king"? for there came one of the
people in to destroy the king thy
lord. 16 This thing is not good
that thou hast done. As Jehovah
liveth, ye are "-^worthy to die, be-
cause ye have not kept watch over
your lord, Jehovah's anointed.
And now see where the king's
spear is, and the cruse of water
that was at his head.
17 And Saul knew David's voice,
and said, *Is this thy voice, my son
David % And David said, It is my
voice, my lord, O king. 18 And he
said, '' Wherefore doth my lord pur-
sue after his servant '^ for what
have I done? or what evil is in my
hand"? 19 Now therefore, I pray
thee, let my lord the king hear the
words of his servant. If it be ' Je-
hovah that hath stirred thee up
against me, *let_him ^accept an
offering: but 'if it be the children
of men, cursed be they before Jeho-
vah ; for '" they have driven me out
this day that I should * not cleave
nnto the inheritance of Jehovah,
saying, Go, serve other gods. 20
Now therefore, let not my blood
fall to the earth away from the
presence of Jehovah : for the king
of Israel is come out to seek " a flea,
1 Or, either s Heb. smell.
* Heb. sows o/ death. * Or, have no share in
" ch. 25. 26,
88
b Dt. 31. 14
" ch. 31. 6
rf ch. 24. 6, 12
" Gen. 2. 21 ;
15. 12
/ch. 20. 31
>/ ch. 24. 16
ft ch. 24. 9,
11-14
' 2 S. 16. 11
k Gen. 8. 21
' ch. 24. 9
'" Josh. 22.
25-27
" ch. 24. 14
" oh. 15. 24,
30 ; 24. 17
>' ch. 24. 19
« ch. 24. 12
^ ch. 18. 30
» Ps. 54. 7
t ch. 24. 19
« ch. 24. 22
"ch. 21. 10;
1 K. 2. 39
■ ch. 30. 3 ;
2 S. 2. 3
' ch. 25. 42,
43
f> Josh. 15.
31 ; 19. 5 ;
Neh. 11. 28
299
as when one doth hunt a partridge
in the mountains.
21 Then said Saul, "I have
sinned : return, my son David ;
for I will no more do thee harm,
because my life was precious in
thine eyes this day : behold, I have
played the fool, and have erred ex-
ceedingly. 22 And David answered
and said. Behold ^the spear, O king !
let then one of the young men conio
over and fetch it. 23 And ^Jeho-
vah will render to every man his
righteousness and his faithfulness •
forasmuch as Jehovah delivered
thee into my hand to-day, and «I
wouldnot putforth my hand against
Jehovah's anointed. 24 And, be-
hold, as thy life was much set by
this day in mine eyes, so let my
life be much '' set by in the eyes of
Jehovah, and let him * deliver me
out of all tribulation. 25 Then
Saul said to David, 'Blessed be
thou, my son David : thou shalt
both do mightily, and shalt surely
prevail. So " David went his way,
and Saul returned to his place.
O ^ And David said in his
w 4 heart, I shall now perish
one day by the hand of Saul :
'there is nothing better for me
than that I should escape into the
land of the PhiUstines ; and Saul
will despair of me, to seek me any
more in all the borders of Israel :
so shall I escape out of his hand.
2 And David arose, and passed
over, he and/ the six hundred men
that were with him, unto ^ Achish
the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
3 And David dwelt with Achish at
Gath, he and his men, ^ every man
with his household, even David
with "his two wives, Ahinoam the
Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Car-
melitess, Nabal's wife. _ 4 And it
was told Saul that David was fled
to Gath : and he sought no more
again for him.
5 And David said unto Achish,
If now I have found favor in thine
eyes, let them give me a place in
one of the cities in the ^countrjr,
that I may dwell there : for why
should thy servant dwell in the
royal city with thee"? 6 Then
Achish gave him Ziklag that day :
wherefore * Ziklag pertaisieth unto
the kings of Judah uaito this day.
7 And the number of the days that
David dwelt in the ® country of the
5 Another reading is, the king's spear.
6 Heb. field.
27.8
I. SAMUEL
28.17
David's Raids. He wins tbe Confidence of Achisb. Sanl and the Necromancer of En-dor. Samuel pronounces Saul's Doom
Philistines was "a full year and
four months.
8 And David and his men went
up, and made a raid upon ''the
Geshurites, and the ^ Girzites, and
•^ the Amalekites ; for those tuitions
were the inhabitants of the land,
who were of old, as thou goest to
" Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
9 And David smote the land, and
saved neither man nor woman alive,
and " took away the sheep, aiid the
oxen, and the asses, and the camels,
and the apparel ; and he returned,
and came to Achish. 10 And
Achish said, "Against whom haye
ye 'made a raid to-day 1 And David
said, Against the South of Judah,
and against the South of ^ the Jerah-
meelites, and against the South of
''the Kenites. 11 And David saved
neither man nor woman alive, to
bring them to Gath, saying, Lest
they should tell of us, saying, So
did David, and so hath heen. his
manner all the while he hath dwelt
in the " country of the Philistines.
12 And Achish believed David, say-
ing. He hath made his people Israel
utterly to abhor him ; therefore he
shall be my servant for ever.
Cy Q And it came to pass in
^ O those days, that ' the Philis-
tines gathered their ^ hosts together
for warfare, to fight with Israel.
And Achish said unto David, Know
thou assuredly, that thou shalt go
out with me in the host, thou and
thy men. 2 And David said to
Achish, Therefore thou shalt know
what thy servant will do. And
Achish said to David, Therefore
will I make thee keeper of my head
* for ever.
3 Now 'Samuel was dead, and
all Israel had lamented him, and
buried him '"in Ramah, even in his
own city. And Saul had put away
those that " had familiar spirits,
and the wizards, out of the land.
4 And the Philistines gathered
themselves together, and came and
encamped " in Shunem : and Saul
gathered all Israel together, and
they encamped in ''Gilboa. 5 And
when Saul saw the host of the Phi-
listines, he was afraid, and his heart
trembled greatly. 6 And '' when
Saul inquired of Jehovah, ''Jeho-
vah answered him not, neither by
* dreams, nor by ' Urim, nor by
1 Another reading is, Gizrites.
2 So Sept. and Vulg.
3 Heb. Jield. * Heb. camps.
° ch. 29. 3
b Josh. 13. 2,
13
' ch. 15. 7, 8 ;
Ex. 17. 8
d Ex. 15. 22
^ ch. 15. 3 ;
Job 1. 3
/ ch. 23. 27
" ch. .30. 2y ;
1 Chr. 2. 9,
26
ft Judg. 1.
16 ; 4. 11
i ch. 29. 1
k ch. 1. 22, 28
' ch. 25. 1
'" ch. 7. 17
" ch, 15. 23 ;
Lev. 19. 31 ;
Dt. 18. 10
"iK. 1. 3;
2 K. 4. 8
P ch. 31. 1
9 1 Chr. 10.
13, 14
"■ Prov. 1.
24-31
* Num. 12.
0 ; Joel 2.
28
t Ex. 28. 30 ;
2 S. 8. 17
" Acts 16. 10
"Josh. 17.11;
Ps. 83, 10
* 2 Chr. 18.
29 ; 35. 22
y Is. 8. 19
^ Dt. 18. 10,
11
" ver. 3
i ch. 15. 27
" ch. 24. 8
d ch. 16. 13,
14; 18. 12
•^ ver. 6
/ch. 15. 28
300
prophets. 7 Then said Saul unto
his servants, Seek me a woman that
hath a familiar spirit, that I may
go to her, and inquire of her. And
his servants said to him, Behold,
"there is a woman that hath a
familiar spirit at " En-dor.
8 And Saul •''disguised himself,
and put on other raiment, ana
went, he and two men with him,
and they came to the woman by
night : and he said, '-^ Divine unto
me, I pray thee, by the familiar
spirit, and ^ bring me up whom-
soever I shall name unto thee.
9 And the woman said unto him.
Behold, thou knowest "what Saul
hath done, how he hath cut off
those that have familiar spirits,
and the wizards, out of the land :
wherefore then layest thou a snare
for my life, to cause me to diel
10 And Saul swai-e to her by Je-
hovah, saying, As Jehovah liveth,
there shall no ^ punishment happen
to thee for this thing. 1 1 Then
said the woman. Whom shall I
bring up unto theel And he said,
Bring me up Samuel. 12 And
when the woman saw Samuel, she
cried with a loud voice ; and the
woman spake to Saul, saying. Why
hast thou deceived me 1 for thou art
Saul. 1.3 And the king said unto
her, Be not afraid : for what seest
thoul And the woman said unto
Saul, I see " a god coming up out of
the earth. 14 And he said unto
her. What form is he of ? And she
said. An old man cometh up ; and
* he is covered with a robe. And
Saul perceived that it was Samuel,
and ''he bowed with his face to the
ground, and did obeisance.
15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why
hast thou disquieted me, to bring
me up 1 And Saul answered, I am
sore distressed ; for the Philistines
make war against me, and "* God is
departed from me, and " answereth
me no more, neither by prophets,
nor by dreams : therefore I have
called thee, that thou mayest make
known unto me what I shall do.
16 And Samuel said. Wherefore
then dost thou ask of me, seeing
.Jehovah is departed from thee,
and is become thine adversary?
17 And Jehovah hath done unto
"^ thee, ■''as he spake by me : and
Jehovah hath rent the kingdom
5 Or, ouilt come upon thee ^ Or, gods
~ So Vulg. and some editions of Sept. The
Heb. has htm.
28.18
I. SAMUEL
30.3
The Philistines gatlier at iphek. David mistrusted by the Philistine Prinres. He returns to Philistla. Zilvlag taken
out of thy hand, and given it to
thy neigh Doi', even to David. 18
Because "thou obeyed st not the
voice of .Jehovah, and didst not
execute his fierce wrath upon Ama-
lek, therefore hath .Jehovah done
this thing unto thee this day.
19 Moreover Jehovah will deliver
Israel also with thee into the hand
of the Philistines ; and to-morrow
""shalt thou and thy sons be with
me : Jehovah will deliver the host
of Israel also into the hand of the
Philistines.
20 Then Saul fell straightway his
full length upon the eartli, and was
sore afraid, because of the words of
Samuel : and there was no strength
in him ; for he had eaten no bread all
the day, nor all the night. 21 And
the woman came unto Saul, and
saw that he was sore troubled, and
said unto him. Behold, thy hand-
maid hath hearkened unto thy
voice, and " I have put my life in
my hand, and have hearkened unto
thy words which thou spakest unto
me. 22 Now therefore, I pray thee,
hearken thou also unto the voice of
thy handmaid, and let me set a. mor-
sel of bread before thee ; and eat,
that thou mayest have strength,
when thou goest on thy way. 2.3
But he refused, and said, I will not
eat. ''But his servants, together
with the woman, constrained him ;
and he hearkened unto their voice.
So he arose from the earth, and sat
upon " the bed. 24 And the woman
had a fatted calf in the house ; and
•^she hasted, and killed it; and she
took flour, and kneaded it, and did
bake unleavened bread thereof : 25
and she brought it before Saul, and
before his servants; and they did
eat. Then they rose up, and went
away that night.
O Q Now » the Philistines
^ rJ gathered together all their
hosts to ''Aphek: and the Israel-
ites encamped by the fountain
which is in 'Jezrcel. 2 And the
lords of the Philistines passed on
by hundreds, and by thousands ;
and_ '^ David and his men passed
on in the_ rearward with Achish.
3 Then said the princes of the Phi-
listines, What do these Hebrews
herel And Achish said unto the
princes of the Philistines, Is not
this David, the servant of Saul
the king of Israel, 'who hath been
with me these days, or rather- these
vears, and ™I have found no fault
"ch. 15. 3,
a), '26
b ch. 31. 2 ;
J()b:i. 17-19
<^ ch. 19. 5
d U K. 6. 13
*Eslh. 1. (),
Ezek. 23.
41
/Gen. 18. 0,7
" ch. 28. 1, 2
'1 ch. 4. 1 ;
Josh. 12. 18
' 1 K. 18. 45;
21. 1 ; 2 K.
9. 30
«• ch. 28. 1, 2
' ch. 27. 7
"'ch. 27. 1-6;
1 Chr. 12.
19, 20
«ch
27.
6
°ch
14.
21
^^ch
18.
7 i
21.
11
1 I'er. 3 ; ch.
27. 8-12
"^ ch. 27. 10-
12
'2S. 14. 17,
2(1 ; 19. 27
' ver. 4
" 1 Chr. 12.
19,22
^ ch. 1.5. 7 ;
27. 8-10
" ch. 27. 6, 8
• ch. 27. 11
in him since he fell away unto me
unto this day? 4 But the princes
of the Philistines were wroth with
him ; and the princes of the Philis-
tines said unto him, Make the man
return, that he may go back " to his
place where thou hast appointed
him, and let him not go down with
us to battle, "lest in the battle he
become an adversary to us : for
wherewith should this fellow rec-
oncile himself unto his lord % should
it not be with the heads of these
men"? 5 Is not this David, ^of
whom they sang one to another in
dances, saying, _
Saul hath slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands 1
6 Then Achish called David, and
said unto him. As Jehovah liveth,
thou hast been upright, and thy
going out and thy coming in with
me in the host is good in my sight ;
''for I have not found evil in thee
since the day of thy coming unto
me unto this day : nevertheless the
lords favor thee not. 7 Wherefore
now return, and go in peace, that
thou displease not the lords of the
Philistines. 8 And David said unto
Achish, '' But what have I done 1
and what hast thou found in thy
servant so long as I have been be-
fore thee unto this day, that I may
not go and fight against the ene-
mies of my lord the king 1 9 And
Achish answered and said to David,
I know that thou art good in my
sight, 'as an angel of God: not-
withstanding ' the princes of the
Philistines have said, He shall net
go up with us to the battle. 10
Wherefore now rise up early in the
morning " with the servants of thy
lord that are come with thee ; and
as soon as ye are up early in the
morning, and have light, depart.
I I So David rose up early, he and
his men, to depart in the morning,
to return into the land of the Phi-
listines. And the Philistines went
up to Jezreel.
O i^ And it came to pass, when
O v/ David and his men were
come to "Ziklag on the third day,
that "^the Amalekites had made a
raid upon the South, and upon
^Ziklag, and had .smitten Ziklag,
and burned it with fire, 2 and had
taken captive the women and all
that were therein, both .small and
great : ^ they slew not any, but car-
ried them off^, and went their way.
3 And when David and his men
301
30.4
I. SAMUEL
30.26
Da\id's Wires captured. He pursues and defeats the Amalekites. Re divides tlie Spoil
came to the city, behold, it was
burned with fire ; and their wives,
and their sons, and their daughters,
were taken captive. 4 Then David
and the people that were with him
lifted up their voice and wept, until
they had no more power to weep.
5 And "David's two wives were
taken captive, Ahinoam the Jez-
reelitess, and Abigail the wife of
Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David
was gi-eatly distressed; for ''the
people spake of stoning him, be-
cause the soul of all the people was
grieved, every man for his sons
and for his dauglitei's : but "David
strengthened himself in Jehovah
his God.
7 And ''David said to Abiathar
the priest, the son of Ahimelech,
I pray thee, bring me hither the
ephod. And Abiathar brought
thither the ephod to David. 8 And
•= David inquired of Jehovah, say-
ing, ^-'^If I pursue after this troop,
shall I overtake theml And he
answered him, Pursue ; for thou
shalt surely overtake them, ''and
shalt without fail recover all. 9 So
David went, '' he and the six hun-
dred men that were with him, and
came to the brook Besor, where
those tliat were left behind stayed.
10 But David pursued, he and four
hundred men ; for ' two hundred
stayed behind, who were so faint
that they could not go over the
brook Besor.
1 1 And they found an Egyptian
in the field, and brought him to
David, and gave him bread, and
he did eat ; and they gave him
water to drink ; 12 and they gave
him a piece of a cake of figs, and
two clusters of raisins : and when
he had eaten, * his spirit came again
to him ; for he had eaten no bread,
nor drunk any water, three days
and three nights. 13 And David
said unto him, To whom belongest
thou "? and whence art thou"? And
he said, I am a young man of
Egypt, servant to an Amalekite ;
and my master left me, because
three days ago I fell sick. 11 We
made a raid upon ' the South of the
Cherethites, and upon that which
belongeth to Judah, and upon '"the
South of Caleb; and "we burned
Ziklag with fire. 15 And David
said to him, Wilt thou bring me
down to this troop 1 And he said.
Swear unto me by God, that thou
i Or, Shall I pursue
" ch. 25. 42,
4:i
t> Ex. 17. 4
" ch. 23. 16 ;
Ps. 18. 2 ;
27. 14
(I ch. 23. 9
' ch. 23. 2, 4
/ Ex. 15. 9
V ver. 18
h ch. 27. 2
' ver. 9, 21
* Judg. 15.
19
' ver. 1, 16 ;
2 S. 8. IS ;
Ezek. 25.
16
'" Josh. 14.
13 ; 21. 11,
12
" ver. 1
" ver. 14
Pch. II. 11
1 ch. 15. 3 ;
Judg. 7. i;;
*■ ver. 8
* ver. 2G-G1
t vsr. 10
' Num. 31.
27 ; Josh.
22.8
302
wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me
up into the hands of my master,
and I will bring thee down to this
troop.
16 And when he had brought
him down, behold, they were spread
abroad over all the ground, eating
and drinking, and dancing, - be-
cause of "all the great spoil that
they had taken out of the land of
the Philistines, and out of the land
of Judah. 17 And David smote
them ^ from the twilight even unto
the evening of the next day : and
there escaped not a man of them,
save four hundred j^oung men, who
rode upon » camels and fled. 1 8 And
David recovered all that the Amale-
kites had taken ; and David rescued
his two wives. 1 9 And there was
nothing lacking to them, neither
small nor great, neither sons nor
daughters, neither spoil, nor any-
thing that they had taken to them :
"■ David brought back all. 20 And
David took all the flocks and the
herds, which they drove before
those other cattle, and said, 'This
is David's spoil.
21 And 'David came to the two
hundred men, who were so faint
that they could not follow David,
whom also they had made to abide
at the brook Besor ; and they went
forth to meet David, and to meet
the people that were with him :
and when David came near ^ to the
people, he ■'saluted them. 22 Then
answered all the wicked men and
base fellows, of those that went
with David, and said. Because they
went not with us, we will not give
them aught of the spoil that we
have recovered, save to every man
his wife and his children, that he
may lead them away, and depart.
23 Then said David, Ye shall not
do _ so, my brethren, Avith that
which Jehovah hath given unto
us, who hath preserved us, and de-
livered the troop that came against
us into our hand. 24 x\nd who will
hearken unto you in this matter?
for "as his share is that goeth down
to the battle, so shall his share be
that tarrieth by the baggage : they
shall share alike. 25 And it was
so from that day forward, that he
made it a statute and an ordinance
for Israel unto this daj^.
26 And when David came to Zik
lag, he sent of the spoil unto thj
2 Or, amidst 3 Or, with
* Or, asked them of their welfare
30.27
I. SAMUEL
31.13
Sanl and bis Sods slain by tlie Philistines. They are bnried at Jabeshgilead
filders of Judah, even to his friends,
(Saying, Behold, " a ^ present for you
of the spoil of * the enemies of Je-
hovah : 27 to them that were in
' Beth-el, and to them that were in
^ Ramoth oi the South, and to them
that were in '^Jattir, 28 and to them
that were in/Aroer, and to them that
were in ^ Siphmoth, and to them
that were in ''Eshtemoa, 29 and
to them that were in Racal, and
to them that were in the cities of
'the Jerahmeelites, and to them
that were in the cities of * the
Kenites, 30 and to them that were
in 'Hormah, and to them that were
in ™Bor-ashan, and to them that
were in Athach, 31 and to them
that were in "Hebron, and to all
the places where David himself and
his men were wont to " haunt.
0-< p Now the Philistines
O JL fought against Israel : and
the men of Israel fled from before
the Philistines, and fell down "slain
'in mount Gilboa. 2 And the
Philistines followed hard upon
Saul and upon his sons ; and the
Philistines slew Jonathan, and
^Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the
sons of Saul. 3 And ''the battle
went sore against Saul, and the
archers overtook him ; and he was
greatly distressed by reason of the
archers. 4 * Then said Saul to his
armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and
thrust me through therewith, lest
'these uncircumcised come and
thrust me through, and ^ abuse me.
But his armorbearer would not ;
1 Heb. blessing.
2 Or, woimded
3 In ch. 14. 49, Ishvi.
* Or, make a mock of me
" ch. 25. 27
ft ch. 18. 17 ;
26. 28
" Josh. 15.
30 ; 19. 4
ri Josh. 19. 8
*■ Josh. 15.
48 ; 21. 14
/I Chr. 11.
44
« 1 Chr. 27.
27
'' Josh. 16. 50
i ch. 27. 10
k ch. 15. 0
' Josh. 12.
14 ; 15. 30 ;
19. 4
"' Josh. 15.
42; 19. 7
" Josh. 14.
13-16 ; 21.
11-13;
Num. 13.
" ch. 23. 22
P 1 Chr. 10.
1-12
9 ch. 28. 4
>■ 2 S. 1. 6
» Judg. 9. 54
' Judg. 14. 3
" 2 S. 1. G, 10
" 2 S. 1. 20
^ Judg. 16.
23, 24
" ch. 7. 3 ;
Judg. 2. 13
^ ver. 12;
2 S. 21. 14
"Josh. 17. 11
b ch. 11. 1-13
• 2 S. 2. 4-7
/ ch. 22. 6
" 2 S. 1. 12
for he was sore afraid. "Therefore
Saul took his sword, and fell upon
it. 5 And when his armorbearer
saw that Saul was dead, he like-
wise fell upon his sword, and died
with him. 6 So Saul died, and his
three sons, and his armorbearer,
and all his men, that same day
together.
7 And when the men of Isi'ael
that were on the other side of the
valley, and they that were beyond
the Jordan, saw that the men of
Israel fled, and that Saul and his
sons were dead, they forsook the
cities, and fled ; and the Philistines
came and dwelt in them. 8 And it
came to pass on the morrow, when
the Philistines came to strip the
slain, that they found Saul and his
three sons fallen in mount Gilboa,
9 And they cut oft' his head, and
stripped off his armor, and sent
into the land of the Philistines
round about, " to carry the tidings
^ unto the house of their idols, and
to the people. 10 And they put
his armor in the house of *the Ash-
taroth ; and ^ they fastened his
body to the wall of " Beth-shan.
1 1 And when * the inhabitants of
Jabesh-gilead heard concerning
him that which the Philistines had
done to Saul, 12 "^all the valiant
men arose, and went all night, and
took the body of Saul and the bod^
ies of his sons from the wall of Beth^
shan ; and they came to Jabesh,
and ''burnt them there. 13 And
they took their bones, and " buried
them under •'^the tamarisk-tree in
Jabesh, and ^fasted seven days.
11
303
THE SECOND BOOK OF
SAMUEL
David learns of the Battle of Gilboa. His Dirge over Saul and Jonathan
IAnd it came to pass after
"the death of Saul, when
David was returned from *the
slaughter of the Amalekites, and
David had abode two days in Zik-
lag ; 2 it came to pass on the
third day, that, behold, ''a man
came out of the camp from Saul,
"^with his clothes rent, and earth
upon his head : and so it was,
wnen he came to David, that ''he
fell to the earth, and did obei-
sance. 3 And David said unto
him, From whence comest thou"?
And he said unto him, Out of the
camp of Israel am I escaped.
4 And David said unto him,
•'' How went the matter I I pray
thee, tell me. And he answered,
The people are fled from the battle,
and many of the people also are
fallen and dead ; and Saul and
Jonathan his son are dead also.
5 And David said unto the young
man that told him. How knowest
thou that Saul and Jonathan his
son are dead"? 6 And the young
man that told him said, As I hap-
pened by chance upon ^ mount
Gilboa, behold, ''Saul was lean-
ing upon his spear ; and, lo, the
chariots and the horsemen followed
hard after him. 7 And when he
looked behind him, he saw me,
and called unto me. And I an-
swered. Here am I. 8 And he
said unto me. Who art thou '? And
I answered him, 'I am an Amale-
kite. 9 And he said unto me.
Stand, I pray thee, ^ beside me,
and slay me ; for '^ anguish hath
taken hold of me, because my life
is yet whole in me. 1 0 So I stood
^beside him, *and slew him, be-
cause I was sure that he could not
live after that he was fallen : and
' I took the crown that was upon
his head, and the bracelet that was
on his arm, and have brought them
hither unto my lord.
11 Then '"David took hold on
his clothes, and rent them ; and
1 Or. over ^ Or, giddiness
" 1 S. 31. 6
6 1 S. 30. 1,
17, 26
<^ ch. 4. 10
d 1 S. 4. 12
" 1 S. 25. 23
/ 1 S. 4. 16
" 1 S. 28. 4 ;
31. 6
ft 1 S. 31. 2-4
i 1 S. 15. 3 ;
30. 1, 13, 17
«: Judg. 9. 54
' 2 K. 11. 12
™ Gen. 37. 29,
34
" ch. 3. 35
" ver. 8
I'l S. 24.6;
26. 9, 11, 16
9 ch. 4. 10, 12
■ ch. 3. 28, 2!
' ver. 10 ;
Lk. 19. 22
t 2 Chr. 35.
25
" Josh. 10. 13
" ver. 25, 27
* 1 S. 31.
8-13 ; Mic.
1. 10
y Ex. 15. 20,
21 ; IS.
18. 6
- 1 S. 14. 6
" 1 S. 31. 1
6 Ezek. 31.
16
' Is. 21. 5
d Dt. 32. 42 ;
Is. 34. 6
304
likewise all the men that wer^)
with him: 12 and they mourned,
and wept, and " fasted until even,
for Saul, and for Jonathan his son,
and for the people of Jehovah, and
for the house of Israel ; because
they were fallen by the sword.
1 3 And David said unto the young
man that told him. Whence art
thou'? And he answered, "I am
the son of a sojourner, an Amale-
kite. 14 And David said unto
him. How wast thou not afraid
-Pto put forth thy hand to destroy
Jehovah's anointed? 15 And
David called one of the young
men, and said. Go near, and fall
upon him. « And he smote him,
so that he died. 16 And David
said unto him, ''Thy blood be upon
thy head ; for ' thy mouth hath
testified against thee, saying, I
have slain Jehovah's anointed.
17 And 'David lamented with
this lamentation over Saul and
over Jonathan his son 18 (and he
bade them teach the children of
Judah the song of the bow : behold,
.it is written in "the book of
^ Jashar) :
19 ''Thy glory, O Israel, is slaivi
upon thy high places !
" How are the mighty fallen !
20 ^ Tell it not in Gath,
Publish it not in the streets oi:
Ashkelon ;
Lest ^ the daughters of the Phi-
listines rejoice.
Lest the daughters of 'the un-
circumcised triumph.
21 " Ye mountains of Gilboa,
*Let there be no dew nor rain
upon you, neither fields of
offerings :
For there the shield of the
mighty was ^ vilely cast
away.
The shield of Saul, «not
'^ anointed with oil.
22 From the "* blood of the slain,
from the fat of the mighty,
3 Or, The Upripht 6 Or, defiled
* Or, The gazette ^ Or. as of one Tint anoinie"'
1.23
II. SAMUEL
2.21
David made King over Judah. Ishbosheth King over Israel. Abner defeated by Joal); pursued by Asaliel
The " bow of Jonathan turned
not back.
And the sword of Saul returned
not empty.
23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely
and pleasant in their lives.
And in their death they were
not divided :
They were '' swifter than eagles,
They were " stronger than lions.
24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep
over Saul,
Who clothed you in scarlet
^ delicately,
Who put ornaments of gold
upon your apparel.
25 ''How are the mighty fallen in
the midst of the battle !
^Jonathan is slain upon thy
high places.
26 I am distressed for thee, my
brother Jonathan :
Very pleasant hast thou been
unto me :
Thy "love to me was wonder-
ful,
Passing the love of women.
27 -^How are the mighty fallen.
And ^ the weapons of war per-
ished !
2 And it came to pass after
this, that ''David inquired of
Jehovah, saying. Shall I go up into
any of the cities of Judah 1 And
Jehovah said unto him. Go up.
And David said. Whither shall I
go up 1 And he said, ^ Unto He-
bron. 2 So David went up thither,
and * his two wives also, Ahinoam
the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the
wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 3
And ' his men that were with him
did David bring up, every man
with his household : and they
dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 4
And the men of .Judah came, and
there '"they anointed David king
over the house of .Judah.
And they told David, saying,
"The men of Jabesh-gilead were
they that buried Saul. 5 And
David sent messengers unto the
men of Jabesh-gilead, and said
unto them, "Blessed be ye of Je-
hovah, that ye have showed this
kindness unto your lord, even unto
Saul, and have buried him. 6 And
now ^Jehovah show lovingkind-
ness and truth unto you : and I
also will requite you this kindness,
because ye have done this thing.
7 Now therefore let your hands be
1 Heb. with delights.
2 Or, 0 Jonathan, slain <fec.
" 1 S. 18. 4
>> Jer. 4. 13
" Judg. 14. 18
d ver. 19, '27
" 1 S. IS. 1-4
/ ver. 19, 25
y 1 S. 2. 4 ;
Ezek. 39. 9,
10
h 1 S. 23. 2, 4,
9-12
i Josh. 14.
13 ; 1 S. 30.
31
fc 1 S. 25. 42,
43
' 1 S. 30. 9 ;
1 Chr. 12. 1
"* ch. 5. 3, 6 ;
1 S. Iti. 13
« IS. 31. 11-13
" 1 S. 23. 21
P Ex. 34. 6
9 1 S. 14. M
"■ ch. 17. 24 ;
Gen. 32. 2,
10
' Josh. 22. 9
' Judg. 1. 32
" 1 S. 29. 1
" ch. 6. 5
^ Josh. 10.
12; 18. 25
V ch. 8. 16 ;
1 Chr. -2.
16; 11.6
« ch. 3. 1
b 1 Chr. 2. 16
' 1 Chr. 12,
8 ; Hab. 3.
strong, and be ye valiant ; for Saul
your lord is dead, and also the
house of Judah have anointed me
king over them.
8 Now « Abner the son of Ner,
captain of Saul's host, had taken
^Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and
brought him over to '"Mahanaim;
9 and he made him king over
*Gilead, and over the ^'Ashur-
ites, and over "Jezreel, and over
Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and
over all Israel. 10 Ish-bosheth,
Saul's son, was forty years old
when he began to reign over
Israel, and he reigned two years.
But the house of Judah followed
David. 11 And "the time that
David was king in Hebron over
the house of Judah was seven
years and six months.
12 And Abner the son of Ner,
and the servants of Ish-bosheth
the son of Saul, went out from
Mahanaim to ""Gibeon. 13 And
^ Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the
servants of David, went out, and
met ^ them by the pool of Gibeon ;
and they sat dx>*vn, the one on the
one side of the pool, and the other
on the other side of the pool.
14 And Abner said to Joab, Let
the yoimg men, I pray thee, arise
and ^play before us. And Joab
said. Let them arise. 1 5 Then they
arose and went over by number :
twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-
bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve
of the servants of David. 16 And
they caught every one his fellow
by the head, and thrust his sword
in his fellow's side ; so they fell
down together : wherefore that
place was called _ ^ Helkath-haz-
zurim, which is in Gibeon. 17
And the battle was very sore that
day ; and " Abner was beaten,
and the men of Israel, before the
servants of David.
1 8 And * the three sons of
Zeruiah were there, Joab, and
Abishai, and Asahel : and Asahel
was ''as light of foot ^as a wild
roe. 19 And Asahel pursued after
Abner ; and in going he turned not
to the right hand nor to the left
from following Abner. 20 Then
Abner looked behind him, and said.
Is it thou, Asahel"? And he an-
swered. It is I. 21 And Abner said
3 In 1 Chr. 8. 33 ; 9, 39, Eshhaal.
* The Vulg. and Syr. have, Geshurites.
5 Heb. thern, together.
6 That is. The field of the sharp knives.
7 Heb. as one of the roes that are in the field.
305
2.22
II. SAMUEL
3.13
Abner kills Isabel. David's Family. Abner, being censured by Isb-bosheth, revolts to David
to him, Turn thee aside to thy right
hand or to thy left, and lay thee
liold on one of the young men, and
take thee his '■ armor. But Asahel
would not turn aside from follow-
ing him. 22 And Abner said again
to Asahel, Turn thee aside from
following me : wherefore should I
smite thee to the ground'? "how
then should I hold up my face to
Joab thy brother 1 23 Howbeit he
refused to turn aside : wherefore
Abner * with the hinder end of the
spear smote him in the body, so
that the spear came out behind
him; and he fell down there, and
died in the same place : and it came
to pass, that as many as came to
the place where ''Asahel fell down
and died stood still.
24 But Joab and Abishai pur-
sued after Abner : and the sun
went down when they were come
to the hill of Ammah, that lieth be-
fore Giah by the way of the wil-
derness of Gribeon. 25 And the
children of Benjamin gathered
themselves together after Abner,
and became one band, and stood on
the top of a hill. 26 Then Abner
called to Joab, and said. Shall the
sword devour for ever 1 knowest
thou not that it will be bitterness
in the latter end 1 how long shall it
be then, ere thou bid the people
return from following their oreth-
renl 27 And Joab said, As God
liveth, ''if thou hadst not spoken,
surely then '-^in the morning the
people had gone away, nor followed
every one his brother. 28 So Joab
blew the trumpet ; and all the
people stood still, and pursued
after Israel no more, * neither
fought they any more. 29 And
Abner and his men went all that
night through the Arabah ; and
they passed over the .Jordan, and
went through all Bithron, and came
to ■'' Mahanaim.
30 And Joab returned from fol-
lowing Abner : and when he had
gathered all the people together,
there lacked of David's servants
nineteen men and Asahel. 31 But
the servants of David had smitten
of Benjamin, and of Abner's men,
so that three hundred and three-
score men died. 32 And they took
up Asahel, and buried him in the
sepulchre of his father, which was
in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his
1 Or, spoil See Judg. 14. 19.
* Heb. from the morning.
" ch. 3. 27
b 1 S. 26. 7
" ch. 20. 12
rf ver. 14
^ ch. 3. 1
/ver, 8
0 1 K. 14. 30
ft 1 Chr. 3.
1-3
< 1 S. 26. 42,
43
k 1 S. 27. 8
'ch. 14. 32;
15. 8
"^ 1 K. 1. 5
" ch. 21. 8-11
» ch. 9. 8 ;
1 S. 24. 14
P 1 K. 19. 2
«1 S. 15. 28;
25. 28-31
■ 1 S. 3. 20
' Gen. 43. 3
306
men went all night, and the day
brake upon them at Hebron.
3 Now ^ there was long war be-
tween the house of Saul and
the house of David : and David
waxed stronger and stronger, but
the house of Saul waxed weaker
and weaker.
2 And ''unto David were sons
born in Hebron : and his first-born
was Amnon, of 'Ahinoam the Jez-
I'eelitess ; 3 and his second, Chil-
eab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal
the Carmelite; and the third, Ab-
salom the son of * Maacah the
daughter of Talmai 'king of Ge-
shur ; 4 and the fourth, '"Adonijah
the son of Haggith ; and the fifth,
Shephatiah the son of Abital ; 5
and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah,
David's wife. These were born to
David in Hebron.
6 And it came to pass, while
there was war between the house
of Saul and the house of David,
that Abner ^made himself strong
in the house of Saul. 7 Now Saul
had a concubine, whose name was
" Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah :
and Ish-hosheth said to Abner,
Wherefore hast thou gone in unto
my father's concubine'? 8 Then
was Abner very wroth for the
words of Ish-bosheth, and said,
"Am I a dog's head that belongeth
to Judah"? This day do I show
kindness unto the house of Saul thy
father, to his brethren, and to his
friends, and have not delivered thee
into the hand of David ; and yet
thou chargest me this day with '^a
fault concerning this woman. 9
^ God do so to Abner, and more
also, if, » as .Jehovah hath sworn to
David, I do not even so to him ; 10
to transfer the kingdom from the
house of Saul, and to set up the
throne of David over Israel and
over Judah, ''from Dan even to
Beer-sheba. 11 And he could not
answer Abner another word, be-
cause he feared him.
12 And Abner sent messengers
to David 'on his behalf, saying,
Whose is the land"? saying also.
Make thy league with me, and, be-
hold, my hand shall be with thee,
to brin^ about all Israel unto thee.
13 And he said. Well ; I will make
a league with thee ; but one thing
I require of thee : that is, ' thou
3 Or, showed him sel/ strong for
* Or, the fault of this woman
5 Or, where he loas
3.14
II. SAMUEL
3,39
Abuer revolts to David. Joab suspects Abner, and marders him. David moaras for Abner
fthalt not see my face, except thou
"first bring Michal, Saul's daughter,
when thou comest to see my face.
14 And David sent messengers to
Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, De-
liver me my wife Michal, whom I
betrothed to me ''for a hundred
foreskins of the Philistines. 15
And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her
from her husband, even from
^ Paltiel the son of Laish. 16 And
her husband went with her, weep-
ing as he went, and followed her to
" Bahurim. Then said Abner unto
him. Go, return : and he returned.
17 And Abner had communica-
tion with /the elders of Israel, say-
ing, In times past ye sought for
David to be king over you : 1 8 now
then do it ; for Jehovah hath spoken
of David, saying, *By the hand of
my servant David I will save my
?eople Israel out of the hand of the
hilistines, and out of the hand of
all their enemies. 19 And Abner
also spake in the ears of Benjamin :
and Abner went also to speak in
the ears of David in Hebron all
that seemed good to Israel, and to
■^the whole house of Benjamin. 20
So Abner came to David to He-
bron, and twenty men with him.
And David made Abner and the
men that were with him a feast.
21 And Abner said unto David, I
will arise and go, and ^ will gather
all Israel unto my lord the king,
that they may make a covenant
with thee, and that ''thou mayest
reign overall that thy soul desireth.
And David sent Abner away ; and
he went in peace.
22 And, behold, 'the servants of
David and Joab came from " a foray,
and brought in a great spoil with
them : but Abner was not with
David in Hebron ; for he had sent
him away, and he was gone in
geace. 23 When Joab and all the
ost that was with him were come,
they told Joab, saying, Abner the
son of Ner came to the king, and
he hath sent him away, and he is
gone in peace. 24 Then Joab came
to the king, and said. What hast
thou done*? behold, Abner came
unto thee ; why is it that thou hast
sent him away, and he is quite
gone'? 25 Thou knowest Abner the
son of Ner, that he came to deceive
thee, and to know *thy going out
and thy coming in, and to know all
that thou doest. 26 And when
1 In 1 S. 25. 44, Palti. 2 Heb. the troop
" 1 S. 18. 20 ;
19. 11
b 1 S. 18. 25,
27
"ch. 16. 6
d 1 S. 8. 4
" 1 S. 9. 16 ;
16. 28
/ 1 S. 10. 20,
21
" ver. 10, 12
'' 1 K. 11. 37
' 1 S. 27. 8
* Dt. 28. 6 ;
1 S. 29. 6
' ch. 2. 23 ;
20. 9, 10 ;
1 K. 2. 6
"' Dt. 21. 6-9 ;
1 K. 2. 31-
33
" Lev. 13. 46
" ch. 2. 23
J' Gen. 37.
34 ; Judg.
11.35
9 ch. 1. 17 ;
2 Chr. 35.
25
•■ ch. 12. 17
' 1 S. 3. 17
' ch. 1. 12
1 Chr. 29.
1 : 2 Chr.
13. 7
307
Joab was come out from David, he
sent messengers after Abner, and
they brought him back from the
^ well of Sirah : but David knew it
not.
27 And when Abner was re-
turned to Hebron, Joab took him
aside into the midst of the gate to
speak with him quietly, and ' smote
him there in the body, so that he
died, for the blood of Asahel his
brother. 28 And afterward, when
David heard it, he said, I and my
kingdom are guiltless before Jeho-
vah for ever of the blood of Abner
the son of Ner : 29 '"let it fall upon
the head of Joab, and upon all his
father's house; and let there not
fail from the house of Joab "one
that hath an issue, or that is a
leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or
that falleth by the sword, or that
lacketh bread. 30 So Joab and
Abishai his brother slew Abner,
" because he had killed _ their
brother Asahel at Gibeon in the
battle.
3 1 And David said to Joab, and
to all the people that were with
him, ^Rend your clothes, and gird
you with sackcloth, and mourn
before Abner. And king David
followed the bier. 32 And they
buried Abner in Hebron: and the
king lifted up his voice, and wept
at the grave of Abner ; and all the
people wept. 33 And *the king
lamented for Abner, and said,
Should Abner die as a fool
dieth?
34 Thy hands were not bound, nor
thy feet put into fetters:
As a man falleth before the
children of iniquity, so didst
thou fall.
And all the people wept again over
him. 35 And all the people came
''to cause David to eat oread while
it was yet day; but David sware,
saying, * God do so to me, and more
also, if I taste bread, or aught else,
'till the sun be down. 36 And all
the people took notice of it, and it
pleased them ; as whatsoever the
king did pleased all the people.
37 So all the people and all Israel
understood that day that it was
not of the king to slay Abner the
son of Ner. 38 And the king said
unto his servants. Know ye not
that there is a prince and a great
man fallen this day in Israel 1 39
And I am this day " weak, though
3 Or, cistern
4.1
II. SAMUEL
5.9
Jonatiian's Lame Son. Ishbosheth killed. His Murderers executed. David Kin^ of Israel and Judali. He captures Ziou
anointed king ; and these men " the
sons of Zeruiah are too hard for
me : ' Jehovah reward the evil-doer
according to his wickedness.
4 And when Ish-bosketh, Saul's
son, heard that ''Abner was
dead in Hebron, '^ his hands became
feeble, and all the Israelites were
troubled. 2 And Ish-hosheth, Saul's
son, had two men that were cap-
tains of bands : the name of the
one was Baanah, and the name of
the other Rechab, the sons of Rim-
mon the Beerothite, of the children
of Benjamin (for " Beeroth also is
reckoned ■''to Benjamin : 3 and the
Beerothites fled to ^Gittaim, and
have been sojourners there until
this day).
4 Now * .Jonathan, Saul's son,
had a son that was lame of his
feet. He was five years old when
the Hidings came of Saul and
Jonathan out of Jezreel ; and his
nurse took him up, and fled : and
it came to pass, as she made haste
to flee, that he fell, and became
lame. And his name was ^ Mephib-
osheth.
5 And the sons of Rimmon the
Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah,
went, and came about the heat
of the day *to the house of Ish-
bosheth, as he took his rest at
noon. 6 And '^they came thither
into the midst of the house, as
though they would have fetched
wheat ; and ' they smote him in
the body : and Rechab and Baanah
his brother escaped. 7 Now when
they came into the house, as he lay
on his bed in his bedchamber, they
smote him, and slew him, and be-
headed him, and took his head, and
'"went by the way of the Arabah
all night. 8 And they brought the
head of Ish-bosheth unto David to
Hebron, and said to the king. Be-
hold, the head of Ish-bosheth, " the
son of Saul, thine enemy, who
sought thy life ; and Jehovah hath
avenged my lord the king this day
of Saul, and of his seed. 9 Ana
David answered Rechab and Baa-
nah his brother, the soixs of Rim-
mon the Beerothite, and said unto
them, As Jehovah liveth, " who hath
redeemed my soul out of all adver-
sity, 10 ^ when one told me, saying,
Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to
have brought good tidings,! took
hold of him, and slew him in Zik-
1 In 1 Chr. 8. 34 ; 9. 40, Aferib-baal.
* Or, there came . . . men /etching wheat
° ch. 19. 5-r
6 1 K. 2. 32-
34
" ch. 3. 27
ri Ezr. 4. 4
" Josh. 9. 17
/Josh. 18. 25
-' Neh. 11. 33
'' ch. 9. 3, 6
' 1 S. 31. 1-4
fc ch. 2. 8
' ch. 2. 23
"' ch. 2. 29
" 1 S. 24. 4 ,
25. 29
° 1 K. 1. 29
P ch. 1. 2, 4,
15
«Gen. 9. 5;
Pa. 9. 12
'■ ch. 1. 15
' ch. 3. 32
' 1 Chr. 11.
1-3
" ch. 19. 13
" 1 S. 18. 5,
13, 16
" ch. 7. 7 ;
Gen. 49. 24
y 1 S. 25. 30
^ ch. 3. 21
" ch. 2. 4 ;
1 S. 16. 13
b Gen. 41.
46; Num.
4. 3 ; Lk. 3.
23
'' 1 K. 2. 11 ;
1 Chr. 26.
31
d ch. 2. 11
' 1 Chr. 11.
4-9
/Josh. 15.
63 ; 18. 28 ;
Judg. 1. 21
^ ch. 6. 12,
16 ; 1 K. 2.
10 ; 9. 24
>>■ ver. 7
lag, which was the reward I gave
him for his tidings. 1 1 How much
moi'e, when wicked men have slain
a righteous person in his own house
upon his bed, shall I not now « re-
quire his blood of your hand, and
take you away from the earths
1 2 And *" David commanded his
young men, and they slew thern,
and cut off their hands and their
feet, and hanged them up beside
the pool in Hebron. But they took
the head of Ish-bosheth, * and
buried it in the grave of Abner
in Hebron.
5' Then came all the tribes of
Israel to David unto Hebron,
and spake, saying. Behold, we are
"thy bone and thy flesh. 2 In times
past, when Saul was king over us,
"it was thou that leddest out and
broughtest in Israel : and .Jehovah
said to thee, " Thou shalt be shep-
herd of my people Israel, and thou
shalt be ^ * prince over Israel. 3 So
all the elders of Israel came to the
king to Hebron ; and king David
-made a covenant with them in
Hebron before Jehovah : and "* they
anointed David king over Israel.
4 David was * thirty years old when
he began to reign, and " he reigned
forty years. 5 In Hebron ''he
reigned over Judah seven years
and six months ; and in Jerusalem
he reigned thirty and three yearp
over all Israel and Judah.
6 "And the king and his men
went to ■''Jerusalem against the
Jebusites, the inhabitants of the
land, who spake unto David, say-
ing, ''Except thou take away the
blind and the lame, thou shalt not
come in hither; thinking, David
cannot come in hither. 7 Never-
theless David took the stronghold
of Zion ; the same is " the city of
David. 8 And David said on that
day. Whosoever smiteth the Jebu-
sites, let him get up to the water-
course, ^and smite the lame and the
blind, ''that are hated of David's
soul. Wherefore they say, '' There
are the blind and the lame ; he
cannot come into the house. 9 And
David dwelt in the stronghold,
and called it ''the city of David.
And David built round about from
3 Or, leader
* Or, Thou shalt not come in hither, out the
blind and the lame shall turn thee away
5 Or, and, as for the lame and the blind, that
are hated of David's soul—
6 Another reading is, that hate David's soul.
7 Or, The blind and the lame shall not comi
into the house
308
5.10
II. SAMUEL
6.12
David's House and Family. He defeats the Pliilistines. Tlic Ark Lronght to Percz-ozzah. Uzzali's Death
"Millo and inward. 10 And 'David
waxed greater and greater ; for Je-
hovah, the God of hosts, was with
him.
1 1 "And Hiram king of Tyre sent
messengers to David, and cedar-
trees, and carpenters, and masons ;
and ''they built David a house.
12 And David perceived that Je-
hovah had estabhshed him king
over Israel, and that he had exalted
his kingdom for his people Israel's
sake.
13' And "David took him more
concubines and wives out of Jeru-
salem, after he was come from He-
bron ; and there were yet sons and
daughters born to David. 1 4 And
•'' these are the names of those that
were born unto him in Jerusalem :
Sliammua, and Shobab, and Na-
than, and Solomon, 1-5 and Ibhar,
and Elishua, and Nepheg, and
Japhia, 16 and Elishama, and
^Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 And when the Philistines
heard that they had anointed
David king over Israel, *all the
Philistines went up to seek David ;
and David heard of it, and went
down to the ''stronghold. 18 Now
the Philistines had come and spread
themselves in ' the valley of Ileph-
aim. 19 And * David inquired of
Jehovah, saying. Shall I go up
against the Philistines 1 wilt thou
deliver them into my hand 1 And
' Jehovah said unto David, Go up ;
for I will certainly deliver the Phi-
listines into thy hand. 20 And
David came to Baal-perazim, and
David smote them there ; and he
said, Jehovah hath ^broken mine
enemies before me, like the breach
of waters. Therefore he called the
name of that place ^Baal-"'perazim.
21 And they left their images
there; and "David and his men
took them away.
22 And "the Philistines came iip
yet again, and spread themselves
in the vaJley of Pephaim. 23 And
when ^ David inquired of Jehovah,
he said, Thou shalt not go up : make
a circuit behind them, and come
upon them over against the * mul-
berry-trees. 24 And it shall be,
when 5 thou hearest the sound of
marching in the tops of the mul-
berry-trees, that then thou shalt
bestir thyself ; for then is ''Jehovah
1 In 1 Chr. 14. 7, Beeliada.
2 Or, broken forth vpon mine enemies
3 That is, Thf place of breakings forth.
* Or, balsam-trees
" 1 K. 9. 15,
24
b ch. 3. 1
' 1 Chr. 14.
1 i 1 K. 5.
2, 10, 18
rf Ps. 30. title
" Dt. 17. 17 ;
1 Chr. 3. 9 .
/ 1 Chr. 3.
5-8
-" 1 S. 29. 1
''ch. 23. 14;
1 Chr. 11.
16
' Gen. 14. 6 ;
Josh. 15.
8 ; 17. 15 ;
18. 16
«; 1 S. 23. 2
' ch. 2. 1
'" Is. 28. 21
" 1 Chr. 14.
12
° ver. 18
'' ver. 19
« 2 K. 7. C
»■ Judg. 4. 14
» Is. 28. 21
t Josh. 12.
12 ; 21. 21
" 1 Chr. 13.
5-14
"Josh. 15. 9,
10 ; 1 S. 7. 1
^ Lev. 24. 16
" Ex. 25. 22
= 1 S. 6. 7
« 1 S. 7. 1
b 1 S. 18. 6, 7
"^ 1 Chr. 13. 8
d 1 Chr. 13. 9
" Num. 4. 15,
19, 20
/ 1 S. 6. 19
? 1 Chr. 26.
gone out before thee to smite the
host of the Philistines. 25 And
David did so, as Jehovah com-
manded him, and smote the Phi-
listines from **Geba until thou
come to ' Gezer.
6 "And David again gathered
together all the chosen men
of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And
David arose, and went with all the
people that were with him, from
" Baale-judah, to bring up from
thence the ark of God, ^ which is
called by the "" Name, even the name
of Jehovah of hosts that '^^sitteth
above the cherubim. 3 And they
set the ark of God upon ^a new
cart, and brought it out of the
house of Abinadab that was in
** the hill : and Uzzali and Ahio,
the sons of Abinadab, drove the
new cart. 4 And " they brought it
out of the house of Abinadab, which
was in ^the hill, with the ark of
God : and Ahio went before the
ark. 5 And David and all the
house of Israel 'played before Je-
hovah "with all manner of instrii-
ments 7nade o/ "fir-wood, and with
harps, and with psalteries, and with
timbrels, and with "castanets, and
with cymbals.
6 And when they came to the
threshing-floor of "^Nacon, Uzzah
"put forth his hand to the ark of
God, and took hold of it ; for the
oxen " stumbled. 7 And the anger
of Jehovah was kindled against
Uzzah ; and -^ God smote him there
for his '" error ; and there he died
by the ark of God. 8 And David
was displeased, because Jehovah
had broken forth upon Uzzah ; and
he called that place ^^Perez-uzzah,
unto this day. 9 And David was
afraid of Jehovah that day ; and he
said. How shall the ark of Jehovah
come unto me 1 10 So David would
not remove the ark of Jehovah
unto him into the city of David ;
but David carried it aside into the
house of "Obed-edom the Gittite.
11 And the ark of Jehovah re-
mained in the house of Obed-edom
the Gittite three months : and Je-
hovah blessed Obed-edom, and all
his house.
12 And it was told king David,
saying, Jehovah hath blessed the
5 In 1 Chr. 14. 10, Glbeon.
^ Heb. whereupon is called the Na.m,e.
7 Or, is enthroned ^ Or, Gibeah
^ Or, cypress-wood ' i" Or, sistra
1' Or, were restive Or, threw it down
•2 Or, rashness
13 That is, The breach of Uszah.
309
6.13
II. SAMUEL
7.14
The Ark bronght to Jernsalem. Michal taonts David. David plans to build a Temple. Cod's Message to him
house of Obed-edom, and all that
pertaineth unto him, because of
the ark of God. " And David went
and brought up the ark of God
from the house of Obed-edom into
'the city of David with joy. 13
And it was so, that, when they that
bare the ark of Jenovah had gone
six paces, he sacrificed an ox and
a f atling. 1 4 And " David danced
before Jehovah with all his might ;
and David was '' girded with a linen
ephod. 15 So David and all the
house of Israel brought up the ark
of Jehovah with shouting, and with
the sound of the trumpet.
1 6 And it was so, as the ark of
Jehovah came into the city of
David, that "Michal the daughter
of Saul looked out at the \vindow,
and saw king David leaping and
dancing before .Jehovah ; and she
despised him in her heart. 1 7 And
they brought in the ark of Jeho-
vah, and set it-'^in its place, in the
midst of the tent that David had
pitched for it ; and 'J David oflfered
burnt-offerings and peace-offerings
before Jehovah. ' 18 And when
David had made an end of offering
the burjit-offering and the peace-
offerings, '' he blessed the people in
the name of Jehovah of hosts. 1 9
And he dealt among all the people,
even among the whole multitude or
Israel, both to men and women, to
every one a cake of bread, and a
portion ^of flesJi, and a cake of
raisins. So all the people departed
every one to his house.
20 Then David returned to bless
his household. And Michal the
daughter of Saul came out to meet
David, and said. How glorious was
the king of Israel to-day, ' who un-
covered himself to-day in the eyes
of the handmaids of his servants,
as one of the vain fellows shame-
lessly uncovereth himself ! 21 And
David said unto Michal, ^ It tvas
before Jehovah, who chose me above
thy father, and above all his house,
to appoint me prince over the peo-
ple of Jehovah, over Israel : there-
fore will I play before Jehovah.
22 And I will be yet more vile than
this, and will be base in mine own
sight : but of the handmaids of
whom thou hast spoken, of them
shall I be had in honor. 23 And
Michal the daughter of Saul had
no child unto the day of her
death.
1 Or, of wine
" 1 Chr. 15.
25-16. 3
6 1 K. 8. 1
' El. 15. 20,
21 , Judg.
II. 34
d Ex. 19. 6 ;
1 S. 2. 18, 28
« ch. 3. 14
/ 1 Chr. 15.
1 ; 2 Chr.
1. 4
'' 1 K. 8. 62-
65
^ 1 K. 8. 14,
15
' ver. 14, 16
*: 1 S. 13. 14 ;
15. 28
' 1 Chr. ir.
•i-2r
"' ver. 17 ; ch.
12. 1 ; 1 K.
1.22;lChr.
29. 29 ;
2 Chr. 9. 29
" ch. 5. 11
" Ex. 26. 1
J' 1 K. 8. 17,
18
9 1 K. 5. 3,
4 ; 8. 19
'■ Josh. 18.
1 ; 1 K. 8.
10
' Ex. 40. 18,
34
< Lev. 20. 11,
12
" ch. 5. 2
" 1 S. 16. 11,
12 ; Ps. 78.
70,71
' ch. 6. 21
V ch. 5. 10
■ Ps. 18. 37-
42
" Ex. 15.
Is. 5. 2
17,
7
b Pa. 89.
23 ; Is.
18
22,
60.
■^Judg.J
10 ; 1 S
9-U
'I ver. 1
.14-
. 12.
' ver. 27
1 S. 25.
/ 1 K 2.
28
1
!' 1 K. 6. 12 ;
8. 19
h Is. 9. 7 ;
49, 8
■ Heb. 1. 5 ;
Ps. 89. 26,
27
310
7^ And it came to pass, when
the king dwelt in his house,
and Jehovah had given him rest
from all his enemies round about,
2 that the king said unto '* Nathan
the prophet. See now, I dwell in
"a house of cedar, but the ark of
God "dwelleth within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king,
^ Go, do all that is in thy heart ;
for Jehovah is with thee. 4 And
it came to pass the same night, that
the word of Jehovah came unto
Nathan, saying, 5 Go and tell my
servant David, Thus saith Jehovah,
* Shalt thou build me a house for
me to dwell in 1 6 for *■ I have not
dwelt in a house since the day that
I brought up the children of Israel
out of Egypt, even to this day, but
have walked *in a tent and in a
tabernacle. 7 'In all places wherein
I have walked with all the children
of Israel, spake I a word with '^any
of the tribes of Israel, "whom I
commanded to be shepherd of my
people Israel, saying. Why have ye
not built me a house of cedar? 8
Now therefore thus shalt thou say
unto my servant David, Thus saith
Jehovah of hosts, " I took thee from
the ^ sheepcote, from following the
sheep, that ^thou shouldest be
^prince over my people, over Is-
rael ; 9 and '•' 1 have been with thee
whithersoever thou wentest, and
- have cut off all thine enemies from
before thee ; and I will make thee
a great name, like unto the name
of the great ones that are in the
earth. 10 And I will appoint a
place for my people Israel, and
"will plant them, that they may
dwell in their own place, and be
moved no more ; * neither shall the
children of wickedness afflict them
any more, as at the first, 1 1 and as
^from the day that I commanded
judges to be over my people Israel ;
and "^ I ^ will cause thee to rest from
all thine enemies. ]\Ioreover Jeho-
vah telleth thee that ''Jehovah will
make thee a house. 12 -^When thy
days are fulfilled, and thou shalt
sleep with thy fathers, I will .set up
thy seed after thee, that shah pro-
ceed out of thy bowels, and I will
establish his kingdom. 13 ''He
shall build a house for my name,
and '' I will establish the throne of
his kingdom for ever. 14 'I will
be his father, and he shall be my
2 In 1 Chr. 17.
3 Or, pasture
6, anv of the j'udoes.
* Or, leader 5 Or, have caused
7.15
II. SAMUEL
8.10
David's Prayer and ThanksgiviDg. His Victories over Pliilistia, Illoab, Zobab, and Syria
son : "if he commit iniquity, I will
chasten him with the rod or men,
and with the stripes of the children
of men ; 15 but my lovingkindness
shall not depart from him, ''as 1
took it from ISaul, whom I put away
before thee. 16 And "thy house
and thy kingdom shall be made
sure for ever before thee : thy throne
shall be established for ever. 17
According to all these words, and
according to all this vision, so did
Nathan speak unto David.
18 Then David the king went in,
and sat before Jehovah ; and he
said, "* Who am I, O Lord Jehovah,
and what is my house, that thou
hast brought me thus far ? 19 And
this was yet a small thing in thine
eyes, O Lord Jehovah ; " but thou
hast S]3oken also of thy servant's
house tor a great while to come :
' and -^ this too after the manner of
men, O Lord Jehovah ! 20 And
what can David say more unto
theel for ^thou knowest thy ser-
vant, O Lord Jehovah. 21 ''For
thy word's sake, and according to
thine own heail, hast thou wrought
all this greatn'ss, to make thy ser-
vant know it. 22 Wherefore ' thou
art great, O Jehovah God : for
* there is none like thee, neither is
there any God besides thee, 'ac-
cording to all that we have heard
with our ears. 23 ^ And '"what one
nation in the earth is like thy peo-
ple, even like Israel, whom God
went to redeem unto himself for a
people, and to make him a name,
and "to do great things for you,
and terrible things for thy land,
before "thy people, whom ^'tHou
redeemedst to thee out of Egsrpt,
from the nations and their gods?
24 And 'thou didst establish to
thj^self thy people Israel to be a
people unto thee for ever ; and
'"thou, .Jehovah, becamest their
God. 25 And now, O Jehovah
God, the word that thou hast
spoken concerning thy servant,
and concerning his house, confirm
thou it for ever, and do as thou
hast spoken. _ 26 And *let thy
name be magnified for ever, saying,
Jehovah of hosts is God over Is-
rael ; and the house of thy servant
David shall be established before
thee. 27 For thou, O Jehovah of
hosts, the God of Israel, hast re-
1 Or. and is this the law of man, 0 Lord
Jehovah ?
2 Or, And who is like thy people, like Israel, a
nation that is alone in the earth &c.
"1 K. n. 34;
Ps. 89. 30-
33
b 1 S. 16. 23 ;
16. 14
"^ ver. 13 ;
Ps. 89. 36,
.37
d Ex. ,3. 11 ;
1 S. 18. 18
" ver. 11-16 ;
1 Chr. 17.
17
/ Is. 65. 8, 9
!' I S. 16. 7 ;
Jn. 21. 17
ft 1 Chr. 17. 19
i Dt. 3. 24 ;
Ps. 48. 1 ;
86. 10
fc Ex. 16. 11 ;
1 S. 2. 2
' Ex. 10. 2 ;
Ps. 44. 1
'" Dt. 4. 32-38
" Dt. 10. 21
" Dt. 15. 15
P Dt. 9. 26
1 Dt. 32. 6
'' Gen. 17. 7,
8 ; Ex. 6. 7
« Ps. 72. 18,
19
' ver. 13
" Ex. 34. 6 ;
■Jn. 17. 17
" Num. 6.
24-26
^ 1 Chr. 18
y Num. 24.
17
' 1 S. 22. 3, 4
" ver. 0 ; 1 K.
4. 21 ; 2 K.
3. 4
b 2 K. 17. 3
'^ ch. 10. 16,
19 ; 1 S. 14.
47
d ch. 10. 15-19
"■Josh. 11.
6,9
/I K. 11. 23-
25 ; 15. 18
" ver. 2
A ch. 3. 18
'■ Ezek. 47.
16
fc 1 K. 8. 65 ;
2 Chr. 8. 4
vealed to thy servant, saying, 'I
will build thee a house : therefore
hath thy servant ^ found in his
heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
28 And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou
art God, and "thy words are truth,
and thou hast promised this good
thing unto thy servant : 29 now
therefore * let it please thee to bless
the house of thy servant, that it
may continue for ever before thee ;
for thou, O Lord Jehovah, hast
spoken it : and " with thy blessing
let the house of thy servant be
blessed for ever.
8"^ And after this it came to
pass, that David smote the
Philistines, and subdued them :
and David took ^ the bridle of the
mother city out of the hand of the
Philistines.
2 And ^he smote ^Moab, and
measured them with the line,
making them to lie down on the
ground ; and he measured two
lines to put to death, and one full
line to keep alive. And " the Moab-
ites became servants to David, and
* brought tribute.
3 David smote also "Hadadezer
the son of Kehob, king of Zobah, as
'' he went to recover his dominion
at "^ the River. 4 And David took
from him a thousand and seven
hundred horsemen, and twenty
thousand footmen : and David
" hocked all the chariot horses, but
reserved of them for a hundred
chariots. 5 And when ''•^the Syri-
ans of Damascus came to succor
Hadadezer king of Zobah, David
smote of ''the Syi'ians two and
twenty thousand men. 6 Then
David put garrisons in ''Syria of
Damascus; and ''^the Syrians be-
came servants to David, and
brought tribute. And ''Jehovah
*gave victory to David whitherso-
ever he went. 7 And David took
the shields of gold that were on the
servants of Hadadezer, and brought
them to Jerusalem. 8 And from
^Betah and from *Berothai, cities
of Hadadezer, king David took ex-
ceeding much brass.
9 And when Toi king of *Hamath
heard that David had smitten all
the host of Hadadezer, 10 then Toi
sent ^"Joram his son unto king
3 Or, been bold * Or, begin and bless
5 Or, Metheg-ammah
6 Another reading is, the river Euphrates.
' Heb. Aram. s Or, saved David
9 In. 1 Chr. 18. 8, Tibhath.
i» In. 1 Chr. 18. 10, Hadoram.
311
a 11
II. SAMUEL
10.3
King Toi's Present. Edom snlidaed. David's Officers. His Kinduess to Mepliibosheth. His Message to Haiiuu
David, to ^ salute him, and to bless
him, because he had fought against
Hadadezer and smitten him : for
Hadadezer '" had wars with Toi.
And ^Joram brought with him ves-
sels of silver, and vessels of gold,
and vessels of brass : 11 " these also
did king David dedicate unto Jeho-
vah, with the silver and gold that
he dedicated of all the nations which
he subdued ; 12 of ■* Syria, and *of
Moab, and "of the children of Am-
nion, and of ''the Philistines, and of
* Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadad-
ezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 And -^ David gat him a name
when he returned from smiting
^ the Syrians in ^ the Valley of
Salt, even eighteen thousand men.
14 And he put garrisons in Edom ;
throughout all Edom put he garri-
sons, and ^ all the Edomites became
servants to David. And* Jehovah
"gave victory to David whitherso-
ever he went.
15 And David reigned over all
Israel ; and David executed jus-
tice and righteousness unto all his
people. 16 And Joab the son of
Zeruiah was over the host ; and * Je-
hoshaphat the son of Ahilud was
'''recorder; 17 and ™Zadok the
son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the
son of Abiathar, were " priests ;
and Seraiah was ^ " scribe ; 1 8 and
^ Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ® tvas
over the * Cherethites and the Pele-
thites ; and David's sons were
"*■ chief ministers.
9 And David said. Is there yet
any that is left of the house of
Saul, Hhat I may show him kind-
ness for Jonathan's sake"? 2 And
there was of the house of Saul a
servant whose. name was Ziba, and
they called him unto David ; and
the king said unto him. Art thou
'Ziba"? And he said. Thy servant is
he. 3 And the king said. Is there
not yet any of the house of Saul,
that I may show the " kindness of
God unto him % And Ziba said
unto the king, " .Jonathan hath yet
a son, who is lame of his feet. 4
And the king said unto him. Where
is he % And Ziba said unto the king.
Behold, he is ^ in the house of Ma-
1 Heb. ash him of his welfare.
2 Heb. xuas a man of wars.
3 Heb. in his hand were. * Heb. Aram.
5 Edom, in 1 Chr. 18. 11, 12 ; Ps. 60. title.
6 Or, saved David 7 Or, chronicler
^ Or secretary
9 So' in ch. 20. 23, and 1 Chr. IS. 17. The He-
brew text has, and the Cherethites ifec.
10 Or, priests
" 1 K. 7. 51
'' ver. 2
'^ ch. 10. 14
d ch. 5. 17-25
" 1 S. 27. 8 ;
30. 17-20
/ch. 7. 9
y 2 K. 14. 7
h Gen. 27.
37-40;
Num. 24.
17, 18
' ver. 6
k 1 K. 4. 3
' 2 K. 18. 18,
37
"' 1 Chr. 6.
4-8
" 1 Chr. 16.
39, 40
" 2 K. 18. 18
PlK.i.i
1 ch. 15. 18 ;
20. 7, 23 ;
1 S. 30. 14 ;
1 K. 1. 38,
44
*■ 1 Chr. 18. 17
* 1 S. 20. 14-
17, 42
* ch. 16. 1-4 ;
19. 17, 29
" 1 S. 20. 14
" ch. 4. 4
" ch. 17. 27-29
« ch. 16. 4 ;
19. 24-30
^ 1 S. 26. 23
" ver. 1, 3
b ch. 12. 8
' ch. 19. 28 ;
1 K. 2. 7 ;
2 K. 25. 29
rfcll. 16.9
" ch. 16. 4 ;
19. 29
/ver. 7, 11,
13
'J ch. 19. 28 ;
1 K. 2. 7
h 1 Chr. 8. 34
i ver. 7, 11
: ver. 3
: 1 Chr. 19.
1-19
1 S. 11. 1
" 1 S. 11. 1
312
chir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
5 Then king David sent, and fetched
him out of the house of Machir the
son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
6 And * Mephibosheth, the son of
Jonathan, the son of Saul, came
unto David, and ^fell on his face,
and did obeisance. And David
said, Mephibosheth. And he an-
swered. Behold, thy servant ! 7 And
David said unto him. Fear not ; for
"I will surely show thee kindness
for Jonathan thy father's sake, and
* will restore thee all the " land of
Saul thy father ; and " thou shalt
eat bread at my table continually.
8 And he did obeisance, and said,
What is thy servant, that thou
shouldest look upon such ''a dead
dog as I am 1
9 Then the king called to Ziba,
Saul's servant, and said unto him,
" All that pertained to Saul and to
all his house have I given unto thy
master's son. 10 And thou shalt
till the land for him, thou, and thy
sons, and thy servants ; and thou
shalt bring in the fruits, that thy
master's son may have bread to eat :
but •'^ Mephibosheth thy master's
son ''shall eat bread alway at my
table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons
and twenty servants. 11 Then
said Ziba unto the king. According
to all that my lord the king com-
mandeth his servant, so shall thy
servant do. ^'■^As for Mephibosheth,
said the king, he shall eat at my
table, as one of the king's sons.
1 2 And Mephibosheth had a young
son, whose name was '' Mica. And
all that dwelt in the house of Ziba
w6re servants unto Mephibosheth.
13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jeru-
salem ; for 'he did eat continually
at the king's table. And *he was
lame in both his feet.
"t C\ l-^iid it came to pass after
JL v^ this, that '" the king of the
children of Amnion died, and
Hanun his son reigned in his
stead. ^ 2 And David said, I will
show kindness unto Hanun the son
of "Nahash, as his father showed
kindness unto me. So David sent
by his servants to comfort him con-
cerning his father. And David's
servants came into the land of the
children of Ammon. 3 But the
princes of the children of Ammon
said unto Hanun their lord, Think-
est thou that David doth honor thy
11 Heb. field.
12 Or, But Mephibosheth eateth &c.
10.4
II. SAMUEL
11.8
David's Servants abnsed by Hanan. He defeats allied Ammoii and Syria. Tlie Siege of Rabbah. David's Sin against Uriali
father, in that he hath sent comfort-
ers unto thee 1 " hath not David sent
his servants unto thee to search the
city, and to spy it out, and to over-
throw it? 4 So Hanun took Da-
vid's servants, and ' shaved off the
one half of their beards, and "cut
off their garments in the middle,
even to their buttocks, and sent
them away. 5 When they told it
unto David, he sent to meet them ;
fou the men were greatly asharned.
And the king said. Tarry at Jericho
until your beards be grown, and
then return.
6 And when the children of Am-
mon saw that '' they wei^e become
odious to David, the children of
Ammon sent and "hired the Syri-
ans of -^ Beth-rehob, and the "Syri-
ans of Zobah, twenty thousand
footmen, and the king of '' Maacah
with a thousand men, and the men
of Tob twelve thousand men. 7 And
when David heai'd of it, he sent
Joab, and all the host of the mighty
men. 8 And the children of Am-
mon came out, and put the battle
in array 'at the entrance of the
gate ; and the Syrians of Zobah
and of Rehob, and the men of *Tob
and Maacah, were by themselves
'in the field.
9 Now when Joab saw that Hhe
battle was set against him before
and behind, he chose of all the
choice men of Isi'ael, and put them
in array against the Syrians : 10
and the rest of the people he com-
mitted into the hand of ^Abishai
his brother ; and he put them in
array against the children of Arn-
mon. 1 1 And he said. If the Syri-
ans be too strong for me, then thou
shalt help me ; but if the children
of Ammon be too strong for thee,
then I will come and help thee.
1 2 ™ Be of good courage, and " let
us play the man for our people, and
for the cities of our God : and " Je-
hovah do that which seemeth him
good. 13 So .Joab and the people
that were with him drew nigh unto
the battle against the Syrians : and
^they fled before him. 1 4 And when
the children of Ammon saw that the
Syrians were fled, they likewise fled
before Abishai, and entered into the
city. * Then Joab returned from the
children of Ammon, and came to
Jerusalem.
15 And when the Syrians saw
1 Heb. the face of the battle was against.
2 Heb. Abshai.
" Gen. 42. 9,
16
6 Is. 15. 2 ;
Jer. 41. 5
' Is. 20. 4
d Gen. 34.
30 ; 1 S. 27.
12
" ch. 8. 3, 6 ;
2 K. 7. 6
/Gen. 36.
37 ; Judg.
18. 28
" ch. 8. 3
'' Dt. 3. 14
' 1 Chr. 19. 9
«-• Judg. 11.
3, 6
' Josh. 13. 9,
16
'" Dt. 31
6;
Josh.
1. 6
" 1 Cor.
16.
13
° 1 S. 3.
18
P 1 K. 20.
13-21
« ch. 11
1
'■ ch. 8.
3-8
" 1 Chr.
19.
16
« 1 Chr
19.
18
" ch. 8.
3
" 1 Chr. 20. 1
^ ch. 10. 14 ;
1 K. 20. 22,
26
V ch. 12. 26-
28 ; Jer.
49. 2, 3 ;
Am. 1. 14
^ ch. 4. 5, 7
" Dt. 22. 8 ;
1 S. 9. 25 ;
Mt. 24. 17 ;
Acts 10. 9
b 1 Chr. 3. 6
d Ps. 51.
title ; Jas,
1. 14, 15
" Lev. i;
5; 15. 19-
28 ; 18. 19
2-
/Lev. 20.
10 ; Dt. 22.
22 .
" Gen. 37.
14 ; 1 S. 17.
that they were put to the worse
before Israel, they gathered them-
selves together. 1 6 *■ And ^ Hadar-
ezer sent, and brought out the
Syrians that were loeyond the
River : and they came to Helam,
with SShobach the captain of the
host of Hadarezer at their head.
1 7 And it was told David ; and he
gathered all Israel together, and
passed over the .Jordan, and came
to Helam. _ And the Syrians set
themselves in array against David,
and fought with him. 18 And the
Syrians fled before Israel ; and Da-
vid slew of the Syrians ' the men of
seven hundred chariots, and forty
thousand horsemen, and smote
Shobach the captain of their host,
so that he died there. 19 And
when all the kings that were ser-
vants to Hadarezer saw that they
were put to the worse before Israel,
"they made peace with Israel, and
served them. So the Syrians feared
to help the children of Ammon any
more.
n^And it came to pass, *at
the return of the j^ear, at
the time when kings go out to
battle, that David sent Joab, and
his servants with him, and all
Israel ; and they destroyed the
children of Ammon, and ^ besieged
Rabbah. But David tarried at
Jerusalern.
2 And it came to pass at even-
tide, that ^ David arose from off
his bed, and walked upon "the roof
of the king's house : and from the
roof he saw a woman bathing ; and
the woman was very beautiful to
look upon. 3 And David sent and
inquired after the woman. And
one said. Is not this *Bath-sheba,
the daughter of Eliam, the wife of
" Uriah the Hittite ? 4 And David
sent messengers, and took her ;
and she came in unto him, and ''he
lay with her (" for she was purified
from her uncleanness) ; and she
returned unto her house. 5 And
the woman conceived ; and she
sent and told David, and said, -^I
am with child.
6 And David sent to Joab, my-
ing. Send me Uriah the Hittite.
And .Joab sent Uriah to David.
7 And when Uriah was come unto
him, «■ David asked of him how
Joab did, and how the people
fared, and how the war prospered.
8 And David said to Uriah, Go
3 In ch. 8. 3, Hadadezer.
313
11.9
II. SAMUEL
12.5
David's Sin against Uriah. The Death of Uriah. Darid marries Bathsheba. fiathan's Parable
down to thy house, and " wash thy
feet. And Uriah departed out of
the king's house, and there fol-
lowed him *a 'mess of food from
the king. 9 But Uriah slept "at
the door of the king's house with
all the servants of his lord, and
■vyent not down to his house. 10
And when they had told David,
saying, Uriah went not down unto
his house, David said unto Uriah,
Art thou not come from a journey'?
wherefore didst thou not go down
unto thy house 1 11 And Uriah
said unto David, "^ The ark, and
Israel, and Judah, abide in booths ;
and my lord Joab, and 'the ser-
vants of my lord, are encamped in
the open field ; shall I then go into
my house, to eat and to drink, and
to lie with my wife 1 •''as thou liv-
est, and as thy soul liveth, I will
not do this thing. 1 2 And David
said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day
also, and to-morrow I will let thee
depart. So Uriah abode in Jeru-
salem - that day, and the morrow.
13 And when David had called
him, he did eat and drink before
him ; and he made him drunk : and
at even he went out to lie on
his bed ^ with the servants of his
lord, but went not down to his
house.
14 And it came to pass in the
morning, that David ''wrote a
letter to Joab, and sent it by the
hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrote
in the letter, saying. Set ye Uriah
in the forefront of the ^hottest
battle, and retire ye from him,
*that he may be smitten, and die.
16 And it came to pass, when Joab
*kept watch upon the city, that
he assigned Uriah unto the place
where he knew that valiant men
were. 1 7 And the men of the city
went out, and fought with Joab :
and there fell some of the people,
even of the servants of David ; and
* Uriah the Hittite died also. 18
Then Joab sent and told David all
the things concerning the war ;
19 and he charged the messenger,
saying. When thou hast made an
end of telling all the things con-
cerning the war unto the king,
20 it shall be that, if the king's
wrath arise, and he say unto thee.
Wherefore went ye so nigh unto
the city to fight % knew ye not that
1 Or, present from
2 Or, that dnv. And on the morrow David
called him, and he &c. 3 Heb. strong.
* Or, observed
" Gen. 43.
24 ; Lk. 7.
44
b Gen. 43. 34
' 1 K. 14. 27,
2S
d ch. 7. 2, 6
" ch. 20. 6
/ch. 4.9;
14. 19
y ver. 9
'' 1 K. 21. 8-
10
' ch. 12. 9
k ver. 21
' Judg. 9. 50-
64
• Gen. 50.
10 ; Dt. 34.
8; 1 S. 31.
13
" ch. 12. 9
" Ps. 51. 4, 5
P ch. 7. 2, 4,
17
1 Ps. 51. title
"■ ch. 14. 4-7 ;
1 K. 20. 35-
41
' ch. 11. 3
314
they would shoot from the wall?
21 who 'smote Abimelech the son
of ^Jerubbesheth? did not a woman
cast an upper millstone upon him
from the wall, so that he died at
Thebez 1 why went ye so nigh the
wain then shalt thou say, Thy
servant Uriah the Hittite is dead
also.
22 So the messenger went, and
came and showed David all that
Joab had sent him for. 23 And
the messenger said unto David,
The men prevailed against us, and
came out unto us into the field,
and we were upon them even unto
the entrance or the gate. 24 And
the shooters shot at thy servants
from off the wall ; and some of the
king's servants are dead, and thy
servant Uriah the Hittite is dead
also. 25 Then David said unto
the messenger. Thus shalt thou say
unto Joab, Let not this thing dis-
please thee, for the sword devour-
eth one as well as another; make
thy battle more strong against the
city, and overthrow it : and en-
courage thou him.
26 And when the wife of Uriah
heard that Uriah her husband was
dead, '"she made lamentation for
her husband. 27 And when the
mourning was past, David sent
and took her home to his house,
and " she became his wife, and bare
him a son. But "the thing that
David had done displeased Jeho-
vah.
■i O And Jehovah sent ^Na-
_L.^ than unto David. And *he
came unto him, and '"said unto
him, There were two men in
one city ; the one rich, and the
other poor. 2 The rich man had
exceeding many flocks and herds ;
3 but the poor man had nothing,
save 'one little ewe lamb, which
he had bought and nourished up :
and it grew up together with him,
and with his children ; it did eat
of his own morsel, and drank of
his own cup, and lay in his bosom,
and was unto him as a daughter.
4 And there came a traveller unto
the rich man, and he spared to
take of his own flock and of his
own herd, to dress for the wayfar-
ing man that was come unto nim,
but took the poor man's lamb, and
dressed it for the man that was
come to him. 5 'And David's
anger was greatly kindled against
6 In Judg. G. 32, Jerubbaal
12.6
II. SAMUEL
12.29
Nathan's Reproof of David. Death of David's Child. Solomon's Birth. David goes to Rabbah
the man ; and he said to Nathan,
As Jehovah liveth, the man that
hath done this is '"worthy to die :
6 and he shall restore the lamb
* fourfold, because he did this thing,
and because he had no pity.
7 And Nathan said to David,
"Thou art the man. Thus saith
Jehovah, the God of Israel, "^1
anointed thee king over Israel,
and I dehvered thee out of the
hand of Saul ; 8 and I gave thee
"thy master's house, and thy mas-
ter's wives into thy bosom, and
gave thee the house of Israel and
of Judah ; and if that had been
too little, I would have added
unto thee such and such things.
9 Wherefore -^hast thou despised
the word of Jehovah, to do that
which is evil in his sight ■? ^thou
hast smitten Uriah the Hittite
with the sword, and /'hast taken
his wife to be thy wife, and hast
slain him with the sword of the
children of Ammon. 10 Now
therefore Hhe sword shall never
depart from thy house, because
thou hast despised me, and hast
taken the wife of Uriah the Hit-
tite to be thy wife. 1 1 Thus saith
Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up
evil against thee out of thine own
house ; and *I will take thy wives
before thine eyes, and give them
unto thy neighbor, and he shall
lie with thy wives in the sight of
this sun. 12 For Hhou didst it
secretly : but '" I will do this thing
before all Israel, and before the
sun. 13 And I)avid said unto
Nathan, " I have sinned against
Jehovah. And Nathan said unto
David, Jehovah also hath "put
away thy .sin ; thou shalt not die.
14 Howbeit, because by this deed
thou hast '' given great occasion to
the enemies of Jehovah to blas-
pheme, the child also that is born
unto thee shall surely die. 15
And Nathan departed unto his
house.
And ^Jehovah struck the child
that Uriah's wife bare unto David,
and it was very sick. 16 David
therefore besought God for the
child ; and David fasted, and went
in, and ""lay all night upon the
earth. 17 And Hhe elders of his
house arose, and stood beside him,
to raise him up from the earth :
but he would not, neither did he
eat bread with them. 18 And it
1 Heb. a son oj death.
'^ 1 S. 26. 16
b Ex. 22. 1
" 1 K. 20. 42
<* 1 S. 16. 13
' Ch. 9. 7
/ 1 S. 16. 23,
26
9 ch. 11. 14-
17, 27
A ch. 11. 27
'ch. 13. 28;
18.14; iK.
2. 25
* ch. 16. 21,
22
' ch. 11. 4-15
"' ch. 16. 22
" ch. 24. 10 ;
1 S. 15. 24,
30; Lk. 18.
13
" Prov. 28.
13 ; Lev. 20.
10 ; 24. 17 ;
Mic. 7. 18
f Is. 62. 6 ;
Rom. 2. 24
9 1 S. 25. 38
'■ ch. 13. 31 ;
Neh. 1. 4
» Gen. 24. 2
« Mt. 6. 17
' Is. 38. 1-3
' Jon. 3. 9
" Gen. 37. 35
' Job 7. 8-10
1 Chr. 22. 9
" 1 Chr. 20.
1-3
815
came to pass on the seventh day,
that the child died. And the ser-
vants of David feared to tell him
that the child was dead ; for they
said. Behold, while the child was
yet alive, we spake unto him, and
he hearkened not unto our voice :
^how will he then vex himself, if
we tell him that the child is dead !
19 But when David saw that his
servants were whispering together,
David perceived that the child
was dead ; and David said unto his
servants, Is the child dead 1 And
they said. He is dead. 20 Then
David arose from the earth, and
'washed, and anointed himself,
and changed his apparel ; and he
came into the house of Jehovah,
and worshipped : then he came
to his own house ; and when he
required, they set bread before
him, and he did eat. 21 Then
said his servants unto him. What
thing is this that thou hast done 1
thou didst fast and weep for the
child, while it was alive ; but
when the child was dead, thou
didst rise and eat bread. 22 And
he said, While the child was yet
alive, " I fasted and wept : for I
said, "Who knoweth v/hether Je-
hovah will not be gracious to me,
that the child may livel 2.3 But
now he is dead, wherefore should I
fast 1 can I bring him back again 1
'^I shall go to him, but ^he will
not return to me.
24 And David comforted Bath-
sheba his wife, and went in unto
her, and lay with her : and she
bare a son, and ^"he called his
name Solomon. And Jehovah
loved him ; 25 and he sent by the
hand of Nathan the prophet ; and
he called his name ''Jedidiah, for
Jehovah's sake.
26 "Now Joab fought against
Rabbah of the children of Am-
mon, and took the royal city.
27 And Joab sent messengers to
David, and said, I have fought
against Rabbah ; yea, I have taken
the city of waters. 28 Now there-
fore gather the rest of the people
together, and encamp against the
city, and take it ; lest I take the
city, and ^it be called after my
name. 29 And David gathered
all the people together, and went
2 Or, how then shall we tdl him that the child li
dead, so that he do himsc!f some harm, f
3 Another reading is, she called.
< That is. Beloved of Jehovah.
^ Heb. my name be called upon it.
12.30
II. SAMUEL
13.20
Capture of Rabbah. Amnon's Abase of Tamar
to Rabbah, and fought against it,
and took it. 30 And he took the
crown of Hlieir king from oflF his
head ; and the weight thereof was
a talent of gold, and in it were
precious stones ; and it was set on
David's head. And he brought
forth the spoil of the city, exceed-
ing much. 31 And he broug;ht
forth the people that were therein,
and "put them -under saws, and
^ under han^ows of iron, and
^ under axes of iron, and ^made
them pass through the "* brickkiln :
and thus did he unto all the cities '
of the children of Amnion. And
David and all the people returned
unto Jerusalem.
•^ O And it came to pass after
_L O this, that *" Absalom the son
of David had a fair sister, whose
name was " Tamar ; and '^ Amnon
the son of David loved her. 2 And
Amnon was so vexed that he fell
sick because of his sister Tamar ;
for she was a virgin ; and it seemed
hard to Amnon to do anything
unto her. 3 But Amnon had a
friend, whose name was Jonadab.
the son of "-'Shimeah, David's
brother : and Jonadab was a very
subtle man. 4 And he said unto
him, Why, O son of the king, art
thou thus lean ° from day to day '\
wilt thou not tell me 1 And Amnon
said unto him, I love Tamar, my
brother Absalom's sister. 5 And
Jonadab said unto him. Lay thee
down on thy bed, and feign thy-
self sick : and when thy father
cometh ■''to see thee, say unto
him. Let my sister Tamar come,
I pray thee, and give me bread to
eat, and dress the food in my sight,
that I may see it, and eat it from
her hand. 6 So Amnon lay down,
and feigned himself sick : and
when the king was come to see
him, Amnon said unto the king.
Let my sister Tamar come, I pray
thee, and ''make me a couple of
cakes in my sight, that I may eat
from her hand.
7 Then David sent home to
Tamar, saying. Go now to thy
brother Amnon's house, and dress
him food. 8 So Tamar went to
her brother Amnon's house ; and
he was laid down. And she took
dough, and kneaded it, and made
cakes in his sight, and did bake the
1 Or, Malcam See Zeph. 1. s. 2 Or. to
3 Or, with a slight change in the Hebrew text,
made them labor at ■» Or, brick-mould
* Heb. morning by morning.
" Heb. n. .37
* ch. 3. 2, 3 ;
1 Chr. 3. 2
" 1 Chr. 3. 9
rf ch. 3. 2
" 1 S. IG. 9
/2 K. 8. 29
" Gen. 18. 6
A Gen. 4.5. 1
'■ Lev. 20. 17
t Judg. 19.
23 ; 20. 6
' Gen. 20. 12
'■ Gen. 37. 3,
23 ; Judg.
' I S. 4. 12;
Esth. 4.
1 ; Jer. 2. 37
'ch. 1. 11 ;
Gen. .■?-. 29
' Jer. 2. 37
cakes. 9 And she took the pan,
and poured them out before him ;
but he refused to eat. And Am-
non said, '' Have out all men from
me. And they went out every
man from him. 10 And Amnon
said unto Tamar, Bring the food
into the chamber, that I may eat
from thy hand. And Tamar took
the cakes which she had made,
and brought them into the cham-
ber to Amnon her brother. 11
And when she had brought them
near unto him to eat, he took hold
of her, and said unto her, Come,
lie with me, my sister. 12 And she
answered him, Nay, my brother,
do not ''force me; for 'no such
thing ought to be done in Israel :
do not thou this '^ folly. 13 And
I, whither .shall I carry my shamed
and as for thee, thou wilt be as one
of the fools in Israel. Now there-
fore, I pray thee, speak unto the
king ; for ' he will not withhold me
from thee. 14 Howbeit he would
not hearken unto her voice ; but
being stronger than she, he forced
her, and lay with her.
1 5 Then Amnon hated her with
exceeding great hatred ; for the
hatred wherewith he hated her
v/as greater than the love where-
with he had loved her. And Am-
non said unto her. Arise, be gone.
16 And she said unto him, ''Not
so, because this great wrong in
putting me forth is worse than the
other that thou didst unto me.
But he would not hearken unto
her. 17 Then he called his ser-
vant that ministered unto him,
and said. Put now this woman out
from me, and bolt the door after
her. 18 And she had '^'"a garment
of divers colors upon her ; for with
such robes were the king's daugh-
ters that were virgins appai^elled.
Then his servant brought her out,
and bolted the door after her.
19 And "Tamar put ashes on her
head, and "rent her garment of
divers colors that was on her ; and
^she laid her hand on her head,
and went her way, crying aloud as
she went.
20 And Absalom her brother
said unto her. Hath "Amnon thy
brother been with thee^ but now
hold thy peace, my sister : he is
6 Heb. humble.
1 Or, Think not there is occasion for this area
wrong in putting me forth, which is worse &c.
8 Or, a lonq garment with sleeves
* Heb. Aminon.
316
13.21
II. SAMUEL
14.7
Absalom avenges Taiitar. IHurder of Amuon. Absalom flees to Geslinr. Joab proenres Absalom's Recall
thy brother ; take not this thing
to heart. So Tamar remained des-
olate "in her brother Absalom's
house. 21 But when king David
heard of all these things, he was
very wroth. 22 And Absalom
spake unto Amnon * neither good
nor bad ; for Absalom hated Am-
non, because he had forced his
sister Tamai'.
23 And it came to pass after
two full j'ears, that Absalom " had
sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which
is beside Ephraim : and Absalom
invited all the king's sons. 24 And
Absalom came to the king, and
said, Behold now, thy servant hath
sheep-shearers ; lei: the king, I
pray thee, and his servants go
with thy servant. 25 And the
king said to Absalom, Nay, my
son, let us not all go, lest we be
burdensome unto thee. And he
pressed him : howbeit he would
not go, but blessed him. 26 Then
•* said Absalom, If not, I pray thee,
let my brother Amnon go with us.
And the king said unto him, Why
should he go with thee] 27 But
Absalom pressed him, and he let
Amnon and all the king's sons go
with him. 28 And Absalom com-
manded his sei^vants, saying, Mark
ye now, " when Amnon's heart is
merry with wine ; and when I say
unto you. Smite Amnon, then kill
him ; fear not ; have not I com-
manded you ? be coui'ageous, and
be valiant. 29 And the servants
of Absalom did unto Amnon as
Absalom had commanded. Then
all the king's sons ai-ose, and every
man gat him up upon -^his mule,
and fled.
30 And it came to pass, while
they were in the way, that the
tidings came to David, saying,
Absalom hath slain all the king's
sons, and there is not one of them
left. 31 Then the king arose, and
^rent his garments, and ''lay on
the earth ; and all his servants
stood by with their clothes rent.
32 And * Jonadab, the son of
Shimeah, David's brother, an-
swered and said. Let not my lord
suppose that they have killed all
the young men the king's sons ;
for Amnon only is dead : for by
the appointment of Absalom this
hath been determined from the day
that he forced his sister Tamar.
33 Now therefore let not my lord
the king *take the thing to his
° ch. 14. 24
b Gen. 31. 24
"^ 1 S. 25. T
d ch. 3. 27 ;
11. 13-ia
*■ Judg. 19. 6,
9, 22 ; 1 S.
25. 36-38
/ch. 18. 9;
1 K. 1. 33,
38
'J ch. 1. 11
h ch. 12. 10
' ver. 3-5
k ch. 19. 19
' ver. 37, 38
'" Sh. 18. 24
" ver. 34
" ch. 3. 3
P ch. 14. 23,
32
' ver. 34
•■ ch. 12. 19-
23
' ch. 13. 39
< ch. 23. 26 ;
2 Chr. 11.
6; Am. 1. 1
"IK. 20. 35-
43
" ch. 12. 20
^ ver. 19
y 1 S. 25. 23
^ 2 K. 6. 26-
28
" ver. 6-21
with ch.
12. 1-7
'' Num. 35.
19 ; Dt. 19.
12, 13
" Mt. 21. 38
317
heart, to think that all the king's
sons are dead ; for Amnon only is
dead.
34 But 'Absalom fled. And *" the
young man that kept the watch
lifted up his eyes, and looked, and,
behold, there came much people
by the way of the hill-side behind
him. 35 And Jonadab said unto
the king. Behold, the king's sons are
come : as thy servant said, so it is.
36 And it came to pass,' as soon as
he had made an end of speaking,
that, behold, the king's sons came,
and lifted up their voice, and wept :
and the king also and all his ser-
vants wept ^ very sore.
37 But "Absalom fled, and went
to " Talmai the son of '■^ Ammihur,
king of ^Geshur. And David
mourned for his son every day.
38 * So Absalom fled, and went to
Geshur, and was there thi'ee years.
39 And the soul of king David
longed to go forth unto Absalom :
for 'he was comforted concerning
Amnon, seeing he was dead.
MNow Joab the son of Ze>
ruiah perceived that 'the
king's heart was toward Absalom.
2 And Joab sent to 'Tekoa, and
fetched thence a wise woman, and
said unto her, I pi'ay thee, "feign
thyself to be a mourner, and put
on mourning appai-el, I pray thee,
and "anoint not thyself with oil,
but be as a woman that hath a
long time mourned for the dead :
3 and go in to the king, and speak
on this manner unto him. So
Joab put ^the words in her mouth.
4 And when the woman of Tekoa
spake to the king, she fell on her
face to the ground, and ^ did obei-
sance, and said, "^ Help, O king.
5 And the king said unto her.
What aileth thee"? And she an-
swered, "Of a truth I am a widow,
and my husband is dead. 6 And
thy handmaid had two sons, and
they two strove together in the
field, and there w^as none to part
them, but the one smote the other,
and killed him. 7 And, behold,
* the whole family is risen against
thy handmaid, and they say. De-
liver him that smote his brother,
that we may kill him for the life
of his brother whom he slew, ''and
so destroy the heir also. Thus will
they quench my coal which is left,
and will leave to my husband
1 Heb. with a very cireat weepina.
2 Another reading is, Ammihud.
14.8
II. SAMUEL
14.30
Joab procares Absalom's Recall to Jerisalem. Absalom's Beauty. He is admitted to David's Presence
neither name nor remainder upon
the face of the eavth.
8 And the king said unto the
woman, Go to thy house, and I
will give chai^ge concerning thee.
9 And the woman of Tekoa said
unto the king, j\Iy loi'd, O king,
"the iniquity be on me, and on my
father's house ; and * the king and
his throne be guiltless. 10 And
the king said, Whosoever saith
aught unto thee, bring him to
me, and he shall not touch thee
any more. 1 1 Then said she, I
pray thee, let the king remember
Jehovah thy God, ''that the
avenger of blood destroy not any
more, lest _ they destroy my son.
And he said, ''A.s Jehovah liveth,
there shall not one hair of thy son
fall to the earth.
12 Then the woman said. Let
thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak
a word unto my lord the king.
And he said. Say on. 1 3 And the
woman said, " Wherefore then hast
thou devised such a thing against
the pe<^ple of Godl for in speaking
this word the king is as one that is
guilty, in that the king doth not
fetch home again •'his banished
one. 14 For ^ we must needs die,
and are ''as water spilt on the
ground, which cannot be gathered
up again ; neither doth God take
away life, but deviseth means, that
he ' that is banished be not an
outcast from him. 15 Now there-
fore seeing that I am come to
speak this word unto my lord the
king, it is because the people have
made me afraid : and thy hand-
maid said, I will now speak unto
the king ; it may be that the
king will perform the request of
his servant. 16 For the king will
hear, to deliver his servant out of
the hand of the man that would
destroy me and my son together
out of * the inheritance of God.
17 Then thy handmaid said. Let,
I pray thee, the word of my lord
the king be ' comfortable ; for as
" ' an angel of God, so is my lord
the king ^ to discern good and bad :
and Jehovah thy God be with
thee.
18 Then the king answered and
said unto the woman, Kide not
from me, I pray thee, aught that
I shall ask thee. And the woman
said. Let my lord the king now
speak. 19 And the king said, Is
1 Heb. for rest. 2 Or, t/ie ^ Heb. to hear.
"0611.43.9;
1 S. 25. 24
<> : K. 2. 33
" Num. 35.
19, 21 :
Dt. 19. 4-10
<i 1 S. 14. 45;
iK. 1. 52;
Mt. 10. 30
* ch. 12. 7 ,
1 K. 20. 40-
42
/ch. 13. 37,
9 Job 30. 23 ;
34. 15 ,
Heb. 9. 27
ft Ps. 58. 7
i Num. 35.
15, 25, 28
*: Dt. 32. 9 ;
1 S. 26. 19
' ver. 20 ;
ch. 19. 27;
1 S. 29. 9
"* ver. 3
" ver. 17 ;
ch. 19. 27
" ver. 11
P ch. 13. 37,
38
« ch. 13. 20
*■ Dt. 28.
35 ; Job 2.
7; Is. 1.6
' Ezek. 44.
20
« ch. 18. 18
" ch. 13. 1
" ver. 24
" Judg. 15.
3-5
318
the hand of Joab with thee in all
this 1 And the woman answered
and said. As thy soul liveth, my
lord the king, none can turn to
the right hand or to the left from
aught that my loi'd the king hath
spoken ; for '" thy servant Joab,
he bade me, and he put all these
words in the mouth of thy hand-
maid ; 20 to change the face of
the matter hath thy servant Joab
done this thing : and my lord is
wise, " according to the wisdom of
-an angel of God, to know all
things that are in the earth.
21 And the king said unto Joab,
Behold now, ''"I have done this
thing : go therefore, bring the
young man Absalom back. 22
And Joab fell to the ground on
his face, and did obeisance, and
blessed the king ; and Joab said.
To-day thy servant knoweth that
I have found favor in thy sight,
my lord, O king, in that the king
hath performed the request of
•^his servant. 23 So Joab arose
and went to ^ Geshur, and brought
Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 And
the king said. Let him turn to «his
own house, but let him not see my
face. So Absalom turned to his
own house, and saw not the king's
face.
2-5 Now in all Israel thei'e was
none to be so much praised as
Absalom for his beauty : 'from the
sole of his foot even to the ci'own
of his head there was no blemish
in him. 26 And when he 'cut the
hair of his head (now it was at
every year's end that he cut it ;
because it was heavy on him, there-
fore he cut it) ; he weighed the
hair of his head at two hundred
shekels, after the king's weight.
27 And 'unto Absalom there were
born three sons, and one daughter,
whose name was " Tamar : she was
a woman of a fair countenance.
28 And Absalom dwelt two full
years in Jerusalem ; and " he saw
not the king's face. 29 Then
Absalom sent for Joab, to send
him to the king ; but he would not
come to him : and he sent again
a second time, but he would not
come. 30 Therefore he said unto
his servants. See, ^Joab's field is
near mine, a,nd he hath barley
there ; go and set it on fire. And
Absalom's servants set the field on
* Another reading is, thou hast done.
s Another reading is, thy.
14.31
II. SAMUEL
15.22
Absalom seduces the People. His Conspiracy. David flees from Jerusalem. Ittai goes with him
fire. 31 Then Joab arose, and
came to Absalom unto his house,
and said unto him, Wherefore have
thy servants set my field on fire?
32 And Absalom answered Joab,
Behold, I sent unto thee, saying.
Come hither, that I maj^ send thee
to the king, to say, Whei'efore am I
come from Geshur 1 it were better
for me to be there still. Now
therefore let me see the king's
face; "and if there be iniq^uity in
me, let him kill me. 33 80 Joab
came to the king, and told him ;
and when he had called for Absa-
lom, he came to the king, and
bowed himself on his face to the
ground befoi-e the king : and ' the
king kissed Absalom.
■^ pT And it came to pass after
i f-J this, that " Absalom prepared
him a chariot and horses, and fifty
men to run before him. 2 And
Absalom i"ose up early, and ''stood
beside the way of the gate : and it
was so, that, when any man had a
suit which should come to the king
for judgment, then Absalom called
unto him, and said, Of what city
art thou"? And he said. Thy ser-
vant is of one of the tribes of
Israel. 3 And Absalom said unto
him. See, thy matters are good
and right ; but there is no man
deputed of the king to hear thee.
4 Absalom said moreover, *0h that
I were made judge in the land,
that every man who hath any suit
or cause might come unto me, and
I would do him justice ! 5 And
it was so, that, when any man
came nigh to do him obeisance,
he put forth his hand, and took
hold of him, and -^kissed him.
6 And on this manner did Absa-
lom to all Israel that came to the
king for judgment : so Absalom
stole the hearts of the men of
Israel.
7 And it came to pass at the end
of ^ forty years, that Absalom said
unto the king, I pray thee, let me
go and pay my vow, which I have
vowed unto Jehovah, in " Hebron.
8 For thy servant '' vowed a vow
while I abode at Geshur in ^ Syria,
saying, 'If Jehovah shall indeed
bring me again to Jerusalem, then
I will ^ serve Jehovah. 9 And the
king said unto him, Go in peace.
So he arose, and went to Hebron.
10 But Absalom sent spies
1 Accordingto Syr. and some editions of Sept.,
four. 2 Heb, Aram. 3 Or, worship
" 1 S. 20. 8
6 Gen. 33. 4 ;
Lk. lo. 20
M K. 1. 6
rfch. 19. 8;
Ruth 4. 1
• Judg. 9.
1-5, 29
J eh. 14. 33 ;
20. 9
9 ch. 3. 2, 3
ft oh. 13. 37,
' Gen. 28. 20,
21
1 1 K. 1. 34 ;
2 K. 9. 13
' 1 S. 9. 13
™ 1 S. 22. 15
" ver. 31
"Josh. 15. 61
P Ps. 3. 1
9 ver. 6 ;
Judg. 9. 3
""eh. 12. 11 ;
Ps. 3. title
'ch. 16.21,
' ch. 8. 18
" 1 S. 23. 13 ;
25. 13 ; 30.
1,9
" ch. 1.8. 2
^ 1 S. 23. 13
y ch. 2. 6
Ruth 1. 16,
17
throughout all the tribes of Israel,
saying. As soon as ye hear the
sound of the trumpet, then ye
shall say, * Absalom is king in
Hebx'on. 11 And with Absalom
went two hundred men out of
Jerusalem, ' that were invited, and
™ went in their simplicity ; and
they knew not anything. 1 2 And
Absalom ■* sent for " Ahithophel the
Gilonite, David's counsellor, from
his city, even from "Giloh, while
he was offering the sacrifices. And
the conspiracy was strong ; for
''the people increased continually
with Absalom.
13 And there came a messenger
to David, saying, «The hearts of
the men of Israel are after Absa-
lom. 14 And David said unto all
his servants that were with him at
Jerusalem, ^ Arise, and let us flee ;
for else none of us shall escape from
Absalom : make speed to depart,
lest he overtake us quickly, and
bring down evil upon us, and smite
the city with the edge of the sword.
15 And the king's servants said
unto the king. Behold, thy ser-
vants are ready to do whatsoever
my lord the king shall choose.
16 And the king went forth, and
all his_ household after him. And
* the king left ten women, that were
concubines, to keep the house. 17
And the king went forth, and all
the people after him ; and they
tarried ^in Beth-merhak. 1 8 And
all his servants passed on beside
him ; and 'all the Cherethites, and
all the Pelethites, and all the Git-
tites, " six hundred men that came
after him from Gath, passed on
before the king.
1 9 Then said the king to " Ittai
the Gjttite, Wherefore goest thou
also with us 1 return, and abide with
the king : for thou art a foreigner,
and also an exile ; return to thine
own place. 20 Whereas thou cam-
est but yesterday, should I this day
make thee go up and down with us,
seeing ^ I go whither I may 1 return
thou, and take back thy brethren ;
2' mercy and truth be with thee.
21 And Ittai answered the king,
and said, ^As Jehovah liveth, and
as my lord the king liveth, surely
in what place my lord the king
shall be, whether for death or for
life, even there also will thy ser-
vant be. 22 And David said to
Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai
■• Or, salt Ahitltophel ^ Or, at the Far House
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15.23
II. SAMUEL
16.8
Zadok, Abiathar, and Hushai sent back. Ziba's Lie concerning Mephiboslictli. David cursed by Shiniei
the Gittite passed oyei% and all his
men, and all the little ones that
were with him, 23 And all the
country wept with a loud voice,
and all the people passed over : the
king also himself passed over " the
brook Kidron, and all the people
passed over, toward *the way of
the wilderness.
24 And, lo, '^ Zadok also came, and
all the Levites with him, "^bearing
the ark of the covenant of God ;
and they set down the ark of God ;
and "Abiathar went up, until all
the people had done passing out
of the city. 25 And the king said
unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of
God into the city: if I shall find
favor in the eyes of Jehovah, -^he
will bring me again, and show me
both it, and ^ his habitation : 26 but
if he say thus, ''I have no delight
in thee ; behold, here am I, ' let
him do to me as seeraeth good unto
him. 27 The king said also unto
Zadok the priest, ^ Art thou not '' a
seer *? return into the city in peace,
and your 'two sons with you,
Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan
the son of Abiathar. 28 See, I
will tarry "'™at the fords of the wil-
derness, until there come word from
you to certify me. 29 Zadok there-
fore and Abiathar carried the ark
of God again to Jerusalem : and
they abode there.
30 And David went up by the
ascent of the mount of Olives, and
wept as he went up ; and he had
" his head covered, and went ° bare-
foot : and all the people that were
with him covered every man his
head, and they went up, weeping
as they went up. 31 And one
told David, saying, ^ Ahithophel is
among the conspirators with Absa-
lom. And David said, O Jehovah,
I pray thee, «turn the counsel of
Ahithophel into foolishness. 32
And it came to pass, that, when
David was come to the top of the
ascent, ^ where God was worshipped,
behold, Hushai the ''Archite came
to meet him with his coat rent,
and earth upon his head. 33 And
David said unto him, If thou pass-
est on with me, then thou wilt be
'a burden unto me : 34 but if thou
return to the city, and 'say unto
Absalom, I will be thy servant, O
king ; as I have been thy father's
1 Or, Scent thou?
2 Another reading is, in the plains.
3 Or, where he was wont to worship God
" 1 K. 15. 13 ,
2 Chr. 29.
IG
i> ver. 28 ;
ch. 16 2
'ch, 8. 17;
20. 25
d Num. 4.
15 ; 1 S. 4.
4, 5
<■ 1 S, 22. 20
/ Ps. 43. 3
'■' Ex. 15. 13 ;
Jer, 25. 30
ft 2 S. 11. 27 ;
1 Chr. 21. 7
' 1 S. 3. 18
«-■ 1 S. 9. 6-9
' ch. 17. 17
"' ch. 17. 16 ;
Josh. 5. 10
" Esth. 6. 12 ;
Ezek. 24.
17, 23
° Is. 20. 2-4
P ver. 12
« ch 16. 23 ;
17. 14, 23
"■ Josh. 16. 2
" ch. 19. 35
' ch. 16. 19
" ch. 17. 15,
16
" ver. 27
" ch. 17. 17
y ch. 16. 16 ;
1 Chr. 27.
33
' ch. 16. 15
" ch. 15. 32
«- ch. 9. 2-13
" 1 S. 25. 18
d Judg. 10. 4
^ ch. 17. 29
/ch. 9. 9, 10
-" ch. 19. 26,
27
'' ch. 3. 16 ;
17. IS
'■ ch. 19. 16-
23 ; 1 K. 2.
8, 9, 44
«-■ Ex. 22. 28
1 S. 17. 43
' ch. 12. 9
"' ch. 21. 1-9
servant in time past, so will I now
be thy servant ; then wilt thou de-
feat for me the counsel of Ahitho-
phel. 35 And hast thou not there
with thee Zadok and Abiathar the
priests'? therefoi'e it shall be, that
" what thing soever thou shalt hear
out of the king's house, thou shalt
tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the
priests. 36 Behold, they have there
with them "their two sons, Ahim-
aaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan,
Abiathar's son ; and -^ by them ye
shall send unto me everything that
ye shall hear. 37 So Hushai, ^ Da-
vid's friend, came into the city ; and
^Absalom came into Jerusalem.
•^ /Z* And when David was "a
-L\-/ little past the top of the as-
cent, behold, *Ziba the servant of
Mephibosheth met him, '^with a
couple of asses saddled, and upon
them two hundred loaves of bread,
and a hundred clusters of raisins,
and a hundred of summer frviits, and
a "' bottle of wine. 2 And the king
said unto Ziba, What meanest thou
by these"? And Ziba said, ''The
asses are for the king's household
to ride on ; and the bread and sum-
mer fruit for the young men to eat ;
and the wine, that 'such as are
faint in the wilderness may drink.
3 And the king said. And where is
•''thy master's son "? And '■' Ziba said
unto the king, Behold, he abicleth
at Jerusalem ; for he said, To-day
will the house of Israel restore me
the kingdom of my father. 4 Then
said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine
is all that pertaineth unto Mephib-
osheth. And Ziba said, I do obei-
sance ; let me find favor in thy
sight, my lord, O king. _
5 And when king David came to
''Bahurim, behold, there came out
thence a man of the family of the
house of Saul, 'whose name was
Shimei, the son of Gera ; he came
out, and * cursed still as he came.
6 And he cast stones at David, and
at all the servants of king David :
and all the people and all the
mighty men were on his right hand
and on his left. 7 And thus said
Shimei when he cursed, Begone,
begone, 'thou man of l:)lood, and
base fellow : 8 '" Jehovah hath re-
turned upon thee all the blood of
the house of Saul, in whose stead
thou hast reigned ; and Jehovah
hath delivered the kingdom into
the hand of Absalom thy son ; and,
4 Or, skin
320
16.9 11. SAMUEL 17.11
David's Forbearance towards Shimei. Husliai comes to Absalom. Ahitliopliel's Counsel to Absalom. Ilnsliai's Counsel
behold, thou art taken in thine own
mischief, because thou art a man of
blood.
9 Then " said Abishai the son of
Zeruiah unto the king, Why should
* this dead dog " curse my lord the
king % let me go over, I pray thee,
and take off his head. 10 And the
king said, '' What have I to do with
you, ye sons of Zeruiah 1 ^ " Because
he curseth, and because Jehovah
hath said unto him. Curse David ;
•^who then shall say, Wherefore
hast thou done so 1 11 And David
said to Abishai, and to all his ser-
vants, Behold, ''my son, who came
forth from my bowels, seeketh my
life : how much more may this Ben-
jamite now do it% let him alone,
and let him curse; ''for Jehovah
hath bidden him. 12 It may be
that Jehovah will look on the wrong
done unto me, and 'that Jehovah
will requite me good iorhis cursing
of me this day. 1 3 So David and
his men went by the way ; and
Shimei Avent along on the hillside
over against him, and cursed as he
went, and threw stones 'at him,
and cast dust. 14 And the king,
and all the people that were with
him, came ^ weary ; and he I'efreshed
himself there.
15 *And Absalom, and all the
people, the men of Israel, came to
Jerusalem, and Ahithopnel with
him. 16 And it came to pass,
when 'Hushai the Archite, David's
friend, was come unto Absalom,
that '"Hushai said unto Absalom,
" Long live the king. Long live the
king. _ 17 And Absalom said to
Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy
friend"? "why wentest thou not with
thy friend ■? 18^ And Hushai said
unto Absalom, Nay ; but whom Je-
hovah, and this people, and all the
men of Israel have chosen, his will
I be, and with him will I abide.
19 And again, ^'whom should I
serve"? should L not serve in the
presence of his sont as I have
served in thy father's presence, so
will I be in thy presence.
20 Then said Absalom to Ahitho-
phel, Give your counsel what we
shall do. 21 And Ahithophel said
unto Absalom, *Go in unto thy
father's concubines, that he hath
left to keep the house ; and all
Israel will hear that thou art ab-
1 Or, Whev he cumetli, and ii^hen &c. Ano
reading is. So let him curse, because.
2 Heb. over against. 3 Or, to Ayephim
"cli. 19. 21;
1 S. m. 8 ;
Lk. 0. 54
!> ch. 9. 8
' Ex. 2-.'. 28
d ch. 3. 39 ;
19.22
*.Jn. 18. 11
/ Rom. 9. 20
" ch. 12. 11
'' Gen. 4.5. .5 ;
1 S. 2G. 19
' Dt. 23. 5 ;
Rom. 8. 28
fc ch, 16. 12,
37
' ch. 15. 37
"' cll. 15. 34
" 1 S. 10. 24;
2 K. 11. 12
" ch. 19. 25
P ch. 15. 34
8 ch. 16. 16
•■ ch. 15. 16 ;
20. 3
' ch. 12. 11,
12
« ch. 17. 14,
23
" ch. 15. 12
" ch. IB. 14
=" 1 K. 22. 31
y ch. 15. 32-
34
■ ch. 16. 21
' Prov. 17.
12; Hos.
bl S. 16. 18;
1 Chr. 22. 8
« Josh. 2. 9-
11
32J.
horred of thy father : then will the
hands of all that are with thee be
strong. 22 So they spread Absa-
lom a tent upon the top of the
house ; 'and Aosalom went in unto
his father's concubines "in the
sight of all Israel. 23 And 'the
counsel of Ahithophel, which he
gave in those days, was as if a man
inquired at the •* oracle of God : " so
was all the counsel of Ahithophel
both with David and with Aosa-
lom.
'i ^ Moreover Ahithophel said
-L I unto Absalom, Let me now
choose out twelve thousand men,
and I Avill arise and pursue after
David this night : 2 and "I will
come upon him while he is weary
and weak-handed, and will make
him afraid ; and all the people that
are with him shall flee ; and "^ I will
smite the king only ; 3 and I will
bring back all the people unto thee :
the man whom thou seekest is as if
all returned : so all the people shall
be in peace. 4 And the saying
pleased Absalom well, and all the
elders of Israel.
5 Then said Absalom, Call now
^ Hushai the Archite also, and let
us hear likewise what he saith. 6
And when Hushai was come to
Absalom, Absalom spake unto him,
saying, Ahithophel hath spoken
after this manner : shall we do after
his saying"? if not, speak thou. 7
And Hushai said unto Absalom,
-'The counsel that Ahithophel hath
given this time is not good. 8
Hushai said moreover, Thou know-
est thy father and his men, that
they are mighty men, and they are
^ chafed in their minds, " as a bear
robbed of her whelps in the field ;
and thy father is a *man of war,
and will not lodge with the people.
9 Behold, he is hid now in some
pit, or in some other place: and it
will come to pass, ®when some of
them are fallen at the first, that
whosoever heareth it will say,
There is a slaughter among the
peoi^le that follow Absalom. 10
And even he that is valiant, whose
heart is as the heart of a lion, " will
utterly m^lt; for all Israel know-
eth that thy father is a mighty
man, and they that are with him
are valiant men. 1 1 But I coun-
sel that all Israel be gathered to-
gether unto thee, '^ from Dan even
* Heb. word. ■■• Heb. bitter of soul.
6 Or, when hefalleth upon them
17.12
II. SAMUEL
18.5
Hasbai's Conusel adopted. David urged to cross the Jordan. Ahitliopliel's Suicide. i1)salftm follows David
to Beer-sheba, " as the sand that is
by the sea for multitude ; and ^ that
thou go to battle in thine own per-
son. 12 So shall we come upon
him in some place where he shall
be found, and we will light upon
him ''as the dew falleth on the
ground ; and of him and of all the
men tha.t are with him we will not
leave so much as one. 13 More-
over, if he ■^ be gotten into a city,
then shall all Israel bring ropes to
that city, and we will '" draw it into
the river, until there be not one
small stone found there. 14 And
Absalom and all the men of Israel
said, The counsel of Hushai the
Archite is better than the counsel
of Ahithophel. For ''Jehovah had
ordained to defeat the good coun-
sel of Ahithophel, to the intent
that Jehovah might bring evil upon
Absalom.
15 Then ""said Hushai unto Za-
dok and to Abiathar the priests,
Thus and thus did Ahithophel
counsel Absalom and the elders of
Israel ; and thus and thus have I
counselled. 16 Now therefore send
quickly, and tell David, saying,
^ Lodge not this night ^ at the fords
of the wilderness, but by all means
pass over ; lest the king be swal-
lowed up, and all the people that
are with him. 17 ^^ Now Jonathan
and Ahimaaz were staying by '' En-
I'Ogel ; and a maid-servant used to
go and tell them ; and they went
and told king David : for they
might not be seen to come into the
city. 18 But a lad saw them, and
told Absalom : and they went both
of them away quickly, and came to
the house of a man \ in Bahurim,
who had a well in his court; and
they went down thither. 19 And
* the woman took and spread the
covering over the well's mouth, and
strewed bruised grain thereon ; and
nothing was known. 20 And Ab-
salom's servants came to the woman
to the house ; and they said, Where
are Ahimaaz and Jonathan"? And
'the woman said unto them. They
are gone over the brook of water.
And when they had sought and
could not find tnem, they returned
to Jerusalem.
21 And it came to pass, after
1 Or, ihdt thv presence (Heb. face) go to the
battle 2 Or, vnthdraiv himself
3 Another reading is, in the plains.
4 Or, Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz are staying
by Enrogel ; so let the maid-servant go and tell
them, and let them go and tell king David ; for
they may not be seen to come into the city
°- Gen. 22.
17 ; IS.
13. 5
bFa. 110. ."?;
Mic. 6. 7
" Mic. 1. 6
<i cll. 15. 31,
34
' Ch. 15. 35,
36
/ch. 1.5, 2S
" ch. 16. 27,
36
A Josh. 16.
7; 18. 16
< ch. 3. 16 ;
16. 6
*: Josh. 2. 4-6
'Lev. 19.11;
Josh. 2. 3-
5 ; 1 S. 19.
12-17
"^ ver. 16, 16
" ch. ]5. 12
° 2 K. 20. 1
P Mt. 27. 6
1 ch. 2. 8 ;
Gen. 32. 2,
10
■ ch. 19. 13 ;
20. 9-12 ;
1 K. 2. 6,
» 1 Chr. 2.
13, 16
«ch. 10. 1,2;
1 S. U. 1
" ch. 12. 26,
29
" ch. 9. 4
^ ch. 19. 31-
40 ; 1 K.
2.7
V ch. 16. 2, 14
' Ex. 18. 25 ;
Num. 31.
14 ; 1 S.
22.7
'^ Judg. 7.
ifi ; 1 S. 11.
11
6 ch. 15. 19-
22
322
they were departed, that they came
up out of the well, and went and
told king David; and they said
unto David, '"Arise ye, and pass
quickly over the water ; for thus
hath Ahithophel counselled against
you. 22 Then David arose, and all
the people that were with him, and
they passed over the Jordan : by
the morning light there lacked not
one of them that was not gone over
the Jordan. 23 And when Ahitho-
phel saw that his counsel was not
followed, he saddled his ass, and
arose, and gat him home, unto "his
city, and "set his house in order,
and ^ hanged himself ; and he died,
and was buried in the sepulchre of
his father.
24 Then David came to «Maha-
naim. And Absalom passed over
the Jordan, he and- all the men of
Israel with him. 25 And Absalom
set ' Amasa over the host instead of
Joab. Now Amasa was the son of
a man, whose name was ^ Ithra the
Israelite, that went in to ^Abigal
the daughter of *Nahash, sister to
Zeruiah, Joab's mother. 26 And
Israel and Absalom encamped in
the land of Gilead.
27 And it came to pass, when
David was come to Mahanaim,
that 'Shobi the son of Nahash of
"Kabbah of the children of Am-
nion, and "Machir the son of
Ammiel of Lo-debar, and ^Bar-
zillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
28 brought beds, and basins, and
earthen vessels, and wheat, and
barley, and meal, and parched
grain, and beans, and lentils, and
E arched pulse, 29 and honey, and
utter, and sheep, and cheese of the
herd, for David, and for the people
that were with him, to eat : for
they said. The people are hungry,
arid weary, and thirsty, ^in the
wilderness.
■i O And David numbered the
-LO people that were with him,
and 'set captains of thousands and
captains pf hundreds over them. 2
And David sent forth the people, " a
third part under the hand of Joab,
and a third part under the hand of
Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's
brother, and a third part under the
hand of *Ittai the Gittite. And
the king said unto the people, I
will surely go forth with you my-
self also. 3 But the people said,
* In 1 Chr. 2. 17, Jether the Ishmaelite.
6 In 1 Chr. 2. 16, 17, Abigail.
18.4
II. SAMUEL
18.25
Da\1d's Army defeats Absalom's. Absalom slain by Joab. Messengers sent to David
" Thou shalt not go forth : for if we
flee away, they will not care for us ;
neither ii half of us die, will they
care for us : ^ but thou art worth
ten thousand of us ; therefore now
it is better that thou be ready to
succor us ovit of the city. 4 And
the king said unto them. What
seemeth you best I will do. And
*the king stood by the gate-side,
and all the people went out by
hundreds and by thousands. 5
And the king commanded Joab and
Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal
gently for my sake with the young
man, even with Absalom. And
''all the people heard when the
king gave all the captains charge
concerning Absalom.
6 So the people went out into the
field against Israel : and the battle
was in ''the forest of Ephraim. 7
And the people of Israel were
smitten there before the servants
of David, and there was a great
slaughter there that day of twenty
thousand men. 8 For the battle
was there spread over the face of
all the country ; and the forest de-
voui'ed more people that day than
the sword devoured.
9 And Absalom chanced to meet
the servants of David. And Absa-
lom was riding upon his mule, and
the mule went under the thick
boughs of a great -oak, and "his
head caught hold of the oak, and
he was taken up between heaven
and earth ; and the mule that was
under him went on. 10 And a
certain man saw it, and told Joab,
and said. Behold, I saw Absalom
hanging in an oak. 11 And Joab
said unto the man that told him.
And, behold, thou sawest it, and
why didst thou not smite him there
to the ground *? and I would have
given thee ten pieces of silver, arid
a girdle. 12 And the man said
unto Joab, Though I should receive
a thousand p?'ece.? of silver in my
hand, yet would I not put forth my
hand against the king's son : for
■''in our hearing the king charged
thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying,
^ Beware that none touch the young
man Absalom. 13 Otherwise if I
had dealt falsely against '^his life
(and ^ there is no matter hid from
the king), then thou thyself would-
1 So Vulg. and some editions of Sept. The
Hebrew text has, for now are there ten thousand
w.ch as we. 2 Or, terebinth
» Heb. Have a care, tuhosoever ye be, of &c.
* Another reading is, my.
" ch. 21. 17
6 ver. 24
" ver. 12
d ch. 17. 26 ;
Josh. 17.
15, 18
* ch. 14. 26
/ ver. 6
" ch. 14. 19,
20
fc ch. 14. 30
■ ch. 2. 28 ;
20. 22
fe Dt. 21.
2(J, 21 ;
Josh. 7. 26 ;
8. 29
' ch. 19. 8 ;
20. 1, 22
™ 1 S. lii. 12
" Gen. 14. 17
" ch. 14. 27
v ch. 16. 36
« ver. 31
« ch. 13. 34 ;
2 K. 9. 17
S23
est have set thyself against me. 14
Then said Joab, I may not tarry
thus with thee. '' And he took three
^ darts in his hand, and thrust them
through the heart of Absalom, while
he was yet alive in the midst of the
oak. 1 5 And ten young men that
bare Joab's armor compassed about
and smote Absalom, and slew him.
16 And 'Joab blew the trumpet,
and the people returned from pur-
suing after Israel ; for Joab '^held
back the people. 17 And they
took Absalom, and cast him into
the great pit in the forest, and
'- raised over him a very great heap
of stones: and 'all Israel fled every
one to'his tent. 18 Now Absalom
in his lifetime had taken and
"'reared up for himself the pillar,
which is in " the king's dale ; for he
said, " I have no son to keep my
name in remembrance : and he
called the pillar after his own name ;
and it is called Absalom's monu-
ment, unto this day.
19 Then said ^Ahimaaz the son
of Zadok, Let me now run, and
bear the king tidings, 'how that
Jehovah hath ''avenged him of his
enemies. 20 And Joab said unto
him. Thou shalt not be the bearer
of tidings this day, but thou shalt
bear tidings another day ; but -this
day thou shalt bear no tidings, be-
cause the king's son is dead. 21
Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go,
tell the king what thou hast seen.
And the Cushite bowed himself
unto Joab, and ran. 22 Then said
Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again
to Joab, But come what may, let
me, I pray thee, also run after the
Cushite. And Joab said. Where-
fore wilt thou run, my son, seeing
that *■ thovi ** wilt have no reward
for the tidings % 23 But come what
may, said he, I will run. And he
said unto him. Run. Then Ahim-
aaz ran by the way of the Plain,
and outran the Cushite. _
24 Now ' David was sitting be-
tween the two gates : and ' the
watchman went up to the roof of
the gate unto the wall, and lifted
up his eyes, and looked, and, be-
hold, a man running alone. 25
And the watchman cried, and told
the king. And the king said, If he
be alone, there is tidings in his
mouth. And he came apace, and
5 Heb. staves. ^ Or, spared
1 Heb. judged him .from the hand &e.
8 Or, hast no sufficient tidings
18.26
II. SAMUEL
19.15
Absalom's Death reported to David. David's Lamentation. Joab reproves Mm for it. David bronglit bacli
drew near. 26 And the watchman
saw another man running ; and the
watchman called unto the porter,
and said, Behold, another man run-
ning alone. And the king said, He
also bringeth tidings. 27 And the
watchman said, I think the run-
ning of the foremost "is like the
running of Ahimaaz the son of
Zadok. And the king said, '' He is
a good man, and cometh with good
tidings.
28 And Ahimaaz called, and said
unto the king, ^All is well. And
" he bowed himself before the king
with his face to the earth, and said,
•^ Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who
hath delivered up the me'^i that
lifted up their hand against my
lord the king. 29 And the king
said, "''Is it well with the young
man Absalom 1 And Ahimaaz an-
swered, When Joab sent the king's
servant, ^even me thy servant, I
saw a great tumult, but •'I knew
not what it was. 30 And the king
said, Turn aside, and stand here.
And he turned aside, and stood
still.
31 And, behold, the Cushit^
came ; and the Gushite said. Ti-
dings for my lord the king ; for
Jehovah iiath avenged thee this
day of all them that rose up against
thee. 32 And the king said unto
the Gushite, '' Is it well with the
young man Absalom"? And the
Gushite answered, 'The enemies of
my lord the king, and all that rise
up against thee to do thee hurt, be
as that young man is. * 33 And the
king was much moved, and went
up to the chamber over the gate,
and wept : and as he went, thus he
said, '' O my son Absalom, my son,
my son Absalom ! ' would I had
died for thee, O Absalom, my son,
my son !
A (\ And it was told Joab, Be-
J_ Xy hold, ™ the king weepeth and
mourneth for Absalom. 2 And
the ■* victory that day was turned
into mourning unto all the people ;
for the people heard say that day.
The king grieveth for his son. 3
And the people gat them by stealth
that day into the city, as people
that are ashamed steal away when
they flee in battle. 4 And the king
"covered his face, and the king
cried with a loud voice, " O my son
Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my
1 Heb. Peace. 2 Heb. Is there peace with &c. ?
» Or, and, 4 Heb. salvation.
» 2 K. 9. 20
(> 1 K. 1. 42
"^ ch. 14. 4 ;
1 S. 25. 2.'i
d I S. 17. 46
*-' ch. 20. U ;
2 K. 4. 2G
/ver. 22
!* ver. 19 ;
Judg. 5. 31
'' ver. 29
' 1 S. 2.i. 26
* ch. 19. 4
' Ex. 32. 32 ;
Rom. 9. 3
'" ch. 18. 5, 14
" ch, 15. 30
" ch. 18. 33
Pch. 15. 2;
18. 24
1 ch. 18. ir
■ ch. 8. 1-14
' ch. 5. 20 ;
8. 1
*rCh. 19. 1 in
Heb.]
« ch. 15. 29
*'ch. 5. 1
»^ch.
17.25
yiK
19. 2
^ch.
8. 16
" ver
ch.
5-7;
3. 27-:
b Judg. 20. 1
324
son ! 5 And Joab came into the
house to the king, and said. Thou
hast shamed this day the faces of
all thj^ servants, who this day have
saved -thy life, and the lives of thy
sons and of thy daughters, and the
lives of thy wives, and the lives of
thy concubines ; 6 in that thou
lovest them that hate thee, and
hatest them that love thee. For
thou hast declared this day, that
princes and servants are nought
unto thee : for this day I perceive,
that if Absalom had lived, and all
we had died this day, then it had
ipleased thee well. 7 Now there-
tore arise, go forth, and speak com-
fortably unto thy servants ; for I
swear by Jehovah, if thou go not
forth, there will not tarry a man
with thee this night : and that will
be worse unto thee than all the evil
that hath befallen thee from thy
youth until now. 8 Then the king-
arose, and sat in the gate. And
they told unto all the people, say-
ing. Behold, the king is ^'sitting in
the gate : and all the people came
before the king.
Now 'J Israel had fled every man
to his tent. _ 9 And all the people
were at strife throughout all the
tribes of Israel, saying, ''The king
delivered us out of the hand of our
enemies, and *he saved us out of
the hand of the Philistines ; and
now ' he is fled out of the land from
Absalom. 10 And Absalom, whom
we anointed over us, is dead in bat-
tle. Now therefore why speak ye
not a Avord of bringing the king
back?
11 And "king David sent to
Zadok and to Abiathar the priests,
saying. Speak unto the elders of
.Judah, saying, Why are ye the
last to bring the king back to his
house? seeing the speech of all
Israel is come to the king, to bring
him to his house. 12 Ye are my
brethren, " ye are my bone and my
flesh : wherefore then are ye the
last to bring back the king? 13
And "^say ye to Amasa, Art thou
not my bone and my flesh ? ^ God
do so to me, and more also, if thou
be not ^captain of the host before
me continually " in the room of
Joab. 1 4 And he bowed the heart
of all the men of Judah, even *as
the heart of one man ; so that they
sent unto the king, saying. Return
thou, and all thy servants. 15 So
the king returned, and came to the
19.16
II. SAMUEL
19.38
Shimci's Confession. He is spared. David's Interview witli Mephiboslieth, and with Barzillai
Jordan. And Judah came to "Gil-
gal, to go to meet the king, to
bring the king over the Jordan.
16 And *Shimei the son of Gera,
the Benjamite, who was of Bahu-
rim, hasted and came down with
the men of Judah to meet king
David. 17 And there were a thou-
sand men of Benjamin with him,
and " Ziba the sei'vant of the house
of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his
twenty servants with him ; and
they went through the Jordan in
the presence of the king. 18 And
there went over ^a feri-y-boat to
bring over the king's household,
and to do what he thought good.
And Shimei the son of Gera fell
down before the king, when he
^was come over the Jordan. 19
And he said unto the king, "^Let
not my lord impute iniquity unto
me, neither do thou remember that
which thy servant did perversely
the day that my lord the king went
out of Jerusalem, that the king
sliould take it to bis heart. 20 For
thy servant doth know that I have
sinned : therefore, behold, I am
come this day '■ the first of all the
house of Joseph to go down to meet
my lord the king.
21 But Abishai the son of Zeru-
iah answered and said, •''(Shall not
Shimei be put to death for this,
''because he cursed Jehovah's
anointed 1 22 And David said,
''What have I to do with you, ye
sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this
day be adversaries unto me"? 'shall
there any man be put to death this
day in Israel? for do not I know
that I am this day king over IsraeH
23 And the king said unto Shimei,
* Thou shalt not die. And the king
sware unto him.
24 And ' Mephibosheth the son
of Saul came down to meet the
king ; and '" he had neither dressed
his feet, nor trimmed his beard,
nor "washed his clothes, from the
day the king departed until the
day he came home in peace. 25
And it came to pass, ^ when he was
come to Jerusalem to meet the
king, that the king said unto him,
" wherefore wentest not thou with
me, Mephibosheth "? 26 And he
answered. My lord, O king, my
servant deceived me : for thy ser-
vant said, I will saddle me an ass,
that I may ride thereon, and go
1 Or, the convoy 2 Or, would go over
s Or, whe7i Jerusalem was come
" Josh. 5. 9 ;
1 S. n. 14,
15
b Ch. 16. 6-
13 ; 1 K. 2.
8
" ver. 26, 27 ,
ch. 16. 1-4
rf ch. 16. 6-S ;
1 S. 22. 15
" ch. 16. 5
/ch. 16. 7, 8
'■' Ex. 22. 28
h ch. 3. 39 ;
16. 9, 10
i 1 S. 11. 13
*: 1 K. 2. 8
' ch. 9. C-10
'" ch. 12. 20
" Ex. 19. 10
"ch. 16. 17
P ch. 9. 3
« ch. 16. 3, 4
»■ ch. 14. 17,
20
" ch. 21. 6-9
t ch. 9. 7, 10,
" ch. 17. 27-
29 ; 1 K.
2.7
" Gen. 47. 8
^ Ps. 90. 10
V Eccl. 2. 8 ;
Is. 5. II, IS
^ ch. 15. 33
' ver. 40 ;
1 K. 2. 7 ;
Jer. 41. 17
* with the king ; * because thy ser-
vant is lame. 27 And ^he hath
slandered thy servant unto my
lord the king; but my lord the
king is '" as ^ an angel of God : do
therefore what is good in thine
eyes. 28 For 'all my father's
house were but '^ dead men before
my lord the king ; ' yet didst thou
set thy servant among them that
did eat at thine own table. What
right therefore have I yet that I
should cry any more unto the king ?
29 And the king said unto him,
Why speakest thou any more of
thy matters'? I say. Thou and
Ziba divide the land. 30 And
Mephibosheth said unto the king,
Yea, let him take all, forasmuch
as my lord the king is come in
peace unto his own house.
31 And "Barzillai the Gileadite
came down from Kogelim ; and he
went over the Jordan with the
king, to conduct him over the
Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was
a very aged man, even fourscore
years old : and he had provided
the king with siistenance while he
lay at Mahanaim ; for he was a
very great man. 33 And the king
said unto Barzillai, Come thou
over w^ith me, and I will sustain
thee with me in Jerusalem. 34 And
Barzillai said unto the king, " How
many are the days of the years of
my life, that I should go up with
the king unto Jerusalem "? 35 I am
this day "" fourscore years old : can
I discern between good and bad ?
can thy servant taste what I eat
or what I drink ? can I hear any
more ^the voice of singing men
and singing women 1 'wherefore
then .should thy servant be yet a
burden unto my lord the king"?
36 Thy servant would but just
go over the Jordan with the king :
and why should the king recom-
pense it me with such a reward 1
37 Let thy servant, I pray thee,
turn back again, that I may die
in mine own city, by the grave
of my father and my mother. But
behold, thy servant "Chimham;
let him go over with my lord the
king ; and do to him what shall
seem good unto thee. 38 And
the king answered, Chimham shall
go over with me, and I will do to
him that which shall seem good
unto thee : and whatsoever thou
* Another readin.£; is, to. 5 Qr, the
s Heb. men of death.
325
19.39
11. SAMUEL
20. 15
Jealousy between Israel and Judnh. Slieba's Rebellion. Joab murders Auiasa, and pursues Sheha
shalt ^ require of me, that will I
do for thee. 39 And all the people
went over the Jordan, and the
king went over : and the king
" kissed Barzillai, and blessed him ;
and he returned unto his own
place.
40 So the king went over to Gil-
gal, and Chimham went over with
him : and all the people of Judah
brought the king over, and also
* half the people of Israel. 41 And,
behold, all the men of Israel came
to the king, and said unto the king,
''Why have our brethren "^the men
of Judah stolen thee a^yay, and
brought the king, and his house-
hold, over the Jordan, and all
David's men with him? 42 And
all the men of Judah answered the
men of Israel, Because ''the king
is near of kin to us : wherefoi'e
then are ye angry for this matter 1
have we eaten at all at the king's
cost? or hath he given us any gift?
43 And the men of Israel answered
the men of .Judah, and said, ^ We
have ten parts in the king, and we
have also more right in IJavid than
ye : why then did ye despise us,
"that our advice should not be first
had in bringing back our king?
And the words of the men of J udah
were fiercer than the words of the
men of Israel.
O r\ And there happened to be
^\J s' there a base fellow, whose
name was Sheba, the son of '' Bichri,
a Benjamite : and he blew the
trumpet, and said, *We have no
portion in David, neither have we
inheritance in * the son of -Jesse :
' every man to his tents, O Israel.
2 So all the men of Israel went up
from following David, and followed
Sheba the son of Bichri ; but the
men of -Judah clave unto their king,
from the Jordan even to Jeru-
salem.
3 And David came to his house
at Jerusalem ; and ™ the king took
the ten women his concubines,
whom he had left to keep the
house, and put them in ward, and
Erovided them_ with sustenance,
ut went not in unto them. So
they were shut up unto the day
of their death, * living in widow-
hood.
4 Then said the king to " Amasa,
Call me the men of Judah together
1 Heb. choose to lay upon.
2 Or, and were we not the first to speak of bring-
ing back our king f
* Heb. in widowhood of life.
" ch. 14. 33 ;
Gen. 31.
,Vi; Ruth
1. U
>> ver. 9, 10
' Judg. 8. 1 ;
12. 1
<' ver. 11, 12
' ver. 12
/ch. o. l;
1 K. 11. 30,
31
■" ch. 16. 7
'' Gen. 4U. 21
' ch. 19. 43 ;
1 K. 12. 16
k 1 S. 22. 7-9
' ch. 18. 17 ;
1 S. 13. 2 ;
2 Ohr. 10.
16
'"ch. 15. 10;
10. 21, 22
" ch. 17. 25 ;
19. 13
" 1 S. 13. 8
P ch. 21. 17
9ch. 11. 11 ;
1 K. 1. 33
»" ch. 8. 18 ;
1 K. 1. 38
■' ch. 15. 18
t ch. 2. 13 ;
3. 30
" Mt. 20. 49
" ch. 2. 23 ;
3. 27 ; 1 K.
2.5
* ver. 13
y Num. 21.
16
^ 1 K. 15. 20 ;
2 K. 15. 29
" 2 K. 19. .32 ;
Ezek. 4. 2
326
within three days, and be thou
here pi'esent. 5 So Amasa went
to call the men of Judah together ;
but he " tarried longer than the set
time which he had appointed him.
6 And David said to ^'Abishai,
Now will Sheba the son of Bichri
do us more harm than did Absalom :
''take thou thy lord's servants, and
pursue after him, lest he get him
fortified cities, and escape out of
our sight. 7 And there went out
after him Joab's men, and "" the
Cherethites and the Pelethites,
and * all the mighty men ; and
they went out of Jerusalem, to
pursue after Sheba the son of
Bichri. 8 When they were at the
great stone which is in * Gibeon,
Amasa came to meet them.
And Joab was girded with his
apparel of war that he had put on,
and thereon was a girdle with a
sword fastened upon his loins in
the sheath thereof ; and as he went
forth it fell out. 9 And Joab said
to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my
brother? And "Joab took Amasa
by the beard with his right hand
to kiss him. 10 But Amasa took
no heed to the sword that was in
Joab's hand: so "he smote him
therewith in the body, and shed
out his bowels to the ground, and
struck him not again ; ana he
died.
And Joab and Abishai his brother
pursued after Sheba the son of
Bichri. 1 1 And there stood by
him one of Joab's young men, and
said, He that favoreth -Joab, and
he that is for David, " let him follow
-Joab. 12 And Amasa lay wallow-
ing in his blood in the midst of
the highway. And when the man
saw that all the people stood still,
he carried Amasa out of the high-
way into the field, and cast a gar-
ment over him, when he saw that
every one that came by him stood
still. 13 When he was removed
out of the highway, all the people
went on after Joab, to pursue
after Sheba the son of Bichri.
14 And he went through all the
tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to
Beth-maacah, and all the ^Berites:
and they were gathered together,
and went also after him. 15 And
they came and besieged him in
'Abel of Beth-maacah, and "they
cast up a mound against the city,
and it stood against the rampart ;
and all the people that were with
20.16
II. SAMUEL
21.12
Slieba besieged and slain. David's Olficers. The Gibeouites avenged on Saal. Rizpah's Devotion to the Dead
Joab ^ battered the wall, to throw
it down. 16 Then cried "a wise
woman out of the city, Hear, hear ;
say, I pi'ay you, unto Joab, Come
near hither, that I may speak with
thee. 17 And he came near unto
her ; and the woman said. Art
thou Joabl And he answered, I
am. Then she said unto him,
Hear tlie words of thy handmaid.
And he answered, I do hear. 18
Then she spake, saying, They were
wont to speak in old time, saying,
They shall surely ask counsel at
Abel : and so they ended the matter.
19 1 am of them that are peaceable
and faithful in Israel: *tliou seek-
^st to destroy a city and a mother
in Israel : why wilt thou swallow
up "the inheritance of Jehovah"?
20 And Joab answered and said,
Far be it, far be it from me, that
I should swallow up or destroy.
21 The matter is not so : but a man
of ''the hill-country of Ephraim,
* Sheba the son of Bichri by name,
hath lifted up his hand against the
king, even against David ; deliver
him only, and I will depart from
the city. And the woman said unto
Joab, Behold, his head shall be
thrown to thee over the wall. 22
Then the woman went unto all the
people •'^ in her wisdom. And they
cut off the head of Sheba the son
of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab.
And ^he blew the trumpet, and
they were dispersed from the city,
every man to his tent. And Joab
returned to Jerusalem unto the
king.
23 ''Now Joab was over all the
host of Israel ; and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada was over the '^ Chereth-
ites and over the Pelethites ; 24 and
Adoram was over the men subject
to taskwork ; and Jehoshaphat the
son of Ahilud was the ^recorder:
25 and Sheva was ''scribe; and
Zadok and Abiathar were priests ;
26 and also *Ira the Jairite was
^ chief minister unto David.
Cp -^ ^ And there was * a famine
^ J- in the days of David three
years, year after year ; and ' David
sought the face of Jehovah. And
Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and
for his bloody house, because he put
to death the Gibeonites. _ 2 And
the king called the Gibeonites, and
said unto them (now the Gibeonites
1 Or, undermined
2 Another reading is, Carites. See 2 K. H. 4.
3 Or, chronicler * Or, secretary
5 Or, priest See 1 Chr. 18. 17.
15
"ch. 14. 2
* Dt. 20. 10
' ch. 14. 16 ;
21. 3 ; 1 S.
20. ly
d Josh. 24. 33
* ver. 2
/ver. 10;
Eccl. 9. 13-
10
" ver. 1
'' ch. 8. 16-
18 ; 1 K. 4.
3-0
' ch. 23. 38
fc Gen. 12.
10 ; 20. 1 ;
42. a
']Sum.2r.21
*" Josh. 9. 3,
15-20
" Ex. 34. 11-
10 ; Dt. 7.
2 ; 1 S. 28. 3
o.ch. 20. 19 ;
1 S. 26. 19
P Num. 35.
31, 32
9 ver. 1
"■ Num. 25. 4
* 1 S. 10. 24
t ch. 4. 4 ; 9.
" 1 S. 18. 3 ;
20. 12-lT ;
23. 18
" ch. 3. 7
" 1 K. 19. 16
y Ex. 9. 31,
32
" Dt. 21. 23
' 1 S. 17. 44,
40
6 1 S. 31. Il-
ls
were not of the children of Israel,
but of the remnant of the Amo-
rites ; and ™ the children of Israel
had sworn unto them : and Saul
sought to slay them " in his zeal for
the children of Israel and Judah) ;
3 and David said unto the Gibeon-
ites, What shall I do for you 1 and
wherewith shall I make atonement,
"that ye may bless the inheritance
of Jehovah 'I 4 And the Gibeonites
said unto him, ^It is no matter of
silver or gold between us and Saul,
or his house ; '^ neither is it for us
to put any man to death in Israel.
And he said, What ye shall say,
that will I do for you. 5 And they
said unto the king, ''The man that
consumed us, and that devised
against us, '^ that we should be de-
stroyed from remaining in any of
the borders of Israel, 6 let seven
men of his sons be delivered unto
us, and we will hang them up *■ unto
Jehovah in Gibeali of Saul, 'the
chosen of Jehovah. And the king
said, I will give them.
7 But the king spared * Mephibo-
sheth, the son of Jonathan the son
of Saul, "because of Jehovah's oath
that was between them, between
David and Jonathan the son of
Saul. 8 But the king took the two
sons of "Rizpah the daughter of
Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul,
Armoni and Mephibosheth ; and
the five sons of ** Michal the daugh-
ter of Saul, whom she bare to
Adriel the son of Barzillai the^'Me-
holathite : 9 and he delivered them
into the hands of the Gibeonites,
and they hanged them in the moun-
tain before Jehovah, and they fell
all seven together. And they were
put to death in the days of harvest,
in the first days, at ^ the beginning
of barley harvest.
10 ''And Kizpah the daughter of
Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it
for her upon the rock, from the be-
ginning of harvest until water was
poured upon them from heaven ;
and " she suffered neither the birds
of the heavens to rest on them by
day, nor the beasts of the field by
night. 11 And it was told David
what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah,
the concunine of Saul, had done.
1 2 And David went and took the
* bones of Saul and the bones of
Jonathan his son from the men of
<■ Or, neither for us shall thou put any man to
death in Israel
7 Or, so that we have been destroyed
8 In 1 S. 18. 19, Merab.
321
21.13
II. SAMUEL
22.14
The Bones of Saal and Jonathan bronght to Zela. Wars with the Philistiues. David's Psalm of Fraise
Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them
from the ^ street of " Beth-shan,
* where the Philistines had hanged
them, in the day that "the Philis-
tines slew Saul in Gilboa ; 13 and
he brought up from thence the
bones of Saul and the bones of
Jonathan his son : and they gath-
ered the bones of them that were
hanged. 14 And they buried the
bones of Saul and Jonathan his son
in the country of Benjamin in
■* Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his
father : and they performed all
that the king commanded. And
after that " God was entreated for
the land.
15 And ^ the Philistines had war
again with Israel ; and Dayid went
down, and his servants with him,
and fought against the Philistines.
And David waxed faint ; 1 6 and
Ishbi-benob, who was ^of the sons
of the ^ giant, the weight of whose
spear was three hundred shekels of
brass in weight, he being girded
with ^a new sword, thought to
have slain David. 1 7 But '' Abishai
the son of Zeruiah succored him,
and smote the Philistine, and killed
him. Then the men of David sware
unto him, saying, *Thou shalt go
no more out with us to battle, that
thou quench not *the lamp of
Israel.
18 ^And it came to pass after
this, that there was again war
with the Philistines at ^ Gob : then
"Sibbecai the Hushathite slew
® Saph, who was of the sons of the
^ giant. 19 And there was again
war with the Philistines at Gob ;
and Elhanan the son of Jaare-
oregim the Beth-lehemite slew
® Goliath the Gittite, " the staff of
whose spear was like a weaver's
beam. 20 And there was again
war at Gath, where was a man of
great stature, that had on every
hand six fingers, and on every foot
six toes, four and twenty in num-
ber ; and he also was born " to the
^ giant. 21 And when he ''defied
Israel, Jonathan the son of ^ Shimei,
David's brother, slew him. _ 22
* These four were born to the ^giant
in Gath ; and they fell by the hand
of David, and by the hand of his
servants.
1 Or, broad place 2 Heb. Raphah.
3 Or, new armor ■» In 1 Chr. 20. 4, Gezer.
5 In 1 Chr. 20. 4, Sipvai.
« In 1 Chr. 20. 5, the brother of Goliath.
7 Or, reproached.
8 In 1 Sam. 16. 9, Shammah. In 1 Chr. 2. 13 ;
20. 7, Shimea.
" Josh. 17. 11
>> 1 S. 31. 10
" 1 S. 31. 4
d Josh. 18. 28
•^ ch. 24. 20 ;
Josh. 7. 26
/ ch. 6. 17-25
'J ver. 18-22 ;
Num. 13.
22, 28 ;
Josh. 15.
14
'' ch. 20. 6-10
' ch. 18. 3
k ch. 22. 29 ;
1 K. 11. 36
' 1 Chr. 20.
4-8
"' 1 Chr. 11.
29;
11
" 1 S. 17. 7
" ver. 16, IS
P 1 Chr. 20. 8
9 Ps. 18. 2-50
»■ Ex. 15. 1 ;
Dt. 31. 30
* ver. 32, 47 ;
Dt. 32. 4,
37; IS. 2.
2 ; Ps. 31.
3; 71. 3
' Ps. 91. 2 ;
144. 2
" Gen. 15. 1 ;
Dt. 33. 29
" Dt. 33. 17 ;
Lk. 1. 69
^Ps. 9. 9; 14.
(l; 46. 7, 11;
71. 7 ; Jer.
16. 19
y Ps. 48. 1 ;
96. 4
^ Ps. 93. 4 ;
Jon. 2. 3
" Ps. 69. 14.
15
l> Ps. llfi. 3
''Ps. 116. 4;
120. 1
ci Judg. 5. 4 ;
Ps. 77. 18;
97. 4
' Job 26. 11
/Ps. 97. 3;
Heb. 12. 29
9' ver. 13
* Ex. 19. 16 ;
1 K. 8. 12 ;
Ps. 97. 2 ;
Nah. 1. 3
i ch. 6. 2
* Ps. 104. 3
' Job 36. 29
™ ver. 9
" Job 37. 2-
6 ; Ps. 29. 3
r)0 «And David spake unto
w w Jehovah *■ the words of this
song in the day that Jehovah deliv-
ered him out of the hand of all his
enemies, and out of the hand of
Saul : 2 and he said,
Jehovah is my 'rock, and my
'fortress, and my deliverer,
even mine ;
3 God, my rock, in him will I
take refuge ;
My "shield, and "the horn of
my salvation, my high tower,
and ■" my refuge ;
My saviour, thou savest me
from violence.
4 I Avill call upon Jehovah, ^ who
is worthy to be praised :
So shall I be saved from mine
enemies.
5 For the ^ waves of death com-
passed me ;
The "floods of ^ungodliness
made me afi'aid :
6 The * cords of Sheol were round
about me ;
The snares of death came upon
me.
7 In my distress I "called upon
' Jehovah ;
Yea, I called unto my God :
And he heard my voice out of
his temple.
And m j^ cry came into his ears.
8 Then ''the earth shook and
trembled.
The "foundations of heaven
quaked
And were shaken, because he
was wroth.
9 There went up a smoke ^° out of
his nostrils.
And •''fire out of his mouth de-
voured :
" Coals were kindled by it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and
came down ;
And '' thick darkness was under
his feet.
1 1 And he ' rode upon a cherub,
and did fly;
Yea, he was seen upon *the
wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness 'pavil-
ions round about him,
Gathering of waters, thick
clouds of the skies.
1 3 At the brightness before him
" Coals of fire were kindled.
14 Jehovah "thundered from
heaven.
And the Most High uttered his
voice.
9 Heb. Belial.
328
19 Or, in his wrath
22.15
II. SAMUEL
22.43
David's Psalm or Praise
15 And he sent out "ai'rows, and
scattered them ;
Lightning, and discomfited
them.
16 Then the channels of the sea
appeared,
The foundations of the world
were laid bare,
By the rebuke of Jehovah,
At the * blast of the breath of
his nostrils.
17 He ''sent from on high, he took
me ;
He drew me out of ^"'many
waters ;
18 He delivered me from my strong
enemy.
From them that hated me ; for
they were too mighty for me.
19 They came upon me in the day
of my calamity ;
But 'Jehovah was my stay.
20 He -^brought me forth also into
a lai'ge place ;
He delivered me, ''because he
delighted in me.
21 Jehovah '' rewarded me accord-
ing to my righteousness ;
According to the * cleanness of
my hands hath he recom-
pensed me.
22 For I have *kept the ways of
Jehovah,
And have not wickedly de-
parted from my God.
23 For 'all his ordinances were
before me ; ^
And as for his statutes, I did
not depart from them.
24 I was also '"perfect towai-d
him ;
And I kept myself from mine
iniquity.
25 Therefore hath Jehovah "rec-
ompensed me according to
my righteousness.
According to my cleanness in
his eyesight.
26 With the merciful thou wilt
" show thyself merciful ;
With the perfect man thou
wilt show thyself perfect ;
27 With the ^'pure thou wilt show
thyself pure ;
And with the * perverse thou
wilt show thyself ^froward.
28 And the ''afflicted people thou
wilt save ;
But thine eyes are upon the
•haughty, ^that thou may-
est bring them down.
J Or, nreat
2 So Pa. 18. 26. The text has, unsavory.
8 Or, whom thou wilt bring down
" Dt. 32. 23 ;
Josh. 10.
10 ; 1 S. 7.
10 ; Ps. 7.
13 ; 77. 17 ;
Hab. 3. 11
b Ex. 15. 8 i
Nah. 1. 4
■■ Ps. 144. 7
rf Ps. 32. G
'■ Ps. 23. 4
/ Ps. 31. 8 ;
118. 5
'■' 1 Chr. 28.
4 ; Ps. 22. 8
'' 1 S. 26 23 ;
1 K. 8. 32
'■ Ps. 24. 4
*: Gen. 18.
19 ; Ps. 128.
1 ; Prov. 8.
32
' Dt. 6. 6-9 ;
Ps. 119. 30,
102
'" Gen. 6. 9 ;
7. 1 ; Eph.
1. 4 ; Col.
1. 21, 22
" ver. 21
° Mt. 5. 7
P Mt. 5. 8 ;
1 Jn. 3. 3
9 Lev. 26. 23,
24; Eom.
1. 28
"" Ex. 3. 7. 8 ;
Ps. 72. 12,
13
' Is. 2. 11,
< Job 29. 3 ;
Ps. 27. 1 ;
Is. 60. 20 ;
Mic. 7. 8
" ch. 6. 6-8
" Dt. 32. 4 ;
Mt. 5. 48
"^ Ps. 12. 0 ;
119. 140;
Prov. 30. 5
y ver. 3 ; Ps.
3. 3 ; 33. 20 ;
59. 11 ; 84. 9
^ 1 S. 2. 2
"• ver. 2
* ver. 2 ; Ps.
31. 2, 3
"^ch. 2. 18;
Hab. 3. 19
«' Dt. 32. 13
« Ps. 144. 1
/Job 20. 24
'■' Eph. 6. 16,
17
'' ver. 20 ;
Prov. 4. 12
' ch. 8. 1-14
k Mai. 4. 3
' Ps. 44. 6
'" Ex. 23. 27 ;
Josh. 10.
" Ps. 50. 22 ;
Mic. 5. 8
" 1 S. 28. 6 ;
Is. 1. 15
P 2 K. 13. 7
29 For thou art my 'lamp, O Je-
hovah ;
And Jehovah will lighten my
darkness.
30 For by thee I run *upon a
troop ;
By my God do I "leap oyer
a wall.
31 As for God, his "way is per-
fect :
The;* word of Jehovah is tried ;
He is a ^shield unto all them
that take I'efuge in him.
32 For '^who is God, save Jeho-
vah 1
And who is a "rock, save our
Gqd^
33 God is my strong * fortress ;
And he ^ guideth the perfect in
his way.
34 He "^ maketh ^ his feet like hinds'
feet,
And "^ setteth me upon my high
places.
35 He Heacheth my hands to
war.
So that mine arms do bend a
•''bow of brass.
36 Thou hast also given me ''the
shield of thy salvation ;
And thy ' gentleness hath made
me great.
37 Thou hast '' enlarged my steps
under me ;
And my '^feet have not slipped.
38 1 have ' pursued mine enemies,
and destroyed them ;
Neither did I turn again till
they were consumed.
39 And I have consumed them,
and smitten them through,
so that they cannot arise :
Yea, * they are fallen under my
feet.
40 For thou hast girded me with
strength unto the battle ;
Thou hast ^subdued under me
'those that rose up against
me.
41 Thou hast also '"made mine
enemies turn their backs
unto me,
That I might cut off them that
hate me.
42 They looked, but there was
" none to save ;
Even "unto Jehovah, but he
answered them not.
43 Then did I beat them small as
the '' dust of the earth,
* Or, through
5 Or, setteth free According to another read-
ing, guideth my way in perfeclness.
* Another reading is, my. 7 Or, condescension
8 Heb. ankles. » Heb. caused to bow.
329
22.44
II. SAMUEL
23.12
David's Psalm of Praise. His Last Song. His Mighty Men and their Exploits
I did crush them " as the mire
of the streets, and did spread
them abroad.
44 Thou also hast *deHvered me
from the strivings of my
people ;
Thou ^ hast kept rue to be the
" head of the nations :
A ''people whom I have not
known shall serve me.
45 The foreigners shall -"submit
themselves unjto me :
As soon as they hear of me,
they shall obey me.
46 The foreigners shall fade away,
And shall ^-^corne trembling out
of their close places.
47 Jehovah liveth ; and blessed
be my rock ;
And exalted be " God, the rock
of my salvation,
48 Even the God that ^ executeth
vengeance for me,
And that 'bringeth down peo-
ples under me,
49 And that bringeth me forth
from mine enemies :
Yea, thou liftest me up above
*them that rise up against
me ;
Thou deliverest me from the
'violent man.
50 ™ Therefore I will give thanks
unto thee, O Jehovah, among
the nations,
And will sing praises unto thy
name.
51 ^ Great/ " deliverance giveth he
to his king.
And showeth lovingkindness to
his "anointed.
To P David and to his seed, for
evermore.
O O Now . these are the last
^ O words of David.
David the son of Jesse saith.
And the * man who was raised
on high saith,
''The anointed of the God of
Jacob,
And ^the sweet psalmist of
Israel :
2 The ' Spirit of Jehovah spake
^by me.
And his word was upon my
tongue.
3 The God of Israel said.
The 'Rock of Israel spake to
me :
1 Or, mlt keep
2 Or, vield feigned obedience Heb. lie.
3 So Ps. 18. 45. The text has, gird themselves.
* Another reading is, He is a tower of deliver-
ance. ' Heb. salvations.
« Heb. pleasant in the psalms of Israel. i Or, in
° Is. 10. 6 ;
Mic. 7. 10
b ch. 3. 1 ;
19. 9, 14
"^ ch. 8. 1-14
d Is. 5.5. 5
" Ps. 66. 3 ;
81. 15
/I S. 14. 11 ;
Mic. 7. 17
^ ver. 3 ; Ps.
89. 26
''ch. 4. 8;
IS. 24. 12;
25. 39 ; Ps.
94. 1
' Ps. 144. 2
^- Ps. 44. 6
' Ps 140. 1,
4, H
'" Rom. 15 9
" Ps. 144. 10
" Ps. 89. 24
P ch. 7. 12-10
9ch. 7. 8, 9;
Ps. 78. 70,
71
»■ 1 S. 16. 12,
13 ; Ps. 89.
20
' Mt. 22. 4.'5 ;
2 Pet. 1.21
' ch. 22. 2, 3,
32
" Ps. 72. 1-3 ;
Is. 11. 1-5
" 2 Chr. 19.
7,9
" J udg. 5.
31 ; Ps. 72. 6
y ch. 7. 8-l() ;
Ps. 89. 29 ;
Is. 55. 3
- Mt. 1.3, 42
" Mt. 3. 10 ;
13. 30;
Heb. 6. 8
!- 1 Chr. 11.
11-47
'^ 1 Chr. 27. 4
rf 1 Chr. 8. 4
I Chr. 11.
/I S. 11. 13;
19. 5
^ ver. 33
330
®One that "ruleth over men
" righteously.
That ruleth in the "fear of
God,
4 He shall he as the light of the
morning, when the ^ sun riseth,
A morning without clouds.
When the tender grass sjiringeth
out of the earth,
Thi'ough clear shining after rain.
5 '^^ Verily my house is not so with
^God ;
Yet ^ he hath made with me an
everlasting covenant.
Ordered in all things, and sure :
For it is all my salvation, and
all my desire.
Although he maketh it not to
grow.
6 But ^' the ungodly shall be all
of them as thorns to be ^ thrust
away,
Because they cannot be taken
with the hand ;
7 But the man that toucheth them
Must be ^- armed with iron and
the staff of a spear :
And they shall be utterly
"burned with lire in their place.
8 * These are the names of the
mighty men whom David had :
^^ Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemo-
nite, chief of the captains ; the
same was Adino the Eznite,
against eight hundred slain at
one time.
9 And after him was Eleazar the
son of " Dodai the son of an ** Aho-
hite, one of the three mighty men
with David, when they defied the
Philistines that were there gathered
together to battle, and the men of
Israel "were gone away. 10 *He
arose, and smote the Philistines
until his hand was weary, and his
hand clave unto the sword ; and
•^Jehovah wrought a great ^^ victory
that day ; and the people returned
after him only to take spoil.
1 1 And after him was Shammah
the son of Agee a * Hararite. And
the Philistines Avere gathered to-
gether '^^ into a troop, whei-e was a
plot of ground full of lentils ; and
the people fled from the Philistines.
12 But he stood in the midst of
the plot, and defended it, and slew
8 Or, There shall be one . . . and it shall be
as &c. 9 Heb. a righteous one.
1" Or, For is not my house so imth God f for he
. . . for all my salvation, and all my desire, will
he not make it to grow ?
11 Heb. Belial, that is, ivorthlessness.
12 Heb. .filled.
13 In 1 Chr. 11. II, Jashohenm. The Hebrew of
this verse is obscure. i* Heb. went up.
1* Heb. salvation. is Or, for foraging
23.13
II. SAMUEL
24.6
David's Mighty Men. Story of the Water brought from the Well ot Bethlehem. The People uumbered
the Philistines ; and " Jehovah
wrought a great ^ victory.
1 3 And three of the thirty chief
men went down, and came to David
in the harvest time unto the *cave
of Adullam ; and the troop of the
Philistines was encamped in " the
valley of Rephaim. 14 And David
was then '' in the stronghold ; and
the garrison of the Philistines was
then in Bethlehem. 15 And Da-
vid longed, and said, Oh that one
would give me water to drink of
the well of Beth-lehem, which is
by the gate ! 1 6 And the three
mighty men brake through the
host of the Philistines, and drew
water out of the well of Beth-lehem,
that was by the gate, and took it,
and brought it to David : but he
would not drink thereof, but
* poured it out unto Jehovah.
17 And he said. Be it far from me,
O Jehovah, that I should do this :
^ shall I clrinh the blood of the men
that went ^ in jeopardy of their
lives ■? therefore he would not drink
it. These things did the three
mighty men.
18 And "Abishai, the brother of
Joab, the son of Zeruiah, w»is ''chief
of the three. And he lifted up his
spear against three hundred ^and
slew them, and had a name among
the three. 19 Was he not most
honorable of the three'? therefore
he was made their captain : how-
beit he attained not unto the fii'st
three.
20 And 'Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada, the son of ■* a valiant man
of * Kabzeel, who had done mighty
deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel
of Moab : he went down also and
slew a lion in the midst of a pit in
time of snow. 2 1 And he slew an
Egyptian, a goodly man : and the
Egyptian had a spear in his hand ;
but ne went down to him with a
staff, and plucked the spear out of
the Egyptian's hand, and slew him
with his own spear. 22 These
things did 'Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada, and had a name among
the three mighty men. 23 He was
more honorable than the thirty,
but he attained not to the first
three. And David set him over
his ® guard.
24 "'Asahel the brother of Joab
was one of the thirty ; Elhanan the
1 Heb. salvation. 2 Heb. loith their lives.
8 Heb. slain.
* According to another reading, Ish-hai.
6 Or, councU
" ver. 10
i> 1 S. 22. 1
"^ cli. 6. 18
d 1 S. 22. 4, 5
* Gen. 36. 14
/Lev. 17. 10
" eh. 10. 10,
14; 18. 2
'' 1 Clir. 11.
20, 21
' ch. 8. 18 ;
20. 23
*: Josh. 16. 21
' ver. 20
"'ch. 2. 18;
1 (Jhr. 27. 7
" 1 Chr. 11.
" Judg. 7. 1
»'ch. 14. 2
9 Josh. 21. 18
■■ 2 K. 26. 23
" 1 Chr. 11.
30
< Josh. 18. 28
" Judg. 12.
13, 15
" Josh. 24. 30
^ ch. 3. 16
y Josh. 19. 42
^ ver. 1 1
"ch. 10. 6,8;
20. 14
l-ch. 11. 3
' ch. 15. 12
rf 1 Chr. 11.37
''Josh. 15. 65
/ch. 8. 3
» ch. 4. 2
'' ch. 20. 26
i 1 Chr. 2. 53
k ch. 11. 3, 6
' 1 Chr. 21
™ ch. 21. 1, 2
' 1 Chr. 27.
23, 24
' cli. 3. 10 ;
Judg. 20. 1
P Dt. 1. 11
« Dt. 2. 36 ;
Josh. 13. 9,
■ Num. 21.
32 ; 32. 36
son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 25
"Shammah the "Harodite, Elika
the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite,
Ira the son of Ikkesh the ^Teko-
ite, 27 Abiezer the * Anathothite,
Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zal-
mon the Ahohite, Maharai the *■ Ne-
tophathite, 29 *Heleb the son of
Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the
son of Ribai of 'Gibeah of the
children of Benjamin. 30 Benaiah
a " Pirathonite, Hiadai of the
brooks of ' Gaash, 31 Abi-albon the
Arbathite,^ Azmaveth the -"Barhu-
mite, 32 Eliahba the 2' Shaalbonite,
the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33
' Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam
the son of Sharar the Ararite, 34
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the
son of " the Maacathite, * Eliam the
son of ''Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 '^''Hezro the "Carmelite, Paarai
the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of
Nathan of •''Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai
the '^ Beerothite, ^armorbearers to
Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 ''Ira
the "Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 39
* Uriah the Hittite : thirty and
seven in all.
^ A 'And "'again the anger of
h^^i Jehovahwas kindled against
Israel, and he moved David against
them, saying, ''Go, number Israel
and Judah. 2 And the king said
to Joab the captain of the host,
who was with him, Go now to and
fro through all the tribes of Israel,
" from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and
number ye the people, that I may
know the sum of the people. 3 And
Joab said unto the king, ^ Now Je-
hovah thy God add unto the peo-
ple, how many soever they may be,
a hundredfold ; and may the eyes
of my lord the king see it : but why
doth my lord the king delight in
this thing ^ 4 Notwithstanding,
the king's word prevailed against
Joab, and against the captains of
the host. And Joab and the cap-
tains of the host went out from the
presence of the king, to number
the people of Israel. 5 And they
passed over the Jordan, and en-
camped in *Aroer, on the right
side of the city that is in the mid-
dle of the valley * of Gad, and unto
'^ Jazer : 6 then they came to
Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-
hodshi ; and they came to Dan-
6 Or, Hezrai
7 Another reading is, armorbearer.
8 Or, toward
331
24.7
II. SAMUEL
24.25
A Pestilence sent. David builds au Altar on Arannah's TliresMng -floor
jaan, and round about to "Sidon,
7 and came to the ''stronghold of
Tyre, and to all the cities of the
*-' Hivites, and of the Canaanites ;
and they went out to the south of
Judah, at '' Beer-sheba. 8 So when
they had gone to and fro through
all the land, they came to Jerusa-
lem at the end of nine months and
twentj'^ days. 9 And Joab gave up
' the sum of the numbering of the
people unto the king : and there
were in Israel •'eight hundred
thousand valiant men that drew
the sword ; and the men of Judah
were five hundred thousand men.
10 And ^David's heart smote
him after that he had numbered
the people. And David said unto
Jehovah,. ''I have sinned greatly in
that which I have done : but now,
O Jehovah, put away, I beseech
thee, the iniquity of thy servant ;
for 'I have done very foolishly.
1 1 And when David rose up in the
morning, the word of Jehovah came
unto '•'the prophet Gad, David's
'seer, saying, 12 Go and speak
unto David, Thus saith Jehovah, I
^ offer thee three things: choose
thee one of them, that I may do it
unto thee. 13 So Gad came to
David, and told him, and said unto
him, Shall '" seven years of famine
come unto thee in thy land '? or wilt
thou flee three months before thy
foes while they pursue thee? or
shall there be three days' pestilence
in thy land '? now advise thee, and
consider what answer I shall re-
turn to him that sent me. 14 And
David said unto Gad, I am in a
great strait : let us fall now into
the hand of Jehovah ; " for his mer-
cies are '•^ great ; and let me not fall
into the hand of man.
15 So "Jehovah sent a pestilence
upon Israel from the morning even
to the time appointed; and there
died of the people ^from Dan even
to Beer-sheoa seventy thousand
men. 16 And 'when the angel
stretched out his hand toward
Jerusalem to destroy it, ''Jehovah
repented him of the evil, and said
to the angel that destroyed the
1 Or, lay upon
2 Or, many
" Josh, 19.
28 ; Judg.
1. 31
b Josh. 19. 29
" Josh. 11. 3 ;
Judg. 3. 3
d Gen. 21.
22-33
^ Num. 1.
44-4U
/I Chr. 21. 8
y 1 S. 24. 5
A ch. 12. 13
! 1 S. 13. 13 ;
2 Chr. 16. 9
ft 1 S. 22. 5 ;
1 Chr. 29. 29
' 1 S. 9. 9
"' 1 Chr. 21.
12; Ezek.
M. 21
" Ps. 51. 1 ;
130. 4, 7
" 1 Chr. 21.
14 ; 27. 24
P ver. 2
9 Ex. 12. 23 ;
2 K. 19. 35 ;
Acts 12. 23
>" Ex. 32. 14 ;
1 S. 15. 11
* ver. 10
t ch. 7. 8 ;
Ps. 74. 1
« 2 Chr. 3. 1
*■ Num. 16.
44-50
■ 1 S. 6. 14 ;
1 K. 19. 21
y Gen. 23.
8-16
■ Ezek. 20.
40, 41
" Mai. 1. 13,
b 1 Chr. 21.
24,25
"= ch. 21. 14
people, It is enough ; now stay thy
hand. And the angel of Jehovah
was by the threshing-floor of ^ Arau-
nah the Jebusite. 17 And David
spake unto Jehovah when he saw
the angel that smote the people,
and said, Lo, 'I have sinned, and I
have done perversely : but ' these
sheep, what have they done 1 let thy
hand, I pray thee, be against me,
and against my father's house.
18 And Gad came that day to
David, and said unto him. Go up,
rear an altar vmto Jehovah in the
threshing-floor of "Araunah the
Jebusite. 1 9 And David went up
according to the saying of Gad,
as Jehovah commanded. 20 And
Araunah looked forth, and saw the
king and his servants '^coming on
toward him : and Araunah went
out, and bowed himself before the
king with his face to the ground.
21 And Araunah said, Wherefore
is my lord the king come to his
servant? And David said. To buy
the threshing-floor of thee, to build,
an altar unto Jehovah, " that the
plague may be stayed from the
people. 22 And Araunah said
unto David, Let my lord the king
take and offer up what seemeth
good unto him : behold, * the oxen
for the burnt-offering, and the
threshing instruments and the
yokes of the oxen for the wood:
23 ^^^all this, O king, doth Araunah
give unto the king. And Araunah
said unto the king, Jehovah thy
God ^accept thee. 24 And the
king said unto Araunah, Nay ; but
I will verily buy it of thee at a
price ; "neither will I offer burnt-
offerings unto Jehovah my God
which cost me nothing. So 'David
bought the threshing-floor and the
oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 25
And David built there an altar
unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-
offerings and peace-offerings. ''So
Jehovah was entreated for the
land, and the plague was stayed
from Israel.
3 Or, Ornah In 1 Chr. 21. 15, Oman.
^ Or, passing over
5 Or, all this did Araunah the king give &c.
332
THE FIRST BOOK OF THE
KINGS
David's Old ige. Adonijah's attempted Usurpation. Bath-sheba's Remonstrance
INow king David was old and
stricken in years ; and they cov-
ered him with clothes, but he gat iio
heat. 2 Wherefore his servants said
unto him, Let there be sought for
my lord the king a young virgin :
and let her standf before the king,
and cherish him ; and let her lie in
thy bosom, that my loi'd the king
may get heat. 3 So they sought
for a fair damsel throughout all the
borders of Israel, and found Abi-
shag"the Shunammite, and brought
her to the king. 4 And the damsel
was very fair ; and she cherished the
king, and ministered to him ; but
the king knew her not.
5 Then ''Adonijah the son of
Haggith exalted himself, saying,
I will be king : and " he prepared
him chariots and horsemen, and
fifty men to run before him.
6 And his father had not dis-
pleased him ^at any time in say-
ing. Why hast thou done sol and
he was also a very goodly man ;
and ''he was born after Absalom.
7 And he conferred with ^ Joab the
son of Zeruiah, and with •'' Abiathar
the priest : and they following
Adonijah helped him. 8 But^Za-
dok the priest, and ''Benaiah the
son of Jenoiada, and * Nathan the
prophet, and 8himei, and Rei, and
"' the mighty men that belonged to
David, were not with Adonijah.
9 And Adonijah ^slew sheep and
oxen and fatlings by the stone of
Zoheleth, which is beside ' En-ro-
gel ; and he called all his brethren,
the king's sons, and all the men of
Judah, the king's servants : 10 but
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah,
and the mighty men, and "'Solomon
his brother, he called not.
11 Then Nathan spake unto
Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon,
saying. Hast thou not heard that
Adonijah the son of Haggith doth
reign, and David our lord knoweth
it nof? 12 Now therefore come,
let me, I pray thee, give thee coun-
■" Or, all his life * Or, sacrificed
" JoBh. 19.
18 ; 1 S.
28. 4
fc 2 S. 3. 4
<= 2 S. 15. 1
<i 2 S. 3. 3, 4
" 1 Chr. 11. 6
/ 1 S. 22. 20,
23
" 2 S. 20. 25 ;
1 Chr. 16.
'' 2 S. 8. 18
i 2 S. 12. 1
k 2 S. 23. 8-39
' Josh. 15. 7 ;
18. 16;
2 S. 17. 17
'" 2 S. 12. 24
" ver. 30 ;
1 Chr. 22.
9-13
° ver. 1
P ver. 13
9 ver. 9
■ ch. 2. 10 ;
in. 31. 16 ;
2S. 7. 12
sel, that thou mayest save thine
own life, and the life of thy son
Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in
unto king David, and say unto
him. Didst not thou, my lord, O
king, swear unto thy handmaid,
saying, ''Assuredly Solomon thy
son shall reign after me, and he
shall sit upon my throne 1 why
then doth Adonijah reign? 14 Be-
hold, while thou yet talkest there
with the king, I also will come
in after thee, and confirm thy
words.
15 And Bath-sheba went in unto
the king into the chamber : and
" the king was very old ; and Abi-
shag the Shunammite was minis-
tering unto the king. 16 And
Bath-sheba bowed, and did obei-
sance unto the king. And the
king said, What wouldest thou '?
17 And she said unto him. My
lord, thou swarest by Jehovah thy
God unto thy handmaid, saying,
^Assuredly Solomon thy son shall
reign after me, and he shall sit upon
my throne. 18 And now, behold,
Adonijah reigneth ; ^and thou, my
lord the king, knowest it not :
19 and »he hath ^ slain oxen and
fatlings and sheep in abundance,
and hath called all the sons of the
king, and Abiathar the priest, and
Joab the captain of the host ; but
Solomon thy servant hath he not
called. 20 And '^thou, my lord the
king, the eyes of all Israel are upon
thee, that thou shouldest tell them
who shall sit on the throne of my
lord the king after him. 2 1 Other-
wise it will come to pass, ''when my
lord the king shall sleep with his
fathers, that I and my son Solomon
shall be counted ^ offenders.
22 And, lo, while she yet talked
with the king, Nathan the prophet
came in. 23 And they told the
king, saying. Behold, Nathan the
prophet. And when he was come
3 Another reading is, and now, my lord iht
king, thou &c.
* Another reading ia, now. 5 Heb. sinnera
333
1.24
I. KINGS
1.48
Natliaii seconds Bath-sheba's Remonstrance. Solomon anointed King. Adonijah alarmed
in before the king, he bowed him-
self before the king with his face
to the ground. 24 And Nathan
said, My lord, O king, hast thou
said, Adonijah shall reign after
me, and he shall sit upon my
throne"? 25 "For he is gone down
this day, and hath ^ slain oxen and
fatlings and sheep in abundance,
and hath called all the king's sons,
and the captains of the host, and
Abiathar the priest ; and, behold,
they are eating and drinking be-
fore him, and say, * Long live king
Adonijah. 26 " But me, even me
thy servant, and Zadok the priest,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and thy servant Solomon, hath he
not called. 27 Is this thing done
by my lord the king, and thou hast
not showed unto thy "servants who
should sit on the throne of my lord
the king after him?
28 Then king David answered
and said, Call to me Bath-sheba.
And she came into the king's pres-
ence, and stood before the king.
29 And the king sware, and said,
''As Jehovah liveth, who hath re-
deemed my soul out of all adver-
sity, 30 verily as '^I sware unto
thee by Jehovah, the God of Is-
rael, saying. Assuredly Solomon
thy son shall reign after me, and
he shall sit upon my throne in my
stead ; verily so will I do this daJ^
31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with
her face to the earth, and did obei-
sance to the king, and said, -^Let
my lord king David live for ever.
32 And king David said, Call to
me " Zadok the priest, and Nathan
the prophet, and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada. And they came be-
fore the king. 33 And the king
said unto them. Take with you
''the servants of your lord, and
cause Solomon my son to ride
upon mine own mule, and bring
him down to ' Gihon : 34 and let
Zadok the priest and Nathan the
prophet * anoint him there king
over Israel ; and ' blow ye the
trumpet, and say, '" Long live king
Solomon. 35 Then ye shall come
up after him, and he shall come
and sit upon my throne ; for he
shall be king in my stead ; and I
have appointed him to be ^prince
over Israel and over Judah. 36 And
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada an-
swered the king, and said. Amen :
* Or, sacrificed
2 Another reading is, servant.
3 Or, leader
" ver. 9
6 1 S. 10. 24
" ver. 8, 10
d •> S. 4. 9
^ ver. 13, 17
/Dan. 2. 4;
3.9
^ ver. 8
/i 2 s. 20. 6, r
' 2 Chr. 32.
30 ; 33. 14
* 1 S. 10. 1 ;
16. 3, 12
' 2 S. 1.5. 10
'" ver. 25
" Josh. 1. 5,
17 ; 1 S. 20.
13
° ver. 47
J' ver. 8
9 2 S. S. 18
"" ver. 33
* Ex. 30. 2.3-
32 ; 1 Chr.
16. .39 ; Ps.
89. 20
1 1 Chr. 29.
22
" ver. 34
' 2 S. 1.5. 27,
30 ; 17. 17
^ 2 S. IS. 27
y ver. 40
• 1 Chr. 29.
23
" ver. 37
6 Gen. 47. 31
•eh. 3. 0:
2 S. 7. 12
334
Jehovah, the God of my lord the
king, say so too. 37 "As Jehovah
hath been with my lord the king. -
even so be he with Solomon, and
" make his throne greater than the
throne of my lord king David.
38 So ^' Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and *the
Cherethites and the Pelethites,
went down, and caused Solomon
to ride upon king David's mule,
and brought him to 'Gihon. 39
And Zadok the priest *took the
horn of oil out of the Tent, and
'anointed Solomon. And they
" blew the trumpet ; and all the
people said. Long live king Solo-
mon. 40 And all the people came
up after him, and the people piped
with pipes, and rejoiced with great
joy, so that the earth rent with the
sound of them.
41 And Adonijah and all the
guests that were with him heard
it as they had made an end of eat-
ing. And when Joab heard the
sound of the trumpet, he said.
Wherefore is this noise of the city
being in an uproar? 42 While he
yet spake, behold, "Jonathan the
son of Abiathar the priest came :
and Adonijah said. Come in ; for
^thou art a worthy man, and
bringest good tidings. 43 And
Jonathan ans^vered and said to
Adonijah, Verily our lord king
David hath made Solomon king :
44 and the king hath sent with
him Zadok the priest, and Nathan
the prophet, and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites
and the Pelethites ; and they have
caused him to ride upon the king's
mule; 45 and Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet have anointed
him king in Gihon ; and they are
come up from thence rejoicing,/ so
that the city rang again. This is
the noise that ye have heard.
46 And also "^Solomon sitteth on
the throne of the kingdom. 47
And moreover the king's servants
came to bless our lord king David,
saying, *"Thy God make the name
of Solomon better than thy name,
and make his throne greater than
thy throne : and * the king bowed
himself upon the bed. 48 And
also thus said the king. Blessed be
Jehovah, the God of Israel, who
''hath given one to sit on my throne
this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
* Another reading omits Thy.
1.49
I. KINGS
2.22
Adonljah spared. David's Cbarge to Solomon. His Deatb. Idonijali wishes to marry Ibishag
49 And all the guests of Adoni-
jah were afraid, and rose up, and
went ever^ man his way. 50 And
Adonijah feared because of Solo-
mon ; and he arose, and went, and
"caught hold on the horns of the
altar. 51 And it was told Solo-
mon, saying. Behold, Adonijah
feareth king Solomon; for, lo, he
hath laid hold on the horns of the
altar, saying. Let king Solomon
swear unto me ^ first that he will
not slay his servant with the sword.
52 And Solomon said. If he shall
show himself a worthy man, * there
shall not a hair of him fall to the
earth ; but if wickedness be found
in him, he shall die. 53 So king
Solomon sent, and they brought
him down from the altar. And
he came and did obeisance to king
Solomon; and Solomon said unto
him. Go to thy house.
2 Now " the days of David drew
nigh that he should die ; and he
charged Solomon his son, saying,
2 ''I am going the way of all the
earth : " be thou strong therefore,
and show thyself a man ; 3 and
keep the charge oi Jehovah thy
God, to walk in his ways, to keep
his statutes, _ and his command-
ments, and his ordinances, and his
testimonies, ■f according to that
which is written in the law of
Moses, that ''thou mayest ^prosper
in all that thou doest, and whither-
soever thou turnest thyself ;_ 4 that
'^ Jehovah may establish his word
which he spake concerning me,
saying, ' If thy children take heed
to their way, * to walk before me
in truth with all their heart and
with all their soul, 'there shall not
fail thee (said he) a man on the
throne of Israel. 5 Moreover thou
knowest also what Joab the '" son of
Zeruiah did unto me, even what he
did to the two captains of the hosts
of Israel, unto "Abner the son of
Ner, and unto "Amasajthe son of
Jether, whom he slew, and ^shed
the blood of war in peace, and put
the blood of war upon his girdle
that was about his loins, and in his
shoes that were on his feet. 6 ^ Do
therefore according to thy wisdom,
and let not his hoar head go down
to Sheol in peace. 7 But *show
kindness unto the sons of Barzillai
the Gileadite, and '' let them be of
those that eat at thy table ; ' for so
they came to me when I fled from
1 Heb. to-day. * Or, do wisely 3 Heb. set.
12
•^ ch. 2. 28 ;
Ex. 27. 2 ;
30. 10
b 1 S. 14. 45 ;
2 S. 14. 11
" Gen. 47.
29 ; Dt. 31.
14
d Josh. 23. 14
' Dt. 31. 7,
23; Josh.
1. 6, 7
/Dt. 17.
18-20
9 1 Chr. 22.
12. 13
ft 2 S. 7. 25
i Ps. 132. 12
fc 2 K. 20. 3
' ch. 8. 25 ;
9. 5 ; 2 S. 7.
12, 13
"" 2 S. 2. 13,
18
" ver. 32 ;
2 S. 3. 27
"2 8. 20. 10
P ver. 9
8 2 8. 19. 31-
*■ 2 S. 9. 7, 10
' 2 S. 17. 27-
29
t 2 S. 16. 6-8
"2 8. 19. 18-
23
" ver. 6
^ Acts 2. 29 ;
13. 36
y ch. 3. 1 ;
2 S. 6. 7
^ 2 S. 6. 4, 5 ;
1 Chr. 29.
26,27
" 2 S. 6. 5
b 1 Chr. 29.
23 ; 2 Chr.
1. 1
" 1 S. 16. 4
d ver. 22 ;
2S. 3. 3,4
' ch. 1. 5, 25
/ch. 1. 38-50
" 1 Chr. 22.
9, 10 ; 28.
5-7
ft ch. 1. 3, 4 ;
2 S. 12. 8
'■ 1 K. 15. 13
* Pb. 45. 9
' ver. 16
■ ch. 1. 3, 4
Absalom thy brother. 8 And, be-
hold, 'there is with thee Shimei the
son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Ba-
hurim, who cursed me with a griev-
ous curse in the day when I went to
Mahanaim ; but " he came down to
meet me at the Jordan, and I sware
to him by Jehovah, saying, I will
not put thee to death with the
sword. 9 Now therefore hold him
not guiltless, "for thou art a wise
man ; and thou wilt know what
thou oughtest to do unto him, and
thou shalt bring his hoar head down
to Sheol with blood.
10 And ^ David slept with his
fathers, and was buried in 2' the city
of David. 11 And 'the days that
David reigned over Israel were
forty years: "seven years reigned
he in Hebron, and thirty and three
years reigned he in Jerusalem. 1 2
And ''Solomon sat upon the throne
of David his father ; and his king-
dom was established greatly.
13 Then Adonijah the son of
Haggith came to Bath-sheba the
mother of Solomon. And she said,
" Comest thou peaceably 1 And he
said. Peaceably. 14 He said more-
over, I have somewhat to say unto
thee. And she said. Say on. 15
And he said. Thou knowest that
''the kingdom was mine, and Hhat
all Israel set their faces on me,
that I should reign : ■''howbeit the
kingdom is turned about, and is be-
come my brother's ; ^for it was his
from Jehovah. 16 And now I ask
one petition of thee; *deny me
not. And she said unto him, Say
on. 17 And he said. Speak, I pray
thee, unto Solomon the king (for he
will not say thee nay), that *he
give me Abishag the Shunammite
to wife. 1 8 And Bath-sheba said.
Well ; I will speak for thee unto
the king.
19 Bath-sheba therefore went
unto king Solomon, to speak unto
him for Adonijah, And the king
rose up to meet her, and bowed
himself unto her, and sat down on
his throne, and ' caused a throne to
be set for the king's mother ; and
*she sat on his right hand. 20
Then she said, I ask one small peti-
tion of thee; 'deny me not. And
the king said unto her. Ask on, my
mother ; for I will not deny thee.
21 And she said, '"Let Abishag the
Shunammite be given to Adonijah
thy brother to wife. 22 And king
* Heb. turn not away my face.
335
2.23
I. KINGS
2.44
Adonijah slain. Abiathar deposed. Joab slain. Shimei is forbidden to leave Jernsalem, bat breaks his Word
Solomon answered and said unto
his mother, And why dost thou
ask Abishag the Shunammite for
Adonijah 1 *ask for him the king-
dom also ; *for he is mine elder
brother ; even for him, and for
"Abiathar the priest, and for Joab
the son of Zeruiah. 23 Then king
Solomon sware by Jehovah, saying,
f God do so to me, and more also,
if Adonijah hath not spoken this
word against his own life. 24 Now
therefore as Jehovah liveth, who
hath established me, and set me on
the throne of David my father, and
*who hath made me a house, as he
promised, surely Adonijah shall be
put to death this day. 25 And
king Solomon -^sent by Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada ; and he fell upon
him, so that he died.
26 And unto Abiathar the priest
said the king, ^Get thee to Ana-
thoth, unto thine own fields ; for
''thou art ^worthy of death: but I
will not at this time put thee to
death, because Hhou barest the
ark of the Lord Jehovah before
David my father, and because
* thou wast afflicted in all wherein
my father was afflicted. 27 So
Solomon thrust out Abiathar from
being priest unto Jehovah, that he
might fulfil ' the word of Jehovah,
which he spake concerning the
house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 And the tidings came to
Joab ; " for Joab had turned after
Adonijah, "though he turned not
after Absalom . And Joab fled unto
the Tent of Jehovah, and "caught
hold on the horns of the altar. 29
And it was told king Solomon. Joab
is fled unto the Tent of Jehovah,
and, behold, he is by the altar.
Then Solomon ^sent Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall
upon him. 30 And Benaiah came
to the Tent of Jehovah, and said
unto him. Thus saith the king.
Come forth. And he said. Nay ;
but I will die here. And Benaiah
brought the king word again, say-
ing. Thus said Joab, and thus he
answered me. 31 And the king
said unto him, « Do as he hath said,
and fall upon him, and bury him;
""that thou mayest take away the
blood, which Joab shed without
cause, from me and from my
father's house. 32 And "Jehovah
will return his blood upon his own
head, * because he fell upon two
1 Heb. a man of.
■^2 8. 12. 8
* ver. 15 ; ch.
1. 6; iChr.
3. 2,6
« ch. 1. 7
rf Ruth 1. 17
« 2 S. 7. XI,
13 ; 1 Chr.
22. 10
/2 S. 8. 18
" Josh. 21.
18 ; Jer.
1. 1
'' 1 S. 26. 16
' 1 S. 23. 6 ;
2 S. 15. 24-
29
k 1 S. 22. 20-
23 ; 23. 8, 9
' 1 Sam. 2.
27-36
"^ ch. 1. 7
" 2 S. 17. 25 ;
18. 2
" ch. 1. 50
P ver. 25
« Ex. 21. 14
"" Num. 35.
33 ; Dt. 19.
13
' Gen. 9. 6 ;
Judg. 9. 24,
' 2'chr. 21.
13, 14
" 2 S. 3. 27
" 2 S. 20. 9, 10
"= 2 S. 3. 29
'J ver. 25
' ch. 4. 4
"^ 1 Chr. 29.
*> ver. 27
" ver. 8
<* 2 S. 15. 23
« 2 S. 1. 16
/ 1 S. 27. 2
336
men more righteous and better
than he, and slew them with the
sword, and ruy father David knew
it not, to wit, "Abner the son of
Ner, captain of the host of Israel,
and " Amasa the son of Jether, cap-
tain of the host of Judah. 33 'So
shall their blood return upon the
head of Joab, and upon the head of
his seed for ever : but unto David,
and unto his seed, and unto his
house, and unto his throne, shall
there be peace for ever from Jeho-
vah. 34 Then * Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada went up, and fell upon
him, and slew him ; and he was
buried in his own house in the
wilderness. 35 And ^the king put
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in nia
room over the host ; and "Zadok the
priest did the king put *in the
room of Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called
for ''Shimei, and said unto him.
Build thee a house in Jerusalem,
and dwell there, and go not forth
thence any whither. 37 For on
the day thou goest out, "^and pass-
est over the brook Kidron, know
thou for certain that thou shalt
surely die : * thy blood shall be
upon thine own head. 38 And
shimei said unto the king, The say-
ing is good: as my lord the king
hath said, so will thy servant do.
And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem
many days.
39 And it came to pass at the
end of three years, that two of the
servants of Shimei ran away ■''unto
Achish, son of Maacah, king of
Gath. And they told Shimei, say-
ing. Behold, thy servants are in
Gath. 40 And Shimei arose, and
saddled his ass, and went to Gath
to Achish, to seek his servants;
and Shimei went, and brought his
servants from Gath. 41 And it
was told Solomon that Shimei had
gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and
was come again. 42 And the king
sent and called for Shimei, and
said unto him. Did I not adjure
thee by .Jehovah^ and protest unto
thee, sajnng. Know for certain,
that on the day thou goest out,
and walkest abroad any whither,
thou shalt surely die"? and thou
saidst unto me. The saying that I
have heard is good. 43 Why then
hast thou not kept the oath of
.Jehovah, and the commandment
that I have charged thee withi
44 The king said moreover to
2.45
I. KINGS
3. 2J
Shimei slaia. Solomon's Marriage. Bis Prayer at (Sibeon, and God's Auswer. His Wise Jadgmeot
Shimei, "Thou knowest all the
wickedness which thy heart is
privy to, that thou didst to David
my father: therefore * Jehovah
shall return thy wickedness upon
thine own head. 45 But king
Solomon shall be blessed, and /the
throne of David shall be established
before Jehovah for ever. 46 ''So
the king commanded Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada ; and he went out,
and fell upon him, so that he died.
•And the kingdom was established
in the hand of Solomon.
3 And -^Solomon made affinity
with Pharaoh king of Egypt,
and took Pharaoh's daughter, ^ and
brought her into the city of David,
''until he had made an end of
building his own house, and the
house of Jehovah, and 'the wall
of Jerusalem lound about. 2 Only
* the people sacrificed in the high
places, because there was no house
built for the name of Jehovah until
those days. 3 And _ ' Solomon
loved Jehovah, "walking in the
statutes of David his father : only
he sacrificed and burnt incense in
the high places.
4 " And the king went to " Gibeon
to sacrifice there ; ^for that was
the great high place: a thousand
burnt-ofierings did Solomon offer
upon that altar. 5 «In Gibeon
Jehovah appeared to Solomon ''in
a dream by night ; and God said.
Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And
Solomon said, "Thou hast showed
unto thy servant David my father
great lovingkindness, 'according
as hewalked before thee in truth,
and in righteousness, and in up-
rightness of heart with thee ; and
" tliou hast kept for him this great
lovingkindness, that thou hast
given him a son to sit on his
throne, as it is this day. 7 And
now, O Jehovah my God, "thou
hast made thy servant king in-
stead of David my father : and ^ I
am but a little child ; ^ I know not
how to go out or come in. 8 And
' thy servant is in the midst of thy
people which thou hast chosen, "a
great people, that cannot be num-
bered nor counted for multitude.
9 *Give thy servant therefore an
^ understanding heart to judge thy
people, "that I may discern be-
tween good and evil ; for who is
able to judge this thy ^ great peo-
ple ?
1 Heb. hearing. 2 Heb. heavy.
" 2 S. 16. 6-13
!> 1 S. 26. 39 ;
2 K, 11. 1,
12-16
" 2 S. 7. 13
d ver. 25, 34
* ver. 12 ;
2 Chr. 1. 1
/ch. 7. 8; 9.
16, 24 ;
2 Chr. 8. 11
'■' ch. 9. 24
h ch. 7. 1 ;
9. 10
' ch. 9. 15
*: Lev. 17. 3-
5; Dt.
12. 13, 14
' Dt. 6. 5 ;
Ps. 31. 23
™ ch. 2. 3 ; 9.
4 ; 11. 4, 0,
38
" 2 Chr. 1. 3
° Josh. 18.
21-25
P 1 Chr. 16.
39 ; 21. 29
9 ch. 9. 2 ;
11. 9
''Num. 12.
6 ; Mt. 1.
20
' 2 S. 7. 8-17
«ch. 9. 4
"ch. 1. 48
" 1 Chr. 22.
9-13
"1 Chr. 29.
1 ; Jer. 1.
6, 7
y Num. 27. 17
- Ex. 19. 0 ;
Dt. 7. 0
" Gen. 15. 5 ;
22. 17
6 Prov. 2. 3-
9 ; Ps. 72.
1, 2 ; Jas.
" 2's' 14. 17
d 1 Jn. 5. 14,
15
'ch. 4. 29-
31 ; 5, 12
/ch. 4. 21-
24 ; 10. 23,
27
^ ver. 6
'' Gen. 41. 7
' ch. 8. 65
* Num. 27. 2
337
10 And the speech pleased the
Lord, that Solomon had asked this
thing. 11 And God said unto
him. Because thou hast asked this
thing, and hast not asked for thy-
self ^long life, neither hast asked
riches for thyself, nor hast asked
the life of thine enemies, but hast
asked for thyself understanding
to ''discern justice; 12 behold, "'I
have done according to thy word :
lo, '^I have given thee a wise and
an ^ understanding heart ; so that
there hath been none like thee
before thee, neither after thee shall
any arise like unto thee. 13 ■''And
I have also given thee that which
thou hast not asked, both riches
and honor, so that there ® shall not
be any among the kings like unto
thee, all thy days. 14 And "if
thou wilt walk in my ways, to
keep my statutes and my com-
mandments, as thy father David
did walk, then I will lengthen thy
days. 1 5 And '' Solomon awoke ;
and, behold, it was a dream : and
he came to Jerusalem, and stood
before the ark of the covenant of
Jehovah, and offered up burnt-
offerings, and offered peace-offer-
ings, and 'made a feast to all his
servants.
1 6 Then there came two women
that were harlots, unto the king,
and * stood before him. 17 And
the one woman said. Oh, my lord,
I and this woman dwell in one
house ; and I was delivered of a
child_ with her in the house. 18
And it came to pass the third day
after I was delivered, that this
woman was delivered also ; and
we were together ; there was no
stranger with us in the house, save
we two in the house. _ 19 And this
woman's child died in the night,
because she lay upon it. 20 And
she arose at midnight, and took
my son from beside me, while thy
handmaid slept, and laid it in her
bosom, and laid her dead child in
my bosom. 21 And when I rose
in the morning to give my child
suck, behold, it was dead; but
when I had looked at it in the
morning, behold, it was not my
son, whom I did bear. 22 And
the other woman said, Nay ; but
the living is my son, and the dead
is thy son. And this said. No ; but
the dead is thy son, and the living
3 Heb. many days. * Heb. hear,
5 Or, hath not been
3.23
I. KINGS
4.27
Solomon's Wise Judgment. His Officers. His Power and Wealth
is my son. Thus they spake before
the king.
23 Then said the king, The one
saith, This is my son that liveth,
and thy son is tne dead : and the
other saith, Nay ; but thy son is
the dead, and my son is the living.
24 And the king said, Fetch me a
sword. And they brought a sword
before the king. 25 And the king
said. Divide the living child in
two, and give half to the one, and
half to the other. 26 Then spake
the woman whose the living child
was unto the king, for " her heart
yearned over her son, and she said.
Oh, my lord, give her the living
child, and in no wise slay it. But
the other said. It shall be neither
mine nor thine ; divide it. 27 Then
the king answered and said, Give
her the living child, and in no wise
slay it : she is the mother thereof.
28 And all Israel heard of the
judgment which the king had
judged ; and they feared the king :
for * they saw that the wisdom of
God was in him, to do justice.
4 And king Solomon was king
over all Israel. 2 And these
were the princes whom he had :
Azariah the son of Zadok, Hhe
priest ; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah,
the sons of Shisha, ^ scribes ; Je-
hoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the
'•* recorder ; 4 and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada was over the host ; and
Zadok and Abiathar were priests ;
5 and Azariah the son of Nathan
was over ^ the officers ; and Zabud
the son of Nathan was ^ chief min-
ister, and the king's friend ; 6 and
Ahishar was over the household ;
and Adoniram the son of Abda was
over the men subject to taskwork.
7 And Solomon had twelve offi-
cers over all Israel, who provided
victuals for the king and his house-
hold : each man had to make pro-
vision for a month in the year.
8 And these are their names :
Ben-hur, in ""the hill-country of
Ephraim ; 9 Ben-deker, in Makaz,
and in -^Shaalbim, and ^ Beth-she-
mesh, and Elon-beth-hanan ; 10
Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him
pertained ''Socoh, and all the land
of ' Hepher) ; 1 1 Ben-abinadab, in
all Hhe ^* height of Dor (he had
Taphath the daughter of Solomon
to wife) ; 1 2 Baana the son of
1 Or, secretaries * Or, Naphath-dor
* Or, chronicler * Or, region
» Or, priest See 2 S. 8. 18.
"Gen. 43. 30;
Jer. 31. 20
^ ver. 9, n,
12
" 1 Chr. 6. 10
d ver. 7
' Josh. 24. 33
/ Judg. I. 35
V Josh. 21. IG
h Josh. 15. 35
■ Josh. 12. 17
* Josh. 11.
1,2
' Judg. 5. 19
'"Josh. 17.11
" Josh. 3. 16
" ch. 19. 16
P 1 Obr. 6. 68
9 ch. 22. 3-15
"" Num. 32.
41
" Dt. 3. 4
' Josh. 13. 26
" 2 S. 15. 27
^ 2 S. 15. 32
^ ch. 1. 8
y Dt. 3. 8-10
^ ch. 3. 8 ;
Gen. 32. 12
*[Ch. 5. 1 in
Heb.]
" 2 Chr. 9. 20
t> Gen. 15. IS
« 2 S. 8. 2, 6
d Judg. 1. 18
' Pa. 72. 11
/ 1 Chr. 22. 9
^ Jer. 23. 6 ;
Mic. 4. 4 ;
Zech. 3. 10
ft 1 S. 3. 20
< ch. 10. 26
338
Ahilud, in ' Taanach and Megiddo,
and all ™ Beth-shean which is beside
"Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from
Beth-shean to " Abel-meholah, as
far as ® beyond * Jokmeam ; 1 3 Ben-
geber, in 5 Ramoth-gilead (to him
pertained '''the towns of Jair the
son of Manasseh, which are in
Gilead ; even to him pertained ' the
region of Argob, which is in
Bashan, threescore gx'eat cities
with walls and brazen bars) ; 14
Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in ' Ma-
hanaim ; 15 "Ahimaaz, in Naph-
tali (he also took Basemath the
daughter of Solomon to wife) ;
1 6 Baana the son of " Hushai, in
Asher and * Bealoth ; 1 7 Jehosha-
Xjhat the son of Paruah, in Issa-
char ; 18 i^Shimei the son of Ela,
in Benjamin ; 1 9 Geber the son of
Uri, in the land of Gilead, ^the
country of Sihon king of the Amo-
rites and of Og king of Bashan ;
®and he ivas the only officer that
was in the land.
20 ' Judah and Israel were many
as the sand which is by the sea
in multitude, eating and drinking
and making merry. *21 "And
Solomon ruled over all the king-
doms ' from the River unto the
land of the Philistines, and unto
the border of Egypt : " they brought
tribute, and served Solomon all
the days of his life. 22 And Solo-
mon's provision for one day was
thirty ^^ measures of fine flour, and
threescore measures of meal, 23
ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out
of the pastures, and a hundred
sheep, besides harts, and gazelles,
and roebucks, and fatted fowl. 24
For he had dominion over all the
region "on this side the River,
from Tiphsah even to ^ Gaza, * over
all the kings "on this side the
River: and -^he had peace on all
sides round about him. 25 "And
Judah and Israel dwelt safely,
every man under his vine and
under his fig-tree, * from Dan even
to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solo-
mon. 26 'And Solomon had '^forty
thousand stalls of horses for his
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen. 27 And those officers
provided victuals for king Solo-
mon, and for all that came unto
king Solomon's table, every man
in his month ; they let nothing be
6 Or, over against ' Heb. and one officer.
7 Or, Hawoth-jair w Heb. cor.
8 Or, in Aloth " Or, beyond the River
12 In 2 Chr. 9. 25, four thousand.
4.28
I. KINGS
&1
Solomon's Wisdom. His Leagae with King Hiram respecting tlie Bnilding of the Temple. His Worlcmen
lacking. 28 Barley also and straw
for the horses ana "swift steeds
brought they unto the place
^ where the officers were, every man
according to liis charge.
29 And *God gave Solomon %yis-
dom and understanding exceeding
much, and largeness of heart, "even
as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled
the wisdom of all "* the children of
the east, and "all the wisdom of
Egypt. 31 For ■'^ he was wiser than
all men ; than "Ethan the Ezra-
hite, and Heman, and ''Calcol, and
Darda, the sons of Mahql : and his
fame was in all the nations round
about. 32 'And he spake three
thousand proverbs ; and his songs
were a thousand and five. 33 And
he spake of trees, from the cedar
that is in Lebanon even unto the
hyssop that springeth ovit of the
wall : he spake also of beasts, and
of birds, and of creeping things,
and of fishes. 34 And * there came
of all peoples to hear the wisdom
of Solomon, from all kings of the
earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
*pf 'And Hiram king of Tyre
tJ sent his servants unto Solo-
mon ; for he had heard that they
had anointed him king in the room
of his father : for "" Hiram was ever
a lover of David. 2 And Solomon
sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou
knowest how that "David my father
could not build a house for the name
of Jehovah his God for the wars
which were about him on every
side, until Jehovah put them under
the soles of his feet. 4 But now
"Jehovah my God hath given me
rest on every side ; there is neither
adversary, nor evil occurrence. 5
And, behold, ^I purpose to build a
house for the name of Jghovah my
God, as Jehovah spake unto David
my father, saying, Thy son, whom
I will set upon thy throne in thy
room, he shall build the house for
my name. 6 Now therefor-e com-
mand thou that they cut me cedar-
trees out of Lebanon ; and my ser-
vants shall be with thy servants ;
and I will give thee hire for thy
servants according to all that thou
shalt say : for thou knowest that
there is not among us any that
knoweth how to cut timber like
unto the Sidonians.
7 And it came to pass, when
1 Or. where he (that is, the king) was Or, where
tt should be
» Eath. 8. 10,
14 ; Mic. 1.
13
6 ch. 3. 12
' ver. 20
<* Gen. 29. 1 ;
Judg. 6. 33
' Is. 19. 11 ;
Acts 7. 22
/ch. 3. 12
" 1 Chr. 15.
19 ; Ps. 89.
title
'' 1 Chr. 2. 6
' Prov. 1. 1 ;
Eccl. 12. 9 ;
S. S. 1. 1
* ch. 10. 1 ;
2 Chr. 9. 23
' 2 Chr. 2. 3
'" 2 S. 5. 11 ;
1 Chr. 14. 1
" 1 Chr. 28.
2 3
" cL, 4. 24 ;
1 Chr. 22. 9
P 2 S. 7. 12,
13 ; 1 Chr.
17. 12 ; 22.
10 ; 28. 6
9 2 Chr. 2. 16
>■ Ezr. 3. 7 ;
Ezek. 27.
17
» ch. 3. 12
*[Ch. 5. 16 in
Heb.]
« ch. 4. 6 ;
9. 15
' ch. 4. 6
" ch. 9. 20-
22 ; 2 Chr.
2. 17, 18
^ ch. 9. 23
V ch. 6. 7 ;
1 Chr. 22.
' Josh. 13.
5; Ezek.
27. 9
" 2 Chr. 3.
1, 2
Hiram heard the words of Solo-
mqn, that he rejoiced greatly, and
said. Blessed be Jehovah this day,
who hath given unto David a wise
son over this great people. 8 And
Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I
have heard the message which thou
hast sent unto me : 1 will do all thy
desire concerning timber of cedar,
and concerning timber of '^fir. 9
My servants shall bring them down
from Lebanon unto the sea ; and I
will make them into rafts to go by
sea * unto the place that thou shalt
appoint me, and will cause them to
be broken up there, and thou shalt
'^ receive them ; and ''thou shalt
accomplish my desire, in giving
food for my household. 10 So
■* Hiram gave Solomon timber of
cedar and timber of fir according
to all his desire. 1 1 And Solomon
gaveHiram twenty thousand ®meas-
ures of wheat for food to his house-
hold, and twenty measures of ® pure
oil : thus gave Solomon to Hiram
year by year. 12 And * Jehovah
gave Solomon wisdom, as he prom-
ised him ; and there was peace be-
tween Hiram and Solomon ; and
they two made a league together.
13 And 'king Solomon raised a
^levy out of all Israel; and the
levy was thirty thousand men. 14
And he sent them to Lebanon, ten
thousand a month by courses ; a
month they were in Lebanon, and
two months at home : and " Adoni-
ram was over the men subject to
taskwork. 15 And "Solomon had
threescore and ten thousand that
bare burdens, and fourscore thou-
sand that were hewers in the moun-
tains ; 16 "" besides Solomon's chief
officers that were over the work,
three thousand and three hundred,
who bare rule over the people that
wrought in the work. 17 And 2' the
king commanded, and they ** hewed
out great stones, costly stones, to
lay the foundation of the house
with wrought stone. 18 And Solo-
mon's builders and Hiram's build-
ers and Hhe Gebalites did fashion
them, and prepared the timber and
the stones to build the house. ,
6 "And it came to pass in the
four hundred and eightieth
year after the children of Israel
were come out of the land of Egypt,
in the fourth year of Solomon's
* Or, cypreas ^ Or, carry them away
* Heb. Hirom (and in ver. 18). * Heb. cor.
6 Or, beaten i Heb. men subject to taskwork.
8 Heb. brought away.
339
6.2
I. KIKGS
6.27
The Building of the Temple. Jehovah's Covenant. The Oracle. The Cherubim of the Oracle
reign over Israel, in the month Ziv,
which is the second month, that he
^ began to build the house of Jeho-
vah. 2 And the house which king
Solomon built for Jehovah, the
length thereof was threescore cubits,
and the breadth thereof twenty cu-
bits, and the height thereof thirty
cubits. 3 And the porch before
^the temple of the house, twenty
cubits was the length thereof, ac-
cording to the breadth of the house ;
and ten cubits was the breadth
thereof before the house. 4 And
for the house "he made ^windows
of fixed lattice-work. 5 And
* against the wall of the house he
built stories round about, against
the walls of the house round about,
both of the temple and " of '' the
oracle ; and he made "^ side-cham-
bers round about. 6 The nether-
most story was five cubits broad,
and the middle was six cubits
broad, and the third was seven
cubits broad ; for on the outside he
made offsets i7i the ivall of the house
round about, that the beavis should
not have hold in the walls of the
house. 7 And "the house, when
it was in building, was built of
stone made ready® at the quarry;
and there was neither hammer nor
axe nor any tool of iron heard in
the house, while it was in building.
8 The door for the middle side-
chambers was in the right ^ side of
the house : and they went up by
winding stairs into the middle story,
and out of the middle into the third.
9 So -^he built the house, and fin-
ished it ; and he covered the house
with beams and ''planks of cedar.
10 And he built the stories against
all the house, each five cubits high :
and ® they rested on the house with
timber of cedar.
1 1 And the word of Jehovah
came to Solomon, saying, 12 Con-
cerning this house which thou art
building, s'if thou wilt walk in
my statutes, and execute mine ordi-
nances, and keep all my command-
ments to walk in them ; then will
I establish my word with thee,
which I spake unto David thy
father. 1 .3 And ''I will dwell among
the children of Israel, and 'will
not forsake my people Israel.
1 Heb. built. * That is, the holy place,
s Or, windows broad within, and narrow with-
out 4 That is, the most holy place.
= Or, whin it was brought away
' Heb. shoulder. 7 Heb. rows.
' Or, he fastened the house
" Ezek. 40.
16 ; 41. 16
6 Ezek. 41. 6
" ver. 16, 19,
20
d Ezek. 41.
6, 6
' Ex. 20. 25 ;
Dt. 27. 5, 6
/ver. 14, 38
" ch. 9. 4 ;
2 S. 7. 6-16
h Ex. 25. 8
'Dt. 31. 6;
Josh. 1. 5
fc ver. 9, 38
' ch. 7. 7
™ 2 Chr. 3. 8
" ch. 8. 6 ;
Ex. 26. 33,
34
" ch. 7. 24
P Ex. 30. 1,
3, 6
1 2 Chr. 3.
10-12
>■ Ex. 37. 7-9
' ch. 8. 7 ;
Ex. 25. 20 ;
37. 9
1 4 * So Solomon built the house,
and finished it. 15 And he built
the walls of the house within with
boards of cedar : ^ from the floor
of the house unto the walls of the
ceiling, he covered them on the
inside with wood ; and '■ he covered
the floor of the house with boards
of ^° fir. 1 6 ™ And he built twenty
cubits on the hinder part of the
house with boards of cedar from the
floor unto the walls of the ceiling :
he built them for it within, for
an oracle, even for "the most holy
place. 17 And the house, that is,
the temple before the oracle, was
forty cuoits long. 18 And there
was cedar on the house within,
carved with ""knops and open
flowers : all was cedar ; there was
no stone seen. 19 And he pre-
Eared an oracle in the midst of the
ouse within, to set there the ark
of the covenant of Jehovah. 20
And within the oracle was a space
of twenty cubits in length, and
twenty cubits in breadth, and
twenty cubits in the height
thereof ; and he overlaid it with
pure gold : ^" and he covei'ed the
altar with cedar. 21 So Solomon
overlaid the house within with
pure gold : and he drew chains
of gold across before the oracle ;
and he overlaid it with gold. 22
And the whole house he overlaid
with gold, until all the house was
finished : also -^the whole altar that
belonged to the oracle he overlaid
with gold.
23 *And in the oracle ''he made
two cherubim of olive-wood, each
ten cubits high. 24 And five cu-
bits was the one wing of the
cherub, and five cubits the other
wing of the cherub : from the ut-
termost part of the one wing unto
the uttermost part of the other
were ten cubits. 25 And the other
cherub was ten cubits : both the
cherubim were of one measure and
one form. 26 The height of the
one cherub was ten cubits, and so
was it of the other cherub. 27 And
he set the cherubim within the in-
ner house ; and * the wings of the
cherubim were stretched forth, so
that the wing of the one touched
the one wall, and the wing of the
other cherub touched the other
9 Or, both the floors of the house and the walls
&c. (and so ver. 16).
1" Or, cypress u Or, gourds
12 Or, he overlaid the altar aho, which was of
cedar
340
6.28
I. KINGS
7.17
Ornamentation of the Walls and Doors. Duration of the Work. Solomon's Own House. Hiram of Tyre's Work in the Temple
wall ; and their wings touched one
another in the midst of the house.
28 And he overlaid the cherubim
with gold.
29 And he carved all the walls
of the house round about with
carved figures of cherubim and
palm-trees and open flowei^s,
within and without. 30 And the
floor of the house he overlaid with
gold, within and without. 31 And
for the entrance of the oracle he
made doors of olive-wood : the
'lintel and door-posts were a fifth
part of the xoall. 32 So he made
two doors of olive-wood ; and he
carved upon them carvings of
cherubim and palm-trees and open
flowers, and overlaid them with
gold ; and he spread the gold upon
the cherubim, and upon the palm-
trees. 33 So also made he for the
entrance of the temple door-posts
of olive-wood, out of a fourth part
of the wall ; 34 and " two doors of
^ fir-wood : the two leaves of the
one door were folding, and the two
leaves of the other door were fold-
ing. 35 And he carved thereon
cherubim and palm-trees and open
flowers ; and he overlaid them with
gold fitted upon the graven work.
36 And *he built the inner court
with three courses of hewn stone,
and a course of cedar beams.
37 "In the fourth year was the
foundation of the house of Jeho-
vah laid, in the month Ziy. 38
And in the eleventh year, in the
month Bui, which is the eighth
month, was the house finished
^throughout all the parts thereof,
and according to all the fashion of
it. So was he seven years in build-
ing it.
7 And ''Solomon was bviilding
his own house thirteen years,
and he finished all his house. 2 For
* he built the house of the forest of
Lebanon ; the length thereof was
a hundred cubits, and the breadth
thereof fifty cubits, and the height
thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows
of cedar pillars, with cedar beams
upon the pillars. 3 And it was cov-
ered with cedar above over the forty
and five •* beams, that were upon the
pillars ; fifteen in a row. 4 And
there were ^ beams in three rows,
and window was over against win-
1 Or, voitB 2 Or, cypress
3 Or, with all the appurtenances thereof, and
with all the ordinances thereof
* Or, side-chambers Heb. ribs.
5 Or, fraines for the windows
" Ezek. 41.
23-25
("ch. 7. 12;
Jer. 36. 10
" ver. 1
d ch. 3. 1 ; 9.
10 ; 2 Chr.
8. 1
^ ch. 10. 17,
21 ; 2 Chr.
9. 10
/ver. 12
V Ezek. 41.
25, 26
'» ch. 6. 15, 16
i ch. 9. 24 ;
2 Chr. 8. 11
* ch. 3. 1
'■ ch. 6. 36
« 2 Chr. 2.
13, 14
° 2 Chr. 2. 14
J" Ex. 31.3-5;
35. 31
' 2 Chr. 4.
11-16
»■ 2 K. 25. 17
* ver. 41
dow in three ranks. 5 And all the
doors and posts were made square
with beams : and window was over
against window in three ranks.
6 And he made •''the porch of pil-
lars; the length thereof was fifty
cubits, and the breadth thereof
thirty cvibits ; and a porch before
them ; and pillars and a " threshold
before them. 7 And he made the
porch of the throne where he was
to judge, even the porch of judg-
ment : and '' it was covered with
cedar from floor to floor. 8 And
his house where he was to dwell,
the other court within the porch,
was of the like work. 'He made
also a house for Pharaoh's daugh-
ter (* whom Solomon had taken to
wife), like unto this porch.
9 All these were of costly stones,
even of hewn stone, ''according to
measure, sawed with saws, within
and without, even from the foun-
dation unto the coping, and so on
the outside unto the great court.
10 And the foundation was of
costly stones, even great stones,
stones of ten cubits, and stones of
eight cubits. 11 And above were
costly stones, even hewn stone, ac-
cording to measure, and cedar-
wood. 1 2 And ' the great court
round about had three courses of
hewn stone, and a course of cedar
beams; 7 like as the inner court
of the house of Jehovah, and '"the
porch of the house.
13 And "king Solomon sent and
fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 1 4 "He
was the son of a widow of the tribe
of Naphtali, and his father was a
man of Tyre, a worker in brass ;
and ^he was filled with wisdom and
understanding and skill, to work
all works in brass. And he came
to king Solomon, and » wrought
all his work. 1 5 For he fashioned
''the two pillars of brass, ^'eigh-
teen cubits high apiece : and a line
of twelve cubits compassed "either
of them about. 16 And he made
two capitals of molten brass, to set
upon the tops of the pillars : the
height of the one capital was five
cubits, and the height of the other
capital was five cubits. 17 There
were nets of checker-work, and
wreaths of chain-work, for the
capitals which were upon the top
of the pillars ; seven for the one
6 Or, after divers measures
7 Or, both for . . . and for
8 Heb. eighteen cubits was the height of one
pillar. ^ Seb. the other pillar.
341
7.18
I. KINGS
7.41
Diram of Tyre's Work in the Temple : —the Pillars; the Molten Sea; the Brazen Bases; the Brazen Lavers
capital, and seven for the other
capital. 18 So he made the pil-
lars ; and there were two rows
round about upon the one net-
work, to cover the capitals that
were upon the top of the ^ pillars :
and so did he for the other capital.
19 And the capitals that were upon
the top of the pillars in the porch
were of lily-work, four cubits.
20 And there were capitals above
also upon the two pillars, close by
the belly which was beside the net-
work : and "the pomegranates were
two hundred, in rows round about
upon the other capital. 21 *And
he set up the pillars at the porch
of the temple : and he set up the
right pillar, and called the name
thereof '•* Jachin ; and he set up the
left pillar, and called the name
thereof *Boaz. 22 And upon the
top of the pillars was lily-work : so
was the work of the pillars finished.
23 ""And he made the "^rnolten
sea of ten cubits from brim to
brim, round in compass, and the
height thereof was five cubits; and
a line of thirty cubits compassed it
round about. 24 And under the
brim of it round about there were
"knops which did compass it, ^for
ten cubits, compassing the sea
round about : the knops were in
two rows, cast when it was cast.
25 •''It stood upon twelve oxen,
three looking toward the north,
and three looking toward the
west, and three looking toward the
south, and three looking toward
the east ; and the sea was set upon
them above, and all their hinder
parts were inward. 26 And it was
a handbreadth thick ; and the
brim thereof was wrought like the
brim of a cup, like the flower of a
lily : it held two thousand baths.
27 And ^he made the ten bases
of brass ; four cubits was the
length of one base, and four cubits
the breadth thereof, and three cu-
bits the height of it. 28 And the
work of the bases was on this man-
ner : they had panels ; ^ and thei^e
were panels between the ledges ;
29 and on the panels that were
between the ledges were lions,
oxen, and cherubim ; and upon the
ledges ''there was a pedestal above;
and beneath the lions and oxen
1 So the Syr. The Heb. has pomegranates.
2 That is, He shall establish.
3 That is, perhaps, In it is strength.
* Or, ten in a cubit ^ Or, even borders
6 Or, it was in Uke manner above I
" ver. 42 ;
2 Chr. 3. 16
(> 2 Chr. 3. 17
' 2 Chr. 4. 2,
&c.
d 2 K. 16. 17 ;
26.13
' ch. 6. 18
/ Jer. 52. 20
" ver. 38 ;
2 K. 25. 13 ;
2 Chr. 4. 14
ft 2 Chr. 4. 14
' 2 Chr. 4. 6,
&c.
* ver. 17, 18
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were wreaths of hanging work.
30 And every base had four brazen
wheels, and axles of brass ; and the
four feet thereof had '^underset-
ters : beneath the laver were the
undersetters molten, with wreaths
at the side of each. 31 And the
mouth of it within the capital and
above was a cubit : and the mouth
thereof was round after the work
of a pedestal, a cubit and a half;
and also upon the mouth of it were
gravings, and their panels were
foursquare, not round. 32 And
the four wheels were underneath
the panels ; and the axletrees of the
wheels were in the base : and the
height of a wheel was a cubit and
half a cubit. 33 And the work
of the wheels was like the work of
a chariot wheel : their axletrees,
and their felloes, and their spokes,
and their naves, were all molten.
34 And there were four underset-
ters at the four corners of each
base : the undersetters thereof were
of the base itself. 35 And in the
top of the base was there a round
compass half a cubit high ; and on
the top of the base the ^ stays
thereof and the panels thereof
were of the same. 36 And on the
plates of the stays thereof, and on
the panels thereof, he graved cher-
ubim, lions, and palm-trees, accord-
ing to the space of each, with
wreaths round about. 37 ''After
this manner he made the ten
bases : all of them had one casting,
one measure, and one form.
38 'And he made ten lavers of
brass : one laver contained forty
baths ; and evei-y laver was four
cubits ; and upon every one of the
ten bases one laver. 39 And he set
the bases, five on the right ® side of
the house, and five on the left side
of the house : and he set the sea on
the right side of the house east-
ward, toward the south.
40 And "Hiram made the "la-
vers, and the shovels, and the ba-
sins. So Hiram made an end of
doing all the work that he wrought
for king Solomon in the house of
Jehovah: 41 the two pillars, and
the two bowls of the capitals that
were on the top of the pillars ;
and the *two networks to cover
the two bowls of the capitals that
were on the top of the pillars ;
" Heb. shoulders.
8 Heb. hands.
9 Heb. shoulder.
10 Heb. Hirom.
" In 2 Chr. 4. 11, pots.
7.42
I. KINGS
8.18
Hiram of Tyre's Work in the Temple. The Ark bronght into the Temple. SolomoH's Address to the People
42 and the "four hundred pome-
gi'anates for the two networks ;
two rows of pomegranates for each
network, to cover the two bowls of
the capitals that were ^upon the
pillars ; 43 and the ten bases, and
the ten la vers on the bases ; 44 and
*the one sea, and the twelve oxen
under the sea ; 45 and the pots,
and the shovels, and the basins :
even all ^ these vessels, which
Hiram made for king Solomon, in
the house of Jehovah, were of bur-
nished brass. 46 ''In the plain of
the Jordan did the king cast them,
in the clay ground between ** Suc-
coth and ^Zarethan. 47 And Sol-
omon left all the vessels umveighed,
because they were exceeding many :
•''the weight of the brass ^ could not
be found out.
48 And Solomon made all the
vessels that were in the house of
Jehovah : «' the golden altar, and
the table whereupon the showbread
was, of gold ; 49 and the candle-
sticks, five on the right side, and
five on the left, before the oracle,
of pure gold ; and '' the flowers, and
the lamps, and the tongs, of gold ;
50 and the cups, and the snuffers,
and the basins, and the spoons, and
the * firepans, of pure gold ; and
the hinges, both for the doors
of the inner house, the most holy
Elace, and for the doors of the
ouse, to wit, of the temple, of gold.
51 *Thus all the work that king
Solomon wrought in the house of
Jehovah was finished. And ' Solo-
mon brought in the things which
David his father had dedicated,
even the silver, and the gold, and
the vessels, and put them in the
treasuries of the house of .Jehovah.
8™ Then Solomon assembled
the elders of Israel, and all
"the heads of the tribes, the
princes of the fathers' houses of the
children of Israel, unto king Solo-
mon in Jerusalem, "to bring up
the ark of the covenant of Jehovah
out of '^the city of David, which is
Zion. 2 And all the men of Israel
assembled themselves unto king
Solomon at _ « the feast, in the
month Ethanim, which is the sev-
enth month. 3 And all the elders
of Israel came, and ''the priests
took up the ark. 4 And they
brought up the ark of Jehovah,
1 Heb. lipon thfface of the pillara.
2 Another reading is, the vessels of the Tent.
* Or, was not searched out
"■ ver. 20
6 ver. 23, 25
' 2 Chr. 4. 17
d Josh. 13.
27
"Josh. 3. 10
/I Chr. 22.
3, 14
!' Ex. 37. 10-
29 ; 2 Chr.
4. 8
fc Ex. 25. 31-
38
«Ex. 27. 3;
2 K. 26. 15
* 2 Chr. 6. 1,
&c.
' 2 S. 8. U ;
2 Chr. 5. 1
'" 2 Chr. 6. 2-
10
" Num. 1. 4 ;
7. 2
" 2 S. 6. 17
P2S.5.1
« ver. 65 ;
Lev. 23.
34 ; 2 Chr.
7. 8-10
"■ Num. 7. 9
» ch, 3. 4 ;
2 Chr. 1. 3
« 2 S. 6. 13 ;
2 Chr. 1. 6
" ver. 3
" ch. 6. 19
'^ ch. 6. 27
y Ex. 26. 13-
16 ; 37. 4, 5
^ Ex. 25. 16,
21 ; Dt. 10.
2-5 ; Heb.
9. 4
" Ex. 24. 7,
8 ; Dt. 4. 13
* Ex. 40. 34,
35 ; 2 Chr.
7. 1,2
' 2 Ohr. 6. 1,
&c.
d Ps. 97. 2
" 2 S. 7. 13
/ Ex. 15. 17
" ver. 55 ;
2 S. 6. 18
A 1 Chr. 29.
10, 20 ;
Neh. 0. 5
> 2 S. 7. 12,
13 ; 1 Chr.
22. 10
* 2 S. 7. 4, 5
' Dt. 12.
5, 11
"' 1 S. 16. 1 ;
2 S. 7. 8
" 2 S. 7. 2, 3 ;
1 Chr. 17.
1.2
and 'the tent of meeting, and all
the holy vessels that were in the
Tent ; even these did the priests
and the Levites bring up. 5 And
king Solomon and all the congre-
gation of Israel, that were assem-
bled unto him, ' were Avith him be-
fore the ark, sacrificing sheep and
oxen, that could not be counted nor
numbered for multitude. 6 And
" the priests brought in the ark of
the covenant of Jehovah *'unto its
place, into the oracle of the house,
to the most holy place, even •'under
the wings of the cherubim. 7 For
the cherubim spread forth their
wings over the place of the ark,
and the cherubim covered the ark
and the staves thereof above. 8
And * ^ the staves were so long that
the ends of the staves were seen
from the holy place before the
oracle ; but they were not seen
without : and there they are unto
this day. 9 ^ There was nothing
in the ark save the two tables of
stone which Moses put there at
Horeb, ®"when Jehovah made a
covenant with the children of Is-
rael, when they came out of the
land of Egypt. 10 And it came to
pass, when the priests were come
out of the holy place, that ''the
cloud filled the house of Jehovah,
11 so that the priests could not
stand to minister by reason of the
cloud ; for the glory of Jehovah
filled the house of Jehovah.
12 "Then spake Solomon, Jeho-
vah hath said that ''he would dwell
in the thick darkness. 13 "I have
surely built thee a house of habita-
tion, ^a. place for thee to dwell in
for ever. 14 And the king turned
his face about, and ^ blessed all the
assembly of Israel : and all the as-
sembly of Israel stood. 1 5 And he
said, '' Blessed be Jehovah, i:he God
of Israel, *who spake with his
mouth unto David my father, and
hath with his hand fulfilled it,
saying, 16 * Since the day that I
brought forth my people Israel out
of Egypt, I chose no city out of all
the tribes of Israel to build a house,
that ^ my name might be there ;
but ""I chose David to be over my
people Israel. 17 "Now it was in
the heart of David my father to
build a house for the name of
.Jehovah, the God of Israel. 18
But Jehovah said unto David my
< Or, they drew out the staves, so that &c.
5 Or, where
343
8.19
I. KINGS
8.39
Solomon's Address to the People. Bis Prayer of Dedication
father, Whereas it was in thy heart
to build a house for my name, thou
didst well that it was in thy heart :
19 "nevertheless thou shalt not
build the house ; but thy son that
shall come forth out of thy loins,
he shall build the house for my
name. 20 And Jehovah hath es-
tablished his word that he spake ;
for * I am risen up in the room of
David my father, and sit on the
throne of Israel, as Jehovah prom-
ised, and have built the house for
the name of Jehovah, the God of
Israel. 21 And there have I set
a place for the ark, " wherein is
the covenant of Jehovah, which he
made with our fathers, .when he
brought them out of the land of
Egypt.
22 And ''Solomon stood before
the altar of Jehovah in the pres-
ence of all the assembly of Israel,
and '^spread forth his hands to-
ward heaven ; 23 and he said, O
Jehovah, the God of Israel, -^ there
is no God like thee, in heaven
above, or on earth beneath ; " who
keepest covenant and lovingkind-
ness ^with thy servants, that walk
before thee with all their heart ;
24 who hast kept with thj; servant
David my father that which thou
didst promise him : yea, thou
spakest with thy mouth, and. hast
fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is
this day. 25 Now therefore, O
Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep
with thy servant David my father
that which thou hast promised
him, saying, [" '' There shall not fail
thee a man in my sight to sit on
the throne of Israel, if only thy
children take heed to their way, to
walk before me as thou hast
walked before me. 26 Now there-
fore, O God of Israel, let thy word,
I pray thee, be verified, 'which
thou spakest unto thy servant
David my father.
27 But will God in very deed
dwell on the earth? behold, * heaven
and the heaven of heavens cannot
contain thee ; how much less this
house that I have build ed ! 28 Yet
have thou respect unto the prayer
of thy servant, and to his suppli-
cation, O Jehovah my God, to
hearken unto the cry and to the
prayer which thy servant prayeth
before thee this day ; 29 ' that
1 Or, for
2 Heb. There shall not be cwt off unto thee a man
from my sight.
" ch. 5. 3, 5 ;
2 S. 7. 6. 12,
13 ; 1 Clir.
22. 8-10
b 1 Chr. 28.
5,6
" ver. 9
<t ver. 54
' Ex. 9. 33 ;
Ezr. 9. 6
/ 1 S. 2. 2 ;
2 S. 7. 22
0 Dt. 7. 9 ;
Neh. 1. 6 ;
9. 32
ft ch. 2. 4
' 2 S. 7. 25
k Ps. 139. 7-
16 ; Is. 66.
1 ; Jer. 23.
24 ; Acts 7.
49
' 2 Chr. 7.
15 ; Neh.
1. 6
"* Dan. 6. 10
" Ex. 22. 8-11
" Dt. 25. 1
P Lev. 26. 17,
25 ; Dt. 28.
25, 48
'Lev.
42
40-
■ Lev. 26.
19; Dt. 11.
16, 17 ; 2 S.
24. 10-13
' ] S. 12. 23 ;
Ps. 27. 11
« ch. 18. 1,
41-45 ; Jer.
14. 22
" Lev. 26. 16,
25, 26 ; Dt.
28. 21-23,
38-42
su
thine eyes rnay be open toward
this house night and day, even
toward the place whereof thou hast
said, My name shall be there ; to
hearken unto the prayer which thy
servant shall pray towai'd this
place. 30 And hearken thou to
the supplication of thy servant, and
of thy people Israel, "when they
shall pray toward this place : yea,
hear tnou in heaven thy dwelling-
place ; and when thou hearest, for-
give.
31 ^"If a man sin against his
neighbor, and an oath be laid upon
him to cause him to swear, and he
come and swear before thine altar
in this house; 32 then hear thou
in heaven, and do, and judge thy
servants, ° condemning the wicked,
to bring his way upon his own head,
and justifying the righteous, to give
him according to his righteousness.
33 ^ When thy people Israel are
smitten down before the enemy,
because they have sinned against
thee; «if they turn again to thee,
and confess thy name, and pray
and make supplication unto thee
in this house: 34 then hear thou
in heaven, and foi^give the sin of
thy people Israel, and bring them
again unto the land which thou
gavest unto their fathers.
35 ''When heaven is shut up, and
there is no rain, because they have
sinned against thee ; if they pray
toward this place, and confess thy
name, and turn from their sin,
■^when thou ^dost aflElict them : 36
then hear thou in heaven, and for-
give the sin of thy servants, and
of thy people Israel, '**when thou
teachest them the good way wherein
they should walk ; and ' send rain
upon thy land, which thou hast
given to thy people for an inheri-
tance.
37 "If there be in the land fam-
ine, if there be pestilence, if there
be blasting or mildew, locust or
caterpillar ; if their enemy besiege
them in the land of their '^ cities ;
whatsoever plague, whatsoever
sickness there be ; 38 what prayer
and supplication soever be made
by any man, or by all thy people
Israel, who shall knoAv every man
the plague of his own heart, and
spread forth his hands toward this
house : 39 then hear thou in heaven
thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and
s Or, Whereinsoevpr a man shall sin
* Or, because * Or, answerest * Heb. gates.
8.40
I. KINGS
8.62
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication. His Benediction
do, and render unto every man
according to all his ways, "whose
heart thou knowest; (for *thou,
even thou only, knowest the hearts
of all the children of men ;) 40 that
they may fear thee all the days
that they live in the land which
thou gavest unto our fathers.
41 Moreover concerning the for-
eigner, that is not of thy people
Israel, when he shall come out of
a far country for thy name's sake
42 (for they shall hear of thy great
name, "and of thy mighty hand, and
of thine outstretclied arm) ; when
he shall come and pray toward this
house ; 43 hear thou in heaven thy
dwelling-place, and do according to
all that the foreigner calleth to thee
for ; "^ that all the peoples of the
earth may know thy name, to fear
thee, as doth thy people Israel, and
tha.t they may know that Hhis
house which I nave built is called
by thy name.
44 If thy people go out to battle
against their enemy, by whatsoever
way thou shalt send them, and
*they pray unto Jehovah toward
the city which thou hast chosen,
and toward the house which I have
built for thy name ; 45 then hear
thou in heaven their prayer and
their supplication, and maintain
their "cause.
46 If they sin against thee (for
■''there is no man that sinneth not),
and thou be angry with them, and
deliver them to the enemy, so that
^ they carry them away captive
^unto the land of the enemy, far
off or near; 47 .vet ''if they shall
bethink themselves in the land
whither they are carried captive,
and turn again, and make suppli-
cation unto thee in the land of
them that carried them captive,
saying, ' We have sinned, and have
done perversely, we have dealt
wickedly; 48 * if they return unto
thee with all their heart and with
all their soul in the land of their
enemies, who carried them captive,
and 'pray unto thee toward their
land, which thou gavest unto their
fathers, the city which thou hast
chosen, and the house which I have
built for thy name : 49 then hear
thou their prayer and their sup-
plication in heaven thy dwelling-
place, and maintain their - cause ;
1 Or, thy name is called upon this house &c.
* Or, right
3 Heb. they that take them captive carry them,
away.
»lS. 2. 3;
16. 7
b 1 Chr. 28.
9 ; Jer. 17.
10 ; Jn. 2.
24, 26
'Ex. 13. 3;
Dt. 3. 24
d Josh. 4.
23 ; 1 S. 17.
46
« 2 Chr. 14.
11, 12
/ Ps. 130. 3,
i ; Prov.
20. 9 ; 1 Jn.
1. 8-10
c Lev. 26. 34-
39; 2K. 17.
6, 18 ; 25.
21
>>■ Lev. 26.
40-42;
Neh. 9. 2
' Ezr. 9. 6, 7 ;
Neh. 1. 6
ft Dt. 4. 29 ;
1 S. 7. 3, 4 ;
Neh. 1. 9
' Dan. 6. 10 ;
Jon. 2. 4
™ 2 Chr. 30.
9; Acts 7.
10
" Ex. 32. 11,
12 ; Dt. 9.
26-29
" Dt. 4. 20 ;
Jer. 11. 4
P ver. 29
« Ex. 19. 5,
6 ; Dt. 9.
26-29
"■ 2 Chr. 7. 1,
&c.
* 2 Cl'hr. 6. 13
' ver. 14 ;
Num. 6.
2.3-26
" Josh. 21.
45 ; 23. 14,
15
"Josh. 1. 5 ;
1 S. 12. 22 ;
Rom. 8. 31 ;
Heb. 13. 5
"'Ps. 119. 36;
Jer. 31. 33
V ver. 43
' ch. 18. J
" Dt. 18. 13 ;
2 K. 20. 3
* 2 Chr. 7.
4-10
50 and forgive thy people who
have sinned against thee, and all
their transgressions wherein they
have transgressed against thee ;
and ™ give them * compassion before
those who carried tliem captive,
that they may have compassion on
them 51 ("for they are thy people,
and thine inheritance, whicn thou
broughtest forth out of Egypt,
"from the midst of the furnace of
iron) ; 52 * that thine eyes may be
open unto the supplication of thy
servant, and unto the supplication
of thy people Israel, to hearken
unto them whensoever they cry
unto thee. 53 For thou didst
separate them fi^om among all the
peoples of the earth, to be thine
inheritance, *as thou spakest by
Moses thy servant, wnen thou
broughtest our fathers out of
Egypt, O Lord Jehovah.
54 'And it was so, that, when
Solomon had made an end of pray-
ing all this prayer and supplication
unto Jehovah, * he arose from before
the altar of Jehovah, from kneel-
ing on his knees with his hands
spread forth toward heaven. 55
And he stood, and * blessed all the
assembly of Israel with a loud
voice, saying, 56 Blessed be Jeho-
vah, that hath given rest unto his
Eeople Israel, according to all thai
e promised : " there hath noic
^failed one word of all his gooci
promise, which he promised b\
Moses his servant. 57 Jehovah
our God be with us, as he was
with our fathers : " let him not
leave us, nor forsake us ; 58 that
^he may incline our hearts unto
him, to walk in all his ways, and
to keep his commandments, and
his statutes, and his ordinances,
which he commanded our fathers.
59 And let these my words, where-
with I have made supplication be-
fore Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah
our God day and night, that he
maintain the cause of his servant,
and the cause of his people Israel,
•^as every day shall require; 60
^that all the peoples of the earth
may know that ''Jehovah, he is
God; there is none else. 61 "Let
your heart therefore be perfect
with Jehovah our God, to walk in
his statutes, and to keep his com-
mandments, as at this day.
62 'And the king, and all Israel
* Heb. to be for compassion. ^ Heb. fallen.
6 Heb. the thing of a day in its day.
345
8.63
I. KINGS
9.19
Dedicatory Sacrifices. Jehovah's Covenant with Solomon. Cities given to Hiram. Taskworlc employed
with him, "offered sacrifice before
Jehovah. 63 And Solomon offered
for the sacrifice of peace-offerings,
which he offered unto Jehovah, two
and twenty thousand oxen, and
a hundred and twenty thousand
sheep. *So the king and all the
children of Israel dedicated the
house of Jehovah. 64 The same
day did the king hallow the mid-
dle of the court that was before
the house of Jehovah ; for there he
offered the burnt-offering, and the
meal-offering, and the fat of the
peace-offerings, because ''the brazen
altar that was before Jehovah was
too little to receive the burnt-offer-
ing, and the meal-offering, and the
fat of the peace-offerings. 65 So
** Solomon held the feast at that
time, and all Israel with him, a
great assembly, " from the entrance
of Hamath -^unto the brook of
Egypt, before Jehovah our God,
seven days and seven days, even
fourteen days. 66 On the eighth
day he sent the people away ; and
they blessed the king, and went
unto their tents joyful and glad
of heart for all the goodness that
Jehovah had showed unto David
his servant, and to Israel his peo-
ple.
9 ''And it came to pass, when
Solomon had finished the build-
ing of the house of Jehovah, and
''the king's house, and *all Solo-
mon's ^ desire which he was pleased
to do, 2 that * Jehovah appeared to
Solomon the second time, as he
had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
3 And Jehovah said unto him, I
have heard thy prayer and thy
supplication, that thou hast made
before me: I have hallowed this
house, which thou hast built, 'to
put my name there for ever; and
™ mine eyes and my heart shall be
there perpetually. 4 And as for
thee, " if thou wilt walk before me,
as David thy father walked, in in-
tegrity of heart, and in upright-
ness, to do according to all that
I have commanded thee, and wilt
keep my statutes and mine ordi-
nances ; 5 then " I will establish
the throne of thy kingdom over
Israel for ever, according as I
^promised to David thy father,
saying. There shall not fail thee
a man upon the throne of Israel.
6 ^ But if ye shall turn away from
following me, ye or your children,
1 Or, delight 2 Or, spake concerning
" 2 S. 6. 17-
19 ; Ezr. 6.
16, 17
6 Ezr. 6. IS-
IS; Neh.
12. 27
" 2 Chr. 4. 1
rf ver. 2 ;
Lev. 23.
34-42
'Num. 34. S;
Josh. 13. 6
/Gen. 15.
18 ; Ex. 23.
31; Josh.
13 3
9 2Chr. 7. 11,
&c
h ch.' 7. 1, 2
• ver. 19 ;
2 Chr. 8. 6
* ch. 3. 5 ;
11. 9
' ch. 8. 29
"•Dt. 11. 12;
2 Chr. 6. 40
" ch. 3. 14 ;
11. 4, 6, 8
0 ch. 2. 4 ; 6.
12 ; 2 S. 7.
12, 16
P 2 S. 7. 14-
16 ; 1 Chr.
28.9
« Lev. 18. 24-
29 ; Dt. 4.
26 ; 2 K. 17
23
"■ Jer. 7. 4-1';
* Dt. 28. 37 ;
Jer. 24. 9
t Dt. 29.
24-26; Jer
22. 8, 9, 28
« Dt. 29. 25-
28 ; Jer, 2.
10-13
" 2 Chr. 8. 1,
&c.
" ver. 1 ; ch.
6. 37, 38 ;
7. 1
y Josh. 19. 27
' ver. 11
" ver. 24 ;
2 S. 5. 9
b Josh. 11. 1
" Josh. 17. 11
d Josh. 16. 10
• ch. 3. 1 ;
7. 8
/Josh. 10. 10
" ch. 10. 26 ;
2 Chr. 1. 14
A ch. 4. 26
346
and not keep my commandments
and my statutes which I have set
before you, but shall go and serve
other gods, and worship them ;
7 " then will I cut off Israel out of
the land which I have given them ;
and *■ this house, which I have hal-
lowed for my name, will I cast out
of my sight ; and * Israel shall be
a proverb and a byword among all
peoples. 8 ^ And though this house
is so high, yet shall every one that
passeth by it be astonished, and
shall hiss ; and they shall say, ' Why
hath Jehovah done thus unto this
land, and to this house ■? 9 and they
shall answer, " Because they forsook
Jehovah their God, who brought
forth their fathers out of the land
of Egypt, and laid hold on other
gods, and worshipijed them, and
served them : therefore hath Jeho-
vah brought all this evil upon them.
10 "And it came to pass ^at the
end of twenty years, wherein
Solomon had built the two houses,
the house of Jehovah and the
king's house 11 (now Hiram the
king of Tyre had furnished Solo-
mon with cedar-trees and fir-trees,
and with gold, according to all his
desire), that then king Solomon
gave Hiram twenty cities in the
land of Galilee. 12 And Hiram
came out from Tyre to see the
cities which Solomon had given
him; and they pleased him not.
13 And he said. What cities are
these which thou hast given me,
my brother 1 And *he called them
the land of *Cabul unto this day.
14 'And Hiram sent to the king
sixscore talents of gold.
15 And this is the ® reason of the
®levy which king Solomon raised,
to build the house of Jehovah, and
his own house, and " Millo, and the
wall of Jerusalem, and * Hazor, and
''Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 Pha-
raoh king of Egypt had gone up,
and taken Gezer, and burnt it with
fire, and slain the ■* Canaanites that
dwelt in the city, and " given it for
a portion unto nis daughter, Solo-
mon's wife. 17 And Solomon built
Gezer, and -^Beth-horon the nether,
18 and Baalath, and^Tamar in the
wilderness, in the land, 19 and all
the store-cities that Solomon had,
and * the cities for his chariots, and
the cities for ''his horsemen, and
3 Or, and this hous'. shall be high ; every one &c.
* Or, they were called * Or, account
« Heb. men subject to taskwork.
7 Another reading is, Tadmor. So 2 Chr. 8. 4.
9.20
I. KINGS
10.14
Solomon's Annual Offerings. His IVavy. The Qoeen of Sheba's Visit. Importations from Opliir
•that which Solomon desii'ed to
build for his pleasure in Jerusalem,
and in Lebanon, and in all the land
of his dominion. 20 As for all the
people that were left of the Amo-
rites, the Hittites, the Perizzites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who
were not of the children of Israel ;
21 * their children that wei"e left
after them in the land, ''whom the
children of Israel were not able
^utterly to destroy, "^of them did
Solomon raise '^ a levy " of bondser-
vants unto this day. 22 But •'^of
the children of Israel did Solomon
make no bondservants ; but they
were the men of war, and his ser-
vants, and his princes, and his
captains, and rulers of his chariots
and of his horsemen.
23 These were the chief officers
that were over Solomon's work,
" five hundred and fifty, '' who bare
rule over the people that wrought
in the work.
24 But 'Pharaoh's daughter
came up out of the city of David
unto her house which Solomon had
built for her : then 'did he build
Millo.
25 And 'three times in a year
did Solomon offer burnt-offerings
and peace-offerings upon the altar
which he built unto Jehovah, burn-
ing incense therewith, u2}on the
altar that was before Jehovah. So
he finished the house.
26 And ™ king Solomon made a
navy of ships in "Eziongeber,
which is beside Eloth, on the shore
of the Red Sea, in the land of
Edom. 27 "And Hiram sent in
the navy his servants, shipmen
that had knowledge of the sea,
with the servants of Solomon.
28 And they came to ^'Ophir, and
fetched from thence gold, four
hundred and twenty talents, and
brought it to king Solomon.
1 C\ 'And when the "■ queen of
a\J "Sheba heard of the fame
of Solomon concerning the name
of Jehovah, she came 'to prove
him with hard questions. 2 And
she came to Jerusalem Avith a very
great train, with camels " that bare
spices, and very much gold, and
precious stones ; and when she was
come to Solomon, she communed
with him of all that was in her
heart. 3 And Solomon told her all
her questions : there was not any-
1 Heb. to devote.
2 Heb. men subject to servile taskwork.
" ver. 1
b Judg. 1. 21-
29; 3. 1
" Josh. 15.
63 ; 17. 12,
13
d Judg. 1. 28,
35
« Gen. 9. 25,
26 ; Ezr. 2.
5.5-58
/Lev. 25. 39
» 2 Chr. 8. 10
ft ch. 5. 16
i ch. 3. 1 ;
7. 8
*-" ver. 15 ; ch.
11. 27 ;
2 Chr. 32. 5
' Ex. 2:!. 14-
17 ; Dt. 16.
Ifi
>" ch. 22. 48
" Num. 33.
a5 ; Dt. 2. 8
" ch. 5. 6, 9 ;
10. 11
P 1 Chr. 29. 4
9 2 Chr. 9. 1,
&c.
*■ Mt. 12. 42
* Gen. 10. 7,
28 ; Ps. 72.
10, 16
« Judg. 14.
12-14 ; Pa.
49. 4
" ver. 10
^ 1 Chr. 26.
16
" ch. 6. 7
y 1 Chr. 17.
22 ; 2 Chr.
2. 11
^ 2 S. 8. 15 ;
23. 3
" ver. 2
l> ch. 9. 27, 28
' 2 Chr. I
13-28
347
thing hid from the king which he
told her not. 4 And when the
queen of Sheba had seen all the
wisdom of Solomon, and the house
that he had built, 5 and the food
of his table, and the sitting of his
servants, and the ^attendance of
his ministers, and their apparel,
and his cupbearers, and ''"his
ascent by which he went up unto
the house of Jehovah; there was
no more spirit in her. 6 And she
said to the king, It was a true re-
port that I heard in mine own
land of thine ®acts, and of thy
wisdom. 7 Howbeit I believed
not the words, until I came, and
mine eyes had seen it : and, behold,
the half was not told me ; ^ thy
wisdom and prosperity exceed the
fame which I heard. 8 Happy are
thy men, happy are these thy .ser-
vants, that stand continually be-
fore thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
9 ^Blessed be Jehovah thy God,
who delighted in thee, to set thee on
the throne of Israel : ^ because Jeho-
vah loved Israel for ever, therefore
made he thee king, Ho do justice
and righteousness. 10 And "she
gave the king a hundred and
twenty talents of gold, and of
spices very great store, and pre-
cious stones : there came no more
such abundance of spices as these
which the queen of Sheba gave to
king Solomon.
1 1 * And the navy also of Hiram,
that brought gold from Ophir,
brought in from Ophir great plenty
of ^ almug-trees and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the al-
mug-trees ^pillars for the house of
Jehovah, and for the king's house,
harps also and psalteries for the
singers : there came no such almug-
trees, nor were seen, unto this day.
13 And king Solomon gave to
the queen of Sheba all her desire,
whatsoever she asked, besides that
® which Solomon gave her of his
royal bounty. So she turned, and
went to her own land, she and her
servants.
14 ''Now the weight of gold that
came to Solomon in one year was
six hundred threescore and six
3 Heb. standing.
* Or, his burnt-offering which he offered in &x.
5 Or, sayings
* Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness
to the fame.
7 In 2 Chr. 2. 8, 9. 10, algum-trees. PerhapB,
sandal-wood. 8 Or, a railing Heb. a prop.
9 Heb. which he gave her according to the Hand
of king Solomon.
10.16
I. KINGS
U.11
Solomon's Wealth and Splendor. His Chariots and Horses. His Wires and his Apostasy
talents of gold, 15 besides that
which the traders brought, and the
traffic of the merchants, and of all
the kings of Hhe mingled people,
and of the governors of the country.
16 And "king Solomon made two
hundred bucklers of beaten gold ;
six hundred shekels of gold went to
one buckler. 1 7 And he made three
hundred shields of beaten gold ;
three - pounds of gold went to one
shield : and * the king put them in
the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 Moreover the king made a great
throne of ''ivory, and overlaid it
with the finest gold. 19 There
were six steps to the throne, and
the top of the throne was I'ound
behina ; and there were ^ stays on
either side by the place of the seat,
and two lions standing beside the
stays. 20 And twelve lions stood
there on the one side and on the
other upon the six steps: there
was not the like made in any king-
dom. 21 And all king Solomon's
drinking vessels were of gold, and
all the vessels of the house of the
forest of Lebanon were of pure
gold : none were of silver ; it was
nothing accounted of in the days
of Solomon. 22 For '*the king had
at sea a navy of Tarshish with the
navy of Hiram: once every three
years came the navy of Tai"shish,
bringing gold, and silver, ivory,
and apes, and peacocks.
23 ^ So king^ Solomon exceeded
all the kings of the earth in riches
and in wisdom. 24 And all the
earth sought the presence of Solo-
mon, ■''to hear his wisdom, which
God had put in his heart. 25 And
they brought every man his trib-
ute, vessels of silver, and vessels of
gold, and raiment, and armor, and
spices, horses, and mules, a rate
year by year.
26 ''And Solomon gathered to-
gether chariots and horsemen : and
he had a thousand and four hun-
dred chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen, that he bestowed in the
''chariot cities, and with the king
at .Jerusalem. 27 ^And the king
made silver to be in Jerusalem as
stones, and cedars made he to be as
the sycomore-trees that are in the
lowland, for abundance. 28 *And
the horses which Solomon had
were brought out of Egypt ; and
the king's merchants received them
1 In 2 Chr. 9. 14, Arabia. 2 Heb. maneh.
3 Or, arms Heb. hands.
" ch. 14. 26-
28 ; 2 Chr.
12. 9, 10
b ch. 7. 2
" ver. 22 ; Ps.
45. 8
d ch. 9. 26-
28 ; 22. 48
' ch. 3. 12,
13 ; 4. 30
/ch. 3. 9, 12,
28
" ch. 4. 26 ;
2 Chr. 1.
14-17 ; 9. 25
'' ch. 9. 19
> 2 Chr. 1. l.i
*2Chr. 1. 16;
9. 28
' 2 K. 7. 6, 7
™ Dt. 17. 17 ;
Neh. 13.
23-27
" Ex. 23. 31-
33 ; 34. is-
le
0 2 S. 3. 2-6 ;
5. 13-16
P ch. 9. 4
9 Judg. 2.
13; 10. 6 ;
1 S. 7. 3, 4
*■ ver. 7
' Num. 21.
29 ; Judg.
11. 24 ; 2K..
23. 13
t Lev. 20. 2-
5 ; 2 K, 23.
10; Acts".
43
" ch. 3. 5 ;
= ch. 6. 12; 9.
6,7
V ver. 29-31 ;
ch. 12. 1.5,
16, 20 ; 1 S.
2. 30
348
in di'oves, each drove at a price.
29 And a chariot came up and
went out of Egypt for six hundred
shekels of silver, and a horse for a
hundred and fifty ; and so ' for all
the kings of the Hittites, and for
the kings of Syria, did they bring
them out ■* by their means.
nNow "* king Solomon loved
many foreign women, * to-
gether with the daughter of Pha-
raoh, women of the Moabites,
Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians,
and Hittites ; 2 of the nations con-
cerning which .Jehovah said unto
the children of Israel, " Ye shall
not go among them, neither shall
they come among you ; for surely
they will turn away your heart
after their gods : Solomon clave
unto these in love. 3 "And he had
seven hundred wives, princesses,
and three hundred concubines ;
and his wives turned away his
heart. 4 For it came to pass,
when Solomon was old, that his
wives turned away his heart after
other gods ; and ^his heart was not
perfect with Jehovah his God, as
was the heart of David his father.
5 For Solomon went after « Ashto-
reth the goddess of the Sidonians,
and after *■ Milcom the abomination
of the Ammonites. 6 And Solomon
did that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah, and went not fully
after Jehovah, as did David his
father. 7 Then did Solomon build
a high place for *Chemosh the
abomination of Moab, in the mount
that is before .Jerusalem, and for
'Molech the abomination of the
children of Ammon. 8 And so
did he for all his foreign wives,
who burnt incense and sacrificed
unto their gods.
9 And Jehovah was angry with
Solomon, " because his heart was
turned away from Jehovah, the
God of Israel, "who had appeared
unto him twice, 10 and ''haa com-
manded him concerning this thing,
that he should not go after other
gods : but he kept not that which
Jehovah commanded. 11 Where-
fore Jehovah said unto Solomon,
Forasmuch as this ^ is done of thee,
and thou hast not kept my cove-
nant and my statutes, which I
have commanded thee, ^I will
surely rend the kingdom from
thee, and will give it to thy aer-
* Heb. in their hand. s Or, besides
6 Heb. is with thee.
11.12
I. KINGS
11.36
Clod in Anger raises up Adversaries. Hadad the Edomite. Rezon of Zobah. Jeroboam's Enmity. Ahijah's Prophecy
vant. 12 Notwithstanding in thy
days I will not do it, for David
thy father's sake : but I will rend
it out of the hand of thy son.
13 Howbeit "I will not I'end away
all the kingdom ; but '' I will give
one tribe to thy son, for David my
servant's sake, and " for Jerusalem's
sake which I have chosen.
14 And Jehovah raised up an
adversary unto Solomon, Hadad
the Edomite : he was of the king's
seed in Edom. 15 For it came to
pass, ''when David was in Edom,
and Joab the captain of the host
was gone up to bury the slain, and
had smitten every male in Edom
16 (for Joab and all Israel re-
mained there six months, until he
had cut off every male in Edom) ;
17 that Hadad fled, he and certain
Edomites of his father's servants
with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad
being yet a little child. 18 And
they arose out of Midian, and came
to " Paran ; and they took men with
them out of Paran, and they came
to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of
Egyjit, who gave him a house, and
appointed him victuals, and gave
him land. 19 And Hadad found
great favor in the sight of Pharaoh,
so that he gave him to wife the
sister of his own wife, the sister of
Tahpenes the queen. 20 And the
sister of Tahpenes bare him Genu-
bath his son, whom Tahpenes
weaned in Pharaoh's house ; and
Genubath was in Pharaoh's house
among the sons of Pharaoh. 21
And •''when Hadad heard in Egypt
that David slept with his fathers,
and that Joab the captain of the
host was dead, Hadad said to Pha-
raoh, Let me depart, that I may go
to mine own country. 22 Then
Pharaoh said unto him, But what
hast thou lacked with me, that,
behold, thou seekest to go to thine
own country'? And he answered,
Nothing : howbeit only let me de-
part.
23 And "God raised up another
adversary unto him, Rezon the son
of Eliada, who had fled from his
lord '' Hadadezer king of Zobah.
24 And he gathered men unto
him, and became captain over a
troop, 'when David slew them of
Zohah : and they went to Damas-
cus, and dwelt therein, and reigned
in Damascus. 2-5 And he was an
adversary to Israel all the days of
Solomon, besides the mischief that
"2S. r. 15;
1 Chr. 17.
13
^ ver. 32, 3G ;
ch. 12. 20
<' ell. 8. 29
rf 2 S. 8. 14 ;
1 Chr. 18.
12, 13
"Num. 10.
12; Dt. 1.1
/ch. 2. 10
" ver. 14
'' 2 S. 8. 3 ;
10. 16
' 2 S. 10. 8,
18
fc ver. 11, 28 ;
ch. 12. 2,
20; 2 Chr.
13. 6
' 2 S. 20. 21
"' ch. 9. 15, 24
" Prov. 22. 29
" ch. 12. 15 ;
14. 2;
2 Chr. 9. 29
V 1 S. 15. 27,
28
9 ver. 11, 12
"ver. 13; ch.
12. 21
' ver. 13 ; ch.
14. 21
" ver. 12 ; ch.
12. 16, 17
" ver. 13
^ ch. 15. 4 ;
2 K, 8. 19
y ver. 13
849
Hadad did : and he abhorred Is-
rael^ and reigned over Syria.
26 And * Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah,
a servant of Solomon, whose
mother's name was Zeruah, a
widow, ' he also lifted up his hand
against the king. 27 And this
was the reason why he lifted up
his hand against the king: '"Solo-
mon built Millo, and ' repaired the
breach of the city of David his
father. 28 And the man Jero-
boam was a mighty man of valor ;
and "Solomon saw the young man
that he was industrious, and he
gave him charge over all the ^ labor
of the house of Joseph. 29 And it
came to pass at that time, when
Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,
that "the prophet Ahijah the Shi-
lonite found him in the way ; now
Ahijah had clad himself with a new
garment ; and they two were alone
in the field. 30 And ^Ahijah laid
hold of the new garment that was
on him, and rent it in twelve
Eieces. 31 And he said to Jero-
oam. Take thee ten pieces ; for
thus saith Jehovah, the God of
Israel, Behold, "I will rend the
kingdom out of the hand of Solo-
mon, and will give ten tribes to
thee 32 ('but he shall have one
tribe, for my servant David's sake
and for Jerusalem's sake, "the
city which I have chosen out of
all the tribes of Israel) ; 33 be-
cause that they have forsaken me,
and 'have worshipped Ashtoreth
the goddess of the Sidonians,
Chemosh the god of Moab, and
Milcom the god of the children
of Ammon ; and they have not
walked in my ways, to do that
which is right in mine eyes, and
to heex) my statutes and mine ordi-
nances, as_ did David his father.
34 Howbeit I will not take the
whole kingdom out of his hand ;
but I will make him prince all the
days of his life, for David -my ser-
vant's sake whom I chose, ^who
kept my commandments and my
statutes ; 35 but " I will take the
kingdom out of his son's hand,
and will give it unto thee, even
ten tribes. 36 And "unto his son
will I give one tribe, ^ that David
my servant may have a lamp al-
way before me in Jerusalem, *the
city which I have chosen me to
1 Heb. dosed uv. ^ Heb. burden.
8 Or, because he kept
11.37
I. KINGS
12.18
Rehoboam King. He follows Evil Connsel. Israel rebels. Jeroboam made their King
put my name there. 37 And I
will take thee, and thou shalt
reign ^ according to all that thy
soul desireth, and shalt be king
over Israel. 38 And it shall be,
if thou wilt hearken unto all that
I command thee, and wilt walk in
my ways, and do that which is
right in mine eyes, to keep my
statutes and my commaiidments,
as David my servant did ; that
"I will be with thee, and *will
build thee a sure house, as I built
for David, and will give Israel
unto thee. 39 And I will for this
afflict the seed of David, but not
for ever. 40 Solomon sought
therefore to kill Jeroboam ; but
Jeroboam arose, and fled into
Egypt, unto 'Shishak king of
Egypt, and was in Egypt until the
death of Solomon.
41 ** Now the rest of the ^acts of
Solomon, and all that he did, and
his wisdom, are they not written
in the book of the acts of Solomon 1
42 And the time that Solomon
reigned in Jerusalem over all Is-
rael was forty years. 43 And
Solomon "slept with his fathers,
and was buried in the city of Da-
vid his father : and ■'^Eehoboam
his son reigned in his stead.
■i O ^And Rehoboam went to
X^ Shechem : for all Isi'ael
were come to ''Shechem to make
him king. 2 And it came to pass,
' when Jeroboam the son of Nebat
heard of it (for he was yet in
Kgypt, whither he had fled from
the presence of king Solomon, and
Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt, 3 and
they sent and called him), that
Jeroboam and all the assembly of
Israel came, and spake unto Reho-
boam, saying, 4 * Thy father made
our yoke grievous: now. therefore
make thou the grievous service of
thy father, and his heavy yoke
which he put upon us, lighter, and
we will serve thee. 5 And he said
unto them, 'Depart yet for three
days, then come again to me.
And the people departed.
6 And king Rehoboam '"took
counsel with the old men, that had
stood before Solomon his father
while he. yet lived, saying, What
counsel give ye me to return answer
to this people ^ 7 And they spake
unto him, saying. If thou wilt be a
servant unto this people this day,
and wilt serve them, and answer
1 Or, over aU 2 Or, words Or, matters
" Dt. 31. 8 ;
Josh. 1. 5
6 2 S. 7. 11, 27
' ch. 14. 26 ;
2 Chr. 12.
,2-9
d 2 Chr. 9.
29, &C.
" ch. 2. 10
/ ch. 14. 21
" 2 Chr. 10.
1, &c.
'' Judg. 9. 6
' ch. 11. 26,
40
h ch. 4. 7, 22-
■i:< ; 9. \o\
1 S. 8. 11-18
'ver. 12
"^ ch. 4. 1-6
" ver. 5
0 Ex. 1. 13,
14 ; 6. 6-9,
16-18
P ver. 24 ;
Dt. 2. 30 ;
Judg. 14. 4
9ch. 11. 11,
31
'"2 8. 20. 1
' ch. 11. 13,
« ch. 4. 6 ;
5. 14 ; 2 S.
20. 24
them, and speak good words to
them, then they will be thy ser-
vants for ever. 8 But he forsook
the counsel of the old men which
they had given him, and took coun-
sel with the young men that were
grown up with him, that stood
before him. 9 Atid he said unto
them. What counsel give ye, that
we may return answer to this peo-
ple, who have spoken to me, say-
ing. Make the yoke that thy father
did put upon us lighter'? 10 And
the young men that were grown up
with him spake unto him, saying,
Thus shalt thou say unto this peo-
ple that spake unto thee, saying.
Thy father made our yoke heavy,
but make thou it lighter unto us ;
thus shalt thou speak unto them,
My little finger is thicker than my
father's loins. 1 1 And now whereas
my father did lade you with a heavy
yoke, I will add to your yoke : my
father chastised you with whips,
but I will chastise you with scor-
pions.
1 2 So Jeroboam and all the peo-
ple came to Rehoboam the third
day, as the king bade, saying,
" Come to me again the third day.
13 And the king answered the peo-
ple roughly, and forsook the coun-
sel of the old men which they had
given him, 14 and spake to them
after the counsel of the young men,
saying, " My father made your yoke
heavy, but I will add to your yoke :
my father chastised you with whips,
but I will chastise you with scor-
pions. 15 So the king hearkened
not unto the people ; p for it was
a thing brought about of Jehovah,
» that he might establish his word,
which Jehovah spake by Ahijah
the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son
of Nebat.
16 And when all Israel saw that
the king hearkened not unto them,
the people answered the king, say-
ing, Wnat portion have we in
David 1 neither have we inheri-
tance in the son of Jesse : ''to your
tents, O Israel: now see to thine
own house, David. So Israel de-
parted unto their tents. 17 But
*as for the children of Israel that
dwelt in the cities of Judah, Reho-
boam reigned over them. 18 Then
king Rehoboam sent ' Adoram, who
was over the men subject to task-
work ; and all Israel stoned him to
death with stones. And king Reho-
boam made speed to get him up
350
12.19
I. KINGS
13.7
Relioboara warned not to resist Jeroboam. Jeroboam's Ilnlawrul Institutions. He is warned by a Prophet from Judab
to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
19 "So Israel rebelled against the
house of David unto this day. 20
And it came to pass, when all Is-
rael heard that Jeroboam was re-
turned, that they sent and called
him unto the congregation, and
made him king over all Israel :
'there was none that followed the
house of David, but the tribe of
Judah only.
21 '^And'whQn Rehoboam was
come to Jerusalem, he assembled
all the house of Judah, and the
tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and
fourscore thousand chosen men,
that were warriors, to fight against
the house of Israel, to bring the
kingdom again to Rehoboam the
son of Solomon. 22 But the word
of God came unto '* Shemaiah the
man of God, saying, 23 Speak unto
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king
of Judah, and unto all the house of
Judah and Benjamin, and to the
" rest of the people, saying, 24 Thus
saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up,
nor fight against your brethren the
children of Israel : return every
man to his house ; •''for this thing
is of me. So they hearkened unto
the word of Jehovah, and returned
and went their way, according to
the word of .Jehovah.
25 Then "Jeroboam built She-
chem in the hill-country of Eph-
raim, and dwelt therein ; and he
went out from thence, and built
*Penuel. 26 And Jeroboam said
in his heart, Now will the kingdom
return to the house of David : 27
*if this people go up to offer sac-
rifices in the house of .Jehovah at
Jerusalem, then will the heart of
this people turn again unto their
lord, even unto Rehoboam king of
Judah; and they will kill me, and
return to Rehoboam Idng of .ludah.
28 Whereupon the king took coun-
sel, and *■ made two calves of gold ;
and he said unto them, ^It is too
much for you to go up to Jerusa-
lem: 'behold thy gods, O Israel,
which brought thee up out of the
land of Egypt. 29 And he set the
one in ""Betn-el, and the other put
he in "Dan. 30 And "this thing
became a sin ; for the people went
to worship before ^the one, even
unto Dan. 31 And^he made houses
of high places, and *made priests
from among all the people, that
1 Or, Ye have qone up long enough
* Or, each of them
" 2 K. 17. 21
b ch. 11. 13,
32. 30
<'2Chr. 11.
1, &c.
d 2 Chr. 12.
5-7
^ ver. 17
/ver. 15
!/ Judg. 9.
45-49
ft Gen. 32. 30,
31 ; Judg.
8. 8, 17
'■ Dt. 12. 6-7,
14
* 2 K. 10. 29 ;
17. 16 ;
Hos. 8. 4-7
I Ex. 32. 4, 8
"' Gen. 28. 19
" Judg. 18.
26-31
" ch. 13. 34 ;
2 K. 17. 21
P ch. 13. 32
« ch. 13. 33 ;
2 K. 17. 32 ;
2 Chr. 13. 9
•■ Lev. 23. 33,
34; Num.
29. 12
» Am. 7. 10-
13
' ch. 13. 1
" ch. 12. 22 ;
2 K. 23. 17
^ ch. 12. 33
" ver. 32
!* 2 K. 23. 15,
16
'■ Ex. 4. 1-5 ;
Judg. 6. 17
" Ex. 8. 8,
28 ; 9. 28 ;
Acts 8. 24
t> Lk. 6. 27,
28
<^ 1 S. 9. 7, 8 ;
2 K. 6. 15
351
were not of the sons of Levi. 32
And Jeroboam ordained a feast in
the eighth month, on the fifteenth
day of the month, ''like unto the
feast that is in Judah, and he * went
up unto the altar ; so did he in
Beth-el, * sacrificing unto the calves
that he had made : and he placed
in Beth-el " the priests of the high
K laces that he had made. 33 And
e ^ went up unto the altar which
he had made in Beth-el on the fif-
teenth day in the eighth month,
even in the month which he had
devised ® of his own heart : and he
ordained a feast for the children of
Israel, and ^ went up unto the altar,
'to burn incense.
•i O And, behold, there came
_LO "a man of Gou out of Ju-
dah by the word of Jehovah unto
Beth-el : and Jeroboam was stand-
ing by the altar " to burn incense.
2 And ^he cried against the altar
by the word of Jehovah, and said,
O altar, altar, thus saith Jehovah :
Behold, a son shall be born unto
the house of David, ^Josiah by
name ; and upon thee shall he sac-
rifice the priests of the high places
that burn incense upon thee, and
men's bones shall they burn upon
thee. 3 And he gave a sign the
same day, saying, ^ This is the sign
which .Jehovah hath spoken : Be-
hold, the altar shall be rent, and
the ashes that are upon it shall be
poured out. 4 And it came to
pass, when the king heard the say-
ing of the man of God, which he
cried against the altar in Beth-el,
that Jeroboam put forth his hand
from the altar, saying. Lay hold on
him. And his hand, which he put
forth against him, dried up, so that
he could not draw it back again to
him. 5 The altar also was rent, and
the ashes poui'ed out from the altar,
according to the sign which the
man of God had given by the word
of Jehovah. 6 And the king an-
swered and said unto the man of
God, "Entreat now the favor of
Jehovah thy God, and pray for me,
that my hand may be restored me
again. And *the man of God en-
treated Jehovah, and the king's
hand was restored him again, and
became as it was before. 7 And
the king said unto the man of God,
Come home with me, and refresh
thyself, and "I will give thee a
3 Or, offered upon * Or, to sacrifice
^ Another reading is, apart.
13.8
I. KINGS
13.33
The Prophet led into Disobedience by an old Prophet in Bethel. He is lulled by a Lion. Jeroboam's Priests
reward. 8 And the man of God said
unto the king, "If thou wilt giye
me half thy house, I will not go in
with thee, neither will I eat bread
nor drink water in this place ; 9
for so was it charged me by the
word of Jehovah, saying. Thou
shalt eat no bread, nor drink
water, neither return by the way
that thou earnest. 10 So he went
another way, and returned not
by the way that he came to
Beth-el.
11 Now * there dwelt an old
prophet in Beth-el ; and ^ one of
his sons came and told him all
the works that the man of God
had done that day in Beth-el : the
words which he had spoken unto
the king, them also they told unto
their father. 12 And their father
said unto them. What way went
he'? Now his sons had "seen what
way the man of God went, that
came from Judah. 13 And he said
unto his sons, Saddle me the ass.
So they saddled him the ass ; and
he rode thereon. 14 And he went
after the man of God, and found
him sitting under an ^ oak ; and he
said unto him, Art thou the man of
God that earnest from Judah "? And
he said, I am. 15 Then he said
unto him. Come home with me, and
eat bread. 16 And he said, "I
may not return with thee, nor go
in with thee; neither will I eat
bread nor drink water with thee in
this place : 1 7 for it was said to
me ''by the word of Jehovah, Thou
shalt eat no bread nor drink water
there, nor turn again to go by the
way that thou earnest. 1 8 And he
said unto him, I also am a prophet
as thou art ; and an angel spake
unto me by the word of Jehovah,
saying. Bring him back with thee
into thy house, that he may eat
bread and drink water. But he
lied unto him. 1 9 So he went back
with him, and did eat bread in his
house, and drank water.
20 And it came to pass, as they
sat at the table, that the word of
Jehovah came unto the prophet
that brought him back; 21 and he
cried unto the man of God that
came from Judah, saying, Thus
saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou
hast '*been disobedient unto the
mouth of Jehovah, and hast not
1 Heb. his son.
2 Or, as otherwise read, showed him.
3 Or, terebinth •* Or, rebelled against the word
" ver. 16, 17 ;
Num. 22.
18; 24. 13
* ver. 25 ;
2 K. 23. 18
" ver. 8, 9
d ch. 20. 35
' ch. 20. 36
/ver. 11
» 2 K. 23. 17,
18
'' ver. 2
' ch. 12. 31
^ ch. 16. 24
352
kept the commandment which J e-
hovah thy God commanded thee,
22 but camest back, and hast eaten
bread and drunk water in the place
of which he said to thee. Eat no
bread, and drink no water ; thy
body shall not come unto the
sepulchre of thy fathers. 23 And
it came to pass, after he had eaten
bread, and after he had drunk, that
he saddled for him the ass, to ivit,
for the prophet who"in he had
brought back. 24 And when he
was gone, ''a lion met him by the
way, and slew him : and his body
was cast in the way, and the ass
stood by it ; the lion also stood by
the body. 25 And, behold, men
passed by, and saw the body cast
in the waj^, and the lion standing
by the body ; and they came and
told it in the city where -'the old
prophet dwelt.
26 And when the prophet that
brought him back from the way
heard thereof, he said, It is the
man of God, who ^was disobedient
unto the mouth of Jehovah: there-
fore Jehovah hath delivered him
unto the lion, which hath torn him,
and slain him, according to the
word of Jehovah, Avhich he spake
unto him. 27 And he spake to his
sons, saying. Saddle me the ass.
And they saddled it. 28 And he
went and found his body cast in
the way, and the ass and the lion
standing by the body : the lion had
not eaten the body, nor torn the
ass. 29 And the prophet took up
the body of the man of God, and
laid it upon the ass, and brought it
back; aftd he came to the city of
the old prophet, to mourn, and
to bury him. 30 And he laid his
body in his own grave; and they
mourned over him, saying, Alas,
my brother! 31 And it came to
Eass, after he had buried him, that
e spake to his sons, saying. When
I am dead, then bury me in the
sepulchre wherein the man of God
is buried ; ^ lay my bones beside
his bones. 32 *For the saying
which he cried by the word of
Jehovah against the altar in
Beth-el, and 'against all the houses
of the high places which are in the
cities of * Samaria, shall surely
come to pass.
33 After this thing Jeroboam re-
turned not from his evil way, but
made again from among all the
people priests of the high places.
13.34
I. KINGS
14.22
Jeroboam's Son being sick, Ms Wife is sent to Aliijah. Aliijali's Prophecy against Jeroboam. Rehoboam's Reign over Jadab
^ "^whosoever would, he consecrated
him, that there might be priests of
the high places. 34 *And -this
thing became sin unto- the house of
Jeroboam, ''even to cut it off, and
to destroy it from off the face of
the earth.
MAt that time Abijah the
son of Jeroboam fell sick.
2 And Jeroboam said to his wife,
Arise, I pray thee, and "* disguise
thyself, that thou be not known to
be the wife of Jeroboam; and get
thee to '^Shiloh: behold, there is
Ahijah the prophet, who ■'^ spake
concerning me that I should be
king over this people. 3 "And
take with thee ten loaves, and
cakes, and a ^ cruse of honey, and
go to him : he will tell thee what
shall become of the child. 4 And
Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose,
and went to ''Shiloh, and came to
the house of 'Ahijah. Now Ahijah
could not see ; '' for his eyes were
set by reason of his age. b And
Jehovah said unto Ahijah, Behold^
the wife of Jeroboam cometh to in-
quire of thee concerning her son ;
for he is sick : thus and thus shalt
thou say unto her; for it will be,
when she cometh in, that 'she will
feign herself to be another woman.
6 And it was so, when Ahijah
heard the sound of her feet, as she
came in at the door, that he said.
Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam;
why feignest thou thyself to be
another"? for I am sent to thee with
heavy tidings. 7 Go, tell Jero-
boam, thus saith Jehovah, the God
of Israel : '" Forasmuch as I exalted
thee from among the people, and
made thee ■* prince over my people
Israel, 8 and rent the kingdom
away from the house of David, and
gave it thee ; and " yet thou hast
not been as my servant David, who
kept my commandments, and who
followed me with all his heart, "to
do that only which was right in
"mine eyes, 9 but hast done evil
above all that were before thee,
and ^hast gone and made thee
other gods, and * molten images, to
provoke me to anger, and '"hast
cast me behind thy back : 1 0 there-
fore, behold, I will bring evil upon
the house of Jeroboam, and "will cut
off from Jeroboam every man-child,
'him that is shut up and him that
is left at large in Israel, and "will
1 Or, whomsoever he would
2 Or, by this thing he became
3 Or: bottle
* Or, leader
" Judg. 17. 5
b ch. 12. 30 ;
2 K. 17. 21
' ch. 14. 10 ;
lo. 29, 30
d 1 S. 28. 8 ;
2 S. 14. 2 ;
2 Chr. 18.
29
« Josh. 18. 1
/ch. 11. 29-
31
» ch. 13. 7 ;
1 S. 9. 7, 8 ;
2 K. 4. 42
rt ver. 2
'ch. 11. 29
* 1 S. 3. 2 ;
4. lo-
' 2 S. 14. 2
"'ch. 11. 28-
31 ; 16. 2
" ch. 11. 33,
38
" ch. 15. 5
P ch. 12. 28 ;
2 Chr. 11.
l.T
1 Ex. 34. 17
"" Ps. 60. 17 ;
Ezek. 23.
3.5
' ch. 21. 21 ;
2 K. 9.;;8
« Dt. 32. 36 ;
2 K. 14. 26
" ch. 15. 29
" ch. 16. 4 ;
21. 24
^ ver. 17
'J ch. 15. 27-
29
* Dt. 29. 28 ;
2 K. 17. 6
" Josh. 23.
1.5, 16
b'iK. 16. 29
"^ Ex. 34. 13,
14 ; Dt. 12.
3, 4
rf ch. 12. 30 ;
13. 34
' ch. 15. 21,
33 ; 16. 6-9,
15, 23
/ver. 12
" ver. 13
h ver. 30 ;
2 Chr. 13.
2-20
' 2 Chr. 12.
* ch. 11. 32,
36
' 2 Chr. 12.
1, 14
utterly sweep away the house of
.Jeroboam, as a man sweepeth away
dung, till it be all gone. 1 1 "Him
that dieth of Jeroboam in the city
shall the dogs eat; and him that
dieth in the held shall the birds of
the heavens eat : for Jehovah hath
spoken it. 12 Arise thou there-
fore, get thee to thy house : and
^ when thy feet enter into the city,
the child shall die. 13 And all
Israel shall mourn for him, and
bury him ; for he only of .Jeroboam
shall come to the grave, because in
him there is found some good thing
toward Jehovah, the God of Israel,
in the house of Jeroboam. 14
Moreover ^Jehovah will raise him
up a king over Israel, who shall
cut off the house of Jeroboam that
day: ^but what'? even now. 15
For Jehovah will smite Israel, as a
reed is shaken in the water; and
'he will root up Israel out of "this
good land which he gave to their
fathers, and * will scatter them be-
yond the River, " because they have
made their Asherim, provoking
•Jehovah to anger. 1 6 And he \vill
give Israel up '' because of the sins
of Jeroboam, *' which he hath sinned,
and wherewith he hath made Israel
to sin.
17 And Jeroboam's wife arose,
and departed, and came to "Tirzah:
and ■''as she came to the threshold
of the house, the child died. 18
''And all Israel buried him, and
mourned for him, according to the
word of Jehovah, which he spake
by his servant Ahijah the prophet.
1 9 And the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, ''how he warred, and
how he reigned, behold, they are
written in the book of the chroni-
cles of the kings of Israel. 20 And
the days which Jeroboam reigned
were two and twenty years : and
he slept with his fathers, and Na-
dab his son reigned in his stead.
21 'And Rehoboam the son of
Solomon reigned in .Judah. Re-
hoboam was forty and one years
old when he began to reign, and
he reigned seventeen years in Je-
rusalem, *the city which Jehovah
had chosen out of all the tribes
of Israel, to put his name there:
and his mother's name was Naamah
the Ammonitess. 22 ' And Judah
did that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah, and they pro-
6 Or, and tvhat even now ?
« Or, who did sin, and who made &c.
353
14.23
I. KINGS
15.19
Shishak's Invasion. Death of Rehoboam. Abijam's Reign over Jndah. Asa's Reign over Jndali. War with Baasha
voked him to jealousy with their
sins which they committed, above
all that their fathers had done.
23 For they also built them "high
places, and ^ * pillars, and " Asherim,
on every high hill, and ** under
every green tree ; 24 and there
were also * sodomites in the land :
they did according to all the abomi-
nations of the nations which Jeho-
vah drove out before the children
of Israel.
25 -^And it came to pass in the
fifth year of king Rehoboam, tbat
Shishak king of Egypt came up
against Jerusalem ; 26 and he took
away the treasures of the house of
Jehovah, and the treasures of the
king's house; ^he even took away
all : and '' he took away all the-
shields of gold which Solomon had
made. 27 And king Rehoboam
made in their stead shields of brass,
and ' committed them to the hands
of the captains of the "■^ guard, who
kept the door of the king's house.
28 And it was so, that, as oft as
the king went into the house of
Jehovah, the guard bare them, and
brought them back into the guard-
chamber.
29 * Now the rest of the acts of
Rehoboam, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book oi the
chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30 'And there was war between
Rehoboam and Jeroboam continu-
ally. 31 And Rehoboam slept with
his fathers, and was buried with
his fathers in the city of David :
and "' his mother's name was Naa-
mah the AmmOnitess. And ^ Abi-
jam his son reigned in his stead.
^ pT " Now in the eighteenth
-M-tJ year of king Jeroboam the
son of Nebat began Abijam to
reign over Judah. 2 Three years
reigned he in Jerusalem: and his
mother's name was ■*Maacah the
daughter of ^Abishalom. 3 And
he walked in all the sins of his
father, which he had done before
him ; and "his heart was not per-
fect with Jehovah his God, as the
heart of David his father. 4 Nev-
ertheless for David's sake did Jeho-
vah his God give him a ^lamp in
Jerusalem, to set up his son after
him, and to establish Jerusalem;
5 « because David did that which
was right in the eyes of Jehovah,
1 Or, obelisks 2 Heb. runners.
8In2Chr. 12. \6,Abijah.
* In 2 Chr. 13. 2, Micaiah the daughter of Uriel.
6 In 2 Chr. 11. 20, 21, Absalom.
" Dt. 12. 2
b Dt. 16. 22
'^ ver. 15
rf 2 K. 17. 10 ;
Is. 67. 5 ;
Jer. 2. 20
" Dt. 23. 17
/ 2 Chr. 12.
2,9-11
^ch. 15. 18
A ch. 10. 17
' 1 S. 8. 11 ;
22. 17
t 2 Chr. 12.
15, 16
' ch. 12. 21-
24 ; 15. 6
"* ver. 21
" 2 Chr. 13.
1, &c.
" ch. 11. 4
Pch. 11. 36;
2S. 21.17
« ch. 9. 4 ;
14. 8
'2 8. 11. 4,
15-17 ; 12.
9, 10
' ch. 14. 30
< 2 Chr. 13.
2, 21, 22
" 2 Chr. 13.
3-20
" 2 Chr. 14. 1,
&c.
" ver. 2
!'2Chr. 14.2
' ch. 14. 24 ;
22. 46 ;
Dt. 23. 17
"ch. 11. 7, 8;
14. 23;
2 Chr. 14.
2-5
b 2 Chr. If..
16-13
" Ex. 32. 20
<* ch. 22. 43 ;
2 K. 12. 3
' ver. 3 , ch.
8. 61
/ ch. 7. 61
' ver. 32
'■ 2 Chr. 16.
1-6
' ver. 21, 22
* ch. 12. 26-
' ver. 15 ;
ch. 14. 26
' 2 K. 12. 17,
18
" ch. 11. 23,
24 ; Gen.
14. 15
" 2 Chr. 16. 7
354
and turned not aside from any-
thing that he commanded him all
the days of his life, ''save only in
the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
6 'Now there was war between
Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the
days of his life.
7 And 'the rest of the acts of
Abijam, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of
Judah'? "And there was war be-
tween Abijam and Jeroboam, 8
"And Abijam slept with his fathers ;
and they buried him in the city of
David : and Asa his son reigned in
his stead.
9 And in the twentieth year of
Jeroboani king of Israel began
Asa to reign over Judah. 1 0 And
forty and one years reigned he in
Jerusalem : and ""his mother'sname
was Maacah the daughter of Abish-
alom. 1 1 And ^ Asa did that which
was right in the eyes of Jehovah,
as did David his father. 12 And
'he put away the sodomites out
of the land, and " removed all the
idols that his fathers had made.
13 *And also Maacah his mother
he removed from being ® queen,
because she had made an abomi-
nable image ^ for an Asherah ; and
Asa cut down her image, and "= burnt
it at the brook Kidron. 14 "^But
the high places were not taken
away : nevertheles.s '^ the heart of
Asa was perfect with Jehovah all
his days. 15 And -'he brought
into the house of Jehovah the
things that his father had dedi-
cated, and the things that himself
had dedicated, silver, and gold,
and vessels.
16^ And there was war between
Asa and Baasha king of Israel all
their days. 17'' And Baasha king
of Israel went up against Judah,
and ' built Raman, * that he might
not suffer any one to go out or
come in to Asa king of Judah. 18
Then ' Asa took all the silver and '
the gold that were left in the
treasures of the house of Jehovah,
and the treasures of the king's
house, and delivered them into
the hand of his servants ; and
"* king Asa sent them to Ben-
hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the
son of Hezion, king of Syria, that
dwelt at "Damascus, saying, 19
^ There is "a league between me
6 Or, queen mother 7 Or, for Asherah
8 Or, Let there be
15.20
I. KINGS
16.9
War with Baasha. Nadab's Reign over Israel. Baasha's Reign over Israel. Jeha's Prophecy. Slab's Reign over Israel
and thee, between my father and
thy father : behold, I have sent
unto thee a present of silver and
gold ; go, break thy league with
Baasha king of Israel, that he may
depart from me. 20 And Ben-
hadad hearkened unto king Asa,
and sent the captains of his armies
against the cities of Israel, and
smote " Ijon, and * Dan, and "^ Abel-
beth-maacah, and all "* Chinneroth,
with all the land of Naphtali. 21
And it came to pass, when Baasha
heard thereof, that "he left off
building Ramah, and dwelt in
■''Tirzah. 22 Then king Asa made
a proclamation unto all Judah ;
none was exempted : and they car-
ried away the stones of Bamah,
and the timber thereof, wherewith
Baasha had builded ; and king Asa
built therewith "Geba of Benja-
min, and Mizpah.
23 ''Now the rest of all the acts
of Asa, and all his might, and all
that he did, and the cities which
he built, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Judah 1 But in the time
of his old age he was diseased in
his feet. 24 And Asa slept with
his fathers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David his
father ; and [ Jehoshaphat his son
reigned in his stead.
25 And * Nadab the son of Jero-
boam began to reign over Israel
in the second year of Asa king of
Judah ; and he reigned over Israel
two years. 26 And he did that
which was evil in the sight of
Jehovah, and ' walked in the way
of his father, and "4n his sin where-
with he made Israel to sin. 27
And " Baasha the son of Ahijah, of
the house of Issachar, conspired
against him ; and Baasha smote
him at "Gibbethon, which belonged
to the Philistines ; for Nadab and
all Israel were laying siege to Gib-
bethon. 28 Even in the third year
of Asa king of Judah did Baasha
slay him, and reigned in his stead.
29 And it came to pass that, as
soon as he was king, he smote all
the house of Jeroboam : he left not
to Jeroboam any that breathed,
until he had destroyed him ; ^ ac-
cording unto the saying of Jehovah,
which he spake by his servant Ahi-
jah the Shilonite ; 30 for the sins
of Jeroboam which he sinned, and
* wherewith he made Israel to sin,
because of his provocation where-
" 2 K. 15. 29
l> ch. 12. 29
" 2 K. 15. 29
d Josh. 11.
2 ; 12. 3
' ver. 17
/ch. 14. 17;
16. 15-18
"Josh. 18.
24 ; 21. 17
A 2 Chr. 16.
11-14
' ch. 22. 41-
44 ; 2 Chr.
17. 1
*■• ch. 14. 20
'ch. 12. 28-
33 ; 13. 33,
34
"' ver. 30, 34 ;
ch. 14. 16
" ch. 14. 14
o Josh. 19.
44 ; 21. 23
P ch. 14. 9-16
« ver. 26
>■ ch. 14. 19
' ver. 16
< ver. 26
" ver. 7 ;
2 Chr. 19.
2 ; 20. 34
" 2 Chr. 16.
7-10
^ch. 14. 7
y ch. 15. 34
' ch. 14. 10 ;
21. 21
" ver. 11
f> ch. 15. 29
'^ch. 14. 11 ;
21. 24
d ch. 14. 19 ;
16. 31
' ch. 14. 17 ;
15. 21
" ch. 14. 14 ;
16. 27, 29
A 2 K. 9. 30-
33
' ch. 18. 3 ;
Gen. 24. 2 ;
39. 4
with he provoked Jehovah, the
God of Israel, to anger.
31 '"Now the rest of the acts of
Nadab, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of
Israeli 32 *And there was war
between Asa and Baasha king of
Israel all their days.
33 In the third year of Asa king
of Judah began Baasha the son
of Ahijah to reign over all Israel
in Tirzah, and reigned twenty
and four years. 34 And he did
that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah, and ' walked in the
way of Jeroboam, and in his sin
wherewith he made Israel to sin.
■^ /Z* 1 And the word of Jehovah
-Lw came to "Jehu the son of
*'Hanani against Baasha, saying,
2 Forasmuch as ^ I exalted thee
out of the dust, and made thee
' prince over my people Israel, and
* thou hast walked in the way of
Jeroboam, and hast made my peo-
ple Israel to sin, to provoke me to
anger with their sins; 3 behold,
^I will utterly sweep away "Baasha
and his house ; and * I will make
thy house like the house of Jero-
boam the son of Nebat. 4 "Him
that dieth of Baasha in the city
shall the dogs eat ; and him that
dieth of his in the field shall the
birds of the heavens eat.
5 '^ Now the rest of the acts of
Baasha, and what he did, and his
might, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Israeli 6 And Baasha
slept with his fathers, and was
buried in " Tirzah ; and Elah his
son reigned in his stead. 7 And
moreover by -^the prophet Jehu
the son of Hanani came the word
of Jehovah against Baasha, and
against his house, both because of
all the evil that he did in the sight
of Jehovah, to provoke him to
anger with the work of his hands,
in being like the house of Jero-
boam, and because ^ he smote ^him.
8 In the twenty and sixth year
of Asa king of Judah began Elah
the son of Baasha to reign over
Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two
years. 9 And his servant * Zimri,
captain of half his chariots, con-
spired against him. Now he was
in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk
in the house of Arza, *who was
over the household in Tirzah .-
1 Or, leader « Or, it
356
16.10
I. KINGS
17.1
Zimri slays Elah and his Kiadred, and reigns over Israel. Omri's Reign over Israel. Ahab King of Israel. El^ah predicts a
10 and Zimri went in and smote
him, and killed him, in the
twenty and seventh year of Asa
king of Judah, and reigned in his
stead. 11 And it came to pass,
when he began to reign, as soon
as he sat on his throne, that "he
smote all the house of Baasha :
he left him not a single man-child,
neither of his kinsfolks, nor of
his friends. 12 Thus did Zimri
destroy all the house of Baasha,
* according to the word of Jeho-
vah, which he spake against Baa-
sha by "Jehu the prophet, 13 for
all the sins of Baasha, and the
sins of Elah his son, which they
sinned, and wherewith they made
Israel to sin, ''to provoke Jehovah,
the God of Israel, to anger with
their vanities. l4 "Now the rest
of the acts of Elah, and all that
he did, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israeli
15 In the twenty and seventh
year of Asa king of Judah did
Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah.
Now the people were encamped
against -^Gibbethon, which be-
longed to the Philistines. 16 And
the people that were encamped
heard say, Zimri hath conspired,
and hath also smitten the king :
wherefore all Israel made Omri,
the captain of the host, king over
Israel that day in the camp. 17
And Omri went up from Gibbe-
thon, and all Israel with him, and
they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it
came to pass, when Zimri saw that
the city was taken, that he went
into the ^ castle of the king's house,
and burnt the king's house over
him with fire, and ''died, 19 for
his sins which he sinned in doing
that which was evil in the sight of
Jehovah, in ''walking in the way
of Jeroboam, and in his sin which
he did, to make Israel to sin. 20
' Now the rest of the acts of Zimri,
and his treason that he wrought,
are they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Israel 1
21 Then were the people of
Israel divided into two parts : half
of the people followed Tibni the
son of Ginath, to make him king ;
and half followed Omri. 22 But
the people that followed Omri pre-
vailed against the people that fol-
lowed Tibni the son of Ginath :
go Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
1 Or, palace
" ver. 3 ; ch.
15. 29
i> ver. 3
" 2 Chr. 19.
2 ; 20. 34
d ch. 16. 30 ;
Dt. 32. 21
* ver. 5
/ch. 15. 27
» 1 S. 31. 4,
6; 2S. ir.
23
A ch. 12. 28 ;
14. 16 ; 15.
26
i ver. 5, 14,
27
J: ch. 15. 21
' ver. 28, 29,
32
'" Mic. 6. 16
" ver. 30-33 ;
ch. 14. 9
" ver. 19
P ver. 25
ch. 14.
9
9 Dt. 7. 1
-5
""ch. 11.
2 K. 10
17. 16
1-5
18
" 2 K. 10
2C, 27
21,
( 2 K. 13
6
" ver. 29.
ch. 14.
30;
9
^ Josh. 6
.26
^ Judg. 12. 4
356
23 In the thirty and first year of
Asa king of Judah began Omri
to reign over Israel, and reigned
twelve years : six years reigned
he in ^Tirzah. 21 And he bought
the hill ^ Samaria of Shemer for
two talents of silver ; and he '^ built
on the hill, and called the name of
the city which he built, after the
name of Shemer, the owner of the
hill, '^'Samaria. 25 And ™ Omri
did that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah, and "dealt
wickedly above all that were be-
fore him. 26 For he "walked in
all the way of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, and in his sins wherewith
he made Israel to sin, to px'ovoke
Jehovah, the God of Israel, to
anger with their vanities. 27 Now
the rest of the acts of Omri which
he did, and his might that he
showed, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles pf the
kings of Israel 1 28 So Omri slept
with his fathers, and was JDuried
in Samaria ; and Ahab his son
reigned in his stead.
29 And in the thirty and eighth
year of Asa king of Judah began
Ahab the son of Omri to reign over
Israel : and Ahab the son of Omri
reigned over Israel in Samaria
twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab
the son of Omri did that which was
evil in the sight of Jehovah ^above
all that were before him. 31 And
it came to pass, as if it had been a
light thing for him to walk in the
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
that » he took to wife ^Jezebel the
daughter of Ethbaal king of the
''Sidonians, and went and served
Baal, and worshipped him. 32
And he reared up an altar for Baal
in * the house of Baal, which he
had built in Samaria. 33 And
Ahab made * the Asherah ; and
Ahab "did yet more to provoke
Jehovah, the God of Israel, to
anger than all the kings of Israel
that were before him. 34 "In his
days did Hiel the Beth-elite build
Jericho : he laid the foundation
thereof with the loss of Abiram his
first-born, and set up the gates
thereof with the loss of his young-
est son Segub, according to the
word of Jehovah, which he spake
by Joshua the son of Nun.
-j 1^ And Elijah the Tishbite,
-L I who was of *the sojourners
2 Heb. Shomeron. ' OT,fortiJied the hill
* Heb. Isebil.
17.2
1. KINGS
18.6
Droaglit; is fed at Clierith; goes to Zarephatli; increases a Widow's Meal aud Oil; raises her Son. Obadiah hunts for Water
of Gilead, said unto Ahab, " As
Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth,
before whom I stand, * there shall
not be dew nor rain these years,
but according to my word. 2 And
the word of Jehovah came unto
him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and
turn thee eastward, and hide thy-
self by the bi'ook Cherith, that is
before the Jordan. 4 And it shall
be, that thou shalt drink of the
brook ; and " I have commanded
the ravens to feed thee there.
5 So he went and did according
unto the word of Jehovah ; for he
went and dwelt by the brook
Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
6 And the ravens brought him
bread and flesh in the morning,
and bread and iiesh in the evening ;
and he drank of the brook. 7 And
it came to pass after a while, that
the bi'ook dried up, because there
was no rain in the land.
8 And the word of Jehovah came
unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee
to ** Zarephath, which belongeth to
Sidon, and dwell there : behold, " I
have commanded a, widow there to
sustain thee. 10 So he arose and
went to Zarephath ; and when he
came to the gate of the city, be-
hold, a widow was there gathering
sticks : and -^he called to her, and
said, Fetch me, I pi'ay thee, a little
water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11 And as she was going to fetch
it, he called to her, and said. Bring
me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread
in thy hand. 12 And .she said,
«'As Jehovah thy God liveth, ''I
have not a cake, but a handful of
meal in the jar, and a little oil in
the cruse : and, behold, I am gath-
ering two .sticks, that I may go in
and dress it for rne and my son,
that we may eat it, and die. 13
And Elijah said unto her, Fear
not ; go and do as thou hast said ;
but make me thereof a little cake
first, and bring it forth unto me,
and afterward make for thee and for
thy son. 14 For thus saith Jeho-
vah, the God of Israel, The jar of
meal shall not waste, neither shall
the cruse of oil fail, until the day
that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the
earth. 15 And she went and did
according to the saying of Elijah :
and she, and he, and her house, did
eat many days. 1 6 The jar of meal
wasted not, neither did the cruse
of oil fail, according to the word of
Jehovah, which he spake by Elijah.
"ch, 18. 10;
22. 14;
2 K. 6. 20
b ch. 18. 1 ;
Lk. 4. 26 ;
Jas. 5. 17
" ver. 9
a Obad. 20 ;
Lk. 4. 26
' ver. 4
/Gen. 24.
17 ; Jn. 4. 7
0 ver. 1
ft 2 K. 4. 2-7
'■ 2 S. 16. 10 ;
2 K. 3. 13 ;
Jn. 2. 4
* ch. 12. 22
« 2 K. 4. 34,
35; Acts
20. 10
'■ Heb. 11. 35
" Jn. 2. 11 ;
3. 2
" ch. 17. 1
P ch. 16. 9
9 ver. 13
^7
17 And it came to pass after
these things, that the son of the
woman, the mistress of the house,
fell sick; and his sickness was so
sore, that there was no breath left
in him. 18 And she said unto
Elijah ' What have I to do with
thee, 0 thou " man of God 1 '■ thou
art come unto me to bring my sin
to remembrance, and to slay my
son! 19 And he said unto her,
Give me thy son. And he took
him out of her bosom, and carried
him up into the chamber, where
he abode, and laid him upon his
own bed. 20 And he cried unto
Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my
God, hast thou also brought evil
upon the widow with whom I
sojourn, by slaying her son? 21
' And he stretched himself ujDon
the child three times, and cried
unto Jehovah, and said, O Jeho-
vah my God, I pray thee, let this
child's soul come into him again.
22 And Jehovah hearkened unto
the voice of Elijah ; '"and the soul
of the child came into him again,
and he revived. 23 And Elijah
took the child, and brought him
down out of the chamber into the
house, and delivered him unto his
mother ; and Elijah said. See, thy
son liveth. 24 And the woman
said to Elijah, " Now I know that
thou art a man of God, and that
the word of Jehovah in thy mouth
is truth.
■^ O And it came to pass " after
-LO many days, that the word
of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the
third year, saying. Go, show thy-
self unto Ahab ; and I will send
rain upon the earth. 2 And Elijah
went to show himself unto Ahab.
And the famine was sore in Sama-
ria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah,
^who was over the household.
(Now Obadiah feared Jehovah
greatly : 4 for it was so, ^ when
Jezebel cut off the prophets of
Jehovah, that Obadiah took a
hundred prophets, and hid them
by fifty in a cave, and fed them
with bread and water). 5 And
Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go
through the land, unto all the
fountains of water, and unto all
the brooks : peradventure we may
find grass and save the horses and
mules alive, "that we lose not all
the beasts. 6 So they divided
the land between them to pass
1 Or, art thou &c. * Or, and lose none of
18.7
I. KINGS
18.32
Elgah meets Obadiab, and sends him to Ahab, ihab meets Elijah. The Contest on IHonnt Carmel
throughout it : Ahab went one
way by himself, and Obadiah went
another way by himself.
7 And as Obadiah was in the
way, behold, Elijah met him : "and
he knew him, and fell on his face,
and said. Is it thou, my lord Elijah?
8 And he answered him, It is I : go,
tell thy lord. Behold, Elijah is here.
9 And he said, Wherein have I
sinned, that thou wouldest deliver
thy servant into the hand of Ahab,
to slay mel 10 *As Jehovah thy
God liveth, there is no nation or
kingdom, whither my lord hath
not sent to seek thee : and when
they said. He is not here, he took
an oath of the kingdom and na-
tion, that they found thee not.
11 And now thou sayest. Go, tell
thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
12 And it will come to pass, as
soon as I am gone from thee, " that
the Spirit of Jehovah will carry
thee whither I know not ; and so
when I come and tell Ahab. and he
cannot find thee, he will slay me :
but I thy servant fear Jehovah
from my youth. 13"* Was it not
told my lord what I did when
Jezebel slew the prophets of Jeho-
vah, how I hid a hundred men of
Jehovah's prophets by fifty in a
cave, and fed them witti bread and
water? 14 And now thou saj'est.
Go, tell thy lord. Behold, Elijah is
here; and he will slay me. 15 And
Elijah said, " As Jehovah of hosts
liveth, before whom I stand, I will
surely show myself unto him to-
day.
16 So Obadiah went to meet
Ahab, and told him; and Ahab
went to meet Elijah. 17 And it
came to pass, when Ahab saw Eli-
jah, that -^Ahab said unto him, Is
it thou, thou troubler of Israel?
18 And he answered, I have not
troubled Israel ; but thou, and thy
father's house, in that *ye have
forsaken the commandments of Je-
hovah, and '' thou hast followed the
Baalim. 19 Now therefore send,
and gather to me all Israel unto
'mount Carmel, and *the prophets
of Baal four hundred and fifty, and
the prophets of Hhe Asherah four
hundred, that eat at Jezebel's table.
20 So Ahab sent unto all the chil-
dren of Israel, and gathered the
prophets together unto mount Car-
mel. 21 And Elijah came near
unto all the people, and said, "* How
long go ye limping between the
° 2 K. 1. 6-8
<• ch. 17. 1
"^ 2 K. 2. 16 ;
Ezek. 3. 12,
14; Acts 8.
39
d ver. 4
' ch. 17. 1
/ch. 21. 20;
Josh. 7. 25
»ch. 9. 9;
2 Chr. 15. 2
A ch. 16. 31 ;
21. 25, 26
' Josh. 19.
26 ; 2 K. 2.
25
*•■ ver. 22
' ch. 16. 33
"^ 2 K. 17. 41 ;
Mt. 6. 24
" Josh. 24. 15
° ch. 19. 10,
14
P ver. 19
« ver. 38
■ Lev. 19. 28 ;
Dt. 14. 1 ;
Mic. 6. 7
' Ex. 29. 39,
41
« ch. 19. 10,
14 ; 2 Chr.
33. 16
" Gen. 32.
28 : 35. 10 ;
2 K. 17. 34
two sides? "if Jehovah be God,
follow him ; but if Baal, then fol-
low him. And the people answered
him not a word. 22 Then said Eli-
jah unto the people, " I, even I only,
am left a prophet of Jehovah ; but
Baal's prophets are ^'four hundred
and fifty men. 23 Let them there-
fore give us two bullocks ; and let
them choose one bullock for them-
selves, and cut it in pieces, and lay
it on the wood, and put no fire
under; and I will dress the other
bullock, and lay it on the wood,
and put no- fire under. 24 And
call ye on the name of your god,
and I will call on the name of Jeho-
vah : and *the God that answereth
by fire, let him be God. And all
the people answered and said, It is
well spoken.
25 And Elijah said unto the
prophets of Baal, Choose you one
bullock for yourselves, and dress
it first ; for ye are many; and call
on the name of your god, but put
no fire under. 26 And they took
the bullock which was given them,
and they dressed it, and called on
the name of Baal from morning
even until noon, saying, O Baal,
^ hear us. But there was no voice,
nor any that answered. And they
' leaped about the altar which was
made. 27 And it came to pass at
noon, that Elijah mocked them, and
said, Cry aloud ; for he is a god :
either he is musing, or he is gone
aside, or he is on a journey, or per-
adventure he sleepeth and must be
awaked. 28 And they cried aloud,
and ""cut themselves after their
manner with ^knives and lances,
till the blood gushed out upon
them. 29 And it was so, when
midday was past, that they prophe-
sied * until the time of the offering
of the eveyiing oblation ; but there
was neither voice, nor any to an-
swer, nor any/ that regarded.
30 And Elijah said unto all the
people. Come near unto me ; and.
all the people came near unto him.
And * he repaired the altar of Jeho-
vah that was thrown down. 31 And
Elijah took twelve stones, accord-
ing to the number of the tribes
of the sons of Jacob, unto whom
the word of Jehovah came, saying,
"Israel shall be thy name. 32 And
with the stones he built an altar in
the name of Jehovah ; and he made
368
1 Or, answer
2 Or. limped
3 Or, sivords
* Heb. attention.
18.33
I. KINGS
19.11
The Contest on Monnt Carinel. End of tbe Droaght. Jezebel's Threat. Elijah Bees to Horeb. Jehovah's Still Small Voice
a ti'ench about the altar, as great
as would contain ^ two measures of
seed. 33 "And he put the wood
in order, and cut the bullock in
pieces, and laid it on the wo9d.
And he said, Fill four jars with
water, and pour it on the burnt-
offering, and on the wood. 34 And
he said. Do it the second time ; and
they did it the second time. And
he said. Do it the third time ; and
they did it the third time. 35 And
the water ran round about the
altar ; and he filled the trench also
with water. 36 And it came to
pass ''at the time of the offering
of the evening oblation, that Elijah
the prophet came near, and said,
" O Jehovah, the God of Abraham,
of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be
known this day that thou art God
in Israel, and that I am thy ser-
vant, and ''■ that I have done all
these things at thy word. 37 Hear
me, O Jehovah, hear me, that this
people may know that thou, Jeho-
vah, art God, ^ and that thou hast
turned their heart back again. 38
Then " the fire of Jehovah fell, and
consumed the burnt-offering, and
the wood, and the stones, and the
dust, and licked up the water that
was in the trench. 39 And when
all the people saw it, they fell on
their faces : and they said, •''Jeho-
vah, he is God; Jehovah, he is
God. 40 And Elijah said unto
them, Take the prophets of Baal-
let not one of them escape. And
they took them ; and Elijah brought
them down to ^the brook Kishon,
''and slew them there.
41 And Elijah said unto Ahab,
Get thee up, eat and drink ; for
there is the sound of abundance of
rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat
and to drink. And Elijah went up
to the top of * Carmel ; and he
bowed himself down upon the
earth, and put his face between
his knees. 43 And he said to his
servant. Go up now, look toward
the sea. And he went up, and
looked, and said. There is nothing.
And he said. Go again seven times.
44 And it came to pass at the
seventh time, that he said, Behold,
* there ariseth a cloud out of the
sea, as small as a man's hand. And
he said. Go up, say unto Ahab,
^Make ready thy chariot, and get
1 Or, a twO'Seah measure
2 Or, for thou didst turn their heart backward
8 Or, roke
" Gen. 22. 9 ;
Lev. 1. 7, 8
>> ver. 29
" Ex. 3. 6 ;
4.6
d Num. 16.
28-32
« Gen. 15.
17 ; Lev.
10. 1, 2 ;
2K. 1. 12;
Job 1. 16
/ver. 21,24
' Judg. 4. 7 ;
5. 21
* Dt. 13. 5 :
18.20; 2K.
10. 24. 25
' ver. 19, 20
fc Lk. 12. 54
' Josh. 17.
16; Judg.
6. 33
"' 2 K. 3. 15 ;
Is. 8. 11
" 2 K. 4. 29 ;
Jer. 1. 17 ;
1 Pet. 1. 13
"ch. 18. 40
P ch. 20. 10 ;
2 K. 6. 31
« Gen. 21. 31
•"Num. 11.
16 ; Jer. 20.
14-18 ;
• Jon. 4. 3, 8
' Gen. 28.
11-16
< Ex. 24. 18 ;
34. 28 ; Dt.
9. 9-U, 18;
Mt. 4. 2
" Ex. 3. 1 ; 4.
27
" Ex. 33. 21,
22
' Ex. 20. 5 ;
34. 14
" Rom. 11. 3
' Ex. 19. 20 ;
24. 12, 18
thee down, that the rain stop thee
not. 45 And it came to pass in a
little while, that the heavens grew
black with clouds and wind, and
there was a great rain. And Ahab
rode, and went to ' Jezreel : 46 and
*" the hand of Jehovah was on Eli-
jah ; and " he girded up his loins,
and ran before Ahab to the entrance
of Jezreel.
-| Q And Ahab told Jezebel all
-L<l7 that Elijah had done, and
"withal how he had slain all the
prophets with the sword. 2 Then
Jezebel sent a messenger unto Eli-
jah, saying, ^ So let the gods do to
me, and more also, if I make not
thy life as the life of one of them by
to-morrow about this time. 3 And
when he saw that, he arose, and
went for his life, and came to * Beer-
sheba, which belongeth to Judah,
and left his servant there. 4 But
he himself went a day's journey
into the wilderness, and came and
sat down under a * juniper-tree :
and 1 he requested for himself that
he might die, and said. It is enough ;
now, O Jehovah, take away my
life ; for I am not better than my
fathers. 5 And he lay dovvn and
slept under a juniper-tree ; and,
behold, *an angel touched him,
and said unto him, Arise and eat.
6 And he looked, and, behold, there
was at his head a cake baken on the
^ coals, and a cruse of water. And
he did eat and drink, and laid him
down again. 7 And the angel of
Jehovah came again the second
time, and touched him, and said,
Arise and eat, because the journey
is too great for thee. 8 And -he
arose, and did eat and drink, and
went in the strength of that food
'forty days and forty nights unto
" Horeb the mount of God.
9 And he came thither unto a
cave, and lodged there ; and, be-
hold, "the word of Jehovah came
to him, and he said unto him. What
doest thou here, Elijah "? 10 And
he said, ^ I have been very jealous
for Jehovah, the God of hosts ; for
the children of Israel have forsaken
thy covenant, ^thrown down thine
altars, and slain thy prophets with
the sword : and I, even I only, am
left ; and they seek my life, to take
it away. 11 And he said, ^Ga
forth, and stand upon the mount
before Jehovah. And, behold, Je-
hovah passed by, and a great and
* Or, broom-tree 5 Or, hot stones
359
19.12
I. KINGS
20.12
Jehovah'8 Still Small Voice. Elisha becomes Elijah's Saccessor. Ben-hadad wars against Ahab
strong wind rent the mountains,
and brake in pieces the rocks be-
fore Jehovah ; but Jehovah was
not in the wind : and after the
wind an earthquake ; but Jehovah
was not in the earthquake : 12 and
after the earthquake a fii^e ; but
Jehovah was not in the fire : and
after the fire ^ " a still small voice.
13 And it was so, when Elijah
heard it, that '' he wrapped his face
in his mantle, and went out, and
stood in the entrance of the cave.
And, behold, ''there came a voice
unto him, and said. What doest
thou here, Elijah ^14 And he said,
"* I have been very jealous for Jeho-
vah, the God of hosts ; for the chil-
dren of Israel have forsaken thy
covenant, thrown down thine al-
tars, and slain thy prophets with
the sword ; and I, even I only, am
left ; and they seek my life, to take
it away.
15 And Jehovah said unto him.
Go, return on thy way - to the wil-
derness of Damascus : and when
thou comest, "thou shalt anoint
Hazael to be king over Syria ;
16 and -^Jehu the son of Mmshi
shalt thou anoint to be king over
Israel ; and " Elisha the son of
Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt
thou anoint to be prophet in thy
room. 17 And it shall come to
pass, that '' him that escapeth from
the sword of Hazael 'shall .Jehu
slay ; and him that escapeth from
the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
18 *Yet will I leave ine seven
thousand in Israel, all the knees
which have not bowed unto Baal,
and every mouth which hath not
' kissed him.
19 So he departed thence, and
found Elisha the son of Shaphat,
who was plowing, with twelve
yoke of oxen before him, and he
with the twelfth : and Elijah
passed over unto him, and cast
'"his mantle upon him. 20 And
he left the oxen, and ran after Eli-
jah, and said, " Let me, I pray thee,
kiss my father and my mother, and
then I will follow thee. And he
said unto him, Go back again ; for
what have I done tothee'? 21 And
he returned from following him,
and took the yoke of oxen, and
slew them, and ^ " boiled their flesh
with the instruments of the oxen,
and gave unto the people, and they
1 Heb. a sound of pentle stillness.
2 Or. by the wilderness to 3 Or, roasted
" Job 4. 16 ;
Zech. 4. 6
b Ex. 3. 6
" ver. 9
<< ver. 10
'■ 2 K. S. 8-15
/ 2 K. 9. 1-10
" ver. 19-21 :
2 K. 2. 9, 15
ft 2 K. 8. 12 ;
13. 3, 22
' 2 K. 9. 14-
10. 25
k Kom. 11. 4
' Hos. 13. 2
'"2K. 2. 8, 13,
14 ; 1 S. 28.
14
" Mt. 8. 21,
22 ; Lk. 9.
fil, 02 ;
Acts 20. .37
0 2 8. 24. 22
P ch. 18. 43 ;
2 K. 2. 3
9 ch. 15. 18,
20 ; 2 K. G.
24
»■ ch. 22. 31
* ch. 16. 24 ;
2 K. 6. 24-
29
' 2 K. 5. 7
« ch. 19. 2 ;
2 K. 0. 31
" Prov. 27. 1
• ch. 16. 9
360
did eat. Then he arose, and went
after Elijah, and ^ministered unto
him.
0 f\ And « Ben-hadad the king
^yj of Syria gathered all his
host together ; and '' there were
thirty and two kings with him,
and horses and chariots : and he
went up and * besieged Samaria,
and fought against it. 2 And he
sent messengers to Ahab king of
Israel, into the city, and said unto
him. Thus saith Ben-hadad, 3 Thy
silver and thy gold is mine ; thy
wives also and thy children, even
the goodliest, are mine. 4 And
the king of Israel answered and
said. It is according to thy saying,
my lord, O king ; I am thine, and
all that I have. 5 And the mes-
sengers came again, and said,
Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying,
1 sent indeed unto thee, saying.
Thou shalt deliver me thy silver,
and thy gold, and thy wives, and
thy children ; 6 but I will send my
serA^ants unto thee to-morrow about
this time, and they shall search
thy house, and the houses of thy
servants ; and it shall be, that
* whatsoever is pleasant in thine
eyes, they shall put it in their
hand, and take it away.
7 Then the king of Israel called
all the elders of the land, and said,
Mark, I pray you, and 'see how
this man seeketh mischief : for he
sent unto me for my wives, and for
my children, and for my silver,
and for my gold ; and I denied him
not. 8 And all the elders and all
the people said unto him. Hearken
thou not, neither consent. 9
Wherefore he said unto the mes-
sengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord
the king. All that thou didst send
for to thy servant at the first I will
do ; but this thing I may not do.
And the messengers departed, and
brought him word again. 10 And
Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said,
" The gods do so unto me, and more
also, if the dust of Samaria shall
suffice for handfuls for all the
people that ^follow me. 11 And
the king of Israel answered and
said. Tell him, ^Let not him that
girdeth on his armor boast himself
as he that putteth it off. 12 And
it came to pass, when Ben-hadad
heard this message, as 'he was
drinking, he and the kings, in the
* Heb. all the desire of thine eyes.
5 Heb. are at my feet.
20.13
I. KINGS
20.33
The Syrians defeated. The War renewed. Ben-hadad defeated, but allowed to escape
^pavilions, that he said unto his
servants, ^Set yourselves in array.
And they set themselves in array
against the city.
13 And, behold, a prophet came
near unto Ahab king of Israel, and
said, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast
thou seen all this great multitude?
behold, "I will deliver it into thy
hand this day ; and * thou shalt
know that I am Jehovah. 14 And
Ahab said, By whom? And he
said. Thus saith Jehovah, By the
* young men of the princes of the
provinces. Then he said. Who
shall ■* begin the battle? And he
answered, Thou. ISThenhemus-
tei;ed the young men of the
princes of the provinces, and they
were two hundred and thirty-two :
and after them he mustered all
the people, even all the children of
Israel, being seven thousand.
16 And they went out at noon.
But "^ Ben-hadad was drinking him-
self drunk in the/ pavilions, he and
the kings, the thirty and two kings
that helped him. 17 And the
young men of the princes of the
Erovinces went out first ; and Ben-
adad sent out, and they told him,
saying, There are men come out
from Samaria. 18 ''And he said,
Whether they are come out for
peace, take them alive ; or whether
they are come out for war, take
them alive. 1 9 So these went out
of the city, the young men of the
princes of the provinces, and the
armywhich followed them. 20 And
they slew every one his man ; and
the Syrians iled, and Israel pur-
sued them : and Ben-hadad the
king of Syria escaped ^ on a horse
with horsemen. 21 And the king
of Israel went out, and smote the
horses and chariots, and slew the
Syrians with a great slaughter.
22 And ^the prophet came near
to the king of Israel, and said unto
him, Go, strengthen thyself, and
mark, and see what thou doest ;
for -^at the return of the year the
king of Syria will come up against
thee. 23 And the servants of the
king of Syria said unto him, ^ Their
god is a god of the hills ; therefore
they were stronger than we : but
let us fight against them in the
plain, and surely we shall be
stronger than they. 24 And do
1 Or, huts
2 Or, Place the engines. And they placed the
engines 3 Or, servants
* Heb. bind. ' Or, with horse and horsemen
" ver. 28
b ch. IS. 36
'' ver. 12
d 2 K. 14. 8-
12
' ver. 13
/ ver. 26 ,
2 S. 11. 1
B ch. 14. 23
'' ver. 22
' 2 K. 13. 17
fc Judg. fi. .3-
5 ; 1 S. 13.
.5-8
' ch. 17. 18
' ver. 23
' ver. 13
P ch. 22. 2F, ;
2 Chr. 18.
' Pxen. 37.
34 ; 2 S.
3. 31
361
this thing : take the kings away,
every man out of his place, and put
® captains in their loom ; 25 and
number thee an army, like the
army that thou hast lost, horse
for horse, and chariot for chariot ;
and we will fight against them
in the plain, and surely we shall
be stronger than they. And he
hearkened unto their voice, and
did so.
26 And it came to pass ''at the
return of the year, that Ben-hadad
mustered the Syrians, and went up
to*Aphek, to fight against Israel.
27 And the children of Israel were
mustered, and were victualled, and
went against them : and the chil-
dren of Israel encamped before
them like two little flocks of kids ;
but *the Syrians filled the coun-
try. 28 And '^'a man of God
came near and spake unto the
king of Israel, and said. Thus
saith Jehovah, Because the Syrians
have said, ™ Jehovah is a god of the
hills, but he is not a god of the
valleys ; therefore " will I deliver
all this great multitude into thy
hand, and ye shall know that I am
Jehovah. 29 And they encamped
one over against the other seven
days. And so it was, that in the
seventh day the battle was joined ;
and the children of Israel slew of
the Syrians a hundred thousand
footmen in one day. 30 But the
rest fled to " Aphek, into the city ;
and the wall fell upon twenty and
seven thovisand men that were
left. _ And Ben-hadad fled, and
came into the city, *^into an inner
chamber.
31 And *his servants said unto
him. Behold now, we have heard
that the kings of the house of
Israel ai'e merciful kings : let us,
we pray thee, 'put sackcloth on
our loins, and ropes upon our
heads, and go out to the king of
Israel : peradventure he will save
thy life. 32 So ^ they girded sack-
cloth on their loins, and put ropes
on their heads, and came to the
king of Israel, and said, ' Thy ser-
vant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee,
let me live. And he said. Is he
yet alive? he is my brother. 33
Now the men " observed diligently,
and hasted ^Ho catch whether it
« Or, governors See ch. 10. 15. 7 Or, the
8 Or, from chamber to chaniher
9 Or, took it as an omen (Heb. divined), ana
hasted
10 Another reading is, to catch it from, him.
20.34
I. KINGS
21.12
Ahab rebnked for his Lenieney. He desires Kaboth's Vineyard. Jezebel's Plot to secure it for him
were ^ his mind ; and they said,
Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he
said, Go ye, bring him. Then
Ben-hadad came forth to him ;
and he caused him to come up into
the chariot. 34 And Ben-hadad
said unto him, " The cities which
my father took from thy father I
will restore ; and thou shalt make
streets for thee in Damascus, as
my father made in Samaria. And
I, said Ahab, will let thee go with
this covenant. So he made a cove-
nant with him, and let him go.
35 And a certain man of *the
sons of the prophets said unto his
fellow '^by the word of Jehovah,
Smite me, I pray thee. And the
man refused to smite him. 36
Then said he unto him, Because
thou hast not obeyed the voice of
Jehovah, behold, as soon as thou art
departed from me, a lion shall slay
thee. And as soon as he was de-
Earted fi'om him, ''a lion found
im, and slew him. 37 Then he
found another man, and said,
Smite me, I pray thee. And the
man smote him, smiting and
wounding him. 38 So the prophet
departed, and waited for the king
by the way, and ''disguised him-
self with his headband over his
eyes. 39 And as the king passed
by, he cried unto the king ; and
he said. Thy servant went out
into the midst of the battle ; and,
behold, a man turned aside, and
brought a man unto me, and said,
Keep this man : if by any means
he be missing, •''then shall thy life
be for his life, or else thou shalt
pay a talent of silver. 40 And
as thy servant was busy here and
there, he was gone. And the king
of Israel said unto him. So shall
thy judgment be ; thyself hast
decided it. 41 And he hasted,
and took the headband away from
his eyes ; and the king of Israel
discerned him that he was of the
Erophets. 42 And he said unto
im, Thus saith Jehovah, Because
thou hast let go out of thy hand
the man whom I had devoted to
destruction, therefore "thy life
shall go for his life, and thy people
for his people. 43 And ''the king
of Israel went to his house heavy
and displeased, and came to
Samaria.
O 'i And it came to pass after
^ X. these things, that Naboth
1 Heb. from, him,.
" ch. 15. 20
f> 2 K. 2. 3-7
' ch. 13. 17,
18
d ch. 13. 24
' ch. 14. 2
/ 2 K. 10. 24
" ver. 39
ft ch. 21. 4
« ch. 18. 45,
46
fc 1 S. 8. 14
' Lev. 25.
23 ; Num.
36. 7;
Ezek. 46.
18
"•ch. 20. 43
" 1 S. 8. 14
" Esth. 3.
12 ; 8. 8, 10
P ch. 20. r
the Jezreelite had a vineyard,
which was in *Jezreel, hard by
the palace of Ahab king of Sa-
maria. 2 And Ahab spake unto
Naboth, saying, *Give me thy
vineyard, that I may have it for
a garden of herbs, oecause it is
near unto my house ; and I will
give thee for it a better vineyard
than it : or, if it seem good to thee,
I will give thee the worth of it in
money. 3 And Naboth said to
Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, ' that
I should give the inheritance of
my fathers unto thee. 4 "And
Ahab came into his house heavy
and displeased because of the woi'd
which Naboth the Jezreelite had
spoken to him ; for he had said,
I will not give thee the inheritance
of my fathers. And he laid him
down upon his bed, and turned
away his face, and would eat no
bread.
5 But Jezebel his wife came to
him, and said unto him. Why is
thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest
no bread 1 6 And he said unto
her. Because I spake unto Nab9th
the Jezreelite, and said unto him.
Give me thy vineyard for money ;
or else, if it please thee, I will give
thee another vineyard for it : and
he answered, I will not give thee
my vineyard. 7 And Jezebel his
wife said unto him, " Dost thou
now govern the kingdom of Israel 1
arise, and eat bread, and let thy
heart be merry : I will give thee
the vineyard of Naboth the Jez-
reelite. 8 "So she wrote ^letters
in Ahab's name, and sealed them
with his seal, and sent the letters
unto p the elders and to the nobles
that were in his city, and that
dwelt with Naboth. 9 And she
wrote in the letters, saying. Pro-
claim a fast, and set Naboth *on
high among the people : 10 and
set two men, base fellows, before
him, and let them bear witness
against him, saying. Thou didst
* curse God and the king. And
then carry him out, and stone
him to death.
1 1 And the men of his city, even
the elders and the nobles who
dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel
had sent unto them, according as
it was written in the letters which
she had sent unto them. 12 They
proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth
2 Or, a letter * Or, at the head of
* Or, renouncs
362
21.13
I. KINGS
22.9
Naboth killed. Elijah denomices Ihab's Sin. Ihab humbled. He and Jehoshaphat allied against Syria. Prophets consalted
^ on high among the people. 1 3
And the two men, the base fellows,
came in and sat before him :
and the base fellows bare witness
against him, even against Naboth,
in the presence of the people, say-
ing, Naboth did ^ curse God and
the king. " Then they carried him
forth out of the city, and stoned
him to death with stones. 14 Then
they sent to Jezebel, saying, Na-
both is stoned, and is dead. 15
And it came to pass, when Jezebel
heard that Naboth was stoned,
and was dead, that Jezebel said
to Ahab, Arise, take possession of
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreel-
ite, which he refused to give thee
for money ; for Naboth is not
alive, but dead. 16 And it came
to pass, when Ahab heard that
Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose
up to go down to the vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite, to take pos-
session of it.
17 And the word of Jehovah
came to Elijah the Tishbite, say-
ing, 18 Arise, go down to meet
Ahab king of Israel, * who dwelleth
in Samaria : behold, he is in the
vineyard of Naboth, whither he is
gone down to take possession of
it. 1 9 And thou shalt speak unto
him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah,
Hast thou killed, and also taken
possession 1 And thou shalt speak
unto him, saying. Thus saith Je-
hovah, ''In the place where dogs
licked the blood of Naboth shall
dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
20 And Ahab said to Elijah, '* Hast
thou found me, O mine enemy 1
And he answered, I have found
thee, 'because thou hast sold thy-
self to do that which is evil in
the sight of Jehovah. 21 Behold,
I will bring evil upon thee, ana
%in utterly sweep thee away,
and will cut off from Ahab every
man-child, and him that is shut
up and him that is left at large in
Israel: 22 and ^I will make thy
house like the house of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, and ''like the
house of Baasha the son of Ahi-
jah, for the provocation wherewith
thou hast provoked me to anger,
and* hast made Israel to sin. 23
And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah,
saying, * The dogs shall eat Jezebel
'by the rampart of Jezreel. 24
™ Him that dieth of Ahab in the
city the dogs shall eat ; and him
1 Or, at the head of * Or, renounce
" 2 K. 9. 26
i- ch. 16. 29
' ch. 22. 38 ;
2 K. 9. 26
d ch. 18. 17
" ver. 25
/ch. 14. 10;
2 K. 9. 8
" ch. 15. 29
A ch. 16. 3, 11
• ch. 12. 30 ;
13. 34 ; 14.
16
* 2 K. 9. 10,
30-37
' 2 S. 20. 15
'" ch. 14. 11 ;
16.4
" ver. 20 ;
ch. 16. 30-
33
" ch. 15. 12 ;
2 K. 17. 12
V Gen. 15.
16; Lev.
18. 26-30
9 2 S. 3. 31 ;
2 K. 6. 30
>■ 2 K. 9. 25-
37
* 2 Chr. 18.
2, &c.
' ch. 15. 24
" ch. 4. 13 ;
Dt. 4. 43 ;
Josh. 21.
" 2 K. 3. 7
* ch, 18. 19
" 2 K. 3. 11
362
that dieth in the field shall the
birds of the heavens eat. 25 ("But
there was none like unto Ahab,
whp did sell himself to do that
which was evil in the sight of Je-
hovah, whom Jezebel his wife
stirred up. 26 And "he did very
abominably in following idols, ^ ac-
cording to all that the Amorites
did, whom Jehovah cast out before
the children of Israel).
27 And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard those words, that « he
rent his clothes, and put sackcloth
upon his flesh, and fasted, and
lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
28 And the word of Jehovah came
to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth
himself before mel because he
humbleth himself before me, I
will not bring the evil in his days ;
but *" in his son's day will I bring
the evil upon his house.
O iy And they continued three
^ ^ years without war between
Syria and Israel. 2 ' And it came
to pass in the third year, that
'Jehoshaphat the king of Judah
came down to the king of Israel.
3 And the king of Israel said
unto his servants, Know ye that
" Bamoth-gilead is ours, and we
^are still, and take it not out of
the hand of the king of Syria?
4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat,
Wilt thou go with me to battle to
Ramoth-gilead % A nd Jehoshaphat
said to the king of Israel, "I am as
thou art, my people as thy people,
my horses as thy norses.
5 And Jehoshaphat said unto
the king of Israel, Inquire * first, 1
pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.
6 Then *the king of Israel gath-
ered the prophets together, about
four hundred men, and said unto
them. Shall I go against Ramoth-
gilead to battle, or shall I forbear %
And they said. Go up ; for the Lord
will deliver it into the hand of the
king. 7 But^ Jehoshaphat said. Is
there not here a prophet of Jeho-
vah besides, that we may inquire
of him % 8 And the king of Israel
said unto Jehoshaphat, There is
yet one man by whom we may in-
quire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son
of Imlah : but I hate him; for he
doth not prophesy good concerning
me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat
said. Let not the king say so. 9
Then the king of Israel called an
» Or, fceep silence * Heb. to-dav.
22.10
I. KINGS
22.34
Hicaiah's Prophecy against Ahab. Bis pQnishment. Ramoth-gUead attacked
^officer, and said, Fetch quickly
Micaiah the son of Imlah. 10 Now
the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat
the king of Judah were sitting
each on his throne, arrayed in their
robes, in " an open place at the en-
trance of the gate of Samaria ; and
"all the prophets were prophesying
before them. 11 And Zedekiah
the son of Chenaanah made him
* horns of iron, and said, Thus saith
Jehovah, "^With these shalt thou
push the Syrians, until they be
consumed. 12 And all the proph-
ets prophesied so, saying. Go up to
Ramoth-gilead, and prosper ; for
Jehovah will deliver it into the
hand of the king.
1 3 And the messenger that went
to call Micaiah spake unto him,
saying. Behold now, the words of
the prophets declare good unto the
king with one- mouth : let thy
word, I pray thee, be like the word
of one of them, and speak thou
good. 14 And Micaiah said, ''As
Jehovah liveth, what "Jehovah
saith unto me, that will I speak.
15 And when he was come to the
king, the king said unto him, Mica-
iah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead
to battle, or shall we forbear % And
he answered him, -^ Go up and pros-
per ; and Jehovah will deliver it
into the hand of the king. 1 6 And
the king said unto him, How many
times shall I adjure thee that thou
speak unto me nothing but the
truth in the name of Jehovah 1 17
And he said, I saw all Israel scat-
tei'ed upon the mountains, ^as sheep
that have no shepherd : and Jeho-
vah said. These have no master ;
let them return every man to his
house in peace. 18 And the king
of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, '' Did
I not tell thee that he would not
prophesy good concerning me, but
evil? 19 And iA'ca?'aA said. There-
fore hear thou the word of Jeho-
vah : ' I saw Jehovah sitting on his
throne, and ''all the host of heaven
standing by him on his right hand
and on his left. 20 And Jehovah
said. Who shall ^entice Ahab, that
he may go up and fall at Ramoth-
gilead 1 And one said on this
manner ; and another said on that
manner. 21 And there came forth
''a spirit, and stood before Jehovah,
and said, I will entice him. 22
And Jehovah said unto him, Where-
1 Or, eunuch
2 Heb. a threshing-floor.
^ Or, deceive
* Heb. the spirit.
" ver. 6
b Zech. 1.
lS-21
" Dt. 33. 17
rf ch. 18. 10,
15
' Num. 22.
18 ; 24. 13
/ ver. 12
V ver. 34-36 ;
Num. 27.
17
ft ver. 8
' Is. 6. 1 ;
Ezek. 1.
26-28 ;
Dan. 7. 9,
II)
k Job 1. 6 ;
2. 1 ; Dan.
7. 10
' Judg. 9.
23 ; 1 S. 16.
14; 18. 10 ;
19.9
'" ver. 11 ;
Mt. 6. 39 ;
Acts 23.
2, 3
" ch. 20. 30
° 2 Chr. 16.
10 ! 18. 25-
27
P Dt. 18. 22
« Mic. 1. 2
'' ver. 3, 4
» 2 Chr. 35.
22
t ch. 20. 1,
16, 24 ;
2 Chr. 18.
364
with '? And he said, I will go forth,
and 'will be a lying spirit in the
mouth of all his prophets. And
he said, Thou shalt entice him, and
shalt prevail also : go forth, and do
so. 23 Now therefore, behold, Je-
hovah hath put a lying spirit in
the mouth of all these thy prophets ;
and Jehovah hath spoken evil con-
cerning thee.
24 Then ™ Zedekiah the son of
Chenaanah came near, and smote
Micaiah on the cheek, and said,
Which way went the Spirit of Je-
hovah from me to speak unto thee 'i
25 And Micaiah said. Behold, thou
shalt see on that day, when thou
shalt go ^"into an inner chamber
to hide thyself. 26 And the king
of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and
carry him back unto Amon the
governor of the city, and to Joash
the king's son; 27 and say. Thus
saith the king, " Put this fellow in
the prison, and feed him with bread
of amiction and with water of afflic-
tion, until I come in peace. 28 And
Micaiah said, *If thou return at all
in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken
by me. And he said, «Hear, ye
peoples, all of you.
29 So ''the king of Israel and Je-
hoshaphat the king of Judah went
up to Ramoth-gilead. 30 And the
king of Israel said unto Jehosha-
phat, 'I will disguise myself, and
go into the battle ; but put thou on
thy robes. And the king of Israel
disguised himself, and went into
the battle. 3 1 Now ' the king of
Syria had commanded the thii'ty
and two captains of his chariots,
saying. Fight neither^ with small
nor great, save only with the king
of Israel. 32 And it came to pass,
when the captains of the chariots
saw Jehoshaphat, that they said.
Surely it is the king of Israel ; and
they turned aside to fight against
him : and Jehoshaphat cried out.
33 And it came to pass, when the
captains of the chariots saw that it
was not the king of Israel, that
they turned back from pursuing
him. 34 And a certain man drew
his bow ®at a venture, and smote
the king of Israel between 'the
joints of the armor : wherefore he
said unto the driver of his chariot,
Turn thy hand, and carry me out
of the host ; " for I am sore wounded.
6 Or, from chamber to chamber
« Heb. in his simplicity.
7 Or, the lower armor and the breastplate
22.35
I. KINGS
22.53
Ihab killed ia Battle. Jelioshapbat's Reign over Judah. ilia7,lali King of Israel
35 And the battle increased that
day : and the king was stayed up
in his chariot against the Syrians,
and died at even ; and the blood
■ran out of the wound into the bot-
tom of the chariot. 36 "And there
went a cry throughout the host
about the going down of the sun,
saying, Every man to his city, and
every man to his country.
37 So the king died, and was
brought to Samaria; and they
buried the king in Samaria. 38
And they washed the chariot by
the pool of Samaria ; and the dogs
licked up his blood C- now the har-
lots washed themselves the7'e) ; * ac-
cording unto the word of Jehovah
which he spake. 39 Now the rest
of the acts of Ahab, and all that he
did, and " the ivory house which he
built, and all the cities that he built,
are they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Israel ?
40 So Ahab slept with his fathers ;
and Ahaziah his son reigned in his
stead.
41 ''And Jehoshaphat the son of
Asa began to reign over Judah in
the fourth year of Ahab king of
Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty
and five years old when he began
to reign ; and he reigned twenty
and five years in Jerusalem. And
his mother's name was Azubah the
daughter of Shilhi. 43 'And he
walked in all the way of Asa his
father ; he turned not aside from
it, doing that which was right in
the eyes of Jehovah : •''howbeit the
high places were not taken away ;
the people still sacrificed and burnt
I Or, and they washed the armor
" 2 K. 14. 12
b ch. 21. 19
•^ Am. 3. 15
d 2 Chr. 20.
31, &c.
« 2 Chr. 17. 3
/ch. 15. 14;
2 K. 12. 3
^ ver. 2 ;
2 K. 8. IS ;
2 Chr. 19. 2
ft 2 Chr. 20.
34
' ch. 14. 24 ;
16. 12 ;
Gen. 19. 5 ;
Dt. 23. 17
*: 2 S. 8. 14 ;
2 K. 3. 9
' ch. 10. 22
'" ch. 9. 28
" ch. 9. 26
o 2 Chr. 21. 1
P ver. 40
9 ch. 16. 26 ;
21. 25
■ ch. 16. 30-
32
incense in the high places. 44 And
•'' Jehoshaphat made peace with the
king of Israel.
45 Now the rest of the acts of
Jehoshaphat, and his might that
he showed, and how he warred, are
they not written ''in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Judah 1
46 And the remnant of * the sodom-
ites, that remained in the days of
his father Asa, he put away out of
the land. 47 And * there was no
king in Edom : a deputy was king.
48 Jehoshaphat made 'ships of
Tarshish to go to '"' Ophir for gold :
but they went not ; for the ships
were broken at " Ezion-geber. 49
Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab
unto Jehoshaphat, Let my ser-
vants go with thy servants in the
ships. But Jehoshaphat would
not. 50 "And Jehoshaphat slept
with his fathers, and was buried
with his fathers in the city of
David his father ; and Jehoram his
son reigned in his stead.
51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab ^ be-
gan to reign over Israel in Samaria
in the seventeenth year of Jehosha-
phat king of Judah, and he reigned
two years over Israel. 52 And he
did that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah, and » walked in the
way of his father, and in the way
of his mother, and in the way of
Jeroboam the son of Neoat,
"wherein he made Israel to sin.
53 'And he served Baal, and wor-
shipped him, and provoked to an-
ger Jehovah, the God of Israel,
according to all that his fathei
had done.
2 Or, who made
3G5
THE SECOND BOOK OF THE
KINGS
Ahaziah sends Messengers to Elyah. He dies according to Elijah's Word. Jehoram succeeds him
IAnd "Moab rebelled against
Israel after the death of Ahab.
2 And Ahaziah fell down through
the lattice in his upper chamber
that was in Samaria, and was sick :
and he sent messengers, and said
unto them, Go, * inquire of Baal-
zebub, the god of Ekron, " whether
I shall recover of this sickness.
3 But the angel of Jehovah said to
** Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up
to meet the messengers of the king
of Samaria, and say unto them, Is
it because there is no God in Israel,
that ye go to inquire of "Baal-zebub,
the god of Ekron 1 4 Now there-
fore thus saith Jehovah, ■''Thou
shalt not come down, from the bed
whither thou art gone up, but shalt
surely die. And Elijah departed.
5 And the messengers returned
unto him, and he said unto them.
Why is it that ye are returned'?
6 And they said unto him. There
came up a man to meet us, and
said unto us. Go, turn again unto
the king that sent you, and say
unto him. Thus saith Jehovah, Is
it because there is no God in Is-
rael, that thou sendest ^ to inquire
of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
therefore thou shalt not come
down from the bed whither thou
art gone up, but shalt surely die.
7 And he said unto them. What
manner of man was he that came
up to meet you, and told you these
words'? 8 And they answered him,
''He was ^a hairy man, and girt
with a girdle of leather about his
loins. And he said. It is Elijah the
Tishbite.
9 Then the king sent unto him a
captain of fifty with his fifty. And
he went up to him: and, behold, he
was - sitting on the top of the hill.
And he spake unto him, O 'man of
God, the king hath said, Come
down. 10 And Elijah answered
and said to the captain of fifty. If
I be a man of God, *let fire come
1 Or, a man with a garment of hair
2 Or, dwelling
" ch. 3. 6 ;
2 S. 8. 2
6 ver. 3, 6,
16 ; Mt. 10.
25 ; Mk. 3.
22
' ch. 8. 7-10
d 1 K. 17. 1 ;
21. 17
" ver. 2
/ ver. 6, 16
'J ver. 2
'' Zech. 13.
4 ; Mt. 3.
4 ; Mk. 1. 6
' Judg. 13.
6; IS. 2.27
^ 1 K. 18. 36-
38 ; Lk. 9.
64
' Job 1. 16
"^ ver. 3
" ver. 3
' ch. 3. 1 : 8.
down from heaven, and consume
thee and thy fifty. And ' there
came down fire from heaven, and
consumed him and his fifty. 11
And again he sent unto him an-
other captain of fifty with his
fifty. And he answered and said
unto him, O man of God, thus
hath the king said. Come down
quickly. 1 2 And Elijah answered
and said unto them. If I be a man
of God, let fire come down from
heaven, and consume thee and thy
fifty. And the fire of God came
down from heaven, and consumed
him and his fiftj^ 13 And again
he sent the captain of a third fifty
with his fifty. And the third cap-
tain of fifty went up, and came and
fell on his knees before Elijah, and
besought him, and said unto him,
O man of God, I pi'ay thee, let my
life, and the life of these fifty thy
servants, be precious in thy sight.
14 Behold, there came fire down
from heaven, and consumed the
two former captains of fifty with
their fifties ; but now let my life
be precious in thy sight. 15 And
™ the angel of Jehovah said unto
Elijah, Go down with him : be not
afx'aid of him. And he arose, and
went down with him unto the
king. 16 And he said unto him.
Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as
thou hast sent messengers "to in-
quire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ek-
ron, is it because there is no God in
Israel to inquire of his word'? there-
fore thou shalt not come down from
the bed whither thou art gone up,
but shalt surely die.
1 7 So he died according to the
word of Jehovah which Elijah had
spoken. And Jehoram began to
reign in his stead "in the second
year of Jehoram the son of Jehosh-
aphat king of Judah ; because he
had no son. 18 Now the rest of
the acts of Ahaziah which he did,
are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel'?
366
13
2.1
II. KINGS
2.23
Elijah Men np iato Heaven. His Spirit rests on Elislia. Elijah is sought in vain. Elisha heals the Waters of Jericho
2 And it came to pass, when
Jehovah would " take up Elijah
by a whirlwind into heaven, that
Elijah went with * Elisha from
"Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said unto
Elisha, '* Tarry here, I pray thee ;
for Jehovah hath sent me as far as
« Beth-el. And Elisha said, -^As
Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. So
they went down to Beth-el. 3 And
^the sons of the prophets that were
at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and
said unto him, Knowest thou that
Jehovah will take away thy master
from thy head to-day "? And he
said. Yea, I know it ; hold ye your
Eeace. 4 And Elijah said unto
im, Elisha, '' tarry here, I pray
thee ; for Jehovah hath sent me
to 'Jericho. And he .said, *As
Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul
iiveth, I will not leave thee. So
they came to Jericho. 5 And 'the
sons of the prophets that were at
Jericho came near to Elisha, and
said unto him, '"Knowest thou that
Jehovah will take away thy master
from thy head to-day 1 And he
answered. Yea, I know it ; hold ye
your peace. 6 And Elijah said unto
him, " Tarry here, I pray thee ; for
Jehovah hath sent me to "the Jor-
dan. And he said. As Jehovah liv-
eth, and as thy soul liveth, I will
not leave thee. And they two
went on. 7 And ^ fifty men of the
sons of the prophets went, and
stood over against them afar off:
and they two stood by the Jordan.
8 And Elijah «took his mantle, and
wrapped it together, and ''smote
the waters, and they were divided
hither and thither, so that they
two went ,,over on dry ground.
9 And it came to pass, ^ when they
were gone over, that Elijah said
unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do
for thee, before I am taken from
thee. And Elisha said, I pray
thee, let ^a double portion of thy
spirit be upon me. 10 And he
said. Thou hast asked a hai^d thing :
■nevertheless, if thou see me when I
am taken from thee, it shall be so
unto thee ; but if not, it shall not
be so. 1 1 And it came to pass, as
they still went on, and talked,
that,_ behold, there appeared ^*a
chariot of fire, and horses of fire,
which parted them both asunder ;
1 Or, as they went
2 That is, the portion of the first-born.
Dt. 21. 17. 3 Or, chariots
See
" Gen. 5. 24 ;
Heb. 11. 5
l> 1 K. 19. 10-
21
" Josh. 4. la
d Ruth 1. lo
' 1 K. 12. ^8,
29
/ ver. 4, 6 ;
1 S. 1. 26
s' ch. 4. 1,
38 ; 6. 22
'' ver. 2
' Josh. 6. 26
k ver. 2
' ver. 3
'" ver. 3
" ver. 2
" Josh. 3. 8,
ia-17
f ver. 15, 16
« 1 K. 19. 13,
19
"" ver. 14 ;
Ex. 14. 21,
22
« ch. 6. 17
' ch. 13. 14
^ Gen. 37.
34 ; Job I.
20
" ver. 8
"^ ver. 7
V 1 K. 18. 12
Acts 8. 39
■ ch. 8. 11
° ch. 4. 41 ;
6. 6 ; Ex.
15. 25, 20
and Elijah went up by a whirlwind
into heaven. 1 2 And Elisha saw
it, and he cried, ' My father, my
father, the ■* chariots of Israel and
the horsemen thereof !
And he saw him no more : and
"he took hold of his own clothes,
and rent them in two pieces. 13
He took up also the mantle of Eli-
jah that fell from him, and went
back, and stood by the bank of the
Jordan. 14 And he took the man-
tle of Elijah that fell from him, and
"smote the waters, and said. Where
is Jehovah, Hhe God of Elijah? and
when he also had smitten the wa-
ters, they were divided hither and
thither ; and Elisha went over.
15 And when ^the sons of the
prophets that were at Jericho over
against him saw him, they said.
The spirit of Elijah doth rest on
Elisha. And they came to meet
him, and bowed themselves to the
ground before him. 16 And they
said unto him. Behold now, there
are with thy servants fifty strong
men ; let them go, we pray thee,
and _ seek thy master, lest *the
Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him
up, and cast him upon some moun-
tain, or into some valley. And he
said. Ye shall not send. 17 And
when ' they urged him till he was
ashamed, he said. Send. They
sent therefore fifty men ; and they
sought three days, but found him
not. 18 And they came back to
him, while he tarried at Jericho ;
and he said unto them. Did I not
say unto you, Go not?
1 9 And the men of the city said
unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee,
the situation of this city is pleas-
ant, as my lord seeth : but the
water is bad, and the land ^miscar-
rieth. 20 And he said. Bring me
a new cruse, and put salt therein.
And they brought it to him. 21
And he went forth unto the spring
of the waters, and "cast salt therein,
and said. Thus saith Jehovah, I
have healed these waters ; there
shall not be from thence any more
death or ' miscarrying. 22 So the
waters were healed unto this daJ^
according to the word of Elisha
which he spake.
23 And he went up from thence
unto Beth-el; and as he was going
up by the way, there came forth
4 Or, chariot
5 Or, the God of Elijah, even he f and when he
had smitten &e. ^ Or, casteth its fruit
7 Or, casting of fruit
367
2.24
II. KINGS
3.23
Elisha is mocked. Jehoram King of Israel. Mcslia rebels. League of Israel and Jadah. Elisha's Coausel
young lads out of the city, and
mocked him, and said unto him.
Go up, thou baldliead ; go up, thou
baldhead. 24 And he looked be-
hind him and saw them, and "cursed
them in the name of Jehovah.
And there came forth two she-
bears out of the wood, and tare
forty and two lads of them. 25
And he went from thence to
'' mount Carmel, and from thence
he returaed to Samaria.
3 Now .Jehoram the son of
Ahab began to reign over
Israel in Samaria ''in the eigh-
teenth year of Jehoshaphat king
of Judah, and reigned twelve
years. 2 And he did that which
was evil in the sight of .Jehovah,
but not like his father, and like
his mother; for ''he put away the
^ pillar of Baal " that his father
had made. 3 Nevertheless -^he
cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, " wherewith he
made Israel to sin ; he departed
not therefrom.
4 Now Mesha king of Moab was
a sheep-master ; ajid '' he rendei*ed
unto the king of Israel - the wool
of a hundred thousand lambs, and
of a hundred thousand rams. .5
But it came to pass, ' when Ahab
was dead, that the king of Moab
rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 And king Jehoram \yent out of
Samaria at that time, and mustered
all Israel. 7 And he went and sent
to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah,
saying, The king of Moab hath re-
belled against me : wilt thou go
with me against Moab to battle?
And he said, I will go up : * I am
as thou art, my people as thy peo-
ple, my horses as thy horses. 8
And he said, Which way shall we
go up'? And he answered, The
way of the wilderness of Edom.
9 So ' the king of Israel went, and
™ the king of Judah, and " the king
of Edom ; and they made a circuit
of seven days' journey : and there
was no water for the host, nor for
the beasts that followed them.
10 And the king of Israel said,
Alas ! for Jehovah hath called
these three kings together to de-
liver them into the hand of Moab.
1 1 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there
not here a prophet of Jehovah,
that we may inquire of Jehovah
' Or, obelisk
2 Or, a hundred thousand lambs, and a hun-
dred thousand rums, with the wool
" Neh. 13.
i>ch. 4. 25;
1 K. 18. 19,
20
"^ ch. 1. 17
d ch. 10. 18,
26-28; Ex.
23. 24
^ 1 K. IG. 31,
32
/ 1 K. 12. 28-
32
9 1 K. 14. 9,
1«
A 2 S. 8. 2 ;
Is. 16. 1, 2
'ch. 1. 1
k 1 K. 22. 4
' ver. 1
'" ver. 7
« 1 K. 22. 47
» 1 K. 22. 7
P ch. 2. 25
« 1 K. 19. 21 ;
Jn. 13. 4, 5,
13, 14
■■ Ezek. 14.
3-5
* 1 K. 18. 19 ;
22.6-11, 22-
25
< ch. 5. 16 ;
I K. 17. 1
" 1 S. 16. 23 ;
1 Chr. 25. 1
"1 K. 18. 46;
Ezek. 1. 3
y Ex. 29. 39,
40
368
by him 1 And one of the king of
Israel's servants answered and said,
p Elisha the sou of Shaphat is here,
«who poured water on the hands
of Elijah. 12 And Jehoshaphat
said. The word of .Jehovah is with
him. So the kin^ of Israel and
Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom
went down to him.
13 And ''Elisha said unto the
king of Israel, What have I to
do with thee? 'get thee to the
prophets of thy father, and to the
prophets of thy mother. And
the king of Israel said unto him.
Nay ; for Jehovah hath called
these three kings together to de-
liver them into the hand of Moab.
14 And Elisha said, 'As Jehovah
of hosts liveth, before whom I
stand, surely, were it not that I
regard the presence of Jehosha-
phat the king of Judah, I would
not look toward thee, nor see
thee. 1 5 But now " bring me a
minstrel. And it came to pass,
when the minstrel played, that
" the hand of Jehovah came upon
him. 16 And he said. Thus saith
Jehovah, Make this valley full
of trenches. 17 For thus saith
Jehovah, Ye shall not see wind,
neither shall ye see I'ain ; yet that
valley shall be filled with w^ater,
and ye shall drink, both ye and
your cattle and your beasts. 18
And this is but a light thing in
the sight of Jehovah : he will also
deliver the Moabites into your
hand. 19 'And ye shall smite
every fortified cit.y, and every
choice city, and shall fell every
good tree, and stop all fountains
of water, and mar every good piece
of land with stones. 20 And it
came to pass in the morning,
* about the time of offering the
oblation, that, behold, ther'e came
water by the way of Edom, and
the country was filled with water.
21 Now when all the Moabites
heard that the kings were come
up to fight against them, they
^ gathered themselves together, all
that were able to ^put on armor,
and upward, and stood on the
border. 22 And they rose up
early in the morning, and the
sun shone upon the water, and
the Moabites saw the water over
against them as red as blood : 23
and they said. This is blood; the
3 Or, were called together
* Heb. gird thmnselves with a girdle.
3.24
II. KINGS
4.20
Keslia is defeated. The Widow's Oil increased. Elislia and the Shnnanimite Woman
kings are surely desti^oyed, and
they have smitten each man his
fellow : now therefore, Moab, to
the spoil. 24 And when they
came to the camp of Israel, the
Israelites rose up and smote the
Moabites,.so that they fled before
them ; and they went forward
'^ into the land smiting the Moab-
ites. 25 "And they beat down
the cities ; and on every good
piece of land they cast every
man his stone, and filled it ; and
they stopped all the fountains of
water, and _ felled all the good
trees, until in * Kir-hareseth only
they left the • stones thereof ; how-
beit the slingers went about it,
and smote it. 26 And when the
king of Moab saw that the battle
was too sore for him, he took
with him seven hundred men that
drew swoitI, to break through
unto the king of Edora ; but they
could not. 27 Then he took his
eldest son that should have reigned
in his stead, and 'offered him for
a burnt-offering upon the wall.
And ■* there was great wrath against
Lsrael : and they departed from
him, and returned to their own
land.
4 Now there cried a certain
woman of the wives of ** the
sons of the prophets unto Elisha,
saying. Thy- servant my husband
is dead ; and thou knowest that
thy servant did fear Jehovah :
and " the creditor is come to take
unto him my two children to
be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said
unto her. What shall I do for
thee 1 tell me ; what hast thou
in the house ? And she said.
Thy handmaid hath not anything
in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee
vessels abroad of all thy neigh-
bors, even empty vessels ; borrow
not a few. 4 And thou shalt go
in, and shut the door upon thee
and upon thy sons, and pour out
into all those vessels ; and thou
shalt set aside that which is full.
5 So she went from him, and
shut the door upon her and upon
her sons ; they brought the ves-
sels to her, and she poured out.
6 And it came to pass, when the
vessels were full, that she said
unto her son. Bring me yet a vessel.
1 Or, have surely fought together
2 Heb. into it.
3 Or, there came great wrath upon Israel
" ver. 19
6 Is. 16. 7 ,
Jer. 48. 31,
30
"= Am. 2. 1 ;
Mic. 6. 7
<i ch. 2. 3
" Lev. 25. Z9-
41, 48 ; IS.
22. 2 ; Neh.
6.2-5
/ 1 K. r.
'' Josh.
h 1 S. 25
2 S. 19
.22
9. 1
2;
32
» ver. 7
k ver. 29-31 ;
ch. 6. 20-27;
8. 4, 6,
' Gen. 18. 14
369
And he said unto her, There is
not a vessel more. And the oil
stayed. 7 Then she came and told
•'the man of God. And he said,
Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt,
and live thou and thy sons of the
rest.
8 And it fell on a day, that
Elisha passed to » Shunem, where
was a * great woman; and she
constrained him to eat bread.
And so it was, that as oft as he
passed by, he turned in thither
to eat bread. 9 And she said
unto her husband. Behold now,
I perceive that this is a holy 'man
of God, that passeth by us con-
tinually. 10 Let us make, I pray
thee, a little chamber '^on the wall ;
and let us set for him there a bed,
and a table, and a seat, and a
candlestick : and it shall be, when
he Cometh to us, that he shall turn
in thither. 11 And it fell on a
day, that he came thither, and he
turned into the chamber and lay
there. 1 2 And he said to '• Gehazi
his servant, Call this Shunammite.
And when he had called her, she
stood before him. 13 And he said
unto him. Say now unto her. Be-
hold, thou hast ® been careful for
us with all this care ; what is to
be done for thee'? wouldest thou
be spoken for to the king, or to
the captain of the host 1- And she
answered, I dwell among mine
own people. 14 And he said.
What then is to be done for herl
And Gehazi answered. Verily she
hath no son, and her husband is
old. 15 And he said. Call her.
And when he had called her, she
stood in the door. 16 And he'
said, 'At this season, when the
time ^cometh round, thou shalt
embrace a son. And she said,
Nay, my lord, thou man of God,
"'do not lie unto thy handmaid.
17 And the woman conceived,
and bare a son at that season,
when the time came round, as
Elisha had said unto her. 18 And
when the child was grown, it fell
on a day, that he went out to his
father to the reapers. 1 9 And he
said unto his father, My head, my
head. And he said to his servant.
Carry him to his mother. 20 And
when he had taken him, and
brought him to his mother, he sat
4 Or, it'ith walls
* Or, showed us all this reverence
6 Heb. liveth (or, reviveth).
4.21
II. KINGS
5.1
Elisha raises the Slmnammite's Dead Son. The Poisonous Pottage. Loaves and Grain multiplied
on her knees till noon, and then
died. 21 And she went up and
"laid him on the bed of *the
man of God, and shut the door
upon him, and went out. 22 And
she called unto her husband, and
said. Send me, I pray thee, one of
the servants, and one of the asses,
that I may run to the man of God,
and come again. 23 And he said,
Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-
day 1 it is neither '^ new moon nor
sabbath. And she said, ^ It shall
be well. 24 Then she saddled an
ass, and said to her servant, Drive,
and go forward ; slacken me not
the riding, except I bid thee. 25
So she went, and came unto the
man of God to '' mount Carmel.
And it came to pass, when the
man of God saw her afar off, that
he said to Gehazi his servant.
Behold, yonder is the Shunammite :
26 run, I pray thee, now to meet
her, and say unto her. Is it well
with thee"? is it well with thy hus-
band "? is it well with the child %
And she answered. It is well. 27
And when she came to the man of
God *to the hill, she caught hold
of his feet. And Gehazi came near
to thrust her away ; but the man
of God said. Let her alone : for her
soul is * vexed within her; and
Jehovah hath hid it from me, and
hath not told me. 28 Then she
said, Did I desire a son of my lord 1
did I not say. ^ Do not deceive me "?
29 Then he said to Gehazi, ^ Gird
up thy loins, and '^ take my staff in
thy hand, and go thy way : if thou
meet any man, ' salute him not ;
and if any salute thee, answer him
, not again : and * lay my staff upon
the face of the child. 30 And the
mother of the child said, ' As
Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. And
he arose, and followed her. 31
And Gehazi passed on before them,
and laid the staff upon the face of
the child ; but there was neither
voice, nor ■' hearing. Wherefore he
returned to meet him, and told
him, saying, The child is not
awaked.
32 And when Elisha was come
into the house, behold, the child
was dead, and laid upon his bed.
33 He went in therefore, and '"shut
the door upon them twain, and
prayed unto Jehovah. 34 And
"he went up, and lay upon the
1 Heb. Peace. a Heb. bitter. 3 Heb attention.
" ver. 32
*> ver. 7
''Num. 10.
10; 28. 11 ;
1 Chr. iia.
31
d ch. 2. 2.5
* ver. 25
/ver. 16
'■' ch. 9. 1 ;
1 K. 18. 46
'i ch. 2. 14 ;
Ex. 4. 17
> Lk. 10. 4
«•■ Ex. 7. 19,
20 ; 14. 16
' ch. 2. 2, 4
"' ver. 4 ; Mt.
6. 6 ; Lk. 8.
61
« 1 K. 17. 21-
23
° Heb. 11. 35
P ch. 2. 1
1 ch. 8. 1
»■ ch. 2. 3
» Lk. 10. 39 ;
Acts 22. 3
' Ezek. 11.
3,7, 11;
24. 3
' ch. 2. 21 ;
Ex. 15. 25
' Mt. 14. 16-
21 ; 15. 32-
38
• Lk. 4. 27
370
child, and put his mouth upon liis
mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes,
and his hands upon his hands : and
he * stretched himself upon him ;
and the flesh of the child waxed
warm. 35 Then he returned, and
walked in the house once to and
fro; and went up, and ''stretched
himself upon him : ^ and the child
sneezed seven times, and the child
opened his eyes. 36 And he called
Gehazi, and said. Call this Shu-
nammite. So he called her. And
when she was come in unto him,
he said. Take up thy son. 37 Then
she went in, and fell at his feet,
and bowed herself to the ground ;
and "she took up her son, and
went out.
38 And Elisha came again to
p Gilgal. And there was '^ a dearth
in the land ; and 'the sons of the
prophets * were sitting before hini ;
and he said unto his servant, ' Set
on the great pot, and boil pottage
for the sons of the prophets. 39
And one went out into the field to
gather herbs, and found a wild
vine, and gathered thereof wild
gourds his lap full, and came and
shred them into the pot of pottage ;
for they knew them not. 40 So
they poured out for the men to eat.
And it came to pass, as they were
eating of the pottage, that they
cried out, and said, O man of God,
there is death in the pot. And
they could not eat thereof. 41
But he said. Then bring meal.
"And he cast it into the pot; and
he said, Pour out for the people,
that they may eat. And there was
no ^ harm in the pot.
42 And there came a man from
Baal-shalishah, and brought the
man of God bread of the first-
fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and
fresh ears of grain in 'his sack.
And he said, ''Give unto the peo-
ple, that they may eat. 43 And
his * servant said. What, should I
set this before a hundred men?
But he said, Give the people, that
they may eat : for thus saith Jeho-
vah, They shall eat, and shall
leave thereof. 44 So he set it
before them, and they did eat, and
left thereof, according to the word
of Jehovah.
5 Now ^ Naaman, captain of the
host of the king of Syria, was
* Or, hoiced himself
s Or, and embrared the child
6 Heb. evil thing.
y Or, the husk thereof 8 Or, minister
5.2
II. KINGS
5.22
Elisha heals Naaman's Leprosy. Vaaman'!i Petition. Geliazi's Avarice and Falsehood
a great man ^ with his master, and
lionorable, because by him Jehovah
had given -victory unto Syria : he
was also a mighty man of valor,
but he ivas a leper. 2 And the
Syrians had gone out "in bands,
and had brought away captive out
of the land of Israel a little maiden ;
&nd she ^ waited on Naaman's wife.
3 And she said unto her mistress,
Would that my lord were ^with
the prophet that is in Samaria !
then would he recover him of his
leprosy. 4 And ^ one went in, and
told his lord, saying. Thus and
thus said the maiden that is of the
land of Israel. 5 And tl>e king of
Syria said, Go now, and I will
send a letter unto the king of
Israel. And he departed, and
* took with him ten talents of sil-
ver, and six thousand ^jneces of
gold, and ten " changes of raiment.
6 And he brought the letter to the
king of Israel, saying. And now
when this letter is come unto thee,
behold, I have sent Naaman my
servant to thee, that thou may est
recover him of his ieprosy. 7 And
it came to pass, when the king of
Israel had read the letter, that '' he
rent his clothes, and said, "Am I
God, to kill and to make alive,
that this man doth send unto me
to recover a man of his leprosy?
but -''consider, I pray you, and see
how he seeketh " a quarrel against
me.
8 And it was so, when Elisha
" the man of God heard that the
king of Israel had rent his clothes,
that he sent to the king, saying,
Wherefore hast thou rent thy
clothes'? let him come now to me,
and he shall know that there is a
prophet in Israel. 9 So Naaman
came with his ho)\ses and with his
chariots, and stood at the df)or of
the house of Elisha. 10 And Elisha
sent a messenger unto him, saying,
''Go and wash in the Jordan seven
times, and thy flesh shall come
again to thee, and ''thou shalt be
clean. 1 1 But Naaman was wroth,
and went away, and said, Behold,
I thought, He will surely come out
to me, and stand, and call on the
name of Jehovah his God, and
wave his hand over the place, and
recover the leper. 12 Are not
"Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers
1 Heb. before. 2 Heb. salvation.
3 Heb. wax hefnre. < Or, he ^ Or, sliekels
<" Or, nn (iccasinn 7 Heb. be thnu clean.
8 Another reading is, Amanah. See S. S. 4. 8.
" ch. 6. 23 ;
13. 20
t> ch. 4. 42 ,
1 S. 9. 7
" ver. 22, 23 ;
Judg. 14.
12
d Gen. 37. 29
* Gen. 30. 2 ;
1 S. 2. 6
/ 1 K. 20. 7 ;
Lk. 11. 54
!' 1 K. 12. 22
'' Jn. 9. 7
i 1 S. 28. 23
k ch. 2. 12 ;
6. 21 ; 8. 9
' ver. 10 ;
Job 33. 25
"' Lk. 4. 27 ;
5. 13
" ver. 8 ;
Josh. 2. 9-
16; 1 S. 17.
46, 47
" 1 S. 25. 27
9 ver. 20, 26 :
Gen. 14.
22, 23
' Ex. 20. 24
» 1 K. 15. 18
« ch. 7. 2, 17
'Ex. 4, 18,
1 S. 1. 17 ;
Mk. 5. 34
' ch. 4. 12, 31,
36
' eh. 0. 31 ;
Ex. 20. 7
y ch. 4. 26
of Damascus, better than all the
waters of IsraeH may I not wash
in them, and be clean 1 So he
turned and went away in a rage.
13 'And his servants came near,
and spake unto him, and said,
* My father, if the prophet had bid
thee do some great thing, wouldest
thou not have done if? how much
rather then, when he saith to thee,
Wash, and be clean? 14 Then
went he down, and clipped himself
seven times in the Jordan, accord-
ing to the saying of the man of
God ; and '■ his flesh came again
like unto the flesh of a little child,
and '" he was clean.
15 And he returned to the man
of God, he and all his company,
and came, and stood before him ;
and he said. Behold now, "I know
that there is no God in all the
earth, but in Israel : now there-
fore, I pray thee, " take a ^ present
of thy servanf). 16 But he said,
^'As Jehovah liveth, before whom
I stand, " I will receive none. And
he urged him to take it ; but he
refused. 17 And Naaman said. If
not, yet, I pray thee, let there be
given to thy servant two mules'
burden of ''earth ; for thy servant
will henceforth offer neither burnt-
offering nor sacrifice unto other
gods, but unto Jehovah. 18 In
this thing Jehovah pardon thy
servant : when my master goeth
into the house of *Rimmon to
worship there, and ' he leaneth on
my hand, and I bow myself in the
house of Rimmon, when I bow my-
self in the house of Rimmon, Jeho-
vah pardon thy servant in this
thing. 19 And he said unto him,
" Go in peace. So he departed from
him '°a little way.
20 But "Gehazi, the servant of
Elisha the man of God, said. Be-
hold, my master hath spared this
Naaman the Ss^nan, in not receiv-
ing at his hands that which he
brought: ''as Jehovah liveth, I will
run after him, and take somewhat
of him. 21 So Gehazi followed
after Naaman. And when Naaman
saw one running after him, he
alighted from the chariot to meet
him, and .said. Is all well 1 22 And
he said, *A11 is well. My master
hath sent me, saying. Behold, even
now there are come to me from
"the hill-country of Ephraim two
young men of the sons of the
9 Heb. blessing.
i" Or, some distance
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5.23
II. KINGS
6.21
(lehazi's Panisliment. The Axe-head recovered. Elisha and the invading Syrians. The Syrians !,mitten with Blindness
prophets; give them, I pray thee,
a talent of silver, and " two changes
of raiment. ■2-3 And Naaman said,
' Be pleased to take two talents.
And he urged him, and bound two
talents of silver in two bags, with
two changes of i-aiment, and laid
them upon two of his servants ; and
they bare them before him. 24
And when he came to the ^ hill, he
took them from their hand, and
""bestowed them in the house; and
he let the men go, and they de-
parted. 25 But he went in, and
stood before his master. And
Elisha said unto him. Whence coni-
est thou, Gehazi? And he said,
''Thy servant went no whither.
26 And he said unto him, " Went
not my heart ivitk thee, when the
man turned from his chariot to
meet thee % " Is it a time to receive
money, and to receive garments,
and oliveyards and vineyards, and
sheep and oxen,, and men-servants
and maid-servants % 27 The lep-
rosy therefore of Naaman shall
cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed
for ever. And he went out from
his presence ■'^a leper as white as
snow.
6 And* the sons of the proph-
ets said unto Elisha, Behold
now, the place where we dwell be-
fore thee is too strait for us. 2 Let
us go, we pray thee, unto the
Jordan, aiid take thence every man
a beam, and let us make us a place
there, where we may dwell. And
he answered, Go ye. 3 And one
said. Be pleased, I pray thee, to go
with thy servants. And he an-
swered, I will go. 4 So he went
with them. And when they came
to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
f> But as one was felling a beam,
the axe-head fell into the water ;
and he cried, and said, Alas, my
master ! for it was borrowed. 6
And the man of God said. Where
fell it % And he showed him the
place. ''Aiul he cut down a stick,
and cast it in thither, and ^made
the iron to swim. 7 And he said.
Take it up to thee. So he put out
his hand, and took it.
8 Now the king of Syria was
warring against Israel ; and he took
counsel with his servants, saying.
In such and such a place shall be
my '*camp. 9 And 'the man of
1 Heb. Ophd.
2 Or, My heart tcent not from me, when &c.
* Or, t/ie iron did swivi * Or, encamping
" ver. .1
>> ch. 6. 3
« Josh. 7. 1,
11, VI, n ;
1 K. -.'1. IG
d ver. 2Z
"ver. IG
/Ex. 4. C;
Num. 12. 10
» ch. 2. 3
'' ch. 2. 21 ;
4. 41 ; Ex.
If). 25
■ ver. 12 ;
ch. 4. 1, 7
«-• Gen. 37. 17
' Ex. 14. 13
"' 2 Chr. 32.
7, S ; Rom.
8. 31
" ver. 20
» ch. 2. 11 ;
Ps. 68. 17 ;
Zecli. 6. 1-7
« ver. 17
'"ch. 2. 12;
5. 13 ; 8. 9
God sent unto the king of Israel,
saying. Beware that thou pass not
such a place ; for thither the Syr-
ians are coming down. 10 And
the king of Israel sent to the place
which the man of God told him and
warned him of ; and he saved him-
self there, not once nor twice. 1 1
And the heart of the king of Syria
was sore troubled for this thing-
and he called his servants, and said
unto them. Will ye not show me
which of us is for the king of
Israel '? 12 And one of his servants
said. Nay, my lord, O king ; but
Elisha, the prophet that is in
Israel, telleth the king of Israel the
words that thou speakest in thy
bedchamber. 13 And he said. Go
and see where he is, that I may
send and fetch him. And it was
told him, saying, Behold, he is in
* Dothan.
14 Therefore sent he thither
horses, and chariots, and a great
host : and they came by night, and
compassed the city about. 15 And
when the ^servant of the man of
God was risen early, and gone
forth, behold, a host with horses
and chariots was round about the
city. And his servant said unto
him, Alas, my master ! how shall
we dol 16 And he answered,
' Fear not ; for "' they that are with
us are more than the5^ that are with
them. 1 7 And Elisha prayed, and
said, ".Jehovah, I praj^ thee, open
his eyes, that he may see. And
Jehovali opened the eyes of the
young man ; and he saw : and, be-
hold, the mountain was full of
"horses and chariots of fire round
about Elisha. 18 And when they
came down to him, Elisha prayed
unto Jehovah, and said, Smite this
''people, I pray thee, with blind-
ness. And '''he smote them with
blindness according to the word of
Elisha. 19 And Elisha said unto
them. This is not the way, neither
is this the city : follow me, and I
will bring you to the man whom ye
seek. And he led them to Samaria.
20 And it came to pass, when
they were come into Samaria, that
Elisha said, « Jehovah, open the
eyes of these men, that they may
see. And Jehovah opened their
eyes, and they sa^y ; and, behold,
they were in the midst of Samaria.
2 1 And the king of Israel said unto
Elisha, when he saw them, ''My
* Or, minister ' Heb. nation.
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6.21
11. KINGS
7.9
Samaria besieged and famished. Elislia predicts Plenty. Four Lepers discover tlie Fiiglit of tlic Syrians
father, shall I smite them 1 shall I
smite them"? 22 And he answered,
Thou shalt not smite them : " would-
est thou smite those whom thou
hast taken captive with thy sword
and with thy bow^ *set bread and
water before them, that they may
^at and drink, and go to their
master. 23 And he prepared great
E revision for them ; and when the5'
ad eaten and drunk, he sent them
away, and they went to their
master. And 'the bands of Syria
came no more into the land of
Israel.
24 And it came to pass after this,
that ''Ben-hadad king of Syria
gathered all his host, and went up,
and besieged Samaria. _ 25 And
there was a great famine in Sama-
ria : and, behold, they besieged it,
until an ass's head was sold for
fourscore ^pieces of silver, and the
fourth part of a kab of dove's dung
for five ^pieces of silver. 26 And as
the king of Israel was passing by
upon the wall, there cried a woman
unto him, saying. Help, my lord,
0 king. 27 And he said, ^ If Jeho-
vah do not help thee, whence shall
1 help theel out of the threshing-
floor, or out of the winepress "! 28
And the king said unto her. What
aileth thee'? And she answered.
This woman said unto me. Give thy
son, that we may eat him to-day,
and we will eat my son to-morrow.
29 "So we boiled my son, and did
eat him : and I said unto her on the
next day, Give thy son, that we
may eat nim ; and she hath hid her
son. 30 And it came to pass, when
the king heard the words of the
woman, that •'^he rent his clothes
(now he was passing by upon the
wall) ; and the people looked, and,
behold, _ he had sackcloth within
upon his flesh. 31 Then he said,
•''God do so to me, and more also, if
theheadof Elishathe sonof Shaphat
shall stand on him this day.
32 But Elisha was sitting in his
house, and '' the elders were sitting
with him ; and the Jang sent a man
from before him : but ere the mes-
senger came to him, he said to the
elders, 'See ye how this son of a
murderer hath sent to take away
my head ^ look, when the mes-
senger Cometh, shut the door, and
^ hold the door fast against him : is
' Or, shekels
' Or, Nay, let Jehovah help thee !
3 Heb. thrust him back with the door.
« Dt. 20.
11-16;
2 Chr. 28.
8-15
!> Rom. 12. 20
' ch. 6. 2 ;
24. 2
■' 1 K. 20. 1
* Lev. 26.
27-2» ;
Dt. 28. 52,
63, 57 ;
Lam. 4. 10
/IK. 21.27
y Ruth 1. 17 ;
1 K. 19. 2
'' Ezek. 8. 1 ;
14. 1 ; 20. 1
i 1 K, 18. 4,
1.-5, 14 ; 21.
10, 13
i- Is. 8. 21 ;
Jer. 2. 25
' ver. IS
"' ver. 17, 19 ;
ch. 6. 18
"Gen. 7. 11 ;
Mai. 3. 10
"Lev. 13. 45,
4t) ; Num.
0. 2-4 ; 12.
10-14
P ch. e. 24
9 2 S. 6. 24
" 1 K. 10. 29
' 2 Chr. 12.
2, 3 : Is. 31.
1 ; 36. 9
' Josh. 7. 21
not the sound of his master's feet
behind him 'I 33 And while he was
yet talking with them, behold, the
messenger came down unto him :
and he said, '^ Behold, this evil is of
Jehovah ; why should I wait for
7 Jehovah any longer"? 1 And
Elisha said. Hear ye the word
of Jehovah : thus saith Jehovah.
' To-morrow about this time shall a
■* measure of fine flour be sold for a
shekel, and two measures of barley
for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
2 Then ™the captain on whose hand
the king leaned answered the man
of God, and said. Behold, "if Je-
hovah should make windows in
heaven, might this thing be"? And
he said. Behold, thou shalt see it
with thine eyes, but shalt not eat
thereof.
3 Now there were four "leprous
men at the entrance of the gate :
and they said one to another, Why
sit we here until we die % 4 If we
say, We will enter into the city,
then the famine is in the city, and
we shall die there; and if we sit
still here, we die also. Now there-
fore come, and let us fall unto ^'the
host of the Syrians : if they save us
alive, we shall live ; and if they kill
us, we shall but die 5 And they
rose up in tlie twilight, to go unto
the camp of the Syrians; and when
they were come to the outermost
part of the camp of the Syrians,
behold, there was no man thei'e.
6 For *the Loixl liad made the host
of the Syrians to hear a noise of
chariots, and a noise of horses, even
the noise of a great host : and they
said one to another, Lo, the king of
Israel hath hired against us ''the
kings of the Hittites, and 'the kings
of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
7 Wherefore thej' arose and fled in
the twilight, and left their tents,
and their horses, and their asses,
even the camp as it was, and fled
for their life. 8 And when these
lepers came to the outei'most part
of the camp, they went into one
tent, and did eat and drink, and
'carried thence silver, and gold,
and raiment, and went and hid it;
and they came back, and entered
into another tent, and carried
thence also, and went and hid it.
9 Then they said one to another,
We do not well ; this day is a day
of good tidings, and we hold our
peace: if we tarry till the morning
1 Heb. seah.
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7.10
II. KINGS
8.9
Four Lepers make known the Panic and Flight or the Syrians. The Shnnamniite Woman's Land restored. Ben-hadad iitk
light, ^ punishment will overtake
us; now therefore come, let us go
and " tell the king's household. 10
8o they came and called unto the
^porter of the city; and they told
them, saying. We came to the camp
of the Syrians, and, behold, there
was no man there, neither voice of
man, but the horses tied, and the
asses tied, and the tents as they
were. 1 1 And ^ he called the por-
ters ; and they told it to the king's
household within. 12 And the
king arose in the night, and said
unto his servants, I will now show
you what the Syrians have done
to us. They know that 'we are
hungry; therefore are they gone
out of the camp '^to hide them-
selves in the field, saying, When
they come out of the city, we shall
take them alive, and get into the
city. 13 And one of his servants
answered and said, Let some take,
I pray thee, five of the horses that
remain, which are left * in the city
(behold, they are as all the multi-
tude of Israel that are left in it;
behold, they are as all the multi-
tude of Israel that are consumed) ;
and let us send and see. 1 4 They
took therefore two chariots with
horses; and the king sent after the
host of the Syrians, saying, Go and
see. 15 And they went after them
unto the Jordan: and, lo, all the
way was full of garrnents and ves-
sels, which the Syrians had cast
away in their haste. And the mes-
sengers returned, and told the king.
1 6 And the people went out, and
plundered the camp of the Syrians.
So a measure of fine flour was sold
for a shekel, and two measures of
barley for a shekel, ''according to
the word of Jehovah. 1 7 And the
king appointed "the captain on
whose hand he leaned to nave the
charge of the gate : and the people
trod upon him in the gate, and he
died as the man of God had said,
■''who spake when the king came
down to him. 18 And it came to
pass, as the man of God had spoken
to the king, saying, Two measures
of barley for a shekel, and a meas-
ure of fine flour for a shekel, shall
be to-morrow about this time in
the gate of Samaria; 19 and that
captain answered the man of God,
and said. Now, behold, ^if Jehovah
1 Or. our iniquity mill find us out
2 Or, porters 3 Or, the porters called
4 HelB. in it.
" ch. 6. 30
>> ch. 6. 25-29
■^ Josh. 8.
4-12
d ver. 1
"^ ver. 2
/ch. 6. 32
" ver. 2
''ch. 4. 18,
31-35
'Ps. 10.S. Ifi:
Hag. 1. 11
fc Gen. 41.
27, 54
'ch. 4. 12;
5. 20-27
' 1 K. 11. 24
' ch. 6. 24
' ch. 6. 20
P 1 K. 19. 15,
9 1 K. 14. 3
' ch. 1. 2
' ch. 5. 13
should make windows in heaven,
might such a thing be? and he said.
Behold, thou shalt see it with thine
eyes, but shalt not eat thereof : 20
it came to pass even so unto him ;
for the people trod upon him in
the gate, and he died.
8 Now '' Elisha had spoken
unto the woman, whose son he
had restored to life, saying, Arise,
and go thou and thy household,
and sojourn wheresoever thou canst
sojourn: for 'Jehovah hath called
for a famine ; and * it shall also
come upon the land seven years.
2 And the woman arose, and did
according to the word of the man
of Gf)d ; and she went with her
household, and sojourned in the
land of the Philistines seven years.
3 And it came to pass at the seven
years' end, that the woman returned
out of the land of the Philistines:
and she went forth to cry unto the
king for her house and for her land.
4 Now the king was talking with
'Gehazi the servant of the man of
God, saying. Tell me, I pray thee,
all the great things that Elisha
hath done. 5 And it came to pass,
as he was telling the king how he
had restored to life him that was
dead, that, behold, the woman,
whose son he had restored to life,
cried to the king for her house and
for her land. And Gehazi .said, My
lord, O king, this is the woman,
and this is her son, whom Elisha
restored to life. 6 And when the
king asked the woman, she told
him. So the king appointed unto
her a certain ^officer, saying, Re-
store all that was hers, and all the
fruits of the field since the day
that she left the land, even until
now.
7 And Elisha came to "'Damas-
cus ; and " Ben-hadad the king of
Syria was sick ; and it was told him,
saying, "The man of God is come
hither. 8 And the king said unto
'''Hazael, *Take a present in thy
hand, and go, meet the man of God,
and ''inquire of Jehovah by him,
saying. Shall I recover of this sick-
ness 1 9 So Hazael went to meet
him, and took a present Svith him,
"even of every good thing of Da-
mascus, forty camels' burden, and
came and stood before him, and
said. *Thy son Ben-hadad king of
Syria hath sent me to thee, saying,
Shall I recover of this sickness?
5 Or, eunuch * Heb. in his hand. ? Or, and
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II. KINGS
9.6
He is killed. Jehoram's Reign over Jadah. Edom revolts. Aliaziali King of Judah. Eli«ha'g Message to Jehu
10 And Elisha said unto him, " Go,
^say unto him, Thou shalt surely
recover; howbeit * Jehovah hath
showed me that he shall surely
die. 1 1 And he settled his coun-
tenance stedfastly upon him, " until
he was ashamed: and the man of
Grod wept. 12 And Hazael said,
Why weepeth my lord"? And he
answered. Because ''I know the
evil that thou wilt do unto the
children of Israel: their strong-
holds wilt thou set on fire, and their
young men wilt thou slay with the
sword, and ''wilt dash in pieces
their little ones, and rip up their
women with child. 1 3 And Hazael
said. But what is thy servant, ■''who
is but a dog, that he should do this
great thing ^ And Elisha answered,
''Jehovah hath showed me that thou
shalt be king over Syria. 14 Then
he departed from Elisha, and came
to his master; who said to him.
What said Elisha to thee"? And he
answered. He told me that ''thou
wouldest surely recover. 15 And
it came to pass on the morrow, that
he took the coverlet, and dipped it
in water, and spread it on his face,
* so that he died: and Hazael reigned
in his stead.
16 And in the fifth year of
*Joram the son of Ahab king of
Israel, Jehoshaphat being then
king of Judah, .Jehoram the son
of Jehoshaphat king of Judah be-
gan to reign. 17 'Thirty and two
years old was he when he began to
reign; and he reigned eight years
in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked
in the way of the kings of Israel,
as did the house of Ahab: for he
had ™the daughter of Ahab to wife ;
and he did that which was evil in
the sight of .Jehovah. 19 Howbeit
Jehovah would not destroy Judah,
for David his servant's sake, "as he
promised him to give unto him a
lamp ^for his children alway.
20 In his days "Edom revolted
from under the hand of -Judah, and
made a king over themselves. 21
Then Joram passed oyer to Zair,
and all his chariots with him : and
he rose up by night, and smote the
Edomites that compassed him
about, and the captains of the
chariots; and ^the people fled to
their tents. 22 » So Edom revolted
from under the hand of Judah unto
1 Another reading is, say, TIwu shalt not re-
cover ; for Jehovah S:c.
2 Another reading is, and to his children.
" ver. 14
'' ver. 16
" cli. 2. 17
d ch. 10. 32,
33 , 12. 17 ;
13. 3, 7
* ch. 16. 16 ;
Nah. 3. 10
/I S. 17. 43;
2 S. 9. S
i' 1 K. 19. 16
'' ver. 10
» ver. 10
*^ ch. 1. 17 i
3. 1
' 2 Chr. 21.
6-10
'" ver. 27
" 2 S. 7. 12,
16 ; 1 K.
11. 30
° ver. 22 ;
ch. 3. 9, 2(1,
27 ; 1 K. 22.
47
i>2&. 18. 17 ;
19. 8
5 Gen. 27. 40
>■ ch. 19. 8 ;
Josh. 21. 13
" 2 Chr. 21.
20
< 2 Chr. 21.
1, 17
" 2 Chr. 22.
1-6
" ver. 15
^ 1 K. 22. 3,
29
" ch. 9. 15
■ ver. 28 ;
2 Chr. 22.
t> ch. 2. 3
" ch. 4. 29
d 1 S. 10. 1 i
16. 1 ; 1 K.
1. 39
" ch. 8. 28, 20
/ver. 14, 20;
1 K. 19. iti,
17
» ver. 5, 11
h 2 Chr. 22. 7
this day. Then did ''Libnah revolt
at the same time. 23 And the rest
of the acts of Joram, and all that
he did, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings
of Judah"? 24 And Joram slept
with his fathers, and "was buried
with his fathers in the city of
David; and *Ahaziah his son
reigned in his stead.
25 "In the twelfth year of Jo-
ram the son of Ahab king of Israel
did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram
king of Judah begin to reign. 26
Two and twenty years old was
Ahaziah when he began to reign ;
and he reigned one year in Jerusa-
lem. And his mother's name was
Athaliah the ^daughter of Omri
king of Israel. 27 And he walked
in the way of the house of Ahab,
and did that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah, as did the house
of Ahab ; for he was the son-in-
law of the house of Ahab. 28 And
he went with Joram the son of
Aha,b to war against " Hazael king
of Syria at "'^ Eamoth-gilead : and
the Syrians wounded Joram. 29
And 2' king Joram returned to be
healed in Jezreel of the wounds
which the Syrians had given him
at ^Ramah, when he fought against
Hazael king of Syria. And " Aha-
ziah the son of Jehoram king of Ju-
dah went down to see Joram the
son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he
was sick.
9 And Elisha the prophet called
one of * the sons of the prophets,
and said unto him, ''Gird up thy
loins, and "^ take this vial of oil in
thy hand, and go to "Ramoth-
gilead. 2 And when thou comest
thither, look out there •''Jehu the
son of .Jehoshaphat the son of Nim-
shi, and go in, and "make him arise
up from among his brethren, and
carry him to an inner chamber.
3 Then take the vial of oil, and
pour it on his head, and say. Thus
saith .Jehovah, '' I have anointed
thee king over Israel. Then open
the door, and flee, and tarry not.
4 So the young man, even Hhe
young man the prophet, went to
Ramoth-gilead. 5 And when he
came, behold, the captains of the
host were sitting ; and he said, I
have an errand to thee, O captain.
And .Jehu said, Unto which of us
all 1 And he said, To thee, O cap-
tain. 6 And he arose, and went
8 Or, granddaug}der See ver. 18.
375
9.7
II. KINGS
9.27
Jehn anointed King of Israel. His Conspiracy against Joram. Jelin slays Kings Joram and Ahaziah
into the house ; and he poured the
oil on his head, and said unto him,
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of
Israel, "I have anointed thee king
over the people of Jehovah, even
over Israel. 7 And thou shalt
smite the house of Ahab thy mas-
ter, ' that I may avenge ' the blood
of my servants the prophets, and
the blood of all the servants of
Jehovah, ''at the hand of Jezebel.
8 For the whole house of Ahab
shall perish ; and ^ I will cut off
from Aliab •''every man-child, and
"him that is shut up and him that
is left at large in Israel. 9 And ''I
will make the house of Ahab like
the house of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, and 'like the house of
Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10
And *^ the dogs shall eat J ezebel in
the portion of Jezreel, and there
sliall be none to bury her. And he
opened the door, and fled.
11 Then Jehu came forth to the
servants of his lord : and one said
unto him, 'Is all well? wherefore
came this '"mad fellow to thee'?
And he said unto them. Ye know
the man and what his talk was.
12 And they said. It is false ; tell
us now. And he said. Thus and
thus spake he to me, saying, Thus
saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee
king over Israel. 1 3 Then " they
hasted, and took every man his
garment, and put it under him ^ on
the top of the stairs, and "blew the
trumpet, saying, Jehu is king.
14 So Jehu the son of Jehosha-
phat the son of j^imshi conspired
against Joram. (^ Now Joram was
keeping Ramoth-gilead, he and all
Israel, because of Hazael king of
Syria; 15 but *king ^ Joram was
returned to be healed in Jezreel of
the wounds which the Syrians had
given him, when he fought with
Hazael king of Syria). And Jehu
said, If this be your mind, then
let none escape and go forth out of
the city, to go to tell it in Jezreel.
1 6 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and
went to Jezreel ; for Joram lay
there. *" And Ahaziah king of Ju-
dah was come down to see Joram.
17 Nowthe watchman was stand-
ing on the- tower in Jezreel, and he
spied the company of Jehu as he
came, and said, I see a company.
And Joram said. Take a horseman,
and send to meet them, and let him
1 Or, on the bare steps
» Heb. Jehoram (and in ver. 17, 21, 22, 23, 24).
" ver. 3
fr Dt. 32. 35,
43
" 1 K. 18. 4 ;
21. 15, 21, 25
d ver. 32-37
' ch. 10. 17 ;
I K. 21. 21
/ 1 S. 25. 22
y ch. U. 26 ;
Dt. 32. 36
'' 1 K. 14. 10,
II ; 15. 29
'■ 1 K. 16. 3-
5, 11, 12
fc ver. 35, .36 ;
1 K. 21. 23
' ver. 17, 19,
'" Jer. 29. 26 ;
Hos. 9. 7 ;
Mk. 3. 21
" Mt. 21. 7,
8; Mk. 11.
7,8
" 2 S. 15. 10 ;
1 K. 1. 34,
39
P ch. 8. 28 ;
1 K. 22. 3
« ch. 8. 29
■" ch. 8. 29
' ver. 19, 22
t 2 S. IS. 27
" 1 K. 19. 17
" 2 Chr. 22. 7
^ ver. 2ti ;
1 K. 21. 1-7,
15-19
y 1 K. 16.
30-33; 18.
19; 2 Chr.
21. 13
'ch. 11. 14
" 1 K. 22. 34
b 1 K. 21. 1
■■ 1 K. 21. 19,
24-2£l
rf Is. 13. 1
*■ 1 K. 21. 13
/ver 21, 25
s> 2 Chr
7, 9
say, ^ Is it peace 1 1 8 So there went
one on horseback to meet him, and
said. Thus saith the king. Is it
peace 1 And Jehu said, ' What
hast thou to do with peace"? turn
thee behind me. And the watch-
man told, saying. The messenger
came to them, but he cometh not
back; 19 Then he sent out a sec-
ond on horseback, who came to
them, and said, Thus saith the
king. Is it ^ peace '? And Jehu
answered, What hast thou to do
with peace"? turn thee behind me.
20 And the watchman told, say-
ing. He came even unto them, and
cometh not back : and ' the driv-
ing is like the driving of "Jehu
the son of Nimshi ; for he driveth
furiously.
21 And Joram said, '*Make
ready. And they made ready his
chariot. "And Joram king of
Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah
went out, each in his chariot, and
they went out to meet Jehu, and
found him in * the portion of Na-
both the Jezreelite. 22 And it
came to pass, when Joram saw
Jehu, that he said. Is it peace,
Jehu"? And he answered. What
peace, ^so long as the whoredoms
of thy mother Jezebel and her
witchcrafts are so many ? 23 And
Joram turned his hands, and fled,
and said to Ahaziah, "There is
treachery, O Ahaziah. 24 And
'* Jehu ^drew his bow with his full
strength, and smote Joram be-
tween his arms ; and the arrow
went out at his heart, and he sunk
down in his chariot. 25 Then said
Jehu to Bidkar his captain. Take
up, and * cast him in the portion
of the field of Naboth the Jezreel-
ite ; for remember how that, when
I and thou rode together after
Ahab his father, '^.Jeliovah "^laid
this ''burden upon him : 26 Sui-ely
" I have seen yesterday the blood
of Naboth, and the blood of his
sons, saith Jehovah; and -^I will
requite thee in this ''plat, saith
Jehovah. Now therefore take and
cast him into the plat of ground,
according to the word of Jehovah.
27 * But when Ahaziah the king
of Judah saw this, he fled by the
way of the garden-house. And
Jehu followed after him, and said.
Smite him also in the chariot : and
3 Or, Is all well 1 « Or, Yoke
6 Heb. filled his hand imth the bov\
6 Or, uttered this oracle against him
7 Or, portion
376
9.2^
II. KINGS
10.14
JeiBbcl sliiiii. Jehu's Letters to the Elders of Jozrjul. Jehu slays Ahab's Sons anil Adherents, and Ahaziah's Brethren
they smote him at the ascent of Gur,
which is by " Ibleam. And he fled
to Megiddo, and died there. 28
*And his servants carried him in
a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried
him in his sepulchre with his
fathers in the city of David.
29 And in "tbe eleventh year
of Joram the son of Ahab began
Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
30 And when Jehu was come
to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it ; and
^ she painted her eyes, and attired
her head, and looked out at the
window. 31 And as Jehu entered
in at the gate, she said, ^"Is it
peace, thou Zimri, thy master's
murderer'? 32 And he lifted up
his face to the window, and saici.
Who is on my side '\ who % And
there looked out to him two or
three eunuchs. 33 And he said.
Throw her down. So they threw
her do^vn ; and some of her blood
was sprinkled on the wall, and on
the horses : and he trod her under
foot. 34 And when he was come
in, he did eat and drink ; and he
said, (See now to •''this cursed
woman, and bury her ; for " she
is a king's daughter. 35 And
they went to bury her ; but they
found no more of her than the
skull, and the feet, and the palms
of her hands. 36 Wherefore they
came back, and told him. And he
said. This is the word of Jehovah,
which he spake by his servant
Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ''In
the portion of Jezreel shall the
dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel ; 37
and 'the body of Jezebel shall be
as dung upon the face of the field
in the portion of Jezreel, so that
they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
^ f^ Now Ahab had seventy
JLv/ sons in * Samaria. And
Jehu wrote letters, and sent to
Samaria, unto the rulers of Jez-
reel, even the elders, and unto
them that brought up the sons of
Ahab, saying, 2 And now as soon
as this letter cometh to you, seeing
your master's sons are with you,
and there are with you chariots
and horses, a fortified city also, and
armor ; 3 look ye out the best and
meetest of your master's sons,
and set him on his father's throne,
and fight for your master's house.
4 But they were exceedingly
afraid, and said, Behold, the two
kings stood not before him : how
1 Or, Is it well
" Josh. 17.
11 ; Judg.
1. 27
6 ch. 23. 30
'^ ch. 8. 2n
d .) er. 4. 30 ;
Ezek. 23.
40
'' ver. lS-22 ;
1 K. IC. 9-
20
f 1 K. 21. 2.i
" 1 K. 10. 31
'■ 1 K. 21. 23
' Jer. 8. 1-3
k 1 K. 16. 24-
29
' ch. 18. 14 ;
Josh. 9. 8,
11 ; 1 K.
20. 4, 32
■ ch. 11. 1 ;
Judg. 9. 5
" ch. 9. 14-24
" vsr. 6
P ch. 9. 7-10
« 1 K. 21 19-
'ch. 8. 24,
29; 2Chr.
21. 17 ; 22. f
then shall we stand 1 5 And he
that was over the household, and
he that was over the city, the
elders also, and they that brought
up the children, sent to Jehu, say-
ing, 'We are thy servants, and
will do all that thou shalt bid us ;
we will not make any man king :
do thou that which is good in
thine eyes. 6 Then he wrote a
letter the second time to them,
saying. If ye be on my side, and
if ye will hearken unto my voice,
take ye the heads of the men your
master's sons, and come to me tc
Jezreel by to-morrow this time.
Now the king's sons, being seventy
persons, were with the great men
of the city, who brought them up.
7 And it came to pass, when the
letter came to them, that they took
the king's sons, and '" slew them,
even seventy persons, and put
their heads in baskets, and sent
them unto him to Jezreel. 8 And
there came a messenger, and told
him, saying. They have brought
the heads of the king's sons. And
he said, Lay ye them in two heaps
at the entrance of the gate until
the morning. 9 And it came to
pass in the morning, that he went
out, and stood, and said to all the
people, Ye are righteous : behold,
"I conspired against my master,
and slew him ; but " who smote all
these 1 10 Know now that ^' there
shall fall unto the earth nothing
of the word of Jehovah, which
Jehovah spake concerning the
house of Ahab : for Jehovah hath
done that '' which he spake by his
servant Elijah. 11 So Jehu smote
all that remained of the house of
Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great
men, and his familiar friends, and
his priests, until he left him none
remaining.
12 And he arose and departed,
and went to Samaria. And as he
was at the '-^shearing-house of the
shepherds in the way, 13 '"Jehu
met with the brethren of Ahaziah
king of Judah, and said. Who are
ye^ And they answered, We are
the brethren of Ahaziah : and we
go down to salute the children of
the king and the children of the
queen. 14 And he said. Take them
alive. And they took them alive,
and slew them at the ^pit of the
"shearing-house. even two and forty
men ; neither left he any of them.
" Or, house of gathering 3 Or, cistern
377
10.15
II. KINGS
11.2
Worshippers of Baal entrapped and slain. Jehu's Sins. Hazael smites Israel. Jeim's Death. Atlialiah's Usurpation
15 And when he was departed
thence, he Kghted on " Jehonadab
the son of * Rechab coming to meet
him ; and he saluted him, and said
to him, Is thy heart right, as my
heart is with thy heart 'I And Je-
honadab answered, It is. If it be,
" give me thv hand. And he gave
him his hand ; and he took him up
to him into the chariot. 16 And
he said. Come with me, and ''see
my zeal for Jehovah. So they made
him ride in his chai'iot. 17 And
when he came to Samaria, *he
smote all that remained unto Ahab
in Samaria, till he had destroyed
him, -^according to the word of Je-
hovah, which he spake to Elijah.
18 And Jehu gathered all the
people together, and said unto
them, " Ahab served Baal a little ;
but Jehu will serve him much.
19 Now therefore ''call unto me
all the prophets of Baal, all his
worshippers, and all his priests ;
let none be wanting : for I have a
great sacrifice to do to Baal ; who-
soever shall be wanting, he shall
not live. But Jehu did it in subt-
lety, to the intent that he might
destroy the worshippers of Baal.
20 And Jehu said, ' Sanctify a sol-
emn assembly for Baal. And * they
proclaimed it. 21 And .lehu sent
through all Israel : and all the wor-
'ihippers of Baal came, so that there
ivas not a man left that came not.
A.nd they came into ' the house of
Baal ; and the house of Baal was
filled from one end to another.
22 And he said unto him that was
over the vestry, Bring forth vest-
ments for all the worshippers of
Baal. And he brought them forth
vestments. 23 And Jehu went,
and Jehonadab the son of Rechab,
into the house of Baal ; and he
.said unto the worshippers of Baal,
Search, and look that there be here
with you none of the servants of Je-
hovah, but the worshippers of Baal
only. 24 And they went in to offer
sacrifices and burnt-offerings. Now
Jehu had appointed him fourscore
men without, and said, '"If any of
the men whom I bring into your
hands escape, he that letteth him go,
his life shall be for the life of him.
2.5 And it came to pass, as soon
as he had made an end of offering
the burnt-offering, that Jehu said
to the ^ "guard and to the captains,
" Go in, and slay them ; let none
1 Heb. runners.
b 1 Chr. 2. W
"^ Ezr. 10. 19 ;
Ezek. 17.
IX
<i 1 K. 19. 10
' ch. 9. 8
/ver 10
'J 1 K. 16. 31,
32
ft 1 K. 18. 19 ;
22. 6
' Joel 1. 14
*: Ex. 32. 4-6
'ch. 11. 18;
1 K. 16. 32
"' 1 K. 20. 30-
42
" 1 S. 22. 17
" 1 K. IS. 40
P ch. 3. 2 ;
1 K. 14. 23
« Ezr. 6. 11 ;
Dan. 2. 6 ;
3. 29
'"iK. 12. 28-
30 ; 13. 33,
34
' 1 K. 12. 29
< ch. 15. 12
' ch. 13. 25 ;
14. 25
= ch. 8. 12;
1.3.22, IK.
19. 17
y Dt. 2. 36
' Am. 1. 3-5
" 2 Chr. 22.
10-12
f> ver. 21 ; ch.
12. 1
378
come forth. And they smote them
with the edge of the sword ; and
the guard and the captains cast
them out, and went to the city of
the house of Baal. 26 And they
brought forth the ^''pillars that
were in the house of Baal, and
burned them. 27 And they brake
down the pillar of Baal, and brake
down the house of Baal, and * made
it a draught-house, unto this day,
28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out
of Israel.
29 Howbeit 'from the sins of
•Jeroboam the son of Nebat, ''where-
with he made Israel to sin, Jehu
departed not from after them, to
ivit,^ the golden calves that were
in Beth-el, and that were in Dan.
30 And Jehovah said unto Jehu,
Because thou hast /* done well in
executing that which is right in
mine eyes, and hast done unto the
house of Ahab according to all that
was in my heart, ' thj' sons of the
fourth generation shall sit on the
throne of Israel. 31 But Jehu took
no heed to walk in the law of Jeho-
vah, the God of Israel, with all his
heart : " he departed not from the
sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he
made Israel to sin.
32 In those days ".Jehovah began
to cut off from Israel : and " Hazael
smote them in all the borders of
Israel ; 33 from the Jordan east-
ward, all the land of Gilead, the
Gadites, and the Reubenites, and
the Manassites, from^Aroer, which
is by the valley of the Arnon, even
^ Gilead and Bashan. 34 Now the
rest of the acts of Jehu, and all
that he did, and all his might, are
they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel'?
3-5 And Jehu slept \vith his fathers ;
and they buried him in Samaria.
And Jehoahaz his son reigned in
his stead. 36 And the time that
Jehu reigned over Israel in Sama-
ria was twenty and eight years.
n" Now when Athaliah the
mother of Ahaziah saw that
her son was dead, she arose and
destroyed all the seed roj^al. 2 But
Jehosheba, the daughter of king
.Joram, sister of Ahaziah, *took
.Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole
him away from among the king's
sons that were slain, even him and
his nurse, ^ and. put them in the ® bed-
chamber ; and they hid him from
2 Or, obelisk-i 3 Or, ii'ho < Or, cxcnitrd well
5 Or, who were ^ Or, chamber for the beds
il. 3
II. KINGS
12.4
Jehoiada's Resistance. Athaliah slain. VVorsliip reformed. Jelioasli made King of Jndati
Athaliah, so that he was not slain ;
3 and he was with her hid in the
house of Jehovah six years. And
Athaliah reigned over the land.
4 "And in the seventh year Je-
hoiada sent and fetched the cap-
tains over hundreds of '' the ' Carites
and of the -^ guard, and brought
them to him into the house of Je-
hovah ; and he made a covenant
with them, and took an oath of
them in the house of Jehovah, and
. showed them the king's son. 5 And
he commanded them, saying. This
is the thing that ye shall do : "a
third part of you, that come in on
the sabbath, shall be keepers of the
watch of the king's house ; 6 and a
third part shall be at the gate Sur ;
and a third part at the gate behind
the guard : so shall ye keep the
watch of the house, and be a bar-
rier. 7 And the two companies of
you, even all that go forth on the
sabbath, shall keep the watch of
the house of Jehovah about the
king. 8 And ye shall compass the
king round about, every man with
his weapons in his hand ; and he
that cometh within the ranks, let
him be slain : and '' be ye with the
king when he goeth out, and when
he cometh in.
9 And the captains over hundreds
did according to all that Jehoiada
the priest commanded ; and they
took every man his men, those that
were to come in on the sabbath,
with those that were to go out on
the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada
the priest. 10 And "the priest de-
livered to the captains over hun-
dreds the .spears and shields that
had been king David's, which were
in the house of Jehovah. 11 And
the guard stood, every man with
his weapons in his hand, from the
right ^ side of the house to the left
side of the house, along by the altar
and the house, by the king round
about. 12 Then he brought out
the king's son, and ^-^put the crown
upon him, and gave him "the testi-
mony ; and they made him king,
and anointed him ; and they
clapped their hands, and said,
'^ Long live the king.
13 And when Athaliah heard
the noise of the guard and of the
people, she came to the people
into the house of Jehovah : 14 and
* Or, executioners 2 Heb. runners.
* Heb. shoiUder.
* Or, put upon him the crown and the testimony
" 2 Chr. 23.
1-21
* ver. 19 ;
2 S. 20. 23
<= 1 Chr. 9. 25
d Num. 27.
!<), 17
" 2 S. 8. 7 ;
1 Chr. 18. 7
/2S. 1. 10
y Kx. 25. 16 ,
ai. 18
1^ 1 S. 10. 24
• ch. 23. 3 ;
2 Chr. 34.
31
«-■ 1 K. 1. 39,
40
' Gen. 37.
29 ; 44. 13
'" ch. 9. 23
" Josh. 24.
25 ; 2 Chr.
16. 12-14 ;
34. 31
" 1 S. 10. 25 ;
2 S. 6. 3
P ch. 10. 26,
27
9 Dt. 12. 2, 3
>■ 1 K. 18. 40
*[Ch. 12. 1 in
Heb.]
" 2 Chr. 24.
1-14
"ch. 14. 4;
16.35
" ch. 22. 1
379
she looked, and, behold, the king
stood ^'by the pillar, as the man-
ner was, and the captains and the
trumpets by the king : and * all
the people of the land rejoiced,
and blew trumpets. Then Atha-
liah 'rent her clothes, and cried,
"'Treason! treason! 15 And Je-
hoiada the priest commanded the
captains of hundreds that were
set over the host, and said unto
them. Have her forth between
the ranks ; and him that followeth
her slay with the sword. For the
priest said. Let her not be slain
in the house of Jehovah. 16 So
they made way for her ; and she
went by the way of the horses'
entry to the king's house : and
there was she slain.
1 7 And " Jehoiada made a cove-
nant between Jehovah and the
king and the people, that they
should be Jehovah's people; "be-
tween the king also and the people.
1 8 And all the people of the land
went to -''the house of Baal, and
brake it down ; "his altars and
his images brake they in pieces
thoroughly, and 'slew Mattan the
priest of Baal before the altars.
And the priest appointed "^officers
over the house of Jehovah. 1 9 And
he took the captains over hundreds,
and the * Carites, and the guard,
and all the people of the land ; and
they brought down the king from
the house of Jehovah, and came by
the way of ' the gate of the guard
unto the king's house. And he
sat on the throne of the kings.
20 So all the people of the land
rejoiced, and tlie city was quiet.
And Athaliah they had slain with
the sword a;t the king's house.
* 2 1 " Jehoash was seven years
old when he began to reign.
■^ O 1 In the seventh year of
_L.^ Jehu began Jehoash to
reign ; and he reigned forty years
in .Jerusalem : and his mother's
name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 And .Jehoash did that which
was right in the eyes of Jehovah
all his days wherein Jehoiada the
priest instructed him. 3 Howbeit
" the high places were not taken
away ; the people still sacrificed
and burnt incense in the high
places.
4 And Jehoash said to the
priests. All the money of the hal-
lowed things ^that is brought
5 Or, on the platfunii << Heb. offices.
12.5
II. KINGS
13.4
Jelioasli repairs the Temple. He wards oil llazael's Invasion. Ue is killed. Jehoahaz's Reign over Israel
into the house of Jehovah, ' in
current money, -"the money of
the persons for whom each man
is rated, and all the money that
it Cometh into any man's^ heart
to bring into the house of Jeho-
vah, 5 let the priests take it to
them, every man from his acquaint-
ance ; and they shall repair the
breaches of the house, whereso-
ever any Ijreach shall be found.
6 But it was so, that in the three
and twentieth year of king Jehoash
the priests had not repaired the
breaches of the house. 7 Tlicn
king Jehoash called for Jehoiada
the priest, and for the otlier priests,
and said unto them. Why repair
ye not the breaches of the house?
now therefore take no more money
from your acquaintance, but de-
liver it for the breaches of the
house. 8 And the priests con-
sented that they should take no
more money from the people,
neither repair the breaches of the
house.
9 But * Jehoiada the prie.st took
a chest, and bored a hole in the
lid of it, and set it beside the altar,
on the right side as one cometh
into the house of Jehovah : and
the priests that kept the threshold
Eut therein all the money that was
rought into the house of Jehovah.
10 And it was so, when they saw
that there was much money in the
chest, that *■_ the king's ^ scribe and
the high priest came up, and they
'*put up in bags and counted the
money that was found in the
house of Jehovah. 1 1 And they
gave the money that was weighed
out into the hands of them that
did the work, that had the over-
sight of the house of Jehovah : and
they ''paid it out to the carpen-
ters and the builders, that wrought
u4)on the house of Jehovah, 12 and
''to the masons and the hewers of
stone, and for buying timber and
hewn stone to repair the breaches
of the house of Jehovah, and for
all that " was laid out for the house
to repair it. 13 But '' there were
not made for the house of Jehovah
■^cups of silver, snuffers, basins,
trumpets, any vessels of gold, or
vessels of silver, of the money that
1 Or, even the money of every one that passeth
tlie numbering See fix. 30. 13.
'^ Heb. each man the money of the souls of his
fstimatlon. See Lev. 27. 2.
^ Or, secretary •• Heb. bound up and &c.
5 Heb. brought it forth. « Heb. went forth.
" Ex. 35. 5,
22, 29 ;
1 Chr. 29.
3-9
* Mk. 12. 41 ;
Lk. 21. 1
"^ ch. 19. 2 ;
22. 3, 4, 12 ;
2 S. 8. 17
d eh. 22. .'•), 6
<> 2 Chr. 24.
14
/ 1 K. 7. 48,
50-
" ch. 22. 7
'« Lev. 5. 15-
18
' Lev. 4. 24,
29
k Lev. 7. 7 ;
Num. 18.
19
' ch. 8. 12 ;
1(1. 32, 33 ;
1 K. 19. 17
™ 2 Chr. 24.
23, 24
" ch. IG. 8 ;
18. lo, 16 ;
I K. 14. 26 ;
1.5. IS
" ver. 4
P i Chr. 24.
1 ch."l4. 5
■■Judg. 9. 6;
2 S. 5. 9 ;
1 K. 11. 27
' 2 Chr. 24.
' ch. 14. 1
" 1 K. 12. 26-
33
" Judg. 2. 14
^ch. 12. 17
" ver. 24, 25
- Num. 21.
7-9
" ch. 14. 26 ;
Ex. 3. 7, 9
380
was brought into the house of Je-
hovah ; 1 4 for they gave that to
them that did the work, and re-
paired there witli the house of Jeho-
vah. 15 Moreover ''they reckoned
not with the men, into whose hand
they delivered the money to give to
them that did the work ; for they
dealt faithfully. 16 The ''money
for the trespass-offerings, and 'the
money for the sin-offerings, was not
brought into the house of Jehovah :
* it was the priests'.
1 7 Then. ' Hazael king of Syria
went up, and fought against Gath,
and took it ; and '" Hazael set his
face to go up to Jeru.salem. 18 And
"Jehoash king of Judah took all
the hallowed things that Jehosha-
phat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his
fathers, kings of Judah, had dedi-
cated, and "his own hallowed
things, and all the gold that was
found in the treasures of the house
of Jehovah, and of the king's hou.se,
and sent it to Hazael king of Syria :
and he went away from Jerusalem.
19 Now the rest of the acts of
Joash, and all that he did, are they
not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah?
20 ^And his servants arose, and
made a conspiracy, and * smote
Joash at '' the house of Millo, on the
way that goeth down to Silla. 21
For Jozacar the son of Shimeath,
and Jehozabad the son of * Shomer,
his servants, smote him, and he
died ; and they buried him with
his fathers in the city of David:
and 'Amaziah his son reigned in
his stead.
■^ O In the three and twentieth
-LO year of Joash the son of
Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz
the son of Jehu began to reign
over Israel in Samaria, and reigned
seventeen years. 2 And he did
that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah, and followed the sins
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
"wherewith he made Israel to
sin ; he departed not therefrom.
3 "And the anger of Jehovah was
kindled against Israel, and he
delivered them into the hand of
-^ Hazael king of Syria, and into
the hand of " Ben-hadad the son of
Hazael, '^ continually. 4 And "^ Je-
hoahaz besought Jehovah, and
Jehovah hearkened unto him ; for
"he saw the oppression of Israel,
how that the king of Syria op-
■■ Heb. all the days.
13.5
II. KINGS
14.3
Jelioash's Reign over Israel. Elislia's Last Sickness and Sign. Wars witli Moal) and Syria. Amaziali King ol Jndali
pressed them. 5 (And Jehovah
gave Israel "a saviour, so that they
went out from under the hand of
the Syrians ; and the children of
Israel dwelt in their tents as be-
foretime. 6 Nevertheless they de-
garted not from the sins of the
ouse of Jeroboam, ''wherewith he
made Lsrael to sin, but 'walked
therein : and " there remained the
Asherah also in Samaria). 7 For
he left not to Jehoahaz of the peo-
ple save fifty horsemen, and ten
chariots, and ten thousand foot-
men ; for the kino- of Syria de-
stroyed them, and '' made them
like the dust " in threshing. 8 Now
the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz,
and all that he did, and his might,
are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of
Isi'ael'? 9 And Jehoahaz slept with
his fathers ; and they buried him
in Samaria : and Joash his son
reigned in his stead.
10 In the thirty and seventh
year of Joash king of Judah began
Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to
reign over Israel in Samaria, and
reigned sixteen years. II And he
did that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah ; he departed not
from all the sins of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, wherewith he made
Israel to sin ; but he walked
therein. 12 "Now the rest of the
acts of Joash, and all that he did,
and his might wherewith he fought
against Amaziah king of Judah,
are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel"? 13 And Joash slept with
his fathers ; and Jeroboam sat
upon his throne: and Joash was
buried in Samaria with the kings
of Israel.
14 Now Elisha was fallen sick
of his sickness whereof he died :
and Joash the king of Israel came
down unto him, and wept over
^him, and said, -^My father, my
father, the ^chariots of Israel and
the horsemen thereof! 15 And
Elisha said unto him. Take bow
and arrows ; and he took unto
him bow and arrows. 1 6 And he
said to the king of Israel, Put thy
hand u])on the bow; and he put
his hand ti.po7i it. And Elisha laid
his hands upon the king's hands.
17 And he said. Open the window
eastward ; and he opened it. Then
1 Heb. he valked.
2 Or, to trample on
3 Heb. his face.
* Or, chariot
" ver. 2') ; ch.
14. 26, 27;
Neh. 9. 27
I/ ver. 2
" 1 K. 10. ?,3
d Am. 1. 3
° ver. M-19 ;
ch. 14. 8-15
/ch. 2. 12
' 1 K. 20. 26
'' ch. 6. 20
* ch. 3. 7 ;
24. 2
' ch. 8. 12, 13
™ ch. 14. 27
" 1 K. 8. 28
° Gen. 13. 16,
17 ; 17. 2-5
P ch. 10. 32,
33 ; 14. 25
« ver. 18, 19
• 2 Chr. 25.
1, &c.
' ch. 13. 10
Elisha said. Shoot; and he .shot.
And he said, Jehovah's arrow of
^ victory, even the arrow of ■' victory
*over Syria; for thou shalt smite
the Syrians in ^Aphek, till thou
have consumed them. 18 And he
said. Take the arrows ; and he took
them. And he said unto the king
of Israel, Smite upon the ground ;
and he smote thrice, and stayed.
19 And "tlie man of God was
wroth with him, and said. Thou
shouldest have smitten five or six
times : then hadst thou smitten
Syria till thou hadst consumed it;
whereas now thou shalt smite Syria
'but thrice.
20 And Elisha died, and they
buried hiin. Now *the bands of
the Sloabites invaded the land at
the coming in of the year. 21 And
it came to pass, as they were bury-
ing a man, that, behold, they spied
a band ; and they cast the man into
the sepulchre of Elisha: and ''as
soon as the man touched tlie bones
of Elisha, he revived, and stood up
on his feet.
22 And ' Hazael king of Syria
oppressed Israel all the days of
Jehoahaz. 23 But '"Jehovali was
gracious vinto them, and had com-
passion on them, and "had respect
unto them, because of "his cove-
nant with Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, and would not destroy
them, neither cast he them from
his presence ^as yet. 24 And
Hazael king of Syria, died : and
Ben-hadad his son I'eigned in his
stead. 25 And ^Jehoash the son
of Jehoahaz took again out of tiie
hand of Ben-hadad the son of
Hazael the cities which he had
taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz
his father by war. * Three times
did Joash smite him, and recovered
the cities of Israel.
M'ln the second year of
Joash son of Joahaz king
of Israel began * Amaziah the son
of Joa.sh king of Judah to reign.
2 He was twenty and five years
old when he began to reign ; and
he reigned twenty and nine years
in Jerusalem : and his mother's
name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.
3 And he did that which was right
in the eyes of Jehovah, yet not like
David his father : he did according
to all that Joash his father had
5 Heb. snlvat'inn. * Or, oqainst
' Heb. when the man went and touched.
8 Heb. until now.
881
14.4
II. KINGS
14.28
Amaziah warring with Israel is defeated by Jelioasli. Slain by Conspirators. Jeroboam II's Reign over Israel
done. 4 Howbeit " the high places
were not taken away : * the people
still sacrificed and burnt incense in
the high places. 5 And it came to
pass, as soon as the kingdom was
established in his hand, that "^he
slew his servants who had slain the
king his father : 6 but the children
of the murderers he put not to
death ; according to that which is
written in the book of the law of
Moses, as Jehovah commanded,
saying, ''The fathers shall not be
put to death for the children, nor
the children be put to death for the
fathers ; but " every man shall die
for his own sin. 7 -^He slew of
Edom in "the Valley of Salt ten
thousand, and took ^ '' Sela by war,
and called the name of it ' Jok-
theel, unto this day.
8 *Then Amaziah sent messen-
gers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoa-
haz son of Jehu, king of Israel,
saying, 'Come, let us look one an-
other in the face. 9 And Jehoash
the king of Israel sent to Amaziah
king of Judah, saying, ™The 'Hhistle
that was in Lebanon sent to the
cedar that was in Lebanon, saying.
Give thy daughter to my son to
wife : and there passed by a wild
beast that Avas in Lebanon, and
trod down the thistle. 10 "Thou
hast indeed smitten Edom, and
"thy heart hath lifted thee up:
glory thereof, and abide at home ;
for why shouldest thou ''meddle to
thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall,
even thou, and Judah with thee 'I
1 1 But Amaziah would not hear.
So .Jehoash king of Israel went up ;
''and heand Amaziah king of Judah
looked one another in the face aj;
'' Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to
Judah. 12 And Judah was put to
the worse before Israel ; and 'they
fled every man to his tent. 1 3 And
Jehoash king of Israel took Ama-
ziah king of Judah, the son of
.Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at
Beth-shemesh, and came to Jeru-
salem, and brake down the wall
of Jerusalem from "the gate of
Ephraim unto 'the corner gate,
four hundred cubits. 14 And "he
took all the gold and silver, and all
the vessels that were found in the
house of Jehovah, and in the treas-
ures of the king's house, the host-
ages also, and returned to Samaria.
15 "Now the rest of the acts of
1 Or, the rock 2 Or, thorn
8 Or, provoke calamity
" ch. 12. 3
* ch. 16. 4
" ch. 12. 20
d Dt. 24. 16
•■ Jer. 31. 30;
Ezek. 18. 4,
20
/2Chr.25. 11
i'2S. 8. 13;
1 Chr. 18.
12
/» Is. 10. 1
' Josh. 15. 38
k 2 Chr. 2:5.
17-24
' 2 S. 2. 14-17
"' Judg. 9.
8-15
" ver. 7
" Dt. 8. 14 ,
2 Chr. 26.
10
P ch. 23. 29
« .Josh. 19. 38
'■ 2 S. 18. 17
* Neh. 8. 16 ;
12. 39
t 2 Chr. 25.
23
" ch. 12. 18 ;
1 K. 14. 26
" ch. 13. 12,
^ 2 Chr. 25.
25-28
V Josh. 10.
31 ; 2 K. 18.
14, 17
' ch. 16. 6 ;
1 K. it. 26 ;
2 Chr. 8. 17
" ch. 10.
13. 25
f" 1 K. 8. 05
' Dt. 3. 17
d .Ton. 1. 1 ;
Mt. 12. 39,
^ Josh. 19. 13
/ch. 13. 4
ft ch. 13. 23
1 K. 11. 24
■ 2 Chr. 8. 3
382
Jehoash which he did, and his
might, and how he fought with
Amaziah king of Judah, are they
not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of IsraeH
16 And Jehoash slept with his
fathers, and was buried in Samaria
with the kings of Israel ; and Jero-
boam his son reigned in his stead.
17 "^And Amaziah the son of
Joash king of Judah lived after
the death of Jehoash son of Jehoa-
haz king of Israel fifteen years.
IS Now the rest of the acts of
Amaziah, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Judah 1 19 And they
made a conspiracy against him in
Jerusalem ; and he fled to •^ La-
chish : but they sent after him to
Lachish, and slew him there. 20
And they brought him upon horses ;
and he was buried at Jerusalem
with his fathers in the city of
David. 21 And all the people of
Judah took * Azariah, who was six-
teen years old, and made him king
in the room of his father Amaziah.
22 ^He built Elath, and restored
it to Judah, after that the king
slept with his fathers.
23 In the fifteenth year of Ama-
ziah the son of Joash king of .Judah
Jeroboam the son of Joash king of
Israel began to reign in Samaria,
and reigned forty and one years.
24 And he did that which was evil
in the sight of Jehovah : he de-
parted not from all the sins of .Jero-
boam the son of Nebat, wherewith
he made Israel to sin. 2.5 " He re-
stored the border of Israel from
'' the entrance of Hamath unto ''- the
sea of the Arabah, according to the
word of .Jehovah, the God of Israel,
which he spake by his servant
''Jonah the son of Amittai, the
prophet, who was of " Gath-hepher.
26 For •''.Jehovah saw the affliction
of Israel, that it was very bitter ;
for "there was none shut up nor
left at large, neither was there any
helper for Israel. 27 And ''Jeho-
vah said not that he would blot
out the name of Israel from under
heaven ; but he saved them by the
hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
28 Now the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, and all that he did,
and his might, how he warred,
and how he recovered 'Damas-
cus, and * Hamath, tvhich had he-
longed to Judah, for Israel, are
4 In ch. 15. 13, and 2 Chr. 26. 1, Uzziah.
14.29
II. KINGS
15.25
Azariah's Reign over Jndali. Reigns or Zediariali, Shalluni, DIoiialicm, and Pcliahiah over Israel. Pekah's Conspiracy
they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of
Israel "? 29 And Jeroboam slept
with his fathers, even with the
kings of Israel ; and Zechariah his
son reigned in his stead.
-i ^ "In the twenty and seventh
XiJ year of Jeroboam king of
Israel began ^ Azariah son of Ama-
ziah king of Judah to reign. 2
'Sixteen years old was he when
he began to reign ; and he reigned
two and fifty j^ears in Jerusalem :
and his mother's name was Jecoliah
of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that
which was right in the eyes of Je-
hovah, according to all that his
father Amaziah had done. 4 How-
beit " the high places were not taken
away : the people still sacrificed
and burnt incense in the high
places. 5 ''And Jehovah smote
the king, so that he was a leper
unto the day of his death, and
* dwelt in a "separate house. And
Jotham the king's son was over
the household, judging the people
of the land. 6 Now the rest of the
acts of Azariah, and all that he did,
are they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Ju-
dah'? 7 And Azariah slept with
his fathers ; and they buried him
with his fathers in the city of
David : and Jotham his son reigned
in his stead.
8 -^In the thirty and eighth year
of Azariah king of Judah did
Zechariah the son of Jeroboam
reign over Israel in Samaria six
months. 9 And he did that which
was evil in the sight of Jehovah,
as his fathers had done : he de-
parted not from the sins of Jero-
boam the son of Nebat, wherewith
he made Israel to sin. 10 And
Shallum the son of Jabesh con-
spired against him, and «' smote him
before the people, and slew him,
and reigned in nis stead. 1 1 Now
the rest of the acts of Zechariah,
behold, they ai^e written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israel. 1 2 This was '' the word
of Jehovah which he spake unto
Jehu, saying. Thy sons to the
fourth generation shall sit upon
the throne of Israel. And so it
came to pass.
13 Shallum the son of Jabesh be-
gan to reign in the ' nine and thirti-
eth year of Uzziah king of Judah ;
and he reigned the space of a month
1 In ver. 13, 30, &c., Uzziah. * Or, infirmary
" ch. 14. 17
b 2 Chr, 26.
" ch. 12. 3
a t Chr. 20.
21-23
" Lev. 13.
46 ; Num.
12. 14
/ver. 1
'■' Am. 7. 9
'' ch. 10. 30
' ver. 1, 8
* 1 K. 16. 24
' 1 K. 14. 17
'" ch. 8. 12
" ver. 1, 8, 13
° 1 Chr. 6.
26,26
P ver. 1, 8, li,
17
9 1 K. 16. 18
383
in * Samaria. 1 4 And Menahem the
son of Gadi went up from ' Tirzah,
and came to Samaria, and smote
Shallum the son of Jabesh in Sa-
maria, and slew him, and reigned
in his stead. 15 Now the rest of
the acts of Shallum, and his con-
spiracy which he made, behold,
they are written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of
Israel. 16 Then Menahem smote
Tiphsah, and all that were therein,
and the borders thereof, from Tir-
zah : because they opened not to
him, thei-efore he smote it ; '"and
all the women therein that were
with child he ripped up.
17 In the "nine and thirtieth
year of Azariah king of Judah
ibegan Menahem the son of Gadi
to reign over Israel, and reigned
ten years in Samaria. 18 And
he did that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah : he departed not
all his days from the sins of Jero-
boam the son of Nebat, wherewith
he made Israel to sin. 19 There
came against the land "Pul the
king of Assyria; and Menahem
gave Pul a thousand talents of
silver, that his hand might be with
him to confirm the kingdom in his
hand. 20 And Menahem exacted
the money of Israel, even of all the
mighty men of wealth, of each
man fifty shekels of silver, to give
to the king of Assyria. So the
king of Assyria turned back, and
stayed not there in the land.
21 Now the rest of the acts of
Menahem, and all that lie did, are
they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of
Israel 22 And Menahem slept
with his fathers ; and Pekahiah his
son reigned in his stead.
23 In the ^ fiftieth year of Aza-
riah king of Judah Pekahiah the
son of Menahem began to reign
over Israel in Samaria, and reigned
two years. 24 And he did that
which was evil in the sight of
Jehovah : he departed not from
the sins of Jeroooam the son of
Nebat, wherewith he made Israel
to sin. 25 And Pekah the son of
Remaliah, his captain, conspired
against him, and smote him in
Samaria, in * the " castle of the
king's house, with Argob and
Arieh ; and with him were fifty
men of the Gileadites : and he
slew him, and reigned in his stead.
3 Or, pn.lace
15.26
II. KINGS
16. 13
Pekah's Reign over Israel. Assyrian Invasion. Reigns of Jotimm and Mm over Judah. Ahaz wars with Syria and Israel
26 Now the rest of the acts of
Pekahiah, and all that he did,
behold, they are written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israel.
27 In " the two and fiftieth year
of Azariah king of -Judah Pekah
the son of Remaliah began to reign
over Israel in Samaria, and reigned
twenty years. 28 And he did that
which was evil in the sight of .Je-
hovah : he departed not from the
sins of -Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
wherewith he made Isi-ael to sin.
29 In the davs of Pekah king of
Israel came '' Tiglath-pileser king
of Assyria, and took Ijon, and
Abel-beth-maacah, and -Janoah,
and Kedesh, and Hazor, and
Gilead, and Galilee, all the land
of Naphtali ; and '' he carried them
captive to Assyria. 30 And Plo-
shea the son of Elah made a con-
spiracy against Pekah the son of
jtemaliah, and smote him, and
slew him, and reigned in his stead,
in the twentieth year of -Jotham
the son of Uzziah. 31 Now the
rest of the acts of Pekah, and all
that he did, behold, they are writ-
ten in the book of the chronicles
of the kings of Israel.
32 In the second year of Pekah
the son of liemaliah king of Isi-ael
began Jotham the son of Uzziah
king of Judah to reign. 33 ''Five
and twenty years old was he when
he began to reign ; and he reigned
sixteen years in -Jerusalem : and
his mother's name was Jerusha the
daughter of Zadok. 34 And "he
did that which was right in the
eyes of Jehovah ; he did according
to all that his father Uzziah had
done. 3-5 . Howbeit -^the high
places were not taken away : the
people still sacrificed and burned
incense in the high places. "He
built the upper gate of the house
of Jehovah. 36 Now the rest of
the acts of -Jotham, and all that he
did, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings
of -Judah 1 37 In those days ''Je-
hovah began to send against Judah
Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah
the son of Remaliah. 38 And
Jotham slept with his fathers, and
was buried with his fathers in the
city of David his father : and
Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
1 f\ ^'^ ^^® seventeenth year of
_LO Pekah the son of Remaliah
Ahaz the son of Jotham king of
" ver. 23
>> ver. 19
■^ch. 17. fi
i' 2 Chr. 27.
1, &c.
' ver. 3, 4 ;
2 Chr. 26.
4, h
fc\\. 12. 3
^ 2 Chr. 23.
20 ; 27. 3
'' ch. 16. 5 ;
Is. 7. 1
' 2 Chr. 28.
1-4
*-• ch. 17. 17 ;
21. 6; Lev.
18. 21
«ch. 21. 2,
11; Dt. 12.
31
'" ch. 14. 4 ;
Dt. 12. 2
" ch. 16. 37 ;
I.« 7. 1
" 2 Chr. 28.
h, ()
P ch. 14. 22 ;
2 Chr. 26. 2
9 2 Chr. 28.
16, &c.
"" ch. 15. 29
'ch. 12. 17,
18; 18. 15
' 2 Chr. 28.
" Am. 1.
" Is. 22. 6 ;
Am. 9. 7
^ ch. 15. 29
384
Judah began to reign. 2 'Twenty
years old was Ahaz when lie began
to reign ; and he reigned sixteen
years in Jerusalem : and he did
not that which was right in the
eyes of Jehovah his God, like Da-
vid his father. 3 But he walked
in the way of the kings of Israel,
yea, *and made his son to pass
through the fire, ' according to the
abominations of the nations, whom
Jehovah cast out from before the
children of Israel. 4 And he '"sac-
rificed and burnt incense in the
high places, and on the hills, and
under every green tree.
-5 Then "Rezin king of Syria and
Pekah son of Remaliah king of
Israel came up to Jerusalem to
war : and they besieged Ahaz, "but
could not overcome him. 6 At
that time Rezin king of Syria re-
covered '' Elath to Syria, and flrove
the -Jews from ^ Elath ; and the
^Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt
there, unto this day.
7 'So Ahaz sent messengers to
''Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria,
saying, I am thy servant and thy_
son : come _ui3, and save me out of
the hand of the king of Syria, and
out of the hand of the king of
Israel, who rise up against me.
8 And ■' Ahaz took the silver and
gold that was found in the house
of Jehovah, and in the treasures
of the king's house, and sent it for
a present to the king of Assyria.
9 ' And the king of Assyria heark-
ened unto him ; and the king of
Assyria went up against Damascus,
"and took it, and carried the '))eo2)le
of it captive to "Kir, and slew Rezin.
10 And king Ahaz went to Da-
mascus to meet "^ Tiglath-pileser
king of Assyria, and saw the altar
that was at Damascus ; and king
Ahaz sent to "Urijah the priest
the fashion of the altar, and the
pattern of it, according to all the
workmanship thereof. 11 And
Urijah the priest built an altar :
according to all that king Ahaz
had sent from Damascus, so did
Urijah the priest make it against
the coming of king Ahaz from
Damascus. 12 And when the
king was come from Damascus, the
king saw the altar : and the king
drew near unto the altar, and
^ offered thereon. 13 And he burnt
1 Heb, Elolh.
2 According to another reading, Edomites.
3 Or, ivmit up unto it
16.14
II. KINGS
17.16
Ahaz lias a New Altar made. Hoshca's Reign over Israel. Israel conquered by Assyria because of the People's Wickedness
his burnt-offering and his meal-
offering, and poured his drink-
offering, and sprinkled the blood
of ^ his peace-offerings, upon the
altar. 14 And "the orazen altar,
which was before Jehovah, he
brought from the forefront of the
house, from between *his altar and
the house of Jehovah, and put it
on the north side of his altar. 15
And king Ahaz commanded Urijah
the priest, saying. Upon the great
altar burn ''the morning burnt-
offering, and the evening meal-
offering, and the king's burnt-offer-
ing, and his meal-offering, with
the burnt-offering of all the people
of the land, and their meal-offer-
ing, and their drink-offerings ; and
sprinkle vipon it all the blood of
the burnt-offering, and all the
blood of the saci'ifice : but ** the
brazen altar shall be for me to
inquire by. 16 Thus did Urijah
the iiriest, according to all that
king Ahaz commanded.
17 And king Ahaz "cut off the
panels of the bases, and removed
the laver from off them, and -^took
down the sea from off the brazen
oxen that were under it, and put it
upon a pavement of stone. 1 8 And
the -covered way for the sabbath
that they had built in the house,
and the king's entry without,
tui-ned he ^unto the house of Je-
hovah, because of the king of
Assyria. 19 Now the rest of the
acts of Ahaz which he did, are
they not written ''in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Ju-
dah'? 20 And Ahaz slept with his
fathers, and ''was buried with his
fathers in the city of David: and
Hezekiah his son reigned in his
stead.
"I ^ In the twelfth year of Ahaz
JL 4 king of Judah 'began Ho-
shea the son of Elah to reign in
Samaria over Israel, a7id reigned
nine years. 2 And he did that
which was evil in the sight of Jeho-
vah, yet not as the kings of Israel
that were before him. 3 * Against
him came up 'Shalmaneser king of
Assyria ; and Hoshea became his
servant, and brought him tribute.
4 And the king of Assyria found
conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had
sent messengers to So king of
Egypt, and offered no tribute to
the king of Assyria, as he had done
1 Heb. the peace-offerings which were his.
2 Or, covered place 3 Or, round
" Ex. 40. 6, 29
b ver. U
"^ E.\. 29.
39-41
d ver. 14
" 1 K. 7. 27,
28, 38
/ 1 K. 7. 23,
25
^ 2 Chr. 28.
26
'' 2 Chr. 28.
27
■ ch. 15. 30
k ch. 18. 9-12
' Hos. 10. 14
'" Hos. 13. 10
" Hos. 13. 16
" in. 28. 64 ;
29. 27, 28
J' ch. 18. 11 ;
1 Chr. 5. 20
1 1s. 37. 12
'" Is. 13. 17 ;
21. 2
' .Josh. 23. 16
' Ex. 14.
15-30
" Judg. 6. 10
^ Lev. 18. 3 ;
Dt. 18. 9
^ ver. 19 ;
ch. 16. 3
y ch. 18. 8
- Ex, .34.
12-14
« 1 K, 14. 23 ;
Mic. 6. 14
t> Ex. 20. 4
<" Neh. 9. 29,
30
rf ver. 23
'^ 1 S. 9. 9
/Jer. 7. 3-7;
18. 11 ;
Ezek. 18.
31
!' Ex. 32. 9 ;
33. 3;
Acts 7. 51
'' Jer. 8. 9
' Ex. 24.
6-8 ; Dt.
29. 25
«-• Dt. 32. 21
' Jer. 2. 5 ;
Rom. 1.
21-23
"' bt. 12. 30,
31
385
year by year : therefore the king of
Assyria shut him up, and bound
him in prison. 5 Then the king of
Assyria came up throughout all the
land, and \yent up to Samaria, and
'" besieged it three years. 6 In the
ninth year of Hoshea " the king of
Assyria took Samaria, and ° carried
Israel away unto Assyria, and
^placed them in Halah, and on the
Habor, the river of «Gozan, and
'"in the cities of the Medes.
7 And ''it was so, because the
children of Israel had sinned
against Jehovah their God, 'who
brought them up out of the land
of Egypt from under the hand of
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and "had
feared other gods, 8 and "walked
in the statutes of the nations, whom
Jehovah cast out from before the
children of Israel, and *of the kings
of Israel, which they '*made. 9
And the children of Israel did
secretly things that were not right
against Jehovah their God : and
they built them high places in all
their cities, from " tlie tower of the
watchmen to the fortified city; 10
and '"they set them up 'pillars and
"Asherim upon every high hill,
and under every green tree ; 1 1
and there they burnt incense in all
the high places, as did the nations
whom Jehovah carried away before
them; and they wrought wicked
things to provoke Jehovah to
anger; 12 and they served idols,
''whereof Jehovah had said unto
them. Ye shall not do this thing.
13 Yet "Jehovah testified unto Is-
rael, and unto Judah, "'by every
prophet, and ""every seer, saying,
■^Turn ye from your evil ways, and
keep my commandments and my
statutes, according to all the law
which I commanded your fathers,
and which I sent to you by my
servants the prophets. 14 Not
withstanding, they would not hear,
but ''hardened their neck, like to
the neck of their fathers, who be-
lieved not in Jehovah their God.
15 And '' they rejected his statutes,
and 'his covenant tliat he mad*
with their fathers, and his testi-
monies which he testified unto
them; and *they followed vanity,
and 'became vain, and ive7it after
the nations that were round about
them, concerning whom '"Jehovah
had charged them that they should
not do like them. 16 And they
< Or, practised * Or, obelisks
X7. 17
II. KINGS
17.39
The Assyrian Captivity. Foreigners brouglit into Samaria. A Mixed Population and Worship the Result
forsook all the commandments of
Jehovah their God, and made them
molten images, even "two calves,
and *made an Asherah, and ''wor-
shipped all the host of heaven, and
"* served Baal. 17 And Hhey
caused their sons and their daugh-
ters to pass through the fire, and
•''used divination and enchant-
ments, and ^ sold themselves to do
that which was evil in the sight of
Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
18 Therefore Jehovah was very an-
gry with Isi'ael, and ''removed them
out of his sight: 'there was none
left but the tribe of Judah only.
19 Also * Judah kept not the
commandments of Jehovah their
God, but 'walked in the statutes
of Isra,el which they ^made. 20
And Jehovah rejected all the seed
of Israel, and aiflicted them, and
'"delivered them into the hand of
spoilers, until he had cast them
out of his sight. 21 For "he rent
Israel from the house of David;
and "they made Jei-oboam the son
of Nebat kin^: and ^'Jeroboam
'"^drove Israel from following Je-
hovah, and made them sin a great
sin. 22 And the children of Israel
walked in all the sins of Jeroboam
which he did ; they departed not
from them; 23 ^ until Jehovah re-
moved Israel out of his sight, 'as
he spake by all his servants the
prophets. *So Israel Avas carried
away out of their own land to
Assyria unto this day.
24 'And the king of Assyria
brought men from Babylon, and
from Cuthah, and from " Avva, and
from "Ilamath and Sepharvaim,
and placed them in the cities of
Samaria instead of the children of
Isx^ael ; and they possessed Sama-
ria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
25 And so it was, at the beginning
of their dwelling there, that they
feared not Jehovah: therefore Je-
hovah sent lions among them, which
killed some of them. 26 Wherefore
they spake to the king of Ass.yria,
saying. The nations which thou
hast carried away, and placed in
the cities of Samaria, know not the
law of the god of the land : there-
fore he hath sent lions among them,
and, behold, they slay them, be-
cause they know not the law of the
god of the land.
1 Or, vrnr.tisfd
2 According io another reading, drew Israel
away.
" 1 K. 12. 2S
'' 1 K, 14. 1.5.
23
' ch. 21. 3 ;
Dt. ■!. 1.5, 19
rf 1 K. 16. 31
" ch. 16. 3
/ Lev. 19. 26 ;
Ut. 18.
111-12
'' 1 K. 21. 20
A ver. 6
' 1 K. 11. 13,
32, 36
*•■ 1 K. 14. 22,
23
' ch. 18. 3
"' ch. 15. 29
"1 K. 11. 11,
31
" 1 K. 12. 20
'' 1 K. 12.
28-33
« ver. 6
>" ver. 13
* ver. 6
' Ezr. 4. 2,
10
" ell. 18. .34
" 1 K. 8. 6.5
•^ I K. 12. 31 ;
13. 32
'J ver. 24
' ver. 17
" ch. 19. 37
*> ver. 24
<■ Zeph. 1. 5
rf 1 K, 12. 31
• Gen. .32.
28 ; 35. 10
.'■ Judg. 6. 10
'■' E.x. 20. 5
'' Ex. 14.
15-30
' Ex. 6. 6 ; 9.
1.5
*-Lev. 19. 32;
Dt. 6. 13
' Dt. 5. 32
' Dt. 4. 23 ;
6. 12
27 Then the king of Assyria com-
manded, saying, Carry thither one
of the priests whom ye brought
from thence; and let them go and
dwell there, and let him teach them
the law of the god of the land. 28
So one of the priests whom they
had carried away from Samaria
came and dwelt in Beth-el, and
taught them how they should fear
Jehovah. 29 Ho wbeit every nation
made gods of their own, and put
them •'in the houses of the high
places which the Samaritans had
made, every nation in their cities
wherein they dwelt. 30 And -"the
men of Babylon made Succoth-
benoth, and the men of Guth made
Nergal, and the men of Hamath
made Ashima, 31 and the Avvites
made Nibhaz and Tartak ; and 'the
Sepharvites burnt tlieir children
in the lire to "Adrammelech and
Anammelech, the "gods of 'Seph-
arvaim. 32 'So they feared Jeho-
vah, and '^made unto them from
among themselves priests of the
high places, who sacrihced for
them in the houses of the high
places. 33 The.y feared Jehovah,
and served their own gods, after
the manner of the nations from
auKmg whom they had been car-
ried away.
34 Unto this day they do after
the former manner: they fear not
Jehovah, neither do they after
their statutes, or after their ordi-
nances, or after the law or after the
commandment which Jehovah com-
manded the children of Jacob,
"whom he named Israel; 35 with
whom Jehovah had made a cove-
nant, and charged them, saying,
■^Ye shall not fear other gods, nor
''bow yourselves to them, noi' serve
them, nor sacrifice to them : 36 but
Jehovah, ''wlio brought you up out
of the land of Egypt with great
power and with 'an outstretched
arm, *him shall ye fear, and unto
him shall ye bow yourselves, and
to him shall ye sacrifice: 37 and
the statutes and the ordinances,
and the law and the command-
ment, which he wrote for you, 'ye
shall observe to do for evermore;
and ye shall not fear other gods:
38 and the covenant that I have
made with you '"ye shall not forget ;
neither shall ye fear other gods:
39 but Jehovali your God shall ye
fear; and he will deliver you out
8 Or, god
886
17.40
II. KINGS
18.22
Hezekiali Kiiig or Judali. His Good Rci^'n. Captivity of Israel. Jndali invaded iiy Sennaciierib. Rabsliakeli's Defiant Speech
of the hand of all your enemies. 40
Howbeit they did not hearken, but
they did after their former manner.
41 "So these nations feared Jeho-
vah, and served their graven im-
ages; their children likewise, and
their children's children, as did
their fathers, so do they unto this
day.
•i Q Now it came to pass *in
JLO the thu'd year of Hoshea son
of Elah king of Israel, that ''Heze-
kiah the son of Ahaz king of .Judah
began to reign. 2 ''Twenty and five
years old was he when he began to
reign ; and he reigned twenty and
nine years in Jerusalem : and his
mother's name was Abi the daugh-
ter of Zechariah. 3 "And he did
that which was right in the eyes of
Jehovah, according to all that Da-
vid his father had done. 4 ■'^He
removed the high places, and brake
the pillars, and cut down the Ash-
erah : and he brake in pieces " the
brazen serpent that Moses had
made ; for unto those days the
childi'en of Israel did burn incense
to it ; and '■ he called it " Nehush-
tan. 5 ''He trusted in Jehovah,
the God of Israel; 'so that after
him was none like him among all
the kings of Judah, nor among
them that were before him. 6 For
he clave to Jehovah ; he departed
not from following him, but kept
his commandments, which Jehovah
commanded Moses. 7 *;And Jeho-
vah was with him ; whithersoever
he went forth he prospered : and
'he rebelled against the king of
Assyria, and served him not. 8
™ He smote the Philistines unto
Gaza and the borders thereof, from
" the tower of the watchmen to the
fortified city.
9 And it came to pass in the
fourth year of king Hezekiah,
which was the seventh year of
Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel,
that " Shalmaneser king of Assyria
came up against Samaria, and be-
sieged it. 10 And at the end of
three years they took it : in the
sixth year of Hezekiah, which was
the ninth year of Hoshea king of
Israel, Samaria was taken. 1 1 And
the king of Assyria carried Israel
away unto Assyria, and _p\it them
in Halah, and on the Habor, the
river of Gozan, and in the cities of
the Medes, 12 because they obeyed
not the voice of Jehovah their God,
' Or, il was called ">■ That \s. A piece of brass.
" Zepli.
1. 5,
Mt. 6.
24
b ch. 10.
2 i
17. 1
<'2Chr.
28.27
d -A Chr.
29.
1, 2
^ ch. 20.
3,
2 Chr.
31.
20
/ ver. 22
•
2 Chr.
31. 1
" Num.
21.
s, y
'' ch. 19.
10
1 ch. 23.
2u
k Gen. 39. 2, 1
3; IS
IS.
H
' ch. 16.
7
"' 2 Chr.
28.
IS; Is
14.
29
"ch. 17.
9
" ch. 17.
3-7
P Is. 30.
1-
39. 8;
2 Chr.
32.
1, &c.
9 ver. 7
'■ ch. 12.
18;
10. 8;
IK.
If). 18,
19
" Is. 20.
1
' ch. 20.
20;
Is. 7. :
" ch. 19.
2;
Is. 22.
20
" Is. 22.
lu
^ ver. 7
y la. ,30.
2, 3,
7 ; Ezek. |
29. 6, 7
- ver. 4
2 Chr
'31. 1
but transgressed his covenant, even
all that Moses the servant of Je-
hovah commanded, and would not
hear it, nor do it.
13 ^ Now in the fourteenth year
of king Hezekiah did ^ Sennacherib
king of Assyria come up against all
the fortified cities of Judah, and
took them. 14 And Hezekiah king
of Judah sent to the king of As-
syria to Lachish, saying, *I have
ollended ; return from me : that
which thou puttest on me will I
bear. And the king of Assyria ap-
pointed imto Hezekiah king of
Judah three hundred talents of
silver and thirty talents of gold.
15 And ''Hezekiah gave him all
the silver that was found in the
house of Jehovah, and in the treas-
ures of the king's house. IG^ At
that time did Hezekiah cut oft' the
gold front the doors of the temple
of Jehovah, and from the •* pillars
which Hezekiah king of Judah had
overlaid, and gave it to the king of
Assyria. 17 And the king of As-
syria sent ® ' Tartan and '' Rab-saris
and ^Rabshakeh from Lachish to
king Hezekiah with a great army
unto Jerusalem. And they went up
and came to Jerusalem. And when
they were come up, they came and
stood by the 'conduit of the upper
pool, which is in tha highway of
the fuller's field. 18 And when
they had called to the king, there
came out to them " Eliakim the son
of Hilkiah, who was over the house-
hold, and "Shebnah the ''scribe,
and Joah the son of Asaph the
" recorder.
19 And Rabshakeh said unto
them. Say ye now to Hezekiah,
Thus saith the great kin^, the
king of Assyria, What conhdence
is this wherein thou tx'ustesf? 20
Thou sayest (but they are but
*vain words). There is counsel and
strength for the war. Now on
whom dost thou trust, ^ that thou
hast rebelled against me 1 21 Now,
behold, *thou trustest upon the
staff of this bruised reed, even
upon Egypt ; whereon if a man
lean, it will go into his hand, and
pierce it : so is Pharaoh king ol
Egypt unto all that trust on him.
22 But if ye say unto me, We trust
in Jehovah our God ; is not that
he, whose high places and ^ whose
3 Heb. Sanherih. * Or, doorposts
^ The titles of Assyrian officers.
6 Or, secretary " Or, chronicler
* Heb. a word of the lips.
387
18.23
II KINGS
19.8
Ral)shakeh's Defiant Speech. Ilezekiali is alarmed, bot is comforted by Isaiah
altars Hezekiah hath taken away,
and hath said to Judah and to
Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before
this altar in Jerusalem^ 23 Now
therefore, I pray thee, 'give pledges
to my master the king of Assyria.
and I will give thee two thousand
horses, if thou be able on thy part
to set riders upon them. 24 How
then canst thou turn away the face
of one captain of the least of my
master's servants, and put thy
trust on Egypt for chariots and for
horsemen'! 25 Am I now come up
without Jehovah against this place
to destroy if? Jehovah said unto
me. Go up against this laud, and
destroy it. .
26 Then said Eliakim the son of
Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah,
unto Rabshakeh, 8peak, I pray
thee, to thy servants in " the ^ Syr-
ian language ; for we understand
it : and speak not with us in the
Jews' language, in the ears of the
people that are on the wall. 27 But
Rabshakeh said unto them. Hath
my master sent me to thy master,
and to thee, to speak these words 1
hath he not sent me to the men that
sit on the wall , to eat their own dung,
and to drink their own water with
you 1 28 Then Rabshakeh stood,
and cried with a loud voice in the
Jews' language, and spake, saying,
Hear ye the word of the great king,
the king of Assyria. 29 Thus saitn
the king. Let not Hezekiah deceive
you ; for he will not be able to de-
liver you out of his hand : 30 neither
let Hezekiah make you trust in Je-
hovah, saying, Jehovah will surely
deliver us, and this city shall not
be given into the hand of the king
of Assyria. 31 Hearken not to
Hezekiah : for thus saith the king
of Assyria, * Make j^our peace with
me, and come out to me ; and eat
ye *every one of his vine, and every
one of his fig-tree, and drink ye
every one the waters of his own
cistern ; 32 until I come and take
you away '" to a land like your own
land, a land of grain and new
wine, a land of bread and vine-
yards, a land of olive-trees and of
honey, that ye may live, and not
die: and hearken not unto Heze-
kiah, when he persuadeth you,
saying, Jehovah will deliver us.
33 f Hath any of the gods of the
nations ever delivered his land out
1 Or, make a wager with 2 Heb. Aramenn.
3 Heb. Make with vie a blessing.
" Ezr. 4. r ;
Dan. 2. 4
6 1 K. 4. 20,
25
" Dt. 8. 7-9 ;
11. 12
■' ch. 19. 12 ;
Is. lu. 10, 11
"■ ch. 19. 13
/ Is. 10. 9
'J ch. 17. 24
'' ver. 18, 26
« ch. 6. 30
fc 2 Chr. 32.
20-22 ; Is.
37. 1-38
' ch. 18. 37
'" 1 K. 21. 27
" 2 S. 3. 31
" Is. 1. 1 ; 2. 1
P Josh. 14.
12 ; 2 S. 16.
« ch. 18. 35
■ Is. 1. 9
•' ch. 18. 17
' ch. 18. 22-
2:'., 30, 35
" ch. 7. 6
" ver. 37
^ Josh. 10. 29
of the hand of the king of Assyria 1
34 " Where are the gods of Hamath,
and of ■' Arpad '] where are the gods
of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and ^Iv-
vah \ nave they delivered Samaria
out of my hand ! 35 Who are they
among all the gods of the coun-
tries, that have delivered their
country out of my hand, that Je-
hovah should deliver Jerusalem out
of my hand ?
36 But the people held their
peace, and answered him not a
word ; for the king's command-
ment was, saying. Answer him
not. 37 Then came ''Eliakim the
son of Hilkiah, who was over the
household, and Shebna the scribe,
and Joah the son of Asaph the
recorder, to Hezekiah 'with their
clothes rent, and told him the
words of Rabshakeh.
•^ (Jk *^ And it came to pass, when
X 9J king Hezekiah heard it, that
he ' I'ent his clothes, and '" covered
himself with sackcloth, and went
into the house of Jehovah. 2 And
he sent Eliakim, who was over the
household, and Shebna the scribe,
and the elders of the priests, " cov-
ei"ed with sackcloth, unto "Isaiah
the prophet the son of Amoz. 3
And they .said unto him. Thus
saith Hezekiah, This day is a day
of trouble, and of rebuke, and of
contumely ; for the children are
come to the birth, and there is not
strength to bring forth. 4 *It may
be Jehovah thy God will hear all
the words of Rabshakeh, ■'whom
the king of Assyria his master
hath sent ^ to defy the living God,
and will rebuke the words which
Jehovah thy God hath heard :
wherefore lift up thy prayer for
'the remnant that is left. 5 So
the servants of king Hezekiali
came to Isaiah. 6 And Isaiah
said unto them, Thus shall ye say
to your master. Thus saith Jeho-
vah, Be not afraid of the words
that thou hast heard, wherewith
' the servants of the king of Assyria
*haye blasphemed me. 7 Behold,
I will put a spirit in him, and " he
shall hear tidings, and shall retui-n
to his own land ; and " I will cause
him to fall by the sword in his own
land.
8 So Rabshakeh returned, and
found the king of Assyria warrinj^
against ^ Libnah ; for he had heard
* Or, wherevnth the king of Assyria hath sent
him
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19.9
II. KINGS
19.31
Sennacherib's Message to Hezckiah. Hezekiah's Prayer. Isaiah's Prophecy of Deliverance
that he was departed from "La-
chish. 9 And when he heard say of
Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold,
he is come out to fight against thee,
he sent messengers again unto
Hezekiah, saying, 10 Thus shall ye
speak to Hezekiah king of Judah,
saying, * Let not thy God in whom
thou trustest deceive thee, saying,
"Jerusalem shall not be given into
the hand of the king of Assyria.
11 Behold, thou hast heard what
the kings of Assyria have done to
all lands, by ^ destroying them ut-
terly : and shalt thou be deliv-
ered'? 12 '^Have the gods of the
nations delivered them, which my
fathers have destroyed, " Gozan,
and'Haran, and Rezeph, and *'the
children of Eden that were in Te-
lassarl 13 ''Where is the king of
Hamath, and the king of Arpad,
and the king of the city of Sephar-
vaim, of Hena, and Ivvah 1
14 And 'Hezekiah received the
letter from the hand of the mes-
sengers, and read it ; and Hezekiah
went up unto the house of Jeho-
vah, and spread it before Jehovah.
1.5 And Hezekiah prayed before
, Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah, the
God of Israel, *that '"^sittest above
the cherubim, 'thou art the God,
even thou alone, of all the king-
doms of the earth ; thou hast made
heaven and earth. 16™ Incline
thine ear, O JehoA^ah, and hear;
"open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and
see ; and hear the words of Sen-
nacherib, wherewith he hath sent
him "to defy the living God. 17
Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of
Assyria have laid waste the na-
tions and their lands, 1 8 and have
cast their gods into the fire ; * for
they were no gods, but the Avork
of men's hands, wood and stone ;
therefore they have destroyed
them. 19 Now therefore, O Jeho-
vah our God, save thou us, I be-
seech thee, out of his hand, *that
all the kingdoms of the earth may
know that *■ thou Jehovah art God
alone.
20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz
sent to Hezekiah, saying. Thus
saith Jehovah, the God of Israel,
Whereas thou hast prayed to me
against Sennacherib king of As-
syria, *I have heard thee. 21 This
is the word that .Jehovah hath
spoken concerning him : ' The vir-
gin daughter of Zion hath de-
1 Heb. devoting them. * Or, art enthroned
"^ ch. IS. 14
!• ch. 18. 6
'^ ch. 18. 30
ri ch. 18. 33
" ch. 17. 6
/Gen. 11. 31
•■' Is. 37. 12
'' ch. 18. 34
' Is. 37. 14
k Ex. 25. 22
' ch. 6. 15
'" Ps. 31. 2;
Is. 37. 17
" 1 K. S. 29 ;
2 Chr. 6. 40
" ver. 4
V Is. 44. 9-
20; Acts
17. 29
9 1 K. 8. 42,
43
*" ver. 15
" ch. 20. 5
' ,Ter. 14. 17 ;
Lam. 2. 13
" Ps. 109. 25 ;
Mt. 27. 39
'" ver. 4
^ ver. 6
V Is. 5. 24 ;
30. 11-15
-ch. 18. 17
" 2 Chr. 26.
10 ; Is. 10.
18
b Is. 19. 6
■^ Is. 46. 7
d Is. 10. 6
' Ps. 129. 6
/ Ezek. 19.
9 ; 29. 4
0 ver. 33, 36
'' oh. 20. 8, 9 ;
Ex. 3. 12
' ver. 4 ;
2 Chr. 32.
22, 23
*•■ Is. 10. 20
• Is. 9. 7
spised thee and laughed thee to
scorn ; the daughter of Jerusalem
"hath shaken her head ^at thee.
22 Whom hast thou "defied and
•^ blasphemed % and against whom
hast thou exalted thy voice and
lifted up thine ej^es on high 1 even
against the 2' Holy One of Israel.
23 ^By thy messengers thou hast
defied the Lord, and hast said,
With the ■* multitude of my chai'iots
am I come up to the height of the
mountains, to the innermost parts
of Lebanon ; and I will cut down
the tall cedars thereof, and the
choice '^ fir-trees thereof ; and I will
enter into his farthest lodging-
place, the forest of his " fruitful
field: 24 I have digged and drunk
strange waters, and with the sole
of my feet ''will I dry up all the
rivers of ^ Egypt.
2.5 "Hast tnou not heard how I
have done it long ago, and formed
it of ancient times'? ''now have I
brought it to pass, that it should
be thine to lay waste fortified
cities into ruinous heaps. 26
Therefore their inhabitants were
of small power, they were dismayed
and confounded ; they were * as the
grass of the field, and as the green
herb, as the grass on the housetops,
and as grain blasted before it is
grown up. 27 But I know thy
sitting down, and thy going out,
and thy coming in, and thy raging
against me. 28 Because of thy
raging against me, and because
^ thine arrogancy is come up into
mine ears, therefore -^will I put my
hook in thy nose, and my bridle
in thy lips, and "I will turn thee
back by the way by which thou
camest.
29 And this shall be ''the sign
unto thee : ye shall eat this year
that which groweth of itself, and
in the second year that which
springeth of the same ; and in the
third year sow ye, and reap, and
plant vineyards, and eat the fruit
thereof. 30 * And ^ the remnant
that is escaped of the house of
Judah shall again take root down-
ward, and bear fruit upward. 31
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth
a remnant, and *out of mount
Zion they that shall escape : ' the
3 Heb. after.
4 According to another reading, drivina.
6 Or, cypress « Or, defence Heb. Mazor.
7 Or, thy careless ease
8 Heb. the escaped of the house of Judah that
remain.
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19.32
11. KINGS
20.17
Sennaclierib discomfited and slain. Ilezekiali sick. His Life prolonged. He shows bis Treasures to Babylonians
zeal of 'Jehovah shall perform
this. 32 Therefore thus saith Je-
hovah concerning the king of As-
syria, " He shall not come unto this
city, nor shoot an arrow there,
neither shall he come before it
with shield, nor cast up a mound
against it. 33 * By the way that
he came, by the same shall he re-
turn, and he shall not come unto
this city, saith Jehovah. 34 ""For
I will defend this city to save it,
for mine own sake, and ''for my
servant David's sake.
35 "And it came to pass that
night, that -^the angel of Jehovah
went forth, and smote in the camp
of the Assyrians a hundred four-
score and five thousand : and when
men arose early in the morning,
behold, these were all dead bodies.
36 8o •''Sennacherib king of As-
syria departed, and went and re-
turned, and dwelt at '' Nineveh.
37 And it came to pass, as he was
worshipping in the house of Nis-
rocli his god, that '" ' Adrammelech
and Sharezer smote him with the
sword : and they escaped into
*the land of Ararat. And/Esar-
haddon his son reigned in his
stead.
r^/"^ ™ In those days was Heze-
w \J kiah sick unto death. And
Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz
came to him, and said unto him.
Thus saith Jehovah, " Set thy
house in order ; for thou shalt die,
and not live. 2 Then he turned
his face to the wall, and prayed
unto Jehovah, saying, 3 "Remem-
ber now, O Jehovah, I beseecli
thee, ^'how I have walked before
thee in truth and with a perfect
heart, and have done that which is
good in thy sight. And * Hezekiah
wept sore. _ 4 And it came to pass,
before Isaiah was gone ''out into
^the middle part of the city, that
the word of Jehovah came to him,
saying, 5 Turn back, and say to
''Hezekiah the ''prince of my peo-
ple. Thus saith Jehovah, the God
of David thy father, *I have heard
thy prayer, ' I have seen thy tears :
behold, I will heal thee ; on the
third day thou shalt go up unto
the house of Jehovah. 6 And I
will add unto thy days fifteen
1 According to another reading, Jehovah of
hosts, and so in Is. 37. :?2.
2 According to anotlier reading, Adrammelech
avd Shamcr his sons (and so in Is. 37. 38).
a Or, out I'f
* According to another reading, ihi middle
court. 5 Or, leader
" Is. 8. 7-10
I" ver. 28
" oh. 20. 6 ;
Is. 31. S
<l 1 K. 11. 12,
13
" 2 Chr. 32.
21
/ 2 S. 24. 16
'•' ver. 7, 28,
33
'' .Ton. 1. 2
' ch. 17. 31
k Gen. 8. 4 :
.Jer. 51. 27
' Ezr. 4. 2
'"2 Chr. 32.
24 ; Is. 3S.
1-22
" 2 S. 17. 23
° Neh. u. 19 ;
13. 14, 22, 31
'' ch. 18. 3-6
' 2 S. 12. 21,
'" i'S. 9. 16 ;
10. 1
' ch. 19. 20
' Ps. 39. 12
" ch. 19. 31
" Josh. 10.
12-14
^ 2 Chr. 32.
31 ; Is. 39.
1-8
V 2 Chr. 32.
' ch. 24. 13 ;
25. 13-15 ;
Jer. 52. 17-
19
390
years ; and I will deliver thee and
this city out of the hand of the
king of Assyria ; and "T will defend
this city for mine own sake, and
for my servant David's sake. 7
And Isaiah said. Take a cake of
figs. And they took and laid it on
the boil, and he recovered.
8 And Hezekiah said unto
Isaiah, What shall be the sign that
Jehovah will heal me, and that 1
shall go up unto the house of Jeho-
vah the third day 'I 9 And Isaiah
said. This shall oe the sign unto
thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah
will do the thing that he hath
spoken : '^ shall the shadow go for-
ward ten 'steps, or go back ten
steps'? 10 And Hezekiah answered,
It is a light thing for the shadow
to decline ten steps : nay, but let
the shadow return backward ten
steps. 1 1 And Isaiah the prophet
cried unto Jehovah ; and " he
brought the shadow ten steps
backward, by which it had gone
down on the '*dial of Ahaz.
12 ""At that time ^Berodach-
baladan the son of Baladan, king
of Babylon, sent letters and a
present unto Hezekiah ; for he had
heaixl that Hezekiah had been
sick. 1 3 And Hezekiah hearkened
unto them, and showed them "all
the house of his '"precious things,
the silver, and the gold, and the
spices, and the precious oil, and
'Hhe house of his '"armor, and all
that was found in his treasures :
there was nothing in his house, nor
in all his dominion, that Hezekiah
showed them not. 14 Then came
Isaiah the prophet unto king Heze-
kiah, and said unto him. What said
these men 1 and from whence came
they unto thee? And Hezekiah
said. They are come from a far
country, even from Babylon. 15
And he said. What have they seen
in thy house? And Hezekiah an-
swered. All that is in my house
have they seen : there is nothing
among my treasures that I have
not showed them.
16 And Isaiah said unto Heze-
kiah, Hear the word of Jehovah.
17 Behold, the days come, that
'all that is in thy house, and that
which thy fathers have laid up in
s Or, the shadoiii -is gone forward ten steps, shall
it no back &C. ' Or, degrees 8 Heb. steps.
9 In Is. 39. I, Merodach-baladan.
II' Or. spir.ery
" Another reading is, all the house.
12 Or, jewels
20.18
II. KINGS
21. 21
Manasseh's Reign over Jadah. His Idolatry and fireat Wickedness. Anion's Reign over Judali
store imto this day, shall be car-
ried to Babylon : nothing shall
be left, saith Jehovah. 18 And
" of thy sons that shall issue from
thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall
they take away ; and '' they shall
be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon. 19 Then said
Hezekiah unto Isaiah, " Good is the
word of Jehovah which thou hast
spoken. He said moreover. Is it
not so, if peace and truth shall be
in my days "? 20 ** Now the rest of
the acts of Hezekiah, and all his
might, and how he made the pool,
and the conduit, and brought
water into the city, are they not
written in the book of the chron-
icles of the kings of Judah*?- 21
''And Hezekiah sle])t with his
fathers ; and Manasseh his son
reigned in his stead.
O ^1 •'Manasseh was twelve
w J_ years old when he began to
reign ; and he reigned five and
fifty yeai's in Jerusalem : and his
mother's name was Hephzibah. 2
And he did that which was evil in
the sight of Jehovah, f after the
abominations of the nations whom
Jehovah cast out before the chil-
dren of Israel. 3 For '' he built
again the high places which Heze-
kiah his father had destroyed ; and
'he reared up altars for Baal, and
made an Asherah, as did Ahab
king of Israel, and '"' worshipped all
the host of heaven, and served
them. 4 And 'he built altars in
the house of .Jehovah, whereof
Jehovah said, "" In -Tei'usalem will I
put my name. 5 And he built
altars for "all the host of heaven
in " the two courts of the house of
Jehovah. 6 And ^^he made his son
to pass through the fire, and '^prac-
tised augury, and used enchant-
ments, and ^ dgtilt with them that
had familiar Spirits, and with wiz-
ards : he wrought much evil in
the sight of Jehovah, to i)rovoke
him to anger. 7 And 'he set the
graven image of Asherah, that he
had made, in the house of which
Jehovah said to David and to Solo-
mon his son, "In this house, and
in Jerusalem, which I have chosen'
out of all the tribes of Israel, will I
put my name for ever; 8 'neither
will I cause the feet of Israel to
wander any more out of the land
which I gave their fathers, if only
they will observe to do according
1 Or, appointed Heb. made.
"ch. 24. 12;
2 Chr. 33.
11
b Dan. 1. 3-r
•■■ 1 S. 3. 18
d 2 Chr. 32.
32
« 2 Chr. 32.
33
/2Chr. 33.
1-U
'■' ch. 16. 3
'' ch. 18. 4
' 1 K. 10. 31-
33
*-• ch. 17. 16 ;
23. 5 ; Dt.
17. 2-r.
' ch. 16. 10-
16
'" 1 K. 8. 20
" ch. 23. 4, J
" ch. 23. 12 ,
1 K. 7. 12
''ch. 16. 3;
17. 17;
Lev. 18. 21
« Lev, la ■_'(;,
31 ; Dt. 18.
10-14
'' ch. 23. 0 ;
Dt. 10. 21
M K. 8. 29 ;
'.I. 3
'ch. 18. 11,
12 ; 2 S. 7.
16
" Uen. l.i.
16; IK. 21.
^ ver.
10
" ver.
21
- 1 S.
3. 11
Jer.
19. 3
" Is. 34. 11
Am
7.7,
i-ch.
24. 4
•' 2 Chr. 33.
11-19
' 2 Chr. 33.
to all that I have commanded
them, and according to all the law
that my servant Moses com-
manded them. 9 But they heark-
ened not : and Manas.seh seduced
them to do that which is evil more
than did the nations whom Jeho-
vah destroyed before the children
of Israel.
10 And Jehovah spake by his
servants the prophets, saying, 11
"Because Manasseh king of Judah
hath done these abominations, and
"hath done wickedly above all that
the Amorites did, tliat were before
him, and ^hath made Judah also
to sin ■^with his idols; 12 there-
fore thus saith JehoA'ah, the God
of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil
upon Jerusalem and Judah, that
whosoever heareth of it, '' both his
ears shall tingle. 13 "And I will
stretch over Jerusalem the line of
Samaria, and the plummet of the
house of Ahab ; and I will wipe
Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish,
wiping it and turning it upside
down. 1 1 And I will cast off the
remnant of mine inheritance, and
deliver theminto the hand of their
enemies ; and they shall become a
pi'ey and a spoil to all their ene-
mies; 15 because they have done
that which is evil in my sight,
and have provoked me to anger,
since the day their fathers came
forth out of Egypt, even unto this
day.
16 * Moreover Manasseh shed
innocent blood very much, till he
had filled Jerusalem from one end
to another ; besides his sin '' where-
with he made Judah to sin, in
doing that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah. 17 ''Now the
rest of the acts of Manasseh, and
all that he did, and his sin that he
sinned, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings
of Judah 1 18 ''And Manasseh
slept with his fathers, and was
buried in the garden of his own
house, 'in the garden of Uzza : and
Amon his son reigned in his stead.
19 Amon was twenty and two
years old when he began t9 reign ;
and he reigned two years in Jeru-
salem : and his mother's name was
Meshullemeth the daughter of
Haruz of Jotbah. 20 And he did
that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah, *as did Manasseh his
father. 21 And he walked in all
the way that his father walked in,
391
21.22
II. KINGS
22.19
Josiali King of Judah. The Temple repaired. Hilkiah flnds tlie Boole of the Law. Holdah's Word concerning it
and served the idols that his father
served, and worshipped them : 22
and " he forsook Jehovah, the God
of his fathers, and walked not in
the way of .Jehovah. 23 And * the
servants of Anion conspired against
him, and put the king to death in
his own house. 24 But ''the peo-
ple of the land slew all them that
had conspired against king Anion ;
and the people of the land made
Josiah his son king in his stead.
25 Now the rest of the acts of
Amon wliicli he did, are they not
written in the book of the chron-
icles of tlie kings of Judah 1 26
And he was buried in his sepul-
chre''in the garden of Uzza : and
Josiah his son reigned in his
stead.
O O " Josiah was eight years
^ ^ old when he began to reign ;
and he reigned thirty and one
years in Jerusalem : and his
mother's name was Jedidah the
daughter of Adaiah of -^Bozkath.
2 And he did that which was right
in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked
in all the way of David his father,
and '■> turned not aside to the right
hand or to the left.
3 And it came to pass in tlie
eighteenth year of king Josiah,
that the king sent Shaphan, the
son of Azalian the son of Meshul-
1am, the scribe, to the house of
.Jehovah, saying, 4 '' Go up to Hil-
kiah the high priest, that he may
sum the money which is brought
into the house of Jehovah, which
the keepers of the threshold have
gathered of the people : .5 ' and let
them deliver it into the hand of
the workmen that have the over-
sight of the house of Jehovah ; and
let them give it to the workmen
that are in the house of Jehovah,
to repair the breaches of the
house, 6 unto the carpenters, and
to the builders, and to the masons,
and for buying timber and hewn
stone to repair the house. 7 How-
beit '' there was no reckoning made
with them of the money that was
delivered into their hand ; for they
dealt faithfully.
8 And Hilkiah the high priest
said unto Shaphan the scribe, \ I
have, found the book of the law in
the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah
delivered the book to Shaphan, and
he read it. 9 And Shaphan the
scribe came to the king, and
brought the king word again, and
" ch. 22. 17 ;
1 Chr. 28. 9
*> ch. 12. 20 ;
14. 19
" ch. 14. 5
ri ver. 18
« 2 Chr. 34.
1, &c.
/Josh. 15. 39
" Dt. 5. 32 ;
Josh. 1. 7
fc ch. 12. 4, 9,
10
i ch. 12. 11-
14
* ch. 12. 15
' Dt. 31.
24-20 ;
2 Chr. 34.
14, 15
"' Gen. 37.
34 ; Josh.
7.6
" ch. 25. 22 ;
Jer. 26. 24
» 2 Chr. 34.
20
P Dt. 29.
23-28; 31.
17, 18
« 2 Chr. 34.
22
' Zeph. 1. 10
'ch. 21. 22;
Dt. 29. 26,
2G
« 1 S. 24. 6 ;
I's. 51. 17
" Ex. 10. 3 ;
1 K. 21. 29
392
said. Thy servants have * emptied
out the money that was found in
the house, and have delivered it
into the hand of the workmen that
have the oversight of the house of
Jehovah. 10 And Shaphan the
scribe told the king, saying, Hil-
kiah the priest hath delivered me a
book. And Shaphan read it before
the king. 1 1 And it came to pass,
when the king had heard the
words of the book of the law, that
'"he rent his clothes. 12 And the
king commanded Hilkiah the
priest, and "Ahikam the son of
Shaphan, and "Achbor the son of
Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe,
and Asaiah the king's servant,
saying, 13 Go ye, inquire of Jeho-
vah for me, and for the people,
and for all Judah, concerning the
words of this book that is found ;
for ^ great is the wrath of Jehovah
that is kindled against us, be-
cause our fathers have not heark-
ened unto the words of this book,
to do according unto all that
which is '^ written concerning us.
14 So Hilkiah the priest, and
Ahikam, and Achbor, and Sha-
phan, and Asaiah, went unto Hul-
dah the prophetess, the wife of
Shallum the son of «Tikvah, the
son of Hai'has, keeper of the ward-
robe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem
in the ^ '" second quarter) ; and they
communed with her. 15 And she
said unto them. Thus saitli Jeho-
vah, the God of Israel : Tell ye the
man that sent you unto me, 16
Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will
bring evil upon this place, and
upon the inhabitants thereof, even
all the words of the book which
the king of Judah hath read.
17 "Because they have forsaken
me, and have burned incense unto
other gods, that they might pro-
voke me to anger with all the
work of their hands, therefore my
wrath shall be kindled against this
place, and it shall not be quenched.
18 But unto the king of Judah,
who sent you to inquire of Jeho-
vah, thus shall ye say to him,
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Is-
rael : As touching the words which
thou hast heard, 19 'because thy
heart was tender, and " thou didst
humble thyself before Jehovah,
when thou heardest what I spake
against this place, and against the
• Or, poured out 2 Or, enjoined us
3 Heb. Mishneh.
22.20
n. KINGS
23.13
Josiah reads the Law publicly, makes a Covenant, and institutes a general Religious Reformation
inhabitants thereof, that they
should become ^"a desolation and
^ a curse, and hast " rent thy clothes,
and wept before me ; I also have
heard thee, saith Jehovah. 20
Therefore, behold, I will gather
thee to thy fathers, and '' thou shalt
be gathered to thy grave in peace,
neither shall thine eyes see all the
evil which I will bring upon this
place. And they brought the king
word again.
O O "And the king sent, and
j^ O they gathered unto him all
the elders of Judah and of Jerusa-
lem. 2 And the king went up to
the house of Jehovah, and all the
men of Judah and all the inhab-
itants of Jerusalem with him, and
the priests, and the prophets, and
all the people, both small and great :
and 'he read in their ears all the
words of the book of the covenant
^ which was found in the house of
Jehovah. 3 And ''the king stood
"by the pillar, and made a cove-
nant before Jehovah, 'to walk after
Jehovah, and to keep his command-
ments, and his testimonies, and his
statutes, with all his heart, and all
his soul, to "confirm the words of
this covenant that wei'e wiitten in
this book : and all the people stood
to the covenant.
4 And the king commanded Hil-
kiah the high priest, and ^ tlie
priests of the second order, and
the keepers of the threshold, ' to
bring forth out of the temple of Je-
hovah all the vessels tha^ •'^re made
for Baal, and for the Asherali, and
for all the host of heaven ; and '" he
burned them without Jerusalem
in the fields of the Kidron, and
carried the ashes of them unto
Beth-el. 5 And he put down the
* idolatrous priests, whom the kings
of Judah had ordained to bui'n in-
cense in the high places in the cities
of Judah, and in the places round
about Jerusalem ; them also that
burned incense unto Baal, to the
sun, and to the moon, and to the
^planets, and to all the host of
heaven. 6 And he brought out
the Asherah from the house of
Jehovah, without Jerusalem, unto
the brook Kidron, and burned it at
the brook Kidron, and " beat it to
dust, and "cast the dust thereof
upon the graves of the ^common
1 Or, an astonishment,
2 Or, on the platform 3 Or, perform,
■• Heb. Chemarim. See Hos. lo. 5 ; Zeph. I. 4.
6 Or, twelve signs •> Heb. children of the people.
" Lev. 26. 31
b Jer. 26. 6
" ver. 11
rf ch. 23. .30
^ 2 Chr. 34.
29-32
/Dt. 31.
10-13
'■' ch. 22. 8
'' ch. 11. 14,
17
t Dt. 13. 4
* ch. 2.5. 18 ;
Jer. 52. 24
' ch. 21. 3, 7
"' ver. 15
" ver. 16
° 2 Chr. 34. 4
P 1 K. 14. 24 ;
1.5. 12
« Ex. 35. 25,
20 ; Ezek.
16. 16
'■Josh. 21.
17; IK. 15.
22
' Ezek. 44.
in-14
< la. 30. 33 ;
Jer. 7. 31,
32
" Lev. 18. 21
" 1 K. 11. 7
^ Jer. 19. 13 ;
Zeph. 1. a
" 1 K. 11. 7
b 1 K. 11. 5
' Num. 21. 29
d Dt. 7. 5, 25
/I K. 13. 1
£» 1 K. 12.
28-33
t ver. 6
Eeople. 7 And he brake down the
ouses of the ■'' sodomites, that were
in the hou.se of Jehovah, where
* the women wove " hangings for
the Asherah. 8 And he brought
all the priests out of the cities of
Judah, and defiled the high places
where the priests had burned in-
cense, from '" Geba to Beer-sheba ;
and he brake down the high places
of the gates that were at the en-
trance of the gate of Joshua the
governor of the city, which were
on a man's left hand at the gate
of the city. 9 Nevertheless 'the
priests of the liigh places came
not up to the altar of Jehovah in
Jerusalem, but they did eat un-
leavened bread among their breth-
ren. 10 And 'he defiled Topheth,
which is in the valley of the "* chil-
dren of Hinnom, "that no man
might make his son or his daugh-
ter to pass through the fire to ' Mo-
lech. 11 And he took away the
horses that the kings of Judah had
given to the sun, at the entrance of
the house of Jehovah, by the cham-
ber of Nathan-melech the chamber-
lain, which was in the precincts ;
and he burned the chariots of the
sun with fire. 1 2 And •" the altars
that were on the roof of the upper
chamber of Ahaz, which the kings
of Judah had made, and *the altars
which Manasseh had made in the
two coiu'ts of the house of Jehovah,
did the king break down, and ^ beat
them, down from thence, and 'cast
the dust of them into the brook
Kidron. 13 And the high places
that were before Jerusalem, which
were on the right hand of " the
mount of "corruption, which Solo-
mon the king of Israel had builded
f or * Ashtoreth the abomination of
the Sidonians, and for ''Chemosh
the abomination of Moab, and for
Milcom the abomination of the
children of Amnion, did the king
defile. 14 And "^he brake in pieces
the ^^ pillars, and cut down the Ash-
erim, and '^filled their places with
the bones of men.
15 Moreover-^ the altar that was
at Beth-el, and the -'high place
which Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
who made Israel to sin, had made,
even that altar and the high place
he brake down ; and '' he burned
the high place and beat it to dust,
7 Or, tents Heb. houses.
s According to another reading, son.
9 Or, ran from thence
w Or, destruction " Or, obelisks
393
23.16
II. RINGS
23.36
Joiiiali's ut'.fornis. He is slain by Pharaoh -kccoli. Jehoahaz King. Deposed hy Pharaoh, who mal<i'S Jehoiakim King
and burned the Asherah. 16 And
as Josiah turned himself, he spied
the sepulchres that were there
in the mount ; and he sent, and
took the bones out of the sepul-
chres, and burned them upon the
altar, and defiled it, " according to
the word of Jehovah which the
man of God proclaimed, who pro-
claimed these things. 17 Then he
said. What monument is that
which I see"? And the men of the
city told him, *It is the sepulchre
of the man of God, who came from
Judah, and proclaimed these things
that thou hast done against the
altar of Beth-el. 18 And he said.
Let him be ; let no man move his
bones. So they let his bones alone,
" with the bones of the prophet
that came out of Samaria. 19 And
all the houses also of the high places
that were '^ in the cities of Samaria,
which the kings of Israel had made
to provoke Jehovah to anger, Josiah
took away, and did to them accord-
ing to all the acts that he had done
in Beth-el. 20 And '^he ^ slew all
the priests of the high places that
were there, upon the altars, and
burned men's bones upon them ;
and he returned to Jerusalem.
21 And the king commanded all
the people, saying, ■'Keep the pass-
over unto Jehovah your God, -'as
it is written in this book of the
covenant. 22 ''Surely there was
not kept such a passover from the
days of the judges that judged Is-
rael, ~ nor in all the days of the
kings of Israel, nor of the kings of
Judah ; 23 but in the eighteenth
year of king Josiah was this pass-
over kept to Jehovah in Jerusalem.
24 Moreover ' them that had
familiar spirits, and the wizards,
and * the teraphim, and ' the idols,
and all the abominations that were
seen in the land of Judah and in
Jerusalem, did Josiah put away,
™ that he might ^ confirm the words
of the law which were written in
" the book that Hilkiah the priest
found in the house of Jehovah.
25 And "like unto him was there
no king before him, that turned to
Jehovah with all his heart, and
with all his soul, and with all his
might, according to all the law of
Moses ; neither after him arose
there any like him.
26 Notwithstanding, Jehovah
1 Or, sacrificed "^ Or, even in all .
* Or, perform,
and of
" 1 K. 13. 2
I' 1 K. 13. 1,
30, 31
<^ 1 K. 13. 11,
31
d 2 Chr. 34.
6, 7
•^ ch. 10. 25 ;
11. IS
J 2 Chr. 35.
1-17
'J Num. 9.
2-J; Dt.
10. 2-8
'' 2 Chr. 35.
IS, 10
> ch. 21. 6 ;
Lev. 19. 31
k Gen. 31. 19
'ch. 21. 11,
21
'" Dt. 18.
10-12
" ch. 22. 8
" ch. 18. 6
>' ch. 21. 11-
13; Jer.
l.s. 4
'ch. 18. 11
'■ ch. 21. 13,
14
» 2 Chr. 35.
20-21
' .ler. 40. 2
" Jucl,!-'. r>. 19
" ch. 9. 28
■^2 Chr. 36.
1-1
'J 1 Chr. 3.
15 ; Jer. 22.
11
= ch. 24. 18
" ch. 21. 2-7
b ver. 29
'^ ch. 25. 0
rf 1 K. 8. 05
« 1 Chr. 3. 15
/ch. 24. 17
"Jer. 22. 11,
12 ; Ezek.
19. 3, 4
ft ver. 33.
I 2 Chr. 36.
5, &c.
394
turned not from the fierceness of
his great wrath, wherewith his
anger was kindled against Judah,
■'' because of all the provocations
wherewith Manasseh had iDrovoked
him. 27 And Jehovah said, I will
remove Judah also out of my sight,
'as I have removed Israel, and ''I
will cast off" this city which T have
chosen, even Jerusalem, and the
iiouse of which I said, My name
shall be there.
28 Now the rest of the acts of
Josiah, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Ju-
dah 1 29 ' In his days ' Pharaoh-
necoh king of Egypt went up
against the king of Assyria to the
river Euphrates : and king Josiah
went against him ; and Pharaoh-
necoh slew him at " Megiddo, when
he had seen him. 30 And 'his
servants carried him in a chariot
dead from Megiddo, and brought
him to Jerusalem, and buried him
in his own .sepulchre. ''And the
people of the land took Jehoahaz
the son of Josiah, and anointed
him, and made him king in his
father's stead.
31 -"Jehoahaz was twenty and
three years old when he began to
reign ; and he reigned three months
in Jeru.salem : and his mother's
name was - Hamutal the daughter
of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And
he did that which was evil in the
sight of .Jehovah, "according to all
that his fathers had done. 33 And
* Pharaoh-necoh put him in bonds
at " Riblah in the land of '' Hamath,
^ that he might not reign in Jerusa-
lem ; and put the land to a '^ tribute
of a hundred talents of silver, and
a talent of gold. 34 And Pharaoh-
necoh made /Eliakim the son of
Josiah king in the room of Josiah
his father, and 'changed his name
to Jehoiakim : but he took Jeho-
ahaz away ; and ■' he came to
Egypt, and died there. 35 And
-Jehoiakim ''gave the silver and
the gold to Pharaoh ; but he taxed
the land to give the money accord-
ing to the commandment of Pha-
raoh : he exacted the silver and
the gold of the people of the land,
of every one according to his taxa-
tion, to give it unto Pharaoh-necoh.
36 'Jehoiakim was twenty and
five years old when he began to
* According to another reading, when, he
reigned. * Or, fine
23.37
II. KINGS
25.4
Jehoialvim liciumes subject lo liabylon. Jehoiachin King. Tlie Captivity begins. Zcdeiiiah King. Jerusalem captured
i-eign ; and he reigned eleven years
in Jerusalem : and his mother's
name was Zebidah the daughter of
Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he
did that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah, "according to
all that his fathers had done.
O /I * In his days Nebuchad-
^ j! nezzar king of Babylon
came up, and Jehoiakim became
his servant three years : then he
turned and rebelled against him.
2 And Jehovah sent against him
"bands of the Chaldeans, and
' bands of the Syrians, and " bands
of the Moabites, and bands of the
■children of Amnion, and sent them
against Judah to destroy it, -^ac-
cording to the word of Jehovah,
which he spake by his servants
the prophets. 3 ''Surely at the
commandment of Jehovah came
this upon Judah, to remove them
out of his sight, ''for the sins of
Manasseh, according to all that he
did, 4 and *also for the innocent
blood that he shed ; for he filled
Jerusalem with innocent blood :
and Jehovah would not pardon.
5 Now the rest of the acts of Je-
hoiakim, and all that he did, ai'e
they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Ju-
dah % 6 So * Jehoiakim slept with
his fathers ; _ and Jehoiachin his
son reigned in his stead. 7 And
' the king of Egypt came not again
any more out of his land ; for '"the
king of Babylon had taken, from
" the brook of Egypt unto the river
Euphrates, all that pertained to
the king of Egypt.
8 "Jehoiachin was ^eighteen
years old when he began to reign ;
and he reigned in Jerusalem three
months : and his mother's name
was Nehushta the daughter of
Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And
he did that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah, * according to all
that his father had done.
10 At that time the servants of
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
came up to Jerusalem, and the
city was besieged. 1 1 And Nebu-
chadnezzar king of Babylon came
unto the city, while his servants
were besieging it ; 12 and '" Je-
hoiachin the king of Judah went
out to the king of Babylon, he,
and his mother, and his servants,
and his princes, and his ^ offi-
cers : and * the king of Babylon
1 Or, eunuchs
14
" ver. 32
(> 2 Chr. 36.
6 ; J er.
20. 1
•^ Jer. 35. n
rf ch. K. 23
* ell. 13. 20
/ch. 23.27
-' ch. IS. 25
'' ch. 23. 20
'ch.21. IH
* Jer. 22. 18,
19
' Jer. 37. 5-7
"' Jer. 46. 2
" Gen. 16. 18
" 1 Chr. 3. 16
P 2 Chr. 30. 9
'' ch. 21. 2-7
'" Jer. 24. 1 ;
29. 1, 2
' 2 Chr. 30.
10
I ch. 20. 17 ;
Is. 39. 6
" ch. 25. IS-
IS
" 1 K. 7. 48-
50
^ Jer. 21. 1
V ver. 16 ;
Jer. 62. 28
- Jer. 24. 1 ;
29. 2
« ch. 2.5. 12
b 2 Chr. 36.
10 ; Jer. 22
24-28
" ver. 14
<i 2 Chr. 30.
10-13
' Jer. 52. 1,
&c.
/ch. 23. 31
S'ch. 23. 37
ft 2 Chr. 30.
13
i 2 Chr. 36.
17-20 ; Jer.
39. 1-7
* Jer. 34. 1,
2 ; Ezek.
' ch. 6. 24.
26 ; Lam.
4. 9, 10
395
took him in the eighth year of
his reign. 1 3 And ' he carried
out thence all the treasures of the
house of Jehovah, and the treas-
ures of the king's house, and "cut
in liieces all the vessels of gold,
" which Solomon king of Israel had
made in the temple of Jehovah, as
Jehovah had said. 14 And ^ he
carried away all Jerusalem, and
all the princes, and all tlie mighty
men of valor, even "ten thousand
captives, and ^all the craftsmen
and the smiths ; none remained,
"save the poorest sort of the peo-
ple of the land. 15 And ''he car-
ried away Jehoiachin to Babylon ;
and the king's mother, and the
king's wives, and his ^ officers, and
the "chief men of the land, carried
he into captivity from Jerusalem
to Ba,bylon. 16 And all the men
of might, even "■ seven thousand,
and the craftsmen and the smiths
a thousand, all of them strong and
apt for war, even them the king of
Babylon brought captive to Baby-
lon. 17 ''And the king of Baby-
lon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin' i
father's brother, king in his stead,
and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 *^Zedekiali was twenty and
one years old when he began to
reign ; and he reigned eleven years
in Jerusalem : and his mother's
name was ^•'Hamutal the daugh-
ter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19
And he did that which was evil in
the sight of Jehovah, ^according
to all that Jehoiakim had done.
20 For through the anger of Je-
hovah did it come to pass in Jeru-
salem and Judah, until he had cast
them out from his presence.
And ''Zedekiah rebelled against
O pf the king of Babylon. 1 *And
w iJ it came to pass in the ninth
year of his reign, in the tenth
month, in the tenth day of the
month, that * Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon came, he and all
his army, against Jerusalem, and
encamped against it ; and ' they
built forts against it round about.
2 So the city was besieged unto
the eleventh year of king Zede-
kiah. 3 On the ninth day of the
fourth month '"the famine was
sore in the city, so that there
was no bread for the people of
the land. 4 Then a breach was
made in the city, and all the men
of war fled by night by the way o£
2 Or, mighty 3 Heb. Hamital.
25.5
II. KINGS
25.26
Jerasalem is laid waste. The Temple is despoiled. Captives slain at Kiblali. (iedaliah Governor or Judah; slain by Ishmacl
the gate between the two walls,
which was by "the king's garden
(now the Chaldeans were against
the city round about) ;^ and the
king went by the way of the Ara-
bah. 5 But the army of the Chal-
deans pursued after the kin^, and
overtook him in the plains of Jeri-
cho ; and all his army was scat-
tered fi'om him. 6 Then *they
took the king, and " carried him
up unto the king of Babylon to
"^ Kiblah ; and they ' gave judgment
upon him. 7 And "they slew the
sons of Zedekiah before his eyes,
and ''put out the eyes of Zedekiah,
and bound him in fetters, and car-
ried him to Babylon.
8 '■> Now in the fifth month, on
the ''seventh day of the montli,
which was the nineteenth year
of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of
Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard, a servant of
the king of Babylon, unto .Jerusa-
lem. 9 And 'he burnt the house
of Jehovah, and * the king's house ;
and all the houses of Jerusalem,
even every great house, burnt he
with fire. 10 And all the army
of the Chaldeans, that were 7vith
the captain of the guard, ' brake
down the walls of Jerusalem round
about. 1 1 And '"the residue of the
people that were left in the city,
and those that fell away, that fell
to the kin^of Babylon, and the
residue of tlie multitude, did Nebu-
zaradan the captain of the guard
carry away captive. 12 But the
captain of the guard left of " the
Soorest of the land to be vine-
ressers and husbandmen.
13 "And the pillars of brass that
v/ere in the house of Jehovah, and
the bases and the brazen sea that
were in the house of Jehovah, did
the Chaldeans break in jjieces, and
carried the brass of them to Bal^y-
lon. 14 -PAnd the pots, and the
shovels, and the snutfers, and the
spoons, and all the vessels of brass
wherewith they ministered, took
they away. 15 And the firepans,
and the basins, that which was of
gold, in gpld, and that which was
of silver, in silver, the captain of
the guard took away. 1 6 The two
pillars, the one sea, and the bases,
which Solomon had made for the
house of Jehovah, *the brass of all
these vessels was without weight.
17 '"The height of the one pillar
1 Or, spake with, him cf judgment
" Neh. 3. 15
* Jer. 34. 21,
22
' Jer. 32. 4
d ch. 23. 33
■■ Jer. 39. 6, 7
/ Ezek. 12. 13
!' Jer.39. S-12
'' Jer. 62. 12
1 2 Chr. 30.
19 ; Ps. 74.
3-7
*: Am. 2. 6
' ch. 14. 13 ;
Neh. 1. 3
"' 2 Chr. 36.
20
" ch. 24. 14 ;
Jer. 40. 7
" 2 Chr. 36.
18
'■ 1 K. 7. 47-
;')0
"J 1 K. 7. 47
'■ 1 K. 7. 16-
' 1 Chr. B.
14 ; Ezr.
7. 1
' Jer. 21. 1 ;
29. 25, 29
" Esth. 1. 14
" ch. 23. 33
^ ch. 23. 27 ;
Dt. 28. 64
!/ Jer. 39. 14
- Jer. 40. 7-9
" Josh. 18. 26
<> Jer. 41. 1, 2
• Jer. 43. 4-7
896
was eighteen cubits, and a capital
of brass was upon it ; and the
height of the capital was three
cubits, with network and pome-
granates upon the capital round
about, all of brass : and like unto
these had the second pillar with
network.
1 8 And the captain of the guard
.took ' tSeraiah the chief priest, and
' Zephaniah the second priest, and
the three keejiers of the threshold :
1 9 and out of the city he took an
^ officer that was set over the men
of war ; and " five men of them
that saw the king's face, who were
found in the city ; and the "scribe,
the captain of the host, who mus-
tered tlie people of the land ; and
threescore men of the people of
the land, that were found in the
city. 20 And Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard took them,
and brought them to the king of
Babylon to " Riblah. 21 And the
king of Babylon smote them, and
put them to death at Riblah in
the land of Hamath. ^So Judah
was carried awa3" captive out of
his land.
22 And as for the people that
were left in the land of Judah,
whom Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon had left, even over them
he made * Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, gov-
ernor. 23 ^Now when all the cap-
tains of the forces, they and their
men, heard that the king of Baby-
lon had made Gedaliah governor,
they came to Gedaliah to "Mizpah,
even Is;hmael the son of Nethaniah.
and Johanan the son of Kareah, and
Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the
Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the
son of the Maacathite, they and
their men. 24 And Gedaliah sware
to them and to their men, and said
unto them, Fear not because of the
servants of the Chaldeans: dwell
in the land, and serve the king of
Babylon, and it shall be well with
you. 2.5 *But it came to pass in
the seventh month, that Ishmael
the son of Nethaniah, the son of
Elishama, of the seed royal, came,
and ten men with him, and smote
Gedaliah, so that he died, and the
.Jews and the Chaldeans that were
with him at Mizpah. 26 ''And all
the people, both small and great,
and the captains of the forces
- Or, eiinuch
3 Or, scribe of the captain oj the host
25.27
II. KINGS
25.30
Jchoiacbin ktiidl)' treated by Evil-mcrod»cb
arose, and came to Egypt ; for they
were afraid of the Chaldeans.
27 "And it came to pass in the
seven and thirtieth year of *the
captivity of Jehoiachin king of
Judah, in the twelfth month, on
the seven and twentieth day of the
month, that Evil-merodach king of
Babylon, in the year that he began
to reign, 'did lift up the head of
•Jehoiachin king of Judah out of
" Jer. 52.
31-34
6 ch. 24. 12,
d 2 S. 9. 7
■"Neh. 11.
23 ; 12. 47
prison; 28 and he spake kindly
to him, and set his throne above
the throne of the kings that were
with him in Babylon, 29 and
changed his prison garments. And
Jehoiachin ''did eat bread before
him continually all the days of his
life: 30 and for his ^allowance,
there was a continual allowance
given him of the king, every day
a portion, all the days of his life.
397
THE FIRST BOOK OF THE
CHRONICLES
Descendants of Koah, of Abraham, of Esan, and of Seir
I^Adam.SethjEnosh, 2 Kenan,
Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Me-
thuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem,
Ham, and Japheth.
5 *The sons of Japheth: Gomer,
and Magog, and Madai, and Javan,
and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
6 And the sons of Gomer: Ashke-
naz, and ^ Diphath, and Togarmah.
7 And the sons of Javan : Elishah,
and Tarshish, Kittim, and "Ro-
danim.
8 The sons of Ham: Gush, and
Mizraira, Put, and Canaan. 9 And
the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havi-
lah, and Sabta, and Raama, and
Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah :
Sheba, and Dedan. 10 And Cush
begat Nimrod; he began to be a
mighty one in the earth. 1 1 "And
Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim,
and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 12
and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from
whence came ^the Philistines), and
Caphtorim. 1 3 And Canaan begat
Sidon his first-born, and Heth, 14
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite,
and the Girgashite, 15 and the
Hivite, and the Arkite, and the
Sinite, 1 6 and the Arvadite, and
the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
1 7 ''The sons of Shem : Elam, and
Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud,
and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and
Gether, and "^Meshech. 18 And
Arpachshad begat Shelah, and She-
lah begat Eber. 19 And unto Eber
were born two sons: tlie name of
the one was Peleg; for in his days
the earth was divided; and his
brother's name was Joktan. 20
And Joktan begat Almodad, and
Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and
Jerah, 21 and Hadoram, and Uzal,
and Diklah, 22 and '^Ebal, and Abi-
mael, and sheba, 23 andOphir,and
Havilah, and Jobab. All these
were the sons of Joktan.
24 "Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug,
1 In Gen. 10. 3, Riphath.
S In Cien. 10. 4, Podanim. 3 Heb. PeUshUm.
* In Gen. lo. 23, Mash. ^ In Gen. 10. 28, Obal.
°- Gen. 4. 25-
5. 32
b Gen. 10.
2-4
'^ Gen. 10.
13-18
d Gen. 10.
22-29
"Gen. 11.
10-26; Lk.
3. 34-30
/ Gen. 25.
13-16
9 Gen. 25.
1-1
f>- ver. 28
• Gen. 25.
25, 26 ;
32. 28
fc Gen. 36.
4-10
' Gen. 36.
20-28
"* Gen. 36.
31-43
398
Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram(the same
is Abraham).
28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac,
and Ishmael. 29 'These are their
generations: the first-born of Ish-
mael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and
Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30 Mishma,
and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and
Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, ancl
Kedemah. These are the sons of
Ishmael.
32 "And the sons of Keturah,
Abraham's concubine : she bare
Zimran, and Jokshan, a.nd Me-
dan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and
Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan:
Sheba, and Dedan. 33 And the
sons of Midian : Ephah, and Epher,
and Hanoch, and Abida, and El-
daah. All these were the sons of
Keturah.
34 And ''Abraham begat Isaac.
The sons of Isaac: *Esau, and
Israel.
35 *The sons of Esau: Eliphaz,
Reual, and Jeush, and Jalam, and
Korah. 36 The sons of Eliphaz:
Teman, and Omar, ''Zephi, and Ga- \
tam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Ama-
lek. 37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath,
Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 ' And the sons of Seir : Lotan,
and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
39 And the sons of Lotan: Hori,
and ^ Homam ; and Timna was Lo-
tan's sister. 40 The sons of Shobal :
® Allan, and Manahath, and Ebal,
^Shephi, and Guam. And the sonr
of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah. 41
The sons of Anah : Dishon. And
the sons of Dishon: ^"Hamran, and
Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and
Zaavan, " Jaakan. The sons of
Dishan : Uz, and Aran.
43 ™ Now these are the kings
that reigned in the land of Edom,
« In Gen. 36. 11, Zer>ho.
1 In Gen. 36. 22, Hemam.
8 In Gen. 36. 23, Alvan.
9 In Gen. 36. 23, Shepho.
10 In Gen. 36. 26, Hemdan.
" In Gen. 36. 27, and A/can.
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I. CHRONICLES
2.30
Kings and Chiers of Edom. Sous of Jacob. Descendants of Jndali ; of Hezron ; of Jeraluncel
before there reigned any king over
the children of Israel : Bela the
son of Beor ; and the name of his
city was Dinhabah. 44 And Bela
died, and Jobab the son of Zerah
of " Bozrah reigned in his stead.
45 And Jobab died, and Husham
of the land of * the Temanites
reigned in his stead. 46 And
Husham died, and Hadad the
son of Bedad, who smote Midian
in the field of Moab, I'eigned in
his stead ; and the name of his
city was Avith. 47 And Hadad
died, and Samlah of Masrekah
reigned in his stead. 48 And
Samlah died, and Shaul of Relio-
both by the River reigned in his
stead. 49 And Shaul died, and
Baal-hanan the son of Achbor
reigned in his stead. 50 And
Baal-hauan died, and ^ Hadad
reigned in his stead ; and the
name of his city was '" Pai : and
his wife's name was Mehetabel,
the daughter of Matred, the
daughter of Me-zahab. 51 And
Hadad died.
And the chiefs of Edom were :
chief Timna, chief ^ Aliah, chief
.letheth, 52 chief Oholibamah^ chief
Elah, chief Pinon, 53 chief Kenaz,
chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 54 chief
Magdiel, chief Iram. These are
the chiefs of Edom.
2 "These are the sons of I.s-
rael: Reuben, Simeon, Levi,
and Judah, Issachar, and Zebu-
lun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benja-
min, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 "^ The sons of .Judah : Er, and
Onan, and Shelah ; which three
were born unto him of Shua's
daughter the Canaanitess. And
Er, .Judah's first-born, was wicked
in the sight of Jehovah ; and he
slew him. 4 And "Tamar his
daughter-in-law bare him Perez
and Zerah. All the sons of Judah
were five.
5 The sons of Perez : Hezron,
and Hamul. 6 And the sons of
Zerah : * Zimri, and Ethan, and
Heman, and Calcol, and ® Dara ;
five of them in all. 7 And the
sons of Carmi : ® Achar, the troub-
ler of Israel, who committed a
trespass in the devoted thing. 8
And the sons of Ethan : Azariah.
1 In Oen. 36 39, Hadar.
2 In Gen. 36. 39, Pmt.
3 In O en. 36. 40, Alvah.
* In Josh. 7. 1, Zabdi.
6 In. 1 K 4. 31. Darda.
6 In Josh. 7. 1, Achan.
Is. 34. 6
' Job 2. n
■ Gen. 35.
2-1-26 ; 46.
! r.en. .38.
2-10
'Oen. 38.
13-30
9 The sons also oi Hezron, that
were born unto him : Jerahmeel,
and Ram, and Chelubai. 10 Ana
Ram begat Amminadab, and Am-
minadab begat Nahshon, prince
of the children of Judah; 11 and
Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma
begat Boaz, 12 and Boaz begat
Obed, and Obed begat Jesse; 13
and Jesse begat his first-born
Eliab, and Abinadab the second,
and Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel
the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15
Ozem the sixth, David the seventh ;
16 and their sisters were Zeruiah
and Abigail. And the sons of
Zeruiah : "' Abishai, and Joab, and
Asahel, three. 17 And Abigail
bare Amasa ; and the father of
Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18 And Caleb the son of Hezron
begat children of Azubah his wife,
and of Jerioth ; and these were her
sons : Jesher, and Shobab, and
Ardon. 19 And Azubah died, and
Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who
bare him Hur. 20 And Hur begat
Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel.
21 And afterward Hezron went
in to the daughter of Machir the
father of Gilead, whom he took
to wife when he was threescore
years old ; and she bare him
Segub. 22 And Segub begat Jair,
who had three and twenty cities
in the land of Gilead. 23 And
Geshur and Aram took ^ the towns
of Jair from them, with Kenath,
and the ^ villages thereof, even
threescore cities. All these were
the sons of Machir the father of
Gilead. 24 And after that Hez-
ron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah,
then Abijah Hezron's wife bare
him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel
the first-born of Hezron were Ram
the first-born, and Bunah, and
Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah. 26 And
Jerahmeel had another wife, whose
name was Atarah ; she was the
mother of Onam. 27 And the
sons of Ram the first-born of Jer-
ahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin,
and Eker. 28 And the sons of
Onam were Shammai, and Jada.
And the sons of Shammai : Nadab,
and Abishur. 29 And the name
of the wife of Abishui was Abi-
hail ; and she bare him Ahban,
and Molid. 30 And the sons of
Nadab : Seled, and Appaim ; but
1 Heb. Abshni. » Or, Hawoth-jair
9 Heb. daughters.
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I. CHRONICLES
3.20
Descendants of Judali : — of Jerahmecl; of Calel); of Darid
Seled died without ^cliildren.
31 And the sons of Appaim : Ishi.
And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan.
And the sons of Sheshan : Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada the
brother of Shammai : Jether, and
Jonathan ; and Jether died with-
out ^ children. 33 And the sons
of Jonathan : Peleth, and Zaza.
These were the sons of Jerahnieel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but
daughters. And Sheshan had a
servant, an Egyptian, whose name
was Jarha. 35 And Sheshan gave
his daughter to Jarha his servant
to wife ; and she bare him Attai.
36 And Attai begat Nathan, and
Nathan begat Zabad, 37 and
Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal
begat Obed, 38 and Obed begat
Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
39 and Azariah begat Helez, and
Helez begat Eleasah, 40 and
Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai
begat Shallum, 41 and Shallum be-
gat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat
Elishama.
42 And the sons of Caleb the
brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha
his first-born, who was the father
of Ziph ; and the sons of Mare-
shah the father of Hebron. 43
And the sons of Hebron : Korah,
and Tappuah, and Rekem, and
Shema. 44 And Shema begat
Raham, the father of Jorkeam ;
and Rekem begat Shammai. 45
And the son of Shammai was
Maon ; and Maon was the father
of Beth-zur. 46 And Ephah, Ca-
leb's concubine, bare Haran, and
Moza, and Gazez ; and Haran
begat Gazez. 47 And the sons
of Jahdai : Regem, and Jothan,
and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah,
and Shaaph. 48 ISIaacah, Caleb's
concubine, bare Sheber and Tir-
hanah. 49 She bare also Shaaph
the father of Madmannah, Sheva
the father of Machbena, and the
father of Gibea ; and the daughter
of Caleb was Achsah.
50 These were the sons of Caleb,
the son of Hur, the first-born of
Ephrathah : Shobal the father of
Kiriath-jearim, 51 Salma the father
of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father
of Beth-gader. 52 And Shobal
the father of Kiriath-jearim had
sons : Haroeh, half of the Menu-
hoth. 53 And the families of
Kiriath-jearim : the Ithrites, and
the Puthites, and the Shumathites,
1 Or, sons
" 2 S. 3. 2-5
> 2 S. 2.
5. 4, 5
- ch. 14. 4-7 :
2 S. 6. 14-lB
d 2 S. 12. 24,
25
"2 8. 11. 3
/2 S. 13. 1
and the Mishraites ; of them came
the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma : Beth-lehem,
and the Netophathites, Atroth-
beth-joab, and naif of the Mana-
hathites, the Zorites. 55 And the
families of scribes that dwelt at
Jabez : the Tirathites, the Shime-
athites, the Sucathites. These are
the Kenites that came of Ham-
math, the father of the house of
Rechab.
3" Now these were the sons of
David, that were born unto
him in Hebron : the hrst-born,
Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreel-
itess ; the second, Daniel, of Abi-
gail the Carmelitess ; 2 the third,
Absalom the son of Maacah the
daughter of Talmai king of Geshur •
the fourth, Adonijah the son or
Haggith ; 3 the fifth, Shephatiah
of Abital ; the sixth, Ithream by
Eglah his wife : 4 six were born
unto him in Hebron ; and * there
he reigned seven years and six
months. And in Jerusalem he
reigned thirty and three years ;
5 '^and these were born unto him
in Jerusalem : Shimea, and Sho-
bab, and Nathan, and '^ Solomon,
four, of "^ Bath-shua the daughter
of Ammiel ; 6 and Ibhar, and
Elishama, and Eliphelet, 7 and
Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
8 and Elishama, and Eliada, and
Eliphelet, nine. 9 All these were
the sons of David, besides the sons
of the concubines ; and-'^Tamar was
their sister.
10 And Solomon's son was Reho-
boam, Abijah his son, Asa his son,
Jehoshaphat his son, 1 1 Joram his
son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his
son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz his
son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh
his son, 14 Amon his son, Josiah
his son. 15 And the sons of Jo-
siah : the first-born Johanan, the
second Jehoiakim, the third Zede-
kiah, the fourth Shallum. 1 6 And
the sons of Jehoiakim : Jeconiah
his son, Zedekiah his son. 17 And
the sons of Jeconiah, - the captive :
Shealtiel his son, 18 and Mal-
chiram, and Pedaiah, and She-
nazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and
Nedabiah. 19 And the sons of
Pedaiah: Zerubbabel, and Shimei.
And the *sons of Zerubbabel : INfe-
shullam, and Hananiah ; and She-'
lomith was their sister; 20 and
2 Or, Assir 3 Heb. son.
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Descendants of Jtidnh and of Simeon
Hashubah, and Ohel, and Bere-
chiah.and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed,
five. 21 And the 'sons of Hana-
niah: Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah; the
sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan,
the sons of Obadiah, the sons of
Shecaniah. 22 And the sons of
Shecaniah : Shemaiah. And the
sons of IShemaiah: Hattush, and
Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and
Bhaphat, six. 23 And the ^ sons of
Neariah : EUoenai, and Hizkiah,
and Azrikam, three. 24 And the
sons of Ehoenai: Hodaviah, and
]{lHashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub,
and .lohanan, and Delaiah, and
Anani, seven.
4 "The sons of Judah: Perez,
Hezron, and Uarmi, and Hur,
and ShobaL 2 And Reaiah the son
of fShobal begat Jahath ; and Jahath
begat Ahumai and Lahad. These
are the families of the Zoratliites.
3 And these wei'e the sons of the
father of Etam : J ezreel, and Ishma,
and Idbash ; and the name of their
sister was Hazzelelponi; 4 and Pe-
nuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer
the father of Hushah. These are
the sons of Hur, the first-born of
Ephx'athah, the father of Beth-le-
hem. 5 And Ashhur the father of
Tekoa had two wives, Helah and
Naarah. 6 And Naarah bare him
Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni,
and Haahashtari. These were the
sons of Naarah. 7 And the sons of
Helah were Zereth, "Izhar, and Eth-
nan. 8 And Hakkoz begat Anub,
and Zobebah, and the families of
Aharhel the son of Hariim. 9 And
Jabez was morfe honorable than his
brethren : and his mother called his
name Jabez, saying, Because I bare
him with sorrow. 10 And Jabez
called on the God of Isi^ael, saying.
Oh that thou wouldest bless me in-
deed, and enlarge my border, and
that thy hand might be with me,
and that thou wouldest keep me
from evil, that it be not to my
sorrow ! _ And God granted him
that which he requested. 11 And
Chelub the brother of Shuhah be-
gat Mehir, who was the father of
Eshton. 12 And Eshton begat
Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Te-
hinnah the father of ^ Ir-nahash.
These are the men of Recah. 13
And the vsons of Kenaz: Othniel,
and Seraiah. And the sons of Oth-
niel: Hathath. 14 AndMeonothai
1 Heb. son. 2 Another reading is, and Zohar.
'■^ Or, the city of Nahash
' ch. 2. 3
401
begat Ophrah : and Seraiah begat
Joab the father of "^Ge-harashim;
for they were craftsmen. 15 And
the sons of Caleb the son of Je-
phunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naani;
and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz.
16 And the sons of Jehallelel : Ziph,
and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17
And the sons of Ezrah : Jether, and
Mered, and Epher, and Jalon ; and
she bare Miriam, and Shammai,
and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 And his wife '^the Jewess bare
Jered the father of Gedor, and He-
ber the father of Soco, and Jeku-
thiel the fatlier of Zanoah. And
these are the sons of Bithiah the
daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered
took. 1 9 And the sons of the wife
of Hodiah, the sister of Naham,
were the father of Keilah the Gar-
mite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite,
20 And the sons of Shimon: Amnon,
and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.
And the sons of Ishi : Zoheth, and
Ben-zoheth. 21 The sons of Shelah
the son of Judah : Er the father of
Lecah, and Laadah the father of
Mareshah, and the families of the
house of them that wrought fine
linen, of the house of Ashbea; 22
and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba,
and Joash, and Saraph, who had
dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-
lehem. And the ''records are
ancient.^ 23 These were the pot-
ters, and '^ the inhabitants of Netaim
and Gederah : there they dwelt with
the king for his \vork.
24 The sons of Simeon: ^Nemuel,
and Jamin, ^Jarib, ^"Zerah, Shaul;
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his
son, Mishma his son. 26 And the
sons of Mishma : Hammuel his son,
Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. 27
And Shimei had sixteen sons and
six daughters; but his brethren
had not many children, neither did
all their family multiply like to the
children of Judah. 28 And they
dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah,
and Hazar-shual, 29 and at Bilhah,
and at Ezem, and at Tolad, 30 and
at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at
Ziklag, 31 and at Beth-marcaboth,
and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri,
and at Shaaraim. These were theii'
cities unto the reign of David. 32
And their villages were Etam, and
* Or, the valley of craftsmen,
s Or, Ha-jehudijnh « Heb. words.
" Or, those that dwelt among plantations and
hedties » In Oen. 4t5. 10, Ex. 6. 15, Jemuel.
9 In Gen. 46. Ii), Jnr.hin.
10 In Gen. 46. lO, Zohar.
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5.21
Bescendants of Simeon, ol Rcabt^ii, and of Gad. A War of the Transjordaak Tribes
Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and
Ashan, five cities; 33 and all their
villages that were round about the
same cities, unto Baal. These were
their habitations, and they have
their genealogy. 34 And Mesho-
bab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the
son of Amaziah, 35 and Joel, and
Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son
of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 36 and
Elioenai, and Jaakobah. and Jesho
haiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and
Jesimiel, and Benaiah, 37 and Ziza
the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon,
the son of Jedaiah, the son of
Shimri, the son of Shemaiah — 38
these mentioned by name were
princes in their families: and their
tathers' houses increased greatly.
39 And they went to the entrance
of Gedor, even unto the east side of
the valley, to seek pasture for their
liocks. 40 And they found fat pas-
ture and good, and "the land was
wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for
they that dwelt there aforetime
were of Ham. 41 And ''these writ-
ten by name came in the days of
Hezekiali king of Judah, and smote
their tents, and the JNIeunim that
were found there, and ' destroyed
them utterly unto this day, and
dwelt in their stead; because there
was pasture there for their tlocks.
42 And some of them, even of the
sons of Simeon, five hundred men,
went to ''mount Seir, having for
their captains Pelatiah, and Nea
inah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the
sons of Ishi. 43 And ''they smote
the remnant of the Amalekites that
escaped, and have dwelt there unto
this day.
5 And the sons of Reuben the
first-born of Israel (for "he was
the firstborn; but, forasmuch as
^he defiled his father's couch, "his
birthright was given unto the sons
of Joseph the son of Israel ; and the
genealogy is not to be reckoned
after the birthright. 2 ''For Judah
prevailed above his biethren, and
'of him came the -prince; but the
birthright was Joseph's), 3 *the
sons of Reuben the first-born of
Israel : Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron,
and Carmi. 4 The sons of Joel :
Shemaiah his son, Gog his son,
'Shimei his son, 5 Micah his son,
Reaiah his son, Baal^ his son, 6
Beerah his son, whom ^Tilgath-pil-
neser king of Assyria carried away
1 Heb. devnUd them. 2 Or, leader
3 In 2 K. 15. 29 : 16. 7, Tiglath-pileser.
" Judg. 18.
7-10
>> ver. 33-38
'^ Gen. 36. 8,
9
d 1 S. 16 7,
8; 30. 17
^ Ch. 2. 1 ;
Oen. 29. 32
/Gen. 3j.
22 ; 49. 4
^ Gen. 48.
16-22
" Gen. 49.
8-10
' Mic. 5.2;
Mt. 2. 0
k Num. 2G.
5-9
' ver. 8
"" ver. 17
« Num. 32.
34 ; Josh
12 2
" Josh. 22.
P ver 18-21 ;
11. 38
1 Dt. 3. 10
' 2 K. 15. .5.
32
'■ 2 K. 14. 16,
" Num. 1. 3
" ver. 10
■^ ch. 1. 31
y 2 Chr. 14.
11-13
- Ps. 9. 10 ;
20. 7, 8
captive: lie was prince of the Reu-
benites. 7 And his brethren by
their families, when '"the genealogy
of their generations was reckoned :
the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8
and Bela the son of Azaz, the son
of Shema, the son of Joel, who
dwelt in "Aroer, even unto Nebo
and Baal-meon: 9 and eastward
he dwelt even unto the entrance of
the wilderness from the river Eu-
phrates, "because their cattle werd
multiplied in the land of Gilead.
10 And in the days of Saul, -^'they
made war with the Hagrites, who
fell by their hand; and they dwelt
in their tents throughout all the
land east of Gilead.
11 And the sons of Gad dwelt
oVer against them, in the land of
Bashan unto *Salecah: 12 Joel the
chief, and Shapham the second, and
Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13
And their brethren of their fathers'
houses: Michael, and ^le.shullam,
and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan,
andZia, and Eber, seven. 14 The.se
were the sons of Abihail, the son of
Huri, the son of Jaroah. tlie son of
Gilead, the son of Michael, the son
of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the
son of Buz; 15 Ahi the son of
Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of
their fathers' houses. 1 6 And they
dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in
its Howns, and in all the ""J suburbs
of ''Sharon, as far as their "^borders.
17 All these were reckoned by gen-
ealogies in the days of ' Jotham king
of Judah, and in the days of 'Jero-
boam king of Israel.
18 The sons of Reuben, and the
Gadites, and the half-tribe of J\la-
nasseh, of valiant men, men able
to bear buckler and sword, and to
shoot with bow, and skilful in war,
were forty and four thousand neven
hundred and threescore, that were
"able to go forth to ^ar. 19 And
they made war with "the Hagrites,
with ''Jetur, and Naphish, and
Nodab. 20 And they were helped
against them, and the Hagrites
were delivered into their hancf, and
all that were with them; for "they
cried to God in the battle, and he
was entreated of them, because
' they put their trust in him. 21
And they took away their cattle;
of their camels fifty thousand,
and of sheep two hundred and
fifty thousand, and of asses two
* Heb. dMiahfers. s Or, pasture lands
* Heb. goingsjorih.
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I. CHRONICLES
6.37
The Half tribe of Maimsseli; ilieir Trespass and Captivity. Descendants of Levi. Levite Singers
thousand, and of ' men a hundred
thousand. 22 For there fell many
slain, because "the war was of God.
And 'they dwelt in their stead un-
til "the captivit.y.
23 And the children of the half-
tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the
land : they increased from Bashan
unto Baal-hermon and '^ Senir and
mount Hermon. 24 And these
were the heads of their fathers'
houses : even Epher, and Ishi, and
Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah,
and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty
men of \'alor, famous men, heads
of their fathers' houses.
25 And they trespassed against
the God of their fathers, and
■Splayed the harlot ■'^ after the gods
of the peoples of the land, whom
God destroyed before them. 26
And the God of Israel stirred up
the spirit of '-' Pul king of Assyria,
and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser
king of Assyria, and he carried
them away, even the Reubenites,
and the Gadites, and the half-tribe
of Manasseh, and brought them
unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara,
and to the river of Gozan, unto
this day.
*i\ '' '^'^^^ fiouH of Levi : - _Ger-
\J shon, Kohath, and Merari. 2
And the sons of Kohath : Amram,
Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 And the children of Amram :
Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam.
And the sons of Aaron : Nadab,
and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phine-
has begat Abishua, 5 and Abishua
begat Bukki, and Bukki begat
Uzzi, 6 and Uzzi begat Zerahiah,
and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, 7
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Am-
ariah begat Ahitub, 8 and Ahitub
begat Zadok, and Zadok begat
Ahimaaz, 9 and Ahimaaz begat
Azariah, and Azariah begat Jo-
hanan, 10 and Johanan begat Aza-
riah (he it is that executed the
priest's office in the house that
Solomon built in Jerusalem), 11
and Azariah begat Amariah, and
Amariah begat Ahitub, 12 and
Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok
begat ^Shallum, 13 and Shallum
begat Hilkiah. and Hilkiah begat
Azariah, 14 and Azariah begat
Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehoz-
adak ; 15 and Jehozadak went
into captivity, when Jehovah car-
l Heb. souh of men. 2 in ver. 1(5, Gershom.
3 In ch. 9. 11, MeshuUam.
" Josh. 23.
10 ; •>. Chr.
32. 8
*[Ch. fi. 1 in
Heb.]
Ocli. 4. 41
<= 2 K. 15. 29 ;
17. G
d Dt. 3. 9
" Ex. 34. 15
/2K. 17.7
» 2 K. 16. 19,
29; iChr.
5. 26
*[Ch
5.
27
in
Heb.]
ft Ex
6.
16-
25
tch.
15
16-
22,
27
16.
4-G
*ch.
15
25-
MG.
1 ;
2S.
403
ried away Judah and Jerusalem by
the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
* 1 6 The sons of Levi : '*Gershom,
Kohath, and Merari. 17 Ana
these are the names of the sons of
Gershom: Libni and Shimei. 18
And the sons of Kohath were Am
ram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and
Uzziel. 1 9 The sons of Merari :
Mahli and Mushi. And these are
the families of the Levites accord-
ing to their fathers' AoJfses. 20 Of
Gershom : Libni his son, Jahath
his son, Zimmah his son, 21 ^ Joah
his son, "Iddo his son, Zerah his
son, ''Jeatherai his son. 22 The
sons of Kohath : ** Amminadab his
son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph
his son, and Assir his son, 24
Tahath his son, ® Uriel his son,
Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25 And the sons of Elkanah : Am-
asai, and Ahimoth. 26 As for
Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah :
'"Zophai his son, and " Nahath his
son, 27 '"Eliab his son, Jeroham
his son, Elkanah his son. 28 And
the sons of Samuel : the first-born,
""'■^ Joel, and the second Abijah. 29
Tiie sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni
his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his
son, 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah
his son, A.saiah his son.
31 * And these are they whom
David set over the service of song
in the house of Jeliovah, * after
that the ark had rest. 32 And
they ministered with song before
the tabernacle of the tent of meet-
ing, until Solomon had built the
house of Jehovah in Jerusalem :
and they "waited on their office
according to their order. 33 And
these are they that ^* waited, and
their sons. Of the sons of the Ko-
hathites : Heman the singer, the
son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 34
the son of Elkanah, the son of
Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son
of ''^Toah, 35 the son of ^^Zuph, the
son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath,
the son of Amasai, 36 the son of
Elkanah, the son of "Joel, the son
of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37 the son of Tahath, the son of
Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son
4 In ver. 1, Gershon. * in ver. 42, Ethan.
6 In ver. 41, Adaiah. ? In ver. 41, Ethni.
8 In ver. 2, 18, 38, Izhar.
9 In ver. 36, Zephaniah, Azariah, Joel.
10 In ver. 35, Zup/i. n In ver. 34, Toah.
12 In ver. 34, Eliel.
13 See ver. 33, and 1 S. 8. 2. The Hebrew text
has. Vanhni, and Abinh. it Heb. stood.
1^ In. ver. 26, Nahath. 16 In ver. 26, Zophai.
17 In ver. 24, Shaul, Uzziah, Uriel.
6.38
I. CHRONICLES
6.74
Levite Priests. Dwelling-places of the Levites. Cities ol the Levites
of Korah, 38 the son of Izhar, the
son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the
son of Israel. 39 And his brother
Asaph, who stood on his right
hand, even Asaph the son of Bere-
chiah, the son of Shimea, 40 the
son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,
the son of Malchijah, 41 the son of
Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of
Adaiah, 4:2 the son of Ethan, the
son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43 the son of Jahath, the son of
Gershonij the son of Levi. 44 And
on the left hand their brethren the
sons of Merari ; ^ Ethan the son of
^Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son
of Malluch, 45 the son of Hasha-
biah, the son of Amaziah, the son
of Hilkiah, 46 the son of Amzi,
the son of Bani, the son of Shenier,
47 the son of Mahli, the son of
Mushi, the son of Merari, the son
of Levi. 48 And their brethren
the Levites were ^appointed for all
the service of the tabernacle of the
house of God.
49 But Aaron and his sons
■^"offered upon the altar of burnt-
offering, and *upon the altar of
incense, for all the work of the
most holy place, and "to make
atonement for Israel, according to
all that Moses the servant of God
had commanded. 50 ''And these
are the sons of Aaron : Eleazar his
son, Phinehas his son, Abishua
his son, 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his
son, Zerahiah his son, 52 Meraioth
his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub
his son, 53 Zadok his son, Ahim-
aaz his son.
54 Now these are their dwelling-
places according to their encamp-
ments in their borders : to the sons
of Aaron, of the families of the
Kohathites (for theirs was the "first
lot), 55 to them they gave •''Hebron
in the land of Judah, and the
suburbs thereof round about it ;
56 ''but the fields of the city, and
the villages thereof, they gave to
Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57
And ''to the sons of Aaron they
gave the cities of refuge, Hebron ;
Libnah also with its suburbs, and
Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its
suburbs, 58 and ^Hilen with its
suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,
59 and *^Ashan with its suburbs,
1 In ch. 9. 16, Jechithun.
2 In. ch. 15. 17, Kushaiah.
3 Heb. given. See Num. 3. 9.
* Or, burnt incense
^ In Josh. 21. If), Holon.
6 In Josh. 21. 10, Ain.
" Ex. 27. 1-8
*■ Ex. 30. 1-7
' Ex. 30. lo-
ll)
d ver. 4-8
f Josh. 21.
4, 10
./■Josh. 14. i:i
!' Josh. 15. 13
/t Josh. 21.
13, 19
'■ ver. 6C-70
and Josh.
«: Josh. 21. 7,
34-40
' Josh. 21.
41, 42
" Josh. 21.
20-26
and Beth-shemesh with its sub-
urbs; 60 and out of the tribe of
Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs,
and ''Allemeth with its suburbs,
and Anathoth with its suburbs. All
their cities throughout their fami-
lies were thirteen cities.
61 'And unto the rest of the
sons of Kohath -were given by lot,
out of the family of the tribe, out
of the half-tribe, the half of Ma-
nasseh, ten cities. 62 And to
the sons of Gershom, according to
their families, out of the tribe of
Issachar, and .out of the tribe of
Asher, and out of the tribe of Naph-
tali, and out of the tribe of Manas-
seh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 63
* Unto the sons of Merari tvere
given by lot, accoi'ding to their
families, out of the tribe of Reubeii,
and out of the tribe of Gad, and
out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve
cities. 64 'And the children of
Israel gave to the Levites the cities
with their suburbs. 65 And they
gave by lot out of the tribe of the
children of Judah, and out of the
tribe of the children of Simeon,
and out of the tribe of the children
of Benjamin, ™ these cities which
are mentioned by name.
66 "And some of the families of
the sons of Kohath had cities of
their borders out of the tribe
of Ephraim. 67 And they gave
unto them the cities of refuge,
Shechem in the hill-country of
Ephraim with its suburbs ; Gezer
also with its suburbs, 68 *and
Jokmeam with its suburbs, and
Beth-horon with its suburbs, 69
and Aijalon with its suburbs, and
Gath-rimmon with its suburbs ;
70 and out of the half-tribe of
Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs,
and Bileam with its suburbs, for
the rest of the family of the sons
of Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of Gershom
ivere given, out of the family of
the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan
in Bashan with its suburbs, and
Ashtaroth with its suburbs ; 72
and out of the tribe of Issachar,
Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath
with its suburbs, 73 and Ramoth
with its suburbs, and Anem with
its suburbs ; 74 and out of the
tribe of Asher, Mashal with its
suburbs, and Abdon with its sub-
7 In Josh. 21. IS, Ahnon.
8 See Josh. 21. 22-39, where some of the names
are different.
404
6.75
I. CHRONICLES
7.23
Cities of the Levites. Descendaiits of Issachar, of Benjamin, of Naphtali, of Manassch, and of Ephraim
urbs, 75 and Hukok with its sub-
urbs, and Rehob with its suburbs ;
76 and out of the tribe of Najoh-
tali, Kedesh in Galilee with its
suburbs, and Hammon with its
suburbs, and Kiriathaim with
its suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the Levites,
the sons of Merari, vjere given, out
of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono
with its suburbs, Tabor with its
suburbs ; 78 and beyond the Jor-
dan at Jericho, on the east side of
the Jordan, were given them, out
of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in
the wilderness with its suburbs,
and Jahzah with its suburbs, 79 and
Kedemoth v/ith its suburbs, and
Mephaath with its suburbs ; 80
, and out of the tribe of Gad, Ra-
1 moth in Gilead with its suburbs,
' and Mahanaim witli its suburbs,
81 and Heshbon with its sub-
urbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.
7 And of the sons of Issachar :
Tola, and ^ Puali, Jashub, and
\ Shimron, four. 2 And the sons
f of Tola : Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and
[ Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam,
and Shemuel, heads of their
. fathers' houses, to wit, of _ Tola ;
mighty men of valor in their gen-
erations : " their number in the
days of David was two and twenty
thousand and six hundred. 3 And
the sons of Uzzi : Izrahiah. And
the sons of Izrahiah : Michael,
and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah,
five ; all of them chief men. 4
And with them, by their genera-
tioTis, after their fathers' houses,
were bands of the host for war,
six and thirty thousand ; for they
had many wives and sons. 5 And
their brethren among all the fam-
ilies of Issachar, mighty men of
valor, reckoned in all by gene-
alogy, were fourscore and seven
thousand.
6 * The sons of Benjamin : Bela,
and Becher, and Jediael, three.
7 And the sons of Bela : Ezbon,
and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jeri-
moth, and Iri, fi^^e ; heads of
fathers' houses, mighty men of
valor ; and they were reckoned
by genealogy twenty and two
thousand and thirty and four.
8 And the sons of Becher : Zemi-
rah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and
Elioenai, and Omri, and Jere-
moth, and Abijah, and Anathoth,
and Alemeth. All these were
1 In Gen. 4G. 13, Puvah and lob.
"2 8. 24. 1-9
I- ch. 8. 1-40
' Num. 20.
35, 30
the sons of Becher. 9 And they
were reckoned by genealogy, after
their generations, heads of their
fathers' houses, mighty men of
valor, twenty thousand and two
hundred. 10 And the sons of
Jediael : Bilhan. And the sons
of Bilhan : Jeush, and Benjamin,
and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and
Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahish-
ahar.' 1 1 All these were sons of
Jediael, according to the heads of
their fathers' houses, mighty men
of valor, seventeen thousand and
two hundred, that were able to
go forth in the host for war. 12
•^Shuppim also, and '•^Huppim, the
sons of "'Ir, Hushim, the sons of
*Aher.
_ 13 The sons of Naphtali : Mah-
ziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and
'^Shallum, the sons of Billiah.
14 The sons of Manasseh : As-
riel, whom his concubine the
Aramitess bare ; she bare Machir
the father of Gilead. 15 And
Machir took a wife ''of Huppim
and Shuppim, '^ whose sister's
name was Maacah ; and the name
of the second was Zelophehad ;
and Zelophehad had daughters.
16 And Maacah the wife of Ma-
chir bare a son, and she called
his name Peresh ; and the name
of his bi'other was tSheresh ; and
his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
1 7 And the sons of Ulam : Bedan.
These were the sons of Gilead the
son of Machir, the son of Manas-
seh. 18 And his sister Hammo-
lecheth bare Ishhod, and ^ Abiezer,
and Mahlah. 1 9 And the sons of
Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem,
and Likhi, and Aniam.
20 And " the sons of Ephraim :
8huthelah, and Bered his son, and
'lahath his son, and Eleadah his
son, and Tahath his son, 21 and
Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his
son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom
the men of Gath that were born
in the land slew, because they
came down to take away their
cattle. 22 And Ephraim their
father mourned many days, and
his brethren came to comfort him.
23 And he went in to his wife,
and she conceived, and bare a son,
and he called his name Beriah,
because it went evil with his house.
2 In Num. 26. 39, Shephvpham. and Hupham.
3 In ver. 7, Iri. •* In Num. 26. 38, Ahiram.
5 In (^en. 46. 24, Jahzeel.
6 In Gen. 46. 24, Shillem. 7 Or, for
a Or, and his » In Num. 26. 30, leser.
405
7.24
I. CHRONICLES
8.32
Cities of Ephraiin. Descendants of Asher, and of Benjamin
24 And his daughter was Sheerah,
"who built Beth-horon the nether
and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.
25 And Rephah was his son, and
Resheph, and Telah his son, and
Tahan his son, 26 Ladan his son,
Ammihud his son, Ehshama his
son, 27 ^ Nun his son, * Joshua
his son.
28 And "^ their possessions and
habitations were Beth-el and the
^ towns thereof, and eastward ^Naa-
ran, and westward Gezer, with the
towns thereof ; Shechem also and
the towns thereof, unto '^Azzah
and the towns thereof ; 29 and by
the borders of the children of Ma-
nasseh, Beth-shean and its towns,
Taanach and its towns, Megiddo
and its towns, Dor and its towns.
In these dwelt the children of
Joseph the son of Israel.
30 ''The sons of Asher : Imnah,
and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah,
and Serah their sister. 3 1 And
the sons of Beriah : Heber, and
Malchiel, who was the father of
Birzaith. 32 And Heber begat
Japhlet, and ^Shomer, and Ho-
tham, and Shua their sister. 33
And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach,
and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These
are the children of Japhlet. 34
And the sons of " Shemer : Ahi,
and Rohgah, .Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 And the ^sons of Helem his
brother : Zophah, and Imna, and
Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons
of Zophah : Suah, and Harnepher,
and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
37 Bezer, and Hod, and tShanima,
and Shilshah, and Ithran, and
Beera. 38 And the sons of
Jether : Jephunneh, and Pispa,
and Ara. 39 And the sons of
UUa : Arah, and Hanniel, and
Rizia. 40 All these were the chil-
dren of Asher, heads of the fathers'
houses, choice^ and mighty men of
valor, chief of the princes. And
the number of them reckoned by
genealogy for service in war was
twenty and six thousand men.
8 And "Benjamin begat Bela
his first-born, Ashbel the
second, and -^Aharah the third,
2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha
the fifth. 3 And Bela had sons :
^Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and
1 Heb. Non. 2 Heb. daughters.
8 In Josh. Ifi. 7, Naarah.
* Many MSS. read, Ayvah.
5 In ver. 34, Shemer. « In ver. 32, Shomer.
1 Heb. son. s in Gen. 46. 21. Ard.
" Josh. 16.
3, 5
b Ex. 17. 9-
14 ; 24. 13
' Josh. 16. 2
d Gen. 46.
17 ; Num.
20. 44-46
' ch. r. 6-12 ;
(Ten. 4(i. 21
/ch. 7. 12
5" ch. 9. 35-38
406
Ahoah, 5 and Gera, and ^Shephu-
phan, and Huram. 6 And tnese
are the sons of Ehud : these are
the heads of fathers' houses of the
inhabitants of Geba, and they car-
ried them captive to Manahath:
7 and Naaman, and Ahijah, and
Gera, he carried them captive ;
and he begat Uzza and Ahihud.
8 And Shaharaim begat children
in the field of Moab, after he had
'" sent them awaj^ ; Hushim and
Baara were his wives. 9 And he
begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab,
and Zibia, and Mesha,. and Mal-
cam, 10 and -Jeuz, and Shachia,
and Mirmah. These were his sons,
heads of fathers' houses. 1 1 And
of Hushim he begat Abitub and
Elpaal.^ 12 And the sons of El-
paal : Eber, and Misham, and She-
med, who built Ono and Lod, \Yith
the towns thereof ; 1 3 and Beriah,
and 8hema, v/ho were heads of
fathers' houses of the inhabitants
of Aijalon, who put to flight the
inhabitants of Gath ; 14 and Ahio,
Shashak, and Jeremoth, 15 ana
Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,
16 and Michael, and Ishpah, ana
Joha, the sons of Beriah, 17
and Zebadiah, and Meshullam,
and Hizki, and Heber, 18 and
Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab,
the sons of Elpaal, 19 and Jakim,
and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20 and
Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel.
21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and
Shimrath, the sons of " Shimei,
22 and Ishpan, and Eber, ana
Eliel, 23 and Abdon, and Zichri,
and Hanan, 24 and Hananiah,
and Elam,and Anthothijah, 25 and
Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons
of Shashak, 26 and Shamsherai,
and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 27
and .Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and
Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 28
These were heads of fathers' houses
throughout their generations, chief
men : these dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 "And in Gibeon there dwelt
the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose
wife's name was IMaacah ; 30 and
his first-born son Abdon, and Zur,
and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and
i-Zecher. 32 And Mikloth begat
'^Shimeah. And they also dwelt
with their brethren in Jerusalem,
9 In Num. 26. 39, Shephupham.
'0 Or, sent away Hushim and Baara his loives
11 In ver. 13, Shema.
12 In ch. 9. 37, Zechariah.
13 In ch. 9, 38, Shimeam.
8.33
I. CHRONICLES
9.22
Descendants of Beivjamin. Former Inhabitants of Jerusalem; Priests, Levites, and Porters
over against their brethren. 33
"And Ner begat Kish ; and Kish
begat Saul ; and Saul begat Jona-
than, and Malchi-shua, and ^Abin-
adab, and " Esh-baal. 34 And the
«on of Jonathan was ^ Merib-baal ;
and Merib-baal begat Micah. 35
And the sons of Micah : Pithon,
and Melech, and '*Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz begat ^Jehoaddah;
and Jehoaddah begat Alemeth, and
Azmaveth, and Zimri ; and Zimri
begat ]\Ioza. 37 And Moza begat
Binea ; "Raphah was his son, Elea-
sah his son, Azel his son. 38 And
Azel had six sons^whose names are
these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ish-
mael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah,
and Hanan. All these were the
sons of Azel. 39 And the sons of
Eshek his brother : Ulam his first-
born, Jeusli the second, and Eliph-
elet the third. 40 And the sons
of Ulam were mighty men of valor,
archers, and had many sons, and
sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All
these were of the sons of Benjamin.
9 So all Isra,el were reckoned
by genealogies ; and, behold,
they are written in the book of
the kings of Israel. And ''Judah
was carried away captive to Baby-
lon for their transgression. 2
"Now the first inhabitants that
dwelt in their possessions in their
cities were, Israel, the i^'iests,
the Levites, and ''the Nethinim.
3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the
children of Judah, and of the chil-
dren of Benjamin, and of the chil-
dren of Ephraim and Manasseh :
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the
son of Omri, the son of Imri, the
son of Bani, of the children of
Perez the son of Judah. 5 And
of the Shilonites : Asaiah the first-
born, and his sons. 6 And of the
sons of Zerah : Jeuel, and their
brethren, six hundred and ninety.
7 And of the sons of Benjamin :
Sallu the son of Meshullam, the
son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasse-
nuah, 8 and Ibneiah the son of
Jeroham, and Elah the son of
Uzzi, the son of Michri, and
Meshullam the son of Shepha-
tiah, the son of Reuel, the son
of Ibnijah : 9 and their breth-
ren, according to their genera-
tions, "nine nundred and fifty
1 In 1 S. H. 49. Ishvi.
2In2S. 2. 8, Ishbosheth.
8 In 2 S 4. 4 ; 9. 6, W, Mepfiibosheth.
* In ch. 9. 41, Tahrea. 8 In ch. 9. 42, Jarah.
6 In cb. 9. 43, Hephaiah.
"ch. 9
39-44
6 ch. .-,
25,26
•^Neb.
n.
:i-22
d Ezr.
2. 43,
f-.S\ 8
20
'^Neh.
n. 8
/Neh.
n.
Jil-14
■J Jut.
20.1
A Neb. n.
16-19
■ Ezek. 46.
1,2
k Num. 26.
7-13
' ch. 26. 2, 14
' ch. 26. 1
' 2 Chr. 31.
16, IS
407
and six. All these men were
heads of fathers' houses by their
fathers' houses.
10 ■''And of the priests : Jedaiah,
and Jehoiarib, Jachin, 11 and
^Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the
son of Meshullam, the son of
Zadok, the son of Meraiothj the
son of Ahitub, ^the ruler ot the
house of God ; 12 and Adaiah
the son of Jeroham, the son of
Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
and Maasai the son of Adiel, the
son of Jahzerah, the son of Me-
shullam, the son of Meshillemith,
the son of Immer ; 1 3 and their
brethren, heads of their fathers'
houses, a thousand and seven
hundred and threescore ; very
able men for the work of the
service of the house of God.
14 "And of the Levites: She-
maiah the son of Hasshub, the son
of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah,
of the sons of Merari ; 15 and
Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal,
and Mattaniah the son of Mica,
the son of '*Zichii, the son of
Asaph, 16 and "Obadiah the son
of '"Shemaiah, the son of Galal,
the son of Jeduthun, and Bere-
chiah the son of Asa, the son of
Elkanah, that dwelt in the vil-
lages of the Netophathites.
17 And the porters: Shallurn,
and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahi-
man, and their brethren (Shallurn
was the chief), 18 wdio hitherto
ivaited in ' the king's gate east-
ward : they were the porters for
the camp of the children of Levi.
19 And Shallum the son of Kore,
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of
Korah, and his brethren, of his
father s house, the Korahites, were
over the work of the service, keep-
ers of the thresholds of the tent :
and their fathers had been over
the camp of Jehovah, keepers of
the entry. 20 And * Phinehas the
son of Eleazar was ruler over them
in time past, and Jehovah was with
him. 21 'Zechariah the son of
Meshelemiah was porter of the
door of the tent of meeting. 22
All these that were chosen to be
Sorters in the thresholds were two
undred and twelve. These were
reckoned by genealogy in their
villages, ™ whom David and Samuel
the seer did ordain " in their office
^ In Neh. ll. ll, Seraiah.
8 In Neh. 11. 17, Zabdi.
3 In Neh. 11. 17, Abda.
w In Neh. u. 17, Shammua.
9.23
I. CHEONICLES
10.12
The Porters and tlieii Functions. Residents of (<ibeon. Deatli of Saul and his Sons
of trust. 23 So they and their
children had the oversight of the
gates of the house of Jehovah, even
the house of the tent, by wards.
24- ^ On the four sides were the
porters, toward the east, west,
north, and south. 25 And their
brethren, " in their villages, * were
to come in every seven days from
time to time to be with them : 26
for the four chief porters, who were
Levites, were in an office of trust,
and were over the chambers and
over the treasuries in the house of
God. 27 And they lodged round
about the house or God, "because
the cliarge thereof was upon them ;
and to them pertained the open-
ing thereof morning by morning.
28 And certain of them had
charge of the vessels of service ;
for by count were these brought
in and by count were these taken
out. 29 Some of them also were
appointed over the furniture, and
over all the vessels of the sanc-
tuary, and ''over the fine flour,
and the wine, and the oil, and
the frankincense, and the spices.
30 And some of ''the sons of the
priests prepared the confection of
the spices. 31 And Mattithiah,
one of the Levites, who was the
first-born of Shallum the Korah-
ite, had ■''the office of trust over
the things that were baked in
pans. 32 And some of their
brethren, of the sons of the Ko-
hathites, '^ were over the show-
bread, to prepare it every sabbath.
33 And these are * the singers,
heads of fathers' houses of the
Levites, rvho dwelt in the cham-
bers and were free from other
service ; for they were employed
'in their work day and night.
34 These were heads of fathers'
houses of the Levites, throughout
their generations, chief men : these
dwelt at Jerusalem.
35 *And in Gibeon there dwelt
the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose
wife's name was Maacah ; 36 and
his first-born son Abdon, and Zur,
and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and
Nadab, 37 and Gedor, and Ahio,
and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38
And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And
they also dwelt with their brethren
in Jerusalem, over against their
brethren. 39 'And Ner begat
Kish ; and Kish begat Saul ; and
Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-
1 Heb. Towards the four winds.
" ver. 16
6 2 K. n. 5,
7 ; 2 Ohr.
23.8
' ch. 23. 30-
32
rf ch. 23. 29
' Ex. 30. 23-
25
/ ver. 22
'J Lev. 24. 6-8
'' ch. 6. 31-
47 ; 25. 1
fc ch. S. 20-32
' ch. 8. 33-38
"^ ch. 8. 35-G7
" 1 S. 31. 1-13
408
shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 And the son of Jonathan was
Merib-baal ; and Merib-baal begat
Micah. 41 And the sons of Micah :
Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea,
'"■and Ahaz. 42 And Ahaz begat
Jarah ; and Jarah begat Alemeth,
and Azmaveth, and Zimri ; and
Zimri begat Moza ; 43 and Moza
begat Binea ; and Rephaiah his
son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
44 And Azel had six sons, who.se
names are these : Azrikam, Boch-
eru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah,
and Obadiah, and Hanan : these
were the sons of Azel.
1 C^ "Now the Philistines fouglit
-L V^ against Israel : and the men
of Israel fled from before the Phi-
listines, and fell down •^ slain in
mount Gilboa. 2 And the Phi-
listines followed hard after Saul
and after his sons ; and the Philis-
tines slew Jonathan, and ^Abina-
dab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of
Saul. 3 And the battle went sore
against Saul, and the archers over-
took him ; and he was distressed
by reason of the archers. 4 Then
said Saul unto his armorbearer,
Draw thy sword, and thrust me
through therewith, lest these un-
circumcised come and ''abuse me.
But his armorbearer would not ;
for he was sore afraid. Therefore
Saul took his sword, and fell upon
it. 5 And when his armorbearer
saw that Saul was dead, he like-
wise fell upon his sword, and died.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons ;
and all his house died together,
7 And when all the men of
Israel that were in the valley saw
that they fled, and that Saul and
his sons were dead, they foi\sook
their cities, and fled ; and the Plii-
listines came and dwelt in them.
8 And it came to pass on the
mon'ow, when the Philistines came
to strip the slain, that tiles'^ found
Saul and his sons fallen in mount
Gilboa. 9 And they stripped him,
and took his head, and his armor,
and sent into the land of the Phi-
listines round about, to carry tlie
tidings unto their idols, and to
the people. 10 And they put his
armor in the house of their gods,
and fastened his head in the house
of Dagon. 11 And when all Ja-
besh-gilead heard all that the Phi--
listines had done to Saul, 1 2 all the
2 Or, ivounded 3 in i S. 14. 49, Ishvi.
* Or, make a mock of me
10.13
I. CHRONICLES
11.21
David is made King of all Isrticl. He captures Zion. His Miglity IHeQ and tlieir Exploits
valiant men arose, and took away
the body of Saul, and the bodies
of his sons, and brought them to
Jabesh, and buried their bones
under the ^ oak in Jabesh, and
fasted seven days.
13 "So Saul died '^for his tres-
pass which he committed against
Jehovah, because of the word of
Jehovah, which he kept not ; and
also ''for that he asked counsel of
one that had a familiar spirit, to
inquire tJiereh]/, 14 and inquired
not of Jehovah : therefore he slew
him, and 'turned the kingdom
unto David the son of Jesse.
n'^Then all Israel gathered
themselves to David unto
Hebron, saying. Behold, we are
thy bone and thy Mesh. 2 In
times past, even when Saul was
king, it was thou that leddest out
and broughtest in Israel : and
Jehovah thy God said unto thee,
•^Thou shalt be shepherd of my
people Israel, and thou shalt be
"princeover my people Israel. 3 So
all the elders of Israel came to the
king to Hebron ; and David made
a covenant with them in Hebron
before Jehovah ; and they anointed
David king over Israel, •'^accord-
ing to the word of Jehovah by
Samuel.
4 And David and all Isi^ael went
to Jerusalem (" the same is Jebus) ;
and the Jebu sites, the inhabitants
of the land, were there. 5 And
the inhabitants of Jebus said to
David, Thou shalt not come in
hither. Nevertheless David took
the stronghold of Zion ; the same
is the city of David. 6 And David
said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebu-
sites first shall be chief and captain.
''And Joab the son of Zeruiah went
up first, and was made chief. 7
And David dwelt in the strong-
hold ; therefore they called it the
city of David. 8 And he built the
city round about, from Millo even
round about ; and Joab ^ repaired
the rest of the city. 9 And * Da-
vid waxed greater and greater ;
for Jehovah of hosts was with
him.
10 *Now these are the chief of
the mighty men whom David had,
who ''showed themselves strong
with him in his kingdom, together
with all Israel, to make him king,
1 Or, terebinth 3 Or. lender
2 Or, in * Heb. revived.
5 Or, held strongly with him
°1S.
13
13,
"1^
15
23
28
7
<=ch.
12.
23;
1 S
15
28
'i2S.
5.
1,3,
6-10
^2S
6.
2;
7.7
/IS
16
1,3,
12,
i;5
'J Josh,
5. 8,
03;
Judg.
1. 21
^2 8.
8.
16
!2S.
.S.
1
k'iS.
23
8-39
' ver
3
" 2 8.
2.T
8
" eh.
12.
18
"ch.
27.
4
!' 2 S.
12
23
11,
9ch.
14.
9
■ 1 S. 10. 5
' according to the word of Jehovah
concerning Israel. 1 1 And this is
the number of the mighty men
whom David had : "' Jashobeam,
the son of a Hachmonite, "the
chief of the "thirty; he Hfted up
his spear against three hundred
''and slew them at one time. 12
And after him was Eleazar the son
of "Dodo, the Ahohite, who was
one of the three mighty men.
13 He was with David at ®Pas-
dammim, and ''there the Philis-
tines were gathered together to
battle, where was a jilot of ground
full of barley ; and the people tied
from before the Philistines. 14
And they stood in the midst of the
plot, and defended it, and slew the
Philistines ; and Jehovah saved
them by a great ^ victory.
15 And three of the thirty chief
men went down to the rock to
David, into the cave of Adullam ;
and *the host of the Philistines
were encamped in the valley of
Rephaim. 1 6 And David was then
in the stronghold, and 'the gar-
rison of the Pliilistines was then in
Beth-lehem. 1 7 And David longed,
and said, Oh that one would give
me water to drink of the well of
Beth-lehem, which is by the gate !
18 And the three brake through
the host of the Philistines, and
drew water out of the well of
Beth-lehem, that was by the gate,
and took it, and brought it to
David : but David would not drink
thereof, but poured it out unto
Jehovah, 19 and said. My God
forbid it me, that I should do this :
shall I drink the blood of these
men ^"that have put their lives
in jeopardyj for with the Jeopardy
of their lives they brought it.
Therefore he would not drink it.
These things did the three mighty
men.
20 And " Abishai, the brother of
Joab, he was chief of the three ;
for he lifted up his spear against
three hundred ^^and slew them,
and had a name among the three.
2 1 '•' Of the three, he was more
honorable than the two, and was
made their captain : howbeit he
attained not to the fi7'st three.
c Another reading is, captains.
' Heb. slain.
" In 1 S. 17. 1, Ephes-dammim.
i* Heb. salvation.
1" Heb. with their lives.
11 Heb. Abshai. 12 Heb. slain.
1^ Or, Of the three in the second rank he was the
most honorable
409
11.22
I. CHRONICLES
12.1^
David's Mighty Men. David's Friends in Ziklag. Gaditcs wlio Tollowed David
22 " Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
the son of a vahant man of Kab-
zeel, who had done mighty deeds,
he slew the two sons of Ariel of
Moab : he went down also and
slew a lion in the midst of a pit in
time of snow. 23 And he slew an
Egyptian, a man of great stature,
five cubits high ; and in the Egyp-
tian's hand was ''a spear like a
weaver's beam ; and he went down
to him with a stafP. and plucked
the spear out of the Egyptian's
hand, and slew him with his own
spear. 24: These things did Be-
naiah the son of Jehoiada, and had
a name among the three mighty
men. 25 Behold, he was more
honorable than the thirty, but he
attained not to the first three : and
David set him over his ^ guard.
26 Also the mighty men of the
armies : Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-
lehem, 27 ■^ Sham moth the Haro-
rite, Helez the " Pelonite, 28 Ira
the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite, 29 ■*8ib-
becai the Hushathite; ^ Ilai the
Ahohite, 30 Maharai the Netopha-
thite, '' Heled the son of Baanah
the Netophathite, 3 1 Ithai the son
of Ribai of Gibeah of the children
of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathon-
ite, 32 ^Hurai of the brooks of
Gaash, "^Abiel the Arbathite, 33
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba
the 8haalbonite, 34 the sons of
** Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan
the son of Shagee the Hararite,
35 Ahiara the son of '"Sacar the
Harai'ite, " Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahi-
jah the Pelonite, 37 Hezro the
Carmelite, ''^ Naarai the son of
Ezbai, 38 Joel the brother of
Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai
the Berothite, the armorbearer of
Joab the son of Zeruiah, 40 Ira the
Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son
of Ahlai, 42 Adina the son of
Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the
Reubenites, and thirty with him,
^ Or council
2 In 2 S. 23. 25, Shammah the Harodite.
3 In 2 S. 23. 26, Paltite.
« In 2 S. 23. 27, Mehunnai.
5 In 2 S. 23. 28, Zalmon.
6 In 2 S. 23. 29, Heleb.
T In 2 S. 23. 30, Hiddai.
8 In 2 S. 23. 31, Abi~albon.
9 In 2 S. 23. 32, Jashen.
10 In 2 S. 23. 33, Sharar.
11 In 2 S. 23. 34, EUiihelet the son of Ahasbai.
w In 2 S. 23. 36, Paarai tlu Arbite.
" 2 S. 8. 18
b 1 S. 17. 7
<' Juflg. 3.
15; 20. 10
/2S. 2, 18
A Josh. 3. 15;
4. 18
410
43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and
Joshaphat the Mithnite, 44 Uzzia
the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel
the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimi'i, ana
Joha his brother, the Tizite, 46
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai,
and Joshaviah, the sons of El-
naam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, and Obed, .and Jaasiel
the Mezobaite.
^ O " Now these are they that
\-^^ came to David to Ziklag,
'^while he yet kept himself close
because of Saul the son of Rish ;
and they were among the mighty
men, his helpers in war. 2 They
'^ were armed with bows, and
''could use both the right hand and
the left in slinging stones and in
shooting arrows from the bow :
"they were of Saul's brethren of
Benjamin. 3 The chief was Ahie-
zer ; then Joash, the sons of She-
maah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel,
and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth,
and Beracah, and Jehu the Anatho-
thite, 4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeon-
ite, a mighty man among the
thirty, and over the thirty, and
Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Jo-
hanan, and Jozabad the Gedera-
thite, 5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and
Beal iah, and Shemariah, and Sheph-
atiah the Haruphite, 6 Elkanah,
and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joe-
zer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,
7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the
sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 And of the Gadites there
separated themselves unto David
to the stronghold in the wilder-
ness, mighty men of valor, men
trained for war, that could handle
shield and spear : whose faces were
like the faces of lions, and •''they
were as swift as the roes upon the
mountains: 9 Ezer the chief, Oba-
diah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jere-
miah the fifth, 11 Attai the sixth,
Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the
eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jere-
miah the tenth, Machbannai the
eleventh. 14 These of the sons of
Gad wei'e captains of the host : " he
that was least was ^° equal to a hun-
dred, and the greatest '^to a thou-
sand. 15 ''These are they that
went over the Jordan in the first
month, when it had overflowed all
its banks; and they put to flight
13 Heb. being yet shut up. i
14 Or, drew the boio i* Or, over
12. IG
I. CHKONICLES
13.1
David's Friends from Benjamin, Jadab, and Manasscli. Enumeration of those who helped David to become King of all Israel
all them of the valleys, both toward
the east and toward the west.
16 And there came of the chil-
dren of Benjamin and Judah to
the stronghold unto David. 17
And David went out to meet them,
and answered and said unto them,
If ye be come peaceably unto me
to help me, my neart shall be knit
unto you ; but if ye be come to betray
me to mine adversaries, seeing there
is no ^ wrong in my hands, the God
of our fathers look thereon, and re-
buke it. 18 Then "the [Spirit 'came
upon '' Amasai, who was chief of the
^thirty, and he said. Thine are M^e,
David, and on thy side, thou son
of Jesse : ""peace, peace be unto thee,
and peace be to thy helpers ; for thy
God helpeth thee. Then David re-
ceived tliem, and made them cap-
tains of the band.
19 "Of Manasseh also tliere fell
avyay some to David, when he came
with the Philistines against Saul to
battle : but they helped them not ;
for the lords of the Philistines upon
advisement sent him away, saying.
He will fall away to his master
Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell
to him of ]\Ianasseh, Adnah, and
Jozabad, and Jediael. and Michael,
and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zille-
thai, captains of thousands that
were of Manasseh. 21 And they
helped David against " the band
of I'overs: for they were all mighty
men of valor, and were captains in
the host. 22 For from day to day
men came to David to help him,
until there was a great host, •'like
the host of God.
23 And these are the numbers of
the heads of them that were armed
for war, s'who came to David to
Hebron, ''to turn the kingdom of
Saul to him, 'according to the
word of Jehovah. 24 The chil-
dren of Judah that barf^ shield and
spear were six thousand and eight
hundred, armed for war. 25 Of
the children of Simeon, mighty
men of valor for the war, seven
thousand and one hundred. 26 Of
the children of Levi four thousand
and six hundred. 27 And Jehoiada
Avas the leader of the house o^ Aaron ;
and with him were three thousand
and seven hundred, 28 and *Zadok,
a young man mighty of valor, and
of his father's house twenty and
1 Or, virilevre - Heb. chithed.
3 Another reading is, cm>tains.
" Judg. 3.
10 ; 6. 34
6 ch. 2. 17
•" 1 S. 2-,. 5, 6
d 1 S. 29. 2-9
" 1 S. 30. I
/ Gen. 32. 2 ;
Josh. 5.
13-15
f' 2 S. 2. 3, 4
'' Ch. 10. 14
' ch. 11. 10
''• ch. 0. 8,
.'i:; ; 2 S. 8.
17
' ver. 2
'" 2 S. 2. 8, 9
" Ksth. I. 13
" I'S. 12. 2
P ver. 33 ;
2 S. 6. 1-3
two captains. 29 And of the chil-
dren of Benjamin, 'the brethren of
Saul, three thousand : for hitherto
'"the greatest part of them had
■^kept their allegiance to the house
of Saul. 30 And of the children
of Ephraim twenty thousand and
eight hundred, mighty men of
valor, famous men in their fathers'
houses. 31 And of the half-tribe
of Manasseh eighteen thousand,
who were mentioned by name, to
come and make David king. 32
And of the children of Issachar,
"men that had understanding of
the times, to know what Israel
ought to do, the heads of them
were two hundred; and all their
brethren were ^t their command-
ment. 33 Of Zebulun, such as
were able to go out in the host,
that could set the battle in array ,_
with all manner of instruments of
war, fifty thousand, and that could
order the battle array, and were not
"of double heart. 34 And of Naph-
tali a thousand captains, and with
them with shield and spear thirty
and seven thousand. 35 And of
the Danites that could set the
battle in arraj;-, twenty and eight
thousand and six hundred. 36 And
of Asher, such as were able to go
out in the host, that could set the
battle in array, forty thousand.
37 And on the other side of the
Jordan, of the Pveubenites, and the
Gadites, and of the half- tribe of
Manasseh, with all manner of in-
struments of war for the battle, a
hundred and twenty thousand.
38 All these, being men of war,
that could order the battle array,
came with ^'a perfect heart to He-
bron, to make David king over all
Israel: and all the rest also of Is-
rael were of one heart to make
David king. 39 And they were
there with David three days, eat-
ing and drinking; for their breth-
ren had made preparation for them.
40 Moreover they that were nigh
unto them, even as far as Issa-
char and Zebulun and Naphtali,
"brought bi^ead on asses, and on
camels, and on mules, and on oxen,
victuals of meal, cakes of figs, and
clusters of raisins, and wine, and
oil, and oxen, and sheep in abun-
dance : for there was joy in Israel.
A O And David consulted with
J-O the captains of thousands
and of hundreds, even with evei-y
■• Heb. kept the charge oj the liouse.
411
13.2
I. CHRONICLES
14.16
Tlie irk broDght to Olicdedom's Ilonse. Uzza's Death. David's ITonsc and Family. David defeats the Philuttines
leader. 2 And David said unto all
the assembly of Israel, If it seem
good unto you, and if it be of .Jeho-
vah our God, let us send abroad
every where unto our brethren
that are left in all the Mand of Is-
rael, '-^with whom the pi'iests and
Levites are in their cities that have
"suburbs, that they may gather
themselves unto us; 3 and let us
bring again the ark of our G()d to
us: "for we sought not unto it in
the days of 8aul. 4 And all the
assembly said that they would do
so; for the thing was I'ight in the
eyes of all the people. 5 ''80 David
assembled all Israel together, from
the Shihor the brook of Egypt even
unto the entrance of Hamath, 'to
bring the ark of God from Kiriath-
jearim. 6 "^And ]Javid went up,
and all Israel, to "Baalah, tliat i^,
to Kiriath-jearim, which belonged
to Judah, to bring up from thence
the ark of God Jehovah •''that '^sit-
teth (ihove the cherubim, "^that is
called by the Name. 7 And they
carried the ark of God upon a new
cart, and brought it out of ''the
house of Abinadab: and Uzza and
Ahio drove the cart. 8 And Da-
vid and all Israel pla.yed before
God with all their might, ''even
with songs, and with harps, and
with psalteries, and with timljrels,
and with cymbals, and with trum-
pets.
9 And when they came unto 'the
threshing-tloor of Chidon, Uzza put
forth his hand to hold the ark ; for
the oxen ''stumbled. 10 And the
anger of Jehovah was kindled
against Uzza, and he smote him,
* because he put forth his hand to
the ark; and 'there he died before
God. 1 1 And David was displeased,
because Jehovah had broken forth
upon Uzza : and he called that place
''Perez-uzza, unto this day. 12 And
David M^as afraid of God that day,
saying, How shall I bring the ark
of God home to me"! 13 So David
removed not the ark unto him into
the city of David, but carried it
aside into '"the house of Obed-
edom the Gittite. 14 And the ark
of God remained with the family
of Obed-edom in his house three
months : and " Jehovah blessed the
1 Heb. lands.
2 Or, and with them to the vriests and Levites
that are &c.
3 Or, pasture la.vds < Or, is enthroned
5 Or, tvhere the Name is called on
* Or, were restive Or, threw it down
1 That 18, The breach qf Uzza.
" 1 S. r. I, 2
^ cli. 1.'). 3;
■1 S. 0. 1 ;
1 K. 8. 05
"■ 1 S. 6. iJl ;
7. 1
''aS, 6. 2-n
*■ Josh. 15. 9
/2K. 19. 15
■' 1 S. 7. 1
'' ch. Ii5. 16
' 2 S. ti. 0
fc ch. 15. 13,
In
' Lev. 10. 2
'" 2 Ohr. 25.
21
" ch. 20. 4, 5
« ver. 13; ch.
11. 15
house of Obed-edom, and all that
he had.
-j A "And Hiram king of Tyre
X JL sent messengers to David,
and cedar-trees, and masons, and
carpenters, to build him a house.
2 And David perceived that Je-
hovah had established him king
over Israel; for his kingdom was
exalted on high, for his people Is-
rael's sake.
3 And David took more wives at
.Jerusalem ; and David begat more
sons and daughters. 4 ''And these
are the names of the children whom
he had in Jerusalem: Shammua,
and IShobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and El-
pelet, 6 and Nogah, and Nepheg,
and Japhia, 7 and Elishama, and
Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8 And when the Philistines heard
that David was anointed king over
all Israel, all the Philistines went
up to seek David : and David heard
of it, and went out ** against them.
9 Now the Philistines had come
and ''made a raid in the valley of
Rephaim. 10 And David inquired
of God, sajang, Shall I go up against
the Philistines'? and wilt thou de-
liver them into my hand'? And Je-
hovah said unto him. Go up ; for I
will deliver them into thy hand.
1 1 So they came up to Baal-pera-
zim, and David smote them there;
and David said, God hath ^broken
mine enemies by my hand, like the
breach of waters. Therefore they
called the name of that place ^" Baal-
perazim. 12 And they left their
gods there; and David gave com-
mandment, and they were burned
with fire.
13 And the Philistines *'yet
again made a raid in the valley.
14 And David inquired again of
God ; and God said unto him.
Thou shalt not go up after them :
turn away .from them, and come
upon them over against the '^ mul-
berry-trees. 15 And it shall be,
when thou hearest the sound of
marching in the tops of the mul-
berry-trees, that then thou shalt
go out to battle ; for God is gone
out before thee to smite the host
of the Philistines. 16 And David
did as God commanded him : and
they smote the host of the Philis-
tines from ^- Gibeon even to Gezer.
8 Or, h^fore
^ Or, broken forth upon mine enemies
1" i'hat is, The place of breakings forth.
11 Or, balsam^trees 12 in 2 S. 6. 25, Oeba.
412
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I. CHRONICLES
15.29
The Ark broiiglit by the levites to Jcrasalcm, accompanied by Singers and Players on Instruments
17 And the fame of David went
out into all lands ; and " Jehovah
brought the fear of him upon all
nations.
-i p^ And David made him
Jl O houses in the city of David ;
and he prepared a place for the
ark of God, and * pitched for it a
tent. 2 Then David said, ""None
ought to carry the ark of God but
the Levites : for them hath Jeho-
vah chosen to carry the ark of
God, and to minister unto him for
ever. 3 And "^ David assembled all
Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up
the ark of Jehovah 'unto its place,
Avhich he had prepared for it. 4
And David gathered together the
sons of Aaron, and •''the Levites :
5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the
chief, and his brethren a hundred
and twenty; 6 of the sons of
Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his
brethren two hundred and twenty ;
7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the
chief, and his brethren a hundred
and thirty ; 8 of the sons of Eliza-
phan, Shemaiah the chief, and his
brethren two hundred ; 9 of the
sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief,
and his brethren fourscore; 10 of
the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the
chief, and his brethren a hundred
and twelve. 1 1 And David called
for "Zadok and ''Abiathar the
priests, and for the Levites, for
Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah,
and Eliel, and Amminadab, 12
and said unto them. Ye are the
heads of the fathers' houses of the
Levites : ' sanctify yourselves, both
ye and your brethren, that ye may
bring up the ark of Jehovah, the
God of Israel, *unto the p/ace that
I have prepared for it. 13 Tor
because ye ba7^e it not at the first,
Jehovah our God made a breach
upon us, for that we sought him
Tiot according to the ordinance.
14 "'So the priests and the Levites
sanctified themselves to bring up
the ark of Jehovah, the God of
Israel. 15 And the children of
"the Levites bai-e the arkof God
upon their shoulders with the
staves thei*eon, as Moses com-
manded according to the word of
Jehovah.
1 6 And David spake to the chief
of the Levites "to appoint their
bi'ethren the singers, with instru-
ments of music, psalteries and
harps and cymbals, sounding aloud
and lifting up the voice with joy.
" Ex. 15. 14-
16 ; Dt. 2.
*> ver. 3 ; ch.
16. 1 ; 17.
1-6
" Num. 4. 15
d ch. IS. 5 ;
1 K. 8. 1
" ver. 1, 1'2;
2 8. 6. 12, 17
/ch. 6. 16-
30 ; 12. 26-
« ch. 12. 28
'' 1 S. 22. 20-
23 ; 1 K. 2.
26, 35
i Ex. 19. 14,
15 ; 2 Chr.
35. 6
^- ver. 1, 3
' ch. 13. 7 ;
2 S. 6. 3
"' ver. 12
" Ex. 25. I'l ;
Num. 4. 6
" ch. 13. 8 ;
25. 1
P ch. 25. 1
9 Ps. 46.
title
'■ Ps. 6. title
' ver. 28 ;
ch. 16. 6
' 2 S. 6. 12, 15
" ell. 13. 13
' Num. 23.
1-4, 29
17 So *'the Levites appointed He-
man the son of Joel ; and of his
brethren, Asaph the son of Bere-
chiah ; and of the sons of Merari
their brethren, Ethan the son of
Kushaiah ; 18 and with them their
brethren of the second degree,
Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and'
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and
Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eli-
phelehvi, and Mikneiah, and Obed-
edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph,
and Ethan, tvere ap2Jointed, with
cymbals of bi-ass to sound aloud ;
20 and Zechariah, and Aziel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah,
and Benaiah, with psalteries set to
* Alamoth ; 21 and Alattithiah, and
Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and
Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Aza-
ziah, with harps set to *" the Shemi-
nith, to lead. 22 And Chenaniah,
chief of the Levites, was over ^ the
song: he instructed about Hhe
song, because he was skilful. 23
And Berechiah and Elkanah were
doorkeepers for the ark. 24 And
Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and
Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zecha-
riah, ancl Benaiah, and Eliezer,
the priests, *did blow the trum-
pets before the ark of God ; and
Obed-edom and Jehiah wei-e door-
keepers for the ark.
25 'So David, and the elders of
Israel, and the captains over thou-
sands, went to bring up the ark of
the covenant of Jehovah out of
"the house of Obed-edora with joy.
26 And it came to pass, when God
helped the Levites that bare the
ark of the covenant of Jehovah,
that they sacrificed " seven bullocks
and seven rams. 27 And David
was clothed with a robe of fine
linen, and all the Levites that bare
the ark, and the singers, and Che-
naniah the master of Hhe song
with the singers : and David had
upon him an ephod of linen. 28
Thus all Israel brought up the ark
of the covenant of Jehovah with
shouting, and with sound of the
cornet, and with trumpets, and
with cymbals, sounding aloud with
psalteries and harps.
29 And it came to pass, as the
ark of the covenant of Jehovah
came to the city of David, that
1 Or, the carrying of the ark Heb. the lifting
413
16.1
I. CHRONICLES
16.31
Sarri6res ofTcrcd. Levites appointed to minister before the Arii. Psalm of Tlianksgiviiig
Miclial the daughter of Saul looked
out at the window, and saw king
David dancing and playing ; and
she despised him in her heart.
-j f* And they brought in the
_LO ark of God, and "set it in
the midst of the tent that David
had pitched for it : and they of-
fered burnt-offerings and peace-
offerings before God. 2 And when
David had made an end of offering
the burnt-offering and the peace-
offerings, he blessed the people in
the name of Jehovah. 3 And he
dealt to every one of Israel, both
man and woman, to every one a
loaf of bread, and a portion ^ of
flesh, and a cake of raisins.
4 And he appointed certain of
the Levites to minister before the
ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate
and to thank and praise Jehovah,
the God of Israel : 5 Asaph the
chief, and second to him Zechariah,
^Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Je-
hiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab,
and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and
Jeiel, with psalteries and with
harps ; and Asaph with cjanbals,
sounding aloud; 6 and Benaiah
and Jahaziel the priests with trum-
pets continually, before the ark of
the covenant of God.
7 Then on that day *did David
^fii'st ordain to give thanks unto
Jehovah, by the hand of Asaph
and his brethren.
8^0 give thanks unto Jehovah,
call upon his name ;
^ Make known his doings among
the peoples.
9 Sing unto him, sing praises
unto him ;
^Talk ye of all his marvellous
works.
10 Glory ye in his holy name ;
Let the heart of them rejoice
that seek Jehovah.
11 Seek ye Jehovah and his
strength ;
* Seek his face evermore.
12 -^Remember his marvellous
works that he hath done,
His ^wonders, and the judg-
ments of his mouth,
13 O ye seed of Israel his servant,
Ye children of Jacob, his chosen
ones.
14 He is Jehovah our God ;
His ''judgments are in all the
earth.
15 Remember his covenant for ever,
1 Or, of wine 2 in ch. 15. 18, Jaaziel.
3 Or, make it the chief work * Or, Meditate
« ch. l.S. 1
*> 2 S. 22. 1 ;
23. 1
' ver. 8-22 :
Ps. 105.
1-15
d 1 K. 8. 43 ;
2 K. 19. 19
' Ps. 24. 6
/Ps. 77. 11;
103. 2
" Ps. 78. 43-
68
ft Is. 26. 9
■ Gen. 17. 2 ;
22. 16-18 ;
26. 3
fc Gen. 35.
11, 12
' Gen. 13. 15
"' Gen. 34. 30 ;
Dt. 7. 7
" Gen. 12.
17, 20. 3,
Ex. 7. 15-18
P ver. 23-33 :
Pa. 96. 1-13
1 Ps. 48. I ;
96. 4 ; 145. 3
'■ Ps. 89. 7 ;
95. 3
' Lev. 19. 4
t Ps. 96, 5 ;
102. 25
" ver. 28, 29 :
Ps. 29. 1, 2
" Is. 44. 23 ;
49. 13
414
The word which he commanded
to a thousand generations,
16 The ^ covenant which he made
with Abraham,
And his oath unto Isaac,
17 And *contirmed the same unto
Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting
covenant,
18 Saying, 'Unto thee will I give
the land of Canaan,
The ^lot of your inheritance ;
19 When ye were but a '"few men
in number.
Yea, very few, and sojourners
in it ;
20 And they went about from na-
tion to nation.
And from one kingdom to an-
other people.
21 He suffered no man to do them
wrong ;
Yea, "he reproved kings for
their sakes,
22 Saying, Touch not mine
anointed ones.
And " do my prophets no harm.
23 ^Sing unto Jehovah, all the
earth ;
Show forth his salvation from
day to day.
24 Declare his glory among the
nations.
His marvellous works among
all the peoples.
25 For 'great is Jehovah, and
greatly to be praised :
He also is ''to be feared above
all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples
are ® * idols :
But Mehovah made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before
him :
Strength and gladness are in
his place.
28 "Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kin-
dreds of the peoples.
Ascribe unto Jenovah glory and
strength ;
29 Ascribe unto .Jehovah the glory
due unto his name :
Bring an offering, and come
before him ;
Worship Jehovah 'in holy ar-
ray.
30 Tremble before him, all the
earth :
The world also is established
that it cannot be moved.
31 Let the "heavens be glad, and
let the earth rejoice ;
5 Heb. cord, or, line. « Or, thinns of nought
1 Or, ill the beaut]/ of holiness
16.32
I. CHKONICLES
17.15
Ministers of the Religions Services. David's Tuipose to liuild a Temple, fiod's Message to David foncerniiig his Purpose
And let them say among the
nations, "Jehovah reignetla.
32 *Let the sea roar, and the ful-
ness thereof ;
Let the field exult, and all that
is therein ;
33 Then shall the trees of the
wood sing for joy before
Jehovah ;
For he cometh to judge the earth.
34 "^ O give thanks unto Jehovah ;
for he is good ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever.
35 And say ye, "^ Save us, O God of
our salvation.
And gather us together and de-
liver us from the nations.
To give thanks unto thy holy
name,
And to triumph in thy praise.
36 "Blessed be Jehovah, tiie God
of Israel,
From everlasting even to ever-
lasting.
And all the people -^said, Amen,
and praised Jehovah.
37 So he left there, » before the
ark of the covenant of Jehovah,
Asaph and his brethren, to minis-
ter before the ark continually, '' as
every day's work required ; 38 and
*Obed-ecfom with their brethren,
threescore and eight ; Obed-edom
also the son of Jeduthun and
*Hosah to be doorkeepers ; 39 and
'Zadok the priest, and his breth-
ren the priests, '" before the taber-
nacle of Jehovah in the high place
that was at Gibeon, 40 to ofter
burnt-ofterings unto Jehovah upon
the altar of burnt-offering continu-
ally morning and evening, " even
according to all that is written in
the law of Jehovah, which he com-
manded unto Israel; 41 and with
them "Heman and Jeduthun, and
^the rest that were chosen, who
were mentioned by name, to » give
thanks to Jehovah, because his
lovingkindness endureth for ever ;
42 and with them Heman and
Jeduthun ivith trumpets and cym-
bals for those that should sound
aloud, and with instruments for
'■ the songs of God ; and the sons of
Jeduthun to be at the gate. 43
And all the people departed every
man to his house : and David re-
turned to bless his house.
-\ 'T *And it came to pass,
JL f when David dwelt in his
house, that David said to Nathan
the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house
" Ps. 93. 1 ;
96. 10
I- Ps. 98. 7
" Ps. 100. 1 ;
130. 1
d Ps. 100. 47,
48
' 1 K. 8. 1.5,
56 ; Ps. 72.
18
/Dt. 27. 15;
Neh. 8. 0
^ ver. 4, 5
A 2 Chr. S.
14 ; Ezr. 3. 4
i ch. 13. 14
* ch. 26. 10
' ch. 15. 11
'" 1 K. 3. 4
" Ex. 29. 38-
42 ; Num.
28. 3, 4
" ch. 6. 33
P ch. 26. 1-0
« 2 Chr. 5. 13
'■ 1 Chr. 25.
7 ; 2 Chr.
7. 6 ; 29. 27
" 2 S. 7. 1-29
« ch. 28. 2, 3
" Ex. 40. 2,
3 ; 2 S. 7. 6
''2S. 7. 7
^ Heb. 1. 5
of cedar, but the ark of the cov-
enant of Jehovah dwelletJt under
curtains. 2 And Nathan said unto
David, Do all that is in thy heart ;
for God is with thee. 3 And it
came to pass the same night, that
the word of God came to Nathan,
saying, 4 Go and tell David my
servant, Thus saith Jehovah, 'Thou
shalt not build me a house to dwell
in : 5 for 1 have not dwelt in a
house since the day that I brought
up Israel, unto this day, "but
^ have gone from tent to tent, and
from ove tabernacle to another. 6
In all places wherein I have walked
with all Isi'ael, spake I a word
"with any of the judges of Israel,
whom I commanded to be shep-
herd of my people, saying, Why
have ye not built me a house of
cedar 1 7 Now therefore thus shalt
thou say unto my servant David,
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took
thee from the "sheepcote, from
following the sheep, that thou
shouldest be ^ prince over my peo-
ple Israel : 8 and I have been with
thee whithersoever thou hast gone,
and have cut off all thine enemies
from before thee ; and I will make
thee a name, like unto the name'
of the great ones that are in the
earth. 9 And I will appoint a
place for my people Israel, and
will plant them, that they may
dwell in their own place, and be
moved no more ; neither shall the
children of wickedness waste them
any more, as at the first, 10 and
as from the day that I commanded
judges to be over my people Is-
rael ; and I "* will subdue all thine
enemies. Moi-eoyer I tell thee that
Jehovah will build thee a house.
1 1 And it shall come to pass, when
thy days are fulfilled that thou
must go to be with Ihy fathers,
that I will set up thy seed after
thee, who shall be of thy sons ;
and I will establish his kingdom.
1 2 He shall build me a house, and
I will establish his throne for
ever. 1 3 "" I will be his father, and
he shall be my son : and I will not
take my lovingkindness away irow-
him, "as I took it from him that
was before thee; 14 but I will
settle him in my house and in my
kingdom for ever ; and his throne
shall be established for ever. 15
According to all these words, and
1 Heb. have been.
2 Or, pasture
3 Or, leader
■» Or, have subdited
415
17.16
I. CHEONICLES
18.13
David's Prayer ia Response to God's Message. He conquers Pbilistia, Moab, Zobah, S}Tia, and Edom. King Ton's Present
according to all this vision, so did
Nathan speak unto David.
16 Then David the king went
in, and sat before Jehovah; and
he said, Who am I, O Jehovah
God, and what is my house, that
thou hast brought me thus far*?
17 And this was a small thing in
thine eyes, O God ; but thou hast
siioken of thy servant's house for a
great while to come, and hast re-
garded me according to the estate
of a man of high degree, O Jehovah
God. 18 What can David say yet
more unto thee concerning the
honor which is done to thy ser-
vant'? for thou knowest tliy ser-
vant. 19 O Jehovah, "iov thy
servant's sake, and according to
thine own heart, hast thou wrought
all this greatness, to make known
all these great things. 20 O Jeho-
vah, there is none like thee, nei-
ther is there any God besides thee,
according to all that we have
heard with our ears. 2 1 ^ And
what one natio.i in the earth is
like thy people Israel, whom God
went to redeem unto himself for a
people, to make thee a name by
great and terrible things, in driv-
ing out nations from before thy
people, whom thou redeemedst out
of Egypt '? 22 'For thy people Is-
i-ael didst thou make thine own
people for ever ; and thou, Jeho-
vah, becamest their God. 2-3 And
now, O Jehovah, let the word tliat
thou hast spoken concerning thy
servant, and concerning his house,
be established for ever, and do as
thou hast spoken. 24 ^And let
thy name be established and mag-
nified for ever, saying, Jehovah of
hosts is the God of Israel, even a
God to Israel : and the house of
David thy servant is established
before thee.* 25 For thou, O my
God, hast revealed to thy servant
that thou wilt build him a house :
therefore hath thy servant found
in his heart to pray before thee.
26 And now, O Jehovah, thou
art God, and hast promised this
good thing unto thy servant : 27
and now it hath pleased thee to
bless the house of thy servant,
that it may continue for ever be-
fore thee: for thou, O Jehovah,
hast blessed, and it is blessed for
ever.
1 Or, And who is like thy people Israel, a nation
that is alnne in the earth &c.
2 Or, Yea, let it be established, and let thy name
be magnified d-c.
"28
Is.
I' Ex
r.
37.
19
21;
35
.5,6
"=2S
d ell.
8.
19
1-18
6
"i O And after this " it came to
JLO pass, that David smote the
Philistines, and subdued them, and
took Gath and its towns out of the
hand of the Philistines. 2 And he
smote Moab ; and the Moabites
became servants to David, and
brought tribute.
3 And David smote Hadarezer
king of Zobah ^unto Hamath, as
he went to establish his dominion
by the river Euphrates. 4 And
David took from him a thousand
chariots, and seven thousand horse-
men, and twenty thousand foot-
men ; and David hocked all the
chariot horses, but reserved of
them for a hundred chariots.
5 And when ^the Syrians of
•' Damascus came to succor Hadar-
ezer king '' of Zobah, David smote
of •*the Syrians two and twenty
thousand men. 6 Then David
put garrisons in •* Syria of * Da-
mascus ; and "* the Syrians became
servants to David, and brought
tribute. And Jehovah "gave vic-
tory to David whithersoever he
went. 7 And David took the
shields of gold that wei-e on the
servants of Hadarezer, and brought
them to Jerusalem. 8 And from
Tibhath and from Gun, cities of
Hadarezer, David took very much
brass, wherewith Solomon made
the brazen sea, and the pillars,
and the vessels of brass.
9 And when Tou king of Hamath
heard that David had smitten all
thehostof Hadarezer kingof Zobah,
1 0 he sent Hadoram his son to king
David, to salute him, and to bless
him, because he had fought against
Haflarezer and smitten him (for
Hadarezer had wars with Tou) ;
and he had tcith him all manner of
vessels of gold and silver and brass.
1 1 These also did king DaA'id dedi-
cate unto Jehovah, with the silver
and the gold that he carried away
from all the nations ; from Edom,
and from Moab, and from the chil-
dren of Ammon, and from the Phi-
listines, and from Amalek.
12 Moreover ^ Abishai the son of
Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in
the Valley of Salt eighteen thou-
sand. 1 3 And he put garrisons in
Edom ; and all the Edomites be-
came servants to David. And
Jehovah ^gave victory to David
whithersoever he went.
416
3 Or, 6v iKeh.Aram.
8 Or, saved David
^ Heb. Dnrmesek.
' Heb. AbshaL
18.14
I. CHRONICLES
20.
:^
David's OfScers. His Messengers abused hy Hannn, King of Animon. Ammon and Syria defeated
14 And David reigned over all
Israel ; and he executed justice
and righteousness unto all his
people. 15 And " Joab the son of
Zeruiah was over the host ; and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was
' recorder ; 1 6 and Zadok the son
of Aliitub, and Abimelech the son
of Abiathar, were priests ; and
Shavsha was -scribe: 17 and Bc-
naiah the son of Jehoiada was
over the Cherethites and tlie
Pelethites ; and the sons of David
were chief about the king.
1 C| ''And it came to pass after
-L ^J this, that Nahash the king
of the children of Ammon cHed,
and his son reigned in his stead.
:2 And David said, I will show
kindness unto Hanun the son of
Nahash, because his father sliowed
kindness to nie. !So David sent
messengers to comfort him con-
cerning his father. And David's
servants came into the land of
the children of Ammon to Hanun,
to comfort him. 3 But the princes
of the children of Ammon said to
Hanun, Thinkest thou that David
doth honor thy father, in that he
hath sent comforters unto thee?
are not his servants come unto
thee to search, and to overthrow,
and to spy out the land'? 4 8o
Hanun took David's servants, and
shaved them, and cut off their gar-
ments in the middle, even to their
buttocks, and sent them away. 5
Then there went certain persons,
and told David how the men were
served. And he sent to meet them ;
for the men were greatly ashamed.
And the king said, Tarry at Jericho
until your beards be gi'own, and
then return.
6 And when the children of
Ammon saw that they had made
themselves odious to David, Ha-
nun and the children of Animon
sent a thousand talents of silver
to hire them chariots and horse-
men ovit of Mesopotamia, and out
of Aram-maacah, and out "of Zo-
bah. 7 So they hired them thirty
and two thousand chariots, and
the king of Maacah and his peo-
ple, who came and encamped be-
fore '^Medeba. And the children
of Ammon gathered themselves
together from their cities, and
came to battle. _ 8 And when
David heard of it, he sent Joab,
and all the host of the mighty
1 Or, chronicler ^ Or, secretary
°- ch. 11. 6
b 2 S. 10. 1-19
"ch. 18. 5, 9
d Num. 21.
30 ; Josh.
13. 9, 16
!S. 11. 1
417
men. 9 And the children of Am-
mon came out, and put the battle
in array at the gate of the city :
and the kings that were come were
by themselves in the field.
10 Now when Joab saw that
^the battle was set against him
before and behind, he chose of all
the choice men of Israel, and put
them in array against tlie Syrians.
11 And the re_st of the people
he committed into the hand of
'' Abishai his brother ; and they
put themselves in array against
the children of Ammon. 12 And
he said, If the Syrians be too
strong for me, then thou shalt
help me; but if the children of
Ammon be too strong for thee,
then I will help thee. 13 Be of
good courage, and let us play the
man for our people, and for the
cities of our God : and Jehovah
do that which seemeth him good.
14 So Joab and the people that
were with him di'ew nigh before
the Syrians unto the battle ; and
they fled before him. 15 And
when the children of Ammon saw
that the Syrians were fled, they
likewise fled befoi-e Abishai his
brother, and entered into the city.
Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 And when the Syrians saw
that they were put to the worse
before Israel, they sent messen-
gers, and drew forth the Syrians
that were beyond the River, with
Shophach the captain of the host
of Hadarezer at their head. 17
And it was told David ; and he
gathered all Israel together, and
passed over the Jordan, and came
upon them, and set the battle in
array against them. So when
David had put the battle in array
against the Syrians, they fought
with him. 18 And the Syrians
fled before Israel ; and David
slew of the Syrians the men of
seven thousand chariots, and forty
thousand footmen, and killed Sho-
phach the captain of the host. 19
And when the servants of Hadar-
ezer saw that they were put to the
worse before Israel, they made
peace with David, and served him :
neither would the Syrians help the
children of Ammon any moi'e.
O/^ "And it came to pass, at
wv/ the time of the return of
the year, at the time when kings
3 Heb. the face of the battle was against.
4 Heb. Abshai.
20.
I. CHRONICLES
21.16
Joab captures Rabbah. Tlie Philistines smitten. The People uunbered. A Pestilence sent
go out to battle, that Joab led forth
the army, and wasted the country
of the children of Ammon, and
came and besieged Rabbah. But
David tarried at Jerusalem. And
"Joab smote Rabbah, and over-
threw it. 2 'And David took the
crown of ^ their king from oil" his
head, and found it to weigh a
talent of gold, aixl there were
precious stones in it ; and it was
set upon David's head : and he
brought forth the spoil of the
city, exceeding much. 3 And he
brought forth the people that
were therein, 'and cut tkem with
Kaws, and with harrows of ii'on,
and with axes. And thus did
David unto all the cities of the
children of Ammon. And David
ind all tlie people returned to
Jerusalem.
4 '' And it came to pass after this,
that there arose war atj^ Gezer with
tlie Philistines : then Sibbecai the
Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons
of the giant ; and tney were sub-
dued. 5 And there was again war
with the Philistines ; and Elhanan
the son of ''Jair slew Lahmi the
brother of Goliath the Gittite,
•^the staff of whose spear was like
a weaver's beam. 6 And there
Was again war at Gath, where was
a man of great stature, whose fin-
gers and toes were foui* and twenty,
six on each hand, and six on each
foot ; and he also was born unto
the giant. 7 And when he ^defied
Isi'ael, Jonathan the son of 8himea
David's brother slew him. _ 8 These
were born unto the giant in Gath ;
and they fell by the hand of David,
and by the hand of his servants.
O^ -'And •* Satan stood up
^ X against Israel, and moved
David to number Israel. 2 And
David said to Joab and to the
princes of the people, ''Go, num-
ber Israel from Beer-sheba even
to Dan ; and bring me word,
that I may know the sum of
them. .3 And Joab said, 'Jeho-
vah make his people a hundred
times as many as they are : but,
mjT^ lord the king, are they not all
my lord's servants 1 why doth my
lord require this thing'? why will
he be a cause of guilt unto Israel 1
i Nevertheless the king's word
prevailed against Joab. Where-
1 Or, Malcam See Zeph, 1. .'.,
2 In 2 S. 21. 18, Gob. 3 Or, reproached
* Or, an adversary
"2S
12
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12
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31
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31
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18-22
'^2 8.
21
10
/ch.
11.
23;
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ir
7
!'2S.
24
1-2
''Ch.
27.
23.
24
■Dt.
1.
11
fc2S.
24
9
'ch.
27.
24
! S. 12. 13
"ch. 29. 20;
2 S. 24. 11
° 1 S. 0. 9
i' 2 S. 24. 13
' Ps. fil. 1 ;
130. 4, 7
■ ch. 27. 24
' Ex. 32. 14 ;
1 S. 1.5. 11 ;
Jon. 3. 10
fore Joab departed, and went
throughout all Israel, and came
to Jerusalem. 5 And Joab gave
up the sum of the numbering of
the people unto David. And *all
thej'^ of Israel were a thousand
thousand and a hundred thousand
men that drew sword : and Judah
was four hundred threescore and
ten thousand men that drew
sword. 6 ' But Levi and Benja-
min counted he not among them;
for the king's word was abomina-
ble to Joab. 7 And_ God was dis-
pleased with this thing ; therefore
he smote Israel. 8 And David
said unto God, I have sinned
greatly, in that I have done this
thing : '"but now, put away, I lie-
seech thee, the iniquity of thy
servant ; for I have done very
foolishly.
9 And Jehovah spake unto
"Gad, David's "seer, saying, 10
Go and speak unto David, say-
ing. Thus saith Jehovah, I ^olfer
thee three things : choose thee
one of them, that I may do it
unto thee. 11 So Gad came to
David, and said unto him. Thus
saith Jehovah, Take which thou
wilt: 12 '' either three years of
famine ; or three months to be
consumed before thy foes, while
the sword of thine enemies over-
taketh thee ; or else three days
the sword of Jehovah, "^even pes-
tilence in the land, and the angel
of Jehovah destroying throughout
all the borders of Israel. Now
therefore consider what answer I
shall return to him that sent me.
13 And David said unto Gad, I
am in a great strait : let me fall,
I pray, into the hand of Jehovah ;
* for very ^ great are his mercies :
and let me not fall into the hand
of man. 14 ""So Jehovah sent a,
pestilence upon Israel; and there
fell of Israel seventy thousand
men. 15 And God sent an angel
unto Jerusalem to destroy it :
and as he was about to destroy,
Jehovah beheld, and "he repented
him of the evil, and said to the
destroying angel. It is enough ;
now staj?^ thy hand. And the
angel of Jehovah was standing by
the threshing-floor of ^Ornan the
Jebusite. 16 And David lifted up
his eyes, and saw the angel of Je-
hovah standing between earth and
* Heb. stretch oiif \i.vin. « Or, and
7 Or, many » In 2 S. 24. 16, &c., Araunah.
418
21.17
I. CPIKONICLES
22.11
David builds an Altar on Oman's Tiiresliing-flour. His Preparations for building the Temple. His Charge to Solomon
heaven, having a drawn sword in
his hand stretched out over Jeru-
salem. Then David and the elders,
" clothed in sackcloth, fell upon
their faces. 17 And David said
unto God, Is it not I that com-
manded the people to be num-
bered ^ even I it is that have
sinned and done very wickedly ;
* but these sheep, what have they
done ■? let thy hand, I pray thee,
O Jehovah my God, be against
me, and against my father's house;
but not against thy people, that
they should be plagued.
18 "Then the angel of Jehovah
commanded Gad to .say to David,
that David should go up, and rear
an altar unto Jehovah in the
threshing-floor of Oman the Jebu-
site. 19 And David went up at
the saying of Gad, which he spake
in the name of Jehovah. 20 And
Oman turned back, and saw the
angel ; and his four sons that were
with him hid themselves. Now
Ornan was threshing wheat. 21
And as David came to Oman, Or-
nan looked and saw David, and
went out of the threshing-floor,
and bowed himself to David with
his face to the ground. 22 Then
David said to Ornan, Give me the
place of this threshing-floor, that I
may build thereon an altar unto
Jehovah : for the full price shalt
thou give it me, that the plague
may be stayed from the people.
23 And Oman said unto David,
Take it to thee, and let my lord
the king do that, which is good in
his eyes : lo, I give thee the oxen
for burnt-offerings, and the thresh-
ing instruments for wood, and the
wheat for the meal-offering ; I give
it all. ■ 21 And king David said to
Ornan, Nay ; but 1 Vv'ill verily buy
it for the full price : for I will not
take that which is thine for Je-
hovah, nor ofter a burnt-offering
without cost. 25 So "^ David gave
to Ornan for the place six hundred
shekels of gold by weight. 26 And
David built there an altar unto Je-
hovah, and offered burnt-offerings
and peace-offerings, and called
upon Jehovah; and "he answered
him from heaven by fire upon the
altar of burnt-offering. 27 And
Jehovah commanded the angel ;
and he put up his sword again
into the sheath thereof.
28 At that time, when Davirl
saw that Jehovah had answered
« 1 K. 21. 27
i'2S. 7. 8;
Ps. 74. 1
" 2 Chr. 3. 1
d 2 S. 2J. 24
" Lev. 9. 24 ;
Judg. 6. 21
/ch. 16, 39;
I K, 3. 4
V ch. 21. 18-
28; 2 Chr.
3. 1
ft 1 K. 9, W,
21 ; 2 Clir.
2. 17
« 1 K. 6. 17.
IS
t cb. 29. 2, 7
' ver. 14
1 K. 6. 6-10
' ch. 29. 1 ;
1 K. 3. 7
° ch. 17. 1 ;
2 S. 7. 2, 3
'' ch. 28. 3
« 1 K. 4. 20,
>• 2 S. 12. 24,
25
" ch. 17. 12;
2 S. 7. 13,
him in the threshing-floor of Or-
nan the Jebusite, then he sacri-
ficed there. 29 ■'^For the tabernacle
of Jehovah, which Moses made
in the wilderness, and the altar of
burnt-offering, were at that time
in the high place at Gibeon. 30
But David could not go before
it to inquire of God ; for he was
afraid because of the sword of the
0 O angel of Jehovah. 1 Then
^^ David said, "This is the
house of Jehovah God, and this
is the altar of burnt-offering for
Israel.
2 And David commanded to
gather together '' the sojourners
that were in the land of Israel ;
and 'he set masons to hew wroughfi
stones to build the house of God.
3 And David * prepared iron in
abundance for the nails for the
doors of the gates, and for the
couplings ; and ' brass in abun-
dance without weight ; 4 and
cedar-trees without number : for
'"the Sidonians and they of Tyre
brought cedar-trees in abundance
to David. 5 And David said,
" Solomon my son is young _ and
tender, and the house that is to
be builded for Jehovah must be ex-
ceeding magnificent, of fame and
of glory throughout all countries :
1 will therefore make preparation
for it. So David prepared abun-
dantly before his death.
6 Then he called for Solomon
his son, and chai'ged him to build
a house for Jehovah, the God of
Israel. 7 And David said to Solo-
mon ^his son, "As for me, it was in
my heart to build a house unto the
name of Jehovah my God. 8 But
the word of Jehovah came to me,
saying, ^'Thou hast shed blood
abundantly, and hast made great
wars : thou shalt not build a house
unto my name, because thou hast
shed much blood upon the earth in
my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be
born to thee, who shall be a man
of rest ; and '' I will give him rest
from all his enemies round about ;
for ''his name shall be "-^ Solomon,
and I will give peace and quietness
unto Israel in his days. 10 *He
shall build a house for my name ;
and he shall be my son, and I
will be his father ; and I will es-
tablish the throne of his kingdom
over Israel for ever. 11 Now,
I According to another reading, M\i son, asfoi
me &c. 2 That is, Peaceful.
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22.12
I. CHKONICLES
23.24
David's Charge to Solomon concerning the Temple. He prescribes the OfGces of the Levites
my son, " .Jehovah be with thee ;
and prosper thou, and build the
house of Jehovah thy God, as he
hath spoken concerning thee. 1 2
* Only Jehovah give thee discretion
and understanding, and give thee
charge concerning Israel ; that so
thou mayest keep the law of Jeho-
vah thy God. 1 3 "= Then shalt thou
prosper, if thou observe to do the
statutes and the ordinances which
.Jehovah chai-ged Moses with con-
cerning Israel : '' be strong, and of
good courage ; fear not, neither be
dismayed. 14 Now, behold, in my
^ affliction I have prejiared for the
house of .Jehovah 'a hundred thou-
sand talents of gold, and a thou-
sand thousand talents of silver,
and •''of brass and iron without
weight ; for it is in abundance :
timber also and stone have I pre-
pared ; and thou mayest add
thereto. 1-5 Moreover there are
workmen with thee in abundance,
hewers and workers of stone and
timber, and all men that are skil-
ful in every manner of work : 1 6
of the gold, the silver, and the
brass, and the iron, there is no
number. Arise and be doing, and
* Jehovah be with thee.
17 ''David also commanded all
the princes of Israel to help Solo-
mon his son, saying, 18 Is not Je-
hovah your God with you 1 and
*hath he not given you rest on
every side"? for he hath delivered
the inhabitants of the land into
my hand ; and the land is subdued
before .Jehovah, and before his peo-
ple. 1 9 Now * set your heart and
your soul to seek after .Jehovah
your God ; arise therefore, and
build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah
God, ' to bring the ark of the cove-
nant of .Jehovah, and the holy ves-
sels of God, into the house that
is to be built "to the name of
.Jehovah.
O O "Now David was old and
j^ *J full of days; and "he made
Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the
princes of Israel, with the priests
and the Levites. 3 And ^the Le-
vites were numbered from thirty
years old and upward: and « their
number by their polls, man by
man, was thirty and eight thou-
sand. 4 Of these, twenty and four
thousand were *■ to oversee the work
of the house of Jehovah; and six
1 Or, low estate
" ver. 16
6 1 K. 3. 9-
12 ; 2 Chr.
1. 10
" ch. 28. 7
rf Josh. 1. 6-9
" ch. 29. 4
/ver. 3
" ver. 11
'' ch. 28. 1-6
' ver. 9 , ch.
23. 2.5
* ch. 28. 9
' 1 K. 8. 6,
21 ; 2 Chr.
S. 7
'" ver. 7
" ch. 29. 28
" ch. 28. .0 ;
29. 22
P Num. 4.
3-19
« ver. 24 ;
Num. 4. 48
■" Ezr. 3. 8, 9
' ch. 26. 29
' ch. 1.5. 10
" ch. 6. 1
"Ex
6.
20
■^Ex
28.
1
y-Ex
30
6-10
• Dt. 33.
Ps. 9U.
title
1;
' Num. 10.
17, 21
420
thousand were 'officers and judges;
5 and four thousand were door-
keepers ; and ' four thousand
praised Jehovah with the instru-
ments which I made, said David,
to praise therewith. 6 And David
divided them into '^courses "accord-
ing to the sons of Levi: Gershon,
Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites : * Ladan
and Shimei. 8 The sons of La-
dan : Jehiel the chief, and Zetham,
and Joel, three. 9 The sons of
Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel,
and Haran, three. These were the
heads of the fathers' houses of La-
dan. 10 And the sons of Shimei:
Jahath, ^Zina, and Jeush, and Be-
riah. These four were the sons of
Shimei. 11 And .Jahath was the
chief, and Zizah the second : but
.Jeush and Beriah had not many
sons ; therefore they became a
fathers' house in one reckoning.
1 2 The sons of Kohath : Amram,
Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 "The sons of Amram: Aaron
and Moses; and -^ Aaron was sepa-
rated, ''that he should sanctify the
most holy things, he and his sons,
for ever, "to burn incense before
.Jehovah, to minister unto him, and
to bless in his name, for ever. 14
But as for ^ Moses the man of God,
his sons were named among the
tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of
Moses : Gershom and Eliezer. 1 6
The sons of Gershom: ""Shebuel
the chief. 17 And the sons of
Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief;
and Eliezer had no other sons ; but
the sons of Rehabiah were very
many. 1 8 The sons of Izhar :
"Shelomith the chief. 19 The sons
of Hebron : Jeriah the chief, Ama-
riah the second, .Jahaziel the thii'd,
and Jekameam the fourth. 20 The
sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief,
and Isshiah the second.
21 The sons of Mei^ari: Mahli
and Mushi. The sons of Mahli :
Eleazar and Kish. 22 And Elea-
zar died, and had no sons, but
daughters only : and their breth-
ren the sons of Kish took them
to wife. 23 The sons of Mushi :
Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth,
three.
24 "These were the sons of Levi
after their fathers' houses, even the
2 Heb. divisions. 3 in eh. 6. 17, Libni.
* In ver. U, Zizah.
5 Or, to sanctify as most holy him &c.
« Inch. 24. •2(),Shubael.
1 1n ch. 24. 22, Shelumoth.
23.25
I. CHRONICLES
24.26
David prescribes tlie Offices of tiic levltcs. Courses of the Sons of Aaron. Of tlie Otiicr Sons of Levi
heads of the fathers' houses of those
of them that were counted, in the
number of names l)y their polls,
who did the work for the service
of the house of Jehovah, "from
twenty years old and upward.
25 For David said, Jehovah, the
God of Israel, * hath given rest
unto his people; and he dwelleth
in Jerusalem for ever: 26 and also
'^the Levites shall no more have
need to carry the tabernacle and
all the vessels of it for the service
thereof. 27 For ^ by the last words
of David the sons of Levi were
numbered, from twenty years old
and upward. 28 For '■^ their office
was to wait on the sons of Aaron
for the sei-vice of the house of Je-
hovah, in the courts, and in the
chambers, and in the purifying of
all holy things, even the work of
the service of the house of God ;
29 ''for the showbread also, and
^for the fine flour for a meal-ofter-
ing, whether of unleavened wafers,
or •'of that which is baked in the
pan, or "of that which is soaked,
and ''for all manner of measure and
size ; 30 and to stand every morn-
ing to thank and praise Jehovah,
and likewise at even; 31 and to
offer all burnt-offerings unto Jeho-
vah, 'on the sabbaths, on the new
moons, and ^on the set feasts, in
number according to the ordinance
concerning them, continually be-
fore Jehovah; 32 and that Hhey
should keep the charge of the tent
of meeting, and the charge of the
holy place, and '"the. charge of
the sons of Aaron their brethren,
for the service of the house of
Jehovah.
O A And the courses of the
w 'Tl sons of Aaron tvere these.
"The sons of Aaron: Nadab and
Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2
"But Nadalj and Abihu died before
their father, and had no children:
therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ex-
ecuted the priest's office. 3 ^And
David with^Zadok of the sons of
Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the
sons of Ithamar, divided them ac-
cording to their ordering in their
service. 4 And there were more
chief men found of the sons of
Eleazar than of the sons of Itha-
mar ; and thus were they divided :
of the sons of Eleazar there were
1 Or, in the last nets
2 Heb. thfir station was at the hand of the sons
of Aaron. See Neh. n. 24.
3 Or, And David divided them, evsit Zadok &a.
°- ver. 3
f> ch. 'li. 18
''Num. 4. 5,
15 ; 7. 9
d Lev. 24. 6-9
' Lev. ti. 20
/ch. 9. 31
" Lev. 6. 21
h Lev. 19. 35,
38
i Is. 1. 13, 14
fc Lev. 23. 2-4
' ch. 9. 27 ;
Num. 1. 53
'" Num. 3.
6-9, 38
" Ex. 6. 23
" Lev. 10. 2
P ver. 31 ;
ch. 6. 8
9 ver. 31
'■ ch. 18. 16
'Neh. 12.4;
Lk. 1. 5
< ch. 9. 25
sixteen, heads of fathers' houses;
and of the sons of Ithamar, accord-
ing to their fathers' houses, eight.
5 ''Thus were they divided by lot,
one sort with another; for there
were princes of the sanctuary, and
princes of God, both of the sons of
Eleazar, and of the sons of Itha-
mar. 6 And Shemaiah the son of
Nethanel the scribe, who was of
the Levites, wrote them in the pres-
ence of the king, and the princes,
and Zadok the priest, and '"Ahime-
lech the son of Abiathar, and the
heads of the fathers' houses of the
priests and of the Levites; one
fathers' house being taken for Elea-
zar, and ■^one taken for Ithamar.
7 Now the first lot came forth to
Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 the third to Harim, the fourth
to Seorim, 9 the fifth to Malchi-
jah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10 the
seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to
'Abijah, 11 the ninth to Jeshua,
the tenth to Shecaniah, 12 the
eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to
Jakim, 13 the thirteenth to Hup-
pah, the fourteenth to Jeshebean,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the
sixteenth to Immer, 15 the seven-
teenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to
Happizzez, 16 the nineteenth to
Fethahiah, the twentieth to Jehez-
kel, 17 the one and twentieth to
Jachin, the two and twentieth to
Gamul, 18 the three and twentieth
to Delaiah, the four and twentieth
to Maaziah. 19 /This was the
ordering of them in their service,
to come into the house of Jehovah
according to the ordinance given
unto them by Aaron their father,
as Jehovah, tlie God of Israel, had
commanded him.
20 And of the rest of the sons of
Levi: of the sons of Amram, ''Shu-
bael; of the sons of Shubael, Jeh-
deiah. 21 Of Rehabiah: of the
sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
22 Of the Izharites, ^Shelomoth;
of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
23 And the sons "o/ Hebron: Je-
riah the chief, Amariah the second,
Jahaziel the third, Jekarneam the
fourth. 24 The sons of Uzziel,
Micah; of the sons of Micah, Sha-
mir. 25 The brother of Micah,
Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah,
Zechariah. 26 The sons of Me-
rari : Mahli and Mushi ; the sons of
< The Hebrew text has, taken, taken.
6 In ch. 23. 16, Shebuel.
6 In ch. 23. 18, Shelomith.
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24.27
I. CHRONICLES
26.3
Order of the Service of Song; the twenty-four Classes of Singers
Jaaziah: Beno. 27 The sons of
Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Sho-
ham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of
Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Of Kish; the sons of Kish:
Jerahmeel. 30 And the sons of
Mushi : i\IahH, and Eder, and Jeri-
moth. These were the sons of the
Levites after their fathers' houses.
31 "These Hkewise cast lots even
as their brethren the sons of Aaron
in the presence of David the king,
and *Zadok, and Ahimelech, and
the heads or the fathers' houses of
the priests and of the Levites ; the
fathers' houses of the chief even as
those of his younger brother.
6~) pT Moreover David and the
^ tJ captains of the host set
apart for the service certain of the
sons of '^^ Asaph, and of Heman, and
of Jeduthun, wlio should '^prophesy
^with harps, with psalteries, and
with cjanbals: and the number of
them that did the work according
bo their service was : 2 of the sons
of Asaph : Zaccur, and Joseph, and
Nethaniah, and ^Asharelah, the
sons of Asaph, under the hand of
Asaph, who prophesied -^after the
order of the king. 3 ''Of Jeduthun ;
the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah,
and *Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hasha-
biah, and Mattithiah, '*six, under
the hands of their father Jeduthun
with the harp, who prophesied in
giving thanks and praising Je-
hovah. 4 Of Heman; the sons
of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah,
^Uzziel, •'Shebuel, and Jerimoth,
Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Gid-
dalti, and Romamti-ezer, Josh-
bekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, ]\Ia-
hazioth. 5 All these were the
sons of Heman ^the king's seer
in the words of God, to lift up the
horn. And God gave to Heman
fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these were under the hands
of their father for song in the
house of Jehovah, ''with cymbals,
psalteries, and harps, for the ser-
vice of the house of God ; / 'Asaph,
Jeduthun, and Heman being under
the order of the king. 7 And the
number of them, with their breth-
ren that were instructed in singing
unto Jehovah, even all that were
skilful, was '■two hundred fourscore
1 In ver. 14, Jeshnrelah.
2 Heb. by the hands of the king.
3 In ver. 11, l:2ri.
* With Shimei, mentioned in ver. 17.
6 In ver. 18, AzarH. '' In ver. 20, Shuhnel.
1 Or, ajter the order of the king, even Asaph, &c.
b ver. 6
6. 33, 39
3. 15
15. 10
/ch. 16. 41,
2S.
ftcli.
ich.
*Cll.
'ell.
21. 9;
24. 11
16. 16
15. 19
422
and eight. 8 And Hhey cast lots
^ for their offices, all alike, as well
the small as the great, the teacher
as the scholar.
9 Now the first lot came forth
for Asaph to Joseph : the second
to Gedaliah; he and his brethren
and sons were twelve : 10 the
third to Zaccur, his sons and his
brethren, twelve : 1 1 the foui'th to
Izri, his sons and his bi-ethren,
twelve : 1 2 the fifth to Nethaniah,
his sons and his brethren, twelve:
13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons
and his brethren, twelve: 14 the
seventh to Jesharelah, his sons
and his brethren, twelve: 15 the
eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and
his brethren, twelve : 16 the ninth
to Mattaniah, his sons and his
bi'ethren, twelve: 17 the tenth
to Shimei, his sons and his breth-
ren, twelve: 18 the eleventh to
Azarel, his sons and his brethren,
twelve : 1 9 the twelfth to Hasha-
biah, his sons and his brethren,
twelve : 20 for the thirteenth,
Shubael, his sons and his breth-
ren, twelve : 21 for the fourteenth,
Mattithiah, his sons and his breth-
ren, twelve : 22 for the fifteenth
to Jeremoth, his sons and his
brethren, twelve : 23 for the six-
teenth to Hananiah, his sons and
his brethren, twelve : 24 for the
seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his
sons and his brethren, twelve:
25 for the eighteenth to Hanani,
his sons and his brethren, twelve:
26 for the nineteenth to IMallothi,
his sons and his brethren, twelve :
27 for the twentieth to Eliathah,
his sons and his brethren, twelve :
28 for the one and twentieth to
Hothir, his sons and his brethren,
twelve : 29 for the two and twen-
tieth to Giddalti, his sons and
his brethren, twelve : 30 for the
three and twentieth to ]\lahazioth,
his sons and his brethren, twelve :
31 for the four and twentieth to
Romamti-ezer, his sons and his
brethren, twelve.
O /^ For the courses of the
^ O doorkeepers : of the Korah-
ites, ® Meshelemiah the son of Kore,
of the sons of ^•' Asaph. 2 And
Meshelemiah had sons : Zechariah
the first-born, Jediael the second,
Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the
fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan
8 Or, mard nqninst ward, as well &c.
' In ver. 14, Shflemiah.
10 In ch. 9. 19, Ebiasaph.
26.4
I. CHRONICLES
26.32
Courses of tlie Doorkeepers, Keepers of the Treasures of tlie Temple. Civil OfBcials
the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 And Obed-edom had sons : She-
luaiah thehrst-boi-n, Jehozabad the
second, Joah the third, and Sacar
the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,
5 Amixiiel the sixth, Issachar the
seventh, Peullethai the eighth ;
for God blessed hini. 6 Also unto
Shemaiah his son were sons born,
that ruled over the house of their
fa,ther ; for they were mighty men
of valor. 7 The sons of Shemaiah :
Othni, and Rephael, and Obed,
Elzabad, whose brethren were val-
iant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
8 All these were of the sons of
Obed-edom: they and their sons
and their brethren, able men in
strength for the service ; three-
score and two of Obed-edom. 9
And Meshelemiah had sons and
brethren, valiant men, eighteen.
10 Also " Hosah, of the children of
Merari, had sons : Shimri the chief
(for though he was not tlie first-
born, yet his father made him
chief), 11 Hilkiah the second,
TebaHah the tliii'd, Zechariah the
fourth : all the sons and brethren
of Hosah were thirteen.
1 2 Of these were the courses of
the doorkeepers, even of the chief
meUj having '■ offices like their
brethren, to minister in the house
of Jehovah. 13 ''And they cast
lots, as well the small as the great,
according to their fathers' houses,
for every gate.^ 14 And the lot
eastwai'd fell to -^ Shelemiah. Then
for Zechariah his son, a discreet
counsellor, they cast lots ; and his
lot came out northward. 15 To
Obed-edom southward ; and to his
sons the store-house. 16 To Shu p-
pim and Hosah westward, by the
gate of ^ Shallecheth, at the cause-
way that goeth up, watch against
watch. 17 Eastward were six
Levites, northward four a day,
southward four a day, and for the
stoi'e-house two and two. 18 For
^■■Parbar westward, four at the
causeway, and two at '*Parbar.
19 These were the courses of the
doorkeepers ; of the sons of the
Korahites, and of the sons of
Merari.
20 And of the Levites, Ahijah
was ''over the treasures of the
house of God, and over the treas-
ures of the ^dedicated things.
1 Or. wards over against their brethren
2 In ver. 1, Meshelemiah.
3 That is, Casting forth.
* Or, the precinct ^ Heb. holy things.
" ch. 10. 38
i> ch. 24. 6,
31 ; 25. 8
" 2 K. 23. 11
il ver. 22, 24,
26 ; ch. 28.
12 ; Ezr. 2.
60
' 2 S. 8. U
/Neh. 11. 10
9 ch. 23. 4
h ch. 27. 17
'■ ch. 23. 19
i: ch. 6. 81
' 2 Chr. 19.
423
21 The sons of J^Ladan, the sons
of the Gershonites belonging to
Ladan, the heads of the fathers'
houses belonging to Ladan the Ger-
shonite : / J ehieli. 22 The sons
of Jehieli : Zetham, and Joel his
brother, over the treasures of the
house of Jehovah. 23 Of the Am-
ramites, of the Izharites, of the
Hebronites, of the Uzzielites :
24 and Shebuel the son of Ger-
shom, the son of Moses, was I'uler
over the treasures. 25 And his
brethren : of Eliezer came Reha-
biah his son, and Jeshaiah his son,
and Joram his son, and Zichri his
son, and Shelomoth his son. 2G
This Shelomoth and his brethren
were over all the treasures of the
dedicated things, '' which David
the king, and the heads of the
fathers' houses, the captains over
thousands and hundreds, and the
captains of the host, had dedicated.
27 ** Out of the spoil won in battles
did they dedicate to repair the house
of Jehovah. 28 And all that Sam-
uel the seer, and Saul the son of
Kish, and Abner the son of Ner,
and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had
dedicated, whosoever had dedi-
cated anything, it was under the
hand of "Shelomoth, and of his
brethren.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah
and his sons were for -^the out-
ward business over Israel, for
*' officers and judges. 30 Of the
Hebronites, ''Hashabiah and his
brethi'en, men of valor, a thousand
and seven hundred, had the over-
sight of Israel beyond the Jordan
westward, for all the business of
Jehovah, and for the service of
the king. 31 Of the Hebronites
was 'Jeri.iah the chief, even of
the Hebronites, according to their
generations by fathers' houses. In
the fortieth year of the reign of
I)avid they were sought for, and
there were found among them
mighty men of valor at *Jazer of
Gilead. 32 And his brethren, men
of valor, were two thousand and
seven hundred, heads of fathers'
houses, whom king David made
overseers over the Reubenites, and
the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
the Manassites, for every matter
pertaining to God, and ^for the
affairs of the king.
6 In ch. 6. 17, Libni. 1 In ch. 23. 8, Jehiel
3 Heb. Out of the battles and the spoil.
a Heb. Shelomith.
27.1
I. CHRONICLES
27.30
Captains of the Host. Captains of tlie Tribes. Overseers of David's Possessions
O ^ Now the children of Israel
imai § after their number, to wit,
the heads of fathei's' houses and
the captains of thousands and of
hundreds, and their officers that
served the king, in any raatter of
the courses which came in and went
out month by month throughout all
the months of the year — of every
course were twenty and four thou-
sand. 2 " Over the first course for
the first month was Jashobeam the
son of Zabdiel : and in his course
were twenty and four thovisand.
3 I/e was of the children of Perez,
the chief of all the captains of the
host for the first month. 4 And
over the course of the second
montli was Dodai the Ahohite,
and his cour.se ; and Mikloth the
ruler : and in his course were
twenty and four thousand. 5 The
third captain of the host for the
third month was Benaiah, the son
of Jehoiada the ^ priest, chief : and
in his course were twenty and four
thousand. 6 This is that Benaiah,
who was the mighty man of the
thirty, and over the thirty : and
of his course was Ammizabad his
son. 7 The fourth cai^tain for the
fourth month was Asahel the
brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his
son after him : and in his course
were twenty and four thousand.
8 The fifth captain for the fifth
month was Shamhuth the Izra-
hite : and in his course were twenty
and four thousand. 9 The sixth
captain for the sixth month was
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite :
and in his course were twenty and
four thousand. 10 The seventh
captain for the seventh month was
Helez the Pelonite, of the children
of Ephraim : and in his course
were twenty and four thousand.
11 The eighth captain for the
eighth month was Sibbecai the
Hushathite, of the Zerahites : and
in his course were twenty and four
thousand. 12 The ninth carptain
for the ninth month was Abiezer
the Anathothite, of theBenjamites :
and in his course were twenty and
four thousand. 1 3 The tenth cap-
tain for the tenth month was
Maharai the Netophathite, of the
Zerahites : and in his course were
twenty and four thousand. 14 The
eleventh captain for the eleventh
month was Benaiah the Pirathon-
ite, of the children of Ephraim :
1 Or, chief minister See 2 S. 8. 18.
"ch. 11. 11-
31 ; ii S. 23.
8-30
b ch. 28. 1
"'ch. 21.2-5
d Gen. 15. 5
'ch. 21. 1-7;
2 S. 24. 12-
/ 1 K. 10. 27 ;
2 Chr. 1. 15
« ch. 5. 16
424
and in his course were twenty and
four thousand. 15 The twelfth
ca2}tain for the twelfth month was
- Heldai the Netophathite, of 0th-
niel : and in his course were twenty
and four thousand.
16 Furthermore over the tribes
of Israel : of the Reubenites was
Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler :
of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the
son of Maacah : 1 7 of Levi, Hasha-
biah the son of Kemuel : of Aaron,
Zadok : 18 of Judah, ^Elihu, one
of the brethren of David : of Issa-
char,^ Omri the son of Michael :
19 of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son
of Obadiah : of Naphtali, Jere-
moth the son of Azriel : 20 of the
children of Ephraim, Hoshea the
son of Azaziah : of the half -tribe of
Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah :
21 of the haXi-tribe of Manasseh in
Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah :
of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of
Abner : 22 of Dan, Azarel the son
of Jeroham. ' These were the cap-
tains of the tribes of Israel. 23
But David took not the number of
them from twenty years old and
under, ''because Jehovah had said
he would increase Israel like ''to
the stars of heaven. 24 Joab the
son of Zeruiah began to number,
but finished not ; and " thei^e came
wrath for this upon Israel ; nei-
ther was the number put into the
account in the chronicles of king
David.
25 And over the king's treas-
ures was Azmaveth the son of
Adiel : and over the treasures in
the fields, in the cities, and in the
villages, and in the castles, was
Jonathan the son of Uzziah : 20
and over them that did the work
of the field for tillage of the ground
was Ezri the son of Chelub : 27
and over the vineyards was Shimei
the Ramathite : and over the in-
crease of the vineyards for the
wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiph-
mite : 28 and over the olive-trees
and -^the sycomore-trees that were
in the lowland was Baal-hanan the
Gederite : and over the cellars of
oil was Joash : 29 and over the
herds that fed in ''Sharon was
Shitrai the Sharonite : and over
the herds that were in the valleys
was Shaphat the son of Adlai : 30
and over the camels was Obil the
Ishmaelite : and over the asses was
Jehdeiah the Meronothite : and
2 In ch. 11. 30, Heled. 3 In 1 S. 10. 6, Eliab.
27.31
I. CHRONICLES
28.18
David's CounscDors. His Address concerning the Temple, lie gives the Pattern thereof to Solomon
over the flocks was Jaziz the " Hag-
rite. 31 All these were the rulers
of the substance which was king
David's.
32 Also Jonathan, David's ^un-
cle, was a counsellor, a man of
understanding, and a scribe: and
Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was
with the king's sons : 33 and
*Ahithophel was the king's coun-
sellor : and " Hushai the Archite
was the king's friend : 34 and after
Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son
of '' Benaiah, and '' Abiathar : and
•^the captain of the king's host was
Joab.
O O And ^ David assembled all
.^ O the princes of Israel, the
princes of the tribes, and the cap-
tains of the companies that served
the king by course, and the cap-
tains of thousands, and the cap-
tains of hundreds, and the rulers
oyer all the substance and ^posses-
sions of the king and of his sons,
with the ^oflacers, and ''the mighty
men, even all the mighty men of
valor, unto Jerusalem. 2 Then
David the king stood up upon his
feet, and said, Hear me, my breth-
ren, and my people : as for me, 'it
was in my heart to build a house of
rest for the ark of the covenant of
Jehovah, and for *the footstool
of our God'; and I had made ready
for the building. 3 But God said
unto me, 'Thou shalt not build a
house for my name, because thou
art a man of war, and hast shed
blood. 4 Howbeit Jehovah, the
God of Israel, "'chose me out of all
the house of my father to be king
over Israel " for ever : for ° he hath
chosen .Tudah to he * prince ; and
^in the house of Judah, the house
of my father ; and among the sons
of my father he took pleasure in
me to make me king over all Is-
rael; 5 and *of all my sons (for
Jehovah hath given me many sons),
'"he hath chosen Solomon my son
to sit upon the throne of the king-
dom or Jehovah over Israel. 6
And he said unto me, "Solomon
thy son, he shall build my house
and my courts ; for I have chosen
him to be my son, and I will be his
father. 7 And I will establish
his kingdom for ever, 'if he be
constant to do my commandments
and mine ordinances, as at this
day. 8 Now therefore, in the sight
1 Or, hrofher's son
">■ Or, cattle
3 Or, eunuchs
* Or, leader
" ch. 5. 10
b 2 S. 15. 12
« 2 S. 15. 32,
37
d ver. 5
n K. 1. 7
;ch. 11. 6
!/ ch. 23. 2 ;
27. 1-31
A ch. 11. 10-
47
' ch. 17. 1, 2
k Ps. 132. 7 ;
Is. 66. 1
' ch. 22. 8
'" 1 S. 16. 6-13
" ch. 17. 23,
27
° ch. 3. 2 ;
Gen. 49.
8-10
P 1 S. 16. 1
'3 ch. 3. 1-a ;
14. 3-7
'" ch. 22. 9, 10
"2.8.7. 13, 14
' ch. 22. 13
" ch. 29. 17-
19 ; 1 K. 8.
61
" 1 S. 16. 7
^ 2 Chr. 15.
2 ; Jer. 29.
13
2' ch. 22. 13
^ ver. 12, 19 ;
Ex. 25. 40
" 1 K. 6. 3
b Ex. 25. 17-
22
" ch. 26. 20,
d ch. 24. 1
" ch. 23. 6
/Ex.25. 31-
5' Ex. 30. j-10
425
of all Israel, the assembly of Jeho-
vah, and in the audience of our
God, observe and seek out all the
commandments of Jehovah your
God ; that ye may possess this
good land, and leave it for an in-
heritance to your children after
you for ever.
9 And thou, Solomon my son,
know thou the God of thy father,
and "serve him with a perfect
heart and with a willing mind ;
"for Jehovah searcheth all hearts,
and understandeth all the imagi-
nations of the thoughts. ""If thou
seek him, he will be found of thee ;
but if thou forsake him, he will
cast thee off for ever. 10 Take
heed now ; for Jehovah hath chosen
thee to build a house for the sanc-
tuary : ^be strong, and do it.
11 Then David gave to Solo-
mon his son 'the pattern of "the
porch of the temj)le, and of the
houses thereof, and of the treas-
uries thereof, and of the upper
rooms thereof, and of the inner
chambers thereof, and 'of the '' place
of the mercy-seat ; 1 2 and the pat-
tern of all that he had "by the
Spirit, for the courts of the house
of Jehovah, and for all the cham-
bers round about, for "the treas-
uries of the house of God, and for
the treasuries of the dedicated
things ; 1 3 also for "* the courses of
the priests and "the Levites, and
for all the work of the service of
the house of Jehovah, and for all
the vessels of service in the house
of Jehovah ; 14 of gold by weight
for the vessels of gold, for all vessels
of every kind of service ; of silver
for all the vessels of silver by
weight, for all vessels of every kind
of service; I.'") by weight also for
•''the candlesticks of gold, and for
the lamps thereof, of gold, by
weight for every candlestick and
for the lamps thereof ; and for the
candlesticks of silver, silver by
weight for every candlestick and
for the lamps thereof, according to
the use of every candlestick; 16
and the gold by weiglit for the
tables of showbread, for every
table ; and silver for the tables of
silver ; 17 and the flesh-hooks, and
the basins, and the cups, of pure
gold ; and for the golden bowls by
weight for every bowl ; and for the
silver bowls by weight for every
bowl ; 1 8 and for " the altar of
5 Heb. house.
6 Or, 111 his spirit-
28.19
I. CHRONICLES
29.1?
David's final Charge to Solomon and to the People. Offerings for the Temple are brought. David's Trayer concerning it
incense refined gold by weight ;
and gold for the pattern of the
chariot, even "the cherubim, that
.spread out their wings, and covered
the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
19 All this, said David, Miave 1
been made to understand in writ-
ing from the liand of Jehovah,
even ''all the works of this pat-
tern.
20 And David said to Solomon
his son, ''Be strong and of good
courage, and do it : fear not, nor
be dismayed ; for Jehovah God,
even my God, is with thee ; '' he
will not fail thee, nor forsake thee,
until all the work for the service
of the house of Jehovah be fin-
ished. 21 And, behold, "^^ there are
the courses of the priests and the
Levites, for all the service of the
house of God : and there shall be
with thee in all manner of work
■^every willing man that hath skill,
for any manner of service : also the
captains and all the people will be
wholly at thy commandment.
i~) (Jk And David the king said
w It/ unto all the assembly, Solo-
mon my son, whom alone God hath
chosen, •' is yet young and tender,
and the work is great ; for '' the
Kalace is not for man. but for Je-
ovah God. 2 Now \1 have pre-
pared with all my might for the
house of my God the gold for the
things of gold, and the silver for
the things of silver, and the brass
for the things o/ brass, the iron for
the things of iron, and wood for the
things of wood ; " onyx stones, and
stoves to be set, stones for inlaid
work, and of divers colors, and all
manner of precious stones, and mar-
ble stones in abundance. 3 More-
over also, because I have set my
affection on the house of my God,
seeing that I have a treasure of
niine own of gold and silver, I give
it unto the house of my God, over
and above all that I have prepared
for the holy house, 4 *even three
thousand talents of gold, of Hhe
gold of Ophir, and seven thousand
talents of refined silver, wherewith
to overlay the walls of the houses ;
5 of gold for the things of gold, and
of silver for the things of silver, and
for all manner of work to he made
by the hands of artificers. Who
then offereth willingly *to conse-
1 Or, Jehovah made me understand in writing
bj/ hia hntul upon me, even &c.
'■Oi, beryl ^ 'Beti. to Jill his hand.
Ex. 25. 18-
P ch. 23. 8
' 1 K. 8. 61 ;
2 Cor. 9. 7
■ Rev. 5. 13
' 2 Chr. 1. 12
< 2 Chr. 20. 6
" Lev. 25. 23
" Job 14. 2,
10-12
* ch. 28. 9
V Ps. 15. 2
crate himself this day unto Jeho-
vah ?
6 Then '"the princes of the fa-
thers' houses, and the princes of
the tribes of Israel, and the cap-
tains of thousands and of hundreds,
with "the rulers over the king's
work, offered willingly ; 7 and thejr
gave for the service of the house of
God of gold five thousand talents
and ten thousand "dairies, and of
silver ten thousand talents, and of
brass eighteen thousand talents,
and of iron a hundi'ed thousand
talents. 8 And they with whom
vrecious stones were found gave
them to the treasure of the house
of Jehovah, under the hand of
"Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then
the people rejoiced, for that they
offered willingly, because '' v/ith a
perfect heart they offered willingly
to Jehovah : and David the king
also rejoiced with great joy.
10 Wherefore David blessed Je-
hovah before all the assembly ; and
David .said. Blessed be thou, O Je-
hovah, the God of Israel our father,
for ever and ever. 11 'Thine, O
Jehovah, is the greatness, and the
power, and the glory, and the vic-
tory, and the majesty : for all that
is in the heavens and in the earth
is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O
Jehovah, and thou art' exalted as
head above all. 12 *Both riches
and honor come of thee, and thou
rulest over all ; and ' in thy hand
is power and might ; and in thy
hand it is to make great, and to
give strength unto all. 13 Now
therefore, our God, we thank thee,
and praise thy glorious name. 14
But who am I, and what is my
people, that we should "* be able to
offer so willingly after this sorti
for all things come of thee, and
*of thine own have we given thee.
1.5 For "we are strangers before
thee, and sojourners, as all our
fathers were : " our days on the
earth are as a shadow, and there
is no ® abiding. 16 0 Jehovah our
God, all this store that we have
prepared to build thee a house for
thy holy name cometh of thy hand,
and is all thine own. 17 I know
also, my God, that ''thou triest
the heart, and " hast pleasure in
uprightness. As for me, in the
uprightness of my heart I have
willingly offered all these things :
* Heb. retain strenoth. " Heb. of thy hand.
<> Heb. hope.
426
29.18
I. CHRONICLES
29.30
Sacrifices offered. Solomon made King. David's Rei^n and Dealli
and now have I seen with joy thy
people, that are present here, offer
willingly unto tliee. 18 O Jeho-
vah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac,
and of Israel, our fathers, keep this
for ever in the imagination of the
thoughts of the heart of thy peo-
ple, and ^ pi'epare their heart unto
thee ; 1 9 and " give unto Solomon
my son a perfect heart, to keep thy
commandments, thy testimonies,
and thy statutes, and to do all
these things, and *to build the
palace, for which I have made
provision.
20 And David said to all the as-
sembly, Now bless Jehovah your
God. And ''all the assembly blessed
Jehovah, the God of their fathers,
and ** bowed down their heads, and
worshipped Jehovah, and the king.
21 And ''they sacrificed sacrifices
unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-
offerings unto Jehovah, on the mor-
row after that day, even a thousand
bullocks, a thousand rams, and a
thousand lambs, with their drink-
offerings, and sacrifices in abun-
dance for all Israel, 22 and did eat
and drink before Jehovah on that
day with great gladness.
And they made Solomon the son
of David king •''the second time,
and "anointed him unto Jehovah
to be ^prince, and Zadok to be
1 Or, establish 2 Or, leader
" ch. 2S. 9 i
Ps. 72. 1
b ver. 1, 2
"^ Josh. 22.
33
rf Ex. 4. 31
" 1 K. 8. 02,
63
/ch. 23. 1
i' 1 K. 1. 33-
''2Chr. 1. 1
' 1 K. 3. 13 ;
2Chr. ]. 12
k ch. IS. 14
' 2 S. 6. 4, 5 ;
1 K. 2. 11
'" Gen. 1.5.
1.5; Acts
13. 36
" ch. 23. 1
" 1 S. 9. 9
P 2 S. 7. 2-4 ;
12. 1-7
1 1 S. 22. 5
"" Dan. 4. 23,
25
priest. 23 Then Solomon sat on
the throne of Jehovah as king in-
stead of David his father, and pros-
pered ; and all Israel obeyed nim.
24 And all the princes, and the
mighty men, and all the sons like-
wise of king David, ^submitted
themselves unto Solomon the king.
25 And ''Jehovah magnified Solo-
mon exceedingly in the sight of all
Israel, and ^bestowed upon him
such royal majesty as had not
been on any king before him in
Israel.
26 Now * David the son of Jesse
reigned over all Israel. 27 'And
the time that he reigned over Is-
rael was forty years ; seven years
reigned he in Hebron, and thirty
and three years reigned he in Jeru-
salem. 28 And he died in "a good
old age, " full of days, riches, and
honor : and Solomon his son reigned
in his stead. _ 29 Now the acts of
David the king, first and last, be-
hold, they are written in the ^his-
tory of "Samuel the seer, and
in the * history of •*> Nathan the
prophet, and in the * history of
'Gad the seer, 30 with all his
reign and his might, and ''the
times that went over him, and over
Israel, and over all the kingdoms
of the countries.
3 Heb. gave the hand under Solomon.
* Heb. words.
15
427
THE SECOND BOOK OF THE
CHRONICLES
Solomon worships at (libeon. His Prayer for Wisdom. His Wealth. His Purpose to build a Temple
IAnd " Solomon the son of
David was strengthened in his
kingdom, and Jehovah his God was
with him, and * magnified him ex-
ceedingly. 2 And Solomon spake
unto all Israel, " to the captains of
thousands and of hundreds, and to
the judges, and to every prince in
all Israel, the heads of the fathers'
houses. 3 So Solomon, and all the
assembly with him, went to "^the
high place that was at Gibeon ;
' for there was the tent of meeting
of God, which Moses the servant
of Jehovah had made in the wilder-
ness. 4 But ■' the ark of God had
David brought up from Kiriath-
jearim to the place that David had
prepared for it ; for he had pitched
a tent for it at Jerusalem. 5 More-
over "the brazen altar, that Bezalel
the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had
made, '■ was there before the taber-
nacle of Jehovah : and Solomon
and the assembly sought unto it.
6 And Solomon -went up thither
to the brazen altar before Jeho-
vah, which was at the tent of
meeting, and '' offered a thousand
burnt-offerings upon it.
7 'In that night did God appear
unto Solomon, and said' unto him.
Ask what I shall give thee. 8
And Solomon said unto God, Thou
hast showed great lovingkindness
unto David my father, and *hast
made me king in his stead. 9
.Now, O Jehovah God, 'let thy
promise unto David my father be
established ; for thou hast made
me king over '"a people like the
dust of the earth in multitude.
10 Give me now wisdom and
knowledge, "that I may go out
and come in before this people ;
for who can .iudge this thy people,
that is so great 1 11 And God said
to Solomon, Because this was in
thy heart, and thou hast not asked
riches, wealth, or honor, nor the
life of them that hate thee, neither
1 Or, as otlierwise read, he had put
2 Or, offered there,- upon . . yea, he offered
° 1 K, 2. 12,
46
b 1 Chr. 29.
" 1 Chr. 28. 1
d 1 K. 3. 4
*■ Ex. 3ti. 8
/ 1 Chr. 16.
2.'i-28
'J Ex. 31. 9 ;
3S. 1-7
'« 1 K. 3. 4
' 1 K. 3. 5-14
*•■ 1 Chr. 28. 5
' 2 S. 7. 12-16
'" Gen. 13.
16 ; 22. 17
" 2 S. 6. 2
" ch. 9. 22 ;
iChr. 29.
f ver. 3
9 1 K. 10.
26-29
•■ 1 K. 4. 26
' 1 K. 9. 19
« 1 K. 5. 5
*[Ch. 1. 18 in
Heb.]
*[Ch. 2. 1 in
Heb.]
" ver. 18 ;
1 K. 6. 16,
16
^ 1 K. 5. 2-11
* 1 Chr. 14. 1
yet hast asked long life ; but hast
asked wisdom and knowledge for
thyself, that thou mayest judge
my people, over whom I have
made thee king : 1 2 wisdom and
knowledge is granted unto thee;
and "I will give thee riches, and
wealth, and honor, such as none of
the kings have had that have been
before thee ; neither shall there any
after thee have the like. 13 ^ So
Solomon came ^from the high place
that was at Gibeon, from before the
tent of meeting, unto Jerusalem ;
and he reigned over Israel.
14 « And Solomon gathered
chariots and horsemen : ''and he
had a thousand and four hundred
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen, that he placed in Hhe
chariot cities, and with the king
at Jerusalem. 15 And the king
made silver and gold to be in J eru-
salem as stones, and cedars made
he to be as the sycomore-trees that
are in the lowland, for abundance.
1 6 And the horses which Solomon
had were brought out of Egypt;
the king's merchants receivea
them in droves, each drove at a
price. 17 And they fetched up
and brought out of Egypt a
chariot for six hundred shekels of
silver, and a horse for a hundred
and fifty : and so for all the kings
of the Hittites, and the kings of
Syria, did they bring them out by
their means.
*i^ 'Now Solomon purposed to
w build a house for the name of
Jehovah, and a house for his king-
dom. * 2 And " Solomon counted
out threescore and ten thousand
men to bear burdens, and foui'score
thousand men that were hewers in
the mountains, and three thousand
and six hundred to oversee them.
3 " And Solomon sent to * Huram
the king of Tyre, saying, "^As thou
didst deal with David my father,
and didst send him cedars to build
3 So Sept., VulK. and Syr. The Heb. has, to.
« In 1 K. 6. 1, Hiram.
428
2.4
11. CHRONICLES
3.6
Haram's Aid in building tlie Temple. The Temple described: its Dimensions
him a house to dwell therein, even
so deal ivith me. 4 Behold, I am
about to build a house for the
name of Jehovah my God, to dedi-
cate it to him, and " to burn before
him incense of sweet spices, and
* for the continual showbread, and
for ''the burnt-offerings morning
and evening, '' on the sabbaths, and
on the new moons, and on the
set feasts of Jehovah our God.
This is an oixlifiance for ever to
Israel. _ 5 And the house which I
build is great ; for " great is our
God above all gods. 6 But -^ who
] is able to build him a house, see-
ing heaven and the heaven of
heavens cannot contain himi who
am I then, that I should build
him a house, save only to burn in-
cense before him"? 7 Now there-
fore " send me a man skilful to work
in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
and in iron, and in purple, and
crimson, and blue, and that know-
eth how to grave all manner of
gravings, to be with the skilful
men that are with me in -Judah
and in Jerusalem, ''whom .David
my father did provide. 8 Send me
also cedar-trees, " fir-trees, and ^ al-
gum-trees, out of Lebanon ; for I
know that thy servants know how
to cut timber in Lebanon. And,
behold, *'my servants shall be with
thy servants, 9 even to prepare me
timber in abundance ; for the house
which I am about to build shall be
great and wonderful. 10 And, be-
hold, I will give to thy servants, the
hewers that cut timber, twenty
thousand ■* measures of beaten
wheat, and twenty thousand
* measures of barley, and twenty
thousand baths of wine, and
twenty thousand baths of oil.
11 Then Huram the king of
Tyre answered in writing, which
he sent to Solomon, * Because Je-
hovah loveth his people, he hath
made thee king over them. 12
Hui'am said moreover. Blessed be
'Jehovah, the God of Israel, that
naade heaven and earth, who hath
given to David the king a wise son,
endued with discretion and un-
derstanding, ™that should build
a house for Jehovah, and a house
for his kingdorn. 13 And now I
have sent a skilful man, endued
with understanding, ^ of Huram
1 Heb. retaineth strength. 2 Qr, cypress-trees
3 In 1 K. 10. 11, aimuo-trees. * Heb. cors.
5 Or, even Huram my father
" Ex. 30. r
>> Ex. 25. 30
"^ Ex. W. 38-
4-1
d Num. 28. 9,
10
«Ex. 1.5. 11 ;
1 Chr. 10.
/ch. 6. 18;
1 K. 8. 27
S' ver. 13, 14 ;
Ex. 31. 3-5
'' 1 Chr. 22.
15
ich. 9. 10, 11
*•• ch. 9. S ;
1 K. 10. 9
' Ps. 33. 0 ;
102. 25
"' ver. 1
" 1 K. 7. 14
" ver. 10
J* 1 K. 5. 8, 9
' 1 K. 6. 1,
&c.
■ 1 Chr. 21.
18
« 1 K. 6. 17
429
my father's, 14 "the son of a
woman of the daughters of Dan ;
and his father was a man of Tyre,
skilful to work in gold, and in sil-
ver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and
in timber, in purple, in blue, and
in fine linen, and in crimson, also
to grave any manner of graving,
and to devise any device ; that
there may be a place appointed
unto him with thy skilful men,
and with the skilful men of my
lord David thy father. 15 Now
therefore the wheat and the bar-
ley, the oil and the wine, "which
my lord hath spoken of, let him
send unto his servants: 16 and
^ we will cut wood out of Lebanon,
as much as thou shalt need ; and
we will bring it to thee in floats by
sea to ^ Joppa ; and thou shalt carry
it up to Jerusalem.
17 And Solomon numbered all
the sojourners that were in the
land of Israel, * after the number-
ing wherewith David his father
had numbered them ; and they
were found a hundred and fifty
thousand and three thousand and
.six hundred. 18 ''And he set
threescore and ten thousand of
them to bear burdens, and four-
score thousand that were hewers
in the mountains, and three thou-
sand and six hundred overseers to
set the people at work.
3^ Then Solomon began to
build the house of Jehovah at
Jerusalem on mount Moriah, where
Jehovah appeared unto David his
father, which he made ready ''in
the place that David had ap-
pointed, 'in the threshing-floor of
•^Ornan the Jebusite. 2 And he
began to build in the second day
of the second month, in the fourth
year of his reign. 3 Now ® these
are the foundations which Solomon
laid for the building of the house of
God. The length by cubits after
the first measure was threescore
cubits, and the breadth twenty
cubits. 4 And the porch that was
before the house, the length of it,
according to the breadth of the
house, was twenty cubits, and the
height a hundred and twenty ;
and he overlaid it within with
Sure gold. 5 And " the greater
ouse he ceiled with "fir-wood,
which he overlaid with fine gold,
« Heb. Japho. 7 Heb. in the place of David.
8 In 2 S. 24. 10, &c., Araunah.
9 Or, these are the things wherein Solomon waM
instructed for &c. i* Or, cypress.wood
3.6
II. CHRONICLES
4.14
The Temple described : the Oracle, Cherubim, Pillars, Altar, Molten Sea, Lavers, Candlesticks, and other Etensils
and wrought thereon palm-trees
and chains. 6 And he garnished
the house with precious stones for
beauty : and the gold was gold of
Parvaim. 7 " He overlaid also the
house, the beams, the thresholds,
and the walls thereof, and the
doors thereof, with gold ; and
* graved cherubim on the walls.
8 And he made '^the most holy
house : the length thereof, accord-
ing to the breadth of the house,
was twenty cubits, and the breadth
thereof twenty cubits ; and he over-
laid it with fine gold, amounting
to six hundred talents. 9 And the
weight of the nails was fifty shekels
of gold. And he overlaid '* the upper
chambers with gold.
10 * And in the most holy house
he made two cherubim of image
work ; and they overlaid them
with gold. 1 1 And the wings of
the cherubim were twenty cubits
long : the wing of the one cherub
was five cubits, reaching to the
wall of the house ; and the other
wing was likewise five cubits, reach-
ing to the wing of the other cherub.
1 2 And the wing of the other cherub
was five cubits, reaching to the wall
of the house ; and the other wing
was five cubits also, joining to the
wing of the other cherub. 1 3 The
wings of these cherubim spread
themselves forth twenty cubits :
and they stood on their feet, and
bheir faces were ^ toward the house.
14 ^ And he made the veil of blue,
and purple, and crimson, and fine
linen, and wrought cherubim
thereon.
15 ^Also he made before the
house two pillars of thirty and
five cubits high, and the capital
that was on the top of each of
them was five cubits. 16 And
he made chains in the oracle,
and put them on the tops of the
pillars ; and he made a hundred
pomegranates, and put them on
the chains. 17 ''And he set up
the pillars befoi^e the temple, one
on the right hand, and the other
on the left ; and called the name
of that on the right hand '" Jachin,
and the name of that on the left
' Boaz.
4 Moreover *he made an altar
of brass, twenty cubits the
length thereof, and twenty cubits
the breadth thereof, and ten cu-
1 Or, inward * That is, He shall establish.
3 That is, In it is strength.
" 1 K. 6. 20-
22
6 1 K. 6. 29-
35
•^ Ex. 26. 33 ;
1 K. 6. 16
d 1 (Jhr. 28.
11
« 1 K. 6. 23-
28
/ Ex. 26. 31
y 1 K. 7. 15-
20
'1 1 K. 7. 21
' Ex. 27. 1,
2 ; 2 K. IC.
fc 1 K. 7. 23-
20
' 1 K. 7. 26
'" 1 K. 7. 38,
" 1 K. 7.
" 1 K. 7. 48
P 1 K. 6. 36
« 2 K. 21. 6
»■ 1 K. 7. 39
' 1 K. 7. 40-
61
t 1 K. 7. 20
" 1 K. 7. 27-
43
bits the height thereof. 2 *Also
he made the molten sea of ten
cubits from brim to brim, round
in compass ; and the height thereof
was five cubits ; and a line of thirty
cubits compassed it round about.
3 And under it was the likeness
of ■^oxen, which did compass it
round about, ^for ten cubits, com-
passing the sea round about. The
^ oxen were in two rows, cast when
it was cast. 4 It stood upon twelve
oxen, three looking toward the
north, and three looking toward
the west, and three looking to-
ward the south, and three looking
toward the east : and the sea was
set upon them above, and all their
hinder parts were inward. 5 And
it was a handbreadth thick ; and
the brim thereof was wrought like
the brim of a cup, like the flower
of a lily : it received ' and held
three thousand baths. 6 "'He made
also ten lavers, and put five on the
right hand, and five on the left, to
wash in them ; such things as be-
longed to the burnt-offering they
washed in them ; but the sea was
for the priests to wash in.
7 And " he made the ten candle-
sticks of gold according to the ordi-
nance concerning them ; and he
set them in the temple, five on the
right hand, and five on the left.
8 He made also " ten tables, and
placed them in the temple, five
on the right side, and five on the
left. And he made a hundred
basins of gold. 9 Furthermore
he made ^the court of the priests,
and ^ the great court, and doors for
the court, and overlaid the doors
of them with brass. 10 And ''he
set the sea on the right side of the
house eastward, toward the south.
11 *And Huram made the pots,
and the shovels, and the basins.
So Huram made an end of doing
the work that he wrought for king
Solomon in the house of God: 12
the two pillai's, and the bowls, and
the two capitals which were on the
top of the pillars, and the two net-
works to cover the two bowls of
the capitals that were on the top
of the pillars, 13 and 'the four
hundred pomegranates for the two
networks ; two rows of pomegran-
ates for each network, to cover the
two bowls of the capitals that were
^upon the pillars. 14 "He made
< In 1 K. 7. 24, knops. * Or, ten in a cubit
s Heb. upon the/ace of the pillars.
430
4.15
II. CHRONICLES
6.3
Completion of the Bailding. The Ark broDght in with Music and Thanksgiving. Solomsn's Address
also the bases, and the lavers made
he upon the bases ; 1 5 one sea, and
the twelve oxen under it. 16 The
pots also, and the shovels, and
the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels
thereof, did "Huram his father
make for king ISolomon, for the
house of Jehovah, of bright brass.
17 In the plain of the Jordan did
the king cast them, in the clay
ground between 8uccoth and Zer-
edah. 18 * Thus Solomon made all
these vessels in great abundance :
for the weight of the brass ^ could
not be found out.
19 And Solomon made all the
vessels that were in the house of
God, the golden altar also, and
*■ the tables whereon was the show-
bread; 20 and the candlesticks
with their lamps, ''to burn ac-
cording to the ordinance before
the oracle, of pure gold; 21 and
the flowers, and the lamps, and the
tongs, of gold, and that perfect
gold; 22 and the snuffers, and
the basins, and the spoons, and
the firepans, of pure gold. And as
for the entry of the house, the
inner doors thereof for the most
holy place, and the doors of the
house, to wit, of the temple, were
of gold.
5 Thus all the work that Solo-
mon wrought for the house of
Jehovah was finished. And Solo-
mon brought in the things that
David his father had dedicated,
even the silver, and the gold, and
all the vessels, and put them in
the treasuries of the house of God.
2 "Then Solomon assembled the
elders of Israel, and all the heads
of the tribes, the princes of the
fathers' houses of tne children of
Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring
up the ark of the covenant of Je-
hovah out ■''of the city of David,
which is Zion. 3 And all the men
of Israel assembled themselves unto
the king at the feast, which was in
the seventh month. 4 And all the
elders of Israel came : and ^ the
Levites took up the ark ; 5 and
they brought up the ark, and the
tent of meeting, and all the holy
vessels that were in the Tent ;
these did the priests the Levites
bring up. 6 And king Solomon
and all the congregation of Israel,
that were assembled unto him,
were before the ark, sacrificing
sheep and oxen, that could not
1 Or, ivas not searched out
"ch. 2. 13;
1 K. 7. 14
6 1 K. 7. 47
■^ ver. S
ri ver. 7 ; Ex,
■ir^. 31-37
"^ 1 K. 8, 1-9
/ch. 1, 4
■' ver. 7
' T>t. 10. 2-5 ;
Heb. 9. 4
* 1 Chr. 24.
1-5
' 1 Chr. 25.
1-4
' 1 C:hr. 1.3.
8 ; 15. IB, 24
" ch. 7. 6
P ch. 7. 3 ;
1 Chr. 16.
« 1 K. 8. 11
»■ 1 K. 8. 12-
60
431
be counted nor numbered for
multitude. 7 And the priests
brought in the ark of the cove-
nant of Jehovah unto its place,
into the oracle of the house, to
the most holy place, even under
the wings of the cherubim. 8
For the cherubim spread forth
their wings over the place of the
ark, and the cherubim covered
the ark and the staves thereof
above. 9 And "the staves were
so long that '' the ends of the
staves were seen from the ark
before the oracle ; but they were
not seen without : and there it is
unto this day. 10 'There was
nothing in the ark save the two
tables which Moses put there at
Horeb, ^when Jehovah made a
covenant M^th the children of
Israel, when they came out of
Egypt.
11 And it came to pass, when
the priests were come out of the
holy place (for all the priests that
were present had sanctified them-
selves, and did not keep * their
courses ; 1 2 also the Levites who
were the singers, all of them,
'even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun,
and their sons and their brethren,
ari'ayed in fine linen, '" with cym-
bals and psalteries and harps, stood
at the east end of the altar, and
with them a hundred and twenty
priests "sounding with trumpets);
1.3 it came to pass, when the
trumpeters and singers were as
one, to make one sound to be.
heard in praising and thanking
Jehovah ; and when they lifted
up their voice "with the trumpets
and cj^mbals and instruments ^of
music, and praised Jehovah, say-
ing, f For he is good ; for his lov-
ingkindness enduretJi for ever ; that
then the house was filled with a
cloud, even the house of Jehovah,
14 so that the priests could not
stand to minister by reason of the
cloud : for » the glory of Jehovah
filled the house of God.
6 ''Then spake Solomon, Jeho-
vah hath said that he would
dwell in the thick darkness. 2
But I have built thee a house of
habitation, and a place for thee
to dwell in for ever. 3 And the
king turned his face, and blessed
all the assembly of Israel : and all
the assembly of Israel stood.
2 Or, they drew out the ataves, so that &C.
3 Or, where * Or, for song
6.4
II. CHRONICLES
6.26
Solomon's Address to the People. His Prayer of Dedication
4 And he said, Blessed be Jeho-
vah, the God of Israel, who spake
with his mouth unto David my
father, and hath with his hands
fulfilled it, saying, 5 Since the day
that I brought forth my people out
of the land of Egypt, I chose no
city out of all the tribes of Israel
to build a house in, that my name
might be there ; neither chose I
any man to be ^prince over my
people Israel : 6 but " I have
chosen Jerusalem, that my name
might be there, and * have chosen
David to be over my people Israel.
7 "Now it was in the heart of
David my father to build a house
for the name of Jehovah, the God
of Israel. 8 But Jehovah said unto
David my father. Whereas it was
in thy heart to build a house for
my name, thou didst well that it
was in thy heart: 9 nevertheless
thou shalt not build the house ;
but thy son that shall come forth
out of thy loins, he shall bviild the
house for my name. 10 And Je-
hovah hath performed his word
that he spake ; for I am risen up in
the room of David my father, and
sit on the throne of Israel, as
Jehovah promised, and have built
the house for the name of Jehovah,
the God of Israel. 11 And there
have I set the ark, '* wherein is
the covenant of Jehovah, which
he made with the children of
Israel.
1 2 And he stood before the altar
of Jehovah in the presence of all
the assembly of Israel, and spread
forth his hands 13 ("for Solomon
had made a brazen scaffold, five
cubits long, and five cubits broad,
and three cubits high, and had set
it in the midst of the court ; and
upon it he stood, and ■'^ kneeled
down upon his knees before all
the assembly of Israel, and spread
forth his hands toward heaven) ;
14 and he said, O Jehovah, the
God of Israel, "there is no God
like thee, in heaven, or on earth ;
* who keepest covenant and loving-
kindness -with thy servants, that
walk before thee with all their
heart ; 1 5 * who hast kept with
thy servant David my father that
which thou didst pi^omise him :
yea, thou spakest with thy mouth,
and hast fulfilled it with thy hand,
as it is this day. 1 6 Now therefore,
O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep
1 Or. leader * Or, for
" ch. 12
13
t> 1 Chr
28.4
<•■ 1 K. 6
3
d ch. 5.
7,10
^Neh.
i. 4
/I K. 8
54
"Ex. 15
• 11;
Dt. 3.
24
h Dt. 7.
9
> 1 Ohr
22.
9, 10
k ch. 7.
18;
IK. 2
4
' ch. 2.
6
• Mic. 7. 18
432
with thy servant David my father
that which thou hast promised
him, saying, f * There shall not fail
thee a man in my sight to sit on
the throne of Israel, if only thy
children take heed to their way,
to walk in my law as thou hast
walked before me. 17 Now there-
fore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel,
let thy word be verified, which
thou spakest unto thy servant
David.
18 But will God in very deed
dwell with men on the earth 1 be-
hold, ' heaven and the heaven of
heavens cannot contain thee ; how
much less this house which I have
builded ! 1 9 Yet have thou re-
spect unto the prayer of thy ser-
vant, and to his supplication, O
Jehovah my God, to hearken unto
the cry and to the prayer which
thy servant prayeth before thee ;
20 that thine eyes may be open
toward this house day and night,
even toward the place whereof
thou hast said that thou wouldest
put thy name there ; to hearken
unto the prayer which thy servant
shall pray toward this place. 21
And hearken thou to the supplica-
tions of thy servant, and ot thy
people Israel, when they shall
pray toward this place : yea, hear
thou from thy dwelling-place, even
from heaven ; and '" when thou
hearest, forgive.
22 ''If a man sin against his
neighbor, and an oath be laid upon
him to cause him to swear, and he
come and swear before thine altar
in this house; 23 then hear thou
from heaven, and do, and judge
thy servants, requiting the wicked,
to bring his way upon his own
head ; and justifying the righteous,
to give him according to his right-
eousness.
24 And if thy people Israel be
smitten down before the enemy,
because they have sinned against
thee, and shall turn again and
confess thy name, and pray and
make supplication before thee in
this house ; 25 then hear thou
from heaven, and forgive the sin
of thy people Israel, and bring
them again unto the land which
thou gavest to them and to their
fathers.
26 When the heavens are shui
3 Heb. There shall 7iot be cut off unto thee aman
from my sight.
* Or, Wliereinsoever a man shall sin
6.27
II. OHRONICLES
7.3
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication. Jebovali's Glory fills the TempU
up, and there is no rain, because
they have sinned against thee ; if
they pray toward this place, and
confess thy name, and turn from
their sin, Svhen thou '-^dost afflict
them : 27 then hear thou in
heaven, and forgive the sin of thy
servants, and of thy people Israel.
^ when thou teachest them the good
way wherein they should walk ; and
send rain upon thy land, which
thou hast given to thy people for
an inheritance.
28 If there be in the land fam-
ine, if there be pestilence, if there
be blasting or mildew, locust or
caterpillar ; if their enemies be-
siege them in the land of their
^ cities ; whatsoever plague or
whatsoever sickness there be ; 29
what prayer and supplication so-
ever be made by any man, or by
all thy people Israel, who shall
know every man his own plague
and his own sorrow, and shall
spread forth his hands toward this
house : 30 then hear thou from
heaven thy dwelling-place, and
forgive, and render unto every
man according to all his ways,
whose heart thou knowest ("for
thou, even thou only, knowest the
hearts of the children of men) ; 3 1
that they may fear thee, to walk
in thy ways, so long as they live in
the land which thou gavest unto
our fathers.
32 Moreover concerning the for-
eigner, that is not of thy people
Israel, when he shall come from a
far covintry for thy great name's
sake, and thy mighty hand, and
thine outstretched arm ; when they
shall come and pray toward this
house : 33 then hear thou from
heaven, even from thy dwelling-
place, and do according to all that
the foreigner calleth to thee for ;
that all the peoples of the earth
may know thy name, and fear thee,
as doth thy people Israel, and that
they may know that "'this house
which I have built is * called by
thy name.
.34 If thy people go out to bat-
tle against their enemies, by what-
soever way thou shalt send them,
and they pray unto thee toward
this city which thou hast chosen,
and the house which I have built
for thy name ; 35 then hear thou
from heaven their prayer and their
1 Or, hrrause 2 Or, ansirerest ■* Heb. gates.
* Or, thy name is called upon this house &c.
" 1 S. 16. 7 ;
1 Chr. 28. 9
b ch. 7. 14
" Job 15.
14-16; Jas.
3. 2 ; 1 Jn.
1. 8-10
d ch. 7. 15 ;
Neh. 1. 6,
11
« Ps. 17. 1
/ Ps. 132. 8, 9
" 1 K. 8. 54
ft 1 K. 18. 24,
38
'ch. 5. 13;
20. 21
433
supplication, and maintain their
^ cause.
36 If they sin against thee ("for
there is no man that sinneth not),
and thou be angry with them, and
deliver them to the enemy, so that
''they carry them away captive
unto a land far off" or near ; 37 yet
if they shall bethink themselves in
the land whither they are carried
captive, and turn again, and make
supplication unto thee in the land
of their captivity, saying, We have
sinned, we have done perversely,
and have dealt wickedly ; 38 if
they return unto thee with all
their heai't and with all their soul
in the land of their captivity,
whither they have carried them
captive, and pray toward their
land, which thou gavest unto their
fathers, and the city which thou
hast chosen, and toward the house
which I have built for thy name :
39 then hear thou from heaven,
even from thy dwelling-place, their
prayer and their supplications, and
maintain their ® cause, and forgive
thy people who have sinned against
thee.
40 Now, O my God, ''let, I be-
seech thee, thine eyes be open,
and ' let thine ears be attent, unto
the prayer that is made in this
place. 41 •''Now therefore arise,
O Jehovah God, into thy resting-
place, thou, and the ark of thy
strength : let thy priests, O Jeho-
vah God, be clothed with salva-
tion, and let thy saints rejoice in
^goodness. 42 O Jehovah God,
turn not away the face of thine
anointed : remember thy * loving-
kindnesses to David thy servant.
7*' Now when Solomon had
made an end of prasdng, ''the
fire came down from heaven, and
consumed the burnt-offering and
the sacrifices ; and the glory of Je-
hovah filled the house. 2 And the
priests could not enter into the
house of Jehovah, because the glory
of Jehovah filled Jehovah's house.
3 And all the children of Israel
looked on, when the fire came
down, and the glory of Jehovah
was upon the house; and they
bowed themselves with their faces
to the ground upon the pavement,
and worshipped, and gave thanks
unto Jehovah, saying, *For he is
i> Or, right
0 Heb. they that take them, captive carry them
away. 7 Or, good
8 Or, good deeds See ch. 32. 32.
7.4
II. CHRONICLES
ae
Sacrifices offered. Tbe Feast of Dedication. Jehovah's Promise and Warning. Cities bnilt by Solomon
good; for his lovingkindness en-
dureth for ever.
4 "Then the king and all the
people offered sacrifice before Je-
hovah. 5 And king Solomon
offered a sacrifice of twenty and
two thousand oxen, and a hun-
dred and twenty thousand sheep.
So the king and all the people
dedicated the house of God. 6
And the priests stood, according
to their ofiices; *the Levites also
with instruments ^of music of Je-
hovah, which David the king had
made to give thanks unto Jeliovah
(for his lovingkindness endureth for
ever), when David praised by their
ministry : and "the priests sounded
trumpets before them; and all Is-
rael stood. 7 ''Moreover Solomon
hallowed the middle of the court
that was before the house of Je-
hovah; for there he offered the
burnt-offerings, and the fat of the
peace-offerings, because the brazen
altar which Solomon had made was
not able to receive the burnt-offer-
ing, and the meal-offering, and the
fat.
8 So Solomon held the feast at
that time seven days, and all Is-
rael with him, a very great assem-
bly, *from the entrance of Hamath
unto the brook of Egypt. 9 And
on the eighth day they held -^a
^solemn assembly: for they kept
the dedication of the altar seven
days, and the feast seven days.
10 And on the three and twentieth
day of the seventh month he sent
the people away unto their tents,
joyful and glad of heart for the
goodness that Jehovah had showed
unto David, and to Solomon, and
to Israel his people.
11 "Thus Solomon finished the
house of Jehovah, and the king's
house: and all that came into Sol-
omon's heart to niake in the house
of Jehovah, and in his own house,
he prosperously effected. 12 And
Jehovah appeared to Solomon by
night, and said unto him, I have
heard thy prayer, and '' have chosen
this place to myself for a house of
sacrifice. 1.3 'If I shut up the
heavens so that there is no rain,
or if I command the locust to
devour the land, or if I send pes-
tilence among my people; 14 *if
my people, ^who are called by my
1 Or, for the song of Jehovah
2 Or, closing festival
3 Heb. upon xvhom my name is called.
" 1 K. 8. 62,
63
* ] Chr. 15.
10-21
" ch. 5. 12
d 1 K. 8. 64-66
•^ 1 K. 8. 65
/ Lev. 23. 36
'■> 1 K. 9. 1-9
h Dt. 12. 5, n
' ch. 6. 20-28
k ch. 6. 37-39
' ch. 0. 20, 40
'" ver. 12
" ch. 6. 16
" Lev. 26. 14,
33 ; Dt. 28.
15
P Dt. 29. 28 ;
1 K. 14. 15
« Dt. 28. 37
Dt. 29. 24,
' 1 K. 9. 1-28
< 1 Chr. 7. 24
" ch. 14. 7
434
name, shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face, and
turn from their wicked ways; then
will I hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin, and will heal their
land. 15 ' Now mine eyes shall be
open, and mine ears attent, unto
the prayer that is made in this
place. 16 For '"now have I chosen
and hallowed this house, that my
name may be there for ever; and
mine eyes and my heart shall be
there perpetually. 17 And as for
thee, if thou wilt walk before me
as David thy father walked, and
do according to all that I have
commauded thee, and wilt keep
my statutes and mine ordinances ;
18 then I will establish the throne
of thy kingdom, according as I
covenanted with David thy father,
saying, "Tliere shall not fail thee a
man to be ruler in Israel.
19 "But if ye turn away, and
forsake my statutes and my com-
mandments which I have set before
you, and shall go and serve other
gods, and worship them; 20 ^then
will I pluck them up by the roots
out of my land which I have given
them ; and this house, which I have
hallowed for my name, will I cast
out of my sight, and I will make it
''a proverb and a byword among all
peoples. 21 And tnis house, which
is so high, every one that passeth
by it shall be astonished, and shall
say, ""Why hath Jehovah done thus
unto this land, and to this house 1
22 And they shall answer, Because
they forsook Jehovah, the God of
their fathers, who brought them
forth out of the land of Egypt, and
laid hold on other gods, and wor-
shipped them, and served them :
therefore hath he brought all this
evil upon them.
8* And it came to pass at the
end of twenty years, wherein
Solomon had built the house of
Jehovah, and his own house, 2
that the cities which Huram had
given to Solomon, Solomon built
them, and caused the children of
Israel to dwell there.
3 And Solomon went to Hamath-
zobah, and prevailed against it. 4
And he built Tadmor in the wilder-
ness, and all the store-cities, which
he built in Hamath. 5 Also he
built 'Beth-horon the upper, and
Beth-horon the nether, "fortified
cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
6 and Baalath, and all the store-
8.7
II. CHKONICLES
9.9
Solomon's Workmen. His Religious Services. His Commerce. Tlie Qncen of Slicba's Visit
cities that Solomon had, and all
the cities for his chariots, and the
cities for his horsemen, and all that
Solomon desired to build for his
Eleasure in Jerusalem, and in
ebanon, and in all the land of
his dominion.
7 "As for all the people that
were left of the Hittites, and the
Amorites, and the Perizzites, and
the Hivites, and the Jebusites, that
were not of Israel; 8 of their chil-
dren that were left after them in
the land, whom the children of Is-
rael consunied not, 'of them did
Solomon raise a Mevy of bondser-
vants unto this day. 9 But of the
children of Israel did Solomon
make no servants for his work ;
but chey were men of war, and
chief of his captains, and rulers
of his chariots and of his horse-
men. 10 And these were the chief
officers of king Solomon, even two
hundred and fifty, that bare rule
over the people.
1 1 "And Solomon brought up tlie
daughter of Pharaoh out of the city
of David unto the house that he had
built for her; for he said. My wife
shall not dwell in the house of
David king of Israel, because '^ the
places are holy, whereunto the ark
of Jehovah hath come.
12 Then Solomon offered burnt-
ofif'erings unto Jehovah on ''the
altar of Jehovah, which he had
built before the porch, 13 even
"as the duty of every day required,
offering -^according to the com-
mandment of Moses, on the sab-
baths, and on the new moons,
and on the set feasts, ^ three times
in the year, even in the feast
of unleavened bread, and in the
feast of weeks, and in the feast of
tabernacles.
14 And he appointed, accord-
ing to the ordinance of David his
father, ''the courses of the priests
to their service, and 'the Levites
to_ their offices, to praise, and to
minister before the priests, as the
duty of every day i^equired; *the
doorkeepers also oy their courses
at every gate : for so had ' David
the man of God commanded. 15
And they departed not from the
commandment of the king unto
the priests and Levites concern-
ing any matter, or concerning the
treasures.
1 Heb men subject to taskwork.
2 Heb. they are.
" Gen. 15.
18-21
* 1 K. 4. 6,
9. 21
M K. 3. 1 i
7. 8
rf ch. 4. 1
' Ex. 29.
38-42
/Num. 28. 3
S' Ex. 23.
14-17
'' 1 Chr. 24. 1
i 1 Chr. 2.5. 1
*: 1 Chr. 26. 1
' Neh. 12.
24,36
'" 1 K. 9. 2fi
" 2 K. 14. 22
" ch. 9. 10, 13
P 1 K. 10.
1-13, Mt.
12. 42; Lk.
11.31
1 1 Chr. 28.
5 ; 29. 23
""ch. 2. 11;
Dt. 7. 8
435
16 Now all the work of Solomon
was prepared unto the day of the
foundation of the house of Jeho-
vah, and until it was finished.
K>o the house of Jehovah was
completed.
1 7 Then went Solomon to "* Ezion-
geber, and to "Eloth, on the sea-
shore in the land of Edom. 1 8 And
Huram sent him by the hands of
his servants ships, and servants
that had knowledge of the sea ;
and they came with the servants
of Solomon to Ophir, and "fetched
from thence four hundred and fifty
talerits of gold, and brought them
to king Solomon.
9 ''And when the queen of
Sheba heard of the fame of
Solomon, she came to prove Solo-
mon with hard questions at Jeru-
salem, with a very great train, and
camels that bai'e spices, and gold
in abundance, and precious stones:
and when she was come to Solomon,
she communed with him of all that
was in her heart. 2 And Solomon
told her all her questions; and
there was not anything hid from
Solomon which he told her not.
3 And when the queen of Sheba
had seen the wisdom of Solomon,
and the house that he had built,
4 and the food of his table, and
the sitting of his servants, and the
■'attendance of his ministers, and
their apparel, his cvipbearers also,
and their apparel, and his ascent
by which he went up unto the
house of Jehovah ; there was no
more spirit in her. 5 And she said
to the king. It was a true report
that I heard in mine own land of
thine ''acts, and of thy M'isdom.
6 Howbeit I believed not their
words, until I came, and mine eyes
had seen it; and, behold, the half
of the greatness of thy wisdom was
not told me: thou exceedest the
fame that I heard. 7 Happy are
thy men, and happy are these thy
servants, that stand continually
before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
8 Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who
delighted in thee, «to set thee on
his throne, to be king for Jehovah
thy God: ''because thy God loved
Israel, to establish them for ever,
therefore made he thee king over
them, to do justice and righteous-
ness.
9 And she gave the king a hun-
dred and twenty talents of gold,
3 Heb. standing. * Or, sayings
9.10
II. CHRONICLES
10.6
The Queen of Slieba's Visit. Solomon's Wealtli and Power. His Death. Rehohoam succeeds bim. He follows Evil Coonsel
and spices in great abundance, and
precious stones : neither was there
any such spice as the queen of
Sheba gave to king Solomon. 10
And the servants also of Huram,
and the servants of Solomon, " that
brought gold from Ophir, brought
^algum-trees and precious stones.
1 1 And the king made of the algum-
trees terraces for the house of Je-
hovah, and for the king's house,
and harps and psalteries for the
singers : and there were none such
seen before in the land of Judah.
1 2 And king Solomon gave to the
queen of Sheba all her desire, what-
soever she asked, besides that which
she had brought unto the king. So
she turned, and went to her own
land, she and her servants.
13 '' Now the weight of gold that
came to Solomon in one year was
isix hundred and threescore and six
talents of gold, 14 besides that
which the traders and merchants
brought : and all the kings of Ara-
bia and the governors of the coun-
try brought gold and silver to
Solomon. 15 And king Solomon
made two hundred bucklers of
beaten gold ; six hundred shekels of
beaten gold went to one buckler.
16 And he made three hundred
shields of beaten gold ; three hun-
dred shekels of gold went to one
shield : and the king put them in
the house of the forest of Lebanon.
1 7 Moreover the king made a great
throne of ivory, and overlaid it
with pure gold. 18 And there
were six steps to the throne, with
a footstool of gold, which were
fastened to the throne, and ^ stays
on either side by the place of the
seat, and two lions standing beside
the stays. 19 And twelve lions
stood there on the one side and on
the other upon the six steps : there
was not the like made in any king-
dom. 20 And all king Solomon's
drinking vessels were of gold, and
all the vessels of the house of the
forest of Lebanon were of pure
gold : silver was nothing accounted
of in the days of Solomon. 21 "^ For
the king had ships that went to
Tarshish with the servants of Hu-
ram ; once every three years came
the ships of Tai'shish, bringing
gold, and silver, ivory, and apes,
and peacocks.
22 ''So king Solomon exceeded
1 In 1 K. 10. n, alm.ug-trees.
2 Or, arms Heb. hands.
" ch. 8. 18
" 1 K. 10.
14-28
' ch. 20. 36,
37
rfch. 1. 12;
1 K. 3. 13
'ch. 1. 14;
1 K. 4. 26 ;
10. 26 ;
Dt. 17. 16
/ 1 K. 4. 21,
24
» ch. 1. 16-17
ft ch. 1. 16
i 1 K. 11.
41-43
*-• 1 Chr. 29.
29
' 1 K. 2. 10
1 K. 12.
1-20
" 1 K. 11. 40
all the kings of the earth in riches
and wisdom. 23 And all the kings
of the earth sought the presence of
Solomon, to hear his wisaom, which
God had put in his heart. 24 And
they brought every man his tribute,
vessels of sib er, and vessels of gold,
and raiment, armor, and spices,
horses, and mules, a rate year by
year. 25 Ami Solomon had " four
thousand stalls for horses and chari-
ots, and twelve thousand horsemen,
that he bestowed in the chariot
cities, and with the king at Jeru-
salem.' 26 •''And he ruled over all
the kings from the River even unto
the land of the Philistines, and
to the border of Egypt. 27 * And
the king made silver to be in Jeru-
salem as stones, and cedars made
he to be as the sycomore-trees that
are in the lowland, for abundance.
28 *And they brought horses for
Solomon out of Egypt, and out of
all lands.
29 'Now the rest of the acts of
Solomon, first and last, *are they
not written in the ^history of
Nathan the prophet, and in the
prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite,
and in the visions of * Iddo the seer
concerning Jeroboam the son of
Nebaf? 30 And Solomon reigned
in Jerusalem over all Israel forty
years. 31 And Solomon slept with
his fathers, and he was buried in
'the city of David his father : and
Rehoboam his son reigned in his
stead.
'f (^ "And Rehoboam went to
-L v/ Shechem ; for all Israel were
come to Shechem to make him king.
2 And it came to pass, when Jero-
boam the son of Nebat heard of it
(for " he was in Egypt, whither he
had fled from the presence of king
Solomon), that Jeroboam returned
out of Egypt. 3 And they sent and
called him ; and Jeroboam and all
Israel came, and they spake to Re-
hoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made
our yoke grievous: now therefore
make thou the grievous service of
thy father, and his heavy yoke
which he put upon us, lighter, and
we will serve thee. 5 And he said
unto them, Come again unto me
after three days. And the people
departed.
6 And king Rehoboam took coun-
sel with the old men, that had stood
before Solomon his father while
he yet lived, saying. What counsel
3 Heb. words. * Heb. Jedai, or, Jedo.
436
10.7
II. CHRONICLES
11.17
Israel rebels under Jeroboam. Resistance forbidden. Reboboam Tortlfies Cities. Levites migrate to Judah
give ye me to return answer to
this peopled 7 And they spake
unto nim, saying, If thou be kind
to this people, and please them,
and speak good words to them,
then they will be thy servants for
ever. 8 But he forsook the counsel
of the old men which they had
given him, and took counsel with
the young men that were grown
up with him, that stood before
him. 9 And he said unto tJiem,
What counsel give ye, that we may
return answer to this people, who
have spoken to me, saying. Make
the yoke that thy father did put
upon us lighter 1 10 And the young
men that were grown up with him
spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt
thou say unto the people that spake
unto thee, saj'ing, Thy father made
our yoke heavy, but make thou it
lighter unto us ; thus shalt thou
say unto them, ^ly little finger is
thicker than my father's loins. 1 1
And now whereas my father did
lade you with a heavy yoke, I will
add to your yoke : my father chas-
tised you with whips, but I tviU
chastise you with scorpions.
1 2 So Jeroboam and all the peo-
§le came to Rehoboam the third
ay, as the king bade, saying.
Come to me again the third day.
13 And the king answered them
roughly; and king Rehoboam for-
sook the counsel of the old men,
14 and si)ake to them after the
counsel of the young men, saying.
My father made your yoke heavy,
but I will add thereto : my father
chastised you with whips, but I
tvill chastise you with scorpions.
15 So the king hearkened not unto
the people ; " for it was brought
about of God, * that Jehovah might
establish his word, which he spake
by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jero-
boam the son of Nebat.
16 And when all Israel saw that
the king hearkened not unto them,
the people answered the king, say-
ing, " What portion have we in
David '^ neither have we inheri-
tance in the son of Jesse : every
man to your tents, O Israel : now
see to thine own house, David.
"^ So all Israel departed unto their
tents. 17 But as for the children
of Israel that dwelt in the cities
of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over
them. 18 Then king Reholioam
sent ^Hadoram, who was over the
men subject to taskwork ; and the
" ch. 25. 16-20
l> 1 K. U.
29-39
"2 8. 20. 1
d ver. 19
M K. 4. 6 ;
5. 14
/IK. 12.
21-24
9 ch. 12. 6-7,
15
ft ch. 18. 8-U
i ch. 10. IS
«-• ver. 23 ;
ch. 8. 2-6
' Num. 35.
2-5
'■ ch. 13. 9 ;
1 K. 12.
28-33
' 1 K. 12. 31;
13. 33
' ch. 15. 9
Pch. 12. !
437
children of Israel stoned him to
death with stones. And king Re-
hoboam made speed to get hiin up
to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
19 So Israel rebelled against the
house of David unto this day.
n-^And when Rehoboam was
come to Jerusalem, he assem-
bled the house of Judah and Ben-
jamin, a hundred and fourscore
thousand chosen men, that were
warriors, to fight against Israel,
to bring the kingdom again to Re-
hoboam. 2 But the word of Jeho-
vah came to "Shemaiah the man of
God, saying, 3 Speak unto Reho-
boam the son of Solomon, king of
Judah, and to all Israel in Judah
and Benjamin, saying, 4 Thus saith
Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor
fight against '' your brethren : re-
turn every man to his house ; for
Hhis thing is of me. So they
hearkened unto the words of Je-
hovah, and returned from going
against Jeroboam.
5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Je-
rusalem, and * built cities for
defence in Judah. 6 He built
Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 and Beth-zur, and Soco, and
Adullam, 8 a,nd Gath, and Mare-
shah, and Ziph, 9 and Adoraim,
and Lachish, and Azekah, 10 and
Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron,
which are in^ Judah and in Ben-
jamin, fortified cities. 11 And
he fortified the strongholds, and
put captains in them, and stores
of victuals, and oil and wine. 12
And in every city he ]mt shields
and spears, and made them exceed-
ing strong. And Judah and Ben-
jamin belonged to him.
13 And the priests and the Le-
vites that were in all Israel re-
sorted to him out of all their
border. 14 For Hhe Levites left
their suburbs and their possession,
and came to Judah and Jerusalem :
for "Jeroboam and his sons cast
them off, that they should not
execute the priest's office unto
Jehovah ; 1 5 and " he appointed
him priests for the high places,
and for the he-goats, and for the
calves which he had made. 1 6 And
"after them, out of all the tribes
of Israel, such as set their hearts
to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel,
came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto
Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
17 ^ So they strengthened the
kingdom of Judah, and made
11.18
II. CHRONICLES
13.1
Reboboam's Fauily. Sbishak's Invasion. The Temple despoiled. Rehoboam's Death
Rehoboam the son of Solomon
strong, three years; for they
walked three years in the way
of David and Solomon.
18 And Rehoboam took him a
wife, Mahalath the daughter of
Jerimoth the son of David, ^and of
Abihail the daughter of " Eliab the
son of .Jesse ; 1 9 and she bare him
sons : Jeush, and Shemariah, and
Zaham. 20 And after her he took
'^ Maacah the daughter of Absalom ;
and she bare him Abijah, and
Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 And Rehoboam loved Maacah
the daughter of Absalom above all
his wives and his concubines (for
* he took eighteen wives and three-
scoi^e concubines, and begat twenty
and eight sons and threescore
daughters). 22 And '^ Rehoboam ap-
pointed Abijah the son of Maacah
to be chief, even the prince among
his brethren ; for lie was minded
to make him kin^. 23 And he
dealt wisely, and dispersed of
all his sons throughout all the
lands of Judah and Benjamin,
unto every fortified city: and he
gave them victuals in abundance.
And he ^sought for them many
wives.
■i iy And it came to pass,
_|_^ "^when the kingdom of Re-
hoboam was established, and he
was strong, that " he forsook the
law of .Jehovah, and all Israel with
him. 2 ^And it came to pass in
the fifth year of king Rehoboam,
that ■•'Shishak king of Egypt came
up against Jerusalem, because they
had trespassed against Jehovah,
3 with twelve hundred chariots,
and threescore thousand horsemen.
And the people were without num-
ber that came with him out of
Egypt : * the Lubim, the Sukkiim,
and the Ethiopians. 4 And he
took ' the fortified cities which per-
tained to Judah, and came unto
Jerusalem. 5 Now * Shemaiah the
prophet came to Rehoboam, and
to the princes of Judah, that were
gathered together to Jerusalem
because of Shishak, and said unto
them, Thus saith Jehovah, 'Ye
have forsaken me, therefore have
I also left you in the hand of
Shishak. 6 Then the princes of
Israel and the king humbled them-
selves ; and they said, "'Jehovah is
1 Or, and Abihail
2 In ch. 13. 2, Micaiah the daughter of Uriel,
s Or, sought a multitude of wives
" 1 S. 16. 6
>> Dt. 17. 17
' Dt. 21.
15-17
d ver. 13 i ch.
11. 17
' ch. 26. 13-16
/ 1 K. 14. 25
« 1 K. 11. 40
'' ch. 16. 8 ;
Nah. 3. 9
'ch. 11. 5-12
k ch. 11. 2
' ch. 15. 2 ;
Dt. 28. 15
"' Ex. 9. 27 ;
Dan. 9. 14
« 1 K. 21. 29
° ch. 34. 25-
27 ; Ps. 78.
P Dt. 28. 47,
48
« 1 K. 14.
20-28
"■ ch. 9. 15, 16
' ver. 6, 7
' ch. 19. 3
" 1 K. 14. 21
' ch. 19. 3
' 1 K. 14. 29
' ver. 5
■ ch. 9. 29
' ch. 11. 20
' 1 K. 15. 1, 2
438
righteous. 7 And when Jehovah
saw that they humbled themselves,
the word of Jehovah came to She-
maiah, saying, " They have hum-
bled themselves : I will not destroy
them ; but I will grant them ■* some
deliverance, and " my wrath shall
not be poured out upon Jerusalem
by the hand of Shishak. 8 Never-
theless they shall be his servants,
^ that they may know my service,
and the service of the kingdoms of
the countries.
9 «So Shishak king of Egsi^t
came up against Jerusalem, and
took away the treasures of the
house of Jehovah, and the treas-
ures of the king's house; he took
all away: ''he took away also the
shields of gold which Solomon had
made. 10 And king Rehoboam
made in their stead shields of brass,
and committed them to the hands
of the captains of the ® guard, that
kept the door of the king's house.
11 And it was so, that, as oft as
the king entered into the house of
Jehovah, the guard came and bare
them, and brought them back into
the guard-chamber. 12 And^when
he humbled himself, the wrath of
Jehovah turned from him, so as
not to destroy him altogether :
and moreover in Judah 'there
were good things found.
13 "So king Rehoboam strength-
ened himself in Jerusalem, and
reigned : for Rehoboam was forty
and one years old when he began
to reign, and he reigned .seventeen
years in Jerusalem, the city which
Jehovah had chosen out of all the
tribes of Israel, to put his name
there : and his mother's name was
Naamah the Ammonitess. 14 And
he did that which was evil, "be-
cause he set not his heart to seek
Jehovah.
1 5 "^ Now the acts of Rehoboam,
first and last, are they not written
in the "^histories of ^Shemaiah the
prophet and of ' Iddo the seer,
' after the manner of genealogies 1
And there were wars between
Rehoboam and Jeroboam contin-
ually. 16 And Rehoboam slept
with his fathers, and was buried
in the city of David : and "Abijah
his son x'eigned in his stead.
•^ O *In the eighteenth j'^ear
-LO of king Jeroboam began
* Or, deliverance within a little u-hile Or, a
few that shall escape
5 Heb. runners. * Heb. words.
' Or, in reckoning the genealogies
13.2
II. CHBONICLES
14.5
Abijah's Reign. War with Jeroboam. Israel defeated. Asa's good Reign
Abijah to reign over Judah. 2
Three j^ears reigned he in Jeru-
salem : and his mother's name was
"Micaiah the daughter of Uriel
of Gibeah. ''And there was war
between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 And Abijah joined battle with
an army of valiant men of war,
even four hundred thousand chosen
men : and Jeroboam set the bajttle
in array against him with eight
hundred thousand chosen men,
who were mighty men of valor.
4 And Abijah stood up upon mount
" Zemaraim, which is in the hill-
country or Ephraim, and said.
Hear me, O Jeroboam and all
Israel : 5 Ought ye not to know
that ''Jehovah, the God of Israel,
gave the kingdom over Israel to
David for ever, even to him and to
his sons by " a covenant of salt 1
6 Yet •'^ Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
the servant of Solomon the son of
David, rose up, and rebelled against
his lord. 7 And there were gath-
ered unto him worthless men, base
fellows, that strengthened them-
selves against Eehoboam the son
of Solomon, when " Eehoboam was
young and tender-hearted, and
could not withstand them. 8 And
now ye think to withstand the
kingdom of Jehovah in the hand
of the sons of David ; and ye are
a great multitude, and there are
with you ''the golden calves which
Jeroboam made you for gods.
9 '^Have ye not driven out the
priests of Jehovah, the sons of
Aaron, and the Levites, and made
you priests after the manner of
the peoples of other lands 1 so that
whosoever cometh *to consecrate
himself with a young bullock and
seven rams, the same may be a
priest of them that are 'no gods.
10 But as for us, Jehovah is our
God, and we have not forsaken
him ; and we have priests minis-
tering unto Jehovah, the sons of
Aaron, and the Levites in their
work : 1 1 and '" they burn unto Je-
hovah every morning and every
evening burnt-offerings and sweet
incense : " the showbread also set
they in order upon the pure table ;
and the candlestick of gold with
the lamps thereof, to burn every
evening : for we keep the charge
of Jehovah our God ; but ye have
forsaken him. 12 And, behold,
God is with us at our head, and
"his priests with the trumpets of
" ch. U. 20
>> 1 K. 15. 7
"^ Josh. 18. 22
rf 2 S. 7. 12-1(5
•■Lev. 2. 13;
Num. 18. 19
/ 1 K. 11. 2i;
'J ch. 12. 13
Ach. n. 1.5;
1 K. 12. 28
'ch. 11. 14
*: Ex. 29.
29-33
' Jer. 2. 11 ;
6.7
™ ch. 2. 4 :
Ex. 29. 38
" Ex. 25. 30-
39 ; Lev. 24.
.5-9
" Num. 10.
8,9
P Josh. 8.
4-9
9 ch. 14. 11
"■ ch. 14. 12
« ch. 16. 8
t ch. 14. 11
" 1 S. 25. 38
" 1 K. 14. 20
^ ch. 24. 27
V ch. 9. 29
*[Ch. 13. 23
in Heb.]
= 1 K. 15. 8
*[Ch. 14. 1
in Heb.]
« Pt. 7 5
6 1 K. 15.
12-14
" Ex. 34. 13
alarm to sound an alarm against
you. O children of Israel, fight ye
not against Jehovah, the God of
your fathers ; for ye shall not
prosper.
13 But Jeroboam ^caused an
ambushment to come about behind
them : so they were before Judah,
and the ambushment was behind
them. 14 And when Judah looked
back, behold, the battle was be-
fore and behind them ; and » they
cried unto Jehovah, and the priests
sounded with the trumpets. 15
Then the men of Judah gave a
shout : and as the men of Judah
shouted, it came to pass, that
''God smote Jeroboam and all
Israel before Abijah and Judah.
16 And the children of Israel Hed
before Judah ; and 'God delivered
them into their hand. 17 And
Abijah and his people slew them
with a great slaughter : so there
fell down slain of Isx^ael five hun-
dred thousand chosen men. 18
Thus the children of Israel were
brought under at that time, and
the childi-en of Judah prevailed,
' because they relied upon Jehovah,
the God of their fathers. 1 9 And
Abijah pursued after Jeroboam,
and took cities from him, Beth-el
with the towns thereof, and Jesh-
anah with the towns thereof, and
^ Ephron with the towns thereof.
20 Neither did Jeroboam recover
strength again in the days of Abi-
jah : and "Jehovah smote him, and
"he died. 21 But Abijah waxed
mighty, and took unto himself four-
teen wives, and begat twenty and
two sons, and sixteen daughters.
22 And the rest of the acts of Abi-
jah, and his ways, and his sayings,
ai^e written in "" the commentary of
* the prophet Iddo.
*A A ^ So Abijah slept with his
JLtt fathers, and they buried
him in the city of David ; and Asa
his son reigned in his .stead. In his
days the land was quiet ten years.
*2 And Asa did that which was
good and right in the eyes of Je-
hovah his God : 3 for he took
away " the foreign altars, and * the
high places, and brake down the
'^pillars, and hewed down the^Ash-
erim, 4 and commanded Judah
to seek Jehovah, the God of their
fathers, and to do the law and the
commandment. 5 Also he took
away out of all the cities of Judah
1 Another reading is, Ephrain. 2 Or, obelisks
439
14.6
II. CHRONICLES
15.14
Asa is victorious iu a War with Zcrah tlie Etliiopian. Exliorted I)y Azariah, lie institutes Religious Reforms
the high places and the " sun-
images : and the kingdom was
quiet before him 6 And * he
Duilt fortiiied cities in Judah ; for
the land was quiet, and he had
no war in those years, "because
Jehovah had given him rest. 7
For he said unto Judah, ''Let us
build these cities, and make about
them walls, and towers, gates, and
bars ; the land is yet before us,
because we have sought Jehovah
our God ; we have sought him,
and he hath given us rest on every
side. So they built and prospered.
8 And Asa had an army that bare
bucklers and spears, out of Judah
^ three hundred thousand; and out
of Benjamin, that bare shields and
drew bows, two hundred and four-
score thousand : all these were
mighty men of valor.
9 And -^ there came out against
them Zerah the Ethiopian with
an array of a thousand thousand,
and three hundred chariots ; and
he came unto ^ Mareshah . 1 0 Then
Asa went out to meet him, and
they set the battle in array in the
valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 And Asa ''cried unto Jehovah
his God, and said, Jehovah, Hhere
is none -besides thee to help, be-
tween the mighty and him that
hath no strength : hel]) us, O Je-
hovah our God ; * for we rely on
thee, and in thy name are we
come against this multitude. O
Jehovah, thou art our God; let
not man prevail against thee. ^ 1 2
So * Jehovah smote the Ethiopians
before Asa, and before .Judah ; and
the Ethiopians iied. 13 And Asa
and the people that were with him
pursued them unto ' Gerar : and
there fell of the Ethiopians ^so
many that they could not recover
themselves ; for they were ■* de-
stroyed before Jehovah, and be-
fore his host ; and they carried
away very much booty. 14 And
they smote all the cities round
about Gerar ; '" for * the fear of
Jehovah came upon them : and
they despoiled all the cities ; for
there was much spoil in them.
15 They smote also the tents of
cattle, and carried away sheep in
abundance, and camels, and re-
turned to Jerusalem.
1 Or, there is no difference with thee to help,
whether the mighty or him &c.
2 Or, like s Or. so that none remained alive
* fleb. broken. ' Qr, a terror from Jehovah
" ch. 34. 4, 7
'ch. 11. 5
' ch. 15. 15
d ch. 8. 5
" ch. 13. 3
/ch. 12. 2,3;
16. 8
»ch. 11. 8
A ch. 13. 14
' ch. 13. 18
fc ch. 13. 15
' Gen. 10. 19
'" ch. 17. 10
" ch. 20. 14 ;
24. 20
" ch. 20. 17
P ver. 4, 15
9 1 K. 12.
28-33
>■ ch. 17. 9 ;
Lev. 10.
8-11
« Dt. 4. 29
< Judg. 6. 6
' Josh. 1. 7, 9
" ch. 13. 19
" ch. 4. 1 , 8.
12
y ch. 11. 16
■ ch. 14. 13-16
' Ex. 22. 20 ;
Dt. 13. 6-9
440
-| pr And "the Spirit of God
JLfJ came upon Azariah the son
of Oded : 2 and he went out to
meet Asa, and said unto him. Hear
ye me, Asa, and all Judah and
Benjamin: "Jehovah is with you,
while ye are with him ; and ^ if ye
seek him, he will be found of you ;
but if j^e forsake him, he will foi'-
sake you. 3 Now '^ for a long sea-
son Israel was without the true
God, and without 'a teaching
priest, and without law : 4 ' but
when in their disti-ess they turned
unto Jehovah, the God of Israel,
and sought him, he was found of
them. 5 ' And in those times there
was no peace to him that went out,
nor to him that came in ; but great
vexations were upon all the inhab-
itants of the lands. 6 And they
were broken in pieces, nation
against nation, and city against
city ; for God did vex them with
all adversity. 7 But " be ye
strong, and let not your hands
be slack ; for your work shall be
rewarded.
8 And when Asa heard these
words, ®and the prophecy of Oded
the prophet, he took courage, and
put away the abominations out pi
all the land of Judah and Benja-
min, and out of "the cities which
he had taken from the hill-country
of Ephraim ; and * he renewed the
altar of .Jehovah, that was before
the porch of Jehovah. 9 And he
gathered all Judah and Benjamin,
and 2/ them that sojourned with
them out of Ephraim and Manas-
seh, and out of Simeon : for they
fell to him out of Israel in abun-
dance, when they saw that Jeho-
vah his God was with him. 10 So
they gathered themselves together
at Jerusalem in the third month,
in the fifteenth year of the reign
of Asa. 1 1 And ^ they sacrificed
unto Jehovah in that day, of the
spoil which they had brought,
seven hundred oxen and seven
thousand sheep. 12 And "they
entered into the covenant to seek
Jehovah, the God of their fathers,
with all their heart and with all
their soul ; 1 3 and that whosoever
would not seek Jehovah, the God
of Israel, * should be put to death,
whether small or great, whether
man or woman. 14 And they
sware unto Jehovah with a loud
6 Or, even
15.15
IL CHEONICLES
17.5
War with Baasha. Leagae with Syria. Jlsa rebniied by Hanani. His Death. Jehoshaphat succeeds liim
voice, and with shouting, and
with trumpets, and with cornets.
15 And all Judah rejoiced at the
oath ; for they had sworn with
all their heart, and sought him
with their whole desire ; and he
was found of them : and " Jeho-
vah gave them rest round about.
16 'And also Maacah, the mother
of Asa the king, he removed from
being 'queen, because she had made
an abominable image " for ''an Ash-
erah ; and ''Asa cut down her image,
and made dust of it, and burnt it
at the brook Kidron. 17 But the
high places were not taken away
out of Israel : nevertheless the
heart of Asa was perfect all his
days. 18 And he brought into
the hovise of God the things that
his father had dedicated, and that
he himself had dedicated, silver,
and gold, and vessels. 19 And
there was no more war unto the
five and thirtieth year of the reign
of Asa.
'i f\ *In the six and thirtieth
j-VJ year of the i-eign of Asa,
Baasha king of Israel went up
against Judah, and built Ramah,
that he might not suffer any one
to go out or come in to Asa king
of Judah. 2 Then Asa brought
out silver and gold out of the
treasures of the house of Jehovah
and of the king's house, and sent
to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that
dwelt at ^ Damascus, saying, 3
^ There is a league between me
and thee, as therv was between
my father and thy father : be-
hold, I have sent thee silver and
gold; go, break thy league with
Baasha king of Israel, that he
may depart from me. 4 And
Ben-hadad hearkened unto king
Asa, and sent the captains of his
armies against the cities of Israel ;
and they smote Ijon, and Dan,
and Abel-maim, and all •''the
° store-cities of Naphtali. 5 And it
came to pass, when Baasha heard
thereof, that he left off building
Ramah, and let his work cease. 6
Then Asa the king took all Judah ;
and they carried away the stones
of Ramah, and the timber thereof,
wherewith Baasha had builded ;
and he built therewith Geba and
Mizpah.
7 And at that time ^ Hanani
1 Or, queen mother 2 Or, for Asherah
3 Heb. Darmesek. * Or, Let there be
5 Heb. storehouses of the cities.
" ch. 14. 7
(- 1 K. 15.
i;j-i5
" Ex. ,34. 13
d ch. 14. 2-5
" 1 K. 15.
17-22
/Ex. 1. 11
s/ch. 19. 2;
1 K. 16. 1
'' ch. 14. 11 ;
32. 7, 8
' ch. 14. 9
*; ch. 12. 3
' ch, 13. 16, 18
"' Prov. 15.
3 ; Zeoh. 4.
10
" ch. 15. 17
' 1 K. 15. 23,
24
P Gen. 50. 2 ;
Jn. 12. 7 ;
19. 39, 40
9 ch. 21. 19
"■ 1 K. 15. 24
' ch. 15. 8
the seer came to Asa king of
Judah, and said unto him, ''Be-
cause thou hast relied on the
king of Syria, and hast not relied
on Jehovah thy God, therefore is
the host of the king of Syria
escaped out of thy hand. 8 Were
not 'the Ethiopians and the Lu-
bim *a huge host, with chariots
and horsemen exceeding many?
yet, 'because thou didst rely on
Jehovah, he delivered them into
thy hand. 9 For '" the eyes of Je-
hovah run to and fro throughout
the whole earth, to show himself
strong in the behalf of them
"whose heart is perfect toward
him. Herein thou hast done fool-
ishly ; for from henceforth thou
shalt have wars. 10 Then Asa
was wroth with the seer, and put
him in the '^ prison-house ; for he
was in a rage with him because
of this thing. And Asa oppressed
some of the people at the same
time.
11 "And, behold, the acts of
Asa, first and last, lo, they are
written in the book of the kings of
Judah and Israel. 1 2 And in the
thirty and ninth year of his reign
Asa was diseased in his feet ; his
disease \Yas exceeding great : yet
in his disease he sought not to
Jehovah, but to the physicians.
1 3 And Asa slept with his fathers,
and died in the one and fortieth
year of his reign. 14 And they
buried him in his own sepulchres,
which he had hewn out for himself
in the city of David, and laid him
in the bed which was filled ^with
sweet odors and divers kinds of
spices prepared by the perfumers'
art : and * they made a very great
burning for him.
"i ^ And '"Jehoshaphat his son
J- I reigned in his stead, and
strengthened himself against Is-
rael. 2 And he placed forces in
all Hhe fortified cities of Judah,
and set garrisons in the land of Ju-
dah, and in the cities of Ephraim,
''which A.sa his father had taken.
3 And Jehovah was with Jehosh-
aphat, because he walked in the
first ways of his father David,
and sought not unto the Baalim,
4 but sought to the _God of his
father, and walked in his com-
mandments, and "not after the
doings of Israel. 5 Therefore Je-
hovah established the kingdom in
6 Heb. hotise of the stocks.
441
17.6
II. CHEONICLES
18.11
Jelioshaphat's Reign. He appoints Teachers. His Power. His Leagae with Aliab. Prophets consnlted
his hand ; and all Judah brought
to .Jehoshaphat tribute ; and " he
had riches and honor in abundance.
6 And his heart was lifted up in
the ways of Jehovah : and fur-
thermore 'he took away the high
places and the Asherim out of
Judah.
7 Also in the third year of his
reign he sent his princes, even
Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zech-
ariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah,
' to teach in the cities of .Judah ;
8 and with them '' the Levites,
even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah,
and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and
Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-
adonijah, the Levites ; and with
them Elishama and Jehoram, the
priests. 9 And they taught in
Judah, having ""the book of the
law of Jehovah with them ; and
they went about throughout all
the cities of Judah, and taught
among the people.
10 And ^■''the fear of Jehovah
fell upon all the kingdoms of the
lands that were round about Jvidah,
so that they made no war against
Jehoshaphat. 1 1 And ^ some of
the Philistines brought Jehosha-
phat presents, and silver for trib-
ute ; the Arabians also brought
him flocks, seven thousand and
seven hundred rams, and seven
thousand and seven hundred he-
goats. 1 2 And Jehoshaphat waxed
great exceedingly ; and he built
in Judah castles and cities of
store. 1 3 And he had many works
in the cities of Judah ; and men
of war, mighty men of valor, in
Jerusalem. 14 And this was the
numbering of them according to
their fathers' houses : Of Judah,
the captains of thousands : Adnah
the captain, and with him mighty
men of valor three- hundred thou-
sand; 15 and next to him Jeho-
hanan the captain, and with him
two hundred and fourscore thou-
sand-, 16 and next to him Ama-
siah the son of Zichri, ''who
willingly offered himself unto Je-
hovah ; and with him two hundred
thousand mighty men of valor.
17 And of Benjamin : Eliada a
mighty man of valor, and with
him two hundred thousand armed
with bow and shield ; 18 and next
to him .Jehozabad, and with him a
hundred and fourscore thousand
1 Or, a terror from Jehovah.
" ch. 18. 1
6 ch. 15. 17
' ch. 15. 3 ;
35. 3
d ch. 19. 8
' Dt. 6. 4-9
/ch, 14. 14
i'ch. 9. 14;
26. 8
'i Judg. 5. 2,
9 ; 1 Chr.
29. 9
' ver. 2
I' ch. 17. 6
' 1 K. 22.
2-35
Ruth 4. 1
442
ready prepared for war. 19 These
were they that waited on the king,
besides 'those whom the king put
in the fortitied cities throughout
all Judah.
'i O / Now Jehoshaphat had
_LO riches and honor in abun-
dance ; and he joined affinity with
Ahab. 2 ' And after certain years
he went down to Ahab to Samaria.
And Ahab killed sheep and oxen
for him in abundance, and for the
people that were with him, and
moved him to go up with him to
Ramoth-gilead. 3 And Ahab king
of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat
king of .Tudah, Wilt thou go with
me to Rarnoth-gilead '\ And he
answered him, I am as thou art,
and my people as thy people ;
and tve ivill be with thee in the
war.
4 And Jehoshaphat said unto
the king of Israel, Inquire "^ first, I
pray thee, for the ^yord of Jehovah.
.5 Then the king of Israel gathered
the prophets together, four hun-
dred men, and said unto them,
Shall we go to Eamoth-gilead to
battle, or shall I forbear^ And
they said. Go up ; for God will
deliver it into the hand of the
king. 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is
there not here a prophet of .Jeho-
vah besides, that we may inquire
of him 1 7 And the king of Israel
said unto Jehoshaphat, There is
yet one man by whom we may
inquire of Jehovah : but I hate
him ; for he never prophesieth
good concerning me, but always
evil : the same is Micaiah the son
of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said.
Let not the king say so. 8 Then
the king of Israel called an ^ officer,
and said. Fetch quickly Micaiah
the son of Imla. 9 Now the king
of Israel and Jehoshaphat the
king of Judah sat each on his
throne, arrayed in their robes, and
they were sitting '"in ^an open
place at the entrance of the gate
of Samaria ; and all the pi'ophets
were prophesying before them.
10 And Zedekiah the son of Che-
naanah made him horns of iron
and said, Thus saith Jehovah,
With these shalt thou push the
Syrians, until they be consumed.
11 And all the prophets prophe-
sied so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-
gilead, and prosper ; for Jehovah
2 Heb. to-day. s Or, eunuch
■• Heb. a threshing-floor.
18.12
II. CHRONICLES
19.2
fflicaiah's Warning. His Panisliment. Ramoth-gilead attacked. Ahab killed. Jebosliapbat rebuked
will deliver it into the hand of the
king.
12 And the messenger that went
to call Micaiah spake to him,
saying, Behold, the words of the
prophets declare good to the king
with one mouth : let thy word
therefore, I pray thee, be like one
of theirs, and speak thou good.
13 And Micaiah said. As Jehovah
liveth, "what my God saith, that
will I speak:. 14 And when he
was come to the king, the king
said unto him, ^ Micaiah, shall we
go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or
shall I forbear? And he said. Go
ye up, and prosper ; and they shall
be delivered into your hand. 1.5
And the king said to him, How
many times shall^ I adjure thee
that thou speak uiito me nothing
but the truth in the name of Jeho-
vah^ 16 And he said, I saw all
Israel scattered upon the moun-
tains, *as sheep that have no shep-
herd : and Jehovah said. These
have no master ; let them return
every man to his house in peace.
17 And the king of Israel said to
Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee
that he would not prophesy good
concerning me, but eviH 18 And
Micaiah said. Therefore hear ye
the word of Jehovah: "I saw Jeho-
vah sitting upon his throne, and
all the host of heaven standing on
his right hand and on his left. 19
And .Jehovah said. Who shall ^en-
tice Ahab king of Israel, that he
may go up and fall at Ramoth-
gilead 1 _ And one spake saying
after this manner, and another
saying after that manner. 20
And there came forth ^a spirit,
and stood before .Jehovah, and
said, I will entice him. And Jeho-
vah said unto him. Wherewith'?
21 And he said, I will go forth,
and will be a lying spirit in the
mouth of all his prophets. And
he said. Thou shalt entice him, and
shalt prevail also : go forth, and do
so. 22 Now therefore, behold, Je-
hovah hath put a lying spirit in
the mouth of these thy prophets ;
and Jehovah hath spoken evil con-
cerning thee.
23 Then Zedekiah the son of
Chenaanah came near, and smote
Micaiah upon the cheek, and said.
Which way went the Spirit of
Jehovah from me to speak unto
thee^ 24 And Micaiah said, Be-
1 Heb. Micah. 2 Or, deceive ^ Heb. the spirit.
" Num. 22.
18-20, :i6
l> Num. 27.
17 ; Ezek.
34. 6-8 ;
Mt. 9. 36
" Is. 6. 1-6 ;
Dan. 7. 9,
10
rf ver. 8
•■ ch. 34. 8
/ch. 10. 10
^ Mic. 1. 2
ft ch. 13. 14,
' ch. 20. 34 ;
1 K. 16. 1
*: ch. 18. I, 3
hold, thou shalt see on that day,
when thou shalt go ''into an inner
chamber to hide thyself. 25 And
the king of Israel said, ''Take ye
Micaiah, and carry him back unto
Amon "the governor of the city,
and to Joash the king's son ; 26
and say. Thus saith the king, -^Put
this fellow in the i)rison, and feed
him with bread of affliction and
with water of affliction, until I re-
turn in peace. 27 And Micaiah
said. If thou return at all in peace,
Jehovah hath not spoken by me.
And he said, '' Hear, ye peoples, all
of you.
28 So the king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah
went up to Ramoth-gilead. 29
And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, I will disguise my-
self, and go into the battle ; but
put thou on thy robes. So the
king of Israel disguised himself ;
and they went into the battle.
30 Now the king of Syria had
commanded the captains of his
chariots, saying. Fight neither
with small nor great, save only
with the king of Israel. 31 And
it came to pass, when the captains
of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat,
that they said. It is the king of
Israel. Therefore they turned
about to fight against him : but
Jehoshaphat '' cried out. and Jeho-
vah helped him ; and God moved
them to depart from him. 32 And
it came to pass, when the captains
of the chariots saw that it was not
the king of Israel, that they turned
back from pursuing him. 33 And
a certain man drew his bow ®at a
venture, and smote the king of
Israel between ^the joints of the
armor : wherefore he said to the
driver of the chariot. Turn thy
hand, and carry me out of the
host ; for I am sore wounded.
34 And the battle increased that
day : howbeit the king of Israel
stayed himself up in his chariot
against the Syrians until the even ;
and about the time of the going
down of the sun he died.
^ Q And Jehoshaphat the king
it/ of Judah returned to his
house in peace to Jerusalem. 2 And
'Jehu the son of Hanani theseer
went out to meet him, and said to
king Jehoshaphat, * Shouldest thou
< Or, from chamber to chamber
^ Heb. in his simplicity.
6 Or, the lotver armor and, the breastplate
443
19.3
II. CHRONICLES
20.15
Jehoshaphat rebuked. Ue appoiuts Jadges. He prays for Help against Moab and Ammon
help the wicked, and love them that
hate Jehovah '? "for this thing wrath
is upon thee from before Jehovah.
3 Nevertheless * there are good
things found in thee, in that " thou
hast put away the Asheroth out of
the land, and ''hast* set thy heart
to seek God.
4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Je-
rusalem : and he went out again
among the people from Beer-sheba
to the hill-country of Ephraim,
and " brought them back unto Je-
hovah, the God of their fathers.
5 And he set -^judges in the land
throughout all the fortified cities
of Judah, city by city, G and said
to the judges, Consider what ye
do : for "ye judge not for man, but
for Jehovah ; and he is with you
^ in the judgment. 7 Now there-
fore let the fear of Jehovah be
upon you ; take heed and do it :
for ''there is no iniquity with Je-
hovah our God, ' nor respect of
persons, nor taking of bribes.
8 Moreover in Jerusalem did
Jehoshaphat set *of the Levites
and the priests, and of the heads
of the fathers' houses of Israel, for
the judgment of Jehovah, and for
controversies. And they returned
to Jerusalem. 9 And he charged
them, saying. Thus shall ye do in
the fear of Jehovah, faithfully,
and with a perfect heart. 10
' And whensoever any controversy
shall come to you from your
brethren that dwell in their cities,
between blood and blood, between
law and _ commandment, statutes
and ordinances, ye shall warn
them, that they be not guilty
towards Jehovah, and ™so wrath
come upon you and upon your
brethren : this do, and ye shall not
be guilty. 11 And, behold, Ama-
riah the chief priest is over you
" in all matters of Jehovah ; and
Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the
ruler of the house of Judah, in all
the king's matters : also the Le-
vites shall be officers before you.
^ " Deal courageously, and Jehovah
be with the good.
O/^ And it came to pass after
^yj this, that the children of
Moab, and the children of Am-
mon, and with them some of the
^Ammonites, came against Je-
hoshaphat to battle. 2 Then
o/^
1 Or, m giving jiidqiyient Heb- in the matter
ndgment. - Heb. Re strong and do.
Perhaps an error for Memiim. See ch. 26. 7.
° ch. 24. IS
I' cll. VI. 12
= ch. 17. 6
rfch. 12. 1-1
*ch. l.i. 8-13
/ Dt. 16. IS-
20
"Lev. 19. 15,
Dt. 1. 17
ft Gen. 18.
20 ; Dt.
:«. 4
i l>t. lU. 17,
IS
* ch. 17. 8, 9
' Dt. 17. 8
"' ver. 2
" ver. 8
" 1 Chr. 28.
20
P Gen. 14. 7
« ch. 19. 3
"^ 1 S. 7. 6 ,
Ezr. 8. 21
' Dt. 4. .39
' 1 Chr. 29.
11
" Is. 41. 8
^ ch. 6. 28-30
■ ch. 6. 20
- Num. 20.
17-21
" Judg. 11.
^ Ps. 25. 15
121. 1, 2
' eh. 15. 1 ;
24. 20
444
there came some that told Je-
hoshaphat, saying, There cometh
a great multitude against thee
from beyond the sea from Syi'ia ;
and, behold, thej^ are in ^'Hazazon-
tamar (the same is En-gedi). 3
And Jehoshaphat feared, and * set
himself to seek unto Jehovah ; and
''he proclaimed a fast throughout
all Judah. -i And Judah gathei-ed
themselves together, to seek help
of Jehovah : even out of all the
cities of Judah they came to seek
Jehovah.
5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the
assembly of Judali and Jerusalem,
in the house of Jehovah, before the
new court ; 6 and he said, O Jeho-
vah, the God of our fathers, *art
not thou God in heaven 1 and ' art
not thou ruler over all the kizig-
dqms of the nations'? and in thy
hand is power and might, so that
none is able to withstand thee.
7 Didst not thou, O our God,
drive out the inhaoitants of this
land before thy people Israel, and
"give it to the seed of Abraham
thy friend for ever? 8 And they
dwelt therein, and have built thee
a sanctuary therein for thy name,
saying, 9 'If evil come upon us,
■*tne sword, judgment, or pesti-
lence, or famine, we will stand
before this house, and before thee
(for •'thy name is in this house),
and cry unto thee in our affliction,
and thou wilt hear and save. K)
And now, behold, ^the childien of
xlmmon and Moab and mount Seir,
\ whom thou wouldest not let Israel
invade, when they came out of the
land of Egypt, but they turned
aside from tliem, and destroyed
them not; 11 behold, how they
reward us, to come to cast us out
of thy possession, which thou hast
given us to inherit. 12 O our
God, "wilt thou not judge them'?
for we have no might against this
great company that cometh against
us ; neither know we what to do :
but ''our eyes are upon thee. 13
And all Judah stood before Jeho-
vah, with their little ones, their
wives, and their children.
14 Then upon Jahaziel the son
of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah,
the son of Jeiel, the son of Mat-
taniah, the Levite, of the sons of
Asaph, "came the Spirit of Jeho-
vah in the midst of the assembly ;
15 and he said. Hearken ye, all
4 Or, the sword of judgment
20.16
IL CHRONICLES
20.37
Jaliaxiel predicts Deliverance. The Enemy roatcd. Moab and Ammon despoiled. Jehosliaphat's Alliance with Ahaziah
Judah, and ye inhabitants of Je-
rusalem, and thou king Jehosha-
phat : Thus saith Jehovah unto
you, "Fear not ye, neither be dis-
mayed by reason of this great
multitude ; for * the battle is not
yours, but God's. 16 To-morrow
go ye down against them : behold,
they come up by the ascent of
Ziz ; and ye shall hnd them at
the end of the valley, before the
wilderness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shall
not need to fight in this bdttle :
set j^oui'selves, " stand ye still,
and see the salvation of Jehovah
with you, O Judah and Jerusa-
lem ; fear not, nor be dismayed :
to-morrow go out against them ;
'^ for Jehovah is with you. 18 And
* .Tehoshaphat bowed his head with
his face to the ground ; and all
Judah and the inhabitants of Je-
rusalem fell down before Jeho-
vah, worshipping .Jehovah. 19
Ana the Levites, of the children
•''of the Kohathites and of the chil-
dren of the Korahites, stood up to
praise -Jehovah, the God of Israel,
with an exceeding loud voice.
20 And they rose early in the
morning, and went forth into the
wilderness of Tekoa : and as they
went forth, Jehoshaphat stood
and said. Hear me, O Judah, and
ye inhabitants of Jerusalem : " be-
lieve in -Jehovah your God, so
shall ye be established ; believe
his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
^1 And when he had taken coun-
sel with the people, he appointed
them that should sing unto Jeho-
vah, and ''give praise Mn holy
array, as they went out before
the army, and say, 'Give thanks
unto Jehovah ; for his lovingkind-
ness e7id,ureth for ever. 22 And
when they began to sing and to
praise, Jehovah *set liers-in-wait
against the children of 'Ammon,
Moab, and mount Seir, that were
come against Judah : and they were
smitten. 2-3 For the children of
Amnion and Moab stood up against
the inhabitants of mount Seir, ut-
terly to slay and destroy them :
and when they had made an end
of the inhabitants of Seir, '"every
one helped to destroy another.
24 And when Judah came to the
watch-tower of the wilderness, they
looked upon the multitude ; and, be-
hold, they were dead bodies fallen
to the earth, and there were none
I Or, in the beauty of holiness
'ch. 32. 7,8,
Ex. 14. 13
fc 1 S. ir. 47
" Ex. 14. 13
d ch. 15. 2
' ch. 7. 3
/Ex. G. 18;
1 (;br. a. 19
» Is. 7. 9
A 1 Chr. 16.
29, Ps.
29. 2
' 1 Chr. 10.
34
fcch. 13. 13
' ver. 10
'" Judg. 7. 22 ;
1 S. 14. 20
" ch. 14. 14';
17. 10
" ch. 14. 6, 7 ;
15. 16
P 1 K. 22.
41-43
« ch. 17. 6
■■ch.ig. 3
* ch. 19. 2
« 1 K. 16. 1, 7
" 1 K. 22. 48,
" ch. 9. 21
that escaped. 2-5 And when Je-
hoshaphat and his people came
to take the spoil of them, they
found among them in abundance
both riches and "-^dead bodies, and
precious jewels, which they
stripped oft' for themselves, more
than they could carry away: and
they were three days in taking the
spoil, it was so much. 26 And on
the fourth day they assembled
themselves in the valley of ^Eera-
cah; for there they blessed Jeho-
vah: therefore the name of that
place was called The valley of Bera-
cah unto this day. 27 Then they
returned, every man of Judah and
Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the
forefront of them, to go again to
Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah
had made them to rejoice over
their enemies. 28 And they came
to Jerusalem with psalteries and
harps and trumpets unto the house
of Jehovah. 29 And "the fear of
God was on all the kingdoms of
the countries, when they heard
that Jehovah fought against the
enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm
of -Jehoshaphat was quiet; "for his
God gave him I'est round about.
31 ^And Jehoshaphat reigned
over Judah : he was thirty and
five years old when he began to
reign ; and he reigned twenty and
five years in Jerusalem : and his
mother's name was Azubah the
daughter of Shilhi. 32 And he
walked in the way of Asa his father,
and turned not aside from it, doing
that which was right in the eyes
of Jehovah. 33 « Howbeit the
high places were not taken away;
'"neither as yet had the people set
their hearts unto the God of their
fathers. 34 Now the rest of the
acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last,
behold, they are written in the
* history of *Jehu the son of Ha-
nani, ^ ' which is inserted in the
book of the kings of Israel.
3-5 "And after this did Jehosha-
phat king of .Judah join himself
with Ahaziah king of Israel ; the
same did very wickedly: 36 and
he joined himself with him to
make ships to go "to 'Tarshi.sh;
and they made the ships in Ezion-
geber. 37 Then Eliezer the son of
Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied
against Jehoshaphat, saying, Be-
cause thou hast joined thyself with
2 Ace. to Vulg. garments. 3 That is, Blessing
* Heb. words. * Or, who is mentioned
445
21.1
II. CHRONICLES
22.2
Jehoram's Reign. Edom revolts. Elijah's menacing Letter. Jehoram's Losses and Death, ihaziah's Reign
Ahaziah, Jehovah hath destroyed
thy works. And the ships were
broken, so that they were not able
to go to Tarshish.
r) 'I f And Jehoshaphat slept
^ _L with his fathers, and was
buried with his fathers in the city
of David: and Jehorain his son
reigned in his stead. 2 And he
had brethren, the sons of Jehosha-
phat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and
Zechariah, and Azariah, and Mi-
chael, and IShephatiah ; all these
were the sons of Jehoshaphat king
*of Israel. 3 And their father
gave them great gifts, of silver, and
of gold, and of precious things,
"with fortified cities in Judah: but
the kingdom gave he to Jehoram,
because he was the- first-born. 4
Now when Jehoram was risen up
over the kingdom of his father,
and had strengthened himself, he
slew all his brethren with the
sword, and divers also of the
princes of Israel. 5 ''Jehoram was
thirty and two years old when he
began to reign ; and he reigned
eight years in Jerusalem. 6 *And
he walked in the way of the kings
of Israel, as did the house of Ahab ;
for •'he had the daughter of Aliab
to wife : and he did that which was
evil in the sight of Jehovah. 7
Howbeit Jehovah would not de-
stroy the house of David, because
of tlie covenant that he had made
with David, and "as he promised to
give a lamp to him and to his chil-
dren alway.
8 In his days '^Edom revolted
from under the hand of Judah, and
made a king over themselves. 9
Then Jehoram passed over with his
captains, and all his chariots with
him: and he rose up by night, and
smote the Edomites that com-
passed him about, and the cap-
tains of the chariots. 10 So Edom
revolted from under the hand of
Judah unto this day: then did
Libnah revolt at the same time
from under his hand, because he
had forsaken Jehovah, the God of
his fathers.
11 Moreover 'he made high
places in the mountains of Judah,
and made the inhabitants of Jeru-
salem *to play the harlot, and -led
Judah astray. 1 2 And there came
a writing to him from Elijah the
prophet, saying, Thus saith Jeho-
1 Or, Tnade a breach in
2 Or, compelled Judah thereto
" 1 K. 22. 60
t> ch. 12. 0 i
2.'i. 2
■^ch. 11. 5
d 2 K. 8.
17-22
• 1 K. 12.
2&-30
/ch. 18. 1
" 2 S. 7. 12-
17; IK. 11.
13
ft ver. 10 ; ch.
20. 22, 23
'iK. 11.7
* Lev. 20. 5
' ch. 17. 3, 4
*" ch. 14. 2-5
" ver. 6
» 1 K. 16.
31-33
P ver. 4
9 ver. 18, 19
''ch. 33. 11
' ch. 17. 11 ;
22. I
" ver. 15
" ch. 16. 14
■ Jer. 22. 18,
28
" ch. 24. 25 ;
28. 27
2 K. 8
24-29
" ch. 21. 16
l> ch. 21. 6
446
vah, the God of David thy father.
Because 'thou hast not walked in
the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father,
•"nor in the ways of Asa king of
Judah, 13 but "hast walked in the
way of the kings of Isi'ael,and hast
made Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem to play the harlot,
"like as the house of Ahab ^did,
and also ^hast slain thy brethren
of thy father's house, who were
better than thyself: 14 behold,
Jehovah will smite with a great
■* plague thy people, and thy chil-
dren, and thy wives, and all thy
substance; 15 and *thqu shalt
have great sickness by disease of
thy bowels, until thj^ bowels fall
out by reason of the sickness, ®day
by day.
16 And '■Jehovah stirred up
against Jehoram the spirit of the
Philistines, and of *the Arabians
that are beside the Ethiopians: 17
and they came up against Judah,
and brake into it, and carried away
all the substance that was found
^in the king's house, and his sons
also, and his wives; so that there
was never a son left him, save ^' Je-
hoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
18 And after all this Jehovah
smote him "in his bowels with an
incurable disease. 1 9 And it came
to pass, in process of time, at the
end of two years, that his bowels
fell out by reason of his sickness,
and he died of sore diseases. And
his people made no burning for
him, "like the burning of his
fathers. 20 Thirty and two years
old was he when he began to reign,
and he reigned in Jerusalem eight
years: and he departed ■" without
being desired ; and they buried
him in the city of David, '^but not
in the sepulchres of the kings.
OO ^And the inhabitants of
^ ^ Jerusalem made * Ahaziah
his youngest son king in his stead ;
for the band of men that came with
"the Arabians to the camp had slain
all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son
of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
2 ® Forty and two years old was
Ahaziah when he began to reign;
and he reigned one year in Jerusa-
lem: and his mother's name was
*Athaliah the ^"daughter of Omri.
3 Heb. made to play the harlot. * Heb. stroke.
5 Or, year after year ' Or, belonging to
7 In on. 22. 1, Ahaziah.
8 In ch 21. 17, Jehoahaz.
9 In 2 K. 8. 26, Tiro and twenty
'" Or, granddaughter
22.3
II. CHRONICLES
23.10
Ibaziab's Leagne witb Jehoram. He is killed by Jebo. Atbaliab's Usurpation. Jehoiada's Flan of Resistance
3 He also walked in the ways of
the house of Ahab ; for his mother
was his counsellor to do wickedly.
4 And he did that which was evil
in the sight of Jehovah, as did the
house of Ahab; for they were his
counsellors after the death of his
father, to his destruction. 5 He
walked also after their counsel, and
went with Jehoram the son of Ahab
king of Israel to war against
Hazael king of Syria at Eamoth-
filead : and the Syrians wounded
Oram. 6 And he I'eturned to be
healed in Jezreel ^of the wounds
which they had given him at Ra-
mah, when he fought against
Hazael king of Syria. And -Aza-
riah the son of Jehoram king of
J udah went down to see Jehoram
the son of iVhab in Jezreel, because
he was sick.
_ 7 Now "the ^destruction of Aha-
ziah was of God, in that he went
unto Joram : for when he was come,
''he went out with Jehoram against
Jehu the son of Nimshi, "whom Je-
hovah had anointed to cut off the
house of Ahab. 8 ''And it came
to pass, when Jehu was executing
judgment upon the house of Ahab,
that he found the princes of Judah,
and the sons of the brethren of
Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah,
and slew them. 9 "And he sought
Ahaziah, and they caught him
(now he was hiding in Samai'ia),
and they brought him to Jehu,
and slew him; and •'they buried
him, for they said. He is the son
of Jehoshaphat, -'who sought Jeho-
vah with all his heart. ''And the
house of Ahaziah had no power
to hold the kingdom.
10 "Now when Athaliah the
mother of Ahaziah saw that her
son was dead, she arose and de-
stroyed all the seed royal of the
house of Judah. 11 But ^Jeho-
shabeath, the daughter of the king,
took Joash the son of Ahaziah,
and stole him away from among
the king's sons that were slain,
and put him and his nurse in the
•^ bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath,
the daughter- of king Jehoram, the
wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she
was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him
from Athaliah, so that she slew
1 So in 2 K. 8. 29. The text has because the
wounds ivhich &c.
2 In ver. 1, Ahaziah. 3 Heb. treading down.
< Or, And there was none of the house of Aha-
ziah that had power &c.
5 In 2 K. n. 2, Jehosheba.
6 Or, chamber for the beds
" ch. 10. 15
!> 2 K. 9. 21
'^ 2 K, 9. 6, 7
d 2 K. 10.
11-14
' 2 K. 9. 27
/2K. 9. 28
" ch. 17. 4
'' 2 K. 11. 1-3
•■ 2 K. 11.4-20
I' ch. 21. 2 ;
1. 13-17
'ch. 21. 7
m 1 Chr. 9. 25
n 1 Chr. 23.
28-32
o 1 Chr. 24. 1
him not. 12 And he was with
them hid in the house of God six
years: and Athaliah reigned over
the land.
r) O ' And in the seventh year
^ O Jehoiada strengthened him-
self, and took the captains of hun-
dreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham,
and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan,
and Azariah the son of Obed, and
Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and
Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into
covenant with him. 2 And they
went about in Judah, and gath-
ered the Levites out of all the
cities of Judah, and the heads of
fathers' houses of * Israel, and they
came to Jerusalem. 3 And all the
assembly made a covenant with the
king in the house of God. And he
said unto them. Behold, the king's
son shall reign, 'as Jehovah hath
spoken concerning the sons of Da-
vid. 4 This is the thing that ye
shall do : a third part of you, '" that
come in on the sabbath, of the
priests and of the Levites, shall be
porters of the thresholds ; 5 and a
third part shall be at the king's
house ; and a third part at the gate
of the fovmdation : and all the peo-
Kle shall be in the courts of the
ouse of Jehovah. 6 But let none
come into the house of Jehovah,
save the priests, and "they that
minister of the Levites ; they shall
come in, for they are holy : but all
the people shall keep the charge of
Jehovah. 7 And the Levites shall
compass the king round about,
every man with his weapons in
his hand ; and whosoever cometh
into the house, let him be slain :
and be ye with the king when he
cometh in, and when he goeth out.
8 So the Levites and all Judah
did according to all that Jehoiada
the priest commanded : and they
took every man his men, those
that were to come in on the sab-
bath, with those that were to go
out on the sabbath ; for Jehoiada
the priest dismissed not "the
courses. 9 And Jehoiada the priest
delivered to the captains of hun-
dreds the spears, and bucklers, and
shields, that had been king David's,
which were in the house of God.
10 And he set all the people, every
man with his weapon in his hand,
from the right ''side of the house
to the left "^ side of the house, along
by the altar and the house, by the
7 Heb. shoulder.
447
23.11
II. CHRONICLES
24. U
Atbaliah slain. Baal worship abolisbcd. Joash crowned. His Reign. He repairs the Templt
king round about. 11 Then they
brought out the king's son, and
^ put the crown upon him, and gave
him "the testimony, and made him
king : and Jehoiada and his sons
anointed him ; and they said, * Long
live the king.
1 2 And when Athaliah heard the
noise "of the people running and
praising the king, she came to the
people into the house of Jehovah :
13 and she looked, and, behold, the
king stood by his pillar at the en-
trance, and the captains and the
trumpets by the king ; and all the
Eeople of the land rejoiced, and
lew trumpets ; the singers also
played on instruments of music,
and led the singing of praise.
Then Athaliah rent her clothes,
and said. Treason ! treason ! 1 4
And Jehoiada the priest brought
out the captains of hundreds that
were set over the host, and said
unto them, Have her forth between
the ranks ; and whoso followeth
her, let him be slain with the
sword : for the priest said. Slay
her not in the house of Jehovah.
1 5 So they made way for her ; and
she went to the entrance of ''the
horse gate to the king's house : and
■^ they slew her there.
16 And Jehoiada made a cove-
nant between himself, and all the
people, and the king, that they
should be Jehovah's people. 17
And all the people went to the
house of Baal, and brake it down,
and brake his altars and his im-
ages in pieces, and " slew Mattan
the priest of Baal before the altars.
18 And Jehoiada appointed the
^officers of the house of Jehovah
under the hand of ■''the priests the
Levites, |' whom David had dis-
tributed in the house of Jehovah,
to offer the burnt-offerings of Jeho-
vah, as it is written in the law of
Moses, '' with rejoicing and with
singing, ^ according to the order of
David. 19 And he set Hhe por-
ters at the gates of the house of
Jehovah, that none that was un-
clean in anything should enter in.
20 And he took the captains of
hundreds, and the nobles, and the
governors of the people, and all the
people of the land, and brought
down the king from the house of
Jehovah : and they came through
1 Or, j)«,< upon him, the crown and the testimony
2 Or, of the people, Xjf the tiuard, and of those
who nraised the kina s p^eb. offices.
* Heb. by the haiids of David.
° Ex. 25. 16
b 1 S. 10. 24
■^ Nell. 3. 28 ;
Jer. 31. 40
d ch. 22. 10
" Dt. 13. 6-9 ;
1 K. 18. 40
/ ch. 6. 5
" 1 Ohr. 23, 6,
25-31
'' 1 Chr. 25. 1
' 1 Chr. 9. 22
fc 2 K. 11. 21 ;
12. 1-15
I ch. 26. 4, 5
' Ex. ,30.
P Num. 1. 50
9 ch. 21. 17
ua
the upper gate unto the king's
house, and set the king upon the
throne of the kingdom. 2 1 So all
the people of the land rejoiced, and
the citj' was quiet. And Athaliah
they had slain with the sword.
O A * Joash was seven years
^ J^ old when he began to reign ;
and he reigned forty years in Je-
ru.salem : and his mothers name
was Zibiah, of Beei'-sheba. 2 And
'Joash did that which was right
in the eyes of Jehovah all the days
of Jehoiada the priest. 3 And Je-
hoiada took for him two wives ;
and he begat sons and daughters.
4 And it came to pass after this,
that Joash was minded '"to restore
the house of Jehovah. 5 And he
gathered together the priests and
the Levites, and said to them, Go
out unto the cities of Judah, and
gather of all "Israel money to re-
pair the house of your God from
year to year ; and see that ye
hasten the matter. Howbeit the
Levites hastened it not. 6 And
the king called for Jehoiada the
chief, and said unto him. Why hast
thou not required of the Levites to
bring in out of Judah and out of
Jerusalem " the tax of Moses the
servant of Jehovah, and of the as-
sembly *of Israel, -^for the tent of
the testimony 1 7 For * the sons of
Athaliah, that wicked woman, had
broken up the house of God ; and
also all the dedicated things of the
house of Jehovah did they bestow
upon the Baalim.
8 So the king commanded, and
they made a chest, and set it with-
out at the gate of the house of
Jehovah. 9 And ''they made a
proclamation through Judah and
Jerusalem, to bring in for Jehovah
' the tax that ]\loses the servant of
God laid upon Israel in the wilder-
ness. 10 And all the princes and
all the people rejoiced, and brought
in, and cast into the chest, until
they had made an end. 1 1 And it
was so, that, at what time the chest
was brought unto the king's ® offi-
cers '' by the hand of the Levites,
and when they sa^y that there was
much money, the king's ** scribe and
the chief priest's officer came and
emptied the chest, and took it,
and carried it to its place again.
Thus they did day by day, and
5 Or, for Israel « Heb. ofHce.
" Or, which was under the hand
8 Or, secretary
24.12
II. CHRONICLES
25.4
The People apostatize. Zechariah rebukes tbera, and h stoned. Joash hnmbled and assassinated. Amaziah reigns
gathered money in abundance. 12
And the king and Jehoiada gave it
to such as did the work of the ser-
vice of the house of Jeliovali ; and
they hired masons and carpenters
to restore the house of Jehovah,
and also such as wrought iron and
brass to repair the house of Jeho-
vah. 1 3 So the workmen wrought,
and ^ the work of i-epairing went
forward in their hands, and they
set up the house of God "^in its
state, and strengthened it. 1 -i And
when they had made an end, they
brought the rest of the money be-
fore the king and .Jehoiada, whereof
were made vessels for the house of
Jehovah, even vessels wherewith to
minister and ^ to offer, and spoons,
and vessels of gold and silver. And
they offered burnt-offerings in the
house of Jehovah continually all
the days of Jehoiada.
15 But Jehoiada waxed old and
was full of days, and he died ; a
hundred and thirty years old was
he when he died. 16 And they
buried him "in the city of David
among the kings, because he had
done good in 'Israel, and toward
God and his house. 1 7 Now after
the death of Jehoiada came the
princes of Judah, and made obei-
sance to the king. Then the king
hearkened unto them. 18 And
Hhey forsook the house of Jeho-
vah, the God of their fathers, and
' served the Asherim and the idols :
and " wrath came upon Judah and
Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
19 Yet •'he sent prophets to them
to bring them again unto Jehovah
and they testified against them
but they would not give ear.
20 ^ And the Spirit of God ■*came
upon Zechariah the son of Je-
hoiada the priest ; and he stood
above the people, and said unto
them, Thus saith God, * Why trans-
gress ye the commandments of Je-
hovah, so that ye cannot prosper?
'because ye have forsaken Jeho-
vah, he hath also forsaken you.
21 And '''they conspired against
him, and stoned him with stones
at the commandment of the king
in the court of the house of Jeho-
vah. 22 Thus Joash the king re-
membered not the kindness which
Jehoiada his father had done to
him, but slew his son. And when
1 Heb. healing vient up upon the tvork.
* Or, according to the proportion thereof
* Or, pestles * Heb. clothed itself with.
"» ch. 21. 20
6 ch. 2. 12
" ver. 4
ri Ex. 34.
ri-ii
' Josh. 22. 20
/Jer. 7. 25
'J ch. 20. 14
'' Num. 14.
41
' ch. 15. 2
fc Neh. 9. 20 ;
Mt. 23..34,
35
' Gen. 9. 5
"' 2 K. 12. 17
" ch. 16. 7, S
P 2 K. 12. 20,
21
' ver. 12
»" ch. 13. 22
449
he died, he said, 'Jehovah look
upon it, and require it.
23 And it came to pass at the
*end of the year, that '"the army
of the Syrians came up against
him : and they came to J udah and
Jerusalein, and destroyed all the
princes of the people from among
the people, and sent all the spoil
of them unto the king of Damas>
cus. 24 For the army of the
Syrians came with a small com-
pany of men; and "Jehovah de-
livered a very great host into their
hand, " because they had forsaken
Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
So they executed "^judgment upon
Joash.
25 ^And when they were de-
parted from him (for they left him
very sick), his own servants con-
spired against him for the blood of
the ^ sons of Jehoia;da the priest,
and slew him on his bed, and he
died ; and they buried him in the
city of David, but they buried him
not in the sepulchres of the kings.
26 And these are they that con-
spired against him : ^Zabad the
son of Shimeath the Ammonitess,
and Jehozabad the son of "Shim-
rith the Moabitess. 27 Now con-
cerning his sons, and the greatness
of the burdens ^"laid upon him, and
*the "rebuilding of the house of
God, behold, they are written in
''the commentary of the book of
the kings. And Amaziah his son
reigned in his stead.
O pT ■'■' Amaziah was twenty and
^ tJ five years old when he began
to reign ; and he reigned twenty
and nine years in Jerusalem : and
his mother's name was Jehoaddan,
of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that
which was right in the eyes of Je-
hovah, 'but not with a perfect
heart. 3 Now it came to pass,
when the kingdom was established
unto him, that he slew his servants
that had killed the king his father.
4 But he put not their children to
death, but did according to that
which is wi'itten in the law in the
book of Moses, as Jehovah com-
manded, saying, " The fathers shall
not die for the children, neither
shall the children die for the
fathers ; but every man shall die
for his own sin.
5 Heb. revnhdion. ^ Heb. judgments.
f The Vulg. and some editions of Sept. reaiJi
son. 8 In 2 K. 12. 21, Jozacar.
9 In 2 K. 12. 21, Shomer.
10 Or, uttered against n Heb. founding.
25.5
11. CHRONICLES
25.24
Amaziah is dissnadcd from nsing Ephraimite Mercenaries; smites Edom; is rebuked for Idolatry; defeated by Joash
5 Moreover Amaziah gathered
Judah together, and ordered them
according to their fathers' houses,
under captains of thousands and
captains of hundreds, even all
Judah and Benjamin : and he
numbered them "from twenty
years old and upward, and found
them * three hundred thousand
chosen men, able to go forth to
war, that could handle spear and
shield. 6 He hired also a hundred
thousand mighty men of valor out
of Israel for a hundred talents of
silver. 7 But there came "a. man
of God to him, saying, O king, let
not the army of Israel go with
thee ; for Jehovah is not with
Israel, to wit, with all the chil-
dren of Ephraim. 8 But ^ if thou
wilt go, do valiantly, be strong for
the battle : God will cast thee
down before the enemy ; '^ for God
hath poAver to help, and to cast
down. 9 And Amaziah said to
the man of God, But what shall
we do for the hundred talents
which I have given to the '^army
of Israel % And the man of God
answered, Jehovah is able to give
thee much more than this. 1 0
Then Amaziah separated them, to
wit, the "army that was come to
him out of Ephraim, to go home
again : wherefore their anger was
greatly kindled against Judah,
and they returned home in fierce
anger. 11 And Amaziah took
courage, and led forth his people,
and went to "the Valley of Salt,
and smote of the children of Seir
ten thousand. 12 And other ten
thousand did the children of Judah
carry away alive, and brought
them unto the top of ^the rock,
and cast them down from the top
of ^ the rock, so that they were all
broken in pieces. 13 But* the men
of the army whom Amaziah sent
back, that they should not go with
him to battle, fell upon the cities
of Judah, -^from Samaria even unto
Beth-horon, and smote of them
three thousand, and took much
spoil.
14 Now it came to pass, after
that Amaziah was come from the
slaughter of the Edomites, that
»he brought the gods of the chil-
dren of Seir, and set them up to
be his gods, and bowed down him-
self before them, and burned in-
1 Or, go thou
a Heb. troop.
3 Or. Srla
* Heb. the sons of the troop.
' Num. 1. 3
' ch. 26. 13
' ■> K. 4. 9
' ch, 14. 11 ;
20. 6
■ 2 K. 14. 7
' ch. 19. 4
' ch. 28. 23
: ver. 11, 12
'■ 2 K. 14.
S-14
■ Judg. 9.
8-16
'ch. 21. 17;
22. 1
■ 1 Chr. 26.
15
450
cense unto them. 15 Wherefore
the anger of Jehovah was kindled
against Amaziah, and he sent unto
him a prophet, who said unto him,
Why hast thou sought after the
gods of the people, * which have not
delivered their own people out of
thy hand'? 16 And it came to
pass, as he talked with him, that
the king said unto him. Have we
made thee of the king's counsel^
forbear ; why shouldest thou be
smitten ■? Then the prophet for-
bare, and said, I know that God
hath determined to destroy thee,
because thou hast done this, ana
hast not hearkened unto my
counsel.
17 'Then Amaziah king of
Judah took advice, and sent to
Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the
son of Jehu, king of Israel, say-
ing. Come, let us look one another
in the face. 18 And Joash king
of Israel sent to Amaziah king of
Judah, saying, ''The ^thistle that
was in Lebanon sent to the cedar
that was in Lebanon, saying. Give
thy daugliter to my son to wife :
and there passed by a wild beast
that was in Lebanon, and trod
down the thistle. 1 9 Thou sayest,
Lo, thou hast smitten Edom ; and
' thy heart lifteth tliee up to boast :
abide now at home ; why shouldest
thou ''meddle to thy hurt, that
thou shouldest fall, even thou,
and Judah with thee?
20 But Amaziah would not hear ;
for it was of God, that he might
deliver them into the hand of their
enemies, because they had sought
after the gods of Edom. 21 So
Joash king of Israel went up ; and
he and Amaziah king of Judah
looked one another in the face at
Beth shemesh, which belongeth to
Judah. 22 A.nd Judah was put
to the worse before Israel ; and
they fled every man to his tent.
23 And Joash king of Israel took
Amaziah king of Judah, the son of
Joash the son of '"Jehoahaz, at
Beth-shemesh, and brought him
to Jerusalem, and brake down the
wall of Jerusalem from the gate of
Ephraim unto ^the corner gate, four
hundred cixbits. 21 And he took
all the gold and silver, and all the
vessels that were found in the
house of God with "Obed-edom,
5 Or, thorn ^ Or, provoke calamity
1 So in 2 K. 14. 13. The text has, the gate that
looketh.
25.25
II. CHRONICLES
26.20
Amaziah is assassinated. Uzzlah's Reign. His Wars and Military Eqnipmeuts. lie is made a leper for burning Incense
and the treasures of the king's
house, the hostages also, and re-
turned to Samaria.
25 "And Amaziah the son of
Joash king of Judah lived after
the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz
king of Israel fifteen years. 26
Now the rest of the acts of Ama-
ziah, first and last, behold, are
they not written in the book of the
kings of Judah and Israel 1 27
Kow from the time that Amaziah
did turn away from following Je-
hovah they made a conspiracy
against him in Jerusalem ; and he
fled to Lachish : but they sent
after him to Lachisla, and slew him
there. 28 And they brought him
upon horses, and buried him with
his fathers in ^ the city of Judah.
O/Z* And all the people of
^ \J Judah took " Uzziah, who
was sixteen years old, and made
him king in the room of his father
Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth, and
restored it to Judah, after that the
king slept with his fathers. _ 3
'Sixteen years old was Uzziah
when he began to I'eign ; and he
reigned fifty and two years in Jeru-
salem : and his mother's name was
Jechiliah, of Jerusalem. 4 And
he did that which was right in
the eyes of Jehovah, according to
all that his father Amaziah had
done. 5 And ''he set himself to
seek God in the days of Zechariah,
''who ^had understanding in ^the
vision of God : and " as long as he
sought Jehovah, God made him
to prosper.
6 And he went forth and ■'^ warred
against the Philistines, and brake
down the wall of Gath, and the
wall of Jabneh, and the wall of
Ashdod ; and he built cities in the
country^ of Ashdod, and among the
Philistines. 7 And ''God helped
him against the Philistines, and
against the Arabians that dwelt in
Gur-baal, and the Meunim. 8 And
''the Ammonites _ gave tribute to
Uzziah : and his name spread
abroad even to the entrance of
Egypt ; for he waxed exceeding
strong. 9 Moreover Uzziah built
towers in Jerusalem at ' the corner
gate, and at * the valley gate, and
at the turning of the wall, and for-
tified them. iO And he built
towers in the wilderness, and
1 In 2 K. 14. 20, the city of David.
2 In 2 K. 14. 21, Azariah.
3 Or, gave instruction * Heb. the seeing.
« 2 K. 14. ir-
b 2 K. 15. 2, 3
'^ Ch. 24. 2
d Dan. 1. 17
" ch. 16. 2
/ Is. 14. 29
s'ch. 21. 16
ftch. 17. 11
■ ch. 25. 23
*: Neh. 2. 13,
16 ; 3. 13
( Gen. 26.
18-21
' ch. 25. 5
" ch. 25. 19 ;
Dt. 32. 15
" I K. 13. 1-4
? 1 Chr. 6. 10
9 ch. 19. 2
"■ Num. 16.
39,40
» Ex. 30, r, 8
« 2 K. 5. 25-
27
^ hewed out many cisterns, for he
had much cattle ; in the lowland
also, and in the ^ plain : a7id he had
husbandmen and vinedressers in
the mountains and in "the fruitful
fields ; for he loved husbandry.
11 Moreover Uzziah had an army
of fighting men, that went out to
war by bands, according to the
number of their reckoning made
by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah
the officer, under the hand of Han-
aniah, one of the king's captains.
1 2 The whole number of the heads
of fathers' houses, even the mighty
men of valor, was two thousand
and six hundred. 13 And under
their hand was ''an army, '"three
hundred thousand and seven thou-
sand and five hundred, that made
war with miglity power, to help
the king against the enemy. 14
And Uzziah prepared for them,
even for all the host, shields, and
spears, and helmets, and coats of
mail, and bows, and stones for
slinging. 15 And he made in
Jerusalem engines, invented by
skilful men, to be on the towers
and upon the ^ battlements, where-
with to shoot arrows and great
stones. And his name spread far
abroad ; for he was marvellously
helped, till he was strong.
16 But "when he was strong,
his heart was lifted up, ^so that he
did corruptly, and he trespassed
against Jehovah his God ; for " he
went into the temple of Jehovah
to burn incense upon the altar of
incense. 17 And ^Azariah the
priest went in after him, and with
him fourscore priests of Jehovah,
that were valiant men: 18 and
'they withstood Uzziah the king,
and said unto him, ''It pertaineth
not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn
incense unto Jehovah, but *to the
priests the sons of Aaron, that are
consecrated to burn incense : go
out of the sanctuary ; for thou hast
trespassed ; neither shall it be for
thine honor from Jehovah God.
1 9 Then Uzziah was wroth ; and
he had a censer in his hand to burn
incense ; and while he was wroth
with the priests, 'the leprosy
^''brake forth in his forehead before
the priests in the house of Jehovah,
beside the altar of incense. 20 And
Azariah the chief priest, and all
6 Or, tahle-lavd « Or. Carmel See 1 S. 25. 2.
^ Heb. the power of an army.
* Or, corner ti irers ^ Or, to his destruction
1" Heb. rose (as the sun).
461
26.21
II. CHEONICLES
28.11
U;(ziah's Leprosy. Jotham's Reign. Reign of Ahaz. War with Syria and Israel. Captives, taken from Jadah, are retarned
the priests, looked upon him, and,
behold, he was leprous in his foi'e-
head," and they thrust him out
quickly from thence ; yea, himself
hasted also to go out, because Je-
hovah had smitten him. 21 "And
Uzziah the king was a leper unto
the day of his death, and dwelt in
''a ^separate house, being a leper;
for he was cut off from the house
of Jehovah : and Jotham his son
was over the king's house, judging
the people of the land. 22 Now
the rest of the acts of Uzziah,
first and last, did "Isaiah the
prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
23 tSo Uzziah slept with his fa-
thers ; and they buried him with
his fathers '*in the held of burial
which belonged to the kings ; for
they said. He is a leper : and Jo-
tham his son reigned in his stead.
O 'T " Jotham was twenty and
w I five years old when he be-
gan to reign ; and he reigned six-
teen years in .Jerusalem : and his
mother's name was -Jerushah the
daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did
that which was right in the eyes of
Jehovah, according to all that his
father Uzziah had done : -^howbeit
he entered not into the temple of
Jehovah. And the people did yet
corruptly. 3 He built the upper
gate of the house of Jehovah, and
on the wall of ^ Ophel he built
much. 4 Moreover he built '' cities
in the hill-country of Judah, and
in the forests he built castles and
towers. 5 He fought also with the
king of the children of Ammon,
and prevailed against them. And
the children of Ammon gave him
the same year a hundred talents of
silver, and ten thousand '^ measures
of wheat, and ten thousand of
barley. So much did the children
of Ammon render unto him, in the
second year also, and in the third.
6 'So .Jotham became mighty, be-
cause he ordered his ways before
Jehovah his God. 7 *Now the
rest of the acts of .Jotham, and
all his wars, and his ways, behold,
they are written in the book of the
kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He
was 'five and twenty years old
when he began to reign, and reigned
sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 And
Jotham slept with his fathers, and
they buried him in the city of
David : and Ahaz his son reigned
in his stead.
1 Or, i-nfirmary « Heb. cors.
" 2 K. 1.5. 5-7
ft Lev. 13. 46
•^ Is. 1. 1
d ch. 21. 20 ;
28. 27
^ 2 K. 15.
33-35
/ch. 26. 16
V ch. 33. 14 ;
Neh. 3. 20
'« ch. 11. 5
' ch. 20. 5
fc 2 K. 16. 36
' ver. 1
"^ 2 K. 16. 2-4
" ch. 27. 2
" ch. 22. 3
P Ex. 34. 17
9 Josh. 15. 8
'' ch. 33. 0 ;
Lev. 18. 21
" ch. 33. 2
' ver. 25
" ch. 24. 24
^ Dt. 2S. 2.5,
41
y ch. 11. 4
- ch. 26. 15
" Is. 47. 6
6 Ezr. 9. 6 ;
Rev. 18. 5
O O *" Ahaz was twenty years
^ O old when he began to reign ;
and he reigned sixteen years in
Jerusalem : and " he did not that
which was right in the eyes of
Jehovah, like David his father ; 2
" but he walketi in the ways of the
kings of Israel, and ^made also
molten images for the Baalim. 3
Moreover *he burnt incense in the
valley of the son of Hinnom, and
'burnt his children in the fire,
'according to the abominations of
the nations whom Jehovah cast
out before the children of Israel.
4 And he sacrificed and ' burnt in-
cense in the high places, and on the
hills, and under every green tree.
.5 Wherefore "Jehovah his God
delivered him into the hand of
the king of SjT:;ia ; and they sraote
him, and carried awaj'^ of his a
great multitude of captives, and
brought them to Damascus. And
he was also delivered into the hand
of the king of Israel, who smote
him with a great slaughter. 6 For
^Pekah the son of Remaliah slew
in Judah a hundred and twenty
thousand in one day, all of them
valiant men ; because they had
forsaken Jehovah, the God of then"
fathers. 7 And Zichri, a mighty
man of Ephi-aim, slew Maaseiah
the king's son, and Azrikam the
ruler of the house, and Elkanah
that was ^ next to the king.
8 And -"the children of Israel
carried away captive of ^^ their
brethren two hundred thousand,
women, sons, and daughters, and
took also away much spoil from
them, and brought the spoil to
Samaria. 9 But a prophet of Je-
hovah was there, whose name was
Oded : and ^ he went out to meet
the host that came to Samaria, and
said unto them. Behold, because
Jehovah, the God of your fathers,
" was wroth with Judah, he hath de-
livered them into your hand, and ye
have slain them in a rage ''which
hath reached up unto heaven. 10
And now ye purpose to keep under
the children of -Judah and Jeru-
salem for bondmen and bond-
women unto you : but are there not
even with you ^trespasses of your
own against Jehovah your Godl
11 Now hear me therefore, and
send back the captives, ''that ye
have taken captive of your bretn-
ren ; for the fierce wrath of Jehovah
3 Heb. second. * Heb. guiltinesses.
452
28.12
II. CHEONICLES
29.7
by Israel. AliianceofAhaz with Assyria against Edom and Philistia. His Idolatry. Hezekiah's Reign
is upon you. 1 2 Then certain of the
heads of the children of Ephraim,
Azariah the son of Johanan, Bere-
chiah the son of Meshillemoth,
and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum,
and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood
up against them that came from
the war, 13 and said unto them,
Ye shall not bring in the captives
hither : for ye purpose that which
will bring upon us ^a trespass
against .Jehovah, to add unto our
sins and to our ^ trespass ; for our
trespass is great, and there is
fierce wrath against Israel. 14
So the armed men left the cap-
tives and the spoil before the
princes and all the assembly. 15
And "the men that have been
mentioned by name rose up, and
took the captives, and with the
spoil clothed all that were naked
among them, and arrayed them,
and shod them, and * gave them
to eat and to drink, and anointed
them, and carried all the feeble
of them upon asses, and brought
them to Jericho, " the city of palm-
trees, unto their brethren : then
they returned to Samaria.
16 ''At that time did king Ahaz
send unto the ^ kings of Assyria to
help him. 1 7 ''For again the Edom-
ites had come and smitten Judah,
and carried away * captives. 18
-'^The Philistines also had invaded
the cities of the lowland, and of
the South of Judah, and had taken
Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and
Gederoth, and Soco with the
* towns thereof, and Timnah with
the * towns thereof, Gimzo also
and the "* towns thereof : and they
dwelt there. 19 For Jehovah
brought Judah low because of
Ahaz king of " Israel ; for he had
* dealt wantonly in Judah, and
trespassed sore against Jehovah.
20 And '' Tilgath-pilneser king of
Assyria came ^unto him, and dis-
tressed him, but '^strengthened
Jhim not. 21 'For Ahaz took
away a portion out of the house
of Jehovah, and out of the house
of the king and of the princes,
and gave it unto the king of As
Syria : but it helped him not.
22 And in the time ^of his dis-
tress did he trespass yet more
1 Or, guilt
* Ace. to Sept., Vulg., and Syr., kinp.
3 Heb. a captivity. * Heb. daughters.
* Or, cast away restraint •> Or, against
' Or, prevailed not against him
8 Or, that he distressed him
" ver. 12
6 2 K. 6. 22 ;
Prov. 26.
21, 22
" Dt. 34. 3
d-ZK. 16. 7
" Obad.
10-14
/Ezek. 16.
57
f Ch. 21. 2
h 1 Chr. o. 2fi
' 2 K. 16. 8, 9
fc ch. 26. 14
' Jer. 44. 17,
IS
'" 2 K. 16. 17
" ch. 29. 7
" ch. 30. 14 ;
33. 3-5
P 2 K. 16. 19,
1 ch. 24. 25
»■ ch. 21. 2
' ch. 28. 1 ;
34.2
" ver. 7 ; ch.
28. 24
' ver. 15, 34 ;
ch. 35. 6
• Ezek, 8. 16
against Jehovah, this same king
Aliaz. 23 * For he sacrificed unto
the gods of ^Damascus, which
smote him ; and he said, ' Because
the gods of the kings of Syria
helped them, therefore will I sac-
rifice to them, that they may
help me. But they were the ruin
of him, and of all Israel. 24 And
Ahaz gathered together the ves-
sels of the house of God, and ™ cut
in pieces the vessels of the house
of God, and "shut up the doors of
the house of Jehovah; and "he
made him altars in every corner
of Jerusalem. 25 And in every
city of Judah he made high places
to burn incense unto other gods,
and provoked to anger Jehovah,
the God of his fathers. 26 -^Now
the rest of his acts, and all his
ways, first and last, behold, they
are written in the book of the
kings of Judah and Israel. 27
And Ahaz slept with his fathers,
and they buried him in the city,
even in Jerusalem ; « for they
brought him not into the sepul-
chres of the kings of '' Israel : and
Hezekiah his son reigned in his
stead.
O Q ' Hezekiah began to reign
iM/ 9_/ when he was five and twenty
years old ; and he reigned nine and
twenty years in Jerusalem : and
his mother's name was Abijah, the
daughter of Zechariah. 2 And 'he
did that which was right in the
eyes of Jehovah, according to all
that David his father had done.
3 He in the first year of his reign,
in the first month, "opened the
doors of the house of Jehovah, and
repaired them. 4 And he brought
in the priests and the Levites, and
gathered them together into the
broad place on the east, 5 and said
unto them. Hear me, ye Levites ;
now ^ sanctify j^ourselve.s, and sanc-
tify the house of Jehovah, the God
of your fathers, and carry forth the
filthiness out of the holy place.
6 For our fathers have trespassed,
and done that which was evil in the
.sight of Jehovah our God, and have
forsaken him, and *have turned
away their faces from the habita-
tion of Jehovah, and turned their
backs. 7 Also they have shut up
the doors of the porch, and put out
the lamps, and have not burned
incense nor offered burnt-offerings
in the holy place unto the God of
s Heb. Darmesek.
453
29.8
II. CHEONICLES
29.30
Hezekiah's Reforms. The Lerites cleanse tlie Temple. Burnt-offerings and Sin-offerings offered
Israel. 8 Wherefore "the wrath
of Jehovah was upon Judah and
Jerusalem, and * he hath delivered
them " to De ^ tossed to and fro, to
be ''an astonishment, and a hissing,
as ye see with your eyes. 9 For,
lo, *our fathers have fallen by
the sword, and our sons and our
daughters and our wives are in
captivity for this. 10 Now it is
in my heart ■''to make a covenant
with Jehovah, the God of Israel,
that his fierce anger may turn
away from us. 11 My sons, be
not now negligent ; " for Jehovah
hath chosen you to stand before
him, to minister unto him, and
that ye should be his ministers,
and burn inceiise.
12 Then the Levites arose, ''Ma-
hath, the son of Amasai, and Joel
the son of Azariah, of the sons of
•the Kohathites ; and of the sons
of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi,
and Azariah the son of Jehallelel ;
and of the Gershonites, Joah the
son of Zimmah, and Eden the son
of Joah ; 13 and of the sons of
Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel ; and
of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah
and Mattaniah ; 14 and of the
sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei ;
and of the sons of Jeduthun, IShe-
maiah and Uzziel. 15 And they
gathered their brethren, and *sanc-
tified themselves, and went in, ac-
cording to the commandment of
the king ' by the words of Jehovah,
•" to cleanse the house of Jehovah.
16 And the priests went in unto
the inner part of the house of Je-
hovah, to cleanse it, and brought
out all the uncleanness that they
found in the temple of Jehovah
into the court of the house of Jeho-
vah. And the Levites took it, to
carry it out abroad to " the brook
Kidron. 17 Now they began "on
the first day of tlie first month to
sanctify, and on the eighth day of
the month came they to the porch
of Jehovah ; and they sanctified
the house of Jehovah in eight days :
and on the sixteenth day of the
first month they made an end.
18 Then they went in to Heze-
kiah the king within the palace,
and said. We have cleansed all
the house of Jehovah, and the
altar of burnt-offering, with all
the vessels thereof, and the table
of showbread, with all the vessels
thereof. 19 Moreover ^all the
1 Or, ft terror
"■ ch. 24. 18
b ch. 28. 5
'^ Dt. 28. 25
d Jer. 25. 9,
18 .
" ch. 28. 6-8,
17
/ch. 23. 16
" Num. 3. G ;
8. 6
^ch. 31. 13
' Num. 3.
19, 20
^ ver. 5
' ch. 30. 12
"■ 1 Chr. 23.
28
" ch. 1.5. 16
" ver. 3
P ch. 28. 24
9 Lev. 4. 3-14
■ Lev. 4. 18
' Lev. 4. 15
' Lev. 4. 26
" 1 Chr. 25. 6
" ch. 8. 14
■" 2 S. v.. 11
J/ 2 S. 7. 2
* 1 Chr. 23. 5
« ch. 5. 12
b ch. 23. 18
' ch. 20. 18
vessels, which king Ahaz in his
reign did cast away when he tres-
passed, have we prepared and sanc-
tified ; and, behold, they are before
the altar of Jehovah.
20 Then Hezekiah the king arose
early, and gathered the princes of
the city, and went up to the house
of Jehovah. 2 1 And they brought
seven bullocks, and seven i^ams,
and seven lambs, and seven he-
goats, *for a sin-offering for the
kingdom and for the sanctuary
and for Judah. And he com-
manded the priests the sons of
Aaron to offer them on the altar
of Jehovah. 22 So they killed
the bullocks, and the priests re-
ceived the blood, and '"sprinkled
it on the altar : and they killed
the rams, and sprinkled the blood
upon the altar : they killed also
the lambs, and sprinkled the blood
upon the altar. 23 And they
brought near the he-goats for the
sin-offering before the king and
the assembly ; and * they laid their
hands upon them : 24 and the
priests killed them, and they made
a sin-offering with their blood upon
the altar, Ho make atonement for
all Israel ; for the king commanded
that the burnt-offering and the sin-
offering should be made for all Israel.
25 And "he set the Levites in
the house of Jehovah with cym-
bals, with psalteries, and with
harps, "according to the command-
ment of David, and of ^Gad the
king's seer, and ^Nathan the
prophet ; for the commandment
was of Jehovah by his prophets.
26 And the Levites stood with
Hhe instruments of David, and
"the priests with the trumpets.
27 And Hezekiah commanded to
offer the burnt-offering upon the
altar. And when the burnt-ofier-
ing began, *the song of Jehovah
began also, and the trumpets, to-
gether with the instruments of
David king of Israel. 28 And all
the assembly worshipped, and the
singers sang, and the trumpeters
sounded ; all this continued, until
the bui'nt-offering was finished.
29 And when they had made
an end of offering, "the king
and all that were present with
him bowed themselves and wor-
shipped. 30 Moreover Hezekiah
the king and the princes com-
manded the Levites to sing praises
unto Jehovah with the words of
454
29.31
II. CHEONICLES
30.16
Thank-offerings and Peace-offerings breaght. All Israel and Judali summoned to keep the Passover
David, and of Asaph the seer.
And they sang praises with glad-
ness, and they bowed their heads
and worshipped.
31 Then Hezekiah answered and
.said, "Now ye have ^consecrated
yourselves unto Jehovah ; come
near and bring sacrifices and thank-
offerings into the house of Jeho-
vah. And the assembly brought
in sacrifices and thank-offerings ;
and * as many as were of a willing
heart brought burnt-offerings. 32
And the number of the burnt-offer-
ings which the assembly brought
was threescore and ten bullocks,
a hundred rams, and two hundred
lambs : all these were for a burnt-
offering to Jehovah. 33 And the
consecrated things were six hun-
dred oxen and three thousand
sheep. 34 But the priests were
too few, so that they could not flay
all the burnt-offerings : " wherefore
their brethren the Levites did help
them, till the work was ended, and
until the priests had sanctified
themselves ; for "* the Levites were
more upright in heart to sanctify
themselves than the priests. 35
And also " the burnt-offerings were
in abundance, with -^the fat of
the peace-offerings, and with ^ the
drink-offerings for every burnt-
offering. So the service of the
house of Jehovah was set in order.
36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all
the people, because of that which
God had prepared for the people :
for the thing was done suddenly.
O /^ And Hezekiah sent to all
Ovy Israel and Judah, and wrote
letters also to Ephraim and Manas-
seh, that they should come to the
house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, to
keep the passover unto Jehovah,
the God of Israel. 2 For the king
had taken counsel, and his princes,
arid all the assembly in Jerusalem,
* to keep the passover in the second
month. 3 For they could not keep
it ' at that time, because the priests
had not sanctified themselves in
suflBcient number, neither had the
people gathered themselves to-
gether to Jerusalem. 4 And the
thing was right in the eyes of the
king and of all the assembly. 5 So
they established a decree to make
proclamation throughout all Israel,
*from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that
they should come to keep the pass-
over unto Jehovah, the God of
1 Heb. filled your hand.
" ch. 13. 9
b Ex. 35. 5, 22
" ch. 35. 11
<■ ch. 30. 3
*■ ver. 32
/ Lev. 3. 16
"Num. 15.
5-10
'' ver. 13, 15 ;
Num. 9. 10,
11
' ch. 29. 17,
34
i Judg. 20. 1
' Esth. 8. 14 ;
Job 9. 25 ;
.Jer. 61. 31
'" ch. 2t,. 20
" Ezek. 20.
13
0 ch. 29. 8
P Ex. 32. 9
1 ch. 29. 10
"• Dt. 30. 2
' Ex. 34. C,
7; Mic. 7.
t- ch. 30. 16
" ver. 18, 21,
25
" ver. 2
'^ ch. 28. 24
V ch. 29. 16
= ver. 2, 3
Israel, at Jerusalem : for they had
not kept it ^in great numbers in
such sort as it is written. 6 So
Hhe posts went with the letters
from the king and his princes
throughout all Israel and Judah,
and according to the command-
ment of the king, saying, Ye chil-
dren of Israel, turn again unto
Jehovah, the God of Abraham,
Isaac, and Israel, that he may
return to the remnant that are
escaped of you out of "the hand
of the kings of Assyria. 7 "And
be not ye like your fathers, and
like your brethren, who trespassed
against Jehovah, the God of their
fathers, so that "he gave them up
^to desolation, as ye see. 8 Now
be ye not ^stiffnecked, as your fa-
thers were; but ''yield yourselves
unto Jehovah, and enter into his
sanctuary, which he hath sanctified
for ever, anfl serve Jehovah your
God, 'that his fierce anger may
turn away from you. 9 For ''if
ye turn again unto Jehovah, your
brethren and your children shall
find compassion before them that
led them captive, and shall come
again into this land : *for Jehovah
your God is gracious and merciful,
and will not turn away his face
from you, if ye return unto him.
10 So the posts passed from city
to city through the country of
Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto
Zebulun : but 'they laughed them
to scorn, and mocked them. 11
Nevertheless " certain men of Asher
and Manasseh and of Zebulun hum-
bled themselves, and came to Jeru-
salem. 12 Also upon Judah came
the hand of God to give them one
heart, to do the commandment of
the king and of the princes by the
word of Jehovah.
13 And there assembled at Jeru-
salem much people to keep the feast
of unleavened bread " in tne second
month, a very great assembly. 14
And they arose and '■" took away
the altars that were in Jerusalem,
and all the ® altars for incense took
they away, and *cast them into
the brook Kidron. 15 Then Hhey
killed the passover on the four-
teenth day of the second month :
and "the priests and the Levites
were ashamed, and sanctified them-
selves, and brought burnt-offerings'
into the house of Jehovah. 16 And
" Or, of a long time 3 Or, to be an astonishment
* Heb. yive the hand. ^ Or, vessels
456
30.17
II. CHRONICLES
31.10
The Passover kept. Idolatry abolished. Laws conceruing Offeriugs and Tithes
"they stood in their place after
their order, according to the law
of Moses the man of God : the
priests sprinkled the blood which
they received of the hand of the
Levites. 1 7 For there were many
in the assembly that had not sanc-
tified themselves : therefore * the
Levites had the charge of killing
the passovers for every one that
was not clean, to sanctify them
unto Jehovah. 18 For a multi-
tude of the people, " even many of
Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar
and Zebulun, had not cleansed
themselves, ''■ yet did they eat the
passover " otherwise than it is writ-
ten. For Hezekiah had prayed for
them, saying. The good Jehovah
pardon ^■''everyone 19 that setteth
his heart to seek God, Jehovah,
the God of his fathers, though he
be not cleansed according to the
purification of the sanctuary. 20
And Jehovah hearkened to Heze-
kiah, and healed the people. 2 1 And
the children of Israel that were
present at Jerusalem ^kept the
feast of unleavened bread seven
days with great gladness : and the
Levites and the priests praised Je-
hovah day by day, singing with
loud instruments unto Jehovah.
22 And Hezekiah ''spake comfort-
ably unto all the Levites that had
good understanding in the service of
Jehovah. So they did eat through-
out the feast for the seven days,
offering sacrifices of peace-offer-
ings, and '"'making confession to
Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
23 And the whole assembly * took
counsel to keep other seven days ;
and they kept other seven days with
gladness. 24 For 'Hezekiah king
of Judah did give to the assembly
for offerings a thousand bullocks
and seven thousand sheep ; and
the princes gave to the assembly
a thousand bullocks and ten thou-
sand sheep : and '" a great number
of priests sanctified themselves.
25 And all the assembly of Judah,
with the priests and the Levites,
and "all the assembly that came
out of Israel, and the sojourners
that came out of the land of Israel,
and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
26 So there was great joy in Jeru-
salem ; for ° since the time of Solo-
mon the son of David king of Israel
there was not the like in Jerusalem.
1 Or, him, that setteth his whole heart
2 Or, giving thanks
" ch. 35. 10,
15
6 ch. 29. 34
' ver. II, 25
d Num. 9. 10
' Ex. 12.
43-49
/ch. 19. 3
'J Ex. 12. 15 ;
13. 6
A ch. 32. 6
i Kzr. 10. 11
k 1 K. 8. 65
' ch. 35. 7> 8
'" ver. 3 ; ch.
29. 34
" ver. 11, 18
" ch. 7. 8-10
P ch. 23. 18
9 Num. 6. 23
"■ Dt. 26. 15 ;
Ps. 68. 5
* 2 K. 18. 4
1 1 Chr. 24. 1
" 1 Chr. 23.
28-31
" ch. 35. 7
' Num. 28.
1-29, 40
y Num. 18. 8
= Neh. 13. 12
' Lev. 27.
30 ; Dt. 14.
156
27 Then ^the priests the Levites
arose and * blessed the people : and
their voice was heard, and their
pra j'^er came up to '' his noly habita-
tion, even unto heaven.
O^ Now when all this was
O _L finished, all Israel that wei'e
present went out to the cities of
Judah, and *bi"ake in pieces the
^pillars, and hewed down the Ashe-
rim, and brake down the high places
and the altars out of all Judah and
Benjamin, in Ephraim also and
Manasseh, until they had destroyed
them all. Then all the children
of . Israel returned, every man to
his possession, into their own
cities.
2 And Hezekiah appointed 'the
courses of the priests and the Le-
vites after their courses, everj'^ man
according to his service, both the
prie.sts and the Levites, " for burnt-
offerings and for peace-offerings, to
minister, and to give thanks, and
to praise in the gates of the camp
of Jehovah, 'i He appointed also
" the king's portion of his substance
for the burnt-ofterings, to tvit, for
the morning and evening burnt-
offerings, and the burnt-offerings
for the sabbaths, and for the new
moons, and for the set feasts, ""as
it is written in the law of Jeho-
vah. 4 Moreover he commanded
the people that dwelt in .Jerusalem
to give * the portion of the priests
and the Levites, that they might
^give themselves to the law of
Jehovah. 5 And as soon as the
commandment came abroad, the
children of Israel gave in abun-
dance the first-fruits of gi^ain, new
wine, and oil, and honey, and of all
the increase of the field ; and Hhe
tithe of all things brought they in
abundantly. 6 And the children
of Israel and Judah, that dwelt
in the cities of Judah, they also
brought in the tithe of oxen and
sheep, and " the tithe of dedicated
things which were consecrated unto
Jehovah their God, and laid them
by heaps. 7 In the third month
they began to lay the foundation
of the heaps, and finished them in
the seventh month. 8 And when
Hezekiah and the princes came and
saw the heaps, they blessed Jeho-
vah, and his people Israel. 9 Then
Hezekiah questioned the priests
and the Levites concerning the
heaps. 10 And Azariah the chief
3 Or, obeiiskt * Heb. be strong in.
31.11
II. CHRONICLES
32, d
Laws concerning Offerings and Titlies. .Sennacherib invades Judah. Preparations for Defence
priest, "of the house of Zadok, an-
swered hmi and said, * Since the
peoj)le began to bring the oblations
into the house of Jehovah, we have
eaten and had enough, and have left
Elenty : for Jehovah hath blessed
is ]Deople ; and that which is left
is this great store.
11 Then Hezekiah commanded
to prepare "chambers in the house
of Jehovah ; and they prepared
them ; 1 2 and they brcjught in
the oblations and the tithes and
the dedicated things faithfully.
And ''over them Conaniah the
Levite was ruler, and Shimei his
brother was second ; 1 .3 and Je-
hiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath,
and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and
Jozabad, and Eliel, and Isma-
chiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah,
were overseers under the hand of
Conaniah and Shimei his brother,
by the appointment of Hezekiah
the king, and "Azariah the ruler
of the house of God. 14 And
Kore the son of Imnah the Levite,
the porter at the east gate, was over
the freewill-oiferings of God, to
distribute the oblations of Jeho-
vah, and the most holy things.
15 And under him were •''Eden,
and Miniamin, and Jesliua, and
Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shec-
aniah, in '' the cities of the priests,
in their ''office of trust, to give to
their brethren by courses, as well
to the great as to the small : 1 6
besides them that were reckoned
by genealogy of males, from three
years old and upward, even every
one that entered into the house of
Jehovah, ^'as the duty of every
day required, for their service in
their offices according to their
courses ; 1 7 and them that were
reckoned by genealogy of the
priests by their fathers' houses,
and the Levites * from twenty
years old and upward, in their
offices by their courses; 18 "and
them that were reckoned by gene-
alogy of all their little ones, their
wives, and their sons, and their
daughters, through all the congre-
gation : for in their office of trust
they sanctified themselves in holi-
ness. 19 Also for the sons of
Aaron the priests, that were in
' the fields of the suburbs of their
cities, in every city, "'there were
men that were mentioned by
1 Or, for his daily portion
2 Or, even to give to them &c.
« 1 Chr. 6.
8, 9
b Mai. 3. 10
■^ 1 K. 6. 5, 8
rfch. 35. 9
' ver. 10
/ ch. 29. 12
'J Josh. 21.
9-19
h- 1 Chr. 9. 22
' Ezr. 3. 4
* 1 Chr. 23.
24
' Lev. 25. 34 ;
Num. 35.
" 2 K. 20. 3 ;
22. 2
0 2 K. 18. 13-
19, 37 ; Is.
36. 1-37, 38
P2K
20
20
Sver.
30
••ch.
35.
23
''2K
25
4
«1K
9.
24
» ch. 30.
" 1 Chr.
"^ 2 K. 6. 16
y Jer. 17. 5
' ch. 20. 17
name, to give portion^; to all thfe
males among the priests, and to
all that were reckoned by gene-
alogy among the Levites.
20 And thus did Hezekiah
throughout all Judah ; and " he
wrought that which was good and
right and ^faithful before Jehovah
his God. 21 And in every work
that he began in the service of the
house of God, and in the law, and
in the commandments, to seek his
God, he did it with all his heart,
and prospered.
OO "After these things, and
O^ this faithfulness, Sennach-
erib king of Assyria came, and
entered into Judah, and encamped
against the fortified cities, and
thought ''to win them for himself.
2 And when Hezekiah saw that
Sennacherib was come, and that
® he was purposed to fight against
Jerusalem, 3 he took counsel with
his princes and his mighty men to
stop the waters of the fountains
which were without the city ; and
they helped him. 4 So there was
gathered much people together,
and p they stopped all the foun-
tains, and * the brook that flowed
through the midst of the land, say-
ing. Why should the kings of As-
syria come, and find much water 1
5 And he took courage, and *" built
up all the wall that was broken
down, and ^raised it up to the
towers, and '^^the other wall with-
out, and strengthened 'Millo in
the city of David, and made
weapons and shields in abun-
dance. 6 And he set captains of
war over the people, and gathered
them together to him in the broad
place at the gate of the city, and
"spake comfortably to them, say-
ing, 7 " Be strong and of good
courage, be not afraid nor dis-
mayed for the king of Assyria,
nor for all the multitude that is
with him ; "" for ** there is a greater
with us than with him : 8 with
him is ^an arm of flesh ; but ^with
us is Jehovah our God to help us,
and to fight our battles. And the
people rested themselves upon the
words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9 After this did Sennacherib
king of Assyria send his servants
to Jerusalem (now he was before
Lachish, and all his power with
3 Heb. f firth fulness. * Heb. to break them up.
6 Heb. his face was to fight.
s The Vula. has, huilt towers thereon.
7 Or, another s Or, there are more
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32.10
11. CHRO:NiCLES
32.31
Scnnaclierib defies Hezekiah. He is discomfited aud slaiu. Hezckiali's Sickness. His Wealth and Prosperity
him), unto Hezekiah king of Ju-
dah, and unto all Judah that were
at Jerusalem, saying, 10 Thus
saith Sennacherib king of As-
syria, Whereon do ye trust, that
ye abide ^ the siege in Jerusalem 1
11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade
you, to give you over to die by
famine and by thirst, saying, Je-
hovah our God will deliver us out
of the hand of the king of Assyria?
12" Hath not the same Hezekiah
taken away his high places and
his altars, and commanded Judah
and Jerusalem, saying. Ye shall
worship before one altar, and
upon it shall ye burn incense?
13 Know ye not what I and my
fathers have done unto all the
peoples of the lands'? Were the
gods of the nations of the lands
in any wise able to deliver their
land out of my hand'? 14 *Who
Avas there among all the gods of
those nations which my fathers
^utterly destroyed, that could de-
liver his people out of my hand,
that your God should be able to
deliver you out of my hand'? 15
Now therefore let not Hezekiah
deceive you, nor persuade you
after this_ manner, neither believe
ye him : for no god of any nation
or kingdom was able to deliver his
people out of my hand, and out of
the nand of my fathei's : how much
less shall your ^God deliver you out
of my handl
16 And his servants spake yet
more against Jehovah God, and
against his servant Hezekiah. 17
He wrote also ■* letters, to rail on
Jehovah, the God of Israel, and
to speak against him, saying, ''As
the gods of the nations of the
lands, which have not delivei-ed
their people out of my hand, so
shall not the (xod of Hezekiah de-
liver his people out of my hand.
18 And they cried with a loud
voice in the Jews' language unto
the people of Jerusalem that were
on the wall, to affright them, and
to trouble them ; that they might
take the city. 1 9 And they spake
of the God of Jei-usalem, as of the
gods of the peoples of the earth,
which are the work of men's
hands.
20 And Hezekiah the king, and
Isaiah the prophet the son of
Amoz, pi'ayed because of this, and
' Or, in the stronghold
*Heb devoted.
^ Or, oods
^ Or, it letter
" ch. 31. 1
6 18. 10. 9-n
"-■ ver. 14
rf 2 S. 8. 10
' 2 K, 20.
1-11 ; Is.
38. 1-8
/ver. 31,
ch. 26. 16
" ch. 24. 18
h Jer. 26. 18,
■ 2 K. 20. 20
k 1 K. 1. 33
' 2 K. 20. 12 ,
Is. 39. 1
'" ver. 24 ; is.
3S. 7. S
" Dt. 8. 16
458
cried to heaven. 21 And Jehovah
sent an angel, who cut off" all the
mighty men of valor, and the
leaders and captains, in the camp
of the kirig of Assyria. So he re-
turned with shame of face to his
ov/n land. And when he was come
into the house of his god, they
that came forth from his own
bowels *slew him there with the
sword. 22 Thus Jehovah saved
Hezekiah and the inhabitants of
Jerusalem from the hand of Sen-
nacherib the king of Assyria, and
from the hand of all others, and
guided them on every side. 23
And ''many brought gifts unto Je-
hovah to J erusalem, and precious
things to Hezekiah king of Judah ;
so that he was^ exalted in the sight
of all nations from thenceforth.
24 ''In those days Hezekiah
was sick even unto death : and
he prayed unto Jehovah ; and he
spake unto him, and gave him a
•^ sign. 25 But Hezekiah rendered
not again according to the benefit
done unto him ; •''for his heart was
lifted up : •'' therefoi'e there was
wrath upon him, and upon Judah
and Jei-usalem. 26 Notwithstand-
ing '' Hezekiah humbled himself for
'^ the pride of his heart, both he and
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so
that the wrath of Jehovah came
not upon them in the days of
Hezekiah.
27 And Hezekiah had exceeding
much riches and honor: and he
provided him treasuries for silver,
and for gold, and for precious
stones, and for spices, and for
shields, and for all manner of
goodly vessels ; 28 store-houses
also for the increase of grain and
new wine and oil; and stalls for
all manner of beasts, and flocks in
folds. 29 Moreover he provided
him cities, and possessions of
flocks and herds in aliundance ; for
God had given him very much
substance. 30 This same Hezekiah
also 'stopped the upper spring of
the waters of *Gihon, and Drought
them straight down on the west
side of the city of David. And
Hezekiah prospered in all his
works. 31 Howbeit in the business
of ^ the ^ambassadors of the prinoes
of Babylon, who sent unto iiim to
inquire of ™the wonder that was
done iu the land, God left him, "to
5 Heb. eatued. him to fall. * Or, wonder
1 Heb. the I ■fting up. « Heb. interpreters.
32.32
II. CHRONICLES
33.20
Hezekiah's Death, Hanasseh's Reign. His Idolatry. His Panisliment and bis Reformation
try him, that he might know all
that was in his heart.
32 Now the rest of the acts of
Hezekiah, and his good deeds, be-
hold, they are written in the vision
of Isaiah the prophet the son of
Amoz, in the book of the kings of
Judah and Israel. 33 And Heze-
kiah slept with his fathers, and
they buried him in the ascent of
the sepulchres of the sons of
David: and all Judah and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem did
him honor at his death. And
Manasseh his son reigned in his
stead.
OO "Manasseh was twelve
0 O years old when he began
to reign ; and he reigned fifty and
five years in Jerusalem. 2 And he
did that which was evil in the
sight of Jehovah, ''after the abomi-
nations of the nations whom Jeho-
vah cast out before the children of
Israel. 3 For ''he built again the
high places which Hezekiah his
father had broken down; ''and he
reared up altars for the Baalim,
and made Asheroth, and wor-
shipped all the host of heaven,
and served them. 4 And ''he built
altars in the house of Jehovah,
whereof Jehovah said, -^In Jeru-
salem shall my name be for ever.
5 And he built altars for all the
host of heaven in ''the two courts
of the house of Jehovah. 6 ''He
also made his children to pass
through the fire in the valley of
the son of Hinnom; and he prac
tised augury, and used enchant-
ments, and practised sorcery, and
•dealt with them that had famil-
iar spirits, and with wizards: he
wrought much evil in the sight of
Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
7 And he set *the graven image of
the idol, which he had made, in the
house of God, of which God said to
David and to Solomon his son, 'In
this house, and in Jerusalem, which
1 have chosen out of all the tribes
of Israel, will I put my name for
ever: 8 neither will I any more
remove the foot of Israel from off
the land ™ which I have appointed
for your fathers, if only they will
observe to do all that I have com-
manded them, even all the law and
the statutes and the ordinances
given by Moses. 9 And Manasseh
seduced Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, so that they did evil
more than did the nations whom
16
» 2 K. 21. 1-9
ft ch. 28. 3
' ch. 31. 1
d Dt. 16. 21 j
2 K. 23. 6, 0
« ch. 28. 24
/ch. 7. 16
'J ch. 4. 9
ft ch. 28. 3
' Lev. 19. 31 ;
20. 27
k ver. 15
' ver. 4
'"■ 2 S. 7. 10
" Dt. 28. 36
° ch, 36. 6
P ch. 32. 26
9 1 Chr. 5.
20 ; Ezr. 8.
23
' 1 K. 1. 33
« Neh. 3. 3
" ch. 27. 3
" ver. 3-7
S'ver. 12,13
' ver. 10
" ch. 21. 3
ft ver. 13
" ver. 3
459
Jehovah destroyed before the chil-
dren of Israel.
10 And Jehovah spake to Ma-
nasseh, and to his people; but
they gave no heed. 11 "Where-
fore Jehovah brought upon them
the captains of the host of the
king of Assyria, who took Manas-
seh Mn chains, and "bound him
with fetters, and carried him to
Babylon. 1 2 And when he was in
distress, he besought Jehovah his
God, and ^humbled himself greatly
before the God of his fathers. 13
And he prayed unto him; and *he
was entreated of him, and heard
his supplication, and bi'ovight him
again to Jerusalem into his king-
dom. Then Manasseh ''knew that
Jehovah he was God.
14 Now after this he built an
outer wall to the city of David, on
the west side of 'Gihon, in the val-
ley, even to the entrance at 'the
fish gate ; and he compassed "Ophel
about ivith it, and raised it up to
a very great height: and he put
^valiant captains in all the fortified
cities of Judah. 15 And "he took
away the foreign gods, and the idol
out of the house of Jehovah, and all
the altars that he had built in the
mount of the house of Jehovah,
and in Jerusalem, and cast them
out of the city. 16 And he ^ built
up the altar of Jehovah, and offei'ed
thereon sacrifices of peace-ofierings
and of thanksgiving, and com-
manded Judah to serve Jehovah,
the God of Israel. 17 Neverthe-
less *the people sacrificed still in
the high places, but only unto Je-
hovah their God.
18 Now the rest of the acts of
Manasseh, and ^his prayer unto his
God, and the words of nhe seers
that spake to him in the name of
Jehovah, the God of Israel, behold,
they are written among the acts of
the kings of "'Israel. 1 9 His prayer
also, and 'how Coc? was entreated
of hirb, and all his sin and his tres-
pass, and ''the places wherein he
built high places, and set up the
Asherim and the graven images,
before he humbled himself, behold,
they are written in the history of
*Hozai. 20 So Manasseh slept
with his fathers, and they buried
him in his own house: and Amon
his son reigned in his stead.
1 Or, with honks - Or, captains of the army
3 According to another reading, prevared.
* Or, the seers
33.21
II. CHRONICLES
34.17
Amon's Reign. Josiah's Reign. His Zeal for Fore Worship. He repairs tlie Temple. Hilkiah finds the Book of the Law
21 "Amon was twenty and two
years old when he began to reign ;
and he reigned two years in Jeru-
salem. 22 And he did that which
was evil in the sight of Jehovah,
*as did Manasseh his father; and
Ajiion sacrificed unto all '^the
graven images which Manasseh his
father had made, and served them.
23 And he humbled not himself
before Jehovah, ''as Manasseh his
father had humbled himself; but
this same Anion Hrespassed more
and more. 24 And ^nis servants
conspired against him, and put
him to death in his own house.
25 But the people of the land
slew all them that had conspired
against king Amon; and the peo-
ple of the land made Josiah his
son king in his stead.
O /I •'^ Josiah was eight years
Otc old when he began to
reign; and he reigned thirty and
one years in .Jerusalem. 2 And
"he aid that which was right in
the eyes of Jehovah, and walked
in the ways of David his father,
and turned not aside to the right
hand or to the left. 3 For in the
eighth year of his reign, while he
was yet young, he began to seek
after the God of David his father;
and in the twelfth year he began
*to purge Judah and Jerusalem
from the high places, and the Ashe-
rim, and the graven images, and
the molten images. 4 And they
brake down the altars of the Baalim
in his presence ; and ' the sun-
images that were on high above
them he hewed dov^n ; and the
Asherim, and the graven images,
and the molten images, he brake
in pieces, and *made dust of them,
and strewed it upon the graves of
them that had sacrificed unto them.
5 And 'he burnt the bones of the
priests upon their altars, and
purged .Judah and Jerusalem. 6
And so did he ™in the cities of Ma-
nasseh and Ephraim and Simeon,
even unto Naphtali, '•'in their ruins
round about. 7 And he brake
down the altars, and "beat the
Asherim and the graven images
into powder, and hewed down all
the sun-images throughout all the
land of Israel, and returned to
Jerusalem.
8 "Now in the eighteenth year of
1 Or, became guilty
2 Or, as otherwise read, with their axes The
Hebrew is obscure.
°2K. 21. 19-
24
6 ver. 2-7
" Ch. 34. 3, 4
rf ver. 12, 19
" ch. 25. 27
/2K. 22. 1,2
9 ch. 29. 2
ft ch. 33. 22
' 2 K. 23. 4,
5, 11
*-■ Ex. 32. 20
' 2 K. 23. 20
'" 2 K. 23. 15,
19
" ch. 31. 1
" 2 K. 22.
3-20
P ch. 18. 25
9 ch. 35. 8
'■ ch. 30. 10,
18
' ch. 33. 4-7
1 1 Chr. 25. 1
" ch. s. 10 ;
Neh. 4. 10
460
his reign, when he had purged the
land and the house, he sent Sha-
phan the son of Azaliah, and Maa-
seiah ^the governor of the city, and
Joah the son of Joahaz the ^re-
corder, to repair the house of Jeho-
vah his God. 9 And they came to
* Hilkiah the high priest, and de-
livered the money that was
brought into the house of God,
which the Levites, the keepers of
the threshold, had gathered of the
hand of ''Manasseh and Ephraim,
and of all the remnant of Israel,
and of all Judah and Benja-
min, •'and of the inhabitants of
Jerusalem. 10 And they delivered
it into the hand of the workmen
that had the oversight of the house
of Jehovah ; and ^ the workmen
that wrought in the house of Je-
hovah gave it to mend and repair
the house : 1 1 even to the car-
penters and to the builders gave
they it, to buy hewn stone, and
timber for couplings, and to make
beams for the houses * which the
kings of Judah had destroyed.
12 And the men did the work
faithfully : and the ovei'seers of
them were Jahath and Obadiah,
the Levites, of the sons of Merari ;
and Zechariah and ]\Ieshullam, of
the sons of the Kohathites, ®to
set it forward ; and * others of the
Levites, all that were skilful with
instruments of music. 13 Also
they were over "the bearers of
burdens, and set forward all that
did the work in every manner of
service : and of the Levites there
were scribes, and officers, and
porters.
14 And when they brought out
the money that was brought into
the house of Jehovah, *' Hilkiah the
priest found the book of the law
of Jehovah '^ given by Moses. 15
And Hilkiah answered and said
to Shaphan the scribe, I have
found the book of the law in the
house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah
delivered the book to Shaphan.
1 6 And Shaphan carried the book
to the king, and moreover brought
back word to the king, saying.
All that was committed to thy
servants, they are doing. 17 And
they have ^ emptied out the money
3 Or, chronicler
4 Another reading is, and they returned ta
Jerusalem.
5 Or, they gave it to the workmen, &c. See 2 K.
22. 5. ^ Or, to preside over it
1 Heb. by the hand of. * Or, poured out
34.18
II. CHRONICLES
35.4
Huldah's Message respecting it. The Law read. Tlie People covenant to serve Jehovah. The Passover observed
that was found in the house of
Jehovah, and have delivered it
into the hand of the overseers, and
into the hand of the workmen.
18 And Shaphan the scribe told
the king, saying, Hilkiah the
priest hath delivered me a book.
And Shaphan read therein before
the king. 1 9 And it came to pass,
when the king had heard the words
of the law, that " he rent his clothes.
20 And the king commanded Hil-
kiah, and Ahikam the son of Sha-
phan, and ^Abdon the son of Micah,
and Shaphan the scribe, and Asa-
iah the king's servant, saying, 21
Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me,
and for them that are left in Israel
and in Judah, concerning the words
of the book that is found ; for
'great is the wrath of Jehovah
that is poured out upon us, be-
cause our fathei's have not kept
the word of Jehovah, to do accord-
ing unto all that is written in this
book.
22 So Hilkiah, and they whom
the king had commanded, went to
Huldah the prophetess, the wife
of Shallum the son of ' Tokhath,
the son of ^Hasrah, keeper of the
wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jeru-
salem in the •* second quarter) ; and
they spake to her to that eflfect.
23 And she said unto them, Thus
saith Jehovah, the God of Israel :
Tell ye the man that sent you unto
me, 24 Thus saith Jehovah, Be-
hold, '^I will bring evil upon this
place, and upon the inhabitants
thereof, even all "^the curses that
are written in the book which they
have read before the king of Judah.
25 * Because they have forsaken
me, and have burned incense unto
other gods, that they might pro-
voke me to anger with all the
works of their hands ; therefore
is my wi'ath poured out upon this
place, and it shall not be quenched.
26 But unto the king of Judah,
who sent you to inquire of Jehovah,
thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith
Jehovah, the God of Israel: As
touching the words which thou
hast heard, 27 -^because thy heart
was tender, and thou didst humble
thyself before God, when thou
heardest his words against this
place, and against the inhabitants
thereof, and hast humbled thyself
1 In 2 K. 22. 12, Achbor the son of Micaiah.
2 In 2 K. 22. 14, Tikvah.
3 In 2 K. 22. 14, Harhas. * Heb. Mishneh.
" Josh.
7.6
ich.
20.
8
<^ch.
36.
14-
20
dm
28
15-68
^ch.
33.
3
fell.
12.
7;
32.
26
" 2 K. 23. 1-3
'' Neh. 8. 1-3
* eh. 30. 16 ;
2K. 11. 14
*-■ ch. 23. 16 ;
29. 10
' ver. 3-7 ;
33. 2-7
- 2 K. 23. 21
" Ex. 12. 6 ;
Num. 9. 3
" ch. 29. 11
P ch. 17. 8, 9
Neh. 8. 7
9 1 Chr. 23.
26
■ 1 Chr. 9.
10-13
461
before me, and hast rent thy
clothes, and wept before me ; I
also have heard thee, saith Jeho-
vah. 28 Behold, I will gather
thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt
be gathered to thy grave in peace,
neither shall thine eyes see all
the evil that I will bring upon this
place, and upon the inhabitants
thereof. And they brought back
word to the king.
29 " Then the king sent and
gathered together all the elders
of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 And
the king went up to the house of
Jehovah, and *all the men of
Judah and the inhabitants of Je-
rusalem, and the priests, and the
Levites, and all tne people, both
great and small : and he read in
their ears all the words of the book
of the covenant that was found in
the house of Jehovah. 31 And
the king * stood in his place, and
* made a covenant before Jehovah,
to walk after Jehovah, and to
keep his commandments, and his
testimonies, and his statutes, with
all his heart, and with all his soul,
to perform the words of the cove-
nant that were written in this
book. 32 And he caused all that
were found in Jerusalem and Ben-
jamin to stand to it. And the
inhabitants of Jerusalem did ac-
cording to the covenant of God,
the God of their fathers. 33 And
Josiah 'took away all the abomi-
nations out of all the countries
that pertained to the children of
Israel, and made all that were
found in Israel to serve, even to
serve Jehovah their God. All his
days they departed not from fol-
lowing Jehovah, the God of their
fathers.
O ^ And Josiah ™ kept a pass-
O t-} over unto Jehovah in Jeru-
salem : and " they killed the pass-
over on the fourteenth day of the
first month. 2 And he set the
priests in their offices, and "en-
couraged them to the service of
the house of Jehovah. 3 And he
said unto ^ the Levites that taught
all Israel, that were holy unto
Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the
house which Solomon the son of
David king of Israel did build ;
* there shall no more be a burden
upon your shoulders. Now serve
Jehovah your God, and his people
Israel ; 4 and ''prepare yourselves
after your fathers' houses by your
3&5 11. CHKONICLES
Description of tlie Passovci kept by Josiah. He is slain in Battle by Pharaoh-nece
35.24
courses, according to the writing
of David king of Israel, and "ac-
cording to the writing of Solomon
his son. 5 And '' stand in the holy
place according to the divisions of
the fathers' houses of your breth-
ren the children of the people,
^ and let thet'e be for each a portion
of a father's house of the Levites.
6 And "kill the passover, and
** sanctify yourselves, and prepare
for your brethx'en, to do according
to the word of Jehovah by Moses.
7 And Josiah ^gave to the chil-
dren of the people, of the flock,
lambs and kids, all of them for the
passover-offerings, unto all that
were present, to the number of
thirty thousand, and three thou-
sand bullocks : these were of the
king's substance. 8 And his princes
gave ^for a freewill-offering unto
the people, to the priests, and to
the Levites. Hilkiah and Zecha-
riah and Jehiel, " the rulers of the
house of God, gave unto the priests
for the passover-offerings two thou-
sand and six hundred small cattle,
and three hundred oxen. 9 •''Con-
aniah also, and Shemaiah and
Nethanel, his brethren, and Hash-
abiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the
chiefs of the Levites, gave unto
the Levites, for the passover-offer-
ings five thousand small cattle, and
five hundred oxen.
10 So the service was prepared,
and ^the priests stood in their
place, and the Levites by their
courses, according to the king's
commandment. 11 And ''they
killed the passover, and Hhe
priests sprinkled the blood which
they received of their hand, and
* the Levites flayed them. 1 2 And
they removed the burnt-offerings,
that they might give them accord-
ing to the divisions of the fathers'
houses of the children of the pe9-
ple, to offer unto Jehovah, as it is
written in the book of Moses. And
so did they with the oxen. 1 3 And
Hhey roasted the passover with
fire according to the ordinance :
and '"the holy offerings boiled they
in pots, and in caldrons, and in
pans, and carried them quickly to
all the children of the people.
14 And afterward they prepared
for themselves, and for the priests,
because the priests the sons of
1 Or, and according to the distribution of each
father's house
» Or, gave for offerings (and so in ver. 8, 9) See
Ob. 30 <<4 ^ Or, itnllingly
" ch. 8. 14
* Ezr. 6. 18
" ver. 1
d ch. 29. 6
*ch. 31. 13
/ch. 31. 12
^ ver. 5
'' ver. 1, 6
i ch. 29. 22
fc ch. 29. 34
' Ex. 12. 8, i
"^ Lev. 6. 25
" 1 Chr. 5 . 1
" 1 Chr. 2C.
12-19
P ch. 30. 21
9 ch. 30. 5 ;
2 K. 23. 21
! K. 23. 29,
' Is. 10. 9 ;
Jer. 46. 2
« ch. 26. 19
' ch. 18. 29
' ver. 21
= Judg. 5. 19
Aaron were busied in offering the
burnt-offerings and the fat until
night : therefore the Levites pre-
pared for themselves, and for the
priests the sons of Aaron. 1 5 And
the singers the sons of Asaph were
in their place, " according to the
commandment of David, and
Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun
the king's seer ; and ° the porters
were at every gate: they needed
not to depart from their service ;
for their brethren the Levites pre-
pared for them.
16 So all the service of Jehovah
was prepared the same day, to
keep the passover, and to offer
burnt-offerings upon the altar of
Jehovah, according to the com-
mandment of king Josiah. 17
And the children of Israel that
were present kept the passover at
that time, and *'the feast of un-
leavened bread seven days. 18
And 'there was no passover like
to that kept in Israel from the
days of Samuel the prophet ;
neither did any of the kings of
Israel keep such a passover as
Josiah kept, and the priests, and
the Levites, and all Judah and
Israel that were present, and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In
the eighteenth year of the reign
of Josiah was this passover kept.
20 ''After all this, when Josiah
had prepared the temple, Neco
king of Egypt went up to fight
against "Carchemish by the Eu-
phrates : and Josiah went out
against him. 21 But he sent am-
bassadors to him, saying, 'What
have I to do with thee, thou king
of Judah 1 I come not against thee
this day, but against the house
wherewith I have war ; and God
^hath commanded me to make
haste : forbear thee from meddling
tvith God, who is with me, that he
destroy thee not. 22 Nevertheless
Josiah would not turn his face
from him, but "disguised himself,
that he might fight with him, and
hearkened not unto the words of
Neco " from the mouth of God, and
came to fight in the valley of ^ Me-
giddo. 23 And the archers shot at
king Josiah ; and the king said to
his servants. Have me awaj^ ; for
I am sore wounded. 24 So his ser-
vants took him out of the chariot,
and put him in the second chariot
that he had, and brought him to
* Or, hath given command to spetd me
462
35.25
II. CHRONICLES
36.21
Reigos of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. Zedekiah rebels. Jernsalem laid waste. The Captivity begins
Jerusalem ; and he died, and was
buried in the sepulchres of his
fathers. " And all Judah and .Jeru-
salem mourned for Josiah. 25 And
* Jeremiah lamented for Josiah : and
all the singing men and singing
women spake of Josiah in their
lamentations unto this day ; and
they made them an ordinance in
Israel : and, behold, they are writ-
ten in the lamentations. 26 Now
the rest of the acts of .Josiah, and
his good deeds, according to that
which is Avritten in the law of
Jehovah, 27 and his acts, first and
last, behold, they are written in
the book of the kings of Israel and
Judah.
O/Z* "Then the people of the
O \J land took '' J ehoahaz the
son of Josiah, and made him king
in his father's stead in Jerusalem.
2 Joahaz was twenty and thi'ee
years old when he began to reign ;
and he reigned three months in
Jerusalem. 3 And the king of
Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem,
and fined the land a hundred tal-
ents of silver and a talent of gold.
4 And the king of Egypt made
Eliakim his brother king over Judah
and Jerusalem, and changed his
name to Jehoiakim. And " Neco
took Joahaz his brother, and car-
ried him to Egypt.
5 ■'^ Jehoiakim was twenty and
five years old when he began to
reign ; and he reigned eleven years
in Jerusalem : and he did that
which was evil in the sight of
Jehovah his God. 6 ^Against him
came up Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon, and ''bound him in fet-
ters, 'to carry him to Babylon.
7 * Nebuchadnezzar also carried
of the vessels of the house of Je-
hovah to Babylon, and put them
in his ^ temple at Babylon. 8 ' Now
the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim,
and his aborninations which he did,
and that which was found -in him,
behold, they are written in the
book of the kings of Israel and
Judah : and ^ Jehoiachin his son
reigned in his stead.
9 "* Jehoiachin was * eight years
old when he began to reign ; and
he reigned three months and ten
days in Jerusalem : and he did
that which was evil in the sight
of Jehovah. 10 And "at the re-
1 Or, palace * Or, against
3 In 1 Chr. 3. 16, Jer.oniah. In Jer. 22. 24,
Coniah. * In 2 K. 24. 8, eighteen.
•* Zech. 12. 11
* Jer. 22. 10 ;
Lam. 4. 20
" 2 K. 23.
30-34
<i Jer. 22. 11
« Jer. 22.
10-12
/2K. 23. 36,
37 ; Jer. 22.
13-19
■" 2 K. 24. 1
Ach. 33. 11
' Jer. 22. 18,
19
«^ 2 K. 24. 13
' 2 K. 24. 6
"' 2 K. 24. 8-17
" 2 S. 11. 1
° Jer. 37. 1
P 2 K. 24. 18-
20 ; Jer.
62. 1
9 Ch. 33. 23
>■ Jer. 21. 3-7
* Jer. 52. 3 ;
Ezek. 17.
1.5
« ch. 30. 8
" Jer. 7. 13 ;
25.3
" ch. 30. 10 ;
Jer. 5. 12, 13
^ Prov. 1.
24-32
y Ezr. 5. 12
* 2 K. 25. 1-7
" ver. 7, 10
!> 2 K. 25. 9 ;
Jer. 52. 13
' 2 K. 25. 11
d Jer. 27. 7
' Jer. 29. 10
turn of the year king Nebuchad-
nezzar sent, and brought him to
Babylon, with the goodly vessels
of the house 9f Jehovah, and made
"Zedekiah his brother king over
Judah and Jerusalem.
11^ Zedekiah was twenty and
one years old when he began to
reign ; and he reigned eleven years
in Jerusalem : 1 2 and he did that
which was evil in the sight of
Jehovah his God ; « he humbled
not himself ''before Jeremiah the
prophet speaking from the mouth
of Jehovah. 13 And *he also re-
belled against king Nebuchadnez-
zar, who had made him swear by
God : but ' he stiffened his neck,
and Miardened his heart against
turning unto Jehovah, the God
of Israel. 14 Moreover all the
chiefs of the priests, and the peo-
ple, trespassed very greatly after
all the abominations of the nations ;
and they polluted the house of Je-
hovah which he had hallowed in
Jerusalem. 1.5 And Jehovah, the
God of their fathers, "sent to them
by his messengers, rising up early
and sending, because he had com-
gassion on his people, and on
is dwelling-place : 16 but they
"mocked the messengers of God,
and ^ despised his words, and
scoffed at his prophets, ^ until the
wrath of Jehovah arose against
his people, till there was no
® remedy.
17 ^Therefoi^e he brought upon
them the king of the Chaldeans,
who slew their young men with
the sword in the house of their
sanctuary, and had no compassion
upon young man or virgin, old
man or hoary-headed : he gave
them all into his hand. 18 And
"all the vessels of the house of
God, great and small, and the
treasures of the house of Jeho-
vah, and the treasures of the
king, and of his princes, all these
he brought to Babylon. 19 And
*they burnt the house of God, and
brake down the wall of Jerusalem,
and burnt all the palaces thereof
with fire, and destroyed all the
goodly vessels thereof. 20 And
them that had escaped from the
sword ''carried he away to Baby-
lon ; and ''they were servants _ to
him and his sons until the reign
of the kingdom of Persia: 21 Ho
fulfil the word of Jehovah by the
s Heb. strengthened. * Heb. healing.
463
36.22
II. CHRONICLES
36.23
C]rTns decrees tlie Reboilding of the Temple
mouth of Jeremiah, until "the
land had enjoyed its sabbaths : for
* as long as it lay desolate it kept
sabbath, to fulfil threescore and
ten years.
22 "Now in the first year of
^ Cyrus king of Persia, that the
word of Jehovah ''by the mouth
of Jeremiah might be accom-
plished, Jehovah ^stirred up the
spirit of Cyrus king of Persia,
1 Heb. Coresh.
° Lev. 26. 34
i> Lev. 26. 4
<" Ezr. 1. 1-3
d Jer. 26 12 ;
29. 10
' Is 44. 28
so that he made a proclamation
throughout all his kingdom, and
2ntt it also in writing, saying,
23 Thus saith Cyrus king of
Persia, All the kingdoms of the
earth hath Jehovah, the God of
heaven, given me ; and he hath
charged me to build him a house
in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Whosoever there is among you of
all his people, Jehovah his God
be with him, and let him go up.
464
THE BOOK OF
EZRA
Cyrus's Proclamation concerning tlie Temple, The Temple Treasures restored. List of those who returned from Banyi»r,
1"Now in the first year of
■^ Cyrus king of Persia, that the
word of Jehovah by the mouth of
Jeremiah might be accompHshed,
Jehovah stirred up the spirit of
Cyrus king of Persia, so that he
*made a proclamation throughout
all his kingdom, and put it also in
writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus
king of Persia, All the kingdoms of
the earth hath Jehovah, the God
of heaven, given me ; and ''he hath
charged me to build him a house
in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
3 Whosoever there is among you
of all his people, his God be with
him, and let him go up to Jerusa-
lem, which is in Judah, and build
the house of Jehovah, the God of
Israel ^{''he is God), which is in
Jerusalem. 4 And whosoever is
left, in any place where he sojourn-
eth, let the men of his place help
him with silver, and with gold, and
with goods, and with beasts, be-
sides the freewill-offering for the
house of God which is in Jeru-
salem.
5 Then rose up the heads of
fathers' houses of Judah and Ben-
jamin, and the priests, and the
Levites, " even all whose spirit God
had stirred to go up to build the
house of Jehovah which is in Jeru-
salem. 6 And all they that were
round about them -^strengthened
their hands with vessels of silver,
with gold, with goods, and with
beasts, and with precious things,
besides all that was willingly of-
fered. 7 ^Also Cyrus the king
brought forth the vessels of the
house of Jehovah, ''which Nebu-
chadnezzar had brought forth out
of Jerusalem, and had put in the
house of his gods ; 8 even those did
Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by
the hand of Mithredath the treas-
urer, and numbered them unto
• Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
9 And this is the number of them :
1 Heb. Coresh.
* Or, he is the Ood who is in Jerusalem
" 2 Chr.
22
6 ch. 5. 13
' Is. 44. 28 ,
45. 1, 12, 13
d Dan. 6. 26
/ch. 6. 22;
Is. 35. 3
^ ch. 6. 14 ;
6. 5
A 2 Chr. 36. 7
i ch. 6. 14
* ch. 8. 27
'Neh. 7.
6-73
* thirty platters of gold, a thousand
platters of silver, nine and twenty
knives, 10 thirty bowls of gold,
silver bowls of a second sort four
hundred and ten, and other ves-
sels a thousand. 1 1 All the vessels
of gold and of silver were five thou-
sand and four hundred. All these
did Sheshbazzar bring up, when
they of the captivity were brought
up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
2' Now these are the children
of the province, that went up
out of the captivity of those that
had been carried away, whom
"' Nebuchadnezzar the king of Baby-
lon had carried away unto Babylon,
and that returned unto Jerusalem
and Judah, every one unto his
city ; 2 who came with Zerubba-
bel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, ^Seraiah,
^ Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, ''Mis-
par, Bigvai, ''Rehum, Baanah.
The number of the men of the
people of Israel : 3 The children of
Parosh, two thousand a hundred
seventy and two. 4 The children
of Shephatiah, three hundred sev-
enty and two. 5 The children of
Arah, seven hundred seventy and
five. 6 The children of Pahath-
moab, of the children of Jeshua
aTul Joab, two thousand eight hun^
dred and twelve. 7 The children
of Elam, a thousand two hundred
fifty and four. 8 The children of
Zattu, nine hundred forty and ^e.
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hun-
dred and threescore. 10 The chil-
dren of **Bani, six hundred forty
and two. 11 The children of Be-
bai, six hundred twenty and three.
12 The children of Azgad, a thou-
sand two hundred twenty and two.
13 The children of Adonikam, six
hundred sixty and six. 14 The
children of Bigvai, two thousand
fifty and six. 15 The children of
3 Heb. NehuchadnezzoT.
* In Neh. 7. 7, Azariah.
5 In Neh. 7. 7, Raaviiah.
6 In Neh. 7. 7, Mispereth.
7 In Neh. 7. 7, Nehum.
8 In Neh. 7. 16, Binnui.
465
2.16
EZEA
2.62
List of those who retnrned n-om Babylon
Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
16 The children of Ater, of Heze-
kiah, ninety and eiglit. 17 The
children of Bezai, three hundred
twenty and three. 18 The chil-
dren of ^Jorah, a hundred and
twelve. 19 The children of Ha-
shum, two hundred twenty and
three. 20 The children of '^Gib-
bar, ninety and five. 2 1 The chil-
dren of Beth-lehem, a hundred
twenty and three. 22 The men of
Netophah, fifty and six. 23 The
men of Anathoth, ahundred twenty
and eight. 24 The children of
^ Azmaveth, forty and two. 25 The
children of "* Kiriath-arira, Chephi-
rah, and Beeroth, seven hundred
and forty and three. 26 The chil-
dren of Ramah and Geba, six hun-
clrecl twenty and one. 27 The men
of Michmas, a hundred twenty and
two. 28 The men of Beth-el and
Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
29 The children of Nebo, fifty and
two. 30 The children of Magbish,
a hundred fifty and six. 31 The
children of the other Elam, a thou-
sand two hundred fifty and four.
32 The children of Harim, three
hundred and twenty. 33 The chil-
dren of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven
hundred twenty and five. 34 The
children of J ericho, three hundred
forty and five. 35 The children of
Senaah, three thousand and six
hundred and thirty.
36 "The priests : the children of
Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua,
nine hundred seventy and three.
37 The children of Immer, a thou-
sand fifty and two. 38 * The chil-
dren of Pashhur, a thousand two
hundred forty and seven. 39 The
children of Harim, a thousand and
seventeen.
40 The Levites : the children of
Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the chil-
drfn of ^Hodaviah, seventy and
four. 41 The singers : the children
of Asaph, a hundred twenty and
eight. 42 The children of the por-
ters : the children of Shallum, the
children of Ater, the children of
Talmon, the children of Akkub,
the children of Hatita, the chil-
dren of Shobai, in all a hundred
thirty and nine.
43 The Nethinim : the children
of Ziha, the children of Hasupha,
1 In Neh. 7. 24, Hariph.
* In Neh. 7. 25, Oibeoyi.
8 In Neh. 7. 28, BHh-nzmaveth.
* In Neh. 7. 29, Kiriath-jenrim.
* In ch. 3. 9, Judah. In Neh. 7. 43, Hodevah.
" 1 Chr. 2).
7-18
• 2 S. 17. 27
d Num. 16.
39, 40
466
the children of Tabbaoth, 44 the
children of Keros, the children of
'^Siaha, the children of Padon, 45
the children of Lebanah, the chil-
dren of Hagabah, the children of
Akkub, 46 the children of Hagab,
the children of ^ Shamlai, the chil-
dren of Hanan, 47 the children of
Giddel, the children of Gahar, the
children of Reaiah, 48 the children
of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
the chilaren of Gazzam, 49 the
children of Uzza, the children of
Paseah, the children of Besai, 50
the children of Asnah, the children
of Meunim, the children of * Ne-
phisim, 51 the children of Bakbuk,
the children of Hakupha, the chil-
dren of Harhur, 52 the children of
^Bazluth, the children of Mehida,
the children of Harsha, 53 the chil-
dren of Barkos, the children of
Sisera, the children of Teraah,
54 the children of Neziah, the
children of Hatipha.
55 The children of Solomon's
servants : the children of Sotai,
the children of ^" Hassophereth, the
children of " Pei'uda, 56 the chil-
dren of Jaalah. the children of
Darkon, the children of Giddel,
57 the children of Shephatiah, the
children of Hattil, the children of
Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children
of i-Ami. .58 All the Nethinim,
and the children of Solomon's ser-
vants, were three hundi'ed ninety
and two.
59 And these were they that
went up from Tel-melah, Tel-har-
sha. Cherub, ^^ Addan, and Immer ;
but they could not show their
fathers' houses, and their seed,
whether they were of Israel : 60
the children of Delaiah, the chil-
dren of Tobiah, the children of
Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
61 And of the children of the
priests : the children of " Habaiah,
the children of Hakkoz, the chil-
dren of Barzillai, who took a wife
of the daughters of "Barzillai the
Gileadite, and was called af t^r their
name. 62 These sought their regis-
ter among those that were reckoned
by genealogy, but they were not
found : ** tlierefore ^^ were they
« In Neh. 7. 47, Sia. ? In Neh. 7. 48, Salmai.
8 Another reading is, AVp/twsfm. In Neh. 7. 52,
Netyhushesim. » In Neh. 7. 64, BazUth.
10 In Neh. 7. 57, Sophereth.
11 In Neh. 7. 57, Perida.
12 In Neh. 7. 59, Amon.
13 In Neh. 7. 61, Addon.
1* In Neh. 7. 63, Hohalah.
15 Heb. they were polluted from the priesthood.
2.63
EZRA
3.13
The Kmnber of those who retorned. 'Sacrifldal Worship resnmed. Rebailding of the Temple begnn
deemed polluted and put from the
priesthood. 63 And the governor
said unto them, "that they should
not eat of the most holy things,
till there stood up a priest *with
Urim and with Thummim.
64 The whole assembly together
was forty and two thousand three
hundred and threescore, 65 besides
their men-servants and their maid-
servants, of whom there were seven
thousand three hundred thirty and
seven: and they had two hundred
"singing men and singing women.
66 Their horses were seven hun-
dred thirty and six ; their mules,
two hundred forty and five; 67
their camels, four hundred thirty
and five; their asses, six thousand
seven hundred and twenty.
65 And some of the heads of
fathers' houses, when they came to
the house of Jehovah which is in
Jerusalem, offei'ed willingly for the
house of God to set it up in its
place: 69 they gave after their
ability ''into the treasury of the
work threescore and one thousand
darics of gold, and five thousand
^pounds of silver, and one hun-
dred priests' garments.
70 So the priests, and the Le-
vites, and some of the people, and
the singers, and the porters, and
the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities,
and all Israel in their cities.
3 "And when the seventh
month was come, and the
children of Isi-ael were in the cit-
ies, the people gathered themselves
together as one man to Jerusalem.
2 Then stood up •'' Jeshua the son
of Jozadak, and his brethren the
priests, and ^'Zerubbabel the son
''of Shealtiel, and his brethren,
and builded the altar of the God
of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings
thereon, 'as it is written in the
law of Moses the man of God. _ 3
And they set the altar -upon its
base; *for fear was upon them
because of the peoples of the coun-
tries: and they 'offered burnt-
offerings thereon unto Jehovah,
even burnt-offerings morning and
evening. 4 '"And thej'- kept the
feast of tabernacles, "as it is writ-
ten, and offered the daily burnt-
offerings by number, "according to
the ordinance, as the duty of every
day required ; 5 and afterward the
continual burnt-offering, and ''the
offerings of the new moons, and
1 Heb. maneh. * Or, in its place
" Lev. 2. 3,
lu
>> Ex. 28. 30
" 2 Chr. 36.
25
rf ch. 8. 26-34
^ Nell. 7. 73 i
8. 1
/Neh. 12.
1,8
S' ch. 2. 2
ft 1 Chr. 3. 17
' Dt. 12. 5, 6
*-■ ch. 4. 4
' Num. 28. 2
'" Nell. 8. 14
" Ex. 23. le
" Num. 29. 12
•'' Num. 28. II
1 Num. 29. 39
'■ 2 Chr. 2. 10
' 2 Chr. 2. 16
'ch. 1. 2;
6. 3
" ver. 2 ; ch.
4. 3
'" 1 Chr. 23.
4. 24
^ 1 Chr. 6.
31 ; 26. 1
V Neh. 12. 24,
• 1 Chr. 16.
34
" Hag. 2. 3
467
«of all the set feasts of Jehovah
that were consecrated, and of
every one that willingly offered a
freewill-offering unto Jehovah. 6
From the first day of the seventh
month began they to offer burnt-
offerings unto Jehovah: but the
foundation of the temple of Jeho-
vah was not yet laid. 7 They
gave money also unto the ^masons,
and to the carpenters; and 'food,
and drink, and oil, unto them of
Sidon, and to them of Tyre, Ho
bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to
the sea, unto Joppa, 'according
to the grant that they had of
Cyrus king of Persia.
8 Now in the second year of their
coming unto the house of God at
Jerusalem, in the second month,
began "Zerubbabel the son of She-
altiel, and Jeshua the son of Joza-
dak, and the x'est of their brethren
the priests and the Levites, and all
they that were come out of the
captivity unto Jerusalem, and "ap-
pointed the Levites, from twenty
years old and upward, to ^have the
oversight of the work of the house
of Jehovah. 9 Then stood Jeshua
with his sons and his brethren,
Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of
^ Judah, ''together, to have the over-
sight of the workmen in the house
of God : the sons of Henadad, with
their sons and their brethren the
Levites. 10 And when the build-
ers laid the foundation of the
temple of Jehovah, 'they set the
priests in their api;iarel with trum-
pets, and the Levites the sons of
Asaph with cymbals, to praise Je-
hovah, ""after the order of David
king of Israel. _ 1 1 And *they sang
one to another in praising and giv-
ing thanks unto Jehovah, saying,
' For he is good, for his loving-
kindness endureth for ever toward
Israel. And all the people shouted
with a great shout, when they
praised Jehovah, because the
foundation of the house of Jeho-
vah was laid. 12 But many of the
priests and Levites and heads of
fathers' houses, "the old men that
had seen ^the first house, when the
foundation of this house was laid
before their eyes, wept with a loud
voice; and many shouted aloud for
joy: 13 so that the people could
3 Or, heivers * Or, set forward the work
5 In ch. 2. 40, HodavKih. « Heb. as one.
' According to some MSS., the priests stood.
8 Or, the first house standing on its foundatiotii
when this house was bejore their eyes
4.1
EZEA
4.22
Adversaries hinder the Work. They write to Artaierxes, The King's Reply, ordering the Woric to cease
not discern the noise of the shout
of joy from the noise of the weep-
ing of the people; for the people
shouted with a loud shout, and
the noise was heard afar oif.
4 Now when "the adversaries
of Judah and Beniamin heard
that Hhe children of the captivity
were building a temple unto Jeho-
vah, the God of Israel; 2 then
they drew near to Zerubbabel, and
to the heads of fathers' houses, and
said unto them. Let us build with
you; for we seek your God, as ye
do; ^"and we sacrifice unto him
since the days of "* Esar-haddon
king of Assyria, who brought us
up hither. 3 But Zerubbabel, and
Jeshua, and the rest of the heads
of fathers' houses of Israel, said
unto them, "^ Ye have nothing to
do with us in building a house
unto our God; but we ourselves
together will build unto Jehovah,
the God of Israel, -^as king Cyrus
the king of Persia hath com-
manded us. 4 Then ^the people
of the land weakened the hands of
the people of Judah, and ^troubled
them in building, 5 and hired
counsellors against them, to frus-
trate their purpose, all the days of
Cyrus king of Persia, even until
the reign of Darius king of Persia.
6 And in the reign of ^''Ahasuerus,
in the beginning of his reign, wrote
they an accusation against the in-
habitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7 And in the days of ''Artax-
erxes wi-ote Bishlam, Mithredath,
Tabeel, and the rest of his com-
panions, unto Artaxerxes king of
Persia; and the writing of the
letter was written in the ^ Syrian
chfuxicter, and set forth in Hhe
^ Syrian tongue. 8 ® Rehum the
chancellor and Shimshai the scribe
wrote a letter against Jerusalem
to Artaxerxes the king in this
sort : 9 then tvrote Eehum the
chancellor, and Shimshai the
scribe, and *the rest of their com-
panions, the Dinaites, and 'the
Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites,
the Apharsites, the Archevites, the
Babylonians, the Shushanchites,
the Dehaites, the Elamites, 10 and
the rest of the nations whom the
great and noble Osnappar brought
over, and set in the city of Sama-
• Another reading is, yet we do not sacrifice
since &c. 2 Or, terrified
^ Or, Xerxes Heb. Ahashverosh.
* Heb. Artahshashta. 5 Or, Aramaic
' Oh. 4. 8-6. 18 is in Aramaic.
■^ ver. 7-10
i>ch. 1. 11
" 2 K. 17. 32
d 2 K. 19. 37
" Neh. 2. 20
/ch. 1. 1,2
" ch. 3. 3
h Esth. 1. 1 ;
Dan. 9. 1
' 2 K. 18. 26 ;
Dan. 2. 4
«; 2 K. 17. 24
' ch. 5. 0 ;
6. 6
^ ver. 11, 17 ,
ch. 7. 12
" 2 Chr. 36. 13
» ch. 5. 3, 9
P ver. 20
9 Neh. 8. 8
■ 1 K. 4. 21 ;
1 Chr. IS. 3
' ver. 13 ;
ch. 7. 24
468
ria, and in the rest of the country
beyond the River, '"and so forth.
1 1 This is the copy of the letter
that they sent unto Artaxerxes the
king: Thy servants the men be-
yond the River, and so forth. 12
Be it known unto the king, that
the Jews that came up from thee
are come to us unto Jerusalem;
they are building "the rebellious
and the bad city, and "have finished
the walls, and repaired the founda-
tions. 13 Be it known now unto
the king, that, if this city be
builded, and the walls finished,
^they will not pay tribute, custom,
or toll, and in the end it will be
hurtful unto the kings. 14 Now
because we eat the salt of the pal-
ace, and it is not meet for us to see
the king's dishonor, therefore have
we sent and certified the king; 15
that search may be made in the
book of the records of thy fathers :
so shalt thou find in the book of
the records, and know that this
city is a rebellious city, and hurt-
ful unto kings and provinces, and
that they have moved sedition
within the same of old time; for
which cause was this city laid
waste. 16 We certify the king
that, if this city be builded, and
the walls finished, by this means
thou shalt have no portion beyond
the River.
1 7 Then sent the king an answer
unto Rehum the chancellor, and to
Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest
of their companions that dwell in
Samaria, and ^in the rest of the
country beyond the River : Peace,
and so forth. 1 8 The letter which
ye sent unto us hath been ®« plainly
read before me. 1 9 And I decreed,
and search hath been made, and it
is found that this city of old time
hath made insurrection against
kings, and that rebellion and sedi-
tion have been made therein. 20
*■ There have been mighty kings
also over Jerusalem, who have
ruled over all the country beyond
the River; and "tribute, custom,
and toll, was paid unto them. 21
Make ye now a decree to cause
these men to cease, and that this
city be not builded, until a decree
shall be made by me. 22 And
take heed that ye be not slack
herein : why should damage grow
to the hurt of the kings'?
7 Or, unto the rest beyond &C.
8 Or, translated
4.23
EZRA
6.3
Tbe Work of bailding the Temple resumed. Tattenai writes to Darius concerning it. Darius finds Cyrus's Decree
23 Then when the copy of king
Artaxerxes' letter was read before
Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe,
and their companions, they went
in haste to Jerusalem unto the
Jews, and made them to cease by
force and power. 24 Then ceased
the work of the house of God which
is at Jerusalem ; and it ceased un-
til the second year of the reign of
Darius king of Persia.
5 Now the prophets,^ "Haggai
the prophet, and *Zechariah
the son of Iddo, prophesied unto
the Jews that were in Judah and
Jerusalem ; in the name of the
God of Israel ^ 'prophesied they unto
them. 2 Then rose up "Zerubba-
bel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua
the son of Jozadak, and began to
build the house of God whicn is at
Jerusalem ; and ** with them were
the prophets of God, helping them.
3 At the same time came to them
•■ Tattenai, the governor beyond
the Eiver, and Shethar-bozenai,
and their companions, and said
thus unto thern, -^Who gave you
a decree to build this house, and
to finish this wall 1 i <> Then we
told them after this manner, what
the names of the men were that
were making this building. 5 But
'' the eye of their God was upon the
elders of the Jews, and they did
not make them cease, till the mat-
ter should come to Darius, and
then " answer should be returned
by letter concerning it.
6 The_ copy of the letter that
'Tattenai, the governor beyond
the River, and Shethar-bozenai,
and his companions *the Aphar-
sachites, who were beyond the
River, sent unto Darius the king;
7 they sent a letter unto him,
wherein was written thus : Unto
Darius the king, all peace. 8 Be
it known unto the king, that we
went into the province of Judah,
to the house of the great God,
which is builded with great stones,
and timber is laid in the walls ;
and this work goeth on with dili-
gence and prospereth in their
hands. 9 Then asked we those
elders, and said unto them thus,
Who gave you a decree to build
this house, and to finish this walH
10 We asked them their names
also, to certify thee, that we might
write the names of the men that
1 Or, which was upon them
2 Or, they returned answer
" Hag. 1. 1
b Zech. 1. 1
"^ ch. 3, 2
d ch. 6. 14 ;
Hag. 2. 4 ;
Zech. 3. 1
^ ch. 6. 6, 13
/ver. 9; ch.
1. 3
V ver. 10
'' cli. 7. 6, 28
' ver. 3
k ch. 4. 9
' I K. 6. 1, 38
'" 2 Chr. 36.
10, 17
" ch. 1. 1
» ch. 1. 7 ; 6.
6 ; Dan.
5. 2
P ver. 16 ;
ch. 1. 8
1 ch. 3. 8, 10
"■ ch. 6. 15
' ch. 6. 1, 2
t ch. 5. 17
"ch. 1. 1;
6. 13
were at the head of them. 1 1 And
thus they returned us answer, say-
ing. We are the servants of the God
of heaven and earth, and are build-
ing the house that was builded
these many years ago, ' which a
great king of Israel builded and
finished. 12 But ^"' after that our
fathers had provoked the God of
heaven unto wrath, he gave them
into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon, the Chaldean,
who destroyed this house, and car-
ried the people away into Babylon.
1 3 But " in the first year of Cyrus
king of Babylon, Cyrus the king
made a decree to build this house
of God. 14 And "the gold and
silver vessels also of the house of
God, which Nebuchadnezzar took
out of the temple that was in Jer'u-
salem, and brought into the temple
of Babylon, those did Cyrus the
king take out of the temple of
Babylon, and they were delivered
unto one ^' whose name was Shesh-
bazzar, whom he had made gov-
ernor; 15 and he said unto him,
Take these vessels, go, put them
in the temple that is in Jerusalem,
and let the house of God be builded
in its place. 16 Then came the
same Shesh bazzar, and *laid the
foundations of the house of God
which is in Jerusalem: and since
that time even until now hath it
been in building, and '' yet it is not
completed. 17 Now therefore, if
it seem good to the king, * let there
be search made in the king's treas-
ure-house, which is there at Baby-
lon, whether it be so, that a decree
was made of Cyrus the king to
build this house of God at Jerusa-
lem ; and let the king send his
pleasure to us concerning this
matter.
6 Then Darius the king made
a decree, and 'search was
made in the house of the ^archives,
where the treasures were laid up in
Babylon. 2 And there was found
at ^Achmetha, in the palace that
is "in the province of Media, a
roll, and therein was thus written
for a record : 3 " In the first year
of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king
made a decree : Concerning the
house of God at Jerusalem, let the
house be builded, the place where
they offer sacrifices, and let the
foundations thereof be strongly
3 Or, because that * Aram, books.
6 That is, Ecbatana.
469
6.4
EZRA
7.3
Darias orders Tattenai to help in the Work. The Temple finished and dedicated. The Passover kept
laid ; the height thereof three-
score cubits, and the breadth
thereof threescore cubits ; 4 " with
three courses of great stones, and
a course of new timber : and let
the expenses be given out of the
king's house. 5 And also let
* the gold and silver vessels of the
house of God, which Nebuchadnez-
zar took forth out of the temple
which is at Jerusalem, and brought
unto Babylon, be restored, and
brought again unto the temple
which is at Jerusalem, every one
to its place ; and thou shalt put
them in the house of God.
6 Now therefore, "Tattenai, gov-
ernor beyond the River, Shethar-
bozenai, and ^your companions the
Apharsachites, who are beyond the
River, be ye far from thence : 7 let
the work of this house of God alone ;
let the governor of the Jews and
the elders of the Jews build this
house of God in its place. 8 More-
over "* I make a decree what ye
shall do to these elders of the Jews
for the building of this house of
God : that of the king's goods,
even of the tribute beyond the
River, expenses be given with all
diligence unto these men, that
they be not hindered. 9 And
that which they have need of,
both young bullocks, and rams,
and lambs, for burnt-offerings to
the God of heaven ; also wheat,
salt, wine, and oil, according to
the word of the priests that are
at Jei-usalem,_let it be given them
day by day without fail ; 10 that
they may offer sacrifices of sweet
savor unto the God of heaven, and
* pray for the life of the king, and
of his sons. 1 1 Also I have made
a decree, that ■''whosoever shall
alter this word, let a beam be
Eulled out from his house, and let
im be lifted up and fastened
thereon ; and " let his house be
made a dunghill for this : 1 2 and
the God that ''hath caused his
name to dwell there overthrow all
kings and peoples that shall put
forth their hand to alter the same,
to destroy this house of God which
is at Jerusalem. I Darius have
made a decree ; let it be done with
all diligence.
13 Then 'Tattenai, the governor
beyond the River, Shethar-boze-
nai, and their companions, '^be-
cause that Darius the king had
1 Aram, their. * Or, because of that which &c.
" 1 K. 6. 36
* ch. I. 7 ;
5. 14
' ver. 13 ;
ch. 6. 3
^ ver. 4 ; ch.
7. 14-22
' ch. 7. 23
/ ch. 7. 26
y Dan. 2. 5 ;
3. 29
A Dt. 12. 5,
11
• ver. 6
t ch. 5. 1, 2
'ch. 1. 1
'" ver. 12
" ch. 7. 1
" Esth. 3. 7
P 2 Chr. 7. 6
<" 2 Chr. 35. 5
" 1 Chr. 23. 6
t Num. 3. 6 ;
8.9
" Ex. 12. 6
•^ 2 Chr. 29.
34 ; 30. 15
y 2 Chr. 35. II
■ Neh. 9. 2 ;
10. 28
" ch. 9. 11
b Ex. 12. 15
' ch. 7. 27
rf ch. 1. 1 ;
6. 1
' 1 Chr. 6.
4-14
/ ver. 12, 21 ,
Neh. 2. 1
470
sent, did accordingly with all
diligence. 14 And *the elders
of the Jews builded and pros-
pered, through the prophesying
of Haggai the prophet and Zecha-
riah the son of Iddo. And they
builded and finished it, according
to the commandment of the God
of Israel, and according to the
decree ' of Cyrus, and '" Darius,
and "Artaxerxes king of Persia.
15 And this house was finished
on the third day of the "month
Adar, which Avas in the sixth
year of the reign of Darius the
king. .
16 And the children of Israel,
the priests and the Levites, and
the rest of the children of the
captivity, * kept the dedication of
this house of God with joy. 17
And they offered at the dedica-
tion of this house of God a hun-
dred bullocks, two hundred rams,
four hundred lambs ; and for a
sin-offering for all Israel, * twelve
he-goats, according to the num-
ber of the tribes of Israel. 18
And they set the priests in *■ their
divisions, and the Levites in
'their courses, for the service of
God, which is at Jerusalem ; 'as it
is written in the book of Moses.
19 And "the children of the
captivity kept the passover upon
"the fourteenth day of the first
month. 20 ""For the priests and
the Levites had purified them-
selves ^ together ; all of them
were pure : and *'they killed the
passover for all the children of
the captivity, and for their breth-
ren the priests, and for themselves.
21 And the children of Israel that
were come again out of the cap-
tivity, and ^all such as had sepa-
rated themselves unto them from
"the filthiness of the nations of
the land, to seek Jehovah, the
God of Israel, did eat, 22 and
* kept the feast of unleavened
bread seven days with joy : for
Jehovah had made them joyful,
and " had turned the heart of ^ the
king of Assyria unto them, to
strengthen their hands in the
work of the house of God, the
God of Israel.
7" Now after these things, in
the reign of •''Artaxerxes king
of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah,
the son of Azariah, the son of Hil-
kiah, 2 the son of Shallum, the
3 Heb. as one.
7.3
EZRA
7.27
Ezra comes to Jernsalem. letter of Artaxerxes to Ezra
son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 the son of Amariah, the son of
Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of
Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 5 the son of
Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the
son of Eleazar, the son of Aai'on
the chief priest — 6 this Ezra went
up fi-om Babylon. And he was a
ready "scribe in the law of Moses,
which Jehovah, the God of Israel,
had given ; and the king granted
him all his request, ''according to
the hand of Jehovah his God upon
him. 7 And " there went up some
of the children of Israel, and of
the priests, and the Levites, and the
singers, and the porters, and the
Nethinim, unto Jerusalem, in
the seventh year of Artaxerxes
the king. 8 And he came to Jeru-
salem in the fifth month, which
was in the seventh year of the
king. 9 For upon the first day
of the first month ^ began he to
go up from Babylon ; and on the
first day of the fifth month came
he to Jerusalem, •'according to the
good hand of his God upon him.
10 For Ezra liad set his heart to
seek the law of Jehovah, and to
do it, and " to teach in Israel
statutes and ordinances.
11 Now this is the copy of the
letter that the king Artaxerxes
gave unto Ezra the priest, the
scribe, even the scribe of the words
of the commandments of Jehovah,
and of his statutes to Israel : 12
^Artaxerxes, •'^king of kings, unto
Ezra the priest, the scribe of the
law of the God of heaven, perfect
and so forth. 13 "I make a de-
cree, that all they of the people of
Israel, and their priests and the
Levites, in my realm, that are
minded of their own free will to
go to Jerusalem, go with thee.
14 Forasmuch as thou art sent
^of the king and his ''seven coun-
sellors, to inquire concerning Judah
and Jerusalem, according to the
law of thy God which is in thy
hand, 15 and to carry the silver
and gold, which the king and his
counsellors have freely offered unto
the God of Israel, ^ whose habita-
tion is in Jerusalem, 16 and 'all
the silver and gold that thou shalt
find in all the province of Babylon,
'with the freewill-offering of the
1 Heb. that was the foundation of the going up.
2 Ch. 7. 12-26 is in Aramaic.
3 Aram, from before the king.
" ver. 11, 12,
21
b ver. 9, 28
" ch. 8. 1-20
rf ver. 6
' ver. 26 ;
Nell. 8. 1
/Ezek. 26.
7 ; Dan. 2.
37
'■' ch. 6. 1
'' ver. 15, 28 ,
ch. 8. 25
' ch. 6. 12
* ch. 8. 25
' ch. 1. 4, 6
'" Num. 15.
4-13
" Dt. 12. 5-11
0 ch. 6. 4
« ch. 6. 10
"■ ver. 7
« ch. 4. 13, 20
t Ex. 18. 21 ;
Dt. 16. 18
" ver. 10
" ch. 6. 11, 12
people, and of the priests, offering
willingly for the house of their
God which is in Jerusalem; 17
therefoi-e thou shalt with all dili-
gence buy with this money bul-
locks, rams, lambs, "with their
meal-offerings and their drink-
offerings, and "shalt offer them
upon the altar of the house of
your God which is in Jerusalem.
18 And whatsoever shall seem
good to thee and to thy brethi^en
to do with the rest of the silver
and the gold, that do ye after the
will of your God. 19 And the
vessels that are given thee for
the service of the house of thy
God, deliver thou before the God
of Jerusalem. 20 And whatso-
ever more shall be needful for the
house of thy God, which thou
shalt have occasion to bestow,
"bestow it out of the king's treas-
ure-house. 21 And I, even I Artax-
erxes the king, do make a decree
to all the treasurers that are be-
yond the River, that whatsoever
Ezra'the priest, ^'the scribe of the
law of the God of heaven, shall
require of you, it be done with all
diligence, 22 unto a hundred tal-
ents of silver, and to a hundred
* measures of wheat, and to a hun-
dred baths of wine, and to a hun-
dred baths of oil, and salt without
prescribing how mvich. 23 What-
soever is commanded by the God
of heaven, let it be done exactly
for the house of the God of heaven ;
for "why should there be wrath
against the realm of the king and
his sons '? 24 Also we certify you,
that 'touching any of the priests
and Levites, the singers, porters,
Nethinim, or servants of this house
of God, ^it shall not be lawful to
impose tribute, custom, or toll,
upon them. 25 And thou, Ezra,
after the wisdom of thy God that
is in thy hand, 'appoint magis-
trates and judges, who may judge
all the people that are beyond the
River, all such as know the laws
of thy God ; and " teach ye him
that knoweth them not. 26 And
" whosoever will not do the law of
thy God, and the law of the king,
let judgment be executed upon
him with all diligence, whether it
be unto death, or to ^banishment,
or to confiscation of goods, or to
imprisonment.
27 Blessed be Jehovah, the God
* Aram. cors.
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6 Aram, rooting out.
7.28
EZRA
8.26
List oT tbose wbo went with Ezra. Levites and Netliiaim sent for. 1 Fast proclaimed. Gifts for thr Temple weighed
of our fathers, " who hath put such
a thing as this in the king's heart,
to beautify the house of Jehovah
which is in Jerusalem ; 28 and
* hath extended lovingkindness
unto me before the king, and his
counsellors, and before all the
king's mighty princes. And I was
strengthened according to the
hand of Jehovah my God upon me,
and I gathered together out of
Israel chief men to go up with me.
8 Now these are the heads of
their fathers' houses, and this
is the genealogy of them that went
up with me from Babylon, in the
reign of Artaxei'xes the king : 2
Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershqm.
Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel.
Of the sons of David, Hattush.
3 Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the
sons of Parosh, Zechariah ; and
with him were reckoned by gene-
alogy of the males a hundi^ed and
fifty. 4 Of the sons of Pahath-
moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zera-
hiah ; and with him two hundred
males. 5 Of the sons of Shecaniah,
the son of Jahaziel ; and with him
three hundred males. 6 And of
the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of
Jonathan; and with him fifty
males. 7 And of the sons of Elam,
Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah ; and
with him seventy males. 8 And
of the sons of Shephatiah, Zeba-
diah the son of Michael ; and with
him fourscore males. 9 Of the
sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of
Jehiel ; and with him two hundred
and eighteen males. 10 And of
tJie sons of Shelomith, the son of
Josiphiah ; and with him a hun.-
dred and threescore males. 11
And of the sons of Bebai, Zecha-
riah the son of Bebai; and with
him twenty and eight males. 12
And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan
the son of Hakkatan ; and with
him a hundred and ten males.
13 And of the sons of Adonikam,
that tvere the last ; and these are
their names : Eliphelet, Jeuel, and
Shemaiah ; and with them three-
score males. 14 And of the sons
of Bigvai, Uthai and ^ Zabbud ;
and with them seventy males.
15 And I gathered them to-
gether to " the river that runneth
to Ahava ; and there we encamped
three days : and I viewed the peo-
ple, and the priests, and "* found
there none of the sons of Levi.
1 Another reading is, Zaccwr.
"ch.
6. 22
6ch.
9.9
<^ ver
21, 31
d ver
2; ch
7. r
' ch. 2. 43
/ch. 7.0
0 ch. 2. 43 ;
7.7
h 1 S. 7. 6 ;
2 Chr. 20. 3
i ver. 16, 31
* ch. 7. 6, 9,
28
' Josh. 23. 16
" ver. 33
" ch. 7. If., 16
^ch. 7. 14
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16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for
Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elna-
than, and for Jarib, and for El-
nathan, and for Nathan, and for
Zechariah, and for Meshullam.
chief men ; also for Joiarib, and
for Elnathan, '^ who were teachers.
17 And ^I sent them forth unto
iddq the chief at the place (Ja-
siphia ; and I told them what they
should say unto '^Iddo, and his
brethren "the Nethinim, at the
place Casiphia, that they should
bring unto us ministers for the
house of our God. 18 And ^ac-
cording to the good hand of our
God ujDon us they brought us ''a
man ot discretion, of the sons of
Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of
Israel ; and Sherebiah, with his
sons and his brethren, eighteen ;
19 and Hashabiah, and with him
Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari,
his brethren and their sons,
twenty ; 20 and of " the Nethinim.
whom David and the princes had
given for the service of the Levites,
t\yo hundred and twenty Nethi-
nim : all of them were mentioned
by name.
21 Then I proclaimed *a fast
there, at ' the river Ahava, that
we might humble ourselves be-
fore ouV God, to seek of him a
straight way for us, and for our
little ones, and for all our sub-
stance. 22 For I was ashamed
to ask of the king a band of sol-
diers and horsemen to help us
against the enemy in the way,
because we had spoken unto the
king, saying, *The hand of our
God is upon all them that seek
him, for good ; but ' his power
and his wrath is against all them
that forsake him. 23 So we
fasted and besought our God for
this : and he was entreated of us.
24 Then I set apart twelve of
the chiefs of the ® priests, ''even
'" Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten
of their brethren with them, 25
and "weighed unto them "the sil-
ver, and tlie gold, and the vessels,^
even the offering for the house of
our God, which the king, and ''his
counsellors, and his princes, and
all Israel there present, had of-
fered: 26 * I weighed into their
2 Or, who had undeTstanding
3 Another reading is, / gave them, command-
ment.
* The text as pointed has, Iddo, his brother.
5 Or, Jsh-sechel 6 jn Neh. 12. 24, Levites.
7 Or, besides
8.27
EZRA
9.10
Arrival ia Jernsalem. Sacrifices offered. Ezra bears of the Mixed Marriages. His Gonfession and Prayer concerning tliem
hand six hundred and fifty tal-
ents of silver, and silver vessels a
hundred talents; of gold a hun-
dred talents; 27 and twenty bowls
of gold, of a thousand darics ; and
two vessels of fine bright brass,
precious as gold. 28 And I said
unto them, " Ye are holy unto Je-
hovah, and *the vessels are holy;
and the silver and the gold are a
freewill-olTering unto Jehovah, the
God of your fathers. 29 Watch
ye, and keep them, " until ye weigh
them before the chiefs of the priests
and the Levites, and the princes of
the fathers' houses of Israel, at Jeru-
salem, in the chambers of the house
of Jehovah. 30 ISo the priests and
^he Levites ''received the weight
of the silver and the gold, and the
vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem
unto the house of our God.
31 Then we departed from "the
river Aliava on •''the twelfth day of
the first month, to go unto Jeru-
salem : and "the hand of our God
was upon us, and he delivered us
from the hand of the enemy and
the lier-in-wait by the way. 32
''And we came to Jerusalem, and
abode there three days. 33 And
on the fourth day the silver and the
gold and the vessels *' were weighed
in the house of our God ^into the
hand of * Meremoth the son of Uriah
the priest (and with him was Eleazar
the son of Phinehas ; and with them
was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and
Noadiah the son. of Binnui, the Le-
vites)— 34 the whole by number
and by weight : and all the weight
was written at that time.
35 'The children of the captiv-
ity, that were come out of exile,
offered burnt-offerings unto the
God of Israel, '"twelve bullocks
for all Israel, ninety and six
rams, seventy and seven lambs,
twelve he-goats for a sin-offering :
all this was a burnt-oftering unto
Jehovah. 36 And " they delivered
the king's commissions unto "the
king's satraps, and to the govern-
ors beyond the River : and they
furthered the people and the house
of God.
9 Now when these things were
done, the princes drew near
unto me, saying, The people of
Israel, and the priests and the
Levites, have not ^ separated them-
selves frorn the peoples of the
lands, ''doing according to their
1 Or, by
" Lev. 21. 6-8
* Lev. 22. 2, 3
" ver. 3:i, at
d ch. 1. 9
' ver. 15, 21
/ ch. r. 9
'J ver. 22
^Neh. 2. 11
' ver. 30
k Neh. 3. 4,
21
' ch. 2. 1
'" ch. 6. 17
" ch. 7. 21-24
" ch. 4. 7 ;
5. 6
P ch. 6. 21 ,
Neh. i). 2
9 Lev. 18.
i4-30
"" ch. 10. 2, 18
' Ex, 22. 31
' Neh. 13. 3
" 2 K. 18. 37
" Neh. 1. 4
■^ ch. 10. 3
" Ex. 29. 39
^ Ex. 9. 29
" ver. 13, 15 :
2 Chr. 28.
9 ; Rev. 18.
5
b 2 Chr. 29. 6
' Dan. 9, 7
d ver. 13-15
' Is. 22. 23
/ Neh. 9. 36
abominations, even of the Canaan-
ites, the Hittites, the Perizzites,
the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the
Moabites, the Egyptians, and the
Amorites. 2 For '"they have taken
of their daughters for themselves
and for their sons, so that 'the
holy seed have 'mingled them-
selves with the peoples of the
lands : yea, the hand of the princes
and '^ rulers hath been ^ chief in this
trespass. 3 And when I heard
this thing, "I rent my garment
and my robe, and plucked ofi" the
hair of my head and of my beard,
and "sat down confounded. 4
Then were assembled unto me
''every one that trembled at the
words of the God of Israel, be-
cause of the trespass of them of
the captivity; and I sat con-
founded until ^the evening obla-
tion.
5 And at the evening oblation
I arose up from my ^ humiliation,
even with my gai-ment and my
robe rent ; and I fell upon my
knees, and ^spread out my hands
unto Jehovah my God ; 6 and I
said, O my God, I am ashamed
and blush to lift up my face to
thee, my God ; for our iniquities
are increa.sed over our head, and
our "guiltiness is grown up unto
the heavens. 7 * Since the days
of our fathers we have been * ex-
ceeding guilty unto this day ; and
for our iniquities have we, our
kings, and our priests, been deliv-
ered into the hand of the kings
of the lands, to the sword, to cap-
tivity, and to plunder, and ""to
confusion of face, as it is this day.
8 And now for a little moment
grace hath been showed from Je-
hovah our God, ''to leave us a
remnant to escape, and to give
us a "nail in his holy place,
that our God may lighten our
eyes, and give us a little reviving
in our bondage. 9 -^For we are
bondmen ; yet our God hath not
forsaken us in our bondage, but
^hath extended lovingkindness
unto us in the sight of the
kings of Persia, to give us a re-
viving, to set up the house of our
God, and to repair the ''ruins
thereof, and to give us a '^wall in
Judah and in Jerusalem. 10 And
now, O our God, what shall we say
473
2 Or, deputies
3 Or, first
i Or, Jasting
s Heb. in great guiltiness.
s Or, waste places
1 Or, fence
9.11
EZRA
10.14
Ezra's Goafessiou and Prayer concerning Mixed Marriages. The People promise to abandon them
after this? for we have forsaken
thy commandments, 1 1 which thou
hast commanded by thy servants
the prophets, saying, The land,
unto which ye go to possess it, is
an unclean land through the un-
cleanness of the peoples of the
lands, through tlieir abomina-
tions, which have filled it from
one end to another "with their
filthiness : 1 2 now therefore * give
not your daughters unto their
sons, neither take their daughters
unto your sons, nor seek their
peace or their pi'osperity for ever ;
that ye may be strong, and eat the
good of the land, and " leave it for
an inheritance to your children for
ever. 13 And after all that is
come upon us for our evil deeds,
and for "^our great guilt, seeing
that thou our God hast punished
us less than our iniquities deserve,
and hast given us such "a rem-
nant, 14 -^shall we again break thy
commandments, and join in affin-
ity with the peoples that do these
abominations 1 ^ wouldest not thou
be angry with us till thou hadst
consumed us, so that there should
be no remnant, nor any to escape 1
15 O Jehovah, the God of Israel,
^ thou art righteous ; for we are
left a remnant that is escaped, as
it is this day : behold, we are be-
fore thee in ' our guiltiness ; for
*none can stand before thee be-
cause of this.
^ /^ Now ' while Ezra prayed
JLV>f and made confession, weep-
ing and casting himself down
"• before the house of God, there
was gathered together unto him
out of Israel a very great assem-
bly of men and women and chil-
dren ; for the people wept very
sore. 2 And Shecaniah the son
of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam,
answered and said unto Ezra, " We
have trespassed against our God,
and have married foreign women
of the peoples of the land : yet
now there is hope for Israel con-
cerning this thing. 3 Now there-
fore " let us make a covenant with
our God to put away all the wives,
and ^such as are born of them,
according to the counsel of ^my
lord, and of » those that tremble
at the commandment of our God ;
and let it be done ""according to
the law. 4 Arise ; for the matter
belongeth unto thee, and we are
I Or, the Lord
" ch. 6. 21
ft ver. 2
' Prov. 13. 22
d 7er. 6, 7
^ ver. 8
/ver. 2
" Dt. 9. 8, H
A Neh. 9. 'ii ;
Dan. 9. 7
« ver. 6
fc Job 9. 2
' Dan. 9. 4,
20
"' 2 Chr. 20. 9
" ch. 9. 2
" 2 Chr. 34.
31
P ver. 44
9 ch. 9. 4
'■ Dt. 7. 2, 3
' 1 Chr. 28.
10
' Neh. 5. 12 ;
13. 2.5
" ver. 1
^ Dt. 9. 18
- ver. 3 ; ch.
9.4
y Lev. 26. 40
with thee : ' be of good courage,
and do it.
5 Then arose Ezra, and 'made
the chiefs of the priests, the Le-
vites, and all Israel, to swear that
they would do according to this
word. So they sware. 6 Then
Ezra "rose up from before the
house of God, and went into the
chamber of Jehohanan the son
of Eliashib : and when he came
thither, "he did eat no bread, nor
drink water ; for he mourned be-
cause of the trespass of them of
the captivity. 7 And they made
proclamation throughout Judah
and Jerusalem unto all the chil-
dren of the captivity, that they
should gather themselves together
unto Jerusalem ; 8 and that who-
soever came not within three days,
according to the counsel of the
princes and the elders, all his sub-
stance should be -forfeited, and
himself separated from the assem-
bly of the captivity.
9 Then all the men of Judah
and Benjamin gathered them-
selves together unto Jerusalem
within the three days (it was the
ninth month, on the twentieth
day of the month) ; and all the
people sat in the broad place
before the house of God, ^trem-
bling because of this matter, and
for ^the great rain. 10 And Ezra
the priest stood up, and said unto
them. Ye have trespassed, and
have married foreign women, to
increase the guilt of Israel. 11
Now therefore ■**'make confession
unto Jehovah, the God of your
fathers, and do his pleasure ; and
"■ separate yourselves from the peo-
ples of the land, and from the
foreign women. 1 2 Then all the
assembly answered and said with
a loud voice, ^As thou hast said
concerning us, so must we do.
13 But the people are many, and
it is a time of much rain, and we
are not able to stand without :
neither is this a work of one day
or two ; for we have greatly trans-
gressed in this matter. 14 Let
now our princes ''be appointed
for all the assemblj'', and let all
them that are in our cities that
have married foreign women come
at appointed times, and with them
the elders of every city, and the
2 Heb. devoted. 3 Heb. the rains.
* Or, dive thanks
5 Or, As thou hast said, so it behooveth us to do
c Heb. stand.
474
10.15
EZRA
Mixed Oarriages abandoned. List of those tliat Iiad Foreign Wives
10.44
judges thereof, until the "fiei'ce
wrath of our God be turned from
us, ^ until this matter be de-
spatched. 15 Only Jonathan the
son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son
of Tikvah '^ stood up against this
matter : and Meshullam and Shab-
bethai the Levite helped them.
16 And the children of the cap-
tivity did so. And Ezra the priest,
with certain heads of fathers' houses,
after their fathers' houses, and all
of them by their names, were set
apart; and they sat down in the
first day of the tenth month to
examine the matter. 1 7 And they
made an end with all the men that
had married foreign women by the
first day of the first month.
18 And among the sons of the
priests there were found that had
married foreign women : namely,
of the sons of Jeshua, the son of
Jozadak, and his brethren, Maase-
iah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and
Gedaliah. 1 9 And * they gave their
hand that they would put away
their wives ; and being guilty,
" they offered a ram of the flock for
their guilt. 20 And of the sons
of Immer : Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 And of the sons of Harim : Maa-
seiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah,
and Jehiel, and Uzziah. 22 And
of the sons of Pashhur : Elioenai,
Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Joza-
bad, and Elasah.
23 And of the Levites : Jozabad,
and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same
is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and
Eliezer.
24 And of the singers : Eliashib.
And of the porters : Shallum, and
Telem, and tJri.
1 Or, as touching this matter
2 Or, were appointed over this
" 2 Chr. 29.
10 ; 30. 8
6 2 K. 10. 15
" Lev. 5. 15 ;
<* ver. 3
25 And of Israel : Of the sons of
Parosh : Ramiah, and Izziah, and
Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Elea-
zar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
26 And of the sons of Elam : Mat-
taniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and
Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 And of the sons of Zattu :
Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and
Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
28 And or the sons of Bebai : Jeho-
hanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
29 And of the sons of Bani : Me-
shullam, Malluch, and Adaiah,
Jashub, and Sheal, ^ Jeremoth. 30
And of the sons of Pahath-moab:
Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maa-
seiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Bin-
nui, and Manasseh. 31 And of the
sons of Harim : Eliezer, Isshijah,
Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 32
Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
33 Of the sons of Hashum : Mat-
tenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet,
Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei. 34 Of
the sons of Bani : Maadai, Amram,
and Uel, 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah,
^Cheluhi, 36 Vaniah, Meremoth,
Eliashib, 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai,
and ^ Jaasu, 38 and Bani, and Bin-
nui, Shimei, 39 and Shelemiah, and
Nathan, and Adaiah, 40 Machna-
debai, Shashai, Sharai, 41 Azarel,
and Shelemiah, Shemariah, 42 Shal-
lum, Amariah, Joseph. 43 Of the
sons of Nebo : Jeiel, Mattithiah,
Zabad, Zebina, ''Iddo, and Joel,
Benaiah. 44 All these had taken
foreign wives ; and ^ '' some of them
had wives by whom they had chil-
dren.
3 Another reading is, and Ramoth.
* Another reading is, Cheluhu.
6 Another reading is, Jaasai.
6 Another reading is, Jaddai.
1 Or, some of the wives had borne children
475
THE BOOK OF
NEHEMIAH
nehemiah's (irief and Prayer ronceming the Jews left at Jernsalem. He gets Permission to visit them
IThe ^ words of "Nehemiah the
son of Hacaliah.
Now it came to pass in Hhe
month Chislev, "in the twentieth
year, as I was in ''Shushan the
■-palace, 2 that * Hanani, one of
ray brethren, came, he and certain
men out of Judah ; and I asked
them concerning the Jews that
had escaped, that were left of the
captivity, and concerning Jerusa-
lem. 3 And they said unto me,
The remnant that are left of the
captivity thei'e in Hhe province
are in great affliction and ^re-
proach: ''the wall of Jerusalem
also is broken down, and 'the
gates thereof are burned with fire.
4 And it came to pass, when I
heard these words, that * I sat down
and wept, and mourned certain
days ; and I fasted and prayed be-
fore ' the God of heaven, 5 and said,
I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God
of heaven, ™ the great and terrible
God, that keepeth covenant and
lovingkindness with them that love
him and keep his commandments :
6 "let thine ear now be attentive,
and thine eyes open, that thou may-
est hearken unto the pi'ayer of thy
servant, which I pray before thee
at this time, day and night, for
the children of Israel thy servants,
while "I confess the sins of the
children of Israel, which we have
sinned against thee. Yea, ^I and
my father's house have sinned :
7 *we have dealt very corruptly
against thee, and have not kept
the commandments, nor the stat-
utes, nor the ordinances, ''which
thou commandedst thy servant
Moses. 8 Remember, I beseech
thee, the word that thou com-
mandedst thy servant Moses, say-
ing, "If ye trespass, I will scatter
you abroad among the peoples :
9 'but if ye return unto me, and
keep my commandments and do
them, though your outcasts were
in the uttermost part of the heav-
1 Or, history * Or, castle
" ch. 10. 1
i> Zech. 7. 1
' ch. 2. 1
rfEsth. 1. 2;
Dan. 8. 2
" ch. 7. 2
/ch. 7.6
" ch. 2. 17
'' ch. 2. 17
' ch. 2. 3
* Ezr. 9. 3 ,
10. 1
' ch. 2. 4
"' ch. 4. 14 ;
9. 32
" Dan. 9. 17
" Ezr. 10. 1 ;
Dan. 9. 20
P 2 Chr. 29. 6
« Dan. 9. 6
'" Dt. 28. 14
' Lev. 26. 33
« Dt. 3D. 2, 3
" Dt. 30. 4
" Dt. 12. 5
" Ex. .32. U ;
Dt. 9. 29
» ver. 6
♦ ch. 2. 1 ;
Gen. 40. 21-
"ch. 1. 1
f> Ezr. 7. 1
«ch. 1. 11
d Prov. 15. 13
^ Dan. 2. 4
/ch. 1.3
" ch. 1. 4
ft ch. 5. 14 ;
13.6
Ezr. 7. 21 ;
8. 36
ens, yet " will I gather them from
thence, and will bring them " unto
the place that I have chosen, to
cause my name to dwell there. 10
Now ^ these are thy servants and
thy people, whom thou hast re-
deemed by thy great power, and
by thy strong hand. 110 Lord, I
beseech thee, ^ let now thine ear be
attentive to the prayer of thy ser-
vant, and to the prayer of thy ser-
vants, who delight to fear thy
name ; and prosper, I pray thee,
thy servant this day, and grant
him mercy in the sight of this
man.
fc~) Now I was ^ cupbearer to the
^ king. 1 And it came to pass
in the month Nisan, " in the twenti-
eth year of *Artaxerxes the king,
when wine was before him, that " I
took up the wine, and gave it unto
the king. Now I had not been be-
foretime sad in his presence. 2 And
the king said unto me. Why is thy
countenance sad, seeing thou art
not sick'? "^this is nothing else but
sorrow of heart. Then I was very
sore afraid. 3 And I said unto the
king, " Let the king live for ever :
why should not my countenance be
sad, -^when the city, the place of
my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste,
and the gates thereof are consumed
with fire"? 4 Then the king said
unto me, For what dost thou make
request 1 ^ So I prayed to the God
of neaven. 5 And I said unto the
king, If it please the king, and if
thy servant have found favor in
thy sight, that thou wouldest send
me unto Judah, unto the city of
my fathers' sepulchres, that I may
build it. 6 And the king said unto
me (the queen also sitting by him).
For how long shall thy journey hel
and when wilt thou return"? So it
pleased the king to send me; and
''I set him a time. 7 Moreover I
said unto the king, If it please the
king, let letters oe given me *to
the governors beyond the River,
that they may let me pass through
476
2.8
NEHEMIAK
3.10
Nehemiah goes and views the City. He begins the Rebuilding of tiic (Vail. Details of the Work on the Gates
till I come unto Judah; 8 and a
letter unto Asaph the keeper of
the king's ^"forest, that he may
give me timber to make beams
for the gates of '' the castle which
appertaineth to the house, and for
the wall of the city, and for the
house that I shall enter into. And
the king granted me, according to
"the good hand of my God upon
me.
9 Then I came to "^ the governors
beyond the River, and gave them
the king's letters. Now "the king
had sent with me captains of the
army and horsemen. 10 And when
•'^Sanballat the Horonite, and To-
biah the servant, the Ammonite,
heard of it, it grieved them exceed-
ingly, for that there was come a
man to seek the welfare of the chil-
dren of Israel. 11 So I came to
Jerusalem, a,nd was there three
days. 12 And I arose in the
night, I and some few men with
me; neither told I any man what
my God put into my heart to do
for Jerusalem; neither was there
any beast with me, save the beast
that I rode upon. 13 And I went
out by night by ^the valley gate,
even toward the jackal's well, and
to the dung gate, and viewed the
walls of Jerusalem, ''which were
broken down, and the 'gates thereof
were consumed with fire. 14 Then
I went on to *the fountain gate
and to 'the king's pool: but there
was no place for the beast that was
under me to pass. 15 Then went
I up in the night by the brook,
and viewed the wall ; and I turned
back, and entered by the valley
gate, and so returned. 16 Ana
the -rulers knew not whither I
went, or what I did; neither had
I as yet told it to the Jews, nor
to the priests, nor to the nobles,
nor to the -' rulers, nor to the rest
that did the work.
17 Then said I unto them. Ye see
the evil case that we are in, how
"* Jerusalem lieth waste, and the
gates thereof are burned with fire :
come, and let us build up the wall
of Jerusalem, that we be no more
a reproach. 18 And I told them
of the hand of my God which was
good upon me, as also of the king's
words that he had spoken unto me.
And they said. Let us rise up and
build. " So they strengthened thei r
hands for the good work. 1 9 But
1 Or, park i Or, deputies
" Eccl. 2. 5, G
b ch. T. 2
" ver. 18 ;
Ezr. 7. 6
rf ver. 7
« Ezr. 8. 22
/ver. 19;
■ch. 4. 1
" ch. 3. 13
'1 eh. 1. 3
' ver. 3, 17
* ch. 3. 16
' 2 K. 20. 20
'" ch. 1. 3
" 2 S. 2. 7
0 ch. 6. 6
^ ch. 4. 1
« ch. G. 6
"" ver. 4
' ver. 20 ;
ch. 13. 28
' ver. 32 ;
ch. 12. 39
" ch. 6. 1 ;
7. 1
" eh. 12. 39
" Jer. 31. 38
y ch. 7. 36
• ch. 12. 39
' ch. 12. 39
i> ch. 2. 7
" ver. 31, 32
'' ch. 12. 38
^ ver. 12, 17
477
when Sanballat the Horonite, and
Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
and "Geshem the Arabian, heard
it, ^they laughed us to scorn, and
despised us, and said, What is this
thing that yo do"? *will ye rebel
against the king"? 20 Then an-
swered I them, and said unto
them, ''The God of heaven, he will
prosper us ; therefore we his ser-
vants will arise and build: but ye
have no portion, nor right, nor
memorial, in Jerusalem.
3 Then » Eliashib the high
priest rose up with his breth-
ren the priests, and they builded
' the sheep gate ; they sanctified
it, and " set up the doors of it ;
even unto *'the tower of ^Ham-
meah they sanctified it, unto ^ the
tower of Hananel. 2 And next
unto liim builded 2/ the men of
Jericho. And next to ^them
builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
3 And 'the fish gate did the
sons of Hassenaah build ; they
laid the beams thereof, and set
up the doors thereof, the bolts
thereof, and the bars thereof. 4
And next unto them repaired
Meremoth the son of Urian, the
son of Hakkoz. And next unto
them repaired Meshullam the son
of Berechiah, the son of Mesheza-
bel. And next unto them re-
paired Zadok the son of Baana.
5 And next unto them the Teko-
ites repaired ; but their nobles put
not their necks to the work of
their ''lord.
6 And "^"the old gate repaired
Joiada the son of Paseah and
Meshullam the son of Besodeiah;
they laid the beams thereof, and
set up the doors thereof, and the
bolts thereof, and the bars thereof.
7 And next unto them repaired
Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon
theMeronothite, the men of Gibeon,
and of Mizpah, ''that appertained to
the throne of the governor beyond
the River. 8 Next unto him re-
paired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah,
''goldsmiths. And next unto him
repaired Hananiah one of the per-
fumers, and they '' fortified Jerusa-
lem even unto ''the broad wall. 9
And next unto them repaired Re-
phaiah the son of Hur, "the ruler
of half the district of Jerusalem.
10 And next unto them repaired
3 Or, The hundred * Heb. him.
6 Or, lords Or, Lord
6 Or, Ihe gate of the old city (or, of the old wall)
7 Or. left
3.11
NEHEMIAH
4.2
Details of the Work on the dates and the Wall. The Work ridicnled by Sanballat and Tobiah
Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, over
against his house. And next unto
him repaired Hattush the son of
Hashabneiah, 11 Malchijah the
ion of Harim, and Hasshub the son
of Pahath-moab, repaired another
portion, and "the tower of the
furnaces. 12 And next unto him
repaired Shallum the son of Hallo-
hesh, 'the ruler of half the district
of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
13 "The valley gate repaired
Hanun, and the inhabitants of
Zanoah ; they built it, and set up
the doors thereof, the bolts thereof,
and the bars thereof, and a thou-
sand cubits of the wall unto the
dung gate.
14 And ''the dung gate repaired
Malchijah the son of Rechao, the
ruler of the district of ''Beth-hac-
cherem; he built it, and set up
the doors thereof, the bolts thereof,
and the bars thereof.
15 And -^the fountain gate re-
E aired Shallun the son of Col-
ozeh, the ruler of the district of
Mizpah; he built it, and covered
it, and set u]0 the doors thereof, the
bolts thereof, and the bars thereof,
and the wall of the pool of ^Shelah
by ^the king's garden, even unto
*the stairs that go down from the
city of David. 16 After him re-
paired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk,
*the ruler of half the district of
Beth-zur, unto the place over
against the sepulchres of David,
and unto * the pool that was rnade,
and unto the house of the mighty
men. 17 After him repaired the
Levites, Rehum the son of Bani.
Next unto him repaired Hasha-
biah, the ruler of half the district
of Keilah, for his district. 1 8 After
him repaired their brethren, Bav-
vai the son of Henadad, the ruler
of half the district of Keilah. 19
And next to him repaired Ezer the
son of .Jeshua, 'the ruler of Miz-
pah, another portion, over against
the ascent to the armory "at the
turning of the wall. 20 After him
Baruch the son of '■^Zabbai earnestly
repaired another portion, from the
turning of the wall unto the door
of the house of "Eliashib the high
priest. 21 After him repaired
Meremoth the son of LTrian the
son of Hakkoz another portion,
from the door of the house of
Eliashib even to the end of the
1 In Is. 8. 6, Shilonh.
2 Another reading i8, Zaccai.
" ch. 12. 38
>> ver. 9
" ch. 2. 13
d ch. 2. 13
" Jar. 6. 1
/ ch. 2. 14
^ 2 K. 25. 4
A ch. 12. 37
i ver. 9, 12,
17
«-• 2 K. 20. 20 ;
Is. 7. 3
' ver. 15
'" 2 Olir. 26. 9
" ver. 1
° ch. 12. 28
P ver. 19
'J Jer. 32. 2
'■ ch. 7. 46
' ch. 11. 21
' ch. 8. 1
" ver. 5
"2K. 11. 16;
2 Chr. 23.
15 ; Jer. 31.
40
* ch. 13, 7
y ver. 8, 32
*rCh. iii. 33
in Heb.]
" ch. 2. 10
b Ezr. 4. 9, 10
478
house of Eliashib. 22 And after
him repaired the priests, "the men
of the ^Plain. 23 After Hhem re-
paired Benjamin and Hasshub over
against their house. After *them
repaired Azariah the son of Maa-
seiah the son of Ananiah beside his
own house. 24 After him repaired
Binnui the son of Henadad another
portion, from the house of Azariah
unto ^the turning of the wall, and
unto the corner. 25 Palal the son
of Uzai repaired over against the
turning of the wall, and * the tower
that standeth out from the upper
house of the king, which is by *the
court of the guard. After him ^Pe-
daiah the son of Parosh repaired.
26 (Now '"the Nethinim dwelt in
' Ophel, unto the place over against
*the water gate toward the east,
and the tower that standeth out.)
27 After him "the Tekoites repaired
another portion, over against the
great tower that standeth out, and
unto the wall of Ophel.
28 Above "the horse gate re-
paired the priests, every one over
against his own house. 29 After
■'them repaired Zadok the son of
Immer over against his own house.
And after him repaired Shemaiah
the son of Shecaniah. the keeper
of the east gate. 30 After him re-
paired Hananiah the son of Shele-
miah, and Hanun the sixth son
of Zalaph, another portion. After
him repaired Meshullam the son
of Berechiah over against "^his
chamber. 31 After him repaired
Malchijah one of ^the goldsmiths
unto the house of the Nethinim,
and of the merchants, over against
the gate of Hammiphkad, and to
the 'ascent of the corner. 32 And
between the 'ascent of the corner
and Hhe sheep gate repaired the
goldsmiths and the merchants.
* A But it came to pass that,
^. when "Sanballat heard that
we were building the wall, he was
wroth, and took great indignation,
and mocked the .Tews. 2 And he
spake before his brethren and *the
army of Samaria, and said, What
are these feeble Jews doing? ^will
they fortify themselves 1 will they
sacrifice ? will they make an end in
a day % will they revive the stones
8 Or, Circnit * Heb. him.
5 Or, the upper tower . . . from the house of the
king
" Or, Pedaiah the son of Parosh (now . . .
Ophel) repaired unto &c. ' Or, upper chamber
8 Or, will they leave to themselves aught? Or,
xvill men let them alone f
4.3
NEHEMIAH
5.5
Opposition of Enemies. Precautions of tlie Bailders. Complaints abont Usury
out of " the heaps of rubbish, seeing
they are burned'? 3 Now Tobiah
the Ammonite was by him, and he
said. Even that which they are
building, * if a ^ iox go up, he shall
break down their stone wall. 4
" Hear, O our God ; for we are
despised : and ''turn back their
reproach upon their own head,
and give them up for a spoil in a
land of captivity ; 5 and " cover
not their iniquity, and let not
their sin be blotted out from be-
fore thee ; for they have provoked
thee to anger before the builders.
6 So we built the wall ; and all
the wall was joined together unto
half the height thereof : for the peo-
ple had a mind to work.
* 7 But it came to pass that, when
Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the
Arabians, and the Ammonites, and
the Ashdodites, heard that ^the
repairing of the walls of Jerusa-
lem went forward, and that the
breaches began to be stopped,
then they were very wroth ; 8
and they conspired all of them to-
f ether to come and fight against
erusalem, and to cause confu-
sion therein. 9 But we made our
prayer unto our God, and -^set a
watch against them day and night,
because of them. 10 And Judah
said. The strength of the bearers
of burdens is decayed, and there
is much rubbish ; so that we are
not able to build the wall. 1 1 And
our adversaries said, They shall
not know, neither see, till we come
into the midst of them, and slay
them, and cause the work to cease.
12 And it came to pass that, when
the Jews that dwelt by them came,
they said unto us ten times ^ from
all places, Ye mvist return unto us.
13 Therefore set I in the lowest
parts of the space behind the wall,
in the open places, I ^ set there the
people after their families with
their swords, their spears, and
their bows. 14 And I looked, and
rose up, and said unto the nobles,
and to the * rulers, and to the rest
of the people, '' Be not ye afraid of
them : remember the Lord, who is
great and terrible, and 'fight for
your brethren, your sons, and
your daughters, your wives, and
your houses.
15 And it came to pass, when
1 Or, jackal
2 Heb. healing went up upon the walls.
3 Or, From all places whence ye shall return
they will be upon us * Or, deputies
° ver. 10
* Lam. 5. 18
<= Ps. 123. 3, 4
d Ps. 79. 12
" Ps. 69. 27,
28 ; Jer. 18.
23
/ver. 11
'J ver. 17, 18
'' Num. 14.
9, Dt. 1.
29,30
■ 2 S. 10. 12
«: 2 S. 17. 14
*rCh. iv. 1 in
Heb.]
' Ex. 14. 14 ;
Dt. 1. 30
'" Lev. 25.
3i; Dt.
16.7
■ Ezr. 4. 13 ;
7. 24
' Gen. 37. 27
our enemies heard that it was
known unto us, and * God had
brought their counsel to nought,
that we returned all of us to the
wall, every one unto his work. 16
And it came to pass from that time
forth, that half of my servants
wrought in the work, and half of
them held the spears, the shields,
and the bows, and the coats of
mail ; and the rulers wei'e behind
'' all the house of J udah. 1 7 They
that builded the wall and they
that bare burdens laded them-
selves ; every one with one of his
hands wrought in the work, and
with the otlier held his weapon-
1 8 and the builders, every one had
his sword gii'ded by his side, and
so builded. And he that sounded
the trumpet was by me. 19 And
I said unto the nobles, and to the
* rulers and to the rest of the peo-
ple. The work is great and large,
and we are separated upon the
wall, one far from another : 20 in
what place soever ye hear the
sound of the trumpet, resort ye
thither unto us; 'our God will
fight for us.
21 So we wrought in the work:
and half of them held the spears
from the rising of the morning till
the stars appeared. 22 Likewise
at the same time said I unto the
people, Let every one with his
servant lodge within Jerusalem,
that in the night they may be a
guard to us, and may labor in
the day. 23 So neither I, nor my
brethren, nor my servants, nor the
men of the guard that followed me,
none of us put off our clothes,
''every one ivent ivith his weapon
to the water.
5 Then '"there arose a great
cry of the people and of their
wives against their brethren the
Jews. 2 For there were that said.
We, our sons and our daughters,
are many : let us get grain, that
we may eat and live. 3 Some also
there were that said, We are mort-
gaging our fields, and our vine-
yards, and our houses : let us get
grain, because of the dearth. 4
There were also that said. We
have borrowed money "for the
king's^ tribute ujion our fields and
our vineyards. 5 Yet now "our
flesh is as the flesh of our brethi'en,
5 Or, all the house of Judah that builded thi
w((ll. And they that &c.
6 The text is obscure.
479
5.6
NEHEMIAH
6.7
Neheniiah secures the Abolition of Usury. Uiii Vnselfisliness. Intrigues of Sauballat, Tobiah, and Geshem
our children as their children :
and, lo, "we bring into bondage
our sons and our daughters to be
servants, and some of our daugh-
ters are brought into bondage al-
ready : neither is it in our power
to help it ; for other men have our
fields and our vineyards.
6 And I was very angry when
I heard their cry and these words.
7 Then I consulted with myself,
and contended with the nobles
and the ^ rulers, and said unto
them, *Ye exact usury, every one
of his brother. And I held a great
assembly against them. 8 And I
said unto them. We after our abil-
ity " have ■' redeemed our brethren
the Jews, that were sold unto the
nations ; and would ye even sell
Sour bi'ethren, and should they
e sold unto usl Then held they
their peace, and found never a
word. 9 Also I said. The thing
that ye do is not good : ought ye
not to walk in the fear of our God,
because of ''the reproach of the
nations our enemies'? 10 And I
likewise, my brethren and my ser-
vants, do lend them money and
grain. I pray you, let us leave off
this usury. 11 Restore, I pray
you, to them, even this day, their
fields, their vineyards, their olive-
yards, and their houses, also the
hundredth part of the money, and
of the grain, the new wine, and
the oil, that ye exact of them. 1 2
Then said they, " We will restore
them, and -'will require nothing of
them ; so will we clo, even as thou
sayest. Then I called the priests,
and ^ took an oath of them, that
they would do according to this
promise. 1 3 Also '' I shook out
my lap, and said. So God shake
out every man from his house, and
from his labor, that performeth
not this promise ; even thus be he
shaken out, and emptied. And
• all the assembly said, Amen,
and praised Jehovah. And the
people did according to this
promise.
1 4 Moreover from the time that
I was appointed to be their gov-
ernor in the land of Judah, from
* the twentieth year even unto
' the two and thirtieth year of Ar-
taxerxes the king, that is, twelve
years, '" I and my brethren have
not eaten the bread of the gov-
ernor. 15 But the former gov-
1 Or, deputies 2 Heb. bought.
" Lev. 25. 39
b Ex. 22. 25 ;
Lev. 25. 36
<= Lev. 25. 48
rf ch. 4. 4
' 2 Chr. 28.
15
/ch. 10. 31
" Ezr. 10. 5
A Acts 18. 6
' ch. 8. 6
k ch. 1. 1
' ch. 13. 6
"' Ezr. 4. 13,
14
" ver. 9
° 1 K. 18. 19
P 1 K. 4. 22,
23
1 2 Th. 3. 8
■ ch. 13. 14,
22,31
' ch. 3. 1, 3
' 1 Chr. 8. 12
« ch. 2. 19
480
ernors that were before me 'were
chargeable unto the people, and
took of them bread and wine, * be-
sides forty shekels of silver ; yea,
even their servants ® bare rule over
the people : but so did not 1, " be-
cause ot the fear of God. 1 6 Yea,
also I ® continued in the work of
this wall, neither bought we any
land : and all my sei-vants were
gathered thither unto the work.
17 Moreover "there were at my
table, of the Jews and the ' rulers,
a hundred and fifty men, besides
those that came unto us from
among the nations that were round
about us. 18 Now ^that which
was prepared for one day was one
ox and six choice sheep ; also fowls
were prepared for me, and once
in ten days store of all sorts of
wine : yet for all this « I demanded
not the bread of the governor, be-
cause the bondage was heavy upon
this people. 1 9 *■ Remember unto
me, O ray God, for good, all that
I have done for this people.
6 Now it came to pass, when
it was reported to Sanballat
and Tobiah, and to Geshem the
Arabian, and unto the rest of our
enemies, that I had builded the
wall, and that there was no breach
left thei'ein ' (though even linto
that time I had not set up the
doors in the gates), 2 that San-
ballat and Gesliem sent unto me,
saying, Come, let us meet together
in one of the villages in the plain
of ' Ono. But they thought to do
me mischief. 3 And I sent mes-
sengers unto them, saying, I am
doing a great work, so that I can-
not come down : why should the
work cease, whilst I leave it, and
come down to you"? 4 And they
sent unto me four times after this
sort ; and I answered them after
the same manner. 5 Then sent
Sanballat his servant unto me in
like manner the fifth time with an
open letter in his hand, 6 wherein
was written. It is reported among
the nations, and ' Gashmu saith it,
that " thou and the .Jews think to
rebel ; for which cause thou art
building the wall: and thou
wouldest be their king, according
to these words. 7 And thou hast
also appointed prophets to preach
of thee at Jerusalem, saying,
3 Or, laid burdens upon
* Or, at the rate of Or. afterward
i Ot, lorded over <> "il&b. held fast to.
? In ver. 1, and elsewhere, Geshem.
6.8
NEHEMIAH
7.15
Sliemaiah's Deceitfot Advice. The Wall finished. Tobiah's Plots. The (iates closed at Night. List or those who returned
There is a king in Judah : and
now shall it be reported to the
king according to these words.
Come now therefore, and let us
take counsel together. 8 Then I
sent unto him, saying, There are
no such things done as thou say-
est, but thou i'eignest them out of
thine own heart. 9 For they all
would have made us afraid, say-
ing. Their hands shall be weakened
from the work, that it be not done.
But now, ^ 0 God, strengthen thou
my hands.
1 0 And I went unto the house of
Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son
of Mehetabel, "who was shut up ;
and he said, Let us meet together
in the house of God, within the
temple, and let us shut the doors
of the temple : for they will come
to slay thee ; yea, in the night will
thev come to slay thee. 1 1 And I
said, Should such a man as I flee'?
and who is there, that, being such
as I, " would go into the temple to
save his life "? I will not go in. 12
And I discei^ned, and, lo, God had
not sent him ; but he pronounced
this pi"ophecy against me : and To-
biah and Sanballat had hilled him.
13 For this cause was he hired,
* that I should be afraid, and do
so, and sin, and that they might
have matter for an evil report,
that tliey might reproach me.
14 '^Remember, O my God, To-
biah and Sanballat according to
these their works, and also ''the
prophetess Noadiah, and the rest
of the prophets, that would have
put me in fear.
1 5 So * the wall was finished in
the twenty and fifth day of the
month Elul, in fifty and two days.
16 And it came to pass, •'^when all
our enemies heard thereof, that all
the nations that were about us
^feared, and were much cast down
in their own eyes ; for ^ they per-
ceived that this work was wrought
of our God. 17 Moreover in those
days the nobles of .Judah sent many
letters unto Tobiah, and the letters
of Tobiah came unto them. 1 8 For
there were many in Judah sworn
unto him, because he was the son-
in-law of Shecaniah the son of
Arab ; and his son Jehohanan
had taken the daughter of Meshul-
1am the son of Berechiah to wife.
1 Or, I will sirenqthen my hands
2 Or, could (JO into the teviple and live
3 AccoTdiiig to another reading, saw.
" Jer. 36. 5
b ver. 6
<' ch. 13. 29
d Ezek. 13.
17
" ch. 4. 1, 2
/c' . 2. 10;
4. 1,7
"Ex. 11. 25
A ch. 6. 1, 15
' ch. 1. 2
* ch. 10. 23
' ch. 2. 8
'" ch. 13. 13
" Ezr. 2. 1-70
19 Also they spake of his good
deeds before me, and reported my
words to him. And Tobiah sent
letters to put me in fear.
7 Now it came to pass, when
* the wall was built, and I had
set up the doors, and the porters
and the singers and the Levites
were appointed, 2 that I gave my
brother ' Hanani, and * Hananiah
the governor of ' the castle, charge
over Jerusalem; for he was '"a
faithful man, and feared God
above many. 3 And I said unto
them, Let not the gates of Jei'u-
salem be opened until the sun be
hot ; and while they stand on
guard, let them shut the doors,
and bar ye them : and appoint
watches of the inhabitants of Je-
rusalem, every one in his watch,
and every one to be over against
his house. 4 Now the city was
wide and large ; but the people
were few therein, and the houses
were not builded.
5 And my God put into my
heart to gather together the
nobles, and the ^rulers, and the
people, that they might be I'eck-
oned by genealogy. And I found
the book of the genealogy of them
that came up at the first, and I
found written therein : 6 " These
are the children of the province,
that went up out of the captivity
of those that had been carried
away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the
king of Babylon had carried away,
and that returned unto Jerusalem
and to Judah, every one unto his
city ; 7 who came with Zerub-
babel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah,
Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai,
Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Ne-
hum, Baanah.
The number of the men of the
people of Israel : 8 The children of
Parosh, two thousand a hundred
and seventy and two. 9 The
children of Shephatiah, three
hundred seventy and two. 10
The children of Arab, six hundred
fifty and two. 1 1 The children
of Pahath-moab, of the children
of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand
and eight hundred and eighteen.
12 The children of Elam, a thou-
sand two hundred fifty and four.
13 The children of Zattu, eight
hundred forty and five. 14 The
children of Zaccai, seven hundred
and threescore. 15 The children
< Or, deputies
481
7.16
NEHEMIAH
7.64
List of those wbo first retorned from Babylon
of Binnui, six hundred forty and
eight. 16 The children of Bebai,
six hundred twenty and eight.
17 The children of Azgad, two
thousand three hundred twenty
and two. 18 The children of
Adonikam, six hundred threescore
and seven. 19 The children of
Bigvai, two thousand threescore
and seven. 20 The children of
Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
21 The children of Ater, of Heze-
kiah, ninety and eight. 22 The
children of Hashum, three hun-
dred twenty and eight. 23 The
children of Bezai, three hundred
twenty and four. 24 The chil-
dren of Hariph, a hundred and
twelve. 25 The children of
Gibeon, ninety and five. 26 The
men of Beth-lehem and Netophah,
a hundred fourscore and eight.
27 The men of Anathoth, a hun-
dred twenty and eight. 28 The
men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and
two. 29 The men of Kiriath-
jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth,
seven hundred forty and three.
30 The men of Ramah and Geba,
six hundred twenty and one. 31
The men of Michmas, a hundred
and twenty and two. 32 The
men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred
twenty and three. 33 The men
of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
34 The children of the other Elam,
a thousand two hundred fifty and
four. 35 The children of Harim,
three hundred and twenty. 36
The children of Jeincho, three
hundred forty and five. 37 The
children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono,
seven hundred twenty and one.
38 The children of Senaah, three
thousand nine hundred and
thirty.
39 The priests : The children of
Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua,
nine hundred seventy and three.
40 The children of Immer, a thou-
sand fifty and two. 41 The chil-
dren of Pashhur, a thousand two
hundred forty and seven. 42 The
children of Harim, a thousand and
seventeen.
43 The Levites : the children
of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the chil-
dren of ^ Hodevah, seventy and
four. 44 The singers : the chil-
dren of Asaph, a hundred forty
and eight. 45 The porters : the
children of Shallum, the children
of Ater, the children of Talmon,
1 Another reading is, Hodeiah.
the children of Akkub, the chil-
dren of Hatita, the children of
Shobai, a hundred thirty and
eight.
46 The Nethinim : the children
of Ziha, the children of Hasupha,
the children of Tabbaoth, 47 the
children of Keros, the children of
Sia, the children of Padon, 48 the
children of Lebana, the children
of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,
49 the children of Hanan, the
children of Giddel, the children
of Gahar, 50 the children of Re-
aiah, the children of Rezin, the
children of Nekoda, 51 the chil-
dren of Gazzam, the children of
Uzza, the children of Paseah, 52
the children of Besai, the chil-
dren of Meunim, the children of
'" Nephushesim, 53 the children
of Bakbuk, the children of Haku-
pha, the children of Harhur, 54
the children of Bazlith, the chil-
dren of Mehida, the children of
Harsha, 55 the children of Bar-
kos, the children of Sisera, the
children of Temah, 56 the chil-
dren of Neziah, the children of
Hatipha.
57 The children of Solomon's
servants : the children of Sotai,
the children of Sophereth, the
children of Perida, 58 the chil-
dren of Jaala, the children of
Darkon, the children of Giddel,
59 the children of Shephatiah, the
children of Hattil, the children of
Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children
of Amon. 60 All the Nethinim,
and the childi^en of Solomon's ser-
vants, were three hundred ninety
and two.
61 And these were they that
went up from Tel-melah, Tel-har-
sha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer ;
but they could not show their
fathers' houses, nor their seed,
whether they were of Israel : 62
The children of Delaiah, the chil-
dren of Tobiah, the children of
Nekoda, six hundred forty and
two. 63 And of the priests : the
children of Hobaiah, the children
of Hakkoz, the children of Barzil-
lai, who took a wife of the daugh-
ters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and
was called after their name. 64
These sought their register among
those that were reckoned by gene-
alogy, but it was not found : there-
fore ^were they deemed polluted
2 Another reading is, Nephishesim.
3 Heb. tliei/ were polluted from the priesthood.
482
7.65
NEHEMIAH
8.13
The Whole Homber. Honey giveu for the Temple. Ezra reads the Law to the People. He and Nehemlah comfort them
and put from the priesthood. 65
And " the governor said unto them,
that they should not eat of the
most holy things, till there stood
up a priest with tjrim and Thum-
mirn.
66 The whole assembly together
was forty and two thousand three
hundred and threescore, 67 besides
their men-servants and their maid-
servants, of whom there were seven
thousand three hundred thirty and
seven : and they had two hundred
forty and five singing men and sing-
ing women. 68 Their horses were
seven hundred thirty and six ; their
mules, two hundred forty and five ;
69 their csiinels, four hundred thirty
and five ; their asses, six thousand
seven hundred and twenty.
70 And some from among the
heads of fathers' houses gave unto
the work. * The governor gave to
the treasury a thousand darics of
gold, fifty basins, five hundred and
thirty pi'iests' garments. 71 And
some of the heads of fathers' houses
gave into the treasury of the work
twenty thousand darics of gold,
and two thousand and two hundred
^pounds of silver. 72 And that
which the rest of the people gave
was twenty thousand darics of
gold, and two thousand pounds of
silver, and threescore and seven
priests' garments.
73 So the priests, and the Levites,
and the porters, and the singers,
and some of the people, and the
Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in
their cities.
"And when the seventh month
was come, the children of Israel
8 were in their cities. 1 And
all the people gathered them-
selves together as one man into
the broad place that was before
•* the water gate ; and they spake
unto *Ezra the scribe to bring -^the
book of the law of Moses, which
Jehovah had commanded to Israel.
2 And "Ezra the priest brought
the law before the assembly, both
men and women, and all that could
hear with understanding, upon
* the first day of the seventh month.
3 And he read therein before the
broad place that was before 'the
water gate "from early morning
until midday, in the presence of
the men and the women, and of
those that could understand ; and
the ears of all the people were
1 Heb. maneh. * Heb. from the light.
" ch. 8. 9 ;
10. 1
>> ver. 65 ;
ch. 8. 9
" Ezr. 3. 1
<* ch. 3. 26
« Ezr. 7. 6
/2Chr. 34.
15
" ch. 8. 9 ;
Dt. 31. 9-11
A Lev. 23. 24
» ver. 1
' ch. 5. IS
'"■ Gen. 14. 22
" Ex. 4. 31
" ch. 7. 65, 70
P ch. 12. 26
■ ver. 2
■ Dt. 12. 7, 12
' Dt. 26. 11-
' ver. 10
" ver. 7, 8
attentive unto the book of the law.
4 And Ezi^a the scribe stood upon
a ^ puli)it of wood, which they had
made for the purpose ; and beside
him stood Mattithiah, and Shema,
and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hil-
kiah, and Maaseiah, on his right
hand ; and on his left hand, Peda-
iah, and Mishael, and Malchijah,
and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah,
Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5 And
Ezra opened * the book in the sight
of all tne people (for he was above
all the people) ; and when he opened
it, all the people stood up. 6 And
Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great
God ; and all the people answered,
'Amen, Amen, ™ with the lifting up
of their hands : and " they bowed
their heads, and worshipped Jeho-
vah with their faces to the ground.
7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Shere-
biah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai,
Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah,
Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the
Levites, caused the people to un-
derstand the law : and the people
stood in their place. 8 And they
read in the book, in the law of
God, * distinctly ; and they gave
the sense, ^ so that they understood
the reading.
9 And Nehemiah, who was "the
governor, and Ezra * the priest the
scribe, and the Levites that taught
the people, said unto all the peo-
ple, * This day is holy unto Jehovah
your God ; ^ mourn not, nor weep.
For all the people wept, when they
heard the words of the law. 10
Then he said unto them, Go your
way, eat the fat, and drink the
sweet, and * send portions unto him
for whom nothing is prepared ; for
this day is holy unto our Lord :
neither be ye grieved ; for the joy
of Jehovah is your ^ strength. 11 So
the_ Levites stilled all the people,
saying. Hold your peace, for the
day is holy ; neither oe ye grieved.
12 And all the people went their
way to eat, and to drink, and ' to
send portions, and to make great
mirth, "because they had under-
stood the words that were declared
unto them.
1 3 And on the second day were
gathered together the heads of fa-
thers' houses of all the people, the
priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra
the scribe, even to. give attention
3 Heb. tower. * Or, with an interpretation
5 Or, and caused them to understand
' Or, stronghold
483
B. 14
NEHEMIAH
9.16
The Feast of Tabernacles observed, k Prayer of the Levites, acknowledging Jehovah's past Goodness,
to the words of the law. 14 And
they found written in the law, how
that Jehovah had commanded by
Moses, that the children of Israel
" should dwell in booths in the feast
of the seventh month ; 1 5 and * that
they should publish and proclaim
in all their cities, and ''in Jeru-
salem, saying, ''Go forth unto the
mount, and fetch olive branches,
and branches of wild olive, and myr-
tle branches, and palm branches,
and branches of thick trees, IK) make
booths, as it is written. 16 So the
people went forth, and brought
them, and made themselves booths,
every one *_upon the roof of his
house, and in their courts, and in
the courts of the house of God, and
in the broad place of ■''the water
gate, and in the broad place of
='the gate of Ephraim. 17 And all
the assembly of them that were
come again out of the captivity
made booths, and dwelt in the
booths : for since the days of
Jeshua the son of Nun unto that
day '' had not the children of Israel
done so. And ' there was very great
gladness. 1 8 Also day by day, from
the first day unto the last day, *he
read in the book of the law or God.
And they ' kept the feast seven
days ; and on ™ the eighth day was
a ^ solemn assembly, according unto
the ordinance.
9 Now in the twenty and
fourth day of " this month the
children of Israel wei^e assembled
"with fasting, and with sackcloth,
and p earth upon them. 2 And the
seed of Israel separated themselves
from all foreigners, and stood and
confessed their sins, and the iniqui-
ties of their fathers. 3 And » they
stood up in their place, and read in
the book of the law of Jehovah their
God a fourth part of the day ; and
another fourth part they confessed,
and worshipped Jehovah their God.
4 *■ Then stood up upon the stairs of
the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kad-
miel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah,
Bani, and Chenani, and cried with
a loud voice unto Jehovah their
God.
5 Then the Levites, Jeshua,
and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah,
Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and
Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless
Jehovah your God from everlast-
ing to everlasting ; and ^ blessed be
thy glorious name, which is ex-
^ Oi, closing festival ^ Or, let them bless
" Lev. 23. 34,
40, 42
* Lev. 23. 4
" Dt. 16. 16
d Lev. 23. 40
" Jer. 32. 29
/ver. 1
" ch. 12. 39 ,
2 K. 14. 13
A 2 Chr. 7. 8 ;
8. 13
' 2 Chr. 30.
21
* Dt. 31. 11
' Lev. 23. 36
'" Num. 29.
.3.5
" ch. 8. 2
" Ezr. 8. 23
J' 1 S. 4. 12
1 ch. 8- 4
>" ch. 8. 7
' Dt 6. 4 ;
2 K. 19 15
« Gen. 1. 1
" Col. 1. 17
" Gen. 12. I
*Gen 11.
31
V Gen. 17 5
• Gen 16. 6,
18-21
"Josh. 21,
43-4.5
b Ex. 3. 7
' Ex. 14. 10-
12; 7.8-14
31
rf Ex. 5. 2
" Ex. 9. 16
/Ex 14.21
^ Ex. 16. 1,
5, 10
h Ex. 13. 21,
22
>Ex. 19. 11,
18-20
*: Ex. 20. 1
' Ps. 19. 7-9
' Ex. 16. 23 ;
20. 8
" Ex. 16. 4,
14, 16
" Ex. 17. 6 ,
Num. 20.
7-13
P Dt. 1. 8
1 ver. 10
"■ ver. 29 ;
Dt. 31. 27
484
alted above all blessing and praise.
6 'Thou art Jehovah, even thou
alone ; * thou hast made heaven,
the heaven of heavens, with all
their host, the earth and all things
that are thereon, the seas and all
that is in them, and " thou pre-
servest them all ; and the host of
heaven worshippeth thee. 7 Thou
art ^ Jehovah the God, " who didst
choose Abram, and broughtest him
forth out of -^ Ur of the Chaldees,
and " gavest him the name of Abra-
ham, 8. and foundest ^ his heart
faithful before thee, and madest a
covenant with him to give the land
of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the
Amorite, and the Perizzite, and
the Jebusite, and the Girgashite,
to give it unto his seed, and "hast
performed thy words ; for thou art
righteous.
9 And * thou sawest the afflic-
tion of our fathers in Egypt, and
''heardest their cry by the Red
Sea, 10 and showedst signs and
wonders upon Pharaoh, and on
all his servants, and on all the
people of his land ; for thou
knewest that '^ they dealt proudly
against them, and/ didst get thee
a name, as it is this day. 1 1 And
■^thou didst divide the sea before
them, so that they went through
the midst of the sea on the dry
land; and /their pursuers thou
didst cast into the depths, as a
stone into the mighty waters.
12 Moreover in a pillar of cloud
Hhou leddest them by day; and
in a pillar of fire by night, to give
them light in the way wherein
they should go. 13 *Thou earn-
est down also upon mount Sinai,
and *spakest with them from
heaven, and gavest them 4'ight
ordinances and true laws, good
statutes and commandments, 14
and madest known unto them
'"thy holy sabbath, and command-
edst them commandments, and
statutes, and a law, by Moses
thy servant, 15 and "gavest them
bread from heaven for their hun-
ger, and "broughtest forth water
for them out of the rock for their
thirst, and ^commandedst them
that they should go in to possess
the land which thou hadst ^ sworn
to give them.
16 But they and our fathers
* dealt proudly, and *" hardened
their neck, and hearkened not to
3 Or, O Jehovah * Heb. lijted up thy hand.
9.17
NEHEMIAH
9.34
and making a Confession of National Sin
thy commandments, 17 and re-
fused to obey, "neither were
mindful of thy wonders that
thou didst among them, but
hardened their neck, and in their
rebellion ''appointed a captain to
return to their bondage. But
thou art ^ a God " ready to par-
don, gracious and merciful, slow
to anger, and abundant in lov-
ingkindness, and forsookest them
not. 18 Yea, when they had
''made them a molten calf, and
said, This is thy God that brought
thee up out of Egypt, and had
wrought great provocations ; 1 9
yet "^thou in thy manifold mer-
cies forsookest them not in the
wilderness : -^ the pillar of cloud
departed not from oyer them by
day, to lead them in the way ;
neither the pillar of fire by night,
to show them light, and the way
wherein they should go. 20 " Thou
gavest also thy good Spirit to in-
struct them, and withheldest not
thy manna from their mouth, and
gavest them water for their thirst.
21 Yea, ''forty years didst thou
sustain them in the wilderness,
and they lacked nothing ; their
clothes waxed not old, and their
feet swelled not. 22 Moreover
thou gavest them kingdoms and
peoples, "which thou didst allot
after their portions : *' so they pos-
sessed the land of Sihon, even the
land of the king of Hesnbon, and
the land of Og king of Bashan.
23 Their children also multipliedst
thou as *the stars of heaven, and
broughtest them into the land con-
cerning which thou didst say to
their fathers, that they should go
in to possess it. 24 'So the chil-
dren went in and possessed the
land, and " thou subduedst before
them the inhabitants of the land,
the Canaanites, and gavest them
into their hands, with their kings,
and the peoples of the land, that
they might do with them as they
would. 25 And "they took forti-
fied cities, and "a fat land, and
possessed/ houses full of all good
things, cisterns hewn out, vine-
yards, and oliveyards, and fruit-
trees in abundance : so they did
eat, and were filled, and '' became
fat, and '"delighted themselves in
thy great goodness.
1 Heb. a God of forgivenesses.
2 Or, and didst distribute them into every
corner
" Ps. 78. 11,
42-55
* Num. 14. 4
'■ Ex. 34. 6, 7
d Ex. 32. 4-8,
31
^ ver. 27, 31
/ver. 12
" ver. 30 ;
Num. U.
17 ; Is. 63.
11-14
A Dt. 2. 7
' Num. 21.
21-36
k Gen. 15. 5
'Josh. 21.43
"^ Josh. 18. 1
" Dt. 3. 6
" Num. 13.
20
P Dt. 6. 11
1 Dt. 32. 15
'■ 1 K. 8. CO
' Judg. 2. U
' I K. 14. 9
" 2 (Jhr. 36.
10
" ver. 30
" ver. 18
V Judg. 2. 14
^ Dt. 4. 29
" Judg. 2. 16
6 Judg. 3. 11
" Ps. 106. 43
d ver. 20, 30
' ver. 10, 16
/Lev. 18. 5
" Zech. 7. 11
A Ps. 95. 10 ;
Acts 13. 18
1 ver. 26, 29
* ver. 20
' Jer. 4. 27
'" ver. 17
"ch. 1. 6
» 2 K. 16. 19
P Gen. 18.
25 ; Jer.
12. )
26 'Nevertheless they were dis-
obedient, and rebelled against
thee, and 'cast thy law behind
their back, and " slew thy proph-
ets that "testified against them to
turn them again unto thee, and
■'' they wrought great provoca-
tions. 27 Therefore thou ^ de-
liveredst them into the hand of
their adversaries, who distressed
them : and - in the time of their
trouble, when they cried unto thee,
thou heardest from heaven ; and
according to thy manifold mercies
"thou gavest them saviours who
saved them out of the hand of
their adversaries. 28 But * after
they had rest, they did evil again
before thee ; therefore lef test thou
them in the hand of their enemies,
so that they had the dominion over
them : yet when they returned,
and cried unto thee, thou heardest
from heaven; and 'many times
didst thou deliver them according
to thy mercies, 29 and ''testifiedst
against them, that thou mightest
bring them again unto thy law.
Yet *they dealt proudly, and
hearkened not unto thy com-
mandments, but sinned against
thine ordinances ('which if a
man do, he shall live in them),
and * ^ withdrew the shoulder,
and hardened their neck, and
would not hear. 30 ''Yet many
years didst thou bear with them,
and Hestifiedst against them by
*thy Spirit through thy proph-
ets : yet would they not give ear :
therefore gavest thou them into
the hand of the peoples of the
lands. 31 Nevertheless in thy
manifold mercies thou 'didst not
make a full end of them, nor for-
sake them ; for thou art '"a gra-
cious and merciful God.
32 Now therefore, our God, "the
great, the mighty, and the terrible
God, who keenest covenant and lov-
ingkindness, let not all the travail
seem little before thee, that hath
come upon us, on our kings, on our
princes, and on our priests, and on
our prophets, and on our fathers,
and on all thy people, "since the
time of the kings of Assyria unto
this day. 33 Howbeit ^thou art
just in all that is come upon us :
for thou hast dealt truly, but we
have done wickedly ; 34 neither
have our kings, our princes, our
priests, nor our fathers, kept ths
3 Heb. they gave a stubborn shoulder.
48&
9.35
NEHEMIAH
10.37
The People covenant to keep the Law, and to maintain the Temple Worship
law, nor hearkened unto thy
commandments and thy testi-
monies wherewith thou didst
testify against them. 35 For
"they have not served thee in
their kingdom, and * in thy great
goodness that thou gavest them,
and in the large and fat land
which thou gavest before them,
neither turned they from their
wicked works. 36 Behold, ''we
are servants this day, and as for
the land that thou gavest unto
our fathers to eat the fruit thereof
and the good thereof, behold, we
are servants in it. 37 And ''it
yieldeth much increase unto the
kings whom thou hast set over
us because of our sins : also they
have power over our bodies, and
over our cattle, at their pleasure,
and we are in great distress. *38
And ^yet for all this "we make a
^ sure covenant, and write it ; and
our princes, our Leyites, and our
priests, *-^seal unto it.
-i f\ Now those that ^sealed
WJ were : Nehemiah the gov-
ernor, the son of Hacaliah, and
Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah,
Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah,
Malchijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah,
Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth,
Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon,
Baruch, 7 Meshullam, Abijah,
Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai,
Shemaiah ; these were the priests.
9 And the Levites : _ namely,
Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Bin-
nui of the sons of Henadad,
Kadmiel ; 10 and their breth-
ren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita,
Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Mica, Behob,
Hashabiah, 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah,
Shebaniah, 13 Hodiah, Bani, Ben-
inu. 14 The chiefs of the peo-
ple : Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam,
Zattu, Bani, 15 Bunni, Azgad,
Bebai, 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, 18 Ho-
diah, Hashum, Bezai, 19 Hariph,
Anathoth, ■*Nobai, 20 Magpiash,
Meshullam, Hezir, 21 Mesheza-
bel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah,
Hanan, Anaiah, 23 Hoshea, Hana-
niah, Hasshub, 24 Hallohesh,
Pilha, Shobek, 25 Rehum, Ha-
shabnah, Maaseiah, 26 and Ahiah,
Hanan, Anan, 27 Malluch, Harim,
Baanah.
28 And * the rest of the people,
1 Or, because of 2 Or, faithjul
3 Heb. are at the sealing.
* Another reading is, Neba/i.
° Dt. 28. 47
^ ver. 25
" Dt. 28. 48
rf Dt. 28. 33
« ch. 10. 29
/ch. 10. 1
V ch. 9. 38
'' Ezr. 2. 'X-
68
'■ ch. 9. 2
k ch. 6. 12
' Ex. 34. 16 ;
Dt. 7. 3
*rCh. 10. 1 in
Heb.]
" Ex. 23. 10,
11
" Dt. 15. 1, 2
P Ex. 30. Il-
ls ; Mt. 17.
9 ch. 11. 1
"" ch. 13. 31
e Ex. 13. 2
" Lev. 23. 17
" ch. 13. 5, 9
48G
the priests, the Levites, the porters,
the singers, the Nethinim, and *all
they that had separated themselves
from the iDeoples of the lands unto
the law of God, their wives, their
sons, and their daughters, everyone
that had knowledge and under-
standing ; 29 they clave to their
brethren, their nobles, and * en-
tered into a curse, and into an
oath, to walk in God's law, which
was given by Moses the servant
of God, and to observe and do all
the commandments of Jehovah
our Lord, and his ordinances and
his statutes ; 30 and ' that we
would not give our daughters
unto the peoples of the land, nor
take their daughters for our sons ;
31 and ™if the peoples of the land
bring wares or any grain on the
sabbath day to sell, that we would
not buy of them on the sabbath,
or on a holy day ; and that we
would forego the " seventh year,
and the "exaction of every debt.
32 Also we made ordinances for
us, to charge ourselves yearly with
p the third part of a shekel for the
service of the house of our God;
33 for the showbread, and for the
continual meal-offering, and for
the continual burnt-offering, for
the sabbaths, for the new moons,
for the set feasts, and for the holy
things, and for the sin-offerings to
make atonement for Israel, and
for all the work of the house of
our God. 34 And *we cast lots,
the priests, the Levites, and the
Eeople, '■for the wood-offering, to
ring it into the house of our God,
according to ovir fathers' houses, at
times appointed, year by year, to
burn upon the altar of Jehovah our
God, as it is written in the law ;
35 and to bring Hhe first-fruits of
our ground, and the first-fruits of
all fruit of all manner of trees,
year by year, unto the house oi
Jehovah ; 36 also the first-born
of our sons, and of our cattle, 'as
it is written in the law, and the
firstlings of our herds and of our
flocks, to bring to the house of our
God, unto the priests that min-
ister in the house of our God ;
37 and "that we should bring
the first-fruits of our ^ dough, and
our heave-offerings, and the fruit
of all manner of trees, ^ the new
wine and the oil, unto the priests,
"to the chambers of the house of
5 Or, coarse meal ^ Or, the vintage
10.38
NEHEMIAH
11.24
List of those wfao dwelt iii Jerasalem
our God; and "the tithes of our
ground unto the Levites ; for they,
the Levites, take the tithes in all
the cities of our tillage. 38 And
* the joriest the son of Aaron shall
be with the Levites, when tlie
Levites take tithes : and th3 Le-
vites shall bring up the tithe of
the tithes unto the house of our
God, to the chambers, into ""the
treasure-house. 39 For the chil-
dren of Israel and the children of
Levi shall bring the ''heave-offer-
ing of the grain, of ^ the- new wine,
and of the oil, unto the chambers,
where are the vessels of the sanc-
tuary, and the priests that min-
ister, and the porters, and the
singers : and " we will not forsake
the house of our God.
nAnd •'^the princes of the
people dwelt in Jerusalem :
the rest of the people also *cast
lots, to bring one of ten to dwell
in Jerusalem '' the holy city, and
nine parts in the other cities. 2
And the people blessed all the men
that willingly offered themselves
to dwell in Jerusalem.
3 * Now these are the chiefs of
the province that dwelt in Jeru-
salem : but in the cities of Judah
dwelt * every one in his possession
in their cities, to wit, Israel, the
priests, and the Levites, and Hhe
Nethinim, and '"the children of
Solomon's servants. _ 4 And m Je-
rusalem dwelt certain of the chil-
dren of Judah, and of the children
of Benjamin. Of the children of
Judah : Athaiah the son of Uzziah,
the son of Zechariah, the son of
Amariah, the son of Shephatiah,
the son of Mahalalel, of the chil-
dren of Perez ; 5 and Maaseiah the
son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh,
the son of Hazaiah, the son of Ada-
iah, the son of Joiarib, the son of
Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt
in Jerusalem were four hundred
threescore and eight valiant men.
7 And these are the sons of Ben-
jamin : Sallu the son of Meshullam,
the son of Joed^ the son of Peda-
iah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of
Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the
son of Jeshaiah. _ 8 And after
him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred
twenty and eight. 9 And Joel
the son of Zichri was their over-
seer; and Judah the son of Has-
senuah was second over the city.
1 Or, the vintage
■ Lev. 27. 30
*■ Num. 18.
" ch. 13. 12,
d Dt. 12. 6
' ch. 13. 10,
/ch. 7. 4
!' ch. 10. 3+
'' ver. 18 ; Is.
fc ver. 20
' Kzr. 2. 43
'" ch. 7. 57
" 1 Chr.
29
« ch. 3. 26 ;
2 Chr. 27.
"■ ver. 9, 14
' Ezr. 6. 8 ;
7. 20
487
10 Of the priests : Jedaiah the
son of Joiarib, Jachin, 11 Seraiah
the son of Hilkiah, the son of
Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the
son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub,
the ruler of the house of God, 12
and their brethren that did the
work of the house, eight hundred
twenty and two ; and Adaiah the
son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah,
the son of Amzi, the son of Zecha-
riah, the son of Pashhur, the son
of Malchijah, 1 3 and his brethren,
chiefs of fathers' houses, two hun-
dred forty and two ; and Amashsai
the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai,
the son of Meshillemoth, the son
of_ Immer, 14 and their brethren,
mighty men of valor, a hundred
twenty and eight. And their over-
seer was Zabdiel, ^ the son of Hag-
gedolim.
15 And of the Levites: Shema-
iah the son of Hasshub, the son of
Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah,
the son of Bunni ; 16 and Shab-
bethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs
of the Levites, who had the over-
sight of " the outward business of
the house of God; 17 and Matta-
niah the son of Mica, the son of
Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was
the chief to begin the thanksgiv-
ing in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the
second among his brethren ; and
Abda the son of Shammua, the son
of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 All the Levites in "the holy
city were two hundred fourscoi'e
and four.
1 9 Moreover the porters, Akkub,
Talmon, and their brethren, that
kept watch at the gates, were a
hundred seventy and two. 20
And the i"esidue of Israel, of the
priests, the Levites, were in all the
cities of Judah, every one ^in his
inheritance. 21 But *the Nethi-
nim dwelt in Ophel : and Ziha and
Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
22 'The overseer also of the
Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi
the son of Bani, the son of Hash-
abiah, the son of Mattaniah,
the son of Mica, of the sons
of Asaph, the singers, over the
business of the house of God. 23
* For there was a commandment
from the king concerning them,
and ^a settled provision for the
singers, 'as every day required.
24 And Pethahiah the son of
2 Or, one of the qreat men
3 Or, a sure ordinance concerning
11.25
NEHEMIAH
12.30
other Places which were inhabited. Priests and Levites who came with Zernbbabel. Dedication of
Meshezabel, of the children of
Zerah the son of Judah, was at
the king's hand in all matters
concerning the people.
25 And as for the villages, with
their fields, some of the children
of Judah dwelt in " Kiriath-arba
and the ^ towns thereof, and in
*Dibon and the ■" towns thereof,
and in Jekabzeel and the villages
£hereof, 26 and in Jeshua, and
in Moladah, and Beth-pelet, 27
and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-
sheba and the Howns thereof,
28 and in Ziklag, and in Meconah
and in the ^ towns thereof, 29 and
in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and
in Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam,
and their villages, Lachish and the
fields thereof, Azekah and the
^ towns thereof. So they encamped
from Beer-sheba unto the valley
of Hinnom. 31 The children of
Benjamin also dwelt from Geba
onivard, at ]\Iichmash and Aija,
and at Beth-el and the Howns
thereof, 32 at Anathoth, Nob,
Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Git-
taim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod, and Ono, '"^the valley of
craftsmen. 36 And of the Levites,
certain courses in Judah were
joined to Benjamin.
-\ C\ Now these are "the priests
JL ^ and the Levites that went up
with Zerubbabel the son of Sheal-
tiel, and Jeshua : Seraiah, Jere-
miah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch,
Hattush, 3 Shecaniah, Rehum,
Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abi-
jah, 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah.
These were the chiefs of the priests
and of their brethren in the days
of .Jeshua.
8 Moreover the Levites : Jeshua,
Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Ju-
dah, and Mattaniah, who was
over ^ the thanksgiving, he and his
brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah and
Unno, their brethren, were over
against them ''according to their
offices. 10 And Jeshua begat
Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Elia-
shib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
11 and Joiada begat Jonathan,
and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
12 And in the days of Joiakim
were priests, heads of fathers'
houses : of Seraiah, Meraiah ; of
1 Heb. dauqhters.
2 Or, Ge-haharashim See 1 Chr. 4. 14.
3 Or, the choirs
' Josh. 14. 16
i> Josh. 13. 9,
17
" Ezr. 2. 1 ;
7. 7
rf ver. 24
'ch. 11. 17
/ ver. 9
' 1 Chr.
16
>>■ ch. 8. 9
' 1 Chr. 15.
16, 28
k 1 Chr. 9. 16
' ch. 13. 22,
30
Jeremiah, Hananiah ; 13 of Ezra,
Meshullam ; of Amariah, Jeho-
hanan ; 1 4 of ■* Malluchi, Jona-
than ; of Shebaniah, Joseph; 15
of Harim, Adna ; of Meraioth, Hel-
kai ; 16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of
Ginnethon, Meshullam ; 17 ofAbi-
jah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moa-
diah, Piltai; 18 of Bilgah,
Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehona-
than; 19 and of Joiarib, Matte-
nai; of Jedaiah, LTzzi; 20 of Sallai,
Kallai; of Amok. Eber ; 21 of
Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah,
Nethanel.
22 As for the Levites, in the
days of Eliashib, .Joiada, and Jo-
hanan, and Jaddua, there were
recorded the heads of fathers'
houses ; also the priests, ^ in the
reign of Darius the Persian. 23
The sons of Levi, heads of fathers'
houses, were written in the book
of the chronicles, even until the
days of Johanan the son of Elia-
shib. 24 And the chiefs of the
Levites : Hashabiah, Sherebiah,
and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel,
with their brethren over against
them, ""to praise and give thanks,
according to the commandment
of David the man of God, -^ watch
next to watch. 25 Mattaniah,
and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshul-
lam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters
keeping the watch at -'the store-
houses of the gates. 26 These
were in the days of Joiakim the
son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak,
and in the days of ''Nehemiah the
governor, and of Ezra the priest
the scribe.
27 And at the dedication of the
wall of Jerusalem they sought the
Levites out of all their places, to
bring them to Jerusalem, to keep
the dedication with gladness, both
with thanksgivings, and with sing-
ing, 'with cymbals, psalteries, and
with harps. 28 And the sons of
the singers gathered themselves
together, both out of the ''plain
round about Jerusalem, and from
* the villages of the Netophathites ;
29 also from Beth-gilgal, and out
of the fields of Geba and Azma-
veth: for the singers had builded
them villages round about Jerusa-
lem. 30 And the priests and the
Levites 'purified themselves; and
they purified the people, and the
gates, and the wall.
488
* Another reading is, JUelicu.
6 Or, Circuit
sOr, to
12.31
NEHEMIAH
13.7
the Wall. Ordinances for the Temple Service. Foreigners excluded from the Assembly. Tobiah driven from the Temple
31 Then I brought up the
princes of Judah upon the wall,
and appointed two great com-
panies that gave thanks and went
in procession; "luhereof one went
on the right hand upon the wall
toward *the dung gate: 32 and
after theui went Hoshaiah, and
half of the princes of Judah, 33
and Azariah,ll]zra, and Meshullam,
34 Judah, and Benjamin, and
Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 35 and
certain of the pi'iests' sons with
trumpets: Zechariah the son of
Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah,
the son of Mattaniah, the son of
Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the
son of Asaph; 36 and his breth-
ren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, J\lila-
Jai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and
Judah, Hanani, ''with the musical
instruments of David the man of
God ; and Ezra the scribe was be-
fore them. 37 And by ''the foun-
tain gate, and straight before
them, they went up by "the stairs
of the city of David, at the ascent
of the wall, above the house of
David, even unto •''the water gate
eastward.
38 And -"the other company of
them that gave thanks went to
meet them, and I after them, with
the half of the people, upon the
wall, above '' the tower of the
furnaces, even unto ' the broad
wall, 39 and above * the gate of
Ephraim, and by ' the old gate,
and by "' the fish gate, and " the
tower of Hananel, and the tower
of ^Hammeah, even unto the sheep
gate : and they stood still in " the
gate of the guard. 40 So stood
the two companies of them that
gave thanks in the house of God,
and I, and the half of the '■^rulers
with me; 41 and the priests, Elia-
kim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah,
Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah,
with trumpets; 42 and Maaseiah,
and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and
IJzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchi-
jah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the
singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah
their overseer. _ 43 And they of-
fered great sacrifices that day, and
rejoiced ; for God had made them
rejoice with great joy; and the
women also and the children re-
joiced : so that the joy of Jerusa-
lem was heard even afar off.
44 And on that day were ^men
appointed over the chambers for
1 Or, The hundred * Or, deputies
17
■^ ver. 38
6ch. 2. 13
<^ ver. 24
d ch. 2. 14
« ch. 3. 15
/ch. 3. 26
'J ver. 31
''ch. 3. 11
i ch. 3. H
k ch. 8. 16
' ch. 3. 6
'" ch. 3. 3
" ch. 3. 1
" cll. 3. 2r>
P ch. 13. 5,
12, 13
1 1 Chr. 2.5.
1 ; 2(1. 1
'■ 2 Chr. 29.
*ch. 11. 23
' Num. 18. 21
" ch. 9. 3
" ver. 23 ;
Dt. 23. 3-5
^ Num. 22.
3-11
v ch. 9. 2
' Ex. 12. 38
" ch. 12. 44
b ch. 2. 10 ;
6. 1, 17, 18
'Num. 18.21
d ch. 5. 14
' Ezr. 6. 22
the treasures, for the heave-offer-
ings, for the first-fruits, and for
the tithes, to gather into them,
accoixling to the fields of the
cities, the portions ^appointed by
the law for the priests and Levites :
for Judah rejoiced for the priests
and for the Levites that ^waited.
45 And they kept the charge of
their God, and the charge of the
purification, and so did the singers
and the porters, ^according to the
commandment of David, and of
Solomon his son. 46 For in the
clays of David and '"Asaph of old
Hhere was a chief of the singers,
and songs of j^raise ancl thanks-
giving unto God. 47 And all
Israel in the days of Zerubbabel,
and in the days of Nehemiah,
gave the portions of the singers
and the porters, 'as every day re-
quired: and Hhey set apart that
vfhich was for the Levites; and the
Levites set apart that which was for
the sons of Aaron.
"1 O _ On that day "they read
XO in the book of Moses in the
audience of the people ; and therein
was found written, that "an Am-
monite and a IMoabite should not
enter into the assembly of God for
over, 2 because they met not the
children of Israel with bread and
with water, but '^ hired Balaam
against them, to curse them: how-
beit our God turned the curse into
a blessing. 3 And it came to pass,
when they had heard the law, that
•^they separated from Israel all ^ the
mixed multitude.
4 Now before this, Eliashib the
priest, "'who was appointed over
the ''chambers of the house of our
God, being allied unto ''Tobiah, 5
had prepared for him a great
chamber, where aforetime they
laid the meal-offerings, the frank-
incense, and the vessels, and the
tithes of the grain, the new wine,
and the oil, "^ which were given
by commandment to the Levites,
and the singers, and the porters;
and the heave-offerings for the
priests. 6 But in all this time I
was not at Jerusalem; for in ''the
two and thirtieth year of "Artax-
erxes king of Babylon I went unto
the king: and after certain days
asked I leave of the king, 7 and I
came to Jerusalem, and understood
^ Heb. of the law. * Heb. stood.
5 A nother reading is, there were chi^s.
6 Heb. chamber.
13.8
NEHEMIAH
13.29
Tobiah expelled from the Temple. Payment of Tithes enjoined. Sabbath-breaking suppressed. Mixed Harriages condemned
the evil that Eliashib had done for
Tobiah, "in preparing him a cham-
ber in the courts of the house of
God. 8 And it grieved me sore:
therefore I cast forth all the house-
hold stuff of Tobiah out of the
chamber. 9 Then I commanded,
and "they cleansed the chambers:
and thither brought I again the
vessels of the house of God, with
the meal-offerings and the frankin-
cense.
10 And I T)erceived that ''the
Eortions of the Levites had not
een given them; so that the
Levites and the singers, that did
the work, were fled ''every one to
his field. 11 Then "contended I
with the ^rulers, and said, -^Why
is the house of God forsaken 1 Arid
I ga1}hered them together, and set
them in their place. 12 Then
brought all Judah ^the tithe of
the grain and the new wine and
the oil unto the treasuries. 13
And I made treasurers over the
treasuries, tShelemiah the priest,
and Zadok the scribe, and of the
Levites, Pedaiah : and next to
them was Hanan the son of Zac-
cur, the son of Mattaniah ; for
''they were counted faithful, and
their business was to distribute
unto their bi-ethren. 14 'Remem-
ber me, O _my God, concerning
this, and wipe not out my good
deeds that I have done for the
house of my God, and for the
observances thereof.
15 In those days saw I in Judah
some men treading winepresses
*on the sabbath, and bringing in
^sheaves, and lading asses there-
rvith ; as also wine, grapes, and
figs, and all manner of burdens,
'which they brought into Jerusa-
lem on the sabbath day : and "'I
testified against them _ in the day
wherein they sold victuals. 16
There dwelt men of _ Tyre also
therein, who brought in fish, and
all manner of wares, and sold on
the sabbath unto the children of
Judah, and in Jerusalem. 1 7 Then
"I contended with the nobles of
Judah, and said unto them, What
evil thing is this that ye do, and
profane the sabbath day 1 18" Did
not your fathers thus, and did not
our God bring all this evil upon us,
and upon this city"? yet ye bring
more wrath upon Israel by profan-
ing the sabbath.
1 Or, deputies 2 Or, heaps of grain
" ver. 5
>> 2 Chr. 29.
6, 16, 16
"^ ch. 10. 37
d ch. 12. 2S,
29
* ver. 17, 25
/ ch. 10. 39
y ch. 10. 37 ;
12. 44
h ch. 7. 2
' ver. 22, 31 ;
ch. 6. 19
k Ex. 20. 8 ;
34.21
' ch. 10. 31
"^ ver. 21 ; ch.
9. 29
"ver. 11,25
" Ezr. 9. 13 ;
Jer. 17. 21
'' Lev. 23. 32
^ ver. 15
■ ch. 12. 30 ;
1 Chr. 15.
' ver. 14, 31
' ch. 10. 30 ;
PJzr. 9. 2
" ch. 4. 7
" ver, 1 ;
Ezr. 9. 1
== ver. 11, 17
y Dt. 25. 2
' ch. 10. 29,
30
■^ 1 K. 11. 1
(> 1 K. 3. 13 ;
2 (Jhr. 1. 12
" ver. 23 ;
Ezr. 10. 2
d ch. 2. 10, 19
" ch. 6. 14
/Num.25. 13
490
19 ^And it came to pass that,
when the gates of Jerusalem began
to be dark before the sabbath, I
commanded that the doors should
be shut, and commanded that they
should not be opened till after the
sabbath : and some of my servants
set I over the gates, that there
should no burden be brought in on
the sabbath day. 20 So the mer-
chants and sellers of all kind of
wares lodged without Jerusalem
once or twice. 21 Then «I testi-
fied against them, and said unto
them. Why lodge ye ^ about the
wall 1 if ye do so again, I will lay
hands on you. From that time
forth came they no more on the
sabbath. 22 And I commanded the
Levites that ''they should purify
themselves, and that they should
come and keep the gates, to sanc-
tify the sabbath day. ' Remember
unto me, O my God, this also, and
spare me according to the great-
ness of thy lovingkindness.
23 In those days also saw I the
Jews 'that ^had married women
of "Ashdod, of "Ammon, and of
Moab : 24 and their children spake
half in the speech of Ashdod, and
could not speak in the Jews' lan-
guage, but according to the lan-
guage of each people. 25 And""!
contended with them, and ^ cursed
them, and ^ smote certain of them,
and plucked off their hair, and
' made them swear by God, saying,
Ye shall not give your daughters
unto their sons, nor take their
daughters for your sons, or for
your.selves. 26 "Did not Solomon
king of Israel sin by these things ?
*yet among many nations was
there no king like him, and he was
beloved of his God, and God made
him king over all Israel : neverthe-
less even him did foreign women
cause to sin. 27 Shall we then
hearken xmto you to do all this
great evil, " to trespa.ss against our
God in marrying foreign women %
28 And one of the sons of Joiada,
the son of Eliashib the high priest,
was son-in-law to ''Sanballat the
Horonite : therefore I chased him
from me. 29 "Remember them, O
my God, ^ because they have defiled
the priesthood, and the -^covenant
of the priesthood, and of the Le-
vites.
3 Heb. before.
* Heb. had made to dwell with them.
I 5 Or, reviled « Heb. for the defilinga of &c.
13.30
NEHEMIAH
Recapitalatiou
13.31
30 " Thus cleansed I them from
^all foreigners, and appointed
charges for the priests and for
the Levites, every one in his work ;
1 Or, everything foreign
<» ch. 10. 30
6 ch. 10. 34
" ver. 14, 22
31 and *for the wood-offering, at
times appointed, and for the first-
fruits. " Remember me, O my God,
for good.
4:91
THE BOOK OP
ESTHER
The Feast of Ahasneras. Qaeea Tashti rcfiiiies to attend it. She is therefore deposed
INow it came to pass in the
days of ^"Ahasuerus (this is
Ahasuerus who reigned * from India
even unto Ethiopia, over a "hun-
dred and seven and twenty prov-
inces), 2 that in those days, when
the king Ahasuerus sat on the
throne of his kingdom, which was
in ''Shushan the '-palace, 3 in the
third year of his reign, " he made a
feast unto all his princes and his
servants ; the power of Persia and
Media, the nobles and princes of
the provinces, being before him ;
4 when he showed the riches of
his glorious kingdom and the honor
of his excellent majesty many days,
even a hundred and fourscore days.
5 And when these days were ful-
filled, the king made a feast unto
all the people that were present in
Shushan the palace, both great and
small, seven days, in the court of
■^the garden of the king's palace.
G There ivere hangings of * white
cloth, of * green, and of blue, fast-
ened with cords of fine linen and
purple to silver rings and pillars
of marble : '■' the couches were of
gold and silver, uijon a pavement
^ of red, and white, and yellow, and
black marble. 7 And they gave
them drink in vessels of gold (the
vessels being diverse one from an-
other), and royal wine in abun-
dance, ''according to the "bounty
of the king. 8 And the drinking
was according to the law ; none
could compel : for so the king had
appointed to all the officers of his
house, that they should do accord-
ing to every man's pleasure.
9 Also Vashti the queen made a
feast for the women in the royal
house which belonged to king
Ahasuerus. 10 On the seventh
day, when the heart of the king
was * merry with wine, he com-
manded Mehuman, Bizthfv Har-
bona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar,
1 Or, Xerxes Heb. Ahashverosh. 2 Or, castle
3 Or, fine cloth, white and blue * Or, cotton
5 Or, of porphyry, and white marhli'. and ala-
baster, and stone of blue color o Heb. hand.
" Ezr. 4. 6 ;
Dan. 9. 1
& ch. 8. 9
' ell. 9. 80
d Neh. 1. 1
«ch. 2.. 18
/ch. 7. 7, 8
" Ezek. 23.
41 ; Am. 6.
1 ch. 2. 18
« Judg. 16.
25
* ch. 2. 17 ;
6. 8
' Jer. 10. 7 ;
Dan. 2. 2
"' 1 Chr. 12.
32
" 2 K. 25. 19 ;
Mt. 18. 10
492
and Carcas, the seven 'chamber-
lains that ministered in the pres-
ence of Ahasuerus the king, 11 to
bring Vashti the queen before the
king with *the crown royal, to
show the peoples and the princes
her beauty ; for she was fair to
look on. 12 But the queen Vashti
refused to come at the king's
commandment by the chamber-
lains : therefore was the king very
wroth, and his anger burned in
him.
13 Then the king said to 'the
wise men, ™who knew the times
(for so was the king's manner to-
ward all that knew law and judg-
ment; 14 and the next unto him
were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Me-
mucan, the seven princes of Persia
and Media, " who saw the king's
face, and sat first in the king-
dom), 15 What shall we do unto
the queen Vashti according to law,
because she hath not done the bid-
ding of the king Ahasuerus by the
chamberlains'? 16 And Memucan
answered before the king and the
princes, Vashti the queen hath not
done wrong to the king only, but
also to all the princes, and to all
the peoples that are in all the
provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17 For this deed of tbe queen will
come abroad unto all women, to
make their husbands contemptible
in their eyes, when it shall be I'e-
ported. The king Ahasuerus com-
manded Vashti the queen to be
brought in before him, but she
came not. 18 And this day will
the princesses of Persia and Media
who have heard of the deed of the
queen *say the like unto all the
king's princes. So will there arise
® much contempt and wrath. 1 9 If
it please the king, let there go forth
a royal commandment from him,
and let it be written among the
laws of the Persians and the Medes,
' Or, eunuchs (and so In ver. 12, &c.)
8 Or, tell it 9 Or, enough ■
1.20
ESTHER
2.17
A Sobstitate is sought for. Esther chosen to he (|aeen
^ " that it be not altered, that Vashti
come no more before king Ahasue-
rus ; and let the king give her
royal estate '^ unto another that is
better than she. 20 And when the
king's decree which he shall make
shall be published throughout all
his kingdom (for it is great), *all
the wives will give to their hus-
bands honor, both to great and
small. 21 And the saying pleased
the king and the princes ; and the
king did according to the word of
Memucan : 22 for he sent letters
into all the king's provinces, ""into
every province according to the
writing thereof, and to every peo-
ple after their language, that every
man should bear rule in his own
house, and should speak according
to the language of his people.
2 After these things, ''when
the wrath of king Ahasuerus
was pacified, he remembered Vashti,
and what she had done, and " what
was decreed against her. 2 Then
said the king's servants that min-
istered unto him. Let there be fair
young virgins sought for the king :
3 and let the king appoint oflBcers
in •''all the provinces of nis kingdom,
that they may gather together all
the fair young virgins unto Shu-
shan the palace, to the house of
the women, unto the custody of
^^Hegai the king's chamberlain,
keeper of the women ; and '' let
their things for purification be
given them ; 4 and let the maiden
that pleaseth the king be queen
instead of Vashti. And the thing
pleased the king; and he did so.
5 There was a certain Jew in
Shushan the palace, whose name
was ' Mordecai, the son of Jair, the
son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a
Benjamite, 6 *who had been car-
ried away from Jerusalem with
the captives that had been carried
away with * Jeconiahking of Judah,
whom Nebuchadnezzar the king
of Babylon had carried away. 7
And he ^brought up Hadassah,
that is, '■ Esther, his uncle's daugh-
ter : for she had neither father nor
mother, and the maiden was fair
and beautiful ; and when her father
and mother were dead, Mordecai
took her for his own daughter.
8 So it came to pass, when the
king's commandment and his de-
1 Heb. that it pass not away.
2 Heb. unto her companion. 8 Heb. Heoee.
< In 2 K. 24. 6, Jehoiachin. ^ Heb. nourished.
"■ ch. 8. 8 ;
Dan. 6. 8
6 Eph. 5. 22 ;
Col. 3. IS
" ch. 3. 12 ;
8. 9
d ch. 7. 10
" ch. 1. 19, 20
/ch. 1. 1, 2
'■' ver. 8, 15
'' ver. 9, 12
' ch. 3. 2
k 2 K. 24. 14,
16
' ver. 15
' ver. 3
' ver. 3, 15
' ver. 3, 12
1 ver. 7 ; ch.
9.29
cree was heard, and *" when many
maidens were gathered together
unto Shushan the palace, to the
custody of "Hegai, that Esther
was taken into the king's house,
to the custody of Hegai, keeper of
the women. 9 And the maiden
pleased him, and she obtained
kindness of him; and he speedily
gave her her " things for purifica-
tion, with her portions, and the
seven maidens who were meet to
be given her out of the king's
house : and he removed her and
her maidens to the best place of the
house of the women. 10 ^Esther
had not made known her people
nor her kindred ; for Mordecai had
charged her that she should not
make it known. 11 And Mor-
decai walked every day before the
court of the women's house, to
know how Esther did, and what
would become of her.
12 Now when the turn of every
maiden was come to go in to king
Ahasuerus, after that it had been
done to her according to the law
for the women twelve months (for
so were the days of their purifica-
tions accomplished, to wit, six
naonths with oil of myrrh, and
six months with sweet odors and
with the things for the purifying
of the women), 13 then in this
wise came the maiden unto the
king : Whatsoever she desired was
given her to go with her out of
the house of the women unto the
king's house. 14 In the evening
she went, and on the morrow she
returned into the second house
of the women, to the custody of
Shaashgaz, the king's chamber-
lain, who kept the concubines :
she came in unto the king no
more, except the king delighted
in her, and she were called by
name. 15 Now when the turn of
Esther, *the daughter of Abihail
the uncle of Mordecai, who had
taken her for his daughter, was
come to go in unto the king, she
required nothing but what *■ Hegai
fhe king's chamberlain, the keeper
of the women, appointed. And
Esther obtained favor in the sight
of all them that looked upon her.
16 So Esther \vas taken unto
king Ahasuerus into his house
royal in the tenth month, which
is the month Tebeth, in the seventh
year of his reign. 1 7 And the king
loved Esther above all the women.
493
2.18
ESTHER
3.13
Mordecai saves the King's life. Haman promoted. Mordecai refases to do him Homage. Haman procures a Decree for tlie
and she obtained favor and kind-
ness in his sight more than all the
virgins ; so that "he set the royal
ci'own upon her head, and made
her queen instead of Vashti. 18
Then * the king made a great feast
unto all his princes and his ser-
vants, even Estlier's feast ; and
he made a ^release to the prov-
inces, and gave gifts, '^ according
to the '•^bounty of the king.
19 And ''when the virgins were
gathered together the second time,
then Mordecai " was sitting in the
king's gate. 20 -^Esther had not
yet made known her kindred
nor her people ; as Mordecai had
charged her : for Esther did the
commandment of Mordecai, like
"as Avhen she was brought up
with him. 2 1 In those days, while
Mordecai was sitting in the king's
gate, two of the king's cham-
berlains, ''Bigthan and Teresh, of
those that kept the threshold, were
wroth, and sought to lay hands on
the king Aliasuerus. 22 And the
thing became known to Mordecai,
•who showed it unto Esther the
queen ; and Esther told the king
thereof in Mordecai's name. 23
And when inquisition was made
of the matter, and it was found to
be so, they were both hanged on
a tree : and it was written in * the
b9ok of the chronicles before the
king.
3 After these things did king
Ahasuerus ' promote Haman
the son of Hammedatha '"the
Agagite, and "advanced him, and
set his seat above all the princes
that were with him. 2 And all the
king's servants, that were in the
king's gate, bowed down, and did
reverence to Haman ; for the king
had so commanded concerning him.
But "Mordecai bowed not down,
nor did him reverence. 3 Then
the king's servants, that were in
Pthe^ king's gate, said unto Mor-
decai, *Why transgressest thou the
king's commandment ? 4 Now it
came to pass, when they spake
daily unto him. and he hearkened
not unto them, that they told
Haman, to see whether ]\Iordecai's
^matters would stand : for he had
told them that he was a Jew. 5
And when Haman saw that Mor-
decai bowed not down, nor did
him reverence, then was Haman
full of wrath. 6 But he thought
5 Heb. rest. * Heb. hand. s Or, words
" ch. 1. n
''ch. 1. 3
" ch. 1. 7
<i Ter. 3, 4
' ver. 21 ; ch.
3. 2
/ver. 10
" ver. 7
'' ch. 6. 2
i ch. 6. 1, 2
fc ch. 10. 2
' ch. 5. 11
"' ver. 10 ; ch.
8.3
" ch. 5. 11
" ch. 5. 9
P ch. 2. 19
9 ver. 2
■ ch. 9. 24-20
' Ezr. e. 15
t Ezr. 4. 12-
Ij ; Acts
16. 20, 21
' ch. 8. 2 ;
Gen. 41. 42
" ver. 1
== ch. 7. 6
" ch. 8. 9
■ Ezr. 8. 36
"■ ch. 8. 8, 10
1 K. 21. 8
f-ch
14;
30.
'•ch.
8. 10,
2Chr.
6
7. 4
rich.
8. 12
"^ch. S. 11;
y. 10
494
scorn t9 lay hands on Mordecai
alone ; for they had made known
to him the people of Mordecai :
wherefore Haman sought to de-
stroy all the Jews that were
throughout the whole kingdom
of Ahasuerus, even the people of
Mordecai.
7 In the lirst month, which is
the month Nisan, in the twelfth
year of king Ahasuerus, ""they
cast Pur, that is, the lot, before
Haman from day to day, and from
month to month, to the twelfth
month, which is ' the month Adar.
8 And Haman said unto king
Ahasuerus, There is a certain peo-
ple scattered abroad and ^dis-
persed among the peoples in all
the provinces of thy kingdom ;
and ' their laws are diverse from
those of every people ; neither keep
they the king's laws : therefore it
is not "for the king's profit to
suffer them. 9 If it please the
king, let it be written that they
be destroyed : and I will pay ten
thousand talents of silver into the
hands of those that have the charge
of the king's business, to bring it
into the king's treasuries. 10 And
"the king took his ring from his
hand, and gave it unto Haman the
son of Hammedatha " the Agagite,
^the Jews' enemy. 11 And the
king said unto Haman, The silver
is given to thee, the people also,
to do with them as it seemeth good
to thee.
12" Then were the king's ® scribes
called in the first month, on the
thirteenth day thereof ; and there
was written according to all that
Haman commanded unto ^ the
king's satraps, and to the gov-
ernors that were over every prov-
ince, and to the princes of every
people, to every province accord-
ing to the writing thereof, and
to every people after their lan-
guage ; " in the name of king Ahas-
uerus was it written, and it was
sealed witli the king's ring. 13
And letters were sent by ''posts
into all the king's provinces, ''to
destroy, to slay, and to cause to
perish, all Jews, both young and
old, little children and women,
''in one day, even upon the thir-
teenth _c?a.y of the twelfth month,
which is the month Adar, and " to
take the spoil of them for a prey.
■• Or, separated ^ Or, meet for the king
6 Or, secretaries
3.14
ESTHER
6.4
DestrnctJon of the Jews. Mordecai's Consternation. He persuades Esther to intercede for the Jews. Esther's Biinqaet
14 "A copy of the writing, Hhat
the decree should be given out in
every province, was pubHshed unto
all the peoples, that they should be
ready against that day. 15 The
Eosts went forth in haste by the
ing's commandment, and the de-
cree was given out in tShushan the
palace. And the king and Haman
sat down to drink; but ''the city
of Shushan was penolexed.
4 Now when Alordecai knew
''all that was done, Mordecai
rent his clothes, and put on sack-
cloth with ashes, and went out
into the midst of the city, and
cried with a loud and a bitter cry ;
2 and he came even before the
king's gate : for none might enter
within the king's gate clothed with
sackcloth. 3 And in every prov-
ince, whithersoever the king's com-
mandment and his decree came,
there was great mourning among
the Jews, and ■* fasting, ^and weep-
ing, and wailing ; and " many lay
in sackcloth and ashes.
4 And Esther's maidens and her
chamberlains came and told it her ;
and the queen was exceedingly
grieved : and she sent raiment to
clothe Mordecai, a^nd to take his
sackcloth from oft" him ; but he
received it not. 5 Then called
Esther for Hatliach, one of the
king's chamberlains, whom he had
appointed to attend upon her, and
charged him to go to Mordecai, to
know what this was, and why it
was. 6 So Hathach went forth to
Mordecai unto the broad place of
the city, which was before the
king's gate. 7 And Mordecai told
him of all that had happened unto
him, and ' the exact sum of the
money that Haman had promised
to pay to the king's treasuries for
the Jews, to destroy them. 8 Also
he gave him -^ the copy of the writ-
ing of the decree that was given
out in Shushan to destroy tliem,
to show it unto Esther, and to
declare it unto her, and to charge
her that she should go in unto the
king, to make supplication unto
him, and to make request before
him, for her people.
9 And Hathach came and told
Esther the words of Mordecai. 10
Then Esther spake unto Hathach,
and gave him a message unto
1 Or. to he given out for a decree
2 Heb. sackcloth ana ashes were spread under
many.
" ch. 8. 13, 14
6 ch. 8. 15
"^ ch. 3. 8-10 ;
•J S. 1. 11 ;
Jon. 3. 5, 0
•i ver. 16
<■ ch. 3. 9
/ch. 3. 14
" ch. 5. 1 ;
G. 4
'' Dan. 2. 9
' ch. 5. 2 ;
8.4
* ch. 5. 1
' ch. 4. 16
' ch. 4. 11 ;
6. 4
" ch. 2. 9
' ch. 4. 11 ;
8. 4
P ch. 7. 2 ;
Mk. 6. 23
Mordecai, saying: 11 All the
king's servants, and the people
of the king's provinces, do know,
that whosoever, whether man or
woman, " shall come unto the king
into the inner court, who is not
called, ''there is one law for him,
that he be put to death, except
those ' to whom the king shall
hold out the golden sceptre, that
he maj^ live : but I nave not
been called to come in unto the
king these thirty days. 12 And
they told to Mordecai Esther's
words.
13 Then Mordecai bade* them
return answer unto Esther, Think
not with thyself that thou shalt
escape in the king's house, more
than all the Jews. 14 For if thou
altogether boldest thy peace at
this time, then will relief and de-
liverance arise to the Jews from
another place, but thou and thy
father's house will perish : and
who knoweth whether thou art
not come to the kingdom for such
a time as thisl 15 Then Esther
bade them return answer unto
Mordecai, 16 Go, gather together
all the Jews that are present in
Shushan, and fast ye for me, and
neither eat nor drink * three days,
night or day : I also and my
maidens will fast in like manner;
and so will I go in unto the king,
which is not according to the law :
and if I perish, I perish. 17 So
Mordecai went his way, and did
according to all that Esther had
commanded him.
5Novv it came to pass 'on
the third day, that Esther put
on her royal apparel, and stood
'"in the inner court of the king's
house, over against the king's
hou.se: and the king sat upon his
royal throne in the royal house,
over against the entrance of the
house. 2 And it was so, when
the king saw Esther the queen
standing in the court, that "she
obtained favor in his sight ; and
"the king held out to Esther the
golden sceptre that was in his
hand. So Esther drew near, and
touched the top of the sceptre.
3 Then said the king unto her,
What wilt thou, queen Esther^
and what is thy request 1 it shall
be given thee •''even to the half
of the kingdom. 4 And Esther
said, If it seem good unto the
king, let the king and Haman
495
5.5
ESTHER
6.12
Tlie King and Haman feast with Esther. Haman has a (iallows made for Mordecai. Mordecai honored by the King
come this day unto the banquet
that I have prepared for him.
5 Then the king said, "Cause
Haman to make haste, that it
may be done as Esther hath said.
So the king and Haman came to
the banquet that Esther had pre-
pared. 6 And Hhe king said
unto Esther at the banquet of
wine, " What is thy petition 1 and
it shall be granted thee : and what
is thy request? even to the half of
the kingdom it shall be performed.
7 Then answered Esther, and said.
My petition and my request is : 8
''If I have found favor in the sight
of the king, and if it please the
king to grant my petition, and to
perform my request, let the king
and Haman come to " the banquet
that I shall prepare for them, and
I will do to-morrow as the king
hath said.
9 Then went Haman forth that
day joyful and glad of heart : but
when Haman saw Mordecai •'^in
the king's gate, "that he stood
not up nor ^ moved for him, he
was filled with wrath against
Mordecai. _ 10 Nevertheless Ha-
man refrained himself, and went
home ; and he sent and fetched
his friends and * Zeresh his wife.
II And Haman recounted unto
them the glory of his riches, and
*the multitude of his children,
and all the things wherein the
king * had promoted him, and
how he had advanced him above
the princes and servants of the
king. 12 Haman said moreover.
Yea, Esther the queen did let no
man come in with the king unto
the banquet that she had prepared
but rnyself ; and ' to-morrow also
am I invited by her together with
the king. 13 Yet all this avail-
eth me nothing, so long as I see
Mordecai the Jew sitting at ™the
king's gate. 14 Then said Zeresh
his wife and all his friends unto
him, "Let a "gallows be made
fifty cubits high, and in the morn-
ing speak thou unto the king that
Mordecai may be hanged thereon :
then go thou in merrily with the
king unto the banquet. And the
thing pleased Haman ; and he
caused the gallows to be made.
6 "On that night ^-^ could not
the king sleep ; and he com-
manded to bring «the book of
1 Or, trembled before him 2 Heb. tree.
* Heb. the king's sleep fled from him.
■^ ch. 6.
U
6 ch. 7.
2
' ver. Z
d ch. T.
3;
8. 5
' ch. 6.
14
/ch. 2.
19
'J ch. 3.
6
A ch. 6.
13
' ch. 9.
7-10
*: ch. 3
1
' ver. 8
'" ver. S
" ch. 6.
4; 7.
9, 10
° ch. 5.
8
PBa.n.
6. 18
« ch. 2.
23;
10. 2
"■ ch. 2.
21,22
» ch. 4.
11;
5. 1
« ch. 6.
14
" ver. 7
,9,11
"IK. 1
. 33
=^ch. 1.
11 ;
2. 17
vGen.
41.43
' ch. 6.
6
records of the chronicles, and they
were read before the king. 2 And
it was found written, that ""Mor-
decai had told of Bigthaua and
Teresh, two of the king's chamber-
lains, of those that kept the thresh-
old, who had sought to lay hands
on the king Ahasuerus. 3 And
the king said, What honor and
dignity hath been bestowed on
Mordecai for this 1 Then said the
king's servants that ministered
unto him, There is nothing done
for him. 4 And the king said,
Who is in the court t Now Ha-
man was come "into the outward
court of the king's house, to speak
unto the king 'to hang Mordecai
on the gallows that he had pre-
pared for him. 5 And the king's
servants said unto him. Behold,
Haman standeth in the court.
And the king said, Let him come
in. 6 So Haman came in. And
the king said unto him, W^hat
shall be done unto the man " whom
the king delighteth to honor? Now
Haman said in his heart. To whom
would the king delight to do honor
more than to myself 1 7 And Ha-
man said unto the king. For the
man whom the king delighteth to
honor, 8 let royal apparel be
brought which the king useth to
wear, and "the horse that the
king rideth upon, ^and on the
head of which •'a croAvn royal is
set : 9 and let the apparel and the
horse be delivered to the hand
of one of the king's most noble
princes, that they may array the
man therewith whom the king de-
lighteth to honor, and cause him
to ride on horseback through the
street of the city, and -'proclaim
before him, Thus shall it be done
to the man whom the king delight-
eth to honor.
10 Then the king said to Haman,
^ Make haste, and take the apparel
and the hoi'se, as thou hast said,
and do even so to Mordecai the
Jew, that sitteth at the king's
gate : let nothing fail of all that
thou hast spoken. 11 Then took
Haman the apparel and the horse,
and arrayed Mordecai, and caused
him to ride through the street of
the city, and proclaimed before
him, Thus shall it be done unto
the man whom the king delighteth
to honor. 12 And Mordecai came
< Or, and the croivn royal which is set upon hii
head
496
6.13
ESTHER
8.9
Esther accuses Haman to the King. Haman is hanged. DIordecai is promoted. Esther's Petition
again to the king's gate. But Ha-
man hasted to his house, mourning
and " having his head covered. 13
And Haman recounted ''unto Ze-
resh his wife and all his friends
everything that had befallen him.
Then said his wise men and Zeresh
his wife unto him, If Mordecai, be-
fore whom thou hast begun to fall,
be of the seed of the Jews, thou
shalt not prevail against him, but
shalt surely fall before him. 14
While they were yet talking with
him, came the king's chamberlains,
and hasted " to bring Haman unto
the banquet that Esther had pre-
pared.
'T So the king and Haman
I came ^ to banquet with Esther
the queen. 2 And the king said
again unto Esther on the second
day at the banquet of wine, "* What
is thy petition, queen Esther"? and
it shall be granted thee : and what
is thy request"? ''even to the half
of the kingdom it shall be per-
formed. 3 Then Esther the queen
answered and said, yif I have
found favor in thy sight, O king,
and if it please the king, let my
life be given me at my petition,
and my people at my request : 4
for ^ we are sold, I and my people,
'' to be destroyed, to be slain, and to
perish. But if we had been sold
for bondmen and bondwomen, I
had held my peace, '^ although the
adversary could not have compen-
sated for the king's damage. 5
Then spake the king Ahasuerus
and said unto Esther the queen.
Who is he, and where is he, that
durst presume in his heart to do
so *? 6 And Esther said, ' An adver-
sary and an enemy, even this
wicked Haman. Then Haman
was afraid before the king and
the queen.. 7 And the king arose
*in his wrath from the banquet
of wine and went into 'the palace
garden : and Haman stood up to
make request for his life to Esther
the queen ; for he saw that there
was evil determined against him
by the king. 8 Then the king re-
turned out of the palace garden
into the place of the banquet of
wine ; and Haman was fallen upon
'"the couch whereon Esther was.
Then said the king, Will he even
force the queen before me in the
1 Heb. to drink.
2 Or, for our affliction is not to he compared
with the king's damage
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6; 9.
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8. 5
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3.
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3.
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■ch.
3.
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fcch.
1.
12
'oh.
1.
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'" ch.
1.
6
"ch.
5.
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"ch.
2.
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''Ps.
7.
16;
94.
23
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,8
••ch.
7.
6
'ch.
2.
7,15
<ch.
3.
10
' ch. 4. 11 ;
6. 2
"ch. 5. 8;
7.3
■ ch. 3. 13
y ch. 7. 4 ;
9. I
'■ ver. 10 ;
ch. 3. 12
b ch. 1. 19
" ch. 3. 12
497
house"? As the word went out of
the king's mouth, they covered
Haman's face. 9 Then said Har-
bonah, one of the chamberlains
that were before the king, Behold
also, "the ^gallows fifty cubits high,
which Haman hath made for Mor-
decai, "who spake good for the king,
standeth in the house of Haman.
And the king said. Hang him
thereon. 10 ^So they hanged Ha-
man on the gallows that he had
prepared for Mordecai. * Then
was the king's wrath pacified.
8 On that day did the king
Ahasuerus give the house of
Haman '"the Jews' enemy unto
Esther the queen. And Morde-
cai came before the king ; for
Esther had told 'what he was
unto her. 2 'And the king took
off his ring, which he had taken
from Haman, and gave it unto
Mordecai. And Esther set Mor-
decai over the house of Haman.
3 And Esther spake yet again
befoi'e the king, and fell down
at his feet, and besought him
with tears to put away the mis-
chief of Haman the Agagite, and
his device that he had devised
against the Jews. 4 "Then the
king held out to Esther the golden
sceptre. So Esther arose, and
stood before the king. 5 And she
said, "If it please the king, and if
I have found favor in his sight,
and the thing seem right before
the king, and I be pleasing in his
eyes, let it be written to reverse
•^the letters devised by Haman,
the son of Hammedatha the Agag-
ite, which he wrote to destroy the
Jews that are in all the king's prov-
inces : 6 for ^ how can I endure to
see the evil that shall come unto
my people"? or how can I endure
to see the destruction of my kin-
dred^ 7 Then the king Ahasu-
erus said unto Esther the queen
and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold,
^ T have given Esther the house of
xlaman, and him they have hanged
upon the gallows, because he laid
his hand upon the Jews. 8 Write
ye also * to the Jews, as it pleaseth
you, in the king's name, and "seal
it with the king's ring ; for the
writing which is written in the
king's name, and sealed with the
king's ring, * may no man reverse.
9 ""Then were the king's scribes
called at that time, in the third
3 Heb. tree. * Or, concerning
8.10
ESTHEE
9.13
The Jews aatliorized to resist tiieir Enemies, The Jews destroy their Enemies
month, which is the month Sivan,
on the three and twentieth day
thereof ; and it was written ac-
cording to all that Mordecai com-
manded unto the Jews, and to
the satraps, and the governors
and princes of the provinces
which are " f I'om India unto
Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and
seven provinces, unto * every
province according to the writ-
ing thereof, and unto every peo-
ple after their language, and to
the Jews according to their writ-
ing, and according to their lan-
guage. 10 And he wrote in the
name of king Ahasuerus, and
sealed it with the king's ring,
and sent letters by posts on
horseback, riding on ^ " swift steeds
that were used in the king's ser-
vice, bred of the stud : 1 1 wherein
the king granted the Jews that
were in every city "* to gather them-
selves together, and to stand for
their life, *' to destroy, to slay, and
to cause to perish, all the power
of the people and province that
would assault them, their little
ones and wdmen, and ^ to take
the spoil of them for a prey, 12
upon one day in all the provinces
ot king Ahasuerus, namely, upon
the thirteenth f^ay of the twelfth
month, which is the month Adar.
13 ^ A copy of the writing, "that
the decree should be given out in
every province, was published unto
all the peoples, and that the Jews
should be ready against that day
to avenge themselves on their ene-
mies. 14 So the posts that rode
upon swift steeds that were used
in _ the king's service went out,
being hastened and pressed on by
the king's commandment ; and the
decree was given out in Shvishan
the palace.
15 And Mordecai went forth
from the presence of the king '' in
royal apparel of blue and white,
and with a great crown of goI'K
and with 'a robe of fine linen ana
purple : and the city of Shushan
shouted and was glad. 16 The
Jews had light and gladness, and
joy and honor. 17 And in every
province, and in every city, whith-
ersoever the king's commandment
and his decree came, the Jews
had gladness and joy, a feast and
*a good day. And 'many from
1 Or, swift steeds, viules, and young dromeda-
ries * Or, to be given out for a decree
<• ch. 1. 1
>> ch. 1. 22 ;
3, 12
" 1 K. 4. 28
d ch. 9. 2
" ch. 3. 13
/ ch. 9. 10
" ch. 3. 14
ft ch. 6. 11 ;
Gen. 41. 4;
' ch. 3. 16
«-■ ch. 9. 19
' ch. 9. 27
™ ch. 8. 12
" ver. 17
" ch. 3. 13
p ver. 15-18 ;
ch. S. U
9 ch. 8. 17
>■ Ezr. 8. 30
' 2 S. 3. 1
« ch. 3. 13
" ch. 5. 11
" ch. 8. n
' ch. 7. 2
V ver. 15 ;
ch. 8. 11
498
among the peoples of the land
became Jews ; for the fear of the
Jews was fallen upon them.
9 Now ™ in the twelfth month,
which is the month Adar, on
"the thirteenth day of the same,
"when the king's commandment
and his decree drew near to be
put in execution, on the day that
the enemies of the Jews hoped to
have rule over them (whereas it
was turned to the contrary, that
the Jews had rule over them that
hated them), 2 ^'the Jews gathered
themselves together in their cities
thi'oughout all the provinces of
the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand
on such as sought their hurt : and
no man could withstand them ;
* for the fear of them was fallen
upon all the peoples. 3 And all
the princes of the provinces, and
''the satraps, and the governors,
and they that did the king's busi-
ness, helped the Jews ; because
the fear of Mordecai was fallen
upon them. 4 For Mordecai was
great in the king's house, and his
fame went forth throughout all
the provinces ; for the man Mor-
decai * waxed greater and greater.
5 And 'the Jews smote all their
enemies with the stroke of the
sword, and with slaughter and
destruction, and did what they
would unto them that hated
them. 6 And in Shushan the
palace the Jews slew and de-
stroyed five hundred men, 7
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon,
and Aspatha, 8 and Poratha, and
Adalia, and Aridatha, 9 and Par-
mashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and
Vaizatha, 10 "the ten sons of Ha-
man the son of Hammedatha, the
.Jews' enemy, slew they; but "on
the spoil they laid not their hand.
11 On that day the number of
those that were slain in Shushan
the palace was brought before the
king. 12 And the king said unto
Esther the queen. The Jews have
slain and destroyed five hundred
men in Shushan the palace, and
the ten sons of Haman ; what then
have they done in the rest of the
king's provinces ! ^ Now what is thy
petition^ and it shall be granted
thee : or what is thy request fur-
ther 1 and it shall be done. 1 3 Then
said Esther, If it please the king,
* let it be granted to the -Jews that
are in Shushan to do to-morrow
also according unto this day's
9,14
ESTHER
10.3
The Jews destroy their Enemies. The Feast of Purim institated. Mordecai's Greatness
decree, and let Hainan's ten sons be
hanged upon the gallows. 1 4 x\nd
the king commanded it so to be
done : and a decree was given out
in Shushan ; and they hanged Ha-
man's ten sons. 15 And the Jews
that were in Shushan gatlaered
themselves together on the four-
teenth day also of the month Adar,
and slew "three hundred men in
Shushan ; but * on the spoil they
laid not their hand. 16 And "the
other Jews that were in the king's
provinces gathered themselves to-
gether, and stood for their lives,
and had rest from their enemies,
and slew of them that hated them
seventy and five thousand ; ** but on
the spoil they laid not their hand.
17 This was done on "the thir-
teenth day of the month Adar;
and -^ on the fourteenth day of the
same they rested, and made it a
day of feasting and gladness. 18
But the Jews that were in Shushan
'assembled together on the thir-
teenth day thereof, and on ''the
fourteenth thereof ; and on the fif-
teenth dayoi the same they rested,
and made it a day of feasting and
gladness. 1 9 Therefore do the Jews
of the villages, that dwell in 'the
unwalled towns, make the four-
teenth day of the month Adar a
day of gladness and feasting, and
*_a good day, and 'of sending por-
tions one to another.
20 And Mordecai wrote these
things, and sent letters unto all
the Jews that were in all the pi-ov-
irjces of the king Ahasuerus, both
nigh and far, 21 to enjoin them
that they should keep the four-
teenth day of the month Adar, and
the fifteenth day of the same,
yearly, 22 as the days wherein the
Jews had rest from their enemies,
and the month which was turned
unto them from sorrow to gladness,
and from mourning into a good
day ; that they should make them
days of feasting and gladness, and
of sending portions one to another,
and gifts to the poor. 23 And the
Jews undertook to do as they had
begun, and as Mordecai had writ-
ten unto them ; 24 because Haman
the son of Hammedatha, the Agag-
ite, the enemy 9f all the Jews,
had plotted against the Jews to
destroy them, and ™had cast Pur,
that is, the lot, to consume them,
and to destroy them ; 25 but " when
the vwLtter came before the king,
"* ver. 12
* ver. 10
"^ ver. 2
<i ver. 10, 16
" ver. 1
/ ver. 21
"ver. 2; oh.
8. 11
'' ver. 21
' Dt. 3. 5 ;
Zech. 2. 4
*: ver. 22
' Neh. 8. 10
"" ch. 3. 7
" ch. 7. 4-10
" ch. 3. 6-15
P Ps. 7. 16
1 ver. 20
'' ch. S. 17
' ver. 20, 21
< ch. 2. 16
" ver. 20, 21
"ch. 1. 1
'^ ch. 4. 3
y ver. 26
'■ Ib. U. 11 ;
24. 16
« ch. 8. 15 ;
9. 4
>> ch. 2. 23
' Gen. 41.
43,44
d Neh, 2. 10
499
he commanded by letters " that his
wicked device, which he had de-
vised against the Jews, ^should
return upon his own head, and
that he and his sons should be
hanged on the gallows.
26 Wherefore they called these
days Purim, after the name of Pur.
Therefore « because of all the words
of this letter, and of that which
they had seen concerning this mat-
ter, and that which had come unto
them, 27 the Jews ordained, and
took upon them, and upon their
seed, and upon *■ all such as .joined
themselves unto them, so that it
should not fail, *that they would
keep these two days according to
the writing thereof, and according
to the appointed time thereof, every
year ; 28 and that these days should
be remembered and kept through-
out every generation, every family,
every province, and every city ; and
that these days of Purim should not
fail from among the Jews, nor the
remembrance of them ^ perish from
their seed.
29 Then Esther the queen, 'the
daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai
the Jew, wrote with all "authority
to confirm "this second letter of
Purim. 30 And he sent letters
unto all the Jews, " to the hundred
twenty and seven provinces of the
kingdom of Ahasuerus, ?<)?'<A words
of peace and truth, 31 to confirm
these days of Purim in their ap-
pointed times, according as Morde-
cai the Jew and Esther the queen
had enjoined them, and as they had
ordained for themselves and for
their seed, ^in the matter of the
fastings and their cry. 32 And the
commandment of Esther confirmed
these matters of ^ Purim; and it
was written in the book.
-| f\ And the king Ahasuerus
JL v/ laid a tribute upon the land,
and upon -the isles of the sea.
2 And all the acts of his power
and of his might, and the full ac-
count of the greatness of Morde^
cai, " whereunto the king advanced
him, are they not written in Hhe
book of the chronicles of the kings
of Media and Persia ? 3 For Mor-
decai the Jew was ""next unto king
Abasuerus, and great among the
Jews, and accepted of the multi-
tude of his brethren, ''seeking the
good of his people, and speaking
peace to all his seed.
I Heb. be ended. * Heb. strength.
THE BOOK OF
JOB
Jeb's Uprightness and Wealth. Satan permitted to test him. Job's Afflictions and Patience
1 There was a man in the land
of " Uz, whose name was ^'Job;
and that man was " perfect and up-
right, and one ''that feared God,
and "^ turned away from evil. 2
■'^And there were born unto him
seven sons and three daughters.
3 " His ■" substance also was seven
thousand sheep, and three thou-
sand camels, and five hundred
yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-
asses, and a very great household ;
so that this man was '' the greatest
of all the ' children of the east. 4
And his sons went and held a feast
in the house of each one upon his
day ; and they sent and called for
their three sisters to eat and to
drink with them. 5 And it was
so, when the days of their feasting
were gone about, that Job sent and
* sanctified them, and rose up early
in the morning, and offered 'burnt-
offerings according to the number
of them all: for Job said, '"It may
be that my sons have sinned, and
^"renounced God in their hearts.
Thus did Job continually.
6 Now it came to pass on the
day when the "sons of God came
to present themselves before Je-
hovah, that "^^^ Satan also carae
among them. 7 And Jehovah said
unto Satan, Whence comest thou'?
Then Satan answered Jehovah, and
said, 'From going to and fro in the
earth, and from walking up and
down in it. 8 And Jehovah said
unto Satan, Hast thou considered
"■ my servant Job "? ® for there is
none like him in the earth, 'a per-
fect and upright man, one that
feareth God, and turneth away
from evil. 9 Then Satan answered
Jehovah, and said, ' Doth Job fear
God for nought '? 10 "Hast not
thou made a hedge about him, and
about his house, and about all that
he hath, on every side "? " thou hast
blessed the work of his hands, and
1 Heb. lynh. 2 Or, caWe
3 Or, blasphemed So ver. 11 ; ch. 2. 5, 9.
* That is, the Adversary. ' Or, that
" Jer. 25. 20 ;
Lam. 4. 21
* Ezek. 14.
14, 20 ;
Jas. 6. 11
" Geu. 6. 9 ;
17. 1 ; Dt.
18. 13
d Gen. 22.
12 ; 42. 18 ;
Ex. 18. 21
'' ch. 28. 28
/ch. 42. 13
y ch. 42. 12
ft ch. 29. 25 ;
31. 37
« Judg. 6. 3
fc Ex. 19. 10
' ch. 42. 8 ;
Gen. 8. 20
"^ ch. 8. 4
" 1 K. 21. 10,
13
" ch. 38. 7 ;
Gen. 6. 2 ;
Ps. 89. 6
P 1 Chr. 21.
1 ; Zech.
3. 1
9 ch. 2. 2 ;
1 Pet. 5. 8
*■ ch. 42. 7, S ;
Num. 12.
7 ; Josh. 1.
2, 7
* ver. 1
' 1 Tim. 6. 5
" ch. 29. 2-6
" ch. 31. 25 ;
Gen. 24. 1 ;
26. 12
^ ver. 3 ; ch.
31. 26
y ch. 2. 5
" ch. 19. 21 ;
Ps. 105. 15 ;
Am. 9. 5
"ch 6. 19 ;
1 K. 10. 1 ;
Is. 60. 6
6 Gen. 19.
24 ; Lev.
10. 2;
Num. 11.
1-3 ; 2 K.
1. 10
" Gen. 11.
28, 31
rf ver. 4, 13
' Is. 21. 1 ;
Jer. 4. 11 ;
13. 24 ;
Hos. 13. 15
/Gen. 37. 29,
34 ; Josh.
7. 6
s'Is. 15. 2;
Mic. 1. 16
his ^ "" substance is increased in the
land. 11 * But put forth thy hand
now, and ^ touch all that he hath,
and he will renounce thee to thy
face. 12 And Jehovah said unto
Satan,. Behold, all that he hath is
in thy ^ power ; only upon himself
put not forth thy hand. So Satan
went forth from the presence of
Jehovah.
1 3 And it fell on a day when his
sons and his daughters were eating
and drinking wine in their eldest
brother's house, 14 that there came
a messenger unto Job, and said. The
oxen were plowing, and the asses
feeding beside them; 15 and ''the
" Sabeans fell ujjon them, and took
them away: yea, they have slain
the * servants with the edge of the
sword ; and I only am escaped
alone to tell thee. 16 While he
was yet speaking, there came also
another, and said, * The fire of God
is fallen from heaven, and hath
burned vip the sheep and the ® ser-
vants, and consumed them; and I
only am escaped alone to tell thee.
17 While he was yet speaking,
there came also another, and said,
The " Chaldeans made three bands,
and "fell upon the camels, and
have taken them away, yea, and
slain the ^ servants with the edge
of the sword; and I only am es-
caped alone to tell thee. 1 8 While
he was yet speaking, there came
also another, and said. Thy ''sons
and thj^ daughters were eating
and drinking wine in their eldest
brother's house ; 1 9 and, behold,
there came a great " wind " from
the wilderness, and smote the four
corners of the house, and it fell
upon the young men, and they are
dead ; and I only am escaped alone
to tell thee.
20 Then Job arose, and -^rent his
robe, and "shaved his head, and
fell down upon the ground, and
6 Heb. hand. s Heb. yoitng men.
1 Heb. Sheba. 9 Or, made a raid
10 Or, over
600
X.21
JOB
3.12
Job smitten with Boils. His Three Friends visit him. The Debate. Job's First Speech. He bewails his Birth
worshipped; 21 and he said, "Naked
came 1 out of my mother's womb,
and naked shall I return thither:
* Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath
taken away ; " blessed be the name
of Jehovah. 22 ''In all this Job
sinned not, nor ^"charged God
foolishly.
2-^ Again it came to jjass on the
day when the sons of God came
to present themselves before Jeho-
vah, that Satan came also among
them to present himself before Je-
hovah. 2 And Jehovah said unto
Satan, From whence comest thou 1
And Satan answered Jehovah, and
said, From §oing to and fro in the
earth, and from walking up and
down in it. 3 And Jehovah said
unto Satan, Hast thou considered
my servant Job 1 " for there is none
like him in the earth, a perfect and
an upright man, one that feareth
God, and turneth away from evil :
and he still '^ holdeth fast his integ-
rity, although thou movedst me
against him, '^to destroy him ''with-
oiit cause. 4 And Satan answered
Jehovah, and said. Skin for skin,
yea, all that a man hath will he
give for his life. 5 ' But put forth
thy hand now, and touch his bone
and his flesh, and he will renounce
thee to thy face. 6 And Jehovah
said unto Satan, Behold, he is in
thy hand ; only spare his life.
7 So Satan went forth from the
presence of Jehovah, and smote
Job with *' sore boils from the sole
of his foot unto his crown. 8 And
he took him a potsherd to scrape
himself therewith; and 'he sat
among the ashes. 9 Then said his
wife unto him. Dost thou still hold
fast thine integrity'? renounce God,
and die. 10 But he said unto her,
Thou speakest as one of the ^foolish
women speaketh. Whaf? '"shall we
receive good at the hand of God,
and shall we not receive evil 1 " In
all this did not Job sin with his
lips.
1 1 Now when Job's three friends
heard of all this evil that was come
upon him, they came every one from
his own place : Eliphaz the "Teman-
ite, and Bildad the ^Shuhite, and
Zophar the Naamathite; and they
made an appointment together to
come to * bemoan him and to com-
fort him. 1 2 And when they lifted
up their eyes afar off, and knew
1 Or. attributed folly to God
s Heb. to swallow Mm up.
2 Or, that
* Or, impious i
" Eccl. 6. 15 ;
1 Tim. 6. 7
b ch. 2. 10 ;
1 S. 2. 7, 8;
2 Chr. 1.
12 ; Eccl.
6. 2
"^ Eph. 6. 20 ;
1 Th. 6. 18
d ch. 2. 10
« Ps. 74. 22
/ch. 1.6-8
'■' ver. 9 ; ch.
27. 6, 6
'» ch. 9. 17
• ch. 1. 11
«; ch. 7. 5 ; 13.
28 ; 30. 17,
18, 30 ; Ex.
9. 9 ; Dt.
28. 35
' ch. 42. 6 ;
Jer. 6. 26 ;
Ezek. 27.
30 ; Jon. 3.
6; Mt. 11.
21
"' ch. 1. 21
" ch. 1. 22 ;
Ps. 39. 1
" 1 Chr. 1. 45
P Gen. 25. 2 ;
1 Chr. 1. 32
« ch. 42. 11
»■ ch. 1. 20,
ref.
» Josh. 7. 6 ;
Lam. 2. 10;
Ezek. 27. 30
« Gen. .50.
10; Ezek.
3. 15
" ver. 3-11 :
Jer. 20. 14-
18
^ ch. 10. 21,
22 ; 12. 22 ;
16. 16 ; Ps.
23. 4 ; Is. 9.
2 ; Jer. 2.
6 ; Am. 6. 8
* ch. 23. 17 ;
28.3
y ch. 41. 10
• ch. 41. 18
" ch. 10. 18,
19
6 Gen. 30. 3 ;
50. 23 ; Is.
66. 12
501
him not, they lifted up their voice,
and wept ; and they ''rent every one
his robe, and * sprinkled dust upon
their heads toward heaven. 13 So
they sat down with him upon the
ground ' seven days and seven
nights, and none spake a word
unto him: for they saw that his
^ grief was very great.
3 After this opened Job his
mouth, and cursed his day.
2 And Job answered and said :
3 "Let the day perish wherein I
was born.
And the night which said.
There is a man-child con-
ceived.
4 Let that day be darkness;
Let not God from above seek
for it.
Neither let the light shine
upon it.
5 Let darkness and ^the "shadow
of death claim it for their
own ;
Let a cloud dwell upon it ;
Let all that maketh black the
day terrify it.
6 As for that night, let ^ thick
darkness seize upon it:
Let it not rejoice among the
days of the year;
Let it not come into the num-
ber of the months.
7 Lo, let that night be "^ barren ;
Let no joyful voice come
therein.
8 Let them curse it that curse
the day.
Who are ® ready to 3' rouse up
leviathan.
9 Let the stars of the twilight
thereof be dark :
Let it look for light, but have
none ;
Neither let it behold the ^eye-
lids of the morning:
10 Because it shut not up the
doors of my 7nother's womb,
Nor hid trouble from mine
eyes.
11 "Why died I not from the
womb *?
Why did I not give up the
ghost when my mother bare
mel
12 Why did the * knees receive
me?
Or why the breasts, that I
should suck 1
5 Or, pain
6 Or, deep darkness (and so elsewhere)
7 Or, solitary 8 Or, skilful
3.13
JOB
4.17
Job bewails bis Birth. Eliphaz's First Speech. He at'Brins the Justice of Cod. Man's Insignificance in Ood's Sight
13 For now "should I have lain
down and been quiet ;
I should have slept ; then had
I been at rest,
14 With 'kings and "counsellors
of the earth,
Who ^ built up ''waste places
for themselves ;
1 5 Or with " princes -'' that had gold.
Who filled their houses with
silver :
16 Or as a hidden ^ untimely birth
I had not been,
As infants that never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from
- troubling ;
And there the weary are at
'' rest,
1 8 There the prisoners are at ease
together ;
They hear not the voice of the
taskmaster.
19 The 'small and the great are
there :
And the servant is free from
his master.
20 Wherefore is light given to him
that is in misery.
And life unto the * bitter in
soul ;
21 Who =*4ong for death, but it
Cometh not,
And dig for it more than for
hid treasures ;
22 Who rejoice ^ exceedingly,
And are glad, when they can
find the grave "?
23 Why is light given to a man
"'whose way is hid,
And whom " God hath hedged
inl
24 For "my sighing cometh ® be-
fore I eat.
And ^my ^groanings are poured
out like water.
25 For ^nhe thing which I fear
cometh upon me,
And that which I am afraid of
cometh unto me.
26 I ^am not at ease, neither am
I quiet, neither have I rest ;
But trouble cometh.
4 Then answered Eliphaz the
Temanite, and said,
2 If one assay to commune with
thee, wilt thou be grieved 1
But "" who can withhold himself
from speaking 1
1 Or, built ssoUtarv piles - Or, raaing
'Heb. loait. 4 Or, unto /•xnitaiion
0 Or, like my food c Heb. roarinos.
1 Or, the thing ivhieh I/eared is come &c.
* Or, VMS not at ease . . . yet trouble came
° ver. 13-19 :
ch. 7. 8-10,
21 ; 10. 21,
22 ; 14. 10-
15, 20-22 ;
16. 22 ; 17.
13-10; 19.
26-27 ; 21.
13, 23-2G ;
24. 19, 20 ;
26. 5, 0 ; 34.
22
6 ch. 12. 18
' ch. 12. 17
rf ch. 15. 28 ;
Is. 58. 12
« ch. 12. 21
/ch. 27 16,17
'■' Eccl. C. 3
'' ch. 17. 10
' Eccl. 9. 2
^ ch. 7. 11 ;
10. l; 21.25;
1 S. 1. 10;
Prov. 31. 0 ;
Is. .38. 15 ;
Ezek. 27. 31
' Rev. 9. 6
'" ch. 19. 6, 8,
12
" ch. 19. 8 ;
Ps. 88. 8 ;
Lam. 3. 7
" ch. 33. 20 ;
Ps. 42. 3 ;
80. 5;
102. 9
P ch. 30. 16 ;
Ps. 42. 4
9 Jer. 15. 17,
18 ; Jon.
4. 2
»" ch. 32.
18-20
' ver. 3, 4 :
ch. 29. 15,
16, 21, 25
< Is. ,35. 3 ;
Heb. 12. 12
" ch. 6. 14
" ch. 19. 21
■"ch. 1. 1
y ch. 8. 20 ;
36. 6, 7 ;
Ps. 37. 25
' ch. 15. 31,
35 ; Prov.
22. 8 ; Hos.
10. 13 ; Gal.
6. 7
" ch. 16. 30 ;
Is. 11. 4;
30. 33 ;
2 Thess.
b Ps. .59. 13 ;
Ezek. 13. 13
" Ps. 58. 6
d ch. 29. 17
" ch. 5. 4 ;
20. 10 ; 27.
14
/ver. 12-17:
ch. .33.
15-18
S ch. 26. 14
A Jer. 23. 9
i ch. 9. 2 ; 25.
4
3 Behold, * thou hast instructed
many,
And thou hast 'strengthened
the weak hands.
4 Thy words have upholden him
that was falling,
And thou hast 'made firm the
^feeble knees.
5 But now it is come unto thee,
and thou ^'^ " faintest ;
It " toucheth thee, and thou art
troubled.
6 Is not thy -^fear of God thy con-
fidence.
And the integrity of thy ways
thy hope '{
7 Remember, I pray thee, *who
ever perished, being inno-
cent •?
Or where were the upright cut
off?
8 According as I have seen, Hhey
that plow iniquity,
And sow " trouble, reap the
.same.
9 By "the breath of God they
perish.
And * by the blast of his anger
are they consumed.
10 The roaring of the lion, and the
voice of the fierce lion,
And the "teeth of the young
lions, are broken.
1 1 The '' old lion perisheth for lack
of prey,
And the "whelps of the lioness
are scattered abroad.
12 Now a thing ^was '^secretly
brought to me.
And mine ear received a
* whisper thereof.
13 In thoughts from the visions
of the night.
When deep sleep falleth on men,
14 Fear came upon me, and trem-
bling,
Which made all my ''bones to
shake.
15 Then "a spirit passed before
my face ;
The hair of my flesh stood up.
16 It stood still, but I could
not discern the appearance
thereof ;
A form was before mine eyes :
" There was silence, and I heard
a voice, saying,
17 Shall 'mortal man ^®be more
just than God?
9 Keb. hmvinn '" Or. art oriered
11 Or, mischief 12 Heb. brought by stealth
13 Or, a breath paused over
n Or, I heard a still voice
15 Or, be Just before God
602
4.18
JOB
5.24
Man's Insignificance in Cod's Sight. Tlie Insecurity of the Wicked. The Benefits of Chastisement
Shall a man ' be more pure than
his "Maker'?
18 Behold, *he putteth no trust in
his servants ;
And his angels he chargeth
with foll.y :
19 How much more them that
dwell in ''houses of clay,
Whose ''foundation is in the
dust,
Who are crushed "before the
moth!
20 ^ * Betwixt morning and even-
ing they are * destroyed :
They •''perish for ever without
any regarding it.
21 ° Is not their ^ tent-cord plucked
up within them 1
They '' die, and that without
wisdom.
5 Call now ; is there any that
will answer thee"?
And to which of the ' holy ones
wilt thou turn t
2 For * vexation killeth the fool-
ish man.
And ® jealousy slayeth the silly
one.
3 I have seen the ' foolish taking
root :
But suddenly ™ I cursed his hab-
itation.
4 His children are "far from
safety,
And they are " crushed in the
, gate.
Neither is there any to deliver
them :
5 Whose harvest the hungry
eateth up,
And taketh it even out of the
thorns ;
And ^ the ^ snare gapeth for
their substance.
6 For ^ affliction cometh not forth
from the dust.
Neither doth trouble spring out
of the ground ;
7 But ''man is born unto trouble.
As " the sparks fly upward.
8 But as for me, I would seek
unto God,
And unto God would I '' commit
my cause ;
9 Who *doeth great things and
unsearchable,
1 Or, he pure before his Maker 2 Or, like
3 Or, From morning to evening
* Heb. broken in pieces.
6 Or, 7s not their excellency which is in them
removed ? ' Or. indignation
' Ace. to Vulg., the thirsty swallow up.
8 Or. iniiiuitii See ch. 4. 8.
9 Heb. the sons of flame (or, of lightning).
"eh. 31. 1.5;
32. 22 ; 35.
10 ; 36. 3
6 ch. 15. 15
"^ ch. 10. 9 ;
33. 6;
2 Cor. 4. 7
rf ch. 22. 16 ;
Gen. 2. 7 ;
3 19
" Ps. 90. 5, 6
/ ch. 20. 7
" ch. 8. 22
'i ch. 36. 12 ;
Prov. 6. 23 ;
Hos. 4. 6
' ch. 15. 15 ;
Ps. 89. 5, 7
t Prov. 12.
16; 27. 3
' Ps. 37. 35 ,
Jer. 12. 2
'" ch. 24. 18 ;
31. 30
" Ps. 119. 155
" Prov. 22.
22; Am.
5. 12
P ch. 18. 8-
10 ; 22. 10
«ch. 14. 1;
Gen. 3.
17-19
"" Ps. 35. 23 ;
Lam. 3. 59
' ch. 9. 10 ;
:',!. 14, 16 ;
P^. 40. 5 ;
72. 18
' ch. 36. 27-
29 ; 37. 6-
11; 38. 26;
Ps. 65. 9 ;
104. 13 ;
Acts 14. 17
" ch. 22. 29 ;
1 S. 2. 7, 8 ;
Ps. 107. 41 ;
113. 7
"Neh. 4. 15;
Ps. 33. 10 ;
Is. 8. 10
^ Ps. 9. 15 ;
1 Cor. 3. 10
V ch. 12. 25 ;
15. 30 ; IS.
18 ; 20. 20
' Dt. 2S. 20
« Ps. 67. 4 ;
.59. 7 ; 64. 3
b Ps. 35. 10 ;
72. 4
" Ps. 107. 42
d Ps. 94. 12 ,
.Ja. 1. 12
« Prov. 3. 11 ;
Heb. 12.
5-11
/ Dt. 32. 39 ;
1 S. 2. 6 ;
Is. 30. 26 ;
Hos. 6. 1
'■' Ps. 34. 19
'' Ps. 91. 10
« Ps. 33. 19 ;
37. 19
^ Ps. 144. 10
' ver. 15 ;
Ps. 31. 20
"' Ps. 91. 5, 6
" Ps. 91. 13 ;
Ezek. 34.
25 ; Hos. 2.
18
"Is. 11. 6-9;
65. 25
V ch. 8. 6 ;
21. 9
503
Marvellous things without
number :
10 Who ' giveth rain upon the
earth.
And sendeth waters upon the
fields ;
1 1 So that " he setteth up on high
those that are low,
And those that mourn are ex-
alted to safety.
12 He " f rustrateth the devices of
the crafty,
So that their hands ^^ cannot
perform their enterprise.
13 He "" taketh the wise in their
own craftiness ;
And the counsel of the cunning
is carried headlong.
1 4 They " meet with darkness in
the day-time.
And ^ grope at noonday as in
the night.
15 But he saveth from "the sword
" of their mouth.
Even '' the needy from the hand
of the mighty.
1 6 So the poor hath hope,
And '^ iniquity stoppeth her
mouth.
17 Behold, 'Miappy is the man
whom God '" correcteth :
Therefore " despise not thou the
chastening of the Almighty.
18 For •''he maketh sore, and bind-
eth up ;
He woundeth, and his hands
make whole.
19 He will ^deliver thee in six
troubles ;
Yea, in seven there shall ''no
evil touch thee.
20 In * famine he will redeem thee
from death ;
And * in war from the power of
the sword.
21 Thou shalt be 'hid from the
scourge of the tongue ;
"' Neither shalt thou be afraid
of destruction when it com-
eth.
22 At destruction and dearth thou
shalt laugh ;
" Neither shalt thou be afraid
of the beasts of the earth.
23 For thou shalt be in league
with the stones of the field ;
And "the beasts of the field
shall be at peace with thee.
24 And thou shalt know that thy
p tent is in peace ;
10 Or, can perform nothing of worth
'1 Heb. out of their mouth.
12 Or, reproveth
5.25
JOB
6.26
Job's Second Speech. He describes his Wretchedness. The Deceitfblness and Unkindness of his Friends
And thou shalt visit thy ^ fold,
and -shalt miss nothing.
25 Thou shalt know also that thy
" seed shall be great,
And ''thine offspring as the
grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt " come to thy grave
in a full age,
Like as a shock of grain cometh
in in its season.
27 Lo this, we have searched it, so
it is ;
Hear it, and know thou it ^ for
thy good.
6 Then Job answered and
said,
2 '' Oh that my vexation were but
weighed,
And all my calamity laid in the
balances !
3 For now it would be * heavier
than the sand of the seas :
Therefore have my words been
rash.
4 For the -^ arrows of the Almighty
are within me.
The poison whereof my spirit
" drinketh up :
The ''terrors of God do set them-
selves in array against me.
5 Doth the 'wild ass bray when
he hath grass 1
Or loweth the ox over his fod-
der'?
6 Can that which hath no savor
be eaten without saltl
Or is there any taste in ^the
white of an eggi
7 ^ My soul refuseth to touch
them ;
They are as loathsome food to
me.
8 * Oh that I might have my re-
quest ;
And that God would grant me
the thing that I long for !
9 Even that it would ' please God
to crush me ;
That he would let loose his
hand, and cut me off!
10 And be it still my consolation,
''Yea, let me "exult in pain
*that spareth not,
That I '"have not ^denied the
words of the " Holy One.
11 What is my strength, that I
should waif?
1 Or, habitation 2 Or, shalt not err
2 Heb. for thyself. * Or, thejulce ofvurslain
5 Or, What things ■niv soul refused to touch,
these are as my loathsome food
« Or, Though I shrink back
? Or, harden myself
8 Or, though he spare ru)t 9 Or, concealed
" Ps. 72. 16 ;
n2. 2
b Is. 44. 3, 4
' ch. 42. 17 ;
Gen. 16. 16 ;
Prov. 9.
11 ; 10, 27
<ich. 31. 6
" ch. 23. 2
/ch. 16. 13 ;
Ps. 38. 2
0 ch. 21. 20 ;
Jer. 25. 16
'' ch. 30. 15 ;
Ps. 88. 15,
16
' ch. 39. 6-8
k ch. 14. 13
'Num. 11.
15 ; 1 K.
19. 4
"' ch. 23. 11,
12
" Lev. 19. 2 j
Is. 57. 15 ;
Hos. 11. 9
° ch. 21. 4
P eh. 26. 2
9 ch. 26. 3
•■ ch. 4. 5
* 2 S. 16. 17
t- Jer. 15. 18
" ch. 24. 19
" Gen. 25. 15 ;
1 Chr. 1.
30 ; Is. 21.
14 ; Jer.
25. 23
" ch. 1. 15
y Jer. 14. 3
■ Eecl. 12. 10,
" ch. 8. 2 ;
15. 2 ; 16. 3
And what is mine end, that I
should be "patient*?
1 2 Is my strength the strength of
stones *?
Or is my flesh of»brass 1
13 Is it not that I have ■Pno help
in me,
And that 'wisdom is driven
quite from me?
14 To him that is ready ''to faint
* kindness should be showed
from his friend ;
^°Even to him that forsaketh
the fear of the Almighty.
1 5 My brethren have dealt * deceit-
fully as a brook.
As the channel of brooks that
pass away;
16 Which are black by reason of
the ice.
And wherein the snow hideth
itself :
17 What time "they "wax warm,
they vanish ;
When it is hot, they are con-
sumed out of their place.
18 '-The caravans that travel^ by
the way of them turn aside ;
They go up into the waste, and
perish.
1 9 The caravans of " Tema looked.
The companies of '''Sheba waited
for them.
20 They ^were put to shame be-
cause they had hoped ;
They came thither, and were
confounded.
2 1 For now ye ^^ are nothing ;
Ye see a terror, and are afraid.
22 Did I say. Give unto me 1
Or, Offer a present for me of
your substance 1
23 Or, Deliver me from the adver-
sary's hand 1
Or, Redeem me from the hand
of the oppi'essors'?
24 Teach me, and I will hold my
peace ;
And cause me to understand
wherein I have erred.
25 How ^forcible are words of up-
rightness !
But your reproof, what doth it
reprove"?
26 Do ye think to reprove words.
Seeing that the speeches of one
that is desperate are "as
"windl
1" Or, Else might he forsake Or, But he for-
saketh 11 Or, shrink
12 Or, Tlie paths of their way are turned aside
13 Another reading is, are like thereto.
1* Or, for the wind
604
6.27
JOB
8.4
Job describes the Wearisomeness of Life. He remonstrates with God. Bildad's First Speech. He vindicates God's Justice
27 Yea, ye would "cast lots upon
the fatherless,
And * make merchandise of your
friend.
28 Now therefore be pleased to
look upon me ;
^ For surely I " shall not lie to
your face.
29 Return, I pray you, let there be
no injustice ;
Yea, return again, ^''my cause
is righteous.
30 Is there ''injustice on my tongue?
Cannot •'^my taste discern mis-
chievous things'?
7 Is there not a ^^ warfare to
man upon earth 1
And are not his days like the
''days of a hireling'?
2 As a servant that earnestly
desireth the shadow,
And as a hii-eling that looketh
for his ' wages :
3 So am I made to possess * months
of misery.
And [ wearisome nights are ap-
pointed to me.
4 When I ™ lie down, I say.
When shall I arise, and the
night be gone'?
And I am full of tossings to and
fro unto the dawning of the
day.
5 My " flesh is clothed with worms
and clods of dust ;
My skin * closeth up, and break-
eth out afresh.
6 My days are "swifter than a
weaver's shuttle.
And are spent ^ without hope.
7 Oh remember that my life * is a
breath :
Mine eye shall ''no more see
good.
8 The ^ eye of him that seeth me
shall behold me no more ;
Thine eyes shall be upon me,
but * I shall not be.
9 As the " cloud is consumed and
vanisheth away.
So " he that goeth down to
^Sheol shall *come up no
more.
10 He shall ''return no more to his
house.
Neither shall "his place know
him any more.
1 1 Therefore ^ I will not refrain
my mouth ;
1 Or, And it will he evident unto you if I lie
2 Heb. my righteousness is in it.
3 Or, time of service
* Or, is broken and become loathsome
" Joel 3. 3 ;
Nah. 3. 10
>> 2 Pet. 2. 3
" ch. 27. 4 ;
33. 3 ; 36. 4
d ch. 13. 18 ;
23. 10 ; 27.
6, 6 ; 34. 6
« ch. 27. 4
/ch. 12. 11
» ch. 10. 17 ;
14. 14 ; l8.
40. 2
A ch. 14. 6
i Lev. 19. 13
* Lam. 1. 7
' Ps. 6. 6 ;
Lam. 1. 2
"^ ver. 13, 14 ;
Dt. 28. 67
" ch. 2. 7,
ref.
" ch. 9. 25
^ ch. 13. 15 ;
14. 19 ; 17.
15, 16 ; 19.
10
1 ver. 16 ;
Ps. 78. 39
'■ ch. 9. 25
* ch. 8. 18 ;
20. 9
t ver. 21
" ch. 30. 15 ;
Hos. 13. 3
" ch. 3. 13-
19, ref.
^ ch. 11. 8 ;
14. 13 ; 17.
13, 16 ; 21.
13
V ch. 14. 14 ;
2 S. 12. 23
' ch. 10. 21
" ch. 8. 18 ;
20. 9 ; Ps.
103. 16
b Ps. 40. 9
' ch. 10. 1 ;
21. 4 : 23.
2 ; 1 S. 1.
10 ; Ps. 77. 3
d Ezek. 32.
2, 3
* cil. 9. 27
/ch. 9. 34
!* 1 K. 19. 4
ft ch. 9. 21 ;
10. 1
' ver. 7 ;
Eccl. 7. 15
* Ps. 8. 4 ;
144. 3 ;
Heb. 2. 6
' ch. 14. 3
'" Ps. 66. 10
" ch. 14. 6
° ch. 10. 20
P ch. 36. 3, 6
* ver. 12 ;
ch. 14. 16
"■ ch. 16. 12
' ch. 9. 28 ;
10.14
' ch. 10. 9 ;
20. 11 ; 21.
26 ; Ps. 104.
29 ; Dan.
12. 2
" ver, 8
" ch. 6. 26,
ref.
^ ch. 34. 10,
12; 36. 23;
37. 23 ;
Gen. 18.
26 ; Dt. 32.
4 ; 2 Chr.
19. 7;
Rom. 3. 5
y ch. 1. 6, 18,
19
505
I will speak in the anguish of
my spirit ;
I will '^complain in the bitter-
ness of my soul.
1 2 Am I a sea, or "^ a sea-monster.
That thou settest a watch over
mel
1 3 When * I say, My bed shall com-
fort me,
My couch shall ease my com-
plaint ;
14 Then thou scarest me with
dreams,
And ■'^terrifiest me through vi-
sions :
15 So that my soul chooseth stran-
gling,
"And ^ death rather than these
my bones.
16^1 Moathe my life ; I ® would not
live alway :
Let me alone ; * for my days are
"^ vanity.
17 * What is man, that thou should-
est magnify him.
And that thou shouldest set thy
mind upon him,
18 And that 'thou shouldest visit
him every morning.
And "' try him every moment 1
19 How long "wilt thou not look
away from me,
Nor " let me alone till I swallow
down my spittle"?
20 If I have sinned, ^what ^do I
unto thee, O thou ® * watcher
of men %
Why hast thou 'set me as a
mark for thee.
So that I am a burden to myself?
21 And whj^ ' dost thou not pardon
my transgression, and take
away mine iniquity"?
For now shall I ' lie down in the
dust ;
And thou wilt seek me dili-
gently, "but I shall not be.
8
&c.
Then answered Bildad the
Shuhite, and said,
2 How long wilt thou speak these
things'?
And hotv long shall the "words
of thy mouth be like a mighty
wind 1
3 Doth ^God pervert justice?
Or doth the Almighty pervert
righteousness'?
1 ^"^'If thy children have sinned
against him,
6 Or, / waste away ^ Or, shall
1 Or, as a breath * Or, can I do
3 Or, preserver
i« Or, // thy children sinned . . . he delivered
a5
JOB
9.11
Bildad says that God favors the Righteoas, and destroys the Sinner. Job's Third Speech. He confesses Cod's Power, bnt
And he hath deKvered them
into the hand of their trans-
gression ;
5 If thou wouldest "seek dili-
gently unto God,
And *make thy supplication
to the Almighty;
6 If thou wert pure and upright :
Surely now "he would awake
for thee.
And make the ''habitation of
thy righteousness prosper-
ous.
7 And though thy beginning
was small,
Yet thy _ " latter end would
greatly increase.
8 For -^inquire, I pray thee, of
the former age,
And apply thyself to that
which their fathers have
searched out
9 (For we are but of yesterday,
and know nothing,
Because ^our days upon earth
are a shadow);
10 Shall not they teach thee, and
tell thee.
And utter words out of their
heart 1
1 1 Can the ^ '' rush grow up with-
out mire'?
Can the "'flag grow without
water 1
12 Whilst it is yet in its green-
ness, and not cut down,
It *withereth before any other
herb.
13 So are the paths of 'all that
forget God;
And the ™hope of the godless
man shall perish:
14 Whose confidence shall ^ break
in sunder.
And whose trust is a "spider's
^web.
15 He shall lean upon his "house,
but it shall not stand :
He shall hold fast thereby, but
it shall not endure.
16 He is ^ green before the sun.
And his « shoots go forth over
his garden.
17 His roots are wrapped ^ about
the stone-heap.
He beholdeth the place of
stones.
18 If he be destroyed from ''his
place,
I Or, papyrus 3 Or, 6e cut off
* Or, reea^ftrass * Heb. house.
* Or, beside the spring
Then it shall deny him, saying,
'I have not seen thee.
19 Behold, 'this is the joy of his
way;
And out of the ® earth "shall
others spring.
20 Behold, ^God will not cast
away a perfect man.
Neither ^will he uphold the
evil-doers.
21 'He will yet fill nhy mouth
with laughter,
And thy lips with ^shouting.
22 They that hate thee shall be
"clothed with shame;
And the ''tent of the wicked
shall be no more.
9
Then
said.
Job answered and
2 Of a truth I know that it is so :
^ But how can " man be just
"with Godi
3 "If be be pleased to ''contend
with him.
He cannot "answer him one of
a thousand.
4 He is •'^wise in heart, and
''mighty in strength:
Who hath ''hardened himself
against him, and pros-
pered 1 —
5 Him that ' removeth the moun-
tains, and they know it not,
AVhen he overturneth them in
his anger;
6 That '' shaketh the earth out of
its place.
And the 'pillars thereof trem-
ble;
7 That commandeth the "'sun,
and it riseth not.
And sealeth up the stars;
8 That alone "stretcheth out the
heavens.
And " treadeth upon the " waves
of the sea;
9 That maketh the ^ Bear, Orion,
and the Pleiades,
And the * chambers of the
south ;
10 That ^doeth great things past
finding out.
Yea, marvellous things with-
out number.
11 Lo, he goeth by me, and 'I
see him not:
He passeth on also, but I per-
ceive him not.
9 ch. 37. 9 "■ ch. 5. 9, ref. ' ch. 23. 8, 9 ; 35. 14
506
6 Or, dust 7 Or, Till he fill
8 Or, For 9 Or, before
10 Or, If one should desire . . . He could not &e,
11 Heb. high places.
9.12
JOB
10.7
complains that fiod destroys the Good mth tbe Bad. His Own Innocence no Protection. He protests against Gods Severity
12 Behold, he seizeth the prey,
"who can blinder him "2
Who will say unto him, * What
doest thou 1
13 God will not withdraw his
anger ;
The helpers of ^"Rahab ^do
stoop under him.
14 How much less shall ''I answer
him,
And choose out my words to
reason with him?
1 5 Whom, 'though I were righteous,
yet would I not answer ;
I would -^make supplication to
my judge.
16 If I had called, and he had an-
swered me,
Yet would I not believe that
he hearkened unto my voice.
17 *For he "breaketh me with a
tempest.
And multiplieth my wounds
''without cause.
18 He will not suffer me to take
my breath,
But ' filleth me with bitterness.
19 If we^ sjjeak of strength, ^*lo,
lie is mighty !
And if of justice. Who, saith he,
will summon me'?
20 'Though I be righteous, mine
own mouth shall ™ condemn
me :
Though I be perfect, ®it shall
prove me perverse.
21 ''I am "perfect; I regard not
myself ;
I " despise my life.
22 It is all one ; therefore I say.
He ^ destroyeth the perfect and
the wicked.
23 If the scourge slay ' suddenly.
He will mock at the *'' trial of
the innocent.
24 The earth *is given into the
hand of the wicked ;
He 'covereth the faces of the
judges thereof :
If it be not he, who then is it %
25 Now "my days are swifter
than a ®post:
They flee away, "they see no
good.
26 They are passed away as ^ the
^° swift ships;
1 Or, turn him back
2 Or, arroganaj See Is. 30. 7.
3 Or, did * Heb. He who.
5 Or, Lo, here am I, salth he; Aiid if of jus-
tice. Who d-c. 6 Or, he
"> Or, Though I be perfect, I will not regard &c.
8 Or, calamity ^ Or, runner
1" Heb. ships of reed.
"■ ch. 10. 7 ;
11. 10
>> Is. 45. 9
° ch. 26. 12 ;
Ps. 89. 10 ;
Is. 30. 7 i
51. 9
d rer. 3, 32
' vex. 20, 21 ;
ch. 10. 16
/ch. 8. 5
^ ch. 16. 12,
U ; 30. 22
'' ch. 2. 3
' ch. 13. 20 ;
27. 2
* ver. 4, ref.
' ver. 15
'" ver. 29 ; ch.
15. 6
" ch. 1. 1 ;
12. 4 ; 13.
18
" ch. 7. 16
i' Eccl. 9. 2, 3
Ezek. 21. 3
« Ps. 64. 4 ;
Eccl. 9. 12
"■ Heb. 11. 36 ,
1 Pet, 1. 7
» ch. 10. 3 ;
12. 6
' ch. 12. 17
" ch. 7. 6
" ch. 7. 7
^ Is. 18. 2
y ch. 39. 29 ;
Hab. 1. 8
^ ch. 7. 11,
ref.
" ch. 10. 20
6 Ps. 119. 120
' ch. 7. 21 ;
10. 14
d ver. 20 ; ch.
10. 2
' Jer. 2. 22
/Ps. 26. 0;
73. 13
" Ezek. 28. 9
'' ver. 3
' Ps. 143. 2
t ver. 19 ;
1 S. 2. 25
'ch. 13. 21;
Ps. 39. 10
'" ch. 13. 22
" ch. 7. 16
"ch. 7. 11,
ref.
P ch. 3. 20,
ref.
« ch. 9. 29
"■ Hos. 4. 1 ;
Mic. 6. 2
' ch. 9. 22-
24 ; 16. n ;
19. 6 ; 27. 2
< ver. 8 ; ch.
14. 15 ;
Ps. 138. 8 ;
Is. 64. 8
" ch. 21. 16 ,
22. 18 .
" 1 S. 16. 7
^ ch. 36. 26 ,
Ps. 90. 4 ;
102. 24 ;
2 Pet. 3. 8
" ch. 14. 16
' ch. 9. 21 ;
13. 18
' ch. 9. 12 ,
Dt. 32. 39 ,
Is. 43. 13 ;
Hos. 2. 10
As the ^ eagle that swoopeth
on the prey.
27 If I say, I will forget ^my
complaint,
I will put off my sad counte-
nance, and " " be of good
cheer ;
28 I am * afraid of all my sorrows,
I know that Hhou wilt not
hold me innocent.
29 I shall be '' condemned ; .
Why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I "wash myself ^'^with snow
water,
And ^^make ^my hands never
so clean;
31 Yet wilt thou plunge me in
the ditch,
And mine own clothes shall
abhor me.
32 For ^he is not a man, as I am,
that '' I should answer him.
That * we should come together
in judgment.
33 There is no * umpire betwixt us,
That might lay his hand upon
us both.
34 Let him 'take his rod away
from me.
And let not his terror make
me afraid :
35 Then ^ would I speak, and not
fear him ;
For I am not so in myself.
"1 /~\ My soul is "weary of my life;
J- Vy I will give free course to "my
complaint;
I will speak in the ^bitterness
of my soul.
2 I will say unto God. *Do not
condemn me;
Show me wherefore thou *■ con-
tendest with me.
3 Is it good unto thee that thou
shouldest * oppress.
That thou shouldest despise
'the "work of thy hands.
And shine upon "the counsel
of the wicked'?
4 Hast thou ej'es of flesh'?
Or " seest thou as man seeth 1
5 Are thy days as the days of man,
Or "^thy years as man's days,
6 That ^thou inquirest after
mine iniquity.
And searchest after my sin,
7 Although thou knowest that
^I am not wicked.
And there is " none that can
deliver out of thy hand'?
1' Heb. brighten up.
12 Another reading is, with snow.
13 Heb. cleanse my hands with lye.
" Heb. labor.
507
10.8
JOB
11.13
Job protests agunst God's severe Treatment or him. Zophar's First Speech. He accuses Job of Arrogance and Impiety,
8 "Thy hands have framed me
and fashioned me
Together round about; yet
thou dost destroy me.
9 Remember, I beseech thee, that
thou hast fashioned me as
* clay ;
And wilt thou "bring me into
dust again 1
10 Hast thou not poured me out
as milk.
And curdled me like cheese 1
1 1 Thou hast clothed me with skin
and flesh.
And knit me together with
bones and sinews.
1 2 Thou hast "* granted me life and
lovingkindness ;
And thy ^visitation hath 'pre-
served my spirit.
13 Yet -^ these things thou didst
hide in thy heart ;
I know that this is with thee :
14 If I sin, then thou ''markest
me,
And thou ''wilt not acquit me
from mine iniquity.
15 If I be 'wicked, woe unto me ;
And *if I be righteous, yet
shall I not lift up my head
^ Being ' filled with ignominy.
And looking upon mine afflic-
tion.
16 And if my head exalt itself,
"' thou huntest me as a lion ;
And again thou showest thyself
" marvellous upon me.
17 Thou renewest "thy witnesses
against me.
And increasest thine indigna-
tion upon me :
^^ Changes and 'warfare are
with me.
18 'Wherefore then hast thou
brought me forth out of the
womb ^
I had given up the ghost, and
no eye had seen me.
19 I should have been as though
I had not been ;
I should have been carried
from the womb to the grave.
20 Are not 'my days few"? * cease
then.
And 'let me alone, that I may
^ " take comfort a little,
21 Before I go "whence I shall not
return.
> Or, care
* Or, lam filled with ignominy, but look thou
, . . for it increaseth : thou &c.
s Or, Host after host is against me
* Another reading is, lei him cease, and leave
l,%e alone. ' B.e.h. brighten up.
" ver. 3, ref. ;
Ps. 119. 73
t> ch. 4. 19 ;
33. 6 i Is.
64. 8
' ch. 7. 21 ;
34. 15 ;
Gen. 3. 19 ,
Ps. 146. 4 ;
Eccl. 12. 7
d ch. 33. 4
" Neh. 9. 6 ;
Ps. 36. 6 ;
97. 10
/ ch. 23. 13
'J ch. 13. 27 ;
33. U
fc ch. 7. 21 ;
9. 28
' Is. 3. 11
«-■ ch. 9. 16
' Ps. 83. 16
'" Is. 38. 13 ;
Lam. 3. 10 ;
Hos. 6. 14 ;
13. 7
" ch. 6. 9
" ch. 16. 8
P Ps. 56. 19
9ch. 7. 1
"" ch. 3. 11-13
■' ch. 14. 1
t ch. 7. 19,
ref.
" ch. 9. 27
" ch. 3. 13-19,
ref. ; 16.
22 ; 2 S. 12.
23
^ ch. 3. 6,
ref.
y ch. 8. 2 ;
16. 2, 18. 2
* Jas. 3. 6
" ch. 17. 2 ;
21. 3
b cli. 6. 10
"= ch. 10. 7
<l ch. 28. 21
^ ch. 9. 4,
ref.
/ ch. 15. 6 ;
22.6
" ch. 6. 9 ,
36. 26 i 37.
5, 23 ; Eccl.
3. 11 , 8. 17 ;
Is. 40. 28 ;
Rom. 11.
33
'i ch. 22. 12 ;
35. 5
"■ ch. 17. 16 ;
Dt. 32. 22 ;
Ps. 86. 13 ;
Prov. 7. 27 ;
Mt. 11. 23
k ch. 9. 12 ;
Is. 43. 13
' ch. 34. 21-
25
™ ch. 24. 23 ;
Ps. 10. 14 ;
90. 8
" Ps. 39. 5,
11 ; 62. 9 ;
144. 4 ;
Eccl 1. 2 ;
11. 10
" Prov. 12.
11 ; Eccl
3. 18;
Eph. 4. 18
P ch. 39. 6
« ver. 13-20 :
ch. 6. 17-27
"" Ps. 78. 8
' Ezr. 9. ft ;
Ps. 88. 9 ;
143. 6
608
Uven to the land of darkness
and of "" the shadow of death ;
22 The land dark as ''midnight.
The land of the shadow of
death, without any order.
And where the light is as " mid-
night.
nThen answered Zophar the
Naamathite, and said,
2 Should not the multitude of
words be answered?
And should a man * full of talk
be justified 1
3 Should thy ' boastings make
men hold their peace 'I
And when thou " mockest, shall
no man make thee ashamed?
4 For *thou sayest, My doctrine
is pure,
And " I am clean in thine eyes.
5 But oh that God would speak,
And open his lips against thee,
6 And tnat he would show thee
the ''secrets of wisdom !
For he is manifold in 'under-
standing.
Know therefore that God 'ex-
acteth of thee less than ■''thine
iniquity deserveth.
7 ^-^ Canst thou by searching find
out God ?
Canst thou find out the Al-
mighty unto perfection?
8 ^ It is '' high as heaven ; what
canst thou do 1
' Deeper than Sheol ; what
canst thou know?
9 The measure thereof is longer
than the earth.
And broader than the sea.
10 If he pass through, and shut
up,
And ^"call unto judgment, then
* who can hinder him ?
1 1 For '■ he knqweth false men :
He ™ seeth iniquit.y also, " even
though he consider it not.
12 ^^But "vain man is "void of
understanding.
Yea, man is born as a ^wild
ass's colt.
13 « If thou *■ set thy heart aright,
And * stretch out thy hands
toward him ;
« Heb. thieli- darkness.
7 Or, remittefh (Heb. causeth to be forgotten]
unto thee of thine iniquity
8 Or, Canst thou .find out the deep things oj
God f 9 Heb. The heights of heaven.
1" Heb. call an assembly.
11 Or, and him that considereth not
12 Or, But an empty man will get understand
ing, when a wild ass'" colt is born a man
11.14
JOB
12.23
Zophar exhorts Job to put away Iniquity. Job's Fourth Speech. He chides his Accusers. He affirms the Power of Sod
14 If iniquity be in thy hand, "put
it far away.
And let not unrighteousness
dwell in thy tents.
15 Surely then shalt thou *lift up
thy face ''without spot ;
Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and
shalt ■* not fear :
16 For thou shalt * forget thy
misery ;
Thou shalt remember it as
-''waters that are passed
away.
17 And thy life shall ^be ''clearer
than the noonday ;
Though there be darkness, it
shall be as the morning.
18 And thou shalt be secure, be-
cause there is hope ;
Yea, thou shalt search about
thee, and shalt take thy rest
in safety.
shalt
shall
'* lie down,
make thee
shall ' make suit
of the wicked
19 Also thou
and none
afraid ;
Yea, many
unto thee.
20 But the *eyes
shall fail.
And -^they shall 'have no way
to flee;
And their "* hope shall be " the
giving up of the ghost.
"I O Then Job answered and
J-i^ said,
2 No doubt but "ye are the
people.
And wisdom shall die with
you.
3 But *I have understanding as
well as you ;
I am not inferior to you :
Yea, who knoweth not such
things as these'?
4 I am as one that is a "> laughing-
stock to his neighbor,
I who called upon God, and he
answered :
The just, /the perfect man is
a laughing-stock.
5 In the thought of 'him that
is at ease there is contempt
for misfortune ;
It is ready for them whose foot
slippeth.
6 The * tents of robbers prosper.
And they that provoke God
"are secure ;
^"Into whose hand God bring-
eth abundantly.
1 Or, arise above
2 Heb. refuge is perished from them.
3 Or, That bring their god in their hand
" ch. 22. 23
i> ch. 22. 26 ;
Gen. 4. 7 ;
1 Jn. 3. 21
" 1 Tim. 6.
14 ; 2 Pet.
3. 14
d Ps. 27. 3 ;
46. 2
" Is. 65. 16
/ch. 22. 11
S' Ps. 37. 6 ;
112. 4; Is.
68. 8 ; Mic.
7. 9
A Lev. 26. 6 ;
Ps. 4. 8 ;
Prov. 3. 24 ;
Is. 17. 2 ;
Mic. 4. 4 ;
Zeph. 3. 13
' Is. 46. 14
* ch. 17. 5 ;
Dt. 28. 65
' ch. 27. 22 ;
34. 22
™ ch. 8. 13,
ref.
" Jer. 15. 9
" ver. 2, 3 :
ch. 13. 4, 5 ;
16. 2 ; 17. 10
P ch. 13. 2
« ch. 16. 20 ;
17. 6 ; 30. 1,
9. 10
"■ ch. 6. 29,
ref.
* Ps. 123. 4
' ch. 9. 24 ;
21. 9
" ch. 24. 23
" ch. 22. 18
^ Is. 41. 20
y Num. 16.
22: Acts
17. 28
* ch. 27. 3 ;
33. 4 ; Dan.
6. 23
" ch. 34. 3
i> ch. 16. 10 ;
32. 7
"^ ch. 9. 4, ref.
d ch. 9. 4, ref.
"ch. 11. 6;
26. 12 ; 36. 5
/ ch. 19. 10 ;
Is. 26. 2
" ch. 37. 7 ;
Is. 22. 22 ;
Rev. 3. 7
fcDt. 11. 17;
1 K. 8. 35 ;
17. 1
' Gen. 7.
U-24
*: ver. 13
'ch. 13. 7,9
'" ch. 3. 14
" ch. 19. 9
" ch. 9. 24 ;
Is. 29. 14 ;
40. 23 ;
1 Cor. 1. 19
" Ps. 116. 16
5ch. 21.7;
22. 8 ; 24.
22 ; 34. 24-
28 ; 35. 9
"■ ch. 17. 4 ;
32. 9
' ch. 34. 19 ;
Ps. 107. 40
' ver. 18
" Dan, 2. 22 ;
1 Cor. 4. 6
" ch. 3. 6, ref.
" Is. 9. 3 ;
26. 15
y Dt. 2. 21 ;
Jer. 25. 9 ;
Zech. 12. 9
6G9
7 But ask now the beasts, and
they shall teach thee ;
And the birds of the heavens,
and they shall tell thee :
8 Or speak to the earth, and it
shall teach thee ;
And the fishes of the sea shall
declare unto thee.
9 Who knoweth not *in all these,
That *the hand of Jehovah
hath wrought this,
10 *In whose hand is the soul of
every living thing,
And ' the ^ breath of all man-
kind?
1 1 Doth not " the ear try words.
Even as the palate tasteth its
food ?
12 ®With *aged men is wisdom,
And in length of days under-
standing.
1 3 With '^ God is " wisdom and
■* might ;
He hath counsel and * under-
standing.
14 Behold, he-^breaketh down, and
it cannot be built again ;
He "shutteth up a man, and
there can be no opening.
15 Behold, he " withholdeth the
waters, and they dry up ;
Again, he ' sendeth them out,
and they overturn the earth.
16 With him is * strength and
wisdom ;
The ' deceived and the deceiver
are his.
17 He leadeth ™ counsellors away
" stripped.
And " judges maketh he fools.
18 He ^'looseth the bond of kings.
And bindeth their loins witli a
girdle.
19 He leadeth priests away
stripped,
And overthroweth 'the mighty.
20 He removeth the speech of the
trusty.
And ''taketh away the under-
standing of the elders.
21 He 'poureth contempt upon
princes.
And 'looseth the belt of the
strong.
22 He "uncovereth deep things
out of darkness.
And bringeth out to light the
"shadow of death.
23 He ^ increaseth the nations, and
he " destroyeth them :
* Or, by 5 Or, spirit
6 Or, With aged men, ye say, is wisdom
? Heb. him.
12.24
JOB
14.2
Job charges his Friends with making a False Defence of God. He afQrms his Integrity, and begs for Justice
13
He " enlargeth the nations, and
he * leadeth them captive.
24 He '^taketh away understand-
ing from the chiefs of the
people of the ' earth,
And ''causeth them to wander
in a wilderness where there
is no way.
25 They "grope in the dark with-
out light;
And he maketh them to '^-^ stag-
ger like a drunken man.
Lo, 'mine eye hath seen
all this.
Mine ear hath heard and under-
stood it.
2 What ye know, ^the same do I
know also :
I am not inferior unto you.
3 Surely ' I would speak to the
Almighty,
And I desire to * reason with
God.
4 But ye are 'forgers of lies;
Ye ai'e all physicians of ™no
value.
5 Oh that ye would altogether
" hold your peace !
And It would be your wisdom.
6 Hear now my reasoning,
And hearken to the pleadings
of my lips.
7 Will ye "speak unrighteously
for God,
And talk deceitfully for him?
8 Will ye ^'show partiality to
him?
Will ye contend for God 1
9 Is it good that he should * search
you out 1
Or as one ''deceiveth a man,
*■ will ye ^ deceive him 1
10 He will surely x^eprove you.
If ye do secretly ' show partial-
ity.
11 Shall not /his majesty make
you afraid.
And his dread fall upon you 1
12 Your memorable "sayings are
proverbs of ashes,
Your defences ai'e defences of
clay.
13 "Hold your peace, let me
alone, that I may speak ;
And let come on me what will.
14 ® Wherefore should I take my
flesh in my teeth,
And "^ put my life in my hand 1
1 Or, land 3 Or, mocketh
2 Heb. wander. * Or, mock
* Or, At all adventures I will take &c.
» Gen. 9. 27 ;
Ex. 34. 24 ;
Dt. 12. 20
* Ps. 78. 61 ;
Jer. 29. 7 ;
Ezek. 39.
2S; Am. 6.
27
'^ ver. 20
rf Ps. 107. 40
^ ch. 6. 14,
ref.
/Ps. 107.27;
Is. 24. 20
'■' ch. 12. 9
'' ch. 12. 3
' ver. 22 ;
ch. 23. 4
*-■ ver. 1.5
'Ps. 119. 69
"' Jer. 23. 32
" ver. 13 ;
ch. 21. 5
" ch. 27. 4
» Lev. 19. 16,
ref.
9 Ps. 44. 21
*■ ch. 12. 16 ;
Gal. 6. 7
' ver. 8,
ref. ; ch.
32. 21 ; 34.
19
f ch. 31. 23
" ch. 15. 3
^ ver. 5
^ Judg. 12.
3 ; 1 S. 19.
5 : 28. 21
y ch. 7. 0,
ref.
^ ch. 27. 5
« Ps. 6. 5
* ch. 21. 2
" ch. 23. 4 ;
33. 6
rf ch. 9. 21 ;
10. 7 ; 12. 4
" Is. 60. 6
/ch. 40. 4
" ch. 9. 34 ;
Ps. 39. 10
'' ch. 33. 7
' ch. 9. 16 ;
14. lo
*-• ch. 7. 21
' 1 S. 20. IS
"' Ps. 13. 1 ;
44. 24 ; 88.
14
" ch. 19. 11 ;
.33. 10
" Lev. 26. 36
P ch. 21. 18 ;
Jer. 13. 24
9 oh. 9. 18
'■ Ps, 26. 7
^ ch. 3.3. 11
< ch. 33. 11
" ch. 2. 7,
ref.
' Is. 50. 9 ;
Jas. 5. 2
"= ch. 5. 7
y ch. 15. 14
' ch. 10. 20 ;
Gen. 47. 9
" Ps. 90. 5, 6 ;
103. 15 :
Is. 40. 6, 7 ;
Ja.q. 1. 10 ;
1 Pet. 1. 24
6 Ps. 37. 2 ;
15 ®Behold, he will slay me; y\
have no hope :
Nevertheless I ^will 'maintain
my ways before him.
16 This also shall be my salvation,
That "a godless man shall not
come before him.
1 7 * Hear diligently my speech.
And let my declaration be in
your ears.
18 Behold now, I have ''set my
cause in order ;
I know that *'I ®am righteous.
19 "Who is he that will contend
with me %
For then "would ■''I hold my
peace and give up the ghost.
20 Only do not two things unto
me;
Then will I not hide myself
from thy face :
21 ''Withdraw thy hand far from
me ;
And let not thy ''terror make
me afraid.
22 Then call thou, and 'I will an-
swer ;
Or let me speak, and answer
thou me.
23 *How many are mine iniquities
and sins %
' Make me to know my trans-
gression and my sin.
24 Wherefore '"hidest thou thy
face.
And boldest me for "thine
enemy %
25 Wilt thou harass a " driven leaf 1
And wilt thou pursue the dry
^'stubble?
26 For thou writest 'bitter things
against me.
And makest me to inherit the
*■ iniquities of my youth :
27 Thou "puttest my feet also in
the stocks.
And 'markest all my paths ;
Thou settest a bound to the
soles of my feet :
28 "Though I am like a "rotten
thing that consumeth.
Like a garment that is 'moth-
eaten.
-I A ^Man, that is 2' born of a
-L jL woman,
Is of ^few days, and full of
trouble.
2 He Cometh forth " like a flower,
and " * is cut down :
6 Or. Thounh he slay me. yet will I wait for him
1 Heb. nrrme. 8 Or. shn.ll be. justified
9 Or, if I hold mv peace, I xhall give up &c.
1" Heb. And he is like. u Or, withereth
610
14. 3
JOB
15.7
Job sets forth the Frailty of Nan. fle prays for a Respite. Eliphaz's Secoud Speech. He rebnkes Job's Presnmptaoasness
He fleeth also as "a shadow, and
continueth not.
3 And dost thou * open thine eyes
upon such a one,
Ancf "bringest me into judgment
with thee 1
4 ^ Who can bring a '' clean thing
out of an unclean ■? not one.
5 Seeing his ''days are deter-
mined,
The -^number of his months is
with thee,
And thou hast appointed his
* bounds that he cannot pass ;
6 '' Look away from him, that he
may -rest.
Till he shall ^accomplish, as a
'hireling, his day.
7 For there is hope of a tree.
If it be cut down, that it will
sprout again.
And that the tender branch
thereof will not cease.
8 Though the root thereof wax
old in the earth,
And the stock thereof die in
the ground ;
9 Yet '-■ through the scent of water
it will bud,
And put forth boughs like a
plant.
10 But ' man dieth, and is laid low :
Yea, man ™ giveth up the ghost,
and where is he 1 _
11 As the "waters ''fail from the
sea.
And the river wasteth and
drieth up ;
12 So^manlieth down and riseth
not :
Till the ^heavens be no more,
they shall not awake,
Nor be ''roused
sleep.
out of their
13
Oh that thou wouldest *" hide
me in Sheol,
That thou wouldest keep me se-
cret, ' until thy wrath oe past,
That thou wouldest appoint me
a set time, and remember
14 If a man die, 'shall he live
again
All the days of my "warfare
/would I wait,
Till my "release should come.
15 Thou ^wouldest "call, and I
would answer thee :
1 Or, Oh that a dean thing could come out of an
unclean ! not one can 2 Heb. isease.
3 Or, have pleasure in ^ Heb. are oonc.
^ Or, will . . . shall come 6 Or, chanue
1 Or, sJmU call, and I loill &c.
" ch. 8. 9 ;
17. 7;
I Chr. 29.
16 ; Ps. 102.
II ; 144. 4 ;
Ecol. G. Vi ;
8. 13
6 Ps. 8. 4 ;
144. 3
' ch. 22. 4 ;
Ps. 143. 2
d ch. 16. 14 ;
25. 4
" Ps. 139. IC
/ch. 21. 21
" Acts 17. 26
'' ch. 7. 19
' ch. 7. 1
* Is. 65. 10
' ver. 10-15 :
ch. 3. 13.
ref.
'" ch. 13. 19
" Is. 19. 5
" ch. 3. 13
V Ps. 102. 26 ;
Mt. 6. IS
« Jn. 11. 11
'' ch. 3. 13,
ref.
* Is. 26. 20
' ch. 7. 9
" ch. 7. 1
" ch. 13. 22
^ ch. 10. 3,
ref.
y ch. 31. 4 ;
34. 21
^ ch. 10. 6
" Dt. 32. 32-
34 ; Hos.
13. 12
b ch. 18. 4
" ch. 7. 6,
ref.
ri ch. 34. 20 ;
Jas. 1. 10
" Dan. 5. 6
/ Eccl. 9. 6
*' ch. 6. 26,
ref.
ft Ps. 36. 3
«■ Prov. 16. 23
* ch. 5. 12, 12
' ch. 9. 20 ;
Lk. 19. 22
' ch. 38. 4, 21
Thou wouldest have a desire to
' the work of thy hands.
16 But now thou ^numberest my
steps :
Dost thou not ^ watch over my
sin ']
17 My transgression is "sealed up
in a bag,
And thou fastenest up mine
iniquity.
18 But the mountain falling *com-
eth to nought ;
And the 'rock is removed out
of its place ;
19 The waters wear the stones ;
The overflowings thereof wasn
away the dust of the earth :
So thou '^destroyest the hope of
man.
20 Thou prevailest for ever against
him, and "* he passeth ;
Thou "changest his counte-
nance, and sendest him away.
21 His sons come to honor, and he
-^knoweth it not ;
And they are brought low, but
he perceiveth it not of them.
22 ^ But his flesh upon him hath
pain,
And his soul within him
mourneth.
^ p^ Then answered Eliphaz
X-%J the Temanite, and said,
2 Should a wise man make an-
swer with '" vain knowledge,
And fill himself with the east
■' wind 1
3 Should he reason with un-
profitable talk,
Or with speeches wherewith he
^ can do no good 1
4 Yea, thou doest away with fear.
And " hinderest ^" devotion be-
fore God.
5 For ^^'' thine iniquity Heacheth
thy mouth.
And thou choosest the tongue
of * the crafty.
6 Thine ' own mouth condemneth
thee, and not I ;
Yea, thine own lips testify
against thee.
7 Art thou the first man that was
born'?
Or '"wast thou brought forth
before the hills %
8 Heb. fadeih awav.
9 Or, Onlv for himself his flesh hath pain, and
for himself his sonl mourneth
10 Heb. knoii.'ledne ofxmnd.
11 Heb. diminishest. 12 Or, meditation
13 Or, thy mouth ieacheth thine iniQuity
511
15.8
JOB
16.2
EUphaz rebakes Job's Presamptoon«n«ss. He declares that Sinners sball be speedily cnt off. Job's Fifth Speech
8 'Hast thou heard the "secret
counsel of God 1
And *dost thou Kmit wisdom
to thyself 1
9 "What knowest thou, that we
know not 1
What understandest thou,
which is not in us?
10 With us are both the ''gray-
headed and the very aged
men,
Much elder than thy father.
n Are "the consolations of God
too small for thee,
^Even the -^ word that is gentle
toward thee 1
1 2 Why doth thy heart carry thee
away 1
And why do thine eyes flash,
13 That "against God thou turn-
est thy spirit.
And lettest words go out of thy
mouth 1
14 What is man, that ''he should
be clean 1
And 'he that is born of a
woman, that he should be
righteous 1
15 Behold, *he putteth no trust in
his ' holy ones ;
Yea, the ^heavens are not clean
in his sight :
16 How much less ^one that is
" abominable and corrupt,
A man that " drinketh iniquity
like water !
17 I will show thee, hear thou
me ;
And that which I have seen I
will declare
18 (Which Avise men have told
From ^ their fathers, and have
not hid it ;
1 9 Unto whom alone the land was
given.
And no stranger passed among
them) :
20 The wicked man travaileth
*with pain all his days,
^Even the nurnber of years
that are ''laid up for the
oppressor.
21 A sound of * terrors is in his ears ;
In 'prosperity the destroyer
shall come upon him.
22 He believeth not that he shall
" return out of darkness,
And he is waited for of "the
sword.
1 Or, Dost thou hearken in the council
2 Or, Or is there a ny secret thing with thee f
3 Or, that which is
* Or, And years that are numbered are laid
up &c.
" Rom. 11. 34
l> ch. 12. 2
' ch. 12. 3 ;
d ch. 12. 12 ;
32. 6, 7
' ch. 36. 16,
16 ; 2 Cor.
1. 3, 4
/Zech. 1. 13
!' ch. 33. 13
'' ch. 14. 4 ;
Prov. 20. 9 ;
Eccl. r. 20
' ch. 25. 4 ;
Ps. 61. 5
«•■ ch. 4. 18
' ch. 5. 1
'" ch. 25. 6
" Ps. 14. 1
° ch. 34. 7
P ch. 8. 8 ;
Ps. 78. 3
9 ver. 24
'■ ch. 24. 1 ;
27. 13
* ver. 24 ;
ch. 18. 11 ;
20. 26 ; 24.
17 ; 27. 20
« ch. 20. 21 ;
1 Thess.
5, 3
" ver. 30
" ch. 27. 14 ;
33. IS ; 30.
12
^ Ps. 69. 15 ;
109. 10
" ver. 22, 30
- ch. 36. 9
" Ps. 17. 10 ;
73. 7 ; 119.
70
i> ch. 3. 14 ;
Is. 6. 8, 9
" ch. 27. 16,
17
d ver. 22; ch.
6. 14, ref.
* ver. 34 ;
ch. 20. 26 ;
22. 20
/ch. 4. 9
'■' Is. 59. 4
h ch. 22. 16 ;
Eccl. 7. 17
' ch. 18. 16
fc Hab. 3. 17
' ch. 16. 7
™ ch. 8. 22,
ref.
" Ps. 7. 14 ;
Is. 59. 4 ;
Hos. 10. 13
512
23 He ^wandereth abroad for
bread, saying, Where is it 1
He knoweth that the day of
* darkness is ready at his
hand.
24 Distress and anguish make him
afraid ;
They prevail against him, as a
king ready to the battle.
25 Because he hath stretched out
his hand against God,
And ^^behaveth himself proudly
against the Almighty ;
26 He runneth upon him with a
stiff neck,
^Witn the thick bosses of his
bucklers ;
27 Because he hath "covered his
face with his fatness.
And gathered fat upon his
loins ;
28 And he hath Mwelt in Meso^
late cities.
In houses which no man ^ inhab-
ited.
Which were ready to become
heaps ;
29 He ''shall not be rich, neither
shall his substance continue.
Neither shall '■* their possessions
be extended on the earth.
30 He shall "^not depart out of
darkness ;
The aflame shall dry up his
And by ^th'e breath of ^'> God's
mouth shall he go away.
31 Let him not ^ trust in vanity,
deceiving himself ; • _
For vanity shall be his recom-
pense.
32 It shall be "accomplished * be-
fore his time,
And his 'branch shall not be
green.
33 He shall shake off his unripe
grape as the vine.
And shall * cast off his flower as
the olive-tree.
34 For the company of Hhe god-
less shall be barren.
And fire shall consume ""the
tents of bribery.
35 They " conceive mischief, and
bring forth iniquity.
And their heart prepareth
deceit.
-| f* Then Job answered and
_L\J said,
2 I have heard many such things :
5 Or, biddeth defiance to « Or, Upon
' Heb. cut off. 8 Or, would inhabit
9 Or, their produce bend to the earth
10 Heb. his. " Or, paid in full
16.3
JOB
17.7
J«b reproaches his Friends. Complains of Cod's Treatment of him. Appeals to God as his Witness, bnt laments his Dire State
^"Miserable comforters are ye
all._^
3 Shall -*vain words have an end'?
Or what provoketh thee that
thou answerest '!
4 I also could speak as ye do ;
If your soul were in my soul's
stead,
I could join words together
against you,
And " shake my head at you.
5 But I would strengthen you
with my mouth,
And the solace of my lips would
assuage your grief.
6 Though I speak, ''my grief is
not assuaged ;
And though I forbear, ^what
am I eased %
7 But now he hath ^made me
weary :
Thou hast ^made desolate all
my company.
8 And thou hast *laid fast hold
on me, ^ which is a witness
against me :
And my ''leanness riseth up
against me,
It testifieth to my face.
9 He hath *torn me in his wrath,
and ^ * persecuted me ;
He hath ' gnashed upon me with
his teeth :
Mine "^ adversary sharpeneth
his eyes upon me.
10 They have "gaped upon me
with their mouth ;
They have " smitten me upon
the cheek reproachfully :
They ^gather themselves to-
gether against me.
11 God delivereth me to the un-
godly.
And casteth me into the hands
of the wicked.
12 1 was at ease, and *he brake me
asunder ;
Yea, he hath taken me by the
neck, and dashed me to
pieces :
He hath also "" set me up for his
mark.
13 His "* archers compass me
round about ;
He cleaveth my reins asunder,
and ' doth rrot spare ;
He poureth out " my gall upon
the ground.
14 He "breaketh me with breach
upon breach ;
1 Or, Wearisome 2 Heb. words of wind.
8 Heb. what devarteth from me f
* Or, shrivelled me up * Or, hated
* Or, arrows Or, mighty ones
"■ ch. 13. 4 ;
21.34
b ch. 6. 26
" Ps. 22. 7 ;
109. 2o ;
Is. 37. 22 ;
Lam. 2. 15 ;
Mt. 27. 39
<i Jer. 10. 19
<" ch. 7. 3
/ ver. 20 ;
ch. 19. 13-
15 ; Ps. 88.
18
^ ch. 10. 17
'' ch. 19. 20 ;
Ps. 109. 24
'Ch. 19. 11 ;
Hos. 6. 1
fc ch. 19. 22
' Ps. 35. 16 ;
Lam. 2. 16 ;
Acts 7. 54
■" ch. 13. 24 ;
,33. 10
" Ps. 22. 13
" Is. 50. 6 ;
Lam. 3. 30 ;
Acts 23. 2
P ch. 30. 12 ;
Ps. 35. 15
« ch. 9. 17,
ref.
"■ ch. 7. 20 ;
Lam. 3. 12
» ch. 6. 4 ;
19. 12 ; 25. 3
t ch. 27. 22
" ch. 20. 25
" ch. 9. 17
^ Joel 2. 7
y ch. 2. 8 ;
Gen. 37.
34; Ps.
69. U &c.
^ Ps. 75. 10 ;
Lam. 2. 3
'^ ver. 20
b ch. 3. 6,
ref.
' Is. 69. 6 ;
Jon. 3. 8
rf ch. 27. 4
" Is. 26. 21 ;
Ezek. 24. 7
/Gen. 4. 10
" ch. 19. 25-
27 ; Gen.
31. 50 ;
Rom. 1. 9 ;
Phil. 1. 8
h ch. 31. 2
i ver. 7, ref.
* Lam. 2. 19
! 1 K. 8. 45 ;
Ps. 9. 4
"* ch. 3. 13,
ref.
" Ps. 88. 3, 4
° ver. 6; ch.
12. 4, ref
J* 1 S. 1. 6, 7
9 Ps. 119.
122; Is.
38. 14
'■ Prov. 6. 1
' ch. 12. 20,
ref.
« Lev. 19. 16
" ch. 11. 20
" ver. 2, ref.
^ ch. 30. 10
y ch. 16. 16
' ch. 16. 8
613
He ^runneth upon me like a
'' giant.
15 I have sewed ^sackcloth upon
my skin.
And have * laid my ' horn in the
dust.
16 My face is red with "weeping.
And on my eyelids is "the
shadow of death ;
1 7 Although there is no " violence
in my hands.
And '^ my prayer is pure.
18 O earth, '^ cover not thou my
blood.
And let my •''cry ®have no rest-
mgr-place.
1 9 Even now, behold, ' my witness
is in heaven,
And he that voucheth for me is
''on high.
20 My * friends scoff at me :
Btit *mine eye poureth out
tears unto God,
21 ^"That he would 'maintain the
right of a man with God,
And of a son of man with his
neighbor !
22 For when a few years are
come,
I shall go the way ™ whence I
shall not return.
-i 'T My spirit is consumed, my
JL I days ai-e extinct.
The " grave is ready for me.
2 Surely "there are "mockers
with me.
And mine eye dwelleth upon
their ^ provocation.
3 Give now a pledge, « be surety
for me with thyself ;
Who is there that will ''strike
hands with me 1
4 For thou hast ^ hid their heart
from understanding :
Therefore shalt thou not exalt
them.
5 He that ' denounceth his
friends for a ^^ prey,
Even the " eyes of his children
shall fail.
6 But he hath made me a " by-
word of the people ;
And they "" spit in my face.
7 Mine eye also is * dim by reason
of sorrow,
And all my 'members are as a
shadow.
7 Or, mighty man ^ Or, defiled
9 Or, have no more place
10 Or, That one might plead for a man with
God, As a son of man pleadeth/or his neighbor
11 Heb. mockery. i* Heb. portion.
17.8
JOB
18.20
Job lamcuts his Dire State. Bildad's Second Speech. He reproaches Job. He depicts the Awfal Lot of Sinners
8 Upi^ght men shall be aston-
ished at this.
And the " innocent shall stir up
himself against the godless.
9 Yet shall Hhe righteous hold
on his way.
And ''he that hath clean hands
shall wax stronger and
stronger.
10 But as for you all, come on
now again ;
^ And I '' shall not find a wise
man among you.
11 My "days are past, my pur-
poses are broken off,
Even the ^thoughts of my
heart.
12 They change the night into
day :
The light, say they, is near
^unto the darkness.
13 If I "look for -^Sheol as my
house ;
If I have spread my couch in
the darkness ;
14 If I have said to *•'' corruption.
Thou art my father ;
To the ''worm, Thou art my
mother, and my sister ;
15 Where then is ' my hope "?
And as for my hope, who shall
see it 1
16 It shall go down to the bars of
Sheol,
When once there is *rest 4n
the dust.
18
Then answered Bildad the
Shuhite, and said,
2 How long will ye hunt for
words ?
Consider, and afterwards we
will speak.
3 Wherefore are we '"counted as
beasts.
And are become "unclean in
your sight 1
4 Thou that tearest thyself in
thine anger,
Shall the earth be forsaken for
thee?
Or shall the " rock be removed
out of its place 1
5 Yea, the ^ light of the wicked
shall be put out,
And the * spark of his fire shall
not shine.
6 The light shall be » dark in his
tent,
1 Or, For I And not - Heb. possessions.
3 Or, because of
4 Or, hope, Sheol is my house ; I have spread . . .
I have said . . . And where now is my hope f
6 Or, the pit 6 Or, Jlame
" ch. 22. 19
* Prov. 4. 18
" ch. 22. 30 ;
31. 7
rf ch. 12. 2
" ch. 7. 6,
ref.
/ch. 3. 13,
ref.
■" Ps. 16. 10 ;
49. 9 ; Is.
38. 17 ;
Jon. 2. 6
'' ch. 21. 20 ;
24. 20 ; Is.
14. 11: 66.
24 ; Mk. 9.
48
' ch. 7. 6,
ref.
k ch. 3. 17 ;
21. 33
' ch. 7. 21,
ref.
'" Ps. 73. 22
" ch. 36. 14 ;
Is. 35. 8
" ch. 14. 18
>' ch. 21. 17 ;
Prov. 13. 9 ;
20. 20 ; 24.
20
9 ch. 12. 25
'■ Prov. 4. 12
' ch. 15. 6
' Ps. 9. 15 ;
35. 8 ; 67. 6 ;
Is. 24. 17,
18
" Ps. 140. 5 ;
141. 9
" ch. 6. 6
^ Pa. 69. 22 ;
Jer. 5. 26
y ch. 15. 21,
ref.
* ver. 18 ; ch.
20. 8
" Is. 8. 21
* Prov. 6.
15 ; 24. 22
'^ Zech. 14. 12
<> ver. 6 ; ch.
8. 22, ref. ;
27. 18
« ch. 15. 21,
ref. i Ps.
55. 4
/Ps. 11. 6
" Is. 5. 24 ;
Hos. 9. 16 ;
Am. 2. 9 ;
Mai. 4. 1
* ch. 15. 30,
32
i ch. 24. 20 ;
Ps. 34. 16 ;
Prov. 10. 7
*: ch. 5. 14,
ref. ; Is. 8.
22 ; Jer. 23.
12
' ch. 27. 21-23
"' ch. 27. 14,
15; Is. 14.
22
" Ps. 37. 13 ;
Jer. 50. 27 ;
Obad. 12
And his lamp '' above him shall
be put out.
7 The *■ steps of his strength shall
be straitened.
And his * own counsel shall cast
him down.
8 For he is ' cast into a net by his
own feet.
And he walketh upon the toils.
9 A "gin shall take him by the
heel.
And a " snare shall lay hold on
him.
10 A noose is hid for him in the
ground.
And a *trap for him in the
way.
11^ Terrors shall make him afraid
on every side,
And shall ' chase him at his
heels.
1 2 His strength shall be " hunger-
bitten.
And * calamity shall be ready
''at his side.
1 3 The ® members of his body shall
be devoured,
Yea, the first-born of death
shall ''devour his members.
14 He shall be '^rooted out of his
tent wherein he trusteth ;
And "he shall be brought to
the king of "terrors.
15 "There shall dwell in his tent
that which is none of his :
•''Brimstone shall be scattered
upon his habitation.
16 His «'i-oots shall be dried up
beneath,
And above shall his ''branch
■""■^be cut off.
1 7 His ' remembrance shall per
ish from the earth,
And he shall have no name in
the street.
18 He shall be driven from light
*into darkness.
And 'chased out of the world.
19 He shall have '"neither son
nor son's son among his
people.
Nor any remaining where he
sojourned.
20 ^^They that come after shall
be astonished at "his day,
As they that went before
"were affrighted.
"! Or, beside 8 Or, for his halting
9 Heb. fears of his skin
1" Heb. it shaU (or, thou shalt) bring him
11 Or, /* shall dwell in his tent, that it be no
more his (or, because it is none of his)
12 Or, wither
13 Or, They that dwell in the west are . . . as they
that dwell in the east are &c.
i< Heb. laid hold on horror.
614
18.21
JOB
19.28
Job's Sixth Speech. Job protests against his Friends' Reproaches. He appeals to their Pity. He is confident of Vindication
21 Surely such are the "dwellings
of the unrighteous,
And this is the place of him
that *knoweth not God.
"i (\ Then Job answered and
JLt/ said,
2 How long will ye vex my
soul.
And break me in pieces with
words 1
3 These ten times have ye re-
proached me :
Ye are not ashamed that ye
deal hardly with me.
4 And be it indeed that I have
" erred,
Mine error remaineth with my-
self.
5 ^If indeed ye will ■* magnify
yourselves against me.
And plead against me my re-
proach ;
6 Know now that * God hath
'■^subverted me in my cause.
And hath compassed me with
•'his net.
7 Behold, " I ^ cry out of wrong,
but I am not heard :
I cry for help, but there is no
justice.
8 He hath ''walled up my way
that I cannot pass.
And hath set 'darkness in my
paths.
9 He hath stripped me of my
* glory,
And taken the ' crown from my
head.
10 He hath '"broken me down
on every side, and I am
gone;
And my " hope hath he plucked
up " like a tree.
11 He hath also *" kindled his
wrath against me.
And *he counteth me unto him
as one of his adversaries.
12 His ''troops come on together.
And * cast up their way against
me,
And encamp round about my
tent.
1 3 He hath ' put my brethren far
from me.
And mine "acquaintance are
wholly estranged from me.
14 My "kinsfolk have failed.
And my ""familiar friends have
forgotten me.
1 Or, Will ye indeed . . . reproach f
* Or, overthrown me * Or, cry out. Violence !
" ch. 21. 28
>> Ex. 6. 2 ;
Jer. 9. 3 ;
10. 26 ;
1 Cor. 1.
21 ; Gal, 4.
8 ; 1 Th.
4. 5
" ch. 6. 24
rf Ps. 35. 26 ;
38. 10 ; 65.
12 ; Lam.
1. 9
^ ch. 16. 11 ;
27. 2
/ch. 18. 8-
10 ; Ps. 06.
11 ; Lam.
1. 13
s'ch. 30, 20,
24 ; Hab.
1. 2
'' ch. 3. 23 ;
Lam. 3. 7, 9
'■ ch. 30. 26
«-• ch. 29. 20 ;
Ps. 89. 44
' Ps. 89, 39 ;
Lam. 5, 16
'" ch. 12, 14
" ch. 7. 6,
ref.
o ch. 24. 20
P ch. 10. 9
« ch. 13. 24 ;
33, 10
'■ ch. 10. 13
» ch. 30. 12
< ch. 16. 7 ;
Ps. 69. 8
" ch. 16. 20 ;
Ps. 88. 8, 18
" Ps. 38. 11
^ ver. 19
^TJen, 14. 14:
Eccl. 2. 7
= :> K. 2, 23
" Ps, 38, 11 ;
41. 9 ; 55. 13
i-ch. 16, 8;
33. 21 ; Ps.
102, 6 ;
Lam. 4. 8
"^ ch. 0. 14
<i ch. 1. 11 ;
Ps. 38. 2
" ver. 6 ; ch.
13. 24, 26 i
16. 11 ;
Lam. 3. 43
/Is. 30. 8;
Jer. 36, 2
f Jer. 17. 1
'' ch. 16. 19 ;
Ps. 78. 35 ;
Prov. 23.
11 ; Is. 43.
14 ; Jer.
60. 34
' Ps. 17. 15 i
Mt. 5, 8 ;
1 Cor. 13.
12 ; 1 Jn.
3. 2
fc Ps. 73. 26
' ver. 22 ;
Ps. 09. 26
15 They that *2^ dwell in my
house, and my maids, count
me for a stranger:
I am an alien in their sight.
16 1 call unto my servant, and he
giveth me no answer,
Though I entreat him with my
mouth.
17 My breath is strange to my
wife,
And ''my supplication to the
children ''of mine own
mother.
18 Even ^ young children despise
me ;
If I arise, they speak against
me.
19 All ^my "familiar friends abhor
me, '
And they whom I loved are
turned against me.
20 My *bone cleaveth to my skin
and to my flesh,
And I am escaped with the
skin of my teeth.
21 Have pity upon me, have ''pity
upon me, O ye my friends ;
For the ''hand of God hath
touched me.
22 Why do ye "persecute me as
God,
And are not satisfied with my
flesh ^
23 Oh that my words were now
written !
Oh that they were •''inscribed
in a book !
24 That with an ^iron pen and
lead
They wei'e graven in the rock
for ever !
25 ®But as for me I know that
''my ^Redeemer liveth.
And at last he will stand up
upon the ^° earth:
26 ^^And after my skin, even this
body, is destroyed.
Then without my flesh shall
I ' see God ;
27 Whom I, even I, shall see, ^^on
my side.
And mine eyes shall behold,
and not as a stranger.
My ^*heart *is consumed within
me.
28 If ye say. How we will ^perse-
cute him !
< Or, sojourn
5 Or, I make supplication Or, I am loathsomt
6 Or, of my body
7 Heb. the meti of my council 8 Or, For
9 Or, vindicator Heb. gpel. i" Heb. diist.
11 Or, And after my skin hath been thus de.
strnyed. Yet from my flesh shall I see God
12 Or, for myself 13 Heb. reins.
615
19.29
JOB
20.26
Zophar's Second Speecb. He declares that Sinners, however prosperous, mnst snffer Swift Vengeance
And that the root of the matter
is found in me ;
29 Be ye afraid of " the sword :
For ^ wrath bringeth the pun-
ishments of the sword,
That ye may know * there is a
judgment.
Cyr\ Then answered Zophar
^\J the Naamathite, and said,
2 Therefore do my thoughts give
answer to me,
^Even by reason of my haste
that is in me.
3 I have heard ''the reproof which
putteth me to shame ;
^And the spirit of my under-
standing answereth me.
4 Knowest thou not this ''of old
time,
Since man was placed upon
earth,
5 That the ''triumphing of the
wicked is short.
And the joy of the godless but
•''for a moment "?
6 Though his height Amount up
to the heavens,
And his head reach unto the
clouds ;
7 Yet he shall ''perish for ever
like his own dung :
They that have seen him 'shall
say. Where is he"?
8 He shall fly away as a * dream,
and shall not be found :
Y"ea, he shall be ' chased away-
as a vision of the night.
9 The '"eye which saw him shall
see him no more;
Neither shall "his place any
more behold him.
10 *His "children shall seek the
favor of the poor.
And his hands shall ^ give back
his wealth.
11 His * bones are full of his
youth.
But it shall '"lie down with him
in the dust.
12 Though wickedness be 'sweet
in his mouth.
Though he hide it 'under his
tongue,
13 Though he spare it, and will
not let it go,
But keep it still "within his
mouth ;
1 Or, wrathful are
* Or, And by reason of this my haste is within
me
* Or, Bwt oiii of my understanding my spirit
answereth ine
* Or, as otherwise read. The ■poor shall op^ess
kis children
" ch. 16. 22,
ref.
i> ch. 22. 4 ;
Ps. 1. 6 ;
9. 7 ; Eccl.
12. 14
" ch. 19. 3
d Dt. 4. 32
" Ps. 25. 2 ;
41. 11 ; 94. 3
/Ps. 73. 19,
Prov. 6. 16
» Is. 14. 13,
14; Obad.
3.4
A ch. 4. 20 ;
14. 20
• ch. 7. 10 ;
8. 18
* Ps. 73. 20 ;
90. 5
' ch. 18. 18 ;
27. 21-23
"* ch. 7. 8 , 8.
18
" ch. 7. 10,
ref.
" ch. 5. 4 ; 27.
14
P ver. 18 ; ch.
27. 16, 17
9 ch. 21. 23,
24
*■ ch. 7. 21,
ref.
» Prov. 20. 17
' Ps. 10. 7
" ver. 23 ;
Num. 11.
20, 33
* ver. 10,
ref. ; ver.
20, 21
=^ Dt. 32.
24, 33
" ch. 29. 6 ;
Dt. 32.
13, 14
' ver. 10, 15
" ch. 24. 2-4 ;
35 9
6 Eccl. 5. 13-
15
" ch. 15. 29
d ch. 15. 21
0 ch. 6. 5
/ver. 13, 14,
ref.
9 Num. 11.
20, 33 ; Ps.
78. 30, 31
ft 2 S. 22. 36
' Dt. 32. 41
* ch. 16. 13
'ch. 18. 11,
14
'" ch. 18. 18
" ch. 15. 30.
ref.
14 Yet his food in his bowels is
turned.
It is the gall of asps within him.
1 5 He hath swallowed down riches,
and he shall " vomit them up
again ;
God will cast them out of his
belly.
16 He shall suck *the poison of
asps:
The viper's tongue shall slay
him.
1 7 He shall not look upon ^ the
rivers.
The flowing streams of honey
and butter.
1 8 That which he labored for ^ shall
he restore, and shall not swal-
low it down ;
According to the substance
^that he hath gotten, he
shall not rejoice.
1 9 For he hath " oppressed and for-
saken the poor ;
He hath violently taken away
a house, ®and he shall not
build it up.
20 Because he knew no quietness
''within him.
He shall * not save aught of that
wherein he delighteth.
21 There was nothing left that he
devoured not ;
Therefore " his prosperity shall
not endure.
22 In ^ the fulness of his sufficiency
he shall be in straits :
The * hand of every one that is
in misery shall come upon
him.
23 8 When he is ^about to fill his
belly,
God_ will cast the fierceness of
his wrath upon him.
And will ^ rain it upon him
"while he is eating.
24 He shall flee from the iron
weapon,
And the ''bow of brass shall
strike him through.
25 He draweth it forth, and it
Cometh out of his body;
Yea, the ' glittering point com-
eth out of * his gall :
^ Terrors are upon him.
26 All '"darkness is laid up for his
treasures :
A " fire not blown by man shall
devour him ;
5 Heb. of his exchange.
6 Or, which he builded not
1 Or, in his greed Heb. in his belly.
8 Or, Let it be for the filling of his belly that
God shall cast <tc. * Qr, as his food
510
20.27
JOB
21. 2&
Job's Seventh Speech. He complains of the Prosperity of the Wicked. He controverts the Doctrine that Sinners receive their Dne
^ It shall consume that which is
left in his tent.
27 The "heavens shall reveal his
iniquity,
And the earth shall rise up
against him.
28 The ' increase of his house shall
depart ;
His goods shall flow away "in
the day of his wrath.
29 This is •* the portion of a wicked
man from God,
And the heritage appointed
unto him by God.
O-^ Then Job answered and
^ JL said, _
2 Hear diligently my speech ;
And let this be your consola-
tions.
3 Suffer me, and I also will speak ;
And after that I have spoken,
^^mock on.
4 As for me, is -^my complaint ^to
man %
And " why should I not be im-
patient ■?
5 * Mark ane, and be astonished,
And '' lay your hand upon your
mouth.
6 Even when I remember I am
troubled.
And ' horror taketh hold on my
flesh.
7 Wherefore *do the wicked live.
Become old, yea, wax 'mighty
in power?
8 Their ™ seed is established with
them in their sight,
And their offspring before their
eyes.
9 Their houses "are ^safe from
fear.
Neither is the rod of God upon
them.
10 Their bull gendereth, and fail-
eth not ;
Their cow calveth, and " casteth
not her calf.
1 1 They send forth their little ones
like a flock,
And their children dance.
12 They ''sing to the ^timbrel and
harp.
And rejoice at the sound of the
'pipe.
13 They >; spend their days in pros-
perity,
And "in a moment they go
down to Sheol.
. ' 1 Or, /( shall go ill with him that is left
2 Or, thmi shaljk mock 3 Or, of
* Heb. Look unto vie.
' Or, in peace, without fear
6 Heb. lift up the voice.
" Dt. 31. 28
i> Dt. 28. 31 ;
1 S. 2. 33
■^ ver. 15 , ch.
21. 30
d ch. 27. 13 ;
31. 2, 3
" ch. 16. 10 ;
17. 2
/ch. 7. 11,
ref.
" ch. 6. 11
'' ch. 13. 5 ■
29. 9 ; 40. 4 ;
Judg. 18. 19
' Pb. 55. 6
«: ch. 9. 24,
ref. ; Ps.
73. 3 ; Jer.
12. 1;
Hab. 1. 13
' ch. 12. 19,
ref.
"' Ps. 17. 14
" ch. 12. 6,
ref.
" Ex. 23. 26
P Ps. 81. 2 ,
149. 3
1 ch. 30. 31
"■ ver. 23 ; ch.
36. 11
' ch. 34. 20 ;
Ps. 73. 19
< ch. 22. 17
" Prov. 1. 29
" Ex. 5. 2
" ch. 22. 17 ;
34. 9
V ch. 22. 18
^ ch. 18. 5, 6
" ch. 18. 12
* ch. 13. 26 ;
Ps. 83. 13
''Ps. 1. 4;
35. 5 ; Is.
17. 13 ;
Hos. 13. 3
d Ex. 20. 6 ;
Jer. 31. 29 ;
Ezek. 18. 2
' Dt. 24. 16 ;
Jer. 31. 30 ;
Ezek. 18.
4,20
/ Ps. 60. 3 ;
76.. 8; Is.
61. 17 ; Jer.
25. 16 ; Kev.
14. 10
^ ch. 14. 5
A ch. 36. 22 ;
Is. 40. 14 ;
Rom. 11.
34 ; 1 Cor.
2. 16
i ch. 4. 18 ;
15. 15 ; Ps.
82. 1
* ver. 13 ; ch.
20. 11
' Prov. 3. 8
"' ch. 3. 20,
ref.
" ch. 3. 13,
ref. ; 20.
11 ; Eccl.
" ch. 24. 20 ;
Is. 14. 11
P ch. 12. 21 ;
34. 19; Ps.
107. 40
517
14 And they say unto God, 'De-
part from us ;
For we " desire not the knowl-
edge of thy ways.
1 5 " What is the Almighty, that we
should serve him'?
And ^what profit should we
have, if we pray unto him 1
16 ''Lo, their prosperity is not in
their hand:
The 2' counsel of the wicked is
far from me.
17 * How oft is it that " the lamp
of the wicked is put out 1
That their "calamity cometh
upon them 1
That God distributeth sorrows
in his anger?
18 That they are as * stubble be-
fore the wind.
And as ''chaff that the storm
carrieth awaj'^?
19^ Ye say, "* God layeth up his
iniquity for his children.
Let him recompense it unto
himself, that he may know
it: _
20 Let his fown eyes see his de-
struction.
And let him -^ drink of the wrath
of the Almighty.
2 1 For what careth he for his house
after him.
When the *' number of his
months is cut offi
22 Shall any Heach God knowl-
edge,
Seeing he 'judgeth those that
are high?
23 One *dieth in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and quiet :
24 His pails are full of milk.
And the 'marrow of his bones
is moistened.
25 And another dieth in "'bitter.
ness of soul.
And never tasteth of good.
26 They "lie down alike in the
dust.
And the " worm covereth them.
27 Behold, I know your thoughts.
And the devices wherewith ye
would wrong me.
28 For ye say. Where is the house
of the ^'prince?
7 Or, Ye say, Lo S!rc.
8 Or, How oft is the lamp of the wicked put out,
And how oft cometh their calamity upon them !
God distributeth sorrows in his anger. They are
as stubble . . . away.
9 Or, God layeth up his iniquity for his chil-
dren : He revjardeth him, and he shall know it.
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall
drink &c.
21.29
JOB
22.22
The End of Sinners. EUphaz's Third Speech. He accuses Job of Great Wickedness. He warns Job not to resist the Almighty,
And where is the " tent wlierein
the wicked dwelt 1
29 Have 5'e not asked wayfaring
men?
And do ye not know their evi-
dences,
30 That the *evil man is ' reserved
to the day of calamity"?
That they are '^ led forth to " the
day of wrath 1
31 Who shall declare his way to
his face"?
And who shall repay him what
he hath done?
32 ^Yet shall he be borne to the
grave,
And men shall keep watch over
the tomb.
33 The "* clods of the valley shall
be Sweet unto him,
And "all men shall draw after
him.
As there were innumerable be-
fore him.
34 How then -^comfort ye me *in
vain,
Seeing in your answers there
I'emaineth only ^ falsehood 1
OO Then answered Eliphaz
^ w the Temanite, and said,
2 Can a " man be profitable unto
GocU
Surely he that is wise is profit-
able unto himself.
3 Is it any pleasure to the Al-
mighty, that thou art right-
eous 1
Or is it gain to him, that thou
makest thy ways perfect 1
4 Is it "^for thy fear of him that
he reproveth thee,
That he ''entereth with thee
into judgment"?
5 Is not Hhy wickedness great"?
Neither is thei-e any end to
thine iniquities.
6 For thou hast * taken pledges
of thy brother for nought,
And 'stripped the naked of
their clothing.
7 Thou hast not ™ given water to
the weary to drink.
And thou hast "withholden
bread from the hungry.
8 But as for ''the "mighty man,
he p had the * earth ;
And "'Hhe honorable man, he
dwelt in it.
1 Or, spared in <£;c. 2 Or, led away in &c.
3 Ox.Moreovi-r he is borne to the orave. And keep-
Hh watch over his tomb. The clo'ds of the valley
Ire sweet unto him ; And all men draw &c.
* Or, with vanity s Or, faithlessness
6 Ot, for fear of thee f Heb. the ma?i of arm.
8 Of.; land '■> Heb. he whose person is accepted.
" ch. 8. 22,
ref. ; 18. 21
i> ch. 20. 29,
ref. ; Prov.
16. 4;
2 Pet. 2. 9
"^ ch. 20. 28 ;
Prov. 11.4;
Zeph. 1. 15;
Rom. 2. 6
rf ch. 3. 22 ;
17. 16
" ch: 3. 19 ;
24. 24
/ch. 16. 2
" ch. 35. 7 ;
Lk. 17. 10
'' ch. 14. 3 ;
Ps. 143. 2
'ch. 11. 6;
1.5. 5
*-■ ch. 24. 3,
9 ; Ex. 22.
26 ; Dt. 24.
fi, 17; Ezek.
18. 16
' ch. 31. 19,
20
"' 2 S. 2.3. 16 ;
Prov. 26.
26; Mt. 10.
42
" ch. 31. 31
" ch. 12. 19,
ref.
P Ps. 94. 6 ;
Is. 10. 2 ;
Ezek. 22. 7
' I.S. 3. 3 ; 9.
16
'" ch. 24. 3,
21 ; 29. 13 ;
.31. 16, 18
' ch. 6. 27,
ref.
< ch. 18. 9,
ref.
"ch. 15. 21,
ref.
" ch. 5. 14,
ref.
" ch. 38. 34 ;
Ps. 69, 2 ;
124. 5 ;
Lam. 3. 54
V ch. 11. 7-9
= Ps. 10. 11 ;
.69. 7 ; 64. 6 ;
73. 11; 94.
7 ; Is. 29.
15; Ezek.
8. 12
" ch. 20. 9
b Gen. 6. 6,
13
' ch. 16. 32 ;
22. 16
d ch. 14. 19 ;
Ps. 90. 5 ;
Is. 28. 2 ;
Mt. 7. 26, 27
" ch. 21. 14,
16
/Ps. 4.6
^ ch. 12. 6
'' nh. 21. 16
' Ps. 62. 6 ;
58. 10; 107.
42
«-■ Ps. IS. 39
' ch. 15. 30,
ref.
"' Jer. 9. 24 ;
.In. 17. 3 ;
Gal. 4. 9 ;
1 Jn. 1. 3
" Dt. 8. 3 ;
Ps. 1.38. 4 ;
Prov. 2. 6
518
9 Thou hast sent '' widows away
empty.
And tne arms of the * fatherless
have been broken.
1 0 Therefore ' snares are round
about thee,
And sudden "fear troubleth
thee, •
11" Or " darkness, so that thou
canst not see.
And ^ abundance of waters cover
thee.
12 Is not God ^in the height of
heaven 1
And behold the " height of the
stars, how high they are !
13 And thou sayest, ^What doth
God know"?
Can he judge through the thick
darkness ?
14 Thick "clouds are a covering to
him, so that he seeth not ;
And he walketh on the vault of
heaven.
15 '^ Wilt thou keep the *old way
Which wicked men have trod-
den?
16 Who were snatched away "be-
fore their time.
Whose ''foundation was poured
out as a stream,
17 Who 'said unto God, Depart
from us ;
And, ^Wliat can the Almighty
do 1=5 for "us?
18 Yet he ■''filled their houses with
good things :
But '' the counsel of the wicked
is far from me.
19 The 'righteous see it, and are
glad ;
And the innocent laugh them
to scorn,
20 Saying, Surely /they that did
rise up against us are cut
ofl'.
And ^^ the remnant of them ' the
fire hath consumed.
21 '"Acquaint now thyself with
him, and be at peace :
^•^ Tliereby good shall come untc
thee.
22 Receive, I pray thee, ^''the "law
from his mouth.
And lay up his words in thy
heart.
10 Or. Or dost thou not see the darkness, And th<,
flood of waters that coverefh thee ?
11 Heb. head. 12 Or, Dost thou mark
13 Or, to 14 Heb. them. ■ .
15 Or, that which remained to them Or, their
abundance
16 Or, as othei wise read, Thereby shall thine
increase be good. ^^ Or, instruction
22.23
JOB
24.3
bat to relarn to liim. Job's Eighth Speech. He yearns for Access to M.. He protests his Integrity in spite of God's Rigor
23 If thou "return to the Almighty,
thou shalt be '' built up,
- If thou '^ put away unright-
eousness far from thy tents.
24 And ''lay thou thy 'treasure
^in the dust.
And the gold of Ophir among
the stones of the brooks ;
25 And the " Almighty will be thy
'^ treasure,
And * precious silver unto thee.
26 For then shalt thou -^delight
thyself in the Almighty,
And shalt " lift up thy face unto
God.
27 Thou shalt ''make thy prayer
unto him, and 4ie will hear
thee ;
And thou shalt * pay thy vows.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing.
and it 'shall be establisheu
unto thee ;
And ™ light shall shine upon
thy ways.
29 When they ^ cast thee down,
thou shalt say, There is lift-
ing up;
Arid ® the "humble person he
will save.
30 He will " deliver even him that
is not innocent :
Yea, he shall be delivered
through the ^cleanness of
thy hands.
O O Then Job answered and
^ O said,
2 Even to-day is my * complaint
"^ rebellious :
My stroke is ''heavier than my
groaning.
3 Oh that I knew where I might
* find him !
That I might come even to his
* seat !
4 I would " set my cause in order
before him.
And fill my mouth with argu-
ments.
5 I would know the words which
he would answer me,
And understand what he would
say unto me.
6 Would he contend with me in
" the greatness of his power 1
Nay ; ^ but he would give heed
unto me.
7 There the upright might ^rea-
son with him ;
1 Or. Thou shalt put avny . . . And shalt lay up
* Heb. ore. 3 Or, on the earth
* Or, precious silver shalt be thine
6 Or, are made low
8 Heb. him that is lowly of eyes.
1 Or, hitter Or, accounted rebellion
8 Or, he would only give heed
18
" ch. 8. 5 ;
U. 13 ; Is.
19. 22 :
31. 6 ; Zech.
1. 3
!> Acts 20. 32;
Col. 2. 7
"'ch. 11. 14
d Ps. 19. 10
« Is. 3;i 6 ;
Mt. 6. 20
/ch. 27. 10 ;
Ps. 37. 4 ;
Is. 68. 14
f ch. U. 16;
Gen. 4. 7
ft ch. 33. 26 ;
Neh. 4. 9
' ch. 34. 28
* Ps. 22. 26
' Ps. 146. 19
™ ch. U. 17 ;
Ps. 112. 4
" ch. 6. 11 ;
Ps. 138. 6 ;
Prov. 3. 34 ;
29. 23 ; Mt.
23. 12 ; Jas.
4. G ; 1 Pet.
5. 5
°ch. 42. 7, 8;
Gen. 18. 26
P 2 S. 22. 21
9ch. 7. 11,
ref.
'■ ch. 6. 2, 3 ;
Ps. 32. 4
» Dt. 4. 29 ;
Jar. 29. 13 ;
Hos. 5. 6
t Ps. 9. 4 ;
47. 8
"ch. 13. 18
" ch. 9. 4,
ref.
'^ ch. 13. 3
y ver. 10 ; ch.
1.3. 16
^-ch. 9. 11 ;
35. 14
" Ps. 139. 2
b ch. 7. 18 ;
Ps. 7. 9; 11.
5 ; 66. 10 ;
Dan. 11. 36;
Zech. 13. 9 ;
1 Pet. 1. 7
''ch. 31. 7;
Ps. 17. 5 ;
44. 18
d Pa. 19. 10 ;
119. 103 ;
Jn. 4. 34
* ch. 9. 12 ;
12. 14
/Ps. 116. 3
'■' ch. 7. 3
'' Dt. 20. 3 ;
Jar. 61. 46 ;
Lam. 6. 17
'■ ch. 10. 18,
19
^- ch, 19. 8
' Ps. 31. \5
"^ ch. 16. 20
" Is. 2. 12 ;
,Ter. 46. 10 ;
Obad. 15 ;
Zeph. 1. 7
" Dt. 19. 14 ;
27. 17
P Dt. 28. 31
So should I be f delivered for
ever from my judge.
8 Behold, I go forward, but he is
not there ;
And backward, but I 'cannot
perceive him ;
9 On the left hand, when he doth
work, but I cannot behold
him ;
He * hideth himself on the
right hand, that I cannot
see him.
1 0 ^« But " he knoweth " the way
that I take ;
When he hath * tried me, I shall
come forth as gold.
11 My foot hath ''held fast to his
steps ;
His way have I kept, and turned
not aside.
12 1 have not gone back from the
commandment of his lips ;
I have treasured up the '' words
of his mouth ^'-^ more than my
^^ necessary food.
13 But "he is in one mind, and
"who can turn himl
And what his soul -^desireth,
even that he doeth.
14 For he performeth that which
is ^ appointed for me :
And many such things are with
him.
15 Therefore am I terrified at his
presence ;
When I consider, I am afraid of
him.
16 For God hath made my * heart
faint.
And the Almighty hath terri-
fied me ;
17 ^^ Because I 'was not cut off be-
fore the darkness.
Neither did he cover * the thick
darkness from my face.
Q yl ^^ Why are ' times not '"laid
^^ up by the Almighty 1
And why do not they that
know him see " his days 1
2 There are that "remove the
landmarks ;
They ^violently take away
flocks, and feed them.
3 They drive away the ass of the
fatherless ;
9 Or, turneth himself to . . . him, hut
1" Or, For n Heb. the way that is with me.
12 Or, more than my own law
13 Or, portion See Prov. 30. 8. i* Or, he is one
15 Or, For I am not dismayed because of the
darkness, Nor because thick darkness covereth my
face
16 Or, Why is it, seeing times are not hidden
from the Almighty, That they who know him see
not his days f
619
24.4
JOB
25.3
Job says that God is indifferent to Wickedness; that Sinners perish, bnt only like all others. Bildad's Third Speech
They take the widow's ox for a
" pledge.
4 They * turn the needy out of the
way :
The ^ poor of the earth all " hide
themselves.
5 Behold, as "^wild asses in the
desert
They *go forth to their work,
seeking diligently for "^food ;
The wilderness yieldeth them
bread for their children.
6 They cut ^ their provender in
the field ;
And. they glean the vintage of
the wicked.
7 They lie all night naked with-
out clothing,
And have no covering in the
cold.
8 They are wet with the showers
of the mountains,
And -^embrace the rock for want
of a shelter.
9 There are that pluck the father-
. less from the breast,
And ^take a ^pledge of the
poor ;
10 (So that they go about ''naked
without clothing,
And being hungry they carry
the sheaves.
1 1 They make oil within the walls
of these men ;
They tread their winepresses,
and suffer thirst.
1 2 From out of the ® populous city
men groan,
And the soul of the * wounded
crieth out :
Yet God *regardeth not the
folly.
13 These are of them that 'rebel
against the light ;
They know not the ways
thereof.
Nor abide in the paths
thereof.
14 The murderer ""riseth with the
light ;
He "killeth the poor and
needy ;
And in the night he is as a
thief.
15 The eye also of the "adulterer
waiteth for the twilight,
Saying, No eye shall see me :
And he ® disguiseth his face.
1 6 In the dark they ^ dig through
houses :
1 Or, meeh 2 Heb. prcv. 3 Or, his
< Or, take in pledqe that which is on the poor
6 Heb. city of men.
« Or, putteth a covering on his face
" Ex. 22. 26
*> Dt. 24. 14 ,
Prov. 14.
31 ; 22. 16 ;
Ezek. IS.
12 ; Am.
4. 1
■^ Prov. 28. 12
d ch. 39. 5-8
'■ Ps. 104. 23
/Lam. 4. a
i' Dt. 24. 17
'' ver. 7
' Jer. 51. 52 ;
Ezek. 26. 16
k ch. 9. 23, 24
' Is. 5. 20 ;
Jn. 3. 19
'" Mic. 2. 1
" Ps. 10. 8
" Prov. 7. 9
1' Ex. 22. 2 ;
Mt. C. 19
1 Ps. 91. 5
'■ oh. 9. 26 ;
Ps. 90. 6
* ch. 6. 10, 17
' ch. 21. 13
" Ps. 31. 12 ;
Eccl. 2. IG
" ch. 21. 26
■^" ch. 18. 17 ;
Ps. 34. 16;
Prov. 10. 7
y ch. 19. 10 ;
Dan. 4. 14
■ ch. 22, 9,
ref.
" Jer. 12. 1 ;
Mai. 3. 15
6 Dt. 28. 66
" ch. 12. 6 '
f^ch. 11. 11,
ref.
* Ps. 37. 10
/ ch. 14. 21
9 Is. 17. 5 ;
Mt. 12. 1
>^ ch. 6. 28 ;
27. 4
■ ch. 9. 4,
ref. ; Ps.
145. 13 ;
Dan. 4. 3,
34; Jude
26 ; Rev.
1. 6
«■• fh, 22. 12 ;
Pb. 148, 1 ;
Mt. 21. 9;
Lk. 2, )4
' ch. 16. 1,^,
ref. ; den.
32, 2 ; Neh.
9. 6 ; Ps.
14S. 2
520
^ They shut themselves up in
the day-time ;
They know not the light.
1 7 For * the morning is to all of
them as thick darkness ;
For they know the » terrors of
the thick darkness.
18 ^Swiftly they ""pass away
upon the face of the
waters;
Their portion is cursed in the
earth :
They turn not into the way of
the vineyards.
19 Drought and heat ^"'consume
the snow waters :
So doth * Sheol those that have
sinned.
20 The womb shall "forget him ;
The "worm shall feed sweetly
on him-
He shall be "no more remem-
bered ;
And unrighteousness shall be
broken ^^ * as a tree.
21 He devoureth the barren that
beareth not,
And doeth not good to ^the
widow.
22 Yet God " preserve th the mighty
by his power :
He risetn up that hath *no
assurance of life.
23 God giveth them "to be in secu-
rity, and they rest thereon ;
^^And his ''eyes are upon their
ways.
"24 They are exalted ; yet a ^ little
while, and they are gone ;
■'^Yea, they are -^brought low,
they are ^'^ taken out of the
way as all others.
And are cut off as the tops of
the •" ears of grain.
25 And if it be not so now, * who
will prove me a liar.
And make my speech nothing
worth "?
O pT Then answered Bildad the
w tJ Shuhite, and said,
2 * Dominion and fear are with
him ;
He maketh peace in *his high
places.
3 Is" there any number of 'his
armies 1
7 Or, Which they had marked for themselves
8 Or, thiek darkness is to all of them as the
morning ; For they &c.
9 Or, Ye say, Swiftly &c. Heb. Swift is he &c.
10 Heb. violently take away.
11 Or, as a tree; even he that devoureth &c.
12 Or, But 13 Or, And when they are &e.
1* Or, gathered in
25.4
JOB
27.12
Man's Inferiority to God. Job's Binth Speech. He admits God's Power, but affirms his own Integrity. The Sinner's Hope vain
And upon whom doth not his
hght arise 1
4 How then can man be "just
1 with God 1
Or how can he be * clean that is
born of a woman 1
5 Behold, even ''the moon hath
no brightness,
And the "* stars are not pure in
his sight :
6 How much less 'man, that is •''a
worm !
And the son of man, that is a
worm !
O/Z* Then Job answered and
^\J said,
2 How hast thou helped him that
is " without power !
How hast thou saved the arm
that *hath no strength !
3 How hast thou counselled him
that hath no wisdom.
And plentifully declared sound
knowledge !
4 To whom hast thou uttered
words'?
And whose ^spirit came forth
from thee 1
5 ^ They that are '" deceased
tremble
Beneath the waters and the
inhabitants thereof.
6 Sheol is * naked before '^God,
And ^'Abaddon hath no cov-
ering.
7 He "'stretcheth out the north
over empty space,
And hangeth the earth *^upon
nothing.
8 He "bindeth up the waters in
his thick clouds ;
And the cloud is not rent under
them.
9 He "incloseth the face of his
throne,
And spreadeth his cloud upon
it.
10 He hath described a ^boun-
dary upon the face of the
waters,
Unto the * confines of light and
darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble
And are astonished at his re-
buke.
12 He ^''stirreth up the sea with
his power,
And by his * understanding he
smiteth through 'Rahab.
1 Or, before 2 Heb. breath
3 Or, The shades Heb. The Rephaim.
* Heb. him ^ Or, Destruction
6 Or, over 7 Or, stilleth
" ch. 4. 17 ;
9. 2 ; Ps.
143. 2
b ch. 14. 4
" ch. 31. 26
rf ch. 16. 15
*■ ch. 7. 17,
ref.
/ Ps. 22. 6 ;
Is. 41. 14
-" ch. 6. 11, 12
'1 Ps. 71. 9
' ch. 3. 13,
ref. ; Ps.
88. 10
* Heb. 4. 13
' ch. 28. 22 ;
31. 12
"" ch. 9. 8, ref.
" ch. 37. 11 ;
Prov. 30. 4
° ch. 22. 14 ;
Ps. 97. 2 ;
10.5. 39
P ch. 38. 8-
11 ; Prov.
8. 29
1 ch. 38. 19,
20, 24
"^ Is. 51. 15 ;
Jer. 31. 35
' ch. 12. 13,
ref.
« ch. 9. 13
" ch. 9. 8
" Is. 27. 1
^ ch. 4. 12
y ch. 36. 29 ;
37. 4, 6
' ch. 13. 12 ;
29. 1
" ch. 16. 11 ;
34. 5
b ch. 9. 18
" ch. 32. 8 ;
33. 4
d ch. 6. 28 ;
33. 3
' ch. 6. 29,
ref.
/ ch. 2. 3 ;
13. 18
" 1 S. 24. 5 ;
Acts 23. 1 ;
1 Jn. 3. 21
h ch. 8. 13 ;
11. 20
• Mt. 16. 26 ;
Lk. 12. 20
* ch. 35. 12,
13 ; Ps. 18.
41 ; Prov.
1. 28 ; Is. 1.
15 ; Jer. 14.
12 ; Mic.
3. 4
I Prov. 1. 27
"' ch. 22. 26,
27 ; Ps. 37.
4 ; Is. .58. 14
" ver. 13
1 3 By his Spirit the " heavens are
^ garnished ;
His hand hath pierced "the
"swift serpent.
14 Lo, these are but the outskirts
of his ways :
And ^"how .small ^a whisper "do
we hear of him !
But the ^ thunder of his ^^ power
who can understand 1
up
O ^ And Job again took
.w f his ^ parable, and said,
2 As God liveth, " who hath taken
away my right,
And the Almighty, *who hath
^^ vexed my soul
3 "(For my life is yet whole in me,
And the " spirit of God is in my
nostrils) ;
4 Surely my lips ^^ shall not speak
unrighteousness.
Neither ^® shall ''my tongue
utter deceit.
5 Far be it from me that I should
justify you :
Till I die " I will not put away
mine integrity from me.
6 My righteousness I -^hold fast,
and will not let it go :
My ^ heart " shall not reproach
me so long as I live.
7 Let mine enemy be as the
wicked.
And let him that riseth up
against me be as the un-
righteous.
8 For what is '' the hope of the
godless, ^^ though he get
him gain.
When God Haketh away his
soul 1
9 Will God * hear his cry.
When trouble cometh upon
him^
10 Will he ™ delight himself in the
Almighty,
And call upon God at all times 1
1 1 I will teach you concerning the
"hand of God ;
That which is with the Al-
mighty will I not conceal.
1 2 Behold, all ye yourselves have
seen it ;
Why then are ye become al-
together vain 1
8 Heb. beauty. Or, fleeing Or, gliding
1" Or, how little a portion n Or, is heard
12 Or, mighty deeds
13 Heb. made my soul bitter.
14 Or, All the while my breath is in me . . . nos-
trils ; surely is Or, do i^ Or, doth
17 Or, doth not reproach me for any of my days
18 Or, when God cutteth him off, When he taketh
&c.
521
27.13
JOB
28.19
Job depicts the Vanity of the Sinner's Hope. Man's Sicill in finding the Treasnres of the Earth. Wisdom a Richer Treasnre,
13 This is ° the portion of a wicked
man with God,
And the heritage of * oppressors,
which they receive from the
Almighty :
14 If his ''children be multiplied,
it is for the sword ;
And his '^ offspring shall not be
satisfied with bread. _
15 Those that remain of him shall
be buried in death,
And his " widows shall make no
lamentation.
16 Though he •'"heap up silver as
the dust,
And prepare raiment as the clay ;
17 He may prepare it, but the
just shall put it on.
And the " innocent shall divide
the silver.
18 He buildeth his ''house as the
moth.
And as a booth which the
keeper maketh.
19 He lieth down rich, but he
shall not be ' gathered to his
fathers ;
He openeth his eyes, and * he
is not.
20 'Terrors overtake him like
waters ;
A tempest stealeth him away
™in the night.
21 The east "wind carrieth him
away, and he departeth;
And it sweepeth him "out of
his place.
22 For God shall hurl at him, and
^not spare:
He would fain » flee out of his
hand.
23 Men sxiall 'clap their hands at
him,
And shall 'hiss him out of his
place.
O O ^ Surely there is a mine
^ O for silver,
And a place for gold which they
refine.
2 Iron is taken out of the ^ earth,
And 'copper is molten out of
the stone.
3 Man setteth an end to darkness.
And searcheth out, to the fur-
thest bound.
The stones of obscurity and of
thick darkness.
4 ^ He breaketh open a shaft away
from where men sojourn ;
1 Or, For 2 Or, dxist
3 Or, The flood breaketh out from, where men
smourn; Even the waters foniotten of the foot :
They are diminished, they are aone away from
man
" Ch. 20. 29
6 ch. 15. 20
<= Dt. 28. 41 ;
Hos. 9. 13,
16
d ch. 20. 10
" Ps. 78. 64
/ Zech. 9. 3
» ch. 20. 18-
21 ; Prov.
13. 22 ; 28.
8 ; Eccl. 2.
26
k ch. 8. 15 ;
18. 14
'■ Jer. 8. 2 ;
Ezek. 29. 5
*; ch, 7. 8, 21 ;
20. 7
' ch. 15. 21,
ref.
"■■ ch. 20. 8 ;
34. 20
"^ ch. 21. 18
" ch. 7. 10,
ref.
P Jar. 13. 14 ;
Ezek. 5.
11; 24. 14
9 ch. 11. 20,
ref.
*■ Lam. 2. 15 ;
Nah. 3. 19
'ch. 18. 18;
20. 8
« Dt. 8. 9
" Ps. 104. 14
" ch. 41. 34
^ Dt. 8. 15 ;
32. 13
y ver. 23, 28
■ Prov. 8.
10 ; 16. 16
" Prov. 3. 15 ;
8. 11
t> Prov. 8. 19
They are forgotten of the foot ;
They hang afar from men, they
* swing to and fro.
5 As for the earth, " out of it Com-
eth bread ;
And underneath it is turned up
as it were by fire.
6 The stones thereof are the place
of sapphires,
® And it hath dust of gold.
7 That path no bird of prey
knoweth,
Neither hath the falcon's eye
seen it :
8 The '^'' proud beasts have not
trodden it.
Nor hath the fierce lion passed
thereby.
9 He putteth forth his hand upon
the ^ flinty rock ;
He overturneth the mountains
by the roots.
1 0 He cutteth out ^ channels among
the rocks ;
And his eye seeth every precious
thing.
11 He bindeth the streams *that
they trickle not ;
And the thing that is hid
bringeth he forth to light.
12 But ^ where shall wisdom be
found 1
And where is the place of under-
standing 1
13 Man knoweth not the price
thereof ;
Neither is it found in the land
of the living.
14 The deep saith. It is not in rne;
And the sea saith. It is not with
me.
1 5 It cannot be gotten for ^ gold,
Neither shall silver be weighed
for the price thereof.
16 It cannot be valued with the
gold of Ophir,
With the precious ^"onyx, or
the sapphire.
17'' Gold and glass cannot equal it.
Neither shall it be exchanged
for " jewels of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of
coral or of crystal :
Yea, the price of "wisdom is
above ^^ rubies.
1 9 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not
equal it.
Neither shall it be valued with
* pure gold.
< Or, flit 6 Or, And he vnnneth lumps of gold
6 Heb. sons of pride. 7 Or, passages
8 Heb. from ■weeping. » Or, treasure
1" Or, beryl n Or, vessels
12 Or, red coral Or, pearls
522
28.20
JOB
29.23
whose Source only fiod ran make known. Job recalls his Past Happiness and Dignity
20 " Whence then cometh wisdom 1
And where is the place of under-
standing^
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of
all living,
And kept close from the birds of
the heavens.
22 ' * Destruction and Death say,
We have heard a rumor thereof
with our ears.
23 ' God understandeth the way
thereof.
And he knoweth the place
thereof.
24 For he "^looketh to the ends of
the earth,
And seeth under the whole
heaven ;
25 '^To make a "weight for the
wind :
Yea, he''meteth out the waters
by measure.
26 When he made a "decree for the
rain,
And a way for the '' lightning of
the thunder ;
27 Then did he see it, and ^declare
it;
He established it, yea, and
searched it out.
28 And unto man he said.
Behold, the 'fear of the Lord,
that is wisdom ;
And to depart from evil is un-
derstanding.
O (Jk And Job again took up
^ XJ his Sparable, and said,
.2 Oh that I were as in the months
of old,
As in the days when God
'watched over me ;
3 When his lamp shined *upon
my head.
And '"by his light I walked
through darkness ;
4 As I was in ® the ripeness of my
days.
When the ''"friendship of God
was upon my tent ;
5 When the Almighty was yet
with me,
And my children were about
me ;
6 When my steps were washed
with "butter.
And the ^rock poured me out
streams of oil !
7 When I went forth to « the gate
unto the city,
1 Heb. Abaddon. * Or, When he maketh
* Or, recount * Or, above
' Heb. my days of autumn. * Or, counsel
"■ ver. 23, 28
l> ch. 26. 0,
ref.
" ver. 23-28 :
Prov. 8.
22-31
<i Ps. n. 4 ;
33. 13, 14 ;
Ofi. 7 ;
Prov. 15. 3
"^ Ps. 135. 7
/ch. 12. 15;
38. 8-11
" ch. 37. 6,
11, 12; 3S.
2G-28
A ch. 37. 3 ;
.38. 25
' Dt. 4. G ,
Ps. 111. 10;
Prov. 1.7;
9. 10 ; 14.
16 ; 15. 33 ;
16. 6
* ch. 13. 12 ;
27. 1;
Num. 23.
7 ; 24. 3, 15
' Jer. 31. 28
'"ch. 11. 17
" ch. 15. 8 ;
Ps. 25. 14 ;
Prov. 3. 32
" ch. 20. 17 ;
Dt. .32. 14
P Dt. 32. 13
1 ch. .31. 21
*■ ver. 21
» ch. 21. 5
' ver. 22
" ch. 4. 3, 4
"ch. 31. 16
■*ch. 31. 17,
21
V ch. 31. 19,
20
' ch. 22. 9,
ref.
" ch. 27. 5, 6 ;
Ps. 132. 9 ,
Is. 59. 17 ;
61. 10;
Eph. 6. 14
i ch. 24. 4,
ref.
° Ps. 3. 7
d Ps. 30. 6
" Jer. 17. 8
/Hos. 14. 5
sfGen 49.
24 ; Ps. 18.
34
'' ver. 9 ; ch
4, 3
« ver. 10
* Dt. 32. 2
When I prepared my seat in the
'^ street,
8 The young men saw me and hid
themselves,
And the aged rose up and stood ;
9 The princes 'refrained from
talking.
And 'laid their hand on their
mouth ;
10 The voice of the nobles 'was
^hushed.
And their tongue cleaved to the
roof of their mouth.
11 For when "the ear heard me,
then it blessed me;
And when the eye saw me, it
gave witness unto me:
12 Because I "delivered the poor
that cried,
The ■'fatherless also, ^tliat had
none to help him.
13 The * blessing of him that was
ready to perish came upon
me ;
And I caused the "^ widow's
heart to sing for joy.
14 1 "put on righteousness, and it
^"clothed me :
My .justice was as a robe and a
" diadem.
15 1 was eyes to the blind.
And feet was I to the lame.
16 1 was a father to '' the needy :
And ^^the cause of him that I
knew not I searched out.
17 And I "brake the ^^jaws of the
unrighteous,
And plucked the prej'^ out of his
teeth.
18 Then '' I said, I shall die ^Hn my
nest.
And I shall multiply my days
as the sand :
1 9 My " root is ^° spread out ^® to the
waters.
And the •''dew lieth all night
upon my branch :
20 My glory is fresh in me.
And my ■" bow is renewed in
my hand.
21 Unto me ''men gave ear, and
waited.
And kept silence for my counsel.
22 After my words they 'spake not
again ;
And * my speech distilled upon
them.
23 And they waited for me as for
the rain ;
" Or, broad place 8 Heb. hid.
^ Or, and him that had &c.
1" Or, clothed itself trith me " Or, turban
12 Or, the cause which I knew not
13 Heb. great teeth. i* Or, beside Heb. with,
1= Heb. opened. i6 Or, by
623
29.24
JOB
30.24
Job bewails the Coiitnmely to which he is subject, and the Harshness of God's Dealings with him
And they opened their mouth
wide as for the latter rain.
24 I smiled on them, when they
had no confidence ;
And the light of my counte-
nance they cast not down.
25 I chose out their way, and sat
as " chief.
And dwelt as a king in the
army,
As one that *comforteth the
mourners.
O/^ But now they that are
Ow younger than I ''have
me in derision.
Whose fathers I disdained to
set with the dogs of my flock.
2 Yea, the strength of their hands,
whereto should it profit me ?
Men in whom ^ripe age is per-
ished.
3 They are gaunt with want and
famine ;
^They gnaw the dry ground,
^in the gloom of wasteness
and desolation.
4 They pluck salt-wort by the
bushes ;
And the roots of the broom are
^ their food.
5 They are driven forth from the
midst of men ;
They cry after them as after a
thief ;
6 So that they dwell in frightful
valleys.
In holes of the earth and of the
rocks.
7 Among the bushes they bray ;
Under the ® nettles they ''are
gathered together.
8 Then are children of fools, yea,
children of ' base men ;
They ^ were scourged out of the
land.
9 And now I am become their
** song.
Yea, I am a byword unto them.
10 They abhor me, they stand
aloof from me,
And spare not to ^ spit ^ in my
face.
11 For he hath loosed "his cord,
and -^afllicted me ;
1 Or, v'lqor
\ R"^' '^heyflee into the wilderness, into &c. •
A y.^' fhicn yesternight was Or, on the eve of
* Or, to warm them 6 Or, wild vetches
° ^, stretch themselves
I Heb. men of no name.
8 Or, are outcasts from the land
'> Or, at the sight of me
i" According to another reading, my cord (or,
"ch. 1. 3;
31. 37
tch. 4. 4;
16.5;
Gen. 37.35;
Jn. 11. 19
"^ ch. 12. 4
d ch. 12. 4,
ref.
" ch. 17. 6 ;
Num. 12.
14 ; Dt. 25.
9 ; Is. 50.
6 ; Mt. 26.
67
/Ruth 1.21;
Ps. 88. 7
^ Jas. 1. 26
'' Ps. 140. 4, 5
' ch. 19. 12
k Is. 3. 12
' ch. 3. 25 ;
31. 23 ; Ps.
55. 3-5
"' ch. 7. 9 ;
Hos. 13. 3
" ch. 3. 24 ;
Ps. 22. 14 ;
42. 4 ; Is.
53. 12
" ver. 30
P ch. 2. 7
9 Ps. 69. 2, 14
■ ch. 19. r
' ch. 10. 3 ;
16. 9, 14 ;
19. 6, 22
< ch. 9. 17 ;
27.21
» ch. 9. 22 ;
10. 8
" ch. 3. 19 ;
17. 13;
Eccl. 12. 5
' ch. 19. 7
524
And they have ^cast o9 the
bridle before me.
12 Upon my right hand rise the
" rabble ;
They '' thrust aside my feet.
And Hhey cast up against me
their ways of destruction.
1 3 They ^'^ * mar my path.
They set forward my calam-
ity,
IJven men that have no helper.
14 ^^As through a wide breach
they come :
In the midst of the ruin they
roll themselves iipon me.
15 ' Terrors are turned upon me ;
" They chase ^^mine honor as
the wind ;
And my welfare is passed away
'"as a cloud.
16 And now "my soul is poured
out ^® within me ;
Days of affliction have taken
hold upon me.
1 7 In the night season " my bones
are ^'^ pierced ^* in me.
And ^^the 2y(i'>ns that gnaw me
take no rest.
18 By God's great force is my
garment ^ disfigured ;
It bindeth me about as the
collar of my coat.
19 He hath cast me into «the
mire.
And I am become lite dust and
ashes.
20 I ""cry unto thee, and thou dost
not answer me :
I stand up, and thou gazest at
me.
2 1 Thou art turned to be cruel to
me;
With the might of thy hand
thou 'persecutest me.
22 Thou 'Hftest me up to the
wind, thou causest me to
ride upon it ;
And thou dissolvest me in the
storm.
23 For I know that thou "wilt
bring me to death,
And to '^"the "house appointed
for all living.
24 Howbeit doth not one stretch
out the hand in his falH
Or in his calamity therefore
^cry for help?
11 Or, brood 12 Or, break up
13 Or, As a wide breaking in of waters
1* Or, Thou chasest 1= Or, my nobility
16 Heb. upon.
17 Or, corroded and drop away from me
18 B.eh. from off. 19 Or, my sinews take &c
20 Or, the house of meeting for &c.
30.25
JOB
31.23
In Ms Affliction Job protests tlic Integrity of his Life
25 Did not I "weep for him that
• was in troubled .
Was not my soul grieved for
*the needy'?
26 When I " looked for good, then
evil came ;
And when I waited for light,
"* there came darkness.
27 My "heart is troubled, and
resteth not ;
Days of affliction are come upon
me.
28 I go ^-^ mourning without the
sun :
I stand up in the assembly, and
*' cry for help.
29 1 am a brother to '' jackals,
And a companion to ostriches.
30 My 'skin is black, and falleth
frbm me.
And my ^' bones are burned
with heat.
31 Therefore is my 'harp hirned
to mourning,
And my pipe into the voice of
them that weep.
31
I made a covenant with
mine eyes ;
How then should I "' look upon
a virgin 1
2 " For what is " the portion from
God above.
And the heritage from the
Almighty on high ■?
3 Is it not "calamity to the un-
righteous.
And disaster to ^the workers
of iniquity'?
4 Doth not he * see my ways.
And '" number all my steps 1
5 If I have "walked with false-
hood.
And my foot hath hasted to
deceit
6 (Let me be * weighed in an
even balance.
That God may know "mine
integrity) ;
7 If my step hath "turned out of
the way.
And my heart walked after
mine eyes,
And if any ^ spot hath cleaved
to my hands :
8 Then let me ^sow, and let
another eat;
Yea, let ^Hhe produce of my
field be rooted out.
1 Or, blackened, but not by the sun
2 Or, For what -portion, should I have of God
. . . And v)hat heritage tfcc. ? Is there not calam-
ity &c. ?
3 Or, my offspring Heb. my produce.
" Ps. 35. 13,
14 ; Rom.
12. 15
b ch. id4. 4,
ref.
" ch. 3. 25,
26 ; Jer. 8.
15
d ch. 19. 8
"Lam. 2. 11
/ver. 31;
Ps. 38. 6 ;
42. 9 ; 43. 2
f ch. 19. 7
'' Ps. 44. 19 ;
Mic. 1. 8
i ch. 2. 7,
ref.
fc Ps. 102. 3
' Ps. 137. 1,
2: Is. 24.8
'" Mt. 6. 28
" ch. 20. 29
" ch. 18. 12 ;
21.30
P ch. 34. 22
« ch. 24. 23 ;
28. 24 ; 34.
21 ; 30. 7 ,
2 Chr. 16.
9; Prov. 6.
21 ; 15. 3
"" ver. 37 ;
ch. 14. 16
' ch. 15. 31 ;
Mic. 2. 11
< ch. 6. 2, 3
" ch. 23. 10 ;
27. 5, 6
" ch. 23. 11
=^ ch. 9. 30
y ch. 20. 18 ;
Lev. 26. 10;
Mic. 6. 16
• ver. 12
" ver. 1 ; ch.
24. 16
6 Judg. 16.
21 ; Is. 47. 2
« Dt. 28. 30 ;
Jer. 8. 10
d Lev. 20. 10 ;
Dt. 22. 24
"ver. 28
/ch. 15. 30,
ref. ; Prov.
6. 27-29
9 ch. 26. 6,
ref.
^ ver. 8 ; ch.
20. 28
' Dt. 24. 14,
15
^ ch. 10. 3,
ref. ; 34. 19 ;
Prov. 22. 2
' ch. 20. 19 ;
22.7
™- ch. 22. 9,
ref. ; Ex.
22. 22-24
" ch. 22. 7
" ch. 29. 12
»'ch.22. 6;
29. 13
9 ch. 24. 4,
ref.
*■ ver. 17 ;
ch. 29. 12
' ch. 29. 7
<■ ch. 38. 15
9 If my heart hath been " enticed
unto a woman.
And I have laid wait at my
neighbor's door ;
10 Then let my wife 'grind unto
another,
And let 'others bow down
upon her.
11 For that were a ''heinous
crime ;
Yea, it were "an inicjuity to be
punished by the judges :
12 For it is-^a fire that consumeth
unto *^ Destruction,
And would '' root out all mine
increase.
13 If I have 'despised the cause
of my man-servant or of my
maid-servant.
When they contended with
me;
14 What then shall I do when
God riseth up'?
And when he visiteth, what
shall I answer him 1
1 5 Did not * he that made me in
the womb make him'?
And did not one fashion us in
the womb'?
16 If I have 'withheld ''the poor
from their desire.
Or have caused the eyes of ™the
widow to fail,
17 Or have "eaten my morsel
alone,
And "the fatherless hath not
eaten thereof
18 (Nay, from my youth he grew
up with me as with a father.
And her have I guided from
my mother's womb) ;
19 If I have seen any perish ^for
want of clothing.
Or that *the needy had no
covering ;
20 If his loins have not blessed me.
And if ho liath not been
warmed with the fleece of
my sheep ;
21 If I have lifted up my hand
against ''the fathei'less.
Because I saw my help * in the
gate :
22 Then let my shoulder fall from
the shoulder-blade.
And mine ' arm be broken from
the bone.
23 For "calamity from God is a
terror to me.
And by reason of "his majesty
I can do nothing.
■• Reb. Ahnddnn. See ch. ?6. 6.
5 Or, auyht tliat the poor desired
525
31. 24
JOB
32.12
Job protests the Integrity of his {life. Elihu's Speech. He earnestly desires to express
24 If I have made " gold my hope,
And have said to the tine gold,
Thou art my contidence ;
25 If I have * rejoiced because my
wealth was great,
And because my hand had
gotten much;
26 If I have '^beheld Hhe sun
when it shined,
Or the moon walking in bright-
ness,
27 And my heart hath been se-
cretly enticed,
And -my mouth hath kissed my
hand :
28 This also were '^ an iniquity to
be punished by the judges;
For I should have "denied the
God that is above.
29 If I have '^ rejoiced at the de-
struction of him that hated
me,
Or lifted up myself when evil
found him
30 (Yea, ^I have not suffered my
^rnouth to sin
By asking his life with ''a
curse) ;
31 If the men of my tent have
not said.
Who can find one that hath
not been 'filled with his meaf?
32 (The ^sojourner hath not lodged
in the street ;
But I have opened my doors
to ''the traveller) ;
33 If ''like Adam I have 'covei"ed
my transgressions.
By hiding mine iniquity in my
bosom,
34 Because I '"feared the great
multitude.
And the contempt of families
terrified me.
So that I kept silence, and went
not out of the door —
35 Oh that I had one to hear me !
(Lo, here is ray "^signature, "let
the Almighty answer me)
And that I had the "^ indictment
which mine "adversary hath
written !
36 Surely I would caiTy it upon my
shoulder ;
I would bind it unto me as a
crown :
37 I would declare unto him ^ the
number of my steps ;
As *a prince would I *go near
unto nim.
1 Heb. the light.
2 Heb. my hand hath kixsed my mouth.
3 Heb. palate. ■* Heb. the tray.
5 Or, after the manner of men 6 Heb. mark.
1 Heb. book. » Or, present it to him
■" ch. 22. 24 ;
Mk. 10. 24
'ch. 1. 3, 10;
Ps. 62. 10
'^ Dt. 4. ly ,
17. 3;
Ezek. 8. 16
d ver. 1 1 ;
Dt. 17. 2-7
« Josh. 24.
27 ; Is. 59.
13
/Prov. 17.
6 ; 24. 17 ;
Obad. 12
" Ps. 7. 4
h ch. 6. 3
' ch. 22. 7
k Gen. 19. 2,
3; Judg.
19. 20, 21 ;
Rom. 12.
13 ; 1 Pet.
4. 9
' Gen. 3. 10 ;
Piov. 28. 13
'" Ex. 23. 2
" ch. 19. 7 ,
30. 20, 24,
28 ; 35. 14
° ch. 27. 7
P ver. 4
1 ch. 1. 3 ;
29. 25
'' Gen. 4. 10,
11
» ch. 24. 2 ;
Lev. 19. 13
< 1 K. 21. 19
" Gen. 3. 18 ;
Is. 5. 6 ;
Is. 32. 13
^ ch. 10. 7 ;
13. 18; 27.
2; 31. 6,
33. 9
* Gen. 22. 21;
Jer. 26. 23
y ch. 27. 5, 6
"^ ch. 34. 5 ;
3.-I. 2 ; 40. S
"ch. 11. 6:
15. 0 ; 22. 5
«■ ch. 15. 10
" ch. 27. 3
d ch. 33. 4
• ch. 38. 36 ;
1 K. 3. 12 ;
4. 29 ; Prov.
2. 6 ; Eccl.
2.26; Dan.
1. 17; 2. 21 ;
.Tas. 1. 5
/ Eccl. 9.
13-16
" Eccl. 4.
13-15
A ch. 5. 27
38 If my '' land crieth out against
me.
And the furrows thereof weep
together ;
39 If 1 have * eaten the ^fruits
thereof without money,
Or have '' caused the owners
thereof to lose their life:
40 Let ^""thistles grow instead of
wheat.
And " cockle instead of barley.
The words of Job are ended.
O O So these three men ceased
O.^ to answer Job, because he
was "righteous in his own e.yes.
2 Then was kindled the wrath of
Elihu the son of Barachel the ■' Bu-
zite, of the family of Ram: "against
Job was his wrath kindled, * be-
cause he justified himself ^rather
than God. 3 Also against his three
friends was his wrath kindled, be-
cause they had found no answer,
and yet had "condemned Job. 4
Now Elihu had '-waited to speak
unto Job, because they were elder
than he. 5 And when Elihu saw
that there was no answer in the
mouth of these three men, his wrath
was kindled.
6 And Elihu the son of Barachel
the Buzite answered and said,
I am young, and ye are very
*old;
Wherefore I held back, and
durst not show you mine
opinion.
7 I said. Days .should speak.
And multitude of years should
teach wLsdoni.
8 But there is a " spirit in man.
And the ''breath of the Al-
mighty giveth them " under-
standing.
9 It is -^not the great that are
wise.
Nor the " aged that understand
justice.
10 Therefore I '^said. Hearken to
me ;
I also will show mine opinion.
1 1 Behold, I waited for your words,
I listened for your reasonings.
Whilst ye ''searched out what
to say
12 Yea, I attended unto you.
And, behold, there was none
that convinced Job,
626
9 Heb. strength. lo Or, thor
11 Or, noisome weedi
12 Heb. waited for Job with words.
13 Or, sas
32.13
JOB
33.21
Lis Opiuiou. He re|)roves Job's Self-justification. Affirms that fiod helps Nan by the Ministry of Dreams and Sickness
Or that answered his words,
among you.
13 ^Beware "lest ye say, We have
found wisdom ;
God may vanquish him, not
man :
14 For he hath not directed his
words against me ;
Neither will I answer him with
your speeches.
15 They are amazed, they answer
no more :
They have not a word to say.
IG And shall I wait, because they
speak not,
Because they stand still, and
answer no more^
17 1 also will answer my part,
I also will show mine opinion.
18 For I am full of words ;
The spirit within me *constrain-
eth me.
19 Behold, my breast is as wine
which hath no vent ;
Like new ''wine-skins '"^it is
ready to burst.
20 I will speak, that I may ^be
refreshed ;
I will open my lips and answer.
21 Let me not, I pray you, ''respect
any man's person ;
Neither will I give flattering
titles unto any man.
22 For I know not to "give flatter-
ing titles ;
Else would my Maker soon take
me away.
O O Howbeit, Job, I pray thee,
O O hear my speech.
And hearken to all my words.
2 Behold now, I have opened my
mouth ;
My tongue hath spoken in my
* mouth.
3 My words shall utter the up-
rightness of my heart ;
And -^that which my lips know
they shall speak sincerely.
4 The '■> Spirit of God hath made
me.
And the ''breath of the Al-
mighty giveth me life.
5 If thou canst, 'answer thou
me ;
*Set thy tvords in order before
me, stand forth.
6 Behold, ^ I am toward God even
as thou art :
1 Or, Lest, ye should say, We have found out
wisdom; God thrusteth him doirni, not man:
Now he <tc. 2 Or, which are ready
3 Or, find relief * Heb. palate.
^ Or, 2 am according to thy wish in God's stead
" Jer. 9. 23
b Acts 18. 6
' Mt. 9. 17
d ch. 13. 8,
10 ; ch. 34.
19; Lev.
19. 15
« 1 Th. 2. 5
/ch. 0. 28 ;
27. 4 ; 30. 4 ;
Gen. 2. 7 ;
Acts 17. 26
'' ch. 10. 3,
ref. ; 32. 8
'' ch. 27. 3
• ver. .32
«•• ch. 13. 18
' ch. 4. 19,
ref. ; Is.
45. 9
'" ch. 9. 34 ;
13. 21
" 2 Cor. 2. 5
" ch. 6. 10 ;
9. 21 ; 10. 7 ;
12. 4; 13.
18 ; 23. 10 ;
27. a ; 34. 6
P ch. 13. 23 ;
16. 17 ; 31.
5-8
'' ch. 13. 23
"" ch. 13. 24
* ch. 13. 27
' ch. 10. 14 ;
14. 16 ;
31. 4
" ch. 15. 25 ;
40. 2 ; Is.
45.9
" rs. 62. 11
' ver. IS-l.s :
ch. 4. 12-17 ;
Num. 12. e
V ch. 36. 10,
16
* ver. 24, 28,
30
■^ ch. 15. 22,
ref.
* ch. 30. 17
■ ch. 3. 24 ;
0. 7 ; Ps.
107. 18
I also am formed out of the
' clay.
7 Behold, my '"terror shall not
make thee- afraid.
Neither shall my "pressure be
heavy upon thee.
8 Surelj^ thou hast spoken in my
hearing.
And I have heard the voice of
thy words, saying,
9 I am "clean, '' without transgres-
sion ;
I am innocent, neither « is there
iniquity in me :
10 Behold, he findeth ® occasions
against me,
He ''counteth me for his enemj' ;
11 He 'putteth my feet in the
stocks,
He 'marketh all my paths.
12 Behold, ^I will answer thee, in
this thou art not just ;
For God is greater than man.
1 3 Why dost thou " strive against
him.
For that he giveth not account
of any of his matters ?
14 For "God speaketh **once.
Yea twice, though man regai'd-
eth it not.
15 In a * dream, in a vision of the
night.
When deep sleep falleth upon
men,
In slumberings upon the bed ;
16 Then ^'he ^openeth the ears of
men.
And sealeth their instruction,
17 '"That he may withdraw man
from his purpose.
And hide pride from man ;
18 "He -keepeth back his soul
from the pit.
And his life from perishing "^ by
the ^^ sword.
19 He is chastened also with " pain
upon his bed,
'*Aud with continual strife in
his bones ;
20 So that his life ""abhorreth
bread.
And his soul dainty food.
21 His ''flesh is consumed away,
that it cannot be seen ;
' s Or, causes of alienation
7 Or, in this thou art not just : I will answer
thee ; For &c. » Or, in one tuay, yea, in tvjo
9 Heb. uncover eth.
10 Or, That man may put away his purpose.
And that he may hide
11 Or, That he may keep hack 12 Or, weapons
13 Another reading is, While all his bones art
firm.
627
33.22
JOB
34.16
The Ministry of Angels. Elihn rebnkes Job for his Irreverence. Be vindicates Cod's Jastice
And his ^ bones that were not
seen stick out.
22 Yea, *his soul draweth near
unto the pit,
And his Hfe to the destroyers.
23 If there be with him ^ an angel,
An "interpreter, one '^ among a
thousand,
To ''.show unto man ^what is
right for him ;
24 ^Then God is gracious unto
him, and saith,
Deliver him from Agoing down
to the pit,
I have found a ■'^ransom.
25 His "flesh shall be fresher than
a child's ;
He returneth to the days of his
youth.
26 He/'prayeth unto God, and he
is favorable unto him.
So that ' he seeth his face -with
joy:
And he * restoreth unto man his
righteousness.
27 He ^'singeth before men, and
saith,
I ™have sinned, and perverted
that which was right.
And ^ it " profited me not :
28 He hath "redeemed my soul
from going into the pit.
And my life shall ^behold the
light.
29 Lo, 'all these things doth God
work.
Twice, yea thi'ice, ^yith a man,
30 To ''bring back his soul from
the pit,
That he may be enlightened
with the * light of "' the liv-
ing.
31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto
me:
Hold thy peace, and I will
speak.
32 If thou hast anything to say,
answer me :
Speak, for I desire to justify
thee.
33 If not, hearken thou unto me :
' Hold thy peace, and I will
teach thee wisdom.
O A Moreover Elihu answered
OT! and said,
2 Hear my words, ye wise men ;
1 Or, n messenger 2 Or, of the thousand
3 Or, his uprightness
* Or, And he be gracious . . . and sav . . .
ransom : his flesh &c. s Or, looketh upon men
* Or, it was not requited unto me Or, it was
not meet for me 7 Or, life
" ch. 19. 20 ;
Ps. 22. 17
l> Ps. 88. 3
"^ Gen. 40. 8
<l Mic. 6. 8
" ver. 18, 28 ;
Is. 38. 17
/ch. 36. 18;
Ps. 49. 7
'■' 2 K. 5. 14
h ch. 22. 27 ;
34. 28
■ ch. 22. 26 ;
Ps. 11. 7
k Ps. 51. 12
' ch. 8. 21
'" 2 S. 12. 13 ;
Lk. 15. 21
" Rom. 6. 21
" Ps. 103. 4
P ch. 22. 28,
ref.
1 Eph. 1. 11 ;
1 Cor. 12. 0 ;
Phil. 2. 13
"" ver. 18
* Ps. 49. 19 ,
66. 13
« ch. 33. 31
" ch. 12. 11
" 1 Th. 5. 21
^ ch. 33. 9,
ref.
y ch. 27. 2
^ ch. 6. 4 ,
Jer. 15. 18 ;
30. 12
"■ ch. 15. 16
b Ps. 60. 18
•^Ch. 21. 15,
35. 3
d ver. 12 ,
ch. 8. 3,
ref. ; Ps.
92. 15 ;
Rom. 9. 14
* ver. 25 ;
Ps. 62. 12 ;
Prov. 24.
12 ; Jer. 32.
19 ; Ezek.
33. 20 ; Mt.
16. 27 ;
Rom. 2. 6 ,
2 Cor. 5.
10; Rev.
22. 12
/ver. 10,
ref.
» ch. 38. £, 6
'' ch. 12. 10 ,
Ps. 104. 29
t Gen. 7. 21 ;
Is. 40. 6, 7
* ch. 10. 9 ;
Gen. 3. 19
628
And give ear unto me, ye that
have knowledge.
3 For " the ear trieth words.
As the palate tasteth food.
4 Let us '' choose for us that which
is right :
Let us know among ourselves
what is good.
5 For Job hath said, " 1 am right-
eous.
And " God hath taken away my
right :
6 ^Notwithstanding my right I
am accounted a liar ;
®My ■'wound is incurable,
though I am without trans-
gression.
7 What man is like Job,
Who " drinketh up scoffing like
water,
8 Who goeth *in company with
the workers of iniquity,
And walketh with wicked
men 1
9 For he hath said, " It profiteth a
man nothing
That he should "delight himself
with God.
10 Therefore hearken unto me,
ye men of understanding :
Far be it from God, that he
should '' do wickedness.
And from the Almighty, that
he should commit iniquity.
1 1 For " the work of a man will he
render unto him.
And cause every man to find
according to his ways.
1 2 Yea, of a surety, -^ God will not
do wickedly.
Neither will the Almighty per-
vert justice.
13 AVho gave him a charge over
the earth ?
Or who ^hath "disposed the
whole M'orld 1
14 ^-If he set his heart upon ^^him-
self,
^ he * gather unto himself his
spirit and his breath ;
15 All * flesh shall perish together.
And man shall *turn again
unto dust.
16 "If now thou hast understand-
ing, hear this :
Hearken to the voice of my
words.
8 Or, Should I lie against my right T
' Heb. Mine arrow.
1" Or, consent with See Ps. 60. 18.
11 Or, laid upon him
12 According to another reading, Ifhccausehis
heart to return unto himself.
^3 Or, man Heb. him. w Or, Only understand
34.17
JOB
35.7
Elibu vindicates God's Jnstice and Sovereignty. He aocnses Job of Rebelliousness and Self- righteousness
17 Shall even "one that hateth
justice govern '?
And *wilt thou condemn him
that is righteous and
niighty 1 —
1 8 ^ Him that " saith to a king,
Thou art vile,
Or to '' nobles, Ye are wicked ;
19 That "respecteth not the per-
sons of princes.
Nor I'egardeth the rich more
than the poor ;
For they all are the •''work of
his hands.
20 In a moment they die, ^even
" at midnight ;
The people are shaken and pass
away,
And ''the mighty are taken
away without hand.
21 For 'his eyes are upon the
ways of a man.
And he seeth all his goings.
22 There is * no darkness, nor
thick gloom.
Where the workers of iniquity
may hide themselves.
23 For he ' needeth not further to
consider a man,
That he should go before God
in judgment.
24 He breaketh in pieces ™ mighty
men ^m ways past finding
out.
And setteth others in their
stead.
25 Therefore he "taketh knowl-
edge of their works ;
And " he overturneth them in
the night, so that they are
* destroyed.
26 He ^striketh them as wicked
men
^ In the open sight of others ;
27 Because thej * turned aside
from following him.
And would not ''have regard to
any of his ways :
28 ®So that they caused 'the cry
of the poor to come unto him,
And he 'heard the cry of the
afflicted.
29 When he "giveth quietness,
who then can condemn 1
And when he hideth his face,
who then can behold him ?
Alike whether it be done unto
a nation, or unto a man :
1 The Heb. as pointed reads, 7.s it fit to say
io a king. Thou art vilel Or to nobles. Ye are
wickfil ? 2 Or, and at midnight the people dire.
•* Or, withmit inquisition < Heb. crushed.
5 Heb. In the place of beholders.
^ Or, That they might cause . . . 4n(( ifiat he
'.night hear
" ver. 30 ;
2 S. 23. 3
b ch. 40. 8
' Ps. 105. 14
d Ps. 83. 11
" Lev. 19. 15,
ref. ; Dt.
10. 17 ;
2 Chr. 19.
7, Acts 10.
34; Rom.
2. 11 ; Gal.
2. 6 ; Eph.
6. 9 ; Col.
3.25;
1 Pet. 1. 17
/ch. 10. 3,
ref.
9 ver. 25 ;
ch. 36. 20 ,
Ex. 12. 29
'' ch. 12. 19,
ref.
i ch. 24. 23 ;
31. 4;
Prov. 5.
21; 15. 3;
Jer. 16. 17
* Ps. 139. 11,
12 ; Am. 9.
2, 3
'ch. 11. 11
"' ch. 12. 19,
ref.
" ver. 11
" ver. 20
'' ch. 26. 12
3 1 S. 15. 11
""ch. 21. 14;
Ps. 28. 5 ;
Is. 5. 12
' ch. 35. 9 ;
Jas. 5. 4
« ch. 22. 27 ,
Ex. 22. 23
" 1 Chr. 22. 9
" ver. 17
^ ch. 33. 27
y ch. 35. 11 ,
Ps. 25. 4 :
119. 33; Is
2. 3
^ Lk. 19. 8
* Ps. 50. 21
* ch. 35. 16
' ch. 23. 10
<l ch. 22. 15
* ch. 23. 2
/ch. 27. 23
V ch. 32. 2,
ref.
' ch. 9. 30, 31
* Gen. 15. 5 ;
Ps. 8. 3
' ch. 22. 12
' ch. 7. 20 ;
Prov. ,><. 3(i
Jer. 7. 19
" ch. 22. -z, 3 ;
Prov. 9. 12 ;
Lk. 17. 10
30 That the "godless man reign
not,
That there be none to ensnare
the people,
31 For hath any said unto God,
I have -^ borne chastisement, '' I
will not offend any more :
32 That which I see not ''' teach
thou me :
If I have ' done iniquity, I will
do it no more ?
33 Shall his "recompense be as
thou wilt, that thou refusest
it?
For thou must choose, and
not I :
Therefore speak what thou
knowest.
34 Men of understanding will say
unto me.
Yea, every wise man that hear-
eth me :
35 Job *speaketh without knowl-
529
And his words are without
wisdom.
36 Would that Job were "tried
unto the end.
Because of his answering "^ like
wicked men.
37 For he addeth * rebellion unto
his sin ;
He^clappeth his hands among
us,
And multiplieth his words
against God.
O pT Moreover Elihu answered
OtJ and said,
2 Thinkest thou this to be thy
right.
Or sayest thou, ' My righteous-
ness is more than God's,
3 That thou sayest, '' What advan-
tage will it be unto thee 1
And, ' What profit shall I have,
rnore than if I had sinned?
4 I will answer thee.
And thy companions with thee.
5 *Look unto the heavens, and
see ;
And behold Hhe skies, which
are higher than thou.
6 If thou hast sinned, '"what
effectest thou against him '?
And if thy transgressions be
multiplied, what doest thou
unto him 1
7 If thou be righteous, " what giv-
est thou him ?
Or what receiveth he of thy
hand ?
7 Or, though J offend not
35.8
JOB
36.20
ElihD accnses Job of Undutifalness and Presimiptuoosness. He justifies God's Use of Affliction
8 Thy "wickedness Tnay hurt a
man as thou art ;
And thy righteousness may
profit a son of man.
9 By reason of the multitude of
oppressions they ' cry out ;
They cry for help by reason of
the arm " of the mighty.
10 But ''none saith, Where is God
my Maker,
Who "giveth songs in the
night,
11 Who -^teacheth us more than
the beasts of the earth,
And maketh us " wiser than the
birds of the heavens 1
12 There they '' cry, ^ but none giv-
eth answer,
Because of the pride of evil
men.
13 Surely 'God will not hear an
empty cry,
Neitherwill the Almighty re-
gard it.
14 How much less when *thou
sayest "thou beholdest him
not,
The 'cause is before him, and
thou waitest for him !
15 But now, '"because he hath not
visited in his anger,
^ Neither doth he greatly regard
arrogance ;
16 Therefore doth .Tob open his
mouth in vanity ;
He " multiplieth words " with-
out knowledge.
36
Elihu also proceeded, and
said.
Suffer me a little, and I will
show thee ;
For ^I have yet somewhat to
say on God's behalf.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from
afar.
And will ascribe ''righteousness
to my Maker.
4 For truly ''my words ai"e not
false :
One that is '' perfect in knowl-
edge is with thee.
5 Behold, God is mighty, and
*despiseth not any :
He is 'mighty in strength of
^ understanding.
6 He "preserveth not the life of
the Avicked,
1 Or, hut he answereth not
2 Or, thou beholdest him not ! The cause is
before him ; therefore wait thou for him
3 Or, Thou sayest, He doth not greatly regard
arrogance. Thus doth Sit. ■• Heb. Wait for.
= Heb. there are yet words for God.
* Heb. heart.
" 1 Cor. 16.
33
b Ex. 2. 23
" ch. 12. 19,
ref.
rf ch. 21. 14 ;
27. 10 ; 36.
13
^ ch. 8, 21 ;
Ps. 42. 8 ;
77. 0 ; 149.
6 ; Acts
16. 25
/ch. 36. 22;
Ps. 94. 12 ;
Jer. 32. 33
» Lk. 12. 24
h ch. 27. 9
' Prov. 15.
29 ; Is. 1.
15 ; Jer. 11.
11; Mic.
3. 4
k ch. 9. 11 ;
23. 8, 9
' ch. 31. 35
"' Eccl. 8. 11
" ch. 34. 37
" ch. 34. 35
'' ch. 8. 3 ;
37.23
9 ch. 33. 3,
ref.
>" ch. 37. 16
» Ps. 22. 24 ;
G9, 33; 102.
17
' ch. 12. 13,
ref.
" ch. 8. 22,
ref. ; 34. 26
" ch. 5. 15,
ref.
^ Ps. 33. 18 ;
34. 15
y ch. 5. 11 ;
Ps. 113. 8
' Ps. 107. 10
" yer. 15, 21
b K 58. 1
" ch. 15. 25
d ver. 15 ;
ch. 33. 16
' ver. 21 ;
2 K. I". 13 ;
Jon. 3. 8
/Is. 1. 19, 20
^ ch. 15. 22,
ref.
'' ch. 4. 21
' Rom. 2. 5
*: ch. 16. 32 ;
22. 16
' Ps. 119. 07,
75 ; Is. 48.
10
'" ver. 10
" Hos. 2. 14
° 2 S. 22. 20 ;
Ps. 4. 1 ;
31. 8; 118.
5 ; Hos. 4.
16
P Ps. 23. 5
« ch. 22. 5,
10, 11
'" ch. 34. 33 ;
Jon. 4. 4, 9
" ch. 33. 24
< ch. 34. 20,
But giveth to "the afflicted
thei?' right.
7 He "" withdraweth not his eyes
from the righteous :
But *with kings upon the
throne
He setteth them for ever, and
they are exalted.
8 And if they be ^ bound in fetters.
And be taken in the cords " of
affliction ;
9 Then he ''showeth them their
work,
And their transgressions, that
they have "behaved them-
selves proudly.
10 He ''openeth also their ear to
instruction.
And " commandeth that they
return from iniquity.
1 1 ■''If they hearken and serve him,
They shall spend their days in
prosperity.
And their years in "^ pleasures.
12 But if they hearken not, they
shall perish ^ by ®the sword.
And they shall ''die without
knowledge.
13 But they that are godless in
heart * lay up anger :
They cry not for help when he
bindeth them.
14 ''They *die in youth,
And their life perisheth ^° among
the ^^ unclean.
1 5 He ' delivereth the afflicted ^- by
their affliction,
And '"openeth their ear "in
oppression.
16 Yea, he would have "allured
tnee " out of distress
Into a "broad place, where
there is no straitness ;
And that which is set on thy
''table would be full of fat-
ness.
17
630
But thou ^'art full, of "the
judgment of the wicked :
Judgment and justice take
hold on thee.
18 ^''For let not 'wrath stir thee
up against chastisements ;
Neither let the greatne.ss of the
* ransom turn thee aside.
1 9 Will thy cry avail, that thou be
not in distress.
Or all the forces of thy strength 1
20 Desire not ' the night,
7 Or, pleasantness 8 Or, weapons
9 Heb. Their soul dielh. i" Or, like
ii Or, sodomites See Dt. 23. 17. 12 Or, in
13 Or, by adversity i* Heb. out of the mouth c/
»^ Or, hast. filled up
16 Or, Because there is torath, beware lest tnou
be led away by thy sufficiency
36.21
JOB
37.17
Elihu exhorts Job to submit to (iod, and to magnify God's Unsearchable Greatness
When peoples ^ are cut off in
their place.
21 Take heed, "regard not iniq-
^ uity :
For this hast thou chosen
rather than '' affliction.
22 Behold, God doeth loftily in his
power :
"teacher like unto
Who IS
him?
23 Who hath "* enjoined him
his
way "?
Or who can say, "Thou hast
wrought unrighteousness 'I
24
Rernember that thou ■'mag-
nify his work,
Whereof men have ^sung.
25 All men have looked thereon ;
Man beholdeth it afar off.
26 Behold, ''God is great, and we
know him not ;
The 'number of his years is
unsearchable.
27 For 'he draweth up the drops
of water.
Which distil in rain ^from ^ his
vapor,
28 WhicTi the skies pour down
And drop upon man abun-
dantly.
29 Yea, can any understand the
' spreadings of the clouds,
The '"thunderings of his pavil-
ion ?
30 Behold, he spreadeth his light
^around him ;
And he ^covereth the bottom
of the sea.
For by these he " judgeth the
peoples ;
He "giveth food in abundance.
32 He covereth his hands with the
® lightning,
And ^ giveth it a charge '' that
it strike the mark.
33 The ''noise thereof telleth con-
cerning ''him,
The cattle also concerning
* the storm that cometh up.
Yea, at this my heart trem-
bleth,
And is moved out of its place.
2 Hear, oh, hear the ''noise of
his voice.
And the ^" sound that goeth out
of his mouth.
3 He sendeth it forth under the
whole heaven,
1 Heb. go up. 3 Heb. belonging to.
3 Or, the vapor thereof * Or, thereon
^ Or, covereth it with the deptha oj the sea
* Heb light. 7 Or, again.st the assailant
' Or, it 9 Or, him lo Or, muttering
31
37
" ver. in ;
Ps. 31. 6 ;
6G. 18
i> ver. 8, 15
" ch. 36. 11
d ch. 34. 13 ;
Is. 40. 13 ;
Rom. II,
34 ; 1 Cor.
2. 16
« ch. 8. 3,
ref.
/2S. 7. 26;
Ps. 35. 27 ;
40. 16
" Ex. 15. 1 ;
Judg. 5. 1 ;
1 Chr. 16.
9 ; Pr. 59.
16 ; 138. 5
''ch. 11. 7-9,
ref. ; 37. 23
' ch. 10. 5 ;
Ps. 90. 2 ;
102. 24, 27
*: ver. 26-29 ;
ch. 5. 10 ;
37. 6, II ,
38. 28 ;
Ps. 147. 8
'ch. 37. 11.
16
'" ch. 26. 14
" ch. 37. 13
" Ps. 104. 27 ;
136. 26 ;
Acts 14. 17
Pch. 37. 11,
12, 15
9 ch. 37. 2
"■ ch. 36. 33 ;
ver. 4, 6 ;
Ps. 29. 3-9
' ver. 12;
ch. 28. 24 ;
38. 13
t ch. 26. 14 ,
Ps. 18. 13
" ver. 14, 16,
23 ; ch. 6. 0
" ch. 36. 26
"^ ch. 38. 22
y ch. 36. 27,
ref.
'^ ch. 12. 14
" ch. 38. 40 ;
Ps. 104. 22
'> ch. 9. 9
'■ Ps. 147. 17
<« ch. 38. 29 ;
Ps. 147. 17
" ch. 36. 27
/ch. 36. 29
^ ver. 15
'' ch. 36. 32 ;
Ps. 148. 8
' Is. 14. 21 ;
27. 6
* Prov. 8. 31
' Ex. 9. 18,
23 , 1 S.
12. 18, 19
"^ ch. 38. 26,
27
" 1 K. 18. 46
0 ver 5, 14,
23
P ch. 36. 4
And his "lightning unto the
" 'ends of the earth.
4 After it a voice roareth ;
He ' thundereth with the voice
of his majesty ;
And he restraineth not^^^Ae
lightnings when his voice is
heard.
5 God thundereth marvellously
with his voice ;
" Great things doeth he, which
we "cannot comprehend.
6 For he saith to ■" the snow,
Fall thou on the earth ;
Likewise to the ^ shower of rain,
And to the showers of his
mighty rain.
7 He ^sealeth up the hand of
every man.
That all men whom he hath
made may know it.
8 Then the beasts go into "cov-
erts,
And remain in their dens.
9 Out of the * chamber of the
south cometh the storm.
And " cold out of the ^'^ north.
10 By the breath of God ''ice is
given ;
And the breadth of the waters
is "straitened.
1 1 Yea, " he ladeth the thick cloud
with moisture ;
He -'spreadeth abroad ^the
cloud of his '^ lightning :
12 And it is turned round about
by his guidance,
That they may do whatsoever
he '' commandeth them
Upon the ' face of the * habita-
ole world ,
13 Whether it be for 'correction,
or for '"his ^^land.
Or for "lovingkindness, that he
cause it to come.
14 Hearken unto this, O Job :
Stand still, and consider the
wondrous works of God.
15 Dost thou know how God lay-
eth his charge upon them.
And causeth the ^ lightning of
his cloud to shine ?
1 6 Dost thou know the balancings
of the clouds.
The "wondrous works of him
who ^ is perfect in knowledge 1
17 ^"How thy garments are warm,
'■^ When the earth is still by rea-
son of the south wind %
" Heb. skirts. 12 Heb. them.
13 Heb. scattering winds. i' Or, congealed
1'' Or, earth 16 Or, Thou luhose garments are&c.
1? Or, When he quieteth the earth by the south
wind
^31
37.18
JOB
38.21
Jehovah speaks, and sets forUi Job's Ignorance of the Creation and Constitation of the Earth; of Light,
18 Canst thou with him "spread
out the sky,
Which is strong as a molten
mirror 1
1 9 Teach us what we shall say unto
him;
^or we * cannot set our speech
in order by reason of dark-
ness
20 Shall it be told him that I
would speak 1
' Or should a man wish that he
were swallowed upl
21 And now men ^see not the
light which is bright in the
skies ;
But the wind passeth, and
cleareth them.
22 Out of the north cometh
^golden splendor:
God ^hath upon him terrible
majesty.
23 Touching the Almighty, ''we
cannot find him out :
He is " excellent in power ;
And ^-^in justice and plenteous
righteousness ^he will not
afflict. .
24 Men do therefore fear hftn :
He * regardeth not any that are
wise of heart.
O O Then Jehovah ' answered
O O Job out of the whirlwind,
and said,
2 Who is this that *darkeneth
counsel
By 'words without knowl-
edge 1
3 ™ Gird up now thy loins like a
man ;
For " I will demand of thee, and
declare thou unto me.
4 Where wast thou " when I
laid the foundations of
the earth?
Declare, *if thou hast under-
standing.
5 Who determined the ^measures
thereof, ®if thou knowesf?
Or who stretched the line upon
it?
6 Whereupon *were the ''foun-
dations thereof ® fastened 1
Or who laid the corner-stone
thereof,
1 Or, // a man speak, surely he shall be swal-
lowed up
* Or, cannot look on the light when it is bright
in the skies. When the wind hath passed, and
cleared them 3 Heb. gold.
* Or, to justice . . . he doeth no violence
' Heb. if thou knowest understanding.
* Or, seeing ^ Heb. sockets.
« Heb. made to sink.
° ch. 9. 8 ;
Ps. 104. 2 ;
Is. 45. 12;
Jer. 10. 12 ;
Zech. 12. 1
b ch. 9. 14 ;
Rom. 8. 26
" Ps. 104. 1, 2
d ch. 11. 7, 8,
ref. ; Rom.
11. 33,
1 Tim. 6. 16
* ch. 9. 4 ;
36. 5
/ch. 8. 3,
ref.
» Is. 63. 9 ;
Lam. 3. 33 ;
Nah. 1. 12
A ch. 6. 13 ;
Mt. 11. 25 ;
1 Cor. 1. 26
' ch. 40. 6
k ch. 42. 3
' ch. 35. 16 ;
1 Tim. 1. 7
™ ch. 40. 7
" ch. 42. 4
0 ch. 15. 7 ;
Ps. 104. 5 ;
Prov. 30. 4
P Prov. 8.
29 , Is. 40.
12
9 ch. 26. 7
" Ps. 9. 13 ;
107. 18 ; Is.
38.10
* ch. 3. 5 ; 10.
21 ; 26. 6 ;
34. 22
" ch. 28. 24
d ch. 26. 10
^ ch. 24. 13
/ch. 15. 7
632
When the morning stars sang
together.
And all the ''sons of God
shouted for joyi
8 Or tvho shut up the sea with
doors.
When it brake forth, ^as if it
had issued out of the womb ;
9 When I made ' clouds the gar-
ment thereof.
And thick darkness a swad-
dling-band for it,
10 And "'marked out for it my
bound.
And set bars and dooi'S,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou
come, but no further ;
And here shall thy proud waves
be stayed '?
12 Hast thou commanded the morn-
ing since thy days began.
And caused the day spring to
know its place ;
1 3 That it might take hold of " the
ends of the earth.
And " the wicked be shaken out
of it?
14 It is changed as clay under the
seal ;
And all things stand forth "as a
garment :
15 And ""from the wicked their
light is withholden.
And the *high arm is broken.
1 6 Hast thou entered into ' the
springs of the sea?
Or hast thou walked in the
^'^ recesses of the_ deep %
1 7 Have the " gates of death been
revealed unto thee ?
Or hast thou seen the gates of
the * shadow of death 1
18 Hast thou comprehended ""the
earth in its breadth 1
Declare, if thou knowest it all.
1 9 Where is the way to the dwell-
ing of light ?
And as for darkness, where is
the place thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take it to
''■ the bound thereof.
And that thou shouldest dis-
cern the " paths to the house
thereof 1
21 Doubtless, thoii knowest, for
•''thou wast then born,
And the number of thy days
is great !
9 Or, and issued
w Heb. brake.
11 Or, as in a garment
1* Or, search
38.22
JOB
39.10
Snow, Hail, Rain, and Ice; of tbe Celestial World; of the Ways of Lions, Wild Goats, Hinds, Wild Asses, and Wild-oxen
22 Hast thou entered the treasu-
ries "of the snow.
Or hast thou seen the treasu-
ries of the * hail,
23 Which I have reserved against
the time of trouble,
Against the day of battle and
war"?
24 ^By what way is 'the light
parted.
Or the ''east wind scattered
upon the earth"?
25 Who hath cleft a channel for
the waterflood.
Or a "way for the lightning
of the thunder ;
26 To cause it to -^rain on a land
where no man is ;
On the " wilderness, wherein
there is no man ;
27 To '' satisfy the waste and deso-
late ground.
And to cause ' the ^ tender grass
to spring forth %
28 Hath Hhe rain a father^
Or who hath begotten the drops
of dew 1
29 Out of whose womb came the
4ce^
And the hoary frost of heaven,
who hath ^ gendered it "?
30 The waters ''hide themselves
and become like stone.
And the face of the deep ^is
frozen.
31 Canst thou bind the ''cluster
• of the '" Pleiades,
Or loose the bands of Orion ?
32 Canst thou lead forth 'the
"Mazzaroth in their season?
Or canst thou guide the '" Bear
with her * train "?
33 Knowest thou the "ordinances
of the heavens %
Canst thou establish the do-
minion thereof in the earth %
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to
the clouds.
That p abundance of waters may
cover thee "?
35 Canst thou «send forth light-
nings, that they may go.
And say unto thee, Here we arel
36 Who hath ''put wisdom in the
® inward parts'?
1 Or, Which is the way to the place where the
light is &c.
2 Or, greensward 3 Or, given it birth
* Or, are congealed like stone
5 Heb. cohereth.
6 Or, chain Or, sweet inftuencts
"i Or, the signs of the Zodiac
8 Heb. sons. 9 Or, dark clouds
" ch. 37. 6
>> Ex. 9. 18 ,
Josh. 10.
II , Is. .SI).
30; Ezek.
13. 11, 13 ;
Rev. le. 21
"^ ch. 26. 10
d ch. 27. 21 ,
Ex. 14. 21 ,
Is. 27. 8
* ch. 28. 26
/ch. 36. 27,
ref.
!' Ps. 107. 3o
'' Ps. 104. 13,
14
' 2 S. 23. 4
fc ch. 36. 27,
28; Ps.
147. 8 , Jer.
14.22
' ch. 37. 10 ;
Ps. 147. 17
'" ch. 9. 9 ;
Am. 5. 8
" 2 K. 23. r,
(inarg.)
° Ps. 148. 6 ;
Jer. 31.
30,36
P ver. 37 ;
ch. 22. n ;
36. 27, 28
« ch. 36. 32 ;
37. 3
'" ch. 32. 8,
ref. ; Ps.
ICA. 6 ; Eccl.
2. 26
' ch. 32. 8
' ver. 34
" Ps. 104. 21
" ch. 37. 8
^ Ps. 17. 12
y Ps. 147. 9 ,
Mt. 6. 20 ;
Lk. 12. 24
' Dt. 14. 6 ;
1 S. 24. 2 ;
Ps. 104. 18
" Ps. 29. 9
!- 1 S. 4. 19
■ch. 6. 5; 11.
12; 24. 6;
Ps. 104. 11
d ch. 24. 5 ;
Jer. 2. 24 ;
Hos. 8. 9
« Dt. 29. 23 ,
Ps. 107. 34 ;
Jer. 17. 6 ;
Zeph. 2. 9
/Is. 32. 14
0 Num. 23.
22 ; Dt. 33.
17 ; Ps. 22.
21 ; 29. 6 ;
92. 10 ; Is.
34. 7
Or who hath given ' understand •
ing to the '° mind "?
37 Who can number the clouds by
wisdom ?
Or who can '^ ' pour out the bot-
tles of heaven,
38 When the dust runneth into a
mass.
And the clods cleave fast to-
gether "?
39 Canst thou hunt the " prey for
the lioness,
Or satisfy the appetite of the
young lions,
40 When they 'couch in their dens,
Aoid ' abide in the covert to lie
in wait %
41 Who provideth for ^the raven
his prey.
When his young ones cry unto
God,
And wander for lack of food %
OO Knowest thou the time
O tJ when the ^wild goats
of the rock bring forth %
Or canst thou mark when the
" hinds do calve %
2 Canst thou number the months
that they fulfil %
Or knowest thou the time when
they bring forth %
3 They *bow themselves, they
bring forth their young.
They cast out their pains.
4 Their young ones become
strong, they grow up in the
open field ;
They go forth, and ^- return not
again.
5 Who hath sent out the "wild
ass free %
Or who hath loosed the bonds
of the swift ass,
6 Whose home I have made ** the
wilderness,
And the * salt land his dwelling-
place %
7 He scorneth the tumult of the
city,
Neither heareth he the shout-
ings of the ^-^ driver.
8 The range of the mountains is
his -^pasture.
And he searcheth after every
green thing.
9 Will the "wild-ox be content
to serve thee ?
Or \vill he abide by thy crib'?
10 Canst thou bind the wild-ox
with his band in the furrow %
10 Or, meteor n Heb. cause to lie down.
13 Or, return not unto them is Or, taskmastet
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39.11
JOB
40.10
Jehoiah sets forth Job's Ignorance of tlie OstriiL, the Horse, the Hawk, and the Eagle. Joh submits. Jehovah's Challenge
Or will he harrow the valleys
after theel
11 Wilt thou trust him, because
his strength is great ?
Or wilt thou leave to him thy
labor?
12 Wilt thou confide in him, that
he will bring home thy
seed.
And gather tJie grain of thy
threshing-floor ?
13 The wings of the "ostrich wave
proudly ;
But are they the pinions and
plumage of Move'?
14 For she leaveth her eggs on
the earth,
And warmeth them in the
dust,
15 And forgetteth that the foot
may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may
trample them.
16 She ■'dealeth 'hardly with her
young ones, as if they were
not hers :
Though her labor be in vain,
she is " without fear ;
1 7 Because God '' hath ^ deprived
her of wisdom,
Neither hath he imparted to
her understanding.
18 What time she ^lifteth up her-
self on high,
She scorneth the horse and his
rider.
19 Hast thou given the 'horse his
might 1
Hast thou clothed his neck with
the ^ quivering mane %
20 Hast thou made him to -^leap
as a locust 1
The glory of his ^snorting is
terrible.
21 ^He paweth in the valley, and
rejoiceth in his strength :
He *goeth out to meet ''the
armed men.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not
dismayed ;
Neither turneth he back from
the sword.
23 The quiver rattleth * against
him,
The flashing .spear and the jave-
lin.
24 He swalloweth the ground with
fierceness and rage ;
1 Or, a stork 2 Or, is hardened against
s Heb. made her to forget wisilum.
- Or, Touseth herself uv to flight
'■' Heb. shahing. 6 Heb. They paw.
i Or, the weapons s Or, upon
" Lev. n. IG;
Is. 13. 21
6 Lam. 4. 3
" ver. 22
rfcb. 3:3. 11
" Ps. 147, 10
/Joel 2. 5
'■' Jer. 8. IG
h Jer. 8. G ;
Zech. 10. 3
• Jer. 4. 19 ;
Am. 3. 6 ;
Ezek. 7. 14
k Josb. 6. o :
Am. 1. 14 ;
' .ter. 49. IG ;
Obad. 4
'" ch. 9. 26
" Mt. 24. 28 ;
Lk. 17. 37
" ch. 9. 3 ;
lU. 2 ; 33. 13
P ch. 13. 3 ;
23. 4 ; 31. 35
9ch. 21. 5;
29. 9
"■ ch. 9. 3, 15
• ch. 38. 1
" ch. 38. 3 ;
42. 4
" Is. 14. 27
^ ch. 10. 3, 7 ;
16. U ; 19.
6 ; 27. 2
S'ch. 13. 18;
27. 6 ; 32. 2,
ref.
^2Chr.32.8;
Jer. 17. 5
" ch. 37. 5
b Ps. 93. 1 ;
104. 1
534
Neither ^ believeth he that it is
the ' voice of the trumpet.
25 As oft as the trumpet soundeth
he saith, Aha !
And he smelleth the battle afar
off.
The thunder of the captains,
and the * shouting.
26 Is it by thy wisdom that the
hawk soareth,
And stretcheth her wings to-
ward the south'?
27 Is it at thy command that the
eagle mounteth up.
And maketh ' her nest on high 1
28 On the cliff she dwelleth, and
maketh her honie.
Upon the point of the cliff, and
the stronghold.
29 From thence she ™spieth out
the prey ;
Her eyes behold it afar off.
30 Her young ones also suck up
blood :
And " where the slain are, there
is she.
^/^ Moreover Jehovah an-
j*v^ swered Job, and said,
2 Shall he thatcayilleth "contend
with the Almighty'?
He that ^ argueth with God, let
him answer it.
3 Then Job answered Jehovah,
and said,
4 Behold, I am of small account ;
what shall I answer thee'?
1 9 lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken, and *■ I will
not answer ;
Yea, twice, but I will proceed
no further.
6 Then 'Jehovah answered Job
out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 'Gird up thy loins now like a
man:
I will "demand of thee, and
declare thou unto me.
8 Wilt thou even 'annul my judg-
ment ?
Wilt thou ^condemn me, ^that
thou mayest be justified"?
9 Or Miast thou an arm like God"?
And canst thou " thunder with
a voice like him 1
10 Deck thyself now with excel-
lency and dignity ;_
And ''array thyself with honor
and majesty.
3 Or, standeth he still at &c.
40.11
JOB
41.18
Jehovah's Challenge, dod's Power in the Hippopotamns and the Crocodile depicted
1 1 Pour forth "the overflowings of
thine anger ;
And look upon every one that
is * proud, and abase him.
1 2 Look on every one that is proud,
and " bring him low ;
And ''tread down the wicked
"where they stand.
13 •''Hide them in the dust to-
gether ;
Bind their faces in the hidden
place.
14 Then will I also confess of thee
That thine own ^ right hand can
save thee.
15 Behold now, ^behemoth,
which ''I made ^as well as
thee ;
He eateth grass as an ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his
loins,
And his force is in the muscles
of his belly.
17 He moveth his tail like a
cedar :
The sinews of his thighs are
knit together.
18 His bones are as tubes of brass;
His * lim bs ai^e like bars of iron.
1 9 He is the ' chief of the ways of
God :
He only * that made him giveth
him his sword.
20 Surely the mountains bring him
forth food.
Where all the beasts of the field
do ' play.
21 He lieth under the lotus-trees.
In the covert of the reed, and
the fen.
22 The lotus-trees cover him with
their shade ;
The "* willows of the brook com-
pass him about.
23 Behold, if a river ''overflow, he
trembleth not ;
He is confident, though a Jor-
dan swell even to his mouth.
24 Shall any " take him when he is
on the watch.
Or pierce through his nose with
a snare'?
* A'\ Canst thou draw out ^"le-
j:_L viathan with a fishhook"?
Or press down his tongue with
a cord "?
2 Canst thou ^put •'a rope into
his nosel
1 That is, the hippopotamus.
3 Or, ribs
6 That is, the crocodile.
^ Heb. a rope of rushes.
2 Heb. with.
i Oi, be violent
« Is. 42. 25 ;
Nah. I. 6, 8
i- Is, 2. 12 ;
Dan. 4. 37
•^ 1 S. 2. 7 ;
Is. 13. 11
d Is. 63. 3
" ch. 36. 20
/ Is. 2. 10-12
V Ps. 20 G ;
60. 6 ; 108. 6
A ver. 19
'■ ch. 41. 33
*-• ver. 15
' Ps. 104. 26
'" Is. 44. 4
" Prov. 1. 17
" ch. 3. 8 ;
Ps. 74. 14 ;
104. 26 ;
Is. 27. 1
P2K. 19. 28 ;
Is. 37. 29
« Prov. 15. 1 ;
25. 15
""Ex. 21. 6;
Dt. 15. 17
*[Ch. 41. 1
in Heb.]
' ch. 3. 8
< ch. 35. 7 ;
Rom. 11. 35
" ch. 9. .5-10 ;
26. 6-14 ; 28.
24; Ex. 19.
5 ; Dt. 10.
14 ; Ps. 24.
1 ; 50. 12 ;
1 Cor. 10. 26
*[Ch. 40. 25
in Heb.]
Or pierce his jaw through with
a ^ hook?
3 Will he make many supplica-
tions unto thee?
Or will he speak 'soft words
unto thee?
4 Will he make a covenant with
thee.
That thou shouldest take him
for '"a servant for ever?
5 Wilt thou play v/ith him as with
a bird ?
Or wilt thou bind him for thy
maidens ?
6 Will the bands of fishermen make
traflic of him ?
Will they part him among the
merchants ?
7 Canst thou fill his skin with
barbed irons.
Or his head with fish-spears ?
8 Lay thy hand upon him ;
Remember the battle, and do so
no more.
*9 Behold, the hope of him is in
vain :
Will not one be cast down even
at the sight of him ?
10 None is so fierce that he dare
" stir him up ;
Who then is he that can stand
before me?
11 'Who hath first given unto
me, that I should repay
him?
Whatsoever is " under the whole
heaven is mine.
12 1 will not keep silence concern-
ing his limbs.
Nor liis mighty strength, nor
his goodly frame.
13 Who can * strip off" his outer
garment ?
Who shall come within his
jaws ?
14 Who can open the doors of his
face?
^ Round about his teeth is
terror.
15 His /" strong scales are his
pride,
Shut up together as with a close
seal.
16 One is so near to another.
That no air can come between
them.
1 7 They are joined one to another ;
They stick together, so that
they cannot be sundered.
18 His sneezings flash forth light,
^ Or, spike
8 Heb. uncover the.face of his garment.
" Or, His teeth are terrible round about
lu Or, courses of scales Heb. channels of shields.
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41.19
JOB
42.14
God's Power in the Crocodile depicted. Job confesses Ms Wrong. Jehovah condemns Job's Three Friends
And his eyes are like the " eye-
lids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go * burning
torches,
And sparks of fire leap forth.
20 Out of his nostrils a smoke
goeth.
As of a boiling pot and burning
rushes.
21 His "breath kindleth coals.
And a " flame goeth forth from
his mouth.
22 In his neck abideth strength.
And terror danceth befoi'e
him.
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined
together :
They are firm upon him ; they
cannot be moved.
24 His heart is as firm as a stone ;
Yea, firm as the nether mill-
stone.
25 When he raiseth himself up, the
mighty are afraid :
By reason of consternation they
are beside themselves.
26 If one lay at him with the
sword, it cannot avail ;
Nor the spear, the dart, nor the
^ pointed shaft.
27 Hg counteth iron as straw,
And brass as rotten wood.
28 The '-^ arrow cannot make him
flee:
Sling-stones are turned with
him into stubble.
29 Clubs are counted as stubble:
He laugheth at the rushing of
the javelin.
30 His underparts are like sharp
potsherds :
He spreadeth as it ivere a thresh-
ing-wain upon the mire.
31 He maketh the deep to boil like
a pot:
He maketh the sea like a pot of
ointment.
32 He maketh a path to shine after
him ;
One would think the deep to be
hoary.
33 Upon earth ^ there is not his
like,
That is made without fear.
34 He beholdeth everything that
is high :
He is king over all the -^ sons of
pride.
A Cy Then Job answered Jeho-
"t^ vah, and said,
2 I know that ^ thou canst do all
things,
J Or, coat of mail « Heb. son of the bovj.
" ch. 3. 9
t> Gen. 16. 17 ;
Dan. 10. 6 ,
Nail. 2. 3 ;
Zech. 12. 6
<■ fa. 18. 8
'' Rev. 9. 17 ;
n. 5
" ch. 40. 19
/ ch. 28. 8
" Gen. 18.
14 ; Jer. 32.
17 ; Mt. 19.
'' 2 Chr. 20.
6; Is. 14.
27 ; 43. 13 ,
Dan. 4. 35
' ch. 38. 2
k Ps. 40. 5 ;
131. 1 ;
139. 6
' ch. 38. 3 ,
40. 7
'" ch. 26. 14
" Judg. 13.
22 ; Is. 6. 5
" 1 Chr. 1. 45
P ch. 32. 3
9 ver. 1-6 ;
ch. 40. 3-5
'■ Num. 23.
1 ; 1 Chr.
15. 26
" Dt. 30. 3 ,
Ps. 14. 7 ;
8.i. 1-3 ;
126. 1-6
" Is. 61. 7
^ ch. 19. 13
V ch. 2. 11
' Gen. 33.
19; Josh.
24. 32
" Gen. 24.
22 ; Prov.
11. 22
''ch. 1. 10
° ch. 8. 7
rf ch. 1. 3
« ch. 1. 2
And that * no purpose of thine
can be restrained.
3 Who is this that 'hideth coun-
sel without knowledge 1
Therefore have I uttered that
which I understood not.
Things *too wonderful for me,
which I knew not.
4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will
speak ;
I will ' demand of thee, and de-
clare thou unto me.
5 I had '"heard of thee by the
hearing of the ear ;
But now mine " eye seeth thee :
6 Wherefore I ^ abhor myself.
And repent in dust and ashes.
7 And it was so, that, after Jeho-
vah had spoken these words unto
Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the
"Temanite, My wrath is kindled
against thee, and against thy two
friends ; for ye have ^ not spoken
of me the thing that is right, «as
my servant Job hath. 8 Now
therefore, take unto you ''seven
bullocks and seven rams, and .go
to my servant Job, and offer up
for yourselves a * burnt-offering ;
and my servant Job shall pray for
you ; * for him will I accept, that
I deal not with you after your
folly ; for ye have not spoken of
me the thing that is right, as my
servant Job hath. 9 So Eliphaz
the Temanite and Bildad the Shu-
hite and Zophar the Naamathite
went, and did according as Jeho-
vah commanded them : and Jeho-
vah accepted Job.
10 And Jehovah ''turned the
captivity of Job, when he prayed
for his friends : and Jehovah gave
Job " twice as much as he had be-
fore. 11 Then came there unto
him all his ^bi'ethren, and all his
sisters, and all they that had been
of his acquaintance before, and did
eat bread with him in his house :
and they * bemoaned him, and com-
forted him concerning all the evil
that Jehovah had brought upon
him : every man also gave him a
* ' piece of money, and every one a
"ring of gold. 12 So Jehovah
' blessed the '^latter end of Job more
than his beginning: ''and he had
fourteen thousand sheep, and six
thousand camels, and a thousand
yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-
asses. 1 3 " He had also seven sons
and three daughters. 14 And he
3 Or, loathe my words * Heb. kesitah.
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42.15
JOB
Jeliovah restores Job to Prosperity
42.17
called the name of the first, Jemi-
mah ; and the name of the second,
Keziah ; and the name of the third,
Keren-happuch 1 5 And in all the
land were no women found so fair
as the daughters of Job : and their
father gave them in heritance among
" Gen. 50.
23
ftch. 5 26;
Gen. 16.
16 , 26. 8 i
36.29
their brethren. 1 6 And after this
Job lived a hundred and forty
years, and "saw his sons, and his
sons' sons, even four generations.
17 So Job 'died, being old and full
of days.
&S7
THE PSALMS
BOOK I
The Righteons and the Wicked contrasted.
1^ Blessed is the man that " walk-
eth not in the * counsel of the
wicked,
Nor standeth in the " way of sin-
ners,
Nor ''sitteth in the seat of
^ scoffers :
2 But his -^delight is in the law of
Jehovah ;
And "on his law doth he medi-
tate " day and ' night.
3 And he shall be like *a tree
planted by the streams of
water.
That bringeth forth its fruit in
its season.
Whose ' leaf also doth not wither ;
And '^ whatsoever he doeth "' shall
prosper.
4 The wicked are not so.
But are like "the chaff which
the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore " the wicked shall not
stand in the ^judgment.
Nor sinners in ' the congregation
of the righteous.
6 For Jehovah "■ knoweth the way
of the righteous ;
But the way of * the wicked shall
perish.
The Reign of Jehovah's Anointed,
2 Why do * the nations ^ rage.
And the peoples "meditate a
vain thing 1
2 The " kings of the earth set them-
selves.
And the rulers take counsel to-
gether,
^Against Jehovah, and against
his * anointed, saying,
3 Let us ' break their bonds asunder.
And cast away their cords from
us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens
"will laugh:
The Lord will *have them in
derision.
1 Or, Haprv
* Or, ill tvhatsoever he doeth he shall prosper
3 Or, tumultuously assemble
« Prov. 4. 14
* .Job 21. 16
" Vb. 17. 4 ;
119.104
d Ps. 26. S ;
Jer. 15. 17
« Prov. 1. 22 ;
13. 1 ; 14. 6 ;
21. 11; Is.
28. 14 ;
Hob. 7. 5
/ Ps. 112. 1 ;
119. 14, 16,
ref.
'■> Ps. 119. 1.5,
ref. ; .Josh.
1. 8
ft Pb. 25. 5
' Vs. 63. 6
k Ps. 92. 12-
14 ; Jer. 17.
8 ; Ezek.
19. 10
' Ezek. 47. 12
'" Ps. 128. 2 ;
Gen. 39. 2,
3, 23
" Ps. ^% ^ :
Job 21. 18;
Is. 17. 13
° Ps. 6. 5
P Ps. 9. 7, 8,
16
9 Ps. 111. 1 ;
149. 1
"■Ps. 37. 18;
Nah. 1. 7 ;
2 Tim. 2. 19
» Ps. 9. 3-6 ;
37. 20 ; 68.
2 ; 92. 9
' Ps. 46. 6 ;
83. 2-5 ;
Acts 4. 25,
26
" Ps. 21. 11
" Ps. 48. 4-6
^ Ps. 74. 18,
23
y 1 S. 2. 10 ;
16.6;
45. 1
' Jer. 5. 5
" Ps. 37. 13 ;
Prov. 1. 26
*" Ps. 69. 8
" Ps. 21. 8, 9 ;
76. 7
d Ps. 78. 49,
60
* Prov. 8. 15
/Ps. 3. 4,
ref. ; 48.
1, 2
» Acts 13.
33 ; Heb. 1.
.•^ : 6. 5
'' Ps. 21. 1, 2
! Ps. 22. 27
* Ps. 66. 2 ;
67. 7 ; 72. 8
' Ps. 110. 5, 6
"• Ps. 28. 5 ;
62. 6 ; 72. 4
" Is. 40. 23
" Heb. 12. 28
^Ps. 119. 119,
120
638
Is.
5 Then will he speak unto them
in his "wrath.
And ^ "* vex them in his sore dis-
pleasure :
6 Yet I have set ° my king
Upon -^my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will tell of the decree :
Jehovah said unto me, ^Thou
art my son ;
This day have I begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and '• I will give thee
' the nations for thine inheri-
tance.
And the * uttermost parts of the
earth for thy possession.
9 Thou shalt ' break them with a
rod of iron ;
Thou shalt "' dash them in pieces
like a potter's vessel.
10 Now therefore be wise, O ye
kings :
Be instructed, ye "judges of the
earth.
11° Serve Jehovah with fear.
And rejoice with ^ trembling.
1 2 Kiss ^ the son, lest he be angry,
and ye perish in the way.
For his '' wrath ^ will soon be
kindled.
^ Blessed are 3,11 they that ' take
refuge in him.
Morning Prayer of Trust in God.
A Psalm of David, when «he fled from
Absalom his son.
3 Jehovah, how are " mine adver-
saries increased !
Many are they that rise up
against me.
2 Many there are that say ^ of my
soul,_
There is "no "help for him in
God. [Selah
3 But thou, O Jehovah, art ''a
shield about me ;
1 ver. 7 *■ ver. 6 ; Num. 11. 33 » Ps. 5. 11 ; .34. 22
< 2 S. 15. 13-17, 29 " Ps. 69. 4 ; 2 S. 15. 12 " Ps. 22.
7, 8 ; 71. 11 " Ps. 5. 12
< Or, trouble
* Or, may
6 Or, to
7 Or, salvation
3.4
PSALMS
5.10
My " glory, and * the lifter up of
my nead.
4 I cry unto Jehovah with my
voice,
And he "answereth me out of
''his holy hill. [Selah
5 I * laid me down and slept ;
I ■''awaked ; for Jehovah sustain-
eth me.
6 I will " not be afraid of ten thou-
sands of the people
That have * set themselves against
me round about.
7 'Arise, O Jehovah; *save me, O
my God :
For thou hast 'smitten all mine
enemies upon the cheek bone ;
Thou hast '"broken the teeth of
the wicked.
8 \" Salvation belongeth unto Je-
hovah :
Thy "blessing be upon thy peo-
ple. [Selah
Evening Prayer of Trust in fiod.
For the Chief Musician ; on stringed
instruments. A Psalm of David.
4p Answer me when « I call,
O ""God of my righteous-
ness ;
Thou hast ' set me at large when
I was in distress :
^Have * mercy upon me, and
" hear my prayer.
2 O ye sons oi men, how long shall
"my glory be turned into dis-
honor %
IIoiv long will ye love * vanity,
and seek after * falsehood %
[Selah
3 But know that Jehovah hath
^set apart for himself ^him
that is "godly :
Jehovah will *hear when I call
unto him.
4 * " Stand in awe, and ** sin not :
^ Commune with your own heart
upon your bed, and be still.
[Selah
5 OiFer the •'^sacrifices of righteous-
ness.
And ^put your trust in Jeho-
vah.
6 Many there are that say, '^Who
will show us any good %
Jehovah, 'lift thou up the light
of thy countenance upon us.
7 Thou hast *put gladness in my
heart,
' More than the^i have "* when their
grain and their new wine are
increased.
1 Or, Victory 2 Or, Be gracious unto me
8 Or, one that hefavoreth * Or, Be ye angry
" Ps. 62. r
6 Ps. 9. 13 ;
27.6
" Ps. 4. 3
d Pa. 2. 6 ;
15. 1 i 43.
3 ; 99. 9
' Ps. 4. 8 ;
Lev. 26. 6 ;
Job 11. 19;
Prov. 3. 24
/ Ps. 139. 18
" Ps. 23. 4 ;
27 3
A Ps. 118. 10-
13
■ Ps. 7. 6 ; 9.
19 ; 10. 12 ;
17. 13 ; 74.
22
ft Ps. 6. 4 ;
22. 21
' Job 16. 10
"' Ps. i)8. 6 ;
Job 4. 10
" Ps. 28. 8 ;
35. 3 ; 37.
39 ; Prov.
21. 31 ; Is,
43. 11 ; Jer.
3. 23; Jon.
2. 9 ; Eev.
7. 10 ; 19. 1
" Num. 6.
23-27
V Ps. 27. 7 ;
102. 2
9 Ps. 18. 6
"" Ps. 24. 5 ;
Jer. 33. 16
' Ps. 18. 18,
19; 118.
5; Job 36.
16
<■ Ps. 25. 16
" Ps. 17. 6 ;
39. 12
" Hos. 4. 7
^ Ps. 12. 2 ;
31. 6
V Ps. 31. 18
^ Ps. 135. 4
" Ps. 31. 23 ;
60. 6 ; 79. 2
t> Ps. 6. 8, 9 ;
17.6
' Ps. 33. 8
d Eph. 4. 26
' Ps. 77. 6
/Ps. 61. 19;
Dt. 33. 19
S Ps. 37. 3,
6 ; 62. 8
ft Job 7. 7 ;
9. 25
• Num. 6.
20 ; Ps. 67.
1 ; 80. 3, 7,
19 ; 89. 16 ;
119. 135
* Acts 14. 17
' Ps. 119. 14,
72
"' Is. 9. 3
" Ps. 3. 5,
ref.
" Lev. 26. 18,
19; 26. 5;
Dt. 12. 10 ;
Ps. 16. 9
» Ps. 64. 2
9 Ps. 19. 14 ;
104. 34
'^ Ps. 140. 6
" Ps. 84. 3
' Ps. 88. 13
" Hab. 2. 1 ;
Lk. 21. 36
"■Ps. n. 5;
.34. 16
" Ps. 92. 16
y Ps. 73. 3 ;
7.5.4
' Ps. 1. 5
" Ps. 11. 5 ;
45. 7
589
8 In peace will I both "lay me
down and sleep ;
For thou, Jehovah, ""alone mak-
est me " dwell in safety.
Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.
For the Chief Musician ; with the
^Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.
5* Give ear to my words, O Je-
hovah,
Consider *my meditation.
2 Hearken unto 'the voice of
uiy cry, * my King, and my
God;
For unto thee do I pray.
3 O Jehovah, 'in the morning
shalt thou hear my voice ;
In the morning will I order my
prayer unto thee, and "will
keep watch.
4 For thou art "not a God that
hath pleasure in wickedness :
''^Evil shall not sojourn with
thee.
5 ^ The y arrogant shall not ' stand
in thy siglit :
Thovi " hatest all workers of in-
iquity.
6 Thou wilt * destroy them that
speak lies :
Jehovah abhorreth the '^ blood-
thirsty and deceitful man.
7 But as for me, ''in the abun-
dance of thy lovingkindness
will I come into thy house : _
In thy fear will I ^worship
toward thy holy temple.
8 -^Lead me, O Jehovah, "in thy
righteousness * because of
** mine enemies ;
Make thy way '° straight before
my face.
9 For there is ' no " faithfulness
in their mouth ;
Their * inward part is ^^ very
wickedness ;
Their ' throat is an open sepul-
chre ;
They ^^"* flatter with their
tongue.
10 Hold them guilty, O God ;
Let them ''fall ^*by their own
counsels ;
Thrust them out in the "multi-
tude of their transgressions :
b Ps. 52. 4, 5 « Ps. 66. 23 d Ps. 69. 13 ' Ps. 28. 2 ;
138. 2 ; 1 K. 8. 29 /Ps. 27. 11 ; 31. 3 " Ps. 31. 1
h Ps 27. 11 ' Dt. 32. 20 * Lk. 11. 39 ' Rom. 3. 13
"' Ps. 12. 2 ; Prov. 26. 28 ; 28. 23 " Ps. 9. 16 ; Job
18. 7 " Lam. 1. 5 ; Hos. 9. 7
5 Or, in solitude " Or, uiind instruments
7 Or, The evil m,an 8 Or, Fools
9 Or, them that lie in rcait for me lo Or, level
11 Or, stedfastness i^ Or, a yawning gtilf
13 Heb. muke smooth their tongue.
1* Or, from their counsels
5.11
PSALMS
7.12
For they have " rebelled against
thee.
11 ^But let all those that *take
refuge in thee " rejoice,
Let them ever shout for joy, be-
cause thou '^ def endest them :
Let them also that "love thy
name be joyful in thee.
12 For thou wilt -^ bless the right-
eous ;
O Jehovah, thou wilt "compass
him with favor as with a
shield.
Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.
For the Chief Musician ; on stringed in-
struments, set to 2 the Sheminith. A
Psalm of David.
6 0 Jehovah, * rebuke me not in
thine anger.
Neither chasten me in thy ' hot
displeasure.
2 *Have mercy upon me, O Je-
hovah ; for I am ' withered
away:
0 Jehovah, ™ heal me ; for " my
bones are troubled.
3 My ° soul also is sore troubled :
And thou, O Jehovah, ^how
long'?
4 Return, O Jehovah, * deliver my
soul :
Save me for thy lovingkindness'
sake.
5 For ''in death there is no re-
membrance of thee :
In Sheol who shall give thee
thanks 1
6 I am * weary with my 'groan-
ing;
Every night make I my bed to
swim;
1 water my couch with "my
tears.
7 Mine "eye wasteth away because
of grief ;
It waxeth old because of all
mine adversaries.
8 ' Depart from me, all ye ^ work-
ers of iniquity ;
For Jehovah ^hath heard the
voice of ray weeping.
9 Jehovah "hath heard my sup-
plication ;
Jehovah will * receive my
10
prayer,
AIli ■
mine enemies shall ''be put
to shame and sore troubled :
They shall ''turn back, they
shall be put to shame ''sud-
denly.
1 Or, So shall all those . . . r^oice. They shall
ever shout . . . and thou shalt d^'end them : they
(ilso . . . shall be joyful in thea
? Or, the eighth
" Ps. 107. 10,
11
* Ps. 2. 12
"^ Ps. 33. 1 ;
e4. 10
<i Zech. 9. 15
' Ps. 69. 36 ;
119. 132
/Ps. 112. 2
" Ps. 32. 7, 10
'>■ Ps. 38. 1 ;
Jer. 17. 14
' Ps. 2. 6 ;
Dt. 9. 19
k Ps. 61. 1 ;
86. 16
' Ps. 102. 4,
11
"' Ps. 41. 4 ;
147. 3 ; Jer.
17. 14
" Ps. 22. 14 ;
31. 10
" Ps. 88. 3 ;
Jn. 12. 27
P Ps. 90. 13
4 Ps. 17. 13
'' Ps. 30. 9 ;
88. 10-12 ;
115. 17;
Eccl. 9. 10 ;
Is. 38. IS
' Ps. 69. 3
' Ps. 22. 1,
ref. ; 102. 5
" Ps. 42. 3
^ Ps. 31. 9 ;
38.10
*' Ps. 119.
115; 139.
19 ; Mt. 7.
23; Lk. 13.
27
y Ps. 5. 6 ;
14. 4 ; Job
31. 3 ; 34. 8,
22; Prov.
10. 29
^ Ps. 28. 6 ;
Jer. 31. 15,
16
" Ps. 116. 1
'' Ps. 66. 19,
20
" Ps. 71. 24
d Ps. 40. 14 ;
56. 9 ; 70. 3
" Ps. 73. 19
88. 9
/Ps. 11. l;
31. l; 71. 1
y Ps. 31. 15
''Ps. 17. 12;
22. 13;
Ezek. 22.
25
' Ps. 50. 22 ;
Mic. 6. 8
'-■ 1 S. 24. 11
' Ps. 55. 20 ;
109. 4, 5
'" 1 S. 24. 7 ;
26. 9
" Ps. 3. 7,
ref.
o Ps. 94. 2
P Ps. 138. 7
9 Ps. 35. 23 ;
44. 23 ; 69.
4 ; 73. 20
'' Is. 66. 18 ;
Joel 3. 2
^ Ps. 68. 18 ;
Gen. 17. 22
<■ Ps. 96. 13 ;
9S. 9
" Ps. 26. 1 ;
35. 24 ; 43. 1
" Ps. .34. 21 ;
94. 23
'^Ps. 87. 5;
102. 28 ; Is.
54. 14 ;
2 Th. 3. 3 ;
1 Pet. 5. 10
2'Ps. 11.4,5;
26. 2;
640
Jehofah implored to defend the Psalmist against tht
Wicked.
Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto
Jehovah, concerning the words of
Cush a Benjamite.
7 0 Jehovah my God, •''in thee
do I take refuge :
"Save me from all them that
pursue me, and deliver me,
2 Lest they tear my soul * like a
lion.
Rending it in pieces, while there
is * none to deliver.
3 O Jehovah my God, if I have
done this ;
If there be * iniquity in my
hands ;
4 If I have 'rewarded evil unto
him that was at peace with me
(Yea, I have "delivered him that
without cause was mine ad-
versary) ;
5 Let the enemy pursue my soul,
and overtake it ;
Yea, let him tread my life down
to the earth.
And lay my glory in the dust.
[Selah
6 "Arise, O Jehovah, in thine
anger ;
"Lift up thyself against *the
i"age of mine adversaries.
And * awake for me ; thou hast
commanded judgment.
7 ^And let the congregation of
the '■peoples compass thee
about ;
And over them ' return thou on
high.
8 Jehovah ministereth 'judgment
to the peoples :
" Judge me, O Jehovah, accord-
ing to my righteousness, and
to mine integrity ^that is in
me.
9 Oh let "the wickedness of the
wicked come to an end, but
^establish thou the righteous :
For the righteous God ^trieth
the minds and ^ hearts.
10 My ^shield is with God,
Who "saveth the upright in
heart.
1 1 God is a * righteous judge,
Yea, a God that hath " indigna-
tion every day.
12 ®If a man ''turn not, he will
^ whet his sword ;
1 Chr. 28. 9; Jer. ll. 20; 17. 10; 20. 12; Eev. 2. 23
- Ps. 18. 2, 30; 59. 11 " Ps. 97. 10, 11 ; Prov. 28. 18
>> Ps. 60. 6 ; Job 8. 3 ref. ; 2 Tim. 4. 8 " Ps. 90. 9 ;
Is. 34. 2 ; 66. 14 ; Mai. i. 4 <« Ezek. 3. 19 ; 33. 9
*■ Dt. 32. 41
3 Or, So shall * Or, be it unto me
5 H§b. reins. « Or, Surely he will agaiji whd
7.13
PSALMS
9.12
He hath "bent his bow, and
•* made it I'eady ;
13 He hath also prepared for him
the instruments of death ;
He maketh his ''arrows fiery
shafts.
14 Behold, he travaileth with in-
iquity ;
Yea, he hath '^ conceived mis-
chief, and brought forth
falsehood.
15 He hath made a ''pit, and
digged it.
And is "fallen into the ditch
which he made.
16 His -^mischief shall return upon
his own head,
And his ■* violence shall come
down upon his own pate.
17 I will give thanks unto Jeho-
vah ''according to his right-
eousness.
And will ^ sing praise to the
name of Jehovah Most High.
Jehovah's Clory and Man's Dignity.
For the Chief Musician ; set to the Git-
tith. A Psalm of David.
8 0 Jehovah, our Lord,
How * excellent is thy name in
all the earth,
Who hast '■ set thy glory ^ upon
the heavens !
2 "^ Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings hast thou "estab-
lished strength.
Because of thine adversaries,
That thou mightest " still '' the
enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider « thy heavens,
the '■ work of thy fingers,
The ' moon and the stars, which
thou hast ordained ;
4 'What is man, that thou art
mindful of him'?
And the son of man, that thou
visitest him '?
5 For thou hast made him but
"little lower than "God,
And " crownest him with * glory
and honor.
6 Thou makest him to ^ have do-
minion over the works of thy
hands ;
Thou hast ^ put all things under
his feet :
7 All sheep and oxen.
Yea, and the "beasts of the
field,
8 The birds of the heavens, and
the fish of the sea,
Whatsoever passeth through
the paths ot the seas.
1 Or, above * Or, the angels Heb. Elohim.
" Lam. 2. 4 ;
3. 12
ftPs. 21. 12
' Ps. 18. 14 ;
45. 5 ; 64. 7
d Job 15. 36;
Is. 69. 4 ;
Jas. 1. 15
" Ps. 9. 15 ;
35. 8 ; 57.
6; Prov.
26. 27 ; 28.
10; Eccl.
10. 8
/ Ps. 140. 9
'J Ps. 140. 11 ;
Judg. 9. 24;
I K. 2. 32 ;
8. 32 ; Esth.
7. 10 ; 9. 26 ;
Prov. 6. 22
ft Ps. 71. 16,
16
i Ps. 9. 2 ; 06.
1, 2, 4
*-■ Ps. 66. 2 ;
72. 19 ; 99. 3 ;
Dt. 28. 68 ;
Is. 63. 14 ;
Mic. 6. 4 ;
Mai. 1. 14
' Ps. 57. 5,
II ; 148. 13
'" Mt. 21. 16
" 1 Cor. 1. 27
" Ps. 66. 7 ;
76. 8
f Ps. 44. 16
« Ps. 89. 11 ;
Neh. 9. 6
*" Ps. 102. 26
» Ps. 136. 9
« .Tob 7. 17 ;
Ps. 144. 3 ;
Heb. 2. 6-8
" Ps. 82. 0 ;
Gen. 1. 26
" Ps. 103. 4
^ Ps. 21. 6 ;
Heb. 2. 9
'■' Gen. 1. 26,
28
^ 1 Cor. 15. 27
« Gen. 9. 2
!» ver. 1
<^ Ps. 86. 12
d Ps. 26. 7 ;
40.5;71. 17;
78. 4 ; 96. 3 ;
105. 2 ; Is.
26. 1
« Ps. 68. 3 ;
1 S. 2. 1
/ Ps. 66. 2, 4
'■' Ps. 83. 18 ;
92. 1
ft Ps. 56. 9
> Ps. 27. 2
h Ps. 140. 12
' Ps. 47. 8 ;
Is. 6. 1
"' Ps. 67. 4 ;
96. 10 ; Jer.
11. 20;
1 Pet. 2. 23
" Ps. 119. 21
" Ps. 69. 28 ;
Dt. 9. 14 ;
29. 20
P Ps. 40. 15
'i Ps. 34. 16
"■ Ps. 29. 10
" Ps. 89. 14 ;
97. 2
* Ps. 96. 13 ;
98. 9
" Ps. 18. 2 ;
59. 9, 16, 17 ;
144. 2
" Ps. 10. 1 ;
37. 39 ; 50.
15 ; Jer. 14.
8;Nah. 1. 7
*Ps. 91. 14
y Ps. 37. 28 ;
94. 14
541
9 O Jehovah, our Lord,
How * excellent is thy name in
all the earth !
A Psalm of Thanksgiving for (<od's Jastice,
For the Chief Musician ; set to Muth-lab-
ben. A Psalm of David.
91 will give thanks unto Jeho-
vah with " my whole heart ;
I will '^ show forth all thy mar-
vellous works.
2 I will be glad and "exult in thee ;
I will ■''sing praise to thy name,
O thou/ ^ Most High.
3 When mine ''enemies turn back.
They 'stumble and perish at thy
presence.
4 For thou hast * maintained my
right and my cause ;
Thou 'sittest in the throne
™ judging righteously.
5 Thou hast " rebuked the * na-
tions, thou hast destroyed
the wicked ;
Thou hast "blotted out their
name for ever and ever.
6 ^ The enemy are come to an end,
they are '' desolate for ever ;
® And the cities which thou hast
' overthrown.
The very « remembrance of
them is perished.
7 But '■Jehovah sitteth as king
for ever :
He hath prepared his 'throne
for judgment ;
8 And he will 'judge the world
in righteousness.
He will minister judgment to
the * peoples in uprightness.
9 Jehovah also will be a "high
tower for the oppressed,
A high tower in " times of
trouble ;
10 And they that ^ know thy name
will put their trust in thee ;
For thou, Jehovah, hast ^not
forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises to Jehovah, who
^ dwelleth in Zion :
"• Declare among the ® people
his doings.
12 ^^ For* he that maketh inquisi-
tion for blood remembereth
them ;
- Ps. 76, 2 "■ Ps. 77. 12 ; 105. 1 ; Is. 12. 4 ^ Ps. 72.
14 ; Gen. 9. 5
3 Or, Most High; Because mine &c.
^ Or, heathen
5 Or, 0 thou enemy, desolations are come to a
•perpetual end
'' Or, And their cities thou hast overthrown
7 Heb. plucked up.
8 Or, people ^ Or, peoples
1" Or, For when he maketh . . . he remembereth
9. 13
PSALMS
10.17
He forgetteth not "the cry of
the ^ poor.
1 3 * Have mercy upon me, O Jeho-
vah ;
''Behold my affliction which I
suffer of them ** that hate me,
Thou that "liftest me up from
the gates of death ;
14 That I may show forth -^all thy
praise. .
In the '■> gates of the daughter of
Zion
I will '•rejoice in thy ^salvation.
15 The nations are sunk down 'in
the pit that they made :
In the *net which they hid is
their own foot taken.
16 Jehovah hath 'made himself
known, he hath ™ executed
judgment :
^The "wicked is snared in the
work of his own hands.
[Higgaion. Selah
17 The wicked shall be "turned
back unto Sheol,
Even all the nations that ^ for-
get God.
18 For the 'needy shall not alway
be forgotten.
Nor the ''expectation of the
■* poor perish for ever.
1 9 " Arii?8, O Jehovah ; * let not
man prevail :
Let the "nations be judged in
thy sight.
20 *'Put them in fear, O Jehovah:
Let the nations know them-
selves to be ^but men.
[Selah
10
A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.
Why 2'standest thou afar off,
O Jehovah %
Why ^hidest thou thyself in
times of troubled
2 In the pride of the wicked ^ the
"poor •'is hotly pursued ;
'' Let them be * taken in the de-
vices that they have conceived.
3 For the wicked " boasteth of his
** heart's desire,
And *the covetous '"renounceth,
yea, ^■'^contemneth Jehovah.
4 The wicked, in the nride of his
countenance, saith, ^He will
not require it.
All his thoughts are, ^ There is
no God.
5 His ways 'are ^"firm at all
times ;
1 Or, meek 2 Or, saving help
8 Or, He snareth the wicked * Or, meek
5 Ot.he doth hotly pursue the poor
6 Heo. is set on fire. ? Or, They are taken
8 Or, blesseth the covetous, but contemneth &c.
* Or, revileth w Or, grievous
" ver. 18
6 Ps. 30. 10 ;
31. 9 ; 123.
3
" Ps. 25. 18 ;
119. 153 ;
Lam. 1. 9
d Pb. 38. 19
* Ps. 30. 3 ;
86. 13
/ Ps. 106. 2
" Ps. 87. 2 ;
100. 4;
122. 2
A Ps. 13. 5 ;
20. 6 ; 36. 9 ;
51. 12 ;
Is. 25. 9 ;
Hab. 3. 18
' Ps. 7. 16,
ref.
k Ps. 35. 8 ;
67. 6
' Is. 64. 2 ;
Ezek. 35. 11
"' ver. 4
" Prov. 12. 13
" Ps. 49. 14
P Ps. 50. 22 ;
Job 8. 13 ;
Eom. 1. 28
9 ver. 12
'■ Ps. 74. 19 ;
140. 12
' Ps. 3. 7,
ref.
t 2 Chr. 14.
11
" Ps. 110. 6 i
Is. 2. 4 ;
3. 13
" Ps. 83. 15
^Is. 31. 3
y Ps. 22. 1 ;
35. 22 ; 38.
21 ; 71. 12
^ Ps. 13. 1 ;
55. 1
'^ Ps. 109. 16
b Ps. 7. 16 ;
9. 16
" Ps. 49. 6 ;
94. 3, 4
d Ps. 112. 10
"Job 1. 6, 11
/ver. 13
" ver. 13 ; Ps.
36. 2
ft Ps. 14. 1 ;
36. 1
» Ps. 62. 7 ;
73. 4
* Ps. 28. 5 ;
Is. 6. 12
' Ps. 2. 4
™ Ps. 30. 6 ;
49. U
" Rom. 3. 14
" Ps. 69. 12 ;
109. 17, 18
P Ps. 73. 8
9 Ps. 140. 3 ;
Job 20. 12
""Prov 1. n
' Ps. 94. 6
' Ps. 17. 12
" Ps. 69. 3 ;
Mic. 7. 2
" ver. 2
" Ps. 140. 6
" ver. 4 ; .Tob
22. 13, ref.
^ Ps. 73. 11 ;
Ezek. 9. 9
"Is 26. 11;
Mic. 5. 9
* Ps. 9. 12
■^ ver. 3
d Job 11. 11,
ref.
' Jer. 51. 66
/Ps. .37. 5;
55. 22 ;
1 Pet. 4. 19
" Ps. 68. 5 ;
146. 9;
642
Thy judgments are far above
*out of his sight :
As for all his adversaries, he
' puffeth at them.
6 He saith in his heart, "* I shall
not be moved ;
To all generations I shall not be
in adversity.
7 His "mouth is full of "cursing
and deceit and "^'oppression :
« Under his tongue is mischief
and iniquity.
8 He sittetn in the ''lurking-
places of the villages ;
In the secret places doth he
* murder the innocent ;
His eyes are privily set against
the ^'^ helpless.
9 He lurketh in secret as 'a lion
in his covert ;
He " lieth in wait to catch " the
poor :
He doth catch the poor, when
he draweth him in his -^ net.
10 " He croucheth, he boweth
down,
And the ^"helpless fall by his
strong ones.
11 He 2^ saith in his heart: God
hath forgotten.
He hideth his face, he ' will
never see it.
12 Arise, O Jehovah ; O God, "lift
up thy hand :
* Forget not the * poor.
13 Wherefore doth the wicked
''contemn God,
And say in his heart. Thou wilt
not require iti
14 Thou hast seen it; for thou •'be-
holdest "mischief and spite,
^^to "requite it with thy hand :
The ^-helpless ■''committeth hi7n-
self unto thee ;
Thou hast been the 'helper of
the fatherless.
15 ''Break thou the arm of the
wicked ;
And as for the evil man, *seek
out his wickedness till thou
find none.
1 6 Jehovah is * King for ever and
ever :
The " ' nations are perished out
of his land.
17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the
™ desire of the meek :
Thou wilt '' "prepare their heart,
Hos. 14. 3 ftPs. 37. 17 'Ps. 9. 12 * Ps. 29. 10 ; Ex.
15. 18 ; Jer. 10. in ; Lam. 6. 19 ; 1 Tim. 1. 17 ' Dt. &
20 "' Ps. 9. 18 ; 145. 19 " 1 Chr. 29. 18
11 Or, frand 12 Or, hapless
13 Another reading is. And being crushed.
i* Or, travail and arief
15 Or, to take it into thy hand
16 Or, heathen i7 Or, establish
10. 18
PSALMS
14.1
" thou wilt cause thine ear to
hear ;
18 To * judge the fatherless and the
"oppressed,
That man who is of the earth
may be "* terrible no more.
Jehovah a Refage and Defence.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
nin Jehovah do I "take refuge :
How say ye to my soul,
■''Flee ^ as a bird to your moun-
tain ;
2 For, lo, the wicked ''bend the
bow.
They ''make ready their arrow
upon the string,
That they may 'shoot in dark-
ness at the upright in heart ;
3 ^If the * foundations be de-
stroyed,
What can the righteous dol
4 Jehovah is in his ' holy teniple ;
Jehovah, his '"throne is in
heaven ;
His " eyes behold, his eyelids
try, the children of men.
5 Jehovah "trieth the righteous ;
But *the wicked and him that
loveth violence his soul hateth.
6 Upon the wicked he will rain
snares ;
*Fire and brimstone and ''burn-
ing wind shall be the portion
of * their cup.
7 For Jehovah is 'righteous ; "he
loveth ^ righteousness :
■•The upright shall "behold his
face.
Sod a Helper against the Treacherous.
For the Chief Musician ; set to ^ the Shem-
iuith. A Psalm of David.
12
Help, Jehovah ; for ' the
godly man ceaseth ;
For '' the faithful fail from
among the children of men.
2 They ^speak falsehood every one
with his neighbor :
With ^ flattering lip, and with a
"double heart, do they speak.
3 Jehovah will cut off all flatter-
ing lips,
The tongue that *speaketh great
things ;
4 Who have said. With our tongue
will we prevail ;
1 Or, vf! birds
2 Or, For the foundations are destroyed ; What
hath the righteous wrouciht ?
3 Or, righteous deeds
* Or, His countenance doth behold the ^lpright
5 Or, the eighth 6 Or, faithfulness faileth
" Ps. 34. 15
b Ps. 82. 3
'' Ps. 9. 9 ;
74. 21
d Is. 29. 20
" Ps. 2. 12
/ 1 S. 23. 14 ;
24. 2 ; 26. 20
» Ps. 7. 12 ;
37. 14
ft Ps. 64. 3
i Ps. 04. 4
k Ps. 82. 5 ;
Ezek. 30. 4
' Ps. 18. 6 ;
Mic. 1. 2 ;
Hab. 2. 20
'" Ps. 103. 19 ;
la. 66. 1 ;
Mt. 5. 34 ;
Kev. 4. 2
" Ps. 34. 16,
10
° Gen. 22. 1 ;
Job 23. 10 ;
Jer. 20. 12 ;
Jas. 1. 12
V Ps. 5. 5
9 Gen. 19. 24 ;
Ezek. 38.
22
'■Jer. 4. 11,
12
« Ps. 76. 8
( Ps. 7. 9, 11
" Ps. 33. 5
"Ps. 16. 11;
17. 15; 140.
13 ; Mt. 6.
8 ; Heb. 12.
14; Rev.
22. 4
" Is. 67. 1 ;
Mic. 7. 2
y Ps. 41. 6 ;
144. 8
^ Ps. 28. 3 ;
65. 21 ; Jer.
9. 8 ; Rom.
10. 18
" 1 Ohr. 12. 33
i> Ps. 73. 8, 9 ;
Pan. 7. 8 ;
Rev. 13. 6
" Ps. 9. 9 ;
10. 18
d Ps. 3. 7,
ref. ; Is.
33. 10
' Ps. 34. 6 ;
35. 10
/Ps. 18. 30;
19. 8, 10 ;
119. 140
» Prov. 30. 6
* Ps. 37. 28 ;
97. 10
' Ps. 55. 10,
11
k Ps. 44. 24 ;
Lam. 5. 20
14;
'Ps
89. 46
"» Ps. 42. 4
" Ps. 39. 2 ;
42. 9
" Ps. 94. 3
P Ps. 6. 1
9 Ps. 18. 28 ;
1 S. 14. 29 ;
Ezr. 9. 8 ;
Job 33. 30
•■ Ps. 76. 5 ;
Jer. 61. 39
' Jer. 20. 10
« Ps. 25. 2 ;
.38. 10
" Ps. 62. 8
" Ps. 9. 14
=" Ps. 59. 10 ;
104. 33 ;
1 Cor. 14. 15
y Ps. 116. 7 ;
119. 17 ;
142. 7
* ver. 1-7 ;
543
Our lips are '' our own : who is
lord over us '{
5 Because of the "oppression of
the poor, because of the sigh-
ing of the needy.
Now ''will I arise, saith Jeho-
vah ;
I will "set him in the safety he
panteth for.
6 The •''words of Jehovah are pure
words ;
As silver ^ tried in a furnace on
the earth.
Purified seven times.
7 Thou wilt keep them, O Jeho-
vah,
Thou wilt ''preserve tliem from
this generation for ever.
8 The "' wicked walk on every side,
When vileness is exalted among
the sons of men.
Prayer for Help in Affliction.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
"I O How long, O Jehovah? wilt
_L O thou * forget me for ever ■?_
How long ' wilt thou hide thy
face from me 1
2 How long shall I "'take counsel
in my soul,
Having " sorrow in my heart all
the day %
" How long shall mine enemy be
exalted over me "?
3 p Consider and answer me, O Je-
hovah my God :
'Lighten mine eyes, lest I ''sleep
the sleep o/ death ;
4 Lest mine enemy "say, I have
prevailed against him ;
Lest 'mine adversaries rejoice
when I am moved.
5 But I have " trusted in thy lov-
ingkindness ;
My neart shall " rejoice in thy
salvation.
6 I will * sing unto Jehovah,
Because he hath ^ dealt bounti-
fully with me.
The Folly and Wickedness of Men.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
-i A ' The fool hath " said in his
Xt: heart, There is no God.
They are ''corrupt, they have
done abominable works ;
There is " none that doeth good.
Ps. 63. 1-e " Ps. 10. 4 (> Ps. 73. 8 ; Gen. 6. 12 " ver.
1-3 : Rom. 3. 10-12 ; Ps. 130. 3 ; Eccl. 7. 20
7 Heb. with us.
14.2
PSALMS
17.3
2 Jehovah " looked down from
heaven upon the children of
men,
To see if there were any that
* did " understand,
That did " seek after God.
3 They are all ** gone aside ; they
are together become ' filthy ;
There is •''none that doeth good,
no, not one.
4 Have all the workers of iniquity
" no knowledge,
Who '' eat up my people as they
eat bread.
And ' call not upon Jehovah 1
5 There were they in great fear ;
For God is in the * generation of
the righteous.
6 Ye 'put to shame the counsel of
the poor,
"^ Because Jehovah is his *" refuge.
7 Oh that the salvation of Israel
were come out of Zion !
When Jehovah ^"bringeth back
the captivity of his people,
Then shall Jacob rejoice, and
Israel shall be glad.
Description of a Citizen of Zion.
A Psalm of David.
-| pf Jehovah, "who shall sojourn
L O ^ in thy * tabernacle "?
Who shall dwell in thy » holy hill"?
'2 He that *■ walketh uprightly, and
worketh righteousness.
And * speak eth truth in his heart ;
3 *He that 'slandereth not with
his tongue.
Nor doeth evil to his friend,
Nor "taketh up a reproach
against his neighbor ;
4 In ''whose eyes a "reprobate is
despised,
But ^who ^honoi'eth them that
fear Jehovah ;
'He that ^sweareth to his own
hurt, and changeth not ;
5 ®He that ^putteth not out his
money to* interest.
Not " taketh reward against the
innocent.
He that doeth these things * shall
never be moved.
Jehovah the Psalmist's Portion in Life and Deliverer
in Death.
Michtam of David.
1 f\ " P^^^serve me, O God ; for
J- \J ■* in thee do I take refuge.
2 0 my soul, thou hast said unto
Jehovah, Thou art ^ my Lord :
1 Or, deal wisely ^ Or, his . . . he
2 Or, But 7 Or, He xwearelh
3 Or, returneth to 8 Or, He putfeth
»Heb. tenf. ^ Or, the Lord
5 Or, He slandereth
" Ps. 33, 13,
U; 102. 19
6 Ps. 92. 6 ;
Prov. 28. 5
" 1 Chr. 22.
19 ; Ezr. 6.
21
<* Ps. 68. 3
' Job 15. 16 ;
Prov. 30.
12 ; 2 Pet.
2. 7 ; Rev.
22. 11
/ Ps. 143. 2
9 Ps. 82. 5
A Ps. 27. 2 ;
Jer. 10. 25 ;
Am. 8. 4 ;
Mic. 3. 3
'■ Ps. 79. 6 ;
Is. 64. 7
k Ps. 73. 15 ;
112. 2
' Ezr. 4. 6
"" Ps. 40. 17 ;
46. 1 ; 142.
5 ; Is. 25. 4 ;
Jer. 16. 19
" Ps. 85. 1, 2 ;
126. 1 ; Jer.
29. 14 ; Hos.
6. 11 ; Am.
9. 14
" ver. 1-5 :
Ps. 24. 3-5
P Ps. 27. 5, 6 ;
61. 4
« Ps. 2. 6 ;
3. 4 ; 99, 9
'' Ps. 24. 4 ;
Is. 33. 15
' Ps. 61. 6 ,
Zech. 8. 16;
Eph. 4. 25
« Ps. 101. 5 ;
Lev. 19.10;
Prov. 10. 18
" Ex. 23. 1
" 2 Tim. 3. 8 ;
Tit. 1. 16
" Acts 28. 10
y judg. 11. 35
- Ex. 22. 25 ;
Lev. 25. 3C ;
Ezek. 18. 8
" Ex. 23. 8 ;
Dt. 16. 19
>> Ps. 112. 6
'^ Ps. 17. 8
d Ps. 7. 1
« Ps. 73. 25
/ Dt. 33. 3 ;
Dan. 7. 22
« Ps. 101. 6
ft Ps. 32. 10
« Ps. 106. 37,
38
* Ex. 23. 13 ;
Josh. 23. 7
I Ps. 73. 26 ;
119. 57 ;
142. 5 ;
Lam. 3. 24
"* Ps. 23. 6
" Ps. 126. 3
° Ps. 78. 55 ;
Mic. 2. 5
P Jer. 3. 19
9 Ps. 73. 24
"■ Ps. 77. 6
" ver. 8-11 :
Acts 2.
25-28
t Ps. 54. 3
" Ps. 73. 23 ;
109. 31 ;
110. 5;
121. 5
" Ps. 62. 2
"^ Ps. 4. 7 ;
13. 5
y Ps. 30. 12 ;
57. 8 ; 108. 1
^ Ps. 4. 8
" Ps. 49. 15 ;
86. 13
6M
I ' have no good beyond thee.
3 '"As for the -^saints that are in
the earth,
"They are the excellent "in
whom is all my delight.
4 Their ''sorrows shall be multi-
plied that give gifts for an-
other god :
Their drink-offerings of 'blood
will I not offer.
Nor * take their names upon my
lips.
5 Jehovah is the ' portion of mine
inheritance and of my "" cup :
Thou maintainest my " lot.
6 The ° lines are fallen unto me in
pleasant places ;
Yea, I have a ^ goodly heritage.
7 I will bless Jehovah, who hath
given me * counsel ;
Yea, my '"'"heart instructeth me
in the night seasons.
8 ' I have ' set Jehovah always be-
fore me :
Because he is "at my right
hand, * I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore "^my heart is glad,
and ^ my glory rejoiceth :
My flesh also shall ^ dwell '^in
safety.
10 For thou "wilt not leave my
soul to Sheol ;
Neither wilt thou * suffer thy
"holy one to "see ^^corrup-
tion.
11 Thou wilt show me ''the path
of life :
In Hhy presence is fulness of
joy;
In thy right hand there are
•''pleasures for evermore.
Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.
17
A Prayer of David.
Hear the " right, O Jehovah,
'' attend unto my cry ;
Give ear unto my prayer, that
goeth not out of * feigned lips.
2 Let 'my sentence come forth
from thy presence ;
^*Le,t thine eyes '"look upon
equity.
3 Thou hast "proved my heart;
thou hast visited me in the
night ;
0 Acts 13. 35 c Ps. 49. 9; 89. 48 d Ps. l.W. 24; Mt. 7. 14
«'Ps. 17. 15; 21. 6; 43. 4 / Ps. 36. 7, 8 ; 46. 4 " Ps. 9. 4
ft Ps. 61. 1 ; 142. 6 i Ps. 55. 1 * Is. 29. 13 ' Ps. 35. 23
"* 1 Chr. 29. 17 " Ps. 26. 2
10 Or, Unto
11 Ot, And the excellent . . . delight; Their Sire.
12 Heb. reins. !•* Or, confidently
w Or, godly Or, beloved Another reading is.
holy ones. i* Or, the pit
i« Or, Thine eyes behold vnth equity
17.4
PSALMS
18.10
Thou hast Hried me, and "find-
est nothing ;
I am " purposed that my mouth
shall not transgress.
4 As for the works of men, "*by
the word of thy lips
I have ^ kept me from the ways
of the violent.
5 My -^ steps have held fast to thy
paths.
My " feet have not slipped.
6 I have * called upon thee, for
thou wilt answer me, O God :
* Incline thine ear unto me, and
hear my speech.
7 Show thy * marvellous loving-
kindness,
O thou that 'savest ^by thy
right hand them that take
refuge in thee
From those that rise up against
them.
8 Keep me as the ™ apple of the
eye;
Hide me " under the shadow of
thy wings, _
9 From the " wicked that oppress
me,
My ^ deadly enemies, that * com-
pass me about.
10 ^Tney are ''inclosed in their
own fat :
With their mouth they 'speak
proudly.
11 They have now 'compassed us
in our steps ;
They set their eyes " to cast us
down to the earth.
12 He is "like a lion that is greedy
of his prey.
And as it were a young lion
^ lurking in secret places.
13 * Arise, O Jehovah,
* Confront him, '^cast him
down :
"Deliver my soul from ^the
wicked by * thy sword ;
14 From ''men by ""thy hand, O
Jehovah,
From ''men ^of the world,
* whose portion is in this
life.
And whose belly thou ■'fillest
with thy treasure :
They are ^satisfied with chil-
dren,
And leave the rest of their sub-
stance to their babes.
1 Or, findest no evil purpose in me ; My mouth
&c.
2 Or, them, that take refuge . . . rise up against
thy right hand
3 Or, T%ey have shut up their heart
* Or, Forestall
° Or, the wicked, who is thy sword
6 Or, men who are thy hand
1 Or, whose portion in life is of the world
" Ps. 66. 10 ;
Zech. 13.
9; iPet.
1. 7
b Jer. 50. 20
' Ps. 39. 1
d Ps. 119. 9,
101
« Prov. 1. 15
/Ps. 44. 18;
Job 23. 11
« Ps. 18. 36 ;
37. 31
><■ Ps. 86. 7
• Ps. 88. 2
«■■ Ps. 31. 21
' Ps. 20. 6
"' Dt. 32. 10 ;
Zech. 2. 8
" Ps. 36. 7 ;
67. 1 ; 61.
4 ; 63. 7 ;
91. 1, 4;
Ruth 2. 12
" Ps. 31. 20
P Ps. 38. 12
9 Ps. 109. 3
>■ Ps. 73. 7 ;
Job 15. 27
» Ps. 31. 18 ;
73. 8 ; 1 S.
2. 3
t Ps. 88. 17
« Ps. 37. 14
" Ps. 7. 2,
ref.
^ Ps. 10. 9
y Ps. 3. 7,
ref.
' Ps. 56. 23 ;
73. 18
" Ps. 22. 20
b Ps. 7. 12
" ver. 7
d Lk. 16. 8
" Ps. 73. 3-7 ;
Lk. 16. 25
/Is. 2.7
B Job 21. 11
h Ps. 11. 7,
ref.
i Num. 12. 8
«:Ps.27.1,ref.
I ver. 31, 46 ;
Ps. 19. 14 ;
28. 1 ; 31.
3; 42. 9;
71. 3; 78.
35; 89.26;
Dt. 32.18;
1 S. 2. 2
"' Ps. 91. 2 ;
144. 2
" Ps. 40. 17 ;
144. 2
° Ps. 11. 1
P Ps. 28. 7 ;
33. 20 ; 59.
11 ; 84. 9,
11 ; Prov.
30. 6
9 Ps. 75. 10
»" Ps. 9. 9,
ref.
' Ps. 48. 1 ;
96. 4 ; 146. 3
< Num. 10. 9
" Ps. 116. 3
" Ps. 69. 2 ;
124. 3, 4
" Prov. 13.
14 ; 14. 27
y Ps. 60. 16 ;
86. 7 ; 102.
2 ; 120. 1
' Ps. 11. 4
" Ps. 34. 15
l> Ps. 68. 7, 8 ;
Judg. 5. 4 ;
Is. 13. 13 ;
Hag. 2. 6
"= Ps. 114. 4,
6 ; Is. 64. 1
d Dt. 29. 20
« Ps. 50. 3
/Hab. 3. 5
646
15 As for me, ®I shall * behold thy
face in righteousness ;
^I shall be satisfied, when I
awake, with beholding thy
'form.
Jehovah praised for giving Victory and Dominion.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David the servant of Jehovah, ^who
spake unto Jehovah the words of this
song in tlie day that Jehovah deliv-
ered him from the hand of all his
enemies, and from the hand of Saul:
and he said,
HOI love thee, O Jehovah, * my
_L O strength.
2 Jehovah is ' my rock, and ™ my
fortress, and my " deliverer ;
My God, my rock, in whom I
" will take refuge ;
My P shield, and the * horn of
my salvation, my ''high
tower.
3 I will call upon Jehovah, who
is * worthy to be praised :
So shall I be ' saved from mine
enemies.
4 The " cords of death compassed
me.
And the " floods of ■'"ungodliness
made me afraid.
5 The "cords of Sheol were
round about me :
The ^ snares of death came upon
me.
6 In my *' distress I called upon
Jehovah,
And cried unto my God :
He heard my voice out of his
' temple,
And m,y "cry before him came
into his ears.
7 Then the * earth shook and
trembled ;
The foundations also of the
"^ mountains quaked
And were shaken, because he
was wroth.
8 There went up a ** smoke " out
of his nostrils.
And ^ fire out of his mouth de-
voured :
■''Coals were kindled by it.
9 He «' bowed the heavens also,
and came down ;
And * thick darkness was under
his feet.
10 And he rode upon a * cherub,
and did fly ;
Yea, he soared upon the * wings
of the wind.
» Ps. 144. 5 ; Is. 64. 1 ft Ex. 20. 21 •' Ps. 80. 1 ; 99. 1
fc Ps. 104. 3
8 Or, let me
9 See 2 S. 22. Wi.
10 Heb. Belial.
" Or, in his wrath
18.11
PSALMS
18.40
1 1 He made " darkness his hiding-
place, his * pavilion round
about him,
Darkness of waters, thick
''clouds of the skies.
12 At the ''brightness before him
his thick clouds passed,^
'^ Hailstones and •''coals of fire.
13 Jehovah also '■> thundered in the
heavens.
And the Most High uttered his
voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
14 And he ''sent out his arrows,
and scattered them ;
^Yea, lightnings manifold, and
' discomfited them.
15 Then the * channels of waters
appeared.
And the foundations of the
world were laid bare,
At thy 'rebuke, O Jehovah,
At the blast of the '"breath of
thy nostrils.
16 He "sent from on high, he took
me ;
He drew me out of ""many
waters.
17 He ^delivei'ed me from my
strong enemy.
And from them that hated me ;
for they wei"e *too mighty
for me.
18 They came upon me in '^ the day
of my calamity ;
But ' Jehovah was my stay.
1 9 He brought me forth also into a
' large place ;
He delivered me, because "he
delighted in me.
20 Jehovah hath "rewarded me
according to my righteous-
ness ;
According to the "" cleanness of
my hands hath he recom-
pensed me.
21 For I have ^/kept the ways of
Jehovah,
And have 'not wickedly de-
parted from my God.
32 For all ""his ordinances were
before me,
And I put not away his ''stat-
utes from me.
23 I was also "perfect with him.
And I kept myself from mine
iniq^uity.
24 Therefore hath Jehovah ''recom-
pensed me according to my
righteousness.
According to the cleanness of
my hands in his eyesight.
25 With "the merciful thou wilt
show thyself merciful ;
* Or, And he shot out lightniiigs * Or, great
"Dt. 4. n
f> Job 36. 29
" Ps. 97. 2
rf Ps. 104. 2
" Is. 30. 30
/ Ps. 140. 10 ;
Hab. 3. 6
" Ps. 29. 3 ;
104. 7
ft Ps. 7. 13 ;
77. 17 ; 144.
6 ; Hab. 3.
11
' Ex. 14. 24 ;
Judg. 4. 16
* Ps. 106. 9
' Ps. 76. 6
'" Ex. 15. 8
" Ps. 144. 7
0 Ps. 144. 7 ;
Is. 43. 2
P ver. 48 ; Ps.
.'>9. 1
1 Ps. 36. 10 ;
142. 6
'■ Ps. 69. 16
' Is. 10. 20 ;
60. 10
« Ps. 4. 1 ;
31. 8; 118. 5
" Ps. 37. 23 ;
41. 11
" Ps, 7. 8 ;
1 K. 8. 32 ;
.Tob 33. 26
" Ps. 24. 4 ;
.Job 22. 30
V Ps. 37. 34 ;
119.33;
Prov. 8. 32
' 2 Chr. 34.
33; Ps. 119.
102
" Ps. 119. 30
>> Ps. 119. 83
" ver. 32
<* ver. 20
« Ps. 02. 12 ;
Mt. 6. 7
/ver. .30
« Job 2.-5. 5 ;
Hab. I. 13
h Lev. 26. 23,
24; Prov.
3. 34 ;
Horn. 1. 28
i Ps. 72. 12 ;
Is. 49. 13
* Ps. 101. 5 ;
Prov. 6. 17
' Ps. 132. 17 ;
1 K. 1.5. 4 ;
Job 18. 6
"' Ps. 27. 1 ;
Job 29. 3
" Ps. 118. 10-
12
" 2 Cor. 12.
9 ; Heb. 11.
34
P Ps. 145. 17 ;
Dt. 32. 4 ;
Dan. 4.
37 ; Mt. 6.
48
9 Ps. 12. 6
"■ ver. 2
' Ps. 86. 8-
10 ; Is. 45. 5
' ver. 2 ; Ps.
62. 2 ; Dt.
32. 31
" ver. 39 ;
Is. 46. 5
" Ps. 138. 8 ;
Heb. 13.
21 ; 1 Pet.
.■5. 10
"^ Hab. 3. 19
y Dt. 32. 13 ;
Is. 68. 14
' Ps. 144. 1
" Job 20. 24
>> Dt. 33. 29
" Ps. 63. 8 ;
119. 117
546
With the perfect man •''thou
wilt show thyself perfect ;
26 With the pure thou wilt show
thyself " pure ;
And with the perverse ''thou
wilt show thyself froward.
27 For thou wilt 'save the afflicted
people ;
But the '^ haughty eyes thou
wilt bring down.
28 For thou wilt ' light my lamp :
Jehovah my God will ™ lighten
my darkness.
29 For by thee i "run ^upon a
troop ;
And " by my God do I leap over
a wall.
30 As for God, his way is ^'perfect :
The f word of Jehovah is tried ;
He is a ''shield unto all them
that take refuge in him.
31 For * who is God, save Jehovah 1
And who is a ' rock, besides our
God,
32 The God that "girdeth me with
strength,
And " maketh my way perfect ?
33 He ^maketh my feet like hinds'
feet :
And ^ setteth me upon my high
places.
34 He ' teacheth my hands to war ;
So that mine arms do bend a
"* bow of brass.
35 Thou hast also given me *the
shield of thy salvation ;
And thy ''right hand hath holden
me up.
And ''thy * gentleness hath
made me great.
36 Thou hast "enlarged my steps
under me,
And my ^•'^feet have not slipped.
37 I will "pursue mine enemies,
and overtake them ;
Neither will I turn again ''till
they are consumed.
38 I will 'smite them through, so
that they shall * not be able
to rise :
They shall fall ' under my feet.
39 For thou hast "'girded me with
strength unto the battle :
Thou hast •'"subdued under me
those that rose up against me.
40 Thou hast also made mine ene-
mies "turn their backs unto
me,
That I might p cut off them that
hate me.
d Ps. 138. 6 ; Is. 63. 9 * Ps. 31. 8 / Ps. 17. 6 C Ps.
44. ft h Ps. 37. 20 ' Ps. 1 10. 6 *: Ps. 36. 12 ' Ps. 47. 3
"■ ver. 32 " ver. 47 " Ps. 21. 12 ; Ex. 23. 27 p Ps.
94. 23
3 Or, through
* Or, condescension
5 Heb. avMes.
6 Heb. caiised to bow
18.41
PSALMS
20.1
41 They cried, but there was " none
to save ;
Even unto Jehovah, but ' he
answered them not.
42 Then did 1 beat them small as
the " dust before the wind ;
I did ^cast them out as the
''mire of the streets.
43 Thou hast delivered me from
the * strivings of the people ;
Thou '^ hast made me the •' head
of the nations :
A ^people whom I have not
known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me they
shall obey me ;
The foreigners shall ^''submit
themselves unto me.
45 The foreigners shall 'fade away,
And_ shall * come trembling out
of their close places.
46 Jehovah ' liveth ; and blessed
be '"my rock ;
And exalted be " the God of my
salvation,
47 Even the God that " execute th
vengeance for me,
And ^subdueth peoples under
me.
48 He *rescueth me from mine
enemies ;
Yea, thou ''liftest me up above
them that rise up against
me ;
Thou deliverest me 'from the
violent man.
49 Therefore ' I will give thanks
unto thee, O Jehovah, among
the nations.
And will "sing praises unto thy
name.
50 Great •*" deliverance giveth he
to his king,
And showeth lovingkindness to
^his anointed,
To David and to ^his seed, for
evermore.
The Works and the Word of God.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
"1 Q The ^heavens declare the
i t^ glory of God ;
And the "firmament showeth
his handiwork.
2 * Day unto day uttereth speech.
And * night unto night showeth
knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor lan-
guage ;
Their voice is not heard.
1 Heb. enivty. ^ Or, wilt make
8 Or, yield feigned obedience Heb. lie.
* Heb. salvations.
° Pa. 60. 22
b Job 27. 9 ;
Prov. 1. 28
••■ Ps. 83. 13 ;
2 K. 13. 7
d Is. 10. C ;
Mic. 7. 10
« Ps. 35. 1 ;
2 S. 3. 1 ;
19. 9
/ Ps. 89. 27
" Is. 66. 6
'' Ps. 66. 3
' Ps. 37. 2
fc Mic. 7. 17
' Ps. 42. 2 ;
Dt. 32. 40 ;
Dan. 6. 20,
26
"' ver. 2
" Ps. 61. 14
" Ps. 94. 1 ;
Lk. 18. 7
P ver. 43; Ps.
47. 3; 144.2
« Ps. 143. 9
'■ Ps. 27. 6
' Ps. 140. 1, 4
' Rom. 16. 9
" Ps. 108. 1
" Ps. 21. 1 ;
144. 10
^ Ps. 28. 8
y Ps. 89. 4, 29
^ Ps. 8. 3 ;
60. 6 ; 89. 5 ;
Rom. 1. 19,
20
" Gen. 1. 6, 7
i> Ps. 74. 10 ;
Jer. 31. 35 ;
33. 26
« Rom. 10. 18
rf Joel 2. 16
« 1 Cor. 9. 24
/Ps. 113. 3
V Dt. 30. 4 ;
Is. 13. 6 ;
Mk. 13. 27
ftPs. 119. 142;
Rom. 7. 12
i Ps. 23. 3
k Ps. 93. 6 ;
111. 7
' Ps. 119. 98-
100 ; Dt. 4.
6; 2 Tim.
3. 16
""Ps. 119.128
" Ps, 119. 14
" Ps. 12. 6
P Ps. 119. 130
« Ps. 119. 142
"■ Ps. 119. 138
' Ps. 119. 72,
127; Prov.
8. 10
t Job 28. 17
" Ps. 119. 103
" Prov. 16. 24
^ Ps. 17. 4
y Lev. 18. 6 ;
Dt. 32. 47 ;
Prov. 29. IS
- Ps. 40. 12 ;
139. 6
" Ps. 61. 1, 2
b Ps. 44. 21 ;
90. 8
' Num. 16.
30
dPs. 119.133;
Gen. 4. 7
* Ps. 32. 2
/Ps. 25. 11
9 Ps. 104. 34
'' Ps. 18. 2
! Ps. 78. 35 ;
.lob 19. 26 ;
Is. 41. 14
k Ps. 102. 2 ;
Gen. 35. 3
' Ps. 91. 14 ;
Prov. 18. 10
'" Ps. 46. 7, 11
" Ps. 69. 1
547
4 Their " line is gone out through
all the earth,
And their words to the end of
the world.
In them hath he set a "taber-
nacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a ** bridegroom com-
ing out of his chamber.
And rejoiceth as a strong man
to "run his course.
6 His -Agoing forth is from the
^end of the heavens.
And his circuit unto the ends
of it ;
And there is nothing hid fi'om
the heat thereof.
per-
7 The '' law of Jehovah is
feet, ' restoring the soul
The ''testimony of Jehovah is
sure, 'making wise the sim-
ple.
8 The '"precepts of Jehovah are
right, " rejoicing the heart :
Thecommandmentof Jehovah is
"pure, ''enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of Jehovah is clean,
enduring for ever :
The ordinances of Jehovah are
«true, and ''righteous alto-
gether.
10 More to be desired are they
than *gold, yea, than much
*fine gold ;
" Sweeter also than honey and
the droppings of the "honey-
comb.
11 Moi-eover by them is thy ser-
vant '" warned :
In y keeping them there is great
reward.
1 2 Who can ^ discern Jus errors 1
"Clear thou me from * hidden
faults.
13 Keep back thy servant also
''''from presumptuous sins;
Let them not ''have dominion
over me :
Then shall I be * upright,
And I shall be clear from -^ great
transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and
■' the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in thy sight,
O Jehovah, '' my rock, and my
* I'edeemer.
Prayer for Victory over Enemies.
For the .Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
^f\ Jehovah * answer thee in
^\J the day of trouble •
The 'name of the ^God of
Jacob " set thee up on high ;
6 Heb. tent. ^ Or, from the proud
20.2
PSALMS
22.6
2 Send thee help " from the sanc-
tuary,
And ^"strengthen thee out of
Zion ;
3 " Remember all thy ^ offerings,
And ^"^ accept thy burnt-sacri-
fice ; [Selah
4 Grant thee thy * heart's desire,
And ^ fulfil all thy counsel.
5 We will ^triumph in thy ^sal-
vation,
And in the name of our God
we will '' set up our banners :
Jehovah 'fulfil all thy peti-
tions.
6 Now * know I that Jehovah
saveth his anointed ;
He will ' answer him from his
"holy heaven
With the "saving strength of
his right hand.
7 Some trust in "chariots, and
some in ^ horses ;
But * we will make mention of
the name of Jehovah our God.
8 They are ''bowed down and
fallen ;
But we are 'risen, and stand
upright.
9 ' Save, Jehovah :
Let the King " answer us when
we call.
Praise for Deliverance.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
The king shall "joy in thy
strength, O Jehovah ;
And ^in thy salvation how
greatly shall he rejoice !
2 Thou hast *' given him his
heart's desire,
And hast not withholden the
request of his lips. [Selah
3 For thou ^meetest him with
the blessings of ® goodness :
Thou settest a " crown of fine
gold on his head.
4 He asked life of thee, thou
*gavest it him.
Even ° length of days for ever
and ever.
5 His ''glory is great in thy sal-
vation :
' Honor and majesty dost thou
laj'^ upon him.
6 For thou ^makest him most
•'' blessed for ever :
Thou makest him glad "with
joy in thy presence.
1 Or, support 2 Or, meal-offerings
8 Heb. accept as fat. * Or, victory
5 Or, good-things
« Heb. settest him to be blessings. See Gen.
12.2.
21
" Ps. 3. 4
* Ps. 110. 2 ;
119. 128;
Is. 41. 10
" Acts 10. 4
d Ps. 51. 19
' Ps. 21. 2
/Ps. 145. 19
" Ps. 9. 14
'' Ps. 60. 4
i 1 S. 1. 17
k Ps. 41. 11
' Is. 68. 9
'" Jer. 25. 30
" Ps. 28. 8
" Is. 36. 9
P Ps. 33.
17 ; Is. 31. 1
« 2 Chr. 32. 8
""Is. 2. 11, 17
« Ps. 37. 24 ;
Mic. 7. 8
t Ps. 3. 7
" ver. 1
" Ps. 59. 16,
17
=" Ps. 9. 14 ;
Is. 26. 9
y Ps. 20. 4 ;
37. 4
' Ps. 59. 10
« 2 S. 12. 30 ;
1 Chr. 20. 2
t> Ps. 61. 6 ;
133. 3
" Ps. 91. 16
d Ps. 18. 50 ;
144. 10
' Ps. 45. 3, 4 ;
1 Chr. 29.
25
/I Chr. 17. 27
!' Ps. 16. 11
ft 2 K. 18. 5
i Ps. 16. 8
k Is. 10. 10
' Mai. 4. 1
'" Lam. 2. 2
» Ps. 18. 8 ;
50. 3 ; Is.
29. 6;
Zeph. 1. 18
0 Dt. 28. 18 ;
Hos. 9. 16
P Ps. 37. 28 ;
Is. 14. 20
9 Ps. 2. 1-3
"" Ps. 10. 2
'■ Ps. 18. 40
t Ps. 7. 12, 13
" Ps. 67. 5
" Ps. 59. 10 ;
81. 1
=^ Mt. 27. 46 ;
Mk. 15. 34
y Ps. 10. 1,
ref.
^ Ps. 6. 6 ;
32. 3 ; 38. 8 ;
Job 3. 24
" Ps. 42. 3 ;
88. 1
6 Ps. 99. 9 ;
Lev. 19. 2
" Ps. 35. 18 ;
148. 14
d Ps. 107. 6 ;
Judg. 3. 16;
6. 7 ; 10. 10
' Job 25. 6 ;
Is. 41. 14
548
7 For the king * trusteth in Jeho-
vah ;
And through the lovingkind-
ness of the Most High 'he
shall not be moved.
8 Thy hand will *find out all
thine enemies ;
Thy right hand will find out
those that hate thee.
9 Thou wilt make them ^ as a
fiery furnace in the time of
thine ^ anger :
Jehovah will "'swallow them up
in his wrath.
And the "fire shall devour
them.
10 Their "fruit wilt thou destroy
from the earth.
And their ^seed from among
the children of men.
1 1 For they * intended evil against
thee ;
They *■ conceived a device which
tney are not able to per-
form.
12 For thou wilt 'make them turn
their back ;
Thou wilt make ready 'with
thy bowstrings against their
face,
13 "Be thou exalted, O Jehovah,
in thy strength :
So will we " sing and praise thy
power.
A Cry of Angaish, and a Song of Praise,
For the Chief Musician ; set to « Aijeleth
hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David.
OO "^My God, my God, why
^ w hast thou forsaken me 1
^ Why art thou so ^ far from heln-
ing me, and from the words
of my "■ groaning 1
2 O my God, I "cry in the day-
time, but thou answerest
not ;
And " in the night season, ^"and
am not silent.
3 But * thou art holy,
O thou that "inhabitest "the
praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee :
They trusted, and thou didst
■ deliver them.
5 They "* cried unto thee, and
were delivered :
They trusted in thee, and were
not put to shame.
6 But I am a ''worm, and no
man ;
' Or, prese/n.ce Heb. countenance.
8 That is. The hind of the morning.
9 Or, Farfrom my help are the words of my
groaning Heb. roaring, w Or, but find no rest
11 Or, art enthroned upon
22.7
PSALMS
23.2
A "reproach of men, and * de-
spised of the people.
7 All they that see me " laugh me
to scorn :
They shoot out the lip, they
''shake the head, saying,
8 ^ Commit tkijself unto Jehovah ;
* let him deliver him :
Let him rescue him, seeing -^he
delighteth in him.
9 But thou art he that ■'' took me
out of the womb ;
Thou didst make me trust when
I was upon my mother's
breasts.
10 1 was cast upon thee ''from the
womb ;
Thou art my God since my
mother bare me.
11 'Be not far from me; for
trouble is near ;
For there is * none to help.
12 Many 'bulls have compassed
me ;
Strong bulls of " Bashan have
beset me round.
13 They " gape upon me with their
mouth,
As a ravening and a roaring
" Hon.
14 1 am ^poured out like water.
And all my 'bones are out of
joint :
M.Y *■ heart is like wax ;
It is melted within me.
15 My 'strength is dried up like a
potsherd ;
And my 'tongue cleaveth to
my jaws ;
And thou hast " brought me into
the dust of death.
16 For "dogs have compassed me:
A -^ company of evil-doers have
inclosed me ;
^ They •" pierced my hands and
my feet.
17 1 may count all my bones.
They ^ look and stare upon
me;
1 8 They " part my garments among
them.
And upon my vesture do they
19 But *be not thou far off, O
Jehovah :
O thou my succor, "haste thee
to help me.
20 ''Deliver my soul from the
sword.
My ^ " darling from the power of
'the dog.
1 Or, He trusted on Jehovah, that he would
2 So the Sept., Vulg., and Syr. The Hebrew-
text as pointed reads. Like a lion, my &c.
4 Or, dear life Heb. only one.
" Ps. 31. n ;
109. 25
(> Is, 49. 7
" Ps. 79. 4 ;
Job 12. 4 ;
3U. 1
d Ps. 109. 25 ;
Lam. 2. 16 ;
Mt. 27. 39 ;
Mk. 15. 29
" Mt. 27. 43
/ Ps. 18. 19 ;
Mt. 3. 17 ;
17. 5 ; Mk.
1. 11; Lk.
3. 22
» Ps. 71. 6, 6
'' Is. 46. 3 ;
49. 1
' ver. 1
k Ps. 72. 12 ;
2 K. 14. 26 ;
Is. 63. 6
' Ps. 68. 30
'"■ Dt. 32. 14 ;
Ezek. 39.
18 ; Am.
4. 1
" Ps. 35. 21 ;
Job 16. 10 ;
Lam. 2. 16 ;
3. 46
" Ps. 10. 9 ;
17. 12
P Job 30. 16
9 Ps. 31. 10 ;
Dan. 5. 6
•■ Ps. 107. 26 ;
Josh. 7. 5 ;
Job 23. 16 ;
Is. 13. 7 ;
Ezek. 21.7;
Nah. 2. 10
" Ps. 38. 10
' Ps. 137. 6 ;
Lam. 4. 4 ;
Ezek. 3. 26
" Ps. 104. 29
" Ps. 69. 6, 7 ;
Rev, 22. 15
" Ps. 26. 6
y Mt. 27. 35 ;
Jn, 20, 25
' Ps, 109, 25
" Mt, 27. 35 ;
Lk. 23. 34 ;
Jn. 19, 24
' ver, 11
<= Ps, 70, 5
d Ps, 144, 10
« Ps. 35. 17
/ver, 13;
2 Tim, 4, 17
9 Ps, 34, 4 ;
118, 5 ;
120, 1
ii Ps, 40, 10 ;
Heb, 2, 12
i Ps, 135, 20
* Ps, 86. 12
I Ps, 4, 4 ;
33, 8
"' Ps, 102, 17 ;
Is. 63. 9
"• Ps. 27. 9 ;
69. 17 ;
102. 2
" Ps. 31. 22 ;
Heb. 6. 7
P Ps. 35. 18 ;
40. 9, 10
9 Ps. 50. 12 ;
66. 13 ;
116. 14. 18
"■ Ps. 107. 9 ;
Lev. 7. 16
' Ps. 40. 16
' Ps. 69, 32 ;
Jn, 6, 51
" Ps, 2. 8 ;
67, 7 ; 72,
11 ; Is, 49.
6
" Ps. 86, 9
"^ Ps, 47. 7 ;
Obad. 21 ;
549
21 Save me from the -''lion's mouth;
Yea, from the horns of the wild-
oxen thou hast ^answered me.
22 I will * declare thy name unto
my brethren :
In the midst of the assembly
will I praise thee.
23 'Ye that fear Jehovah, praise
him ;
All ye the seed of Jacob, * glo-
rify him ;
And 'stand in awe of him, all
ye the seed of Israel.
24 For he hath '" not despised nor
abhorred the affliction of the
afflicted ;
Neither hath he "hid his face
from him ;
But "when he cried unto him,
he heard.
25 Of thee cometh ^my praise in
the great assembly :
I will 9 pay my vows before
them that feai- him.
26 The meek shall '"eat and be
satisfied ;
They shall 'praise Jehovah
that seek after him :
Let your ' heart live for ever.
27 All the "ends of the earth shall
remember arid turn unto Je-
hovah ;
And all the "kindreds of the
nations shall worship before
thee.
28 For the * kingdom is Jehovah's;
And he is the 2' ruler over the
nations.
29 All the ^fat ones of the earth
shall eat and worship :
All they that ''go down to the
dust shall * bow before him.
Even he that cannot keep his
soul alive.
30 A " seed shall serve him ;
It shall be Hold of the Lord
unto ** the next generation.
31 They shall come and « shall de-
clare his righteousness
Unto a people -^that shall be
born, that he hath done it.
Jehovah the Psalmist's Shepherd.
A Psalm of David.
O Q Jehovah is my ^ shepherd ; I
^ O shall '' not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in
'■ green pastures ;
Zech, 14. 9 y Ps, 47, 8 ^ Ps. 17. 10 ; Is. 10. 16 ;
Hab, 1, 16 « Is, 27, 13 b Ps. 95, 6 " Ps, 102. 28
d Ps, 48. 13 ; 71. 18 ; 102, 18 '' Ps, 40, 9 ; 71, 18 /Ps.
78. 6 9 Ps. 78. 72 ; 80. 1 ; Is. 40. 11 ; Jer. 31. 10 ;
Ezek, 34, 11-15; Jn, 10, ll ; Heb, 13,20; 1 Pet, 2, 26
h- Ps. 34. 9, 10 ; Mt. 6. 33 ; Phil, 4. 19 ' Ps, 65, 11-
13 ; Ezek, 34, 14 ; Jn, 10, 9
* Or, counted unto the Lord /«»• his generations
23.3
PSALMS
25. 11
He "leadeth me beside ^ still
waters.
3 He * restoreth my soul :
He " guideth me in the '^paths of
righteousness for " his name's
sake.
4 Yea, though I ^walk through
the valley of "the * shadow of
death,
I will '' fear no evil ; for *thou
art with me ;
Thy *rod and thy staff, they
comfort me.
5 Thou 'preparest a table before
me '" in the presence of mine
enemies :
Thou hast "anointed my head
with oil ;
My " cup runneth over.
6 * Surely '' goodness and loving-
kindness shall follow me all
the days of my life ;
And 1 shall » dwell in the house
of Jehovah * for ever.
The King of Glory entering Zion.
A Psalm of David.
O/l The ''earth is Jehovah's,
^ '^ and the fulness thereof ;
The ' world, _ and they that
dwell therein.
2 For he hath 'founded it upon
the seas.
And established it upon the
floods.
3 "Who shall ascend into the
" hill of Jehovah 1
And who shall stand in his
•'holy place"?
4 He that hath » clean hands, and
a - pure heart ;
Who hath not "lifted up his
soul unto falsehood,
And hath not * sworn deceit-
fully.
5 He shall receive a "blessing
from Jehovah,
And ''righteousness from the
"_ God of his salvation.
6 This is the •''generation of them
that seek after him.
That '■' seek thy face, even Jacob.
[Selah
7 ''Lift up your heads, O ye
gates ;
And be ye lifted up, ye ® ever-
lasting doors :
And the 'King of glory will
come in.
8 Who is the King of glory %
1 Heb. xvaters of rest.
2 Or, deep darkness (and so elsewhere)
3 Or, Only * Heb. for length of days.
6 Or, ancient
" Is. 49. 10 ;
Rev. 7. 17
b Ps. 19. 7
' Ps. 6. 8 ;
d Ps. 85. 13 ;
Pro.. 4. 11 ;
8. 20
'Ps. 2.5. 11 ;
143. U ; Is.
48. 9 ; Jer.
14. 7 ; Ezek.
36. 22
/Ps. 138. 7
!' Job3.5,ref.
'' Ps. 27. 1
» Ps. 16. 8 ;
Is. 43. 2
k Mic. 7. 14
' Ps. 78. 19
"^ Ps. 31. 19
" Ps. 92. 10 ;
Lk. 7. 46
° Ps. 16. 5
P Ps. 26. 7, 10
1 Ps. 27. 4-6
"" Ex. 9. 29 ;
19. 5 ; Dt.
10. 14 ;
1 Cor. 10. 26
' Ps. 89. 11
< Ps. 104.
3, 5 ; 136. 6
" Ps. 16. 1
" Ps. 2. 6
" Ps. 65. 4 ;
Dt. 12. 5
y Ps. 26. 6 ;
Job 17. 9 ;
22. 30
' Ps. 51. 10 ;
73. 1 ; Mt.
6. 8
° Ps. 40. 4 ;
Ezek. 18.
15
6 Lev. 6. 3 ;
19. 12 ; Jer.
5. 2 : 7. 9 ;
Zech. 5. 4
■^ Dt. 11. 26,
27 ; 28. 1, 2
d Ps. 36. 10 ;
Is. 46. 13 ;
64. 17 ; Jer.
51. 10
« Ps. 25. 5 ;
27. 9 ; 68. 19 ;
79. 9 ; 85. 4 ;
Mic. 7. 7 ;
Hab. 3. 18
/ Ps. 112. 2
" Ps. 27. 8
/'Ps. 118. 19,
20 ; Is. 26. 2
' Acts 7. 2 ;
1 Cor. 2. 8 ;
Jas. 2. 1
* Ps. 89. 13 ;
Dt. 10. 17 ;
Neh. 9. 32 ;
Jer. 32. 18
' Ps. 76. 3-6 ;
Ex. 15. 3, 6
'" Zech. 9. 9;
Mt. 21. 6
" (ran. 32. 2 ;
Josh. 5. 14 ;
2 S. 5. 10 ;
Neh. 9. 6
" Ps. 86. 4 ;
143. 8
P Ps. 26. 1 ;
31. 6 ; 66. 4
' ver. 20 ; Ps.
31. 1, &c.
*■ Ps. 41. 11
' Is. 49. 23
< Is. 33. 1
" Ps. 27. 11 ;
8S. 11
" Ps. 86. 11 ;
119. 33
" Jn. 16. 13
" Ps. 24. 6,
ref.
650
Jehovah * strong and mighty,
Jehovah ' mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ;
Yea, lift them up, ye ^ everlast-
ing doors :
And the '"King of glory will
come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
Jeh9vah of " hosts.
He is the King of glory.
[Selah
Prayer for Protectiou, finidance, and Pardon.
A Psalm of David.
O ^ Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I
^ tJ ° lift up my soul.
2 O my God, in thee ^'have I
trusted.
Let me not 'be put to shame ;
Let not mine *" enemies triumph
over me.
3 Yea, *none that wait for thee
shall be put to shame :
They shall he put to shame that
'deal treacherously without
cause.
4 "Showmethy ways, O Jehovah;
" Teach me thy paths.
5 * Guide me in thy truth, and
teach me ;
For thou art the 2' God of my
salvation ;
For thee do I ' wait all the day,
6 " Remember, O Jehovah, thy
tender mercies and thy lov-
ingkindnesses ;
For they have been * ever of
old.
7 Remember not the " sins of my
youth, nor my transgres-
sions :
"* According to thy lovingkind-
ness remember thou me.
For thy ° goodness' sake, O Je-
hovah.
8 ■''Good and 'upright is Jehovah :
Therefore will he ''instruct sin-
ners in the way.
9 The rneek will he 'guide in
justice ;
And the meek will he * teach
his way.
10 All the paths of Jehovah are
' lovingkindness and truth
Unto '"such as keep his cove-
nant and his testimonies.
11 For "thy name's sake, O Jeho-
vah,
"Pardon mine iniquity, for ^it
is great.
* Ps. 40. 1 "Ps. 98. 3 ftPs. 103. IT '^ Job 13. 26;
20. 11 d Ps. 61, 1 " Ex. .33. 19 /Ps. 106. 1 ; 1 Chr.
16. 34, &C. "Ps. 92. 15; Is. C(i. 7 '' P.s. 32. 8 ' Pfl.
23. 3 * Ps. 27. 11 ' Ps. 40. 11 '» Ps. 103. 18 " Pfl.
79. 9 » Ex. 34. 9 P Ps. 65. 3
25. 12
PSALMS
27.5
12 What man is he that feareth
Jehovah ?
Him shall he "instruct in the
way that he shall choose.
13 His soul shall ''dwell at ease;
And his seed shall "inherit the
land.
14 The ^''friendship of Jehovah is
with them that fear him ;
■■^And he will 'show them his
covenant.
15 Mine •'eyes are ever toward
Jehovah ;
For he will "pluck my feet out
of the net.
16 ''Turn thee unto me, and have
mercy upon me ;
For I am ' desolate and af-
flicted.
17 The* troubles of my heart 'are
enlarged :
Oh 'bring thou me out of my
distresses.
IS '" Consider mine affliction and
my travail ;
And "forgive all my sins.
19 Consider mine enemies, for they
"are many;
And they hate me with ^ cruel
hatred.
20 Oh « keep my soul, and deliver
me:
Let me not '"be put to shame,
for I take refuge in thee.
21 Let " integrity and uprightness
preserve me,
For ' I wait for thee.
22 "Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all his troubles.
Protestation of Integrity, and Prayer for Protection.
A Psalm of David.
^ft "Judge me, O Jehovah, for
jimixj I have "" walked in mine
integrity :
I have ■' trusted also in Jehovah
^'without wavering.
2 "Examine me, O Jehovah, and
prove me ;
*Try ray 'heart and my rnind.
3 For thy lovingkindness is be-
fore mine eyes;
And I have ''walked in thy
truth.
4 I have not ''sat with men of
falsehood ;
Neither will I go in with ^ dis-
semblers.
5 I •'^hate the assembly of evil-
doers,
1 Or, counsel Or, secret
2 Or, And his covenant, to make them, know it
3 Or, as otherwise read, relieve thou. And bring
me iH-c.
* Or, I shall not slide ^ Heb. reins.
19
" ver. 8
" Prov. 1. 33 ;
Jer. 23. 6
"^ Ps. 37. n ;
69. 36
d Job 29. 4 ;
Prov. 3. 32
* Gen. 17. 1,2
/Ps. 123. 1
V Ps 31. 4 ;
121. 7
'' Ps. 69. 16
' Ps. 143. 4
*: Ps. 8X. 3
' Ps. 107. 6
'" Ps. 9. 13,
ref.
" ver. 11 ;
Ps. 103. 3
° Ps. 3. 1
P Ps. 27. 12
« Ps. S6. 2
*" ver. 2
» Ps. 41. 12 ;
Prov. 11. 3
« ver. 3
" Ps. 130. 8 ;
Dt. 21. 8;
Is. 44. 23 ;
Jer. 31. 11
" Ps. r. 8,
ref.
^ Prov. 19. 1 ;
20. 7
V Ps. 25. 2,
ref.
^ Heb. 10. 23
" Ps. 7. 9 ;
1.39. 23;
Prov. 17. 3 ;
Jer. 11. 20;
1 Th. 2. 4
'> Ps. 66. 10
■^ Ps. SO. II ;
2 K. 20. 3
ri Ps. 1. 1
" Ps. 28. 3
/Ps. 31. 6;
139. 21, 22
» Ps. 73. 13 ;
Kx. 30. 19
'« Ps. 43. 3, 4
' Ps. ,35. IS
fcPs. 9. 1,
ref.
' Ps. 27. 4
"' Ex. 40. 34 ;
Num. U.
10 ; 1 K. 8.
11; Hag.
2. 7
" Ps. 28. 3
" Ps. 5. 6 ;
139. 19
P Is. 59. 3
« Ex. 23. R ;
1 S. 8. 3 ;
Is. 1. 23
*■ ver. 1
» Ps. 69. IS
t Ps. 27. 11
" Ps. 22. 22
" Ps. 18. 28 ;
Is. 60. 20 ;
Mic. 7. S
^ Ps. 62. 7 ;
118. 14;
Ex. 1.5. 2 ;
Is. 33. 2 ;
.Jon. 2. 9
y Ps. 56. 4
♦ Ps. 28. 8 ;
46. 1 ; 59.
17; 81. 1;
Ex. 15. 2 ;
Is. 12. 2 ;
45. 24 ; 49.
5 ; Jer. 16.
19
" Ps. 118. 6
l> Ps. 14. 4
" Ps. 9. 3
d Ps. 3. 6
" Ps. 23. 4
/.Tob4. 6;
Prov. 14. 26
661
And will not sit with the
%vicked.
6 I will ■' wash my hands in inno-
cency :
So will I compass '* thine altar,
O Jehovah ;
7 That I may " make the voice of
' thanksgiving to be heard.
And *tell of all thy wondrous
works.
8 Jehovah, I 'love the habitation
of thy house.
And the place 'where thy '"glory
dwelleth.
9 ® " Gather not my soul with sin-
ners.
Nor my life with " men of blood ;
10 In whose ^ hands is wickedness,
And their right hand is full of
'^ bribes.
1 1 But as for me, I will '' walk in
mine integrity:
' Eedeem me, and be merciful
unto me.
12 My foot standeth in an * even
place :
In the "congregations will I
bless Jehovah.
A Psalm of Fearless Trust in Cod.
A Psalm of David.
O^ Jeliovah is my "light and
^ I my "^vsalvation ;
■' Whom shall 1 fear 1
Jehovah is the '*' strength of my
life ;
Of " whom shall I be afraid 1
2 When evil-doers came upon me
to '' eat up my flesh,
Uven mine adversaries and my
fops, they " stumbled and fell.
3 Though a ''host should encamp
HKainst me,
My heart shall "not fear:
Though war should rise against
me,
^"Even then will I be •''confident.
4 One thing have I asked of Je-
hovah, that will I seek after :
That I may •"dwell in the house
of Jehovah all the days of my
life.
To behold " * the beauty of Je-
hovah,
And to ^^ ' inquire in his temple.
5 For in the ^'day of trouble he
will keep me ' secretly in his
pavilion :
0 Ps. 23. fi '' Ps. 90 17 (marg.)
60. 15 ' Ps. 31. 20 ; Is. 4. 6
i Ps. 48. 9 * Pa
6 Or. publish with the voicr of thanksgiving
7 Heb. of the tabernacle of thy glory.
8 Or, Take not awnti 9 Or, stronghold
i'» Or, In this ii Or. the pleasantness
12 Or, consider his temple
27.6
PSALMS
29.4
In the covert of his ^ tabernacle
will he " hide me ;
He will * lift me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall ''my head be
lifted up above mine enemies
round about me ;
And I will ** offer in his ^ taber-
nacle sacrifices of •^ jojr;
I will ''sing, yea, I will sing
praises unto Jehovah.
7 ■''Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry
with my voice :
Have mercy also upon me, and
" answer me.
8 When thou saidst, * Seek ye my
face ; my heart said unto thee.
Thy face, Jehovah, 'will I seek.
9 * Hide not thy face from me ;
Pat not thy servant away in
' anger :
Thou hast been ™ my help ;
"Cast me not off, neither "for-
sake me, O ^ God of my salva-
tion.
10 ^When my father and »my
mother forsake me,
Then *■ Jehovah will take me up.
1 1 ' Teach me thy way, O Jehovah ;
And lead me in a 'plain path.
Because of ■* mine enemies.
12 "Deliver me not over unto the
will of mine adversaries :
For " false witnesses are risen up
against me.
And such as ^ breathe out cru-
elty.
13/ had fainted, unless I had be-
lieved to see the ^ goodness of
Jehovah
In the ' land of the living.
14 "Wait for Jehovah :
*Be strong, and let thy heart
take courage;
Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
A Prayer for Help, and Praise for its Answer.
A Psalm of David.
O Q Unto thee, O Jehovah, will
^ O I call :
My "■ rock, be not thou deaf unto
me;
Lest, if thou "* be silent unto me,
I become like them that ^go
down into the pit.
2 Hear the •''voice of my supplica-
tions, when I cry unto thee.
When I " lift up my hands ^ '' to-
ward thy holy ' oracle.
1 Heb. tent.
2 Or, shoittinfj Or, trumpet-sound
* Or, For my father and my mother have for-
saken me. But Jehovah &e.
* Or, them that lie in wait for me
5 Or, toward the innermost place of thy sanc-
tuary
" Ps. 17. 8
b Ps. 40. 2
" Ps. S. 3
d Ps. 107. 22 ;
116. 17;
Num. 10.
10
' Ps. 67. 7 ;
Acts 16.
2.5
/Ps. 39. 12;
54. 2 ; 61. 1
'J Ps. 13. 3
'' Ps. 105. 4 ;
Am. 6. 4
' ver. 4
<: Ps. 69. 17 ;
102. 2 ;
143. 7
' Ps. 6. 1
"' Ps. 40. 17 ;
63. 7 ; 70. 5
" Ps. 94. 14
0 Ps. 37. 28
P Ps. 24. 5,
ref.
1 Is. 49. 15
'' Is. 40. 11
*Ps..25. 4;
86. 11
t Ps. 5. 8 ;
26. 12
" Ps. 41. 2
"Ps. 3.5. 11 ;
Dt. 19. 18 ;
Mt. 26. 60
'^ Acts 9. 1
2'Ps. 31.19
^ Ps. 52. 5 ;
116. 9 ; 142.
6 ; Job 28.
13 ; Is. 38.
11; Jer. 11.
3;
19
" Ps. 25
37. 34
1 ; 62. 5 ;
1,30. 5 ;
Prov. 20.
22 ; Is. 25. 9
b Ps. 31. 24 ;
Dt. 31. 6 ;
Josh. 1. 6;
1 Chr. 22.
13 ; 2 Chr.
32. 7 ; Neh.
8. 10
<^ Ps. 18. 2,
ref.
d Ps. 35. 22 ;
39. 12 ; 83. 1
' Ps. 88. 4 ;
143. 7;
Prov. 1. 12
/Ps. 140. 6
'-' Ps. 134. 2 ;
141. 2 ;
Lam. 2. 19 ;
1 Tim. 2. 8
A Ps. 5. 7 ;
138. 2
' 1 K. 6. 5
«-■ Ps. 26. 9
' Ps. 12. 2 ;
55. 21 ; 62.
4 ; Jer. 9. 8
'"' Ps. 62. 12 ;
2 Tim. 4. 14
" Job 34. 11
ref. ; Ezek.
7. 27
° Is. .5. 12
P Ps. 116. 1
9 Ps. 69. 17
'■ Ps. 3. 3
■'Ps. 13. 6;
112. 7
t Ps. 16. 9
" Ps, 40. 3 ;
69. 30
" Ps. 27. 1,
ref.
^Ps. .31. 4;
37. .39 ; Is.
26. 4 ; Jer.
16.19; Joel
552
3 *Draw me not away with the
wicked.
And with the workers of iniq-
uity ;
That 'speak peace with their
neighbors.
But mischief is in their hearts.
4 Give them "' according to their
work, and according to the
wickedness of their doings:
Give them after the operation
of their hands ;
" Render to them their desert.
5 Because they "regard not the
works of Jehovah,
Nor the operation of his hands,
He will break them down and
not build them up.
6 Blessed be Jehovah,
Because he ^'hath heard the
voice of my supplications.
7 Jehovah is my * strength and
my '■ shield ;
My heart hath * trusted in him,
and I am helped :
Therefore 'my heart greatly
rejoiceth ;
And with "my song will I praise
him.
8 Jehovah is their " strength.
And he is a "■ stronghold of sal-
vation to his anointed.
9 ^Save thy people, and bless
Hhine inhei-itance :
Be their "shepherd also, and
*bear them up for ever.
The Voice of Jehovah in the Storm.
A Psalm of David.
00 "Ascribe unto Jehovah, O
^Xj ye " '' sons of the '' mighty.
Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and
s.trength.
2 Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory
due unto his name ;
Worship Jehovah ^'^in holy
array.
3 The •''voice of Jehovah is upon
the waters :
The God of glory ''thunder-
eth.
Even Jehovah upon ^*many
waters.
4 The voice of Jehovah is 'power-
ful ;
3. IG ; Nah. 1. 7 » Ps. 106. 47 ' Ps. 33. 12 ; 106. 40 ;
Dt 9. '29 ; 32. 9 ; 1 K. 8. 51 " Ps. 23. 1, ref. " Dt.
1 31 ; Is. 40. 11 ; 46. 3 ; 63. 9 ''I Chr. 16. 28, 29 ; Ps.
96 7-9 d Ps. 89. 6 " Ps. 110. 3 ; 2 Chr. 20. 21 / Ps.
104 7 'J Job 37. 4, 6 ; Ps. 18. 13 ^ Ps. 18. 11 < Pa
68. 33 ,
6 Ot, sons of God 7 Or, nods See Kx, 15. U.
8 Or, in the beauty of holiness ^ Or, great
29.5
PSALMS
31.8
The voice of Jehovah is full of
majesty.
5 The voice of Jehovah breaketh
the cedars ;
Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces
" the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He maketh them also to *skip
like a calf ;
Lebanon and ''Sirion like a
young wild-ox.
7 The voice of Jehovah ^ cleaveth
the flames of fire.
8 The voice of Jehovah shaketh
the wilderness ;
Jehovah shaketh the wilderness
of '' Kadesh.
9 The voice of Jehovah maketh
"the hinds to calve,
And strippeth the forests bare :
And 'in his temple everything
saith. Glory.
10 Jehovah sat as King at the
" Flood ;
Yea, Jehovah sitteth as ''King
for ever.
1 1 Jehovah will give ' strength
unto his people ;
Jehovah will bless his people
with * peace.
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.
A Psalm ; a Soug at the Dedication of
the House. A Psalm of David.
Or\ I will ^ extol thee, O Je-
Ov/ hovah; for thou hast
^'"raised me up.
And hast not made my " foes to
rejoice over me.
2 O Jehovah my God,
I "cried unto thee, and thou hast
^ healed me.
3 O Jehovah, thou hast * brought
up my soul from Sheol ;
Thou hast kept me alive, ^ that
I should not *■ go down to the
pit.
i *Sing praise unto Jehovah, O
ye ' saints of his,
And "give thanks to his holy
" memorial name.
5 For ^ his anger is but for a mo-
ment ;
■* His ^ favor is for a life-time :
Weeping ^may Harry for the
night,
But joy coraeth in the morn-
ing.
6 As for me, " I said in my pros-
perity,
I shall * never be moved.
1 Or, hen-eth out flames of fire 2 Or, dravm
'^ Another reading is. from among them that go
doum to the pit. * Or, In his favor is life
5 Heb. may come in to lodge at even.
" Ps. 104. 16 ;
Judg. 9.
16 ; 1 K. 5.
6 ; Is. 2. 13 ;
14. 8
b Ps. 114. 4, 6
" Dt. 3. 9
rf Num. 13. 20
" Job .39. 1
/ Ps. 26. 8
'■' Gen. 6. 17
'' Ps. 10. 16
' Ps. 28. 8 ;
68. 35 ;
Is. 40. 29
k Ps. 37. 11
' Ps. 118. 28 ;
146. 1
'" Ps. 3. 3
" Ps. 2.5. 2 ;
.35. 19, 24
" Ps. 88. 13
P Ps. 6. 2 ;
103. 3
9 Ps. 86. 13
•■ Ps. 28. 1
' Ps. 149. 1
t Ps. 50. 6
" Ps. 97. 12
"Ex. 3. 15;
Ps. 135. 13 ;
Hos. 12. 5
^ Ps. 103. 9 ;
Is. 26. 20 ;
54. 7, 8
yPs. 118. 1
^ Ps. 126. 6 ;
2 Cor. 4. 17
" Job 29. 18
b Ps. 10. 0 ;
62. 2, 6
" Ps. 104. 29 ;
143. 7 ;
Dt. 31. 17
rf Ps. 28. 1
' Ps. 6. 5, ref.
/Ps. 4. 1;
27. 7
'■^ Ps. 27. 9 ;
64. 4
'' Ps. 6. 8 ;
Eccl. 3. 4 ;
Jer. 31.
4. 13
' Is. 20. 2
*-• Ps. 4. 7
' Ps. 16. 9 ;
67. 8 ; 108. 1
'" Ps. 44. 8
" ver. 1-3 ;
71. 1-3
° Ps. 26. 2
P Ps. 143. 1
« Ps. 17. 6 ;
86. 1 ; 102. 2
•■ Ps. 18. 2 ;
92. 15 ; 95. 1
' Ps. 18. 2
« Ps. 25. 11
" Ps. 25. 15
"Ps. 28. 8, ref.
" Lk. 23. 40 ;
Acts 7. "59
y Ps. 5.5. 18 ;
71. 23
' Ps. 71. 22 ;
Dt. 32. 4
" Ps. 144. 11;
Jnn. 2. 8
* Pa. 52. 8
"^ Ps. 90. 14
<l Ps. 10, 14
' Dt. 32. 30 ;
Ps. 37. 33
563
7 Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor
hadst made my mountain to
stand strong :
Thou didst " hide thy face ; I
was troubled.
8 I cried to thee, O Jehovah ;
And unto Jehovah I made sup-
plication :
9 Wnat profit is there in my
blood, when I ''go down to
the pit^
Shall the "dust praise theel
shall it declare thy truth 1
10 ^Hear, O Jehovah, and have
mercv upon me :
Jehovah, be thou my "helper.
1 1 Thou hast turned for me * my
mourning into dancing ;
Thou hast ' loosed my sack-
cloth, and girded me with
* gladness ;
1 2 To the end that ' my glory may
sing praise to thee, and not be
silent.
O Jehovah my God, I will '"give
thanks unto thee for ever.
A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
O^l "In thee, O Jehovah, do I
OJL take refuge;
Let me never ^be put to shame:
Deliver me *in thy righteous-
ness.
2 « Bow down thine ear unto me ;
deliver me speedily :
Be thou to me a strong '' rock,
A house of *^ defence to save me.
3 For thou art my rock and ' my
fortress ;
Therefore for * thy name's sake
lead me and guide me.
4 "Pluck me out of the net that
they have laid privily for
me;
For thou art my " stronghold.
5 ''Into thy hand I commend my
spirit :
Thou hast ^ redeemed me, O Je-
hovah, thou ^ God of truth.
6 I hate them that " regard lying
vanities ;
But I * trust in Jehovah.
7 I will be glad and ''rejoice in
thy lovingkindness ;
For thou hast ''seen my afflic-
tion :
Thou hast known ''my soul in
adversities ;
8 And thou hast not " shut me up
into the hand of the enemy ;
6 Heb. fortresses.
7 Or, the adversities of my soul
31.9
PSALMS
32.7
Thou hast set my feet "in a large
place.
9 Have mercy upon me, O Jeho-
vah, for * I am in distress :
Mine ''eye wasteth away with
grief, yea, ''my soul and my
body.
10 For my life is spent with "sor-
row,
And my years with sighing :
My -^strength faileth because
of mine iniquity.
And ^ my bones are wasted
away.
1 1 Becavise of all mine adversaries
I am become a ''reproach,
Yea, unto my 'neighbors ex-
ceedingly,
And a fear to mine acquaint-
ance :
They that did see me without
fled from me.
12 1 am * forgotten as a dead man
out of mind :
I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the 'defaming
of many,
Terror on every side :
While they '" took counsel to-
gether against me.
They "devised to take away my
life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O Jeho-
vah :
I said, "Thou art my God.
15 My ^times are in thy hand :
* Deliver me from the hand of
mine enemies, and from them
that persecute me.
IG Make thy ''face to shine upon
thy servant :
'Save me in thy lovingkindness.
17 Let me not be ' put to shame, O
Jehovah ; for I have called
upon thee :
Let the "wicked be put to
shame, let them " be silent in
Sheol.
18 Let the "" lying lips be dumb.
Which ^ speak against the
righteous insolently.
With ^ pride and contempt.
19 Oh how great is thy "goodness,
Which tnou hast laid up for
them that fear thee.
Which thou hast wrought for
them that *take refuge in
thee,
" Before the sons of men !
20 In the '' covert of thy presence
wilt thou hide them from the
'^plottings of man :
Thou wilt keep them secretly
in a pavilion from •'^the strife
of tongues.
" Ps. 4. 1
^ Ps. 60. 14 ;
09. 17
" Ps. 6. 7
d Ps. 03. 1
* Ps. 13. 2
/Ps. 39. U
" Ps. 32. 3 ;
38. 3;
102. 3
'» Ps. 09. 19
' Ps. 38. 11 ;
88. 8, 18 ;
Job 19. 13
«-• Ps. 88. 5
' Ps. 60. 20 ;
Jer. 20. 10
™ Ps. 62. 4 ;
Mt. 27. 1
"Ps. 41. 7
° Ps. 140. 0
V Job 14. 6 ;
24. I
« Ps. 143. 9
>■ Ps. 4. 6 ;
80. 3;
Num. 6. 25
» Ps. 6. 4
« Ps. 25. 20
" Ps. 25. 3
^ Ps. 94. 17 ;
116. 17 ;
1 S. 2. 9
^ Ps. 109. 2 ;
120. 2
y 1 S. 2. 3 ;
Jude 15
- Ps. 94. 4
« Ps. 66. 4 ;
146. 7 ;
Rem. 2. 4 ;
11. 22
I- Ps. 6. 11
<' Ps. 23. 5
•' Ps. 27. 5
' Ps. 37. 12
/ ver. 13 ;
Job 5. 21
9 Ps. 28. 6
''Ps. 17. 7
' Ps. 87. 5 ;
1 S. 23. 7
* Ps. 116. 11
' Ps. 88. 6 ;
Is. 38. 11,
12 ; Lam.
3. 54
"' Ps. 18. 6 ;
66. 19; 145.
19
" Ps. 30. 4 ;
37. 28 ; 50. 6
" Ps. 146. 20 ;
Rev. 2. 10
V Ps. 94. 2 ;
Dt. 32. 41
9 Ps. 27. 14
"■ Ps. 85. 2 ;
103. 3 ;
Rom. 4. 7, 8
" 2 Cor. 6. 19
' Jn. 1. 47
" Ps. 39. 2, 3
■" Ps. 31. 10
^ Ps. 38. 8
" Ps. 38. 2 ;
39. 10 ; 1 S.
5. 6 ; Job
23. 2 ; 33. 7
^ Ps. 22. 15
" Lev. 26. 40
!> Job 31. 33
•^ Ps. 38. 18 ;
Prov. 28.
13 ; 1 Jn.
1.9
<* Ps. 103. 12
^ Ps. 69. 13
/Ps. 46. 1-3;
69. 1 ; 124.
6 ; 144. 7 ;
Is. 43. 2
» Ps. 31. 20 ;
91. 1 ; 119.
114
ft Ps. 121. 7
654
21 ^ Blessed be Jehovah ;
For he hath showed me his
'' marvellous lovingkindness
in ' a strong city.
22 As for me, ^i said in my ^ haste,
I am ' cut off from before thine
eyes :
Nevertheless thou ™heardestthe
voice of my supplications,
When I cried unto thee.
23 Oh love Jehovah, all ye "his
saints :
Jehovah "preserveth "the faith-
ful,
And plentifully *'rewardeth liim
that dealeth pi'oudly.
24 »Be strong, and let your heart
take courage,
All ye that -^ hope in Jehovah.
Blcsscdiifss of Forgiveness and of Trust in fied.
A Psalm of David. Maschil.
O O '■ Blessed is he whose trans-
O ^ gression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom
Jehovah " imputeth not in-
iquity.
And in whose spirit there is 'no
guile.
3 When "I kept silence, "my bones
wasted away
Thi'ough my ''^groaning all the
day long.
4 For day and night *thy hand
was heavy upon me :
My -moisture was changed ^as
with the drought of summer.
[Selah
5 I "acknowledged my sin unto
thee.
And mine iniquity did I *not
hide :
I said, "I will confess my trans-
gressions unto Jehovah ;
And thou ''forgavest the in-
iquity of my sin. [Sehih
6 For this let every one that is
godly pray unto thee ""in a
time when thou mayest be
found :
Surely-^ when the great waters
overflow they shall not reach
unto him.
7 Thou art ^my hiding-place;
thou ''wilt preserve me from
trouble ;
Thou wilt compass me about
with 'songs of deliverance.
[Selah
■ Ps. 40. 3 ; Ex. 15. 1 ; Judg. 5. 1
1 Or, alarm
3 Or, wait for
5 Or, into the
6 Or, in the time of finding out sin
2 Or, faithfulness
* Heb. roaring.
32.8
PSALMS
34.4
8 I will " instruct thee and teach
thee in the way which thou
shalt go :
I will counsel thee * with mine
eye upon thee.
9 Be ye not '^as the horse, or as
the mule, which have no
understanding ;
Whose trai)pings must be bit
and bridle to hold them in,
"^Ehe they will not come near
unto thee.
10 Many ''sorrows shall be to the
wicked ;
But "he that trusteth in Jeho-
vah, lovingkindness shall
compass him about.
1 1 Be ■''glad in Jehovah, and rejoice,
ye righteous ;_
And shout for joy, all ye that
are " upright in heart.
Praise to the Creator and Preserver.
O O '' Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye
O O righteous :
Praise is * comely for the up-
right.
2 Give thanks unto Jehovah with
_ the * harp :
Sing praises unto hirn with the
'psaltery of ten strings.
3 Sing unto him a '"new song ;
Play_ skilfully with "a loud
noise.
4 For the woi'd of Jehovah "is
right ;
And all his work is done ^in
faithfulness.
5 He ''Iqveth righteousness and
justice:
The /earth is full of the loving-
kindness of Jehovah.
6 By the ' word of Jehovah were
the heavens made,
And 'all the host of them "by
the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathereth the '' waters of the
sea together as a heap :
He layeth up the deeps in store-
houses.
8 Let 'all the earth fear Jehovah :
Let all the inhabitants of the
world -'stand in awe of him.
9 For ^he spake, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood
fast.
10 Jehovah "bringeth the counsel
of the nations to nought ;
He maketh the thoughts of the
peoples to be of no effect.
11 The ''counsel of Jehovah stand-
eth fast for ever.
The "thoughts of his heart to
all generations.
1 Or, That they conic not near
1;
" Ps, 25. 8
6 Ps. 33. 18
"^ Prov. 26. 3
<i Ps. Ifi. 4 ;
Prov. 13.
21 ; Rom.
2. 9
'Ps. 6. 11, 12
/ Ps. 04. 10 ;
fiS. 3 ; 97. 12
'■> Ps. 7. 10 ;
64. 10
'<■ Ps. .32. 11 ;
Phil. 3. 1 ;
4. 4
'■ Ps. 92.
147. 1
fcPs. 71. 22;
H7. 7
' Ps. 144. 0
'" Ps. 40. 3 ;
96. 1 ; 98. 1 ;
144. 9 ; Is.
42. 10 ;
Eev. 6. 9
" Ps. 98. 4
" Ps. 19. 8
?' Ps. 119. 90
«Ps. 11. 7;
37. 28
'■Ps. 119. 64
" Ps. 148. 6 ;
Gen. 1. 6;
HeB. 11. 3
« Gen. 2. 1
" Ps. 104. 30
" Ps. 78. 13 ;
Ex. 15. 8 ;
Josh. 3. 16
'^ Ps. 67. 7
y Ps. 96. 9
^ Gen. 1. 3 ;
Ps. 148. 5
" Ps. 2. 1-3 ;
Is. 8. 10 ;
19. 3
b .Tob 23. 13 ;
Prov. 19. 21
" Ps. 40. 6 ;
92. 5 ; 139.
17 ; Is. 55. 8
d Ps. 144. 15
' Ps. 28. 9 ;
Dt. 7. 6
/Ps. 14. 2;
Job 28. 24
0 Ps. 11. 4
'' Ps. 102. 19 ;
1 K. 8. 39,
43
i Ps. 119. 73 ;
Job 10. 8
k 2 Chr. 16.
9 ; Job 34.
21
t Ps. 44. 6 ;
CO. 11
'" Ps. 20. 7 ;
147. 10;
Prov. 21. 31
" Ps. 32. 8 ;
34. 15 ;
Job .36. 7 ;
1 .Pet. 3. 12
0 Ps. 32. 10 ;
147. 11
V Ps. 56. 13 ;
Acts 12. 11
« Ps. 37. 19 ;
Job 5. 20
"■ Ps. 62. 1 ;
130. 6 ; Is.
8. 17
» Ps. 115. 9
< Ps. 13. 5 ;
28. 7;
Zech. 10.
7 ; Jn. 16.
22
" Eph. 5. 20 ;
1 Th. 5. 18
" Ps. 71. 6
* Ps. 44. 8 ;
Jer. 9. 24 ;
1 Cor. 1. 31
y Ps. 69. 32
655
12 Blessed is the ''nation whose
God is Jehovah,
The people whom he hath
"chosen for his own inherit-
ance.
13 Jehovah •''looketh from heaven;
He "beholdeth all the sons of
men ;
14 From ''the place of his habita-
tion he looketh forth
Upon all the inhabitants of the
earth,
15 He that 'fashioneth the hearts
of them all,
That *considereth all their
works.
1 6 There is ' no king saved by ^ the
multitude of a host :
A mighty man is not delivered
by great strength.
17 A ™ horse is a vain thing for
safety ;
Neither doth he deliver any by
his great power.
18 Behold, "the eye of Jehovah is
upon them that fear him,
Upon them that ^"hope in his
lovingkindness ;
1 9 To ^'deliver their soul frora death.
And to keep them alive *in
famine.
20 Our soul hath ''waited for
Jehovah:
He is our 'help and our shield.
21 For our 'heart shall rejoice in
him.
Because we have trusted in his
holy name.
22 Let thy lovingkindness, O Je-
hovah, be upon us.
According as we ^ have hoped in
thee.
Jehovah a Provider and Deliverer.
A Psalm of David; *when he ^changed
his beliavif)r before Ahimelecli, ■wlio
drove him away, and he departed.
O A I will " bless Jehovah at all
O ^ times :
His " praise shall continually be
in my mouth.
2 My soul shall " make her boast
in Jehovah :
The 2' meek shall hear thereof,
and be glad.
3 Oh ^ magnify Jehovah with me,
And let us "exalt his name to-
gether.
4 I ''sought Jehovah, and, he an-
swered me.
•"Ps. 35. 27; 69. 30; Lk. 1. 46
10 ; 2 Chr. 15. 2 ; Mt. 7. 7
' Ps. 18. 46 ^ Ps. 9
2 Or, a great poiver
3 Or, wait for
4 Seel S. 21. 10-16.
5 Or, feigned madness
34.5
PSALMS
35.12
And " delivered me from all my
fears.
5 They * looked unto him, and
were radiant ;
And their faces shall 'never be
confounded.
6 This poor man cried, and ''Je-
hovah heard him,
And saved him out of all his
troubles.
7 The " angel of Jehovah encamp-
eth round about them that
fear him.
And delivereth them.
8 Oh ^ taste and see that Jehovah
is good :
^ Blessed is the man that taketh
refuge in him.
9 Oh fear Jehovah, ye '' his saints ;
For there is 'no want to them
that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and
suffer hunger ;
But they that seek Jehovah
shall *not want any good
thing.
11 'Come, ye children, hearken
unto me :
I will teach you "the fear of
Jehovah.
12" What man is he that desire th
life.
And loveth many days, that he
may " see good 1
13 Keep ''thy tongue from evil.
And thy lips from * speaking
guile.
1 1 *■ Depart from evil, and do good ;
Seek peace, and 'pursue it.
1 5 The ' eyes of Jehovah are toward
the righteous.
And his ears are open unto their
cry.
1 6 The " face of Jehovah is against
them that do evil.
To " cut off the remembrance of
them from the earth.
17 The righteous ^cried, and Jeho-
vah heard.
And delivered them out of all
their troubles.
18 Jehovah *is nigh unto them
that are of a ^broken heart.
And saveth such as are of a
"contrite spirit.
1 9 Many are the * afflictions of the
righteous ;
But Jehovah "delivereth him
out of them all.
'20 He keepeth all his bones :
Not one of them is broken.
21 ''Evil shall slay the wicked ;
And they that hate the right-
eous shall be ^ condemned.
1 Or, htld guilty
" ver. 6, 17,
19
6 Ps. 3fi. 9 ;
Is. 6(). 6
' Ps. 25. 3
d ver. 4
'Ps. 91. 11 ;
Dan. 6. 22
/Ps. 119.
103; Heb.
6. .5 ; 1 Pet.
2. 3
V Ps. 2. 12
'« Ps. 31. 23
' Ps. 23. 1
*•■ Ps. S4. 11
' Ps. 66. 16
'" Ps. 111. 10
" ver. 12-16 :
1 Pet. 3.
10-12
" Eccl. 3. 13
PPs. 141. 3;
Prov. 13. 3 ;
Jas. 1. 26
9 1 Pet. 2. 22
'■ Ps. 37. 27 ;
Is. 1. 16, 17
* Eoni. 14.
19; Heb.
12. 14
< Ps. 33. 18
" Jer. 44. 11;
Am. 9. 4
" Ps. 9. 6 ;
109. 15 ;
Job 18. 17
^ ver. 6
y Ps. 145. 18
- Ps. 147. 3 ;
Is. 61. 1
" Ps. 51. 17 ;
Is. 67. 15
6 Ps. 71. 20 ;
2 Tim. 3.
11, 12
'^ ver. 4, 6, 17
rf Ps. 94. 23 ;
140. 11 ;
Prov. 24. 16
' Ps. 71. 23
/Ps. 37. 40
"Ps. IS. 43;
Is. 49. 25
h Ps. 56. 2
■ Ps. 91. 4
^- Ps. 44. 26
' Ps. 62. 2
"' Ps. 70. 2
" Ps. 40. 14 ;
129. 5
" Ps. 83. 13 ;
Job 21. 18 ;
Is. 29. 6
P Ps. 73. 18 ;
Jer. 2.3. 12
1 Ps. 69, 4 ;
109. 3;
140. 5
"" Ps. 65. 23 ;
Is. 47. 11 ;
1 Th. 5.3
" Ps. 9. 15
' Ps. 73. 18
" Is. 61. 10
" Ps. 9. 14 ;
13. 6 ; Lk.
1. 47
^Ps. 51. 8
y Ex. 15. 11 ;
Ps. 86. 8 ;
Mic. 7. 18
^ Ps. 18. 17
" Ps. 37. 14 ;
109. 16
6 Ps. 27. 12
" Ps. 38. 20 ;
109. 5 ; Jer.
18. 20; Jn.
10. 32
566
22 Jehovah *redeemeth the soul of
his servants ;
And none of them that -'^take
refuge in him shall be ^con-
demned.
Prayer lor Rescue froni Euemies.
A Psalm of David.
O Jehovah,
that " strive
O ^ Strive thou,
O «J with them
with me:
Fight thou against them that
'' fight against me.
2 Take hold of 'shield and buckler.
And stand up for * my help.
3 Draw out also the spear, -and
stop the way against them
that pursue me :
Say unto my soul, I am 'thy
salvation.
4 Let them be '" put to shame and
brought to dishonor that seek
after my soul :
Let them be " turned back and
confounded that devise my
hurt.
5 Let them be "as chaff before the
wind,
And the angel of Jehovah driv-
ing them on.
6 Let their way be ^ dark and
p slippery.
And the angel of Jehovah pur-
suing them.
7 For /without cause have they
hid for me ■* their net in a pit ;
Without cause have they digged
a jjit for my soul.
8 Let "■ destruction come upon him
unawares ;
And *let his net that he hath
hid catch himself :
^With 'destruction let him fall
therein.
9 And my soul shall be "joyful in
Jehovah : _
It shall " rejoice in his salvation.
10 All my ^ bones shall saj% Jeho-
vah, *'who is like unto thee.
Who deliverest the poor from
him Hhat is too strong for
him.
Yea, "the poor and the needy
from him that robbeth him?
* Unrighteous witnesses rise
up ;
They ask me of things that I
know not.
12 They "reward me evil for good,
To the bereaving of my soul.
2 Or, and the battle axe against &c.
3 Heo. darkness and slippery places.
* Or, the pit of their net
5 Or, Into that very destruction let him, fall
6 Or, Malicious See Ex. 23. 1.
11
35.13
PSALMS
36.8
13 But as for me, "when they were
sick, my '"clothing was sack-
cloth :
I ^afflicted my soul with fast-
ing ;
And my ** prayer ^ returned into
mine own bosom.
14 I behaved myself as though it
had been my friend or my
brother :
I ^ bowed down mourning, as
one that bewaileth his mother.
15 But -^in ^mine adversity they
rejoiced, and gathered them-
selves together :
The ^''abjects gathered them-
selves together against me,
and *I knew it not;
They did ''tear me, and ceased
not :
16 ^Like the profane mockers in
feasts.
They 'gnashed upon me with
their teeth.
17 Lord, *how long wilt thou look
onl
Rescue my soul ' from their de-
structions.
My ^ "■ darling from the lions.
18 I will "give thee thanks in the
great assembly :
I will "praise thee among "^ much
people.
19 Let ^not them that are 'mine
enemies ^ wrongfully rejoice
over me ;
Neither let them ''wink with
the eye *'that hate me with-
out a cause.
20 For they speak not peace ;
But they devise "deceitful words
against them that are quiet in
the land.
21 Yea, they "opened their mouth
wide against me ;
They said, 'Aha, aha, our eye
hath seen it.
22 ^Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah ;
y keep not silence :
O Lord, ^be not far from me.
23 " Stir up thyself, and awake to
the justice due unto me.
Even unto my cause, my God
and my Lord.
24 * Judge me, O Jehovah my
God, according to thy right-
eousness ;
And " let them not rejoice over
me.
25 Let them not say in their heart,
^'' Aha, so would we have it :
1 Or, shall return 2 Heb. my limping.
^ Or, smiters * Or, those whom I kneiv not
5 Or, Among « Or, dear life Heb. only one.
1 Or, a mighty people 8 Heb. falsely.
9 Heb. Aha, our desire.
" Job 30. 25
>> Ps. 69. 11
•^ Ps. 69. 10
d Mt. 10. 13 ;
Lk. 10. 6
« Ps. 38. 6
/ Obad. 12
'■> Job 30. 1,
8, 12
h Ps. 7. 2
i Job 16. 9 ;
Pb. 37. 12 i
Lam. 2. 16
fc Ps. 13. 1 ;
Hab. 1. 13
' ver. 7
"' Ps. 22. 20,
21
" Ps. 22. 22
0 Ps. 22. 26
t> Ps. 13. 4 ;
30. 1 ; 38. 16
3 Ps. 38. 19 ;
69. 4 ; 119.
78
»■ Prov. 6. 13 ;
10. 10
' Jn. 1.5. 25
( Ps. 55. 21 ;
Jer. 9. 8 ;
Mic. 6. 12
« Ps. 22. 13 ;
Job 16. 10
" Ps. 40. 15 ;
70. 3
^ Ps. 10. 14 ;
Ex. 3. 7
y Ps. 28. 1
" Ps. 10. 1 ;
22. 11 ; 38.
21 ; 71. 12
« Ps. 7. 6 : 44.
23 ; 59. 4 ;
80. 2
b Ps. 9. 4 ; 26.
1 ; 43. 1
•^ ver. 19
d ver. 21
« Ps. 56. 1 ;
124. 3 ;
Prov. 1.12;
Lam. 2. 16
/ Ps. 40. 14
y Ps. 38. 16 ;
Job 19. 6
ft Ps. 32. 11
i Ps. 9. 4
* Ps. 40. 16 ;
70. 4
' Ps. 147. 11 ;
149. 4
'" Ps. 61. 14 ;
71. 15, 24
" Eom. 3. 18
0 Dt. 29. 19 ;
Ps. 10. 11 ;
49. 18
P Ps. 10. 7 ;
12. 2 .
9 Ps. 94. 8 ;
Jer. 4. 22
'" Prov. 4. 16 ;
Mic. 2. 1
» Is. 65. 2
' Ps. 52. 3 ;
Rom. 12. 9
« Ps. 57. 10 ;
103. 11 ;
108. 4
" Ps. 71. 19
^ Ps. 77. 19 ;
Job 11. 8;
Eom. U. 33
V Ps. 104. 14,
15; 145. 16;
Neh. 9. 6
= Ps. 63. 3 ;
09. 16
" Ps. 67. 1 ;
91. 4 ; Ruth
2. 12
b Ps. 63. 5 ;
Is. 25. 6 ;
Jer. 31.
12-14
557
36
Let them not say, We have
'' swallowed him up.
26 Let •'^ them be put to shame and
confounded together that re-
joice at my hurt :
Let them be clothed with shame
and dishonor that ^magnify
themselves against me.
27 Let them ''shout for joy, and
be glad, that ^° favor 'my
righteous cause :
Yea, * let them say continually,
Jehovah be magnified.
Who I hath pleasure in the pros-
perity of his servant.
28 And "my tongue shall talk of
thy righteousness
And of thy praise all the day
long.
Wickedness of Men and Lovingkindness of God.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David the servant of Jehovah.
"The transgression of the
wicked ^■•^ saith within my
heart.
There is " no fear of God before
his eyes.
2 For ^^he "flattereth himself in
his own eyes,
^*That his iniquity will not be
found out and be hated.
3 The ^ words of his mouth are
iniquity and deceit :
He hath * ceased to be wise and
to do good.
4 He *■ deviseth iniquity upon his
bed ;
He setteth himself in a 'way
that is not good ;
He *abhorreth not evil.
5 Thy "lovingkindness, O Jeho-
vah, is in the heavens ;
Thy faithfulness reacheth unto
the skies.
6 Thy "righteousness is like the
mountains of God ;
Thy "■ judgmentsareagreatdeep :
O Jehovah, thou ^'preservest
man and beast.
7 How ^precious is thy loving-
kindness, O God !
And the children of men " take
refuge under the shadow of
thy wings.
8 They shall be ^^ * abundantly
satisfied with the fatness of
thy house ;
1" Heb. have pleasure in my righteousness.
11 Or, Transrjression saith to the wicked
12 Or, uttereth its oracle
13 Or, it (or, he) jlattereth him in his eyes
1* Or, Until his iniquity be found ana be hated
Heb. Concerning the finding out of his intquitt
and hating it. i* Heb. watered.
36.9
PSALMS
37.23
And thou wilt make them drink
of the " river of thy pleasures.
9 For with thee is the * fountain
of life :
" In thy light shall we see light.
10 Oh continue thy lovingkind-
ness unto them that know
thee,
And thy ''righteousness to the
upi'ight in heart.
1 1 Let not the foot of pride come
against me,
And let not the hand of the
wicked drive me away.
12 There are the workers of in-
iquity fallen :
They are thrust down, and shall
* not be able to rise.
Security of those who trust in Jehovali, and Insecurity
oftheWicJied.
A Psalm of David.
O 'T -^Fret not thyself because of
O I evil-doers,
Neither be thou ^ en vious against
them that work unrighteous-
ness.
2 For they shall soon be ''cut
down like the grass,
And ' wither as the green herb.
3 * Trust in Jehovah, and do
good;
^ ' Dwell in the land, and ^™feed
on his faithfulness.
4 ^ " Delight thyself also in Jeho-
vah;
And he will " give thee the '' de-
sires of thy heart.
5 ^^ Commit thy way unto Jeho-
vah ;
Trust also in him, and he will
bring it to pass.
6 And he will make *thy right-
eousness to go forth as the
light,
And thy justice ''as the noon-
day.
7 *^*Rest in Jehovah, and 'wait
patiently for him :
"Fret not thyself because of
him who " prospei'eth in his
way.
Because of the man who bring-
eth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and " forsake
wrath :
Fret not thyself, it tendeth only
to evil-doing.
9 For y evil-doers shall be cut off;
1 Or. So shnlf. thou dwell in thf land and feed,
seriirelij 2 Or, verily thou sh/ilt be fed.
^ Or. So nhnli thou have thij delight in <tc.
< Heb. petUUmn.
6 Hph Rnl> ihii KV7?/ iintm Jehovah.
6 Or, Be still before (Heb. silent to) Jehovah
" Ps. 40. 2 ;
66. 9: 119.
6 ; 1 S. 2. 9
I- Ps. 147. 11
558
But those that wait for Jeho-
vah, they shall ' inherit ' the
land.
10 For yet "a little while, and the
wicked shall not be :
Yea, thou shalt diligently con-
sider '' his place, and ''^ he shall
not be.
1 1 But " the meek shall inherit the
land,
And shall delight themselves in
the '' abundance of peace.
12 The wicked "plottetli against
the just.
And ^gnasheth upon him with
his teeth.
1 3 The Lord '■> will laugh at him ;
For he seeth that '*his day is
coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out
the sword, and have 'bent
their bow.
To cast down the *poor and
needy,
To ' slay such as are upright in
the way.
15 Their sword shall enter into
their own heart.
And their '"bows shall be
broken.
1 G " Better is a little that the right-
eous hath
Than the abundance of many
wicked.
17 For the "arms of the wicked
shall be broken ;
But Jehovah ^'upholdeth the
righteous.
18 Jehovah *knoweth the days of
the pei'fect ;
And their ''inheritance shall be
for ever.
1 9 They shall not be put to shame
in the time of evil ;
And "in the daj^s of famine they
shall be satisfied.
20 But the ' wicked shall perish,
And the enemies of Jehovah
shall be " as " the fat of lambs :
They shall consume ; ^""in smoke
shall they consume away.
21 The wicked borroweth, and
payeth not again ;
But the righteous ■'' dealeth gra^
ciously, and giveth. .
22 For such as are blessed of him
shall y inherit the land ;
And they that are * cursed of
him shall be cut off.
23 A man's " goings are established
of Jehovah ;
And he * delighteth in his way.
"J Or, the earth (and so in ver. 11. 22, 29. 34)
8 Or, it 9 Or, the excellency of the pastures
1" Or, like smoke
37. 24
PSALMS
38.13
24 Though »he fall, he shall not be
utterly cast down ;
For 'Jehovah ^ upholdeth him
with his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am
old ;
Yet have I " not seen the right-
eous forsaken,
Nor '^ liis seed begging bread.
26 All the day long 'he dealeth
graciously, and lendeth ;
And •'his seed is blessed.
27 '■' Depart from evil, and do good ;
And dwell for '' evermore.
28 For Jehovah * loveth justice.
And '•' f orsaketh not his saints ;
Thej' are ' preserved for ever :
But the ™seed of the wicked
shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall "inherit the
land.
And " dwell therein for ever.
30 The mouth of the righteous
''talketh of wisdom,
And his tongue *speaketh jus-
tice.
31 The ''law of his God is in his
heart ;
None of his 'steps shall slide.
32 The 'wicked watcheth the
righteous.
And "seeketh to slay him. _
33 Jehm'ah will "not leave him in
his hand,
Nor •'condemn him when he is
judged.
34 -"Wait for Jehovah, and keep
his way,
And he will exalt thee to inherit
the land :
When the 'wicked are cut oiF,
thou shalt see it.
35 I have " seen the wicked in great
power,
And spreading himself like a
* green tree in its native
soil.
36 " But one passed by, and, lo, he
" was not :
Yea, I sought him, but he could
not be found.
37 Mai'k the ''perfect man, and be-
hold the " upright ;
For there is a,^]iaj)2W end to the
man of peace.
38 As for transgressors, they shall
be "destroyed together :
The end of the wicked shall be
" cut off.
39 But the/' salvation of the right-
eous is of Jehovah :
He is their * stronghold ' in the
time of trouble.
1 Or, vvhnldeth his hand
2 Or, Yet he passed away
40 And "Jehovah helpeth them,
and rescueth them :
He "I'escueth them from the
wicked, and saveth them,
Because they have " taken refuge
in him.
rraycr of a Sufferiiij,' Penitent.
A Psalm of David, ^to bring to remem-
brance.
OO O Jehovah, ^rebuke me not
O O _ in thy wrath ;
Neither chasten me in thy hot
displeasure.
2 For thine * arrows ^ stick fast in
me.
And 'thy hand ^presseth me
sore._
3 There is "no soundness in my
flesh * because of thine indig-
nation ;
Neither is there any ^health "in
my bones because of mj^ sin.
4 For mine "iniquities are gone
over my head :
As a heavy burden they are too
heavy for me.
5 My wounds are loathsome and
corrupt.
Because or ""my foolishness.
6 I am ^ pained and ^ bowed down
greatly ;
T 'go mourning all the day long.
7 For my loins ai-e filled with
" burning ;
And there is '' no soundness in
my flesh.
8 I am ' faint and sore bruised :
I have '^'* groaned by reason of
the disquietness of my heart.
9 Lord, all "my desire is before
thee ;
And my ''groaning is not hid
from thee.
10 My heart throbbeth, ^my
strength faileth me :
As for the ''light of mine eyes,
it also is gone from me.
11 My ' lovers and my friends stand
aloof from my plague ;
And my kinsmen * stand afar
off.
12 They also that 'seek after my
life '"la.y snares /o?* me ;
And they that "seek my hui^t
"speak mischievous things.
And ^meditate deceits all the
day long.
13 But t, as a deaf man, hear not ;
' Ps. 31. n; 88. 18: .Tobl9. 14 '■ Lk. 23. 49 ' Ps. 64. 3
"' Ps. 140. a " Ps. 35. 4 " Eccl. 10. 13 ; Mic. 7. 3
V Ps. .36. 20
3 Or, f.n mnkf memorial
■» Heb. lighted on me.
5 Or, rest
6 Heb. bent.
1 Heb. roared.
38.14
PSALMS
40.3
And I am as a "dumb man that
openeth not his mouth.
14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth
not.
And in whose mouth are no
^ reproofs.
15 For *in thee, O Jehovah, do I
hope :
Thou " wilt answer, O Lord my
God.
16 For I said, Lest they rejoice
over me :
When my foot slippeth, "^ they
magnify themselves against
me.
1 7 For I am " ready to fall,
And •''my sorrow is continually
before me.
18 For I will ''declare mine
iniquity ;
I will be '' sorry for my sin.
19 But mine 'enemies are lively,
and are strong ;
And they that * hate me " wrong-
fully are multiplied.
20 They also that ' render evil for
Are '"adversaries unto me, be-
cause I follow the thing that
is good.
21 Forsake me not, O Jehovah :
O my God, "be not far from me.
22 Make "haste to help me,
O Lord, ^ my salvation.
The Vanity of Life.
For the Chief Musician, for 3 Jeduthun.
A Psahn of David.
39
I said, I will 'take heed to
my ways.
That I *■ sin not with my
tongue :
I will keep * ' my mouth with a
bridle.
While the wicked is before me.
2 I was *dumb with silence, I
held my peace, ® even from
good ;
And my sorrow was stirred.
3 My"heai'twas hot within me;
while I was musing the fire
burned ;
Then spake I with my tongue :
4 Jehovah, make me to know
"mine end,
And the measure of my days,
what it is ;
Let me know how ''frail I am.
5 Behold, thou hast made *my
days as handbreadths ;
1 Or, argiiments 2 Heb. falsely.
3 Pa. 62. title ; 77. title ; 1 Chr. 16. 41 ; 25. 1
* Heb. a briwe (or, muzzle) for my mouth.
5 Or, and had no com/ort Heb. away from
good.
" Ps. 39. 2, 9
b Ps. 39. 7
"= Ps. 17. 6
d Ps. 35. 26
" Ps. 35. 15
/ Ps. 13. 2
y Ps. 32. 5
'' 2 Cor. 7.
9, 10
i Ps. 18. 17
*^ Ps. 35. 19
' Ps. 35. 12
"' Ps. 109. 4 ;
1 Jn. 3. 12
" Ps. 22. 19 ;
35. 22
" Ps. 40. 13,
17
'' Ps. 27. 1
5Ps. 119. 9;
1 K. 2. 4 ;
2 K. 10. 31
"• Ps. 34. 13 ;
Job 2. 10 ;
Jas. 3. 5-12
« Ps. 141. 3 ;
Jas. 3. 2
' Ps. 38. 13
" Ps. 32. 4 ;
Jar. 20. 9 ;
Lk. 24. 32
" Ps. 90. 12 ;
119. 84 ;
Job 6. 11
•^ Ps. 78. 39 ;
103. 14
y Ps. 89. 47
'' Ps. 144. 4
" Ps. 62. 9 ;
Job 14. 2 ;
Eccl. 6. 12
b 1 Cor. 7.
31 ; Jas. 1.
10, 11;
1 Pet. 1. 24
<= Ps. 127. 2 ;
Eccl. 5. 17
rf Ps. 49. 10 ;
Eccl. 2. 26 ;
5. 14 ; Lk.
12.20
"^ Ps. 38. 15
/Ps. hi. 9,
14 ; 79. 9
!' Ps. 44. 13 ;
79. 4 ; 119.
22
'' ver. 2
i 2 S. 16. 10 ;
Job 2. 10
*: Job 9. 34 ;
13. 21
' Ps. 32. 4
"' Ezek. 5.
15 ; 2 Pet.
2. 16
" Ps. 90. 7 ;
Job 13. 28 ;
Is. 50. 9
" ver. 5
P Ps. 102. 1 ;
143. 1
<i Fs. 56. 8 ;
2 K. 20. 5
»■ Lev. 25. 23 ;
1 Chr. 29.
15 ; Ps. 119.
19; Heb.
11. 13;
1 Pet. 2. 11
» Ps. 102. 24 ;
Job 7. 19 ;
14. 6
i Ps. 25. 5 ;
27. 14 ; 37. 7
" Ps. 34. 15
^ Ps. 69. 2 ;
Jer. 38. 0
^ Ps. 27. 6
y Ps. 37. 23
^ Ps. 32. 7 ;
33. 3
660
And my ' life-time is as nothing
before thee :
Surely every man ^at his best
estate is altogether ^ "vanity.
[Selah
6 Surely every man ^ walketh * in
a vain show ;
Surely they are ''disquieted *in
vain :
He ''heapeth up 7-iches, and
knoweth not who shall
gather them.
7 And now. Lord, what wait I
for«
My "hope is in thee.
8 ■''Deliver me from all my trans-
gressions :
Make me not the ^reproach of
the foolish.
9 I was '' dumb, I opened not my
mouth ;
Because ' thou didst it.
10 * Remove thy stroke away from
me :
I am consumed by ' the ^^ blow
of thy hand.
11 When thou with ""rebukes dost
correct man for iniquity,
Thou "makest his beauty "to
consume away like a moth :
Surely " every man is '' vanity.
[Selah
12 ^Hear my prayer, O Jehovah,
and give ear unto my cry ;
Hold not thy peace «at my
tears :
For I am "■ a stranger with thee,
A sojourner, as all my fathers
were.
13 Oh ^^^ spare me, that I may
^^ recover strength.
Before I go hence, and be no
more.
A Sacrifice of Praise, and Praj er for Help.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
ZLO ^ ' waited patiently for Je-
\t\J hovah I
And he inclined unto me, and
" heard my cry.
2 He brought me up also out of
^^a "horrible pit, out of the
miry clay ;
And ^he set my feet upon a rock,
and '"established my goings.
3 And he hath put a ' new song in
my mouth, even praise unto
our God :
6 Heb. standing .firm. 7 Heb. a breath.
8 Or, as a shadow » Or, for vanity
10 Heb. conflict.
" Or, consumest like a moth his delights
12 Or. look away from me
13 Heb. brighten up.
!■* Heb. a pit of tumult (or, destruction).
40.4
PSALMS
41.8
Many shall "see it, and fear,
And shall trust in Jehovah.
4 * Blessed is the man that maketh
Jehovah his trust,
And ''respecteth not the proud,
nor such as ^''turn aside to
lies.
5 Many, O Jehovah my God, are
" the wonderful works which
thou hast done,
And thy -^thoughts which are to
US-ward :
^ They cannot be set in order
unto thee ;
If I would declare and speak of
them,
They are ''more than can be
numbered.
6 ''Sacrifice and ^offering thou
hast no delight in ;
*Mine ears hast thou opened :
Burnt-oftering and sin-offering
hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I am come ;
In the roll of the book it is
^ written of me :
8 I delight to do thy will, O my
God;
Yea, Hhy law is within my
heart.
9 I have * proclaimed glad ti-
dings of righteousness in the
great assembly ;
Lo, I will ' not refrain my Hps,
0 Jehovah, '"thou knowest.
10 I have "not hid thy righteous-
ness within my heart ;
1 have "declared thy faithful-
ness and thy salvation ;
I have not concealed thy lov-
ingkindness and thy truth
from the great assembly.
11 Withhold not thou thy tender
mercies from me, O Jeho-
vah ;
Let thy y lovingkindness and
thy truth continually pre-
serve me.
12 For innumerable evils have
« compassed me about ;
Mine ''iniquities have over-
taken me, so that I am not
able to look up ;
They are ' more than the hairs
of my head ;
And my 'heart hath "failed
me.
13 Be pleased, O Jehovah, to de-
liver me :
Make "haste to help me, O
Jehovah.
1 Or, fall away treacherously
2 Or, There is none to be compared unto thee
3 Or, meal-offering
* Heb. Ears hast thou digged (or, pierced) for
me. ' Or, prescribed to ^ Heb. forsaken.
" Ps. 52. 6 ;
64. 9
b Ps. 84. 12
<^ Job 37. 24
d Ps. 126. fi
" Ps. 136. 4 ;
Job 5. 9
/ Ps. 139. 17 ;
Is. 65. 8
S" Ps. 71. 15 ;
139. 18
A Ps. 61. 16 ;
1 S. 15. 22 ;
Is. 1. n ;
Jer. 6. 20 ;
7. 22, 23 ;
Am. u. 22 ;
Mic. 6. 6-8 ;
Heb. 10.
5-7
» Ps. .37. 31 ;
2 Cor. 3. 3
«■■ Ps. 22. 25
' Ps. 119. 13
"' Ps. 139. 4 ;
Josh. 22. 22
" Acts 20. 20,
27
° Ps. 89. 1
P Ps. 43. 3 ;
.57. 3 ; 61. 7 ;
Prov. 20. 28
9 Ps. 18. 5 ;
116. 3
»■ Ps. 38. 4 ;
65. 3
« Ps. 69. 4
t Ps. 73. 26
" Ps. 22. 19 ;
71. 12
" Ps. 35. 4,
26 ; 70. 2 ;
71. 13
^ Ps. 63. 9
y Ps. 70. 3
^ Ps. 35. 21 ;
70. 3
" Ps. ,35. 27
b Ps. 70. 5 ;
86. 1 ; 109.
22
■^ ver. 5 ;
1 Pet. 5. 7
rf Ps. 82. 3, 4 ;
Prov. 14. 21
" Ps. 27. 5 ;
37 19
/ Ps. 37. 28
-" Ps. 37. 22
'< Ps. 27. 12
' Ps 6. 6
* Ps. 6. 2 ;
103.3; 147.3
' Ps. 51. 4
"' Ps. 38. 12
^ Ps. 12. 2 ;
62. 4 ; Prov.
26. 24-26
0 Ps. 56. 5
1 4 Let them be " put to shame and
confounded together
That ^seek after my soul to
destroy it :
Let them be turned backward
and brought to dishonor
That delight in my hurt.
1 5 Let them ^ be / desolate * by
reason of their shame
That ' say unto me, Aha, aha.
1 6 Let all those that seek thee re-
joice and be glad in thee :
Let such as love thy salvation
" say continually,
Jehovah be magnified.
1 7 But * I am poor and needy ;
Yet "^the Lord thinketh upon
me :
Thou art my help and my de-
liverer ;
Make no tarrying, O my God.
Tiie Psalmist in Sii;kiiess complains of Enemies and
False Friends.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
/\ 'f Blessed is he that ''consid-
T! JL ereth ® the poor :
Jehovah will deliver him "in
the day of evil.
2 Jehovah will •'^ preserve him,
and keep him alive.
And he shall be ^ blessed ^° upon
the earth ;
And '' deliver not thou him unto
the will of his enemies.
3 Jehovah will support him upon
the 'couch of languishing :
Thou "makest all his bed in his
sickness.
4 I said, O Jehovah, have mercy
upon me :
* Heal my soul ; for ^ I have
sinned against thee.
5 Mine enemies "'speak evil
against me, saying.
When will he die, and his name
perish 1
6 And if he come to see me, he
" speaketh falsehood ;
His heart gathereth iniquity
to itself :
When he goeth abroad, he tell-
eth it.
7 All that hate me whisper to-
gether against me ;
Against me do they "devise
my hurt.
8 ^^An evil disease, say they,
^^ cleaveth fast unto him ;
7 Or, astonished 8 Or, for a reward of
3 Or, the weak i" Or, in the land
11 Heb. turnest, or, changest.
12 Or, Some wicked thing
13 Or, IS poured out upon him
561
41.9
PSALMS
43.4
And now that he lieth he shall
" rise up no more.
9 Yea, mine own* familiar friend,
in whom I trusted.
Who did eat of my bread,
Hath lifted up his heel against
me.
10 But thou, O Jehovah, have
mercy upon me, and ''raise
me up,
That I may requite them.
1 1 By this I know that " thou de-
lightest in me,
" Ps. 71. 10,
11
f> Pa. .15. 12,
13, 20 ; Job
19. 14, 19 ;
Jer. 20. 10 ;
Mic. 7. 5 ;
.Tn. 13. 18
" Ps. 3. 3
d Ps. 37. 23 ;
147. 11
" Ps. 26. 2
/Ps. 18. 32;
37. 17;
63. 8
'J Ps. 21. 6 ;
Job 36. 7
Because * mine enemy doth not
triumph over me.
12 And as for me, •'thou uphold.
est me in mine integrity,
And settest me "before thy
face for ever.
1 3 * Blessed be Jehovah, the God
of Israel,
From everlasting and to ever
lasting.
Amen, and Amen.
'' Ps. 72. 18, 19 ; 89. 62 ; 106. 48 ; 150. 6
BOOK II
42
Thirsting for God in TronWe and Exile.
For tlie Chief Musician. Maschil of the
sons of Korah.
As the hart panteth after
the water brooks.
So " panteth my soul after thee,
OGod.
2 My soul Hhirsteth for God,
for the "^ living God :
When shall I come and ** ap-
pear before God 1
3 My "tears have been my food
day and night.
While they ^continually •''say
unto me, Where is thy God 1
4 These things I remember, and
"pour out my soul "^within
me,
How I " went with the throng,
and Med them to the house
of God,
With the voice of 'joy and
praise, a multitude keeping
holyday.
5 Why art thou ""^cast down, O
my soul 1
And wh)/ art thou 'disquieted
within mel
"* Hope thou in God ; for I shall
yet praise him
For the "help of his counte-
nance.
6 O my God, my soul is cast
down within me :
Therefore do I " remember thee
from p the land of the Jordan,
And the "Hermons, from ®the
hill Mizar.
7 Deep calleth unto deep at the
noise of thy waterfalls :
All thy ''waves and thy bil-
lows are gone over me.
1 Heb. all the day. ^ Heb. upon.
3 Or, went in procession loith them
* Heb. bowed down.
^ Or, the little mountain
° Ps. 119. 131
b Ps. 63. 1 ;
84. 2 ; 143. 6
■= Ps. 84. 2 ;
Josh. 3. 10;
Jer. 10. 10 ;
Dan. 6. 26 ;
Mt. 26. 63 ;
Rom. 9. 26 ;
1 Th. 1.
9, &c.
d Ps. 43. 4 ;
84. 7 ; Ex.
23. 17
' Ps. 80. 5 ;
102. 9
/ Ps. 79. 10 ;
115. 2 ; .loel
2. 17; Mic.
7. 10
» Ps. 62. 8 ;
1 S. 1. 16 ;
Job 30. 16 ;
Lam. 2. 19
'» Ps. 55. 14 ;
122. 1 ; Is.
30. 29
' Ps. 100. 4
k Ps. 38. 0 ;
Mt. 26. 38
' Ps, 77. 3
"' Ps. 71. 14 ;
Lam. 3. 24
" Ps. 44. 3
" Ps. 61. 2
P 2 S. 17. 22
« Dt. 3, 8
""Ps. 09. 1,2;
88. 7 ; Jon.
26. 1;
' Ps. 57. 3 ;
1.33. 3
' Ps. 16. 7 ;
03. 6 ; 77. C ;
149. 6 ; Job
35. 10
" Eccl. 5. 18 ;
8. 15
" Ps. 18. 2
* Ps. 38. 0
y Ps. 17. 9
- ver. 3
" ver. 6
6 Ps. 2(
35. 24
"^ 1 S. 24. 15
d Ps. 5. 6 ;
38. 12
" Ps. IS. 1 ;
28. 7 ; 31. 4
/ Ps. 44. 9 ;
88. 14
9 Ps. 42. 9
'' Ps. 36. 9
* Ps. 2. 6 ;
42. 4 ; 46. 4
* Ps. 84. 1
' Ps. 26. 6
562
8 Yet Jehovah will ' command
his lovingkindness in the
day-time ;
And 'in the night his song
shall be with me,
Fven a prayer unto "the God
of my life.
9 I will say unto God "my rock, ■
Why hast thou forgotten me 1
Why go I * mourning ^because
of the * oppression of the
enemy?
10 As with "a sword in my bones,
mine adversaries reproach
me.
While they continually 'say
unto me. Where is thy God 1
11 Why art thou "cast down, O
my soul'?
And why ai't thou disquieted
within me'?
Hope thou in God ; for I shall
yet praise him.
Who in the help of my coun-
tenance, and my God.
43
Prayer for Deliverance.
* Judge me, O God, and
''plead my cause against
an ungodly nation :
Oh deliver me from "^ the de-
ceitful and unjust man.
2 For thou art the ' God of my
strength ; why hast thou
•''cast me off"?
Why go I "mourning ^because
of the oppression of the
enemy %
3 Oh send out thy '' light and thy
truth ; let them lead me :
Let them bring me unto thy
'holy hill.
And to thy * tabernacles.
4 Then will I go unto the ' altar
of God,
6 Or, while the enemy oppreaseth 7 Or, crushino
43.5
PSALMS
44.
Unto God ^ my exceeding "joy ;
And upon the * hai-p will I
praise thee, O God, my God.
5 Why art thou ""cast down, O
my soul ■?
And why art thou disquieted
within mel
Hope thou in God ; for I shall
yet praise him,
Who is the help of my coun-
tenance, and my God.
Former Deliverances and Present Troubles.
For the. Chief Musician. A Psalm of
tlie sons of Korah. Maschil.
A A W^ have heard with ovu"
TTTt ears, O God,
Our ''fathers have told us.
What " work thou didst in their
days,
In the ■''days of old.
2 Thou didst '^ drive out the
nations with thy hand ;
But them thou didst ''plant :
Thou didst ' afflict the peoples ;
But them thou didst * spread
abroad.
3 For they ' gat not the land in
possession by their own
sword.
Neither, did their own arm save
them ;
But thy right hand, and thine
'"arm, and the " light of thy
countenance,
Because thou wast "favorable
unto them.
4 Thou art '^mj^ King, O God:
^Command "deliverance for
Jacob.
5 Through thee will we ''push
down our adversaries:
Through thy name will we
' tread them under that rise
up against us.
6 For I will ' not trust in my bow,
Neither shall my sword save
me.
7 But thou "hast saved us from
our adversaries,
And hast "put them to shame
that hate us.
8 In God have we 'made our
boast all the day long,
And we will 2' give thanks unto
thy name for ever. [Selah
9 But now thou '^hast cast ^ts off,
and brought us to " dishonor,
And '' goest not forth with our
hosts.
10 Thou makest us to ""turn back
from the adversary ;
1 Heb. the gladness of my joy. * Or, victorits
" Is. 21. 19
b Ps. 'ii. 2 ;
49. 4 ; 57. 8 ;
71. 22
' Ps. 42. 11
d Ps. 78. 3 ;
Ex. 12. 2(!,
27 ; Dt. (i.
20 ; Judg.
0. 13
« Ps. 78. 12
/ Pa. 77. 6 ;
Dt. 32. 7 ;
Is. 61. 9;
(!3. 9
C Ps. 78. 65 ;
80. 8; Josh.
3. 10; Nell.
0. 24, &C.
'' Ex. 15. 17 ;
2 S. 7. 10 ;
Jer. 24. fi ;
Am. 9. 1ft
! Ps. 136. 10-
12
*Ps. 80.9-11 ;
Zech. 2. (i
' Josh. 24. 12
™ Ps. 77. ].^
" Ps. 4. 6 ;
89. 16
" Ps. 106. 4 ;
Dt. 4. 37 ;
7.7,8; 10.
1ft
P Ps. 74. 12
'1 Ps. 79. 9
'■ Ps. 6(1. 12 ;
Dt. 33. 17 ;
Dan. 8. 4
* Ps. 108. 13 ;
Zech. 10. 6
' Ps. 33. 16 ;
1 S. 17. 47 ;
Hos. 1. 7
" Ps. 130. 24
" Ps. 53. 6
^ Ps. 34. 2
y Ps. 30. 12
= Pc. 43. 2 ;
60. 1, 10;
74. 1 ; SO.
.38; 108. U
" Ps. 09. 19
b Ps. 60. 10 ;
108. 11
"^ Ps. 89. 43 ;
Lev. 26. 17 ;
Josh. 7. 8,
12
d Ps. 89. 41
" ver. 22
/Ps. 106. 27;
Lev. 26. 33 ;
Dt. 4. 27 ;
28. 64 ;
Ezek. 20.
23
» Dt. 32. 30 ;
Judg. 2.
14 ; 3. 8 ;
Jer. 15. 13
h Ps. 79. 4 ;
89. 41
• Ps. 80. 6 ;
Ezek. 23.
32
* Ps. 69. 11 ;
Job 17. 6;
Jer. 24. 9
' Ps. 109. 25 ;
2 K. 19. 21
"" Ps. 69. 7 ;
2 Chr. 32.
21
" Ps. 74. 10
° Ps. 8. 2
P Ps. 78. 7 ;
119. 61, 83,
109, 141,
153, 176
1 Ps. 78. 67
*■ Ps. 78. 67
' Ps. 119. 61,
157 ; Job
23. 11
563
And they that hate us ''take
spoil for themselves.
1 1 Thou hast made^ us like ''sheep
appointed for food,
And hast /^scattered us among
the nations.
12 Thou "sellest thy people for
nought,
And hast not increased thy
wealth by their price.
1 3 Thou makest us a '' reproach to
our neighbors,
A scoffing and a 'derision to
them that are round about us.
14 Thou makest us *a byword
among the nations,
A 'shaking of the head among
the peoples.
15 x\ll the daylong is my dishonor
before me.
And the '"shame of my face hath
covered me,
16 For the voice of him that"re-
proacheth and blasphemeth.
By reason of the "enemy and
the avenger.
17 All this is come upon us; yet
have we '' not forgotten thee,
Neither have we » dealt falsely
in thy covenant.
18 Our heart is not "" turned back,
Neither have our steps 'de-
clined from thy way,
19^ That thou hast ' sore broken us
in the place of " jackals,
And covered us with 'the
shadow of death.
20 If we have ■'forgotten the name
of our God,
Or spread forth our hands to
■'a strange god ;
21 Will not God "search this out ?
For he knoweth the secrets of
the heart.
22 Yea, " for thy sake are we killed
all the day long ;
W^e are accounted as * sheep for
the slaughter.
23 "Awake, why ''sleepest thou, O
Lord 1
Arise, " cast ns not off for ever.
24 Wherefore ■^hidest thou thy
face,
And "forgettest our affliction
and our oppression"?
25 For our ''soul is bowed down to
the dust :
Our body cleaveth unto the
earth.
« Ps 51. 8 ; 94. 5 « Job 30. 29 ; Is. 13. 22 ; Jer. 9. 11
" Job 3. 6 " Ps. 78. 11 " Ps. 81. 9 ' Ps. 139. 1, 2 ;
Jer. 17. 10 " Rom. 8. 36 » Is. 63. 7 ; Jer. 12. 3
" Ps. T.6 'i Ps. 78. 66 « Ps. 77. 7 / Ps. 88. 14 ; Jofc
13. 24 " Ps. 42. 9 ; Lam. ft. 20 ft Ps. 119. 25
a Or, Though
44.26
PSALMS
46.7
26 "Rise up for our help,
And * redeem us for thy loving-
kindness' sake.
A Song celebrating the King's Marriage.
For the Chief Musician ; set to i Shoshan-
nim. A Psalm of the sous of Korah.
Maschil. A Song of loves.
A pf My heart overfloweth with
Tl O a goodly matter ;
'^ I speak the things which I have
made touching the king :
My tongue is the pen of '^a
ready writer.
2 Thou art fairer than the chil-
dren of men ;
Grace is poured ^into thy lips :
Therefore God hath ''blessed
thee for ever. •
3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh,
O " mighty one,
Thy glory and thy majesty.
4 And in thy majesty ride on
prosperously,
^ Because of truth and ■''meek-
ness and righteousness :
And * thy " right hand shall
teach thee terrible things.
5 Thine '' arrows are sharp ;
The ' peoples fall under thee ;
They are * in the heart of the
king's enemies.
6 "^'Thy throne, O God, is for ever
and ever :
A sceptre of '"equity is the scep-
tre of thy kingdom.
7 Thou hast "loved righteousness,
and hated wickedness:
Therefore God, thy God, hath
"anointed thee
With the oil of gladness above
thy fellows.
8 All thy garments sniell of
-p myrrh, and aloes, and
cassia ;
Out of ivory palaces 'stringed
instruments have made thee
glad.
9 Kings' daughters are among
*■ thy honorable women :
At thy ' right hand doth stand
the queen in *gold of Ophir.
10 Hearken, O daughter, and con-
sider, and incline thine ear ;
" Forget also thine own people,
and thy father's house :
11 So will the king desire thy
beauty ;
For he is thy "lord ; and "^rev-
erence thou him.
1 That is, Lilies.
2 Or, / speak : my work is for a king
3 Or, upon 4 Or, In behalf of
* Or, let thy right hand teach
• Or, Thy throne is the throne of Ood &c.
" Ps. 35. 2
6 Ps. 6. 4 ;
25. 22
"^ Ezr. 7. 6
d Ps. 21. 6
« Is. 9. 6
/ Zeph. 2. 3
'J Ps. 21. 8
A Pg. 18. 14 ;
120. 4 ; Is.
5.28; Pe. 7.13
' Ps. 92. 9
k-i?,. 18. 14
' Ps. 93. 2 ;
Heb. 1. 8,
™ Ps. 98. 9
" Ps. 11. 7 ;
33. 5
" Ps. 2. 2
P S. S. 4
Jn. 19.
9 Ps. 150. 4
'■ S. S. 6. 8
" 1 K. 2. 19
f 1 K. 9. 28 ;
Is. 13. 12
"Dt. 21. 13;
Ruth 1. IC,
17
^Gen. 18. 12;
1 Pet. 3. (i
" Eph. 6. 33
H;
y Ps. 87. 4
' Ps. 22. 29 ;
68. 29 ; 72.
10, 11
"■ Ex. 39. 2, 3
6 S. S. 1. 4
■^ Judg. 5.
3<); Ezek.
16. 10
rf ver. 9
•^ Mai. 1. 11
/ Ps. 138. 4
■" Ps. 14. 6 ;
62. 7, 8
A Ps. 14.5. 18 ;
Dt. 4. 7
' Ps. 9. 9
<-■ Ps. 23. 4 ;
27. 1
' Ps. 82, 5
'" Pa. 18. 7
" Ps. 93. 3, 4 ;
Jer. 6. 22
0 Ps. 36. 8 ;
65. 9 ; Is. 8.
6' Kev.
22. 1
P Ps. 48. 1 ;
87. 3 ; 101.
8 ; Is. 60.
14 ; Rev. 3.
12
9 Ps. 43. 3
'" Dt. 23. 14 ;
Is. 12. 6 ;
Ezek. 43.
7,9;
Hos. 11. 9 ;
Joel 2. 27 ;
Zech. 2. 5
* Ps. 37. 40 ;
Is. 41. 14 ;
Lk. 1. 54
< Ps. 2. 1, 2
" Ps. 18. 13 ;
68. 33 ; .Jer.
25. 30 ; Joel
2. 11 ; Am.
1. 2
" Am. 9. 5;
Mic. 1. 4;
Nab. 1. 5
*Num. 14.
9; 2Chr.
1.3. 12
y Ps. 9. 9 ;
48. 3
1 2 And the daughter of * Tyre shall
be there with a gift ;
The ^rich among the people
shall entreat thy favor.
13 The king's daughter ' within the
l^alace is all glorious :
Her clothing is "inwrought with
gold.
14 She shall be *led unto the king
^ " in broidered work :
The '^ virgins her companions
that follow her
Shall be brought unto thee.
15 With gladness and rejoicing
shall they be led :
They shall enter into the king's
palace.
1 6 Instead of thy fathers shall be
thy children.
Whom thou shalt make princes
in all the earth.
17 1 will make " thy name to be re-
membered in all generations :
Thex'efore shall the peoples
•^give thee thanks for ever
and ever.
fiod the Refngc of his People.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the
sons of Korah ; set to Alamo th. A
Song.
Af\ Grod is our ^refuge and
jtyj strength,
A very ''present help 'in trouble.
2 Therefore will we *not fear,
though ' the earth do change,
And though '" the mountains be
shaken into the heart of the
seas ;
3 Though the "waters thereof
roar and be troubled.
Though the mountains tremble
with the -swelling thereof.
[Selah
4 There is a "river, the streapas
whereof make glad the ^ city
of God,
The holy place of the ' taberna-
cles of the Most High.
5 God is *■ in the midst of her ;
she shall not be moved :
God will *help her, 'and that
right early.
6 The nations 'raged, the king-
doms were moved :
He " uttered his voice, the earth
" melted.
7 Jehovah of hosts *is with us ;
The God of Jacob is *our
1" refuge. [Selah
7 Or, in the inner part of the palace
8 Or, pride
9 Heb. at the dawn of morning.
1" Or, high tower
664
46.8
PSALMS
49.1
8 Come, "behold the works of
Jehovah,
^What * desolations he hath
made in the earth.
9 He '^ maketh wars to cease unto
the end of the earth ;
He '' breaketh the bow, and cut-
teth the spear in sunder ;
He " burneth the chariots in the
fire.
10 ^Be still, and -^know that I am
God:
I will be ''exalted among the
nations, I will be exalted in
the earth.
1 1 Jehovah of hosts is with us ;
Tlie God of Jacob is our ^ refuge.
[Selah
God the King of the Earth.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the
sons of Korah.
A^ Oh ''clap your hands, all ye
^ I peoples ;
Shout unto God with the voice
of 'triumph.
2 For ■* Jehovah Most High is
'^terrible;
He is a 'great King over all the
earth.
3 He '" subdueth peoples under
us.
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooseth our "inheritance
for us,
The "glory of Jacob whom he
* loved. _ [Selah
5 God is ^gone up with a shout,
Jehovah with the ''sound of a
trumpet.
6 ""Sing praises to God, sing
praises :
Sing praises unto 'our King,
sing praises.
7 For God is the ' King of all the
earth :
Sing ye praises * " with under-
standing.
8 God " reigneth over the na-
tions:
God sitteth upon "^his holy
throne.
9 The ^princes of the peoples are
gathered together
'To be the ^people of the God
of Abraham ;
For the "shields of the earth
belong unto God :
He is * greatly exalted.
1 Or, Who hath made desolation &c.
2 Or, Let be 3 Or, high tfiwer
* Or, Jehovah is inost high and terrible
5 Or, loveth
6 Or, in a skilful psalm Heb. Maschil.
1 Or, Unto the people
" Ps. 66. 5
6 Is. 61. 4;
Jer. 61. 43
" Is. 2. 4 ;
Mic. 4. 3
rf Ps. 76. 3 ;
1 S. 2. 4
0 Is. 9. 5 ;
Ezek. 39. 9
/Ps. l(X). 3
»Is. 2. 11,17
h Ps. 98. S
i Pa. 106. 47
fc Ps. 66. 3,5 ;
68. 30 ; Dt.
7. 21 ; Nell.
1. 6
' Mai. 1. 14
'" Ps. 18. 47
" 1 Pet. 1. 4
" Am. 6. 8 ;
8. 7 ; Nah.
2. 2
P Ps. 68. 18,
25
« Ps. 98. 6
'■ Ps. 68. 4
* Ps. 89. 18
' Zech. 14. 9
" 1 Cor. 14. 15
^ Ps. 22. 28 ;
1 Chr. 16.
31
=" Ps. 97. 2
y Ps. 72. 11 ;
102. 22; Is.
49. 7, 23
' Rom. 4.
11, 12
"• Ps. 89. 18
'' Ps. 97. 9
" Ps. 96. 4 ;
145. 3 ;
1 Chr. 16.
25
d Ps. 46. 4
" Ps. 2. 6 ; 87.
1 ; Is. 2. 3 ;
Mic. 4. 1 ;
Zech. 8. 3
/Ps. 50. 2
^ Lam. 2. 15
h Mt. 5. 35
i Ps. 40. 7
*-■ 2 S. 10. 6-19
' Ex. 15. 15
'" Is. 13. 8
" Jer. IS. 17
" 1 K. 22. 48
P 1 K. 10. 22 ;
Ezek. 27. 25
9 Ps. 87. 5
'■ Ps. 26. 3 ;
40. 10
' Dt. 28. .58 ;
Josh. 7. 9 ;
Mai. 1. 11
t Ps. 65. 1, 2 ;
100. 1
" Is. 41. 10
" Ps. 97. 8
" Neh. 3. 1,
11, 25-27
V Ps. 122. 7
' Ps. 78. 5-7
' Ps. 23. 4 ;
Is. 58. 11
b Ps. 78. 1 ;
Is. 1. 2 ;
Mic. 1. 2
" Ps. 33. S
The Beanty and Glory of Zion.
A Song ; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
/I O "Great is Jehovah, and
T:0 greatly to be praised.
In the ''city of our God, in his
'holy mountain.
2 -^Beautiful in elevation, *the
joy of the whole earth.
Is mount Zion, on the sides of
the north.
The '' city of the great King.
3 God hath made himself known
in her palaces for a ^ 'refuge.
4 For, lo, the * kings assembled
themselves.
They * passed by together.
5 They saw it, then were they
amazed ;
They were 'dismayed, they
^hasted away.
6 Trembling took hold of them
there.
Pain, as of ™a woman in travail.
7 ^°With the "east wind
Thou "breakest the ^ ships of
Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we
seen
In the city of Jehovah of hosts,
in the city of our God :
God will * establish it for
ever. [Selah
9 We have thought on ''thy lov-
ingkindness, O God,
In the midst of thy temple.
10 As is thy "narne, O God,
So is thy Upraise unto the ends
of the earth :
Thy "right hand is full of
righteousness.
11 Let mount "Zion be glad.
Let the " daughters of Judah
rejoice.
Because of thy judgments.
1 2 Walk about Zion, and go round
about her ;
Number the "^ towers thereof ;
1 3 Mark ye well her ^ bulwarks ;
" Consider her palaces :
That ye may ^ tell it to the gen-
eration following.
1 4 For this God is our God for ever
and ever :
He will be our '^ guide even unto
death.
The Folly of trusting in Riches,
For the ChiBf Musician. A Psalm of the
sons of Korah.
' Hear this, all ye peoples ;
Give ear, all ye '^inhabitants
of the world,
s Or, passed airay ^ Or, were strickemvith terror
10 Or, As with the east wiiid that breaketh
11 Or, Traverse
49
665
49.2
PSALMS
50. 10
2 Both " low and high,
Rich and poor together.
3 My mouth shall ''speak wisdom;
And the meditation of my heart
shall be of " understanding.
4 I will incline mine ear to ''a
parable :
I will open my ''dark saying
upon the harp.
5 Wherefore should I •''fear in the
days of evil,
When '■ iniquity at my heels
compasseth me about l
6 Thej^ that " trust in their
wealth.
And boast themselves in the
multitude of their riches ;
7 None of them can by any means
'' redeem his brother,
Nor give to God a ' ransom for
him
8 (For the redemption of their life
is dostly,
And it faileth for ever),
9 That he should * still live alway,
That he should not ' see ^corrup-
tion.
10 For ^ he shall see it. '"Wise men
- die ;
The "fool and the bi'utish alike
perish,
And "leave their wealth to
others.
11 Their ''inward thought is, that
their houses ''shall continue
for ever.
And their dwelling-places to all
generations ;
They 'call their lands after
their own names.
12 But *man being in honor abid-
eth not :
He is like the beasts that perish.
1 3 This •* their way is ° their ' folly :
Yet after them men "approve
their sayings. [Selah
14 They are appointed as a flock
" for Sheol ;
Death shall be their shepherd :
And the '' upright shall have
dominion over them in the
morning ;
And their "^ beauty shall be for
^ Sheol to consume,
That there be no habitation
for it.
15 But God will ^redeem my soul
from the "^ power of Sheol ;
For " he will receive me. [Selah
1 Or, the iniquity of them that would supplant
me compasseth me about, Ei'en of them that trust
. . . riches f 2 Or, the pit
3 Or, he seeth that wise men d-c.
* Or, is the way of them, that arefaolish
5 Ov, their confidence : n/inl after &c.
» Or, form, 7 Heb. hand.
" Ps. C2. 9
'■ Ps. 37. 'M
" Ps. 119. 130
rf Ps. 78. 2
•■ Num. 12. 8
/ Ps. 23. 4 ;
27. 1
•J Ps. 52. 7 ;
Job.il. :i4;
Prov. 11.
•28 ; Mk.
10. 24
'' Mt. 25. 8, 9
' Job 3li. 18,
19
*-• Ps. 22. 29
' Ps. HI. lU ;
89. 48
'" Eccl. 2. 16
" Ps. 92. u ;
94. 8
" Ps. 39. 6 ;
Eccl. 2. 18,
21 ; Lk. 12.
20
1' Ps. fit. 0
« Ps. 10. 0
"" Dt. 3. 14
* ver. 20
' Jer. 17. 11
" ver. 18
" Ps. 9. 17
•^ Ban. 7. 18 ;
Mai. 4. 3 ;
1 Cor. (i. 2 ;
Rev. 2. 21)
V Job 24. 19
'' Pa. 10. 10 ;
5B. 13;
Hos. 13. 14
" Ps. 11). 11 ;
73. 24 ;
Gen. 6. 24
fj Ps. 37. 7
'■ Ps. 17. 14 ;
1 Tim. 0. 7
<i Pa. 10. 3, (i ;
T)t. 29. 19;
Lk. 12. 19
*■ Gen. 15. 15
/Ps. 60. 13;
Job 33. 30
-^ ver. 12
'' Josh. 22. 22
i Ps. 113. 3
k Ps. 48. 2 ;
Lam. 2. 15
' Ps. 80. 1 ;
94. 1 ; Dt.
33. 2
'" Ps. 96. 13
" Ps. 97. 3 ;
Lev. 10. 2 ;
Num. 10.
35; Dan.
7. 10
" Ps. 18. 12,
13
P Dt. 4. 26 ;
31. 28 ; 32.
1 ; Is. 1. 2
« Ps. 30. 4 ;
37. 28 ; 52.
9, &C.
"■ Ps. 25. 10 ;
Ex. 24. 7 ;
2Chr. 0. 11
' ver. 8
* Ps. 89. 5 ;
97. 6
" Ps. 96. 13
*■ Pa. 49. 1 ;
81. 8
^' Ps. 48. 14 ;
Ex. 20. 2
y Ps. 40. fi ;
51. 10 ; Is.
1. 11; Hos.
(1. 8
" Ps. 09. 31
" Ps. 104. 24
16 Be not thou afraid *when one is
made rich.
When the ** glory of his house is
increa.sed :
17 For when he dieth he shall
" carry nothing away ;
His glory shall not descend
after him.
18 Though while he lived he
'' blessed his soul
(And men praise thee, when
thou doest well to thyself),
19 "He shall ''go to the generation
of his fathers ;
^" They shall never see-^the light.
20 'Man that is in honor, and un-
derstandeth not.
Is like the beasts that perish.
(Sod the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.
A Psalm of Asaph.
^/^ "The Mighty One, God, Je-
t^yj hovah, hath spoken.
And called the earth 'from the
rising of the svin unto the
going down thereof.
2 Out of Zion, * the perfection of
beaut.v,
God hath ' shined forth.
3 Our God /"cometh, and doth not
keep silence :
A "fire devoureth before him,
And it is very "tempestuous
round about him.
4 He ^calleth to the heavens
above,
And to the earth, that he may
judge his people :
5 Gather m^ '^saints together
unto me.
Those that have made a *■ cove-
nant with me by ' sacrifice.
6 And the ' heavens " shall declare
his righteousness ;
For "God is judge himself.
[Selah
7 " Hear, O my people, and I will
speak ;
0 Israel, and I will testify
^■^unto thee:
1 am God, even ''thy God.
8 I will "not reprove thee for thy
sacrifices ;
•"^And thy burnt-offerings are
continually before me.
9 I will take no ^bullock out of
thy house,
Nor he-goats out of thy folds. _
10 For "every beast of the forest is
mine,
8 Or, wealth
fl Heb. Thou shall no. or. It shall go.
1" Or, Wh n n ever more .tee
11 Or, derla.re 12 Or, aqainst
13 Or, Nor for thy burnt-offerings, which art
566
50.11
PSALMS
5L13
And the cattle Hipon a thou-
sand hills.
11 I know all the "birds of the
mountains;
And the wild beasts of the field
are '^ mine.
12 If 1 were hungry, I would not
tell thee ;
For the '' world is mine, and the
fulness thereof.
13 Will I eat the flesh of ^ bulls
(^r drink the blood of goats'!
14 Oiler unto God ''the sacrifice of
thanksgiving ;
And "pay thy vows unto the
Most High;
15 And -^ call upon me in the day
of trouble :
I will ^deliver thee, and thou
shalt '' glorify me.
16 But unto the ^^icked God saith,
What hast thou to do to de-
clare my statutes,
And that thou hast taken ' my
covenant in thy mouth,
17 Seeing that thou *hatest ^in-
struction,
And 'castest my words behind
thee 1
18 When thou sawest a thief, thou
'" consentedst with him.
And * hast been " partaker with
adulterers.
19 Thou "givest thy mouth to evil,
And thy '' tongue frameth de-
ceit.
20 Thou sittest and * speakest
against thy brother;
Thou ''slanderest thine own
mother's son.
21 These things hast thou done,
and ""I kept silence;
Thou thoughtest that I was
altogether such a one as thy-
self:
But I will * reprove thee, and
set them in order before thine
eyes.
22 Now consider, this, ye that
'forget God,
Lest I " tear you in pieces, and
there be none to deliver:
23 Whoso " offereth the sacrifice of
thanksgiving glorifieth me ;
And '^ to him that ^ordereth his
way aright
Will I ^show the salvation of
God.
J Or, itpnm the mountains where fhmisands
are 2 Or, in my mind Heb. with me.
3 Or, correction
* Heb. thy portion was ir-ith adulterers.
5 Or, give.it a thrust aaainst
« Or, prepareth a way that I may show him
° Mt. 6. 20
l> Ps. 24. 1 ;
Ex. 19. f, ;
Dt. 10. 14
" ver. 9
<i Ps. 27. 6 ;
69. 30; 107.
22 ; lie. 17 ;
Hos. 14. 2 ;
Rom. 12. 1 ;
Heb. 13. 15
« Ps. 22. 25 ;
60. 12; 61.
8 ; 65. 1 ;
76. U ;
Num. 30.
2 ; Dt. 23.
21
/ Ps. 91. 15 ;
107. 6, 13 ;
Zech. 13. 9
'■' Ps. 81. 7
'' I'S. 22. 23
' Is. 29. 13
* Prov. 6. 12 ;
12. 1 ; Rom.
2. 21, 22
'1 K. 14. 9;
Nell. 9. 20
'" Rom. 1. 32
" 1 Tim. 5. 22
" Ps. 10. 7
v Ps. 36. 3 ;
52. 2
« Job 19. IS ;
Mt. 10. 21
'"Eccl. 8. 11;
Is. 42. 14 ;
57. 11
' Ps. 90. 8
'Jobs. 13;
Pa. 9. 17
« Ps. 7. 2
" ver. 14
^ Ps. 85. 13
'J Ps. 91. 10
' 2 S. 12. 1
« Ps. 4. 1 ;
109. 20
b Ps. 69. 16 ;
106. 45
" ver. 9 ;
Is. 43. 25 ;
44. 22 ;
Acts 3. 19 ;
Col. 2. 14
rf ver. 7 ; Is.
1. 16 ; 4. 4 ;
Jer. 4. 1 ! ;
Acts 22. 10;
Rev. 1. 5
' Jer. 33. 8 ;
Ezek. 36.
33 ; Heb. 9.
14; 1 Jn. 1.
7,9
/Is. 59. 12
y Ps. 41. 4 ;
Gen. 20. 0 ;
39. 9 ; 2 S.
12. 13
ft Lk. 16. 21
i Rom. 3. 4
*-• Ps. 58. 3 ;
Job 14. 4 ;
1.5. 14 ;
Eph. 2. 3
' Ps. 15. 2 ;
Job 38. 30
" Prov. 2. fi ;
Eccl. 2. 26 ;
Jas. 1. 5
" Ex. 12. 22 ;
lev. 14. 4;
Num. 19.
18; Heb.
9. 19
°Is. 1. 18
P la. 35. 10 ;
Joel 1. 16
« Pa, .35. in
"■ Jer. 16. 17
» Eph. 2. 10
< Ps. 24. 4 ;
Mt. 5. S ;
Acts 15. 9
667
A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon.
For the Chief Musician. A Psahn of
David; when ^ Nathan the propliet
came unto him, after he had gone in
to Bath-sheba.
^ ^ " Have mercy upon me, O
^ J- God, according to thy
lovingkindness :
According to the * multitude of
thy tender mercies " blot out
my transgressions.
2 ''AVash me thoroughly from
mine iniquity,
And 'cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I •'know my transgres-
sions ;
And my sin is ever before me.
4 "Against thee, thee only, have
1 sinned.
And done that which is '' evil in
thy sight ;
That ' thou mayest be justified
when thou speakest,
And be clear when thou judg-
est.
5 Behold, I was * brought forth
in iniquity ;
And in sin did my mother con-
ceive me.
6 Behold, thou desirest Hruth in
the inward parts ;
And in the hidden part thou
wilt '"make me to know
wisdom.
7 Purify me " with hyssop, and I
shall be clean :
Wa.sh me, and I shall be "whiter
than snow.
8 Make me to hear ^ joy and glad-
ness.
That the * bones which thou
hast broken niay rejoice.
9 *■ Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
10 * Create "in me a 'clean heart,
OGod;
And renew a ^ " right spirit
within me.
11" Cast me not away from thy
presence ;
And take not thy ^holy Spirit
from me.
12 Ptestore unto me the ^/joy of
thy salvation ;
And uphold me with a Mvilling
spirit.
13 Then will I "teach transgress-
ors thy ways ;
And sinners shall "be * con-
verted unto thee.
" Ps. 78. 37 " 2 K. 13. 23 ; 24. 20 ; Jer. 7. 15 ' Is.
63. 10, II " Ps. 13. 5 - Ps. 110. 3 " Acts 9. 21, 22
b Ps. 22. 27 ; Jas. 5. 20
f Or, for me » Or, stedfast » Or, return
51.14
PSALMS
54.1
14 Deliver me from "bloodguilti-
ness, O God, thou ''God of
my salvation ;
And my ''tongue shall sing
aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, ''open thou my lips ;
And my mouth shall "show
forth thy praise.
16 For thou -^delightest not in
sacrifice ; ^ else would I give
it:
Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-
offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a
■' broken spirit :
A broken and a contrite heart,
O God, thou wilt not de-
spise.
18 ''Do good in thy good pleasure
unto Zion :
'Build thou the walls of Jeru-
salem.
1 9 Then wilt thou delight in the
* sacrifices of righteousness,
In '■ burnt-offering and whole
burnt-offering :
Then will they offer bullocks
upon thine altar.
Fatility of Boastful Wickedness.
For the Chief Musician. Maschil of
David ; »> when Doeg the Edomite
came and told Saul, and said unto
him, David is come to the house of
Ahimelech.
p^ iy Why " boastest thou thyself
O w in mischief, O mighty
man 1
The " lovingkindness of God
endureth continually.
2 Thy tongue deviseth ^very
wickedness.
Like a * sharp razor, ''working
deceitfully.
3 Thou 'lovest evil more than
good.
And 'lying rather than to
speak righteousness. [Selah
4 Thou lovest all devouring words,
_ '^ O thou " deceitful tongue.
5 God will likewise ^ destroy thee
for ever ;
He will take thee up, and
*■ pluck thee out of thy tent.
And "" root thee out of the ^ land
of the living. [Selah
6 The righteous also shall ^see it,
and fear,
And shall "laugh at him, saying,
7 Lo, this is the man that made
not God his * strength,
1 Or, that I should give it
^ Or, And the deceitful tongue
3 Or, break thee doion
i Or, stronghold
" Ps. 26. 9 ;
2 S. 12. 9
b Ps. 25. 5
" Ps. 35. 28 ;
71. 16
d Ex. 4. 15
' Ps. 9. 14
/Ps. 40. 6
i' Ps. 34. 18
'' Ps. 69. 35 ;
Is. 51. 3
'■ Ps. 102. 16 ;
147. 2
fc Ps. 4. 5
' Ps. 66. 13,
15
'" 1 S. 22. 9
" Ps. 94. 4
" ver. 8
l' Ps. 5. 9
« Ps. 57. 4 ;
59. 7
>■ Ps. 101. 7
' Ps. 36. 4
' Ps. 58. 3 ;
.Ter. 9. 5
" Ps. 120. 3
" Is. 22. 18, 19
^ Prov. 2. 22
y Ps. 27. 13
^ Ps. 37. 34 ;
40. 3
<^ Job 22. 19
*> Ps. 49. 6
" Ps. 10. 6
<i Ps. 92. 12 ;
128. 3 ; Jer.
11. 16
" Ps. 13. 5
/Ps. 30. 12
W Ps. 54. 6
'' Ps. 88. title
' ver. 1-6 :
Ps. 14. 1-7
fc Lev. 26. 17,
36 ; Prov.
28. 1
' Ps. 141. 7 :
Jer. 8. 1, 2 ;
Ezek. 6. 5
"' Ps. 44. 7
" 2 K. 17. 20 ;
Jer. 6. 3U ;
Lam. 5. 22
0 1 S. 23. 19
P Ps. 20. 1
« 2 Chr. 20. 0
668
But * trusted in the abundance
of his riches,
And ''strengthened himself in
his wickedness.
8 But as for me, I am like a
'* green olive-tree in the house
of God:
I "trust in the lovingkindness
of God for ever and ever.
9 I will -^give thee thanks for
ever, because thou hast done
it;
And I will hope in thy name,
"for it is good, in the pres-
ence of thy saints.
The Folly and Wickedness of Men.
For the Chief Musician ; set to '• Mahalath.
Maschil of David.
^ O 'The fool hath said in his
fJ O heart. There is no God.
Corrupt are* they, and have
done abominable iniquity ;
There is none that doeth good.
2 God looked down from heaven
upon the children of men.
To see if there were any that
did ^ understand,
That did seek after God.
3 Every one of them is gone
back ; they are together be-
come filthy ;
There is none that doeth good,
no, not one.
4 Have the workers of initjuity
no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they
eat bread.
And call not upon God?
5 There were they in great fear,
* where no fear was ;
For God hath 'scattered the
bones of him that encampeth
against thee :
Thou hast '"put them to shame,
because "God hath rejected
them.
6 Oh that the salvation of Israel
were come out of Zion !
When God *^bringeth back the
captivity of his people.
Then shall Jacob rejoice, and
Israel shall be glad.
Prayer for Defence against Enemies.
For the Chief Musician; on stringed
instruments. Maschil of David ;
0 when the Ziphites came and said to
Saul, Doth not David hide himself
with us ?
KA Save me, O God, by *'thy
fJ ^ name.
And judge me in '' thy might.
5 Or, deal wisely 6 Qr. returneth to
54.2
PSALMS
55.20
2 " Hear my prayer, O God ;
*Give ear to the words of my
mouth.
3 For strangers are ''risen up
against me,
Andf'' violent men have * sought
after my soul :
They have •''not set God before
them. [Selah
4 Behold, " God is my helper :
The Lord is ^ of them that '' up-
hold my soul.
5 ^ He will ' requite the evil unto
^ mine enemies :
* Destroy thou them ' in thy
truth.
6 With a ™ freewill-offering will I
sacrifice unto thee :
I will give "thanks unto thy
name, O Jehovah, for it is
7 For he hath " delivered me out
of all trouble ;
And mine eye hath ^seen my
desire upon mine enemies.
Prayer for the Destruction of tJie Treaclierons.
For the Chief Musician ; on stringed
instruments. Maschil ol David.
^ pf * Give ear to my prayer, O
tJ tJ God ;
And *■ hide not thyself from my
supplication.
2 * Attend unto me, and answer
me :
I am restless in my * complaint,
and "moan,
3 Because of the voice of the
enemy,
Because of the ''oppression of
the wicked ;
For they *cast iniquity upon
me,
And in anger they ^persecute
me.
4 My "= heart is sore pained within
me :
And the terrors of " death are
fallen upon me.
5 Fearf ulness and * trembling are
come upon me.
And " horror hath overwhelmed
me.
6 And I said. Oh that I had wings
like a dove !
Then would I fly away, and ■* be
at rest.
7 Lo, then would I wander far
off,
I would "lodge in the wilder-
ness. [Selah
1 Or, with
2 Another reading is. The evil shall return.
' Or, them that lie in wait/or vie
" Ps. 17. 6 ;
65. 1
>> Ps. 6. 1
" Ps. 86. 14
d Ps. 18. 48 ;
86. 14 ; 140.
1, 4, U
* 1 S. 20. I ;
25. 29 ; Ps.
40. 14 ; 63.
9 ; 70. 2
/ Ps. 3G. 1
0 Ps. 30. 10 ;
37. 40 ;
118. 7
>!■ Ps. 37. 17,
24 ; 41. 12 ;
51. 12; 145.
14 ; Is. 41.
10
' Ps. 94. 23
*: Ps. 143. 12
' Ps. 89. 40 ;
96. 13 ; Is.
42.3
'" Num. 16. 3 ;
Ps. 116. 17
" Ps. 60. 14
° Ps. 34. 6
^Ps. 59. 10;
92. 11 ; 112.
8 ; 118. 7
8 Ps. 54. 2 ;
(!1 . 1 ; 86. 6
*■ Ps. 27. 9
« Ps. 06. 19 ;
86. 6, 7
t Ps. 64. 1 ;
77. 3 ; 142.
2 ; 1 S. 1.
16 ; Job 9.
27
" Is. 38. 14 ;
69. 11 ;
Ezek. 7. 10
" Ps. 17. 9
^ 2 S. 16. 7, 8
V Ps. 71. 11 ;
143. 3
- Ps. 38. 8
« Ps. 18. 4, 6 ;
116. 3
b Ps. 119. 120
" Job 21. 6 ;
Is. 21. 4 ;
Ezek. 7. 18
d Job 3. 13
" 1 S. 23. 14
/Is. 4. 6; 25.
4 ; 29. 6
'" Gen. 11. 9
''Ps. 11.5;
Jer. 6. 7
' Ps. 5. 9
k Ps. 10. 7 ;
17. 9
' Ps. 35. 26
'" Ps. 41. 9 ;
Job 19. 14
« Ps. 42. 4
" Ps. 64. 7 ;
Prov. 6. 15 ;
Is. 47. 11 ;
1 Th. 6. 3
P Num. 16.
.30, 33
9 Ps. 57. 2, 3
"■Ps. 141. 2;
Dan. 6. 10 ;
Acts 3. 1 ;
10. 3, 30
' Ps. 5. 3 ; 88.
13 ; 92. 2
( Acts 10. 9
" Ps. 1(13. 4
" Ps. 66. 2
" Ps. 78. 59
y Ps. 90. 2 ;
93. 2 ; Dt.
33. 27
' Job 10. 17
■» Ps. 36. 1
b Ps. 7. 4 ;
120. 7
" Ps. 89. 34 ;
Num. 30. 2
639
8 I would * haste me to a shelter
From the •'^ stormy wind and
tempest.
9 ^ Destroy, O Lord, and ^ divide
their tongue ;
For I have seen ''violence and
strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go about
it upon the walls thereof :
Iniquity also and mischief are
in the midst of it.
11 'Wickedness is in the midst
thereof :
®* Oppression and guile depart
not from its streets.
12 For it was not an enemy that
reproached me ;
Then I could have borne it :
Neither- was it he that hated
me that did 'magnify him-
self against me ;
Then I would have hid myself
from him :
13 But it was thou, a man mine
equal.
My companion, and my '"famil-
iar friend.
14 We took sweet counsel to-
gether ;
We "walked in the house of
God with the throng.
15 'Let death come "suddenly
upon them.
Let them *go down alive into
iSheol ;
For wickedness is in their
dwelling, in *the midst of
them.
16 As for me, I will «call upon
God;
And Jehovah will save me.
17 '"Evening, and ^morning, and
at 'noonday, will I complain,
and moan ;
And he will hear my voice.
18 He hath "redeemed my soul in
peace ^from the battle that
was against me ;
For they were *'many that
strove with me.
19 God will ^hear, and ^"answer
themj
Even he that "abideth of old,
[Selah
The men who have no ^ changes.
And who "fear not God.
20 He hath put forth his hands
against /such as were at
peace with him :
He hath "profaned his cove-
nant.
4 Or, hasten my escape
s Heb. Su-alknv up. « Or, Fraud
' Or, as otherwise read, Desolntions be uvon
them. ! 8 Or, their inward part
9 Or, so that none came nigh me i" Or, affiici
55.21
PSALMS
57.7
21 His mouth was "smooth as
butter.
But his heart was war :
His words were "softer than
oil,
Yet were they drawn * swords.
22 ''Cast Hhy burden upon Jeho-
vah, and he will sustain
thee :
He will never suffer the right-
eous to '* be moved.
23 But thou, O God, wilt bring
them down into the *pit of
destruction :
•^Bloodthirsty and deceitful
men shall ^not live out half
their dash's ;
But I will ^ trust in thee.
Snpplication for Deliverance, and Grateful Trust in
God.
For the Chief Musician ; set to 2Jonath
elera rehokiin. A Psalm of David.
Michtam ; when the 'Philistines took
him in Gath.
unto
me, O
would
^/^ Be merciful
O \J God ; for man
* swallow me up :
All the day long he fighting
'oppresseth me.
2 ^Mine enemies would "swallow
me up all the day long ;
For they are many that " fight
proudly against me.
3 What time I am "afraid,
I will ^put my trust in thee.
4 ' In God (I will praise his word).
In God have I put my trust, I
will not be afraid ;
*■ What can flesh do unto me 1
5 All the day long they * wrest
my words :
All their 'thoughts are against
me for evil.
6 They " gather themselves to-
gether, they hide themselves.
They " mark my steps,
^ Even as they have -^ waited for
my soul.
7 ^ Shall they " escape by iniq-
uity ^
In anger ^cast down the peo-
ples, O God.
8 Thou " numberest my wander-
ings :
Put thou my Hears into thy
bottle ;
Are they not in ''thy ®book ?
9 Then shall mine enemies "^turn
back " in the day that I call :
1 Or, what he hath aiven thee
* That is, The nilent dove of them that are afar
off. Or, as otherwise read. The dove of the distant
terebinths. ^ Or, They that lie in wait for me
* Or, Jnasmuch as * Or, l%ey think to escape
6 Or, record
" Ps. 12. 2 ;
28. 3 ; Prov.
n. 3, 4
>> Ps. 57. 4 ;
69. 7
" Ps. 37. S ;
1 Pet. 6. 7
rf Ps. 16. 6 ;
112. 6
' Ps. 73. 18 ;
Is. 38. 17 ;
Ezek. 28. 8
/ Ps. 6. 6
v Job 16. 32 ;
Prov. 10. 27
h Ps. 25. 2 ;
50. 3
* 1 S. 21. 10,
11
k Ps. 67. 3
' Ps. 17. 9
"' Ps. 35. 26 ;
57. 3 ; 124. 3
" Ps. 35. 1
" Ps. 56. 4, 5
PPs. 11. 1
' ver. 10, 11
'■ Ps 118. 6 ;
Heb. 13. 6
» 2 Pet. 3. 16
' Ps. 41. 7
« Ps. 59. 3 ;
140. 2 ; Is.
.54. 15
" Ps. 17. 11
^ Ps. 71. 10
V Ps. .so. 12 ;
Prov. 19. 5 ;
Ezek. 17.
15 ; Rom.
2. 3
' Ps. 56. 23
" Ps. 139. 3
b Ps. 39. 12 ;
2 K. 20. 6
'■ Mai. 3. 16
d Ps. 9. 3
^ Ps. 102. 2
/Ps. U.S. fi;
Job 19. 27 ;
Rom. 8. 31
' Ps. 50. 14
A Ps. 33. 19 ;
49. 15 ; 86.
13
' Ps. no. 8
k Ps. no. 9
' Job 33. 30
"' 1 S. 22. 1
" Ps. 2. 12 ;
34. 22
"Ps. 17. 8;
36. 7 ; 63. 7 ;
91. 4; Ruth
2. 12
P Is. 2G. 20
V Ps. i:)8. 8
""Ps. 18. 16;
144. 6,7
■' Ps. 66. 2
< Ps. 25. 10 ;
40. 11
" Ps. 35. 17 ;
68. 6
" Prov. 30. 14
" Ps. 56. 21 ;
59. 7 ; 64. 3 ;
Prov. 12. 18
"ver. 11 ;
Ps. 108. 6
' Ps. 10. 9 ;
31. 4 ; 36. 7 ;
140. 5
" Ps. 145. 14
*- Ps. 7. 15
" Prov. 26.
27 ; 28. 10 ;
Eccl. 10. 8
rf ver. 7-11 :
Ps. 108. 1-5
' Ps. 112. 7
670
This I know, ''that •'^God is foi
me.
10 In God (I will praise his word).
In Jehovah (I will praise his
word),
11 In God have I put my trust, I
will not be afraid ;
What can man do unto me"?
1 2 Thy/ vows are upon me, O God :
I will render thank-ofierings
unto thee.
13 For thou hast ''delivered my
soul from death :
Hast thou not delivered 'my
feet from falling.
That I may * walk before God
In the ' light of ^the living 1
Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors,
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tash-
heth. A Psalm of David. Mich-
tam ; when he fled from Saul, "* in
the cave.
57
Be merciful unto me, O
God, be merciful unto
me;
For my soul " taketh refuge in
thee :
Yea, in the "shadow of thy wings
will I take refuge.
Until these "calamities ''be over-
liast.
2 I will cry unto God Most High,
Unto God that * performeth all
things for me.
3 He will *■ send from heaven, and
save me.
When he that would 'swallow
me up reproacheth ; [Selah
God will send forth his ' loving-
kindness and his truth.
4 My soul is among " lions ;
I ^° lie among them that are set
on fire.
Even the sons of men, whose
" teeth are spears and arrows,
And their ^tongue a sharp
sword.
5 "Be thou exalted, O God, above
the heavens ;
Let thy glory be above all the
earth.
6 They have prepared a ' net for
my steps ;
My soul is " bowed down :
They have * digged a pit before
me ;
They are "fallen into the midst
thereof themselves. [Selah
7 ** My ^ heart is fixed, O God, my
heart is fixed :
7 Or, for
8 Or, life
9 Or, wickednesses
1" Or, mxist lie
57.
PSALMS
59.11
I will sing, yea, I will sing
praises.
8 Awake up, " my glory ; awake,
* psaltery and harp :
I myself ^ will awake right early.
9 I will give thanks unto thee, O
Lord, among the peoples :
I will sing praises unto thee
among the nations.
10 For thy "lovingkindness is great
unto the heavens,
And thy truth unto the skies.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above
the heavens ;
Let thy glory be above all the
earth.
Prayer for tlie Puiiishmciit of the Wicked.
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tasb-
heth. A Psalm of David. Michtam.
p!^ O - Do ye indeed ^ in silence
fj O speak righteousness ?
Do ye ^ •* judge uprightly, O ye
sons of men %
2 Nay, in heart ye '■ work wicked-
ness ;
Ye -''weigh out the violence of
your hands in the earth.
3 The wicked are estranged ^ from
the womb :
They '* go astray as soon as they
are born, speaking lies.
4 Their poison is like the ' poison
of a serpent :
Thej/ are like the deaf adder
that stoppeth her ear,
5 Which *hearkeneth not to the
voice of ^'charmers.
Charming never so wisely.
G '"Break their teeth, O God, in
their mouth :
Break out the great teeth of the
young lions. O Jehovah.
7 Let them "melt away as water
that runneth apace :
When he "aimeth his arrows,
let them be as though they
were cut off.
8 Let them, be as a snail which
melteth and passeth av/ay.
Like the ''untimely birth of a
woman, "^that hath not seen
the sun.
9 Before your 'pots can feel the
thorns,
''He will ''take them away with
a whirlwind, the green and
the burning alike.
1 Or, irill awake the dawn
* Ot,Ix the righteousnessyeshouM speak dumb ?
* Or, as otherwise read, 0 ye gods Or, 0 ye
mighty ones
* Or, jvdge uprightly the sons of men
5 Or, enctianiers
<■ Or, like them that have not seen the sim
I Or, Wriith shall take them away while living
as ^vith a whirlwind
" Ps. 16. 9 ;
HO. 12
6 Ps. 150. 3
"^ Pa. 36. 5
d Ps. 82. 2
" Mai. 3. 15
/ Ps. 94. 20 ;
Is. 10. 1
9 Ps. .M. 5 ;
Is. 48. 8
h Ps. 53. 3
' Ps. 140. 3 ;
Dt. 32. 33
tPs. 81. 11 ;
Jer. 8. 17
' Eccl. 10. U
'" Ps. 3. 7 ;
Job 4. 10
« Ps. 112. 10 ;
Josh. 2. 11 ;
7. 5 ; Is. 13.
7 ; Ezek.
21. 7
0 Ps. 04. 3
P Job 3. 16 ;
Eccl. 6. 3
« Ps. 118. 12 ;
Eccl. 7. 0
»■ Ps. 83. 16 ;
Job 27. 21 ;
Prov. 10. 25
* Ps. 32. 11 ;
04. 10; 10".
42 ; Job 22.
19
<Ps. 91. 8;
Dt. 32. 43 ;
Jer. 11. 20 ;
20. 12
« Ps. 68. 23
^ Ps. 18. 20 ;
19. 11 ; Is.
3. 10 ; Lk.
6. 23, 35
" Ps. 9. 8 ; 67.
4 ; 75. 7 ;
94. 2
y 1 S. 19. 11
- Ps. 143. 9
" Ps. 20. 1 ;
69. 29
l> Ps. 14. 4 ;
28. 3 ; 36.
12 ; 53. 4 ;
92. 7 ; 94.
16, &C.
' Ps. 26. 9 ;
139. 19 ;
Prov. 29. 10
rf Ps. 56. 6
* Ps. 7. 3, 4 ;
69. 4 ; 1 S.
24. 11
/ Ps. 35. 19
y Ps. 7. 6 ;
35. 23
1 Ps. 69. 6 ;
80. 4;
i Ps. 9.
Is. 26. 14
k Is. 2. 9 ;
Jer. 18. 23
' Ps. 22. 16
'" Ps. 94. 4 ;
Prov. 15. 2,
28
" Ps. 57. 4
"Ps. 10. 11;
73. n ; 94.
7 ; Job 22.
13
P Ps. 37. 13
1 Ps. 2. 4
>■ Ps. 18. 17
* Ps. 9. 9
' Ps. 21. 3
" Ps. 54. 7
" Dt. 4. 9 ;
6. 12
' Ps. 106. 27 ;
114. 6 ; Is.
33. 3
84.8
10 The 'righteous shall rejoice
when he 'seeth the ven-
geance :
He shall "wash his feet in the
blood of the wicked ;
11 So that meji shall say, Verily
there is "^a "reward for the
I'ighteous :
Verily there is a God that
. ■'judgeth in the earth.
Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.
For the Chief Musician ; set to Al-tash-
heth. A Psalm of David. Mich-
tam; J'when Saul sent, and they
watched the house to kill him.
pT Q ^ Deliver me from mine ene-
f-} Xj mies, O my God :
" Set me on high f lora them that
rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from *the workers
of iniquity.
And save me from the ''blood-
thirsty men.
3 For, lo, they ''lie in wait for
my soul ;
The mighty ''gather themselves
together against me :
* Not for my transgression, nor
for my sin, O Jehovah.
4 They run and prepare tliem-
selves ■''without my fault :
"Awake thou to ^help me, and
behold.
5 Even thou, '' O Jehovah God of
hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to ' visit all the nations :
Be '^ not merciful to any wicked
transgressors. [Selah
6 They return at evening, they
howl like a 'dog.
And go round about the city.
7 Behold, they "'belch out with
their mouth ;
" Swords are in their lips :
For "who, say they, dotn hear 1
8 But thou, O Jehovah, wilt
p laugh at them ;
Thou wilt have all the nations
''in derision.
9 ^^ Because of his '' strength I will
give heed unto thee ;
For God is my "high tower.
10 My God 'with his lovingkind-
ness will meet me :
God will let me ' see my desirt
upon " mine enemies.
1 1 Slay them not, " lest my people
forget :
^'^"^ Scatter them by thy power,
and bring them down,
8Heb./rwit. » Heb. meet.
1" Ace. to Sept. and Vulg., My strength.
11 Or, them that lie in wait for me
w Or, Make them wander to and fro
671
59.12
PSALMS
61.7
O Lord " our shield.
12 For the *sin of their mouth,
and the words of their lips,
Let them even be " taken in
their pride,
And for ''cursing and lying
which they speak.
13 ''Consume them in wrath, con-
sume them, so that they shall
be no more :
And let them •''know that God
ruleth in .Jacob,
Unto the ends of the earth.
[Selah
14 And at evening let them "re-
turn, let them howl like a dog.
And go round about the city.
1.5 They shall wander up and down
for food,
And tarry all night if they be
not satisfied.
16 But I will ''sing of thy strength ;
Yea, I will 'sing aloud of thy
lovingkindness in the * morn-
ing :
For thou hast been my /high
tower.
And a '" refuge in the day of my
distress.
17 Unto thee, « O my strength,
will I sing praises :
For God is my " high tower, the
God of my mercy.
Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.
For the Chief Musician ; set to i Shiishan
Ediith. Michtam of David, to teach ;
i>wlien he strove with Aram-uaha-
raim and with Aram-zohah, and Joab
returned, and smote of Edom in the
Valley of Salt twelve thousand.
O God, ' thou hast cast us
off, thou hast *" broken us
down ;
Thou hast been * angry ; oh ' re-
store us again.
2 Thou hast made the "land to
tremble ; thou hast rent it :
" Heal the breaches thereof ; for
it shaketh.
3 Thou hast ^ showed thy people
hard things :
Thou hast made us to * drink
the wine of staggering.
4 Thou hast given a 'banner to
them that fear thee.
That it may be displayed be-
cause of the truth. [Selah
5 " That thy '' beloved may be de-
livered,
" Save with thy right hand, and
answer "^ us.
1 That is, Th" lily of testimony.
* Another reading is, me.
60
" Ps. 84. 9
b Prov. 12. 13
"^ Zeph. 3. 11
d Ps. 10. 7
' Ps. 104. 36
/ Ps. 83. 18
" ver. 6
>>■ Ps. 21. 13
■ Ps. 101. 1
* Ps. 5. 3 ; 88.
13
' ver. 9
'" Ps 46. 1 ;
■> S. 22. 3
" ver. 9
° ver. 10
P 2 S. 8. 3, 13
« Ps. 44. 9
*■ 2 S. 5. 20
« Ps. 79. 5
< Ps. 80. 3
" Ps. 18. r
''2Chr. 7. 14;
Is. .30. 20
^ Ps. 06. 12 ;
71. 20
V Ps. 75. 8 ;
Is. 51. 17,
22 ; Jer. 25.
15
-' Ps. 20. 5 ;
Is. 6. 26 ;
11. 12 ; 13. 2
" ver. 5-12 :
Ps. 108.
6-13
i-Ps. 127. 2;.
I)t. 33. 12 ;
Is. 5. 1 ;
Jer. n. 15
"= Ps. 17. 7
d Ps. 89. 35
^ Gen. 12. 6 ;
33. 18 ;
Josh. 17. 7
/Gen. 33. 17;
Josh. 13. 27
s Josh. 13. 31
'' Dt. 33. 17
■ Gen. 49. 10
* 2 S. 8. 2
' 2 S. 8. 14
'" 2 S. 8. 1
" ver. 1
" Ps. 44. 9
P Ps. 140. 3
sPs. 118. 10;
Num. 24.
18
>• Ps. 44. 5 ;
Is. 63. 3
" Ps. 64. 1
' Ps. 86. 6
" Ps. 42. 6
" Ps. 77. 3
•■" Ps. 18. 2 ;
94. 22
y Ps. 62. 7
'• Ps. 59. 9 ;
Prov. 18. 10
" Ps. 23. 6 ;
27. 4
b Ps. 17. 8 ;
91. 4
•^ Ps. 56. 12 ;
Job 22. 27
d Ps. 86. 11 ;
102. 15 ;
Dt. 28. 68 ;
Neh. 1. 11 ;
Is. .59. 19 ;
Mai. 2. 5 ;
4. 2
^Ps. 21. 4
/Ps. 41. 12
672
6 God hath spoken in his "^holi-
ness : I will exult ;
I will divide ^Shechem, and
mete out the valley of -^Suc-
coth.
7 ^ Gilead is mine, and Manasseh
is mine ;
* Ephraim also is the defence of
my head ;
Judah is my ^ ' sceptre.
8 * Moab is my washpot ;
^ Upon ' Edom will I cast my
shoe :
"'Philistia, shout thou because
of me.
9 Who will bring me into the
strong city 1
^ Who hath led me unto Edom ?
10 '^ Hast not thou, O God, " cast us
off?
And thou "goest not forth, O
God, with our hosts.
1 1 Give us help against the adver-
sary ;
For ^vain is the ''help of man.
12 Through God we shall «do
valiantly ;
For he it is that will 'tread
down our adversaries.
Confidcme in God's Protection.
For the Chief Musician ; on a stringed
instrument. A Psalm of David.
f* A ' Hear my cry, O God ;
\J JL ' Attend unto my prayer.
2 From the " end of the earth will
I call unto thee, when my
heart ^ is " overwhelmed :
Lead me to ^'the rock that is
higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a * refuge
for me,
A ^strong tower from the
enemy.
4 I will " dwell in thy ^^ tabernacle
for ever :
I will * take refuge in the covert
of thy wings. [Selah
5 For thou, O God, hast heard
my " vows :
Thou hast "given me the heri-
tage of those that ''fear thy
name.
6 Thou wilt "prolong the king's
life;
His years shall be as many
generations.
7 He shall abide ^ before God for
ever :
3 Or, lawgivrr * Or, Unto
6 Or, Who will lead me &c.
6 Or, JVilt not thou, 0 God, who hast cast us off.
And Qoest . . . hosts?
THeb. salvation. ^ Or, fainteth
9 Or, o rock that is too high/or me
10 Heb. tent.
11 Or, given a Mritage unto those &c.
61.8
PSALMS
64.1
Oh prepare "lovingkindness and
truth, that they may pre-
serve him.
8 So will I * sing praise unto thy
name for ever',
That I may daily " perform my
vows.
God alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.
For the Chief Musician ; <« after the man-
ner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
CX O My soul ^"waiteth in silence
\J^ for God only:
From him. { Cometh my salvation.
2 He only is my ^rock and my
salvation :
He is my ''high tower; I shall
not be greatly moved.
3 How long will ye set upon a
man,
^That ye may slay him, all of
.you.
Like a ' leaning \«all, like a tot-
tering fence?
4. They only consult to thrust hiin
down from his dignity ;
They * delight in lies ;
They ' bless with their mouth,
but they curse inwardly.
[Selah
5 My soul, ''"wait thou in eilence
for God only ;
For my expectation is from
him.
6 He only is "my rock and my
salvation :
He is my high tower ; I shall
not be moved.
7 With God is my " salvation and
my glory :
The rock of my strength, and
my ^ refuge, is in God.
8 * Trust in him at all times, ye
people ;
'■Pour out your heart before
hirn :
God is a refuge for us. [Selah
9 Surely men of "low degree are
■*' vanity, and men of *high
degree are a " lie- :
In the "balances they will go
up ;
They are together lighter than
■* vanity.
10 * Trust not in oppression.
And become not vain in ^rob-
bery :
If riches increase, ' set not your
heart thereon.
1 1 God hath "spoken once.
Twice have I heard this,
1 Heb. is silent unto God.
2 Or, as otherwise read, Ye shall be slain &c.
3 Heb. he thou silent unto God.
* Heb. a breath.
" Ps. 40. 11
(- Ps. 30. 4 ;
33. 2 ; 71.
22; Judg.
6. 3
' Ps. 65. 1 ;
Is. 19. 21
rf Ps. 77. title
« Ps. 69. 9
/ Ps. 37. 39
" Ps. 89. 26
h- ver. 6
' Is. r^). 13
* Ps. 4. 2
' Ps. 28. 3 ;
65. 21
"■ ver. 1
" ver. 2
" Ps. 85. 9
P Ps. 46. 1
1 Ps. 37. 3, 5 ;
62. 8 ; Is.
26. 4
" Ps. 42. 4 ;
62. 8 ; 1 S.
1. 15;
Lam. 2. 19
" Ps. 49. 2
' Ps. 39. 5 ;
Job 7. 16;
Is. 40. 17
" Ps. 116. 11
^ Is. 40. 15
" Is. 30. 12
!'IS. 61. 8;
Ezek. 22.
29; Nah.
3. 1
^ Ps. 49. 6 ;
62. 7 ; Job
31. 25 ; Mk.
10. 24 ; Lk.
12. 15 ;
1 Tim. 6. 10
" Job 33. 14 ;
40. 5
6 1 Chr. 29.
11 ; Rev.
19. 1
" Ps. 86. 6 ;
103. 8 ;
130. 7
d Ps. 28. 4 ;
Job 34. 11,
ref. ; 1 Cor.
3. 8
« Ps. 118. 28
/Ps. 42. 2;
84. 2 ; Mt.
6.6
^ Ps. 143. 6
h Ps. 27. 4
i Ps. 69. 16
* Ps. 104. 33 ;
146. 2
' Ps. 28. 2 ;
143. 6
"» Ps. 36. 8
" Ps. 71. 23
" Ps. 4. 4
P Ps. 16. 7 ;
42. 8 ; 119.
1 Ps. 27. 0
"■ Ps. 17. 8,
ref.
"Num. 32.
12 ; Dt. 1.
36 ; Hos.
6. 3
« Ps. 18. 35 ;
41. 12
" Ps. 40. 14
" Ps. 55. 16
* Jer. 18. 21 ;
Ezek. 35. 6
y Lam. 5. 18
^ Ps. 21. 1
" Dt. 6. 13 ;
Is. 45. 23 ;
65. 16
b Job 5. 16 ;
Ps. 107. 42 ;
Rom. 3. 19
' Ps. 55. 2
d Ps. 140. 1
673
That * power belongeth unto
God.
12 Also ''unto thee, O Lord, be-
longeth lovingkindness ;
For thou ''renderest to every
man according to his work.
The Thirsting Soul satisfied in (>od.
A Psalm of David, when he was in the
wilderness of Judah.
/:> O O God, nhou art my God ;
\J O earnestly will I seek thee :
My soul -^thirsteth for thee, my
flesh longeth for thee.
In a''dry and weary land, where
no water is.
2 So have I '' looked upon thee in
the sanctuary.
To see thy power and thy glory.
3 Because thy 'lovingkindness is
better than life,
My lips shall praise thee.
4 So will I bless thee * while I live :
I will 'lift up my hands in thy
name.
5 My soul shall be '"satisfied as
with ^ marrow and fatness ;
And my mouth shall "praise
thee with joyful lips ;
6 When I remember thee "upon
my bed,
^And meditate on thee in the
^night-watches.
7 For « thou hast been my help.
And in the '"shadow of thy wings
will I rejoice.
8 My soul *followeth hard after
thee:
Thy ' right hand upholdeth me.
9 But those that "seek my soul,
''' to destroy it.
Shall go into the "lower parts
of the earth.
10 They shall be ^' given over to
the power of the sword :
They shall be a ^portion for
® foxes.
11 But the ^king shall rejoice in
God :
Every one that "sweareth by
him shall glory ;
For the * mouth of them that
speak lies shall be stopped.
Prayer for Deliverance from Secret Enemies.
For the Chief Musician.
David.
A Psalm of
64
Hear my voice, O God, in
" my complaint :
"* Preserve my life from fear of
the enemy.
s Heb. fat. « Or, / meditate
7 Or, shall be destroyed ; They shall &c.
8 Or, poured out by ' Or, jackals
64.2
PSALMS
66.2
2 Hide me from the " secret coun-
sel of evil-doers,
From the Humult of *the work-
ers of iniquity ;
3 Who have "^whet their tongue
like a sword,
And have ''aimed their arrows,
even bitter words,
4 That they may " shoot in secret
places at the perfect :
Suddenly do they shoot at him,
and •'^fear not.
5 They encourage themselves in
an evil purpose ;
They commune of ^laying snares
privily;
They say, '^Who will see them?
6 They search out iniquities ;
^ \Ve have accomphshed, say
they, a diligent search :
And the 'inward thought and
the heart of every one is deep.
7 But *God will shoot at them ;
With an arrow suddenly shall
they be wounded.
8 So ^ they shall be ' made to stum-
ble, '" their own tongue being
against them :
All that see them shall * " wag
the head.
9 And all men shall " fear ;
And they shall declare the work
of God,
And shall wisely consider of his
doing.
10 The righteous shall be ^ glad in
Jehovah, and shall *take ref-
uge in him ;
And all the upright in heart
shall glory.
fiod's Abundant Favor to Eirth and Man.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A
Song of David.
* Praise waiteth for thee, O
God, in Zion ;
And unto thee shall the ''vgw be
performed.
2 O thou that hearest prayer,
Unto thee shall * all flesh come.
3 ^'Iniquities prevail against me:
As for our transgressions, thou
wilt "^ "forgive them.
4 " Blessed is the man whom thou
choosest, and causest to ap-
proach unto thee.
That he may dwell in thy
courts :
1 Or, thronn
' Or, aaoVnervfiBereAd, They have accomplinhed
(or, have hidden)
3 Or, shall they anainst whim their tongue was
make them, to stumhle * Or, flee away
= Or, Th/ire shall he silence before thee, and
praise. 0 God &c.
* Heb. Words (or. Matters) of iniquities.
1 Or, expiate
65
" Ps 56. G
f- Ps. 59. 2
' Ps. 140. 3
d Ps. 68. 7
' Ps. 10. 8 ;
11. 2
/ Ps. 55. 19
" Ps. 140. 5
'' .Fob 22. 13
' Ps. 49. 11
*: Ps. 7. 12,
13
' Ps. 9. 3
'"irov. 12.
13; 18. 7
" Ps. 22. 7 ;
44. 14; Jer.
18. 16 ; 48.
27 ; Lam.
2. 15
" Ps. 40. 3
P Ps. 32. 11 ;
Job 22. 19
« Ps. 11. 1 ;
25. 20
>■ Ps. 116. 18
« Ps. 86. 9 ;
145. 21 ; Is.
66. 23
« Ps. 38. 4 ;
40. 12
« Pa. 79. 9
*'Ps. 33. 12;
84. 4
^ Ps. 36. 8
« Ps. 45. 4 ;
06. 3
' Ps. 8.5. 4
"■ Ps. 22. 27 ;
48. 10
>> Ps. 107. 23
' Ps. 95. 4
rf Ps. 93. 1
' Ps. 89. 9 ;
93. 3, 4 ;
107. 29 ; Mt.
8. 26
/ Ps. 2. 1 ;
74. 23 ; Is.
17. 12, 13
" Ps. 2. 8 ;
1.39. 9 ; Is.
24. 16
h Ps. 68. 9 ;
104. 13 ;
147. 8;
Lev. 26. 4 ;
Job 5. 10
'■ Ps. 104. 24
k Ps. 46. 4
' Ps. 104. 14 ;
147. 14
" Ps. 72. 6 ;
147. 8 ; Dt.
32. 2
" Ps. 104. 28
0 Ps. 147. 14 ;
Job .36. 28
P Job .38. 26,
27 ; Joel
2. 22
9 Ps. 98. 8 ;
Is. 55. 12
•■Ps. 144. 13;
Is. 30. 23
' Ps. 72. 18
« Ps. 98. 8 ;
Is. 44. 23
" Ps. 81. 1 ;
95. 1 ; 98. 4 ;
100. 1
" Ps. 79. 9 ;
Is. 42. 8
We shall be ''satisfied with the
goodness of thy house,
Thy holy temple.
5 By -"terrible things thou wilt
answer us in I'ighteousness,
O ^God of our salvation.
Thou that art the confidence of
all the "ends of the earth.
And ^of them that are afar off
''upon the sea :
6 Who by his strength 'setteth
fast the mountains,
Being** girded about with might;
7 Who '^stilleth the roaring of the
seas.
The roaring of their waves.
And the-'tumult of the peoples.
8 They also that dwell in the "ut-
termost parts are afraid at thy
tokens :
Thou makest the outgoings of
the morning and evening to
rejoice.
9 Thou visitest the earth, and
* waterest it.
Thou greatly ' enrichest it ;
The * river of God is full of
water :
Thou providest them 'grain.
" when thou hast so prepared
^Hhe earth.
10 Tliou waterest its furrows abun-
dantly ;
Thou "settlest the ridges there-
of :
Thou makest it soft '"with
showers ;
Thou blessest the spi'inging
thereof.
1 1 Thou crownest ^^ the year with
thy " goodness ;
And thy paths "drop fatness.
12 '^ They drop upon ^ the pastures
of the wilderness ;
And the* hills are girded with
.ioy.
1 3 The pastures are '' clothed with
flocks ;
The valleys al.so are 'covered
over with grain ;
They * shout for joy, they also
sing.
Praise for tlod's Mighty Dood.s and for his Answer to
Prayer.
For the Chief Musician. A Song, a
Psalm.
C^a. " Make a joyful noise unto
DO God. all the earth:
2 Sing forth the "glory of his
name :
8 Or, of the sea, afar off"
5 Or, for so preparest thou
1" Heb. it. 11 Heb. lowerest.
12 Heb. the year of thy goodness.
13 Or, The pastures . . . do drop
574
66.3
PSALMS
68.2
Make his " praise glorious.
3 Say unto God, How ''terrible
are thy works !
Through the greatness of thy
power shall thine enemies
*'' submit themselves unto
thee.
4 ''All the earth shall worship
thee.
And shall * sing unto thee ;
They shall sing to thy name.
[Selah
5 ■''Come, and see the works of
God ;
He is "terrible in his doing
toward the children of men.
6 He ''turned the sea intodx'y land;
They went through 'the river
on foot :
There '^ did we * rejoice in him.
7 He 'ruleth by his might for
ever ;
His "* eyes observe the nations :
Let not the rebellious "exalt
themselves. [Selah
8 Oh bless our God, ye peoples,
And "make the voice of his
praise to be heard ;
9 Who ^^'holdeth our soul in life,
And *suffereth not our feet to
be moved.
10 For thou, O God, hast ''proved
us :
Thou hast ' tried us, as silver is
tried.
1 1 Thou ' broughtest us into the
net;
Thou layedst a sore burden
upon our loins.
12 Thou didst cause men to "ride
over our heads ;
We went through "fire and
through water ;
But thou ■" broughtest us out
into % wealthy place.
13 I will 2/ come into thy house
with burnt-ofterings ;
1 will ' pay thee my vows,
14 Which my lips uttered.
And my mouth spake, when I
was " in distress.
15 I will * offer unto thee burnt-
offerings of fatlings,
With the incense of •'rams ;
I will offer bullocks with
goats. [Selah
16 "^Come, and hear, all ye that
fear God,
And I will ''declare what he
hath done for my soul.
17 I cried unto him with my
mouth,
J Or, vield/eicmed obedience Heb. He.
2 Or, let us rejoice 3 Heb. putteth.
* Heb. abunclance.
" Is. 42. 12
b Ps. 47. 2 ;
6.5. 6; 145.0
" Ps. 18. 44 ;
81. 15
d Ps. 22. 27 ;
67. 7 ; 80. 9 ;
Zech. 14. 10
« Ps. 67. 4
/ Ps. 40. 8
C Ps. 106. 22
h Ps. 106. 9 ;
Ex. 14. 21
' Ps. 114. 3 ;
Josh. 3. 10
«-• Ps. 105. 43
' Ps. 146. 13
■"Ps. 11. 4
" Ps. 140. 8
" Ps. 98. 4
* Ps. 30. 3
9 Ps. 121. 3
"• Ps. 7. 9 ;
17. 3 ; 20. 2 ;
Job 23. 10
« Is. 48. 10 ;
Zech. 13. 9 ;
Mai. 3. 3 ;
1 Pet. 1. 7
«Lam. 1. 13;
Ezek. 12. 13
'' Is. 51. 23
" Ps. 78. 21 ;
Is. 43. 2
=^ Ps. IS. 19
V Ps. 96. 8 ;
Jer. 17. 26
- Ps. 22. 25 ;
no. 14
'^ Ps. 18. 6
6 Ps. 51. 19
'' Num. 0. 14
rf Ps. 34. 11
*■ P.S. 71. 16,
24
/ Ps. 30. 1
'■' .fob 36. 21
h Ps. IS. 41 ;
Job 27. 9 ;
Prov. 1. 28 ;
28. 9 ; Is. 1.
15 ; Jas.
4. 3
i Ps. 18. 6 ;
116. 1, 2
* Ps. 68. 35
' Ps. 22. 24
'" Num. 0. 25
" Ps. 4. 6 ;
31. 16 ; 80.
3, 7, 19 ;
119. 135
" Ps. 98. 2 ;
Acts IS. 25 ;
Tit. 2. 11
P Ps. 60. 4
«Ps. 100. 1,2
'■ Ps. 9. 8 ;
96. 10, 13 ;
98. 9
' Ps. 47. 8
t ver. 3
" Ps. 85. 12 ;
Lev. 26. 4 ;
Ezek. 34.
27 ; Zech.
8. 12
" Ps. 29. 11 ;
115. 12
^ Ps. 22. 27 ;
33. 8
" Ps. 12. 5 ;
1.32. 8;
Num. 10. 35
- Ps. 37. 20 ;
Is. 9. 18 ;
Hos. 13. 3
" Ps. 22. 14 ;
97. 5; Mic.
1. 4
bVa.9 3 ;
37. 20 ; SO.
16
575
And ^he was ■''extolled with
my tongue.
18 If I ^''regard iniquity in my
heart,
The * Lord '^ will not hear :
1 9 But verily '' God hath heard ;
He hath attended to the voice
of my prayer.
20 *BlessedbeGod,
Who 'hath not turned away
my prayer,
Nor his lovingkindness from
me.
The Nations exhorted to praise God.
For the Chief Musician ; ou stringed
instruineuts. A Psalm, a Soug.
f^^ God be merciful unto us,
yJ § and '" bless us,
A7id " cause his face to shine
" upon us ; [Selah
2 That "thy way may be known
upon earth.
Thy salvation among all na-
tions.
3 Let the * peoples Upraise thee,
O God ;
Let all the peoples praise thee.
4 Oh let the * nations be glad and
sing for joy ;
For thou wilt ''judge the peo-
ples with equity,
And "'"govern the nations upon
earth. [Selah
5 Let the ' peoples praise thee, O
God;
Let all the peoples praise thee.
G The "earth hath jdelded its
increase :
God, even our own God, "will
bless us.
7 God will bless us ;
And -" all the ends of the earth
shall fear him.
Jehovah the Uod of Sinai and of tlie Saaetaary.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David, a Song.
f\Q "Let *God arise, let his
\J O enemies be scattered ;
Let them also that hate him
flee before him.
2 As 'smoke is driven away, so
drive them away :
As " wax melteth before the
fire.
So let the ''wicked perish at
the presence of God.
■> Or, as otherwise read, high praise was under
m y tongue ^ Or, had reyarded
' Or, would 8 Heb. with vs.
s Or, give thanks unto i" Heb. lead.
1' Or, God ariseth; and so throughout ver. li
2,3.
68.3
PSALMS
68.27
3 But let the " righteous be glad ;
let them exult before God :
Yea, let them rejoice with
gladness.
4 Sing unto God, *sing praises to
his name :
"Cast up a highway for him
that ''rideth through the
deserts ;
His * name is ^ Jehovah ; and
exult ye before him.
5 A •''father of the fatherless, and
a "judge of the widows,
Is God in his ''holy habita-
tion.
6 God ■'^'setteth the solitary in
families :
He '■ bringeth out the prisoners
into prosperity ;
But 'the rebellious dwell in a
parched land.
7 O God, when thou "'wen test
forth before thy people.
When thou didst " march
through the wilderness ; [Selah
8 The "earth trembled.
The p heavens also dropped rain
at the presence of God :
Yon ''Sinai trembled at the
presence of God, the God of
ToT»Q pi
9 Thou, 6 God, didst ♦'send a
plentiful rain,
Thou didst confirm thine inher-
itance, when it was weary.
10 Thy * congregation dwelt there-
in :
Thou, O God, didst 'prepare of
thy goodness for the poor.
1 1 The Lord giveth the word :
The '^ women that publish the
tidings are a great host.
12" Kings of armies flee, they flee ;
And she that tarrieth at home
" divideth the spoil.
13'* When ye lie "" among the sheep-
folds.
It is as the wings of a dove
covered with silver.
And her pinions with yellow
gold.
14 When the Almighty ^scattered
kings therein,
It ^was as when it snoweth in
^Zalmon.
15 A "mountain of God is the
mountain of Bashan ;
A " high mountain is the moun-
tain of Bashan.
1 Heb. Jah.
2 Heb. makdh the solitary to dwell in a house.
3 Or, troop
* Or, Will ye lie among the sheep/olds, as the
wings . . . gold f s Or, snowed
6 Heb. mountain of summits.
" Ps. 32. 11 ;
64. 10 i 97.
12
b Ps. 66. 2
' Is. 67. 14 i
62. 10
d ver. 33 ;
Ps. 18. 10 ;
Is. 40. 3
'' Ps. 83. 18
/Ps. 10. 14;
146. 9
» Dt. 10. 18
'' Dt. 26. 15
' Ps. 113. 9
k Ps. 69. 33 ;
102. 20 ; 107.
10, 14; 140.
7 ; Acts 12.
7 ; 16. 26
' Ps. 78. 17 ;
107. 34, 40
'"• Ps. 78. 14 ;
Ex. 13. 21 ;
Hab. 3. 13
" Ps. 78. 62 ;
Judg. 6. 4
"Ps. 77. 18;
Ex. 19. 18 ;
Judg. 5. 4 ;
2 S. 22. 8 ;
Jer. 10. 10
P Ps. 18. 9 ;
Judg. 6. 4 ;
Is. 45. 8
« Ex. 19. 18 ;
Judg. 5. 6
'■ Ps. 78. 24 ;
Lev. 26. 4 ;
Job 6. 10;
Ezek. 34. 26
» Ps. 65. 9 ;
74. 19 ; 78.
20 ; 107. 9
( Ex. 15. 20 ;
1 S. 18. 6
" Ps. 135. 11 ;
Judg. 5. 19
'" Judg. 5. 30 ;
1 S. 30. 24
^ Gen. 49. 14 ;
Judg. 5. 16
y Josh. 10. 10
' Judg. 9. 48
" Ps. 36. 6
b Ps. 87. 1, 2 ;
132. 13;
Dt. 12. 5
" Ps. 132. 14
d 2 K. 6. 17 ;
Hab. 3. 8
" Dt. 33. 2 ;
Dan. 7. 10
/ Ps. 7. 7 ;
47. 6 ; Eph.
4. 8
6' Judg. 5. 12
'' Ps. 55. 22 ;
Is. 46. 4
' Ps. 66. 6
*; Ps. 106. 43
' Ps. 49. 16 ;
66. 13
"' Ps. 110. 6 ;
Hab. 3. 13
" Am. 9. 1-3
" Ps. 68. 10
P 1 K. 21. 19 ;
Jer. 15. 3
« Ps. 77. 13
'■ Ps. 63. 2
* Ps. 47. 6 ;
1 Chr. 13. 8 ;
16.16
' Ex. 15. 20 ;
Judg. 11. 34
" Ps, 22. 22,
23 ; 26. 12
'" Dt. 33. 28 ;
Is. 48. 1
* Jud.!^. .5. 14 ;
1 S. 9. 21
y Judg. 5. 18
676
16 ^ATiy look ye askance, ye high
mountains.
At the . mountain which God
^ hath * desired for his abode 1
Yea, "^Jehovah will dwell in it
for ever.
17 The ** chariots of God are twenty
thousand, even ^ thousands
upon thousands :
The Lord is among them, ''as in
Sinai, in the sanctuary.
18 Thou hast •''ascended on high,
thou hast " led away cap-
tives ;
Thou hast received gifts among
men.
Yea, among the rebellious also,
that ^Jehovah God might
* dwell ivith them.
19 Blessed be ®the Lord, who daily
'' beareth our burden.
Even 'the God who is our sal-
vation. [Selah
20 God is unto us a *God of de-
liverances ;
And 'unto Jehovah the Lord
belongeth escape from death.
21 But God will '"smite through
the head of his enemies.
The hairy scalp of such a one
as goeth on still in his
guiltiness.
22 The Lord said, "I will bring
again from Bashan,
I will bring them again from
the depths of the sea ;
23 That thou mayest crush them,
° dip2^ing thy foot in blood.
That the tongue of thy ^dogs
may have its portion from
thine enemies.
24 They have seen *thy goings,
O God,
Even the goings of my God, my
King, "'"into the sanctuary.
25 The /singers went before, the
minstrels followed after.
In the midst of the 'damsels
playing with timbrels.
26 "Bless ye God in the congre-
gations,
Even the Lord, ye that are of
the 'fountain of Israel.
27 There is little "" Benjamin their
ruler.
The princes of Judah anxl their
" council.
The princes of ^Zebulun, the
princes of Naphtali.
7 Or, Sinai is in the sanctuary
8 Or, divell there
3 Or, the Lord day by day : ij one oppresseth
us. God is our salvation
1" Or, in the sanctiiary Or, in holiness
11 O', company
68.28
PSALMS
69.17
28 Thy God hath "commanded
thy strength :
^ Strengthen, O God, that which
* thou '" hast wrought for us.
29 Because of thy temple at Jeru-
salem
"Kings shall bring presents
unto thee.
30 Rebuke the •* wild beast of the
reeds.
The multitude of the '' bulls, with
the calves of the peoples,
^Trampling under foot the
pieces of silver :
^He hath -^scattered the peo-
ples that delight in war.
31 Princes shall come out of
•'^' Egypt;
^''Ethiopia shall haste to stretch
out her hands unto God.
32 Sing unto God, ye 'kingdoms
of the earth ;
Oh *sing praises unto the
Lord ; [Selah
33 To him that 'rideth upon the
'"heaven of heavens, which
ai'e of old ;
Lo, "he uttereth his voice, a
"mighty voice.
34 ^Ascribe ye strength unto God :
His excellency is over Israel,
And «his strength is in the skies.
35 ^O God, thou art ''terrible out
of thy holy places:
The God of Israel, he 'giveth
strength and power unto his
people.
' Blessed be God.
A Cry of Distress, and Imprecation on Adversaries.
For the Chief Musician ; set to ^ Shoshan-
nim. A Psalm ot David.
f\ Q Save me, O God ;
vJ 9J For " the waters are come
in unto my soul.
2 I sink in deep "mire, where
there is no standing :
I am come into deep waters,
where the ''floods overflow me.
3 I am " weary with my crying ;
my-throat is dried :
Mine ' eyes fail while I wait for
my God.
4 They " that hate me without a
cause are more than the hairs
of my head :
They that _ would cut me off,
* being mine enemies * wrong-
fully, are mighty :
1 Or, Be strong, 0 God, thou that hast &e.
2 Or, hnst wrought for us out of thy temple.
Unto Jerusalem &c.
3 Or, Every one submitting him,self with pieces
of silver
* Or, as otherwise read, Scatter thou
5 Heb. Cush. 7 That is, Lilies
6 Or, Terrible is Ood 8 Heb. falsely.
" Ps. 29. 11 ;
44. 4
b Is. 26. 12
<=P8. 45. 12;
72. 10 ; 1 K.
10. 10, 26 ;
2 Chr. 32.
23 ; Is. 18. 7
d Job 40. 21 ;
Ezek. 29. 3
« Ps. 22. 12
/Ps. 18. 14;
89. 10
« Is. 19. 19, 21
A Is. 45. 14 ;
Zepll. 3. 10
' Ps. 102. 22
*: Ps. 67. 4
'Ps. 18. 10;
104. 3 ;
Dt. 33. 26
™ Dt. 10. 14 ;
1 K. 8. 27
" Ps. 40. 6
" Ps. 29. 4
P Ps. 29. 1
1 Ps. 150. 1
>■ Ps. 47. 2 ;
66, 6 ; Dt.
7. 21 ; 10. 17
« Ps. 29. 11 ;
Is. 40. 29
« Ps. 66. 20 ;
2 Cor. 1. 3
" ver. 14, 15;
Ps. 32. 6 :
42. 7 ; Job
22. 11
"" Ps. 40. 2
^ Jon. 2. 3
y Ps. 6. 6
' Ps. 38. 10 ;
119.82, 123;
Dt. 28. 32 ;
Is. 38. 14
" Ps. 35. 19 ;
Jn. 15. 26
6 Ps. 35. 19 ;
38. 19 ; 59. 3
" Ps. 35. 11 ;
Jer. 15. 10
d Ps. 38. 5
" Ps. 44. 21
/2S. 12. 14
-' Jer. 15. 15
h Ps. 44. 15 ;
Is. 50. 6 ;
Jer. 51. 51
i Ps. 31. 11 ;
38. 11 ; Job
19. 13-15
iPs. 119. 139;
Jn. 2. 17
'Ps. 89. 41,
50; Kom.
15. 3
'" Ps. 35. 13
" Ps. 35. 13 ;
1 K. 20. 31
° Ps. 44. 14 ;
1 K. 9. 7 ;
Job 17. 6 ;
Jer. 24. 9
P Gen. 19. 1 ;
Ruth 4. 1
9 Job 30. 9
"" Ps. 3S. 6 ;
Is. 49. 8 ;
2 Cor. 6. 2
* Ps. 51. 1
' ver. 2
" Ps. 144. 7
" ver. 2
" Ps. 124. 4, 5
y Ps. 28. 1 ;
141. 7 ;
Num. 16. 33
' Ps. 63. 3 ;
109. 21
" Ps. 51. 1 ;
106. 45
i> Ps. 25. 16 ;
86. 16
" Ps. 27. 9 ;
102. 2 ;
577
'my
" That which I took not away I
have to restore.
5 O God, thou knowest
foolishness ;
And " my ^ sins are not hid from
thee.
6 Let not them that wait for thee
be -^put to shame through
me, O Lord Jehovah of
hosts :
Let not those that seek thee be
brought to dishonor through
me, O God of Israel.
7 Because ''for thy sake I have
borne reproach ;
'' Shame hath covered my face.
8 I am become a 'stranger unto
my bretliren,
And an alien unto my mother's
children.
9 For * the zeal of thy house hath
eaten me up ;
And 'the reproaches of them
that reproach thee are fallen
upon me.
10 When I wept, and '^chastened
my soul with fasting.
That was to my reproach.
11 When I made "sackcloth my
clothing,
I became "a byword unto them.
1 2 They that ^' sit in the gate talk
of me ;
And / am the 'song of the
drunkards.
13 But as for me,
unto thee, O
an acceptable time
O God, in the 'abundance of
thy lovingkindness,
Answer me in the truth of thy
salvation.
14 Deliver me out of the 'mire,
and let me not sink :
Let me be "delivered from
them that hate me, and out
of the "deep waters.
15 Let not the "^waterflood over-
whelm me.
Neither let the deep swallow
me up ;
And let not the *pit shut its
mouth upon me.
16 Answer me, O Jehovah; for
^ thy lovingkindness is good :
"According to the multitude
of thy tender mercies *turn
thou unto me.
17 And "hide not thy face from
thy servant ;
For I am "* in distress ; answer
me speedily.
143.7 rfPs. 31. 9; 66. 14
my prayer is
Jehovah, ''in
8 Heb. guiltinesses
69.18
PSALMS
71.4
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and
"redeem it:
* Ransom me because of mine
enemies.
19 Thou knowest my "reproach,
and my shame, and my dis-
honor :
Mine adversaries are all before
thee.
20 Reproach hath ''broken my
heart; and I am ^full of
heaviness :
And ' I looked for some to take
pity, but there was none ;
And for -^comforters, but I
found none.
21 They gave me also ^gall for my
food ;
And in my thirst they ''gave
me vinegar to drink.
22 Let 'their table before them
become a snare ;
And *when they are in peace,
let it become a trap.
23 Let their ' eyes be darkened, so
that they cannot see ;
And make their '" loins contin-
ually to shake.
24 "Pour out thine indignation
upon them,_
And let the fierceness of thine
anger overtake them.
25 Let their ""habitation be deso-
late ;
Let none dwell in their tents.
26 For they ^ persecute him whom
« thou hast smitten ;
And they tell of the ^sorrow
of those whom ''thou hast
wounded.
27 Add 'iniquity unto their in-
iquity ;
And let them not come into
*thy righteousness.
28 Let them be "blotted out of the
" book of * life.
And not be ''written with the
righteous.
29 But I am ■''poor and ® sorrow-
ful :
Let thy salvation, O God, ^ set
me up on high.
30 I will "praise tlie name of God
with a song.
And will 'magnify him with
" thanksgiving.
31 And it will ''please Jehovah
better than an ox.
Or a bullock that hath horns
and hoofs.
32 The "meek have seen it, and
are glad:
1 Or. snrc sick
2 Or, cncnmpmtnt
3 Or, pain
* Or, the living
5 Or, in pain
" Ps. 26. n ;
49. 15 ; 2 S.
4. 9
<> Ps. 119. 134
" Ps. 22. 6 ;
31. 11
<>■ Jer. 23. 9
" Ps. 142. 4
/Job 16. 2
" Dt. 29. 18
A Mt. 27. 34,
48 ; Mk. l.D.
23 ; Lk. 23.
36 ; Jn. 19.
2S-30
■ Rom. 11. 9,
10
* 1 Th. 5. 3
' Is. 6. 10
'" Dan. 6. 6
" Ps. 79. 6 ;
Jer. 10. 25 ;
Ezek. 20.
8 ; Hos. 5.
10
" Mt. 23. 38 ;
Lk. 13. 35 ;
Acts 1. 20
P 2 Chr. 2S.
9 ; Zech. 1.
15
t Is. 53. 4
'■ Ps. 109. 22
*Ps. 109. 14;
Neh. 4. f, ;
Rom. 1. 28
« Ps. 10.3. 17
" Ex. 32. 33 ;
Rev. 3. fi
" Phil. 4. 3 ;
Rev. 13. 8 ;
20. 15
^ Ps. 87. fi ;
Ezek. 13.
9; Lk. 10.
20; Heb.
12. 23
y Ps. 70. 5
^ Ps. 20. 1 ;
m. 1
° Ps. 28. 7
*" Ps. 34. 3
" Ps. 50. 14
rf Ps. .10. 13,
14; 51. 10
" Ps. 34. 2
/ Ps. 22. 26
» Ps. 12. 5
ft Ps. 68. 6
' Ps. 96. 11 ;
98. 7 ; 148.
1-13 ; Is.
44. 23 ; 49.
13
«-■ Ps. 46. 5 ;
51. 18
' Ps. 147. 2 ;
Is. 44. 2G
™ Obad. 17
" Ps. 25. 13 ;
102. 28
" Ps. 37. 29
P ver. 1-5 :
Ps. 40. 1.3-17
9 Ps.»141. 1
"■ ver. 1-3 :
Ps. 31. 1-3
' Ps. 90. 1 ;
91. 9 ; Dt.
33. 27
« Ps. 7. 6 ;
42. 8
" Ps. 18. 2
" Ps. 140. 1, 4
70
578
Ye that seek after God, •'let
your heart live.
33 For ''Jehovah heareth the
needy.
And "despiseth not his pris-
oners.
34 Let 'heaven and earth praise
him.
The seas, and everything that
moveth therein.
35 For God will *save Zion, and
' build the cities of Judah :
And they shall abide there, and
'" have it in posses.sion.
36 The "seed also of his servants
shall inherit it ;
And they that love his name
"shall dwell therein.
Prayer for Help against Persecutors.
For the Chief IMusician. A Psalm of
David ; 6 to bring to remembrance.
J'Make haste, O God, to
deliver me ;
Make haste to help me, O
Jehov^ah.
2 Let them be put to shame and
confounded
That seek after my soul :
Let them be turned backward
and brought to dishonor
That deliglit in my hurt.
3 Let them be turned back 'by
reason of their shame
That say. Aha, aha.
4 Let all those that seek thee
rejoice and be glad in thee ;
And let such as love thy salva-
tion say continually,
Let God be magnified.
5 But I am poor and needy ;
Make « haste unto me, O God :
Thou art mj^ help and my
deliverer ;
O Jehovah, make no tarrying.
Prayer of an OM Man for Deliverance.
n^'ln thee, O Jehovah, do I
take refuge :
Let me never be put to shame.
2 Deliver me in tliy righteous-
ness, and rescue me :
Bow down thine ear unto me,
and save me.
3 Be thou to me a rock of * habi-
tation, whereunto I may con-
tinually resort :
Thou hast given 'command-
ment to save me;
For thou art " my rock and my
fortress.
4 " Rescue me, O my God, out of
the hand of the wicked,
5 Or, to make memorial 7 Or, for a reivard oj
71.5
PSALMS
72.7
Out of the hand of the un-
righteous and cruel man.
5 For thou art my " hope, O Lord
Jehovah :
Thou art my * trust from my
youth.
6 By thee have I been "holden
up from the womb ;
Thou ^art he that ''took me
out of my mother's bowels :
My " praise shall be continually
of thee.
7 I am as a -^wonder unto many ;
But thou art 'J my strong refuge.
8 My ''mouth shall be filled with
thy praise,
And with Hhy honor all the day.
9 Cast me not off in the *time
of old age ;
Forsake me not when my
strength faileth.
10 For mine enemies speak con-
cerning me ;
And they that 'watch for my
soul ™ take counsel together,
11 Saying, "God hath forsaken
him :
Pursue and take him ; for there
is " none to deliver.
12 0 God, * be not far from me ;
0 my God, » make haste to help
me.
1 3 Let them be *■ put to shame and
consumed that are adversa-
ries to my soul ;
Let them be * covered with
reproach and dishonor that
'seek my hurt.
14 But I will " hope continually.
And will " praise thee yet more
and more.
15 My/ mouth shall tell of thy
righteousness,
And of ^ thy salvation all the
day;
For I ^know not the numbers
thereof.
16 I will come "with the "mighty
acts of the Lord Jehovah :
1 will ''make mention of thy
righteousness, even of thine
only.
17 O God, thou ''hast taught me
from my youth ;
And hitherto have I "* declared
thy wondrous works.
18 Yea, even "when I am ^old
and grayheaded, O God, for-
sake me not.
Until I have ■''declared ''thy
strength unto the next gen-
eration,
1 Or, hasi been my benefactor from &c.
2 Or, in the strength
s Heb. unto old age and gray hairs.
* Heb. thine arm.
°- Ps. 39. r ;
Jer. 14. 8 ;
17. 7, 13, 17 ;
60. 7
*■ Ps. 22. 9
■^ Ps. 22. 10 ;
Is. 46. 3
d Ps. 22. 9 ;
Job 10. 18
" Ps. 34. 1
/Is. 8. 18;
1 Cor. 4. 9
" Ps. 61. 3
'' Ps. 63. 5
« Ps. 96. 6 ;
104. 1
fc ver. 18 ; Ps.
92. 14 ; Is.
46. 4
' Ps. 56. 6
'" Ps. 31. 13;
83. 3 ; Mt.
27. 1
" Ps. 3. 2
" Ps. 7. 2
P Ps. 10. 1 ;
22. 11 ; 36.
22 ; 3S. 21
« Ps. 38. 22 ;
40. 13 ; 70. 6
'' Ps. 35. 4,
2G ; 40. 14
' Ps. 109. 29
« ver. 24 ;
Esth. 9. 2
" Ps. 130. 7
" ver. 8
^ Ps. 35. 28
y Ps. 96. 2
' Ps. 40. 5
°- Ps. 106. 2
I" Ps. 61. 14
' Dt. 4. 5 ;
6. 7
d Ps. 26. 7 ;
40. 5; 119.
27.
' ver. 9
/ Ps. 22. 31 ;
78. 4, 6
" Ps. 36. 6 ;
57. 10
ft Ps. 126. 2 ;
Lk. 1. 49
• Ps. 35. 10 ;
Dt. 3. 24
* Ps. 60. 3
' Pa. 80. 18 ;
85. 6; 119.
25 ; 138. 7 ;
Hos. 6. 2
"• Ps. 86. 13
" Ps. 18. 35
" Ps. 23. 4 ;
SO. 17 ; Is.
12. 1 ; 49. 13
J' Ps. 33. 2 ;
81. 2; 144.9
9 Ps. 33. 2 ;
147. 7
'■ Ps. 78. 41 ;
89. 18 : Is.
1. 4, &c.
»Ps. 5. 11;
32. 11 ; 132.
9, 16
< Ps. 34. 22 ;
.lo. 18; 103. 4
" Ps. 35. 28
" ver. 13
^ 1 Chr. 22. 13
V Ps. 24. 5
- la. 9. 7 ; 11.
2-5 ; 32. 1
" Ps. 82. 3
^ Is. 2. 4 ; 9.
6, 6 ; Mic.
4. 3. 4 ;
Zeeh. 9. 10
" Is. 11. 4
rf Ps. 89. 36, 37
' Dt. 32. 2 ;
2 S. 23. 4 ;
Hos. 6. 3
/ Ps. 65. 10
» Ps. 92. 12
579
Thy might to every one that
is to come.
19 Thy "righteousness also, O
God, is very high ;
Thou who hast ''done great
things,
O God, 'who is like unto thee*?
20 Thou, who hast * showed ^us
many and sore troubles,
Wilt ' quicken ® us again.
And wilt bring ®us up again
"•from the depths of the
earth.
21 Increase thou my " greatness,
And turn again and "comfort
me.
22 I will also praise thee with
the ^psaltery,
Even thy truth, O my God :
Unto thee will I sing praises
with the *harp,
O thou ''Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall "shout for joy
when I sing praises unto
thee ;
And my 'soul, which thou hast
redeemed.
24 My "tongue also shall talk of
thy rigiiteousness all the day
long;
For they are "put to shame,
for they are confounded,
that seek my hurt.
The Reign of tlic Righteous King.
A Psalm of Solomon.
^O Give the king ^thy judg-
1 ^ ments, O God,
And * thy righteousness unto
the king's son.
2 "He will ^ judge thy people
with righteousness.
And " thy poor with justice.
3 The mountains shall bring
* peace to the people.
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 He will ''judge the poor of the
people.
He will save the children of the
needy.
And will break in jiieces the
oppressor.
5 They shall fear thee '* while the
sun endureth,
And "so long as the moon,
throughout all generations.
6 He will come down *like rain
upon the mown grass.
As ■''showers that water the
earth.
7 In his days shall the * right.
eous flourish,
6 Another reading is, me.
« Or, Let him (and so throughout the Psalm)
7 Heb. before the moon.
72.8
PSALMS
73.11
And abundance of peace, till
the moon be no more.
8 He shall have dominion also
"from sea to sea,
And from the River unto the
ends of the earth.
9 They that * dwell in the wilder-
ness shall "^ bow before hirn ;
And his enemies shall '*lick
the dust.
10 The kings of ^Tarshish and
of the ■''isles shall render
tribute :
The kings of ^ Sheba and '' Seba
shall 'offer gifts.
1 1 Yea, all * kings shall fall down
before him ;
All ' nations shall serve him.
12 For he will ™ deliver the needy
when he crieth.
And the poor, ^ that hath no
helper.
1 3 He will have " pity on the
^poor and needy,
And the souls of the needy he
will save.
14 He will " redeern their soul
from ^oppi'ession and vio-
lence ;
And p precious will their blood
be in his sight :
1 5 And ■* they shall live ; and to
him shall be given of the
« gold of Sheba :
1 Or, and him that hath
2 Or, weak
3 Or, fraud
* Or, he
" Ex. 23. 31 ;
Zech. 9. 10
b Ps. 74. 14 ;
Is. 23. 13
"^ Ps. 22. 29
d Is. 49. 23 ;
MiC. 7. 17
* 2 Chr. 9.
21 ; Ps. 48.
7
/Ps. 97. 1;
Is. 42. 4,
10 ; Zepli.
2. 11
s* 1 K. 10. 1 ;
Job 6. 19 ;
Is. 60. 0
'• Gen. 10. 7 ;
Ib. 43. 3
i Ps. 45. 12 ;
08. 29
fc Ps. 138. 4 ;
Is. 49. 23
' Ps. 86. 9
"' ver. 4 ;
.Job 29. 12
" Prov. 19.
17 ; 28. 8
" Ps. G9. 18
V Ps. 110. l,"; ;
1 S. 26. 21
9 Is. 60. 6
*■ Ps. 104. IG
* Job 5. 2.5
< Ps. 135. 13 ;
Ex. 3. 15
" Ps. 89. 36
'" Gen. 12. 3 ;
22. 18
^ Lk. 1. 48
y Ps. 41. 13 ;
89. 52 ; 106.
48
' Ps. 77. 14 ;
86. 10 ; 136.
4 ; Ex. 15.
11 ; Job
5. 9
" Ps. 96. 8 ;
Nell. 9. 5
>> Num. 14. 21
" Ps. 41. 13
And men shall pray for him
continually ;
''They shall bless him all the
day long.
16 There shall be ^abundance of
grain in the ^ earth upon the
top of the mountains ;
The fruit thereof shall shake
like '■ Lebanon :
And they of the city shall
flourish like * grass of the
earth.
17 His *name shall endure for
ever;
His name shall ^ be continued
* " as long as the sun :
And men shall "be "blessed in
him ;
*A11 nations shall call him
happy.
18 2' Blessed be Jehovah God, the
God of Israel,
Who only ' doeth wondrous
things :
19 And blessed be his "glorious
name for ever;
And let the whole 'earth be
filled with his glory.
" Amen, and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse
are ended.
5 Or, a handful 8 Heb. before the sun.
<> Or, land * Or, bless themselves
7 Or, have issue
BOOK III
The End of the Wicked contrasted with that of the
Bighteoas.
A Psalm of Asaph.
to
^ O ^ Surely God is " good
1 O Israel,
£!ven to such as are *pure in
heart.
2 But as for me, '^my feet were
almost gone ;
My steps had well nigh slipped.
3 For I was '* envious at the ^ ar-
rogant.
When I saw the " prosperity of
the wicked.
4 For there are no pangs in their
death ;
But their strength is -^flrm.
5 They are «'not *in trouble as
other men ;
Neither are they '' plagued like
other men.
1 Or, Only pood is Ood 2 Or, fools
°' Heb. in the trouble of men.
" Ps. 86. 5
b Ps. 24. 4 ;
51. 10 ; Mt.
5. 8
'^ Ps. 94. 18
rf Ps. 37. 1 ;
Prov. 23. 17
" Ps. 37. 7 ;
Jer. 12. 1
/Ps. 10. 5
« ver. 12 ;
Job 21. 9
'' ver. 14
•Gen. 41. 42;
Prov. 1. 9
'' Ps. 109. 18
' Ps. 17. 10 ;
Job 16. 27
™ Ps. 1. 1
" Ps. 17. 10 ;
2 Pet. 2.
18; Jude
16
0 Ps. 23. 5
P Job 22. 13,
ref.
580
6 Therefore pride is as a •" chain
about their neck ;
Violence covereth them *as a
garment.
7 Their eyes stand out with ' fat-
ness :
""They have more than heart
could wish.
8 They '" scoff, and in wickedness
utter oppression :
They " speak ® loftily.
9 They have set their mouth " in
the heavens.
And their tongue walketh
through the earth.
10 Therefore "his people return
hither :
And watei's of a "full cup are
drained by them.
1 1 And they say, ^ How doth God
know 1
* Or, The imaginations of their heart overflow
5 Or, from, on high 6 Or, against
' Another reading is, tie will bring back his
people.
73.12
PSALMS
74c 9
And is there knowledge in the
Most Highl
12 Behold, " these are the wicked ;
And, being alway *at ease, they
increase in riches.
1 3 Surely " in vain have I cleansed
my heart,
And ''■ washed my hands in in-
nocency ;
14 For ''all the day long have I
been plagued.
And ^^cliastened every morn-
ing.
15 If I had said, I will speak
thus ;
Behold, I had dealt treacher-
ously with the "generation
of thy children.
1 6 When I '' thought how I might
know this.
It was " too painful for me ;
17 Until I went into the 'sanc-
tuary of God,
And considered their * latter
end.
18 Surely thou settest them in
'■ slippery places :
Thou castest them down to
^™ destruction.
1 9 How are they become a " deso-
lation in a moment !
They are utterly consumed
with "terrors.
20 As a ^di'eam when one awak-
eth.
So, O Lord, ^when thou 'awak-
est, thou wilt "■ despise their
image.
21 For my 'soul ^was grieved.
And I was 'pricked in my
" heart :
22 So " brutish '' was I, and igno-
rant;
I was as a " beast * before thee.
23 Nevertheless *I am continually
with thee :
Thou hast holden my right
hand.
24 Thou wilt 2' guide me with thy
counsel,
And afterward ' receive me ® to
glory.
25 "Whom have I in heaven but
thee 1
And there is none upon earth
that I desire " besides thee.
26 My 'flesh and my heart fail-
eth ;
But God is the "strength of
my heart and my "^ portion
for ever.
1 Hf>b. my cha'^tisement was.
2 Heb. la.l)or in mine eyes. ^ Heb ruins.
* Or. in the city * Heb. wa<; in a ferment.
6 Heb. reins. "! Or, am 8 Heb. wUh thee.
» Or, with 10 Or, with thee n Heb. rock.
" Ps. 49. 6 ;
52. 7
b Jar. 49. .31 ;
Ezek. 23.
42
" Job 21. 15 ;
34. 9 ; 36. 3
d Ps. 26. 6
" Ps. 38. 6
/Ps. 118. 18;
Job 33. 19
"Ps. 14.5
'' Eccl. 8. 17
i Ps. 27. 4 ;
77. 13
«-• Ps. 37. 38
' Ps. 35. 6
"' Ps. 35. 8 ;
36. 12
" Num. 16.
21 ; Is. 47.
11
" Job 18. U
J' Job 20. 8
« P.s. 78. 65
•■ 1 S. 2. 30
* Judg. 10. 16
i Acts 2. 37
" Ps. 49. 10 ;
92. 6
" Ps. 49. 20 ;
Job IS. 3 ;
Eccl. 3. 18
^ Ps. 16. 8
i/ Ps. 32. 8 ;
48. 14 ; Is.
68. 11
^ Ps. 49. 15 ;
Gen. 5. 24
" Ps. 16. 2
i> Ps. 38. 10 ;
40. 12 ; 84.
2; 119. 81
'^ Ps. 16. 5
rf Ps. 37. 20
" Ps. 106. 39 ;
Ex. 34. 15 ;
Num. 15.
39 ; Hos. 4.
12; 9. 1
/Ps. 65. 4;
Heb. 10.
22 ; Jag.
4.8
» Ps. 14. 6 ;
71. 7
* Ps. 40. 5 ;
107. 22 ;
ns. 17
' Ps. 44. 9 ;
77.7
k Ps. 18. 8 ;
89. 46 ; Dt.
29. 20
' Ps. 79. 13 ;
95. 7 ; 100. 3
™ Ex. 16. 16 ;
Dt. 32. 6
" Ps. 77. 15 ;
106. 10 ;
Ex. 15. 13 ;
Is. 63. 9
" Dt. 32. 9 ;
Is. 63. 17 ;
Jar. 10. 16;
51. 19
P Ps. 9. 11 ;
68. 16
9 Is. 61. 4
" Ps. 79. 1
' Lam. 2. 7
t Num. 2. 2
" ver. 9
" Jar. 46. 22
^ 1 K, 6. 18,
29. 32, 35
y 2 K. 25. 9
= Ps. 89. 39 ;
Lam. 2. 2
" Ps. 83. 4
^ Ps. 78. 43
" 1 S. 3. 1 ;
Lam. 2. 9 ;
Ezek. 7.
26; Amos
8. 11
581
27 For, lo, they that are far from
thee shall "* perish :
Thou hast destroyed all them
that ' play the harlot, depart-
ing from thee.
28 But it is good for me to-^c'xaw
near unto God :
I have made the Lord Jehovah
my •'' refuge.
That I may Hell of all thy
works.
A Complaint over tlu Devastation of the Ifnid by
tJie Eueuiy.
Maschil of Asaj)h.
^ A O God, why hast thou 'cast
f T! us off for ever 1
Why doth thine anger * smoke
against the 'sheep of thy
pasture 1
2 Remember thy congregation,.
which thou hast '"gotten of
old.
Which thou hast " redeemed to
be the "tribe of thine in-
heritance ;
And mount ^Zion, wherein
thou hast dwelt.
3 Lift up thy feet unto the * per-
petual ruins,
^"All the '"evil that the enemy
hath done in the sanctuary.
4 Thine adversaries have 'roared
in the midst of thine assem-
bly;
They have set up their * ensigns
"for signs.
5 They ^^ seemed as men that
lifted up
"Axes upon a thicket of trees.
6 And now all the ^ carved work
thereof
They break down with hatchet
and hammers.
7 They have 2' set thy sanctuary
on fire ;
They have ''profaned the dwell-
ing-place of thy name bi/
casting it to the ground.
8 They "said in their heart, Let
us make havoc of them alto-
gether :
They have burned up all
^''synagogues of God in
land.
9 We see not our * signs :
There is " no more
IH'ophet ;
Neither is there among us any
that knoweth "* how long.
d Ps. 3 ; 79. 6 ; 80. 4, &c.
the
the
any
12 Or, The enemy hath wrought all evil
13 Or, made themselves known
I* Or, places cf assembly
74.10
PSALMS
76.3
10 How long, O God, shall the
adversary " reproach 1
Shall the enemy * blaspheme
thy name for everl
11 Why ''drawest thou back thy
hand, even thy right hand?
Pluck it out of thy bosom and
^ consume them.
12 Yet God is ^my King of old.
Working salvation in the midst
of the earth.
13 Thou didst ^^ divide the sea by
thy strength :
Thou " brakest the heads of the
'' sea-monstei's in the waters.
14 Thou brakest the heads of
' leviathan in pieces ;
Thou gavest him to be food to
the people * inhabiting the
wilderness.
15 Thou didst 'cleave fountain and
flood :
Thou '"driedst up "mighty
rivers.
1 6 The day is thine, the night also
is thine :
Thou hast "prepared the ^ light
and the sun.
17 Thou hast "set all the borders
of the earth:
Thou hast made ^summer and
wintei'.
18 Remember this, that the enemy
Miath ''reproached, O Jeho-
vah,
And that a *■ foolish people hath
blasphemed thy name.
19 Oh deliver not ^the soul of thy
'turtle-dove unto the wild
beast :
'Forget not the "^life of thy
poor for ever.
20 Have respect unto the "cove-
nant ;
For the "dark places of the
' earth are full of the habita-
tions of violence.
21 Oh let not the •'oppressed re-
turn ashamed :
Let the ^poor and needy praise
thy name.
22 Arise, O God, 'plead thine own
cause :
Remember how the "foolish man
reproacheth thee all the day.
23 Forget not the voice of thine
* adversaries :
The "tumult of those that rise
up against thee ^ascendeth
continually.
1 Heb. hrenk up. * Or, ever-flowing
8 Heb. luminary.
* Or, hath reproached Jehovah
s Or, ihy turtle-dove unto the greedy multitud:;
6 Or. multitude ? Or, land
■ Or. whkh ascendeth
" Ps. 44. Hi ;
79. 12 ; sa.
61
* Lev. 24. II)
"^ Lam. 2. :s
d Ps. 69. 13
' Ps. 44. 4
/ Ps. 78. 13 ;
Ex. 14. 21
" Is. 61. 9
A Ps. 148. 7 ;
Jer. 51. 31
■ Ps. 104. 20 ;
.Job 41. 1
*: Ps. 72. 9
' Ps. 78. 15 ;
105. 41 ;
114. 8; Ex.
17. 5,6;
Num. 20.
11 , Is. 48.
21
"^ Ps. 114. 3 ;
Ex. 14. 21,
22 ; Josh.
2. 10 ; 3. 13
" Ps. 104. U) ;
136. 7, 8 ;
Gen. 1. Il-
ls
° Dt. 32. 8 ;
Acts 17. 20
P Ps. 147. 16-
18
9 ver. 10
"" Ps. 39. 8 ;
Dt. 32. 6
' S. S. 2. 14
« Ps. 9. IS
" Ps. 106. 4.) ;
Gen. 17. 7
" Ps. 88. 6 ;
143. 3
^ Ps. 103. 6
y Ps. 35. 10 ;
Is. 41. 17
' Ps. 43. 1 ;
Is. 3. 13 ;
43. 20 ;
Ezek. 20.
36
" ver. 18
* ver. 10
' Ps. 65. 7
d Ps. 79. 13
" Ps. 145. 18
/ Ps. 26. 7 ;
44. 1 ; 71.
17
^' Ps. 102. 13
'' Ps. 9. 8 ; 67.
4; Is. 11. 4
« Ps. 46. 6 ;
Is. 24. 19
«•• 1 S. 2. 8
' Zeoh. 1. 21
'" Ps. 94. 4 ;
1 S. 2. 3
" Ps. 3. 3 ;
113. 7
" Ps. 50. G
P Ps. 147. 6 ;
1 S. 2. 7 ;
Ban. 2. 21
9Ps. 11. fi;
60. 3 ; Job
21. 20; Jer.
25. 15
»■ Prov. 23. 30
' Obad. 16
t Ps. 22. 22 ;
40. 10
" Jer. 48. 26
" Ps. 89. 17 ;
92. 10 ; 148.
14 ; 1 S. 2. 1
"^ Ps. 48. 3
V Ps. 99. 3
^ Gen. 14. IS
" Ps. 27. 5 :
Lam. 2. 6
6 Ps. 9. 11 ;
132. 13 ;
1.3.5. 21
' Ps. 46. 9
682
(i)i abases the Proad, bat e.xalts the Righteoas.
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tash-
heth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
^ pf We ''give thanks unto
1 O thee, O God;
We give thanks, *for thy name
is "near :
Men -^tell of thy wondrous
works.
2 When I shall " find the ^ set
time,
I will /'judge uprightly.
3 ''The 'earth and all the inhab-
itants thereof are dissolved :
I have '-set up the * pillars of
it. [Selah
4 I said unto the " arrogant. Deal
not arrogantly ;
And to the wicked, 'Lift not up
the horn :
5 Lift not up your horn on high ;
'"Speak not "with a stifFneck.
6 For neither from the east, nor
from the west,
Nor yet '^from the ""'south.
Cometh " lifting up.
7 But "God is the judge:
He ^pvitteth down one, and
lifteth up another.
8 For in the hand of Jehovah
there is a *cup, and the wine
'' foameth ;
It is full of ''mixture, and he
poureth out of the same :
Surely the dregs thereof, all
the wicked of the earth shall
drain them, and Mrink them.
9 But I will 'declare for ever,
I will sing praises to the God
of Jacob.
10 All the "horns of the wicked
also will I cut off;
But "the horns of the right-
eous shall be lifted up.
The Victorious Power of the God of Jacob.
For the Chief Musician ; on stringed in-
struments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
'T /Z* In Judah is God ^ known :
1 vJ His name is ''great in
Israel.
2 In 'Salem also is his '*" taber-
nacle.
And his '** * dwelling-place in
Zion.
3 There he "^ brake the -"arrows
of the bow;
9 Or, for that thy name is near Thyivnndrous
works declare i" Heb. take.
11 Or. When the earth . . . I setuv
12 Heb. proportioned. i^ Or, fools
n Or, insolently with a haughty neck
15 Or, from the wildernesso.r "mountains cometh
judgment i* Heb. vnlderness.
n Or, is red is Or, covert i* Or, lair
-" Or, yii'rj/ shafts Or, lightnings
76,4
PSALMS
77.19
The shield, and the sword, and
the battle. [Selah
4 Glorious art thou and excel-
lent,
' From the mountains of prey.
5 The "stouthearted are made a
spoil.
They have slept their sleep ;
And none of the men of might
have found their hands.
, 6 At thy "rebuke, O God of
Jacob,
Both ''chariot and horse are
cast into a dead sleep.
7 Thou, even thou, art ''to be
feared ;
And " who may stand in thy
sight when once thou art
angry 1
8 Thou didst cause sentence to
be heard from heaven ;
The earth •'^ feared, and was
still,
9 When God ''arose to judgment.
To save all the meek of the
earth. [Sclah
10 Surely the * wrath of man shall
praise thee :
The residue of wrath shalt thou
•^gird upon thee.
1 1 Vow, and ' pay unto Jehovah
your God :
Let all that are round about
him * bring presents unto
him that ought to be feared.
12 He will cut off the spirit of
princes :
He is ' terrible to the kings of
the earth.
Comfort ill Tronlile from recaHing God's tlighty
Deeds.
For the Chief Musician ; "» after the man-
ner of Jeduthim. A Fsalm of Asaph.
^'T I will "cry unto God with
1 I my voice.
Even unto God with my voice ;
and he will give ear unto me.
2 In the "day of my trouble I
sought the Lord :
My ''hand was stretched out 'in
the night, and slacked not ;
My soul 'refused to be com-
forted.
3 I remember God, and am 'dis-
quieted:
I 'complain, and "my spirit ^is
overwhelmed. [Selah
4 Thou boldest mine eyes watch-
ing :
I am so troubled that I " cannot
speak.
1 Or, More than ' 2 Qr, restrain
3 Or, fainteth
20
<* Is. 10. 12 ;
46. 12
b Ps. 80. 16
" Ps. 78. 53 ;
Ex. 16. 1,
21
d Ps. 89. 7 ;
96. 4;
1 Chr. 16. 26
' Ps. vso. 3 ;
Ezr. 9. 16 ;
Nah. 1. 6 ;
Mai. 3. 2 ;
Rev. 6. 17
/ Ps. 33. 8 ;
I Chr. 16. 30
" Ps. 74. 22 ;
82. 8
ft Ex. 9. 16 ;
Rom. 9. 17
' Ps. 60. 14
«•• Ps. 68. 29
' Ps. 47. 2
'"■ Ps. 62.
title
" Ps. 3. 4 ;
142. 1
" Ps. 50. 15 ;
86. 7
P Ps. 88. 9 ;
•Job 11. 13
9 Ps. 63. 6 ;
Is. 26. 9
'' Gen. 37. 35
* Ps. 42. 6,
II ; 43.6
t Ps. 65. 2 ;
142. 2
" Ps. 61. 2 ;
143. 4
" Ps. 39. 9
"^ Ps. 44. 1 ;
143. 5 ;
Dt. 32. 7 ;
Is. 61. 9
" Ps. 42. 8
^ Ps. 4. 4
" Ps. 44. 9,
ref.
I> Ps. 85. 1. 6
"= Ps. 89. 40
d 2 Pet. 3. 9
" Is. 49. 15
/ Ps. 26. 6 ;
40. 11 ; 61. 1
^ Ps. 31. 22 ;
73. 16
h Ps. 44. 2, 3
' Ps. 105. 6 ;
143. 6
k Ps. 145. 5
' Ps. 63. 2 ;
73. 17
'" Ps. 71, 19 ;
86. 8 ; Ex.
15. 11
" Ps. 72. 18
" Ps. 106. 8
P Ps. 74. 2 ;
78. 42 ; Ex.
6. 6 ; Dt.
9. 29
1 Ps. 80. 1
"■Ps. 114. 3;
Ex. 14. 21 ;
Hab. 3. 8, 10
' Jud.g. 6. 4
t Ps. 68. 33
" Ps. 18. 14
" Ps. 18. 13 ;
104. 7
== Ps. 97. 4
y Ps. 18. 7 ;
Judg. 6, 4
*Is. 51. 10;
Hab. 3. 15
683
5 I have considered the "" days of
old,
The years of ancient times.
6 1 call to remembrance my *'song
in the night :
I -commune with mine own
heart ;
And my spirit maketh diligent
search.
7 Will the Lord "cast off for
ever '?
And will he be * favorable no
more 1
8 Is his " lovingkindness clean
gone for ever ?
Doth his ■* promise fail for ever-
more '?
9 Hath God " forgotten to be gra-
cious 1
Hath he in anger shut up his
''tender mercies'? _ [Selah
10 And I said, ^^This is my in-
firmity ;
Bat I vjill remeviher the years
of the ''right hand of the
Most High.
11 I will make mention of the
' deeds of ^ Jehovah ;
For I will 'remember thy won-
ders of old.
12 1 will * meditate also upon all
thy work.
And muse on thy doings.
13 Thy way, O God, is «in the
' sanctuary :
'"Who is a great god like unto
God'?
14 Thou art the "God that doest
wondei's :
Thou hast "made known thy
strength among the peoples.
15 Thou hast with thine arm ^re-
deemed thy people.
The sons of Jacob and ''Joseph.
[Selah
16 The ''waters saw thee, O God ;
The waters saw thee, they '' were
afraid :
The depths also trembled.
17 The "clouds poured out water;
The skies ' sent out a sound :
Thine "arrows also went abroad.
18 The "voice of thy thunder was
in the whirlwind ;
The ^lightnings lightened the
world :
The "earth trembled and shook.
19 Thy ^way was in the sea,
And thy paths in the great
waters,
And thy footsteps were not
known.
4 Or, This is my grief. That the right hand of
the Most High doth change '"
6 Or, in holiness
6 Heb. Jah.
7 Or, were in pain
77.20
PSALMS
78.26
20 Thou " leddest thy people like a
flock,
By the hand of * Moses and
Aaron.
God's Gaidaoce of his People in spite of their Un-
faithfulness.
Maschil of Asaph.
^7 5^ " ^^^^ ^^^' ^ °^y people, to
f O my ^ law :
"* Incline your ears to the words
of my mouth.
2 1 will "open my mouth in a
parable ;
I will utter -^dark sayings of
old,
3 Which we have heard and
known.
And *our fathers have told us.
4 We will ''not hide them from
their children.
Telling to the /' generation to
come the praises of Jehovah,
And his strength, and his * won-
drous works that he hath
done.
5 For he established a ' testimony
in Jacob,
And appointed a "law in Israel,
Which he "commanded our
fathers.
That they should "make them
known to their children ;
6 That the generation to come
might know them, even ^ the
children that should be born ;
Who should arise and * tell
them to their children,
7 That they might set their hope
in God,
And '"not forget the works of
God,
But * keep his commandments,
8 And might 'not be as their
fathers,
A " stubborn and rebellious gen-
eration,
A generation ^that "set not
their heart aright,
And whose spirit was not "" sted-
fast with God.
9 The children of Ephraim, being
"armed and carrying bows,
* Turned back in the day of
battle.
10 They "kept not the covenant of
God,
And refused to *walk in his
law ;
11 And they ''forgat his doings,
And his wondrous works that
he had showed them.
• Or, teaching
'^ Or, that prepared not their heart
"■ Ps. 78. fi2 ;
80. 1 ; Ex.
13. 21; 14.
19 ; Is. 63.
11-13
ft Ps. 106. 26 ;
Ex. 6. 26
<^ Is. .51. 4
d Is. 65. 3
" Ps. 49. 4 ;
Mt. 13. 35
/Prov. 1. 6
■' Ps. 44. 1
ft Ps. 145. 4 ;
Ex. 12. 26 ;
Dt. 11. 19 ;
Job 15. 18 ;
Is. 38. 19 ;
Joel 1. 3
* Ps. 22. 30
* Ps. 26. 7 ;
71. 17 ; Job
37. 16
' Ps. 19. 7 ;
SI. 6; Is. 8.
20
'" Ps. 147. 19
" Dt. 6. 4-9
" Dt. 4. 9
'' Ps. 22. 31
'' Dt. 11. 19
"" Dt. 4. 9 ;
6. 12 ; 8. 14
» Dt. 4. 2 ; 6.
1, 29 ; 27. I ;
Josh. 22. 5
t 2 Chr. 30.
7; Ezek.
20. 18
" Dt. 9. 7,
24 ; 31. 27 ;
Juclg. 2. 19;
Is. 30. 9
^ ver. 37 ;
Job 11. 13
* Ps. 61. 10
(marg.)
y 1 Chr. 12. 2
~ ver. 57 ;
Judg.20. 39
" Judg. 2. 20;
1 K. 11. 11 ;
2 K. 18. 12
>> Ps. 119. 1 ;
Jer. 32. 23 ;
44. 10, 23
' Ps. 106. 13
d Ps. 106. 22 ;
Ex. 7-12
' ver. 43 ;
Num. 13.
22 ; Is. 19.
11 ; 30. 4;
Ezek. 30. 14
/ Ps. 74. 13 ;
136. 13 ;
Ex. 14. 21
'■' Ps. 33. 7 ;
Ex. 15. 8
ft Ps. 105. 39 ;
Ex. 13. 21
'■ Ex. 14. 24
* Ps. 106. 41 ;
114. 8; Ex.
17. 6 ; Is.
48. 21 ;
1 Cor. 10. 4
' Num. 20. 8,
10, 11
"* Dt. 9. 22 ;
Is. 63. 10
" ver. 41, 56 ;
Ps. 95. 9 ;
106. 14 ;
Dt. 6. 16 ;
1 Cor. 10. 9
" Num. 11. 4
P Ex. 16. 3 ;
Num. 11.4;
20. 3 ; 21. 5
« ver. 15, 16
"■ Num. 11. 18
' Num. 11. 1
« Dt. 1. 32 ;
9. 23 ; Heb.
3. 18
584
12 •* Marvellous things did he in
the sight of their fathers,
In the land of Egypt, in the
" field of Zoan.
13 He -^ clave the sea, and caused
them to pass through ;
And he made the waters to
stand ''as a heap.
14 In the ''day-time also he led
them with a cloud.
And all the night with a 'light,
of fire.
15 He * clave rocks in the wilder-
ness,
And gave them drink abun-
dantly as out of the depths.
16 He ' brought streams also out of
the rock,
And caused waters to run down
like rivers.
17 Yet went they on still to sin
against him.
To "'rebel against the Most
High in ^ the desert.
18 And they "tempted God in
their heart
By asking "food * according to
their desire.
1 9 Yea, they spake against God ;
They ,said, ^ Can God prepare a
table in the wilderness 1
20 Behold, he 'smote the rock, so
that waters gushed out,
And streams overflowed ;
Can he give bread also ?
Will he provide ''flesh for his
peopled
21 Therefore Jehovah heard, and
was *' wroth ;
And a fire was kindled against
Jacob,
And anger also went up against
Israel ;
22 Because they 'believed not in
God,
And trusted not in his salva-
tion.
23 Yet he commanded the skies
above.
And " opened the doors of
heaven ;
24 And he "rained down manna
upon them to eat,
Ancf gave them ^'^food from
heaven.
25 * Man did eat the bread of the
mighty :
He sent them food "to the full.
26 He ''^caused the east wind to
blow in the heavens ;
" Gen. 7. 11 ; Mai. 3. 10 " Ex. 16. 4 '^ Ps. 105. 40;
Jn. 6. 31 " Ex. 16. 3 ' Num. 11. 31
3 Or, a dry land < Or, /^c themselves
5 Heb. (train. « Or, Every one
' Heb. led forth the east wi7id.
78.27
PSALMS
78.56
And by his power he guided
the south wind.
27 He rained flesh also upon them
as the dust,
And " winged birds as the sand
of the seas :
28 And he let it fall in the midst
of their camp,
Round about tneir habitations.
29 So they did * eat, and were well
filled ;
And he gave them their own
desire.
30 They were not estranged from
that which they desired,
Their food was yet in their
mouths,
31 When the ''anger of God went
up against them.
And slew of the ''fattest of them.
And smote down the young
men of Israel.
32 For all this they ^sinned still.
And -^believed not in his won-
drous works.
33 Therefore » their days did he
consume in vanity.
And their years in terror.
34 When he slew them, then they
'' inquired after him ;
And tney returned and sought
God 'earnestly.
35 And they remembered that God
was their *rock,
And the Most High God their
' redeemer.
36 But they "'flattered him with
their mouth,
And " lied unto him with their
tongue.
37 For their heart was not ^ " right
with him.
Neither were they faithful in
his covenant.
38 But he, being ^merciful, * for-
gave their iniquity, and de-
stroyed thevi not :
Yea, many a time turned he
his anger away,
And did not stir up all his
wrath.
39 And •■ he remembered that they
were but ' flesh,
A 'wind that passeth away,
and Cometh not again.
40 How oft did they " rebel against
him in the wilderness.
And "grieve him in the ^desert !
41 And they turned again and
^tempted God,
And ^ provoked the " Holy One
of Israel.
42 They "remembered not *his
hand,
1 Or, sUdfast
2 Or, limited
° Ps. 105. 40 ;
Ex. 16. 13
b Num. 11.
19, 20
" Num. 11.
33, 34 : Job
20. 23
d Is. 10. 16
^Num. 14..
10., and 17.
/Num. 14.
11
" Num. 14.
29, 35
'i Num. 21. 7 ;
Hos. 5. 15
' Ps. 63. 1
* Dt. 32. 4
' Ps. 74. 2 ;
Ex. 15. 13 ;
Dt. 9. 26
™ Ex. 24. 7,
8; Ezek.
33. 31
" Ex. 32. 7, 8 ;
Is. 57. 11
" ver. 8 ; Ps.
61. 10
P Ex. 34. 6
9 Num. 14.
20
•■ Ps. 103. 14 ;
Job 10. 9
' Gen. 6. 3
« Job 7. 7 ;
Ps. 103. 14 ;
Jas. 4. 14
" Ps. 106. 43 ;
107. 11
" Ps. 95. 10 ;
Is. 63. 10 ;
Eph. 4. 30
^ Ps. 106. 14
y Num. 14.
22
' Ps. 89. 18 ;
211. 19. 22
" Judg. 8. 34
6 Ps. 44. 3
" Ps. 106. 10
rf Ps. 105. 27
« Ex. 4. 21 ;
7. 3
/ Ps. 105. 29
y Ps. 105. 31 ;
Ex. 8. 24
ti- Ps. 105. 30 ;
Ex. 8. 6
' Ps. 105. 34 ;
1 K. 8. 37
* Ex. 10. 14
' Ps. 105. 32 ;
Ex. 9. 23
"' Ex. 9. 19
" Ex. 15. 7
" Job 27. 22
P Ex. 12. 29,
30
9 Ps. 105. 36 ;
135. 8; 130.
10
"■ Gen. 49. 3
' Ps. 105. 23,
27 ; 106. 22
< Ex. 15. 22
" Ps. 77. 20
" Ex. 14. 19,
20
^ Ps. 106. 11 ;
Ex. 14. 27,
28
y Ex. 15. 17
' Ps. 68. 16 ;
Is. 11. 9
" Ps. 44. 2
b Ps. 105. 11 ;
135. 12 ;
Josh. 23. 4
<^ ver. 18
d ver. 40
585
Nor the day when he '^ redeemed
them from the adversary ;
43 How he set his ''signs in Egypt,
And his "wonders in the field
of Zoan,
44 And -^turned their rivers into
blood,
And their streams, so that they
could not drink,
45 He sent among them swarms of
'J flies, which devoured them ;
And ''fi-ogs, which destroyed
them.
4G He gave also their increase unto
the ' caterpillar,
And their labor unto the * lo-
cust.
47 He * destroyed their vines with
'hail.
And their sycomore-trees with
* frost.
48 He gave over their "* cattle also
to the hail,
And their flocks to hot thunder-
bolts.
49 He "cast upon them the fierce-
ness of his anger,
Wrath, and indignation, and
trouble,
^ A band of angels of evil.
50 He "^made a path for his anger ;
He " spared not their soul from
death.
But *gave ''their life over to
the pestilence,
51 And 'smote all the first-born in
Egypt,
The ** '" chief of their strength in
the tents of *Ham.
52 But he/ led forth his own peo-
ple like sheep,
And guided them in the wilder-
ness "like a flock.
53 And he led them 'safely, so
that they feai'ed not ;
But ^ the sea overwhelmed
their enemies.
54 And y he brought them to ^ the
border of his sanctuary.
To this ^"^ mountain, which his
right hand had gotten.
55 He "drove out the nations also
before them.
And ''allotted them for an in-
heritance by line.
And made the tribes of Israel
to dwell in their tents.
56 Yet they "tempted and ''re-
belled against the Most
High God,
And kept not his testimonies ;
s Heb. killed. * Or, great hailstones
5 Heb. A sending. « Heb. levelled.
7 Or, their beasts to the mvrrain
8 Heb. beginning. See Dt. 21. 17.
9 Or, his holy border i" Or, mountain land
78.57
PSALMS
79.11
57 But turned back, and "dealt
treacherously like their fa-
thers :
They were turned aside like a
deceitful bow.
58 For they * provoked him to an-
ger with their "high places,
And ''moved him to jealousy
with their * graven images.
59 When God heard this, he was
•'^ wroth,
And greatly ^ abhorred Israel ;
60 Ho that he ''forsook the taber-
nacle of Shiloh,
The tent which he placed
among men:
61 And delivered his 'strength
into captivity.
And his glorv * into the adver-
sary's hand.
62 He 'gave his people over also
unto the sword.
And was wroth with his inheri-
tance.
63 ™rire devoured their young
men ;
And their " virgins had no mar-
riage-song.
64 Their "priests fell by the sword;
And their /'widows made no
lamentation.
65 Then the Lord * awaked as one
out of sleep,
Like a *■ mighty man that shout-
eth by reason of wine.
66 And he * smote his adversaries
backward :
He put them to a perpetual
reproach.
67 Moreover he 'refused the tent
of Joseph,
And chose not the tribe of
Ephraim,
68 But chose the ti'ibe of Judah,
The mount "Zion which he
loved.
69 And he "built his sanctuary
like the heights.
Like the earth which he hath
established for ever.
70 He "^ chose David also his ser-
vant,
And took him from the sheep-
folds :
7 1 From " following the ewes that
* have their young he brought
him,
To be the "shepherd of Jacob
his people, and Israel *his
inheritance.
72 So he was their shepherd ac-
cording to the "^ integrity of
his heart,
And guided them by the skil-
fulness of his hands.
" Ezek. 20. 28
0 Dt. 4. 26 ;
1 K. 14. 9 ;
Is. 65. 3,
&c.
' Lev. 26. 30 ;
1 K. 3. 2 ;
2 K. 16. 4 ;
Jer. 17. 3,
&c
d Dt! 32. 16,
21 ; 1 K.
14. 22
" Ex. 20. 4 ;
Lev. 26. 1 ;
Bt. 4. 25,
&c
/Ps.'l06. 40;
Dt. 1. 34 ;
9. 19
" Lev. 26. 30 ;
Dt. 32. 19 ;
Am. 6. 8
A ver. 67 ;
1 S. 4. 11;
Jer. 7. 12,
14 ; 26. 6
i Ps. 63. 2 ;
132. 8
fc 1 S. 4. 17
' Judg. 20.
21 ; 1 S. 4.
10
"■Num. 11.
1 ; 21. 28 ;
Is. 26. 11 ;
Jer. 48. 45
« Jer. 7. 34 ;
16. 9;
Lam. 2. 21
" 1 S. 4. 17 ;
22. 18
P Job 27. 15 ;
Ezek. 24.
23
1 Ps. 44. 23 ;
73. 20
'• Is. 42. 13
• 1 S. 5. 6
' ver. 60
" Ps. 87. 2 ;
132. 13
" 1 K. 6. 1-38
=" 1 S. 16. 12
y 2 S. 7. 8
' Gen. 33. 13
" 2 S. 5. 2 ;
iChr. II.
2 ; Ps. 28. 9
b 1 S. 10. 1
' 1 K. y. 4
d Lam. 1. 10
' Ps. 74. 2
/ Ps. 74. 3, 7
" 2 K. 2.>. 9,
10 ; Jer. 2U.
IS ; Mic. 3.
12
A Dt. 28. 26 ;
Jer. 7. 33 ;
16. 4 , 19.
7 ; 34. 20
> Jer. 14. 16 ;
16. 4
* Ps. 44. 13 ;
80. 6 ; Dan.
9. 16
' Ps. 13. 1 ;
74. 1, 10;
85. 5 ; 89. 46
"" Dt. 29. 20 ;
Ezsk. 36.
fi ; 38. 19
" Ps. 89. 46
° Ps. 69. 24 ;
Ezek. 21.
31 ; Zeph.
P iTh. 4. 5 ;
2 Th. 1. 8
9 Ps. 14. 4 ;
53. 4
"■ Ps. 63. 4
' 2 Chr. 36.
19 ; Jer.
39. 8
586
A Lament over the Destruction of Jernsalem, and
Prayer for Help.
A Psalm of Asaph.
"* nations are
thine inheri-
'TQ O God, the
1 XJ come into
tance ;
Thy -^holy temple have they
defiled ;
They have ^laid Jerusalem in
heaps.
2 The ''dead bodies of thy ser-
vants have they given to be
food unto the birds of the
heavens,
The flesh of thy saints unto the
beasts of the earth.
3 Their blood have they shed like
water round about Jeru-
salem ;
And there was 'none to bury
them.
4 We are become a * reproach to
our neighbors,
A scoffing and derision to them
that are round about us.
5 ' How long, O .Jehovah 1 wilt
thou be angry for ever?
Shall thy '"jealousy " burn like
fire?
6 "Pour out thy wrath upon the
nations that ^ know tnee not.
And upon the kingdoms that
*call not upon thy name.
7 For they have ''devoured Ja-
cob,
And *laid waste his Miabitation.
8 'Remember not against us the
iniquities of our forefathers :
Let thy tender mercies speedily
" meet us ;
For we are "brought very low.
9 •'^Help us, O God of our salva-
tion, for the glory of " thy
name ;
And deliver us, and ^^ forgive
our sins, for thy name's
sake.
10 "Wherefore should the nations
say. Where is their God 1
Let the ''avenging of the blood
of thy servants which is shed
Be known among the nations
in our sight.
1 1 Let "the sighing of the prisoner
come before thee :
According to the greatness of
^thy power preserve thou
* those that are " appointed to
death ;
« Ps. 106. 6 ; Is. 64. 9 "Ps. 21.3 " Ps. 116. 6 ; 142. 6
^ 2 Chr. 14. 11 !' Ps, .'^l. 3 - Ex. 32. 3'.! : 34. 9 ; I K.
8. 34 ; Dan. 9. 19 "■ Ps. 115. 2 * Ps. 94. 1, 2 " Ps.
102. 20
1 Or, pasture
2 Or, expiate
3 Heb. thine arm.
* Heb. the children of death.
79.12
PSALMS
81.6
80
12 And render unto our neighbors
" sevenfold * into their bosom
Their "reproach, wherewith they
have reproached thee, O
Lord.
13 So we thy people and ''sheep of
thy pasture
Will ''give thee thanks forever:
We will •''show forth thy praise
to all generations.
Cod implored to rescue his People from their Calami-
ties.
For the Chief Musician ; set to i Shoshan-
nini Ediith. A Psalm of Asaph.
Give ear, O ^Shepherd of
Israel,
Thou that leadest ^ Joseph like
a flock ;
Thou that ^^sittest above the
cherubim, shine forth.
2 Before * Ephraim and Benjamin
and Manas'seh, 'stir up thy
might,
And come to save us.
3 ^"'Turn us again, O God ;
And "cause thy face to shine,
and we shall be saved.
4 0° Jehovah God of hosts,
^ How long ■* wilt thou be angry
against the prayer of thy peo-
ple?
5 Thou hast fed them with the
* bread of tears.
And given them tears to drink
in large measui'e.
6 Thou makest us a strife ""unto
our neighbors ;
And our enemies laugh among
themselves.
7 ^Turn us again, O God of hosts ;
And cause thy face to shine,
and we shall be saved.
8 Thou broughtest a ' vine out of
Egypt :
Thou didst 'drive out the na-
tions, and " plan ted st it.
9 Thou "preparedst 7'oom before
it.
And it *took deep root, and
filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered
with the shadow of it,
And ^ the '■> boughs thereof were
like ® cedars of God.
11 It sent out its branches ^unto
the sea.
And its shoots unto the River.
1 That is, Lilies, a testimony.
* Or, art enthroned 3 Or, Restore
* Heb. wilt thou smoke. See Ps. 74. 1.
* Or, the cedars o,f God with the bougtis thereof
* Or, goodly cedars
" Gen. 4. 1ft ;
Lev. 26. 21,
28 ; Ps. 12.
6 ; 119. 104 ;
Prov. 6. 31 ;
24. 16; Is.
30. 26
l> Ps. 35. 13 ;
Is. 66. 6, 7 ;
Jer. 32. 18 ;
Lk. 6. 38
' Ps. 74. 10,
22
d Ps. 74. 1 ;
95. 7 ; UX). 3
« Ps. 44. 8
/ Ps. 89. 1 ;
Is. 43. 21
0 Ps. 23. 1,
ref.
'' Ps. 77. 15 ;
78. 67 ; Am.
5. 15
■ Ps. 99. 1 ;
Ex. 25. 22 ;
1 S. 4. 4 ;
2 S. 6. 2
* Num. 2. 18-
24
' Ps. 36. 23
"' ver. 7, 19 ;
Ps. 60. 1 ;
85. 4; 126. 1;
Lam. 5. 21
" Ps. 31. 16 ;
Num. 6. 25
<" Ps. 69. 6 ;
84. 8
P Ps. 79. 6 ;
85. 5
« Ps. 42. 3 ;
102. 9
•■ Ps. 44. 13 ;
79. 4
' ver. 15 ;
Is. 5. 2, 7 ;
Jer. 2. 21 ;
12. 10 ;
Ezek. 17.
6; 19. 10
t Ps. 44. 2 ;
Josh. 13. 6 ;
2 Chr. 20.
7 ; Acts 7.
45
" Jer. 11. 17 ;
32. 41 ;
Ezek. 17.
23 ; Am. 9.
15
" Ex. 23. 28 ;
Josh. 24.
12 ; Is. 6. 2
^Hos. 14. 6
'■' Gen. 49. 22
-' Ps. 72. 8
" Ps. 89. 40 ;
Is. 5. 5
b Dt. 28. 63
■^ Jer. 5. 6
rf Ps. 90. 13
« Ps. 102. 19 ;
Is. 63. 16
/ ver. 8
9 Ps. 74. 8 ;
2 Chr. 36.
19 ; Jer. 52.
13
'» Ps. 39. 11 ;
76. 6
■ Ps. 89. 21
k ver. 16
' Is. 60. 6
'" Ps. 71. 20,
ref.
" ver. 3
"Ps. 51. 14;
59. 16 ; 95. 1
P Ps. 46. 1
9 Ps. 66. 1 ;
95. 2 ; 98. 4
^ Ps. 84. 8
' Ps. 149. 3 ;
Ex. 15. 20
< Ps. 92. 3 ;
98. 5 ; 147. 7
687
12 Why hast thou ''broken down
its walls.
So that all they that pass by
the way do 'pluck it?
13 The boar out of the wood doth
" ravage it.
And the wild beasts of the field
feed on it.
14 ''Turn again, we beseech thee,
O God of hosts :
"Look down from heaven, and
behold, and visit this vine,
1 5 And '^ the -^ stock which thy right
hand planted,
And the * branch that thou
niadest strong for thyself.
16 It is ''burned with fire, it is cut
down :
They perish at the ''rebuke of
thy countenance.
1 7 Let ' thy hand be upon the man
of thy right hand,
Upon the son of man whom thou
*madest strong for thyself.
18 So shall we not 'go back from
thee :
"Quicken thou us, and we will
call upon thy name.
19 ^"Turn us again, O Jehovah
God of hosts ;
Cause thy face to shine, and we
shall be saved.
God's Coodness and Israel's Waywardness.
For the Chief Musician ; set to the Gittith.
A Psalm of Asaph.
O -^ " Sing aloud unto God our
OX ^ strength :
Make a '' joyful noise unto the
''God of Jacob.
2 Raise a song, and "bring hither
' the timbrel.
The pleasant 'harp with the
" psaltery.
3 Blow the trumpet at the 'new
moon.
At the full moon, on our ^feast-
day.
4 For it is a statute for Israel,
An ordinance of the God of
Jacob.
5 He appointed it in Joseph for a
testimony.
When he *went out "over the
land of Egypt,
Where I heard "a ^language
that I knew not.
6 I "removed his shoulder from
the burden:
"Ps 108 2; 144.9 "Num. 10. 10 "Lev. 23. 24
y Ex. 11. 4 ' Ps. 114. 1 ; Dt. 28. 49 ; Jer. 5. 16 " Is.
9. 4 ; 10. 27
7 Or, protect (or, mnintoin) that which &c.
8 Heb. son. ' Or, strike the timbrel
1° Or, against
11 Or, the speech of one that <£'c.
81.7
His hands were freed from the
basket.
7 Thou "calledst in trouble, and
I delivered thee ;
I * answered thee in the secret
place of thunder ;
I proved thee at the " waters of
Meribah. [Selah
8 •* Hear, O my people, and I will
testify unto thee :
O Israel, if thou "wouldest
hearken unto me !
9 There shall no -^strange god be
in thee ;
Neither shalt thou worship any
foreign god.
10 ^ I am Jehovah thy God,
Who brouglit thee up out of the
land of Egypt:
''Open thy mouth wide, and I
will 'fill it.
11 But my people * hearkened not
to my voice ;
And Israel would none of me.
12 So I 'let them go after the stub-
bornness of their heart,
That they might walk in their
own counsels.
13 Oh that my people ""would
hearken unto me.
That Israel would "walk in my
14
ways !
I would soon " subdue their ene-
mies,
And ^turn my hand against
their adversaries.
15 The haters of Jehovah should
^ * submit themselves unto
him :
But their time should endure
for ever.
16 He would feed them also with
the " *■ finest of the wheat ;
And with ' honey out of the rock
would I satisfy thee.
82
Unjust Judgments rebuked.
A Psalm of Asaph.
God 'standeth in the con-
gregation of God ;
He " judgeth among the "gods.
How long will ye ''judge un-
justly.
And ^ respect the persons of the
wicked 1 [Selah
"^ Judge the ^poor and father-
less:
Do justice to the afflicted and
destitute.
" Rescue the ^ poor and needy :
Deliver them out of the hand of
the wicked.
1 Or, yield feicmed obedience Heb. lie.
* Heb. fat of wheat. ^ Or, loeaJe
PSALMS
«Ps.
60.
16;
Ex
2,
23;
14.
10
6 Ex
19
19;
20.
18
<^Ps.
95.
8;
Ex
17
6,7
dPs.
50.
7
«Ps,
95.
7
/Ps.
44.
20;
Ex
20
3;
Dt
32
12;
Is.
43.
12
9 Ex
20
2
h Job 29
. 25
iPs.
37.
4;
78.
25
107.
k Ps. 106. 25
' Job 8. 4 ;
Acta 7. 42 ;
Rom. 1. 24,
26
'" ver. 8 ;
Dt. 5. 29 ;
Is. 48. 18
" Ps. 128. 1 ;
Is. 42. 24 ;
Jer. 7. 23
" Ps. 18. 47 ;
47. 3
P Am. 1. 8
1 Ps. 18. 44 ;
6fi. 3
'■ Ps. 147. 14 ;
Dt. 32. 14
' Dt. 32. 13
* Is. 3. 13
" Ps. 68. 11
^ Ex. 21. 6 ;
22. 8, 28
■^ Ps. 58. 1
J'Dt. 1. 17;
Prov. IS. 5
-Ps. 10. 18;
Dt. 24. 17 ;
Is. 11.4;
Jer. 22. IB
« Job 29. 12
b Ps. 14. 4 ;
Jer. 4. 22 ;
Mic. 3. 1
^ Prov. 2. 13 ;
Is. 59. 9 ;
Jer. 23. 12
rf Ps. 11. 3
'^ ver. 1 ; Jn.
10. 34
/ Ps. 89. 26
" Ps. 49. 12 ;
Job 21. 32 ;
Ezek. 31. 14
ft Ps. 83. 11
1' Ps. 12. 6
k Ps. 68. 11 ;
96. 13
I Ps. 2. 8 ;
Kev. 11. 16
'" Ps. 28. 1 ;
.35. 22
" Ps. 109. 1
" Ps. 2. 1 ;
Is. 17. 12
P Judg. 8.
28; Zech.
1. 21
9 Ps. 64. 2 ;
Is. 29. 15
»" Ps. 27. 6 ;
31. 20
» Ps. 74. 8 ;
Esth. 3. 6 ;
Jer. 48. 2
' Ps. 41. 5
" Ps. 2. 2 ;
Dan. 6. 7
" 2 Chr. 20.
10 ; Ps. 137.
7
"^ Gen. 25. 12-
16
V 2 Chr. 20. 10
" 1 Chr. 5. 10
" Josh. 13. 6 ;
Ezek. 27. 9
* 1 S. 15. 2
588
83.11
5 They *know not, neither do
they understand ;
They " walk to and fro in dark-
ness :
All the ** foundations of the
earth are shaken.
6 1" said. Ye are gods.
And all of you -^sons of the Most
High.
7 Nevertheless ^ ye shall die like
men,
And fall like '' one of the princes.
8 * Arise, O God, * judge the earth ;
For thou shalt 'inherit all the
nations.
Cod implored to confound his Enemies.
A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.
O O O God, ™ keep not thou
O O silence :
" Hold not thy peace, and be not
still, O God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies "make a
tumult ;
And they that hate thee have
p lifted up the head.
3 They 'take crafty counsel
against thy people.
And consult together against
'"thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and ' let
us cut them off from being a
nation ;
That the 'narne of Israel may
be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have "consulted to-
gether with one consent;
Against thee do they make a
covenant :
6 The tents of "Edom and the
■^ Ishmaelites ;
^ Moab, and the * ' Hagarenes ;
7 "Gebal, and ^Ammon, and
* Amalek ;
"Philistia with the inhabitants
of ''Tyre:
8 "Assyria also is joined with
them ;
They have ^helped the ^children
of Lot. [Selah
9 Do thou unto them «'as unto
Midian,
As ''to Sisera, as to Jabin, at
the river Kishon ;
10 Who perished at En-dor,
Who oecame as dung for the
earth.
11 Make their nobles like 'Oreb
and Zeeb ;
<^ 1 S. 4. 1 ; 29. 1 d Ezek. 27. 3 ; Am. 1. 9 " 2 K.
15. 19 / Dt. 2. 9 " Judg. 7. 22 A Judg. 4. 22, 21
i Judg. 7. 26
4 Or, Hagrites See 1 Chr. 6. 10.
* Heb. been an arm to the children of Lot.
83.12
PSALMS
85.8
Yea, all their princes like
" Zebah and Zalmunna ;
1 2 Who said, * Let us take to our-
selves in possession
The ^ " habitations of God.
13 0 my God, make them like the
•* whirling dust ;
As " stubble before the wind.
14 As the •''fire that burneth the
forest.
And as the flame that ^ setteth
the mountains on fire,
15 So pursue them ''with thy
tempest.
And terrify them with thy
storm.
16 *Fill their faces with confusion.
That they may seek thy name,
O Jehovah.
1 7 Let them be * put to shame and
dismayed for ever ;
Yea, let them be confounded
and perish ;
18 That they may know that
" ' thou alone, whose name is
Jehovah,
Art the '"Most High over all
the earth.
Longing for the Temple Worship.
For the Chief Musician ; set to the Git-
tith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
O A How ^ amiable are thy " tab-
O 'TT ernacles,
O Jehovah of hosts !
2 My "soul longeth, yea, even
fainteth for the courts of
Jehovah ;
My heart and my flesh ''cry out
unto the * living God.
3 Yea, the sparrow hath found
her a house.
And the swallow a nest for her-
self, where she may lay her
young.
Even thine 'altars, O Jehovah
of hosts,
•■ My King, and my God.
4 • Blessed are they that dwell in
thy house :
They will be * still praising
thee. _ [Selah
5 Blessed is the man whose
" strength is in thee ;
In w^hose heart are the "high-
ways to Zion.
6 Passing through the valley of
^Weeping they make it a
place of springs ;
Yea, the ^ early rain covereth
it with blessings.
1 Or, pastures
2 Of , thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art
&c. 3 Or, lovely * Or, sinaforjoy
6 Or, balsamArees Heb. Baca. See 2 S. 5. 23.
" Judg. 8. 21
(■aChr. 20.11
'■ Ps. 132. 13
'' Is. 17. 13
•■Job 21. 18;
Is. 40. 24 ;
Jer. 13. 24
/ Is, 9. 18
'■' Ex. 19. IS ;
Dt. 32. 22
'' Ps. 58. 9 ;
Job 9. 17
' Ps. 109. 29 ;
132. 18;
Job 10, 16
k Ps. 35. 4 ;
70.2
' Ps. 86. 10 ;
Is. 4o. 21
'"Ps. 9. 2; IS.
13 ; 97. 9
" Ps, 43. 3 ;
132. 5
" Ps. 42. 2 ;
63. 1
'' Ps. 42. 2
« Ps. 43. 4
*■ Ps. 6. 2
" Ps. 65. 4
< Ps. 42. 6, 11
" Ps. 81. 1
"Ps. 86. 11;
122. 1 ; Jer.
31. 6
^ Ps. 107. 35 ;
Joel 2. 23
V Prov. 4. 18 ;
Is. 40. 31 ;
Jn. 1. 16;
2 Cor. 3. 18
^ Ps. 42. 2 ;
Ex. 34. 23 ;
Dt. 16. 16
" ver. 1 ; Ps.
m. 5 ; 80. 4
*> Ps. 81. 1
■= Ps. 3. 3 ; 28.
7 ; 59. 11 ;
115. 9-11 ;
Gen. 15. 1
d Ps. 2. 2 ;
132. 17 ; 1 S.
16. 6 ; 2 S.
19. 21
« Ps. 27. 4
/ 1 Chr. 23. 5
» Is. 60. 19,
20 ; Mai. 4.
2 ; Rev. 21.
23
h Ps. 85. 9
' Ps. 34. 10
«-• Ps. 2. 12 ;
40. 4
' Ps. 77. 7 ;
106. 4
"' Ps. 14. 7 ;
126. 1 ;
Ezr. 1. 11 ;
Jer. 30. IS ;
Ezek. 39.
25 ; Hos. 6,
11; Joels, 1
" Ps, 103, 3 ;
Num. 14.
19 ; 1 K, 8.
31; Jer. 31.
34 ; 33. 8 ;
Mic. 7, 18
° Ps, 32. 1
i' Ps. 78, 38
'1 Ps. 100. 23 ;
Ex. 32. 12 ;
Dt. 13. 17 ;
Hos. 14. 4
Jon. 3. 9
"" Ps, 80. 3
» Dan. 9. 16
' Ps. 74. 1 ;
79. 5 ; 80. 4
" Ps. 71. 20 ;
80. 18
" Pb. 33. 1 ;
90. 14;
149. 2
* Ps. 106. 4
689
7 They ^go from strength to
strength ;
Every one of them ^appeareth
before God in Zion.
8 O "Jehovah God of hosts, hear
my pi^ayer ;
Give ear, O ' God of Jacob.
[Selah
9 •'Behold, O God our ''shield.
And look upon the face of ''tnine
anointed.
10 For ''a day in thy courts is
better than a thousand.
I had rather ^ be a •''doorkeeper
in the house of my God,
Than to dwell in the tents of
wickedness.
1 1 For Jehovah God is «' a sun and
a shield :
Jehovah will give grace and
" glory ;
No * good thing will he withhold
from them that walk up-
rightly.
12 O Jehovah of hosts,
* Blessed is the man that trust-
eth in thee.
Prayer for fiod's Mercy upon the Nation.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the
sous of Korah.
Jehovah, thou hast been
' favorable unto thy land ;
Thou hast *'" brought back the
captivity of Jacob.
2 Thou hast " forgiven the iniq-
uity of thy people ;
Thou hast "covered all their
sin. [Selah
3 Thou hast ^ taken away all thy
wrath ;
Thou hast * turned thyself irom
the fierceness of thine an-
ger.
4 ^ *■ Turn us, O God of our salva-
tion.
And * cause thine indignation
toward us to cease.
5 Wilt thou be 'angry with us
for ever 1
Wilt thou draw out thine anger
to all generations 1
6 Wilt thou not "quicken us
again.
That thy people may "rejoice in
theel
7 Show us thy lovingkindness, O
Jehovah,
And ^ grant us thy salvation.
8 I will hear what God Jehovah
will speak ;
^ Or, Behold our shield, 0 Ood
1 Or, stand at the threshold ^ &c.
8 Or, returned to » Or, Turn to us
85
85.9
PSALMS
87.6
For he will " speak peace unto
his people, and to his saints :
But let tliem not 'turn again
to folly.
9 Surely "his salvation is nigh
them that fear him,
That ''glory may dwell in our
land.
10 ''Mercy and truth are met to-
gether ;
•''Righteousness and peace have
kissed each other.
11 Truth "springeth out of the
earth ;
And righteousness hath looked
down from heaven.
12 Yea, ''Jehovah will give that
which is good ;
And our 'land shall yield its in-
crease.
13 * Righteousness shall go before
him,
And shall ^make his footsteps
a way to walk in.
A Psalm of Supplication and Trust.
A Prayer of David.
O/I* 'Bow down thine ear, O
OvJ Jehovah, and answer me ;
For I am '"poor and needy.
2 " Preserve my soul ; for I am
"godly:
O thou my God, save thy ser-
vant that ^ trusteth in thee.
3 Be ''merciful unto me, O Lord ;
For ''unto thee do I cry all the
day long.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant ;
For unto thee, O Lord, do ' I
lift up my soul.
5 For thou. Lord, art 'good, and
" ready to forgive.
And "abundant in lovingkind-
ness unto all them that call
upon thee.
G ^ Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my
prayer ;
And hearken unto the voice of
my supplications.
7 In 2'the day of my trouble I
will call upon thee;
For ^ thou wilt answer me.
8 There is "none like unto thee
among the gods, O Lord ;
Neither, are there any ivor'ks
*like unto thy works.
9 ''All nations whom thou hast
made shall come and worship
before thee, O Lord ;
And they shall glorify thy name.
10 For thou art ** great, and "doest
wondrous things :
Thou -^art God alone.
1 Or, set us in the ivay of his steps
11^ Teach me thy way, O Jehovah ;
1 will walk in thy truth :
'* Unite my heart to fear thy
name.
12 1' will praise thee, O Lord my
God, with my whole heart ;
And I will glorify thy name for
evermore.
1 3 For great is thy lovingkindness
toward me ;
And thou hast ^delivered my
soul from the lowest Sheol.
14 0 God, the proud are ' risen up
against me.
And a company of violent men
have sought after my soul,
And have not set thee befoi'e
them.
15 But thou, O Lord, art a God
'"merciful and gracious.
Slow to anger, and abundant
in lovingkindness and trutli.
1 6 Oh " turn unto me, and ' have
mercy upon me ;
"Give thy strength unto thy
servant.
And save the ^'son of thy hand-
maid.
17 " Show me a token for good.
That they who hate me may
""see it, and be put to shame,
Because thou, Jehovah, *hast
helped me, and comforted me.
Tile Privileges of Citizenship in Zion.
A Psalm of the sons of Korah ; a Song.
His 'foundation is in the
holy mountains.
Jehovah "loveth the gates of
Zion
More than all the dwellings of
Jacob.
3 " Glorious things are spoken of
thee,
O ^ city of God. [Selah
4 I will make mention of •**Rahab
and Babylon as among them
that know me :
Behold, Philistia, and ^Tyre,
with ^ " Ethiopia :
This one was born there.
5 Yea, of Zion it shall be said,
This one and that one was
born in her ;
And the Most High himself will
* establish her.
6 Jehovah will count, Avhen he
" writeth up the peoples,
This one was born there. [Selah
Job 9. IS ; Is. 19. 2.3-25 ' Ps. 45. 12 " Ps. 08. 31
l> Ps. 48. 8 '^ Ps. 69. 28 ; Is. 4. 3
87
2 Or, be Qracious unto
3 Or, His foundation in the holy mountains
Jelwvah loveth, even the gates &e.
* Or, Egypt » Heb. Cush.
87.7
PSALMS
89.7
88
7 They that " sing as well as ^ they
that ''dance shall say.
All my " fountains are in thee.
A Petition to be saved from Death.
A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah ;
for the Chief Musician ; set to Maha-
lath 2 Leannoth. Maschil of Heman
«*the Ezrahite.
O Jehovah, the " God of my
salvation,
I have-^cried day and night be-
fore thee.
2 Let my prayer " enter into thy
presence ;
'' Incline thine ear unto my cry.
3 For my 'soul is full of troubles,
And *my life draweth nigh
unto Sheol.
4 I am reckoned with them that
' go down into the pit ;
I am as a man that '"hath no
help,
5 Cast ^off " amon^the dead,
Like the slain that lie in the
grave.
Whom thou rememberest no
more.
And they are "cut off from thy
hand.
6 Thou hast laid me in ^the low-
est pit,
In 'dark places, in the ''deeps.
7 Thy wrath *lieth hard upon
me,
And thou hast afflicted me with
'all thy waves. _ [Selah
8 Thou hast iput " mine acquaint-
ance far from me ;
Thou hast made me an " abomi-
nation unto them :
I am ""shut up, and I cannot
come forth.
9 Mine 2' eye wasteth away by
I'eason of affliction :
I have ^ called daily upon thee,
O Jehovah ;
I have " spread forth my hands
unto thee.
10 Wilt thou show wonders to the
dead^
Shall ^ * they that are deceased
arise and praise thee 1 [Selah
11 Shall thy lovingkindness be
declared in the grave 1
Or thy faithfulness in ^ Destruc-
tion %
12 Shall thy wonders be known in
the -^ dark ^
And thy righteousness in the
land of forgetf ulness %
1 Or, the players on instruments shall be there
^ Or, for singing ^ Or, away
* Or, the shades Heb. Rephaim.
* Heb. Abaddon. See Job 26. 6.
" Ps. 08. 25 ;
149. 3
b Ps. 30. 11 ;
2 S. G. 14
" Ps. 36. 9
d Ps. 89.
title
' Ps. 24. 5 ;
27. 9
/ Ps. 22. 2 ;
86. 3 ; Lk.
18. 7
!> Ps. 18. 6
ft Ps. 31. 2 ;
86. 1
* Ps. 107. 26
* Ps. 107. 18 ;
116. 3
' Ps. 28. 1 ;
143. 7
"^ Ps. 22. 11 ;
Job 29. 12
" Ps. 31. 12
" Ps. 31. 22 ;
Is. 63. 8
P Ps. 86. 13 ;
Lam. 3. 56
9 Ps. 14.3. 3
"■ Ps. 69. 15
* Ps. 32. 4 ;
39. 10
' Ps, 42. 7
" Ps. 31. 11 ;
142. 4 ; Job
19. 13, 19
" Job 30. 10
" Ps. 142. 7 ;
Jer. 32. 2 ;
3fi. 6
" Ps. 6. 7 ;
31. 9
' Ps. 22. 2 ;
86. :!
" Ps. 143. 6 ;
Ezra 9. 6 ;
Job 11. 13
i> Ps. 6. 5, ref.
" ver. 6 ; Job
10. 21
<t Ps. 30. 2
" Ps. 5. 3 ;
119. 147
/ Ps. 43. 2 ;
44. 9
'-> Ps. 13. 1 ;
44. 24 ; Job
1.1 24
'i Prov. 24. n
■ Job 6. 4 ;
31. 23
* 2 Chr. 28.
11 ; Is. 13.
13; Lam.
1. 12
( Lam. 3. 51 ;
Ezek. 37.
11
"* Ps. 118.
10-12
" Ps. 124. 4
0 Ps. 17. 11 ;
22. 12, 16
P ver. 8 ; Ps.
31. 11 ; 38.
II ; Job
19. 13
9 Ps. 88. title
»■ Ps. 59. 16 ;
101. 1
* Ps. 40. 10
« ver. 5, 8,
24, 33, 49 ;
Ps. 36. 5 ;
88. 11 ; 92.
2 ; 119. 90 ;
Is. 25. 1 ;
Lam. 3. 23
" Ps. 103. 17
^ Ps. 36. 6
■" 1 K. 8. 16
y Ps. 1.32. 11
== 2 S. 7. 10
« Is. 9. 7 ;
Lk. 1. 33
l> Ps. 19. 1 ;
97.6
591
89
13 But ''unto thee, O Jehovah,
have I cried ;
And ''in the morning shall my
prayer come before thee.
14 Jehovah, why-'castest thou off
my soul '?
Why ^ hidest thou thy face from
me ?
15 1 am afflicted and ''ready to die
from my youth up :
While I suffer 'thy terrors I am
distracted.
16 Thy * fierce wrath is gone over
me ;
Thy terrors have ' cut me off.
17 They '"■came round about me
" like water all the day long ;
They "compassed me abouti
together.
18^ Lover and friend hast thou put
far from me.
And mine acquaintance ® into
darkness.
Jehovah's Covenant with David, and Israel's
Aflliotions.
Maschil of Ethan ' the Ezrahite.
I will '' sing of the loving-
kindness of Jehovah for
ever :
With my mouth will I 'make
known thy ' faithfulness to
all generations.
2 For 1 have said, "Mercy shall
be built up for ever ;
Thy "faithfulness wilt thou
establish in the very heavens.
3 I have made a covenant with
■^ my chosen,
I have ^ sworn unto David my
servant :
4 Thy ^seed will I establish for
ever.
And build up thy " throne to all
generations. LSelah
5 And the * heavens shall praise
thy wonders, O Jehovah ;
Thy faithfulness also "in the
assembly of the ''holy ones.
6 For "who in the skies can be
compared unto Jehovah 1
Who among the ''■'^sons of the
* mighty is like unto Jehovah,
7 A GJod very "terrible in the
council of the '' holy ones,
And 'to be feared above all
them that are round about
him?
" Ps. 149. 1 d Job 5. 1 ; 15. 15 « .
113. 5 ; Mic. 7. 18 /Ps. 29. 1 ; 82. 1
OS. 35 '» ver. 5 i Ps. 96. 4
i. 86. 8, ref. ;
" Ps. 47. 2 ;
6 Or, are darkness 7 Or, sons of God
8 Or, gods See Ps. 29. i.
89.
PSALMS
89.38
8 O Jehovah God of hosts,
" Who is a mighty one, Hke unto
thee, O ' Jeliovah 1
And thy faithfulness is round
about thee.
9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea :
Wiien the waves thereof arise,
thou * stillest them.
10 Thou hast broken "^'^ilahab in
pieces, as one that is slain ;
Thou hast ''scattered thine
enemies with the arm of thy
strength.
11 The ''heavens are thine, the
earth also is thine :
The -^ world and the fulness
thereof, thou hast founded
them.
12 The ''north and the south, thou
hast created them :
''Tabor and 'Hermon * rejoice
in thy name.
13 Thou hast ^a mighty arm ;
Strong is thy hand, and high is
thy 'right hand.
14 ™ Righteousness and justice are
the foundation of thy throne :
Lovingkindness and truth "go
before thy face.
15 Blessed is the people that know
the * " joyful sound :
They walk, O Jehovah, in the
^ light of thy countenance.
16 In * thy name do they rejoice all
the day ;
And in thj'^ righteousness are
they exalted.
1 7 For thou art the glory of '' their
strength ;
And in thy favor ^our 'horn
shall be exalted.
18 For our 'shield belongeth unto
Jehovah ;
^ And our king to the " Holy One
of Israel.
19 Then thou spakest in vision to
thy ^ saints.
And saidst, I have laid help
upon one that is " mighty ;
I have exalted one ^ chosen out
of the people.
20 I have * found David my ser-
vant ;
With my holy ^ oil have I
anointed him :
21 With whom " my hand shall be
established ;
Mine arm also shall '' strengthen
him.
1 Heb. Jah. 2 Or, Egypt
3 Heb. an arm, with might.
* Or, trumpet sound
5 Another reading is, thou shalt exalt ourhorn.
* Or, Even to the Holy One of Israel our King
7 Or, as otherwise read, saint
•» Ps. 36. 10 ;
71. 19
b Ps. 66. r ;
107. 29
" Ps. 87. 4 ;
Is. 30. 7 ;
61. 9
d Pb. 18. 14 ;
68. 1 ; 144. 6
* Ps. 96. 6 ;
Gen. 1. 1 ;
1 Chr. 20.
11
/ Ps. 24. 1
0 Job 26. 7
A Josh. 19. 22;
Judg. 4. 6 ;
Jer. 46. IS
'■ Ps. 133. 3 ;
Dt. 3. 8 ;
Josh. 11.
17 ; S. S.
4. 8
fc Ps. 98. 8
' Ps. 98. 1 ;
118. 16
'" Ps. 97. 2
" Ps. 85. 13
" Ps. 98. 6 ;
Lev. 23. 24 ;
Num. 10. 10
P Ps. 4. 6 ;
44. 3 ; 67. 1 ;
80. 3 ; 90. 8
9 Ps. 106. 3
*■ Ps. 28. 8
» Ps. 75. 10 ;
92. 10; 148.
14
* Ps. 47. 9
" Ps. 71. 22 ;
2 K. 19. 22
" 2 S. 17. 10
* Ps. 78. 70 ;
1 K. 11. 34
y Acts 13. 22
* 1 S. 16. 13
» Ps. 18. 35 ;
80. 17
* Ps. 18. 32
' Ps. 125. 3 ;
2 S. 7. 10
rf Ps. 18. 40 ;
2 S. 7. 9
* ver. 1
/ Ps. 132. 17
'■' Ps. 72. 8
''2S. 7. 14;
1 Chr. 22.
10 ; Jer. 3.
19
< Ps, 95. 1 ;
2 S. 22. 47
k Ps. 2. 7 ;
Ex. 4. 22 ;
Jer. 31. 9 ;
Col. 1. 15,
18
'Ps. 72. 11;
Num. 24. 7 ;
Rev. 19. 16
"' ver. 33
" ver. 3, 34
° ver. 4, 36 ;
Ps. 18. 60
P ver. 4 ;
Ps. 132. 12 ;
1 K. 2. 4 ;
Is. 9. 7 ;
Jer. 33. 17
9 2 S. 7. 14
"■ Job 9. 34 ;
21. 9
" 2 S. 7. 15
< Dt. 7. 9 ;
Jer. 33. 20,
21
" Num. 23. 19
" Ps. 60. 6 ;
Am. 4. 2
^ ver. 29
" Ps. 72. 5
' Job 16. 19
" Ps. 44. 9
'> ver. 20, 51 ;
Ps. 20. 6
692
22 The enemy shall not * exact
from him.
Nor the "son of wickedness
affhct him.
23 And I will ''beat down his ad-
versaries before him,
And smite them that hate him.
24 But my 'faithfulness and my
lovingkindness shall be with
him ;
And in my name shall his -^horn
be exalted.
25 I will set his hand also ^on the
sea,_
And his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry unto me. Thou art
* my Father,
My God, and the *rock of my
salvation.
27 I also will make him my * first-
born.
The ' highest of the kings of the
earth.
28 My '"lovingkindness will I keep
for him for evermore ;
And my ^ covenant shall ^stand
fast with him.
29 His "seed also will I make to
endure for ever,
And his ^ throne as the days of
heaven.
30 If his children * forsake my law,
And M'alk not in mine ordi-
nances ;
31 If they "break my statutes.
And keep not my command-
ments ;
32 Then will I visit their trans-
gression with the '"rod.
And their iniquity with stripes.
33 But 'my lovingkindness will I
not utterly take from him.
Nor suffer my faithfulness to
fail.
34 My * covenant will I not "break, •
Nor "alter the thing that is
gone out of my lips.
35 " Once have I " sworn by my
holiness :
I will not lie unto David :
36 His ■'seed shall endure for ever.
And his * throne as the sun be-
fore me.
37 ^^ It shall be established for ever
^as the moon,
^^And as the faithful 'witness
in the sky. [Selah
38 But thou hast "cast off and re-
jected,
Thou hast been wroth with
thine * anointed.
8 Or, do him violenc: ' Or, be faithful
1" Heb. profane. n Or, One thing
12 Or, As the moon which is established for ever
13 Or, And the vntness in the sky is faithful
89.39
PSALMS
90.11
39 Thou hast "abhorred the cove-
nant of thy servant :
Thou hast * profaned ' his crown
by casting it to the ground.
40 Thou hast '' broken down all his
hedges ;
Thou hast ' brought his strong-
holds to ruin.
41 •'All that pass by the way rob
him :
He is become a ^reproach to
his neighbors.
42 Thou hast ''exalted the right
hand of his adversaries ;
Thou hast 'made all his ene-
mies to rejoice.
43 Yea. thou turnest back the edge
of his sword,
And hast *^^not made him to
stand in the battle.
44 Thou hast made his 'brightness
to cease,
And cast his throne down to the
ground.
45 The days of his youth hast thou
™ shortened :
Thou hast "covered him with
shame. [Selah
46 "How long, O Jehovah 1 wilt
thou hide thyself for ever 1
" Ps. 78. 59 ;
Lam. 2. 7
>> Ps. 74. 7
" Lam. 6. 16
d Ps. 80. 12
<■ Lam. 2. 2, 5
/Ps. 80. 12
•J Ps. 44. 13 ;
69. 9, 19 ;
79. 4
h Ps. 13. 2
1 Ps. 80. «
k Ps. 44. 10
' Ezek. 28. 7
"' Ps. 102. 23
" Ps. 44. 16 ;
71. 13; lOU.
29
" Ps. 13. 1 ;
44. 24
P Ps. 79. 5 ;
80. 4
9 Job 7. 7 ;
K). 9 ; 14. 1
'■ Ps. 39. e. ;
62. 9 ; Eccl.
1. 1 ; 2. 11,
&c.
» Ps. 22. 29 ;
49. 9
t Ps. 49. 15
" Jer. 30. 9 ;
Ezek. 34.
23
" Ps. 69. 9 ;
74. 18, 22
* Ps. 74. 10
y ver. 38
^ Ps. 41. 13 ;
72. 19 ; 106.
48
How long shall thy ^ wrath burn
like fire 1
47 Oh * remember how short my
time is :
For what *■ vanity hast thou
created all the children of
men !
48 ^Vliat man is he that shall live
and not ' see death.
That shall ' deliver his soul from
the ^ power of Sheol 1 [Selah
49 Lord, where are thy former
lovingkindnesses.
Which thou "swarest unto
David in thy faithfulness 1
50 Rern ember. Lord, the "reproach
of thy servants ;
How I do bear in my bosom the
reproach of all the '■^mighty
S copies,
erewith " thine enemies have
reproached, O Jehovah,
Wherewith they have re-
proached the footsteps of
^ thine anointed.
52 ^Blessed be Jehovah for ever-
more.
Amen, and Amen.
1 Heb. hand. 2 Or, many
BOOK IV
God's Eternity and Man's Transitoriness.
A Prayer of "Moses the man of God.
(^/^ Lord, thou hast been our
t/v7 * dwelling-place
In all generations.
2 Before ''the mountains were
brought forth,
Or ever thou ^hadst ''formed
the earth and the world.
Even ^ from evei'lasting to ever-
lasting, thou art God.
3 Thou ■'turnest man to -destruc-
tion.
And sayest, Return, ye children
of men.
4 For "a thousand years in thy
sight
Are but as '' yesterday * when it
is past.
And as a * watch in the night.
5 Thou *carriest them away as
with a flood ; they are 'as a
sleep :
In the morning they are like
"* grass which groweth up.
1 Heb. qavest birth to.
a Or, dust Heb. cruahitig.
* Or, when it passeth
" Dt. 33. 1
i>Vs. 71. 3;
91. 1 ; Dt.
33. 27 ;
Ezek. 11.
16
'^ Job 15. r ;
Prov. 8. 25
d Ps. 102. 25 :
. 104. 5 ;
Gen. 1. 1
' Ps. 93. 2 ;
102. 24, 27 ;
Jer. 10. 10
/ Ps. 104. 29 ;
Gen. 3. 19 ;
Job 34. 14,
15
» 2 Pet. 3. 8
>!■ Ps. 39. 5
i Ex. 14. 24 ;
Judg. 7. 19
k Job 22. 16 ;
27. 20
' Job 20. 8
"' Pb. 103. 15 ;
Is. 40. 6
" Job 14. 2
" Ps. 92. 7 ;
Mt. 6. 30
P Jas. 1. U
« Ps. 39. U
"" Ps. 50. 21 ;
Jer. 10. 17
» Ps.' 19. 12 ;
Eccl. 12. 14
' Pb. 78. S3
" 2 S. 19. 36
" Eccl. 12.
2-7 ; Jer.
20. 18
593
6 In the morning it " flourisheth,
and groweth up ;
In the evening it is "cut down,
and ^ withereth.
7 For we are ^ consumed in thine
anger,
And in thy wrath are we
troubled.
8 Thou hast ""set our iniquities
before thee,
Our ' secret sins in the light of
thy countenance.
9 For ''all our days are passed
away in thy wrath :
We bring our years to an end
as ^a sigh.
10 The days of our years are three-
score years and ten.
Or even by reason of strength
"fourscore years;
Yet is their pride but "labor
and sorrow ;
For it is soon gone, and we ^ fly
away.
11 Who knoweth the 2' power of
thine anger,
" Ps. 78. 39 ; Job 20. 8 " Ps. 76. 7
* Or, a sound
90.12
PSALMS
92.5
And thy wrath according to the
" fear that is due unto thee 1
12 So * teach us to number our
. days,
That we may "get us a heart of
wisdom.
1 3 ** Return, O Jehovah ; ' how
long?
And let it -^repent thee concern-
ing thy servants.
14 Oh "satisfy us in the morning
with thy lovingkindness.
That we may ''rejoice and be
glad all our daj's.
15 *Make us glad according to
the days wherein thou hast
afflicted us,
And the * years wherein we have
seen evil.
16 Let thy ' work appear unto thy
servants,
And thy ™ glory upon their chil-
dren.
17 And let the ^ " favor of the Lord
our God be upon us ;
And "establish thou the work
of our hands upon us ;
Yea, the work of our hands
establish thou it.
91
Secarity of him who trusts in Jehovah.
He that dwelleth in the
p secret place of the Most
High
^ Shall abide under the 'shadow
of the Almighty.
2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my
''refuge and my 'fortress ;
My God, in whom I 'trust.
3 For he will deliver thee from
the " snare of the fowler.
And from the deadly "pesti-
lence.
4 He will ^ cover thee with his
pinions,
And s* under his wings shalt
thou take refuge :
His 'truth is a "shield and a
buckler.
5 Thou * shalt not be afraid for
the '^ terror by night.
Nor for the ** arrow that flieth
by day ;
6 For the '^ pestilence that walk-
eth in darkness.
Nor for the -^destruction that
wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy
side.
And ten thousand at thy right
hand ;
But " it shall not come nigh thee.
1 Or, beauty
» Or, That abideth . . . Almighty; Even I &c.
" Neh. 5. 9
b Ps. S9. 4 ;
Dt. 32. 29
' Prov. 2. 1-6
d Pb. 6, 4 ;
80. 14
« Ps. 6. 3 ;
74. 10
/Ps. 106. 45;
135. 14 ; Ex.
32. 12 ; Dt.
32. 36 ; Am.
7. 3, 6 ;
Jon. 3. 9
" Ps. 36. 8 ;
65. 4 ; 103.
5 ; Jer. 31.
14
ftPs. 31. 7;
85. 6
' Ps. 80. 4
fc Ps. 31. 10 ;
Dt. 2. 14-16
' Ps. 44. 1 ;
77. 12 ; 92.
4 ; Dt. 32.
4; Hab. 3. 2
'" 1 K. 8. 11 ;
Is. 0. 3
" Ps. 27. 4
" Ps. 37. 23 ;
Is. 26. 12 ;
1 Cor. 3. 7
P Ps. 27. 5 ;
31. 20 ; 32. 7
« Ps. 17. 8,
ref. ; 121.
6 ; Is. 25.
4 ; 32. 2
'■ ver. 9 ; Ps.
14. 6 ; 94. 22
' Ps. IS. 2 ;
31. 3 ; Jer.
16. 19
« Ps. 25. 2 ;
56. 4
" Ps. 124. 7 ;
Prov. 0. 5
" ver. 6 ; 1 K.
8. 37 ;
2 Chr. 20. 9
^Is. 61. 16
y Ps. 36. 7 ;
57. 1 ; 63. 7
' Ps. 40. 11
" Ps. 35. 2
* Ps. 23. 4 :
27. 1 ; Job
5. 19-23
<^ S. S. 3. 8
d Ps. 64. 4
* ver. 10 ;
2 K. 19. 35
.''.Job 5. 22
"Gen. 7.23;'
Josh. 14. 10
'• Ps. .37. 34 ;
58. 10
' Prov. 12. 21
«•■ Ps. 34. 7 ;
Mt. 4. 6 ;
Lk. 4. 10,11
' Judg. 14. 6 ;
Dan. 6. 22 ;
Lk. 10. 19
"' Ps. 145. 20
" Ps. 59. 1
" Ps. 9. Id
P Ps. 50. 15 ;
Job 12. 4
9 1 S. 2. 30 ;
Jn. 12. 26
'"Ps. 21. 4;
Dt, 6. 2
' Ps. 50. 23
< Ps. 147. 1
" Ps. 135. 3
" Ps. 59. 16
" Ps. 89. 1
y Ps. 33. 2 ;
1 S. 10. 5 ;
1 Chr. 13.
8 ; Neh. 12.
27
' Ps. 40. 5 ;
90. 16
694
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou
behold.
And *see the reward of the
wicked.
9 ^For thou, O Jehovah, art my
refuge !
Thou hast made the Most High
thy habitation ;
10 There shall 'no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come
nigh thy tent.
11 For ne will give *his angels
charge over thee.
To keep thee in all thy ways.
1 2 They shall bear thee up in their
hands.
Lest thou dash thy foot against
a stone.
13 Thou shalt ' tread upon the lion
and adder :
The young lion and the ser-
pent shalt thou trample un-
der foot.
14 '"Because he hath set his love
upon me, therefore will I
deliver him :
I will " set him on high, because
he hath "known my name.
15 He shall ^call upon me, and I
will answer him ;
I will be with him in trouble :
I will deliver him, and "honor
him.
16 With ''long life will I satisfy
him.
And "show him my salvation.
Praise for Jehovah's fioodiiess.
A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day.
OO It is a 'good thing to give
\l/ j^ thanks unto Jehovah,
And to "sing praises unto thy
name, O Most High ;
2 To " show forth thy lovingkind-
ness in the morning.
And thy •'faithfulness everj
night,
3 With an
strings,
tery ;
With a solemn sound upon the
y harp.
4 For thou, Jehovah, hast made
me glad through thy ^work :
I will "triumph in the * works
of thy hands.
5 How "great are thy works, O
Jehovah !
Thy "* thoughts are very * deep,
« Ps. 106. 47 l> Ps. 8. 6 ; 111.7; 143. 6 ' Ps. 40. 5 ;
111. 2; Rev. 15. 3 d Ps. 33. 11 ; 40. 5 ; 139. 17 ' Ps.
36. 6 ; Rom. 11. 33
instrument of * ten
and with the *psal-
3 Or, Because thou hast said, Jehovah ii m|
re/uge
92.6
PSALMS
94.14
6 A "brutish man knoweth not ;
Neither doth a ' fool under-
stand this :
7 When the wicked * spring as
the grass,
And when all the ^ workers of
iniquity do flourish ;
It is that they shall be ''de-
stroyed for ever.
8 But thou, O Jehovah, art ^ on
high for evermore.
9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Jeho-
vah,
For, lo, ■''thine enemies shall
perish ;
All the workers of iniquity shall
be " scattered.
10 But my '' horn hast thou exalted
like the horn of the wild-ox :
I am ' anointed with fresh oil.
11 Mine eye also hath *seen my
desire on 'mine enemies,
Mine ears have heard my desire
of the evil-doers that rise up
against me.
12 The 'righteous shall flourish
like the palm-tree :
He shall grow like a ™ cedar in
Lebanon.
13 They are "planted in the house
of Jehovah ;
They shall flourish "in the
courts of our God.
14 They shall still ^ bring forth
fruit in old age ;
They shall be full of sap and
gi'een :
15 To show that * Jehovah is up-
right ;
He is my *■ rock, and there is ' no
unrighteousness in him.
TiV Majesty of .feliovah.
(Jk O ' Jehovah reigneth ; he is
Xj O "clothed with majesty ;
Jehovah is " clothed with
strength; he hath girded
himself therewith :
The ^ world also is established,
that it cannot be moved.
2 Thy * throne is established of
old:
Thou ^ art from everlasting.
3 The « floods have lifted up, O
Jehovah,
The floods have lifted up their
voice ;
The floods lift up their ^ waves.
4 Above the voices of many
waters.
The mighty breakers of the
sea,
Jehovah * on high is mighty.
1 Or, them that lie in wait for me * Or, roaring
" Ps. 49. 10 ;
!M. 8
'' Ps. 90. 5
" Ps. 94. 4
<< Ps. 37. 38
", Ps. 93. 4 ;
■'^113.6
Ps. 37. 20
" Ps. 68. 1 ;
89. 10
h Ps. 75. 10 ;
89. 17 ;
na. 9
' Ps. 23. 5 ;
45. 7
* Ps. 54. 7,
ref. ; 91. 8
' Ps. 1. 3 ; 62.
8 ; 72. 7 ;
Num. 24.
0; Jer. 17.
8; Hos. M.
5 Thy "testimonies are very
sure :
''Holiness becometh thy house,
O Jehovah, for evermore.
Jehovah implored to avenge his People.
0/10 Jehovah, thou God to
«_7 Tl whom "" vengeance be-
longeth.
Thou God to whom vengeance
belongeth, -^ shine forth.
2 ''Lift up thyself, thou "judge
of the earth :
Render ' to the proud their
desert.
3 Jehovah, how long shall the
wicked,
How long shall the * wicked
triumph 1
4 They prate, they 'speak arro-
gantly :
All the workers of iniquity
'" boast themselves.
5 They "break in pieces th5'^ peo-
ple, O Jehovah,
And "afflict thy heritage.
6 They '' slay the widow and the
sojourner.
And murder the fatherless.
7 And 'they say, ^Jehovah will
not see.
Neither will the God of Jacob
consider.
8 Consider, ye *■ brutish among
the people ;
And ye *■ fools, when will ye be
wise"?
9 He that 'planted the ear, shall
he not hear 1
He that formed the eye, shall
he not see 1
10 He that ■* ' chastiseth the na-
tions, shall not he correct,
£Jven he that "teacheth man
knowledge 1
1 1 Jehovah " knoweth the thoughts
of man,
^ That they are " vanity.
1 2 Blessed is the man whom * thou
chastenest, O ^Jehovah,
And ^teachest out of thy law ;
13 That thou mayest give him
M'est from the "days of ad-
versity,
Until '' the pit be digged for the
wicked.
14 For "Jehovah will not cast off
his people.
Neither will he ■* forsake his
inheritance.
Lam. 3. 31 ; Rom. U. 2 d Ps. 37. 28
3 Heb. Jah.
* Or, instructelh
5 Or, For
6 Heb. a breath.
695
94. Id
PSALMS
96.9
15 For "judgment shall return
unto righteousness ;
And all the upright in heart
shall follow it.
1 6 Who will * rise up for me against
the evil-doers 1
Who will stand up for me
" against the workers of iniq-
uity ?
17 Unless ■* Jehovah had been my
help,
My soul had soon dwelt in
silence.
18 When I said, * My foot slip-
peth ;
Thy lovingkindness, O Jeho-
vah, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my
^ thoughts within me
Thy -^comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall the '^''throne of wicked-
ness have fellowship with
thee,
Which *fraraeth mischief by
statute 1
21 They 'gather themselves to-
gether against the soul of
the righteous.
And * condemn the innocent
blood.
22 But Jehovah hath been my
'high tower,
And my God the '"rock of my
refuge.
23 And he hath " brought upon
them their own iniquity,
And will ° cut them oft" in their
own wickedness ;
Jehovah our God will cut them
off.
Praise to Jehovah, and Warning against Unbelief.
O pT Oh come, let us ^ sing unto
«!/ ^ Jehovah ;
Let us make a ^ joyful noise to
* the rock of our salvation.
2 Let us ''come before his pres-
ence * with thanksgiving ;
Let us make a joyful noise unto
him ' with psalms.
3 For Jehovah is a "great God,
And a great King "above all
gods.
4 In his hand are the * deep places
of the earth ;
The ^heights of the mountains
are his also.
5 The sea is his, and he *'made
it;
And his hands formed » the dry
land.
6 Oh come, let us 'worship and
bow down ;
1 Or, doubts * Or, seat 3 Or, strength
" Ps. 97. 2 ;
Is. 42. 3 ;
Mic. 7. 9
*> Num. 10.
3.i ; Is. 28.
21 ; 33. 10
" Ps. 17. 13 ;
59. 2
dPs. 124. 1, 2
« Ps. 38. 10 ;
73. 2
/ Is. 57. 18 ;
66. 13
f Am. 6. 3
/i Ps. 50. 16 ;
58. 2
* Ps. 66. 6 ;
59 3
* Ps. 106. 38 ;
Ex. 23. 7 ;
Prov. 17.
l.->; Mt. 27. 4
' Ps. 9. 9 ;
59. 9
"" Ps. 18. 2 ;
71. 7
" Ps. 7. 16 ;
140. 9, 11
" Gen. 19. 15
P Ps. 66. 1 ;
81. 1
1 Ps. 89. 26
*■ Mic. 6. 6
* Ps. 1(X). 4 ;
147. 7 ;
Jon. 2. 9
<Ps. 81. 2;
Eph. 5. 19 ;
Jas. 6. 13
" Ps. 48. 1 ;
135. 5; 145.
3
" Ps. 96. 4 ;
97. 9
" Ps. 135. 6
y Ps. 146. 6 ;
Gen. 1. 9,
10; Jon. 1.9
* Ps. 96. 9 ;
99. 6, 9
''2Chr.fi. 13;
Dan. 6. 10
b Ps. 100. 3 ;
149. 2 ; Is.
17. 7 ; Hos.
8. 14
« Ps. 74. 1
d Heb. 3. 7-
11, 15; 4. 7
« Ex. 17. 7 ;
Num.20. 13
/Ex. 17.7;
Dt. 6. 16
f Num. 14.
22 ; 1 Cor.
10. 9
ft Acts 7. 36 ;
13. 18 ;
Heb. 3. 1"
< Num. 14.
23, 28-30 ;
Dt. 1. 35 ;
Heb. 4. 3, 5
fc Dt. 12. 9
' Ps. 40. 3
"' Ps. 71. 15
" Ps. 145. 12
0 Ps. 48. 1
P Ps. 89. 7
« 1 Chr. 16. 26
"■ Ps. 115. 16 ;
Is. 42. 5
' Ps. 104. 1
t Ps. 22. 27
" Ps. 29. 1, 2 ;
1 Chr. 16.
28, 29
^ Ps. 79. 9 ;
115. 1
" Ps. 45. 12 ;
72. 10
V Ps. 29. 2 ;
110. 3;
1 Chr. 16.
29 ; 2 Chr.
20. 21
696
Let us "kneel before Jehovah
our * Maker :
7 For he is our God,
And we are the people of his
"" pasture, and the sheep of
his hand.
"^ To-day, ■* oh that ye would
hear his voice !
8 Harden not your heart, as at
^"Meribah,
As in the day of ^■'^Massah in
the wilderness ;
9 When your fathers " tempted
me.
Proved me, and saw my work.
10 * Forty years long was I grieved
with that generation.
And said. It is a people that
do err in their heart.
And they have not kno\vn my
ways :
11 Wherefore I *sware in my
wrath.
That they should not enter into
my * rest.
A Call to worship Jehovah the Righteous Judge.
Jehovah a
all the
his
O/^ Oh sing unto
«!/ vJ ' new song :
Sing unto Jehovah,
earth.
2 Sing unto Jehovah, bless
name ;
™ Show forth his salvation from
day to day.
3 Declare "his glorj'^ among the
nations.
His marvellous works among
all the peoples.
4 For "great is Jehovah, and
greatly to be praised :
He is to be ^feared above all
gods.
5 For » all the gods of the peoples
are ^ idols ;
But '■Jehovah made the heav-
ens.
6 * Honor and majesty are before
him :
Strength and beauty are in his
sanctuary.
7 Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye
'kindreds of the peoples,
"Ascribe unto Jehovah glory
and strength.
8 Ascribe unto Jehovah the 'glory
due unto his name:
Bring an ^offering, and come
into his courts.
9 Oh ^ worship Jehovah * in holy
array :
* Or, if ye will hear his voice. Harden &c.
5 That is, strife. « That is, temptation.
7 Or, things of nought
8 Or, in the beauty of holiness
96.10
PSALMS
99.1
"Tremble before him, all the
earth.
10 Say among the nations, * Jeho-
vah reigneth :
The '^ world also is established
that it cannot be moved :
He will ** judge the peoples with
equity.
11 Let the '^heavens be glad, and
let the -^earth rejoice ;
Let " the sea roar, and the ful-
ness thereof ;
12 Let the " field exult, and all that
is therein ;
Then shall all the 'trees of the
wood sing for joy
13 Before Jehovah ; *forhecometh.
For he cometh to judge the
earth :
He will judge the world with
righteousness,
And the peoples ' with his truth.
Jehovah's Power and Dominion.
(Jk ^T * Jehovah reigneth ; let the
\j t "" earth rejoice ;
Let the multitude of "isles be
glad.
2 " Clouds and darkness are round
about him :
^Righteousness and justice are
the foundation of his throne.
3 A ' fire goeth before him,
And ''burneth up his adversaries
round about.
4 His 'lightnings lightened the
world :
The earth saw, and 'trembled.
5 The mountains "melted like wax
at the presence of Jehovah,
At the presence of the " Lord of
the whole earth.
6 The ^ heavens declare his right-
eousness.
And ^ all the peoples have seen
his glory.
7 Let all them be put to shame
that serve ^ graven images.
That boast themselves of " idols :
* Worship him, all ye gods.
8 Zion heard and " was glad.
And the daughters of Judah re-
joiced.
Because of thy judgments, O
Jehovah.
9 For thou, Jehovah, art "^most
high above all the earth :
Thou art exalted far " above all
gods.
10 O ye that love Jehovah, ■''hate
evil :
He ^ preserveth the souls of his
saints ;
1 Or, in his faithfulness
" Ps. 33. 8 ;
114. 7
b Ps. 93. 1
" Ps. 93. 1
d Ps. 9. 8 ; 68.
11 ; 67. 4 ;
98.9
^ Is. 49. 13
/ Ps. 97. 1
y Ps. 98. 7
'' Ps. 65. 13 ;
Is. 35. 1 i
55. 12, 13
'■ Is. 44. 23
k Ps. 98. 9
' Ps. 96. 10
"' Ps. 96. 11
" Is. 42. 10, 12
" Ps. 18. 11 ;
Ex. 19. 9 ;
Dt. 4. 11 ;
1 K. 8. 12
f Ps. 89, 14
« Ps. 18. 8 ;
60. 3 ; Dan.
7. 10 ; Hab.
3. 6
^ Mai. 4. 1 ;
Heb. 12. 29
■' Ps. 77. 18
<■ Ps. 96. 9 ;
104. 32
« Ps. 40. 6 ;
Am. 9. 5 ;
Mic. 1. 4 ;
Nah. 1. 6
"Josh. 3. 11
^ Ps. 60. 6
y Ps. 98. 2 ;
Is. 6. 3 ; 40.
5 : 66. 18
' Ps. 78. 58 ;
Is. 42. 17 ;
44. 9, 11 ;
Jer. 10. 14
" Ps. 106. 36 ;
Jer. 50. 2 ;
Hab. 2. 18
b Heb. 1. 6
" Ps. 48. 11 ;
Zeph. 3. 14
d Ps. 83; 18
' Ps. 95. 3 ;
96. 4 ; 135.
6 ; Ex. 18.
11
/ Prov. 8.
13 ; Am. 6.
15 ; Rom.
12. 9
^Ps. 31. 23;
145. 20 ;
Prov. 2. 8
h Ps. 37. 40 ;
Jer. 15. 21 ;
Ban. 3. 28
' Ps. 112. 4 ;
Job 22. 28;
Prov. 4. 18
k Ps. 04. 10
' Ps. 32. 11
"' Ps. 30. 4
" Ps. 33. 3
" Ps. 40. 5 ;
96. 3
P Ex. 15. 6
9 Is. 62. 10
*■ Rom. 3. 25
* Lk. 1. 64,
72
I Ps. 22. 27
" Ps. 100. 1
" Is. 44. 23
^ Ps. 92. 3
y Is. 51. 3
^ Num. 10.
10 ; 2 Chr.
15. 14
" Ps. 66. 1
' Ps. 47. 7
<= Ps. 96. U
d Ps. 24. 1
« Ps. 93. 3 ;
Is. 56. 12
/Ps. 65. 12;
89. 12
607
He ^delivereth them out of the
hand of the wicked.
11 * Light is sown for the right-
eous,
And * gladness for the upright
in heart.
12 Be 'glad in Jehovah, ye right-
eous ;
And "give thanks to his holy
memorial name.
A Call to praise Jehovah for his RighteoQsness.
A Psalm.
(Jk O Oh sing unto Jehovah a
t7 O " new song ;
For he hath done "marvellous
things :
His * right hand, and his * holy
arm, hath wrought salvation
for him.
2 Jehovah hath made known his
salvation :
His ''righteousness hath he
openly showed in the sight
of the nations.
3 He hath 'remembered his lov-
ingkindness and his faith-
fulness toward the house of
Israel :
' All the ends of the earth have
seen the salvation of our God.
4 "Make a joyful noise unto Je-
hovah, all the earth :
"Break forth and sing for joy,
yea, sing praises.
5 Sing praises unto Jehovah with
the '^ harp ;
With the harp and the ^ voice
of melody.
6 With trumpets and sound of
cornet
"Make a joyful noise before
'the King, Jehovah.
7 Let the " sea roar, and the ful-
ness thereof ;
The •* world, and they that dwell
therein ;
8 Let the 'floods clap their hands ;
Let the -^hills sing for joy to-
gether
9 Before Jehovah ; for he cometh
to " judge the earth :
He will judge the world with
righteousness.
And '' the peoples with equity.
Praise to Jehovah for his Fidelity to Israel.
Jehovah reigneth ; let the
peoples tremble :
He ^'^sitteth above the cheru-
bim ; let the earth be moved.
99
!' Ps. 96. 13 '' Ps. 96. 10 i Ps. 97. 1 «•• Ps.
Ex. 25. 22 ; 1 S. 4. 4
a Or, is enthroned
99.2
PSALMS
102.3
2 Jehovah is " great in Zion ;
And he is *high above all the
peoples.
3 Let them praise thy ""great and
terrible name :
•* Holy is he.
4 The king's strength also *loveth
justice ;
Thou dost establish -^equity ;
Thou '' executest justice and
righteousness in Jacob.
5 " Exalt ye Jehovah our God,
And ' worship at his footstool :
* Holy is he.
6 'Moses and Aaron among his
"• priests.
And ' Samuel among them that
" call upon his name ;
They "called upon Jehovah, and
he answered them.
7 He ^spake unto them in the
pillar of cloud :
They »kept his testimonies,
And the statute that he gave
them.
8 Thou 'answeredst them, O Je-
hovah our God :
Thou wast a God that "forgav-
est them,
Though thou * tookest vengeance
of their doings.
9 Exalt ye Jehovah our God,
And worship at his holy hill ;
For Jehovali our God is holy.
All Men eiliorted to praise Cod.
A Psalm 1 of thanksgiving.
•i (~\(^ "Make a joyful noise
Xv/vy unto Jehovah, ^all ye
lands.
2 "Serve Jehovah with gladness :
""Come before his presence with
singing.
3 Know ye that ^Jehovah, he is
God:
It is he that hath ^made us,
^ and we are his ;
We are "his people, and the
sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into liis gates * with
■• thanksgiving.
And into his courts with praise :
Give thanks unto him, and "bless
his name.
5 For ■* Jehovah is good ; his loving-
kindness endureth for ever,
And his /faithfulness unto all
generations.
1 Or, for the thank-offering
2 Heb. nil th'' earth.
3 Another reading is, and not we ourselves.
* Or, a thank-offering
" Pa. 48. 1 ;
Is. 12. G
b Ps. 97. 9 ;
ii:!. 4
"^ Ps. 70. 1 ;
Dt. 28. 58
d Ps. 22. 3 ;
Lev. 19. 2 ;
Josh. 24.
19; 1 S. 2.
2 ; Is. 6. 3
^ Ps. 11. 7 i
33. 6
/Ps. 17. 2;
98. 9
^ Ps. 103. 6 ;
140. 7 ; Jer.
23. 5
'' Ps. 34. 3 ;
107. 32 ;
118. 28
' Ps. 132. 7
*■■ ver. 3
' Jer. 15. 1
"* Ex. 24. 6-8 ;
29. 26 ; 40,
23-27 ; Lev.
8. 1-30 .
" Ps. 22. 4, 5 ;
1 S. 7. 9 ;
12. 18
° Ex. 15. 26 ;
32. 30-34
P Ex. 33. 9 ;
Num. 12. 5
« Ps. 105. 28
'■ Ps. 106. 44
* Ps. 78. 38 ;
Num. 14.
20
< Ps. 95. 11 ;
107. 12;
Ex. 32. 28 ;
Num. 20. 12
" Ps. 98. 4, U
"Dt. 12. 11,
12; 28. 47
^ Ps. 95. 2
'J Ps. 46. 10 ;
Dt. 4. 35;
1 K. IS. 39
- Ps: 95. C ;
119. 73;
Job 10. 3, 8
"Ps. 74. 1,2;
95. 7 ; Is.
40. 11 ;
Ezek. 34.
30, 31
* Ps. 95. 2
" Ps. 96. 2
d Ps. 25. 8 ;
86. 5 ; 100.
1 ; Jer. 33.
11; Nah.
1. 7
« Ps. 119. 90
/Ps. 51. 14;
89. 1 ; 146. 7
9 1 S. 18. 5, 14
'' 1 K. 9. 4
' Dt. 15. 9
k Ps. 40. 4
' Prov. 11.20
"' Ps. 60. 20 ;
Jer. 9. 4
" Ps. 10. 4 ;
18. 27;
Prov. 6. 17
" Ps. 119. 1
■P Ps. 43. 1 ;
52. 2
9 Ps. 52. 4, 5
>■ Ps. 75. 10
• Ps. 118.
10-12
t Ps. 46. 4,
ref.
" Ps. 142. 2
" Ps. 39. 12 ;
61. 1
" Ex. 2. 23 ;
1 S. 9. 16
" Ps. 69. 17,
ref.
' Ps. 31. 2
598
The Psalmist's Profession of Iprightness.
A Psalm of David.
"i f\^ I will ^ sing of lovingkind-
-Lv/j_ ness and justice:
Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I
sing praises.
2 I will ^ » behave myself wisely in
a perfect way :
Oh when wilt thou come unto
me"?
I will walk within my house
^ with a '' perfect heart.
3 I will set no ' base thing before
mine eyes :
I hate "the work of them that
* turn aside ;
It shall not cleave unto me.
4 A ' perverse heart shall depart
from me :
I will know no ® evil thing.
5 Whoso privily '"slandereth his
neighbor, him will I destroy :
Him that hath a " high look and
a proud heart will I not suffer.
G Mine eyes shall be upon the
faithful of the land, that they
may dwell with me :
He that walketh in a "perfect
way, he shall minister unto
me.
7 He that ^ worketh deceit shall
not dwell within my house :
He that speaketh falsehood "shall
not be established before mine
eyes.
8 Morning by morning will I
*■ destroy all the wicked of the
land;
To "cut off all the workers of
iniquity from the 'city of
Jehovah.
Prayer of an Afllicted One for Mercy on himself and
ou Ziou.
A Prayer of the afflitted, when he ^is
overwhelmed, and "poureth out his
complaint before Jehovah.
■i /^O "Hear my jjrayer, O Je-
iVJi^ hovah.
And let my cry *come unto
thee.
2 ^ Hide not thy face from me in
the day of my distress :
^ IncHne thine ear unto me ;
In the day when I call "answer
me speedily.
3 For my days * consume away
^^ like smoke,
" Ps. 69. 17 b Ps. 37. 20 ; Jas. 4. 14
* Or, give heed unto the perfect way
6 Or, in the integritii of my heart
" Or, the doing of unfaithfulness
8 Or, evil person 9 Or, fainteth
w Or, in smoke
102.4
PSALMS
103.5
And my " bones are burned ^ as
a firebrand.
4 My heart is *' smitten like grass,
and " withered ;
For I ''forget to eat my bread.
5 By reason of the voice of my
groaning
My * bones cleave to my flesh.
6 I am like a •''pelican of the
wilderness ;
I am become as an owl of the
waste places.
7 I "watch, and am become like
a sparrow
That is alone upon the house-
top.
8 Mine enemies * reproach me all
the day ;
They that are 'mad against me
do * curse by me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like
bread,
And 'mingled my drink with
weeping,
10 '"Because of thine indignation
and thy wrath :
For thou hast " taken me up,
and cast me away.
11 My days are like a "shadow
that '■^declineth ;
And I am '' withered like grass.
12 But thou,^ O Jehovah, ='wilt
" abide for ever ;
And thy '' memorial 7iame unto
all generations.
13 Thou wilt "arise, and have
' mercy upon Zion ;
For "it is time to have pity
upon her,
Yea, the " set time is come.
14 For thy servants take pleasure
in her stones.
And have pity upon her dust.
15 So the ^nations shall fear the
name of Jehovah,
And " all the kings of the earth
thy glory.
16 For Jehovah hath ^ built up
Zion ;
He hath "appeared in his
glory.
17 He hath * regarded the prayer
of the destitute.
And hath not despised their
prayer.
18 This shall be "written for the
"^ generation to come ;
And "sb people which shall be
created shall praise ^Jeho-
vah.
19 For he hath •'^ looked down from
the height of his sanctuary ;
1 Or, as a hearth
* Or, is stretched out
3 Or, sittest as King
< Heb. Jah.
" Job 30. 30 ;
Lam. 1. 13
i> Ps. 90. 5, 0
"^ Ps. 37. 2 ;
Is. 40. 7
ril S. 1.7;
2 S. 12. 17 ;
Ezr. 10. 6 ;
Job 33. 20
" Job 19. 20 ;
Lam. i. 8
/Is. 34. 11 ;
Zeph. 2. 14
» Ps. 77. 4
''Ps. 31. 11
i Acts 26. 11
* Is. 05. 16 ;
Jer. 29. 22
' Ps. 42. 3 ;
80. o
'" Ps. 38. 3
" Job 27. 21 ;
30. 22
" Ps. 109. 23 ;
Job 14. 2
P ver. 4
« Ps. 9. 7 ; 10.
16 ; Lam.
6. 19
^ Ps. 135. 13 ;
Ex. 3, 15
» Ps. 12. 5 ;
44. 26
' Is. 60. 10 ;
Zech. 1. 12
" Ps. 119. 126
" Ps. 75. 2 ;
Dan. S. 19
^ Ps. 07. 7 ;
1 K. 8. 43
y Ps. 138. 4
- Ps. 147. 2
" Is. 60. 1, 2
b Ps. 22. '24 ;
Neh. 1. 6
'Dt. 31. 19;
1 Cor. 10. 11
rf Ps. 22. 30 ;
48. 13
' Ps. 22. 31
/Ps. 14. 2;
53. 2 ;
Dt. 26. 15
" Ps. 33. 13
'» Ps. 79. 11
' Ps. 140. 7
«; Ps. 22. 22
I Ps. 22. 27 ;
86. 9 ; Is.
49. 22. 23 :
60. 3; Zech.
8. 20-23
"' Ps. 39. 5
» Ps. 39. 13 ;
Is. 38. 10
0 ver. 12 ;
Ps. 90. 2 ;
Job 30. 26 ;
Hab. 1. 12
P Gen. 1. 1 ;
Neh. 9. 6 ;
Heb. 1.
10-12
1 Ps. 90. 5
"■ Is. 34. 4 ;
51. 0; Mt.
24. 35 ;
2 Pet. 3. 10 ;
Rev. 20. 11
'Is. 41. 4;
43. 10 ;
Mai. 3. 6 ;
Jas. 1. 17
< Ps. 69. 36
" Ps. 89. 4
"Ps. 104. 1.35
"^ Ps. 33. 21 ;
105. 3; 145.
21 ; Ezek.
36. 21 ; 39. 7
V Dt. 6. 12 ;
8. 11
' Ps. 86. 5 ;
130. 8 ; Ex.
,34. 7 ; Is.
43. 25
599
" From heaven did Jehovah be-
hold the earth ;
20 To hear the ''sighing of the
prisoner ;
To 'loose ^ those that are ap-
pointed to death ;
21 That men may * declare the
name of Jehovah in Zion,
And his praise in Jerusalem ;
22 When ' the peoples are gath-
ered together.
And the kingdoms, to serve
Jehovah.
23 He " weakened my strength in
the way ;
He "'shortened my days.
24 I said, O my God, " take me not
away in the midst of my days :
Thy "years are throughout all
generations.
25 Of old didst thou ^lay the
foundation of the earth ;
And the '' heavens are the work
of thy hands. _
26 They shall ''perish, but thou
shalt endure ;
Yea, all of them shall wax old
like a garment ;
As a vesture shalt thou change
them, and they shall be
changed :
27 But thou art 'the same.
And thy years shall have no
end.
28 The 'children of thy servants
shall continue.
And their " seed shall be estab-
lished before thee.
Praise for Jehovah's Mercies.
A Psalm of David.
•i /~\Q "Bless Jehovah, O my
WjO soul;
And all that is within me, hhss
his ""holy name.
2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
And y forget not all his benefits :
3 Who ^forgiveth all thine iniq-
uities ;
Who " healeth all thy diseases ;
4 Who *redeemeth thy life from
'' destruction ;
Who "crowneth thee with lov-
ingkindness and tender mer-
cies ;
5 Who ''satisfieth *thy desire
with good things.
" Ps. 30. 2 ; Ex. 15. 26 ; Jer. 30. 17 6 Ps. 49. 15
5. 12 d Ps. 107. 9 ; 145. 16
•Ps.
' Heb. the children of death.
« Another reading is, afflicted me with hxs
strenath ' Or, the pit
8 Or, thy years Or, thy prime Heb. thine or-
nament.
103.6
PSALMS
104.14
So that thy youth is "renewed
Uke the eagle.
6 Jehovah *executeth righteous
acts,
And judgments for all that are
"oppressed.
7 He ''made known his ways
unto Moses,
His "doings unto the children
of Israel.
8 Jehovah is ^merciful and gra-
cious,
^Slow to anger, and abundant
in lovingkindness.
9 He * will not always chide ;
Neither will he ' keep his anger
for ever.
10 He hath *not dealt with us
after our sins.
Nor rewarded us after our iniq-
uities.
11 For 'as the heavens are high
above the earth.
So great is his lovingkindness
toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the
west,
So far hath he ™ removed our
transgressions from us.
13 Like "as a father pitieth his
children.
So Jehovah pitieth them that
fear him.
1 4 For " he knoweth our frame ;
He ^remembereth that we are
« dust.
15 As for man, his days are ''as
grass ;
As a "flower of the field, so he
flourisheth.
1 6 For the ' wind passeth over it,
and it is gone;
And the " place thereof shall
know it no more.
17 But the "lovingkindness of Je-
hovah is from evei'lasting
to everlasting upon them
that fear him.
And his righteousness ^unto
children's children ;
18 To *such as keep his covenant.
And to those that remember
his precepts to do them.
i9 Jehovah hath established his
^throne in the heavens ;
And his "kingdom ruleth over
all.
20 Bless Jehovah, ye ''his angels.
That are " mighty in strength,
that "* fulfil his word,
"Hearkening unto the voice of
his word.
21 Bless Jehovah, all ye ■'' his hosts.
Ye ^ ministers of his, that do
his pleasure.
" Is. 40. 31
I- Ps. 99. 4 ;
146. 7
' Ps. 12. 5
d Ps. 99. 7:
147. 19 ; Ex.
33. 13
« Ps. 78. 11 ;
106. 22
/ Ps. 8C. 15 ;
Ex. 34. 6 ;
Num. 14.
18 ; Neh. 9.
17; Jon. 4. 2
» Ps. 14.5. 8 ;
Joel 2. 13 ;
Nah. 1. 3
'1 Ps. 30. 6 ;
Is. 67. 16
i Jer. 3. 5, l?;
Mic. 7. 18
k Ezr. 9. 13 ;
Lam. 3. 22
' Ps. 36. 6 ;
67. 10
"2 8. 12. 13;
Is. 38. 17 ;
Zech. 3. 9 ;
Heb. 9. 26
" Mai. 3. 17
" Is. 29. 16
P Ps. 78. 39
9 Gen. 3. 19 ;
Eccl. 12. 7
»■ Ps. 90. 5 ;
Is. 40. 6 ;
1 Pet. 1. 24
' Job 14. 2 ;
Jas. 1. 10,
U
' Is. 40. 7
" Job 7. 10 ;
8. 18 ; 20. 9
" Ps. 25. 6
^ Ps. 105. 8 ;
Ex. 20. 6 ;
Dt. 5. 10
V Ps. 25. 10 ;
Dt. 7. 9
' Ps. 11. 4
" Ps. 47. 2, 8 ;
Dan. 4. 17
b Ps. 148. 2
" Ps. 29. 1 ;
78. 25
<l Mt. 6. 10
" Ps. 91. 11 ;
Heb. 1. 14
/Ps. 148. 2;
1 K. 22. 19 ;
Neh. 9. 0 ;
Lk. 2. 13
" Ps. 104. 4
h Ps. 145. 10
! Ps. 103. 22
t Ps. 93. 1
I Dan. 7. 9
"' Is. 40. 22
" Am. 9. 6
" Is. 19. 1
P Ps. 18. 10
9 Ps. 148. 8 ;
Heb. 1. 7
»• 2 K. 2. 11 ;
6. 17
' Ps. 24. 2 ;
Job 38. 4
t Gen. 1. 2
"Ps. 18. 15;
106. 9 ; Is.
50. 2
^ Ps. 29. 3 ;
77. 18
" Ps. 33. 7
y Job 38. 10,
11 ; Jer. 5.
22
' Ps. 107. 36 ;
Is. 41. 18
" ver. 13
i> Job 39. 5
" Mt. 8. 20
d Ps. 65. 9 ;
Ps, 147. 8
« Ps. 147. 8 ;
Job 38. 27
600
22 Bless Jehovah, *all ye his
works,
In all places of his dominion :
Bless J ehovah, O my soul.
Jehovah's Care over all \m Works.
-i f\A 'Bless Jehovah, O my
O Jehovah my God, thou art
very great ;
Thou art * clothed with honor
and majesty :
2 Who coverest thyself with
' light as with a garment ;
Who '" stretchest out the heavens
like a curtain ;
3 Who "layeth the beams of his
chambers in the waters ;
Who maketh the "clouds his
chariot ;
Who walketh upon the ^ wings
of the wind ;
4 Who maketh ^^ winds his mes-
sengers ;
Flames of *■ fire his ministers ;
5 '^ Who ' laid the foundations of
the earth.
That it should not be moved
for ever.
6 Thou *coveredst it with the
deep as with a vesture ;
The waters stood above the
mountains.
7 At thy " rebuke they fled ;
At the "voice of thy thunder
they hasted away
8 ^ (The mountains rose, the val-
leys sank down)
Unto the ^ place which thou
hadst founded for them.
9 Thou hast set a ^ bound that
they may not pass over ;
That they turn not again to
cover the earth.
10 He sendeth forth ^springs into
the valleys ;
They run among the moun-
tains ;
1 1 They " give drink to every beast
of the field ;
The *wild asses quench their
thirst.
1 2 By them the birds of the heav-
ens " have their habitation ;
They * sing among the branches.
1 3 He •* watereth the mountains
from his chambers :
The earth is filled with the fruit
of thy works.
14 He causeth the "grass to grow
for the cattle,
' Or, his angels winds
2 Heb. He /minded the earth upon its bases.
3 Or, The-y went up by the mountains, they went
doum by the valleys * Heb. utter their voice.
104. 15
PSALMS
105.9
And "herb for the ^service of
man ;
That he may bring forth ^ food
* out of the earth,
15 And '^wine that maketh glad
the heart of man,
'^ And ''oil to make his face to
shine.
And bread that " strengtheneth
man's heart.
16 The trees of Jehovah are filled
with moisture.
The cedars of Lebanon, which
he hath planted ;
17 Where the -^ birds make their
nests :
As for the •'' stork, the fir-trees
are her house.
18 The high mountains are for the
* wild goats ;
The ' rocks are a refuge for the
* conies.
19 He appointed the moon 'for
seasons :
The ""sun knoweth. his going
down.
20 Thou " makest darkness, and it
is night,
Wherein all the "beasts of the
forest creep forth. ■
21 The ^ young lions roar after
their prey.
And * seek their food from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they get them
away.
And lay them down in their
""dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto 'his work
And to his labor until the even-
24 O Jenovah, how 'manifold are
thy works !
In "wisdom hast thou made
them all :
The " earth is full of thy '' riches.
25 Yonder is the "" sea, great and
wide,
Wherein are things creeping
innumerable,
Both small and great beasts.
26 There go the^ ships ;
There is ^ leviathan, whom thou
hast formed to play ^ therein.
27 These " wait all for thee.
That thou mayest *give them
their food in due season.
28 Thou givest unto them, they
gather ;
Thou "openest thy hand, they
are satisfied with good.
29 Thou " hidest thy face, they are
troubled ;
' Or, labor 2 Heb. bread.
^ Heb. To make his face to shine xvith oil.
* Or, creatures * Or, with him See Job 41. 6.
" Gen. 1. 29
b Job 28. 6
" Judg. 9.
13; Prov.
31. 6 ; Eccl.
10. 19
d Ps. 23. 5 ;
92. 10 ; 141.
5 ; Lk. 7. 46
* Gen. 18. 5 ;
Judg. 19.
6, 8
/ver. 12
i'Lev. 11. 19
ft Job 39. 1
i Prov. 30. 26
*Lev. 11. 5
' Gen. 1. 14
"' Ps. 19. 6
" Pa. 74. 16 ;
Is. 45. 7
0 Ps. 60. 10 ;
Is. 56. 9 ;
Mic. 5. 8
P Job 38. 39
1 Ps. 145. 15 ;
Joel 1. 20
"■ Job 37. 8
» Gen. 3. 19
« Ps. 40. 6
" Ps. 136. 5 ;
Prov. 3. 19 ;
Jer. 10. 12;
51. 15
" Ps. 65. 9
^ Ps. 8. 8 ;
69. 34
y Ps. 107. 23 ;
Ezek. 27. 9
^ Ps. 74. 14 ;
Job 41. 1
'^ Ps. 145. 15
b Ps. 136. 25 ;
147. 9; Job
36. 31 ; 38.
41
•^ Ps. 145. 16
d Ps. 30. 7 ;
Dt. 31. 17
« Ps. 146. 4 ;
Job 34. 14 ;
Eccl. 12. 7
/ Ps. 90. 3 ;
Gen. 3. 19 ;
Job 10. 9
B Job 33. 4 ;
Ezek. 37. 9
h Ps. 86. 12 ;
HI. 10
• Gen. 1. 31
*: Ps. 97. 4, 5 ;
114. 7 ;
Judg. 5. 6
' Ps. 144. 6 ;
Ex. 19. 18
'" Ps. 63. 4
" Ps. 146. 2
0 Ps. 19. 14
P Ps. 9. 2
9 Ps. 69. 13
'■ Ps. 37. 10
' ver. 1
' Ps. 105. 45 ;
106. 48, &C.
» Ps. 106. 1 ;
1 Chr. 16.
34 ; la. 12. 4
" Ps. 99. 6
^ Ps. 145. 12
V Ps. 96. 1 ;
98. 6
' Ps. 77. 12 ;
119. 27;
145. 6
" Ps. 33. 21
b Ps. 63. 2
<^ Ps. 27. 8
d Ps. 40. 5 ;
77. 11
« Ps. 119. 13
/ver. 42
" Ps. 135. 4
ft Ps. 106. 5 ;
136.4;
1 Chr. 16.
13
601
Thou ^^takest away their
breath, they die.
And -^ return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth thy » Spirit,
they are created ;
And thou renewest the face of
the ground.
31 Let the ''glory of Jehovah en-
dure for ever ; . .
Let Jehovah 'rejoice in his
works :
32 Who looketh on the earth, and
it * trembleth ;
He ' toucheth the mountains,
and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto Jehovah ""as
long as I live :
I will " sing praise to my God
while I have any being.
34 Let my "meditation be sweet
unto him:
I will;^ rejoice in Jehovah.
35 Let sinners be 'consumed out
of the earth.
And let the "■ wicked be no more.
* Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
'' ' Praise ye Jehovah.
Jehovah's wonderful Works ia behalf of Israel.
'i f\ pT Oh " give thanks unto
-Lv70 Jehovah, *'call upon his
name ;
'^ Make known among the peo-
ples his doings.
2 Sing unto him, 2' sing praises
unto him ;
^ ^ Talk ye of all his marvellous
works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name :
Let the " heart of them rejoice
that seek Jehovah.
4 Seek ye Jehovah and *his
strength ;
" Seek his face evermore.
5 Remember his ''marvellous
works that he hath done.
His wonders, and the "judg-
ments of his mouth,
6 O ye seed of •'Abraham his ser-
vant.
Ye children of * Jacob, his
''chosen ones.
7 He is Jehovah our God :
His 'judgments are in all the
earth.
8 He hath * remembered his cove-
nant for ever.
The word which he commanded
to a ' thousand generations.
9 The "' covenant which he made
with Abraham,
: Is. 20. 9 * ver. 42 ; Ps. 106. 45 ; Lk. 1. 72 ' Dt. 7. 9
" Gen. 17. 2 ; 22. 16-18 ; Gal. 3. 17
' Or, gathered in 7 Heb. Hallelujah.
8 Or, Meditate
105. 10
PSALMS
105. 45
And his " oath unto Isaac,
10 And 'confirmed the same unto
Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting
covenant,
1 1 Saying, " Unto thee will I give
the land of Canaan,
The ^ '^ lot of your inheritance ;
12 When they were but a "few
men in number.
Yea, very few, and •''sojourners
in it.
13 And they went about from na-
tion to nation.
From one kingdom to another
people.
14 He'sutlered no man to do them
wrong ;
Yea, he '' reproved kings for
their sakes,
15 Saying, 'Touch not mine
anointed ones.
And do my prophets no harm.
1 6 And he * called for a famine upon
the land ;
He ' brake the whole staff of
bread.
17 He '"sent a man before them ;
Joseph was " sold for a servant :
18 His "feet they hurt with fet-
ters :
^He was laid in chains o/iron,
19 Until the time that his ^'word
came to pass,
The word of Jehovah * tried
him.
20 The ''king sent and loosed him ;
Even the ruler of peoples, and
let him go free.
21 He ' made him lord of his house.
And ruler of all his substance ;
22 To bind his princes ' at his
pleasure.
And teach his elders wisdom.
23 " Israel also came into Egypt ;
And Jacob " sojourned in the
land of Ham.
24 And he -^ increased his people
greatly.
And made them stronger than
their adversaries.
25 He Hurned their heart to hate
his people.
To ^deal subtly with his ser-
vants.
26 He " sent Moses his servant.
And * Aaron whom he had
chosen.
27 They ''set among them ^his
signs.
And wonders in the land of
Ham.
1 Heb. cord, or, line.
' Heb. His sold entered into the iron.
3 Heb. the words of his signs.
" Gen. 26. 3
f> Gen. 28.
i;!-15
" Gen. 13.
1.5 ; lo. 18
d Ps. 78. (» ;
Josh. 23. 4
" Gen. 34.
30 ; Dt. 7. 7
/ (ien. 23. 4;
Heb. 11. 9
-' Gen. 20. 7 ;
.35. 6
>>■ Gen. 12. 17 ;
20. 3, 7
' Gen. 26. 11
*: Gen. 41. 64
' Lev. 26. 26 ;
Is. 3. 1 ;
Ezek. 4. 16
"' Gen. 45. 6
" Gen. 37. 28,
36; Acts
7. 9
° Gen. 39. 20
** Gen. 40. 20,
21
1 Ps. 66. 10
'' (Ten. 41. 14
' Gen. 41.
40-44
'Gen. 41.44
" Gen. 46. 6 ;
Acts 7. 15
" Acts 1.3. 17
■^ Ex. 1. 7, 9
v Ex. 1. 8 ;
4. 21
= Ex. 1. 10;
Acts 7. 19
" Ex. 3. 10 ;
4. 12
b Ex. 4. 14 ;
Num. 10.
5 ; 17. 5-8
" ver. 27-36 :
Ps. 78. 43-
61
d Ex. 10. 21,
' Ps, 99. 7
f Ex. 7. 20, 21
!' Ex. 8. 6
h Ex. 8. 3
1 Ex. 8, 21
* Ex. 8. 16
' Ex. 9. 23-25
'^^' Ex. 10. 12-
15
" Ps. 135 8 ;
136. 10;
Ex. 12. 20 ;
13. 15
" B;x. 12. 35,
36
^' Ex. 12. 33
9 Ex. 15. 16
■■ Ps. 78. 14 ;
Ex. 13. 21 ;
Neh. 9. 12 ;
Is. 4. 5
» Ex. 40. 38
t Ps. 78. IS
" 1>8. 78. 27 ;
Ex. 16. 13 ;
Num. 11.
31
" Ps. 78. 24 ;
Ex. 16. 15 ;
Neh. 9. 15 ;
.Tn. 6. 31
*Ps. 78. 15;
114. 8 ; Ex.
17. 6;
Num. 20.
11 ; Is. 48.
21 ; 1 Cor.
10. 4
V ver. 8
^ Ps. 106. 12 ;
Ex. 15. 1
" Ps. 78. 65 ;
Josh. 13. 7
6 Dt. 6. 10, 11
' Dt. 4. 40
602
28 He ''sent darkness, and made
it dark ;
And they *■ rebelled not against
his words.
29 He -^turned their waters into
blood,
And slew their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with " frogs
In the ''chambers of their
kings.
31 He spake, and there came
' swarms of flics,
And * lice in all their borders.
32 He gave them 'hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines a,lso and
their fig-trees.
And brake the trees of their
borders.
34 He spake, and the "'locust came.
And the grasshopper, and that
without number,
35 And did eat up every herb in
their land.
And did eat up the fruit of
their ground.
36 He " smote also all the first-born
in their land.
The ''chief of all their strength.
37 And he brought them forth
with "silver and gold;
And there was ^not one feeble
person among his tribes.
38 Egypt was ^'glajl when they de-
parted ;
For the 'fear of them had
fallen upon them.
39 He spread a ''cloud for a cover-
And 'fire to give light in the
night.
40 They ' asked, and he brought
" quails.
And satisfied them with the
"bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and ''waters
gushed out ;
They ran in the dry places like
a river.
42 For he * remembered his holy
word,
A nd Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people
with joy.
And his chosen with 'singing.
44 And he "gave them the lauds
of the nations ;
And they 'took the labor of
the peoples in possession :
45 That they might " keep his
statutes.
And obsei've his laws.
® Praise ye Jehovah.
< Heb. heoinning. See Dt. 21. 17.
5 Or, nov^ that stumbled •> Heb. Hallelvjah.
106.1
PSALMS
106.31
106
Israel's Rebellionsness and Jehovab's Deliverances.
' Praise ye Jehovah.
Oh " give thanks unto Je-
hovah ; for he *is good ;
For'^hislovingkindnesse/w/itre^A
for ever.
2 Who can utter the ** mighty acts
of Jehovah,
Or show forth all his praise ?
3 Blessed are they that keep
justice.
And he that Moeth righteous-
ness at all times.
4 Remember me, O Jehovah,
with the -^ favor that thou
bearest unto thy people ;
Oh visit me with thy salva-
tion,
5 That I may see the ' prosperity
of thy chosen,
That I may '' rejoice in the
gladness of thy nation,
That I may * glory with thine
inheritance.
6 * We have sinned ' with our
fathers,
We have committed iniquity,
we have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers understood not thy
wonders in Egypt ;
They '^ remembered not the
multitude of thy lovingkind-
nesses.
But were "rebellious at the sea,
even at the Red !Sea.
8 Nevertheless he saved them
"for his name's sake,
That he might ^ make his
mighty power to be known.
9 He* rebuked the Red Sea also,
and it was ''dried up :
So he *led them through the
depths, as through a ^ wilder-
ness.
10 And he 'saved them from the
hand of him that hated them.
And "redeemed them from the
hand of the enemy.
11 And "the waters covered their
adversaries ;
There was not one of them left.
1 2 Then ^ believed they his words ;
They *sang his praise.
13 They soon ^forgat his works ;
They "waited not for his coun-
sel,
14 But * lusted exceedingly in the
wilderness.
And "^ tempted God in the des-
ert.
15 And he ''gave them their re-
quest,
1 Heb. Hallelujah. ^ Qj, pasture-land
" Ps. 105. 1 ;
107. 1
k Ps. 100. 5
' 1 Chr. 16.
34, 41
d Ps. 145. 4,
1-2 ; 160. 2
" Ps. 16. 2
/ Ps. 44. 3 ;
119. 132
'■' Ps. 1. 3
'' Ps. 118. 16
' Ps. 105. 3
* 1 K. 8. 47 ;
Ezr. 9. 7 ;
Neh. 1. 7 ;
Jer. 3. 25 ;
Dan. 9. 6
' Ps. 78. 8,
57; 2 Chr.
30. 7 ; Neh.
9. 2 ; Zech.
1. 4
'" Ps. 78. 11,
42; Judg.
3.7
" Ps. 78. 17 ;
Ex. 14. 11,
12
" Ezek. 20. 9
P Ex. 9. 10
9 Ps. 18. 15 ;
78. 13 ; Is.
60. 2 ; Nah.
1. 4
*" Ex. 14. 21 ;
Is. 61. 10
» Is. 63. 11-13
t Ex. 14. 30
" Ps. 78. 42 ;
107. 2
^ Ps. 78. 63 ;
Ex. 14. 28 ;
15. 6
^ Ex. 14. 31
y Ps. 105. 43 ;
Ex. 15. 1-21
= Ex. 15. 24 ;
16. 2; 17. 2
" Ps. 107. 11
(-Ps. 78. 18;
Num. 11.
4 ; 1 Cor.
10. 6
' Ex. 17. 2 ;
1 Cor. 10. 9
rf Ps. 78. 29 ;
Num.11. 31
<■ Is, 10. 16
/ Num. 16. 3
" Num. 16. 32
ft Num. 10. 35
' Ex. 32. 4 ;
Dt. 9. 8 ;
Acts 7. 41
»-■ Jer. 2. 11 ;
Eom. 1. 23
I ver. 7, 13 ;
Ps. 78. 11
'" Dt. 10. 21
" Ps. 105. 27
0 Ex. 32. 10 ;
Dt. 9. 14 ;
Ezek. 20.
8, 13
^Ex. .32. 11-
14 ; Dt. 9.
25-29
9 Num. 14. 31
'• Dt. 8. 7 ;
Jer. 3. 19 ;
Ezek. 20. 6
"Dt. 1. 32;
9. 23
< Num. 14.
2 ; Dt. 1. 27
"Ps. 95. 11;
Num. 14.-
28-35 ;
Ezek. 20.
15 ; Heb.
.3. 11
" Dt. 4. 27
^Ps. 41. 11
y Num. 25.
3; Dt. 4. 3;
603
But *sent leanness into their
soul.
16 They -^envied Moses also in the
camp.
And Aaron the * saint of Jeho-
vah.
17 The "earth opened and swal-
lowed up Dathan,
And covered the company of
Abiram.
18 And a ''fire was kindled in
their company ;
The flame burned up the
wicked.
1 9 They ' made a calf in Horeb,
And woi'shipped a molten
image.
20 Thus they ^changed their glory
For the likeness of an ox that
eateth grass.
21 They ' forgat God their Saviour,
Who had done *" great things in
Egypt,
22 "Wondrous works in the land
of Ham,
And terrible things by the Red
Sea.
23 Therefore " he said that he
would destroy them.
Had not ^ Moses his chosen stood
before him in the breach.
To turn away his wrath, lest he
should destroy them.
24 Yea, they ^desjjised the ''pleas-
ant land.
They ' believed not his word,
2.5 But 'murmured in their tents,
And hearkened not unto the
voice of Jehovah.
26 Therefore he * " sware unto
them.
That he would '^overthrow them
in the wilderness,
27 And that he would "overthrow
their seed among the nations.
And ""scatter them in the lands,
28 They 2/ joined themselves also
unto Baal-peor,
And ate the ^sacrifices of the
dead.
29 Thus they "provoked him to
anger with their doings ;
And the plague brake in upon
them.
30 Then * stood up Phinehas, and
executed judgment ;
And so the "plague was stayed.
31 And that was ''reckoned unto
him for righteousness.
Unto all generations for ever-
Hos. 9. 10 ^ Num. 25. 2 '■ Num. 25. 4 i Num. 25. "I
<^ Num. 26. 8 "* Gen. 15. 6 ; Num. 25. 11-13
3 Or, holy one * Heb. lifted up his hand.
6 Heb. make them fall.
106.32
PSALMS
107.9
32 They "angered him also at the
waters of ^ Meribah,
So that it ' went ill with Moses
for their sakes ;
33 Because they were ''rebellious
against his spirit,
And he spake unadvisedly with
his lips.
34 They ''did not destroy the peo-
ples.
As " Jehovah commanded them,
35 But -^mingled themselves with
the nations.
And learned their works,
36 And ^served their idols.
Which became a snare unto them.
37 Yea, they ''sacrificed their sons
and their daughters unto
demons,
38 And shed 'innocent blood.
Even the blood of their *sons
and of their daughters.
Whom they sacrificed unto the
idols of Canaan ;
And the land was 'polluted
with blood.
39 Thus were they ™ defiled with
their works.
And [' played the harlot in their
doings.
40 Therefore was the " wrath of
Jehovah kindled against his
people,
And he ^abhorred his inheri-
tance.
41 And «he gave them into the
hand of the nations ;
And they that hated them
ruled over them.
1 Or, strife
" Ps. 81. 7 ;
95. 8, 9 ;
Num. 20.
2-13
>> Num. 20. 12
" Ps. 78. 40 ;
107. 11 ;
Num. 20.
3, 10
d Judg, 1. 21,
27-3t)
' Dt. 7. 2, 10
/ Judg. 3. 6, 6
" Judg. 2. 12
'' Dt. 12. 31;
32. 17 ; 2 K.
17. 17 ;
Ezek. 16.
20, 21 ;
1 Cor. 10.
20
' Ps. 94. 21
* Dt. 18. 10
' Num. 35.
33 ; Is. 24.
5 ; Jer. 3.
1, 2
"' Lev. 18. 24 ;
Ezek. 20. 18
" Lev. 17. 7 ;
Num. 16.
39 ; Judg.
2. 17 ; Hos.
4. 12
" Ps. 78. 69 ;
Judg. 2. 14
P Lev. 26. 30 ;
Dt. 32. 19
» Judg. 2.
14 ; Neh. 9.
27
*■ Judg. 4. 3 ;
10. 12
' Judg. 2.
16-18
< Ps. 81. 12
" Judg. 6. 6
" Judg. 3. 9 ;
6. 7 ; 10. 10
* Ps. 105. 8 ;
Lev. 26. 42
y Judg. 2. 18
M K. 8. 50 ;
2 Chr. 30.
9 ; Ezr. 9.
9 ; Neh. 1.
11 ; Jer.
42. 12
42 Their enemies also '■oppressed
them.
And they were brought into
subjection under their hand.
43 Many times did he * deliver
them ;
But they were rebellious in
their 'counsel,
And were " brought low in their
iniquity.
44 Nevertheless he regarded their
distress.
When he " heard their cry :
45 And he ^remembered for them
his covenant,
And * repented according to the
multitude of his lovingkind-
nesses.
46 He made them also to be ' pitied
Of all those that carried them
captive.
47 "Save us, O Jehovah our God,
And * gather us from among
the nations.
To give thanks unto thy holy
name.
And to " triumph in thy praise.
48 ''Blessed be Jehovah, the God
of Israel,
From everlasting even to ever-
lasting.
And let all the people say,
Amen.
^ Praise ye Jehovah.
" 1 Chr. 16 35, 36
13 ; 72. 18 ; 89. 52
b Ps. 147. 2 " Ps. 47. 1 d Ps. 41.
2 Heb. Hallelvjah.
BOOK V
107
Jehovah delivers Men from manifold Troubles.
Oh " give thanks unto Je-
hovah ; for he is good ;
For his lovingkindness enclur-
eth for ever.
2 Let *the redeemed of Jehovah
say so.
Whom he hath " redeemed from
the hand of the adversary,
3 And "* gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the
west.
From the north and ^ from the
south.
4 They * wandered in the wilder-
ness in a desert way ;
They found no •''city of habita-
tion.
1 Heb. from, the sea.
" Ps. 106. 1
b Is. 36. 9, 10 ;
62. 12 ; 63. 4
<^ Ps. 78. 42 ;
106. 10
d Ps. 106. 47 ;
Dt. 30. 3 ;
Neh. 1. 9 ;
Is. 11. 12;
43. 5 ; 56.
8; Ezek.
11. 17 ; 20.
34
"Num. 14.
33 ; 32. 13 ;
Dt. 2. 7 ;
Josh. 6. 6 ;
14. 10
/ver. 7, 36
9 Ps. 77. 3
'' ver. 13, 19,
28 ; Ps. 50.
15
• Ps. 6. 8 ;
Ezr. 8. 21 ;
Jer. 31. 9
* ver, 4, 36
' ver. 16, 21,
31
604
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their " soul fainted in them.
6 Then they '' cried unto Jehovah
in their trouble,
And he delivered them out of
their distresses,
7 He led them also by a •' straight
way.
That they might go to a *city
of habitation.
8 ' Oh that men would praise Je-
hovah for his lovingkind-
ness,
And for his wonderful works to
the children of men !
9 For he '"satisfieth the longing
soul.
And the " hungry soul he filleth
with good.
™ Ps. 22. 26 ; 63. 5 ; 103. 5 " Ps. 146. 7 ; Mt. 5. 6j
Lk. 1. 63
107. 10
PSALMS
107.40
10 Such as " sat in darkness and in
the shadow of death, _
Being * bound in affliction and
iron,
11 Because they ''rebelled against
the words of God,
And "* contemned the counsel of
the Most High :
12 Therefore he brought down
their heart with labor ;
They fell down, and there was
''none to help.
1 3 Then they ^ cried unto Jehovah
in their trouble,
And he saved them out of their
distresses.
14 He ''brought them out of dark-
ness and the shadow of death.
And ''brake their bonds in
sunder.
15 Oh that men would praise Je-
hovah for his lovingkind-
ness.
And for his wonderful works to
the children of men !
1 6 For he hath ' broken the gates
of brass,
And cut the bars of iron in
sunder.
17 Fools because of Hheir trans-
gression.
And * because of their iniqui-
ties, are afflicted.
18 Their 'soul abhorreth all man-
ner of food ;
And they '" draw near unto the
" gates of death.
1 9 Then they cry unto Jehovah in
their trouble.
And he saveth them out of
their distresses.
20 He "sendeth his word, and
^healeth them.
And '' delivereth them from their
-destructions.
21 Oh that men would praise Je-
hovah for his lovingkindness,
And for his wonderful works to
the children of men !
22 And let them offer the ''sacri-
fices of thanksgiving,
And * declare his works with
singing.
23 They that 'go down to the sea
in ships.
That do business in great
waters ;
24 These see the works of Jehovah,
And his wonders in the deep.
2.5 For he "commandeth, and rais-
eth the "stormy wind,
1 Heb. */i« viay of their transgression.
2 Heb. piU.
" Ps. 143. 3 ;
Is. 42. 7 ;
Mic. 7. 8 ;
Lk, 1. 79
b Ps. 102. 20 ;
.Job 36. 8
" Ps. 78. 40 ;
106. 7
d Num. Ifi.
31 ; 2 Chr.
36. 16;
Prov. 1.26;
Is. 6. 24
" Ps. 22. 11 ;
72. 12
/ver. 6
" ver. 10 ;
Ps. 86. 13
APs. 116. 16;
Jer. 2. 20 ;
30. 8; Nah.
1. 13; Lk.
13. 16 ;
Acts 12. 7
' Is. 45. 1, 2
* Is. 05. 6, 7 ;
Jer. 30. 14,
16 ; Bzek.
24. 23
' Ps. 102. 4 ;
.Job 33. 20
"' Ps. 88. 3 ;
Job 33. 22
" Ps. 9. 13 ;
Job 38. 17
" Ps. 147. 16,
18 ; Mt. 8. 8
P Ps. 30. 2 ;
103. 3 ; 147.
3 ; 2 K. 20. 5
9 Ps. 30. 3 ;
49. 15 ; 56.
13 ; 103. 4 ;
Job 33. 28,
30
"^ Ps. 60. 14 ;
116. 17;
Lev. 7. 12
' Ps. 9. 11 ;
73. 28 ; 118.
17
t Is. 42. 10 ;
Jon. 1. 3
" Ps. 105. 31,
34
'" Ps. 148. 8 ;
Jon. 1. 4
" Ps. 93. 3, 4
y Ps. 22. 14 ;
119. 28
' Job 12. 26 ;
Is. 24. 20
" Ps. 65. 7 ;
89. 9 ; Mt.
8. 26 ; Lk.
8. 24
b Ps. 78. 4 ;
111. 4
" Ps. 34. 3 ;
99. 5 ; Is.
25. 1
rf Ps. 22. 22,
" Ps. .36. 18
/ Ps. 74. 15 ;
Is. 42. 15 ;
50. 2
'J Gen. 13.
10; 14. 3;
19. 24, 25 ,
Dt. 29. 23
h Job 39. 6 ;
Jer. 17. 6
> Ps. 105. 41 ;
114. 8 ; Is.
35. 6, 7 ;
41. 18
k ver. 4, 7
' 2 K. 19. 29 ;
Is. 65. 21 ;
Am. 9. 14
"* Gen. 12. 2 ;
17. 20 ; Ex.
1. 7; Dt. 1.
10
" Dt. 7. 14
605
Which ^lifteth up the waves
thereof.
26 They mount up to the heavens,
they go down again to the
depths :
Their soul ^'melteth away be-
cause of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and ''stag-
ger like a drunken man.
And '^are at their wits' end.
28 Then they cry unto Jehovah in
their trouble,
And he bringeth them out of
their distresses.
29 He ''maketh the storm a calm,
So that the waves thereof are
still.
30 Then are they glad because
they are quiet ;
So he bringeth them unto their
desired haven.
31 Oh that men would praise Je-
hovah for his lovingkindness.
And for his ' wonderful works
to the children of men !
32 Let them "exalt him also ''in
the assembly of the people,
And " praise him in the seat of
the elders.
33 He ■'^turneth rivers into a wil-
derness,
And watersprings into a thirsty
ground ;
34 A "fruitful land into a '^salt
desert, _
For the wickedness of them that
dwell therein.
35 He ' turneth a wilderness into a
pool of water.
And a dry land into water-
springs.
36 And there he maketh the
hungry to dwell.
That they may prepare a * city
of habitation,
37 And sow fields, and 'plant vine-
yards.
And get them fruits of increase.
38 He blesseth them also, so that
they are ™ multiplied greatly ;
And he "suffereth not their
cattle to decrease.
39 Again, they are 'diminished
and ^ bowed down
Through oppression, trouble,
and sorrow.
40 He "Jpoureth contempt upon
princes.
And ''causeth them to wander
' in the waste, where there is
no way.
0 Ezek. 5. 11 ; 29. 16 * Ps. 38. 6 ; 44. 25 ; 57. 6 « Joll
12. 21 '^ Job 12. 24 » Dt. 32. 10
3 Heb. aM their wisdom is swallowed uv-
107. 41
PSALMS
109. 14
41 Yet "setteth he the needy on
high from affliction,
And * maketh kim families like
a flock.
42 The '^upright shall see it, and
be glad ;
And all "* iniquity shall stop her
mouth.
43 Whoso is *wise will give heed
to these things ;
And they will consider the ■''lov-
ingkindnesses of Jehovah.
God
praised, and snpplkated to give Vic
A Soug, a Psalm of David.
ttory.
i /^Q "My heart is fixed, O
lUO God;
I will sing, yea, I will sing
praises, even with my glory.
2 Awake, psaltery and harp :
I myself wilP awake right early.
3 I will give thanks unto thee, O
Jehovah, among the peoples;
And I will sing praises unto
thee among the nations.
4 For thy lovingkindness is great
''above the heavens ;
And thy truth reacheth unto the
skies.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above
the heavens.
And thy glory above all the
earth.
6 'That thy beloved may be de-
livered,
Save with thy right hand, and
answer "us.
7 God hath spoken in his holi-
ness : I will exul t ;
I will divide Shechem, and mete
out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine ; Manasseh is
mine;
Ephraim also is the defence of
my head ;
Judah is my ^sceptre.
9 Moab is my washpot ;
*Upon Edom will I cast my
shoe ;
Over Philistia will I shout.
10 Who will bring me into the
fortified city 1
Who ^hath led me unto Edom?
11 ®Hast not thou *cast us off, O
Godi
And thou goest not forth, O
God, with our hosts.
12 Give us help against the ad-
versars^ ;
For vain is the "^ help of man.
1 Or, awake the daton
2 Another reading is, me. 3 Or, lawgiver
* Or, Unto => Or, will lead m.e &c.
s Or, Wilt not thou, 0 God, who hast cast us off,
And goest . . . hosts t 1 Heb. salvation.
« Ps. 59. 1 ;
ns. 7, 8 ;
1 S. 2. 8
''Ps. US. 9;
Job 21. n
" Ps. 62. 0 ;
Job 22. 19
rf Ps. 63. 11 i
Job 6. 16 ;
Rom. 3. 19
« Ps. 64. 9 ;
Jer. 9. 12 ;
Hos. 14. 9
/ver. 1
9 ver. 1-5 :
Ps. 57. 7-11
h Ps. 113. 4
' ver. 6-13:
Ps. 60. n-12
k Ps. 44. 9
' Ps. 28. 1 ;
83. 1
"' Dt. 10. 21
" Ps. 10. 7 ;
62. 4
"• Ps. 120. 2
P Ps. 69. 4
9 Ps. 38. 20
"" Ps. 69. 13 ;
141. 6
» Ps. 35. 12 ;
38. 20
« Jn. 7. 7 ;
10. 32
" Zech. 3. 1
^ Ps. 1. 5
* Prov. 28. 9
V Ps. 56. 23
' Acts 1. 20
" Ex. 22. 24
* Jer. 18. 21
<^ Ps. 59. 15 ;
Gen. 4. 12;
Job 30. 5-8
d Ps. 37. 25
" Job 20. 15 ;
Neb. 5. 7
/Is. 1.7;
Lam. 5. 2 ;
Ezek. 7. 21
" Ezr. 7. 28 ;
9. 9
h Job 5. 4 ;
Is. 9. 17
> Ps. 21. 10 ;
37. 28.
* Ps. 9. 6 ;
Prov. 10. 7
' Ex. 20. 5 ;
Num. 14.
18 ; Is. 66.
6, 7 ; Jer.
32. IS
"■ Neb. 4. 6 ;
Jer. 18. 23
13 Through God we shall do val-
iantly :
For he it is that will tread down
our adversaries.
Vengeance invoked upon Adversaries.
For the Chief Musiciau. A Psalm of
David.
I OQ '^^^^ ^'^^ ^^^ V^SiGG, O
-LV^ %J ™ God of my praise ;
2 For the mouth of the wicked
and the "mouth of deceit
have they opened against
me:
They have spoken * unto me
with a "lying tongue.
3 They have compassed me about
also with words of hatred.
And fought against me ^with-
out a cause.
4 * For my love they are my ad-
versaries :
But '' I give myself tmto prayer.
5 And they have ^ ' rewarded me
evil for good.
And 'hatred for my love.
6 Set thou a wicked man over
him ;
And let '" an " adversary stand
at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him
"come forth guilty;
And let his "^ prayer "be turned
into sin.
8 Let * his days he few ;
And let ' another take his
office.
9 Let his " children be fatherless,
And his *wife a widow.
10 Let his '^ children be vagabonds,
and beg ;
And let them ''seek their bread
'" out of their desolate places.
II Let "the extortioner ^^ catch all
that he hath;
And let •'^ strangers make spoil
of his labor.
12 Let there be none to "^extend
kindness unto him ;
Neither let there be '' any to
have pity on his fatherless
children.
13 Let his 'posterity be cut off;
In the generation following
let their *name be blotted
out.
14 Let 'the iniquity of his fathers
be remembered with Jeho-
vah ;
And let not the sin of his
mother be '"blotted out.
8 Or, anainst ^ Heb. laid upon me.
1" Or, Satan Or, an accuser
11 Or, become i^ Heb. snare.
w Or, far from, i* Or, continue
606
109.15
PSALMS
111.1
15 Let "them be before Jehovah
continually,
That he may * cut off the mem-
ory of them from the earth ;
IG Because he remembered not to
show kindness.
But persecuted the "poor and
needy man.
And the broken in heart, to
''slay them.
1 7 Yea, he loved cursing, and ' it
came unto him;
And he delighted not in bless-
ing, and it was far from him.
18 He •'^ clothed himself also with
cursing as with his gar-
ment.
And it ^came into his inward
parts like water.
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be unto him as -^the
raiment wherewith he cover-
eth himself.
And for the girdle wherewith
he is ''girded continually.
20 This is the 'reward of mine
adversaries from Jehovah,
And of them that '' speak evil
against my soul. _
21 But deal thou with me, O
Jehovah the Lord, 'for thy
name's sake:
Because ™thy lovingkindness is
good, deliver thou me;
22 For " I am poor and needy.
And my heart is ° wounded
within me.
23 I am gone ^like the shadow
when it Meclineth :
I am tossed up and down «as
the locust.
24 My ''knees •^are weak through
* fasting ;
And my Hesh faileth of fatness.
25 I am become also a 'reproach
unto them :
When they see me, they " shake
their head.
26 " Help me, O Jehovah my God ;
Oh save me according to thj^
lovingkindness :
27 That they may ^know that
this is thy hand ;
That thou, Jehovah, hast done
it.
28 2' Let them curse, but bless
thou :
When they arise, they shall be
put to shame.
But thy ^servant shall rejoice.
29 ^Let "mine adversaries be
clothed with dishonor,
1 Or, is stretched out 2 Or. totter
3 Or, Mine adversaries shall be clothed . . .
And they shall cover &c.
" Ps, 90. 8 ;
Jer. 16. IT
i> Ps. 34. 10
" Ps. a7. 14
d Ps. 37. 32 ;
94. 6
« Prov. 14.
14 ; Ezek.
35. 9 ; Mt.
7. 2
/ ver. 29 ;
Ps. 73. 6 ;
Ezek. 7. 27
" Num. 6. 22
A Ps. 30. 11 ;
2 S. 22. 40 ;
Is. 11. 5
' Ps. 54. 5 ;
94. 23 ; Is.
3. 11 ;
2 Tim. 4. 14
k Ps. 41. 5 ;
71. 10
' Ps. 23. 3 ;
25. 11 ; 79.
9 ; IOC. 8 ;
Ezek. 30.
"' Ps. 09. IG
" Ps. 40. 17 ;
80. 1
" Ps. 143. 4 ;
Job 24. 12 ;
Prov. 18. 14
P Ps. 102. 11
« Ex. 10. 19 ,
Job 39. 20
'■ Heb. 12. 12
* Ps. 35. 13
« Ps. 22. 6
" Ps. 22. 7 ;
Jer. 18. l(i ;
Lam. 2. 15
" Ps. 119. 86
^ Job 37. 7
y 2 S. 16. 11,
12
' Is. 65. 14
" Ps. 132. 18 ;
Job S. 22
6 Ps. 35. 26 ;
Job 8. 22
<= Ps. 22. 22
<i Ps. 16. 8 ;
73. 23 ; 110.
5; 121. 5
« Ps. 37. 33
/Mt. 22. 44;
Mk. 12. 30 i
Lk. 20.
42, 43 ;
Acts 2. 34,
35 ; Heb.
1. 13
9 Mt. 26. 64 ;
Eph. 1. 20 ;
Col. 3. 1 ;
Heb. 1. 3 ;
8. 1 ; 10. 12 ;
12. 2
ft 1 Cor. 15.
25 ; Eph.
1. 22
' Ps. 45. 6 ;
Jer. 48. 17 ;
Ezek. 19. 14
k Ps. 2. 9 ;
72. 8 ; Dan.
7. 13, 14
' Judg. 5. 2 ;
Neh. 11. 2
"' Ps. 96. 9 ;
1 Chr. 16.
29
" 2 S. 17. 12 ;
Mic. 5. 7
° Hpb. 7. 21
P Num. 23. 19
«Zech. 6. 13;
Heb. 6.
6, 10 ; 6. 20 ;
7. 17
•■ Ps. 109. 31
» Ps. 68. 14 ;
76. 12
' Ps. 2. 5, 12 ;
607
And let them * cover them-
selves with their own shame
as with a robe.
30 I will give great thanks unto
Jehovah with m.y mouth;
Yea, '^^I will praise him among
the multitude.
31 For he will stand ''at the right
hand of the needy.
To save him from them that
* judge his soul.
Jebovali gives Dominion to the King.
A Psalm of David.
'i "1 f\ ■'^ Jehovah saith unto my
-L-Lv/ Lord, ^Sit thou at my
right hand,
Until I make '' thine enemies
thy footstool.
2 Jehovah will ■*send forth the
^' rod of thy strength out of
Zion :
*Bule thou in the midst of
thine enemies.
3 Thy 'people *^ offer themselves
willingly
In the day of thy '^ power, ^ '" in
holy array:
Out of the womb of the morn-
ing
"Thou hast the "dew of thy
youth.
4 "Jehovah hath sworn, and will
* not repent :
Thou art a « priest for ever
After the^orderof Melchizedek.
5 The Lord '"at thy right hand
"Will * strike through kings in
the 'day of his wrath.
6 He will "judge among the
nations,
'^ He ^^ will fill the places with
"dead bodies;
He " will -^ strike through the
head "in many countries.
7 He will ^drink of the brook in
the way :
Therefore will he ^lift up the
head.
Jehovah praised for his Goodness.
Ill
^^ Praise ye Jehovah.
I "will give thanks unto
Jehovah with my whole
heart,
Eom. 2. 5 ; Rev. 6. 17 " Is. 2. 4 ; Joel 3. 12 ; Mic.
4.3" Is. 60. 24 " Ps. 68. 21 V Judg. 7. 5, 6 ^ Ps.
27. 6 " Ps. 138. 1
* Or, stretch 5 Or, sceptre
6 Heb. are freewill-offerings. ' Or, army
8 Or, in the beauty of holiness
9 Or, 2%y iiouth are to thee as the dew
10 Or, manner n Or, Hath stricken
12 Or, The places are full of &c.
13 Or, hath filled " Or, over a wide land
15 Heb. Hallelujah.
111.2
PSALMS
113.9
In the " council of the upright,
and in the congregation.
2 The * works of Jehovah are
great,
Sought out of all them that
have pleasure therein.
3 His work is ''honor and majesty ;
And ''his righteousness en-
dureth for ever.
4 He hath made his wonderful
works to be remembered:
Jehovah is "gracious and mer-
ciful.
5 He hath •''given ^food unto
them that fear him :
He will ever be "mindful of
his covenant.
6 He hath showed his people the
power of his works,
In giving them the heritage of
the nations.
7 The works of his hands are
''truth and justice;
All his precepts ' are sure.
8 They are * established for ever
and ever-
They are '^done in Hruth and
uprightness.
9 He hath sent '"redemption unto
his people ;
He hath commanded his cove-
nant for ever:
" Holy and reverend is his
name.
10 The "fear of Jehovah is the
beginning of wisdom;
^A^good understanding have
all they that do *his com-
mandments :
His « praise endureth for ever.
Prosperity of him tliat fears Jeliovali.
1 -^ O ^ Praise ye Jehovah.
JL-L^ ''Blessed is the man that
feai'eth Jehovah,
That ' delighteth greatly in his
commandments.
2 His ' seed shall be mighty upon
earth :
The generation of the " upright
shall be blessed.
3 "Wealth and riches are in his
house;
And his righteousness endur-
eth for ever.
4 * Unto the upright there ariseth
light in tne darkness:
He IS ^gracious, and merciful,
and righteous.
5 Well is it with the man
that "dealeth graciously and
lendeth ;
1 Heb. prey.
2 Or, viade
3 Or, Good repute
* Heb. them.
5 Heb. Halleluiah.
" Ps. 89. 7 ;
149. 1
(> Ps. 92. 6
« Ps. 96. 6 ;
145. 5
d Ps. 112. 3,
9; 119. 142
« Pb. 86. 15 ;
103. 8 ; 145.
8
/ Mt. 6. 31-33
B Ps. 105. 8
1 Rev. 15. 3
' Ps. 19. 7 ;
93. 5
*P8. 119.
160: Is. 40.
8 ; Mt. 5.
18
' Ps. 19. 9
"' Lk. 1. 68
" Ps. 99. 3
" Prov. 1. 7 ;
9. 10
P Ps. 119. 98 ;
Prov. 3. 4
9 Ps. 145. 2
'" Ps. 12S. 1
' Ps. 1. 2 ;
119. 14
« Ps. 127. 4
" Ps. 128. 4
" Prov. 3. 16 ;
8. 18
^ Ps. 97. 11 ;
Job u. 17
y Ps. 37. 21
' Ps. 37. 26
° Ps. 15. 5 ;
65. 22
6 Prov. 10. 7
" Prov. 1. 33
d Ps. 67. 7 ;
108. 1
« Ps. 56. 4
/ Heb. 13. 9
u Ps. 27. 1 ;
56. 11;
Prov. 3.
24 ; Is. 12. 2
h Ps. 54. 7,
ref.
i 2 Cor. 9. 9
«•• Ps. 75. 10 ;
89. 17 ; 92.
10; 148. 14
' Ps. 86, 17
"* Ps. 35. 16 ;
37. 12 ; Mt.
8. 12; 25.
30; Lk. 13.
28
" Ps. 58. 7
° Job 8. 13 ;
Prov. 10.
28; 11. 7
P Ps. 135. 1
9 Ps. 34. 22 :
69. 36 ; 79.
10 ; 90. 13
"■ Ps. 145. 21 ;
Dan. 2. 20
' Ps. 50. 1
« Ps. IS. 3 ;
48. 1, 10
" Ps. 97. 9 ;
99. 2
" Ps. 8. 1 ; 57.
11 ; 148. 13
^ Ps. 35. 10 ;
89. 6 ; Ex.
15. 11
y Ps. 103. 19
^Ps. 11.4;
138. 6 ; Is.
57. 15
" Ps. 107. 41 ;
1 S. 2. 8
b Job 36. 7
" Ps. 68. 6 ;
Gen. 21. 6,
7 ; 25. 21 ;
1 S. 2. 5 ;
Is. 64. 1
608
He shall maintain his cause in
judgment.
6 For he shall " never be moved ;
The *i"ighteous shall be had in
everlasting remembrance.
7 He shall not be ''afraid of evil
tidings :
His ^ heart is fixed, ' trusting in
Jehovah.
8 His •''heart is established, he
'shall not be afraid.
Until he '' see his desire upon his
adversaries.
9 He /hath dispersed, he hath
given to the needy ;
His righteousness endureth for
ever :
His * horn shall be exalted with
honor.
10 The 'wicked shall see it, and
be grieved ; >
He shall "' gnash with his teeth,
and " melt away :
The " desire of the wicked shall
perish.
Jehovah praised for exalting the Hniuble.
'j 'I O ^ Praise ye Jehovah.
XJ_0 * Praise, O ye * servants
of Jehovah,
Praise the name of Jehovah.
2 ''Blessed be the name of Jeho-
vah
From this time forth and for
evermore.
3 ' From the rising of the sun
unto the going down of the
same
Jehovah's *nameis to be praised.
4 Jehovah is "high above all
nations.
And his "glory above the
heavens.
5 ^ Who is like unto Jehovah our
God
That * hath his seat on high,
6 That ^humbleth himself Ho
behold
The things that are in heaven
and in the earth 1
7 He " raiseth up the poor out of
the dust,
And lifteth up the needy from
the dunghill ;
8 That he may ''set him with
princes,
Even with the princes of his
people.
9 He " maketh the barren woman
to keep house,
And to be a joyful mother of
children.
^ Praise ye Jehovah.
* Or, to regard the heavens and the earth
114.1
PSALMS
116.7
Cod's Deliverance of Israel from Egypt.
-J -| /l When Israel went foi'th
J-XTt "out of Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a peo-
ple of * strange language ;
2 Judah became "his sanctuary,
Israel "* his dominion,
3 The 'sea saw it, ana^fled ;
The ^Jordan was driven back.
4 The mountains ^skipped like
rams,
The little hills like lambs.
5 What '' aileth thee, O thou sea,
that thou fleest 1
Thou Jordan, that thou turnest
back^
6 Ye mountains, that ye skip like
rams ;
Ye little hills, like lambs?
7 * Tremble, thou earth, at the
presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of
Jacob,
8 Who * turned the rock into a
' pool of water.
The ™ flint into a fountain of
waters.
Heathen Idols contrasted with Jehovah.
^ ^ pT " Not unto us, O Jehovah,
JL X iJ not unto us.
But " unto thy name give glory.
For thy lovingkindness, and
for thy truth's sake.
2 ^Wherefore should the nations
say,
« Where is now their God 1
3 But our '^ God is in the heavens :
He 'hath done whatsoever he
pleased.
4 Their ' idols are silver and gold,
The " work of men's hands.
5 They have mouths, but they
" speak not ;
Eyes have they, but they see
not;
6 They have ears, but they hear
not :
Noses have they, but they smell
not;
7 They have hands, but they
handle not ;
Feet have they, but they walk
not;
Neither speak they through
their throat.
8 They that make them shall be
like unto tnem ;
Yea, every one that trusteth in
them.
9 O "^ Israel, " trust thou in Jeho-
vah :
He is their ^help and their
shield.
" Ex. 13. 3
l> Ps. 81. 5
" Ps. 78. 68,
69 ; Ex. 15.
17 ; 29. 45,
46
d Ex. 19. 6
« Ps. 77. 16
/Josh. 3. 13,
16
" Ps. 18. 7 ;
29. 6 ; Ex.
19. 18 ;
Judg. 5. 6 ;
Hab. 3. 6
A Hab. 3. 8
• Ps, 96. 9
k Ps. 78. 16 ;
105. 41 ;
Ex. 17. 6 ;
Num. 20.
11
' Ps. 107. 35
"' Dt. 8. 15
" Is. 48. 11 ;
Ezek. 36.
22
" Ps. 29. 2 ;
96. 8
P Ps. 79. 10
« Ps. 42. 3
■■ Ps. 103. 19
' Ps. 135. 6 ;
Dan. 4. 35
t ver. 4-8 :
Ps. 135. 16-
18
" Dt. 4. 28 ;
2 K. 19.
18 ; Is. 37.
19 ; 44. 10,
20
" Jer. 10. 6
''Pa. 118. 3;
135. 19
y Ps. 37. 3 ;
62. 8
' Ps. 33. 20
'^ Ps. 22. 23 ;
103. 11 ;
135. 20
6 Ps. 98. 3
« Ps. 103. 11 ;
112. 1 ;
128. 1
d Dt. 1. 11
« Ps. 102. 25 ;
121. 2 ; 124.
8 ; 134. 3 ;
146. 6 ;
Gen. 1. 1 ;
Neh. 9. 6 ;
Acts 14.
15; Rev.
14.7
/ Ps. 89. 11
'J Ps. 8. 6
h Ps. 6. 5, ref .
'■ Ps. 31. 17
k Ps. 113. 2
' Ps. 18. 1
"' Ps. 6. 8 ;
66. 19 ; Is.
37. 17 ;
Dan. 9. 18
" Ps. 17. 6 ;
31. 2 ; 40. 1
° Ps. 18. 4, 6
P Ps. 18. 6 ;
118. 6
9 Ps. 17. 13 ;
22. 20
>■ Ps. 86. 15 ;
1U3. 8
•Ps. 119.
137; 146.
17 ; Ezr. 9.
16 ; Neh. 9.
8 ; Jer. 12.
1 ; Dan. 9.
14
I Ex. 34. 6
" Ps. 19. 7 ;
Prov. 1. 4
" Ps. 79. 8 ;
142.6
10 O house of * Aaron, trust ye in
Jehovah :
He is their help and their shield.
11 Ye that "fear Jehovah, trust in
Jehovah :
He is their help and their
shield.
12 Jehovah *hath been mindful
of us ; he will bless us :
He will bless the house of
Israel ;
He will bless the house of
Aaron.
13 He will "^ bless them that fear
Jehovah,
Both small and great.
14 Jehovah ''increase you more and
more.
You and your children.
15 Blessed are ye of Jehovah,
Who " made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are -^the heavens
of Jehovah ;
But ^the earth hath he given
to the children of men.
1 7 The '' dead praise not ^ Jehovah,
Neither any that go down into
* silence ;
18 But we will * bless 'Jehovah
From this time forth and for
evermore.
^ Praise ye Jehovah.
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.
^ -i /Z* 'I love Jehovah, because
JLJLvi he "heareth
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because he hath "inclined his
ear unto me.
Therefore will I call upon him
as long as I live.
3 The " cords of death compassed
me.
And the pains of Sheol ^gat
hold upon me :
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then ^called I upon the name
of Jehovah :
0 Jehovah, I beseech thee, 'de-
liver my soul.
5 ''Gracious is Jehovah, and
'righteous;
Yea, our God is ' merciful.
6 Jehovah preserveth "the sim-
ple :
1 was "brought low, and he
saved me.
7 Return unto thy 'rest, O my
soul ;
For Jehovah hath * dealt boun
tifully with thee.
"^ Jer. 6. 16 ; Mt. 11. 29 v Ps. 13. 6 ; 142. 7
1 Heb. Jah. a Heb. Hallelujah.
3 Or, found me
609
116.
PSALMS
118. 19
8 For thou hast "deUvered my
soul from death,
Mine eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before Jehovah
In the ' * land of the living.
10 I ^"believe, for I will speak :
I was "^ greatly afflicted :
HI' said in my ^ haste,
•''All men are liars.
12 What shall I ^render unto Je-
hovah
For all his ''benefits toward
13 I will take the 'cup of salva-
tion,
And * call upon the name of
Jehovah.
14 I will 'pay my vows unto Je-
hovah,
Yea, '"■ in the presence of all his
people.
15 "Precious in the sight of Je-
hovah
Is the death of liis saints.
16 O Jehovah, truly 1 am "thy
servant :
I am thy servant, the ^son of
thy handmaid ;
Thou hast * loosed my bonds.
17 I will oiler to thee '' the sacrifice
of thanksgiving,
And will * call upon the name
of Jehovah.
18 1 will ' pay my vows unto Jeho-
A^ah,
Yea, in the presence of all his
people,
19 In the "courts of Jehovah's
house.
In the midst of thee, O " Jeru-
salem.
* Praise ye Jehovah.
117
A Fsalm of Praise.
Oh Upraise Jehovah, all ye
nations ;
Laud him, all ye peoples.
2 For his 2/ Jovingkindness is
great toward us ;
And the ^ truth of Jehovah en-
dureth for ever.
* Praise ye Jehovah.
Thanksgiving for JelioYali's Saving Goodness.
"I ^ O Oh "give thanks unto Je-
-L i O ho"«ah ; for he is good ;
*For his lovingkindness en-
dureth for ever.
2 Let "Israel now say.
That his lovingkindness en-
dureth for ever.
1 Heb. lands. 2 Or, believed, when I spake thus
» Or, alarm * Heb. Mallelvjah. I
" Ps. 49. 15 ;
56. 13 ; 86.
1.3
6 Ps. 27. 13,
ref.
" 2 Cor. 4. 13
ri Ps. 88. 7
" Ps. 31. 22
/Ps. 62. 9;
Rom. 3. 4
ff 2 Chr. 32.
25 ; 1 Th.
3. 9
'' Ps. 103. 2
' Ps. 16. 5
* Ps. 80. 18 ;
105. 1
' Ps. 50. 14
"' Ps. 22. 25
" Ps. 72. 14
" Ps. 86. 16 ;
119. 125;
143. 12
P Ps. 86. 16
« Ps. 107. 14
"■ Ps. .50. 14
» ver. 13
t ver. 14
" Ps. 92. 13 ;
96. 8;
135. 2
" Ps. 102. 21
"^ Rom. 15. U
-' Ps. 103. 11
^ Ps. 100. 5 ;
l«i. 6
" Ps. 106. 1
t) Ps. 136.
1-26
' Ps. 115. 9
rfPs. 115. 10
' Ps. 115. 11
/ Ps. 18. 6 ;
86. 7 ; 120. 1
" Ps. 18. 19
ft Ps. 56. 9 ;
Job 19. 27 ;
Heb. 13. 6
! Ps. 23. 4 ;
27. 1
* Ps. 56. 4, 11
' Ps. 64. 4
•" Ps. 5J. 7
" Ps. 108. 12 ;
2 Chr. 32.
7, 8; Is. 31.
1, 3 ; 57. 13 ;
.Jer. 17. 5
0 Ps. 146. 3
P Ps. 3. 6 ;
88. 17
« Ps. 18. 40
"• Dt. 1. 44
'Ps. 68.9
t Ps. 140. 4
" Ps. 86. 17
" Ex. 15. 2 ;
Is. 12. 2
^ Ps. 27. 1
y Ps. 68. 3
' Ps. 89. 13 ;
Ex. 15. 6 ;
Lk. 1. 51
" Ps. 89. 13
b Ps. 116. 8,
9;
Hab. 1. 12
" Ps. 73. 28 ;
107. 22
d Ps. 7.3. 14 ;
Jer. 31. 18 ;
1 Cor. 11.
32 ; 2 Cor.
0. 9
« Ps. 80. 13
/Is. 26. 2
3 Let the "* house of Aaron now
say.
That his lovingkindness en-
dureth for ever.
4 Let them now 'that fear Je-
hovah say,
That his lovingkindness en-
duretk for ever.
5 Out of my -^distress I called
upon ^Jehovah:
^Jehovah answered me and ^set
me in a large place.
6 Jehovah is ''on my side; I will
'not fear:
* What can man do unto me?
7 Jehovah is on my side 'among
them that help me:
Therefore shall I '"see my de-
sire upon them that hate me.
8 It is "better to take refuge in
Jehovah
Than to put confidence in man.
9 It is "better to take refuge in
Jehovah
Than to put confidence in
princes.
10 All nations ^compassed me
about :
In the name of Jehovah I will
'^cut them off.
1 1 They compassed me about ; yea,
they compassed me about :
In the name of Jehovah I will
cut them off.
12 They comjiassed me about ''like
bees ; they are quenched as
the *fire of thorns:
In the name of Jehovah I will
cut them off.
13 Thou didst 'thrust sore at me
that I might fall;
But Jehovah "heliied me.
14 *" Jehovah is my sti'ength and
song ;
And he is become ^my salva-
tion.
15 The voice of ^reioicing and sal-
vation is in tne tents of the
righteous :
The 'right hand of Jehovah
doeth valiantly.
16 The "right hand of Jehovah is
exalted :
The right hand of Jehovah
doeth valiantly.
17 1 'shall not die. but live,
And ''declare the works of ® Je-
hovah.
18 ^Jehovah hath ''chastened me
sore;
But he hath 'not given me over
unto death.
19 •''Open to me the gates of right-
eousness :
- 6 Heb. Jah.
610
118. 20
PSALMS
119. 22
I will enter into them, I will
give thanks unto ^Jehovah.
20 This is the gate of Jehovah ;
The "righteous shall enter into
it.
21 I will give thanks unto thee;
for thou hast *answered me,
And art " become my salvation.
22 The ''stone which the builders
rejected
Is become the head of the
corner.
23 This is ^Jehovah's doing ;
It is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which Jehovah
hath made ;
We will "rejoice and be glad
in it.
25 •''Save now, we beseech thee, O
Jehovah :
O Jehovah, we beseech thee,
send now -'prosperity.
26 ''Blessed be he that *cometh in
the name of Jehovah:
We have * blessed you out of
the house of Jehovah.
27 * Jehovah is God, and he hath
given us 'light:
Bind the sacrifice with cords,
even unto the '"horns of the
altar.
28 "Thou art my God, and I will
give thanks unto thee:
Thou art my God, "I will exalt
thee.
29 Oh ^give thanks unto Jehovah ;
for he is good ;
For his lovingkindness en-
dureth for ever.
meditations and Prayers relating to tbe Law of God.
^? ALEPH.
1 1 Q Blessed are they that are
-L J- «!7 ■** perfect in the way.
Who ''walk in the law of Jeho-
vah.
2 Blessed are they that ' keep his
testimonies,
That 'seek him "with the whole
heart.
3 Yea, they "do no unrighteous-
ness ;
They walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast ^commanded us thy
precepts.
That we should observe them
diligently.
r» Oh that my * ways were estab-
lished
To ^observe thy statutes !
6 Then "shall I not be put to
shame,
1 Heb. Jah. 3 Or, entereth
2 Heb. from Jehovah. * Or, upright in way
" Ps. 15. 1, 2 ;
24. 3-0 ; 140.
13
* ver. 5 ;
Ps. IIG. 1
' ver. 14
d Mt. 21. 42 ;
Mk. 12. 10,
11 ; Lk. 20.
17; Acts 4.
11 ; Eph 2.
20 ; 1 Pet.
2.7
« Ps. 31. r
/Ps. 106. 47
" Ps. 122. 6, 7
hMt. 21.9:
23. 39 ; Mk.
11.9; Lk.
13. 3r> ; 19.
38 ; Jn. 12.
13
' Ps. 129. 8
* 1 K. 18. 39
' Ps. 18. 28 ;
27. 1 ; Esth.
8. 1(! ; 1 Pet.
2. 9
'" Ex. 27. 2
" Ps. 63. 1 ;
140. 6
" Ex. 15. 2 ;
Is. 25. 1
'' ver. 1
« Ps. 101. 2,
6; Prov.
11.20; 13.6
^ Ps. 128. 1 ;
Ezek. 11.
20 ; 18. 17 ;
Mic. 4. 2
' ver. 22,
168 ; Pa. 25.
10 ; 99. 7
t ver. 10 ;
Dt. 4. 29
" Dt. 6. 5 ;
10. 12; 11.
13; 13. 3;
30. 2
" iJn. 3. 9 ;
r>. 18
^ Dt. 4. 13 ;
Neh. 9. 13
y Ps. 40. 2 ;
Prov. 4. 26
' Dt. 12. 1 ;
2 Clir. 7. 17
° ver. 80
*> ver. 02
"^ Ps. 38. 21 ;
71. 9, 18
rf 1 K. 2. 4 ;
8. 25 ,
2Chr. 6. 16
* ver. 2, 145
/ver. 21, 118
V Ps; 37. 31 ;
40. 8 ; Lk.
2. 19, 51
A ver. 26, 04,
68, 108, 124,
ia5, 171
' Ps. 40. 9
k ver. 72
'ver. Ill,
102
"' ver. 23, 48,
78, 97, 148 ;
Ps. 1. 2
" Ps. 25. 4 ;
27. 11 ; Is.
58. 2
" ver. 24, 35,
47, 70, 77,
92, 143, 174
P ver. 93
9 Ps. 13. 6
"■ ver. 54 ; Ps.
39. 12 ;
Gen. 47. 9 ;
Lev. 26. 23 ;
1 Chr. 29.
16; Heb.
U. 13
' ver. 40, 131
611
When I have respect unto all
thy commandments.
7 I will *give thanks unto thee
with uprightness of heart.
When I learn thy righteous
judgments.
8 I will observe thy statutes :
Oh '^ forsake me not utterly.
3 BETH.
9 Wherewith shall a young man
cleanse his way'?
By /'taking heed thereto accord-
ing to thy word.
10 With my ''whole heart have I
sought thee :
Oh let me not •'^wander from
thy commandments.
1 1 Thy word have I "laid up in my
heart.
That I might not sin against
thee.
12 Blessed art thou, O Jehovah :
'' Teach me thy statutes.
1 3 With my lips have I ' declared
All the * ordinances of thy
mouth.
14 I have 'rejoiced in the way of
thy testimonies.
As much as in all riches.
15 I will "meditate on thy pre-
cepts.
And have respect unto "thy
ways.
16 I will "delight myself in thy
statutes :
I will ^not forget thy word,
J GIMEL.
17 *Deal bountifully with thy ser-
vant, that I may live ;
So will I observe thy word.
18 Open thou mine eyes, that I
may behold
Wondrous things out of thy law.
19 1 am a '' sojourner in the earth :
Hide not thy commandments
from me.
20 My soul breaketh for *the
longing
That it hath unto thine ordi-
nances at all times.
21 Thou hast 'rebuked the proud
''that are "cursed.
That do "wander from thy
commandments.
22 "'Take away from me reproach
and contempt ;
For I have *kept thy testimo-
nies.
« Pe. 68. 30 " Ps. 37. 22 ; Dt. 27. 26 " ver. 10, 113
* ver. 39 " ver. 2
s Or, Cursed are they that &c.
119.23
PSALMS
119. 64
23 "Princes also sat and talked
against me;
But thy servant did 'meditate
on tny statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also are my
"delight
And ^my counsellors.
1 DALETH.
25 My ''soul cleaveth unto the
dust :
* Quicken thou me ■'according
to thy word.
26 I declared my ways, and thou
answeredst me:
* Teach me thy statutes.
27 Make me to understand the
way of thy precepts:
So shall I ''meditate on thy
wondrous works.
28 My 'soul "^melteth for heavi-
ness :
* Strengthen thou me according
unto thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of
falsehood ;
And grant me thy law gra-
ciously.
30 I have chosen the way of faith-
fulness :
Thine ordinances have I set
before me.
31 I 'cleave unto thy testimonies:
O Jehovah, put me not to
shame.
32 I will run the way of thy com-
mandments,
When thou shalt '"enlarge my
heart.
n HE.
33 " Teach me, O Jehovah, the way
of thy statutes ;
And I shall keep it unto the end.
34 "Give me understanding, and
I shall p keep thy law ;
Yea, I shall observe it *with
my whole heart.
35 Make me to go in the ''path of
thy commandments ;
For therein do I * delight.
36 ' Incline my heart unto thy
testimonies,
And not to " covetousness.
37 Turn away mine "eyes from be-
holding vanity.
And ^ quicken me in thy ways.
38 * Confirm unto thy servant thy
word,
^ Which is in order unto the fear
of thee.
1 Heb. the men of my counsel. 2 Heb. droppeth.
3 Or, Who is devoted to
" ver. 161
>• ver. 16
■^ ver. 16
d Ps. 44. 26
* ver. 37, 40,
88, 93, 107,
149, 154,
156, 169
/ ver, 65
" ver. 12
ft Ps. 105. 2
» Ps. 22. 14 ;
107. 26
* Ps. 20. 2 ;
1 Pet. 6. 10
' Dt. 11. 22
'" 1 K. 4. 29 ;
Is. 60. 5 ;
2 Cor. 0. 11,
13
" ver. 5, 12
° ver. 27, 73,
125, 144, 109
P 1 Chr. 22.
12; Ezek.
44. 24
9 ver. 2, 09
•■ Ps. 25. 4 ;
Is. 40. 14
' ver. 16 ;
Ps. 112. 1
< 1 K. 8. 58
" Lk. 12. 16 ;
Heb. 13. 6
'" Is. 33. 15
^ ver. 25 ;
Ps. 71. 20
y 2 S. 7. 25
- ver. 22
" ver. 20
* ver. 77
'' ver. 68, 70,
116, 170
<l Prov. 27. 11
" ver. 39 !
Ps. 102. 8
/ver. 49, 74,
81, 114, 147
^ ver. 33
'' Prov. 4. 12
' ver. 94, 155
*: Mt. 10. IS ;
Acts 26.
1, 2
>■ ver. 16
'" ver. 97, 127,
169
" ver. 15
0 Job 0. 10 ;
Rom. 16. 4
P Job 30. 1 ;
Jer. 20. 7
« ver. 157 ;
Ps. 44, 18 ;
Job 23. U
^ Ps. 103. 18
' ver. 158 ;
Ex. 32. 19 ;
Ezr. 9. 3 ;
Neh. 13. 25
< Ps. 89. 30
"ver. 19;
Uen. 47. 9
612
39 'Turn away my reproach
whereof I am afraid ;
For thine ordinances are good.
40 Behold, I have "longed after
thy precepts :
Quicken me in thy righteous-
ness.
1 VAV.
41 Let thy * lovingkindnesses also
come unto me, O Jehovah,
Even thy salvation, "according
to thy word.
42 So shall I have an ''answer for
him Miat " reproacheth me ;
For I trust in thy word.
43 And take not the word of truth
utterly out of my m9uth ;
For I have •'hoped in thine
ordinances.
44 So shall I «' observe thy law
continually
For ever and ever.
45 And I shall * walk at liberty ;
For I have 'sought thy pre-
cepts.
46 I will also speak of thy testi-
monies * before kings,
And shall not be put to shame.
47 And I will 'delight myself in
thy commandments,
Which I have '" loved.
48 I will lift up my hands also
unto thy commandments,
which I have "* loved ;
And I will "meditate on thy
statutes.
t ZAYIN.
49 Remember the word unto thy
servant,
* Because thou hast made me to
hope.
50 This is my " comfort in my
affliction ;
^ For thy word hath quickened
me.
5 1 The proud have ^ had me greatly
in derision :
Yet have I not * swerved from
thy law.
52 I have 'remembered thine or-
dinances of old, O Jehovah,
And have comforted myself.
53 ''Hot 'indignation hath taken
hold upon me.
Because of the wicked that ' for-
sake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my
songs
In the house of my "pilgrim-
age.
* Or, Whwein * Or, That ^ Or, Horror
119. 55
PSALMS
119. 86
55 I have " remembered thy name,
O Jehovah, *in the night,
And have observed thy law.
56 This I have had,
^ Because I have " kept thy pre-
cepts.
n HHETH.
57 ^Jehovah is my ''portion :
I have said that I would ''ob-
serve thy words.
58 I ■''entreated thy favor *with
my whole heart :
''Be merciful unto me 'accord-
ing to thy word.
59 I * thought on my ways,
And turned my feet unto thy
testimonies.
60 T made haste, and delayed not,
To observe thy command-
ments.
6 1 The ' cords of the wicked have
wrapped me round ;
But I have '" not forgotten thy
law.
62 At "midnight I will rise to give
thanks unto thee
Because of thy " righteous ordi-
nances.
63 I am a -p companion of all them
that fear tnee,
And of them that observe thy
T)rGCGT!)ts
64 «The earth, O Jehovah, is full
of thy lovingkindness :
*■ Teach me thy statutes.
to TETH.
65 Thou hast dealt well with thy
servant,
O Jehovah, according unto thy
word.
66 Teach me good 'judgment and
knowledge ;
For I have oelieved in thy com-
mandments.
67 'Before I was afflicted I went
astray ;
But now I observe thy word.
68 Thou art "good, and "doest
good ;
^ Teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have ^forged a lie
against me :
With my whole heart will I
^keep thy precepts.
70 Their heart is as " fat as grease ;
But I * delight in thy law.
7 1 It is " good for me that I have
been afflicted ;
That I may learn thy statutes.
1 Or, That
2 Or, Jehovah is my portion, have I said : That
J may observe <S:c.
'^ Ps. 63. 6
b ver. 62 ;
Ps. 42. 8 ;
92. 2 ; l8.
26. 9 ; Acts
10. 26
•^ ver. 22, 69,
100
rf Ps. 16. 5,
ref.
" Dt. 33. 9
/ 1 K. 13. 6
« ver. 2
A Ps. 41. 4 ;
56. 1 ; 57. 1
' ver. 41
* Mk. 14. 72 ;
Lk. 16. 17
' Ps. 140. 5 ;
Job 36. 8
""ver. 83,141,
153, 176
" ver. 65
" ver. 7
P Ps. 101. 6
1 Ps. 33. 5
"■ ver. 12
" Phil. 1. 9
< ver. 71, 75;
Jer. 31. 18,
19; Heb.
12. 5-11
" Pa. 86. 5 ;
100. 6 ;
106. 1
" Ps. 126. 4 ;
Dt. 8. 16 ;
28. 63 ; 30. 6
^ ver. 12
y Job 13. 4
^ ver. 66
" Ps. 17. 10 ;
Dt. 32. 15 ;
Job 16. 27 ;
Is. 6. 10 ;
Jer. 5. 28
6 ver. 16
" ver. 67, 75
d ver. 127 ;
Ps. 19. 10 ;
Prov. 8. 10,
11, 19
« Ps. 138. 8 ;
139. 15, 16 ;
Job 10. 8 ;
31. 15
/ver. 34
" Ps. 34. 2 ;
35. 27 ; 107.
42
ft ver. 43
i ver. 138
k Heb. 12. 10
' ver. 41
"' ver. 18
" Jer. .lO. 32
° ver. 86
P ver. 15
' ver. 1
"■ ver. 46
' Ps. 84. 2
« ver. 43
" ver. 123 ;
Ps. 69. 3 ;
Is. 38. 14 ;
Lam. 2. 11
" Job 30. 30
•^ ver. 61
y Ps. 39. 4
' Rev. 6. 10
" Ps. 7. 16 ;
57. 6 ; Jer.
18. 22
* ver. 138
' ver. 78,
161; Ps.
35. 19
d Ps. 109. 26
613
72 The ** law of thy mouth is better
unto me
Than thousands of gold and
silver.
1 YODH.
73 "Thy hands have made me and
^fashioned me :
•^Give me understanding, that
I may learn thy command-
ments.
74 They that fear thee shall ^ see
me and be glad.
Because I have ''hoped in thy
word.
75 I know, O Jehovah, that thy
judgments are 'righteous.
And tlaat * in faithfulness thou
hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy loving-
kindness be for my comfort,
According to thy word unto thy
servant.
77 Let 'thy tender mercies come
unto me, that I may live ;
For thy law is my '"delight.
78 Let " the proud be put to shame ;
for they have overthrown me
* ° wrongfully :
But I will ^meditate on thy
precepts.
79 Let those that fear thee turn
unto me ;
^And they shall know thy
testimonies.
80 Let my heart be * perfect in thy
statutes,
That I be not *■ put to shame.
3 KAPH.
81 My *soul fainteth for thy sal-
vation ;
But I * hope in thy word.
82 Mine "eyes fail for thy word.
While I say. When wilt thou
comfort mel
83 For I am "become like a wine-
skin in the smoke ;
Yet do I ^not forget thy statutes.
84 How many are the " days of thy
servant 1
When wilt thou ^ execute judg-
ment on them that persecute
mel
85 The proud have "digged pits
for me.
Who are not according to thy
law.
86 All thy commandments are
' faithful :
They ''persecute me ^ wrong
fully ; ''help thou me.
3 Or, established * Or, rmth falsehood
6 Another reading is, Even they that know.
119. 87
PSALMS
119. 118
87 They had ahnost consumed me
upon earth ;
But I "foi'sook not thy pre-
cepts.
88 Quicken me after thy loving-
kindness ;
So shall I observe the testi-
mony of thy mouth.
'^ LAMEDH.
89 * For ever, O Jehovah,
Thy word is settled in heaven.
90 Thy "faithfulness is unto all
generations :
Thou hast '^ established the
earth, and it "abideth.
91 ^They abide this day accord-
ing to thine -^ordinances ;
For 'all things are thy ser-
^ vants.
92 Unless thy law had been my
''delight,
I should then have perished
*in mine affliction.
93 I will * never forget thy pre-
cepts ;
For with them thou hast
'quickened me.
94 I am thine, ""save me ;
For I have "sought thy pre-
cepts.
95 The wicked have "waited for
me, to destroy me ;
B^lt I will consider thy testi-
monies.
96 I have seen an end of all per-
fection ;
But thy commandment is ex-
ceeding broad.
J2 MEM.
97 Oh how p love I thy law !
It is my 'meditation all the
day.
' Thy ''commandments make
me wiser than mine enemies ;
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding
than all my teachers ;
For thy testimonies are my
* meditation.
100 I understand 'more than the
98
Because I have " kept thy pre-
cepts.
101 I have *• refrained my feet
from every evil way,
That I mightobserve thy word.
102 I have not turned aside from
thine ordinances ;
For thou hast taught me.
1 Or, As for thine ordinances, they abide this
day
* Or, Thou through thy corrnnandments makest
" Is. 58. 2
>> ver. ifiO ;
Is. 40. 8 ;
Mt. 24. 3.'. ;
1 Pet. 1. 2o
'^ Ps. 36. 6 ;
89. 1, 2
rf Ps. 148. 6
" Eccl. 1. 4
/ Jer. 31. 3r>
'J Ps. 104. 2-4
h ver. 16
' ver. 60
k ver. 16, S3
' ver. 26
'" ver. 146
" ver. 45
" Ps. 40. 14 ;
Is. 32. 7
P ver. 47, 48,
127, 163, 165
t ver. 15
'■ ver. 130 ;
Dt. 4. 6
' ver. 15
< Job 32. 7-9
" ver. 22, 56
" Prov. 1. 15
•^ Dt. 17. 20 ;
Josh. 23. 6 ;
1 K. 16. 6
" Ps. 19. 10 ;
Prov. 24.
13, 14
' ver. 1.30
" ver. 128
'' Prov. 6. 23
<= Neh. 10. 29
d ver. 26, 50
' ver. 26
/Hos. 14.2;
Heb. 13. 15
^ ver. 12
'' Judg. 12.
3 ; Job 13.
14
• ver. 16
«-• Ps. 91. 3 ;
140. 5 ;
HI. 9
' ver. 10
"' Dt. 33. 4
" ver. 14, 162
° ver. 36
P ver. 33
' 1 K. 18. 21 ;
Jas. 1. 8 ;
4. 8
*■ ver. 47
' Ps. 31. 20 ;
32. 7 ; 61. 4 i
91. 1
< Ps. 84. 9
" ver. 74
" Ps. 6. 8 ;
139. 19;
Mt. 7. 23
"' ver. 22
y Ps. 37. 17,
24 ; 54. 4
' Ps. 25. 2,
20 ; 31. 1,
17 ; Rom.
5. 5 ; 9. 33 ;
Phil. 1. 20
" Ps. 12. 5 ;
Prov. 29. 25
* ver. 6, 15
■ ver. 10, 21
103 How ''sweet are thy words
^ unto my ^ taste !
Yea, sweeter than honey to my
mouth !
104 Through thy precepts I ^get
understanding :
Therefore I "hate every false
way.
3 NUN.
105 Thy word is a Mamp unto my
feet.
And light unto my path.
106 I have ''sworn, and have con-
firmed it.
That I will observe thy right-
eous ordinances.
107 I ani ""afflicted very much :
* Quicken me, O Jehovah, ac-
cording unto thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the
•^ freewill-ofterings of my
mouth, O Jehovah,
And ^ teach me thine ordi-
nances.
109 My '•soul is continually in my
hand ;
Yet do I not '' forget thy law.
110 The wicked have ''laid a snare
for me ;
Yet have I not 'gone astray
from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken
as a '" heritage for ever ;
For they are the " rejoicing of
my heart.
112 I have "inclined my heart to
perform thy statutes
For ever, even ''unto the end.
D SAMEKH.
113 I hate them that are of a
« double mind ;
But thy ''law do I love.
114 Thou art my "hiding-place
and my ' shield :
I " hope in thy word.
115" Depart from me, ye evil-doers.
That I may ^ keep the com-
mandments of my God.
116 2' Uphold me according unto
thy word, that I may live ;
And 'let me not be ashamed
of my hope.
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall
be " safe,
And shall *have respect unte
thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast set at nought all
them ''that err from thy
statutes ;
For their deceit is * falsehood
614
3 Heb. palate.
■* Or, vain
119. 119
PSALMS
119. 149
119 Thou 'puttest away all the
wicked of the earth like
" dross :
Therefore I 'love thy testi-
monies.
120 My flesh ''trembleth for fear
of thee ;
And I am ''afraid of thy judg-
ments.
!J AYIN.
121 I have ''done justice and right-
eousness :
Leave me not to mine op-
pressors.
122 Be •'^surety for thy servant for
good :
Let not the proud » oppress
me.
123 Mine *eyes fail for thy salva-
tion,
And for thy righteous word.
124 Deal with thy servant 'ac-
cording unto thy loving-
kindness,
And^*teacli me thy statutes.
125 I 'am thy servant; '"give me
understanding,
That I may know thy testi-
monies.
126 It is time for Jehovah to
" work ;
For they have made void thy
law.
127 Therefore I "love thy com-
mandments
Above gold, yea, above fine
gold.
128 Therefore I esteem all thj^i^re-
cepts concerning all things
to be right ;
And I *hate every false way.
S PE.
129 Thy testimonies are ''wonder-
ful ;
Therefore doth my soul ' keep
them.
130 The 'opening of thy words
giveth light ;
It giveth " understanding unto
the simple.
131 I 'opened wide my mouth,
and ^panted ;
For I "longed for thy com-
mandments.
132 ^ Turn thee unto me, and have
m.ercy upon me.
As thou usest to do unto those
that love thy name.
133 Establish my "footsteps in thy
word ;
1 Heb. causest to cease.
" Is. 1. 22,
25; Ezek.
22. 18, 19
6 ver. 47
" Job 4. H ;
Hab. 3. 16
rf ver. 161
^ 2 S. 8. 15 ;
Job 29. 14
/Job 17. 3
" ver. 134
'i ver. 82
■ ver. 88, 149,
158 ; Ps. 51.
1 ; lOG. 45 ;
109. 20
* ver. 12
'Ps. no. 16
"' ver. 27
" Jer. 18. 23 ;
Ezek. 31.
11
" ver. 47
P Ps. 19. 8
"i ver. 104
"■ ver. 18
* ver. 22
« Prov. 6. 23
" Ps. 19. 7
"Ps. 81. 10;
Job 29. 23
" Ps. 42. 1
" ver. 20
' Ps. 25. 16
" Ps. 17. 6
l> Ps. 19. 13
" ver. 84 ;
Ps. 142. 6
rf Ps. 4. 0 ; 31.
16 ; 67. 1 ;
80. 3, 7, 19 ;
Num. 6. 25
' ver. 12
/Jer. 9. 1,
18; 14. 17;
Lam. 3. 48
•" ver. 158
'» Ps. 116. 5 ;
129. 4 ; 145.
17 ; Ezr. 9.
15 ; Jer. 12.
1 ; Lam. 1.
18 ; Dan. 0.
7, 14
« ver. 144,
172
* ver. 80, 90
' Ps. 69. 9
"' Ps. 12. 6 ;
19. 8
" ver. 47
° Ps. 22. 6
P ver. 61
1 ver. 161,
160
"" ver. 24
' Ps. 19. 9
< ver. 27
" ver. 10
'' ver. 22, 55
" Ps. 3. 7
y Ps. 57. 8 ;
108. 2
• ver. 16
■^ ver. 124
And let not any iniquity
* have dominion over me.
134 "^Redeem me from the oppres-
sion of man :
So will I observe thy precepts.
135 ''Make thy face to shine upon
thy servant ;
And ^ teach me thy statutes.
136 -^Streams of water run down
mine eyes.
Because they ''observe not thy
law.
X TSADHE.
137 ''Righteous art thou, O Jeho-
vah,
And upright ^are thy judg-
ments.
138 Thou hast commanded thy
testimonies in ' righteous-
ness
And very * faithfulness.
139 My ' zeal hath ^consumed me,
Because mine adversaries have
forgotten thy words.
140 Thy '"word is very ''pure ;
Therefore thy servant " loveth
it.
141 I am small and "despised ;
Yet do I not ^ forget thy pre-
cepts.
142 Th,y righteousness is an ever-
lasting righteousness,
And *thy law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have
''taken hold on me ;
Yet thy commandments are
my "■ delight.
144 Thy 'testimonies are righteous
for ever :
'Give me understanding, and
I shall live.
p QOPH.
145 I have called ''with my whole
heart ; answer me, O Jeho-
vah :
I will " keep thy statutes.
146 1 have called unto thee ; ' save
me.
And I shall observe thy testi-
monies.
147 I * anticipated the dawning of
the morning, and cried :
I hoped in thy words.
148 Mine eyes anticipated the
night-watches.
That I might ^ meditate on
thy word.
149 Hear my voice "according
unto thy lovingkindness :
2 Or, in thy judgments
* Heb. tried, oi", refined.
3 Heb. cvt w off.
i> Or, fiiu'- ' mc
21
615
119.150
PSALMS
120.3
"Quicken me, O Jehovah, 'ac-
cording to thine ordin-
ances.
150 They draw nigh '^that follow
after wickedness ;
They are far from thy law.
151 Thou art ''nigh, O Jehovah ;
And all thy commandments
are "^ truth.
152 Of old have I '^ known from
thy testimonies,
That thou hast founded them
" for ever.
•^ RESH,
153 Consider miiie •''affliction, and
deliver me ;
For I do not ^ forget thy law.
154 '' Plead thou my cause, and
* redeem me :
Quicken me according to thy
word.
155 Salvation is * far from the
wicked ;
For they 'seek not thy stat-
utes.
156 ""Great are thy tender mercies,
O Jehovah :
Quicken me according to thine
ordinances.
157 Many are my "persecutors and
mine adversaries ;
Yet have I not " swerved from
thy testimonies.
158 I beheld the ^ treacherous, and
''was *grieved.
Because they observe not thy
word.
159 Consider how I 'love thy pre-
cepts :
' Quicken me, O Jehovah, ac-
cording to thy lovingkind-
ness.
160 The 'sum of thy word is
" truth ;
And every one of thy right-
eous ordinances endureth
"for ever.
t2^ SHIN.
161 * Princes have persecuted me
without a cause ;
But my heart *standeth in
awe of thy words.
162 I ^rejoice at thy word,
As one that "findeth great
spoil.
163 I *hate and abhor falsehood ;
But thy law do I " love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise
thee,
1 Or, as thou art wont
2 Or, that persecute me with wickedness
8 Or, loathed them
" ver. 26
* Ps. 34. 18 ,
145. 18, Is.
50. 8
" ver. 142
d ver. 125
* ver. 89 ,
Lk. 21. 33
/ ver. 50
'J ver. 10 ;
Prov. 3. 1 ;
Ho8. 4. 6
'' Ps. 35. 1 ;
1 S. 24. 15 ;
Mic. 7. 9
'ver. 134
k Job 5. 4
' ver. 45, 94
"' 2 S. 24. 14
" ver. 8fi,
161; Ps.
7. 1
° ver. 51
P Is. 21. 2 ;
24. 10
1 Ps. 139. 21
'■ ver. 47
'■ ver. 25
' Ps. 139. 17
" ver. 142
" ver. 89, 162
•^ ver. 23 ;
1 S. 24. 11 ;
26. 18
y ver. 120
' ver. 14, 111
" 1 S. 30. 16 ;
Is. 9. 3
>> ver. 104,
128; Ps. 31.
6; Prov.
13. 6
" ver. 47
d ver. 7, 160
" Ps. 37. 11 ;
Prov. 3. 2 ;
Is. 26. 3
/ Prov. 3. 23 ;
Is. 63. 13 ;
1 Jn. 2. 10
'' ver. 81,
174; Gen.
49. 18
h ver. 129
' ver. 47
k ver. 22
' Ps. 139. 3 ;
Job 24. 23 ;
Prov. 6. 21
™ Ps. IS. 6;
102. ] ; Job
16. 18
" ver. 27
" ver. 65, 154
P Ps. 28. 2 ;
130. 2 ; 140.
6 ; 143. 1
9 Ps. 22. 20 ;
31. 2 ; 59. 1
'■ Ps. 51. 15 ;
63. 3
' ver. 12 ;
Ps. 94. 12 ;
Is. 2. 3 ;
Mic. 4. 2
( Ps. 51. 14
"ver. 138
" Ps. 37. 24 ;
73. 23
^ Josh. 24.
22 ; Lk. 10.
42
y ver. 166
' ver. 24
" Is. 55. 3
l> Is. 53. 6 ;
Jer. 50. 6 ;
Mt. IS. 12;
Lk. 15. 4
" ver. 16
rf Ex. 34. 24 ;
1 K. 12. 27
^ Ps. 18. 6 ;
66. 14 ;
102, 2
/Ps. 109. 2;
616
Because of thy ■* righteous
ordinances.
165 Great '^ peace have they that
love thy law ;
And they have no •''occasion of
stumbling.
166 I have ^ hoped for thy salva-
tion, O Jehovah,
And have done thy command-
ments.
167 My ''soul hath observed thy
testimonies ;
And I ' love them exceedingly.
168 I have '^observed thy precepts
and thy testimonies ;
For all my 'ways are befoie
thee.
Dtav.
169 Let my ™cry come near before
thee, O Jehovah :
" Give me understanding "ac-
cording to thy word.
170 Let my "supplication come
before thee :
« Deliver me according to thy
word.
171 Let my '' lips utter praise ;
For thou * teachest me thy
statutes.
172 Let my 'tongue sing of thj-
word ;
For all thy "commandments
are righteousness.
173 Let thy "hand be ready to
help me ;
For I have ^chosen thy pre-
cepts.
174 I have ^longed for thy salva-
tion, O Jehovah ;
And thy law is my ^delight.
175 Let my "soul live, and it shall
praise thee ;
And let thine ordinances help
me.
176 I have * gone astray like a lost
sheep ; seek thy servant ;
For I do " not forget thy com-
mandments.
Prayer for Deliverance from the Treacherons.
A Song of "^ Ascents.
120
cried
In my distress I
unto Jehovah,
And he answered me.
Deliver my soul, O Jehovah,
from Hying lips.
And from a ''deceitful tongue.
What shall be given unto thee,
and what shall be done more
unto thee,
Thou ■'' deceitful tongue 1
Prov. 12. 22 " P6. 62. 4 ; Zeph. 3. 13
120.4
PSALMS
124 4
4 ^ " Sharp arrows of the mighty,
With ''coals of "juniper.
5 Woe is me, that 1 sojourn in
" Meshech,
That I dwell among the "* tents
of ^ Kedar !
6 My soul hath long had her
dwelling
With him that -^hateth peace.
7 1" am /or* peace :
But when I speak, they are * for
war.
Jehovah the Keeper of Ids People.
A Song of Ascents.
-I O ^ I will ' lift up mine eyes
_L w J_ unto * the mountains :
From whence shall my help
come"?
2 My ' help cometh from Jehovah,
Who '" made heaven and earth.
3 ^ He will not " suffer thy foot to
be moved :
He that "keepeth thee will not
slumber,
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 Jehovah is thy p keeper :
Jehovah is thy * shade upon thy
right hand.
6 The *■ sun shall not smite thee by
day.
Nor the moon by night.
7 Jehovah will *keep thee from
all evil ;
He will keep thy soul.
8 Jehovah will keep thy going out
and thy coming in
'From this time forth and for
evermore.
Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.
A Song of Ascents; of David.
they
of
-| O O I was glad when
X ^ ^ said unto me,
Let us "go unto the house
Jehovah.
2 Our feet * are standing
Within thy "gates, O Jerusa-
lem,
3 Jerusalem, that art "" builded
As a city that is ^compact to-
gether ;
4 Whither the tribes ^ go up, even
the tribes of ^ Jehovah,
For ®an ordinance for Israel,
To give thanks unto the name
of Jehovah.
1 Or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty
man 2 Or, broo7n
3 Or, Let him not suffer . . . Let him not
slumber that &c. * Or, have stood
5 Heb. Jah. « Heb. a testimony.
" Ps. 45. 5 ;
Prov. 26.
18 ; Is. 5. 28
6 Ps. 140. 10
" Gen. 10. 2 ;
1 Ohr. 1. 5;
Ezek. 27.
13 ; 38. 2,
3 ; 39. 1
d S. S. 1. 5
« Gen. 25. 13 ;
Is. 21. 16 ;
60. 7 ; Jer.
2. 10 ; 49.
28; Ezek.
27. 21
/ Ps. 35. 20
i' Ps. 109. 4
'» Ps. 55. 21
• Ps. 123. 1 :
Is. 40. 26
k Ps. 87. 1
' Ps. 124. 8
"' Ps. 115. 15
" Ps. 66. 9
"Ps. 41.2;
127. 1
P f S. 91. 4
« Ps. 91. 1
" Is. 49. 10 ;
Jon. 4. 8 ;
Rev. 7. 16
' Ps. 91.
10-12
<Ps. 113.2;
115. 18
" Ps. 42. 4 ;
Is. 2. 3 ;
Mic. 4. 2 ;
Zech. 8. 21
^ Ps. 9. 14 ;
87. 2 ; 116.
19 ; Jer.
7. 2
^ Pb. 48. 13 ;
147. 2
y Neh. 4. 6
^ Pb. 84. 6 ;
Bt. 16. 16
» Ps. 89. 29
Dt. 17.
8 ; 2 Chr
19. 8
b Ps. 29. 11 ;
Jer. 29. 7
<^ Ps. 102. 14
d Ps. 61. 18 ;
Is. 62. 6
^ Ps. 48. 3,
13; Jer.
17. 27
/ Ps. 133. 1
!' 1 S. 25. 6 ;
Jn. 20. 19
h Neh. 2. 10 ;
Esth. 10. 3
i Ps. 121. 1 ;
141. 8
k Ps. 2. 4 ;
11. 4
I Prov. 27.
18 ; Mai.
1. 6
™ Ps. 25. 15
" Ps. 4. 1 ;
61. 1
oPs. 119. 22;
Neh. 4. 4
P Ps. 79. 4 ;
Neh. 2. 19
1 Job 12. 6 ;
Is. 32. 9, 11 ;
Am. 6. 1
■■ Ps. 94. 17
' Ps. 129. 1
t Ps. 33. 25 ;
.56. 1 ; 67. 3 ;
Num. 16.
30 ; Prov.
1. 12
" Ps. 138. 7 ;
Gen. 39. 19
" Ps. 18. 16 ;
32. 6 ; 69.
2; 144. 7;
Job 22. 11
617
thrones for
house of
Jeru-
5 For there ''are set
judgment,
The thrones of the
David.
6 *Pray for the * peace of
salem :
^They shall prosper that "love
thee.
7 Peace be within thy f walls,
And prosperity within thy * pal-
aces.
8 For my •''brethren and compan-
ions' sakes,
I will now ^^ say, * Peace be
within thee.
9 For the sake of the house of Je
hovah our God
I will '' seek thy good.
An Expectaivt Prayer for Jehovah's Help,
A Song of Ascents.
-( Q O Unto thee do I * lift up
J- ^ O mine eyes,
O thou that *sittest in the
heavens.
2 Behold, as the eyes of ' servants
look unto the hand of their
master.
As the eyes of a maid unto the
hand of her mistress ;
So our ™ eyes look unto Jehovah
our God,
Until he have mercy upon us.
3 "Have mercy upon us, O Jeho-
vah, have mercy upon us ;
For we are exceedingly filled
with " contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the ^scoffing of « those that
are at ease,
And with the "contempt of the
proud.
Praise for Rescue from Enemies.
A Song of Ascents ; of David.
-j O /I *■ If it had not been Jeho-
A- ^ rt vah who was on our
side,
' Let Israel now say,
2 If it had not been Jehovah who
was on our side.
When men rose up against us ;
3 Then they had ' swallowed us up
alive.
When their "wrath was kindled
against us :
4 Then the " waters had over-
whelmed us.
The stream had gone over our
soul ;
7 Or, wer« 8 Or, Salute ye Jerusalem
9 Or, Afay they
10 Or, speak peace concerning thee
124.5
PSALMS
i2a6
5 Then the "proud waters had
gone over our soul.
6 Blessed be Jehovah,
Who hath not given us as a
* prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul is " escaped •* as a bird
out of the "snare of the
fowlers :
The snare is broken, and we are
escaped.
8 Our -^help is in the name of
Jehovah,
Who made heaven and earth.
JeDovah roand about his People.
A Soug of Ascents.
-i O pT They that trust in Jeho-
Are as mount Zion, which ^ can-
not be moved, but ''abideth
for ever.
2 As the mountains are round
about Jerusalem,
So 'Jehovah is round about his
people
*From this time forth and for
evermore.
3 For the ' sceptre of wickedness
shall not rest upon the lot of
the righteous ;
That the righteous '"put not
forth their hands unto iniq-
uity.
4 "Do good, O Jehovah, unto
those that are good.
And to them that are "upright
in their hearts.
r) But as for such as ^turn aside
unto their ^crooked ways,
Jehovah will lead them forth
with the ''workei^s of iniquity.
' Peace be upon Israel.
Thanksgiving for Return from Captivity.
A Song of Ascents.
■^ O/I* When Jehovah 'brought
-L ^ O back those that re-
turned to Zion,
We were "like unto them that
dream.
2 Then was our "mouth filled with
laughter.
And our "" tongue with singing :
Then said they among the
nations,
Jehovah hath ^ done great things
for them.
3 Jehovah hath done great things
for us,
PTAereo/ we are 'glad.
4 Turn again our captivity, O
Jehovah,
As the " streams in the South.
" Job 38. 11
t> Ps. 27. 2 ;
Prov. 30. 14
"Ps. 141. 10;
2 Cor. 11.
33; Heb.
.11. 34
d Prov. 6. 5
« Ps. 91. 3 ;
Hos. 9. 8
/Ps. 121. 2
» Ps. 46. 5
'' Ps. 61. 7 ;
Eccl. 1, 4
' Zech. 2. 5
k Ps. 121. 8
' Ps. 89. 22 ;
Prov. 22.
8 ; Is. 14. 5
'" Ps. oo. 20 ;
1 S. 24. 10 ;
Acts 12. 1
"Ps. 119. 08
" Ps. 7. 10 ;
11. 2 ; 32.
11; 36. 10;
94. 15
P Ps. 40. 4 ;
101. 3;
Job 23. 11
« Prov. 2. 15 ;
Is. 59. 8
"■ Ps. 92. 7 ;
94. 4
' Ps. 128. 6 ;
Oal. 0. 16
< Ps. 85. 1 ;
Jer. 29. 14 ;
Hos. 6. 11,
&c.
" Acts 12. 9
^ Job 8. 21
" Ps. 51. 14 ;
Is. 35. 6
y Ps. 71. 19 ;
1 S. 12. 24 ;
Lk. 1. 49
- Is. 25. 9 ;
Zeph. 3. 14
"■ Is. 35. 6 ;
43. 19
* Ps. 80. 5 ;
Jer. 31. 16;
Lam. 1. 2
' Is. 33. 10 ;
51. 11; ei.
7 ; Gal. 6. 9
d Ps. 78. C9
"" Ps. 121. 4
/Gen. 3. 17
!' Ps. 60. 5
'' Job 11. 18,
19; Prov.
3. 24 ; Eccl.
6. 12
J Ps. 113. 9 ;
Gen. 33. 5
* Dt. 7. 13 ;
28. 4 ; Is.
13. 18
' Ps. 112. 2 ;
120. 4
"' Ps. 128. 2, 3
" Is. 29. 21 ;
Am. 6. 12
" Gen. 34. 20
P Ps. 112. 1
9 Ps. 119. 3
' Is. 3. 10
^ Ps. 109. U ;
Ezek. 23.
29 ; Hag.
2. 17
< Eccl. 8. 12 ;
Eph. 6. 3
" Rzek. 19. 10
" Ps. 62. 8 ,
144. 12
^ Ps. 134. 3
*' Ps. 20. 2 ,
135. 21
' Ps. 122. 9
" Ps. 103. 17 ;
Gen. 48. 11 ;
Prov. 17. 6
i> Ps. 126. 6
618
5 They that sow in * tears shall
reap in "joy.
6 He that goeth forth and weep-
eth, ^bearing seed for sowing.
Shall doubtless come again with
joy, bringing his sheaves m<A
him.
Prosperity comes from Jehovah.
A Song of Ascents ; of Solomon.
"build
build
"i O ^ Except Jehovah
-Li^ I the house.
They labor in vain that
it:
Except Jehovah * keep the city.
The watchman waketh but in
vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up
early.
To take rest late.
To •'^eat the bread of toil ;
Fo7^ so he giveth unto nis "be-
loved J^ '' sleep.
3 Lo, 'children are a heritage of
Jehovah ;
Aiul the * fruit of the womb is
his reward.
4 As arrows in the hand of a
'mighty man.
So are the children of youth.
5 '" Happy is the man that hath his
quiver full of them :
They shall not be put to shame.
When they "speak with their
enemies "in tne gate.
Blessedness of the Fear of Jehovah.
A Song of Ascents.
■^ O O ^ Blessed is every one that
-L ^ O feareth .Jehovah,
That '' walketh in his ways.
2 For thou shalt '' eat the ' labor of
thy hands :
Happy shalt thou be, and 'it
shall be well with thee.
3 Thy wife shall be as a "fruitful
vine.
In uhe innermost parts of thy
house ;
Thy children like '' olive plants
Pound about thy table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be
blessed
That feareth .Jehovah.
5 ^Jehovah bless thee "out of
Zion :
And see thou the ^good of .Jeru-
salem all the days of thy life.
6 Yea, see thou thy "children's
children.
* * Peace be upon Israel.
1 Or, bearing the measure of seed
2 Or, in sleep 8 Or, And peace upon Israel
129.1
PSALMS
132. 10
Prayer tbr the Overthrow of Zion's Eaemies.
A Song of Ascents.
'I O O ^ Many a time have they
A.^tJ "afflicted me from my
* youth up,
Let Israel now say,
2 ^ Many a time have they afflicted
me from my youth up :
Yet they have "not prevailed
against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my
back ;
Thej'^ made long their furrows.
4 Jehovah "* is rigliteous :
He hath cut asunder the 'cords
of the wicked.
5 Let them be -^put to shame and
turned backward,
All they that » hate Zion.
6 Let them be as the '' grass upon
the housetops,
Which withereth before it ^ grow-
eth up ;
7 Wherewith the reaper filleth not
his hand,
Nor he that bindeth sheaves, his
* bosom :
8 Neither do they that go by say,
The * blessing of Jehovah be
upon you ;
We bless you in the name of
Jehovah.
Hope in the Lord's Forgiving love.
A Soug of Ascents.
1 ^O ^^^ ^-^ *'^^ 'depths have
iOw I cried unto thee, O
Jehovah.
2 Lord, "* hear my voice :
Let " thine ears be attentive
To the "voice of mj^ supplications.
3 If thou, /'Jehovah, shouldest
mark iniquities,
O Lord, ^ who could stand 1
4 But there is "forgiveness with
thee.
That thou mayest be '' feared.
5 I wait for Jehovah, my 'soul
doth wait.
And ' in his word do I hope.
6 My soul waiteth for the Lord
More than watchmen "wait for
the morning ;
Yea, more than watchmen for
the morning.
7 O Israel, " hope in Jehovah ;
For with Jehovah there is ^ lov-
ingkindness.
And with him is * plenteous re-
demption.
8 And he will ^redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.
^ Or, Mwh 2 Or, is plucked up 3 Heb. Jah.
" Ps. 88. 16 ;
Ex. 1. 11 ;
Judg. 3. 8,
&c.
b Is. 47. 12 ;
Jer. 2. 2 ;
22. 21 ;
Ezek. 16.
22 ; Hos. 2.
15; 11. 1
" Jer. 1. 19 ;
ir>. 20 : 2(1.
11 ; Mt. 16.
18 ; 2 Cor.
4. 8,9
rfPs. 119. 137
" Ps. 140. 6
/ Pa. 70. 3 ;
71. 13
" Mic. 4. 11
'' Ps. 37. 2 ;
2 K. 19. 21) ;
Is. 37. 27
'■ Ps. 79. 12
t Ps. 118. 26;
Ruth 2. 4
' Ps. 42. 7 ;
69. 2
"' Ps. 64. 1 ;
119. 149
" 2 Ohr. 6.
40 ; Neh.
1. 6, 11
° Ps. 28. 2 ;
140. 6
P Ps. 76. 7 ;
143. 2 ;
Nah. 1.6;
Mai. 3. 2 ;
Rev. 6. 17
9 Ps. 86. 6 ;
Ex. 34. 7 ;
Neb. 9. 17 ;
Is. 65. 7 ;
Dan. 9. 9
»■ 1 K. 8. 39,
40 ; Jer. 33.
8,9
' Ps. .33. 20 ;
40. 1 ; 62. 1,
6 ; Is. 8. 17 ;
26. 8
I Ps. 119. 74,
81
" Ps. 63. 6 ;
119. 147
" Ps. 131. 3
" Ps. 103. 4
yPs. 111.9;
Rom. 3.
24 ; Eph.
1. 7
" Lk. 1. 68 ;
Tit. 2. 14
" Ps. 101. 5 ;
2 S. 22. 28 ;
Is. 2. 12;
Zeph. 3. 11
6 Prov. 30.
13 ; Is. 5.
15
" Jer. 45. 5 ;
Rom. 12.
16
d Ps. 1,39. 6 ;
Job 42. 3
« Ps. 62. 1
/Mt. 18. 3;
1 Cor. 14.
20
" Ps. 130. 7
'' Ps. 113. 2
'2 S. 16. 12;
1 Chr. 22.
14
k Gen. 49.
24 ; Is. 49.
26 ; 60. 10
' .Tob 5. 24
'" Prov. 6. 4
" Ps. 26. 8 ;
1 K. 8. 17 ;
1 Chr. 22.
7; Acts 7.
46
° ver. 2
619
Childlike Trust in Jehovah.
A Soug of Ascents ; of David.
"i O^l Jehovah, my heart is
X O -L not " haughty, nor mine
* eyes lofty ;
Neither do I ^ exercise myself in
" great matters.
Or in things '' too wonderful for
me.
2 Surely I have * stilled and
quieted my soul ;
Like a weaned -^ child with his
mother,
Like a weaned child is my soul
within me.
3 O Israel, ''hope in Jehovah
''From this time forth and for
evermore.
Prayer for Jehovah's Blessing upon the Sanctuary.
A Song of Ascents.
"i Q O Jehovah, remember for
JLO^ David
All ' his affliction ;
2 How he sware unto Jehovah,
And vowed unto *the Mighty
One of Jacob :
3 Surely I will not come into the
^ ' tabernacle of my house,
Nor go up into ''my bed ;
4 I will not "* give sleep to mine
eyes.
Or slumber to mine eyelids ;
5 Until I find out a "place for
Jehovah,
^ A tabernacle for " the Mighty
One of Jacob.
6 Lo, we heard of it in ^''Eph-
rathah :
We found it in the 'field of
^ the wood.
7 We will go into his ''taberna-
cles;
We will 'worship at his 'foot-
stool.
8 " Arise, O Jehovah, into thy
" resting-place ;
Thou, and the ark of thy
^ strength.
9 Let thy priests be " clothed with
righteousness ;
And let thy ^saints shout for
joy.
10 For thy servant David's sake
Turn not away the face of
thine "anointed.
P Oen. .35. 19 ; 1 S. 17. 12 « 1 S. 7. 1 •" Ps. 43. 3
' Ps. 6. 7 ; 99. 6 « 1 Chr. 28. 2 " Ps. 68. 1 ; Num.
10. 35 ; 2 Chr. 6. 41 " ver. 14 " Ps. 78. 61 !* Job
29. 14 ^ ver. 16 ; Ps. 30. 4 ; 149. 5 " ver. 17 ; Ps. 2. 2
* preb. V)alk. ^ Heb. tent.
fi Heb. the couch of my bed.
' Heb. Tabernacles. » Or, Ephraim
» Or, Jaar See 1 Chr. 13. 6.
132. 11
PSALMS
135. 13
1 1 Jehpvah hath " sworn unto Da-
vid in truth ;
He will not turn from it :
*0f the fruit of thy body will I
set upon thy throne.
12 If thy children will keep my
covenant
And my testimony that I shall
teach them,
Their children also shall "sit
upon thy throne for evermore.
1 3 For Jehovah hath ^ chosen Zion ;
He hath /desired it for his
habitation.
14 This is my ■''resting-place for
ever :
Here will I ^ dwell ; for I have
desired it.
15 I will ^abundantly * bless her
provision :
I will 'satisfy her poor with
bread.
16 Her * priests also will I clothe
with salvation ;
And her * saints shall shout
aloud for joy.
17 There will I make ^the 'horn
of David to bud :
I have * ordained a ™lamp for
mine anointed.
1 8 His enemies will I " clothe with
shame ;
But upon himself shall his
"crown flourish.
The Excellency of Brotherly Unity.
A Song of Ascents ; of David.
Behold, how good and
how pleasant it is
For p brethren to dwell together
in unity !
It is like the precious * oil upon
the head.
That ran down upon the beard,
Even Aaron's beard ;
That came down upon the
■* '■ skirt of his garments ;
Like the * dew of ' Hermon,
That cometh down upon the
" mountains of Zion :
For there Jehovah "commanded
the blessing.
Even ^ life for evermore.
133
Greetings of Sight -watchers.
A Song of Ascents.
134
Behold, 2' bless ye Jeho-
vah, all ^ ye servants of
Jehovah,
That "by night * stand in the
house of Jehovah.
1 Or, surely
* Or, a horn to spring forth unto David
8 Or, prepared * Or, collar
" Ps. 89. 3,
35
* 2 S. 7. 12-
16 ; 2 Chr.
6. 16
"^ Lk. 1. 32 ;
Acts 2. 30
d Ps. 78. 68
« Ps. 68. 16
/ver. 8
" Mt. 23. 21
'i Ps. 147. 14
« Ps. 107. 9
* ver. 9
' Ezek. 29.
21 ; Lk. 1.
69
'" Ps. 18. 28 ;
1 K. 11. 36;
15. 4 ; 2 K.
8. 19; 2 Chr.
21. 7
" Ps. 36. 26 ;
109. 29 ;
Job 8. 22
" Ps. 21. 3
P <}en. 13. 8 ;
Heb. 13. 1
1 Ex. 29. 7 ;
30. 25, 30 ;
Lev. 8. 12
*" Ex. 28. 33 ;
39. 24
* Prov. 19.
12 ; Hos.
14. 5 ; Mic.
6. 7
' Dt. 3. 9 ; 4.
48
" Ps. 48. 2 ;
74. 2 ; 78. 68
" Ps. 42. 8 ;
Lev. 25. 21 ;
Dt. 28. 8
=^ Ps. 21. 4
y Ps. 103. 21
^ Ps. 135. 1, 2
" 1 Chr. 9. 33
b Dt. 10. 8 ;
iChr.
23. 30 ;
2 Chr. 29.
11
<• Pa. 28. 2
rf Ps. 63. 2
<^ Ps. 128. 6
/Ps. 124. 8
'■' Ps. 113. 1
A Ps. 134. 1
> Ps. 92. 13 ;
116. 19
k Ps. 100. 6 ;
119. 68
' Ps. 68. 4
'" Ps. 147. 1
" Ps. 105. 6 ;
Dt. 7. 6;
10. 15
° Ex. 19. 6 ;
Mai. 3. 17 ;
Tit. 2. 14 ;
1 Pet. 2. 9
P Ps. 48. 1 ;
145. 3
9 Ps. 97. 9
"" Ps. 116. 3
' Jer. 10. 13 ;
61. 16
' Job 28. 26,
26 ; 38. 25,
26; Zech.
10. 1
" Ps. 78. 51 ;
105. 36
" Ps. 78. 43 ;
Dt. 6. 22
" Ps. 136. 16
V ver. 10-12 :
Ps. 136.
17-21
^ Ps. 44. 2
" Num. 21.
21-26;
Dt. 29. 7
b Num. 21.
33-35
620
2 ''Lift up your hands *to the
•* sanctuary.
And bless ye Jehovah.
3 Jehovah * bless thee out of Zion ;
Even he that -^ made heaven and
earth.
Praise for Jehovah's wonderful Works. Vanity of
Idols.
"1 O pT ®^ Praise ye Jehovah.
-LtJtJ Praise ye the name of Je-
hovah ;
Praise him, O ye ''servants of
Jehovah,
2 Ye that stand in the house of
Jehovah,
In the 'courts of the house of
our God.
3 Praise ye Jehovah ; for * Jeho-
vah is good :
^ Sing praLses unto his name ;
"'for it is pleasant.
4 For ^Jehovali hath "chosen
Jacob unto himself.
And Israel for his "own posses-
sion.
5 For I know that ^Jehovah is
great,
And that our Lord is « above all
gods.
6 ''Whatsoever Jehovah pleased,
that hath he done,
In heaven and in earth, in the
seas and in all deeps ;
7 Who * cause th the vapors to as-
cend from the ends of the
earth ;
Who ' maketh lightnings for the
rain ;
Who *bringeth forth the wind
out of his treasuries ;
8 Who "smote the first-born of
Egypt,
Both of man and beast ;
9 Who sent "signs and wonders
into the midst of thee, O
Egypt,
Upon ''Pharaoh, and upon all
his servants ;
10 2' Who ^ smote ®many nations,
And slew mighty kings,
11" Sihon king of the Amorites,
And * Og king of Bashan,
And "all the kingdoms of Ca-
naan,
1 2 And "^ gave their land for a her-
itage,
A heritage unto Israel his people.
13 Thy "name, O Jehovah, endur-
eth for ever ;
" Josh. 12. 7-24 d Ps. 78. 55 ; Dt. 29. 8 " Ps. 102. 12;
Ex. 3. 15
6 Or, in holiness
« Heb. Hallelvjah.
7 Heb. Jah.
8 Or, great
135.14
PSALMS
136.25
Thy memorial name, O Jehovah,
throughout all generations.
14 For Jehovah will "judge his
people,
And * repent himself concerning
his servants.
15 The "idols of the nations are
silver and gold.
The work of men's hands.
16 They have mouths, but they
speak not ;
Eyes have they, but they see
not;
17 They have ears, but they hear
not ;
Neither is there any breath in
their mouths.
18 They that make them shall be
like unto them ;
Yea, every one that trusteth in
them.
19 O house of ''Israel, bless ye
Jehovah :
O house of Aaron, bless ye
Jehovah :
20 O house of Levi, bless ye Jeho-
vaK:
Ye " that fear Jehovah, bless ye
Jehovah.
21 Blessed be Jehovah •''out of
Zion,
Who/ dwelleth at Jerusalem.
^ Praise ye Jehovah.
Thanks for Jehovah's Goodness to Israel.
"I O /I* Oh *give thanks unto Je-
J- O \J hovah ; for he is good ;
For 'his lovingkindness enclu?'-
eth for ever.
2 Oh give thanks unto the * God
of gods ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever.
3 Oh give thanks unto the * Lord
of lords ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
4 To him who ' alone doeth great
wonders ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
5 To him that ™by understanding
made the heavens ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
6 To him that "spread forth the
earth above the waters ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
7 To him that " made great lights ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
> Heb. Hallelujah.
" Ps. 50. 4 ;
Dt. 32. 36
6 Ps. 90. 13 ;
106. 4.i
' ver. 16-18 :
Ps. 115. 4-8
rf Ps. 115. 9
" Ps. 118. 4
/Ps. 128. 6;
134. 3
'J Ps. 132. 14
h Ps. 106. 1 ;
118. 1
' Ps. lOr. 1 ;
118. 1-4 ;
1 Chr. 16.
41 ; 2 Chr.
20. 21
i Dt. 10. 17
' Ps. 72. 18 ;
Dt. 6. 22 ;
Job 9. 10
•" Ps. 104. 24 ;
Prov. 3. 19 ;
Jer. 10. 12 ;
61. 15
" Ps. 24. 2 ;
Is. 42. 5 ;
44. 24
" Ps. 74. 16 ;
Gen. 1. 16
P Gen. 1. 16
1 Ps. 78. 51 ;
135. 8; Ex.
12. 29
>■ Ps. 105. 43 ;
Ex. 12. 61 ;
13. 3
» Ps. 44. 3 ;
Ex. 6. 1 ;
13. 9 ; 1 K.
8. 42 ; Nell.
1. 10 ; Jer.
32. 21
« Ex. 6. 6 ;
Dt. 4. 34 ;
5. 15 ; 7. 19 ;
9. 29 ; 11. 2 ;
2 K. 17. 36 ;
2 Chr. 6.
32 ; Jer. 32.
17
" Ps. 66. 6 J
78. 13 ; Ex.
14.21
" Ps. 106. 9 ;
Ex. 14. 22
" Ps. 78. 63 ;
106. 11; Ex.
14. 27
y Ps. 78. 52 ;
Ex. 13. 18;
15. 22 ;
Dt. 8. 15
^ ver. 17-22 :
Ps. 135.
10-12
" Ps. 105. 6 r
Is. 41. 8 ;
44. 1 ; 45.
4, &C.
t Ps. 9. 12 ;
103. 14;
106. 45
" Ps. 107. 2 ;
Judg. 6. 9 ;
Neh. 9. 28
d Ps. 104. 27 ;
145. 15
621
8 The P sun to rule by day ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever ;
9 The ^ moon and stars to rule by
night ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
10 To him that * smote Egypt in
their first-born ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever ;
11 And ''brought out Israel from
among them ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever ;
12 With a ''strong hand, and with
an ' outstretched arm ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
13 To him that "divided the Red
Sea in sunder ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever ;
14 And "made Israel to pass
through the midst of it;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever ;
15 But '^^ overthrew Pharaoh and
his host in the Red Sea ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
16 To him that ^led his people
through the wilderness ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
1 7 To him that ^ smote great kings :
For his lovingkindness e7ic?Mre^/i.
for ever ;
18 And slew famous kings ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
1 9 Sihon king of the Amorites ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever ;
20 And Og king of Bashan ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever ;
21 And gave their land for a her-
itage ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever ;
22 Even a heritage unto Israel his
" servant ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
23 Who * remembered us in our low
estate ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever ;
24 And hath "= delivered us from
our adversaries ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever :
25 Who '' giveth food to all flesh ;
« Heb. shook off.
136. 26
PSALMS
139.7
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever.
26 Oh give thanks unto the "God
of heaven ;
For his lovingkindness endureth
for ever.
Sorrows of the Exiles in Babylon.
-| Q ^ By the * rivers of Baby-
±0 • Ion,
There vve sat down, yea, we
" wept,
When we remembered Zion.
2 Upon the ''willows in the midst
thereof
We ' hanged up our harps.
3 For there they that led us cap-
tive -^required of us ^ songs.
And ^"they that Avasted us re-
quired of us mirth, saying.
Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
4 How shall we sing * Jehovah's
song
In a foreign land ?
5 If I ' forget thee, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget her
skill.
6 Let my * tongue cleave to the
roof of my mouth.
If I remember thee not ;
If I 'prefer not Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.
7 Kemember, O Jehovah, against
the children of ™Edom
The day of Jerusalem ;
Who said, Ease it, rase it,
■" Even to the foundation thereof.
8 O daughter of Babylon, '^that
"art to be destroyed,
Happy shall he be, that ^re-
wardeth thee
As thou hast served us.
9 Happy shall he be, that taketh
and «dasheth thy little ones
Against the rock.
Thanksgiving for Jehovah's Favor.
A Psalm of David.
I will give thee thanks
with my whole heart :
Before the "gods will I sing
praises unto thee.
2 I will worship 'toward thy holy
temple,
And "give thanks unto thy
name for thy lovingkind-
ness and for thy truth :
For thou hast 'magnified thy
word above all thy name.
3 In the day that I "'called thou
answeredst me,
1 Heb. words ofsonp. * Or, ou'i tormentors
3 Or, that art laid waste
138
" Gen. 24. 3,
7 ; 2 Chr.
36. 23 ;
Ezr. 1. 2 ;
0. II ; Neh.
1. 4. &c.
b Ezek. 1.
1, 3
"Neh. 1. 4
d Lev. 23. 40 ;
Is. 44. 4
' Job 30. 31 ;
Is. 24. S ;
Ezek. 2tj.
13
/ Ps. 80. C
" Ps. 79. 7 ;
Is. 49. 17 ;
64. 11
ft 2 Chr. 29.
27 ; Neh.
12. 46
' Is. 65. 11
fc Ps. 22. 16 ;
Job 29. 10 ;
Ezek. 3. 26
' Neh. 2. 3
"' Ps. 83. 4-S ;
Is. 34. 5, 6 ;
Jer. 49. 7-
22; Lam.
4. 21 ;
Ezek. 25.
12-14 ; 35.
2; Am. 1.
11 ; Obad.
10-14
" Ps. 74. 7 ;
Hab. 3. 13
" Is. 13. 1-22 ;
47. 1-16 ;
Jer. 25. 12 ;
60. 1-46 ;
61. 1-64
P Jer. 60. 16 ;
61. 24, 35,
30, 49
9 2 K 8. 12 ;
Is. 13. 16;
Hos. 13.
16; Nah.
3. 10
""Ps. 111. 1
« Ps. 95. 3 ;
96. 4 ; 97. 7
' Ps. 6. 7 ;
28. 2 ; 1 K.
8. 29
« Ps. 140. 13
" Is. 42. 21
*Ps. 118. 6
y Ps. 28. 7 ;
46. 1
^ Ps. 72. 11 ;
102. 16
" Ps. 146. 7
*> Ps. 21. 6
''Ps. 113.4-7
''Prov. 3. 34;
Is. 57. 16;
Lk. 1. 48;
Jas. 4. 0
* Ps. 40. 4 ;
101. 6
/Ps. 23. 4;
143. 11
V Ps. 71. 20 ;
Ezr. 9. 8,
9 ; Is. 57. 15
ft Ex. 7. 6 ;
15. 12 ; Is.
6. 26 ; Jer.
51. 25 ;
Ezek. 6.
14 ; 25. 13,
' Ps. 20. 6 ;
60. 5
* Ps. 57. 2 ;
Phil. 1. 6
' Ps. 136. 1
'" Ps. 27. 9 ;
71.9; 119.8
" Ps. 100, 3 ;
Job 10. 3 ;
14. 15
622
Thou didst encourage me with
* strength in my soul.
4 'All the kings of the earth shall
give thee thanks, O Jehovah,
For they have heard the words
of thy mouth.
5 Yea, they shall " sing of the ways
of Jehovah ;
For * great is the glory of Jeho-
vah.
6 For ''though Jehovah is high,
yet hath he ''respect unto the
lowly ;
But the * haughty he knoweth
from afar.
7 Though I •''walk in the midst
of ti'ouble, thou wilt " revive
me ;
Thou wilt * stretch forth thy
hand against the wrath of
mine enemies.
And thy right hand will 'save
me.
8 Jehovah will * perfect that which
concerneth me :
Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah,
endtireth for ever ;
'"Forsake not the "works of
thine own hands.
fiod's Omnipresence and Omniscience.
For the Chief Musician. A Psahn of
David.
hast
and
-i OQ O Jehovah, thou
-LtJtJ " searched me,
known me.
2 Thou ^ knowest my downsitting
and mine uprising ;
Thou '^understandest my thought
afar off.
3 Thou ** "^ searchest out my path
and my lying down.
And art acquainted with all my
ways.
4 For there is not a word in my
tongue.
But, lo, O Jehovah, thou ' know-
est it altogether.
5 Thou hast 'beset me behind and
before.
And " laid thy hand upon me.
6 Stich " knowledge is ^ too wonder-
ful for me ;
It is high, I cannot attain unto
it.
7 3' Whither shall I go from thy
Spirit?
Or whither shall I flee fi-om thy
presence ?
0 Ps. 17. 3 ; 44. 21 , Jer. 12. 3 ^2 K. 19. 27 « Ps. 94.
n;l8. 66. 18 '■ Job 14. 16 ; 31. 4 "Heb. 4. 13 ' Ps.
34. 7 ; 126. 2 " Job 9. 33 " Rom. 11. 33 * Job 42. i
y Jer. 23. 24
* Or, winnowest
139.8
PSALMS
140.10
8 "If I ascend up into heaven,
thou art there :
If I make my bed in Sheol,
behold, ''thou art thei^e.
9 If I take the wings of the
morning,
And dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea ;
10 Even there shall thy hand
''lead me.
And thy right hand shall hold
me.
11 If 1 say, Surely the •* darkness
shall ^ overwhelm me,
^And the light about me shall
be night ;
12 Even the 'darkness hideth not
from thee,
But the night shineth as the day :
The ■'^darkness and the light
are both alike to thee.
13 For thou didst 'form ray ^in-
ward parts :
Thou didst ""'cover me in my
mother's womb.
14 I will give thanks unto thee;
for I am fearfully and won-
derfully made :
'Wonderful are thy works ;
And that my soul knoweth
right well.
15 My * frame was not hidden
from thee.
When I was made in secret,
And curiously Avrought in the
^ lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine *eyes did see mine un-
formed substance ;
And in "' thy book they were all
written.
Even the "days that were
ordained for me.
When as yet there was none
of them.
17 How precious also are thy
"thoughts unto me, O God!
How great is the sum of them !
18 If I should count them, they
are -'' more in number than
the sand :
When * I awake, I am still with
thee.
19 * Surely thou wilt ''slay the
wicked, O God :
'Depart from me therefore, ye
* Bloodthirsty men.
20 For they '^" speak against thee
wickedly,
And thine enemies '"take thy
name in vain.
1 Or, cover
* Or. Then the night «hall be liqht ahcitt me
8 Heb. reins. * Or, knit me together
* Or, Oh that thou wouldest day
" Or, utter thy name (Heb. thee) Or, as other-
wise read, rebel against thee
' Or, lift themselves up against thee /or vanity
" Am. 9. 2-4
b Job 26. 6 ;
Prov. 16. n
" Ps. 23. 2, 3
d Job 22. 13
" Job 34. 22 ;
Dan. 2. 22
/I Jn. 1. 5
"Ps. 119. 73;
Is. 44. 24
'' Job 10. U
'■ Ps. 4U. 5
k Job 10. 8-
10 ; Eecl.
11. 5
I Ps. 63. 9
"' Ps. 66. 8
" Job 14. 6
" Ps. 92. 6
V Ps. 40. 6
« Ps. 3. 6
^ Is. 11. 4
" Ps. 6. 8 ;
119. 115
* Ps. 6. 6
" Jude 15
" Ex. 20. 7 ;
Dt. 6. 11
^ Ps. 26. 5 ;
31. 6
yPs. 119. 1.58
^ Ps. 26. 2
" Ps. 7. 9 ;
Prov. 17. 3 ;
Jer. 11. 20;
1 Th. 2. 4
SPs. 146. 9;
Prov. 16. 9 ;
28. 10 ; Jer.
25. 6 ; 36. 3
" Ps. 6. 8 ;
143. 10
ri Ps. 16. 11
" Ps. 17. 13 ;
69. 2 ; 71. 4
/ver. 11 ;
Ps. IS. 48 ;
86. 14
" Ps. 7. 14 ;
36. 4 ; 52.
2 ; Prov. 6.
14 ; Is. 60.
4 ; Hos. 7.
15
'' Ps. 50. 6
« Ps. .67. 4 ;
64. 3
«-• Ps. 68. 4 ;
Rom. 3.
13 ; Jas.
3. 8
' ver. 1
"' Ps. 36. n
" Ps. 35. 7 ;
141. 9; 142.
3 ; Job IS. 9
" Ps. 31. 4 ;
57. 0 ; Lam.
1. 13
P Ps. 141. 9 ,
Is. 8. 14;
Am. 3. 6
1 Ps. 16. 2 ;
31. 14
*" Ps. 143. 1
' Ps. 116. 1 ;
130. 2
t Ps. 28. 8 ;
118. 14
" Ps. 144. 10
" Ps. 112. 10
^Ps. 10. 2,
3; Esth.
9. 25
y Ps. 7. 16 ;
Prov. 18. 7
- Ps. 11. 6
21 Do not I ^hate them, O Jeho-
vah, that hate thee"?
And ^am not I ^grieved with
those that rise up against
thee 1
22 I hate them with perfect
hatred :
They are become mine enemies.
23 ^Search me, O God, and know
my heart :
"Try me, and know mj' thoughts ;
24 And see if there be any " * wicked
way in me,
And •" lead me in the ^ way ever-
lasting.
Prayer for Protection against Persecntors.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David.
^ /I (^ " Deliver me, O Jehovah,
A^^yj from the evil man ;
Preserve me from the •'^violent
man :
2 Who " devise mischiefs in their
heart ;
Continually do they ^"''gather
themselves together for war.
3 They have 'sharpened their
tongue like a serpent ;
* Adders' poison is under their
lips. [Selah
4 Keep me, O Jehovah, from the
hands of the wicked ;
* Preserve me from the violent
man :
Who have purposed to '"thrust
aside my steps.
5 The proud have "hid a snare
for me, and cords ;
They have spread a "net by
the wayside ;
They have set ''gins for me.
[Selah
6 I 'said unto Jehovah, Thou
art my God :
''Give ear unto the * voice of my
simplications, O Jehovah.
7 O Jehovah the Lord, 'the
strength of my salvation,
Thou hast "covered my head
in the day of battle.
8 Grant not, O Jehovah, the
" desires of the wicked ;
Further not ^his evil device,
lest they exalt themselves.
[Selah
9 As for the head of those that
compass me about,
Let the 2' mischief of their own
lips cover them.
10 Let ^burning coals fall upon
them :
8 Or, do not I loathe ^ Or, way of pain
w Or, stir up wars
623
140.11
PSALMS
143.3
Let them be " cast into the fire,
Into ^cleep pits, whence they
* shall not rise.
11 ^An evil speaker shall not be
established in the earth :
"Evil shall hunt the violent
man to overthrow him.
12 I know that Jehovah will
''maintain the cause of the
afflicted.
And "justice for the needy.
13 Surely the -'^ righteous shall
give thanks unto thy name :
The * upright shall dwell in
thy presence.
An Evening Prajer for Sanctification and Protection.
A Psalm of David.
-| /I 'i Jehovah, I have called
JL^lA. upon thee; ''make haste
unto me :
'Give ear unto my voice, when
I call unto thee.
2 Let my prayer be set forth as
* incense before thee ;
The lifting up of my hands as
the ' evening ^ sacrifice.
3 Set a ™ watch, 0 JeJaovah, before
my mouth ;
Keep the " door of my lips.
4 "Incline not my heart to any
evil thing.
To practise deeds of wickedness
With men that ^'work iniquity:
And 'f let me not eat of their
dainties.
5 Let the *■ righteous smite me,
it shall he a kindness ;
And let him reprove me, it
shall be as "oil upon the
head ;
Let not my head refuse it :
For ■* ' even in their ^ wicked-
ness shall my prayer con-
tinue.
6 Their judges are "thrown down
by the sides of the rock ;
And they shall hear my words ;
for they are sweet.
7 As when one "ploweth and
cleave th the earth,
Our ^ bones are scattered at the
" mouth of Sheol.
8 For mine ^eyes are unto thee,
O Jehovah the Lord :
In thee do I " take refuge ;
®* leave not my soul desti-
tute.
9 Keep me from the " snare which
they have laid for me,
1 Or, floods 2 Heb. A man of tongue.
3 Or, oblation
* Or, still is my prayer against their wickedness
* Or, calamities
« Or, pour thou not out my life
°Ps. 21.9;
Mt. 3. 10
i> Ps. 36. 12
" Ps. 34. 21
d Ps. 9. 4 ;
18. 27 ; 82.
3 ; 1 K. 8.
45, 49
« Ps. 12. 6 ;
3.1. 10
/ Ps. 87. 12
"Ps. 11. 7;
16. 11; 17.
15
ft Ps. 22. 19 ,
38. 22 ; 70. 6
i Ps. 6. 1 ,
143. 1
* Ex. 30. 8 ,
Lk. 1. 10;
Kev. 5. 8 ;
8. 3, 4
t Ex. 29. 41 ;
1 K. 18. 29,
3(1; Dan.
9. 21
"' Ps. 34. 13 :
39. 1 ;
Prov, 13.
3 ; 21. 23
" Mic. 7. r.
" Ps. 119. 36
1' Is. 32. 6 ;
Hos. 0. 8 ;
Mai. 3. 15
« Prov. 23. 6
'■ Prov. 9. 8 ;
19. 25 ; 25.
12 ; 27. 6 ;
Eccl. 7. 5 ;
Gal. fi. 1
" Ps. 23. 5 ;
133. 2
t Ps. 35. 14
" 2 (.!hr. 26.
12
" Ps. 129. 3
^ Ps. 63. 5
y Ps. 88. 3-5 ;
Num. 16.
32, 33
' Ps. 25. 16 ;
123. 2
" Ps. 2. 12 ;
II. 1
b Ps. 27. 9
' Ps. 38. 12 ;
64. 6; 91. 3
<i Ps. 1 ;o. 6
"Ps. 7. 15;
67. 6
/Ps. 124. 7
" 1 S. 22. 1 ;
24. 3
'» Ps. 77. 1
' Ps. 30. 8
k Ps. 102.
title
' Ps. 77. 2
'"■ Ps. 77. 3 ;
143. 4
" Ps. 140. 5
"Ps. 31. 11 j
88. 8, 18
P Job 11. 20 ;
Jer. 25. 35
5 .Ter. 30. 17
'■Ps. 91. 2,9
' Ps. 10. 5 ;
73. 26
« Ps. 27. 13
" Ps. 17. 1
" Ps. 79. 8 ;
116. 6
^ Ps. 18. 17
"Ps. 143. 11 ;
HI). 7
= Ps. 1.3. 6
" Ps. 140. 6
>> Ps. 89. 1, 2
" Ps. 71. 2
rf Job 14. 3 ;
22. 4
' Ps. 130. 3 ;
1 K. 8. 46 ;
Job 4. 17 ;
624
]\Iaschil of David
cave:
And from the "^gins of the
workers of iniquity.
10 Let the wicked "fall into their
own nets.
Whilst that I withal ''■^escape.
Prayer for Help in Trouble.
when he was "in the
a Prayer.
"i ^O I *cry with my voice
A-jt^ unto Jehovah;
With my voice unto Jehovah
do I 'make supplication.
2 I * pour out my complaint before
him ;
I show before him my '■ trouble.
3 When '"my spirit ^was over-
whelmed within me.
Thou knewest my path.
In the way wherein I walk
Have they " hidden a snare for
me.
4 Look on ?ny right hand, and
see ;
For there is "no man that know-
etli me :
^Refuge hath failed me ;
* No man careth for my soul.
5 I cried unto thee, O Jehovah ;
I said. Thou art *■ my refuge,
My/poi^tion in the 'land of the
■ living.
6 "Attend unto my cry;
For I am "brought very low :
Deliver me from my perse-
cutoi's ;
For they are ^stronger than I.
7 ^ Bring my soul out of prison.
That I may give thanks unto
thy name :
The righteous shall ^compass
me about ;
For thou wilt ^ deal bountifully
with me.
Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance.
A Psalm of David.
"i ^ O Hear my prayer, O Je-
-L Tt O hovah ; " give ear to
my supplications :
In thy * faithfulness answer me,
and in thy " righteousness.
2 And "^ enter not into judgment
with thy servant ;
For in thy sight * no man living
is righteous.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted
my soul;
He hath smitten my life •''down
to the ground :
9. 2 ; 25. 4 ; Eccl. 7. 20 / Ps. 44. 25
7 Heb. pass over. * Or, fainted
» Or, crown themtelves because of me
143.4
PSALMS
145.1
He " hath made me to dwell in
dark places, as those that
have been long dead.
4 Therefoz'e Ms ' my spirit over-
whelmed within me;
My heart within me is "deso-
late.
SI** remember the days of old ;
I * meditate on all thy doings ;
I -^muse on the work of thy
hands.
6 1" spread forth my hands unto
thee :
My '' soul thirsteth after thee,
as a weary land. [Selah
7 'Make haste to answer me, O
Jehovah ; my * spirit faileth :
' Hide not thy face from me,
Lest I become like '" them that
go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear thy "lov-
ingkindness in the morn-
ing;
For " in thee do I trust :
Cause me to know the ^way
wherein I should walk ;
For I * lift up my soul unto
thee.
9 *■ Deliver me, O Jehovah, from
mine enemies :
^ I flee unto thee to hide me.
10 'Teach me to do thy will ;
For thou art my God :
^ ' Thy Spirit is good ;
"Lead me in ^the land of
uprightness.
11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, "for
thy name's sake :
"^ In thy righteousness bring
my soul out of trouble.
12 And in thy lovingkindness
^cut off mine enemies.
And Mestroy all them that
afflict my soul ;
For " I am thy servant.
Prayer for Rescue. A happy People described.
A Psalm of David.
'iAA Blessed be Jehovah *my
Who "teacheth my hands to
war.
And my fingers to fight ;
2 My lovingkindness, and ''my
forti'ess.
My " high tower, and my de-
liverer ;
My -^shield, and he in whom I
take refuge ;
Who "subdueth my people
under me.
1 Or, my spir-i.t fainteth
2 Heb. iTnt.o thee have I hidden.
8 Or, Let thy good Spirit lead me
* Or, a plain country
" Ps. 88. C ;
Lam. 3. 6
b Ps. 142. 3
" Lam. 3. 11
d Ps. 77. 5,
10, 11
f Ps. 77. 12
/ Ps. 106. 2
» Ps. 88. 9 ;
Job 11. 13
ft Ps. 42. 2 ;
63. 1
1 Pb. 60. 17
* Ps. 73. 26 ;
84. 2 ; Jer.
8. 18 ; Lam.
1. 22
' Ps. 27. 9 ;
69. 17 ;
102. 2
'"■ Ps. 28. 1 ;
88. 4 •
" Ps. 90. 14
" Ps. 25. 2
P Ps. 27. 11 ;
32.8; 86. 11
« Ps. 25. 1 ;
86. 4
>■ Ps. 31. 15 ;
59. 1
" Ps. 25. 4, 5 ;
119. 12
t Neh. 9. 20
" Ps. 23. 3
'" Ps. 25. 11
^ Ps. 31. 1 ;
71. 2
y Ps. 64. 5
- Ps. 62. 5
" Ps. 116. 16
i> Ps. 18. 2
"^ Ps. 18. 34
d Ps. 18. 2 ;
91. 2
" Ps. 59. 9
/Ps. 3.3;
28. 7 ; 84. 9
f Ps. 18. 39
'' Ps. 8. 4
i Ps. 39. 11
k Ps. 102. n ;
109. 23 ;
Job 8. 9 ;
14. 2
' Ps. 18. 9
'" Is. 64. 1
" Ps. 104. 32
" Ps. 18. 14
P Ps. 7. 13 ;
58. 7 ; Hab.
3. 11;
Zech. 9. 14
« Ps. 18. 16
'Ps. 69. 1,14
* Ps. 18. 44 ;
54. 3
' Ps. 12. 2 ;
41. 6
" Ps. 106. 26 ;
Gen. 14.
22 ; Dt. 32.
40 ; Is. 44.
20
" Ps. 40. 3
^ Ps. 33. 2
V Ps. 18. 60
' Ps. 140. 7 ;
2 S. 18. 7
" Ps. 92. 12-
14 ; 128. 3
fr S. S. 4.
4; 7. 4
" Prov. 3. 9,
10
d Prov. 14. 4
" Ps. 60. 2 ;
2 K. 26. 10,
11
/Am. 6.3
0 Is. 24. 11 ;
Jer. 14. 2
ft Ps. 33. 12
' Ps. 30. 1 ;
66. 17
* Ps. 5. 2
1 Ps. 34. 1
625
3 Jehovah, *what is man, that
thou takest knowledge of
himi
Or the son of man, that thou
makest account of him'?
4 ' Man is like to * vanity :
His *days are as a shadow
that passeth away.
5 'Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah,
and ™ come down :
" Touch the mountains, and
they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth "lightning, and
scatter them ;
Send out thine * arrows, and
discomfit them.
7 Stretch forth thy hand ''irom
above ;
Rescue me, and ''deliver me
out of great waters.
Out of the hand of ' aliens ;
8 Whose mouth * speaketh deceit.
And whose "right hand is a
right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a " new song unto
thee, O God :
Upon a "^ psaltery of ten strings
will I sing praises unto thee.
10 Thou art he that ^giveth salva-
tion unto kin^ ;
Who ' rescueth David his ser-
vant from the hurtful sword.
1 1 Rescue me, and deliver me out
of the hand of ' aliens.
Whose mouth 'speaketh deceit,
And whose "ri^ht hand is a
right hand oi falsehood.
12 When our sons shall be as
"plants grown up in their
youth.
And our daughters as * corner-
stones hewn after the fash-
ion of a palace ;
13 When our ^garners are full,
affording all manner of store,
A7id our sheep bring forth
thousands and ten thou-
sands in our fields ;
1 4 When our '' oxen are well laden :
When there is no ''breaking in,
and no ^-^ going forth,
And no/ outcry in our streets:
1 5 Happy is the people that is in
such a case ; _
Yea, '' happy is the people
whose God is Jehovah.
Jehovah extolled for his Goodness and Power.
A Psalm of praise; of David.
"f /I ^ I will 'extol thee, *my
L^D God. O King:
And I will 'bless thy name
for ever and ever.
6 Heb. a breath. ^ Or, sallying
145.2
PSALMS
147.1
2 Evei-y day will I bless thee ;
And I will "praise thy name
for ever and ever.
3 ' Great is J ehovah, and greatly
to be praised ;
And his " greatness is unsearch-
able.
4 One ** generation shall laud thy
works to another,
And shall declare thy mighty
acts.
5 Of the * glorious majesty of
thine honor.
And •'of thy wondrous works,
will I meditate.
6 And men shall speak of the
might of thy " terrible acts ;
And I will ''declare thy great-
ness.
7 They shall utter the memory
or thy ' great goodness,
And shall * sing of thy right-
eousness.
8 Jehovah is ' gracious, and merci-
ful;
Slow to anger, and of great
lovingkindness.
9 Jehovah is '" good to all ;
And his " tender mercies are
over all his works.
10 "All thy works shall give
thanks unto thee, O Jeho-
vah ;
And thy ^saints shall bless thee.
1 1 They shall speak of the * glory
or thy kingdom,
And talk of thy power ;
12 To '^ make known to the sons of
men his mighty acts,
And the 'gloi'y of the majesty
of his kingdom.
1 3 Thy kingdom is an ' everlasting
kingdom.
And thy dominion endureth
throughout all generations.
14 Jehovah "upholdeth all that
fall.
And "raiseth up all those that
are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all "^ wait for thee ;
And thou ^givest them their
food in due season.
16 Thou ^ openest thy hand, _
And ^ satisfiest the desire of
every living thing.
1 7 Jehovah is ^ righteous in all his
ways,
And gracious in all his works.
18 Jehovah is "nigh unto all them
that call upon him.
To all that call upon him * in
truth.
19 He will ''fulfil the desire of
them that fear him ;
1 Or, aatisjiest every living thing with favor
"Ps. 71. C
* Ps. 48. 1 ;
86. 10 ;
147.6
« Job 6. 9 ;
9. 10; 11.
7 ; Is. 40.
28; Rom.
11. 33
d Ps. 22. 30,
31 ; Is. 38.
19
* ver. 12
/Ps. 119. 27
" Ps. 66. 3 ;
106. 22 ;
Dt. 10. 21
A Dt. 32. 3
i Ps. 31. 19 ;
Is. 63. 7
«-■ Ps. 51. 14
' Ps. 80. 5,
15 ; 103. 8 ;
Ex. 34. 6
" Ps. 100. a ;
130. 1 ; Jer.
3.3. 11 ;
Nah. 1. 7 ;
Mt. 19. 17 ;
Mk. 10. 18
" ver. 16
0 Ps. 19. 1 ;
103. 22
P Ps. 68. 26
« Jer. 14. 21
■■ Ps. 106. 1
' ver. 5 ;
Is. 2. 10,
19, 21
« Ps. 10. 16 ;
29. 10;
2 Pet. 1. 11
" Ps. 37. 24
" Ps. 146. 8
^ Ps. 104. 27
^ Ps. 104. 28
^ Ps. 116. 6
" Ps. 34. 18 ;
119. 161;
Dt. 4. 7
6 .Tn. 4. 24
" Ps. 21. 2 ;
37. 4
<l Ps. 10. 17 ;
Prov. 16.
29 ; 1 Jn. 5.
14
«Ps. 31. 23;
91. 14; 97.
10
/Ps. 9. 6;
37. 38
" Ps. 71. 8
'> Ps. 66. 2 ;
150. 6
' ver. 1, 2
* Ps. 103. 1
' Ps. 63. 4
'" Ps. 104. 33
" Ps. 118. 9
"Ps. 118. 8;
Is. 2. 22
P Ps. 60. 11 ;
108. 12
9 Ps. 104. 29
"" Eccl. 12. 7
' Ps. 33. 10
' Ps. 144. 16
« Ps. 71. 5
" Ps. 116. 16
"^ Acts 14. 16
y Ps. 117. 2
' Ps. 103. 6
" Ps. 107. 9 ;
145. 15
!> Ps. 68. 6 ;
Is. 61. 1
"= Mt. 9. 30 ;
Jn. 9. 7
d Ps. 145. 14
' Ps. 11. 7
/ Ex. 22. 21 ;
Lev, 19. 34
' Ps. 68. 6 ;
Dt. 10. 18
A Ps. 147. 6
626
He also will "^ hear their cry,
and will save them.
20 Jehovah ""preserveth all them
that love him ;
But all the ■'wicked will he
destroy.
21 My ^ mouth shall speak the
praise of Jehovah ;
And let * all flesh ' bless his holy
name for ever and ever.
Praise to Jehovah the abnodant Helper.
'i Af\ ' Praise ye Jehovah.
J-^VJ * Praise Jehovah, O my
soul.
2 ' While I live will I praise Jeho-
vah :
I will ™sing praises unto my
God while 1 have any being.
3 " Put not your trust in princes,
Nor in the son of "man, in
whom there is p no help.
4 His * breath goeth forth, he
''returneth to his earth ;
In that very day his ^ * thoughts
perish.
5 ' Happy is he that hath the God
of J acob for his help.
Whose " hope is in Jenovah his
God:
6 Who " made heaven and earth,
The "" sea, and all that in them
is ;
Who " keepeth truth for ever ;
7 Who ^ executeth justice for the
oppressed ;
Who "giveth food to the hun-
gry.
Jehovah *looseth the prisoners;
8 Jehovah "openeth the eyes of
the blind ;
Jehovah '' raiseth up them that
are bowed down ;
Jehovah " loveth the righteous ;
9 Jehovah ■'^ pi'eserveth the so-
journers ;
He " upholdeth the fatherless
and widow ;
But '' the way of the wicked he
■* turneth upside down.
10 Jehovah will 'reign for ever,
Thy God, O Zion, unto all gen-
erations.
^ Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise for Jernsalem's Restoration and Prosperity.
^ Praise ye Jehovah ;
^For *it is good to sing
praises unto our God ;
Ps. 10. 16 ; Ex. 15. 18 * Ps. 135. 3
147
* Heb. Hallelujah. s Or, purposes
* Or, maketh crooked
5 Oi, For he is good : sing praises unto out
Ood ; I'or he is gracious
147.2
PSALMS
148. 14
For it is pleasant, and praise is
" comely.
2 Jehovah doth * build up Jeru-
salem ;
He " gathereth together the out-
casts of Israel.
Z He healeth the ''broken in
heart,
And "' bindeth up their ' wounds.
4 He -^counteth the number of
the stars ;
He 'calleth them all by their
names.
5 * Great is our Lord, and mighty
in power ;
His 'understanding is infinite.
6 Jehovah *' upholdetn the meek :
He bringeth the wicked down
to the ground.
7 ' Sing unto Jehovah with
thanksgiving ;
Sing praises upon the harp unto
our God,
8 Who "covereth the heavens
with clouds.
Who "prepareth rain for the
earth.
Who "maketh grass to grow
upon the mountains.
9 He ^ giveth to the beast his food.
And' to the 'young ravens
which cry.
10 He delighteth not in the
strength of the *■ horse :_
He Haketh no pleasure in the
legs of a man.
11 Jehovah Haketh pleasure in
them that fear him.
In " those that hope in his lov-
ingkindness.
12 Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem;
Praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the
" bars of thy gates ;
He hath ^blessed thy children
within thee.
14 He 2'maketh '■* peace in thy bor-
ders :
He filleth thee with ^ the ^ finest
of the wheat.
15 He sendeth out his "command-
ment upon earth ;
His * word runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth "snow like wool ;
He scattereth the "* hoar-frost
like ashes.
17 He casteth forth his "ice like
morsels :
Who can stand before his •''cold'?
18 He ^sendeth out his word, and
melteth them :
He '' causeth his wind to blow,
and the waters flow.
1 Heb. sorrows. 2 Heb. thy border peace.
3 Heb. fat of wheat.
" P8. M. 1
("Ps. 61. 18;
102. 10
<^ Ps. 106. 47 ;
Dt. 30. 3 ;
Is. 11. 12;
56. 8;
Ezek.39.28
d Ps. 34. 18 ;
Is. 61. 1
«.Tob5. 18;
Is. 30. 26 ;
Ezek. 34. 16
/ Gen. 15. 5
V Is. 40. 26
h Ps. 48. 1 ;
145. 3
' Is. 40. 28
fc Ps. 37. 24 ;
146. 9
' Ps. .33. 2 ;
95. 1, 2
'"■ Job 26. 8
" Ps. 104. 13 ;
Job 5. 10 ;
38. 26
" Ps. 104. 14 ;
Job 38. 27
P Ps. 104. 27,
28; 145. 15
9 Job 38. 41
■■ Ps. 33. 17
' 1 S. 16. 7
t Ps. 149. 4
" Ps. 33. 18
^ Neh. 3. 3 ;
7. 3
^ Ps. 37. 26
«Fa. 29. 11;
Is. 64. 13 ;
60. 17, 18
^Ps. 81. 16;
Dt. 32. 14
" Ps. 148. 6 ;
Job 37. 12
>> Ps. 104. 4
"= Ps. 148. 8 ;
Job 37. 6
d Job 38. 29
« Job 37. 10
/Job 37. 9
^ ver. 16 ;
Ps. 33. 9 ;
107. 20
h Ps. 107. 25
' Dt. 33. 3, 4
*-• Mai. 4. 4
' Dt. 4. 7, 8,
32-34
'" Ps. 79. 6 ;
Jer. 10. 25
" Ps. 69. 34
» Ps. 102. 19 ;
Job 16. 19 ;
Mt. 21. 9
P Ps. 103. 20
1 Ps. 103. 21
'■ Ps. 68. 33 ;
Dt. 10. 14 ;
1 K. 8. 27 ;
Neh. 9. 6
* r;en. 1. 7
< Ps. 33. 6, 9 ;
Gen. 1. 1
"Jer. 31.35,
36 ; 33. 20,
25
^ Job 38. 33
^ Ps. 74. 13 ;
Gen. 1. 21
VGen. 1. 2;
Dt. 33. 13 ;
Hab. 3. 10
^ Ps. 18. 12
" Ps. 147. 16
b f's. 135. 7
" Ps. 107. 25
d Ps. 103. 20
Job 37. 12
^ Is. 44. 23 ;
49.13
/Is. 65. 12
" Is. 43. 20
'' Hos. 2. 18
t Ps. 102. 15
* Is. 12. 4
19 He *showeth his word unto
Jacob,
His * statutes and his ordinances
unto Israel.
20 He ' hath not dealt so with
any nation ;
And as for his ordinances, they
have '" not known them.
* Praise ye Jehovah.
The whole Creation invoked to praise Jehovah.
^ ^ O ^ Praise ye Jehovah.
J-TtO Praise ye Jehovah " from
the heavens :
Praise him " in the heights.
2 Praise ye him, ■'' all his angels :
Praise ye him, « all his host.
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon :
Praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Praise him, ye ''heavens of
heavens.
And ye * waters that ai'e above
the heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of
Jehovah ;
For ' he commanded, and they
were created.
6 He hath also " established them
for ever and ever :
He hath made a *' decree '' which
shall not pass away.
7 Praise Jehovah from the earth,
Ye "^sea-monsters, and all
f deeps ;
8 ' Fire and hail, " snow and
'' vapor ;
" Stormy wind, '' fulfilling his
word ;
9 " Mountains and all hills ;
Fruitful -^ trees and all cedars ;
10 •" Beasts and all cattle ;
''Creeping things and flying
birds ;
1 1 ' Kings of the earth and all
peoples ;
Princes and all judges of the
earth ;
12 Both young men and virgins ;
Old men and children :
13 Let them praise the name of
Jehovah ;
For his ''name alone is exalted ;
His 'glory is above the earth
and the heavens.
14 And he hath "'lifted up Hhe
horn of his people.
The " praise of all his saints ;
Even of the children of Israel,
a people " near unto him.
^ Praise ye Jehovah.
I Ps. 8. I ; 113. 4 ^ Ps. 75. 10 ; 1 S. 2. 1 " Ps. 109
1 ; Dt. 10. 21 ; Jer. 17. 14 " Lev. lO. 3 ; Eph. 2. 17
* Heb. Halleluiah.
6 Or, which none shall transgress
6 Or, a. horn for fas people, A praise for all /aJ
saints; Even for &c.
627
149.1
PSALMS
150.6
Israel invoked to praise Jehovah.
H /I (\ ^ Praise ye Jehovah.
Xrtt/ Sing unto Jehovah a "new
song,
And his praise * in the assembly
of the saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in "him that
made him :
Let the children of Zion be joy-
ful in their ^ King.
3 Let them praise his name in the
" dance : _ _
Let them sing praises unto him
with -^timbrel and harp.
4 For Jehovah ^taketh pleasure
in his people :
He will '' beautify the meek
with ^ salvation.
5 Let the * saints exult in glory :
Let them *sing for joy upon
their beds.
6 Let the 'high praises of God he
in their ^ mouth,
And a two-edged '"sword in their
hand ;
7 To " execute vengeance upon the
nations,
And punishments upon the peo-
ples ;
8 To bind their kings "with chains,
1 Heb. Hallelujah. * Or, victory
3 Heb. throat.
" Pb. 33. 3
i> Vs. 35. 18 ;
89. 6
" Ps. 95. 6
d Ps. 47. 6 ;
Judg. 8. 23
« Ps. 150. 4 ;
2 S. 6. 14
/Pa. 81. 2;
Ex. 16. 20
'J Ps. 35. 27 ;
147. 11
Z" Ps. 132. 16 ;
Is. 61. 3
' Ps. 132. 16
k Ps. 42. 8 ;
Job 35. 10
' Ps. 66. 17
'" Neh. 4. 17
" Ezek. 26.
17 ; Mic. 5.
l.i
" Job 36. 8
'' Nah. Z. 10
« Ezek. 28.
26
"■Ps. 112. 9
' Ps. 73. 17 ,
102. 19
' Ps. 19. 1
" Ps. 145. 13
" Ps. 145. 3 ;
Dt. 3. 24
' Ps. 98. 6
'J Ps. 33. 2
- Pg. 149. 3
" Ps, 45. 8 ;
Is. 38. 20
b Gen. 4. 21 ;
Job 21. 12
<^ 2 S. 6. 5 ;
1 Chr. 13.
8 ; 15. 16 ;
Ezr. .3. 10 ;
Neh. 12. 27
rf Ps. 103. 22 ;
145. 21
And their ^ nobles with fetters of
iron ;
9 To 'execute upon them the
judgment written :
* This *■ honor have all his saints.
^ Praise ye Jehovah.
Call to praise dod with Mnsical lastrnments.
'I pT f\ ^ Praise ye Jehovah.
-LtJ w Praise God in his * sanc-
tuary:
Praise him in the ' firmament of
his power.
2 Praise him for his '^mighty acts:
Praise him according to nis ex-
cellent ''greatness.
3 Praise him with * trumpet
sound :
Praise him with "psaltery and
harp.
4 Praise him with Himbrel ana
dance:
Praise him with "stringed in-
struments and * pipe.
5 Praise him with loua ''cymbals:
Praise him with high sounding
cymbals.
6 Let ''everything that hath
breath praise ® Jehovah.
^ Praise ye Jehovah.
4 Or, He is the honor of all his saints
5 Heb. Jah.
628
THE PBOVERBS
Use of the Proverbs. Caution against being enticed by Sinners, Wisdom's Warning to those who despise her
IThe "proverbs o£ Solomon
* the son of David, king of
Israel :
2 To know " wisdom and instruc-
tion;
To discern the words of "* under-
standing ;
3 To " receive instruction in wise
dealing,
In •''righteousness and justice
and equity;
4 To give ^prudence to the sim-
ple.
To the young man '' knowledge
and discretion :
5 That the wise man may hear,
and * increase in learning ;
And that the *.man of under-
standing may attain unto
sound counsels :
6 To understand a proverb, and
^ a figure,
The words of the wise, and their
^'dark sayings.
7 ™The fear of Jehovah is the
^ beginning of knowledge ;
But the foolish despise wisdom
and instruction.
8 My son, "hear the instruction
of thy father,
And "forsake not the *law of
thy mother :
9 For they shall be a ^ chaplet of
grace unto thy head.
And * chains about thy neck.
10 My son, if sinners ''entice thee,
' Consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us,
Let us * lay wait for blood ;
Let us " lurk privily for the in-
nocent without cause ;
1 2 Let us " swallow them up alive
as Sheol,
^And whole, as those that ^go
down into the pit ;
13 We shall find all precious sub-
stance ;
We shall fill our houses with
spoil ;
1 Or, an interpretation
s Or, riddles
8 Or, chief part
* Or, teaching
5 Or, Even the perfect
" ch. 10. 1 ;
25, 1 ; 1 K.
4.32; Eccl.
12. 9
b Eccl. 1. 1
« ch, 15. 33
d ch. 4, 1
" ch. 19. 20
/ ch. 2. 9
!' ch. 8. 5, 12
h ch. 2. 10,
11 ; 3. 21
i ch. 9. 9
t: ch. 14. C ;
Eccl. 9. 11
' Num. 12, 8 ;
Ps. 49. 4 ;
78. 2 ; Dan,
8, 23
"' ch, 9. 10 ,
15, 33 ; Job
28. 28 ; Ps,
111. 10 ;
Eccl. 12. 13
" ch. 4, 1
» ch, 6, 20
P ch. 4, 9
9 Gen. 41. 42 ;
Dan, 5, 29
'' ch. 16. 29
" Dt. 13, 8 ;
Ps, 50, 18
t ch. 12. 6
" ver, 18 ;
Ps. 10. 8
" Ps, 124, 3
^ Ps, 28, 1
y ch, 4, 14 ;
Ps, 1, 1
^ Ps, 119, 101
«ch,6,17,18;
Is, 59, 7
b ch. 11. 19
" ch. 15. 27
■d ch. 8. 1-3 ;
9. 3
' ver, 4, 32 ;
ch. 8. 5 ; 9,
4 ; 22, 3
/Ps.l.l,ref.
y ver. 29 ; 5.
12
ft Is. 32. 15 ;
Joel 2. 28
i Is. G5, 12 ;
66, 4 ; Jer.
7.13
Ic ch. 15. 32 ;
Zech. 7. 11
' Is. 65, 2 ;
Rom, 10, 21
^ Ps, 107. 11 ;
Lk. 7. 30
" ch, 15. 10
0 Ps, 2, 4
P ch. 6. 15
9 ch. 10. 24
14 "^Thou shalt cast thy lot among
us ;
We will all have one purse :
15 My son, *'walk not thou in the
way with them ;
■" Refrain thy foot from their
path :
1 6 For " their feet run to evil.
And they make haste to shed
blood.
1 7 For in vain is the net spread
In the sight -of any bird :
18 And these *lay wait for their
own blood ;
They lurk privily for their own
lives.
19 So are the ways of every one
that is ''greedy of gain ;
It taketh away the life of the
owners thereof.
20 ''Wisdom crieth aloud in the
street ;
She uttereth her voice in the
broad places ;
21 She crieth ^ in the chief place of
concourse ;
At the entrance of the gates.
In the city, she uttereth her
words :
22 How long, ye * simple ones, will
ye love simplicity "?
And -^scoffers delight them in
scoffing.
And fools " hate knowledge 1
23 Turn you at my reproof :
Behold, I will ''pour out my
spirit upon you ;
I will make known my words
unto you.
24 Because " I have called, and ye
have * refused ;
I have ' stretched out my hand,
and no man hath regarded ;
25 But ye have "' set at nought all
my counsel,
And " would none of my reproof :
26 I also will "laugh in the day of
your ^ calamity ;
I will mock when your 'fear
Cometh ;
6 Or, Cast in thy lot
1 Heb. at the head of the noisy streets.
629
X. 27
PROVERBS
Wisdom's Waruin^s to those wlio despise her. The Pnrsnit of Wisdom wins Secarity and Virtue
27 When your fear cometh as 'a
storm,
And your calamity cometh on
as a "whirlwind;
When distress and anguish
come upon you.
28 Then will they 'call upon me,
but I will not answer ;
They will ''seek me -diligently,
but they shall not find me.
29 For that they ''hated knowl-
edge,
And did not choose the fear of
Jehovah,
30 They ''would none of my coun-
sel.
They despised all my reproof.
31 Thei'efore shall they ■''eat of the
fruit of their own way.
And be "filled with their own
devices.
32 For the ''backsliding of the
simple shall «lay them,
And t\\e careless ease of fools
shall destroy them.
33 But 'whoso hearkeneth unto
me shall dwell securely.
And shall be quiet without fear
of evil.
2 My son, if thou wilt * receive
my words,
And 'lay up my command-
ments with thee;
2 So as to "'incline thine ear unto
wisdom,
And apply thy heart to under-
standing ;
3 Yea, if thou cry after discern-
ment,
And lift up thy voice for un-
derstanding ;
4 If thou seek her as " silver,
And search for her as for " hid
treasures :
5 Then shalt thou understand the
''fear of Jehovah,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 For * Jehovah giveth wisdom ;
Out of his mouth cometh knowl-
edge and understanding :
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for
the upright ;
^ lie is a '"shield to them that
walk in integrity ;
8 * That he may guard the paths
of justice,
^Ancl ' preserve the way of his
saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand
'righteousness and justice,
1 Or, desolation 2 Or, early
3 Or, And a shield for dc.
* Or, That they may keep
* Or, Yea, he preserveih
" ch. 10. 25
6 1 S. 8. 18 ,
Job 27. 9 :
35. 12 ; Ps.
18. 41 ; Is.
I. 15 ; Jer.
II. 11 ; 14.
12 ; Ezek.
8. 13 ; Mic.
3. 4 ; Zech.
7. 13
" ch. 8. 17
d ver. 22 ;
Job 21. 14
^ ver. 25 ;
Ps. 81. 11
/ch. 5. 22,
23 ; 22. 8 ;
Job 4. 8 ;
Jer. 6. 19
f ch. 14. 14
h Jer. 2. 19
ich.3. 24-26;
Ps. 25. 12,
13
k oh. 4. 10
' eh. 3. 1
'" ch. 22. 17
" ch. 3. 14
" Job 3. 21 ;
Mt. 13. 44
P ch. 1. 7
9 1 K. 3. 12 ;
Job 32. 8 ,
Jas. 1. 5
»" ch. 30. 5 ;
Ps. 84. 11
n S. 2. 9 ;
Ps. 66. 9
' ch. 8. 20
« ch. 4. 18
^ ch. 14. 33
^ ch. 22. 18
^ch. 4. 6;
6. 22
- ch. 28. 26
" ch. 6. 12
6 ch. 21. 16
<■ ch. 4. 19 ;
Ps. 82. 5 ;
Jn. 3. 19, 20
d ch. 10. 23 ;
Jer. 11. 15
^ ch. 21. 8 ;
Ps. 125. 5
/ch. 6. 24;
7. 5
9 ch. 2». 27
h Mai. 3. 14,
15
• Ch. 7. 27
fc Ch. 5. 6 ;
Ps. 16. 11
I ch. 4. 18
"' ch. 10. 30 ;
Ps. 37. 9, 29
" ch. 28. 10
" ch. 10. 30 ,
Ps. 37. 38
P ch. 11. 3
1 Dt. 28. 63 ;
Ps. 52. 5
"■ ch. 4. 5 ;
Ps. 119. 61
» Ex. 20. 6 ;
Dt. 30. 16
t ver. 16 ;
ch. 4 10; 9.
11 ; 10. 27 ;
Ps. 91. 16
" ver. 17 ;
Ps. 119. 165
630
And equity, yea, every "good
path.
10 For "wisdom shall enter into
thy heart.
And "^ knowledge shall be pleas-
ant unto thy soul ;
11 Discretion shall ^ watch over
thee ;
Understanding shall keep
thee :
12 To -deliver thee from the way
of ''evil.
From the men that speak " per-
verse things ;
1 3 Who *■ forsake the paths of up-
rightness,
To walk in the *■ ways of dark-
^ ness ;
14 Who ''rejoice to do evil.
And delight in the perverseness
of « evil;
15 Who are ^crooked in their
ways,
And wayward in their paths :
16 To •''deliver thee from the
strange woman.
Even from the "foreigner that
" flattereth with her words ;
17 That forsaketh the «" friend of
her youth.
And f orgetteth the covenant of
her God :
18 For ^' her house inclineth unto
death.
And her paths unto "the
dead ;
19 None that go unto her return
again,
Neither do they attain unto
the * paths of life :
20 That thou mayest walk in the
way of good men,
And keep the 'paths of the
righteous.
21 For '" the upright shall dwell in
the " land.
And "the perfect shall remain
in it.
22 But "the wicked shall be cut
off from the " land.
And ^the treacherous shall be
"rooted out of it.
3 My son, ''forget not my ^^law ;
But let thy heart 'keep my
commandments :
2 For ' length of days, and years
of life.
And "peace, will they add to
thee.
6 Or, the evil man
T Heb. nuiketh smooth her words. ' Or, guide
0 Or, she sinkelh dntcn unto deaths which is hef
house 10 Or, the shadet Heb. RepAaim.
11 Or, earth ^^ Or, leaching
3.3
PROVERBS
3.34
Cxliortatioiis to fear, trust, and ohey Jehovah. The Rewards of Wisdom, Sundry Prcrepts
3 Let not "kindness and truth
forsake thee :
'' Bind them about thy neck ;
" Write them upon the tablet of
thy heart :
4 So shalt thou ''find favor and
^ " good understanding
In the sight of God and man.
5 ^ Trust in Jehovah with all thy
heart,
And 'J lean not upon thine own
understanding :
6 In all thy ways ''acknowledge
him,
And he will - ' direct thy paths.
7 * Be not wise in thine own eyes ;
' Fear Jehovah, and depart from
evil :
8 It will be '" health to thy navel,
And ^ " marrow to thy bones.
9 " Honor Jehovah with thy sub-
stance,
And with the '' first-fruits of all
thine increase :
10 So shall thy * barns be filled
with plenty.
And thy ""vats shall overflow
with new wine.
11 'My son, despise not the ^chas-
tening of Jehovah ;
Neither be weary of his re-
proof :
12 For whom Jehovah loveth he
reproveth,
Even 'as a father the son in
whom he delighteth.
13" Happy is the man that findeth
wisdom,
And the man that ^getteth
understanding.
1 4 For the " gaining of it is better
than the gaining of silver.
And the profit thereof than
fine gold.
15 She is ^more precious than
rubies :
And ^'none of the things thou
canst desire are to be com-
pared unto her.
16 ^Length of days is in her right
hand ;
In her left hand are "riches
and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleas-
antness.
And all her paths are ''peace.
18 She is a ''tree of life to them
that lay hold upon her:
And happy is every one that
retaineth her.
1 Or, good repute
* Or, mahe strniyhl for, plain)
^ Ot, refreshing Heb. moistening.
* Or, instruction * Heb. drmveth forth.
" c.h. 14. 22 ;
2 S. J5. 20
b ch. 1. 9 ; «.
21 ; Dt 6.
8 ; 11. 18
" ch. 7. 3 ;
Jer. 17. 1 ;
2 Cor. 3. 3
rfch. 8. 35;
1 S. 2. 26 ;
Lk. 2. 62
'■ Ps. 111. 10
/ ch. 22. 19 ;
Pb. 37. 3, 5
1 ch. 23. 4 ;
Jer. 9. 23
1 ch. 16. 3 ;
1 Chr. 28. 9
' Is. 45. 13
*: Rora. 12. 16
' ch. 8. 13 ;
16. 6 ; .Job
1. 1 ; 28. 28
"' ch. 4. 22
" Job 21. 24
" Is. 43. 23
f Ex. 23. 19 ;
Dt. 26.
2 ; Mai. 3.
10
'' Dt. 28. 8
"■ .Joel 2. 24
* Job 5. 17 :
Ps. 94. 12 ;
Heb. 12.
5,6
< ch. 13. 24 ;
Dt. 8. 5
" ch. 8. 32, 34
" ch. 8. 10,
19 : 16. 16 ;
Job 28. 15-
19
•^ch. 8. 11 ;
Job 28. 18
•" ch. 8. 11
- ver. 2
" ch. 8. 18 ;
22. 4
i> ch. 16. 7 ,
Ps. 119. 165
" ch. 11. 30 ;
13. 12 ; 15.
4 ; Gen. 2.
9 ; Rev. 2. 7
d ch. 8. 27 ;
Ps. 104 24
^ ch. 8. 27, 28
/Gen. 7. 11
V Dt. 33.
23 ; Job
36. 23
h ch. 4. 21
' ch. 4. 22 ;
8. 35; 16.
22; 21. 21 ;
Dt. 32. 47
fcch. 1.9
' ch. 4. 12 ,
10.9
'" Ps. 91. 12 ;
Is. 5. 27 ;
63. 13
" ch. 1. 33 ;
6. 22 ; Job
11. 19 ; Ps.
3.5
0 Ps. 91. 5 ;
1 Pet. 3. 14
P Job 5. 21
9 1 S. 2. 9
'Rom. 13. 7;
Gal. 6. 10
' Lev. 19. 13 ,
Dt. 24. 15
' ch. 6. 14 ;
14. 22
" ch. 26. 17 ;
Rom. 12. 18
" ch. 24. 1 ,
Ps. 37. 1
^ch. 11. 20
V Job 29. 4 ;
Ps. 25. 14
631
19 Jehovah **by wisdom founded
the earth ;
By understanding he ''estab-
lished the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the •''deijths
were broken up.
And the ^ skies drop down the
dew.
21 My son, *let them not depart
^ from thine eyes ;
Keep sound wisdom and dis-
cretion :
22 So shall they be 'life unto thy
soul,
And * grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou 'walk in thy
way securely.
And ** thy foot shall not '" stum-
ble.
24 When thou "liest down, thou
shalt not be afraid :
Yea, thou shalt lie down, and
thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be "not afraid of sudden fear,
Neither of the '^desolation of
the wicked, when it com-
eth:
26 For Jehovah will be thy con-
fidence.
And will «keep thy foot from
being taken.
27 ''Withhold not good from them
to whom it is due.
When it is in the power of thy
hand to do it.
Say not unto thy neighbor, Go,
and coine again,
And to-morrow I will give ;
When thou hast it by thee.
29 'Devise not evil against thy
neighbor.
Seeing he dwelleth securely by
thee.
30 " Strive not with a man without
cause.
If he have done thee no harm.
"Envy thou not the man of
violence,
And choose none of his ways.
32 For the ^perverse is an abomi-
nation to Jehovah ;
But his **» friendship is with the
ujiright.
33 The ^ curse of Jehovah is in the
house of the wicked ;
But he "blesseth the habitation
of the righteous.
34 ''Surely "he scoffeth at the
scoffers ;
' Dt. 11. 28 ; Mai. 2. 2 « Job 8. 6 b Jas. 4. 6
28
31
<< Heb. thou shalt not da'h thy foot.
1 Or, storm s Or, counsel a Or, Though
3.35
PROVERBS
A Paternal Exhortation to walk in the Life-giving Ways of Wisdom
5.4
^ But " he giveth grace unto the
lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory ;
But ' shame shall be the promo-
tion of fools.
4 Hear, my sons, the * instruction
of a father.
And ''attend to know under-
standing :
2 For I give you good ^ doctrine ;
* Forsake ye not my ^ law.
3 For I was a son unto my father,
-^Tender and "*^only beloved in
the sight of my mother,
4 And he taught me, and said
unto me:
Let thy heart ''retain my words ;
* Keep my commandments, and
live ;
5 * Get wisdom, 'get understand-
ing;
Forget not, neither decline from
the words of my mouth ;
6 Forsake her not, and she will
preserve thee ;
"'Love her, and she will keep
thee.
7 ^"Wisdom is the principal
thing ; iherefcn^e " get wis-
dom ;
Yea, with all ® thy getting get
understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she will promote
thee ;
She will bring thee to honor,
when thou dost embrace her,
9 She will give ^' to thy head a
chaplet of grace;
A crown of ' beauty will she
deliver to thee.
10 Hear, O my son, and 'receive
my sayings ;
And the *■ years of thy life shall
be many.
Ill have ' taught thee in the way
of wisdom ;
I have led thee in paths of up-
rightness.
1 2 When thou goest, thy ' steps
shall not be straitened ;
And if thou runnest, thou "shalt
not stumble.
13 "Take fast hold of instruction;
let her not go : _
Keep her ; for she is thy * life.
14 ^ Enter not into the path of the
wicked.
And walk not in the way of evil
men.
1 Or, Yet 2 Or, fools carry away shame
■3 Or, teaching * Heb. an only one.
S Or, The beginning of wisdom is. Get vdsdom
« Or, thou hast gotten ' Or, glory
<" 1 Pet. 5. 5
b ch. 1. 8
"ch.l.2;2.2
d Dt. 32. 2 ,
Job U. 4
<• ch. 3. 1 ;
Ps. 89. 30 ;
119. 87
/IChr. 22.5
'J Zech. 12. 10
h. Ps. 119. 168
' ch. 7. 2
*: ver. 7
I ch. 16. 16
'" 2 Th. 2. 10
" ch. 8. 23
0 ch. 23. 23
P ch. 1. 9
« ch. 2. 1
>" ch. 3. 2
' 1 S, 12. 23
t Job 18. 7 ;
Ps. 18. 36
" ch. 3. 23
" ch. 3. 18
^ ch. 3. 22 ;
Jn. 6. 63
•" ch. 1. 15 ;
Ps. 1. 1
^ Ps. 36. 4 ;
Mic. 2. 1
" ch. 13. 2
b Is. 26. 7
' 2 S. 23. 4
rf Dan. 12. 3
' Job 11. 17
/ch. 2. 13;
Job 18. 5,6:
Is. 59. 9, 10
Jer. 23. 12
Jn. 12. 35
s Jn. 11. 10
h ch. 5. 1
i Ch. 2. 2
k Ch. 3. 21
'ch. 7. 1,2
"' ch. 3. 22
« ch. 3. 8 ;
12.18
0 Mt. 12. 34 ;
15. 18, 19 ;
Mk. 7. 21 ;
Lk. 6. 45
P ch. 6. 12 ;
10. 32
9 ch. 19. 1
"" ch. 5. 21 ;
Heb. 12. 13
» Ps. 119. 5
t Dt. 5. 32 ;
28. 14
V ch. 3. 21
■' Mai. 2. 7
" ver. 20 ; ch.
2. 16 ; 7. 5 ;
22. 14
6 S. S. 4. 11
•= Ps. 65. 21
d Eccl. 7. 26
■ Ps. 57. 4
1 5 Avoid it, pass not by it ;
Turn from it, and pass on.
1 6 For they ' sleep not, except they
do evil ;
And their sleep is taken away,
unless they cause some to fall.
1 7 For they " eat the bread of
wickedness.
And drink the wine of violence.
18 But the *path of the righteous
is as the "dawning light,
That "* shineth more and more
unto the "^ perfect day.
19 The -^way of the wicked is as"
darkness :
They know not at what they
«' stumble.
20 My S9n, '' attend to my words ;
' Incline thine ear unto my say-
ings.
21 ^'Let them not depart from
thine eyes ;
' Keep them in the midst of thy
heart.
22 For they are ""life unto those
that find them.
And " health to all their flesh. _
23 Keep thy heart *with all dili-
gence ;
For " out of it are the issues of
life.
24 Put away from thee a ^way-
ward mouth.
And 9 perverse lips put far from
thee,
25 Let thine eyes look right on.
And let thine eyelids look
straight before thee.
26 ^'Make level the path of thy
feet.
And let all thy 'ways be ^"es-
tablished.
27 'Turn not to the right hand
nor to the left :
" Remove thy foot from evil,
5 My son, "attend unto my wis-
dom ;
^ Incline thine ear to my under-
standing :
2 That thou mayest * preserve
discretion.
I
And that thy
knowledge.
For the lips
632
^lips may keep
of a "strange
woman *drop honey.
And her moutn is ' smoother
than oil :
4 But in the end she is ** bitter as
wormwood,
* Sharp as a two-edged sword.
8 Or, above all that thou guardest
» Or, Weigh carefully i" Or, ordered aright
5.5
PROVERBS
6.12
The Peril of Qnchaste Lore. Warniugs agaiust Suretyship, and Idleness
5 Her feet "go down to death ;
Her steps take hold on Sheol ;
6 'So that she findeth not the
* level path of life :
Her ways are ''unstable, and
^ she ** knoweth it not.
7 ^Now therefore, my sons,
hearken unto me,
And ^depart not from the words
of my mouth.
8 ^Remove thy way far from
her,
And come not nigh the ^ door of
her house ;
9 Lest thou give thine honor unto
others,
And thy years unto the cruel ;
10 Lest strangers be filled with
thy * strength.
And thy labors be in the house
of an alien,
1 1 And thou ^ mourn at thy latter
end.
When thy flesh and thy body
are consumed,
12 And say. How have I 'hated
instruction,
And my heart * despised re-
proof ;
13 Neither have I obeyed the voice
of my ' teachers,
Nor inclined mine ear to them
that instructed me !
14 1 was well-nigh in all evil
In the midst of the assembly
and congregation.
15 Drink waters out of thine own
cistern.
And running waters out of
thine own well.
16 ^Should thy '"springs be dis-
persed abroad.
And streams of water in the
streets 1
17 Let them be for thyself alone,
And not for strangers with
thee.
18 Let thy "^fountain be blessed ;
And "rejoice in the "wife of
thy youth.
19 ^s a loving^ hind and a pleas-
ant doe,
Let her breasts satisfy thee at
all times ;
And/ be thou ravished always
with her love.
20 For why shouldest thou, my
son, ®be ravished with a
'strange woman,
1 Or, Lest thou find the level &c. Or, Lest thou
weigh carefully the path of life
2 Or, thou canst not know them 3 Or. wealth
* Or, yiuan s Or, Let 6 Heb. go astray.
" ch. 7. 27
b ver. 21 ;
ch. 4. 26
"= 2 Pet. 2. 14
a ch. 30. 20
' ch. 7. 24
/ P8. 119. 102
'•' ch. 7. 25
!>■ ch. 9. 14
> ch. 1. 7, 22,
29
*ch. 1.25;
12.1
' ch. 1. 8
'" ver. 18 :
ch. 9. 17 ;
S. S. 4. 12,
15
" Eccl. 9. 9
° Mai. 2. 14
P S. S. 2. 9,
17 ; 4. 5 ;
7.3
■2 ver. 3
>■ ch. 2. 16 ;
6. 24 ; 7. 5 ;
23. 27
' ch. 15. 3 ;
Job 14. 16;
31. 4; 34. 21;
Ps. 119.168;
Jer. 16. 17 ;
32. 19 :
Hos. 7. 2 ;
Heb. 4. 13
t ch. 4. 26
" ch. 1. 31,
32; Num.
32. 23; Ps.
7. 15 ; 9. 15 ;
40. 12
" Job 4. 21 ;
36. 12
" ch. 11. 15 ;
17. 18 ; 20.
16 ; 22. 26 ;
27. 13
y Ps. 132. 4
- Ps. 91. 3 ;
124.7
« ch. 30. 24,
25
l> ver. 9 ; ch.
10. 26 ; 13.
4 ; 20. 4 ; 26.
16
« ch. 30. 27
d ch. 10. 5
- ch. 24. 33,
34
/ch. 10.4;
12. 24 ; 13.
4 ; 19. 15 ;
20. 4 ; 23. 21
ft ch. 4. 24 ;
10.32
And embrace the bosom of a
*■ foreigner 1
21 For the "ways of man are be-
fore the eyes of Jehovah ;
And he '^'maketh level all his
paths.
22 His "own iniquities shall take
the wicked,
And he shall be holden with
the cords of his sin.
23 He shall " die for lack of instruc-
tion ;
And in the greatness of his
folly he shall go astray.
6 My son, if thou art become
"" surety for thy neighbor.
If thou hast stricken *thy
hands for a stranger ;
2 Thou art snared with the words
of thy mouth,
Thou art taken with the words
of thy mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and de-
liver thyself,
Seeing thou art come into the
hand of thy neighbor :
Go, ^humble thyself, and im-
portune thy neighbor ;
4 Give not ^ sleep to thine eyes.
Nor slumber to thine eyelids ;
5 Deliver thyself as a '° roe from
the hand of the hunter.
And as a ^bird from the hand
of the fowler.
6 Go to the "ant, thou*sluggai'd ;
Consider her ways, and be wise :
7 Which having " no " chief,
Overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her bread ''in the
summer.
And gathereth her food in the
harvest.
9 How long wilt thou '^ sleep, O
sluggard 1
When wilt thou arise out of thy
sleep 1
10 ' Yet a little sleep, a little slum-
ber,
A little folding of the hands to
'^ sleep :
1 1 So shall thy •''poverty come as a
'* robber.
And thy want as '^an armed
man.
1 2 A ^ worthless person, a man of
iniquity.
Is he that walketh with a '^ per
verse mouth ;
7 Or, loeigheth carefully
8 Or, thy hand witn a stranger
» Or, bestir lo Or, gazelle n Or, judge
12 Heb. lie down. is Or, rover
14 Heb. a man with a shield.
633
a 13
PROVERBS
7.7
Warnings against Uischievonsness, and Adultery. Folly of yielding to the Wiles of the Harlot
13 fha-t "winketh with his eyes,
that ^ speaketh with his feet,
That -maketh signs with his
fingers ;
14 In whose heart is *perverse-
ness,
V/ho ''deviseth evil continually,
Who ^ '^ soweth discord.
15 Therefore * shall his calamity
come suddenly ;
-'On a sudden shall he be
broken, and that "without
remedy.
16 There are six things which
Jehovah hateth ;
Yea, seven which are an abomi-
nation "* unto him :
17 ''Haughty eyes, a 'lying
tongue,
And hands that *shed inno-
cent blood ;
18 A heart that deviseth 'wicked
purposes,
™ Feet that are swift in running
to mischief,
1 9 A " false witness that * uttereth
lies.
And he that '"soweth discord
among brethren.
20 My son, /"keep the command-
ment of thy father.
And « forsake not the ®law of
thy mother :
21 '■Bind them continually upon
thy heart ;
Tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou ' walkest, it shall
lead thee ;
When thou '' ' sleepest, it shall
watch over thee ;
And when thou awakest, it
shall talk with thee.
23 For "^"the commandment is a
lamp ; and '•* the law is light ;
And 'reproofs of instruction
are the way of life :
24 To ""keep thee from the evil
woman.
From the * flattery of the
foreigner's tongue.
25 "" Lust not after her beauty in
thy heart;
Neither let her take thee with
her "eyelids.
26 For *on account of a harlot
a man is brought to a piece
of bread ;
And "the adulteress ''hunteth
for the precious life.
1 Or, shuffleth
2 Or, leacheth iiitk
3 Heb. tetteth loose.
* Heb. of his soul.
5 Heb. breathelhout.
6 Or, if nek inn
' Heb. lifst down.
8 Or, their commnndment
9 Or, their teachin
10 Heb. a man's
wife.
<■ cb. 10. 10 ;
Ps. 35. 19
b ch. 17. 20
' ch. 3. 2a ;
Mic. 2. 1
d ver. 19 ;
ch. 16. 28
" ch. 24. 22
/Is. 30. 13,
14 ; Jer. 19.
11
s 2 Chr. 36.
16
'' ch. 21. 4 ;
30. 13 ; Ps.
18. 27; 101. 5
' ch. 12. 22 ;
17. 7 ; Ps.
31. 18 ;
120.2
* ch. 28. 17 ;
Dt. 19.
10 ; Is. 1.
15 ; 59. 7
' ch. 24. 2 ,
Gen. 6. 5
"' ch. 1. 16
" ch. 12. 17 ;
19.5,9; 21.
28 ; Ps. 27.
12
" ver. 14
P ch. 7. 1
1 ch. 1. 8
'• ch. 3. 3
" ch. 3. 23
( ch. 3. 24
" Ps. 119. 105
" ch. 10. 17
"^ ch. 7. 5
y ch. 2. 16 ;
5. 3 ; 7. 21
' Mt. 5. 28
" 2 K. 9. 30 ;
Jer. 4. 30 ;
Ezek. 23.
40
i-ch.S. 9, 10;
29. 3
" ch. 7. 23 ;
Ezek. 13.
18
d Ezek. 18.
6 V 33. 26
«• ch. 16. 5
/Job 38. 39
'J Ex. 22. 1^
''ch. 7. 7;
9. 4, 16 ; 10.
13, 21 ; 11.
12 ; 12. 11,
&c
' ch. 7. 22, 23
* ch. 27. 4 ;
S. S. 8. 6
'ch. 11. 4;
Lev. 21. 10
™ ch. 2. 1 ; 6.
20
" ch. 4. 4
° Dt. 32. 10 ;
Ps. 17. 8 ;
Zech. 2. 8
P ch. 3. 3
« ch. 6 24
"■ ch. 5. 3
* ch. 5. 20
< ch. 6. 24
» Judg. 5. 28
" S. S. 2. 9
" ch. 1. 22
27 Can a man take fire in his
bosom,
And his clothes not be burned 1
28 Or can one walk upon hot
coals.
And his feet not be scorched %
29 iSo he that "goeth in to his
neighbor's wife ;
Whosoever toucheth her " shall
not be " unpunished.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if
he steal
To ■'' satisfy ^"himself when he
is hungry :
31 But if he be found, he .shall
^ restore sevenfold ;
He shall give all the substance
of his house.
32 He that committeth adultery
with a woman is '' void of
^■' understanding :
He doeth it who would 'de-
stroy his own .soul.
33 Wounds and dishonor shall he
get;
And his reproach shall not be
wiped away.
34 For * jealousy is the rage of a
man ;
And he will not spare in the
' day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ran-
som ;
Neither will he rest content,
though thou givest many
gifts.
7 My son, '" keep my words.
And lay up my commandments
with thee.
2 " Keep my commandments and
live ;
And my ^law "as the apple of
thine eye.
3 Bind them upon thy fingers ;
^ Write them upon the tablet of
thy heart.
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my
.sister ;
And call understanding thy
" kinswoman :
5 That they may « keep thee from
the '■ strange woman.
From the 'foreigner that ^^'flat-
tereth with her words.
6 For "at the window of my
house
I looked forth "through my
lattice ;
7 And I beheld among the * sim-
ple ones,
'1 Heb. held innocent. 13 Or. his appetile
13 Heb. heart. i^ Or, familiar friend
1^ Heb. makeih smooth her words.
634
7.8
PROVERBS
a 11
Folly of yielding to the Wiles or the Harlot, Wisdom's Call and Self-commendatioQ
I discerned among the youths,
A young man "void oi under-
standing,
8 Passing through the street near
* her corner ;
And he went the way to 'her
house,
9 In the '^ twilight, in the evening
of the day,
In the ^ middle of the night and
in the darkness.
10 And, behold, there met him a
woman
With the /attire of a harlot,
- and ■' wily of heart. •
1 1 (She is ^■'clamorous and wilful ;
Her feet abide not in her house :
12 Now she is in the streets, now
^ in the broad places.
And ''lieth in wait at every
corner. )
13 So she caught him, and kissed
him,
* And with an 'impudent face
she said unto him :
14 Sacrifices of * peace-offerings
*are with me ;
This day have I ' paid my vows.
15 Therefore came 1 forth to meet
thee.
Diligently to seek thy face, and
I have found thee.
16 I have spread my couch with
•^'"carpets of tapestry.
With striped cloths of the "yarn
of Egypt.
17 1 have "perfumed my bed
With "myrrh, aloes, and ^cinna-
mon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love
until the morning ;
Let us solace ourselves with
loves.
1 9 For the man is not at home ;
He is gone a long journey:
20 He hath taken a »bag of money
with him ;
He will come home at the full
moon.
21 With her much fair speech she
causeth him to yield ;
With the '■flattering of her lips
she forceth him along.
22 Hegoethafter her'^straightway.
As an ox goeth to the slaughter,
Or as one in ^fetters to the
correction of the fool ;
23 Till an arrow strike through
his liver ;
1 Heb. pupil (of the eye) .
2 Or, close Heb. guarded. 3 Or, turbulent
* Heb. She hardened her face, and said.
* Or, were due from me
* Or, cushions » Heb. suddenly.
1 Or, sprinkled 9 The Hebrew is obscure.
" ch. 6. 32
b ver. 12
<^ ver. 27
<( Job 24. 15
' Geu. 38. 14,
15
/ch. 9. 13
V ch. 9. 14
A ch. 23. 28
■ ch. 21. 29
» Lev. 7. 11
' Lev. 7. 16
'" ch. 31. 22
" Is. 19. 9 ;
Ezek. 27. 7
" Ps. 45. 8
P Ex. 30. 23
1 Geu. 42. 35
"■ ch. 5. 3 ;
6. 24
« Eccl. 9. 12
t ch. 5. 7
« ch. 5. 8
" ch. 9. 18
^ ch. 2. 18 ;
5. 5 ; 9. 18
y ver. 1-3 :
ch. 1. 20, 21
-' ch. 9. 3, 14
" Job 29. 7
(> ch. 1. 4
" ch. 1. 22.
32 ; 3. 35,
&c.
d ch. 22. 20
^ ch. 23. 16
/Ps. 37.30
s ch. 2. 15 ;
Dt. 32. 5 ;
Phil. 2. 15
ft ch. 14. 6
fc ver. 19 ;
ch. 3. 14, 15
' Job 28. 18
"' ch. 3. 15
635
As a *bird hasteth to the snare,
And knoweth not that it is for
his life.
24 Now therefore, my sons, 'heark-
en unto me.
And attend to the words of my
mouth.
25 Let not thy heart "decline to
her ways ;
Go not astray in her paths.
26 For she hath cast down many
wounded :
Yea, all her 'slain are a mighty
host.
27 Her ^ house is the way to Sheol,
Going down to the chambers of
death.
8 Doth not ^ wisdom cry,
And understanding put forth
her voice"?
2 On the top of ^high places by
* the way.
Where the paths meet, she
standeth ;
3 Beside the "gates, at the entry
of the city.
At the coming in at the doors,
she crieth aloud :
4 Unto you, O men, I call ;
And my voice is to the sons
of men.
5 O ye * simple, understand pru-
dence ;
And, ye "^ fools, be of an under-
standing heart.
6 Hear, for I will speak ''excel-
lent things ;
And the opening of my lips
shall be *right things.
7 For my ■'^mouth shall utter
truth ;
And wickedness is an abomina-
tion to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth
" are in righteousness ;
There is nothing "crooked or
perverse in them.
9 They are all ''plain to him that
understandeth.
And right to them that 'find
knowledge.
10 Receive my * instruction, and
not silver ;
And knowledge rather than
choice gold.
11 For wisdom is 'better than
rubies ;
And '"all the things that may
be desired are not to be com
pared unto it.
w Or, are righteousnets
8. 12 PROVERBS 9.
Wisdom's Self-commendation. Eternity of Wisdom. Blessedness of tbe Wise Man. Wisdom's Feast and Invitation
12 1 wisdom have made " prudence
my dwelling,
And find out ^'knowledge and
discretion.
13 The ''fear of Jehovah is to hate
evil :
^ Pride, and arrogancy, and * the
evil way,
And the •'^perverse mouth, do I
hate.
14 ^Counsel is mine, and ^'' sound
knowledge :
I am understanding ; * I have
might.
\~) By me * kings reign.
And princes decree justice.
1 6 By me * princes rule.
And nobles, even all the judges
of the earth.
17 1' love them that love me ;
And ™ those that seek me ■* dili-
gently shall find me.
18 "Riches and honor are with
me ;
Yea, ^durable "wealth and
righteousness.
19 My fruit is ^better than gold,
yea, than fine gold ;
And my ® revenue than 'choice
silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteous-
ness,
In the midst of the paths of
justice ;
21 That I may cause those that
love me to inherit substance.
And that I may ^ fill their treas-
uries.
22 Jehovah '^ possessed me *'in the
beginning of his way,
** Before his works of old.
23 I was set up from everlasting,
from the beginning,
' Before the earth was.
21 When there were no " depths, I
was brought forth.
When there were no fountains
abounding with water.
25 "Before the mountains were
settled.
Before the hills was I brought
forth ;
26 While as yet he had not made
the earth, nor the fields.
Nor the '" beginning of the dust
of the world.
27 When he "^established the
heavens, I was there :
1 Or, knowledge of witty inventions
3 Or, effectual xrorking 7 Or, formed
3 Or, rulers s Or, «.?
* Or, early 9 Or, The first of
» Or, ancient lo Or, sum
* Or, increase U Qr, prepared
" ver. 5
b ch. 1. 4
« ch. 3. 7 ;
16.6
d ch. 16. 18 ;
1 S. 2. 3 ;
Is. 13 11
« ch. 15. 9
/ ch. 6. 12
V ch. 1. 25 ;
19. 20 ;
l8. 28. 29 ;
Jer 32. 19
h ch. 2. 7 ; 3.
21 ; 18. 1
i Eccl. 7. 19 ;
9. IB
k ch. 29. 4 ;
2 Chr. 1. 10
' ch. 4. 6 ;
IS. 2. 30;
Jn. 14. 21
'" ch. 2. 4, 5 ;
.Tas. 1. 5
n ch. 3. 16
0 Ps. 112. 3 ;
Mt. 6. 33
P ch. 3. 14
« ch. 10. 20
»" ch. 24. 4
* ch. 3. 19 ;
Job 28. 26-
28 ; Ps. 104.
24
< Jn. 17. 5
" ch. 3. 20 ,
Gen. 1. 2 ;
Ex. 15. 5 ;
Job 38. 16
" Ps. 90. 2
' ch. 3. 19
y Job 26. 10
^ Job 38. 10;
Ps. 104. 9
" Job 38. 6 ;
Ps. 104. 5
b Jn. 1. 2, 3
<^ ch. 5. 7 ;
7. 24
d ch. 29. 18 ;
Ps. 119. 1,
2 ; 128. 1 ;
Lk. 11. 28
^ ch. 4. 1
/ch. 3. 13,18
•J ch. 4. 22 ;
Jn. 17. 3
h ch. 3. 4 ;
12.2
'ch. 1. 31,
32 ; 15. 32
fc ch. 5. 12 i
12.1
' ch. 21. 6
" 1 Cor. 3. 9,
10 : Eph.
2. 20-22 ;
1 Pet. 2. 5
" Mt. 22. 4
" S. S. 8. 2
P Lk. 14. 16,
17
9 Ps. 68. 11 ;
Mt. 22. 3
"" ch. 8. 1, 2
* ver. 14
t ver. 16 ;
ch. 8. 5
" S. S. 5. 1 ;
Is. 55. 1 ;
Jn. 6. 27
When ^ he set a circle upon the
face of the deep,
28 When he made firm the skies
above,
When the fountains of the deep
became strong,
29 When ^ he gave to the sea ^'^ its
bound,
That the waters should not
transgress his command-
ment.
When he /"^marked out "the
foundations of the earth ;
30 Then * I was by him, as a mas-
ter workman ;
And I ^* was daily his delight,
'^Rejoicing always before him,
31 ^^ Rejoicing in his habitable
earth ;
And my delight was with the
sons of men.
32 Now therefore, my sons,
" hearken unto me ;
For ■* blessed are they that keep
my ways.
33 * Hear instruction, and be wise,
And refuse it not.
34 -^Blessed is the man that hear-
eth me.
Watching daily at my gates.
Waiting at the posts of my
doors.
35 For ^ whoso findeth me findeth
life,
And shall ^'^'' obtain favor of
Jehovah.
36 But he that ^'^sinneth against
me *wrongeth his own soul :
All they that *hate me 'love
death.
9
Wisdom hath "builded her
house ;
She hath hewn out her seven
pillars :
She hath " killed her beasts ;
she hath "mingled her wine ;
She hath also -p furnished her
table :
She hath 'sent forth her maid-
She 'crieth upon the 'highest
places of the city:
4 'Whoso is simple, let him turn
in hither :
As for him that is " void of under-
standing, she saith to him,
5 Come, " eat ye of my bread.
And drink of the wine which
I have mingled.
12 Or, Ms decree 13 Or, appointed
1 1 Or, had delight continually i^ Or, Sporting
i<i Heb. draw forth. 17 Or, misseth mi
9 6
PROVERBS
10.16
Wisdom's Invitation. Tlic Foolish Woman's Invitation. Snndry Proverbs contrasting the Upright and the Wicked
6 ' Leave off, ye simple ones, and
"live ;
And *walk in the way of un-
derstanding.
7 He that ''correcteth a scoffer
getteth to himself reviling ;
And he that reproveth a
wicked man getteth himself
a blot.
8 ''Reprove not a scoffer, lest he
hate thee :
* Reprove a wise man, and he
will love thee.
9 Give instruction to a wise man,
and he will be yet wiser :
Teach a righteous man, and he
will ^ increase in learning.
10 '^ The fear of Jehovah is the be-
ginning of wisdom ;
And the ''knowledge of the
Holy One is understanding.
11 For *by me thy days shall be
multiplied,
And the years of thy life shall
be increased.
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise
* for thyself ;
And if thou ' scoffest, thou
alone shalt bear it.
13 ^The foolish woman is '"clam-
orous ;
She is * simple, and " knoweth
nothing.
14 And she sitteth at the door of
her house.
On a seat in " the high places of
the city,
1 5 To call to them that pass by.
Who go right on their ways :
16 ^ Whoso is simple, let him turn
in hither ;
And as for him that is void of un-
derstanding, she saith to him,
1 7 Stolen * waters are sweet.
And "■ bread eaten in secret is
pleasant.
18 But he knoweth not that '*the
dead are there ;
That her guests are in the
* depths of Sheol.
10
The ' proverbs of Solomon,
maketh a glad
" A wise son
father ;
But "a foolish son is the heavi-
ness of his mother.
^ Treasures of wickedness profit
nothing ;
1 Or, Forsake the Hmple
3 Heb. simplicity.
* Or, the snades Heb. Rephaim.
2 Or, Folly
" ver. 11 ;
ch. 8. 35
b Ezek. 11.
20 ; 37. 24
" ch. 23. 9
d ch. 16. 12 ;
Mt. 7. 6
^ ch. 10. 8 ;
Ps. 141. 5
/ch. 1.5
'J ch. 1. 7, ref.
'' ch. 30. 3
i ch. 3. 16 ;
10. 27
k ch. 14. 14 ;
Job 22. 2
' ch. 19. 29
"' ch. 7. 11
" ch. 5. 6
° ver. 3
i' ver. 4
1 ch. 5. 15
»• ch. 20. 17
* ch. 7. 27
t ch. 1. 1
« ch. 15. 20 ;
29. 3
" ch. 17. 25 ;
29. 15
^ch. 11.4;
21. 6 ; Ps.
49. 6, 7 ;
Ezek. 7.
19 ; Lk. 12.
19,20
y ch. 11. 4, 6
= ch. 28. 23 ;
Ps. 34. 9,
10 ; 37. 25 ;
Mt. 6. 33
"ch. 28. 9;
Ps. 112. 10
b ch. 6. 11 ;
12. 2i;13. 4
' ch. 13. 4 ;
21. 5
d ch. 6. 8
" ch. 17. 2 ;
li). 2«
/ch. 23. 20
" ver. 11 ;
Obad. 10
h Ps. 112. 6
i Ps. 9. 5, 6 ,
10X13;
Eccl. 8. 10
k ch. 9. 8 ;
Mt. 7. 24
' ch. 13. 3
"^ ch. 3. 23 ;
28. 18 ; Ps.
23. 4 ; Is.
33. 15, 16
" ch. 26. 26 ;
Mt. 10. 26 ;
1 Tim. 5. 25
" ch. 6. 13 ;
Ps. 35. 19
P ver. 8
9 ch. 13. 14 ;
13. 4 ; Ps.
37. 30
^ ver. 6
» ch. 17. 9 ;
1 Cor. 13.
4-7 ; Jas.
5. 20 ; 1 Pet.
4. 8
f ver. 31
" ch. 19. 29 ;
26. 3
•' ch. 9. 9
■^ ver. 8, 10 ;
ch. 13. 3 ;
18. 7 ; 21. 15
V ch. 18. 11 ;
Job 31. 24 ;
Ps. 52. 7
^ ch. 19. 7
" ch. 11. 18,
19
637
But * righteousness delivereth
from death.
3 Jehovah ^will not suffer the
soul of the righteous to
famish ;
But he "thrusteth away the
desire of the wicked.
4 He 'becometh poor that work-
eth with a slack hand ;
But the hand of the ''diligent
maketh rich.
5 He that ''gathereth in summer
is ® a wise son ;
But he_ that sleepeth in har-
vest is a " son ^ that causeth
shame.
6 •''Blessings are upon the head
of the righteous ;
But '^f violence covereth the
mouth of the wicked.
7 The ''memory of the righteous
is blessed ;
But 'the name of the wicked
shall rot.
8 The *wise in heart will re-
ceive commandments ;
But "^'a prating fool ^ shall
fall.
9 He '"that walketh uprightly
walketh surely ;
But "he that perverteth his
ways shall be known.
10 He "that winketh with the eye
causeth sorrow ;
But *^ a prating fool ^ shall fall.
1 1 The * mouth of the righteous is
a fountain of life;
But '''■ violence covereth the
mouth of the wicked.
1 2 Hatred stirreth up strifes ;
But 'love covereth all trans-
gressions._
13 In Hhe lips of him that
hath discernment wisdom is
found ;
But " a rod is for the back of
him that is void of ^° under-
standing.
14 Wise men " lay up knowledge ;
But *the mouth of the foolish
is a present destruction.
1 5 The ^ rich man's wealth is his
strong city:
The ' destruction of the poor is
their poverty.
16 The "labor of the righteous
tendeth to life ;
The increase of the wicked, to
sin.
5 Or, a son that doeth wisely
6 Or, (hat doeth shamefully
' Or, the mouth of the wicked covereth violence
8 Heb. the foolish of lips.
El Or, shall be overthrown (or, laid low)
10 Heb. heart.
10.17
PROVERBS
11.13
Sandry Proverbs contrasting the Upright and the Wicked
1 7 He ^ " is in the Wcay of life that
heedeth - cori'ection ;
But he that forsaketh reproof
^erreth.
18 He Hhat hideth hatred is of
lying lips ;
And he that uttereth a slander
is a fool.
1 9 In the " multitude of words there
wanteth not transgression ;
But '^ he that i-ef raineth his lips
''doeth wisely.
20 The tongue of the righteous is
as •■ choice silver :
The heart of the wicked is little
worth.
21 The -^ lips of the righteous feed
many ;
But the foolish ^die for lack of
^ understanding,
22 The ''blessing of Jehovah, it
maketh rich ;
And "he addeth no sorrow
therewith.
23 It is as ' sport to a fool to do
wickedness ;
' And so is wisdom to a man of
understanding.
24 The * fear of the wicked, it shall
come upon him ;
And the 'desire of the right-
eous shall be granted.
25 * When the '" whirlwind passeth,
the wicked is no more ;
But the "righteous is an ever-
lasting foundation.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as
smoke to the eyes,
So is the " sluggard to them
that send him.
27 The ^fear of Jehovah ^prolong-
eth days ;
But the ''years of the wicked
shall be shortened.
28 The *■ hope of the righteous shall
be gladness ;
But the 'expectation of the
wicked shall perish.
29 The way of 'Jehovah is a
stronghold to the upright ;
But ^"it is a "destruction to the
workers of iniquity.
30 The '' righteous shall never be
removed ;
But ^ the wicked shall not dwell
in the "land.
31 The 2' mouth of the righteous
^'^bringeth forth wisdom ;
1 Or, is a way 8 Or, in.ttiiiction
8 Or, causfifh to err •i Or, is- wixe
5 Heb. Iienrt. « Or, toil iiddcth nothing thereto
1 Or, Bui a man of understanding hath wisdom
8 Or, As the whirlwind pofseth, so ix the wicked
no more '•< Heb. addeth.
1" Or, destruction shall be to <( c.
" Or, earth i-i Or, buddeth with
° ch. 6. 23
h ch. 26. 24
' ch. 18. 21 ;
Job 11. 2 ;
Eccl. 5. 3
d ch. 17. 27 ;
Jas. 1. 19 ;
3. 2
''ch 8. 19
/ver. 11
" ch. 5. 23 ,
Hos. 4. 6
'' ch. 8, 21 ;
Gen. 24.
35 ; 26. 12 ,
Dt. 8. 18
' ch. 2. 14 ,
15 21
k ch. 1. 27 ;
Job 15. 21 ;
Is. 66 4
' ch. 15. 8 ;
Ps 145. 19 ;
Mt. 5. 6 ;
1 Jn. 5. 14,
15
"' ch. 12. 7 ;
Job 21. 18 ;
P.S. 68. 9
'■ ch. 12. 3 ;
Ps. 15. 5 ;
Mt. 7. 24,
25
" ch. 26. 6
P ch 3. 2 ;
9. 11 ; 14.
27
« Job 15. 32,
33 : 22. 16 ;
P.s. .55. 23
>• ch. 11. 23
' ch. 11. 7 ;
Job 8. 13 ;
11. 20
< Ps. 28, 8,
ref.
" ch. 21 15
"■' ch. 2 21 ;
Ps. 37. 29 ;
125. 1
•^ ch. 2. 22
vPs. 37. 30;
49. 3.
• ch. 17. 20
« Eccl. 12. 10
b ch. 2. 12 ;
6. 12
<= ch. 20. 10,
23 ; Lev.
19. 3,5, 36 ,
Dt. 25.
13-16 ; Mic.
6. 11
rf ch. 16. 11
^ ch. 16. 18 ;
18. 12 ; 29.
23
/ch. 13 6
'J ch. 19. 3 ;
22. 12
h ch. 10. 2 ;
Ezek.7. 19;
Zeph. 1. 18
' Gen. 7. 1
k ch. 3. 6
i ch. 5. 22
™ ch. 10 2
" Ps. 7. 15,
16: 9. 15;
Eccl. 10. 8
° ch. 10. 28
P Job 8. 13
9 Ps 34. 17 ;
2 Tim. 4. 18
>• ch. 21. 18
" ch. 16. 29
< ver. 6
" ch. 28. 12
'■ ch. 14. 34
^ ch. 29 8
." ch. 14. 21
-' ch. 10. 19
" ch. 20. 19 ,
638
But the ^perverse tongue shall
be cut otf.
32 The lips of the righteous know
" what is acceptable ;
But the * mouth of the wicked
^^ speaketk perverseness.
n" A " false balance is an
abomination to Jehovah ;
But a "^just weight is his de-
light.
2 When ''pride cometh, then com-
eth shame ;
But with the lowly is wisdom.
3 The ■''integrity of the upright
shall guide them ;
But the "perverseness of the
treacherous shall destroy
them.
4 '' Riches profit not in the day of
wrath •
But 'righteousness delivereth
from death.
5 The * righteousness of the per-
fect shall ^^ direct his way ;
But 'the wicked shall fall by
his own wickedness.
6 The '"righteousness of the up-
right shall deliver them ;
But the treacherous shall "be
taken in their own iniquity.
7 When a wicked man dieth, his
"expectation shall perish ;
And the ''hope of ^^ iniquity
perisheth.
8 The '' righteous is delivered out
of trouble ;
And "" the wicked cometh in his
stead.
9 With his 'mouth the godless
man destroyeth his neigh-
. bor ;
But through knowledge shall
the ' rigliteous be delivered.
10 When it " goeth well with the
righteous, the city rejoiceth ;
And when the wicked perLsh,
there is shouting.
11 By the blessing of the 'upright
the city is exalted ;
But it is 'overthrown by the
mouth of the wicked.
12^ He that despiseth his neighbor
is void of '' wisdom ;
But ''a man of understanding
holdeth his peace.
13 He " that goeth about as a tale-
bearer revealeth secrets ;
But he that is of a faithful
spirit * concealeth a matter.
Lev. 19. 16; 1 Tim. 5. 13 » ch, 19. 11
13 Or, is 1* Heb. A halnnce of deceit ■
1'' Or, malce straight {or, plain)
i6 Or, strong men '" Heb. heart.
11.14
PROVERBS
12.11
Sundry Proverbs coutrasting the Upright and the Wioked
14 Where no "wise guidance is,
the people falleth ;
But "in the multitude of coun-
sellors there is safety.
15 He that is * surety for a
stranger ^ shall smart for it ;
But he that hateth '^ suretyship
is secure.
16 A '^gracious woman obtaineth
hon^r ;
And violent men obtain riches.
1 7 The '^ merciful man doeth good
to his own soul ;
But he that is cruel troubleth
his own Hesh.
18 The "wicked earneth deceitful
wages ;
But he that-^soweth righteous-
ness hath a sure reward.
19 ^He that is stedfast in ^right-
eousness shall attain unto
life ;
And ''he that pursueth evil
doeth it to his own death.
20 They that are perverse in heart
are an 'abomination to Jeho-
vah ;
But such as are * perfect in their
way are his ' delight.
1\ ^™Tliough hand join in hand,
the evil man shall nut be
unpunished ;
But " the seed of the righteous
shall be delivered.
22 As a," ring of gold in a swine's
snout,
So is a fair woman that ^is
without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is
only good ;
But the p expectation of the
wicked is ^ wrath.
24 There is that * scattereth, and
increaseth yet more ;
And there is that withholdeth
''more than is meet, but it
tendeth only to want.
25 The *■ liberal soul shall be made
fat;
And he that * watereth shall be
watei-ed also himself.
26 He that withholdeth grain, the
'people shall curse him ;
But " blessing shall be upon the
head of him that " selleth it.
27 He that diligently seeketh good
seeketh favor ;
But ^he that searcheth after
evil, it shall come unto him.
1 Heb. shall be sore broken.
2 Heb. those that strike hands.
3 Or, .So righteousness tendeth to life, and he
&c. ■< Or, Afy hand upon it ! Heb. Hand to hand.
^ Heb. tiimeth aside from. ^ Or, arrogance
1 Or. what is justly due
" ch. 15. 22 ;
20. 18 ; 24. 6
I' ch. 6. 1 ;
27. 13
<^ ch. 31. 2S,
30
d Mt. 5. 7 ;
25. 34-36
" ver. 4
/Hos. 10.
12 ; Gal. 6.
8, !) ; Jas.
3. 18
ii ch. 10. 16 ;
12. 28 ;
19. 23
h ch. 21. 16 ;
Rom. 6. 23 ;
Jas. 1. 15
i ch. 12. 22 :
15. 9 ; 17. 20
* ch. 13. 6 ;
Ps. 119. 1
' 1 Ohr. 29.
17
"< ch. 16. 5
" ch. 14. 26 ;
Ps. 112. 2
o Gen. 24. 47
P ch. 10. 28 ;
Rom. 2. 8, 9
9 ch. 13. 7 ;
1). 17
'' ch. 3. 9, 10 ;
2 Cor. 9.
6,7
» Mt. 5. 7
* ch. 24. 24
» Job 29. 13
" Gen. 42. 6
^Esth.7. 10;
Ps. 7. 15,
16 ; 57. 6
V Ps. 49. 6 ;
Mk. 10. 21 :
1 Tim. 6. 17
=^P8. 1. 3;
92. 12 ; Jer.
17. 8
" ch. 15. 27
h Eccl. 5. 16
<= ch. 14. 19
<i ch. 3. IS
" ch. 14. 25 ;
Dan. 12. 3 ;
1 Cor. 9.
19-22 ; Jas.
5. 20
/ch. 13. 21;
2 S. 22. 21,
25
0 ch. 9. 8
A ch. 5. 12 ;
15. 10
■ ch. 3. 4 ;
8. 35
h ch. 6. 18
' ch. 11. 5
"' ch. 10. 25
" ch. 31. 11 ;
1 Cor. 11. 7
" ch. 14. 30 ;
Hab. 3. 16
P ver. 20
9 ch. 1. 11, 16
'■ ch. 14. 3
» ch. 10. 25 ,
Job 34. 25
( Mt. 7. 24-27
" ch. 18. 3
" Dt. 25. 4
=" ch. 28. 19
yjudg. 9. 4;
Ps. 26. 4
28 He that ^ trusteth in his riches
shall fall ;
But " the righteous shall flourish
as the green leaf.
29 He that "troubleth his own
house shall ^inherit the wind ;
And Hhe foolish shall be ser-
vant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is '^ a
tree of life ;
And "he that is wise winneth
souls.
31 Behold,-^ the righteous shall be
recompensed in the earth ;
How much more the wicked
and the sinner !
^ r) Whoso ^loveth ^correction
_L w loveth knowledge ;
But he that * hateth reproof is
brutish.
2 A ' good man shall obtain favor
of Jehovah ;
But * a man of wicked devices
will he condemn.
3 A man shall ' not be established
by wickedness ;
But the .oot of the *" righteous
shall not be moved.
4 A " worthy woman is the crown
of her husband ;
But she that maketh ashamed
is as " rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous
are just ;
But '' the counsels of the wicked
are deceit.
6 The * words of the wicked ^are
of lying in wait for blood ;
But the '■ mouth of the upright
shall deliver them.
7 ^^ The * wicked are overthrown,
and are not ;
But the ' house of the righteous
shall stand.
8 A man shall be commended ac-
cording to his wisdom ;
But he that is of a ** perverse
heart shall be despised.
9 Better is he that is lightly es-
teemed, and hath a servant.
Than he that honoreth himself,
and lacketh bread.
10 A "righteous man regardeth
the life of his beast ;
But the tender mercies of the
wicked are cruel.
11 ^He that tilleth his land shall
have plenty of bread ;
But he that followeth after
^^ y vain -persons is void of
understanding.
8 Or, instruction ^ Or, are a lying in wait
it> Or, Overthrow the wicked, and they are not
11 Or, vain things
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12.12
PROVERBS
13.12
Sundry Proverbs contrasting the Upright and the Wicked
1 2 The " wicked desireth ^ the net
of evil men ;
But the root of the righteous
*yieldeth fruit.
13 In the transgression of the "lips
is '^ a snare to the evil man ;
But the '' righteous shall come
out of trouble.
14 A man shall be ^satisfied with
good by the fruit of his
mouth ;
And the •'^ doings of a man's
hands shall be rendered
unto him.
15 The/ way of a fool is right in
his own eyes ;
But he that is * wise hearken-
eth unto counsel.
1 6 A ' fool's vexation is ^ presently
known ;
But a prudent man * concealeth
shame.
1 7 He that "* ' uttereth truth show-
eth forth righteousness;
But a ™ false witness, deceit.
1 S There is that " speaketh rashly
like the piercings of a sword ;
But the " tongue of the wise is
health.
1 9 The lip of truth shall be estab-
lished for ever ;
But a ^ lying tongue is but for
a moment.
20 'Deceit is in the heart of them
that devise evil ;
But to the counsellors of peace
is joy.
21 There ''shall no mischief hap-
pen to the righteous ;
But the * wicked shall be filled
with evil.
22 'Lying lips are an abomination
to Jehovah ;
But they that " deal truly are
his delight.
23 A "prudent man concealeth
knowledge ;
But the heart of "fools pro-
claimeth foolishness.
24 The hand of the diligent shall
ButHhe slothful shall be ^ put
under taskwork.
25 ®^ Heaviness in the heart of a
man maketh it stoop ;
But a ^good word maketh it
glad.
26 The righteous is a guide to his
neighbor ;
But the way of the "wicked
causeth them to err.
1 Or, the prey 2 Or, an evil snare
3 Or, openly Heb. in the day.
* Heb. hreatheth out.
i Heb. slotlif illness. ^ Or, Care
" ch. 21. 10
b ch. 11. 30
'= ch. 18. 7
rf ch. 11. 8 ;
21. 23 ;
2 Pet. 2. 9
"ch. 13. 2;
15. 23 ;
18. 20
/ch. 1. 31;
24. 12 ; Job
34. 11 ; Is.
3. 10, 11 ;
Hos. 4. 9
y ch. 14. 12 ;
16. 2 ; 21. 2
ft ch. 9. 9
i Ch. 14. 33 ;
27. 3 ; 29. 11
* ch. 11. 13
' ch. 14. 5
™ ch. 6. 19
" Ps. 57. 4
o ch. 4. 22 ;
15. 4
P ch. 19. 9 ;
Pb. 52. 4, 5
' ver. 5
>• ch. 1. 33 ;
Ps. 91. 10 ;
121. 7 ;
1 Pet. 3. 13
' ch. 14. 14
t ch. 6. 17 ;
11.20
" ch. 11. 1
" ch. 10. 14 ;
11. 13 ; 13.
16 ; 15. 2 ;
29. 11
^ Gen. 49.
15 ; Judg.
1. 28 ; 1 K.
9. 21
y ch. 15. 13
' Is. 50. 4
" ch. 16. 29
i> ch. 10. 4 ;
13. 4
' ch. 10. 16 ;
11. 19
d ch. 10. 1 ;
15.20
<^ ch. 9. 7, 8 ;
15. 12
/ch. 12. 14
V ch. 1. 31 ;
Hos. 10. 13
ft ch. 18. 21 ;
21. 23 ; Jas.
3. 2
* ch. 18. 7 ;
20. 19
* ch. 6. 9-11 ;
10. 4 ; 20.
4 ; 21. 25
' ch. 12. 27 ;
21.5
'" ch. 3. 35
" ch. 11. 3, 5
0 ch. 11. 24 ;
Lk. 12. 20,
21
P Lk. 12. 33 ;
2 Cor. 6.10;
Jaa. 2. 5
9 ch. 4. 18 ;
Job 29. 3
»• ch. 24. 20 ;
Job 18. 5
' ch. 11. 14
t ch. 10. 2 ;
21. 6
" ch. 14. 23
" ver. 19 ;
ch. 10. 24
640
27 'The slothful man 'roasteth
not that which he took in
hunting ;
But the ''precious substance of
men ^is to the diligent.
28 In the "way of I'ighteousness
is life ;
And in the pathway thereof
there is no death.
-| O A ** wise son heareth his
-L O father's " instruction ;
But a "scoffer heareth not
rebuke.
2 A man shall •''eat good ^^ by the
fruit of his mouth;
But " the soul of the treach-
erous shall ^ eat violence.
3 He that ''guai'deth his mouth
keepeth his life ;
But he that 'openeth wide his
lips shall have destruction.
4 The soul of the * sluggard de-
sireth, and hath nothing ;
But the soul of the 'diligent
shall be made fat.
5 A righteous man hateth lying ;
But a wicked man ^'is loath-
some, and '" Cometh to shame.
6 "Righteousness guardeth '■' him
that is upright in the way ;
But wickedness overthroweth
"the sinner.
7 There is that ^'"maketh him-
self rich, yet hath nothing :
There is that ^' maketh him-
self ^poor, yet hath great
wealth.
8 The I'ansom of a man's life is
his riches ;
But the poor heareth no
^^ threatening.
9 The /light of the righteous
rejoiceth ;
But the '"lamp of the wicked
shall be put out.
10 By pride cometh only conten-
tion ;
But ' with the well-advised is
wisdom.
1 1 ' Wealth gotten by vanity shall
be diminished ;
But he that gathereth ^'^by
"labor shall have increase.
12 Hope deferred maketh the
heart sick;
But when "the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
7 Or, caicheth not his prey
8 Or, is to be diligent
9 Or, correction i" Or, from
11 Or, the desire of the treacherous is for
violence
12 Or, causeth shame and bringeth reproach
13 Heb. uprightness of way. i* Heb. sin.
15 Or. feigneth is Or, rebuke
17 Heb. leith the hand.
13.13
PROVERBS
14.17
Sondry Proverbs contrasting the Upright and the Wicked
13 Whoso "despiseth the word
^ bringeth destruction on
himself ;
But he that feareth the com-
mandment shall be * re-
warded.
14 The '^law of the wise is a
"fountain of life,
That one may depart from the
"^ snares of death.
15 *Good understanding ^giveth
favor ;
But •''the way of the trans-
gressor is hard.
16 Every "prudent man worketh
with knowledge ;
But a '' fool flaunteth his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falleth
into evil ;
But 'a faithful ambassador is
health.
18 Poverty and shame shall be to
him that ^refuseth ''correc-
tion ;
But he that regardeth reproof
shall be honored.
19 The 'desire accomplished is
sweet to the soul ;
But it is an "* abomination to
fools to depart from evil.
20 """Walk with wise men, and
thou shalt be wise ;
But the " companion of fools
shall ® smart for it.
21 ^Evil pursueth sinners ;
But the "righteous shall be
recompensed with good.
22 A good man '^ leaveth an inher-
itance to his children's chil-
dren ;
And the 'wealth of the sin-
ner is laid up for the right-
eous.
23 Much *food is in the ''tillage
of the poor ;
But there is that is destroyed
by reason of injustice.
24 He that " spareth his rod hateth
his son ;
But he that loveth him " chast-
eneth him ^ betimes.
25 The ^righteous eateth to the
satisfying of his soul ;
But the belly of the 2' wicked
shall want.
M Every ' wise woman buildeth
her house ;
But ^ the foolish plucketh it
down with her own hands.
1 Or, maketh himself a debtor thereto
2 Or, teaching 8 Or, getteth ■« Or, instruction
5 According to another reading, He that walk-
eth with wise men shall he wise.
6 Heb. be broken.
' Or, tilled land
8 Or, diligently
9 Heb. folly.
"■ Num. 15.
31 ; 2 Chr.
36. 16
b ver. 21
" ch. 10. 11 ;
14. 27
d Ps. 18. 5
« ch. 3. 4 ;
Ps. 111. 10
/ ch. 21. 8
y ch. 12. 23 ;
15. 2 ; 29. 11
'' ch. 14. 33
' ch. 25. 13
k ch. 15. 5, 32
' ver. 12
"^ ch. 29. 27
" oh. 2. 20 ;
15. 31
" ch. 28. 19
P Ps. 32. 10 ;
54. 5 ; Is.
47. 11
■2 ver. 13 ;
ch. 11. 31 ;
Is. 3. 10
"• Ezr. 9. 12 ;
Ps. 37. 25
« ch. 28. 8 ;
Job 27. 16,
17 ; Eccl.
2. 26
t ch. 12. 11
" ch. 19. 18 ;
22. 15 ; 23.
13, 14 ; 29.
15, 17
" ch. 3. 12 ;
Dt. 8. 5 ;
Heb. 12. 7
■" ch. 10. 3 ;
Ps. 34. 10 ;
103. 5 ; 132.
15
V ver. 18 ;
Lk. 15. 14
- ch. 9. 1 ;
24.3
" ch. 19. 1 ;
28.6
b ch. 2. 15
" ch. 10. 14
d ch. 12. 6
« Rev. 1. 5 ;
3.14
/ch. 6.19;
12. 17 ;
Ex. 23. 1 ;
Dt. 19. 16
c ch. 19. 5
'' ch. 24. 7
i ch. 8. 9 ;
10. 23 ; 17.
24
k ch. 23. 9
' ch. 15. 21
"' ver. 24
" Is. 1. 11 ;
Hos. 4. 19
" ch. 3. 34 ;
11. 20
i'l S. 1. 10;
Job 21. 25
1 ch. 3. 33 ;
12. 7 ; 15. 25
»■ ch. 12. 15 ;
16. 25
» Rom. 6. 21
(Eccl. 2. 1,2
" ch. 1. 31 ;
12. 21
" ch. 12. 14 ;
18. 20
^ ch. 17. 4
V ch. 27. 12
* ch. 3. 7 ;
22. 3 ; Job
28. 28 ; Ps.
34. 14
a ver. 29
641
2 He that "walketh in his up-
rightness feareth Jehovah ;
But he that is * perverse in his
ways despiseth him.
3 In the " mouth of the foolish is
a rod for his pride ;
But ^ the lips of the wise shall
preserve them.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is
clean ;
But much increase is by the
strength of the ox. _
5 A " faithful witness will not lie ;
But a -^ false witness ^'^ " utter eth
lies.
6 A '' scoffer seeketh wisdom, and
findefh it not ;
But * knowledge is easy unto
him that hath understand-
ing.
7 " Go into the * presence of a
foolish man.
And thou shalt not perceive in
him the lips of knowledge.
8 The ' wisdom of the prudent is
to understand his way ;
But ™ the folly of fools is deceit.
9 ^^A " trespass-oflfering mocketh
fools ;
But "among the upright there
is " good will.
10 The heart knoweth its own
^ bitterness ;
And a stranger doth not inter-
meddle with its joy.
1 1 The » house of the wicked shall
be overthrown ;
But the tent of the upright
shall flourish.
1 2 There *■ is a way which ^^seemeth
right unto a man ;
But the * end thereof are the
ways of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart is
sorrowful ;
And the * end of mirth is heavi-
ness.
14 The backslider in heart shall be
" filled with his own ways ;
And a good man shall be " satis-
fied from himself.
15 The simple *believeth everj
word ;
But the ^prudent man looketh
well to his going.
16 A wise man feareth, and ^de-
parteth from evil ;
But the fool beareth himself
insolently, and is confident.
17 He that is "soon angry will
deal foolishly ;
1" Heb. breatheth out.
11 Or, Go from . . . For thou wilt not &c.
12 Or, Fools make a mock at sin
13 Or, the favor of God " Or, is straight hefon
14.18
PEOVERBS
15.11
Snndry Proverbs contrasting the Upright and tlie Wirked
And a man of wicked devices
is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly ;
But the " prudent ai'e crowned
with knowledge.
19 The *evil bow down before the
good ;
And the wicked, at the gates
of the righteous.
20 The 'poor is hated even of his
own neighbor ;
But the ''rich hath many
friends.
21 He that " despiseth his neighbor
sinneth ;
But •''he that hath pity on the
poor, happy is he.
22 ^Do they not err that ^devise
evill
But ''mercy and truth shall be
to them that devise good.
23 In all 'labor there is profit ;
But the talk of the lips tendeth
only to penury.
24 '^The * crown of the wise is their
riches ;
But the 'folly of fools is only
folly. .
25 A true witness delivereth souls ;
But he that ^"'uttereth lies
causeth deceit.
26 In the "fear of Jehovah is
strong confidence ;
And '*his children shall have
a place of refuge.
27 The fear of Jehovah is a "foun-
tain of life,
That one may depart from tlie
snares of death.
28 In the -^multitude of people is
the king's glory ;
But in the want of people is the
destruction of the prince.
29 He that is *slow to anger is of
great understanding ;
But he that is 'hasty of spirit
^exalteth folly.
30 A " tranquil heart is the life of
the flesh ;
But ^ envy is the ' rottenness of
the bones.
31 He that "oppresseth the poor
reproacheth his Maker ;
But he that hath "mercy on the
needy honoreth him.
32 The wicked is "^ thrust down in
his ' evil-doing ;
But the V righteous hath a
refuge in his death.
1 Or, Shall they not. go astray
2 Or, Their riches is a crown unto the wise
3 Heb. hrentheth out.
* Or, the rhildren of him that hath it
5 Or, cnrrieth away * Or, jealousy
1 Or, calamity
" ch. 18. 15
l-ch. 11.29;
1 S. 2. 36
' ch. 19. 7
d ch. 19. 4
= ch. 11. 12
/ch. 19. 17;
23. 8 ; Ps.
41. 1
!> ch. 3. 29 ;
12. 2 ; Ps.
36. 4 ; Mic.
2.1
'' ch. 3. 3
' ch. 13. 11
*-• ch. 10. 22 ;
13. 8 ; 21.
20
' ver. 8
"' ver. a
" ch. 18. 10 ;
19. 23 ;
Is. 33. 6
" ch. 10. 11 ;
13. 14
'' 1 K. 4. 20
9 ch. 16. 32 ;
19. 11 ;
Eccl. 7. 9 ;
Jas. 1. 1 )
•■ ch. 29. 20
•' ch. 15. 13
'ch. 12. 4;
Hab. 3. Hi
" ch. 17. 5
" ver. 21
^ ch. 6. 15 ;
24. 16
y Oen. 49. 18;
Ps. 16. 11 ;
17. 15; 37.
37 ; 73. 24 ;
2 Cor. 1. 9 ;
5. 8; 2 Tim.
4.18
^ ch. 2. 10
" ch. 12. 16 ;
18. 2 ; 2.J. 11
b ch. 11. 11
<^ ch. 16. 13
rf ver. 18 ;
ch. 25. 15 ;
•Tudg. 8. 1-3
' 1 S. 25.
10-13
f ver. 7
" ver. 23 ;
cli. 12, 23 ;
13. 16
A Job 31. 4.
ref. ; Heb.
4. 13
• ch. 12. 18
i- ch. 11. 3
' ch. 13. 1
"' ch. 13. 18
" ch, 8. 21
" ver. 2
P cli. 21. 27 ;
Eccl. 5. 1 ;
Is. 1. 11;
Jer. 6. 20 ;
Mic. 6 7
9 ver. 29
'' ver. 26 ;
ch. 11. 1,
20 ; 12. 22 ;
16. 5 : 17.
15 ; 20. 10,
&c.
" ch. 21. 21 :
1 Tim. 6. 11
t ch. 1. 29-
32 ; 5. 12 ;
12. 1
" Job 26. 6 ;
Ps. 139. 8
"IS. 16. 7;
2 Chr. 6.
30 ; Ps. 44.
21; Acts
1. 24
642
33 Wisdom ^resteth in the heart
of him that hath under-
standing ;
*But that ivhich is in the "in-
ward part of fools is made
known.
34 Righteousness ''exalteth a na-
tion ;
But sin is a reproach to "any
people.
35 The '^ king's favor is toward a
servant that dealeth wisely ;
But his wrath will be against
him that ^"causeth shame.
"1 ^ A ''soft answer turneth away
X tJ wrath ;
But a "grievous word stirreth
up anger.
2 The -^tongue of the wise utter-
eth knowledge aright ;
But the ■''mouth of fools pour-
eth out follJ^
3 The ''eyes of Jehovah are in
^ every place.
Keeping watch upon the evil
and the good.
4 "A 'gentle tongue is a tree of
life ;
But *perverseness therein is a
breaking of the spirit.
5 A 'fool despiseth his father's
^'^ correction ;
But he that '"regardeth reproof
^^ getteth prudence.
6 In the house of the "righteous
is much treasure ;
But in the revenues of the
wicked is trouble.
7 The "lips of the wise disperse
knowledge ;
But the heart of the foolish
^* doeth not so.
8 The ^'sacrifice of the wicked is
an abomination to Jehovah ;
But * the prayer of the upright
is his delight.
9 The way of the wicked is ""an
abomination to Jehovah ;
But he loveth him that *follow-
eth after righteousness.
10 There is grievous correction for
him that forsaketh the way ;
And he that 'hateth reproof
shall die.
11" Sheol and '^^ Abaddon are be-
fore Jehovah ;
How much more then the
"hearts of the children of
men !
8 Or, And in the midst of fools it malcefh i/selj
knnum 9 Heb. peoples.
11 Or, doeth shamefully
11 Heb. The healing of the tongue.
12 Or, instruction is Or, dealeth prudently
II Or, is not stedfnst (or, right)
15 Or, Destruction
15.12
PEOVERBS
16.9
Sundry Proverbs contrasting the Upright and the Wicked. Sundry Observations concerning Life and Coudnct
12 A "scoffer loveth not to be
reproved ;
He will not go unto the wise.
13 A ''glad heart maketh a cheer-
ful countenance ;
But by = sorrow of heart the
** spirit is broken.
14 The * heart of him that
hath understanding seeketh
knowledge ;
But the mouth of fools feedeth
on folly.
15 All the days of the afflicted are
evil ;
But he that is of a -^cheer-
ful heart hath a continual
feast. _
16 "Better is little, with the fear
of Jehovah,
Than great treasure and trouble
therewith.
17 ''Better is a 'dinner of herbs,
where love is,
Than a 'stalled ox and hatred
therewith.
18 A *^ wrathful man stirreth up
contention ;
But he that is ' slow to anger
'"appeaseth strife.
19 The "way of the sluggard is as
a hedge of thorns ;
But the path of the upright is
made a " highway.
20 A ^wise son maketh a glad
father ;
But a foolish man 'despiseth
his mother.
21 '■ Folly is joy to him that is void
of '" wisdom ;
But a man of understanding
'maketh straight his going.
22 Where ' there is no counsel,
purposes are disappointed ;
But 'in the multitude of coun-
sellors they are established.
23 A "man hath joy in the answer
of his mouth ;
And "a word in due season,
how good is it !
24 To the wise the ^way of life
goeth upward.
That he may depart from Sheol
beneath.
25 Jehovah will y root up the house
of the proud ;
But he will ^establish the bor-
der of the " widow.
26 *Evil devices are an "abomina-
tion to Jehovah ;
But ^ ■* pleasant words are pure.
27 He that is * greedy of gain
troubleth his own house ;
1 Or, portion 2 Heb. heart.
8 Or, llie pure speak pleasant words
" ch. 13. 1 ;
Am. 5. lU
i ch. 17. 22
« ch. 12. 25
d ch. 17. 22 ;
18.14
« ch. 18. 15
/ver. 13
" ch. 16. 8 ;
Ps. 37. 16 ;
Eccl. 4. 6 ;
1 Tim. 6. 6
A ch. 17. 1
i Mt. 22. 4 ;
Lk. 15. 23
k ch. 16. 28 ;
26. 21 ; 29.
22
' ch. 14. 29
'" ch. IH. 14 ;
Gen. 13. 8 ;
Eccl, 10. 4
" ch. 22. 5, 13
° ch. 16. 17
v ch. 10. 1 ;
29. 3
1 ch. 30. 17
'■ ch. 10. 23
»ch. 14. 8;
Eph. 5. 1".
t ch. 11. 14 ;
20. 18
« ch. 12. 14
" ch. 25. 11 ;
Is. 50. 4
=" ch. 4. 18
V ch. 12. 7 ;
14. 11
- ch. 23. 10 ;
Dt. 19. 14
'' Ps. 68. 5 ;
146.9
b Ch. 6. 16-19
<^ ch. 15. 8 ;
20. 23 ; 21.
27 ; 28. 9
d ch. 16. 24
" ch. 1. 19 ;
28, 25 ;
1 Tim. 6. 10
/Ex. 23. 8;
Dt. 16. 19 ;
1 S. 12. 3 ;
Is, 33. 15
« 1 Pet, 3. 15
h ver. 2 ;
ch, 10. 32
ich. 1.28;
Ps. 18, 41
k Ps. 145. 18,
19
' ch. 25. 25
"' ver. 5 ;
ch. 25. 12
"ch. 1. 7;
8. 33
" ch. 8. 36
i' ch. 15, 5
fch, 1.7;
9. 10
»• ch, 18. 12
* ver. 9 ; ch.
19. 21
t ch, 21, 2
" ch, 24. 12
" ch. 3, 6 ;
Ps. 37. 5;
55. 22 ;
1 Pet. 5, 7
•^ Gen, 1. 31 ;
Eccl, 3, 11
yjob 21, 30;
Rom. 9. 22
- ch. 6. 17 ;
8. 13
" ch. 11. 21
6 Dan, 4. 27 ;
Lk. 11, 41
"ch. 8. 13;
14. 16
d Gen. 33. 4 ;
2 Chr. 17.
10
643
But he that-^'hatebh bribes shall
live.
28 The heart of the righteous
" studieth to answer ;
But the ''mouth of the wicked
poureth out evil things.
29 Jehovah is *far from the
wicked ;
But he *heareth the prayer of
the righteous.
30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth
the heart ;
And 'good tidings make the
bones fat.
31 The ear that "'hearkeneth to
the reproof of life
Shall abide among the wise.
32 He that "refuseth ''correction
" despiseth his own soul ;
But he that ^hearkeneth to re-
proof getteth '"^understanding.
33 The 'fear of Jehovah is the
instruction of wisdom ;
And ''before honor goetli humil-
ity.
1 f\ "^'^^ 'plans of the heart
X yj belong to man ;
But the answer of the tongue
is from Jehovah.
2 'All the ways of a man are
clean in his own eyes ;
But Jehovah " weigheth the
spirits.
3 ^^ Commit thy works unto Je-
hovah,
And thy purposes shall be
established.
4 Jehovah ""hath made every-
thing for ^ its own end ;
Yea, even the * wicked for the
day of evil.
5 Every one that is ^ proud in
heart is an abomination to
Jehovah :
" Though hand join in hand, he
shall not be unpunished.
6 By * mercy and truth iniquity
is atoned for ;
And by the ''fear of Jehovah
m.en depart from evil.
7 When a man's ways please
Jehovah,
He ''maketh even his enemies
to be at peace with him.
8 * Better is a little, with right-
eousness.
Than great revenues with in-
justice.
9 A-'^man's heart deviseth his way;
"ch. 15. 16 /ver. 1; ch. 19. 21
< Or, instruction 6 Heb. Roll.
6 Or, his own purpose
16.10
PROVERBS
17.6
Sondry Observations concerning Life and Condnct
But "Jehovah directeth his
steps.
10 ^ A *aivine sentence is in the
lips of the king;
His mouth shall not transgress
in judgment.
11 A ''just balance and scales are
Jehovah's ;
All the weights of the bag are
his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings
to commit wickedness;
For the '' throne is established
by righteousness.
13 * Righteous lips are the delight
of kings ;
And they love him that speak-
eth right.
14 The ■''wrath of a king is as mes-
■ sengers of death ;
But a wise man will ^'pacify it.
15 In the light of the king's coun-
tenance is life ;
And his favor is as a cloud of
the '' latter rain.
16 How much * better is it to get
wisdom than gold !
Yea, to get understanding is
rather to be chosen than
silver.
17 The * highway of the upright is
to ' depart from evil :
He that '" keepeth his way pre-
serveth his soul.
18 "Pride goeth before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a
fall.
19 Better it is to be of a "lowly
spirit with the - poor,
Than to ^ divide the spoil with
the proud.
20 He that * giveth heed unto the
word shall * find good ;
And *■ whoso trusteth in Jeho-
vah, happy is he.
21 The ''wise in heart shall be
called prudent ;
And the sweetness of the lips
' increaseth learning.
22 Understanding is a " wellspring
of life unto him that hath
it;
But the "correction of fools is
their folly.
23 The ^ heart of the wise instruct-
eth his mouth.
And addeth learning to his
lips.
24 ^ Pleasant words are as a honey-
comb.
Sweet to the soul, and "^ health
to the bones.
1 Heb. Divination. 2 Or, meek
3 Or, ha)idleth a matter wisely
" ch. 20. 24 ;
Ps. 37. 23 ;
Jer. 10. 23
(- 1 K. 3. 28
" ch. n. 1
d ch. 25. 5
« ch. 14. 35 ;
22. 11
/ch. 19. 12;
20. 2
0 ch. 25. 15
A Job 29. 23
' ch. 8. 10, 19
* ch. 15. 19
' ver. 6
"' ch. 19. 16
" ch. 11. 2 ;
18. 12 ;
Jer. 49. 16 ;
Obad. 3, 4
" ch. 3. 34 ;
29. 23 ; Is.
57. 15
P ch. 1. 13,
14 ; Ex. 15.
9 ; Judg.
5. 30
9 ch. 19. 8
>■ Ps. 2. 12 ;
34. 8 ; Jer.
17.7
" Hoa. 14. 9
' ver. 23
" ch. 10. 11 ;
13. 14 ; 18. 4
^ ch. 7. 22
^ ch. 15. 28 ;
Ps. 37. 30 ;
Mt. 12. 34
y ch. 15. 26 ;
24. 13, 14 ;
Ps. 19. 10
" ch. 4. 22 ;
17.22
° ch. 14. 12
b ch. 6. 12, 14,
18
" Jas. 3. 6
rf ch. 15. 18
' ch. 18. 8 ;
26. 20, 22
/ch. 17.9
"ch. 1. 10;
12, 26
ft ch. 20. 29
' ch. 3. 1, 2
* ch 14. 29 ;
17. 27 ; 19.
11
' ch. 18. 18
"'■ ch. 29. 26
" ch. 15. 17
" ch. 10. 5 ;
19. 26
P ch. 27. 21
« ch. 15. 11 ;
lChr..29.
17 ; Ps. 26.
2; Jer. 17.
10 ; Mai.
3. 3
>■ ch. 14. 15
* ch. 14. 31
I ch. 24. 17 ;
Job 31. 29 ;
Obad. 12
" ch. 13. 22 ;
Gen. 48. 11
" Ex. 20. 12 ;
Mai. 1. 6
^a
25 " There is a way which * seemeth
right unto a man,
But the end thereof are the
ways of death.
26 The appetite of the laboring
man laboreth for him :
For his mouth urgetn him
thereto.
27 * A worthless man ^deviseth
mi.schief ;
And in his lips there is as a
" scorching fire.
28 A ■* perverse man scattereth
abroad strife ;
And a * whisperer ^■''separateth
chief friends.
29 A man of violence ^enticeth
his neighbor.
And leadeth him in a way that
is not good.
30 '^ He that shutteth his eyes, it is
to devise perverse things :
He that compresseth his lips
bringeth evil to pass.
3 1 The '' hoary head is a crown of
* glory ;
^ It ' shall be found in the way
of righteousness.
32 He that is * slow to anger is
better than the mighty ;
And he that ruleth his spirit,
than he that taketh a city.
33 The ' lot is cast into the lap ;
'But the whole '"disposing
thereof is of Jehovah.
-| 'T " Better is a dry morsel, and
J- • quietness therewith.
Than a house full of " feasting
with strife.
2 A servant that dealeth wisely
shall have rule over a "son
that " causeth shame.
And shall have part in the inher-
itance among the brethren.
3 The ^refining pot is for silver,
and the furnace for gold ;
But * Jehovah trieth the hearts.
4 An ^evil-doer giveth heed to
wicked lips ;
Aiul^'^ A liar giveth ear to a
mischievous tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh the "poor re-
proacheth his Maker ;
And he that is ' glad at calamity
shall not be unpunished.
6 "Children's children are the
crown of old men ;
And the '' glory of children are
their fathers.
* Or, is straight before ' Heb. diggeth.
6 Or, aliena/etti tiis fi-iend
"i Or, He that shutteth his eyes to dei^ise perverse
things. That compresseth hia lips, bringeth dc.
» Or, beauty ^ Or, If it be found
10 Heb. the sacrifices of strife.
11 Or, doeth shamefully is Heb. falsehood.
17.7
PROVEKBS
lar
Sundry Observations concerning Life and Conduct
7 ^"Excellent speech becometh
not a fool ;
Much less do * lying lips a
prince,
8 A " bribe is as a precious stone
in the eyes of him that hath
it;
Whithersoever ^it turneth, '^it
^ prospereth.
9 He that "* covereth a transgres-
sion seeketh love ;
But he that harpeth on a mat-
ter " separateth chief friends.
10 A •'rebuke entereth deeper into
one that hath understanding
Than a hundred stripes into a
fool.
11 •* An evil man seeketh only re-
bellion ;
Therefore a cruel messenger
shall be sent against him.
12 Let a "bear robbed of her
whelps ''meet a man,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso *rewardeth evil for
good,
* Evil shall not depart from his
house.
14 The beginning of strife is as
when one letteth out water :
Therefore ' leave off contention,
before there is quarrelling.
15 He that ™ justifieth the wicked,
and he that condemneth the
righteous,
Both of them alike are an
abomination to Jehovah.
16 Wherefore is there a price in
the hand of a fool to "buy
wisdom.
Seeing he hath no ® understand-
ing"?
1 7 A " friend loveth at all times ;
And " a brother is born for ad-
versity.
18 A man void of ^understanding
^striketh hands.
And becometh surety in the
presence of his neighbor.
1 9 '^ He * loveth transgression that
loveth strife :
He that "■ raiseth high his gate
seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a wayward heart
* findeth no good ;
And he that hath a 'perverse
tongue falleth into ^mischief.
21 He that "begetteth a fool doeth
it to his sorrow ;
1 Or, Arrogant 2 Or, he
3 Or, dealeth wisely
4 Or, A rebellious man (Heb Rebellion) seeketh
only evil 6 Heb. heart.
* Or, is bom ns a brother
' Or, He that loveth transgression loveth strife
' Or, calamity
« ch. 24. 7
b ch. 12. 22 ;
Ps. 31. 18
' ch. 21. 14 ;
Is. 1. 23 ;
Am. 5. 12
d ch. 10. 12 ;
Jas. 5. 20 ;
1 Pet. 4. 8
« ch. 16. 28
./'ch. 9. 9
y 2 S. 17. 8 ;
Hos. 13. 8
A ch. 29. 9
' Ps. 35. 12 ;
109. 5 ; Jer.
18. 20
k ch. 13. 21 ;
2 S. 12. 10 ;
1 K. 21. 22
' ch. 20. 3 ;
25. 8
'" ch. 18. 5 ;
24. 24 ; Ex.
23. 7 ; Is.
5.23
" ch. 23. 23
" ch 18. 24 ;
Ruth 1. 10
''ch. 6. 1;11.
15 ; 22. 26
9 ch. 29. 22
'• ch. 11. 2 ;
16. 18 ; 29.
23
* ch. 24. 20
t Jas. 3. 8
" ver. 25 ;
ch. 10. 1 ;
19. 13
" ch. 15. 13
^ Ps. 22. 15
y ver. 8
' Ex. 23. 8 ;
Mic. 3. U ;
7. 3
" ch. 14. 6
» Eccl. 2. 14
' ch. 19. 13
d ch. 10. 1
" ver. 15 ;
ch. 18. 5
/ch. 10. 19;
Jas. 1. 19
'■' ch. 14. 29
'' Job 13. 5
' ch. 2. 7 ;
3. 21 ; 8. 14
*: ch. 12. 23 ;
13. lb ;
Eccl. 10. 3
' ch. 12. 8
'" ch. 20. 5
" ch. 10. 11 ;
16. 22
« ch. 17. 15 ;
24. 23 ; 28.
21 ; Lev. 19.
15 ; Dt. 1.
17 ; 16. 19 ;
Ps. 82. 2
P ch. 17. 26 ;
31. 5 ; Ex.
23. 2, 6 ;
Mic. 3. 9
9 ch. 19. 29
"• ch. 10. 14 ;
12. 13 ; 13.
3 ; Ps. 64.
8 ; 140. 9 ;
Eccl. 10. 12
And the father of a fool hath
no joy.
22 A "cheerful heart ®is a good
medicine ;
But a broken spirit ''drieth up
the bones.
23 A wicked man receiveth a
2' bribe out of the bosom,
To ^ pervert the ways of justice.
24 " Wisdom is before the face of
him that hath understand-
ing;
But the * eyes of a fool are in
the ends of the earth.
25 A "^ foolish son is a grief to his
father.
And ■* bitterness to her that
bare him.
26 Also to ^""punish the righteous
is not good,
JVo7- to smite the noble for their
uprightness.
27 He "that •''spareth his words
. hath knowledge ;
And he that is of a ^ cool spirit
is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool, when he '' holdeth
his peace, is counted wise ;
^^ When he shutteth his lips, he
is esteemed as prudent.
-i O He that separateth himself
-L O seeketh his own desire,
And/^rageth against all * sound
wisdom.
2 A fool hath no delight in under-
standing.
But only that his * heart may
reveal itself.
3 When the wicked cometh, there
Cometh also ' contempt.
And with ignominy cometh re-
proach.
4 The words of a man's mouth
are as "' deep waters ;
^*The "wellspring of wisdom is
as a flowing brook.
5 To "respect the person of the
wicked is not good,
^^ JYo7' to ^ turn aside the right-
eous in judgment.
6 A fool's lips ^"^ enter into con-
tention.
And his mouth calleth for
9 stripes.
7 A *■ fool s mouth is his destruc-
tion,
And his lips are the snare of hi/
soul.
s Heb. causeth good healing. i" Or, fine
11 Or, that hath knowledge spareth his loords ;
And a man of -understanding is of a cool spirit
12 Or, He that shutteth his lips is &e.
13 Or, quarrelleth with
K Or, A flowing brook.^ a wellspring of wisdom
15 Or, So as to turn aside
16 Oi bring contention
615
18.
PROVEEBS
19.13
Sundry Observations concerning Life and Conduct
8 The "words of a Avhisperei^ are
as dainty morsels,
And they go down into *the
innermost parts.
9 He also that is " slack in his
work
Is '^ brother to him that is a de-
stroyer.
10 The "name of Jehovah is a
•''strong tower ;
The righteous runneth into it,
and ^/ is safe.
1 1 The '* rich man's wealth is his
strong city,
And as a high wall in his own
imagination.
12 'Before destruction the heart
of man is haughty ;
And * before honor goeth hu-
mility.
13 He that 'giveth answer before
he heareth,
It is folly and shame unto him.
14 The ™ spirit of a man will sus-
tain nis infirmity ;
But a "broken spirit who can
2 bear'?
15 The "heart of the prudent get-
teth knowledge ;
And the ^'ear of the wise seeketh
knowledge.
1 6 A man's « gift maketh room for
him,
And bringeth him before great
men.
1 7 He that pleadeth his cause first
seemeth just ;
But his neighbor cometh and
searcheth him out.
18 The ''lot causeth contentions to
cease.
And parteth between the
mighty.
19 A brother ^offended is harder
to be won than a strong city ;
And such contentions are like
the bars of a castle.
20 A "man's belly shall be filled
with the fruit of his mouth ;
With the increase of his lips
shall he be satisfied.
21 ' Death and life are in the
power of the tongue ;
And they that love it shall eat
the " fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a "wife findeth
a good thing.
And ^obtaineth favor of Jeho-
vah.
23 The ^poor useth entreaties;
But the ^rich "answereth
roughly.
1 Heb. i.t set on high-
2 Or, raixe up
^ Or, injured
° ch. 26. 22
6 ch. 20. 27,
30
'^ ch. 10. 4
d ch. 28. 24
« Ex. 3. 15
/2S. 22.2,3,
33 ; Ps. IS.
2 ; 61. 3 ;
91. 2 ; 144. 2
» ch. 29. 25
'' ch. 10. 15
i ch. 11. 2 ;
16. 18 ; 29.
23
«: ch. 15. 33
' ch. 20. 25 ;
Jn. 7. 51
"' ch. 17. 22
" ch. 15. 13
" ch. 15. 14
P ch. 15. 31
9 Gen. 32. 20;
1 S. 25. 27
'■ ch. 16. 33
" ch. 12. 14 ;
14. 14
t ch. 12. 13 ;
13. 3 ; Mt.
12. 37
" ch. 13. 2 ;
Is. 3. 10;
Hos. 10. 13
" ch. 12. 4 :
19. 14 ; 31.
10-31:
Gen. 2. 18
•^ ch. 8. 35
y ch. 19. 7
^ Jas. 2. 3, 6
« 1 K. 12. 13 ;
2 Chr. 10.
13
6 ch. 17. 17
<= ch. 28. 6
ri ch. 14. 2 ;
20. 7 ; Ps.
26. 11
'' ver. 8
/ch. 21. 5;
28. 20 ; 29.
20
f ch. 11. 3
h Ps. 37. 7 ;
Is. 8. 21
i ch. 14. 20
*: ver. 7
' ver. 9 ; ch.
21. 28 ; Ex.
23. 1 ; Dt.
19. 16-19
■^ ch. 6. 19
" ch. 29. 26
" ch. 18. 16 ;
21. 14
P ver. 4
9 Ps. 38. 11
»• ch. 18. 23
' ver. 2
t ch. 16. 20
" ver. 5
" ch. 17 7 ;
26. 1 ; Eccl.
10. 6, 7
" ch. 30. 22
y ch. 14. 29 ,
16. 32
^ Mt. 5. 44 ;
Eph. 4. 32 ;
Col. 3. 13
° ch. 16. 14 ;
20. 2
>> ch. 14 35
" Gen. 27. 28 ;
Dt. 33. 28 ;
Ps. 133. 3;
Hos. 14. 5 ;
Mic. 5. 7
rf ch. 17. 25
« ch. 21. 9,
19 ; 27. 15
24 ^ He that maketh many friends
doeth it to his own destruc-
tion ;
But there is a ® '' friend that
sticketh closer 'than a
brother.
i Q '^ Better is the poor that
_L «!/ "* walketh in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his
lips and is a fool.
2 Also, '^'' that the soul be without
knowledge is not good ;
And he that-^hasteth with his
feet '^ sinneth.
3 The 'J foolishness of man sub-
verteth his way ;
And his heart '' f retteth against
Jehovah.
4 '' Wealth addeth many friends ;
But *the *poor is separated
from his friend.
5 A 'false witness shall not be
unpunished ;
And he that " ™ uttereth lies
shall not escape.
6 " Many will entreat the favor of
^° the liberal man ;
And every man is a friend to
him that " giveth gifts.
7 All the ^'brethren of the poor
do hate him :
How much more do his «friends
go far from him !
"He '■pursueth them ivith words,
hilt they are gone.
8 He that getteth ^" ' wisdom lov-
eth his own soul :
He that keepeth vmderstanding
shall * find good.
9 A "false witness shall not be
nnpunished ;
And he that " uttereth lies shall
perish.
10 Delicate living is *'not seemly
for a fool ;
Much less for a ^servant to
have rule over princes.
1 1 The ^ discretion of a man mak-
eth him slow to anger ;
And it is his glory ' to pass over
a transgression.
12 The "king's Avrath is as the
roaring of a lion ;
But his ''favor is as "dew upon
the grass.
13 A ''foolish son is the calamity
of his father ;
And the " contentions of a wif«
are a continvial dropping.
i Heb. A man of friends. s Heb. lover.
6 Or, de.tij-e without knowledge is not good
1 Or, misseth his way
8 Or, the friend of the poor separateth himself
from him 9 Heb. hreatheth out. lo Or. a prince
11 Or, He pursueth after words, which are
nought i2 Heb. heart.
G16
•A9. 14
PROVERBS
20.13
Sundry Observations concerning LL'"'' and Conduct
1 4 House and riches are an " inher-
itance from fathers ;
But a prudent * wife is from
Jehovah.
15" Slothf ulness casteth into a
deep sleep ;
And tlie ''idle soul shall suffer
hunger.
16 He that "keepeth the command-
ment keepeth his soul ;
But he that Ms •''careless of his
ways shall die.
17 He that 'hath pity upon the
poor lendeth unto Jeliovah,
And his '' good deed will he pay
him again.
18 'Chasten thy son, seeing there
is hope ;
And set not thy heart on ^his
destruction.
19 A man of great wrath shall
bear the penalty ;
For if thou deliver him, thou
must do it yet again.
20 * Hear counsel, and receive ^ in-
struction,
That thou mayest be wise in
thy -latter end.
21 There are many 'devices in a
man's heart ;
But the '"counsel of Jehovah,
that shall stand.
22 That which maketh a man to
be desired is his kindness ;
And a poor man is better than
a liar.
i3 The " fear of Jehovah tendcth
to life ;
And he that hath it shall abide
" satisfied ;
He shall ^not be visited with
evil.
24 The « sluggard burieth his hand
''in the dish.
And will not so much as bring
it to his mouth again.
25 * Smite a scoffer, and the simple
will learn prudence ;
And 'reprove one that hath
understanding, and he will
■ understand knowledge.
26 He that "doeth violence to his
father, and chaseth away his
mother.
Is "a son that causeth shame
and bringeth reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear instruc-
tion
Only to ^err from the words of
knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocketh
at justice ;
1 Heb. dPspUelh.
* Heb. causing liim to die.
2^
3 Or, correction
" 2 Cor. 12 14
b ch. 18. 22
'■ ch. 6. 9, 10 ;
21. 33
d ch. 10. 4 ;
20. 4, 13;
23. 21
<■ ch. 16 17 ;
Lk. 10. 28 ;
11. 28
/ch. 13. 13;
15. 10
" ch. 14. 31 ;
28. 27 ; Dt.
15. 7, 8 ;
Eccl. 11. 1,
2 ; Mt. 10.
42 ; 25. 40 ;
2 Cor. 9.
6-8 ; Heb.
6.10
h- ch. 12. 14 ;
Lk. 6. 38
i ch. 13. 24 ;
23. 13 ; 29.
15, 17
k ch. 4. 1 ; 8.
33 ; 12. 15
' ch. 16. 1, 9
"' Ps. 33. 10,
11 ; Is. 14.
26,27
" ch. 14. 27 ;
1 Tim. 4. 8
° Ps. 25. 13
P ch. 12. 21 ;
Ps. 91. 10
1 ch. 26. 15
>■ Mt. 26. 23 ;
Mk. 14. 20
' ch. 21. 11
' ch. 9. 8
« ch. 28. 24
" ch. 10. 5 ;
17. 2
•« ch. 10. 17
V Job 15 Ifi ;
20. 12, 13 ;
34.7
- ch. 9. 12 ;
Ps. 1. 1
" ch. 10. 13 ;
18. 6 ; 26. 3
6 ch. 23. 29,
30: Gen.
9, 21 ; Is.
28. 7 ; Hos.
4. 11
<^ ch. 31. 4 ;
Is. 5. 22 ;
56.12
rf oh. 19. 12
« ch. 8. 36 ;
Num. 16.
38 ; 1 K. 2.
23 ; Hab.
2.10
/ch. 17. 14
." ch. 13. 4 ;
19. 24 ; 21.
25
h ch. 18. 4
i ch. 25. 14 ;
Mt. 6. 2 ;
Lk. 18. 11
k Ps. 12. 1 ;
Lk. 18. 8
' ch. 19. 1
"' Ps. 37. 26 ;
112. 2
" ver. 26 ;
ch. 16. 10 ;
25. 5
» 1 K. 8. 46 ;
2 Chr. 6.
36 ; Job 14.
4 ; Eccl. 7.
20 ; Rom.
3. 9; 1 Jn.
I. 8
P ver. 23 ; ch.
II. 1, ref.
9 Mt. 7. 16
647
And the mouth of the wicked
y swalloweth iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for
- scoffers.
And "stripes for the Back of
fools.
0/"\ *Wine is a mocker, "strong
^\J drink a brawler ;
And whosoever ''erreth thereby
is not wise.
2 The ''terror of a king is as the
roaring of a lion :
He that ■''pro\oketh him to
anger 'sinneth ayainst his
own ''life.
3 It is an honor for a man to
^' keep aloof from strife ;
But every fool will be quarrel-
ling.
4 The •'' sluggard will not plow by
reason of the winter ;
* Therefore he shall beg in har-
vest, and have nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is
like '' deep water ;
But a man of understanding
will draw it out.
6 ' Most men will * proclaim every
one his own kindness ;
But a * faithful man who can
find 1
7 A righteous man that ' walketh
in his integrity,
"' Blessed are his children after
hirn.
8 A " king that sitteth on the
throne of judgment
^" Scattereth away all evil with
his eyes.
9 " Who can say, I have made my
heart clean,
I am pure from my sin 1
10 "-p Diverse weights, and diverse
measures.
Both of them alike are an abom-
ination to Jehovah.
Even a child maketh himself
'known by his doings,
Whether his work be pure, and
whether it be right.
1 2 The hearing ''ear, and the seeing
eye,
Jehovah hath made even both
of them.
1 3 ' Love not sleep, lest thou come
to poverty ;
»• Ex. 4. n ; Ps. 94. 9 » ch. 6. 9, 10 ; 19. 15 ; 24. 33
11
* Or, reelpth
s Or, nnqereih himself against him
6 Heb. srml. ' Or, cease
s Or, Therefore when he seeketh in harvest,
there shall be nothing
'■> Or, Many a man will meet one that is kind to
him 10 Or, Winnoweth
11 Heb. A stone and a stone, an ephah and an
ephah.
20.14
PROVEEBS
21.12
Sundry Observations concerning Life and Conduct
Open thine eyes, and thou shalt
be satisfied with bread.
14 It is "bad, it is bad, saith the
buyer ;
But* when he is gone his way,
then he boasteth.
15 There is gold, and abundance
of * rubies ;
But the hps of knowlodge are a
precious jewel.
1 6 *" Take his garment that is
surety for a stranger ;
And Miold him in pledge tJiat is
surety for ^ foreigners.
1 7 "* Bread of falsehood is sweet to
a man ;
But afterwards his mouth shall
be filled with gravel.
18 Every •''purpose is established
by counsel ;
And by -^wise guidance ^make
thou war.
1 9 He that '' goeth about as a tale-
bearer revealeth secrets ;
Therefore company not with him
that 'openeth wide his lips.
20 Whoso *curseth his father or
his mother,
His ' lamp shall be put out in
blackness of darkness.
21 An inheritance may be gotten
'"hastily at the beginning ;
But the end thereof shall not
be blessed.
22 "Say not thou, I will recom-
pense evil :
Wait for Jehovah, and he will
save thee.
23 ■'' Diverse weights are an abomi-
nation to J ehovah ;
And ^a « false balance is not
good. .
24 A *■ man's goings are of Jeho-
vah ;
How then 'can man under-
stand his way ^
25 It is a snare to a man ^rashly
to say. It is holy,
And 'after vows to make in-
quix-y.
26 A "wise king winnoweth the
wicked.
And bringeth the ^'threshing-
wheel over them.
27 The ^spirit of man is the lamp
of Jehovah,
Searching all his innermost
parts.
28 Kindness and ^ truth preserve
the king ;
1 Or, tnkf a pledge of him
2 Another reading ia. n foreign woman.
3 Heb. n balance of deceit.
< Or, rashly to utter holy words Or, to devour
that which is holy
" ch. 21. 6
» ch. 3. 15
" ch. 27. 13
rf ch. 9. 17
'ch. 11. 14;
15. 22
.fc\\. 24. 6
■J Lk. 14. 31
'' ch. 11. 13
i ch. 13. 3
fc ch. 30. 11 ;
Ex. 21. 17 ;
Lev. 20. 9 ;
Mt. 1.5, 4
; ch. 13. 9 ;
24. 20 ;
Job 18. 5
'" cli. 2S. 20
" ch. 24. 29 ;
Mt. 5. S3 ;
Rom. 12.
17, 19 ;
1 Thess. 5.
15 ; 1 Pet.
3. y
" P.S. 27. 14
'' ver. 10
5ch. 11. 1
'■ ch. IK. 9
* .Tor. 10. 23
' Eccl. 5.4,5
" ver. 8
" Is. 28. 27
'1 Cor. 2. 11
y ch. 29. 14
' ch. 16. 31
" ch. 22. lo ;
Ps. 89. 32
i Ezr. 6. 22
''ch. 12. 15;
16. 2
rfch. 16. 2;
24. 12 ; Lk.
16. 15
<• ch. 15. 8 :
1 S. l->. 22 ;
Is. 1. 11,
18, 17 ;
Hos. H. 6 :
Mic. 6. 7, 8
.''ch. 6. 17;
8. 13
''ch.24. 20
'' ch. 10. 4 ;
13. 4
i ch. 28. 22
*■ ch. 13. 11 ;
20. 21
'ch. 8. 36;
17. 19
"' ch. 10. 25 ;
Jer. 30. 23
" Am. 5. 7 ;
Mic. 3. 9
° ch. 2. 15
'' ch. 25. 24
'i ver. lii ;
ch. 19. 13 ;
27. lo
'•ch.2. 14;
Ps. 52. 3
'ch. 14.21
' ch. 19. 25
And/ his throne is upholden by
kindness.
29 The glory of young men is
their strength ;
And the 'beauty of old men is
the hoary head.
30 "Stripes that wound cleanse
away evil ;
And strokes reach the inner-
most parts.
4^^ The king's heart is in the
.•^ X hand of Jehovah as the
watercourses :
He *turneth it whithersoever
he will.
2 ''Every way of a man is right
in his own eyes ;
But Jehovah ''weigheth the
hearts.
3 To do 'righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to Jehovah
than sacrifice.
4 A''high look, and a proud heart,
'^ii've/i the ^ lamp of the wicked,
is sin.
5 The thoughts of the '^diligent
tend only to plenteousness ;
But 'every one that is hasty
hasteth only to want.
6 The ^getting of treasures by a
lying tongue
Is a vapor driven to and fro by
them that seek ' death.
7 The violence of the wicked
shall '" sweep them away, _
Because they " refuse to do jus-
tice.
8 The way of him that is laden
with guilt is exceeding
" crooked ; _
But as for the pure, his work is
"right.
9 It is ^better to dwell in the
corner of the housetop.
Than with a * contentious
woman in ®a wide house.
10 The soul of the wicked ""desireth
evil :
His * neighbor findeth no favor
in his eyes.
11 When the 'scoffer is punished,
the simple is made wise ;
And ^when the wise is
instructed, he receiveth
knowledge.
12 "The righteous man consider-
eth the house of the wicked,
How the " wicked are overthrown
to their ruin.
5 Or, he upholdfth hix throne
6 Or, And the tillage ' Or. straight
8 Or, a house in common Heb. a house of
society. 9 Or, irhen one considerelh the wise
1" Or. One that is righteous . . . he overthroweth
the wicked &c.
648
21.13
PROVERBS
22.12
Sundry Observations concerning Life and Conduct
13 Whoso " stoppeth his ears at the
cry of the poor,
He also shall cry, but * shall not
be heard.
14 A "gift in secret ^pacifieth
anger ;
And a present in the bosom,
strong wrath.
15 It is joy to the righteous to do
justice ;
^But it is a "^destruction to the
workers of iniquity.
16 The man that wandereth out of
the way of understanding
Shall "rest in the assembly of
^the dead.
17 He that -^loveth pleasure shall
be a poor man :
He that loveth wine and oil
shall not be rich.
18 The wicked is a "ransom for the
righteous ;
And the treacherous ^ cometh in
the stead of the upright.
19 It is ' better to dwell in a desert
land,
Than with *a, contentious and
fretful woman.
20 There is precious * treasure and
oil in the dwelling of the
wise ;
But a foolish man 'swalloweth
it up.
21 He that ™followeth after right-
eousness and kindness
Findeth life, righteousness, and
honor.
22 A "wise man scaleth the city of
the mighty.
And bringeth down the strength
of the confidence thereof.
23 Whoso " keepeth his mouth and
his tongue
Keepeth his soul from troubles.
24 The proud and haughty man,
^ scoffer is his name ;
He worketh in the "arrogance
of pride.
25 The '"desire of the sluggard
killeth him ;
For his hands * refuse to labor.
26 There is that coveteth * greed-
ily all the day long ;
But the righteous " giveth and
withholdeth not.
27 The "sacrifice of the wicked is
an abomination ;
How much more, when he
bringeth it '^with a wicked
mind !
1 Heb. bendeth.
2 Or, Bui destruction shall be to &c.
3 Or, the shades Heb. Rephaim.
* Or, a contentious ivoman and vexation
s Or, to atone for wickedness
» Mt. 18.
30-34 ;lJn.
3. 17
b Jaa. 2. 13
"= ch. 18. 16 ;
19. 6
rf ch. 10. 29
" Ps. 49 14
/ ch. 23. 21
" Is. 43. 3
A ch. 11. 8
' ver. 9
* ch. 8. 21 ;
22. 4 ; Ps.
112. 3
' Job 20. 15,
18
'" ch. 15. 9 ;
Mt. 5. ()
" ch. 24, 5 ;
2 S. 5. (J-9 ;
Eccl. 7. 19 ;
9. 15, 16
° ch. 12. 13 ;
13. 3 ; 18.
21 ; Jas.
3 2
P cii. 1. 22 ;
3. 34 ; 24. 9 ;
Ps. 1. 1 ;
Is. 29. 20
« Is. 16. 6 ;
Jer. 48. 29
"■ ch. 13. 4
" ch. 20. 4
t ch. 15. 27
" Ps. 37. 26 ;
112. 5, 9 ;
Mt. 5. 42 ;
Eph. 4. 28
" ch. 15. 8 ;
Ps. 50. 9 ;
Is. 66. 3 ;
Jer. 6. 20 ;
Am. 5. 22
^ ch. 19. 5, 9
V ch. 12. 19
'' Eccl. 8. 1
" ch. 11. 5 ;
Ps. 119. 5
b Is. 8. 9, 10 ;
Jer. 9. 23 ;
Acts 5. 38,
39 ; 1 Cor.
3. 19, 20
« Ps. 20. 7 ;
33. 17 ; Is.
31. 1
d Ps. 3. 8 ;
Jer. 3. 23 ;
1 Cor. 15.
57
" ch. 10. 7 ;
Eccl. 7. 1
/ch. 29. 13
'J ch. 14. 31 ;
Job 31. 15
A ch. 14. 16 ;
27. 12
< ch. 3. 16 ;
21. 20
*: ch. 13. 15 ;
15. 19
' ch. 21. 23
'" Eph. 6. 4
" ch. 18. 23 ;
Jas. 2. 6
" ch. 24. 16 ;
Job 4. 8,
ref.
t' Ps. 125. 3
'' ch. 19. 17 ;
2 Cor. 9. 6
»• Lk. 14. 13
"ch. 18. 6;
Gen. 21. 9,
10
t ch. 26. 20
" Ps. 24. 4 ;
Mt. 5. 8
" ch. 14. 35 ;
16.13
649
28 A ^^ false witness shall perish ;
But the man that heareth shall
" speak so as to endure.
29 A wicked man 'hardeneth his
face ;
But as for the "upright, "^he
establisheth his ways.
30 There is ' no wisdom nor under-
standing
Nor counsel against Jehovah.
3 1 The " horse is prepared against
the day of battle ;
But ^ '^ victory is of Jehovah.
O O A * good name is rather to
^ ^ be chosen than great
riches,
And ^loving favor rather than
silver and gold.
2 The -^rich and the poor meet
together :
Jehovah is the ^ maker of them
all
3 A '' prudent man seeth the evil,
and hideth himself ;
But the simple pass on, and
^suffer for it.
4 The reward of humility and the
fear of Jehovah
Is 'riches, and honor, and life.
5 *Thorns and snares are in the
way of the perverse :
He that ' keepeth his soul shall
be far from them
6 ""Train up a child ^"in the way
he should go.
And even when he is old he
will not depart from it.
7 The " rich I'uleth oyer the poor ;
And the bori'ower is servant to
the lender.
8 He that "soweth iniquity shall
reap " calamity ;
And the ^ rod of his wrath shall
fail.
9 He that hath a ^"-^ « bountiful eye
shall be blessed ;
For he 'giveth of his bread to
the poor.
10 'Cast out the scoffer, and con-
tention will go out ;
Yea, 'strife and ignominy will
cease.
11 He that loveth ^^"pureness of
heart,
^^For the "grace of his lips the
king will be his friend.
12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve
him that hath knowledge ;
s Another reading is, he considereth his ivay.
1 Or, deliverance s Or, favor is better than &c.
3 Heb. are mulcted.
10 Heb. according to his way.
11 Or, vanity 12 Heb. good.
13 Another reading is, the pure of heart.
1* Or, Bath grace in his lips Or, That hath
grace m his lips
22.13
PROVERBS
23. i:
Sandry Precepts and Warnings
But he^overthroweth the words
of the treacherous man.
13 The * sluggard saith, There is a
lion without ;
I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of/ strange women
is a "* deep pit ;
He Hhat is "abhorred of Jeho-
vah shall fall therein.
15 Foolishness is bound up in the
heart of a child ;
Bat the ^rod of correction shall
drive it far from him.
16 He that " oppresseth, the poor
to increase his gain.
And he that giveth to the
rich, ^ shall come only to
want.
17 'Incline thine ear, and hear
the words of the wise,
And * apply thy heart unto my
'knowledge.
18 For it is a 'pleasant thing if
thou keep them within thee,
If they be established together
upon thy lips.
19 That thy '"trust may be in Je-
hovah,
I have made them known to
thee this day, even to thee.
20 Have not I written unto thee
" " excellent things
^ Of " counsels and knowledge,
21 To make thee ^know ''the cer-
tainty of the words of truth.
That thou mayest * carry back
words of truth to them that
send thee '\
22 '■Rob not the poor, ^because he
is poor ;
Neither ^ ' oppress the afflicted
in the gate :
23 For Jehovah will 'plead their
cause,
And despoil of life those that
despoil them.
24 Make no friendship with a man
that is given to anger ;
And with a " wrathful man thou
shalt not go :
25 Lest thou 'learn his ways.
And get a snare to thy soul.
26 Be thou not one of them that
^strike hands,
Or of them that are sureties for
debts.
27 If thou hast not wherewith to
pay,
1 Or, aofn'n<tt rchom Jehovah hath indignation
2 The word is doubtful. Another reading is,
nerptofore. 3 Or, In
* Or. of a certainly the words &c.
» Or, for 6 Or, crush
" ch. 21. VZ
t> ch. 26. 13
" ch. 5. 3, ref.
d ch. 23. 27
' Eccl. 7. 26
/ch. 13. 24;
23. 14
c ver. 22
h ch. 28. 22
i ch. 5. 1
«-■ ch. 23. 12
' ch. 2. 10
'" ch. 3. 5
" ch. 8. 6
° ch. 8. 10
>> Lk. 1. 3, i
« ch. 25. 13
>■ ch. 23. 10 ;
Ex. 23. 6 ;
Job 31. 16
»Zech.7. 10;
Mai. 3. .5
t ch. 23. 11 ;
1 S. 25. 3.) ;
Ps. 12. 5 ;
35. 10 ; 140.
12 ; Jer.
51. 36
" ch. 29. 22
" 1 Cor. 15.
33
^ch. 6.1;
17. IS
y ch. 20. 16 ;
Ex. 22. 26
= ch. 23. 10 ;
Dt. 19. 14 ;
27. 17 ; Job
24. 2
"Rom. 12.11
b Gen. 41. 46;
1 K. 10. 8
« ver. 20
rf ver. 6
<■ Ps. 141. 4 ;
Dan. 1. 5,
8, 13, 13, 16
■/ ch. 15. 27 ;
28. 20 ;
Mt. 6. 19 ;
1 Tim. 6 9 ;
Heb. 13. 5
y ch. 3. 5, 7 ;
Rom. 12. 16
k ch. 27. 24 ;
1 Tim. 6. 17
' Ps. 141. 4
k ch. 23. 22 ;
Dt. 15. 9
i ch. 26. 24,
25
"' ch. 25. 16
" ch. 1. 7
" ch. 22. 28
P Jer. 22. 3 ;
Zech. 7. 10
« Job 19. 25
>• ch. 22. 23
650
Why should he " take away thy
bed from under thee '?
28 ^Remove not the ancient land-
mark.
Which thy fathers have set.
29 Seest thou a man ''"diligent in
his business 1 he shall '' stand
before kings ;
He shall not stand before ® mean
men.
O O When thou sittest to eat
^ O with a ruler.
Consider diligently ®him that
is before thee ;
2 "And put a knife to thy throat.
If thou be a ''man given to
appetite.
3 Be ''not desirous of his 'dain-
ties ;
Seeing they are deceitful food.
4 -^ Weary not thJ^self to be rich ;
^ Cease " from thine own wis-
dom.
5 ^'^ Wilt thou set thine eyes upon
that which is not ^
For ''riches certainly make them-
selves wings.
Like an eagle that ilieth toward
heaven.
6 ' Eat thou not the bread of him
that * hath an evil eye,
Neither desire thou his dain-
ties :
7 For "as he thinketh within
himself, so is he :
Eat and drink, saith he to thee;
But his ' heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast
eaten shalt thou "* vomit up,
And lose thy sweet words.
9 Speak not in the hearing of a
fool ;
For he will "despise the wisdom
of thy words.
10 "Remove not the ancient land-
mark ;
And Center not into the fieldfj
of the fatherless :
1 1 For their " Redeemer is strong ;
He will *■ plead their cause
against thee.
12 * Apply thy heart unto "in-
struction.
And thine ears to the words of
knowledge.
13 'Withhold not correction from
the child ;
For ^^ if thou beat him with the
rod, he " will not die.
? Or, skilftil 8 Heb. obseure.
9 Or, what i" Or, For thou uilt put
11 Or, bv reason of thine oum understand in q
12 Or. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it ? it is
gone : .Heb. Shn/l thine eyes fly upon it, and it is
not ? IS Or, as one that reckoneth
!■» Or, correction i^ Or, though
23. 14
PKOVERBS
24.10
Sundry Prerepls iiiid Warnings
14 Thou shalt beat him with the
rod,
And shalt ** deliver his soul f roni
Sheol.
15 My son, if thy heart be * wise,
My heart will be glad, even
mine :
16 Yea, my ^ heart will rejoice.
When thy lips speak "right
things.
1 7 Let "* not thy heart envy sin-
ners;
But be thou in the "fear of Jeho-
vah all the day long :
18 For surely there is a '•^•^ reward ;
And thy " hope shall not be cut
off.
19 Hear thou, my son, and ''be
wise.
And 'guide thy heart in the
way.
20 Be not among * winebibbers,
Among 'gluttonous eaters of
flesh :
21 For the "'drunkard and the
glutton shall come to pov-
erty ;
And "drowsiness will clothe a
man with rags.
22 " Hearken unto thy father that
begat thee,
And ^despise not thy mother
when she is old.
23 'Buy the truth, and sell it not;
Yea, wisdom, and instruction,
and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous will
greatly rejoice ;
And /he that begetteth a wise
child will have joy of him.
25 Let thy ' father and thy mother
be glad.
And let her that bare thee re-
joice.
26 My son, *give me thy heart ;
And let thine eyes ^ " delight in
my ways.
27 For a harlot is a "deep ditch ;
And a -^ foreign woman is a nar-
row pit.
28 Yea, sne ^'lieth in wait ^as a
robber.
And increaseth the treacherous
among men.
29 Who hath ^^woe? who hath
® sorrow 1 who hath conten-
tions %
Who hath complaining? who
hath wounds without cause 1
Who hath ■^ redness of eyes %
1 Heb. reins.
2 Or, xeqiiel Or, fnture, Heb. latter end.
3 Another reading is, observe.
* Or, as for a prev
s Heb. Oh ! « Heb. Alas ! 7 Or. darkness
"■ 1 Cor. .5. .5
'' ver. 24, 25 ;
ch. 27. 11 ;
29. 3
" ch. 8. 6
d Ch. 24. 1,
19 ; Ps. 37. 1
" ch. 28. 14
/ch. 24. 14;
Ps. 19. 11 ;
.58. 11
f Ps. 9. 18
^ ch. 6. 6
i ch. 4. 23 ;
9. 6
* ver. 29, 30 ;
ch. 20. 1 ;
Is 5. 22 ;
Mt. 24. 49 ;
Lk. 21. 34 ;
Rom. 13.
13 ; Eph. 5.
18
' ch. 28. 7 ;
Dt. 21. 20
™ ch. 21. 17
" ch. 6. 10,
11 ; 20. 13
" ch. 1. 8 ;
Eph. 6. 1
^'ch. 1.5. 20;
30. 17
9 ch. 4. 7 ;
18. 15 ; Mt.
13. 44
»■ ch. 10. 1 ;
15. 20 ; 29. 3
" ch. 27. 11
* ch. 3. 1 ; 4. 4
" Ps. 1. 2 ;
119. 24
" ch. 22. 14
^ ch. 2. 16 ;
6. 20, ref.
y ch. 6. 26 ;
7. 12 ; Eccl.
7, 26
' Is. 5. 11, 22
» ch. 20. 1 ;
1 S. 25. 36 ;
Is. 5. 11 ;
28. 7 ; Eph.
5. 18
6 Ps. 75. 8
'■• S. S. 7. 9
d .Tob 20. 16
0 Ps. 91. 13 ;
Is. 11. 8
/ ch. 2. 12
•J Jer. 5. 3
h ch. 26. 11 ;
Is 56. 12
» ver. 19 ;
ch. 3. 31 ;
23. 17 ; Ps.
37. 1
k ch. 1. 15 ;
Ps. 1. 1
' Is. 30. 12 ;
Jer. 22. 17
"' Job 15. 35 ;
Ps. 10. 7 ;
38. 12
" ch. 9. 1 ;
14. 1
° ch. 8. 21
i' ch. 21. 22,
ref.
9 ch. 20. 18
»■ ch. 11. 14,
ref.
' ch. 14. 6 ;
17. 16 ; Ps.
10. 5
« Job 5 4 ;
Ps. 127. 5
" ch. 6 14 ;
14. 22 ;
Rom. 1. 30
"' Is. 59. 7
'^ Dt. 20. 8 ;
Job 4. 5 :
Jer, 51 46 ;
Heb. 12. 3
651
30 They that "tarry long at the»
wine ;
They that go to ®seek out
''mixed wine.
31 Look not thou upon the wine
when it is red,
When it sparkleth in the cup.
When it ""goeth down smoothly:
32 At the last it "bite th like a ser-
pent.
And stingeth like an " adder.
33 Thineeyes shall behold ^"strange
things.
And thy heart shall utter •''per-
verse things.
34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that
lieth down in the midst of the
sea.
Or as he that lieth upon the top
of a mast.
35 They have ^stricken me, ?}ialt
thou say, and I was not hurt ;
They have beaten me, and I
felt it not :
When shall I awake % I will
''seek it yet again.
O A Be not thou 'envious against
w jt evil men ;
Neither desire to '' be with
them : _
2 For their heart studieth 'op-
pression.
And their lips '"talk of mischief.
3 Through "wisdom is a house
builded ;
And by understanding it is
established ;
4 And by knowledge are the
chambers "filled
With all precious and pleasant
riches.
5 A ^ wise man " is strong ;
Yea, a man of knowledge ^"in-
creaseth might.
6 For 9 by wise guidance thou
shalt make thy war ;
And '"in the multitude of coun-
sellors there is ■'•' safety.
7 Wisdom is ' too high for a fool :
He openeth not his mouth 'in
the gate.
8 He that " deviseth to do evil.
Men shall call him a mischief-
maker.
9 The "thought of foolishness is
sin ;
And the scoffer is an abomina-
tion to men.
10 If thou /faint in the day of
adversity.
Thy strength is small.
» Or, try ' Or. wovpth itself aright
1" Or, s/rnvoe iromfv n Heb. is in strength.
12 Heb. strenglheneth might. w Qr, victory
24.11
PKOVERBS
25.4
Sundry Precepts and Warnings. Snndry Similitndcs and Moral Lessons
11" Deliver them that are carried
away unto death,
And those that are ^ ready to
be slain '^ see that thou hold
back.
1 2 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew
not ^ this ;
Doth not he that *weigheth the
hearts '' consider it 1
And he that '' keepeth thy soul,
" doth not he know it 1
And shall not he -^render to
every man according to his
work 1
13 My son, eat thou "honey, for it
is good ;
And the * droppings of the
honeycomb, which are sweet
to thy taste :
14 So shalt thou know 'wisdom to
be unto thy soul ;
If thou hast found it, then shall
there be a * reward.
And thy hope shall not be cut
off.
1 5 ' Lay not wait, ^ O wicked man,
against the ^habitation or
the righteous ;
Destroy not his ® resting-place :
16 For a "righteous man falleth
seven times, and riseth up
again ;
But the " wicked are overthrown
by calamity.
17" Rejoice not when thine enemy
falleth.
And let not thy heart be glad
when he is overthrown j
18 Lest Jehovah see it, and it dis-
please him.
And he turn away his wrath
from him.
19 ^Fret not thyself because of
evil-doers ;
Neither be thou * envious at the
wicked :
20 For *■ there shall be no ' reward
to the evil man ;
The 'lamp of the wicked shall
be put out.
21 My son, " fear thou Jehovah and
the king ;
And company not with them
that are given to change :
22 For their ^calamity shall rise
suddenly ;
And the destruction "^ from them
both, who knoweth it 1
23 These also are ''sayings of the
wise.
1 Heb. tottering to the slaughter.
2 Or, forbear thou not to deliver ' Or, this man
* Or, as a wicked man ^ Or, pasture
6 Or, fold 1 Or, of their years
" Ps. 82. 4 ;
Is. 58. 6, 7
f> ch. 21. 2 ;
1 S. 16. 7
<^ Eccl. 5. 8
ri Ps. 121. 3-8
'' Ps. 94. 9-11
/ch. 12. 14;
Job 34. 11,
ref.
'J ch. 25. 16 ;
Ps. 19. 10 ;
119. 103 ;
S. S. 5. 1
A ch. 16. 24 ;
27. 7;
S. S. 4. 11
i Ch. 2. 10
k ch. 23. 18
' Ps. 10. 9, 10
'" Job 5. 19 ;
Ps. 37. 24 ;
Mic. 7. 8
« ver. 22 ;
ch. 6. 15 ;
14. 32 ;
Jer. 18. 17
" ch. 17. 5 ;
Job 31. 29 ;
Ps. 35. 15,
19; Obad.
12
P Ps. 37. 1
1 ver. 1 ;
ch. 23. 17
»■ Job 15. 31
" ch. 23. 18
' ch. 13. 9 ;
20. 20 ; Job
18. 5, 6 ;
21.17
" Rom. 13.
1-7 ; 1 Pet.
2. 17
" ver. 16
•^ ch. 1. 6 ;
22. 17
^ch. 18.5;
28. 21
^ ch. 17. 15
" cJi. 11. 26
b ch. 28. 23
" ch. 16. 24
d ch. 27.
23-27
" ch. 25. 18
/Lev. 6. 2,
3 ; 19. 11 ;
Eph. 4. 25
" ch. 20. 22 ;
Mt. 5. 39 ;
Rom. 12. 17
ft ver. 30-34 :
ch. 6. 6-11
' ch. 6. 32
k Job 30. 7
' Is. 5. 5
"' ch. 6. 9-11 ;
20. 13
" ch. 1. 1
' Dt. 29. 29 ;
Rom. 11. 33
1 ch. 26. 23 :
Ezek. 22. 13
652
To/ have respect of persons in
judgment is not good.
24 He that ^ saith unto the wicked.
Thou art righteous,
"Peoples shall curse him, na-
tions shall abhor him ;
25 But * to them that rebuke him
shall be delight,
And a good blessing shall come
upon them.
26 He '^kisseth the lips
Who giveth a '^ rignt answer.
27 Prepare thy work without,
And "^ make it ready for thee in
the field ;
And afterwards build thy
house.
28 Be not a '"witness against thy
neighbor without cause ;
^And •''deceive not with thy
lips.
29 ^Say not, I will do so to him as
he hath done to me ;
I will render to the man accord-
ing to his work.
30 I '' went by the field of the slug-
gard.
And by the vineyard of the
man ' void of understanding ;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over
with thorns.
The face thereof was covered
with ^^ * nettles.
And the stone 'wall thereof
was broken down.
32 Then I beheld, and considered
well ;
I saw, and received instruction :
33 ""-Yet a little sleep, a little slum-
ber,
A little folding of the hands to
sleep ;
34 So shall thy poverty come as a
robber,
And thy want as an armed man.
O ^ These also are "proverbs
^ tJ of Solomon, which the men
of Hezekiah king of Judah copied
out.
2 It is the glory of God to " con-
ceal a thing ;
But the glory of ^' kings is to
search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height, and
the earth for depth.
So the heart of kings is un-
searchable.
4 Take away the ' dross from the
silver,
8 Or, kisseth with the lips
9 Heb. And ivouldesl thou deceive with thy lips J
10 Or, wild vetches
25.5
PROVERBS
26.4
Sandry Similitudes and Moral Lessons
And there cometh forth a vessel
for the " refiner :
5 Take away the * wicked from
before tne king,
And his " throne shall be estab-
lished in righteousness.
6 ^ Put not thyself forward in the
presence of the king,
And stand not in the place of
great men :
7 For •* better is it that it be said
unto tliee, Come up hither,
Than that thou shouldest be
put lower in the presence of
the prince,
Whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Go not forth ' hastily to strive,
'■^Lest tJiou know not what to do
in the end thereof.
When thy neighbor hath put
thee to shame.
9 •''Debate thy cause with thy
neighbor himself,
^And s' disclose not the secret
of another ;
10 Lest he that heareth it revile
thee,
And thine infamy turn not
away.
HA'' word ■* fitly spoken
Is ^^^•e apples of gold in network
of silver.
12 As^Sin. ' ear-ring of gold, and an
* ornament of 'fine gold,
So is a wise reprover upon an
'"obedient ear.
1 3 As the " cold of snow in the time
of harvest,
So is a "faithful messenger to
them that send him ;
For he refresheth the soul of
his masters.
14: As ^clouds and "wind without
rain,
So is he that ''boasteth himself
•^ of his gifts falsely.
1 5 By long " forbearing is a '' ruler
persuaded.
And a 'soft tongue breaketh
the bone.
IG Hast thou "found honey 1 eat
"so much as is sufiicient for
thee,
Lest thou be filled therewith,
and vomit it.
17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy
neighbor's house.
Lest he be * weary of thee, and
hate thee.
1 Heb. Glorify not thyself.
2 Or, Zest it be said in ike end thereof, What
wilt thou do f When &c. 3 Or, But
* Or, in due season s Qy, a nose-ring
' Heb. in a gift of falsehood.
1 Or, judge » Heb. full of thee.
" Mai. 3. 2, 3
!- ch. 20. 8
•^ ch. 16. 12
rf Lk. 14. 7-11
« ch. n. 14 ;
Mt. 5. 25
/ Mt. 18. 15
» ch. 11. 13
h ch. 15. 23
' Ex. 32. 2 ;
35. 22 ;
Ezek. 16.
12
k 2 S. 1. 24
' Job 28. 17
'" ch. 15. 31 ;
20. 12
" ver. 25
" ch. 13. 17
'' Jude 12
9 Jar. 5. 13 ;
Mic. 2. 11
'■ ch. 20. 6
* ch. 16. 14 ;
Gen. 32. 4 ;
1 S. 25. 24 ;
Eccl. 10. 4
t ch. 15. 1
" Judg. 14.
8 ; 1 S. 14.
25
" ver. 27
^ ch. 24. 28 ;
Ex. 20. 16
y ch. 12. 18 ;
Ps. 57. 4
' Jer. 9. 8
" Job 6. 15
b Ex. 23. 4,
5: 2K. 6.
22 ; 2 Chr.
28. 15 ;
Mt. 5. 44 ;
Rom. 12. 20
<^ Mt. 6. 4, 6
(' Ps. 101. 5
' ch. 21. 9
/ ver. 13
y ch. 15. 30
A Ezek. 32.
2 ; 34. 18, 19
' ver. 16
«•■ ch. 27. 2
' 2 Chr. 32.
5 ; Neh.
1.3
" ver. 8
P ch. 17. 7
9 ch. 27. 8 ;
Is. 16. 2
'■ Num. 23.
8 ; Dt. 23.
5 ; 2 S. 16.
12
* Ps. 32. 9
i ch. 10. 13 ;
19. 29
" ch. 23. 9 ;
29.9
1 8 A man that beareth ^ false wit-
ness against his neighbor
Is a maul, and a 2' sword, and a
sharp - arrow.
19 Confidence in an "unfaithful
man in time of trouble
Is like a broken tooth, and a
foot out of joint.
20 .4s one that taketh off a gar-
rnent in cold weather, and as
vinegar upon soda,
So is he that singeth songs to a
heavy heart.
21 *If ^ thine enemy be hungry,
give him bi'ead to eat ;
And if he be thirsty, give him
water to drink :
22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire
upon his head.
And '^ Jehovah will reward thee.
23 The north wind bringeth forth
rain ;
So doth a ** backbiting tongue
an angry countenance.
2-1 It is "better to dwell in the cor-
ner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman
in a wide house.
25 As -^cold waters to a ^"thirsty
soul.
So is *'good news from a far
country.
26 As a ^^'' troubled fountain, and
a corrupted spring.
So is a righteous man that ^^ giv-
eth way before the wicked.
27 It is 'not good to eat much
honey ;
"So for men to * search out
their own glory is grievous.
28 "He whose 'spirit is without
restraint
Is like a ™city that is broken
down and without walls.
O /I* As snow in summer, and as
^ vJ " rain in harvest,
So "honor is not ^seemly for a
fool.
2 As the * sparrow in her wander-
ing, as the swallow in her
flying.
So the *■ curse that is causeless
^^alighteth not.
3 A ' whip for the horse, a bridle
for the ass.
And a 'rod for the back of fools.
4 "Answer not a fool according
to his folly.
Lest thou also be like unto him.
9 Heb. he that hateth thee. i" Or, weary
11 Heb. trmnpletl. 12 Or, is moved
13 Or, But for men to search out their own glori
IS glory The Hebrew text is obscure,
n Or, He that hath no rule over his spirit
15 Heo. Cometh not.
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26.5
PROVEKBS
27.7
Sundry Similitudes and Moral Lessons
5 " Answer a fool according to his
folly.
Lest he be * wise in ^ his own
conceit.
6 He that " sendeth a message by
the hand of a fool
Cutteth off his own feet, and
drinketh in damage.
7 The legs of the lame hang
loose ;
So is a ''parable in the mouth
of fools.
8 As one that bindeth a stone in
a sling,
So is he that giveth ^ honor to a
fool.
9 As a, thorn that goeth up into
the hand of a drunkard.
So is a ^ parable in the mouth of
fools.
10 ^As an archer that woundeth
all,
So is he that hireth a fool and
he that hireth them that pass
by.
11 As ^ a dog that returneth to his
vomit,
jSo is a fool that * repeateth his
folly.
1 2 Seest thou a man ' wise in ^ his
own conceit 1
* There is more hope of a fool
than of him.
1 3 The ' sluggard saith, There is a
lion in the way ;
A lion is in the streets.
14 -4s the door turneth upon its
hinges.
So doth the "* sluggard upon his
bed.
1 5 The " sluggard burieth his hand
in the dish ;
It wearieth him to bring it
again to his mouth.
IG The sluggard is "wiser in ^his
ov/n conceit
Than seven men that can ^p ren-
der a I'eason.
17 ^He that passeth by, and vex-
eth himself with ^ strife be-
longing not to him.
Is like one that taketh a dog by
the ears.
18 As a madman who casteth *■ fire-
brands.
Arrows, and death,
19 So is the man that 'deceiveth
his neighbor.
And saith, Am not I in sport ?
1 Heb. his own eyes.
2 Or, ^ mnster rcorker formefh all things ; But
he that hireth the fool is as one that hireth them
that pass by Tlie Hebrew text is obscure.
3 Or, answer discreetly
* Or. He that vereth himself . . . Is like one that
taketh a passing dog &c.
°- Mt. IG. 1-4 ;
21. 24-27
b ch. 3. 7 ; 2S.
11 ; Rom.
12. 16
"^ ch. 10. 26
d ver. 9
' ver. 1
/ver. 7
y 2 Pet. 2. 22
'' Ex. 8. 15
I ch. 3. 7 ;
26. 5
*•• ch. 29. 20
' ch. 22. 13
'" ch. 6. 9
" ch. 19. 24
" ver. 5, 12
v ch. 27. 11 ;
1 Pet. 3. 15
« ch. 3. 30
'■ Is. 50. 11
" Ch. 24. 28
« ch. 16. 28
" ch. 22. 10
" ch. 15. 18 ;
29. 22 ; 30.
33
" ch. 18. 8
y Mt. 23. 27 ;
Lk. 11. 39
' ch. 25. 4
" ch. 10. 18 ;
Ps. 41. 6
(- ch. 12. 20
<^ ver. 23 ;
Ps. 28. 3 ;
Jer. 9. 8
d Mt. 23. 28
« Lk. 8. 17
/ch. 28. 10;
Ps. 7.15;
Eccl. 10. 8
' ch. 29. 5
A Lk. 12. 19,
20 ; Jas. 4.
14
' ch. 25. 27 ;
2 Cor. 10.
12, IS ; 12.
11
I ch. 12. 16
'ch. 28.23;
Gal. 2. 14
" ch. 20 30 ;
Ps. 141. 5
° Mt. 26. 49
P ch. 25. 16
654
20 For lack of wood the fii-e goeth
out;
And where there is no ' whis-
perer, " contention ceaseth.
21 As coals are to hot embers, and
wood to fire,
So is a " contentious man to in-
fiame strife.
22 The -^ words of a whisperer are
as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the in-
nermost parts.
23 Fervent lips and a wicked
heart
Are like an earthen ^ vessel over-
laid with silver ^ dross.
24 He that "hateth dissembleth
with his lips ;
But he layeth up * deceit within
him :
25 When he ""speaketh fair, believe
him not ;
For there are seven abomina-
tions in his heart :
26 Though his hatred ''cover itself
with guile.
His wickedness shall be * openly
showed before the assembly.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall ■'fall
therein ;
And he that rolleth a stone, it
shall return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those
whom it hath ^ wounded ;
And a " flattering mouth work-
eth ruin.
O ^ Boast not thyself of to-
^ • morrow ;
For thou '' knqwest not what a
day may bring forth.
2 Let 'another man praise thee,
and not thine own mouth ;
A stranger, and not thine own
lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand
weighty ;
But a * fool's vexation is heav-
ier than they both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is
" overwhelming ;
But who is able to stand before
' jealousy %
5 Better is '" open rebuke
Than love that is hidden.
6 Faithful are the " wounds of a
friend ;
But the " kisses of an enemy are
profuse.
7 The ''full soul '^loatheth a honey-
comb ;
But to the hungry soul every
bitter thing is sweet.
' Heb. crushed. « Heb. a flood.
1 Heb. trampleih upon.
27.8
PEOVERBS
28.9
Sundry Similitudes and Moral Lessons. Sundry Antitheti<^ Proverbs
8 As a " bii'd that wandei'eth from
her nest,
So is a man that ' wandereth
from his place.
9 " Oil and perfume rejoice the
heart ;
So doth the sweetness of a
man's friend tliat cometh of
hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and ''thy
father's friend, forsake not ;
And go not to thy brother's
house in the day of thy
calamity :
Better is a " neighbor that is
near than a brother far off.
11 My son, •'^be wise, and make
my heart glad,
That I may ^answer him that
reproacheth me.
12 '^ A prudent man seeth the evil,
and hideth himself ;
But the simple pass on, and
sufier for it.
13 'Take his garment that is
surety for a stranger ;
And hold him in pledge that is
surety for a foreign woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with
a loud voice, rising early in
the morning.
It shall be counted a curse to
him.
15 A * continual dropping in a
very rainy day
And a contentious woman ai'e
alike :
16 He that would ^restrain her
" restraineth the wind ;
And ^his right hand encounter-
eth oil.
1 7 Iron sharpeneth iron ;
So a man sharpeneth the
countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the 'fig-tree
shall eat the fruit thereof ;
And he that '"regardeth his
master shall be honored.
19 *As in water face answereth to
face.
So the heart of man to man.
20 " Sheol and Abaddon are " never
satisfied ;
And the p e.^Q^ of man are never
satisfied.
21 The 'refining pot is for silver,
and the furnace for gold ;
And a man 'is tried by ®his
praise.
1 Heb. hide. 2 Heb. h'cleth.
3 Or, the oil of hix right hand betrayeth itself
4 Or, As nmter showeth face to face., so the
heart showeth man to man
■• Or, that which he praiseth Or, that whereof
'le boncteth
° ch. 26. 2 ;
Is. 16. 2
6 Gen. 21. 14
' Ps. 23. 5 ;
141. 5
>' 1 K. 12. 6-
8 ; 2 Chr.
10. b-8
" ch. 17. 17 ;
18. 24
/ch. 10. 1;
23. 15 ; 29. 3
'■' Ps. lilt. 42
'' ch. 22. 3
' ch. 20. 16
*; ch. 19. 13
' 2 K. 18. 31 ;
S. S. 8. 12;
Is. 36. 16 ;
1 Cor. 3. 8 ;
9. 7;2Tim.
2. 6
™ Lk. 12. 42-
44 ; 19. 17
"ch. 15. U;
Job 26. 6
" ch. 30. 15,
16; Hab.
2. 5
P Eccl. 1. 8 ;
4. 8
1 ch. 17. 3
>■ Lk. 6. 26
' ch. 23. 36 ;
26. 11 ;
Jer. 5. 3
' Jer. 31. 10;
Ezek. 34.
12 ; Jn.
10. 3
" ch. 23. 5
" Job 19. 9 ;
Ps. 89. 39 ;
Jer. 13. 18 ;
Lam. 5. 16 ;
Ezek.21.26
^ Is. 17. 0 ;
Jer. 40. 10,
12
y Lev. 26. 17,
36 ; Ps. 53.
'■ i K. 16. 8-
23; 2K. 15.
8-15
"ch. 11. 11
& Mt. 18. 28
"= Ps. 49. 18 ;
Rom. 1. 32
d IK. 18.18;
Neh. 13. 11,
15 ; Mt. 3.
7 ; 14. 4 ;
Eph. 5. 11
«Ps. 92. 6;
Is. 6. 9 ;
44. 18
/ch. 2. 9;
Ps. 119.100;
■Tn. 7. 17 ;
1 Cor. 2.15;
■ 1 Jn. 2. 20,
27
'■' ch 19. 1
'' ver. 18
t Ex 22. 25 ;
Lev. 25. 36
'ch 13. 22;
Job 27. 17
"^ ch. 14. 31
22 Though thou shouldest 'bray a
fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with bruised grain.
Yet will not his foolishness de-
part from him.
23 Be thou ' diligent to know the
state of thy flocks.
And look well to thy herds :
24 For " riches are not for ever ;
And doth the "crown endure
unto all generations ?
25 The "hay is carried, and the
tender grass showeth itself,
And the herbs of the mountains
are -^ gathered in.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing,
And the goats are the price of
the field ;
27 And tJiere will he goats' milk
enovigh for thy food, for the
food of thy household.
And maintenance for thy
maidens.
28
655
The wicked ''flee when no
man pursueth ;
But the righteous are bold as a
lion.
2 For the transgression of a
land Mnany are the princes
thereof ;
But " by '' men of understanding
and knowledge the state
thereof shall be prolonged.
3 A * needy man that oppresseth
the poor
Is like a sweeping rain ® which
leaveth no food.
4 They that forsake the law
" praise the wicked ;
But such as keep the law ''con-
tend with them.
5 Evil men '^^ understand not jus-
tice;
But they that seek Jehovah
■^understand all things.
6 " Better is the poor that walketh
in his integrity,
Than he that is ^^ perverse in
his ways, though he be rich.
7 Whoso keepeth the law is a
wise son ;
But he that is a companion of
' gluttons shameth his father.
8 He that augmenteth his sub-
stance by * interest and in
crease,
Gathereth it ' for him that
"hath pity on the poor.
9 He that turneth away his ear
from hearing the law,
« Heb. grass. 8 Heb. without fond.
1 Or, a man ^ Heb. perverse of two ways.
28.10
PROVERBS
29.8
Sundry IntiUtetic Proverbs
Even his " prayer is an abomi-
nation.
10 Whoso causeth the upright to
go astray in an evil way,
He shall /fall himself into his
own pit ;
But the ''perfect shall inherit
good.
11 The rich man is "^ wise in ' his
own conceit ;
But the poor that hath under-
standing " searcheth him out.
12 When the ■'^ righteous triumph,
there is great glory ;
But ^ when the wicked rise, men
^ hide themselves.
13 He that "covereth his trans-
gressions shall not prosper ;
But whoso 'confesseth and
forsaketh them shall obtain
mercy.
14 Happy is the man that *fear-
eth alway ;
But he that 'hardeneth his
heart shall fall into ^mis-
chief.
15 ^s a '" roaring lion, and a rang-
ing bear.
So is a "wicked ruler over a
poor people.
16 *The "prince that lacketh un-
derstanding is also a great
oppressor ;
But he that hateth covetous-
ness shall prolong his days.
1 7 A man that is -^ laden with the
blood of any person
Shall flee unto the pit ; let no
man stay him..
18 Whoso «walketh uprightly
shall be delivered ;
But ^ he that is *■ perverse in his
ways shall fall at once.
19 'He that tilleth his land shall
' have plenty of bread ;
But ' he that foUoweth after
vain jiersons shall have pov-
erty enough.
20 A "faithful man shall abound
with blessings;
But he that "maketh haste to be
rich shall not be unpunished.
21 To ■"'have respect of persons is
not good ;
^Neither that a man should
^transgress for a piece of
bread.
22 He that hath an ^ evil eye "hast-
eth after riches,
1 Heb. hix own eyes.
2 Heb. vnist be searched for. 3 Or, calamity
* Or, 0 jirince that lacl-est understanding and
art a great oppressor. Be <£-c.
s Or, he tliat walketh perversely in, two ways
f Or, For for a piece of bread a man will trans-
gress
" ch. 15. 8 ;
21. 27 ;
Ps. 66. 18 ;
109. 7
b ch. 26. 27 ;
Ps. 7. 15
« Mt. 6. 33 ;
Heb. 6. 12 ;
1 Pet. 3. 9
d ch. 3. 7 ;
26. 5, 12
f ch. 18. 17
/ ch. 11. 10 ;
29. 2
s ver. 28 ;
Eccl. 10.
5,6
''Job 31. 33;
Ps. 32. 3
i P?. 32. 5 ;
1 Jn. 1. 9
k ch. 23. 17
' Ps. 95. 8 ;
Rom. 2 5
"' ch. 19. 12 ;
1 Pet. 5. 8
" ch. 29. 2 ;
Ex. 1. 14 ;
Mt. 2. 16
0 Eccl. 10.
16; Is. 3. 12
P Gen. 9. 6 ;
Ex. 21. 14
9 ver, 26
»" ch. 10. 27
» ch. 12. 11
' ch. 20. 13
" ch. 10. 6 ;
Mt. 24. 45 ;
25. 21
" ver. 22 :
ch. 20. 21 ;
1 Tim. 6. 9
^ ch. 24 23
y Ezek. 13. 19
^ ch. 23. 6
" ver. 20 ;
ch. 21. 5
b ch. 27. 5, 6
<^ ch. 29. 5
rf ch. 19. 26
<■ ch. 18. 9
/ch. 15. 27
y ch. 15. 18
A ch. 29. 25
i ch. 11. 25 ;
13. 4
'■: ch. 3. 5
' ver. 18
"' ch. 11. 24 ;
19.17
" ch. 21. 13
° ver. 12
Pch. 1.24-31;
1 S. 2. 25 ;
2 Chr. 36.
16
9 ch. 6. 15
'■ ch. 11. 10 ;
28. 12 ;
Esth. 8. 15
' ch. 28. 15 •
t ch. 10. 1 ;
15. 20 ; 27.
11 ; 28. 7
" ch. 5. 10 ;
6. 26 : Lk.
15. 30
^' ver. 14 ;
ch. 8. 15 ;
2 Chr. 9. 8
* ch. 15. 27
y Ps. 5. 9
' ch. 22. 5 ;
Eccl 9. 12
" Ex 15. 1
l-ch 31. 8.9;
Job 29. 16 ;
Ps 41. 1
"^ ch. 11. 11
d ch. 16. 14
656
And knoweth not that want
shall come upon him.
23 He that *rebuketh a man shall
afterward find more favor
Than he that ''flattereth with
the tongue.
24 Whoso ''robbeth his father or
his mother, and saith, It is
no transgression,
The same is the * companion of
a destroyer.
25 He that is of a -^greedy spirit
^stirreth up strife;
But he that * putteth his trust
in Jehovah shall 'be made
fat.
26 He that *trusteth in his own
heart is a fool ;
But whoso ' walketh wisely, he
shall be delivered.
27 He that '"giveth unto the poor
shall not lack ;
But he that "hideth his eyes
shall have many a curse.
28 When "the wicked rise, men
hide themselves ;
But when they perish, the
righteous increase.
r)Q He that being ^ often re-
^ Xj proved hardeneth his
neck
Shall * suddenly be destroyed,
and that without remedy.
2 When the *■ righteous '^are in-
creased, the people rejoice;
But * when a wicked man bear-
eth rule, the people sigh._
3 Whoso *loveth wisdom rejoic-
eth his father ;
But he that " keepeth company
with harlots wasteth his
substance.
4 The " king by justice establish-
eth the land ;
But *he that ""exacteth gifts
overthroweth it.
5 A man that ^flattereth his
neighbor
Spreadeth a net for his steps.
6 In the transgression of an evil
man there is a ^ snare ;
But the righteous doth "sing
and rejoice.
7 The ^righteous taketh knowl-
edge of the cause of the
poor ;
The wicked ^hath not under-
standing to know it.
8 Scoffers " set a city in a flame ;
But •* wise men turn away
wrath.
1 Or, are in authority
8 Or, he that imposeth tribute Heb. a man o]
offerings. 9 Or, understandeth not knowledge
29.9
PROVERBS
30.8
Snndry Antithetic Proverbs. Sandry Observations concerning Men and Things
9 If a wise man hath a contro-
versy with a foolish man,
^ Whether he be angry or laugh,
there will be no rest.
10 The "bloodthirsty hate him
that is perfect ;
^And as for the upright, they
seek his life.
1 1 A * fool uttereth all his ^ anger ;
But a "wise man keepeth it
back and stilleth it.
12 If a "^ ruler hearkeneth to false-
hood.
All his servants are wicked.
13 The "poor man and the op-
pressor rneet together;
Jehovah •'^lighteneth the eyes
of them both.
14 The <> king that faithfully judg-
eth the poor,
His ''throne shall be established
for ever.
15 The 'rod and reproof give
wisdom ;
But a child left to himself
* causeth shame to his
mother.
16 When the wicked *are in-
creased, transgression in-
creaseth ;
But the ' righteous shall look
upon their fall.
17™ Correct thy son, and he will
give thee rest ;
Yea, he will " give delight unto
thy soul.
18 Where there is "no vision, the
people p cast off restraint ;
But he that * keepeth the law,
happy is he.
19 A servant will not be corrected
by words ;
For though he understand, he
will not ^give heed.
20 Seest thou a man that is *" hasty
in his ^ words ?
There is ^niore hope of a fool
than of him.
21 He that delicately bringeth up
his servant from a child
Shall have him ' become '' a son
at the last.
22 An "angry man stirreth up
sti'ife.
And a " wrathful man abound-
eth in transgression.
23 A man's ^ pride shall bring him
low ;
But he that is of a * lowly spirit
shall obtain honor.
1 Or, Be rageth and laugheth, and there is no
rest 2 Or, But the upright care for his soul
3 Heb. spirit. ■* Or, are in authority
5 Heb. answer. « Or, busine.is
1 The meaning of the word is doubtful.
" Gen. 4. 5-
8 ; 1 Jn, 3.
12
b ch, 12. 16 ;
14. 33
' ch. 19. 11
rf 1 K. 12. 14
« ch. 22. 2
/Ezr. 9. 8;
Ps 13. 3
^ Ps. 72. 4 ;
Is. 11. 4
'' ch. 16. 12 ;
25. 5
' ch. 13. 24 ;
22. 15
* ch. 10. 1 ;
17. 25
( ch. 21. 12 ;
Ps. 37. 34,
36 ; 58. 1(1 ;
91. 8 ; 92. 11
'" ver. 15
" ch. 10. 1
» 1 S. 3. 1 ;
Ps. 74. 9 ;
Am. 8. 11,
12
P Ex. 32 25
« ch. 8. 32 ;
Ps. 1. 1, 2 ;
106. 3 ; 119.
2 ; Jn. 13.
17
'■ Jas. 1. 19
" ch. 26. 12
i ch. 30. 23
" ch. 15. 18 ;
26. 21
" ch. 17. 19
^ ch. U. 2 ;
16. 18 ;
2 S. 22. 28 ;
Dan. 4. 30,
31 ; Mt. 23.
12 ; Jas.
4.6
y ch. 15. 33 ;
18. 12; 22. 4;
Is. 66. 2;
Lk. 14. 11 ;
18. 14 ;
Jas. 4. 10
' ch. 15. 32
" Lev. 5. 1
l> Gen. 12.
12 ; 20. 2 ;
Lk. 12. 4 ;
Jn. 12. 42,
43
'^ ch. 18. 10 ;
28. 25 ; Ps.
91. 1-16
d ch. 19. 6
" Is. 49. 4 ;
1 Cor. 4 4
/ch. 12. 8;
Ps. 6. 8 ;
139. 21, 22
^ ver. 10 ;
Ps. 69. 4 ;
Mt. 10. 22 ;
24. 9 ; Jn.
15. 18: 17.
14; lJn.3.
13
'' ch. 31. 1
' ch. 12. 1 ;
Ps. 49. 10
* ch. 9. 10
' Ps. 68. 18 ;
Jn. 3. 13 ;
Eph. 4. 8
"' Ex. 15. 10 ;
Ps. 135. 7
" Job 26. 8 ;
38. 8, 9
" Ps. 24. 2 ;
Is. 45. 18
P Rev. 19. 12
« Ps. 12. 6 ;
18. 30
"• ch. 2. 7 ;
657
24 Whoso is partner with a thief
Miateth his own soul ;
He "heareth the adjuration
and uttereth nothing.
25 The *fear of man bringeth a
snare ;
But whoso " putteth his trust in
Jehovah * shall be safe.
26 ''Many seek the ruler's favor ;
But a man's "judgment cometh
from Jehovah.
27 An ''unjust man is an abomina-
tion to the righteous ;
And he that is ^ upright in the
way is an abomination to
the wicked.
30
The words of Agur the
son of *• Jakeh ; the ^°* oracle.
The man saith " unto Ithiel,
unto Ithiel and Ucal :
2 Surely I am more ' brutish than
any man.
And have not the understand-
ing of a man ;
3 And I have not learned wisdom,
^^ Neither have I the * knowledge
of the Holy One.
4 Who hath 'ascended up into
heaven, and descended'?
Who hath gathered the '"wind
in his fists'?
Who hath " bound the waters in
his garment 1
Who hath "established all the
ends of the earth "?
What is his ''name, and what
is his son's name, if thou
knowest 1
5 Every * word of God is ^^ tried :
He is a *■ shield unto them that
take refuge in him.
6 * Add thou not unto his words.
Lest he reprove thee, and thou
be found a liar.
7 Two things have I asked of
thee ;
Deny me them not before I
die :
8 Remove far from me falsehood
and lies ;
Give me neither poverty nor
riches ;
Ps. 3. 3 ; 84. 11 " Dt. 4. 2 ; 12. 32 ; Rev. 22. 18
8 Heb. shall be set on high.
9 Or, Jakeh, of Massa See Gen. 25. 14.
10 Or, burden
11 Or, as otherwise read, / have wearied myself,
0 God, I have wearied myself, 0 Ood, ana am
consumed : For I am d'O.
12 Or, That I should have the hnoivledge &c.
13 Heb. purified.
30.9
PROVERBS
30.33
Snndry Observations concerning Men and Things
Feed me vs^ith Hhe "food that
is needful for me :
9 Lest I be *full, and "deny thee,
and say, Who is Jehovah 1
Or lest I be ** poor, and steal,
And '^"use profanely the name
of my God.
10 Slander not a servant unto his
master.
Lest he •'curse thee, and thou
be held guilty.
1 1 There is a generation that
"curse their father.
And bless not their mother.
12 There is a generation that are
''pure in their own eyes.
And yet are not washed from
their filthiness.
13 There is a generation, oh how
' lofty are their eyes !
And their eyelids are lifted up.
14 There is a generation whose
* teeth are as swords, and
their ' jaw teeth as knives.
To '"devour the poor from off
the earth, and the needy
from among men.
15 The ^horseleach hath two
daughters, * crying. Give,
give.
There are three things that are
never satisfied.
Yea, four that say not. Enough :
1 G " Sheol ; and the " barren womb ;
The earth that is not satisfied
with water ;
And the fire that saith not.
Enough.
17 The ej'e that ^mocketh at his
father.
And *despiseth to obey his
mother.
The *■ ravens of ® the valley shall
pick it out,
And the "young ''eagles shall
eat it.
18 There are three things which
are too wonderful for me.
Yea, four which I know not :
1 9 The way of an * eagle in the
air ;
The way of a serpent upon a
rock ;
The way of a ship in the midst
of the sea ;
And the way of a man with a
maiden.
1 Heb. the bread of my portion.
2 Heb. handle the name. a Or, vampire
* Or, ci^led ^ Or, t>ie brook « Or, vultures
" Job 23. 12 ;
Mt. 6. 11
b Dt. 8. 12 ;
31. 20 ;
Neh. 9. 25 ;
Hos. 13. 6
" Josh. 24.
27; Job 31.
rf ch. 6. 30
*■ Ex. 20. 7
/Eccl. 7. 21
y ch. 20. 20 ;
Ex. 21. 17
A ch. 16. 2 ;
Lk. 18. 11
' ch. 6. 17 ;
Is. 2. 11 ;
5.15
* Ps. 57. 4
' Job 29. 17
™ Ps. 14. 4 ;
Am: 8. 4
" ch. 27. 20
" Gen. 30. 1
'' Gen. 9. 22
« ch. 15. 20 ;
23.22
»■ Dt. 28. 26
' Dt. 28. 49 ;
Jer. 48. 40 :
49. 22
< ch. 5. 6
" ch. 19. 10
" ver. 9
^ ch. 12. 4
i' ch. 29. 21
^ ch. 6. 6-8
" Lev. 11. 5 ;
Ps. 104. 18
I' Joel 2. 7
' Jiidg. 14.
18 ; 2 S. 1.
d Mic. 5. 8
'Job 21. 5;
40. 4 ; Mic.
7.16
/ch. 10.12;
29.22
20 So is the way of an 'adulterous
woman ;
She eateth, and wipeth her
mouth,
And saith, I have done no
wickedness.
21 '^For three things the earth
doth tremble.
And for four, which it cannot
bear :
22 For a "servant when he is
king ;
And a fool when he is "filled
with food ;
23 For an ^odious woman when
she is married ;
And a handmaid that is *heir to
her mistress.
24 There are four things which
are little upon the earth.
But they are exceeding wise :
25 The 'ants are a people not
strong.
Yet they provide their food in
the summer ;
26 The "conies are but a feeble
folk.
Yet make they their houses in
the rocks ;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet go they forth all of them by
* bands ;
28 The lizard ^taketh hold with
her hands.
Yet is she in kings' palaces.
29 There are three things which
are stately in their march.
Yea, four which are stately in
going:
30 The lion, which is "mightiest
among beasts,
And '^ turneth not away for any ;
31 The ^greyhound; the he-goat
also ;
And the king "against whom
there is no rising up.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in
lifting up thyself.
Or if thou hast thought evil,
* Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
33 For the "churning of milk
bringeth forth butter,
And the " wringing of the nose
bringeth forth blood ;
So the "forcing of •'wrath bring-
eth forth strife.
7 Heb. U)ider.
8 Or, thou canst seize with thy hands
9 Or, war-horse Heb. well girt (or, ivell /mil) in
the Inins. 10 Or, when kis army is with aim
11 Heb. pressing.
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31.1
PROVERBS
31.31
A Mother's Coansel to a King. Dcscri|ition or a Worthy Woman
O-l ^The words of
O-L Lemuel; the "oracle
his mother taught him.
kins
whicr
O
2 What, my son'? and what,
" son of my womb "?
And what, O son of my * vows '?
3 "Give not thy strength unto
women.
Nor thy ways to ^that which
'' destroyeth kings.
4 It is not tor ''kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to •" drink
wine ;
Nor for princes ^to say, Whei^e
is strong drink %
5 Lest they drink, and forget
^the law,
And '■> pervert the justice due to
••any that is atflicted.
6 Give strong drink unto him
that is ''ready to perish,
And wine unto the ' bitter in
soul:
7 Let him drink, and forget his
poverty.
And remember his misery no
more.
8 * Open thy mouth for the dumb,
In the cause of all such as are
"^ left desolate.
9 Open thy mouth, 'judge right-
eously,
And minister '"justice to the
poor and needy.
10 A "worthy woman who can
find ?
For her price is far "above
rubies.
1 1 The heart of her husband trust-
eth in her.
And he shall have no lack of
* gain.
1 2 She doeth him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13 She seeketh ^' wool and flax.
And worketh ^willingly with
her hands.
14 She is like the 'merchant-ships ;
She bringeth her bread from
afar.
15 She /"riseth also while it is yet
night.
And 'giveth food to her house-
hold, ,
And their ^^ task to her maidens.
1 Or, The words of Lemuel king of Massa,
whick &c. See ch. 30. 1, margin. 2 Or, burden
3 Or, as otherwise read, them that destroy
* Another reading is, to desire strong drink.
5 Heb. that whicnis decreed.
' Heb. all the sons of affliction.
"! Or, ready to pass away Heb. the sons of
passing nvny. 8 Heb. spoil.
9 Or, at the business of w Or, portion
<^ Is. 49. 15
6 1 s. 1. n
<^ ch. 5. 9
d Dt. 17. 17 ;
1 K. 11. 1 ;
Neh. 13. 26
" Eccl. 10. 17
/ch. 20. 1;
Is. 5. 22 ;
Hos. 4. 11
." ch. 17. 15 ;
Ex. 23. 6 ;
Dt. 16. 19
ft Job 29. 13
> Job 3. 20 ;
Is. 38. 15
k ch. 24. 11 ;
Job 29.
12-17 ; Ps.
82. 3
I Lev. 19. 15 ,
Dt. 1. 16
'" Is. 1. 17 ;
Jer. 22. 16
" ch. 12. 4 ;
19. 14 ;
Ruth 3. 11
"ch. 8. U;
Job 28. 18
P ver. 21-24
1 Ezek. 27.
'•ch. 2l>. 13;
Rom. 12. 11
" Lk. 12. 42
1 1 K. 18. 46 ;
2 K. 4. 29 ;
Job 38. 3
" ch. 22. 9 ;
Dt. 15. 11 ;
Job 31.
16-20;
Rom. 12.
13 ; Eph.
4.28
" 2 S. 1. 24
^ch. 7. 16
y Gen. 41. 42;
Rev. 19. 8,
14
-.ludg. 8.26;
Lk. IS. 19
" Ruth 4. 1,
11
b Judg. 14.
12
■^ ver. 17
d ch. 10. 31
" ch. 19. 15
/ch. 12. 4
0 ch. 6. 25
h ch. 22. 4
16 She considereth a field, and
buyeth it ;
With the fruit of her hands she
planteth a vinej^ard.
17 She 'girdeth her loins with
strength.
And maketh strong her arms.
18 She perceiveth that her mer-
chandise is profitable ;
Her lamp goeth not out by
night.
1 9 She layeth her hands to the dis-
taff".
And her^'handsholdthe.spindle.
20 She "stretcheth out her ^" hand
to the poor ;
Yea, she reacheth forth her
hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow
for her household ;
For all her household are
"clothed with scarlet.
22 She maketh for herself '^'' carpets
of tapestry ;
Her clothing is ^fine linen and
^purple.
23 Her husband is known "in the
gates.
When he sitteth among the
elders of the land.
24 She maketh ''linen garments
and selleth them,
And delivereth girdles unto the
"merchant.
25 "^ Strength and dignity are her
clothing ;
And she laugheth at the time to
come.
26 She ''openeth her mouth with
wisdom ;
And the '^ law of kindness is on
her tongue.
27 She looketh well to the ways of
her household.
And eateth not the "bread of
idleness.
28 Her children rise up, and call
her blessed ;
Her husband also, and he prais-
eth her, saying :
29 Many daughters have done
•''worthily.
But thou excellest them all.
30 Grace is deceitful, and " beauty
is vain ;
But a woman that ''feareth
Jehovah, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her
hands ;
And let her works praise her in
the gates.
11 Heb. pnhns.
12 Heb pnlm.
13 Or, cushio
i* Heb. Canaanite.
15 Or, teaching
659
V
EOCLESIASTES
OR, THE PREACHER
The Preafher declares that ill Things are Vanity. His own Experience of the Vanity of Knowledge and of Pleasnr*
IThe words of ^ the "Preacher,
the son of David, *king in Jeru-
salem.
2 ''Vanity of vanities, saith the
" Pi-eacher ; vanity of vanities, all
is vanity. 3 ''What profit hath
man of all his labor wherein he
laboreth under the sun? 4 One
generation goeth, and another
generation cometh ; but the " earth
abideth for ever. 5 The 'sun also
ariseth, and the sun goeth down,
and hasteth to its place where
it ariseth. 6 The "wind goeth
toward the south, and turneth
about unto the north ; it turneth
about continually in its course,
and the wind returneth again to
its circuits. 7 All the '■^rivers run
into the sea, yet the sea is not
full ; unto the place whither the
rivers go, thither they go again.
8 ^All things are full of weari-
ness ; man cannot utter it : Hhe
eye is not satisfied with seeing,
nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 ' That which hath been is that
which shall be ; and that which
hath been done is that which
shall be done : and there is no
new thing under the sun. 10 Is
there a thing whereof it may be
said. See, this is new 1 it hath
been long ago, in the ages which
were before us. 1 1 There is * no
remembrance of the former gen-
erations ; neither shall there be
any remembrance of the latter
qenerations that are to come,
among those that shall come
after.
12 1 the ' Preacher was king
over Israel in Jerusalem. 13
And I '"applied my heart to seek
and to " search out by wisdom
concerning all that is done under
heaven : it is a sore " travail that
God hath given to the sons of
1 Heb. Kohehth. - Or, torrents
3 Or, All words are feeble
" ver. 12 ;
ch. 7. 27 ;
12. 8-10
b ver. 12
<= ch. 12. 8 ;
Ps. 39. 5,
6 ; 62. IJ ;
144. 4 ;
Rom. 8. 20
d ch. 2. 11 ;
3. 9 ; 5. 16
<" Ps. 104. 5 ;
119. 90
/ P.S. 19. 4-6
<J ch. 11. 5
A ch. 4. 8 ;
Prov. 27. 20
' ch. 2. 12 ;
3. 15 ; 6. 10
i- ch. 2. 16 ;
9. 5
' ver. 1
"' ver. 17
" ch. 3. 10,
11: 7. 25;
8. 17
" ch. 2. 23,
26 ; 3. 10
P ch. 2. 11,
17 ; 4. 4 ;
6.9
1 ch. 7. 13
"■ ch. 2. 9 ;
IK. 3.12;
4. 30 ; 10. 23
* ver. 13
i ch 2. 12 ;
7. 25
" ch. 2. 23 :
12. 12
" ch. 7. 4 ;
8, 15
^ch. 7. 3, 6;
Prov. 14. 13
y ch. 10. 19 ;
Judg. 9.
13 ; Ps. 104.
15
= ch. 7. 25
" ver. 24; ch.
3. 12,13;
5.18; 6.12;
8. 15 ; 12.
13
fc 1 K. 7. 1-12
"=S. S. 8.11,
12
d S. S. 4. 16 ;
5. 1
« Neh. 2. 8
/Neh. 2. 14;
3. 15, 16
men to be exercised therewith.
14 I have seen all the works that
are done under the sun ; and,
beliold, all is ^vanity and * a.
striving after wind. 15 That
which is * crooked cannot be
made straight ; and ^ that which
is wanting cannot be numbered.
16 I communed with mine own
heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten
me great '' wisdom ^ above all that
were before me '^ in Jerusalem ;
yea, my heart ^ hath had great
experience of wisdom and knowl-
edge. 17 And I "applied my
heart to know wisdom, and to
' know madness and folly : I per-
ceived that this also was a striv-
ing after wind. 18 For "in much
wisdom is much grief ; and he
that increaseth knowledge in-
creaseth sorrow.
2 1 said in my heart, Come
now, I will prove thee with
" mirth ; ^ therefore enjoy ^" pleas-
ure : and, behold, this also was
vanity. 2^1 said of laughter.
It is mad ; and of mirth. What
doeth if? 3 1 searched in my
heart how to -" cheer my flesh with
wine, my heart yet " guiding me
with wisdom, and how to lay
hold on ^ folly, till I might see
" what it was good for the sons
of men that they should do under
heaven ^"^ all the days of their life.
4 I made me great works ; I
* builded me houses ; I planted
me '^ vineyards ; 5 I made me "* gar-
dens ana "parks, and I planted
trees in them of all kinds of fruit ;
6 I made me ■''pools of water, to
water therefrom the forest where
trees were reared ; 7_ I bought
men-servants and maid-servants,
4 Or, a feeding on m'nd (see Hos. 12. 1) Or,
vexation of spirit (and so elsewhere)
'"• Heb. defect. " Or, yea. more than all
7 Heb. over. ^ Heb. hdlh seen abundantly.
^ Or, and thou shall enjoy i" Or, good
11 Or, holding its cour-ie
i- Heb. the number of days of their life.
660
ECCLESIASTES
3.8
Tbe Vanity of Possessions, of Wisdom, and of Labor, ill Things have their Time, and are good in their Season
and had servants " born in my
house ; also I had great posses-
sions of * herds and tiocks, above
all that were before me in Jeru-
salem ; 8 1 gathered me also silver
and ''gold, and the treasure of
''■ kings and of the ^ provinces ; I
gat me •''men-singers and women-
singers, and the delights of the
sons of men, ^musical instru-
ments, and that of all sorts. 9
So I was ^ great, and increased
more than all that were before
me in Jerusalem : also my wis-
dom ■■^remained with me. 10 And
'' whatsoever mine eyes desired I
kept not from them ; I withheld
not my heart from any joy; for
my heart rejoiced because of all
my labor ; and this was my ' por-
tion from all my labor. 11 Tiien
I looked on all the works that my
hands had wrought, and on the
labor that I had labored to do ;
and, behold, all was * vanity and
a striving after wind, and there
was 'no profit under the sun.
1 2 And I turned myself to ™ be-
hold wisdom, and madness, and
folly : for what can the man do
that cometh ^ after the king 1 even
"that which hath been done long
ago. 1 3 Then I saw that ° wis-
dom excelleth folly, as far as light
excelleth darkness. 14 The wise
man's eyes are in his head, and
the ^ fool walketh in darkness :
and yet I perceived that *one
event happeneth to them all. 15
Then said I in my heart, '"As it
happeneth to the fool, so will it
happen even to me ; and * why
was I then more wise "J Then said
I in my heart, that this also is
vanity. 16 For of the wise man,
even as of the fool, there is 'no
remembrance for ever ; seeing that
in the days to come all will have
been long forgotten. And "how
doth the wise man die even as
the fool! 17 So I ^ hated life,
because the work that is wrought
under the sun was grievous unto
me ; for all is * vanity and a striv-
ing after wind.
18 And I hated ''all my labor
wherein I labored under the sun,
seeing that I must * leave it unto
the man that shall be after me.
19 And who knoweth whether he
1 Or, concubines very many The meaning of
the Hebrew is very uncertain. 2 Or, stood by me
3 Or, after the king, even him tvhom they made
kinc) Ion g ago? Or, after the king, in those things
which have been already done*
" Gen. 14.
14 : 15. 3
fclK. 4. 23
"^ 1 K. 9. 28 ;
10. 10, 14, 21
d 1 K. 4. 21
« 1 K. 20. 14 ;
Lam. 1. 1
/2 S. 19. 35
"cb. 1. 16;
1 Chr. 29.
25
h ch. 6. 2
t ch. 3. 22 ;
ft. 18 ; 9. 9
k ver. 22, 23 ;
ch. 1. 14
'ch.l. 3;
3. 9 ; 5. 16
"' ch. 1. 17
" c' . 1. 9, 10
" ch. 7. 11,
12, 19 ; 9.
18 ; 10. 10
P Prov. 17.
24 ; 1 Jn. 2.
11
« ch. 3. 19 ;
6. 6 ; 7. 2 ;
9. 2, 3 ;
Ps. 49. 10
"" ver. 16
«ch.6. 8, 11
<■ ch. 1. 11 ;
4.16; 9. 5
" ver. 14
" ch. 4. 2
^ ver. 11 ;
ch. 1. 3
y Ps. 39. 6 ;
49. 10
' ch. 4. 4
" ver. 18
* ch. 1. 14
' ch. 1. 18 ;
5. 17 ; Job
5. 7 ; 14. 1
d Ps. 127. 2
*■ ver. 3; ch.
3.12,13,22;
5.1&;6. 12;
8. 15 ; 9. 7 ;
1 Tim. 6. 17
/ ch. 3. 13
'J Job 32. 8 ;
Prov. 2. 6
'' Job 15. 20
' Job 27. 16,
17 ; Prov.
13.22
fc ch. 1. 14
' ver. 17 ;
ch. 8. 6
>» Job 14. 5 ;
Heb. 9. 27
" Rom. 12. 15
" Ps. 126. 2
>• Ps. 101. 3 ;
Prov. 13. 5
661
will be a wise man or a fool 1 yet
will he have rule over all my
labor wherein I have laboi'ed, and
wherein I have showed myself
wise under the sun. This also is;
vanitj^ 20 Therefore I turnect
about to cause my heart to de-
spair concerning "^all the labov
wherein I had labored under thei
sun. 2 1 For there is a man whoso
labor is with wisdom, and with
knowledge, and with '^^skilful-
ness ; yet to a man that hath not
labored therein shall he ^ " leave it
for his portion. This also is vanity
and a great evil. 22 For what
hath a man of •'all his labor, and
of the •* '' striving of his heart,
wherein he laboreth under the
sun 1 23 For all his days are
but " sorrows, and his travail is
grief ; yea, even in the night his
heart ^ taketh no rest. This also
is vanity.
24 There is "nothing better for
a man than that he should eat and
drink, and make his soul enjo.y
good in his labor. This also I saw,
that it is -^from the hand of God.
25 For who can eat, or who can
■^have enjoyment, ^more than I?
26 For to the man that pleaseth
him " God giveth wisdom, and
knowledge, and joy; but ''to the
sinner he giveth travail, to gather
and to heap up, that he may ' give
to him that pleaseth God. This
also is * vanity and a striving after
wind.
3 For everything there is a
season, and a ' time for every
® purpose under heaven : 2 a time
to be born, and a ™ time to die ;
a time to plant, and a time to
pluck up that which is planted ;
3 a time to kill, and a time to
heal ; a time to break down, and
a time to build up ; 4 a time to
" weep, and a time to " laugh ; a
time to mourn, and a time to
" dance ; 5 a time to cast away
stones, and a time to gather stones
together ; a time to embrace, and
a time to refrain from embracing ;
6 a time to seek, and a time to
lose ; a time to keep, and a time to
cast away ; 7 a time to rend, and
a time to sew ; a time to * keep
silence, and a time to speak ; 8 a
time to love, and a time to *■ hate ;
a time for war, and a time for
4 Or, success 5 Heb. give.
c Or, veration ? Or, hasten thereto
8 Ace. to Sept. and Syr., apart from him.
9 Or, matter
3.9
ECCLESIASTES
4.16
Man's Wickedness, and likeness to the Beast. The Evils of Oppression, Discontent, Solitariness, and ffilfnl Rnlers
peace. 9 "What profit hath he
that worketh in that wherein he
laborethl 10 I have seen the
'travail which God hath given
to the sons of men to be exercised
therewith. 1 1 He hath " made
everything beautiful in its time :
also he hath set ' eternity in their
heart, yet so tliat man ''cannot
find out the work that God hath
done from the beginning even to
the end. 12 1 know that there
is * nothing better for them, than
to rejoice, and "to do good so
long as they live. 13 And also
that every man should eat and
drink, and enjoy good in all his
labor, is the •'gift of God. 14 I
know that, whatsoever God doeth,
it shall be for ever : nothing can be
put to it, nor anything taken from
it ; and God hath done it, that inen
should^ fear before him. 15 ^That
* which is hath been long ago ; and
that which is to be hath long ago
been : and God seeketh again that
which is ■^passed away.
16 And moreover I saw under
the sun, in the place of justice,
that ' wickedness was there ; and
in the place of righteousness, that
wickedness was there. 17 I said
in my heart, ''God will judge the
righteous and the wicked ; for
there is a ' time there for every
* purpose and for every work. 18
®1 said in my heart. It is because
of the scms of men, that God may
prove them, and that they may see
that they themselves are but as
™ beasts. 19" For that which be-
falleth the sons of men befalleth
b(-<i,.sts ; even one thing befalleth
tlium : as the one dieth, so dieth
the other ; yea, they have all one
''breath ; and man hath no preemi-
nence above the beasts: for all is
vanity. 20 All go unto one place ;
all are of the "dust, and all turn to
dust again. 21 Who knoweth the
'' spirit " of man, ® whether it goeth
upward, and the spirit of the beast,
" whether it goeth downward to
the earth'? 22 Wherefore I saw
that there is * nothing better, than
that a man should rejoice in his
works ; for that is his portion : for
who shall bring him back to see
•"what shall be after him 1
1 Or, the world 2 Or, to get good
'^ Or, That ir/iic/i. hath been is note
- Heo driven away. ^ Or, matter
" Or, Isaiil in my heart concernivri the sonx of
•.■'.en. It is tliat (Jod <i~c. 7 Or, spirit
8 Heb. 6/ the sons of men. » Or, tluit goeth
" ch. 1. 3 ; 2.
11 ; 5. 16
tch. 1. U;
2. 26
« Geii. 1. 31
d cU. 7. 23 ;
8. 17 ; Job
5. 9 ; Rom.
11. 33
<^ ch. 2. 24,
ref.
/ch. 2.24;
5. 19
!'ch.5. 7; 7.
IS ; 8. 12.
13 ; 12. 13
'1 ch. 1. 9 ;
6. 1(1
' ch. 4. 1 ; 5.
8; 8. 9
* ch. 11. 9 ;
Gen. 18.
25 ; Ps. 96.
13 ; 98. 9 ;
Mt. 16. 27 ;
Rom. 2. 6-
10 : 2 Th.
1. 6-9
' ver. 1 ; ch.
8.6
"' Ps. 49. 12,
20 ; 73. 22
" ch. 9: 12
" ch. 12. 7 ;
Gen. 3. 19 ;
Ps. 103. 14
P ch. 12. 7
'1 ch. 2. 24
'ch. 2. 18;
6. 12 ; 8. 7 ;
10.14
' ch. 3
16;
5.8;
Job
35.9
Ps
12. 5
Is.
, 1. 9
5.7
' Laui
" ch. 2. 17 ;
Job 3.
11-26
" ch. 6. 3
^ ch. 2. 21
y ch. 1. 14
^ Prov. 6. 10 ;
24. 33
« Is. 9. 20
* Prov. 15.
16, 17 ; 16. 8
'ch. 1.8;
5. 10; Prov.
27. 20
rf ch. 2. 21
«ch. 1. 13
/IK. 1.1
»ch. 7.19;
9.15
'< Gen. 41. 14,
4M3
4 Then I returned and saw all
the 'oppressions that are done
under the sun: and, behold, the
tears of such as were oppressed,
and they had 'no comforter; and
on the side of their oppressors
there was power ; but they had no
comforter. 2 Wherefore " I praised
the dead that have been long dead
more than the living that are yet
alive; 3 yea, ^""better than them
both did I esteem him that hath not
yet been, who hath not seen the
evil work that is done under the
sun.
4 Then I saw all labor and every
^^■^ skilful work, that ^'"for this a man
is envied of his neighbor. This also
is ■*' vanity and a striving after
wind. 5 The fool 'foldeth his
hands together, and "eateth his
own flesh. 6 * Better is a handful,
^■'with quietness, than two hand-
f Ills ^^ with labor and striving after
wind.
7 Then I returned and saw van-
ity under the sun. 8 There is one
that is alone, and he hath not a
second; yea, he hath neither son
nor brother; j'^et is there no end of
all his labor, neither are ""his eyes
satisfied with riches. "^ For whom
then, saith he, do 1 labor, and de-
prive niy soul of good 1 This also
is vanity, yea, it is a ''sore travail.
9 Two are better than one, because
they have a good reward for their
labor. 10 For if they fall, the one
will lift up his fellow ; but woe to
him that is alone when he falleth,
and hath not another to lift him
up. 1 1 Again, if two lie together,
then they have warmth ; but-'' how-
can one be warm alone 1 12 And if
a man prevail against him that is
alone, two shall withstand him ;
and a threefold cord is not quickly
broken.
13 Better is a ^poor and wise
youth than an old and foolish king,
who knoweth not how to receive
admonition any more. 14 For
''out of prison he came forth to be
king ; yea, even in his kingdom he
was born poor. 15 I saw all the
living that walk under the sun,
that they were with the youth, the
second, that stood up in his stead.
16 "There was no end of all the
1° Or, b'tter than they both is he that £c.
11 Or, SHCce.isfid
12 Or, it cometh of a mnii''s rivalry with his
neii/h'ior i'' Or, of
n Or, The'-e is no end, in the mind of all the
people, to all that hath been before them ; then
also (te.
662
5.1
ECCLESIASTES
6.8
Piety enjoined False and True Use of Riches. Vanity ol fiood Tilings wliich cannot be enjoyed
people, even of- all them over whom
he was : yet they that come after
shall not rejoice in him. Surely
this also is " vanity and a striving
after wind.
*pf *Keep thy foot when thou
tJ goest to the house of God ; for
to draw nigh to hear is better than
to give the " sacrifice of fools: for
they know not that they do evil.
* 2 Be not "^ rash with thy mouth,
and let not thj^ heart be hasty to
litter ^anything before God; for
God is in heaven, and thou upon
earth : therefore let thy *" words be
few. 3 For a dream cometh with a
multitude of '-^business, and a-'fool's
voice with a multitude of words.
4 When thou ''vowest a vow unto
God, defer not to pay it ; for he
hath no pleasure in fools : * pay
that which thou vowest. 5 'Bet-
ter is it that thou shouldest not
Vow, than that thou shouldest vow
and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy
mouth to cause thy tiesh to sin ;
neither say thou before the "angel,
that it was an * error : wherefore
should God be angry at thy voice,
and destroy the work of thy hands 1
7 For in the multitude of dreams
there are vanities, and in many
words: but 'fear thou God.
8 If thou seest the '"oppression of
the poor, and the "violent taking
away of justice and righteousness
in ""a province, "marvel not at
the matter: for ^one higher than
the high regai'deth ; and there are
higher than they. 9 ^Moreover
the profit of the earth is for all :
the king himself is served by the
field.
10 «He that loveth silver shall
not be satisfied with silver ; nor he
that loveth abundance, with in-
crease : this also is vanity. 1 1
yWhen goods increase, they are
increased that eat them ; and what
advantage is there to the owner
thereof, save the beholding of them
with his eyes 'I 12 The sleep of a
laboring man is * sweet, whether he
eat little or much ; but the fulness
of the rich will not suffer him to
sleep.
13 There is a grievous evil which
I have seen under the sun, namely,
' riches kept by the owner thereof
1 Or, a word 2 Or, trarail
3 Or, messenp/'r of God See Mai. 2. 7.
■» Or, ihe Matt
5 Or, But thf profit of a land erpry way is a
king that makelh himxeJf .ier<nn> to the field (or,
is a king over the cultivated field)
" ch. 1. 14
*[Ch. 4. 17 in
Heb.]
b Ex. 3. 5 ;
30. 18-20 ;
Is. 1. 12
*[Ch. 5. 1 in
Heb.]
" 1 S. 15. 22 ;
Prov. 15. 8;
21. 27
d Prov. 20.
25
<= Prov. 10.
19; Mt. 6. 7
/ch. 10. 14;
Job 11. 2
f Num. 30. 2;
Ps. 50. 14 ;
7S. 11
!<■ Ps. 66. 13,
14
i Prov. 20.
25 ; Acts
5.4
^' Lev. 4. 2,
22 ; Num.
15. 25, &c.
' ch. 3. 14 ;
7. 18 ; 8. 12,
13 ; 12. 13
"ch. 4. 1
"Ezek. 18.18
" 1 Pet. 4. 12
>> Ex. 2. 25 ;
Ps. 12. 5
9 ch. 2. 10, 11
>■ ch. 2. y
" I'rov. 3. 24
' ch. 6. 2
"Job 1.21
" Ps. 40. 17 ;
1 Tim. 6. 7
'^ ch. 1. 3 ;
2. 11; 3. 9
s- Prov. 11.29
- ch. 2. 23
" ch. 2. 24,
ref.
b ch. 2. 10
"^ ch. 6. 2 ;
2Chr. 1.12
rf ch. 6. 2
<■ ch. 3. 13
./■ch.5. 13
viK. 3. 13
h Ps. 17. 14 ;
73.7
• Is. 14. 20 ;
Jer. 8. 2 ;
22.19
k ch. 4. 3 ;
Job 3. 16
' ch. 2. 14,
ref.
'" Prov. 16. 26
" ch. 2. 15
to his hurt: 14 and those riches
perish by evil ^adventure; and if
he hath begotten a son, there ia
nothing in his hand. 1-5 "As he
came forth from his mother's womb,
naked shall he go again as he came,
and shall take 'nothing for his
labor, which he may carry away in
his hand. 16 And this also is a
grievous evil, that in all points as
he came, so shall he go: and ^ what
profit hath he that he ^laboreth for
the wind ■? _ 17 All his days also
he eateth in darkness, and he is
"sore vexed, and hath sickness and
wrath.
18 Behold, "that which I have
seen to be "good and to be comely
is for one to eat aad to drink, and
to enjoy good in all his labor,
wherein he laboreth under the sun,
''all the days of his life which God
hath given him: for this is his
''portion. 19 Every man also to
whom " God hath given riches and
wealth, and hath given him '' power
to eat thereof, and to take his por-
tion, and to rejoice in his labor —
this is the '^gift of God. 20 For he
shall not much remember the days
of his life; because God answereth
him in the joy of his heart.
6 There is an -''evil which I have
seen under the sun, and it is
heavy upon men : 2 a man to whom
God ^giveth riches, wealth, and
honor, so that he '' lacketh nothing
for his soul of all that he desireth,
yet God giveth him not power to
eat thereof, but an alien eateth it;
this is vanity, and it is an evil
disease. 3 If a man beget a hun-
dred children, and live many years,
so that the days of his years are
many, but his soul be not filled with
good, and moreover he have 'no
burial ; I say, that ''an untimely
birth is better than he : 4 for it
cometh in vanity, and departeth in
darkness, and the name thereof is
covered with darkness ; 5 more-
over it hath not seen the sun *nor
known it ; " this hath rest rather
than the other: G yea, though he
live a thousand years twice told,
and yet enjoy no good, ' do not all
go to one place?
7 "' All the labor of man is for his
mouth, and yet the appetite is not
filled. 8 For " what advantage hath
•■ Or, tfini winch I have seen: it is good and
comely for one X'c.
' Heb. tlie number of the days.
s Or, neither had any knotvledge
s Or, it is better with this than with the other
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6. 9 ECCLESIASTES
Sobriety, Docility, Patience, and Wisdom enjoined. Use of Wisdom, and Folly of Wickedness
7.27
the wise more than the fooll ^07-
what hath the poor man, that
knoweth how to walk before the
living ■? 9 Better is the " sight of
the eyes than the wandering of the
desire: this also is ''vanity and a
striving after wind.
10 '■^Whatsoever ''hath been, the
name thereof was given long ago ;
and it is known what " man is ;
''neither can he contend with him
that is mightier than he. 1 1 See-
ing there are many ^ things that
increase vanity, what is man the
better"? 12 For who knoweth
what is good for man in his life,
*all the days of his vain life which
he spendeth as a shadow 'i for who
can tell a man " what shall be after
him under the sun *?
7 K-^ good name is better than
precious oil ; and the " day of
death, than the day of one's birth.
2 It is better to go to the house of
mourning than to go to the house
of feasting : for that is the \ end of
all men ; and the living will ' lay
it to his heart. 3 * Sorrow is better
than laughter ; for ' by the sadness
of the countenance the heart is
made *^ glad. 4 The heart of the
wise is in the house of mourning ;
but the heart of fools is in the
house of mirth.
5 It is better to '"hear the re-
buke of the wise, than for a man
to hear the song of fools. 6 For
as the crackling of " thorns under a
pot, so is the "laughter of the fool :
this also is vanity. 7 / Surely ''' ex-
tortion maketh the wise man fool-
ish ; and a * bribe destroyeth the
understanding.
8 Better is the ^ end of a thing
than the beginning thereof ; and
the * patient in spirit is better than
the proud in spirit. 9 Be not
' hasty in thy spirit to be ^ angry ;
for ^ anger resteth in the bosom of
fools. 10 Say not thou, What is
the cause that the former days
were better than these 1 for thou
dost not inquire ^'^ wisely concern-
ing this.
11 Wisdom '^is as good as an in-
heritance ; yea, " more excellent is
1 Or, or Ihe poor man that hath imderstanding,
in walking before the living
2 Or, Whatsoever he be, hi^ name was given him
long ago, and it is known that he is man
3 Heb. Adam. See Gen. 2. 7. * Or, words
5 Heb. the number of the days.
c Or, better ^ Or, For s Or, vexed
9 Or, vexation i" Heb, out of wisdom
II Or, is good together with an inheritance, and
profitable unto them &c.
" ch. U. 9
6ch. 1. 14
"= ch. 1. 9 ;
3.15
d Prov. 21.
30 ; Job 9.
32 ; 40. 2 ;
Is. 45. 9
<= ch. 3. 22,
ref.
/ Prov. 22. 1
V ver. S ;
ch. 4. 2
h ch. 2. 16 ;
3. 19, 20 ;
6. 6 ; 9. 2, 3
' Ps. 90. 12
k ch. 2. 2
' 2 Cor. 7. 10
'" ch. 9. 17 ;
Ps. 141. 5 ;
Prov. 6. 23 ;
13. 18 ; 15.
31, 32 ; 25.
12
" Ps. 58. 9 ;
118. 12
° ch. 2. 2
Pch. 4. 1;5.8
1 Ex. 23. 8 ;
Dt. 16. 19 ;
Prov. 17. 8,
23
'■ ver. 1
" Prov. 14.
29 ; 16. 32 ;
Gal. 5. 22 ;
Eph. 4. 2
t Prov. 14.
17 ; Jas. 1.
19
" Prov. 8. 10,
11
" ver. 19 ;
ch. 9. 18
^ Prov. 3. 18 ;
8. 35
!'ch.3. 11;8.
17
' ch. 1. 15
" ch. 3. 22 ;
9. 7 ; 11. 9 ;
Dt. 26. 11
»> Dt. 8. 5
<^ ch. 3. 22,
ref.
d ch. 6. 12 ;
9. 9
" ch. 8. 14
/ch. 8. 12, 13
'■' Rom. 12. 3
'' Job 22. 16 ;
Ps. .55. 23 ;
Prov. 10. 27
« ver. 16
*; ver. 17
' ch. 3. 14 ;
5. 7 ; 8. 12,
13; 12.13
"' ver. 12 ;
ch. 9. 13-18
"IK. 8. 46;
2Chr.6.36;
Pa. 143. 2 ;
Prov. 20. 9;
Rom. 3. 23
" Prov. 30. 11
P ch. 3. 11 ;
8. 17
9 Rom. 11.33
'■ Job 11. 7 ;
37. 23
»ch. 1. 17;
10. 13
' Prov. 5. 4
« Prov. 7. 23
" Prov. 6. 23,
24
* Prov. 22. 14
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it for them that see the sun. 12
For " wisdom is a defence, even as
money is a defence ; but the excel-
lency of knowledge is, that •" wisdom
preserveth the life of him that hath
it. 1 3 Consider the » work of God :
for who ^can make that straight,
which he hath made crooked 114
"* In the day of prosperity be joyful,
and 'in the daj'^ of adversity con-
sider ; yea, God hath made the one
side by side with the other, to the
end that man should '' not find out
anything that shall be after him.
15 All this have I seen in my
"^ days of vanity : there is a "right-
eous man that perisheth in his
righteousness, and there is •'a
wicked man that prolongeth his
life in his evil-doing. 16 Be not
righteous overmuch ; neither ^ make
thyself overwise : why shouldest
thou destroy thyself? 17 Be not
overmuch wicked, neither be thou
foolish : why shouldest thou '' die be-
fore thy time 1 18 It is good that
thou shouldest take hold of '' this ;
yea, also from * that withdraw not
thy hand : for he that ' feareth God
shall come forth from them all.
1 9 '" Wisdom is a strength to the
wise man more than ten rulers
that are in a city. 20 ''Surely
" there is not a righteous man upon
earth, that doeth good, and sinneth
not. 21 Also ^'^ take not heed unto
all words that are spoken, lest thou
hear thy servant "curse thee; 22
for oftentimes also thine own heart
knoweth that thou thyself like-
wise hast cursed others.'
23 All this have I /^proved in
wisdom : I said, I will be wise ;
f but it was far from me. 24 That
which "is, is far off and 'exceeding
deep ; *■ who can find it out "? 25 I
turned about, and my heart was set
to know and to search out, and to
seek wisdom and the reason o
things, and to know ^^ that wicked-
ness is folly, and that * foolishness
is madness. 26 And I find more
' bitter than death the woman
^•^ whose heart is " snares and nets
a7id whose hands are bands : "whoso
pleaseth God shall escape from her ;
but " the sinner shall be taken by
her. 27 Behold, this have I found,
saith the Preacher, ^'' laying one
12 Heb. give not thy heart.
13 Or, tried by i* Or, hath been
15 Or, the wickedness of folly, and foolishness
which is madness
ii* Or, who is a snare, and her heart is as nets
1" Or, weighing one thing after another, to find
out the reason
7.28
ECCLESIASTES
Rulers must be obeyed. The Inequalities of Life. Mystery of (iod's Doings. All alike perish
thing to another, to find out the
account ; 28 which my soul still
seeketh, but I have not found : one
man among a thousand have I
found; but a "woman among all
those have I not found. 29 Behold,
this only have I found : that * God
made man upright ; but they have
sought out many inventions.
8 Who is as the wise man^
and who knoweth the inter-
pretation of a thing "I A man's
wisdom maketh his " face to shine,
and the ^ '' hardness of his face is
changed. 2 I ccninsel thee, Keep
the king's command, and that in
regard of the " oath of God. 3 Be
not hasty to •''go out of his pres-
ence ; persist not in an evil thing :
for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth
him. 4 For the king's word hath
power ; and ^ who may .say unto
him. What doest thou 1 5 Whoso
'' keepeth the commandment ' shall
know no evil thing ; and a wise
man's heart discerneth time and
judgment : 6 for *to every ^pur-
Eose there is a time and judgment ;
ecause the ^misery of man is
great upon him: 7 for he 'know-
eth not that which shall be ; ■* for
who can tell him how it shall hel 8
'" There is no man that hath power
over the * spirit to retain the
® spirit ; neither hath he power
over the day of death ; and there
is no "discharge ®in war: "neither
shall wickedness deliver him that
is given to it.
9 All this have I seen, and ap-
plied my heart unto every work
that is done under the svm : '' there
is a time wherein one man hath
^ power over another ^ to his hurt.
10 So I saw the wicked buried,
^ and they came to the grave ; and
they that had done right went
away from the holy place, and
'■'were forgotten in the city: this
also is vanity. 11 Because*" sen-
tence against an evil work is not
executed speedily, therefore * the
heart of the sons of men is ^"fuUy
set in them to do evil. 1 2 Though
a sinner do evil a hundred times,
and "prolong his days, yet surely
I know that it shall be " well with
1 Heb. strength. 2 Or, matter 3 Or, evil
■< Or, for even u/ien it cometh to pasx, who shall
declare it unto him f 5 Or, wind ^ Or, in battle
7 Or, what time one man had &c.
8 Or, to his own hurt
9 Or, who had come and gone away from the
hrily place ; and they were forgotten in the city
where they had so done Or, and men came and
went &c. v> Or, emboldened
"IK. n. 3
b Gen. 1. 27
" Ex. 34. 29,
30
rf Dt. 28. 50
" Ex. 22. 11 ;
2 S. 21. 7 ;
Ezek. 17.
18
/ch. 10. 4
5/ Job 9. 12 ;
Dan. 4. 35
'' ch. 12. 13
' Prov. 12. 21
I ch. 3. 1, 17
' ch. 3. 22 ;
6. 12 -, 7.
14 ; 9. 12
™ Ps. 49. 7-9
" Dt. 20.
5-8
" ver. 13
P ch. 4. 1 ;
5. 8 ; 7. 7
9ch. 1. 11;
2. 16 ; 4. 16 ;
9. 5, 15
"" Ex. 34. 6 ;
Ps. 86. 15 ;
Rom. 2. 4 ;
2 Pet. 3. 9
* ch. 9. 3
t ch. 7. 15 ;
Is. 65. 20
« Dt. 4.
40 ; 12. 25 ;
Ps. 37. 11 ;
Prov. 1. 33 ;
Is. 3. 10
*' ver. 8 ;
Is. 3. 11
^ ch. 6. 12 ;
Job 14. 2
y ch. 7. 15 ;
Ps. 73. 14
^ Job 21. 7 ;
Ps. 73. 3,
12 ; Jer.
12. 1 ; Mai.
3.15
" ch. 2. 24 ;
3. 12, 13 ;
5. 18 ; 9. 7
6 ch. 1. 13, 14
" ch. 2. 23
d ch. 3. 11
" ch. 7. 23 ;
Ps. 73. 16 ;
Rom. 11. 33
/Dt. 33. 3;
Job 12. 10 ;
Ps. 119. 109
'J ver. 6
h ch. 10. 14
t ver. 11 ;
Job 9. 22
k Ch. 2. 14 ;
3. 19 ; 6. 6 ;
7. 2
' ver. 2
"^ ch. 8. 11
" ch. 1. 17
them that fear God, that fear be-
fore him : 13 but it shall "not be
well with the wicked, neither shall
he prolong his days, which are as a
^ shadow ; because he feareth not
before God.
14 There is a vanity which is
done upon the earth, that there
are ^righteous men unto whom it
happeneth according to the work
of the wicked ; again, there are
^wicked men to whom it happen-
eth according to the work of the
righteous : I said that this also is
vanity. 15 Then I commended
mirth, because "a man hath no
better thing under the sun, than
to eat, and to drink, and to be joy-
ful : " for that shall abide with him
in his labor all the days of his life
which God hath given him under
the sun.
16 When I * applied my heart to
know wisdom, and to see the ^^busi-
ness that is done upon the earth
("for also there is that '^neither
day nor night seeth sleep with his
eyes), 17 then I beheld all the
work of God, that ''man cannot
find out the work that is done
under the sun : because however
much a man labor to seek it out,
yet he shall not find it ; yea more-
over, * though a wise man think to
know it, yet shall he not be able to
9 find it. 1 For all this I laid
to my heart, even to explore
all this : that the righteous, and
the wise, and their works, are ■'^in
the hand of God ; whether it be
" love or hatred, '* man knoweth it
not ; all is before them.
2 'All things come alike to all :
there is * one event to the righteous
and to the wicked ; to the good
and to the clean and to the un-
clean , to him that sacrificeth and
to him that sacrificeth not ; as is
the good, so is the sinner ; and he
that sweareth, as he that feareth
an oath. 3 This is an evil in all
that is done under the sun, that
there is ' one event unto all : yea
also, ™ the heart of the sons of men
is full of evil, and " madness is in
their heart while they live, and
after that they go to the dead. 4
" For to him that is joined with all
the living there is hope ; for a liv-
n Or, and that this should accompany him
12 Or, travail
18 Or, how that neither by day nor by night do
men see sleep with their eyes
n Another reading is, For who is exempted .'
With all &c., or ivlto can choose ? With all &c.
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9.5
ECCLESIASTES
10.17
Cheerfulness and Dili^'euce enjoined. Uncertainties of Life. Excellency of Wisdom. Sandry Maxims
ing dog is better than a dead lion.
5 For the living know that they
shall die : but the dead " know not
anything, neither have they any
more a reward; for the ''memory
of them is forgotten. 6 As well
their love, as their hatred and
their envy, is perished long ago ;
neither have they any more a " por-
tion for ever in auj'thiug that is
done under the sun.
7 Go thy way, ''eat thy bread
with joy, and drink thy wine with
a merry heart ; for God hath al-
ready accepted thy works. 8 Let
thy " garments be always white :
and let not thy fhead lack oil. 9
' Live joyfully with the wife whom
thou lovest all the days of thy ^ life
of vanity, which he hath given thee
under the sun, all thy days of van-
ity : for that is thy " portion in life,
and in thy labor wherein thou
laborest under the sun. 10 What-
soever thy hand^findeth to do,
'' do it with thy might ; for there is
'no work, nor device, nor knowl-
edge, nor wisdom, in *Sheol,
whither thou goest.
11 I returned, and saw under
the sun, that the ' race is not to
the swift, nor the '"battle to the
strong, neither yet bread to the
wise, nor yet "riches to men of un-
derstanding, nor yet favor to men
of skill ; but time and " chance
happeneth to them all. 12 For
man also '' knoweth not his time :
as the fishes that are taken in an
evil net, and as the * birds that arc
caught in the snare, even so ar(!
the sons of men '"snared in an evil
time, when it falleth 'suddenly
upon them.
13 1 have also seen wisdom under
the sun on this wise, and it seemed
great unto me : 14 There was a
little city, and few men within it ;
and there came a great king against
it, and besieged it, and built great
bulwarks against it. 1 5 Now there
was found in it a ' poor v>nse man,
and he "by his wisdom delivered
the city ; yet " no man remembered
that same poor man. 1 6 Then said
I, ''Wisdom is better than strength :
nevertheless the poor man's wisdom
is despised, and nis words are not
heard. _ 17 The " words of the wise
heard in quiet are better than the
cry of him that ruleth among
fools. 18 "Wisdom is better than
1 Or, Enjotj (Heb Sre) life
2 Or, altaineth to do by lliy strength, that do
" Job 14. 21
b ch. 1. U ;
2. 16 ; 8.
10 ; Pa. 88.
12 ; Is. 26.
14
"^ ch. 2. 10 ;
3. 22
d ch. 2. 24,
ref.
'Rev. 3.4
/ Ps. 23. 5
■J ch. 6. 12 ;
7. 15
h ch 11. fi ;
Rom. 12.
11 ; (Jol.
3.23
■ ver. 5
*--Gen. 37. 35;
Job 21. 13 ;
Is. 38. 10
' Am. 2. 14,
15
"' 2 Chr. 20.
l.j ; Ps. 76.
5 ; Is. 40.
29 ; Zech.
4. 6
" Dt. 8. 17, 18
" 1 S. 6. !)
'' ch. 8. 7
1 Prov. 7. 23
'■ Prov. 29. 6 ;
Is. 24.18;
Hos. 9. 8
■' Lk. 21. 34,
35
< ch. 4. 13
" 2 S. 20, 22
" ch. 2. 16 ;
8. 10
^ ch. 7. 12, 19
y ch. 7. 5 ;
10. 12
- ver. 16
"■ Josh. 7.
1-26; 2K.
21. 2-17
^ Ex. 30. 25
<^ Prov. 13.
16 ; 18. 2
d ch. 8. 3
' 1 S. 25. 24-
33; Prov.
25. 15
/ch. .5. 6
'J Esth. 3. 1 ;
Prov. 28.
12 ■ 29. 2
h pVov. 19. 10
i Esth. 6. 8
k Ps. 7. 15 ;
Prov. 26. 27
' Am. 5. 19
'" Ps. 58. 4. 5 ;
Jer. 8. 17
^ Prov. 10.
32 ; 22. 11 ;
Lk. 4. 22
° ch. 4. 5 ;
Prov. 10.
14 ; 18. 7
P ch. 7. 25
9ch. 5. 3;
Prov. 15. 2
•■ch.S. 22;
6. 12 ; 7. 14 ;
8. 7
» Is. 3. 4, 12
weapons of war; but "one sinner
destroyeth much good.
"1 f\ Dead flies cause the oil of
-Lv/the * perfumer "to send forth
an evil odor ; so doth a little folly
^outweigh wisdom and honor.
2 A wise man's heart is at his
right hand ; but a fool's heart at
his left. 3 Yea also, when the fool
walketh bj^ the waj^ his 'under-
standing faileth him, and ''he saith
" to every one that he is a fool. 4
If the spirit of the ruler rise up
against thee, ''leave not thy place;
for ' "^ gentleness allayeth great
offences.
.5 There is an ovil which I have
seen under the sun, as it were an
■'error which proceedeth from the
ruler : 6 ^ foUj'' is set in great
* dignity, and the rich sit in a
low place. 7 I have seen * ser-
vants ' upon horses, and princes
walking like servants upon the
earth.
8 ^ He that diggeth a pit shall
fall into it ; and whoso breaketh
through a wall, a ' .serpent shall
bite him. 9 Whoso ''he\v'eth out
stones shall be hurt therewith ; and
he that cleaveth wood is endan-
gered thereby. 10 If the iron be
blunt, and one do not whet the
edge, then must he put to more
strength : but wisdom is profit-
able to direct. 11/° If the .ser-
pent bite '^"'before it is charmed,
then is there no advantage in ^"the
charmer.
1 2 The " words of a wise man's
mouth are gracious ; but the lips
of a "fool will swallow up himself.
13 The beginning of the words of
his mouth is foolishness; and the
end of ^^his talk is mischievous
''madness. 14 « A fool akso multi-
plieth words : yet man knoweth not
what shall be ; and '' that which
shall be after him, v.'ho can tell
himl 1-5 The labor of fools wear i-
eth every one of them ; for he
knoweth not how to go to the
city.
16 Woe to thee, O land, when
thy *king is a "child, and thy
princes eat in the morning! 17
Happy art thou, O land, when thy
3 Or, to stink and putrefy
* Or, fiini t/iat is valued for irisdom
5 Heb. heart. ^ Or, of
t Or, calmness leaveth great sins undone
8 Heb. heights. = Or. moveth .itnnes
1" Or, Surely the serpent irill bite where there is
no enchantment ; and tlie slanderer is no better
11 Heb. loithout enchantment
'- Heb. the ma.Her of the tongue.
i^ Heb. his mouth. i* Or, servant
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10.18
ECCLESIASTES
12.12
Cliurifty and Inilniitry to be exercised in Hope. Exhortation to labor in Joy amid Uiircrtainties, and to remember (iod in Yontli
king is Hhe son of nobles, and
thy princes eat in due season, for
strength, and not for "drunken-
ness! 18 By' * slothf ulness the
'\ roof sinketh in ; and through
idleness of the hands the house
leaketh. 19 A feast is made for
laughter, and ''wine maketh glad
the life ; and '^ money answereth
all things. 20 "^ Revile not the
king, no, not in thy thought ; and
revile not the rich ■''in thy bed-
chamber : for a bii'd of the heavens
shall carry the voice, and that
which hath wings shall tell the
matter.
n^^Cast thy bread ^upon
the waters ; for thou '' shalt
find it after many days. 2 ® ' Give
a portion to seven, yea, even unto
eight; for thou knowest not what
*evil shall be upon the. earth. 3 If
the clouds be full of rain, tiles'-
empty themselves upon the earth ;
and if a tree fall "^ toward the
south, or ® toward the north, in
the place where the tree falleth,
there shall it be. 4 He that ob-
serveth the wind shall not sow ;
and he that regardeth the clouds
shall not reap. 5 As thou ' know-
est_ not what is the way of the
'' wind, nor '" how the bones do grow
in the womb of her that is with
child ; even so thou " knowest not
the work of God who doeth all.
6 "In the morning sow thy seed,
and in the evening withhold not
thy hand ; for thou knowest not
which shall prosper, whether this
or that, or whether they both shall
be alike good. 7 Truly the light
is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is
for the eyes to ^behold the sun.
8 ■* Yea, if a man live many years,
let him '' rejoice in them all ; '^ but
let him remember the ""days of
darkness, for they shall be manj^.
All that cometh is vanity.
9 'Rejoice, O young man, in thy
youth, and let thy heart cheer thee
in the days of thy youth, and ' walk
in the ways of thy heart, and in the
siglit of thine eyes ; but know thou,
that for all these things " God will
bring thee into judgment. 10 There-
fore remove ^"sorrow from thy heart,
and "put away evil from thy flesh ;
for youth and the dawn of life are
1 Or, a free man
2 Or, rafters sink s Or, Send forth
* Heb. upon the face of the waters.
5 Or, Divide a portiov. into seven, yea, even
into eight •> Or, in ? Or, spirit
<* Or, For 3 Or, and remember
1' Or, vexation Or, provocation
" Prov. 31. 4 ;
Is. 5. 11
b Prov. 24.
30-34
'• ch. 2. 3 ;
Judg.9.13;
Ps. 104. 15
rf ch. 7. 12
* Ex. 22. 28 ;
Acts 23. 5
/2K. 6. 12;
Lk. 12. 3
s Is. 32. 20
ADt. 15. 10;
Prov. 19.
17 ; Mt. 10.
42 ; 2 Cor.
9. 8 ; Gal.
6. 9 ; Heb.
6.10
i Ps. 112. 9 i
Mt. 5. 42;
Lk. 6. 30 ;
1 Tim. G.
18, 19
* ver. 8 ;
ch. 12. 1
' Jn. 3. 8
™ Ps. 139.
13-16
"ch. 1. 13; 3.
10, 11 ; 8. 17
" ch. 9. 10
P ch. 6. 5 ;
7. 11
«ch. 9. 7
'• ch. 12. 1
' ch. 2. 10
« Num. 15.
39 ; Job
31.7
" ch. 3. 17 ;
12. 14 ;
Rom. 14. 10
"2 00^7. 1;
2 Tim. 2. 22
" Dt. 8. 18 ;
Neh. 4, 14 ;
Ps. 63. 6 ;
119. .55
y ch.n. 8
^ 2 S. 19. 35
"Is. 5. 30; 13.
10 ; Ezek.
32. 7, 8 ;
Joel 3. 15 ;
Mt. 24. 29
b Ps. 35. 14 ;
38. 6
« Gen. 27. 1 ;
48. 10 ; IS.
3 2
d Ps. 141. 3
" Jer. 25. 10 ;
Rev. 18. 22
/2 S. 19. 35
y Job 17. 13 ;
30.23
ft Gen. 50. 10;
Jer. 9. 17
i Zech. 4 2, 3
*■• ch. 3. 20 ;
Geu. 3. 19 ;
Job 34. 15;
Ps. 104. 29
' ch. 3. 21 ;
Job 34. 14 ;
Lk. 23. 46 ;
Acts 7. 59
"* Num. 16.
22 ; 27. 16 ; '
Is. 57. 16 ;
Zech. 12. 1
" ch. 1. 2
» 1 K. 4. 32
i> Prov. 10. 32
9 Prov. 22.
20, 21
"^ ch. 7. 5 ;
10. 12 ;
Prov. 1. 6 ;
22. 17
» Acts 2. 37
667
"l O vanity. 1 'Remember also
A-^ thy Creator in the days of
thy youth, before the *evil days
come, and the years draw nigh,
when thou shalt say, ""I have no
pleasure in them ; 2 before the
" sun, and the light, and the moon,
and the stars, are darkened, and
the clouds return after the rain ;
3 in the day when the keepers of
the house shall tremble, and the
strong men shall ' bow themselves,
and the "grinders cea.se because
they ai'e few, and '' those that look
out of the windows shall be dark-
ened, 4 and the '^ doors shall be shut
in the street ; when the "sound of
the grinding is low, and one shall
rise up at the voice of a bird, and
all the-'^daughters of music shall be
brought low ; 5 yea, they shall be
afraid '-of that^ which is high, and
terrors shall he in the way ; and the
almond-tree shall blossom, and the
grasshopper '^shall be a burden, and
'^ desire shall '^ fail ; because man
goeth to his everlasting '•' home, and
the '' mourners go about the streets :
6 before the silver cord is '^ loosed,
or the "golden bowl is bi-oken, or
the pitcher is broken at the foun-
tain, or the wheel broken at the
cistern, 7 and the * dust returnelh
to the earth as it was, and the
'spirit returneth unto '"God who
gave it. 8 " Vanity of vanities,
saith the Preacher ; all is vanity.
9 And further, because the
Preacher was wise, he still taught
the people knowledge ; yea, he
" pondered, and sought out, and
set in order "many proverbs. 10
The Preacher sought to find out
''^^ acceptable words, and that
which vs^as written uprightly, even
* words of truth.
1 1 The '■ words of the wise are as
' goads ; and as ' nails well fastened
are the ivords of the '"masters of
assemblies, which are given from
one shepherd. 12 '•-''' And further-
more, my son, be admonished : of
making "many books there is no
end; and "much study is a weari-
ness of the flesh.
t Ezr. 9. 8 ; Is. 22. 23 « 1 K. 4. 32, 33 '" ch. 1. 18
11 Or, grinding women
12 Or, of danger from on high
13 Or, shall drag itself along
M Or, the caperherry
16 Or, snapped asunder
18 Heb. irnrds of delight.
19 Or, collectors of seniencfs
20 Or, And as for wore than these, my son, be
learned
IS Or, burst
If Or, gave ear
12.13
ECCLESIASTES
ConcladiAg Obsetvations
12.14
1 3 ^ This is the end of the mat-
ter ; all hath been heard : " Fear
God, and *keep his command-
ments ; for '^ this is the " whole
duty of man. 14 For ''God will
1 Or, Let us hear the conclusion of the ivhole
matter * Or, this is the duty of all men
« ch. 3. 14 ;
5. 7 ; 7. 18 ;
8. 12
b ch, 8. 5 ;
Pt. 4. 2
" Dt. 10. 12 ,
Mic. 6, 8
d ch. 3. 17 ;
11. 9 ; Mt.
lu. 26 ;
bring
^ wi
it
evil.
npc every work into judgmf
ith every hidden thing, whet
be good, or whether it
-ient,
„ „, ...ether
be good, or whether it be
Rom. 2. 16 ; 1 Cor. 4. 5
8 Or, concerning
668
THE SONG OF SOLOMON
The Bride speaks mtb the Daughters of Jerusalem, The Loving Converse of the Bride with the Bridegroom
IThe Song of " songs, which is
Solomon's.
2 Let hira kiss me with the kisses
of his mouth ;
For thy *love is better than
wine.
3 Thine '•oils have a goodly fra-
grance ;
Thy '*name is as oil poured
forth ;
Therefore do the ^"virgins love
thee.
4 Draw me ; we wilL run after
thee :
The -^king hath brought me
into his chambers ;
We will be glad and rejoice in
thee ;
We will make mention of thy
* love more than of wine :
^Rightly do they love thee.
5 I am black, but " comely,
O ye '' daughters of Jerusalem,
As the * tents of * Kedar,
As the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I
am swarthy,
Because the sun hath ^ scorched
me.
My 'mother's sons were in-
censed against me ;
They made me ""keeper of the
vineyards ;
But mine own vineyard have I
not kept.
7 Tell me, O thou " whom my soul
loveth,
Where thou " f eedest thy fiock,
Where thou makest it to *rest
at noon :
For why should I be as one that
is veiled
Beside the flocks of » thy com-
panions 1
8 If thou know not, O *■ thou
fairest among women.
Go thy way forth by the foot-
steps of the flock,
1 Or, maidens 2 Or, I?i uprightness
» Or, looked upon
" 1 K. 4. 32
b ver. 4 ; cU.
4.10
' ch. 4. 10 ;
.Tn. 12. 3
d Eccl. 7. 1
*■ Ps. 4.5. 14
/Ps. 45. 14,
1.5
»ch.2. 14;
4. 3 ; 6. 4
h ch. 2. 7 ; 3.
5. 10 ; 5. 8,
16 ; 8. 4
i Ps. 120. 5
fc Is. 60. 7
' Ps. 69. 8
'" ch. 8. U ;
Job 27. 18
" ch. 3. 1-4
"ch. 2.16;
6. 3
P Is. 13. 20 ;
Jer. 33. 12
9 ch. 8. 13
'■ch.5. 9;
6.1
' ver. 15 ;
ch. 2. 2, 10,
13, &c.
t 2 Chr. 1.
16,17
" ch. 5. 13
"0611.24.53;
Is. 61. 10
^ch. 4. 13,14;
Mk. 14. 3 ;
Jn. 12. 3
y Ps. 45. 8 ;
Jn. 19. 39
' ch. 4. 13
"IS. 23. 29
6 ver. 16 ;
ch. 2. 10,
13; 4.1, 7;
6. 4, 10
" ch. 4. 1 ; 5.
12
d ch. 2. 3, 9.
17 ; 5. 2, 5,
6^8, &c.
«1K. 6.9,10;
Jer. 22. 14
/2Chr. 3.5
'-' Is. 35. 1
h Is. 33. 9 ;
35.2
! ch. 5. 13 ;
7. 2 ; Hos.
14.5
k ch. 1. 9
« ch. 8. 5
ch. 4. 13,
16 ; 8. 11, 12
And feed thy kids beside the
shephei'ds' tents.
9 I have compared thee, O ^'my
love,
^To a * steed in Pharaoh's char-
iots.
10 Thy "cheeks are comely with
plaits of hair.
Thy neck with strings of" jewels.
1 1 We will make thee plaits of gold
With studs of silver.
12 While the king sat at his table.
My ''spikenard sent forth its
fragrance.
13 My beloved is unto me as a
''bundle of ^ myrrh.
That lieth betwixt my breasts.
14 My beloved is unto me as a
cluster of '^^ henna-flowers _
In the vineyards of " En-gedi.
15 Behold, *thou art fair, my love;
Behold, thou art fair ;
^ Thine ''eyes are as doves.
16 Behold, thou art fair, '^my be-
loved, yea, pleasant :
Also our coucH is green.
17 The beams of our ^ house are
^° " cedars.
And our rafters are '^-^firs.
21 am a ^'"^ rose of ^^ '' Sharon,
A ' lily of the valleys.
2 As a lily among thorns.
So is *my love among the
daughters.
3 As the 'apple-tree among the
trees of the wood.
So is my beloved among the sons.
I "sat down under his shadow
with great delight.
And his "fruit was sweet to my
taste.
< Or, mv friend (and so throughout)
•< Or, To the steeds Or, To my steed 6 Or, hag
7 Heb. coplier. « Or, Thou hast doves'' eyes
9 Or, houses w Or, of cedar . . . of fir
11 Or, cypresses
12 Heb. habazzeleth, the autumn crocus.
18 Or, <Ae plain
w Heb. delighted and sat down &''
669
2.4
SONG OF SOLOMON
3.7
They seek and find each other. The Bridal Procession
4 He " brought me to the ^ ban-
queting-house,
And his * banner over me was
love.
5 Stay ye me with ^"raisins, re-
fresh me with '' apples ;
For " I am sick from love.
6 ■'•''His left hand is under my
head.
And -^ his right hand doth ^em-
brace me.
7 I ''adjure you, O 'daughters of
Jerusalem,
By the * * roes, or by the ' hinds
of the field,
'' That ye stir not up, nor awake
■mil love,
Until * he please.
8 The voice of my beloved ! be-
hold, he Cometh,
Leaping "'upon the mountains.
Skipping upon the hills.
9 My beloved is like a "^'roe or
a " young hart :
Behold, he standeth behind our
wall ;
He looketh in at the windows ;
He glanceth "through the lat-
tice.
10 My beloved spake, and said
unto me,
p Rise up, my love, my fair one,
and come away.
1 1 For, lo, the winter is past ;
The rain is over and gone ;
12 The flowers appear on the
earth ;
The time of the ''singing of
birds is come.
And the voice of the ''turtle-
dove is heard in our land ;
13 The '■fig-tree ripeneth her green
figs.
And the * vines are in blossom ;
They give forth their fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away.
1 4 Q ' my dove, that art " in the
clefts of the rock,
In the covert of the steep
place.
Let me see thy countenance,
"Let me hear thy voice ;
For sweet is thy voice, and thy
countenance is "" comely.
15 Take us the foxes, the little
foxes.
That spoil the vineyards ;
1 Heb. hovse nf wine. 2 Heb. cakes of raisins.
3 Or, Let his left hand be &c. < Or, gazelles
5 Or, it Or, she « Or, gazelle
1 Or, pruning of vines
" ch. 1. 4
ft Ps. 20. 5
<-■ 2 S. (>. 1!) ;
lChr.16.3;
Hos. 3. 1
d ch. 7. 8
" ch. 5. 8
/ch. 8. 3
'■' Prov. 4. 3
h ch. 3. 5 ; 5.
8, 9 ; 8. 4
' ch. 1. 5, ref .
k ver. 9, 17 ;
ch. 3. 5; 8.
14 ; Prov.
6.5
'Gen. 49. 21;
Ps. 18. 33 ;
Hab. 3. 19
"' ver. 17 ;
Is. 52. 7
" ver. 17 ;
ch. 8. 14
" Judg. 5. 28
'' ver. 13
■i Gen. 15. 9 ;
Ps. 74. 19;
.Ter. 8. 7
'• Mt. 24. 32
' ch. 7. 12
' ch. 5. 2 ; 6.
9
" .Jer. 48. 28
" ch. 8. 13
•^' ch. 1. 5
y ver. 13
' ch. 6. 3 ; 7.
10
" civ 4. 5 ; 6.
2, 3
b ch. 4. 6
" ver. 9
rf ver. 8
« ch. 1. 7
/ch. 5. 6
^ Jer. 5. 1
'' ch. 5. 7
k ch. 2. 7 ;
8.4
" Ex. 13. 21 ;
Joel 2. 30
" ch. 1. 13 ;
4. 6, 14 ;
Mt. 2. 11
P Ex. 30. 34 ;
Rev. 18. 13
670
For our * vineyards are in blos-
som.
16 'My beloved is mine, and lam
his :
He " feedeth his flock among the
lilies.
17 ''''Until the day "be cool, and
the shadows flee away.
Turn, my beloved, and be thou
like a ° " roe or a young hart
''Upon the ^"mountains of " Be-
ther.
3 By night on my bed
I sought him "whom my soul
loveth :
I •'^sought him, but I found him
not.
2 / said, I will rise now, and go
about the city ;
In the »■ streets and in the broad
ways
I will seek him whom my soul
loveth :
I sought him, but I found him
not.
3 '' The watchmen that go about
the city found me ;
To whom I said. Saw ye him
whom my soul loveth 1
4 It was but a little that I passed
from them.
When I found him whom my
soul loveth :
I held him, and would not let
him go.
Until I had ' brought him into
my mother's house.
And into the chamber of her
that conceived me.
5*1 adjure you, O daughters of
Jerusalem,
By the ' roes, or by the hinds of
the field.
That ye stir not up, nor awake
my love.
Until ^ he please.
6 "* Who is this that cometh up
from the wilderness
Like "pillars of smoke,
Perfumed with "myrrh and
-'' frankincense.
With all powders of the mer-
chant 1
7 Behold, it is the litter of Solo-
mon ;
Threescore mighty men are
about it.
Of the mighty men of Israel.
8 Or, When- (he day is cnol
9 Or, break Heb. hreaihe.
10 Or, wountnins of separation
11 Perhaps, the spice malobathron.
3.8
SONG OF SOLOMON
4.16
The Bridal Procession. Praise of tlie Bride, and Iier Response, at the Marriage Feast
8 They all handle the sword, and
are "expert in war:
Every man hath his * sword
upon his thigh,
Because of " fear in the night.
9 King Solomon made himself a
^ palanquin
Of the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made the pillars thereof of
silver,
The bottom thereof of gold, the
seat of it of purple.
The midst thereof being -paved
with love.
From the ''daughters of Jeru-
salem.
11 Go forth, O ye "daughters of
Zion, and behold king Solo-
mon,
With the crown wherewith his
mother hath crowned him
In the -^ day of his espousals.
And in the day of the gladness
of his heart.
4 Behold, ^ thou art fair, my
love ; behold, thou art fair ;
^ Thine '' eyes are as doves ' be-
hind thy •*veil.
Thy *hair is as a flock of
goats,
That Mie along the side of
» mount 'Gilead.
2 Thy '"teeth are like a flock of
eives that are newly shorn.
Which are come up from the
washing,
"Whereof every one hath twins.
And none is bereaved among
them.
3 Thy lips are like a "thread of
scarlet,
And thy ^ " mouth is comely.
Thy ^temples are like a piece
of a pomegranate
Behind thy ^veil.
4 Thy * neck is like the tower of
David
Builded ^ for an '^ armory,
Whereon there "hang a thovi-
sand bucklers,
All the 'shields of the mighty
men.
5 Thy "two breasts are like two
fawns
That are twins of a " roe,
Which " feed among the lilies.
6 ^ Until the day be cool, and the
shadows flee away,
1 Or, car of state 2 Or, inlaid
3 Or, Tlioil hast doves' eye.i ■• Or, locks
'•> Or, appear on moun' Gilead
•> Or, Whirh are nil of litem in pairs
' Or, speech » Or, wil/i turrets " Or, gazelle
« Jer. 50. 9
b P8. 45. 3
' Ps. 91. 5
dch. 1. 5
'■ Is. 3. 16,
17 ; 4. 4
/ Is. 62. 5
v ch. 1. 15
h ch. 1. 15 ;
5. 12
! ch. 6. 7
k ch. 6. 5
I Mic. 7. 14
™ ch. 6 6
" Josh. 2. 18
" ch. 5. 16
P ch. 6. 7
«ch. 7. 4
'• Neh. 3. 19
^ Ezek. 27.
lU, 11
< 2 S. 1. 21
« ch. 7. 3
"ch. 2. 16;
6.2, 3
■"^ ch. 2. 17
y ver. 14
- ch. 1. 15
"1 K. 4. 33;
Ps. 72. 16
6 ch. 5. 1 ; Is.
62.5
^ 2 K. 5. 12 ;
(marg.)
(( Dt. 3. 9 ;
1 Chr. 5.
23; Ezek.
27. 5
" ver. 10, 12 ;
ch. 5. 1, 2
/Gen. 41. 42;
Prov. 1. 9 ;
Ezek. 16.
11: Dan.
5.7
" ch. 7. 6
''Ch. 1.2, 4
' ch. 1. 3
fc Prov. 5. 3
( Ps. 19. 10 ;
Prov. 24. 13
'" Gen. 27.
27 ; Hos.
14. 6
" Prov. 5.
15-18
° Gen. 29. 3
J-Neh. 2.8;
Eccl. 2. 5
9 ch. 6. U ;
7. 12
'• ver. 16 ;
ch. 2. 3; 7.
13
» eh. 1. 14
t ch. 1. 12
" Ex. 30. 23
" ver. 6
^ ch. 3. 6 ;
Ps. 45. 8 ;
Jn. 19. 39
V Zech. 14. 8
' ch. 5. 1 ; 6.
2
»ch.l.l3;2.
3, 8 ; 6. 2
I will get me to the mountain
of ^ myrrh.
And to the hill of ^^ frankin-
cense.
7 ' Thou art all fair, my love ;
And there is no spot in thee.
8 Come with me from " Lebanon,
my '' bride.
With me from Lebanon :
^^ Look from the top of " Amana,
From the top of ''Senir and
Hermon,
From the lions' dens.
From the mountains of the
leopards.
9 Thou hast ^' ravished my heart,
" my sister, my bride ;
Thou hast " ravished my heart
with ^^one of thine eyes.
With one •'^ chain of thy neck.
10 "How fair is thy love, my
sister, my bride !
How much ''better is thy love
than wine !
And the ^fragrance of thine
oils than all manner of
spices !
11 Thy lips, O my bride, ^^*drop
as the ' honeycomb :
Honey and milk are under thy
tongue ;
And the smell of thy gar-
ments is like the '"smell ol'
Lebanon.
12 A garden "shut up is my sister.
my bride ;
A spring shut up, a "fountain
" sealed.
13 Thy shoots are '°'' an orchard
of '' pomegranates, with *■ pre-
cious fruits ;
* Henna with spikenard plants,
14 'Spikenard and .saffron,
"Calamus and cinnamon, with
all trees of " frankincen.se ;
"^ Myrrh and aloes, with all the
chief spices.
15 Thou art a fountain of gardens,
A well of ^ living waters,
And flowing streams from
Lebanon.
1 6 Awake, O north wind ; and
come, thou south ;
Blow upon my ^garden, that
the spices thereof may flow
out.
Let " my beloved come into his
garden,
And eat his * precious fruits.
1" Or, Oo 11 Or, giwii vie courage
12 Or, one look /row tliine eyes
13 Or, drop honey n Heb. barred.
15 Or, a paradise
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5.1
SONG OF SOLOMON
6.4
The Bridegroom's Response. The Temporary Separation. Mntnal Praise of the Bridegroom and the Bride
51 am "come into my garden,
* my sister, my bride :
I have gathered my "myrrh
with my ^ spice ;
I have eaten my •* honeycomb
with my honey ;
I have ^ drunk my wine with
my milk.
Eat, O -^friends ;
Drink, yea, drink abundantly,
-Q beloved.
2 I ^was asleep, but my heart
waked :
It is the voice of my beloved
that knocketh, saying,
Open to me, "my sister, my love,
* my dove, my * undefiled ;
For my head is filled with dew.
My 'locks with the drops of
the night.
3 I have '' put off my garment ;
how shall I put it onl
I have ' washed my feet ; how
shall I defile thern^
4 My beloved put in his hand by
the hole of the door.
And my '^ " heart was moved for
him.
5 I rose up to open to my beloved ;
And my hands "dropped with
myrrh,
And my fingers with liquid
myrrh,
Upon the handles of the bolt.
6 I opened to my beloved ;
But my beloved had '^"with-
drawn himself, and was
gone.
My soul ''had failed me when
he P spake :
I •* sought him, but I could not
find him ;
I ''called him, but he gave me
no answer.
7 The * watchmen that go about
the city found me.
They smote me, they wounded
me ;
The keepers of the walls took
away my ^ mantle from me.
8 I * adjure you, O daughters of
Jerusalem,
If ye find my beloved,
''That ye tell him, that "I am
sick from love.
9 What is thy beloved more than
another beloved,
1 Or, balsam 2 Or, of love
3 Or, sleep, hut my heart u'aketh
< Heb. perfect. & Heb. boicels.
<5 Or, turned away
' Heb. went forth. 8 Or, t'eil
»Heb. WliativUl ye tell hint That &c.
» ch. 6. 2
b ch. 4. 9
"ch. 1. 13;
4.14
d ch. 4. U
« Prov. 9. 5 ;
Is. 55. 1
/Judg. 14.
11, 20 ; Jn.
3. 29
'■> ch. 4. 9
h ch. 2. 14 ;
6.9
' ver. 11
* Lk. 11. 7
' Gen. 19. 2
'" Jer. 31. 20
" ver. 13
" ch. 6. 1
>' ver. 2
9 ch. 3. 1
'■ Prov. 1. 28
» ch. 3. 3
' ch. 2. 7 ;
3. 5
" ch. 2. 5
" ch. 1. 8 ;
6.1
^ 1 S. 16. 12
y Ps. 45. 2
- ver. 2
" ch. 1. 15 ;
4.1
(- Ex. 25. 7
<= ch. 6. 2
■' ch. 2. 1
" ver. 5
/ E.x. 28. 20 ;
39. 13 ;
Ezek. 1.16;
Dan. 10. 6
V Ex. 24. 10 ,
23. 18 ;
Job 28. 16 ;
Is. 54. 11
'' ch. 7. 4
' 1 K. 4. 33 ;
Ps. 80. 10 ;
Ezek. 17.
23; 31.8
*•• ch. 7. 9
' 2 S. 1. 23
"' ch. 5. 6
« ch. 1. 8
"eh. 4. 16;
5. 1
P ch. 5. 13
9 ch. 1. 7
'■ ch. 2. 1 ; 5.
13
* ch. 2. 16 ;
7.10
< ch. 2. 16;
4. 5
" ch. 1. 15
" 1 K. 14. 17
'^ ch. 1. 5
y Ps. 48. 2 ;
50. 2
' ver. 10
O thou " fairest among women 1
What is thy beloved more than
another beloved.
That thou dost so adjure us 1
10 My beloved is white and
^ ruddy,
^^ The '■' chiefest among ten thou-
sand.
1 1 His head is as the most fine gold ;
His ^ locks are " bushy, ami
black as a raven.
1 2 His " eyes are like doves beside
the water-brooks.
Washed with milk, a7id ^'- fitly
''set.
13 His cheeks are as a ''bed of
^ spices,
As " panks of sweet herbs :
His lips are as '^lilies, "dropping
liquid myrrh.
1 4 His hands are as " rings of gold
set with ^^''■^ beryl :
His body is as ^'' ivory work
" overlaid with " sappnires.
15 His legs are as pillars of mar-
ble, set upon sockets of fine
gold :
His aspect is like * Lebanon,
excellent as the ' cedars.
IG His ^"^^ mouth is most sweet;
Yea, he is altogether ' lovely.
This is my beloved, and this is
my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.
6
" Whither is thy beloved
gone,
O thou " fairest among women ?
Whither hath thy beloved
turned him.
That we may seek him with
thee?
My beloved is gone down to
his " gai'den.
To the ^ beds of ' spices,
To * feed in the gardens, and to
gather 'lilies.
* I am my beloved's, and my
beloved is mine :
He ' feedeth his floch among
the lilies.
4 "Thou art fair, O my love, aa
"Tirzah,
^ Comely as * Jeru.salem,
^Terrible as ^^an army with
banners.
10 Heb. Marked out by a banner, n Or, curling
12 Or, silting by full streams
13 Or, towers of perfumes i* Or, cylinders
15 Or, topaz 10 Or, bright ivory
1" Or, encrusted is Or, speech Heb. palate.
^^ Heb. bannered hosts.
672
6.5
SONG OF SOLOMON
7.12
Matual Praise of the Bridegroom and the Bride. Their Union in Invincible Love
5 Turn away thine eyes from
me,
For they ^ have overcome me.
" Thy hair is as a flock of goats,
That He along the side of
Gilead.
6 *Thy teeth are like a flock of
ewes,
Which are come up from the
washing ;
Whereof every one hath twins,
And none is bereaved among
them.
7 ''Thy temples are like a piece
of a pomegranate
Behind thy veil.
8 There are threescore ''queens,
and fourscore concubines,
And '" " virgins without number.
9 •'^My dove, my ^undefiled, is but
one ;
She is the only one of her
mother ;
She is the * choice one of her
that bare her.
The ^daughters saw her, and
called her blessed ;
Yea, the ''queens and the con-
cubines, and they praised
her.
10 Who is she that looketh forth
as the morning,
Fair as the '' moon,
® Clear ' as the sun,
* Terrible as an army with
banners *?
11 I went down into the garden
of nuts,
To see the green plants of the
valley.
To see whether Hhe vine
budded.
And the '" pomegranates were
in flower.
12 Before I was aware, my ^soul
'''set me
Aviong the chariots of my
^princely people.
*13 Return, return, O Shulam-
mite ;
Return, return, that we may
look upon thee.
Why will ye look upon the Shu-
lammite.
As upon the " dance ^ of " Maha-
naiml
1 Or, make me afraid 2 Or, maidens
3 Heb. perfect. < Or, pure
s Or, Pure 6 Or, desire
? Or, made vie like the chariots of Ammiuxdih
8 Or, willing • Or, of two companies
" ch. 4. 1
I' ch. 4. 2
"'ch. 4. 3
<i 1 K. 11. 3
""oh. 1. 3
/ cli. 2. 14 ;
5. 2
" Gen. 30. 13
A Job 31. 26
' Mt. 17. 2 ;
Rev. 1. 16
k ver. 4
' ch. 7. 12
'" ch. 4. 13
" Judg. 21.
21
" Gen. 32. 2 ;
2 S. 17. 24
P Ps. 45. 13
'1 ch. 4. 5
>" ch. 4. 4
t Is. 35. 2
« ch. 1. 15,
16; 4.10
" ch. 2. 5
* ch. 5. 16
» Prov. 23. 31
*[Ch. 7. 1 in
Heb.]
' ch. 2. 16 ;
6. 3
Ps. 45. 11
673
7 How beautiful are thy "feet
in sandals, O * prince's
daughter !
Thy rounded thighs are like
jewels.
The work of the hands of a
skilful workman.
2 Thy body is like a round gob-
let.
Wherein no mingled wine is
wanting :
Thy waist is like a heap of
wheat
Set about with lilies.
3 Thy *two breasts are like two
fawns
That are twins of a roe.
4 Thy *■ neck is like the tower of
ivory ;
Thine eyes as the pools in
* Heshbon,
By the gate of Bath-rabbim ;
Thy nose is like the tower of
Lebanon
Which looketh toward Damas-
cus.
5 Thy head upon thee is like
' Carmel,
And the hair of thy head like
purple ;
The king is held captive in the
tresses thereof.
6 How "fair and how pleasant art
thou,
0 love, for delights !
7 This thy stature is like to a
palm-tree.
And thy breasts to its clus-
ters.
8 I said, I will climb up into the
palm-tree,
1 will take hold of the branches
thereof :
Let thy breasts be as clusters
of the vine.
And the smell of thy "breath
like "apples,
9 And thy ^■- ^ mouth like the best
wine.
That ^goeth down ^'smoothly
for my beloved,
"Gliding through the lips of
those that are asleep.
10 ^ I am my beloved's ;
And his " desire is toward me.
11 Come, my beloved, let us go
forth into the field ;
Let us lodge in the villages.
12 Let us get up early to the vine-
yards ;
10 Or, steps n Heb. no.se.
12 Heb. palate. 13 Heb. aright.
1-* Or, Causing the lips of those that are asleep
to move (or, speak)
7.13
SONG OF SOLOMON
8. 14
Union or tlic Bridegroom and the Bride in Invinrible Love
Let US " see whether the vine
hath budded,
And ' its blossom is open,
And the pomegranates are in
flower :
There will I give thee my love.
13 The * mandrakes give forth
fragrance ;
And " at our doors are all man-
ner of " precious fruits, new
and old,
Which I have laid up for thee,
O ray beloved.
8 Oh that thou wert as my
brother.
That sucked the breasts of my
mother !
When I should find thee with-
out, I would kiss thee ;
Yea, and none would despise
me.
2 I would lead thee, and "* bring
thee into my mother's house,
^ Who would instruct me ;
I would cause thee to drink of
spiced wine.
Of the * juice of my pome-
granate.
3 * His left hand should be under
my head.
And his right hand should em-
brace me.
4 ^I adjure you, O daughtei's of
Jerusalem,
'' That ye stir not up, nor awake
my love.
Until " he please.
5 ^ Who is this that cometh up
from the wilderness.
Leaning upon her beloved 1
Under the ''apple-tree I awak-
ened thee :
There thy mother was in travail
with thee.
There was she in travail '' that
brought thee forth.
6 Set me as a seal upon thy
heart.
As a '■ seal upon thine arm :
For love is strong as death ;
1 Or, the tender grape appeareth 2 Or, over
3 Or, That thou mightpst * Or, sweet wine
' Heb. Why should ye stir up f or why &c.
« Or, it Ov, she 7 Or, and
" cli. 6. 11
b Gen. 30. 14
•^ ch. 2. a ;
4. 13, 16
d ch. 3. 4
" ch. 2. 6
/ch. 2.7;
3.5
ff ch. 3. 6
ft ch. 2. 3
' Is. 49. 16 ;
Jer. 22. 24 ;
Hag. 2. 23
fc Prov. 6. 34
' Ezek. 16. 7
" 1 K. 6. 15
" Mt. 21. 33
f ch. 1. 6
1 ver. 12 ;
oh. 2. 3
>" Is. 7. 23
« ch. 2. 7, 9,
17
* Jealousy is * cruel as vSheol ;
The flashes thereof are flashes
of fire,
^ A very flame of " Jehovah.
7 Many waters cannot quench
love.
Neither can floods drown it :
If a man would give all the sub-
stance of his house for love,
^^ He would utterly be con-
temned.
8 We have a little sister,
And she '' hath no breasts :
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she shall be
spoken fori
9 If she be a wall,
We will build upon her ^" a tur-
ret of silver :
And if she be a door.
We will enclose her with
'"boards of cedar.
10 I ^^am a wall, and my breasts
like the towers thereof:
Then was I in his eyes as one
that found peace.
1 1 Solomon had a " vineyard at
Baal-hamon ;
He "let out the vineyard unto
p keepers ;
Every one for the ' fruit thereof
was to bring a '' thousand
2neces of silver.
12 My vineyard, which is mine,
is before me :
Thou, O Solomon, shalt have
the thousand.
And those that keep the fruit
thereof two hundred.
13 Thou that dwellest in the gar-
dens.
The ' companions hearken "for
thy voice :
Cause me to hear it.
14^® Make haste, my beloved.
And be thou ' like to a ^^ roe or
to a young hart
Upon. the "mountains of spices.
8 Heb. hard. is Or, jres
9 Ov, A most vehement flame 1* Or, fo
10 Heb. Jah. is Heb. Flee.
11 Or, It i« Or, gazelle
12 Or, battlements
674
THE BOOK OF
ISAIAH
Perrerseness of God's People. Formalisin condemned. Obedience enjoined. Corruption of Zion
IThe vision of "Isaiah the son
of Amoz, which he saw concern-
ing * Judah and Jerusalem, in the
days of "Uzziah, ''Jotham, *Ahaz,
and-''Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2 ^ Hear, O heavens, and give
ear, O '' earth ; for Jehovah hath
spoken : I have ^ nourished and
brought up 'children, and they
have * rebelled against me. 3 The
ox knoweth his owner, and the
ass his master's crib ; but Israel
' doth not know, my people " doth
not consider. 4 Ah sinful nation,
a people "laden with iniquity, a
"seed of evil-doers, children that
^deal corruptly! they have * for-
saken Jehovah, they have ''de-
spised the Holy One of Israel,
they are estranged and goiie back-
ward. 5 '•^ Why will ye be still
stricken, that ye "revolt more and
more 1 ^ the whole head is ' sick,
and ^the whole heart faint. 6
"From the sole of the foot even
unto the head there is "no sound-
ness in it ; hut "" wounds, and
bruises, and fresh stripes : they
have not been closed, neither
bound up, neither » mollified with
oil. 7 Your "^ country is desolate;
your cities are burned with fire ;
your land, strangers devour it
in your presence, and it is deso-
late, *as overthrown by strangers.
8 And the daughter of Zion is left
as a "booth in a vineyard, as a
lodge in a garden of cucumbers,
as a besieged city. 9 * Except
Jehovah of hosts had left unto us
a very small "remnant, we should
have been as Sodom, we should
have been like unto Gomorrah.
10 Hear the ''word of Jehovah,
ye ^ rulers of " Sodom ; give ear
unto the "^law of our God, ye peo-
ple of Gomorrah. 11 •''What unto
me is the multitude of your sacri-
fices 1 saith Jehovah : I have had
1 Or, made area/ and exalted See Ezek. 31. 4.
- Or, Why should ye be stricken any more f ye
wi/l revolt Sc. 3 Or, er>ery
1 Or, as the overthrow of strangers
6 Or, judges 6 Or, teaching
" ch. 2. 1
b ch. 2. 1 ;
40.9
<^2K. 15. 1,13
d 2 K. 15. 32
'^ ch. 7. 1 ;
2 K. 16. 1
/2K. 18. 1
" Dt. 32. 1
'' Mic. 1. 2
i Jer. 3. 22
k ver. 23 ;
ch. 30. 1, 9 ;
65. 2
' ch. 5. 13 ;
Jer. 8. 7
'" ch. 5. 12 ;
44. 18
" ch. 5. 18
" ch. 14. 20
P Neh. 1. 7
9 ver. 28
"" ch. 6. 24
» ch. 31. 6
« ch. 33. 24 ;
Ezek. 34.
4,16
« Job 2. 7
^ Ps. 38. 3
^ ch. 30. 26
y Lk. 10. 34
^ ch. 6. 11 ;
Lev. 26. 33 ;
Jer. 44. 6
" Job 27. 18
b Rom. 9. 29
« ch. 10. 20-
22 ; 11. 11,
16 ; 37. 4,
31, 32 : 46. 3
d ch. 8. 20 ;
28. 14
« ch. 3. 9 ;
Ezek. 16.
46 ; Rev.
11.8
/ch. 66. 3;
Jer. 6. 20 ;
Mai. 1. 10
9 Ex. 23. 17
A ch. 66. 3
'IChr. 23.31
k Ex. 12. 16
t Jer. 7. 9, 10
"" ch. 29. 1, 2
" ch. 7. 13 ;
43. 24
"IK. 8. 22:
Lam. 1. 17
P ch. 8. 17 ;
.59 2
9 Mic. 3. 4
»■ ch. 59, 3
» Ps. 26. 6
( ch. 52. 11
" ch. 55. 7
" Jer. 25. 5
"^ Jer. 22. 3 ;
Zeph. 2. 3
V ch. 58. 6
^ Ps. 82. 3
« ch. 41. 1,
21 : 43. 26 ;
Mic. 6. 2
6 ch. 44. 22 ;
43. 25 ;
Ps. 51. 7 ;
675
enough of the burnt-o£ferings of
rams, and the fat of fed beasts ;
and I delight not in the blood of
bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-
goats. 12 "When ye come ''^to
appear before me, who hath re-
quired this at your hand, to
trample niy courts? 13 Bring no
more * vain oblations ; '' incense is
an abomination unto me; 'new
moon and sabbath, the * calling of
assemblies, — ^I cannot away with
'iniquity and the solemn meeting.
14 Your new moons and your ap-
pointed "' feasts my soul hatetn ;
they are a ^^ trouble unto me ; I
am "weary of bearing them. 15
And when ye "spread forth your
hands, ^I will hide mine eyes from
you ; yea, when ye « make many
Erayers, 1 will not hear: ''your
ands are full of blood. 16 * Wash
you, *make you clean ; "put away
the evil of your doings from before
mine eyes ; " cease to do evil ; 1 7
learn to do well; ^seek justice, "re-
lieve ^the oppressed, 'judge the
fatherless, plead for the widow.
18 Come now, and "let us reason
together, saith Jehovah : ''though
your sin.s be as scarlet, they shall
be as white as snow; though they
be red like crimson, they shall be
as wool. 19 *" If ye be willing and
obedient, ye shall ''eat the good of
the land: 20 but if ye refuse and
rebel, ye shall be "devoured with
the sword ; for the ■'"mouth of Jeho-
vah hath spoken it.
21 How is the faithful city be-
come a " harlot ! she that was full
of justice ! righteousness lodged
in her, but now ''murderers. 22
Thy silver is become 'dross, thy
wine mixed with water. 23 Thy
Rev. 7. 14 « Dt. 30. 15. 16 <* ch. 30. 23, 24 ; 55. 2 ;
58. 14 ; 62. 8, 9 ; 65. 21, 22 ; Ezr. 9. 12 « ch. 3. 25 ;
65.12 /ch. 34. 16; 40. 5:58. 14; Mic. 4. 4 s/ ch. 57.
3-9 ; Jer. 2. 20 '' ch. 59. 7 ' Ezek. 22. 18
7 Or, as otherwise read, to see my face
8 Heb. an oblation of vanity.
9 Or, / cannot away with ; it is iviqnity, even
the solemn meeting i" Or, ciimbrance
1* Or, set right the oppressor
1.24
ISAIAH
2.19
Zion is corrnpt, bnt yet is to be redeemed. Jehovali'g Uoiversal Reign. Israel's Idolatry must cease
"princes are rebellious, and com-
panions of thieves ; every one
* loveth bribes, and followetn after
rewards : they " judge not the
fatherless, neither doth the cause
of the widow come unto them.
24 Therefore saith the Lord, Je-
hovah of hosts, the ** Mighty One
of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of
mine adversaries, and "avenge me
of mine enemies ; 25 and I will
^ turn my hand upon thee, and
"-'^thorougnly purge away thy dross,
and will take away all thy ^ tin ;
26 and I will restore thy ''judges
as at the first, and thy counsellors
as at the beginning : afterward
thou shalt be called The ''city of
righteousness, a faithful town.
27 Zion shall be 'redeemed with
justice, and ■*her converts with
righteousness. 28 But the ^*= de-
struction of transgressors and
sinners shall be together, and they
that forsake Jehovah shall be con-
sumed. 29 For they shall be
ashamed of the ®'oaks which ye
have desired, and ye shall be con-
founded for the "'gardens that ye
have chosen. 30 For ye shall be
as ''an oak whose "leaf fadeth, and
as a garden that hath no water.
3 1 And the strong shall be as tow,
and his work as a spark ; and they
shall both " burn together, and
^none shall quench them.
2 The word that * Isaiah the
son of Amoz saw concerning
Judah and Jerusalem.
2 ''And it shall come to pass in
the latter days, that the 'mountain
of Jehovah's house shall be estab-
lished *on the top of the moun-
tains, and shall be exalted above
the hills ; and 'all nations shall
flow unto it. 3 And "many i)eo-
ples shall go and say. Come ye,
and let us go up to the mountain
of Jehovah, to the house of the
God of Jacob ; and he will teach
us of his ways, and we will walk
in his paths : for " out of Zion shall
go forth ^ the law, and the word of
Jehovah from Jerusalem. 4 And
he will judge ^"between the nations,
and will decide concerning many
peoples ; and ^ they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their
spears into pruning-hooks ; * nation
1 Or, bring my hand again
* Heb. as with lye.
3 Or, alloy
* Or. they that return of her
5 Heb. breaking.
6 Or, terebinths
7 Or, a terebinth
8 Or, at the head
9 Or, instruction
1" Or, ainono
" ch. 3. 14, 15;
Ho8. 5. 10 ;
Mic. 7. 3
b Ex. 23. 8 ;
Mic. 7. 3
'^ ch. 10. 2 ;
Jer. 5. 28 ;
Ezek. 22.7;
Zech. 7. 10
d ch. 49. 26 ;
60. 16 ; Ps.
132.2
« ch. 35. 4 ;
59. 18 ; 61.
2 ; 63. 4
/ Ezek, 22.
19-22 ;
Mai. 3. 3
'•' ch. 60. 17 ;
Jer. 33. 7,
11
'' ch. 33. 5 ;
60. 14 ; 62.
I, 2 ; Zech.
8. 3
' ch. 35. 9 ;
62. 12 ; 63. 4
kch. 24. 20;
66. 24 ;
Pb. 9. 5 ;
2 Th. 1. '
' ch. 57. 1
'" ch. 65. 3 ;
66. 17
" ch. 64. 6
» ch. 5. 24 ;
9. 19 ; 26.
11 ; 33.
11-14
P ch. 66. 24 ;
Mt. 3. 12 ;
Mk. 9. 43
« ch. 1. 1
-■ Mic. 4. 1-3
' ch. 27. 13 ;
66. 20
( ch. 56. 7
" ch. 45. 14,
22-25 ; 49.
12 ; 55. 5 ;
60. 3-6 ; 66.
18 ; Zech.
8. 20-23
" ch. 51. 4, 5 ;
Lk. 24. 47
^ ch. 32. 17,
18 ; Joel 3.
10
'J ch. 9. 5, 7 ;
II. 6-9 ;
Hos. 2. 18 ;
Zech. 9. 10
8,9
' ch. 58. 1
"■ ch. 60. 1, 2,
19, 20 ;
1 Jn. 1. 5
6 Dt. 31. 17
"^ ch. 57. 3 ;
Mic. 5. 12
d2K. 1. 2
«'2K. 16. 7,
, 8 ; Prov.
, 6.1
/ch. 30. 16;
31. 1;
Dt. 17. 16 ;
Mic. 5. 10
0 ch. 10. 11
A ch. 17. 8 ;
37. 19 ; 40.
19 ; 44. 17 ;
P.S. lis. 4-8
i ch. 5. 15 ;
Ps. 49. 2 ;
62. 9
* Neh. 4. 5
' ver. 19, 21 ;
Rev. 6. 15,
16
'" 2 Th. 1. 9
" ch 5, 15 ;
37. 23
" ch. 13. 11 ;
23. 9 ; Ps.
676
shall not lift up sword against
nation, neither shall they learn
war any more.
5 O ^ house of Jacob, come ye,
and let us walk in the "light or
Jehovah. 6 For thou hast 'for-
saken thy people the house of
Jacob, because they are filled with
customs from the east, and are
'^ soothsaj'ers "^like the rhiliStines,
and they * strike hands with the
children of foreigners. 7 And
their land is full of silver and
gold, neither is there any end of
their treasures; their land also is
•'^full of horses, neither is there any
end of their chariots. 8 Their
land also is * full of idols ; they
worship the '' work of their own
hands, that which their own fin-
gers have made. 9 And the * mean
man " is bowed down, and the
'great man ^- is brought low: there-
fore * forgive them not. 10 'Enter
into the rock, and hide thee in the
dust, "'from before the terror of
Jehovah, and from the glory of his
majesty. 11 The "lofty looks of
man shall be brought low, and the
" haughtiness of men shall be bowed
down, and Jehovah alone shall be
exalted in that day.
1 2 For ^^ there shall be a day of
Jehovah of hosts upon ^ all that is
proud and haughty, and upon all
that is lifted up ; and it shall be
brought low; 13 and upon all the
* cedars of Lebanon, that are high
and lifted up, and upon all the
'"oaks of Bashan, 14 and upon all
the ' high mountains, and upon all
the hills that are lifted up, 1 5 and
upon every ' lofty tower, and upon
every fortified wall, 16 and upon
all the " ships of Tarshish, and
upon all pleasant ^^ imagery. 17
And the loftiness of man shall be
bowed down, and the haughtiness
of men shall be brought low; and
Jehovah alone shall be exalted in
that day. 18 And the "idols shall
utterly pass away. 19 And men
shall •'go into the caves of the
rocks, and into the holes of the
^•^ earth, from before the terror of
Jehovah, and from the glory of his
majesty, when he ariseth * to shake
18. 27 ; 2 Cor. 10. 5 P ch. 24. 4, 21 ; Job 40. 11, 12 :
Mai. 4. 1 1 ch. 10. 33, 34 '' Zech. 11. 2 ' ch. 40. 4
t ch. 25. 12 " ch. 23. 1, 14 ; 60. 9 ; 1 K. 10. 22 " ch. 21.
9; Mic. 1.7 »^ ver. 10 !' ver. 21 ; ch. 13. 13 ; 24. 1, 19.
20; Ps. 18. 7 ; Nah. 1 3-6; Hag. 2. 6, 7 ; Heb. 12. 26
11 Or, boweth down 12 Or, hvmhleth himself
13 Or, Jehovah of hosts hath a day
1* Or, watch-towers is Heb. dust.
2.20
ISAIAH
4.2
Judah's Ralers denonnced. Wanton Women denounced
mightily the earth. 20 In that
day men shall "cast away their
idols of silver, and their idols of
gold, which have been made for
them to worship, to the moles and
to the '' bats ; 21 to " go into the
ca^'erns of the rocks, and into the
clefts of the ragged rocks, from be-
fore the terror of Jehovah, and
f x'om the glory of his majesty, when
he ariseth to shake mightily the
earth. 22 '* Cease ye from man,
whose breath is in his nostrils ; for
" wherein is he to be accounted of "?
3 For, behold, the Lord, Jeho-
vah of hosts, •''doth take away
from Jerusalem and from Judah
stay and staff, the whole stay of
bread, and the whole stay of water ;
2 ^ the mighty man, and the man of
war ; the judge, and the prophet,
and the diviner, and the elder ; 3
the captain of fifty, and the hon-
orable man, and the counsellor,
and the expert ^ artificer, and the
skilful enchanter. 4 And I will
give * children to be their princes,
and '^ babes shall rule over them.
5 And the people shall be 'op-
pressed, every one by another, and
every one by his * neighbor : the
childf shall behave himself proudly
against the old man, and tne base
against the honorable. 6 When
a man shall 'take hold of his
brother in the house of his father,
saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou
our '^ ruler, and let this ruin be
under thy hand ; 7 in that day
shall he lift up his voice, saying, I
will not be ■* a '"healer ; for in my
house is neither bread nor cloth-
ing : ye shall not make me ruler of
the people. 8 For "Jerusalem is
vuined. and Judah is fallen ; be-
cause their "tongue and their doings
ai"e against Jehovah, to^ ^ provoke
the eyes of his glory. 9^ The show
of their countenance doth witness
against them ; and they declare
their sin as 'Sodom, they hide it
not. Woe unto their soul ! for they
have ''done evil unto themselves.
10 Say ye of the / righteous, that it
shall be well with him, ; for they
shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 Woe unto the wicked! r^; shall
he ill ivith him ; for ' what his hands
have done shall be done unto him.
1 2 As for my people, " children are
their oppressors, and women rule
1 Or, charmer
2 Or, with childishness shall they rule over them
' Or, judge * Heb. a binder up.
* Or, Their respecting of persons doth &c.
" ch. 30. 22 ;
31.7
ft Lev. 11. 19
" ver. IM
d Ps. 146. 3 ;
Jer. 17. 5
" ch. 40. 15,
17 ; Ps. 8.
4; 144. 3,4;
Jas. 4. 14
/ch. 5. 13;
9. 20 ; Lev.
26. 26 ;
Ezek. 4. 16
'J ch. 9. 14,
15;2K. 24.
14 ; Ezek.
17. 12, 13
h Eccl. 10. 16
■ Mic. 7. 3-6
* ch. 9. 19 ;
Jer. 9. 3-8
' ch. 4. 1
"'Ezek. 34.4;
Hos. 5. 13
" ch. 1. 7 ; 6.
11
" ch. 9. 17 ;
59. 3 ; Ps.
73. 9-11
P ch. 65. 3, 5 ;
2Chr. 33. 6;
Neh. 4. .5 ;
Heb. 3. 16
9ch. 1.10;
Gen. 13. 13
"■ Prov. 8. 36;
15. 32 ;
Rom. 6. 23
• ch. 54. 17 ;
Dt. 28.
1-14 ; Eccl.
8.12
< ch. 65. 6, 7 ;
Dt. 28.
15-68
" ver. 4
" ch. 9. 16 ;
28. 14, 15
■^ ch. 66. 16 ;
Hos. 4. 1 ;
Mic. 6. 2
y Ezek. 20.
35, 36 ;
Job 22. 4 ;
Ps. 143. 2
' Mic. 3. 3 ;
Ps. 14. 4
"ch.lO. 1,2;
Job 24. 9,
14 ; Ps. 10.
9; Prov.
30. 14 ;
Ezek. IS.
12 ; Jas. 2. 6
b Ps. 94. 5
'^ ver. 16-4.1:
ch. 32. 9-15
rfoh. 4. 4;
S. S. 3. 11
<■ ch. 47. 3 ;
Ezek. 16.37
/Judg.8.21,
26
." Ex. 39. 28
A Gen. 24. 47;
Ezek.l6. 12
' Esth. 2. 12
k Prov. 31. 24
' 1 Pet. 3. 3
'"ch.22. 12;
Ezek. 27.
31 ; Am. 8.
10
"ch. 15. 3;
Lam. 2. 10
"ch. 1. 20;
65. 12
P Jer. 14. 2 ;
Lam. 1. 4
t Lam. 2. 10
"" ch. 13. 12
' ch. 54. 4 ;
Gen. 30. 23
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over them. O my people, "they
that lead thee cause thee to err,
and ^ destroy the way of thy paths.
IS-' Jehovah standeth up to con-
tend, and standeth to judge the
^peoples. 14 Jehovah will * enter
into judgment with the elders of
his people, and the princes there-
of : It is ye that have ' eaten up
the vineyard ; the " spoil of the
poor is in your houses: 15 what
mean ye that ye * crush my people,
and grind the face of the poorl
saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
16 Moreover Jehovah said, ''Be-
cause the ''daughters of Zion are
haughty, and walk with out-
stretched necks and wanton eyes,
walking and mincing as they go,
and making a tinkling with their
feet; 17 therefore the Lord will
smite with a scab the crown of the
head of the daughters of Zion, and
Jehovah will " lay bare their secret
parts. 18 In that day the Lord
will take away the beauty of their
anklets, and the * cauls, and the
•'^ crescents ; 19 the pendants, and
the ^ bracelets, and the mufflers ;
20 the ^headtires, and the ankle
chains, and the sashes, and the
perfume -boxes, and the amulets;
21 the rings, and the '' nose-jewels ;
22 the festival robes, and the man-
tles, and the shawls, and the satch-
els ; 23 the hand-mirrors, and the
fine linen, and the turbans, and the
veils. 24 And it shall come to
pass, that instead of sweet * spices
there shall be rottenness ; and in-
stead of a * girdle, a rope ; and in-
stead of 'well set hair, '"baldness ;
and instead of a robe, a "girding
of sackcloth ; branding instead of
beauty. 25 Thy men shall "fall by
the sword, and thy ^"mighty in the
war. 26 And her Agates shall
lament and mourn ; and she shall
be 'Mesolate and 'sit upon the
4 ground. 1 And seven women
shall take hold of "" one man in
that daj^ saying, W^e will eat our own
bread, and wear our own apparel :
only let us be called by thy name;
*take thou away our reproach.
2 In that day shall the ^" ' branch
of Jehovah be beautiful and glo-
rious, and the "fruit of the "land
t ch. 11. 1 ; 53. 2 ; Jer. 23. 5 ; 33. 15 ; Zech. 3. 8 ; 6.
12 " Ps. 72. 16
6 Heb. swallow up. "> Heb. miqht.
7 Or, people n Or, emptied
8 Or, networks 12 Or, shoot Or, sprout
» Or, chains 13 Or, earth
4.3
ISAIAH
5.20
A Remnant to be saved. ParaWe of the Vineyard. Woes pronounced on the Wicked
shall be - excellent and comely for
them that are "escaped of Israel.
3 And it shall come to pass, that
he that is * left in Zion, and he that
remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be
called "holy, even every one that
is ''written '•* among the living in
Jerusalem ; 4 when the Lord shall
have washed away the '' filth of the
-''daughters of Zion, and shall have
purged the f blood of Jerusalem
from the midst thereof, by the
^''spirit of justice, and by the
^'spirit of burning. 5 And Jeho-
vah will create over ^ the whole
habitation of mount Zion, and over
her assemblies, *a cloud and smoke
by day, and the shining of a flam-
ing fire by night ; for over all the
'glory shall be spread a covering.
6 And there shall be a "'pavilion
for a shade in the day-time from the
heat, and for a refuge and for a cov-
ert from storm and from rain.
5 Let me sing ®for my well-
beloved a song of my beloved
touching his " vineyard. My well-
beloved had a ° vine.yard in •" a very
fruitful hill : 2 and he digged it,
and gathered out the stones thereof,
and planted it with the ^choicest
vine, and built a tower in the midst
of it, and also hewed out a '^ wine-
press therein : and he '^ looked that
it should bring forth grapes, and
it brought forth wild grapes.
3 And now, O inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and men of Judah,
•■judge, I pray you, betwixt me
and my vineyard. 4 * What could
have been done more to my vine-
yard, that I have not done in iti
wherefore, when I looked that it
should bring forth grapes, brought
it forth wild grapes 1 5 And now
I will tell you wlmt I will do to
my vineyard : I will ' take away
the hedge thereof, and it shall be
•* " eaten up ; I will " break down
the wall thereof, and it shall be
^ trodden down : 6 and I will " lay
it waste ; it shall not be pruned
nor hoed ; but there shall come
up briers and ' thorns : I will also
command the clouds that they
"rain no rain upon it. 7 For the
''vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is
the house of Israel, and the men
of Judah ^ his pleasant plant : and
he looked for justice, but, behold,
I Or, majestic. 2 Or, unto life 3 Qr, hiast
* Or, every dweVinq-ptace 5 Or, of
6 Heb. n horn, the son of nil. 7 Or, wine-vat
* Or, burnt ' Heb. the plant of fits delight.
" ch. 10. 20 ;
37. 31, 32 ;
Joel 2. 32 ;
Obad. 17
ft ch. 28. r, ;
46. 3 , Rom.
11. 4, 5
<= ch. 52. 1 ;
62. 12
d Ex. 32. 32 ;
Ps. 69. 23 ;
Lk. 10. 20
" ch. 3. 24
/ch. 3. 16
'-< ch. 1. 15
A ch. 28. 6
■ ch. 1. 31 ;
9. 19 ; Mai.
3. 2 ; Mt.
3. 11 ; Lk.
3.17
t Ex. 13. 21,
22; Num.
9. 15-23
' ch. 60. 1, 2
'" ch. 25. 4 ;
32. 1, 2 ;
Ps. 27. 5
" ver. 1-7 :
27. 2-6
» Ps. 80. 8 ;
Jer. 12. 10 ;
Mt. 21. 33 ;
Mk. 12. 1 ;
Lk. 20. 9
V Jer. 2. 21
1 Mt. 21. 19 ;
Mk. 11.13;
Lk. 13. 6
>" Mt. 21. 40
» 2 Chr. 36.
15 ; Jer. 2.
5 ; 7. 25, 26 ;
Mic. 6. 3 ;
Mt. 23. 37
« Ps. 89. 40
" ch. 6. 13 ;
Hos. 2. 12
" Ps. 80. 12
^ch. 10. 6;
28. 18 ;
Lam. 1. 15 ;
Lk. 21. 24 ;
Rev. 11. 2
S'ch.7.19-25;
24. 1, 3 ;
2 Chr. 36.
19-21 ; Jer.
25. 11
= Heb. 6. 8
<^ 1 K. 8. 35 ;
17. 1 ; Jer.
14. 1-22
!- Ps. 80. 8-11
« ch, 3. 14,
15 ; 30. 12 ;
.59. 13
rf Jer. 22. 13-
17 ; Mic. 2.
2 ; Hab. 2.
9-12
^ ch. 22. 14
/ch. 6. U, 12
i' Mt. 23. 38
A ch. 7. 23 :
Lev. 26. 26 ;
Hag. 1. 6 ;
2. 16
'• Ezek. 45.
11
*; ver. 22 ;
ch. 22. 13;
28. 1, 3, 7,
8 ; Prov.
23. 29, 30 ;
Eccl. 10.
16,17
' Am. 6. 5, 6
"' 2 Pet. 2. 13
" Job 34, 27 ;
Ps. 28. 5
" ch, 1. 3 ;
27,11;
Hos. 4. 6
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'" " oppression ; for righteousness,
but, behold, a cry.
8 Woe unto them that ''join
house to house, that lay field to
field, till there be no room, and ye
be made to dwell alone in the midst
of the land ! 9 " In mine ears saith
Jehovah of hosts, Of a truth -^many
houses sliall be ■" desolate, even
great and fair, without inhabitant.
10 For '' ten acres of vineyard shall
yield one bath, and a 'homer of
seed shall yield hut an ei3hah. 11
Woe unto them that rise up early
in the morning, that they may fol-
low * strong drink ; that tarry late
into the night, till wine inflame
them! 12 And the 'harp and the
lute, the tabret and the pipe, and
wine, are in their '" feasts ; but they
" regard not the work of Jehovah,
neither have thej^ considered the
operation of his hands.
13 Therefore my people are gone
into captivity for "lack of knowl-
edge ; and " their ^' honorable men
are famished, and their multitude
are parched with thir.st. 14 There-
fore « Sheol hath enlarged its desire,
and *■ opened its /mouth without
measure ; and their glor j^ and their
multitude, and their ^'-^pomp, and
he that rejoiceth among them, de-
scend into it. 15 And the 'mean
man is bowed down, and the great
man is humbled, and " the eyes of
the lofty are humbled: 16 but
"Jehovah of hosts is ^exalted in
justice, and God the Holy One is
* sanctified in righteousness. 17
^Then shall the lambs feed as in
their pasture, and the waste places
of the fat ones shall "wanderers
eat.
18 Woe unto them that draw
"iniquity with cords of falsehood,
and sin as it were with a cart rope ;
1 9 * that say. Let him make speed,
let him hasten his work, that we
may see it ; and let the counsel of
the Holy One of Israel draw nigh
and come, that we may know it!
20 Woe unto them that ""call evil
good, and good evil; that ''put
darkness for light, and light for
'' ch. 3. 3:9. 14, 15 t Prov. 30 16 ; Hab, 2 5
'■ Num, 16, 30-34 ' Ps, 141. 7 ' ch. 2. 9 " ch. 2. 11 ;
10. 33 " ch. 28. 17 ; 30. 18 : 61. 8 ^ ch. 2. 11. 17 ; 33.
.5.10 !/ ch. 8. 13 ; 29. 23 ; 1 Pet. 3. 15 ^ ch. 7. 25 ;
Mic. 2. 12 ; Zeph. 2. 6 " ch. 59. 4-8 ; Jer. 23. 10-14
*- Ezek. 12. 22 ; 2 Pet. 3. 4 " Prov. 17. 15 ; Am. 5. 7
rf Job 17, 12 ; Mt. 6. 22, 23 ; Lk. 11. 34, 35
10 Or, shedding of blood
11 Heb. their glory are men of famine.
12 Or, tumult 13 Or, sojourners
5.21
ISAIAH
6,13
Jehov^'s Vengeance to be inflicted by the Nations, haiab's Vision and Commission
darkness ; that put bitter for sweet,
and sweet for bitter ! 2 1 Woe unto
them that are " wise in their own
eyes, and prudent in their own
sight! 22 ''Woe unto them that
are mighty to drink wine, and men
of strength to mingle strong drink ;
23 "that justify the wicked for a
bribe, and ''take away the right-
eousness of the righteous from him !
24 Therefore 'as the tongue of
nre dev^oureth the stubble, and as
the dry grass sinketh down in the
flame, so their •''root shall be "as
rottenness, and their blossom shall
go up as duit ; because they have
'' rejected the ^ law of Jehovah of
hosts, and despised the word of the
Holy One of Israel. 25 Therefore
is the 'anger of Jehovah kindled
against his people, and he hath
stretched forth his hand against
them, and hath smitten them ; and
the * mountains tremble, and their
'dead bodies are as refuse in the
midst of the _ streets. '"For all
this his anger is not turned away,
but his " hand is stretched out still.
26 And he will lift up an "ensign
to the nations from far, and will
^hiss for -them *from the end of
the earth ; and, behold, ''they shall
'■ come with speed swiftly. 27
' None shall be weary nor stumble
among them ; none shall slumber
nor sleep ; neither shall the ' girdle
of their loins be loosed, nor the
latchet of their shoes be broken :
28 "whose arrows are sharp, and
all their bows bent ; their horses'
hoofs shall be accounted as flint,
axid their " wheels as a whirlwind :
29 their "" roaring shall be like a
lioness, they shall roar like young
lions ; yea, they shall roar, and
" lay hold of the prey, and carry it
away safe, and there shall be 'none
to deliver. _ 30 And they shall
"roar ''against them in that day
like the roaring of the sea : and if
one *look unto the land, ® behold,
darkness and distress ; and the
light is darkened in the clouds
thereof.
6 In the year that king "TJz-
ziah died ^ I saw the Lord
sitting upon a throne, high and
lifted up ; and his ^ train filled the
1 Or, teaching 2 Heb. him.
3 Heb. he (and in the following verses).
* Or, over
5 According to the Massoretic text, behold,
darkness : distress and light ; it is dark &c.
6 Or, skirts
23
« Prov. 3. 7 ;
Rom. 12.
16 ; 1 Cor.
3. 18-20
ft ver. 11 ;
ch. 56. 12 ;
Prov. 23.
20 ; Hab.
2. 15
' ch. 1. 23 ;
10. 1, 2 ;
E.X. 23. 8 ;
Mic. 3. 11 ;
7. 3
rf Ps. 94. 21 ;
Jas. 5. 6
''ch. 9. IS,
19 ; Joel
2.5
/Job 18. 16
'■' Hos. 5. 12
'' ch. 8. 6 ;
30. 9, 12 ;
Acts 13. 41
' ch. 66. 15 ;
2 K. 22. 13,
17
«:ch. 61.3;
Ps. 18. 7 ;
Jer. 4. 24 ;
Nah. 1. 6
' ch. 14. 19 ;
2 K. y. 37 ;
Ps. 83. 10 ;
Jer. 16. 4
"1 ch. 9. 12,
17, 21 ; 10.
4 ; Jer. 4.
8; Dan.
9.16
" ch. 23. 11 ;
Ex. 7. 19
" ch. 13. 2, 3
i' ch. 7. 18 ;
Zech. 10. 8
9 l)t. 28. 49
'• ch. 13. 4, 5
» Joel 2. 7, 3
' Job 12. 18 ;
Dan. 6. 6
" ch. 13. IS ;
Ps. 7. 12,
13 ; 45. 5
" ch. 21. 1 ;
Jer. 4. 13
^ Jer. 51. 38 ;
Zeph, 3. 3 ;
Zech. 11. 3
y ch. 10. 6 ;
49. 24, 25 ;
Mic. 5. 8
= ch. 42. 22
° ch. 17. 12 ;
Jer. 6. 23 ;
Lk. 21. 25
6 ch. 8. 22 ;
Jer. 4.
23-28 ; Joel
2. 10 ; Lk.
21. 25, 26
<^ ch. 1. 1
d Jn. 12. 41 ;
Rev. 4. 2,
3 ; 20. 11
<■ Rev. 4. 8
/Num. 14
21 ; Ps. 72.
19
0 Ex. 33. 20 ;
Lk. 5. 8
'' Ex. 6. 12. 30
' ch. 59. 3 ;
Jer. 9. 3-8 ,
«: Jer. 51. 57
'Jer. 1.9;
Dan. 10. 16
"* ch. 40. 2 ;
53. 5, 6, 11 ;
1 Jn. 1. 7
" Ezek. 10. 5;
Acts 9. 4
0 Acts 26. 19
P Ezek. 3. 11 ;
Am. 7. 15
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temple. 2 Above him stood the
seraphim : "each one had six wings ;
with twain he covered his face, and
with twain he covered his feet,
and witii twain he did fly. 3 And
one cried unto another, and said,
" Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of
hosts : ■'•^the whole earth is full of
his glory. 4 And the foundations
of the thresholds shook at the
voice of him that cried, and the
house Avas filled with smoke. 5
Then said I, " W^oe is me ! for I am
undone ; because I am a man of
''unclean lips, and I dwell in the
midst of a 'people of unclean lips :
for mine eyes have seen the " King,
Jehovah of hosts.
6 Then flew one of the seraphim
unto me, having a ® live coal in his
hand, which he had taken with the
tongs from off the altar : 7 and he
'touched my mouth with it, and
said, Lo, this hath touched thy
lips ; and "' thine iniquity is taken
away, and thy sin ^ forgiven. 8
And I heard the "voice of the
Lord, saying. Whom shall I send,
and who will go for us 1 Then " I
said, Here am I ; send me. 9 And
he said, ^Go, and tell this people,
*Hear ye "indeed, but understand
not; and see ye "indeed, but per-
ceive not. 10 Make the heart of
this people ""fat, and make their
ears heavy, and shut their eyes ;
* lest they see with their eyes, and
hear Avith their ears, and "under-
stand with their heart, and turn
again, and be healed. 11 Then
said I, Lord, 'how long'? And he
answered, Until "cities be waste
without inhabitant, and houses
without man, and the land become
utterly waste, 12 and Jehovah
have removed men fai' away, and
the "forsaken places be many in
the midst of the land. 13 ^"And
if there be yet a ^ tenth in it, it
also shall in turn be ^^ eaten up : as
a terebinth, and as an ^'oak, "whose
^^ stock remaineth, when they ^^are
felled ; so the '^holy seed is the
^' stock thereof.
9 Mt. 13. 14, 15 ; Mk. 4. 12 ; Lk. 8. 10 ; Jn. 12. 40 ;
Acts 28. 26, 27 : Rom. 11. 8 '' Dt. 31. 20 : .32. 15 ; Ps.
119. 70 » Jer. 5. 21 ' Ps. 79. 5 " Lev. 26 31 ; ch. 1.
7;3. 8, 26 "' Jer. 4. 29 ^ ch. 1. 9 ; 10. 20-23 ; 37. 31 ;
46. 3 y Job 14. 7 = Dt. 7. 6 ; Ezr. 9. 2
7 Heb. the fulness of the whole earth is his glory.
8 Or, hot stone 9 Or, expiated
1" Or, continually
11 Or, their heart should understand
12 Or, But yet in, it shall be a tenth, and it shall
return, and shall be eaten up i*) Or, burnt
ii Or. trhose substance is in them
15 Or, substance i^ Or, cast their leavefi
7.1
I&AIAH
8.2
Rczin and Pekah war against Jerusalem. Isaiah's Message to Ahaz. The Child Immanael. Devastation of Judah
7 And it came to pass in the
days of " Ahaz the son of
Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king
of Judah, that * Rezin the king of
Syria, and " Pekah the son of Kem-
ahah, king of Israel, went up to
Jerusalem to war against it, but
''could not prevail against it. 2
And it was told the 'house of
David, saying, Syria ^ is -^confeder-
ate with " Ephraim. And his heart
trembled, and the heart of his peo-
Ele, as the trees of the forest trem-
le with the wind.
3 Then said Jehovah unto
Isaiah, Go forth now to meet
Ahaz, thou, and " Shear-jashub thy
son, at the end of the ''conduit of
the upper pool, in the highway
of the fuller's field ; 4 and say
unto him. Take heed, and be ' quiet ;
* fear not, neither ' let thy heart be
faint,_ because of these two tails of
smoking ™ firebrands, for the fierce
anger of Rezin and Syria, and of
the " son of Remaliah. 5 Because
"Syria, Ephraim, and the son of
Remaliah, have purposed evil
against thee, saying, 6 Letus go
up against Judah, and vex it, and
let us make a breach therein for
us, and set up a king in the midst
of it, even the son of Tabeel ;
7 thus saith the Lord Jehovah,
^It shall not stand, neither shall
it come to pass. 8 For the head
of Syria is « Damascus, and the
head of Damascus is Rezin ; and
within threescore and five years
shall Ephraim be broken in pieces,
so that it shall not be a people :
9 and the head of Ephraim is
Samaria, and the head of Samaria
is Remaliah's son. *■ If ye will not
believe, surely ye shall not be
established.
10 And Jehovah spake again
unto Ahaz, saying, 11 Ask thee a
'sign of Jehovah thy God ; ask it
either in the depth, or in the
height above. 12 But Ahaz said,
I will not ask, neither will I tempt
Jehovah. 13 And he said, Hear
ye now, O ' house of David : Is it a
small thing for you to weary men,
that ye will " weary " my God also ?
14 Therefoi'e the Lord himself will
give you a sign : behold, ^-^ a'* virgin
°^shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall call his name "^^Imman-
uel. 15"' Butter and honey shall
1 Heb. resli'lh on. Ephrnim.
* That is. A remnant shall rehirn. 3 Or, thie,
■» Or, mahlfji ^ Or, is with, child, and beareth
6 Thit is, God is with. us. 7 Or, Curds
°ch. 1. 1;
2 K. 16. 1
i> 2 K. 15. 37
' 2 K. 15. 25 ;
2 Chr. 28. 6
<' ver. 6, 7
" ver. 13 ;
ch. 22. 22
/ch. 8. 12
" ch. 9. 9
'« ch. 36. 2 ;
2 K. 18. 17
! ch. 30. 15 ;
Ex. 14. 13 ;
Lam. 3. 26
k ch. 10. 24 ;
Mt. 24. 6
' ch. 35. 4 ;
JDt. 20. 3 :
1 S. 17. 32
'« Am. 4. 11 ;
Zech. 3. 2
" ver. 1, 9
" ver. 2
•^ ch. 8. 10 ;
28. 18 ; Ps.
2. 4-6 ;
Acts 4. 25,
26
1 ch. 17. 1-3 ;
Gen. 14. 15
'■ ch. 5. 24 ;
8. 6-8 ; 30.
12-14 ;
2 Chr. 20.
20
» ch. 37. 30 ;
33. 7, 8 ; 55.
13; 2 K. 19.
29
t ver. 2
"ch. 1.14;
43. 24
" ch. 25. 1
^ Mt. 1. 23
'•' ch. 8. 8, 10
* ver. 22
" ch. 8. 4
i-ch. 8. 4;
17. 3 ; Jer.
7. 15 ; Hos.
5. 3, 9, 14 ;
Am. 1. 3-5
''IK. 12. 16
d ch. 8. 7, 8 ;
10. 5, 6 ;
2 Chr. 28.
20
« ch. 5. 26
/ch. 13. 5
■-' ch. 2. 19 ;
Jer. 16. 16
'' ver. 24, 25
i ch. 24. 1 ;
2 K. 18.
13-16
k Ezek. 5.
1-4
' ch. 10. 5, 15
'" ch. 8. 7 ;
11. 15 ;
Jer. 2, 18
" ch. 14. 30 ;
27. 10 ; Jer.
39. 10
° ver. 15
>> ch. 5. 10 ;
32. 13, 14
9 ch. 5. 6
»■ ch. 5. 17
" ch. 30. 8 ;
Hab. 2. 2
« 2 K. 16. 10,
11, 15, 16
680
he eat,^ when he knoweth to refuse
the evil, and choose the good. 16
"For before the child .shall know
to refuse the evil, and choose the
good, * the land whose two kings
thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.
17 Jehovah will bring upon thee,
and upon thy people, and upon thy
father's house, daj's that have not
come, from the day that "Ephraim
departed from Judah — even the
■'king of Assyria.
18 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that Jehovah will "^^hiss
for the fly that is in the -^uttermost
part of the rivers of Egypt, and
for the bee that is in the land of
Assyria. 1 9 And they shall come,
and shall rest all of them in the
'■* desolate valleys, and in the ^clefts
of the rocks, and * upon all thorn-
hedges, and upon all "pastures.
20 In that day will the Loi"d
'shave with a ^ razor that is 'hired
in the parts beyond '" the River,
even witli the king of Assja-ia, the
head and the hair of the feet ; and
it shall also consume the beard.
21 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that a man shall keep
alive a young " cow, and two sheep ;
22 'and it shall come to pass, that
because of the abundance of milk
which they shall give he shall eat
butter: for "butter and honey shall
every one eat that is left in the
midst of the land.
23 And it shall come to pass in
that day, -'^ that every place, where
there were a thousand vines at a
thousand silverlings, shall be for
*briei"s and thorns. 24 With ar-
rows and with bow shall one come
thither, because all the land shall
be briers and thorns. 25 And all
the hills that were digged with
the mattock, " thou shalt not come
thither for fear of briers and
thorns ; but it .shall be for the
'■ sending forth of oxen, and for the
treading of sheep.
8 And Jehovah said unto me,
Take thee a great tablet, and
* write upon it ^'^ with the pen of a
man, For ^;' Maher-shalal-hash-baz ;
2 and I will take unto me faithful
witnesses to record, ' Uriah the
priest, and Zechariah the son of
8 Or, that he may know Or, (HI he l-now
9 Or, rngc/ed l" Or, bushes
11 Or, where never came the fear of briers and
/horns, shall he <i'c. Or, there shall not com6
thither the fear . . . but it sliall be &e.
12 Or, in common characters
13 That is, The spoil siieedeih, the prey hasleth.
8.3
ISAIAH
9.5
Isaiah's Son, and Assyria's Invasion. Jehovah, not Enemies, to be feared. IFecromancy condemned. Light and Joy in Galilee
Jeberechiah. 3 And I went unto
the prophetess ; and she conceived,
and loare a son. Then said Jehovah
unto me, "Call his name Maher-
shalal-hash-baz. 4 For * before the
child shall have knowledge to cry.
My father, and. My mother, the
riches of " Damascus and the spoil
of '■ Samaria shall be carried away
before the king of Assyria.
5 And Jehovah spake unto me
yet again, saying, 6 Forasmuch
as this people have "^refused the
waters of /ohiloah that go softly,
^and rejoice "in •''Rezin and Rem-
aliah's son ; 7 now therefore, be-
hold, the Lord bringeth up upon
them the ''waters of ''the River,
strong and many, even the ' king
of Assyria and all his glory : and
it shall *come up over all its
channels, and go over all its
banks ; 8 and ' it shall sweep on-
ward into Judah ; it shall over-
flow and pass through ; it shall
'" reach even to the neck ; and
the stretching out of its wings
shall fill the breadth of thy land,
" O Immanuel.
9 ^"Make an uproar, O ye peo-
ples, and be -'' broken in pieces ;
and give ear, all ye of far coun-
tries : gird_ yourselves, and be
broken in pieces ; gird yourselves,
and be broken in pieces. 10 *Take
counsel together, and it shall be
brought to nought ; speak the
word, and ''it shall not stand:
for ■'*God is with us. 11 For Je-
hovah spake thus to me ^with
'a strong hand, and instructed
me "not to walk in the way of
this people, saying, 12 Say ye
not, A "conspiracy, concerning all
whereof this people shall say, A
conspiracy ; "^ neither fear ye their
fear, nor be in dread thereof. 13
^ Jehovah of hosts, ^ him shall ye
sanctify ; and let him be your fear,
and let him be your di-ead. 14
And he shall be for a " sanctuary ;
but for a '' stone of stumbling and
for a rock of offence to both the
houses of Israel, for a " gin and for
a snare to the inhabitants of Jeru-
salem. 1 5 And ^ many shall "^ stum-
ble thereon, and fall, and be broken,
and be snared, and be taken.
1 6 * Bind thou up the testimonjr,
•''seal the ''law among *'my disci-
1 Or, even they that rejoice 2 Or, with
3 Or, Brert/i, b ye 4 Heb. iinmanu El.
= Heb. with strength of hand.
6 Or, many among them shall .HwrnMe, and fall
&c. 1 Or, teaching
« Hos. 1. 4
t> ch. 7. 16
« ch. 7. 8, 9
d ch. 1. 20 ;
5, 24 ; 7. 9 ;
30. 12
" Neh. 3. 15 ;
Jn. 9. 7, 11
/ch. 7. 1
« ch. 17. 12,
13
''ch. 7. 20;
11.15
' ch. 7. 17 ;
10. 5, 6
*■■ Am. 8. 8 ;
' cii. 10. 6
"' ch. 30. 28
" ch. 7. 14
0 ch. 17.
12-14
P Dan. 2. 34,
35
« ch. 28. 18 ;
Job 5. 12
»■ ch. 7. 7
* ver. 8 ;
Rom. 8. 31
( Ezek. 3. 14
" Ezek. 2. 8
" ch. 7. 2 ;
30. 1
^ 1 Pet. 3. 14,
15
y ch. 5. 16 ;
29. 23
-Num. 20. 12
"ch. 4. 6;
25. 4 ;
Ezek. 11.
16
b Lk. 2. 34 ;
Rom. 9.
33 ; 1 Pet.
2.8
*[Ch. 8. 23 in
Heb.]
" eh. 24. 17,
18
d ch. 28. 13 ;
59. 10 ; Mt.
21. 44 ; Lk.
20. 18 ;
Rom. 9. 32
« ver. 1,2;
ch. 29. 11,
12
*[Ch. 9. 1
iu Heb.]
/Dan. 12.4
i' ch. 50. 4
h ch. 25. 9 ;
30. 18 ;
Hab. 2. 3
<ch. 1.15;
45. 15 ; 54.
8; Dt. 31.
17
k Heb. 2. 13
' Lk. 2. 34
'" Ps. 9. 11 ;
Zech. 8. 3
"ch. 19. 3;
29. 4 ; 47.
12, 13 ;
Lev. 20. 6 ;
2 K. 21. 6 ;
23. 24
" ch. 30. 2 ;
45.11
PIS. 28. 8-
11 ; Ps. 106.
28
9 ver. 16 ;
ch. 1. 10 ;
Lk. 16. 29
"■ ver. 22 ;
ch. 60.2;
Mic. 3. 6
* ch. 9. 20, 21
« ch. 5. 30 ;
59. 9 ; Jer.
13. 16; Am.
68J
Eles. 17 And I will *wait for Je-
ovah, 'that hideth his face from
the house of Jacob, and I will look
for him. 18 * Behold, I and the
children whom Jehovah hath given
me are for ' signs and for wonders
in Israel from Jehovah of hosts,
who "' dwelleth in mount Zion.
19 And when they shall say
unto you, "Seek unto them that
have familiar spirits and unto the
wizards, that chirp and that mut-
ter : should not a people " seek
unto their God'? on behalf of the
living should they seek unto the
^dead"? 20 To the ^^law and to
the testimony ! * if they speak not
according to this word, surely
there is '"no morning for them. 21
And they shall pass through it,
'sore distressed and hungry; and
it shall come to pass that, when
they shall be hungry, they shall
fret themselves, and ^ curse by
their king and by their God, and
turn their faces upward : 22 and
they shall 'look unto the earth,
and, behold, distress and darkness,
the gloom of anguish ; ^"^and " "into
thick darkness they shall be driven
away.
*Cl ^^But there shall be no
•1/ "gloom to her that was in
anguish. In the former time he
"" brought into contempt the "land
of Zebulun and the land of Naph-
tali ; but in the latter time hath
he made it glorious, by the way of
the sea. beyond the Jordan, ^^ Gali-
lee of the nations. *'2 " The people
that walked in darkness have seen
a great light : they that dwelt in
the land of the " shadow of death,
upon them hath the light shined.
3 ' Thou hast multiplied the na-
tion, ^^ " thou hast increased their
joy : they joy before thee accord-
ing to the joy in harvest, as men
* rejoice when they divide the
spoil. 4 For the " yoke of his bur-
den, and the staff of his shoulder,
the rod of his ''oppressor, thou
hast broken as in the day of
"'Midian. 5 For ^'^•''all the armor
5. 18, 20; Zeph. 1. 14, 15 "ver. 20 "ch. 8. 22
^ 2 K. 15. 29 ; 2 Chr. 16 4 " Mt. 4. 15, 16 * ch. 26.
15 " ch. 35. 10 ; 65. 14, 18, 19 ; 66. 10 (-IS. 30. 16
<^ ch. 10. 27 ; 14. 25 d ch. 14. 4 ; 49. 26 ; 51. 13 ; 54. 14
« ch. 10. 26 ; Judg. 7. 25 /ch. 2. 4
8 Or, surely according to this word shall they
speak for tvhom there is no morning
3 Or, curse their king and their God
1" Or, and thick darkness shall be driven away.
For there if-c. n Or, in 12 Or, For
13 Or, the district i< Or, deep darkness
1°' Another reading is, thou didst not increase
the joy 16 Or, every boot of the booted warrior
9.6
ISAIAH
10.7
6irtb aad Reign of the Prince of Peace. God's inger at Israel's Pride and Iniquity. Assyria the lustramest of fiod's Wrath
of the armed man in the tumult,
and the garments rolled in blood,
ahall be for burning, for fuel of
fire. 6 For unto us a " child is
born, unto us a '' son is given ; and
the "^ government shall be ''upon
his shoulder : and his name shall
be called ^''Wonderful, Counsellor,
•^Mighty God, -Everlasting ■' Father,
Prince of '' Peace. 7 Of the increase
of his government and of peace
there shall be 'no end, upon the
* throne of David, and upon his
kingdom, to establish it, and to
uphold it with 'justice and with
righteousness from henceforth
even for ever. "* The zeal of Jeho-
vah of hosts will perform this.
8 The Lord sent a word into
Jacob, and it hath lighted upon
Israel. 9 And all the people shall
know, even "Ephraim anci the in-
habitant of Samaria, that say in
pride and in "stoutness of heart,
10 The bricks are fallen, but we
will ^ build with hewn stone ; the
sycomores are cut down, but we
will put cedars in their place. 1 1
Therefore Jehovah ^ will set up on
high against him the adversaries
of s'Rezin, and '*will ^stir up his
enemies, 12 the /Syrians * before,
and the * Philistines '^ behind ; and
they ^ shall ' devour Israel with
open mouth. " For all this his
auger is not turned away, but
his hand is stretched out still.
13 Yet the people "have not
turned unto him that smote them,
neither have they "^ sought Jehovah
of hosts. 14 Therefore Jehovah
" will cut off from Israel ^ head and
tail, palm-branch and rush, ^in
one day. 15 "The elder and the
honorable man, he is the head ;
and the prophet that teacheth
*lies, he is the tail. 16 ''For
they that lead this people cause
them to err ; and they that are
led of them are "destroyed. 17
Therefore the Lord will ''not re-
joice over their young men,
* neither will he have compassion
on their fatherless and widows ;
for every one is •''profane and
an ^evil-doer, and every * mouth
speaketh folly. 'For all this his
anger is not turned away, but his
hand is stretched out still.
1 Or, Wonderful covnxeUor
2 Heb. Father of Eternity. 3 Or, hath set
* Or, hath stirred 5 Or, join together Or, arm
6 Or, on the east 7 Or, on the west
8 Or, have devoured » Or, hath cut
10 Heb. swallowed up.
" ch. 7. 14 ;
11. 1, 2 ; 53.
2 ; Lk. 2. 11
b Jn. 3. 16
" Mt. 28. 18 ;
1 Cor. 15.
25
d ch. 22. 22
' ch. 28. 29
/ ch. 10. 21 ;
Dt. 18. 17 ;
Neh. 9. 32
» ch. 63. 16 ;
64.8
fc ch. 26 3,
12 ; 53. 5 ;
54. 10 ; 66.
12
' Dan. 2. 44 ;
Lk. 1. 32,
33
k ch. 16. 5
' ch. 11. 4, 5 ;
32. 1 ; 42. 3,
4 ; 63. 1
'" ch. 37. 32 ;
59. 17
" ch. 7. 8, 9 ;
28. 1, 3
0 ch. 46. 12
P MaJ. 1. 4
« ch. 7. 1, 8
»• 2 K. 16. 6
« 2 Chr. 28.
18
« Ps. 79. 7 ;
Jer. 10. 25
" ch. 5. 25
" Jer. 5. 3 ;
Hos. 7. 10
^ch. 31.1;
Hos. 3. 5
y ch. 19. 15
^ Rev. 18. 8
* ch. 3. 2, 3
t> ch. 28. 15 ;
30. 9 ; 59. 3,
4 ; Jer. 23.
14, 32 ; Mt.
24. 24
<^ ch. 3. 12 ;
Mt. 15. 14 ;
23. 16, 24
d Jer. 18. 21 ;
Am. 4. 10;
8.13
^ ch. 27. 11
/ch. 10. 6;
32. 6
feh. 1.4;14.
20; 31. 2;
Mic. 7. 2
h Mt. 12. 34
' ch. 5. 25
k ch. 1. 7 ;
Ps. 83. 14 ;
Nah. 1.10;
Mai. 4. 1
' ch. 10. 6 ;
13. 9,13;
42. 25
'" Joel 2. 3
" ch. 1. 31 ;
24.6
° Mic. 7. 2, 6
Pch. 8. 21.22
« ch. 49. 26
-"ch. 11. 13;
2 Chr. 28.
6,8
* ch. 5. 25
« ch. 23. 21 ;
.59. 4, 13 ;
Ps. 94. 20
" ch. 5. 23
" ch. 1. 23 ;
3. 14, 15
^ Job 31. 14
Vch. 13. 6;
26. 14, 21 ;
29. 6 ; Jer.
9. 9 ; Hos.
9. 7 ; Lk.
19. 44
682
18 * For wickedness burneth as
the fire ; it devoureth the briers
and thorns ; yea, it kindleth in
the thickets of the forest, and
they roll upward in a column of
smoke. 19 Through the 'wrath
of Jehovah of hosts is the ""land
" burnt up ; and " the people are
as the fuel of fire : no " man spar-
eth his brother. 20 And one shall
snatch on the right hand, and be
^ hungry ; and he shall eat on the
left hand, and they shall not be
satisfied : they shall eat every
man the « flesh of his own arm :
21 Manasseh, Epliraim ; and
Ephraim, Manasseh; 'and they
together shall be against Judah.
'For all this his anger is not
turned away, but his hand is
stretched out still.
1 O ^"^^ unto them that
J- v/ ' decree unrighteous de-
crees, and to the writers that
write perverseness ; 2 "to tui*n
aside the needy from justice, and
to rob the poor of my people of
their right, "that widows may be
their spoil, and that they may
make the fatherless their prey !
3 And "" what will ye do in the
" day of visitation, and in the deso-
lation which shall come ^from farl
"to whom will ye flee for help?
and where will ye leave your
glory 1 4 ^-They shall only bow
down under the * prisoners, and
shall fall under the ''slain. ''For
all this his anger is not turned
away, but his hand is stretched
out still.
5 ^^Ho * Assyrian, the ■''rod of
mine anger, the staff in whose
hand is " mine indignation ! 6 I
will send him against a '' profane
nation, and against the ' people of
my wrath will I *give him a
charge, to take the spoil, and 'to
take the prey, and " to tread them
down like the "' mire of the streets.
7 Howbeit he "meaneth not so,
neither doth his heart think so ;
but it is in his heart to destroy,
and to cut off nations not a few.
^ ch. 5. 26 ° ch. 20. 6 , 30. 5, 7 ; 31. 3 6 ch. 24. 22
= ch. 22. 2 ; 34. 3 ; 66. 16 <* ch. 5. 25 ' ch. 7. 17 ;
8.7 /Jer. 51. 20 !< ch. 13. 5 ; 30. 30: 34. 2 ; 66. 14
'' ch. 9. 17 ' ch. 9. 19 k ch. 37. 26, 27 ; Jer. 34. 22
' ch. 5. 29 "' ch. 5. 25 " Gen. 50. 20 ; Alic. 4. U,
12 ; Acts 2. 23, 24
11 Or, darkened
12 Or, Without me they shall bow down &e.
13 Or, Woe to Axshur
1* Heb. to make them a treading down.
10.8
ISAIAH
10.33
Assyria shall in tnrn be panislied. A Remnant of Israel shall return. The Assyrian Invasion shall be frustrated
8 For he saith, "Are not my
princes all of them kings'? 9 Is
not * Calno as " Carchemish 1 is
not '' Hamath as Arpad '? is not
^ Samaria as •'' Damascus 1 1 0 As
my hand hath ^ found the ^ king-
doms of the idols, whose graven
images did excel them of Jeru-
salem and of Samaria ; 11 shall I
not, as I have done unto Samaria
and her idols, so do to Jerusalem
and '■her idols'?
12 Wherefore it shall come to
pass, that, when the Lord hath
performed his whole 'work upon
mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I
will '■^*punish the fruit of the 'stout
heart of the king of Assyria, and
"'the glory of his high looks. 13
For "he hath said. By the strength
of my hand I have done it, and
by my wisdom ; for I have under-
standing : and I have " removed
the bounds of the peoples, and
have robbed their treasures, and
like a valiant man I have brought
down ^ them that sit on thrones :
14 and ray hand hath found as a
p nest the riches of the peoples ;
and as one gathereth eggs that are
forsaken, have I gathered all the
earth : and there was none that
moved the wing, or that opened
the mouth, or chirped.
15 Shall the *axe ''boast itself
against him that heweth there-
with 1 shall the saw magnify itself
against him that wieldeth it 1 as if
'a rod should wield them that lift
it up, or as if 'a staff should lift up
him that is not wood. 16 There-
fore will the Lord, Jehovah of
hosts, send among his "fat ones
" leanness ; and * under his -^ glory
there shall be kindled a burning
like the burning of fire. 17 And
the flight of Israel will be for a fire,
and his 'Holy One for a fiame ; and
it will "burn and devour his thorns
and his briers in one day. 1 8 And
he will * consume the glory of his
"forest, and of his fruitful field,
both soul and body : and it shall
be ®as when a standard-bearer
fainteth. 19 And the ''remnant of
the trees of his forest shall be few,
so that a child may Avrite them.
20 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the ''remnant of Is-
rael, ana they that are •''escaped of
the house of Jacob, shall no more
1 Or, reached 2 Heb. visit upon.
3 Or, the inhabitants * Or, instead of
6 Or, as when a sick man pineth away
" ver. 9-11 :
ch. 36. 18-
20; 37. 10-
13 ; 2 K. 18.
24, 34 ; 19.
10, .Ssc.
(- Gen. 10.10;
Am. 6, 2
<= 2 Chr. 35.
20
ri Num. 34. 8
" 2 K. 17. 6
/2K. 16.9
•J 2 K. 19. 17,
18
'' ch. 2. 8
' ch. 28. 21,
22 : 29. 14 ;
65. 7 ; 2 K.
19.31
*: ver. 33, 34 ;
ch. 14. 25 ;
30. 31-33 ;
31.8,9; 37.
7, 36-38 ;
2 K. 19.
35-37
' ver. 7
"' ch. 37. 23
" ch. 37.
24-27 ; 2 K.
19. 22-24 ;
Ezek. 28. 4;
Dan. 4. 30
" Hab. 2. 6-11
P Jer. 49. 16 ;
Obad. 4
9 Jer. 51. 20
>" ch. 29. 16 ;
45.9-
Rom 9.20,21.
' ver. 5
* ver. 5
" ch. 17. 4
" Ps. 106. 15
^ ver. 18 ;
ch. 8. 7
y ch. 30. 33 ;
31. 9
' ch. 37. 23
■^ ch. 27. 4 ;
33. 12;
Num. 11.
1-3 ; Jer.
4. 4 ; 7. 20
b ver. 33, 34
<= Jer. 21. 14 ;
Ezek. 20.
47,48
d Ch. 21. 17
«ch. 1.9; 11.
11, 16 ; 46. 3
/Ch. 4.2;
37. 31, 32
" 2 K. 16. 7 ;
2 Chr. 28. 20
Ach. 17.7,8;
50. 10 ;
2Chr.l4.11
' ch. 6. 13
fcch. 9.6
' Rom. 9. 27,
28
"' ch. 28. 22 ;
Dan. 9. 27 ;
Rom. 9. 28
« ch. 6. 12
° Ps. 87. 5. 6
Pch. 7. 4;
12. 2 ; 37. 6
1 Ex. 5. 14-16
'• ch. 17. 14 ;
Hag. 2. 6
* ver. 5 ;
ch. 26. 20
« ch. 37.
36-38
" ch. 9. 4 ;
Judg. 7. 25
" Ex. 14. 16
^ Ex. 14. 27
y ch. 9. 4 ;
14. 25
683
again lean upon "him that smote
them, but shall ''lean upon Jeho-
vah, the Holy One of Israel, in
truth. 21 ""A 'remnant shall re-
turn, even the remnant of Jacob,
unto the * mighty God. 22 For
' though thy people, Israel, be as
the sand of the sea, only a remnant
'^ of them shall return : a "' destruc-
tion is determined, overflowing
with righteousness. 23 For a full
end, and that determined, will the
Lord, Jehovah of hosts, make in
the " midst of all the " earth.
24 Therefore thus saith the
Lord, Jehovah of hosts, O my
people that dwellest in "Zion, * be
not afraid of "the Assyrian, though
he « smite thee with the rod, and
lift up his staff against thee, after
the manner of Egypt. 25 For yet
a very ''little while, and the;' indig-
nation against thee shall be accom-
plished, and mine anger shall be
directed to his destruction. _ 26
And Jehovah of hosts will ' stir up
against him a scourge, as in the
slaughter of " Midian at the rock
of Oreb : and "his "rod will be over
the sea, and he will lift it up ''after
the manner of Egypt. 27 And it
shall come to pass in that day,
that his * burden shall depart from
off thy shoulder, and his yoke from
off thy neck, and the yoke shall be
destroyed by reason ^of "fatness.^
28 He is come to Aiath, he is
passed through "Migron; at ''Mich-
mash he layeth up his " baggage ;
29 they are gone over the pass ;
''^they have taken up their lodg-
ing at "* Geba ; " Raman trembleth ;
•^Gibeah of Saul is fled. 30 Cry
aloud with thy voice, O daughter
of " Gallim ! hearken, O Laishah !
O thou poor" Anathoth! 31 *Mad-
menah is a fugitive ; the inhabitants
of Gebim ^'^flee for safety. 32 This
very day shall he halt at * Nob : he
' shaketh his hand at the mount of
the " ™ daughter of Zion, the hill of
Jerusalem.
33 Behold, the Lord, Jehovah of
- ch. 30. 23 ; .55. 2 " 1 S. 14. 2 6 1 S. 13. 2. 5. &c
-^ Judg. 18. 21 ; 1 S. 17. 22 d Josh. 21. 17 ; 1 S. 13.
16 0 Josh. 18. 25 ; 1 S. 7. 17 /IS. 10. 26 !' 1 S. 25.
44 A Josh. 21. 18 ; Jer. 1. 1 ' Josh. 15. 31 ; Jer.
48. 2 *; 1 S. 21. 1 ; 22. 9 ' ch. 19. 16 ; Zech. 2. 9
"' ch. 1. 8 ; Jer. 6. 23
^Heh. shear jashtrb See ch. 7. 3
7 Heb. in it. 8 Or, land ^ Heb. A-^shiir.
10 Or, as his rod was over the sea, so shall he &c.
11 Heb. oil.
12 Or, Oeba is our lodging, they cry
13 Or, make their households y?ee
11 Another reading is, house.
10.34
ISAIAH
12.6
Righteous Reign of tlic Branch from Jesse's Roots. Jehovah will recover the Ontcasts of Israel. A Song of Thanksgiving
hosts, will "lop the boughs with
terror : and the * high of stature
shall be hewn down, and the lofty
shall be brought low. 34 And he
will cut down the thickets of the
forest with iron, and "Lebanon
shall fall by a mighty one.
nAnd there shall come forth
a "^ shoot out of the " stock of
Jesse, and a ■'branch out of his roots
shall bear fruit. 2 And the f Spirit
of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the
spirit of '' wisdom and understand-
ing, the spiiit of counsel and
* might, the spirit of knowledge
and of the fear of Jehovah. 3 And
■^ his '^ delight shall be in the fear of
Jehovah ; and he shall not judge
after the * sight of his eyes, neither
decide after the hearing of his ears ;
4 but with ' righteousness shall he
judge the ™poor, and decide with
equity for the "meek of the ^ earth ;
and he shall smite the ^ earth with
the "rod of his mouth ; and with the
^ breath of his lips shall he slay the
wicked. 5 And '^righteousness shall
be the girdle of his waist, and 'faith-
fulness the girdle of his loins.
6 And the *wolf shall dwell with
the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
down with the kid ; and the calf
and the young lion and the fatling
together ; and a little child shall
lead them. 7 And the cow and
the bear shall feed ; their young
ones shall lie down together ; and
the 'lion shall eat straw like the
ox. 8 And the sucking child
shall play on the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put his
hand on the adder's den. 9 They
shall " not hurt nor destroy in all
my holy mountain ; for the " earth
shall be full of the knowledge of
Jehovah, as the waters cover the
* sea.
10 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the -'root of Jesse,
that standeth for an ' ensign of the
peoples, unto him shall the "nations
seek ; and his * resting-place shall
be * glorious.
11 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the Lord ^will set his
hand again the second time to ^ re-
cover the "remnant of his people,
that shall remain, from ■* Assyria,
and from " Egypt, and from Path-
ros, and from Cush, and from
•'^Elam, and from Shinar, and from
1 Or, he shall be of quick understanding
2 Heb. .'^ce.nt. 3 Or, land * Heb. glory.
6 Or, will again the second time recover with
'as hand ^ Or, purchase See Ex. 15. 16.
« ch. 18. 5 ;
27. 11
b ch. 37. 24,
36-38 ;
Ezek.31.3;
Am. 2. 9
■= ch. 2. 13 ;
33. 9 ; 37. 24
d ch. 4. 2 ;
53. 2
^ ver. 10 ;
ch. 9. 7 ;
Acts 13. 23
/ch. 6. 13;
Jer. 23. 5 ;
Zech. 3. 8
f ch. 42. 1 ;
48. 16 : 61.
1 ; Mt. 3.
16 ; Ju. 1.
'■ Jn. 16.13;
1 Cor. 1.
30 ; Eph. 1.
17,18
' 2 Tim. 1. 7
I- Jn. 2. 25 ;
7. 24
' ch. 9. 7 ;
16. 5 ; 32. 1
"» ch. 3. 14 ;
Ps. 72. 2, 14
" ch. 29. 19 ;
32. 7 ; 61. 1
" ch. 49. 2 ;
Ps. 2. 9 ;
Mai. 4. 6
P oh. 30. 28,
33 ; Job 4.
9 ; 2 Th. 2.
8
1 Eph. 6. 14
*■ ch. 25. 1
» ch. 65, 25
t ch. 65. 25
" ch. 65. 25 ;
Job 5. 23 ;
Ezek. 34.
25; Hos.
2. 18
" ch. 45. 6 ;
52. 10 ; 66.
18-23 ; Ps.
98. 2, 3 ;
Hab. 2. 14
^' ch. 48. 18
Vvev.l;
Rom. 15. 12
= ver. 12;
ch. 49. 22 ;
62. 10 ;
Jn. 3. 14,
15 ; 12. 32
n Lk. 2. 32 ;
Acts 11. 18
6ch. 14. 3;
28. 12 ; 30.
15 ; 32. 17,
18 ; Jer. 6.
16 ; H.ig.
2. 9
" ch. 1. 9 ;
10. 20-22 ;
37. 4, 31,
32 ; 46. 3
d ch. 19.
23-25 ; Hos.
11. 11 ;
Zech. 10. 10
" ch. 19. 21,
22 ; Mic. 7.
12
/Gen. 10. 22;
14.1
" ch. 24. 15 ;
42. 4, 10,
12 ; 49. 1 ;
51. 5 ; 60.
9 ; 66. 19
h ver. 10
i ch. 56. 8 :
Zeph. 3. 10 ;
Zech. 10. 6
t ch. 24. 16
684
Hamath, and from the ''^islands of
the sea. 12 And he will set up an
''ensign for the nations, and will
'assemble the outcasts of Israel,
and gather together the dispersed
of Judah from the * four corners of
the earth. 1 3 The ' envy also of
Ephraim shall depart, and they
that vex * Judah shall be cut off':
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
1 4 And they shall '" fly down upon
the shoulder of the Philistines on
the "west ; together shall they "de-
spoil the children of the east : they
shall put forth their hand upon
'' Edom and * Moab ; and the chil-
dren of Amnion shall '"obey them.
15 And Jehovah will ^'utterly de-
stroy the tongue of the Egyptian
sea ; and with his scorching wind
will he 'wave his hand over "the
Eiver, and Avill smite it into seven
streams, and cause men to march
over dryshod. 1 6 And there shall
be a "highway for the ^remnant of
his people, that shall remain, from
Assyria ; like as there was for Is-
rael in the ^day that he came up
out of the land of Egypt.
■^ O And ^in that day thou
_L ^ shalt saj^ " I will give thanks
unto thee, O Jehovah; for * though
thou wast angry with me, ^"^ thine
anger is turned away, and thou
comfortest me. 2 Behold, " God is
my salvation ; I will '^ trust, and
will not be afraid : for " " Jehovah,
even Jehovah, is my strength and
song ; and he is become my salva-
tion. 3 Therefore with joy shall
ye -^draw water out of the ^ wells of
salvation. 4 And in that day shall
j^e ''say, 'Give thanks unto Jeho-
vah, ^^call upon his name, * declare
his doings among the peoples, make
mention that his name is exalted.
5 'Sing unto Jehovah; for he hath
done ^^ excellent things : -^^ let this
be known in all the earth. 6 '" Cry
' ch. 9. 21 ; Jer. 3. 18 ; Ezek. 37. 16, 17, 22 ; Hos.
1. 11 »" Jer. 48. 40 ; 49. 22 ; Hab. 1. 8 " ch. 9. 12
° Jer 49. 28 p ch. 63. 1 ; Dan. 11. 41 ; Joel 3. 19 ;
Am. 9. 12 1 ch. 16. 14 ; 25. 10 •■ ch. 14. 2 ; 2 S. 12.
26-29 * ch. 43. 16 ; 44. 27 ; 50. 2 ; 51. 10, 11 < ch.
19. 16 « ch. 7. 20 ; 8. 7 " ch. 19. 23 ; 35. 8 ; 40. 3 ;
62 10 " ver. 11 y Ex. 14. 26-29 - ch. 26. 1 " ch.
25. 1 ; Ps. 9. 1 b ch. 40. 1, 2 ; 54. 7-10 ; Ps. 30. S
' ch. 33. 2 ; 45. 17 ; 62. 11 rf ch. 26. 3 ^ Ex. 15. 2 ;
Ps. 118. 14 /Jn. 4. 10; 7. 37, 38 ^ ch. 41. 18 ; Jer.
2. 13 h ch. 24. 15 ; 42. 12 ; 48. 20 ' Ps. 105. 1 * Ps.
145. 4 ' ch. 24. 14 ; 42. 10, 11 ; 44. 23 ; Ex. 15. 1 ;
Ps. 98. 1 '" ch. 52. 9 ; 54. 1 ; Zeph. 3. 14
' Or, coast-lands * Or, in Judah
9 Heb. devote.
10 Or, let thine anger turn away, and comfort
thou me 11 Heb. Jah Jehovah.
12 Or, proclaim his 7iame 13 Or, gloriously
14 Or, this is made known
13.1
ISAIAH
14.2
Prophecy of the Fall of Ba1)ylon. Israel's Restoration
aloud and shout, thou ^ inhabitant
of Zion ; for " great in the midst of
thee is the Holy One of Israel.
-t O The 2* burden of "Baby-
XO Ion, which ''Isaiah the son
of Amoz did see.
2 " 8et ye up an ensign upon the
bare -^mountain, lift up the voice
unto them, ^wave the hand, that
they may '' go into the gates of the
nobles. 3 I have commanded my
consecrated ones, yea, I have called
my 'mighty men for mine anger,
even ^my proudly exulting ones.
4 The *■ noise of a multitude in the
mountains, as of a great people !
the noise of a tumult of the king-
doms of the nations gathered to-
gether ! Jehovah of hosts is
mustering the host for the battle.
5 They come from a far country,
from the ' uttermost part of
heaven, even ™ Jehovah, and the
weapons of his " indignation, ° to
destroy the whole land.
6 Wail ye ; for the ^' day of Je-
hovah is at hand ; as ' destruction
from ■* the Almighty shall it come.
7 Therefore shall all *" hands be
feeble, and every * heart of man
shall melt: 8 and they shall be
'dismayed; * pangs and sorrows
shall take hold of them ; they shall
be in " pain as a woman in travail :
they shall look in amazement one
at another; their faces shall be
faces of flame. 9 Behold, the "day
of Jehovah cometh, cruel, with
wrath and fierce anger ; to make
the land a desolation, and to de-
stroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the "" stars of heaven and
the constellations thereof shall not
give their light ; the ^ sun shall be
darkened in its going forth, and
the moon shall not cause its light to
shine. 1 1 And I will ^ punish the
world for their evil, and the "wicked
for their iniquity : and I will cause
the *arrogancy of the proud to
cease, and will lay low the "^ haugh-
tiness of the "* terrible. 12 1 will
make a man more "rare than fine
gold, even a man than the pure
•^gola of Ophir. 13 Therefore I
will make the ^heavens to tremble,
and the earth shall be '' shaken out
of its place, in the wrath of Jeho-
vah of hosts, and in the day of his
fierce anger. 14 And it shall come
1 Heb. inhabiiress. 2 Or, oracle concerning
3 Or, them that emit in my majesty
* Heb. Shaddai. See Gen. 17. 1.
5 Or, tliey shall take held o/ pangs and sorrows.
« ch. 1. 24 ;
49. 2b ; 60.
16; Zeph.
3. 15-17 ;
Zech. 2. 5,
10,11
b ch. 14. 28 ;
15. 1. &c. ;
Jer. 23.
3#-40
" ver. 19 ;
ch. 14. 4 ;
Jer. 24. 1 ;
50. 51 ;
Mt. 1. 11 ;
Rev. 14. 8
d ch. 1. 1
« ch. 5. 26 ;
Jer. 50. 2
/ Jer. 51. 25
'J ch. 10. 32 ;
19. 16
'' ch. 45. 1-3 ;
Jer. 51. 58
' Joel 3. 11
k ch. 5. 30 ;
17. 12 ;
Joel 3. 14
' ch. 5. 26 ;
7. 18
'" ch. 42. 13
" ch. 10. 5
" ch. 24. 1 ;
34. 2
P ver. 9 ; ch.
2. 12 ; 10. 3 ;
34. 2, 8 ; 61.
2 ; Ezek.
30. 3 ; Am.
5. 18;
Zeph. 1. 7
« ch. 10. 25 ;
14.23;
Joel 1. 15
■^ Ezek. 7. 17
» ch. 19. 1 ;
Ezek. 21.
7 ; Nah. 2.
10
' ch. 21. 3 ;
2 K. 19. 26 ;
Jer. 46. 5
" ch. 26. 17 ;
Jer. 4. 31 ;
Jn. 16. 21
" ver. 6 ; ch.
66. 15, 16
=" ch. 5. 30 ;
Joel 2. 10 ;
Mt. 24. 29 ;
Mk. 13. 24 ;
Lk. 21. 25
'J ch. 24. 23 ;
50. 3 ; Acts
2. 20
^ ch. 26. 21
" ch. 3. 11 ;
11.4:14. 5
^ ch. 2. 11 ;
23. 9 ; Dan.
5. 22, 23
<^ Jer. 48. 29
d ch. 25. 3 ;
29. 5,20;
49. 25
« ch. 4. 1 ;
6. 11, 12
/IK. 9. 28;
Job 28. 16 ;
Ps. 45. 9
» ch. 34. 4 ;
51. 6
A ch. 2. 19 ;
24.1,19,20;
Ps. 18. 7 ;
Jer. 10. 10 ;
Am. 8. 8;
Hag. 2. 6
i ch. 17. 13 ;
21. 15 ; 22.
3 ; 33. 3
*: 1 K. 22. 17 ;
Mt. 9. 36 ;
Mk. 6. 34 ;
685
to pass, that *as the chased ''roe,
and as * sheep that no man gather-
eth, they shall turn every man to
his own people, and shall flee ' every
man to his own land. 1-5 Every
one that is found shall be ™ thrust
through; and every one that is
^ taken shall fall by the sword. 16
Their " infants also shall be dashed
in pieces before their eyes; their
houses shall be rifled, and their
wives ravished.
17 Behold, I will stir up the
" Medes against them, who shall not
regard silver, and as for gold, they
shall ^not delight in it. 18 And
their bows shall dash the * young
men in pieces ; and '" they shall have
no pity on the fruit of the womb ;
their * eye shall not spare children.
19 And 'Babylon, the glory of
kingdoms, the "beauty of the
Chaldeans' pride, shall be as when
God "overthrew Sodom and Go-
morrah. 20 It shall ■''never be in-
habited, neither shall it be dwelt
in from generation to generation :
neither shall the 2' Arabian pitch
tent there ; neither shall shepherds
make their flocks to lie down there.
21 But ^wild beasts of the desert
shall lie there ; and their houses
shall be full of doleful creatures ;
and ostriches shall dwell there,
and "■ wild goats shall dance there.
22 And * wolves shall ^cry in their
castles, and jackals in the pleasant
* palaces: and her time is near to
come, and her days shall not be
prolonged.
MFor Jehovah will "have
compassion on Jacob, and
will yet ''choose Israel, ana set
them in their own land : and the
"sojourner shall join himself with
them, and they shall cleave to the
house of Ja.cob. 2 And the -^peo-
ples shall take them, and bring
them to their place ; and the ^ house
of Israel shall possess them in the
land of -Jehovah '' for servants and
for handmaids : and they shall take
1 Pet. 2. 25 ' ch. 47. 15 "> ch. 14. 19 ; Jer. 50. 25 ;
51. 3, 4 "■ ver. 18 ; ch. 14. 21 ; Ps. 137. 8, 9 ; Hos.
10. 14 ; Nah. 3. 10 " ch. 21. 2 ; Jer. 51. 11 ; Dan. 5.
28, 31 P Prov. 6. 34, 35 « 2 K. 8. 12 ; 2 Chr. 36. 17
•■ ver. 16 " Ezek. 9. 5, 10 < ch. 21. 9 ; 47. 5, 8 ; 48. 14
" Dan. 4. 30 ; Rev. 18. 11-16, 19 " Gen. 19. 24 ; Dt.
29. 23 ; Jer. 49. 18 ; Am. 4. 11 '^ ch. 14. 23 ; 34. 10-
15 ; Jer. 51. 37-43 v 2 Chr. 17. 11 ' ch. 34. 11-15 ;
Zeph. 2. 14 » Lev. 17. 7 b ch. 25. 2 ; 32. 14 ; 34. 13
•^ ch. 49. 13, 15 ; 54. 7, 8 ; Ps. 102. 13 d ch. 41. 8, 9 ;
44. 1 ; 49. 7 ; Zech. 1. 17 ; 2. 12 " ch. 45. 14 ; 49. 23 ;
56. 3, 6 ; 60. 4, 5, 10 ; Zech. 8. 22, 23 ; Eph. 2. 12-19
/ ch. 49. 22 ^ ch. 45. 14 ; 49. 23 ; 54. 3 ^ eh. 60. 10 ;
61. 5 ; Dan. 7. 13, 27
5 Or, gazelle "> Or, joined thereunto
8 Heb. howling creatures. ^ Or, answer
14.3
ISAIAH
14.30
A Song of Triamph over Babylon. Oracle concerning PMIistia
them captive whose captives they
were ; and they shall rule over their
oppressors.
3 And it shall come to^pass in the
day that Jehovah shall give thee
"rest from thy sorrow, and from
thy trouble, and from the hard
service whei'ein thou wast made to
serve, 4 that thou shalt take up
this parable against the king of
'Babylon, and say, How hath the
" oppressor ceased ! the ^ golden city
ceased ! 5 Jehovah hath broken the
staff of the wicked, the sceptre of
the rulers; 6 "''that smote the
peoples in wrath with a continual
stroke, that ruled the nations in
anger, with a persecution that none
restrained. 7 The whole earth is
at rest, and is quiet: they * break
forth into singing. 8 Yea, the fir-
trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars
of Lebanon, saying. Since thou art
laid low, no hewer is come up
against us. 9 'Sheol from beneath
is moved for thee to meet thee at
thy coming; it stirreth up *^the
dead for thee, even all the ■* chief
ones of the earth ; it hath raised up
from their thrones all the kings of
the nations. 10 ^All they shall
answer and say unto thee, Art thou
also become weak as we % art thou
become like unto us 1 11 Thy
""pomp is brought down to Sheol,
and the noise of thy viols : the
'worm is spread under thee, and
worms cover thee.
12 How art thou * fallen from
heaven, O May-star, son of the
morning! how art thou cut down
to the ground, that didst '" lay low
the nations! 13 And thou saidst
in thy heart, I will "ascend into
heaven, I will "exalt my throne
above the stars of God ; and I will
sit upon the mount of congrega-
tion, in the uttermost parts of the
north ; 14 I will ascend above the
heights of the clouds ; I will make
myself like the Most High. 1 5 Yet
thou shalt be ^brought down to
Sheol, to the uttermost parts of the
pit. 16 They that see thee shall
«gaze at thee, they shall consider
thee, saying, ''Is this the man that
made the earth to tremble, that
did shake kingdoms ; 1 7 that made
the world as a 'wilderness, and
overthrew the pities thereof; that
*let not loose his prisoners to their
1 Or, exactress
2 Or, he thai smote . . . is persecuted, and none
hinderettt 3 Or, the shades Heb. Rephaim.
• Heb. he-goats.
" ch. 11. 10 ;
40. 2 ; Ezr.
9. 8, 9 ; Jer.
30. 10 ; 46.
27
b ch. 13. 1, 19
''ch.9.4;13.
11 ; 16. 4 ;
49.26:51.
13 ; 54.*14
d ch. 10. 14 ;
47.6
" Ps. 47. 1-3 ;
98. 1-9 ;
126. 1-3
/ch. 5. 14
'J Ezek. 32.
21
fc eh. 5. 14 ;
Ezek. 28.
13
■ ch. 51. 8 :
68. 24 ; Job
17. 14 ; 24.
20
«•■ ch. 34. 4 ;
Lk. 10. 18 ;
Rev. 9. 1
'2Pet. 1.
19 ; Rev. 2.
28 ; 22. 16
'" ch. 10. 13
" Ezek. 23. 2
" Dan. 5. 22 ;
8. 10 ; 2 Th.
2.4
P ch. 47. 11 ;
Ezek. 28.
8 ; Mt. 11.
23 ; Lk. 10.
15
9 Rev. 18. 9,
18
'• ver. 6 ; Ps.
52. 7 ; Jer.
50. 23
« Joel 2. 3
t ch. 45. 13 ;
2 K. 15. 29 ;
24. 14-16
" ch. 22.
16-18 ; 1 K.
21. 19 ; Jer.
8.1,2
"Jer. 41.7,9
^ ch. 5. 25
'J ch. 1. 4 ;
31. 2 ; Job
18. 16, 19 ;
Ps. 21. 10 ;
37. 28
^ ch. 13. 16 ;
Ex. 20. 5;
Lev. 26.
39 ; Mt. 23.
35
« ch. 27. 6
b ch. 26. 14
<^ Prov. 10. 7
d ch. 47. 9 :
Job 18. 19
« ch. 13. 21 ;
34. 11-15 ;
Zeph. 2. 14
/ch. 13.6;
1 K. 14. 10
s ch. 45. 23 ;
49. 18 ; 54.
9 ; 62. 8
k ch. 46. 11 ;
55. 8, 9 ;
Job 23. 13 ;
Acts 4. 28
>ch. 10. 12;
30. 31 ; 31.
8; 37.7,
36-38
t ch. 9. 4 ;
10. 27;
Nah. 1. 13
I ch. 23. 9 ;
Zeph. 3. 6,
8
"' Ex. 15 12
686
home? 18 All the kings of the
nations, all of them, sleep in glory,
every one in his own house. 19
But thou art " cast forth away from
thy sepulchre like an abominable
branch, ^clothed with the slain,
that are thrust through with the
sword, that go down to the stones
of the " pit ; as a "^ dead body trod-
den under foot. 20 Thou shalt not
be joined with them in burial, be-
cause thou hast destroyed thy land,
thou hast slain thy people; the
^seed of evil-doers shall not be
named for ever.
21 Prepare ye ^slaughter for his
children for the iniquity of their
fathers, that they rise not up, and
possess the earth, and " fill the face
of the world with cities. 22 And
I will rise up against them, saith
Jehovah of hosts, and *cut off from
Babylon ""name and remnant, and
'' son and son's son, saith Jehovah.
23 I will also make it a possession
for the "porcupine, and pools of
water : and I will sweep it with the
besom of -^destruction, saith Jeho-
vah of hosts.
24 ^ Jehovah of hosts hath sworn,
saying. Surely, ''as I have thought,
so shall it come to pass; and as I
have purposed, so snail it stand:
25 that I will 'break the Assyrian
in my land, and upon my moun-
tains tread him under foot : then
shall his *yoke depart from off
them, and his burden depart from
off their shoulder. 26 This is the
'purpose that is purposed upon the
whole earth ; and this is the '"hand
that is stretched out upon all the
nations. 27 For "Jehovah of hosts
hath purposed, and who shall annul
if? and his hand is stretched out,
and who shall turn it back 1
28 In the ° year that king Ahaz
died was this ''^burden.
29 Eejoice not. O *Philistia, all
of thee, because the rod that ''smote
thee is broken ; for out of the ser-
pent's root shall come forth an
'adder, and his fruit shall be a
'fiery flying serpent. 30 And the
first-born of the "poor shall feed,
and the needy shall lie down in
safety; and I will kill thy root
with "famine, and thy remnant
" ch. 43. 13 ; 2 Chr. 20. 6 ; Dan. 4. 31, 35 " 2 K. 1&
20 ; 2 Chr. 28. 27 ** ch. 13. 1 9 ch. 2. 6; 11. 14 ; Jer.
47. 1-7 '" 2 Chr. 26. 6 " ch. 11. 8 « ch. 30. 6 " ch.
3. 14, 15 ; 7. 21, 22 ; 11. 4 " ch. 8. 21 ; 9. 20 ; 51. 19
' Or, aa the raiment of those that are slain
6 Or, a place of slaughter " Or, oracle
14.31
ISAIAH
16.12
Oracle coucerning Moab. Devastation of Moab
shall be "slain. 31 Howl, O * gate ;
cry, O city ; thou art melted away, O
" Philistia, all of thee ; for there com-
eth a smoke out of the /* north, and
^ ''there is no straggler in his ranks.
32 What then shall one answer
the ■''messengers of the nation'?
That ^Jehovah hath founded Zion,
and ''in her shall the afflicted of
his people take refuge.
-j K The ^burden of 'Moab.
X «J For '^ in a night Ar of Moab
is laid waste, and _ brought to
nought ; for ^' in a night * Kir of
Moab is laid waste, and brought to
nought. 2 * TheY are gone up
to ^ Bayith, and to ' Dibon, to
the high places, to weep : Moab
waileth ''over Nebo, and "over
Medeba ; on all their heads is
"" baldness, every beard is cut off.
3 In their streets they gird
themselves with " sackcloth ; " on
their housetops, and in their
broad places, every one waileth,
^weeping abundantly. 4 And
«Hesnbon crieth out, and Elealeh ;
their voice is heard even unto
Jahaz : therefore the armed men
of Moab cry aloud ; his soul trem-
bleth within him. 5 My heart
crieth out for Moab; her ^nobles
flee unto '' Zoar, * to Eglath-shelishi-
yah : for by the 'ascent of Luhith
with weeping they go up ; for in
the way of Horonaim they raise up
a cry *of destruction. 6 For the
" waters of Nimrim shall be ^ deso-
late ; for the grass is withered
away, the tender grass faileth,
there is " no green thing. 7 There-
fore the "^ abundance they have
gotten, and that which they have
laid up, shall they carry away over
the brook of the willows. 8 For
the cry is gone round about the
borders of Moala ; the wailing
thereof unto Eglaim, and the wail-
ing thereof unto Beer-elim. 9 For
the waters of Dimon are full of
blood ; for I will bring yet more
upon Dimon, a ^lion upon them of
Moab that escape, and upon the
remnant of the land.
■i fi ^Send ye^ the lambs for
Wj the ruler of the land from
"" Selah to the wilderness, unto the
* mount of the daughter of Zion.
1 Or, none xtandelh aloof at hU appomted times
2 Or, oracle concerning 3 Or, in the night
* Or, Bayith and Dibon are gone up to the high
places 6 Or, the temple
6 Or, upon ' Or, as otherwise read, fugitives
8 Or, as ffl heifer three years old
9 Heb. desolations. lo Or, Petra
" Jar. 25. 16,
20 ; Zech.
9, 5,6
b ch. 3. 26 ;
24. 12 ; 46. 2
"^ ver. 29
rf Jer. 1. 14
' ch. 34. 16
/ch. 37.9
" ch. 26. 1 ;
28. 16 ; 44.
28 ; 54. 11 ;
Ps. 87. 1, 5 ;
102. 16
hch. 4. 6;
25. 4 ; 57.
13; Zeph.
3. 12; Heb.
11. 10 ; Jas.
2.5
' ch. 11. 14 ;
25. 10, 11 ;
Jer. 48 ;
Ezek. 25.
8-11 ; Am.
2. 1-3 ;
Zeph. 2.
8-11
* Jer. 48. 41
' Jer. 48. 18,
22
'"Lev. 21.5;
Jer. 48. 37
" Jon. 3. 6-8
o Jer. 48. 38
P ch. 22. 4
3 Num. 21.
28, 30;
Jer. 48. 34
"■ Jer. 48. 34
" Jer. 48. 5
« ch. 59. 7 ;
Jer. 4. 20
" ch. 19. 5-7 ;
Jer. 48. 34
" Joel 1.
10-12 ; 2. 3
^'ch. 30. 6;
Jer. 48. 36
!'2K. 17. 25;
Jer. 50. 17
^ 2 K. 3. 4 ;
Ezr. 7. 17
" ch. 42. 11 ;
2 K. 14. 7
6 ch. 10. 32
" Prov. 27. 8
d Jer. 48. 19,
20,46
' Num. 21.
13,14
/ch. 25.4;
32. 2 ; 1 K.
18.4
» ch. 9. 4 ;
14. 4 ; 49.
26 ; 51. 13 ;
54.14
ft ch. 9. 6, 7 ;
32. 1 ; 55.
4 ; Dan. 7.
14; Mic. 4.
7 ; Lk. 1. 33
' ch. 9. 7
* Jer. 48. 29 ;
Am. 2. 1 ;
Obad. 3, 4 ;
Zeph. 2. 8,
10
' Jer. 48. 30
"' 1 Chr. 16. 3
" 2 K. 3. 25 ;
Jer. 48. 31
" ch. 15. 4
J" Num. 32.38
9 Jer. 48. 32
»■ Jer. 48. 32
» ch. 15. 4
« Jer. 40. 10,
12 ; 48. 32
» ch. 24. 8 ;
Jer. 48. 33
" ch. 24. 7 ;
Judg. 9.
687
2 For it shall be that, as " wander-
ing birds, as a scattered nest, so
shall the daughters of '' Moab be at
the fords of the_ ""Arnon. 3 Give
counsel, execute justice ; make thy
■^shade as the night in the midst of
the noonday ; hide the outcasts ;
beti'ay not the fugitive. 4 Let
mine outcasts dwell with thee ; as
for Moab, be thou a covert to him
from the face of the destroyer.
For " the extortioner is brought to
nought, destruction ceaseth, ^'Hhe
^oppressors are consumed out of
the land. 5 And a ''throne shall
be established in lovingkindness ;
and one shall sit thereon in truth,
in the tent of ' David, judging, and
seeking justice, and swift to do
righteousness.
6 *'We have heard of the pride
of Moab, that he is very proud ;
even of his arrogancy, and his
pride, and his wrath ; ' his boast-
ings are nought. i Therefore
shall Moab wail for Moab, every
one shall wail : for the ^^ '" raisin-
cakes of " Kir-hareseth shall ye
mourn, utterl.y stricken. 8 For
the fields of "Heshbon languish,
and the vine of * Sibmah ; " the
lords of the nations have broken
do\yn the choice branches thereof,
which reached even unto Jazer,
which wandered into the wilder-
ness ; * its shoots were spread
abroad, they passed over the sea.
9 Therefore I will *" weep with the
weeping of Jazer for the vine of
Sibmah ; I will water thee with
my tears, O * Heshbon, and * Elea-
leh : for upon thy * summer fruits
and upon thy harvest the battle
shout is fallen. 10 And "gladness
is taken away, and joy out of the
fruitful field ; and in the " vine-
yards there shall be no singing,
neither joyful noise : no "^ treader
shall tread out wine in the presses ;
I have made the vintage shout to
cease. 1 1 Wherefore my *' heart
soundeth like a harp for Moab, and
mine inward parts for Kir-heres.
1 2 And it shall come to pass, when
Moab ^presenteth himself, when
he_ "wearieth himself upon the
* high place, and shall come to his
27 ; Am. 5. 11, 17 ^ Job 24. 11 ; Am. 9. 13 ^ ch. 15.
5 ; 63. 15 ; Jer. 48. 36 ; Ho.s 11. 8 ; Phil. 2. 1 ^ Num.
22. 39-41 ; Jer. 48. 35 " 1 K. 18. 29 b ch. 15. 2
11 Or, ertorlion
12 Heb. the treaders doiim. 13 Or, foundations
1* Or, its choice plants did break down the lordc
of nations
16.13
ISAIAF
18.5
Oracle conceruing Damastns. A ProplK^cy coaceniiiig Ethiopia
sanctuary to pray, that he shall
" not prevail.
13 This is the word that Jeho-
vah spake conceruing Moab in
time past. 14 But now Jehovah
hath spoken, saying, Within three
years, as the years of a * hireling,
the glory of " Moab shall be brought
into contempt, with all his great
multitude ; and the remnant shall
be very small and of no account.
-i 'T The ^"^ burden of *Da-
-L I mascus.
Behold, Damascus is ■''taken
away from being a city, and it
shall be a ruinous "heap. 2 The
cities of * Aroer are forsaken ; they
shall be for ' Hocks, which shall lie
down, and * none shall make them
afraid. 3 And the 'fortress shall
cease from Ephraim, and the king-
dom ^ from Damascus, and the rem-
nant of iSyria ; they shall be as the
"'glory of the children of Israel,
saith Jehovah of hosts.
4 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the " glory of Jacob
shall be made thin, and the "fat-
ness of his flesh shall wax lean.
5 And it shall be ^as when the
harvestman gathereth the standing
grain, and his arm reapeth the
ears ; yea, it shall be as when one
gleaneth ears in the * valley of
Bephaim. 6 Yet there shall be
left therein ''gleanings, as the
* shaking of an olive-tree, two or
three berries in the top of the
uppermost bough, four or five in
the outmost branches of a fruitful
tree, saith Jehovah, the God of
Israel. 7 In that day shall men
*look unto their Maker, and their
eyes shall have respect to the Holy
One of Israel. 8 And they shall
not look to the 'altars, the work
of their hands; neither shall they
have respect to that which their
"fingers have made, either the
*■ Asherim, or the sun-images. 9
In that day shall their strong cities
be as *the forsaken places in the
wood and on the mountain top,
which were forsaken from before
the children of Israel ; and it shall
be a desolation. 1 0 For ^ thou hast
forgotten the ^God of thy salva-
tion, and hast not been mindful
of the " rock of thy * strength ;
therefore thou plantest pleasant
1 Or, oracle cnneeming
* Or, from Damascus; and the remnant of
Syria shall iHc.
3 Heb. beating. * Or, stronghold
" 2 K. 19. 12 ;
Ps. 115.
4-7 ; Jer.
10.5;
ICor. 8. 4;
10.20
i-ch. 21. 16;
Job 7.1;
14. 6
' ch. 25. 10 ;
Jer. 48. 42
rich. 13. 1
« Gen. 14.
15 ; 15. 2 ;
2 K. 16. 9 ;
Jer. 49. 23 ;
Am. 1. 3-5 ;
Zech. 9. 1 ;
Acts 9. 2
/ch. 7. 16;
8. 4 ; 10. 9
'J ch. 25. 2 ;
Jer. 49. 2 ;
Mic. 1. 6
'' Num. 32.
34
' ch. 7. 21,
22 ; Ezek.
25. 5;
Zeph. 2. 6
k Mic. 4. 4
'ch.7. 8,16;
8.4
"' ver. 4 ;
Hos. 9. 11
" ch. 10. 3
" ch. 10. 16
i> ver. 11 ;
Jer. 51. 33 ;
Joel 3. 13 ;
Mt. 13. 30
« 2 S. 5. 18,
22
>" ch. 24. 13 ;
27. 12 ; Dt.
4. 27;
Obad. 5
' ch. 10. 20 ;
Hos. 3. 5 ;
6. 1 ; Mic.
7.7
< ch. 27. 9 ;
2 Chr. 34. 7
''ch.2. 8.20:
30. 22 ; 31. 7
" Ex. 34. 13 ;
Dt. 7. 5;
Mic. 5. 14
^ ch. 7. 25
y ch. 51. 13
^ ch. 12. 2 ;
33. 2 : 61.
10 ; 62. 11 ;
Ps. 68. 19
° ch. 26. 4 ;
30. 29 ; 44.
8 ; Dt. 32.
4, 18, 31
6 Mt. 21. 33
' P.S. 90. 6
d Job 4. 8 ;
Hos. 8. 7 ;
10. 13
^ ch. 5. 30 ;
8. 9,10; 13.
4 ; Jer. 6.
23; Ezek.
43. 2 ; Lk.
21. 25
/Ps. 18. 4
» ch. 33. 3
''ch. 41. 11;
Ps. 9. 5
' ch. 13. 14
Ic ch. 29. 5 ;
41. 1.5,16;
Job 21. 18 ;
Ps. 1. 4 ; 83.
13
ich. 41.12;
2 K. 19. 35
•" ch. 3. 14,
15 ; 16. 4 ;
49. 26 :
688
plants, and settest it with ^ strange
slips. 11 In the day of thy planting
thou *hedgest it in, and in the
"morning thou makest thy seed to
blossom; but the harvest ^'^fleeth
away in the day of grief and of
desperate sorrow.
12 Ah, the ''uproar of many
peoples, ''■ that roar like the roar-
ing of the seas ; and the rushing
of nations, tiiat rush like the •''rush-
ing of mighty waters ! 1 3 The
^ nations shall rush like the rush-
ing of many waters : but he shall
* rebuke *them, and "Hhey shall
flee far off, and shall be chased * as
the chaft' of the mountains before
the wind, and like the whirling
dust before the storm. 14 At
eventide, behold, terror; a?2(i before
the morning ^" ' they are not. This
is the "' portion of them that despoil
us, and the lot of them that rob us.
-i O Ah, the land " of the rus-
-LO tling of wings, which is be-
yond the rivers of ^^" Ethiopia; 2
that sendeth ambassadors by the
sea, ^^even in vessels of "papyrus
upon the waters, saying, Go, ye
swift messengers, to a nation
"^tall and smooth, to a people
'terrible from their beginning
onward, a nation ^^that metetn
out and treadeth down, whose land
the rivers ^'' divide ! 3 *" All ye in-
habitants of the world, and ye
dwellers on the earth, when an
* ensign is lifted up on the moun-
tains, ' see ye : and when the trum-
pet is blown, hear ye.
4 For thus hath Jehovah said
unto me, I will be still, and I will
behold in my "dwelling-place,
^'' like clear heat in 'sunshine, like
a cloud of "" dew in the heat of har-
vest. 5 For ^ befoi'e the harvest,
when the blossom is over, and the
flower becometh a ripening grape,
he will cut off the sprigs with prun-
ing-hooks, and the ^spreading
branches will he take away and
Judg. 5. 31 ; Job 20. 29 " ch. 20. 3-5 ; 2 K. 19. 9 ;
Ezek. 30. 4, 5, 9 ; Zeph. 2. 12 ; 3. 10 " Ex. 2. 3
1' ver. 7 9 Gen. 10. 8, 9 ; 2 Chr. 12. 2-4 ; 14. 9 ; 16. 8
^ Ps. 49. 1 ; Mic. 1. 2 " ch. 5. 26 ' ch. 26. 11 "-ch.
26. 21 ; Hos. 5. 15 "2 S. 23. 4 ; Hab. 3. 3, 4 * ch.
26. 19 ; Prov. 19. 12 ; Hos. 14. 5 v ch. 17. 10, 11 ;
Ezek. 17. 6-10 ^ ch. 27. 11
6 Or, vine sNps of a strange god
6 Or, shall be a heap 7 Or, multitude
8 Heb. him. 9 Heb. he. lo Heb. he is.
li Ot, shadowing ici/h wings 12 Heb. Ci/sh.
13 Or, and " Or, dragged aivay and peeUd
16 Or, meted out and trodden down Heb. of
line, line, and of treading down.
w Or, have despoiled i? Or, when there is
18.6
ISAIAH
19.21
Oracle coHcerning E^pt. Devastation, followed by a Return to Jehovab
cut down. 6 They shall be left to-
gether unto the " ravenous birds of
the mountains, and to the beasts
of the earth ; and the ravenous
birds shall summer upon them, and
all the beasts of the earth shall
winter upon them. 7 In that time
shall a present be brought unto
Jehovah of hosts from a * people
Hall and smooth, even from a peo-
ple terrible from their beginning
onward, a nation that meteth out
and treadeth down, whose land the
rivers divide, to the " place of the
name of Jehovah of hosts, the
mount Zion.
-i Q The ^ '^ burden of « Egypt.
JLkJ Behold, Jehovah -^rideth
upon a swift cloud, and cometh
unto Egypt : and the " idols of
Egypt shall tremble at his pres-
ence ; and the ^ heart of Egypt
shall melt in the midst of it. 2 And
I will *stir up the Egyptians
against the Egyptians : and they
shall fight 'every one against his
brother, and every one against his
neighbor ; city against city, awl
kingdom against kingdom. 3 And
the spirit of Egypt shall ^ fail in the
midst of it ; and I will ^ ^ destroy
the counsel thereof : and ' they shall
seek unto the idols, and to the
® charmers, and to them that have
familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And I will '' give over the Egyp-
tians into the hand of a ™ cruel lord ;
and a fierce king shall rule over
them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of
hosts.
5 " And the waters shall fail from
the sea, and the river shall be
wasted and become dry. 6 And
"the rivers shall become foul; the
^•p streams of ''Egypt shall be dimin-
ished and dried up ; * the reeds and
flags shall wither away. 7 The
meadows by the '' Nile, by the brink
of the Nile, and all the sown fields
of the Nile, shall become dry, be
driven away, and be no more.
8 And the "fishers shall lament,
and all they that cast angle into
the Nile shall mourn, and they that
spread nets upon the waters shall
languish. 9 Moreover they that
work in combed flax, and they that
weave ^^ white * cloth, shall be con-
founded. 10 And "the ^'■^" pillars
1 Or, dragged away and peeled
2 Or, oracle concerning
3 OT.join together Or, arm
* Heo. be emptied. * Herb, swallow up.
^ Ot, whisperers 1 Or, s, ml tip & Or, canals
9 Heb. Mcezor. lo Or, cotton
u Heb. tier pillars. i* Or, foundations
« ch. 46. 11 ;
56. 9 ; Jer.
7.33; Ezek.
32. 4-6 ; 39.
17-20
b ch. 45. 14 ;
Ps. 68. 31 ;
Zeph. 3. 10;
Acts 8. 27-
38
" Zech. 14.
16,17
d ch. 13. 1
* Jer. 46.
13-26 ;
Ezek. 29.
30. 31. 32 ;
Joel 3. 19
/Ps. 18, 9,
10 ; 104. 3 ;
Mt. 26. 64 ;
Rev. 1. 7
3 Ex. 12. 12 ;
Jer. 43. 12 ;
44.8
1^ ch. 13. 7 ;
Josh. 2. 11
t Judg. 7.
22; IS. 14.
20 ; 2 Clir.
20. 23 ; Mt.
10. 21, 36
fc ver. 11-14
' ch. 8. 19 ;
1 Chr. 10.
13 : Dan.
2 2
"^ ch. 20. 4 ;
Jer. 46. 26 ;
Ezek. 29. 19
" ch. 50. 2 ;
Jer. 51.36;
Ezek. 30, 12
° Ex. 7. 18
P ch. 37. 25
9 ch. 15. 6 ;
Ex. 2. 3 ;
Job 8. 11
•^ ch. 23. 3, 10
* Ezek. 47.
10 ; Hab. 1.
15
t Prov, 7, 16 ;
Ezek, 27. 7
« Ps. 11. 3
" ver. 3, 13
^ ch. 30. 4 ;
Num. 13.
23 ; Ps. 78.
12, 43
y Gen. 41.
38,39; IK.
4. 30;
Acts 7. 22
' ch. 14. 24 ;
Rom. 9. 17
"■ Jer. 2. 16 ;
46. 14, 19 ;
Ezek, 3U. 13
6 Zech. 10. 4
<= Prov. 12. 8 ;
Mt. 17. 17
d ch. 3. 12 ;
9. 16
« ch. 28. 7
/ch. 9. 14,15
" ch. 2. 19 ;
13. 13
ft 2 Cor, 5.
11 ; Heb.
10. 31
ich. 11. 15;
30. 32
ft ch, 14, 24 ;
Dan. 4, 35
I ch. 45. 23 ;
65, 16
"* ch. 56. 7 :
60.7
" Gen. 28.
18 ; Ex. 24.
4 ; Josh.
22. 10, 26, 27
<^ ch. 43. 3,
a89
of Egypt shall be bi'oken in pieces ;
all they ^* that work for hire shall
be grieved in soul.
11 The "princes of ''Zoan are
utterly foolish ; the counsel of the
wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is
become brutish : how say ye unto
Phai'aoh, I am the son of the * wise,
the son of ancient kings 112 Where
then are thy wise men 1 and let
them tell thee now ; and let them
know what Jehovah of hosts hath
^purposed concerning Egypt. 13
The princes of Zoan are become
fools, the princes of " Memphis are
deceived ; they have caused Egypt
to go astray, that are the * corner-
stone of her tribes. 14 Jehovah
hath mingled a spirit of " perverse-
ness in the midst of her ; and '' they
have caused Egypt to go astray in
every work thereof, as a "^ drunken
man ^^staggereth in his vomit. 15
Neither shall there be for Egypt
any work, •''which head or tail,
palm-branch or rush, may do.
16 In that day shall the Egyp-
tians be like unto women ; and they
shall ^ tremble and '' fear because of
the * shaking of the hand of Jeho-
vah of hosts, which he shaketh over
them. 17 And the land of Judah
shall become a terror unto Egypt ;
^'^ every one to whom mention is
made thereof shall be afraid, be-
cause of the * purpose of Jehovah of
hosts, which he purposeth against
it.
_ 1 8 In that day there shall be five
cities in the land of Egypt that
speak the language of Canaan, and
' swear to Jehovah of _ hosts ; one
shall be called The city of ^^de-
struction.
19 In that day shall there be an
"altar to Jehovah in the midst of
the land of Egypt, and a "pillar
at the border thereof to Jehovah.
20 And it shall be for a sign and
for a witness unto Jehovah of hosts
in the land of Egypt ; for they
shall cry unto Jehovah because of
oppressors, and he will send them
a " saviour, and " a ^ defender, and
he will deliver them. 2 1 And « Je-
hovah shall ^^ be known to Egypt,
and the Egyptians shall know Je-
ll : 45. 15, 21 ; 49.
« ch. 11. 9
! ; 60. 16 ; 63. 8 P ch. 49. 25
13 Or, that make dams i* Or, goeth astray
15 Or, every one that maketh mention thereof, to
him shall they turn in fear
IS Or, Heres Or, according to another readinr?,
the sun i7 Or, a mighty one
18 Or, make himself known
19.22
ISAIAH
21.14
Captivity of E^ypt aud Ethiopia predicted. Oracles concerning Babylon, Edom, and Arabia
hovah in that day ; yea, they shall
worship with "sacritice and obla-
tion, and shall * vow a vow unto
Jehovah, and shall perform it. 22
And Jehovah will smite Egypt,
smiting and " healing ; and they
shall ''return unto Jehovah, and
he will be entreated of them, and
will heal them.
23 In that day shall there be a
* highway out of Egypt to Assj^ria,
and the Assyrian shall come into
Egypt, and the Egyptian into
Assyria ; and the Egyptians shall
•''worship with the Assyrians.
24 In that day shall Israel be the
third with Egypt and with Assyria,
a blessing in the midst of the earth ;
25 for that Jehovah of hosts hath
blessed them, saying, Blessed be
"Egypt my people, and Assyria
the '' work of my hands, and Israel
mine inheritance.
O /^ In the year that ^ ' Tartan
^yj came unto *^Ashdod, when
Sargon the king of Assyria sent
him, and he fought against Ash-
dod and took it ; 2 at that time
Jehovah spake by 'Isaiah the son
of Amoz, saying. Go, and loose the
"sackcloth from off thy loins, and
put thy "shoe from off thy foot.
And he did so, walking " naked and
barefoot. 3 And Jehovah said,
Like as rny servant Isaiah hath
walked naked and barefoot ^ three
years for a ^sign and a wonder
concerning Egypt and concerning
^ » Ethiopia ; 4 so shall the '' king of
Assyria lead away the captives of
Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia,
'young and old, naked and bare-
foot, and with buttocks uncovered,
to the shame of Egypt. 5 And
they shall be 'dismayed and con-
founded, because of Ethiopia their
expectation, and of Egypt their
"glory. 6 And the inhabitant of
this coast-land shall say in that
day, Behold, such is our expecta-
tion, whither we fled '' for help to be
delivered from the king of Assyria :
and we, * how shall we escape 1
Q-1 The ^»' burden of the 'wil-
^ JL derness of the sea.
As "whirlwinds in the South
sweep through, it cometh from the
wilderness, from a terrible land.
2 A ^* grievous vision is declared
1 The title of the Assyrian commander-in-chief.
2 Or, to be. for three years a siqn d-c.
3 Heb. Oush. * Or, oracte concerning
6 Or, hard
" ch. 56. 7 ;
60.7;
Zech. 14.
16-18 ;
Mai. 1. 11
b ch. 44. 5
' ch. 30. 26 ;
57. 18 ;
Dt. 32. 39 ;
Heb. 12. 11
d ch. 27. 13 ;
45. 14 ;
Hos. 14. 1
« ch. 11. 16 ;
35. 8 ; 49.
11 ; 62. 10
/ch. 27. 13
V ch. 45. 14
'' ch. 26. 12 ;
29. 23 ; 45.
11 ; 60. 21 ;
64. 8 ; Hos.
2. 23 ; Eph.
2. 10, 14
■ 2 K. 18. 17
k 1 S. 5. 1
' cb. 1. 1 ;
13. 1
"' Zech. 13.
4 ; Mt. 3. 4
" Ezek. 24.
17,23
» 1 S. 19. 24 ;
Mic. 1. 8
'' ch. 8. 18
•i ch. 37. 9 ;
43. 3
"■ ch. 19. 4
» ch. 47. 2, 3
« ch. 30. 3-.') ;
31. 1 ; 2 K.
18. 21 ;
Ezek. 29.
6,7
" Jer. 9. 23,
24 ; 17. 5 ;
1 Cor. 3. 21
" ch. 10. 3 ;
30. 7 ; 31. 3 ;
Jer. 30. 1,
7, 15-17 ;
31. 1-3
" Mt. 23. 33 ;
1 Th. 5. 3 ;
Heb. 2. 3
'-' ch. 13. 1
= ch. 13.
20-22 ; 14.
23; Jer. 51.
42
" Dan. 11.
40; Zech.
9.14
b Ps. 60. 3
« ch. 24. 16 ;
33. 1
d ch. 22. 6 ;
Jer. 49. 34
' ch. 13. 17
/ch. 13.8;
16. 11
f) ch. 13. 8 ;
26. 17 ; Ps.
48. 6 ; 1 Th.
5. 3
h Dt. 28. 67
' Jer. 51. 39,
57 ; Dan. 5.
1-4
I- 2 K. 9. 17-20
' ver. 9
"' Hab. 2. 1
" ch. 13. 19 ;
47. 5, 9 ;
48. 14 ; Jer.
51. 8 ; Rev.
14.8
" ch. 46. 1 ;
Jer. 50. 2 ;
51. 44
P Jer. 51. 33 ;
Mic. 4. 13
1 Gen. 25. 14
»• Gen. 32. 3
690
unto me ; the " treacherous man
dealeth treacherously, and the de-
stroyer destroyeth. Go up, O
■* Elam ; besiege, O ^ Media ; all the
sighing thereof "have I made to
cease. 3 Therefore are my •''loins
filled with anguish ; pangs have
taken hold upon me, as the pangs
of a " woman in travail : I am
"' pained so that I cannot hear ; I
am dismayed so that 1 cannot see.
4 My heart ^fluttereth, horror hath
affrighted me ; the twilight that
I desired hath been ''turned into
trembling unto me. 5 They 'pre-
pare the table, they ^ set the watch,
they eat, they drink : rise up, ye
princes, anoint the shield. 6 For
thus hath the Lord said unto me,
Go, set a watchman ; let him * de-
clare what he seeth : 7 ^^ and when
he seeth "a 'troop, ^^ horsemen in
pairs, " a troop of asses, " a troop
of camels, he shall hearken dili-
gently with much heed. 8 And he
cried as a lion : "' O Lord, I stand
continually upon the watch-tower
in the day-time, and am set in my
ward ^^ whole nights ; 9 and, behold,
here ^'* cometh a troop of men,
^^ horsemen in pairs. And he an-
swered and said, "Fallen, fallen is
Babylon ; and all the " graven im-
ages of her gods are broken unto
the ground.
10 O thou my * threshing, and
the ^^ grain of my floor ! that which
I have heard from Jehovah of hosts,
the God of Israel, have I declared
unto you.
1 1 The * burden of * Dumah.
One calleth unto me out of '' Seir,
Watchman, ^''what of the night;
Watchman, ^*what of the night ■?
12 The watchman said, The morn-
ing " cometh, and also the night :
if ye will inquire, inquire ye : ^^ turn
ye, come.
1 3 The ^^ ' burden upon ' Arabia.
In the -" forest in Arabia shall ye
lodge, O ye caravans of " Dedanites.
1 4 Unto him that -^ was thirsty
' ch. 13. 1 ' Jer. 25. 23, 24 ; 49. 28 " Gen. 10. 7 ;
Ezek. 27. 15
6 Or, will I make r Heb. bent.
8 Heb. uandereth. 9 Or, spread the carpets
ID Or, and he saw . . . and he hearkened
11 Or, a chariot Or, chariots
12 Or, a pair of horsemen is Or, every night
i* Or, come chariots of men is Heb. son.
16 Or, what hour ir Or, is come
18 Or, come ye again i' Or, oracle
-» Or, thickets *i Or, is thirsty bring y«
21.15
ISAIAH
22.24
Jernsalem besieged, yet reckless. Shebna to be replaced by EUakiin
they brought water ; ^ the inhab-
itants of the land of " Tema did
meet the fugitives with their bread.
15 For they *fled away from the
swords,,from the drawn sword, and
from the bent bow, and from the
grievousness of war. 16 For thus
hath the Lord said unto me. Within
a year, accor-ding to the " years of
a hireling, all the ''■ glory of " Kedar
shall fail ; 1 7 and the -^ residue of
the number of the archers, the
mighty men of the children of
Kedar, shall be few ; for Jehovah,
the God of Israel, " hath spoken it.
r> O The 2 ^ burden of the ' val-
^ ^ ley of vision.
What aileth thee now, that thou
art wholly gone up to the * house-
tops^ 2 O thou that art full of
shoutings, a tumultuous city, a
'joyous town; thy slain are ™not
slain with the sword, neither are
they dead in battle. 3 "All thy
rulers fled away together, they
were bound ^by the archers; all
that were found of thee were bound
together; ''they fled afar ofl". 4
Therefore said I, Look away from
me, I will " weep bitterly ; ^ labor
not to comfort me for the destruc-
tion of the daughter of my peo-
ple.
5 For it is ^a day of discomfiture,
and of « treading down, and of per-
plexity, ''from the Lord, Jehovah
of hosts, in the * valley of vision ;
a breaking down of the walls, and
a crying to the ^mountains. 6
And 'Elam bare the quiver, with
' chariots of men and horsemen ;
and " Kir uncovered the shield, 7
And it came to pass, that thy
choicest valleys were "full of
chariots, and the horsemen set
themselves in array at the gate.
8 And he "-took away the covering
of Judah ; and thou didst look in
that day to the armor in the ^house
of the forest. 9 And ye saw the
breaches of the city of David, that
they were many ; and ye ^ gathered
together the watei'S of the lower
Eool; 10 and ye numbered the
ouses of Jerusalem, and ye brake
down the houses to fortify the
wall ; 11 ye made also a reservoir
"between the two walls for the
water of the *old pool. But ye
1 Or, as otherwise read, ye inhabitants of Ike
land of Tenia, meet 2 Or, oracle concerning
* Or, without the how
* Or, that lin'lflM from far & Or, hatten
^ Oi, mountain] i Or, troops
I
"Gen. 25. 15;
Job 6. 19
b ch. 13. 14,
15 ; 17. 13
<" ch. 16. 14
d ch. 17. 4
* ch. 42. 11 ;
60. 7 ; Ps.
120. 5 ;
S. S. 1. 5
/ch. 10. 19
f Num. 23.
19 ; Zech.
1. 6
h ch. 13. 1
' Ps. 125. 2 ;
Jer, 21. 13 ;
Joel 3. 12,
14
* ch. 15. 3
' ch. 23. 7 ;
32. 13
"' Jer. 14. 18 ;
Lam. 2. 20
" ch. 21. 15
" ch. 15. 3 ;
Jer. 4. 19 ;
9. 1 ; Mic.
1. 8 ; Lk.
19.41
P ch. 37. 3
v ch. 10. 6 ;
63. 3
■■ Lam. 1. 5 ;
2.2
' ver. 1
«ch. 21.2;
Jer. 49. 35
"2K. 16. 9;
Am. 1. 6 ;
9.7
" 2 Chr. 32. 1
^ ver. 8-11 ;
2 Chr. 32.
3-5, 30
y Hi. 1.2;
10.17
' Neh. 3. 16
" 2 K. 25. 4 ;
Jer. 39. 4
b 2 K. 20. 20 ;
2 Chr. 32.
3,4
" ch. 5. 12 ;
37. 26
d ch. 32. 11 ;
Joel 1. 13 ;
2.17
« ch. 15. 2 ;
Mic. 1. 16
/ch. 5. 11,
22; 28. 7, 8;
Lk. 17.
2B-29
" ch. 56. 12 ;
1 Cor. 15.
32
ft ch. 5. 9
i ch. 13. 11 ;
26. 21 ; 30.
13, 14 ; 65. 7
«: ch. 65, 20
' ch. 36. 3,
11, 22 : 37.
2 ; 2 K. 18.
18. 26, 37
'" 2 S. 18. 18 ;
2 Chr. 16.
14; Mt. 27.
60
" ch. 17. 13 ;
Job 18. 18
" Job 40. 11,
12; Ezek.
17.24
P ch. 36. 3,
22 , 37. 2 ;
2 K. 18. 18
« Gen. 45. 8
»• Rev. 3. 7
' ch. 7. 2, 13
« Job 12. 14
" Ezr. 9. 8 ;
Zech. 10. 4
691
"looked not unto ^him that had
done this, neither had ye respect
unto him that purposed it long
ago.
12 And in that day did the
Lord, Jehovah of hosts, call to
'' weeping, and to mourning, and
to "baldness, and to girding with
sackcloth : 13 and, oehold, -^joy
and gladness, slaying oxen and kill-
ing sneep, eating flesh and drinking
wine : * Let us eat and drink, for to-
morrow we shall die. 14 And Je-
hovah of hosts i-evealed himself
''in mine ears, 'Surely this iniquity
shall not be '•* forgiven you * till ye
die, saith the Lord, Jehovah of
hosts.
15 Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah
of hosts, Go, get thee unto this
^"treasurer, even unto ' Shebna, who
is over the house, and say, 16 W^hat
doest thou here? and whom hast
thou here, that thou hast ™ hewed
thee out here a sepulchre/? hewing
him out a sepulchre on high, grav-
ing a habitation for himself in the
rock! 17 Behold, Jehovah, " like
a, strong man, will hurl thee away
violently ; yea, he will ^'^ wrap thee
up closely. 1 8 He will surely wind
thee round and round, and ''toss thee
like a ball into a large country ;
there shalt thou die, and there
shall be the chariots of thy glory,
thou shame of thy lord's house.
19 And I will "thrust thee from
thine ofiice ; and from thy station
shalt thou be pulled down. 20 And
it shall come to pass in that day,
that I will call my servant ^' Elia-
kim the son of Hilkiah : 2 1 and I
will clothe him with thy robe, and
strengthen liim with thy girdle,
and I will commit thy government
into his hand ; and he shall be a
5 father to the inhabitants of Jeru-
salem, and to the house of Judah.
22 And '"the key of the 'house of
David will I lay upon his shoulder;
and he shall 'open, and none shall
shut; and he shall shut, and none
shall open. 23 And I will fasten
him as a "nail in a sure place; and
he shall be for a "throne of glory
to his father's house. 24 And they
shall hang upon him all the glory
of his father s house, the oifspring
"18.2.8; Job 36. 7
8 Or, the maker thereof o Or, expiated by
10 Or, ■•steward n Or, 0 thotc strong man
12 Or, lay fast hold on thee
22.25
ISAIAH
Oracle concerning Tyre. Judgment of Jehovah on the Hations
24.5
J
and the issue, every small vessel,
from the cups even to all the flag-
ons. 25 In that day, saith Jeho-
vah of hosts, shall "the nail that
was fastened in a sure place give
•way ; and it shall be * hewn down,
and fall ; and the burden that was
upon it shall be cut off; for '^ Jeho-
vah hath spoken it.
Q O The 1 burden of " Tyre.
^ O Howl, ye " ships of -^ Tar-
shish ; for it is laid waste, so that
there is no house, no/ entering in:
from the land of ''Kittim it is re-
vealed to them. 2 ' Be still, ye in-
habitants of the coast, thou whom
the merchants of Sidon, that pass
over the sea, have replenished. 3
And on great waters * the seed of
the '■ Shihor, the harvest of the
Nile, Avas her revenue; and she
was the ™mart of nations. 4 Be
thou ashamed, O " Sidon ; for the
sea hath spoken, the stronghold of
the sea, saying, I have not travailed,
nor brought forth, neither have I
nourished young men, nor brought
up virgins. 5 "When the report
cometh to Egypt, they shall be
"sorely pained at the report of
Tyre. 6 Pass ye over to ^ Tar-
shish; wail, ye inhabitants of the
coast. 7 Is this your ' joyous citi/,
whose antiquity is fof ancient
days, whose feet carried her afar
off to sojourn 1
8 Who hath purposed this
against Tyre, the bestower of
crowns, whose merchants are
princes, whose traffickers are the
honorable of the earth'? 9 ''Jeho-
vah of hosts hath purposed it, to
*" stain the pride of all glory, to
bring into contempt all the 'hon-
orable of the earth. 10 ® Pass
through thy land as the Nile, O
daughter of Tarshish; there is no
'restraint any more. 11 He hath
"stretched out his hand "over the
sea, he hath "^ shaken the kingdoms :
Jehovah hath given commandment
concerning '' Canaan, to ^ destroy
the strongholds thereof. 12 And
he said. Thou shalt no more re-
joice, O thou oppressed ^virgin
daughter ^of _ Sidon : arise, pass
over to " Kittim ; even there snalt
thou have no rest.
1 Or, oracle concprning
2 Or, An at the report concerning Egypt, so d-c.
3 Or, of ancient days ? her own feet snail carry
&c. * Heb. profane.
5 Or, Overflow 6 Heb. girdle.
1 Or, the merchant people
" ver. 23
b Esth. 9. 24,
25
« ch. 46. 11 ;
Mic. 4. 4
d Josh. 19.
29 ; 1 K. 5.
1 ; Jer. 25.
22 ; 47. 4 ;
Ezek. 26.
1-28. 26 ;
Am. 1. 9 ;
Zech. 9.
2-4
" ch. 2. 16
/Gen. 10. 4;
1 K. 10.
22
f ch. 24. 10
/i ver. 12 ;
Oen. 10. 4 ;
Ezek. 27. 6
' ch. 47. 5
k ch. 19. 7-9
' Josh. 13. 3 ;
1 Chr. 13.
5 ; Jer. 2.
18
"'• Ezek. 27.
3-23
" Gen. 10. 15,
19 ; Josh.
11. 8;
Judg. 10.
6 ; Jer. 25.
22 ; 27. 3 ;
47. 4;
Ezek. 28.
21, 22 ;
Joel 3. 4 ;
Zech. 9. 2
» Ex. 15.
14-16 ;
Josh. 2.
9-11
T ver. 1
1 ch. 22. 2 ;
32. 13
>• ch. 2. 11 ;
13. 11
» Job 40. 11,
12; Dan.
4. 37
t ch. 5. 13 ;
9.15
" ch. 14. 26 ;
Ex. 14. 21
" ch. 19. 5 ;
50. 2
^ ch. 13. 13
J'ch. 25.2;
Zech. 9. 3,
4
' ch. 47. 1
" ver. 1
b ch. 10. 5
" ch. 13. 21 ;
18. 6
d ch. 10. 7
" ver. 1
/Jer. 25. 11,
12
^ ver. 15
'' Ezek. 16.
25-29 ;
Nah. 3. 4
'■ ch. 60. 5-9 ;
Ps. 72. 10,
11 ; Mic. 4.
13
t Ex. 28. 36 ;
Zech. 14. 20
' ver. 19, 20 ;
ch. 2. 19 ;
13. 13 : 30.
32 ; 33. 9
■" ch. 13. 14
" ver. 2 : ch.
3.2-8;
Ezek. 7. 12,
13 ; Hob. 4.
9 ; 1 Cor. 7.
29-31
0 Lev. 25. 36,
692
13 Behold, the land of the Chal-
deans : ''this people was not; the
* Assyrian founded it for "them that
dwell in the wilderness ; they set
up " their towers ; they ^^ overthrew
the palaces thereof ; '^ they made it
a ruin. 14 " Howl, ye ships of Tar-
shish ; for your stronghold is laid
waste. 15 And it shall come to
pass in that day, that Tyre shall be
torgotten •''.seventy years, according
to the days of one king : after the
end of seventy years "it shall be
unto Tyre as in the song of the
harlot. 16 Take a harp, go about
the city, thou harlot that hast
been forgotten ; make sweet melody,
sing many songs, that thou mayest
be remembered. 17 And it shall
come to pass after the end of ^ sev-
enty years, that Jehovah will visit
Tyre, and she shall return to her
hire, and shall ''play the harlot
with all the kingdoms of the world
upon the face of the earth. 18 And
her 'merchandise and her hire shall
be * holiness to Jehovah : it shall
not be treasured nor laid up ; for
her merchandise shall be for them
that dwell before Jehovah, to eat
sufficiently, and for ^"durable
clothing.
O /J_ Behold, Jehovah 'maketh
^ ^1 the ^^ earth empty, and mak-
eth it waste, and turneth it upside
down, and ™scattereth abroad the
inhabitants thereof. 2 And it
shall be, "as with the people, so
with the priest; as with the ser-
vant, so with his master ; as with
the maid, so with her mistress ; as
with the buyer, so with the seller ;
as with the creditor, so with the
debtor ; as with the taker of " in-
terest, so with the giver of in-
terest to him. 3 The earth shall
be ^utterly emptied, and utterly-
laid waste ; for Jehovah hath
spoken this word. 4 The earth
' mourneth and fadeth away, the
world languisheth and fadeth away,
"the ''lofty people of the earth do
languish. 5 The earth also is
* polluted under the inhabitants
thereof; because they have *trans-
37 ; Dt. 23. 19, 20 P ch. 6. 11, 12 « ch. 3. 26 ; 33. 9
-- ver. 21 ; ch. 2. 12 » ch. 9. 17 ; 10. 6 ; Gen. 3. 17 ;
Num. 35. 33 « ch. 59. 12
8 This people « no more ; the Assyrian hath
appointed it for the beasts of the wilderness.
s Or, the towers thereof i" Or, raised up
n Or, shall Tyre sing as a harlot 12 Or, stately
13 Or, land (and so in ver. 3. 4, &c.)
1* Or, the high ones of the people
24.6
ISAIAH
25.8
Judgment of Jebovah on the Nations. Song of Praise for Jeliovak's Favor
gressed the laws, "violated the
statutes, * broken the everlasting
covenant. 6 Therefore hath the
"'curse devoured the earth, and
they that dwell therein are found
guilty : therefore the "^ inhabitants
of the earth are burned, and few
men left. 7 The " new wine mourn-
eth, the vine languisheth, all the
merryhearted do sigh. 8 The
■'mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise
of them that rejoice endeth, the joy
of the harp ceaseth. 9 They shall
not drink wine with a song ; * strong
drink shall be ''bitter to them that
drink it. 10 The * waste city is
broken down ; * every house is shut
up, that no man may come in. 1 1
Tnere is a ' crying in the streets
because of the wine; '"all joy is
darkened, the mirth of the land
is ^gone. 12 In the city is left
desolation, and the "gate is smitten
with destruction. 13 For "thus
shall it be in the midst of the
earth among the peoples, as the
^shaking of an olive-tree, as the
gleanings when the vintage is done.
14 ^ These shall lift up their
voice, they shall shout ; for the
majesty of Jehovah they cry aloud
« from the sea. 15 Wherefore 'glo-
rify ye Jehovah in the ^ east, even
the * name of Jehovah, the God of
Israel, in the * '■ isles of the sea.
16 From the "* uttermost part of
the earth have we heard songs :
" Glory to the righteous.
But I said, ^ -^ I pine away, I pine
away, woe is me ! the '■' treachei'ous
have dealt treacherously ; yea, the
treacherous have dealt very treach-
erously, 1 7 ^ Fear, and the pit,
and the snare, are upon thee, O
inhabitant of the earth. 18 And
it shall come to pass, that he who
^fleeth fi^om the noise of the fear
shall fall into the pit ; and he that
cometh up out of the midst of the
pit shall be taken in the snare : for
the " windows on high are opened,
and the * foundations of the earth
tremble. 1 9 The " earth is utterly
broken, the earth is ''rent asunder,
the earth is shaken violently. 20
The earth shall ^ stagger like a
drunken man, and shall sway to
and fro like a hammock ; and the
•''transgression thereof shall be
heavy upon it, and it shall fall,
and ^ not rise again.
1 Heb. gnne into captivity. * Heb. beating.
3 Or, lights Or, fires * Or, coast-lands
^ Heb. 'Leanness to me.
« ch, 10, 1, 2
b ch. 33. 8
' ch. 34. 5 ;
43. 28 ;
Josh. 23.
15; Zech.
5.3,4
ri ch. 1. 31 :
5. 24 ; 9. 19
<■ ch. 16. 10 ;
Joel 1. 10,
12
/ch. 5.12.
14 ; Jer. 7,
34 ; 16. 9 ;
25. 10 ;
Ezek. 26.
13 ; Hos. 2.
11 ; Rev.
18. 22
'J ch. 5. 11, 22
'<■ ch. 5. 20
'Ch. 34. 11;
Gen. 1. 2
t cli. 23. 1
' Jer. 14. 2 ;
46. 12
"> ch. 16. 10 ;
32. 13
" ch. 14. 31 ;
45. 2
"ch. 17. 6;
27. 12
P ch. 12. 6 ;
48. 20 ; 52.
8 ; 54. 1
9 ch. 42. 10 ;
60. 5
'■ ch. 25. 3
' Mai. 1. 11
« ch. 11. 11 ;
42.4,10.12;
49. 1 ; 51. 5 ;
60. 9 ; 66. 19
«ch. 11. 12;
42. 10
" ch. 28. 5 ;
60.21
■■^ Lev. 26. 39
y ch. 21. 2 ;
33. 1; Jer.
3. 20 ; 5. 11
" ch. 8. 14 ;
Dt. 32. 23-
25; 1 K. 19.
17 ; Jer. 48.
43,44; Am.
5.19
« Gen. 7. 11
b ch. 2. 19.
21 ; 13. 13 ;
Ps. 18. 7 ;
46.2
" ver. 1
dNum. 16.
31, 32;Dt.
11.6
^ ver. 1 ; ch.
19. 14 ; 28. 7
/ch. 1. 28;
43. 27 ; 66.
24
9 Dan. 11.
19 ; Am. 8.
14
ft ch. 10. 12 ;
13. 11
i ver, 4
fc Ps. 76. 12
' ch. 10. 4 ;
42. 22
^ Ezek. 38.
8 ; Zech. 9.
11,12
"ch. 13.10
" ch. 60. 19,
20; Zech.
14. 6, 7 ;
Rev. 21.
23 ; 22. 5
P Mic. 4. 7 ;
Heb. 12. 22
9 ch. 7. 13 ;
49. 4, 5 ; 61.
21 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that Jehovah will ** '' pun-
ish the host of the "' * high ones on
high, and the *^ kings of the earth
upon the earth. 22 And they shall
be gathered together, as ' prisoners
are gathered in the ^ pit, and shall
be shut up in the prison ; and after
many days shall they '"be '^visited.
23 Then the "moon shall be con-
founded, and the sun ashamed ;
for " Jehovah of hosts will reign in
''mount Zion, and in Jerusalem;
and before his elders shall be
glory.
r) p^ O Jehovah, thou art ''my
^*J God; I will exalt thee, I
will praise thy name ; for thou
hast done '" wonderful things, even,
* counsels of old, in faithfu]ne.ss
and truth. 2 For thou hast made
of a city a 'heap, of a "fortified
city a ruin, a " palace of strangers
to be no city ; it shall never be
'built. 3 Therefore shall a strong
people ^ glorify thee ; a '■' city of
terrible nations shall fear thee.
4 For thou hast been a ^strong-
hold to the " poor, a stronghold to
the needy in his distress, a *refuge
from the storm, a shade from the
heat, when the blast of the " terri-
ble ones is as a storm against the
wall. 5 As the heat in^ dry place
wilt thou bring down the ''■ noise
of strangers ; as the heat by the
shade of a cloud, the song of the
terrible ones shall be brought low.
6 And in this ''mountain will
Jehovah of hosts make unto all
peoples a ;^ feast of fat things, a
feast of wines on the lees, of fat
things full of marrow, of wines on
the lees well refined. 7 And he
will ^'^ destroy in this mountain the
face of the ^ covering that covereth
all peoples, and the veil that is
spread over all nations. 8 He
hath '' swallowed up death for
ever ; and the Lord Jehovah will
'wipe away tears from off all
faces ; and the * reproach of his
people will he take away from off
10 ; Ex. 15. 2 ; Pb. 118. 28 "• Ps. 40. 5 ; 98. 1 " Eph.
1.11 'ch. 17. 1; 26. 5; 27. 10; 32. 19 " ver. 12 ;
17. 3 " ch. 13. 22 ; 32. 14 ; 34. 13 ^ ch. 24. 15 V ch.
13. 11 • ch. 14. 32 ; 17. 10 ; 27. 5 ; Ps. 28. 8 " ch. 3.
14 ; II. 4 1) ch. 4. 6 ; 32. 2 "^ ch. 29. 5, 20 ; 49. 25
d Jer. 51. 54-56 " ch. 2. 2-4 ; 56. 7 / ch. 1. 19 ; 30.
29; 55. 1,2; 62.8,9; 66. 11 »2Cor. 3.15,16; Eph.
4. 18 '' Hos. 13. 14 ; 1 Cor. 15. 54 • ch. 30. 19 ; 35.
10 ; 51. 11 ; 65. 19 ; Rev. 7. 17 ; 21. 4 *: ch. 51. 7 ; 54.
4 ; Ps. 69. 9 ; 89. 50, 51 ; Mt. 5. 11 ; 1 Pet. 4. 14
' Heb. visit upon.
■7 Heb. height.
8 Or, dungeon
9 Or, punished
10 Heb. swallow up.
25.9
ISAIAH
26.20
Song of Praise for Jeliovah's Favor. Song of Trust in Jehovali's Protection
all the earth : for Jehovah hath
spoken it.
9 And it shall be said in that
day, Lo, " this is our God ; we have
* waited for him, and '^ he will save
us : this is Jehovah ; we have
waited for him, we will ''be glad
and rejoice in his salvation. 10
For 'in this mountain will the
hand of Jehovah rest; and -^Moab
shall be trodden down in his place,
even as straw is trodden down ^ in
the water of the dunghill. 1 1 And
he shall "spread forth his hands
in the midst -thereof, as he that
swimmeth spreadeth forth his
hands to swim ; but Jehovah will
''lay low ^his pride ■* together
with the craft of ^his hands. 12
And '■ the high fortress of thy walls
®hath he brought down, laid low,
and brought to the ground, even
to the dust.
^f\ "In that day shall this
w \J song be sung in the land of
Judah : We have a ' strong city ;
'"salvation will he appoint for
walls and bulwarks. 2 Open ye
the "gates, that the "righteous
nation which keepeth faith may
enter in. 3 "^Thou wilt keep him
"' in perfect ^ peace, whose ^ mind is
stayed on thee ; because he trusteth
in thee. 4 « Trust ye in Jehovah
for ever; for in "Jehovah, even
Jehovah, is -^^ an everlasting *■ rock.
5 For he hath brought down them
that dwell on high, the * lofty city :
' he layeth it low, he layeth it low
even to the ground ; he bringeth it
even to the dust. 6 The foot shall
" tread it down ; even the feet of
the "poor, and the steps of the
needy. 7 The -^ way of the just is
" uprightness : thou that art up-
right ^ dost ^'" direct the path of the
just.
8 Yea, in the way of ' thy judg-
ments, O Jehovah, have we waited
for thee; to "thy name, even to thy
'memorial name, is the desire of
our soul. 9 With my soul have I
desired thee ^ in the night ; yea,
with my spirit within me will I
■f seek thee earnestly: for when thy
judgments are in the earth, the
1 Another reading is, in the dunghill.
2 Or, of thorn 3 Or, their
* Or, for nil the craft
* Or, will he bring down, lay low, and bring
&e.
6 Or, A stedfnst mind thou keepest in perfect
peace, becaunp it <tV. ' Heb. peace, peace.
8 Or, imagination 9 Heb. Jah.
1" Or, a rock of ages
11 Or, a right xoaij ; the path of the just thou
direetest aright 12 Or, level
" ch. 35. 2 ;
40. 9 ; 52. 10
b ch. 8. 17 ;
30. 18 ; 33. 2
« ch. 33. 22 ;
35. 4 ; 49.
25, 26 ; 60.
16
d ch. 35. 1, 2,
10 ; 65. 18 ;
66. 10 ; Ps.
20.5
' ver. 6, 7
/ch. 16. 11;
Num. 24.
17; Zeph.
2. 9
9 ch. 5. 25 ;
14.26
h ch. 16. 6, 14
' ver. 2 ; ch.
15. 1 ; 26. 5
k ch. 4. 2 ;
12.1
' ch. 14. 31 ;
31. 5, 9 ; 33.
5, 6, 20-24
™ ch. 60. 18
" ch. 60. 11,
18 ; 62. 10
" ch. 45. 25 ;
54. 14, 17 ;
58. 8 ; 60.
21 ; 61. 3 ;
62. 1, 2
P ver. 12;
ch. 27. 5 ;
57. 19 ; 66.
12
9ch. 12. 2;
50. 10 ; 51. 5
»■ ch. 17. 10 ;
30. 2.9 ; 44. 8
» ch. 25. 12
t Job 40.
11-13
" ch. 28. 3
" ch. 3. 14,
15; 11. 4;
29.19
^ ch. 57. 2
J'ch. 42. 16;
52. 12 ; Ps.
25. 4, 5 ; 27.
11
' ch. 51. 4 ;
56. 1
" ver. 13 ; ch.
12. 4 : 24.
15 ; 25. 1
b Ex. 3. 15
" ch. 50. 10 ;
Ps. 63. 5, 6 ;
77.2; 119.
62 ; Lk. 6.
12
d ch. 55. 6 ;
Ps. 63. 1 ;
78. 34 ; Mt.
6. 33
<■ Hos. 5. 15
/ch. 22. 12,
13 ; 32. 6, 7
a Hos. 11. 7 ;
Jn. 5. 37, 38
A ch. 5. 12 ;
44. 9, 18
I ch. 9. 7 ; 37.
32 ; 59. 17
fc ch. 5. 24 ;
9. 18, 19 ;
10. 17 ; 66.
15, 24
' ver. 3
"' ch. 19. 25 ;
29. 23 ; 45.
11 ; 60. 21 ;
64. 8
" ch. 2. 8 ;
10. 11
° ch. 63. 7
Pch. 8. 19;
Dt. 4. 28 :
Ps. 135. 17 ;
694
inhabitants of the world "learn
righteousness. 10 Let favor be
showed to the wicked, yet will he
•^not learn righteousness- in the
land of uprightness will he ''deal
wrongfully, and will not behold
the majesty of Jehovah.
11 Jehovah, thy hand is lifted
up, yet '' they see not : but they
shall see ^^ ' thy zeal for the people,
and be put to shame; yea, ^'''-fire
shall devour thine adversaries.
12 Jehovah, thou wilt ordain
' peace for us ; for thou hast also
"'wrought all our works for us.
13 O Jehovah our God, "other
lords besides thee have had flomin-
ion over us ; but by thee only will
we "make mention of thy name.
14 ^^t'They are dead, they shall
not live ; they are ^"^ decea.sed, they
shall not rise : therefore hast thou
"visited and destroyed them, and
made all remembrance of them to
perish. 15 ''Thou hast increased
the nation, O Jehovah, thou hast
increased the nation ; thou art
glorified ; '^ thou hast * enlarged all
the borders of the land.
16 Jehovah, 'in trouble have they
^^ visited thee ; they poured out a
^^ prayer tvhen thy chastening was
upon them. 17" Like as a woman
\vith child, that draweth near the
time of her delivery, is in pain and
crieth out in her pangs ; so we
have been ^"before thee, O Jeho-
vah. 18 We have been with child,
we have been in pain, we have as
it were " brought forth wind ; we
have not wrought any deliverance
in the earth ; -' neither have the
inhabitants of the world fallen.
19 Thy ""dead shall live ; my dead
bodies shall arise. ^ Awake and
sing, ye that dwell in the dust ;
for thy dew is as the dew of
"herbs, and the earth shall cast
forth ■■" the dead.
20 Come, my people, ^ enter thou
into thy chambers, and shut thy
Hab. 2. 19 1 ch. 10. 3 >■ ch. 9. 3 ' ch. 33. 17 ; ,54.
2, 3 f ch. 37. 3 ; Hos. .5. 15 " ch. 13. 8 ; 21. 3 ; Jn.
16. 21 " ch. 33. 11 ; 59. 4 -^ ch. 25. 8 ; Ezek. 37.
1-14 ; Dan. 12. 2 ; Hos. 13. 14 'J Eph. 5. 14 '^ Ex.
12. 22,23; Ps. 91. 1.4
13 Or, and be put to ^name, in their eiivil at the
people
i* Or, the fire of thine adversaries shall devour
them
1' Or, The dead live vot. the deceased rise not
16 Or, shades Heb. Rephaim.
V Or, thoii hndst remored it far unto all the
ends of the earth is Or, looked for
i^ Heh. whisper. ^o Or. at thy pre-<:ence
21 Or, neither have inhabitants of the world
been bom 22 Or, light
23 Or, the shades Heb. Rephaim.
26.21
ISAIAH
28.7
Jcliovah's Vineyard. Cliastlscmeut and Ingatliering of Israel. Ephraim and Judah condemned for Drankenness
doors about thee : hide thyself for
a " little moment, until the * indig-
nation be overpast. 21 For, be-
hold, Jehovah '^ cometh forth out of
his place to '' punish the inhabitants
of the earth for tlieir iniquity : the
earth also shall ''disclose her blood,
and shall no more cover her slain.
O ^ In that day Jehovah with
^ 4 his hard and great ajid
strong •'sword will punish "levia-
than the ^ swift serpent, and
leviathan the " crooked serpent ;
and he will slay the '' monster that
is in the sea.
2 In that day: A /vineyard of
wine, sing ye ^ unto it. 3 I Jeho-
vah am its keeper ; * I will water
it every moment : lest any hurt
it, I will 'keep it night and day.
4 Wrath is not in me : would that
the "' briers and thorns were against
me in battle ! I would march
upon them, " I would burn them
together. 5 Or else let him take
hold of " my strength, that he may
make peace with me ; yea, let him
p make peace with me. 6 ' In days
to come shall * Jacob take root ;
Isi-ael shall *" blossom and bud ; and
they shall fill the face of the world
with * fruit.
7 Hath he smitten them as *he
smote those that smote them'? or
are they slain according to the
slaughter ^ of them that were slain
by tnem^ 8 ''In measure, ''when
thou "sendest them away, thou
dost contend with them ; he hath
removed them with his rough blast
in the day of the "east wind. 9
Therefore by this shall the iniquity
of Jacob be '^•'forgiven, and this is
all the fruit ®of ^taking away his
sin : that he maketh all the stones
of the ^ altar as chalkstones that
are beaten in sunder, so that the
^Asheriiu and the sun-images shall
rise no more. 10 For the fortified
city is "solitary, a habitation de-
serted and forsaken, like the wil-
derness : there shall the calf feed,
and there shall he lie down, and
consume the branches thereof. 11
When the * boughs thereof are
withered, they shall be broken off;
the women shall come, and set
them on fire ; for it is a people of
" no understanding : therefore he
1 Or, gliding Or, fleeing 2 Or, ivinding
3 Or, of * Or, In the generations that come
5 Or, of their slain
6 The meaning of the Hebrew word is un-
aertain, 7 Or, by sending them away
8 Or, expiated ^ Or, to take away
"ch. 54.7,8;
Ps. 30. 5 ;
2 Cor. 4. 17
b ch. 10. 5,
2j; 13. 5;
34 2 ; 66. 14
'^Mic. 1. 3;
Jude 14
<2ch. 13. 11;
22. 14 ; 30.
13, 14 ; 6>. 7
« Job 16 13 ;
Lk. 11. 50
/ch. 34.5, 6;
65. 12 ; 66.
16
'J Job 3. 8 ;
41. 1; P.S.
74. 14 ; 104.
26
'' ch. 51. 9
' ch. 5. 7 ;
Ps. 80. 8;
Jer. 2. 21
*: ch. 5S. 11
'ch. 31. 5;
IS. 2. 9;
Jn. 10. 28
"' ch. 10. 17 ;
2 .S. 23. 6
"ch. 33. 12;
Mt. 3. 12;
Heb. 6. 8
"ch. 12. 2;
17. 10 ; 25. 4
J' ch. 26. 3,
12 ; Job 22.
21; Rom.
5. i; 2 Cor.
5. 20
9 ch. 37. 31
'"ch. 35.1.2;
Hos.14.5,6
* ch. 4. 2
t ch. 10. 12,
17 ; 30.
31-33 ; 31.
8, 9 ; 37.
36-38
" ch. 50. 1 ;
64. 7
" Jer. 4. 11 ;
Ezek. IJ.
12; Hos.
13.15
^ch. 1. 25;
48. 10 ;
Dan. 11. 35
y Rom. 11. 27
^ ch. 17. 8 ;
Ex. 34. 13 ;
Dt. 12. 3 ;
2 K. 10. 26
« ch. 5. 6, 10,
17 ; 32. 13,
14 ; Jer. 26.
6, 13 ; Lam.
1. 4: 5. 13
fcch.lS. 5;
33.12
" ch. 1, 3 ; 5.
13 ; Dt. 32.
28 ; Jer.
8.7
dch. 43.1,7;
44. 2, 21. 24 ;
Dt. 32. 18
0 ch. 9. 17
/ch. 11. 11;
17. 6 ; 24.
13 ; 56. 8
f Gen. 15. 18
'' Dt. 30. 3, 4 ;
Neh. 1. 9
<■ Lev. 25. 9 ;
1 Chr. 15.
24 ; Mt. 24.
31 ; Rev.
11. 15
fc ch. 19. 24,
25
' ch. 19. 21,
23 ; 49. 7 ;
66. 23;
696
that ''made them will 'not have
compassion upon them, and he
that formed them will show them
no favor.
12 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that Jehovah ■''will ^"beat
o& his fruit from the flood of the
^ River unto the brook of Egypt ;
and ye shall be ^^^ gathered ^"one
by one, O ye children of Israel.
13 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that a great 'trumpet
shall be blown ; and they shall
come that were ^^ ready to perish
in the land of * Assyria, and they
that were outcasts in the land of
Egypt ; and they shall ' worship
Jehovah in the holy mountain at
Jerusalem.
O 5^ Y^oe to the crown of
^ (D pride of the '"drunkards of
"Ephraim, and to the fading flower
of his glorious beautj', which is on
the head of the fat valley of them
that are ^' overcome with wine !
2 Behold, the Lord hath a "mighty
and strong one ; as a tempest of
^hail, a ''destroying storm, as a
tempest of ''mighty waters over-
flowing, will he cast down to the
earth ^°with the hand. 3 The
crown of pride of the drunkards of
Ephraim shall be 'trodden under
foot : 4 and the fading flower of
his glorious beauty, which is on
the head of the fat valley, shall be
as the 'first-ripe fig before the
summer ; which when he that look-
eth upon it seeth, while it is yet in
his hand he eateth it up. 5 In
that day will "Jehovah of hosts
become a *' crown of glory, and a
diadem of ^ beauty, unto the residue
of his people ; 6 and a " spirit of
justice to him that sitteth in judg-
ment, and ^strength to them that
turn back the battle ^"at the gate.
7 And even these "reel with wine,
and stagger with strong drink ;
*the priest and "the prophet reel
with strong drink, they are swal-
lowed up of wine, they stagger
with "^ strong drink ; they err in
Zech. 14. 16 ; Heb, 12. 22 '" ver. 7 ; Hos. 7. 5 "oh.
9.9 " ch. 8. 7 ; 40. 10 i' ver. 17 , ch. 30. 30 ; 32. 19 ;
Ezek. 13. 11 «ch. 29. 6 '' ch 8 6, 7 ; 30. 28 ; Nah.
1. 8 » ver. 18 ; ch. 26. 6 < Hos 9. 10 ; Mic. 7. 1 ;
Nah. 3. 12 « ch. 41. IS ; 45. 25 ; 60. 1, 19 "' ch. 62. 3
^ ch. 4.2 V ch. 11. 2 ; 32. 15, 16 ; 1 K. 3. 28 ; Jn.
5.30 = ch. 2.5. 4 ; 2 Chr. 32. 6-8 " ch. 5. 11, 22 ; 22.
13 : 56. 12 ; Hos. 4. 11 b ch. 24. 2 ' ch. 9. 15
d Hab. 2. 15, 16
10 Or, beat out his grain !■• Heb. smitten down.
11 Or, gleaned i» Or, ivith violence
12 Or, one to another i^ Or, to
13 Or, lost
28.8
ISAIAH
29.3
Jehovah's Decree of Destroction against Jerasalem. A Parable from Hasbandry
"vision, they stumble *in judgment.
8 For all tables are full of " vomit
and filthiness, so that there is no
place dean.
9 ^"^Whom will he teach knowl-
edge"? and whom will he make to
understand the ^rnessage'? them
that are 'weaned from the milk,
and drawn from the breasts 1 10
For it is -^precept upon precept,
f)recept upon precept ; ^ line upon
ine, line upon line ; here a little,
there a little.
11 "^Nay, but by men o/ ^strange
lips and with another tongue will
he speak to this people ; 1 2 to
whom he said. This is the ''rest,
give ye rest to him that is weary ;
and this is the refreshing : yet
they would not hear. 13 Therefore
shall the word of Jehovah be unto
them precept upon precept, pre-
cept upon precept ; line upon line,
line upon line ; here a little, there
a little ; that they may go, and
* fall backward, and be broken,
and snared, and taken.
14 Wherefore *^hear the word of
Jehovah, ye ' scoffers, that rule
this people that is in .Jerusalem :
1.5 Because ye have said, We have
made a '" covenant with death, and
with Sheol are we at agreement ;
when " the overflowing scourge
shall pass through, it shall not
come unto us ; for we have made
"lies our refuge, and under false-
hood have we ^hid ourselves: 16
therefore thus saith the Lord Je-
hovah, » Behold, I ^ lay in Zion for
a foundation a '' stone, a tried stone,
a precious coYnev-stone of sure
foundation : he that believeth shall
not be in haste. 17 And I will
make * justice the line, and right-
eousness the plummet ; and the
'hail shall sweep away the refuge
of lies, and the waters shall over-
flow the hiding-place. 18 And
your "covenant with death shall
be "annulled, and your agreement
with Sheol shall not stand ; when
the "" overflowing scourge shall pass
through, then ye shall be ^ trodden
down by it. 19 As "often as it
passeth through, it shall take you ;
tor "morning by morning shall it
pass through, by day and by
night : and it shall be nought but
*terror to understand the '^message.
1 Or, Whom sfinll he teach . . . and ivhom shall
he make . . . breasts. For &c.
2 Or, report 3 Or, rule
< Or, For with stammering lips
5 Or, have laid
" ch. 29. 11
ft ch. 59. 11,
14
« Jer. 48. 26
d ver. 26 ;
ch. 2. 3 :
3U. 20 ; 48.
17 ; 50. 4 ;
54. 13
«Ps. 131. 2;
Heb. 5. 12,
13; IPet.
2.2
/2Chr. 36.
15: ]Neh.
9.30
y ch. 33. 19 ;
1 Cor. 14.
21
ftch. 11.10;
30. 15 ; 32.
17, 18 ; Jer.
6. 16 ; Mt.
11. 28, 2a
i ch. 8. 15 ;
Mt. 21. 44
*: ver. 22 ;
ch. 1. l6
' ch. 29. 20
™- ver. 18
" ver. 2 :
ch. 8. 8 ;
30. 28 ;
Dan. 11. 22
" ch, 9. 15 ;
30. 9 ; 44.
20 ; 59. 3, 4 ;
Ezek. 13. 22
P ch, 29. 16
« Eom. 9.
33 ; 10. 11 ;
1 Pet. 2. 6
»• ch. 8. 14,
15 ; Ps. 118.
22 ; Mt. 21.
42 ; Mk. 12.
10 ; Lk. 20.
17 ; Acts
4. 11 ; Eph.
2. 20
' ch. 5, 16 ;
30. 18 ; 61.
8; 2K. 21.
13 ; Am. 7.
7-9
< ver. 2
" ver. 15
" ch. 7. 7 ; 8.
10
^ ver. 15
y ver. 3 ;
Dau. 8. 13
' 2 K. 24. 2
" ch. 50. 4
b .Job 6. 4 ;
18. 11 ; 24.
17 ; Ps. 55.
4 ; 88. 15 ;
Jer. 15. 8 ;
Lam. 2. 22
" ch. 59. 6
d2S. 5. 20;
1 Chr. 14.
11, &c.
' Josh. 10.
10, 12 ; 2 S.
5. 25 ;
1 Chr. 14.
16
/ch. 10. 12;
29. 14 ; 65. 7
9 Lam. 2. 15 ;
3. 33 ; Lk.
19. 41-44
ti- ver. 14
i ch. 10. 22,
23
«-• Mt. 23. 23
' Ex. 9. 32
"* Am. 1. 3
" ch. 9. 6
0 ch. 31. 2 ,
Rom. 11. 33
P 2 S. 5. 9
20 For the bed is shox-ter than that
a man can stretch himself on it ;
and the ''covering narrower than
that he can wrap himself in it. 21
For Jehovah will rise up as in
mount '' Perazim, he will be wroth
as in the valley of " Gibeon ; that he
may do his {work, his "strange
work, and bring to pass his act,
hk strange act. 22 Now therefore
be ye not ^ scoftei\s, lest your bonds
be made strong ; for ®'a decree of
destruction have I heard from the
Lord, Jehovah of hosts, upon the
whole 'earth.
23 Give ye ear, and hear my
voice ; hearken, and hear my
speech. 24 Doth he that ploweth
to sow plow continually'? doth he
continwxlly open and harrow his
ground % 25 When he hath levelled
the face thereof, doth he not cast
abroad the * fitches, and scatter
the * cummin, and put in the
'wheat in rows, and the barley in
the appointed place, and the 'spelt
in the border thereof? 26 ^For
his God doth instruct him aright,
and doth teach him. 27 For the
fitches are not thre.shed with a
sharp '"^threshing instrument, nei-
ther is a cart wheel turned about
upon the cummin ; but the fitches
are beaten out with a staff, and
the cummin with a rod. 28 ^" Bread
grain is ground ; for he will not be
always threshing it : and though
the wheel of his cart and his horses
scatter it, he doth not grind it.
29 This also cometh forth from
Jehovah of hosts, who is " wonder-
ful in counsel, and "excellent in
^^ wisdom.
QQ ^2 Ho 1^ Ariel, Ariel, the
^ *J city where David ^ en-
camped ! add ye year to year ; * let
the leasts come round : 2 then will
I distress Ariel, and there shall be
*■ mourning and lamentation ; " and
she shall be unto me as Ariel. 3
And I will * encamp .against thee
round about, and will lay siege
against thee with posted troops,
1 ver. 9, 13 ; ch. 1. 14 ; 5. 12 ; 22. 12, 13 >• ch. 3. 26 ;
Lam. 2. 5 » Lk. 19. 43, 44
6 Heb. destruction, and that decreed.
' Or, land
8 Or, htack cummin (Nigella saliva)
9 Or, And he traineth each of them aright ; his
God doth teach him
1" Or, Is bread grain crushed f Nay, he will not
ever be threshing it, and driving his cart tvheels
and his horses over it ; he doth not crush it
11 Or, effectual working ^- Or, Woe tn
13 That )S, The lion of God. Or, The hearth of
God. I* Or, yet
29.4
ISAIAH
29.23
Ariel and her Enemies. Blindness and Hypocrisy rebaked. Israel's approaching Regeneration
and I will raise siege works against
thee. 4 And tnou shalt " be
brought down, and shalt speak out
of the ground, and thy speech shall
be low out of the dust ; and thy
voice shall be as of one that hath a
* familiar spirit, out of the ground,
and thy speech shall ^ whisper out
of the dust.
5 But the multitude of thy ^ foes
shall be like small ""dust, and the
multitude of the ''terrible ones as
chaff that passeth away : yea, it
shall be "in an instant suddenly.
6 *She shall be -^visited of Jehovah
of hosts with ^thunder, and with
earthquake, and great noise, with
whirlwind and tempest, and the
flame of a devouring fire. 7 And
the ^ multitude of all the nations
that fight against Ariel, even all
that fight against her and her
stronghold, and that distress her,
shall oe as a dream, a 'vision of
the night. 8 And it shall be as
when a hungry man dreameth,
and, behold, he eateth ; but he
awaketh, and his soul is empty : or
as when a thirsty man dreameth,
and, behold, he drinketh ; but he
awaketh, and, behold, he is faint,
and his soul hath appetite : * so
shall the multitude of all the na-
tions be, that fight against mount
Zion.
9 ■* ^ Tarry ye and wonder ;
^ take your pleasure and be blind :
they are '"drunken, but not with
wine ; they stagger, but not with
strong drink. 10 For Jehovah
hath poured out upon you the
spirit of deep " sleep, and hath
" closed ® your eyes, the prophets ;
and your heads, the seers, hath he
covered. 11 And all ^'vision is be-
come unto you as the words of a
''*book that is sealed, which men
deliver to one that ®is learned, say-
ing. Read this, I pray thee; and
he saith, I cannot, for it is sealed:
12 and the book is delivered to
him that is not learned, saying,
Read this, I pray thee ; and he
saith, I am not learned.
13 And the Lord said, Foras-
much as ''this people draw nigh
unto me, and with their mouth
and with their lips do honor me,
but have removed their heart far
1 Or, chirp 2 Heb. strangers.
s Or, There shall he a visitation from, Jehovah
&c. 4 Or, Be ye amazed
5 Or, blind yourselves and be blind
* Or, your eyes ; the prophets^ and &c.
7 Or, writing
8 Heb. knoweih writing (or, letters).
" ch. 8. 19
b Lev. 20. 6 ;
Dt. 18. 10,
11 ; IS. 28.
8, 15 ;
2 Chr. 33. 6
" ch. 17. 13 ;
41. 15, 16
rfver. 20;
ch. 13. 11 ;
25. 3-5 ; 49.
25
« ch. 17. 14 ;
30. 13 ; 47.
11 ; 1 Th.
5. 3
/ch. 10. 3;
2f). 14, 21 ;
28. 2
S'lS. 2. 10;
Mt. 24. 7 ;
Mk. 13. 8 ;
Lk. 21. 11 ;
Rev. 11. 13,
19 ; 16. 18
AMic. 4.11,
12; Zech.
12. 9
' ch. 17. 14 ;
Job 20. 8 ;
Ps. 73. 20
A: ch. 54. 17
' ver. 1
"« ch. 51. 17,
21, 22 ; 63. 6
" ch. 6. 9, 10 ;
Ps. 69. 23 ;
Mic. 3. 6 ;
Rom. 11. 8
0 ch. 44. 18 ;
2Th.2.9-12
P ch. 28. 7
1 ch. 8. 16 ;
Dan. 12. 4,
9 ; Mt. 13.
11
»■ Ezek. 33.
31 ; Mt. 15.
8, 9 ; Mk.
7. 6, 7
»ch. 6.9,10;
28. 21 ; 6.5.
7 ; Hab. 1.
5
( ch. 44. 25 ;
Jer. 8. 9 ;
49. 7;
1 Cor. 1. 19
" ch. 28. 15 ;
30. 1 ; Ps.
10. 11, 13
" ch. 57. 12 ;
59. 6 ; Job
22. 13 ;
Ezek. 8.
12 ; Zeph.
1. 12
=" ch. 47. 10 ;
Ps. 94. 7 ;
Mai. 2. 17
y ch. 45. 9 ;
64. 8 ; Jer.
18. 1-6 ;
Rom. 9.
19-21
' ch. 32. 15 ;
Ps. 84. 6 ;
107. 33, 35
" ch. 35. 5 ;
42.7,18,19;
43. 8 ; Mt.
11.5; Mk.
7. 37
b ver. 11
"= ch. 32. 3 ;
Ps. 119. 18 ;
Prov. 20. 12
d ch. 11. 4 ;
61.1;
Ps. 25. 9 ;
37. 11 ; Mt.
5. 5 ; 11. 29
' ch. 3. 14,
15 ; 11. 4 ;
697
from me, and their fear of me is
a commandment of men which
hath been ''taught tkem; 14 there-
fore, behold, I will ^° proceed to
do a "marvellous work among
this people, even a marvellous
work and a wonder ; and ' the
wisdom of their wise men shall
perish, and the understanding of
their prudent men shall be hid.
15 Woe unto them that "hide
deep their counsel from Jehovah,
and whose "works are in the
dark, and that say, * Who seeth
us? and who knoweth us? 16
" Ye turn things upside down !
Shall the potter be esteemed as
clay ; that the ^ thing made should
say of him that made it. He made
me not ; or the thing formed say
of him that formed it, He hatn
no understanding?
17 Is it not yet a very little
while, and Lebanon shall be
turned into a ''fruitful field, and
the fruitful field shall be esteemed
as a forest? 18 And in that day
shall the "deaf hear the * words
of ^'-^the book, and the ''eyes of
the blind shall see out of obscu-
rity and out of darkness. 19 The
^meek also shall increase their
joy in Jehovah, and the "poor
among men shall rejoice in the
Holy One of Israel. 20 For the
•^terrible one is brought to nought,
and the ^scoffer ceaseth, and ''all
they that watch for iniquity are
cut off; 21 that ^^'make a man an
ofifender "in his cause, and *lay a
snare for him that reproveth in
the gate, and 'turn aside the just
with a thing of nought.
22 Therefore thus saith Jehovah,
who redeemed ™ Abraham, concern-
ing the house of Jacob : Jacob "shall
not now be ashamed, neither shall
his face now wax pale. 23 ^^But
when he seeth his "children, the
p work of my hands, in the midst
of him, they shall sanctify my
name ; yea, they shall * sanctify
the Holy One of Jacob, and shall
14. 30, 32 ; 25. 4 ; 26. 6 ; Mt. 11. 5 ; Jas. 1. 9 ; 2.' 5
/ver. 5 *ch. 28. 14 ^ ch. 59. 4 i ch. 10. 1, 2; 59.
4,13 fcAm. 5. 10 ' ch. 32. 7 ; Am. 5. 12 '" ch. 41.
8 ; 51. 2 ; 63. 16 " ch. 45. 17 ; 49. 23 ; 50. 7 ; 64. 4 ;
Jer. 30. 5-7, 10 " ch. 49. 20-26 ; 54. 1-3 P ch. 26. 12 ;
45. 11 ; Bph. 2. 10 s ch. 5. 16 ; 8. 13
9 Or, learned by rote
10 Or, again do Heb. add to do,
11 Or, Oh yotir perversity !
12 Or, a book (or, wj-i/ing)
13 Or, make men to offend by their words
14 Or, for a word
15 Or, But when his children see &c.
29.24
ISAIAH
30.21
Vanity cf Reliance on Egypt. Prosperity is to come only tbroagh patient Waiting for God's Grace
stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24 They also that "err in spirit
^ shall *come to understanding,
and they that murmur shall "^ re-
ceive instruction.
O/^ Woe to the ''rebellious
Ov/ children, saith Jehovah,
that *take counsel, but not of
me ; and that '"•'^make a league,
but not of my Spirit, that .they
may add sin to sin ; 2 that ^ set
out to go down into Egypt, and
have not '' asked at my mouth ;
' to * strengthen themselves in
the strength of Pharaoh, and to
take refuge in the shadow of
Egypt ! 3 Therefore shall the
strength of Pharaoh be *your
shame, and the refuge in the
shadow of Egypt your confusion.
4 For '' their princes are at '" Zoan,
and their ambassadors are come
to "Hanes. 5 They shall all be
"ashamed because of a people that
^cannot profit them, that are 'not
a help nor profit, but a shame, and
also a reproach.
6 The ■* burden of the '' beasts of
the ' South.
Through the land of 'trouble
and anguish, from whence come
the lioness and the lion, the viper
and "fiery flying serpent, they
"carry their riches upon the
shoulders of young asses, and
their treasures upon the humps
of camels, to a people that shall
not profit them. 7 For Egypt
^helpeth in vain, acd to no pur-
Eose: therefore ha\e I ® called
er "Rahab that sitteth still.
8 Now go, ^ write it before them
on a tablet, and inscribe it in a
book, that it may be for the time
to come ®for ever and ever. 9
JFor it is a "rebellious people,
* lying children, children that
will not "hear the ''law of Jeho-
vah; 10 that say to the ''seers,
See not ; and to the prophets,
* Prophesy not unto us right
things, -^ speak unto us smooth
things, prophesy deceits, 11 get
you out of the way, turn aside
out of the path, cause the Holy
One of Israel to " cease from be-
fore us. 12 Wherefore thus saith
1 Heb. x/iall Jcnow vn/ifrstanding.
* Or, pour ovt a drink-offering
3 0r,}?ee lo the stronghold of Pharaoh
* Or, oracle concerning
5 Or, cried concernijig this. They are but arro-
gancy : be sliJl
*• Or, as otherwise read, for a witness for ever
? Or, leaching
" ch. 30. 21 ;
Heb. 5. 2
(> ch. 41. 20 ;
60. 16
<^ ch. 54. 13
d ver. 9 ; ch.
1. 2, 23 ; 65.
2
« ch. 29. 15
/ch.8. 11, 12
f ch. 31. 1 ;
Jer. 43. 7
A ch. 8. 19
' ch. 36. 9
k oh. 20. 5, 6 ;
36. 6 ; Jer.
42. 18, 22
' ch. 19. 11
™ ch. 19. 11
" Jer. 43. 7
" Jer. 2. 36
P ver. 7 ; ch.
31.3
9 ver. 7 ; ch.
10. 3 ; 31. 3
'' ch. 46. 1, 2 ;
1 K. 10. 2
' Gen. 12. 9
< ch. 5. 30 ;
8. 22 ; Ex.
5. 10, 21 ;
Dt. 4.20;
8. 15 ; Jer.
11.4
" ch. 14. 29 ;
Dt. 8. 15
" ch. 15. 7 ;
46. 1, 2
^ ver. 5
^ch. 51.9;
Job 9. 13 ;
Ps. 87. 4 ;
89. 10
= ch. 8. 1
" ver. 1
b ch. 28. 15 ;
59. 3, 4
"^ ch. 1. 10 ;
5. 24 ; 24. 5
rf ch. 29. 10
« ch. 5. 20 ;
Jer. 11. 21 ;
Am. 2. 12 ;
7.13
/IK. 22.8,
13 ; Jer. 6.
14 ; 23. 17,
26; Ezek.
13.7;
Rom. 16.
18 ; 2 Tim.
4. 3,4
» Job 21. 14
ft ch. 5. 24; 7.
9; 8. 6
■ ch. 3. 14,
15 ; 5. 7 ;
59. 13
fc ch. 26. 21
' ch. 58. 12 ;
1 K. 20. 30 ;
Ps. 02. 4
■" ch. 29. 5 ;
47. 11
" Ps. 2. 9 ;
Jer. 19. 10,
11
0 ch. 7. 4 ;
Ps. 116. 7
P ch. 28. 12
1 ch. 32. 17
»• ver. 11, 12
' ch. 2. 7 ;
31. 1, 3
t Lev. 26.
36 ; Dt. 23.
25 ; 32. 30 ;
Josh. 23.
10; Prov.
28.1
" ch. 6. 13 ;
27.11
"ch. 42. 14,
16 ; ch. 48.
698
the Holy One of Israel, * Because
ye despise this word, and trust in
' oppression and jjerverseness, and
rely thereon; 13 therefore this
* iniquity shall be to you as a
'breach ready to fall, swelling
out in a high wall, whose break-
ing cometh '"suddenly in an in-
stant. 14 And he shall break it
as a "potter'.s vessel is- broken,
breaking it in pieces without
sparing ; so that there shall not
be found among the pieces thereof
a sherd wherewith to take fire
from the hearth, or to dip up
water out of the cistern.
1 5 For thus said the Lord Jeho-
vah, the Holy One of Israel, In
"returning and ^rest shall ye be
.saved; in 'quietness and in con-
fidence shall be your strength.
And ""ye would not: 16 but ye
said. No, for we will flee upon
' horses ; therefore shall ye flee :
and. We will ride upon the swift ;
therefore shall they that pursue
you be swift. 1 7 ' One thousand
shall flee at the threat of one ; at
the threat of five shall ye flee :
till ye "be left as ^ a beacon upon
the top of a mountain, and as an
ensign on a hill.
18 And therefore will Jehovah
"wait, that he may be gracious
unto you ; and therefore will he
be ^exalted, that he may have
mercy upon j^ou : for .Jehovah is
a ^ God of justice ; blessed are all
they that ^wait for him. 19 For
^the people shall "dwell in Zion
at Jerusalem ; thou shalt * weep
no more ; he will surely be gra-
cious unto thee at the A^oice of
thy cry ; when he shall hear,
he will '^answer thee. 20 ^"And
though the Lord give you the
'' bread of adversity and the water
of affliction, yet shall not thy
"teachei's ^"be * hidden any more,
but thine eyes shall see thy " teach-
ers ; 2 1 and thine ears sliall hear
a word behind thee, saying. This
is the -^ way, walk ye in it ; when
9 ; Jon. 3. 4, 10 ; 2 Pet. 3. 9, 15 " ch. 2. 11, 17; ch.
33. 5 y ch. 5. 16 ; 2o. 17 ; 61. 8 ' ch. 8. 17 ; 25. 9 ;
26. 8 ; 33. 2 " ch. 65. 9 ; Ezek. 37. 25, 28 *> ch. 25.
8 ; 60. 20 ; 61. 1-3 '' ch. 58. 9 ; 65. 24 ; Ps. 50. 15 ;
Mt. 7. 7-11 rf 1 K. Z'i. 27 ; Ps. 80. 5 ' Ps. 74. 9 ;
Am. 8. 11 /ch. 35. 8, 9 ; 42. 16 ; Ps. 25. 8, 9 ; Prov.
3.6
? Or, a pole
9 Or, 0 people that dwellest in Zion at Jeru-^a-
lem
10 Or, And then rvill the Lord give you bread m
adver-iity and water in affli<:tion ; and thy teach'
ers shall not &c.
11 Or, teacher i* Or, hide themselves
30.22
ISAIAH
31.
The Prosperity described. Jeliovali's Victory over Assyria. Not Egypt, bnt Jeliovah, can lielp
ye "turn to the right hand, and
when ye turn to the left. 'I'l And
ye shall ''defile the ovei;laying of
thy graven "images of silver, and
the plating of thy molten " images
of gold : thou shalt ^ cast them
away as an '^ unclea,n thing ; thou
shalt say unto it, '^ Get thee hence.
'16 And he will ''give the rain
for thy seed, whei'ewith thou shalt
sow the ground ; and bread of the
increase of the ground, and it shall
be fat and plenteous. In that day
shall •''thy cattle feed in large pas-
tures ; 24 the oxen likewise ana the
young asses that till the ground
shall eat ^ savory provender, which
hath been '' winnowed with the
shovel and with the fork. 25 And
there shall be upon ''every lofty
mountain, and upon every high
hill, brooks and sti^eams of waters,
in the day of the great ' slaughter,
when the * towers fall. 26 More-
over 'the light of the moon shall
be as the light of the sun, and the
light of the sun shall be sevenfold,
as the light of seven days, in the
day that ™ Jehovah bindeth up the
"hurt of his people, and "healeth
the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, ^the name of Jeho-
vah Cometh from far, 'burning
with his anger, and in thick ris-
ing smoke : his lips are full of
'■ indignation, and his tongue is as
a " devouring iire ; 28 and his
' breath is as an overflowing
stream, that " reacheth even unto
the neck, to " sift the nations
with the sieve of destruction :
and ""a bridle that causeth to err
shall be in the jaws of the peo-
ples. 29 Ye shall have a ^ song
as in the night * when a ^ holy
feast is kept ; and gladness of
heart, as when one goeth with a
" pipe to ' come unto the moun-
tain of Jehovah, to "the Rock
of Israel. 30 And Jehovah will
cause his glorious ^ voice to be
heard, and will show the light-
ing down of his arm, with the
* indignation of his anger, and
the name of a devouring fire,
with ^a blast, and •'^ tempest, and
hailstones. 31 For "through the
voice of Jehovah shall '' the Assyrian
be dismayed ; with his 'rod will he
smite him. 32 And every ® stroke
of the '^appointed * staff, which
1 Heb. scalier. 2 Heb. mens/ruous.
3 Heb. sailed. * Or, when a feast is hallowed
j Or, crashing 6 Heb. passing.
» Or, staff of doom (Heb. foundation)
<" ch. 29. 24
I' ch. 2. 18,
20 ; 31. 7
<^ ch. 46. 6 ;
Ex. a2. 2,
4 ; Judg.
17. 3, 4
ri Mt. 4. 10
" ch. 1. 19 ;
62. 8, y ; 65.
21, 22 ; Ps.
65. 9-13 ;
104. 13, 14
/ch. 32. 20;
Ps. 144. 13 ;
Hos. 4. 16
y Mt. 3. 12 ;
Lk. 3. 17
A ch. 35. 6, 7 ;
41. 18 ; 43.
19, 20
' ch. 34. 2
k ch. 2. 15 ; ,
32. 14 ; 33.
18
' ch. 24. 23 ;
60. 19, 20 ;
Rev. 21.
23 ; 22. 5
'" ch. 61. 1
" ver. 13, 14 ;
ch. 1. 6
" ch. 33. 24 ;
Dt. 32. 39 ;
Job 5. 18 ;
Jer. 33. 6 ;
Hos. 6. 1, 2
P ch. 59. 19
1 ch. 10. 17
'■ ch. 10. 5 ;
13. 5 ; 66.
14
^ ch. 66. 15
t ver. 33 ;
ch. 11. 4 ;
2 Th. 2. 8
" ch. 8. 8
" Am. 9. 9
^ ch. 37. 29 ;
2 K. 19. 28
y ch. 12. 1 ;
26.1
' Ps. 42. 4
" 1 S. 10. 5 ;
1 K. 1. 40
b ch. 2. 3
'^ ch. 17. 10 ;
26. 4 ; 44. 8
d ch. 66. 6
' ver. 27 ; ch.
10. 5 ; 26.
20
/ch. 28. 2,
17 ; 32. 19
" ch. U. 4
A ch. 10. 12 ;
14. 25 ; 31. 8
'■ ch. 10. 26 i
11.4
k ch. 10. 24
US. 18. 6;
Jer. 31. 4
™Ez6k.32.10
" 2 K. 23. 10 ;
Jer. 7. 31;
19. 6
" ver. 27, 28 ;
ch. 10. 16,
17 ; 11. 4 ;
Ps. 18. 8
Pch. 34. 9;
Gen. 19. 24
9 ch. 30. 2, 5,
7 ; 36. 6 ;
Ezek,17.15
>■ ch. 2. 7 ; 30.
16; Dt.
17. 16; Ps.
20. 7 ; 33. 17
' ch. 9. 13 ;
Dan. 9. 13 ;
Am. 5. 4-8
t ch. 10. 17 ;
43. 15 ;
699
Jehovah shall lay upon him, shall
be with the sound of ' tabrets and
harps ; and in battles with the
"' brandishing of his arm will he
fight with them. 33 For a "To-
pheth is prepared of old ; yea, for
the king it is made ready ; he hath
made it deep and large ; the pile
thei'eof is fire and much wood ; " the
breath of Jehovah, like a stream of
^brimstone, doth kindle it.
O ^ Woe to them that go down
0 X to « Egypt for help, and '' rely
on horses, and trust in chariots be-
cause they are many, and in horse-
men because they are very strong,
but they *look not unto the 'Holy
One of Israel, neither seek Jeho-
vah ! 2 Yet he also is " wise, and
will "bring evil, and will ^not call
back his words, but will arise
against the house of the * evil-doers,
and against the help of them that
~ work iniquity. 3 Now the Egyp-
tians are " men, and not God ; and
their ''hoi'ses flesh, and not spirit :
and when Jehovah shall "stretch
out his hand, both he that '' helpeth
shall stumble, and he that is helped
shall fall, and they all shall be con-
sumed together.
4 For thus saith Jehovah unto
me. As the "lion and the young
lion growling over his prey, if a
multitude of shepherds be called
forth against him, will not be dis-
mayed at their voice, nor abase
himself for the noise of them : so
will Jehovah of hosts come down
to •'^ fight ''upon mount Zion, and
^ upon the hill thereof. 5 As " birds
hovering, so will Jehovah of hosts
protect Jerusalem ; he will '' protect
and deliver it, he will pass over and
preserve it. 6 'Turn ye unto him
* from whom ^° ye have deeply * re-
volted, O children of Israel. 7 For
in that day they shall ' cast away
every man his idols of silver, and
his idols of gold, which your own
hands have made unto you for a
sin. 8 And the "Assyrian shall
Hos. 11. 9 ; Hab. 1. 12 : 3. 3 " ch. 28. 29 ; Rom.
16. 27 " ch. 45. 7 "^ Num. 23. 19 ; Jer. 44. 29 » ch.
1 4 ; 9. 17 ; 14. 20 " ch. 22. 14 ; 32. 6 " Ezek. 28. 9;
2 Th 2. 4 b ch. 36. 9 ■= ch. 9. 17 ; Jer. 15. 6 ; Ezek.
20. 33, 34 d ch. 10. 3 ; 20. 6 ; 30. 5, 7 ; Jer. 37. 7-10 ;
Mt 15 14 "Num. 24. 9; Hos. 11. 10; Am. 3. 8
/ ch. 42. 1.1 ; Zech 12. 8 " Dt. 32. 11 ; Ps. 91 4
h ch. 17. 13 ; 37. 35 ; 38. 6 ; 41. 11, 12 ' ch. 44 22 ;
55. 7 ; Jer. 3. 10, 14, 22 ; Ezek. 18. 31, 32 *^ ch- J-
2, 5 < ch. 2. 20 ; 30. 22 '" ch. 10. 12 ; 14. 25 ; 30. 31-
33 ; 37. 7, 36-38
8 Or, against , , ., , ^ , , ,
9 Or, from whom the children of Israel have
deeply revolted i" Heb. they.
31.9
ISAIAH
33.6
Reign of the Righteous King. Women of Jer-usalem warned. Peace to follow the Enemy's Devastations
fall by the sword, not of man ; and
the "sword, not of men, shall de-
vour him ; and he shall ' flee from
the sword, and his young men shall
become '^subject to taskwork. 9
And his '^ rock shall pass away by
reason of terror, and his princes
shall be dismayed at the "^ensign,
saith Jehovah, whose -^fire is in
Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
OO Behold, a 'king shall
fjjmj reign in righteousness, and
princes shall rule in justice. 2 And
a man shall be as a ''hiding-place
from the wind, and a covert from
the tempest, as 'streams of water
in a dry place, as the ''shade of a
great rock in a weary land. 3 And
the ^ eyes of them that see shall not
be ^ dim, and the ears of them that
hear shall hearken. 4 And the
heart of the '-^ '■ rash shall understand
knowledge, and the tongue of the
stammerers shall be ready to speak
plainly. 5 The "'fool shall be no
more called noble, nor the ^ churl
said to be bountiful. 6 For the
fool will speak folly, and his heart
will "work iniquity, to practise
° profaneness, and to utter -^ error
against .Jehovah, ''to make empty
the soul of the hungry, and to
cause the drink of the thirsty to
fail. 7 And the instruments of
the churl are evil : he '" deviseth
wicked devices to destroy the
'''meek with lying words, 'even
when the needy speaketh right. 8
"But the noble deviseth noble
things ; and * in noble things shall
he continue.
9 Kise up, ye "women that are
at ease, and hear my voice ; ye
•^careless daughters, ^give ear unto
my speech. 10 '' For days beyond
a year shall ye be troubled, ye
careless women; * for the vintage
shall fail, the ingathering shall not
come. 1 1 Tremble, ye women that
are at ease; ^be ti'oubled, ye care-
less ones ; " strip you, and make
you bare, and ** gird sackcloth upon
your loins. 12 They shall * smite
upon the breasts for the pleasant
fields, for the fruitful vine. 1.3
" Upon the land of my people shall
come up thorns and briers ; yea,
1 Or, clo.ied 2 Heb. hasty.
3 Or, crafty 4 Or, poor
5 Or, by libfral things shall he stand
6 Heb. confident.
1 Or, After a year and days Heb. Days above
a year. 8 Or, put a girdle upon
« ch. 66. 16
b ch. 21. 15
" ch. 14, 2 ;
Gen. 49. 15
d Dt. 32.
31,37
'' ch. 5. 26 ;
13. 2 ; 18. 3
/ch. 10. 16,
17 ; 30. 33 ;
Zech. 2. 6 ;
Mai. 4. 1
" ch. 9. 6, 7 ;
11. 4, 5 ; Ps.
72.1-t;Jer.
23. 5 ; 33.
15; Ezek.
37. 24 ;
Zech. 9. 9
ftch. 4. 6;
25.4
' ch. 35. 6 ;
41.18; 43.
19, 20
* ch. 29. 18
' ch. 29. 24
"' 1 S. 25. 25
" ch. 59. 7,
13 ; Prov.
19. 3 ; 24.
7-9
« ch. 9. 17 ;
10. 6
Pch. 3. 12;
9. 15, 16
9 ch. 3. 15 ;
10. 2
»■ Jer. 5. 26-
28 ; Mic. 7.
3
« ch. 11. 4 ;
29. 19 ; 61. 1
' ch. 5. 23
" Ex. 35. 21-
29 ; 1 Chr.
29. 6-9, 17 ;
Prov. 11.
25 ; 2 Cor.
9. 6-11
" ch. 47. 8 ;
Zeph. 2. 15
^ ch. 28. 23
y ch. 5. 5, 6 ;
7. 23 ; 24. 7
^ ch. 22. 12
« ch. 47. 2
b Nah. 2. 7
« ch. 5. 6, 10,
17 ; 27. 10
dch. 22. 2;
23. 7
<■ ch. 13. 22 ;
25. 2 ; 34. 13
/ch. 6. 11;
22. 2 ; 24.
10,12
9 ch. 13. 21 ;
34. 13
h Ps. 104. 11 ;
Jer. 14. 6
' ch. 11. 2 ;
44. 3 ; 59.
21 ; Ezek.
39. 29 ;
Joel 2. 28
fc ch. 29. 17 ;
35. 1, 2 ;
Ps. 107. 35
I ch. 33. 5
"' ch. 2. 4 ;
Ps. 72. 2, 3 ;
85. 8 ; 119.
165; Rom.
14. 17 ; Jas.
3. 18
" ch. 30. 15
" ch. 26. 3, 12
P ch. 11. 10 ;
14. 3 ; 30.
15 ; Hos.
2. 18-23 ;
Zech. 2. 5 ;
3. 10
9 ch. 28. 2,
700
upon all the houses of joy in the
''joyous city. 14 For Hhe palace
shall be forsaken; the populous
■''city shall be deserted; "the hill
and the watch-tower shall be for
^ dens for ever, a joy of '' wild asses,
a pasture of flocks ; 1 5 until the
' Spirit be poured upon us from on
high, and the wilderness become a
* fruitful field, and the fruitful field
be esteemed as a forest.
16 Then 'justice shall dwell in
the wilderness ; and righteousness
shall abide in the fruitful field. 1 7
And the ™ work ;of righteousness
shall be peace ; and the effect of
righteousness, "quietness and confi-
dence for ever. 1 8 And my people
shall abide in a " peaceable habita-
tion, and in safe dwellings, and in
quiet ^resting-places. 19 But it
snail '^hail in the downfall of the ''for-
est; and Hhe city shall be utterly
laid low. 20 ' Blessed are ye that
sow beside all waters, that send
forth the feet of the ox and the ass.
OO Woe "to thee that de-
O O stroyest, and thou wast not
destroyed ; and " dealest treacher-
ously, and they dealt not treach-
erously with thee ! When thou
hast ceased to destroy, "^ thou shalt
be destroyed ; and when thou hast
made an end of dealing treacher-
ously, they shall ''deal treacherously
with thee. 2 O Jehovah, ^be gra-
cious unto us ; we have " waited
for thee : be thou " our * arm every
morning, our salvation also in the
"time of trouble. 3 At the noise
of the tumult the "^ peoples are fled ;
at the " lifting up of thyself the na-
tions are scattered. 4 And your
spoil shall be gathered as the cater-
pillar gathereth : as locu,sts leap
shall men leap upon it. 6 Jeho-
vah is -^exalted; for he dwelleth
on high: he hath "filled Zion with
ju.stice and righteousness. 6 " And
there shall be ''stability in thy
times, *' abundance of salvation,
wisdom, and * knowledge : the ' fear
of Jehovah is ^'^ thy treasure.
17 ; 30. 30 »■ ch. 10. 18, 19, 34 ' ch. 24. 10, 12 ; 26. 5 ;
27. 10 ; 29. 4 < ch. 30. 23, 24 ; Eccl. 11. 1 " ch. 10.
6 ; 21. 2 ^ ch. 24. 16 ; 48. 8 -^ ch. 10. 12 ; 14. 25 ; 31.
8; Hab. 2.8 « Jer. 25. 12-14 ; Mt. 7. 2 ' ch. 30.
18, 19 " ch. 25. 9 * ch. 40. 10 ; 61. 5 ; 59. 16 " ch.
37. 3 rf ch. 11. 13 ; 17. 13 : 21. 15 « ch. 10. 33 ; 17.
13 ; 59. 16-18 ; Jer. 25. 30, 31 / Ps. 97. 9 s/ ch. 1. 26 ;
28. 6 ; 32. 16 '• ver. 20 ■ ch. 45. 17 ; 51. 6 * ch. 11. 9
' ch. 11. 3 ; 2 K. 18. 7 ; Ps. 112. 1-3 ; Mt. 6. 33
9 Or, Ophel lo Heb. their.
11 Or, And abundance of salvation, wisdom, and
knowledge shall be the stability of thy times
12 Heb. his.
33.7
ISAIAH
34.8
Jehovab the Helper ia Troable. Secoiity of the Upright. Jehovah's tiracions Reign. God's Indignation against the Nations
7 Behold, their vahanb ones cry
without ; the "ambassadors of peace
weep bitterly. 8 The highways lie
waste, the * wayfaring man ceaseth :
^ the enemy hath "^ broken the cove-
nant, he hath despised the cities,
he regardeth not man. 9 "* The
land mourneth and languisheth ;
* Lebanon is confounded and with-
ereth away ; ■'' Sharon is like ^ a des-
ert ; and Bashan and Carmel shake
off their leaves. 10 Now will ^I
arise, saith Jehovah ; now will I
lift up myself; now will I be
exalted. 11 Ye shall ''conceive
chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble :
your 'breath is a fire that shall
devour you. 12 And the laeoples
shall be as the burnings of lime,
*as thorns cut down, that are
burned in the fire.
1 3 ' Hear, ye that are far off,
what I have done ; and, ye that
are near, acknowledge my might.
14'" The sinners in Zion are afraid ;
" trembhng hath seized the godless
ones : Who among us can dwell
with "the devouring fire"? who
among us can dwell with everlast-
ing ^burnings'? 15 Hethat*walk-
eth righteously, and speaketh
uprightly ; he that despiseth the
gain of ^oppressions, that shaketh
his hands from taking a bribe, that
stoppeth his ears from hearing of
blood, and ''shutteth his eyes from
looking upon evil : 16 he shall dwell
on high ; nis place of defence shall
be the ' munitions of rocks ; ' his
bread shall be given him ; his waters
shall be sure.
1 7 Thine eyes shall see " the king
in his beauty : thev shall behold
■* '' a land that reacheth afar. 1 8
Thy heart shall muse on ^ the ter-
ror: Where is ^^he that counted,
where is he that weighed the trib-
%ite1 where is he that counted the
towers'? 19 Thou ^shalt not see
the fierce people, a people of a
"deep speech that thou canst not
comprehend, of a "strange tongue
that thou canst not understand.
20 ''Look upon Zion, the city of
our '' solemnities : thine eyes shall
see Jerusalem a ''quiet habitation,
''a tent that shall not be removed,
the stakes whereof shall never be
plucked up, neither shall any of
the cords thereof be broken. 21
But there Jehovah will be with us
1 Heb. he. 2 Or, the Arnbah 3 Or, fraud
1 Or, a land that is very far off Heb a land of
far dislancs * Or, /he xcrihe
^ Ot, stammering 7 Or, set feasts
" 2 K. 18. 18,
37
b ch. 35. 8
"^ ch. 24. 5
d ch. 3. 26 ;
24. 4 ; 29. 2
' ch. 2. 13 ;
10. 34
/ ch. 35. 2 ;
65. 10
» ch. 2, 19,
21;Ps.l2.6
h ch. 26. 18 ;
59. 4 ; Ps.
7. 14 ; Jas.
1.15
' ch. 1. 31
k ch. 10. 17 ;
27. 4 ; 2 S.
23. 6, 7
' ch. 49. 1 ;
Ps. 48. 10
"' ch. 1. 28
" ch. 32. 11
" ch. 30. 27,
30; Heb.
12. 29
P ch. 9. 18,
19 ; 10. 16 ;
47.14
« ch. 58. 6-
11 ; Ps. 15.
2 ; 24. 4
'■ Ps. 119. 37
' ch. 25. 4 ;
26.1
( ch. 49. 10
" ver. 21, 22;
ch. 6. 5 ; 24.
23
''ch.26. 15
»■ ch. 17. 14
y 1 Cor. 1. 20
(foriuarg.;
= ch. 37. 33 ;
2 K. 19. 32
" ch. 28. 11 ;
Dt. 28. 49,
50 ; Jer. 5.
15
6 Ps. 48. 12
" ch. 32. 18 ;
Ps. 46. 5 ;
125. 1, 2
d ch. 54. 2
«ch. 41.18;
43.19,20;
48. 18 ; 66.
12
/ch.2. 4;11.
4 ; 16. 5 ; 51.
5
s ch. 1. 10 ;
51. 4, 7 :
Jas. 4. 12
'' ver. 17 ;
Ps. 89. 18 ;
Zech. 9. 9
! ch. 25. 9 ;
35. 4 ; 49.
25, 26 ; 60.
16
i 2 K. 7. 16
' ch. 35. 6 ;
2 K. 7. 8
"' ch. 30. 26 ;
58.8; Jer.
30. 17 ; 33. 6
" ch. 40. 2 ;
44. 22 ; Jer.
50. 20 ;
Mic. 7. 18,
19 ; 1 Jn. 1.
7-9
"ch. 41. 1;
43. 9 ; Ps.
49.1
Pch. 1. 2:
Dt. 32. 1
9 ch. 26. 20,
21
'• ch. 13. 5 ;
24. 1,2
» ch. 30. 25 ;
701
in majesty, * a place of broad * rivers
and streams, wherein shall go no
galley with oars, neither shall gal-
lant ship pass thereby. 22 For
Jehovah is our ■''judge, Jehovah is
■'our lawgiver, Jehovah is ''our
king; 'he will save us. 23 Thy
tacklings are loosed ; they could
not strengthen the foot of their
mast, they could not spread the
sail : then was the *prey of a great
spoil divided ; ' the lame took the
prey. 24 And the inhabitant shall
not say, I am '" sick : the people that
dwell therein shall be "forgiven
their iniquity.
O A Come near, " ye nations, to
Otl hear; and hearken, ye peo-
ples : ^ let the earth hear, and the
fulness thereof ; the world, and all
things that come forth from it.
2 For Jeliovah hath « indignation
against all the nations, and wrath
against all their host: he ''hath
''utterly destroyed them, he hath
delivered them to the * slaughter.
3 Their slain also shall be "^cast
out, and the "stench of their dead
bodies shall come up ; and the
mountains shall be melted with
their "blood. 4 And ""all the host
of heaven shall ^'^be dissolved, and
the ^heavens shall be rolled to-
gether as a scroll ; and all their
host shall fade away, as the leaf
fadeth from off the vine, and as a
fading leaf from the fig-tree. 5
For my ^ sword hath drunk its fill
in heaven : behold, it shall come
down upon "Edom, and upon the
people of my ^^ *cui\se, to judgment.
6 Tne sword of Jehovah is filled
Avith blood, it is made fat with fat-
ness, with the blood of lambs and
goats, with the fat of the kidneys
gt rams ; for Jehovah hath a sac-
rifice in '^Bozrah, and a great
slaughter in the land of '' Edom.
7 And the "wild-oxen shall come
down with them, and the •'^ bullocks
with the bulls : and their land
shall be ''drunken with blood, and
their dust made fat with fatness.
8 For Jehovah hath a day of
63. 6 ; 65. 12 < ch. 5. 25 ; 14. 19 " Joel 2 20 ; Am.
4.10 "Ezek. 14. 19; .35. 6: 38. 22 ^ ch. 13. 13 ; 51.
6 : Ezek. 32. 7, 8 : Joel 2. 31 ; Mt. 24. 29 ; 2 Pet. 3 10
■" Rev. 6. 12-14 - Dt. 32. 41. 42; Jer. 46. 10; Ezek.
21. 3-5 " ch. 63. 1 ; Jer. 49. 20 ; Mai. 1.4 6 ch. 24.
6; 43.28 <^ ch. 63. 1 ; Jer. 49. 13 <'ch. 63. 1 ^Num.
23. 22 ; Ps. 22. 21 / Ps. 68. 30 ; Jer. 50. 27 " ch. 29.
9 ; 49. 26 ; 63. 6
8 Or. but in the place . . . s'reams there shall go
&c. » Heb. devoted. i" Or, moulder away
11 Heb. devoting, or, bail.
34.9
ISAIAH
36. b
God's Indignation against the Sations, especially Edom. Zion's Happy Fntnre, Seniiacberik invades Jodah
"vengeance, a year of recompense
for the cause of Zion. 9 And the
streams ^ of Edont shall be turned
into pitch, and the dust thereof
into ' brimstone, and the land
thereof shall become burning
pitch. 10 It shall "not be
quenched night nor day ; the
''smoke thereof shall go up for
ever ; "from generation to genera-
tion it shall lie waste ; -^ none shall
pass through it for ever and ever.
1 1 But the " pelican ami the porcu-
pine shall possess it ; and the "owl
and the raven shall dwell therein :
and he will stretch over it the '' line
of confusion, and the "plummet of
emptiness. 1 2 •* They shall call the
nobles thereof to the kingdom, but
* none shall be there ; and all its
princes shall be ^nothing. 13 And
thorns shall come up in its 'palaces,
nettles and thistles in the fortresses
thereof ; and it shall be a habita-
tion of '"jackals, a court for
ostriches. 1 4 And the " wild beasts
of the desert shall meet with the
^wolves, and the "wild goat shall
cry to his fellow ; yea, ® the night-
monster shall settle there, and
shall find her a place of rest. 15
There shall the dart-snake make
her nest, and lay, and hatch, and
gather under her shade ; yea, there
shall the "kites be gathered, every
one with her mate.
16 Seek ye out of the ^book of
Jehovah, and read : * no one of
these shall be missing, none shall
want her mate; for ''my mouth, it
hath commanded, and his Spirit,
it hath gathered them. 17 And
he hath cast the 'lot for them, and
his hand hath divided it unto them
by * line : they shall possess it for
ever ; " from generation to genera-
tion shall they dwell therein.
O pT The " Avilderness and the
OtJ dryland shall be glad ; and
the "^ desert shall rejoice, and blos-
som as the ' rose. 2 It snail " blos-
som abundantly, and ^ rejoice even
with ioy and singing; the "glory
of Lebanon shall be given unto
it, the excellency of ''Carmel and
Sharon : they shall see the " glory
of Jehovah, the excellency of our
God.
3 ''Strengthen ye the weak
1 Heb. thereof. 2 Or, hitler ii 3 Heb. stones.
* Or, As for her nobles, none shall be there to
proclaim tire kingdom
* Heb. howling creatures. « Heb. Lilith.
» Or, autumn crocus See S. S. 2. 1
"ch. 13. 6;
35. 4 ; 47. 3 ;
61. 2 ; 63. 4
6 ch. 30. 33 ,
Ps. 11. 6 ;
Dt. 2rf 23
"^ ch. 1. 31 ;
6K. 24
d Rev. 14.
11 ; 19. 3
« ver. 10-15 :
ch. 13.
20-22; 24.
1 ; Mai. 1.
/lizek. 29.
11
'J ch. 14. 23 ;
Zeph. 2.
14; Rev.
la. 2
h ch. 24. 10 ;
2 K. 21. 13 ;
Lam. 2. 8
i Jer. 27. 20 ;
39. 6
k ch. 29. 20 ;
41. 11, 12
' ch. 13. 22 ;
25. 2 ; 32. 13
'" Ps. 44. 19 ;
Jer. 9. 11 ;
10, 22
" ch. 13. 21
" Dt. 14. 13
P ch. 30. 8
1 cli. 14 31
>" ch. 1. 20 ;
40. 5 ; 68. 14
' ch. 17. 13,
14; Jer. 13.
25
< ver. 11
" ver. 10
" ch. 6. 11 ;
7. 21-25 ;
27. 10 ; 41.
13 ; 55. 12.
13
' ch. 41. 19 ;
51. 3
y ch. 27. 6 ;
32. 15
' ver. 10 ; ch.
25. 9 ; 55.
12, 13 ; 66.
10,14
" ch. 60. 13
(- S. S. 7.
5
<= ch. 25. 9
d Job 4. 3, 4 ;
Heb. 12. 12
' ch. 32. 4
/ch. 1. 24;
47. 3 ; 61.
2 ; 63. 4
9' ch. 34. 8 ;
59. 18
'' ch. 33. 22 ;
35. 4 ; Ps.
145. 19
> ch. 29. 18 ;
32. 3, 4 ; 42.
7, 16 ; 50. 4 ;
Mt. 11 5;
Jn. 9. 6, 7
* Mt. 15. 30 ;
Jn. 5. 8, 9 ;
Acts 3. 8
i Mt. 9. 32 ;
Lk. 11. 14
'" ver. 1 ; ch.
41. 18 ; 43.
19 ; 49. 10 ;
51. 3 ; Jn.
7. 38
" ch. 49. 10
" ch. 13. 22 ;
34. 13
!■ ch. 11. 16 ;
19. 23 ; 40.
3 ; 49. 11 ;
62. 10
702
hands, and confirm the * feeble
knees. 4 Say to them that are of
a ^"fearful heart. Be strong, fear
not: "behold, your God will come
ifi'^/i ■''vengeance, ivith ^ the recom-
pense of God ; he will come and
'' save you .
5 Then the 'eyes of the blind
shall be opened, and the ears of the
deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then
shall the * lame man leap as a hart,
and the 'tongue of the dumb shall
sing ; for in the '" wilderness shall
waters break out, and streams in
the desert. 7 And the ^' glowing
sand shall become a pool, and the
thirsty ground " springs of water :
in " the habitation of jackals, where
they lay, shall be ^'- grass with reeds
and rushes. 8 And ''a highway
shall be there, and ^a way, and it
shall be called The way of 'holi-
ness; the unclean shall not pass
over it ; but it shall be for ^" the re-
deemed : the * wayfaring men, yea
fools, shall not 'err therein, y No
"lion shall be there, nor shall "any
ravenous Ijeast go up thereon ; they
shall not be found there; but ''the
redeemed shall walk tltere : 10 and
^the ransomed of Jehoyah shall re-
turn, and come with singing unto
/ion ; and everlasting joy shall be
upon their heads : they shall obtain
gladness and joy, and ^ sorrow and
sighing shall flee away.
O /^ "Now it came to pass in
0 \J the fourteenth year of * king
Hezekiah, that " Sennacherib king
of Assyria came up against all the
fortified cities of Judah, and took
them. 2 And the " king of Assyria
sent ^^Rabshakeh from Lachish to
Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with
a great army. And lie stood by
the ''conduit of the upper pool in
the highway of the fuller's field.
3 Then came forth unto him "Elia-
kim the son of Hilkiah, who was
over the household, and •'"Shebna
the ^® scribe, and Joah, the son of
Asaph, the ^'recorder.
9ch. 30. 21; 51. 10 »• ch. 4. 3; 52. 1; Mt. 7. 13, 14;
1 Pet. 1. 15, 16 " ch. 33. 8 ; Jer. 14. 8 ' ch. 29. 24
" ch. 5. 29 ; 21. 8 ; 30. 6 " ch. 13 22 ; 34. 14 " ch.
51. 10 ; 62. 12 ; 63. 4 !' ch. 1 27 ; 51. 11 -0^25.8:
30. 19 ; 65. 19 ; Rev. 7. 17 ; 21. 4 " 2 K. 18. 13 <> ch.
1. 1 ' ch. 36. 2-38. 8 : 2 K. 18. 17-20. 11 ; 2 Chr. 32.
9-24 d ch. 7. 3 " ch. 22. 20 /ch. 22. 15
8 Or, tottering 9 Heb. hasty.
10 Or, behold, your God ! vengeance will come
even the recompense of God i' Or, mirage
12 Or, a court for reeds do. See ch. 34. 13.
13 Heb. them. u Heb. Sanherib.
1'^ The title of an Assyrian officer.
16 Or, secretary i" Or, chronicler
36.4
ISAIAH
37.6
Rabsliakeh's Deflant Speech. Rezekiah in liis Harm sends for Isaiah
4 And "Rabshakeh said unto
them, Say ye now to Hezekiah,
Thus saith the great king, the king
of Assyria, What confidence is this
wherein thou trustesti 5 I say,
thy counsel and strength for the
war are but vain woi'ds : now on
whom dost thou trust, that *thou
hast rebelled against me"? 6 Be-
hold, thou trustest upon the "staff
of this bruised reed, even upon
Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it
will go into his hand, and pierce it :
'^ so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all
that trust on him. 7 But if thou
say unto me, We trust in Jehovah
our God : is not that he, " whose
high places and whose altars Heze-
kiah nath taken away, and hath
said to Judah and to Jerusalem,
Ye shall worship before this altar"?
8 Now therefore, I pray thee, ^give
pledges to my master the king of
Assyria, and I will give thee two
thousand horses, if thou be able on
thy part to set riders upon them.
9 How then canst thou •'turn away
the face of one captain of the least
of my master's servants, and "put
thy trust on Egjrpt for chariots
and for horsemen^ 10 And am I
now come up without Jehovah
against this land to desti'oy if?
''Jehovah said unto me. Go up
against this land, and destroy it.
1 1 Then said Eliakim and Shebna
and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak,
I pray thee, unto thy servants in
the '^ ' Syrian language ; for we
understand it : and speak not to us
in *the Jews' language, in the ears
of the people that are on the wall.
12 But RaJbshakeh said. Hath my
master sent me to thy master, and
to thee, to speak these woi'ds 1 hath
he not sent me to the men that sit
upon the wall, to eat their own
dung, and to drink their own water
with you 1
13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and
'cried with a loud voice in the
Jews' language, and said. Hear ye
the words of the great king, the
king of Assyria. 14 Thus saith
the king. Let not Hezekiah '"de-
ceive you; for he will not be able
to deliver you : 1 5 neither let
Hezekiah make you "trust in Jeho-
vah, saying, Jehovah will surely
deliver us ; this city shall not be
given into the hand of the king of
Assyria. 1 6 Hearken not to Heze-
kiah : for thus saith the king of As-
1 Or, make a wager with 2 Heb. Arameaii.
" 2 K. IS. 19
t> 2 K. 18. 7
' Ezek. 29.
6, 7
d ch. 30. 3. 5,
7 ; Ps. 141).
3
' Dt. 12. 2-5 ;
2 K. 18. 4, 5
/ch. 37. 2!J
y ch. 20. 5 ;
30. 2-5, 7 ;
31. 3
''IK. 13. 13 ;
22. 6, 12
' Ezr. 4. 7 ;
Dan. 2. 4
''■ ver. 13
' 2 Chr. 32.
18
"' ch. 37. 10
" ver. 18, 20 ;
ch. 37. 10,
11
° 1 K. 4. 25 ;
Mic.4. 4;
Zech. 3. 10
P Prov. 5. 15
I ver. 15
'■ch.lO. 0-
11; 37.11-
13 ; Jer. 49.
23
" 2 K. 17. G
I I K. 20. 23,
28
" ver. 15
" ver. 3 : ch.
22.20
=" ch. 22. 15
y ver. 1-33 :
2 K. 19. 1-
37
' ch. 22. 20
ch. 22. 15
bch. 1. 1;
20.2
' ch. 22. 5 ;
2G. 16 ; 33. 2
rf ch. 26. 17,
18 ; 66. 9 ;
Hos. 13. 13
• ch. 36. 15,
18,20
/ver. 31,32;
ch. 1. 9:
10. 20-22 ;
46. 3
Syria, ^Make your peace with me,
and come out to me ; and eat ye
every one of his " vine, and every
one of his fig-tree, and drink ye
every one the ^waters of his own
cistern ; 1 7 until I come and take
you away to a land like your own
land, a land of grain and new wine,
a land of bread and vineyards. 18
Beware lest Hezekiah persuade
you, saying, 'Jehovah will deliver
us. Hath any of the gods of the na-
tions delivered his land out of the
hand of the king of Assyria"? 19
Where are the gods of '' Hamath
and ArpadJ where are the gods of
'"Sepharyaim'? and have they "de-
livered Samaria out of my hand^
20 Wlio are they among all the
' gods of these countries, that have
delivered their country out of my
hand, that " Jehovah should deliver
Jerusalem out of my hand "?
21 But they held their peace,
and answered him not a word ; for
the king's commandment was, say-
ing. Answer him not. 22 Then
came " Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,
that was over the household, and
"" Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the
son of Asaph, the recorder, to Heze-
kiah with their clothes rent, and
told him the words of Rab-
shakeh.
O^ And it' came to pass,
O I 2' when king Hezekiah heard
it, that he rent his clothes, and cov-
ered himself with sackcloth, and
went into the house of Jehovah.
2 And he sent ^Eliakim, who was
over the household, and "Shebna
the scribe, and the elders of the
pi'iests, covered with sackcloth,
unto ''Isaiah the prophet the son
of Amoz. 3 And they said unto
him. Thus saith Hezekiah, This
day is a ""day of trouble, and of re-
buke, and of contumely ; for " the
children are come to the birth, and
there is not strength to bring forth.
4 It may be Jehovah thy God will
hear the words of Rabshakeh,
^whom the king of As.syria his
master hath sent to " defy the liv-
ing God, and will rebuke the words
which Jehovah thy God hath heard :
wherefore lift up thy prayer for -^ the
remnant that is left.
5 So the servants of king Heze-
kiah came to Isaiah. 6 And Isaiah
said unto them. Thus shall ye say
3 Heb. Make with me a blessing.
4 Or, wherewith the king of Assyria . . . hair:
sent him
703
37.7
ISAIAH
37.30
Sennacherib's Message to Hezekiah. Hezekiah's Prayer. Isaiah brings Jehovah's comforling Answer
to 5^our master. Thus saith Jeho-
vah, "Be not afraid of the words
that thou hast heard, wlierewith
the servants of the king of Assyria
have blasphemed me. 7 Behold, I
will put a spirit in him, and he shall
'hear tidings, and shall'' return unto
his own land ; and I will cause him
to fall by the sword in his own
land.
8 So Rabshakeh returned, and
found the king of Assyria warring
against "^ Libnah ; for he had heard
that he was departed from "La-
chish. 9 And he-'heard say concern-
ing Tirhakah king of » Ethiopia, He
is come out to fight against thee.
And when he heard it, he sent
messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
10 Thus shall ye speak to Heze-
kiah king of Judah, saying, ''Let
not thy God in whom thou trust-
est deceive thee, saying, Jerusaleni
shall not be given into the hand of
the king of Assyria. 1 1 ' Behold,
thou hast heard what the kings of
Assyria have done to all lands, by
' destroying them utterly : and
shalt thou be delivered '? 12 Have
the gods of the nations delivered
them, which my fathers have de-
stroyed, * Gozan, and ' Haran, and
Rezeph, and the children of Eden
that were in Telassar 1 13 Where
is the king of Hamath, and the
king of Arpad, and the king of the
city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and
^Ivvah?
, 14 And Hezekiah received the
letter from the hand of the mes-
sengers, and read it ; and Heze-
kiah went up unto the house of
Jehovah, and spread it before Je-
hovah. 15 And Hezekiah prayed
unto Jehovah, saying, 16 O Jeho-
vah of hosts, the God of Israel,
™ that ^ sittest above the cherubim,
thou art the " God, even thou
alone, of all the kingdoms of the
earth ; " thou hast made heaven
and earth. 17 ^Incline thine ear,
O Jehovah, and hear ; open thine
eyes, O Jehovah, and see ; and
'hear all the words of Sennache-
rib, who hath sent to '' defy the
living God. 18 Of a truth, Jeho-
vah, the ' kings of Assyria have
laid waste all the countries, and
their land, 1 9 and have cast their
gods into the fire : for they were
no gods, but the 'work of men's
hands, wood and stone ; therefore
1 Heb. devoting them. * In 2 K. 17. 24, Avva.
3 Or, art enthroned
°ch. 7. 4;
35.4
b ver. 9
" ver. 37, 33
<i Num. 3u.
20; Josh.
10. 2!)
* Josh. 10.
31, 32
/ver. 7
V ch. 18. 1 ;
20.5
h ch. 36. 15
i ch. 10. 9-
11 ; 36. 18-
20
t2K. 17. 6;
18. 11
' Gen. 11.
31 ; 12. 1-4 ;
Acts 7. 2
'" Ex. 25. 22 ;
1 S. 4. 4 ;
Ps. 80. 1;
99. 1
"Dt.lO. 17;
Ps. 86. 10;
136. 2, 3
" ch. 42. 5 :
45. 12; Jer.
10.12
P 2 Chr. 6.
40 ; Ps. 17.
6 ; Dan. 9.
18
9 Ps. 74. 22
*■ ver. 4
» ch. 10. 9,
10 ; 2 K. 15.
29 ; 16. 9 ;
17. 6, 24 ;
1 Chr. 5.
26 ; Nah. 2.
11, 12
< ch. 2. 8 ; 17.
8; 41. 24,29
« ch. 26. 14
" ch. 25. 9 ;
33. 22 ; 35. 4
" ver. 16 ;
1 K. 13. 36,
37 ; Ps. 46.
10; Ezek.
36. 23
y ver. 2
-Jer. 14. 17;
Lam. 2. 13
" Ps. 9. 14 ;
Zeph. 3.
14; Zech.
2. 10
'- Job 16. 4
"^ ver. 4
dch.2. 11;5.
15, 21
" Ezek. 39.
7 ; Hab. 1,
12
/ch. 8. 7, 8
•J ch. 10. 33,
34
h ch. 14. 8
' cli. 10. 18
fcDt. 11.10;
1 K. 20. 10
' ch. 40. 21,
28
'" Acts 2. 23 ;
4. 27, 28;
1 Pet. 2. 8
" ch. 46. 11
0 ch. 10. 6
P ch. 17. 1 ;
25 2
1 ch. 40. 7
"" Ps. 129. 6
* Ps. 139. 1
« ch. 10. 12
" Ezek. 29.
4 ; 38. 4
" ch. 30. 28
" ver. 34
704
they have "destroyed them. 20
Now therefore, O Jehovah our
God, "save us from his hand, that
"" all the kingdoms of the earth may
know that thou art Jehovah, even
thou only.
21 Then ^Isaiah the son of Amoz
sent unto Hezekiah, saying. Thus
saith Jehovah, the God of Israel,
Whereas thou hast prayed to me
against Sennacherib king of As-
syria, 22 this is the word which
Jehovah hath spoken concerning
him : The ^ virgin. " daughter of
Zion hath despised thee and
laughed thee to scorn ; the daugh-
ter of Jerusalem hath * shaken her
head "* at thee. 23 Whom hast
thou " defied and blasphemed % and
against whom hast thou exalted
thy voice and "^lifted up thine eyes
on high % even against the " Holy
One of Israel. 24 By thy servants
hast thou defied the Lord, and hast
said. With the multitude of my
chariots am I -^come up to the
height of the mountains, to the
innermost parts of '•> Lebanon ; and
I will cut down the tall ''cedars
thereof, and the choice ^fir-trees
thereof ; and I will enter into its
farthest height, the 'forest of its
fruitful field; 25 I have digged
and drunk water, and *with the
sole of my feet will I dry up all
the rivers of " Egypt.
26 'Ha.st thou not heard how I
have done it long ago, and '"formed
it of ancient times '? " now have I
brought it to pass, that " it should
be thine to lay waste fortified cities
into -^ruinous heaps. 27 Therefore
their inhabitants were of small
power, they were dismayed and
confounded ; they were as the
* grass of the field, and as the
green herb, as the *■ grass on
the housetops, and as ^a field of
grain before it is grown up. 28
But I *know thy sitting down,
and thy going out, and thy com-
ing in, and thy raging against me.
29 Because of thy raging against
me, and because ® thine ' arrogancy
is come up into mine ears, therefore
will I put my "hook in thy nose,
and my " bridle in thy lips, and I
will turn thee back ^by the way
by which thou earnest.
30 And this shall be the sign
unto thee : ye shall eat this year
* Heb. after. 6 Or, cypress-trees
* Or. defence Heb. Mazor.
f In 2 K. 19. 26, grain blasted.
8 Or, thy careless ease
37.31
ISAIAH
38.16
Sennacherib defied. Sennacherib discomfited and sliiin. Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery. His Song ef Thanksgiving
that which " groweth of itself, and
in the second year that which
springeth of the same ; and in the
third year sow ye, and reap, and
plant vineyards, and eat the fruit
thereof. 31 And Hhe * remnant
that is " escaped of the house of
Judah shall again •* take root down-
ward, and bear fruit upward. 32
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth
a "-■ remnant, and out of mount Zion
they that shall escape. The -^zeal
of Jehovah of hosts will perform
this.
33 Therefore thus saith Jehovah
concerning the king of Assyria, He
shall not come unto this city, nor
shoot an arrow thei-e, neither shall
he come before it with shield, nor
cast up a ''mound against it. 34
'' By the way that he came, by the
same shall he return, and he shall
not come unto this city, saith Je-
hovah. 35 For I will 'defend this
city to save it, * for mine own sake,
and for my servant David's sake.
36 And the 'angel of Jehovah
went forth, and smote in the camp
of the Assyrians a hundred and
fourscore and five thousand ; and
when men arose early in the morn-
ing, behold, these were all dead
bodies. _ 37 So Sennacherib king
of Assyria departed, and went and
returned, and dwelt at '" Nineveh.
38 And it came to pass, as he was
worshipping in the house of Nis-
roch his god, that Adrammelech
and Sharezer his sons smote him
with the sword ; and they escaped
into the land of "Ararat. And
" Esar-haddon his son reigned in
his stead.
O O ^ In those days was Heze-
O O kiah sick unto death. And
' Isaiah the prophet the son of
Amoz came to him, and said unto
him. Thus saith Jehovah, '' Set thy
house in order ; for thou shalt die,
and not live. 2 Then Hezekiah
turned his face to the wall, and
prayed unto Jehovah, 3 and said,
•Remember now, O Jehovah, I be-
seech thee, how I have ' walked
before thee in truth and with a
"perfect heart, and_ "have done
that which is good in thy sight.
And Hezekiah ■'wept sore. 4 Then
came the word of Jehovah to Isaiah,
saying, .5 Go, and say to Hezekiah,
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of
David thy father, I have heard thy
1 Heb. the escaped of (he house of Judah that
remain.
" Lev, 25. 5,
11
>> ver. 4
= ch. 4. 2;
10. 20
d ch. 27. 6
'^ ver. 4
/ch. 9. 7;59.
17 ; 2 K. 19.
31 ; Joel 2.
18; Zech.
1. i4
» Jer. 6. 6 ;
32.24
fi- ver. 29
' ch. 31. 5 ;
38.6; 2K.
20. 6
k ch. 43. 25 ;
48. 9, 11
' ch. 10. 12,
33, 34 ; 2 K.
19. 35
'"Gen. 10.11;
Jon. 1. 2 ;
3. 3:4. 11;
Zeph. 2. 13
" Geu. 8. 4 ;
Jer. 51. 27
° Ezr. 4. 2
" ver. 1-8 :
2 K. 20. 1-
6, 9-11 ;
2 Chr. 32.
24
«ch. 1. 1;
37. 2
»" 2 S. 17. 23
* Neh. 13. 14
t 2 K. 18. 5,
6 , Ps. 26. 3
" 1 Chr. 28.
9 ; 29. 19
" Dt. 6. 18
^ Ps. 6. 6-8
y 2 K. 18. 2,
13
- ch. 31. 5 ;
37. 35
" ch. 7. 11,
14 ; 37. 30 ;
Judg. 6. 17,
21, 36-40
b 2 K. 20.
9-11
' Josh. 10.
12-14
d Ps. 102. 24
•^ Ps. 107. 18
/Job 17. 11,
15 : 2 Cor.
1.9
s Ps. 27. 13 ;
116. 9
'' 2 Cor. 5. 1,
4 ; 2 Pet. 1.
13, 14
' Heb. 1. 12
k Job 7. 6
I Job 6. 9
'"• Job 4. 20 ;
Ps. 73. 14
" Job 10. 16 ;
16. 12
" Ps. 51. 8 ;
Dan. 6. 24
P Ps. 32. 4
1 Job 30. 29 ;
Ps. 102. 6
^ ch. 59. 11 ;
Ezek. 7. 16;
Nah. 2. 7
» Ps. 119. 123
t Job 17. 3 ;
Ps. 119. 122
" Ps. 39. 9
"IK. 21. 27
" ver. 17 ;
Job 7. 11 ;
10. 1
y Ps. 119. 71,
75
705
prayer, I have seen thy tears : be-
hold, I will add unto thy days ^ fif-
teen years. 6 And I will ^deliver
thee and this city out of the hand
of the king of Assyria ; and I will
defend this city. 7 And this shall
be the "sign unto thee from Jeho-
vah, that Jehovah will do this
thing that he hath spoken : 8 be-
hold, I will * cause the shadow on
the steps, Avhich is gone down on
the ■" dial of Ahaz ^ with the sun, to
return backward ten steps. So
the "sun returned ten steps *on
the dial whereon it was gone
down.
9 The writing of Hezekiah king
of Judah, when he had been sick,
and was recovered of his sickness.
10 1 said, ** In the ^noontide of my
days I shall go into the 'Agates
of Sheol :
I am ■'deprived of the residue
of my years.
11 I said, I shall not see ^ Jehovah,
even '^ Jehovah " in the land
of the living :
I shall behold man no more
'' with the inhabitants of the
world.
12 My dwelling is removed, and
is carried awp^y from me as a
shepherd's '' tent :
I have 'rolled up, like a
*Aveaver, my life; lie will
'cut me off from the **loom :
From '"day even to night wilt
thou make an end of me.
13 ^ I quieted myself until morn-
ing; "as a lion, so he "break-
eth all my bones :
From ''day even to ni^ht wilt
thou make an end of me.
14 'Like a swallow or a crane, so
did I chatter ;
I did *■ moan as a dove ; mine
*eyes fail with looJcing up-
ward :
0 Lord, I am oppressed, be
thou my '^ surety.
15 '*What shall I say? he hath
both spoken unto me, and
himself hath done it :
1 shall " go ^° softly all my years
because of the -^ bitterness of
my soul.
16 0 Lord, * by these things men
live ;
2 Heb. steps. 3 Or, by
* Or, by which steps it &c.
6 Or, tranqtiillity ^ Heb. Jah.
Or, when I am among them that have ceased
to be 8 Heb. thrum.
9 Or, I thought until viorning. As a lion, so will
he break &c.
10 Or, as in solemn procession See Pa. 42. 4.
38.17
ISAIAH
40.9
He receives Messengers from Babylon. Isaiah predicts tlie Babylonish Captivity. Comforting Promises to the Afflicted People
And wholly therein is the life
of my spirit :
^ Wherefore " recover thou me,
and *make me to live.
17 Behold, it ivas for ????/ peace that
I had great bitterness :
But ^ thou hast in love to my
soul ''delivered it from the
"^ pit of ^ corruption ;
For thou hast " cast all my sins
behind thy back.
18 For''Sheol cannot praise thee,
death cannot celebrate thee :
They that go down »into the
pit cannot hope for thy
truth.
19 The ''living, the living, he shall
praise thee, as I do this day :
The 'father to the children
shall make known thy truth.
20 Jehovah is * ready to save me :
Therefore we will 'sing my
songs with stringed instru-
ments
'"All the days of our life "in the
house of Jehovah.
21 Now "Isaiah had said. Let
them take a cake of figs, and lay
it for a plaster upon the boil, a;nd
he shall recover. 22 Hezekiah
also had said. What is the ^sign
that I shall go up to the house of
Jehovah 1
OO *At that time Merodach-
0 *Lf baladan the son of Baladan,
king of Babylon , sent letters and a
present to Hezekiah ; for he heard
that he had been sick, and was re-
covered. 2 And Hezekiah was
•■glad of them, and showed them
the house of his •'precious things,
the * silver, and the gold, and the
spices, and the precious oil, and all
tne house of his ^ armor, and all
that was found in his treasures :
there was nothing in his house,
nor in all his dominion, that Heze-
kiah showed them not. 3 Then
came Isaiah the * pi;ophet unto
king Hezekiah, and said unto him,
What said these meni and from
whence came they unto thee 1 And
Hezekiah said. They are come from
a far " country unto me, even from
Babylon. 4 Then said he. What
have they seen in thy house 1 And
Hezekiah answered, All that is in
my house have they seen : there is
nothing among my treasures that
1 have not showed them. 5 Then
said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the
1 Or, So wilt thou recover me
2 Heb. thoti. hast loved my soul from the int.
3 Or, nothingness
* Or, spfcertf 6 Qr, jewels
« Ps. 39. 13
(• cli. 119. 25
" i's. 30. 3 ;
86. 13 ; Jon.
2. 6
f' ver. 10
^ ch. -43. 25 ;
Jer. 31. 34 ;
Mic. 7. 19
/ Ps. 6. 5 :
88. lU-12 ;
115 17 ;
Eccl. 9. 10
' Num. IG.
33 ; Ps. 23. 1
h Ps. 118. 17 ;
119. 175
' nt. 6. 7 :
11. 19 ; Ps.
78. 5-7
k Ps. 86. 5
' Ps. 33. 1-3 ;
68. 24-26
'" Ps. 104. 33 ;
116. 2 ; 146.
2
" Ps. 116.
17-19
" 2 K. 20. 7, 8
P ver. 7
9 ver. 1-8 :
2 K. 20.
12-19 ;
2 Chr. 32.
31
'■ 2 Chr. 32.
2,1, 31 ; Job
31. 25
• 2 K. 18. 15,
16
' 2 S. 12. 1 ;
2 Chr. 1«. 7
« Dt. 28. 49 ;
Jer. 5. 15
"IS. 13. 13,
14 ; 15. 16
^ 2 K. 24. 13 ;
25. 13-15 ;
Jer. 20. 5
'J Dan. 1. 2-7
^2 Chr. 32. 26
« 1 S. 3. 18 ;
Job 1. 21 ;
Ps. 39. 9
I- 2 Chr. 34. 28
•^ ch. 12. 1 ;
49. 13 ; 61.
3, 12 ; 52 9 ;
61. 2 J 66.
13 ; Jer. 31.
10-14 ;
Zeph. 3.
14-17 ;
2 Cor. 1. 4
d ch. 35. 4 ;
Zech. 1. 13
« ch. 41.
11-13 ; 49.
25 ; 64. 15,
17
.'■ ch. 33. 24 ;
53. 5, 6, 11
!' Jer. 16. 18 ;
Zech. 9. 12 ;
Rev. 18. 6
ft Mt. 3. 3 ;
Mk. 1. 3 ;
Lk. 3. 4-6 ;
Jn. 1. 23
i Mai. 3. 1 ;
4. .5, 6
k Ezek. 17. 24
' ch. 6. 3 ;
Hab. 2. 14
*" ch. 52. 10 ;
Joel 2. 28
" ch. 1. 20 ;
34. 16 ; 68.
14
0 Job 14. 2 :
Ps. 102. 11 ;
103. 15 ;
1 Pet. 1. 24,
25
706
" word of Jehovah of hosts : 6 Be-
hold, the days are coming, when
■" all that is in thy house, and that
which thy fathers have laid up in
store until this day, shall be car-
ried to Babylon : nothing shall be
left, .saith Jehovah. 7 And of thy
*sons that shall issue from thee,
whom thou shalt beget, shall they
take away ; and they shall b(^
eunuchs in the palace of the king
of Babylon. 8 * Then said Heze-
kiah unto Isaiah, Good is "the
word of Jehovah which thou hast
spoken. He said moreover, For
there shall be peace and truth * in
ray days.
^O "Comfort ye, comfort ye
'^ w my people, saith your God.
2 '' Speak ye *' comfortably to Jeru-
salem ; and cry unto her, that her
'''warfare is accomplished, that
her ** -^iniquity is pardoned, that she
hath received of Jehovah's hand
" double for all her sins.
3 '' The voice of one ^ that crieth,
' Prepare ye in the wilderness the
way of Jehovah ; make level in the
desert a highway for our God. 4
Every valley shall be * exalted,
and every mountain and hill shall
be made low ; and the uneven
shall be made level, and the rough
places a plain : 5 and the ' glory
of Jehovah shall be revealed, and
™ all flesh shall see it together ; for
the " mouth of Jehovah hath spoken
it.
6 The voice of one saying. Cry.
And one said. What shall I cry?
"All flesh is grass, and all the good-
liness thereof is as the flower of the
field. 7 The ^ grass withereth, the
flower fadeth, because the « breath
of Jehovah bloweth upon it ; sui'ely
the people is grass. 8 The grass
withereth, the flower fadeth ; but
'■ the word of our God shall stand
forever.
QioQ ^i^ou that tellest 'good
tidings to Zion, get thee up on a
' high mountain ; " O thou that
tellest good tidings to Jerusalem,
lift up thy voice with strength ;
lift it up, be not afraid ; say unto
P Ps. 90 5, fi ; Jas 1 10. 11 Q ver. 24 ; ch 11. 4 1
Job 4. 9 ; 41. 21 ■" ch. 55. 11 ; 59. 21 ; Mt. 5. 18 ' ch.
61. 1 < ch. 52. 7
* Heb. to the heart of. 7 Or, time of service
8 Or, punishment is accepted See Lev. 26. 43.
9 Or, that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye
the vay &c.
10 Or, 0 Ziort^ that bringest good tidings
11 Or, 0 Jerusalem, (hat bringest good tidings
40.10
ISAIAH
41.2
The Incomparable Greatness of Jehovah. Israel encouraged. Jehovah raises op a Deliverer
the "cities of Judah, 'Behold, your
God ! , 10 Behold, the Lord Jeho-
vah will come as a ''mighty one,
and his ^ arm will rule for him :
Behold, his '' reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
11 He will -^feed his flock like a
shejjherd, he will gather the lambs
in his arm, and carry them in his
bosom, and will gently lead those
that have their young.
12 Who hath "measured the
waters in the hollow of his hand,
and meted out heaven with the
span, and comprehended the dust
of the earth in a measure, and
weighed the mountains in scales,
and the hills in a balance 1 13
* Who hath ^ directed the Spirit of
Jehovah, or being his * counsellor
hath taught him"? 14 * With whom
took he counsel, and who instructed
him, and taught him in the path
of justice, and ' taught him knowl-
edge, and showed to him the way
of understanding "f 15 Behold, the
"' nations are as a drop of a bucket,
and are accounted as the small
"dust of the balance : behold,^ he
taketh up the isles as a very little
thing. 16 And "Lebanon is not
sufficient to burn, nor the ^beasts
thereof sufficient for a burnt-offer-
ing. 17 *A11 the nations are as
nothing before him ; they are ac-
counted by him as ^ less than noth-
ing, and '' '■ vanity.
18 * To whom then will ye liken
God 1 or what likeness will ye com-
pare unto him 1 1 9 The ' image,
a workman hath cast it, and the
goldsmith " overlayeth it with gold,
and casteth for it silver chains.
20 He that is too impoverished
for such an oblation choose th a
" tree that will not rot ; he seeketh
unto him a skilful workman to
® set up a graven image, that ^ shall
not be moved. 21 ■^Have ye not
known'? have ye not heard"? hath
it not been told you ^ from the
beginning'? have ye not ® under-
stood " from the foundations of the
earth "? 22 It is he that sitteth
above the * circle of the earth, and
the inhabitants thereof are as
" grasshoppers ; that ^ stretcheth
out the heavens as '' a * curtain, and
spread eth them out as a -^tent to
dwell in ; 23 that bringeth*' princes
1 Or, meted out
2 Or, the isles are as the fine dust that is lifted
np 3 Or, as a thing of nought
* Or, confusion 5 Or, prepare
6 Or, understood the foundations 7 Or, gauze
" ch. 44. 26
b ch. 25. 9 ;
35. 2
' ch. 9. 6, 7
d ch. 59.
16, 18
^ ch. 62. 11 ;
Rev. 22. 12
/.Ter. 31.10;
Ezek. 34.
12-14, 23,
31 ; Mic. 5.
4 ; Jn. 10.
11, 14-16
s ch. 48. 13 ;
Job 38.
8-11 ; Ps.
102. 25, 26 ;
Heb. 1.
10-12
h Rom. 11.
34 ; 1 Cor.
2. 16
' ch. 41. 28
k Job 38. 4
' Job 21. 22 ;
Col. 2. 3
™ Jer. 10. 10
" ch. 17. 13 ;
29.5
" ch. 37. 24
v Ps. 50.
9-11 : Mic.
6. 6, 7 ;
Heb. 10. 5-9
9 ch. 29. 7
»" ch. 30. 28
* ver. 25 ;
ch. 46. 5 ;
Ex. 8. 10 ;
15. 11 ;
1 S. 2. 2 ;
Mic. 7. 18
< ch. 41. 7 ;
44. 10 ; Ps.
115. 4-8 ;
Hab. 2. 18,
19
»ch. 2. 20;
30. 22
" ch. 44. 14 ;
Jer. 10. 3, 5
'^ ch. 41. 7 ■
46. 7;
1 S. 5. 3, 4
y ch. 37. 26 ;
Ps. 19. 1 ;
50. G ; Acts
14. 17 ;
Rom. 1. 19
^ ch. 44. 8
" ch. 48. 13 ;
51. 13
6 Job 22. 14 ;
Prov. 8. 27
« Num. 13. 33
d ch. 37. 16 ;
42. 5 ; 44.
24 ; Job 9. P
« Ps. 104. 2
/Job 36. 29;
Ps. 18. 11 ;
19.4
9 ch. 34. 12 ;
Job 12. 21 ;
Ps. 107. 40
h ch. 5. 21 ;
Jer. 25. 18-
27
'■ ch. 17. 10,
11 ; Job 15.
30-33; 18.
16-19;
Nah. 1. 14
* ver. 7 ; ch.
30.33; 2 S.
22. 16
I ch. 17. 13 ;
41.16
"* ver. 18
" ch. 51. 6
° ch. 42. 5 ;
48. 12, 13
P Ps. 147. 4
707
to nothing- that ^maketh the
judges of the earth as ® vanity.
24 ^Yea, they have 'not been
planted ; j^ea, they have not been
sown ; yea, their stock hath not
taken root in the earth : moreover
he * bloweth upon them, and thev
wither, and the ' whirlwind taketh
them away as stubble. 25 '"To
whom then will ye liken me, that
I should be equal to himl saith the
Holy One. 26 "Lift up your eyes
on high, ^''and see "who hath
created these, that bringeth out
their host by number ; he ^ calleth
them all by name ; by the * great-
ness of his might, and for that he
is strong in power, ''not one is
lacking.
27 'Why sayest thou, O Jacob,
and speak est, O Israel, My way is
'hid from Jehovah, and the "jus-
tice due to me is passed away fr-om
"my God"? 28 ''^ Hast thou not
known ■? hast thou not heard 1 " The
^everlasting God, Jehovah, the
Creator of the ends of the earth,
fainteth not, neither is weary ;
there is ^no searching of his un-
derstanding. 29 He giveth power
to the " faint ; and to him that hath
no might he 'increaseth strength.
30 Even the "youths shall faint
and be weary, and the ''young men
shall utterly fall : 31 but they that
wait for Jehovah shall ^ renew their
strength ; they shall ^ mount up
with wings as eagles ; they shall
run, and not be weary ; they shall
walk, and not faint.
/\ -\ "Keep silence before me,
TtX O * islands ; and let the peo-
ples * renew their strength : * let
them come near ; then let them
speak ; ' let us . come near together
to judgment. 2 ™ Who hath raised
up one from the east, ^^whom he
"calleth in righteousness "to his
« Ps. 89. 11-13 '■ ch. 34. 16 ; 48. 13 "ch. 49. 4, 14
t ch. 54. 8 " Job 27. 2 ; 34. 5 : Lk. 18. 7, 8 " ch.
25. 1 ^ ver. 21 v Gen. 21. 33 ; Ps. 90. 2 ' Ps. 147. 5 ;
Rom. 11. 33 « ch. 50. 4 ; Jer. 31. 25 b ch. 41. 10
<^ Jer. 6. 11 ; 9. 21 d ch. 9. 17 « Job 17. 9 ; Ps. 103.
5 ; 2 Cor. 4. 8-10, 16 /Ex. 19. 4 ; Dt. 32. 11 ; Lk. 18.
1 ; 2 Cor. 4. 1, 16 ; Gal. 6. 9 ; Heb. 12. 3 " Hab. 2. 20 ;
Zech. 2. 13 '' ch. 11. 11 i ch. 40. 31 * ch. 34. 1 ;
48. 16 ' ch. 1. 18 ; 43. 26; 50. 8 "» ver. 25 ; ch. 45. 1-
3 ; 46. 11 " ch. 42. 6 " Judg. 4. 10 ; 5. 15
' Or, confusion
9 Or, Scarce are they planted, scarce are they
sown, scarce hath their stock taken root in the
earth, when he bloweth upon them &c.
10 Or, and see : who hath created these ? he that
(tc.
11 Or, Jehovah is an everlasting' God, the Creator
. . . he fainteth not &c.
12 Or, whom righteousness calleth to its foot
Or, whom righteousness meeteth whithersoever he
goeth
41.3
ISAIAH
41.27
Israel assured of Jehovah's Help. Idolaters powerless to produce Prophets or Helpers
footi he "giveth nations before
him, and maketh him rule over
kings ; ^ he giveth them as * the
dust to his sword, as the driven
"stubble to his bow. 3 He pur-
sueth them, and passeth on .Safely,
even by a way that he had not
gone with his feet. 4 '^ Who hath
wrought and done it, calling the
generations from the beginning?
'I, Jehovah, the first, and with
the last, •''I am he. 5 The "isles
have seen, and fear ; the '' ends of
the earth tremble ; they draw near,
and come. 6 They ' help every one
his neighbor ; and every one saith
to his brother, Be of good courage.
7 So *the carpenter encourageth
'the goldsmith, and he that smooth-
eth with the hammer him that
smiteth the anvil, saying of the
soldering, It is good ; and he fast-
eneth it with nails, ™that it should
not be moved.
8 But thou, Israel, "my servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed
of "Abraham my ^'friend, 9 thou
whom I have * taken hold of from
the ends of the earth, and called
' from the corners thereof, and said
unto thee. Thou art * my servant, I
have ' chosen thee and not cast thee
away ; 10 "fear thou not, for I am
with thee ; " be not dismayed, for
I am thy God ; I will strengthen
thee ; yea, " I will help thee ; yea,
I will uphold thee witn the "^ right
hand of my righteousness. 1 1 Be-
hold, *all they that are incensed
against thee shall be put to shame
and confounded : ^ they that strive
with thee shall be as nothing, and
shall perish. 12" Thou shalt seek
them, and shalt not find them, even
them that contend with thee : they
that war against thee shall be * as
nothing, and as a thing of nought.
13 For I, Jehovah thy God, '^will
hold thy right hand, saying unto
thee, ** Fear not ; I will help thee.
14 Fear not, thou "worm Jacob,
and ye men of Israel ; I will help
thee, saith Jehovah, and ^-^ thy Re-
deemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 Behold, 1 have made thee to be
a new sharp threshing instrument
having teeth ; " thou shalt thresh
the ''mountains, and beat them
small, and shalt make the hills as
chaff. 16 Thou shalt * winnow
them, and the wind shall carry
1 Or, he maketh as the dust their sword, as the
driven stubble their bow
2 Or, look not around thee
"• Or, thy Redeemer, the Holy One &c.
» 2 Ohr. 36.
23 ; Ezr. 1.
2
6 ch. 17. 13 ;
2a. 6 ; 2 S.
22. 43 ; 2 K.
13. 7
' ch. 40. 24
''■ ver. 26 ;
ch. 44. 7 ;
46. 10
« ch. 43. 10 ;
44. 6 ; Rev.
1. 8, 17 ; 22.
13
/ch. 43. 13;
46. 4 ; 48. 12
9 ver. 1 ;
Ezek. 26.
15,16
k Josh. 5. 1 ;
Ps. 67. 7
' Joel 3. y-11
*•■ ch. 44. 13
' ch. 40. 19
'" ch. 40. 20 ;
46. 7
"ch. 42, 19;
43. 10 ; 44.
1, 2, 21
" ch. 29. 22 ;
61. 2 ; 63. 16
P 2 Chr. 20.
7 ; Jas. 2. 23
9 ch. U. 11
'■ ch. 43. 5-7
" ch. 42. 1 ;
44. 1, 2
« Dt. 7. 6 ;
14. 2 : Ps.
135. 4
" ver. 13, 14 ;
ch. 43. 2, 5 ;
Dt. 20. 1 ;
31. 6 ; Josh.
1. 9 ; Ps. 27.
1 ; Rom. 8.
31
" ver. 14 ; ch.
44. 2 ; 49. 8
^ Ps. 89. 13,
14
y ch. 45. 24 ;
Ex. 23. 22:
Zech. 12. 3
- ch. 17. 13 ;
29. 5, 7, 8
"- ch. 17. 14 ;
Job 20. 7-
9 ; Ps. 37.
35,36
b ch. 29. 20
' ch. 42. 6 ;
45. 1
<* ver. 10
" Job ib. 6 ;
Ps. 22. 6
/ ch. 35. 10 ;
43. 14 ; 44.
6, 22-24
e Mic. 4. 13 ;
Hab. 3. 12
'' ch. 42. 15 ;
64. 1 ; Jer.
9.10;
Ezek. 33.28
i Jer. 51. 2
fc ch. 25. 9 :
35. 10 ; 51.
3 ; 61. 10
' ch. 43. 20 ;
44. 3 ; 49.
10 ; 55. 1
'" ch. 30. 19 ;
65. 24
" ch. 42. 16 ;
62. 12
" ch. 30. 25 ;
43. 19
P ch. 35. 6, 7 ;
Ps. 107. 35
1 ch. 35. 1 ;
55. 13 ; 60.
13
708
them away, and the whirlwind
shall scatter them ; and thou shalt
* rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt
glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 The poor and needy seek
' water, and there is none, and
their tongue faileth for thirst; I,
Jehovah, '"will answer them, I, the
God of Israel, "will not forsake
them. 18 I will open "rivers on
the bare heights, and fountains in
the midst of the valleys ; I will
make ^the wilderness a pool of
water, and the dry land springs
of water. 19 I will put in the
wilderness the cedar, the acacia,
and the » myrtle, and the ^ oil-tree ;
I will set in the desert the ^'fir-
tree, the ® pine, and the box-tree
together: 20 that they may ''see,
and know, and consider, and un-
derstand together, that the *hand
of Jehovah hath done this, and the
Holy One of Israel hath created it,
2 1 ^ Produce your cause, saith
Jehovah ; bring forth your strong
reasons, saith the " King of Jacob.
22 "Let them bring them forth,
and declare unto us what shall
happen : declare ye the "" former
things, what they are, that we
may consider them, and know the
latter end of them ; or show us
things to come. 23 2' Declare the
things that are to come hereafter,
that we may know that ye are
gods : yea, ^ do^ good, or do evil,
that we may '^be dismayed, and
behold it together. 24 Behold,
" ye are of nothing, and '' your work
is of nought ; an " abomination is
he that chooseth you.
25 I have raised up ''one from
the north, and he is come ; from
the rising of the sun one that call-
eth upon my name : and he shall
come upon ** rulers as upon "mor-
tar, and as the potter treadeth
clay. 26 Who hath -^declared it
from the beginning, that we may
know'? and beforetime, that we
may say, He is right 1 5'ea, there
is " none that declareth, yea, there
is none that showeth, yea, there is
none that heareth your words. 27
''/a??i the first that saith unto Zion,
»• ch. 40. 5 ; 43. 10 ' ch. 66 14 ; Job 12. 9 * ver. 1
" ch. 43. 15 ; 44. 6 " ch. 44. 7 ; 46. 21 ; 46. 10 ^ ch.
43. 9 y ch. 42. 9 ; 44. 7. 8 ; 45. 3 : Jn 13. 19 ^ Jer.
10. 5 " ch. 44. 9 ; Ps. 115. 8 ; 1 Cor. 8. 4 b ver. 29 :
ch. 37. 19 ' Prov. 3. 32 ; 28. 9 d ver. 2 ; Jer. 50. S
•■ ch. 10. 6 ; 2 S. 32. 43 ; Mic. 7. 10 ; Zech. 10. 5 /ver.
22 ; ch. 44. 7 ; 45. 21 ^ Hab. 2. 18, 19 '' ch. 48. 3-8
4 Or, oleaster s Or, cypress <■ Or, plane
7 Or, look one upon another 8 Or, deputies
41.28
ISAIAH
42.23
Jehovah's Promise to his Servant. Praise to Jehovah for his Miglity Deliverance. Israel reproved for Obstinacy
Behold, behold them ; and I will
give to Jerusalem " one that bring-
eth good tidings. 28 And *when
I look, there is no man ; even
among them there is no ''counsel-
lor, that, when I ask of them, "* can
answer a word. 29 ^ Behold, all of
them, their "works are ■''vanity and
nought ; their molten images are
^wind and confusion.
yl r> * Behold, my 'servant,
t:^ whom I uphold ; my
* chosen, in whom my 'soul de-
lighteth : I have put my '" Spirit
upon him ; he will bring forth
"justice to the " Gentiles. _ 2 He
will not cry, nor lift up his voice,
nor cause it to be heard in the
street. 3 A "bruised reed will he
not break, and a dimly burning
wick will he not quench : he will
bring forth ■''justice in truth. 4 He
will not ^ '^ fail nor be * discouraged,
till he have set justice in the earth ;
and the ^ isles shall wait for his law.
5 Thus saith God Jehovah, he
that "created the heavens, and
' stretched them forth ; he that
spread abroad the "earth and
that which cometh out of it ; he
that " giveth breath unto the peo-
ple upon it, and spirit to them
that walk therein : 6 I, Jehovah,
have ''^called thee in righteousness,
and will ^hold thy hand, and will
^^keep thee, and give thee for a
" covenant of the people, for a * light
of _ the Gentiles; 7 to "open the
blind eyes, to ''■ bring out the pris-
oners from the dungeon, and them
that sit in darkness out of the
prison-house. 8 "I am Jehovah,
that is •''my name; and my "glory
will I not give to another, neither
my praise unto graven images. 9
Behold, the ''former things are
come to pass, and ' new things do I
declare ; before they spring forth I
tell you of them.
10 Sing unto Jehovah a *new
song, and his praise from the ' end
of the earth ; ™ ye that go down to
the sea, and "all that is therein,
the "isles, and the inhabitants
thereof. 1 1 Let the * wilderness
and the cities thereof lift up their
voice, the villages that * Kedar doth
inhabit; let the inhabitants of
'"Sela sing, let them shout from
the top of the "mountains*. 12
Let them *give glory unto Jeho-
1 Or, Behold, (hey are all vanity; their ivorks
are nought - Or, nations (and elsewhere)
^ Or, ourn diwly i Or, bruised * Or, for 7>i
"ch. 40, 9;
44. 28 ; 52.
7 ; Nah. 1.
15
b ch. 50. 2 ;
:i9. 16 ; 63.
5
•^ oh. 40. 13,
14
d ch. 46. 7
" ver. 24 ; ch.
2. 8 ; 17. 8
/ch. 44. 9
'■' Jcr. 5. 13
A Mt. 12. 18-
21
i ch. 41. 8 :
43. 10 ; 49.
3-6 ; 52. 13 ;
53. 11 ; Mt.
12. 18-21 ;
Phil. 2. 7
k 1 Pet. 2. 4,
6
' Mt. 3. 17 ;
17.5
"' ch. 11. 2 ;
59. 21 ; 61.
1 ; Mt. 3.
16 ; Lk. 4.
18, 19, 21
" ch. 2. 4
° ch. 57. 15
i' Ps. 72. 2, 4 ;
96. 13
1 ch. 40. 28
"■ ver. 10, 12 ;
ch. 11. 11 ;
24. 15 ; 49.
1 ; 51, 5 ; 60.
9 ; 66. 19
« ch. 45. 18 ;
Ps. 102. 25,
26
( ch. 40. 22 ;
Ps. 104, 2
" Ps. 24. 1, 2 ;
136. 6
" ch. 57. 16 ;
Job 12. 10 ;
33. 4; Dan.
5. 23 ; Acts
17. 25
^ ch. 41. 2 ;
Jer, 23. 5, 6
y ch. 41. 13 ;
45,1
^ ch, 26. 3 ;
27. 3
" ch. 49. 6, 8
b ch. 51. 4 :
60, 1, 3 ;
Lk. 2. 32
" ch. 29. 18 ;
35. 5
dch. 49. 9:
61.1
" ch. 43. 3,
11, 15
/ Ex. 3, 15 ;
Ps. 83, 18
0 ch. 48. 11 ;
Ex. 20. 3-5
h ch. 48. 3
1 ch. 43. 19 ;
48. 6
k Ps. 33. 3 ;
40. 3 ; 98. 1
' ch. 49. 6 ;
62.11
"' Ps. 65. 5 ;
107. 23
« Ex, 20, 11 ;
1 Chr. 16.
32 ; Pa. 96.
11
° ver. 4
P ch. 32. 16 ;
35. 1, 6
9 ch. 21. 16 ;
60.7
»• ch. 16. 1
» ch. 52. 7 ;
Nah. 1. 15
t ch. 24. 15
709
vah, and declare his praise in the
"islands. 13 Jehovah will go forth
as a mighty man ; he will stir up
his "zeal like a ""man of war: he
will cry, yea, he will " shout aloud ;
he will ^do mightily against his
enemies.
14 1 have long time "holden my
ipeace ; I have been still, and re-
frained myself : notv will I cry
out like a travailing woman ; I
will ''gasp and pant together.
15 I will *lay waste mountains
and hills, and dry up all their
herbs ; and I will " make the
rivers islands, and will dry up
the pools. 16 And I will ''bring
the blind by a way that they
know not ; in paths that they
know not will I lead them ; I
will •'make darkness light be-
fore them, and •'crooked places
straight. These things will I do,
'^and I will "not forsake them,
17 They shall be turned back,
they shall be '' utterly put _ to
shame, that trust in graven im-
ages, that say unto molten images,
Ye are our gods.
18 *Hear, ye deaf; and look,
ye blind, that ye may see. 19
Who is blind, but my '^servant'?
or deaf, as my 'messenger that I
send 1 who is blind as he that is
**™at peace with me, and blind
as Jehovah's servant '? 20 Thou
"seest many things, but thou ob-
servest not ; his ears are open,
but he heareth not. 21 It pleased
.Jehovah, " for his righteousness'
sake, to ^^ magnify the law, and
make it 'honorable. 22 But this
is a people robbed and plundered ;
they are all of them ''snared in
holes, and they are * hid in prison-
houses : they are ' for a prey, and
none delivereth ; for a spoil, and
none saith, Eestore.
23 Who is there among you that
will give ear to this*? that will
hearken and hear for the time to
"ver. 4 "ch. 9. 7; 26. 11; 37. 32; 59. 17 ^ Ex. 15. 3
V Hos. 11. 10; Joel 3. 16 ; Am. 1. 2 - ch. 66. 14-16
« ch. 57. 11 ; Ps. 50. 21 ; Lk. 18. 7 ; 2 Pet. 3. 9 " ch.
2. 12-16 ; Ezek. 38. 19, 20 <^ ch. 44. 27 ; 50. 2 ; Nah.
- ■ " ■ • -- ■ ' - - - Lk.
3.5
.,„. , , ch.
1. 29 ; 44. 9, 11 ; 45. 16 ; Ps, 97. 7 i ch, 29. 18 ; 35. 5
k ch. 41. 8 ' ch. 44. 26 "' ch, 26. 3 ; 27. 5 " ch. 43.
8 ; Jer. 6. 10 " ch. 43. 25 p ver. 4 ; ch. 51. 4 « ch.
58. 13 »■ ch. 24. 18 " ch. 24. 22 < ch. 10. 6
2. 12-16 ; Ezek. 38, 19, 20 <^ ch. 44. 27 ; 50. 2 ; Ni
1. 4-6 d ch. 29. 18 ; 30. 21 ; 32. 3 ; Jer. 31, 8, 9 ; I
1. 78, 79 « ch. 29. 18 ; Eph. 5. 8 / ch. 40. 4 ; Lk. :
'<' ch. 41. 17 ; Josh. 1. 5 ; Ps, 94, 14 ; Heb. 13, 5 A <
8 Or, destroy and devour
" Or, a?id will tiot forbear
8 Or, warle perfect Or, recompensed
3 Or, make the leaching great and glorious
42.1^4
ISAIAH
43.2a
Jehovah the only Satioar. Deliverance from Babylon. The People's CndntifnlBess
come? 24 "^Vlio gave Jacob for
a spoil, and Isi-ael to the robbers 1
did not Jehovah 1 he against whom
we nave sinned, and in wliose ways
they * would not walk, neither were
they ''obedient unto his ^ law. 25
Therefore he poured upon him the
''fierceness of his ancrer, and the
strength of battle ; and it " set him
on fire round about, yet he •'^knew
not ; and it burned him, yet he
"laid it not to heart.
A O But now thus saith Je-
■^O hovah that ''created thee,
0 Jacob, and he that 'formed
thee, O Israel : '' Fear not, for I
have ' redeemed thee ; I have
'"called thee by thy name, thou
art "mine. 2 When thou "pass-
est through the waters, ^' I will be
with thee ; and through the luvers,
they shall not overflow thee : when
thou * walkest through the fire,
thou shalt not be burned, neither
shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3 For I am ''Jehovah thy God, the
Holy One of Israel, thy SSaviour ;
1 have given Egypt a.s thy ransom,
'Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead.
4 tSince thou hast been precious
in my sight, "and "honoraole, and
I have " loved thee ; therefore will
I give men in thy stead, and
peoples instead of thy life. 5
•^ Fear not ; for «' I am with thee :
I will bring 'thy seed from the
east, and "gather thee from the
west; 6 I will say to the * north,
Give up ; and to the south. Keep
not back; "^ bring my ''sons from
far, and my daughters from tlie
' end of the earth ; 7 every one
that is ■''called by my name, and
whom I have ^created for my
''glory, 'whom I have formed,
yea, whom I have made.
8 Bring forth the ''blind people
that have eyes, and the deaf that
have ears. 9 ^ Let all the nations
be 'gathered together, and let
the peoples be assembled : who
among them can '"declare this,
and show us former things 1 let
them bring " their witnesses, " that
they may be justified ; ''or let
them hear, and say, It is truth.
10 ^ Ye are my witnesses, saith
Jehovah, and my '^servant whom
I have chosen ; that ye may know
and believe me, and understand
that ' I am he : * before me there
1 Or, teachino
2 Or, thon hnsl been honorable &c.
3 Or, Gnthrr yonrsehies together, all ye nations
* Or, and that they may hear
" ch. 10. S
t> ch. 30. 15
' ch. 48. 13 ;
57. 17
d ch. 5. 25 ;
9. 19
« 2 K. 25. 9 ;
Jer. 21. 12 ;
Nah. 1. 6 ;
Zeph. 1. IS
/ch. 1. 3; 5.
13
-" ch. 2D. 13 ;
47. 7; 57.1;
Hos. 7. 9
'' ver. 15
'■ ver. 7,21;
ch.44. 2,
21,24
k ver. 5
' ch. 44. 22,
23 ; 48. 20
'"• Ter. 7 ; ch.
45. 3, 4 ;
Gen. 32. 23
" ver. 21
" ch. 8. 7, 8 ;
Ps. BG. 12
P Dt. 31.
6,8
9ch. 29. 6;
30. 27-29 ;
Dau. 3. 25,
27
"" Ex. 20. 2
' ver. 11 ;
ch. 19. 20 ;
45. 15, 21 ;
49. 26 ; 60.
16 ; 63. 8
t ch. 20. 3-5 ;
Prov.11.8;
21. 18
" ch. 49. 5
^ ch. 63. 9
^ ch. 41. 10,
14 ; 44. 2 ;
Jer. 30. 10 ;
46. 27, 28
" ver. 2 i ch.
8.10
'^ ch. 41. 8 ;
49. 12 ; 61.
9
"■ ch. 49. 12
'' Ps. 107. 3
<^ ch. 14. 2 ;
4J. 22; 60.
4 ; 66. 20
d 2 Cor. 6. 13
" ch. 45. 22
/ch. 56. 5;
62. 2 ; Jas.
2.7
" ch. 29. 23 ;
Ps. 100. 3 ;
Eph. 2. 10
ft ch. 44. 23 ;
46. 13
' ver. 1
fc ch. 6. 9 ; 42.
13-20 ;
Ezek. 12. 2
' ch. 34. 1 ;
41.1
'" ch. 41. 22,
23, 26
" Ch. 44. 9
" ver. 26
P ch. 44. 8
9 ch. 42. 1
' ch. 41. 4
* ch. 45. 5, 6
« ch. 44. 6, 8
" ver. 3 ; ch.
45. 21 ;
Hos. 13. 4
'' Dt. 32.
16 ; Ps. 81. 9
^ ver. 10 ;
ch. 44. 8
y ch. 48. 16 ;
Ps. 90. 2
' ch. 41. 4
710
was no God formed, neither shall
there be after me. 11 I, even I,
am Jehovah ; and ' besides me
there is no "saviour. 12 I have
declared, and I have saved, and I
have showed ; and there was no
"strange god among you : there-
fore -^ye are my witnesses, saith
Jehovah, and I am God. 13 Yea,
^ '■' since the day was ^ I am he ;
and there is " none that can de-
liver out of my hand : * I will
work, and who can hinder if?
14 Thus saith Jehovah, your
'"Bedeemer, the Holj^ One of
Israel : For your sake I have
sent to Babylon, and I will ''bring
down "all of them as fugitives,
even the "Chaldeans, in the •''ships
of their rejoicing. l5 I am Jeho-
vah, your Holy One, the "Creator
of Israel, your ''King. 16 Thus
saith Jehovah, who 'maketh a
way in the sea, and a *path in the
mighty waters ; 17 "^ who bringeth
forth the 'chariot and horse, the
army and the mighty man (they
lie down together, they shall not
rise ; they are '" extinct, they are
"quenched as a wick) : 18 "Re-
member ye not the former things,
neither consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a ^new thing;
now shall it spring forth ; shall ye
not know it 1 I will even « make a
waj^ in the wilderness, and rivers
in the desert. 20 The beasts of
the field shall honor me, the
'■jackals and the ostriches ; be-
cause I * give waters in the wil-
derness, and rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my people, my
chosen, 21 the people which I
'formed for myself, *"that they
might set forth my praise.
22 Yet thou hast "-not called
upon me, O Jacob ; but thou hast
been "^ weary of me, O Israel.
23 Thou hast *not brought me
of thy sheep for burnt-offerings ;
neither hast thou Mionored me
"Ps. 50. 22 6 ch. 14. 27 : Job 9. 12 'ch.41. 14
d ch. 13. 14, 15 ' ch. 23. 13 .' Jer. 51. 13 " ver. 1
ft ch. 41. 21 : 44. 6 ' ch. 11. 15 : 44. 27 ; 50. 2 ; 51. 10 ;
C3. 11, 12 : Ex. 14. 21, 22 ; Ps. 77. 19 i: Josh. 3. 15, 16
' Ex. 15. 19 "' Ps. 76. 5, 6 " ch. 1. n ; Ps. 118. 12
° ch. 65. 17 ; Jer. 16. 14 ; 23. 7 J' ch. 42. 9 ; 48. 6; 2
Cor. 5. 17 « ch. 35. 1, 6 : 41. 18, 19 ; 49. 10 ; 51. 3 ;
Ex. 17. 6 ; Num. 20. 11 ; Dt. 8. 15 ; Ps. 78. 16 »■ ch.
13. 22 ; 35. 7 « ch. 41. 17, 18 ; 48. 21 ' ver. 1 " ch.
42. 12 ; Ps. 102. 18 ; Lk. 1. 74, 75 ; 1 Pet. 2. 9 " ch.
30. 9-11 •" Mic. 6. 3 ; Mai. 1. 13 ; 3. 14 v Am. 5. 25
^ Zech. J. 5, 6 ; Mai. 1. 6-8
s Ot, from this day forth I &e.
6 Or, as otherwise read, all their voblea. er^n
&c. ~0i, uho . . . the power: They shall lie 'ic
8 Or, they shall set .forth
43.24
ISAIAH
44.17
Jehovah's Forbearance. Spiritaal Refreshiug promised. Jehovah the only Ciod. The Folly of Idolatry portrayed
with thy sacrifices. I have not
"burdened thee with ^ofterings,
nor wearied thee with ''frankin-
cense. 24 Thou hast bought me
no ^^ sweet cane with money,
neither hast thou f filled me with
the fat of thy sacrifices ; but thou
hast burdened me with thy sins,
thou hast "* wearied me with thine
iniquities.
25 I, even I, am he that *blot-
teth out thy transgressions -^for
mine own sake ; and I will " not
remember thy sins. 26 Put me
in remembrance ; let us * plead
together : set thou forth thy cause,
'that thou mayest be justified.
27 Thy * first father sinned, and
thy_ ''Heachers have transgressed
against me. 28 Therefore I ® will
'"profane the ^princes of the sanc-
tuary ; and I ^will make Jacob a
*" curse, and Israel a "reviling.
A A Yet now hear, O Jacob
TlTl my ^servant, and Israel,
whom 1 have chosen : 2 Thus saith
Jehovah that made thee, and
* formed thee from the womb,
who ''will help thee: 'Fear not,
0 Jacob my servant ; and thou,
'Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 For I will "pour water upon
® him that is thirsty, and streams
upon the dry ground ; I will "pour
my Spirit upon thy seed, ancl my
blessing upon thine "" ofl'spring :
4 and they shall spring up among
the grass, as * willows by the
watercourses. 5 ^One shall say,
1 am Jehovah's ; and another shall
^"call himself by the name of Ja-
cob ; and another shall " subscribe
with his hand unto Jehovah, and
^■^ surname himself by the name of
Israel.
6 Thus saith Jehovah, the "King
of Israel, and his ^Redeemer, Je-
hovah of hosts : I am the " first,
and I am the last ; and '^ besides
me there is no God. 7 ^^"And
who, as I, shall call, and shall
declare it, and set it in order for
me, since I established the ancient
people '? and the things that are
coming, and that shall come to
pass, let them "declare. 8 Fear
ye not, neither be afraid : have I
I Or, a meal-offering 2 Or, calamus
8 Or, satiated * Heb. interpreters.
5 Or, have profaned « Or, holy princes
T Or, have m,ade 8 Or, devoted thing
9 Or, the thirsty land lo Or, proclaim the name
II Or, write on his hand. Unto Jehovah
12 Or, give for a title the name of Israel
13 Or, And who, as I, can proclaim? lei him de-
clare it &c. 14 Or, declare unto them
24
" Jer. 7. 21-
2K
b Ex. 30. 34 ;
Lev. 2. 1 ;
24. 7
' Ex. 30. 23 ;
Jer. 6. 20
rfch. 1.14;7.
13 ; Ps. 95.
10 ; Ezek.
6. 9 ; Mai.
2. 17
" ch. 44. 22 ;
55. 7 ; Jer.
50. 20
/ ch. 37. 35 ;
48. 9, 11 ;
Ezek. 36. 22
0 ch. 38. 17 ;
Jer. 31. 34
ft ch. 1. 18 ;
41. 1 ; 50. 8
> ver. 9
* ch. 51. 2 ;
Ezek. 16. 3
( ch. 9. 15 ;
28.7;
29. 10 ; Jer.
5. 31
"' ch. 47. 6 ;
Lam. 2. 2, 6
"ch. 24.6;
34. 5 ; Jer.
24. 9 ; Dan.
9.11;Zech.
8. 13
" Ps. 79. 4 ;
Ezek. 5. 15
P ch. 41. 8 ;
Jer. 30. 10 ;
46. 27, 28
9 ver. 21, 24 ;
ch. 43. 1, 7
'' ch. 41. 10
' ch. 43. 5
« Dt. 32. 15 ;
33. 5, 26
" ch. 35. 6, 7 ;
41. 17 ;
Ezek. 34.
26 ; Joel 3.
18 ; Jn. 7.
37-39; Acts
2. 18
" ch. 32. 15 ;
Joel 2. 28
"^ ch. 61. 9 ;
65. 23
y Lev. 23. 40 ;
Job 40. 22
^ ch. 19. 21 ;
45. 14 ; Ps.
116. 16 ;
Jer. 50. 5 ;
Zech. 8. 20-
22 ; 13. 9
" ch. 41. 21 ;
43. 15
b ch. 41. 14 ;
43. 1, 14
•= ch. 41. 4 ;
43. 10 ; 48.
12 ; Rev. 1.
8, 17 ; 22.
13
d ver. 8 ; ch.
43. 11 ; 45.
5, 6, 21
«■ ch. 41. 22,
26
/ch. 42. 9;
48. 5
f ch. 43. 10
ft ch. 45. 5 ;
Dt. 4. 35,
39 ; 1 S. 2.
2 ; Joel 2.
27
i ch. 17. 10 ;
26. 4 ; 30. 29
* ch. 41. 24
' ch. 66. 3
"' ch. 43. 9
" ver. 11 ;
711
not ^declared unto thee of old,
and showed it 1 and " ye are my
witnesses. Is there a God ''be-
sides me 1 yea, there is no ' Rock ;
I know not any.
9 They that fashion a graven
image are all of them ^^ * vanity ;
and 'the things that they delight
in shall not profit ; and their own
*" witnesses see not, nor know : that
they may be "put to shame. 10
Who hath fashioned a god, or
molten an image that is "profitable
for nothing"? 11 Behold, '"all his
■p fellows shall be put to shame ;
and the workmen, they are of
men : let them all be gathered
together, let them stand up; they
shall fear, they shall be *put to
shame together.
12 The ''smith ^'' maheth an axe,
and worketh in the coals, and
fashioneth it with hammers, and
worketh it with his strong arm :
yea, he is hungry, and his strength
faileth ; he drinketh no water,
and is faint. 13 The "carpenter
stretcheth out a line; he marketh
it out with '" a pencil ; he shapeth
it with planes, and he marketh it
out with the compasses, and
shapeth it after the figure of a
'man, according to the beauty of
a man, to dwell in a "house. 14
He heweth him down "cedars, and
taketh the holm-tree and the oak,
and strengtheneth for himself one
among the trees of the forest : he
planteth '®a fir-tree, and the rain
doth nourish it. 15 Then shall
it be for a man to burn ; and he
taketh thereof, and warmeth him-
self ; yea, he kindleth it, and
baketh bread : yea, he ^ maketh
a god, and worshippeth it ; he
maketh it a graven image, and
2' faileth down thereto. 16 He
burneth -" part thereof in the fire ;
with ^"part thereof he eateth flesh ;
he roasteth roast, and is satisfied;
yea, he warmeth himself, and
saith. Aha, I am warm, I have
seen the fire. 17 And the residue
thereof he ^maketh a god, even
his graven image ; he faileth down
ch. 42. 17 ; 45. 16 : Ps. 97. 7 ° ch. 41. 29 ; Jer. 10. 5 ;
Hab. 2 18 ; Acts 19. 26 * ch. 45. 16 « ver. 9 ''ch.
40. 19, 20 ; 41. 6, 7 ; 46. 6, 7 ; Jer. 10. 3-5 ; Hab. 2. 18
* ch. 41. 7 ' Ps. 115. 5-7 " Judg. 17. 4, 5 ; Ezek. 8.
10, 11 " ch. 40. 20 ^ ver. 17, 19 ^ 2 Chr. 25. 14
^ ver. 15
15 Or, confusion
16 Or, all that join themselves thereto
17 Or, sharpeneth a tool i' Or, red ochre
19 Or, an ash ^ Or, the half
44.18
ISAIAH
45.10
The Folly of Idolatry. Jehovah forgives and redeems his People. Jehovah commissions Cyrns to deliver the Exiles
unto it and worshippeth, and
"prayeth unto it, and saith, De-
liver me; for thou art my god.
18 They "know not, neither do
they consider : for he hath ^ " shut
their eyes, that they cannot see ;
and their hearts, that they cannot
understand. 19 And none calleth
to mind, neither is there "* knowl-
edge nor * understanding to say,
I have burned part of it in the
fire ; yea, also I have baked bread
upon the coals thereof ; I have
roasted flesh and eaten it : and
shall I make the residue thereof
an ■''abomination 1 shall I fall down
to the stock of a tree "I 20 He
^ f eedeth on ashes ; a '' deceived
heart hath turned him aside; and
he cannot deliver his soul, nor say,
* Is there not a lie in my right
hand 1
21 * Remember these things, O
Jacob, and Israel ; for thou art
my ' servant : I have formed thee ;
thou art my servant : O Israel,
thou shalt '"not be forgotten of
me. 22 1 have " blotted out, as a
thick cloud, thy transgressions,
and, as a cloud, thy sins: "return
unto me; for I have ^'redeemed
thee. 23 «Sing, O ye heavens, for
.Jehovah hath done it ; shout, ye
lower parts of the earth ; '' break
forth into singing, ye mountains,
0 forest, and every tree therein:
for 'Jehovah hath redeemed Ja-
cob, and will 'glorify himself in
Israel.
24 Thus saith Jehovah, thy
"Redeemer, and he that "formed
thee from the womb : I am Jeho-
vah, that maketh all things ; that
"^stretcheth forth the heavens
alone ; that spreadeth abroad the
earth (-^who is with me"!) ; 25 that
^frustrateth the signs of the ^ liars,
and maketh diviners mad ; that
"turneth wise men backward, and
maketh their knowledge foolish ;
26 that *confirmeth the word of
his servant, and performeth the
counsel of his messengers ; that
^ saith of Jerusalem, She shall be
inhabited ; and of the "^ cities of
Judah, ^They shall be built, and
1 will raise up the waste places
thereof; 27 that -^ saith to the
deep. Be dry, and I will ^ dry up
thy rivers; 28 that saith of ■*" Cy-
rus, He is my shepherd, and shall
1 Heb. dauhtd
2 Another reading is, by myself.
3 Or, boasters * Heb. Co', esh.
" ch. 45, 20 ;
1 K, 18. 26,
28
b ch. 1. 3 ;
Jer. 10. 8,
14
' ch. 6. 9, 10 ;
29. 10 ; Ps.
81. 12
d ch. 5. 13 ;
44. 18, 19 ;
43. 20
<■ ch. 27. 11
/ Dt. 27. 15 ;
1 K. 11. 5,
7 ; 2 K. 23.
14
'■' Ps. 102. 9
h Job 15. 31 ;
Hos. 4. 12 ;
Rom. 1. 21,
22 ; 2 Th. 2.
11 ; 2 Tim.
3.13
> ch. 57. 11 ;
59. 3, 4, 13 ;
Jer. 10. 14 ;
Rom. 1.
25 ; 2 Th. 2.
11
k ch. 46. 8 ;
Zech. 10. 9
' ver, 1, 2
'" ch. 49. 15
" ch. 43. 25 ;
Ps. 51. 1,9;
Acts 3. 19
° ch. 31. 6 ;
55.7
P ch. 43. 1 ;
48. 20 ;
1 Cor. 6.
20 ; 1 Pet.
1. 18, 19
9ch. 42. 10;
49. 13 ; Ps.
69. 34 ; 96.
11,12
"" ch. 55. 12 ;
Ps. 98. 7, 8 ;
148. 7, 9
' ch. 43. 1
t ch. 49. 3 ;
60. 21 ; 61. 3
" ch. 41. 14 ;
43. 14
" ver. 2
^ ch. 40. 22 ;
42. 5 ; 45.
12, 18 ; 51.
13
y ch. 40. 14
- ch. 47. 13
" ch. 29. 14 ;
2 S. 15. 31 ;
Job 5. 12-
14 ; Ps. 33.
10 ; Jer. 51.
57 ; 1 Cor.
1. 20, 27
6 ch. 55. 11 ;
59. 21 ;
Zech. 1. 6
'^ch. 49. 7-20
d ch. 40. 9
" Jer. 32. 15,
44
/ch. 43. 16
'J ch. 42. 15 ;
50. 2 ; Jer.
50. 38 ; 51.
36
A ch. 45. 1
perform all my pleasure, even say-
ing of Jerusalem, *She shall be
built ; ® and of the temple, Thy
foundation shall be laid.
A PT Thus saith Jehovah to
^tJ his * anointed, to Cyrus,
whose right 'hand I have holden,
to '"subdue nations before him, and
I will " loose the loins of kings ; to
open the doors before him, and the
gates shall not be shut : 2 I will go
before thee, and "make the rough
places smooth ; I will ^ break in
pieces the doors of brass, and cut
in sunder the « bars of iron ; 3 and
I will give thee the *■ treasures of
darkness, and hidden riches of
secret places, that thou mayest
know that it is I, Jehovah, who
* call thee by thy name, even the
God of Israel. 4 For ' Jacob my
servant's sake, and Israel my
chosen, I have " called thee by
thy name : I have surnamed thee,
though thou hast "not known me.
5 I am Jehovah, and ^ there is
none else ; * besides me there is no
God. I will '^gird thee, though
thou hast not known me ; 6 that
"they may know ''from the rising
of the sun, and from the west,
that there is " none besides me : I
am Jehovah, and there is none
else. 7 I ''form the light, and
" create darkness ; I make peace,
and -^create evil; I am Jehovah,
that doeth all these things.
8 0 Distil, ye heavens, from
above, and let the skies pour down
righteousness : let the '' earth open,
that ® it may *'' ' bring forth sal-
vation, and let it * cause right-
eousness to spring up together ;
I, Jehovah, have created it.
9 Woe unto him that 'striveth
with his Maker ! a potsherd among
the potsherds of the earth ! Shall
the '" clay say to him that fash-
ioneth it. What makest thou % or
thy work. He hath no hands'? 10
Woe unto him that saith unto a
father, What begettest thou? or to a
woman, With what travailest thou*?
3, 35 ; 51. 11, 20. 24 « ver. 5 ; Job 12. 21 0 0^40.4
'' Ps. 107. 16 « Jer. 51. 30 '' Jer. 41. 8 ; 50. 37 » ch.
43. 1 ; 49. 1 ; Ex 33. 12, 17 < ch. 41. 8. 9 ; 44. 1 "ch.
43. 1 " Acts 17. 23 ■^ ver. 6, 14, 18, 21 : ch. 46. 9
." ch. 44. 6, 8 ^ Ps, 18. 39 « Ps. 102. 15 ; Mai. 1. 11
'' ch. 43. 5 " ver. 5 rf ch. 42. 16 <■ Ps. 104. 20 ; 105. 28
/ ch 31. 2 ; 47. 11 ; Am. 3.6 ^ Ps. 72. 6 ; Hos. 10. 12 ;
14. 5; Joel 3. 18 '' Ps. 85. 11 ' ch. 12. 3 * ch. 60.
21 ; 61. 11 ' Job 15, 25 ; 40, 8, 9 ; Ps. 2. 2, 3 ; Prov.
21. 30 ; Jer. 50. 24 "' ch. 29. 16 ; 64. 8 ; Jer. 18. 6;
Rom. 9. 20, 21
5 Or, and the foundation of the temple shall h'
laid •* Heb. /hey.
' Or, be fruitful in salvation
712
45.11
ISAIAH
46.7
JehoTali the only Savionr. Babylon's Idols and Israel's God contrasted
11 Thus saith "Jehovah, the
Holy One of Israel, and his
* Maker : " Ask me of the things
that are to come ; concerning my
"* sons, and concerning the " work
of my hands, command ye me.
12 I have -^made the earth, and
created man upon it : I, even my
hands, have ^stretched out the
heavens ; and '' all their host have
I commanded. 13 I have raised
him up in ' righteousness, and I
will * make straight all his ways :
he shall ' build my city, and he
shall let my exiles go ™ free, not for
Erice nor reward, saith Jehovah of
osts.
14 Thus ^saith Jehovah, The
labor of "Egypt, and the mer-
chandise of "Ethiopia, and the
Sabeans, men of stature, shall
^come over unto thee, and they
shall be thine : they shall go after
thee ; in « chains they shall come
over ; and they shall ^ fall down
unto thee, they shall make suppli-
cation unto thee, saying. Surely
' God is in thee ; and * there is
none else, there is no God. 15
Verily thou art a God that "hidest
thyself, O God of Israel, the " Sa-
viour. 16 They shall be ■'put to
shame, yea, confounded, all of
them ; they shall go into confu-
sion together that are * makers of
idols. 17 But Israel shall be
saved by Jehovah with an ^ever-
lasting salvation : ye shall " not
be put to shame nor confounded
world without end.
18 For thus saith Jehovah that
* created the heavens, the God
that "formed the earth and made
it, that established it and created
it not ^ a "* waste, that formed it to
be " inhabited : I am Jehovah ;
and •''there is none else. 19 *' I
have not spoken in secret, in a
place of the land of darkness; I
said not unto Hhe seed of Jacob,
* Seek ye me ^ in vain : I, Jehovah,
* speak righteousness, I ' declare
things that are right.
20 '"Assemble yourselves and
come ; draw near together, ye that
are escaped of the nations : " they
have no knowledge that " carry the
wood of their graven image, and
p pray unto a god that cannot save.
2 1 * Declare ye, and ^ bring it forth ;
yea, let them take counsel together :
''who hath showed this from ancient
1 Or, in vain 2 Or, as in a waste
» Or, bring them near
« ch. 43. 15 ;
48. 17 ;
Ezek. 39. 7
(•ch. 44.2;
64. 5
<■ ch. 8. 19
<« Jer. 31. 9
"ch. 19. 25;
26. 12 ; 29.
23 ; 60. 21 ;
64. 8
/ver. 18;ch.
42. 5 ; Jer.
27 5
a ch. 42. 5 ;
44. 24 ; Pa.
104. 2
A Gen. 2. 1 ;
Neh. 9. 6
' ch. 41. 2
'"' ver. 2
' ch. 44. 28 ;
2 Chr. 36.
22, 23
"' ch. 52. 3
" ch. 19. 21 ;
Ps. 68. 31
° ch. 18. 1 ;
43. 3
P ch. 14. 1, 2 ;
49. 23 ; 54. 3
1 P.S. 149. 8
»■ ch. 49. 23 ;
60. 14
« Jer. 16. 19 ;
Zech. 8. 20-
23; ICor.
14. 25
< ver. 5
" ch. 1. 15 ; 8.
17 ; 57. 17 ;
Ps. 44. 24
" ch. 43. 3
^ ch. 42. 17 ;
44.9
V ch. 44. 11
' ch. 26. 4 ;
51. 6; Rom.
11.26
" ch. 49. 23 ;
50. 7 ; 54. 4
b ch. 42. 5
" ver. 12
d Gen. 1. 2
" Gen. 1. 26 ;
Ps. 115. 16
/ver. 5
s ch. 48. 18 ;
Dt. 30. Il-
ls
A ver. 25; ch.
41. 8 ; 65. 9
' 2 Chr. 15.
2 ; Ps. 78.
34 ; Jer. 29.
13, 14; Hos.
3.5
k ver. 23; ch.
63. 1 ; Ps.
19. 8
I ch. 43. 12 ;
44.8
"* ch. 43. 9
" ch. 44. 18,
19 ; 48. 5-7
" ch. 46. 1, 7 ;
Jer. 10. 5
P ch. 44. 17 ;
46. 6, 7
9ch. 41. 23;
43. 9
»• ch. 41. 26 ;
44. 7 ; 48. 14
' ver. 5
t ch. 43. 3, 11
" Num. 21. 8,
9 ; 2 Chr.
20. 12 ;
Mic. 7. 7;
Zech. 12. 10
" ch. 30. 15 ;
49. 6, 12 ;
52. 10
" ch. 62. 8 ;
713
time % who hath declared it of old 1
have not I, Jehovah % and * there is
no God else besides me, a just God
and a '■ Saviour ; there is none
besides me. 22 "Look unto me,
and " be ye saved, all the ends or
the earth ; for I am God, and there
is none else. 23 ■'By myself have
I sworn, •* the word is ^ gone forth
from my mouth in righteousness,
and shall not return, that unto me
^every knee shall bow, every tongue
shall "swear. 24 Only *in Jeho-
vah, it is said of me, is righteous-
ness and strength ; even to him
shall ncien come ; and ""all they that
were incensed against him shall
be put to shame. 25 In Jehovah
shall all the seed of Israel be
''justified, and shall * glory.
/( /I* •''Bel boweth down, Nebo
^-\J stoopeth ; their idols are
upon the beasts, and upon the
cattle : the things ^ that ye carried
about are made a load, a burden
to the weary beast. 2 They stoop,
they bow down together ; they
could not deliver the burden, but
themselves ai^e ''gone into captiv-
ity.
3 'Hearken unto me, O * house
of Jacob, and all ' the remnant of
the house of Israel, that have been
'" borne by me from their birth, that
have been carried from the womb ;
4 and even to old age "I am he,
and even to " hoar hairs will I
carry yoii : I have made, and I will
bear ; yea, I will carry, and will
deliver. 5 ^ To whom will ye liken
me, and make me equal, and com-
pare me, that we may be like'?
6 Such as 'lavish gold out of the
bag, and weigh silver in the bal-
ance, they hire a goldsmith, and
he maketh it a god ; they *■ fall
down, yea, they worship. 7 They
'bear it upon the shoulder, they
carry it, and set it in its place,
and it standeth ; ' from its place
shall it not remove : yea, one may
Gen. 22. 16; Rom. 14. 11 ; Heb. 6. 13-18 v ver. 19 :
55. 11 ' Rom. 14. 11 ; Phil. 2. 10 <^ ch. 19. 18 ; 65.
16 ; Dt. 6. 13 ; Ps. 63. 11 f- ch. 54. 17 ; Jer. 33, 16 <^ch.
41. 11 rf ch. 53. 11 ; 1 K. 8. 32 ^ ch. 41. 16 ; 60. 19
/ ch. 2. 18 ; 21. 9 ; Jer. 50. 2-4 ; 51. 44 s ch. 45. 20
h Judg. 18. 17, 18, 24 ; 2 S. 5. 21 ; Jer. 43. 12, 13.; 48.
7 ; Hos. 10. 5, 6 ' ver. 12 k ch. 45. 19 ' ch. 10.
21, 22 '" ch. 49. 1 ; 63. 9 ; Dt. 1. 31 ; 32. 11 ; Ps. 71. 6
" ch. 41. 4 ; 43. 13 ; 48. 12 " Ps. 71. 18 " oh. 40.
18,25 9 ch. 40. 19 ; 41. 7 ; 44. 12-17 ; Jer. 10. 4 •'ch.
44. 15, 17 * ver. 1 ; ch. 45. 20 ; Jer. 10. 5 t ch. 40.
20 ; 41. 7
* Or, righteousnpjis is gone forth from my
mouth, a word which shall not return Or, the
word is gone forth from, a mouth of righteous-
ness, and shall not return
46.8
ISAIAH
dod's Judgment apon Babylon foretold. Fntility of her Self-confidence
48.1
"cry unto it, yet *can it not an-
swer, nor ''save him out of his
trouble.
8 ''Remember this, and 'show
yourselves men ; * bring it again
to mind, O ye •'^ transgressors. 9
Remember the * former things of
old : '•^ for I am God, and there is
''none else ; / am God, and there is
'none like me; 10 declaring the
end from the beginning, and from
* ancient times things that are not
yet done ; saying, ' My counsel
shall stand, and I will do all my
gleasure ; 1 1 calling a '" ravenous
ird from the "east, the man of
^ my counsel from a far country ;
yea, I have " spoken, I will also
bring it to pass ; I have purposed,
I will also do it.
12 ^Hearken unto me, ye * stout-
hearted, that are ""far from right-
eousness : 13 I "bring near my
righteousness, it shall not be far
off, and my salvation shall not
tarry ; and I will ■* place ' salvation
in Zion for " Israel my glory.
A ^ '" Come down, and sit in
T^ # the dust, O ^ virgin " daugh-
ter of Babylon ; sit on the ground
without a throne, O daughter of
the Chaldeans : for thou shalt no
more be called lender and deli-
cate. 2 Take the " millstones, and
* grind meal; remove thy '^veil,
•* strip off the train, uncover the
leg, pass through the rivers. 3
Thy "nakedness shall be uncov-
ered, yea, thy shame shall be seen :
I will -^take vengeance, and will
spare no man. 4 Our ^ Redeemer,
Jehovah of hosts is his name, the
Holy One of Israel. 5 '' 8it thou
silent, and get thee into 'darkness,
O daughter of the Chaldeans ; for
thou shalt no more be called The
* mistress of 'kingdoms. 6 I was
wroth with my people, I ™ profaned
mine inheritance, and gave them
into thy hand : thou didst " show
them no mercy; upon the "aged
hast thou very heavily laid thy
yoke. 7 And thou saidst, I shall
be ^ mistress for ever ; so that thou
didst not * lay these things to thy
heart, neither didst remember the
latter '" end thereof.
8 Now therefore hear this, thou
that art "given to pleasures, that
^ ' sittest securely, that sayest in
thy heart, " I am, and there is none
1 Or, stand fast 2 Or, that
* Another reading is, his.
* Or, give salvation in Zion, and my glory
unto Israel s Or, dwellest
" ch. 44. 17 ;
45.20
b ch. 41. 26,
28
" ch. 45. 20
d ch. 44. 21
« ch. 44. 19
/ch. 48. 8;
50. 1 ; 57.
4
V ch. 42. 9 ;
65. 17 ; Dt.
ft ch. 45. 5, 21
' ch. 41. 26,
27
k ch. 45. 21
' ch. 14. 24 ;
25. 1 ; 40.
8 ; Ps. 33.
11 ; Prov.
19. 21 ;
Acts 5. 39
'" ch, 18. 6
" ch. 41. 2,
25
" ch. 14. 24 ;
37. 26 ;
Num. 23. 19
P ver. 3
« ch. 48. 4 ;
Ps. 76. 5 ;
Zech. 7. 11,
12 ; Mai. 3,
13
'■ ch. 48. 1 ;
Ps. 119.
150 ; Jer.
2.5
" ch. 51. 5 ;
61. 11 ;
Rom. 3. 21
' ch. 61. 3 ;
62. U ;
Joel 3. 17 ;
1 Pet. 2. 6
« cli. 43. 7 ;
44. 23
" ch. .3. 26 ;
Jer. 48. 18
^ ch. 23. 12 ;
37. 22 ; Jer.
46.11
V Ps. 137. 8 ;
Jer. 50. 42 ;
51. 33 ;
Zech. 2. 7
- Dt. 28. 56
« Ex. 11. 5 ;
Jer. 25. 10
b Job 31. 10 ;
Eccl. 12.
4 ; Mt. 24.
41
<^ ch. 3. 23 ;
Gen. 24.
65 ; 1 Cor.
11. 5
rf ch. 32. 11
" ch. 3. 17 ;
Ezek. 16.
37
/ch. 34. 8;
63. 4
9 ch. 41. 14
ft ch. 23. 2 ;
Jer. 8. 14 ;
Lam. 2. 10
' ch. 13. 10
* ver. 7 ;
Gen. 16. 4,
8, 9 ; Prov.
30. 23
' ch. 13. 19 ;
Dan. 2. 37,
38; Rev.
17. 18 ; 18.
7
"» ch. 43. 28
« ch. 10. 14 ;
14. 6
0 Dt. 28. 50
f ver. 5
9 ch. 42. 25 ;
57. 11
114
else besides me ; I shall " not sit as
a widow, neither shall I know the
loss of children : 9 but these ^ two
things shall come to thee *in a
moment in one day, the loss of
children, and widowhood ; in their
full rneasure shall they come upon
thee, in the multitude of thy ^ sor-
ceries, and the great abundance of
thine enchantments. 1 0 For thou
hast "' trusted in thy wickedness ;
thou hast said, * None seeth me ;
thy "wisdom and thy knowledge,
it nath perverted thee ; and thou
hast said in thy heart, '^ 1 am, and
there is none else besides me. 1 1
Therefore shall "evil come upon
thee; thou shalt not know "the
dawning thereof : and mischief
shall fall upon thee ; thou shalt
not be able to put it away : and
•'desolation shall come upon thee
^suddenlj^ which thou knowest
not.
12 Stand now with thine ''en-
chantments, and with the multi-
tude of thy sorceries, wherein thou
hast labored from thy youth ; if so
be thou shalt be able to profit, if so
be thou mayest "^ prevail. 13 Thou
art 'wearied in the multitude of
thy counsels : let now the ^ * as-
trologers, the star-gazers, the
monthly prognosticators, stand
up, and ' save thee from the things
that shall come upon thee. 14 Be-
hold, they shall be '" as stubble ;
the " fire shall burn them ; they
shall not deliver themselves from
the power of the flame : it shall
not be a "coal to warm at, nor a
fire to sit before. 15 Thus shall
the things be unto thee wherein
thou hast labored : they that have
p trafficked with thee from thy
youth shall wander every one to
" his quarter ; there shall be * none
to save thee.
'Hear ye this, O house
of Jacob, who are called by
the name of Israel, and are come
»■ Dt. 32. 29 ; Jer. 5. 31 ; Ezek. 7. 2, 3 * ch. 22. 13 ;
32. 9 ; Jer. 50. 11 ' ch. 32. 9, 11 ; Zeph. 2. 15 " ver.
10; ch. 45. 6, 6, 18 ; Zeph. 2. 15 "Rev. 18. 7 ^ch.
13. 16, 18 ; 14. 22 v Ps. 73. 19 ; 1 Th. 5. 3 ; Rev. 18.
8, 10 - ver. 13 ; Nah. 3. 4 ; Rev. 18. 23 " ch. 59. 4 ;
Ps. 52. 7 : 62. 10 b ch. 29. 15 ; Ezek. 8. 12 ; 9. 9
"^ ch. 5. 21 ; 44. 20 d ver. 8 •■ ch. 45. 7 ; 57. 1 / Jer.
51. 8, 43 'J ver. 9 ft ver. 9 ■ Jer. 51. 58, 64 *• ver.
9 ; ch. 8. 19 ; 44. 25 ; Dan. 2. 2, 10 ' ver. 15 '" ch.
5. 24 ; Nah. 1. 10 ; Mai. 4. 1 " ch. 10. 17 ; Jer. 51,
30, 32, 58 " ch. 44. 16 ^ Rev. 18. U « ch. 5. 29 ;
43. 13 ; 46. 7 >" ch. 46. 12
I
48
6 Or, how to charm it away
? Or, strike terror
8 HeD. dividers of the heavens.
* Or, his own way
48.2
ISAIAH
49.3
Israel's Unfaithfaioess rebuked. Deliverance from Babylon promised. Jcliovah and his Servant
forth out of the " waters of Judah ;
who * swear by the name of Jeho-
vah, and make mention of the God
df Israel, but not in truth, nor in
'^ righteousness 2 (for they call
themselves of the ''holy city, and
* stay themselves upon the God of
Israel ; Jehovah of hosts is his
name): 3 1 have ''declared the
former things fi'om of old ; yea,
they went forth out of my mouth,
and I showed them : " suddenly I
did them, and the.y '' came to pass.
4 Because I knew that thou art
•obstinate, and thy *neck is an
iron sinew, and thy ' brow brass ;
5 therefore I have declared it to
thee from of old ; before it came to
pass I showed it thee ; lest thou
shouldest say, Mine '"idol hath done
them, and my graven image, and
my molten image, hath commanded
them. 6 Thou hast heard it ; be-
hold all this ; and ye, will ye not
declare if? ^ I have showed thee
"new things from this time, even
hidden things, which thou hast not
known. 7 They are created now,
and not from of old ; and before
this day thou heardesb them not ;
lest thou shouldest say. Behold, I
knew them. 8 Yea, thou " heardest
not ; yea, thou knewest not ; yea,
from of old thine ear was not
opened : for I knew that thou
didst deal very treacherously, and
wast called a ^transgressor from
the womb. 9 * For my name's
sake will I " defer mine anger, and
for my praise will I refrain for
thee, that I cut thee not off. 10
Behold, I have refined thee, but
' not as silver ; I have '^ chosen thee
in the 'furnace of affliction. 11
" For mine own sake, for mine own
sake, will I do it ; for how should
my name be profaned'? and my
" glory will I not give to another.
12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob,
and Israel my called: ""I am he;
I am the first, I also am the last.
13 Yea, my hand hath -'laid the
foundation of the earth, and my
right hand hath spread out the
heavens: when I ^call unto them,
they stand up together. 14 "As-
semble yourselves, all ye, and
hear ; * who among them hath de-
clared these things'? ^He whom
Jehovah loveth shall ''perform his
pleasure on "* Babylon, and his arm
shall be on the Chaldeans. 15 I,
» Or, / show 2 Or, tri«d
8 Or, Jehovah hath loved him : he shall &c.
0 Num. 24.
7 ; Dt. 33.
28 ; Ps. 68.
26
* ch. 45. 23 ;
65. 16 ; Dt.
6.13
'= ch. 58. 2 ;
Ps. 50. 16 ;
Jer. 4. 2 :
5. 2 ; Mai.
3.5
d ch. 52. 1 ;
64. 10
= ch. 10.20;
Jer. 7. 4 ;
21. 2 ; Mic.
3.11;
Rom. 2. 17
/ch. 41. 22;
42. 9 ; 43.
9 ; 44. 7, 8 ;
45. 21 ; 46.
10
'J ch. 29.5;
30.13
h ch. 42. 9 ;
Josh. 21. 45
■ Ezek. 2. 4 ;
3. 7
k Ex. 32. 9 ;
Dt. 31. 27 ;
2 Chr. 36.
13; Prov.
29. 1;
Acts 7. 51
1 Ezek. 3.
7-9
"' Jer. 44. 1,5-
18
" ch. 42. 9 ;
43.19
" ch. 42. 25 ;
47. 11 ;
Ho8. 7. 9
P ch. 46. 8 ;
Dt. 9. 7,
24; Ps.
58. 3
1 ver. 11
'• ch. 30. 18 ;
65. 8 ; Neh.
9. 30, 31 ;
Ps. 78. 38 ;
103. 8-10
' Jer. 9. 7 ;
Ezek. 22.
18-22
t Dt. 4. 20 ;
IK. 8. 51;
Jer. 11. 4
« ch. 37. 35 ;
43. 25 ; 1 S.
12. 22 ; Ps.
25. 11 ; 106.
8 ; Jer. 14.
7 ; Ezek.
20. 9, 14, 22,
44; Dan.
9. 17-19
" ch. 42. 8 ;
Dt. 32. 26,
27
" ch. 41. 4 ;
43. 10, 13 ;
46.4
y ch. 42. 5 ;
45. 12, 18 ;
Ex. 20. 11 ;
Ps. 102. 25 ;
Heb. 1. 10-
12
^ ch. 40. 26
" ch. 43. 9 ;
45. 20
(■ ch. 45. 21
" ch. 46. 10,
11
rf ch. 13. 4, 5,
17-19 ; Jer.
50. 21-29 ;
51. 20, 24
' ch. 41. 2 ;
45. 1, 2
even I, have spoken ; yea, I have
'■ called him ; I have brought him,
and he shall make his way pros-
perous. 16 •''Come ye near unto
me, hear ye this ; fi'om the begin-
ning I have f not spoken in secret ;
''from the time that it was, there
am I : and now the Lord ' J ehovah
hath sent me, and his iSpirit.
17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy '^Re-
deemer, the Holy One of Israel : I
am Jehovah thy God, who teach-
eth thee to profit, who 4eadeth
thee by the way that thou should-
est go. 18 ^ On that thou hadst
™ hearkened to my commandments !
then had thy "peace been as a river,
and thy "righteousness as the waves
of the sea : 1 9 thy ^ seed also had
been as the sand, and the offspring
of thy bowels like ^ the grains
thereof : his ' name would not be
cut off nor destroyed from before
me.
20 ""Go ye forth from Babylon,
flee ye from the Chaldeans ; with
a voice of ' singing declare ye, tell
this, * utter it even to the end of
the earth : say ye, " Jehovah hath
redeemed his servant Jacob. 21
And they "thirsted not when he
led them through the deserts ; he
^caused the waters to flow out of
the rock for them ; he clave the
rock also, and '^ the waters gushed
out. 22 ''There is no peace, saith
Jehovah, to the wicked.
A (\ Listen, O " isles, unto
^^Xj me; and hearken, ye peo-
ples, * from far : " Jehovah hath
called me fi'om the womb ; from
the ''bowels of my mother hath
he made mention of my name :
2 and he hath made my "mouth
like a sharp sword ; in the-'^shadow
of his hand hath he hid me : and
he hath made me a polished " shaft ;
in his quiver hath he kept me
close : 3 and he said unto me,
Thou art my servant ; Israel, in
/ ch. 34. 1 ; 41. 1 ; 57. 3 f ch. 45. 19 h ch. 43. 13
' Zech. 2. 9, 11 k ch. 41. 14 ; 43. 14 ; 49. 7, 26 ; 54.
5, 8 ' ch. 30. 21 ; 49. 9, 10 ; Ps. 32. 8 '" Dt. 5. 29 ;
32. 29 ; Ps. 81. 13-16 " ch. 32. 16-18 : 66. 12 ; Ps.
119. 165 " ch. 45. 8 ; 61. 10, 11 ; 62. 1 ; Hos. 10. 12 ;
Am. 5. 24 J' ch. 10. 22 ; 44. 4 : 54. 3 : Gen. 22. 17 ;
Jer. 33. 22 9 oh. 56. 5 ; 66. 22 >" ch. 52. 11 ; Jer. 50.
8 ; 51. 6, 45 ; Zech. 2. 6, 7 * ch. 42. 10 ; 49. 13 ; 52. 9
i ch. 62. 11 ; Jer. 31. 10 ; 50. 2 " ch. 43. 1 ; 52. 9 ;
63. 9 " ch. 30. 25 ; 35. 6, 7 ; 41. 17, 18 ; 43. 19. 20 ;
49. 10 ^ Ex. 17. 6 ; Ps. 78. 15, 16 v Ps. 78. 20 ; 105. 41
^ ch. 57. 21 " ch. 42. 4 >> ch. 66. 19 •= ch. 44. 2, 24 ;
46. 3 , .Ter. 1. 5 rf ch. 7. 14 ; 9. 6 ' ch. 11. 4 ; Heb.
4. 12 ; Rev. 1. 16 ; 2. 12, 16 / ch. 51. 16 « Hab. 3. 11
i Or, Oh that thou uonldest hearken . . . tker^
would thy pence be &c.
5 Or, that of the bowels thereof
715
49.4
ISAIAH
49.25
Tbrongh Jehovah's Servant both Gentiles and Jews are to be saved. Rich Promises to Despondent Zion
"whom I will be glorified. 4 But
1 said, I have ''labored in vain, I
have ''spent my strength for
nought and vanity ; yet surely
the justice due to me is with
Jehovah, and my ** recompense
with my God.
5 And now saith * Jehovah that
formed me from the womb to be
his servant, to •'bring Jacob again
to him, ^ and that ^ Israel be gath-
ered unto him (for I am '' honorable
in the eyes of Jehovah, and my
God is become my 'strength); 6
yea, he saith. It is too light a thing
that thou shouldest be my servant
to raise up the ti'ibes of Jacob, and
to restore the * preserved of Israel :
I will also give thee for a ' light to
the Gentiles, - that thou mayest be
my salvation unto the '" end of the
earth. 7 Thus saith Jehovah, the
"Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy
One, to him Avhom man "despiseth,
to him whom the nation abhorreth,
to a servant of rulers: ^ Kings shall
see and arise; princes, and they
shall ^worship; because of Jehovah
that is faithful, even the Holy One
of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
8 Thus saith Jehovah, In an '' ac-
ceptable time have I answered thee,
and in a day of salvation have I
helped thee ; and I will * preserve
thee, and 'give thee for a covenant
of the people, to ^" raise up the
land, to make them inherit the des-
olate heritages; 9 saying to them
that are "bound. Go forth ; to them
that are in darkness. Show your-
selves. They shall feed in the ways,
and on all "^bare heights shall be
their pasture. 10 They shall ^/not
hunger nor thirst ; neither shall
the '''heat nor sun smite them : for
"he that hath mercy on them will
*lead them, even by "springs of
water will he guide them. 1 1 And
I will make all my ''mountains a
way, and my '^ highways shall be
exalted. 12 Lo, these shall come
•''from far ; and, lo, these from the
^ north and from the west ; and
these from the land of Sinim. 13
* Sing, O heavens ; and be joyful,
O earth ; and break forth into
singing, O mountains : for Meho-
vah hath comforted his people,
and will *have compassion upon
his afflicted.
14 But Zion said, 'Jehovah
1 Another reading is, hut Israel is not gathered,
yet shall I be dc. - Or, that my salvation may be
3 Or, establish the earth * Or, mirage
" ch. 44. 23
b ch. 65, 23
"^ ch. 50. 6-8 ;
53. 10, 12
d Ch. 35. 4 ;
5a. 18
" ch. 44. 2
/ch. 14. 1:
41. 14 ; 44.
23
» ch. 11. 12 ;
27. 12
A Ch. 43. 4
' ch. 12. 2
i- Ps. 37. 23 ;
97. 10
' ch. 42. 6 ;
51. 4 ; Acts
13.47
"' ch. 48. 20
" ch, 48. 17
" ch. 53. 3 :
Ps, 22. 6-8 ;
69, 7-9
P ch. 52. 15
9 ch. 19. 21,
23 ; 27, 13 ;
66. 23
»■ Ps, 69. 13 ;
2 Cor. 6. 2
»ch. 26. 3;
27, 3 : 42. 6
t ch. 42. 6
" ch, 44. 26
" ch, 42, 7 ;
61. 1 ; Lk.
4. 18
^ ch. 41. 18
V ch. 33. 16 ;
48. 21 :
Rev. 7. 16
' Ps. 121. 6
"ch. 14. 1
t> ch. 40, 11 ;
Ps. 23. 2
" ch. 35, 7 ;
41. 17
d ch. 40. 4
« ch, 11. 16 ;
19. 23 ; 35.
8 ; 62. 10
/ver. 1 ;
ch. 60. 4
9 ch, 43. 5, 6
'' ch. 44. 23
■ ch. 40. 1 ;
51, 3, 12
k ch, 54. 7,
8,10
I ch. 40. 27
"^ ch, 44, 21
" S. S. 8. 6 ;
Hag. 2. 23
" ch. 62. 6, 7 ;
Ps, 48, 12,
13
P ch. 51, 14
« ch. 10. 6 ;
37. 18
>■ ch. 60. 4 ;
Jn. 4. 35
*ch. 43. 5;
54. 7 ; 60, 4
t ver. 12
» ch. 45. 23 ;
54.9
" ch. 52. 1 ;
61,10
=" ch. 1, 7 ; 3.
8 ; 5. 6 ;
51. 3
J'ch. 54. 1,2:
Zech. 10. 10
^ Ps. 56. 1, 2
" ch. 54. 1-3
b ch. 29. 23 ;
54. 6, 7
•^ch. 27.10;
Lam. 1. 1
d ch. 5. 13
« ch, 1. 8
/ch. 60.8
9 ch. 11. 10,
12 ; 18, 3 ;
716
hath forsaken me, and the Lord
hath forgotten me. 15 Can a
woman forget her sucking child,
that she should not have compas-
sion on the son of her womb?
yea, these may forget, yet will
'"not I forget thee. 16 Behold, I
have "graven thee upon the palms
of my hands; thy "walls are con-
tinually before me. 17 Thy ^chil-
dren make haste ; thy 'destroyers
and tiles'^ that made thee waste
shall go forth from thee. 18 ''Lift
up thine eyes round about, and
behold: all these * gather them-
selves together, and 'come to thee.
"As I live, saith Jehovah, thou
shalt surely "clothe thee with them
all as with an ornament, and gird
thj'self with them, like a bride.
19 For, as for ""thy waste and thy
desolate places, and thy land that
hath been destroyed, surely now
shalt thou be ^/too strait for the
inhabitants, and they that ^swal-
lowed thee up shall be far away.
20 The "children of thy bereave-
ment shall yet say in thine ears.
The place is too strait for me;
give place to me that I may dwell.
21 Then shalt thou *say in thy
heart. Who hath ^begotten me
these, seeing I have been bereaved
of my children, and am '''"solitary,
an ''exile, and wandering to and
fro"? and who hath brought up
these? Behold, I was ^left alone;
•^these, where were theyl
22 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah,
Behold, I will lift up my hand to
the nations, and set up my "en-
sign to the peoples ; and they shall
''bring thy sons in their bosom,
and thy daughters shall be car-
ried upon their shoulders. 23
And 'kings shall be thy nursing
fathers, and their queens thy
nursing mothers: they shall *bow
down to thee with their faces to
the earth, and 'lick the dust of
thy feet; and thou shalt "'know
that I am Jehovah ; and they
that "wait for me shall "not be
put to shame.
24 Shall the prey be taken from
the mighty, or ^ the -lawful captives
be delivered 1 25 But thus saith
Jehovah, Even the ^captives of
62.10 ft ch. 14. 2 ; 43. 6 ; 60. 4 '' ch. 14. 1,2 ; 60. S,
in, 11 A: ch. 45. 14 ; 60. 14 ' Ps. 72. 9 : Mic. 7. 17
'" ch. 41. 20 ; 43. 10 ; 60. 16 « ch. 25, 9 ; 26. 8 ; Ps.
37, 9 " ch. 45. 17 ; Ps. 25, 3 ; Joel 2.21 p ch, 10, 6;
14. 1, 2 ; Jer. 50, 33, 34
6 Or, borne ^ Or, barren
1 Heb. the captives of thejrist.
49.26
ISAIAH
51.7
Jehovah can and will help them that trast in him. Uis Salvation will be shown in the Futnre as in the Past
the mighty shall be taken away,
and the prey of the " terrible shall
be delivered; for I will contend
with him that contendeth with
thee, and I will \save thy chil-
dren. 26 And I will feed them
that ■= oppress thee with their
" own flesh ; and they shall be
drunken with their own blood,
as with sweet wine : and " all
flesh shall know that I, Jeho-
vah, am thy -^Saviour, and thy
"Kedeemer, the Mighty One of
Jacob.
^f\ Thus saith Jehovah,
tJ\J Where is the ''bill of your
mother's divorcement, wherewith
I have 'put her away'? or which
of my creditors is it to whom I
have * sold you 1 Behold, for your
'iniquities were ye sold, and for
your '"transgressions "was your
mother put away. 2 Wherefore,
when I came, was there " no man 'I
when I called, was there none to
answer 1 Is my -^hand shortened
at all, that it cannot redeem 1 or
have I no power to deliver "l Be-
hold, at my rebuke I » dry up the
sea, I ''make the rivers a wilder-
ness : their fish stink, because
there is no water, and die for
thirst. 3 I * clothe the heavens
with blackness, and I make sack-
cloth their covering.
4 The Lord Jehovah hath given
me the tongue of ^ ' them that are
taught, that I may know how "to
"sustain with words him that is
weary : he wakeneth " morning by
morning, he wakeneth mine ear
to hear as ^ they that are taught.
5 The Lord Jehovah hath ^opened
mine ear, and I was ^not rebel-
lious, neither turned away back-
ward. 6 I ^gave my back to the
smiters, and my cheeks to them
that plucked o& the hair ; I " hid
not my face from shame and spit-
ting. 7 For the Lord Jehovah
will " help me ; therefore have I
* not been confounded : therefore
have I set my face like a ''flint,
and I know that I shall not be
put to shame. 8 He is near that
•* justifieth me ; who will contend
with vael let us "stand up to-
gether : who is mine adversary 1
let him come near to me. 9 Be-
hold, the ■'^Lord Jehovah will help
me ; ^ who is he that shall con-
demn me"? behold, they all shall
4 Ori to speak a word in season to him &c.
« ch. 13. 11 ;
25. 3, 5 ;
29. 5, 20
b ch. 2S. 9 ;
33. 22 ; 35. 4
" ch. 9. 4 ; 14.
4 ; 16. 4 ;
61. 13 ; 54.
14
d ch. 9. 20
'' ch. 45. 6 ;
Ezek. 39. 7
/ch. 43. 3
■J ver. 7
A Dt. 24. 1, 3 ;
Jer. 3. 8
i ch. 54. 6, 7
«: Dt. 32. 30 ;
2 K. 4. 1 ;
Neh. 5. 6
' ch. 52. 3 ;
59.2
™ ch. 1. 28 ;
43. 27 ; 48. 8
" Jer. 3. 8
" ch. 41. 28 ;
59. 16 ; 65.
12 ; 66. 4
P ch. 59. 1 ;
Gen. IS.
14 ; Num.
11.23
9 ch. 19. 5 ;
43. 16 ; 44.
27 ; Ex. 14.
21
»• ch. 42. 15 ;
Josh. 3. 16
» ch. 13. 10 ;
Rev. 6. 12
t ch. 8. 16 ;
54.13
" ch. 57. 19 ;
Jer. 31. 25
" Ps. 5. 3 ;
88. 13;
119. 147 ;
143.8
^ ch. 35. 5 ;
Ps. 40. 6
y Mt. 26. 39 ;
Jn. 8. 29 ;
14. 31 ;
15. 10 ;
Acts 26. 19;
Phil. 2. 8 ;
Heb. 5. 8 ;
10. 7
" ch. 53. 5 ;
Mt. 26. 67 ;
27. 30 ;
Mk. 15. 19 ;
Lk. 22. 63
<* ch. 42. 1 ;
49. 8
b ch. 45. 17 ;
54. 4
' Ezek. 3. 8, 9
d ch. 45. 25 ;
Rom. 8. 33,
34
' ch. 1. 18 ;
41. 1 ; 43. 26
/ch. 4l 10
y ch. 54. 17
Acb.Sl. 8
! ver. 4 ; ch.
49. 2, 3
ft ch. 9. 2 ; 26.
9 ; Eph. 5. 8
I ch. 12. 2 ;
26. 4 ; 51. 5
™ ch. 9. 18 ;
Prov. 26.
18 ; Jas. 3. 6
"Esth. 7.10;
Ps. 35. 8 ;
141. 10;
Prov. 26.
27 ; Eccl.
10.8
" ch. 8. 22 ;
&5. 13-15 ;
Am. 4. 9, 10
717
'^ wax old as a garment ; the
moth shall eat them up.
10 Who is among you that fear-
eth .Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice
of his * servant'? *he that * walketh
in darkness, and hath no light, let
him 'trust in the name of Jehovah,
and rely upon his God. 11 Behold,
all ye that '" kindle a fire, that gird
yourselves about with firebrands;
" walk ye in the flame of your fire,
and among the brands that ye have
kindled. This shall ye have of my
hand ; ye shall " lie down in sorrow,
P^-i * Hearken to me, ye that
tJJ_ « follow after righteousness,
ye that seek Jehovah : look unto
the '"rock whence ye were hewn,
and to the hole of the pit whence
ye were digged. 2 Look unto
"Abraham your father, and unto
Sarah that bare you ; for when he
was ' but one I called him, and I
blessed him, and made him many.
3 For Jehovah hath "comforted
Zion ; he hath comforted all her
"waste places, and hath made her
^ wilderness like * Eden, and her des-
ert ^ like the garden of Jehovah ;
"joy and gladness shall be found
therein, thanksgiving, and the voice
of melody.
4 * Attend unto me, O my peo-
ple ; and give ear unto me, O my
nation: for a ''law shall go forth
from me, and I will establish my
''justice for a 'light of the peoples.
5 My /righteousness is near, my
salvation is gone forth, and mine
''arms shall judge the peoples ; tlie
''isles shall wait for me, and on
mine ' arm shall they trust. 6 * Lift
up your eyes to the heavens, and
look upon the earth beneath ; for
the ' heavens shall vanish away like
smoke, and the 'earth shall wax
old like a garment; and they that
dwell therein shall die •* in like man-
ner : but my "* salvation shall be for
ever, and my righteousness shall
not be abolished.
7 ** Hearken unto me, ye that
know righteousness, the people in
P ver. 7 ; ch. 46. 3 ; 48. 12 « Ps. 94. 15 ; Prov. 15. 9
»• Gen. 17. 1.5-17 ' ch. 29. 22 ; 41. 8 ; 63. 16 « Gen.
12. 1 ; 15. 5 ; Dt. 1. 10 ; Ezek. 33. 24 « ch. 40. 1 ;
49. 13 " ch. 52. 9 -^ ch. 35. 1 ; 41. 19 V Gen. 2. 8 ;
Joel 2. 3 = Gen. 13. 10 " ch. 25. 9 ; 41. 16 ; 65. 18 ;
66. 10 b Ps. 50. 7 ; 78. 1 ' ch. 2. 3 ; Dt. 18. 18 ; Mic.
4.2 <« ch. 1. 27 ; 42. 4 " ch. 42. 6 ; 49. 6 /ch. 46.
13 ; 54. 17 i) ch. 40. 10 h ch. 42. 4 ; 60. 9 < ch. 59.
16 ; 63. 5 ft ch. 40. 26 ' ch. 13. 13 ; 34. 4 ; Ps. 102.
25, 26 ; Mt. 24. 35 ; Heb. 1. 10-12 ; 2 Pet. 3. 10 "' ver.
8 ; ch. 45. 17 " ver. 1
3 Or, ihoitgh he walketh
* Or, perhaps, like gnats
51.
ISAIAH
52.7
The Deliverer from Egypt implored to help. His Words of Cheer to Prostrate Zion. Zion summoned to go out of Exile
whose " heart is my law ; fear ye
not the * reproach of men, neither
be ye dismayed at their revilings.
8 For the " moth shall eat them up
like a garment, and the ''worm shall
eat them like wool ; but my '' right-
eousness shall be for ever, and my
salvation unto all generations.
9 -^ Awake, awake, put on
strength, O arm of Jehovah ;
awake, as in the "days of old, the
generations of ancient times. Is
it not thou that didst cut '' Rahab
in pieces, that didst pierce the
* monster"? 10 Is it not thou that
* driedst up the sea, the waters of
the great deep ; that madest the
depths of the sea a way for the
* redeemed to pass over"? 11 And
the "ransomed of Jehovah shall
return, and come with '"singing
unto Zion ; and "everlasting joy
shall be upon their heads : they
shall obtain gladness and joy ; and
sorrow and sighing shall " flee away.
12 I, even I, am he that ^com-
forteth you : who art thou, that
thou art afraid of « man that shall
die, and of the son of man that
shall be made *■ as grass ; 1 3 and hast
'forgotten Jehovah thy Maker, that
•stretched forth the heavens, and
laid the foundations of the earth ;
and " fearest continually all the day
because of the fury of the oppressor,
^ when he maketh ready to destroy 1
and where is the fury of the "op-
pressor 1 14^ The ■^ captive exile
shall speedily be loosed ; and he
shall not die and ^ go down into the
pit, 'neither shall his bread fail.
15 For I am Jehovah thy God, who
^"stirreth up the sea, so that the
waves thereof roar : Jehovah of
hosts is his name. 16 And I have
*put my words in thy mouth, and
have " covered thee in the shadow
of my hand, that I may "* plant the
heavens, and lay the foundations
of the earth, and say unto Zion,
Thou art my people.
17 * Awake, awake, stand up,
O Jerusalem, that hast 'drunk at
the hand of Jehovah the cup of
his wrath ; thou hast drunken the
bowl of the cup of staggering, and
drained it. 1 8 There is * none to
guide her among all the sons whom
she hath brought forth ; neither is
there any that taketh her by the
hand among all the sons that she
1 Or, as though hr made ready
2 Or, He that is bent down
8 Or, stilleth the sea when the wares thereof roar
" Ps. 37. 31
* ch. 25. 8 ;
54. i ; Mt.
o. 11 ; Acts
5.41
" ch. 5U. 9
d ch. 14. 11 ;
66. 24
* ver. 6
/ver. 17 ;ch.
52. 1
» Ex. 6. 6 ;
Dt. 4. 34
h ch. 30. 7 ;
Ps. 89. 10
' ch. 27. 1 ;
Ps. 74. 13 ;
Ezek. 29. 3
A: ch. 11. 15,
16 ; 50. 2 ;
63. 11, 12
'ch. 63.9,
16 : Ex. 15.
13 ; Ps. 106.
10
"' ch. 35. 10 ;
44, 23 ; 48.
20; 49.13;
Jer. 30. 18,
19 ; 31. 11,
12 ; 33. 11
" ch. 60. 19 •
61.7
° ch. 25. 8 ;
60. 20 ; 65.
19; Rev. 7.
17 ; 21. 1,
4 ; 22. 3
P ver. 3
9 ch. 2. 22 ;
Ps. 118. 6
^ ch. 40. 6, 7 :
1 Pet. 1. 24
" ch. 17. 10 ;
Dt. 6. 12 ;
8. 11
t ch. 40. 22 ;
45. 12, 18 ;
48. 13 ; Job
9. 8 ; Ps.
104.2
« ch. 7. 4 ;
10.24
" ch. 49. 26 ;
54.14
^'ch. 48.20;
52.2
y ch. 38. 18
^ ch. 33. 16 ;
49.10
" Ps. 107. 25 ;
Jer. 31. 35
b ch. 59. 21 ;
Dt. 18. 18
' ch. 49. 2 ;
Ex. 33. 22
d ch. 65. 17 ;
66.22
' ver. 9 ; ch.
52.1
/ch. 29. 9;
63. 6 ; Job
21. 20 ; Jer.
25.15
i' ch. 49. 21 ;
Ps. 88. 18 ;
142.4
ft ch. 8. 21 ;
9. 20 ; 14. 30
> ch. 5. 25 ;
Jer. 14. 16
'-• Dt. 14. 5
' ch. 42. 25
"* ch. 66. 15
« ch. 54. 11
" ver. 17 ; ch.
29. 9 ; 63. 6
P ch. 3. 12,
13 ; 49. 25 ;
Jer. 50. 34
9 ver. 17
»• ch. 49. 26 ;
Jer. 25. 15-
17, 26, 28 ;
718
hath brought up, 19 These two
things are befallen thee ; who shall
bemoan thee? * desolation and de-
struction, and the famine and the
sword ; how shall I comfort thee 1
20 Thy sons have fainted, they ' lie
at the head of all the streets, as an
* antelope in a net ; they are full of
the ' wrath of Jehovah, the " rebuke
of thy God.
21 Therefore hear now this, thou
"afflicted, and "drunken, but not
with wine : 22 Thus saith thy Lord
Jehovah, and thy God that^plead-
eth the cause of his people. Behold,
I have taken out of thy hand the
*cup of staggering, even the bowl
of the cup of my wrath ; thou shalt
no more drink it again : 2-3 and I
will *■ put it into the hand of them
that afflict thee, that have said to
thy soul, *Bow down, that we may
go over ; and thou hast laid thy
back as the ground, and as the
street, to them that go over.
pT O ' Awake, awake, put on
tJ ^ thy strength, O Zion; put
on thy "beautiful garments, O Je-
rusalem, the "holy city : for hence-
forth there shall no more come into
thee the uncircumcised and the
^ unclean. 2 Shake thyself ^ from
the dust ; ^ arise, sit on thy throne,
O Jerusalem : "* " loose thyself fi'om
the bonds of thy neck, O * captive
daughter of Zion.
3 For thus saith Jehovah, Ye were
" sold for nought ; and ye shall be
** redeemed * without money. 4 For
thus saith the Lord Jehovah, My
people -''went down at the first into
Egypt to sojourn there : and the
Assyrian hath oppressed them with-
out cause. 5 Now therefore, what
do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing
that my people is taken away for
nought 1 they that rule over them
do howl, saith Jehovah, and my
^name continually all the day is
blasphemed. 6 Therefore my peo-
ple shall ''know my name : there-
fore they shall know in that day
that I am he that doth speak ;
behold, ®it is I.
7 How beautiful upon the moun-
tains are the feet of him that bring-
Zech. 12. 2 ' Josh. 10. 24 < ch. 51. 9, 17 " ch. 49.
18 ; 61. 3, 10 ; Ex. 28. 2, 40 ; 1 Chr. 16. 29 ; Ps. 110. 3 ;
Zech. 3. 4 " ch. 48. 2 ; 61. 10 ; Neh. 11. 1 ; Zech. 14.
20, 21 ; Mt. 4. 5 ^ ch. 35. 8 ; Nah. 1. 15 ^ ch. 29. 4
♦' ch. 60. 1 " ch. 9. 4 ; 10. 27 ; 14. 25 ; 47. 6 b ob.
51. 14 " Ps. 44. 12 ; Jer. 15. 13 d ch. 1. 27 ; 62. 12 -,
63.4 «ch. 45. 13 /Gen. 46. 6 » Ezek. 36. 20, 2*<( ;
Rom. 2. 24 A ch. 49. 23
* Another reading is, the bonds of thy neck art
loosed. 6 Or, here I am
52.8
ISAIAH
54.1
Ziou sDiumoned to go out of Exile. The Servant of Jehovah's Safferings. His Death and Exaltation
eth "good tidings, that publisheth
peace, that bringeth good tidings
of good, that publisheth salvation,
that saith unto Zion, Thy *God
reigneth ! 8 The " voice of thy
watchmen ! they lift up the voice,
together do they sing ; for they
shall see eye to eye, ^ when Jehovah
returneth to Zion. 9 '' Break forth
into jo5^ sing together, ye ^ waste
E laces of Jerusalem ; for Jehovah
ath comforted his people, he hath
■'' redeemed Jerusalem. 1 0 Jehovah
hath made bare his holy " arm in
the eyes of all the nations ; and
* all the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
1 1 ' Depart ye, depart ye, go ye
out from thence, * touch no unclean
thing ; go ye out of the midst of
her ; ' cleanse yourselves, ye that
bear the vessels of Jehovah. 1 2 For
ye shall not go out in ™ haste, nei-
ther shall ye go by flight : for " Je-
hovah will go before you ; and " the
God of Israel will be your rear-
ward.
13 Behold, my ^servant shall
^deal wisely, he shall be "exalted
and lifted up, and shall be very
high. 14 Like as many were as-
tonished at thee (his 'visage was
so marred * more than any man,
and his form more than the sons
of men), 15 so shall he ^* sprinkle
many nations ; kings shall ' shut
their mouths ^ at him : for " that
which had not been told them shall
they see ; and that which they had
not heard shall they "^ understand.
X Q " Who hath believed ^ our
tJ O message 1 and to whom hath
the arm of Jehovah been revealed 1
2 For he grew up before him as a
^ tender plant, and as a root out of
a dry ground : he hath ^ no form
nor comeliness ; "^ and when we see
him, there is no beauty that we
should desire him. 3 He was ^ de-
spised, and " rejected of men ; a
man of sorrows, and "acquainted
with ^^ grief : and " as one from
whom men hide their face he was
'despised; and we "esteemed him
not.
4 Surely he hath "* borne our
^^ griefs, and carried our sorrows;
1 Or, how 2 Or, prosper
3 Ot, from that of man, ana his form from that
of the sons of men * Or, startle
5 Or, because of « Or, consider
7 Or, that ivhich we have heard
8 Or, that we should look ripon him ; nor
beauty &c. " Or, forsaken lo Heb. sickness.
'1 Or, he hid as it were tas face from us
12 Heb. sicknesses.
« ch. 40. 9 ;
61. 1 ; Nah.
1. 16 ; Rom.
10. 15
!> ch. 24. 23 ;
Ps. 93. 1
" ch. 62. 6
d ch. 44. 23 ;
Ps. 98. 4
« ch. 44. 26 ;
51. 3; 61. 4
/ch. 43. 1;
48. 20
" ch, 51. 9 ;
66. 18,19;
Ps. 98. 1-3
h ch. 45. 22 ;
48. 20
' ch. 48. 20 ;
Jer. 50. 8 ;
Zech. 2. 6,
7 ; 2 Cor. 6.
17; 2 Tim.
2.19
«: Num. 19.
11,16
' ch. 1. 16 ;
Lev. 2>. 2
"' Ex. 12. 11,
33 ; Dt. 16.
3
" ch. 26. 7 ;
42. 16 ; 49.
10, 11
0 ch. 58. 8 ;
Ex. 14. 19,
20
P ch. 49. 1-7 ;
53. 11
9 ch. 57. 15
'• ch. 53. 2, 3
» Num. 19.
18-21 ;
Ezek. 36. 25
t Job 21. 5
" Rom. 15. 21
" Jn. 12. 38 ;
Rom. 10. 16
"'ch.ll. 1
y ch. 52. 14
^ ch. 49. 7 ;
Ps. 22. 6 ;
Lk. 18.
31-33
" ver. 10
b Mk. 10. 33,
34
''Jn. 1.10. 11
<l Mt. 8. 17
« Jn. 19. 7
/ ver. 8 ;
Heb. 9. 28
»ver. 10;
Rom. 4. 25 ;
1 Cor. 15. 3
ft Dt. 11. 2 ;
Heb. 5. 8
i 1 Pet. 2. 24,
25
* ver. 11
' Mt. 26 63 ;
27. 12-14 ;
Mk. 14. 61 ;
15. 5 ; Lk.
23. 9 ; Jn.
19. 9
™ Acts 8. 32,
33
" ver. 5, 12
" Mt. 27. 57-
60
P ch. 42. 1-3
9 1 Pet. 2. 22
^ ver. 5
' ver. 3, 4
<■ ver. 6, 12 ;
Jn. 1. 29
" ch. 54. 3 ;
61. 9 ; 66.
22 ; Ps. 22.
30
" ch. 46. 10
^ Jn. 10. 14-
18
719
yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of 'God, and afflicted. 5
But he was wounded for 'our trans-
gressions, he was bruised for " our
iniquities ; the '' chastisement of
our peace was upon him ; and with
' his stripes we are healed. 6 All
we like sheep have gone astray ;
we have turned every one to his
own way ; and Jehovah hath ^^ laid
* on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, yet when
he was afflicted he 'opened not his
mouth ; ™ as a lamb that is led to
the slaughter, and as a sheep that
before its shearers is dumb, so he
opened not his mouth. 8 "By op-
pression and judgment he was
taken away ; and as for his genera-
tion, who among them considered
that he was cut off out of the land
of the '''living "for the transgression
of my people to whom the stroke
was duel 9 And they made his
grave with the wicked, and with a
"rich man in his death ; '^^ although
he had *done no violence, neither
was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased Jehovah to
'' bruise him ; he hath ''''put him to
grief : " when thou shalt make his
soul '"an 'offering for sin, he shall
see "-his seed, he shall prolong his
days, and the "pleasure of Jehovah
shall prosper in his hand. 1 1 '^^ He
shall ^see of the travail of his soul,
and shall be satisfied : '^^ by the
^ knowledge of himself shall my
righteous servant "justify many;
and he shall ^bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore will I divide him a
"portion with the great, and he
shall divide the spoil with the
strong; because he * poured out
his soul unto death, and was "num-
bered with the transgressors : yet
he ** bare the sin of many, and
'^made intercession for the trans-
gressors.
pf A " Sing, O barren, thou
fj t: that didst not bear ; break
forth into singing, and cry aloud,
thou that didst not travail with
child : for -^more are the children
y ch. 45. 25 : Rom. 5. 18. 19 ^ ver. 5, 6 " ch. 52. 13 ;
Phil. 2. 9-11 l> Mt. 26. 38, 39, 42 ' Lk. 22. 37 <> ver.
6, U ; 2 Cor. 5. 21 " Gal. 4. 27 / ch. 49. 20 ; 1 S. 2. 5
13 Heb. mode to light, i* Or, From
15 Or, living f for the transgression of my peo-
ple was he stricken
16 Or, because i' Heb. made him sick.
18 Or, when his soul shall make an offering
13 Heb. a trespass-offering.
20 Or, He shall see and be satisfied with the
travail &c. 21 Or, hil his knowledge
22 Or, make many righteous 23 Or, maketh
54.2
ISAIAH
55. S
The Enlargement of Zion. Jehovah's Fostering Love of Zion. Free Offer of Mercy to All
of the " desolate than the children
of the married wife, saith Jehovah.
2 * Enlarge the place of thy tent,
and let them stretch forth the cur-
tains of thy habitations ; spare
not : lengthen thy " cords, and
strengthen thy " stakes. 3 For
thou shalt ''spread abroad on the
right hand and on the left ; and
thy seed shall " possess the nations,
and •''make the desolate cities to be
inhabited.
4 Fear not; for thou shalt *'not
be ashamed : neither be thou con-
founded ; for thou shalt not be put
to shame : for thou shalt forget
the '' shame of thy youth ; and the
' reproach of thy widowhood shalt
thou remember no more. 5 For
thy Maker is thy * husband ; Jeho-
vah of hosts is his name : and the
Holy One of Israel is thy 'Re-
deemer- the "God of the whole
earth shall he be called. 6 For
Jehovah hath called thee as a wife
" forsaken and grieved in spirit,
even a wife of youth, when she
is cast off, saith thy God. 7 For a
"small moment have I forsaken
thee ; but with great mercies will I
^gather thee. 8 ^In * overflowing
wrath I hid my face from thee
for a moment ; but with everlasting
*■ lovingkindness Avill I " have mercy
on thee, saith Jehovah thy * Re-
deemer.
9 For this is as the waters of
Noah unto me ; for as I have sworn
that the waters of Noah shall " no
more go over the earth, so have I
sworn that I will ''not be wroth
with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10
For the ^mountains may depart,
and the hills be removed ; but my
lovingkindness shall not depart
from thee, neither shall my ^cov-
enant of peace be removed, saith
^ Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.
110 thou " afflicted, * tossed
with tempest, and "not comforted,
behold, I will set thy stones in
^fair colors, and ''lay thy founda-
tions with ''sapphires. 12 And I
will make thy ^ pinnacles of rubies,
and thy gates of carbuncles, and
all thy border of precious stones.
13 And ■''all thy children shall be
* taught of Jehovah ; and «■ great
shall be the peace of thy children.
14 In "righteousness shalt thou be
established : ^ thou shalt be far
1 Or, In a Utile wrath
2 Or, antimony See 1 Chr. 29. 2.
3 Or, ivhidoivs i Or, disciples
6 Or, fie thou far
" ch. 62. 4
6 ch. 33. 20 ;
49. 19, 20
' Ex. 35. 18 ;
39. 40
rf ch. 43. 5, 6 ;
60. 3-11 ;
Gen. 28. 14
« ch. 14. 1, 2 ;
43. 14 ; 49.
23
/ch. 49. 19
'J ch. 45. 17
'' Jer. 31. 19
! ch. 4, 1 ;
25. 8 ; 51. 7
k Jer. 3. 14 ;
Hos. 2. 19
' ch. 43. 14 ;
48. 17
'"ch. 6. 3; 11.
9 ; 65. 16
"^ ch. 49. 14-
21 ; 50. 1, 2 ;
62.4
° ch. 26. 20
i> ch. 11. 12;
43. 5; 49.18
9 ch. 60. 10
'■ ver. 10; oh.
63.7
» ch. 49. 10,
13
' ver. 5
" Gen. 9. 11
" ch. 12. 1 ;
Ezek. 39.29
^ch. 51. 6;
Ps. 102. 26
y ch. 55. 3 ;
59. 21 ; 61.
8 ; 2 S. 23.
5 : Ps. 89.
34
* ver. 8
<» ch. 51. 21
b ch. 29. 6
'■ ch. 51. 18,
19
d Ch. 14. 32 ;
28. 16 ; 44.
28
■^ Job 28. 16 ;
Rev. 21. 19
/Jn. 6.45
'J ch. 48. 18 ;
66. 12
h ch. 1. 26,
27; 9.7;
62. 1
i ch. 9. 4 ; 14.
4
*•■ ver. 4
' ch. 33. 18
"'0^41.11-16
" ch. 13. 5
" ch. 17. 12-
14 ; 29. 8
P ch. 50. 8, 9
4ch.45. 24;
46. 13
>■ ch. 41. 17 ;
44. 3 ; Ps.
42. 1, 2 ; 63.
1 ; 143. 6 ;
Jn. 4. 14 ;
7. 37
' Lam. 5. 4
« S. S. 5. 1 ;
Joel 3. 18
« Hos. 14. 4 ;
Mt. 10. 8
"Eccl. 6. 2;
Hos. 8. 7
" ch. 1. 19 ;
62. 8, 9 ; Ps.
22. 26
i'ch. 25. 6;
Ps. 63. 5 ;
Jer. 31. 14
" ch. 51. 4
" Lev. 18. 5 ;
Rom. 10. 5
6 ch. 61. 8
720
from 'oppression, for thou shalt
* not fear ; and ' from terror, for it
shall not come near thee. 15 Be-
hold, they may ''gather together,
but not by me : ™ whosoever shall
^ gather together against thee
" shall fall because of thee. 1 6
Behold, I have created the smith
that bloweth the fire of coals, and
bringeth forth a weapon for ^his
work ; and I have created the
waster to ''destroJ^ 17 "No wea-
pon that is formed against thee
shall prosper; and ^ every tongue
that shall rise against thee in judg-
ment thou shalt condemn. This is
the heritage of the servants of
Jehovah, and ^ their * righteous-
ness which is of me, saith Jehovah.
^ p^ Ho, every one that '' thirst-
tJ tJ eth, come ye to the waters,
and he that hath * no money ; come
ye, buy, and eat ; yea, come, buy
Svine and milk "without money
and without price. 2 Wherefore
do ye " spend money for that which
is '' not bread "? and your ^^ labor for
that which satisfieth not 1 hearken
diligently unto me, and *eat ye
that which is good, and let your
soul delight itself in 2' fatness. 3
"^ Incline your ear, and come unto
me ; hear, and your soul shall
" live : and I will make ^ an ever-
lasting covenant with you, even
the " sure mercies of David. 4 Be-
hold, I have given ''him for a wit-
ness to the peoples, a ^'" " leader and
commander to the peoples, 5 Be-
hold, thou shalt call a •''nation
that thou knowest not ; and a na-
tion that knew not thee shall * run
unto thee, because of Jehovah thy
God, and for the Holy One of
Israel ; for he hath '' glorified thee.
6 ' Seek ye Jehovah while he
maybe found; *call ye upon him
while he is near : 7 'let the wicked
forsake his way, and the unright-
eous man his '" thoughts ; and let
him " return unto Jehovah, and he
will have " mercy upon him ; and
to our God, for he will ''abundantly
pardon. 8 For my thoughts are
not «your thoughts, neither are
<^ Acts 13. 34 rf Ps. 18. 43 ; Jer. 30. 9 ; Hos. 3. 5
' Ezek. 34. 24 ; 37. 24, 25 ; Dan. 9. 25 ; Mic. 5. 2 /ch.
45. 14. 22-24 ; 49. 6, 12, 23 '■' Zech. 8. 22 '' ch. 60. 9
t ch. 45. 19, 22 ; 49. 8 ; Ps. 32. 6 ; Am. 5. 6 * ch. 58.
9 ; 65. 24 ' ch. 1. 16, 19 : .58. 6 "' ch. 32. 7 ; 59. 7
" ch. 31. 6 ; 44. 22 " ch. 14. 1 ; 54. 8, 10 P ch. 1. 18 ;
40. 2 ; 43. 25 ; 44. 22 « ch. 65. 2 ; 66. 18
6 Or, stir up strife
1 Or, shall fall away tn thee 8 Or, its
s Or, their righteousness is of me
1" Heb. weigh. " Or, earnings 12 Or, prince
55.9
ISAIAH
57.6
Free Offer of Hercy to ill. Blessedness of Sabbath-keeping. Evil Rnlers rebuked. Idolatrous Conduct of the People
"your ways my ways, saith Jeho-
vah. 9 For *as the heavens are
higher than the earth, so are my
ways higher than your ways, and
my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the ''rain cometh down
and the snow from heaven, and
returneth not thither, but watereth
the earth, and maketh it bring
forth and bud, and giveth ** seed to
the sower and bread to the eater ;
1 1 so shall my " word be that goeth
forth out of my mouth : it shall
•''not return unto me void, but it
shall * accomplish that which I
please, and it shall prosper in the
thing whereto I sent it. 1 2 For ye
shall go out with ''joy, and be led
forth with *peace : the ^mountains
and the hills shall break forth be-
fore you into singing ; and all the
'trees of the field shall clap their
hands. 1 3 Instead of the '" thorn
shall come up the " fir-tree ; and in-
stead of the "brier shall come up
the myrtle-tree : and it shall be to
Jehovah for a ^ name, for an ever-
lasting * sign that *■ shall not be cut
off.
^f\ Thus saith Jehovah,
OvJ *Keep ye justice, and do
righteousness ; for my * salvation
is near to come, and my righteous-
ness to be revealed. 2 " Blessed is
the man that doeth this, and the
son of man that " holdeth it fast ;
that *keei3eth the sabbath from
profaning it, and keepeth his hand
from doing any evil. 3 Neither
let the 2' foreigner, that hath joined
himself to Jehovah, speak, saying,
Jehovah will surely separate me
from his people ; neither let the
* eunuch say. Behold, I am a dry
tree. 4 For thus saith Jehovah' of
the eunuchs that "keep my sab-
baths, and choose the things that
please me, and ''hold fast my cov-
enant : 5 Unto them will I give in
my " house and within my ** walls a
^memorial and a name '^better than
of sons and of daughters ; I will
give ^them an everlasting ''name,
that shall •'' not be cut off.
6 Also the ''foreigners that join
themselves to Jehovah, to minister
unto him, and to love the name of
Jehovah, to be his servants, every-
one that ''keepeth the sabbath
from profaning it, and holdeth
fast my covenant ; 7 even ' them
1 Or, place Heb. hand.
2 Or, better than sons and daughters
3 Heb. him.
" ch. 53. 6
b Ps. 103. 11
<^ch. 30.23
rf 2 Cor. 9. 10
^ ch. 45. 23 ;
Mt. 24. 35
/ch. 44.26;
.59. 21
f ch. 46. 10 ;
53. 10
'' ch. 51. 11 ;
62. 9 ; Ps.
105. 43
i Ch. 54. 10,
13 ; Jer. 29.
U
k ch. 44. 23 ;
49. 13
' 1 CUr. 16.
33
"' ch. 7. 19
« ch. 41. 19 ;
60. 13
" ch. 5. 6 ; 7.
24 ; 32. 13
P ch. 63. 12,
14; Jer.
33.9
« ch. 19. 20
»■ ch. 56. 5
»ch. 1.17;
33.5; 61.8
( ch. 46. 13 ,
51.5; Ps.
85.9
" Ps. 112. 1 ;
119. 1, 2
" ver. 6
" ver. 4, 6 ;
ch. 58. 13 ;
Ex. 20.
8-11 ; 31.
13 17 ; Jer.
17. 21, 22 ;
Ezek. 20.
12,20
y ver. 6 ; ch.
14. 1 ; 45.
14 ; 49. 23 ;
Zech.8.20-
23
' Dt. 23. 1 ;
Jer. 38. 7 ;
Acts 8. 27
" ver. 2, 6
>> ver, 6
'^ ver. 7 ; ch.
2. 2, 8 ; 66.
20
'I ch. 26. 1 ;
60. 18
"■ ch. 62. 2
/ch. 48. 19;
55. 13
•'' ver. 3 ; ch.
60. 10 ; 61. 5
'' ver. 2, 4
(ch. 2. 2,3;
60.11;Mic.
4.1,2
fcch. 11.9;
65.25
' ch. 61. 10
"' ch. 60. 7 ;
Rom. 12. 1
" Mt. 21. 13 ;
Mk. 11. 17 ;
Lk. 19. 46
"ch. 11. 12;
43. 5
P ch. 60. 3-
11 ; 66. 18-
21 ; Jn, 10.
16
« ch. 18. 6 ;
46. 11
»■ Ezek. 3. 17
» ch. 29. 9-
14 ; Jer. 14.
13,14
« Nah. 3. 18
" ch. 28. 7 ;
Ezek. 13.
19 ; Mic. 3.
721
will I bring to my * holy mountain,
and ' make them joyful in my
house of prayer : their "" burnt-
offerings and their sacrifices shall
be accepted upon mine altar ; for
" my house shall be called a house
of prayer for all peoples. 8 The
Lord Jehovah, who "gathereth the
outcasts of Israel, saith. Yet will I
gather ^ others to him. '' besides his
own that are gathered.
9 All ye 'beasts of the field,
^ come to devour, yea, all ye beasts
in the forest. 10 His ''watchmen
are "blind, they are all without
knowledge ; they are all dumb
dogs, they cannot bark ; dreaming,
lying down, loving to 'slumber.
1 1 Yea, the dogs are "greedy, they
can never have enough ; and these
are shepherds that cannot " under-
stand : they have all -^ turned to
their own way, each one to his
gain, ^from every quarter. 12
Come ye, say they, I will fetch
^wine, and we will fill ourselves
with strong drink ; and ' to-mor-
row shall be as this day, a day great
beyond measure.
^ ^ The " righteous perisheth,
fj t and no man *layeth it to
heart ; and '' merciful men are taken
away, none considering that the
righteous is taken away ^ from the
''evil to come. 2 He entereth into
peace ; they rest in their beds, each
one that "* walketh ^ in his upright-
ness.
3 But draw near hither, ye sons
of the "sorceress, the -^seed of the
adulterer and the «■ harlot. 4
Against whom do ye sport your-
.selves'? against whom make ye a
wide mouth, and put out the
tongue 1 are ye not children of
''transgression, a seed of false-
hood, 6 ye that inflame yourselves
^^ among the 'oaks, * under every
green tree ; that ' slay the children
in the valleys, under the clefts of
the rocks 1 6 Among the " smooth
stones of the valley is thy portion ;
they, they are thy lot ; even to
5, 11 " ch. 1.3^ ch. 57. 17 ; Jer. 22. 17 » ch. 5. U,
12, 22 ' Ps. 10. 6 ; Lk. 12. 19. 20 " Ps. 12. 1 b ch.
42. 25 ; 47. 7 " ch. 47. 11 ; 2 K. 22. 20 ; Jer. 18. 11
rf ch. 26. 7 "^ ch. 2. 6 / ch. 1. 4 ; Mt. 16. 4 " ver. 7-9 ;
ch. 1. 21 '' ch. 48. 8 ' ch. 1. 29 k 2 K. 16. 4 ; Jer. 2.
20 ; 3. 13 '2 K. 23. 10 ; Ps. 106. 37, 38 ; Jer. 7. 31
™ Jer. 3. 9 ; Hab. 2. 19
* Heb. to his gathered ones.
5 Or, come ye to devour all the beasts in the
forest 6 Or, one and all
7 Or, godly ^ Or, through tviekedne-is
9 Or, straight before him w Or, with idols
57.7
ISAIAH
58.8
The Idolatrous Conduct of Israel. Jehovah's Condescension and Forbearance. Wrong and Right Observance of Fasts
them hast thou "poured a drink-
offering, thou hast offered ^ an obla-
tion. Shall I be * appeased for
these things 1 7 Upon a " high and
lofty mountain hast thou "* set thy
bed ; thither also wentest thou up
to offer sacrifice. 8 And behind
the doors and the posts hast thou
set up thy memorial : for thou hast
* uncovered thyself to another than
me, and art gone up ; thou hast -^en-
larged thy bed, and made thee a
covenant with them : thou ^ lovedst
their bed where '^thou sawest
it. 9 And thou wentest to the
king with oil, and didst increase
thy perfumes, and didst ''send
thine ambassadors far off, and didst
debase thyself even unto Sheol.
10 Thou wast 'wearied with the
length of thy way ; yet saidst thou
not, * It is in vain : thou didst find
^ a quickening of thy strength ;
therefore thou wast not •* faint.
1 1 And of ' whom hast thou been
afraid and in fear, that thou liest,
and hast ™ not remembered me, nor
"laid it to thy heart 1 have not I
• held my peace even of long time,
and thou f earest me not 1 12 1 will
-^declare thy righteousness ; and as
for thy * works, they shall not
profit thee. 13 When thou criest,
♦■ let ^ them that thou hast gathered
deliver thee ; but the wind shall take
them, a breath shall carry them all
away: but he that Haketh refuge
in me shall [ possess the land, and
shall "inherit my holy mountain.
14 And "he will say, "Cast ye
up, cast ye up, prepare the way,
take up the stumoling-block out of
the way of my people. 15 For
thus saith the "" high and lofty One
that ^inhabiteth eternity, whose
name is Holy : I ^ dwell in the high
and holy place, with him also that
is of a " contrite and humble spirit,
to * revive the spirit of th.e humble,
and to revive the heart of the con-
trite. 16 For I will ""not contend
for ever, ■* neither will I be always
wroth; for the spirit would "faint
before me, and the •'^ souls "that I
have made. 17 For the iniquity
of his '' covetousness was I wroth,
and smote him ; I hid my face
and was wroth ; and he went on
'"'backsliding in the way of his
heart. 18 I have seen his ways,
1 Or, a meal -offering
* Or, i/tou prooidedst room for it
s Heb. the life of thy hand. ■* Heb. sick.
6 Or, thy rabble of idols
• Or, it shall be said 7 Heb. turning away.
" Jer. 7. 18
* Jer. 5. 9,
29; 9.9
« Jer. 3. 6 ;
Ezek. 16.
16
d Ezek. 23.
41
« Ezek. 23. 18
/ Ezek. 23. 7
" Ezek. 16.
26,28
ft Ezek. 23.
16,40
' ch. 47. 13
* Jer. 2. 25 ;
18. 12
' ch. 51. 12,
13; Prov.
29. 25
"" Jer. 2. 32 ;
3. 21
" ver. 1
"ch. 42. 14;
Ps. 50. 21
P ch. 58. 1, 2
« ch. 29. 15 ;
59. 6; 65.7;
66.18;
Mic. 3. 2-4
»■ Jer. 22. 20 ;
30. 14
»ch. 25.4;
Ps. 37. 3, 9
< ch. 49. 8 ;
60.21
« ch. 65. 9
"ch. 62. 10;
Jer. 18. 15
" ch. 52. 13
y ch. 40. 28 ;
Dt. 33. 27
-ch. 33.5;
66.1
" ch. 66. 2 ;
Ps. 34. 18;
51.17
6 ch. 61. 1-3 ;
Ps. 147. 3
'• Gen. 6. 3
d Ps. 85. 5;
103.9;Mic.
7. 18
« ch. 2. 12,
17 ; Job 34.
14,15
/ ch. 42. 5
'J ch. 2. 7 ; 56.
11 ; Jer. 6.
13
ftch. 1 4;
Jer. 3. 14,
22
• ch. 19. 22 ;
30. 26 ; 53. 5
k ch. 52. 12
' ch. 61. 1-3
^ ch. 6. 7 ; 51.
16 ; 59. 21 ;
Heb. 13. 15
" ch. 26. 12 ;
32. 17
" Acts 2. 39 ;
Eph. 2. 17
Pch. 3.9,11;
Job 18, 5-14
9 ch. 48. 22 ;
59. 8
'• ch. 49. 4
* ch. 40. 6, 8
!■ ch. 43. 27 ;
48. 8 ; 50. 1 ;
59. 12
« ch. 1. 11 ;
Tit. 1. 16
" ch. 48. 1 ;
Jer. 7. 9, 10
"^ ch. 1. 4, 28 ;
59. 13
V ch. 29. 13 ;
67. 3 ; Ps.
119. 150 ;
Jas. 4. 8
' Mai. 3. 14 ;
722
and will ' heal him : I will * lead
him also, and ** ' restore comforts
unto him and to his mourners. 19
I create the ^ fruit of the lips :
"Peace, peace, to hirn that is "far
off and to him that is near, saith
Jehovah ; and I will heal him. 20
But the ^ wicked are like the troub-
led sea ; for it cannot rest, and its
waters cast up mire and dirt. 21
« There is no peace, saith '' my God,
to the wicked.
p^ O *Cry ® aloud, spare not,
tJ O lift up thy voice like a
trumpet, and declare unto my peo-
ple their 'transgression, and to
the house of Jacob their sins. 2
Yet they "seek me daily, and de-
light to know my ways : as a na-
tion that did "righteousness, and
* forsook not the ordinance of their
God, they ask of me righteous
judgments; they delight to *draw
near unto God. 3 Wherefore have
we ' fasted, say they, and thou seest
noti wherefore have we afflicted
our soul, and thou takest no knowl-
edge 1 Behold, in the " day of your
fast ye find your own pleasure, and
'° exact all your labors. 4 Behold,
ye fast for * strife and contention,
and to smite with the fist of wick-
edness : " ye fast not this day so as
to " make your voice to be heard on
high. 5 Is such the fast that I
have chosen ? the day for a man to
afflict his soul 1 Is it to bow down
his head as a rush, and to spread
''sackcloth and ashes under him?
wilt thou call this a fast, and an
^ acceptable day to Jehovah 1 6 Is
not this the fast that I have chosen :
to -^ loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the bands of the yoke, and
to ? let the oppressed go free, and
that ye ''break every yoke? 7 Is
it not to ' deal thy bread to the
hungry, and that tnou * bring the
poor that are cast out to thy house ?
when thou seest the 'naked, that
thou cover him ; and that thou
'"hide not thyself from thine own
flesh? 8 Then shall thy "light
break forth as the morning, and
thy "healing shall spring forth
Lk. 18. 12 <• ch. 22. 12, 13 , Zech. 7. 5, 6 b ch. 3 14,
1-) ; 59. 6 ■= ch, 1. 15 ; 59. 2 ; Joel 2, 12-14 << 1 K.
21. 27 « ch. 49. 8; 61. 2 /Neh. 5. 10-12; Jer. 34. 8
w ch. 1. 17 " ver. 9 ' ver. 10 ; Job 31. 19, 20 ; Ezek.
18. 7, 16 fc ch. 16. 3, 4 : Heb. 13. 2 ' Mt. 25. 35 ; Lk.
3. 11 "' Dt. 22. 1^ ; Lk. 10. 31, 32 " ver. 10 " ch.
30. 26 ; 33. 24 ; Jer. 30. 17 ; 33. 6
8 Heb. rfcompenxe. 9 Heb. with the throat.
1" Or, oppress all your laborers
11 Or, ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to
make Jtc.
58.9
ISAIAH
59.16
The Blessings of Benevolence and of Sabbath-keeping. A Confession of A'ational Wickedness
speedily ; and thy " righteousness
shall go before thee ; the gloi-y of
* Jehovah shall be thy rearward. 9
Then shalt thou " call, and Jehovah
will answer ; thou shalt cry, and
he will say, Here I am.
If thou 'Hake away from the
midst of thee the yoke, the " putting
forth of the finger, and -^speaking
wickedly; 10 and if thou ^^draw
out thy soul to the hungry, and
satisfy the afflicted soul : then shall
thy ''light rise in darkness, and
thine obscurity be as the noonday ;
11 and 'Jehovah will guide thee
continually, and * satisfy thy soul
in 'dry places, and 'make strong
thy bones ; and thou shalt be like
a '"watered garden, and like a
" spring of water, whose waters fail
not. 12 And they that shall be
of thee shall " build the_ old waste
places; thou shalt ^ raise wp the
foundations of many generations ;
and thou shalt be called The re-
pairer of the « breach, The restorer
of paths to dwell in.
13 If thou ''turn away thy foot
from the sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on my holy day ; and call
the sabbath a 'delight, and the holy
of Jehovah honorable ; and shalt
honor ^it, not doing thine *own
ways, nor finding thine own pleas-
ure, nor "speaking thine oivn words :
14 then shalt thou "delight thyself
in Jehovah ; and I will make thee to
ride upon the ^high places of the
earth; and I will *feed thee with
the heritage of Jacob thy father :
for the /mouth of Jehovah hath
spoken it.
^ O Behold, " Jehovah's hand
O ^ is not shortened, that it
cannot save; * neither his ear
heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 but
gour "^ iniquities have separated
etween you and your God, and
your sins have hid his face from
you, so that he will '^not hear, _ 3
For your * hands are defiled with
blood, and your fingers with iniq-
uity; your lips have spoken/ lies,
your tongue muttereth wicked-
ness. 4 " None "* sueth in right-
eousness, and ''none pleadeth in
truth : 'they trust in vanity, and
speak lies; they * conceive inis-
chief, and bring forth iniquity.
5 They 'hatch addei's' eggs, and
"* weave the spider's web : ne that
1 Or, bestoiv on the hungry that which thy soul
desireth 2 Or, drought
3 Or, hitn * Heb. calleth.
»ch. 62. 1;
Ps. 85. 13
b ch. 52. 12 ;
Ex. 14. 19
•= ch. 55. 6 ,
65. 24 ; Ps.
50. 15
d ver. 6
" Prov. 6. 13
/ ch. 59. 13 ;
Ps, 12. 2
0 ver. 7 ;
Dt. 15. 7
'' ver. 8 ; ch.
42. 16 ; Job
11. 17 ; Ps.
37.6
' ch. 49. 10 ;
57.18
* ch. 41. 17 ;
Ps. 107. 9
' ch. 66. 14
"' ch. 27. 3 ;
S. S. 4.
15 ; Jer. 31.
12
«Jn. 4. 14;
7. 38
" ch. 49. 8 ;
61.4;
Ezek. 36.
10
P ch. 44. 28
« ch. 30. 13 ;
Am. 9. 11
■■ ch. 56. 2, 4,
6: Ex. 31.
16, 17 ; 35.
2, 3 ; Jer.
17. 21-27
' Ps. 27. 4 ;
42. 4 ; 84. 2,
10
' ch. 55. 8
" ch. 59. 13
" ch. 61. 10
" ch. 33. 16 ;
Dt. 32. 13 ;
Hab. 3. la
y ch. 1. 19
' ch. 1. 20 ;
40. 5
"ch. 50. 2;
Num. 11.
23 ; Jer. 32.
17
6ch. 58. 9;
65. 24,
Ezek. 8. 18
•^ ch. 1. 15 ;
50. 1
d ch. 58. 4
' ch. 1. 15,
21 ; Jer. 2.
30, 34 ;
Ezek. 7.
23 ; Hos. 4.
2
/ver. 13 ;
ch. 28. 15;
30.9
!' ver. 14 ;
ch. 5. 7
A ch. 59.14,
15
ich. 30.12;
Jer. 7. 4. 8
k ch. 33. 11 ;
Job 15. 35 ;
Ps. 7. 14
' ch. 14. 29
"' Job 8. 14
n ch. 28. 20
" ch. 57. 12 ;
Jer. 6. 7
P ch. 58. 4 ;
Ezek. 7. 11
9 Prov. 1. 16 ,
6. 17 ; Rom.
3. 15-17
•■ ch. 6.5. 2 :
66. 18 ; Mk.
7. 21, 22
• Lk. 1. 79
723
eateth of their eggs dieth ; and that
which is crushed breaketh out
into a viper. 6 Their webs shall
not become garments, neither shall
they " cover themselves with their
works : their " works are works of
iniquity, and ^the act of violence
is in their hands. 7 » Their feet
run to evil, and they make haste
to shed innocent blood : *■ their
thoughts are thoughts of iniquity ;
desolation and destruction are in
their ® paths. 8 The ' way of peace
they know not ; and there is ' no
justice in their goings : they have
made them crooked paths ; " who-
soever goeth therein doth not know
peace.
9 Therefore is " justice far from
us, neither doth righteousness over-
take us : we •''look for light, but,
behold, darkness ; for brightness,
but we walk in obscurity. 10 We
^ grope for the wall like the blind ;
yea, we grope as they that have no
eyes : we ' stumble at noonday as in
the twilight ; "among them that are
lusty we are "as dead men. 1 1 We
roar all like bears, and *moan sore
like doves : we look for "" justice, but
there is none ; for salvation, but it
is far off from us. 12 For our ''trans-
gressions are multiplied before thee,
and our "sins testify against us;
for our transgressions are with us,
and as for our iniquities, we know
them : 1 3 transgressing and -^ deny-
ing Jehovah, and turning away
from following our God, speaking
" oppression and revolt, conceiving
and ^ uttering from the heart words
of falsehood. 14 And 'justice is
turned away backward, and * right-
eousness standeth afar off; for
'truth is fallen in the street, and
uprightness cannot enter. 1 5 Yea,
truth is lacking ; and he that de-
parteth from evil "' maketh himself
a prey.
And Jehovah saw it, and it dis-
pleased him "that there was no
justice. 16 And he saw that there
was "no man, and wondered that
« ver. 9, 11 ; Hos. 4. 1 " ch. .57. 20, 21 " ver. 14
^ ch. 5. 30 ; 8. 21, 22 V ch. 6. 9, 10 ; 56. 10 ; Dt. 28.
29 ; Job 5. 14 ; Jn. 11. 9, 10 ' ch. 8. 14, 15 , 28. 13
« Lam. 3. 6 b ch. 38. 14 ; Ezek. 7. 16 ' ver. 9, 14
<l ch. 58. 1 ; Ezr. 9.6 ' ch. 3. 9 , Jer. 14. 7 ; Hos.
5. 5 /Josh. 24. 27 ; Prov. 30. 9 ; Mt. 10. 33 ; Tit.
1.16 i'ch. ."). 7, 30 12; Jer. 9. 3, 4 ^ ver. 3, 4;
Mk. 7. 21, 22 ' ch. 1. 21 , 5. 7 k ch. 46. 12 ; Hab.
14 ' ch. 48. 1 '" ch. 5. 23 ; 10. 2 ; 29. 21 ; 32. 7
" ch. 1. 21-23 o ch. 41. 28 ; 63. 5
•■' Or, highways
6 Or, we are in dark places like the dead
59.17
ISAIAH
60.17
Jehovah's Vengeance and Redemption. Description of Glorified Zion
there was ^"no intercessor: there-
fore his * own arm brought salvation
unto him ; and his righteousness,
it upheld him. 17 And he put on
"righteousness as a "breastplate,
and ^a helmet of salvation upon
his head ; and he put on '' garments
of vengeance for clothing, and was
clad with "zeal as a mantle. 18
•''According to their * deeds, accord-
ingly he will repay, wrath to his
adversaries, recompense to his ene-
mies ; to the ° islands he will repay
recompense. 1 9 So shall they •' fear
the name of Jehovah from the'' west,
and his glory from the * rising of
the sun ; '' for he will * come as '^ a
rushing stream, which the breath
of Jehovah driveth. 20 And a
'Redeemer will come to Zion, and
unto them that '" turn from trans-
gression in Jacob, saith Jehovah.
21 And as for me, this is my "cove-
nant with them, saith Jehovah : my
"Spirit that is upon thee, and my
^ words which I nave put in thy
mouth, shall *not depart out of
thy mouth, nor out of the mouth
of thy seed, nor out of the mouth
of thy seed's seed, saith Jehovah,
from henceforth and for ever.
f\f\ f Arise, shine; for thy
vJv/ Might is come, and the
'glory of Jehovah is risen upon
thee. 2 For, behold, "darkness
shall cover the earth, and gross
darkness the peoples ; but Jeho-
vah will arise upon thee, and his
"glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 And ^ nations shall come to thy
light, and * kings to the brightness
of thy rising.
4 ^Lif t up thine eyes round about,
and see : they all gather themselves
together, they " come to thee ; thy
sons shall come from far, and thy
* daughters shall be * carried in the
arms. 5 Then thou shalt see and
be " radiant, and thy heart shall
thrill and be enlarged ; because
the ** abundance of the sea shall be
turned unto thee, the * wealth of
the nations shall come unto thee.
6 The multitude of camels shall
cover thee, the ^dromedaries of
■''Midian and •''Ephah ; all they
from ^ Sheba shall come ; they shall
bring * gold and frankincense, and
1 Or, none to interpose 2 Or, coat of mail
s Or, salvation for a helmet
* Heb. recomppnses. 5 Or, coasl-lands
« Or, when the adversary shall come in like a
flood, the Spirit of Jehovah will lift up a stand-
ard against him ^ Heb. a stream pent in.
* Heb. nursed upon the side.
9 Or, young camels
" ch. 64. 7 ;
Ezek. 22.
30
b ch. 52. 10 ;
63. 5 ; Ps.
98.1
" Eph. 6. 14
d ch. 63. 2, 3
''ch.9.7;37.
32; Zech.
1.14
/ch. 65. 6,7;
66. 6 ; Job
34. 11 ; Jer.
17. 10
^ ch. 11. 9 i
66. 18
h ch. 45. 6 ;
49.12
ich. 24.15;
Ps. 113. 3
k ch. 30. 28 ;
66.12
' Rom. 11.
26,27
'" Ezek. 18.
30, 31; Acts
2. 38, 39
" Jer. 31.
31-34
" ch. 11. 2 ;
32. 15 ; 44. 3
P ch. 44. 26 ;
55. 11
9 ch. 54. 10 ;
Jer. 32. 40
'• ch. 52. 2
' ver. 19, 20
t ch. 24. 23 ;
35. 2 ; 58. 8
" ch. 58. 10 ;
Jer. 13. 16 ;
Col. 1. 13
" ch. 4. 5
■^ ch. 2. 3 ;
45. 14,
22-25 ; 49.
23
•J ver. 11
' ch. 11. 12 ;
49. 18
"■ ch. 49.
20-22
b ch. 43. 6 ;
4a. 22
' Ps. 34. 5
d ch. 23. 18 ;
24.14
« ch. 61. 6
/Gen. 25. 4
'J Geu. 25. 3 ;
Ps. 72. 10
'' ver. 9 ; ch.
43. 23
i ch. 42. 10
fc Gen. 25. 13
' ch. 19. 19 ;
56.7
"* ver. 13 ;
Hag. 2. 7, 9
" ch. 49. 21
" ch. 11. 11 ;
24. 15 ; 42.
4, 10, 12 ;
49. 1 ; 51. 5 ;
66. 19
P ch. 2. 16 ;
Ps. 48. 7
9 ch. 14. 2 ;
43. 6 ; 49.
22; Gal. 3.
26
"■ ch. 55, 5
'ch. 14. 2;
61. 5 ;
Zech. 6. 15
t ch. 49. 23
"ch. 54. 8
" ver. 18 ; ch,
26. 2 ; 62. 10
* ver. 5
» ch. 24, 21 ;
Ps. 149, 8
' ch. 14. 2 ;
724
shall " ' proclaim the praises of Je-
hovah. 7 All the flocks of * Kedar
shall be gathered together unto
thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall
minister unto thee ; they shall
come up with acceptance on mine
' altar ; and I will " '" gloi'if y ^- the
house of my glory. 8 "Who are
these that fly as a cloud, and as the
doves to their wind9ws i 9 Surely
the "isles shall wait for me, and
the ''ships of Tarshish lirst, to
« bring thy sons from far, their
silver and their gold with them,
for the name of Jehovah thy God,
and for the Holy One of Israel,
because he hath '^''glorified thee.
10 And 'foreigners shall build
up thy walls, and their ' kings shall
minister unto thee : for in my
"wrath I smote thee, but in my
favor have I had mercy on thee.
11 Thy "gates also shall be open
continually ; they shall not be shut
day nor night ; that "" men may
bring unto thee the wealth of the
nations, and * their kings led cap-
tive. 12 For 1;hat ^nation and
kingdom that will not serve thee
shall perish ; yea, those nations
shall be utterly wasted. 13 The
"■ glory of Lebanon shall come unto
thee, the * fii*-tree, the pine, and
the box-tree together, to beautify
the place of my sanctuary ; and 1
will make the "place of my feet
glorious. 14 And the ''sons of
them that afflicted thee shall come
bending unto thee ; and all they
that despised thee shall bow them-
selves down at the soles of thy feet ;
and they shall call thee The "city
of Jehovah, The •'^ Zion of the Holy
One of Israel.
15 Whereas thou hast been " for-
saken and '' hated, so that ' no man
passed through thee, I will make
thee an eternal * excellency, a joy of
many generations. 1 6 Thou shalt
also ' suck the milk of the nations,
and shalt suck the breast of kings ;
and thou shalt know that I, Jeho-
vah, am thy ™ Saviour, and thy
" Redeemer, the Mighty One of
Jacob. 17 For bi-ass I will bring
Zech. 14, 17 " ch. 35. 2 6 ch. 41, 19 " 1 Chr, 28. 2 ;
Ps, 99. 5 : 132. 7 d ch. 14. 1. 2 ; 45. 14. 23 : 49. 23
<■ ch. 1. 26 / Heb. 12. 22 '•> ch. 1. 7-9 : 6, 11-13 ; Jer.
30.17 ''ch. 66. 5 "ch, 33, 8, 9 «-■ ch, 4, 2 ; 65. 18
' ch. 49. 23 ; 66. 11 "' ch. 19. 20 ; 43. 3, 11 ; 45. 15,
21 ; 63. 8 " ch. 59. 20 ; 63. 16
1" Heb. bring good tidings of the praises.
11 Or, beautify i* Or, my beautiful house
13 Or, beauiijied
60.18
ISAIAH
62.5
Description of Glorified Zion. Exaltation of tlie AfDicted. Zion's dlory and Sew Same
gold, and for iron I will bring sil-
ver, and for wood brass, and for
stones iron. I will also make thy
" officers peace, and ' thine exactors
righteousness. 1 8 * Violence shall
no more be heard in thy land,
''desolation nor destruction within
thy borders ; but thou shalt call thy
'' walls Salvation, and thy * gates
Praise. 19 The -^sun shall be no
more thy light by day ; neither for
brightness shall the moon give light
unto thee: but "Jehovah will be
unto thee an everlasting light, and
thy '' God thy - glory. 20 Thy ' sun
shall no more go down, neither
shall thy moon withdraw itself ;
for Jehovah will be thine everlast-
ing light, and the days of thy
* mourning shall be ended. 21 Thy
' people also shall be all righteous ;
they shall '"inherit the land for
ever, the branch of my planting,
the "work of my hands, that I may
be "glorified. 22 The ''little one
shall become a thousand, and the
small one a strong nation : I, Jeho-
vah, will hasten it in its time.
f\H The « Spirit of the Lord
\J -L Jehovah is upon me ; because
Jehovah hath anointed me to preach
good tidings unto the ^'meek; he
hath sent me to * bind up the
broken-hearted, to 'proclaim lib-
erty to the captives, and ■* the open-
ing of the p7'ison to them that are
bound ; 2 to " proclaim the year of
Jehovah's favor, and the "day of
vengeance of our God ; to " com-
fort all that mourn ; 3 to ^^ appoint
unto them that giourn in Zion, to
give unto them a garland for ashes,
the ^oil of joy for mourning, the
" garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness ; that they may be called
Hrees of righteousness, the plant-
ing of Jehovah, that he may be
glorified.
4 And they shall " build the old
wastes, they shall raise up the
former desolations, and they shall
repair the waste cities, the desola-
tions of many generations. 5 And
'' strangers shall stand and feed
your llocks, and foreigners shall
be your plowmen and your vine-
dressers. 6 But ye shall be named
the " priests of Jehovah ; men shall
call you the -^ministers of our God :
ye shall eat the "wealth of the
nations, and 'in their glory shall
1 Or, thy taskmasters 2 Or, beauty
3 Or, poor ■• Or, opening of the eyea
8 Or, to their glory shall ye succeed
" ch. 1. 26 ;
32. 1
*> ch. 54. 14
" ch. 51. 19
d ch. 28. 1
* ver. 11
/ Rev. 21. 23 ;
22. 5
!' ch. 2. 5 ; 9. 2
hc\i. 41. Itj;
45. 25 ;
Zech. 2. 5
! ch. 30. 26
«-■ ch. 35. 10 ;
65. 19;
Rev. 21. 4
' ch. 45. 24,
25 ; 52. 1
™ch. 57. 13;
61. 7 ; Ps.
37. 11, 22
" ch. 19. 25 :
26. 12 ; 29.
23 ; 45. 11 ;
64.8
" ch. 44. 23 :
61. 3
V ch. 6. 13 ;
10. 22 ; 51. 2
«ch. 11. 2;
48. 16, Lk.
4. IS, 19
'"ch. 11.4;
29. 19 ; 32. 7
» ch. 57. 15
« ch. 42. 7 ;
49.9
" ch. 49. 8 ;
60. 10
" ch. 2. 12 ;
13. 6 ; 34.
■^ ch. 57. 18 ;
Jer. 31. 13;
Mt. 5. 4
y ch. 60. 20
- Ps. 23. 5 :
45. 7 ; 104.
15
" ver. 10
i- ch. 60. 21 ;
Jer. 17. 7, 8
" ch. 49. 8 ;
58. 12 ;
Ezek. 36.
33 ; Am.
9. 14
d ch. 14. 2 ;
60. 10
" ch. 66. 21
/ ch. 66. 6
» ch. 60. 5, 11
h ch. 54. 4
! ch. 40. 2 ;
Zech. 9. 12
t ch. 60. 15
' Ps. 16. U
™ch. 5. 16;
28. 17 ;
30. 18
" ch. 55. 3 ;
Gen. 17. 7 ;
Ps. 105. 10;
Jer. 32. 40
« ch. 54. 3
V ch. 44. 3
9 ch. 12. 1, 2 ;
25. 9 ; 41.
16; 51. 3
"■ ch. 49. 4
« ch. 49. 18 ;
52. 1
< ch. 4. 2 ; 55.
10; 58.11
'« ch. 45. 23,
24 ; 60. 18,
21
"^ Ps. 72. 3 ;
85. 11
^ ch. 1. 26 ;
58. 8 ; 61. 11
y ch. 46. 13 ;
52.10
' ch. 60. 3
726
ye boast yourselves. 7 Instead of
your/" shame ye shall ^have double ;
and instead oi * dishonor they shall
rejoice in their portion : therefore
in their land tney shall possess
double ; ' everlasting joy shall be
unto them. 8 For I, Jehovah,
'" love justice, I hate robbery ® with
iniquity ; and I will give them their
recompense in truth, and I will
make an "everlasting covenant with
them. 9 And their " seed shall be
known among the nations, and
their offspring among the peoples :
all that see them shall acknowledge
them, that they are the ^ seed which
Jehovah hath blessed.
10 I will greatly « rejoice in Je-
hovah, my soul snail be joyful in
*■ nay God; for he hath * clothed me
with the garments of salvation,
he hath covered me with the robe
of righteousness, as a bridegroom
'decketh himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorneth herself
with her jewels. 1 1 For as the
'earth bringeth forth its bud, and
as the garden causeth the things
that are sown in it to spring forth ;
so the Lord Jehovah will "cause
" righteousness and praise to spring
forth before all the nations.
r* O For Zion's sake will I not
\J^ hold my peace, and for Je-
rusalem's sake I will not rest, until
her •'righteousness go forth as
brightness, and her 2* salvation as
a lamp that burneth. 2 And the
''nations shall see thy righteous-
ness, and all kings thy glory ; and
thou shalt be called by a new
"name, which the mouth of Jeho-
vah shall name. 3 Thou shalt also
be a * crown of beauty in the hand
of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in
the hand of thy God. 4 Thou shalt
no more be termed " Forsaken ;
neither shall thy land any more be
termed Desolate : but thou shalt be
called *Hephzi-bah, and thy land
'^Beulah; for Jehovah ''delighteth
in thee, and thy land shall be " mar-
ried. 5 For as a young man mar-
rieth a virgin, so shall thy sons
marry thee ; and ^° as the bride-
groom rejoiceth over the bride, so
shall thy God -^rejoice over thee.
" ver. 4, 12 ; eh. 56 5 ; 65. 15 !> ch. 28. 5 ; Zech. 9. 16;
ITh. 2. 19 '^ch. 54. 6, 7: 60. 15, 18 d Jer. 32. 41 ;
Zeph. 3. 17 ^ Jer. 3. 14 ; Hos. 2. 19, 20 /ch. 65. 19
6 Ot, for (or, with) a burnt-offering
7 Heb. decketh himself as a priest.
8 That is, My deliyht is in her.
9 That ia, Married.
I" Heb. with the joy of the bridegroom.
62.6
ISAIAH
63.15
Longing for the Promised Salvation. God's Vengeance on the Jiations. Jehovah's Ancient Mercies recalled
6 I have set " watchmen upon thy
walls, O Jerusalem; they shall
never hold their peace day nor
night: ye that are Jehovah's ''re-
membrancers, Hake ye no rest,
7 and "give him no ^rest, till he
establish, and till he make "* Jeru-
salem a praise in the earth. 8 * Je-
hovah hath sworn by his right
hand, and by the arm of nis
strength. Surely I will -^no more
give thy grain to be food for thine
enemies ; and foreigners shall not
drink thy new wine, for which
thou hast labored : 9 but they that
have ^ garnered it shall eat it, and
praise Jehovah ; and they that
nave gathered it shall drink it in
the courts of my sanctuary.
10 Go through, ''go through the
gates; prepare ye the way of the
people ; ' cast up, cast up the * high-
way; gather out the stones ; lift up
an ' ensign ^ for the peoples. 1 1
Beheld, Jehovah hath proclaimed
unto the '"end of the earth, "Say ye
to the daughter of Zion, Behold,
thy "salvation cometh ; ^behold,
his reward is with him, and his
■•recompense before him. 12 And
they shall call them « The holy peo-
ple, '■ The redeemed of .Jehovah :
and thou shalt be called Sought
out, A city ' not forsaken.
/I* O Who is this that cometh
00 from 'Edom, with '^"dyed
garments from " Bozrah 1 this that
is glorious in his apparel, marching
in the greatness or his strength 1
1 that speak in righteousness,
•^ mighty to save. 2 Wherefore art
thou red in thine apparel, and thy
garments like him that ^treadeth
in the wine vat 1 3 I have trodden
the winepress alone ; and of the
peoples there was no man with me :
yea, I ® ^ trod them in mine anger,
and "trampled them in my wrath ;
and their 'lifeblood ^is sprinkled
upon my garments, and I ^have
stained all my raiment. 4 For the
'' day of vengeance ^** was in my
heart, and " the year of my re-
deemed is come. 5 And I looked,
and there was " none to help ; and
I wondered that there was none to
uphold : therefore mine ** own arm
brought salvation unto me ; and
my wrath, it upheld me. 6 And
I Or, keep not silence. * Heb. silence.
3 Or, over * Or, xvork ^ Or, crimsoned
6 Or, will trend . . . and trample
1 Or, strength » Or, shall be
9 Or, will stain i" Or, is
II Or, my year of redemption
" ch. 52. 8 ;
Jer. 6. 17 ;
Ezek.S.lT;
33. 7
f* Ps. 74. 2 :
Jer. 14. 21 ;
Lam. 5. 1,
20
« Mt. 15.
21-28 ; Lk.
18. 1-8
d ch. 60. 18 ;
Jer. 33. 9 ;
Zeph. 3. IJ,
20
' ch. 45. 23 ;
54.9
/ch. 1.7;
Lev. 26.
16 ; Ut. 28.
31, 33 ;
Judg. 6.
3-6 ; Jer.
5. 17
c ch. 65. 13,
21-23
'• ch. 26. 1 ;
60. 11, 18
' ch. 57. 14
k ch. 11. 16 ;
19. 23 ; 35.
8 ; 49. 11
' ch. 11. 10,
12 ; 49. 22
"'ch. 42.10;
49. 6
" Mt. 21. 5 ;
Zech. 9. 9
0 ch. 51. 5
P ch. 40. 10
9ch.4. 3:
Dt. 7. 6 ;
1 Pet. 2. 9
>■ ch. 35. 9 ;
51.10
' ver. 4 ; ch.
41. 17 ; 42.
16
<ch. 34.5, 6;
Ps. 137. 7
" ver. 2
"ch. 34.6;
Jer. 49. 13 ;
Am. 1. 12
^ Zeph. 3. 17
y Rev. 19. 13,
15
« ch. 22. 5 ;
23. 3
" Mic. 7. 10
l-ch. 34. 8;
35. 4 ; 61.
2;Jer.51.6
« ch. 59. 10
dch. 40. 10:
51. 9 : 52.
10 ; Ps. 44.
3 ; 98. 1
' ch. 22. 5 ,
34. 2; 65.12
/ch. 29. 9;
51.17.21,22
0 ch. 34. 3
h ch. .M. 8,
10 ; Ps. 25.
6 : 92. 2
'IK. 8 66;
Neh. 9. 25,
35
l-ch. 54. 7, 8;
Ps. 51 1 ;
86. 5, 15 ;
Eph. 2. 4
' ch. 3. 15 ;
51. 4 ; Ex.
6.7
'" ch. 51. 7
" ch. 60. 16
0 Judg. 10. 16
P Ex. 23.
20-23; 33.
14,15
1 Dt. 7. 7, 8
"• ch. 43. 1 ,
726
^^I "trod down the peoples in mine
anger, and ^*made them •'^drunk in
my wrath, and I ^* poured out their
" lifeblood on the earth.
7 I will make mention of the
'' lovingkindnesses of Jehovah, and
the praises of Jehovah, according
to all that Jehovah hath bestowed
on us, and the great 'goodness
toward the house of Israel, which
he hath bestowed on them accord-
ing to his * mercies, and accordin.g
to the multitude of his lovingkind-
nesses. 8 For he said. Surely,
they are ' my people, children that
will '" not deal falsely : so he was
their "Saviour. 9 ^®In all their
affliction " he was afflicted, and the
p angel of his presence saved them :
in his ^love and in his pity he ''re-
deemed them ; and he 'bare them,
and carried them all the days of old.
10 But they 'rebelled, and
grieved his "holy Spirit : therefore
he was "turned to be their enemy,
and himself fought against them.
11'® Then ^ he remembered the days
of old, Mosefi and his people, saying.
Where is ^he that brought them up
out of the sea with the '' shepherds
of his flock 1 where is he that ""put
his holy Spirit in the midst of
them"? 12 that caused his "glori-
ous arm to go at the right hand of
Moses? that 'divided the waters
before them, to make himself an
everlasting namel 13 that led
them through the depths, as a
horse in the wilderness, so that
they "stumbled nof? 14 As the
cattle that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of ** Jehovah caused them
to rest : so didst thou * lead thy
people, to make thyself a glorious
name.
15 'Look down from heaven,
and behold from the " habitation
of thy holiness and of thy glory :
where are thy ''zeal and thy mighty
acts'? the 'yearning of thy heart
52. 9 « ch. 46. 3 ; Dt. 1. 31 ; 32. 10-12 ' Ps. 78. 40 ;
106. 33 ; Acts 7. 51 ; Eph. 4. 30 " ver. 11 ; Ps. 51. 11
"Pa. 106. 40 ^ Ps. 106. 44. 45 ■" ch. 51. 9, 10 =Num.
11. 17, 25, 29 ; Hag. 2. 5 " Ex. 6. 6 ; 15. 16 * ch. 11.
15 ; 51. 10, 11 ; Ex. 14. 21, 22 <■ Jer. 31. 9 d Josh. 21.
44 ; 23. 1 ' Dt. 32. 12 / Dt. 26. 15 ; Ps. 80. 14 » Ps.
68. 5 , 123. 1 A ch. 9. 7 ; 26. 11 ; 37. 32 ; 42. 13 ; 59. 17
i Jer. 31. 20 ; Hos. 11. 8
12 Or, I nill tread . . . and make . . . and 1
ivill pnur Old
13 Or, according to another reading, brake them
in pieces
i< Or, brought down their .itrength to the earth
15 Another reading is, In all their adversity he
was no adversary.
16 Or, Then his people remembered the ancient
days of Moses &c.
i? Another reading is, shepherd.
63.16
ISATAH
65.8
Prayer for Present Mercy and Help. Jehovah's Answer : Panishment threatened to the Rebellions
and thy compassions are restrained
toward me. 16 For thou art our
"Father, though * Abraham know-
eth us not, and Israel doth not ac-
knowledge us: thou, O Jehovah,
art our Father ; our ' Redeemer
from everlasting is thy name. 17
O Jehovah, why dost thou "* make
us to err from thy ways, and
"hardenest our heart from thy
fearl -^Return for thy servants'
sake, the tribes of thine inher-
itance. 18 Thy holy people pos-
sessed it but a ^ little while : our
adversaries have ''trodden down
thy sanctuary. 1 9 We are become
as ' they over whom thou never
barest rule, as they that were not
called by thy name.
/^/I Oh that thou wouldest
\J Jl rend the heavens, that thou
wouldest *come down, that the
mountains might ^ ' quake at thy
presence, *2 as when fire kindleth
the brushwood, and the fire causeth
the v/aters to boil ; to make thy
name known to thine adversaries,
that the '" nations may tremble at
thy presence ! 3 When thou didst
"terrible things which we looked
not for, thou earnest down, the
mountains quaked at thy presence.
4 For from of old "men have not
heard, nor perceived ^by the ear,
neither hath the eye ^seen a God
besides thee, who worketh for him
that ^waiteth for him. 5 Thou
^»meetest him that rejoiceth and
'' worketh righteousness, those that
'remember thee in thy ways : be-
hold, 'thou wast wi'oth, and we
sinned : ■* in them have roe been of
long time ; and shall we be saved %
6 For we are all become as one that
is "unclean, and all our " righteous-
nesses are as a polluted garment :
and we all do ^ fade as a leaf ; and
our y iniquities, like the wind, take
us away. 7 And there is ^none
that calleth upon thy name, that
stirreth up himself to "take hold
of thee ; for thou hast * hid thy face
from us, and hast ^"consumed us
by means of our iniquities.
8 But now, O Jehovah, ^ thou art
our Father ; we are the " clay, and
thou our potter ; and we all are
the -^work of thy hand. 9 Be not
"wroth very sore, O Jehovah,
1 Or, fioxB down
2 Or, seen, 0 Ood, besides thee, one that &c.
3 Or, sparest
* Or, in those is continuance, and we shall be
saved The Hebrew is obscure.
^ Heb. melted.
°ch. 1. 2;
64.8
I' ch. 29. 22 :
41. 8 ; 51. 2
" ch. 41. 14 :
44. 6 ; 60. 16
d ch. 30. 23 ;
Ezek. 14.
7-9
« ch. 29. 13,
14
/ch.52. 8;
Num. 10. 36
y Dt. 4. 26 :
11. 17 ; 28.
20
h ch. 64. 11 ;
Ps. 74. 3-7
« Lam. 3.
43-45;
1 Cor. 4. 13
k Ex. 19. 18 ;
P.s. 18. 9 ;
144. 5:
Mic. 1. 3,
4 ; Hab. 3.
13
I Judg. 5. 5 ;
Ps. 68. 8 ;
Nah. 1. 5
'" Ps. 99. 1 ;
Jer. 5. 22 ;
33. 9
''neither remember iniquity for
ever: behold, look, we beseech
thee, we are all Hhy people. 10
Thy *holy cities are become a
wilderness, Zion is become a 'wil-
derness, Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and our beautiful
'"house, where our fathers praised
thee, is burned with fire ; and " all
our pleasant places are laid waste.
12 Wilt thou "refrain thyself for
these things, O Jehovah 1 wilt thou
hold thy peace, and afflict us very
sore?
f\^ ^I *'am inquired of by
\JtJ them that asked not for
me; I '^am found of them that
sought me not : I said, « Behold
me, beJiold me, unto a nation
*that was ''not called by my
name. 2 *I have spread out my
hands all the day unto a 'rebel-
lious people, that walk in a way
that is not good, after their own
"thoughts; 3 a people that "pro-
voke me to my face continually,
saci'ificing in ''^gardens, and ^burn-
ing incense upon bricks ; 4 that
^sit among the graves, and lodge
in _ the ^^ secret places ; that ' eat
swine's flesh, and broth of abom-
inable things is in their vessels ;
5 that say, "Stand by thyself,
come not near to me, for I am
holier than thou. These are a
* smoke in my nose, a fire that
burneth all the day. 6 Behold,
it is written before me : I will
''not keep silence, but will •* rec-
ompense, yea, I will recompense
into their bosom, 7 your own
^iniquities, and the iniquities of
your fathers together, saith Jeho-
vah, that have -^burned incense
upon the mountains, and ""blas-
phemed me upon the hills : there-
fore will I ^^ first ''measure their
work into their bosom.
8 Thus saith Jehovah, As the
new wine is found in the cluster,
and one saith. Destroy it not, for
a blessing is in it : so will I do
for my servants' sake, that I may
74. 10, 11. 18, 19 P Rom. 9. 30 ; 10. 20 ; Eph. 2. 12
1 ch. 45. 22 '■ Hos. 1. 10 * Rom. 10. 21 * ch. 1. 2,
23 : 30. 1. 9 " ch. 59. 7 ; 66. 18 ; Ps. 81. 11, 12 " ch.
3. 8 ; .Tob 1. 11 ; 2. 5 "■' ch. 1. 29 ; 66. 17 v ch. 66. 3
' ch. 66. 3, 17 ; Lev. 11. 7 " Mt. 9. 11 ; Lk. 7. 39 ;
18. 9-12 6 Prov. 10. 26 , 16. 5 " ch. 42. 14 ; 64. 12 ;
Ps. 50. 3, 21 <i Ps. 79. 12 ; Jer. 16. 18 " ch. 13. 11 ;
22. 14 ; 26. 21 ; 30. 13, 14 / ch. 57. 7 ; Hos. 2. 18
" Ezek. 20. 27, 28 " Jer. 5. 29 ; 13. 25
6 Or, was inquired of ? Or, was found
8 Or, as otherwise read, that hath not called
upon 9 Or, dwell i" Or, vaults i' Or, defied
12 Or, measure their former work
I'll
65.9
ISAIAH
66.4
Rewards and Pnnishments decreed. The New Heavens and Kew Earth. Insincere Worship condemned
"not destroy them all. 9 And I
will bring- forth a *seed out of
Jacob, and out of Judah an ''in-
heritor of my mountains ; and
''my chosen shall inherit it, and
*my servants shall dwell there.
10 And -^tSharon shall be a ^fold
of flocks, and the ^ valley of Achor
a place tor herds to lie down in,
for my people that have '' sought
me. 11 But ye that 'forsake
Jehovah, that forget my *holy
mountain, that prepare a table
for "Fortune, and that fill up
mingled wine unto ^ Destiny ; 1 2
I will destine you to the 'sword,
and ye shall all bow down to the
"^ slaughter ; because when I called,
ye did " not answer ; when I spake,
ye did not hear; but ye did that
which was evil in mine eyes, and
chose that wherein I delighted not.
13 Therefore thus saith the
Lord Jehovah, Behold, my ser-
vants shall "eat, but ye shall be
^hungry ; behold, my servants
shall * drink, but ye shall be
*■ thirsty ; behold, my servants
shall * rejoice, but ye shall be
'put to shame ; 14 behold, my
servants shall "sing for joy of
heart, but ye shall "cry for sor-
row of heart, and shall wail for
* vexation of spirit. 15 And ye
shall leave your name for ^a
''curse unto my chosen; and the
Lord Jehovah will slay thee ; and
he will call his servants by ^an-
other name : 16 so that he who
blesseth himself in the earth
shall bless himself in the ^God
of "truth; and he that sweareth
in the earth shall '* swear by the
God of "truth; because the former
*ti'oubles are forgotten, and be-
cause they are hid from mine eyes.
17 For, behold, I create ''new
heavens and a new earth ; and
the ''former things shall not be
remembered, nor come into mind.
18 But be ye "glad and rejoice
for ever in that which I create ;
for, behold, I create Jervisalem a
rejoicing, and her people a joy.
19 And I will ■''rejoice in Jeru-
salem, and joy in my people ; and
there shall be heard in her no
more the voice of ^ weeping and
the voice of crying. 20 There
shall be no more thence an in-
fant of days, nor an old man
1 Or, pasture « Heb. Oad. See Gen. 30. W.
8 Heb. Meni. * Heb. breaking.
5 Heb. an oa/h.
6 Heb. Amen. See 2 Cor. 1. 20 ; Rev. 3. 14.
" ch. 1. 9 ;
10. 21, 22 ,
48. 9; Am.
9.8,9
b ch. 45. 19,
25 , Jer. 31.
36, 37
' ch. 49. 8 ,
60. 21 ; Am.
9. 11-15
rf ch. 57. 13
•' ch. 32. 18
/ ch. 33. 9 ;
35.2
'J Josh. 7. 24,
26 ; Ho8. 2.
15
h ch. 51. 1 ;
55.6
' ch. 1. 4,
28 ; Dt. 29.
24,25
k ch. 2. 2, 3 ;
66.20
i ch. 27. 1 ;
34.5,6, 66.
16
"' ch. 63. 6
" ch. 41. 28 ;
50. 2 ; 66. 4 ;
2 Chr. 36.
15, 16 ;
Prov. 1. 24;
Jer. 7. 13
° ch. 1. 19 ;
Ps. 34. 10
P ch. 8. 21
1 ch. 41. 17,
18 49. 10
'"ch. 5. 13
* ch. 61. 7 ;
66.14
t ch. 42. 17 ;
44. 9, 11 ;
66. 5
"ch. 51. 11,
Ps. 66. 4 ;
Jas. 5. 13
" ch 13. 6 ,
Mt. 8. 12
^ Jer. 24. 9 ;
25. 18 ;
Zech. 8. 13
S'ch.62. 2;
1 Pet. 2. 9,
10
= Ex. 34. 6;
Ps. 31. 5
" ch. ly. 18 ;
45.23
("ch. 22. 5;
26. 16 , 37.
3 ; Jer. 31.
12 ; Zeph.
3. 14-20
"ch. 66. 22,
2 Pet. 3. 13
rf ch. 43. 18 ;
Jer. 3. 16
''ch.12.1,2;
25. 9 ; 35.
10 ; 41. 16 ;
51. 3 ; 61.
10 ; Ps. 98
/ch. 62.4,
5 ; Jer. 32.
41
.''ch. 25. 8;
30. 19 ; 35.
10 ; 51. 11 ;
Rev. 7. 17 ;
21.4
that hath * not filled his days ;
for the child shall die a hundred
j-ears old, and the 'sinner being
a hundred years old shall be ac-
cursed. 21 And they shall * build
houses, and inhabit them ; and
they shall 'plant vineyards, and
eat the fruit of them. 22 They
shall not build, and '"another in-
habit ; they shall not plant, and
another eat : for " as the days of
a tree shall be the days of my
people, and my chosen shall ''"long
enjoy the work of their hands. 23
They shall -^ not labor in vain, nor
bring forth for * calamity ; for
they are the '' seed of the blessed
of Jehovah, and their offspring
^with them. 24 And it shall
come to pass that, before they
call, I will *■ answer ; and while
they are yet speaking, 1 will hear.
2.5 The *wolf and the lamb shall
feed together, and the 'lion shall
eat straw like the ox ; and " dust
shall be the serpent's food. They
shall "not hurt nor destroy in all
''my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
f\£^ Thus saith Jehovah,
vJv/ » Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool :
what manner of ' house will ye
build unto mel and what place
shall be my rest 1 2 For all these
things hath '^my hand made, and
so all these things came to be,
saith Jehovah: but to this man
will I look, even to him that is
poor and of a * contrite spirit,
and that "trembleth at my word.
3 He that ''killeth an ox is as he
that slayeth a man ; he that sacri-
ficeth a lamb, as he that breaketh
a dog's neck ; he that offereth
^••an "oblation, as he that offereth
■^swine's blood; he that "^burn-
eth frankincense, as he that bless-
eth an idol. Yea, they have chosen
their ''own ways, and their soul
delighteth in their 'abominations :
4 I also will '' choose their ^'- delu-
sions, and will 'bring their fears
'" ch. 62. 8, 9 " Ps. 92. 12-14 ° Dt. 32. 46, 47 ; Ps.
21. 4 ; 91. 16 *> ch. 55. 2 ; Dt. 28. 3-12 « ch. 61. 9 ;
Jer. 32. 38, 39 ; Acts 2. 39 '' ch. 55. 6 ; 58. 9 ; Ps. 91.
15 ; Dan. 9. 20-23 ; 10. 12 " ch. 11. 6 ' ch. U. 7
" Gen. 3. 14 ; Mic. 7. 17 " ch. 11. 9 ; Mic. 4. 3
'■ver.ll y 1 K. 8. 27 ; Ps. 11. 4 ; Mt. 5. 34, 35 *2S.
7. 5-7 : Jer. 7. 4 ; Jn. 4. 20, 21 ; Acts 7. 48-50 " ch.
40. 26 b ch. 57. 15 ; Ps. 34. 18 ; Mt. 5. 3, 4 ; Lk. 18.
13, 14 « ver. 5 ; Ps. 119. 120, 161 << ch. 1. 10-17 ; 58.
1-5 "" ch. 1. 13 ; 19. 21 ; 40. 20 / ch. 65. 4 « ch. 1.
13 ; Lev. 2. 2 '' ch. 57. 17 ; 65. 2 ' ch. 44. 9, 19
* ch. 05. 7 ; Prov. 1. 31, 32 ' Prov. 10. 24
" Heb. tcear out. 9 Or, sudden terror
9 Or, shall be with them i" Or, a meal-offering
11 Heb. tnaketh a memorial of: i3 Or, mochings
728
66.5
ISAIAH
66.24
Jehovah's Judgments and Ziou's Enlargement
upon them ; because when I called,
" none did answer ; when I spake,
they did not hear : but they did that
which was * evil in mine eyes, and
chose that wherein I delighted not.
5 Hear the word of Jehovah,
ye that " tremble at his word :
Your brethren that ''hate you,
that ^cast you out for my name's
sake, have said. Let Jehovah be
glorified, that we may see your joy ;
but it is -^they that shall be put
to shame. 6 A voice of tumult from
the city, a * voice from the temple,
a voice of Jehovah that '' rendereth
recompense to his enemies.
7 Before she travailed, she
'brought forth; before her pain
came, she was delivered of a
man-child. 8 Wlio hath * heard
such a thing 1 who hath seen
such things'? Shall a land be
^born in one day'? shall a nation
be brought forth at once? for as
soon as Zion travailed, she brought
forth her children. 9 Shall I bring
to the birth, and 'not cause to
bring forth 1 saith Jehovah : shall
I that cause to bring forth shut
the wovihl saith thy God.
10 '"Rejoice ye with Jerusalem,
and be glad for her, all ye that
" love her : " rejoice for joy with
her, all ye that mourn over her ;
I I that ye may suck and ^ be
satisfied with the breasts of her
consolations ; that ye may milk
out, and be delighted with the
abundance of her « glory. 12 For
thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will
extend ''peace to her like a river,
and the * glory of the nations like
an overflowing sti'eam : '^ and ye
shall suck thereof ; ye shall be
'borne upon the side, and shall
be dandled upon the knees. 13
As one whom his mother comfort-
eth, so will I " comfort you ; and
ye shall be comforted in Jerusa-
lem. 14 And ye shall "see it, and
your ^ heart shall rejoice, and your
^ bones shall flourish like the ten-
der grass : and the ^ hand of Jeho-
vah shall be known toward 'his
servants ; and he will have " indig-
nation against his enemies.
15 For, behold, Jehovah will
come ^with *fire, and his '^ chari-
ots shall be like the whirlwind ;
to render his anger with fierce-
ness, and his rebuke with flames
1 Or, travailed with for but one day
2 Or, then shall ye suck, ye &c. "8 Or, in
" ch. 65. 12 ;
Prov. 1.
24 ; Jer. 7.
13
("ch. 59. 7:
65. 12 ; 2 K.
• 21. 2, 6 ;
Jer. 7. 30
« ver. 2
d ch. 60. 15 ;
Ps. 38. 20
« Mt. 5. 10-
12 ; 10. 22 ;
Jn. 9. 34 ;
15. 18-20
/Lk. 13.17
■" ch. 6. 1, 8
hch. 59. 18;
65. 6 ; Joel
3.7
• ch. 37. 3 ;
49. 17-21 ;
54.1
k ch. 64. 4
' ch. 37. 3
'" ch. 65. 18 ;
Dt. 32. 43 ;
Rom. 15. 10
" Ps. 26. 8 ;
122. 6
" Ps. 137. 6
P ch. 49. 23 ,
60. 16 ;
Joel 3. 18
9 ch. 60. 1,2;
62.2
'■ ch. 48. 18 ;
Ps. 72. 3, 7
» ch. 60. 5 ;
61.6
t ch. 60. 4
"ch. 12. 1;
40. 1, 2 ; 49.
13:61. 3;
2 Cor. 1. 3,
4;lTh.2.7
" ch. 33. 20
•I' Zech. 10. 7
y ch. 58. 11 ;
Prov. 3. 8
^ Ezr. 7. 9 ;
8. 31
<^ ch. 10. 5 ;
13. r,; 30.30;
b ch. 10. 17 ;
30. 27, 33 ;
31.9
■^ch.S. 28;
Ps. 68. 17 ;
Hab. 3. 8
dch. 30. 30;
Ezek. 38.
22
"■ch. 65.12;
Ezek. 38.
21
/ch. 22.2;
34. 3
'J ch. 1. 29 ;
65. 3
h ch. 65. 4 ;
Lev. 11. 7
' ch. 1. 28,
81 ; Ps. 37.
20
«-■ ch. 59. 7 ;
65.2
' ch. 45. 22-
25 ; Jer. 3.
17
"' ch. 11. 10,
12 ; 49. 2Z ;
62, 10
" ch. 2. 16 ;
60.9
° Ezek. 27.
10
P Gen. 10. 2
1 ch. 11. 11 ;
24. 15 ; 60. 9
•■ ch. 42. 12 ;
of fire. 16 For by ''fire will Je-
hovah execute judgment, and by
his ^ sword, upon all flesh; and
the -^ slain of Jehovah shall be
many. 17 They that sanctify
themselves and purify themselves
*to go unto the ''gardens, behind
®one in the midst, eating '"swine's
flesh, and the abomination, and
the mouse, they shall 'come to
an end together, saith Jehovah.
18 For I kmow their works and
their * thoughts: the time cometh,
that I will ^ gather all nations and
tongues; and they shall come, and
shall see my glory. 1 9 And I will
set a '" sign among them, and I will
send such as escape of them unto
the nations, to "Tarshish, Pul, and
" Lud, that draw the bow, to ^Tubal
and Javan, to the * isles afar off,
that have not heard my fame,
neither have seen my glory ; and
they shall *■ declare my glory among
the nations. 20 And they shall
* bring all your brethren out of
all the nations for an oblation
unto Jehovah, upon horses, and
in chariots, and in litters, and
upon mules, and upon dromeda-
ries, to my 'holy mountain Jerusa-
lem, saith Jehovah, as the children
of Israel bring their oblation in a
" clean vessel into the house of Je-
hovah. 21 And of them also will
I take for "priests and for Levites,
saith Jehovah.
22 For as the "^ne^w heavens
and the new earth, which I will
make, shall remain before me,
saith Jehovah, so shall your ^seed
and your ^ name remain. 23 And
it shall come to pass, that from
one "new moon to another, and
from one sabbath to another, shall
all flesh come to * worship before
me, saith Jehovah. 24 And they
shall go forth, and look upon the
" dead bodies of the men that ha-ve
''transgressed against me: for their
^worm shall not die, •''neither shall
their fire be quenched ; and they
shall be an ^abhorring unto all
flesh.
1 Cbr, 16. 24 ' ch. 43. 6 ; 49. 22 ; 60. 4 < ch. 2. 2, 3 ;
11. 9 ; 56. 7 ; 65. 11, 25 " ch. 52. 11 " ch. 61. 6 ;
1 Pet. 2. 5, 9 " ch. 65. 17 ; Heb. 12. 26, 27 ; 2 Pet. 3.
13 ; Rev. 21. 1 y ch. 61. 8, 9 ; 65. 22, 23 ; Jn. 10. 27^
29 ; 1 Pet. 1.4,5 ^ ch. 56 5 " ch. 1. 13, 14 ; Ezek.
46. 1, 6 6 ch. 19. 21. 23 ; 27. 13 ; 49. 7 " ch. 5. 25 ;
34. 3 d ch. 1. 28 ; 24. 20 ' ch. 14. 11 ; 51. 8 ; Mk.
9. 48 /ch. 1. 31 ; Mt. 3. 12 " Dan. 12. 2
* Or, in the
6 Or, one tree (or, Asherah ; see Dt. 16. 21)
729
THE BOOK OF
JEREMIAH
Jeremiah's Call and Commission. Visions of the Almond Rod and the Boiling Caldron
IThe words of " Jeremiah the
son of Hilkiah, of the priests
that were in * Anathoth in the land
of Benjamin : 2 to whom the word
of Jehovah came in the days of
"Josiah the son of "^Amon, king
of Judah, in the thirteenth year
of his reign. 3 It came also in the
days of "Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah, king of Judah, unto the
end of the eleventh year of -fZede-
kiah, the son of Josiah, king of
Judah, unto the carrying away
of Jerusalem captive in the ^ fifth
month.
4 Now the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 5 Before I
* formed thee in the belly I knew
thee, and ' before thou earnest forth
out of the womb I sanctified thee ;
I have * appointed thee a prophet
unto the nations. 6 Then ' said I,
Ah, Lord Jehovah ! behold, I know
not how to speak; for ™I am a
child. 7 But Jehovah said unto
me, Say not, I am a child ; " for ^ to
whomsoever I shall send thee thou
shalt go, and "whatsoever I shall
command thee thou shalt speak.
8 ^ Be not afraid because of them ;
for ' I am with thee to deliver thee,
saith Jehovah. 9 Then Jehovah
put forth his hand, and ''touched
my mouth ; and Jehovah said unto
me. Behold, I have 'put my words
in thy mouth : 10 see, I have this
day set thee over the nations and
over the kingdoms, *■ to pluck up
and to break down and to destroy
and to overthrow, " to build and to
plant.
11 Moreover the word of Jeho-
vah came unto me, saying, "Jere-
miah, what seest thou^ And I
said, I see a rod of '-^an almond-
tree. 1 2 Then said Jehovah unto
me. Thou hast well seen : for ^ I
^watch over my word to perform it.
13 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me the second time,
saying, ^'What seest thoul And
1 Or, on ivhatsoever errnvd
2 Heb. shaked. 3 Heb. shoked.
" 2 Chr. 35.
25; 36. 12,
21,22; Ezr.
1. 1 ; Dan.
9. 2 ; Mt.
2. 17 ; 16.
14; 27. 9
b ch. 11. 21 ;
32. 7;
Josh. 21.
18 ; 1 K. 2.
26; 1 Chr.
6. 60 ; Is.
10. 30
"^ch. 3. 6:
36. 2 ; 1 K.
13. 2 ; 2 K.
21. 24
<i 2 K. 21. 18,
24
* ch. 25. 1 ;
2 K. 23. 34 ;
1 Chr. 3. 15
/ch. 39. 2;
2 K. 24. 17 ;
1 Chr. 3. 15
B ch. 52. 12
'' Ps. 139. 15,
16
' Is. 49. 1, 5
k ver. 10 ;
ch. 25. 15-
26
' Ex. 4. 10
"' ) K. 3. 7
" Ezek. 2.
3,4
"ver. 17
P Ezek. 2. 6
1 ver. 19 ;
ch. 15. 20
""Mk. 7. 33,
35
•Ex. 4. 11-
16; Dt. 18.
18
' ch. 18.
7-10;
Ezek. 32. IS
" ch. 24. 6 ;
31. 28, 40 ;
Is. 44. 26-28
" ch. 24. 3 ;
Am. 7. 8
^ ch. 31. 28 ;
Dt. 32. 35
y Zech. 4. 2
' Ezek. 11.
3.7
«ch. 4. 6; 10.
22; Is. 41.
25
i ch. 25. 9
"ch. 39. 3;
Is. 22. 7
d ch. 4. 16 ;
9. 11
« ch. 2. 13, 19
/ ch. 7. 9 ; 19.
4 ; 44. 17
» ch. 10. 3-5 ;
Is. 2. 8 ; 37.
19
ft 1 K. 18. 46 ;
Job 38. 3
' ver. 7
fc Ezek. 2. 6 ;
3. 16-18
730
I said, I see a boiling ^caldron;
and the face thereof is from the
north. 14 Then Jehovah said
unto me, "Out of the north evil
■^ shall break forth upon all the
inhabitants of the land. 15 For,
lo, I will call ''all the families of
the kingdoms of the north, saith
Jehovah ; and they shall come,
and they shall ""set every one his
throne at the entrance of the gates
of Jerusalem, and against all the
walls thereof round about, and
against ''all the cities of Judah.
16 And I will ''utter my judg-
ments against them touching all
their wickedness, in that they
have * forsaken me, and have
•'^ burned incense unto other gods,
and worshipped the ''works or
their own hands. 17 Thou there-
fore ''gird up thy loins, and arise,
and 'speak unto them all that I
command thee : 'be not dismayed
at them, lest I dismay thee before
them. 18 For, behold, 'I have
made thee this day a fortified
city, and an iron pillar, and
brazen walls, against the whole
land, against the '"kings of Ju-
dah, against the '" princes thereof,
against the priests thereof, and
against the people of the land.
19 And they shall " fight against
thee ; but they shall not prevail
against thee : for " I am with thee,
saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.
2 And the ^word of Jehovah
came to me, saying, 2 Go, and
*cry in the ears of Jerusalem,
saying. Thus saith Jehovah, I re-
member ®for thee the ''kindness
of thy youth, the love of thine
espousals; how thou 'wentest after
me in the wilderness, in a land that
' ch. 8. 27 ; 15. 20, 21 ; Is. 50. 7 ; Mic. 3. 8 *" ch. 2L
4-14; 26. 12-16 "ch. 11. 19; 15. 10, 11 » ver. 8}
ch. 20. 11 Pch. 1. 2, 11 9ch. 7. 2; 11. 6; Is. 68.1
*■ Ezek. 16. 8 • ver. 6-; Dt. 2. 7 ; Is. 63. 7-14
♦ Heb. shall be opened.
6 Or, speak with them of my judgments
6 Or, concerning
2.3
JEREMIAH
2.27
The People's Former Love and Present Apostasy. Their Backsliding unexampled
was not sown. 3 Israel tvas " holi-
ness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits
of his increase : * all that devour
him shall be held guilty ; evil shall
come upon them, saith Jehovah.
4 Hear ye the word of Jehovah,
O house of Jacob, and all the fami-
lies of the house of Israel : 5 Thus
saith Jehovah, "What unrighteous-
ness have your fathers found in me,
that they are gone far from me, and
have walked after "^ vanity, and are
become vain'? 6 Neither said they.
Where is Jehovah that "brought us
up out of the land of Egypt, that
^led us through the wilderness,
through a land of deserts and of
pits, through a land of drought
and of ^ the shadow of death,
through a land that none passed
through, and where no man dwelt 1
7 And I brought you into a ^ plen-
tiful land, to eat the fruit thereof
and the goodness thereof ; but when
ye entered, ''ye defiled my land, and
made my heritage an abomination.
8 The 'priests said not, Where is
Jehovah'? and they that handle the
law * knew me not : the " rulers also
transgressed against me, and the
' prophets prophesied by Baal, and
walked after things that '"do not
profit.
9 Wherefore I will yet " contend
with you, saith Jehovah, and with
your children's children will I con-
tend. 10 For "pass over to the
isles of ^ Kittim, and see ; and send
unto *Kedar, and consider dili-
gently ; and see if there hath been
such a thing. 11 Hath a nation
changed its gods, ''which yet are
no gods'? but my people have
'changed their glory for that
which doth not profit. 12 Be as-
tonished, O ye 'heavens, at this,
and be horribly afraid, be ye very
desolate, saith Jehovah. 13 For
my people have committed two
evils : they have forsaken me, the
"fountain of living waters, and
hewed them out "cisterns, broken
cisterns, that can hold no water.
14 Is Israel a "^ servant? is he a
home-born slave 1 why is he be-
come a prey'? 15 The young
2' lions have roared upon him, and
^ yelled ; and they have ' made his
land waste : his cities are burned
up, without inhabitant. 16 The
children also of "Memphis and
* Tahpanhes have * broken the
I Or, deep darkness 2 Heb. shepherds.
s Heb. given out their voice. * Or, fed on,
« Ex. 19. 5,
6 ; Dt. 7.
6; 14. 2
* ch. 30. IC ;
60. 7 ; Is.
41. 11
'= Is. 6. 4 ;
Mic. C. 3
d ch. 8. 19 ;
2 K. 17. 16
* Ex. 20. 2 ;
Is. 63. 11 ;
Hos. 13. 4
/Dt. 8. 15;
32. 10
9 Dt. 8. 7-9 ;
11. 10-12
hch. 3. 2;
16. 18 ; Ps.
106. 38
■ ch. 10. 21
k ch. 4. 22 ;
Mai. 2. 6, 7
' ch. 23. 13
"' ch. 16. 19 ;
Hab. 2. 18
" ver. 35 ;
Ezek. 20.
36, 36
" Is. 23. 12
'' Gen. 10. 4 ;
Num. 24.
24
4 ch. 49. 28 ;
Ps. 120. 5 ;
Is. 21. 16
'■ ch. 6. 7 ; 16.
20 ; Is. 37.
19
* Ps. 106. 20 ;
Rom. 1. 23
t ch. 4. 23 ;
Is. 1. 2
" ch. 17. 13 r
Ps. 36. 9
" ch. 14. 3
^ ch. 6. 19 ;
17. 4 ; 27.
12, 17
V ch. 50. 17
'^ ch. 4. 7
" ch. 44. 1 ;
Is. 19. 13 ;
Hos. 9. 6
b ch. 43. 7-9 ;
46. 14
' ch. 48. 45 ;
Dt. 33. 20
d ch. 4. 18
« Dt. 32. 10
/ ver. 36 ; ch.
37. 7 ; Is.
30. 1, 2
» Josh. 13. 3 ;
1 Chr. 13.
6 ; Is. 23. 3
A ch. 60. 17
* ch. 4. 18 ;
Is. 3. 9 ;
Hos. 5. 5
* ch. 3. (j, 8,
11, 14;
Hos. 11. 7
' Job 20.
11-16 ;
Am. 8. 10
'" ch. 5. 24 ;
Ps. 36. 1
" Lev. 26. 13
" ver. 25
P ch. 3. 2. 6 ;
17. 2 ; Dt.
12. 2 ; Is.
57. 5, 7
9 Ex. lf>. 17 ;
Ps. 44. 2 ;
80. 8 ; Is.
6. 2
"■ Is. 5. 4
' ch. 4. 14
< Prov. 30. 12
" ch. 9. 14
" ch. 7. 31
* ver. 33, 36 ;
731
''crown of thy head. 17 Hast
thou not "^ procured this unto thy-
self, in that thou hast forsaken
Jehovah thy God, when he *led
thee by the way? 18 And now
what hast thou to do in the way to
•'Egypt, to drink the waters of the
^ " Shilior 1 or what hast thou to do
in the way to ''Assyria, to drink the
waters of " the Kiver '? 19' Thine
own wickedness shall correct thee,
and thy *backalidings shall reprove
thee : know therefore and see that
it is an evil thing and a 'bitter,
that thou hast forsaken Jehovah
thy God, and that '"my fear is not
in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of
hosts.
20 For of old time "^ I have
"broken thy yoke, and burst thy
bonds ; and thou " saidst, I will
not ® serve; for upon every ^high
hill and under every green tree
thou didst bow thyself, playing
the harlot. -2 1 Yet I had « planted
thee a noble vine, wholly a right
seed : how then art thou turned
into the ''degenerate branches of
a foreign vine unto me'? 22 For
though thou * wash thee with lye,
and take thee much soap, yet
thine iniquity is marked oefore
me, saith the Lord Jehovah. 23
'How canst thou say, I am not
defiled, I have not gone after the
" Baalim 1 see thy way in the " val-
ley, know what thou hast done :
thou art a swift ^dromedary ^trav-
ersing her ways ; 24 a ^ wild ass
used to the wilderness, that snuff-
eth up the wind in her desire ; in
her occasion who can turn her
away"? all they that seek her will
not weary themselves ; in her
month they shall find her. 25
Withhold thy foot from being un-
shod, and thy throat from thirst.
But thou saidst, ^ It is in vain ; no,
for I have "loved strangers, and
after them will I go.
26 As the * thief is ashamed when
he is found, so is the house of Israel
ashamed ; they, their kings, their
princes, and their priests, and their
prophets; 27 who say to a "stock,
'Thou art my father ; and to a stone.
Thou hast '"brought "me forth : for
ch. 31. 22 y ch. 14. 6 » ch. 18. 12 " ch. 14. 10 ; Dt.
32. 16 l> ch. 48. 27 " ch. 3. 9 ; 10. 8
6 That is, the Nile. '• That is, the Euphrates.
7 Or, thou hast
8 Another reading is, transgress.
9 Or, young camel i" Or, begotten me
11 Another reading is, us.
2.28
JEKEMIAH
3.13
The People's Self-confidence vain. Jebovah's Forbearance with their Infidelity. Jndah's Condact worse than Israel's
they have turned their " back unto
me, and not their face ; but in the
*time of their trouble they will say,
Arise, and save us. 28 But where
are thy "^ gods that thou hast made
thee 'I let them arise, if they can
•^ save thee in the time of thy
trouble : for " according to the
number of thy cities are thy gods,
0 Judah.
29 Wherefore will ye contend
with mel ye •'^all have trans-
gressed against me, saith Jehovah.
30 ''In vain have I smitten your
children ; they received no ^ cor-
rection : your '' own sword hath
devoured your prophets, like a
destroying lion. 310 generation,
see ye the word of Jehovah. Have
1 been a wilderness unto Israel 1 or
a land of " thick ' darkness 1 where-
foi'e say my people, * We are broken
loose ; we will come no more unto
thee? 32 Can 'a virgin forget her
ornaments, or a bride her attire'?
yet my people have ' forgotten me
days without number. 33 How
'"trimmest thou thy way to seek
love ! therefore even the wicked
women hast thou taught thy ways.
34 Also in thy skirts is found the
" blood of the souls of the innocent
poor: fthou didst not find them
" breaking in ; but it is because of
all these things. 35 Yet thou
saidst, ''I am innocent; surely his
an^er is turned away from me.
Behold, I will » enter into .judg-
ment with thee, because thou 'say-
est, I have not sinned. 36 Why
'gaddest thou about so much to
change thy way ? thou shalt be
ashamed of ' Egypt also, as thou
wast ashamed of " Assyria. 37
From thence also shalt thou go
forth, with " thy hands upon thy
head : for J ehovah hath rejected
* those in whom thou trustest,
and thou shalt not prosper with
them.
3 "^ They say, *If a man put
away his wife, and she go from
him, and become another man's,
will he return unto her again? will
not that land be greatly polluted ?
But thou hast Splayed the harlot
with many lovers ; ® yet " return
a^ain to me, saith .Jehovah. 2
Lift up thine eyes unto the * bare
heights, and see : where hast thou
not been lain with ? By the ways
1 Or, instruction " Or, dnrkne.1.1 from. Jah
3 Or, / have not found it by secret search, b%U
y.pov. all these * Heb. Savina.
.5 Or, and thinkest thou to return ttc. ?
" ch. 18. 17 ;
32. 33
b ch. 22. 23 ;
Is. 2C. 10
" ch. 1. 16 ;
Dt. 32.
37 ; Is. 45.
20
d ch. 11. 12,
13
« ch. 11. 13 ;
2 K. 17. 30,
31
/ ch. 5. 1 ; 6.
13 ; Dan.
9. 11
»ch. 6. 3; 7.
28 ; Is. 1. 6
h ch. 2B. 20-
24 ; Neh. 9.
2(i
■ Is. 45. 19
k ver. 20, 25 ;
Dt. 32. 15
I ch. 3. 21 ;
13. 25 ; Is.
17. 10;
Hos. 8. 14
"' ver. 23
" ch. 7. 6 :
19. 4 ; 2 K.
21. 16 ; 24. 4
" Ex. 22. 2
P ver. 23
« ch. 25. 31
*■ Prov. 2S.
13 ; 1 Jn.
1. 8, 10
' ver. 23 ;
Hos. 12. 1
« ver. 18 ;
ch. 37. 7;
Is. 30. 3
" 2 Chr. 28.
16, 20, 21
" ch. 14. 3, 4 ;
2 S. 13. 19
^ ch. 17. 5 ;
37. 7-10
y Dt. 24. 1-4
' ch. 2. 20 ;
Ezek. 10.
26, 28, 29
" ch. 4. 1 ;
Zecli. 1. 3
(-ch. 2. 20;
Dt. 12. 2
" Ezek. 16.
<i cli. 2. 7
^ ch. 14. 3-6 ;
Lev. 20. 19
/ch. 6. 15;
8. 12 ,
Ezek. 3.
7, 8
0 ver. 19 ;
ch. 31. 9
><■ Pa. 71. 17
' ver. 12 ;
Ps. 103. 9 ;
Is. 57. 16
fc ch. 7. 24
'ch. 17.2;
Ezek. 23.
4-10
" ver. 11 ;
Ezek. 16.
47
" Dt. 24. 1,
3 ; Is. 60. 1
° Ezek. 16.
46, 47
P ver. 2 ; ch.
2. 7
9 ch. 2. 27 ;
10. 8 ; Is.
57.6
>• ch. 12. 2 ;
Hos. 7. 14
» Ezek. 16.
51, 62 ; 23.
11
' ver. 7
732
hast thou "sat for them, as an Ara-
bian in the wilderness ; and thou
hast ''polluted the land with thy
whoredoms and with thj^ wicked-
ness. 3 Therefore the * showers
have been withholden, and there
hath been no latter rain ; yet thou
hadst a -^harlot's forehead, thou
refusedst to be ashamed. 4 Wilt
thou not from this time cry unto
me, ^ j\Iy Father, thou art the
''''guide of my youth? 5 'Will he
I'etain his anger for ever? will he
keep it to the end ? Behold, thou
''hast spoken and hast done evil
things, and hast *had thy way.
6 Moreover Jehovah said unto
me in the days of Josiah the king.
Hast thou seen that which * back-
sliding Israel hath done 1 she is
'gone up upon every high moun-
tain and under every green tree,
and there hath played the harlot.
7 ^A.nd I said after she had done
all these things, ^°She will return
unto me ; but she returned not :
and her '" treacherous sister Judah
saw it. 8 And I saw, when, for
this very cause that backsliding
Israel had committed adultery, I
had put her away and "given her
a bill of divorcement, yet " treach-
erous Judah her sister feared not ;
but she also went and played the
harlot. 9 And it came to pass
through the lightness of her
whoredom, that the ^ land was
polluted, and she committed adul-
tery with * stones and with stocks.
10 And yet for all this her treach-
erous sister Judah hath not re-
turned unto me with her whole
heart, but ''feignedly, saith Jeho-
vah.
1 1 And Jehovah said unto me,
"Backsliding Israel hath showed
herself moi-e righteous than
'treacherous Judah. 12 Go, and
proclaim these words toward the
"north, and say, "Return, thou
backsliding Israel, .saith Jehovah ;
" I will not '^ look in anger upon
you; for I am * merciful, saith
Jehovah, I will not keep anger
forever. 13 Only '-'acknowledge
thine iniquity, that thou hast
" 2 K. 17. 6 " ver. 14, 22 "^ ver. 6 " ch. 12. 15 ; 31.
20 ; 33. 26 ; Ps. 86. 15 ^ ver. 25 ; ch. 14. 20 ; Dt. 30.
1-3
f Or, companion
I Or, hast spoken thus, but hast done &c.
8 Heb. been able.
9 Or, And I said. After she hath done all these
thirins. she &r,. i» Or, Let her return unto me
II Heb. cause my countenance to fall upon you,
12 Or know
3.14
JEREMIAH
4.9
hrael entreated and enconraged to repent. Jadah threatened nith Inrasion
transgressed against Jehovah thy
God, and hast " scattered thy ways
to the strangers * under every green
tree, and ye have not obeyed my
voice, saith Jehovah. 14 ^Return,
O backsHding children, saith Jeho-
vah ; for I am a ''husband unto
you : and I will take you one of a
city, and two of a family, and *I
will bring you to Zion. 15 And I
will give you •''shepherds according
to my heart, who shall ^feed you
with knowledge and understand-
ing. 1 6 And it shall come to pass,
when ye are multiplied and in-
creased in the land, in those days,
saith Jehovah, they shall ''say no
more. The ark of the covenant of
Jehovah ; neither shall it come to
mind ; neither shall they remem-
ber it ; neither shall they ' miss it ;
neither -shall it be made any more.
17 At that time they shall call
Jerusalem the ' throne of Jehovah ;
and '' all the nations shall be gath-
ered unto it, to the ' name of Jeho-
vah, to Jerusalem : ™ neither shall
they walk any more after the stub-
bornness of their evil heart. 18
" In those days the house of Judah
shall walk *with the house of Is-
rael, and they shall come together
" out of the land of the north to the
land that I ^gave for an inheritance
unto your fathers.
19 But I said. How *I will put
thee among the children, and give
thee a pleasant land, ®a "goodly
heritage of the hosts of the nations !
and I said, ** Ye shall call me ''My
Father, and shall not turn away
from following me. 20 Surely as
a wife " treacherously departeth
from her husband, so have ye
'dealt treacherously with me, O
house of Israel, saith Jehovah. 21
A voice is heard upon the "bare
heights, the weeping and the sup-
glications of the children of Israel ;
ecause they have perverted their
way, they have "foi'gotten Je-
hovah their God. 22 "^ Return, ye
backsliding children, ^I will heal
your backslidings.
Behold, we are come unto thee ;
for thou art ^Jehovah our God.
2-3 Truly in vain is the help that is
looked for "from the hills, the ' tu-
mult on the mountains : truly in
* Jehovah our God is the salvation
1 Or, visit 2 Or, shall that be done any more
3 Or, lo < Or, shall I . . . nations ?
6 Or, the goodliest heritaqe of the nations
6 Another reading is. Thou shalt . . . and shalt
not &c. ' Or, noisy throng
" ver. 2, 6 ;
ch. 2. 20,
25
* Dt. 12. 2
' ver. 12
dch. 31. 32;
Hos. 2. 19
^ ch. 31. 6,
12 ; 60. 4, 6
/ch. 23. 4;
31. 10 ; 60.
19; Ezek.
34. 23
^ Acts 20. 28
ft Is. 65. 17
' ch. 17. 12 ;
Kzek. 43. 7
«■■ ver. 19 ;
ch. 4. 2 ; 12.
15, IS ; 16.
19
' Is. 60. 9
"'ch. 11. 8
" ch. 50. 4, 5 ;
Hos. 1. 11
" ch. 16. 15 ;
31. 8
>' Am. 9. 15
« Ps. 16. 6
'■ ver. 4 ; Is.
03. 16
* ver. 0, 7
' Is. 48. 8
" ver. 2 ; ch.
7. 29 ; Is.
15. 2
" ch. 2. 32 ;
13. 25 ; Is.
17. 10
^ ver. 14
■" ch. 30. 17 ;
33. 6 ; Hos.
e. 1 ; 14. 4
^ch. 31.6
" ch. 17. 2
'ch. 17. 14;
31.7; Ps.
3. 8
■^ ch. 8. 16
<> ver. 13 ;
ch. 14. 20
^ Ezr. 9. 7
/ ch. 22. 21
" ch. ,3. 22 ;
Joel 2. 12
ft ch. 7. 3, 7 ;
16. 19 ; 35.
15
' ch. 12. 16 ;
Dt. 10. 20 ;
Is. 65. 16
k ch. 3. 17 ;
12. 15, 16;
Gen. 22. 18
' ch. 9. 24 ;
Is. 45. 25
'" Hos. 10. 12
" ch. 9. 25,
26 ; Dt. 10.
10 ; 30. 6 ;
Rom. 2. 28,
29
"ch. 21. 12;
Is. 30. 27,
33
P Am. 5. 6 ;
Mk. 9. 43,
48
« ch. 6. 1 ;
Hos. 8. 1
»■ ch. 8. 14 ;
Josh. 10.20
* ver. 21 ;
ch.50. 2;
Is. 62. 10
t ch. 1. 14,
15 ; 6. 1, 22
"ch. 5.6;
25. 38 ; 50.
17
V ch. 25. 9 ;
Ezek. 26.
7-10
* ch. 2. 15 ;
733
of Israel. 24 But the ® shameful
thing hath '^ devoured the labor of
our fathers from our youth, their
flocks and their herds, their sons
and their daughters. 25 Let ua
lie down in our "^ shame, and let
our confusion cover us ; for we
have "sinned against Jehovah our
God, we and our fathers, ■'^from,
our youth even unto this day ; and
we have not obeyed the voice of
Jehovah our God.
4^ If thou wilt return, O Is-
rael, saith Jehovah, if thou
wilt return unto me, and ^ '' if thou
wilt put away thine abominations
out of my sight ; then shalt thou
not be removed ; 2 and thou sha,lt
'swear. As Jehovah liveth, in
truth, in justice, and in righteous-
ness ; and the * nations shall bless
themselves in him, and ' in him
shall they glory.
3 For thus saith Jehovah to the
men of Judah and to Jerusalem,
'" Break up your fallow ground, and
sow not among thorns. 4 " Cir-
cumcise yourselves to Jehovah,
and take away the foreskins of
your heart, ye men of Judah and
inhabitants of Jerusalem ; lest my
" wrath go forth like fire, and burn
so that -^ none can quench it, be-
cause of the evil of your doings.
5 Declare ye in Judah, and pub-
lish in Jerusalem ; and say, « Blow
ye the trumpet in the land : cry
aloud and say, '"Assemble your-
selves, and let us go into the forti-
fied cities. 6 Set up a * standard
toward Zion : flee for safety, stay
not ; for I will bring 'evil from the
north, and a great destruction.
7 A "lion is gone up from his
thicket, and a "destroyer of na-
tions ; he is on his way, he is gone
forth from his place, to -^ make thy
land desolate, that thy cities be
laid waste, without inhabitant.
8 For this 2' gird you with sack-
cloth, lament and wail ; for the
^fierce anger of Jehovah is not
turned back from us. 9 And it
shall come to pass at that day,
saith Jehovah, that the "heart of the
king shall perish, and the heart of
the princes ; and the priests shall be
Is. 1. 7 ; 6. 11 " ch. 6. 26 ; Is. 22. 12 ' ch. 30. 24 ;
Is. 6. 25 ; 10. 4 « ch. 48. 41 ; Is. 22. 3-6
8 Heb. shame. See ch. 11. 13 ; Hos. 9. 10.
9 Or, if thou wilt put . . and wilt not wander,
and u'ilt swear . . . then shall the nations &c. or,
then shalt thou swear . . . and the nations &c.
4.10
JEEEMIAH
5.3
Jndali threatened with Invasion. A Lament over Jndah's Devastation. Jerasalem's Sodlessness denoonced
astonished, and the " prophets shall
wonder.
10 Then said I, All, Lord Jeho-
vah! surely thou hast greatly ''de-
ceived this people and Jerusalem,
saying, " Ye snail have peace ;
whereas the sword reachetn unto
the life.
11 At that time shall it be said
to this people and to Jerusalem,
A hot '* wind from the bare heights
in the wilderness toward the
- daughter of my people, not to win-
now, nor to cleanse ; 1 2 ^ a full
wind from these shall come for
me : now will I also " utter judg-
ments against them. 13 Behold,
he shall fcome up as clouds, ana
his " chariots shall be as the whirl-
wind : his horses are ''swifter than
eagles. Woe unto us! for 'we are
ruined. 14 0 Jerusalem, *wash thy
heart from wickedness, that thou
mayest be saved. How long shall
thine 'evil thoughts lodge within
thee"? 15 For '^a voice declareth
"from Dan, and publisheth evil
from the hills of Ephraim. 16
Make ye mention to the nations ;
behold, publish against Jerusalem,
that " watchers come from a " far
country, and ^ give out their voice
against the cities of Judah. 17
As keepers of a field are they
* against her round about, because
she hath been ''rebellious against
me, saith Jehovah. 18 Thy 'way
and thy doings have procured
these things unto thee ; this is thy
wickedness ; ^ for it is * bitter, ^ for
it reacheth unto thy heart.
19 "My anguish, my anguish ! ''I
am pained at ^my very heart ; my
" heart is disquieted in me ; I can-
not hold my peace ; because '' thou
hast heard, O my soul, the "^ sound
of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
20 2' Destruction upon destruction
is cried ; for the ^ whole land is
laid waste : suddenly are my tents
"destroyed, and my curtains in a
moment. 21 How long shall 1 see
the * standard, and hear the sound
of the trumpets 22 "For my peo-
ple are foolish, they ''know me
not ; they are sottish children, and
they have no understanding ; they
are wise to " do evil, but to do good
they have no knowledge.
1 Or, a wind too strona for this
* Or, there is a voice of one that declareth &c.
' Or, surely
* Another reading is, I will wait patiently.
* Heb. the walls of my heart.
6 Or, as otherwise read, my soul heareth
" Is. 29. 9,
lu; Ezek.
13. 9-16
i> Ezek. 14.
9 ; 2 Th. 2.
11
" ch. 6. 12 ;
14. 13
d ch. 13. 24 ;
61. 1;
Ezek. 17.
10; Hos.
13. 15
« ch. 1. 16
/Is. 19. 1;
Nah. 1. 3
0 Is. 6. 28 ;
66. 15
ft Lam. 4. 19
' Is. 3. 8
k Is. 1. 16 ;
Jas. 4. 8
' ch. 6. 19 ;
13. 27 ;
Prov. 1. 22
"' ch. 8. 16
" ver. 17 ;
ch. 5. 6
" ch. 5. 15 ;
Is. 39. 3
P Ezek. 21. 22
9 2 K. 26. 1, 4
■" ch. 5. 23 ;
Is. 1. 2U, 23
' ch. 2. 17,
19 ; Ps. 107.
17 ; Is. 50. 1
« ch. 2. 19
" ch. 9. 1, 10 ;
20. 9 ; Is.
15. 6 ; 16.
11; 21. 3;
22. 4
" Hab. 3. 16
^ Num. 10. 9
y Ps. 42. 7 ;
Ezek. 7. 26
^ ver. 27
" ch. 10. 20
Ij ver. 6
•^ ch. 5. 4, 21 ;
10. 8
rf ch. 2. 8
■^ ch. 9. 3 ;
13. 23 ;
Eom. 16. 19
/Gen. 1. 2;
Is. 24. 19
« ver. 28
'' ch. 10. 10 ;
Is. 5. 25 ;
Ezek. 38.
20
' ch. 9. 10 ;
12. 4 ;
Zeph. 1. 3
* ch. 9. 10
'ch. 12. 11,
12; 25. 11
"^ ch. 5. 10,
13 ; 30. 11 ;
46. 28
" ch. 12. 4,
11; 14. 2;
Hos. 4. 3
° Is. 5. 30 ;
60. 3 ; Joel
2. 30, 31
P ch. 23. 20 ;
30. 24 ;
Num. 23. 19
« ch. (1. 2?
"■ ch. 16. 16 ;
Is. 2. l'J-21
' ver. 7
' ch. 13. 21 ;
Is. 10. 3 ;
20. 6
" 2 K. 9. 30 ;
Ezek. 23.
40
" ch. 22. 20,
22 ; Ezek.
23. 9, 10, 22
734
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo,
it was •'waste and void ; and the
■'heavens, and they had no light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and,
lo, they ''trembled, and all the
hills ^ moved to and fro. 25 I
beheld, and, lo, there was no man,
and all the 'birds of the heavens
were fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo,
^ the * fruitful field was a wilder-
ness, and all the cities thereof
were broken down at the presence
of Jehovah, and before his fierce
anger.
27 For thus saith Jehovah, The
' whole land shall be a desolation ;
yet will I '"not make a full end.
28 For this shall the " earth
mourn, and the " heavens above be
black ; because I have ^ spoken it,
I have purposed it, and I have not
repented, neither will I turn back
from it. 29 Every city * fleeth for
the noise of the horsemen and bow-
men; they '■go into the thickets,
and climb up upon the rocks :
* every city is forsaken, and not a
man dwelleth therein. 30 And
thou, when thou art made desolate,
'what wilt thou do"? Though thou
clothest thyself with scarlet,
though thou deckest thee with
ornaments of gold, though thou
^ " enlargest thine eyes with paint,
in vain dost thou make thyself
fair ; thy "lovers despise thee, they
seek thy life. 31 For I have heard
a voice as of a ''^ woman in travail,
the anguish as of her that bringeth
forth her first child, the voice of
the daughter of Zion, that ^gasp-
eth for breath, that ^ spreadeth
her hands, saying. Woe is me now !
for my soul fainteth before the
murderers.
5" Run ye to and fro through
the streets of Jerusalem, and
see now, and know, and seek in
the broad places thereof, if ye can
find a ''man, if there be any that
"doeth justly, that seeketh ^"truth-
and I will "* pardon her. 2 And
though they say, As Jehovah liv-
eth ; surely they * swear falsely.
3 O Jehovah, " do not •'thine eyes
look upon ^° truth's thou hast
'' stricken them, but they were not
^ ch. 13. 21 ; 22. 23 ; 30. 6 v Is. 42. 14 - Is. 1. 15 ;
Lam. 1. 17 " 2 Chr. 16. 9 ; Dan. 12. 4 'Ezek. 22.30
<^ ver. 4, 5, 28, 31 ; Mic. 6. 8 ; 7. 1, 2 d Gen. 18. 26, 32
" ch. 3. 10 ; Is. 48. 1 i Tit. 1. 16 /2 Chr. 16. 9 " ch.
2. 30 ; Is. 1. 6 ; 9. 13
" Or, moved, lightly ' Or, Carmel
9 Heb. rendest. i" Or, faithfulness
11 Heb. are not thine eyes upon.
5. 4 JEREMIAH
Jerasalem's (iodlessness denounced. Her Impending Overthrow. A Picture of Jndah's Guilt
5.27
grieved ; thou hast consumed
them, but they have "refused to
receive ^ correction : they have
made their faces * harder than a
rock ; they have refused to return.
4 Then I said, Surely these are
poor ; they are " fooUsh ; for they
"^ know not the way of Jehovah,
nor the law of their God : 5 I will
get me unto the great men, and
will speak unto them; for "they
know the way of Jehovah, and
the law of their God. But these
with one accord have -^broken the
yoke, and burst the bonds. 6
Wherefore a '■> lion out of the forest
shall slay them, a ''wolf of the
■•^evenings shall destroy^ them, a
'leopard shall watch against their
cities ; every one that goeth out
thence shall be torn in pieces ;
because their Hransgressions are
many, and their backslidings are
increased.
7 How can I pardon thee % thy
children have forsaken me, and
' sworn by them that are ™ no gods.
When I had ^ fed them to the full,
they " committed adultery, and as-
sembled themselves in "troops at
the harlots' houses ; 8 they were
as fed horses roaming at large ;
every one neighed after his ^ neigh-
bor's wife. 9 Shall I not » visit for
these things % saith Jehovah ; and
shall not my soul ^be avenged on
such a nation as this'?
10 Go ye up upon her 'walls,
and destroy ; but ' make not a full
end : take away her branches ; for
they are not Jehovah's. 11 For
the " house of Israel and the house
of Judah have dealt very treacher-
ouslj'' against me, saith Jehovah.
12 They have denied Jehovah,
and said, " It is not he ; ^ neither
shall evil come upon us ; ^ neither
shall we see sword nor famine :
13 and the ^prophets shall be-
come wind, and the word is not in
them : thus shall it be done unto
them.
14 Wherefore thus saith Jeho-
vah, the God of hosts. Because ye
speak this word, behold, I will
make my words in thy mouth " fire,
and this people wood, and it shall
devour them. 15 Lo, I will * bring
a nation upon you from far, 0
house of Israel, saith Jehovah : it
is ''a mighty nation, it is an an-
1 Or, instruction 2 Qt, deserts
3 Or, according to another reading, made them
3wear < Or, an enduring nation
» ch. 7, 28 ;
8. 6 ; Zepii.
3, 2
b ch. 7. 26 ;
19. 15 ;
Ezek. 3, 8
«^ ch. 4. 22
d ch. 8. 7 ;
Is. 27. 11 ;
Hos. 4. 6
« Mic. 3. 1
/ch. 2. 20;
Ex. 32. 25 ;
Ps. 2. 3
» ch. 4. 7
h Ezek. 22.
27; Hab. 1.
8; Zeph.
3 3
' Hos. 13. 7
* ch. 30. 14,
15
' ch. 12. 16 ;
Josh. 23. 7 ;
Zeph. 1. 6
"' ch. 2. 11 ;
Dt. 32. 21 ;
Gal. 4. 8
" ch. 7. 9
" Num. 25.
1-3
P ch. 29. 23 ;
Ezek. 22.
11
' ver. 29 ;
ch. 9. 9
*■ ch. 9. 9
» ch. 39. 8
' ver. 18 ;
ch. 4. 27
" ch. 3. 6, 7,
20
^ ch. 14. 22 ;
43. 1-4 ;
Prov. 30. 9
* ch. 23. 17
V ch. 14. 13
' ch. 14. 13,
15 ; 22. 22 ;
Job 8. 2
" ch. 23. 29 ;
Is. 24. 6 ;
Zech. 1. G
i> ch. 4. 16 ;
Dt. 28. 49 ;
Is. 5. 26
' Is. 28. 11
<* Ps. 5. 9 ;
Is. 5. 28 ;
13. 18
* ch. 8. 16 ;
50. 7, 17 ;
Lev. 26. 16 i
Dt. 28. 31.
33
/ch. 8. 13
0 Hos. 8. 14
" ch. 4. 27
' ch. 16.
10-13 ;
Dt. 29.
24-26 ; 1 K.
9. 8,9
* ch. 2. 13
' ch. 16. 13 ;
Dt. 28. 48
"' ver. 4 ;
ch. 4. 22 ;
Dt. 32. 6
" Is. 6. 9 ,
43. 8;
Ezek. 12.
2 ; Mt. 13.
14
" ch. 6. 10
P ch. 2. 19 ;
10. 7 ; Dt.
28. 58 ; Ps.
119. 120
« Job 38. 8-
11 ; Ps.
104.9
»■ ch. 4. 17 ;
6. 28 ; Dt.
735
cient nation, a nation whose "lan-
guage thou knowest not, neither
understandest what they say. 16
Their quiver is an "* open sepulchre,
they are all mighty men. 17 And
they shall *eat up thy harvest,
and thy bread, which thy sons and
thy daughters should eat ; they
shall eat up thy flocks and thy
herds ; they shall eat up thy -^vines
and thy fig-trees; they shall *beat
down thy " fortified cities, wherein
thou trustest, with the sword. 18
But even in those days, saith Jeho-
vah, ''I will not make a full end
with you.
19 And it shall come to pass,
' when ye shall say. Wherefore
hath Jehovah our God done all
these things unto US'? then shalt
thou say unto them, Like as ye
have * forsaken me, and served
foreign gods in your land, so shall
ye ' serve strangers in a land that
IS not yours.
20 Declare ye this in the house
of Jacob, and publish it in Judah,
saying, 21 Hear now this, O '"fool-
ish people, and without ^under-
standing ; that have " eyes, and see
not; that have "ears, and hear
not: 22 ^Fear ye not mel saith
Jehovah : will ye not tremble ais
my presence, who have * placed
the sand for the bound of the sea,
^by a perpetual decree, that it
cannot pass if? and though the
waves thereof toss themselves, yet
can they not prevail ; though they
roar, yet can they not pass over it.
23 But this people hath a 'revolt-
ing and a rebellious heart ; they
are revolted and gone. 24 Neither
say they in their heart. Let us now
fear Jehovah our God, that * giveth
rain, both the 'former and the
latter, in its season ; that preserv-
eth unto us the " appointed weeks
of the harvest. 25 Your "iniqui-
ties have turned away these things,
and your sins have withholden
good from you. 26 For among my
people are found wicked men :
they ^ watch, as fowlers lie in wait ,
they set a trap, they catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds, so are
their houses full of ^ deceit : there-
21. 18 ; Ps. 78. 8 ' ch. 3. 3 ; Ps. 147. 8 ; Mt. 5. 45
« .Joel 2. 23 " Gen. 8. 22 " ch. 2. 17 ; 4. 18 " ch.
18. 22, Ps. 10. 9 ; Prov. 1. 11 ; Hab. 1. 15 v ch. 9. 6
5 Or, impoverish * Heb. heart.
7 Or, an everlasting ordinance which it cannot
pass
5.28
JEEEMIAH
6.21
Threatened Siege ef Jernsalem. Her Roinoas Fall to come because of lier Covetonsness and Obstinacy
fore they are become "great, and
waxed rich. 28 They are * waxed
fat, they shine : yea, they overpass
in deeds of wickedness ; they iplead
not the cause, the cause ot the
'^fatherless, that they may prosper ;
and the right of the ** needy do they
not judge. 29 Shall I not 'visit
for these things 1 saith Jehovah ;
shall not my soul be avenged on
such a nation as thisl
30 ^A wonderful and -^horrible
thing is come to pass in the land :
31 the prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests bear rule '^ by their
means ; and my people ''love to have
it so : and what will ye do in the
end thereof?
6 Flee for safety, ye children
of Benjamin, out of the midst
of Jerusalem, and blow the trum-
pet in '' Tekoa, and raise up a signal
on ' Beth-haccherem ; for evil look-
eth forth from the * north, and a
great destruction. 2 The comely
and ' delicate one, the ™ daughter of
Zion, will I cut off. 3 " Shepherds
with their flocks shall come unto
her ; they shall " pitch their tents
against her round about ; they
shall feed every one in his place.
4 ^^ Prepare ye war against her;
arise, and let us go up at 'noon.
Woe unto us ! for the day declineth,
for the shadows of the evening are
stretched out. 5 Arise, and let us
go up by night, and let us '' destroy
her palaces. 6 For thus hath Jeho-
vah of hosts said, * Hew ye down
* trees, and cast up a ' mound
against Jerusalem : this is the city
to be visited ; she is wholly " op-
pression in the midst of her. 7
" As a well ^ casteth forth its waters,
so she ^casteth forth her wicked-
ness : ^ violence and destruction is
heard in her ; before me continu-
ally is ^sickness and wounds. 8
^ Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem,
lest my "soul be alienated from
thee ; lest I make thee a desolation,
a land not inhabited.
9 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts.
They shall 'thoroughly glean the
' remnant of Israel as a vine : turn
again thy hand as a grape-gatherer
®into the baskets. 10 To whom
shall I speak and testify, that they
may hear"? behold, their ''ear is
uncircumcised, and they cannot
hearken : behold, the " word of
1 Or, Astonishment and horror
2 Or, at their hands 3 Heb. Sanctify.
* Or, as otherwise read, her trees
5 Or, keepeth fresh '^ Or, upon the shoots
° ch. 12. 1
* Dt. 32. 15
" ch. 7. G ;
22. 3 ; Is.
I. 23; Zech.
7. 10
d ch. 2. 34
* ver. 9 ;
Mai. 3. 5
/ch. 23. 14 ;
IIos. 6. 10
^Mic. 2. 11
ft 2 S. 14. 2,
4, 9 ; 2 Chr.
II. C; Am.
1. 1
« Neh. 3. 14
*-■ ver. 22 ;
ch. 1. 14 ;
4. 6
' Dt. 28. r,6
™ ch. 4. 31 ;
Is. 1. 8
" ch. 12. 10
"ch. 4. 17;
2 K. 25. 1 ;
Lk. 19. 43
P ver. 23 ;
Joel 3. 9
1 ch. 15. 8 ;
Zeph. 2. 4
' ch. 52. 13 ;
Is. 32. 14
' Dt. 20. 19,
20
< ch. 32. 24 ;
33. 4
« ch. 22. 17
" Jas. 3.
10-12
^ ch. 20. 8 ;
Ps. 55. 9-
11 ; Ezek.
7. 11,23
s'ch. 30. 12,13
^ ch. 7. 28 ;
17 23
° Ezek. 23.
18; Hos. 9.
12
l> oh. 16. 16 ;
49. 9 ;
Obad. 5, 6
<^ch. 8. 3; 11.
23
d ch. 4. 4 ; 5.
21 ; 7. 26 ;
Acts 7. 51
" ch. 20. 8
/Job 32. 18,
19 ; Mic.
3. 8
9 ch. 15. 6 ;
20. 9
ft ch. 7. 20 ;
9. 21
i ch. 8. 10 ;
38. 22 ;
Dt. 28. 30
* ch. 15. 6
' ch. 8. 10 ;
22. 17
"' ch. 8. 10 ;
22. 17 ; Is.
66. 11 ; 57.
17
" ch. 8. 11 ;
Ezek. 13.
Ifi ; 34. 4
" ch. 3. 3 ; 8.
12
P ch. 12. 16 ;
18. 15; 31
21 ; Is. 8.
20; Mai.
4. 4 ; Lk.
16. 29
9Mt. 11. 29
'■ ch. 25. 4 ;
Is. 21. 11 ;
58. 1 ;
Ezek. 3. 17;
Hab. 2. 1
' ch. 22. 29 ;
736
Jehovah is become unto them a
reproach ; they have no delight in
it. 11 Therefore I am -^ full of the
wrath of Jehovah; I am » wears'"
with holding in : '' pour it out upon
the children in the street, and
upon the assembly of young men
together ; for even the husband
with the wife shall be taken, the
aged with him that is full of days.
12 And their 'houses shall be
turned unto others, their fields and
their wives together ; for I will
* stretch out my hand upon the
inhabitants of the land, saith Je-
hovah. 1 3 For ' from the least of
them even unto the greatest of
them every one is given to ™ covet-
onsness ; and from the prophet
even unto the priest every one
dealeth falsely. 14 They have
"healed also the /hurt of ''my peo-
ple slightly, saying. Peace, peace ;
when there is no peace. 15^ Were
they "ashamed when they had
committed abomination ? nay, they
were not at all ashamed, neither
could they blush : therefore they
shall fall among them that fall ; at
the time that I A'isit them they
shall ^° be cast down, saith Jeho-
vah.
16 Thus saith Jehovah, Stand
ye in the ways and see, and ask
for the ^old paths, Avhere is the
good way ; and walk therein, and
'' ye shall find rest for your souls :
but they said. We will not walk
therein. 1 7 And I set '' watchmen
over you, saying, Hearken to the
sound of the trumpet ; but they
said. We will not hearken. 18
Therefore hear, ye nations, and
know, O congregation, what is
among them. 19 * Hear, O earth :
behold, I will ' bring evil upon this
people, even the "fruit of their
thoughts, because they have not
hearkened unto my words ; and as
for my law, they have " rejected it.
20 " To what purpose cometh there
to me ^frankincense from Sheba,
and the ^ sweet ^' cane from a far
country "? your " burnt-offerings are
not acceptable, nor your sacrifices
pleasing unto me. 21 Therefore
Is. 1. 2 ' ch. 19. 3, 15 " Prov. 1. 31 " ch. 8. 9 '^ Ps.
40. 6 ; 50. 7-9 : Is. 1. 11 ; 66. 3 ; Am. 5. 21 ; Mic. 6. 6
" Is. 60. 6 ' Ex. 30. 23 " ch. 7. 21 ; 14. 12
'Or, breach
8 Another reading is, the daughter of my people,
as in ch. 8. 11, 21.
3 Or, They shall be put to shame because they
have committed abomination : yea. they are not
&e. w Or, stumble n Or, calamus
6.22
JEREMIAH
7.18
Dcstrnction is to come from the Sortli. Temple Worship of no Avail to the Ungodly. Their Idolatry denounced
thus saith Jehovah, Behold, " I will
lay stumbling-blocks before this
people ; and the * fathers and the
sons together shall stumble against
them ; the neighbor and his friend
shall perish.
22 Thus saith Jehovah, Behold,
a ° people cometh from the north
country ; and a great nation shall
be stirred up from the '^ uttermost
Earts of the earth. 23 They lay
old on ^ bow and spear ; they are
^ cruel, and have no mercy ; their
voice ^roareth like the sea, and
they ride upon horses, every one
set in array, as a man to the bat-
tle, against thee, O daughter of
Zion. 24 We have ''heard the
report thereof ; our hands wax
feeble : anguish hath taken hold
of us, and * pangs as of a woman
in ti'avail. 25 * Go not forth into
the field, nor walk by the way ;
for the ' sword of the enemy, and
" terror, are on every side. 26 O
daughter of my people, " gird thee
with sackcloth, and " wallow thy-
self in ashes: make thee ^'mourn-
ing, as for an only son, most bitter
lamentation ; for the destroyer
shall suddenly come upon us.
27 I have *made thee a Hrier
and a fortress among my people ;
that thou mayest know and ""try
their way. 28 They are all griev-
ous "revolters, 'going about with
slanders ; they are " brass and iron :
they "all of them deal corruptly.
29 The bellows ^blow fiercely;
the lead is consumed of the fire :
in vain do they go on refining ; for
the "^ wicked are not plucked away.
30 * Refuse silver shall men call
them, because Jehovah hath ^re-
jected them.
7 The " word that came to Jere-
miah from Jehovah, saying,
2 ^ Stand in the gate of Jehovah's
house, and proclaim there this word,
and say, " Hear the word of Jeho-
vah, all ye of Judah, that enter in
at these gates to worship Jehovah.
3 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the
God of Israel, ''Amend your ways
and your doings, and I will cause
you to dwell in this place. 4
* Trust ye not in lying words, say-
ing, -^The temple of Jehovah, the
temple of Jehovah, the temple of
Jehovah, are these. 5 For ^if ye
thoroughly amend your ways and
your doings ; if ye thoroughly '' exe-
1 Or, tower * Or, are burned
" ch. 13. 16 ;
Is. 8. 14
frch. 9. 21,
22 ; Is. 9.
14-17
"ch. 1. 15;
5. 15 ; 10.
22 ; 60. 41-
43
d Neh. 1. 9
" ch. 4. 29 ;
Is. 13. 18
/ch. 50. 42
'■' Is. 5. 30
'' ch. 4. 19-
21 ; Is. 28,
19
' ch. 4. 31 ;
13. 21 ; 30.
6; Is. 21. 3
Ic ch. 14. 18
' ch. 12. 12
"' ch. 20. 10 ;
46. 6 ; 49. 29
" ch. 4. 8
" ch. 25. 34 ;
Mic. 1. 10
P Am. 8. 10 ;
Zech. 12. 10
« ch. 1. 18 ;
15. 20
''ch. 9. 7
'■ ch. 6. 23
' ch. 9. 4
" Ezek. 22.
18
" ver. 13
^ ch. 15. 10
V Ps. 119.
119; Is. 1.
22
^ ch. 7. 29
« ch. 26. 1, 2
b ch. 17. 19
<= ch. 2. 4 ;
10. 1 , 1 K.
22. 19 ; Is.
1. 10
d ver. 5 ;
ch. 4. 1 ; 18.
11 ; 26. 13
* ver. 8 ;
Mic. 3. 11
/ver. 9-11,
14
I'ch. 4. 1,2;
Is. 1. 19
^ch. 21. 12,
22. 3 ; 1 K.
6. 12, 13
' ch. 5. 28 ;
Ex. 22. 21-
24
k ch. 2. 34 ;
19. 4
' ch. 13. ijO ;
Dt. 6, 14,
15 ; 8. 19 ;
11. 28
™ ch. 4. 1 :
Dt. 4. 40
" ch. 3. 18
" ver. 4 ; ch.
13. 25 ; 23.
32 ; 28. 16
P Ex. 20. 3,
13-16
« ch. 11. 13,
17
'■ ver. 6 ; ch.
19. 4
* Ezek. 23. ?j9
* ver. 11, 14,
30 ; ch. 32.
34
" ch. 2. 23, 35
" Ib. 66. 7
* Mt. 21. 13 ;
Mk. 11. 17 ;
Lk. 19. 46
V ch. 29. 23
^ ch. 26. 6 ;
Judg. 18.
31
737
cute justice between a man and his
neighbor ; 6 if ye oppress not the
sojourner, the 'fatherless, and the
widow, and *shed not innocent
blood in this place, neither 'walk
after other gods to your own hurt :
7 then will I cause you to "' dwell
in this place, in the "land that I
gave to your fathers, from of old
even for evermore.
8 Behold, ye trust in "lying
words, that cannot profit. 9 Will
ye ^ steal, murder, and commit
adultery, and swear falsely, and
* burn incense unto Baal, and walk
after '' other gods that ye have not
known, 10 and *come and stand
before me in ' this house, ^ which
is called bj^ my name, and say,
" We are delivered ; that ye may
do all these abominations 1 11 Is
" this house, which is called by my
name, become a -^ den of robbers in
your eyes'? Behold, ^I, even I,
have seen it, saith Jehovah.
12 But go ye now unto my place
which was in ^ Shiloh, where I
"caused my name to dwell at the
first, and ' see what I did to it for
the wickedness of my people Israel.
13 And now, because ye have done
all these works, saith Jehovah, and
I spake unto you, " rising up early
and '^ speaking, but ye heard not ;
and I "called you, but ye answered
not: 14 therefore will I do unto
the -^ house which is called by my
name, '' wherein ye trust, and unto
the place which I gave to you and
to your fathers, as I ''did to Shiloh.
15 And I will 'cast you out of my
sight, as I have * cast out all your
brethren, even the whole seed of
' Ephraim.
16 Therefore '"pray not thou for
this people, neither lift up cry nor
prayer for them, neither make in-
tercession to me ; for I will " not
hear thee. _ 1 7 Seest thou not what
"they do in the cities of Judah
and in the streets of Jerusalem 1
18 The children gather wood, and
the fathers kindle the fire, and the
^ women knead the dough, to make
cakes to the queen of heaven, and
to «pour out drink-offerings unto
" -Josh. 18. 1, 10 f" 1 S. 4. 10, 11, 22 ; Ps. 78. 60-64
' ver. 25 ; ch. 11.7; 2 Chr. 36. 15 <* ch. 36. 17
'' Prov. 1. 24; Is. 65. 12 ; 66. 4 /Dt. 12. 6 ; 1 K. 9. 7
c ver. 4 '' ver. 12 ' ch. 16. 1 ; 62. 3 * 2 K. 17. 23
' Ps. 78. 67 ; Hos. 7. 13 ; 9. 3 ; 12. 1 ™ ch. 11. 14 ;
Ex. 32. 10; Dt. 9. 14 " ch. 15. 1 ° ch. 11. 13 ; 44. 8
P ch. 44. 17-19 9 ch. 19. 13
3 Heb. whereupon my name is called.
7.19
JEREMIAH
a5
Iddatry and Wilfalness to be punished, ibominations of Topbeth, ilnd tbeir Panjsbmeat
other gods, that they may "pro-
voke me to anger. 19 * Do they
provoke me to anger? saith Jeho-
vah ; do they not provoke them-
selves, to the "confusion of their
own faces 1 20 Therefore thus
saith the Lord Jehovah : Behold,
mine ''anger and my wrath shall
be poured out upon this place,
upon man, and upon beast, and
upon the * trees of the field,
and upon the fruit of the ground ;
and it shall burn, and shall not be
quenched.
21 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
the God pf Israel : -^Add your
burnt-offerings unto your sacri-
fices, and ^eat ye flesh. 22 For
I * spake not unto your fathers,
nor commanded them in the day
that I brought them out of the
land of Egypt, concerning burnt-
offferings or sacrifices : 23 out this
thing I commanded them, saying,
* Hearken unto my voice, and *I
will be your God, and ye shall be
my people ; and walk ye in all the
•way that I command you, that it
may ' be well with you. 24 But
they ™ hearkened not, nor inclined
their ear, but walked in their own
counsels and in the stubbornness of
their evil heart, and ' " went back-
ward, and not forward. 25 Since
the day that your fathei's came
forth out of the land of Egypt unto
this daj'^, I have " sent unto you all
my servants the prophets, daily
rising up early and sending them :
26 yet they ^hearkened not unto
me, nor inclined their ear, but
«made their neck stiff: they ''did
worse than their fathers.
27 And thou shalt * speak all
these words unto them ; but they
' will not hearken to thee : thou
shalt also call unto them ; but they
will "not answer thee. 28 And
thou shalt say unto them, This is
the nation that hath "not heark-
ened to the voice of Jehovah their
God, "" nor received " instruction :
^ * truth is perished, and is cut off
from their mouth.
29 ^Cut off \thy hair, 0 Jeru-
salem, and cast it away, and " take
up a lamentation on the bare
heights ; for Jehovah hath * re-
jected and forsaken the generation
of his wrath. 30 For the children
of Judah have done that which is
* Or. Hirned (hfir back, and not their face
* Or, correction 3 Or, faithfulness
* Heb. thy crown.
"ch. n. 17;
Dt. 32. 16,
21 ; 1 K.
14. 9 ; 16.
2 ; Ezek. 8.
17
* Job 35. 6
"^ ch. 9. 19 ;
15. 9 ; 22. 22
rf ch. 6. 11.
12 , 42. 18 ;
Is. 42. 25 ;
Lam. 2. 3-
5 ; 4. 11
" ch. 8. 13 ;
11. 16
/ ch. 6. 20 ;
14, 12 ; Is.
I. 11 ; Am.
5. 21
« Ezek. 33.
25 ; Hos. 8.
13
h 1 S. 15. 22 ;
Ps. 51. 16 ;
Hos. 6. 6
' Ex. 15. 26 ;
Dt. 6. 3
k ch. U. 4 ;
13. 11 ; Ex.
19. 6, 6 ;
Lev. 26. 12
' ch. 38. 20 ;
42. 6 ; Is. 3.
10
'"ch. 11. 8;
Ps. 81. 11 ;
Ezek. 20.
8, 13, 16, 21
" ch. 15. 6
" ver. 13 ;
ch. 25. 4 ;
2 Chr. 36.
15; Lk. 11.
49
P ver. 24
« ch. 17. 23 ;
19. 15 ;
Neh. 9. 17
'' ch. 16. 12 ;
Mt. 23. 32
"ch. 1. 8;
26. 2;
Ezek. 2. 7
* ver. 13 ;
Ezek. 3. 7
" Is. 50. 2 ;
65. 12 ;
Zech. 7. 13
" ch. 6. 17 ;
II. 10
" ch. 5. 3 ;
Ps. 50. 17
y ch. 9. 5 ;
Is. 59. 14, 15
^ ch. 16. 6 ;
.Tob 1. 20 ,
Is. 15. 2 ,
22. 12 ;
Mic. 1. 16
" ch. 3. 21 ; 9.
17,18
b ch. 6, 30 ;
14. 19
" ch. 32. 34,
35; 2 K.
21. 4;
2 Chr. 33.
4, 5, 7 ;
Ezek. 7.
20 ; Dan. 9.
27; 11. 31
<* ch. 19. 5 ,
2 K. 23. 10
' 2 K. 17. 17 ,
Ps. 106. 38
/Dt. 17.3
^ ch. 19. 6, 7
A ch. 19. 11 ;
2 K. 23. 10
• ch. 12. 9 ,
Dt. 28. 26 ,
Ps. 79. 2
* ch. 16. 9 ;
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evil in my sight, saith Jehovah :
they have " set their abominations
in the house which is called by my
name, to defile it. 31 And they
have "* built the high places of
Topheth, which is in the valley of
the son of Hinnom, to " burn their
sons and their daughters in the
fire; which I -^commanded not,
neither came it into my *mind.
32 ^Therefore, behold, the days
come, saith Jehovah, that it shall
no more be called Topheth, nor
The valley of the son of Hinnom,
but The valley of Slaughter : for
they shall * bury in Topheth, '^ till
there be no place to bury. 33 And
the *dead bodies of this people
shall be food for the birds of the
heavens, and for the beasts of the
earth ; and none shall frighten
them away. 34 Then will I cause
to * cease from the cities of Judah,
and from the streets of Jerusalem,
the voice of mirth and the voice of
gladness, the voice of the bride-
groom and the voice of the bride ;
for the '' land shall become a waste.
8 At that time, saith Jehovah,
they shall '" bring out the bones
of the kings of Judah, and the
bones of his princes, and the bones
of the priests, and the bones of the
prophets, and the bones of the in-
habitants of Jerusalem, out of
their graves ; 2 and they shall
spread them before the sun, and
the moon, and all the "host of
heaven, which they have loved,
and which they have served, and
after which they have walked,
and which they have sought,
and which they have worshipped :
they shall not be gathered, "nor
be buried, they shall be ^ for dung
upon the face of the earth. 3 And
'death shall be chosen rather than
life by all the residue that remain
of this evil family, that remain
in all the ' places whither I have
driven them, saith Jehovah of
hosts.
4 Moreover thou shalt say unto
them, Thus saith Jehovah : Shall
men fall, and "not rise up again 1
shall one turn away, and not re-
turn"? 5 Why then is this people
Is. 24. 7, 8 , Ezek. 20. 13 , Hos. 2. 11 ' ch. 4. 27 ;
Is. 1. 7 '" Ezek. 6. 5 " ch. 19. 13 ; 2 K. 23. 5 ;
Zeph. 1. 5 ; Acts 7. 42 " ch. 22. 19 ; 36. 30 P ch. 9.
22 ; 2 K. 9. 37 ; Ps. 83. 10 « Job 3. 21, 22 ; 7. 15, 16 ;
Jon. 4. 3 ; Rev. 9. 6 >■ ch. 2.3. 3, 8 ; 29. 14 ; Dt. 30. 1, 4
» Prov. 24. 16 i Am. 5. 2 ; Mic. 7. 8
5 Heb. heart.
6 Or, because there shall be no place else
8.6
JEREMIAH
9.5
Treachery and Shamelessness of Judali. The Avenger near. A Lament over the Desperate State »f Ziou
of Jerusalem "slidden back by a
perpetual backsliding 1 they * hold
last deceit, they refuse to return.
6 I "^ hearkened and heard, but
they spake not aright: /no man
repenteth him of his wickedness,
saying, What have I done"? every
one Hurneth to his course, as a
"horse that rusheth headlong in
the battle. 7 Yea, the •'stork in
the heavens knoweth her ap-
pointed times ; and the " turtle-
dove and the swallow and the
crane observe the time of their
coming ; but '' my people know
not the law of Jehovah.
8 How do ye say, ' We are wise,
and the law of Jehovah is with vis %
But, behold, the false pen of the
scribes hath ^wrought falsely. 9
The wise men are ^ put to shame,
they are dismayed and taken : lo,
they have ' rejected the word of
Jehovah ; and what manner of
wisdom is in them'? 10 Therefore
will I ™give their wives unto others,
and their fields to them that shall
possess them : for every one from
the least even unto the greatest is
given to " covetousness ; from the
prophet even unto the priest every
one dealeth falsely. 11 And they
have "healed the hurt of the
daughter of my people slightly,
saying, Peace, peace ; when there
is no peace. 12 Were they
* ashamed when they had com-
mitted abomination? nay, they
were not at all ashamed, neither
could they blush : therefore shall
they «fall among them that fall;
in the ''time of their visitation they
shall be cast down, saith Jehovah.
13 I will ^utterly consume them,
saith Jehovah : there shall be ' no
grapes on the vine, "nor figs on the
fig-tree, and the leaf shall fade; and
^the things that I have given them
shall pass away from them.
1 4 Why do we sit still % " assemble
yourselves, and let us "" enter into
the fortified cities, and let us ■* be
silent there ; for Jehovah our God
hath ^ put us to silence, and given
us water of ^^'gall to drink, be-
cause ^we have sinned against Je-
hovah. 1-5 We "looked for peace,
but no good came; and for a time
of healing, and, behold, dismay !
1 Or, turneth away in his course
2 Or, made of it falsehood
3 Or, / have appointed them those that shall
pass over them, * Or, perish
5 Or, caused vs to perish
6 Or, poiso7i See Dt. 29. 18.
" ch. 5. 6 ; 7.
24
i> ch. 5. 27 ;
9. 6
' Pa. 14. 2 ;
Mai. 3. 16
<l Ezek. 22.
30; Mic.
7. 2 ; Kev.
9. 20
« Job 39.
21-25
/ Prov. 6. 6-
8 ; Is. 1. 3
'J S. S. 2. 12
'' ch. 5. 4, 6
' ch. 4. 22 ;
Job 5. 12,
13; Rom.
1. 22 ; 2. 17
* ch. 6. 15 ;
Is. 19. 11 ;
1 Cor. 1. 27
' ch. 6. 19
"' ch. 6. 12,
13 ; 38. 22 ;
Dt. 28. 30
" ch. 6. 13 ;
Is. 56. 11;
67. 17
" ch. 6. 14 ;
14. 13, 14 ;
Lam. 2. 14 ;
Ezek. 13. 10
P oh. 3. 3 ; 0.
15 ; Ps. 52.
1, 7 ; Is. 3.
9 ; Zeph.
3.6
« ch. 6. 21 ;
Is. 9. 14 ;
Hos. 4. 5
"■ ch. 10. 15 ;
Dt. 32. 35
*[Ch. 8. 23
in Heb.]
» ch. 14. 12 ;
Ezek. 22.
20,21
*[Ch. 9. 1 in
Heb.]
t ch. 5. 17;
7. 20 ; Is. 5.
2; Joel 1.7
" Mt. 21. 19
^ ch. 4. 5
^ch. 35. 11;
2 S. 20. 6
y ch. 9. 15 ;
Dt. 29. 18 ;
Ps. 69. 21 ;
Lam. 3. 19 ;
Mt. 27. 34
' ch. 3. 25 ;
14. 20
" ver. 11 ;
ch. 14. 19
* ch. 4. 15 ;
Judg. 18. 29
•= Judg. 5. 22
d ch. 3. 24 ;
10. 25
* Num.21. 6;
Dt. 32. 24
/ Ps. 58. 4, 5
y Is. 22. 4 ;
Lam. 1. 16,
17
ft ch. 23. 9 ;
Lam. 5. 17
i ch. 4. 16 ;
9. 16 ; Is.
13. 6 ; 39. 3
* ch. 14. 9
'ch. 7. 19;
Dt. 32. 21
*" Ps. 31. 6
" ch. 4. 19 ;
9. 1 ; 14. 17
" ch. 14. 2 ;
Nah. 2. 10
P ch. 46. 11 ;
739
16 The snorting of his horses is
heard from * Dan : at the sound of
the neighing of his '^strong ones
the whole land trembleth ; for they
are come, and "* have devoured the
land and all that is in it ; the city
and those that dwell therein. 17
For, behold, I will "send serpents,
adders, among you, which will -^not
be charmed ; and they shall bite
you, saith Jehovah.
18 Oh that I could 'comfort my-
self against sorrow ! my '' heart is
faint within me. 19 Behold, the
voice of the cry of the daughter of
my people ''from a land that is very
' far off : *Is not Jehovah in Zion?
is not her King in her ? Why have
they 'provoked me to anger with
their graven images, and with for-
eign '"vanities'? 20 The harvest is
past, the ^summer is ended, and we
are not saved. 2 1 For the " hurt of
the daughter of my people am I
hurt: I "mourn; dismay hath
taken hold on me. 22 Is tliere no
^balm in Gilead '? is thei'e no physi-
cian there '? * why then is not the
^ health of the daughter of my peo-
ple '" recovered 1
*0 "" Oh that my head were
«^ waters, and mine eyes a foun-
tain of tears, that I might weep
day and night for the slain of the
* daughter of my people ! * 2 '^ ' Oh
that I had in the wilderness a
lodging-place of wayfaring men-
that I might leave my people, and
go from them ! for they are all
"adulterers, an assembly of "treach-
erous men. 3 And they "^ bend
their tongue, as it were their bow,
for falsehood ; and they are grown
strong in the land, but not for
'" truth : for they ^ proceed from
evil to evil, and they ^know not
me, saith Jehovah. 4 "Take ye
heed every one of his neighbor,
and * trust ye not in any brother;
for every " brother will utterly sup-
plant, and every neighbor will ''go
about with slanders. 5 And they
will ^•*'' deceive every one his neigh-
bor, and will not speak the truth :
Gen. 37. 25 « ch. 14. 19 ; 30 13 *" ver. 18 ; ch. 13.
17 ; Is. 22. 4 ; Lam. 2. IS ' ch. 6. 26 ; 8. 21, 22 ' Ps.
.55. 6,7; 120. 5, 6 " ch. 5. 7, 8; 23. 10; Hos. 4. 2
"ch. .5. 11 ; 12. 1, 6 "^ ver. 8; Ps. 64. 3; Is. 69. 4
" ch. 4. 22 ^ ch. 5. 4. 5 ; 1 S. 2. 12 ; Hos. 4. 1 " ver.
8 ; Ps. 12 2: Prov. 26, 24, 25 * ch. 12. 6 " Gen.
27. 35 d. ch. 6. 28 ; Ps. 16. 3 ; Prov. 10. 18 « Mic.
6. 12
7 Or, because of
8 Or. ingathering of summer fruits
9 Or, healing io Or, perfected Heb. gone up.
11 Or, Oh that I were in the wilderness, in &c.
12 Or, faithfulness i* Or, mock
9.6
JEREMIAH
10.3
Bnin and Exile threatened. Call for Sonrning Women. Tlie Knowledge of Cod is Man's Glory
they have taught their tongue to
speak lies; they "weary themselves
to commit iniquity. 6 Thy * habi-
tation is in the midst of deceit ;
through deceit they " refuse to
know me, saith Jehovah.
7 Therefoi'e thus saith Jehovah
of hosts, Beholdj I will melt them,
and ''try them ; tor "how else should
I do, because of the daughter of
my people 1 8 Their ■^ tongue is a
deadly arrow ; it speaketh ^ deceit :
one ''speaketh peaceably to his
neighbor with his mouth, but in
his heart he 'layeth wait for him.
9 * Shall I not visit them for these
things 1 saith Jehovah ; shall not
my soul be avenged on such a
nation as this'?
10 For the 'mountains will I
take up a weeping and wailing,
and for the pastures of the '"wil-
derness a lamentation, because
they are "burned up, so that none
Easseth through ; neither can men
ear the voice of the cattle ; both
the "birds of the heavens and the
beasts are fled, they are gone. 11
And I will make Jerusalem-^ heaps,
a dwelling-place of * jackals ; and I
will make the cities of Judah a
''desolation, without inhabitant.
12 Who is the *wise man, that
may understand this? and who is
he to whom *the mouth of Jeho-
vah hath spoken, that he may
declare if? "wherefore is the land
perished and burned up like a
wilderness, so that none passeth
through'? 13 And Jehovah saith.
Because they have "forsaken my
law which I set before them, and
have not obeyed my voice, neither
walked therein, 14 but have
""walked after the stubbornness of
their own heart, and after the
^ Baalim, which their ^ fathers
taught them; 15 therefore thus
saith Jehovah of hosts, the God
of Israel, Behold, I will feed them,
even this people, with wormwood,
and give them water of ^ " gall to
drink. 16 I will * scatter them
also among the nations, whom
neither they nor their fathers have
known; and I will send the "sword
after them, till I have consumed
them.
17 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
Consider ye, and call for the
■* mourning women, that they may
come ; and send for the " skilful
women, that they may come: 18
1 Or, poison
"ch. 12. 13;
51. 58, 64
ti Ch. 6. 27 ;
8. 6 ; Ps.
120. 5, 6
" ch. U. 10 ;
13. 10 , Job
21. 14, 15 ;
Jn. 3. 19, 20
d ch. 0. 27 ,
Is. 1. 25 ,
Mai. 3. 3
« Hos. U. 8
/ver. 3
'■' Ps. 12. 2
'' Ps. 28. 3
' ch. 5. 26
*;ch.6. 9,29;
Is. 1. 24
' ch. 4. 24 ;
7. 29
"' ch. 4. 26 ;
Hos. 4. 3
" ch. 12. 4,
10; Ezek.
14. 15 ; 29.
11; 33. 28
" ch. 4. 25 ;
12. 4 ; Hos.
4. 3
Pch. 51. 37;
Is. 25. 2
« Is. 13. 22 ;
34.13
"■ ch. 4. 27;
26. 9
' Ps. 107. 43 ;
Hos. 14. 9
* ver. 20 ;
ch. 23. 16
" ch. 23. 10 ;
Ps. 107. 34
"ch. 6. 19;
22. 9;
2 Chr. 7.
19 ; Ps. 89.
30
^ ch. 7. 24 ;
11. 8;
Rom. 1.
21-24
y ch. 2. 8, 23 ;
23. 27
^ Gal. 1. 14 ;
1 Pet. 1. IS
" ch. 8. 14 ;
23. 15 ;
Dt. 29. 18
b ch. 13. 24 ;
Lev. 26. 33 ;
Dt. 28. 64
<= ch. 44. 27 ;
Ezek. 5. 2,
12
d 2 Chr. 35.
25; Eccl.
12. 5
« Am. 6. 16
/ver. 1 ; ch.
14. IT ; Is.
22. 4
» ch. 7. 29 ;
Ezek. 7.
16-18
Ach. 4. 13;
Dt. 28. 29
' ch. 7. 15 ;
1.-). 1
* Is. 32. 9
' ch. 15. 7 ;
18. 21 ,
2 Chr. .36.
17 ; Ezek.
9.5,6; Am.
6. 9, 10
"' ch. 6. 11
" ch. 8. 2 ; 16.
4; 25. 33;
Ps. 83. 10 ;
Is. 5. 26
0 Eccl. 9. 11 ;
Is. 47. 10 ;
Ezek. 28.
3-7
740
and let them make haste, and take
up a wailing for us, that our -^ eyes
may run down with tears, and our
eyelids gush out with waters. 19
For a voice of •' wailing is heard out
of Zion, * How are we ruined ! we
are greatly confounded, because
we have 'forsaken the land, be-
cause ■^ they have cast down our
dwellings. 20 Yet hear the word
of Jehovah, O ye* women, and let
your ear receive the word of his
mouth ; and teach your daughters
wailing, and every one her neigh-
bor lamentation. 21 For 'death
is come up into our windows, it is
entered into our palaces ; to cut off
the '"children from without, aitd
the young men from the streets.
22 Speak, Thus saith Jehovah, The
dead bodies of men shall fall as
" dung upon the open field, and as
the handful after the harvestman ;
and none shall gather them.
23 Thus saith Jehovah, "Let not
the wise man glory in his wisdom,
neither let the ^ mighty man glory
in his might, let not the * rich man
glory in his riches ; 24 but let him
that glorieth ''glory in this, that
he hath understanding, and know-
eth me, that I am Jehovah ^yho
"exerciseth lovingkindness, justice,
and righteousness, in the earth : for
in these things I ' delight, saith
Jehovah.
25 Behold, the days come, saith
Jehovah, that I will punish all
them that are circumcised in theii'
"uncircumcision : 26 Egypt, and
Judah, and Edom, and the chil-
dren of Ammon, and Moab, and
" all that have the corners of their
hair cut off, that dwell in the
wilderness ; for all the nations are
uncircumcised, and all the house
of Israel are * uncircumcised in
heart.
■i /^ Hear ye the word which
J-vy Jehovah speaketh unto you,
O house of Israel : 2 Thus saith Je-
hovah, *' Learn not the way of the
nations, and be not dismayed at
the signs of heaven; for the 'na-
tions are di.smayed at them. 3
For the ^customs of the peoijles
P 1 K. 20. 10, 11 ; Is. 10. 8-12 9 Job 31 24, 25 ; Ps.
49 6-9 "" ch. 4. 2 ; Ps. 44. 8 ; Is. 41. 16 , 1 Cor. l. 31 ;
2 Cor. 10 17 ; Gal. 6. 14 * Ex. 34. 6, 7 ; Ps 36 5, 7 ;
51. 1 t Is. 61. 8 ; Mic. 7. 18 " ch. 4. 4 ; Rom. 2. 8, 9
" ch. 25. 23 ^ ch. 4. 4 ; 6. 10 ; Lev. 26. 41 ; Ezek. 44.
7 ; Rom. 2. 28 v Lev. 18 3 , Dt. 12. 30 ' Is. 47. 12-14
« Or, our (Jwellings have cast UBOut
8 Heb. statutes.
10.4
JEREMIAH
11.3
False Gods contrasted with Jehovah. Desolation bewailed and Merry implored. Jndah's Breach of the Covenant
are " vanity ; for ^ * one cutteth a
tree out of the forest, the work of
the hands of the workman with the
axe. 4 They ''deck it witli silver
and with gold ; they "^ fasten it
with nails and with hammers, that
it move not. 5 They are like a
^palm-tree, of turned work, and
^ speak not: they ■'^ must needs be
borne, because they cannot go. Be
not afraid of them ; for they ^ can-
not do evil, neither is it in them
to do good.
6 '' There is none like unto thee,
O Jehovah; thou art 'great, and
thy name is great in might 7
Who should not fear thee, O ^ King
of the nations'? for ^to thee doth
it appertain ; forasmuch as among
all the 'wise men of the nations,
and in all their royal estate, there
is none like unto thee. 8 But they
are * together "' brutish and foolish :
^the instruction of idols ! it is but
a " stock. 9 There is " silver beaten
into plates, which is brought from
^ Tarshish, and '' gold from Uphaz,
the work of the artificer and of the
hands of the goldsmith ; blue and
purple for their clothing ; they are
all the work of skilful '"men. 10
But Jehovah is ® the * true God ; he
is the 'living God, and an "ever-
lasting King : at his wrath the
"earth trembleth, and the nations
are not able to * abide his indigna-
tion.
1 1 '' Thus shall ye say unto them.
The 2' gods that have not made the
heavens and the earth. ^ these shall
^perish from the earth, and from
under the heavens.
12" He hath made the earth by
his power, he hath * established the
world by his wisdom, and by his
understanding hath he "stretched
out the heavens. 13 ^When he
uttereth his ''voice, thei'e is a
tumult of waters in the heavens,
and he causeth the ''vapors to
ascend from the ends of the earth ;
he maketh lightnings for the rain,
and bringeth forth the -^wind out
of his treasuries. 14 Every man
'" is become '■> brutish and is without
knowledge ; every goldsmith is put
to shame by his graven image ; for
1 Or, it is but a tree which one cutteth
2 Or, pillar 3 Or, it beseemeth thee
■* Or, through one thing
6 Or, the stock is a doctrine of vanities
8 Or, God in truth ' This verse is in Aramaic.
8 Or, they shall . . . tender these heavens
9 Or, n,t the sound, of his giving an abundance
of waters . . . when he causeth &c. (or, he causeth
&c.) 10 Or, is too brutish to know
"^ ch. 14. 22
b Is. 44. 9-20
" ver. 14 ;
Is. 40. 19
d Is. 40. 20 ;
41. 7
" ver. 14 ;
Is. 4G. 6, 7
/Is. 46. 1,7
'J Is. 41. 23,
24
'' Dt. 33. 26 ;
2 S. 7. 22
' ch. 32. 18 ;
Ps. 48. 1 ;
96. 4 ; Is.
12. 6
fc Ps. 22. 28
' Dan. 2. 27,
28 ; 1 Cor.
1. 19, 20
™ ver. 14 ;
ch. 4. 22 ;
6. 4, 21
" ch. 2. 27
° Is. 40. 19
P Ps. 72. 10 ;
Is. 23. 6
4 Dan. 10. 5
'' Ps. 115. 4
' Is. 65. 16
' ch. 4. 2
" Ps. 10. 16 ;
29. 10
" ch. 4. 24 ;
50. 46
^ Ps. 76. 7
y Ps. 96. 5
^ Is. 2. 18;
Zeph. 2. 11
"ch. 51. 15-
19 ; Job 38.
4-7 ; Ps.
148. 4, 5
b Ps. 78. 69 ;
Is. 45. 18
'^ Job 9. 8 ;
Is. 40. 22
d Ps. 29. 3-9
« Job 36. 27-
29
/Ps. 135. 7
" ver. 8 ; ch.
51. 17, 18
ft ch. 8. 19 ;
14. 22 ; Is.
41. 24
i ch. 8. 12 ;
61. 18
fc ch. 61. 19 ;
Ps. 73. 26
' ver. 12 ; Is.
45. 7
"' Dt. 32. 9
" ch. 31. 35 ;
,32. IS
" Ezek. 12.
3-12
P 1 S. 25. 29
« ch. 4. 31
"■ ch. 14. 17
" Ps. 39. 9 ;
Mic. 7. 9
t ch. 4. 20 ;
Lam. 2. 4
"ch. 31. 15,
Lam. 1. 5
" Is. 51. 18
^ ver. 8 ; ch.
12. 10; Is.
,56. 10-12
y ch. 2. 8
- ch. 23. 2
° ch. 4. 15
i-ch. 1. 14;
25. 9
« ch. 9. 11 ;
49. 33
d Prov. 20. 24
" Is. 26. 7
/ Ps. 6. 1
" Ps. 79. 6, 7 ;
Zeph. 3. 8
h Zeph. 1. 6
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his molten image is falsehood, and
there is no breath in them. 15
They are '' vanity, a work of " delu-
sion : in the 'time of their visita-
tion they shall perish. 16 The
* portion of Jacob is not like these ;
for he is the 'former of all things ;
and "Israel is the tribe of his in-
heritance : " Jehovah of hosts is his
name.
17 "Gather up ^^thy wares out
of the land, ^^ O thou that abidest
in the siege. 18 For thus saith
Jehovah. Behold, I will -^ sling out
the inhabitants of the land at this
time, and will distress them, that
they may " feel it.
19 9 Woe is me because of my
hurt ! my *" wound is grievous : but
I said. Truly this is tny ^^grief, and
I 'must bear it. 20 My 'tent is
destroyed, and all my cords are
broken : my " children are gone
forth from me, and they are not :
there is "none to spread my tent
any more, and to set up my cur-
tains. 21 For the sheimerds are
become ■''brutish, and have ^/not
inquired of Jehovah : therefore
they have not ^^ prospered, and ^ all
their flocks are scattered. 22 The
voice of "tidings, behold, it cometh,
and a great commotion *out of the
north country, to " make the cities
of Juclah a desolation, a dwelling-
place of jackals.
2.3 O Jehovah, I know that the
■f way of man is not in himself ; it
is *not in man that walketh to
direct his steps. 24 O Jehovah,
•^correct me, but in "measure ; not
in thine anger, lest thou ^* bring
me to nothing. 25 / Pour out thy
wrath upon the nations that know
thee not, and upon the families
that '' call not on thy name ; for
they have 'devoui'ed Jacob, yea,
they have devoured him and con-
sumed him, and have laid waste
his "habitation.
nThe word that came to
Jeremiah from Jehovah, say-
ing, 2 *Hear ye the woi'ds of this
' covenant, and speak unto the men
of Judah, and to the inhabitants
of Jerusalem ; 3 and say thou unto
' ch. 8. 16 ; 50. 7, 17 *^ ver. 6 ' Ex. 19. 6
11 Or, mockery
12 Or, thy bundle from the ground
13 Or, 0 inhabitant (Heb. inhabitress) of the
fortress
H Heb. find. i? Heb. judgment.
15 Or, sickness i" Heb. diminish me.
16 Or, dealt wisely i^ Or, pasture
11.4
JEREMIAH
11.23
Jndah's Breach of God's Covenant reproved, and Punishment threatened. A Plot against Jeremiah
them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God
of Israel : "Cursed be the man that
heareth not the words of this cove-
nant, 4 which I commanded your
fathers in the * day that I brought
them forth out of the land of
Egypt, out of the ""iron furnace,
'' saying, Obey my voice, and do
them, according to all which I com-
mand you : so shall ye be "my peo-
ple, and I will be your God ; 5 that
I may establish the •''oath which I
sware unto your fathers, to give
them a land flowing with milk and
honey, as at this day. Then an-
swered I, and said, ^Amen, O
Jehovah.
6 And Jehovah said unto me,
''Proclaim all these words in the
cities of Judah, and in the streets
of Jerusalem, saying, * Hear ye the
words of this covenant, and do
them. 7 For I earnestly ^protested
unto your fathers in the ' day that
I brought them up out of the land
of Egypt, even unto this day, "'ris-
ing early and protesting, saying,
"Obey my voice. 8 Yet_ they
"obeyed not, nor inclined their ear,
but walked every one in the stub-
bornness of their evil heart : there-
fore I brought upon them all the
^ words of this covenant, which I
commanded them to do, but they
did them not.
9 And Jehovah said unto me, A
* conspiracy is found among the
men of Judah, and among the in-
habitants of Jerusalem. 10 They
are *■ turned back to the iniquities
of their forefathers, who 'refused
to hear my words; and they are
'gone after other gods to serve
them : the house of Israel and the
house of Judah have "broken my
covenant which I made with their
fathers. 11 Therefore thus saith
Jehovah, Behold, I will " bring evil
upon them, which they shall ^not
be able to escape; and they shall
2' cry unto me, but I will not
hearken unto them. 1 2 Then shall
the cities of Judah and the inhabit-
ants of Jerusalem ^go and cry unto
the gods unto which they offer in-
cense : but they will not save them
at all in the time of their ' trouble.
13 For "according to the number
of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah ;
and according to the number of the
streets of Jerusalem have ye set
up altars to the " '' shameful thing.
1 Heb. evil.
2 Heb. shame.
" ch. 17. 5 ;
Dt. 27. 26 ;
Gal. 3. 10
b ch. 31. 32 ;
Ex. 24. 3-8
" Dt. 4. 20 ;
1 K. 8. 61
d ch. 7. 23 ;
26. 13 i Dt.
11. 27
« ch. 24. 7 ;
Zecb. 8. 8
/ch. 32. 22;
Ex. 13. 5 ;
Dt. 7. 12
0 ch. 28. 6
'' ch. 3. 12 ;
7. 2
' ver. 2
* 1 S. 8. 9
' ver. 4 ; Ex.
15. 26
'" ch. 7. 25 ;
2 Chr. 36.
15
" ver. 4
" ch. 7. 24 ;
9. 14 ; 35.
15; Ezek.
20. 8
P Lev. 26. 14-
43
9 Ezek. 22.
25; Hos.
6. 9
*■ ch. 3. 10,
11 ; 1 S. 15.
11
' ch. 13. 10 ;
Dt. 9. 7 ;
Ps. 78. 8-10
« Judg. 2.
11-13
" ch. 3. 6-11 ;
Ezek. 16.
59 ; Hos. 0.
7; 8. 1
" ver. 17 ;
ch.6. 19;
2 K. 22. 10
* ch. 25. 35 ;
Is. 24. 17
y ver. 14 ;
ch. 14. 12
' ch. 44. 17 ;
Dt. 32. 37
° ch. 2. 28 ;
2 K. 23. 13
b ch. 3. 24
" ch. 7. 9
dch. 7. 16;
14. 11 ; Ex.
32. 10
^ ver. 11 ;
Ps. 66. 18 ;
Hos. 5. 6
/ ch. 12. 7
'■' ch. 13. 27
'i ch. 4. 22
■ Ps. 62. 8
k Ps. 83. 2
'ch. 21. 14;
Ps. 80. 16 ,
Is. 27. 11
"^ ch. 2. 21 ;
12. 2
"ch. 1. 14;
16. 10, 11 ;
19. 16
" ver. 13 ;
ch. 7. 9 ;
32. 29
P 1 S. 23. 11,
12; 2 K.
6. 9, 10 ;
Ezek. 8. 6
9 Is. 63. 7
""ch. 18. 18;
20. 10
' Ps. 83. 4 ;
Is. 53. 8
< Job 28. 13 ;
Ps. 52. 5
" Ps. 109. 13
742
even altars to "burn incense unto
Baal.
14 Therefore/ pray not thou for
this people, neither lift up cry nor
pi^ayer tor them ; for I will " not
hear them in the time that they cry
unto me because of their ^ trouble.
1 5 What hath my •'' beloved to do
in my house, seeing she hath
wrought ''lewdness '^ ivith many,
and the holy flesh is passed from
theel *when thou ''doest evil, then
thou rejoicest. 16 Jehovah called
thy name. A* green olive-tree, fair
with goodly fruit : with the noise
of a great *^ tumult he hath 'kindled
fire upon it, and the branches of it
ai'e broken. 17 For Jehovah of
hosts, who "'planted thee, hath
" pronounced evil against thee, be-
cause of the evil of the house of
Israel and of the house of Judah,
which they have wrought for them-
selves in provoking me to anger by
"offering incense unto Baal.
18 And Jehovah ^gave me knowl-
edge of it, and I knew it : then
thou showedst me their doings. 1 9
But I was like a gentle '^lamb that
is led to the slaughter ; and I knew
not that they had '' devised devices
against me, saying. Let us destroy
the tree with the ^ fruit thereof,
and "let us cut him off from the
'land of the living, that his " name
may be no more remembered. 20
But, O Jehovah of hosts, who
"judgest righteously, who ''^triest
the "^ heart and the mind, I shall
see thy vengeance on them ; for
unto thee have I revealed my cause.
21 Therefore thus saith Jehovah
concerning the men of ^ Anathoth,
that ^seek thy life, saying. Thou
shalt not prophesy in the name of
Jehovah, tliat thou "die not by our
hand ; 22 therefore thus saith
Jehovah of hosts. Behold, I will
^'punish them: the "young men
shall die by the sword ; their sons
and their daughters shall die by
famine; 23 and there shall be ''no
remnant unto them : for I will
"bring evil upon the men of Ana-
thoth, ^even the year of their visita-
tion.
" ch. 20. 12 ; Gen. 18. 25 ='ch. 17. 10 ; Ps. 7. 9 " ch.
1.1 ^ ch. 12. 5, 0 ; 20. 10 " ch. 26. 8 ; 38. 4 *" ch.
21.14 <^ ch. 18. 21 ; 2 Chr. 36. IT ^ch. 6. 9 ' ch. 2*
12 ; Hob. 9. 7 ; Mic. 7. 4
3 The text is obscure. The Sept. has : Shall
vows and holy flesh take away from thee thy wick
ednesscs, or shall thou r.icapc hy these ?
■4 Or, when thine evil cometh
''• H eb. bread. * Heb. reins.
7 Heb. visit upon. s Or, in the year
12.1
JEEEMIAH
13.7
Jeremiah's Complaiut. Jeliovali's Answer. Jehovah's Jadgments on Judah and her Enemies. Sign of a marred (iirdle
-I O "Righteous ait thou, O
X^ Jehovah, when I contend
with thee; yet would I '*' reason
the cause with thee : wherefoi-e
doth the " way of the wicked pros-
perl wherefore are all they at ease
that "^deal very treacherously'? 2
Thou hast "planted them, yea, they
hd,ve taken root ; they grow, yea,
they bring forth fruit : thou art
•^near in their mouth, and far from
their '^ heart. 3 But thou, O Jeho-
vah, ■'' knowest me ; thou seest me,
and '' triest my lieart toward thee :
*pull them out like sheep for the
slaughter, and * prepare them for
the day of slaughter. 4 How long
shall the '' land mourn, and the
'herbs of the whole country wither 1
for the wickedness of them that
dweR therein, the '"beasts are con-
sumed, and the "birds; because
they said. He shall not see our
latter "end.
5 If thou hast run with the foot-
men, and they have wearied thee,
then how canst thou ^contend
with horses *? and though in a land
of peace thou art secure, yet how
wilt thou, do in the'** pride of the
Jordan^ 6 For even thy ''breth-
ren, and the house of thy father,
even they have dealt treacherously
with thee ; even they have cried
aloud after thee : believe them not,
though they speak "^ * fair words
unto thee.
7 I have 'forsaken my house, I
have cast off my heritage ; I have
given the dearly " beloved of my
soul into the hand of her enemies.
8 My heritage is become unto me
as a lion in the forest : she hath
"uttered her voice against me;
therefore I have -^ hated her. 9 Is
ray heritage unto me as a speckled
bird of prey'? are the 2/ birds of
prey against her round about'? go
ye, assemble all the -beasts of the
field, bring them to devour. 10
Many shepherds have "destroyed
my* vineyard, they have '^trodden
my portion under foot, they have
made my "^ pleasant portion a deso-
late wilderness. 1 1 They have made
it a desolation ; it " mourneth unto
me, being desolate ; the -^ whole land
is made desolate, because no man
^ layeth it to heart. 1 2 Destroyers
are come upon all the '' bare heights
in the wilderness ; for the * sword
1 Heb. apeak 0/ judgments.
<* Heb. sanctify.
6 Heb. good things.
2 Heb. reins.
4 Or, swelling
"ch. n. 20;
Ezr. 9. 15 ;
Ps. 129. 4
* Job 13. 3
" ch. 5. ar,
28 ; Hab.
1. 4 ; Mai.
3. 15
a'cb. 3.7,20;
5. 11
" ch. 11. 17 ;
45. 4 ;
Ezek. 17.
/ ch. 3. 10 ;
Is. 2y. 13 ;
Ezek. 33.
31 ; Tit. 1.
16
O'Ps. 1.39. 1-4
'ich. 11. 20;
Ps. 7. 9 ;
11. 5
'ch. 17. 18;
18. 21-23 ;
50. 27
k ch. 4. 28 ;
9. 10 ; 23. 10
' Joel 1.
10-17
'" Hos. 4. 3 ;
Hab. 3. 17
" ch. 4. 25
" ch. 5. 31 ;
Ezek. 7. 2
P ch. 28. 8 ;
36. 26 ; 38.
4-6
1 ch. 49. 10 ;
50. 44
>■ ch. 9. 4, 6 ;
Ge;i. 37.
4-11 ; Job
6. 15 ; Ps.
C9. 8
* Ps. 12. 2 ;
Prov. 26. 25
t ch. 7. 29 ;
23. «9; Is.
2. 6
" ch. 11. 15 ;
Lam, 2. 1 ;
Hos. 11. 1-8
'" Is. 59. 13
" Hos. 9. 15 ;
Am. 6. 8 •
3' 2 K. 24. 2 ;
Ezek. 23.
22-25
* ch. 7. 33 ;
15. 3 : 34.
20 , Is. 56. 9
" ch. 23. 1
ft Ps. 80. 8-16;
Is. 6. 1-7
" Is. 63. 18
d ch. 3. 19 ;
Lam. 1. 10
' ver. 4 ; ch.
14. 2 ; 23. 10
/ch. 4. 20,
27 ; 25. 11
f Is. 42. 25
''ch. 3. 2,21
* ch. 47. 6 ;
Is, 34. 6 ;
Am. 9. 4
k ch. 16. 5 ;
30. 5
' Lev. 26.
16 ; Dt. 28,
38 ; Mic. 6.
15 ; Hag.
1. 6
"' ch. 9, 5 ;
Is, 55. 2
" ch. 17. 10
" ch. 4, 26 ;
25. 37, 38
P ch. 49. 1,
7 ; Zeph.
2. K-!0
9 ch, 2, 3 ;
60. 11, 12;
743
of Jehovah devoureth from the one
end of the land even to the other
end of the land : no flesh hath
'' peace. 1 3 They have 'sown wheat,
and have reaped thorns ; they have
"'put themselves to pain, and profit
nothing : and |* ye shall be ashamed
of your " fruits, because of the
"fierce anger of Jehovah.
14 Thus saith Jeliovah against all
mine ^'evil neighbors, that « touch
the inheritance which I have caused
my people Israel to inherit : Behold,
1 will pluck them up from off their
land, and will 'pluck up the house
of J udah from among them. 1 5 And
it shall come to pass, after that 1
have plucked them up, I will * re-
turn and have compassion on them;
and I will bring them again, every
man to his heritage, and every man
to his land. 16 And it shall come
to pass, if they will diligently 'learn
the ways of my people, to "swear
by my name. As Jehovah liveth ;
even as they taught my people to
"swear by Baal; then shall they
be ^ built up in the midst of my
people. 17 But if they will not
hear, then will I * pluck up that
nation, plucking up and destroying
it, saith Jehovah.
"j O Thus said Jehovah unto
-LO me. Go, and M)uy thee a
linen girdle, and put it upon thy
loins, and put it not in water.
2 8o I bought a girdle according
to the "word of Jehovah, and put
it upon my loins. 3 And the word
of J eliovah came unto me the sec-
ond time, saying, 4 Take the girdle
that thou hast bought, which is
upon thy loins, and arise, go to the
''Euphrates, and hide it there in a
cleft of the rock. 5 So I went, and
hid it by the Euphrates, " as Jeho-
vah commanded me. 6 And it came
to pass after many daj^s, that Jeho-
vah said unto me, Arise, go to the
Euphrates, and take the girdle from
thence, which I commanded thee
to hide there. 7 Then I went to
the Euphrates, and digged, arid
took the girdle from the place
where I had hid it ; and, beiiold,
the girdle was marred, it was
profitable for nothing.
Zech. 2. 8 "■ Dt. 30. 3 ; Ps, 106. 47 ; Is. 11. 11-16
' ch. 48. 47 ; 49. 6, 39 < Is, 42, 6 ; 49. 6 " ch. 4. 2
"oh, 5. 7; Josh. 23. 7 ^ ch. 3. 17; 4. 2; 16. 19
V Ps. 2, 8-12 ; Is. 60. 12 ^ ver. u ; ch. 19. 1 ; 27. 2 ,
Ezek. 4. 1 " Is. 20. 2 ; Ezek. 2. 8 *> ch. 51. 63 <" Ex,
39. 42, 43 ; 40, 10
6 Or, he ye ashamed Or, they shall be ashamed
13.8
JEEEMIAH
14.3
Sign of a Full Bottle. Captirity threatened for Judah's Wickedness. A Drought, and a Prayer for Mercy
8 Then the word of Jehovah came
unto me, saying, 9 Thus saith Je-
hovah, After this manner will I mar
the " pride of Judah, and the great
pride of Jerusalem. 10 This evil
people, that * refuse to hear my
words, that walk in the stubborn-
ness of their heart, and are gone
after other gods to serve them, and
to worship them, shall even be as
this girdle, which is profitable for
nothing. 11 For as the girdle
cleaveth to the loins of a man, so
have I caused to "^ cleave unto me
the whole house of Israel and tlie
whole house of Judah, saith Jeho-
vah ; that they may be unto me
''for a people, and ''for a name, and
•'' for a praise, and for a glory : but
they " would not hear.
12 Therefore thou shalt speak
unto them this Avord : Thus saith
Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every
^ bottle shall be filled with wine :
and they shall say unto thee. Do
we not certainly know that every
^ bottle shall be filled with wine 1
13 Then shalt thou say unto them,
Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will
fill all the inhabitants of this land,
even the kings that sit ^ upon Da-
vid's throne, and the priests, and
the prophets, and all the inhab-
itants of .Jerusalem, with '' drunk-
enness. 1 4 And I will * dash them
one against another, even the * fa-
thers and the sons together, saith
Jehovah : I will ' not pity, nor
spare, nor have compassion, that I
should not destroy them.
15 Hear ye, and give ear ; be not
™ proud ; for .Jehovah hath spoken.
16 "Give glory to .Jehovah your
God, before ^ he " cause darkness,
and before your -^ feet stumble upon
the ^dark mountains, and, while
ye look for light, he turn it into
^ the "^ shadow of death, and make
it gross darkness. 17 But ''if ye
will not hear it, my soul shall ' weep
in secret for yoiir pride ; and mine
eye shall weep sore, and run down
with tears, because 'Jehovah's flock
is taken captive.
1 8 Say thou unto the " king and
to the queen-mother, " " Humble
jT-ourselves, sit down ; for your
""headtires are come down, even
' the crown of your glory. 1 9 The
''cities of the South are shut up,
1 Or, jar 2 Heb. for David upon his throne.
3 Or, it grow dark
* Heb. mountains of twilight.
5 Or, deep darkness « Or, Sit ye down low
' Or, your beautiful croxvn
" ver. 15-17 ;
Lev. 26. 19 ,
Is. 2. 10-17 ,
23. 9,
Zeph. 3. 11
i-cll. 11. 8,
10, Num.
H. 11 ;
2 Clir. 36.
irj, 10
" Ex, 19. 5,
0 , Dt. 32.
10, 11
d ch. 7. 23
^ ch. 32. 20
/ ch. 33. 9 ;
Is. 43. 21
» ch. 7. 13. 24,
26 ; Ps. SI.
U
'' ch. 25. 27 ;
51. 57 : Ps.
61). 3 ; 75. 8
' ch. 19. 9-
11 ; Is. 9.
20, 21
k ch. 6. 21 ;
Ezek. 5. 10
' ch. 10. 5 ;
21. 7 , Dt.
29. 20 ; Is.
27. U
"' Prov. 16.
5 ; Is. 28.
14-22
" Ps. m. 8
° Is. 5. 30 ;
59. 9, Am.
6. 18
P ch. 23. 12 ;
Prov. 4. 19
1 oh. 2. 0 ;
Ps. 107.
10, 14
*" Mai. 2. 2
"ch. 9. 1 , 14.
17, Ps. 110.
1.36; Lk.
10. 41: 42
« ch. 23. 1, 2 ;
Ps. 80. 1
" ch. 22. 20 ;
2 K. 24. 12,
15
" 2 Chr. 33.
12, 19
" Ex. 39. 28 ,
Is. 3. 20 ;
Ezek. 24.
17, 23 ; 44.
18
y ch. 32. 44
- ch. 20. 4 ;
f,2. 27-30
" ch. 1. 15 ;
6. 22 ; Hab.
1. 6
I' ver. 17 ;
ch. 23. 2
" ch. 5. 31
d ch. 2. 26 ;
38. 22
" ch. 4. 31 ;
Is. 13. 8
/Dt. 7. 17
» ch. 5. 19 i
16. 10
ft ch. 2. 17-
19 ; 9. 2-9
' Prov. 27.
22 ; Is. 1.
5; Mt. 19.
24
^ ell. 4. 22 ;
9.5
' ch. 9. 16 ;
Lev. 26.
33 ; Ezek.
5. 2, 12
"' ch. 4. 11 ;
IS. 17
"Ps. 11. 6;
Mt. 24. 51
" ch. 2. 32 i
744
and there is none to open them :
^ Judah is carried away captive, all
of it ; it is wholly carried away
captive.
20 Lift up your eyes, and be-
hold them that "come from the
north : where is the * flock that
was given thee, thy beautiful flock'?
218c What wilt thou say, when he
shall set over thee as head those
whom thou hast thyself taught to
be '' friends to thee 1 shall not " sor-
rows take hold of thee, as of a
woman in travail 1 22 And if thou
•^ say in thy heart, ^Wherefore are
these things come upon me'? for
the '"'greatness of thine iniquity
are thy skirts uncovered, and thy
heels suffer violence. 23 ' Can the
Ethiopian change his skin, or the
leopard his spots ? then may ye
also *do good, that are ^"accus-
tomed to do evil. 24 Therefore
will I ' scatter them, as the stubble
that passeth away, " by the '" wind
of the wilderness. 25 This is thy
" lot, the portion measux-ed unto
thee from me, saith -Jehovah ; be-
cause thou hast "forgotten me, and
trusted in falsehood. 26 Therefore
will I also ^ uncover thy skirts
^'•^upon thy face, and thy shame
shall appear. 27 I have seen thine
abominations, even thine '^adul-
teries, and thy neighings, the
'' lewdness _ of thy whoredom, on
the 'hills in the field. Woe unto
thee, O .Jerusalem ! thou wilt not
be ' made clean ; how " long shall
it yet be?
■^ A The word of Jehovah that
-L J^ came to .Jeremiah concern-
ing the "drought.
2 Judah ^mourneth, and the
gates thereof languish, they sit
^ in black upon the ground ; and
the 'cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
3 And their nobles "send their
^^ little ones "to the waters: they
come to the * cisterns, and find no
water ; the.y return with their ves-
sels empty ; they are " put to shame
and confounded, and '' cover their
3. 21 ; Ps. 9. 17 : 100. 21. 22 P Lam. 1. 8 « ch. 5. 7, 8
■"ch. 11. 15 * nh. 2. 20 « ch. 4. 14 ; Ezek. 24. 13
" Prov. 1. 22 ; Hos. 8. 5 '' ch. 17. 8 -^ ch. 4. 28 ; Is.
3. 26; .Joel 1. 10 !'ch. 8. 21 ^ch. 11. 11 ; 46. 12,
Zech. 7. 13 "1 K. 18. 6 6 ch. 2. 13 ; 2 K. 18. 31
' Job 6. 20 ; Ps. 40. 14 d 2 S. 16. 30
8 Or, Wliat wilt thou say. when he shall risit
thee, seeing thou thyself hast instructed them
against thee., even thy Jriends to be head over
thee?
9 Or. multitude 12 Or, before
1" Heb. taught. is Or, inferio7-s
11 Or, M?ito w Or, for water
14.4
JEREMIAH
15.2
Jehovali declares Tnterression to be useless. An Expostulation and a Confession. Jehovah inexorable
heads. 4 Because of the "ground
which is ^cracked, for that *no
rain hath been in the land, the
'plowmen are put to shame, they
''cover their heads. 5 Yea, the
hind also in the field calveth, and
forsaketh her young, because there
is ^no grass. 6 And the •''wild
asses stand on the bare heights,
they pant for air like ' jackals ;
their eves fail, because there is
''no herbage.
7 Though our '' iniquities testify
against us, work thou 'for thy
name's sake, O Jehovah ; for our
* backslidings are many ; we have
'sinned against thee. 8 O thou
™ hope of Israel, the " Saviour
thereof in the " time of trouble,
why shouldest thou be as a so-
journer in the land, and as a way-
faring man that '* turneth aside to
tarry for a night % 9 Why should-
est thou be as a man afi'righted, as
a mighty man that ^'cannot save'?
Yet ^thou, O Jehovah, art in the
midst of us, and we are ''called by
thy name ; leave us not.
10 Thus saith Jehovah unto this
people, Even so have they * loved
to wander; they have not 're-
frained their feet : therefore Jeho-
vah doth "not accept them; now
will he "remember their iniquity,
and visit their sins. 1 1 And Jeho-
vah said unto me, '''Pray not for
this people for thei7- good. 1 2 When
they fast, I will ■■' not hear their cry ;
and when they offer ^burnt-offering
and meal-offering, I will not accept
them ; but I will " consume them
by the * sword, and by the famine,
and by the pestilence.
13 Then said I, Ah, Lord Jeho-
vah ! behold, the prophets say
unto them, Ye <" shall not see the
sword, neither shall ye have fam-
ine; but I will give you ''assured
''peace in this place. 14 Then Je-
hovah said unto me. The ' prophets
prophesy lies in my name ; I •''sent
them not, neither have I com-
manded them, neither spake I unto
them : they prophesy unto you a
^ lying vision, and divination, and
a thing of nought, and the deceit
of their own heart. 15 Therefore
thus saith Jehovah concerning the
prophets that prophesy in my name,
and I sent them not, yet '' they say.
Sword and famine shall not be in
this land : By ' sword and famine
1 Or, dismayed
2 Or, tite crocodile
3 Or, spreadeth his tent
* Heb. peace of truth.
" Joel 1. 19,
•20
(< ch. 3. 3
<= Joel 1. 11
d ver. 3
" Is. 16. 6
/ ch. 2. 24 ;
Job ?9. 6, 6
"Joel 1. 18
'' Is, n9. 12 ;
Hos. 5. 5
' ver. 21
k ch. 6. 6 i
8.5
' ver. 20 ;
ch. 3. 25 ;
8. 14
"' ch. 17. 13
" Is. 43. 3 ;
(B. 8
" Ps. 9. 9 ;
r.o. 15
^Num. 11.
23 ; Is. .50. 2
9 ch. 8. 19 ;
Ps. 46. 6
"" ch. 15. 16 ;
Is. 63. 19
' ch. 2. 25 ;
« Ps. 119. 101
'"■ ch. 6. 20 ;
Am. 5. 22
^ ch. 44. 21-
23 ; Hos. 8.
13
^ch. 7. 16;
11. 14 ; Ex.
32. 10
"ch. 11. 11 ;
Is. 1. 16
= ch. 6. 20 ;
7.21
" ch. 8. 13
bch. 21. 9
■= ch. 5. 12 ;
23. 17
d ch. 6. 14 ;
8. 11
« ch. 5. 31 ;
23. 25
/ch. 23. 21,
32 , 27. 15
" ch. 23. 16,
26 ; 27. 9,
10; Ezek.
12. 24
h ch. 5. 12
' Ezek. 14.
10
«: ch. 6. II ;
Is. 9. 16 ;
Mt. 15. 14
' ch. 7. 33 ;
15. 2, 3 ;
Ps. 79. 2, 3
"' ch. 8. 1, 2
" ch. 13. 22-
25 ; Prov.
1. 31
" ch. 9. 1 ;
13. 17
-P ch. 8. 21 ;
Is. 37. 22 ;
Lam. 1. 15;
2. 13
1 ch. 10. 19 ;
30. 14, 15
'"ch. 6. 26;
Lam. 1. 20 ;
Ezek. 7. 15
» ch. 6. 13 ;
8. 10
t ch. 2. 8 ;
5. 6
" ch. 0. 30 ;
7. 29; 12. 7
" ch. 30. 13
^ ch. 8. 15 ;
Job 30. 26 ;
1 Th. 5. 3
y ch. 3. 25!;
Neh. 9. 2 ;
Ps. 32. 5
7'la
shall those prophets be consumed.
1 6 And the * people to whom they
prophesy shall be ' cast out in the
streets of Jerusalem because of the
famine and the sword ; and they
shall have none to "bury them —
them, their wives, nor their sons,
nor their daughters : for I will
"pour their wickedness upon them.
17 And thou shalt say this word
unto them, "Let mine eyes run
down with tears night and day,
and let them not cease ; for the
virgin ^ daughter of my people is
broken with a great breach, with a
very * grievous wound. 18 If I ''go
forth into the field, then, behold,
the slain with the sword ! and if I
enter into the city, then, behold,
® they that are sick with famine !
for *both the prophet and the
priest "^go about ''in the land, and
' have no knowledge.
19 Hast thou utterly "rejected
Judahl hath thy soul loathed
Zion? why hast thou smitten us,
and there is "no healing for US'?
"^ We looked for peace, but no good
came ; and for a time of healing,
and, behold, dismay ! 20 We
"•"acknowledge, O Jehovah, our
wickedness, and the iniquity of
our fathers ; for we have 'sinned
against thee. 21 Do not ^ abhor
us, "for thy name's sake; do not
disgrace the * throne of thy glory :
remember, break not thy covenant
with us. 22 Are there any among
the ''vanities of the nations that
can ''cause rain 1 or can the heavens
give showers 1 " art not thou he, O
Jehovah our God % therefore we
will ■''wait for thee ; for thou hast
" made all these things.
■^ pT Then said Jehovah unto
X tJ me, « Though '' Moses and
* Samuel * stood before me, yet my
mind would not be toward this peo-
ple : 'cast them out of my sight,
and let them '"go forth. 2 And it
shall come to pass, when they say
unto thee. Whither shall we go
forth"? then thou shalt tell them.
Thus saith Jehovah : Such as are
"for death, to death ; and such as
^ ver. 7 ; ch. 8. 14 " ver. 7 ; Ps. 25. 11 * ch. 3. 17 ;
17. 12 ' ch. 10. 3 ; Is. 41. 29 rf ch. 5. 24 ; 1 K. 17. 1
« Is. 41. 4 i 43. 10 /Lam. 3. 26 " Ps. 99. 6 ; Ezek.
14. 14, 20 A Ex. 32. 11-14 : Num. 14. 13-20 ; Ps. 106. 23
' 1 S, 7. 9 ; 12. 23 * ver. 19 ; ch. 18. 20 ; 36. 19 ' ch.
7. 16 ; 10. 18 ; 52. 3 , 2 K, 17. 20 "^ ch. 10. 20 " ch.
14. 12 ; 24. 10 ; 4.3. 11 ; Ezek. 6. 2, 12
6 Heb, the sicknesses of famine. <• Or. trajfftc
7 Or, into a, land thai theii know not s Or, knoiv
9 Or, contemn i" Or, done
15.3
JEREMIAH
16.3
Vengeance denounced. Jeremiah's Complaints and Jehovah's Answers. Grievous Distresses foretold
are for the sword, to the sword ;
and such as are for the famine, to
the famine ; and such as are for
captivity, to captivity. 3 And I
will "appoint over them four
^ kinds, saith Jehovah : the sword
to slay, and the "dogs to 'Hear,
and the " birds of the heavens, and
the beasts of the earth, to devour
and to destroy. 4 And I will cause
them to be '* tossed to and fro among
all the kingdoms of the earth, be-
cause of "Manasseh, the son of
Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that
which he did in .Jerusalem.
5 For who will have ■''pity upon
thee, O Jerusalem % or who will
«' bemoan thee? or who will turn
aside to ask of thy welfare? 6
Thou hast "rejected me, saith Je-
hovah, thou art ' gone backward :
tlierefore have I * stretched out my
hand against thee, and destroyed
thee ; 1 am ' weary with repenting.
7 And I have '"winnowed them
with a fan in the gates of the land ;
I have " bereaved them of children,
I have destroyed my people ; they
returned not from their ways. 8
Their "widows are increased to me
above the sand of the seas _; I have
brought upon them "against the
mother of the young men a ^ de-
stroyer * at noonday : I have caused
anguish and terrors to fall upon
her suddenly. 9 She that hath
'borne seven langnisheth ; she
hath given up the ghost ; her " sun
is gone down while it was yet day ;
she hath been 'put to shame and
confounded : and the " residue of
them will I deliver to the sword
before their enemies, saith Jeho-
vah.
10 "Woe is me, my mother, that
thou hast borne me a -^ man of strife
and a man of contention to the
whole earth ! I have not '•' lent,
neither have men lent to me ; yet
every one of them doth curse me.
11 Jehovah said. Verily I will
*^ strengthen thee for good ; verily
^ I will cause the " enemy to make
supplication unto thee in the time
of evil and in the time of affliction.
12*^ Can one break iron, even '' iron
from the north, and brass 1 1 .3 Thy
"substance and thy treasures will
I give for a spoil ''without price,
and that for all thy sins, even in
1 Heb. ■faniilies. * Heb. drag.
3 Or, atiainst the mother and Ihe young men
* Another reading is, release.
6 Or, I vjill intercede for thee with, the enemy
6 Or, Can iron break iron from &e.
" Lev. 26. 16,
22, 25 ;
Ezek. 14. 21
b 1 K. 21. 23,
24
' ch. r. 33 ;
Dt. 28.
26; Is. 18.6
d ch. 24. 9 ;
29. 18;
Lev. 26. 33
" 2 K. 21. 1-
18 ; 23. 26,
27 ; 24. 3, 4
/ch. 13. 14;
21. 7 ; Ps.
69. 20
!' ch. 16. 5 ;
Is. 51. 19;
Nah. 3. 7
'' ch. 6. 19 ;
8. 9
' ch. 7. 24 ;
l8. 1. 4
'' ch. 6. 12 ;
Zeph. 1. 4
' ch. 6. 11 ;
7. 16
"'ch. 51. 2;
Ps. 1. 4
" ch. 18. 21 ;
Hos. 9. 12-
16
" Is. 3. 25,
26 ; 4. 1
P ch. 22. 7
«ch. 6. 4
"■ 1 S. 2. 5 ;
Is. 47. 9
' ch. 6. 4 ;
Am. 8. 9
« ch. 60. 12
" ch. 21. 7
" ch. 20. 14 ;
Job 8. 3
" ver. 20 ;
ch. 1. 18,
19 ; 20. 7, 8
y Ex. 22. 25 ;
Lev. 25. 36,
37 ; Dt. 23.
19
^ Pa. 138. 3 ;
Is. 41. 10
" ch. 21. 2 ;
37. 3 ; 38.
14 ; 42. 2
6 ch. 28. 14
" ch. 17. 3 ;
20. 5
d Is. 52. 3, 6
'ch. 16. l.T,
Dt. 28. :;6,
04
/ch. 17. 4;
Ps. 21. 9
*ch. 12. 3
ft ver. 20 ;
ch. 20. 2, 11
i ch. 20. 8 ;
Ps. 44. 22 ;
69. 7-9
* Ezek. 3. 3
I Job 23. 12 ;
Ps. 119. 103
"' ch. 14. 9
"ch. 16. 8;
2 Cor. 6. 17
"ch. 13. 17;
Ps. 102. 7 ;
Lam. 3. 28 ;
Ezek. 3. 24,
'' ch. 6. 11
9 ch. 30. 12,
15; Job 34.
6; Mic. 1.9
"■ ch. 14. 3 ;
Job 6. 15,20
' ch. 4. 1
' ver. 1 ; ch.
35. 19 ; 1 K.
17. 1
" oh. 6. 29 ;
746
all thy borders. 14 And ''I will
make them to pass with thine ene-
mies into a " land which thou know-
est not; for a /fire is kindled in
mine anger, which shall burn upon
you.
15 O Jehovah, thou ^'knowest:
remember me, and visit me, and
"avenge me of my persecutors;
take me not av\^ay in thy longsuf-
fering : know that ' for thy sake I
have suffered reproach. 16 Thy
words were found, and I did *eat
them; and thy 'words were unto
me a jo^^ and the rejoicing of my
heart : for I am '" called by thy
name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.
17 1" sat not in the assembly of
them that make merry, nor i^e-
joiced ; I sat "alone because-of thy
hand ; for thou hast ^'filled me with
indignation. 18 Why is my pain
perpetual, and my ''wound incur-
able, which refuseth to be healed?
wilt thou indeed be unto me ''as
a deceitful brook, as waters that
»fail'?
19 Therefore thus saith Jehovah,
"If thou return, then will I bring
thee again, ' that thou mayest stand
before me ; and " if thou take forth
the precious from the vile, thou
shalt be as my mouth : they shall
return unto thee, but thou shalt
not return unto them. 20 And I
will "make thee unto this people
a fortified bi^azen wall ; and they
shall fight against thee, but they
shall not prevail against thee ; for
■"I am with thee to save thee and
to deliver thee, saith -Jehovah. 21
And I will *' deliver thee out of the
hand of the wicked, and I will " re-
deem thee out of the hand of the
terrible.
16
The "word of Jehovah
came also unto me, saying,
2 Thou shalt not ' take thee a wife,
neither shalt thou have sons or
daughters, in this place. 3 For
thus saith .Jehovah concerning the
"sons and concerning the daugh-
ters that are born in this place,
and concerning their '' mothers that
bare them, and concerning their
"fathers that begat them in this
Ezek. 22. 26 ; 44. 23 " ch. 1. 18, 19 ; 6. 27 ; Ezek. 3. 9
■'■ ver. 16 ; ch. 1. 8, 19 ; Ps. 46. 7 ; Is. 41. 10 « ch. 20.
13 ; 39. 11, 12 ; Gen. 48. 16; Ps. 37. 40 ' ch. 31. 11 ;
50. 34 ; Is. 49. 26 ; 60. 16 " ch. 1. 2, 4 ; 2. 1 * 1 Cor.
7. 26 ' ch. 6. 11 d ch. 15. 8 * ch. 6. 21
7 Or, I will make thine enemies to pass into Jif-.
8 Heb. are not sure.
16.4
JEREMIAH
17.1
Gricvoas Distresses foretold. Restoration to be preceded by Puiii.limeiit, Judali's Siii indelible
land : 4 They shall " die ^ griev-
ous deaths: they shall ''not be
lamented, neither shall they be
buried; they shall be as ''dung
upon the face of the ground ; and
they shall he '' consumed by the
sword, and by famine ; and their
dead bodies shall be food for the
* birds of the heavens, and for the
beasts of the earth.
5 For thus saith Jehovah, Enter
not into the house of •''mourning,
neither go to lament, neither be-
moan them ; for I have taken
away my " peace from this people,
saith Jehovah, even '' lovingkind-
ness and tender mercies. 6 Both
'great and small shall die in this
land ; they shall not be '-buried,
neither shall men lament for
them, nor 'cut themselves, nor
make themselves bald for them ;
7 neither shall men "'break bread
for them in mourning, to comfort
them for the dead ; neither shall
men give them the cup of conso-
lation to drink for their father or
for their mother. 8 And thou
shalt "not go into the house of
feasting to sit with them, to eat
and to drink. 9 For thus saith
Jehovah of hosts, the God of Is-
rael : Behold, I will " cause to
cease out of this place, before
your eyes and in your days, the
voice of mirth and the voice of
gladness, the voice of the bride-
groom and the voice of the bride.
10 And it shall come to pass,
when thou shalt show this people
all these words, and they shall
say unto thee, ^ Wherefore hath
Jehovah pronounced all this great
evil against US'? or what is our
iniquity 1 or what is our sin that
we nave committed against Jeho-
vah our God 1 11 then shalt thou
say unto them, * Because your
fathers have forsaken me, saith
Jehovah, and have walked after
''other gods, and have served them,
and have worshipped them, and
have forsaken me, and have not
kept my law ; 1 2 and ye have
done evil *more than your fathers;
for, behold, ye walk every one after
the 'stubbornness of his "evil heart,
so that ye hearken not unto me :
1.3 therefore will I _"cast you forth
out of this land into the ""land
that ye have not known, neither
ye nor your fathers ; and there
shall ye * serve other gods day and
1 Heb. deatlis of sicknesses.
" ch. 15. 2
!> ch. 25. 33
"= ch. 9. 22 ;
2.1. 33 ; Ps.
83. 10
d ch. 14. 15 ;
44. 12, 27
« ch. 16. 3 ;
34. 20 ; Ps.
79. 2 ; Is.
18. 6
/ Ezek. 24.
lG-23
<> ch. 12. 12 ;
15. 1-4
'' ch. 13. 14 ;
Is. 27. 11 ;
Ps. 25. 6
' 2 Chr. 36.
17; Ezek.
9. 6
^ ver. 4
'ch. 41. 5;
47. 6 ; Dt.
14. 1
"' Dt. 26. 14 ;
Ezek. 24.
17 ; Hos.
9. 4
" ch. 15. 17 ;
Eccl. 7.
2-4 ; Is. 22.
12-14 ; Am.
6. 4-6
" ch. 7. 34 ;
25. 10 ;
Hos. 2. 11
P ch. 5. 19 ;
13 22 '
Dt. 29. 24,
25 ; 1 K. 9.
8,9
9 ch. 5. 7-9 ;
Neh. 9.
26-29 ; Ps.
106. 35-41
^ ch. 8. 2 ;
Ezek. 11.
21 ; 1 Pet.
4. 3
' ch. 7. 26
' ch. 7. 24 ;
9. 14 ; 13.
10 ; 1 3. 15.
23
" Eccl. 9. 3 ;
Mk. 7. 21
" ch. 15. 1 ;
Dt. 4. 26,
27 ; 2 Chr.
7. 20
'' ch. 16. 14 ;
17. 4
y ch. 6. 19 ;
Dt. 4. 2S ;
28. 36
' ver. 5
" ch. 23. 7. 8 ;
Is. 43. IS,
19 ; Hos. 3.
4. 5
b Ex. 20. 2 ;
Dt. 15. 15
'^ ch. 3. 18 ;
24. 6 ; Ps.
106. 47 ; Is.
11. 11-16;
14. 1
rf Am. 4. 2;
Hab. 1. 14,
15
" 1 S. 26. 20 ;
Mic. 7. 2
/Is. 2. 21;
Am. 9. 1-3
« ch. 23. 24 ;
32. 19; Ps.
9U. 8 ; Lk.
12, 2,
1 Cor. 4. 5 ;
Heb. 4. 13
'' ch. 2. 22
■ch. 17. 18;
Rev. 18. 6
747
night; "for I will show you 'no
favor.
14 "Therefore, behold, the days
come, saith Jehovah, that it shall
no moi-e be said. As Jehovah liv-
eth, that ^ brought up the children
of Israel out of the land of Egypt ;
15 but. As Jehovah liveth, that
brought up the children of Israel
from the "land of the north, and
from all the countries whither he
had driven them. And I will
bring them again into their land
that I gave unto their fathers.
16 Behold, I will send for many
''fishers, saith Jehovah, and they
shall fish them up ; and afterward
1 will send for many hunters, and
they shall "hunt them •''from every
mountain, and from every hill, and
out of the ■'clefts of the rocks. 17
" For mine eyes are upon all their
ways ; they are not hid from my
face, ''neither is their iniquity con-
cealed from mine eyes. 18 And
first I will 'recompense their in-
iquity and their sin double, ^be-
cause they have * polluted my
land with the 'carcasses of their
detestable things, and have filled
mine inheiitance with their abomi-
nations.
19 O Jehovah, my '"strength,
and my "stronghold, and my
"refuge in the day of affliction,
unto thee shall the ^'nations come
from the ends of the earth, and
shall say, Our fathers have in-
herited nought but «lies, even
vanity and things wherein there
is no profit. 20 Shall a man make
unto liimself gods, which yet are
'"no gods'?
2 1 Therefore, behold, I will
cause them to know, this once
will I * cause them to know my
hand and my might ; and they
shall know that 'my name is
Jehovah.
-i ^ The "sin of Judah is writ-
i I ten with a " pen of iron, and
with the point of a diamond : it is
"■graven upon the tablet of their*
heart, and upon the horns of * your
*: cb. 2. 7 ; 3. 9 ; Num. 35. 3.3, 34 ' ch. 7. 30 ; Ezek.
11.18,21 '"ch. 16. 11; Ps. 18. 1, 2; 27. 1 " Ps. 28.
8, ref. "Ps. 14. 6 J'ch. 3. 17;4. 2 « ch. 10. 14 ; 14.
22 ; Is. 44. 20 ; Hab. 2. 18, 19 "" ch. 2. 11 ; 5. 7 ; Ps.
115. 4-8 ; Is. 37 19 ; Hos. 8. 4-^5 « Ps. 9. 16 ' ch. 33.
2 ; Ps. b?,. 18 ; Is. 43. 3 ; Am. 6. 8 " ch. 2. 22 ; 4. 14
" Job 19. 24 ^ Prov. 3. 3 ; 7. 3 ; Is. 49. 16 ; 2 Cor. 3. 3
2 Or, where
3 Or, because they have polluted my land : they
have ./Hied mine inluritancewith the carcasses of
thei.r'detestable things and their abominations
* Another reading is, their.
17.2
JEREMIAH
17.25
Jehovah alone to be trusted. The Prophet prays for Protection. The Sahbatb most be hairowed
sltars; 2 whilst their "children
r ^member their altars and their
*■ Asherim by the ''green trees upon
the high hills. 3 O my ''moun-
tain in the field, I will "give thy
substance and all thy treasures for
a spoil, and thy high places, be-
cause of sin, throughout all thy
borders. 4 And thou, even of
thyself, shalt -^discontinue from
thy heritage that I gave thee ;
and I will cause thee to serve
thine " enemies in the land which
thou knowest not : for ye have
''kindled a fire in mine anger
which shall burn for ever.
5 Thus saith .Jehovah : * Cursed
is the man that trusteth in man,
and maketh *^ flesh his arm, and
whose heart departeth from Jeho-
vah. 6 For he shall be like ' the
'heath in the desert, and shall
not see when good cometh, but
shall inhabit the parched places
in the wilderness, a '" salt land and
not inhabited. 7 _" Blessed is the
man that trusteth in Jehovah, and
whose "trust Jehovah is. 8 For
he shall be as a ^tree planted
by the waters, that spreadeth
out its roots by the river, and
shall not " fear when heat cometh,
hut its leaf shall be green ; and
shall not be careful in the year of
« drought, neither shall cease from
yielding fruit.
9 The heart is ''deceitful above
all things, and it is exceedingly
'corrupt: who can know it ? 10 I,
Jehovah, 'search the mind, I try
the ^ heart, even to give every
man according to his ways, ac-
cording to the fruit of his doings.
11 As the partridge ''that sitteth
on eggs which she hath not laid,
so is he that "getfceth riches, and
not by right ; in the midst of his
days ^ they shall leave him, and at
his end he shall be a fool.
12 A "glorious throne, set on
high from the beginning, is the
■place of our sanctuary. 13 O Je-
• novah, the ■" hope of Israel, all
that forsake thee shall be put to
shame. They that ^depart from
me shall be written in the earth,
because they have ^forsaken Je-
hovah, the fountain of living
waters. 14 "^Heal me, O Jeho-
vah,- and I shall be healed ; * save
1 Or, a tamarisk
* According to another reading, see.
3 Heb. reins.
* Or, gathereth young which she hath not
brought forth ' Or, he shall leave them
" ch. 7. 18
t> Ex. 34. 13
" oil. 3. 6
d ell. 20. 18 ;
Mic. 3. 12
" ch. 15. \3 ;
20. 5 ; 2 K.
24. 13 ; Is.
39. 4-0
/ch. 12.7;
Lam. 5. 2
f'ch. 15. 14;
27. 12, 13 ;
Dt. 28. 48 ;
Is. 14. 3
ft ch. 7. 20 ,
16. 14 ; Is.
5. 25
' Ps. 140. 3 ;
Is. 2. 22 ;
30. 1 ;
Ezek. 29.
6,7
fc 2 Chr. 32.
8 ; Is. 31. 3
' ch. 48. a
™-Dt. 29. 23 i
Job 39. 6
" Ps. 34. 8 ;
84. 12
" Ps. 40. 4
P Ps. 1. 3 ;
92. 12-14 ;
Ezek. 31.
3-9
1 ch. 14. 1-e
'■ Mk. 7. 21,
22 ; Rom.
7. 11 ; Eph.
4. 22
' Eccl. 9. 3 ;
Is. 1. 6 ;
6. 10 ; Mt.
13. 15 L Mk.
2. 17 i Rom.
1. 21
«ch. 11. 20;
20. 12 ; 1 S.
16. 7 ; Rom.
8. 27
« ch. 6. 13 ;
8. 10 ; 22.
13, 17
" ch. 3. 17 ;
14. 21
^ ch. 14. 8 ;
50. 7
y ver. 5 ;
Ps. 73. 27
^ ch. 2. 13. 17
" ch. 30. 17 ;
33. 6
b Ps. 54. 1 ;
60.5
' Dt. 10. 21 ;
Ps. loo. 1
dls. 6. 19;
Am. 6. 18
" ch. 1. 6 ;
20. 9
/ ch. 12. 3
'J Ps. 88. 15
'' ch. 16. 19 ;
Nah. 1. 7
' ver. 13 ;
ch. 20. 11 ;
Ps. 35. 4, 26
k ch. 1. 17
' Ps. 36. 8
'"• ch. 10. 18
" ch. 7. 2 ;
26. 2
° ch. 19. 3,
4 ; Ps. 49.
1, 2 ; Hos.
6. 1 ; Am.
4. 1
P Dt. 4. 9,
16, 23 ; Mk.
4. 24
9 Num. 15.
32-36 ;
Neh. 13.
16-21 ; Jn.
748
me, and I shall be saved : for thou
art my 'praise. 15 Behold, they
''say unto me. Where is the word
of Jehovah ? let it come now. 16
As for me, I have *not hastened
from being a shepherd after thee :
neither have I desired ^ the woeful
day ; •''thou knowest : that which
came out of my lips was before thy
face. 1 7 Be not a "terror unto me :
thou art my '' refuge in the day of
evil. 18 Let them be 'put to
shame that persecute me, but let
not nie be put to shame ; let them
be dismayed, but *let not me be
dismayed ; /bring upon them the
day of evil, and ''destroy them
with ™ double destruction.
1 9 Thus said Jehovah unto me :
Go, and "stand in the gate of *the
children of the people, whereby the
kings of Judah come in, and by
which they go out, and in all the
gates of Jerusalem; 20 and say
unto them, Hear ye the word of
Jehovah, ye "kings of Judah, and
all Judah, and all the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, that enter in by
these gates: 21 Thus saith Jeho-
vah, ^Take heed '^to yourselves,
and *bear no burden on the sab-
bath day, nor bring it in by the
gates of Jerusalem ; 2 2 neither
carry forth a burden out of your
houses on the sabbath day, neither
do ye any ^ work : but hallow ye
the sabbath day, as I * commanded
your fathers. 23 But they ' heark-
ened not, neither inclined their ear,
but "made their neck stiff, that
they might not hear, and might
not receive instruction.
24 And it shall come to pass,
if ye "diligently hearken unto
me, saith Jehovah, to ^ bring in
no burden through the gates of
this city on the sabbath day, but
•*'to hallow the sabbath day, to do
no work therein ; 25 ''then shall
there enter in by the gates of
this city kings and princes "sit-
ting upon the throne of David,
riding in chariots and on horses,
they, and their princes, the men
of Judah, and the inhabitants of
5. 9-12 »■ Ex. 16. 23-29 ; 20. 8-10 ; Dt. 6. 12-14 ; Is.
56. 2-6 ; 58. 13 » Ex. 31. 13-17 ; Ezek. 20. 12 ; Zech.
1.4 «ch. 7. 24, 28; 11. 10 " ch. 7. 26 ; 19. 15 ; Prov.
29.1 "Ex. 15. 26; Dt. 11. 13; Is. 21. 7; 55. 2 °^ver.
21, 22 y Ex, 20. 8-11 ; Ezek. 20. 20 ^ ch. 22. 4 " ch.
33. 15, 17, 21 ; 2 S. 7. 16 ; Is. 9. 7 ; Lk. 1. 32
6 Some ancient versions read, the judgmetd
day of man.
' Heb. break them with a double breach.
8 Or, the common people See ch. 26. 23.
9 Or, for your lifes sake
17.26
JEREMIAH
18.22
A Lesson rrom the Potter's Vessel. Israel to be scattered. Jeremiah prays against his Enemies
Jerusalem- and this city shall
^"remain for evei*. 26 And they
shall come from the ''cities of Ju-
dah, and from the places round
about Jerusalem, and from the
land of Benjamin, and from the
''lowland, and from the hill-coun-
try, and from the SSouth, bringing
•* burnt-oft'erings, and sacrifices, and
meal-offerings, and frankincense,
and ^ bringing sacrifices of thanks-
giving, unto the house of Jehovah.
27 But -^if ye will not hearken
nnto me to hallow the sabbath
day, and not to bear a burden and
enter in at the gates of .Jerusalem
on the sabbath day ; then will I
^ kindle a fire in the gates thereof,
and it shall * devour the palaces of
Jerusalem, and it shall *not be
quenched.
"I O The word which came to
J- O Jeremiah from Jehovah, say-
ing, 2 Arise, and * go down to the
potter's house, and there I will
' cause thee to hear my words. 3
Then I went down to the potter's
house, and, behold, he was mak-
ing a work on the wheels. 4 And
when the vessel that he made of
the clay was marred in the hand
of the potter, he made it again an-
other vessel, as seemed good to the
potter to make it.
5 Then the word of Jehovah
came to me, saying, 6 O house of
Israel, cannot I do with you as
this potter 1 saith Jehovah. Be-
hold, as the '"clay in the potter's
hand, so are ye in my hand, O
house of Israel. 7 At what instant
I shall speak concerning a nation,
and concerning a kingdom, to
" pluck up and to break down and
to destroy it ; 8 "if that nation,
concerning which I have spoken,
turn from their evil, I will ** repent
of the evil that I thought to do
unto them. 9 And at what in-
stant I shall speak concerning a
nation, and concerning a kingdorn,
to « build and to plant it; 10 if
they do that which is ''evil in my
sight, that they obey not my voice,
then I will "repent of the good,
wherewith I said I would benefit
them. 11 Now therefore, speak
to the men of Judah, and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,
Thus saith Jehovah : Behold, * I
frame evil against you, and "devise
a device against you : " return ye
* Or, be inhabited
" Ps. 132. 13,
14; Heb.
12. 22
>> ch. 32. 44 i
3.3. 13
' Zech. 7. 7
rf Cll. 33. 18
*■ ch. 33. 11 ;
Ps. 107. 22
/ ch. 22. 5 ;
26. 4 ; Is.
1.20; Zech.
7. 11-14
" ch. 11. Ifi ;
21. 14; Is.
9. 18, 19
h ch. 39. 8 ;
Am. 2. 5
' ch. 7. 20 ;
Ezek. 20. 47
k ch. 19. 1, 2
' ch. 23. 22
"' Is. 45. 9 ;
04. 8 ; Mt.
20. 15 ;
Rom. 9. 21
" ch. 1. 10
0 ch. 7. 3-7 ;
12. 1(5 ;
Ezek. 18. 21
P ch. 26. 3,
13, 19 ; Ps.
106. 46 ;
Hos. U. 8 ;
Joel 2. 13,
14 ; Jon. 3.
9, 10
9ch. 1. 10;
31.28; Am.
9. 11-15
>■ ch. 7. 24-
28; Ps. 125.
5; Ezek.
33. 18
* 1 S. 2. 30 ;
13. 13
<ch. 4. 6; 11.
11 ; Is. 6. 0
" ver. IS ;
ch. 11. 19
" ch. 4. 1 ;
2 K. 17. in ;
Is. 1. 16-19 ;
Acts 26. 20
»: ch. 2. 25 ;
Is. 57. 10
y ch. 7. 24 ;
16. 12 ;
Dt. 29. 19
^ ch. 2. 10,
11 ; Is. 60. 8
" ch. 14. 17 ;
31. 4
b ch. 6. 30 ;
23. 14 ;
Hos. 6. 10
' ch. 2. 32 ;
3. 21
d ch. 7. 9 ; 44.
17 ; Is. 65. 7
« ch. 0. 16
/Is. 57. 14;
62. 10
» ch. 25. 9 ;
50. 13;
Ezek. 33.
28, 29
ft ch. 48. 27 ;
Ps. 22. 7 ;
Is. 37. 22
i ch. 1.3. 24 ;
Job 27. 21
* ch. 2. 27 ;
32. 33
' ch. 46. 21
'" ver. 11 ;
ch. 11. 19
"ch. 2. 8;
Mai. 2. 7
0 ch. 8. 8 ;
Job 6. 13
P ch. 5. 13
9 ch. 20. 10 ;
Ps. 62. 2
749
now every one from his evil way,
and amend your ways and your
doings. 12 But *they say. It is
in vain ; for we will walk after our
own devices, and we will do every
one ^ after the stubbornness of his
evil heart.
1 3 Therefore thus saith Jehovah :
'Ask ye now among the nations,
who hath heard such things ; the
" virgin of Israel hath done a very
* horrible thing. 1 4 tShall the snow
of Lebanon fail from the rock of
the field 'I or shall the cold waters
•^ that flow down from afar be
^ dried upl 15 For ''my people
have forgotten me, ** they have
burned incense to false gods- and
they have been made to stumble in
their ways, in the 'ancient paths,
to walk in bypaths, in a way not
•^cast up; 16 to make their land
an " astonishment, and a perpetual
hissing ; every one that passeth
thereby shall be astonished, and
'' shake his head. 17 1 will 'scatter
them as with an east wind before
the enemy ; I will show them the
^ back, and not the face, in the
' day of their calamity.
18 Then said they. Come, and
let us '"devise devices against Jere-
miah ; for the " law shall not perish
from the priest, nor " counsel from
the wise, nor the ''word from the
prophet. *Come, and let us smite
him with the tongue, and let us
'■ not give heed to any of his words.
19 Give heed to me, O Jehovah,
and hearken to the voice of them
that contend with me. 20 Shall
evil be recompensed for good "? for
they have "digged a pit for my
soul. Remember how 1 * stood be-
fore thee to speak good for them,
to turn away thy wrath from
them. 21 Therefore "deliver up
their children to the famine, and
give them over to the power of the
sword ; and let their wives become
"childle.ss, and ''widows; and let
their men be slain of death, and
their 2' young men smitten of the
sword in battle. 22 Let a ''cry be
heard from their houses, when thou
shalt bring a troop suddenly upon
them ; "for they have digged a pit
to take me, and '' hid snares for my
»■ ch. 43. 2 ' ver. 22 ; ch. 5. 26 ; Ps. 35. 7 ; 57. 6 ' Ps.
106.23 "ch. 11. 22, 14. 16; Ps. 109. 9-20 " 1 S. 16.
33 ; Is. 13. 18 "^ ch. 16. 8 ; Ezek. 22. 25 " ch. 9. 21 ;
11. 22 ^ ch. 6. 26 ; 25. 34, 36 " ver. 20 » Ps. 140. 6
2 Or, of strange lands that flow down be &c.
3 Or, plucked vud
18.23
JEREMIAH
20.4
Jernsalem's Destrnction tyTjiOed by a Broken Bottle. Jeremiah threatens Pashhnr with Captivity
feet. 23 Yet, Jehovah, thou know-
est all their "counsel against me to
slay me; 'forgive not their in-
iquity, neither blot out their sin
from thy sight ; but let them be
1 <= overthrown before thee ; deal
thou with them in the "time of
thine anger.
■i (\ Thus said Jehovah, Go,
-L«^ and buy a "potter's earthen
■''bottle, and take of the "elders of
the people, and of the ''elders
of the priests ; 2 and go forth unto
the ' valley of the son of Hinnom,
which is by the entry of '" the gate
Harsith, and proclaim there the
words that I shall tell thee ; 3 and
say. Hear ye the word of Jehovah,
0 * kings of Judah, and inhabitants
of Jerusalem : Thus saith Jehovah
of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold,
1 will bring 'evil upon this place,
which whosoever heareth, his "'ears
shall tingle. 4 Because they liave
"forsaken me, and have "estranged
this place, and have burned incense
in it unto * other gods, that they
knew not, they and their fathers
and the kings of Judah, and have
filled this place with the « blood of
innocents, 5 and have built the
*" high places of Baal, to burn their
' sons in the fire for burnt-offerings
unto Baal ; which I commanded
not, nor spake it, neither came it
into my ■' mind : 6 therefore, be-
hold, the 'days come, saith Jeho-
vah, that this place shall no more
be called "Topheth, nor The valley
of the son of Hinnom, but The
valley of Slaughter. 7 And I will
''"make void the counsel of Judah
and Jerusalem in this place ; and I
will cause them to ""fall^ by the
sword before their enemies, and
by the hand of them that seek
their life: and their 2/ dead bodies
will I give to be food for the birds
of the heavens, and for the beasts
of the earth. 8 And I will make
this city an ^astonishment, and a
hissing ; " every one that passeth
thereby shall be astonished and
hiss because of all the plagues
thereof. 9 And I will cause them
to ''eat the flesh of their sons and
the flesh of their daughters ; and
they shall eat every one the flesh
of his friend, in the siege and in
the distress, wherewith their ene-
1 Heb made in ntuvihle.
2 Or, the gale of potsherds
3 Heb. heart. * Heb. empty out.
" ch. n. 21 ;
2G. 8, n ;
37. 15, 20 ;
38. 4, 9
>> Ps. 109. 14 ;
Is. 2. 9
" ch. 6. 15, 21
d ch. 7. 20 ;
17. 4
'ch. 18. 2
/ver. 10
" Num. 11. 16
'' 2 K. 19. 2
I ch. 7. 31,
32 ; Josh.
15. 8
*: ch. 17. 20
' ver. 15 ;
ch. 6. 19
"' 1 S. 3. 11 ;
4. 18
" ch. 17. 13 ;
Is. 65. 11
" Ezek. 7.
22; Dan.
11. 31
P ch. 7. 9 ;
11. 13
9 ch. 2. 34 ;
7. 6 ; 2 K.
21. 6, 16
>■ ch. 32. 35 ;
Num. 22.
41
»2K. 17. 17;
Ps. 106. 37,
38
< ch. 7 32
" Is. 30. 33
"ch. 8. 8, 9,
Ps. 33. 10,
11 ; Is. 28.
17, 18
^ ch. 15. 2, 9
^ch. 10. 4;
Ps. 79. 2, 3
' ch. 18. 16
" 1 K. 9. 8 ;
2Chr.7. 21
6 Dt. 28.
63, .56 ;
Lam. 4. 10 ;
Ezek. 5. 10
' ver. 1
d Ps. 2. 9 ; Is.
30. 14;
Rev. 2. 27
« ch. 7. 32
/ch. 52. 13
<J Ps. 74. 7 ;
79. i;
Ezek.'T. 21,
22
ft ch. 32. 29 ;
Zeph. 1. 5
i ch. 8. 2 ;
Dt. 4.
19 ; 2 K.
17. 10
«• ch. 7. 18 ;
44. 18 ;
Ezek. 20. 28
' ver. 2, 3
'"■ ch. 26. 2
" ver. 3
"ch. 7. 26;
17. 23 ;
Neh. 9. 17,
29
P Vs. 58. 4
9 1 Chr. 24.
14 ; Ezr. 2.
37, 38
»■ 2 K. 25. 18
" ch. 1. 19 ;
1 K. 22. 27 ;
2 Chr. 16.
10 , 24. 21 ;
Am. 7. 10-
13
< Job 13. 27 ;
33. 11
" ch. 37. 13 ,
38.7;
760
mies, and they that seek their life,
shall distress them.
10 Then shalt thou break the
'^ bottle in the sight of the men
that go with thee, 11 and shalt
say unto them. Thus saith Jehovah
of hosts : Even so will I ^ break
this people and this city, as one
breaketh a potter's vessel, that
cannot be made whole again ; and
they .shall '^bury in Topheth, ^till
there be no place to bury. 12
Thus will 1 do unto this jjlace,
saith Jehovah, and to the inhab-
itants thereof, even making this
city as Topheth : 13 and the
■'houses of Jerusalem, and the
houses of the kings of Judah,
which are defiled, shall be ^as the
place of Topheth, even all the
'' houses upon whose roofs they
liave burned incense unto 'all the
host of heaven, and have * poured
out drink-offerings unto other
gods.
14 Then came Jeremiah from
'Topheth, whither Jehovah had
sent him to prophesy ; and he
stood in the '"court of Jehovah's
house, and said to all the people :
15 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
the God of Israel, Behold, I will
bring upon this city and upon all
its towns all the " evil that I have
pronounced against it ; because
they have "made their neck stiff,
thatthey may -^not hear my words.
O/^ Now Pashhur, the son of
w \J 1 1mmer the priest, who was
'■ chief officer in the house of .Jeho-
vah, heard Jeremiah prophesying
these things.^ 2 Then Pashhur
* smote Jeremiah the prophet, and
put him in the 'stocks that were
in the upper "gate of Benjamin,
which was in the house of Jehovah.
3 And it came to pass on the mor-
row, that Pashhur brought forth
Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then
said Jeremiah unto him, Jehovah
hath not "called thy name Pash-
hur, but "'Magor-missabib. 4 For
thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will
make thee a ^ terror to thyself, and
to all thy friends ; and they shall
fall by the sword of their enemies,
and Hhine eyes shall behold it;
and I will "give all .ludah into the
hand of the king of Babylon, and
Zech. 14. 10 " Is. 8. 3 ; Hos. 1. 4, 9 ^ ver 10 ;
ch. 6. 2& -" Job 18. 11-21 ; Ezek. 26. 21 ^ ch. 29. 21 ;
39. 6, 7 " ch. 21. 4-10 ; 25. 9
5 Or, hecaufe thtre shall be no place else
6 That is, Terror on every side.
20.5
JEKEMIAII
21.7
JercBiiali bewails his Trials, and curses the Day of his Birth. Zcdckiah's Inquiry, anil Jeremiah's Jieuadug Reply
he shall carry them "captive to
Babylon, and shall slay them with
the sword. 5 Moreover I will give
all the ''riches of this city, and all
the gains thereof, and all the pre-
cious things thereof, yea, all the
ti'easures of the kings of Judah
will I give into the " hand of their
enemies; and they shall make
tliem a prey, and take them, and
carry them to Babylon. 6 And
thou, ''' Pashhur, and all that dwell
in thy house shall " go into captiv-
itj?^ ; and thou shalt come to Baby-
lon, and there thou shalt die, and
there shalt thou be buried, thou,
and all thy '^ friends, to whom thou
hast prophesied falsely.
7 O Jehovah, thou hast -^^per-
suaded me, and I was persuaded ;
thou art '' stronger than 1, and hast
prevailed: lam become a 'laugh-
ing-stock all the day, every one
*'mocketh me. 8 For as often as I
speak, I cr5' out ; 1 cry, ' Violence
and destruction ! because the
'"word of Jehovah is made a re-
proach unto me, and a derision,
all the day. 9 And if I say, I will
" not make mention of him, nor
speak any more in his name, then
there is in "my heart as it were a
burning fire shut up in my bones,
and I am weary with forbearing,
and I cannot contain. 10 For I
have *^ heard the defaming of many,
« terror on every side. '■Denounce,
and we will denounce him, say all
my ^familiar friends, they that
watch for mj^ fall ; peradventure
he will be ' persuaded, and we shall
"prevail against liim, and we shall
take our revenge on him. 1 1 But
''Jehovah is with me as almighty
one and a terrible : therefore my
^persecutors shall st,umble, and
they shall not prevail ; they shall
be* utterly put to shame, because
they have not ■^ dealt wisely, even
with an ^everlasting dishonor
which shall never be forgotten.
12 But, O Jehovah of hosts, that
" triest the righteous, _ that seest
the ^ heart and the mind, let me
*see thy vengeance on them; for
"unto thee have I revealed my
cause. 13 ** Sing unto Jehovah,
praise ye Jehovah ; for he hath
"delivered the soul of the needy
from the hand of evil-doers.
14 Cursed be the ■''day wherein 1
was born : let not the day wherein
my mother bare me be blessed.
1 Or, enticed * Or, prospered 3 Heb. reins.
" ch. 13. 19 ;
62. 27
b ch. 15. 13 ;
17. 3
" ch. 27. 21,
22 ; 2 K.
20. 17, 18,
2 Chr. 3C.
10
<* ver. 1
" ch. 28. 15-
17
/ver. 4 ; ch.
14. 14,
lo ; Lam.
2. 14
» ch. 1. 6-8,
18, 19 ; 17.
lu
'' Ezek. 3.
14; Mic.
3. 8
■' Lam. 3. 14
*-■ ch. 38. 19 ;
Ps. 22. 7
' ch. C. 7
"' ch. e. 10 ;
2 Chr. 3G.
IC
" 1 K. 19. 3,
4 ; Jon. 1.
2,3
" ch. 4. 19 ;
23. 9 ; Job
32. is-yi;
Ps. 39. 3 ;
Ezek. 3.
14 ; Acts 4.
20
*Ps. 31. 13;
67. 4 ; 64.
2-4
9 ch. 6. 25
'■ ch. 18. 18 ;
Neh. 0. B-
13 ; Is. 20.
21
' Ps 41. 9
' ch. 18. 22
" 1 K. 19. 2 ;
22. 27
" ch. 1. 8 ;
15. 20
" ch. 16. 15 ;
Dt. 32. 36,
30
V ch. 17. 18
' ch. 23. 40
"ch 11. 20;
17. 10 ; Ps.
7. 9 ; U. 6 I
17. 3; 139.
23
6 ch. 11. 20 ;
Ps. .59. 10
<^ Ps. 62. 8
rfch. 31. 7
« ch. 16. 21 ;
Ps. 34. 6 ;
09. 33
.''Jobs. 3-6
f Gen. 21. 6,7
ft ch. 23. 14 ;
49. 18 ; 60.
40; Gen.
19. 24, 25 ;
Hos. 11. 8,
Zeph. 2. 9
• ch. 48. 3, 4
* Job 3. 10,
11, 16 ; 10.
18, 19
' ch. 15. 10 ;
Job 3. 20 ;
6. 7 ; 14. 1
'"■ Ps. 90. 9 ;
102. 3
" ch. 3. 26 ;
Ps. 69. 19 ;
1 Cor. 4.
9-13
o ch. 32. 1-3 ;
37. 1 ; 52.
1-3 ; 2 K.
761
15 Cursed be the man who brought
tidings to my father, saying, A
"man-child is born unto thee;
making him very glad. 16 And
let that man be as the '' cities
which Jeho\'ah overthrew, and
repented not: and let him hear a
'cry in the morning, and ''shouting
at noontime; 17 because he ^slew
me not from the womb ; and so my
mother would have been mj^ grave,
and her womb always great. 18
Wherefore came 1 forth out of the
womb to 'see labor and sorrow,
that my ™ days should be consumed
with " shame 1
0 -i The word which came
wJL unto Jeremiah from Jeho-
vah, when "king Zedekiah sent
unto him ^'Pashhur the son of
Malchi.iah, and ^Zephaniah the
son of Alaaseiah, the priest, saying,
2 'Inquire, I pray thee, of Jeho-
Aah for us; for "Nebuchadrezzar
king of 'Babylon maketh war
against us : peradventure Jehovah
will deal with us "according to all
his wondrous works, that he may
go up from us.
3 Then said Jeremiah unto them,
Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
4 Thus saith Jehovah, the God ol
Israel, Behold, I will "turn back
the weapons of war that are in
j^our hands, wherewith ye fight
against the king of Babylon, and
against the Clialdeans that besiege
you, without the walls ; and I will
■'gather them into the midst of
this city. _ 5 And I f myself will
fight against you with an ^out-
stretched hand and with a strong
arm, even in "anger, and in wrath,
and in great indignation. 6 And
1 will 'smite the inhabitants of
this city, both man and beast:
they shall die of a great '' pesti-
lence. 7 And afterward, saith
Jehovah, I will "* deliver Zedekiah
king of Judah, and his servants,
and the people, even such as are
left in this city from the pestilence,
from the sword, and from the
famine, into the hand of Nebu-
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and
24. 17, 18 P ch. .^8. 1 ; 1 Chr. 9. 12 a ch. 29. 26, 29 ;
37. 3 ; 62. 24 ; 2 K. 25. 18-21 '' ch. 16. 11 ; 37. 3, 17 ;
Ezek. 14. 3, 7 ; 20. 1-3 * 2 K. 25. 1, 2 ' Gen. 10. 10;
2 K. 17. 24 " ch. 32. 17 ; Ps. 44. 1-4 " ch. 32. 6 ; 33.
6 ; 37. 8-10 ; 38. 2, 3, 17, 18 " ch. 39. 3 ; Is. 6. 6 ; Lam.
2. 6, 7 ; Zech. 14. 2 y Is. 63. 10 ^ ch. 6. 12 ; Dt.
4. :u " ch. 32. 37 ; Is. 6. 25 * ch. 7. 20 ; 12. 3, 4
<^ oh. 14. 12 ; 32. 24 d ch. 39. 5-9 ; 2 K. 26. 6-7, 18-21 ;
Ezek. 12. 12-16; 17. 20, 21
* Or, an alarm
21.8
JEKEMIAH
22.15
Jereniiali's Reply to Zedekiah's laquiry. Judah warned against doin^ Injustice. Miserable End of Shallum,
into the hand of their enemies,
and into the hand of those that
seek tlieir Hfe : and lie shall smite
them with the edge of the sword ;
he shall not "spare them, neither
have pity, nor have mercy.
8 And unto this people thou shalt
say. Thus saith Jehovah : Behold, I
set before you the * way of life and
the way of death. 9 He that " abid-
eth in this city shall die by the
''sword, and by the famine, and b.y
the pestilence ; but he that goeth
out, and passeth over to the Chal-
deans that besiege you, he shall
live, and his "life shall be unto
him for a prey. 10 For I have
•'set my face upon this city for
"evil, and not for good, saith Jeho-
vah : it shall be '' given into the
hand of the king of Babylon, and
he shall ' burn it with fire.
11 And touching the house of
the *king of Judah, hear ye the
woi-d of Jehovah: 12 O 'house of
David, thus saith Jehovah, '"Exe-
cute justice in the " morning, and
deliver him that is robbed out of
the hand of the oppressor, "lest
my wrath go forth like fire, and
burn so that ^none can quench it,
because of the evil of ' your doings.
13 Behold, I am '^against thee, O
"inhabitant of the 'valley, '^and of
the rock of the plain, saith Jeho-
vah ; you that say, ' Who shall
come down against us "? . or who
shall enter into our habitations'?
14 And I will punis;h you 'accord-
ing to the fruit of your doings,
saith Jehovah ; and I will "kindle
a fire in her forest, and it shall
"devour all that is round about
her.
O O Thus said Jehovah : Go
^ ^ down to the house of the
"^king of Judah, and ^ speak there
this word, 2 and say, ^Hear the
word of .Jehovah, O king of .Judah,
that " sittest upon the throne of
David, thou, and thy servants,
and thy people that enter in by
these gates. 3 Thus saith Jeho-
vah : * Execute ye justice and
righteousness, and deliver him
that is robbed out of the hand of
the " oppressor : and "^ do no wrong,
do no violence, to the sojourner,
the * fatherless, nor the widow;
neither •'shed innocent blood in
this place. 4 For if ye do this
1 Another reading is, their.
2 Heb. inhabitress. s Or, and rock
" ch. 13. 14 ;
2 Chr. 36.
17 ; Ezek.
7. y ; Hab.
1. 6-10
b Dt. 30. 15,
19; Is. 1.
19, 20
" Cb. 38. 2,
17-23
<ich. 14. 12;
24. 10
" ch. 38. 2 ;
39. 18 ; 45. o
/ch. 44. 11,
27 ; Am.
9. 4
" ch. 39. 16 ;
Ps. 34. 16
'' ch. 32. 28,
29
i ch. 39. 8 ;
62. 13;
2 Chr. 3C.
19
«:ch. 13. 18;
17. 20 ,
Mic. 3. 1
' Is. 7. 2, 13
"' ch. 7. 5 :
22. 3 ; Ps.
72. 1 ; Is.
1. 17;
Zech. 7.
9, 10
" Zeph. 3. 5
°ch. 4. 4 ;
17. 4;
Ezek. 20.
47, 48 ;
Nah. 1. 6
'' ch. 7. 20 ;
Is. 1. 31
'' ch. 23. 30-
32
"■ Ps. 125, 2 ;
Is. 22. 1
■' 2 S. .5. 6, 7 ;
Lam. 4.
12; Obad.
3, 4
' ch. 17. 10 ;
32. 19; Is.
3. 10, 11
"ch. 11. 16;
17. 27 ; Is.
10. 16, 18;
Ezek. 20.
46, 48 ;
Zech. 11. 1
" ch. 52. 13 ;
2 Chr. 30.
19
■^ch. 21. 11 ;
34. 2
y 2 Chr. 25.
15, 16
- ver. 29 ;
ch. 19. 3 ;
29. 20 ;
Am. 7. 16
" ver. 4, 30 ;
ch. 17. 25 ;
Is. 9. 7 ;
Lk. 1. 32
b ch. 7. 5 ;
21. 12
"^ Ps. 72. 4
<( Ex. 22. 21-
24
« ch. 6. 28
/ ver. 17 ;
ch. 7. 6 ;
19. 4
f ch. 17. 25
'» ch. 17. 27 ;
26. 4
• Gen. 22.
16; Am.
6. 8 ; Heb.
6. 13
*: ch. 7. 14 ,
26.6,9
'Gen 37.
762
thing indeed, then shall there "en-
ter in by the gates of this house
kings sitting ""upon the throne of
David, riding in chariots and on
horses, he, and his servants, and
his people. 5 '' But if ye will not
hear these words, I 'swear by my-
self, saith Jehovah, that this nouse
shall become a * desolation. 6 For
thus saith Jehovah ^concerning
the house of the king of Judah :
Thou art ' Gilead unto me, and the
head of Lebanon ; yet surely I will
make thee a "'wilderness, and
cities which are not inhabited.
7 And I will •* prepare "destroyers
against thee, every one with his
weapons ; and they shall cut down
thy choice "cedars, and cast them
into the fire. 8 And many nations
shall pass by this city, and they
shall ^say everj^ man to his neigh-
bor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done
thus unto this great city 1 9 Then
they shall answer. Because they
''forsook the covenant of Jehovah
their God, and worshipped other
gods, and served them.
10 '"Weep ye not for the dead,
neither bemoan him ; but weep
sore for him that goeth away ; for
he shall "return no more, nor see
his native country. 11 For thus
saith Jehovah touching 'Shallum
the son of Josiah, king of Judah,
who reigned instead of Josiah his
father, and who went forth out of
this place : He shall not return
thither any more ; 1 2 but in the
place whither they have led him
captive, there shall he ' die, and he
shall see this land no more.
13 Woe unto him that buildeth
his hou.se by "unrighteousness, and
his chambers by injustice ; that
useth his iLeighbor's service with-
out wages, and giveth him not his
hire; 14 that saith, I will "build
me a wide house and spacious
chambers, and cutteth him out
windows ; and it is ceiled with
•'^cedar, and painted with vermil-
ion. 15 Shalt thou reign, because
thou ^strivest to excel in cedar?
25 ; Num. .32. 1 ; S. S. 4. 1 '" ch. 7. 34 ; Ps. 107. 34 ;
Is. 6. 11 '' ch. 4. (1, 7 ; Is. 10. 3-0 " Is. 10. 33, 34
f ch. 10. 10 ; Dt. 29. 24-26 ; 1 K. 9. .S, 9 ; 2 Chr. 7. 20-
22 9 ch. 11. 3 ; 2 Chr. 34. 25 "" ver. 18 ; ch. 16. 7 ;
2 K. 22. 20 ; Eccl. 4. 2 ; Is. 67. 1 ' ver. 27 ; ch. 44. 14
< ver. 18 ; 2 K. 23. 34 " ch. 17. 11 ; Mic. 3. 10 ; Hab.
2. 9 " Is. 5. 8, 9 =^ 2 S. 7. 2 ; Hag. 1. 4
* Heb. for David upon his throne.
5 Or, unto '° Heb. sanctify.
V In 2 K. 23. 30, Jehoahaz. Comp. 1 Chr. a
i. 8 Or, meat with the cedar
22.10
JEREMIAH
23.9
Miserable End of Jelioiakini and of Coniali. Judali's Allies to be destroyed. Wicked Shepherds and the Righteous Branch
Did not thy " father eat and drink,
and * do justice and righteousness 1
then it was ''well with him. 16
He judged the cause of the ''poor
and needy ; then it was well.
" Was not this to know me ? saith
Jehovah. 17 But tliine eyes and
thy heart are not but for thy
^•^covetousness, and for "shedding
innocent blood, and for ''oppres-
sion, and for violence, to do it.
la Therefore thus saith Jehovah
concerning Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah, king of Judah : They shall
not 'lament for him, saying. Ah
my brother ! or, Ah sister ! They
shall not lament for him, saying.
Ah lord ! or, Ah his glory ! 1 9 He
shall be * buried with the burial of
an ass, drawn and cast forth be-
yond the gates of Jerusalem.
20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry';
and lift up thy voice in Bashan,
and cry from ' Abarim ; for all thy
"* lovers are destroyed. 21 I spake
unto thee in thy prosperity ; but
thou " saidst, I will not hear. This
hath been thy manner "from thy
youth, that thou obeyedst not my
voice. 22 The ^wind shall '^feed
all thy shepherds, and thy '' lovers
shall go into captivity : surely then
shalt thou be "■ ashamed and con-
founded for all thy wickedness.
23 O ^inhabitant of Lebanon, that
makest thy nest in the cedars,
how greatly to be pitied shalt
thou be when pangs come upon
thee, the 'pain as of a woman in
travail !
24 As I live, saith Jehovah,
though * Coniah the son of Jehoia-
kim king of Judah were the 'sig-
net upon my right hand, yet would
I pluck thee thence ; 25 and I will
"give thee into the hand of them
that seek thy life, and into the
hand of them of whom thou art
afraid, even into the hand of Nebu-
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and
into the hand of the Chaldeans.
26 And I will " cast thee out, and
thy •''mother that bare thee, into
another country, where ye wei^e
not born ; and there shall ye die.
27 But to the land whereunto
^ their soul longeth to return,
thither shall they not return. _ 28
Is this man Coniah a despised
^ broken "^ vessel 1 is he a ' vessel
1 Or, dishonest gain
2 Or, feed upon 3 Heb. inhnbitress.
* In ch. 24. 1, and 1 Ohr. 3. 16, Jeconiah.
2 K. M. e, 8, Jehoiachin.
'■> Heb. ihey lift up their soul. * Or, pot
In
" ver. 18
i> ch. 7. 6 ;
21.12; 2K.
23. 25
" ch. 42. 6
d Pa. 72. 1-4,
12, 13
' ch. 9. 24 ;
1 Chr. 28. 9
/ch. 6. 13;
8. 10 ; Lk.
12. 15-20
" ver. 3 ; 2 K.
24. 4
ft ch. 6. 6
' ver. 10 ;
ch. 34. 5 ;
2 S. 1. 26 ;
1 K. 13. no
* ch. 30. 30 ;
1 K. 21. 23,
24
' Num. 27.
12 ; Dt. 32.
49
'" ch. 2. 26 ;
3. 1
" ch. 13. 10 ;
19. 15
" ch. 3. 24,
25 ; 32. 30
'' Ch. 6. 13
9 ch. 30. 14
*" ch. 20. 11 ;
Is. 65. 13
' ch. 4. 31
< S. S. 8. 6 ;
Is. 49. 16 ;
Hag. 2. 23
" ch. 21. 7 ;
34. 20, 21 ;
2 K. 24. 15,
10
" ch. 10. 18 ;
15. 2-4; 16.
13; 2K.
24. 15;
2 Chr. 36.
9, 10;
Ezek. 19.
9-14
"^ 2 K. 24. 8
y ch. 19. 10,
n ; 48. 38 ;
Ps. 31, 12
^ Hos. 8. 8
" ch. 1.5. 1
b ch. 17. 4
' ch. 6. 19 ;
Dt. 4. 26 ;
Mic. 1, 2
d 1 Chr. 3.
17; Mt. 1.
12
« ch. 2. 37 ;
10. 21
/ch. 36. 30;
Ps. 94. 20
■' Ezek. 13.
3 ; 34. 2 ;
Zech. II. 17
'» oh. 10. 21 ;
50. 6 ; Is.
56. 9-12
' Ezek. 34.
31
* ver. 30
' Ex. 32. 34
'"ch. 21. 12;
44. 22
"ch. 31.7, 8;
32. 37 ; Is.
11. 11-16
" ch. 3. 15 ;
31. 10 ;
Ezek. 34.
23
Pch. so. 10;
46. 27, 28
« Jn. 6. 39 ;
10. 28 ;
1 Pet. 1. 5
•■ ch. 30. 9 ;
33. 15, 10 ;
753
wherein none delighteth? M'here-
fqre are they "cast out, he and
his seed, and are cast into the
*land which they know nof? 29
'^O ''earth, earth, earth, hear the
word of Jehovah. 30 Thus saith
Jehovah, Write ye this man ''child-
less, a man that shall not "prosper
in his days ; for no more shall a
man of his -^seed prosper, sitting
iipon the throne of David, and rul-
ing in Judah.
O O ^ Woe unto the shepherds
iW O that '' destroy and scatter
the 'sheep of my pasture! saith
Jehovah. 2 Therefore thus saith
Jehovah, the God of Israel, *against
the shepherds that feed my people :
Ye have scattered my flock, and
driven them away, and have not
visited them; behold, I will 'visit
upon you the '"evil of your doings,
saith Jehovah. 3 And I will gather
the "remnant of my flock out of all
the countries whither I have dinven
them, and will bring them again
to their folds ; and they shall be
fruitful and multiply. 4 And I
will set up "shepherds over them,
who shall feed them; and they
shall ^fear no more, nor be dis-
mayed, neither shall *any be lack-
ing, saith Jehovah.
5 Behold, the days conii, saith
Jehovah, that I will raise unto
David a righteous ^Z" Branch, and
he shall 'reign as king and ^deal
wisely, and shall 'execute justice
and righteousness in the land. 6
In his days Judah shall be saved,
and "Israel shall dwell safely ; and
this is his ^name whereby he shall
be called: ^"•''Jehovah our right-
eousness. 7 ^ Therefore, behold,
the days come, saith Jehovah, that
the.v shall no more say, As Jeho-
vah liveth, who brought up the
children of Israel out of the land
of Egypt ; 8 but, As Jehovah liv-
eth, who ^brought up and who led
the seed of the house of Israel out
of the north country, and from all
the countries whither I had driven
them. And they shall dwell in
their own land.
9 Concerning the prophets. My
Is. 4. 2 ; 11. 1-5 ; 63. 2 ; Zech. 3. 8 ; 6. 12, 13 ' Is. 9.
7 ; 52. 13 ; Lk. 1. 32, 33 « Ps. 72. 2 " ch. 30. 10 ; Dt.
,S3. 28 ; Zech. 14. 11 " Is. 7. 14 ; 9. 6 ; Mt. 1. 21-23
^ ch. Xi. 16 ; Is. 45. 24, 25 ; 64. 17 ; Dan. 9. 24 ; Rom.
3. 22 " ch. 16. 14, 16 ; Is. 43. 18, 19 * Is. 14. 1 ; 43. 6,
6 ; Ezek. 34. 13 ; Am. 9. 14, 15
7 Or, land
8 Or, Shoot Or, Biid 9 Or, prosper
10 Or, Jehovah is our righteousness
23.10
JEREMIAH
23.33
The lying Prophets of Jndnh and Samaria denonnced
''heart within me is broken, all my
bones shake; 1 am like a drunken
man, and like a man whom wine
hath overcome, * because of Jeho-
vah, and because of his holy words.
10 For the land is full of /adul-
terers ; for because of ^ swearing the
land ''mourneth; the "pastures of
the wilderness are dried up. And
their course is evil, and their might
is not right ; 1 1 lor both prophet
and priest are ■''profane; yea, in
my "house have I found their wick-
edness, saith Jehovah. 1 2 Where-
fore their way shall be unto them
as * slippery places in the 'dark-
ness : they shall be driven on, and
fall therein; for I will brin^ *evil
upon them, ^even the year ot their
visitation, saith Jehovah.
13 And 1 have seen 'folly in the
prophets of Samaria ; they "proph-
esied by Baal, and "caused my
people Israel to err. 14 In the
prophets of Jerusalem also I have
seen a "horrible thing: they com-
mit ^adultery, and walk in 'lies;
and they strengthen the liands of
''evil-doers, so tliat none doth re-
turn from his wickedness; they
are all of them become unto me
as * Sodom, and the inhabitants
thereof as Gomorrah. 15 There-
fore thus saith Jehovah of hosts
concerning the prophets: Behold,
I Avill 'feed them with wormwood,
and make them drink the water
of ^ga.ll; for from the prophets
of Jerusalem is "ungodliness gone
forth into all the land.
16 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
"Hearken not unto the words of
the prophets that prophesy unto
you : they "" teach you vanity ;
they speak a " vision of their own
heart, and not ^out of the mouth
of Jehovah. 17 They say contin-
ually unto them that " despise me,
''Jehovah hath said, ''Ye shall have
peace ; and unto every one that
walketh in the ''stubbornness of
his own heart they saj'', "No evil
shall come upon you. 18 For
•''who hath stood in the council
of Jehovah, that he should per-
ceive and hear his word % who
hath "marked *my word, and
heard it^ 19 Behold, the Hem-
pest of Jehovah, even his wrath,
is gone forth, yea, a whirling
tempest ; it shall burst upon the
liead of the wicked. 20 The
'■ Or, the curse
- Or, in the year
3 Or, poison
* Another reading is, his
" ch. 8. 18 ;
Hab. 3. IG
b ch. 20. 8, 9
' ch. 9. 2 ;
Hos. 4. 2,
3 ; Mai.
3. 6
d ch. 12. 4
' ch. 9. 10 ;
Ps. 107. 34
/ ch. G. 13 ;
8. 10
9 ch. 7. 9, 10 i
32. 34
A ch. 13. 16 ;
Ps. 35. 6
' Is. 8. 22 ;
Jn. 12. 35
k ch. 11. 23 ■
' Hob. 9. 7, 8
'" ch. 2. 8 ;
1 K. 18. 18-
21
" ver. 32
" ch. 5. 30
P eh. 29. 23
9 ch. 14. 14
*" ver. 22 ;
Ezelc. 13.
22,23
» ch. 20. 16 ;
49. 18 ; Is.
1. 9, 10;
Mt. 11. 24
' ch. 8. 14 ;
9. 15 ; Dt.
29. 18
" ver. 11
" ch. 27. 9,
10. 14-17 ;
1 Jn. 4. 1
•"^ Mt. 7. 15 ;
2 Cor. 11.
13-15 ; Gal.
1. 8,9
V ch. 14. 14 ;
Ezels. 13.
3, 6
^ ch. 9. 12, 20
" Mic. 2. 11
ti ver. 31
' ch. 8. 11
<i ch. 13. 10 ;
18. 12
" ch. 5. 12 ;
Am. 9. 10 ,
Mic. 3. 11
/ ver. 22 ;
Job 15. 8, 9
» .lob 33. 31
'' ch. 30. 23 ;
Am. 1. 14
' ch. 30. 24 ;
Is. 55. 11 ;
Zech. 1. 6
*•' ver. 32 ;
ch. 14. 14 ;
27. 15
' ver. 18 ;
ch. 9. 12
"' ch. 35. 15 ;
Zech. 1. 4 ;
I Tb. 1. 9,
10
" Ps. 139.
1-10
" ch. 51. 50 ;
Ps. 113. 6 ;
Jon. 1. 3, 4
P ch. 49. 10 ;
Job 22. 13,
14; Ps. 139.
7-12; Is.
29. 15
« 1 K. 8. 27 ;
Is. 66. 1
'' ch. 8. 6 ;
1 Cor. 4. 5
' ch. 14. 14
< ver. 28, 32 ;
ch. 29. 8 ;
Num. 12.
6 ; Joel 2.
28
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*anger of Jehovah shall not re-
turn, until he have ® executed,
and till he have performed the
intents of his heart : in the lat-
ter days ye shall ''understand it
perfectly. 21 I *sent not these
prophets, yet . they ran ; I spake
not unto them, yet they prophe-
sied. 22 But if they had 'stood
in my council, then had they
'"caused my people to hear my
words, and nad turned them from
their evil way, and from the evil
of their doings.
23 Am I a God "at hand, saith
Jehovah, and not a God "afar off I
24 Can any ^'hide himself in secret
places so that I shall not see him ■?
saith Jehovah. *Do not I iill
heaven and earth'? saith Jehovah.
2.5 I have 'heard what the proph-
ets have said, that 'prophesy lies
in my name, saying, I have
'dreamed, I have dreamed. 26
How long shall this be in the
heart of the prophets that proph-
esy lies, even the prophets of the
"deceit of their own heart 1 27
that think to "cause my people
to forget mj'^ name by their cfreams
which they tell every man to his
neighbor, as their fathers -^forgat
my name for Baal. 28 The prophet
that hath a "dream, let him tell a
dream ; and he that hath ^ my
word, let him speak my word
faithfully. "What is the straw
to the wheat "? .saith Jehovah. 29
Is not my word like 'fire'? saith
Jehovah ; and like a " hammer that
breaketh the rock in pieces'? _ 30
Therefore, behold, I am ''against
the prophets, saith Jehovah, that
steal my words every one from his
neighbor. 31 Behold, I am against
the prophets, saith Jehovah, that
■^ use their tongues, and " say. He
saith. 32 Behold, I am against
them that prophes.v •''lying dreams,
saith Jehovah, and ''do tell them,
and ''cause my people to err by
their lies, and by their vain boast-
ing: yet *I sent them not, nor
commanded them ; neither do they
* profit this people at all, saith
Jehovah.
33 And when this people, or
« 1 Tim. 4. 1, 2 " ch. 29. 8 ; Dt. 13. 1-3 " Judg. 3.
7 ; 8. 33, 34 v ver. 25 ' ch. 9. 12, 20 ° 1 Cor. 3. 12, 13
i> ch. .1. 14 ; 20. 9 *2Cor. 10. 4, 5 <! ver. 2 ; Ps. .■?4.
IG ; Ezek. 13. 8 * ver. 17 /ver. 25 ; Dt. 13. 1, 2
9 ver. 28 '' ver. 13 « ver. 21 ; Lam. 3. 37 * ch. 7. 8 ;
Lam. 2. 14
5 Or, done it ^ Or, consider r Heb. take.
23.34
JEREMIAH
25.6
Mockers of the True Propliot rebuked. The Lessou of Two Baskets of Figs. Jndah's Captivity threatened
the propliet, or a priest, shall ask
thee, sajaiig. What is the " burden
of Jehovah? then shalt thou ^say
unto them, What burden ! I will
''cast you ofi', saitii Jehovah. 34
And as for the prophet, and the
priest, and the people, that shall
say. The "burden of Jehovah, I
will even punish that man and
his house. 35 Thus shall ye say
every one to his neighbor, and
every one to his brother, "* What
hath J ehovah answered 1 and.
What hath Jehovah spoken "? 36
And the burden of Jehovah shall
ye mention no more : for every
man's own word "shall be his
burden ; for ye have " perverted
the words of the ■'living God, of
Jehovah of hosts our God. 37
Thus shalt thou say to the prophet,
what hath Jehovah answered thee 1
and. What hath Jehovah spoken"?
38 But if je say. The burden of
Jehovah ; therefore thus saith Je-
hovah : Because ye say this word.
The burden of Jehovah, and I have
sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not
say. The burden of Jehovah ; 39
therefore, behold, ^I will utterly
forget you, and I will cast you off,
and the city that 1 gave unto you
and to your fathers, away from
my presence : 40 and I will bring
an everlasting ''reproach upon you,
and a perpetual shame, which shall
not be forgotten.
O A Jehovah showed me, and,
w t: behold, two baskets of 'figs
set before the temple of Jehovah,
after that * Nebucnadrezzar king
of Babylon had carried away cap-
tive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim,
king of Judah, and the princes of
Judah, with the craftsmen and
smiths, from Jerusalem, and had
brought them to Babylon. 2 One
basket had very good figs, like the
fi;?s that are 'first-ripe; and the
other basket had '"very bad figs,
which could not be eaten, they
were so bad. 3 Then said Jehovah
unto me, "What seest thou, Jere-
miah 1 And I said. Figs ; the good
figs, very good; and the bad, very
bad, that cannot be eaten, they are
so bad.
4 And the word of Jehovah came
unto me, saying, 5 Thus saith Je-
hovah, the God of Israel: Like
these good figs, so will I regard the
1 Or, tell ihem what the hurden U
* Or, is his burden, and ye pervert &c.
" Is. 13. 1 ;
Nah. 1. 1 ;
Kab. 1. I ;
Zech. 9. 1
(> ver. ;;y ;
ch. Vi. 7
« Lam. 2. 14 ;
Zocli. 13. 3
d ch. 33. 3 ;
42. 4
* 2 Pet. 3. Id
/ch. 10. 10;
2 K. 19. 4
0 ver. 33 ;
ch. 7. 14,
15; Ezek.
8. 18
ft ch. 20. 11 ;
42. IS ;
Ezek. 5.
14, 1.5
i Am. 8. 1
k ch. 2". 20 ;
29. 1,2;
2 K. 24. 10-
16 ; 2 (Jhr.
30. 10
« Mic. 7. 1 ;
Nah. 3. 12
"» ch. 29. 17 ;
Is. 5. 4, 7
" ch. 1. U,
13; Am.
8. 2 ; Zech.
4.2
0 Nah. 1. 7 ;
Zech. 13. 9
1' ch. 29. 10 ;
32. 37 ;
Ezek. 11. 17
« ch. 31. 4 ;
33. 7
"■ ch. 32. 41 ;
42. 10
« ch. 31. 33 ;
32. 40
' Zech. 8. 8 ;
Heb. 8. 10
" ch. 29. 13 ,
1 S. 7. 3
" ch. 29. 17
" ch. 39. 6 ;
Ezek. 12.
12, 13
y oh. 39. 9
' ch. 44. 26-
30
" ch. 15. 4 ;
29.18; 34.17
6 1 K. 9. 7 ;
Ps. 44. 13, 14
"= Is. 65. 15
d ch. 21. 9 ;
27. 8 ; Is.
51. 19 ;
Ezek. 5.
12-17
« ch. 36. 1 ;
40. 2
/2K. 24. 1,
2 ; 2 Chr.
36. 4-6
» ch. 32. 1
A ch. 18. 11
■ ch. 1. 2
k 2 Chr. 34.
1-3, 8
1 ch. ."6. 2
"" ch. 7. 25 ;
11. 7 ; 26. 5
" ch. 26. 5
" ch. 4. 1 ,
35. 15 ; Is.
65. 6, 7 ;
Ezek. 18.
30 ; Jon. 3.
8-10
P ch. 7. 7 ;
17. 25 ;
Oen. 17. 8
9 ch. 35. 15 ;
Dt. 6. 14 ,
8. 19 ; 2 K.
17. .15
755
captives of Judah, whom I hav*
sent out of this place into the land
of the Chaldeans, " for good. 6 For
I will set mine eyes upon them for
good, and I will p bring them again
to this land : and I will « build
them, and not pull them down ;
and I will *■ plant them, an(l not
pluck them up. 7 And I will give
them a * heart to know me, that .1
am Jehovah : and they shall be ' my
people, and I will be their God ;
for they shall "return unto me with
their whole heart.
8 And as the "bad figs, which
cannot be eaten, they are so bad,
surely thus saith Jehovah, So will
I give up ""Zedekiah the king of
Judah, and his princes, and the
^residue of Jerusalem, that I'cmain
in this land, and them that dwell
in the land of -^ Egypt, 9 I will even
jjive them up to be ^ "tossed to and
fro among all the kingdoms of the
earth for evil; to be a ''reproach
and a proverb, a taunt and a " curse,
in all places whither 1 shall ch'ive
them. 10 And I will send the
''sword, the famine, and the pesti-
lence, among them, till they be con-
sumed from off' the land that I gave
unto them and to their fathers.
r) ^ The word that came to
^ tJ Jeremiah concerning all the
people of Judah, in the "fourth
year of f Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah, king of Judah (the same
was the / first year of Nebuchad-
rezzar king of Babylon), 2 which
Jeremiah the prophet spake unto
all the ''people of Judah, and to all
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, say-
ing: 3 From the 'thirteenth year
of "Josiah the son of Amon, king of
Judah, even unto this day, these
'three and twenty years, the word
of Jehovah hath come unto me,
and I have spoken unto you, "'ris-
ing up early and speaking; but ye
have not hearkened. 4 And Jeho-
vah hath sent unto j^ou all his
"servants the prophets, rising up
early and sending chem (but ye
have not hearkened, nor inclined
your ear to hear), 5 saying, " Re-
turn ye now every one from his
evil way, and from the evil of j'^our
doings, and dwell in the land that
Jehovah hath given unto you and
to your fathers, ^fi'om of old and
even for evermore ; 6 and * go not
after other gods to serve them, and
3 Or, a terror unto
25.7
JEREMIAH
25.30
Jadah's Captivity and Babylon's Fall. The Cnp of Wratli presented to 111 Rations
to worship them, and provoke me
not to anger with the work of your
hands ; and I will do you no hurt.
7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto
me, saith Jehovah; that ye may
"provoke me to anger with the
work of your hands to your own
hurt. 8 Therefore thus saith Je-
hovah of hosts : Because ye have
not heard my words, 9 behold, I
will * send and take all the families
of the north, saith Jehovah, and /
ivill send unto Nebuchadrezzar the
king of Babylon, " my servant, and
will bring them against ''this land,
and against the inhabitants thereof ,
and against all these nations round
about ; and I will ^ utterly destroy
them, and make them an ''aston-
ishment, and a hissing, and per-
l^etual desolations. 10 Moreover
I will ^take from them the -^voice
of mirth and the voice of gladness,
the voice of the bridegroom and the
voice of the bride, the /'sound of
the millstones, and the light of the
lamp. 11 And ''this whole land
shall be a desolation, and an as-
tonishment ; and these nations shall
serve the king of Babylon ^seventy
years.
12 And it shall come to pass,
* when seventy years ai'e accom-
plished, that I will 'punish the
king of Babylon, and that natioii,
saith Jehovah, for their iniquity,
and the land of the Chaldeans ;
and I will make it * '"desolate for
ever. 13 And I will bring upon
that land all my words which I
have pronounced against it, even
air that is written in "this book,
which Jeremiah hath prophesied
against "all the nations. 14 For
^many nations and great kings
* shall make bondmen of them,
even of them ; and I will * recom-
pense them according to their
deeds, and according to the work
of their hands.
15 For thus saith Jehovah, the
God of Israel, unto me : Take this
''cup of the wine of wrath at my
hand, and cause all the nations, to
whom I send thee, to drink it. 1 6
And they shall 'drink, and reel to
and fro, and be mad, because of the
sword that I will send among
them. 1 7 Then took I the cup at
Jehovah's hand, and *made all the
nations to drink, unto whom Jeho-
1 Heb. devote.
3 Heb. cause to perish from them.
3 Heb. evfrlastlng desolations.
* Or, have made
vah had sent me : 18 ^o wit, "Jeru-
salem, and the cities of Judah, and
the kings thereof, and the princes
thereof, to make them a "desola-
tion, an astonishment, a hissing,
a^id a ^ curse, ^as it is this day ; 19
-Hiaraoh king of Egypt, and his
servants, and his princes, and all
his people ; 20 and all the '^mingled
people, and all the kings of the * land
of Uz, and all the kings of the land
of the " Phiiistines,^ and Ashkelon,
and Gaza, and Ekron, and the
remnant of '^Ashdod; 21 "Edom,
and -^ Moab, and the children of
''Ammon; 22 and all the kings of
''Tyre, and all the kings of hidon,
and the kings of 'the ^isle which is
beyond the sea; 23 *Dedan, and
Tema, and 'Buz, and all that have
the '"corners of their hair cut oif ;
24 and all the kings of "Arabia,
and all the kings of the "mingled
people that dwell in the wilder-
ness; 25 and all the kings of Zimri,
and all the kings of ^"Elam, and all
the kings of the *Medes; 26 and
all the kings of the north, far and
near, one with another ; and '' all
the kingdoms of the world, which
are upon the face of the earth : and
the king of "Sheshach shall 'drink
after them.
27 And thou shalt say unto them,
Thus saith Johovn,h of hosts, the
God of Israel: "Drink ye, and be
drunken, and spew, and fall, and
rise no more, because of the "sword
which I will send among you. 28
And it shall be, if they * refuse to
take the cup at thy hand to drink,
then shalt thou say unto thern,
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: *Ye
shall surely drink. 29 For, lo, I
-begin to work evil at the city
which is "called by my name ; and
should ye be utterly unpunished'?
Ye shall not be unpunished ; for I
will call for a sword upon * all the
inhabitants of the earth, saith
Jehovah of hosts.
30 Therefore prophesy thou
against them all these words, and
say unto them, "Jehovah will ''roar
from on high, and utter his voice
from his holy habitation ; he will
mightily roar against his *^ fold ; he
will give a shout, as they that tread
2S ; Is. to. 17 *■ ch. 25. 0 ; 50. 9 ' ch. F,}. 41 « ver. 16
"ver. 16; Is. G3. 0; Hab. 2. 16 " Kzek. 21. 4, 6
^ Job 34. 33 i/ch. 49. 12 ' ch. 13. 13 ; Prov. 11. 31 ;
Is. 10. 12 ; Ezek. 9. 6 ; 1 Pet. 4. 17 "^ 1 K. 8. 43
b ver. 31 " ver. 38 ; Is. 42. 13 d Joel 2. 11 ; Am. 1. 2
5 Or, coast-land
6 Or, pasture
25. 31
JEREMIAH
26.15
Evil threatened against ill Rations. Tlic Cities of Jadab warned. A Plot to murder Jeremiali
the grapes, against ''all the inhab-
itants of the earth. 31 A noise
shall conie even to the end of the
earth ; for Jehovah hath a contro-
versy with the nations ; he will
enter into ^judgment with all
tlesh : as for the wicked, he will
give them to the sword, saith
Jehovah.
3 J Tims saith Jeliovah of hosts,
Behold, evil shall go forth from
"nation to nation, and a great
''tempest shall be raised up from
the uttermost parts of the earth.
33 And the "slain of Jehovah shall
bs at that day from one end of
t'.ie earth even unto the other end
of the earth : they shall -^not be
lamented, neither gathered, nor
buried ; they shall be •' dung upon
the face of the ground. 3-i ''"VVail,
ye shepherds, and cry ; and * wal-
low in ashes, ye principal of the
flock ; for the days of your
* slaughter and of your disper-
sions are fully come, and ye shall
fall like a goodly vessel. 35 And
•* the shepherds shall have ' no way
to flee, nor the principal of the
flock to escape. 36 A voice of the
"'cry of the shepherds, and the wail-
ing of the principal of the flock !
for Jehovah layeth waste their
pasture. 37 And the peaceable
"folds are brought to silence be-
cause of the fierce anger of Jeho-
vah. 38 He hath "left his covert,
as the lion ; for their land is be-
come an astonishment because of
the fierceness of the ^oppressing
sword, and, because of his fierce
O /^ In the beginning of the
w \J reign of * Jehoiakim the
son of Josiah, king of Judah,
''came this word from Jehovah,
saying, 2 Thus saith Jehovah :
Stand in the * court of Jehovah's
house, and speak unto all the cities
of Judah, which come to worship
in Jehovah's house, 'all the words
that I command thee to speak unto
them ; " diminish not a word. 3
" It may be they will hearken, and
turn every man from his evil way ;
' that I may repent me of the evil
which I purpose to do unto them
because of the evil of their doings.
4 And thou shalt say unto them,
Thus saith Jehovah : ^li ye will
not hearken to me, to ' walk in my
1 Heb. flifiht shall perish from the shepherds,
and escape from &c.
" ver. ?9
b Is. 6G. 10 ;
Ezek. 20.
35, 36
" 2 Chr. 15.
6 ; Is. 34. 2
d Ch. 23. 19 ;
Is. 30. 30
« Is. 3*. 2, 3 ;
oe. 16
/ ch. 16. 4 ;
Ps. 79. 3 ;
Ezek. 39.
4, 17
!' Is. 5. 25
1^ ver. 36
' ch. 6. 26 ;
Ezek. 27.
30
* ch. 50. 27 ;
Is. 3i. 7
'ch. 11. 11 ;
Job 11. 20;
Am. 2. U
"■ ver. 3i
" ch. 6. 17 ;
13. 20 ; Is.
27. 10, 11
" ch. 4. 7 ; 5.
6 ; Hos. 6.
U; 13. 7, 8
P ch. 46. 16
9 2 K. 23. 36 ;
2 Chr. 36.
4,6
•^ ch. 7. 1, 2
«ch. 7. 2;
19. 14;
2 Chr. 24.
20, 21 ; Lk.
19. 47, 48
' ch. 1. 17 ;
42. 4 ; Acts
20. 20, 27
" Dt. 4. 2
^ ch. 36. 3-7 ;
Is. 1. 16-19
" ver. 13, 19 ;
ch. 18. 8
y ch. 17. 27 ;
22. 5 ; Lev.
26. 14 ; 1 K.
9. 0 ; Is. 1.
20
' ch. 32. 23 ;
44. 10, 23
" ch. 25. 4 ;
2 K. 9. 7 ;
Ezr. 9. 11
>> ch. 25. 3, 4
" ch. 7. 12,
14; 1 S. 4.
10-12, 22 ;
Ps. 78. 60,
01
d ch. 24. 9 ;
25. 18 ; 2 K.
22. 19
' ch. 6. 31 ;
Mic. 3. U
/ ch. 2. 30 ;
20. 1, 2
t'ch. 11. 19;
18. 23;
Lam. 4. 13,
14 ; Mt. 21.
35, 30 ; 23.
34, 35
ft ver. 6
» ch. 9. U ;
33. 10
«■• Acts 3. 11 ;
5. 12
' ver. 16, 21 ;
ch. 34. 19
" Acts 21. 31,
32
" ch. 36. 10
"ch. 18. 23
P Dt. 18. 20 ;
Mt. 26. 60
« ch. .38. 4 ;
Acts 6.
n-14
757
law, which I have set before you,
5 to hearken to the words of "my
servants the prophets, whom 1
'send unto you, even rising up
early and sending them, but ye
have not hearkened ; 6 then will
I make this house like SShiloh,
and will make this city a '' curse
to all the nations of the earth.
7 And the "^ priests and the proph-
ets and all tlie people heard Jere-
miah speaking these words in the
house of Jehovah.
8 And it came to pass, when
Jeremiah had made an end of
speaking all that Jehovah had
commanded him to speak unto all
the people, that the priests and
the prophets and all the people
-^laid hold on him, saying, '^ Thou
shalt surely die. 9 Why hast thou
prophesied in the name of Jeho-
vah, saying. This house shall be
^like Shiloh, and this city shall be
' desolate, without inhabitant 1
And ''all the people were gath-
ered unto Jeremiah in the house
of Jehovah.
10 And when the 'princes of
Judah heard these things, they
'"■ came up from the king's house
unto the house of Jehovah; and
they sat in the " entry of the new
gate of Jehovah's honse. 11 Then
"spake the priests and the proph-
ets unto the princes and to all the
people, saying. This man is ^worthy
of death; for he hath prophesied
^against this city, as ye have heard
with your ears. 12 Then spake
Jeremiah unto all the princes and
to all the people, saying, 'Jehovah
sent me to prophesy against this
house and against this city all the
words that ye have heard. 1 3 Now
therefore * amend your ways and
your doings, and obey the voice of
Jehovah your God ; and Jehovah
will 'repent him of tlie evil that
he hath pronounced against you.
14 But as for me, behold, I am " in
your hand : do with me as is good
and right in your eyes. 15 Only
know ye for certain that, if ye put
me to death, ye will bring "inno-
cent blood upon yourselves, and
upon this city, and upon the in-
habitants thereof; for * of a truth
Jehovah hath sent me unto you
to speak all these words in your
ears.
'■ ver. 2, 15 ; ch. 1. 17, 18 ; Am. 7. 15 ; Acta 4. 19 ; 5.
29 »ch. 7. 3. 5; 18. 11; 35. 15 « ver. 3 ; ch. 18. 8 ;
,Ioel 2. 14 ; Jon. 3. 9 ; 4. 2 " ch. 38. 5 ; .Josh. 9. 25
" ch. 7. 6 ; Num. 35. 33 ; Prov. 6. 16, 17 " ver. 2. 12
26.10
JEREMIAH
27.13
The riot against Jeremiah defeated. Tlie Kations commanded to submit to Schochadnezzar
16 Then "said the princes and
all the people unto the priests and
to the prophets :_This man is ''not
worthy of death ; for he hath spoken
to us in the name of Jehovah our
God. 17 Then rose up certain of
the elders of the land, and spake
to all the assembly of the people,
saying, 18 ^'^Micahthe Morashtite
prophesied in the days of Hezekiah
king of Judah ; and he spake to all
the people of Judah, saying; Thus
saith Jehovah of hosts: ''Zion shall
be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem
shall become heaps, and the '^moun-
tain of the house as the high places
of a forest. 19 Did Hezekiah king
of Judah and all Judah put him to
deaths did he not 'fear Jehovah,
and entreat the favor of Jehovah,
and Jehovah repented him of the
evil which he had pronounced
against them? Thus should we
" commit great evil against our
own souls.
20 Anil there was also a man
that prophesied in the name of
Jehovah, Ui'iah the son of She-
maiah of '' Kiriath-jearim ; and he
prophesied against this city and
against this land according to all
the words of Jeremiah. '21 And
when Jehoiakim the king, with all
his mighty men, and all the princes,
heard his words, the 'king sought
to put him to death ; but when
Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and
* fled , and went i n to Egypt. 2 2 And
Jehoiakim the king sent men into
Egypt, na)iiel>/, 'Elnathan the son
of Achbor, and certain men with
him, into Egypt ; 23 and they
fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt,
and brought him iinto Jehoiakim
the king, who "'slew him with the
sword, and cast his dead body into
the graves of the '^ common people.
24 But the hand of '; Ahikam the
son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah,
that they should "not give him into
the hand of the people to put him
to death.
O 'T' ^ In the beginning of the
ii-f t reign of * Jehoiakim the son
of Josiah, king of Judah, came this
word unto Jeremiah from Jehovah,
saying, 2 Thus saith Jehovah to
me: Make thee * bonds and ''bars,
and put them upon thy neck ; 3
and send them to the king of
1 Heb. Mic.ainh. 2 Heb. sons of the people.
3 Properly, Zedeklah. See ver. 3, 12, 20 ; ch.
23. 1.
" ver. U ;
ch. 3«. 19,
2.j ; 38. 7,
13
b Acts 5. 34-
3'J ; 23. 9,
29 ; 2a. 26 ;
2G. 31
" Mic. 1. 1
d ch. 9. 11 ;
Neh. 4. 2;
Ps. 79. 1 ;
Mic. 3. 12
' ch. 17. 3 ;
Is. 2. 2, 3 ;
Mic. 4. 1 ;
Zech. 8. 3
/ 2 Chr. 29.
6-U ; 32.
20 ; Is. 37.
], 4, 16-20
" ch. 44. 7 ;
Hab. 2. 10
!<■ Josh. 9. 17 ;
1 S. ti. 21 ;
' ch" 3G. 20 ;
2 Chr. 10.
10; Mt.
14. 5
kl K. 19.
2-4; Mt.
10. 23, 28
' ch. 30. 12
"' ch. 2. 30
" ch. 39. 14 ;
40. 5-7 ;
2K. 2
12-
14
"ch
1.
IS,
10;
IK.
IS.
4 .
Pc\\.
26
1
9ch.
30.
8
*■ ch
28
10,
13
»ch
25
21,
' ver. 1
(marg.)
" ch. 10. 12 ;
61. 15 ; Ps.
140. 6, 6
" ch. 32. 17 ;
Pt. 9. 29
*Ps. 115.15,
10; Acts
17. 20
y ch. 21. 7 ;
22. 25 ;
Ezek. 29.
18-20
' ch. 25. 9 ;
43. 10;
Is. 4 1. 28
<^ch. 28. 14
b ch. 44. 30 ;
40. 13
' Zech. 2.
8.9
rf ch. 26. 12 ;
Is. 14. 4-0
* ch. 38. 17-
19 ; 42. 15,
10; Ezek.
17. 19-21
/ver. 13;
ch. 24. 10;
29. 17, 18 ;
Ezek. 14.
21
s'Ex. 22. 18;
Dt. 18.
10 ; Is. 8.
19; Mai.
3. 6
'' ch. 23. 25
'■ ch. 8. 19 ;
32. 31
* ver. 16
' ver. 2, 8, 12
'"■ ch. 21. 9 ;
38. 2 ; 40.
9-12 ; 42.
758
* Edom, and to the king of * Moab,
and to the king of the children of
*Ammon, and to the king of 'Tyre,
and to the king of ' Sidon, by the
hand of the messengers that come
to J erusalem unto ' Zedekiah king
of Judah : -4 and give them a charge
unto their masters, saying, Thus
saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of
Israel, Ihus shall ye say unto your
masters : 5 "1 have made the earth,
the men and the beasts that are
upon the face of the earth, "bj^ my
great power and bj' my outstretched
arm ; and 1 ■■ give it unto whom it
seemeth right unto me. 6 And
now ^ have 1 given all these lands
into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar
the king of Babylon, ^ my servant ;
and the " beasts of the field also
have I given him to serve him. 7
And ''all the nations shall serve
him, and his son, and his son's son,
'until the time of his own land
come : and then "^ many nations
and great kings shall make him
their bondman. 8 And it shall
come to pass, that the nation and
the kingdom which "will not serve
the same Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon, and that will not put
their neck under the yoke of the
king of Babylon, that nation will
I punish, saith Jehovali, with the
-''sword, and with the famine, and
with the pestilence, until I have
consumed them by his hand. 9
But as for you, ^hearken ye not to
your prophets, nor to your divin-
ers, nor to your dreams, nor to
your soothsayers, nor to your sor-
cerers, that speak unto yow, say-
ing. Ye shall not serve the king of
Babylon : 10 for they prophesy a
''lie unto you, to 'remove you far
from your land, and that I should
'' drive .you out, and ye should per-
ish. 11 But the nation that shall
'bring their neck under the yoke
of the king of Babylon, and serve
him, that nation will I "'let remain
in their own land, saith Jehovah ;
and they shall till it, and dwell
therein.
12 And I spake to "Zedekiah
king of Judah according to all
these words, saying, "Bring your
necks under the yoke of the king
of Babylon, and serve him and his
people, and live. 13 Why will ye
p die, thou and thy people, by the
sword, by the famine, and by the
10, 11 " ver. 3 : ch. 28. 1 " ver. 2, 8 ^ ver. 8 ; ch.
38. 23 ; Prov. 8. 36 ; Ezek. 18. 31
27.14
JEREMIAH
28.14
Zcdekiah and Ms People also enjoined to subuiit. Ikuaniah's False Prophecy and Jeremiah's Reply
pestilence, as Jehovah hath spoken
concerning the naticjn that will not
serve the king of Babylon 'I 14
And " hearken not unto the words
of the prophets that speak unto
you- saying, Ye shall not serve the
king of Babylon ; for they prophesy
a *lie unto you. 1-5 For ''I have
not sent them, saith .Jehovah, but
they prophesy '' falsely in my name :
that 1 may '' drive you out, and
that ye may perish, •'ye, and the
prophets that prophesy unto you.
16 Also I spake to the priests
and to all this people, saying.
Thus saith Jehovah : Hearken not
to the words of your prophets that
prophesy unto you, saying, Behold,
the ^ vessels of Jehovah's house
shall now shortly be brought again
from Babylon ; for they prophesy
a ''lie unto you. 17 Hearken not
unto them ; serve the king of Baby-
lon, and live : wherefore should
this city 'become a desolation 1
18 But *if they be prophets, and
if the word of Jehovah be with
them, let them now ' make inter-
cession to Jehovah of hosts, that
the vessels which are left in the
house of .Jehovah, and in the house
of the king of Judah, and at Jeru-
salem, go not to Babylon. 19 For
thus saith Jehovah of hosts con-
cerning the ™ pillars, and concern-
ing the sea, and concerning the
bases, and concerning the resi-
due of the vessels that are left
in this city, 20 which Nebuchad-
nezzar king of Babylon took not,
when he "carried away captive
Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim,
king of Judah, from Jerusalem to
Babylon, and all the nobles of
Judah and Jerusalem ; 2 1 yea,
thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the
God of Israel, concerning the ves-
sels that ai'e left in the house of
Jehovah, and in the house of the
king of Judah, and at Jerusalem :
22 They shall be "carried to Baby-
lon, and there shall they be, until
the ''day that I visit them, saith
Jehovah ; then will I « bring them
up, and restore them to this place.
O O And it came to pass the
w O same year, '' in the begin-
ning of the reign of ' Zedekiah king
of Judah, in the fourth year, in the
fifth month, that 'Hananiah the
don of Azzur, the prophet, who was
of " Gibeon, spake unto me in the
house of .Jehovah, in the presence
of the priests and of all the peo-
" ver. 9 ; •
2 Cor. 11.
i:j-15
f- ver. 10 ;
Ezek. 13.
' ch. 23. 21 ;
2y. 9
d cli. 23. 25
" ver. lu ;
2 Ohr. 25.
10
/ch. G. 13-
15; U. 15,
10; Mt. 15.
14
» ch. 28. 3 ;
2 K. 24. 1.3 ;
2 Chr. 36.
7, 10
'<• ver. 10
' ver. 13 ;
ch. 7. 34
k 1 K. 18. 24
' ch. 18. 20 ;
1 S. 7. 8 ;
12. 19, 23
"' ch. 52. 17-
23 ; 1 K. 7.
15, &c. ;
2 K. 25. 13,
17
" ch. 22. 28;
24. 1 ; 2 K.
24. 12, 1 1-
16 ; 2 Chr.
30. 10, IS
° ch. 29. 10 ;
34. 2, 3
P ver. 7 ; ch.
25. 11, 12 ;
29. 10 ; 32. 5
« Ezr. 1. 7-
11 ; 5. 13-
15 ; 7. 9, 19
'" ch. 49. 34
' ch. 27. 3, 12
' ver. 17
" Josh. 9. 3;
10. 12 ; 1 K.
3. 4
" ver. U
•^' ch. 27. 16 ;
2 K. 24. 13 ;
2 Chr. 36.
10; Dan.
1. 2
V ch. 22. 26,
27
' ch. 22. 24:
24. 1 ; 2 K.
25. 27
" ch. 22. 10
I' ch. 27. 8
' ver. 1
i^ch. 11. 5;
1 K. 1. 36 ;
Ps. 41. 13
'ch. 17. 16
/ 1 K. 22. 28
" Lev. 26.
14, &c. ;
1 K. 14. 15 ;
17. 1 ; 22.
17 ; Is. 5.
6-7 ; Joel
1. 20; Am.
1. 2 ; Nah.
1. 2
!>■ Dt. 18. 22
' ch. 27. 2
*: ch. 36. 23 ;
1 K. 22. 11,
24
' ver. 15 ;
ch. 14. 14 ;
27. 10
"" ch. 1. 2
"Ps 107.16;
Is. 45. 2
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pie, saying, 2 " Thus speaketh Je-
hovah of hosts, the God of Israel,
saying, I have broken the yoke or
the king of Babylon. 3 Within
two full years will I bring again
into this place 'all the vessels of
Jehovah's house, that Nebuchad-
nezzar king of Babylon took away
from tills place, and carried to
Babjdon : 4 and I will ^ bring
again to this place f Jeconiah the
son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah,
with all the "captives of Judah,
that went to Babylon, saith Jeho-
vah ; for I will break the '' yoke of
the king of Babylon.
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah
said unto the prophet Hananiah
in the presence of the priests, and
in the presence of all the people
that stood in the "house of Jeho-
vah, 6 even the prophet Jeremiah
said, ''Amen: Jehovah do so; Je-
hovah " perform thy words which
thou hast prophesied, to bring
again the vessels of Jehovah s
house, and all them of the captiv-
ity, from Babylon unto this place.
7 Nevertheless •' hear thou now
this word tliat I speak in thine
ears, and in the ears of all the peo-
ple : 8 The prophets that have
been before me and before thee of
old ^ prophesied against many
countries, and against great king-
doms, of war, and of evil, and of
pestilence. 9 The prophet that
prophesieth of peace, * when the
word of the prophet shall come to
pass, then shall the prophet be
known, Hhat -Jehovah hath truly
sent him. 10 Then Hananiah the
prophet took the ' bar from off the
propiiet Jeremiah's neck, and
* brake _ it. 11 And Hananiah
spake in the presence of all the
people, saying, ' Thus saith Jeho-
vah : Even, so will I break the
yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon within two full years from
oft' the neck of all the nations.
And the prophet Jeremiah went
his way.
12 Then the ™word of .Jehovah
came unto Jeremiah, after that
Hananiah the prophet had broken
the bar from off the neck of the
prophet Jeremiah, saying, 13 Go,
and tell Hananiah, saying. Thus
saith Jehovah : Thou hast broken
the bars of wood ; but thou hast
made in their stead "bars of iron.
14 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
1 Or, whom Jdiovuk hath truly sent
28. 15
JEKEMIAH
29.20
hananiali's Death. The Exiles adnsed to be tontent. Restoration after Seventy Years. Hisery of those who remain in Jndea
the God of Israel : I have put a
" yoke of iron upon the neck of all
these nations, that they may serve
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ;
and they shall * serve him : and
"I have given him the beasts
of the field also. 15 Then said
the prophet Jeremiah unto Hana-
niah the prophet, Hear now, Hana-
niah : -Jehovah hath not sent thee ;
but 'Hhou makest this people to
trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus
saith Jehovah, ''Behold, I will send
thee away from " off the face of the
earth : this year thou shalt •'^die,
because thou hast ^spoken rebel-
lion against Jehovah. 1 7 So Han-
aniah the prophet died the same
year in the seventh month.
O {\ Now these are the words
^XJ oi the ''letter that Jeremiah
the prophet sent from Jerusalem
unto the residue of the elders of
the captivity, and to the priests,
and to the prophets, and to all the
people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had
carried away captive from Jeru-
salem to Babylon 2 (after that
' Jeconiah the king, and the * queen-
mother, and the eunuchs, and the
princes of .Judah and Jerusalem,
and the craftsmen, and the smiths,
were departed from Jerusalem),
3 by the hand of Elasah the son
of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son
of ' Hilkiah (whom Zedekiah king
of Judah sent unto Babylon to
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon),
saying, 4 Thus saith Jehovah of
hosts, the God of Israel, unto all
the captivity, whom I have '"caused
to be carried away captive from
Jerusalem unto Babylon : 5 " Build
ye houses, and dwell in them ; and
plant gardens, and eat the fruit of
them. 6 Take ye "wives, and
beget sons and daughters ; and
take wives for your sons, and give
your daughters to husbands, that
they may bear sons and daughters :
and multiply ye there, and be not
diminished. 7 And ^seek the
peace of the city whither I have
caused you to be carried away cap-
tive, and *pray unto .Jehovah for
it ; for in the peace thereof shall
ye have peace. 8 For thus saith
Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel :
Let not your ''prophets that are
in the midst of you, and your
diviners, * deceive you ; neither
hearken ye to your * dreams which
ye ^ cause to be dreamed. 9 For
' Or, dream,
"♦ch. 27. 8 ;
Dt. 28. 48
'' ch, 26. n
<= ch. 27. 6
d ch. 29. 31 ;
Ezek. 13.
2, 3, 22 ;
22. 28 ;
Lam. 2. 14 ;
Zech. 13. 3
* Gen. 7. 4 ;
Ex. 32. 12 ;
Dt. 6. 15 ;
1 K. 13. 34
/ch. 20. 6
" ch. 29. 32 ;
Dt. 13. .1
A ver. 25, 29 ;
2 Chr. 30.
1, 6 ; Esth.
9. 20
' ch 22. 24-
28 ; 24. 1 ;
27. 20 ; 2 K.
24. 12-16 ;
2 Chr. 36.
9, 10
k ch. 13. 18
' 1 Chr. G. 13
'" ch. 24. 6 ;
Is. 10. 5, 6
" ver. 10, 28
" ch. 10. 2-4
V Dan. 4. 27 ;
6. 4,5
9 Ezr. 6.
10 ; 7. 23 ;
Dan. 4. 19 ;
1 Tim. 2.
1, 2
*■ ver. 1 ; ch.
27. 9
* ch. 14. 14 ;
23. 21 ; 28.
15
' ch. 23. 25,
27
" ver. 21 ;
ch. 27. 15
'" ver. 31
^ ch. 2.5. 12 ;
2 Chr. 36.
21-23 ;
Dan. 9. 2 ;
Zech. 7. 5
y ch. 24. C, 7 ;
Zeph. 2. 7
' ch. 23. 5, 6 ;
30. 9, 10 ;
Ps. 4(1. 5
" ch. 30. 18-
22 ; Is. 40.
9-11
>> ch. .31. 17 ;
Hos. 2. 15
' ch. 33. 3 ;
Ps. 50. 15
d Ps. 14.5. 19
«■ Dt. 4. 29
/ch. 24. 7;
1 Chr. 22.
19 ; 2 Chr.
22.9
V Dt. 30. 1-10
A ch. 30. 3 ;
32. 37-41
! ch. 23. 8 ;
Is. 43. 5, 6
«•• ch. 3. 14 ;
12. 15; 16.
15
' ver. 21, 24
'" ch. 38. 2, 3,
17-23
" ver. 18 ;
ch. 27. 8 ;
32. 24
" ch. 24. 3. 8-
10
P ch. 24. 9 ;
34. 17 ;
Ezek. 12.
15
9 ch. 42. 18 ,
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they " prophesy falsely unto you in
my name : '' I have not sent them,
saith Jehovah. 10 For thus saith
Jehovah, After "" seventy years are
accomplished for Babylon, I will
visit you, and perform my 2' good
word toward you, in causing you
to return to this place. 1 1 For
I know the 'thoughts that I
think toward you, saith Jehovah,
thoughts of " peace, and not of
evil, to give you ■''*hope in your
latter end. 12 And ye shall
•"call upon me, and ye shall go
and pray unto me, and I will
•^ hearken . unto you. 13 And ye
shall * seek me, and find me, when
ye shall -'search for me with all
your heart. 14 And I will be
'J found of you, saith Jehovah, and
I will ^*turn again your captivity,
and I will ' gather you from all the
nations, and from all the places
whither I have driven you, saith
Jehovah ; and I will * bring you
again unto the place whence I
caused you to be carried away
captive.
15 Because ye have said, Jeho-
vah hath raised us up prophets
in ' Babylon ; 1 6 thus saith Jeho-
vah concerning the king that
sitteth upon the throne of David,
and concerning all the people that
dwell in this city, your brethi'en
that are '"^ not gone forth with you
into captivity ; 1 7 thus saith Jeho-
vah of hosts : Behold, I will send
upon them the "sword, the famine,
and the pestilence, and will make
them like "vile figs, that cannot be
eaten, they are so bad. 18 And I
will pursue after them with the
sword, with the famine, and with
the pestilence, and will J' deliver
them to be * tossed to and fro among
all the kingdoms of the earth, to
be an "execration, and an astonish-
ment, and a ''hissing, and a re-
proach, among all the nations
whither I have driven them ; 1 9
because they have ' not hearkened
to my words, saith Jehovah, where-
with I sent unto them my 'ser-
vants the prophets, rising up early
and sending them ; but ye would
not hear, saith Jehovah. 20 Hear
ye therefore the word of Jehovah,
all ye of the captivity, whom I
Is. 66. 16 '■ ch. 25. 9 : Lam. 2. 15, 16 » ch 6. 19
' ch. 26. 5 ; 35. 15
2 Heb. a latter end and hope.
» Or, return to * Or, a terror tmto
29.21
JEEEMIAH
30.11
Certaiu False Prophets rebuked by Jeremiah. Deliverance Iroin Captivity promised
have "sent away from Jerusalem
to Babylon.
21 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
the God of Israel, concerning
Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and con-
cerning Zedekiah the son of Maa-
seiah, who ''prophesy a lie unto
you in my name : Behold, I will
deliver them into the hand of
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ;
and he shall slay them before your
eyes ; 22 and of them shall be
taken up a '^cui'se by all the cap-
tives of Judah that are in Babylon,
saying, Jehovah make thee like
Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom
the king of Babylon •* roasted in
the fire ; 23 because they have
"wrought folly in Israel, and -^haye
committed adultery with their
neighbors' wives, and have spoken
words in my name " falsely, which
I commanded them not ; and I am
he that '' knoweth, and am witness,
saith Jehovah.
24 And ^ concerning ' Shemaiah
the Nehelamite thou shalt speak,
sajdng, 25 Thus speaketh Jehovah
of hosts, the God of Israel, saying.
Because tliou hast sent * letters in
thine own name unto all the peo-
ple that are at Jerusalem, and to
'Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah,
the priest, and to all the priests,
saying, 26 Jehovah hath made
thee priest in the stead of Jehoi-
ada the ijriest, that there may be
™ officers in the house of Jehovah,
for every man that is "mad, and
"maketh himself a prophet, that
thou shouldest ^put him in the
stocks and in '-^shackles. 27 Now
therefore, why hast thou not re-
buked Jeremiah of * Anathoth, who
maketh himself a prophet to you,
28 forasmuch as he hath '"sent
unto us in Babylon, saying. The
cajJtivity is "long : ' build ye houses,
and dwell in them ; and plant gar-
dens, and eat the fruit of them?
29 And " Zephaniah the priest read
this letter in the ears of Jeremiah
the prophet. 30 Then came the
word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah,
saying, 31 Send to "all them of the
captivity, saying, Thus saith Jeho-
vah concerning -^ Shemaiah the Ne-
helamite : Because that Shemaiah
hath ^prophesied unto you, and I
sent him not, and he hath ^caused
you to trust in a lie ; 32 therefore
thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will
" punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite,
1 Or, unto 2 O;-^ fjf^ collar
" ch. 24. 6 ;
Bzek. 11. 9
b ver. 8, 9 ;
oh. 14. 14,
16 ; Lam.
2. 14
° Is. 65. 15
<i Dan. 3. 6,
21
* Gen. 34. 7 ;
2 S. 13. 12
/ch. 5. 8;
23. 14
" ver. 8, 9, 21
'' ch. 7. 11 ;
16. 17 ;
Prov. 5. 21 ;
Mai. 3. 6
■ ver. 31, 32
* ver. 1
' ver. 29 ;
ch. 21. 1 ;
37. 3 ; C2.
24 ; 2 K. 25.
IS
'" ch. 20, 1
" 2 K. 9. 11 ;
Hos. 9. 7 ;
Mk. 3. 21 ;
Jn. 10. 20 ;
Acts 26. 21,
25 ; 2 Cor.
5. 13
" Dt. 13.
1-5; Zech.
13. 1-5
P ch. 20. 1, 2 ;
Acts 16. 24
9ch. 1. 1
*" ver. 1
' ver. 10
t ver. 5
" ver. 25
" ver. 20
"^ ver. 24
y ver. 9, 23 ;
ch. 14. 14,
15; Ezek.
13. 8-16, 22,
23
^ ch. 28. 15
" ch. 36. 31
l> ch. 22. 30 ;
1 S. 2. 30-
34
' ver. 10 ;
ch. 17. 6;
2 K. 7. 2,
19, 20
d ch. 28. 16 ;
Dt. 13. 6
^ ch. 25. 13 ;
36. 4, 28, 32 ,
Hab. 2. 2
/ ch. 29. 10
" ver. 18 ;
ch. 29. 14 ;
Ps. .53. 6 ;
Zeph. 3. 20
><■ ch. 3. IS
' ch. 16. 15 ;
23. 7, 8 :
Ezek. 20.
42 ; 36. 24
«; ch. 6. 25 ;
8. 16 ; Is.
5. 30; Am.
5. 16-18
I ch. 6. 24 ;
22. 23
'" ch. 4. 31
" Is. 2. 12 ;
Hos. 1. 11 ;
Joel 2. 11
■' Lam. 1. 12 ;
Dan. 9. 12
'' ch. 2. 27,
28; 14. 8
9 ver. 10 ;
ch. .50. 19
»■ ch. 2. 20 ;
Is. 9. 4 ;
Ezek. 34. 27
' ch. 27. 2
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and his seed ; he shall * not have a
man to dwell among this people,
'^ neither shall he behold the good
that I will do unto my people, saith
Jehovah, because he hath ''spoken
rebellion against Jehovah.
0/~\ The word that came to
0 v>^ Jeremiah from Jehovah,
saying, 2 Thus speaketh Jehovah,
the God of Israel, saying, "Write
thee all the woi'ds that I have
spoken unto thee in a book. 3 For,
lo, the -^days come, saith Jehovah,
that I will ^"turn again the cap-
tivity of my people ''Israel and
Judah, saith Jehovah ; and I will
'cause them to return to the land
that I gave to their fathers, and
they shall possess it.
4 And these are the words that
Jehovah spake concerning Israel
and concerning Judah. 5 For
thus saith Jehovah : We have
heai'd a voice of * trembling, *of
fear, and not of peace. 6 Ask ye
now, and see whether a man doth
travail with child : wherefore do
1 see every man with his 'hands
on his loins, as a " woman in trav-
ail, and all faces are turned into
paleness 1 7 Alas ! for that " day
is great, so that " none is like it :
it is even the time of Jacob's
p trouble ; but he shall be * saved
out of it. 8 And it shall come to
Eass in that day, saith Jehovah of
osts, that I will ''break his yoke
from off thy neck, and will burst
thy ' bonds ; and strangers shall no
more ' make him their bondman ;
9 but they shall serve Jehovah
their God, and " David their king,
whom I will raise up unto them.
10 "Therefore fear thou not, O
Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah ;
neither be dismayed, O Israel : for,
lo, I will save thee "^ from afar, and
thy seed from the land of their cap-
tivity ; and Jacob shall return, and
shall be ^ quiet and at ea.se, and
^none shall make him afraid. 11
For "I am with thee, saith Jeho-
vah, to save thee : for I will ''make
a full end of all the nations whither
I have scattered thee, but I will
" not make a full end of thee ; but
« Ezek. 34. 27 " Is. 65. 3-5 ; Ezek. 34. 23, 24 ; 37. 24,
25; Hos. 3. 5; Lk. 1. 69; Acts 2. 30; 13. 23, 34, 38
" ch. 46. 27, 28 ; Is. 43. 5 ; 44. 2 " ch. 23. 3, 8 ; 29. 14 ;
Is. 60. 4 V ch. 33. 16 ; Is. 36. 9 ; Hos. 2. 18 ^ Mic.
4. 4 " ch. 1. 8, 19 ' ch. 46. 28 " ch. 4. 27 ; 5. 10, 18
* Or, return to
* Or, there is fear, and no peace
30.12
JEREMIAH
31.9
DeUrerance from Capthity promised. Mod's Redeeming Love and Israel's Restoration
I will "correct thee in ^measure,
and will in no wise -^ leave thee
unpunished.
12 For thus saith Jehovah, Thy
*hurt is incurable, and thy wound
grievous. 13 There is none to
plead ^ thy cause, ■* that thou may-
est be bound up: thou hast "no
healing medicines. 1-i All thy
"* lovers have forgotten tliee ; they
seek thee not : for 1 have " wounded
thee with the wound of an enemy,
with the chastisement of a ■'cruel
one, for the ^''greatness of thine
iniquity, because thy sins were in-
creased. 15 Why criest thou ^for
thy hurf? thy pain is incurable:
for the ^ greatness of thine iniquity,
because thy sins were increased, I
have done these things unto thee.
16 Therefore all they that * devour
thee shall be devoured ; and all
thine adversaries, every one of
them, * shall go into captivity ; and
* they tliat despoil thee shall be a
spoil, and all tliat prey upon thee
will I give for a prey. 17 For I
will restore 'healtli unto thee, and
I wijl heal thee of thy wounds,
saith Jehovah ; because they have
called thee an '" outcast, saying. It
is Zion, whom no man '^seeketh
after.
18 Thus saith Jehovah : Behold,
I will *"turn again the captivity
of Jacob's tents, and have compas-
sion on his dwelling-places ; and
the "city shall be builded upon its
own _^hill, and the ^palace shall
^"be inhabited after its own man-
ner. 19 And out of them shall
proceed * thanksgiving and the
voice of them that ''make merry:
and I will 'multiply them, and
they shall not be few ; I will also
'glorify them, and they shall not
be small. 20 Their "children also
shall be as aforetime, and their
congregation shall be "established
before me ; and I will punish all
that oppress them. 21 And their
^ prince shall be of themselves, and
their ruler shall proceed from the
midst of them ; and I will " cause
him to draw near, and he shall ap-
proach unto me : for who is he that
"hath had boldness to ^approach
' He'' Moment. ' Or. hold thee nviJtless
3 Or, Ihti oiuse: for thy ivound thou hast no
meaifines nor plaster
* Heb. for closing up, or pressing.
» Or, multitude
,,* Or, /or Ihii hurt, because thy pain is incurn-
" V ^ ' ^t.carethfor ^ Or, return to
3 Or. mound Heb. tel. !» Or, remain
11 Heb. haih been surety for his heart.
°- ch. 10. 24
* ver. 1.5 ;
ch. 15. 18
<^ ch. U. 19 ;
40. 11
d ch. 22. 20,
22
* Lam. 2. 4, 5
/ ch. 0. 23 ;
,50. 42
9 ch. 5. 6 ;
32. 30-35 ;
44. 22
!>■ ch. 2. 3 ; 8.
Iti; 10. 25
■ Is. 14. 2 ;
Joels. 8
k ch. 50. 10
' ch. 8. 22 ;
33. 6 ; Ps.
107. 20
"' ch. 3.3. 24 ;
Is. 11. 12;
.50. 8
" ver. 3 ; ch.
31. 23
» ch. 31. 4,
38-40
P 1 Chr. 29.
), 19; Ps.
48. 3, 13 ;
122. 7
« ch. 17. 26 ;
33. 11; la.
12. 1 ; 61. 3
'■ ch. 31. 4 ;
Ps. 126. 1,
2 ; Is. 51.
11; Zeph.
3. 14
" ch. 33. 22
« Is. 55. 6 ;
Oil. 9
"ch. 31. 17;
Is. 54. 13
" Is. 54. 14
■^ ver. 9 ; ch.
2 i. 6 ; 33.
16 ; Ezek.
31. 23, 24 ;
.37. 24
y Num. 16.
6 ; Ps. 65. 4
^eh. 50. 44;
Ex. 3. 5
" ch. 32. 38 ;
Ex. 6. 7 ;
Hos. 2. 23 ;
Zech. 13. 9
>> ch. 23. 19,
20
" ch. 4. 8
d ch. 23. 20
' ch. 30. 22
/Gen. 17. 7,
8 ; Is. 41.
10; Rom.
11. 20-28
" Num. 14.
I'O
A Ex. 33. 14 ,
Josh. 1. 13
' Dt. 4. 37 ;
7. 8
k Ps. 25. 6
' ch. 24. 0 ;
33. 7
"" ver. 21
" Is. 30. 32
" oil. 30. 10
P Ps. 107. 37 ;
Is. 05. 21 ;
Ezek. 28. 26
9 ch. 50. 19
*■ ver. 12 ;
ch. .3. IS;
60. 4, 5 ;
Is. 2. 3
»ch. 20. 13;
Ps. 14. 7
« Dt. 28. 13 ;
Is. 61. 9
« Ps. 28. 9
" ch. 23. 3 ;
762
unto me ? saith Jehovah. 22 And
ye shall be "my people, and I v.-ill
be your God.
23 Behold, the * ternpest of Jeho-
vah, even his wrath, is gone forth,
a ^■■'sweeping tempest: it shall
burst upon the head of the wicked.
24 The ''herce anger of Jehovah
shall not return, until he have exe-
cuted, and till he have performed
the intents of his heart : in the
''latter days ye shall understand
it.
O-i At that time, saith Jelio-
Oi vah, will I be the "God of
all the •''families of Israel, and they
shall be my people. 2 Thus saith
Jehovah, The people that were left
of the sword ^^^ found favor in the
wilderness ; even Israel, " when I
went to '"cause him to rest. 3 Je-
hovah appeared ^°of old unto me,
saying. Yea, i have ' loved thee
with an everlasting love : therefore
^"with * lovingkindness have I
drawn thee. 4 'Again will I build
thee, and thou shalt be built, O
'"virgin* of Israel : again shalt thou
be adorned with thy "tabrets, and
shalt go forth in the dances of
them that " make merry. 5 Again
shalt thou ^ plant vineyards upon
the « mountains of Samaria; the
planters shall plant, and shall
^" enjoy the fruit thereof. 6 For
there shall be a day, that the watch-
men upon the hills of Ephraim
shall cry. Arise ye, and ""let us go
up to Zion unto Jehovah our God.
7 For thus saith Jehovah, *Sing
with gladness for Jacob, and shout
" for the ' chief of the nations : pub-
lish ye, praise ye, and say, O
Jehovah, "save thy people, the
"remnant of Israel. S Behold, I
will ^ bring them from the north
country, and '•' gather them from
the uttermost parts of the earth,
««c^ with them the ^ blind and the
"lame, the woman with child and
her that travaileth with child to-
gether : a great companj' shall
they i-eturn hither. 9 They shall
'' come with weeping ; and with
supplications will I lead them : I
Is. 37. 31 ' ch. 3. IS ; 23. 8 " Dt. .'0. 4 , Is. 43. 0
-Is. 42. 16 "Is. 40. 11 ; Ezek. 34. 16, Mic. 4. 6
b ch. 50. 4 ; Ps. 120. 0, G
12 Or, gathering
^'^ Ov, have found . . . irhen J go
i-i Or, irheyi he went to find him rest
15 Or, from afar
IS Or, have I continued lovingkindness unto
thee
17 Heb. profane, or, make common. See Lev,
19. 23-23 ; Dt. 20. 6 ; 28. 30. 18 Or, at the head
31.10
JEREMIAH
31.32
The Happy Restoration. Eacliel comforted. Future Prosperity of Israel
will ^ cause them to walk by
"rivers of waters, in a straight
way wherein they shall *not
stumble ; for I am a " lather to
Israel, and Ephraim is my first-
born.
10 Hear the word of Jehovah,
O ye nations, and declare it in the
■^ isles afar off; and say, He that
scattered Israel will '^ gather him,
and keep him, as a •'^ shepherd doth
his flock. 11 For Jehovah hath
" ransomed Jacob, and redeemed
him from the hand of him that
was ''stronger than he. 12 And
they shall ' come and sing in the
^height of Zion, and shall 'flow
unto the goodness of Jehovah, to
the '" grain, and to the new wine,
and to the oil, and to the young
of the " flock and of the herd : and
their soul shall be as a "watered
garden ; and they shall p not sor-
row any more at all. 13 Then
shall the virgin rejoice in the
'^ dance, and the young men and
the old together; for I will ''turn
their mourning into joy, and will
comfort them, and make them 're-
joice from their sorrow. 14 And I
will 'satiate the soul of the priests
with fatness, and my people shall
be "satisfied with my goodness,
saith Jehovah.
15 Thus saith Jehovah: A voice
is heard in " Ramah, lamentation,
and bitter weeping, Ilachel weep-
ing for her children; she ^refuseth
to be comforted for her children,
because " they are not. 1 6 Thus
saith Jehovah: ^Refrain thy voice
from weeping, and thine ej^es from
tears; for thy work shall be "re-
warded, saith Jehovah ; and they
shall * come again from the land of
the enemy. 17 And there is ''hope
for thy latter end, saith Jehovah;
and thy children shall come again
to their own border. 18 I have
surely heard Ephraim ''bemoaning
himself tlni^, 'Yhow hast ''chastised
me, and 1 was chastised, as a -^ calf
unaccustomed to the. yoke : ^ turn
thou me, and I shall be turned;
for thou art Jehovah my God. 1 9
Surely after that I was turned, I
* repented ; and after that I was
instructed, I * smote upon my
thigh: I was * ashamed, yea, even
confounded, because I did bear
the 'reproach of my youth. 20 Is
"' Ephraim my dear son 1 is he a
darling child 1 for as often as I
1 Or, bring them unto
"■ Is. 43. 20 ;
'19. 10
I- Is. 03. 13
•^ ch. 3. 4, 10 ;
Is. 64. 8
d ch. 25. 22 ;
Is. 66. ly
' ch. 60. 19
/Is. 40. 11
" ch. 15. 21 ;
50. 34 ; Is.
44. 23 ; 48.
20
'' Ps. 142. 6
' ver. (!, 7
*•■ Ezek. 17.
23
' Is. 2. 2 ;
Mic. 4. 1
"' Hos. 2. 22 ;
Joels. 18
" ver. 24 ,
ch. 33. 12,
13
" Is. 58. 11
P Is. 35. 10 ;
60. 20 ; 05.
19; Jn. 10.
5 Judg. 21.
21 ; Ps. .30.
II ; Zech.
8. 4, 5
"■ Is. 61. 3
'Is. 51. 11
' ver. 25
" ch. 60. 19
" ch. 40. 1 ;
Josh. IS.
25 ; Judg.
4. 5 ; Is. 10.
29 ; Mt. 2.
IS
^ Gen. 37.
35; Ps.
77. 2
y ch. 10. 20 ;
Gen. 5. 24 ;
42. 13, 30
' Is. 25. 8 ;
30. 19
" Ruth 2. 12;
Heb. 6. 10
b ch. 31). 3 ;
Ezek. 11. 17
" ch. 29. 11
dch. 3. 21
' Job 5. 17 ;
Ps. 94. 12
/ Hos. 4. 16
" ch. 17. 14 ;
Ps. SO. 3, 7,
19 ; Acts
3. 26
* Ezek. 36.
31 ; Zech.
12. 10
i Ezek. 21.
12; Lk. 18.
13
* ch. 3. 25
' ch. 22. 21 ;
Ps. 25. 7
"" Hos. 11. 8
" Oen. 43.
30 ; Judg.
10. Hi
0 Is. 65. 7 ;
Hos. 14. 4
P ch. 6. 16
1 Is. ■!«. 20 ;
52. 11
"■ ver. 4
»ch. 2. 23;
13. 27
' ch. 49. 4
" ch. 30. 18 ;
32. 44
" ch. 50. 7 ;
Is. 1. 26
* Ps. 48. 1 ;
87. 1
v ver. 12:
Ezek. 36.
763
speak against him, I do earnestly
remember him still : therefore my
"heart "yearneth for him; I will
surely "have mercy upon him, saith
Jehovah.
21^ Set thee up waymarks,
make thee guide-posts ; set thy
heart toward the highway, even
the way by which thou wentest :
* turn again, O '" virgin of Israel,
turn again to these thy cities. 22
How long wilt thou "go hither
and thither, O thou ' backsliding
daughter '? for Jehovah hath created
a new thing in the earth : A woman
shall encompass a man.
23 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
the God of Israel, Yet again shall
they use this speech in the land
of Judah and in the cities thereof,
when I shall ^ " bring again their
captivity : Jehovah oless thee, O
"habitation of righteousness, O
* mountain of holiness. 24 And
Judah and all the cities thereof
shall * dwell therein together, the
husbandmen, and they that go
about with flocks. 2-5 ^ For I have
satiated the weary soul, and every
sorrowful soul have I replenished.
26 Upon this I "awaked, and be-
held ; and my * sleep was sweet
unto me.
27 Behold, the days come, saith
Jehovah, that I will "sow the house
of Israel and the house of Judah
with the seed of man, and with the
seed of beast. 28 And it shall come
to pass that, like as 1 have ''watched
over them to "pluck up and to
break down and to overthrow and
to destroy and to afllict, so will I
watch oyer them ■'to build and to
plant, saith Jehovah. 29 In those
days they shall say no more, " The
fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children's teeth are set on
edge. 30 Rut ''every one shall die
for his own iniquity : every man
that eateth the sour grapes, his
teeth shall be set on edge.
31 'Behold, the days come, saith
Jehovah, that I will make a*' new
covenant with the house of Isi'ael,
and with the house of Judah : 32
not according to the 'covenant that
10 ; Zech. 8. 4-8 ' ver. 12, 14 ; Ps. 107. 9 j Mt. 6. 0 ;
Jn. 4. 14 " Zech. 4. 1 '' Prov. 3. 24 " Ezek. 30. 9,
11 ; Hos. 2. 23 d ch. 44. 27 ; Dan. 9. 14 « oh. 1. 10;
IS 7, s /ch. 1. 10; 32. 41 f Ezek. 18. 2 ; Lam. 5. 7
'' Dt. 24. lii ; Is. 3. 11 ; Ezek. 18. 4, 20 ' ver. 31-34 :
Hub. 8. 8-12 * ch. 32. 40 ; Ezek. 37. 26 ; Lk. 22. 20 ;
1 Cor. 1 1. 25 ; 2 Cor. 3. 6 ; Heb. 8. 8-12 ' Ex. 19. 5 ;
24. 6-8 ; Dt. 6. 2, 3
* Heb. soundeth.
3 Or, return to
31.33
JEKEMIA.H
32.12
A New and Snre CoveDant to be made. Jeremiah is imprisoned. He is commanded to buy a Field in inatlioth
I made with their fathers in the
day that 1 "took them by the hand
to bring them out of tne land of
Egypt ; ^ which my covenant they
* brake, although I was '^a ""husband
unto them, saith Jehovah. 33 But
''this is the ''covenant that I will
make with the house of Israel after
those days, saith Jehovah : I will
put my law in their inward parts,
and in their •'^ heart will I write it ;
and I will be their God, and they
shall be my people. 34 And they
shall * teach no more every man
his neighbor, and every man his
brother, saying, Know Jehovah ;
for they shall all * know me, from
the least of them unto the greatest
of them, saith Jehovah : for I will
'forgive their iniquity, and their
*sin will I remember no more.
35 'Thus saith Jehovah, who
'"giveth the sun for a light by
day, and the ordinances of the
moon and of the stars for a light
by night, who ^stirreth up the sea,
so that the waves thereof roar ;
"Jehovah of hosts is his name : 36
" If these ordinances depart from
before me, saith Jehovah, then the
seed of Isx'ael also shall p cease from
being a nation before me for ever.
37 Thus saith Jehovah : ^ If heaven
above can be measured, and the
foundations of the earth searched
out beneath, then will I also ''cast
off all the seed of Israel for all that
they have done, saith Jehovah.
38 Behold, the days come, saith
.lehovah, that the *city shall be
built to Jehovah from the ' tower
of Hananel unto the "gate of the
corner. 39 And the measuring
line shall go out further straight
onward unto the hill Gareb, and
shall turn about unto Goah. 40
And "the whole valley of the
dead bodies and of the ashes, and
all the fields unto the brook
^Kidron, unto the corner of the
^ horse gate toward the east, shall
be ^ holy unto Jehovah ; it shall
not be plucked up, nor thrown
down any more for ever.
or) The word that came to
Ow Jeremiah from -Jehovah in
the "tenth year of Zedekiah king
of Judah, which was the * eigh-
teenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.
2 Now at that time the king of
1 Or, for asmxich as they brake my covenant
2 Or, lord over them
s Or, stilletli the sea, when &c. See la. 51. 15.
°- Dt. 1. 31 !
Is. 63. 12
b ch. 11. 7, 8
<= ch. 3. 14
d Heb. 10. 16,
17
" ch. 32. 40
/ch. 24. 7;
32. 40
» 1 Th. 4. 9 ;
1 Jd. 2. 27
A ch. 24. 7 ;
Is. 11. 9;
64. 13 ;
Hab. 2. 14
' ch. 60. 20 ;
Mic. 7. 18
«: Is. 43. 26
' ch. 33. 20,
25
"' Gen. 1. 14-
18 ; Dt. 4.
19 ; Ps. 19.
1-6; 136.
7-9
" ch. 10. 16 ;
32. 18 ; 50.
34
" ch. 33. 20-
26 , Ps. 89.
36, 37 ; Is.
54. 9, 10
f Am. 9. 8, 9
« Ch. 33. 22 ;
Is. 40. 12
'■ cll. 33. 24-
26; Eom.
11. 2-6, 26,
27
' ver. 4 ; ch.
30. 18
< Neh. 3. 1 ;
-12. 39;
Zech. 14.
10
" 2 K. 14. 13 ;
2 Chr. 26. 9
" ch. 7. 32 ;
8. 2
^ 2 S. 15. 23 ;
2 K. 23. 6,
12 ; Ju.
18. 1
!'2K. 11. 16,
2 Cbr. 23.
16 ; Neh. 3.
28
' .Joel 3. ir ;
Zech. 14. 20
" ch. 39. 1, 2 ,
2 K. 25. 1, 2
b ch. 26. 1
' ch. 37. 21 ;
39. 13-16
>' Neh. 3. 25
' 2 K. 6. 31,
32
/ch. 26. 8,
9 ; Am. 7.
13
« ch. 21. 3-7 ;
34. 2, 3
h ver. 28, 29 ;
ch. 21. 4-7;
34. 2, 3
' ch. 37. 17 ;
38. 18, 23 ;
39. 4-7 ;
2 K. 25. 4-7
* ch. 39. 5
' ch. 39. 7 ;
Ezek. 12.
12, 13
■" ch. 27. 22 ;
34. 4. 5
" ch. 2). 4
" Ezek. 17.
9, 10, 15
P ch. 1. 1 ;
11. 21
« Lev. 26.
26 ; Ruth
4, 3, 4
'■ ver. 2 ; ch.
Babylon's army was besieging Je-
rusalem ; and Jeremiah the prophet
was shut up in the "^ court of the
guard, whicli was in the ''king of
Judah's house. 3 For Zedekiah
king of Judah had ''shut him up,
saying, Wherefoi-e dostthou proph-
esy, and say, "Thus saith Jehovah,
Behold, I will ''give this city into
the hand of the king of Baby-
lon, and he shall take it ; 4 and
Zedekiah king of Judah shall 'not
escape out of the hand of the Chal-
deans, but shall surely be delivered
into the hand of the king of Baby-
lon, and shall * speak with him
mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall
behold his eyes ; 5 and he shall
'bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and
there shall he be until I '"visit
him, saith .Jehovah : " though ye
fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall
"not prosper'?
6 And Jeremiah said. The word
of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
7 Behold, Hanamel the .son of Shal-
lum thine uncle shall come unto
thee, saying. Buy thee my field
that is in^ Anathoth ; for the '' right
of redemption is thine to buy it.
8 So Hanamel mine uncle's son
came to me in the "■ court of the
guard according to the word of
Jehovah, and said unto me. Buy
my field, I pray thee, that is in
^Anathoth, Avhich is in the land
of Ben.jamin ; for the right of in-
heritance is thine, and the redemp-
tion is thine ; buy it for thyself.
Then I knew that this was the
'word of Jehovah. 9 And I bought
the field that was in Anathoth of
Hanamel mine uncle's son, and
" weighed him the money, even
seventeen "shekels of silver. 10
And I "" subscribed the deed, and
^ sealed it, and \ called witnesses,
and "weighed him the money in
the balances. 11 So I took the
deed of the purchase, both that
which was sealed, '* according to the
''law and custom, and that which
was open : 1 2 and I delivered the
deed of the purchase unto '"Baruch
the son of ''Neriah, the son of
Mahseiah, in the presence of 'Ha-
namel mine uncle's son, and in the
33. 1 » ver. 7 « ver. 2,5; 1 S. 9. 16, 17 ; 10. 3-7 ; i K
•22. 25 " Gen. 2.3. 16 " Gen. 24. 22 ; Ex. 21. 32 : Neh.
5. 15 ; Ezek. 4. 10 ^ ver. 44 ; Is. 44. 5 v Dt. 32. 34 ;
.Job 14. 17 -Ruth 4. 1,9; Is. 8. 1,2 " ver.9 (> Lk.
2. 27 " ver. 16 ; ch. 30. 4, 5, 32 ; 43. 3 ; 46. 1 <' ch.
51. 59 * ver. 7
< Or, containing the terms and conditions
764
32.13
JEREMIAH
32.35
Jeremiah prays for Enlightenment. Jehovah's Explanation: Captivity decreed for Israel's Disobedience
presence of the witnesses that sub-
scribed the deed of the purchase,
before all the "Jews that sat in
the court of the guard. 13 And I
charged Baruch before them, say-
ing, 1-1: Thus saith Jehovah of
hosts, the God of Israel : Take
these * deeds, this deed of the pur-
chase which is sealed, and this
deed which is open, and put them
in an earthen vessel ; tnat they
may continue many days. 15 For
thus saith Jehovah of hosts,^ the
God of Israel : " Houses and fields
and vineyards shall yet again be
bought in this land.
16 Now after 1 had delivered the
deed of the purchase unto Baruch
the son of Neriah, I 'Sprayed unto
Jehovah, saying, 17 "Ah Lord Je-
hovah ! behold, thou hast -^made
the heavens and the earth by thy
great power and by thine out-
stretched arm; there is "nothing
too Miard for thee, 18 who ''shov*?-
est lovingkindness unto thousands,
and recompensest the iniquity of
the ' fathers into the bosom of their
children after them ; the * great,
the 'mighty God, '" Jehovah of hosts
is his liame ; 19 "great in counsel,
and mighty in work ; whose " ej^es
are open upon all the ways of the
sons of men, to ''give every one ac-
cording to his ways, and according
to the fruit_ of his doings ; 20 who
didst *set signs and wonders in the
land of Egypt, even unto this day,
'■^both in Israel and among other
men ; and ''madest thee a name, as
at this day; 21 and didst * bring
forth thy people Israel out of the
land of Egypt with signs, and with
wonders, and with a strong hand,
and with an outstretched arm, and
with great terror; 22 and gavest
them this land, which thou didst
'swear to their _ fathers to give
them, a land flowing with milk and
honey ; 23 and they "came in, and
possessed it ; but they obeyed not
thy voice, neither "walked in thy
law ; they have done nothing of
all that thou commandedst them
to do : therefore thou hast caused
^all this evil to come upon them.
24- ^ Behold, the mounds, they are
come unto the city to take it ; and
the city is ' given into the hand of
the Chaldeans that fight against it,
because of the "sword, and of the
famine, and of the pestilence ; and
what thou hast spoken is * come to
1 Or, wonderful 2 Or, and
" ver, 10
" ver. 10-12
'^ ver. 37, 43,
44 ; cll. 30.
18; 31. 5,
lli, 24 ; 33.
12, 13 ; Am.
9. 14, 15;
Zech. 3. 10
d ch, 12. 1 ;
Gen. 32.
9-12 : Phil.
4. G, 7
" ch. 1. 6 ;
4. 10
/ch. 27. 5;
2 K. 19. 15;
Ps. 102. 2o ;
Is. 40. 26-28
" ver. 27 ;
Gen. 18. 14
'' Ex. 34. 6,
7 ; Dt. 7. 9,
10
' 1 K. 14. 9,
10; IB. 1-3;
Mt. 23. 32-
3fi
>■■ Ps. 145. 3
' ch. 20. 11 ;
Ps. 50. 1
"' ch. 10. 16 ;
31. 35
" Is. 9. 6 ; 28.
29
"ch. 23. 24;
Job 34. 21
P ch. 17. 10 ;
21. 14 ; Ps.
62. 12 ; Mt.
16. 27 ; Jn.
5. 29
9 Ps. 78. 43 ;
105. 27
"■Is. 63. 12,
14; Dan.
9. 15
* Dt. 4. 34 ;
7. 19 ; 26.
8; iChr.
17. 21
' ch. 11. 5;
Ex. 1.3. 5 ;
I -'t. 1. 8 ;
Ps. 105.
9-11
" ch. 2. 7 ;
Ps. 44. 2, 3 ;
78. 54, 55
"ch. 26. 4;
44. 10;
Ezr. 9. 7
^ Lara. 1.
18 ; Dan.
9. 11, 12
y ch. 6. 6 ; 33.
4 ; Ezek.
21. 22
' ver. 6 ; ch.
20. 6 , 21.
4-7
" ver. 36 ;
ch. 29. 17,
IS; 34. 17;
Ezek. 14.
21
^ Dt. 4. 26 ;
Josh. 23.
1.5, 16;
Zech. 1. 6
'' ver. 8
■'Mum. 16.
22 ; 27. 16
" ver. 17 ;
Mt. 19. 20
/ ver. 3, 24,
36 ; ch. 19.
7-12 ; 34.
2, 3
^ch. 21.10;
39. 8;
2 Chr. 36.
19
'' ch. 19. 13 ;
765
pass ; and, behold, thou seest it.
25 And ''thou hast said unto me,
O Lord Jehovah, Buy thee the
field for money, and call witnesses;
whereas the city is given into the
hand of the Chaldeans.
26 Then came the word of Jeho-
vah unto Jeremiah, saying, 27 Be-
hold, I am Jehovah, the ''God of
all flesh : is there anything " too
hard for me'? 28 Therefore thus
saith Jehovah : Behold, I will 'give
this city into the hand of the Chal-
deans, and into the hand of Nebu-
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and
he shall take it : 29 and the Chal-
deans, that fight against this city,
shall come and 'set this citj' on
fire, and burn it, with the ''houses,
upon whose roofs they have ofi'ered
incense unto Baal, and poured out
drink-ofierings unto other gods, to
provoke me to anger. 30 For the
children of Israel and the children
of Judah have done only that which
was *evil in my sight *from their
youth ; for the children of Israel
have 'only pi'ovoked me to anger
with the work of their hands, saith
Jehovah. 31 For this city hath
been to me a ™ provocation of mine
anger and of my wrath from the
day that they built it even unto
this day ; that I should " i emove it
from before my face, 32 because of
all the evil of the children of L'^rael
and of the children of Judah, which
they have done to provoke me to
anger, they, their "kings, their
princes, their priests, and their
prophets, and the men of Judah,
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
33 And they have ^turned unto
me the back, and not the face : and
though I taught them, « rising up
early and teaching them, yet they
have not hearkened to receive in-
struction. 34 But they ''set their
abominations in the house which is
called by my name, to defile it. 35
And they built the * high places of
Baal, which are in the valley of the
son of Hinnom, to * cause their sons
and their daughters to pass through
the fire unto ' Molech ; which I com-
manded them not, neither came it
44. 17-19, 25 ; 52. 13 ' ch. 2. 7 ; 7. 22-26 ; Dt. 9. 7-12 ;
Is. 63. 10 * ch. 3. 25 ; 22. 21 ' ch. 8. 19 ; 1 1. 17 ; 25. 7
'" ch. 6. 9-11 ; 6. 6, 7 ; 1 K. 11. 7, 8 ; 2 K. 21. 4-7, 16 ;
Mt. 23. 37 " ch. 27. 10 ; 2 K. 23. 27 ; 24. 3, 4 " ch.
2. 26 ; 44. 17, 21 ; Ezr. 9. 7 , Is. 1. 4-6, 23 1' ch. 2. 27 ;
18. 17 ; Ezek. 8. 16 ; Zech. 7. 11 ^ ch. 25. 3 ; 20. 5 ;
35. 15 ; 2 Chr. .m 15, 16 ; Jn. 8. 2 ^ ch. 7. 30, 31 ;
2 K. 21. 4-7 « ch. 7. 31 ; 19. 5 ; 2 Chr. 28. 2, 3 ; 33. 6
t Lev. 18. 21 , 20. 2-5 ; 1 K. U. 7 ; 2 K. 23. 10; Actis
7. 43
32.36
JEKEMIAH
33.12
Next, Restoration from Captivity is promised. Peace and Joy t« return to Jerasalem
into my ^ mind, that tiiey should
do this abomination, to cause J udah
to sin.
36 And now therefore thus saith
Jehovah, tlie God of Israel, con-
cerning this city, whereof ye say,
It is "given into the hand of the
king of Babylon by the sword, and
by the famine, and by the pesti-
lence : 37 Behold, I will \yather
them out of all the countries,
whither I have driven them in
mine anger, and in my wi'ath, and
in great indignation ; and 1 will
bring them again unto this place,
and I will ''cause them to dwell
safelj^ 38 And they shall be '' my
people, and I will be their God :
39 and I will ''give them one heart
and one way, that they may fear
me for ever, for the -^good of them,
and of their children after them :
40 atid 1 will make an " everlasting
covenant with them, that I v\^ill ''not
turn away from following them, to
do them good ; and I will 'put my
fear in their hearts, that they may
not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will
* rejoice over them to do them good,
and I will 'plant them in this land
"assuredly with my '"whole heart
and with my whole soul. 42 For
thus saith Jehovah : " Like as I have
brought all this great evil upon this
people, so will I " bring upon them
all the good that I have promised
them. 43 And '''fields shall be
bought _ in this land, whereof ye
say, It is desolate, without man or
beast : it is given into the hand of
the Chaldeans. 44 Men shall buy
fields for money, and ''subscribe
the deeds, and seal them, and call
witnesses,_ in the ''land of Benja-
min, and in the places about Jeru-
salem, and in the cities of Judah,
and ill the cities of the hill-coun-
try, and in the cities of the low-
land, and in the cities of the South :
for I will ^ cause their captivity to
return, saith Jehovah.
O O IMoreover the word of Je-
O O hovah came unto Jeremiah
the second time, while he was yet
'shut up in the court of the guard,
saying, 2 Thus saith Jehovah that
doeth it, "Jehovah that formeth it
to establish it ; " Jehovah is his
name : 3 ^Call unto me, and I will
answer thee, and will show thee
*' great things, and ^difficult, which
thou ^knowest not. 4 For thus
iBeh.heart. ^ Heh. in truth.
3 neh. fortified.
° ver. 24 ;
ch. IG. li,
13
b ch. 16. 14,
15 ; 23. 3,
8 ; Dt. 30.
3 ; Ps. lOG.
47; Is. 11.
U-10:
Ezek. 11.
17 ; Hos. 1.
11 ; Am. 9.
U, 15
" ch. 23. fl ;
Ezek. 34.
25. 2S ,
Zech. 14. 11
d ch. 30. 22 ;
Ezek. 11.
19, 20
' eh. 31. 33 ;
2 Chr. 30.
12; Jn. 17.
21 ; Acts
4. 32
/Dt. 11.
lS-21 ;
Ezek. 37.
'J ch. 31. ,33 ,
60. 5 ; Is.
55. 3
h\H. 31. 6,
S ; Ezek.
39. 29
! ch. 24. 7 ;
31. 33
*^ Dt. 30. 9 ;
Is. 02. 5 ;
65. 19
' ch. 31. 23 ;
Am. 9. 15
"' Hos. 2. 19,
20
" ch. 31. 28 ;
Zech. 8. 14,
15
"ch. 3,3. 14
P ver. 15, 25;
Ezek. 37.
11-14
9 ver. 10
'" ch. 17. 26 ;
33. 13
« ch. 31. 23 ;
33. 7, II, 26
1 ch. 32. 2, 3,
S ; 37. 21 ;
38. 28
" ch. 10. 16 ;
51. 19
" E.t. 3. 15 ;
6. 3 ; 15. 3
^ch. 29. 12;
Ps. 60. 15 ;
Is. .55. 6, 7
y ch. 32. 17,
27
= Is. 4S. 6
"^ Is. 32. 13,
14
ft ch. .32. 24 ;
Ezek. 4.
2; 21. 22;
Hab. I. 10
' ch. 21. 4-7 ;
32. 5
d ch. 21. 10 ,
Is. S. 17 ;
Mic. 3. 4
"ch. 17. 14;
.30. 17 ;
Hos. 0. 1
/ Is. 66. 12 ;
Gal. 6. 22,
23
3 ver. 26 ;
ch. 32. 44 ;
Ps. 85. 1
ft ch. 30. 18 ;
31. 4, 38;
Am. 9. 14,
15
' ch. 50 20 ,
766
saith Jehovah, the God of Israel,
concerning the " houses of this city,
and concerning the houses of the
kings of Judah, which are broken
down to make a dcftnce against the
'' mounds and against the sword ;
5 while men come to ''fight with
the Chaldeans, and to till them
with the dead bodies of men, whom
I have slain in niine anger and in
my wrath, and for all wJiose wick-
edness I have ''hid my face from
this city : 6 Behold, I will br-ing it
'^'^^ health and cure, and I will cin-e
them ; and I will reveal unto tln-m
■''abundance of peace and truth.
7 And I will cause the •' captivitj''
of Judah and the captivity of
Israel to return, and will ''luiild
them, as at the first. 8 And I will
'cleanse them from all their iniq-
uity, whereby they have sinned
against me ; and I will pardon all
their iniquities, whereb.y the.y have
sinned against me, and whereby
they have transgressed against me
9 And this city shall be to me for a
''■ name of joy, for a praise and for a
glory, before ' all the nations of the
earth, which shall hear all the '"good
that I do unto them, and shall " fear
and tremble for all the good and for
all the peace that I procure unto it.
10 Thus .saith Jehovah : Yet
again there shall be heard in this
place, whereof j^e say. It is " waste,
without man and without beast,
even in the cities of Judah, and
in the streets of Jerusalem, that
are ^desolate, without man and
without inhabitant and without
beast, 11 the voice of *joy and the
voice of gladness, the voice of
the bridegroom and the voice of
the bride, the voice of them that
say, ''Give thanks to Jehovah of
hosts, for -Jehovah is good, for his
lovingkindness endiireth for ever ;
and of them that bring sacrifices
of 'thanksgiving into the house of
Jehovah. For I will ' cause the
captivity of the land to return as
at the first, saith Jehovah.
1 2 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts :
Yet again shall there be in this
place, which is "waste, "without
Ps. 51. 2 ; Is. 44. 22 ; Ezek. 30. 25, 33 , Mic. 7. 18, 19 ;
Zech. 13. 1 ; Heb. 9. 11-14 * ch. 1.3. II ; Is. 62. 2. 4
( ch. 3. 17, 19 ; 4. 2 ; 16. 19 '" ch. 24. 6 ; 32. 42 " Neh.
6. II) ; Ps. 40. 3 ; Hos. 3. 5 " ch. 32. 43 P ch. 26. 9 ;
34. 22 « Is. 35. 10 ; 51. 3, U ^\ Chr. 16. 8, 34 ; 2 Chr.
6. 13 ; Ps. 106. 1 ; 107. 1 » ch. 17. 26 ; 30. 19 ; Lev. 7.
12, 13 , Ps. 107. 22 ; Heb. 1.3. 15 « ver. 7 " ver. 10
•"ch. 32. 43; 36. 29; 51. 62
* Heb. (I bandage.
33.13
JEEEMIAH
34.8
The Rigbteoiis Branih and the Sore Covenant. Zedekiah forewarned of Jerusalem's Overtbron
man and without beast, and in all
the cities thereof, a habitation of
shepherds causing their "Hocks
to lie down. 13 In the * cities
of the hill-country, in the cities of
the lowland, and in the cities of
the South, and in the land of Ben-
jamin, and in the places about
Jerusalem, and in the cities of
Judah, shall the Hocks again
"pass under tlie hands of him
that nunibereth them, saith Je-
hovah.
14 Behold, the days come, saith
Jehovah, that I will ''perform that
good word which I have spoken
concerning the house of Israel and
concerning the house of Judah.
15 In those days, and at that
time, will I cause a ''Branch of
righteousness to grow up unto
David ; and he shall execute ■'jus-
tice and righteousness in the land.
16 In those daj^s shall ^ Judah be
saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell
safely ; and this is the navie
whereby she shall be called: ''Je-
hovah our righteousness. 1 7 For
thus saith Jehovah : ^ David shall
•never want a man to sit upon the
throne of the house of Israel ; 18
neither shall the ''priests the Le-
vites v.ant a man before me to
offer burnt-offei'ings, and to burn
meal-offerings, and to 'do sacrifice
continually.
19 And the word of Jehovah
came unto Jeremiah, saying, 20
Thus saith Jehovah : If ye can
"'break my covenant of the day,
and my covenant of the night, so
that there shall not be day and
night in their season ; 2 1 then
may also my "covenant be broken
with David my servant, that he
shall not have a son to reign upon
his throne ; and with the Levites
the "priests, my ministers. 22 As
the ^ host of heaven cannot be num-
bered, neither the '' sand of the sea
measured ; so will 1 'multiply the
seed of David my servant, and the
* Levites that minister unto me.
23 And the word of Jehovah
came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 Con-
siderest thou not what this peo-
ple have spoken, saying. The 'two
families which Jehovah did choose,
he hath "cast them off'? thus do
they "despise my people, that they
should be no more a nation before
them. 25 Thus saith Jehovah : If
my ■'covenant of day and night
1 Heb. There sImU not be cut off from David.
"ch. 31. 12;
Is. Ca. lu ;
Ezek. 34.
12-U,
Zeph. 2.
0,7
b ch. 17. 26 ;
32. 44
" Lev. 27.
32 , Lk.
15. 4
d ver. 9 ; ch.
32. 42 ; Is.
32. 1, 2;
Ezek. 34.
Hag. 2. 6-9
" ch. 2X 5,
C ; 30. 9 ;
Is. 4. 2 ;
11. 1-5;
Zech. 3.
8; 6. 12, 13
/Ps. 7l'. 1-5
» ch. 23. G ,
Is. 46. 17,
22
ftch. 23. 6;
Is. 45. 24,
25 ; 1 Cor.
I, 30 ;
2 Cor. 5.
21 ; Phil.
3. 9
»2S. 7. 16;
1 K. 2. 4 ;
8. 25 ; Ps.
89. 29-37
*Dt. 18.
1 ; 24. S ;
Josh. 3. 3 ,
Ezek. 44.
15
' Ex. 29. 4 ;
Ezr. 3. 5 ;
Heb. 13. 15
"' ver. 25 ;
ch. 31. 35-
37 ; Ps. 89.
37; 104.
19-23; Is.
54. 9, 10
" 2 S. 23. 5 ;
2 Chr. 7.
18; 21.7
" ver. 18
P Oen. 15. 5
9 Gen. 22. 17
'■ ch. .30. 19 ;
Ezek. 37.
10-14, 24-27
' ver. 18 ;
Is. 60. 21
t ver. 26 ;
ch. 3. 7, 8,
10, 18;
Is. 7. 17 ;
II. 13;
Ezek. 37.
22
" ch. 30. 17
" Neh. 4.
2-4;
Esth. 3.
6-8;
Pa. 44. 13,
14;
83. 4 ;
Ezek. 36. 2
^ ver. 20 ;
ch. 31. 35,
30
y Ps. 74. 16,
17
' ch. 31. 37
" Gen. 49. 10
6 ver. 7
' ch. 31. 20 ;
Is. 14. 1 ;
54. 8;
Ezek. 39.
25;
Hos. 1. 7 ;
2. 23
767
stand not, if I have '' not appointed
the ordinances of heaven and earth ;
26 then will I also 'cast away the
seed of Jacob, and of David my
servant, so that 1 will not take of
his seed to be " rulers over the seed
of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob : for
I will '^^ cause their captivity to
return, and will have ''mercy on
them.
O^ The word which came
O j!! unto Jeremiah from Jeho-
vah, when '* Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon, and all his army, and
'all the kingdoms of the earth that
were under his dominion, and all
the peoples, were lighting against
Jerusalem, and against all the
cities thereof, saying : 2 Thus
saith Jehovah, the God of Israel,
■'Go, and speak to Zedekiah king
of Judah, and tell him. Thus saith
Jehovah, Behold, I will ^give this
city into the hand of the king of
Babylon, and he shall burn it with
fire : 3 and '' thou shalt not escape
out of his hand, but shalt surely
be taken, and delivered into his
hand; and thine 'eyes shall be-
hold the eyes of the king of Baby-
lon, and he shall speak with thee
mouth to mouth, and thou shalt
go to Babylon. 4 Yet hear the
word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king
of Judah : Thus saith Jehovah con-
cerning thee. Thou shalt not die
by the sword ; 5 thou shalt die in
peace ; and with the burnings of
thy fathers, the former kings that
were before thee, so shall they
* make a burning for thee ; and
they shall 'lament thee, saying.
Ah lord! for I have spoken the
word, saith Jehovah.
6 Then Jeremiah the prophet
spake "'all these words unto Zede-
kiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
7 when the king of Babylon's
army was fighting against Jeru-
salem, and against all the cities
of Judah that were left, against
" Lachish and against " Azekah ;
for these alone remained of the
cities of Judah as ^ fortified cities.
8 The woi'd that came unto Jere-
miah from Jehovah, after that the
<l ch. 32. 2 , 39. 1-3 ; .52. 4 ' ch. 1. 15 ; 27. 7 ; Dan. 2.
37, 38 /ch. 22. 1, 2 ; 37. 1-4 , 2 Chr. 36. 11, 12 " ver.
22 ; ch. 32. 29 ; 37. 8-10 h ver. 21 ; ch. 21. 7 ; 2 K. 26.
4, 6 ' ch. .39. 6, 7 ; 2 K. 25. 6, 7 * 2 Chr. 16. 14 ; 21. 19
' ch. 22. 18 "' 1 S. 3. 18 ; 15. 16-24 ; 1 K. 21. 18
" Josh. 10. 3, 5 ; 2 K. 14. 19 ; 18. 14 ; Is. 36. 2 " Josh.
10. 10 ; 2 Chr. 11. 9 ^2 Chr. 11. 5-10
2 Or, return to their captivity
34.9
JEREMIAH
35.6
Brcacb of Faith concerning Hebrew Servants to be panished. Tbe Rechabites refuse to drink Wine
king Zedekiah had "made a cove-
nant with all the people that were
at Jerusalem, to 'proclaim liberty
unto them ; 9 that every man
should let his man-servant, and
every man his maid-servant, that
is a ''Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go
free ; that none should make bond-
men of them, to wit, of a Jew his
brother. 10 And all the "* princes
and all the people obeyed, that had
entered into the covenant, that
every one should let his man-
servant, and every one his maid-
servant, go free, that none should
make bondmen of them any more ;
they obeyed, and let them go : 11
but " after wai-ds they turned, and
caused the servants and the hand-
maids, whom they had let go free,
to return, and brought them into
subjection for servants and for
handmaids.
12 Therefore the word of Je-
hovah came to Jeremiah from
Jehovah, saying, 13 Thus saith
Jehovah, the God of Israel : I
made a •''covenant with your fa-
thers in the day that I ^brought
them forth out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of ^ bond-
age, saying, 14 ''At the end of
seven years ye shall let go every
man his brother that is a Hebrew,
that '^hath been sold unto thee,
and hath served thee six years,
thou shalt let him go fr-ee from
thee : but your fathers ' heark-
ened not unto me, neither inclined
their ear. 15 And ye were now
turned, and * had done that which
is right in mine eyes, in proclaim-
ing libei'ty every man to his neigh-
bor ; and ye had ' made a covenant
before me in the '"house which is
called by my name : 16 but ye
"turned and "profaned my name,
and caused every man his servant,
and every man his handmaid, whom
ye had let go free at their pleasure,
to return ; and ye brought them
into subjection, to be unto you for
servants and for handmaids.
17 Therefore thus saith Jeho-
vah : Ye have not hearkened unto
me, to proclaim liberty, every man
to his brother, and every man to
his neighbor: behold, I ^'proclaim
unto you a liberty, saith Jehovah,
to the * sword, to the pestilence,
and to the famine; and I will
make you to be ^''tossed to and
1 Heb. bondmen. 2 Or, hath sold himself
3 Or, a terror unto
<'2K. n. 17;
23. 2, 3
b ver. 14, 17 ;
Lev. 26. 10,
39-46;
Neh. 0. 1-
13
•^ Gen. 14.
13 ; Ex. 2. 6
d ch. 26. 10,
IB
* ver. 21 ;
ch. 37. 5 ;
Ps. 78. 34-
36; Hos.
6. 4
/ch. 31. 33;
Ex. 24. 3,
7, 8 ; Dt.
6. 2, 3, 27
9 Ex. 20. 2
''Ex. 21. 2;
Dt. 16.
12 ; 1 K. 9.
23
' 1 S. 8. 7, 8 ;
2 K. 17. 13,
14
1^ ver. 8
' 2 K. 23. 3 ;
Neh. 10. 29
"' ch. 7. 10,
U ; 33. 34
" ver. 11 ;
1 S. 1.5. 11 ;
Ezek. 3.
20 ; 18. 24
" Ex. 20. 7
P Lev. 26. 34,
35; Esth.
7. 10 ; Dan.
e. 24 ; Mt.
7. 2
« ch. 32. 24 ;
38. 2
•■ ch. 29. 18 ;
Dt. 28.
26,64
' Dt. 17.
2 ; Hos. 6.
7; 8. 1
< Gen. 16. 10
" ver. 10 ;
Ezek. 22.
27 ; Mic. 7.
1-5 ; Zeph.
3. 3, 4
" ch. 11. 21 ;
21. 7 ; 22. 2.)
'^ ch. 19. 7 ;
1 S. 17. 44,
46 ; 1 K.
14. 11 ; 16. 4
V ch. 32. 3, 4 ;
39. 6; 62. 10,
24-27 ; 2 K.
25. 18-21 ;
Ezek. 17. 10
^ch. 37. 6-11
" ch. 37. 8
b ver. 2
<= ch. 4. 7
d ch. 33. 10 ;
44. 22
'ch. 1. 3;
27. 20 ;
2 K. 23. 34-
.36 ; 24. 1 ;
Dan. 1. 1
/ver. 9, U
" 1 Chr. 2. .%
A 1 K. 6. 5, 6,
8 ; 1 Chr.
9. 26, .33
' Dt. 33.
1 ; Josh.
14. 6; 1 K.
12. 22 ; 2 K.
1. 9-13
k Am. 2. 12 ;
2 Cor. 2. 9
' 2 K. 10. 1.5,
23
■" 1 Chr. 2. 65
768
fro among all the kingdoms of the
earth. 1 8 And I will give the men
that have 'transgressed my cove-
nant, that have not performed the
words of the covenant which they
made before me, '^when they 'cut
the calf in twain and passed be-
tween the^ parts thereof ; 1 9 the
"princes of Judah, and the princes
of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the
priests, and all the people of the
land, that passed between the parts
of the calf ; 20 I will even give
them into t:he hand of their ene-
mies, and into the hand of them
that " seek their life ; and their
^ dead bodies shall be for food unto
the birds of the heavens, and to
the beasts of the earth. 21 And
■'Zedekiah king of Judah and his
princes will I give into the hand of
their enemies, and into the hand
of them that seek their life, and
into the hand of the king of Baby-
lon's army, that are ^gone away
from you. 22 Behold, I will com-
mand, saith Jehovah, and cause
them to " return to this city ; and
they shall fight against it, and
take it, and *burn it with fire:
and I will make the cities of
.ludah a "desolation, ''without in-
habitant.
0 pf The word which came
tJtJ unto Jeremiah from Jeho-
vah in the days of " Jehoiakim
the son of Josiah, king of Judah,
sajdng, 2 Go unto the •''house of
the ^Rechabites, and speak unto
them, and bring them into the
house of Jehovah, into one of the
''chambers, and give them wine
to drink. 3 Then I took Jaaza-
niah the son of Jeremiah, the son
of Habazziniah, and his brethren,
and all his sons, and the whole
house of the Rechabites ; 4 and I
brought them into the house of
Jehovah, into the chamber of the
sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah,
the 'man of God, which was by
the chamber of the princes, which
was above the chamber of Maa-
seiah the son of Shallum, the
keeper of the threshold. 5 And
1 set before the sons of the house
of the Rechabites bowls full of
wine, and cups; and I said unto
them, * Drink ye wine. 6 But
they said. We will drink no wine ;
for ' Jonadab the son of "'Rechab,
our father, commanded us, .saying,
* Heb. the calf which they cut &e.
35.7
JEREMIAH
36.7
Judah rebaked by the Rechabites' Fidelity to their Foander. Jeremiah directs Barnch to read his Roll in the Temple
Ye shall "drink no wine, neither
ye, nor your sons, for ever : 7 nei-
ther shall ye build house, nor sow
seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have
any ; but all your days ye shall
dwell in * tents ; that ye may live
"many days in the land wherein
ye ''"sojourn. 8 And we have
* obeyed the voice of .Jonadab the
son of Rechab, our father, in all
that he charged us, to drink no
wine all our days, we, our wives,
our sons, or our daughters ; 9 nor
to build houses for us to dwell in ;
■^neither have we vineyard, nor
field, nor seed: 10 but we have
"dwelt in tents, and have obeyed,
and done according to all that
''Jonadab our father commanded
us. 1 1 But it came to pass, when
'Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
came up into the land, that we said,
Come, and let us * go to Jerusalem
for fear of the army of the Chalde-
ans, and for fear of the army of the
Syrians ; so we 'dwell at Jerusalem.
12 Then came the word of Jeho-
vah unto Jeremiah, saying, 1-3
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the
God of Israel : Go, and say to the
men of Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, "'Will ye not receive
instruction to hearken to my
words ^ saith Jehovah. 14 The
"words of Jonadab the son of
Rechab, that he commanded his
sons, not to drink wine, are per-
formed ; and unto this day they
drink none, for they obey their
father's commandment. But I
have spoken unto you, "rising up
early and speaking ; and ye have
p not hearkened unto me. 15 I
have sent also unto you all my
"servants the prophets, rising up
early and sending them, saying,
"■ Return ye now every man from
his evil way, and amend your
doings, and *go not after other
gods to serve them, and ye shall
'dwell in the land which I have
given to you and to your fathers :
but ye have not " inclined your
ear, nor hearkened unto me. 16
Forasmuch as the sons of Jonadab
the son of Rechab have " performed
the commandment of their father
which he commanded them, but
this people hath not hearkened
unto me; 17 therefore thus saith
Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God
of Israel : Behold, ^ I will bring
upon Judah and upon all the in-
habitants of Jerusalem all the evil
" Lev. 10. 9 ;
Num. 6.
2-4; Judg.
13. 7, u;
Lk. 1. 15
b Gen. 2r>.
27 ; Heb.
11. 9
" Ex. 20. 12 ;
Eph. 6. 2, 3
d Gen. 36. 7 ;
1 Chr. 16.
19
«Prov. ]. 8,
9 ; 4. 1, 2,
10 ; 6. 20 ,
Eph. 6. 1 ;
Col. 3. 20
/ ver. 7 ; Ps.
37. 16 ;
1 Tim. 6. 6
^ ver. 7
It ver. 6, 7
'2K. 2t. 1,
2; Dan. 1.
Is 2
* ch. 4. 5-7 ;
8. 14
' ver. 2
"' ch. 6. 3 ;
6. 8-10; 32.
33 ; Is. 28.
9-12
" ver. 6-10
" ch. 7. 13,
26; 11. 7;
25. 3, 4 ;
2 Chr. 36.
15
P Is. .30. 9 ;
50. 2
9 ch. 26. 5 ,
29. lU ; 32.
33
*■ ch. 4. 1 ;
18. 11 ; Is.
1. 16, 17 ;
Ezek. 18.
30-32 ;
Acts 26. 20
' ch. 7. 6 ;
■ 13. 10 ; 26.
6; Dt.
6. 14
< ch. 7. 7 ;
22. 4 ; 25.
5. 6
" ch. 7. 24,
26; 11. 8;
17. 23 ; 34.
14
" ver. 14 ;
Mai. 1. 6
'' ch. 19. 3,
15; 21. 4-
10; Mic.
3. 12
V ch. 7. 13,
26, 27 ; 26.
5 ; Prov.
1. 24, 25 ;
Is. 66. 12 ;
66. 4;
Lk. 13. 34,
35;
Eom. 10.
21
' Ex. 20. 12 ;
Eph. 6. 1-3
" ch. 33. 17 ;
1 Chr. 2. 65
bch. 15. 19;
Lk. 21. 36
"ch. 2.5. 1,3;
45. 1 ; 46.
2; 2K.
24. 1
rf ver. 6, 23,
28; Ex. 17.
14 ; Zech.
6, 1, 2
" ch. 1. 9, 10
/ch. 3. 3-10;
23. 13, 14;
769
that I have pronounced against
them; because I have * spoken unto
them, but they have not heard ;
and I have called unto them, but
they have not answei'ed.
18 And Jeremiah said unto the
house of the Rechabites, Thus
saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of
Israel : Because ye have ^ obeyed
the commandment of Jonadab your
father, and kept all his precepts,
and done according unto all that
he commanded you ; 19 thei'efore
thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the
God of Israel : Jonadab the son of
Rechab "shall not want a man to
* stand before me for ever.
O/I* And it came to pass in
0\_/ the '^ fourth year of Jehoi-
akim the son of Josiah, king of
Judah, that this word came unto
Jei'emiah from Jehovah, saying,
2 Take thee a ''roll of a book, and
write therein all the * words that
I have spoken unto thee against
•^Israel, and against ■''Judah, and
against all the ^nations, from the
''day I spake unto thee, from the
days of Josiah, even unto this day.
•3 ' It may be that the house of
Judah will hear all the evil which
I purpose to do unto them ; that
they may * return every man from
his eyilway; that I may 'forgive
their iniquity and their sin.
4 Then Jeremiah called '" Baruch
the son of Neriah ; and Baruch
wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah
all the words of Jehoyah, which
he had spoken unto him, upon a
" roll of a book. 5 And Jeremiah
commanded Baruch, saying, I am
^ " shut up ; I cannot go into the
house of Jehovah : 6 therefore go
thou, and ^read in the roll, which
thou hast * written from my mouth,
the words of Jehovah in the ears
of the people in Jehovah's house
upon " the *■ fast-day ; and also thou
shalt read them in the ears of all
Judah that come out of their
cities. 7 'It may be Hhey will
present their supplication before
Jehovah, and will return every
one from his evil way ; for * great
32. 30-32 f ch. 1. 5, 10; 25. 9-29; ch. 47.-ch. 51.
h ch. 1. 2, 3 ; 25. 3 ' ver. 7 ; ch. 26. 3 : Ezek. 12. 3
* ch. 18. 8, 11 ; 36. 15 ; Dt. 30. 2, S ; 1 S. 7. 3 ; Is. 55, 7
' Jon. 3. 10 ; Mk. 4 12 ; Acts 3. 19 "" ver. 18 ; ch.
32. 12 ; 43. 3 " ver 14 ; Ezek. 2. 9 " ch. 32. 2 ; 33.
1 ; 2 Cor. 11. 23 P ver. 8 « ver. 4 '' ver. 9 ; Zecb.
8. 19 ' ver. 3 ; ch. 26. 3 ; 1 K. 8. 33 ; 2 Chr. 33. 12, 13
t ch. 4. 4 ; 21. 5 ; 2 K. 22. 13, 17 ; Lam. 4. 11
1 Or^estrained * Or, a fast-day
3 Heb. their supplication will fall.
36.8
JEREMIAH
36.30
Jeremiah's Roll read liy Barnch in tiie Temple atid !)ffore the Princes. The Roll is bnriic!! by the King. U is rewritten
is the anger and the wrath that
-Jehovah hath pionounced against
this people. 8 And Baruch the
son ot Neriah did according to all
that Jeremiah the prophet com-
manded him, "reading in the book
the words of Jehovah in Jehovah's
house.
9 Now it came to pass in the
* fifth year of Jehoiakim the son
of Josiah, king of Judah, in the
''ninth month, that all the i^eople
in Jerusalem, and all the people
that "* came from the cities of
Judah unto Jerusalem, proclaimed
a '■fast before Jehovah. 10 Then
read Baruch in the book the
words of Jeremiah in the house of
Jehovah, in the •' cliamber of
^ Gemariah the son of 8haphan the
''scribe, in the upper court, at the
'entry of the new gate of Jeho-
vah's house, in the ears of all the
people.
1 1 And when *' Micaiah the son
of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan,
ha(i heard out of the book all the
words of Jehovah, 12 he went
down into the king's house, into
the scribe's chamber : and, lo, all
the princes were sitting there, to
wit, '■ Elishama the scribe, and
"^ Delaiah the son of iShemaiah. and
" Elnathan the son of Achbor,
and Gemariah the son of Shajihan,
and Zedekiah the son of Hana-
niah, and all the princes. 13 Then
Micaiah "declared unto them all
the words that he had heard, when
Baruch read the book in the ears
of the people. 14 Therefore all
the princes sent '' Jehudi the son of
Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah,
the son of Cushi, unto Baruch,
saying. Take in thy hand the roll
wherein thou hast read in the ears
of the people, and come. 8o Ba-
ruch the son of Neriah «took the
roll in his hand, and came unto
them. 15 And they said unto him,
8it down now, and read it in our
ears. So Baruch /read it in their
ears. 16 Now it came to pass,
when thej'^ had heard all the words,
they turned in *fear one toward
another, and said unto Baruch,
We will surely ' tell the king of all
these words. 17 And they asked
Baruch, saying, Tell us now, "How
didst thou write all these words
at his mouth'? 18 Then Baruch
answered them, "He pronounced
all these words unto me with his
mouth, and I wrote them with ink
" ver. 6 ; ch.
1. 17
■f> ver. 1
"^ ver. 22
d ver. 6
" 2 Chr. 20.
3 ; Esth. 4.
16 ; Joel 1.
14; 2. lu;
Jon. 3. 5
/ ch. 35. 4
'■' ver. 11, 25
h ch. 62. 25 ;
2 S. 8. 17
'■ ch. 26. 10
^' ver. 13
' ver. 20
"' ver. 25
" ch. 26. 22
" 2 K. 22. 10
P ver. 21
9 ver. 2 ;
Ezek. 2.
6. 7
*■ ver. 21
' ver. 24 ;
Acts 24. 25
'ch. 13. IS;
Am. 7. 10,
n
" Jn. r). 10,
l.i, 26
" ver. 4 ; ch.
43. 2, 3
" ver. 26 ;
ch. 26.
2IJ-24 ;
1 K. 17. 3 ;
18. 4, 10
y ver. 12
' ver. 14
" 2 K. 22. 10 ;
2 Chr. 34.
18; Ezek.
2. 4,6
<> ver. 12
■^ Am. 3. 15
ri ver. 9'
' ver. 29 ;
1 K. 22. S,
27; Prov.
1. 30 : Is. .5.
18, 19; 28.
14, 22
/ver. 16;
Ps. 36. I ;
64. 5 ; Is.
26. 11
»! K. 21.27;
2 K. 19. 1,
2; 22. 11,
19 ; Is. 36.
22 ; 37. 1 ;
Jon. 3. 6
'« ver. 12
'Gen. 37. 22,
26, 27 ;
Acts 5. 34-
39
* 1 K. 19. 1-3,
10. 14
' ver. 6, 19,
ch. 1. 19;
1.5. 20, 21
"■■ ver. 23
" ver. 4, 18
" ch. 28. 13,
14; 44. 28;
Zech. 1.
5, 6
P ver. 4, 23
9 Dt. 29. 19 ;
Job 15. 24,
25 ; Is. 45. 9
"" ch. 26. 9 ;
32. 3 ; Is.
29. 21 ; 30.
10
»ch. 2.5. 9-11
'ch. 22. 30;
2 K. 24.
12-15
» ch. 22. 19
770
in the book. 1 9 Then said the
I)rinces unto Baruch, Go, ^hide
thee, thou and Jeremiah ; and let
no man know where ye are.
20 And they went in to the
"king into the court; Irat they
had laid up the roll in the cham-
ber of * Elishama the scribe ; and
they told all the words in the cars
of the king. 21 8o the king sent
' Jehudi to fetch the roll ; and he
took it out of the chamber of
Elishama the scribe. And " Jehudi
read it in the *ears of the king,
and in the ears of all the ''princes
that stood beside the king. 22
Now the king was sitting in the
''winter-house in the ''_ninth month:
and there >"as a fire in the brazier
burning before him. 23 And it
came to pass, when .Jehudi had
read three or four Meaves, that
the king cut it with the penknife,
and * cast it into the fire that was
in the brazier, until all the roll
was consumed in the fire that was
in the brazier. 24 And they were
■'^hot afraid, nor ^'rent their gar-
ments, neither the king, nor any
of his servants that heard all these
words. 25 Moreover ''Elnatlian
and Delaiah and Gemariah had
' made intercession to the king that
he would not burn the roll ; but he
would not hear them. 26 And the
king commanded Jerahmeel "the
king's son, and Sei'aiah the son of
Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of
Abdeel, to 'take Baruch the scribe
and Jeremiah the prophet ; but
'Jehovah hid them.
27 Then the word of Jehovah
came to Jeremiah, after that the
king had '"burned the roll, and the
words wliich "Baruch wrote at
the mouth of .Jeremiah, saying,
28 "Take thee again another roll,
and write in it all the former words
that were ''in the first roll, which
Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath
burned. 29 And concerning Je-
hoiakim king of Judah thou shalt
say, Thus saith .Jehovah : Thou
hast 'burned this roll, saying,
*■ Why hast thou written therein,
saying. The "king of Babylon shall
certainly come and destroy this
land, and shall cause to cease from
thence man and beast 1 30 There-
fore thus saith Jehovah concerning
.Jehoiakim king of -Judah : He shall
have 'none to sit upon the throne
of David : and his "dead body shall
1 Or, columns * Or, the son of Hammclech
33.31
JEREMIAH
37. 21
Tlie Roll is rewritten by Baruili. Jeremiah warns against trusting in Pharaoli; is imprisoned; secretly visited by Zedekiah
be cast out in the day to the heat,
and in the night to the frost. 31
And I will "punisli him and his
seed and his servants for their
iniquity ; and I will * bring upon
them, and upon the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and upon the men of
Judah, all the evil that I have pro-
nounced against them, but tney
hearkened not. 32 Then took
Jeremiah ''another roll, and gave
it to Baruch the scribe, the son of
Neriah, who '' wrote therein from
the mouth of Jeremiah all the
words of the book which Jehoi-
akim king of Judah had burned
in the fire ; and there were
added besides unto them many
like words.
O 'T And * Zedekiah the son of
O f -Josiah reigned as king, in-
stead of ■''Coniah the son of Je-
hoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon ^ made king in the
land of Judah. 2 But '' neither he,
nor his servants, nor the people of
the land, did hearken unto the
words of Jehovah, which he spake
by tlie prophet .Jeremiah.
3 And 'Zedekiah the king sent
Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and
*Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah,
the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah,
saying, 'Pray now unto Jehovah
our God for us. 4 Now .Jeremiah
came in and went out among the
people ; for they had not "' put him
into prison. 5 And " Pharaoh's
army was come forth out of Egypt ;
and when the Chaldeans that were
besieging Jerusalem heard tidings
of them, they "brake up from
Jerusalem.
6 Then came the word of Jeho-
vah unto the prophet Jeremiah,
saying, 7 Thus saith Jehovah, the
God of Israel, ^Thus shall ye say
to the king of -Judah, that sent you
unto me to inquire of me : Behold,
* Pharaoh's army, which is come
forth to help you, shall return to
Egypt into their own land. 8 And
the Chaldeans shall ''come again,
and fight against this city ; and
they shall take it, and burn it with
fire. 9 Thus saith Jehovah, 'De-
ceive not ^ yourselves, saying, The
Chaldeans shall surely depart from
us; for they shall not depart. 10
For 'though ye had smitten the
whole army of the Chaldeans that
fight against you, and there re-
1 Heb. your souls.
" Ch. 23. 34
6 ch. 19. 15 ;
36. n ; Dt.
28. 16 ;
Prov. 29. 1
" ver. 28
d ver. 4, 23 ;
Ex. 4. 15,
10; 34. 1
" 2 K. 24. 17 ;
1 Chr. 3.
15 ; 2 Clir.
36. 10
/ ch. 22. 24,
28 ; 24. 1 ;
62. 31 ;
2 K. 24. 12 ;
1 Chr. 3.
16; 2 Chr.
30. 9, 10
0 Ezek. ir.
12-21
ft 2 K. 24. 19,
20 ; 2 Chr.
36. 12-10 ;
Prov. 29.
12
tch. 21. 1, 2
t ch. 29. 25 ;
52. 24
' ch. 2. 27 ;
15. 11; 21.
1, 2 ; 42.
1-4, 20 ;
1 K. 13. fl;
Acts S. 24
™ ver, 15 ;
ch. 32. 2, 3
" ver. 7 ;
2 K. 24. 7 ;
Ezek. 17.
15
" ver. 11 ;
cb. 34. 21
P ver. 3 ;
ch. 21. 1,
2 ; 2 K. 22.
18
« ch. 2. IS,
36 ; Is. 30.
1-3; 31.
1-3 ; Lam.
4. 17;
Ezek. 17.
17
'■ ch. .34. 22 ;
38. 23 ; 39.
2-8
» ch. 29. 8 ;
Obad. 3 ;
Mt. 24. 4,
5 ; Eph. 5. 6
t Lev. 26.
36-38; Is.
30. 17
« .Joel 2. 11
" ver. 8
^ ver. 5
V ch. 32. 8 ;
1 K. 19. 3,
9 ; Mt. 10.
23, Acts
17. 10, 14
^ch. 38. 7;
Zech. 14.
10
"ch. 18. 18;
20. 10 ; Am.
7. 10; Lk.
23.2; Acts
0. 11 ; 24.
5-9, 13
(>ch. 40. 4-6;
Ps. 27. 12 ;
52. 1, 2 ;
Mt. 5. 11,
12
" ch. 18. 23 ;
20. 1-3 ; 26.
16 ; Mt. 21.
35
d Gen. .39.
20; 2 Chr.
16. 10 ; 18.
771
mained but '■'wounded men among
them, yet would they " rise up every
man in his tent, and " burn this city
with fire.
11 And it came to pass that,
when the army of the Chaldeans
was ■" broken up from Jerusalem for
fear of Phai-aoh's army, 1 2 then
Jeremiah went forth out of Jeru-
salem to go into the land of Ben-
jamin, to receive his ^portion
^ there, in the midst of the people.
13 And when he was in the 'gate
of Benjamin, a captain of the ward
was there, whose name was Irijah,
the son of tShelemiah, tl^ie son of
Hananiah ; and he laid hold on J ere-
miah the prophet, saying. Thou "art
falling away to the Chaldeans. 14
Then said Jeremiah, It is ''false; lam
not falling away to the Chaldeans.
But he hearkened not to him ; so
Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and
brought him to the princes. 15
And the ijrinces were 'wroth with
Jeremiah, and .smote him, and ''put
him in prison in the house of 'Jona-
than the scribe ; for they had made
that the prison.
16 When Jeremiah was come
into the ''dungeon-house, and into
the cells, and Jeremiah had re-
mained there many days ; 1 7 then
Zedekiah the king sent, and
fetched him: and the king •''asked
him secretly in his house, and said,
Is there any ^ word from JehoAah 1
And Jeremiah .said. There is. He
said also. Thou shalt be ''delivered
into the hand of the king of Baby-
lon. 18 Moreover Jeremiah said
unto king Zedekiah, 'Wherein have
I sinned against thee, or against
thy servants, or against this people,
that ye have put me in prison 1 19
* Where now are your prophets
that prophesied unto you, saying.
The 'king of Babylon shall not
come against you, nor against this
land? 20 And now hear, I pray
thee, O my lord the king: let my
'" supplication, I pi'ay thee, ' be pr»»-
sented before thee, that thou cause
me not to return to the house of
.Jonathan the scribe, lest I "die
there. 21 Then "Zedekiah the king
2fi : Acts 5. 18 " ver. 20 / ch. .38. 5, 14-10, 24-27 ;
1 K. 14. 1-4 9' ver. 3 ; ch. 15. 11 ; 21. 1. 2 ; 1 K. 22.
15, 10 ; 2 K. 3. 11-13 h ch. 21. 7 ; 24. 8 ; Ezek. 12. 12,
13 ; 17. 19-21 > I S. 24. 9 ; 20. 18 ; Dan. 6. 22 ; Jn. 10.
32 ; Acts 25. 8, 11, 25 k ch. 2. 28 ; Dt. 32. 37, 38 ; 2 K.
3. 13 ' ch. 6. 14 ; 8. 11 ; 14. 13 ; 27. 14 ; 28. 1-4, 10-17 ;
29. 31 '" ch. 36. 7 ; 38. 26 " ver. 16 ; ch. 18. 23 ;
26. 15 ° ch. 32. 2, 3
2 Heb. thrust through. * Or, house of the pit
3 Heb. frrmi thence, ' Heb. fall.
38.1
JEREMIAH
38.20
Jeremiah is pat l:ito a Daugeoii, bat talcen oat again. He has another Scrret Iiitcrview with Zedeliiah
commanded, and they committed
Jeremiah into the "court of the
guard ; and they gave him daily a
loaf of * bread out of the bakers'
street, until all the bread in the
city was ''spent. Thus Jeremiah
'^ remained in the court of the guard.
O O And Shephatiah the son
OO of Mattan, and Gedaliah
the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the
son of Shelemiah, and * Pashhur
the son of Malchijah, heard the
words that Jeremiah spake unto
all the people, saying, 2 Thus
saith Jehovah, He that -^abideth in
this city shall die by the ''sword,
by the famine, and by the pesti-
lence ; but he that goeth forth to
the Chaldeans shall live, . and his
''life shall be unto him for a prey,
and he shall live. 3 Thus saith
Jehovah, This city shall surely be
' given into the hand of the army
of the king of Babylon, and he
shall take it. 4 Then the * princes
said unto the king. Let this man,
we pray thee, be put to death ; for-
asmuch as he ' weakeneth the hands
of the men of war that remain in
this city, and the hands of all the
people, in speaking such words
unto them: for this man ™seeketh
not the welfare of this people, but
the hurt. 5 And Zedekiah the
king said. Behold, he is in your
hand ; for the king is " not he that
can do anything against you. 6
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast
him into the ^ " dungeon of Malchi-
jah "^the king's son, that was in the
^ court of the guard : and they let
down Jeremiah with cords. And
in the dungeon there was no water,
but *mire; and Jeremiah sank in
the mire.
7 Now when *■ Ebed-melech the
Ethiopian, a * eunuch, who was in
the king's house, heard that they
had put Jeremiah in the dungeon
(the king then sitting in the 'gate
of Benjamin), 8 Ebed-melech went
forth out of the king's house, and
spake to the king, saying, 9 My
lord the king, "these men have
done evil in all that they have done
to Jeremiah the prophet, whom
they have cast into the dungeon ;
and '^he is like to die in the place
where he is, because of the famine ;
for there is " no more bread in the
city. 10 Then the king com-
manded Ebed-melech the Ethio-
1 Or, pit
2 Or, the son of Hammelech
3 Heb. he is dead.
" ch. 32. 2, 8 ;
38. 13, 28
b Job 6. 20 ;
Ps. 33. 18,
19 ; Is. 33.
16
'^ ch. 3S. 9 ;
62. 6 ; 2 K.
2ij. 3
rf ch. 39. 14,
15
•■ch. 21. 1
/ch. 21. 9
" ch. 34. 17 ;
42. 17
h ch. 21. 9 ;
39. 18 ;
4.i. 5
'■ ch. 21. 10 ;
32. 3-5
k ch. 18. 23 ;
•26. 11, 21 ;
36. 12
' Ex. 5. 4 ;
1 K. 18. 17,
18 ; 21. 20 ;
Ezr. 4. 12 ;
Neh. 6. 9 ;
Am. 7. 10 ;
Acts 16. 20
™ ch. 29. 7
" 1 S. 15. 24 ;
29. 9 ; 2 S.
3. 39
" ch. 37. 16,
21 ; Acts
16. 24
P ch. 37. 21
* ver. 22 ;
Ps. 40. 2 ;
69. 2, 14,
15 ; Zech.
9. 11
'■ ch. 39. 16
' ch. 29. 2
(marg.) ;
Acts 8. 27
< ch. 37. 13 ;
Dt. 21. 19 ;
Job 29. 7 ;
Am, 6. 10
" ver. 1
" ch. 37. 21 ;
62. 6
" ver. 6
V ver. 6
^ ver. 6 ; ch.
37. 21 ; 39.
14, 15;
Acts 23.
35 ; 24. 27 ;
28. 16, 30
"ch. 21. 1,
2 ; 37. 17
i-ch. 16. n ;
42. 2-5, 20 ;
1 S. 3. 17,
18; IK.
22. 10
" Lk. 22. 67,
68
d ch. 37. 17 ;
Jn. 3. 2
* Num. 16.
22 ; 27. 16 ;
Is. 57. 16 ;
Zech. 12. 1
/ ver. 4-6 ;
ch. 34. 20
y Ps. 80. 7,
14 ; Am. 5.
27
fc 1 Chr. 17.
24; Ezek.
8. 4
' ver. 2 ; ch.
21. 8-M);
27. 12, 17 ;
2 K. 24. 12 ;
25. 27-30
* ch. 27. 8
' ver. 3 ; ch.
24. 8-10 ;
32. 3-0 ; 37.
772
pian, saying, Take from hence
thirty men with thee, and take
up Jeremiah the prophet out of
tne dungeon, before ne die. 11
So Ebed-melech took the men
with him, and went into the
house of the king under the
treasury, and took thence rags
and worn-out garments, and '''let
them down by cords into the
dungeon to Jeremiah. 12 And
Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said
unto Jeremiah, Put now these
rags and worn-out garments under
thine armholes under the cords.
And Jeremiah did so. 13 So they
^drew up Jeremiah with the cords,
and took him up out of the dun-
geon : and Jeremiah remained in
the 'court of the guard.
14 Then Zedekiah the king
"sent, and took Jeremiah the
prophet unto him into the third
entry that is in the house of Je-
hovah: and the king said unto
Jeremiah, I will 'ask thee a thing;
hide nothing from me. 15 Then
Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, ''If
I declare it unto thee, wilt thou
not surely put me to death? and
if I give thee counsel, thou wilt
not hearken unto me. 1 6 So Zed-
ekiah the king sware ''secretly
unto Jeremiah, saying, As Jeho-
vah liveth, that *made us this soul,
1 will not put thee to death, neither
will I give thee into the hand of
■''these men that seek thy life.
17 Then said Jeremiah unto
Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah,
the ^God of hosts, the ^God of
Israel : If thou wilt ' go forth
unto the king of Babylon's
princes, then thy soul shall
live, and this city shall not be
burned with fire ; and thou shalt
live, and thy house. 18 But if
thou wilt *not go forth to the
king of Babylon's princes, then
'shall this city be given into the
hand of the Chaldeans, and they
shall burn it with fire, and '" thou
shalt not escape out of their hand.
19 And Zedekiah the king said
unto Jeremiah, I am "afraid of
the Jews that are " fallen away to
the Chaldeans, lest they deliver
me into their hand, and they
^mock me. 20 But Jeremiah
said, They shall not deliver thee.
*Obey, I beseech thee, the voice
8 ; 2 K. 26. 4-10 "' ch. 32. 4 ; 34. 3 " Is. 51. 12, 13 ;
57. 11 ; Jn. 12. 42 ; 19. 12, 13 " ch. 39. 9 »' ver. 22 ;
2 Ghr. 30. 10 ; Neh. 4. 1 « ch. 11. 4, 8 ; 26. 13 ; 2 Chr.
20. 20 ; Dan. 4. 27 ; Acts 26. 29
38.21
JEKEMIAH
39.14
The King is exhorted to sarreiidcr to the Chaldeans. Jerusalcui taken hy the Chaldeans. Jeremiah spared
of Jehovah, in that whicli I speak
unto thee: so it shaJl be "well
with thee, and thy * soul shall
live. 21 But if thou refuse to
go forth, this is the word that
Jehovah hath showed me : 22 Be-
hold, all the " women that are left
in the king of Judah's house
shall be brought forth to the king
of Babylon's princes, and those
women shall say, ^ Thy familiar
friends have "set thee on, and
have prevailed over thee : now
that thy '' feet are sunk in the
mire, they are turned away back.
23 And they shall bring out all
thy wives and thy ''children to
the Chaldeans ; and /thou shalt
not escape out of their hand, but
shalt be taken by the hand of the
king of Babylon : and ^ thou shalt
'•> cause this city to be burned with
fire.
24 Then said Zedekiah unto
Jeremiah, Let no man know of
these words, and thou shalt not
die. 25 But if the '' princes hear
that I have talked with thee, and
thej'^ come unto thee, and say
unto thee. Declare unto us now
what thou hast said unto the king;
hide it not from us, and we will
not put thee to death ; also what
the king said unto thee : 26 then
thou shalt say unto them, I *' pre-
sented my supplication before the
king, that he would not cause me
to return to Jonathan's house, to
die there. 27 Then came all the
princes unto Jeremiah, and asked
nim ; and he * told them according
to all these words that the king
had commanded. So tht-.\ left off
speaking with him ; for tlie matter
was not ® perceived. 28 So Jere-
miah 'abode in the court of the
guard until the day that Jerusa-
lem was taken.
And it came to pass when Je-
OO rusalem was taken 1 ""(in
O X) the ninth year of Zedekiah
king of Judah, in the tenth month,
C8.me Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby-
lon and all his army against Jeru-
salem, and besieged it ; 2 in the
eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the
fourth month, the ninth day of
the month, a " breach was made
in the city), 3 that all the princes
of the king of Babylon came in,
and sat in the "middle gate, to
1 Heb. The men of thy peace.
* Or, deceived thee 8 Heb. thou shall hum &c.
•^ Heb. caused to fall. * Or, reported
"■ ch. 7. 23
* (ran. 19.
•M ; Is. 55. 3
■^ ch. 6. 12 ;
S. 10 ; 43. 6
ri ver. 6
" ch. 39. 6 ;
41. 10 ; 2 K.
26. 7
/ver. 18
'J ver. 18
'' ver. 4-6, 27
' ch. 37. 15,
20
* 1 S. 10. 15,
16 ; 16. 2-6
' ver. 13 ;
ch. 16. 20,
21 ; 37. 20,
21 ; 39. 13,
14; Ps. 23. 4
"• ch. 62. 4 i
2 K. 25. 1-
12; Ezek.
24. 1, 2
" ch. 62. 7 ;
2 K. 25. 4
" ch. 21. 4
P ver. 13
9 ch. 62. 7 ;
2 K. 25. 4 ;
Is. 30. 15,
16; Am. 2.
14
»■ 2 Chr. 32. 6
» ch. 32. 4, 5 ;
38. 18, 23 ;
52. 8 ;
Lam. 4. 20
t Josh. 4.
5. 10
. 13;
"ch.
26, 27
" ch. 32. 4
^ ch. 52. 10 ;
2 K. 25. 7
y Dt. 28. 34
- ch. 21. 7 ;
24.8-10; 34.
19-21
" ch. 62. 11 ;
2 K. 25. 7 ;
Ezek. 12.
13
f> Judg. 16. 21
•^ ch. 32. 5
dch. 21. 10;
62. 13
« oh. 62. 14 ;
2 K. 26. 10 ;
Neh. 1. 3
/ver. 13;
ch. 40. 1 ;
62. 12-16,
26 ; 2 K. 26.
11, 20
0 Gen. 37. 36
'» ch. 24. 8
» ch. 38. 19 ;
.62. 16
k ch. 62. 16 ;
2K. 2.5.12
' ch. 1. 8 ; 16.
20, 21 ; Job
5. 15, 16 ;
Acts 24. 23
"» Ps. 105. 14,
15; Prov.
16. 7 : 21.
I ; 1 Pet. 3.
13
" ver. 3
" ch. 38. 28 ;
40. 1-6
P ch. 26. 24 ;
2 K. 22. 12,
14 ; 2 Chr.
34. 20
773
wit. Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo,
Sarsechim, ''Rab-saris, ^'Nergal-sha-
rezer, ''Kab-mag, with all the rest
of the princes of the king of Baby-
lon.
4 And it came to pass that, when
Zedekiah the king of Judah and all
the men of war saw them, then
they 9 fled, and went forth out of
the city by night, by the way of
the king's garden, through the
gate 'betwixt the two walls ; and
he went out toward the Arabah.
5 But the army of the 'Chaldeans
pi^rsued after them, and overtook
Zedekiah in the ' plains of Jericho :
and when they had taken him,
they brought him up to Nebuchad-
rezzar king of Babylon to " Kiblah
in the land of Hamath ; and he
''"gave judgment upon him. 6
Then the ^ king of Babylon slew
the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah
" before his eyes : also the king of
Babylon slew all the ^nobles of
Judah. 7 Moreover he "put out
Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him
in * fetters, to carry him to " Baby-
lon. 8 And the Chaldeans ''burned
the king's house, and the houses of
the people, with fire, and "brake
down the walls of Jerusalem. 9
Then -^Nebuzaradan the "captain
of the guard carried away captive
into Babylon the ''residue of the
people that remained in the city,
the 'deserters also that fell away
to him, and the residue of the
people that remained. 10 But
* Nebuzaradan the captain of the
guard left of the *poor of the
people, that had nothing, in the land
of Judah, and gave them vineyards
and fields at the same time.
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon gave charge concern-
ing 'Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan
the captain of the guard, saying,
12 Take him, and look well to
him, and '"do him no harm ; but
do unto him even as he shall say
unto thee. 13 So Nebuzaradan
the captain of the guard sent, and
Nebushazban, " Eab-saris, and Ner-
gal-sharezer, Eab-mag, and all the
chief officers of the king of Baby-
lon ; 14 they sent, and "took Jere-
miah out of the court of the guard,
and committed him unto Gedaliah
the son of ^Ahikam, the son of
Shaphan, that he should carry
^ Title of an officer.
7 Heb. spake judgments with him. See ch. 15 ,
I (marg.).
39.15
JEREMIAH
40.15
Ebed-melecli spared. Jereminh remains witli (i<daliali. Gedaliali proterts the People tiiat remain. JoliRnan warns liim
him home. So he dwelt among
the peo])le.
15 Now the word of Jehovah
came unto Jeremiah, wliile he
was "shut up in the court oi: the
guard, saying, 16 Go, and speak
to * Ebed-melech the Ethiopian,
saying, Tlius saith Jehovah of
hosts, the God of Israel : Behold,
I will bring my words upon this
city ''for evil, and not for good;
and they ^ shall be accomplished
''before thee in that day. 17 But
I will "deliver thee in that day,
saith Jehovah ; and thou shalt
not be given into the hand of the
•''men of whom thou art afraid.
18 For I will surely save thee,
and thou shalt not fall by the
sword, but thy "life shall be for
a prey unto thee ; because thou
hast ''put thy trust in me, saith
Jehovali.
^/^ The word which came to
\r.\J .Jeremiah from Jehovah,
after that *Nebuzaradan the cap-
tain of the guard had '' let him go
from 'Ramah, when he had taken
him being bound in '"chains among
all the captives of Jerusalem and
Judah, that were carried away
captive unto Babylon. 2 And the
captain of the guard took Jere-
miah, and said unto him, ".Jeho-
vah thy God pronounced this evil
upon this place; 3 and Jehovah
hath brought it, and done accord-
ing as he spake: because ye have
"sinned against Jehovah, and have
not obeyed his voice, therefore this
thing is come upon you. 4 And
now, behold, I ^ loose thee this day
from the chains which are upon
thy hand. If it seem good unto
thee to come with me into Baby-
lon, come, and I will look well
unto thee ; but if it seem ill unto
thee to come with me into Baby-
lon, forbear : behold, *all the land
is before thee; whither it seemeth
good and right unto thee to go,
thither go. 5 Now while he was
not yet gone back. Go back then,
said he, to ''Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,
whom the king of Babylon hath
made "governor over the cities of
Tudah, and dwell with him among
the people ; or go ' wheresoever it
seemeth right unto thee to go. So
the captain of the guard gave him
^"victuals and a "present, and let
I Or, shall be be/ore thee ^ Or, an allowance
" ch. 38. 28
'' ch. 38. 7
" ch. 21. 10 ,
Dan. 0. 12.
Zech. 1. 6
d Ps. 91. 8, 'J
"Ps. 41. 1,
2 ; 50. 15
/ch. 38. 1, 9
"ch. 21.9;
38. 2 ; 4.5. 5
ft ch. 17. 7,
8 ; Ps. 34.
' ch. S9. 9, 11
k ch. 39. 14
' ch. 31. 15
"' Acta 12. 6,
7 ; 21. 13 ;
28. 20 ;
Eph. 6. 20
" cli. 22. 8, 9 ;
Dt. 29. 24-
28
" ch. 50. 7 ;
Rom. 2. 5
P ch. 39. 11,
12
1 Gen. 1.3. 9 ;
20. 15 ; 47. 0
'"ch. 39. 14
' 2 K. 25. 23
<■ ver. 4
" ch. 52. 34
" 2 K. 8. 7-9
^ ch. 39. 14
y J udg. 20.
1 , 21. 1 ;
1 S. 7. 6 ;
2 Chr. 16. 0
" 2 K. 25. 23,
24
" ch. 39. 10 ;
52. l(i
!> ver. 0, 11,
12
" ver. 14 ,
ch. 41. 2
<i ver. 13, 15 ,
ch. 42. 1 ;
43. 2
' 2 S. 23. 28,
29 ; Ezr. 2.
22 ; Neh.
7. 20
.''ch. 42. 1
" J)t. 3. 14 ;
Josh. 12. 5 ,
2 S. 10. fi. 8
'' 1 S. 20. lii,
17 ; 2 K.
25. 24
' ch. 27. II;
38. 17-20
* ver. 6
'ch. .35. 19:
Dt. 1. 38 ;
1 K. 10. 8
'"■ ell. 39. 10
" ver. 12 ;
ch. 48. 32;
Is. 16. 9
" ch. 9. 26 ;
Num. 22.
1 ; 25. 1, 2 ;
Is. 16. 4
J'lS. U. 1;
12. 12
9 Gen. 3G. S ;
Is. 11. 14
>■ ch. 43. 5
" ver. 10
' ver. 8
" ch 25. 21 ;
41. 10; IS.
11. 1-3 ; 2 S.
10. 1-6
" ver. 8
774
him go. 6 Then went '''Jeremiah
unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam
to "Mizpah, and dwelt with him
among the people that were left in
the land.
7 'Now when all the captains of
the forces that were in the fields,
even they and their men, heard
that the king of Babylon had made
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam gov-
ernor in the land, and had com-
mitted unto him men, and women,
and children, -'and "of the poorest
of the land, of them that were not
carried away captive to Babylon ;
8 then ''they came to Gedaliah to
Mizpah, to ivit, "^Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah, and ''Johanan and
.Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and
Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth,
and the sons of Ephai the ''Neto-
phathite, and ■' Jezaniah the son of
the " Maacathite, they and their
men. 9 And Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam the son of Shaphan '' sware
unto them and to their men, say-
ing, 'Fear not to serve the Chal-
deans : dwell in the land, and
serve the king of Babylon, and it
shall be well with Yon. 10 As for
me, behold, I will dwell at * Miz-
pah, to 'stand before the Chal-
deans that shall come unto us : but
ye, '"gather ye wine and "summer
fruits and oil, and put them in your
vessels, and dwell in your cities
that ye have taken. 1 1 Likewise
when all the Jews that were in
" Moab, and among tlie children of
''Ammon, and in ''Edom, and that
were in all the countries, heard that
the king of Babylon had left a rem-
nant of .Judah, and that he had set
over them Gedaliah the son of Ahi-
kam, the son of Shaphan ; 1 2 then
all the Jews 'returned out of all
places whither they were driven,
and came to the land of .Judah, to
Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and * gath-
ered wine and summer fruits very
much.
13 Moreover Mohanan the son
of Kareah, and all the captains of
the forces that were in the fields,
came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 14
and said unto him. Dost thou know
that Baalis the king of the chil-
dren of "Ammon hath sent *Ish-
mael the son of Nethaniah to
take thy life 1 But Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam believed them not.
1.5 Then Johanan the son of Ka-
reah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpab
3 Or, even
40.16
JEREMIAH
42.1
agniiist Islituael.wlio luurders Gedaliali anil others, and takes captive the People oflllizpah. Johanan rescues them
secretly, saying. " Let me go, I pray
thee, and I will slay Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, and no man
shall know it : wherefore should
he *take thy life, that all the Jews
that are gathered unto thee should
be scattered, and the " remnant of
Judah perish '] 16 But Gedaliah
the son of Ahikam said unto Joha-
nan the son of Kareah, ''Thou
shalt not do this thing ; for thou
speakest falsely of Ishmael.
/jj -^ Now it "came to pass in
TCX the •''seventh month, that
" Ishmael the son of Nethaniah,
the son of Elishama, of the seed
roj^al and one of the chief officers
of the king, and ten men with him,
came unto ''Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam to Mizpah ; and there they
did '■ eat bread together in Mizpah.
2 Then arose Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, and the ten men that
were with him, and * smote Geda-
liah the son of Ahikam the son of
Shaphan with the sword, and ' slew
him, '"whom the king of Babylon
had made governor over the land.
3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews
that were with him, to wit, with
Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the
Chaldeans that were found there,
the men of war.
4 And it came to pass the second
day after he had slain Gedaliah,
and no man knew it, 5 that there
" came men from " Shechem, from
^Shiloh, and from '■'Samaria, even
fourscore men, having their beards
shaven and their clothes rent, and
*■ having cut themselves, with meal-
oflerings and frankincense in their
hand, to bring them to the *house
of Jehovah. 6 And Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah went forth from
Mizpah to meet them, 'weeping all
along as he went : and it came to
pass, as he met them, he said unto
them. Come to Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam. 7 And it was so, when
they came into the midst of the
city, that Ishmael the son of Neth-
aniah "slew them, and caxt them
into the midst of the pit, he, and
the men that were witli him. 8
But ten men were found among
them that said unto Ishmael, Slay
us not; for we have "stores hidden
in the field, of wheat, and of bar-
ley, and of oil, and of honey. So
he forbare, and slew them not
among their brethren. 9 Now the
pit wherein Ishmael cast all the
dead bodies of the men whom he
26
" I S. 26. 8
>> 2 S. 21. 17
" ch. 42. 2
<t Mt. 10. 16
*■ 2 K. 25. 25
/ ch. 39. 2 ;
62. 6
" ch. 40. 8, U
'<■ ch. 39. 14 ;
40. 5, 6
■ ch. 40. 13,
14
'-■ 2 S. 3. 27 ;
20. 9, 10 ;
Ps. 41. 9;
109. 5 ; Jn.
13. 18
I 2 K. 2'.. 25
"' ch. 40. 5
" 2 K. 10. 13,
14
" Gen. 33.
18 ; 37. 12 ;
1 K. 12. 1
P Josh. 18.
1 ; Judg.
18. 31 ; 1 S.
3. 21 ; Ps.
78. 60
'' 1 K. 16. 24,
29
"■ ch. 16. 6 ;
Bt. 14. 1
» 2 K. 2ft. 9 ;
Ps. 102. 14
« ch. 50. 4 ;
2 S. 3. 16
" Ps. 65. 23 ;
Is. 69. 7 ;
Ezek. 22.
27 ; 33. 24,
26
" Is. 45. 3
' 1 K. 15. 17-
22; 2Chr.
16. 1-6
y Juflg. 6. 2 ;
1 S. 13. 6 ;
2 S. 17. 9 ;
Heb. 11.38
' ch. 40. n,
12
"^ ch. 43. 6
b ch. 40. 7
" ch. 40. 14 ;
Neh. 2. 10,
19; 4. 7, &;
6. 17, 18
rf ch. 40. 13
" ch. 40. 7, 8,
14-16
/Gen. 14.
14-16 ; 1 S.
30. 1-8, 18,
20
!* 2 S. 2. 13
'' ver. 10, 14
' 1 S. 30. 17 ;
1 K. 20. 20 ;
Job 21. .30;
Prov. 28. 17
k ver. 2
' ch. 42. 8 ;
43. 4-7
'" 2 S, 19. 37,
.^S, 40
" ch. 42. 14
"ch. 42. 11,
10 ; 43. 2,
3 ; Is. 61.
12, 13 ; 67.
11 ; Lk. 12
4,6
V ch. 40. 5
"■' ch. 40. 8,
13; 41. 11,
16
had slain, by the side of Gedaliah
(the " same was that which Asa the
king had made for •" fear of Baasha
king of Israel), Ishmael the son of
Netlianiah filled it with them that
were slain. 10 Then Ishmael car-
ried away captive all the ' residue
of the people that were in Mizpah,
even the '* king's daughters, and'
all the people that remained in
Mizpah, ''whom Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard had com-
mitted to Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam ; Ishmael the son of Neth-
aniah carried them away captive,
and departed to go over to the
children of '' Amnion.
11 But when ''Johanan the son
of Kareah, and all the "captains
of the forces that were witli him,
heard of all the evil that Ishmael
the son of Nethaniah had d(me,
12 then they took all the men, and
went to -^fight with Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, and found him
by the -"great waters that are in
Gibeon. 13 Now it came to pass
that, when all the ''people that
were with Ishmael saw Johanan
the son of Kareah, and all the cap-
tains of the forces that were with
him, then they were glad. 14 So
all the people that Ishmael had
carried aw ay captive from Mizpah
turned about and came back, and
went unto Johanan the son of
Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah 'escaped from Joha-
nan with * eight men, and went to
the children of Amnion. 16 Then
took Johanan the son of Kareah,
and all the captains of the forces
that were with him, 'all the rem-
nant of the people whom he had
recovered from Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after
that he had slain Gedaliah the son
of Ahikam, to ivit, the men of war,
and the women, and the children,
and the eunuchs, whom he had
brought back from Gibeon. 17
And they departed, and dwelt in
Hleruth '"Chimham, which is by
Beth-lehem, to go to "enter into
Egypt, 1 8 because of the Chal-
deans ; for they were " afraid of
them, because Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam, whom the king of
Babylon ^made governor over the
land.
Aiy Then all the captains of
Tew the forces, and « Johanan
1 Or, the lodging-place of Chimham
775
42.2
JEKEMIAH
43.1
Johanan and tlic Jews ask Jeremiah what they shall do. He warns them not to !,'o to Egypt. Johanan brings Jeremiah and
the son of Kareah, and ^ Jezaniah
the son of Hoshaiah, and all the
people "from the least even unto the
greatest, came near, 2 and said
unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let,
we pray thee, our ''supplication
^be presented before thee, and
''pray for us unto Jehovah thy
Dod, even for all this remnant
(for we are left but a ** few of many,
as thine eyes do behold us), 3 that
Jehovah thy God may show us the
" way wherein we should walk,
and the thing that we should do.
4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said
unto them, I have heard you ; be-
hold, I will •''pray unto Jehovah
your God according to your words ;
and it shall come to pass that
whatsoever thing ^Jehovah shall
answer you, I will declare it unto
you ; I will keep '' nothing back
from you. 5 Then they said to
Jeremiah, 'Jehovah be a true and
faithful witness ^ amongst us, if we
do not according to all the word
wherewith Jehovah thy God shall
send thee to us. 6 Whether it be
good, or whether it be evil, wg will
*obey the voice of Jehovah our
God, to whom we send thee ; that
it may be 'well with us, when we
obey the voice of Jehovah our God.
7 And it came to pass '"after
ten days, that the word of Jehovah
came unto Jeremiah. 8 Then
called he "Johanan tlie son of
Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were with him, and all
the people from the least even
to the greatest, 9 and said unto
them, Thus "saith Jehovah, the
God of Israel, unto whom ye sent
me to ^present your supplication
before him : . 1 0 If ye will still
abide in this land, then will I
^ build you, and not pull you down,
and I will plant you, and not pluck
you up ; for I ' repent me of the
evil that I have done unto you.
11 ''Be not afraid of the king of
Babylon, of whom ye are afraid ;
be not afraid of him, saith Jeho-
vah : for ■' I am with you to save
you, and to deliver you from his
hand. 12 And I will grant you
mercy, that 'he may have mercy
upon you, and cause you to return
to your own land. 13 But if ye
say, We will "not dwell in this
land ; so that ye obey not the
voice of Jehovah your God, 14
1 In ch. 43. 2, Azariah. See 2 K. 25. 23.
* Heb. fall. » Or, against * Or, lay
" ver. 8; ch.
6. 13 ; 8. W ;
44. 12 i Acts
8. 10
ft ch. 30. 1 ;
37.20
' ver. 20 ;
ch. 37. 3 ;
Ex. 8. 28 ;
1 K. 13. 6 ;
Acts 8. 21
d Dt. 28. 62 ;
Is. 1. 9;
Lam. 1. 1
"ch. G. 16;
Ps. 86. 11 ;
Prov. 3. 6 ;
Mic. 4. 2
/Ex. 8. 29;
1 S. 12. 23
0 ch. 23. 2S ;
1 K. 22. 14
3. 17
18 ; Ps. 40.
10
' ch. 43. 2 ;
Gen. 31.
50 , Judg.
11. 10 ;
Mic. 1. 2 ,
Mai. 2. 14 ;
3. 5
* Ex. 24. r ;
Dt. 6. 27 ;
Josh. 24. 24
' ch. 7. 23 ;
Dt. 5. 29, .33
'"■ Ps. 27. 14 ;
Is. 30. 18
" ver. 1
<'2K. 19. 4,
6, 20 ; 22. 15
Vc\\. 24.6;
31. 28 ;
Ezeli. 36. .36
1 ch. IS. 7, 8;
Hos. n. 8 ;
Joel 2. 13 i
Am. 7. 3,
6 ; Jon. 3.
10 ; 4. 2
•"ch. ]. S;
27. 12, 17 ;
41. IS
" ch. 1. 19 ;
1.5. 20;
2 Chr. 32. 7,
8 , Ps. 46.
7, U ; Is.
"8. 9, 10 ; 43.
2, 5 ; E,om.
8, 31
*Neh. 1. n ;
Ps. 106. 46 ;
Prov. 10. 7
"ch. 44. 16;
Ex. 6. 2
"ch. 41. 17;
Is. 31. 1
■"" ch. 4. 19,
21 ; Ex. 16.
3 ; Num.
11. 4
y ver. 17 ;
ch. 44. 12-
14; Dt. 17.
16
' ch. 44. 13,
27 ; Ezek.
11. 8; Am.
9. 1-4
" ver. 22 ;
ch. 38. 2 ;
44. 13
6 ch. 44. 28
■= ch. 7. 20 ,
33. 5 ; 30.
1-9; 2 Chr.
.36. 16-19
tl ch. 29. 18 ;
Dt. 29. 21 ;
Is. 65. 15
'ch. 22. 10,27
/ Is. .30. 1-7
776
saying, No ; but we will " go into
the land of Egypt, where we shall
see no war, nor "" hear the sound
of the trumpet, nor have ^ hunger
of bread ; and there will we dwell :
1 5 now therefore hear ye the word
of Jehovah, O remnant of Judah :
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the
God of Israel, If ye indeed set
your faces to enter into * Egypt,
and go to so.iourn there; 16 then
it shall come to pass, that the
= sword, which ye fear, shall over-
take you there in the land of
Egypt ; and the famine, whereof
ye are afraid, ''shall follow hard
after you there in Egypt ; and
there ye shall die. 17 (So shall it
be with all the men that set their
faces to go into Egypt to sojourn
there : they shall die by the
"sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence; and ''none of them
shall remain or escape from the
evil that I will bring upon them.
18 For thus saith Jehovah of
hosts, the God of Israel : As mine
''anger and my wrath hath been
poured forth upon the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, so shall my wrath
be poured forth upon you, when
ye shall enter into Egypt ; and ye
shall be ''an execration, and an
astonishment, and a curse, and a
reproach ; and " ye shall see this
place no more. 19 Jehovah hath
spoken concerning you, O remnant
of Judah, •'^Go ye not into Egypt :
^ know certainly that I have '' tes-
tified unto you this day. 20 For
ye have ' dealt deceitfully ® against
your own souls; for ye * sent me
unto Jehovah your God, saying,
Fray for us unto Jehovah our God ;
and according unto all that Jeho-
vah our God shall say, so declare
unto us, and we will do it. 2 1 And
I have this day ' declared it to you ;
but ye have '" not obeyed the voice
of Jehovah your God in anything
for which he hath sent me unto
you. 22 Now therefore know cer-
tainly that ye shall "die by the
sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence, in the "place whither
ye desire to go to sojourn there.
A O And it came to pass that,
■T^O when Jeremiah had ^made
'' Ezek. 2. 5 * Neh. 9. 26, 29, 30 ' ch. 41. 17 ; 4fl. 2 ;
Ezek. 14. 3 * ver. 2, 6 ' ch. 43. 1 ; Dt. 11. 26 ; Ezek.
2. 7 ; Acts 20. 26, 27 '" ver. 6 ; ch. 43. 4 " ver. 17 ;
ch. 43. 11 ° Hos. 9. 6 '' ch. 26. 8 ; 51. 03
5 Heb. shall cleave, after you.
* Or, in your souls
43.2
JEREMIAH
44.8
the Remnant of Judah to Egypt. Jeremiah predicts the Conqaest of Egypt by Nebadiadrezzar. He rebulces the People
an end of speaking unto all the
people all the " words of Jehovah
their God, wherewith Jehovah
their God had sent him to them,
even all these words, 2 then spake
Azariah the *son of Hoshaiah, and
Johanan the son of Kareah, and
all the proud men, saying unto
Jeremiah, Thou '' speakest falsely :
Jehovah our God hath not sent
thee to say. Ye shall not go into
Egypt to sojourn there ; 3 but
** Baruch the son of Neriah setteth
thee on against us, to "deliver us
into the hand of the Chaldeans,
that they may put us to death,
and carry us away captive to
Babylon. 4 •'^So Johanan the son
of Kareah, and all the captains of
the forces, and all the people,
^obeyed not the voice of Jehovah,
to ''dwell in the land of Judah.
5 But Johanan the son of Kareah,
and all the captains of the foi'ces,
took 'all the remnant of Judah,
that were returned from all the
nations whither they had been
driven, to sojourn in the land of
Judah; 6 the men, and the women,
and the children, and the * king's
daughters, and ' every person that
Nebuzaradan the captain of the
guard had left with Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan ;
and '"Jeremiah the prophet, and
'" Baruch the son of Neriah. 7 And
they came into the land of Egypt ;
for they obeyed not the voice of
Jehovah : and they came unto
Tahpanhes.
8 Then came the word of Je-
hovah unto "Jeremiah in "Tah-
panhes, saying, 9 Take great stones
in thy hand, and ^ hide them in
mortar in the Ijrickwork, which is
at the entry of Pharaoh's house in
Tahpanhes, in the sight of the
men of Judah ; 10 and say unto
them. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
the God of Israel : Behold, I will
send and take ^Nebuchadrezzar
the king of Babylon, *my servant,
and will set his throne upon these
stones that I have hid ; and he
shall spread his ^ royal ''pavilion
over them. 1 1 And he shall come,
and shall "smite the land of Egypt ;
' such as are for death shall he given
to death, and such as are for cap-
tivity to captivity, and such as are
for the sword to the sword. 12
And I will kindle a fire in the
1 Or, lay thcmwith mortar in the pnvi'ment (or,
square) 2 Or, giiiterbtg
" ch. 42. 10-
18
b ch. 42. 1
" ch. 6. 12,
13 ; 42. 6 ;
2 Chr. 36.
i:i ; Is. 7. 9
rf ver. 6 ; ch.
3G. 4, 10, 2U,
3-' ; 45. 1-3
" ch. 38. 4
/ch. 42. 6
y ch. 42. 6,
6 ; 44. 6 ;
2 Chr. 25.
16
h ch. 42. 10-
12 ; Ps. 37.
3
' ch. 40. 11
'' ch. 41. 10
' ch. 39. 10 ;
40. 7
"' Eccl. 9. 1,
2 ; Lam.
3. 1
" Ps. 139. 7 ;
2 Tim. 2. 9
"ch. 2. 16;
44. IJ 40.
14 ; Ezek.
30. 18
P ch. 25. 9, 11
« ch. 26. 9 ;
27. 6 ; Is.
44. 28 ; 45. 1
""Ps. 18. 11;
27. 6; 31.
20
' ch. 25. 16-
19 ; 46. 1,
2, 13-26 ;
Is. 19. 1-25 ;
Ezek. 29.
19, 20
' ch. 15. 2
" ch. 46. 26 ;
Ex. 12. 12 ;
Is. 19. 1 ;
Ezek.' 30.
13
" Ps. 104. 2 ;
109. 13, 19 ;
Is. 49. 18
" Gen. 41. 45
(marg. for
marg.)
V ch. 46. 14
' ch. 43. 7 ;
Ezek. 30. 18
"ch. 2. 16;
46. 14 ; Is.
19. 13 ;
Ezek. 30.
13, 16
i> yer. 15 ;
Is. 11. 11 ;
Ezek. 29.
14; 30. 14
" ver. 22 ;
ch. 4. 7 ; 9.
11; 34. 22;
Is. 6. 11 ;
Mic. 3. 12
d ver. 23 ;
ch. 2. 17-
19; Neh.
9. 33 ;
Ezek. 8. 17,
18 ; Dan.
9. 5
" ver. 8 ; oh.
7. 19 ; 32.
30-32 ; Is.
3. 8
/ver. 8
9 Bt. 13. 6 ,
29. 26 ; 32.
17
h ch. 7. 13,
25 ; 25, 4 ;
26. 5 ; ,36.
16 ; Zech.
7. 7
777
houses of the " gods of Egypt ; and
he shall burn them, and carry
them away captive : and he shall
"array himself with the land of
Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on
his garment ; and he shall go forth
from thence in peace. 13 He shall
also break the "pillars of ^"^Beth-
shemesh, that is in the land of
Egypt ; and the houses of the gods
of Egypt shall he burn with fire.
A A The Avord that came to
TcTt Jeremiah concerning all
the Jews that dwelt in the land of
Egypt, that dwelt at ^Migdol, and
at ^Tahpanhes, and at "Memphis,
and in the country of * Pathros,
saying, 2 Thus saith Jehovah of
hosts, the God of Israel : Ye have
seen all the evil that I have brought
upon Jerusalem, and upon all the
cities of Judah ; and, behold, this
day they are a " desolation, and no
man dwelleth therein, 3 ''because
of their wickedness which they
have committed to * provoke me
to anger, in that they went to
•''burn incense, and to "serve other
gods, that they knew not, neither
they, nor ye, nor your fathers.
4 Howbeit I '' sent unto you all my
servants the prophets, rising up
early and sending them, saying,
Oh, do not this * subominalDle thing
that I hate, p But they * heark-
ened not, nor inclined their ear to
turn from their wickedness, to burn
no incense unto other gods. 6
Wherefore my ' wrath and mine
anger was poured forth, and was
kindled in tiie '" cities of Judah and
in the streets of Jerusalem ; and
they are wasted and "desolate, as
it is this day. 7 Therefore now
thus saith Jehovah, the God of
hosts, the God of Israel : Where-
fore "commit ye this great evil
against your own souls, to ^cut off
from you man and woman, infant
and suckling, out of the midst of
Judah, to leave you *none remain-
ing ; 8 in that ye '' provoke me
unto angei' with the works of your
hands, ' burning incense unto other
gods in the land of Egypt, whither
' ch. 16. 18 ; 32. 34, 35 ; Ezek. 8. 10 * ch. 11. 8, 10 ;
13. 10 ' ch. 42. 18 ; Is. 51. 17-20 ; Ezek. 8. 18 "' ch.
7. 17, 34 "■ ch. 4. 27 ; 34. 22 " ch. 26. 19 ; Ezek. 33.
11 ; Hab. 2. 10 " ch. 3. 24 : 9. 21 ; 51. 22 « ver. 12
"" ver. 3 ; 2 K. 17. 1.5-17 ; 1 Cor. 10. 21, 22 ' ver. 3 ;
ch. 7. 9 ; 11. 12, 17 ; Hos. 4. 13 ; Hab. i. 16
3 Or, obelisks
* Or, The house of the sun Probably, Heliopo-
lis, that is. On. See Gen. 41. 50.
44.9
JEEEMIAK
44.26
Jeremiah threatens Disaster to the Jews in Egypt. They contradict him. He renews his Warnings, and declares that
ye are gone to sojourn ; that ye
may be cut oflP, and that ye may be
a " curse and a reproach among all
the nations of the earth 1 9 Have
ye forgotten the ''wickedness of
your fathers, and the wickedness
of the kings of Judah, and the
wickedness of their wives, and
your own wickedness, and the
wickedness of ''your wives, which
they committed in the land of
Judah, and in the streets of Jeru-
salem 1 10 They are ''not hum-
bled even unto this day, neither
have they feared, nor " walked in
my law, nor in my statutes, that
I set before you and before your
fathers.
1 1 Therefore thus saith Jehovah
of hosts, the God of Israel : Behold,
I will •'^set my face against you
for evil, even to cut off all Judah.
12 And I will ■''take the remnant
of Judah, that have set their faces
to go into the land of Egypt to
sojourn there, and they shall ''all
be consumed ; in the land of Egypt
shall they fall ; they shall be con-
sumed by the sword and by the
famine ; they shall die, from the
least even unto the greatest, by
the sword and by the famine ; and
they shall be an 'execration, and
an astonishment, and a curse,
and a reproach. 13 For I will
* punish them that dwell in the
land of Egypt, as I have punished
Jerusalem, by the 'sword, by the
famine, and by the pestilence ;
14 so that '"none of the remnant
of Judah, that are gone into the
land of Egypt to sojourn there,
shall escape or be left, to return
into the land of Judah, to which
they Miave a "desire to return to
dwell there : for none shall return
save such as shall " escape.
1 5 Then ** all the men who knew
that their * wives burned incense
unto other gods, and all the women
that stood by, a great asst^mbly,
even all the people that dwelt in
the land of Egypt, in Pathros, an-
swered Jeremiah, saying, 16 As for
the 'word that thou hast spoken
unto us in the name of Jehovah,
we will 'not hearken unto thee.
17 But we will certainly perform
every word that is gone forth out
of our mouth, to burn incense unto
the 'queen of heaven, and to pour
out drink-offei'ings ujito her, as we
have done, "we and our fathers,
• Heb li/t up llieir sutil.
" ch. 42. 18 ;
IK. 9, 7,8,
2 Chr. 7. 20
l> ver. 17, 21 ;
ch. 7. 9, 10,
17, 18
" ver. 15
dch. 6. 15,
8. 12
* ver. 23 ;
ch. 26. 4 ;
32. 23
/cii. 21. 10;
Lev. 20. 17;
Am. 9. 4
" ch. 42. IS-
IS, 22
'' ver. 7 ; ch.
10.4; Ib. 1.
28
« ch. 29. 18 :
42. 18 ; Is.
0.5. 15
k ver. 27, 28 ;
ch. 11. 22
'ch. 21. 9;
24. 10 , 42.
17, 22
'" ver. 27 ;
ch. 22. 10
" ch. 22. 20,
27
" ver. 28 ; Is.
4. 2 ; 10.
20 ; Rom.
9. 27
l' ell. 5. 1-5 ;
Prov. 11.
21 ; Is. 1. 5
' ver. 9
"" ch 43. 2
' ch 8. 0, 12 ;
11. 8, 10;
13. 10;
Job 15. 25,
20, 21. 14,
15; Ps. 2.
3 ; Is. 3. 9
'ch. 7. 18;
2 K. 17. 16
" ver. 21 ; ch.
32. 32 ;
Neh. 9. 34
'' Ex. 10 3 ;
Is. 48. 5 ,
Hos. 2. .5-
9 ; Phil. 3.
19
'= ch. 40 12 ;
Num. 11.5,
0 ; Mai. 3.
13-15
y ver. 15 ,
Num. 30.
0. 7
= Ezek. 8. 10,
11
" ver. 9, 17 ;
ch. U. 13;
Kzek. 10.
24
6ch 14. 10;
Ps. 79. 8 ,
Is. 64. 9 ;
Hos. 7. 2 ;
Am. 8 7
« Is. 7. 13 ;
Mai. 2. 17
d ch. 4. 4 ;
21. 12, 30,
14
' ver. 13 ;
ch. 25. 11,
18, 38 ; 29.
18 ; 42. 18
/ver. 3
V ch. 7. IS-
IS ; 40. 3
fc ver. 10 ;
Ps. 119. 136,
150
' ver. 2 ,
1 K. 9. 9 ;
Neh. 13. 18
778
our kings and our princes, in the
cities of Judah, and in the streets
of Jerusalem ; for then had we
"plenty of ^ victuals, and were well,
and saw no evil. 18 But since we
left off burning incense to the queen
of heaven, and pouring out drink-
offerings unto her, we have ■" wanted
all things, and have been consumed
by the sword and by the famine.
1 9 And when we burned incense to
the queen of heaven, and poured
out drink-offerings unto her, did
we make her cakes to ■' worship her,
and pour out drink-offerings unto
her, ^ without our husbands'?
20 Then Jei-emiah said unto all
the people, to the men, and to the
women, even to all the people that
had given him that answer, saying,
21 The/ incense that ye burned in
the cities of Judah, and in the
" streets of Jerusalem, ye and your
fathers, your kings and your
princes, and the people of the land,
did not Jehovah '' remember them,
and came it not into his mindl
22 so that Jehovah could "no
longer bear, ''because of the evil
of your doings, and because of the
abominations which ye have com-
mitted ; therefore is your land
become a ■'desolation, and an as-
tonishment, and a curse, without
inhabitant, as it is this day. 23
Because ye have -^burned incense,
and because ye have sinned against
Jehovah, and have '-' not obeyed the
voice of Jehovah, nor ''walked in
his laAv, nor in his statutes, nor in
his testimonies ; therefore this ' evil
is happened unto you, as it is this
day.
24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto
all the people, and to all the women,
* Hear the word of Jehovah, all Ju-
dah that are ' in the land of Egypt :
2-5 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
the God of Israel, saying, ""Ye and
your wives have both spoken with
your mouths, and with your hands
have fulfilled it, saying, We will
"surely perform our vows that we
have vowed, to burn incense to the
3ueen of heaven, and to pour out
rink-offerings unto her: "estab-
lisli then your vows, and perform
your vows. 26 Therefore near ye
the word of Jehovah, all Judah
that dwell in the land of Egypt:
k ver. 16 ; ch. 42. 15 ' ver. 15, 26 ; ch. 43. 7 '" ver. 16
" ver. 17 ; Mt. 14. 9 ; Acta 23. 12 " Ezek. 20. 39 ;
Jas. 1. 14, 15
« Ueb. bread.
3 Or, portray
44.27
JEREMIAH
46.13
Few will return to Jiidea. Jeremiah's Message to Barucli. Defeat of riiaraoh at Carehemish foretold
Behold, I have " sworn by ray great
name, saith Jehovah, that mj^ name
shall ''no more be named in the
mouth of any man of Judah in all
the land of Egypt, saying, "As the
Lord Jehovah liveth. 27 Behold,
1 watch over them ''for evil, and
not for good ; and " all the men of
Judah that are in the land of Egypt
shall be consumed by the sword
and by the famine, until there be
an end of them. 2(S ■'^And they
that escape the sword shall return
out of the land of Egypt into the
land of Judah, "few in number;
and all the remnant of Judah, that
are gone into the land of Egypt to
sojourn there, shall know whose
word shall stand, '' mine, or theirs.
29 And this sliall be the 'sign unto
you, saith Jehovah, that 1 will pun-
ish you in this place, that ye may
know that * my words shall surely
stand against you for evil : 30 Thus
saith Jehovah, Behold, I will give
'Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt
into the hand of his eTieinieg, and
into the hand of them that seek his
life; as I gave ™Zedekiah king of
Judah into the hand of Nebuchad-
rezzar king of Babylon, who was
his enemy, and sought his life.
A ^ The word that Jeremiah
^t.fJ the prophet spake unto
" Baruch the son of Neriah, when
he " wrote these words in a book
at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the
^fourth year of Jehoiakim the son
of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
2 Thus saith Jehovah, the God
of Israel, ^ unto thee, O Baruch :
3 Thou didst say. Woe is me now !
for Jehovah hath added sorrow to
my pain ; I am * weary with my
groaning, and I find no rest. 4 Thus
shalt thou say unto him. Thus saith
Jehovah: Behold, ''that which I
have built will I break down, and
that which I have planted I will
pluck up ; and this in the whole
land. 5 And 'seekest thou great
things for thyself? seek them not;
for, behold, I will 'bring evil upon
all flesh, saith Jehovah ; but thy
life will I give unto thee "for a
prey in all places whither thou
goest.
Af\ The word of Jehovah
^vJ which came to Jeremiah
the prophet "concerning the na-
tions.
1 Or, C07icerning
" ch. 22. 5 ;
Gen. 22.
16 ; Dt. 32.
40, 41 ;
Am. 6. 8 ,
Heb. 0. 13,
18
b Ps. 50. 16 ;
Ezek. 20. 39
<^ ch. 5. 2 ;
Is. 48. 1, 2
d ch. 39. 16
" ver. 14 ;
2 K. 21. 14
/ ver. 14
" Is. 10. 19 ;
27. 12, 13
'i Ps. 33. 11 ;
Is. 14. 27 ;
46. 10, 11;
Zech. 1. 6
' ver. 30 ; Is.
7. II, 14; 8.
lb ; Mt. 24.
l.i, 16, 32
k Prov. 19.
21 ; Is. 40. 8
' ch. 43. 9-
13 ; 46. 20 ;
Ezek. 29. 3
"' ch. 34. 21 ;
39. 5-7 ;
2 K. 25. 4-7
" ch. 32. 12,
16 ; 43. 3, 6
" ch. 36. 4,
18,32
P ch. 25. 1 ;
36. 1 ; 46. 1
« Ps. 6. 6 ;
69. 3;
2 Cor. 4.
I, 16 ; Gal.
6. 9
'"ch. 1. 10;
II. 17 ; 18.
7-10; 31. 28
' 1 K. 3. 9,
11; 2K. 5.
26 ; Mt. 6.
Rom.'l2. 16
< ch. 25. 31 ;
Is. 66. 16
" ch. 21. 9 ;
38. 2 ; 39. 18
" ch. 1. 10 ;
25. 16-38
" ver. 14 ;
ch. 25. 19 ;
Ezek. ch.
29-ch. 32.
!* 2 K. IS. 21 ;
23. 29, 33-35
' 2 Chr. 35.
20 ; Is. 10. 9
" ch. 45. 1
frch. 51. 11 ;
Is. 21. 6 ;
Joel 3. 9 ;
Nah. 2. 1 ;
3. 14
"^ Ezek. 21.
9-11
d ch. 51. 3 ;
1 S. 17. 5,
38 ; 2 Chr.
26, 14:
Neh. 4. 16
' ver. 21 ; Is.
42.17
/ Is. 5. 25 ;
Ezek. 39.
18
» ch. 6. 25 ;
49 29
ft Is. 30. 16
> ver. 12, 16 ;
Dan. 11. 19
k ch. 47. 2
' Is. 37. 24
"' Is. 10. 13
" ch. 47. 3 ,
Nah. 2. 4
779
2 Of ^ Egypt : concerning the
army of ■" Pharaoh-neco king of
Egypt, which was by . the river
Euphrates in ^Carchemish, which
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
smote in the "fourth year of Je-
hoiakim the son. of Josiah, king of
Judah.
3 * Prepare ye the buckler and
shield, and draw near to battle.
4 Harness the horses, and get up,
5'^e horsemen, and stand foi'th with
your helmets; "furbish the spears,
put on the '' coats of mail. 5 Where-
foi'e have I seen if? they are dis-
mayed and are "turned backward ;
and their -^mighty ones are beaten
down, and are fled apace, and look
not back : •'' terror is on every side,
saith JehoA^ah. 6 Let not the
''swift flee avvay, nor the mighty
man escape ; in the north by the
river Euphrates have they 'stum-
bled and fallen. 7 'Who is this
that *riseth up like the Nile, whose
waters toss themselves like the
rivers'? 8 Egypt riseth up like
the Nile, and his waters toss them-
.selves like the rivers : and he saith,
I will 'rise up, I will cover the
earth ; I will '"destroy cities and
the inhabitants thereof. 9 Go up,
ye horses ; and " rage, ye chariots ;
and let the mighty men go forth :
Gush and "Put, that handle the
shield; and the^'Ludim, that han-
dle and bend the bow. 1 0 For that
day is a day of the Lord, Jehovah
of hosts, a day of * vengeance, that
he may avenge him of his adver-
saries : and the "■ sword shall devour
and be satiate, and shall drink its
fill of their blood; for the Lord,
Jehovah of hosts, hath a*. sacrifice
in the north country by the river
Euphrates. 11 Go up into Gilead,
and take 'balm, O "virgin daugli-
ter of Egypt : in vain dost thou use
many medicines ; there is " no heal-
ing for thee. 12 The nations have
heard of thy ^ shame, and the earth
is full of thy "cry ; for the ^mighty
man hath stumbled against the
mighty, they are fallen both of
them together.
13 The word that Jehovah spake
to Jeremiah the prophet, how that
» Nah. 5.9P Is. 66. 19 1 ch. 50. 15, 28 '" ch. 12. 12 ,
Is. 31. S "Is. 34. 6; Zeph. 1. 7 ' ch. 8. 22 "ch. 31.
4, 21 ; Is. 47. 1 '" ch. 30. 13 ; Mic. 1. 9 ; Nah. 3. 19
=^ ch. 2. 36 , Nah. 3. 8-10 y ch. 14. 2 ' ver. 0 ; Is.
19. 2
2 Or, Who is this like the Nile that nseth up,
like the rivers whose waters toss themselves f
Egypt is like the Nile that riseth up &c.
46.14
JEREMIAH
47.7
Victorions Invasion of Egypt by ITebuchadrezzar predicted. Israel comrorted. Oracle against Philistia
"Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
should come and smite the land of
Egypt.
14 Declare ye in Egvpt, and pub-
lish in ''Migdol, and publish in
'' Memphis and in " Tahpanhes : say
ye, Stand forth, and prepare thee :
for the sword hath ''devoured round
about thee. 15 Why are thy ^strong
ones swept away ? they stood not,
because Jehovah did ^•'^ drive them.
16 He made many to ^stumble,
yea, they fell one upon another :
and they said, Arise, and let us ''go
again to our own people, and to the
land of our nativity, from the ' op-
pressing sword. '17 They cried
there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is
" *■ but a noise ; he hath let the ap-
pointed time pass by. 18 As I
live, saith the 'King, whose name
is Jehovah of hosts, surely like
™ Tabor among the mountains, and
like " Carmel by the sea, so shall he
come. 1 9 " O thou " daughter that
dwellest in Egypt, ■* furnish thyself
to ''go into captivity; for 'Mem-
phis shall become a desolation, and
shall be burnt up, without inhab-
itant. 20 Egypt is a very fair
*■ heifer; but ^* destruction out of
the north is come, it is come. 21
Also her 'hired men in the midst
of her are like " calves of the stall ;
for they also are turned back, they
are "fled away together, they did
not stand : for the day of their
calamity is come upon them, the
time of their ^visitation. 22 ''The
sound thereof shall go like the ser-
pent ; for they shall march with an
army, and come against her with
axes, as hewers of wood. 23 They
shall cut down her * forest, saith
Jehovah, ^ though it cannot be
searched ; because they are more
than the ^locusts, and are innu-
merable. 24 The "daughter of
Egypt shall be put to .shame ; she
shall be delivered into the hand of
the * people of the north. 25 Jeho-
vah of hosts, the God of Israel,
saith : Behold, I will " punish Amon
of /No, and "Pharaoh, and Egypt,
with her -^gods, and her kings;
even Pharaoh, and them that ^ trust
in him : 26 and I will deliver them
into the hand of those that ''seek
their lives, and into the hand of
1 Or, thrust them down 2 Or, destroyed
•■' Or, 0 thou that dwellest with the daughter of
Egytit i Heb. make thee vessels of captivity.
s Or, the gadfly
« Or, Her sound is like that of the serpent as it
goeth 1 Or, for
" ch. 43. n
I' ch. 44. 1
" ch. 43. 8
rf ver. 10 ;
ch. 2. 30 ;
Is. 1. 20;
Nah. 2. 13
" ver. 5 ; Is.
66. 16, 16
/Ps. 18. 14,
39 ; 68. 1, 2
" ver. 6 ;
Lev. 26. 36,
37
'' ch. 51. 9
' ch. oO. 16
*-• Ex. 15. 9,
10 ; 1 K. 20.
10, 11 ; Is.
19. 11-16
' ch. 48. 15 ;
Mai. 1. 14
"' Josh. 19.
22 ; Judg.
4. 6 ; Ps. 89.
12
" Josh. 12.
22 ; 1 K. 18.
42
" ver. 11
'' Is. 20. 4
« ver. 14 ;
Ezek. 30.
13
'■ oh. 60. 11
* ver. 24
' ver. 5 ; 2 S.
10. 6 ; 2 K.
7. 6
" Is. 34. 7
" ch. IS. 17
^ ch. 48. 44 ;
Hos. 9. 7 ;
Obad. 13 ;
Mic. 7. 4
V ch. 21. 14
^ Judg. 6. 6 ;
7. 12 ; Joel
2. 25
" ver. 19
* ver. 20 ;
ch. 1. 15
' oh. 43. 12
rf Ezek. 30.
14, 16, 16 ,
Nah. 3. 8
" ch. 44. 30
/ch. 43. 12,
13; Ex. 12.
12; Ezek.
30. 13,
Zeph. 2. 11
'■' Is. 20. 5
'< ch. 44. 30 ;
Ezek. 32. 11
' Ezek. 29.
8-14
*•■ ch. 30. 10,
11 ; Is. 41.
13, 14
' ch. 23. 3,
4 ; 29. 14 ;
Is. 11. 11,
Mic. 7. 12
"' ch. 23. 6 ,
.50. 19
"ch. 1. 19;
Ps. 46. 7,
11 ; Is. 8.
9, 10 ; 43. 2
° ch. 4. 27 ,
Am. 9. 8, 9
>' ch. 10. 24 ;
Hab. 3. 2
1 ch. 26. 17,
20; Am. 1.
»-8; Zeph.
2. 4-7 ;
Zech. 9.
5-7
"" ch. 25. 20 ;
Gen. in,
19 ; 1 K. 4.
24
780
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,
and into the hand of his servants ;
and ' afterwards it shall be inhab-
ited, as in the daj^s of old, saith
Jehovah.
27 But * fear not thou, O Jacob
my servant, neither be dismayed,
O Israel : for, lo, I will 'save thee
from afar, and thy seed from the
land of their captivity ; and Jacob
shall return, and shall be quiet
and '" at ease, and none shall make
him afraid. 28 Fear not thou, O
Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah ;
for "I am with thee : for I will
make a full end of all the nations
whither I have driven thee ;^ but I
will "not make a full end of thee,
but I will ;'' correct thee in *mea.s-
ure, and will in no wise " leave thee
unpunished.
A^ The word of Jehovah
"jI I that came to Jeremiah the
prophet concerning the « Philis-
tines, before that Pharaoh smote
'■ Gaza.
2 Thus saith Jehovah : Behold,
waters rise up out of * the north,
and shall become an overflowing
stream, and shall 'overflow the
land and all that is therein, the
city and them that dwell therein ;
and the men shall "cry, and all
the inhabitants of the land shall
wail. 3 At the noise of the "stamp-
ing of the hoofs of his strong ones,
at the ■'' rushing of his chariots, at
the rumbling of his wheels, the
fathers look not back to their chil-
dren for feebleness of hands ; 4 be-
cause of the day that cometh to
* destroy all the Philistines, to cut
off from ' Tyre and Sidon every
helper that remaineth : for Jeho-
vah will destroy the Philistines,
the remnant of the '° isle of " Caph-
tor. 5 * Baldness is come upon
Gaza; "Ashkelon is brought to
nought, the remnant of their val-
ley : how long wilt thou '' cut thy-
self^ 6 O thou 'sword of Jehovah,
•''how long will it be ere thou be
quiets put up thyself into thy
scabbard ; rest, and be still. _ 7
How canst thou be quiet, seeing-
' ch. 1. 14 ; 6. 22 ; 46. 20, 24 , Is. 14. 31 « Is. 8. 7. 8
" ch. 46. 12; Is. 15. 2-5 '' ch. 8. 16; Judg. 5. 22
^ Ezek. 26. 10, 11 ; Nah. 3. 2 " Is. 14. 31 ^ ch. 25.
20-22 ; Is. 23. 6, 6, 11 ; Joel .3. 4 ; Am. 1. 9, 10 ; Zech.
9.2-4 "Gen. 10. 14; Dt. 2. 23, Am. 9 7 I- ch. 48.
37 ; Mic. 1. 16 "^ ch. 25. 20 ; Judg. 1.18; Am. 1. 7, 8 ,
Zeph. 2. 4, 7 ; Zech. 9, 5 rf ch. 16. 6, 41. 5 "ch. 12.
12 ; Judg. 7. 20 ; Ezek. 21. 3-5 / ch. i. 21
8 Heb. judgment. 9 Or, hold thee guiltless
w Or, sea-coast
48.1
JEREMIAH
4a 29
Oracle against Moab
Jehovah hath "given Hhee a
charge 1 Against Ashkelon, and
against the sea-shore, there hath
he * appointed it.
/I O Of Moab. Thus saith
TtO Jehovah of hosts, the God
of Israel: Woe unto/Nebo! for
it is laid waste ; '' Kiriathaim is
put to shame, it is taken ; -Mis-
gab is put to shame and ^ broken
down. 2 The praise of Moab is
no more ; in '^ Heshbon they have
devised evil against her : Come,
and let us cut her off from being
a nation. Thou also, O Madmen,
shalt be brought to silence ; the
sword shall pursue thee. 3 The
sound of a cry from •''Horonaim,
desolation and gi-eat destruction !
4 Moab is destroyed ; her little
ones have caused a cry to be
heard. 5 For by the ascent of
•^ Luhith with continual weeping
shall they go up ; for at the de-
scent of Horonaim they have
heard the distress of the cry of
destruction. 6 '' Flee, save your
lives, and be like the 'heath in
the wilderness. 7 For, because
thou hast * trusted in thy works
and in thy ti-easures, thou also
shalt be taken: and 'Chemosh
shall go forth into captivity, his
priests and his princes together.
8 And the destroyer shall come
upon every city, and no city shall
escape ; the valley also shall per-
ish, and the ™ plain shall be de-
stroyed ; as Jehovah hath spoken.
9 Give " wings unto Moab, ■* that
she may fly and get her away :
and her cities shall become a
"desolation, without any to dwell
therein. 10 ^Cursed be he that
doeth the work of Jehovah ^ « neg-
ligently ; and cursed be he that
keepeth back his ''sword from
blood.
11 Moab hath been 'at ease from
his youth, and he hath * settled on
his lees, and hath not been "emptied
from vessel to vessel, neither nath
he gone into captivity : therefore
his "taste remaineth in him, and his
scent is not changed. 12 There-
fore, behold, the days come, saith
Jehovah, tha;t I will send unto him
them that ''^pour off, and they
shall ^pour him off; and they shall
empty his vessels, and * break their
1 Heb. it. 2 Or, the high fort
3 Or, dismayed
* Or, for she must fly : and her cities &c.
5 Or, deceitfully ' « Heb. tilt (a vessel).
" Is. 10, 6 ,
Ezek. 14.
17
'' Mic. C, 9
' ver. ili ;
Num. 32.
3, 37
<i ver. 23 ;
Num. 32.
37;
Ezek. 25. 9
'^ ver. 34, 45 ;
eh. 49. 3 ;
Num. 21.
25
/ver. 5, 34;
Is. 15. 5
" Is. 15. 5
'' ch. 51. 6
i ch. 17. 6
k ch. 9. 23 ;
Is. 59. 4
' ver. 13, 4G ;
Num. 21.
29;
1 K. 11. 33
'" Josh. 13. 9,
17, 21
" ver. 28 ;
Ps. 11. l;
Is. 16. 2
" ch. 44. 22
J'ch. 11. 3
« 1 S. 16. S. 9 ;
1 K. 20. 42 ;
2 K. 13. 19
"" ch. 47. 6, 7
' ch. 22. 21 ;
Zech. 1. 15
t Zeph. 1. 12
" Nah. 2. 2
" Ezek. 10.
49, 50
•■•' Nah. 2. 2
V ch. 26. 34
^ ver. 39 ; Is.
46. 10
° ver. 7
* 1 K. 12. 29 ;
Hos. S. 6, 0
' Ps. 33. 10 ;
Is. 10. 13-16
d Is. 40. 30, 31
« ch. 60. 27
/ch. 40. 18
■" Is. 13. 22
'' ch. 9. 17-20
' Is. 14. 5
k ch. 46. 19
' ver. 22 ;
Josh. 13.
9, 17
'" Is. 47. 1
" Dt. 2. 30 ;
Josh. 12. 2
0 1 S. 4. 13,
14, 10
P ver. 8
9 ver. 34 ;
Num. 21.
23 ; Is. 15. 4
'' Josh. 13. 18
' ver. 18
' ver. 1
" Josh. 13.
17
" ver. 41 ;
Am. 2. 2
^ ch. 49. 13
^/Ps. 76. 10;
Zech. 1.
19-21
' Job 22. 9 ;
Ps. 10. 16
" ver. 42 ;
Ex. 5. 2 ;
Dan. 5. 23
b Lam. 2.
15-17 ;
Mic. 7. 8-10
" ch. 2. 20
''ch. 18. 10;
Job 10. 4
" ch. 49. 16 ;
781
'bottles in pieces. 13 And Moab
shall be 'ashamed of " Chemosh, as
the house of Israel was ashamed of
''Beth-el their confidence. 14 How
say ye. We are ''mighty men, and
valiant men for the warl 15 Moab
is laid waste, and *they are gone
up into his cities, and his chosen
'' young men are * gone down to the
slaughter, saith the -^King, whose
name is Jehovah of hosts. 16 The
calamity of Moab is ^near to come,
and his affliction hasteth fast. 17
All ye that are round about him,
'' bemoan him, and all ye that know
his name ; say. How is the strong
®* staff broken, the beautiful rod !
18 *0 thou daughter that "dwellest
in ' Dibon, "' come down from thy
glory, and sit in thirst ; for the
destroyer of Moab is come up
against thee, he hath destroyed thy
strongholds. 19 O " inhabitant of
"Aroer, stand by the way, and
watch : "ask him that fleeth, and
her that escapeth ; say, What hath
been done"? 20 Moab is put to
shame ; for it is '-' broken down :
wail and cry ; tell ye it by the
Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
21 And judgment is come upon ■''the
plain country, upon Holon, and
upon «Jahzah, and upon '"Meph-
aath, 22 and upon 'Dibon, and
upon 'Nebo, and upon Beth-dibla-
thaim, 23 and upon ' Kiriathaim,
and upon Beth-gamul, and upon
"Beth-meon, 24 and upon'Kerioth,
and upon^Bozrah, and upon all the
cities of the land of Moab, far or
near. 25 The 2' horn of Moab is
cut off, and his 'arm is broken,
•saith Jehovah.
26 Make ye him drunken ; for
he " magnified himself against Je-
hovah : and Moab shall wallow in
his vomit, and he also shall be in
derision. 27 For was not Israel a
'' derision unto thee 1 was he found
among "^ thieves'? for as often as
thou speakest of him, thou ''wag-
gest the head. 28 O ye inhabitants
of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell
in the "rock ; and be like the-^dove
that maketh her nest over the
mouth of the abyss. 29 "We have
heard of the pride of Moab, that he
is very proud ; his loftiness, and his
Judg. 6. 2 ; Is. 2. 19 ; Obad. 3 / Ps. 55. 6 ; S. S. 2. 14
S' Is. 16. 6 ; Zeph. 2. 8
7 Or, jars
8 Or, his cities are goneuv in smoke
9 Or, sceptre n Heb. ivhabitress.
1" Or, art seated 12 Or, dismayed
48.30
JEREMIAH
49.5
Oracle agaioiit Moab. Oracle against Auimon
" pride, and his arrogancy, and the
haughtiness of his heart. 30 I
know his * wrath, saith Jehovah,
that it is nought ; his boastings
have wrought nothing. 31 There-
fore will 1 "' wail for iMoab ; yea, I
will cry out for all Moab : for the
men of ''Kir-heres shall they mourn.
32 With more than the " weeping
of -'^Jazer will I weep for thee, O
vine of Sibmah : thy branches
passed over the sea, they reached
even to the sea of Jazer : upon thy
summer fruits and upon thy
vintage the destroyer is fallen.
33 And ^gladness and joy is taken
away from the fruitful field and
from the land of Moab ; and I have
caused wine to '' cease from the
winepresses : none shall tread with
shouting ; the shouting shall be no
shouting. 34 ' From the cry of
Heshbon even unto * Elealeh, even
unto 'Jahaz have they uttered
their voice, from '"Zoar even unto
" Horonaim, ^ to Eglath-shelishi-
yah : for the waters of Nimrim
also shall become '-^desolate. 35
Moreover I will cause to cease in
Moab, saith .Jehovah, him that
offereth in the "high place, and him
that ^ burneth incense to his gods.
36 Therefore my * heart sound-
eth for Moab like pipes, and my
heart soundeth like pipes for the
men of *■ Kir-heres : therefore the
'abundance that he hath gotten
is perished. 37 For 'every head
is bald, and every beard clipped :
upon all the hands are "cuttings,
and upon the "loins sackcloth.
38 On all the "^ housetops of Moab
and in the streets thereof there is
lamentation every where ; for I
have ^broken Moab like a vessel
wherein none delighteth, saith Je-
hovah. 39 How is it broken down !
^ how do they wail ! how hath Moab
turned the back with shame ! so
shall Moab become a ^derision and
a "terror to all that are round about
him. 40 For thus saith Jehovah :
Behold, he shall 'fly as an eagle,
and shall ''spread out his wings
against Moao. 41 '*'*Kerioth is
taken, and the strongholds are
seized, and the " heart of the
mighty men of Moab at that day
shall be as the heart of a '^ woman
in her pangs. 42 And Moab shall
be "destroyed from being a people,
1 Or, as a heifer three years old
* Hei). desolations. s Or, wail ye.'
■* Or, Tlie cities are taken
"Job 40. n,
12; Ps.
138. 6
!> Is. 37. 28
' Is. 15. 5 ;
16. 7, 11
rf ver. 30 ;
2 K. 3. 25 ;
Is. 1(5. 7, U
" Is. 16. 8, 9
/Num. 21.
32
" ch. 25. 10 ;
Is. 16. 10;
Joel 1. 12
ft Is. 5. 10 ;
Hag. 2. 10
' Is. 15. 4-6
* Num. 32.
3, 37
' ver. 21
'" Gen. 13.
10 ; 14. 2
" ver. 3
" Is. 16. 12
Pch. 7. 9;
11. 13
1 Is 10. a
*" ver. 31
» Is. 15. 7
' ch. 10. 6;
Is. 15. 2
"ch. 41. 5;
47. 5
^ Is. 15. 3 ;
20. 2
' Is. 22. 1
y ch. 10. 10.
11 ; 25. 34
^ ver. 20
" Ezek. 26.
16
b ch. 49. 22 ;
Hos. 8. 1
" Is. 8. 8
d ver. 24
* ch. 49. 22
/ch. 30. 6;
Mic. 4. 9,
10
V ver. 2 ; Pa.
83. 4
A ver. 26 ;
Is. 37. 23
' Is. 24. 17,
18; Lam.
3. 47
k 1 K. 19. 17 ;
Am. 5. 19
' ch. 46. 21
'" ver. 2
" Num. 21.
28, 29
° Num. 21.
21, 20 ; Ps.
135. 11
P Num. 24.
17
8 ver. 7 ;
Judg. 11.
24 ; 1 K.
11. 7
*" ch. 12. 14-
17 ; 49. 6, .39
' Dt. 23. 3,
4 ; 2 Chr.
20. 1;
Ezek. 21.
28-32; 2.5.
2-10; Am.
1. 1.3-15 ;
Zeph. 2.
8-11
' 1 K. 11. 5,
33; Zeph.
" oh. 4. 19 ;
Num. 10. 9
*'Dt. 3. 11;
2 S. 11. 1 ;
Ezek. 21.
20
" ch. .30. 18
y Josh. 17. 11
782
because he hath ''magnified him-
self against Jehovah. 43 'Fear,
and the pit, and the snare, are
upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab,
saith Jehovah. 44 He that*fleeth
from the fear shall fall into the
pit; and he that getteth up out
of the pit shall be taken in tho
snare : for I will bring upon him,
even upon Moab, the year of their
' visitation, saith Jehovah.
45 ^They that fled stand with-
out strength under the shadow of
'" Heshbon ; " for a " fire is gone
forth out of Heshbon, and a flame
from the midst of "Sihon, and hath
devoured the ''corner of Moab, and
the crown of the head of the tu-
multuous ones. 46 Woe unto thee,
0 Moab ! the people of " Chemosh
is undone ; for thy sons are taken
away captive, and thy daughters
into captivity. 47 _ Yet will I
''bring back the captivity of Moab
in the latter days, saith Jehovah.
Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
ACk Of the children of »Am-
■Tc \j mem. Thus saith Jehovah :
Hath Israel no sons ? hath he no
heir^ why then doth '^'Malcam
^possess Gad, and his people dwell
in the cities thereof 1 2 Therefore,
behold, the days come, saith Jeho-
vah, that I will cause an " alarm of
war to be heard against *' Rabbali
of the children of Amnion ; and it
shall become a desolate "" heaj), and
her ^daughters .shall be burned
with fire: then shall Israel "' pos-
sess them that did '■' possess him,
saith Jehovah. 3 Wail, O "Hesh-
bon, for * Ai is laid waste ; cry, je
daughters of Rabbah, ""gird you
with sackcloth : lament, and run
to and fro among the fences ; for
* Malcam shall ''go into captivity,
his priests and his princes together.
4 ^''Wherefore ■■ gloriest thou in the
valleys, thy flowing valley, 0-^back-
.sliding daughter? that trusted in
her "treasures, .mying, Who shall
come unto me ■? 5 Behold, I will
bring a * fear upon thee, saith the
Lord, Jehovah of hosts, from all
that are round about thee ; and yo
(&marg.), 16 ^ Is. 14. 2 " ch. 48. 2 i> .Tosh. 7. 2-5 ;
8. 1-29 ; Ezr. 2. 28 '•' ch. 48. 37 <* ch. 46. 25 ; 48. 7
"■ch. 9. 23 /ch. 31. 22 " Ps. 62. 10 ; Ezek. 28. 4, 6 ;
1 Tim. 6. 17 '' ver. 29 ; ch. 48. 43, 44
5 Or, Fleeing because of the force, they stand
under * Or, but "> Or, return to
>" Or, their king ^ Or, inherit
1" Or, Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleysl
thy valley ftow'eth away
49.6
JEEEMIAH
49.27
Orarle against Edom. Oracle against Damascus
shall be " driven out every man
right forth, and there shall be
none to gather together the * fugi-
tives. 6 But afterward I will
'bring back the captivity of the
children of Ammon, saith Jehovah.
7 Of "Edom. Thus saith Jeho-
vah of hosts : Is " wisdom no more
in ^ Teman '? is counsel perished
from the prudent '? is their wisdom
vanished f 8 •"' Flee ye, turn back,
dwell in the depths, O inhabitants
of '' Dedan ; for 1 will bring the
'calamity of Esau upon him, the
time that I shall visit him. 9 * If
grape-gatherers came to thee,
^ would they not leave some glean-
ing grapes'? if thieves by night,
would tney not destroy till they
had enough % 10 But I have
'made Esau bare, I have uncov-
ered his secret places, and he shall
not be able to hide himself : his
seed is destroyed, and his breth-
ren, and his neighbors ; and he is
not. 1 1 Leave thy ™ fatherless
children, I will preserve them
alive ; and let thy " widows trust
in me. \'2 For thus saith Jeho-
vah : Behold, they " to whom it
pertained not to drink of the "cup
shall assuredly drink; and art thou
he that shall ''altogether go unpun-
ished 1 thou shalt not go unpun-
ished, but thou shalt surely drink.
13 For I have '^ sworn by myself,
saith Jehovali, that "■ Bozrah shall
become an *' astonishment, a re-
proach, a waste, and a curse ; and
all the cities thereof shall be per-
petual wastes.
14 I have 'heard tidings from
Jehovah, and an "arnbassador is
sent among the nations, saying,
"Gather yourselves together, and
come against her, and rise up to
the battle. 15 For, behold, I have
made thee "^ small among the na-
tions, and despised among men.
16 As for thy 2/ terrihleness, _ the
pride of thy heart hath deceived
thee, O thou that dwellest in the
clefts of ^the 'rock, that boldest
the height of the hill: though thou
shouldest make thy nest as "high
as the eagle, I will * bring thee
down from thence, saith Jehovah.
1 7 And Edom shall become an " as-
tonishment : every one that pass-
eth by it shall be "* astonished, and
^ Or, they will leave no gleaning arapes; 'if
thieves by niaht, they will destruy till they have
enonah. Fur &c.
2 Or, whose judgment was not ^ Or, Sela
" ch. 16. IG ;
46. 6
i> Lam. 4. 15
" ver. 39 ;
ch. 48. 47
d ch. 25. 9,
17, 21 ;
Gen. 25.
30 ; 32. 3 ;
Is. 34. 5, 6 ;
Ezek. 25.
12-14 ; 35. ;
Am. 1. 11,
12; Obad.
1-21
^ ch. 8. 9 ;
Job 2. 11
/ ver. 20 ;
Gen. 36. 11,
15, 34
'J ver. 30
ft ch. 25. 23 ;
Is. 21. 13
' ch. 41). 21
k Obad. 6
' ch. 13. 26
"' Ps. 68. 5
" Ps. C8. 5 ;
Zech. 7. 10
" ch. 26. 15
P ch. 25. 28,
29 ; 1 Pet.
4. 17
9 ch. 44. 26 ;
Gen. 22.
16 ; Is. 45.
23
*" ver. 22 ;
Gen. .3ii.
33; 1 Chr.
1. 44 ; Is.
34. 6 ; 63.
1 ; Am. 1.
12 ; Mic. 2.
12
"ch. 13. 16;
Is. 31. 9-15
' Obad. 1-4
" Is. 18. 2 ;
30. 4
^ ch. 50. 14
^ Lk. 1. 51
V Is. 2.5. 5
^ ch. 48. 28 ;
2 K. 14. 7
" Job 39. 27 ;
Is. 14. l.i-15
b Am. 9. 2
'^ ver. 13 ;
Ezek. 35. 7
d ch. 60. 13
"ch. 51. .37;
1 K. 9. 8
/ ch. 50. 40 ;
Gen. 19.
24, 25 ;
Dt. 29. 23 ;
Am. 4. 11 ;
Zeph. 2. 9
'J ver. 33 ;
Job 18.
1.5-18
ft ch .50. 44
! ch. 12. 5 ;
Josh. .!. 15
* Num. Id. 5
' Is. 4t). 9
'" ch. 5(1. 45 ,
Is. 14. 24,
27
" Cll. .50. 45
" Mai. 1. 3, 4
P ch. .50. 46;
Ezek. 20.
1.5, 18
9 ch. 4. 13 ;
48. 40, 41 ;
Hos. 8. 1
"■ ver. 13
' ch. .30. 6 ;
48. 41; Is.
13. 8
«Gen. 14.
15 ; 15. 2 ;
783
shall '^hiss at all the plagues thereof.
18 As in the overthrow of •'^ Sodom
and Gomorrah and the neighbor
cities thereof, saith Jehovah, ''no
man shall dwell there, neither
shall any son of man sojourn
therein. 19 "Behold, he shall
come up like a lion from the
''' pride of the Jordan "^against the
strong habitation : for I will sud-
denly make them run away from
it ; and whoso is * chosen, him will
I appoint over it : for who is 'like
rne 1 and who will appoint me a
time ? and who is the shepherd
that will stand before me'?
20 Thei'efore hear ye the '"coun-
sel of Jehovah, that he hatli taken
against Edom ; and his purposes,
that he hath purposed against the
inhabitants of Teman: "Surely
®they shall drag them away, eveii
the little ones of the flock ; surely
he shall make their ''habitation
^"desolate over them. 21 The
'' earth trembleth at the noise of
their fall ; there is a cry, the noise
whereof is heard in the Bed Sea.
22 Behold, he shall come up and
»fly as the eagle, and spread out
his M'ings against '' Bozrah : and
the * heart of the mighty men of
Edom at that day shall be as the
heart of a woman in her pangs.
23 Of ' Damascus. " Hamath is
confounded, and^Arpad; for they
have hearxl evil tidings, they are
•^ melted away : there is " sorrow on
the sea ; it / cannot be quiet. 24
Damascus is ^ waxed feeble, she
turneth herself to flee, and trem-
bling hath seized on her : " anguish
and sorrows have taken hold of her,
as of a woman in travail. 25 How
is the * city of praise not forsaken,
the city of my joy'? 26 Therefore
her *" young men shall fall in her
streets, and all the men of war
shall be brought to silence in that
clay, saith Jehovah of hosts. 27
And I will "^ kindle a fire in the
wall of Damascus, and it shall de-
vour the palaces of " Ben-hadad.
2 K. 5. 12 ; 2 Chr. Ifi. 2 ; Is. 7. 8 ; Acts 9. 2 " ch. 30.
5 ; Num. 1.3. 21 ; Is. 10. 9 ; Am. 6. 2 " 2 K. 18. 31 ;
19. 13 ; Is. 10. 9 ■'' Ex. 15. 15 ; Nah. 2. 10 y Is. 67. 20
" ch. C. 24 " ver. 22 i) ch. 33. 9 ; 61. 41 ■= ch. 11. 22 ,
60. 30 ; Am. 4. 10 d ch. 43. 12 ; Am. 1. 3-5 ' 1 K.
15. 18-20
* Or, swelling
5 Or, unto the permanent pastures
6 Or, the little ones of the flock shall drag them
away ' Or, pastures
8 Or, astonished at them ^ Or, care
49.28
JEREMIAH
50.10
Oracle against Kedar and Razor. Oracle against Elam. Babylon to be destroyed, and Israel <deliYered
28 Of "Kedar, and of the king-
doms of *Hazor, which Nebuchad-
rezzar king of Babylon smote.
Thus saith Jehovah : Arise ye,
go up to Kedar, and destro.y the
"children of the east. 29 Their
tents and their flocks shall they
take ; they shall carry away for
themselves their '' curtains, and all
their vessels, and their " camels ;
and they shall cry unto them, -^Ter-
ror on every side! 30 " Flee ye,
wander far off, dwell in the depths,
0 ye inhabitants of * Hazor, saith
Jehovah; for 'Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon hath taken counsel
against you, and hath conceived
a pux'pose against you. 31 Arise,
get you up unto a nation that is
* at ease, that dwelleth without
care, saith Jehovah ; that have
' neither gates nor bars, that dwell
alone. 32 And their '"camels shall
be a booty, and the multitude of
their cattle a spoil : and I will
" scatter unto all winds them that
have the " corners of their hair cut
off; and I will bring their calamity
from every side of them, saith Je-
hovah. 33 And ^ Hazor shall be a
dwelling-place of « jackals, a deso-
lation for ever : ""no man shall
dwell there, neither shall any son
of man sojourn therein.
34 The word of Jehovah that
came to Jeremiah the prophet con-
cerning *Elam, *in the beginning
of the reign of Zedekiah king of
Judah, saying, 35 Thus saith Je-
hovah of hosts : Behold, I will_
" break the bow of Elam, the chief
of their might. 36 And upon Elam
will I bring the "four winds from
the four quarters of heaven, and
will -^ Scatter them toward all those
winds ; and there shall be no na-
tion whither ^ the outcasts of Elam
shall not come. 37 And I will
cause Elam to be * dismayed before
their enemies, and before them
that seek their life ; and I will
^ bring evil upon them, even my
." fierce anger, saith Jehovah ; and
1 will * send the sword after them,
till I have consumed them: 38 and
I will set my throne in Elam, and
will destroy from thence king and
princes, saith Jehovah. 39 But it
shall come to pass in the latter days,
that I will ■^'' bring back the cap-
tivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
1 Another reading is, the everlasting outcasts.
2 Or, return to
" ch. 2. 10 ;
Gen. 25.
13; Is. 21.
10, 17 ;
Kzek. 27.
21
l> ver. 30, 33
"^ Is. U. 14
<i Hab. 3. 7
" 1 Chr. 5. 21
/ ch. 46. 5
■' ver. 8
'' ver. 28
> oil. 25. 9,
24 ; 27. 6
<: Judg. 18.
7 ; Is. 47. 8
' Is. 42. U
"' ver. 29
" ver. 36 ;
Ezek. 12.
14, 15
" ch. 9. 26 ;
25. 23
'' ver. 28
« ch. 10. 22 ;
fil. 37 ; Is.
13. 20-22 ;
Zeph. 2. 9,
1.3-15
*■ ver. 18
* ch. 25. 25 ;
G-en. 10.
22 ; 14. 1,
9; Is. 11.
11 ; Ezek.
32. 24 ;
Dau. 8. 2
t ch. 28. 1 ;
2 K. 24.
17, 18
« ch. 51. 56 ;
Ps. 46. 9 ;
Is. 22. 6
" Dan. 7. 2 ;
8. 8 ; Rev.
7. 1
•^ ver. 32 ;
Ezek. .5.
10; Am.
9 9
y cii. 8. 9 ;
17. 18
' ch. 6. 19
" ch. .30. 24
* ch. 9. 16
'^ ver. 6 ; ch.
48. 47
rf ch. 20. 4-6 ;
Gen. 10.
lo; 11. 9;
2 K. 17. 24 ;
Is. 13. 1 ;
Dan. 1. 1 ;
Rev. 14. 8
« ch. 4. 16
/ch. 51. 27
!> ch. 51. 31
h Is. 46. 1
' ch. 51. 47
k ver. 9 ; ch.
51. 11, 27;
Is. 13. 17
'ver. 13;
Is. 14. 22,
23
'" cb. 9. 10 ;
Zeph. 1. 3
" cb. 3. 18 ;
31. 31 : .33.
7; Is. 11.
12, 13;
Hos. 1. 11
"ch. 31. 9;
Ezr. 3. 12,
13
P ch. 6. 16 ;
Is. 35. 8
« ch. 32. 40 ;
Is. 55. 3 ;
Heb. 8. &-
10
•■ Is. .53, 6 ;
Ezek. 34.
784
pT/^ The word that Jehovah
tJyy spake concerning ''Babylon,
concerning the land of the Chal-
deans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
2 " Declare ye among the nations
and publish, and -^set up a stand-
ard ; publish, and conceal not : say,
-' Babylon is taken, '' Bel is put to
shame, Merodach is " dismayed ;
her 'images are put to shame, her
idols are ^dismayed. 3 For out of
the '^ north there cometh up a na-
tion against her, which shall make
her land 'desolate, and none shall
dwell therein : they are '" lied, they
are gone, both man and beast. 4
In those days, and in that time,
saith Jehovah, the children of
Israel shall come, they and the
children of Judah "together; they
shall go on their way " weeping, and
shall seek Jehovah their God. 5
They shall f inquire concerning
Zion with their faces * thitherward,
saying, Come ye, and ''join your-
selves to Jehovah in an ^everlast-
ing covenant that shall not be
forgotten.
6 My people have been ''lost
sheep : ' their shepherds have
caused them to go astray ; they
have turned them away on the
' mountains ; they have gone from
mountain to hill; they have for-
gotten their "resting-place. 7 'All
that found them have devoured
them ; and their adversaries said.
We are not guilty, because they
have -^ sinned against Jehovah, the
"habitation of righteousness, even
Jehovah, the -hope of their fathers.
8 " Flee out of the midst of Bal)y-
lon, and go forth out of the land of
the Chaldeans, and be as the he-
goats before the flocks. 9 For, lo,
I will *stir up and cause to come
up against Babylon a company of
great nations from the ''north
country ; and they shall ''set them-
selves in array against her ; from
thence she shall be taken: their
arrows shall be as of "an expert
mighty man ; ^none shall return in
vain. 10 And ''Chaldea shall be a
prey : all that prey upon her shall
be satisfied, saith Jehovah.
15. 16 ; Mt. 9. 36 ; 10. 6 ' ch. 23. 11-14 « ch. 13. 16 ;
Ezek. 34. 6 " ver. 19 ; ch. a3. 12 " ver. 17 " cb. 40.
2,3 i'ch. 31.23 ^ ch. 14. 8 ; 17. 13 " ver. 28 ; ch.
51. 6 t> ch. 51. 1, 2 " ver. 3 d ver. 14, 29 * ch. 51.
24, 35 ; Ezek. 11. 24
3 Or, broken doirn < Heb. hitherward.
•"' Or, they shall jnin themselves
« Or, according to another reading, a mighty
man that maketh childless
7 Or, that returneth not
50.11
JEREMIAH
50.33
Babylon to be destroyed, and Israel delivered
11 Because ye are glad, because
ve rejoice. O ye that " plunder my
heritage, because ye are wanton as
a * heifer ^ that treadeth out the
grain., and neigh as strong horses ;
12 your "" mother shall be utterly
put to shame ; she that bare you
shall be confounded : behold; she
shall be the hindermost of the na-
tions, a '' wilderness, a dry land,
and a desert. 13 Because of the
wrath of Jehovah she shall " not be
inhabited, but she shall be -^wholly
desolate : every one that goeth by
Babylon «■ shall be astonished, and
hiss at all her plagues. 14 ''Set
yourselves in ari'ay against Baby-
lon round about, all ye that bend
the bow ; shoot at her, spare no
arrows : for she hath ' sinned
against Jehovah. 15 * Shout
against her round about : she hath
^'submitted herself; her bulwarks
are fallen, her '"walls are thrown
down; for it is the "vengeance of
Jehovah : take vengeance upon her ;
" as she hath done, do unto her. 1 6
Cut oif the ^' sower from Babylon,
and him that handleth the sickle in
the time of harvest : for fear of the
'oppressing sword they shall ''turn
every one to his people, and they
shall flee every one to his own
land.
1 7 Israel is a ^ * hunted sheep ;
the 'lions have driven him away:
first, the "king of Assyria ''devoured
him; and now at last "^ Nebuchad-
rezzar king of Babylon hath broken
his bones. 18 Therefore thus saith
Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel :
Behold, I will punish the king of
Babylon and his land, as 1 have
* punished the king of Assyria. 19
And 1 will * bring Israel again to
his ''pasture, and he shall feed on
Carmel aiid Bashan, and his soul
shall be satisfied upon the " hills of
Ephraim and in Gilead. 20 In
those days, and in that time, saith
Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall
be sought for, and * there shall be
none ; and the sins of Judah, and
they shall not be found : for I will
"pardon them whom I leave as a
remnant.
2 1 Go up against the land of
^Merathaim, even against it, and
against the inhabitants of °''Pe-
kod : slay and '' utterly dei^troy
after them, saith Jehovah, and "do
1 Or, at grass 2 Heb. piven her hand.
3 Heb. scattered. * Or, fold
5 That is. Double rebellion.
* That is, Visitation. 7 Heb. devote.
" ch. 12. 14
b ch. 46. 20
" ch. 1.5. 9
d ch. 22. 6 ;
51. 43
^ ch. 25. 12 ;
34. 22
/ver. 3; ch.
51. 26
« ch. 18. 16 ;
40. 17
A ver. 29
' Hab. 2. 8,
17
k ch. 51. 14
' 1 Chr. 29.
24
"' ch. 51. 44,
68
" ver. 29 ;
ch. 40. 10
" ver. 29 ,
Ps. 137. 8
J'Joeli. 11
9 ch. 25. 38 ,
46. 16
'■ ch. 51. 9 ;
Is. 13. 14
' ver. 6
' cb. 2. 15 ,
4. 7
" 2 K.. 15. 29 ;
17. 6 ; 18.
9-13
"" ver. 7
■■"2K. 24. 1,
10-12; 25.
1-7
y Is. 10. 12 ,
Ezek. 31.
3, 11, 12;
Nah. 1. 1 ;
3. 7, 18, 19
^ ch. 31. 10 ;
3.i. 12
° ch. 31. 5
t> ch. 31. 34 ;
Is. 43. 25 ;
Mic. 7. 19
" cb. 33. 8 ;
Is. 1, 9;
Rom. 9.
20, 27
rt Ezek. 23.
23
" ch. 48. 10
/ch. 4. 19-
21 ; 51. 54-
50
»ch. 51.20-24
'' ch. 48. 43,
41; 51. 31
■ Dan. 5. 30,
31
k Job 9. 4 ;
40. 2, 9
I Is. 13. 5
"' ver. 15 ;
ch. 51. 12,
" ver. 41
"ver. 10; Is.
45. 3
P Is. 14. 23
'' Is. 34. 7
"■ch. 48. 15
" ch. 46. 21 ;
Ps. 37. 13 ;
Ezek. 7. 7
' Is. 48. 20
" ver. 8 , cb.
51. 6
" ver. 15 ;
ch. 51. 10;
Ps. 149.
6-9
^Lam. 1. 10;
2. 6, 7
" ver. 14
' ver. 15 ;
ch. 51. 50;
Ps. 1.S7. 8
" ch. 49. 16 ;
Ex. 10. 3 ;
785
according to all that I have com.
manded thee. 22 A -^ sound of bat-
tle is in the land, and of great
destruction. 23 How is the ^ham-
mer of the whole earth cut asunder
and broken! how is Babylon be-
come a desolation among the na-
tions ! 24 I have ''laid a snare for
thee, and thou art also 'taken, O
Babylon, and thou wast not aware:
thou art found, and also caught,
because thou hast * striven against
Jehovah. 25 Jehovah hath opened
his armory, and hath brou.ght forth
the ' weapons of his indignation ;
for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts,
hath a '"work to do in the land of
the Chaldeans. 26 Come against
her *from the "utmost border;
"open her ^store-houses; cast her
up as heaps, and "^destroy her
utterly ; let nothing of her be left.
27 -^ Slay all her bullocks ; let them
'go down to the slaughter: woe
unto them ! for their " day is come,
the time of their visitation. 28
The * voice of them that " flee and
esca'pe out of the land of Babylon,
to declare in Zion the " vengeance
of Jehovah our God, the vengeance
of his "^ temple.
29 ^^Call together "the archers
against Babylon, all them that
bend the bow ; encamp against her
round about ; let none thereof
escape : recompense her according
to her work ; ' according to all that
she hath done, do unto her ; for she
hath been "proud against Jehovah,
against the Holy One of Israel.
30 Therefore shall her ''young men
fall in her streets, and all her men
of war shall be " brought to silence
in that day, saith Jehovah. 3 1 Be-
hold, ''I am against thee, ^^O thou
proud one, saith the Lord, Jehovah
of hosts ; for thy day is come, the
time that I will visit thee. 32 And
^•'the '' proud one shall stumble and
fall, and none shall raise him up ;
and I will -^kindle a fire in his
cities, and it shall devour all that
are round about him.
33 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts:
The children of Israel and the
children of Judah are oppressed
together; and ''all that took them
captive hold them fast ; they refuse
Dan. 4. 37 b ch. 9. 21 ; 18. 21 : 49. 26 ; Is. n 17, 18
" ch. 51. 56, 57 d ch. 21. 13 ; Nah. 2. 13 « Is. 10. 12-15
/ ch. 21. 14 ; 49. 27 •" Is. 14. 17 ; 58. 6
s Or, from every quarter " Or, many
9 Or, granaries 12 Heb. (> Pride.
10 Heb. devote. ^^ Heb. Pride.
50.34
JEREMIAH
51.10
Jehovah's Judgment on Babylon
to let them go. 34 Their "Re-
deemer is strong ; * Jehovah of
hosts is his name: he will thor-
oughly "plead their cause, that he
may ''give rest to the earth, and
disquiet the inhabitants of Baby-
lon. 35 A 'sword is upon the
Chaldeans, saith Jehovah, and
upon the inhabitants of Babylon,
and upon her •''princes, and upon
her ''wise men. 36 A sword is
upon the ^ * boasters, and they shall
become fools ; a swoi'd is upon her
' mighty men, and they shall be
* dismayed. 37 A sword is upon
their ' horses, and upon their chari-
ots, and upon all the '"mingled peo-
ple that are in the midst of her ;
and they shall become " as women :
a sword is upon her treasures, and
they shall be robbed. 38 A
"drought is upon her waters, and
they shall be dried up ; for it is a
land of * graven images, and they
are mad over - idols. 39 Therefore
the * wild beasts of the desert with
the ^ wolves shall dwell there,
and the ostriches shall dwell
therein: and it shall be ''no more
inhabited for ever ; neither shall it
be dwelt in from generation to gen-
eration. 40 As when God over-
threw 'Sodom and Gomorrah and
the neighbor cities thereof, saith
Jehovah, so shall no man dwell
there, neither shall any son of man
sojourn therein.
41 'Behold, a people cometh
" from the north ; and a great
nation and many kings shall be
stirred up from the uttermost
Earts of the earth. 42 They lay
old on bow and spear ; they are
" cruel, and have no mercy ; their
voice * roareth like the sea ; and
they ride upon ^ horses, every one
^ set in array, as a man to the bat-
tle, against thee, O daughter of
Babylon. 43 The "king of Baby-
lon hath heard the tidings of them,
and his hands wax feeble : * anguish
hath taken hold of him, and pangs
as of a woman in travail. 44 " Be-
hold, the enemy shall come up like a
lion from the pride of the Jordan
against the strong habitation : for
I will suddenly make them run
away f^^om it ; and whoso is ''chosen,
him will I appoint over it : for who
is "like me"? and who will appoint
me a time"? and who is the shep-
herd that can •''stand before me?
1 Heb. boastings. 2 Heb. terrors.
s Heb. howling creatures.
" ch. 15. 21 ;
31. 11 ; Is.
43, 14
b ch. 32. 18 ;
61. 19
'ch. 61. 3G,
MiC. 7. 9
d Is. 14. 3-7
'oh. 47. 0;
Hos. 11. 6
/ Dan. 6. 1,
2, 30
'■> Dan. 5. 7,
8
'' Is. 44. 25
(niarg.)
J ch. 49. 22
k Nah. 3. 13
' ch. 51. 21,
22 ; Ps, 20.
7, 8
'" ch. 25. 20 ;
Ezek. 3U. 5
" ch. 48. 41 ;
51. 30
"ch. 61. 36
J* ver. 2 ;
Is. 46. I,
0,7
9 ch. 51. 37 ;
Is. 13. 21,
22
'' Is. 13. 20
'ch. 49. 18;
Lk. 17. 28-
30;
2 Pet. 2. 6 ;
Jude 7
' ch. 6. 22-24
" ver. 3, 9 ;
ch. 51. 27,
28 ; Is. 13.
2-5
" Is. 13. 17,
18 ; 47. 6
^ Is. 5. 30
"ch. 8. 10;
47. 3 ; Hab.
1. 8
' ver. 9, 14 ;
Joel 2. 5
" ch. 61. 31
b ch. 30. 6
' ch. 49. 19-
21
rt Num. .16. 5
« Is. 46. 9
/ch. 30. 21 ;
Job 41. 10
9 ch. 61. 10,
11; Is. 14.
24
A ch. 49. 20
'ch. 10. 10;
49. 21 ;
Ezek. 26.
18; 31. 16
k ch. 46. 12 ,
51. 54 ; Is.
5. 7 ; 15. 5 ;
Ezek. -27.
28
'ch. 4. 11,
12, 23. 19 ;
Hos. 13. 15
"' ch. 15. 7 ;
Is. 41. 16;
Mt. 3. 12
" ch. 50. 14,
29
" ch. 46. 4
P ch. 50. 21
1 Is. 13. 16 ;
14. 19
'■ ch. 33. 24-
26 ; Is. 64.
7, 8
• Ho3. 4. 1, 2
' ver. 45 ;
ch. 60. 8, 28
" Num. 16.
26
"ver. 11,36;
ch. 50. 16
786
45 Therefore hear ye the 'counsel
of Jehovah, that he hath taken
against Babylon ; and his purposes,
that he hath purposed against the
land of the Chaldeans : * Surely
they shall drag them away, even
the little ones of the flock ; surely
he shall make their habitation des-
olate over them. 46 At the noise
of the taking of Babylon the ' earth
trembleth, and the '-cry is heai'd
among the nations.
^ 'i Thus saith .Jehovah : Be-
O J_ hold, I will raise up against
Babylon, and against them that
dwell in ■* Leb-kamai, a ' destroying
wind. 2 And I will send unto
Babylon ^strangers, that shall '"win-
now her ; and they shall empty her
land : for in the day of trouble they
shall be agairist her round about.
3 ''Against him ^Aa< bendeth let
the archer "bend his bow, and
against hwi that lifteth himself up
in his " coat of mail : and spare ye
not her young men ; '^destroy ye
uttei'ly all her host. 4 And they
shall fall down slain in the land of
the Chaldeans, and * thrust through
in her streets.
5 For Israel is ''not * forsaken,
nor Judah, of his God, of Jehovah
of hosts ; though their land is ' full
of guilt against the Holy One of
Israel. 6 ' Flee out of the midst of
Babylon, and save every man his
life ; be not "cutoff in her iniquity :
for it is the time of "Jehovah's ven-
geance ; he will -^ render unto her a
recompense. 7 Babylon hath been
a golden -"cup in Jehovah's hand,
that made all the earth drunken :
the ^nations have drunk of her
wine ; therefore the ^nations are
"mad. 8 Babylon is suddenly
''fallen and destroyed: "wail for
her ; take '' balm for her pain, if so
be she may be healed. 9 We would
have healed Babylon, but she is not
healed : forsake her, and " let us go
every one into his own country ;
for her judgment reacheth unto
•''heaven, and is lifted up even
to the skies. 10 Jehovah «'hath
^ ver. 24, 66 ; ch. 26. 14 » ch. 25. 16 : Hab. 2. Ifi ;
Rev. 14. 8 ^ Rev. 18. 3 ° ch. 25. 16 0 ver. 41 ; ch.
50. 2 ; Is. 21. 9 ; Rev. 14. 8 ; 18. 2 " Is. 13. 6 d ch.
46. 11 " ch. 46. 16 ; 50. 16 ; Is. 13. 14 /Ezr. 9. G
" Ps. 37. 6 ; Mic. 7. 9
< That is, The heart of them that rise up
against me. ' Or, winnowers
6 Or, as otherwise read. Let not the archer bend
his how. and let him not lift
7 Heb. devote ye all <i-c. " Or, widowed
51.11
JEREMIAH
51.33
Jeliovah's Judgment on Babylon
brought forth our rigliteousness :
come, and let us "declare in Zion
the work of Jehovah our God.
11 * Make ^ sharp the arrows,
^hold firm the "'shields: Jehovah
hath stirred up the spirit of the
kings of tlie "Medes; oecause his
purpose is against Babylon, to de-
stroy it: for it is the ''vengeance
of Jehovah, the vengeance of his
temple. 12 "Set up a standard
against the walls of Babylon, make
the watch strong, set the watch-
men, pi'epare the ambushes ; for
Jehovah hath both •'^ purposed and
done that which he spake concern-
ing the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 "O thou that dwellest U{)ou
many waters, abundant in ''treas-
ures, thine end is come, the meas-
ure of thy "^'covetousness. 11
Jehovah of hosts hath sworn by
himself, saying, "^Surely I will lill
thee with men, as with the "' canker-
worm ; " and they shall lift up a
shout against thee.
15 'He hath '"made the earth by
his power, he hath established the
world by his wisdom, and by his
understanding hath he " stretched
out the heavens. 16 When he
uttereth his "voice, there is a tumult
of waters in the heavens, and he
causeth the'' vapors to ascend from
the ends of the earth ; he raaketh
lightnings for the rain, and bring-
eth forth the ''wind out of his
treasuries. 17 *■ Every man is be-
come brutish mul is without knowl-
edge ; every goldsmith is put to
shame by his image ; for his molten
image is 'falsehood, and there is
no breath in them. 18 They are
* vanity, a work of clelusion : in
the time of their visitation they
shall perish. 19 The "portion of
Jacob is not like these ; for he is
the former of all things ; and Israel
is the tribe of his inheritance :
"Jehovah of hosts is his name.
20 Thou art my ^ "^ battle-axe and
weapons of war: and with thee
will I " break in pieces the nations ;
and with thee will I destroy king-
doms ; 21 and Avith thee will I
' break in pieces the horse and his
rider; 22 and with thee will I
break in pieces the ''chariot and
him that rideth therein ; and with
thee will I break in pieces 'man
and woman ; and with thee will I
'^ Or.brinkt Keb. clean. ^ Or. Though I have
2 Heb. fill- filled
3 Or, stiits ofnrmnr * Or, yet
* Or, dishonest gain 1 Or, maul
" ch. 60. 28 ;
Is. 40. 2
b ch. 40. 4,
9 ; Joel 3.
0, 10
"^ ver. 28 ;
ch. 50. 3, 9
ri ch. 60. 28
" ver. 27 ;
ch. 60. 2 ;
Is. 13. 2
/ ver. 29 ;
ch. 4. 28 ;
23. 20
" ch. 60. 37,
38
li Is. 46. 3
' Is, 67. 17 ;
Hab. 2. 9-
11
«-• ver. 27 ;
Nah. 3. 16
' ver. 16-19 :
ch. 10. 12-
ir>
'" ch. 32. 17 ;
Ps. 14G. 6,
6 ; Acts 14.
16; Rom.
1. 20
" Job 9. 8 ;
Ps. 104. 2 ,
Is. 42. 5
"Job 37.
2-6 ; Ps. 18.
13
P ch. 10. 13 ;
I's. 1,J6. 7
9 Jon. 1. 4
'ch. 10. 14;
Is. 44. 18-
20
» Hab. 2. 18,
19
< ch. 18. 16
" ch. 10. 10 ,
Ps. 73. 20
" ch. 60. 34
^ eh. 60. 23 ;
Is. 41. 16,16
y Is. 8. 9 ;
41. 16, 16;
Mic. 4. 12,
13
• Ex. 15. 1
"E.\. 15. 4;
Is. 4.3. 17
i> 2 Chr. 36.
17
" Is. 13. 15,
10, IS
<i ver. 67
* ver. 6, 56
/ ver. 35 ;
ch. 60. 10
" ch. 60. 15,
29
ft ch. 60. 31
' ver. 63, 68
*• ver. 7
' Rev. 8. 8
'" ver. 29 ;
ch. 60. 13 ;
Is. 13. 19-22
" ver. 12 ;
ch. 60. 2 ,
Is. 13. 2-6 ;
18. 3
° ch. 26, 14
P ch. 50. 3, 9
1 Gen. 8. 4 ;
2 K. 19. 37 ;
Is. 37. 38
'■ Gen. 10. 3
" ch. 50. 42
' ver. 14
" ver. 11
" ch. 8. IG ,
10. 10 , 60.
46 ; Am.
8. 8
" ver. 26, 43 ;
Is. 13. 19,
20 ; 47. U
787
break in pieces the old man and
the " youth ; and with thee will I
break in pieces the young man end
the virgin ; 23 and with thee will
1 break in pieces the shepherd and
his Hock ; and with thee will I
break in pieces the husbandman
and his yoke of oxen ; and with
thee will 1 break in pieces '*'' gov-
ernors and deputies. 24 And I
will "render unto Babylon and to
all the inhabitants of •' Chaldea " all
their evil that they have done in
Zion in your sight, saith Jehovah.
25 Behold, '' 1 am against thee,
O destroying 'mountain, saith Je-
hovah, which destroyest *all the
earth ; and 1 will stretch out my
hand upon thee, and roll thee down
from the rocks, and will make thee
a 'burnt mountain. 26 And they
shall not take of thee a stone for a
corner, nor a stone for foundations ;
but thou shalt be "'desolate for ever,
saith Jehovah.
27 "Set ye up a standard in the
land, blow the trumpet among
the nations, ^prepare the "nations
against her, call together against
her the ^kingdoms of '^ Ararat,
Minni, and 'Ashkenaz : appoint a
marshal against her ; cause the
* horses to come up as the rough
'canker-worm. 28 ''Prepare against
her the nations, the "kings of the
Medes, the governors thereof, and
all the deputies thereof, and all the
land of tneir dominion. 29 And
the "land trembleth and is in pain ;
for the purposes of Jehovah against
Babylon do stand, to make the land
of Babylon a ^desolation, without
inhabitant. 30 The * mighty men
of Babylon have forborne to fight,
they remain in their strongholds ;
Hheir might hath failed; they are
become ^as women : her dwelling-
places are set on fire ; her ** bars are
broken. 31 One * post shall run to
meet another, and one "messenger
to meet another, to show the king
of Babylon that his city is '' taken
on every quarter : 32 and the
'"passages are seized, aini the " reeds
they have burned with fire, and
the "men of war are affrighted.
33 For thus saith Jehovah of
hosts, the God of Israel : The
V ch. 60. 15, 36, 37 ; Ps. 76. 5 * Is. 13. 7, 8 , Nah.
3. 13 " Is. 45. 1, 2 ; Lam. 2. 9 ; Am. 1. 6 ; Nah. 3. 13
b 2 Chr. 30. 6 " 2 S. 18. 19-31 d ver. 41 ; ch. 60. 2,
9,24 ''ver. 30; ch. 60. 37
^ Or, liev'e'n ants ^Uah. !:finctify. ^'> Or, ford)
11 Or, marshes Heb. pools.
51.34
JEREMIAH
51.58
Jehovah's Judgment on Babj Ion
"daughter of Babylon is like a
* threshing-floor at the time when
it is trodden ; yet a little while,
and the time of "harvest shall
come for her. 34 '' Nebuchadrezzar
the king of 13abylon hath devoured
^ me, he hath crushed ^ me, he hath
made hue an "empty vessel, he
hath, -^like a monster, swallowed
^ me up, he hath filled his maw with
my delicacies ; he hath cast ^ me
out. 35 '^ The ■'' violence done to me
and to my flesh be upon Babylon,
shall the ^ inhabitant of Zion say;
and. My blood be upon the inhab-
itants of " Chaldea, shall Jerusalem
say. 36 Therefore thus saith Jeho-
vah : Behold, I will 'plead thy
cause, and "take vengeance for
thee; and I will 'dry up her sea,
and make her fountain dry. 37
And Babylon shall become '"heaps,
a "dwelling-place for jackals, an
"astonishment, and a hissing, with-
out inhabitant. 38 They shall
roar together like ^ young lions ;
they shall growl as lions' whelps.
39 When they are heated, I will
make their feast, and I will * make
them drunken, that they may re-
joice, and '■ sleep a perpetual sleep,
and not wake, saith Jehovah. 40
I will bring them down like lambs
' to the slaughter, like rams with
he-goats.
41 How is ' Sheshach taken !
and the "praise of the whole earth
seized ! how is Babylon become
■'a desolation among the nations!
42 The "sea is come up upon Baby-
lon ; she is covered with the ^ mul-
titude of the waves thereof. 43
Her cities are become ''a "" desola-
tion, a dry land, and a desert, a
land wherein *no man dwelleth,
neither doth any son of man pass
thereby. 44 And I will "^execute
judgment upon *Bel in Babylon,
and 1 will "bring forth out of his
mouth that which he hath * swal-
lowed up ; and the " nations shall
not "* flow any more unto him : yea,
the " wall of Babylon shall fall.
45 My people, -^go ye out of the
midst of her, and * save yourselves
every man from the fierce anger of
Jehovah. 46 And ''let not your
heart faint, neither fear ye for the
' tidings that shall be heard in the
land ; for tidings shall come one
year, and after that in another
1 Another reading is, us
2 Heb. Mil wrong ana my flesh.
s Heb. inhabitress. * Or, tumult
* Or, an astonishment * Heb. visit upon.
"■ Cll. 50. 42
I' Is. 21. 10 ;
41. 15, 16
' Hos. 6. 11 ;
Joel 3. 13
i' ch. 50. 17
« Is. 24. 1-3
/ver. 44;
Job 'M. 15 ;
Am. 8. 4
» Ps. 137. 8
'' ver. 24
' Ps. 140. 12
*: ver. 0, 11 ;
lloni. 12.
19
' cll. 50. 38
'" cll. 9. 11
" ch. 4U. 3.S
" ch. 50. 13
P Ch. 2. 15
2 ver. 57 ;
ch. 25. 27 ;
48. 26
'■ Ps 70. 5
* ch. 48. 15 ;
60. 27
' ch. 25. 26
" ch. 40. 25
" ver. .56 ; Is.
8. 7, 8 ;
Dan. 0. 20
^ ver. 29, 02 ,
ch. 60. 12
y ch. 2. 6 ;
Is. 13. 20
' ch. 60. 2
" Ezr. 1. 7, 8
i> ver. 34
'^ ver. 7
rf Is. 2. 2
" ver. 58 ;
ch. 60. 15
/ ver. 0 ;
ch. 60. 8,
28 ; Is. 48.
20
» Gen. 19.
12-16 ;
Acts 2. 40
ft ch. 46. 27,
28 ; Is. 43. 5
' 2 K. 19. 7 ;
Is. 13. 3-6
<: Is. 19. 2
' ver. 52 ;
ch. 60. 2 i
Is. 21. 9 ;
46. 1, 2
"' ch. 50. 12,
35-37
" Is. 44. 23 ;
48. 20 ; 49.
13
" ver. 11, 27
'' ch. 60. 29 ;
Ps. 137. 8
1 ver. 45
»■ Dt. 4. 29-
31 ; Ps.
1,37. 0
' Ps. 74. 3-8 ;
Lam. 1. 10
< ver. 47 ;
ch. 50. 38
" ch. 49. 10 ;
Job 20. 6 ;
Ps. 139.
8-10; Is.
14. 12, 13
" Is. 13. 3
^ ch. 48. 3-5 ;
60. 46
'J ver. 42 ;
Ps. 18. 4 ;
09. 2 ; 124.
2, 4, 5
' ver. 48 ;
Hab. 2. 8
" Ps. 46. 9 ;
76. 3
*> ver. 6, 24 ;
Ps. 94. 1, 2
" ver. 39 :
year shall come tidings, and vio-
lence in the land, * ruler against
ruler. 47 Therefore, behold, the
days come, that I will execute
judgment upon the ' graven images
of Babylon ; and her whole land
shall be '" confounded ; and all her
slain shall fall in the midst of her.
48 Then the "heavens and the
earth, and all that is therein, shall
sing for joy over Babylon ; for the
destroyers shall come unto her
"from the north, saith Jehovah.
49 /^As Babylon hath caused the
slain of Israel to fall, so at Baby-
lon shall fall the slain of all the
**land.
50 Ye that have 'escaped the
sword, go ye, stand not still; 're-
member Jehovah from afar, and
let Jerusalem come into your mind.
51 We are confounded, becau.se we
have heard repi-oach ; confvision
hath covered our faces : for * stran-
gers are come into the sanctuaries
of Jehovah's house. 52 Wherefore,
behold, the days come, saith Jeho-
vah, that I will execute judgment
upon her * graven images ; and
through all her land the wounded
shall groan. 53 Though Babylon
should "mount up to heaven, and
though she should fortify the
height of her strength, yet from
" me shall destroyers come unto
her, saith Jehovah.
54 The sound of a "^cry from
Babylon, and of great destruction
from the land of the Chaldeans !
55 For Jehovah layeth Babylon
waste, and destroyeth out of her
the great voice; and their 2/ waves
roar like many waters ; the noise
of their voice is uttered : 56 for
the ''destroyer is come upon her,
even upon Babylon, and her
mighty men are taken, their "bows
are broken in pieces ; for Jehovah
is a God of * recompenses, he will
surely requite. 57 _ And I will
"make drunk her princes and her
wise men, her governors and her
deputies, and her mighty men ;
and they shall sleep a ''perpetual
sleep, and not wake, saith the
" King, whose name is Jehovah of
hosts.- 58 Thus saith Jehovah of
hosts : ^The broad -^ walls of Baby-
lon shall be utterly ^"overthrown,
ch. 25. 27 d. Ps. 76. ,
44 ; ch. 50. 15
'ch. 46. 18; 48. 15 /ver.
V Or, Both Babylon is to fall. 0 ye slam of
Israel, and at &e.. 8 Or, eartft
9 Or, The walls of broad Babylon
1" Or, made bare
788
51.59
JEREMIAH
52.17
The Book or the Oracle to be sunk in the Euphrates. Zedckiah's Reign and Rebellion. Jerusalem taken and burned
and her high " gates shall be burned
with fire ; and the peoples shall ' la-
bor for vanity, and the nations for
tiie fire ; and " they shall be weary.
59 The word which Jeremiah
the prophet commanded Seraiah
the son of ** Neriah, the son of
Mahseiah, when he went with
'^ Zedekiah the king of Judah to
Baljylon in the fourth year of his
reign. Now Seraiah was ^ chief
chamberlain. 60 And Jeremiah
''wrote in -a book all the evil that
should come upon Babylon, even
all these words that are written
concerning Babylon. _ 61 And
Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When
thou come.st to Babylon, ^ then see
that thou read all these woi'ds,
62 and say, O .Jehovah, ='thou hast
spoken concerning this place, to
''cut it off", that 'none shall dwell
therein, neither man nor beast,
but that it shall be desolate for
ever. 63 And it shall be, when
thou hast made an end of reading
this book, that thou shalt bind a
stone to it, and * cast it into the
midst of the Euphrates : 64 and
thou shalt say. Thus shall Baby-
lon sink, and shall 'not rise again
because of the evil that I will
bring upon her ; and they shall be
'" weary.
'^ Thus far are the words of Jere-
miah.
^ O " Zedekiah was one and
fj ^ twenty years old when he
began to reign ; and he reigned
eleven years in Jei'usalem : and his
mother's name was Hamutal the
daughter of Jeremiah of ^Libnah.
2 And he did that which was ' evil
in the sight of Jehovah, according
to all that ''Jehoiakim had done.
3 For through the * anger of Jeho-
vah did it come to pass in Jerusa-
lem and Judah, until he had cast
them out from his presence.
And Zedekiah 'rebelled against
the king of Babylon. 4 "And it
Cfime to pass in the ninth year of
his reign, in the tenth month, in
the tenth day of the month, that
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
came, he and all his army, against
Jerusalem, and encamped against
it ; and they built " forts against it
round about. 5 So the city was
besieged unto the eleventh year of
1 Or, quartermaster 2 Or, one honk
3 Or, and shall see, and read . . . then shalt
thou say &c.
" Is. 45. I, 2
b Hab. 2. 13
•^ ver. 64 ;
ch. 9. 5 ;
Lam. 6. 5
d ch. 32. 12 ,
36. 4 : 45. 1
^ ch. 28. 1 ;
62. 1
/ch. 30. 2,
3 ; 36. 2, 4,
32 ; Is. 30. 8
!' ch. 25. 12
/i ch. 50. 3,
13, 39, 40 ;
Is. 13.
19-22 ; 14.
22, 23
i ver. 43 ;
Ezek. 35. 9
<•■ ch. 19. 10,
11 ; Rev.
18. 21
'Nah. 1.8,9
"' ver. 58
" .Job 31. 40 ;
Ps. 72. 20
" 2 K, 24.
18-20 ;
2 Chr. 36.
11-13
V Josh. 10.
29 ; 2 K. 8.
22 ; Is. 37. 8
t 1 K. 14. 22
'^ oh. 36. 30,
31
^ Is. 3. 1, 4, 5
'2 Chr. 36.13
" ch. 39. 1 ;
2 K. 25.
1-7 ; Ezek.
24. 1. 2
" ch. 32. 24
" ch. .39. 2
'J ch. 38. 9 ;
2 K. 25. 3
- ch. 39. 2
" ch. 39. 4-7 ;
61. 32
*> ch. 21. 7 ;
32. 4 ; 34.
21 ; 37. 17 ;
3S: 23
" ch. 39. 5 ;
2 K. 25. 6
'' ch. 39. 5 ;
Num. 34. 11
^Num. 13.
21 ; Josh.
13. 5
/ch. 22. 30;
39. 6
' ch. 39. 7 ;
Ezek. 12.
13
'' 2 K. 25. 8-
21
' ver. 29 ;
2 K. 24. 12 ;
25. 8
*-■ 2 Chr. .36.
19 ; Ps. 74.
6-8 ; 79. 1 ;
Is. 64. 10,
11 ; Lam.
2. 7 ; Mic.
3. 12
' ch. 39. R
'"■ 2 K. 25. 10 ;
Neh. 1. 3
" 2 K. 25. U
" ell. 39. 9
P ch. .39. 10 ;
40. 2-6 ;
2 K. 25. 12
« ver. 21-23 ,
ch. 27. 19-
22 ; 1 K. 7.
15-22
"^ 1 K. 7. 27-
36
» 1 K. 7. 23-
26
789
king Zedekiah. 6 In the "= fourth
month, in the ninth day of the
month, the ^famine was sore in the
city, so that there was no bread
for the people of the land. 7
Then a ^breach was made in the
city, and " all the men of war fled,
ana went forth out of the city by
night by the way of the gate be-
tween the two walls, which was b.y
the king's garden (now the Chal-
deans were against the city round
about) ; and they went toward the
Arabah. 8 But the army of the
Chaldeans pursued after the king,
and '' overtook Zedekiah in the
plains of Jericho ; and all his army
was scattered from him. 9 Then
they took the king, and "carried
him up unto the king of Babylon
to ''Riblah in the land of " Hamath ;
and he ■'gave judgment upon him.
10 And the king of Babylon •''slew
the sons of Zedekiah before his
eyes : he slew also all the princes
of Judah in Riblah. 11 And he
^put out the eyes of Zedekiah ; and
the king of Babylon bound him in
fetters, and carried him to Baby-
lon, and put him in prison till the
day of his death.
12 ''Now in the fifth month, in
the tenth day of the month, which
was the *' nineteenth year of king
Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon,
carae Nebuzaradan the captain of
the guard, who stood before the
king of Babylon, into Jerusalem.
13 And he '^ burned the house of
Jehovah, and the 'king's hou.se;
and all 'the houses of Jerusalem,
even ® every great house, burned he
with fire. 14 And all the army of
the Chaldeans, that were with the
captain of the guard, '"brake down
all the walls of Jerusalem round
about. 15 Then Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard " carried away
captive of the poorest of the people,
and the residue of the people that
were left in the city, and "those
that fell away, that fell to the king
of Babylon, and the residue of the
''multitude. 16 But ''Nebuzaradan
the captain of the guard left of the
poorest of the land to be vine-
dressers and husbandmen.
17 And the ''pillars of brass that
were in the house of Jehovah, and
the *■ bases and the brazen * sea
that were in the house of Jehovah,
did the Chaldeans break in pieces,
< Heb. spake judgments with him.
5 Or, every great man's house ^ Or, artificers
52.18
JEREMIAH
52. S4
Deportation or the Temple Treasures and or Captives, Jelioiadiin treated kindly by Eril-merodaili
and carried all the brass of them
to Babylon. 18 The "pots also,
and the shovels, and the snuffers,
and the basins, and the spoons, and
all the vessels of brass wherewith
they ministered, took they away.
19 And the ''cups, and the fire-
pans, and the basins, and the pots,
and the candlesticks, and the
spoons,^ and the bowls — that which
was of gold, in gold, and that
which was of silver, in silver, —
the captain of the guard took
away. 20 The two pillars, the one
sea, and the twelve brazen bulls
that were under the bases, which
king Solomon had made for the
house of Jehovah — the brass of
all_ these vessels was ''without
weight. 21 And as for the pillars,
the ''height of the one pillar was
eighteen cubits ; and a line of
twelve cubits did ''compass it ; and
the thickness thereof was four fin-
gers : it was hollow. 22 And a
■" capital of brass was upon it ; and
the height of the one capital was
five cuoits, with network and
''pomegranates upon the capital
round about, all of brass : and the
second pillar also had like unto
these, and pomegranates. 23 And
there were ninety and six pome-
granates ' on the sides ; all the
pomegranates were a hundred upon
the network round about.
24 And the captain of the guard
took " Seraiah the chief priest, and
'' Zephaniah the second priest, and
the three 'keepers of the. thresh-
old : 2-5 and out of the city he
took an ^ofticer that was set over
the men of war ; and seven men of
them that *saw the king's face,
that were found in the city: and
the scribe of the captain of the
host, who mustered tne people of
1 Or, on the outside Heb. tovards the four
winds. 2 Or, eunuch
"IK.
7.
40,
45
bl K.
7.
49,
50
''IK
7
47
rflK.
7.
15
"1 K.
7.
16
/IK.
7.
20,
« 2 K. 25. 18 ;
1 Chr. 6.
14; Ezr.
7. 1
'' ch. 21. 1 ;
29. 25, 29 ;
37. 3 ; 2 K.
25. IS
' ch. 35. 4 ;
1 Chr. 0.
19 ; Ps. 84.
)0
* Esth. 1.14;
Mt. 18. 10
' ver. 12, 15,
Ifi
"" 2 K. 25. 20,
21
" ver. 9
o Ezek. 8.
11-18
P ch. 13. 19 ;
20. 4 ; 25. 9-
11 ; 39. 9;
Is. C. 11,
12 ; 27. 10 ;
32. 13, 14 ;
Ezek. 33.
28 ; Mic. 4.
10
9 2 K. 24. 2,
3, 12-16;
2 Chr. 36.
20; Ezr.
2. 1 ; Neh.
7. 0 ; Dan.
1. 1-3
'"ver 12-15;
ch. 39. 9 ,
2 K, 25. II
' 2 K. 25.
27-30
' Gen. 40.
13, 20 ; Ps.
3. 3 ; 27. G
"Oen. 41.14,
42
" 2 S. 9. 7,
13; IK.
2.7
* 2 S. 9. 10
the land ; and threescore men of
the people of the land, that were
found in the midst of the city. 26
And 'Nebuzaradan the captain of
the guard took them, and '"Drought
them to the king of Babylon to
"Riblah. 27 And the king of
Babylon "smote them, and put
them to death at Kiblah in the
land of Hamath. So Judah was
•P carried away captive out of his
land.
28 This is the people whom
« Nebuchadrezzar carried away
captive : in the seventh year
three thousand Jews and three
and twenty; 29 in the eighteenth
year of Nebuchadrezzar lie carried
away captive from Jerusalem eight
hundrecl thirty and two persons;
30 in the thi'ee and twentieth year
of Nebuchadrezzar '"Nebuzaradan
the captain of the guard carried
away capti^'e of the Jews seven
hundred forty and five persons :
all the persons were four thousand
and six hundred.
31 'And it came to pass in the
seven and thirtieth year of the cap-
tivity of Jehoiachin king of Judan,
in the twelfth month, in the five and
twentieth day of the month, that
Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in
the first year of his reign, 'lifted
up the head of Jehoiachin king of
Judah, and brought him forth out
of prison ; 32 and he spake kindly
to him, and set his throne above
the throne of the kings that were
with him in Babylon, 33 and
" changed hi;^ prison garments.
And Jehoiachin did "eat bread be-
fore him continually all the days
of his life : 34 and fcr his allow-
ance, there was a * continual allow-
ance given him by the king of
Babylon, every day a portion until
the day of his death, all the days
of his life.
790
THE LAMENTATIONS
OF JEREMIAH
The Sorrows olCaptivc Zion
IHow doth the city " sit solitary,
that was '' full of people !
She is become as a " widow, that
was ''great among the nations !
She that was a princess among
the provinces is become " tribu-
tary !
2 She-'weepeth sore in the night,
and her tears are on her
cheeks ;
Among all her ''lovers she hath
none to comfort her :
All her friends have ''deialt
treacherously with her ; they
are become her ' enemies.
3 Judah is gone into '^captivity
because of affliction, and be-
cause of great servitude ;
She dwelleth 'among the na-
tions, she findeth no rest :
All '"her persecutors overtook
her within the straits.
4 The ways of Zion do mourn,
because "none come to the
. ^solemn assembly ;
All her gates are "desolate, her
priests do sigh :
Her ''virgins are afflicted, and
she herself is in *' bitter-
ness.
5 Her adversaries are become the
" head, her enemies prosper ;
For Jehovah hath ' afflicted her
for the multitude of her trans-
gressions :
Her young children are 'gone into
captivity before the adversary.
6 And from the daughter of Zion
all her ^ "majesty is departed :
Her princes are become like
harts that find no pasture,
And they are "gone without
strength before the pursuer.
7 Jerusalein ^remembereth in the
days of her affliction and of
her * miseries all her '■' pleasant
things that were from the days
of old :
When her people fell into the
hand of the adversary, and
^ none did help her.
1 Or, exile
2 Or, appointed feast
3 Or, heauly
* Or, wanderings
"■ Is. 3. 26
I' Is. 22. 2
' Is. 54. 4
d 1 K. 4. 21 ;
Ezr. 4.20,
Jer. ai. 7
" 2 K. 23. 35 ;
Jer. 40. 9
/ver. l«,Ps.
6. 6 , 77. 2-6
9 Jer. 2. 25 ;
3. 1 , 22.
20-22
/' Job 19. 13,
14; Ps. 31.
ll;Mic. 7.5
■ Jer. 4. 30
*; Jer. 13. 19
' Lev. 26.
39 , Dt. 23.
64-67
"' 2 K. 25. 4, 5
" ch. 2. 6, 7 ;
Is. 24. 4-6
" Jer. 9, 11 ;
10. 22
P ch. 2. 10, 21
9 Joel 1. 8-13
'■ Dt. 28. 43,
44
»Ps. 90.7,8;
Ezek.8.17,
18 ; 9. 9, 10
t Jer. 39. 9 ,
52. 27-30
« Ps. 132. 13 ;
Jer. 13. 18
"2K. 25. 4,5
^ Ps. 42. 4 ;
77. 3, 5-9 ;
Lk. 15. 17
y Is. 5. 1-4
' ch. 4. 17;
Jer. 37. 7
« Ps. 79. 4 ,
Jer. 48. 27
b ver. 5, 20 ;
Is. 59. 2-13
° ver. 17 :
Jer. 2. 23
d Jer. 13. ti,
26
"ver. 4, 11,
21, 22
/Jer. 2. 34;
Ezek.24.13
y Dt. 32. 29 i
Is. 47. 7 ;
Jer. 5. 31
Ms. 3.8;
Jer. 13. 17,
18
t Eccl. 4. 1 ;
Jer. 16. 7
* Ps. 25. 18 ;
119, 153 ,
Dan. 9.
17-19
'Ps. 74. 23;
Zeph. 2. 10
"> Jer. 12. 10
" Ps. 74. 4-8 ;
Is. 64. 10,
11 ; Jer. 51.
51
o Dt. 23. 3
P Jer. 38. 9 ;
791
The adversaries saw her, thej*
did "mock at her ^desolations.
8 Jerusalem hath ''grievously
sinned ; therefore she ^is be-
come as an " unclean thing ;
All that honored her despise
her, because they have ''seen
her nakedness :
Yea, she " sigheth, and turneth
backward.
9 Her yfilthiness was in her
skirts ; she remembered not
her latter ■' end ;
Therefore is she * come down
wonderfully; 'she hath no
comforter :
Behold, O Jehovah, my* afflic-
tion ; for the enemy hath
' magnified himself.
10 The '"adversary hath spread
out his hand upon all her
pleasant things :
For she hath seen that the "na-
tions are entered into her
sanctuary.
Concerning whom thou didst
command that they should
"not enter into thine assem-
bly.
1 1 All her people sigh, they ^ seek
bread ;
They have given their pleasant
things for food to ''refresh
the soul :
See, O Jehovah, and behold ;
for I am become 'abject.
ye
12 Is 'it nothing to you, all
that pass by 1
Behold, and ' see if there be any
sorrow " like unto my sorrow,
which is brought upon me,
' Wherewith " Jehovah hath
afflicted me in the day of his
"^ fierce anger.
1 3 From on high hath he sent fire
into my * bones, and it pre-
vaileth against them ;
52. 6 « 1 S. 30. 12 ■<■ Jer. 15. 19 ' Jer. 18. 16 ; 48. 27
< ver. 18 " ch. 2. 13 ; Mt. 24. 21 " Jer. 30. 23, 24 ^ Is.
13. 13 ; Jer. 4.8!' Job 30. 30 ; Ps. 22. 14 ; Hab. 3. 16
'•> Heb. cfiasings. « Or, is removed
• Or, Whom Jehovah hath afflicted
1,14
LAMENTATIONS
2.5
The Sorrows of Captive Zion. Zion's Sorrows come from Jehovah
He hath spread a "net for my
feet, he hath turned me
back :
He hath made me * desolate and
faint all the day.
14 The ''yoke of my transgressions
is bound by his hand ;
They are knit together, they
are ''come up upon my neck ;
he hath made my strength
to ' fail :
The Lord hath " delivered me
into their hands, "against
whom I am not able to
stand.
15 The -^Lord hath set at nought
all my mighty men in the
midst of me ;
He hath called a solemn assem-
bly against me to crush my
^ young men :
The Lord hath '' trodden as in a
winepress the virgin daugh-
ter of Judah.
1 6 For these things I ' weep ; mine
eye, mine eye I'unneth down
with water ;
Because the * comforter that
should refresh my soul is
far from me :
My 'children are desolate,
because the enemy hath
prevailed.
17 Zion '"spreadeth forth her
hands ; there is none to
comfort her ;
Jehovah hath "commanded con-
cerning Jacob, that they that
are i"ound about him should
be his adversaries :
Jerusalem is among them as an
" unclean thing.
18 Jehovah is ''righteous; for I
have * rebelled against his
commandment :
Hear, I pray you, all ye peo-
ples, and '"behold my sor-
row :
My 'virgins and my young
men are gone into captiv-
ity.
19 I 'called for my lovers, but
they deceived me :
My " priests and mine elders
gave up the ghost in the
city.
While they sought them food
to "refresh their souls.
20 Behold, O Jehovah ; for I am
in ''distress; my * heart is
trovibled ;
iHeb. stumble.
2 Or, from whom I am not able to rise up
" Job 19. 6 ,
Ps. m. 11
'' .Ter. 44. 6
'^ Prov. 5.
22 ; Is. 47. 6
'' Jer. 28. 13,
14
" Jer. 32. 3,
5; Ezek.
25. 4, 7
/Is. 41 2;
Jer. 13. 24 ;
37. 10
'■' Jer. 6. 11 :
18. 21
hja. 28. 18:
Mic. 7. 10 ;
Mai. 4. 3 ;
Lk. 21 24
i ch. 2. 11,
18 ; 3. 48,
49 ; Jer.
14.17
* ver. 2 ;
Ps. 69. 20 ;
Eccl. 4. 1
' ver. 5 ,
Jer. 15. 9
'"Is. 1. 15;
Jer. 4. 31
" 2 K. 24.
2-4 ; Jer.
12. 9
" ver. 8
P Ps. 119. 75 ;
Jer. 12. 1
1 1 S. 12. 14,
15 ; Jer. 4.
17
'■ ver. 12
^ Dt. 20. 32,
41
' ver. 2 ;
Job 19.
13-19
" ch. 2. 20 ;
Jer. 14. 15
" ver. 11
^ Is. 38. 14 ,
Jer. 4. 19
!' ch. 2. 11 ,
Is. 16. 11
' Jer. 14. 20
« Ut. 32. 25 ;
Jer. 14. 13 ;
Ezek. 7. 15
b ver. 4, 8,
11, 22
«ch. 2. 15,
Ps. 35. 15 ;
Jer. 50. 11
d Is. 14. 6, 6 ;
47. 6, 11 .
Jer. 30. 16
"Neh. 4.4,
5 ; Ps. 137.
7,8
/ch. 3.43,
44; Ezek.
30. 18 , 32.
7,8
" Is. 14. 12-
15; Ezek.
28. 14-16
'' Is. 64. 11
' Ps. 99. 5 ;
132. 7
k ch. 3. 43 ;
Ps. 21. 9 ,
Jer. 13. 14
' ver. 5, 17 ,
Jer. 5. 17 ;
Mic. 5. 11,
14
'" Is. 25. 12 ;
26.5
" Ps. 89. 39,
40 ; la. 43.
28
° Ps. 75. 5,
10; Jer.
48. 25
f Ps. 74. 11 ;
Jer. 21. 4, 5
792
My heart is turned within me ;
for I have grievously ^re-
belled :
Abroad " the sword bereaveth,
at home there is as death.
21 They have heard that 1 ''sigh;
there is none to comfort me ;
All mine enemies have heard of
my trouble ; they are " glad
that thou hast done it :
Thou wilt bring the day that
thou hast proclaimed, and
they shall be '' like unto me.
22 Let all their wickedness come
before thee ;
And "do unto them, as thou
hast done unto me for all
my transgressions :
For my sighs are many, and
my heart is faint.
2 How hath the Lord /covered
the daughter of Zion with
a cloud in his anger- !
He hath " cast down from
heaven unto the earth the
''beauty of Israel,
And hath not remembered his
' footstool in the day of his
anger.
2 The Lord hath * swallowed up
all the habitations of Jacob,
and hath not ijitied :
He hath ' thrown down in his
wrath the strongholds of the
daughter of Judah ;
He hath '"brought them down
to the gj'ound; he hath "pro-
faned the kingdom and the
princes thereof.
3 He hath cut off in fierce anger
^ all the " horn of Israel ;
He hath ''drawn back his right
hand from before the enemj^:
. And he hath » burned up Jacob
like a flaming fire, which
devoureth round about.
4 He hath bent his ^ bow like an
enemy, he hath stood with
his right hand as an adver-
sary.
And hath slain all that were
* pleasant to the eye:
*In the tent of the daughter
of Zion he hath ' poured out
his wrath like fire,
o The Lord is become as an
" enemy, he hath " swallowed
up Israel ;
« Is. 42. 25 , Jer. 21. 14 »■ ch. 3. 12, 13 ; Job 6. 4 ;
16. 13 » Ezek. 24. 25 ' Is. 42. 25 ; Jer. 7. 20 " Jer.
30. 14 " ver. 2
s Or, every horn
♦ Or, On
2.6
LAMENTATIONS
2.18
Zion's Sorrows come from Jeliovah
He hath swallowed up all her
"palaces, he hath destroyed
his strongholds ;
And ''he hath multiplied in the
daughter of Judah mourn-
ing and lamentation.
6 And he hath violently "taken
away his ^ tabernacle, as if
it were of a garden ; he hath
''destroyed his place of as-
sembly :
Jehovah hath ^caused ^solemn
assembly and sabbath to be
forgotten in Zion, _
And hath 'despised in the in-
dignation of his anger the
king and tlie priest.
7 The Lord hath »cast off his
altar, he hath abhorred his
sanctuary ;
He '' hath given up into the
hand of the enemy the walls
of her palaces :
They have made a 'noise in the
house of Jehovah, as in the
day of a solemn assemblJ^
8 Jehovah hath purposed to * de-
stroy the wall of the daugh-
ter of Zion ;
He hath ' stretched out the line,
he hath not withdrawn his
hand from ^ destroying :
And he hath '"made the ram-
part and wall to lament ;
they languish together.
9 Her " gates are sunk into the
ground ; he hath destroyed
and broken her bars :
Her " king and her princes are
among the nations where the
^ law is not ;
Yea, her prophets find «no
vision from Jehovah.
10 The elders of the daughter of
Zion ''sit upon the ground,
they ' keep silence ;
They have cast up *dust upon
their heads ; they have girded
thernselves with " sackcloth :
The "virgins of Jerusalem hang
down their heads to the
ground.
1 1 Mine ^ eyes do fail with tears,
my f heart is troubled ;
My ^ liver is poured upon the
earth, because of the ''" de-
struction of the daughter of
my people.
Because the * young children
and the sucklings swoon in
the streets of the city.
1 Or, hoolh Or, hedge
2 Or, appointed feast
3 Heb. sicaUouing up.
* Or, breach.
" ver. 2 ; Jer,
52. 13
b Jer. 6. 26 ;
9. 17-20
« Jer. 7. 14
•' Jer. 52. 13
"•ch.l. 4,
Jer. 17. 27 ;
Zeph. 3.
18
/ch. 4. 16,
20 ; 5. 12 ;
Is. 43. 28 ;
Jer. 13. 13,
14
'.' Ps. 78. 59-
61 ; Is. 64.
11 ; Ezek.
7. 20-22
h Jer. 33. 4,
5 ; 52. 13
J Ps. 74. 3-8
*= ver. 17 ;
Jer. 5. 10 ;
3rt. 8 ; 52. 14
'2K. 21.13;
Is. 34. 11 ;
Am. 7. 7-9
™Is. 3.26;
Jer. 14. 2
« Neh. 1. 3
"011.4.20;
Dt. 28. 36 ;
Jer. 16. 13 ;
Ezek.
17. 21)
r Hos. 3. 4
9 Jer. 14. 14 ,
23. 16;
Ezek. 7. 26
»■ Job 2. 13 ;
Is. 3. 26 ;
47.1
» Am. 8. 3
t Job 2. 12 ;
Ezek. 27.
30
" Is. 15. 3 ;
Jon. 3. 6-8
" ch. 1. 4
^ch. 1. 16,
3. 48-51 ;
Jer. 9. 1
y Jer. 4. 19
^ Job 16. 13
« ch. 4. 10 ;
Is. 22. 4
b ver. 19 ;
Jer. 44. 7
" Jer. 1. 11 ;
5. 17
<l ch. 4. 4
« Job 30. 16 ;
Ps. 42. 4 ;
62.8
/ch. 1. 12
!' Is. 37. 22
h Ps. 60. 2 ;
Jer. 14. 17
i Jer. 8. 22 ;
30. 12-15
A: Jer. 23. 25-
29 ; 29. 8, 9
' Is. 58. 1 ;
Mic. 3. 8 ;
Ezek. 23.
36
"■ Jer. 23. 36 ;
Ezek. 22.
25,28
" Job 27. 23 ;
Ezek. 25. 6
0 Jer. 19. 8 ;
Zepli. 2. 15
P Ps. 22. 7 ;
Is. 37. 22 ;
Jer. 18. 16
'i Ps. 50. 2
'• Ps. 48. 2
' ch. 3. 46 ;
Job 16. 10 ;
Ps. 22. 13
' Job 16. 9 ;
Ps. 35. 16 ;
793
1 2 They say to their mothers,
" Where is grain and wine 1
When they '' swoon as the
wounded in» the streets of
the city,
When their " soul is poured out
into their mothers' bosom.
13 What shall I Hestify unto
thee"? what shall I liken to
thee, O daughter of Jeru-
salem 1
What -^ shall I compare to thee,
that I may comfort thee, O
" virgin daughter of Zion '?
For thy ''breach is great like
the sea : who can 'heal thee?
14 Thy * prophets have seen for
thee false and foolish visions ;
And they have not ' uncovered
thine iniquity, to bring back
thy captivity,
But '"have seen for thee false
® oracles and '' causes of ban-
ishment.
15 All that pass by "clap their
hands at thee ;
They "hiss and ^wag their
head at the daughter of
Jerusalem, saying.
Is this the city that men called
«The perfection of beauty,
'■The joy of the whole earth'?
1 6 All * thine enemies have opened
their mouth wide against
thee ; _
They hiss and * gnash the
teeth ; they say. We have
" swallowed her up ;
Certainly this is the "day that
we looked for ; we have
found, we have seen it.
17 Jehovah hath ''done that which
he purposed : he hath * ful-
filled his word that he com-
manded in the days of old :
He hath thrown down, and
hath ^ not pitied :
And he hath caused the enemy
to ^rejoice over thee; he
hath "exalted the horn of
thine adversaries.
18 Their ''heart cried unto the
Lord :
O ''wall of the daughter of
Zion, ''let tears run down
like a river day and night ;
37. 12 " Ps. 56. 2 ; 124. 3 ; Jer. 51. 34 " Obad. 12-15
»■ Dt. 28. 15 ; Jer. 4. 28 , 18. 11 « ver. 1, 2 : Ezek.
5. 11 ; 7. 8, 9 ; 8. 18 ' Ps. 35. 24, 26 ; 89. 42 . Is. 14. 29
" ch. 1. 5 ; Dt. 28. 43, 44 * Ps. 119. 145 ; Hos. 7. 14
<= ver. 8 ; Hab 2. 11 d ch. 1. 2, 16 ; 3. 48, 49 ; Ps.
119. 136 ; Jer. 9 1
6 Or, take to wilnes,^ for thee 6 Heb. buriipns.
t Or, things to draw thee aside * Or, finished
2.19
LAMENTATIONS
3.27
Lamentation of the Afflicted. Hope of Relief tlirongh God's Dlercy
Give thyself no respite ; let
not the apple of thine eye
cease.
19 Arise, cry o^it in the "night,
at the beginning of the
watches ;
Pour ''out thy heai-t like water
before the face of the Lord :
Lift u,:- thy hands toward him
for the "life of thy young
children, that "* faint for
hunger at the head of every
street.
20 See, O Jehovah, and behold
to "^whom thou hast done
thus !
Shall the women •'^eat their
fruit, the children that are
dandled in the hands'?
Shall the ''priest and the
prophet be slain in the
sanctuary of the Lord?
21 The ''youth and the old man
lie on the ground in the
streets ;
My 'virgins and my young men
are fallen by the sword :
Thou hast * slain them in the
day of thine anger; thou
hast slaughtered, and 'not
pitied.
22 Thou hast called, as in the day
of a solemn assembly, my
™ terrors on every side ;
And there was " none that es-
caped or remained in the
day of .Jehovah's anger :
Those "that I have dandled
and brought up hath mine
enemy consumed.
31 am the man that hath ^seen
affliction by the rod of his
wrath.
2 He hath led me and caused
me to walk in '^darkness,
^ and not in light.
3 Surely against me he ''turneth
his hand again and again all
the day.
4 My 'flesh and my skin hath
he '" made old ; he hath
broken my * bones.
5 He hath "builded against me,
and compassed me with
"gall and travail.
6 He nath made me to dwell in
''dark places, as those that
have been long dead.
7 He hath 2' walled me about,
that I cannot go forth ; he
hath made my 'chain heavy.
1 Or, withoul light 2 Qr, worn out
" Ps. 42. 3 ;
Is, 26. 9
(-IS. 1.15;
Ps. 42. 4 ;
62.8
" ver. 11, 12
d Is. 51. 20
« Ex. 32. 11 ;
Dt. 9. 26;
Ib. 63. 16-
19; Jer.
12.7
/ch. 4. 10;
Jer. 19.9
» Ps. 78. 64 ;
Jer. 14.15;
23. 11, 12
h Jer K. 11
' Ps. 78. 62,
63
* Jer. 13. 14
'Zech. 11.6
'"Ps. 31. 13;
Is. 24. 17,
18; Jer. 6.
25
"Jer. 11.11
" Jer. 16.
2-4; 44.7
P Job 19. 21 ;
Ps. 88. 7,
15, 16; Jer.
15. 17, 18
« Job 30.26;
Is. 59. 9 ;
Jer. 4. 23
•■Ps. 38. 2;
Is. 5. 25
'Ps. 31. 9,
10 ; 38. 2-8 ;
102. 3-5
« Ps. 51. 8 ,
Is. 38. 13 ;
Jer. 50. 17
" Job 19. 8
" ver. 19 ;
Ps. 69. 21;
Jer. 23. 16
^ Ps. 88. 5,
6,143 3
"Job 3. 23;
19.8
^ Jer. 40. 4
" Job 30. 20 ;
Ps 22 2
b Hos. 2. 6
" Is. 63. 17
d Hos. 13. 8 ;
Am. 5. 18,
19
» Job 16. 12,
13; Jer.
15. 3
/ch. 2. 4;
Ps. 7. 12,
13
'J Job 6. 4 ,
7.20
fc Jer. 5. 16
'Ps. 22.6,7;
123. 3. 4 ;
Jer. 20. 7
k ver. 63 ;
•Job 30. 9
' ver. 19 ;
Ruth 1. 20 ;
Jer. 9. 15
"' Ps. 3. 7 , 58.
6
" Prov. 20 17
" Jer. 6. 26
i'ls. 59. 11;
Jer. 12. 12
1 Job 17. 15 ;
Ezek. 37.
11
'■ ver. 5, 15 ;
Jer. 9. 15
'Job 21. 6;
Heb. 10. a2
« Ps. 42. 5, 6,
11 ; 43. 5 ;
44. 25
» Ps. 130. 7
794
8 Yea, when I cry, and call for
help, he "shutteth out my
praj'er.
9 He hath * walled up my ways
with hewn stone ; he hath
made my paths "crooked.
10 He is unto me as a ''bear lying
in wait, as a ''lion in secret
places.
1 1 He hath turned aside my ways,
and "pulled me in pieces;
he hatli made me desolate.
12 He hath ^ bent his bow, and .set
me as a mark for the "arrow.
13 He hath caused the ''shafts of
his * quiver to enter into my
reins.
14 1 am become a 'derision to all
my people, and their *song
all the day.
15 He hath filled me with 'bitter-
ness, he hath sated me with
wormwood.
16 He hath also "broken my teeth
with "gravel stones ; he hath
covered me with " ashes.
17 And thou hast ''removed my
soul ^ far off from peace ; I
forgat prosperity.
18 And I said. My strength is
perished, and mine * expec-
tation from Jehovah.
19 Remember mine affliction and
my 'misery, the 'wormwood
and the gall.
20 My soul hath them still in ' re-
membrance, and is 'bowed
down within me.
21 This I recall to my mind ; there-
fore have I "hope.
22 It is of Jehovah's "loving-
kindnesses that we are not
consumed, f because his com-
passions fail not.
23 They are new ''every morning;
great is thy faithfulness.
24 Jehovah is my ^portion, saith
my soul ; therefore will I
"^hope in him.
25 Jehovah is good unto them that
''wait for him, to the soul that
" seeketh him.
26 It is good that a man should
''hope and quietly "wait for
the salvation of Jehovah.
27 It is good for a man that he
■^bear the yoke in his youth.
" Ps. 78. 38 ; Jer. 3. 12 ; 30. 11 ^ Mai. 3. 6 ^ Zeph.
3. 5 ' Ps. 16. 5 ; 73. 26 " Ps. 33. 18 ^ Ps. 27. 14 ; Is.
25 9 <= Is. 26. 9 '' Ps. .52. 9 ; 1 Pet. 1. 13 " Ps. 40.
1 ; Is. 30. 16 / Eccl. 12. 1
3 Heb. .tn-ns, 4 Or, anut off
= Or, wandering Or, outcwt slate
3.28
LAMENTATIONS
3.66
Hope of Relief through God's Mercy
28 ^ Let him " sit alone and keep
silence, because he hath laid
it upon him.
29 Let him put his mouth in the
*dust, if so be there may be
" hope.
30 Let him give his '^ cheek to
him that smiteth him ; let
him be filled full with re-
proach.
31 For the Lord will ^not cast oif
for ever.
32 For though he cause grief, yet
will he have -^compassion
according to the multitude
of his lovingkindnesses.
33 For he doth ^not afflict '^will-
ingly, nor grieve the chil-
dren of men.
34 To * crush ifnder foot all the
prisoners of the earth,
35 To turn aside the 'right of a
man before the face of the
Most High,
36 To * subvert a man in his cause,
the Lord ^ approveth not.
37 Who is he that saith, and it
' Cometh to pass, when the
Lord commandeth it nof?
38 Out of the mouth of the Most
High ™cometh there not evil
and good 1
39 Wherefore doth a living man
"complain, '*a man for the
punishment of his sins'?
40 Let us "search and try our
ways, and turn again to Je-
hovah.
41 Let us ^lift up our heart with
our hands unto God in the
heavens.
42 We have « transgressed and
have rebelled ; thou hast
''not pardoned.
43 Thou hast ^covered with 'anger
and 'pursued us; thou hast
slain, thou hast "not pitied.
44 Thou hast "covered thyself
with a cloud, so that "" no
prayer can pass through.
45 Thou hast made us an ^off-
scouring and refuse in the
midst of the peoples.
46 All our enemies have ^opened
their mouth wide against us.
.47 "Fear and the pit are come
upon us, ''devastation and
destruction.
48 Mine *eye runneth down with
streams of water, for the
1 Or, He sitteth &e. (so through ver. 28-30)
2 Heb. from his heart. 3 Heb. seeth not.
* Or, a man that is in his sins
'•> Or, covered thyself - ' Or, tumult
"ch. 2. 10;
Pa. 39. 2, 9
l> Job 16. 15;
40.4
« Jer. 31. 17
rf Jobl6. 10,
Is. 50. 6
« Ps. 77. 7,
10; 94.14;
Is. 54. 7-10
/Ps. 78. 38;
106. 43-45 ;
Hos. 11. 8
i/Jer. 31. 20,
Ezek.33.11
ft Is. 14. 17
i Ps. 140. 12 ;
Prov. 17. 15
fc Jer, 22. 3 ;
Hab. 1. 13
'Ps. 33. 9-11;
Prov. 19.
21 ; 21. 30
'"Job 2. 10;
Is. 45. 7 ;
Jer. 32. 42
"Jer. 30. 15;
Mic. 7.9;
Heb. 12.
5,6
" Ps. 119. 59 ;
139. 23, 24 ;
2 Cor. 13. 5
P Ps. 25. 1 ;
28. 2; 141. 2
9Neh.9. 2();
Jer. 14. 20;
Dan. 9. 5
"■ 2 K. 24. 4 ;
Jer. 6. 7, 9
» ch. 2. 21
' ver. 6b ;
Ps. 83. 15
" ch. 2. 2, 17,
21
" ch. 2. 1 ;
Ps. 97. 2
" ver. 8 ;
Zech. 7. 13
S'ch. 3. 45;4.
15 ; 1 Cor.
4.13
^ch. 2.16;
Job 30. 9,
10 ; Ps. 22.
6-8
« Is. 24. 17,
18; Jer. 48.
43,44
l-ch. 1.16;
2. 11, 18 ;
Ps. 119.
136 ; Jer.
9. 1, 18
' Ps. 77. 2 ;
Jer. 14. 17
d ch. 5. 1 ;
Ps. 80. 14 ;
Is. 63. 15
<■ Jer. 14. 18
/IS. 26. 20;
Ps. 11. 1 ;
124.7
9' Ps. 35. 7, 19
ft Jer, 37. l6
J Ps. 69. 2 ;
Jon. 2. 3-5
k Jer. 38. 9 ;
Jon. 2. 2 ;
Acts 16.
24,25
' Job 34. 28 ;
Ps. 116. 1, 2
"' Ps. 55. 1
" Ps. 145. 18
" Is. 41. 10,
14
P Jer. 50. 34
« Ps. 34. 22
>• Jer. 18. 19,
20
' Ps. 26. 1 ;
43.1
« Ps. 10. 14 ;
795
destruction of the daughter
of my people.
49 Mine eye poureth down, and
^ceaseth not, Mathout any
intermission,
50 Till Jehovah ''look down, and
behold from heaven.
51 Mine "eye aff'ecteth my soul,
because of all the daughters
of my city.
52 They have cliased me sore -^ like
a bird, they that are mine
enemies •'' without cause.
53 They have cut off my life in
the ''dungeon, and have cast
a stone upon me.
54 Waters flowed 'over my head:
I said, 1 am cut off.
55 I called upon thy name, O
Jehovah, out of the * lowest
dungeon.
56 Thou 'heardest my voice ; ""hide
not thine ear at my breath-
ing, at my cry.
57 Thou "drewest near in the day
that I called upon thee ; thou
saidst, " Fear not.
58 O Lord, thou hast ^pleaded the
causes of my soul ; thou hast
'redeemed my life.
59 O Jehovah, thou hast ''seen
my wrong; 'judge thou my
cause.
60 Thou hast 'seen all their ven-
geance and all their " devices
against me.
61 Thou "hast heard their 're-
proach, O Jehovah, and all
their devices against me,
62 The ^ lips of those that rose
up against me, and their
device agaiflst me all the
day.
63 Behold thou their ^sitting
down, and their rising up ;
"I am their song.
64 Thou wilt * render unto them
a recompense, O Jehovah,
according to the work of
their hands.
65 Thou wilt give them ''"hard-
ness of heart, thy curse unto
them.
66 Thou wilt * pursue them in an-
ger, and destroy them from
under the heavens "of Jeho-
vah.
Jer. 11. 20 « Jer. 18. 18 " Ex. 2. 24 * ch. 5. 1 ; Ps.
74. 18 ; 89. 50 : Zeph. 2. 8 y Ps. 59. 7, 12 ; 140. 3 ;
Ezek. 36. 3 ^ Ps. 139. 2 " ver. 14 ; Job 30. 9 ' Ps.
28. 4 ; Jer. 51. 6, 24, 56 ' Ex. 14. 8 ; Dt. 2. 30 ; Is.
6. 10 d ver. 43 ; Ex. 14. 28 ; Ps. 35. 6 « Ps. 8. 3-
Is. 66. 1
7 Or, blindness Heb. covering.
4.1
LAMENTATIONS
4.21
Distress of the Siege described
4 How is the gold become "dim !
how is the most pure gold
changed !
The '' stones of the sanctuary are
poured out at the head of
every street.
'1 The precious '^sons of Zion,
^ comparable to fine gold,
How are they esteemed as
''earthen pitchers, the work
of the hands of the pot-
ter !
3 Even the " jackals draw out the
breast, they give suck to
their young ones :
The daughter of rny people is
become ■''cruel, like the ^os-
triches in the wilderness.
4 The tongue of the sucking child
cleaveth to the roof of his
mouth for '' thirst :
The young children 'ask bread,
and no man breaketh it unto
them.
5 They that did feed ^ delicately
are desolate in the streets :
They that were brought up in
scarlet embi'ace 'dunghills.
6 For ^ the iniquity of the daugh-
, ter of my people is greater
than ^the sin of ™ Sodom,
That was " ovei^thrown as in a
moment, and no hands "* were
laid upon her.
7 Her ^nobles were "purer than
snow, they were whiter than
milk ;
They were more ruddy in body
than ® rubies, their polishing
was as of ^ sapphire.
8 Their visage is '^ '^blacker than a
coal ; they are not known in
the streets*
Their ''skin cleaveth to their
bones ; it is withered, it is
become like a stick.
9 They that are slain with the
'sword are better than they
that are slain with hun-
ger;
For these * * pine away, stricken
through, for want of the f I'uits
of the field.
1 0 The hands of the pitiful women
have "boiled their own chil-
dren ;
They were their "food in the
destruction of the daughter
of my people.
1 Heb. that may he weighed against.
2 Or, the punishment of the iniquity
3 Or, the punishment of the sin
< Or, fell. See 2 S. 3. 29. 5 Or, Nazirites
6 Or, en rats ' Heb. darker than blackness.
8 Heb.yZoff axoay.
« 2 K. 25. 9,
10; Ezek.
7. 19-22
b Jer. 52. 13,
14; Mt.
24.2
<^ Is. 51. 18
d Is. 30. 14 ;
Jer. 19. 1,
11
" Is. 13. 22 ;
34. 13
/Is. 49. 15;
Ezek. 5. 10
y .Job 39. 14-
17
h Jer. 14. 3
i ch. 2. 12
* Is. 3. 1(>-
26 ; Jer. 6.
2 ; Am. 6.
3-7
as. 2. 8;
Ps. 113. 7
"'Is. 1.10;
Ezek. 16.
48
« Gen. 19.
25; Jer.
20.16
" Ps. 51. 7
J" Ex. 24.10;
Job 28. 16
9 ch. 5. 10,
14 ; Job 30.
30
>• ch. 3. 4 ;
Job 19. 20 ;
Ps. 38. 3 ;
102. 3-5, 11
* Jer. 15. 2;
16.4
t Lev. 26.
39; Ezek.
24. 23
"ch. 2. 20,
2 K. 6. 29 ;
Jer. 19. 9
" Dt. 28. 53-
65
=^ ver. 22 ;
ch. 2. 17 ;
Jer. 7. 20 ;
Ezek. 22.
31
y Dt. 32. 22 ;
Jer. 17. 27
= Dt. 29. 24-
28: 1 K. 9.
" Jer. 21. 13
!'ch.2. 14;
Jer. 5. 31 ;
6. 13 ;
Ezek. 22.
26-28 ; Mic.
3. 11, 12
<^ Jer. 2. 30 ;
26. 8, 9
d Dt. 28. 28,
29 ; Is. 29.
10 ; 56. 10 ;
59. 9, 10
" Is. 1. 15 ;
Jer. 19. 4
/Jer. 2. 34
» Lev. 13. 45,
46
h 2 Cor. 6. 17
' Jer. 49. 5
*: Is. 9. 14-
16; Jer.
52. 24-27
' ch. 1. 7 ;
Jer. 37. 7
"^ Ezek. 29.
6, 7, 16
« Jer. 16. 16
0 Jer. 5. 31 ;
Ezek. 7. 2-
12; Am. 8. 2
P Is. 5. 26-
28 ; 30. 16,
17 ; Jer. 4.
796
1 1 Jehovah hath ' accomplished his
wrath, he hath poured out his
fierce, anger ;
And he hath '■' kindled a fire in
Zion, which hath devoured
the foundations thereof.
1 2 The kings of the earth ' believed
not, neither all the inhabit-
ants of the world.
That the adversary and the
enemy would "enter into the
gates of Jerusalem.
13/^ is because of the sins of her
* prophets, and the iniquities
of her priests,
That have shed the " blood of the
just in the midst of her.
1 4 They wander "* as blind men in
the streets, they are polluted
with ''blood, ■
So that men cannot touch their
•''garments.
1 5 Depart ye, they cried u nto them ,
" Unclean ! depart, '' depart,
touch not !
^When they 'fled away and
wandered, men said among
the nations, They shall no
more sojourn here.
16 The ^^ anger of Jehovah hath
scattered them ; he will no
more regard them :
They * respected not the persons
of the priests, they favored
not the elders.
17 Our eyes do yet fail in looking
for our ' vain help :
In our watching we have
watched for a '" nation that
could not save.
18 They "hunt our steps, so that
we cannot go in our streets :
Our "end is near, our days are
fulfilled ; for our end is come.
1 9 Our pursuers were ^swifter than
the eagles of the heavens :
They chased us upon the moun-
tains, they laid wait for us in
the * wilderness.
20 The '■ breath of our nostrils, the
'anointed of Jehovah, was
' taken in their pits ;
Of whom we said. Under his
" shadow we shall live among
the nations.
21 Rejoice and be glad, O daugh-
ter of "Edom, that dwellest
in the land of Uz :
13;Hab. 1.8 « 1 S. 13. 6 ''2 8.18.3 »2S. 1. 14;
19. 21 t Jer. 39. 5 " Dan. 4. 12 " Ps.83. 3-6; 137.
7 ; Jer. 25. 20, 21, 27
9 Or, Yea
w Heb. face.
4.22
LAMENTATIONS
5.22
Miseries of tlie Captivity bewailed. Prayer for Mercy
The "cup shall pass through
unto tliee also ; thou shalt be
drunken, and shalt make thy-
self naked.
22 ^The punishment of thine in-
iqviity is * accomplished, O
daughter of Zion ; he will no
more carry thee away into
captivity :
He " will visit thine iniquity, O
daughter of Edom ; he will
uncover thy sins.
5 "^ Remember, O Jehovah, what
is come upon us :
Behold, and see our "reproach.
2 Our inheritance is turned unto
•''strangers,
Our " houses unto aliens.
3 We are orphans and '' fatherless ;
Our mothers are as '' widows.
4 We have drunken our 'water
for money ;
Our wood '^ is sold unto us.
5 Our pursuers are upon our
* necks :
We are weary, and have ' no
rest.
6 We have given the hand to the
'" Egyptians,
And to the "'Assyrians, to be
satisfied with bread.
7 Our "fathers sinned, and are
not ;
And ^ye have borne their iniq-
uities.
8 " Servants rule over tis :
There is ^'none to deliver us out
of their hand.
9 We get our bread at the ' peril
of our lives.
Because of the sword of the
wilderness.
10 Our skin is ^ *■ black like an oven,
Because of the burning heat of
famine.
1 Or, Thine iniquity hath an end
* Heb. Cometh, for price. 3 Qr, hot
« Is. 34. 7 ;
03.1-6;
Am. 1. n,
12; Obad.
1,16
i> Is. 40. 2 :
Jer. 33. 7, 8
" Jer. 49. 10 ;
Mai. 1. 3, 4
d ch. 3. 19 ,
Neh. 1. 8, 9
" Ps. 44.
13-16
/Is. 1.7,
Hos. 8. 7, 8
!» Zeph. 1. 13
'' Ex. 22. 24 ;
Jer. 15. 8 ;
18.21
i Is. 3. 1
*-■ Is. 10. 27 ;
47. 6 ; Jer.
28.14
' Neh. 9. 36,
37
"' Jer. 2. 36 ;
Ho.s. 5. 13 ;
7. 11 ; 9. 3
" Jer. 14. 20 ;
16. 12
" Neh. 5. 15
P Ps. 7. 2 ;
Zech. 11. 6
9 Jer. 40.
9-12
'■ ch. 4. 8 ;
Job 30. 30
'1.5.13.16;
Zech. 14. 2
«ch.4. 16;
Is. 47. 0
" Jer- 1- 18
^ ch. 4. 8
^' Is. 24. 8 ;
Jer. 7 34
y Jer. 25 10;
Am. 8. 10
^ Job 19. y ,
Ps. 89. 39 ;
Jer. 13. 18
'^ Is. 3. 9-U
^ Is. 1. 5
' ch 2. 11 ;
Job 17. 7
'' Ps. 74. 2,
3 ; Mic. 3.
12
<■ Neh. 4. 3
/Ps. 102. 12,
25-27
-" Ps. 45. 6
fe Ps. 13. 1 ;
44 24
t Ps. 80. 3 ;
Jer. 31. 18
*: Is. 60. 20-22
'Ps.60.1, 2;
Jer. 7. 29
•^ Is. 64. 9
11 They ravished the 'women in
Zion,
The virgins in the cities of
Judah.
1 2 Princes were hanged up by their
hand :
The 'faces of elders were not
honored.
1 3 The young men bare the
mill •
And the children stumbled
under the " wood.
14 The "elders have ceased from
the gate.
The young men from their
^ rnusic.
15 The joy of our heart is ^ ceased ;
Our dance is turned into mourn-
ing.
16 The ^ crown is fallen from our
head :
Woe " unto us ! for we have
sinned.
1 7 For this our ] heart is faint ;
For these things our ''eyes are
dim ;
18 For the /* mountain of Zion,
which is desolate :
The "* " foxes walk upon it.
19 Tliou,''0 Jehovah, ^abidest for
ever ;
Thy " throne is from generation
to generation. •
20 Wherefore dost thou '' forget us
for ever.
And forsake us so long timel
21 'Turn thou us unto thee, O
Jehovah, and we shall be
turned ;
Renew ''■ our days as of old.
22 "^ But ' thou hast utterly rejected
us ;
Thou art very ™ wroth against
us.
■4 Or, jackals
6 Or, Unless thou
5 Or, sittest as King
. and art &e.
797
THE BOOK OF
EZEKIEL
Ezckiel's Vision of Four Cheruhiin; of Four Wlieels
INow it came to pass in the
" thirtieth year, in the fourth
•fiionth, in the fifth day of the
month, as I was among the ^cap-
tives by the * river Chebar, that
the "heavens Avere opened, and I
saw ''visions of God. 2 In the
fifth clay of the month, which was
the " fifth year of king Jehoiachin's
captivity, 3 the word of Jehovah
came expressly unto/Ezekiel the
priest, the son of Buzi, in the land
of the "Chaldeans by the river
Chebar ; and the '' hand of Jeho-
vah was there upon him.
4 And I looked, and, behold, a
* stormy wind came *out of the
north, a great cloud, with' a fire
'^infolding itself, and a brightness
round about it, and out of the
midst thereof ^ ' as it were glowing
■* metal, out of the midst of the
fire. 5 And out of the midst
thereof came the likeness of '" four
living creatures. And this was
their appearance : They had the
" likeness of a man ; 6 and every
one had " four faces, and every one
of them had '' four wings. 7 And
their feet were straight feet ; and
the sole of their feet was like the
sole of a calf's foot; and they
sparkled like 'burnished brass.
8 And they had the *" hands of a
man under their wings on their
■'four sides; and they four had
their faces and their wings thus :
9 their wings were joined one to
another ; they ' turned not when
they went; they "went everyone
straight forward. 10 As for the
"likeness of their faces, they had
the -^ face of a man ; and they four
had the face of a lion on the right
side ; and they four had the face
of an ■' ox on the left side ; they
four had also the face of an eagle.
11^ And their faces and their
^ wings were separate above ; two
wings of every one were joined
1 Heb. cnptit'ily. 2 Or, flashing cnntiwinlly
3 Or, as a'nbfr to look upon < Or, nmb':r
= Or. And thus were their faces; and their
wings were &c.
" ver. 2
'' ver. 3 , ch.
3. 15, 23 ;
10. 15, 20,
n ; 43. 3
"^ Mt. 3. 16 ;
Mk. 1. 10;
Lk. 3. 21 ;
Ju. 1. 51 ;
Acts 7. 56 ;
10. 11;
Rev. 4. 1 ,
IH. 11
d ch. 8. 3 ;
11.24; 40.
2; Ex. 24.
10; Num.
12. 6 ; Is.
1. 1; 6. 1;
Dau. 8. 1, 2
^ch. 8. 1;
20. 1; 2K.
24. 12-15
/ch. 24. 24
" ch. 12. 13 ;
23. 23
h ch. 3. 14,
22 ; 1 K.
18. 46 ;
2 K. 3. 15
' ch. 13. 11,
13; Is. 21.
1 ; Jer. 23.
19
t Jer. 1.14
' ver. 27 ;
ch. 8. 2
"' ch. in. 15,
17,20;
Rev. 4. 6-8
" ver. 26
" ver. 10 ; ch.
10. 14, 21
F ver. 23
9 Rev. 1.15;
2. 18
•• ch. in. 8, 21
' ver. 17 ;
ch. 10. 11
t ver. 17
" ver. 12 ;
ch. 10. 22
" Rev. 4. 7
' ch. 10. 14
y ch. 10. 14
^ ch. 10. 16,
19
" ver. 23 ;
Is. 6. 2
b ver. 9
" ver. 20
ri Ps. lOi. 4
■■ Zech. 4. in
/Mt. 24. 27;
Lk. 17. 24
f ver. 19-21
* ch. 10. 9-11
'ch. 10. 9;
Dan 10 6
k ver. 9. 12 ;
ch. 10. 11
'ch. 10. 12;
Rev. 4. 6, 8
"" ch. 10. 16
"ch. in. 19
" ver 12
Pch 10 17
798
one to another, and " two cov-
ered their bodies. 12 And they
* went every one straight forward :
<^ whither the spirit was to go, they
went ; they turned not when they
went. 13 As for the likeness of
the living creatures, their appear-
ance was like burning coals of
'*fire, like the appearance of
torches: the fire went up and down
among the living creatures ; and
the fire was bright, and out of the
fire went forth lightning. 14 And
the living creatures ' ran and re-
turned as the appearance of a flash
of -^ lightning.
15 Now as I beheld the living
creatures, behold, one "wheel upon
the earth beside the living crea-
tures, for each of the four faces
thereof. 16 The ''appearance of
the wheels and their work was like
unto a ' beryl : and they four liad
one likeness ; and their appear-
ance and their work was as it
were a wheel ® within a wheel.
17 When they went, they went
^in their four directions: they
*■ turned not when they went. 1 8
As for their *rims, they were high
and dreadful ; and they four had
their rims ' full of eyes round about.
19 And '"when trie living crea-
tures went, the wheels went beside
them ; and wlien the living crea-
tures were " lifted up from the
earth, the wheels were lifted up.
20 " Whithersoever the spirit was
to go, they went ; thither was the
spirit to go : and the wheels were
lifted up ''beside them; for the
spirit '"of the living creature was
in the wheels. 21 ^When these
went, these went ; and wjien those
stood, these stood ; and when
those were lifted up from the
earth, the wheels were lifted up
" beside them : for the spirit " of
the living creature was in the
wheels.
6 Heb. in the midst of.
7 Heb. on their four sides.
8 Or. felloes
9 Or, over against
10 Or, of life
1.22
EZEKIEL
3.8
Ezekiftl's Vision of the Divine Glory. The Propliet's Call. His Commission
22 And "over the head of the
Hving creature there was the like-
ness of a firmament, Hke the terri-
ble ^crystal to look upon, stretched
forth over their heads above. 23
And under the firmament were
their wings straight, the one
toward the other : every one had
* two which covered -on this side,
and every one had two which cov-
ered -on that side, their bodies.
2i And when they went, I heard
the noise of their wings like the
" noise of great waters, like the
''voice of the Almighty, a noise
of tumult like the "noise of a
host : when they stood, they let
down their wings. 25 And there
was a voice above the •'^ firmament
that was over their heads : when
they stood, they let down their
wings.
26 And •''above the firmament
tliat was over their heads was the
^likeness of a throne, as the ap-
pearance of a '' sapphire stone ; and
upon the likeness of the throne
was a likeness as the appearance
of a 'man upon it above. 27 And
I saw *as it were glowing metal,
as the appearance of fire within it
round aoout, from the appearance
of his loins and upward ; and from
the appearance of his loins and
downward I saw as it were the
appearance of fire, and there was
'brightness round about ^him.
28 As the appearance of the '" bow
that is in the cloud in the day of
rain, so was the appearance of the
brightness round about. This was
the appearance of the likeness of
the " glory of Jehovah. And when
1 saw it, I " fell upon my face, and
I heard a voice of one that spake.
2 And he said unto me, ^ Son
of man, * stand upon thy feet,
and I will speak with thee. 2 And
the '■ Spirit entered into me when
he spake unto me, and set me upon
my feet ; and I heard him tliat
spake unto me. 3 And he said
unto me. Son of man, I send thee
to the children of Israel, to nations
that are 'rebellious, which have
' rebelled against me : " they and
their fathers have transgressed
against me even unto this very
day. 4 And the children are " im-
pudent and stiffhearted : '^ I do
send thee unto them ; and thou
shalt say unto them, Thus saith
1 Or, ice » Or, it
2 Or, for iltern * Or, unto whom I send thee
« ch. 10. 1
" ver. 6, 11
''ch. 43. 2;
Rev. 1. 15;
19.6
d ch. 10. 5
"2^7. 6;
Ban. 10. 6
/ ver. 22 ;
ch. 10. 1
'J ch. 10. 1 ;
Is. 6. 1 ;
Dan. 7. 9
'' Ex. 24. 10 ;
Is. 54. 11
'ch. 43.6,7,
Rev. 1. 13
*-' ver. 4 ; ch.
8. 2
' ver. 4
'" Gen. 9. 13 ;
Rev. 4. 3 ;
10.1
" ch. 3. 23 ;
8. 4; 10. 18;
11. 22, 23 ,
43. 4, 5 ;
Ex. 24. 16
0 ch. 3. 23 ;
Gen. 17. 3;
Dan. 8. 17 ;
Rev. 1. 17
P ver. 3, 6,
8 ; ch. 3.
1 ; 37. 3
«Dan. 10.
11 ; Acts
9.6
"• ch. 3. 24 ,
Dan. 8. IS
' ver. 5; ch.
5.6; 20.8,
13,21
'IS. 8. 7, 8;
Jer. 3. 25
« ch. 20. 18,
30
■" ch. 3. 7 ;
Ps. 95. 8 ;
Is. 48. 4 ;
Jer. 6. 3 ;
6.15
^ver. 7 ; ch
3. 11, 27 ;
Mt. 10.
12-15 ;
Acts 13. 46
y ch. 33. 33 ;
Lk. 10. 10,
11 ; Jn. 15.
22
' ch. 3. 9 ;
Is. 51. 12;
Jer. 1. S, 17
" ch. 28. 24 ;
2 S. 23. 6,
7; Mic.7.4
f- ch. 3. 10,
17 ; Jer. 1.
7,17
' ver. 5
d Num. 20.
10-13, 24 ;
Is. 50. 5
' ch. 3. 3 ;
Jer. 15. 16
/ch. 8. 3
i'ch. 3. 1;
Jer. 36. 2 ,
Rev. 5.
1-5; 10.
8-11
h Rev. 8. 13
' ch. 2. 9
k Jer. 25. 17
' Jer. 6. 11 ;
20.9
™ Jer. 15. 16
" Ps. 19. 10 ,
119. 103 ;
Rev. 10. 9,
10
" ver. 11 ;
ch. 2. 3, 7 ;
799
the Lord Jehovah. 5 And they,
^whether they will hear, or whether
they will forbear (for they are a
rebellious house), yet shall " know
that there hath been a prophet
among them. 6 And thou, son of
man, ' be not afraid of them, neither
be afraid of their words, though
" briers and thorns are with thee,
and thou dost dwell among scor-
pions : be not afraid of their words,
nor be dismayed at their looks,
though they are a rebellious house.
7 And thou shalt * speak my words
unto them, " whether they will hear,
or whether they will forbear ; for
they are most rebellious.
8 But thou, son of man, hear
what I say unto thee ; be not
''thou rebellious like that rebel-
lious house: open thy mouth, and
''eat that which I give thee. 9
And when I looked, behold, a
•^hand was put forth unto me;
and, lo, a "roll of a book was
therein ; 10 and he spread it
before me : and it was written
within and without ; and there
were written therein lamentations,
Sand mourning, and ''woe. 1
And he said unto me. Son of
man, eat that which thou findest ;
eat '' this roll, and go, speak unto
the house of Israel. 2 SoI*opened
my mouth, and he caused me to
eat the roll. 3 And he said unto
me. Son of man, cause thy belly
to eat, and 'fill thy bowels with
this roll that I give thee. Tlien
did I ™ eat it ; and it was in my
mouth as " honey for sweetness.
4 And he said unto me. Son of
man, go, "get thee unto the house
of Israel, and speak with my words
unto them. 5 For ^thou art not
sent to a people '^of a « strange
speech and of a hard language, but
to the house of Israel ; 6 not to
many peoples ^ of a strange speech
and of a hard language, whose
words thou canst not understand.
Surely, if I sent thee to them, they
would '"hearken unto thee. 7 But
the house of Israel will not hearken
unto * thee ; for they will not
hearken unto me : for all the house
of Israel are of a 'hard forehead
and of a stiff heart. 8 Behold, I
have made thy face " hard against
Mt. 10. 5, 6 P Jon. 1. 2 ; Acts 14. 11 ; 26. 17 « Is.
28. 11 ; 33. 19 "• Jon. 3. 5-10 ; Mt. 11. 21 ; Acts 13.
46-48 " 1 S. 8. 7 ; Jn. 15. 20, 23 < ch. 2. 4 ; Is. 48. 4 ;
Jer. 3. 3 "Jer. 1. 18, 15. 20
s Heb. deep of lip and heavy of tong^ie.
3.9
EZEKIEL
4.5
Thr Prophet's Commission. His Induction. Sie^e of Jernsalem portrayed
their faces, and thy forehead hard
against their foi^eheads. 9 As an
"* adamant harder than ilint have
I made thy forehead : *fear them
not, neither be dismayed at their
looks, though they are a rebellious
house. 10 Moreover he said unto
me. Son of man, all my ' words that
I shall speak unto thee receive in
thy heart, and hear with thine
ears. 1 1 And go, get thee to them
''of the captivity, unto the chil-
dren of thy people, and speak unto
them, and tell them, Tlius saith
the Lord Jehovah ; " whether they
will hear, or whether they will
forbear.
12 Then the ^Spirit lifted me up,
and I heard behind me the voice of
a great ^ rushing, mying, Blessed be
the ''glory of Jehovah from his
place. 1 3 And / heard the ^ noise
of the wings of the living creatures
as they touched one another, and
the noise of the *^ wheels ^beside
them, even the noise of a great
rushing. 14 So the 'Spirit lifted
me up, and took me away ; and I
went in "'bitterness, in the "heat of
my spirit ; and the " hand of Jeho-
vah was strong upon me. 15 Then
I came to them of the captivity at
Tel-abib, that "dwelt by the driver
Chebar, * and to where they "** dwelt ;
and I sat there overwhelmed among
them * seven days.
16 And it came to pass ''at the
end of seven days, that tlae word of
Jehovah came unto me, saying, 17
Son of man, I have made thee a
'watchman unto the house of Is-
rael : therefore hear the word at
my mouth, and 'give them warn-
ing from me. 18 When I say unto
the wicked, "Thou shalt surely die;
and thou " givest him not warning,
nor speakest to warn the wicked
from his wicked way, to save his
life ; the same wicked man shall
die in his iniquity ; but his "blood
will I require at thy hand. 19 Yet
if thou ^warn the wicked, and he
turn not from his wickedness, nor
from his wicked way, he shall die
in his iniquity ; but *thou hast de-
livered thy soul. 20 Again, * when
a righteous man doth turn from his
righteousness, and commit iniquity,
and I lay a " stumblingblock before
him, he shall die : because thou
hast ''not given him warning, he
shall die in his sin, and his right-
1 Or, ovpr againat 2 Qr, sai
1 Another reading is, and I sat where they aat
eous deeds which he hath done
shall " not be remembered ; but his
•^ blood will I require at thy hand.
21 Nevertheless if thou " warn the
righteous man, that the righteous
sin not, and he doth not sin, he
shall surely live, because he took
warning ; and -^ thou hast delivered
thy soul.
22 And the ^hand of Jehovah
was there upon me ; and he said
unto me. Arise, go forth into the
* '' plain, and I will there ' talk with
thee. 23 Then I arose, and went
forth into the ■* plain : and, behold,
the ''glory of Jehovah stood there,
as the glory which I saw by the
'river Chebar; and I '"fell on my
face. 24 Then the " Spirit entered
into me, and set me upon my feet ;
and he spake with me, and said
unto me. Go, shut thyself within
thy house. 25 But tliou, son of
man, behold, they shall "lay bands
upon thee, and shall bind thee with
them, and thou shalt not go out
among them: 26 and I will make
thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy
mouth, that thou shalt be ^dumb,
and shalt not be to them a "re-
prover ; for they are a rebellious
house. 27 But when I speak with
thee, I will 'open thy mouth, and
thou shalt say unto them. Thus
saith the Lord Jehovah : ' He that
heareth, let him hear ; and he that
forbeareth, let him forbear : for
they are a ' rebellious house.
4 Thou also, son of man, " take
thee a tile, and lay it before
thee, and portray upon it a city,
even Jerusalem : 2 and * lay siege
against it, and build forts against
it, and cast up a mound against
it ; set camps also against it, and
plant battering rams against it
round about. _ 3 And take thou
unto thee an iron *pan, and set it
for a wall of iron between thee and
the city : and set thy face toward
it, and '''it shall be besieged, and
thou shalt lay siege against it.
This shall be a * sign to the house
of Israel.
4 Moreover lie thou upon thy
left side, and lay the iniquity of
the house of Israel upon it ; accord-
ing to the number of the days that
thou shalt lie upon it, thou shalt
^ bear their iniquity. 5 For I have
^ ch. 5. 2 ; Jer. 39. 1,2 v ch. 12. 6, 11 ; 24. 24-27;
Is. 8. 18 ; 20. 3 ' Lev. 10. 17 ; 16. 22 ; Num. 18. 1
800
I Or, valley
6 Or ^ flat 2)!ate
4.6
EZEKIEL
5.11
Siege of Jerasakm symbolized. Desolation of Jernsalem symbolized and foretold
appointed the years of their in-
iquity to be unto thee a number of
"days, even three hundred and
ninety days : so shalt thou bear
the iniquity of the house of IsraeL
6 And again, wlien thou hast ac-
complislied these, tliou shalt he on
thy right side, and shalt bear the
iniqviity of the house of Judah :
forty days, ''each day for a year,
have I appointed it unto thee. 7
And thou shalt "set thy face
toward the siege of Jerusalem,
with thine arm uncovered ; and
thou shalt ''prophesy against it.
8 And, behold, 1 "lay bands vipon
thee, and thou shalt not turn tliee
from one side to the other, till thou
hast a-ccomplished the days of thy
siege.
9 Take thou also unto thee wheat,
and barley, and beans, and lentils,
and millet, and -''spelt, and put
them in one vessel, and make thee
bread thereof; according to the
num-ber of the days that thou shalt
lie upon thy side, even ^ three hun-
dred and ninety days, shalt thou
eat thereof. 10 And thy food
w^hich thou shalt eat shall be by
''weight, 'twenty shekels a day:
from time to time shalt thou eat it.
1 1 And thou shalt drink water by
measure, the sixth part of a hin :
from time to time shalt thou drink.
1 2 And thou shalt eat it as barley
cakes, and thou shalt bake it in
their sight with * dung that cometh
out of man. 1 3 And Jehovah said,
Even thus shall the children of
Israel eat their bread 'uTiclean,
among the nations whither I will
drive them. 14 Then said I, "Ah
Lord Jehovah ! behold, my soul
hath "not been polluted; for from
my youth up even till now have I
not eaten of that which " dieth of
itself, or is " torn of beasts ; neither
came there ^'abominable flesh into
my mouth. 15 Then he said unto
me, See, I have given thee cow's
dung for man's dung, and thou
shalt prepare thy bread thereon.
16 Moreover he said unto me.
Son of man, behold, I will
« break the staff of bread in Je-
rusalem: and they shall eat
bread by '"weight, and with fear-
fulness ; and they shall _ drink
water by 'measure, and in dis-
may: 17 that they may want
bread and water, and be dis-
mayed one with another, and
*pine away in their iniquity.
" ver. 6
>> Num. 14.
34; Dau.
9. 24-26 ;
12.11,12;
Rev. 11. 2, 3
''ver. 3 ; cb .
6.2
'( ch. 21. 2
" ch. 3. 25
/Ex.9. 32;
Is. 28. 25
0' ver. 5
'' ver. 16
" ch. 45. 12
1- Is. 36. 12
' Pan. 1. 8 ;
Hos. 9. 3
"' ch. 9. 8 ;
20. 49 ; Jer.
1.6
" Acts 10. 14
" ch. 44. 31 ;
Lev. 17.
15 ; 22. 8
P l>t. 14. 3 ;
Is. 65. 4 ;
66.17
1 ch. 5. 16 ;
14.13;
Lev. 26.
26; Is. 3.1
'■ ver. 10, 11 ;
ch. 12. 19
« ch. 12. 18,
19; Lam.
5.4
' ch. 24. 23 ;
33. 10 ;
Lev. 26. 39
« ch. 44. 20 ;
Lev. 21. 5 ;
Is. 7. 20
" Dan. 5. 27
^ ver. 12
y ch. 4. 2-8 ;
•Jer. 39. 1, 2
^ Lev. 26. 33
" 2 K. 25. 12 ,
Jer. 39. 10
b Jer. 42. 16,
17,22
" ch. 4. 1 ;
Jer. 6. 6
d ch, 16. 14 ;
Dt. 4. 6 ;
Lam. 1. 1
« ch. 16. 47,
48, 51 ;
2 If. 17.
8-20
/Neh. 9. 16,
17 ; Ps. 78.
10 ; Jer. 11.
10: Zech.
7. il
9 2 K. 21. 9-
11 ; 2 Chr.
33. 9 ; Jer.
2. 10, 11
A ch. 16. 47
' ch. 15. 7 ;
21. 3 ; Jer.
21. 5, 13 ;
Zech. 14. 2
* ver. 15 ;
ch. 11.9;
Jer. 24. 9
'Dan. 9. 12;
Mt. 24. 21
'" Lev. 26.
29 ; Jer.
19. 9
" ver. 2, 12 ;
ch. 6. 8 ;
12.14; Ps.
44. 11 ; Am.
9.9; Zech.
2. 6; 7. 14
" ch. 8. 5, 6,
16 ; Jer. 7.
9-11
P ch. 7. 20 ;
Jer. 16. 18
801
5 And thou, son of man, take
thee a " sharp sword ; as a bar-
ber's razor slialt thou take it unto
thee, and shalt cause it to pass
upon thy head and upon thy beard :
then take thee "" balances to weigh,
and divide the hair. 2 A "^ third
part shalt thou burn in the fire in
the midst of the city, when the
* days of the siege are fulfilled ; and
thou shalt take a third part, and
smite with the sword round about
it ; and a third part thou shalt
scatter to the wind, and I will
^draw out a sword after them. 3
And thou shalt take " thereof a " few
in number, and bind them in thy
skirts. 4 And of these again shalt
thou take, and cast them into the
midst of the fire, and *burn them
in the fire ; therefrom shall a fire
come forth into all the house of
Israel.
5 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
This is ''Jerusalem ; I have set her
in the ^ midst of the nations, and
countries are round about her.
6 And she hath ^rebelled against
mine ordinances in doing wicked-
ness "more than the nations, and
against my statutes more than the
countries that are round about
her; for they have •'^ rejected mine
ordinances, and as for my statutes,
they -have not walked in them.
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Because ye are turbulent
«'more than the nations that are
round about j^ou, and have not
walked in my statutes, neither
have kept mine ordinances, neither
have done after the ordinances of
the ''nations that are round about
you; 8 therefore thys saith the
Lord Jehovah : Behold, I, even I,
am 'against thee; and I will *exe-
cute judgments in the midst of
thee in the si^ht of the nations.
9 And I will do in thee that which
I have 'not done, and whereunto
I will not do any more the like,
because of all thine abominations.
10 Therefore the "'fathers shall eat
the sons in the midst of thee, and
the sons shall eat their fathers ;
and I will execute judgments on
thee ; and the whole remnant of
thee will I "scatter unto all the
winds. 11 Wherefore, as I live,
saith the Lord Jehovah, surely, be-
cause thou hast "defiled my sanc-
tuary with all thy ^detestable
1 Heb. divide them. 2 Heb. thence.
3 Or, changed mine ordinances into wickedness
5.12
EZEKIEL
6.14
Desolation of Jernsalem foretold. Idolatrous Worship denouuced
things, and with all thine abomi-
nations, therefore will I also ^ " di-
minish thee ; neither shall mine
*eye spare, and I also will have no
pity. 12 A "^ third part of thee
shall die with the ''pestilence, and
with famine shall they be con-
sumed in the midst of thee ; and
a third part shall fall by the sword
round about thee ; and a third part
I will " scatter unto all the winds,
and will ■''draw out a sword after
them.
13 Thus shall mine anger be ac-
complished, and ^I will cause my
wrath toward them to '^ rest, and I
shall be ''comforted : and they shall
know that.I, Jehovah, have 'spoken
in my zeal, when I have accom-
plished my wrath upon them. 14
Moreover I will make thee a * deso-
lation and a ' reproach among the
nations that are round about thee,
in the sight of all that pass by. 15
So it shall be a reproach and a
taunt, an '"instruction and an as-
tonishment, unto the nations that
are round about thee, when I shall
"execute judgments on thee inanger
and in wrath, and in wrathful re-
bukes (I, Jehovah, have spoken it) ;
16 when I shall send upon them
the evil " arrows of famine, that are
for destruction, which I will send
to destroy you. And I will increase
the famine upon you, and will
p break your staff of bi-ead -,17 and
I will send upon you ''famine and
evil beasts, and thej^ shall bereave
thee ; and "■ pestilence and blood
shall pass through thee ; and I will
bring the sword upon thee : I,
Jehovah, have spoken it.
6 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 2 Son
of man, set thy face toward the
* mountains of Israel, and prophesy
^unto them, 3 and say, Ye moun-
tains of Israel, hear the word of
the Lord Jehovah : ' Thus saith
the Lord Jehovah to the moun-
tains and to the hills, to the
* watercourses and to the valleys :
Behold, I, even I, will bring a
sword upon you, and I will destroy
your "high places. 4 And your
"altars shall oecome desolate, and
your " sun-images shall be broken ;
and I will cast down your "" slain
men before your idols. 5 And I
will lay the dead bodies of the
1 Or, ivithdrnn^ mine eye that it .ihall not spare
Anotlier reading is, hen^ thee doivn
2 Or, cease ^ Or, against * Or, ravines
" Ps. 107. 39
i>ch. 7. i;
8. 18
' ver. 2
d ver. 17 ;
ch. 6. 11,
12 ; Jer. 15.
2; 21. 9
" ver. 2, 10 ;
Am. 9. 9;
Zeoh. 2. 6
/ver. 2 ; ch.
12.14, Jer.
43. 10, 11 ;
44.27
'J ch. 16. 42 ;
21. 17 ; 24.
13
h Is. 1. 24
' ch. 36. 5, 6 ;
38. 19 , Is.
59.17
k ch. 6. 6 ,
12. 20 ; Is.
64. 10, 11 ;
Mic. 3. 12
' ch. 22. 4 ;
Ps. 74. 3-
10 ; 79. 1^
•"Is. 26.9;
Jer. 22. 8,
9 ; 1 Cor.
10. 11
" ver. 8 ; ch.
25, 17 ; la.
66. 15. 16
0 Dt. 32. 23,
24
P ch. 4. 16 ;
14.13
« ver. 12
>■ ch. 23. 23
' ver. 13 ;
ch. 18.6;
22.9
< ch. 36. 4, 6
" ver. 6 ; ch.
16. 16
" ver. 6 ;
Lev. 26.
30; 2Chr.
14.5; Is.
27. 9
^ ver. 5, 13 ,
ch. 9. 7
y 2 K. 23. 14,
16,20; Jer.
8. 1,2
- ch. 5. 14 ;
Lev. 26. 31 ;
Is. 6. 11
« vsr. 3 ;
Hos. 10. 8
l> ver. 4 ;
Mic. 1. 7 ,
Zech. 13. 2
■^ ver. 13 ;
ch. 9. 7
d ver. 10, 13,
14
«Is. 6. 13;
Jer. 30. II
/ch. 7. 16;
14. 22 ; Jer.
44. 14, 2S
V Dt. 4. 29 ;
30. 2 ; Jer.
51. 50
ft Ps. 78. 40 ;
Is. 7. 13 ;
43. 24 ;
Hos. 11. 8
i ch. 20. 7,
24 ; 23.
14-16
* ch. 20. 43 ;
36. 31 ; Job
42. 6
' ver. 7 ; Jer.
5. 12-14
"" ch. 21. 14,
17 ; 22. 13
" ch 25. 8
" ch. 9. 4
802
children of Israel before their idols :
and I will scatter your * bones round
about your altars. 6 In all your
dwelling-places the ' cities shall be
laid waste, and the "high places
shall be desolate ; that your * altars
may be laid waste and ^ made deso-
late, and your * idols may be broken
and cease, and your sun-images
may be hewn down, and your
works rnay be "abolished. 7 And
the " slain shall fall in the midst of
5'ou, and ye shall ''know that I am
Jehovah.
8 Yet will I leave a "remnant,
in that ye shall have some that
•'^ escape the sword among the na-
tions, when ye shall be scattered
through the countries. 9 And
those of you that escaije shall f re-
member me among the nations
whither they shall be carried
captive, how that 'I have been
'' broken with their lewd heart,
which hath departed from me, and
with their 'eyes, which pla,y the
harlot after their idols : and they
shall * loathe themselves in their
own sight for the evils which they
have committed in all their abomi-
nations. 10 And they shall know
that I am Jehovah : I have ' not
said in vain that I would do this'
evil unto them.
1 1 Thu.s saith the Lord Jehovah *
™ Smite with thy hand, and " stamp
with thy foot, and say, " Alas ! be-
cause oi all the evil abominations
of the house of Israel ; for they
shall fall by the ^ sword, by the
famine, and by the pestilence.^ 12
He that is « far off shall die of the
pestilence ; and he that is neai
shall fall by the sword ; and he
that remaineth and is * besieged
shall die by the famine : thus will
I '"accomplish my wrath upon them.
13 And ye shall know that I am
Jehovah, * when their slain men
shall be among their idols round
about their altars, upon ' every
high hill, on all the tops of the
mountains, and under every ^reen
tree, and under every thick -"oak,
the places where they offered sweet
savor to all their idols. 14 And I
will "stretch out my hand upon
them, and make the land desolate
P ch. 5. 12 ; 7. 15 « Dan. 9. 7 '" ch. 5. 13 ; Lam. 4.
11, 22 » ver. 4-7 ' ch. 20. 23 ; IK. 14. 23 : 2 K. 16.
4 ; Is. 57. 5-7 ; Hos. 4. 13 « ch. 14. 13 ; 20. 33, 34;
Is. 5. 25 ; 9. 12
5 Or, bear their quilt 6 Heb. blotted out.
? Or, I hare hroken for myself their &n.
8 Or, presei-ved 9 Or, terebinth
7.1
EZEKIEL
7.24
Panisbment for national Wickedness foretold
and waste, ^from the wilderness
toward Diblah, throughout all
their habitations ; and they shall
know that 1 am Jeliovah.
7 Moreover the word of Jeho-
vah came unto me saying, 2
And thou, son of man, thus saith
the Lord Jehovah unto the land of
Israel, An " end : the end is come
upon the four corners of the land.
3 Now is the end upon thee, and I
will send mine anger upon thee,
and will 'judge thee according to
thy ways ; and I will bring upon
thee all thine abominations. 4
And " mine eye shall not spare thee,
neither will I have pity ; out I will
''bring thy waj^s upon thee, and
thine abominations shall be in the
midst of thee : and ye shall "know
that I am Jehovah.
5 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
An •''evil, an only evil ; behold, it
Cometh. 6 An ^ end is come, the
end is come ; it '' awaketh against
thee; * behold, it cometh. 7 '^Thy
doom is come unto thee, O inhab-
itant of the land : the * time is
come, the 'day is near, a day of
tumult, and not o/ joyful shouting,
^ upon the mountains. 8 Now will
I shortly '" pour out my wrath upon
thee, and "accomplish mine anger
against thee, and will "judge thee
according to thy ways ; and I will
bring upon thee all thine abomi-
nations. 9 And ^mine eye shall
not spare, neither Avill I have pity :
I will bring upon thee * according
to thy ways ; and thine abomina-
tions shall be in the midst of thee ;
and ye shall know that I, 'Jeho-
vah, do smite.
10 Behold, the 'day, behold, it
cometh : thy doom is gone forth ;
the ' rod hath blossomed, pride hath
budded. 11 Violence is risen up
into a rod of " wickedness ; ' none
of them rIkiII remain, nor of their
multitude, nor of their "wealth:
neither shall there be ^eminency
among them. 12 The ""time is
come, the day draweth near : let
not the "buyer rejoice, nor the
seller mourn; for ^ wrath is upon
all the multitude thei'eof. 13 For
the seller shall not " return to that
which is sold, •" although they be
yet alive : for the vision is touch-
' Or, more than
* Or, The turn Or, The crowning time
3 Or, from
* Or, not from them, nor from their multitude,
nor from their iveoHh •'• Or, wailing for them
6 Hel>. though their life be yet among the living.
" ver. 3, 5, 6 ;
ch. 11. 13 ;
Am. 8. 2, 10
ij ver. 8, y,
27; cb. 18.
30
"^ ver. 9 ; ch.
6. 11 ; 8. 18 ;
Jer. 13. 14 ;
Zech. 11. 6
d Ch. 11. 21 ;
22. 31 ;
Hos. 9. 7
*■ ver. 27 ;
ch 6. 7, 14
/2 K, 21. 12,
13; Kah.
1. 9
-" ver. 2
'' Zech. 13. 7
' ver. 10 ;
ch. 39. 8
fc ver. 12 ; ch.
12.23-25,28
' Is. 22. 5
"' ch, 9. 8 ;
14. 19 ; Is.
42. 25 ;
Nah. 1. 6
" ch. G. 12
" ver. 3 ; ch.
33. 20 ; 36.
19
P ver. 4
t ver. 3
>• Is. 9. 13
' ver. 7, 12
t Is. 10. 5 ;
Ps. 89. 32
»Ps. 73. 8;
125. 3 ; Is.
59. 6-8
" Zeph. 1. 18
"^ ver. 5-7,
10: ICor.
7. 29-31 ;
Jas. 5 8, 9
y Prov. 20.
14 ; 1 Cor.
7.30
* ver. 14 ;
ch. 6. 11,
12 ; Is. 5.
13,14
" Lev. 25. 24-
28,31
b Num. 10.
9; Jer. 4. 5
' ver. 12
d ch. 5. 12 ;
ti. 11,12;
12. 16 ; Jer.
14. 18
" ch. 6. 8 ;
14. 22 ;
Ezr. 9. 15 ;
Is. 37. 31
/Is. 38. 14
" Is. 59. 11 ;
Nah. 2. 7
ftch. 21. 7;
22. 14 ; Is.
13. 7 ; Heb.
12. 12
' ch. 27. 31 ;
Is. 15. 3 ;
Am. 8. 10
* Job 21. 6;
Ps. 55. 5
' ch. 27. 31
"' Is. 2. 20 ;
30. 22
" Prov. 11. 4 ;
Zeph. 1. 18
° ch. 13. 5
P Ps. 78. 30,
31 ; Is. 55. 2
« ch. 14. 3, 4,
7 ; 44. 12
»• ch. 16. 17
» 2 K. 24. 13 ;
Ps 74. 2-8 ;
Jer. 52. 13
< ch. 39. 23,
803
ing the whole multitude thereof,
"^ none shall return ; neither shall
any strengthen himself ''in the
iniquity of his life.
14 They have * blown the trum-
Ijet, and have made all ready ; but
none goeth to the battle ; for my
•^ wrath is upon all the multitude
thereof. 15 The ''swoid is with-
out, and the pestilence and the
famine within : he that is in the
field shall die with the sword ;
and he that is in the city, famine
and pestilence shall devour him.
16 But those of them that ''escape
shall escape, and shall be on the
mountains like -^ doves of the val-
leys, all of them " moaning, every
one in his iniquity. 1 7 All '' hands
shall be feeble, and all knees shall
be weak as water. 18 They shall
also 'gird themselves with sack-
cloth, and * horror shall cover tliem ;
and shame shall be upon all faces,
and ' baldness upon all their heads.
19 They shall ™ cast their silver in
the streets, and their gold shall be
as an unclean thing ; their " silver
and their gold shall not be able to
deliver them in the "day of the
wrath of Jehovah : they shall ''not
satisfy their souls, neither fill their
bowels; because it hath been « the
stumblingblock of their iniquity.
20 As for the beauty of his orna-
ment, ''' he set it in majesty ; but
they made the ''images of their
abominations and their detestable
things^" therein : therefore have I
made it unto them as an unclean
thing. 21 And I will give it into
the hands of the * strangers for a
prey, and to the wicked of the
earth for a spoil ; and they shall
profane it. 22 My ' face will I turn
also from them, and they shall
profane my " secret jilace ; and
robbers shall enter into it, and
profane it.
23 " Make the chain ; for the
land is full of ^^" bloody crimes, and
the city is ""full of violence. 24
Wherefore I will bring the worst
of the ^ nations, and they shall
possess their houses : I will also
make the ''pride of the strong to
cease; and ^ their "holy places shall
24 ; Jer. 18. 17 « Jer. 27. 2 " ch. 9. 9 ; Hos. 4. 2
=^ ch 8. 17 y ch. 21. 31 ; 28. 7 ^ ch. 33. 28 " ch. 24.
21 ; 2 Chr. 7. 20
7 Or, if shall not turn hack
8 Or, whose life is in hi t iniquity
9 Or, they turned it to pride ; and they &c.
1" Or, thereof h Or, secret treasure
12 Ueh.jufigment of blood.
13 Or, they that sanctify them
7.25
EZEKIEL
9.1
Vision of Aljominations in Jernsalem
be profaned. 25 ^ Destruction com-
eth ; and they shall seek " peace,
and there shall be none. 26 * Mis-
chief shall come upon mischief, and
" rumor shall be upon rumor ; and
they shall seek a "* vision of the
prophet ; but the ^ law shall perish
from the priest, and -^counsel from
the elders. 27 The king shall
mourn, and the prince shall be
"clothed with desolation, and the
hands of the people of the land
shall be troubled : I will do unto
them '' after their way, and accord-
ing to their deserts will I judge
them ; and they shall ' know that
1 am Jehovah.
8 And it came to pass in the
* sixth year, in the sixth
month, in the fifth day of the
month, as I sat in my house, and
the ' elders of Judah sat before me,
that the "'hand of the Lord Jeho-
vah fell there upon me. 2 Then I
beheld, and, lo, a likeness as the
"appearance of fire ; from the ap-
pearance of his loins and down-
ward, fire ; and from his loins and
upward, as the appeai'ance of
brightness, ^"as it were glowing
metal. 3 And he put forth the
form of a ^ hand, and took me by a
lock of my head ; and the * Spirit
lifted me up between earth and
heaven, and brought me in the
visions of God to Jerusalem, to the
door of the gate of the '' inner court
that looketh toward the north ;
where was the seat of the * image
of jealousy, which provoketh to
jealousy. 4 And, behold, the
'glory of the God of Israel was
there, according to the ^appearance
that I saw in the plain.
5 Then said he unto me. Son of
man, " lift up thine eyes now the
way toward the north. So I lifted
up mine eyes the way toward the
north, and behold, northward of
the gate of the altar this " image of
jealousy in the entry. 6 And he
said unto me. Son of man, seest
thou what they do 1 even the great
^abominations that the house of
Israel do commit here, * that I
should *go far off from my sanctu-
ary 1 But ^ thou shalt again see yet
' other great abominations.
7 And he brought me to the door
of the court ; and when I looked,
behold, a hole in the wall. 8 Then
i Or, Distress 2 Or as amber io holciipon
3 Or, vision * 0\, lo oel them far off
5 Or, turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see
greater abominations So also in ver. 13, 15.
" ch. 13. 10,
16
b Is. 47. 11 ;
Jer. 4. 20
"= ch. 21. 7
d Jer. 21. 2 ,
37. 17
« ch. 22. 26 ;
Ps. 74. 9 ,
Mic. 3. 6
/ ch. 11. 2 ;
Jer. 18. 18
" ch. 26. 16 ;
Jiob 8. 22 ;
Ps. 35. 26 ;
109. 18, 2i)
>' ver. 3, 4, 8 ;
ch. 18. 30 ;
Is. 3. 11
' ver. 4
k ch. 1. 1, 2 ;
20. 1 ; 40. 1
' ch. 14. 1-4 ,
33. 31 ;
Mai. 2. 7
"• ch. 3. 14 ;
33. 22 : 37. 1
" ch. 1. 27
" ch. 1. 4, 27
P ch. 2. »
9 Ch. 3. 12 ;
11.1
'' ver. 16
" ver. 5
t ch. 1. 28
"Jer. 3. 2,
Zech. 5. 5
" ver. 3 ;
Ps. 78. 59 ;
Jer. 7. 30 ;
32.34
^ ver. 9, 17 ;
ch. 5. 11 ;
2 K. 23 4, 5
y ch. 7. 22,
24 ; Ps. 78.
60
^ ver. 11, 14,
16
° Job 34. 22 ,
Is. 29. 15
b ch. 14. 3 ;
Ex. 20. 4 ,
Dt. 4.
16-18 : Jer.
2. 26, 27 ;
16.18
« Ex, 24. 1,9;
Num. 11.
16, 25 , Lk.
10.1
<i Jer. 19. 1
<^ Num. 16.
17,35
/ch. 16. 18;
23. 41 ;
Jer. 44. 3-5
» ch. 9. 9
'' Jer. 9. 3
' ch. 44. 4 ,
46.9
k ver. 3 ,
ch. 10. 3
' ch. 11. 1
'" ch. 23. 39 ;
1 K. 8. 30 ,
2 Chr. 29.
6 ; Jer. 2.
27
" Dt 4. 19 :
17. 3 : Job
31. 26-28 ;
Jer. 44. 17
" ch. 7. 11,
23 ; 9. 9 ;
Am. 3. 10 ;
Mic. 2. 2
P ch. 16. 26 ;
Jer. 7. 18,
19
9ch. 7. 4; 9.
6,10
•■ Is. 1. 15 ,
Jer. 11. 11 ;
804
said he unto me, Son of man, "dig
now in the wall : and when I had
digged in the wall, behold, a door.
9 And he said unto me. Go in, and
see the wicked abominations that
they do here. 10 So I went in and
saw ; and behold, '' every form of
creeping things, and abominable
beasts, and all the idols of the
house of Israel, portrayed upon
the wall round aloout. 11 And
there stood before them "^ seventy
men of the '' elders of the house of
Israel; and in the midst of them
stood Jaazaniah the son of
Shaphan, every man with his
" censer in his hand ; and the odor
of the cloud of -^incense went up.
12 Then said he unto me. Son of
man, hast tliou seen what the el-
ders of the house of Israel do in
the dark, every man in his cham-
bers of imagery 1 for " they say,
Jehovah seeth us not ; Jehovah
hath forsaken the land. 1-3 He
said also unto me. Thou shalt again
see yet ''other great abominations
which they do.
14 Then he brought me to the
door of the 'gate of Jehovah's
house "which was toward the
north ; and behold, there sat the
women weeping for Tammuz. 15
Then said he unto me. Hast thou
seen this, O son of man"? thou shalt
again see yet greater abominations
than these.
16 And he brought me into the
*^ inner court of Jehovah's house ;
and behold, at the door of the tem-
ple of Jehovah, between the porch
and the altar, were about 'five and
twenty men, with their '"backs
toward the temple of Jehovah, and
their faces toward the east ; and
" they were worshipping the sun
toward the east. 17 Then he said
unto me. Hast thou seen this, O son
of man 1 Is it a light thing to the
house of Judah that they commit
the abominations which they com-
mit herel for thej^ have "filled the
land with violence, and have turned
again to ■''provoke me to anger : and,
]o, they put the branch to their nose.
18 Therefore will I also deal in
wrath ; "^ mine eye shall not spare,
neither will I have pity ; and
■■ though they cry in mine ears
with a loud voice, yet "will I not
hear them.
9 Then he cried in mine ears
with a loud 'voice, saying,
Mic. 3. 4 ; Zech. 7. 13 ' Is. 6. 8
9.2
EZEKIEL
10.12
Vision of tlic Slaiishtcr of the Guilty; of Fiery Coals taken from Wwecn tlic Cli(irubim ; of Four Wheels
'Cause ye them that have charge
over the city to draw near, every
man with his destroying weapon
in his hand. 2 And behold, six
men came from the way of the
upper gate, which Heth toward
the north, every man with his
■^ slaughter weapon in his hand ;
and "■ one man in the midst of them
clothed in linen, with a writer's
inkhorn ^by his side. And they
went in, and stood beside the
brazen altar.
3 And the * glory of the God of
Israel was gone up from the
'-"cheru.b, whereupon it was, to the
threshold of the house : and he
called to the man clothed in linen,
who had the writer's inkhorn ^ by
his side. 4 And Jehovah said
unto him. Go through the midst
of the city, through the midst of
Jerusalem, and set a ''mark upon
the foreheads of the men that
' sigh and that cry over all the
abominations that are done in the
midst thereof. 5 And to the oth-
ers he said in my hearing, Go ye
through the city after him, and
smite : -^let not your eye spare,
neither have ye pity; 6 ^slay ''ut-
terly the old man, the young man
and the virgin, and little children
and women ; but '' come not near
any man upon whom is the 'mark:
and *^ begin at my sanctuary. Then
they began at the ^ ' old men that
were before the house. 7 And he
said unto them, "'Defile the house,
and " fill the courts with the slain :
go ye forth. _ And they went forth,
and smote in the city. 8 And it
came to pass, while they were smit-
ing, and 1 was left, that I "fell upon
my face, and cried, and said, ^Ah
Lord Jehovah ! wilt thou destroy
all the residue of Israel in thy
pouring out of thy wrath upon
Jerusalem'?
9 Then said he unto me. The in-
iquity of the house of Israel and
Judah is exceeding great, and the
land is « full of blood, and the city
full of "^ *■ wresting of judgment: for
Hhey say, Jehovah hath forsaken
the land, and Jehovah seeth not.
10 And as for me also, 'mine eye
shall not spare, neither will I have
pity, but "I will bring their way
upon their head. _ 1 1 And, behold,
the "man clothed in linen, who had
1 Or, Draw ye near thpt &c. 2 Qr, hnttle-axe
3 Heb. tipnn his loins. * Heb. fo destruction.
■'' Or, elders <• Or, perverseness
" ch. Ifl. 2
(> ch. 10. 4 ;
11. 22, 2a
' ch. 10. 2, 20
rf ver. 6 ; Ex.
12. 7, 13 ,
2 Cor. 1.
22 ; 2 Tim.
2. 19 ; Rev.
7.2, 3
f ch. 6. 11 ;
21. 6 ; Ps.
119. 53, 13G ;
Jer. 13. 17
/ver. 10;
ch. 5. 11 ;
7.4,9; Ex.
32. 27
a 2 Cbr. 36.
17
'' Ex. 12. 23 ;
Rev. 9. 4
I ver. 4
k Jer. 25. 29 ;
Am. 3. 2 ;
Lk. 12. 47
' ch. 8. 11
"' ch. 7. 20-
22 ; 2 Chr.
36. 17
" ch. 6. 4
» 1 Chr. 21.
16
P ch. 11. 13 ;
Am. 7. 2-6
«ch. 7. 23;
22. 2, 3 ;
2 K. 21.16;
Jer. 2. 34
»• ch. 22. 29 ;
Mic. 3. 1-3 ;
7. 3
« ch. 8. 12 ,
Job 22. 13;
Ps. 10. 11 ;
94. 7 ; Is.
29. 16
t ch. 8. 18 ;
24. 14 ; Is.
65. 6
" ch. 7. 4 ;
11. 21 ;
Hos. 9. 7
" ver. 4
^ ch. 1. 22, 26
y Ex. 24. 10
~ Rev. 4. 2, 3
" ch. 9. 2
b ver. 13 ;
ch. 1. 15-21
" ver. 20 ;
ch. 9. 3
dch. 1. 13;
Ps. 18. 10-
13; Is. 6. 6;
Rev. 8. 5
^ ch. 8. 3, 16
/ch. 9. 3;
11. 22, 23
" Ex. 40. 34,
35 ; Is. 6.
1-4
h ch. 1. 28
' ch. 1. 24 ;
Job 40. 9 ;
Rev. 10. 3
k ver. 2
' ch. 1. 13
"' ch. 1. 8
" ch. 1, 15-17
" Dan. 10. 6 ;
Rev. 21. 20
P ch. 1. 16
9 ch. 1. 17
■ ver. 22
the inkhorn by his side, reported the
matter, sajdng, I have done as thou
hast commanded me.
-i /^ Then I looked, and, behold,
JLv/ in the -^ firmament that was
over the head of the cherubim there
appeared above them as it were a
* sapphire stone, as the appearance
of the likeness of a 'throne. 2 And
he spake unto the man "clothed in
linen, and said, Go in between the
''whirling tvheeh, even under the
''cherub, and fill both thy hands
with ** coals of fire from between
the cherubim, and '^ scatter them
over the city. And he went in in
my sight. 3 Now the cherubim
stood on the right side of the house,
when the man went in ; and the
cloud filled the 'inner court. 4 And
the -^ glory of Jehovah mounted up
from the cherub, and stood over the
thr-eshold of the house ; and the
^ house was filled with the cloud,
and the court was full of the
'' brightness of Jehovah's glory.
5 And the sound of the wings of
the cherubim was heard even to
the outer court, as the * voice of
* God Almighty when he speaketh.
6 And it came to pass, when he
commanded the * man clothed in
linen, saying. Take fire from_ be-
tween the whirling tvheels, from
between the cherubim, that he
went in, and stood beside a wheel.
7 And the cherub stretched forth
his hand from between the cheru-
bim unto the ' fire that was be-
tween the cherubim, and took
thereof, and put it into the hands
of him that was clothed in linen,
who took it and went out. 8 And
there api)eared in tlie cherubim
the form of a man's '"hand under
their wings.
9 And I looked, and behold,
"four wheels beside the cheru-
bim, one wheel beside one cherub,
and another wheel beside another
cherub ; and the appearance of
the wheels was like unto a ^'' beryl
stone. 10 And as for their ap-
pearance, they four had one like-
ness, as if a * wheel had been
^"within a wheel. 11 When they
went, they went '' * in their four
directions : they turned not as they
went, but to the place whither the
head looked they followed it ; they
*" turned not as they went. 1 2 And
7 Or, spriiMe 8 Heb. El Shaddai.
9 Or, stone of Tarshish
If Heb. in the midst of.
11 Heb. on their four sides.
805
10,13
EZEKIEL
11.16
Vision of the Divine Glory over the Cberuliiiu Evil rulers Rcbaked
their " whole body, and their backs,
and their hands, and their wings,
and the * wheels, were full of eyes
round about, even the wheels that
they four had. 13 As for the
wheels, they were called in my
hearing the "^ whirling wheels. 14
And '^ every one had four faces :
the first face was the face of the
cherub, and the second face was
the face of a man, and the third
the face of a lion, and the
fourth the face of an eagle.
15 And the cherubim mounted
up : this is the " living creature
that I saw by the river Chebar.
16 And when the cherubim -^went,
the wheels went beside them; and
when the cherubim lifted up their
wings to mount up from the earth,
the wheels also turned not from be-
side them. 17 When they •''stood,
these stood ; and when they
mounted up, these mounted up
\yifch them : for the spirit * of the
living creature was in them.
18 And the ''glory of Jehovah
went forth from over the thresh-
old of the house, and stood 'over
the cherubim. 19 4nd the cheru-
bim lifted up their wings, and
mounted up from the earth in my
sight when they went forth, and
the wheels "beside them : and they
stood at the door of the * east gate
of Jehovah's house ; and the glory
of the God of Israel was over them
above.
20 This is the Hiving creature,
that I saw under the God of
Israel by the river Chebar ; and I
knew that they were cherubim.
21 '"Every one had four faces,
and every one four wings ; and
the likeness of the hands of a man
was under their wings. 22 And
as for the likeness of their faces,
they were the faces which I saw
by the river " Chebar, their ap-
pearances and themselves ; they
"went every one straight for-
ward.
n Moreover the Spirit ^ lifted
me up, and brought me unto
the* east gate of Jehovah's house,
which looketh eastward : and be-
hold, at the door of the gate '' five
and twenty men ; and 1 saw in the
midst of them Jaazaniah the son
of Azzur, and 'Pelatiah the son of
Benaiah, princes of the people. 2
And he said unto me. Son of man,
these are the men that devise
I Or, of life See ch. 1. 21. 2 Or, over against
"■ Rev. 4. 6, 8
b ch. 1. 18
•^ ver. 2
d ver. 21 ;
ch. 1. 6, 10 ;
1 K. 7. 2;i,
36; Rev.
4. 7
«ch. 1. 3,5
/ch. 1. 19
'J ch. 1. 21
'' ver. 4
• Ps. 18. 10
k ch. 11. 1
' ver. 15 ;
ch. 1. 5, 26
"■• ver. 14 ;
ch. 1. 6, 8 ;
41. 18, 19
« ver. 15, 20 ;
ch. 1. 1, 3
» ch. 1. 9, 12
P ver. 24 ;
ch. 3. 12,
14 ; 8. 3 ;
43.5
9 ch. 10. 19 ;
43.4
»• ch. 8. 16
« ver. 13
<Ps. 2. 1, 2;
52. 2 ; Is.
30. 1 ; .ler.
5. 5 ; Mic.
2.1
" ver. 7, 11 ;
ch. 24.3, G;
Jer. 1. 13
"■■ ch. 3. 4, 17
"^ ch. 3. 24 ;
8. 1
i'ch. 2.4,5, 7
' Jer. 11. 20 ;
17. 10
" ch. .38. 10
("ch. 7. 23;
22. 2 6, 9,
12, 27 ; Is.
1. 15 , Jer.
7.9
'^ ch. 24. 3-
13; Mic. 3.
2, 3
rf ver. 3, 11
* ver. 9;
2 K. 25. 38-
22 ; Jer. 52.
24-27
/Job 3. 25;
Is. 24. 17, 18
0 Dt. 28. 36,
49, 50 ; Ps.
106. 41
fe ch. 5. 8 ; 16.
41
i Jer. 52. 9,
10
* 2 K. 14. 25
' ver. 3, 7 ;
ch. 24. 3, 6
™ ver. 21
" ch. 18. 8, 9
" ch. 8. 10,
14, 16
P ver. 1
t ch. 9. 8
• ch. 33. 24
iniquity, and that 'give wicked
counsel in this city; 3 that sa,v%
^ The time is not near to build
houses : this " city is the caldron,
and we are the flesh. 4 Therefore
"prophesy against them, prophesy,
0 sou of man.
5 And the Spirit of Jehovah
^fell upon me, and he said unto
me, Speak, * Thus saith Jehovah :
Thus have ye said, O house of
Israel ; for ' I know the " things
that come into your mind. 6 Ye
have * multiplied your slain in
this city, and ye have filled the
streets thereof with the slain.
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Your " slain ^yhom ye
have laid in the midst of it, they
are the flesh,. and ''this cit]/ is the
caldron ; but * ye shall be "_ brought
forth out of the midst of it. 8 Ye
have feared the sword; and I will
-'^ bring the sword upon you, saith
the Lord Jehovah. 9 And I will
bring you forth out of the midst
thereof, and deliver you into the
hands of ^ strangers, and * will
execute judgments among you.
10 Y^e .shall 'fall by the sword;
1 will judge you in the * border
of Israel ; and ye shall know that
I am JehoA'ah. 1 1 This city shall
'not be your caldron, neither shall
ye be the flesh in the midst
thereof ; I will judge you in the
boi'der of Israel; 12 and ye shall
know that I am Jehovah : for ye
have "'not walked in my statutes,
neither have ye "executed mine
ordinances, but have done after
the ordinances of the " nations
that are round about you.
13 And it came to pa.ss, when
I prophesied, that ^' Pelatiah the
son of Benaiah died. Then fell I
down upon my face, and cried with
a loud voice, and said, * Ah Lord
Jehovah ! wilt thou make a full
end of the remnant of Israel 1
14 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 15 Son of
man, thy brethren, even thy breth-
ren, the men of thy ^kindred, and
all the house of Israel, all of them,
are they unto whom the inhabitants
of Jeru.salem have said. Get you far
from Jehovah ; "■ unto us is this land
given for a possession. 16 There-
fore say. Thus saith the Lord Je-
hovah: Whereas I have removed
3 Or, Is nol the time near d-c. ?
* Another reading is, /will bring you.
5 Heb. redemption. See Lev. 25. 25, &c.
806
11.17
EZEKIEL
12.16
Promise of Israel's Restoration and Renewal. End of the Vision. Captivity of tbe Prince signified
them far off among the nations,
and whereas I have scattered them
among the countries, ^ yet will I be
to them a "sanctuary for a little
while in the countries whore they
are come. 17 Therefore say. Thus
saith the Lord Jehovah : I will
* gather you from the peoples, and
assemble you out of the countries
where ye have been scattered, and
I will give you the land of Israel.
18 And they shall come thither,
and they shall "^^take away all the
''detestable things thereof and all
the abominations thereof from
thence. 19 And I will '^ give
them one heart, and I will put a
new spirit within you ; and I will
take the ■''stony heart out of their
flesh, and will give them a "heart
of flesh ; 20 that they may '' walk
in my statutes, and keep mine
ordinances, and do them : and they
shall be ' my people, and I will be
their God. 21 But as for them
whose heart walketh after the
heart of their * detestable things
and their abominations, I will
'bring their way upon their own
heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.
22 Then clid the cherubim '"lift
up their wings, and tlie wheels
were ^ beside them ; and the glory
of the God of Israel was over them
above. 23 And the "glory of Je-
hovah went up from the midst of
the city, and "stood upon the
mountain which is on the east
side of the city. 24 And the
^'Spirit lifted me up, and brought
me in the vision by the Spirit of
God into * Chaldea, to them of the
captivity. So the vision that I
had seen ''went up fi'om me. 2-5
Then I ' spake unto them of the
captivity all the things that Je-
hovah had showed me.
■^ O The word of Jehovah also
X ^ came unto me, saying, 2 Son
of man, thou dwellest in the *midst
of the "rebellious house, that "have
eyes to see, and see not, that have
ears to hear, and hear not ; for they
are a rebellious house. .3 There-
fore, thou son of man, prepare thee
stuff for ^ •* removing, and remove
by day in their sight ; and thou
shalt remove from thy place to
another place in their sight : it
'-'may be they will •* consider,
though they are a rebellious
1 Or, yt have I been Or, and have been
^ Or, over against '^Ot, exile
* Or, perceive thai they are
27
« Is. 8. 14 ;
Jer. 2a. 7,
11
6 ch. 20. 41,
42 ; 28. 25 ;
Is. 11. 11-
16 ; Jer. 3.
12, 18 ; 24. 5
<= ch. 37. 23
d ch. 5. 11 ;
7. 20
" ch. 18. 31 ;
36. 26 ; Jer.
24. 7 ; 32. 39
/Zech. 7.
12 ; Rom.
2. 4,5
'-' 2 Cor. 3. 3
'' ch. 36. 27 ;
Ps. 105. 45
' ch. 14. 11
t ver. 18 ;
Jer. 16. 18
< ch. 9. 10 ;
16. 43
"' ch. 10. 19
" ch. 8. 4
" Zecli. 14. 4
P ver. 1 ; ch.
8. 3: 37.1;
2 Cor. 12.
2-t
9 ch. 1. 1, 3
'■ Acts 10. 16
* ch. 2. 7 ; 3.
4, 17, 27
< Is. 6. 5
« ch. 2. 7, 8 ;
Ps. 78. 40 ;
Is. 1. 23
^ Jer. 5. 21 ;
Mt. 13. 13,
14 ; Jn. 9.
39-41
^ ver. 11
y Jer. 26. 3 ;
36. 3, 7 ;
Lk. 20. 13 :
2 Tim. 2. 25
' ver, 12 ;
2 K. 25. 4 ;
Jer. 39. 4
" ver. 12, 13 ;
1 S. 28. 8
6 ver. 11 ;
ch. 4. 3 ;
24.24; Is.
8. 18 ; 20. 3
" ch. 24. 18 ;
37. 7, 10
<* ver. 3-6
" ver. 1-3 ;
ch. 2. 5-8
/ch. 17. 12;
20. 49 ; 24.
19
-" ver, 3-8 ;
2 K. 9. 25 ;
Is. 13. 1
ft ver. 6
i ver. 3 ;
Jer. 15. 2 ;
52. 15. 28-30
*: ver. 6 ;
2 K. 25. 4 ;
Jer. 39. 4 ;
52.7
'ch. 17. 20;
19. 8 ; Is.
24. 17. 18 ;
Hos. 7. 12
'" Jer. 39. 7 ;
52, 11
"ch.5.2;17,
21 : 2 K. 25.
4,5
" ver. 16, 20 ;
ch. 6. 7, 14
^ch.7. 15;
14.21
9 ch, 14. 22 ;
36. 20
>" Jer. 22. 8,
9
807
house. 4 And thou shalt bring
forth thy stuff by day in their
sight, as stuff" for ^ removing ; and
thou shalt go forth thyself ^ at
even in their sight, as when men
go forth into exile. 5 Dig thou
through the wall in their sight,
and carry out thereby. 6 In their
sight shalt thou bear it upon thy
shoulder, and carry it forth in the
dark ; thou shalt " cover thy face,
that thou see not the land : for I
have set thee for a ^ sign unto the
house of Israel.
7 And I ''did so as I was com-
manded : I '^ brought forth my
stuff' by day, as stuff' for removing,
and in the even I digged through
the wall with my hand ; I brought
it forth in the dark, and bare it
upon my shoulder in their sight.
8 And in the morning came the
word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
9 Son of man, hath not the house
of Israel, the ''rebellious house, said
unto thee, -^What doest thou % 10
Say thou unto them. Thus saith the
Lord Jehovah : This ^^ burden con-
cerneth the prince in Jerusalem,
and all the house of Israel ''among
whom they are. 11 Say, I am
your ''sign : like as I have done,
so shall it be done unto them ;
they shall 'go into exile, into cap-
tivity. 12 And the * prince that
is among them shall bear upon his
shoulder in the dark, and shall
go forth : they shall dig through
the wall to carry out thereby : he
shall cover his face, because he
shall not see the land with his
ej^es. 1 3 My ' net also will I
spread upon him, and he shall be
taken in my snare ; and I will
bring him to Babylon to the land
of the Chaldeans ; yet shall he
'"not see it, though he shall die
there. 14 And I will "scatter
toward every wind all that are
round about him to help him, and
all his bands ; and I will draw out
the sword after them. 15 And
they shall " know that I am Jeho-
vah, when I shall disperse them
among the nations, and scatter
them through the countries. 16
But I will leave a few men of them
from the ■^ sword, from the famine,
and from the pestilence ; that they
may 'declare all their abomina-
tions among the nations whither
they come; and they shall 'know
that I am^ Jehovah.
5 Or, oracle * Or, thai are among them
12.17
EZEKIEL
13.14
The Donbtors assured that Desolation is to come speedily. False Prophets condemned for promising Peace
1 7 Moreover the word of Jehovah
came to me, saying, 18 Son of
man, eat thy bread with quaking,
and drink thy water witn trem-
bUng and with fearfulness ; 19 and
say unto the people of the land.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah con-
cerning the inhabitants of Jeru-
salem, and the land of Israel :
They shall "eat their bread with
fearfulness, and drink their water
in * dismay, that her land may be
^ desolate, and despoiled of ^ all that
is therein, because of the violence
of all them that dwell therein. 20
And the "* cities that arc inhabited
shall be laid waste, and the " land
shall be a desolation ; and ye shall
know that I am Jehovah.
21 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 22 Son of
man, what is this •'^ proverb that ye
have in the land of Israel, saying.
The "clays are pi'olonged, and
'' every vision faileth 1 23 Tell
them therefore. Thus saith the
Lord Jehovah : I will make this
proverb to * cease, and they shall
no more use it as a proverb in
Israel ; but say unto them, The
days are * at hand, and the ^ fulfil-
ment of every vision. 24 For
there shall be no more any 'false
vision nor flattering divination
within the house of Israel. 25 For
I am Jehovah ; I will speak, and
the "'word that I shall speak shall
be pei"formed ; it shall be no more
deferred : for in "your days, O
" I'ebellious house, will I speak the
word, and will ijerform it, saith
the Lord Jehovah.
26 Again the word of Jehovah
came to me, saying, 27 Son of
man, behold, they of the house of
Israel say, The vision that he seeth
is for -p many days to come, and he
prophesieth of times that are far
off. 28 Therefore say unto them.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
There shall none of my words be
« deferred any more, but the word
which I shall speak shall be per-
formed, saith the Lord Jehovah.
'i O And the word of Jehovah
iO came unto me, saying, 2 Son
of man, prophesy againstthe''proph-
ets of Israel that prophesy, and say
thou unto them that prophesy out
of their 'own heart, 'Hear ye the
word of Jehovah : 3 Thus saith the
Lord Jehovah, Woe unto the "fool-
ish prophets, that follow their own
1 Heb. the- fulness thereof. « Heb. word.
spirit, ^ and have * seen nothing !
4 O Israel, thy pi-ophets have been
like foxes in the waste places. 5 Ye
have not '-^ gone up into the * " gaps,
neither built up the wall for tlie
house of Israel, to stand in the
battle in the ^day of Jehovah.
6 They have seen " falsehood and
lying divination, that say, Jeho-
vah saith ; but Jehovah hath not
sent them : and they ^ have * made
men to hope that the word would
be confirmed. 7 " Have ye not
seen a false vision, and have j^e not
spoken a lying divination, in that
ye say, Jehovah saith ; albeit I
have not spoken 1
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Because ye have spoken
"* falsehood, and seen lies, therefore
behold, I am ^against you, saith
the Lord Jehovah. 9 And my
hand shall be against the -^proph-
ets that see false visions, and that
divine lies : they shall not be in
the ^ council of my people, * neither
shall they be written in the ' writ-
ing of the house of Israel, neither
shall they ''enter into the land of
Israel ; and ye shall know that I
am the Lord Jehovah. 10 Because,
even because they have 'seduced
my people, saying, * Peace ; and
there is ' no peace ; and when one
buildeth up ^a wall, behold, they
'" daub it with '^ untempered mortar:
11 say unto them that daub it
with untempered mortar, that it
shall " fall : tliere shall be an "over-
flowing shower ; and ye, O great
hailstones, shall fall ; and a
p stormy wind shall rend it. 12
Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall
it not be said unto you, Where is
the daubing wherewith ye have
daubed if? 13 Therefore thus
saith the Lord Jehovah : I will
even rend it with a ' stormy wind
in my wrath; and there shall be
an overflowing shower in mine
anger, and great ^hailstones in
wrath to consume it. 14 So will
I break down the wall that ye
have daubed with untempered
mortar, and bring it down to the
ground, so that the 'foundation
thereof shall be uncovered ; and
Ps. n. 6;18. 13,14; Is. 28. 2 ; Nah. 1. 3, 7, 8 «ver.ll
'• Ex. 9. 24, 25 ; Ps. 18. 12, 13 ; Is. 30. 30 ; Rev. 11. 19 ;
16. 21 «Mic. 1. 6; Hab. 3. 13
3 Or, and things which they have not seen
4 Or, breaches '•> Or, hnve hoped
5 Or, secret " Or, register
s Or, a slight iralf
9 Or, whitewash So in ver. 11, 14, 15.
13.15
EZEKIEL
14.13
Woe pronounced against False Prophetesses, against Idolaters and tlie Prophets whom they consult
it shall fall, and ye shall be " con-
sumed in the midst thereof : and
ye shall ''know that 1 am Jeho-
vah. 15 Thus will I accomplish
my wrath upon the wall, and upon
them that have daubed it with
untempered mortar ; and I will
say unto you, The wall is no more,
neither they that daubed it ; 16 to
wit, the prophets of Israel that
prophesy concerning Jerusalem,
and that ''see visions of peace for
her, and there is ''no peace, saith
the Lord Jehovah.
17 And thou, son of man, set
thy face against the daughters of
thy people, that * prophesy -^out
of their own heart ; and prophesy
thou against them, 18 and say,
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah : Woe
to the women that sew pillows
upon all ^ elbows, and make ker-
chiefs for the head of perwiis of
every stature to hunt ^ souls !
'^ Will ye hunt the souls of my peo-
ple, and save souls alive ^ for your-
selves % 1 9 And ye have ^ profaned
me among my people for 'handfuls
of barley and for pieces of bread,
to *slay the souls that should not
die, and to 'save the souls alive
that should not live, by your lying
to my people that hearken unto lies.
20 Wherefore thus saith the
Lord_ Jehovah: Behold, I am
"'against your pillows, ''wherewith
ye there hunt the souls ^ to make
them fljT^, and I will tear them from
your arms ; and I will let the souls
go, even the souls that ye hunt ° to
make them Hy, 21 Your kerchiefs
also will I tear, and "deliver my
people out of your hand, and they
shall be no more in your hand to
be hunted ; and ye shall know that
I am Jehovah. 22 Because with
lies ye have "grieved the heart of
the righteous, whom I have not
made sad, and ^' strengthened the
hands of the wicked, that he should
not « return from his wicked way,
•'and be saved alive ; 23 therefore
ye shall_ no more see '' false visions,
nor divine divinations : and I will
* deliver my people out of your
hand ; and ye shall * know that I
am Jehovah.
■\ A Then came certain of the
irt "elders of Israel unto me,
and "sat before me. 2 And the
word of Jehovah came unto me,
1 Heb.jo?ra<.! of the handi.
2 Or, re hunt . . . and ye save &c.
s Or, that are yours ^ Or, lohere ye hwH
5 Or, as birds 6 Or, by promising him life
"■ Jer. 6. 15 ;
14. 15
'' ver. 9
"^ ver. 10 ;
Jer. 6. 14 ;
8.11
d Is. 57. 21
' Jiidg. 4. 4 ;
2 K. 22. 14 ;
Lk. 2. 36 ;
Acts 21. 9
/ ver. 2 ;
Rev. 2. 20
'■' ch. 22. 25
A ch. 20. 39 ;
22.26
' 1 S. 2. 16,
17; Prov.
28. 21 :
Mic. 3. 5,
11; Rom.
16. 18 ;
1 Pet. 5. 2
fc ver. 22
' Jer. 23. 14,
17
"' ver. 17
" Ps. 91. 3 ,
124. 7
"Am. 5. 12
V Jer. 23. 14 ;
34. 16, 22
« ch. 18. 21,
27, 30-32 ;
38. 14-16
'■ ver. 6 ;
ch. 12. 24 ;
Mic. 3. 6 ;
Zech. 13. 3
* ver, 21 ;
ch. 34. 10
« ver. 9, 21
" ch. 8. 1 ;
20. 1 ; 2 K.
6. 32
^ ch. 33. 31,
32; Is. 29.
13
" ch. 20. 16
y ver. 4, 7 ;
ch. 7. 19;
Zeph. 1. 3
' ch. 20. 3,
31 ; Is. 1.
15; Jer. 11.
11
" ver. 7
b 1 K. 21. 20-
24 ; 2 K. 1.
16; Is.
66.4
" Jer. 17. 10 ;
Zech. 7. 12
d Is. 1. 4 ;
Jer. 2. 11 ;
Zech. 11. 8
" ch. 18. 30 ;
IS. 7. 3;
Neh. 1. 9 ;
Is. 2. 20;
30. 22 ; 55.
6,7
/ ver. 4 ; ch.
8.6
■J Ex. 12. 48 ;
20. 10
'' ver. 4
1 ch. 15. 7 ;
Jer. 44. 11
* ch. 5. 15 ;
Is. 65. 15
' ch. 6. 7
"' 1 K. 22.
20-23; Ps.
81. 11, 12 ;
Is. 63. 17 ;
66.4: Jer.
4.10; 2Th.
2. 9-12
" Jer. 6. 14,
15 ; 14. 15
° ch. 44. 10,
12
P ch. 44. 10,
SU9
saying, 3 Son of man, these mew
have ^ ^ taken their idols into their
heart, and /put the stumbling-
block of their iniquity before their
face: should I be * inquired of at
all by them^ 4 Therefore speak
unto them, and say unto them.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
Every man of the house of Israel
that taketh his idols into his heart,
and putteth the stumblingblock of
his iniquity before his face, and
Cometh to the prophet ; "I Jehovah
will answer him ^ therein accord-
ing to the '' multitude of his idols ;
5 that I may take the house of
Israel in their "own heart, because
they are all '' estranged from me
through their idols.
6 Therefore say unto the house
of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Je-
hovah : "Return ye, and turn your-
selves from your idols ; and turn
away your faces from all your
•'abominations. 7 For every one
of the house of Israel, or of the
•'strangers that sojourn in Israel,
that separateth himself from me,
and taketh his idols into his heart,
and putteth the stumblingblock of
his iniquity before his face, and
cometh to the prophet to inquire
^ for himself of me ; '' I Jehovah
will answer him by myself : 8 and I
will 'set my face against that man,
and will make him an * astonish-
ment, for a sign and a proverb,
and I will cut him off from the
midst of my people ; and ye shall
' know that I am Jehovah. 9 And
if the prophet be ^"deceived and
speak a word, "'I, Jehovah, have
deceived that prophet, and I will
stretch out my hand upon him, and
will "destroy him from the midst
of my people Israel. 10 And they
shall " Dear " their iniquity : the in-
iquity of the prophet shall be even
as the iniquity of him that seeketh
nnto him ; 1 1 that the house of
Israel may ^ go no more astray from
me, neither * defile themselves any
more with all their transgressions ;
but that they may be ''my people,
and I may be their God, saith the
Lord Jehovah.
12 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 13 Son of
15 ; 48. 11 9 ch. 11. 18 ; 37. 23 *■ ch. 11. 20 ; 34. 30 ;
36. 28 ^
' Heb. caused to come up.
8 Or, according thereto Another reading \^
he is come in the mtdlitvde &c.
9 Or, of him conceminq me i" Or, enticed
11 Or, the punishment of their iniquity
14.14
EZEKIEL
16.7
The Presence of the Righteons no Security to the Wicked. Jerasalem to be destroyed like a Useless Tine
man, when a land sinneth against
me by " committing a trespass, and
I * stretch out iny hand upon it,
and " break the staif of the bread
thereof, and send famine upon it,
and "* cut off from it man and beast ;
14 * though these three men, /Noah,
^ Daniel, and '' Job, were in it, they
should deliver but their ' o\vn souls
by their righteousness, saith the
Lord Jehovah. 15 If I cause * evil
beasts to pass through the land,
and they- 4'avage it, and it be
made desolate, so that no man may
pass through because of the beasts ;
1 6 though these three men were in
it, as I live, saith the Lord Jeho-
vah, they should deliver neither
sons nor daughters ; ' they only
should be delivered, but the land
should be desolate. 17 Or if I
bring a ™ sword upon that land,
and say, '-^ Sword, go through the
land ; so that I " cut off from it man
and beast; 18 though these three
men were in it, as I live, saith the
Lord Jehovah, they should deliver
neither sons nor daughters, but
"they only should be delivered
themselves. 19 Or if I send a
''pestilence into that land,_ and
gour out my \vrath upon it in
lood, to cut off' from it man and
beast; 20 though '^Noah, Daniel,
and Job, were in it, as I live, saith
the Lord Jehovah, they should de-
liver neither son nor daughter ;
they should but deliver their
*" own souls by their righteous-
ness.
2 1 For thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : How much more when I send
my four sore judgments upon Jeru-
salem, the * sword, and the famine,
and the evil beasts, and the ' pesti-
lence, to cut off from it man and
beast ! 22 Yet, behold, therein shall
be left *a "remnant that shall be
carried forth, both sons and daugh-
ters : behold, they shall " come forth
unto you, and ye shall -^see their
way and their doings ; and ye shall
be ^ comforted concerning the evil
that I have brought upon Jerusa-
lem, even concerning all that I
have brought upon it. 2.3 And
they shall comfort you, when ye
see their way and their doings ;
and ye shall _ know that I have
''not done •* without cause all that
I have done in it, saith the Lord
Jehovah.
1 Heb. bereave. 3 Heb. they rnai escape.
* Or, Lei the sword go * Or, in vain
" ch. 15. 8 ;
20. 27
t> ch. 6. 14
" ch. 5. 16 ;
Is. 3. 1
d ver. 17, 19,
21
*■ Jer. 1.5. 1
/ Gen. 6. 8 ;
7. 1 , Heb.
11.7
» ch. 28. 3 ;
Dan. 1. 6 ;
9. 21 ; 10. 11
/i Job 1.1, 5;
42. 8, 9
' ver. 16. 18,
20 ; ch. 18.
20
k ver. 21 ;
ch. 5. 17
' ch. 18. 20 ;
Geu. 19. 29
"' ver. 21 ;
ch. 5. 12 ;
11.8,10
" ver. 13 ;
ch. 25. 13
" ver. 14
P ver. 21 ,
ch. 5. 12 ;
Jer. 14. 12
9 ver. 14
'•ver. 14, 16,
18
^ Jer. 15. 2, 3
« Am. 4.
6-10
» ch. 12. 16
" ch. 6. 9 ;
7. 16
^ ch. 12. 16 ;
36.20
y ch. 16. 54 ;
31. 16; 32.
31
^ch. 6. 10;
8. G-18 ; 9.
8, 9 ; Jer.
7. 17, 18 ;
22. 8, 9
« Ps. 80.
8-16 ; Is. 5
1-7 ; Jer.
2.21, Hos.
10. 1
b ver. 6 ;
ch. 19, 14 ;
Is. 27. 11
" ver. 2 ;
ch. 17. 3-10
d ch. 14 8 ,
Lev. 26.
17 ; Ps. 34.
16 . Jer.
21.10
« 1 K. 19. 17 ,
Is. 24. 18 ;
Am. 9. 1-4
/ch. 14. 8
S'ch. 14. 13;
17.20
h ch. 20. 4 ;
22. 2 ; Is.
58. 1
i ch. 8. 9-17
*: ver. 45 ;
Gen. 11.
25-29, 15.
16 ; I)t. 7.
1 ; Josh.
24. 14, 15
' ver. 45 ;
Dt. 7. 1 ;
Judg. 1. 26
"• Dt. 32. 10
" ver. 22
" Ex. 19. 4 ;
Ps. 105.
10-15
P Ex. 1. 7 ;
Dt. 1. 10
810
"i ^ And the word of Jehovah
J- tJ came unto me, saying, 2 Son
of man, what is the " vine-tree more
than any tree, the vine- branch
which *is among the trees of the
forest 1 3 Shall wood be taken
thereof to make any work 1 or will
men take a pin of it to hang any
vessel thereon ? 4 Behold, it is cast
into the '' fire for fuel ; the fire hath
devoured both the ends of it, and
the midst of it is burned : is it prof-
itable for any workj 5 Behold,
when it was whole, it was ®meet
for no work : how much less, when
the hre hath devoured it, and it is
burned, shall it yet be ''meet for
any work ! 6 Therefore thus saith
the Lord Jehovah : As the " vine-
tree among the trees of the forest,
which I have given to the fire for
fuel, so '' will I give the inhabitants
of Jerusalem. 7 And I will ''set
my face against them ; they * shall
" go forth from the fire, but the fire
shall devour them ; and ye shall
know that I am Jehovah, when I
•^set my face against them. 8 And
I will make the land desolate, be-
cause they have ■" committed a tres-
pass, saith the Lord Jehovah.
"i /? Again the word of Jehovah
-L.\J came unto me, saying, 2 Son
of man, ''cause Jerusalem to know
her 'abominations; 3 and say. Thus
saith the Lord Jehovah unto Jeru-
salem : " Thy birth and thy nativity
is of the land of the Canaanite ; the
*Amorite was thy father, and thy
mother was a 'Hittite. 4 And as
for thy nativity, in the day thou
wast born thy navel was not cut,
neither wast thou washed in water
to cleanse thee; thou wast not
salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
5 No eye pitied thee, to do any of
these things unto tnee, to have
compassion upon thee ; but thou
wast cast out in the '"open field,
for that thy person was abhorred,
in the day that thou wast born.
6 And when I passed by thee,
and saw thee " weltering in thy
blood, I said unto thee. Though
thou art in thy blood, "live ; yea, I
said unto thee, Though thou art in
thy blood, live. 7 1 '"^caused thee
to multiply as that which groweth
in the field, and thou didst increase
and wax great, and thou attainedst
to "excellent ornament ; thy breasts
5 Or, was 6 Heb. made into.
7 Or, have I given » Or, have gone forth
i" Or, Thine origin i^ Heb. made thee a myriad.
ii Heb. 01-nament of ornaments.
16.8
EZEKIEL
16.33
Jernsaleni's Low Origin and Jeliovali's Kindness to her. Her gross Unfaitbfulness portrayed
were fashioned, and thy hair was
grown ; yet thou wast " naked and
bare. 8 Now when I passed by
thee, and looked upon thee, behold,
thy time was the time of love ; and
I * spread my skirt over thee, and
covered thy nakedness : yea, I
^sware unto thee, and ''entered
into a. covenant with thee, saith
the Lord Jehovah, and thou ^ be-
camest mine. 9 Then washed I
thee with water ; yea, I thoroughly
washed away thy blood from tliee,
and I -^anointed thee with oil. 10 I
clothed thee also with ^'broidered
work, and shod thee with ^ sealskin,
and I '■^gii'ded thee about with fine
linen, and covered thee with '' silk.
I I And I ' decked thee with orna-
ments, and I put * bracelets upon
thy hands, and a 'chain on thy
neck. 1 2 And I put a ™ ring upon
thy nose, and ear-rings in thine
ears, and a " beautiful crown upon
thy head. 13 Thus wast thou
decked with "gold and silver; and
thy raiment was of fine linen, and
^silk, and broidered work; thou
didst eat *fine flour, and honey,
and oil ; and thou wast '' exceeding
beautiful, and thou didst prosper
unto 'royal estate. 14 And thy
'renown went forth among the
nations for thy beauty ; for it was
"perfect, through my "majesty
wliich I had put upon thee, saith
the Lord Jehovah.
15 But thou didst '' trust in thy
beauty, and playedst the harlot be-
cause of thy renown, and ^ pouredst
out thy whoredoms on every one
that passed by ; his it was. 1 6 And
thou didst take of thy 'garments,
and madest for thee "high places
decked with divers colors, and
playedst the harlot upon them :
the like things shall not come, nei-
ther shall it be so. 17 Thou didst
also take thy ^fair ''jewels of my
gold and of my silver, which I had
given thee, and '^ madest for thee
*^images of m?n, and didst play the
harlot with them; 18 and thou
tookest thy ''broidered garments,
and coveredst them, and didst set
mine oil and mine incense before
them. 19 My bread also which I
gave thee, ^fine flour, and oil, and
honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou
didst even set it before them for a
sweet savor ; and thus it was, saith
1 Or, porpoise-skin
2 Or, nound thee with attire of fine linen
3 Or, beautiful vessels * Or, male images
« ver. 22
b Ruth 3. 9 ;
Jer. 2. 2
" Geu. 22.
16-18
rf Ex. 24. 7, 8
'■ ch. 20. 5 ;
Ex. 19. 5;
Hos. 2. 19,
20
/ Ruth 3. 3
'J ver, 13, 18 ;
ch. 26. 16 ;
27. 7, 16 ;
Ex. 26. 36
'' ver. 13
' ch. 23. 40
k ch. 23. 42 ;
Gen. 24.22,
47 ; Is. 3. 19
' Gen. 41.
42; Piov.
1. 9
"' Gen. 24.
47 ; Is. 3, 21
" ver. 14 ;
Is. 28. 5 ;
Jer. 13. 18
" ver. 17 ;
Ps. 45. 13,
14
P ver. 10
I ver. 19
'■ ver. 14
n S. 10. 1 ;
1 K. 4. 21
I I K. 10. 1,
24
" Ps. 50. 2 ;
Lam. 2. 15
" ver. 12, 13
"^ ver. 25 ;
ch. 27. 3
y ch. 23. 8
- ver. 10
"■ ch. 6. 3, 6 ;
20. 29, 30
fc ver. 11, 12
" ch. 7. 20
'' ver. 10
" ver. 13
/Dt. 29. 11,
12 ; Is. 43.
6 ; 2 Cor.
6. 18
"ch. 20. 31;
23. 37 ; Ps.
106. 37, 38 ;
Jer. 7. 31
h 2 K. 17. 17 ;
Jer. W. 5
» ver. 6, 7
k ch. 24. 6, 9
' ver. 31, 39 ;
ch. 20. 28,
29 ; Jer.
11. 13
'" Ps. 78. 58 ;
Is. 57. 5, 7
" ver. 15
" ch. 20. 7, 8 ,
23. 19-21
P ch. 8. 17 ;
Jer. 7. 18,
19
9ch. 14. 13;
20. 33, 34
»• ver. 13
» ver. 37 ;
ch. 23. 22,
23,28
' ver. 57 ;
Is. 9. 12
"ch. 23. 12;
2K, 16.7,
10-18 ,
2 Chr. 28.
16, 20-23 ;
Jer. 2. 18,
36; Hos.
10.6
" ch. 23.
14-17
" Prov. 9.
811
the Lord Jehovah. 20 Moreover
thou hast taken thy sons and thy
daughters, whom thou hast borne
-'unto me, and these hast thou
"sacrificed unto them to be de-
voured. Were thy whoredoms a
small matter, 21 that thou hast
slain my children, and delivered
them up, in '' '' causing them to pass
through the fire unto them"? 22 And
in all thine abominations and thy
whoredoms thou_ hast not remem-
bered the days of thy youth, when
thou wast 'naked and bare, and
wast weltering in thy blood.
23 And it is come to pass after
all thy wickedness (* woe, woe unto
thee ! saith the Lord Jehovah), 24
that thou hast built unto thee a
' vaulted place, and hast made thee
a '"lofty place in every street. 25
Thou hast built thy lofty place at
the head of every way, and hast
made thy " beauty an abomination,
and hast opened thy feet to every
one that passed by, and multiplied
thy whoredom. 26 Thou hast also
committed fornication with the
"Egyptians, thy neighbors, great
of flesh ; and hast multiplied thy
whoredom, to ^provoke me to an-
ger. 27 Behold therefore, I have
« stretched out my hand over thee,
and have diminished thine ^''oi^di-
nary /oocZ, and * delivered thee unto
the will of them that hate thee,
the 'daughters of the Philistines,
that are ashamed of thy lewd way.
28 Thou hast played the harlot
also with the "Assyrians, because
thou wast insatiable ; yea, thou
hast played the harlot with them,
and yet thoti wast not satisfied.
29 Thou hast moreover multiplied
thy whoredom unto the land of
"' traffic, unto " Chaldea ; and _ yet
thou wast not satisfied herewith.
30 How ^weak is thy heart,
saith the Lord Jehovah, seeing
thou doest all these things, the
work of an 2/ impudent harlot; 31
in that thou buildest thy -vaulted
place at the head of every way,
and makest thy lofty place in
every street, and hast not been as
a harlot, ^in that thou "scornest
hire. 32 A wife that committeth
adultery ! that taketh strangers in-
stead of her husband ! 33 They
13 ; Is. 1. 3 ; Jer. 4. 22 " Is. 3. 9 ; Jer. 3. 3 ' ver. 24
" Is. 52. 3
5 Or, setting them apart Heb. making them
pass over. ^ Or, nllowance
1 Or, Canaan 8 Or, that scoffeth at her hire
16.34
EZEKIEL
16.54
Jernsaleni's Unfaithfaloess and her Pnmshment. She is worse than Sodom or Samaria
give gifts to all harlots ; but thou
" givest thy gifts to all thy lovers,
and bribest them, that they may
come unto thee on every side for
thy whoredoms. 34 And thou art
different from other women in thy
whoredoms, in that none follow-
eth thee to play the harlot ; and
whereas thou * givest hire, and no
hire is given unto thee, therefore
thou art different.
35 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the
word of Jehovah : 36 Thus saith
the Lord Jehovah, Because thy
^ " filthiness was poured out, and
thy nakedness uncovered through
thy whoredoms with thy lovers ;
and because of all the '^ idols of thy
abominations, and for the blood of
thy children, that thou didst give
unto them ; 37 therefore behold, I
will ''gather all thy lovers, with
whom thou hast taken pleasure,
and all them that thou hast loved,
with all them that thou hast
■''hated ; I will even gather them
against thee on every side, and
will ''uncover thy nakedness unto
them, that they may see all thy
nakedness. 38 And I will ''judge
thee, as women that break wedlock
and shed blood are judged ; and I
will bring upon thee the blood of
'wrath and jealousy. 39 I will
also *give thee into their hand,
and they shall throw down thy
'vaulted place, and break down
thy lofty places ; and they shall
strip thee of thy '" clothes, and
take thy " fair jewels ; and they
shall leave thee naked and bare.
40 They shall also bring up a
" company against thee, and they
shall stone thee with stones, and
thrust thee through with their
swords. 41 And they shall ^burn
thy houses with fire^ and execute
judgments upon thee in the sight
of many women ; and I will « cause
thee to cease from playing the har-
lot, and thou shalt also give no
hire any more. 42 So will I
''cause my wrath toward thee to
rest, and my jealousy shall depart
from thee, and I will be quiet, and
will be *no more angry. 43 Be-
cause thou hast 'not remembered
the days of thy youth, but hast
"raged against me in all these
things ; therefore, behold, I also
will " bring thy way upon thy
head, saith the Lord Jehovah :
and ^ thou shalt not commit this
1 Heb. brass. * Or, hcbst thou not committed &c.f
°ver. 41 :
Is. 57. 9 ;
Hos.8.9,10
b ver. a3
" ver. 15 ;
ch. 23. 10,
18,29
d ch. 20. 31 ;
23. 37 ; Jer.
19.5
^ ch. 23. 9,
22 ; Jer. 13.
22. 26 ;
Hos. 2. 3,
10; Nah.
3.5,6
/ch. 23. 17,
28
-" Is. 47. 3
h ch. 23. 43
' ch. 23. 25 ;
Ps. 79. 3, 5 ;
Jer. 18. 21 ;
Zeph. 1. 17
k ch. 21. 31 ;
23. 9, 28
' ver. 24, 31
'" ver. 10, 16
" ver. 11, 12,
17
° ch. 23. 47 ;
Hab. 1.
6-10
i^ 2 K. 25. 9 ,
Jer. 39. 8 ;
52.13
9 ch. 23. 48
"" ch. 5. 13 ;
21. 17 ; 2 S.
24. 25 ;
Zech. 6. 8
"ich. 39. 29 ;
Is. 40. 1,2;
54. 9, 10
t ver. 22 ;
Ps. 78. 42 ;
106. 13
" ch. 6. 9 ;
Is. 63. 10
" ch. 11. 21 ;
22. 31
^ ch. 12. 22,
23 ; 18. 2,
3 ; 1 S. 24.
13
V ch. 23. 2
' ch. 23. 37-
39 ; Gen.
18. 20; Is.
1.4; Zech.
11.8
" ver. 3
b ch. 23. 4 ;
Jer. 3. 8-11
" ver. 48, 49,
53-56, 61 ;
Gen. 13.
11-13; 18.
20
d ch. 5. 7
" 1 K. 16. 31
/ver. 48,51,
ch. 5. 6;
2 K. 21. 9
» Mt. 11. 23,
24
h ch. 28. 2, 9,
17 ; Gen.
19. 9 ; Ps.
138. 6 ; Is.
3.9
i Gen. 13.
10 ; Is. 22.
13 ; Am. 6.
4-6
*: Lk. 12. 16-
20 . 16. 19
i ch. 18. 7,
12, 16
"» ch. 7. 10
" Gen. 19.
24, 25
0 ch. 5. 6 ;
23.11
812
lewdness v/ith all thine abomina-
tions.
44 Behold, every one that useth
"" proverbs shall use this proverb
against thee, saying. As is the
mother, so is her daughter. 45
Thou ai't the daughter of thy
mother, that loatheth her husband
and her children ; and thou art the
* sister of thy sisters, who ' loathed
their husbands and their children :
"your mother was a Hittite, and
your father an Amorite. 46 And
thine '' elder sister is Samaria, that
dwelleth at thy left hand, she and
her daughters ; and thy younger
sister, that dwelleth at thy right
hand, is ''Sodom and her daugh-
ters. 47 Yet hast thou not walked
in "* their ways, nor done after their
abominations ; but, as if that toere
a "very little thing, thou wast
■'^more corrupt than they in all thy
ways. 48 As I live, saith the Lord
Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath
^not done, she nor her daughters,
as thou hast done, thou and thy
daughters. 49 Behold, this was
the iniquity of thy sister Sodom :
'' pride, * fulness of bread, and
* prosperous ease was in her and
in her daughters ; neither did she
strengthen the hand of the 'poor
and needy. 50 And they wei'e
'"haughty, and committed abomi-
nation before me : therefore I
"took them aw^ay ^as I saw good.
51 Neither hath Samaria com-
mitted " half of thy sins ; but thou
hast multiplied thine abominations
more than they, and hast ^justified
thy sisters by all thine abomina-
tions which thou hast done. 52
Thou also, '^bear thou thine own
shame, in that thou hast given
judgment for thy * sisters ; through
thy sins that thou hast committed
'■ more abominable than they, they
are 'more righteous than thou:
yea, be thou also confounded, and
bear thy shame, in that thou hast
* justified thy sisters.
53 And I will ®"turn again their
captivity, the captivity of Sodom
and her daughters, and the cap-
tivity of Samaria and her daugh-
ters, and the captivity of thy
captives in the " midst of them ;
54 that thou mayest ''bear thine
I' Jer. 3. 8-11; Mt. 12. 41, 42 9 ver. 54. 61 ; ch. 23.
35 , 36. 6. 7 "" ver. 47, 48, 51 ' ver. 51 ' ver. 61
" ver. 61 ; ch. 29. 14 ; 39. 25 ; Jer. 48. 47 , 49. 6, 39
" Is. 19. 34, 25 •" ver. 52, 61
* Or, when I saw it * Or, sister * Or, return to
16.55
EZEKIEL
17.16
Yet Cod rememliers his Covenant. Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine. Interpretation of the Parable
own shame, and mayest be
"ashamed because of all that thou
hast done, in that thou art a * com-
fort unto them. 55 And tliy sis-
ters, Sodom and her daughters,
shall return to their "former es-
tate ; and Samaria and her daugh-
ters shall I'eturn to their former
estate ; and thou and thy daugh-
ters shall return to your former
estate. 56 Fox; thy sister Sodom
was "^ not mentioned by thy mouth
in the day of thy pride, 57 before
thy " wickedness was uncovered, as
at the time of the •'reproach of the
daughters of Syria, and of all that
are round about her, the "daugh-
ters of the Philistines, that do
despite unto thee round about.
58 Thou hast ''borne thy lewdness
and thine abominations, saith
Jehovah. 59 For thus saith the
Loi'd Jehovah : I will also deal
with thee as 'thou hast done, who
hast * despised the oath in bi'eaking
the covenant.
60 Nevertheless I will remember
my 'covenant with thee in the
days of thy youth, and I will
establish unto thee an "' everlasting
covenant. 61 Then shalt thou
" remember thy ways, and be
ashamed, when thou shalt receive
thy sisters, thine elder sisters and
thy younger ; and I will give them
unto thee for daughters, but not
by thy covenant. 62 And I will
"establish my covenant with thee ;
and thou shalt -^know that I am
Jehovah ; 63 that thou mayest
«i'emember, and be confounded,
and 'never open thy mouth any
more, because of thy shame, when
1 have "' forgiven thee all that
thou hast done, saith the Lord
Jehovah.
•i 'T And the word of Jeho-
_L f vah came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, ' put forth a riddle,
and speak a parable unto the
house of Isi^ael ; 3 and say, Thus
saith the Lord Jehovah : A great
" eagle with " great wings and long
pinions, full of feathers, which had
divers colors, came unto "" Lebanon,
and took the " top of the cedar :
4 he cropped off the topmost of
the young twigs thereof, and car-
ried it unto ^a land of traffic ; he
set it in a city of merchants. 5 He
took also of the ^seed of the land,
and planted it in ^a "fruitful soil ;
1 Or, ffie land of Canaan
* Heb. a field of seed.
« Jer. 2. 26
>> ch. 14. 22 ;
31.16
" ver. 53 ;
ch. 36. 11 ;
Mai. 3. 4
d Is. 63. 6 ;
Lk. 15.
28-30
<■ ver. 36, 37
/ch. 5. 14,
15 ; 22. 4 ;
2 K. 16. 5-
7; 2Chr.
28. 5, 6,
18-23
'■' ver. 27
ft ch. 23. 49
'Ch. 7. 3;
18. 30
t ch. 17. 19 ;
Is. 24. 5
' ver. 8 ; Ps.
105. 8 ; Jer.
2. 2 ; Hos.
2. 15
'" ch. 37. 26 ;
Is. 55. 3 ;
Jer. 32.
38-41
" ch. 6. 9 ;
Jer. 50. 4, 5
0 ch. 20. 37 ;
34. 25 ; 37.
26
P ch. 20. 43,
44; Jer.
24.7
« ch. 36. 31,
32 ; Dan. 9.
7,8
>■ Ps. 39. 9 ;
Rom. 3 19
* Ps. 65. 3 ;
78. 38 ; 79. 9
i ch. 20. 49 ;
24. 3
" ver. 12 ;
Jer. 48. 40;
Hos. 8. 1
" Dan. 4. 22
" Jer. 22. 23
" ver. 22
" ver. 13
" Dt. 8. 7-9
b Is. 44. 4
" ver. 14
d ver. 15
" ch. 31. 4
/ver. 5
!' ver. 10,
15-21
ft ver. 15
' ch. 19. 14 ;
Hos. 13. 15
fc ch. 2. 3-5
' ch. 12. 9-
11 ; 24. 19
'" ver. 3 ; ch.
1. 2; 2K.
24.11,12,15
" ver. 5 :
2 K. 24. 17
''2Chr.36.13
P2K. 24. 15,
16
9 ver. 6 ; ch.
29. 14^
2K'. k 20;
2 Chr. 36.
13 ; Jer.
52. 3
« Is. 30. 1-4 ;
Jer. 37. 5-7
« ver. 9, 10
" ver. 18 ;
Jer. 34. 3 ;
38. 18, 23
" ver. 13, 18,
19 ; ch. 16.
59 ; 2 K. 24.
17,20
813
he placed it beside ^many waters;
he set it as a * willow-tree. 6 And
it grew, and became a spread-
ing vine of "low stature, whose
branches turned toward him, and
the roots thereof were under him :
so it became a vine, and brought
forth branches, and shot forth
sprigs.
7 There was also ''another great
eagle with great wings and many
feathers : and, behold, this vine
did bend its I'oots toward him, and
shot forth its branches toward
hhn, from the beds of its "planta-
tion, that he might water it. 8 It
was planted in a •''good *soil by
^ many waters, that it might bring
forth branches, and that it might
bear fruit, that it might be a
goodly vine. 9 Say thou, Thus
saith the Lord Jehovah : " Shall it
prosper'? .shall he not pull up the
roots thereof, and cut off the fruit
thereof, that it may wither ; that
all its fresh springing leaves may
wither"? and not by a strong arm
or much people can it be rai.sed
from the roots thereof. 10 Yea,
behold, being planted, ''shall it
prosper 1 shall it not 'utterly
wither, when the east wind touch-
eth it^ it shall wither in the beds
where it grew.
11 Moreover the word of Jeho-
vah came unto me, saying, 12
Say now to the '^ rebellious house,
'Know ye not what these things
mean 1 tell them. Behold, the "'king
of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and
took the kin^ thereof, and the
princes thereof, and brought them
to him to Babylon. 13 And he
took of the "seed royal, and made
a covenant with him ; he also
brought him under an "oath, and
took away the ^ mighty of the land ;
14 that the kingdom might be
®«base, that it might not lift it-
self up, but that by keeping his
covenant it might stand. 15 But
he ''rebelled against him in send-
ing his ambassadors into * Egypt,
that they might give him horses
and much people. 'Shall he
prosper? shall he "escape that
doeth such things'? shall he break
the covenant, and yet escape'? 16
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah,
surely in the place where the
king dwelleth that made him
king, whose oath he "despised,
and whose covenant he brake,
3 Or, great * Heb. field. 6 Heb. low.
17.17
EZEKIEL
18.16
Interpretation of the Parable of the Eagles and the Vine. Type of a fioodly Cedar. The Soul that sinneth, it shall di«
even with him in the " midst of
Babylon he shall die. 17 Neither
shall "Pharaoh with his mighty
army and great company help
him in the war, when they cast
up mounds and build forts, to
cut off many persons. 18 For
he hath "despised the oath by
breaking the covenant ; and be-
hold, he had ''given his hand, and
yet hath done all these things :
he shall ''not escape. 19 There-
fore thus saith the Lord Jehovah:
As I live, surely mine ■''oath that
he hath despised, and my cove-
nant that he hath broken, I will
even bring it upon his own head.
20 And I will spread my ''net
upon him, and he shall be * taken
in my snare, and I will bring him
to Babylon, and will 'enter into
judgment with him there for his
* trespass that he hath trespassed
against me. 21 And all his 'fu-
gitives in all his bands shall fall
by the sword, and they that re-
main shall be scattered toward
every wind : and ye shall ™ know
that I, .Jehovah, have spoken it.
22 Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah: I will also take of the lofty
top of the cedar,^ and will " set it ;
I will crop off from the topmost
of its young twigs a tender one,
and I will " plant it upon a ^ high
and lofty mountain: 23 in the
mountain of the height of Israel
will I plant it; and it shall bring
forth boughs, and bear fruit, and
be a goodly '^ cedar: and ^ under
it shall dwell all birds of every
wing ; in the shade of the branches
thereof shall they dwell. 24 And
all the Hrees of the held shall
know that I, Jehovah, have
'brought down the high tree,
have exalted the low tree, have
"dried up the green tree, and
have made the dry tree to * flour-
ish: I, Jehovah, have spoken and
have done it.
-\ O The word of Jehovah
JLO came unto me again, say-
ing, 2 "^What inean ye, that ye
use this proverb ^concerning the
land of Israel, saying, '■> The fathers
have eaten sour grapes, and the
children's teeth are set on edge"?
3 As I li:~3, saith the Lord Jeho-
vah, ye shall not have ^occasion
any more to use this proverb in
Israel. 4 Behold, "all souls are
mine; as the soul of the father,
1 Or, in,
" ch. 12. 13 ;
Jer. 52. 11
b ch. 29. 6,
7 ; Is. 36.
6 ; Jer. 37.
5,7
« ver. 16
d Lam. 5. 6
' ver. 15
/ver. 13,16;
ch. 16. 5'J ;
21. 23 ; Jer.
7.9
'J ch. 12. 13 ;
32 3
h Jer. 39. 5-7
' ch. 20. 35,
36 ; Jer. 2.
35
«-■ ch. 15. S ;
18.24
' ch. 5. 2, 10,
12-14 ; 2 K.
25. 5, 11
'" ch. 6. 7, 10 ;
13. 14, 23
" ch. 34. 29
° ch. 36. 36
P ch. 20. 40 ;
37. 22 ; Ps.
72. 16
9 Ps. 92. 12 ;
Is. 27. 6
'•ch. 31.6;
Hos. 14.
5-7 ; Mt.
13. 31, 32
' Ps. 96. 12 ;
Is. 55. 12
t Ch. 21. 26 ;
1 S. 2. 7, 8 ;
Is. 2. 12
" ch, 19. 12
" ch. 37. 3,
13 ; Am. 9.
11
■^ Is. 3. 15
y Jer. 31. 29 ;
Lam. 5. 7 ;
Mt. 23. 36
- ver. 19, 20,
30; ch. 33.
11-20
" Num. 16.
22 ; 27. 16 ;
Is. 42. 5;
57. 16
6 ver. 20 ;
Rom. 6. 23
"^ ver. 15 ;
ch. 6. 13 ;
22.9
d ver. 12, 15 ;
ch. 20. 24 ;
33. 25 ; Dt.
4 19
* ver. 15;
ch. 22. n
/ch. 22.10:
Lev. IS. 19
" ch. 33. 15 ;
Dt. 24. 13 ;
Am. 2. 8
'' Lev. 19. 13 ;
Am. 3. 10
■ ver. 16 ;
Dt. 15. 11 ;
Mt. 25. 35-
40 ; Lk. 3.
11
k Ex. 22. 25 ;
Dt. 23. 19,
20
' Lev. 25. 36
'" Zech. 7. 9 ;
8. 16
" ver. 19, 21
" Hab. 2. 4 ;
Rom. 1. 17
r ch. 22. 29
9 ch. 22. 6 ■
'■ ver. 6, 15
» Am. 4. 1 ;
Zech. 7. 10
814
so also the soul of the son is
mine: the soul that * sinneth, it
shall die.
5 But if a man be just, and do
that which is lawful and right,
6 and hath not ''eaten upon the
mountains, neither hath ''lifted
up his eyes to the idols of the
house of Israel, neither hath ''de-
filed his neighbor's wife, neither
hath /come near to a woman in
her impurity, 7 and hath not
wronged any, but hath ''restored
to the debtor his pledge, hath
* taken nought by robbery, hath
'given his bread to the hungry,
and hath covered the naked with
a garment ; 8 he that hath not
given forth upon * interest, neither
hath taken any ' increase, that
hath withdrawn his hand from
iniquity, hath '"executed true jus-
tice bet\yeen man and man, 9 hath
walked in my "statutes, and hath
kept mine ordinances, to deal
truly; he is just, he shall surely
"live, saith the Lord Jehovah.
10 If he beget a son that is a
^robber, a "shedder of blood, and
"that doeth any one of these things,
1 1 and that doeth not any of those
cbtties, but even hath '"eaten upon
the mountains, and defiled his
neighbor's wife, 12 hath wronged
the *poor and needy, hath 'taken
by robbery, hath not restored the
pledge, and hath "lifted up his
eyes to the idols, hath 'committed
abomination, 13 hath given forth
upon ■'interest, and hath taken
increase; shall he then live'? he
shall not live: he hath done all
these abominations ; he shall surely
^'die; his * blood shall be upon him.
14 Now, lo, if he 'beget a son,
that seeth all his fatlier's sins,
which he hath done, and '^''fear-
eth, and doeth not such like; 15
that hath ''not eaten upon the
mountains, neither hath ''lifted
up his eyes to the idols of the
house of Israel, hath not defiled
his neighbor's wife, 16 neither
hath wronged any, hath not
taken aught
hath taken
t to ''pledge, neither
by robbery, but hath
t ver. 7, 16, 18 ; ch. 7. 23 : Is. 59. 6, 7 ; Jer. 22. 3, 17
" ver. 6, 15 " ch. 8. 6, 17 ; 2 K. 21. 11 •'■• ver. 8, 17
y eh. 33. 4. 5 - ver. 10 ; Prov. 23. 24 « 2 Chr. 29.
6-10 ; 34. 21 b ver. 6, 11 ' ver. 6, 12 d ver 7, 12
2 Or, that doeth to a brother any of these
3 Heb. be put to death.
* Another reading is, seeth, or, considerelh.
18.17
EZEKIEL
19.8
Tlie Soul that sinncth, it shall die. Penitence shall be rewarded. Israel's King likened to a Caged Lion
"given his bread to the hungry,
and hath covered the naked with
a garment ; 1 7 that liath with-
drawn his hand from the *poor,
that hath not received "interest
nor increase, hath ''executed mine
ordinances, hath walked in my
statutes ; he shall " not die for the
iniquity of his father, he shall
surely live. 1 8 As for his father, be-
cause he ' cruel ly oppressed , ^ robbed
his brother, and did that which
is not good among his people, be-
hold, he shall '' die ' in his iniquity.
1 9 Yet say ye, * Wherefore doth
not the son bear the iniquity of
the father"? When the son hath
done that which is * lawful and
right, and hath kept all my stat-
utes, and hath done them, he shall
surely live. 20 The soul that ^sin-
neth, it shall die: the '"son shall
not bear the iniquity of the father,
neither shall the father bear the
iniquity of the son ; the " righteous-
ness of the righteous shall be upon
him, and the wickedness of the
wicked shall be upon him.
21 But if the "wicked turn from
all his sins that he hath committed,
and keep all my ^'statutes, and do
that which is lawful and right, he
shall *surely live, he shall not die.
22 ''None of his transgressions that
he hath committed shall be reraem-
bered against him: in his *i-ight-
eousness that he hath done he
shall live. 23 'Have I any pleas-
ure in the death of the wicked*?
saith the Lord Jehovah; and not
rather that he should "return from
his way, and live^ 24 But when
the righteous ''turneth awayfrom
his righteousness, and committeth
iniquity, and doeth according to
all the abominations that the
wicked man doeth, shall he live?
"^None of his righteous deeds that
he hath done shall be remembered :
in his * trespass that he hath tres-
passed, and in his sin that he hath
sinned, in them shall he die.
25 Yet ye say, "^The way of the
Lord is not equal. Hear now, O
house of Israel : Is not "my way
equal"? are not your ways unequal?
26 When the righteous man ''turn-
eth away from his righteousness,
and committeth iniquity, ^ ^and
dieth ^therein ; ''in his iniquity
that he hath done shall he die.
27 Again, when the wicked man
1 Or, /or
* Or, he shall die
s Or, hpcause of it
i Or, for
" ver. 7 i Job
31. 16,20;
Ps. 41. 1 ,
Is. 58. 7, 10
b ver. 12
" ver. 8, 13
d ver. 9
« ver. 19, 20
/ ver. 10-13
'J ver. 7, 12,
16
A ver. 13
' ver. 2 ;
Ex. 20. 5 ;
Jer. 15. 4
* ver. 9; ch.
20. 18-20 ;
Zech. 1.
3-6
' ver. 4 :
2K. 14. 6;
22. 18-20
"' Dt. 24. 16 ;
Jer. 31. 30
"1 K. 8. 32:
Is. 3. 10,
11 ; Mt. 16.
27; Rom.
2. 6-9
° ver. 27, 28 ;
ch. 33. 12,
19
P ver. 9, 19 ,
ch. 36. 27 ;
Gen. 26. 5 ,
Ps. 119. 80,
112
9 ver. 17. 28 ,
ch. 3. 21
'■ ver. 24 ;
ch. 33. 16 ;
Is. 43. 25 ,
Jer. 50. 20,
Mic. 7. 19
" Ps. 18.
20-24
t ver. 82 ;
ch. 33. 11 ;
Lam. 3. 33 ;
Hos. 11. 8
" Ps. 147. 11 ,
Mic. 7. 18
" ver. 26;
ch. 3. 20 :
133.18; IS.
15. 11 ;
2 Chr. 24.
2, 17-22
^ ver. 22 ;
Gal. 3. 3, 4
y ch. 17. 20 ;
20. 27 ;
Prov. 21.
16
^ ver. 29 ;
ch. 33. 17,
20 ; Mai. 2.
17 ; 3. 13-16
" Gen. 18.
25 ; Jer. 12.
1; Zeph.
3. 5
b ver. 24
" ver. 21
d ver. 22, 30,
31
« ver. 25
/ch.7. 3;24.
14 ; 33. 20 ;
1 Pet. 1. 17
9 ch. 14. 6 ,
33. 11 ;
Hos. 12. 6
h Is. 1. 16,
17 , 55. 7
t ch. 11. 19 ;
36. 26 , Ps
51.10
k ver. 23 ;
ch. 33. 11
I ver. 30
"' ver. 14 ;
ch. 2 10
" 2 K. 23. 2J,
815
"turneth away from his wicked-
ness that he hath committed, and
doeth that which is lawful and
right, he shall save his soul alive.
28 Because he considereth, and
''turneth away from all his trans-
gressions that he hath committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not
die. 29 Yet saith the house of
Israel, "The way of the Lord is
not equal. O house of Israel, are
not my ways equal ? are not your
ways unequal'? 30 Therefore I
will judge you, O house of Israel,
every one -^according to his ways,
saith the Lord Jehovah. "Return
ye, and turn yourselves from all
your transgressions ; /* so iniquity
shall not be your ^ruin. 31 ''Cast
away from you all your transgi'es-
sions, wherein ye have transgressed ;
and make you a ' new heart and a
nev/ spirit : for Avhy will ye die, O
house of Israel"? 32 For I have ''no
pleasure in the death of him that
dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah:
wherefore 'turn yourselves, and
live.
A O Moreover, take thou up a
JL «;/ ™ lamentation for- the "princes
of Israel, 2 and say. What was thy
mother "?_ A "lioness: she couched
among lions, in the midst of the
^^young lions she nourished her
whelps. 3 And she brought up
one of her whelps : he '' became a
young lion, and he learned to
catch the prey ; he devoured men.
4 The nations also heard of him ;
he was '"taken in their pit ; and
they brought him with hooks unto
the land of Egypt. 5 Now when
she saw that she had waited, and
her hope was lost, then she took
* another of her whelps, and made
him a young lion. 6 And he
'went up and down among the
lions ; he " became a young lion,
and he learned to catch the pi'ey ;
he devoured men. 7 And he knew
their "^ palaces, and laid waste their
cities ; and the land was desolate,
and the "fulness thereof, because
of the noise of his roaring. 8 Then
the '''nations set against him on
every side fi'om the provinces ; and
^ they spread their net over him ;
30, 34 ; 24. 6, 12 ; 25. .5-7 " Num. 23. 24 : 24. 9 ; Nah.
2.11.12 P Is. 5. 29 ; Zech 11. 3 '' ver. 6; 2 K. 23.
31, 32 »" 2 K. 23. 34 ; 2 Chr. 36. 4, 6 "2 K. 24. 8
< 2 K. 24. 9; 2 Chr. 36. 9 " ver. 3 " ch. 12. 19; 30.
12 ; Am. 6. 8 ; Mic. 1. 2 (marg.) * 2 K. 24. 11 v ch.
12. 13 , 17. 20
6 Or, SO shall they not he a stumblingblocl' of
iniqiii/y unto yon,
•i Heb. stumblinghlock. ^ Or, widows
19.9
EZEKIEL
20.17
Israel likened to a Rained Tine. In Reply to the Elders' Inqniry Ezekiel rehearses God's Dealings with Israel
he was taken in their pit. 9 And
they put him in a cage with hooks,
and "brought him to the king of
Babylon ; they brought him into
strongholds, that his voice should
no more be heard upon the moun-
tains of Israel.
. 10 Thy mother was *like a vine,
Mn thy blood, planted by the
waters : it was fruitful and full of
branches by reason of many waters.
11 And it had ''strong rods for the
sceptres of them that bare rule,
and '-^ their ** stature was exalted
among the ^thick boughs, and
*they were seen in ^ their height
with the multitude of, '-^ their
branches. 1 2 But it was " plucked
up in fury, it was -^cast down to
the ground, and the "east wind
dried up its fruit : its '^ strong I'ods
were broken off and withered ; the
fire consumed them. 1 3 And now
it is planted in the 'wilderness, in
a dry and thirsty land. 14 And
* fire is gone out of ^ the rods of its
branches, it hath devoured its
fruit, so that there is in it ' no
strong rod to be a sceptre to rule.
This is a ™ lamentation, and shall be
for a lamentation.
0 /^ And it came to pass in the
^yj "seventh year, in the fifth
month, the tenth day of the month,
that certain of the ° elders of Israel
came to inquire of Jehovah, and
Psat before me. 2 And the word
of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
3 Son of man, speak unto the
elders of Israel, and say unto them.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah : Is it
to * inquire of me that ye are comel
As I live, saith the Loi'd Jehovah,
1 will ''not be inquired of by you.
4 Wilt thou judge them, son of
man, wilt thou judge them'? ' Cause
them to know the abominations of
their fathers ; 5 and say unto them.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In
the day when I 'chose Israel, and
*sware unto the seed of the house
of Jacob, and made myself known
unto them in the land of Egypt,
when I " sware unto them, saying,
" I am Jehovah your God ; 6 in
that day I ''"sware unto them, to
"^ bring them forth out of the land
of Egypt into a land that I had
searchecl out for them, /flowing
with milk and honey, which is the
glory of all lands. 7 And I said
1 Or, in thy likeness * Heb. fie was.
2 Heb. his. s Or, a rod
3 Or, clouds 6 Heb. lifted up my hand.
° 2 K. 24. 15
b Ps. 80. 8-11
" Ps. 80. 15
d ch. 31. 3
" Jer. 31. 28
/ch. 28.17;
Lam. 2. 1
^ch. 17. 10;
Hos. 13. 15
h ver. 11 :
Is. 27. 11
» ver. 10 ;
ch. 20. 35 ;
2 K. 24. 12-
16; Hos.
2 3
*-■ cii. 15. 4 ;
20. 47, 48
' ver. 11
"' ver. 1
"ch. 1.1, 2;
8. 1 ; 24. 1
0 ch. 8. 1, 11,
12 ; 9. 6
(marg.)
P ch. 8. 1;
14. 1 ; Lk.
8. 35 ; Acts
22. 3
9 ver. 31 ;
ch. 14. 3
""ch 14. 3,4,
7, 8 ; 1 S.
28.6; Is. 1.
15; Mic.
3.7
' ch. 16. 2 ;
22 2
t Ex. 6. 6-8
" Ex. 6. 2, 3
^' ver. 15
^ Ex. 3. 6-8
J'Ex. 13. 5;
33. 3
' Ex. 20. 4,
5 ; 22. 20
° Lev. 18. 3 ;
Dt. 29. 16,
18
b Ex. 20. 2
' Dt. 9. 7 ;
Is. 63. 10
<«ch. 6.9;
14. 6
<• Ex. 32. 1-9
/ ver. 13, 21 ;
ch. 5. 13 ;
7. 8
" ver. 14, 22 ;
ch. 36. 21,
22 ; Ex. 32.
U-14
'' ch. 39. 7
•Josh. 2. 10;
9. 9, 10;
15. 4. 8
ft Ex. 19. 1
I Ex. 20.
1-23. 33
™ ver. 13 ;
Lev. 18. 5
" ver. 20 ;
Ex. 31. 13,
17
" ver. 8 ;
Num. 14.
11, 12, 22
1' ver. 16, 24 ;
Lev. 26. 15,
43; Am.
2 4
1 ver. 11
'■ ver. 21 ;
Is. 56. 6
» ver. 8, 21 ;
Ex. 32. 10 ;
Dt. 9. 8
' ver. 9, 22 ;
ch. 36. 22,
23; Num.
14.21
" ver. 6, 23 ;
Num. 14.
22, 23 ; Ps.
816
unto them, ^ Cast s^e away every
man the abominations of his eyes,
and "defile not yourselves with the
idols of Egypt; *I am Jehovah
your God. 8 But they '^rebelled
against me, and would not hearken
unto me ; they did not every man
cast away the ''abominations of
their eyes, neither did they forsake
the "idols of Egypt. Then I said I
would •'^pour out my wrath upon
them, to accomplish my anger
against them in the midst of the
land of Egypt. 9 But I wrought
■'' for my name's sake, that it should
'' not be profaned in the sight of the
nations, among which they were,
'in whose sight I made myself
known unto them, in bringing
them forth out of the land of Egypt.
10 iSo I caused them to go forth
out of the land of Egypt, and
brought them into the '' wilderness.
1 1 And I gave them my ' statutes,
and ^showed them mine ordinances,
'"which if a man do, he shall live
•^in them. 1 2 Moreover also I gave
them my sabbaths, to be a "sign
between me and them, that they
might know that **! am Jehovah
that sanctifieth them. 13 But the
house of Israel "rebelled against me
in the wilderness : they ^ walked
not in my statutes, and they re-
jected mine ordinances, 'which if a
man keep, he shall live ^in them ;
and my '"sabbaths they greatly
profaned. Then I said I would
' pour out my wrath upon them in
the wilderness, to consume them.
14 But I wrought 'for my name's
sake, that it should not be profaned
in the sight of the nations, in whose
sight I brought them out. 15
Moreover also "I "sware unto them
in the wilderness, that I would not
bring them into the land which I
had given them, flowing with milk
and honey, which is the glory of all
lands ; 1 6 because they " rejected
mine ordinances, and walked not
in my statutes, and profaned my
sabbaths: for their •'heart went
after their idols. 17 Nevertheless
mine* eye spared them, and I de-
stroyed them not, neither did I
make a "^full end of them in the
wilderness.
95. 11 ; Heb. 3. 11, 18 " ver. 13 * ver. 8 ; ch. 11.
21; 14. 3-7 Vch. 8. 18; 9. 10; Num. M. 20 ^ ch.
11. 13 , Jer. 4. 27 ; 5. 18
? Heb. made them to know. 8 Or, by
5 Or, /, Jehovah, do sanctify them
20.18
EZEKIEL
20.39
Jehovah's Wrath denounced against Israel's Idolatries
18 And I said unto their "chil-
«iren in the wilderness, *Walk ye
not in the statutes of your fathers,
neither observe their ordinances,
nor "= defile yourselves with their
idols. 19 ''1 am Jehovah your God :
^walk in my statutes, and keep
mine ordinances, and do them; 20
and -^hallow my sabbaths ; and
they shall be a sign between me
and you, that ye may know that I
am Jehovah your God. 21 But the
^children ''rebelled against me;
they ' walked not in my statutes,
neither kept mine ordinances to do
them, which if a man do, he shall
live ^ in them ; they profaned my
sabbaths. Then I said I would
*pour out my wrath upon them, to
accomplish my anger against them
in the wilderness. 22 Neverthe-
less I 'withdrew my hand, and
wrought "'for my name's sake, that
it should not be profaned in the
sight of the nations, in "whose
sight I brought them forth. 23
Moi'eover I. ^ " sware unto them in
the wilderness, that I would ^ scat-
ter them among the nations, and
disperse them through the coun-
tries ; 24 because _ they had * not
executed mine ordinances, but had
rejected my statutes, and had pro-
faned my sabbaths, and their eyes
Avere after their fathers' idols. 25
Moreover also I gave them statutes
that were ''not good, and ordi-
nances ^wherein they should not
live; 26 and I * polluted them in
their own gifts, in that they
■"caused to pass tln^ough the fire all
that openeth the womb, that I
might make them desolate, to the
end that they might " know that I
am Jehovah.
27 Therefore, son of man, "speak
unto the house of Israel, and say
unto them. Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah: In this moreover have
your fathers ^blasphemed me, in
that they have ^committed a tres-
Eass against me. 28 For when I
ad ' brought them into the land,
which I '''"sware to give unto them,
then they '^saw every *high hill,
and every thick tree, and they
offered there their sacrifices, and
there they presented the provoca-
tion of their offering; there also
they made their ''sweet savor, and
they poured out there their drink-
1 Or, hy 2 Heb. lifted up my hand.
3 Or, whereby
* Or, net apart all See Ex. 13. 12.
6 Or, looked out for
« Num. 14.
31 ; Dt. 4.
3-6
*> Zech. 1. 4
"= ver. 7
dEx. 6 7
20. 2
" ver. 13, 16
/ ver. 12
y Num. 21.
5 : 25. 1-3
'' ver. 8, 13
' ver. 13, 16
*-' ver. 8, 13
' ver. 17 ,
Job 13. 21;
Ps. 78. 38
'" ver. 9, 14 ;
Is. 48. 9-
11 ; Jer. 14.
7,21
" ver. 9, 14
" ver. 6. 15
v Lev. 26.
33 ; Dt. 4.
27 ; 28. 64
9 ver. 13, 16
'■Ps. 81. 12,
Is. 66. 4 ;
Rom. 1.
21-25, 28
' ver. 30 ;
Lev. 18.
21 ; 20. 2-
5 ; Is. 63.
17 : Rom.
11.8
t Jer. 7. 31 ,
19. 4-9
" ver. 12, 20 ;
ch. 6. 7
" ch. 2. 7 ; 3.
4. 11, 27
* Num. 15.
30; Rom.
2 24
y oil. 18. 24 ;
39. 23, 26
^ Josh. 23. 3,
14, Neh.
9. 22-26 ;
Ps. 78. 55
" ver. 6
b ch. 6. 13 ;
1 K. 14. 23 ;
Ps. 78. 58 ;
Is. 57. 5-7 ;
Jer. 2. 7 ;
3. 6
" ch. 16. 19
dch.16. 16;
43. 7
' ver. 43
/Judg. 2.
19 ; Jer. 7.
26 ; 16. 12
0 ver. 26 ;
ch. 16.20;
Ps. 106. 37-
39 ; Jer. 7.
31
'i ver. 3 ; ch.
14. 3 ; 2 K.
3. 13, 14 ;
Jer. 14. 12 ;
£ech. 7. 13
i ch. 16. 16
fc Jer. 2. 25 ;
44. 17
' ch. 16. 27 ;
25. 7, 13,
16 ; Jer.
21.5
"' Jer. 51. 57
" ver. 38 ;
ch. 34. 16 ;
Is. 27. 12, 13
" Jer. 42. n\
44.6;
Lam. 2. 4
P ver. 36 ;
ch. 19. 13 ;
Hos. 2. 14
« ver. 13, 21 ;
offerings. 29 Then I said unto
them, What meaneth the ''high
place ^whereunto ye gol So the
name thereof is called 'Bamah unto
this day. 30 Wherefore say unto
the house of Israel, Thufs saith the
Lord Jehovah : Do ye " pollute
yourselves after the manner of
your •'fathers'? and play ye the
harlot after their abominations'?
31 and when ye offer your gifts,
when ye make your sons to ''pass
through the fire, do ye pollute
yourselves with all your idols unto
this day"? and shall I ''be inquired
of by you, O house of Israel ^ As I
live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will
not be inquired of by you ; 32 and
that which cometh into your mind
shall ' not be at all, in that ye say,
We will be as the nations, as the
families of the countries, to * serve
wood and stone.
33 As I live, saith the Lord
Jehovah, surely with a mighty
'hand, and with an outstretched
arm, and with wrath poured out,
will I be '" king over you. 34 And
I will "bring you out from the
peoples, and will gather you out
of the countries wherein ye are
scattered, with a mighty hand,
and with an outstretched arm, and
with "wrath poured out; 35 and
I will bring you into the ^ wilder-
ness of the peoples, and there
will I enter into judgment with
you face to face. 36 Like as I
''entered into judgment with your
fathers in the '"wilderness of the
land of Egypt, so will I enter into
judgment with you, saith the
Lord Jehovah. 37 And I will
cause you to "pass under the rod,
and I will 'bring you into the
bond of the covenant ; 38 and I
will *' purge out from among you
the rebels, and them that trans-
gress against me ; I will bring
them forth out of the land where
they sojourn, but they shall " not
enter into the land of Israel . and
ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
39 As for you, O house of Israel,
thus saith the Lord Jehovah ;/Go
ye, serve every one his idols, 'and
Num. 11. 1-35 ; Ps. 106. 15 ; 1 Cor. 10. .5-10 >■ Dt.
32. 10 " Lev. 27. 32 ; Jer. 33. 13 < ch. 16. 60, 62 .,
Lev. 28. 25 ; Ps. 89. 30-32 " ch. 34. 17-22 ; Am 9.
9, 10 ; Zech. 13. 8, 9 ; Mai. 3. 3 ; 4. 1-3 " ver 15,
16 ; ch. 13. 9 ; Num. 14. 29, 30 ; Ps. 95. 11 . Heb 4. 3
■^' Jer. 44. 25, 26
6 Or, whereunto ye go, and the name whereof
. . . day? TThat is. High place.
8 Or, out hereafter surely ye shall hearken unlet
me and &c.
817
20.40
EZEKIEL
21.13
Israel's Future Restoration. Prophecy against tlie Forest of t|ie Sontb. Jehovah's Sharpened Sword wielded agaiost Israel
hereafter also, if ye will not
hearken unto me ; but my holy
name shall j^e no more "profane
with your gifts, and with your
idols.
40 For in rny holy * mountain,
in the mountain of the height of
Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah,
there shall all the house of Israel,
" all of them, serve me in the land :
there will I ''accept them, and
there will I require your oft'er-
ings, and the ' first-fruits of your
^oblations, with all your holy
things. 41 ^As a * sweet savor
will I accept you, when I -^bring
you out from the peoples, and
gather you out of the countries
wherein ye have been scattered ;
and I will be 'sanctified in you
in the sight of the nations. 42
And ye shall ''know that I am
Jehovah, when I shall 'bring you
into the land of Israel, into the
* country which I *sware to give
unto your fathers. 43 And there
shall ye ' remember your ways,
and all your doings, wherein ye
have polluted yourselves ; and ye
shall "'loathe yourselves in your
own sight for all your evils that
ye have committed. 44 And ye
shall "know that I am Jehovah,
when I have dealt with you "for
my name's sake, ■'' not according to
your evil ways, nor according to
your corrupt doings, O ye house
of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
*45 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 46 Son of
man, *set thy face toward the
*■ south, and "drop thy tvord toward
the south, and prophesy against
the 'forest of the field in the
South ; 47 and say to the forest
of the South, Hear the word of
Jehovah : Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah, Behold, I will "kindle
a fire in thee, and it shall devour
every "green tree in thee, and
every dry tree: the flaming flame
shall not be quenched, and "^all
faces from the south to the north
shall be burnt thereby. 48 And
all flesh shall see that I, Jehovah,
have kindled it; it shall "not be
quenched. 49 Then said I, Ah
Lord Jehovah ! they say of me, Is
he not a speaker of ^ parables 1
*0^ And the word of Jeho-
■^ -L vah came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, "set thy face
1 Or, chief
2 Or, tnbute
3 Or. Wifh
* Heo. lifted up my hand.
" ch. 23. 38,
39 ; 43. 7 ;
Is. 1. 13-15
b ch. 17. 23 ;
40. 2 ; 43.
12; Mic. 4.
1,2
« ch. 37. 22,
24 ; Is. 66.
23
d ch. 43. 12,
27 ; Is. 56.
7 ; 60. 7
« ver. 28
/ch. 11.17;
28. 25 ; Is.
27. 12, 13
s ch. 28. 25 ;
36. 23 ; Is.
5. 16
h ver. 38, 44
' ch. 34. 13,
27 , 37. 21
«•■ ver. 6, 15
' ch. 6. 9 ;
16. 61,63;
Hos. 5. 15
"' ch. 36. 31 ;
Jer. 31. 18 ;
Zech. 12. 10
" ver. 38
" ver. 9, 14,
22
P ch. 36. 22,
32
«ch. 4. 7,
6.2
'■ ch. 21. 4 ;
Jer. 13. 19
*ch. 21. 2;
Am. 7. 16;
Mic. 2. 6
(marg.)
' Is. 30. 6-11
" Is. 9. 18,
19 ; Jer. 21.
14
'' ch. 17. 24
^ Is. 13. 8
y Jer. 7. 20 ;
17.27
^ch. 17. 2;
Mt. 13. 13,
14 ; Jn. 16.
25
" ch. 20. 46 ;
25. 2 ; 28. 21
*[Ch. 21. 1
in Heb.]
b ch. 20. 46 ;
Job 23. 22
" ch. 4. 7 ;
Jer. 26. 11,
12
d ch. 5. 8 ;
Jer. 21. 13;
Nah. 2. 13 ;
3.5
« ver. 9-11,
19 ; Jer.
47. 6, 7
/Is. 57. 1
" ch. 3. 18,
19
h ch. 7. 2 ;
20. 47 ;
Jer. 12. 12
i ch. 20. 48 ,
Num. 14.
21-23
*: ver. 30 ;
1 S. 3. 12 ;
Jer. 23. 20 ;
Nah. 1. 9
I ver. 12 ;
ch. 9. 4 ;
Is. 22. 4 ;
Jer. 30. 6
*[Ch. 21. 6
in Heb.]
"» ch. 7. 26
" Is. 13. 1 :
Nah. 2. 10
0 ch. 7. 17 ;
818
toward Jerusalem, and *drop thy
ivord toward the sanctuaries, and
prophesy against the '^land of
Israel ; 3 and say to the land of
Israel, Thus saith Jehovah : Be-
hold, ** I am against thee, and will
draw forth my "sword out of its
sheath, and will cut off" from thee
the -^righteous and the ''wicked.
4 Seeing then that I will cut off
from thee the righteous and the
wicked, therefore shall my sword
go forth out of its sheath against
''all flesh from the south to the
north : 5 and 'all flesh shall know
that I, Jehovah, have drawn forth
my sword out of its sheath.; it
shall *not return any more. 6
' Sigh therefore, thou son of man ;
with the breaking of thy loins and
with bitterness shalt thou sigh be-
fore their eyes. 7 And it shall be,
when they say unto thee, Where-
fore sighest thou % that thou shalt
say, Because of the '" tidings, for it
cometh ; and " every heart shall
melt, and all "hands shall be
feeble, and every spirit shall
'^ faint, and all knees shall be
weak as Avater : behold, it com-
eth, and it shall be done, saith
the Lord Jehovah.
8 And the word of Jehovah came
unto me, saying, 9 Son of man,
Erophesy, and say. Thus saith Je-
ovah : Say, A ^^ sword, a sword, it
is sharpened, and also furbished ;
10 it is sharpened that it may
make a 'slaughter ; it is furbished
that it may be 'as lightning : shall
we then make mirth'? "^the rod of
my son, it 'contemneth every tree.
1 1 And it is given to be furbished,
that it may be handled : the sword,
it is sharpened, yea, it is furbi.shed,
to give it into the 'hand of the
slayer. 12" Cry and wail, son of
man ; for it is upon my people, it
is upon all the " princes of Israel :
''they are delivered over to the
sword with my people ; ^ sm^te
therefore upon thy tliigh. 1 3 For
there is a trial ; and ** what if even
the * rod that contemneth shall be
no more'? saith the Lord Jehovah.
22 14 ; Jer. 50. 43 P ver. 19, 28 : ch. 5. 1, 12 1 1s.
34. 5, 6 »■ ver. 15 » ch. 20. 47 ; Ps. 110. 5, 6 « ver.
15. 19 " ver. 6 ; Joel 1. 13 '' ver. 25 ; ch. 22. 6
^ ver. 14 ; ch. 6. 11 ; Jer. 31. 19 v ver. 10
5 Or, be dim
6 Or, it conlemnelk the rod of my son, as every
1 Or, (errors by reason of the sword are upon
my people ^ , .
8 Or, what if the sword contemn even the rod f
it shall be no more &c.
21.14
EZEKIEL
22.4
Babylon God's Instromeut against Jndali and Ammon. The Sins of Jerusalem described
14 Thou therefore, son of man,
prophesy, and " smite thy hands
together ; and let the sword be
''doubled the thh-d time, the sword
of the '^deadly wounded : it is the
sword of the great one that is
deadly wounded, which ^ '' enter-
eth into their chambers. 15 I
have set the '^ threatening sword
against all their 'Agates, that their
-^heart may melt, and their "stum-
blings be multiplied : ah ! it is
made ''as lightning, it is pointed
for slaughter. 16 ^Gather thee
together, go to the right, set thy-
self in array, go to the left,
* whithei'soever thy face is set. 1 7
I- will also * smite my hands to-
gether, and I will * cause my wrath
to rest : I, Jehovah, have spoken
it.
18 The word of Jehovah came
unto me again, saying, 19 Also,
thou son of man, 'appoint thee
two ways, that '"the sword of the
king of Babylon may come ; they
twain shall come forth out of one
land : and mark out a '' place, mark
it out at the head of the way to the
citj\ 20 Thou shalt appoint a way
for the sword to come to " Eabbah
of the children of Ammon, and to
Judah in Jerusalem the " fortified.
21 For the king of Babylon stood
at the parting of the way, at the
head of the two ways, to use •'' divi-
nation : he * shook the arrows to
and fro, he consulted the ""tera-
phim, he looked in the liver. _ 22
In his right hand was the divina-
tion/or Jerusalem, Ho set batter-
ing I'ams, to open the mouth "^in
the slaughter, to lift up the voice
with shouting, ' to set battering
rams against the gates, to cast up
mounds, to build forts. 23 And
it shall be unto them as a false
divination in their sight, "who
have sworn oaths unto them ; but
he bringeth iniquity to "remem-
brance, that they may be taken.
24 Therefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah r Because ye have made
your iniquity to be remembered,
in that your transgressions are un-
covered, so that in all your doings
your sins do appear ; because that
ye are come to remembrance, ye
shall be ^ taken with the hand
25 And thou, O * deadly wounded
wicked one, the prince of Israel,
1 Or, compa.iseth them about
2 Or, glittering s Heb. Make thyself one.
* Or, whither is thy face set ?
^ Seb. hand. « Or, /or
" ver. 17 ,
ch. 6. U ;
22. 13 ;
Num. 24. 10
t> Lev. 2fi. 21,
24; 2 K
24. 1, 10-16 ,
25. 1
" ver. 25 ;
ch. 30. 24
dlK. 22. 25
" ver. IS) ,
Jer. 17. 27
/ ver. 7 ;
Josh. 2.
11 ; 2 S. 17.
10 ; Ps. 22.
14
!'Is. 59.10;
Jer. 13. 16 ;
18. 15
'' ver. 10
1 ver. 14 ;
ch. 22. 13
'' ch. 5. 13
' ch. 4. 1-3 ;
Jer. 1. 10
'" ver. 15
" ch. 25. 5 ;
Dt. 3. 11 ;
Jer. 49. 2 ;
Am. 1. 14
0 Ps. 48. 12,
13 ; 125. 1, 2
P Num. 22.
7 ; 23. 23
9 Prov. 16.
33 , 21. 1
»• Gen. 31. 19,
30 ; Judg.
17.5
* ch. 4. 2
* ch. 26. 9
« ch. 17. 16,
18
" ver. 24 ;
ch. 29. 16 ;
Num. 5, 15
'^ ch. 17. 20
V ver. 14, 29
' ch. 7. 2, 3,
7 ; Pb. 37.
13
« ch. 35. 5
6 0^16.12;
Jer. 13. 18
' ch. 17. 24 ;
Ps. 75. 7
d Hag. 2. 21,
22
« ver. 26
/ch. 34, 24;
37. 24 ; Ps.
2. 6 ; 72. 7,
10; Jer,
23. 5, 6
9 ver. 20 ;
ch. 25. 2,
3 ; Jer. 49.
1-5; Am.
1. 13-15
h ch. 36. 15 j
Zeph. 2.
8-10
' ver. 9, 10
* Is. 31. 8 ;
Jer. 12. 12 ;
46. 10, 14
/ch. 13.6-9;
22. 28 ; Jer.
27, 9
™ ver 25
" ver 25 ;
ch, 35. 5
" Jer. 47. 6, 7
P ch. 25. 5
9 ch. 14. 19 ;
25. 7 ; Nah.
1.6
'■ ch. 22. 20,
21 ; Ps. 18.
15 : Is. 30.
33; Hag.
1. 9
819
whose ^ day is come, in the " time
of the '^iniquity of the end, 26
thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
® Remove the mitre, and take off
the * crown ; this shall be ^no more
the same ; " exalt that which is
low, and abase that which is high.
27 ^°I will ''overturn, overturn,
overturn it : this also shall be ''no
more, until he come whose -^ right
it is ; and I will give it liim.
28 And thou, son of man, proph-
esy, and say, Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah concerning the children
of "Ammon, and concerning their
^reproach; and say thou, A
'sword, a sword is drawn, for the
slaughter it is furbished, "to cause
it to f devour, that it may be as
lightning ; 29 while they see for
thee 'false visions, while they
divine lies unto thee, to lay thee
upon the necks of the wicked
that are '"deadly wounded, whose
day is come in the "time of the
'iniquity of the end. 30 Cause
it to "return into its sheath. In
the ''place where thou wast created,
in the land of ^'^ thy birth, will I
judge thee. 31 And I will '^pour
out mine indignation upon tnee ;
I will '"blow upon thee with the
fire of my wrath ; and I will deliver
thee into the hand of brutish men,
*■ skilful to destroy. 32 Thou shalt
be for '■ fuel to the fire ; thy blood
shall be in the midst of the land ;
thou shalt be "no more remem-
bered: for I, Jehovah, have spoken
it.
O O Moreover the word of Je-
w ^ hovah came unto me, say-
ing, 2 And thou, son of man, wilt
thou "judge, wilt thou judge the
^bloody city? ^^then ''cau.se her to
know all her abominations. 3 And
thou shalt say, Thus saith the
Lord Jehovah : A city that ^ shed-
deth blood in the midst of her, that
her time may come, and that mak-
eth idols against herself to defile
her ! 4 Thou art become " guilty
in thy blood that thou hast shed,
and art defiled in thine idols which
thou hast made ; and thou hast
» .Jer- 4. 7 , 6. 22, 23; 51. 20, 21 ; Hab. 1. 6-10 « ch.
20. 47, 48 ; Mai. 4. 1 " ch. 25. 10 " ch. 20. 4 ; 23, 36
^ ch. 9, 9 , 24. 6-9 ; Hos. 4. 2 ; Nab. 3. 1 ^ ch. 16.
2 ; 20. 4 -' ver. 6, 27 ; ch. 23. 37, 45 ; Zeph. 3. J
"■ ch. 24. 7, 8 ; 2 K. 21. 16
1 Or, punishment
9 Heb. not this.
8 Or, / will remove &c.
10 Heb. An overthrow, overthrow, overthrow,
will 1 moke it. n Or, to the uttermost
12 Or, thine origin 13 Or, and
22.5
EZEKIEL
22.29
The SiDs of Jerasalem described. They shall be panished. Faithless Prophets, Priests, and Princes denonnced
caused thy "days to draw near,
and art come even unto thy years :
therefore have I made thee a * re-
proach unto the nations, and a
mocking to all the countries. 5
Those that are near, and those that
are far from thee, shall mock thee,
thou ^ infamous one and full of
"tumult.
6 Behold, the "^ princes of Israel,
every one according to his •^ power,
have been in thee to "shed blood.
7 In thee have they ■[ set light by
father and mother ; in the midst
of thee have they dealt by ^op-
pression with the sojourner ; in
thee have they wronged the ''fa-
therless and the widow. 8 Thou
hast despised mv *holy things,
and hast profaned my '' sabbaths.
9 Slanderous men have been in
thee to ' shed blood ; and in thee
they have '" eaten upon the moun-
tains : in the midst of thee they
have " committed lewdness. 10 In
thee have they "uncovered their
fathers' nakedness ; in thee have
they humbled her that was ^un-
clean in her impurity. 11 And
one hath committed abomination
with his * neighbor's wife ; and
another hath lewdly defiled his
'■ daughter-in-law ; and another in
thee hath * humbled his sister,
his father's daughter. 12 In thee
have they 'taken bribes to shed
blood ; thou hast taken " interest
and increase, and thou hast greed-
ily gained of thy neighbors by
"oppression, and hast •'forgotten
me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
13 Behold, therefore, I have
=' smitten my hand at thy ^dis-
honest gain which thou hast made,
and at thy "blood which hath been
in the midst of thee. 1 4 Can thy
heart endure, or can thy * hands be
strong, in the days that I shall
dealAvith thee % " I, Jehovah, have
spoken it, and will do it. 15 And
I will ■* scatter thee among the
nations, and disperse thee through
the countries ; and I will " consume
thy filthiness out of thee. 1 6 And
f thou shalt be profaned in thyself,
in the sight of the nations ; and
thou shalt "know that I am Jeho-
vah.
17 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 18 Son of
man, the house of Israel is become
^dross unto me : all of them are
' brass and tin and iron and lead,
1 Heb. defiled of name. * Heb. arm.
« ch. 7. 2. 3,
7: 21. 25
6 ch. 5. 14,
15 ; 16. 57 ;
Ps. 44. 13,
14
" Is. 22. 2
d ver. 27 ;
Is. 1. 23
" ver. 3, 13
/Lev. 20. 9;
Dt. 27. 16
^ Ex. 23. 9 ;
Jer. 7. 6 ;
Zech. 7. 10
'' ver. 25 ;
Ex. 22. 22 ;
Mai. 3. 5
! ver. 26
'•: ch. 20. 13,
21, 24 ; 23.
38, 39
' ver. 2, 3, 6,
13
"' ch. 18. 6,
11, 15
"ch. 23. 29;
Hos. 4. 2,
10,14
" Lev. 18. 8
P eh. 18. 6 ;
Lev. 18. 19
1 ch. 18. 11 ;
33. 26
"■ Lev. 18. 15
" 2 S. 13. 14
'Dt. 27.25;
Mic. 7. 2, 3
" Lev. 25. 36
" Lev. 19. 13
"= ch. 23. 35 ;
Ps. 106. 21
^ch. 21. 14,
17
' Is. 33. 15 ;
Am. 2.
6-8 ; Mic.
2. 2
° ver. 3
b ch. 7. 17 ;
21. 7 ; Is.
45.9
<= ch. 24. 14
rfch. 20. 23;
Dt. 4. 27 ;
Neh. 1. 8 ;
Zech. 7. 14
« ch. 23. 27,
48
'^ver. 4
■' oh. 6. 7;
Ps. 83. 18
» Ps. 119.
119; Is. 1.
22; Lam.
4. 1
' Jer. 6.
28-30
«-■ Prov. 17.
3; Is. 48.10
' Is. 1. 25
'" ver. 21
" Mai. 3. 2
" Ps. 68. 2
P cli. 21. 7
« ch. 20. 8,
33; Hos.
5. 10
•"ch. 24. 13;
2 Chr. 28.
22 ; Is. 9.
13; Jer. 2.
30; Zeph.
3 2
* ver. 14, 31
' Jer. 11. 9 ;
Hos. 6. 9
" Ps. 10. 9 ;
17.12; 22.
13
" ch. 34. 2-i ;
Is. 56. 11 ;
Hos. 6. 9 ;
Mic. 3. 5
820
in the midst of the * furnace ; they
are the dross of silver. 1 9 There-
fore thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
Because ye are all become dz'oss,
therefore, behold, I will gather you
into the midst of Jerusalem. 20
As they gather silver and brass
and iron and lead and tin into the
midst of the 'furnace, to '"blow
the fire upon it, to melt it ; so will
I "gather you in mine anger and
in my wrath, and I will lay you
there, and melt you. 21 Yea, I
will gather you, and blow upon
you with the fire of my wrath, and
ye shall be "melted in the midst
thereof. 22 As silver is melted in
the midst of the furnace, so shall
ye be ^ melted in the midst thereof ;
and ye shall know that I, Jehovah,
have * poured out my wrath upon
you.
23 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 24 Son of
man, say unto her. Thou art a land
that is ''not cleansed, nor rained
upon in the day of 'indignation.
25 There is a 'conspiracy of her
prophets in the midst thereof, like
a roaring " lion " ravening the prey :
they have ^devoured souls; they
take treasure and precious things ;
they have made her * widows many
in the midst thereof. , 26 Her
^priests have done violence to my
law, and have "profaned my holy
things : they have made no ''dis-
tinction between the holy and the
common, neither have they caused
men to discern between the '^ un-
clean and the clean, and have hid
their eyes from my "* sabbaths, and
*I am profaned among them. 27
Her •''princes in the midst thereof
are like wolves ravening the prey,
to "shed blood, and to ''clestroy
souls, that they may get 'dishonest
gain. 28 And her prophets have
*^ daubed for them witn ^untem-
pered mortar, seeing 'false visions,
and divining lies unto them, say-
ing. Thus saith the Lord .Jehovah,
when Jehovah hath not spoken.
29 The people of the land have
used "'oppres.sion, and exercised
robbery; yea, they have vexed
the poor and needy, and have " op-
^ ver. 27 , ch. 13. 19 ; Jer. 2. 34 " ver. 7 , Jer. 15. 8
= ch. 7. 26 ; Jer. 2. 8, 26 » ver. 8 , 1 S. 2. 12-17, 22
i> ch. 44. 23 ; Lev. 10. 10 " Hag. 2. 11-14 d ch. 20.
12,13 »ch. 36. 20 /ver. 6, ch. 19. 3-6, Is. 1. 23;
Zeph. 3. 3 »ver. 2, 3. 6 A ver. 25 ' ver. 13 * ch.
13. 10-16 ' ch. 13. 6 ; Jer. 23. 25-32 '" ver. 7 ; oh.
9. 9 ; Is. 5. 7 ; Am. 3. 10 " Ex. 23. 9
* Or, whitewash
22.30
EZEKIEL
23.24
The Lewdness of Oholah and Oholibah. The Punishment of Oholah and Oholibah
pressed the sojourner wrongfully.
30 And I " sought for a man among
them, that should '' build up the
wall, and '' stand in the gap before
me for the land, that I should not
destroy it ; but I found none. 31
Therefore have I poured out mine
** indignation upon them ; I have
consumed them with the fire of
my wrath : their " own way have
I brought upon their heads, saith
the Lord Jehovah.
O O The word of Jehovah
^ O came again unto me, say-
ing, 2 Son of man, there were •''two
women, the daughters of ^ one
mother : 3 and they '' played the
harlot in Egypt ; they ' played the
harlot in their youth ; there were
their breasts pressed, and there
was handled the bosom of their
virginity. 4 And the names of
them were Oholah the elder, and
Oholibah her sister : and they * be-
came mine, and they bare sons and
daughters. And_ as for their
names, ' Samaria is ^ Oholah, and
Jerusalem ^ ™ Oholibah.
5 And " Oholah played the harlot
when she was mine ; and she doted
on her lovers, on the "Assyrians
her neighbors, 6 who were clothed
with blue, ^'governors and ^rulers,
all of them desirable young men,
horsemen i-iding upon horses. 7
And she * bestowed Tier whoredoms
upon them, the choicest men of
Assyria all of them ; and on whom-
soever she doted, with all their idols
she '' defiled herself. 8 Neither
hath she left her whoredoms ^* since
the days of Egypt ; for in her youth
they lay with her. and they han-
dled the bosom oi her virginity ;
and they * poured out their whore-
dom upon ner. 9 Wherefore I de-
livered her into the hand of her
" lovers, into the hand of the "Assyr-
ians, upon whom she doted. 10
These * uncovered her nakedness ;
they took her ^ sons and her daugh-
ters ; and her they slew with the
sword : and she became a ^ ^ byword
among women ; for they executed
judgments upon her.
1 1 And her sister " Oholibah saw
this, yet was she * more corrupt in
her doting than she, and in her
whoredoms which were more than
the whoredoms of her sieter. 12
She doted upon the "Assyrians,
1 That is, Her tent.
2 That is, My tent is in her.
3 Or, deputies See Jer. 51. 23, &c.
■s 6-, brought /ro7» Egypt ^ Heb. name.
''governoi'S and rulers, her neigh-
bors, clothed most gorgeously,
horsemen riding upon horses, all
of them desirable young men.
1 3 And I saw that she was defiled ;
they * both took one way. 1 4 And
she increased her whoredoms ; for
she saw men -^portrayed upon the
wall, the images of the ^ Chaldeans
portrayed with ''vermilion, 15
girded with 'girdles upon their
loins, with flowing turbans upon
their heads, all of them princes to
look upon, after the likeness of the
Babylonians " in Chaldea, the land
of their nativity. 1 6 And '' as soon
as she saw them she * doted upon
them, and sent messengers unto
them into Chaldea. 17 And the
' Babylonians came to her into the
bed of love, and they '" defiled her
with their whoredom, and she was
polluted with them, and her soul
was " alienated from them. 18 So
she "uncovered her whoredoms,
and uncovered her nakedness :
then my soul was ^ alienated from
her, like as my soul was alienated
from her * sister. 1 9 Yet she '" mul-
tiplied her whoredoms, remem-
bering the days of her * youth,
wherein she had played the harlot
in the land of Egypt. 20 And
she ' doted upon their paramours,
whose fiesh is as the flesh of asses,
and whose issue is like the issue
of horses. 21 Thus thou calledst
to remembrance the " lewdness
of thy youth, in the handling of
thy bosom by the Egyptians for
the breasts of thy youth.
22 Therefore, O Oholibah, thus
saith the Lord Jehovah : Behold,
I will raise up thy "lovers against
thee, from whom thy soul is
alienated, and I will bring them
against thee on every side: 23 the
* Babylonians and all the * Chal-
deans, '^Pekod and Shba and Koa,
and all the " Assyrians with them ;
* desirable young men, governors
and rulers all of them, pi'inces and
** men of renown, all of them riding
upon horses. 24 And they shall
''come against thee with weapons,
''chariots, and "wagons, and with
a ^company of peoples ; they shall
ch. 21. 19 ; 2 K. 20. 14-17 ^ 2 K. 24. 2 ; Job 1. 17 ; Is.
23. 13 - .Ter. 50. 21 " Gen. 2. 14 ; 25. 18 ; Ezr. 6. 22
b ver. 6, 12 "= ch. 21. 15, 19 d ch. 26. 10 ; Jer. 47. 3 ;
Nah. 2. 3, 4 ' ch. 16. 40
6 Or, the land of whose nativity is Chaldea
7 Heb. at the .Hght of her eyes.
8 Or, counsellors Heb. called. 9 Qr, wheels
23.25
EZEKIEL
23.47
The Punisliment of OMah and Oholibah
set themselves against thee with
buckler and shield and helmet
round about : and I will commit
the "judgment unto them, and
they shall judge thee_according to
their judgments. 25 And I will
set my * jealousy against thee, and
they shall deal with thee in fury ;
they shall take away thy nose and
thine ears ; and thy residue shall
fall by the sword : they shall take
thy " sons and thy daughters ; and
thy residue shall be "^ devoured by
the fire. 2Q They shall also ^ strip
thee of thy clothes, and take away
thy -^fair jewels. 27 Thus will I
make thy lewdness to ■'' cease fi'om
thee, and thy whoi'edom hroiight
from the land of '' Egypt ; so that
thou shalt not lift up thine eyes
unto them, nor remember Egypt
any more. 28 For thus saith the
Lord Jehovah : Behold, I will de-
liver thee into the hand of them
whom thou 'hatest, into the hand
of them from whom thy soul is
alienated ; 2 9 and they shall * deal
with thee in hatred, and shall take
away all thy labor, and shall leave
thee naked and bare ; and the
' nakedness of thy whoredoms shall
be uncovered, both thy lewdness
and thy whoredoms.
30 These things shall be done
unto thee, for that thou hast
"played the harlot after the na-
tions, and because thou art pol-
luted with their idols. 31 Thou
hast walked in the way of thy
" sister ; therefore will I give " her
cup into thy hand. 32 Thus saith
the Lord Jehovah : Thou shalt
^ drink of thy sister's cup, which
is deep and large ; thou shalt be
* laughed to scorn and had in
derision; 4t containeth much. 33
Thou shalt be filled with ''drunken-
ness and sorrow, with the cup of
'astonishment and desolation, with
the cup of thy sister Samaria. 34
Thou shalt even 'drink it and drain
it out, and thou shalt gnaw the
sherds thereof, and shalt tear thy
breasts ; for I have spoken it, saith
the Lord Jehovah. 35 Therefore
thus saith the Lord Jehovah : Be-
cause thou hast "forgotten me, and
"cast me behind thy back, there-
fore ^bear thou also thy lewdness
and thy whoredoms.
36 Jehovah said moreover unto
rne : Son of man, wilt thou
*' judge Oholah and Oholibahl then
I Or, loo much tr> Kndure
" ver. 45 ;
ch. 16. 38 ;
Jer, 39. 5, 6
b ch. 5, 13 ;
8. 17, 18 ;
Ex. 34. 14 ;
Zeph. 1. 18
'^ ver. 47 ;
Hos. 2. 4
d ch. 20. 47,
48 ; 22. 20,
21
^ ver. 29 ;
ch. 16. 39 ;
Jer. 13. 22
/ Is. 3. 18-23
s' ver. 48 ;
ch. 16. 43 ;
22. 15
It ver. 3, 8
'" ver. 17, 22 ;
cli. 16. 37 ;
Jer. 21.
7-10; 34.20
k ver. 25, 26,
45-47;
Dt. 28. 48
I ver.- 10
"' ver. 7, 17 ;
Ps. 106.
35-38; Jer.
2. 18-20 ;
16. 11, 12
" ver, 4 ; ch.
16. 47-51
0 ver. 33 ;
2K. 21. 13;
Jer. 7. 14,
15
P Ps. 60. 3 ;
Is. 51. 17 ;
Jer. 25. 15
« ch. 5. 14,
15 ; 16. 57 ;
22. 4, 5
"■ Jer. 25.
15, 16, 27 ;
Hab. 2. 16
' ch. 4. 16 ;
12.19
t Ps. 75. 8 ;
Is. 51. 17
« ch. 22. 12 ;
Is. 17. 10 ;
Jer. 3. 21 ;
Hos. 8. 14 ;
13. 6
" 1 K. 14. 9 ;
Jer. 2. 27 ;
32. 33
^ ver. 49 ;
ch. 7. 4
y ch. 20. 4 ;
22. 2 ; Jer.
1.10
- ch. 16. 2 ;
Is. 58. 1 ;
Mic. 3. 8
" ver. 3, 45
6 ch. 22. 3
' ch. 16. 20,
21,36
d ch. 5. 11 :
7. 20 ; 2 K.
21. 4, 7
" ch. 20. 13,
24; Jer.
17. 27
/Jer. 7. 9-11
" ver. 16 ;
2 K. 20. 13-
15; Is. 57. 9
h ch. 16.
16-19
i2K. 9. 30;
Jer. 4, 30
*-• cli. 16.
13-16; Is.
3. 18-23
' Esth. 1. 6 ;
Is. 57. 7 ;
Am. 6. 4
»" ch. 44. 16 ;
Is. 65. 11
822
^declare unto them their abomi-
nations. 37 For they have "com-
mitted adultery, and * blood is in
their hands ; and with their idols
have they committed adultery ;
and they have also '^ caused their
sons, whom they bare unto me,
to pass thi'ough the fire unto them
to be devoured. 38 Moreover this
they have done unto me : they have
'' defiled my sanctuary in the same
day, and have pi-ofaned my "sab-
baths. 39 For when they had
slain their children to their idols,
then they came the same day into
my -^sanctuary to profane it ; and,
lo, thus have they done in the
midst of my house. 40 And
furthermore j^e have sent for men
'" that ^ come from far, unto whom
a messenger was sent, and, lo, they
came ; '' for whom thou didst wash
thyself, ' paint _ thine eyes, and
''deck thyself with ornaments, 41
and sit upon a stately ' bed, with a
'" table prepared before it, where-
upon thou didst set mine " incense
and mine "oil. 42 And the voice
of a multitude being °at ease was
with her : and with men of the
common sort were brought ■''drunk-
ards from the wilderness ; and they
put * bracelets upon the hands of
them twain, and beautiful crowns
upon their heads.
43 Then said I ^of her that was
•"old in adulteries. Now will they
play ■^the harlot with her, ^and she
ivith them. 44 And they went in
unto her, as they go in unto a
harlot : so went they in unto Oho-
lah and unto Oholibah, the lewd
women. 45 And righteous men,
they shall * judge them with the
judgment_ of 'adulteresses, and
with the judgment of women that
shed blood ; because _ they are
adulteresses, and blood is in their
hands. 46 For thus saith the
Lord Jehovah : I will bring up a
" company against them, and will
give them to be " tossed to and fro
and robbed. 47 And the company
shall ^ stone them with stones, and
despatch them with their swords ;
they shall slay their ^sons and
" Jer. 44. 17 ; Hos. 2. 8 ° ch. 16. 49 ; Hos. 6. 3-6
P Jer. *1. 7 9 ch. 16. 11, 12 ; Gen. 24. 30 <" ver. 3 ;
Ezr. 9. 7 ; Ps. 106. 6 ■" ch, 16. 38 ; Hos. 6. 5 t ver.
37-39 : Lev. 20. 10 " ver. 24 ; ch. 16. 40 ; Jer. 25. 9
" Jer. 15. 4 , 24. 9 ; 29. 18 " ch. 16. 40 ; Lev. 20. 10
y ver. 25 ; ch. 24. 21 ; 2 Chr. 36, 17
2 Or, to come
3 Or, She that is old will commit adulteries
i Heb. her whoredoms, ^ Or, even with hC
23.48
EZEKIEL
24.25
T}fpe of the Caldron. Death of Ezekiel's Wife a Sign to Jndah
their daughters, and "burn up
their houses with tire. 48 Thus
will I cause lewdness to * cease out
of the land, that all women may
be taught not to do after your lewd-
ness. 49 And they shall "^ recom-
pense your lewdness upon you,
and ye shall bear the sins of your
idols ; and ye shall '^ know that I
am the Lord Jehovah.
O A Again, in the "ninth year,
^ T! in the tenth month, in the
tenth day of the month, the word
of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, -^write thee the name
of the dsiY, even of this selfsame
day: the king of Babylon '"drew
close unto Jerusalem this selfsame
day. 3 And utter a '* pai'able unto
the * rebellious house, and say unto
them. Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah, Set on the * caldron, set it on,
and also pour water into it : 4
'gather the pieces thereof into it,
even every good piece, the thigh,
and the shoulder ; fill it with the
choice bones. 5 Take the ™ choice
of the flock, and also a pile of wood
for the " bones under '^ the caldron ;
make it boil well ; yea, let the bones
thereof be boiled in the midst of it.
6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : " Woe to the * bloody
city, to the * caldron whose ^ rust
is therein, and whose ^ '' rust is not
gone out of it ! take out of it piece
after mece ; no * lot is fallen upon
it. 7 For her ' blood is in the midst
of her; she set it upon the bare
rock ; she "poured it not upon the
ground, to cover it with dust. 8
That it may " cause wrath to come
up to take vengeance, I have set
her blood upon the bare rock, that
it should ^not be covered. 9 There-
fore thus saith the Lord Jehovah:
y Woe to the bloody city ! I also
will make the pile great. 10 Heap
on the wood, make the fire hot, boil
well the flesh, and make thick the
broth, and let the ^ bones be burned.
1 1 Then " set it empty upon the
coals thereof, that it may be hot,
and the brass thereof may burn,
and that the *filthiness of it may
be molten in it, that the rust of it
may be consumed. 12 She hath
' wearied * herself with toil ; yet
her ■* great rust goeth not forth out
of her ; her rust ° goeth not forth
by fire. 13 ®In thy "filthiness is
1 Heb. leaned upon. 2 Heb. it. s Or, scum
■* Or, me ^ Ov,\&inthefire
« Or, Fm- thy filthy lewdness
" Jer. 39. 8
b ver. 27 ;
ch. IG. 41
'^ ver. 35 ;
ch. 7. 4, 9 ;
9. 10 ; Is.
59. 18
<i ch. b. 7 ;
20. 38
"ch. 1. 2; 8.
1 ; 20. 1 ;
26.1
/ Is. 8. 1 ; 30.
8 ; Hab. 2. 2
» 2 K. 25. 1 ;
Jer. 39. 1 ;
52. 4
''ch. 17. 2;
20. 49 ; Ps.
78.2
I ch. 2. 3, 6,
8; Is. 1. 2;
30. 1, 9
^' ver. 6 ; ch.
11. 3, 7, 11 ;
Jer. 1. 13,
14
' ch. 22. 19-
22; Mic.
3.2,3
'" Jer. 39. G ;
52. 10, 24-27
" ver. 10
° ver. 9
P ch. 22. 2, 3,
27;2K.
24. 3, 4 ;
Mic. 7. 2 ;
Nah. 3. 1
1 ver. 3
^ ver. 13
" Joel 3. 3 ;
Obad. 11 ;
Nah. 3. 10
« ch. 23. 37,
45
" Lev. 17.
13 ; Dt. 12.
16
" Is. 26. 21
^ Jer. 22. 8, 9
y ver. 6 ;
Hab. 2. 12
' ver. 5
"Jer. 21.10;
Mai. 4. 1
6 ch. 22. 15 ;
23.27
<^ Jer. 9. 5
d ver. 13
" ver. ll;ch.
23. 36-48
/ch. 22. 24;
Is. 5. 4; 9.
13 ; Jer. 6.
28-30
» ch. 5. 13 ;
8.18
ft Ps. 33. 9 ;
Is. 55. 11
>eh. 9. 10;
Jer. 13. 14
fc ch. 18. 30 ;
36. 19 ;
Is. 3. 11
' ver. 18 ; S.
S. 7. 10
"' Job 23. 2
" Jer. 16. 5 ;
22. 10
0 Jer. 13. 17
P Ps. 39. 9 ;
46. 10 ;
Am. 8. 3
9 Lev. 21.
10-12
•" ver. 23 ;
ch. 44. 18;
Ex. 39. 28 ;
Is. 3. 20
» ver. 22
t Jer. 16. 7 ;
Hos. 9. 4
'• ch. 20. 49 ;
$23
lewdness : because I have cleansed
thee and thou wast ■'^not cleansed,
thou shalt not be cleansed from
thy filthiness any more, till I have
'^ caused my wrath toward thee to
rest. 141, Jehovah, have spoken it :
it shall '' come to pass, and I will
do it ; I will not go back, neither
will I * spare, neither will 1 repent ;
* according to thy ways, and accord-
ing to thy doings, shall they judge
thee, saith the Lord Jehovah.
15 Also the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 16 Son of
man, behold, I take away from
thee the ' desire of thine eyes with
a ™ sti'oke : yet thou shalt neither
"mourn nor weep, neither shall
thy " tears run down. 1 7 Sigh, '^ but
^'not aloud, make «no mourning
for the dead; bind thy ''headtii'e
upon thee, and put thy shoes upon
thy feet, and * cover not thy lips,
and *eat not the bread of men. 18
So I spake unto the people in the
morning ; and at even my wife
died ; and I did in the morning as I
was commanded.
1 9 And the people said unto me,
Wilt thou not tell us " what these
things are to us, that thou doest
sol 20 Then I said unto them,
The word of Jehovah came unto
me, saying, 21 Speak unto the
house of Israel, Thus saith the
Lord Jehovah : Behold, I will " pro-
fane my sanctuary, the pride of
your power, the "^ desire of your
eyes, and ** that which your soul
pitieth ; and your ^ sons and your
daughters whom ye have left be-
hind shall fall by the sword. 22
And ye shall do as I have done : ye
shall ^ not cover your lips, nor eat
the bread of men. 23 And your
^ tires shall be upon your heads,
and your shoes upon your feet : ye
shall not mourn nor weep ; but ye
shall "pine away in your iniqui-
ties, and moan one toward an-
other. 24 Thus shall Ezekiel be
unto you a * sign ; according to
all that he hath done shall ye do :
when this cometh, then shall ye
know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
25 And thou, son of man, shall
it not be in the day when I take
from them their ^''strength, the
37. 18 " ch. 7. 20-22 ; 9. 7 ; Ps. 74. 7 ; 79. 1 ; Jer. 7.
14;Lam. 2. 6, 7 ^ ver. 16; P.s. 27. 4; 84. 1 v ch.
23. 25, 47 ; Jer. 6. 11 ; 16. 3, 4 -' ver. 17 " ch. 4. 17 ;
33. 10 b ch. 4. 3 ; Hos. 1. 2 ; 3.1; Lk. 11. 29, 38
■= ver. 21 ; Ps. 48. 2 ; 50. 2
7 Heb. be silent. 8 Heb. the pity of your soul.
9 Or, strongho/4
24.26
EZEKIEL
26.3
Prophecies against Ammon and lloab. Propliecies against Edom and Pliilistia
joy of their ^ glory, the "desire of
their eyes, and ^that whereupon
they set their heart, their *sons
and their daughters, 26 that in
" tliat day he that "" escapeth shall
come unto thee, to cause thee to
hear it with thine ears'? 27 In
that day shall thy ''mouth be
opened ^to him that is escaped,
and thou shalt speak, and be no
more dumb : so shalt thou be a
•^sign unto them ; and they shall
know that I am Jehovah.
O ^ And the word of Jehovah
w fj came unto me, saying, 2
Son of man, ''set thy face toward
the ''children of Ammon, and proph-
esy ■* against them : 3 and say unto
the children of Ammon, Hear the
word of the Lord Jehovah : Thus
saith the Lord Jehovah, Because
thou saidst, *Aha, against my
sanctuary, when it was profaned ;
and against the land of Israel,
when it was made desolate ; and
against the house of Judah, when
they went into captivity : 4 there-
fore, behold, I will '^ deliver thee to
the ' children of the east for a pos-
session, and they shall set their
encampments in thee, and make
their dwellings in thee ; they shall
" eat thy fruit, and they shall drink
thy milk. 5 And I will make
"Rabbah a stable for camels, and
the children of Ammon a "couch-
ing-place for flocks : and ye shall
know that I am Jehovah. 6 For
thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
Because thou hast * clapped thy
hands, and « stamped with the feet,
and ''rejoiced with all the despite
of thy soul against the land of
Israel ; 7 therefore, behold, I have
' stretched out my hand upon thee,
and will deliver thee for a 'spoil
to the nations ; and I will " cut
thee off from the peoples, and I
will "cause thee to perish out of
the countries : I will destroy thee ;
and thou shalt ^know that I am
Jehovah.
8 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
Because that ^Moab and ^Seir do
say, " Behold, the house of Judah is
like unto all the nations ; 9 there-
foi-e, behold, I will open the side
of Moab from the cities, from his
cities which are ^ on his frontiers,
the glory of the country, *Beth-
jeshimoth, "Baal-meon, and " Kir-
1 Or, beauty
2 Heb. the lifting up of their soul.
3 Or, together with * Or, concerning
6 Or, in every quarter
" ver. 16, 21
b Dt. 28. 32 ;
Jer. 11. 22 ;
42. 10
" ch. 33. 21
rflS. 4. 12;
Job 1.15-19
" ch. 3. 26 ;
33.22
/ver. 24
V ch. 6. 2 ;
13. 17 ;
20. 46
h ch. 21. 20,
23; Gen.
19. 38 ;
Num. 21.
24 ; Jer. 27.
3; Am. 1.
13: Zeph.
2.8
» ver. 6 ;
ch. 21. 28 ;
26. 2 ; 36. 2 ;
Ps. 70. 2, 3
^ ch. 21. 31
' Judg. 6. 3,
33 ; IK.
4. 30
™ Dt. 28. 33,
51 ; Is. 1. 7
« ch. 21. 20 ;
Dt. 3. 11 ;
2 S. 12. 26 ;
Jer. 49. 2
" Is. 17. 2 ;
Zeph. 2 14
P Job 27. 23 ;
Nah. 3. 19
« ch. 6. 11
»■ Zeph. 2. 8,
10; Obad.
12
* ver. 13, 16 ;
Zeph. 1. 4
t ch. 26. 5 ;
Is. 33. 4
" ch. 21. 32
^ Am. 1. 14,
15
" ch. 6. 14
y Gen. 19.
37 ; 36. 35 ;
Ex. 15. 15 ;
Is. 11. 14 ;
15. 1 ; Jer.
9. 26
• ch. 35. 2 ;
Gen. 14. 6 ;
Dt. 2. 4, 29
" Is. 36. 18-
20
6 Num. 33.
49 ; Josh.
12. 3 ; 13. 20
" Num. 32.
3, 38 ; Josh.
13. 17 ;
1 Chr. 5. 8 ;
Jer. 48. 23
d Num. 32.
37 ; Josh.
13. 19 ; Jer.
48. 1, 23
" ver. 4
/ch. 5. 15;
11.9
^ Lam. 4. 21,
22
'' ch. 35. 2, 3 ;
36. 5; Am.
1. 11;
Obad. 10-
16
' .Jer. 49. 8,
13
t ch. 29. 8 ;
Mai. 1. 3, 4
' Gen. 36.
34 ; Jer. 49.
7 ; Am. 1.
12
'" Jer. 25. 23 ;
49.8
324
iathaim, 10 ^unto the ^children of
the east, to go against the children
of Ammon ; and I will give them
for a possession, that the children
of Ammon may not be remembered
among the nations : 1 1 and I will
■''execute judgments upon Moab ;
and they shall know that I am
Jehovah.
12 Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : Because that <> Edom hath
dealt against the house of Judah
by taking ''vengeance, and hath
greatly offended, and revenged
himself upon them ; 1 3 therefore
thus saith the Lord Jehovah, I
will stretch out my 'hand upon
Edom, and will * cut off" man and
beast from it ; and I will make it
desolate from ' Teman ; even unto
'"Dedan shall they fall by the
sword. 14 And I will lay my
"vengeance upon Edom by the
hand of my people Israel ; and
they shall do in Edom according to
mine "anger and according to my
wrath ; and they shall know my
vengeance, saith the Lord Jehovah.
1 5 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
Because the Philistines have dealt
by ^revenge, and have taken ven-
geance with despite of soul to de-
stroy with perpetual enmity; 16
therefore thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah, Behold, I will stretch out my
^hand upon the Philistines, and I
will cut off the *■ Cherethites, and
destroy the remnant of the sea
coast. 17 And I will "execute
great vengeance upon them with
wrathful rebukes ; and they shall
know that I am Jehovah, when I
shall lay my vengeance upon them.
O /Z* And it came to pass in
i— ' yj the * eleventh year, in the
first day of the month, that the
word of Jehovah came unto me,
saying, 2 Son of man, because that
" Tyre hath said against Jerusalem,
"Aha, she is broken that ivas the
^ gate of the peoples ; she is ^ turned
unto me ; I shall be replenished,
now that she is laid waste : 3 there-
fore thus saith the Lord Jehovah,
Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre,
and will cause ^many nations to
come up against thee, as the "sea
" ch. 32. 29 ° ch. 35. 11 v ver. 6, 12 ; Is. 14. 29-31 ;
Joel 3. 4 9 Jer. 25. 20; 47. 1-7 »" 1 S. 30. 14 ; Zeph.
2. 5 * ch. 5. 15 t ch. 24. 1 " 2 S. 5. 11 ; Is. 23. 1 ;
Jer. 25. 22 " ch. 25. 3 ; 36. 2 ^ Is. 62. 10 V ch. 25.
8; 35.10 ''Mic.4. 11 » Is. 5. 30 ; Jer. 50. 42 ; 31. 42
6 Or, together xinth the children of Ammon,
unto the children of the east
26.4
EZEKIEL
27.5
The Ruin of Tyre foretold. A lamentation over TjTe
causeth its waves to come up. 4
And they shall destroy the " walls
of Tyre, and bi'eak down her tow-
ers : I will also scrape her dust
from her, and make ner a * bare
rock. 5 She shall be a place for
the " spreading of nets in tne midst
of the sea ; for I have spoken it,
saith the Lord Jehovah ; and she
shall become a ''spoil to the nations.
6 And her "daughters that are in
the field shall be slain with the
sword : and they shall know that I
am Jehovah.
7 For thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : Behold, I will bring upon
Tyre -^Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon, ^ king of kings, from the
noi'th, with horses, and with ''char-
iots, and with horsemen, and a
company, and much people. 8 He
shall slay with the sword thy
• daughters in the field ; and he
shall make * forts against thee, and
cast up a ' mound against thee, and
raise up the buckler against thee.
9 And ne shall set his "' battering
engines against thy walls, and with
his ^ axes he shall break down thy
towers. 10 By reason of the abun-
dance of his " horses their dust shall
cover thee : thy walls shall "shake
at the noise of the horsemen, and
of the ^wagons, and of the chari-
ots, when he shall ^ enter into thy
gates, as men enter into a city
wherein is made a breach. 1 1 With
the hoofs of his « horses shall he
tread down all thy streets ; he
shall slay thy people with the
sword ; and the ^ pillars of thy
strength shall ""go down to the
ground. 12 And they shall make
a * spoil of thy riches, and make
a prey of thy 'merchandise; and
they shall " break down thy walls,
and destroy thj'' " pleasant houses ;
and they shall lay thy stones and
thy timber and thy dust in the
^rnidst of the watei's. 13 And I
will cause the noise of thy * songs
to cease ; and the sound of thy
* harps shall be no more heard.
14 And I will make thee a "bare
rock ; thou shalt be a place for the
spreading of nets ; thou shalt be
built * no more : for I " Jehovah
have spoken it, saith the Lord
Jehovah.
15 Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah to Tyre : Shall not the '' isles
•shake at the sound of thy fall,
when the wounded groan, when
1 Heb. swords. 2 Or, wheels 3 Or, obelisks
" ver. 9 ; Is.
23. 11 ; Am.
1. 10
i> ver. 14
•^ ver. 14 ; ch,
47. 10
d ch. 25. 7 ;
29. 19
'^ ver. 8 ; ch.
16. 46. 53 ;
Jer. 47. 4 ;
49. 2
/Jer. 27. 3-6
" Ezr. 7. 12 ;
Is. 10. 8 ;
Jer. 52. 32 ;
Dan. 2.
37,47
ft ch. 23. 24 ;
Nah. 2. 3, 4
' ver. 6
*: ch. 21. 22 ;
Jer. 52. 4
' Jer. 6. 6 ;
32. 24
"» ch. 21. 22
" Jer. 4. 13 ;
47. 3
" ver. 15 ;
ch. 27. 28
" Jer. 39. 3
9 Is. 5. 28 ;
Hab. 1. 8
>■ Is. 26. 5 ;
Jer. 43. 13
' ver. 5
t ch. 27. 3-
27 ; Is. 23.
8,18;
Zech. 9. 3
" Jer. 52. 14
" 2 Chr. 32.
27; Am. 5.
11
^ ch. 27. 27,
32, 34 ; 28. 8
yis. 23. 16;
24. 8, 9 ;
Am. 6. 5
' Is. 5. 12
" ver. 4, 5
6Dt. 13. 16;
Job 12. 14 ;
Mai. 1. 4
<^ l3. 14. 27
d ver. 18 ;
ch. 27. 35
""ch. 31. 16,
Jer. 49. 21
/ch. 27. 35;
28. 19
!' Jon. 3. 6
ft ch. 7. 27 ;
Job 8. 22 ;
Ps. 35. 26 ;
1 Pet. 3. 4 ;
5. 5
<ch. 32 10;
Hos. 11. 10
fc ch. 19. 1,
14 ; 27. 2,
32 ; 32. 2, 16
( Is. 14. 12 ;
Jer. 48. 39 ;
50. 23
™ ch. 27. 3,
10, 11 ; 28. 2
" ver. 15 ;
ch. 27. 35 ;
Is. 41. 6
0 Is. 23. 5-7,
10, 11, 15
?' ver. 3 ; Is.
8. 7,8
9 ch. 32. 30 ;
Is. 14. 9, 10
'• Ps. 88. 6 ;
Am. 9. 2 ;
Jon. 2. 2, 6
» Jer. 33. 9 ;
Zech. 2. 8
t ver. 15, 16 ;
ch. 27. 36
" ver. 14 ;
825
the slaughter is made in the midst
of theel 16 Then all the -^princes
of the sea shall "come down from
their thrones, and lay aside their
robes, and strip off their broiderecl
garments : they shall '' clothe them-
selves with ■'trembling ; they shall
sit upon the ground, and shall
' tremole every moment, and be
astonished at thee. 17 And they
shall take up a * lamentation over
thee, and say to thee, 'How art
thou destroyed, that wast inhab-
ited ^by seafaring men, the re-
nowned city, that was '"strong in
the sea, she and her inhabitants,
that caused their terror to be on
all that "dwelt there ! _ 18 Now
shall the " isles tremble in the day
of thy fall ; yea, the isles that are
in the sea shall be dismayed at thy
" departure.
19 For thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : When I shall make thee a
desolate city, like the cities that
are not inhabited ; when I shall
^ bring up the deep upon thee, and
the great waters shall cover thee ;
20 then will I bring thee down
with them that * descend into the
pit, to the people of old time, and
will make thee to dwell in the
'"nether parts of the earth, '^in the
places that are desolate of old,
with them that go down to the
pit, that thou" be not inhabited ;
'^and I will set * glory in the land
of the living. 21 I will make
thee ^a 'terror, and thou shalt
no more have any being ; though
thou.be sought for, yet shalt thou
"never be found again, saith the
Lord Jehovah.
O ^ The word of Jehovah
^ 4 came again unto me, say-
ing, 2 And thou, son of man,
" take up a lamentation over Tyre ;
3 and say unto Tyre, O thou that
dwellest at the ^''^ entry of the sea,
that art the ^ merchant of the peo-
ples unto many isles, thus saith
the Lord Jehovah : Thou, O Tyre,
hast said, ^I am perfect in beauty.
4 Thy borders are in the "heart
of the seas ; thy builders have per-
fected thy beauty. 5 They have
"made all thy planks of fir-trees
Jer. .51. 64 " ch. 28 12 ; Jer. 9. 10, 17-20 =« ch. 26. 18
V ver. 33 ' ch. 28. 12 " ver. 25, 26, 27 ; ch. 26. 5
* Heb. tremblings.
^ Or, being won from the seas
6 Or, inhabifed her ^ Another reading is, lite,
8 Or, as otherwise read, ??or set thy glory &c.
9 Or, a destruction Heb. terrors.
10 Heb. entrances. n Heb. buill.
27.6
EZEKIEL
27.31
A Lamentation over Tyre. Description of her Trade and Commerce
from "Senir; they have taken a
cedar from Lebanon to make a
mast for thee. 6 Of the ''oaks of
" Bashan have they made thine
oars; they have made thy ^benches
of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from
the isles of ** Kittim. 7 Of fine
linen with broidered work from
Egypt was thy sail, that it might
be to thee for an ensign ; " blue
and purple from the isles of
•fElishah was thine awning. 8 The
inhabitants of Sidon and^Arvad
were thy rowers : thy '' wise men,
O Tyre, were in thee, they were
thy pilots. 9 The '^ old men of
Gebal and the wise men thereof
were in thee thy ' calkers : all the
ships of the sea with their mariners
were in thee to ^ deal in thy mer-
chandise. 10 /'Persia and *Lud
and * Put were in thine army, thy
men of war : they ' hanged the
shield and helmet in thee ; they
set forth thy comeliness. 11 The
men of "*Arvad with thine army
were upon thy walls I'ound about,
and valorous men were in thy
towers ; they " hanged their shields
upon thy walls round about ; they
have perfected thy beauty.
12 "Tarshish was thy merchant
by reason of the -''multitude of all
kinds of riches ; with silver, iron,
tin, and lead, they traded for thy
wares. 13 *Javan, « Tubal, and
"■Meshech, they were thy traffick-
ers ; they traded the ■'' persons of
men and vessels of brass for thy
merchandise. 14 They of the
house of 'Togarmah traded for
thy wares with horses and war-
horses and mules. 1 5 The men of
"Dedan were thy traffickers ; many
isles were the mart of thy hand :
they brought thee * in exchange
horns of "ivory and ebony. 16
"^ Syria was thy merchant by rea-
son of the multitude of thy handi-
works : they traded for thy wares
with ^ " emeralds, purple, and
^broidered work, and fine linen,
and coral, and rubies. 17 Judah,
and the land of Israel, they were
thy traffickers: they traded for
thy merchandise wheat of "Min-
nith, and "^pannag, and honey,
and oil, and balm. 1 8 '' Damascus
was thy merchant for the multitude
of thy handiworks, by reason of
the "multitude of all kinds of
1 Or, deck 2 Or, elders 3 Or, exchange
* Or, for a prc.ienl s Or, carbuncles
* Perhaps, a kind of confection.
" Dt. 3. 9 ;
1 Chr. 5.
23 ; S. S. 4. 8
i- Is. 2. 13 ;
Zech. 11. 2
<^ Num. 21.
33 ; Is. 2.
13 ; Jer.
22. 20
rf Gen. 10. 4 ;
Is. 23. 1,
12 ; Jer. 2.
10
" Ex. 25. 4 ;
Jer. 10. 9
/Gen. 10. 4
V ver. 11 ;
Gen. 10.
18 ; 1 Chr.
1. 16
A 1 K. 9. 27
' ver. 27
* ch. 30. 5 ;
38. 5
' ver. 11 ;
S. S. 4. 4
'" ver. 8
" ver. 10
° ver. 25 ;
ch. 38. 13 ;
Is. 23. 6, 10
P ver. 13, 33
1 ver. 19 :
Gen. 10. 2 ;
Is. 66. 19
'■ ch. 38. 2 ;
39. 1 ; Gen.
10. 2, 3
' Joel 3. 3 ;
Rev. 18. 13
'- ch. 38. 6 ;
Gen. 10. 3
" ver. 20 ; ch.
25. 13 ; Jer.
25. 23
" 1 K. 10. 22 ;
Rev. 18. 12
^ ch. 16. 57 ;
Judg. 10.
6 ; Is. 7.
1-8
y ch. 28. 13 ;
Ex. 28. 18 ;
39. 11
' ch. 16. 13,
18
" Judg. 11. 33
b Ch. 47. 16-
18; Gen.
14. 15; Is.
7. 8 ; Jer.
49.23
<" ver. 12, 33
ri ver. 13
" ver. 15
/ Is. 21. 13 ;
Jer. 25. 24
ffS. S. 1. 5;
Is. 21. 16,
17 ; Jer. 49.
28
A Is. 60. 7
' ch. 38. 13 ;
Gen. 10. 7 ;
Is. 60. 6
k Gen. in. 7
' Gen. 43.
11 ; 1 K.
10. 2
"" Gen. 11.
26, 31 ; 2 K.
19. 12 ; Is.
37. 12
"2K. 19. 12;
Is. 37. 12 ;
Am. 1. 5
" ver. 22
P ch. 32. 22 ;
Num. 24.
22, 24 ;
H08. 14. 3
1 ver. 12
»■ ver. 4, 26,
27
826
riches, with the wine of Helbon.
and white wool. 19 Vedan and
'^ Javan traded '' v/ith yarn for thy
wares: ** bright iron, cassia, and
calamus, were among thy mer-
chandise. 20 "Dedan was thy
trafficker in precious cloths for
riding. 21 -^Arabia, and all the
princes of ■" Kedar, they were the
merchants of thy hand ; in '' lambs,
and rams, and goats, in these were
they thy merchants. 22 The traf-
fickers of 'Sheba and *Raamah,
they were thy traffickers ; they
traded for thy wares with the chief
of all ' spices, and with all precious
stones, and gold. 23 '"Haran and
Canneh and " Eden, the traffickers
of "Sheba, -^Asshur and Chilmad,
were thy trafiickers. 24 These
were thy traffickers in choice wares,
in ^ wrappings of blue and broid-
ered work, and in chests of rich
apparel, bound with cords and
made of cedar, among thy mer-
chandise. 25 The ships of 'Tar-
shish were thy caravans for thy
merchandise : and thou wast re-
plenished, and made very glorious
in the *■ heart of the seas.
26 Thy rowers have brought
thee into * great waters: the* east
wind hath broken thee in the
"heart of the seas. 27 Thy riches,
and thy wares, thy merchandise,
thy "mariners, and thy "^pilots, thy
"calkers, and the ^"dealers in thy
merchandise, and all thy ^men of
war, that are in thee, " with all
thy company which is in the
midst of thee, shall fall into the
^ heart of the seas in the day of
thy ruin. 28 At the sound of the
cry of thy pilots the ^^ suburbs shall
"shake. 29 And all that handle
the oar, the * mariners, and all the
pilots of the sea, shall " come down
from their ships ; they shall stand
upon the land, 30 and shall "^ cause
their voice to be heard over thee,
and shall cry bitterly, and shall
" cast up dust upon their heads ;
they shall •''wallow themselves in
the ashes : 3 1 and they shall make
themselves ^ bald for thee, and
''gird them with sackcloth, and
» ch. 26. 19 ( Ps. 48. 7 ; Jer. 18. 17 ; Acts 27. 14
" ver. 4, 25, 27 " ver. 9 ^ ver. 8 " ver. 10, 11
^ ver. 4, 25, 26 « ch. 26 10. 15. IS » Rev. 18. 17-19
" ch. 26. 16 d ch. 26. 17 ; Is 23. 1-6 n S. 4. 12 ; 2
^S. 1. 2 ; Lam. 2. 10 ; Rev. 18. 19 /Jer. 6. 26 ; Jon.
» ch. 29. 18 ; Is. 15. 2 ft ch. 7. 18 ; Is. 22. 12
^.6
1 Or, as otherwise read, from Usal
8 Or, wrought 9 Or, bales
10 Or, exchangers " Or, and in ^ Or, waves
27.32
EZEKIEL
28.19
Overthrow of the King of Tyre. Lamentation over him
they shall " weep for thee in bitter-
ness of soul with bitter oaourning.
32 And in their wailing they shall
take up a ''lamentation for thee,
and lament over thee, saying. Who
is there " like Tyre, like her that is
brought to silence in the ''midst
of the sea 'J 33 When thy "wares
went forth out of the seas, thou
filledst many peoples ; thou didst
enrich the kings of the earth with
the ■''multitude of thy riches and of
thy merchandise. 34 In the time
that thou wast '■> broken by the
seas in the depths of the waters,
thy * merchandise and all thy com-
pany did fall in the midst of thee.
35 All tlie 'inhabitants of the isles
are astonished at thee, and their
* kings Site horribly afraid ; they
are troubled in their countenance.
36 The merchants among the peo-
ples 'hiss at thee ; thou art become
*a '"terror, and Ihou shalt "never-
more have any being.
i^ O The word of Jehovah
w O came again unto me, say-
ing, 2 Son of man, say unto the
Erince of Tyre, Thus saith the
lOrd Jehovah : Because thy heart
is lifted up, and thou hast said,
" I am a god, I sit in the seat of
God, in the ^^ midst of the seas;
yet thou art «man, and not God,
though thou didst 'set thy heart
as the heart of God ; -- 3 behold,
thou art ' wiser than ' Daniel ;
there is no secret that is hidden
from thee ; 4 by thy wisdom and
by thine understanding thou hast
gotten thee *" riches, and hast
gotten gold and silver into thy
treasures ; 5 by thy great wisdom
and by th "traffic hast thou in-
creased thy ^ riches, and thy •''heart
is lifted up because of thy ^ riches ;
— 6 therefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah: Because thou hast ^set
thy heart as the heart of God,
7 therefore, behold, I will bring
^ strangers upon thee, the " terrible
of the nations ; and they shall
draw their swords against the
* beauty of thy wisdom, and they
shall ^defile thy 'brightness. 8
They shall bring thee " down to the
pit : and thou shalt /'die the death
of them that are slain, in the heart
of the seas. 9 Wilt thou yet" say
before him that slayeth thee, "I
am God 1 but thou art " man, and
not God, in the hand of him that
1 Or, a destruction Heb. terrors.
2 Heb. heart. 3 Or, power * Or, profane
« Is. 16. 9 ;
22. 4
i> ver. 2 ; ch.
26. 17 ; 28.
12
« Lam. 2. 13
d ch. 26. 4, 5
« ver. 3, 12,
&c
/ver. 12,18;
ch. 28. 4, 5
'J ver. 26, 27 ;
ch. 26. 12
A Zech. 9.
3,4
>ch. 26.16;
Is. 23. 6
fc ch. 32. 10
' Jer. 18. 16;
li». 8 ; 49.
17 ; 50. 13 ;
Zeph. 2. 15
'" ch. 26. 21
" Ps. 37. 10,
36
° ver. 9 ; Is.
14. 13, 14 ;
47. 8 ; 2 Th.
2.4
P ch. 27. 25-
27
9 ver. 9 ; Ps.
9.20; 82. 6,
7 ; Is. 31. 3
*■ ver. 6
* ver. 12
t Dan. 1. 20 ;
2. 20-23, 23 ;
5. 11, 12
" ch. 27. 33 ;
Zech. 9. 2, 3
" ch. 27, 12,
&c. ; Hos.
12. 7, 8
^ ver. 2 ; Job
31. 24, 25 ;
Ps. 52. 7 ;
Hos. 13. 6
y ver. 2 ; Ex.
9. 17
= ch. 26. 7
" ch. 30. 11 ;
31. 12 ; 32.
12 ; Hab.
1. 6-8
6 ver. 17
•^ ch. 32. 30
d ch. 27. 26,
27,34
" ver. 2
/eh. 31. 18;
32. 30 ; 1 S.
17. 26, 36
9 ch 19. 1 ;
26. 17 ; 27. 2
'' ver. 3
i ch. 27. 3
*•■ ch. 31. 8, 9,
16 ; 36. 35 ;
Gen. 2. 8;
Is. 51. 3
' ch. 27. 16,
22
"" Ex, 28.
17-20
" Is. 24, 8 ;
30. 32
° ver. 16 ;
Ex. 25.
17-20; 30.
26 ; 40. 9
P Is 10. 6,
15 ; ch. 37.
26,27
9 ver. 16;
ch. 20, 40
•■ ver 13, 16 ;
Rev, 18, 16
* ver, 3-6,
12 : ch. 27.
3.4
< ver. 17. 18 ;
Is. 14. 12
" ch. 26. 17 ;
827
^woundeth thee. 10 Thou shalt
die the death of the •'^uncircum-
cised by the hand of strangers :
for I have spoken it, saith the Lord
Jehovah.
11 Moreover the word of Jeho-
vah came unto me, saying, 12 Son
of man, "take up a lamentation
over the king of Tyre, and say
unto him. Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Thou sealest up the
®sum, ''full of wisdom, and 'per-
fect in beauty. 13 Thou wast in
* Eden, the garden of God ; ' every
precious stone was thy covering,
the ^'"sardius, the topaz, and the
diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and
the jasper, the sapphire, the * em-
erald, and the "carbuncle, and
™ gold : the workmanship of thy
"tabi'ets and of thy pipes was in
thee ; in the day that thou wast
created they were prepared. 14
Thou wast the "anointed cherub
that covereth : and * I set thee, so
that thou wast upon the holy
'mountain of God; thou hast
walked up and down in the midst
of the *■ stones of fire. 1 5 Thou wast
* perfect in thy ways from the day
that thou wast created, till * un-
righteousness was found • in thee.
16 By the "abundance of thy
traffic they "filled the midst of
thee with violence, and thou hast
sinned : therefore have I "^ cast
thee as profane out of the ^moun-
tain of God ; and I have destroyed
thee, O ^ covering cherub, from the
midst of the stones of fire. 17 Thy
" heart was lifted up because of thy
* beauty ; thou hast " corrupted
thy wisdom by reason of thy
brightness : 1 have cast thee to the
ground ; 1 have laid thee before
''Lings, that they may behold thee.
18 By the multitude of thine
"iniquities, in the unright-eousness
of thy traffic, thou hast profaned
thy sanctuaries ; therefore have 1
brought forth a •''fire from the
midst of thee ; it hath devoured
thee, and 1 have turned thee to
^ ashes upon the earth in the sight
of all them that behold thee. 19
All they that know thee among
the peoples shall be '' astonished at
27. 12, &c. " ch. 8, 17 ; Hab. 2. 8, 17 * Gen. 3. 24
y ver. 14 ' ver. 14 " ver. 2, 5 ; ch. 31. 10 <> ver.
7 ; ch. 27. 3, 4 " Is. 19. 11 d ch. 26. 16 « ver. 16
/ Am. 1. 9, 10 9 Mai. 4. 3 ft ch. 26. 16 ; 27. 35
5 Or, profaneth « Or, measure Or, pattern
^ Or, ruby * Or, carbuncle 9 Or, emerald
28.20
EZEKIEL
29.15
Propbecy a^iast Sidon. Restoration of Israel. Prophecy against Egypt
thee : thou art become ^ a " terror,
and thou shalt * nevermore have
any being.
20 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me,^ saying, 21 Son of
man, " set thy face toward "* iSidon^
and prophesy against it, 22 and
say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
Behold, I am "against thee, O
Sidon; and I will be ■''glorified in
the midst of thee ; and they shall
know that I am Jehovah, when I
shall have "executed judgments in
her, and shall be '' sanctified in her.
23 For I will send ' pestilence into
her, and blood into her streets ;
and the * wounded shall ^ fall in
the midst of her, with the sword
upon her on every side ; and they
shall ' know that I am Jehovah.
24 And there shall be no more a
™ pricking brier unto the house of
Israel, nor a hurting thorn of any
that are round about them, that did
"despite unto them; and they shall
know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
25 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah:
When I shall have "gathered the
house of Israel from the peoples
among whom they are scattei"ed,
and shall be ^ sanctified in them in
the sight of the nations, then shall
they 9 dwell in their own land
which I '" gave to my servant Jacob.
26 And they shall * dwell securely
therein; yea, they shall 'build
houses, and plant vineyards, and
shall dwell securely, when I have
"executed judgments upon all
those that do them " despite round
about them ; and they shall know
that I am Jehovah their God.
O (\ In the * tenth year, in the
^ tJ tenth month, in the twelfth
day of the month, the word of Je-
hovah came unto me, saying, 2
Son of man, '■' set thy face against
^Pharaoh king of Egypt, and
prophesy against him, and against
all "Egypt; 3 speak, and say.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah : Be-
hold, I am ''against thee, Pharaoh
king of Egypt, the great "monster
that lieth in the midst of his rivers,
that ''hath said, My river is mine
own, and I have made it for my-
self. 4 And I will put "hooks in
thy jaws, arid I will cause the fish
of thy rivers to stick unto thy
scales ; and I will bring thee up out
of the midst of thy rivers, with all
the fish of thy rivers which stick
1 Or, a dpstruction
a Or, be judged
Heb. terrors.
« ch. 26. 21 ;
27. 36
* Jer. 51. 64
" ch. 6. 2 ;
25. 2
d ch. 27. 8 ;
Gen. 10.
15, 19 ; Is.
23. 2, 4
"■ ch. 26. 3
/ ch. 39. 13
s' ver. 20 ;
ch. 30. 19
ft ch. 38. 16
' ch. 5. 17
i- Jer. 51. 52
' ver. 24, 26
™ ch. 2. 6 ;
Num. 33.
55 ; Josh.
23. 13; Is.
55. 13
"ch. 25. 6;
36. 5
" ch. 20. 41 ;
34. 13, 27 ;
Ps. 106. 47 ;
Is. 11. 12,
13 ; Jer. 32.
37
P ver. 22 :
ch. 36. 23
9 Jer. 23. 8 ;
27. 11
>• ch. 37. 25
» ch. 34.
25-28 ; 38. 8 ;
Jer. 23. 6
t Jer. 32. 15,
43,44; Am.
9. 13, 14
" ver. 22 ;
ch. 25. 11
'" ver. 24
" ver. 17 ;
ch. 26. 1 ;
30.20
y ch. 28. 21
^Jer. 44. 30
" ch. 30.
1-32. 32 ;
Is. 19. 1-17 ;
Jer. 46.
2-26
6 ver. 10 ;
ch. 28. 22
« ch. 32. 2 ;
Is. 27. 1
d ver. 9 ; ch.
30. 12 ;
Is. 10. 13
" ch. 38. 4 ;
2 K. 19. 28
/ch. 32.4-6
■" ch. 32. 4, 5
h ch. 39. 4 ;
Jer. 7. 33 ;
34. 20
' Is. 36. 6
k ch. 17. 15-
17 ; Jer. 37.
5-U
' ch. 14. 17 ;
Jer. 46. 14
"' ch. 25. 13 ;
32. 13
" ver. 10-12 ;
ch. 30. 7, 8,
13-18
" ver. 6, 16
V ver. 3 ;
Prov. 16.
18 ; 18. 12
1 ver. 3 ; ch.
13. 8 ; 21.
3 ; 26. 3
'^ ch. 30. 6
« ch. 30. 4
t ch. 32. 13 ;
Jer. 43. 11,
12 ; 46. 19
« ch. 30. 7 ;
Jer. 25. IS-
IS ; 27. 6-11
828
unto thy scales. 5 And I will •''cast
thee forth into the wilderness, thee
and all the fish of thy rivers : thou
shalt " fall upon the ^ open field ;
thou shalt not be brought together,
nor gathered ; I have given thee
for ^ food to the beasts of the earth
and to the birds of the heavens.
6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt
shall know that I am Jehovan,
because they have been a * staff
of reed to the house of Israel. 7
When they took liold of thee '^by
thy hand, thou didst * break, and
didst I'end all their shoulders ; and
when they leaned upon thee, thou
brakest, and madest all their loins
to ^ be at a stand.
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Behold, I will ' bring a
sword upon thee, and will '" cut off
from thee man and beast. 9 And
the " land of Egypt shall be a deso-
lation and a waste ; and they shall
"know that I am Jehovah. Be-
cause he ^'hath said. The river is
mine, and I have made it ; 10
therefore, behold, I am « against
thee, and against thy rivers, and
I will make the land of Egypt an
utter waste and desolation, ''from
the tower of ''Seveneh even unto
the border of 'Ethiopia. 11 'No
foot of man shall pass through it,
nor foot of beast shall pass through
it, neither shall it be inhabited
forty years. 12 And I will make
the land of Egypt a desolation in
the "midst of the countries that
are desolate ; and her cities among
the cities that are laid waste shall
be a desolation forty years ; and I
will " scatter the Egyptians among
the nations, and will disperse them
through the countries.
13 For thus saith the Lord Je-
hovah : At the end of forty years
will I ^ gather the Egyptians from
the peoples whither they %yere scat-
tered ; 14 and I will 'bring back
the captivity of Egypt, and will
cause tnem to return into the land
of * Pathros, into the land of their
* birth; and they shall be there a
^ base kingdom. 1 5 It shall be the
^ basest of the kingdoms ; neither
" ch. 30. 23, 26 ; Jer. 46. 19 ^ Is. 19. 22 ; Jer. 46. 26
y ch. 30. 14 ; Is. 11. 11 ; Jer. 44. 1, 15 ^ ch. 17. 6, 14 ;
30. 13f Zech. 10. 11
3 Heb. face of the field.
* Or, by the haiidle Another reading is, with
the hand.
5 Or, as some read, shake See Ps. 69. 23.
6 Or, from Migdol to Syene, and even &c.
~' Or, return to 8 Or, origin ^ Heb. low.
29.16
EZEKIEL
30.18
Egypt to be snltdned by Babylon
shall it any more lift itself up
above the nations : and I will
diminish them, that they shall no
more "rule over the nations. 16
And it shall be no more the * con-
fidence of the house of Israel,
"bringing iniquity to remembrance,
when they turn to look after them :
and they shall "^ know that I am the
Lord Jehovah.
17 And it came to pass in the
* seven and twentieth year, in the
first month, in the first day of
the month, the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 18 ISon of
man, ■''Nebuchadi'ezzar king of
Babylon caused his ax-my to serve a
great service against Tyre : every
head was made "bald, and every
shoulder was worn ; yet had he no
wages, nor his army, from Tyre,
for the service that he had served
against it. 19 Therefore thus saith
the Lord Jehovah : Behold, I will
give the land of '' Egypt unto
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ;
and he shall carry off her 'multi-
tude, and take her spoil, and take
her prey ; and it shall be the wages
for his army. 20 I have given him
the land of Egypt ^as his recom-
pense for which he * served, be-
cause they wrought for me, saith
the Lord Jehovah.
21 In that day will I cause a
Hiorn to bud forth unto the house
of Israel, and I will give thee the
"' opening of the mouth in the midst
of them ; and they shall " know
that I am Jehovah.
Of\ The word of Jehovah
Ov/ came again unto me, say-
ing, 2 >Son of man, prophesy, and
say. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
" Wail ye, Alas for the day ! 3 For
the P day is near, even « the day of
Jehovah is near ; it shall be a day
of ''clouds, a time of the nations.
4 And a 'swoi'd shall come upon
Egypt, and anguish shall be in
^'Etliiopia, when the slain shall
fall in Egypt ; and they shall take
away her "multitude, and her
foundations shall be broken down.
5 '■^Ethiopia, and "Put, and Lud,
and all the ^mingled people, and
Cub, and the children of ^the
land that is in league, shall fall
with them by the sword.
6 Thus saith Jehovah : They also
that uphold '-^ Egypt shall fall ; and
the pride of her power shall come
5 Or, for hia labor whereu-Uh he served
2 Heb. Cush. 3 Or, the land of the covenant
° cli. 31. 2 ;
3J. 2 ; Nah.
3. 8-10
6 ver. 6, 7 ;
ch. 17. 15 ;
Is. 20. 5 ;
30. 1-3 ; 31.
1 ; 36. 6
" ch. 21. 23 ;
Is. 64. 9 ;
Jer. 14, 10 ;
Hos. 8. 13
d ver. 6, 9, 21
' ver. 1 ; ch.
24. 1 ; 26.
1 ; 30. 20 ;
40.1
/ch. 26. 7-
12 ; Jer. 25.
9 ; 27. 6
-' ch. 27. 31 ;
Jer. 48. 37
'' ch. 30. 10,
24, 25 ; 32.
11
' oh. 30. 4 ;
Jer. 43.
10-13
*• Is. 10. 6, 7 ;
45. 1-3 ;
Jer. 25. 9
' 1 S. 2. 10 ;
Ps. 92. 10 ;
Ps. 132. 17
'" ch. 3. 27 ;
24. 27 ; 33.
22; Am. 3.
7,8; Lk.
21. 15
" ver. 6 ;
ch. 6. 7 ;
28. 24, 26
"ch. 21. 12;
Is. 13. 6;
15. 2 ; Joel
1. 5, 11, 13
P ch. 7. 2-7,
12
9ch. 7. 19;
13. 5 ; Joel
1. 15 ;
2.1; Obad.
15
»■ ver. 18 ;
ch. 32. 7 ;
34. 12
' ver. 11
« ver. 5, 9 ;
ch. 29. 10
" ch. 29. 19
" ch. 27. 10
* Jer. 25.
20,24
y Is. 20. 3-6
- ch. 29. 10
" ch. 29. 12 ;
Jer. 25.
18-26
b ch. 29. 6,
9, 16 ; Ps.
58.11
<^ ver. 14, 16 ;
ch. 22. 31 ;
Am. 1. 4,7,
10, 12, 14
d ver. 5, 6
" Is. 18. 1, 2
/ ch. 38. 11 ;
39. 6 ; Is.
47.8
9 ver. 4
fe ch. 32. 9,
10 ; Is. 19.
17 ; 23. 5
' ver. 24, 25 ;
ch. 29. 19
k Ch. 28. 7 ;
31. 12
' ver. 4
"' ch. 29. 3, 9
" Is. 2. 18
° ver. 16 ; Is.
19. 13;
Jer. 2. 16 ;
829
down : * from the tower of ' Seve-
neh shall they fall in it by the
sword, saith the Lord Jehovah.
7 And they shall be desolate in the
"midst of the countries that are
desolate ; and her cities shall be in
the midst of the cities that are
wasted. 8 And they shall * know
that I am Jehovah, when I have set
a " fire in Egypt, and all her <' help-
ers are ^ destroyed. 9 In that day
shall "messengers go forth from
before me in ships to make the
•'^ careless * Ethiopians afraid; and
there shall be '' anguish upon them,
as in the day of Egypt; for, lo, it
Cometh.
10 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
I will also make the multitude of
Egypt to cease, by the hand of
' NeDuchadrezza,r king of Babylon.
II He and his people with him,
*the terrible of the nations, shall
be brought in to destroy the land ;
and they shall draw their ' swords
against Egypt, and fill the land
with the slain. 12 And I will
make the '" rivers dry, and will sell
the land into the hand of evil men ;
and I will make the land desolate,
and ®all that is therein, by the
hand of strangers : I, Jehovah,
have spoken it.
13 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
I will also " destroy the idols, and
I will cause the ''images to cease
from " Memphis ; and there shall
be no more a prince from the land
of Egypt : and I will put a fear in
the land of Egypt. 1 4 And I will
make ^'Pathros desolate, and will
set a fire in ^Zoan, and will exe-
cute judgments upon *" No. 1 5 And
I will pour my wrath upon "Sin,
the stronghold of Egypt; and I
will cut off the multitude of *No.
16 And I will set a fire in Egypt :
* Sin shall be in great anguish, and
"No shall be broken up ; and " Mem-
phis shall have adversaries * in the
day-time. 17 The young men ol'
•^Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall
by the sword ; and these cities shall
go into captivity. 1 8 At ^ Tehaph-
nehes also the day shall ^Mvith-
draw itself, when I shall "break
44. 1 ; 46. 14 P ch. 29. 14 ; Is. 11. 11 ; Jer. 44. 1, 15
« Ps. 78. 12, 43 ; Is. 19. 11, 13 '• ver. 15, 16 ; Jer. 46.
25 ; Nah. 3. 8 " ver. 16 < ver. 15 " ver. 14, 15
■" ver. 13 ^ Gen. 41. 45 ; 46. 20 v Jer. 43. 8-13
= ver. 3 " ch. 34. 27 ; Lev. 26. 13 ; Is. 10. 27 ; Jer.
27. 2 ; 28. 10, 13 ; 30. 8
* Or, from Migdol to Syene 5 Heb. broken.
6 Heb. the fulness Iherehf.
' Or, things of nought See Ps. 96. 5.
8 Or, all the day '^ Another reading is, be dark.
30.19
EZEKIEL
31.14
Egypt to be snbdaed by Babylon. Pharaoh warned by Assyria's Fate
there the yokes of Egypt, and the
J^ricle of her power shall cease in
ler : as for her, a "* cloud shall cover
her, and her daughters shall go
into captivity. 19 Thus will I * ex-
ecute judgments upon Egypt ; and
they shall ''know that I am Jehovah.
20 And it came to pass in the
** eleventh year, in the hrst month,
in the seventh day of the month,
that the word of Jehovah came
unto me, saying^ 21 Son of man,
I have " broken the arm of Pharaoh
king of Egypt ; and, lo, it hath not
been -^ bound up, to apply healhig
medicines, to put a bandage to
bind it, that it be strong to hold
the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith
the Lord Jehovah : Behold, I am
s' against Pharaoh king of Egypt,
and will ''break his arms, the strong
arm, and that which was ^ broken ;
and I will cause the sword to * fall
out of his hand. 23 And I will
' scatter the Egyptians among the
nations, and will disperse them
through the countries. 24 And I
will '"strengthen the arms of the
king of Babylon, and put "my
sword in his hand : but I will
" break the ai"ms of Pharaoh, and
he shall ^ groan before him with
the groanings of a* deadly wounded
man. 25 And I will ''hold up the
arms of the king of Babylon ; and
the "arms of Pharaoh shall fall
down ; and they shall know that
I am Jehovah, when I shall put
'my sword into the hand of the
king of Babylon, and he shall
"stretch it out upon the land of
Egypt. 26 And I will "scatter the
Egyptians among the nations, and
disperse them through the coun-
tries ; and they shall know that I
am Jehovah.
O "1 And it came to pass in the
O -L * eleventh year, in the third
m,onth, in the first day of the month,
that the word of Jehovah came
unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, say
unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and
to his ^ multitude : ^ Whom art thou
like in thy greatness "? 3 Behold,
the "Assyrian was a * cedar in Leba-
non with fair branches, and with
a " forest-like shade, and of "^ high
stature ; and its top was among
the ^ thick boughs. 4 The ^ waters
nourished it, the deep made it to
grow ; the rivers thereof ran round
about its plantation ; and it sent
out its channels unto all the trees
1 Or, clouds
" ver. 3
6 ver. 14 ;
ch. 5, 8, 15 ;
25. 11 ;
Ps. 9. 16
<= ver. 25, 26
d ch. 26. 1 ;
29. 1, 17 ;
31. 1
« ver. 24 :
Ps. 10. 15 ;
37. 17
/Jer. 30.13;
46. 11
f ch. 29. 3 ;
Jer. 46. 25
h ver. 21, 25
i 2 K. 24. 7 ;
Jer. 37. 7
fc Jer. 46. 21
' ver. 17, 18,
26; ch. 29.
12
'" ver. 10, 25 ;
Neh. 6. 9 ;
Is. 45. 1,5;
Zech. 10.
12
" ver. 11,
25 ; Is. 10.
5, 6, 15 ;
Zeph. 2. 12
° ver. 21
P ch. 26. 15 ;
Jer. 51. 52
9 ch. 21. 14,
25
>" ver. 10, 24
* ver. 22
' ver. 11, 24
" Josh. 8.
18 ; 1 Chr.
21. 16; Is.
5. 25
" ver. 23
=>^ch. 30. 20;
32. 1 ; Jer.
62. 5, 6
^ch. 29. 19;
30. 10 ;
Nah. 3. 8, 9
^ ver. 18 ; Is.
14. 13, 14
" Nah. 3. 1,
&c. ; Zeph.
2. 13
6 ver. 16 :
ch. 17. 3, 4,
22 ; Is. 10.
33. 34 ;
Dau. 4. 10,
20-23
" ch. 17. 23
d ver. 5, 10 ;
Is. 10. 33
" ch. 17. 5,
8; Rev. 17.
1,15
/ver. 3, 10
n Ps. 37. 35
h ch. 17. 5 ;
Ps. 1. 3
' ver. 12. 13 ;
ch. 17. 23 ;
Dan. 4. 12,
21 ; Mt. 13.
32
fc ver. 2, 9
' ver. 3 ; Ps.
80.10
"" ver. 16, 18 ;
ch. 28. 13,
Gen. 2. 8,
9; 13. 10;
Is. 51. 3
" ch. 16. 14
" ver. 3, 5
P ch. 28. 17 ;
2 Chr. 32.
25 ; Is. 10.
12; 14. 13,
14 ; Dan. 5.
20
9 ch. 30. 10,
830
of the field. 5 Therefore its stature
was ^ exalted above all the trees of
the field ; and its ''boughs were mul-
tiplied, and its branches became
long by reason of -''many waters,
when it shot them forth. 6 All the
'' birds of the heavens made their
nests in its boughs ; and under its
branches did all the beasts of the
field bring forth their young ; and
under its shadow dwelt all great
nations. 7 Thus was it *fair in
its greatness, in the length of its
branches ; for its root was by ^ many
waters. 8 The ' cedars in the '" gar-
den of God could not hide it ; the
fir-trees were not like its boughs,
and the plane-trees were not as its
branches ; nor was any tree in the
'" garden of God like unto it in its
beauty. 9 I made it "fair by the
multitude of its branches, so that
all the trees of '"Eden, that were in
the '" gai'den of God, envied it.
10 Therefore thus ^said the Lord
Jehovah: Because thou art "ex-
alted in stature, and he hath set
his top among the / thick boughs,
and his ^ heart is lifted up in his
height ; 1 1 I will even deliver him
into the hand of the * mighty one
of the nations ; he shall surely deal
with him; I have ''driven him out
for his wickedness. 1 2 And 'stran-
gers, the 'terrible of the nations,
have cut him off, and have left
him : upon the " mountains and in
all the valleys his branches are
fallen, and his boughs are broken
by all the watercourses of the land ;
and all the peoples of the earth are
" gone down from his shadow, and
have left him. 13 Upon his I'uin
all the "" birds of the heavens shall
dwell, and all the beasts of the field
shall be upon his branches; 14 to
the end that none of all the trees
by the waters exalt themselves in
their stature, neither set their top
among the thick boughs, nor that
their mighty ones stand up in their
height, even all that drink water:
for they are all delivered unto
^ death, to the ^nether parts of the
earth, in the midst of the children
of men, with them that go down to
the pit.
11 ; 32. 11, 12 ; Dan. 5. 18, 19 '^ Dt. 18. 12 ; Nah.
3. 18 ' ch. 7. 21 ; 28. 7 ; 30. 12 ; Hab. 1. 6 < ch. 28.
7 ; 30. 11 ; 32. 12 " ch. 32. 6 ; 35. 8 " ver. 17 ; Dan.
4. 14 ; Nah. 3. 17. 18 ^ ver. 6 ; ch. 29. 5 ; 32. 4 ; Is
18. 6 -" ver. 16, 17 - ver. 18 ; ch. 26. 20 ; 32. 24
Num. 16. 30, 33 ; Ps. 63. 9 ; Am. 9. 2 ; Jon. 2. 2, 6
Eph. 4. 9
2 Or, great
3 Or, saith
31.15
EZEKIEL
32.17
Pharaoh warned by Assyria's Fate. Lamentation over Pharaoh
15 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
In the day when he "went down
to Sheol I * caused a mourning : I
covered the deep for him, and I
restrained the rivers thereof ; and
the great waters were stayed ; and
J caused Lebanon Ho mourn for
him, and all the trees of the field
fainted for him. 16 I made the
nations to ''shake at the sovind of
his fall, when I "^ cast him down to
Sheol with them that descend into
the pit ; and all the trees of " Eden,
the choice and best of •'Lebanon,
all that drink water, were ^ com-
forted in the '' nether parts of the
earth. 17 They also 'went down
into Sheol with him unto them that
are * slain by the sword ; yea, they
that were his arm, that dwelt 'un-
der his shadow in the midst of the
nations.
18 To ™ whom art thou thus like
in glory and in greatness among
the trees of " Eden? yet shalt thou
be brought down with the trees of
"Eden unto the "nether parts of
the eaiith : thou shalt lie in the
midst of the ^ uncircumcised, with
them that are '' slain by the sword.
'■ This is Pharaoh and all his mul-
titude, saith the Lord Jehovah.
OO And it came to pass in
O^ the 'twelfth year, in the
twelfth month, in the first day of
the month, that the word of Jeho-
vah came unto me, saying, 2 Son
of man, take up a 'lamentation
over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and
say unto him. Thou wast likened
unto a young " lion of the nations :
yet art thou as a " monster in the
seas ; and thovi didst •'' break forth
^with thy rivers, and ^troubledst
the waters with thy feet, and
fouledst their rivers. 3 Thus saith
the Lord Jehovah : I will spread
out my ^net upon thee with a com-
pany of many peoples ; and they
shall bring thee up in my net.
4 And I will leave- thee upon the
"land, I will cast thee forth upon
the open field, and will cause all
the * birds of the heavens to settle
upon thee, and I will satisfy the
beasts of the whole earth with
thee. 5 And I will lay thy flesh
upon the " mountains, and fill the
valleys with thy ^ height. 6 I will
also water with thy ''blood the land
wherein thou ^swimmest, even to
the mountains ; and the water-
1 Heb. to be black. 2 Or, in
3 Or, as otherwise read, worms
" ch. 32. 22,
23
6 Ch. 32. 7 ;
Nah. 2. 10
" eh. 26. 15 ;
27. 28 ;
Hag. 2. 7
d ch. 32. 18 ;
Is. 14. 15
" ver. 8, 9
/Is. 14. 8;
Hab. 2. 17
9 ch. 14. 22,
23 ; 32. 31
A ver. 14, 18
i P.S. y. 17
«-■ ch. 32. 18-
20 ; Is. 14.
9 ; Nah. 3.
17,18
' ver. 3, 6 ;
Dan. 4. 12
"^ ver. 2 ; ch.
32. 19-21
« ver. 8, 9
" ver. 14
1' ch. 28. 10 ;
32. 19, 21 ;
Jer. 9. 25,
26
9 ver. 17
'• Ps. 52. 7 ;
Mt. 13. 19
" ver. 17 ;
ch. 30. 21) ;
31. 1 ; 33. 21
t ver. 16 ;
ch. 19. 1 ;
27. 2 ; 28. 12
" ch. 19. 2-6 ;
38.13; Jer.
4. 7 ; Nah.
2. 11-13
"ch. 29. 3;
Is. 27. 1
^ Jer. 46. 7, 8
V ch, 34. 18
' ch. 12. 13 ;
17. 20 ; 19.
8 ; Hab. 1.
14, 15
" ch. 29. 5 ;
31.12,13;
39. 4, 5,
17-20 ;
Jer. 8. 2
b Is. 18. 6
" ch. 35. 8
<i ch. 35. 6 ;
Ex. 7. 17 ;
Is. 34. 3, 7 ;
Rev. 14. 20
" ver. 2
/Job 18. 5,
6; Prov.
13.9
0 ch. 30. 3,
18 ; 34. 12 ;
Ex. 10. 21-
23 ; Is. 34. 4
h Is. 13. 10
i Joel 2. 2,
31 ; 3. 15 :
Am. 8. 9
k Gen. 1. 14
' ch. 27. 29-
32; 28. 19;
Rev. 18.
10-15
"' Ex. 15. 14-
16
" ch. 27. 35
» ch. 26. 16
P I)t. 32. 41 ;
Jer. 46. 10
9 ch. 30. 9
'■ ch. 30. 34,
25 ; Jer. 43.
10, 11 ; 46.
13, 24-26
» ch. 28. 7 ;
30. 11; 31.
12
' ch. 30. 18
831
courses shall be full of thee. 7
And when I shall -^extinguish
thee, I will -'cover the heavens,
and make the '' stars thereof '^dark ;
I will cover the 'sun with a cloud,
and the moon shall not give its
light. 8 All the bright Mights of
heaven will I make ^dark over
thee, and set darkness upon thy
land, saith the Lord Jehovah. 9
I will also '■ vex the hearts of many
peoples, when I shall '"bring thy
destruction among the nations,
into the countries which thou hast
not known. 10 Yea, I will make
many peoples " amazed at thee, and
their "kings shall be horribly afraid
for thee, when I shall brandish ^my
sword before them ; and they shall
* tremble at every moment, every
man for his own life, in the day of
thy fall.
1 1 For thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : The '" sword of the king of
Babylon shall come upon thee.
12 By the swords of the mighty
will I cause thy multitude to fall ;
the * terrible of the nations are
they all : and they shall ' bring to
nought the pride of Egypt, and all
the multitude thereof shall be de-
stroyed. 13 I will destroy also
all the " beasts thereof from beside
^ many waters ; neither shall the
"foot of man trouble them any
more, nor the hoofs of beasts
trouble them. 14 Then will I
"" make their waters clear, and
cause their rivers to run like oil,
saith the Lord Jehovah. 15 When
1 shall make the land of Egypt
* desolate and waste, a land desti-
tute of '^that whereof it was full,
when I shall smite all them that
dwell therein, then shall they
*know that I atn Jehovah. 16
This is the lamentation where-
with they shall lament ; the
daughters of the nations shall
lament therewith ; over Egypt,
and over all her multitude, shall
they lament therewith, saith the
Lord Jehovah.
17 It came to pass also in the
"• twelfth year, in the " fifteenth
day of the month, that the word
of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
" ch. 29. 8 ^ ver. 2 ; ch 29. 11 ; 34. 18 ^ ch. 29. 12,
19, 20 ; Ps. 107. 34 * ch. 6. 7 ; 30. 19, 26 ; Ex. 7. 5 ;
14. 4, 18 ; Ps. 9. 16 ; 83. 17, 18 ' ver. 2 ; ch. 26. 17 ;
2 S. 1. 17 ; 3. 33, 34 ; 2 Chr. 35. 25 ; Jer. 9. 17 « ver
1; ch. 31. 1; 33.21
■* Or, to mourn 6 Qr, great
6 Heb. cmixe their waters to settle,
' Heb. the fulness thereof.
32.18
EZEKIEL
33.6
The Egyptians wiUi other Nations in Sheol. The Watchman's Dnty
18 Son of man, "wail for the mul-
titude of Egypt, and *cast them
down, even her, and the daughters
of the famous nations, unto the
"nether parts of the earth, with
them that go down into the pit.
19 •* Whom dost thou pass in
beauty 1 ^ go down, and be thou
laid with the •''uncircumcised. 20
They shall fall in the midst of
them that are ^ slain by the sword :
^ she is delivered to the sword ;
^ draw her away and all her multi-
tudes. 21 The 'strong among the
miglity shall speak to him out of the
midst of Sheol with them that help
him : they are *gone down, they lie
still, even the uncircumcised, slain
by the sword.
22 'Asshur is there and all her
company ; her graves are round
about her ; all of them slain, fallen
by the sword ; 23 whose graves
are set in the uttei^most parts of
the pit, and her company is round
about her grave ; all of them slain,
fallen by the sword, who "' caused
terror in the land of the living.
24 There is "Elam and all her
multitude round about her grave ;
all of them slain, fallen by the
sword, who are gone down uncir-
cumcised into the "nether parts
of the earth, who ^caused their
terror in the *land of the living,
and have "" borne their shame with
them that go down to the pit.
25 They have set her a *bed in
the midst of the slain with all her
multitude ; her graves are round
about her ; all of them ' uncircum-
cised, slain by the sword ; for their
"terror was caused in the land of
the living, and they have ''borne
their shame with them that go
down to the pit : he is put in the
midst of them that are slain.
26 There is ^Meshech, 2' Tubal,
and all their multitude ; their
graves are round about them ; all
of them ^uncircumcised, slain by
the sword ; for they " caused their
terror in the land of the living.
27 ^And they shall *not lie with
the ^ mighty that are fallen of the
uncircumcised, that are gone down
to Sheol with their weapons of war,
and have laid their swords under
their heads, and their "* iniquities
are upon their bones ; for they were
the ''terror of the mighty in the
land of the living. 28 But thou
1 Or, t/ip xword is appointed
'' Or, And shall t/iey not lie &c. f
" ver. 2, 16 ;
ch. 21. 6 ;
Is. 16. 9 ;
Mic. 1. 8
6ch. 43. 3;
Jer. 1. 10 ;
Hos. 6. 5
' ver. 24 ;
ch. 31. 14,
16,18
d ch. 31. 2, IS
'■ Is. 14. 1.5
/ ver. 21, 24,
29, 30; ch.
31. 18 ; Jer.
9. 2.5, 26
» ver. 21,
&c. ;
cU. 31. 17
h Ps. 28. 3
' ver. 27 ; Is.
14. 9-12
* ver. 31, 32
ich. 27. 23;
31. 3, 16
'" ver. 24,
25, &c.
« Gen. 10.
22 ; 14. 1 ;
Is. 11. 11 ;
Jer. 25. 25 ;
49. 34-39
" ver. 18 ;
ch. 26. 20 ;
31. 14, 18
P ver. 23
9 Job 28. 13 ;
Ps. 27. 13 ;
52. 5 ; 142.
5 ; Is. 38.
11 ; Jer. 11.
19
"" ver. 25, 30 ;
ch. 16. 52,
54
' Ps. 139. 8
* ver. 19
" ver. 23
" ver. 24
" ch. 27. 13 ;
38. 2, 3 ; 39.
1 ; Gen. 10.
2
y ch. 27. 13 ;
38. 2, 3 ; 39.
1 ; Gen. 10.
2 ; Is. 66. 19
^ ver. 19
" ver. 32
b Is. 14. 18,
19
" ver. 21 ;
Job 3. 13-15
d Job 20. 11 ;
Ps. 109. 18
«ver. 23
/ver. 19
y ch. 25. 13 ;
35. 9, 15 ;
Is. 34. .5-
15 ; Jer. 49
7-22
Aver. 19
i ch. 38. 6,
15 ; 39. 2 ;
Jer. 1. 15 ;
25. 26
k ch. 28. 21-
23 ; Jer. 25.
22
' ver. 19
™ ver. 24
" ver. 18, 21
0 ch. 14. 22 ;
31. 16
P ver. 23
9 ver. 24
»• ver. 19
' ver. 20
« ver. 12, 17,
30 ; ch. 3.
11 ; 37. 18
« cli. 5. 17 ;
11. 8; 14.
832
shalt be broken in the midst of the
■^uncircumcised, and shalt lie with
them that are slain by the sword.
29 There is ■" Edom, her kings
and all her princes, who "in their
might are laid with them that are
slain by the sword : they shall lie
with the '' uncircumcised, and with
them that go down to the pit.
30 There are the princes of the
'north, all of them, and all the
*Sidonians, who are gone doAvn
with the slain ; '^ in the terror
which they caused by their might
they are put to shame ; and they
lie ' uncircumcised with them that
are slain by the sword, and "' bear
their shame with them that go
down to the pit.
31 "Pharaon shall see them, and
shall be "comforted over all his
multitude, ^ even Pharaoh and all
his army, slain by the sword, saith
the Lord Jehovah. .32 For I have
put "^his * terror in the *land of the
living ; and he shall be laid in the
midst of the '' uncii'cumcised, with
them that are " slain by the- sword,
even Pharaoh and all his multitude,
saith the Lord JehOvah.
O O And the word of Jehovah
O O came unto me, saying, 2 Son
of man, speak to the 'children of
thy people, and say unto them.
When I "bring the sword upon a
land, and the people of the land
take a man from among them, and
" set him for their watchman ; 3 if,
when he seeth the sword come upon
the land, he ""blow the trumpet, and
warn the people ; 4 then whoso-
ever heareth the sound of the
trumpet, and ^taketh not warn-
ing, if the sword come, and take
him away, his blood shall be upon
his *own head. 5 He heard the
sound of the trumpet, and took not
warning ; his blood shall be upon
him ; whereas if he had taken
warning, he would have " delivered
his soul. 6 But if the watchman
see the sword come, and * blow not
the trumpet, and the people be not
warned, and the sword come, and
17 ; Jer. 12. 12 : Zech. 13. 7 " ver. 7 ; 2 S. 18. 24 ;
2 K 9 17 : Is. 21. 6-9 ; Jer. .51. 12 ^ ver. 9 ; Neh.
4. 18-20 ; Is. 58. 1 ; Hcs. 8. 1 ; Joel 2. 1 V2 Chr.
25. 16 ; Jer. 6. 17 ; Zech. 1. 4 '" ver. 5, 9 ; ch. 18.
13 ; Acts 18. 6 " Ex. 9. 19-21 ; Heb. 11. 7 6 ch. 3.
18 ; Is. 56. 10, 11
3 Or, for all their might
* Or, for all the terror
5 Or, Pharaoh and all his army are slain &c.
6 Another reading is, my.
33.7
EZEKIEL
33.28
The Watchman's Duty. The Lord judges righteously. Why Jernsalem was smitten
take any person from among them ;
he is " taken away ^ in his iniquity,
but his * blood will I require at the
watchman's hand.
7 So thou, son of man, I have
"set thee a watchman unto the
house of Israel ; therefore hear
the word at my mouth, and give
them ** warning from me. 8 When
I say unto the wicked, O wicked
man, thou shalt "surely die, and
thou dost not speak to warn the
wicked from his way ; that wicked
man shall die ^ in his iniquity, but
his blood will I-^require at thy hand,
y Nevertheless, if thou " warn the
wicked of his way to turn from it,
and he/* turn not fronti his way ; he
shall die ^ in his iniquity, but thou
hast * delivered thy soul.
10 And thou, son of man, say
unto the house of Israel : Thus ye
speak, saying, '] * Our transgres-
sions and our sins are upon us,
and we * pine away ^ in them ;
"'how then can we live? 11 Say
unto them, "As I live, saith the
Lord Jehovah, I have " no pleasure
in the death of the wicked ; but
that the wicked ^ turn from his
way and live: * turn ye, turn ye
from your evil ways ; for why will
ye die, O house of Israel 1 12 And
thou, son of man, say unto the
children of thy people, The ''I'ight-
eousness of the righteous shall not
deliver him in the day of his trans-
gression ; and as for the wickedness
of the wicked, he shall *not fall
thereby in the day that he turneth
from his wickedness ; neither shall
he that is righteous be able to live
thereby in the day that he sinneth.
13 When I say to the righteous,
that he shall surely live; if he trust
to his righteousness, and * commit
iniquity, none of his righteous
deeds shall be remembered ; but
^ in his iniquity that he hath com-
mitted, ^therein shall he die. 14
Again, when I say unto the wicked.
Thou shalt surely die ; if he "turn
from his sin, ana do that which is
"lawful and right; 15 if the wicked
^restoi-e the pledge, *give again that
which he had taken b.y robbery,
walk in the ^statutes of life, com-
mitting no iniquity ; he shall
surely live, he shall not die. 16
" None of his sins that he hath
committecl shall be remembered
against him : he hath done that
1 Or, /or
2 Or, Truly our transgressions &c.
* Oiyjorit
" ver. 8, 9 ;
ch. 18. 20,
24
b ch. 3. 18, 20
" ch. 3. 17-
21;I.s. 62. 6
d ch. 2. 7, 8 ;
Jer. 1. 17 ;
26. 2 ; Acts
5. 20
' ver. 14 ;
ch. 18. 4,
13, 18, 20 ;
Is. 3. U
/ver. 6
'J ver. 3
h Acts 13.
40, 41, 46
i ch. 3. 19,
21; Acts
20.26
k ch. 18. 2
'ch. 4. 17;
24. 23 ;
Lev. 26. 39
™ ch. 37. 11 ;
Is. 49. 14
"ch. 6. 11;
Is. 49. 18
0 ch. 18. 23,
32; Hos.
11. 8
P 1 Tim. 2.
4;
2 Pet. 3. 9
9 ch. 18. 30,
31 ; Is. 55.
6, 7 ; Jer.
3. 22: 31.
20; Hos.
14. 1 ; Acts
3. 19
»■ ver. 18 ;
ch. 3.18;
18. 24
' ver. 19 ;
ch. 18. 21 ;
.2Chr. 7. 14
t ch. 18. 26 ;
Heb. 10.
38; 2 Pet.
2. 20, 21
" ver. 8; ch.
18. 27 ; Is.
55. 7 ; Jer.
18. 7, 8 ;
Hos. 14. 1,
4
" Mic. 6. 8
•■« ch. 18. 7
y Ex. 22. 1-4 ;
Lev. 6. 4,
5 ; Lk. 19. 8
^ch.20. 11;
Ps. 119. 63 ;
143.8
«ch. 18. 22;
Is. 1. 18;
43.25
b ver. 20 ;
ch. 18. 25
" ver. 12, 13 ;
ch. 3. 20 ;
18.24
d ver. 12, 14
* ver. 17 ;
ch. 18. 29
/ch. 18. 30
y ch. 31. 1 ;
32. 1, 17 ;
40. 1
h ch. 24. 1,
2 ; Jer. 39.
1, 2 : 52. 4-7
i cli. 24. 26
fcch. 1. 3;
8.1; 37.1
I ch. 3. 26,
27 ; 24. 27
"' Lk. 1. 64
" ver. 27 ;
Jer. 39. 10 ;
40.7
0 ch. 36. 4
833
which is lawful and right ; he shall
surely live.
1 7 * Yet the children of thy peo-
ple say. The way of the Lord is
not equal: but as for them, their
way is not equal. 18 When the
righteous turneth from his right-
eousness, and ''committeth iniq-
uity, he shall even die •* therein.
19 And when the wicked turneth
from his wickedness, and doeth
that which is ''lawful and right,
he shall live thereby. 20 Yet ''ye
say. The way of the Lord is not
equal. O house of Israel, I will
•''judge you every one after his ways.
21 And it "came to pass in the
''twelfth j^ear of our captivity, in
the tenth month, in the fifth day
of the month, that one that had
'escaped out of Jerusalem came
unto me, saying. The city is smit-
ten. 22 Now the *hand of Jeho-
vah had been upon me in the
evening, before he that was es-
caped came ; and he had ^ opened
my mouth, until he came to me in
the morning ; and my mouth was
'"opened, and I was no more dumb.
23 And the word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 24 Son of
man, they that "inhabit those
" waste places in the land of Israel
speak, saying, ^ Abraham was one,
and he inherited the land : but we
are many; the land is given 'us for
inheritance. 25 Wherefore say
unto them, Tlius saith the Lord
Jehovah: Ye eat with the 'blood,
and *lift up your eyes unto your
idols, and *shed blood : and "shall
ye possess the land 1 26 Ye " stand
upon your sword, ye work abomi-
nation, and ye /^defile every one his
neighbor's wife : and shall ye
possess the land^ 27 Thus shalt
thou say unto them. Thus saith
the Lorcl Jehovah : As I live, surely
they that are in the waste places
shall ^ fall by the sword ; and him
that is in the open afield will I
give to the beasts to be devoured ;
and they that are in the strong-
holds and in the "caves shall die
of the pestilence. 28 And I will
make the land a desolation and an
'astonishment; and the "pride of
P Is. 51. 2 ; Acts 7. 5 ? ch. 11. 15 ; Lk. 3. 8 ; Rom.
4. 12 '■ Lev. 17. 10, 12, 14 ; Dt. 12, 16, 23 ; 15. 23
» ch. 20. 24 t ch. 22. 3, 27 '' Jer. 7. 9, 10 " Mic. 2.
1, 2;Zeph. 3. 3 ^ ch. 18. 11 ; 22. 11 v ver.2-4; ch.
5. 12-14 ; Jer. 15. 2-4 ; 42. 22 - ch. 7. 15 ; 39. 4 "1 S.
13. 6 ; Is. 2. 19 b ch. 5. 15 ; 6. 14 ; Jer. 42. 22 ; Mic.
7. 13 " ch. 7. 24 ; 24. 21 ; 30. 6, 7
iOi, for it (Beh. them)
33.29
EZEKIEL
34.17
Disobedient Hearers of the Prophet. The unfaithful Shepherds of Israel coudemiied. Jehovah's Care for his Flock
her power shall cease; and the
" mountains of Israel shall be deso-
late, so that none shall pass through.
29 Then shall they know that I am
Jehovah, when I have made the
land a * desolation and an astonish-
ment, because of all their "^ abomi-
nations which they have committed.
30 And as for thee, son of man,
the '^ children of thy people talk of
thee by the walls and in the doors
of the houses, and speak one to
another, every one to his brother,
saying, "Come, I pray you, and
hear what is the word that cometh
forth from Jehovah. 31 And they
come unto thee /"as the people com-
eth, and they sit before thee as my
geople, and they " hear thy words,
ut do them not ; for with their
'* mouth they show much love, but
their heart 'goeth after their gain.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as
^ a very lovely song of one that hath
a * pleasant voice, and can play
well on an instrument ; for they
hear thy words, but they do them
not. 33 And when this 'cometh
to pass (behold, it cometh), then
shall they know that a '"prophet
hath been among them.
O /I And the word of Jehovah
O 'T came unto me, saying, 2 Son
of man, prophesy against the
" shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and
say unto them, even to the shep-
herds. Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : Woe unto the shepherds of
Israel that do feed " themselves !
should not the shepherds feed the
^ sheep % 3 Ye * eat the fat, and ye
clothe you with the wool, ye 'kill
the fatlings ; but ye feed not the
sheep. 4 The 'diseased have ye
not strengthened, neither have ye
healed that which was sick, neither
have ye ' bound up that which was
broken, neither have ye brought
back that which was driven away,
neither have ye "sought that which
was lost ; but with force and with
rigor have ye ruled over them. 5
And they were "scattered, because
there was no shepherd ; and they
became ■'food to all the beasts of
the field, and were scattered. 6
My sheep "wandered through all
the mountains, and upon every
high hill : yea, ^ my sheep were
scattered upon all the face of the
earth ; and there was " none that
did search or seek after them.
7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear
1 Or, a love-song
" ch. 6. 1-6 ;
36. 4
b Ch. 23. 33
' ch. 23. 35
d ver. 2, 17
'ch. 14.3;
20. 3, 31 ;
Is. 29. 13 ;
68.2
/ ch. 14. 1 ;
20. 1
'J Jer. 6. 17 ;
43. 1-7 ; 44.
15,16
h Ps. 78. 36,
37 ; Is. 29.
13 ; 1 Jn. 3.
18
i ch. 22. 13,
27 ; Lk. 12.
15
fc Mk. 6. 20 ;
Jn. 5. 35
' ver. 29 ;
Jer. 28. 9
"' ch. 2. 5
" Jer. 2. 8 ;
3. 15 ; 10.
21 ; 12. 10
° ver. 8-10 ;
ch. 22. 25 ;
Jer. 23.1;
Mic. 3. 1-3,
11
P ver. 14, 15 ;
Ps. 78. 71,
72 ; Is. 40.
11 ; Jn. 10.
11 ; 21. 15-
17
9 Zech. 11. 5,
16
>• ch. 22. 25,
27
" ver. 16
t Zech. 11.
15. 16
" Mt. 9. 36 ;
10. 6 ; 18.
12, 13 ; Lk.
15. 4
"Jer. 10. 21;
50. 6, 7
'^ ver. 8, 28 ;
Jer. 23. 2
y cU. 7. 16 ;
Jer. 40. 11,
12 ; 1 Pet.
2. 25
- Jn. 10. 16
" Ps. 142. 4
h Acts 20. 29
'^ ver. 5
rf ver. 2
" ver. 2 ; ch.
5. 8; 13. 8;
Jer. 21. 13 ;
Zech 10. 3
/ch. 33.6,8
!' 1 S. 2. 29,
30 ; Jer. 52.
24-27
^ ver. 2, 8
' ch. 13. 23 ;
Ps. 72. 12-
14
*: ch. 11. 17 ;
20. 41 ; Is.
51. 12
' Jer. 31. 10
'"Is. 40. 11;
56. 8 ; Jer.
23. 3 ; 31.
8 ; Lk. 19.
10 ; Jn. 10.
16
" ch. 30. 3 ;
Jer. 13. 16 ;
Joel 2. 2
" ch. 28. 25 ;
36. 24 ; Is.
11. 11-16 ;
66. 20 ; Am.
9. 14
834
the word of Jehovah : 8 As I live,
saith the Lord Jehovah, surely
forasmuch as my sheep became a
* prey, and my sheep became " food
to all the beasts of the field, because
there was no sliepherd, neither did
my shepherds search for my sheep,
but the shepherds fed ''themselves,
and fed not my sheep ; 9 therefore,
ye shepherds, hear tne word of Je-
hovah : 10 Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah, Behold, I am ' against the
shepherds ; and I will ■''require my
sheep at their hand, and cause
them to ^ cease from feeding the
sheep ; neither shall the shepherds
'' feed themselves any more ; and I
will 'deliver n\Y sheep from their
mouth, that they may not be food
for them.
1 1 For thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : Behold, *I myself, even I,
will search for my sheep, and will
seek them out. 12 'As a shepherd
seeketh out his flock in the day
that he is among his sheep that are
scattered abroad, so will I '"seek
out my sheep ; and I will deliver
them out of all places whither they
have been scattered in - the " cloudy
and dark day. 13 And I will
" bring them out from the peoples,
and gather them from the coun-
tries, and will bring them into
their own land; and I will ^feed
them upon the ^mountains of
Israel, by the ''watercourses, and
in all the inhabited places of the
country. 14 I will feed them with
*good pasture; and upon the
'mountains of the height of Israel
shall their fold be : there shall they
lie down in a "good fold; and on
" fat pasture shall they feed upon
the mountains of Israel. 15 •'I
myself will be the shepherd of my
sheep, and I will cause them to lie
down, saith the Lord Jehovah. 16
I will '"seek that which was lost-,
and will bring back that which was
driven away, and will bind up that
which was broken, and will
strengthen that which was sick :
but the "^ fat and the strong I will
destroy ; I will feed them in
" justice.
17 And as for you, O my flock,
thus saith the Lord Jehovah : Be-
P ver. 23 ; ch. 36. 29, 30 ; Mic. 7. 14 « eh. 37. 22
'■ Is. 30. 25 » Ps. 23. 1, 2 : Jer. 31. 12-14, 25 ; Jn. 10. 9
t ch. 20. 40 " ver. 26, 27 " ch. 28. 25, 26 ; 36. 29, 30
^ ver. 23 ; Ps. 23. 1, 2 v ver. 4 * Is. 10. 16 « Is.
49. 26
2 Heb. the day of clouds aiid thick darkness.
34.18
EZEKIEL
35.11
David to be set up as Slijpberd. Jehovah's Coveuaiit of Peace. Devastation of Edoin threatened
hold, I "judge between sheep and
sheep, the rams and the he-goats.
18 Seemeth it a 'small thhig unto
you to have fed upon the good
pasture, but ye must 'tread down
with your feet the residue of your
pasture "? and to have drunk of the
''clear waters, but ye must "foul the
residue with your feef? 19 And
as for my .sheep, they eat that
which ye nave trodden with your
feet, and they drink that which j^e
have fouled with your feet.
20 Therefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah unto them: Behold, I,
even I, will ■'^judge between the
fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21
Because ye thrust with side and
with shoulder, and ''push all the
diseased with your horns, till ye
have scattered them abroad ; 22
therefore will I '' save my flock, and
they shall no more be a ' prey ; and
I will '^ judge between sheep and
sheep. 23 And I will set up 'one
shepherd over them, and he shall
"* feed them, even my servant
" David ; he shall feed them, and he
shall be their shepherd. 24 And
"I, Jehovah, will be their God, and
my servant ^ David prince among
them ; I, Jehovah, have spoken it.
25 And I will make with them a
« covenant of peace, and will cause
''evil beasts to cease out of the
land; and they shall 'dwell se-
curely in the wilderness, and sleep
in the woods. 26 And I will make
them and the places round about
my hill a * blessing; and I will
cause the " shower to come down in
its season ; there shall be showers
of "blessing. 27 And the tree of
the field shall yield its fruit, and
the earth shall yield its increase,
and they shall be ''secure in their
land ; and they shall know that I
am Jehovah, when I have ^ broken
the bars of their yoke, and have
delivered them out of the hand of
those that made bondmen of them.
28 And they shall no more be a
* prey to the nations, neither shall
the " beasts of the earth devour
them ; but they shall dwell * se-
curely, and none shall make them
afraid. 29 And I will raise up
unto them a ^ " plantation for re-
nown, and they shall be no more
^consumed with ''famine in the
land, neither ''bear the shame of
the nations any more. 30 And
they shall know that -^I, Jehovah
1 Or, plant 2 Heb. taken away.
" ver. 20-22 ;
ch. 20. 38 ;
Mai. 4. 1 ;
Mt. 25. 32
b Num. l(i,
9,13; 2S.
7. 19 ; Is.
7. 13
"^Mt. 23.13;
Lk. 11. 52
rf ch. 32. 14
'' ch. 32. 2
/ver. 17
" Dt. 33. 17 ;
Dan. 8. 4 ;
Lk. 13. 14-
16
'' ver. 10;Ps.
72. 12-14 ;
Jar. 23. 2, 3
' ver. 5, 8
«-• ver. 17
' ch. 37. 24
"' ver. 13-15
" ver. 24
" ver. 30, 31 ;
ch. 36. 23 ;
Is. 43. 3
v ch. 37. 24,
25 ; Is. 55.
3-5; Jer.
30. 9 ; Hos.
3. 5
« ch. 16. 60 ;
20. 37 ; 37.
26
>" Job 5. 22 ;
Is. 11. B-9
" ver. 27, 28 ;
ch. 28. 26;
Jer. 33. IB
i ver. 14 ;
Gen. 12. 2
" Dt. 11. 13-
15 ; 28. 12
" Lev. 25. 21 ;
Is. 44. 3
* ch. 38. 8,
11
y Lev. 26. 13;
Is. 52. 2, 3 ;
Jer. 30. 8
' ver. 8
" ver. 25
'' ch. 39. 26 ;
Jer. 30. 10
<" Is. 4. 2 ;
60. 21 ;
61. 3
d ver. 26, 27 ;
ch. 36. 29
" ch. 36. 6,
15
/ch. 14. 11;
36. 28 ; Ps.
46. 7, 11
f ch. 36. 38 ;
Ps. 78. 52 ;
80. 1
h Ps. 100. 3 ;
Jer. 23. 1
"• ch. 21. 2 ;
25.2
* ch. 25. 12 ;
36. 5 ; Gen.
36. 8
' ch. 21. 3 ;
29. 3. 10
^ ch. 25. 13 ;
Jer. 6. 12 ;
15. 6
" ver. 7 ;
Jer. 49. 13,
17,18
° ver. 9 ;
ch. 6. 6 ;
Mai. 1. 3, 4
P ch. 25. 12,
15 ; 36. 5 ;
Ps. 137. 7 ;
Am. 1. 11 ;
Obad. 10
9 ch. 7. 2 ;
21. 25, 29
885
their God, am with them, and that
they, the housb of Israel, are my
people, saith the Lord Jehovah.
31 And ye ^my sheep, the sheep
of '' my pasture, are men, and I
am your God, saith the Lord
Jehovah.
0 pT Moreover the word of
OlJ Jehovah came unto me,
saying, 2 Son of man, '.set thy
face against * movmt Seir, and
prophesy against it, 3 and say
unto it, Thus saith the Lord Je-
hovah : Behold, I am ' against
thee, O mount Seir, and I will
"'stretch out my hand against
thee, and I will make thee a
"desolation and an astonishment.
4 I will "lay thy cities waste, and
thou shalt be desolate; and thou
shalt know that I am Jehovah.
5 Because thou hast had a per-
petual ^enmity, and hast given
over the children of Israel to the
power of the sword in the time
of their calamity, in the time of
the ■'■ '' iniquity of the end ; 6 there-
fore, as I live, saith the Lord Je-
hovah, I will prepare thee vinto
'blood, and blood shall pursue
thee : since thou hast not hated
blood, therefore blood shall pur-
sue thee. 7 Thus will I make
mount Seir an * astonishment and
a desolation; and I will 'cut off
from it him that passeth through
and him that retvirneth. 8 And
1 will "fill its mountains with its
slain : in thy hills and in thy
valleys and in all thy watercourses
shall they fall that are slain with
the sword. 9 I will make thee a
perpetual ''desolation, and thy
cities shall not '' be inhabited ;
and ye shall know that I am
Jehovah.
10 Because thou hast ^said,
These two nations and these two
countries shall be mine, and we
will possess it ; ^ whereas ^ Jeho-
vah was there : 1 1 therefore, as I
live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I
will do ^according to thine anger,
and according to thine envy which
thou hast showed out of thy
hatred against them ; and I will
'• ch. 16. 38 ; 32. 6 ; Is. 63. 2-6 ' ver. 3 ; ch. 33. 2t
' ch. 25. 13 ; 29. 11 " ch. 31. 12 ; 32. 4, 5 ; 39. 4, 5 ;
Is. 34. 5, 6 " ch. 25. 13 ; Jer. 49. 13 »= ch. 36. 2, 5 ;
Ps. 83. 4-12 y ch. 48. 35 ; Ps. 48. 1-3 ; 132. 13, 14 ;
Is. 12. 6 ; Zeph. 3. 15 ^ ch. 25. 14 ; Ps. 137. 7 ; Am.
1. 11
3 Or, punishment * Another reading is, returt^
5 Or, though
35.12
EZEKIEL
36.17
Devastation of Edom threatened. Mountains of Israel to be blessed
" make myself known among them,
^when I shall judge thee. 12 And
thou shalt know "that I, Jehovah,
have heard all thy revilings which
thou hast spoken against the moun-
tains of Israel, saying, ^They are
laid desolate, they are * given us
to devour. 1 3 And ye have " mag-
nified yourselves against me with
your mouth, and have '' multiplied
your words against me : " I have
heard it. 14 Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : When the whole earth
•''rejoiceth, I will make thee deso-
late. 15 As thou didst ^rejoice
over the inheritance of the house
of Israel, because it was desolate,
'' so will I do unto thee : thou shalt
be * desolate, O mount Seir, and
all Edom, even all of it; and they
shall know that I am Jehovah.
Q/^ And thou, son of man,
00 prophesy unto the *' moun-
tains ot Israel, and say. Ye moun-
tains of Israel, hear the word of
Jehovah. 2 Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Because the enemy hath
said against you, ' Aha ! and. The
ancient '"high places are "ours in
possession ; 3 therefore prophesy,
and say, Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah: Because, even because
they have made you "desolate,
and ^swallowed you up on every
side, that ye might be a possession
unto the residue of the nations,
and ye are taken up in the *lips
of talkers, and the evil report of
the people ; 4 therefore, ye *■ moun-
tains of Israel, hear the word of
the Lord Jehovah : Thus saith
the Lord Jehovah to the "moun-
tains and to the hills, to the water-
courses and to the valleys, to the
desolate wastes and to the cities
that are forsaken, which are be-
come a ' prey and " derision to the
residue of the nations that are
round about ; 5 therefore thus
saith the Lord Jehovah : Surely
in the fire of my "jealousy have
1 spoken against the -^ residue of
the nations, and against all ^Edom,
that have ^ appointed my land unto
themselves for a possession with
the "joy of all their heart, with
* despite of soul, to cast it out for
a prey. 6 Therefore prophesy
concerning the land oi _ Israel,
and say unto the "mountains and
1 Or, according as
2 Or, that I am Jehovah; I have heard &c.
3 Or, It is
to the hills, to the watercourses
and to the valleys. Thus saith the
Lord Jehovah: Behold, I have
spoken in my ''jealousy and in
my wrath, because ye have " borne
the shame of the nations : 7 there-
fore thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
I have ^•'^swoi-n, saying, 8ui-ely the
nations that are round about you,
they shall '■> bear their shame.
8 But ''ye, O mountains of Israel,
ye shall 'shoot forth your branches,
and yield your fruit to my people
Israel ; for they are at hand to
come. 9 For, behold, I am for
you, and I will *^turn unto you,
and ye shall be ' tilled and sown ;
10 and I will multiply men upon
you, ™ all the house of Israel, even
all of it ; and the " cities shall be
inhabited, and the waste places
shall be builded ; 1 1 and I will
multiplj^ upon you "man and
beast ; and they shall increase
and be fruitful ; and I will cause
you to be inhabited after your
^ former estate, and will do * better
unto you than at your beginnings :
and ye shall know that I am Jeho-
vah. 12 Yea, I will cause ''men to
walk upon you, even my people
Israel ; and they shall * possess
thee, and thou. shalt be their 'in-
heritance, and thou shalt no more
henceforth "bereave them of chil-
dren. 13 Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Because they say unto
you. Thou land art a "devourer of
men, and hast been a bereaver of
thy ^nation; 14 therefore thou shalt
devour men no more, neither "^ be-
reave thy ® nation any more, saith
the Lord Jehovah ; 1 5 neither will
I '' let thee hear any more the
■^ shame of the nations, neither
shalt thou bear the ^'repi'oach of
the peoples any more, neither shalt
thovi cause thy ^ nation to "^ stumble
any more, saith the Lord Jehovah.
16 Moreover the word of Jeho-
vah came unto me, saying, 17 Son
of man, when the house of Israel
dwelt in their own land, they "de-
filed it by their way and by their
doings : their way before me was
as the uncleanness of a woman in
Is. 51. 3 '• eh. Si. 13, 14 « ver. 24 « ch. 47. 14 " ch.
22. 12, 27 ; Jer. 15. 7 " Num. 13. 32 ^ ver. 7 ; ch.
34. 29 ; Is. 54. 4 ; 60. 14 " ch. 22. 4 ; Ps. 89. 50 -' Is-
63. 13 ; Jer. 13. 16 ; 18. 15 " ch. 20. 28 ; Lev. 18. 24-
28 ; Ps. 106. 37, 38 ; Jer. 2. 7
* Heb. lifted up my hand.
5 Another reading is, nations.
6 Another I'eading is, cause to stumble.
^ Or, proclaim against thee
36. IS
EZEKIEL
37. S
Israel to be renewed for Jehovah's Sake. The Vision of Dry Bones
her impurity. 18 Wherefore I
" poured out my wrath upon them
for the ''blood which they had
poured out upon the land, and
because they had defiled it with
their idols; 19 and I "scattered
them among the nations, and they
were dispersed through the coun-
tries : "^ according to their way and
according to their doings I judged
them. 20 And when they came
unto the nations, whither they
went, they "profaned my holy
name ; in that men said of them.
These are the -''people of Jehovah,
and are gone- forth out of his land.
21 But I had regard for my "holy
name, which the house of Israel
had profaned among the nations,
whither they went.
22 Therefore say unto the house
of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Je-
hovah : ^ I '' do not thiii for your
sake, O house of Israel, but for my
holy name, which 'ye have pro-
faned among the nations, whither
ye went. 23 And I will * sanctify
my great name, which hath been
profaned among the nations, which
ye have profaned in the midst of
them ; and the 'nations shall know
that I am Jehovah, saith the Lord
Jehovah, when I shall be '"sanctified
in you before -^ their eyes. 24 For
I will "take you from among the
nations, and gather you out of all
the countries, and will bring you
into your own land. 25 And I
will "sprinkle clean water upon
you, and ye shall be clean : from
all your ^filthiness, and from all
your » idols, will I cleanse y9u.
26 A *■ new heart also will I give
you, and a new spirit will I put
within you ; and I will take away
the * stony heart out of your flesh,
and I will give you a heart of flesh.
27 And I will *put my Spirit
within _ you, and cause you to
" walk in my statutes, and ye shall
keep mine ordinances, and do
them. 28 And ye shall dwell in
the land that I gave to your
fathers ; and ye shall be " my
people, and I will be your God.
29 And I will save you from all
yovir ^ uncleannesses : and I will
call for the grain, and will multi-
ply it, and *lay no famine upon
you. 30 And I will ^multiply the
fruit of the tree, and the increase
of the field, that ye may receive
1 Or, I work not for &c.
2 Or, accordiug to another reading, your
« ch. 22. 20 ;
2 Chr. 34.
21, 25 ;
Lam. 2. 4 ;
4. U
>> oh. 24, 6-9
" ch. 5. 12 ;
22. 15 ;
Dt. 28. 64 ;
Am. 9. 9
d ch. 24. 14 ;
39. 24 ;
Rom. 2. 6
" ch. 12. 16 ;
14. 22 ;
Is. 52. 5 ;
Rom. 2. 24
/Jer. 33. 24
!' ch. 20. 44 ;
Ps. 74. 18 ;
Is. 37. 35 ;
48. 9
h ver. 32 ;
Dt. 7. 7,
8 ; 9. 5-7 ;
Ps. 108. 6
i ver. 20
k ch. 20. 41 ;
38. 23 ; 39.
7, 25 ; Is.
5. 16 ; 1 Pet.
3. 15
' Ps. 102.
13, 15 ;
126. 2
™ ch. 28. 25 ;
39. 27
" ch. 34. 13 ;
37. 21 ;
Is. 43. 5, 6
° Num. 19.
17-19 ;
Ps. 51. 7 ;
Tit. 3. 5, 6 ;
Heb. 9. 13,
19 ; 10. 22
P Is. 4. 4 ;
Zech. 13. 1
9 Is. 2. 18,
20; Hos.
14. 3, 8
'"ch. 11. 19;
18. 31 ; Ps.
51. 10 ; Jn.
3. 3, 5 ;
2 Cor. 5. 17
» ch. 11. 19 ;
Zech. 7. 12
t ch. 37. 14 ;
39. 29 ; Is.
44. 3 ; 59.
21 ; Joel 2.
28,29
" ch. 11. 20 ;
37. 24
" ch. 14. 11 ;
37. 23, 27
^ ver. 25 ;
ch. 39. 24 ;
Jer. 33. 8 ;
Joel 3. 21 :
Zech. 13. 1
y ch. 34. 27,
29 ; Hos. 2.
21-23
^ Lev. 26. 4
<^ ch. 16. 61-
63 ; 20. 43
b ch. 6. 9 ;
Is. 6. 5
•^ ver. 22 ;
ch. 20. 44
ri ver. 25
"ver. 10;
Zech. 8.
7.8
/Is. 58. 12
'' ver. 9
ft ch. 31. 9 ;
Is. 51. 3 ;
Joel 2. 3
» ch. 39. 27,
28
t Hos. 14. 4-9
837
no more the reproach of famine
among the nations. 31 Then shall
ye " remember your evil ways, and
your doings that were not good ;
and ye shall * loathe yourselves in
your own sight for your iniquities
and for your abominations.
32 "Kot for your sake ^do I
this, saith the Lord Jehovah, be
it known unto you : be ashamed
and confounded for your ways, O
house of Israel. 33 Thus saith
the Lord Jehovah : In the day
that I f cleanse you from all your
iniquities, I will cause the " cities
to be inhabited, and the •''waste
places shall be builded. 34 And
the land that was desolate shall
be / tilled, whereas it was a deso-
lation in the sight of all that
passed by. 35 And they shall
say. This land that was desolate
is become like the ''garden of
Eden ; and the waste and deso-
late and I'uined cities are fortified
and inhabited. 36 Then the na-
tions that are left round about
you shall 'know that I, Jehovah,
have builded the ruined places,
and planted that which was deso-
late : I, Jehovah, have spoken it,
and I *will do it.
37 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
For this, moreover, will I be ' in-
quired of by the house of Israel,
to do it for them : I will "' increase
them with men like a flock. 38 As
the ■'"flock for sacrifice, a.s the
flock of Jerusalem in her appointed
feasts, so shall the " waste cities be
filled with ^' flocks of men ; and
they shall know that I am Jeho-
vah.
O'y The «hand of Jehovah
O I was upon me, and he
''brought me out in the (Spirit of
Jehovah, and set me down in the
midst of the " valley ; and it was
full of bones. 2 And he caused
me to pass by them round about :
and, behold, there were very many
®in the open vallejs and, lo, they
were 'very dry. 3 And he said
unto me, Son of man, "can these
bones live 1 And I answered, O
Lord Jehovah, "thou knowest.
i Ps. 102. 17 ; Is. 55. 6, 7 : Jer. 29. 12-14 ; Zech. 10. 6,
9 ; 13. 9 '" ver. 10, 11 '' 1 K. 8. 63 ; 2 Chr. 35. 7-9 ;
Jn. 2. 14 " ver. 33-35 '' Ps. 74. 1 : 100. 3 ; Jer. 23.
1 ; Zech. 11. 17 ; Jn. 10. 7, 9, 16 « ch. 1. 3 ; 33. 22 ;
40.1 ""ch. 8. 3; 11. 24; 43. 5; Acts 8. 39 * Jer. 7.
32-8. 2 t ver. 11 " Is. 26. 19 " Dt. 32. 39 ; 1 S. 2. 6
' Or, do I work * Heb. flock of holy things.
4 Heb. upon the face of the valley.
37.4
EZEKIEL
37.26
The Dry Bones made to live. They typify God's People. Reunion of Jndah and Israel. David to be their King
4 Again he said unto me, " Proph-
esy over these bones, and say
unto them, O ye dry bones, * hear
the word of Jehovah. 5 Thus
saith the Lord Jehova-h unto
these bones : Behold, I will cause
^'^ breath to enter into you, and
ye shall live. 6 And I Avill "lay
sinews upon you, and will bring
up flesh upon you, and cover you
with skin, and put ^breath in
you, and ye shall live ; and ye
shall "know that I am Jehovah.
7 So I prophesied -^as I was
commanded : and as I prophesied,
there was a '^ noise, and, behold,
an ^ earthquake ; and the bones
came together, bone to its bone.
8 And I beheld, and, lo, there
were sinews upon them, and flesh
came up, and skin covered them
above ; but there was no breath
in them. 9 Then said he unto
me, Prophesy unto the ^"wind,
prophesy, son of man, and say to
the *wind. Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Come from the four
winds, O ^ breath, and breathe upon
these slain, that they may 'live.
10 So I prophesied as he com-
manded me, and the * breath
came into them, and they lived,
and stood up upon their feet, an
'exceeding great army.
1 1 Then he said unto me. Son of
man, these bones are the ™ whole
house of Israel : behold, they say.
Our "bones are dried up, and our
hope is lost ; we are clean " cut
off. 12 Therefore prophesy, and
say unto them, Thus saith the
Lord Jehovah : Behold, I will open
your graves, and ^ cause you to
come up out of your graves, O
my people ; and I will bring you
into the «land of Israel. 13 And
ye shall "■ know that I am Jeho-
vah, when I have * opened your
graves, and caused you to come
np out of your graves, O my peo-
ple. 14 And I will *put _my
^Spirit in you, and ye shall live,
and I will place you in your own
land : and ye shall know that " I,
Jehovah, have spoken it and per-
formed it, saith Jehovah.
15 The word of Jehovah came
again unto me, saying, 16 And
thou, son of man, take thee "one
stick, and write upon it. For
^ Judah, and for the children of
Israel his companions : then take
1 Or, spirit.
* Or, thundering
3 Or, breath
* Or, ivind Or, spirit
" ver. 9, 12 ;
Num. 20.
8 ; 1 K.
13. 2
b ch. 36. 1 ;
Is. 42. IS;
Jer. 22. 29
" ver. 9, 10,
14; Gen.
2. 7 ; Ps.
104. 29, 30
d ver. 8-10
" ch. 35. 9 ;
38. 23 ; 39.
6 ; Is. 49.
23 ; Joel 2.
27 ; 3. 17
/ Jer. 13. 5-7
» ch. 38. 19
'' ver. 5, 14
! Hos. 13. 14
^ ver. 5, 6
' Jer. 30. 19 ;
33. 22
™ ch. 36. 10 ;
39. 25 ; Jer.
33. 24
" Ps. 141. 7 ;
Is. 40. 27
° Ps. 88. 5 ;
Lam. 3. 54
P Dt. 32. 39 ;
IS. 2. 6;
Is. 26. 19 ;
66. 14 ;
Hos. 13. 14
9 ver. 25 ;
ch. 28. 25 ;
36. 24 ; Ezr.
I. 2; Am.
9. 14, 15
»■ ch. 17. 24 ;
Ps. 126. 2, 3
* ver. 6, 12
* ver. 9 ; ch.
II. 19 ; 36.
27 ; 39. 29 ;
Is. 32. 15 ;
Joel 2. 28,
29; Zech.
12. 10
" ch. 36. 36
" Num. 17.
2 3
^ 2'Chr. 10.
17 ; 11. 11-
17 ; 16. 9
VIK. 12. 16-
20 ; 2 Chr.
10.19
' ver. 22-24 ;
Is. 11. 13 ;
Jer. 50. 4 ;
Hos. 1. 11 ;
Zeph. 3. 9
« ch. 12. 9 ;
17. 12 ; 20.
49 ; 24. 19
6 ver. 16, 17
« ch. 36. 24 ;
39. 27 ; Is.
43. 5, 6 ;
Jer. 29. 14 ;
Am. 9. 14,
15
d ch. 36. 10 ;
Jer. 3. 18 ;
50. 4, 5
' ver. 24 ;
ch. 34. 23,
24
/ch. 11. 18;
43. 7
e ch. 6. 6, 14
ft ch. 36. 25
t ver. 27 ;
ch. 36. 28
k ver. 25 ;
ch. 34. 24 ;
Jer. 30. 9 ;
Hos. 3. 5
' ch. 34. 23 ;
Ps. 78. 71 ;
Is. 40. 11
838
another stick, and write upon it,
For y Joseph, the stick of Ejohraim,
and ^for all the house ot Israel
his companions: 17 and ^join
them for thee one to another
into one stick, that they may be-
come one m thy hand. 18 And
when the children of thy people
shall speak unto thee, saying,
Wilt thou not show vis " what thou
meanest by these 1 19 say unto
them, Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : Behold, I will * take the
stick of Joseph, which is in the
hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of
Israel his companions ; and I will
put them " with it, even with the
stick of Judah, and make them
one stick, and they shall be one in
my hand. 20 And the sticks
whereon thou writest shall be in
thy hand before their eyes. 21
And say unto them, Thus saith
the Lord Jehovah : Behold, I will
•"take the children of Israel from
among the nations, whither they
are gone, and will gather them on
every side, and bring tliem into
their own land: 22 and I will
make them '^ one nation in the land,
upon the mountains of Israel ; and
"one king shall be king to them
all ; and they shall be no more
two nations, neither shall they be
divided into two kingdoms any
more at all ; 2.3 neither shall they
•^defile themselves any more with
their idols, nor with their detest-
able things, nor with any of their
transgressions ; but I will save them
^ out of all their ^ dwelling-places,
wherein they have sinned, and wiP
'' cleanse them : so shall they bt
'my people, and I will be their God.
24 And my servant * David shall
be king over them ; and they all
shall have ' one shepherd : they
shall also walk in mine ordinances,
and observe my statutes, and do
them. 25 And they shall dwell in
the '" land that I have given unto
Jacob my servant, wherein your
fathers dAvelt ; and they shall dwell
therein, they, and their children,
and their children's children, for
ever : and " David my servant shall
be their prince for ever. 26 More-
over I will make a "covenant of
'" ch. 28. 25 « ver. 24 ; Is. 11. 1 ; Zech. 6. 12 » ch.
16. 62 ; 20. 37 ; 34. 25
6 Or, of
6 Or, together with him unto (or, to be) the stick
of Jiidah
' Or, with a slight change of text, from all their
backslidings
37.27
EZEKIEL
38.20
Prophecy concerning Cog. He is to invade Israel. Jehovah's Wrath against him
peace with them ; it shall be an
"■ everlasting covenant with them ;
and I will ^ place them, and * mul-
tiply them, and will set my " sanc-
tuary in the midst of them for
evermore. 27 My ''tabernacle also
shall be '^ with them ; and " I will
be their God, and they shall be my
people. 28 And the nations shall
know that ^I am Jehovah -^that
sanctifieth Israel, when my sanc-
tuary shall be in the midst of them
for evermore.
OQ And the word of Jeho-
O O vah came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face toward
" Gog, of the land of '' Magog, the
* prince of *Kosh, *Meshech, and
* Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 and say, Thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Behold, I am '■ against
thee, O Gog, ^prince of Rosh,
Meshech, and Tubal : 4 and I will
™ turn thee about, and " put hooks
into thy jaws, and I will "bring
thee forth, and all thine army,
P horses and horsemen, all of them
clothed in full armor, a great com-
pany with buckler and shield,
all of them handling swords : 5
* Persia, 'Gush, and *Put with
them, all of them with shield and
helmet ; 6 ' Gomer, and all his
hordes ; the house of " Togarmah
in the "uttermost parts of the
north, and all his hordes ; even
many peoples with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, yea, pre-
pare thyself, thou, and all thy
companies that are assembled unto
thee, and be thou a ''guard unto
them. 8 ^ After many days thou
shalt be visited : in the latter
years thou_ shalt come into the
land that is ^brought back from
the sword, that is ^gathered out
of many peoples, upon the ^moun-
tains of Israel, which have been a
continual waste ; but it is brought
forth out of the peoples, and they
shall "dwell securely, all of them.
9 And thou shalt ascend, thou
shalt come *like a storm, thou
shalt be "like a cloud to cover the
land, thou, and all thy hordes, and
many peoples with thee.
10 Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : It shallcome to pass in that
day, that things shall '' come into
thy mind, and thou shalt "devise
1 Or, aire it ihem 2 Or, over
3 Or, 7, Jehovah^ do sanctify Israel
i Or, chief prince of Mesliech
5 Or, commander 6 Or, restored
28
" ch. 16. 60 ;
Ps. 89. 3,
4 ; Is, 55.
3 : 69. 21
b ch. 36. 10,
U, 37 ; Jer.
30.19
■^ ch. 20. 40 ;
43. 7
d Jn. 1. 14
<• ver. 23 ;
2 Cor. 6. 16
/ch. 20. 12;
Ex. 31. 13
!> ver. 3, 14,
16, 18 ; ch.
39. 1, 11 ;
Rev. 20. 8
'' ch. 39. 6 ;
Gen. 10. 2 ;
Rev. 20. 8
' ver. 3 ; ch.
39.1
k ver. 3; ch.
27.13; 39.1
I ch. 39. 1
"' ch. 39. 2
" ch. 29. 4
" Is. 43. 17
i' ver. 15 ;
Dan. 11. 40
« ch. 27. 10 ;
2 Chr. 3b.
20; Ezr. 1.
1 ; Dan. 8.
20
"" ch. 30. 4,
5; Gen. 10.
6-8
"ch. 27. 10;
30. 5
* Gen. 10.
2 3
" ch. 27. 14 ;
Gen. 10. 3
" ver. 15
»= Is. 24. 22
i' ver. 12 ;
ch. 36. 24 ;
37. 21 ; 39.
27, 28 ; Is.
11.11
*ch. 34. 13;
36. 1-8
" ver. 11, 14 ;
ch. 39. 26
b Is. 5. 28 ;
21. 1 ; 25.
4 ; 28. 2 :
Jer. 4. 13
<= ver. 16 ;
ch. 30. 18 ;
Joel 2. 2
d ch. 11. 5
" Ps. 36. 4 ;
Mic. 2. 1
/Zech. 2. 4
» Jer. 49. 31
h ver. 8
1 ch. 29. 19 ;
Is. 10. 6
*: ver. 8
' ch. 27. 22,
23
™ ch. 25. 13 ;
27. 15, 20
" eh. 27. 12
" ch. 32. 2 ;
Nah. 2.
11-13
P Is. 10. 6 ;
33. 23 ; Jer.
15. 13
9 ver. 2
»■ ver. 8, 11 ;
Jer. 23. 6 ;
Zech. 2.
5,8
' ver. 6 ; ch.
39.2
< ver. 4
" ver. 9
" ver. 8
" ver. 23 ;
839
an evil device : 1 1 and thou shalt
say, I will go up to Hhe land of
■^un walled villages ; I will go to
them that are " at rest, that ''dwell
securely, all of them dwelling
without walls, and having neither
bars nor gates; 12 to "take the
spoil and to take the prey ; to turn
thy hand against the waste places
that are now inhabited, and against
the people that are * gathered out
of the nations, that have gotten
cattle and goods, that dwell in
the ** middle of the earth. 13
' Sheba, and '" Dedan, and the mer-
chants of "Tarshish, with all the
"young lions thereof, shall say
unto thee. Art thou come to take
the spoil 1 hast thou assembled
thy company to take the preyl
to carry away silver and gold, to
take away cattle and goods, to
take great ^ spoil 1
14 Therefore, son of man, proph-
esy, and say unto * Gog, Thus saith
the Lord Jehovah : In that day
■when my people Israel ''dwelleth
securely, snalt thou not know iti
15 And thou shalt come from thy
place out of the * uttermost parts
of the north, thou, and many peo-
ples with thee, all of them ' riding
upon horses, a great company and
a mighty arrny ; 16 and tliou shalt
come up against my people Israel,
" as a cloud to cover the land : it
shall come to pass in the latter days,
that I will bring thee "against my
land, that the nations may ^know
me, when I shall be 2/ sanctified in
thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : Art thou he of whom I spake
in old time by my servants the
prophets of Israel, that ^prophe-
sied in those days for many years
that I would bring thee against
them/? 18 And it shall come to
pass in that day, when " Gog shall
come against the land of Israel,
saith the Lord Jehovah, that my
wrath shall corne up into my '' nos-
trils. 19 For in my "jealousy and
in the fire of my wi-ath have I
spoken, Surely in that_day_ there
shall be a great ''shaking in the
land of Israel ; 20 'so that the
ch. 36. 23 ; Ps. 83. 18 v ch. 28. 22 ; Is. 5. 16 ; 8. 13 ;
29. 23 ^ Is. 5. 26-29 ; 34. 1-6 ; 63. 1-6 ; 66. 15, 16 ; Joel
3. 9-14 " ver. 2 b Ps. 18. 8, 15 " ch. 5. 13 ; 36. 5, 6 ;
Dt. 32. 22 ; Ps. 18. 7, 8 ; Nah. 1. 2 ; Heb. 12. 29 d ch.
37. 7 ; Joel 3. 16 ; Hag. 2. 6, 7, 21, 22 " Jer. 4. 24, 25 ;
Hos. 4. 3 ; Nah. 1. 4-6
7 Or. an open country
8 Heb. navel. See Judg. 9. 37.
3a 21
EZEKIEL
39.18
Orertbrow of Gog. Burial of his Hordes. Jehovah's Great Sacrifice
fishes of the sea, and the birds of
the heavens, and the beasts of the
field, and all creeping things that
creep upon the earth, and all the
men that are upon the face of the
earth, shall shake at my presence,
and the "mountains shall be
thrown down, and the steep
places shall fall, and every wall
shall fall to the ground. 21 And
I will call for a * sword against
him unto all my mountains, saith
the Lord Jehovah : " every man's
sword shall be against his brother.
22 And with ''pestilence and with
blood will I enter into "judgment
with him ; and I will rain upon
him, and upon his hordes, and
upon the many peoples that are
Avith him, an -^overflowing shower,
and great ^hailstones, fire, and
brimstone. 23 And I will mag-
nify myself, and '' sanctify myself,
and I will 'make myself known
in the eyes of many nations ;
and they shall know that I am
Jehovah.
O (^ And thou, son of man,
0 fJ prophesy against * Gog, and
say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
Behold, I am ' against thee, O Gog,
^prince of ™ilosh, '"Meshech, and
"* Tubal : 2 and I will turn thee
about, and will lead thee on, and
will cause thee to "come up from
the uttermost parts of the north ;
and I will bring thee upon the
"mountains of Israel; 3 and I
will ^'smite thy bow out of thy
left hand, and will cause thine
arrows to fall out of thy right
hand. 4 Thou shalt «fall upon
the mountains of Israel, thou, and
all thy hordes, and the peoples
that are with thee : I will give
thee unto the '"ravenous birds of
every sort, and to the beasts of the
field to be devoured. 5 Thou shalt
fall upon the open field : for I have
spoken it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
6 And I will send a "fire on 'Ma-
gog, and on them that dwell se-
curely in the '' " isles ; and they
shall know that I am Jehovah.
7 And my "holy name will I
^make known in the midst of my
people Israel ; neither will I suficr
my holy name to be ^ profaned any
more : and the ^nations shall know
that I am Jehovah, the " Holy One
in Israel. 8 Behold, it ''cometh,
and it shall be done, saith the Lord
Jehovah ; this is the day whereof
1 Or, chief prince of Meshech 2 Or, coast-lands
" Zech. 14. 4
b ch. 14. 17
<" Judg. 7.
22; IS. 14.
20 ; 2 Chr.
20. 23 ;
Hag. 2. 22
rf ch. 5. 17
" Is. 66. 16 ;
Jer. 25. 31
/ch. 13. 11,
13
9 Ps. 11. 6 ;
18. 12-14 ;
Is. 28. 17
1^ ch. 36. 23
' ver. 16 ;
ch. 37. 28 ;
Ps. 9. 16
fc ver, 11 ; ch.
38. 2
' Ch. 38. 3, 4
'" ch. 38. 2
" ch. 38. 15
" ch. 38. 8
'' ch. 30. 21-
24 ; Ps. 76.
3 , Jer. 21.
4, 5 ; Hos.
1.5
1 ver. 17-20 ;
Is. 14. 24,
25
•■oh. 29. 5;
32. 4, 5 ;
33. 27
•> ch. 30. 8,
16 ; 38, 19,
22 ; Am. 1.
4, 7, 10 ;
Kah. 1. 6
( ch. 38. 2
" Ps. 72. 10 ;
Is. 66. 19 ;
Jer. 25. 22
^ ver. 25 ;
ch. 36.
20-22
^ ch. 38. 16,
23
y ch. 20. 9,
14, 39 ; Ex.
20. 7
- ch. 38. 16,
23
" Is. 12. 6 ;
43. 3, 14 ;
55. 5 ; 60.
9,14
b ch. 7. 2-10
" Is. 66. 24 ;
Mai. 1. 5
'( Josh. 11.
6 ; Ps. 46. 9
^ Is. 14. 2 ;
33.1;
Mic. .5. S ;
Hab. 2. 8
/ ver. 1 ;
ch. 38. 2
■' ch. 48. 18
'' ver. 15
' ver. 14, 16 ;
Dt. 21. 23
i- Jer. 33. 9 ;
Zeph. 3. 19,
20
' ch. 28. 22
"' Jer. 14. 16
" ver. 12
" ver. 11
P ver. 12
1 ver. 4 ; Is.
56. 9 ; Jer.
12. 9;
Zeph. 1. 7 ;
Rev. 19. 17,
18
>■ Is. 34. 6,
7 ; Jer. 46.
10: Zeph.
1.7
' ch. 29. 5 ;
Rev. 19. 18
840
I have spoken. 9 And they that
dwell in the cities of Israel shall
''go forth, and shall make "* tires
of the weapons and burn them,
both the shields and the bucklers,
the bows and the arrows, and the
handstaves, and the spears, and
they shall make fires of them seven
years ; 10 so that they shall take
no wood out of the field, neither
cut down any out of the forests ;
for they shall make fires of the
weapons ; and they shall ^ plunder
those that plundered them, and
rob those that robbed them, saith
the Lord Jehovah.
11 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that I will give unto
■'Gog a place for burial in Israel,
the valley of them that pass
through ' on the " east of the sea ;
and it shall stop them that pass
through : and there shall they
bury Gog and all his multitude ;
and they shall call it The valley
of ■* '^ Hamon-gog. 12 And seven
months shall the house of Israel
be burying them, that thej'- may
'cleanse the land. 13 Yea, all the
people of the land shall bury them ;
and it shall be to them a * renown
in the day that I shall be 'glori-
fied, saith the Lord Jehovah. 14
And they shall set apart men of
continual employment, that shall
pass through the land, and, with
them that pass through, those that
™ bury them that remain upon the
face of the land, to "cleanse it:
after the end of seven months shall
they search. 15 And they that
pass through the land shall pass
through ; and when any seetli a
man's bone, then shall he ^set up
a sign by it, till the buriers have
buried it in the valley of " Hamon-
gog. 16 And " Hamonah shall also
be the name of a city. Thus shall
they ^ cleanse" the land.
17 And thou, son of man, thus
saith the Lord Jehovah : Speak
unto the * birds of every sort, and
to every * beast of the field. Assem-
ble yourselves, and corne ; gather
yourselves on every side to my
'"sacrifice that I do sacrifice for
you, gven a great sacrifice upon
the mountains of Israel, that ye
may eat flesh and drink blood.
18 Ye shall eat the "flesh of the
mighty, and drink the blood of
3 Or, in front of
< That is, the muUitude of Goq.
5 Heb. build. ^ That is, MuUitude.
39.19
EZEKIEL
40.11
Israel to be restored. The Man with a Heasnrinpc Rod. JHeasarement of the Eastern fiate-bnildings of the Temple
the princes of the earth, of " rams,
of lambs, and of goats, of * bul-
locks, all of them fatlings of '^Ba-
shan. 1 9 And ye shall eat fat till
ye be full, and drink blood till ye
be drunken, of my "^ sacrifice which
I have sacrificed for you. 20 And
ye shall be filled at my table with
'horses and chariots, with mighty
men, and with all men of war,
saith the Lord Jehovah.
21 And I will set my •''glory
among the nations ; and all the
nations shall see my judgment
that I have executed, and my
hand that I have laid upon them.
22 So the house of Israel shall
"know that I am Jehovah their
God, from that day and forward.
23 And the nations shall know
that the house of Israel went into
captivity for their * iniquity ; be-
cause they 'trespassed against me,
and I *hid my face from them:
so I gave them into the hand of
their adversaries, and they fell
all of them by the sword. 21
According to their 'uncleanness
and according to their transgi'es-
sions did I unto them ; and I "'hid
my face from them.
25 Therefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : Now will I "bring back
the captivity of Jacob, and have
mercy upon the whole "house
of Israel; and I will be ^jealous
for my holy name. 26 And they
shall *bear their shame, and all
their trespasses whereby they
have trespassed against me, when
they shall *" dwell securely in their
land, and *none shall make them
afraid ; 27 when I have ' brought
them back from the peoples, and
gathered them out of their ene-
mies' lands, and am "sanctified
in them in the sight of many na-
tions. 28 And they shall know
that I am Jehovah their God, in
that I caused them to go into cap-
tivity among the nations, and have
"gathered them unto their own
land ; and I will leave none of
them any more there ; 29 neither
will I -^hide my face any more
from thepa ; for I have ■" poured
out my Spirit upon the house of
Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
^/^ In the ^five and twentieth
rtvy year of "our captivity, in
the beginning of the year, in the
tenth day of the month, in the four-
teenth year after that the *city
" Jer. 51. 40
>> Jer. 50. 27
" Ps. 22, 12 ;
Am. 4. 1
d ver. 17
"ch. 38.4;
Ps. 76. 5,
6 ; Hag. 2.
22 ; Rev.
19. 18
/ver. 13;
ch. 3(j. 23 ;
38. IB, 23 ;
Ex. 9. 16 ;
Is. 37. 20
" Jer. 24. 7
/' ch. 36. 18,
19 ; Jer.
22. 8, 9 ; 44.
22
• ver. 26 ;
ch. 20. 27
*•■ ver. 29 ; Is.
1. 15 ; 59. 2
' ch. 36. 19 ;
2 K. 17.
7 &c. ; Jer.
2. 17, 19 ;
4.18
'"• ver. 23
" ch. 34. 13 ;
Is. 27. 12,
13 ; Jer.
33. 7
" ch. 36. 10 ;
37.21,22;
Jer. 31. 1 ;
Hos. 1. 11
P Ex. 20. 5 ;
Nah. 1. 2
1 ch. 16. 63 ;
20. 43 ; 36.
31
■<■ ch. 34. 25-
28 ; 1 K. 4.
25
» Is. 17.2;
Mic. 4. 4
t ch. 36. 24 ;
37. 21
" ch. 36. 23 ;
38. 16, 23
" ver. 27
"^ ver. 23
y ch. 36. 27 ;
37. 14 ; Is.
32. 15 ; Joel
2. 28
' ch. 32. 1,
17 ; 33. 21
« ch. 1. 2
b ch. 33. 21 ;
2 K. 25.
1-7 ; Jer.
39. 1-9 ; 52.
4-11
'^ch. 1. 3;
3. 14, 22 ;
37. 1
d ch. 1. 1 ; 8.
3 ; Dan. 7.
1,7
« ch. 17. 23 ;
20. 40 ; 37.
22 ; Is. 2. 2,
3 ; Mlc. 4.
1 ; Rev. 21.
10
/I Chr. 28.
12, 19
» Ps. 48. 2 ;
Is. 14. 13
ftch. 1. 7;
Dan. 10. 5,
6 ; Rev. 1.
15
i ch. 47. 3 ;
Zech. 2.
1,2
k Rev. 11. 1 ;
21. 15
' ch. 2. 1, 3,
6, 8 ; 44. r,
"' ch. 2. 7, 8 ;
841
was smitten, in the selfsame day,
the ''hand of Jehovah was upon
me, and he brought me thither. 2
In the '* visions of God brought he
me into the land of Israel, and set
me down upon a verj'- " high moun-
tain, whereon was as it were the
■^ frame of a city ^ on the south. 3
And he brought me thither ; and,
behold, there was a man, whose
appearance was like the appear-
ance of ''brass, with a 'line of flax
in his hand, and a measuring
*reed ; and he stood in the gate.
4 And the man said unto me, ' Sou
of man, "'behold with thine eyes,
and hear with thine ears, and set
thy heart upon all that I shall show
thee ; for, to the intent that I may
show theni unto thee, art thou
brought hither : " declare all that
thou seest to the house of Israel.
5 And, behold, a " wall on the
outside of the house round about,
and in the man's hand a measuring
'^reed six cubits long, of a cubit
and a handbreadth each : so he
measured the thickness of the
building, one reed ; and the height,
one reed. 6 Then came he unto
the gate which looketh toward the
«east, and went up the ''steps
thereof : and he measured the
* threshold of the gate, one reed
broad; ^and the other threshold,
one reed broad. 7 And every
" ' lodge was one reed long, and one
reed broad ; and the space between
the lodges was five cubits ; and the
threshold of the gate by the porch
of the gate toward the house was
one reed. 8 ^ He measured also
the porch of the gate toward the
house, one reed. 9 Then measured
he the porch of the gate, eight
cubits ; and the ■* posts thereof, two
cubits ; and the porch of the gate
was toward the house. 10 And
the "lodges of the gate eastward
wei'e three on this side, and three
on that side ; they three were of
one measure : and the_ posts had
one measure on this side and on
that side. 11 And he measured
the breadth of the opening of the
gate, ten cubits ; and the length of
43. 10 : 44. 5 » Is. 21. 10 : Jer. 26. 2 : Acts 20. 27
" cli. 42. 20 P ver. 3 « ver. 20 ; ch. 8. 16 ; 11. 1 ; 43. 1
>" ver. 26 " ch. 10. 18 ' ver. 10-16, 21, 29, 33, 36 ;
1 K. 14. 28 & 2 Chr. 12. 11 (for marg.) " ver. 7
1 Or, even one threshold
- r)r. guard chamber
3 This verse is omitted in several Hebrew MSS.
■• Or, jambs and 80 throughout this chapter,
and 41. 1, 3,
40.12
EZEKIEL
40.37
ffleasnrement of the Onter and the Inner Conrt
the gate, thirteen cubits ; 1 2 and
a border before the lodges, one
cubit on this side, and a border,
one cubit on that side; and the
lodges, six cubits on this side, and
six cubits on that side. 1 3 And he
measured the gate from the roof
of the one lodge to the roof of the
other, a breadth of five and twenty
cubits ; door against door. 14 He
made also "posts, threescore cubits ;
and the * court reached unto the
posts, round about the gate. 15
And fro?n the forefront of the gate
at the entrance unto the forefront
of the 4nner porch of the gate were
fifty cubits. 16 And there were
" closed windows to the lodges, and
to their posts within the gate round
about, and likewise to the "** arches ;
and windows were round about in-
ward ; and ujjon each post were
" palm-trees.
1 7 Then brought he me into the
•''outer court ; and, lo, there were
^chambers and a pavement, made
for the court round about : '' thirty
chambers were upon the pavement.
18 And the pavement was by the
^ side of the gates, answerable unto
the length of the gates, even the
lower pavement. 1 9 Then he rneas-
ured the breadth from the forefront
of the 'lowergate unto the fore-
front of the inner court without,
a * hundred cubits, both on the east
and on the north.
20 And the ' gate of the outer
coux't whose prospect is toward
the north, he measured the length
thereof and the breadth thereof.
21 And the '"lodges thereof were
three on this side and three on
that side ; and the posts thereof
and the " arches thereof were after
the measure of the first gate : the
length thereof was " fifty cubits,
and the breadth ^five and twenty
cubits. 22 And the 'windows
thereof, and the arches thereof, and
the * palm-trees thereof, were after
the measure of the ''gate whose
prospect is toward the east ; and
they went up unto it by seven
* steps ; and the arches thereof
were before them. 23. And there
was a gate to the inner court over
against the other gate, both on the
north and on the east ; and he
measured from gate to gate a
'hundred cubits.
1 Or, porch of the inner gate
2 Or, coUmnade The meaning of the Hebrew
word is uncertain. s Heb. shoulder.
" ver. 9, 16
b ch. 8. 7 ; 42.
1 ; Ex. 27.
9 ; 1 Chr.
28. 6 ; Ps.
100. 4 ; Is.
62.9
<= ch. 41. 16,
26 ; 1 K. 6. 4
d ver. 21,22,
" ver. 22, 26,
31, 34, 37 ;
ch. 41. 18-
20, 25, 26 ;
1 K. 6. 29,
32, 35 ;
2 Chr. 3. 5
/ch. 10. 5;
42. 1 ; 46.
21; Rev.
11. 2
« ver. 38 ;
2 K. 23. 11 ;
1 Chr. 9.
28 : 23. 28 ;
2 Chr. 31.
11
'1 ch. 41. 6 ;
45. 5
» ver. 23, 27 ;
ch. 46. 1, 2
* ver. 23, 27
' ver. 6
'" ver. 7
" ver. 16, 30
" ver. 15
P ver. 13
s ver. 16
'■ ver. 6
' ver. 6, 26,
31, 34, 37,
49
t ver. 19, 27
" ver. 6, 20,
35 ; ch.
46. 9
" ver. 21
'^ ver. 16, 22,
29
y ver. 21, 33
' ver. 6, 22
" ver. 16
b ver. 23, 32
<^ ver. 19, 23
d ver. 32, 35
' ver. 7, 10,
21
/ver. 16, 22,
25
? ver. 21
'' ver. 16, 21
» ver. 16
*; ver. 22, 26,
34, 37
' ver. 28-31,
35
™ ver. 28
" ver. 29
" ver. 16
P ver. 21
9 ver. 22, 37
»■ ver. 27, 32 ;
ch. 44. 4 ;
47. 2
» ver. 7, 29
t ver. 16
' ver. 21
842
24 And he led me toward the
south ; and, behold, a gate toward
the " south : and he measured
the "posts thereof and the arches
thereof according to these meas-
ures. 25 And there were ^ win-
dows in it and in the arches
thereof round about, like those
windows : the length was '■' fifty
cubits, and the breadth five and
twenty cubits. 26 And there were
seven ' steps to go up to it, and the
arches thereof were before them ;
and it had " palm-trees, one on this
side, and another on that side, upon
the posts thereof. 27 And there
was a gate to the inner court to-
ward the '' south : and he measured
from gate to gate toward the south
a " hundred cubits.
28 Then he brought me to the
inner court by the south gate : and
he measured the south gate '^ ac-
cording t*^:' these measures ; 29 and
the "lodges thereof, and the posts
thereof, and the •'^ arches thereof,
according to these measures : and
there were -^windows in it and- in
the arches thereof round about ;
it was ^ fifty cubits long, and five
and twenty cubits broad. 30 And
there were ''arches round about,
five and twenty cubits long, and
five cubits broad. 31 And the
arches thereof were toward tlie
outer court ; and ' palm-trees were
upon the posts thereof : and the
ascent to it had eight * steps.
32 And he brought me into the
' inner court toward the east : and
he measured the gate '"according
to these measures ; 33 and the
" lodges thereof, and the posts
thereof, and the arches thereof,
according to these measures : and
there were " windows therein and
in the arches thereof round about ;
it was ^ fifty cubits long, and five
and twenty cubits broad. 34 And
the " arches thereof were toward
the outer court ; and "palm-trees
were upon the posts thereof, on
this side, and on that side : and
the ascent to it had eight * steps.
35 And he brought me to the
*■ north gate : and he measured
it according to these measures ;
36 the * lodges thereof, the posts
thereof, and the ' arches thereof :
and there were ' windows therein
round about ; the length was " fifty
cubits, and the breadth five and
twenty cubits. 37 And the posts
thereof were toward the outer
40.38
EZEKIEL
41.
Tables and Cbambers for the Ritnal. Chambers for the Priests. The Porch. Measurement of the Temple
court ; and " palm-trees were upon
the posts thereof, on this side,
and on that side : and the ascent
to it had eight ''steps.
38 And a "chamber with the
door thereof was by the posts at
the gates ; there they '^ washed the
burnt-otiering. 39 And ^ in the
porch of the gate were two " tables
on this side, and two tables on
that side, to slay thereon the
•^ burnt-offei'ing and the sin-ofier-
ing and the trespass-offering. 40
And on the one side without, ^as
one goeth up to the entry of the
gate toward the north, were two
tables ; and on the other side,
which belonged to the porch of
the gate, were two tables. 41 Four
^ tables were on this side, and four
tables on that side, by the side of
the gate ; eight tables, whereupon
they slew the sacrifices. 42 And
there were ''four tables for the
burnt-offering, of 'hewn stone, a
cubit and a half long, and a cubit
and a half broad, and one cubit
high ; whereupon they laid the
instruments wherewith they slew
the * burnt-offering and the sac-
rifice. 43 And the ^ hooks, a
handbreadth long, were fastened
* within round about: and upon
the tables was the flesh of the
oblation.
44 And without the 'inner gate
were ^ '" chambers for the "singers
in the inner court, which was at
the side of the north gate ; and
their prospect was toward the
south; one at the side of the east
gate having the prospect toward
the north. 45 And he said unto
me. This "'chamber, whose prospect
is toward the south, is for the
priests, the " keepers of the charge
of the house ; 46 and the '" chamber
whose prospect is toward the north
is for the priests, the ''keepers of
the charge of the altar: these are
the * sons of Zadok, who from
among the sons of Levi ''come near
to Jehovah to minister unto him.
47 And he measured the court, a
* hundred cubits long, and a hun-
dred cubits broad, foursquare ; and
the altar was before the house.
48 Then he brought me to the
1 Or, by 2 Or, at the utairx of the entry
8 According to Vulg. and Syr., ledges.
* Or, in the building
5 The Sept. )ias, two chambera in the inner
court, one oehind the gale that looketh toward
the north., having its prospect toward the south,
and one at the side of the gate toivard the south,
but looking toward the north.
" ver. 16
b ver. 35
" ver. 17 ;
ch. 41. 10;
42. 13 ;
1 Chr. 28.
12; Nek.
13. 5, 9 ;
Jer. 35. 4 ;
36.10
d 2 Chr. 4. 6
" ver. 42
/ch. 46. 2;
Lev. 1. 3-
17
" ver. 39, 40
'!■ ver. 39
' Ex. 20. 25
k ver. 39
' ver. 23, 27
^ ver. 17, 38
" 1 Chr. 6.
31, 32 ; 16.
41-43; 25.
1-7
° 1 Chr. 9.
23 ; Ps.
134.1
r ch. 44. 15 ;
Lev. 6. 12,
13
1 ch. 43. 19 ;
44. 15; 48.
11 ; 1 K. 2.
35
»■ ch. 42. 13 ;
45. 4 ; Ltv.
10. 3;
Num. 16. 5,
40
* ver. 19,
23,27
« 1 K. 6. 3 ;
2 Chr. 3. 4
" ver. 31,
34,37
"IK.?. 15-
21 ; 2 Chr.
3. 17 ; .Ter.
52. 17-23 ;
Rev. 3. 12
■^ ch. 40. 2, 3,
17
y ver. 21, 23 ;
ch. 42. 8
^ ver. 3 ; ch.
40. 9
" 1 K. 6. 2,
17 ; 2 Chr.
3. 3
b ch. 40. 16
'^ ver. 1
rf 1 K. 6. 20
n K. 6. 5
/ Ex. 26. 33,
34 ; Heb.
9. 3-8
" ver. 6-11 ;
1 K. 6. 5
It IK. 6. 6, 10
'porch of the house, and measured
each post of the porch, five cubits
on this side, and five cubits on that
side : and the breadth of the gate
was three cubits on this side, and
three cubits on that side. 49 The
length of the porch was twenty
cubits, and the breadth eleven
cubits ; "evenbythe" steps whereby
they went up to it : and there were
"pillars by the posts, one on this
side, and another on that side.
A 'i And he ^brought me to
T^JL the * temple, and measured
the^j)osts, six cubits broad on the
one side, and six cubits broad on
the other side, which was the
breadth of the '^tabernacle. 2 And
the breadth of the entrance was
ten cubits ; and the ^ sides of the
entrance were five cubits on the
one side, and five cubits on the other
side: and he measured the length
thereof, "forty cubits, and the
breadth, "twenty cubits. 3 Then
went he * inward, and measured
each ''post of the entrance, two
cubits; and the entrance, six cu-
bits ; and the breadth of the
entrance, seven cubits. 4 And he
measured the length thereof,
■* twenty cubits, and the breadth,
twenty cubits, before the ^temple:
and he said unto me. This is the
•''most holy place.
5 Then he measured the wall of
the house, six cubits; and the
breadth of every ''side-chamber,
four cubits, round about the house
on every side. _ 6 And the side-
chambers were in three stories, one
over another, and thirty in order;
and they ''entered into the wall
which belonged to the house for
the side-chambers round about,
that they mi.ght have hold therein,
and not have hold in the wall of
the house. 7 And ^the side-cham-
bers were broader as they encom-
passed the lionse higher and higher ;
for the * encompassing of the house
went higher and higher round
about the house: therefore the
breadth of the house continued up-
ward ; and so one went up from
the lowest chamber to the highest
by the middle chamber. 8 I saw
also ^°that the house had "a raised
« The Sept. has, and by ten steps they &c.
TBeh. tent. See Ex. 26. 22-25. »B.eh. shoulders.
9 Or, there was an enlarging, and a winding
about still upward to the side-chambers ; for the
winding about of the house went still upvjard
round about the house
1" Or, that the house was high round about
11 Heb. height.
843
41.9
EZEKIEL
42.6
Measnrement of the Temple. Description of the Temple. The Chambers of the Conrt
basement round about: the foun-
dations of the side-chambers were
a full reed ^of "six great cubits. 9
The thickness of the wall, which
was for the side-charobers, on the
outside, was five cubits : and that
which was *left was the place of
the side-chambers that belonged to
the house. 10 And between the
" chambers was a breadth of twenty
cubits round about the house on
every side. 11 And the doors of
the side-chambers were toward the
lilace that was ''left, one door toward
the north, and another door toward
the south : and the breadth of the
place that was '' left was five cubits
round about.
12 And the ''building that was
before the •''separate place at the
side toward the west was seventy
cubits broad; and the wall of the
building was five cubits thick
round about, and the length
thereof ninety cubits. 13 So he
Measured the house, a * hundred
cubits long; and the -^separate
place, and the ''building, with the
walls thereof, a ^hundred cubits
long; 14 also the breadth of the
face of the house, and of the •''sepa-
rate place toward the east, a ''hun-
dred cubits.
15 And he measured the length
of the "building before the •'^sepa-
rate place which was at the back
thereof, and the "galleries thereof
on the one side and on the other
side, a hundred cubits; and the
inner temple, and the porches of
the court ; 16 the ' thresholds, and
the * closed windows, and the ' gal-
leries round about on their "'three
stories, over against the threshold,
" ceiled with wood round about, and
from the ground up to the win-
dows (now the windows were cov-
ered), 17 to the space above the
door, even unto the inner house,
and without, and by all the wall
round about within and without,
^by measure. 18 And it was made
with "cherubim and ^'palm-trees;
and a palm-tree was between
cherub and cherub, and every
cherub had two faces ; 1 9 so that
there was the face of a ''man toward
the palm-tree on the one side,
and the face of a young * lion toward
the palm-ti^ee on the other side.
Thus was it made through all the
house round about: 20 from the
1 Or, of six cubits to the joining
s Heb. measures.
<» ch, 40. 5
'' ver. U
' ch. 40. 17
<* ver. 9
' ver. 13, 15 ;
ch. 42. 1
/ver. 13-15;
ch. 42. 1,
10, 13
'J ch. 40. 47
h ver. 16 :
ch. 42. 3, 5
' ver. 25; ch.
10. 18 ; 40.
6 ; Is. 6. 4
k ver. 26 :
ch. 40. 16,
25; IK.
6. 4
I ver. 15
"' ch. 42. 3
" 1 K. 6. 15
" ver. 20, 25 ;
1 K. 6. 2il,
32, 35 ; 7.
36
P ch. 40. 16 ;
2 Chr. 3. 5
'ch. 1. 10;
lU. 14
»■ ver. 18
' ver. 1
' ver. 1 ; ch.
40. 9, 14,
16 ; 1 K. 6.
33
« Ex. 30. 1-3 ;
1 K. 6. 20 ;
Rev. 8. 3
^ ch. 23. 41 ;
44. 16 : Ex.
25. 23, .31) ;
Lev. 24. 6 ;
Mai. 1. 7,
12
'^ ver. 1
'J ver. 4
^ 1 K. 6. 31-
35
" 1 K. 6. 34
'' ver. 18
' ver. 16
<' ver. 16
« ch. 40. 16
/ch. 40.9,48
" ver. 5
A ch. 40. 17,
28, 48 ; 41. 1
» ch. 40. 17,
20
*: ch. 40. 20
' ver. 4 ; ch.
40.17
™ ver. 10, 13 ;
ch. 41. 12
" ch. 41, 12
° ch. 41. 13
P ch. 41. 10
1 ch. 40. 17
"" ver. 5 ; ch.
41. 15, 16
' ch. 46. 19
< ver. 3
« ch. 41. 6
844
ground unto above the door were
'cherubim and ''palm-trees made;
^ thus was the wall of the temple.
2 1 As for the * temple, the door-
' posts were squared ; and as for
the face of the sanctuary, the ap-
pearance thereof y^SiS '*as the appear-
ance of the temple. 22 The "altar
was of wood, three cubits high,
and the length thereof two cubits ;
and ^the corners thereof, and the
length thereof, and the walls thereof,
were of wood : and he said unto
me. This is the " table that is before
J ehovah. 2.3 And the ^ temple and
the * sanctuary had two ^ doors.
24 And the doors had two leaves
apiece, two " turning leaves : two
leaves for the one door, and two
leaves for the other. 25 And there
were made on them, on the doors
of the temple, 'cherubim and 'palni-
trees, like as wei'e made upon the
walls ; and there was a " threshold
of wood '' upon the face of the porch
without. ^ 26 And there were
** closed windows and * palm-trees
on the one side and on the other
side, on the sides of the -''porch:
thus were the "side-chambers of the
house, and the thresholds.
Aiy Then he ''brought me forth
Tl.^ into the 'outer court, the
way * toward the north : and he
brought me into the 'chamber that
was over against the '"separate
place, and which was over against
the ''building toward the north.
2 Before the length of a " hundred
cubits was the^ north door, and the
breadth was fifty cubits. 3 Oyer
against the ^'twenty cubits which
belonged to the inner court, and
over against the '' pavement which
belonged to the outer court, was
'■gallery against gallery 'in the
third story. 4 And before the
■' chambers was a walk of ten cubits'
breadth inward, a way of ®one
cubit ; and their doors were toward
the north. 5 Now the upper cham-
bers were shorter ; for the ' galler-
ies took away fi'om these, more
than from the lower and the mid-
dlemost, in the building. 6 For
they were in ''three stories, and
they had not pillars as the pillars
of the courts : therefore the upper-
most was straitened more than the
3 Another reading: is. And as for the wall of thi
temple, /he (loor-2Msts were squared.
* Or, as the former appearance
5 Or, it had its corners ; and &c.
6 Or, before the porch " Or, in three stories
8 According to Sept. & Syr., a hundred gubits.
42.7
EZEKIEL
43.10
The Chambers of the Conrt. The External Measurement. The Glory of Jehovah fills the House
lowest and the middlemost from
the ground. 7 And the ^"wall
that was without by the side of the
chambers, toward the outer court
before the chambers, the length
thereof was fifty cubits. 8 For the
length of the chambers that wei*e
in the outer court was fifty cubits :
and, lo, before the temple were a
^ hundred cubits. 9 And from un-
der these chambers was the "entry
on the east side, as one goeth into
them from the outer court.
10 In the thickness of the ^'' wall
of the court toward the east, be-
fore the ""sepai-ate place, and before
the building, there were -^chambers.
11 And the ''way before them was
like the appearance of the xvay of
the chambers which were toward
the north; ^according to their
length so was their breadth : and
all their egresses were both accord-
ing to their fashions, and according
to their doors. 1 2 And according
to the doors of the chambers that
were toward the south was a door
at the head of the way, even the
way directly before the ^''wall
|oward the east, as one entereth
into them.
13 Then said he unto me. The
north chambers and the south
chambers, which are before the
' separate place, they are the '^ holy
chambers, where the priests that
are 'near unto Jehovah shall eat
the '" most holy things. : there shall
they lay the most holy things, and
the meal-offering, and the sin-offer-
ing, and the trespass-offering ; for
the place is holy. 14 When the
priests enter in, then shall they
not go out of the holy place into
the outer court, but there they
shall " lay their " garments wherein
they minister ; for they are holy :
and they shall put on other gar-
ments, and shall approach to that
which pertaineth to the people.
15 Now when he had made an
end of measuring the inner house,
he brought me forth by the way of
the ■'' gate whose prospect is toward
the east, and measured it round
about. 16 He measured on the
east ^ side with the measuring reed
five hundred « reeds, with the
measuring reed round about. 17
He measured on the north ^side
five hundred reeds with the meas-
1 Or, fence
- Or, they were as long as they, and as broad as
they 3 Heb. wind.
« ver. 10, 12
b ch. 41. 13,
14
" ch. 44. 5 ;
46. 19
d ver. 7
"^ ver. 1, 13
/ ch. 4U. 17
'J ver. 4
'» ver. 7
' ver. 1, 10
fc Ex, 29. 31 ;
Lev. 7. 6:
10. 13, 14,
17
' ch. 40. 46 ;
Lev. 10. 3 ;
Dt. 21. .■)
'" Lev. 6. 25,
29 ; 14. 13 ;
Num. 18.
9,10
" ch. 44. 19
"Ex. 29. 4-9;
Lev. 8. 7,
13 ; Is. 61.
10; Zech.
3. 4, 5
^ch. 40. 6;
43.1
« ch. 40. 3
»■ ch. 40. 5 ;
Is. 60. 18 ;
Zech. 2. 5
» ch. 45. 2 ;
Eev. 21. 16
t ch. 22. 26 ;
44. 23 ; 48.
15
" ver. 4 ; ch.
10. 19 ; 40.
6; 42.15;
44. 1 ; 46. 1
" ch. 1. 28 ;
3. 23 ; 10.
18, 19 ; Is.
6. 3
^ ch. 11. 23
y ch. 1. 24 ;
Rev. 1. 15 ;
14. 2
- ch. 1. 28 ;
10. 4 ; Rev.
18.1
° ch. 1. 4-28
h ch. 9.1,5;
32. 18 ;
Jar. 1. 10
" ch. 1. 3 ;
10. 20
d Ch. 1. 28 ;
3. 23
* ver. 2; ch.
lU. 19 ; 11.
23
/ch. 3. 14;
8. 3; 11.1,
24 ; 2 Cor.
12. 2-4
■" ch. 10. 4
fe ch. 1. 26
i ch. 1. 26 ;
Ps. 47. 8
k ch. 37. 26,
28
' ch. 6. 5, 13
"' ch. 20. 29,
30
" ch. 8. 3, 16
0 ch. 18. 30,
31
P ver. 7 ; ch.
37. 26-28
1 ch. 40. 4
uring reed round about. 18 He
measured on the south ^side five
hundred reeds with the measuring
reed. 19 He turned about to the
west ^side, and measured five hun-
dred reeds with the measuring reed.
20 He measured it '^on the four
sides : it had a '' wall round about,
the * length five hundred, and the
"breadth five hundred, to make a
'separation between that which was
holy and that which was common.
A O Afterward he brought me
■j^ O to the " gate, even the gate
that looketh toward the east. 2
And, behold, the 'glory of the
God of Israel came from the way
of the *^east: and his "voice was
like the sound of many waters ;
and the earth 'shined with his
glory. 3 And it was according to
the appearance of the "vision which
I saw, even according to the vision
that I saw when I came to ''destroy
the city ; and the visions were like
the vision that I saw by the " river
Chebar ; and I "^ fell upon my face.
4 And the glory of Jehovah came
into the house by the way of the
gate whose prospect is toward the
■'east. 5 And the •''Spirit took me
up, and brought me into the inner
court; and, behold, the ^ glory of
Jehovah filled the house.
6 And I heard one speaking
unto me out of the house ; and a
''rnan stood by me. 7 And he
said unto me, Son of man, this is
the place of my ' throne, and the
place of the soles of my feet, where
I will * dwell in the midst of the
children of Israel for ever. And
the house of Israel shall no more
defile my holy name, neither they,
nor their kings, by their whore-
dorn, and by the /dead bodies of
their kings ^m their "'high places;
8 in their setting of their thresh-
old by my threshold, and their
door-post beside my door-post, and
there was hut the wall between me
and them ; and they have " defiled
my holy name by their abomina-
tions which they have committed :
wherefore I have consumed them
in mine anger. 9 Now let them
"put away their whoredom, and
the dead bodies of their kings, far
from me ; and I will * dwell in the
midst of them for ever.
10 Thou, son of man, *show the
•» Heb. toward the four winds.
'■> Or, according to another reading, in theil
death
845
43.11
EZEKIEL
44.5
Tlie Law of tbe House. Heasnres of tbe Altar. Consecration of the Altar. The Sanctuary not to be profaned
house to the house of Israel, that
they may be "ashamed of their
iniquities ; and let them measure
the ■'pattern. 11 And if they be
ashamed of all that they have done,
make known unto them the form
of the house, and the fashion
thereof, and the * egresses thereof,
and the entrances thereof, and all
the forms thereof, and all the
ordinances thereof, and all the
forms thei-eof, and all the laws
thereof ; and write it " in their
sight; that they may keep the
whole form thereof, and all the
ordinances thereof, and ''do them.
12 This is the law of the house :
upon the top of the " mountain the
wnole limit thereof round about
shall be most holy. Behold, this is
the law of the house.
13 And these are the measures
of the •''altar by cubits (the ^^ cubit
is a cubit and a handbreadth) : the
^bottom shall be a cubit, and the
breadth a cubit, and the border
thereof by the edge thereof round
about a span ; and this shall be the
■* base of the altar. 1 4 And from
the bottom ■'upon the ground to
the lower '' ledge shall be two cu-
bits, and the breadth one cubit ;
and from the lesser ledge to the
greater ledge shall be four cubits,
and the breadth a cubit. 15 And
the ^ upper altar shall be four
cubits ; and from the ^ altar hearth
and upward there shall be four
^ horns. 16 And the altar hearth
shall be twelve cubits long by
twelve broad, * square in the four
sides thereof. 17 And the ledge
shall be fourteen cubits long by
fourteen broad in the four sides
thereof ; and the border about it
shall be half a cubit ; aiid the bot-
tom thereof shall be a cubit round
about ; and the ^ steps thereof shall
"* look toward the east.
18 And he said unto me, " Son of
man, thus saith the Lord .Jehovah :
These are the ordinances of the
altar in the day when they shall
make it, to offer "burnt-offerings
thereon, and to ^sprinkle blood
thereon. 1 9 Thou shalt give to the
priests the Levites that are of the
seed of »Zadok, who are 'near unto
me, to minister unto me, saith the
Loi'd .Jehovah, a 'young bullock
for a 'sin-offering. 20 And thou
1 Or, sum 2 Or, holloio Heb. bosom.
3 Heb. bnrk. i Or, at & Heb. Harel.
6Heb. ^ne/. See Is. 29. 1.
" ver. 11 ;
ch. 16. 61,
63
>> ch. 44. 5
" ch. 12. 3
d ch. 11. 20 ;
36. 27
« ch. 40. 2 ;
42. 20
/Ex. 27.1-8;
2 Chr. 4. 1
9 ch. 40. 5 ;
41. 8
ft ver. 17, 20 ;
ch. 45. 19
i Ex. 27. 2 ;
Lev. 9. 9 ;
1 K. 1. 50 ;
Ps. 118. 27
k Ex. 27. 1
' Ex. 20. 26
"' ch. 40. 6
" ch. 2. 1
« Ex. 40. 29
f Lev. 1. 6,
11 ; Heb. 9.
21,22
9 ch. 40. 46 ;
44. 15 ;
1 K. 2. 35
'' Num. 16. 5,
40
' ver. 23 ;
ch. 45. 18,
19; Lev.
4. 3
t Heb. 7. 27
" ver. 15 ;
Lev. 8. 15 ;
9 9
" ver. 14, 16,
17
^ ver. 22, 26 ;
Lev. 16. 19
y Ex. 29. 14 ;
Lev. 4. 12 ;
Heb. 13. 11
^ ver. 25
" ver. 20, 26
b ch. 45. 18 ;
Ex. 29. 1,
10
<= Ex. 29. 1
d Lev. 2. 13 ;
Num. 18.
19 ; Mk. 9.
49, .50 ; Col.
4.6
« Ex. 29. 35-
37 ; Lev. 8.
33,35
/Lev. 9.1
'■' Lev. 3. 1 ;
17.5
'' ch. 20. 40
' ch. 40. 6,
17 ; 42. 14
fc ch. 43. 2-4
' ch. 34. 24 ;
37. 25
™ Gen. 31.
54 ; Ex. 24.
9 11
" ch. 46. 2,
8-10
" ch. 40. 9
P ch. 40. 20,
40
«ch.l.28;3.
23 ; 43. 4, 5 ;
Is. 6. 3, 4 ;
Hag. 2. 7
'■ ch. 1. 28 ;
43. 3
' ch. 40. 4 ;
Dt. 32. 46
846
shalt take of the blood thereof,
and put on the four "horns of it,
and on the four corners of the
" ledge, and upon the border round
about : thus shalt thou * cleanse it
and make atonement for it. 21
Thou shalt also take the bullock
of the sin-offering, and it shall be
" burnt in the appointed place of
the house, without the sanctuary.
22 And on the second day thou
shalt offer a [ he-goat without blem-
ish for a sin-offering ; and they
shall " cleanse the altar, as they did
cleanse it with the bullock. 2.3
When thou hast made an end of
cleansing it, thou shalt offer a
young ''bullock without blemish,
and a "ram out of the ilock with-
out blemish. 24 And thou shalt
bring them near before Jehovah,
and the priests shall cast ''salt
upon them, and they shall offer
them up for a burnt-offering unto
Jehovah. 25 "Seven days shalt
thou prepare every day a goat for
a sin-offering : they shall also pre-
pare a young bullock, and a i-am
out of the flock, without blemish.
26 Seven days shall they mak^
atonement for the altar and purify
it ; so shall they ^ consecrate it. 27
And when they have accomplished
the days, it shall be that upon the
•''eighth day, and forward, the priests
shall make your burnt-offerings
upon the altar, and your ''peace-
offerings ; and I will '' accept you,
saith the Lord .Jehovah.
A A Then he brought me back
jITI by the way of the 'outer
gate of the sanctuary, which look-
eth toward the east ; and it was
shut. 2 And Jehovah said unto
me. This gate shall be shut : it
shall not be opened, neither shall
any man enter in by it ; for ''.Jeho-
vah, the God of Israel, hath en-
tered in by it ; therefore it shall be
shut. 3 As for the ' prince, he
shall sit therein as prince to '"eat
bread before Jehovah ; he shall
" enter by the way of the " porch of
the gate, and shall go out by the
way of the same.
4 Then he brouglit me by the
way of the '' nortli gate before the
house; and I looked, and, behold,
the "glory of -Jehovah filled the
house of Jehovah : and I ''fell upon
my face. 5 And Jehovah said
unto me, 'Son of man, *'mark well,
? Heb. fill the hands thereof. See Ex. 29. 24.
s Heb. set thy heart upon.
44.6
EZEKIEL
44.26
The Sanctaary not to be profaned. Daties of the levitcs that went astray. Ordinances for the Priests, the Sons of laiuik.
and behold with thine eyes, and
hear with thine ears all that I say
unto thee concerning all the " ordi-
nances of the house of Jehovah,
and all the laws thereof ; and 'mark
well the entrance^ of the house,
with every egress of the sanctuary.
6 And thou shalt say to the
'rebellious, even to the house of
Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : O ye house of Israel, *-" let it
suffice you of all your abomina-
tions, 7 in that ye have brought
in ** foreigners, uncircumcised in
' heart and uncircumcised in flesh,
to be in my sanctuary, to profane
it, even my house, when ye ■'' offer
my bread, the fat and the blood,
and thejf have "broken my cove-
nant, ^to add unto all your abomi-
nations. 8 And ye have not ''kept
the charge of my holy things ; but
ye have set keepers of my charge
in my sanctuary for yourselves.
9 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah,
• No foreigner, uncircumcised in
heart and uncircumcised in flesh,
shall enter into my sanctuary, of
any foreigners that are among the
children of Israel. 10 But the
Levites that went tar from me,
when Israel went astray, that
*went astray from me after their
idols, they shall ' bear their iniq-
uity. 1 1 Yet they shall be "* min-
isters in my sanctuary, having
oversight at the " gates of the
house, and " ministering in the
house : they shall ^ slay tlie burnt-
oflfering and the saci-ifice for the
people, and they shall » stand be-
fore them to minister unto them.
12 Because they ministered unto
them '' before their idols, and be-
came a ■' stumblingblock of iniq-
uity unto the house of Israel ;
therefore have I ' lifted up my
hand against them, saith the Lord
Jehovah, and they shall " bear
their iniquity. 1 3 And they shall
^not come near unto me, to exe-
cute the office of priest unto me,
nor to come near to any of my holy
things, unto the things that are
most holy ; but they shall * bear
their shame, and their abomina-
tions which they have committed.
1 4 Yet will I make them -' keepers
of the charge of the house, for all
the service thereof, and for all that
shall be done therein.
15 But the ^priests the Levites,
the " sone of Zadok, that * kept the
1 Heb. sei tky heart upon. 2 Or, in all
" ch. 43. 10,
U ; Dt. 12.
32
i> ch. 2. 5-7 ;
3. 9
" oil. 4.5. 9 ;
1 Pet. 4. 3
d Ex. 12.
43-49
« Lev. 26. 41 ;
Dt. 10. 16 ;
Jer. 4. 4;
9. 20
/Lev. 22. 25
» Gen. 17. 14
hNum. 18. 7
• ver. 7 ;
Joel 3. 17 ;
Zech. 14.
21
t ver. 12 ;
ch. 22. 26 ;
2K. 23.8,9
' Num. 18.
23
"' Num. 3. 5-
37 ; 4. 1-33 ;
18. 2-6
" 1 Chr. 26.
1-19
" ver. 14 ;
ch. 40. 45
•P 2 Chr. 29.
34 ; 30. 17
« Num. 16.9
>" 2 K. 16. 10-
16; Hos. 4.
6;5.1
« ch. 14. 3, 4
< ch. 20. 15,
23
" ver. 10
" Num. 18. 3
^ ch. 16. 61,
63 ; 39. 26
y ver. 11 ;
Num. 18.
4 ; 1 Chr.
23. 28-32
' Jer. 33. 18-
22
" ch. 40. 46 ;
43. 19 ; 48.
11
b ch. 40. 45 ;
Num. IS. 7
' ver. 10 ;
ch. 48. 11
d Zech. 3.
1,7
' ver. 7 ;
Lev. 3. 16,
17
/Lev. 17. 5,6
" Num. 18. 5,
7,8
h ch. 41. 22 ;
MaM.7,12
i Ex. 28. 42,
43 ; 39. 27-
29; Rev.
19.8
fc ch. 24. 17,
23 ; Ex. 28.
40 ; Is. 3. 20
I Ex. 28. 42
™-ch. 42. 14;
Lev. 6. 10 ;
16. 4, 23. 24
" ch. 46. 20 ;
Lev. 6. 27
" Lev. 21. 5
P Num. 6. 5
« Lev. 10. 9
»" Lev. 21. 7,
13,14
' ch. 22. 26 ;
Lev. 10. 10,
U ; Hos. 4.
6 ; Mic. 3.
9-11; Zeph.
3. 4 ; Hag.
2. 11-13 ;
Mai. 2. G-8
847
charge of my sanctuary when the
children of Israel " went astray
from me, they shall come near to
me to minister unto me ; and they
shall •* stand before me to offer
unto me the "fat and the -^ blood,
saith the Lord Jehovah : 1 6 they
shall ^ enter into my sanctuary,
and they shall come near to my
''table, to minister unto me, and
they shall keep my charge. 17
And it shall be that, when they
enter in at the gates of the inner
court, they shall be clothed with
' linen garments ; and no wool
shall come upon them, wliile they
minister in the gates of the inner
court, and ^ ^vithin. 18 They shall
have linen * tires upon their heads,
and shall have ' linen breeches
upon their loins ; they shall not
gii"d themselves with anything that
causeth sweat. 1 9 And when they
go forth into the outer court, even
into the outer court to the people,
they shall '" put off their garments
wherein they minister, and lay
them in the holy chambers ; and
they shall put on other garments,
that they " sanctify not the people
with their garments. 20 Neither
shall they "shave their heads, nor
p suffer their locks to grow long ;
they shall only cut off the hair of
their heads. 21 Neither shall any
of the priests drink « wine, when
they enter into the inner court.
22 Neither shall they take for
their wives a ^ widow, nor her that
is '■put away ; but they shall take
virgins of tne seed of the house
of Israel, or a widow that is the
widow of a priest. 23 And they
shall teach my people the * differ-
ence between the hol.y and the
common, and cause them to dis-
cern between the unclean and the
clean. 24 And in a controversy
' they shall stand to judge ; accord-
ing to mine ordinances shall they
judge it : and they shall keep my
laws and my statutes in all my
"appointed feasts; and they shall
'hallow my sabbaths. 25 And
they shall go in to no ^ dead person
to defile themselves ; but for father,
or for mother, or for son, or for
daughter, for brother, or for sister
that hath had no husband, they
may defile themselves. 26 And
'Dt. 17. 8, 9; 19.17; 21.5; 1 Chr. 23. 4; 2 Chr. 19.
8-10 '^ Lev. 23. 2, 4, 44 "ch. 20.12, 20 ^Lev. 21.1-3
3 Or, in the house
44.27
EZEKIEL
45.17
The Priests' Inheritance, land set apart for the Priests, Levites, and Prince. Duties of Rnlers. The People's Offerings
after he is "cleansed, they shall
reckon unto him seven days. 27
And in the day that he goeth into
the sanctuary, into the * inner
court, to minister in the sanctuary,
he shall offer his "sin-offering,
saith the Lord Jehovah.
28 And they shall have an in-
heritance : ** I am their inheritance ;
and ye shall give them no posses-
sion in Israel ; I am their posses-
sion. 29 They shall " eat the
meal-offering, and the sin-offering,
and the trespass-offering ; and
every •''devoted thing in Israel
shall be theirs. 30 And the first
of all the ^ first-fruits of every
thing, and every ^ oblation of every-
thing, of all your oblations, shall
be for the priest : ye shall also
give unto the priests the ''first of
your ^ dough, to cause a ^blessing
to rest on thy house. 31 The
priests shall not eat of anything
that *dieth of itself, or is torn,
whether it be bird or beast.
A pT Moreover, when ye shall
^i-^J 'divide by lot the land for
inheritance, ye shall offer an '"obla-
tion unto Jehovah, ^a "holy por-
tion of the land ; the length shall
be the length of five and twenty
thousand "reeds, and the breadth
shall be /ten thousand: it shall
be holy in all the border thereof
round about. 2 Of this there shall
be for the holy place * five hundred
in length by five hundred in
breadth, square round about ; and
fifty cubits for the ^ suburbs thereof
round about. 3 And of this meas-
ure shalt thou measure a length of
five and twenty thousand, and a
breadth of ten thousand : and * in
it shall be the sanctuary, which is
most holy. 4 It is a *■ holy portion
of the land ; it shall be for the
* priests, the ministers of the sanc-
tuary, that * come near to minister
unto Jehovah ; and it shall be a
place for their houses, and a holy
place for the sanctuary. 5 And
five and twenty thousand in
length, and ten thousand in
breadth, shall be unto the "Levites,
the ministers of the house, for a
possession unto themselves, for
® twenty chambers. 6 And ye
shall appoint the possession of
the " city five thousand broad, and
five and twenty thousand long,
1 Or, heai)e-offering 2 Or, coarse menl
3 Heb. holiness. * The Sept. has, twenty.
5 Or, open space
6 The Sept. has, cities to dwell in.
"^ Num. 19.
13-19
b ver. 17
" Lev. 6. 3,
6 ; Isum.
6. 9-11
d Num. 18.
20 ; Dt. 10.
9 ; 18. 1, 2 ;
Josh. 13. .33
' Num. 18. y,
14; Josh.
13.14
/Lev. 27.21,
23
" Num. 18.
12 ; 2 Chr.
31.4-6,10;
Neh. 10.
35-37
ft Num. 15.
20, 21
i MaL 3. 10
^ ch. 4. 14 ;
Lev. 22.8;
Dt. 14. 21
I ch. 47. 21 ;
48. 29 ;
Num. 34.
13; Josh.
13. 7 ; 14. 3
"' ch. 48. 8, 9
» Zech. 14.
20, 21
o ver. 2 ; ch.
42.16
P ch. 42.
16-20
9 ch. 48. 10
*■ ver. 1
« ch. 48. 10,
11
t ch. 40. 45 ;
43. 19 ;
Num. 16. 5
« ch. 48. 13
"ch. 48. 1.5-
18, 30-35
* ch. 34. 24 ;
37. 24 ; 46.
16-18; 43.
21
y ch. 19. 7 ;
22. 27 ; 46.
18 ; Is. 11.
3-5 ; Jer.
23.5
^ Josh. 11.
23
« ch. 44. 6
b ch. 7. 11,
23 ; 8. 17 ;
Jer. 6. 7
« Jer. 22. 3 ;
Zech. 8. 16
d Neh. 5. 1-5
« Lev. 19. 36 ;
Dt. 25. 15 ;
Prov. 16.
11 ; Am. 8.
4-6; Mic.
6. 10, 11
/Is. 5. 10
0 Ex. 30. 13 ;
Lev. 27. 25 ;
Num. 3. 47
ft ver. 17
i Lev. 1. 4 ;
6. 30
k Ex. 30. 14,
15
' Is. 16. 1
"'ch.46. 4-12
" 1 K. 8. 64 ;
1 Chr. 16.
2; 2 Chr.
31. 3
" Lev. 23.
1-44 ; Num.
28. 1-29. 39
P Is. 66. 23
848
side hj side with the oblation of
the holy portion : it shall be for
the whole house of Israel. 7 And
lolixiUoever is for the ''prince shail
be on the one side and on the other
side of the holy oblation and of
the possession of the city, in front
of the holy oblation and in front
of the possession of the city, on
the west side westward, and on
the east side eastward ; and in
length answerable unto one of the
portions, fi'om the west border
unto the east border. 8 '' In the
land it shall be to him for a pos-
session in Israel : and my princes
shall no more ^ oppress my people ;
but they shall give the land to the
house of Israel ^ according to their
tribes.
9 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
"Let it sutfice you, O princes of
Israel : remove * violence and spoil,
and " execute justice and right-
eousness ; take away your ® "* exac-
tions from my people, saith the
Lord Jehovah. 10 Ye shall have
''just balances, and a just -^ephah,
and a just •''bath. 11 The ephah
and the bath shall be of one meas-
ure, that the bath may contain the
tenth part of a ^ homer, and the
ephah the tenth part of a homer :
the measure thereof shall be after
the homer. 12 And the *' shekel
shall be twenty ^ gerahs ; twenty
shekels, five and twenty shekels,
fifteen shekels, shall be your
maneh.
13 This is the oblation that ye
shall offer : the sixth part of an
ephah from a homer of wheat ; and
ye shall give the sixth part of an
ephah from a homer of barley^ ; 1 4
and the set portion of oil, of the
bath of oil, the tenth part of a
bath out of the cor, which is ten
baths, even a homer (for ten baths
are a homer); 15 and one lamb
of the flock, out of two hundred,
from the well-watered loastures of
Israel ; — for a ''meal-offering, and
for a burnt-offering, and for peace-
offerings, to 'make atonement for
them, saith the Lord Jehovah. 16
*A11 the people of the land ^ shall
give unto this oblation for the
' prince in Israel. 17 And it shall
be the '"prince's part to give the
" burnt-offerings, and the meal-
offerings, and the drink-offerings,
in the "feasts, and on the ^new
7 Or, As touching s Heb. expulsions.
9 Heb. shall be for.
45.18
EZEKIEL
46.13
Offerings in tlie First Montli; at tiie Passover; on tlie Sai)batli and tlie New Moon. Other Regulations concerning Offerings
moons, and on the sabbaths, in all
the appointed feasts of the house
of Israel : he shall prepare the sin-
offering, and the meal-otfering, and
the bvirnt-offering, and the '* peace-
offerings, to make atonement for
the house of Israel.
18 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
In the ''first month, in the "first
day of the month, thou shalt take
a young bullock ''without blem-
ish ; and thou shalt " cleanse the
sanctuary. 19 And the priest
shall take of the blood of the sin-
offering, and put it upon the door-
posts of the liouse, and upon the
•^four corners of the Pledge of
the altar, and upon the posts of ohe
gate of the inner court. 20 And
so thou shalt do on the enth
day of the month for every one
that ''erreth, and for him that is
simple : so shall ye make * atone-
ment for the house.
21 In the first month, in the four-
teenth day of the month, ye shall
have the '" passover, a feast of seven
days ; unleavened bread shall be
eaten. 22 And upon that day shall
the prince prepare for himself and
for all the people of the land a
' bullock for a sin-offering. 23 And
the "'seven days of the feast he
shall prepare a "burnt-offering to
Jehovah, " seven bullocks and seven
ram's without blemish daily the
seven days ; and a he-goat daily
for a sin-offering. 24 And he shall
prepare a ^ meal-offering, an ephah
for a bullock, and an cphah for a
ram, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
25 In the « seventh month, in the
fifteenth day of the month, in the
feast, shall he do the like the seven
days ; according to the sin-offering,
according to the burnt-offering,
and according to the meal-offer-
ing, and according to the oil.
A f^ Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
rt \J vah : The '' gate of the * inner
court that looketh toward the east
shall be *shut the six "working
days ; but on the '' sabbath day it
shall be opened, and on the day of
the ^ new moon it shall be opened.
2 And the ^prince shall enter by
the way of the ^ porch of the gate
without, and shall stand by_ the
^post of the gate ; and the priests
shall prepare his burnt-offering and
his peace-offerings, and he shall
worship at the threshojd of the
gate : then he shall go loi'th ; but
the gate shall not be "shut until
the evening. 3 And the ''people
of the land shall worship at the
door of that gate before Jehovah
on the sabbaths and on the "^new
moons. 4 And the "* burnt-offering
that the prince shall offer unto Je-
hovah shall be on the sabbath day
" six lambs without blemish and a
ram without blemish ; 5 and the
•''meal-offering shall be an ephah
for the ram, and the meal-offering
for the lambs as he is ^ able to give,
and a hin of oil to an ephah.
6 And on the day of the ''new
moon it shall be a young bullock
without blemish, and six lambs,
and a ram ; they shall be without
blemish : 7 and he shall prepare a-
* meal-offering, an ephah for the
bullock, and an ephah for the ram,
and for the lambs according as ^ he
is *able, and a hin of oil to an
ephah, 8 And when the 'prince
shall enter, he shall go in by the
way of the 'porch of the gate,
and he shall go forth by the way
thereof.
9 But when the people of the
land shall come "'before Jehovah
in the appointed feasts, he that
entereth Dy the way of the north
gate to worship shall go forth by
the way of the south gate ; and he
that entereth by the way of the
south gate shall go forth by the
way of the north gate : he shall
not return by the way of the gate
whereby he came in, but shall go
forth straight before him. 10 And
the prince, when they go in, shall
go in "in the midst of them ; and
when they go forth, they shall go
forth together. 1 1 And in the ° feasts
and in the '^ solemnities the ^ meal-
offering shall be an ephah for a
bullock, and an ephah for a ram,
and for the lambs as he is * able to
give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
12 And when the prince shall pre-
pare a '"freewill-offering, a burnt-
offering or peace-offerings as a
freewill-offering unto Jehovah, one
shall *open for him the gate that
looketh toward the east ; and he
shall prepare his burnt-offering and
his peace-offerings, as he doth on
the 'sabbath day: then he shall
go' forth ; and after his going forth
one shall shut the gate.
13 And thou shalt prepare a
" lamb a year old without blemish
for a burnt-offering unto Jehovah
1 Heb. his hand shall attain unto.
2 Or, appointed feasts
46.14
EZEKIEL
47.10
The Continoal Burnt -sffering. The Prince's Right to bestow Clifts. The Boiling-places. Healing Waters from the Temple
daily : " morning by morning shalt
thou prepare it. 14 And thou
shalt prepare a meal-offering with
it morning by morning, the * sixth
part of an ephah, and the third
Ijart of a hin of oil, to ^moisten the
hne flour ; a meal-offering unto Je-
hovah continually by a perpetual
ordinance. 15 Thus ohall they
prepare the lamb, and the meal-
offering, and the oil, morning by
morning, for a "^ continual burnt-
offering.
16 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
If the prince give a ''gift unto any
of his sons, it is his inheritance, it
shall belong to his sons ; it is their
possession by inheritance. 1 7 But
if he give of his inheritance a gift
to one of his servants, it shall be
his to the " year of liberty ; then it
shall retvirn to the prince ; but as
for his inheritance, it shall be for
his sons. 18 Moreover the prince
shall •'^not take of the people's in-
heritance, to -^thrust them out of
their possession ; he shall give in-
heritance to his sons out of his own
possession, that my people be not
'' scattered every man from his pos-
session.
1 9 Then he brought me through
the 'entry, which was at the side
of the gate, into the *holy cham-
bers for the priests, which looked
toward the north : and, behold,
there was a place on the hinder
part westward. 20 And he said
unto me. This is the place where
the priests shall boil the ' trespass-
offering and the sin-offering, a?id
where they shall "'bake the meal-
offering ; that they bring them not
forth into the outer court, to " sanc-
tify the people. 2 1 Then he brought
me forth into the outer court, and
caused me to pass by the four cor-
ners of the court ; and, behold, in
every corner of the court there was
a court. 22 In the four corners of
the court there were courts ^in-
closed, forty cubits long and thirty
broad : these four in the corners
were of one measure. 23 And there
was a* wall round about in them,
round about the four, and boiling-
places were made under the ^ walls
round about. 24 Then said he uhto
me. These are the boiling-houses,
where the ° ministers of the house
shall p boil the sacrifice of the peo-
ple.
1 Or, mix with 2 Heb. oppress.
s Or, joined on * Heb. row. ^ Heb. rows.
°- Is. 50. 4
(- Num. 28. 5
''Ex.29. 42;
Num. 28. 6
d 2 Chi-. 21. 3
« Lev. 2.^. 10
/ ch. 45. 8 ;
Is. U. 3, 4
9 ch. 22. 27 ;
1 K. 21. 19 ;
Mic. 2. 1, 2
h ch. 34. 3-6,
21
'■ ch. 42. 9 ;
44. 5
t ch. 42. 13
I ch. 44. 2d ;
2 Chr. 35.
13
™ Lev. 2. 4-7
" ch. 44. 19
" ch. 44. 11
V ver. 20
9 ch. 41. 2,
23-25
"■ Ps. 46. 4 ;
Is. 30. 25 ;
55. 1 ; Jer.
2. 13 ; Joel
3. 18;
Zech. 13.
1 ; 14. 8 ;
Rev. 22. 1,
17
» ver. 12
«ch. 44. 4
" ch. 44. 1, 2
" ch. 40. 3
' Is. 11. 9 ;
Hab. 2. 14
= c]i. 8. G;
40. 4 ; 44. 5
" ver. 12 ;
Is. 60. 13,
21 ; 61. 3
6 Dt. 3. 17 ;
Is. 35. 6, 7 ;
41. 17-19 ;
44. 3
" Josh. 3. 16
d Is. 12. 3 ;
55. 1 ; Jn.
4. 14: 7. 37,
38; Rev.
21. 7
' Mt. 4. 19 :
13. 47 ; Lk.
5. 10
/Gen. 14.7;
Josh. 15.
62 ; 1 S. 23.
29 ; 24. 1 : 2
Chr. 20. 2
9 ch. 26. 5, 14 I
850
A 'T And he brought me back
J^ I unto the * door of the house ;
and, behold, 'waters issued out
from * under the threshold of the
house eastward (for the forefront
of the house was toward the east) ;
and the waters came down from
under, from the right side of the
house, on the south of the altar.
2 Then he brought me out by the
way of the ' gate northward, and
led me round by the way without
unto the outer gate, by the way of
the '^gate that looketh toward the
east; and, behold, there "I'an out
waters on the right side.
3 When the " man went forth east-
ward with the line in his hand, he
measured a thousand cubits, and
he cau.sed me to pass through the,
waters, waters that were to the
ankles. 4 Again he measured a
thousand, and caused me to pass
through the waters, waters that
were to the knees. Again he meas-
ured a thousand, and caused me to
pass through the waters, waters that
were to the loins. 5 Afterward he
measured a thousand ; and it was a
river that I could not pass through ;
for the waters Avere risen, waters to
swim in, a -^ river that could not be
passed through.
6 And he said unto me, ^ Son of
man, hast thou 'seen thisi Then
he brought me, and caused me to
return to the bank of the river.
7' Now when I had returned, be-
hold, upon the bank of the river
\vere very many " trees on the one
side and on the other. 8 Then said
he unto me. These waters issue
forth toward the eastern region,
and shall go down into the * Ara-
bah ; and they shall go toward the
sea ; into the '' sea shall the watei's
go which were made to issue forth ;
and the waters shall be healed.
9 And it shall come to pass, that
every living creature which swarm-
eth, in every place whither the
' rivers come, shall live ; and there
shall be a very great multitude of
fish ; for these waters are come
thither, ^and the waters of the sea
shall be healed, and ''everything
shall live whithersoever the river
cometh. 10 And it shall come to
pass, that " fishers shall stand by
it : from -^En-gedi even unto En-
eglaim shall be a place for the
^ spreading of nets ; their fish shall
6 Or, trickled forth ? Heb. two rivers.
8 Or, that all things may be healed and live
47.11
EZEKIEL
48.11
The Boundaries and Division of the land. Portions of Seven Tribes. Portions of the Priests
be after their kinds, as the fish of
the "great sea, 'exceeding mans^.
11 But the miry places thereof,
and the marshes thereof, shall not
be healed ; they shall be \given up
to " salt. 1 2 And '' by the river upon
the bank thereof, on this side and
on that side, shall grow every " tree
for food, whose •'leaf shall not
wither, neither shall the fruit
thereof fail : it shall bring forth
^new fruit every month, because
the waters thereof issue out of the
sanctuary ; and the fruit thereof
shall be for food, and the "leaf
thereof for healing.
13 Thus saith the Lord Jeho-
vah : This shall be the '' border,
whereby ye shall divide the land
for inheritance according to the
twelve tribes of Israel : Joseph
shall have two 'portions. 14 And
ye shall inherit it, one as well as
another ; for I * *^ sware to give it
unto your fathers : and this land
shall fall unto you for inheritance.
1 5 And this shall be the border
of the land : On the ' north side,
from the '" great sea, by the way of
"Hethlon, unto the entrance of
"Zedad; 16 ^ Hamath, Berothah,
Sibraim, which is between the bor-
der of * Damascus and the border
of Hamath ; "^Hazer-hatticon, which
is by the border of '' Hauran. 1 7
And the border from the sea, shall
be *Hazar-enon at the border of
' Damascus ; and on the north
northward is the border of 'Ha-
math. This is the north side. 18
And the " east side, between " Hau-
ran and ''Damascus and ^Gilead
and the land of Israel, shall be the
^ Jordan ; from the north border,
unto the east sea shall ye measure.
This is the east side. 1 9 And the
"south side southward shall be
from *Tamar as far as the waters
of " Meriboth-kadesh, to the '^ brook
of Egypt, unto the " great sea. This
is the south side southward. 20
And the -^west side shall be the
" great sea, from the south border as
far as over against the ''entrance
of '■ Hamath. This is the west side.
21 So shall ye divide this land
unto you according to the tribes
of Israel. 22 And it shall come
to pass, that ye shall divide it by
*lot for an inheritance unto you
and to the ' strangers that sojourn
1 Or, given for salt 2 Heb. first-fruits.
3 Heb. lifted up my hand.
* Or, the middle Haser.
"■ ver. 15 ;
ch, 48. 28 ;
Num. 34.
6 ; Ps. 104.
25
b Lk. 5. 6-9 ;
.Ju. 21. 6
" Dt. 21). 23
i' ver. 7 ;
Rev. 22. 2
" Gen. 2. 9
/Ps. 1. 3;
Jer. 17. 8
f Rev. 22. 2
ft Num. 34.
2-12
' ch. 48. 4,
5 ; Gen. 48.
5 ; 49. 2«
*ch. 20. 6;
Dt. 1. 8
' Num. 34.
7-9
'" ver. 10, 19
" ch. 48. 1
"Num. 34. 8
V ver. 17, 20 ;
ch.48. 1;
Num. 13.
21 ; Is. 10.
9; Zech.
9.2
9 ver. 17, 18 ;
ch. 48. 1 ;
Gen. 14. 15
"" ver. 18
» ch. 48. 1
< ver. Ifi
" Num. 34.
10-12
" ver. 16
^ ver. 16
y Gen. 37.
25 ; Jer. 50.
19
' Gen. 13.
10, 11
" Num. 34.
3-5
b ch. 48. 28
" Dt. 32. 51
d Num. 34.
5; IK. 8.
65 ; Is. 27.
12
" ver. 10, 15
/Num. 34. 6
•J ver. 10, 15
ft ch. 48.1;
Judg. 3. 3;
2Chr.7.S;
Am. 6. 14
i ver. 16
fc Num. 26.
55, 56
Us. 14. 1;
56. 6, 7
"' Acts 11.
18 ; 15. 9 ;
Eph. 2. 12-
14; 3. 6;
Col. 3. 11
" Ex. 1. 1
0 ch. 47. 15
P ch. 47. 20
9 ch. 47. 16
>• ch. 47. 17
" ch. 47. 16
t Josh. 19.
40-48
" Josh. 19.
24-31
" Josh. 19
32-39
^ Josh. 13.
29-31; 17.
1-11
y Josh. 16.
5-9; 17.8-
10, 14-18
"^ Josh. 13.
1,5-21
" Josh. 15.
1-63 ; 19. 9
851
among you, who shall beget chil-
dren among you ; and they shall
be unto you as the home-born
among the children of Israel ; they
shall have '"inheritance with you
among the tribes of Israel. 23 And
it shall come to pass, that in what
tribe the stranger sojourneth, there
shall ye give him his inheritance,
saith the Lord Jehovah.
A O Now " these are the names
jt O of the tribes : From the
north end, beside the way of " Heth-
Ion to the ^ entrance of « Hamath,
*■ Hazar-enan at the border of ' Da-
mascus, northward beside Hamath
(and they shall have their sides east
and west), *Dan, one jportion. 2
And by the border of Dan, from
the east side unto the west side,
" Asher, one ijor^'iow. 3 And by the
border of Asher, from the east side
even unto the west side. "Naph-
tali, one jiortion. 4 Ana by the
boi-der of Naphtali, from the east
side unto the west side, ^Manas-
seh, one vortion. 5 And by the
border of Manasseh, from the east
side unto the west side, ^ Ephraim,
one vortion. 6 And by the border
of Ephraim, from the east side
even unto the west side, ^Beuben,
one portion. 7 And by the bordei
of Reuben, from the east side unto
the west side, " Judah, one 2}ortion.
8 And by the border of Judah,
from the east side unto the west
side, shall be the * oblation which
ye shall offer, five and twenty
thousand feeds in breadth, and in
length as one of the portions, from
the east side unto the west side :
and the " sanctuary shall be in the
midst of it. 9 The oblation that
ve shall offer unto Jehovah shall
be five and twenty thousand reeds
in length, and ten thousand in
breadth. 10 And for these, even
for the "* priests, shall be the holy
oblation ; toward the north five
and twenty thousand in length, and
toward the west ten thousand in
breadth, and toward the east ten
thousand in breadth, and toward
the south five and twenty thou-
sand in length : and the " sanctuary
of Jehovah shall be in the midst
thereof. 11 ^ It shall be for the
priests that are sanctified of the
■''sons of Zadok, that have kept
b ch. 45. 1-3 " ch. 45. 3, 4 ; Is. 12. 6 ; 33. 20-22 d ch.
44. 28 ; 45. 4 « ver. 8 / ch. 40. 46 ; 44. 15
5 Or, The sanctified portion shall iM for tlu
priests of the sons &c.
48.12
EZEKIEL
48.35
Portions of the levites, the City, and tlie Prince. Portions of the Other Five Tribes, fiatcs of the City
my charge, that went not astray
when the children of Israel went
astray, as the " Levites went astray.
12 And it shall be unto them an
oblation from the oblation of the
land, a thing most ''holy, by the
border of the Levites.
13 And answerable unto the
" border of the priests, the Levites
shall have five and twenty thou-
sand in length, and ten thousand
in breadth : all the length shall be
five and twenty thousand, and the
breadth ten thousand. 14 And
they shall "* sell none of it, nor ex-
change it, nor shall the " first-fruits
of the land be alienated ; for it is
holy unto Jehovah.
15 And the five thousand that
are left in the breadth, in front
of the five and twenty thousand,
shall be for -^common use, for the
city, for dwelling and for " suburbs ;
and the city shall be in the midst
thereof. 1 6 And these shall be the
measures thereof : the north side
"■four thousand and five hundred,
and the south side four thousand
and five hundred, and on the east
side four thousand and five hun-
dred, and the west side four thou-
sand and five hundred. 17 And
the city shall have ' suburbs : to-
ward the north two hundred and
fifty, and toward the south two
hundred and fifty, and toward the
east two hundred and fifty, and
toward the west two hundred and
fifty. 18 And the residue in the
length, answerable unto the holy
* oblation, shall be ten thousand
eastward, and ten thousand west-
ward ; and it shall be answerable
unto the holy oblation ; and the
increase thereof shall be for food
unto them that labor in the city.
19 And they that labor in the
city, out of ' all the tribes of Israel,
shall till it. 20 All the oblation
shall be five and twenty thousand
by five and twenty thousand : ye
shall offer the holy oblation '"four-
square, with the possession of the
city.
2 1 And the " residue shall be for
the prince, on the one side and on
the other of the holy oblation and
of the possession of the city ; in
front of the five and twenty thou-
sand of the oblation toward the
east border, and westward in front
of the five and twenty thousand
toward the west border, answerable
" ch. 44. 10,
12
b ch. 45. 4
" ch. 45. 3
J Lev. 25.
32-34
" ch. 44. 30
/ch. 42. 20;
45.6
" ch. 45. 2
ft Rev. 21. 16
' ch. 45. 2
*-■ ver. 8
' ch. 45. 6
'" ver. 16
" ver. 22 ;
ch. 34. 24;
45.7
" ver. 8, 10
P ver. 1-7
1 Josh. 18.
21-28
" Josh. 19.
1-9
» Josh. 19.
17-23
t Josh. 19.
10-16
" .Josh. 13.
24-28
"ch. 47. 19:
Gen. 14. 7;
2 Chr. 20. 2
^ ch. 47. 19
y ch. 47. 10,
15, 19, 20
^ Ch. 47. 13-
2P
fc ver. 32, 33,
34
" Rev. 21.
12,13
d Jer. 23. 6 ;
33.16
' ch. 35. 10 ;
Is. 12. 6; 14.
32 ; 24. 23 ;
Jer. 3. 17 ;
8. 19 ; 14.
9 ; Joel 3.
21; Zech.
2. 10 ; Rev.
21. 3 ; 22. 3
unto the portions, it shall be for
the prince : and the holy " oblation
and the "sanctuary of the house
shall be in the midst thereof. 22
Moreover from the possession of
the Levites, and from the posses-
sion of the city, being in the midst
of that which is the prince's, be-
tween the border of Judah and the
border of Benjamin, it shall be for
the prince.
23 And as for the ^rest of the
tribes : from the east side unto the
west side, * Benjamin, one poi^tion.
24 And by the border of Benjamin,
from the east side unto the west
side, ''Simeon, one jwrtion. 25 And
by the border of Simeon, from the
east side unto the Avest side, ' Issa-
char, one 2iortion. 26 And by the
border of Issachar, from the east
side unto the west side, 'Zebulun,
one portion. 27 And by the border
of Zebulun, from the east side unto
the west side, "Gad, one portion.
28 And by the border of Gad, at
the south side southward, the bor-
der shall be even from " Tamar unto
the waters of -^ Meribath-kadesh, to
the ''brook of Egypt, unto the
■'great sea. 29 This is the ^land
which ye shall divide by lot unto
the tribes of Israel for inheritance,
and these are their several portions,
saith the Lord Jehovah.
30 And these are the "egresses
of the city : On the * nortn side
four thousand and five hundred
reeds by measure; 31 and the
gates of the city shall be after the
" names of the tribes of Israel, three
gates northward : the gate of Reu-
ben, one ; the gate of Judah, one ;
the gate of Levi, one. 32 And at
the east side four thousand and
five hundred reeds, and three gates :
even the gate of Joseph, one ; the
gate of Benjamin, one ; the gate of
Dan, one. 33 And at the south
side four thousand and five hun-
dred reeds by measure, and three
gates : the gate of Simeon, one ;
the gate of Issachar, one ; the gate
of Zebulun, one. 34 At the west
side four thousand and five hun-
dred reeds, with their three gates :
the gate of Gad, one ; the gate of
Asher, one ; the gate of Naphtali,
one. ' 35 It shall be eighteen thou-
sand reeds round about : and the
'^name of the city from that day
shall be, ^ " Jehovah is there.
1 Heb. Jehovah-sfiammah.
852
THE BOOK OF
DANIEL
Daniel and his Three Friends refuse to tdke the King's Food. They excel in Body and in Spirit
Iln the third year of the reign
of " Jehoiakini king of Judah
came * Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon unto Jerusalem, and be-
sieged it. 2 And the ''Lord gave
Jehoiakim king of Judah into his
hand, with part of the '' vessels_ of
the house of God ; and he carried
them into the land of "Shinar to
the house of his god : and he
brought the vessels into the treas-
ure-house of his ■''god. 3 And the
king spake unto Ashpenaz the
"master of his eunuchs, that he
should bring in certain of the chil-
dren of Israel, even of the ''seed
royal and of the nobles ; 4 youths
in whom was ' no blemish, but well-
favored, and * skilful in all wisdom,
and endued with knowledge, and
understanding science, and such
as had 'ability to stand in the
king's palace ; and that he should
teach tnem the ™ learning and the
" tongue of the " Chaldeans. 5 And
the king appointed for them a daily
portion of the ^ king's dainties, and
of the wine which he drank, and
that they should be nourished
« three years ; that at the end
thereof they should ''stand before
the king. 6 Now among these
were, of the children of Judah,
'Daniel, Hananiah, Misha,el, and
Azariah. 7 And the 'prince of
the eunuchs gave names unto
them : unto Daniel he gave the
name of " Belteshazzar ; and to
Hananiah, of " Shadrach ; and to
Mishael, of '' Meshach ; and to Aza-
riah, of " Abed-nego.
8 But Daniel purposed in his
heart that he would not * defile
himself with the 2/ king's dainties,
nor with the ^wine which he
drank : therefore he requested of
the prince of the eunuchs that he
might not defile himself. 9 Now
God made Daniel to find "kind-
ness and compassion in the sight
of the prince of the eunuchs.
" 2 K. 24. 1 ;
2 Chr. 36.
5, 6
f> Jer. 25. 1 ;
62. 12, 28-30
" ch. 2. 37,
38 ; Is. 42.
24
d ch. 5. 2 ;
2 Chr. 36.
7 ; Jer. 27.
19, 20
« Gen. 10.
10; 11. 2;
Is. 11. 11;
Zech. 6. 11
/Jer. 60. 2;
61. 44
B ver. 7
'<■ 2 K. 24. 14 ;
Is. 39. 7
< 2 S. 14. 25
* ver. 17 ;
ch. 9. 22
' ver. 19
"' ver. 20
" ch. 2. 4 ;
Is. 36. 11 ;
Jer. 5. 15
" ch. 2. 2, 4,
6, 10 ; 3. 8 ;
4. 7 ; 5. 7,
11,30; 9. 1
■P ver. 8
« ver. 18
'' ver. 19 ;
1 S. 16. 22 ;
Jer. 15. 1
' Ezek. 14.
14, 20 ; 28.
3 ; Mt. 24.
16
' ver. 3, 10,
11,18
" ch. 2. 26 ;
4. 8 ; 5. 12
'" ch. 2. 49 ;
3. 12
^ Lev. 11. 47 ;
Ezek. 4. 13,
14 ; Hos. 9.
3, 4
y ver. 5 ; Ps.
141. 4
^ ch. 5. 4 ;
Dt. 32. 38
" Job 5. 16,
10; Ps. 106.
46 ; Prov.
10.7
* ver. 7
" ver. 16
d Ex. 23. 26 ;
Prov. 10. 22
" ver. 12
/ ver. 20 ;
ch. 2. 21,
23 ; 1 K. 3.
12, 28 ; Job
32. 8
^ch. 2. 19;
7. 1 ; 8. 1
^ ver. 6
» ver. 3, 7
853
10 And the * prince of the eu-
nuchs said unto Daniel, I fear
my lord the king, who hath ap-
pointed your food and your drink :
tor why should he see your faces
worse looking than the youths
that are of your own age? so
would ye endanger my head with
the king. 11 Then said Daniel
to ^ the steward whom the prince
of the eunuchs had appointed over
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah : 1 2 Prove thy servants,
I beseech thee, ten days ; and let
them give us ^^ pulse to eat, and
water to drink. 13 Then let our
countenances be looked upon be-
fore thee, and the countenance of
the youths that eat of the king's
dainties ; and as thou seest, deal
with thy servants.
14 So he hearkened unto them
in this matter, and proved them
ten days. 15 And at the end of
ten days their countenances ap-
peared ''' fairer, and they were
fatter in flesh, than all the youths
that did eat of the king's dainties.
16 So Hhe steward took away
their dainties, and the wine that
they should drink, and * gave them
pulse.
1 7 Now as for these four youths,
■''God gave them knowledge and
skill in all learning and wisdom :
and Daniel had understanding in
all "visions and dreams. 18 And
at the end of the '' days which the
king had ^appointed for bringing
them in, the ' prince of the eunuchs
brought them in before Nebuchad-
nezzar. 19 And the king com-
muned with them; and among
them all was found none like
^ Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah : therefore ' stood they
before the king. 20 And in every
* ver. 6, 7 ' ver. 5 ; Gen. 41. 46 ; i K. 17. 1 ; Prov.
22. 29 ; Jer. 15. i
1 Heb. Hamm.elzar. 2 Qr^ herbs
* Heb. said.
1.21
DANIEL
2.24
The King's Forgotten Dream ; his Threat to the Magicians. Daniel begs for Time, and has a Vision
matter of "wisdom and understand-
ing, concerning which the king in-
quired of them, he found them Hen
times "better than all the ''magi-
cians and enchanters that were in
all his realm. 21 And Daniel con-
tinued even unto the ''first year of
king Cyrus.
2 And in the •'' second year of
the reign of Nebuchadnezzar,
Nebuchadnezzar^dreamed dreams ;
and his spirit was troubled, and his
* sleep went from him. 2 Then the
king commanded to call the ' magi-
cians, and the enchanters, and the
sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to
tell the king his dreams. So they
came in and stood before the king.
3 And the king said unto them, I
have * dreamed a dream, and my
spirit is troubled to know the
dream. 4 Then spake the Chal-
deans to the king ^ in the ' Syrian
language, '" '" O king, live for ever :
"tell thy servants the dream, and
we will show the interpretation.
5 The king answered and said to
the Chaldeans, ^The thing is gone
from me : if ye make not known
unto me the dream and the inter-
pretation thereof, ye shall be " cut
in pieces, and your houses shall be
made a dunghill. 6 But if ye show
the dream and the interpretation
thereof, ye shall receive of me
^ gifts and rewards and great
honor : therefore show me the
dream and the interpretation
thereof. 7 They answered the
second time and said. Let the king
*tell his servants the dream, and
we will show the interpretation.
8 The king answered and said, I
know of a certainty that ye would
*gain time, because ye see ®the
thing is gone from me. 9 But if
ye make not known unto me the
dream, there is but ''one law for
you ; for ye have prepared lying
and corrupt words to speak before
me, till the time be changed : there-
fore tell me the dream, and I shall
* know that ye can show me the in-
terpretation thereof. 1 0 The Chal-
deans answered before the king,
and said. There is 'not a man upon
the eartn that can show the king's
matter, forasmuch as no king,
^lord, or ruler, hath asked such
1 Or, in Aramaic
2 Ch. 2. 4-7. 28 is in Aramaic.
3 Or, Tlie word is gone forth from me
* Aram. 6111/ the time.
5 Or, the word is gone forth from me : that if&c.
6 Or, be he never so great and powerful, haih&c.
" ver. 17 ;
1 K. 4. 30,
31
b Oen. 31, 7 ;
Num. 14.
22; Neh.
4. 12; Job
19. 3
" ch. 2. 27,
28, 46, 48
d ch. 2. 2 ;
4. 18 ; 5. 7 ;
Is. 19. 3
' ch. 6. 28 ;
10. 1
/ch. 1. 1
^ ver. 3 ; ch.
4. 5; Gen.
40. C-S; 41.
) ; Job 33.
1.5-17
'' ch. 6. 18 ;
Esth. 6. 1
' ver. 10, 27 ;
ch. 1. 20 ;
4. 0 ; 5. 7 ;
Gen. 41. 8 ;
Is. 47. 12,
13
* ch. 4. 5 ;
Gen. 40. 8 ;
41. 15
' Ezr. 4. 7 ;
Is. 36. 11
*" ch. 3. 9 ;
5. 10
" ver. 7 ; ch.
4. 7
" ver. 12 ;
ch. 3. 29 ;
Ezr. 6. U
P ver. 48 ;
ch. 5. 7,
16, 29
« ver. 4
"■ ch. 3. 16 ;
Esth. 4. 11
" Is. 41. 23
' ver. 27
" ver. 2, 27
"ch. 5. 11;
Gen. 41. 39
'^ Ex. 29. 45 ;
Is. 57. 15
y ver. 5 ; ch.
3. 13, 19 ;
Ps. 76. 10
^ ch. 1. 19, 20
" ver. 24
* Gen. 37.
36; Jer.
39. 9 ; 62.
12, 14
" ch. 3. 22
<' ver. 1-12
* ch. 1. 19
/ch. 1. 6
-" ver. 23 ;
Esth. 4. 15,
10 ; Is. 37.
4 ; Jer. 33.
3; Ezek.
36. 37
'1 ch. 9. 9
' Gen. 18.
28 ; Mai. 3.
18
* ver. 22, 27-
29 ; ch. 4. 9
' ch. 1. 17 ;
7. 2, 7, 13 ;
Num. 12.
6; Job 33.
15, 16
"' Ps. 103. 1,
2; 113. 1, 2
" ver. 21-23 ;
1 Chr. 29.
11, 12 ; Job
12. 13, 16-22
" ver. 9 : ch.
7. 25 ; Ps.
31. 15
P ch. 4. 17,
854
a thing of any " magician, or en-
chanter, or Chaldean. 11 And it
is a rare thing that the king re-
quireth, and there is no other that
can show it before the king, except
the "gods, whose * dwelling is not
with flesh. 12 For this cause the
king was ^ angry and very furious,
and commanded to destroy all the
wise men of Babylon. 13 So the
decree went forth, and the wise
men were to be slain; and they
sought ^ Daniel and his compan-
ions to be slain.
14 Then Daniel returned answer
with counsel and prudence to " Ari-
och the *captain of the king's guard,
who was gone forth to slaj;^ the wise
men of Babylon ; 15 he answered
and said to Arioch the king's cap-
tain. Wherefore is the decree so
''urgent from the king'? Then Ari-
och made the ''thing known to Dan-
iel. 16 And "Daniel went in, and
desired of the king that he would
''^appoint him a time, ^and he would
show the king the interpretation.
1 7 Then Daniel went to his house,
and made the thing known to
•^Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
his companions : 18 that they
would " desire * mercies of the God
of heaven concerning this secret ;
that Daniel and his companions
should ' not perish with the rest of
the wise men of Babylon. 1 9 Then
was the * secret revealed unto Dan-
iel in a ' vision of the night. Then
Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20 Daniel answered and said,
'"Blessed be the name of God for
ever and ever ; for " wisdom and
might are his. 2 1 And he " chang-
eth the times and the seasons ; he
^ removeth kings, and setteth up
kings; he giveth ''wisdom unto the
wise, and knowledge to them that
have understanding; 22 he ''re-
vealeth the deep and secret things ;
*he knoweth what is in the dark-
ness, and the * light dwelleth with
him. 23 1 thank thee, and praise
thee, O thou "God of my fathers,
who hast given me '' wisdom and
might, and hast now made known
unto me what we '' desired of thee :
for thou hast made known unto us
the king's matter. 24 Therefore
32 ; Job 12. 18; Ps. 75. 6, 7 « 1 K. 3. 9, 10 ; 4. 29 ;
Jas. 1.5'" ver. 19, 28 ; Job 12. 22 » Job 26. 0 ; Ps.
139. 12 ; Is. 45. 7 ; Jer. 23. 24 ' ch. 5. 11, 14 ; Ps. 30.
9 ; 1 Jn. 1. 5 " Gen. 31. 42 ; Ex. 3. 15 " ver. 21 ;
ch. 1. 17 * ver. 18, 29, 30 ; Ps. 21. 2, 4
7 Or, give him. time
8 Or, that he might
2.25
DANIEL
2.46
Daniel makes known the King's Dream. He interprets tlie Dream
Daniel went in unto"Arioch, whom
the king had appointed to destroy
the wise men of Babylon ; he went
and said thus unto him : * Destroy
not the wise men of Babylon ; bring
me in before the king, and I will
show unto the king the interpreta-
tion.
25 Then Arioch ^brought in
Daniel before the king in haste,
and said thus unto him, I have
found a man of the ''children of
the captivity of Judah, that will
make known unto the king the
interpretation. 26 The king an-
swered and said to Daniel, whose
name was * Belteshazzar, Art thou
able to make known unto me the
-''dream which I have seen, and the
interpretation thereof? 27 Daniel
answered before the king, and said,
The seci'et which the king hath de-
manded can neither '^ wise men,
enchanters, magicians, nor sooth-
sayers, show unto the king; 28 but
there is a '' God in heaven that re-
vealeth secrets, and he hath made
known to the king Nebuchadnez-
zar what shall be in the 'latter
days. Thy dream, and the ''visions
of thy head upon thy bed, are these :
29 as for thee, O king, thy thoughts
came into thy mind upon thy bed,
what should come to pass here-
after ; and he that ' revealeth se-
crets hath made known to thee
what shall come to pass. 30 But
as for me, this secret is not re-
vealed to me for any '" wisdom that
I have more than any living, but
to the intent that the interpreta-
tion may be " made known to the
king, and that thou mayest know
the " thoughts of thy heart.
31 Thou, O king, sawest, and,
behold, a great image. This im-
age, which was mighty, and whose
brightness was excellent, stood be-
fore thee ; and the aspect thereof
was ^terrible. 32 As for this im-
age, its * head was of fine gold, its
''breast and its arms of silver, its
belly and its thighs of brass, 33
its 'legs of iron, its *feet part of
iron, and part of clay. 34 Thou
sawest till that a " stone was cut
out ''without hands, which smote
the image upon its feet that were
of iron and clay, and ^ brake them
in pieces. 35 Then was the iron,
the clay, the brass, the silver, and
the gold, broken in pieces together,
and became ^ like the chaff of the
summer threshing-floors ; and the
" ver. 14
b ver. 12, 13 ;
Acts 27. 24
<^ Gen. 41. 14
dch. 1. 6;
6. 13 ; 6. 13
« ch. 1. 7 ; 4.
8 ; 5. 12
/ ver. 3-7 ;
4. 18
^ ver. 2, 10,
11 ; ch. 6.
7,8
ft ver. 22, 45 ;
Gen. 40. 8;
41. 16
' ch. 10. 14 ;
Gen. 49. 1 ;
Is. 2. 2 ;
Mic. 4. 1
* ch. 4. 5
' ver. 22. 47
'" ch. 1. 17 ;
Gen. 41. IG
" Is. 45. 3
" Ps. 139. 2 ;
Am. 4. 13
P ch. 7. 7 ;
Is. 25. 3-5 ;
Hab. 1. 7
9 ver. 38 ;
ch. 4. 22, 30
"■ ver. 39
' ver. 40
< ver. 41-43
" ver. 44, 45
" ch. 8. 25 ;
Zech. 4. 6
^ Ps. 2. 9 ;
Is. GO. 12
y Ps. 1. 4 ;
Is. 17. 13;
41. 16, IG;
Hos. 13. 3
' Ps. 37. 10,
3G
° Is. 2. 2 ;
Mic. 4. 1
6 ver. 24
' Is. 47. 5 ;
Jer. 27. 6,
7 ; Ezek.
2G. 7
rf ch, 4. 25, 32
« Ps. 62. 11
/ch. 4. 21,
22 ; Ps. 50.
10, U
'J ver. 32
ft ver. 32
'■ ver. 33
*: ver. 33
' ver. 28, 37
'" Is. 9. 0. 7
" ch. 4. 3,
34 ; G. 2G ;
7. U, 27 ;
Ps. 145. 13 ;
Ezek. 37.
25; Mic.
4. 7
" ver. 34, 35 ;
Ps. 2. 9 ;
Is. 60. 12
P ver. 34, 35
1 ch. 8. 26
^ ver. 29 ;
Dt. 10. 17 ;
2 S. 7. 22 ;
Ps. 48. 1 ;
Jer. 32.
IS, 19;
Mai. 1. 11
» Gen. 41.
28,32
wind carried them away, so that
^no place was found for tnem: and
the stone that smote the image be-
came a great ^"mountain, and filled
the whole earth.
36 This is the dream ; and we
will tell the* interpretation thereof
before the king. o7 Thou, O king,
art " king of kings, unto whom
the ''God of heaven hath given
the kingdom, the " power, and the
strength, and the glory; 38 and
wheresoever the children of men
dwell, the •''beasts of the field and
the birds of the heavens hath he
given into thy hand, and hath
made thee to rule over them all :
thou art the "head of gold. 39 And
after thee shall arise ''another king-
dom inferior to thee ; and another
third kingdom of brass, which shall
bear rule over all the earth. 40
And the ' fourth kingdom shall be
strong as iron, forasmuch as iron
breaketh in pieces and subdueth
all things ; and as iron that crush-
eth all these, shall it break in pieces
and crush. 41 And whereas thou
sawest the *feet and toes, part of
potters' clay, and part of iron, it
shall be a divided kingdom ; but
there shall be in it of the strength
of the iron, forasmuch as thou
sawest the iron mixed with ^ miry
clay. 42 And as the toes of the
feet were part of iron, and part of
clay, so the kingdom shall be partly
strong, and partly "broken. 43
And whereas thou sawest the iron
mixed with "^miry clay, they shall
mingle themselves ''with the seed
of men ; but they shall not cleave
one to another, even as ix^on doth
not mingle with clay. 44 And in
the days of those kings shall the
'God of heaven '"set up a "king-
dom which shall never be de-
stroyed, nor shall the sovereignty
thereof be left to another people;
but it shall "break in pieces and
consume all these kingdoms, and
it shall stand for ever. 45 Foras-
much as thou sawest that a ^ stone
was cut out of the mountain « with-
out hands, and that it brake in
pieces the iron, the brass, the clay,
the silver, and the gold ; the ''great
God hath made known to the king
what^shall come to pass hereafter:
and the dream is certain, and the
interpretation thereof sure.
46 Then the king Nebuchad-
1 Or, rock
2 Or, earthenware
855
3 Or, brittle
* Or, by
2.47
DANIEL
3.18
Daniel is promoted by the King. IVebacbadnezzar's Goldeu Image. Daniel's Tbree Friends refuse to worship it
nezzar "fell upon his face, and
'worshipped Daniel, and com-
manded that they should offer an
oblation and "sweet odors unto
him. 47 The king answered unto
Daniel, and said, Of a truth "* your
God is the ''God of gods, and the
Lord of kings, and a -^revealer of
secrets, seeing thou hast been able
to reveal this secret. 48 Then the
king * made Daniel great, and gave
him many great gifts, and made
him to rule over the whole '' prov-
ince of Babylon, and to be 'chief
governor over all the * wise men of
Babylon. 49 And Daniel requested
of the king, and he 'appointed
"Shadrach, ™Meshach, and"'Abed-
nego, over the affairs of the prov-
ince of Babylon : but Daniel was
^in the "gate of the king.
SiSTebuchadnezzar the king
made an "image of gold,
whose height was threescore cu-
'bits, and the breadth thei'eof six
cubits : he set it up in the plain
of Dura, in the *' province of Baby-
lon. 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the
king sent to gather together the
9 satraps, the deputies, and the gov-
ernors, the -judges, the treasurers,
the counsellors,^ the ^ sheriffs, and
all the rulers of the provinces, to
come to the dedication of the image
which Nebuchadnezzar the king
had set up. 3 Then the satraps,
the deputies, and the governors,
the ^judges, the treasurers, the
counsellors, the ^sheriffs, and all
the rulers of the provinces, were
gathered together unto the dedi-
cation of the image that Nebu-
chadnezzar the king had set up ;
and they stood before the image
that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 Then the herald cried 'aloud,
To you it is commanded, *0 peo-
ples, nations, and languages, 5
that at what time ye 'hear the
sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, ''dulcimer, and
all kinds of music, ye "fall down
and worship the golden image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set
up ; 6 and whoso falleth not down
and worshippeth shall the same
hour be "cast into the midst of a
burning ^ fiery furnace. 7 There-
fore at that time, when all the
peoples ^/heai'd the sound of the
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psal-
tery, and all kinds of music, all
" ch. 8. 17
b ch. 3. 5, 7 ;
Acts 10.
25 ; 14. 13 ;
Rev. 19.
10 ; 22. 8
" Lev. 20. 31
'I oil. 3. 15 ;
4. 2.5
""ch. U. 38;
Dt. 10. 17 ;
Ps. 136. 2, 3
/ ver. 22, 30 ;
Am. 3. 7
" ver. 6 ; ch.
6. 16, 2U ;
Gen. 41.
30-43
ft ch. 3. 1, 12,
30
'■ ch. 5. 11
*' ver. 27
' ch. 3. 12
'" ch. 1. 7
" Esth. 2. 19,
21 ; Am. 5.
15
" ch. 2. 31 ;
Is. 46. G ;
Jer. 16. 20 ;
Hab. 2. 19
P ver. 30 ;
ch. 2. 48
9 ver. 3, 27 ;
ch. 6. 1-7
"■ ch. 4. 14 ;
Is. 40. 9 ;
5S. 1 ; Rev.
18. 2
' ver. 7 ; ch.
4. 1 ; 6. 25
' ver. 7, 10,
16
" eh. 2. 46
" ver. 11, 15,
21 ; ch. 6. 7
" Jer. 29. 22 ;
Ezek. 22.
18-22; Mt.
13. 42, 50 ;
Rev. 9. 2 ;
14. 11
y ver. 5
1 Or, at the kind's court
* Or, chief soothsayers
3 Or, lawyers
* Or, bagpipe
- ver. 4
°- ch. 2. e, 10 ;
4.7
>> ch. 6. 12,
13 ; Ezr. 4.
12-16 ;
Esth. 3.
8,9
" ch. 2. 4 ;
6. 10
<i ver. 4-6 ;
ch. 6. 12 ;
Esth. 3.
12-14
^ ver. 5, 7, 15
/ch. 2. 49
'-' ch. 1. 7
ft ch. 6. 13
' ver. 19 ;
ch. 2. 12
* ver. 1 ; ch.
4. 8 ; Is. 46.
1 ; Jer. 60. 2
' ver. 5, 6
"' ver. 6
" ch. 2. 47 ;
Ex. 5. 2 ;
Is. 36. 18-20
"ver. 12;
ch. 1. 7
P Job 5. 19 ;
Ps. 27. 1,
2 ; Is. 26. 3,
4 ; Jer. i.
■ 8 : 15. 20,
21
9 ver. 28 ;
Josh. 24.
15 ; 1 K. 19.
14, 18; Is.
61. 12, 13
856
the ' peoples, the nations, and the
languages, fell down and wor-
shipped the golden image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set
up.
8 Wherefore at that time cer-
tain "Chaldeans came near, and
''brought accusation against the
Jews. 9 They answered and said
to Nebuchadnezzar the king, "O
king, live for ever. 10 Thou, O
king, hast ''made a decree, that
every man that shall hear the
sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer,
and all kinds of music, shall ''fall
down and worship the golden
image; 11 and whoso falleth not
down and worshippeth, shall be
cast into the midst of a burning
fiery furnace. 12 There are cer-
tain Jews whom thou hast -^ap-
pointed over the affairs of the
province of Babylon : ^ Shadrach,
" Mesliach, and ^ Abed-nego ; these
men, O king, have ''not regai'ded
thee: they serve not thy gods,
nor worship the golden image
which thou hast set up.
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his
*'rage and fury commanded to
bring Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego. Then they brought
these men before the king. 14
Nebuchadnezzar answered and
said unto them. Is it of purpose,
O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, that ye serve not *my god,
nor worship the golden image
which I have set up? 15 Now if
ye be ready that at what time ye
'hear the sound of the cornet,
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and
dulcimer, and all kinds of music,
ye fall down and worship the
image which I have made, well :
but if ye worship not, ye shall
be cast the same hour into the
midst of a burning ™ fiery furnace ;
and "who is that god that shall
deliver you out of my hands'! 16
"Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego answered and said to the
king, O Nebuchadnezzar, ^ we
have no need to answer thee in
this matter. 17 "If it be so, our
^God whom we serve is able to
deliver us from the burning fiery
furnace ; and he will deliver us
out of thy hand, O king. 18 «But
if not, be it known unto thee, O
5 Or, ii'e are not careful
6 Or, Behold, our God &-c. Or, If our God whom
we serve be able to deliver us, he will deliver us
from . . . and OMt of thy hand, 0 king
3.19
DANIEL
4.9
Daniel's Three Friends are cast into tlie Fiery Furnace. Tlie King's Change of Mind. His Dream of the Tree
king, that we will not serve thy
gods, nor worship the golden im-
age which thou hast set up.
19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar
full of "fury, and the form of
his * visage was changed against
•"Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego : therefore he spake, and
commanded that they mould heat
the furnace ''seven times more
than it was wont to be heated.
20 And he commanded certain
mighty men that were in his
army to " bind " Shadrach, Me-
shach, and Abed-nego, an(l_ to
''cast them into the burning fiery
furnace. 21 Then these men were
bound in their " hosen, their ^ tu-
nics, and their mantles, and their
other garments, and were cast into
the midst of the burning fiery fur-
nace. 22 Therefore because the
king's commandment was '' urgent,
and the furnace exceeding hot, the
flame of the fire slew those men
that took up ''Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-nego. 23 And these
three men, tShadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-nego, fell down 'bound
into the midst of the burning fiery
furnace.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the
king was * astonished, and rose
up in haste : he spake and said
unto his counsellors, Did not we
cast three men bound into the
midst of the fire % They answered
and said unto the king. True, O
king. 25 He answered and said,
Lo, I see four men loose, ' walk-
ing in the midst of the fire, and
they have no hurt ; and the aspect
of the fourth is like a son of the
™gods. 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar
came near to the '^ mouth of the
burning fiery furnace : he spake
and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego, ye servants of the
"Most High God, come forth, and
come hither. Then Shadrach, Me-
shach, and Abed-nego "came forth
out of the midst of the fire. 27
And the ^satraps, the deputies,
and the governors, and the king's
counsellors, being gathered to-
gether, saw these men, that the
*fire had no power upon their
bodies, nor was the hair of
their head singed, neither were
their '' hosen changed, nor had the
smell of fire passed on them.
28 Nebucnadnezzar spake and
said, Blessed be the 'God of
1 Or, iurhans * Aram. door.
" ver. 13 ;
Esth. 7. 7
b ch. o. G
" ver. 12 ;
ch. 1. 7
d Lev. 26. 18,
21, 24, 28
" ver. 23, 24,
2.i
/ver. 6
'■I ver. 27
y- ch. 2. 15 ;
Ex. 12. 33
! ver. 21
fc ch. 4. 19
' Ps. 91. 3-9 ;
Is. 43. 2
'" Jer. 1. 8,
19 ; 1.5. 21;
Ezek. 34.
10
" ver. 17 ;
ch. 4. 2
<• Dt. 4. 20 ;
1 K. 8. 51 ;
Jer. 11. 4
P ver. 2
s Is. 43. 2 ;
Heb. 11.31
"■ ver. 21
*[Ch. 3. 31 in
Aram.]
' ver. 15 ;
ch. 2. 47
' ver. 25 ;
ch. 6. 22 ;
Ps. 34. 7, 8 ;
Is. 37. 36 ;
Acts 5. 19 ;
12. 7
" Ps. 22. 4, 5 ;
Is. 26. 3, 4
" Ezr. 6. 11
^ ver. 18
V ver. 16-18
- ch. 6. 26
*[Ch. 4. 1 in
Aram.]
" ver. 12 ;
ch. 1.7,19;
2. 17, 49
^ ch. 2. 6 ;
Ezr. 6. U
'^ ver. 15;
ch. 2. 47
rf ver. 12;
ch. 2. 49
" ch. 6. 25
/ ch. 6. 25 ;
Ezr. 4. 17
» ver. 17, 24,
25, 32, 34 ;
ch. 3. 26
A ch. 6. 27 ;
Ps. 77. 19 ;
105. 27 ; Is.
25. 1
» ver. 34 ;
ch. 2. 44 ;
fi. 26
fc Ps. 30. 6 ;
Is. 47. 7, 8
I ch. 2. 3
"' ch. 2. 29
" ver. 10, 13 ;
ch. 2. 28
" ch. 2. 2 ;
Gen. 41. 8
P ch. 2. 10,
27 ; 5. 7
5 ch. 2. 7 ;
Is. 44. 25 ;
Jer. 27. 9, 10
'' ch. 1. 7 ;
2. 26 ; 5. 12
* ch. 3. 14
<■ ver. 9, 18 ;
ch. 5. 11, 14
"ch. 1. 20;
2. 48; .5. 11
" ver. 8 ;
Gen. 41. 38
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, who hath 'sent his angel,
and delivered his servants that
"trusted in him, and have "changed
the king's word, and have "" yielded
their bodies, that they might •" not
serve nor worship any god, except
their own God. 29 Therefore ^ I
make a decree, that every people,
nation, and language, which speak
ans^thing amiss against the God
of " Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, shall be cut in pieces, and
bheir '' houses shall be made a dung-
hill ; because there is " no other
god that is able to deliver after
this sort. 30 Then the king '' pro-
moted "Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego in the province of
Babylon.
* A Nebuchadnezzar the king,
Tt « unto all the peoples, nations,
and languages, that dwell in all
the earth: -^ Peace be multiplied
unto you. 2 It hath seemed good
unto me to show the signs and
wonders that the ^Most High God
hath wrought toward me. 3 How
great are his '' signs ! and how
mighty are his wonders ! his * king-
dom is an everlasting kingdom,
and his dominion is from genera-
tion to generation.
* 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at
rest in my house, and * flourishing
in my palace. 5 I saw a 'dream
which made me afraid ; and the
^'"thoughts upon my bed and the
"visions of my head troubled me.
6 Therefore made I a decree to
"bring in all the wise men of
Babylon before me, that they
might make known unto me the
interpretation of the dream. 7
Then came in the ^magicians, the
enchanters, the Chaldeans, and
the soothsayers ; and I told the
dream before them ; but they did
not make known unto me the
* interpretation thereof. 8 But at
the last Daniel came in before
me, whose name was ''Belteshaz-
zar, according to the name of 'my
god, and in whom is the 'spirit
of the holy gods : and I told the
dream before him, saying, 9 O
Belteshazzar, "master of the magi-
cians, because I know that the
"spirit of the holy gods is in thee,
and '■ no secret troubleth thee, ^ teh
me the visions of my dream that
^ ch. 2. 47 ; Ezek. 28. 3 " ch. 2. 4, 5 ; Gen. 41. 15
3 Or, imas^naiions
857
4.10
DANIEL
4.30
Nebachaduezzar's Dream of the Tree. Daniel interprets it. It is fulfilled
I have seen, and the interpreta-
tion thereof. 10 Thus were the
" visions of my head upon my bed :
I saw, and, behold, a 'tree in the
midst of the earth ; and the height
thereof was great. 11 The tree
grew, and was strong, and the height
thereof " reached unto heaven, and
the sight thereof to the end of all
the earth. 12 The leaves thereof
were ''fair, and the fruit thereof
much, and in it was food for all :
the ''beasts of the field had •'^shadow
under it, and the ^ birds of the
heavens dwelt in the branches
thereof, and all flesh was fed from
it. 13 1 saw in the ''visions of my
head upon my bed, and, behold, a
* watcher and a *^holy one came
down from heaven. 14 He cried
'aloud, and said thus, ™ Hew down
the tree, and cut off its branches,
shake off its leaves, and scatter its
fruit: let the_ "beasts get away
from under it, and the fowls
from its branches. 15 Neverthe-
less "leave the stump of its roots
in the earth, even with a band of
iron and brass, in the tender grass
of the field ; and let it be wet with
the dew of heaven : and let his
portion be with the ^' beasts in the
grass of the earth : 1 6 let his heart
be * changed from man's, and let a
beast's heart be given unto him ;
and let ''seven times *pass over
him. 17 The sentence is by the
decree of the 'watchers, and the
Memand by the word of the holy
ones ; to the intent that the living
may "know that the "Most High
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and
*giveth it to whomsoever he will,
and setteth up over it the '■' lowest
of men. 18 This dream I, king
Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and
thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the
interpretation, forasmuch as all
the ^ wise men of my kingdom are
not able to make known unto me
the interpretation; but thou art
able; for the "spirit of the holy
gods is in thee.
19 Then Daniel, whose name was
Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb
for a while, and his * thoughts
troubled him. The king answered
and said, Belteshazzar, " let not the
dream, or the interpretation,
trouble thee. Belteshazzar an-
swered and said, '*My lord, the
dream beto them that hate thee,
and the interpretation thereof to
1 Or, matter
" ver. 5
t> ver. 20 ;
Ezek. 31.
3-6
" ver. 20, 22 ;
Dt. 9. 1
d Ezek. 31. 7
" Jer. 27. 6 ;
Ezek. 31. 6
/Lam. 4. 20
'-' Mt. 13. 32 ;
Lk. 13. 19
'' ver. 6, 10 ;
ch. 7. 1
' ver. 17, 23
* ch. 8. 13 ;
Dt. 33. 2 ;
Ps. 89. 7
' ch. 3. 4
'" ver. 23 ;
Ezek. 31.
10-14 ; Mt.
3. 10 ; 7.
19 ; Lk. 13.
7-9
" ver. 12 ;
Ezek. 31.
12, 13
" Job 14. 7-9
P ver. 32
2 ver. 32, 33
"" ver. 23, 25,
32 ; ch. 7.
25; 11. 13
» 1 Chr. 29.
30
' ver. 13, 23
" Ps. 9. 16 ;
83. 18
^ ver. 2, 26
'^ ver. 26 ;
ch. 5- 18,
19 ; Jer. 27.
5-7
V ch. 11. 21 ;
1 S. 2. 8
* ver. 7 ; ch.
5. 8, 15 ;
Gen. 41. 8
"^ ver. 8, 9
b ch. 7. 15,
28 ; 8. 27 ;
10. 16, 17 ;
Jer. 4. 19
" ver. 4, 5 ;
1 S. 3. 17
d ver. 24 ;
ch. 10. 16 ;
2 S. 18. 31 ;
1 K. 18. 7
" 2 S. 18. 32 ;
Jer. 29. 7
/ver. 10-12
'J ch. 2. 37,
38 ; 2 S.
12. 7
h ch. 5. 18, 19
' Jer. 27. 6, 7
fc ver. 13, 17
' ver. 14, 15
"' ver. 16
" ver. 17
" ver. 2
P Job 40. 11,
12; Ps.
107. 40
9 ver. 33 ;
ch. 5. 21
"" ver. 33
* ver. 16
< ver. 2, 17 ;
Ps. 8.3. 18 ;
Jer. 27. 5
" ver. J7 ;
ch. 2. 37 ;
6. 21
" ver. 15, 23
* ver. 31 ; ch.
2. 18, 19, 28,
37, 44
y Gen. 41.
33-.37
' Prov. 28.
13 ; Is. 55.
858
''thine adversaries. 20 The ■'^tree
that thou sawest, which grew, and
was strong, whose height reached
unto heaven, and the sight thereof
to all the earth; 21 whose leaves
were fair, and the fruit thereof
much, and in it was food for ail-
under which the beasts of the field
dwelt, and upon whose branches
the birds of the heavens had their
habitation : 22 it is "thou, O king,
that art grown and become strong •
for thy ''greatness is grown, and
reacheth unto heaven, and thy
'dominion to the end of the earth.
23 And whereas the king saw a
*■ watcher and a holy one coming
down from heaven, and saying,
'Hew down the tree, and destroy
it ; nevertheless leave the stump of
the roots thereof in the earth, even
with a band of iron and brass, in
the tender grass of the field, and let
it be wet with the dew of heaven ;
and let his portion be with the
beasts of the field, till "'seven times
pass over him ; 24 this is the in-
terpretation, O king, and it is the
"decree of the "Most High, which
is *come upon my lord the king:
25 that thou shall be « driven from
men, and thy dwelling shall be with
the beasts of the field, and thou
shalt be made to '"eat grass as oxen,
and shalt be wet with the dew of
heaven, and ^seven times shall pass
over thee ; till thou know that the
* Most High ruleth in the kingdom
of men, and "giveth it to whomso-
ever he will. 26 And whereas
they commanded to "leave the
stump of the roots of the tree ; thy
kingdom shall be sure unto thee,
after that thou shalt have known
that the ^heavens do rule. 27
Wherefore, O king, let ^my coun-
sel be acceptable unto thee, and
"'break off thy sins by righteous-
ness, and thine iniquities by " show-
ing mercy to the poor ; if there may
be ^a * lengthening of thy tran-
quillity.
28 All this ''came upon the king
Nebuchadnezzar. 29 At the end
of '^ twelve months he was walking
*in the royal palace of Babylon.
30 The king spake and said. Is not
this * great Babylon, which -^ I have
6, 7 ; Ezek. 18. 21, 22 " Ps. 41. 1-3 ; Is. 68. 6, 7, 10
b 1 K. 21. 29 ; Jon. 3. 9 <^ Num. 23. 19 ; Zech. 1. 6
d 2 Pet. 3. 9 " Hab. 2. 4 / ver. 25 ; ch. 5. 20, 21 ;
2 Chr. 2. 5, 6 ; Is. 10. 8-11 ; 37. 24, 25
2 Or, redeem
3 Or, as otherwise read, a healing of thine error
* Aram. upon.
4.31
DANIEL
5.12
The King's Dream is fulfilled. Belshazzar's Feast and the Writing on the Wall. The Qneen advises him to send fur Daniel
built for the royal dwelling-place,
by the might of my power and for
the glory of my majesty? 31
While the " word was in the king's
mouth, there fell a voice * from
heaven, saying, O king Nebuchad-
nezzar, to thee it is spoken : The
kingdom is departed from thee :
32 and thou shalt be "driven from
men ; and thy dwelling shall be
with the beasts of the tield ; thou
shalt be made to eat grass as oxen ;
and ''seven times shall pass over
thee ; until thou know that the
" Most High ruleth in the kingdom
of men, and giveth it to whomso-
ever he will. 33 The same hour
was the thing fulfilled upon Nebu-
chadnezzar: and he was -^driven
from men, and did eat grass as
oxen, and his body was wet with
the dew of heaven, till his hair was
grown like eagles' feathers, and his
nails like birds' daws.
34 And at the ^ end of the days
I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine
eyes unto heaven, and mine ''un-
derstanding returned unto me, and
I blessed the 'Most High, and I
praised and honored him that * liv-
eth for ever ; for his dominion is
an 'everlasting dominion, and his
kingdom from generation to gen-
eration; 35 and ™all the inhab-
itants of the earth are reputed as
nothing ; and " he doeth according
to his will in the army of heaven,
and among the inhabitants of the
earth ; and ° none can '■ stay his
hand, or say unto him, ^ What do-
est thou"? 36 At the same time
mine * understanding returned unto
me ; and for the glory of ray king-
dom, my ''majesty and * brightness
returned unto me ; and my coun-
sellors and my lords sought unto
me ; and I was ' established in my
kingdom, and excellent " greatness
was added unto me. _ 37 Now I,
Nebuchadnezzar, "praise and extol
and honor the King of ^heaven;
for ^all his works are truth, and
his ways justice ; and those that
^ walk in pride he is able to abase.
5Belshazzar the king made a
great "feast to a thousand of
his lords, and drank wine before
the thousand. 2 Belshazzar, while
he tasted the wine, commanded to
bring the golden and silver * vessels
which Nebuchadnezzar his father
had taken out of the " temple which
was in Jerusalem ; that the king
1 Aram, strike.
" ch. 5. 5
' ver. 13, 14,
23
" ver. 16, 25
rf ver. 16, 25
^ ver. 2, 17,
26
/ver. 26;
ch. 6. 21
" ver. 16, 26,
32
'' ver. 36
' ver. 2 ; ch.
5. 18, 21
* ch. 6. 20 ;
12. 7 ; Ps.
102. 24
' ver. 3 ;
Ps. 146. 13 ;
Jer. 10. 10
'" Is. 40. 17
" ch. 6. 27 ;
Ps. 135. 0
" Job 42. 2 ;
Is. 43. 13
P Is. 46. 9
9 ver. 34 ;
2 Chr. 33.
12, 13
"■ ver. 30
* ch. 2. 31
' ver. 26
" ver. 22 ;
Prov. 22. 4
" ver. 3, 34
^ ver. 26 ;
ch. 6. 23
y Dt. 32. 4 ;
Ps. 33. 4, 6 ;
Is. 6. 16
^ ch. 6. 20 ;
Ex. 18. 11 ;
Job 40. 11,
12
" Esth. 1. 3 ;
Is. 22. 12-14
b ch. 1. 2 ;
2 K. 24. 13 ;
25. 15 ;
Ezr. 1. 7-U
" ver. 23
<i ver. 4, 23
" ver. 23 ; Is.
42. 8
/ ch. 3. 1 ;
Ps. 115. 4 ;
135. 16 ; Is.
40. 19, 20 ;
Hab. 2. 19
9 ch. 4. 31, 33
ft ver. 24
' ver. 9, 10 ;
ch. 7. 28
k ch. 4. 5, 19
I Ps. 69. 23 ;
Nah. 2. 10
'" Ezek. 7.
17 ; 21. 7
" ver. 11, 15 ;
ch. 4. 6, 7 ;
Is. 44. 26 ;
47.13
" ch. 2. 6
P ver. 16, 29 ;
Gen. 41.
42-44
9 Ezek. 16.
11
"■ ver. 16, 29 ;
ch. 2. 48 ;
6. 2, 3
' ver. 15 ; ch.
2. 10 ; 4. 7 ;
Gen. 41. 8
<■ ver. 6 ; ch.
2. 1 ; Job
18. 11 ; Is.
21. 2-4 ;
Jer. 6. 24
" Is. 13. 6-8
" ch. 3. 9 ;
6.6
^ ver. 6
y ch. 2. 47 ;
859
and his lords, his wives and his
concubines, might ''drink there-
from. 3 Then they brought the
golden vessels that were taken out
of the temple of the house of God
which was at Jerusalem ; and the
king and his lords, his wives and
his concubines, drank from them.
4 They "drank wine, and praised
the gods of -^gold, and of silver, of
brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5 In the ^same hour came forth
the fingers of a man's hand, and
wrote over against the candlestick
upon the plaster of the wall of the
king's palace: and the king saw
the '' part of the hand that wrote.
6 Then the king's '"'countenance
was changed in him, and his
'thoughts troubled him ; and the
joints of his 'loins were loosed, and
his "'knees smote one against an-
other. 7 The king cried aloud to
bring in the "enchanters, the Chal-
deans, and the soothsayers. The
king spake and said to the wise
men oi Babylon, Whosoever shall
read this writing, and show me
the "interpretation thereof, shall
be ^clothed with purple, and have
a ^ chain of gold about his neck, and
shall be the '"third ruler in the
kingdom. 8 Then came in all the
king's wise men; but they * could
not read the writing, nor make
known to the king the interpreta-
tion. 9 Then was king Belshazzar
greatly 'troubled, and his "coun-
tenance was changed in him, and
his lords were perplexed.
10 ]Vo7v the queen by reason of
the words of the king and his lords
came into the banquet house: the
queen spake and said, " O king, live
for ever ; let not thy "= thoughts
trouble thee, nor let thy counte-
nance be changed. 11 There is
a •^ man in thy kingdom, in whom
is the ' spirit of the holy gods ; and
in the days of thy father light and
"understanding and wisdom, like
the wisdom of the gods, were
found in him ; and the king Nebu-
chadnezzar thy father, "the king,
/ say, thy father, made him * mas-
ter of the magicians, enchanters,
Chaldeans, and soothsayers ; 1 2
forasmuch as an "excellent spirit,
and knowledge, and understand-
ing, interpreting of dreams, and
Gen. 41. 11-15 * ver. 14 ; ch. 4. 8, 9, 18 " ch. 1. 17
b ch. 2. 48 " ver. 14 ; ch. 6. 3
2 Aram, brightness. 3 Or, thy father, 0 king
5.13
DANIEL
6.4
Daniel interprets the Writing. He is made Ttiiid Ruler. Darins conquers Babylon. Baniel is promoted by Darias
showing of dark sentences, and
"dissolving of doubts, were found
in the same Daniel, whom the king
named * Belteshazzar. Now let
Daniel be called, and he will show
the interpretation.
13 Then was Daniel brought in
before the king. The king spake
and said unto Daniel,_ Art thou
that Daniel, who art or the "^chil-
dren of the captivity of Judah,
whom the king my father '* brought
out of Judah 1 li I have heard of
thee, that the 'spirit of the gods
is in thee, and that light and
understanding and excellent wis-
dom are found in thee. 15 And
now the •'^ wise men, the enchanters,
have been brought in before me,
that they should read this writing,
and make known unto me the in-
terpretation thereof ; but they
"could not show the interpreta-
tion of the thing. 16 But I have
'' heard of thee, that thou canst
give interpretations, and dissolve
doubts : now if thou canst read the
writing, and make known to me
the 'interpretation thereof, thou
shalt be * clothed with purple, and
have a chain of gold about thy
neck, and shalt be the third ruler
in the kingdom.
17 Then Daniel answered and
said before the king. Let thy ' gifts
be to thyself, and give thy re-
wards to another ; nevertheless I
will read the writing unto the
king, and make known to him the
interpretation. 18 O thou king,
the "' Most High God "gave Nebu-
chadnezzar thy father the king-
dom, and "greatness, and glory,
and majesty : 1 9 and because of
the greatness that he gave him,
all the peoples, nations, and lan-
guages trembled and feared before
him : ^ whom he would he slew, and
whom he would he kept alive ;
and whom he would he raised up,
and whom he would he put down.
20 But when his heart was « lifted
up, and his spirit was ''hardened
so that he dealt proudly, he was
* deposed from his kingly throne,
and they took his glory from him :
21 and he was 'driven from the
sons of men, and his "heart was
made like the beasts', and his
dwelling was with the "wild asses ;
he was ^fed with grass like oxen,
and his body was wet with the
dew of heaven ; until he knew that
the « Most High God ruleth in the
" ver. 16
b ch. 1. 7 ;
4. 8
" ch. 2. 25 ;
6. 13 ; Ezr.
4. 1 ; 0. 16,
19, 20
d ch. 1. 1, 2
' ver. 11
/ ver. 7
^ ver. 8 ; Is.
47. 12
ft ver. 14
' Gen. 40. 8
k ver. 7, 29
' 2 K. !\. 16
"' ver. 21 ;
ch. 4. 2
" ch. 2. 37,
3S ; 4. 17
" Jer. 2.5. 9 ;
27. 5-7
P ch. 2. 12,
13 ; 3. 6 ;
11. 3, 16, 36
9 ch. 4. 30,
31 ; Ex. 9.
17; Job 1.5.
25 ; 1b. 14.
13-15
"• 2 K. 17. 14 ;
2 Chr. 36.
13
•Job 40. 11,
12, Jer. 13.
IS
t ch. 4. 33 ;
Job 30. ,V7
" ch. 4. 16
^' Job 39. 5-8
^ ch. 4. 33
y ch. 4. 34,
35 ; Ex. 9.
14-16; Ps.
8.3. 17, 18 ;
Ezek. 17.
24
' Ps. 119. 46
" Ex. 10. 3 ;
2 Chr. 33.
23 ; 36. 12
*" ver. 3, 4 ;
2 K. 14. 10 ;
Is. 2. 12;
37. 23 *
Jer" 50. 29
<= ch. 4. 37
d ver. 3
*[Ch. 6. 1 in
Aram.]
' ver. 4
/ Ps. 115.
4-8 ; Is. 37.
19; Hab.
2. 18, 19
" Job 12. 10
ft .Job 31. 4;
Ps. 139. 3 ;
Prov. 20.
24 ; Jer. 10.
23
' ver. 5
fc Is. 13. 6,
17 ; Jer. 27.
7 ; 60. 41-13
' Job-31. 6;
Ps. 62. 9
™ ver. 31 ;
ch. 0. 8, 28 ;
Is. 21. 2 ;
45. 1, 2
" ver. 7, 16
° ver. 1, 2
Pis. 21. 4-9;
47. 9 ; Jer.
51. 11, 31,
39, 67
9 ch. 6. 1 ;
9. 1
•■ ch. a. 31
» Esth. 1. 1
' ch. 3. 2
" ch. 2. 48,
860
kingdom of men, and that he
setteth up over it whomsoever he
will. 22 And ^ thou his son, O
Belshazzar, hast " not humbled thy
heart, though thou knewest all
this, 23 but hast ** lifted up thy-
self against the " Lord of heaven ;
and they have brought the ''ves-
sels of his house before thee, and
thou and thy lords, thy wives
aiid thy concubines, have drunk
wine from them ; and thou hast
•■praised the gods of silver and
gold, of brass, iron, wood, and
stone, which •^see not, nor hear,
nor know ; and the God " in whose
hand thy breath is, and ''whose
are all thy waj^^s, hast thou not
glorified. 24 Then was the 'part
of the hand sent from before him,
and this writing was inscribed.
25 And tliis is the writing
that was inscribed: ^ mene, mene,
TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26 This is the
interpretation of the thing : mene ;
God hath numbered thy kingdom,
and ^bi'ought it to an end. 27
TEKEL ; thou art 'weighed in the bal-
ances, and art found wanting. 28
■■^ PEEES ; thy kingdom is divided, and
given to the "' Medes and Persians.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar,
and they clothed Daniel with
"purple, and put a chain of gold
about his neck, and made procla-
mation concerning him, that he
should be the third ruler in the
kingdom.
30 In that night "Belshazzar
the Chaldean king was * slain.
* 3 1 And « Darius the Mede I'eceived
the kingdom, being about three-
score and two years old.
6 It pleased '' Darius to set
over the kingdom a * hundred
and twenty ' satraps, who should
be throughout the whole kingdom ;
2 and over them thi'ee presidents,
of whom " Daniel was one ; that
these satraps might give account
unto them, and that the king
should have *■ no damage. 3 Then
this Daniel was ■'distinguished
above the presidents and the sa-
traps, because an * excellent spirit
was in him ; and the king thought
to set him over the ' whole realm.
4 Then the presidents and the
satraps ** sought to find occasion
49:5.16,29 " Ezr. 4 22 ; Esth. 7. 4 ''ch. 1. 20
" Ch. .5. 12, 14 ; 9. 23 - Oen. 41. 40 ; Esth. 10. 3 " ch.
3. 8 ; Gen. 43. 18 ; Judg. 14. 4 ; Jer. 20. JO ; Lk. 20. 20
1 That is. Numbered, numbered, weighed, and
divisions. * That is, Divided,
6.5
DANIEL
6.24
The Presidents and Satraps plot against Daniel. He is cast into the Den of Lions, but is taken out unharmed
against Daniel as touching the
kingdom ; but they could find " no
occasion nor fault, forasmuch as
he was * faithful, neither was there
any error or fault found in hitia.
5 Then said these men, We shall
not find any occasion against this
Daniel, except we find it against
him concerning the ''law of his
God. 6 Then these presidents
and satraps ^assemblecl together
to the king, and said thus unto
him, King Darius, ''live for ever.
7 All the ^presidents of the king-
dom, the deputies and the satraps,
the counsellors and the governors,
have •'' consulted together -^ to estab-
lish a royal statute, and to make
a strong intei'dict, that whosoever
shall ask a petition of any god or
man for thirty days, save of thee,
O king, he shall be ''cast into the
den of lions. 8 Now, O king, ''es-
tablish the interdict, and sign the
writing, that it be not changed,
according to the ' law of the Medes
and Persians, which ^altereth not.
9 Wherefore king Darius * signed
the writing and the interdict.
10 And when Daniel knew that
the writing was signed, he went
into his house (now his windows
were open in his chamber ' toward
Jerusalem) ; and he "kneeled upon
his knees three times a day, and
"prayed, and "gave thanks before
his God, as he did aforetime. 11
Then these men J' assembled to-
gether, and found Daniel making
petition and supplication before
his God. 1 2 Then they came near,
and * spake before the king con-
cerning the king's interdict : Hast
thou not signed an interdict, that
every man that shall make petition
unto any god or man within thirty
days, save unto thee, O king, shall
be cast into the den of lions'? The
king answered and said. The thing
is true, according to the ''law of
the Medes and Persians, which
^altereth not. 13 Then answered
they and said before the king,
That Daniel, who is of the * chil-
dren of the captivity of Judah,
'regardeth not thee, O king, nor
the "interdict that thou hast
signed, but " maketh his petition
three times a day. 14 Then the
king, when he heard these words,
was sore * displeased, and set his
1 Or, came tumultumisly (and so in ver. 11, 16)
* Or, that the king should establish a statute,
and make &c. ^ Aram, passeth not away.
° Lk. 20. 26 ;
23. H, 16
f* ver. 22
" Aots 24.
l.S-16, 20,21
d ver."21 ;
ch. 6. 10
" ch. 3. 2, 27
/ Ps. 59. 3 ;
U2. 4 ; 64.
2-6 ; 83. 1-3
" ver. 16 ;
ch. 3. 6 ;
P.s. 10. 9
ft Esth. 3.
12; S. 10;
Is. 10. 1
»' ver. 12, 15 ;
Esth. 1.
19 ; 8. 8
*Ps. 118. 9;
146. 3
' 1 K. 8. 48,
49 ; Ps. 6.
7 ; Jon. 2. 4
"' Ps. 95. 6
" ch. 9. 4-19 ;
Lk. 14. 26 ;
Acts 4. 17,
19
0 Ps. 34. 1 ;
Phil. 4. 6;
1 Th. 6. 17,
18
P ver. 6 ; Ps.
37. 32, 33
9 ch. 3. 8-12 ;
Acts 10.
19-21
'' ver. 8 ;
Esth. 1. 19
' ch. 2. 26 ;
6. 13
i ch. 3. 12 ;
Esth. 3. 8 ;
Acts 5. 29
" ver. 9
" ver. 10
" Mk. 6. 26
y ver. 8, 12 ;
Esth. 8. 8 ;
Ps. 94. 20, 21
^ ver. 7 ; 2 S.
3. 39 ; Jer.
38. 6
" ver. 20 ;
ch. .3. 17,
28; Job 5.
19 ; Ps. 37.
39, 40
6 Lam. 3. 53 ;
Mt. 27. 66
' 2 S. 12. 16,
17
d ch. 2. 1 ;
Esth. 6. 1 ;
Ps. 77. 4
" ver. 26
/ver. 16, 27
■J ch. 3. 17 ;
Gen. 18.
14 ; Num.
11. 23 ; Jer.
32. 17
ft ver. 6
i ch. 3. 28 ;
Num. 20.
16 ; Is. 63.
9 ; Acts
12. 11
fc Ps. 91. Il-
ls ; 2 Tim.
4. 17 ; Heb.
11. 33
' ver. 4 ; Ps.
84. 11 ; Is.
3. 10
™ Gen. 40.
15 ; 1 S. 24.
10
" ver. 14, 18
" ch. 3. 25, 27
P ch. 3. 17,
28 ; 1 Chr.
861
heart on Daniel to deliver him ;
and he laboi'ed till the going down
of the sun to rescue him. 15 Then
these men assembled together unto
the king, and said unto the king.
Know, O king, that it is a *law of
the Medes and Persians, that no
interdict nor statute which the
king establisheth may be changed.
16 Then the king commanded,
and they brought Daniel, and
' cast him into the den of lions.
JVow the king spake and said unto
Daniel, "Thy God whom thou
servest continually, he will de-
liver thee. 1 7 And a * stone was
brought, and laid upon the mouth
of the den ; and the king sealed
it with his own signet, and with
the signet of his lords ; ^ that noth-
ing might be changed concerning
Daniel. 18 Then the king went
to his palace, and passed the night
'^ fasting ;^ neither were * instru-
ments of music brought before
him : and his '' sleep fled from him.
19 Then the king arose very
early in the morning, and went in
haste unto the den of lions. 20
And when he came near unto the
den to Daniel, he cried with a
lamentable voice ; the king spake
and said to Daniel, O Daniel, ser-
vant of the ^living God, is -^ thy
God, whom thou servest continu-
ally, ^ able to deliver thee from the
lions ^ 21 Then said Daniel unto
the king, '' O king, live for ever.
22 My God hath 'sent his angel,
and hath ''shut the lions' mouths,
and they have not hurt me ; foras-
much as before him ' innocency
was found in me ; and also before
thee, O king, have I '"done no
hurt. 23 Then was the king "ex-
ceeding glad, and commanded that
they should take Daniel up out
of the den. So Daniel was taken
up out of the den, and "no man-
ner of hurt was found upon him,
because he had ^'trusted in his
God.
24 And the king commanded,
and they brought those men that
had accused Daniel, and they 'cast
them into the den of lions, them,
their ''children, and their wives:
and the lions ' had the mastery oi
them, and * brake all their bones
5. 20 ; 2 Chr. 20. 20 ; Ps. 118. 8, 9 ; Is. 26. 3 « Dt. 19.
18, 19 ; Esth. 7. 10 "" Dt. 24. 16; 2 K. 14. 6 ; Esth.
9. 10 « Ps. 54. 5 <■ Is. 38. 13
* Or, that there might be no change of purpose
5 Or, dancing girls
6.25
DANIEL
7.18
Daniel's Enemies destroyed, and his (Jod honored. His Dream of Four Beasts ; of the Ancient of Days and the Sen of Man
in pieces, before tliey came to the
bottom 01 the den.
25 Then king Darius wrote unto
all the " peoples, nations, and lan-
guages, that dwell in all the earth :
* Peace be multiplied unto you.
26 I "make a decree, that in all
the dominion of my kingdom men
''tremble and fear before the God
of Daniel ■ for he is the "living God,
and -^stedfast for ever, and his
kingdom that which shall '■' not be
destroyed ; and his dominion shall
be even ''unto the end. 27 He
Melivereth and rescueth, and he
worketh * signs and wonders in
heaven and in earth, who hath de-
livered Daniel from the power of
the lions.
28 So this Daniel prospered in
the reign of Darius, and in the
reign of ^Cyi'us the Persian.
7 In the ™ first year of " Bel-
shazzar king of Babylon Daniel
Miad a "dream and -^ visions of his
head upon his bed: then he 'wrote
the dream and told the sum of the
matters. 2 Daniel spake and said,
I saw in my ''vision by night, and,
behold, the "four winds of heaven
brake forth upon the great sea.
3 And 'four great "beasts came
up from the sea, diverse one from
another. 4 The " first was like a
lion, and had eagle's wings : I be-
held till the wings thereof were
plucked, and it was lifted up from
the earth, and made to stand upon
two feet as a man ; and a man's
heart was given to it. 5 And,
behold, "^another beast, a second,
like to a bear ; and ^ it was raised
up on one side, and three ribs were
in its mouth between its teeth :
and they said thus unto it, Arise,
devour much flesh. 6 After this I
beheld, and, lo, ^another, like a
leopard, which had upon its back
four wings of a bird ; the beast
had also four heads ; and dominion
was given to it. 7 After this I
saw in the ^ night- visions, and,
behold, a "fourth beast, terrible
and ^powerful, and strong exceed-
ingly ; and it had great iron teeth ;
it devoured and brake in pieces,
and stamped the residue with its
feet : and it was diverse from all
the beasts that were before it ; and
it had * ten horns. 8 I considered
the horns, and, behold, there came
1 Aram. »a\o.
2 Or, as otherwise read, it raised up one domin-
ion 3 Or, dreadful
" ch. 4. 1 ;
Ezr. 1. 1,
2 ; Esth. 3.
12 ; 8. 9
i> Ezr. 4. 17 ;
1 Pet. 1. 2
■^ ch. 3. 29 i
Ezr. 6. 8-
12 ; 7. 13, 21
rf Ps. 99. 1-3 ;
Is. 66. 2 ;
Jer. 10. 10
' ver. 20 ;
Hos. 1. 10 ;
Eom. 9. 26
/Ps. 93. 1,2;
Mai. 3. 6
B ch. 4. 3 ; 7.
14, 27
'' Ps. 145. 12,
13 ; Is. 9. 7
' ver. 22
* ch. 4. 2, 3,
34
' ch. 1. 21 ;
10. l;
2 Chr. 36.
22, 23
'" ch. 8. 1
" ch. 5. 1, 22,
30
0 ch. 1. 17 ;
2. 1, 26-28 ;
4. ,5-9 ; .Job
33. 14-16 ;
Joel 2. 28
P ver. 7, 13,
15; Gen.
15. 1 ; 46.
2; Ezek.
1. 1
1 Jer. 36. 4,
32
'" ver. 7. 13
" Rev. 7. 1
' ver. 17
" Rev. 13. 1
" ver. 12
^ ver. 12
" ver. 12
"= ver. 2
"■ ver. 19, 20,
23
b Rev. 12. 3 ;
13. 1
" ver. 19-26
d ver. 11, 25 ;
ch. 11. 36
* ver. 13, 22
/ Mk. 9. 3
-" Rev. 1. 14
'' Ezek. 1.
13,26
i Ezek. 10.
2, 6
«-■ Ps. 18. 8 ;
60. 3 ; 97.
3 ; Is. 30.
27,33
' Rev. 5. 11
"' Bt. 33. 2
" ver. 22, 26 ;
Ps. 96. 11-
13
° ch. 12. 1 ;
Rev. 20. 11-
15
P ver. 8
9 ver. 7
'■ Rev. 19.
20; 20. 10
' ver. 3-6
' ver. 2
« Mt. 26. 61 ;
Mk. 14. 02
" ver. 9, 22
^ ver. 27 ;
1 Cor. 15.
27 ; Eph.
1. 20-22;
Phil. 2. 9-
11; Rev.
1. 6
y Ps. 72. 11 ;
862
up among them ''another horn, a
little' one, before which three of
the first horns were plucked up by
the roots : and, behold, in this
horn were eyes like the eyes of a
man, and a mouth speaking '' great
things.
9 I beheld till thrones were
''placed, and one that was 'ancient
of days did sit : his 'raiment was
white as snow, and the '■' hair of his
head like pure wool ; his * throne
was fiery flames, and the 'wheels
thereof burning fire. 10 A * fiery
stream issued and came forth
from before him : ' thousands of
thousands ministered unto him,
and '"ten thousand times ten thou-
sand stood before him : " the .judg-
ment was set, and " the books were
opened. Ill beheld at that time
because of the voice of the ^ great
words which the horn spake ; I
beheld even till the * beast was
.slain, and its body desti-oyed, and
it was given ^to be ''burned with
fii-e. 12 And as for the 'rest of
the beasts, their dominion was
taken away : yet their lives were
prolonged for a season and a time.
13 1 .saw in the ' night-visions,
and, behold, there came with the
clouds of heaven one like unto a
"son of man, and he came even
to the "ancient of days, and they
brought him near before him. 14
And there was given him "" domin-
ion, and glory, and a kingdom,
that ^ all the peoples, nations, and
languages should serve him : his
dominion is an ' everlasting domin-
ion, which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom that which shall
"not be destroyed.
15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit
was grieved in the midst of my
body, and the * visions of my head
" troubled me. 16 I came near
unto one of them that ''stood by,
and asked hirn the truth concern-
ing all this. So he Hold me, and
made me know the interpretation
of the things. 17 These -^ great
beasts, which are four, are four
kings, that shall arise out of the
eai-th. 18 But the -'saints of the
Most High shall '' receive the king-
102. 22 ' ver. 27 ; ch. 6. 26 " Heb. 12. 28 >> ver. 1
0 ver. 28 ; ch. 4. 19 <* Zech. i. 9, 19 : Rev. 6. 6 ; 7.
13,14 « ch. 8. 16, 17 ; 9. 22 /ver. 3 ''ver. 22, 26, 27
fc ver. 14 ; Ps. 149. 6-9 ; Is. 60. 12-14 ; Rev. 2. 26, 27 ;
20. 4
* Or, cast down 5 Aram, to the burniiig of fire.
s Aram, the sheath.
7.19
DANIEL
an
Tbe Dream interpreted. Daniel's Vision of a Ram, of a lie-goat, and of tlie Desecrating Horn
dom, and possess the kingdom for
ever, even for ever and ever. 19
Then I desired to know the truth
concerning the "fourth beast, which
was diverse from all of them, ex-
ceeding terrible, whose teeth were
of iron, and its nails of brass ;
which devoured, brake in pieces,
and stamped the residue with its
feet ; 20 and concerning th6 ten
horns that were on its head, and
the other horn which came up, and
before which three fell, even that
horn that had eyes, and a mouth
that spake great things, whose
look was more stout than its fel-
lows. 21 I beheld, and the same
horn ^made war with the saints,
and prevailed against them; 22
until the " ancient of days came,
and '* judgment was given ^to the
* saints of the Most High, and the
time came that the saints possessed
the kingdom.
23 Thus he said. The -^fourth
beast shall be a fourth kingdom
upon earth, which shall be diverse
from all the kingdoms, and shall
devour the whole earth, and shall
'tread it dovm, and break it in
pieces. 24 And as for the ^ ten
horns, out of this kingdom shall
ten kings arise : and another shall
arise after them ; and he shall be
diverse from the former, and he
shall put down three kings. _ 25
And he shall * speak words against
the * Most High, and shall '^wear
out the saints of the Most High ;
and he shall think to ' change the
times and the law ; and they shall
be given into his hand until a
'"time and times and half a time.
26 But the "judgment shall be set,
and they shall " take away his
dominion, to consume and to de-
stroy it unto the end. 27 And
the ^kingdom and the dominion,
and the greatness of the kingdoms
under the whole heaven, shall be
given to the people of the * saints
of the Most High : his kingdom
is an *■ everlasting kingdom, and
all dominions ihall ^ serve and obey
him. 28 ^Here is the end of the
matter. As for me, Daniel, my
thoughts much * troubled me, and
my ■* countenance was changed in
me : but I " kept the matter in my
heart.
8 In the "third year of the
reign of king *Belshazzar a
1 Or, for
« Or, thresh it
3 Aram. Hitherto.
* Aram, brightness.
" ver. 7, 8
b Rev. 13. 7
'^ ver. 9, 13
d ver. 10 ;
1 Cor. 6.
2, 3
' ver. 18
/ ver. 7, 19
•' ver. 7, 8
'«ch. 11. 36;
Rev. 13. 6
i ch. 3, 26 ;
4. 2, 17, 34
«-■ Rev. 13. 7
' ch. 2. 21
'" ch. 12. 7 ;
Rev. 12. 14
" ver. 10
" Rev. 17.
14 ; 19. 20
V ver. 14, IS,
22 ; Is. 64.
3; Rev.
20. 4
1 ver. 18, 22
*■ ver. 14 ;
ch. 2. 44 ;
4. 34 ; Ps.
145. 13; Is.
9.7
» Ps. 2. 6-12 ;
22. 27 ; 72.
11; 80. 9;
Is. 60. 12 ;
Rev. 11. 15
< ver. 15 ;
ch. 4. 19
" Lk. 2. 19, 51
•" ch. 7. 1
* ch. 5. 1, 30
y ver. 15 ;
ch. 7. 15,
28 ; 9. 2
^ ver. 3 ; ch.
7. 2, 15 ;
Num. 12. 6
" Neh. 1. 1 ;
Esth. 1. 2 ;
2. 8
b Gen. 10.
22; 14. 1;
Is. 11. 11 ;
Jer. 25. 25 ;
Ezek. 32.
24
' ver. 16
'' ch. 10. 5
'' ver. 20
/Dt. 33. 17;
1 K. 22. 11 ;
Ezek. 34.
21
9 ver. 7
'' ver. 21
' ver. 8, 21 ;
ch. 11. 3
* ver. 3
' ch. 11. 11
"' ch. 7. 7
" ch. 5. 20 ;
2 Chr. 26.
16
° ver. 22
V ch. 7. 2 ;
Rev. 7. 1
9 ver. 23
'' ch. 11. 16,
41
' Is. 14. 13
' ver. 7 ;
ch. 7. 7
" ver. 25 ;
ch. n. .36,
37 ; 2 K.
19. 22, 23 ;
2 Chr. 32.
1.5-17 ; Is.
37.23
"ch. 11. 31 ;
12. 11 ;
Ezek. 46.
14
863
vision appeared unto me, even
unto ^ me, Daniel, after that which
appeared unto me at the first. 2
And I ^saw in the vision; now it
was so, that when I saw, I was in
"iShushan the "palace, which is
in the province of '' Elam ; and I
saw in the vision, and I was by the
river " Ulai. 3 Then I '^ lifted up
mine eyes, and saw, and, behold,
there stood before the river a ' ram
which had two horns : and the two
horns were high ; but one was
higher than the other, and the
higher came up last. 4 I saw the
ram 'pushing westward, and north-
ward, and southward ; and no
beasts could stand before him,
neither was thei^e any that ^ could
deliver out of his hand ; but he did
according to his will, and magni-
fied himself.
5 And as I was considering, be-
hold, a ''he-goat came from the
west over the face of the whole
earth, and ® touched not the
ground : and the goat had a ' nota-
ble horn between his eyes. 6 And
he came to the * ram that had the
two horns, which I saw standing
before the river, and ran upon him
in the fury of his power. 7 And I
saw him come close unto the ram,
and he was 'moved with anger
against him, and smote the ram,
and brake his two horns ; and
there was no power in the ram to
stand before nim ; but he "' cast
him down to the ground, and
trampled upon him ; and there was
none that could deliver the ram
out of his hand. 8 And the he-
goat magnified himself exceed-
ingly : and "when he was strong,
the " great horn was broken ; and
instead of it there came up four
notable horns toward the ^four
winds of heaven.
9 And out of one of them came
forth a 9 little horn, which waxed
exceeding great, toward the south,
and toward the east, and toward
the '■glorious land. 10 And it
waxed great, even to the host of
heaven ; and some of the host and
of the * stars it cast down to the
ground, and ' trampled upon them.
11 Yea, it "magnified itself, even
to the' prince of the host ; and ' it
took away from him the " continual
burnt-offering, and the place of his
5 Or, caMe, ^ Heb. none touched the proitnd.
' Another reading; is, the continual buiut-ofler-
ing 'Was taken away from him.
8.12
DANIEL
9.7
Cabriel interprets the Vision. Daniel's Penitent Prayer for his People
sanctuary was cast down. 1 2 And
^the host was given over to it to-
gether with the continual burnt-
offering through transgression ; and
it "cast down truth to the ground,
and it did its pleasure and pros-
pered. 13 Then I heard a *noly
one speaking ; and another holy
one said unto that certain one who
spake, " How long shall be the
vision concerning the continual
hu7-nt-off'ering, and the transgres-
sion that maketh desolate, to give
both the sanctuary and the host to
be ''trodden under foot? 14 And
he said unto me. Unto "two thou-
sand and three hundred evenings
and mornings ; then shall the sanc-
tuary be '■^cleansed.
15 And it came to pass, when I,
even •''I Daniel, had seen the vision,
that I sought ^ to understand it ;
and, behold, there stood before me
as the appearance of a *'man. 16
And I heard a man's voice between
the banks of the '* Ulai, which called,
and said, * Gabriel, make this man
to understand the vision. 17 So
he came near where I stood ; and
when he came, I was affrighted,
and * fell upon my face : but he
said unto me, Understand, O son
of man ; for the vision belongeth
to the 'time of the end. 18 Now
as he was speaking with me, I '" fell
into a deep sleep with my face to-
ward the ground ; but he " touched
me, and set me ''upright, ly And
he said. Behold, I will "make thee
know what shall be in the latter
time of the indignation ; for it be-
longeth to the appointed time of
the end. 20 The '' ram which thou
sawest, that had the two horns,
they are the kings of Media and
Persia. 21 And the I'ough » he-
goat is the ''king of ^Greece: and
the great horn that is between his
eyes is the first king. 22 And as
for * that which was broken, in the
place whereof four stood up, four
kingdoms shall stand up out of the
nation, but not with his power.
23 And in the latter time of their
kingdom, when the transgressors
are come to the full, a 'king of
fierce countenance, and undei'-
standing dark sentences,^ shall
stand up. 24 And his power shall
be mighty, but not "^by his own
1 Or, a host 7vas given to it aaaivst the i&'c. Or,
a host iras set over the &e. 2 Heb. justified.
3 Heb. ttnderatanding.
* Or, wh^re I had stood. 6 Heb. Javan.
6 Or, imth his power See ver. 22.
" Is. 59. 14
i> ch. 4. 13,
23
'^ ch. 12. 6, 8 ;
Ps. 74. 10 ;
79. 5 ; Is.
6. 11; Kev.
6. 10
dls. 83. 18;
Jer. 12. 10 ;
Lk. 21. 24;
Heb. 10.
29; Rev.
11. 2
^ ch. 7. 25 ;
12. 7, 11;
Rev. 11. 2,
3 ; 12. 14 ;
13. 5
.'' ver. 1
'J ch. 7. 13;
10. 16, 18
h ver. 2
i ch. 9. 21 ;
Lk. 1. 19,
26
k ch. 2. 46 ;
Ezek. 1.
2S ; 44. 4
' ver. 19 ;
ch. 11. 35,
40
'" eh. 10. 9 ;
Lk. 9. 32
" ch. 10. 10,
16, 18 ;
Ezek. 2. 2
" ver. 15-17
P ver. 3
« ver. 5
'' ch. 10. 20
* ver. 8
« ver. 9-12
" ver. 11-13 ;
ch. 12. 7 ;
Rev. 16. 6
■" ver. 11
^ ch. "2. 34,
45 ; .Job
34. 20
" oh. 10. 1
- ch. 12. 4, 9
° ch. 10. 14
b ch. 7. 28 ;
8. 17 ; Hab.
3. IG
'' ch. 6. 2
<i ver. 15-17
" ch. 6. 31 ;
11. 1
/2Chr. 36.
21 ; Ezr. 1.
1 ; Jer. 25.
11, 12; 29.
10; Zech.
7. 5
* ver. 20
'> Dt. 7. 21 ;
Neh. 9. 32
' Dt. 7. 9
k Ps. 10(i. 6
' Lam. 1. 18,
20
'" ver. 11 ;
Ps. 119.
176 ; Is.
63. 6
" Jer. 44. 4,
5, 21
° ver. 8
!' ver. 18 ;
Jer. 23. 6 ;
33. 16
1 Ps. 44. 15 ;
Jer. 2. 26,
27 ; 3. 25
»■ Dt. 4. 27 ;
2 K. 17. 6,
7 ; Jer. 24.
9; Ezek.
39. 23, 24 ;
Am. 9. 9
864
power ; and he shall "^ destroy won-
derfully, and shall prosper and do
kis 2ileasure ; and he shall '"destroy
the mighty ones and *the holy peo-
ple. 25 And through his policy he
shall cause craft to prosper in his
hand ; and he shall " magnify him-
self in his heart, and in their secu-
rity shall he "destroy many : he
shall also stand up against the
"prince of princes ; but he shall be
broken /'without hand. 26 And
the vision of the evenings and
mornings which hath been told is
*true: but ^shut thou up the
vision; for it belongeth to "many
days to come. 27 And I, Daniel,
* fainted, and was sick certain
days; then I rose up, and did the
" king's business : and I wondered
at the vision, " but ** none under-
stood it.
9 In the first year of ^Darius
the son of Ahasuerus, of the
seed of the Medes, who was made
king over the reahn of the Chal-
deans, 2 in the first year of his
reign I, Daniel, understood by the
books the number of the years
whereof the word of Jehovah came
to -^Jeremiah the prophet, for the
accomplishing of the desolations of
Jerusalem, even ■''seventy years.
3 And I set my face unto the
«'Lord God, ^"to seek by prayer and
supplications, with fasting and
sackcloth and ashes. 4 And I
prayed unto Jehovah my God, and
made confession, and said. Oh,
Lord, the ''great and dreadful God,
who 'keepeth covenant and loving-
kindness with them that love him
and keep his commandments, 5 we
have * sinned, and have dealt per-
versely, and have done wickedly,
and have 'rebelled, even '"turning
aside from thy precepts and from
thine ordinances; 6 neither have
we "hearkened unto thy servants
the prophets, that spake in thy
name to our "kings, our princes,
and our fathers, and to all the peo-
ple of the land. 7 O Lord, J" right-
eousness belongeth unto thee, but ,
unto us * confusion of face, as at
this day ; to the men of Judah, and
to the inhabitants of Jeru.salem,
and unto all Israel, that are near,
and that are far off", through all
the ''countries whither thou hast
driven them, because of their tres-
"! Or, corrupt 8 Heb. people of the saints.
9 Or, but there was none to make it understood
1" Or, to seek after prayer &c.
9.8
DANIEL
9.26
Daniel prays for nis People. Gabriel brings an Answer. The Seventy Weeks, and the Anointed Prince
pass that they have trespassed
against thee. SOLord, to usbelong-
eth confusion of face, to our "■ kings,
to our princes, and to our fathers,
because we have * sinned against
thee. 9 To the Lord our God be-
long "mercies and forgiveness; ^for
we have ** rebelled against him; 10
neither have we obeyed the voice
of Jehovah our God, to walk in his
laws, which he "set before us by
his servants the prophets. 11
Yea, ■''all Israel have transgressed
thy law, even turning aside, that
they should not obey thy voice:
therefore hath the curse been
poured out upon us, and the oath
that is written in the law of Moses
the servant of God; for we have
sinned against him. 12 And he
hath ''confirmed his words, which
he spake against us, and against
our ''judges that judged us, by
bringing upon us a great evil; for
under the whole heaven hath * not
been done as hath been done upon
Jerusalem. 1 3 As it is written in
the *law of Moses, all this evil is
come upon us: yet have we 'not
entreated the favor of Jehovah our
God, that we should '"turn from our
iniquities, and ^have discernment
in thy truth. 14 Therefore hath
Jehovah "watched over the evil,
and brought it upon us ; for Jeho-
vah our God is "righteous in all his
works which he doeth, and we have
'•not obeyed his voice. 15 And
now, O Lord our God, that hast
« brought thy people forth out of
the land of Egypt with a mighty
hand, and hast 'gotten thee re-
nown, as at this day ; we have
'sinned, we have done wickedly.
16 O Lord, according to all thy
*' righteousness, let thine "anger
and thy wrath, I pray thee, be
turned away from thy city Jerusa-
lem, thy "holy mountain; because
for our sins, and for the iniquities
of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy
people are become a ■'reproach to
all that are round about us. 17
Now therefore, O our God, hearken
unto the prayer of thy servant, and
to his supplications, and ^ cause thy
face to shine upon thy sanctuary
that is ''desolate, for the "Lord's
sake. 18 O ray God, ''incline thine
ear, and hear ; open thine eyes, and
"behold our desolations, and the
city which is ''called by thy name :
1 Or, thouoh 2 Or, deal wisely
3 Heb. righteousnesses.
■^ ver. 6
>> ver. 5
" Neh. 9. 17 ;
Ps. 130. 4
<i ver. 6, 6 ;
Ps. 106. 43 ;
Jer. 14. 7
« 2 K. 17. 13-
1.5 ; 18. 12
/ Lev. 26.
14-39 ;
Dt. 28. 15-
68 ; 2 K.
17. 18-23 ;
Is. 1. 4-6 ;
Jer. 8. 5-10
» Is. 44. 26 ;
Jer. 44. 2-
6 ; Lam. 2.
17; Zech.
1. 6
><■ Job 12. 17 ;
Ps. 82. 2-7 ;
148. 11
i Lam. 1.
12 ; 2. 13 ;
Ezek. 6. 9
* ver. 11 ;
Lev. 26.
14-45 ; Dt.
28. 15-68
' Job 36. 13 ;
Is. 9. 13 ;
Jer. 2. 30 ;
5. 3
"' Jer. 31. 18
" Jer. 31. 28 ;
44.27
" ver. 7 ; Ps.
61. 14
P ver. 10
9 Dt. 6. 16
'" Neh. 9. 10 ;
Jer. 32. 20
* ver. 6
t ver. 14
" Jer. 32. 31,
32
^ ver. 20 ;
Ps. 87. 1-3 ;
Joel 3. 17 ;
Zech. 8. 3
^ Ezek. 5. 14
y Num. 6.
24-26; Ps.
80. 3, 7, 19
^ Lam. 5. 18
" ver. 19
t> Is. 37. 17
" Ps. 80. 14
<i Jer. 7.
10-12
" Jer. 36. 7
/ ver. 7
^ Ps. 44. 23 ;
74. 10, 11
'' ver. 3 ; ch.
10. 12 ; Ps.
145. 18 ; Is.
.58. 9
'■ Is. 6. 5
fc ch. 8. 16 ;
Lk. 1. 19, 26
' Is. 6. 2 ;
Ezek. 1. 11,
14
'"ch. 8. 18;
10. 10, 16, 18
" Ex. 29. 39 ;
1 K. 18. .36 ;
Ezr. 9. 4, 6
° ch. 8. 16 ;
in. 21 ;
Zech. 1. 9,
14
P ch. 10. 12
9 ch. 10, 11,
19 ; Lk. 1.
28
'' Mt. 24. 15
' Lev, 25. 8 ;
Num. 14,
34; Ezek,
4, 0
865
for we do not ^ " present our suppli-
cations before thee for ■'^our riglit-
eousnesses, but for thy great
mercies' sake. 19 O Lord, hear;
0 Lord, forgive ; O Lord, hearken
and do ; ^ defer not, for thine own
sake, O my God, because thy city
and thy people are called by thy
name.
20 And while I was ''speaking,
and praying, and confessing my
sin and the sin of 'my people Israel,
and presenting my supjDlication be-
fore Jehovah my God for the holy
mountain of my God ; 21 yea, while
1 was speaking in prayer, the man
* Gabriel, whom I had seen in the
vision at the beginning, ^ being
caused to 'iiy swiftly, ''"'touched
me about the time of the "evening
oblation. 22 And he ''instructed
me, and talked with me, and said,
O Daniel, I am now come forth to
give thee wisdom and "understand-
ing. 23 At the ^beginning of thy
supplications the commandment
went forth, and I am come to tell
thee ; for thou art ® * greatly be-
loved : therefore consider the mat-
ter, and '■ understand the vision.
24 Seventy * weeks are decreed
upon thy people and upon thy holy
city, ® to finish '" transgression, and
" to make an end of sins, and to
^'•^'make reconciliation for iniquity,
and to bring in " everlasting right-
eousness, and to seal up vision and
^^ prophecy, and to "anoint ^^the
most -^holy. 25 Know therefore
and discern, that from the going
f oi'th of the ^ commandment to re-
store and to build Jerusalem unto
^''the ''anointed one, the "prince,
shall be ^'^ seven '' weeks, and three-
score and two weeks : it shall be
built again, with street and moat,
even in troublous times. 26 And
after the threescore and two weeks
shall the anointed one be " cut off,
and " shall have nothing : and the
people of the prince that shall
< 2 Chr. 29, 24 ; Is. 53. 10 ; Rom. 5. 10 « Is. 51. 6, 8 ;•
56, 1 ; Jer, 23, 5, 6 ; Rom, 3, 21, 22 " Ps, 2, 2, 6 ; Is.
61. 1 ; Lk. 4. 18 ^ Lk. 1. 35 ; Acts 3, 14 v Ezr, 4, 24 ;
6, 1-15; Neh, 2. 1-8; 3. 1 ^ Jn, i, 41 : 4, 25 " ch, 8.
11, 25 ; Is, 9. 6 i> ver, 24 " Is, .53, 8 ; Mk. 9. 12 ; Lk.
24. 26 ._
* Heb, cause to fall, s Or, being sore wearied
^ Or, came near unto me
? Or, made m.e to understand
8 Or, very ■precious Heb, precious things.
9 Or, to restrain i" Or, the transgression
11 Another reading is, to seal up.
12 Or, purge away is Heb. prophet.
1* Or, n, most holy place i* Heb. Messiah.
1" Or, seven weeks : and threescore and two
weeks, it shall be &c.
17 Or, there shall be none belonging to him
9.27
DANIEL
10.21
Daniel is terrified by the Vision of a Han. The Man comforts him
come shall "destroy the city and
the sanctuary ; and the end thereof
shall be witli a * flood, and even
unto the end shall be war ; " deso-
lations are determined. 27 And
he shall make a firm covenarit with
many for one week : and in the
midst of the week he shall cause
the sacrifice and the ^ oblation to
cease ; and ^ upon the wing of
''abominations shall come one that
maketh desolate ; and even unto
the "full end, and that determined,
shall wrath be poured out upon the
desolate.
A r\ In the third year of -^Cy-
JLv/ rus king of Persia a thing
was revealed unto Daniel, whose
name was called ^ Belteshazzar ;
and the thing was ''true, even a
great warfare : and he understood
the thing, and had ' understanding
of the vision. 2 In those days I,
Daniel, was * mourning three whole
weeks. 3 I ate 'no pleasant bread,
neither came flesh nor wine into
my mouth, neither did I anoint
myself at all,_ till three whole
weeks were fulfilled. 4 And iij the
four and twentieth day of the first
month, as I was by the side of the
great '"river, which is ^"Hiddekel,
5 I lifted up mine eyes, and
looked, and, behold, a man " clothed
in linen, whose loins were ^ girded
with pure ' gold of Uphaz : 6 his
body also was like the "" beryl, and
his 'face as the appearance of
lightning, and his * eyes as flaming
torches, and his arms and his feet
like unto "burnished brass, and
the voice of his words like the
"voice of a multitude. 7 And I,
Daniel, -"^ alone saw the vision ; for
the ^ men that were with me saAv
not the vision ; but a great " quak-
ing fell upon them, and they fled
to hide themselves. 8 So I was
"left alone, and saw this great
vision, and there ''remained no
strength in me ; for my comeliness
was turned in me into corruption,
and I "retained no strength. 9
Tet heard I the voice of his word-s;
and when I heard the voice of his
words, then was I ''fallen into a
deep sleep on my face, with my
face toward the ground.
10 And, behold, a hand * touched
me, which ■* set me upon my knees
and upon the palms of my hands.
1 Or, meal-offerino
2 Or, upon the pinnacle of abominations shall
be <l'c. 3 That is, Tigris.
' Or. iei me tottering upon &c.
" Mt. 24. 2 ;
Mk. 13. 2 ;
Lk. 19. 43,
44
i> Nah. 1. 8
" ver. 27
dch. II. 31 ;
Mt. 24. 15 ;
Mk. 13. 14 ;
Lk. 21. 20
« Is. 10. 23 ;
28.22
/ch. 1. 21;
G. 28
■" ch. 1. 7
'' ch. 8. 26
i ch. 1. 17 ;
2. 21
fc Ezr. 9. 4,
5 ; Neh.
1. 4
' ch. 6. 18
"' ch. 8. 2 ;
Ezek. 1. 3
" Gen. 2. 14
" ch. 12. C, 7 ;
Ezek. 9. 2
P Rev. 1. 13 ;
16. 6
1 Jer. 10. 9
"" Ex. 28. 20 ;
Ezek. 1.
16
" Mt. 17. 2 ;
Eev. 1. 16
< Rev. 1. 14 ;
19. 12
" Ezek. 1.
7 ; Rev. l.
15 ; 2. 18
" Ezek. 1. 24
^ 2 K. 6. 17
V Acts 9. 7
- Ezek. 12.
18
"^ Gen. 32. 24
b ch. 7. 28 ;
8. 27;
Hab. 3. 16
<^ ver. 16
d ch. 8. 18 ;
Gen. 15.
12 ; Job 4.
13
^ ver. 16, 18 ;
ch. 8. 18 ;
9. 21 ; Jer.
1. 9
/ver. 19;
ch. 9. 23
f ch. 8. 16, 17
'' Ezek. 2. 1
' Job 4. 14,
16
k ver. 19 ;
Is. 41. 10,
14
' ch. 9. 3
'" ver. 2, 3 ;
ch. 9. 20-23
" Acts 10. 30,
31
" ver. 20
P ver. 21 ; ch.
12. 1 ; Jude
9; Rev. 12.
7
« ch. 8. 16 ;
9. 22
""ch. 2. 28;
Dt. 31. 29
» ch. 8. 26 ;
12. 4, 9
t Ezek. 24.
27 ; Lk. 1.
20
" ver. 18 ;
ch. 8. 15
" Is. 6. 7 ;
Jer. 1. 9
^ ver. 8, 9 ;
ch. 7. 15,
28; 8. 17,
27
866
1 1 And he said unto me, O Daniel,
thou man -^greatly beloved, ^ under-
stand the words that I speak unto
thee, and " stand upright ; for unto
thee am I now sent. And when he
had spoken this word unto me, I
stood Hrembling. 12 Then said
he unto me, * Fear not, Daniel ; for
from the first day that thou didst
'set thy heart to understand, and
to '"humble thyself before thy God,
thy words were heard : and T am
come " for thy words' sake. 13 But
the "prince of the kingdom of Per-
sia withstood me one and twenty
days ; but, lo, ^' Michael, one of the
chief princes, came to help me :
and I ^remained there with the
kings of Persia. 14 Now I am
come to make thee * understand
what shall befall thy people in the
'■ latter day s ; for the vision is yet
for ' many dajs. 15 And when he
had spoken unto me according to
these words, I set my face toward
the ground, and was 'dumb. 16
And, behold, one in the "likeness
of the sons of men " touched my
lips : then I opened my mouth,
and spake and said unto him that
stood before me, O my lord, by
reason of the vision my "^sorrows
are turned upon me, and I retain
no strength. 17 For ''how can the
servant of this my lord talk with
this my lord? for as for me,
straightway there remained 'no
strength in me, neither was there
breath left in me.
18 Then there touched me again
one like the "appearance of a
man. and he * strengthened me.
19 And he said, O man '^greatly
beloved, ''fear not: peace be unto
thee, be " strong, yea, be strong.
And when he spake unto me,
I was strengthened, and said,
Let my lord speak ; for thou hast
•^strengthened me. 20 Then said
he, Knowest thou wherefore I am
come unto thee '? and now will I
return to fight with the " prince of
Persia : and when I go forth, lo,
the '' prince of ® Greece shall come.
21 But I will Hell thee that which
is inscribed in the writing of
* truth : and thei'e is none that
■^holdeth with me ® against these,
" Ex. 24. 10, n ; Is. 6. 1-5 ^ ver. 8 <> ver. 16 f> Is.
35. 3, 4 ■= ver. 11 d ver. 12 ; Judt?. 6. 23 ; Is. 43. 1
" Josh. 1. 6, 7, 9 ; Is. 35. 4 /Ps. 138. 3 ; 2 Cor. 12. 9
" ver. 13 ft ch. 8. 21 ; 11. 2 « ch. 11. 2 * ch. 12. 1, 4
5 Or, was not needed ^ Heb. Javan.
1 Heb. strengtheneth himself.
8 Or, concerning these things
11.1
DANIEL
11.20
The Man foretells Conflicts between Persia and Greece, and Leagues and Conflicts between the North and Soath Kingdoms
nbut "Michael your prince.
1 And as for me, in the
' first year of Darius the Mede, I
stood up to confirni and ''strengthen
him.
2 And now will I show thee the
"truth. Behold, there shall stand
up yet three kings in Persia ; and
the fourth shall be far richer than
they all : and when he is waxed
strong through his riches, ^ he shall
stir up all against the realm of
'""Gi'eece. .3 And a -^mighty king
shall stand up, that shall rule with
great dominion, and ^ do according
to his will. 4 And when he shall
stand up, his kingdom shall be
broken, and shall be divided ''to-
ward the 'four winds of heaven, but
not to his posterity, nor according
to his dominion wherewith he
ruled ; for his kingdom shall be
* plucked up, even for others be-
sides these.
5 And the Hving of the south
^ shall be strong, and one of his
princes ; and he shall be strong
above him, and have dominion ; his
dominion shall be a great domin-
ion. 6 And at the ™end of years
they shall join themselves together ;
and the daughter of the king of
the south shall come to the " king
of the north to make '^an agree-
ment : but she shall not retain the
strength of her arm ; neither shall
he stand, nor liis arm ; but she
shall be given up, and they that
brought her, and lie that begat her,
and he that strengthened her in
those times.
7 But out of a shoot from her
roots shall one stand up in his
^ place, who shall come ^unto the
army, and shall enter into the
" fortress of the king of the north,
and shall deal against them, and
shall prevail. 8 And ajso their
p gods, with their 'molten images,
and with their goodly vessels of
silver and of gold, shall he carry
captive into Egypt ; and he shall
^ refrain some years from the king
of the north. 9 And he sliall come
into the realm of the king_ of the
south, but he shall return into his
own land.
10 And his sons shall war, and
shall assemble a multitude of great
1 Or, all this shall stir up the realm
2 Heb. Javan.
3 Or, shall be strong ; hut one of his princes
shall be &c. * Or, equitable conditions
* Or, office ' Or, against " Or, princes
8 Or, continue more years than &c.
"■ ver. 13
<> ch. 6. 31 ;
9. 1
'= ch. 10. 18
d ch. 8. 26 ;
10. 1, 21
" ch. 8. 21 ;
10. 20
/ch. 8. 5,
21
" ver. 10, 36 ;
ch. 6. 19;
8. 4
'' ch. 8. 8, 22
' ch. 7. 2 ; 8.
8 ; Jer. 49.
36; Ezek.
37. 9;
Zech. 2. 6 ;
Rev, 7. 1
<•• Jer. 12.
15, 17 ; 18. 7
' ver. 9, 11,
14, 25, 40
'" ver. 13
" ver. 7, 13,
1.5, 40
" ver, 19,
38, 39
P Is. 37. 19 ;
46. 1, 2 ;
Jer. 43. 12,
13
9 ver. 26, 40 ;
Is. 8. 8 ;
Jer. 46. 7,
8 ; 51. 42
'' ver. 7
* ver. S
' ch. 8. 7
" ver. 13
" ver. 10
^ ver. 11
y ch. 4. 16 ;
12. 7
' Jer. 6. 6 ;
Ezek. 4. 2 ;
17. 17
" ver. 3, 30 ;
ch. .5. 19
b Josh. 1. 5
" ver. 41 ;
ch. 8. 9
d 2 K. 12. 17 ;
Ezek. 4.
3,7
* Gen, 10. 6 ;
Is. 66. 19 ;
Jer. 2. 10 ;
31. 10 ;
Zeph. 2. 11
/Hos. 12. 14
" Ps, 27. 2 ;
Jer. 46. 0
ft Job 20. 8 ;
Ps. 37. 36 ;
Ezek. 26.
21
' Is. 60. 17
forces, ^ which shall come on, and
" overdow, and pass through ; and
^"they shall return and war, even
to his 'fortress. 1 1 And the *king
of the south shall be moved with
* anger, and shall come forth and
fight with him, even with the king
of the north; and he shall "set
forth a great multitude, and the
"multitude shall be given into his
hand. 1 2 And the multitude shall
^^ be lifted up, and his heart shall
be exalted ; and he shall cast down
tens of thousands, but he shall not
prevail. 13 And the king of the
north shall return, and shall ^set
forth a multitude greater than the
former • and he shall come on at
the end of the ^ times, even ^'^ of
years, with a great army and with
much substance. 14 And in those
times there shall many stand up
against the king of the south : also
the children of the violent among
thy people shall lift themselves up
to establish the vision ; but they
shall fall. 15 ISo the king of the
north shall come, and cast up a
^ mound, and take ^^ a well-fortified
city : and the forces of the south
shall not stand, neither his chosen
people, neither shall there be any
strength to stand. 16 But he that
cometh against him shall " do ac-
cording to his own will, and '' none
shall stand before him ; and he
shall stand in the "glorious land,
and in his hand shall be destruc-
tion. 17 And he shall ''set his
face to come with the strength of
his whole kingdom, and with him
^■* equitable conditions ; and he shall
gerform them : and he shall give
im the daughter of women, ^^ to
corrupt her ; but ^^ she shall not
stand, neither be for him. 18 After
this shall he turn his face unto the
" ^ isles, and shall take many : but
a ^* prince shall cause the reproach
offered by him to cease ; yea, more-
over, he shall cause his •'reproach
to turn upon him. 19 Then he
shall turn his face toward the for-
tresses of his own land ; but he
shall ''stumble and fall, and shall
* not be found.
20 Then shall stand up in his
^ place one that shall cause an
' exactor to pass through the glory
of the kingdom ; but within few
867
9 Or, and he
lu Or, he
11 Or, he carried away
12 Or, for
13 Or, the fortified cities
n Or, upright mies
15 Or, to destroy it
16 Or, it
17 Or, coast-lands
18 Or, captain
11.21
DANIEL
11.41
The Man tells of Coming Leagnes and Conflicts between the Kingdom of the South and the Kingdom of the Korth
days he shall be ' destroyed, neither
in anger, nor in battle. 2 1 And in
his ^ place shall stand up a con-
temptible person, to whom they
had not given the honor of the
kingdom : but he shall come " in
time of security, and shall obtain
the kingdom by ''flatteries. 22 And
the overwhelming "^forces shall be
overwhelmed from before him, and
shall be broken ; yea, also the
prince of ^the covenant. 23 And
after the league made with him he
shall work deceitfully ; for he shall
come up, and shall become strong,
with a small people. 24 '*In time
of security shall he come even upon
the " fattest places of the province ;
and he shall do that which his
fathers have not done, nor his
fathers' fathers ; he shall scatter
among them prey, and spoil, and
substance : yea, he shall devise his
devices against the strongholds,
even for a time. 25 And he shall
stir up his power and his courage
against the -^ king of the south with
a great army ; and the king of the
south shall war in battle with an
exceeding great and mighty army ;
but he shall not stand ; for they
shall devise devices against him.
26 Yea, they that eat of his dain-
ties shall ''destroy him, and his
ai'my shall ^ overflow ; and many
shall fall down slain. 27 And as
for both these kings, their hearts
shall be to do '' mischief, and they
shall ' speak lies at one table : but
it shall not prosper ; for yet the
* end shall be at the time appointed.
28 Then shall he return into his
land with great substance ; and his
heart shall he ^against the holy
covenant ; and he shall do his pleas-
ure, and return to his own land.
29 At the time appointed he shall
return, and come into the south ;
but it shall not be in the latter
time as it was in the "' former. 30
For ships of " Kittim shall come
against him ; therefore he shall be
grieved, and shall return, and have
indignation " against the holy cove-
nant, and shall " do his pleasure : he
shall even return, and have regard
unto them that forsake the holy
covenant. 31 And forces shall
stand on his part, and they shall
*• profane the sanctuary, even the
fortress, and shall take away the
continual burnt-offering, and they
1 Heb. broken.
2 Or, oMc«
3 Or, his covenant
* Heb, break.
" ver. 24
b ver. 32, 34
' ver. 10 ;
ch. 9. 26
d ver. 21
" Num. 13.
20; Neh.
9. 25 ;
Ezek. 34.
14
/ver. 5
'' ver. 10, 40
'' Ps. 52. 1 ;
64. 6
' Jer. 9. 3-5 ;
41. 1-3
*: ver. 35, 40 ;
ch. 8. 19 ;
Hab. 2. 3
' ver. 30
'"■ ver. 23, 25
" Gen. 10. 4 ;
Num. 24.
24 ; Is. 23.
1, 12 ; Jer.
2. 10
" ver. 28
f ch. 8. Il-
ia ; 12. 11
9 ch. 9. 27 ;
12. 11 ; Mt.
24. 15 ; Mk.
13.14
"■ ver. 21, 34
* Mic. 5. 7-
9 ; Zech. 9.
13-16; 10.
3-6
t ch. 12. 3
" Mt. 24. 9 ;
Jn. 16. 2 ;
Heb. 11.
36-38
^ Mt. 7. 15 ;
Acts 20.
29, 30
* ver. 21, 32 ;
Eom. 16. 18
V ch. 12. 10 ;
Dt. 8. 16 ;
Prov. 17. 3 ;
Zech. 13.
9 ; Mai. 3.
' Jn. 15. 2
" Rev. 7. 14
t> ver. 27, 40
<^ ver. 3, 16 ;
ch. 5. 19
dch. 5. 20;
8. 11, 25 ;
Is. 14. 13 ;
2 Th. 2. 4
" ch. 7. 8,
11 ; Rev.
13. 6, 6
/ ch. 2. 47 ;
Dt. 10. 17 ;
Ps. 136. 2
V ch. 8. 12
ft ch. 8. 19 ;
Is. 10. 25 ;
26. 20
i ch. 9. 27
* ver. 36
' ver. 27, 35 ;
ch. 12. 4, 9
'" ver. 5, 9,
11, 14, 25
" ver. 6, 7,
13, 15
" Is. 5. 28 ;
Jer. 4. 13
P ver. 10, 26
9 ver. 16 ;
ch. 8. 9
>■ Jer. 48. 47
868
shall set up the * abomination that A
maketh desolate. 32 And such as
do wickedly against the covenant
shall he '^pervert by '"flatteries;
but the people that know their
God shall be * strong, and do ex-
2jloits. 33 And "'they that are
wise among the people shall in-
struct many ; yet they shall " fall
by the sword and by flame, by cap-
tivity and by spoil, many days.
34 Now when they shall fall, they
shall be helped with a little help ;
but many shall "join themselves
unto them with "^ flatteries. 35 And
some of "^them that are wise shall
fall, to ^ refine them, and to 'purify,
and to make them " white, even to
tlie ' time of the end ; because it is
yet for the time appointed.
36 And the king shall ""do ac-
cording to his will ; and he shall
exalt himself, and ''magnify him-
self above every god, and shall ^
''speak marvellous things against
the •'God of gods ; and he shall
^prosper till the ''indignation be
accomplished ; for that which is
'determined shall be done. 37
Neither shall he regard the gods
of his fathers, nor the desire of
women, nor regard any god : for
he shall * magnify himself above
all. 38 But in his -place shall he
honor the god of fortresses ; and a
god whom his fathers knew not
shall he honor with gold, and sil-
ver, and Avith precious stones and
pleasant things. 39 And he shall
deal with the strongest fortresses
by the help of a foreign god : * who-
soever acknowledgeth hi7n ^he will
increase with glory ; and he shall
cause them to rule over many, and
shall divide the land for a price.
40 And at the 'time of the end
shall the "' king of the south ^" con-
tend witti him ; and the " king of
the north shall come against him
"like a whirlwind, with chariots,
and with horsemen, and with
many ships ; and he shall enter
into the countries, and shall ^ over-
flow and pass through. 41 _He
shall enter also into the * glorious
land, and many counti^ies shall be
overthrown ; but these shall be
delivered out of his hand : Edom,
and '"Moab, and the chief of the
5 Heb. make profane.
6 Or, tlie teachers of the people
1 Or, the teachers
8 Or, whom he shall acknowledge and increase
with alory ^ Or, shall increase glory
10 Heb. push at.
11.42
DANIEL
12.13
Michael's Help in tlie Time of Trouble. The Time of the End
children of " Ammon. 42 He shall
stretch forth his hand also upon
the countries ; and the land of
Egypt shall not escape. 43 But
he shall have power over the treas-
ures of gold and of silver, and over
all the precious things of Egypt ;
and the * Libyans and the " Ethio-
pians shall be at his steps. 44 But
tidings out of the east and out of
the north shall trouble him ; and
he shall go forth with great fury
to destroy and Hitterly to sweep
away many. 45 And he shall plant
the tents of his palace "between
the sea and the "glorious ''holy
mountain ; yet he shall come to
his end, and none shall help him.
-| O And at that time shall
_L^ •''Michael stand up, the
great prince who standeth for the
children of thy people ; and there
shall be a time of trouble, ^such
as never was since there was a na-
tion even to that same time : and
at that time thy people shall be
delivered, every one that shall be
found written in the '' book. 2 And
'many of them that sleep in the
dust of the earth shall awake, *some
to everlasting life, and some to
shame and everlasting ''contempt.
3 And ■* they that are ' wise shall
'"shine as the brightness of the
firmament ; and they that " turn
many to righteousness as the stars
for ever and ever. 4 But thou, O
Daniel, "shut up the words, and
p seal the book, even to the * time of
the end : '"many shall run to and fro,
and knowledge shall be increased.
5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and,
behold, there stood * other two, the
one on the brink of the 'river on
1 Heb. to devote many.
2 Or, between the seas at
3 Or, abhorrence
* Or, the teachers
"■ Jer. 49. G
6 2 Chr. 12.
3 ; Nah. 3. 9
" 2 Chr. 12.
3; Ezek.
30. 4, n ;
Nab. .3. 9
d ver. 16, 41 ;
ch. 8. y
"ch.g. 16, 20;
Is. 11. 9;
27. 13 ; 66.
2i ; 66. 20
/ch.10.13, 21
" ch. 9. 12 ;
Jer. 30. 7 ;
Ezek. 5. 9 ;
Mt. 24. 21 ;
Mk. 13. 19
'' ver. 4 ; ch.
7. 10 ; 10. 21
' Is. 26. 19 ;
Ezek. 37.
12-14
* Jn. 5. 28, 29
' ver. 10 ;
ch. 11.33,35
'" Jn. 5. 3.5
"ch. 11. 33;
Is. .IS. 11
° ver. 9 ; ch.
8. 26
P ver. 9 ; Is.
8. 16
9 ver. 9, 13 ;
ch. 8. 17
""ch. 11. .33;
Is. 11. 9;
29. 18, 19
' ch. 10. 5,
6, 10, 16
' ch. 10. 4
" ch. S. 16 ;
Zech. 1. 12,
13
" ch. 10. 5 ;
Ezek. 9. 2
^ ver. 8 ; ch.
8. 13 ; Mt.
24. 3 ; Mk.
13. 4
y Ezek. 20.
5 ; Rev. 10.
^ ch. 4. 34 ;
6. 26
" ch. 7. 2.5 ;
Kev. 12. 14
6 ch. 8. 24 ;
Lk. 21. 24
" ver. 6
<i ver. 13
" ver. 4 ; ch.
8. 26
/ch. 11. 36
" Is. 32. 6, 7
'' ver. 3 ;
this side, and the other on the
brink of the river on that side.
6 And "one said to the man
'clothed in linen, who was above
the waters of the river, '^ How long
shall it be to the end of these
wonders % 7 And I heard the man
clothed in linen, who was above
the waters of tlie river, when he
*held up his right hand and his
left hand unto heaven, and sware
by him that ' liveth for ever that
it shall be for a "time, times, and
a half • and when they have made
an end of * breaking in pieces the
power of the holy people, all these
things shall be finished. 8 And I
heard, but I understood not : then
said I, O my lord, what shall be
the ^ "issue of these things % _ 9 And
he said, '' Go thy way, Daniel ; for
the words are " shut up and sealed
till the time of the end. 10 Many
shall •''purify themselves, and make
themselves white, and be refined ;
but the " wicked shall do wickedly ;
and none of the wicked shall under-
stand ; but "* they that are '' wise
shall understand. 11 And from
the time that the ' continual burnt-
ofering shall be taken away, and
the * abomination that maketh des-
olate set up, there shall be a thou-
sand two hundred and ninety days.
1 2 ' Blessed is he that waiteth, and
Cometh to the "'thousand three hun-
dred and five and thirty days. 13
But "go thou thy way till the " end
be ; for thou shalt -'' rest, and shalt
stand in thy « lot, at the end of the
days.
Hos. 14. 9 « ch. 8. 11-14 ft ch. 9. 27 ; U. 31 ; Mt.
24. 15 ; Blk. 13. 14 ' Is. 30. 18 '" ch. 8. 14 ; Rev
11. 2 ; 12. 6 ; 13. 5 " ver. 9 " ver. 4 p Rev. 14. 13
« Ps. 16. 6
* Or, latter end
THE BOOK OF
HOSEA
Hosea's Wife and Children of Whoredom. Restoration of Israel and Jndah. Their Unfaithfulness condemned
IThe word of Jehovah that
came uuto " Hosea the son of
Beeri, in the daj's of * Uzziah,
" Jotham, "^ Aliaz, and " Hezekiah,
kings of Judah, and in the days
of 'Jeroboam the son of Joash,
king of Israel.
2 When Jehovah spake at the
first ^ by Hosea, Jehovah said unto
Hosea, ^Go, tiike unto thee a ''wife
of whoredom and children of
whoredom ; for the land doth
'commit great whoi'edom, depart-
ing from Jehovah. 3 80 he went
and took Gomer the daughter of
Diblaim ; and she conceived, and
* bare him a son. 4 And Jehovah
said unto him, Call his name
' Jezreel ; for yet a little while,
and I will "avenge the "blood of
Jezreel upon the house of Jehu,
and will cause the kingdom of the
house of Israel to cease. 5 And
it shall come to pass at that day,
that I will " break the bow of
Isi-ael in the "valley of Jezreel.
6 And she conceived again, and
Pbare a daughter. And Jehovah
said unto him. Call her name
* * Lo-ruhamah ; for I will '^ no
more have mercy upon the house
of Israel, that I should in any
wise pardon them. 7 But I will
have "mercy upon the house of
Judah, and will ' save them by
Jehovah their God, and will not
save them by "bow, nor by sword,
nor by battle, by horses, nor by
horsemen. 8 Now when she had
weaned Lo-ruhamah, she con-
ceived, and 'bare a son. 9 And
Jehovah said. Call his name^^Lo-
ammi ; for ye are not my people,
and I will not be ' your God.
*10 Yet the number of the chil-
dren of Israel shall be as the
"sand of the sea, which cannot be
measured nor numbered ; and ^ it
shall come to pass that, ^in the
place where it was said unto them,
1 Or, with 2 Heb. visit.
3 That is, That hath not obtained mercy.
* That is, iVof my people. * Heb. for you.
6 Or, instead of that which was said
" Rom. 9. 25
(> 2 K. 14. 21
(marg.) ;
IS. 1-7 ;
2 Chr. 26.
1-23; Is. 1.
l; Am.
1. 1
'^2 K. 16. 5,
7, 32-3S ;
2 Chr. 27.
1-9 ; Is. 1.
1 ; Mic.
1. 1
d 2 K. 16.
1-20; 2 Chr.
2S. 1-27 ;
Is. 1. 1 ; 7.
1-17 ; Mic.
1. 1
^ 2 K. 18. 1-
20. 21 ;
2 Chr. 29.
1-32. 33 ;
Mic. 1. 1
/2K. 13. 13;
14. 23-29 ;
Am. 1. 1
" eh. 3. 1 ; Is.
20. 2, 3
ft Jer. 3. 1,
12, 14
' ch. 2. 5 ;
5. 3
* Ezek. 23. 4
' ver. 6, n ;
ch. 2. 22
"'2^10.1-14
" Jer. 49. 35 ;
Ezek. 39. 3
" Josh. 17.
16; Judg.
6. 33
P ver. 3
9 ver. 9
"■ ch. 2. 4
» Is. 30. 18
« Jer. 25. 5,
6 ; Zech. 9.
9, 10
" Ps. 44. 3-7
" ver. 3
^ ver. 6
V Gen. 22.
17 ; Jer.
33. 22
' Rom. 9. 26
" ver. 9 ; Is.
65. 1
b Is. 63. 16 ;
64. 8
" Jer. 23. 5,
6 ; 50. 4, 5 ;
Ezek. 37.
21-24
*[Ch. 2. 1 in
Heb.]
d ch. 3. 6 ;
Jer. .30. 21
" ver. 4, 6
/ver. 23
" ver. 6 ; ch.
4. 6;
Ezek. 23.
45
ft Is. 60. 1
> ch. 1. 2 ;
870
Ye are " not my people, it shall be
said unto them. Ye are the *sons
of the living God. 11 And the
children of Judah and the chil-
dren of Israel shall be '^ gathered
together, and they shall appoint
themselves ''one head, and shall
go up from the land ; for great
shall be the day of '^ Jezreel.
21 8ay ye unto your brethren,
''•'"Ammi ; and to your sisters,
^•^Ruhamah.
2 Contend with your mother,
•''contend; for she is ''not my
wife, neither am I her husband ;
and let her put away her 'whore-
doms from her face, and her adul-
teries from between her breasts;
3 lest 1 strip her * naked, and set
her as in tne day that she was
born, and 'make her as a wilder-
ness, and set her like a dry land,
and slay her with "' thirst. 4 Yea,
upon her " children will I have no
mercy ; for they are children of
whoredom ; 5 for their mother
hath ° played the harlot ; she that
conceived them hath done shame-
fully ; for she said, ^ I will go
after n\Y lovers, that ''give me my
bread and my water, my wool and
my flax, mine oil and my "drink.
6 Therefore, behold, I will ''hedge
up thy way with "thorns, and I
will build a wall against her, that
she shall not find her 'paths. 7
And she shall "follow after her
lovers, but she shall not overtake
them ; and she shall seek them,
but shall not find them : then shall
she say, I will go and return to my
" first husband ; for then was it
^better with me than now.
8 For she did " not know that ^I
Jer. 3. 1, 9, 13 fc Ezek. 16. 7, 22, 39 ' ch. 13. 15 ; Is.
32. 13, 14 '" Jer. 14. 3 ; Am. 8. 11-13 " ch. 1. 6 ;
Jer. 13. 14 ; Ezek. 8. 18 " ver. 2 : ch. 3. 1 ; Is. 1. 21
P Jer. 2. 25 ; 3. 1, 2 « ver. 12 ; Jer. 44. 17, 18 '" Job
19.8 'ch. 9. 6;10. 8 <Jer. 18. 15 " ch. 5. 13 ; 2 Chr.
28. 20-22 " Jer. 2. 2 ; 3. 1 ; Ezek. 16. 8 ; 23. 4 ^ ch.
13. 6 i Jer. 14. 22 y Is. 1. 3 ' Ezek. 16. 19
1 That is, My people.
8 That is, Th<it hath obtained mercy.
8 Heb. drinks.
2.9
HOSEA
4.2
Jehovah will punish the People's llnfaithfalness. Yet he will betroth them again. Hosea's Second Symbolic IHarriage
gave her the grain, and the new
wine, and the oil, and multiplied
unto her "silver and gold, which
they ^ used for Baal. 9 There-
fore will I -Hake back my grain
in the time thereof, and my new
wine in the season thereof, and
will pluck away my wool and my
flax which should have covered
her nakedness. 10 And now will
I "^ uncover her * lewdness in the
sight of her lovers, and none shall
deliver her out of my hand. Ill
will also "* cause all her mirth to
cease, her "feasts, her •''new moons,
and her sabbaths, and all her
* solemn assemblies. 12 And I
will ''lay waste her vines and her
fig-trees, whereof she hath said,
''These are my hire that rny
lovers have given me ; and I will
' make them a forest, and the
* beasts of the field shall eat them.
13 And I will visit upon her the
'days of the Baalim, ^unto which
she "'burned incense, when she
"decked herself _ with her ® ear-
rings and her jewels, and went
after her lovers, and "forgat me,
saith Jehovah.
14 Therefore, behold, I will
allure her, and ^' bring her into
the wilderness, and speak '' com-
fortably unto her. 15 And I will
give her her « vineyards from
thence, and the '' valley of ^Achor
for a door of hope ; and she shall
"^make answer there, as in the
days of her youth, and as in the
'day wben she came up out of
the land of Egypt. 16 And it
shall be at tliat day, saith Jehovah,
that thou shalt call me " " Ishi,
and shalt call me no more ^^ Baali.
1 7 For I will " take away the
names of the ''Baalim out of her
mouth, and they shall no more
be ^'-^ mentioned by their name.
18 And in that day will I make
a covenant for them with the
* beasts of the field, and with
the birds of the heavens, and
with ihe creeping things of the
ground : and I will ' break the
ow and the sword and the battle
out of the land, and will make
them to "lie down safely. 19
And I will * betroth thee unto me
1 Or, made into the image of Baal
* Or, return, and take atray
^ Or, shame * Or, appointed feasts
s Or, wherein she burned incense to them
6 Or, nose-rings
7 Heb. to her heart. i" That is, My husband.
* That la, Troubling. " That is, Mu master.
9 Or, sing ^ Or, remernbtred
29
" ver. 13 ;
ch. 8. 4
i> ch. 8. 7 ;
9. 2
"^ Ezek. 16.
37
d Jet. 7. 34 ;
16. 9
« ch. 3. 4 ;
Am. 6. 21 ;
8. 10
/Is. 1. 13, 14'
'J Jer. 5. 17 ;
8. 13
'' ver. 6
' Ps. 80. 12 ;
Is. 6. 6 ;
7. 23
*.ch. 13. 8;
Is. 32. 13-15
'ch. 4. 13;
11. 2
" Jer. 7. 9
" Ezek. 16.
12. 17 ;
23. 40
" ch. 4. 6 ; 8.
14 ; 13. 6
P Ezek. 20.
33-38
1 Ezek. 28.
25, 26
■■ Josli. 7. 26
' Jer. 2. 1-3
«ch. 11. 1 ;
12.9,13;
13. 4 ; Ex.
15. 2
" ver. 7 ; Is.
rA. 6
" Ex. 23. 13 ;
Josh. 23.
7 ; Ps. 16. 4
■" ver. 13
^ Job .'i. 23 ;
Is. 11. 6-9;
Ezek. 34.
^ Ezek. 39.
1-10
" Ezek. 34.
25
l> Is. 62. 4, 5 ;
Jer. 3. 14
" Is. 1. 27 ;
54. 6-8
d ch. 6. 6 ;
13. 4
^ Is. 55. 10 ;
Zech. 8.
12 ; Mai.
3. 10, 11
/Jer. 31.
12 : Joel
2. 19
" ch. 1. 4, 6,
11
''Jer. 31. 27
' ver. 1 ;
ch. 1. 6
* Rom. 9. 25
'ch. 1. 9
'" ver. 1
" ch. 1. 2
" 2 S. 6. 19 ;
1 Chr. 16.
3 ; S. S. 2. 5
P Ruth 4. 10
«ch. 13. 10,11
'■ ch. 2. 11 ;
Dan. 9. 27 ;
11. 31 ; 12.
11
» ch. 10. 1, 2
' Ex. 28.
4-12 ; 1 S.
23. 9-12
" Gen. 31. 19,
34; Judg.
17. 5 ; 18.
14, 17 ; 1 S.
16. 23 ; 19.
13; Ezek.
21. 21 ;
871
for ever ; yea, I will betroth thee
unto me in ' righteousness, and in
justice, and in lovingkindness, and
in mercies. 20 I will even beti'oth
thee unto me in faithfulness ; and
thou shalt •* know Jehovah.
21 And it shall come to pass in
that day, " I will answer, saith Je-
hovah, I will answer the heavens,
and they shall answer the earth ;
22 and the 'earth shall answer the
grain, and the new wine, and the
oil; and they shall answer ^^''Jez-
reel. 23 And I will ''sow her unto
me in the " earth ; and I will have
mercy upon ^^ her that had ' not
obtained mercy ; and * I will say to
^•'them that were 'not my people,
'" Thou art my people ; and they
shall say, Thou art my God.
3 And Jehovah said unto me,
" Go again, love a woman be-
loved " of her friend, and an adul-
teress, even as Jehovah loveth the
children of Israel, though they
tui^n unto other gods, and ^^love
"cakes of raisins. 2 So I ^'bought
her to me for fifteen pieces of sil-
ver, and a homer of barley, and a
" half-homer of barley ; 3 and I
said unto her, Thou shalt abide
for me many days ; thou shalt
not play the harlot, and thou
shalt not be any man's wife : so
will I also be toward thee. 4 For
the children of Israel shall abide
many days * without king, and
without prince, and ''without sac-
rifice, and without ^""pillar, and
without * ephod or " teraphim : 5
afterward shall the children of
Israel "return, and seek Jehovah
their God, and ^ David their king,
and shall •'' come with fear unto
Jehovah and to his goodness in
the latter days.
4^ Hear the word of Jehovah,
ye children of Israel ; for Je-
hovah hath a "controversy with
the inhabitants of the land, be-
cause there is ''no truth, nor '^ good-
ness, nor "^ knowledge of God in
the land. 2 There is nought but
"swearing and ^breaking faith, and
Zech. 10. 2 " Jer. 50. 4, 5 ^ Ezek. 34. 24 «' Jer. 31. 9
^ ch. 5. 1 " ch. 12. 2 ; Mic. 6. 2 i" Is. 59. 4 ; Jer. 7. 28
'^ ch. 6. 6 d ver. 6 ; ch. 5. 4 * ch. 10. 4 / oh. 7. 3 ;
10. 13 ; 11. 12
13 Or, That is, Whom God soweth.
1* Or, land
15 Heb. Lo-ruhamah. See ch. 1. 6.
16 Heb. Lo-ammi. See ch. 1. 9, 10.
17 Or, of her husband, yet an <t'c.
18 Or, them that love i» Heb. lethtch.
so Or, obelisk
4.3
HOSEA
5.8
Jehovah's Controversy with Israel. Jadah warned not to take part in Israel's Cailt. Israel's Apstasy rebnked
"killing, and * stealing, and "com-
mitting adultery ; they break out,
and ''blood toucheth blood. 3
Therefore shall the land ^ mourn,
and every one that dwelleth
thei'ein shall languish, with the
•''beasts of the field and the birds
of the heavens ; yea, the fishes of
the sea also shall be taken away.
4 Yet let no man ^strive, neither
let any man reprove ; for thy
people are as they that ''strive
with the priest. 5 And thou
shalt 'stumble in the day, and
the prophet also shall stumble
with thee in the night ; and I
will destroy thy ''mother.
6 My people are destroyed for
' lack of knowledge : because thou
hast '"rejected knowledge, ^I will
also "reject thee, that thou shalt
be no priest to me : seeing thou
hast "forgotten the ^law of thy
God, I also will forget thy chil-
dren. 7 As they were *multi-
flied, so they sinned against me :
will *" change their glory into
' shame. 8 They ' feed on the
sin of my people, and "set their
heart on their iniquity. 9 And
it shall be, like people, " like
priest ; and I will ^ punish them
for their ways, and will requite
them their doings. 10 And they
shall '•> eat, and not have enough ;
they shall " play the harlot, and
shall not increase ; because they
have "left off taking heed to
Jehovah.
1 1 * Whoredom and wine and
new wine " take away the ^ under-
standing. 12 My people ''ask
counsel at their stock, and their
staff declareth unto them ; for the
* spirit of whoredom hath caused
them to err, and they have ■''played
the harlot, dejiarting from under
their God. 1 3 They sacrifice upon
the ' tops of the mountains, and
*burn incense upon the hills,
'under oaks and poplars and tere-
binths, because the sliadow thereof
is good : therefore your daughters
play the harlot, and your ^brides
commit adultery. 14 I will not
punish your daughters when they
play the harlot, nor your ^ brides
when they commit adultery ; for
the men themselves *go apart with
harlots, and they sacrifice with
the ' prostitutes ; and the people
1 According to another reading, 1 have re-
jected.
* Heb. fteart. » Or, daughters-vnAavi
" ch. 6. 9
b ch. 7. 1
' ch. 7. 4
rf ch. 6. 8 ;
12. 14
^ Is. 24. 4 ;
33. 9
/ Jer. 4. 25
'J Ezek. 3.
ai; Am. 6.
Ill, 13
'' Dt. 17. 12
i ch. 5. 5 ;
Ezek. 14.
3, 7
k ch. 2. 2, 5
' ver. 1 ;
ch. 5. 4
'" Alal. 2. 7, S
" ver. 14 ;
Zech. 11.
5, 9, 15-17
0 ch. 2. 13 ; ■
8. 14 ; 13. 6
^' ch. 8. 1, 12
« ch. 10. 1 ;
1.3. 6
"■ Hab. 2. 16
"^ ver. 18
< ch. 10. 13
" Is. 66. n ;
Mic. 3. 11
" Is. 24. 2 ;
Jer. 5. 31
^ ch. 8. 13 ;
9. 9
y Lev. 26.
26 ; Is. 65.
13; Mic.
6. 14
'ch. 7. 4
" ch. 9. 17
b ch. 5. 4
<^Is. 6. 12;
28. 7
d Is. 44. 19 ;
Jer. 2. 27
" ch. 5. 4
/ch. 9. 1
" Jer. 3. 6
1^ ch. 2. 13 ;
n. 2
' Jer. 2. 20
* ver. 18 ;
ch. 7. 4
1 Dt. 23. 17
'" ver. 6, 11 ;
ch. 6. 4
" ch. 9. 15 ;
12. 11
° ch. 5. 8 ;
10. 5, 8 ;
1 K. 12. 28,
29
P Jer. 5. 2 ;
44. 26
1 Ps. 78. 8
'• Is. 5. 17 ;
7. 25
* ch. 13. 2
« ver. 4 ; Ps.
81. 12
" ver. 14
" ver. 7
^ ch. 12. 1 ;
1,3. 15
V ver. 13, 14
^ ch. 4. 1
° oh. 9. 8
b ch. 9. 15
" ch. 4. 2 ;
6. 9
d Am. 3. 2 ;
5. 12
^ ch. 6. 10
/ch. 4. 11
'■' ch. 4. 12
ft ch. 4. 6,
11,14
'■ ch. 7. 10
fcch. 4. 5.
' Ezek. 23.
31-35
"' ch. 8. 13 ;
872
that doth "'not understand shall
be overthrown.
15 Though thou, Israel, play the
harlot, yet let not Judah ' ofl'end ;
and come not ye unto " Gilgal,
neither go ye up to °Beth-aven,
^nor swear. As Jehovah liveth.
16 For Israel hath behaved him-
self * stubbornly, like a stubborn
heifer: now will Jehovah 'feed
them as a lamb in a large place.
17 Ephraim is joined to * idols ;
^let him alone. 18 ® Their drink
is become sour ; they " play the
harlot continually ; ® her ^ rulers
dearly love 'shame. 19 ^The
wind hath wrapped her up in
its ^ wings ; and ^ they shall be
put to shame because of their
■'' sacrifices.
5' Hear this, O ye priests, and
heai'ken, O house of Israel, and
give ear, O house of the king ; for
^" unto you pertaineth the judg-
ment ; for ye have been a " snare
at Mizpah, and a net spread upon
Tabor. 2 And the * revolters are
"gone deep ^'in making slaughter;
but I am a ^'^rebuker of them all,
3 I ''know Ephraim, and Israel is
not hid from me ; for now, O
"Ephraim, thou hast played the
harlot, Isi-ael is defiled. 4 '^ Their
doings will •'not suffer them to
tm'n unto their God ; for the
^spirit of whoredom is ■'''within
them, and they ''know not Jeho-
vah. 5 And the ^•''' pride of Israel
doth testify to his face : therefore
Israel and Ephraim shall * stumble
in their iniquity ; ' Judah also shall
stumble with them. 6 They shall
'"go with their flocks and with their
herds to seek Jehovah ; but they
shall " not find him : he hath " with-
drawn himself from them. 7 They
have ^ dealt treacherously against
Jehovah ; for they have "^ iborne
» strange children : now shall " the
"■ new moon devour them with their
'« fields.
8 Blow ye the cornet in "Gibeah,
and the trumpet in ' Ramah :
Mic. 6. 6, 7 " Is. 1'. 15 ; Jer. 14. 12 " Ezek. 8. 6
P ch. 6. 7 ; Is. 48. 8 «ch. 2. 4 »■ ch. 2. U, 12 ; Is. 1. 14
» ch. 9. 9 ; 10. 9 t le. 10. 29 ; Jer. 31. 16
* Or, become gitilty ' Or, Their carouse ie over
* Or, they are gtwn up to lore ; her rulers are a
shame 1 Heb. ah ichls. 8 Qr, skirts
'■> Or, as otherwise read, their altars shall be
put to shame
If Or, against you is the judoment
11 Or, in corruptimi 12 Heb. rebuke.
13 Or, They will not frame their doinos
1* Or, in the midst of is Or, excellency
i« Or, begotten 17 Or, a month
18 Heb. portions.
5.9
HOSEA
7.10
Response to Jehovah's Rebake. Ephraim and Jndah expostalated with. Israel's Iniqnity and Rebellion
sound an alarm at " Beth-aven ;
^* behind thee, O Benjamin. 9
Ephraim shall become a ''desola-
tion in the '^ day of rebuke : among
the tribes of Israel have I made
known that which ' shall surely
be. 10 The princes of Judah are
like them that -^remove the land-
mark : I will ^ pour out my wrath
upon them ''like water. 11
'Ephraim is oppressed, he is
crushed in judgment ; because he
was content to walk after man's
command. \'l -^ Therefore am I
unto Ephraim as a *moth, and to
the house of Judah as rottenness.
13 When Ephraim saw his sick-
ness, and Judah saiv his wound,
then went Ephraim to 'Assyria,
and sent to '' '"■ king Jareb : but he
is "not able to heal you, neither
will he cure you of your wound.
14 For I will be unto Ephraim
•as a lion, and as a young lion to
the house of Judah : ^ I, even I,
will tear and go away ; I will
carry off, and there shall be * none
to deliver. 15 1 will go and re-
turn to my place, till they '*'■ ac-
knowledge their offence, and seek
my face : in their affliction they
will *seek me "earnestly.
6* Come, and let us return
unto Jehovah ; for he hath
" torn, and he will " heal us ; he
hath smitten, and he will ^bind
us up. 2 After two days will he
y revive us : on the third day he
will raise us up, and we shall live
before him. 3 And let us ^ know,
let us follow on to know Jeho-
vah : his " going forth is sure as
the morning ; and he will come
unto us as the * rain, as the latter
rain that watereth the earth.
4 O "Ephraim, what shall I do
unto thee 1 O Judah, what shall I
do unto thee % for your '' goodness
is as a "^ morning cloud, and as
the dew that goeth early away.
5 Therefore have I 'hewed them
by the prophets ; I have slain them
by the words of my mouth : and
'thy judgments are -^as the light
that goeth forth. 6 For " I desire
" goodness, and not sacrifice ; and
the '' know] edge of God more than
burnt-offerings. 7 But they *like
1 Or, After thee, Benajmin !
2 Or, And I was
3 Or, a king that should contend
* Or, have borne their guilt
5 Or, earnestly, saying « Or, kindness
' Or, according to another reading, my
8 Or, are as men that have transgressed a
covenant
" ch. 4. 15
b Judg. 6. 14
" ch. 9. n-17;
Is. 28. 1-4
rf Is. 37. 3
'' Is. 46. 10 ;
Zech. 1. 6
/Bt. 27. 17
•■' Ezek. 7. 8
'' Ps. 32. 6 ;
93. 3, 4
' ch. 9. 10
k Ps. 39. 11 ;
Is. 61. 8
' ch. 7. 11 ;
8. 9 ; 12. 1
'" ch. 10. 0
" ch. 14. 3
" ch. 13. 7,
8; Ps. 7. 2;
Am. 3. 4
1' Ps. ;-)0. 22
V Mic. 5. 8
^ Is. 64. 7-9 ;
Jer. 3. 1,3,
14
* ch. 3. 5 ;
Ps. 60. 15 ;
78.34; Jer.
2. 27
« Jer. 50. 4, 5
" ch. 5. 14
^ ch. 14. 4
^ Is. 30. 26
y Ps. 30. 6
- Is. 2. 3 ;
Mic. 4. 2
" Ps. 19. 6 ;
Mic. 5. 2
t> Joel 2. 23
" ch. 7. 1 ;
11. 8
d ch. 13. 3 ;
Ps. 78.
34-37
" 1 S. 15. 32,
33 ; Jer. 1.
10, 18 ; 5. 14
/ ver. 3
i'Mt. 9. 13;
12. 7
ft ch. 2. 20
' ch. 8. 1
*: ch. 5. r
' ch. 12. 11
'" ch. 4. 2
" ch. 7. 1
" ch. 4. 2 ;
Jer. 7. 9, 10
P ch. 2. 10 ;
Ezek. 22.
9 ; 23. 27
9 Jer. 5. 30,
31 ; 23. 14
'• ch. 5. 3
' Jer. 51. 33 ;
Joel 3. 13
' Zeph. 2. 7
" ver. 13 ;
ch. 0. 4 ;
U. 8;
Ezek. 24.
13
" ch. 4. 2
■'^' ch. 6. 9
y ch. 8. 13 ;
9. 9 ; Ps.
25. 7 ; Jer.
14. 10 ;
Am. 8. 7
* ch. 4. 9 ;
Jer. 2. 19 ;
4. 18
" ver. 5 ;
Jer. 28.
1-4; Mic.
7. 3
6ch. 4. 2;
11.12
" Jer. 9. 2 ;
23. 10
d ver. 3
• Is. 28. 1,
7,8
873
^Adam have 'transgressed the
covenant : there have they * dealt
ti'eacherously against me. 8
'Gilead is a city of them that
work iniquity ; it is stained with
'"blood. 9 ^'^And as "troops of
robbers wait for a man, so the
company of priests "murder in
the way toward Shechem ; yea,
they have committed ^ lewdness.
10 In the house of Israel I have
seen a * horrible thing: there
''whoredom is found in Ephraim,
Israel is defiled. 11 Also, O
Judah, there is a 'harvest ap-
gointed for thee, when I " ' bring
ack the captivity of my people.
7 When I "would heal Israel,
then is the iniquity of Ephraim
uncovered, and the wickedness of
Samaria ; for they commit " false-
hood, and the thief entereth in,
and the -^ troop of robbers ^^ ravag-
eth without. 2 And they consider
not in their hearts that I ^re-
member all their wickedness : now
have their ^ own doings beset them
about ; they are before my face.
3 They make the " king glad with
their wickedness, and the princes
with their *lies. 4 They are "all
adulterers ; thej'' are as an oven
heated by the baker ; he ceaseth
to stir the fire, from the kneading
of the dough, until it be leavened.
5 On the day of our "* king the
princes " made ^^ themselves sick
with the heat of wine ; he stretched
out his hand with •''scoffers. 6 For
they have " made ready their heart
like an oven, while they lie in wait :
their baker sleepeth all the night ;
in the morning it burneth as a
flaming fire. 7 They are all hot
as an * oven, and devour their
''judges; all their * kings are
fallen : there is none among them
that * calleth unto me.
8 'Ephraim, he mixeth himself
among the peoples; Ephraim is
a cake not turned. 9 "'Strangers
have devoured his strength, and
he "knoweth it not: yea, gray
hairs are ^^ here and there upon
him, and he knoweth it not. 10
And the -'®'' pride of Israel doth
testify to his face : yet they have
/ Is. 28. 14 » Ps. 21. 9 h ch. 13. 10 • ver. 16 * ver. ic
' ver. 11 ; ch. 5. 13 '" Is. 1. 7 ''ch„4. 6 "ch. 6. 5
9 Or, men
1" Or, And as robbers lying in wait, so &c.
11 Or, return to i< Heb. brought near.
1- Or, maketh a raid i^ Heb. sprinkled.
13 Or, him ^^ Or, excellency
7.11
HOSEA
9.6
Israel's Idolatry and Lawlessness. Panishment for Israel's Infidelity
'not returned unto Jehovah their
God, nor sought him, for all this.
11 And Ephraim is like a silly
dove, * without ^ understanding :
they call unto " Egypt, they go to
^ Assyria. 1 2 When they snail go,
I will " spread my net upon them ;
I will bring them down as the
birds of the heavens ; I will chas-
tise them, ^as their congregation
hath heard. 13 -^Woe unto them !
for they have ^ wandered from
me ; destruction unto them ! for
they have trespassed against me :
though I '' would redeem them, yet
they have spoken lies against me.
14 And they have not 'cried unto
me with their heart, but they howl
upon their beds : they * assemble
themselves for grain and new wine ;
they 'rebel against me. 1 5 Though
I have ^ ™ taught and strengthened
their arms, yet do they "devise
mischief against me. 16 They re-
turn, but not to him that is on high ;
they are "like a deceitful bow ; their
^princes shall fall by the sword for
the * rage of their tongue : this
shall be their '' derision in the land
of 'Egypt.
8*' Set the trumpet to thy
mouth. "As an eagle he cometh
against the house of Jehovah, be-
cause they have "transgressed my
covenant, and trespassed against
my ^ law. 2 They snail " cry unto
me, My God, we Israel know thee.
3 Israel hath cast off that which is
*good : the enemy shall pursue him.
4 They have " set up kings, but not
by me ; ^ they have made princes,
and I knew it not : of their * silver
and their gold have they made
them idols, that they may be cut
off. 5 He hath cast off thy /calf,
O Samaria ; mine anger is kindled
against them : how long will it be
ere they attain to '' innocency 1 6
For from Israel is even this ; the
* workman made it, and it is no
God ; yea, the calf of Samaria
shall be broken in pieces. 7 For
they sow the -^ wind, and they shall
reap the " whirlwind : ^ he hath no
standing grain ; the blade shall
yield '' no meal ; if so be it yield,
strangers shall swallow it up.
8 Israel is ' swallowed up : now
are they among the nations as a
1 Heb, he(m-C
2 Or, when the report cometh to their congre-
gation 3 Or, chastened them
* Or, The trumpet to thy mouth ! As an eagle
against the house of Jehovah !
5 Or, they have removed them
6 Or, it hath no stalk
" ver. 7, 14 ;
ch. 6. 4
>> ch. 4. 6, 11,
14; 6. 4
'^ ver. 16 ;
ch. 8. 13 ;
9. 3, 6
d ch. 6. 13 ;
8. 9 : 12. 1
« Ezek. 12. 13
/ch. 9. 12
" ch. 9. IT ;
Jer. 14. 10;
Ezek. 34. 6
'' ver. 1 ;
Jer. 51. 9;
Mt. 23. 37
! ch. 8. 2
* Judg. 9.
27 ; Am. 2.
8 ; Mic. 2.
U
' ch. 13. 16
'" ch. 11. 3
" Nah. 1. 9
0 P8. 78. 67
P ver. 7
9 Ps. 12. 3,
4; 17. 10;
Dan. 7. 25 ;
Mai. 3. 13,
14
'' Ezek. 23.
32
' ver. 11
« ch. 5. 8
" Hab. 1. 8
" ch. 6. 7
" ver. 12 ;
ch. 4. 6
y ch, 7. 14
^ ch. 3. 5
" ch. 13. 10,
11
*> ch. 2. 8 ;
13. 1, 2
"ver. 6; ch.
10. 5 ; 13. 2
d Ps. 19. 13 ;
Jer. 13. 27
« ch. 13. 2
/ch. 10. 13
" Is. 60. 15 ;
Nah. 1. 3
h ch. 2. 9
» Jer. 61. 34
* ch. 13. 15 ;
Jer. 25. 34
' ch. 7. 11
"' Ezek. 16.
33
« Ezek. 22.
20
° Jer. 42. 2
1' Is. 10. 8
1 cli. 10. 1 ;
12. 11
*■ ver. 1 ;
ch. 4. 6
' ch. 5. 6 ;
9. 4
« Jer. 6. 20 ;
7. 21
"ch. 7.2;
Lk. 12. 2;
1 Cor. 4. 6
" ch. 4. 9 ;
9.7
"^ ch. 9. 3, 6
V ch. 2. 13 ;
4. 6 ; 13. 6
' Is. 9. 9, 10
" Jer. 17. 27
b ch. 10. 6 ;
Is. 22. 12,
13
« ch. 4. 12
<i ch. 7. 14
« ch. 2. 9
/ ver. 6 ; ch.
7. 16; 8. 13
9 Ezek. 4. 13
'» ch. 7. 11
' Ex. 29. 40
874
* vessel wherein none delighteth.
9 For they are gone up to 'As-
syria, like a wild ass alone by him-
self : Ephraim hath '"hired ''lovers.
10 Yea, though they hire among
the nations, now will I "gather
thera; and they * begin to be "di-
minished by reason of the burden
of the ^ king of princes.
1 1 Because Ephraim hath « mul-
tiplied altars for sinning, altars
have been unto him for sinning.
12 I wrote for him the ten thou-
sand things of my ''law ; but they
are counted as a strange thing.
13 As for the 'sacrifices of mine
offerings, they * sacrifice flesh and
eat it ; but Jehovah accepteth
them not : now will he "remember
their iniquity, and "visit their
sins ; they shall return to "^ Egypt.
14 For Israel hath ^forgotten his
Maker, and "^builded ^palaces;
and Judah hath multiplied forti-
fied cities : but I will send a " fire
upon his cities, and it shall devour
the ^^ castles thereof.
9 ''Rejoice not, O Israel, "for
joy, like the peoples ; ^- for
thou hast ''played the harlot, de-
parting from thy God ; thou hast
'' loved hii'e upon every grain-floor.
2 The threshing-floor and the wine-
press shall ^not feed them, and the
new wine shall fail her. 3 They
shall not dwell in Jehovah's land ;
but Ephraimshall i-eturnto^Egypt.
and tney shall eat ^unclean food
in '' Assyria. 4 They shall not
pour out ' vf'vae-offerings to Jeho-
vah, "neither shall they be pleas-
ing unto him : their * sacrifices
shall be unto them as the bread
of mourners ; all that eat thereof
shall be ' polluted ; for their bread
shall be for their appetite ; it shall
not come into the house of Jeho-
vah. 5 ™What will ye do in the
day of solemn assembly, and in
the day of the " feast of Jehovah ?
6 For, lo, they are gone away from
destruction ; yet " Egypt shall
gather them up, ^Memphis shall
bury them ; their pleasant things
of silver, nettles shall possess
them ; * thorns shall be in their
* ch 5. 6 ; 8. 13 ' Hag. 2. 14 •" Is. 10. 3 ; Jer. 5. 31
« ch. 2. 11 ; Joel 1. 13 " ver. 3 v is. 19. 13 ; Jer. 2.
16 ; 44 1 ; 46. 14, 19 ; Ezek. 30. 13, 16 « ch. 10. 8 ;
Is. 5. 6 ; 7. 23
7 Heb. loves. . , ,, ,.».,/
8 Or, as otherwise read, shall sorrow a htlle (or,
for a tittle while) 9 Or, temples i* Or, palaces
11 Or, unto exultation i* Or, that
13 Or, neither shall their sacrifices be pleasing
unto him : their bread shall be unto them &c.
9. 7
HOSEA
10. la
Pnnishuient for Israel's Infidelity threatened. Israel's Sin reaps Retribution
tents. 7 The days of "visitation
are come, the days of * recompense
are come ; Israel shall know it :
the prophet is a ''fool, the man
that hatli the spirit is "* mad, for
the abundance of thine "iniquity,
and because the enmity is great.
8 Ephraim ^ was a watchman with
my God : as for the prophet, a
•''fowler's snare is in all his ways,
and, enmity in the house of his
God. 9 They have ^deeply cor-
rupted themselves, as in the days
of * Gibeah : he will ' remember
their iniquity, he will visit their
sins.
10 I found Israel like * grapes in
the wilderness ; I saw your fathers
as the ' first-ripe in the fig-tree at
its first season : but they came to
"'Baal-peor,and ^consecrated them-
selves unto the *" shameful thing,
and became " abominable like that
which they loved. 11 As for
Ephraim, their glory shall ^fly
away like a bird : there shall be
*no birth, and none with child,
and no conception. 12 Though
they *■ bring up their children, yet
will I bereave them, so that not a
man shall be left : yea, * woe also
to them when I depart from them !
13 Ephraim, "^like as I have seen
'Tyre, is planted in a pleasant
place : but Ephraim shall bring
out his children to the slayer. 14
Give them, O Jehovah ^ what wilt
thou give 1 give them a " miscarry-
ing womb and dry breasts. 15 All
their wickedness is in " Gilgal ; for
there I hated them : because of the
"^ wickedness of their doings I will
drive them out of my house ; I will
love them no more ; all their princes
are ^revolters. 16 ''Ephraim is
smitten, their root is dried up,
they shall bear " no fruit : yea,
though they * bring forth, yet will
I slay the ''beloved fruit of their
womb. 17 My God will cast them
away, because they did ** not hearken
unto him ; and they shall be " wan-
derers among the nations.
'i /~\ Israel is a luxuriant ■''vine,
J- V^ that putteth forth his fruit :
according to the abundance of his
fruit he hath ^ multiplied his altars;
according to the ^ goodness of their
land they have made goodly ^'^ pil-
lars. 2 '' Their heart is ^ ' divided ;
1 Or, watcheth against
* Or, separated 3 Heb. shame.
< Or, as I have seen, is like Tyre, that is planted
&c. 6 Or, prosperity •> Or, obelisks
' Or, He hath divided their heart '' Or, smooth
"- Is. 10. 3 ;
Jer. 10. 15;
Mic. r. 4
ft Is. 34. 8 ;
Jer. 16. 18 ;
26. 14
" Lam. 2. 14 ;
Ezek. 13. 3,
10
d Is. 44. 26
« Ezek. 14.
9, 10
/ ch. 5. 1 ;
Prov. 20.
5,6
ff Is. 31. 6
h ch. 5. 8 ;
10. 9;
Judg. 19.
12
i ch. r. 2 ; 8.
13
* Mic. 7. 1
' Jer. 24. 2
"' Num. 26.
1-3
" ch. 4. 18 ;
Jer. 11. 13
" Ezek. 20. 8
P oh. 4. 7 ;
10. 6
9 ver. 14 ;
ch. 4. 10
"" ver. 16
^ ch. 7. 13
t Ezek. 27.
3, 4
" ver. 11
" ch. 4. 15 ;
12. 11
^ ch. 4. 9 ;
7. 2 ; 12. 2
y ch. 6. 2
^ ch. 5. 11
" ch. 8. 7
6 ver. 12
" Ezek. 24.
21
d ch. 4. 10
* ch. 7. 13
/ Is. 5. 1-7 ;
Ezek. 16.
1-5
» ch. 8. 11 ;
12. 11;
Jer. 2. 28
ft ch. 3. 4 ;
1 K. 14. 23
' 1 K. 18. 21 ;
Zeph. 1. 6
* ch. 1.3. 16
' ver. 8 ;
Mic. 5. 13
"* Ps. 12. 4 ;
Is. 5. 19
" ch. 4. 2 ;
Ezek. 17.
13-19
°Dt. 31. 16,
17 ; 2 K.
17. 3, 4
P ch. 8. 5, 6
« ch. 4. 15 ;
5. 8
^ ch. 9. 11
' ch. 11. 6
« ch. 5. 13
"■ ch. 4. 7
" Is. 30. 3 ;
Jer. 7. 24
^ch. 1.3. 11
y ch. 4. 13
^ ver. 5
" 1 K. 12.
28-30; 13.
34
ft ver. 2 ; ch.
9. 6 ; Is.
.32. 13
" Lk. 23. 30 ;
Rev. 6. 16
d ch. 5. 8 ;
9. 9
^ Ezek. 5. 13
875
now shall they be found * guilty :
he will ' smite their altars, he will
destroy their ® pillars. 3 Surely
now shall they say. We have "'no
king ; for we fear not Jehovah ;
and the king, what can he do for
us?
4 They speak vain words,
^"swearing falsely in making
covenants : therefore " judgment
^° springeth up as '^ hemlock in the
furrows of the field. 5 The inhab-
itants of Samaria shall be in terror
for the ^ calves of * Beth-aven ; for
the people thereof shall mourn
over it, and ^'"the priests thereof
that rejoiced over it, for the ''glory
thereof, because it is departed
from it. 6 It also shall be car-
ried unto 'Assyria for a present
to ' Hing Jareb : Ephraim shall
receive "shame, and Israel shall
be ashamed of his "own counsel.
7 ^^As for Samaria, her king is ''cut
oif, as "foam upon the water. 8
The ^high places also of " Aven, the
" sin of Israel, shall be destroyed :
the * thorn and the thistle shall
come up on their altars ; and " they
shall say to the mountains. Cover
us ; and to the hills, Fall on us.
9 O Israel, thovi hast sinned
^^ from the days of '' Gibeah : ^^ there
they stood ; " the battle against
the children of iniquity doth not
overtake them in Gibeah. 1 0 When
it is my "desire, I will •''chastj.se
them ; and the peoples shall be
gathered against them, when they
are ^* bound ^"to their two trans-
gressions. 11 And Ephraim is a
^ heifer that is taught, that loveth
to tread out the grain ; but I have
'' passed over upon her fair neck : I
will set a ' rider on Ephraim ; Judah
shall plow, Jacob shall break his
clods.
12 *Sow to yourselves in right-
eousness, reap according to kind-
ness ; ' break up your fallow
ground ; for it is time to '" seek
Jehovah, till he "come and """rain
ighteousness upon you. 13 Ye
.''ch. 4. 9 ^ ch. 4. 16 ; Jer. 60. 11 ^ Jer. 28. 14 » Ps.
66. 12 «: Prov. 11. 18 ' Jer. 4. 3 "' ch. 12. 6 " ch.
6. 3 " Is. 44. 3 ; 45. 8
9 Or, they swear falsely, they make covenants
1" Or, shall spring up
11 Heb. rosh. See Dt. 29. 18.
12 Heb. Chemarim. See 2 K. 23. 5.
•3 Or, Sam,aria is cut o^with her kinq
1* Or, twigs i* Or, more than in me days
1^ Or, there have they continued
1? Or, shall not the battle . . . Gibeah f
18 Or, yoked ^ Or, for
20 Or, teach you righteousness
10.14
HOSEA
12.12
Jehovab yearns over his Wayward People. Ep'iraim reminded of the Story of Jatob and of the Days of Moses
have " plowed wickedness, ye have
reaped iniquity ; ye have eaten the
fruit of ^*lies; for thou didst trust
in thy way, in the ''multitude of
thy mighty men. 14 Therefore
shall a tumult arise "^ among thy
^people, and all thy ** fortresses
shall be destroj^ed, as Shalman de-
stroyed Beth-arbel in the day of
battle : the * mother was dashed in
pieces with her children. 1 5 ■* So
shall -^Beth-el do unto you because
of your great wickedness : at day-
break shall the "king of Israel be
utterly cut off.
nWhen Israel was a child,
then I loved him, and '' called
my son * out of Egypt. 2 The more
the ''projihets called them, the more
they went from them : they ' sacri-
ficed unto the Baalim, and ™ burned
incense to graven images. 3 i et I
" taught Ephraim to walk ; ^ I " took
them on my arms ; but they knew
not that I ^' healed them. 4 1^ drew
them with cords of a man, with
bands of love ; and I was to them
as they that lift up the yoke on
their jaws ; and I '" laid food before
them.
5 They shall not return into the
land of Egj^t ; but the * Assyrian
shall be their king, because they
'refused to return to me. 6 And
the "sword shall ""fall ui^on their
cities, and shall "consume their
bars, and devour them, because of
their *own counsels. 7 And my
people are bent on *' backsliding
from me : though Hhey call them
to him that is on high, none at all
will " exalt him.
8 " How shall I give thee up,
Ephraim "? hoiu shall I cast thee off,
Israel % how shall I make thee as
* Admah % how shall I set thee as
*Zeboiim'? my heart is turned
within me, my compassions are
kindled together. 9 I will ''not
execute the fierceness of mine
anger, I will not ''return to de-
stroy Ephraim : for I am God, and
not man ; the ^ Holy One in the
midst of thee ; and I will not
®come in wrath. 10 They shall
^ walk after Jehovah, who will
^ roar like a lion ; for he will roar,
and the children shall come '' trem-
bling from the west. 11 They
1 Or, /aiWJessness
2 Or, against 3 Heb. peoples.
* Or, So shall it be done unto you at Beth-el
6 Heb. he took them on his arms.
« Or, rage against 7 Oi, lift himself up
8 Or, enter into the city
" Job 4. 8 ;
GaL 6. 7
>> ch. 4. 2 ;
7. 3 ; 11. 12
" Fa. 33. 16
d Is. 17. 3
* ch. 13. 16
*rCh. 12. 1 in
Heb,]
/ ver. 6 ; ch.
4. 15
" ver. 7
'' Mt. 2. 15
' ch. 2. 1.') ;
12. 9, 13 ;
13. 4
fc 2 K. 17.
13-15
' ch. 2. 13 ;
4. 13
™ Is. 65. 7 ;
Jer. 18. 15
" ch. 7. 15
" m. 1. 31 ;
32. 10, 11
P Ps. 107. 20 ;
Jer. 30. 17
« Jer. 31. 2, 3
'' Ex. 16. 32
* ch. 10. 6
' ch. 7. 16
" ch. 13. 16
"-' Lam. 2. 9
■"^ ch. 4. 10, 17
V Jer. 8. 5
* ver. 2
<^ ch. 6. 4 ;
7. 1
6 Gen. 14. 8 ;
Dt. 29. 23
''Dt. 13. 17
d Jer. 26. 3 ;
30. 11
* Is. .5. 24 ;
12. 6 ; 41.
14. 16
/ ch. 3. 5 ;
6. 1-3
i'ls. 31.4;
Joel 3. 16 ;
Am. 1. 2
A Is. 66. 2, 5
i Is. 11
11
*•■ ch. 7.
11;
Is. 60
8
'Ezek
34.
27,28
""• ch. 4.
2;
7. 3
" Jer. 22. 22
"(Ten. 41. 6;
Ezek. 17. 10
'' ch. 7. 1, 13
9 ch. 5. 13 ;
7. 11 ; 8. 9
»• 2 K 17. 4
' ch. 4. 1
( ch. 4. 9 ;
7.2
" Gen. 25. 26
" Gen. 32. 28
^ Gen. 32. 26
y Gen. 28.
13-15; 35.
10-15
= Ex. 3. 15
" ch. 6. 1-3 ;
10. 12
l> ch. 6. 6
<^ Mic. 7. 7
d ch. 7. 14
' Prov. 11.
1 ; Am. 8.
6 ; Mic. 6.
11
/ch. 13. 6;
Ps. 62. 10
s ch. 4. 8 ;
14. 1
A ch. 11. 1 ;
13. 4
'■ Lev. 23. 42
* Jer. 7. 25
876
shall come trembling as a bird out
of 'Egypt, and as a *dove out of
the land of ' AsssTia ; and I will
make them to ' dwell in their
houses, saith Jehovah.
*12 Ephraim compasseth me
about with '"falsehood, and the
house of Isi'ael with deceit : ® but
•Judah yet ruleth wdth God, and
is faithful with the Holy One.
-4 O 1 Ephraim feedeth on "wind,
JL ^ ancf followeth after the " east
wind : he continually ^ multiplieth
lies and desolation ; and they make
a covenant with * Assyria, and oil
is carried into '' Egyi:)t. 2 Jehovah
hath also a * controversy with
Judah, and Mill "punish Jacob
'according to his waj^s ; according
to his doings will he recompense
him. 3 In the womb he " took his
brother by the heel; and in his
"manhood he ^~had "power with
God : 4 5"ea, he had power over
the angel, and prevailed ; he Avept,
and ' made supplication unto him :
he found him at ^Beth-el. and
there he spake with us, 5 ^^even
•Jehovah, the God of hosts ; .lehovah
is his ^memorial name. 6 There-
fore " turn thou to thy God : keep
* kindness and justice, and "wait
for thy God continually.
7 ^^He is ^5 a "trafficker, the "bal-
ances of deceit are in his hand :
he loveth to ^^ oppress. 8 And
Ephraim said. Surely I am become
•^rich, I have found me wealth :
in all my labors they shall find
in me "no iniquity that were sin.
9 But I am Jehovah thy God from
the land of '' Egypt ; I will yet
again make thee to 'dwell in tents,
as in the days of the solemn feast.
10 I have also spoken unto the
* prophets, and I have multiplied
visions; and "by the ministry of
the prophets have I used 'simili-
tudes. 11 Is '"Gilead iniquity?
they are altogether false ; in " Gil-
gal they sacrifice bullocks ; yea,
" their altars ^® are as heaps in the
furrows of the field. 12 And
^' Jacob fled into the field of Aram,
and « Israel served for a wife, and
' Ezek. 17. 2 ; 20. 49 " ch. 6. 8 " ch. 4. 15 ; 9. IS
0 ch. 8. 11 ; 10. 1, 2 P Gen. 28. 5 « Gen. 29. 20
9 Or, and Judah is yd unsted/ast vnth God,
and with the Holy One who is faithful
10 Heb. visit upon.
11 Or, strength 12 Or, strove
13 Or, /or Jehovah is the God of hosts
1* Or, As for Canaan, the &c.
1= Or, a Canaanite Heb. Canaan.
16 Or, defraud i" Heb. by the hand.
18 Or, shall be
12.13
HOSEA
14.8
Ephraim's Idolatry condemned. He is remonstrated with and threatened. Israel entreated to return to Jehovah
for a wife he kept sheep. 1 3 And
by a "prophet Jehovah brought
Israel up out of Egypt, and by
a prophet was he ^preserved. 14
* Ephraim hath provoked to anger
most bitterly : therefore shall liLs
''blood be left upon him, and his
■* reproach shall his Lord return
unto him.
-4 Q « When Ephraim ^ spake,
XO there was trembling; he
•^ exalted himself in Israel ; but
when he "offended in ^Baal, he
died. 2 And now they sin more
and more, and have made them
^ molten images of their silver,
even idols according to their own
* understanding, all of them the
* work of the craftsmen : they say
of them, Let ■* the men that sacri-
fice kiss the 'calves. 3 Therefore
they shall be as the ™ morning
cloud, and as the dew that passeth
early away, as the "chaff that is
driven with the whirlwind out
of tlie threshing-iloor, and as the
" smoke out of the chimney.
4 Yet I am ^Jehovah thy God
from the land of Egypt ; and thou
" shalt know « no god but me, and
''besides me there is no saviour. 5
I did 'know thee in the wilder-
ness, in the land of great drought.
6 According to their pasture, so
were they * filled ; they were filled,
and their " heart was exalted :
therefore have they " forgotten me.
7 Therefore am I unto them as a
" lion ; as a 2' leopard will I watch
by the way ; 8 I will meet them
as a bear that is bereaved of her
whelps, and will rend the caul of
their heart ; and there will I ^ de-
vour them like a lioness ; the wild
beast shall tear them.
9 "^ It is thy destruction, O Israel,
''that thou art "against me, against
thy 'help. 10 Where now is thy
"^ king, that he may save thee in all
thy cities'? and thy "* judges, of
whom thou saidst, Give me a king
and princes'? _ H .1 have ''given
thee a king in mine anger, and
have •'^ taken him away in my
wrath. 1 2 The iniquity of Ephraim
is bound up ; his sin is '■> laid up
in store. 13 The sorrows of a
'' travailing woman shall come upon
him: he is an 'unwise son; ^for
1 Or, kept 2 Or, spake with trembling &c.
3 Or, heeaine guilty
* Or, the nacriftcers of men 5 Or, knowest
* Or, Thou art destroyed, 0 Israel ; for thou &c.
' Or, for in me, in thy help — Or, but in me is
t/ii/ hnlp
s Or, when it is time, he standeth not in &c.
" Ex. 14. 19-
22 ; Is. 63.
11-14
6 2 K. 17.
7-18
' Ezek. 18.
10-13
d Dan. 11.
IS; Mic.
G. 10
" Job 29.
21, 22
/ Judg. 8. 1 ;
12. 1
9 ch. 2. 8-17 ;
11. 2
h ch. 2. 8 ;
Is. 46. G ;
Jer. 10. 4
i Is. 44. 17-20
*: ch. 8. 6
' ch. 8. 5, 6 ;
10. 6
'" ch. ti. 4
*[Ch. 14. 1 in
Heb.]
"Ps. 1. 4;
Is. 17. 13 ;
Dan. 2. 35
" Ps. 68. 2
P ch. 12. 9
« Ex. 20. 3 ;
2 K. 18. 3.5
"■ Is. 43. 11 ;
4.5. 21, 22
* Dt. 32. 10
« Dt. 8. 12,
14 ; 32. IS-
IS ; Jer.
5. 7
" ch. 7. 14
" ch. 2. 13 ;
4. 6 ; 8. 14
^ ch. 5. 14
-" Jer. 6. 6
^ Ps. 60. 22
"Jer. 2. 17,
19; Mai.
1. 12, 13
b Dt. 33. 26,
29
' ch. 8. 4 ;
2 K. 17. 4
d ch. 7. 7
*• 1 S. 8. 7
/ch. 10. 7 ;
1 K. 14.
7-10
» Dt. 32. 34,
35; Job
14. 17 ;
Rom. 2. 5
'« Mic. 4. 9,
10
«■ ch. 5. 4 ;
Dt. 32. 6
* Is. 37. 3 ;
66. 9
' Ps. 49. 15 ;
Ezek. 37.
12, 13
"' 1 Cor. 16.
55
" Jer. 20. 16 ;
31. 3.5-37
" ch. 10. 1 ;
Gen. 49. 22
PGen. 41. 6;
Ezek. 17.
10; 19. 12
9 Jer. 51. 36
"" Jer. 20. 5
» ch. 10. 2
«ch. 7. 14
"ch. 11. 6
"ch. 10. 14
"^ 2 K. 15. 16
y ch. 6. 1 ;
10. 12 ; 12. 6
' ch. 4. 8 ; 5.
5; 9. 7
" Mic. 7. 18,
19
877
it is time he should *not tarry in
the place of the breaking forth
of children. 14 I will 'ransom
them from the ^ power of Sheol ; I
will redeem them from death :
'" O death, ^" where are thy plagues 1
0 Sheol, ^" where is thy destruction 1
"repentance shall be hid from mine
eyes.
15 Though he be "fruitful among
his brethren, an ^east wind shall
come, the " breath of Jehovah com-
ing up from the wilderness; and
his spring shall "'become dry, and
his fountain shall be dried up : ^'^ he
shall ''make spoil of the treasure
of all goodly vessels. * 16 Samaria
shall ^^ bear her ' guilt ; for she hath
' rebelled against her God : they
shall fall by the " sword ; their in-
fants shall be "dashed in pieces,
and their * women with child shall
be ripped up.
■i A O Israel, ^ return unto
i^t Jehovah thy God; for thou
hast fallen by thine 'iniquity. 2
Take with you words, and return
unto Jehovah : say unto him,
" Take away all iniquity, and ^* ac-
cept that which is good : so will
we ' render as bullocks _^Ae ojfering
of our lips. 3 "Assyria shall not
save us ; we will "^ not ride upon
horses ; neither will we say any
more to the " work of our hands,
^ Ye are our gods ; for in " thee the
fatherless findeth mercy.
4 I will ^ heal their backsliding,
1 will 'love them freely ; for mine
anger is * turned away from him.
5 I will be as the 'dew unto Is-
rael ; he shall blossom as the " lily,
and cast forth his roots as " Leb-
anon. 6 His branches shall
spread, and his beauty shall be
as the "olive-tree, and his smell
as ^ Lebanon. 7 They that * dwell
under his shadow shall return ;
they shall revive as the ''grain,
and blossom as the vine : ^^ the
scent thereof shall be as the wine
of Lebanon. 8 '•'Ephraim shall
say, What have I to do any more
with * idols'? I have answered,
and will regard him : I am like a
b ch. 6. 6 ; Ps. .51. 16, 17 " ch. 5. 13 d Is. 31. 1 « ch.
8. 6 ; 13. 2 /ch. 4. 12 '•> Ps. 68. 5 '' ch. 6. 1 ; Is.
57. 18 '■ Zeph. 3. 17 fc Is. 12. 1 ' Is. 26. 19 '" S. S.
2. 1 ; Mt. 6, 28 " Is. 35. 2 " Jer. ll. 16 p S. S. 4. 11
« Ezek. 17. 23 '■ ch. 2. 21, 22 * ver. 3 ; Job 34. 32
9 Heb. hand. is Or, become desolate
If Or, I will be i* Or, receive us graciously
11 Or, wind i^ Or, his memorial
12 Or, it i« Or, 0 Ephraim, what &c.
14.9
HOSEA
Concloding Idmonitioii
14.9
^reen " fir-tree ; from * me is thy
truit found.
9 "Who is wisCj that he may
understand these things 1 prudent,
that he may know themi for the
" Is. 41. 19
i> Ezek. 17.
<= Ps. 107. 43 ;
Jer. 9. 12
<* Ps. lU. 7,
■'ways of Jehovah are right, and
the "just shall walk in them; but
■''transgressors shall fall therein.
8 ; Zeph. 3. 6 « la. 26. 7 /la. 1. 28
878
THE BOOK OF
JOEL
A Devastation of the Land by Locusts. Terribleness of the Visitation
IThe ''word of Jehovah that
came to * Joel the sou of
Pethuel.
2 '^Hear this, ye "^old men, and
give ear, all ye inhabitants of the
land. Hath this been in "your
days, or in the days of your fa-
thers'? 3 ■'Tell ye your children
of it, and let your children tell
their children, and their children
another generation. 4 That which
^ the ■' palmer- worm hath left hath
^ the locust eaten ; and that which
the locust hath left hath ^ the
* canker-worm eaten ; and that
which the canker-worm hath left
hath ^ the ' caterpillar eaten.
5 Awake, ye * drunkards, and
weep ; and wail, all ye drinkers
of wine, because of the sweet
wine ; for it is ' cut off from your
mouth. 6 For a '"nation is come
up upon my land, strong, and
without number ; his teeth are
the teeth of a lion, and he hath
the jaw-teeth of a lioness. 7 He
hath "laid my vine waste, and
■•^ barked my fig-tree : he hath
made it clean bare, and cast it
* away ; the branches thereof are
made white.
8 Lament like a virgin "girded
with sackcloth for the husband
of her youth. 9 The ^ meal-offer-
ing and the drink-offering are cut
off from the house of Jehovah ;
the 'priests, .Jehovah's ministers,
mourn. 10 The field is ''laid waste,
the land mourneth ; for the grain
is destroyed, the *new wine is
■* dried up, the oil languisheth. 1 1
^Be 'confounded, O ye husband-
men, wail, O ye vinedressers, for
the wheat and for the barley ; for
the " harvest of the field is perished.
12 The ^'vine is ■* withered, and
the fig-tree languisheth ; the
"^ pomegranate-tree, the * palm-tree
1 Probably, different kinds of locusts, or lo-
custs in different stages of growtli.
2 Or, broken •* Or, down * Or, ashamed
5 Or, The husbandmen are confounded, the
■oinedrexsers wail
" Jer. 1. 2 ;
Ezek. 1.3;
Hos. 1. 1
l> Acts 2. 16
" Hos. 4. 1 ;
6. 1
d ver. 14 ;
Job 8. 8
«ch. 2. 2;
Jer. 30. 7
/ Ex. 10. 2 ;
Ps. 78. 4
" ch. 2. 25 ;
Am. 4. 9
ft Nab. 3. 15,
16
' Is. 33, 4
*•■ ch. 3. 3
' ver. 7, 12
"' ch. 2. 2, 11,
25
" Am. 4. 9
° ver. 13 ;
Am. 8. 10
P ver. 13 ;
ch. 2. 14 ;
Hos. 9. 4
1 ch. 2. 17
"■ Is. 24. 4, 7
« Hos. 9. 2
< Jer. 14. 4 ;
Am. 6. 16
" Is. 17. 11 ;
Jer. 9. 12
" Hab. 3. 17,
18
^ Hag. i
y s. s. 7
2. 19
' S. S. 2. 3
■^ Is. 16. 10 ;
24. 11
* ver. 8 ;
Jer. 4. 8 ;
Ezek. 7. 18
" ver. 9 ; ch.
2. 17
<t Jer. 9. 10
« 1 K. 21. 27
/ch. 2. 15, IG
'J ver. 2
ft Jon. 3. 8
' Jer. 30. 7 ;
Am. 5. 10
* ch. 2. 1, 11,
31
' Is. 13. 6 ;
Ezek. 7.
2-12
™ Is. 3. 7 ;
Am. 4. 6, 7
" Dt. 12. 6,
7 ; Ps. 43. 4
0 Is. 17. 10, U
P 1 K. 18. 6 ;
Jer. 12. 4 ;
14. 5,6;
Hos. 4. 3
« Ps. 50. 15 ;
Mic. 7. 7
>■ Jer. 9. 10 ;
Am. 7. 4
' ver. 18 ;
Ps. 104. 21 ;
147. 9
« 1 K. 17. 7 ;
18. 5
879
also, and the ^ apple-tree, even all
the trees of the field are withered :
for "joy is * withered away from
the sons of men.
1 3 * Gird yourselves tvit/i sack-
cloth, and lament, ye " priests ;
■^ wail, ye ministers of the altar ;
come, "lie all night in sackcloth,
ye ministers of my God : for the
meal-offering and the drink-ofter-
ing are withholden from the house
of your God. 14 ■''Sanctify a fast,
call a solemn assembly, gather the
® ^ old men and all the inhabitants of
the land unto the house of Jehovah
your God, and '' cry unto Jehovah.
15 *Alas for the day! for the
* day of Jehovah is at hand, and as
'destruction from 'the Almighty
shall it come. 1 6 Is not the '" food
cut off before our eyes, yea, "joy
and gladness from the house of
our God"? 17 The "seeds '^rot
under their clods • the garners are
laid desolate, the barns are broken
down ; for the grain is "* withered.
18 How do the ^beasts groan ! the
herds of cattle are perplexed, be-
cause they have no pasture ; yea,
the flocks of sheep ^ are made deso-
late. 19 0 Jehovah, to * thee do
1 cry ; for the *■ fire hath devoured
the ^"pastures of the wilderness,
and the flame hath burned all the
trees of the field. 20 Yea, the
beasts of the field * pant unto thee ;
for the ' water brooks are dried up,
and the fire hath devoured the
^° pastures of the wilderness.
2" Blow ye the trumpet in
Zion, and sound an alarm in
my holy mountain ; let all the
inhabitants of the land tremble :
for the " day of Jehovah cometh,
for it is nigh at hand ; 2 a day of
"^ darkness and gloominess, a day
of clouds and thick darkness, as
" ver. 15 ; Zeph. 1. 16 " ver. 11, 31 ; ch. 1. 15 ; S. 14
" ver. 10, 31 ; Zeph. i. 16
6 Or, elders 7 Heb. Shaddai. 8 Or, shrivel
' Or, suffer punishment i" Or, folds
2.3
JOEL
2.25
Terribleness of the Visitation. A Call to Fasting and Prayer. Jehovah shows Pity and Favor
the dawn spread upon the moun-
tains ; a " great people and a
strong ; there hath * not been ever
the like, neither shall be any more
after them, even to the years of
many generations. 3 A "^ fire de-
voui-eth before them; and behind
them a ilame burnetii : the land
is ''as the garden of Eden before
them, and behind them a ''deso-
late wilderness ; yea, and none
hath escaped them.
4 The -^appearance of them is
as the appearance of horses ; and
as ^ horsemen, so do they run.
5 Like the ^ noise of chariots on
the tops of the mountains do they_
leap, like the noise of a * flame of
fire that devoureth the stubble, as
a strong people set in battle array.
6 At their presence the peoples
are in ' anguish ; all * faces are
waxed pale. 7 They run like
'mighty men; they ™ climb the
wall like men of war ; and they
"march every one on his ways,
and they break not their ranks.
8 Neither doth one thrust another ;
they march every one in his path ;
and ■^ they burst through the weap-
ons, and ^ break not off their
course. 9 They "leap upon the
city; they run upon the wall ;
they climb up into the ^ houses ;
they ' enter in at the windows like a
thief. 10 The earth '■quaketh be-
fore them ; the heavens tremble ;
the 'sun and the moon are dark-
ened, and the stars withdraw their
shining. 11 And Jehovah 'utter-
eth his voice before " his army ;
for his camp is very great ; for he
is " strong that executeth his word ;
for the ^day of Jehovah is great
and very terrible ; and * who can
abide if?
12 Yet even now, saith Jehovah,
'turn ye unto me with all your
heart, and with " fasting, and with
weeping, and with mourning :
13 and rend your * heart, and ""not
your garments, and turn unto Je-
hovah your God ; for he is ^ gra-
cious and merciful, slow to anger,
and abundant in lovingkindness,
and "repenteth him of the evil.
14 Who knoweth -^ whether he will
not turn and repent, and leave a
'blessing behind him, even a
^meal-offering and a drink-offer-
ing unto Jehovah your God %
1 Or, war-horses
2 Or, when they fa.ll around the weapons, they
&c. 3 Or, are not wounded
"■ ver. 11, 25 ;
ch. 1. 6
ftch. 1. 2;
Lam. 1.
12 ; Dan.
:. i2; 12. 1
"= Ps. 97. 3 ;
Is. 9. 18. 19
dis. 61. 3;
Ezek. 36.
'a:>
' Ex. 10. 5,
15 ; Ps. 105.
31, 36
/Rev. 9. 7
" Rev. 9. 9
fc Is. 5. 24 ;
30.30
i Is. 13. 8 ;
Nah. 2. 10
t Jer. .30. 0
' Is. 5. 2(i, 27
"' ver. 9
" Prov. 30. 27
0 ygj. J
'' Ex. 10. 6
« Jer. 9. 21
'■ ch. 3. 16 ;
Ps. 18. 7 ;
Nah. 1. 6
* ver. 31 ;
ch. 3. 15 ;
Is. 13. 10 ;
34. 4 ; Jer.
4. 23;
Ezek. 32. 7
' ch. 3. 16 ;
Ps. 40. 6 ;
Is. 13. 4
" ver. 2, 25
" Jer. 60. 34 ;
Rev. IS. 8
* ver. 1, 31 ;
ch. 1. 15 ;
3. 14
v Ezek. 22.
14
= Dt. 4. 29 ;
Ezek. 33.
11
" Dan. 9. 3
'' Ps. 61. 17 ;
Is. 57. 16
■^ Jer. 41. 5
d Ex. 34. 6
' Jer. 18. S ;
42. 10 ;
Am. 7. 3, 6
/Jer. 26. 3;
Am. 5. 16 ;
Jon. 1.6;
3. 9 ; Zepli.
2 3
s Hag. 2. 19
>^ ch. 1. 9, 13
'■ ver. 1
fcch. 1. 14;
2 K. 10. 20 ;
Jer. 36. 9
' 1 S. 16. 5 ;
2 Chr. 29. 5
'" Ps. 19. 5
" ch. 1. 9
o 2 Chr. 8.
12; Ezek.
8. 16
P Is. 37. 20 ;
Am. 7. 2, 5
« Ps. 44. 13 ;
74. 10
»• Ps. 79. 10 ;
115. 2
» Zech. 1.
14; 8. 2
< Is. 60. 10 ;
63. 9, 16
" Jer. 31. 12 ;
Hos. 2. 21,
" Ezek. 34.
29 ; 36. 15
^ Jer. 1. 14,
15
V Zech. 14. S
880
15 'Blow the trumpet in Zion,
* sanctify a fast, call a solemn
assembly ; 1 6 gather the people,
'sanctify the assembly, assemble
the ^ old men, gather the children,
and those that suck the breasts ;
let the '" bridegroom go forth from
his chamber, and the bride out of
her closet. 17 Let the "priests,
the ministers of Jehovah, weep
" between the porch and the altar,
and let them say, ^' Spare thy peo-
gle, O Jehovah, and give not thy
eritage to * reproach, that the
nations should ''rule over them:
wherefore should they say among
the peoples, ''Where is their God"?
18 Then was Jehovah 'jealous
for his land, and had * pity on his
people. 19 And Jehovah an-
swered and said unto his people.
Behold, I will send you "grain,
and new wine, and oil, and ye
shall be satisfied therewith ; and
I will "no more make you a re-
proach among the nations ; 20 but
I will remove far off from j'ou the
^ noi'thern army, and will drive it
into a land barren and desolate,
® its forepart '' into the ■" eastern sea,
and its hinder part ^ into the ^ west-
ern sea ; and its " stench shall come
up, and its ill sav-or shall come up,
becavise it hath done great things.
21 *rear not, O land, be glad
and rejoice ; for Jehovah hath
''done gieat things. 22 Be not
afraid, ye beasts of the field ; for
the ''pastures of the wilderness
do spi'ing, for the tree beareth its
fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do
yield their strength. 23 Be glad
then, yf /children of- Zion, and
•'^ rejoice in Jehovah your God;
for he '■> giveth you the foi'mer rain
*in just measure, and he causeth
to come down for 5'ou the rain,
the former rain and the ''latter
rain, ^ in the first month. 24 And
the 'floors shall be full of wheat,
and the vats shall overflow witn
new wine and oil. 25 And I will
restore to you the years that the
* locust hath eaten, the canker-
worm, and the caterpillar, and the
palmer-worm, my great army
= Dt. 11. 24 (marg.) " Is. 34. 3 ; Am. 4. 10 >> Is. 54.
4 ; Jer. 30. 10 ; Zeph. 3. 16, 17 ° ver. 26 ; Ps. 126. 3
d ch. 1. 18-20 ; Ps. 65. 12, 13 "■ Ps. 149. 2 /Is. 12. 2-8
0 Dt. 11. 14; Jer. 5. 24 h Hos. 6. 3; Zech. 10. 1
' Lev. 26. 10 ; Am. 9. 13 ; Mai. 3. 10 * ver. 2-11 ;
ch. 1. 4-7
* Or, elders * Or, use a byword against them
^ Or, with its forepart i Ot, toward
8 Or, in (or, fcrr) righteousness
9 Or, at the first
2.26
JOEL
a 17
Ontpoariog of Cod's Spirit promised. Tlie Nations to be judged, and Jndali to be delivered
which I sent among you. 26 And
ye shall " eat in plentj'' and be
satisfied, and shall * praise the
name of Jehovah your God, that
hath " dealt wondrously with you ;
and my people shall never be '^ put
to shame. 27 And ye shall " know
that I am in the midst of Israel,
and that I am Jehovah your God,
and there is 'none else; and my
people shall never be ^put to
shame.
*28 '^And it shall come to pass
afterward, that I will pour out
my ' Spirit upon * all flesh ; and
your sons and your daughters
shall prophesy, your old men shall
dream dreams, your young men
shall see visions : 29 and also upon
the 'servants and upon the hand-
maids in those days will I pour out
my Spirit. 30 And I will "'show
wonders in the heavens and in the
earth : blood, and fire, and pillars
of smoke. 31 The "sun shall be
turned into darkness, and the
moon into blood, before the "great
and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.
32 And it shall come to pass, that
** whosoever shall call on the name
of Jehovah shall be delivered ; for
in mount Zion and in Jerusalem
there shall be those that ''escape,
as Jehovah hath said, and ^ among
the remnant those whom Jehovah
doth call.
*0 For, behold, in those days,
O and in that time, when I shall
^'' bring back the captivity of
Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will
'gather all nations, and will bring
them down into the ' valley of
Jehoshaplmt ; and I will " execute
judgment upon them there for
my people and for my heritage
Israel, whom they have "scattered
among the nations : and they have
* parted my land, 3 and have ^cast
lots for my people, and have ^given
a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl
for wine, that they may drink. 4
Yea, and what are ye to me, O
" Tyre, and Sidon, and all the
regions of * Philistia 1 * will ye
* render me a recompense'? and if
ye recompense me, swiftly and
speedily will I ''return your
^recompense upon your own head.
5 Forasmuch as ye have "taken my
silver and my gold, and have car-
ried into your temples my goodly
1 Or, in the remnant whom &c. 2 Or, return to
3 Or, will ye repay a deed of mine, or irill ye do
aught unto me ? swiftly &c. ^ Or, deed
" Dt. U. 15 ;
Is. 62. 9
* Dt. 12. 7 ;
Ps. 67. 6-7
" Ps. 126. 2,
3 ; Is. 26. 1
rf Is. 45. 17
" ch. 3. 17, 21
/ Is. 45. 5, 6
" Is. 49. 23
'' ver. 28-32 :
Acts 2.
17-21
> la. 32. 15 ;
44. 3;
Ezek. 39.
29
^ Is. 40. 6 ;
49.6
*[Cli. 3. 1 in
Heb.]
' 1 Cor. 12.
13
'" Lk. 21. 11,
25, 26 ;
Acts 2. 19
" ver. 10 ;
ch. 3. 15 ;
Is. 13. 9,
10 ; 34. 4 ;
Mt. 24, 29 ;
Mk. 13. 24 ;
Acts 2. 20
0 Zeph. 1.
14-16 ;
Mai. 4. 1, 5
P Jer. 33. 3 ;
Acts 2. 21 ;
Eom. 10. 13
3 Is. 4. 2 ;
Obad. 17
'■ Jer. 16. 15
« Is. 66. 18 ;
Mic. 4. 12
' ver. 12, 14
" Is. C6. 16 ;
Jer. 25. 31
" Jer. 50. 17 ;
Ezek. 34. 6
* Ezek. 35.
10 ; 36. 1-5
y Obad. 11 ;
Nah. 3. 10
^ Am. 2. 6
*[Ch. 4. 1 in
Heb.]
" Am. 1. 9,
10 ; Zech.
9. 2-4
6 Am. 1.6-8;
Zech. 9. 5-7
" Ezek. 25.
12-17
d Is. 34. 8 ;
69. 18
'^2K. 12.18;
2 Chr. 21.
16, 17
/ ver. 3 ;
Ezek. 27. 13
^ Zech. 9. 13
A 1 S. 15. 33
< Is. 14. 2 ;
60. 14
fc Job 1. 15
(niarg.) ;
Ps. 72. 10 ;
Ezek. 38,
13
' Jer. 61. 27,
28
"^ Jer. 6. 4 ;
Mic. 3.5 (&
margins)
"Is. 8, 9, 10;
Jer.. 46. 3,
4 ; Zech.
14, 2, 3
" Is. 2. 4 ;
Mic. 4. 3
P Ezek. as.
16, 16;
Zeph. 3. 8
1 1s, 13. 3
881
precious things, 6 and have sold
the ■''children of Judah and the
children of Jerusalem unto the
sons of the Grecians, that ye may
remove them far from their bor-
der ; 7 behold, I will « stir them
up out of the place whither ye
have sold them, and will ''return
your ■* recompense upon your own
head ; 8 and I will sell ' your
sons and your daughters into the
hand of the children of Judah,
and they shall sell them to the
men of * Sheba, to a nation far off:
for Jehovah hath spoken it.
9 /Proclaim ye this among the
nations ; ^ '" prepare war ; " stir up
the mighty men ; let all the men
of war draw near, let them come
up. 10 "Beat your jjlowshares
into swcfrds, and your pruning-
hooks into spears : let the weak
say, I am strong. 11 ''/'Haste ye,
and come, all ye nations round
about, and gather yourselves to-
gether : thither cause thy * mighty
ones to come down, O Jehovah.
12 Let the nations bestir them-
selves, and come up to the ''valley
of '^ Jehoshaphat ; for there will I
sit to '^ judge all the nations round
about. 13 Put ye in the sickle;
for the ^ ' harvest is ripe : come,
''tread ye; for the "winepress is
full, the vats overflow ; for their
"wickedness is great.
14 ^Multitudes, multitudes in
the y valley of decision ! for the
^clay of Jehovah is near in the
valley of decision. 15 The "sun
and the moon are darkened, and
the stars withdraw their shining.
1 6 And Jehovah will * roar from
Zion, and *" utter his voice from
Jerusalem ; and the ^ heavens and
the earth shall shake : but Jeho-
vah will be a "refuge unto his
people, and a •''stronghold to the
children of Israel. 17 So shall
ye ^ know that I am Jehovah your
God, dwelling in Zion my ''holy
mountain : then shall Jerusalem
be 'holy, and there shall no
^ strangers pass through her any
more.
»■ ver. 2 » Ps. 7, 6 ; 98, 9 ; Is, 3, 13 < Jer, 51, 33 ;
Hos, 6, 11 " Is, 63, 3 ; Lam. 1. 15 " Gen. 18. 20
^Is. 34. 2-8 J/ver, 2, 12 ^ ch, 1. 15 ; 2. 1, 11, 31
" ch, 2. 10, 31 b Hos. 11. 10 ; Am. 1. 2 <^ ch, 2, 11
A ch, 2, 10 ; Ezek. 38, 19 ; Hag, 2, 6 « Ps, 61. 3 ; Is.
33. 16 ; Jer. 17, 17 /Jer, 16, 19 ; Nah. 1. 7 " ver, 21 ;
ch, 2. 27 ft Is, 11, 9 ; 56. 7 ; Ezek, 20. 40 » Is. 4. 3;
Obad. 17 * Is, 52, 1 ; Nah, 1. 15
5 Heb, sanctify. « Or, Assemble yourselves
7 That is, Jehovah judgeth.
8 Or, vintage ^ Or, get you down
3. 18
JOEL
3.21
The Nations to be jadged, and Jadah to be delivered
18 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the "mountains shall
drop down sweet wine, and the
hills shall * flow with milk, and all
the "brooks of Judah shall flow
with waters ; and a ''fountain shall
come forth from the house of Jeho-
vah, and shall water Hhe valley
of "Shittim. 19 Egypt shall be a
desolation, and Edom shall be a
1 That is, the valley of acacias.
" Am. 9. 13
b Ex. 3. 8
" Is. 30. 25 ;
35. 6
d Ezek. 47.
1-12
^ Num. 25. 1 ;
Ezek. 47. 8
/ Obad. 10
" Ezek. 37.
25 ; Am. 9.
15
A Is. 4. 4 ;
Ezek. 36. 25
• ver. 17
desolate wilderness, for the ■'^vio-
lence done to the children of Judah,
because they have shed innocent
blood in their land. 20 But Judah
shall ■•^s' abide for ever, and Jerusa-
lem from generation to generation.
21 And I will ^''cleanse their blood,
that I have not cleansed : for Jeho-
vah 'dwelleth in Zion.
2 Or, be inhabited ^ Or, hold as innocent
862
THE BOOK OP
AMOS
dod's Judgments on Neigbboring Nations
IThe words of Amos, who
was among the "herdsmen of
*Tekoa, which he saw concerning
Israel in the days of " Uzziah king
of Judah, and in the days of " Jero-
boam the son of Joash king of
Israel, two years before the " earth-
quake.
2 And he said, -^Jehovah will
roar from Zion, and utter his voice
from Jerusalem ; and the ^ " pas-
tures of the shepherds shall mourn,
and the '*top of Carmel shall
wither.
3 Thus saith Jehovah : * For
three transgressions of '^ Damascus,
yea, for four, I will ' not ^ turn away
^ the punishment thereof ; because
they nave threshed "Gilead with
threshing instruments of iron.
4 But I will send a " fire into the
house of Hazael, and it shall devour
the palaces of " Ben-hadad. 5 And
I will p break the bar of Damascus,
and cut off ''the inhabitant from
the valley of ^ Aven, and him that
holdeth the sceptre from " the house
of Eden; and the people of Syria
shall go into captivity unto «Kir,
saith Jehovah.
6 Thus saith Jehovah : For three
transgressions of 'Gaza, yea, for
four, I will not turn away the
punishment thereof ; because they
carried away captive "^ the ' whole
people, to deliver them up to
' Edom. 7 But I will send a fire
on the wall of " Gaza, and it shall
devour the palaces thereof. 8 And
I will cut off the inhabitant from
" Ashdod, and him that holdeth the
sceptre from "" Ashkelon ; and I will
turn my hand against Ekron ; and
the remnant of the ^Philistines
shall perish, saith the Lord Jeho-
vah.
9 Thus saith Jehovah : ' For three
transgressions of " Tyre, yea, for
four, I will not turn away the
1 Or, kahitntions 2 Or, revoke my word
3 Heb. it (and so in ver. 6, 9, &c.).
* Or, him that sitteth on the throne (and 80 in
ver. 8) 5 That is. Vanity.
6 Or, Beth-eden 1 Heb. an entire captivity.
« ch. 7. 14
*> 2 S. 14. 2 ;
Jer. 6. 1
" 2 K. 16. 1-7
(marg.) ;
2 Chr. 26.
1-23 ; Is. 1.
1 ; Hos.
1. 1
d 2 K. 14. 23-
29 ; Hos.
1. 1
" Zech. 14. 6
/Is. 42. 13;
Jer. 25. 30 ;
Joel 3. 16
f Jer. 12. 4 ;
Joel 1. 18,
19
'» ch 9, 3
' ver. 6, 9,
11, 13;
ch. 2. 1,4,6
* Is. 7. 8 ;
17. 1
' Is. 8. 4
"' ver. 13
" Jer. 49. 27
0 1 K. 20. 1 ;
2 K. 6. 24
P Jer. 61. 30 ;
Lam. 2. 9
9 ch. 9. 7 ;
2 K. 16. 9
»" 1 S. 6. 17 ;
Jer. 47. 1,
5 ; Zeph.
2. 4
' ver. 9
t Ezek. 35.
5; Obad.
11
" ver. 6
" ch. 3. 9 ;
2 Chr. 26.
6; Zech.
9. 6
'^ Jer. 47. 5 ;
Zeph. 2. 4
V Is. 14. 29-
31 ; Ezek.
26. 16
" ver. 3
" Is. 23. 1-18 ;
Jer. 25. 22 ;
Ezek. 26.
2-4
6 ver. 6
■= 1 K. 5. 1 ;
9. 11-14
rf ver. 4, 7,
&c. ; Zech.
9. 4
* ver. 3
/Is. 34. 5,6;
63. 1-6 ;
Jer. 49.
7-22
' Num. 20.
14-21 ;
2 Chr. 28.
17 ; Obad.
10-12
f^ Is. 67. 16 ;
Mic. 7. 18
' Jer. 49. 7, 20
* ver. 3
' Jer. 49.
883
punishment thereof ; because they
''delivered up "^ the whole people to
Edom, and remembered not "^the
''brotherly covenant. 10 But I
will ''send a fire on the wall of
Tyre, and it shall devour the pal-
aces thereof.
1 1 Thus saith Jehovah : " For
three transgressions of ■'^Edom, yea,
for four, I will not turn away the
punishment thereof; because he
did "pursue his brother with the
sword, and ®did cast off all pity,
and his anger did tear perpetually,
and he '' kept his wrath for ever.
1 2 But I will send a fire upon * Te-
man, and it shall devour the pal-
aces of Bozrah.
13 Thus saith Jehovah: * For
three transgressions of the children
of 'Ammon, yea, for four, I will
not turn away the punishment
thereof; because they have "ripped
up the women with child of
" Gilead, that they may " enlarge
their border. 14 But I will kindle
a fire in the wall of * Eabbah, and
it shall devour the palaces thereof,
with * shouting in the day of battle,
with a ^ tempest in the day of the
whirlwind; 15 and their 'king
shall go into captivity, he and his
princes together, saith Jehovah.
2 Thus saith Jehovah: 'For
three transgressions of " Moab,
yea, for four, I will not turn away
the punishment thereof ; because
he burned the bones of the king of
Edom into lime. 2 But I will send
a fire upon Moab, and it shall de-
vour the palaces of " Kerioth ; and
Moab shall die with "= tumult, with
2' shouting, and with the sound of
the trumpet ; 3 and I will cut off
the ^ judge from the midst thereof,
1-6 ; Ezek. 25. 2-7; Zeph. 2. 8, 9 •" 2 K. 16. 16;
Hos. 13. 16 "ver. 3 " Is. 6. 8 ; Ezek. 35. 10 J'lChr.
20. 1 ; Jer. 49. 2 « ch. 2. 2 ; Ezek. 21. 22 "" Is. 29
6 ; .30. 30 " Jer. 49. 3 (marg.) >■ ch. 1. 3 " Is. 16.
1-16. 14 ; Jer. 48. 1-47 ; Zeph. 2. 8, 9 " Jer. 48. 24, 41
^ Jer. 48. 46 s* ch. 1. 14 ^ ch. 6. 7, 12 ; 6. 12 ; Ps-
2. 10 ; 141. 6
8 Heb. the covenant of brethren.
" Heb. corrupted his compassions.
2.4
AMOS
3.14
God's Jodgments on Jndah and Israel. Necessity of prophesying Evil against Israel. Israel to 1)e pnnished
and will slay all the " princes
thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
4 Thus saith Jehovah : For three
transgressions of *Judah, yea, for
four, I will not turn away the pun-
ishment thereof ; because they have
"^ rejected the law of Jehovah, and
have not kept his statutes, and
their ''lies have caused them to
err, after which their " fathers did
walk. 5 But I will ■''send a fire
upon Judah, and it shall devour the
palaces of Jerusalem.
6 Thus saith Jehovah : o For
three transgressions of '' Israel, yea,
for four, I will not turn away the
gunishment thereof ; because they
ave 'sold the righteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of shoes —
7 they that pant after the dust of
the earth on the head of the * poor,
and 'turn aside the way of the
meek : and a ™ man and his father
go unto the same maiden, to pro-
fane my holy name : 8 and tney
lay themselves down beside every
"altar upon clothes "taken in
pledge ; and in the house of their
God they ^ drink the wine of such
as have been fined.
9 Yet destroyed I the 'Amorite
before them, whose ''height was
like the height of the cedars, and
he was strong as the oaks ; yet I
destroyed his ^ fruit from above,
and his roots from beneath. 10
Also I brought you up out of the
land of ' Egypt, and led you " forty
years in the wilderness, to possess
the land of the " Amorite. 1 1 And
I ^ raised up of your sons for proph-
ets, and of your young men for
" Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O
ye children of Israeli saith .Jeho-
vah. 1 2 But ye gave the Nazirites
wine to drink, and commanded
the prophets, saying, ' Prophesy
not.
13 Behold, ^I will "press ?/o?<^ in
your place, as a cart presseth that
is full of sheaves. 1 4 And "-^ * flight
shall perish from the swift ; and
the strong shall not strengthen his
force ; neither shall the " mighty
deliver ^himself; 1.5 neither shall
he stand that " handleth the bow ;
and he that is swift of foot shall
not deliver himself \ neither shall
he that '^ rideth the horse deliver
* himself ; 16 and he that is cour-
ageous among the mighty shall
1 Or, lam pressed under you, as a cart is pressed
that is full of sheaves
2 Or, refuge shall fail the swift
3 Heb. his soul (or, life).
" Job 12. 21 ;
Is. 40. 23 ;
Jer. 48. 7
6 ch. 3. 2 ;
2 K. 17. 19 ;
Hos. 12. 2
" Judg. 2.
17-20 ; 2 K.
22. 11-17;
Jer. 6. 19 ;
8. 9
d Is. 9. 15,
16 ; 28. 1.5 ;
Hab. 2. 18
« Jer. 9. 14 ;
16. 11, 12 ;
Ezek. 20.
18, 24, 30
/Jer. 17. 27 ;
21. 10
" ch. 1. 3
'' 2 K. 18. 12
» ch. 6. 11,
12 ; 8. 6 ;
Joel 3. 3
fc ch. 8. 4 ;
Mic. 2. 2, 9
I ch. 5. 12
'" Hos. 4. 14
" ch. 3. 14
" Ex. 22. 2G
P ch. 4. 1 ;
6. 6
9 Josh. 10. 12
"■ Num. 13.
33
» Ezek. 17.
9 ; Mai. 4. 1
t ch. 3. 1 ;
9. 7 ; Ex.
20. 2
« Dt. 2. 7
" Ex. 3. 8
^ Bt. 18. 17 ;
Jer. 7. 25
v Num. 6.
2, 3
^ ch. 7. 13,
16; Jer.
II. 21
" Joel 3. 13
b Is. 30. 16,
17
" Jer. 9. 23
d Jer. 61. 56 ;
Ezek. .39. 3
^ Is. 31. 3
/Judg. 4.
17 ; Jer.
48. 41
» Jer. 8. 3 ;
13. 11
ft ch. 2. 10 ;
9. 7
i Ex. 19. 6,
6 ; Dt. 4.
32-37
k ver. 14 ;
Jer. 14. 10 ;
Ezek. 20.
36; Dan. 9.
12
' Lev. 26. 23,
24
™ Ps. 104. 21 ;
Hos. 5. 14 ;
11. 10
" Jer. 4. 5,
19, 21 ; 6. 1 ;
Hos. 5. 8 ;
Zeph. 1. 16
" Is. 14. 24-
27 ; 45. 7
PGen. 18.
17 ; Jer. 23.
22; Dan.
9. 22
' ch. 1. 2
*■ Jon. 1.
1-3 ; 3. 1-3
* Jer. 20. 9
<ch. 1. 8;
1 S. 5. 1
" ch. 4. 1 ; 6.
884
■^flee away naked in that day, saith
Jehovah.
3 Hear this word that Jehovah
hath spoken against you, O
children of Israel, against the
" whole family which I brought up
out of the land of '' Egypt, saying,
2 'You only have I known of all
the families of the earth : therefore
I will * visit upon you all your iniq-
uities. 3 Shall two 'walk together,
except they have * agreed 'i 4 Will
a lion " roar in the forest, when he
hath no prey"? will a young lion
cry out of his den, if he have taken
nothing'? o Can a bird fall in a
snare upon the earth, where no gin
is set for him 1 shall a snare spring
up from the ground, and have
taken nothing at all 1 6 Shall the
"trumpet be blown in a city, and
the people not be afraid"? shall
"evil befall a city, and Jehovah
hath not done if? 7 Surely the
Lord Jehovah will do nothing, ex-
cept he p I'eveal his secret unto his
servants the prophets. 8 The * lion
hath roared ; wno will not fear 1
The '" Lord Jehovah hath spoken ;
■' who can but prophesy "?
9 Publish ye ^in the palaces at
'Ashdod, and ®in the palaces in
the land of Egypt, and say. Assem-
ble yourselves upon the "moun-
tains of Samaria, and behold what
great tumults are therein, and what
"oppressions in the midst thereof.
10 For they "^ know not to do right,
saith Jehovah, who ^ store up vio-
lence and robbery in their palaces.
II Therefore thus saith the Lord
Jehovah : An ^ adversary there shall
he, even round about the land ; and
he shall " bring down thy strength
from thee, and thy * palaces shall
be plundered. 12 Thus saith Je-
hovah : As the shepherd " rescueth
out of the mouth of the lion two
legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall
the '' children of Israel be rescued
that sit in Samaria in the corner
of a * couch, and ^on the silken
cushions of a -''bed.
13 Hear ye, and •''testify against
the house of Jacob, saith the Lord
Jehovah, the God of hosts. 14 For
1 ; Is. 28. 1 ; Ezek. 37. 22 " ch. 4. 1 ; 5. 11 ; 8. 6 ^ ch.
5. 7 ; 6. 12 ; Ps. 14. 4 ; Jer. 4. 22 '" Hab. 2. 8-11 ;
Zeph. 1. 9 ; Zech. 5. 3, 4 ' ch. 6. 14 " ch. 2. 14
b ch. 2. 5 <^ 1 S. 17. 34-.37 rf ch. 9. 4 ; Jer. 44. 14, 28
" ch. 6. 4 ; Esth. 1. 6 ; 7. 8 / Ps. 132. 3 » Ezek. 2. 7
* Or, made an appointment 5 Or, upon
6 According to some MSS., in Damascus on a
bed.
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PABIULtHAMMO>7
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CbpmcirLmxin'TBOMibS vajsasisass
3.15
AMOS
5.8
for bis Oppressions. Former Chastisements ineCTertual. Israel entreated to seek Jehovah
in the day that I shall "visit
the transgressions of Israel upon
him, I will also visit the altars
of * Beth-el ; and the horns of the
altar shall be cut off, and fall to
the ground. 15 And I will smite
the " winter-house with the "* sum-
mer-house ; and the houses of
* ivory shall perish, and Hhe
■''great houses shall have an
end, saith Jehovah.
4 Hear this word, ye kine of
^'Bashan, that are in the
''mountain of Samaria, that 'op-
press the poor, that crush the
needy, that say unto their lords,
Bring, and let us '^ drink. 2 The
Lord Jehovah hath 'sworn by
his '"holiness, that, lo, the days
shall come upon you, that they
shall take you away with "hooks,
and your residue with " fish-hooks.
3 And ye shall i' go out at the
breaches, every one straight be-
fore her ; -^ and ye shall cast yoiir-
selves into Harmon, saith Jeho-
vah.
4 Come to « Beth-el, and trans-
gress; to/'Gilgal, and multiply
transgression ; and ' bring your
sacrifices every morning, and
your tithes every three days ; 5
and ^ offer a sacrifice of 'thanks-
giving of that which is leavened,
and pi'oclaim " freewill-offei'ings
and publish them : for this
" pleaseth you, O ye children of
Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
6 And I also have given you
'cleanness of teeth in all your
cities, and want of bread in all
your places; yet have ye *not
returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
7 And I also have ^withholden
the rain from you, when there
were yet thi'ee months to the
harvest ; and I caused it to rain
upon one city, and caused it not
to rain upon "another city: one
piece was rained upon, and the
piece whereupon it rained not
withered. 8 So two or three
cities wandei'ed unto one city to
drink * water, and were " not
satisfied : yet have ye ''not re-
turned unto me, saith Jehovah.
9 I have •■ smitten you with blast-
ing and mildew : the multitude
of your gardens and your vine-
yards and your fig-trees and your
olive-trees hath the •''palmer- worm
devoured : yet have ye ^ not re-
1 Or, many houses 2 The text is obscure.
8 Heb. offer by burning.
" ver. 2
i> ch. 4. 4 ;
5. 5, 6 ; 7.
10, 13 ;
Hos. 10. 5-
8, 14, 15
" Jar. 36. 22
<i Judg. 3. 20
" 1 K. 22. 39 ;
Ps. 46. 8
/ch. 2. 6;
6. 11
» Ps. 22. 12 ;
Ezek. 39. 18
'' ch. 3. 9 ;
6. 1
i ch. Ci. n ;
8. G
<-• ch. 2. 8 ;
(i. 0
' ch. 6. 8 ;
8. 7
"' Ps. 89. 3.5
" Is. 37. 29 ;
Ezek. 3S. 4
" Ezek. 29. 4
'' Jer. o2. 7
« ch. 3. 14 ;
5. 6
'■ ch. 5. 5 ;
Hos. 4. l.S
' ch. 6. 21, 22
t Lev. 7. 13
" Lev. 22.
18-21
" Hos. 9. 1,
10 ; Jer. 7.
9, 10
" Is. 3. 1 ;
Jer. 14. 18
y Is. 9. 13 ;
Jer. 5. 3 ;
Hag. 2. 17
-Pt. 11. 17;
2 Chr. 7.
13 ; Is. 5. 6
" Ex. 9. 4,
20 ; 10. 22,
23
* 1 K. 18. 5 ;
Jer. 14. 4
'^ Ezek. 4.
16; Hag.
!. 6
<i Jer. 3. 7
' Dt. 28. 22 ;
Hag. 2. 17
/ch. 7. 1, 2;
Joel 1. 4, 7
" Jer. 3. 10
ft Lev. 26. 25 ;
Dt. 28. 27,
60
'■ Jer. 11. 22 ;
18. 21 ;
48. 15
«-■ 2 K. 13. 3, 7
' Joel 2. 20
"' Is. 9. 13
" Gen. 19.
25 ; Dt. 29.
23
" Zech. 3. 2
P Jer. 23. 14
1 ver. 2
*■ Is. 32. 11 ;
64. 2 ; Jer.
6. 22
» Job 38. 4-
7 ; Ps. 65.
6 ; Is. 40.
12
t Ps. 1.35. 7 ;
Jer. 10. 13
" Ps. 139. 2 ;
Dan. 2. 30
" ch. 6. 8 ;
Jer. 13. 16;
Joel 2. 2
* Mic. 1. 3
y ch. 6. 8.
27 ; 9. 6
' Jer. 7. 29 ;
9. 10, 17 ;
885
turned unto me, saith Jehovah.
10 I have sent among you the
''pestilence after the manner of
Egypt : your ' young men have I
slain with the sword, ^and have
* carried away your horses ; and
I have made the 'stench of your
camp to come up even into your
nostrils : yet have ye '" not re-
turned unto me, saith Jehovah.
11 I have overthrown cities
among you, as when "God over-
threw Sodom and Gomorrah, and
ye wei-e as "a brand plucked out
of the burning : yet have ye ^ not
returned unto me, saith Jehovah.
12 Therefore Hhus will I do
unto thee, O Israel ; and, because
I will do this unto thee, prepare
to ''meet thy God, O Israel. 13
For, lo, he that 'formeth the
mountains, and 'createth the wind,
and "declareth unto man what is
his thought ; that " maketh the
morning darkness, and "^treadeth
upon the high places of the earth
—^Jehovah, the God of hosts, is
his name.
5 Hear ye this word which I
take up for a ^lamentation
over you, O house of Israel. 2
The " virgin of Israel is fallen ;
she shall *no more rise: she ^is
cast down upon her land ; there
is "none to raise her up. 3 For
thus saith the Lord Jehovah :
The city that went forth a thou-
sand shall have a ''hundred left,
and that which went forth a
hundred shall have "ten left, to
the house of Israel.
4 For thus saith Jehovah unto
the house of Israel, •'' Seek ye me,
and ye shall live; 5 but seek not
^ Beth-el, nor enter into * Gilgal,
and pass not to 'Beer-sheba: for
Gilgal shall surely go into cap-
tivity, and Beth-el shall ^come to
nought. 6 *Seek Jehovah, and
ye shall live ; lest he break out
like 'fire in the house of Joseph,
and it devour, and there be none
to quench it in '"Beth-el. 7 Ye
who turn "justice to wormwood,
and cast down righteousness to
the earth, 8 seek him that maketh
Ezek. 19. 1 " .Ter. 14. 17 >> ch. 8. 14 " Is, 51. 18 ;
Jer. 60. 32 d Is. 6. 13 " ch. G. 9 / Dt. 4. 29 ; 32.
46, 47 »ch. 3. 14; 4. 4; 7. 10, 13; 1 K. 12. 28, 29
ft 1 S. 7. 16; 11. 14 • ch. 8. 14 ; Gen. 21. 31-33 k ver.
14 ; Is. 56. 3, 6, 7 'Dt. 4. 24 *" ch. 3. 14 "ver. 12;
ch. 2. 3 ; 6. 12
■• Heb. with the captivity of your horses.
6 Or, lieth forsahen
6 Or, become vanity (Heb. Aven)
5.9
AMOS
6.7
Israel entreated to seek Jehovah. The Day of Jehovah. Lixarionsness and impiety to he pnnished
the "Pleiades and Orion, and
*turneth Hhe shadow of death
into the morning, and maketh
the day ""dark with night; that
''calleth for the waters of the
sea, and poureth them out upon
the face of the earth (''Jehovah is
his name); 9 that "bringeth -^sud-
den destruction upon the strong,
so that "destruction cometh upon
the fortress.
10 They hate him that ''reprov-
eth in the gate, and they 'abhor
him that speaketh uprightly. 11
Forasmuch therefore as ye "^ tram-
ple upon the poor, and take ex-
actions from him of wheat: ye
have built 'houses of hewn stone,
but ye shall not dwell in them;
ye have planted pleasant vine-
yards, but ye shall '"not drink
the wine thereof. 1 2 For I know
how manifold are your transgres-
sions, and how mighty are your
sins — ye that "afflict the just,
that take a bribe, and that turn
aside the "needy in the gate from
their right. 13 Therefore he that
is prudent shall f keep silence in
such a time ; for it is an evil time.
14 *Seek good, and not evil,
that ye may live; and so Jeho-
vah, the God of hosts, will be
with you, ''as ye say. 15 *Hate
the evil, and love the good, and
establish justice in the gate: it
'may be that Jehovah, the God
of hosts, will be gracious unto
the "remnant of Joseph.
16 Therefore thus saith Jeho-
vah, the God of hosts, the Lord :
" Wailing shall be in all the broad
ways; and they shall say in all
the streets, Alas! alas! and they
shall call the ^husbandman to
mourning, ^and such as are ^'skil-
ful in lamentation to wailing. 17
And in all ^vinej'^ards shall be
wailing; for I will pass through
the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
1 8 Woe unto you that desire the
"day of Jehovah ! Wherefore would
ye have the day of Jehovah'? It is
'darkness, and not light. 19 As if
a man did " flee from a lion, and a
bear met him; * or went into the
house and leaned his hand on the
wall, and a serpent bit him. 20
Shall not the day of Jehovah be
''darkness, and not light 1 even
very dark, and no brightness in if?
1 Or, deey> darkness
2 Or, causeth destruction to flash forth
3 Heb. anil proclaim wauing to such as are
^Iful in lamentation. * Or, and
°- Job 9. 9 ;
38. 31
b Job 12. 22 ;
38. 12 ; Is.
42. 16
" ch. 8. 9
d ch. 9. 6 ;
Ps. 104. 6-9
« ch. 4. 13
/ch. 2. 14;
Job 5. 3;
Is. 29. 5
» Mic. 6. U
f^ ver. 15 ; Is.
29. 21
' Is. 69. 15 ;
Jer. 17.
lG-18
fc ch. 3. 9 ;
5. 6
' ch. 3. 15 ;
0. 11
'"■ Mic. 6. 15
" Is. 1. 23 ;
6. 23
" ch. 2. 6, 7
P Eccl. 3. 7 ;
Hos. 4. 4
9 ver. 6
'' Is. 48. 1, 2
* Ps. 97. 10
* Joel 2. 14
" Mic. 6. 3,
" ch. 8. 3 ;
Jer. 9. 10,
18-20
"^ Joel 1. 11
V 2 Chr. 35.
25
^ Is. 16. 10 ;
Jer. 48. 33
"Is. 6. 19;
Joell. 15;
2. 1, 11, 31
6 Is. 6. 30 ;
9. 19 ; Jer.
30. 7
' Job 20. 24 ;
Is. 24. 17,
18 ; Jer. 15.
2,3
i Is. 13. 10 ;
Zeph. 1. 15
« ch. 4. 4, 5 ;
8. 10 ; Is. 1.
11-16; 66. 3
/Lev. 26.31 ;
Jer. 14. 12 ;
Hos. 5. 6
'J Mic. 6. 6, 7
'' ch. 4. 5 ;
Lev.7. 11-15
• ch. 6. 4, 5 ;
8. 10
*^ Jer. 22. 3 ;
Ezek. 45.
9; Mic.
6. 8
' Dt. 32.
17-19 ;
Josh. 24.
14 ; Neh. 9.
18, 21; Acts
7. 42, 43
'" ch. 7. 11,
17 ; Mic.
4. 10
" ch. 4. 13
" Is. 32. 9-11 ;
Zeph. 1. 12
P ver. 3 ;
ch. 9. 10
9 ch. 3. 2 ;
Ex. 19. 5
'' Gen. 10.
10 ; Is. 10. 9
M K. 8. 65 ;
2 K. 18. 34 ;
Is. 10. 9
M S. 5. 8 ;
2 Chr. 26. 6
" ch. 9. 10 ;
Is. 56. 12
21 I ^hate, T despise your feasts,
and I ^will •'take no delight in
your solemn assemblies. 22 Yea,
though ye "offer me "^your burnt-
offerings and meal-offerings, I will
not accept them ; neither will I
regard the "' '' peace-offerings of
your fat beasts. 2.3 Take thou
away from me the 'noise of thy
songs ; for I will not hear the
inelody of thy viols. 24 But let
* justice roll down as waters, and
righteousness as a ** mighty stream.
25 Did ye ' bring unto me sac-
rifices and ^offerings in the wil-
derness forty years, O house of
Israeli 26 Yea, ye ^°have borne
the tabernacle of your king and
the shrine of your images, the star
of your god, which ye made to
yourselves. 27 Therefore will I
cause you to go into captivity
'"beyond Damascus, saith" Jeliovah,
whose name is the God of hosts.
6 "Woe to them that are at
ease in Zion, and to theni
that are ^secure in the mountain
of Samaria, the notable men of
the *chief of the nations, to whom
the house of Israel come ! 2 Pass
ye unto ''Calneh, and see ; and
from thence go ye to *Hamath
the great ; then go down to ' Gath
of the Philistines : are they better
than these kingdoms'? or is their
border greater than your border'?
3— ye that "put far away the evil
day, and " cause the " seat of " vip-
lence to come near ; 4 that lie
upon beds of ^ ivory, and stretch
themselves upon their "^ couches,
and "eat the lambs out of the
flock, and the calves out of the
midst of the stall ; 5 that sing
idle * songs to the sound of the
viol ; that invent for themselves
''instruments of music, ^"like Da-
vid ; 6 that "^ drink ^^ wine in bowls,
and anoint themselves with the
chief oils ; but they are not "grieved
for the affliction of Jo.seph.
7 Therefore shall they now •''go
captive with the first that go cap-
tive ; and the " revelry of them
that ''stretched themselves shall
" Ps. 94. 20 " ch. 3. 10 " ch. 3. 15 ' ch. 3. 12
" Ezek. 34. 2, 3 l> ch. 5. 23 ; 8. 10 "1 Chr. 15. 16
'ich. 2. 8;4. 1 «Ezek. 9. 4 /ch. 7. 11, 17 » 1 K.
20. 16-20 ; Dan. 5. 4-6, .so '' ver. 4
6 Heb. will not smell a savor-
6 Or, burnt-offerings with your meal-offerings
7 Or, thank-offerings
8 Or, ever-flowing 9 Or, meal-offerings
1" Or, shall take up . . . And. 1 vnll cause &e.
11 Or, sitting 12 Or, like David's
13 Heb. in bowls o/wint.
6.8
AMOS
7.17
Severity of the Panisbment. Visions of Locusts, Firo, and a Plumb-line. Ainaziah accuses Amos of Conspiracy
Eass away. 8 The Lord Jehovah
ath "sworn by himself, saith Je-
hovah, the God of hosts : * I abhor
the ' excellency of Jacob, and hate
his " palaces ; therefore will I ** de-
liver up the city with all that is
therein. 9 And it shall come to
pass, if there remain "ten men in
one house, that they shall die. 10
And when a man's ^ uncle shall
take him up, even he that •'^burneth
him, to bring out the bones out of
the house, and shall say unto him
that is. in the innermost parts of
the house, Is there yet any with
thee 1 and he shall say. No ; then
shall he say, ^ Hold thy peace ; for
we may '' not make mention of the
name of Jehovah. 1 1 For, behold,
Jehovah commandeth, and ^the
*gi*eat house shall be smitten with
breaches, and the little house with
clefts.
12 Shall horses run upon the
rock 1 will one plow there^ with
oxen ? that ye have turned * justice
into gall, and the fruit of right-
eousness into wormAvood ; 1 3 ye
that rejoice in a ' thing of nought,
that say. Have we not ™ taken to
us horns by our own strength 1
14 For, behold, I will "raise up
against you a nation, O house of
Isi'ael, saith Jehovah, the God of
hosts ; and they shall afflict you
from the "entrance of Hamath
unto the "brook of the Arabah.
7 Thus the Lord Jehovah
^showed me: and, behold, he
formed * locusts in the beginning
of the shooting up of the latter
growth ; and, lo, it was the latter
growth after the king's mowings.
2 And it came to pass that, when
they ''made an end of eating the
grass of the land, then I said, *0
Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech
thee : how shall Jacob stand 1 for
he is * small. 3 Jehovah " repented
concerning this : It shall not be,
saith Jehovah.
4 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed
me : and, behold, the Lord Jeho-
vah called to contend by " fire ; and
it devoured the great deep, and
would have eaten up the ^ land. 5
Then said I, ^O Lord Jehovah,
cease, I beseech thee : how shall
Jacob stand 1 for he is small. 6 Je-
hovah y repented concerning this :
1 Or, mide * Or, kmsman
3 Or, he will smite the great house
* Heb. portion.
" ch. 4. 2 ; 8.
7 ; Gen.
22. 16 ;
Jer. 22. 5;
51. 14
b ch. 5. 21 ;
Lev. 26.
30 ; Bt. 32.
19 ; Ps.
106. 40
•^ Ch. 3. 10, 11
d Hos. 11. 6
■^ ch. 6. 3
/ 1 S. 31. 12
'J ch. 6. 13 ;
8. 3
ft Jer. 44. 26 ;
Ezek. 20.
39
' ch. 3. 15 ;
6.11; 2K.
25. 9
^ ch. 5. r, 11,
12; IK.
21. 7-13;
Is. 69. 13, 14
' Job 8. 14,
15 ; Ps. 2.
2-4; Lk.
12. 19, 20
"^ Ps. 75. 4,
6 ; Is. 28.
14, 15
" ch. 3. 11
" Num. 34.
7, 8 ; 2 K.
14. 25
P ver. 4, 7 ;
ch. 8. 1 ;
Jer. 1. 11
2 ch. 4. 9 ;
Joel 1. 4 ;
Nah. 3. 15
»■ Ex. 10. 15
« Jer. 14. 7,
20, -21 ;
Ezek. 9. 8 ;
11. 13
< Is. 37. 4 ;
Jer. 42. 2
" ch. 6. 15 ;
Jer. 26. 19 ;
Hos. 11. 8
" ch. 2. 6 ;
Dt. 32.
22 ; Is. 66.
16, 16
" Ps. &5. 4 ;
Joel 2. 17
y ver. 3 ; Ps.
IWi. 45 ;
Jon. 3. 10
^ ch. 8. 2 ;
Jer. 1. 11
■^ Is. 28. 17 ;
34. U;
Lam. 2. 8
b ch. 8. 2 ;
Jer. 15. 6 ;
Ezek. 7.
2-9
' Hos. 10. 8 ;
Mic. 1. 5
d ver. 13 ;
Lev. 26.
31 ; Is. 63.
18; Jer. 51.
61
^ ver. 11 ;
2 K, 15.
8-10
/I K. 12. 31,
32 ; 13. 33
»ch. 3. 14;
4. 4 ; 5. 5, 6
'' Jer. J6. 8-
11 ; 38. 4
i ver. 9
fc ver. 17 ;
ch. 5. 27 ;
6.7
' Mt. 8. 34
"' ch. 2. 12 ;
Acts 4. IS
887
This also shall not be, saith the
Lord Jehovah.
7 Thus he showed me : and, be-
hold, the Lord stood ^ beside a wall
made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-
line in his hand. 8 And Jehovah
said unto me, ^Amos, what seest
thoul And I said A plumb-line.
Then said the Lord, Behold, I will
set a "plumb-line in the midst of
my people Israel ; I will * not again
pass by them any more ; 9 and the
" high places of Isaac shall be deso-
late, and the '' sanctuaries of Israel
shall be laid waste ; and I will " rise
against the house of Jeroboam with
the sword.
10 Then Amaziah the •''priest of
" Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of
Israel, saying, Amos hath ''con-
spired against thee in the midst of
the house of Israel : the land is not
able to bear all his words. 1 1 For
thus Amos saith, * Jeroboam shall
die by the sword, and * Israel shall
surely be led away captive out of
his land. 12 Also Amaziah said
unto Amos, O thou seer, 'go, flee
thou away into the land of Judah,
and there eat bread, and prophesy
there : 1 3 but "' prophesy not again
anymore at Beth-el; for it is the
king's " sanctuary, and it is a royal
house.
14 Then answered Amos, and
said to Amaziah, I ^was no prophet,
neither ^ was I '^ a " prophet's son ;
but I ^was a ^herdsman, and a
dresser of * sycomore-trees : 1 5 and
'■.Jehovah took me from following
the flock, and 'Jehovah said unto
me. Go, * prophesy unto my people
Israel. 16 ISTow therefore hear
thou the word of Jehovah : Thou
say est, " Prophesy not against Is-
rael, and " drop not thy word against
the house of Isaac ; 1 7 therefore
thus .saith Jehovah: Thy '''wife
shall be a harlot in the city, and
thy ■' sons and thy daughters shall
fall by the sword, and thy land
shall be divided by-line ; and thou
thyself shalt die in a land that is
"unclean, and Israel shall surely
be *led away captive out of his
land.
" ver. 9 ; 1 K. 12. 29, 32 " 2 K. 2. 3 ; 4. 38 ; 2 Chr.
19.2 Pch. ].l 9lChr. 27. 28 »" 1 S. 16. 11 ; 2 S.
7. 8 * ch. 3. 8 < Jer. 1.7; Ezek. 2. 3, 4 " ver. 13 ;
ch. 2. 12 " Dt. 32. 2 ; Ezek. 20. 46 : 21. 2 "= Hos. 4.
1.3, 14 y Jer. 14. 16 '■ ver. 8 " 2 K. 17. 6 ; Ezek. 4.
13 ; Hos. 9. 3 << ver. U ; Jer. 36. 29-31
5 Or, nvon ^ Or, am
1 Or, one of the sons of the prophets See 1 EL
20. 36,
8.1
AMOS
Israel's Near End foreshadowed. A Famine of the Word threatened. Jehovah's Judgments unavoidable
9.9
8 Thus the Lord Jehovah
showed me : and, behold, a
basket of summer fruit. 2 And
he said, "Amos, what seest thou'?
And *I said, A basket of summer
fruit. Then said Jehovah unto me.
The " end is come upon my people
Israel ; I will ''not again pass oy
them any more. 3 And the " songs
of the ^ temple shall be ^ wailings in
that day, saith the Lord Jehovah :
the ■' dead bodies shall be many ; in
every place "shall they cast them
forth with silence.
4 Hear this, O ye that would
swallow up the ''needy, and cause
the poor of the land to fail, 5 say-
ing. When will the 'new moon be
gone, that we may sell grain 1 and
the * sabbath, that we may ^set
forth wheat, making the 'ephah
small, and the shekel great, and
'"dealing falsely with balances of
deceit ; 6 that we may buy the
" poor for silver, and the needy for
a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse
of the wheat '? 7 Jehovah hath
" sworn by the ^ excellency of Jacob,^
Surely I will » never forget any of
their works. 8 Shall not the land
'"tremble for this, and every one
' mourn that dwelleth therein 1 yea,
it shall 'rise up wholly like the
River ; and it shall be troubled and
sink again, like the River of Egypt.
9 And it shall come to pass in that
day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that
I will cause the " sun to go down at
noon, and I will " darken the earth
in the clear day. 10 And I will
turn your ^feasts into mourning,
and all your ^ songs into lamenta-
tion ; and I will bring ^ sackcloth
upon all loins, and baldness upon
every head ; and I will make it " as
the mourning for an only son, and
the end thereof as a bitter day.
11 Behold, the days come, saith
the Lord Jehovah, that I will send
a famine in the land, not a famine
of bread, nor a thirst for water,
but * of hearing the words of Jeho-
vah. 12 And they shall wander
from sea to sea, and from the north
even to the east ; they shall run to
and fro to " seek the word of Jeho-
vah, and shall not find it. 13 In
that day shall the fair ''■ virgins and
the young men ''faint for thirst.
14 They that swear by the •''sin of
Samaria, and say, As thy god, O
1 Or, palace
2 Or, tiMve they cast them forth : be silent !
i* Heb. open.
" ch. 7. 8
6 Jer. 24. 3
' Ezek. 7. 2,
3, 6
<i ch. 7. 8
" ver. 10 ;
ch. 6. 23;
6.4, 5
/ch. 6. 16
'■> ch. 6. 8-10
A ch. 2. 7 ; 6.
11, 12
' Num. 28.
11; 2 K. 4.
23
k Ex. 31.
13-17
' Lev. 19. 36 ;
Dt. 26. 1.5 ;
Ezek. 45.
10-12
'" Hos. 12. 7
" ch. 2. 6
" ch. 4. 2 ;
6. 8
P Dt. 33. 26,
29; Ps. 68.
34
« Ps. 10. 11 ;
Jer. 17. 1 ;
Hos. 7. 2
»■ Ps. 18. 7 ;
60. 2 ; Is.
.1. 25
' Hos. 4. 3
< ch. 9. 5 ;
Jer. 46. 7, 8
"Is. 13. 10;
Jer. 1.5. 9 ;
Mic. 3. 6
" ch. 4. 13 ;
6. 8 ; Is.
69. 9, 10
" ch. 6. 21 ;
Job 20. 23
y ch. 5. 23 ;
6. 4, 5
' Ez.'sk. 7. 18
" Jer. 6. 26 ;
Zech. 12.
10
6 1 S. 2S. 6 ;
2 Chr. 16.
3 ; Ezek. 7.
26 ; Mic.
3. 6
" Ezek. 20.
3, 31
<>' Lam. 1. 18 ;
2. 21
*Is. 41. 17;
Hos. 2. 3
/ Hos. 8. 5
0 1 K. 12. 28,
29
'' ch. 5. 6
i ch. 5. 2
k ch. 3. 14
' Zeph. 2. 14
"' ver. 4 ;
ch. 7. 17
" Jer. 11. 11
° Ps. 139. 8
P Jer. 61. 53 ;
Obad. 4
1 ch. 1. 2
"■ Jer. 16. 16
' Job 34. 22 ;
Ps. 1.39. 9-
12; Jer.
16. 16, 17
« Is. 27. 1
" Lev. 26. 33
" ver. 1
* Jer. 21. 10 ;
39. 16 ; 44.
11
y Ps. 104. 32 ;
144. 6 ; Is.
64. 1
' ch. 8. 8
« Ps. 104. 3,
13
>> ch. 5. 8
888
■" Dan, liveth ; and. As the * way of
'' Beer-sheba liveth ; they shall fall,
and * never rise up again.
9_ I saw the Lord standing ® be-
side the * altar : and he said,
Smite the 'capitals, that the thresh-
olds may shake ; and break them
in pieces on the head of all of
them ; and I will ™ slay the last of
them with the sword : '^ there shall
"not one of them flee away, and
there shall not one of them escape.
2 Though they dig into "Sheol,
thence shall my hand take; them ;
and though they ^' climb up to
heaven, thence will I bring them
down. 3 And though they hide
themselves in the * top of Carmel,
I will ''search and take them out
thence ; and though they be * hid
from my sight in the bottom of the
sea, thence will I command the
* serpent, and it shall bite them. 4
And though they go into " captivity
before their enemies, thence will
I command the "sword, and it
shall slay them : and I will " set
mine eyes upon them for evil, and
not for goocf.
5 For the Lord, Jehovah of
hosts, is he that * toucheth the land
and it melteth, and 'all that dwell
therein shall mourn ; and it shall
^ rise up wholly like the River, and
shall sink again, like the River of
Egypt ; 6 it is he that buildeth his
" chambers in the heavens, and hath
founded his vault upon the earth :
he that ''calleth for the waters of
the sea, and "poureth them out
upon the face of the earth ; Jeho-
vah is his name.
7 Are ye not as the children of
the ''Ethiopians unto me, O chil-
dren of Israel"? saith Jehovah.
Have not I brought up Israel out
of the land of ''Egypt, and the
Philistines from -^Caphtor, and the
Syrians from ^'Kir? 8 Behold,
the '' eyes of the Lord Jehovah are
upon the sinful kingdom, and I
will ' destroy it from off the face of
the earth ; save that I will * not
utterly destroy the house of Jacob,
saith Jehovah. 9 For, lo, I will
command, and I will '''sift the
" Ps. 104. 6 d 2 Chr. 14. 9, 12 ; Is. 20. 4 ; 43. 3 « ch.
2. 10; 3,1 /Dt. 2. 23; Jer. 47. 4 "ch. 1. 5;2K.
16. 9 ; Is. 22. 6 h ver. 4 ; Jer. 44. 27 ' ver. 10 ; ch.
3. 12 ; 7. 17 * Jer. 6. 10 ; 30. 11 ; 31. 36, 36 ; Joel 2. 32
' Is. 30. 28 ; Lk. 22. 31
< Or, manner 6 Or, upon
s Or, he that fleeth of them, shall not flee away,
and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered
1 Heb. cause to move to and fro.
9.10
AMOS
9.15
The Final Restoration of (iod's PeopU
house of Israel among all the na-
tions, like as grain is sifted in a
sieve, yet shall not the least kernel
fall upon the earth. 10 All the
" sinners of my people shall * die by
the sword, who " say. The evil shall
not overtake nor meet us.
11 In that day will I ** raise up
the ^tabernacle of David that is
fallen, and close up the /breaches
thereof ; and I will raise up its
ruins, and I will build it as in the
" days of old ; 1 2 that they may
possess the remnant of '' Edom, and
all the nations that ^are 'called by
my name, saith Jehovah that doeth
this. 13 Behold, the daj^s come,
saith Jehovah, that the * plowman
1 Or, were
° Is. 33. 14 ;
Zech. 13.
8,9
bcb. 8. 14
' ch. 6. 3 ;
Jer. 5. 12
d Acts 16.
16-18
« Is. 16. 5
/ Ps. 80. 12
^ Is. 63. 11 ;
Jer. 46. 26
h Is. 11. 14
' Is. 43. 7
*-• Lev. 26. 6
' Joel 3. 18
^ Gen. 49. 11
" Ps. 63. 6 ;
Is. 60. 4 ;
Jer. 30. 18
°Is. 61. 4;
65. 21
P ch. 6. 11 ;
Is. 62. 8, 9 ;
Jer. 31. 6 ;
Ezek. 28. 26
9 Jer. 24. 6 ;
shall overtake the reaper, and the
treader of grapes him that soweth
seed ; and the ' mountains shall
drop sweet ™ wine, and all the hills
shall melt. 14 And I will ^" bring
back the captivity of my people
Israel, and they shall "build the
waste cities, and inhabit them ;
and they shall ''plant vineyards,
and drink the wine thereof ; they
shall also make gardens, and eat
the fruit of them. 15 And I will
'plant them upon their land, and
they shall '' no more be plucked up
out of their land which I have
given them, saith Jehovah thy God.
31. 28 '■ Is. 60. 21 ; Ezek. 37. 25
2 Or, return to
THE BOOK OP
OBADIAH
The Pride of Edom shall be hnmWed. Her Wicked Joy in Israel's Distress. Israel shall be exalted
1 The vision of Obadiah.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah
concerning " Edom : * We have
heard tidings from Jehovah, and
an " ambassador is sent among the
nations, saying, ''Arise ye, and let
us rise up against her in battle.
2 Behold, I have made thee " small
arriong the nations : thou art
greatly despised. 3 The -^ pride of
thy heart hath deceived thee, O
thou that dwellest in the clefts of
Hhe *rock, whose habitation is
high ; that saith in his heart, ''Who
shall bring me down to the ground 1
4 Though thou 'mount on high as
the eagle, and though thy nest be set
among the * stars, I will bring thee
down from thence, saith Jehovah.
5 If 'thieves came to thee, if
robbers by night (how art thou
'"cut off!), would they not steal
07ilt/ till they had enough 1 if grape-
gatherers came to thee, would they
not leave some "gleaning grajiesl
6 How are '■^the things of J5sau
" searched ! how are his hidden
treasures sought out ! 7 All the
^men of thy confederacy have
^brought thee on thy way, even to
the border: the men that were at
* peace with thee have deceived
thee, and prevailed against thee ;
'^theij that eat thy ''bread lay a
® snare under thee: there is *no
understanding "in him. 8 Shall I
not in that day, saith Jehovah,
' destroy the wise men out of Edom,
and understanding out of the
mount of Esau 1 9 And thy
"mighty men, O *'Teman, shall be
dismayed, to the end that every
one may be "^ cut off from the mount
of Esau by slaughter.
10 For the ^violence done to thy
brother .Jacob, shame shall cover
thee, and thou .shalt be cut off for
ever. 11 In the day that thou
^stoodest ''on the other side, in the
1 Or, Seta 2 Or, the men
3 Or, driven thee mit
* Or, thy bread they make &c.
? Or, %uound <> Or, q/' it 7 Or, aloof
" Ps. 137. 7 ;
Is. 34. 1-17 ;
63. 1-C ;
Jer. 49. 7-
22; Ezek.
2.5. 12-14
* ver. 1-4 :
Jer. 49.
14-16
«Is. 18. 2;
30. 4
d Jer. 6. 4, 6
" Num. 24.
18 ; Is. 23. 9
/ Is. 16. 6 ;
Jer. 49. 16
s' 2 K. 14. 7 ;
2 Chr. 25.
12
h Is. 14. 13-15
• Job 20. 6,
7 ; Hab.
2 9
k Is. 14. 12-15
' Jer. 4U. 9
'" ver. 9, 10
" Is. 17. 6 ;
24. 13
° Jer. 49. 10
P Jer. 30. 14
9 Jer. 38. 22
(marg.)
'" Ps. 41. 9
» Jer. 49. 7
t Job 5.
12-14
"Jer. 49. 22
" Gen. 36.
11 ; 1 Chr.
1. 45 ; Job
2. 11 ; Jer.
49. 7, 20 ;
Ezek. 25.
13 ; Am. 1,
12 ; Hab.
3. 3
^ ver. 5 ;
Is. 34. 5-8 ;
63. 1-3
" Ezek. 25.
12; Joel 3.
19; Am.
1. 11
' Ps. S3, fl,
6 ; 137. 7 ;
Am. 1. 6, 9
" Joel 3. 3 ;
Nah. 3. 10
!> Ezek. 33.
10
" Mic. 4. 11 ;
7. 10
d Ezek. 35.
15 ; 36. 6
*Ps. 31. 18;
Ezek. 35.
12
/ Ezek. 35. 6
'•' Ezek. 35.
10 ; 36. 2, 3
'i Is. 16. 3, 4
' Joel 1. 15 ;
2. 1, 11, 31 ;
Am. 5. 18,
20
* Jer. .50. 29 ;
890
day that strangers carried away his
* substance, and foreigners entered
into his gates, and " cast lots upon
Jerusalem, even ''thou wast as one
of them. 12 But ''iook not thou on
the day of thy brother in ^ the day
of his disaster, and ''rejoice not
over the children of Judah in the
day of their destruction ; neither
"speak proudly in the day of dis-
tress. 13 Enter not into the gate
of my people in the -^day of their
calamity; yea, look not thou on
their affliction in the day of their
calamity, neither «' lay ye hands on
their substance in the day of their
calamity. 14 And '' stand thou not
in the crossway, to cut off those of
his that escape ; and deliver not up
those of his that remain in the day
of distress.
15 For the *day of Jehovah is
near upon all the nations : * as thou
hast done, it shall be done unto
thee; thy "'dealing shall return
upon thine own head. 1 6 For as ye
have '"drunk upon my holy moun-
tain, so shall all the nations " drink
continually ; yea, they shall drink,
and "swallow down, and shall be
as though they had not been.
17 But in mount "Zion there
shall be those that escape, and it
shall be holy ; and the house of
Jacob shall ^^ possess their posses-
sions.- IS And the house of Jacob
shall be a «fire, and the house of
Joseph a flame, and the house of
Esau for stubble, and they shall
burn among them, and devour
them ; and there shall '' not be any
remaining to the house of Esau;
for Jehovah hath spoken it. 19
And they of the South shall
'possess the mount of Esau, and
they of the lowland the 'Philis-
51.56 'Ezek. 3.5. 11 ™ Jer. 49. 12, 13 "Is. 51. 22,
23 ; Jer. 25. 15, 16 " Is. 4. 2, 3 p Is. 14. 1, 2 ; Am.
9. 11-15 9 Is. 5. 24 ; 9. 18, 19 "■ Jer. 11. 23 ; Am. 1. 8
* Is. 11. 14 ; Am. 9. 12 < Is. 11. 14
8 Cr, forces
9 Or, the day that he ivas made a stranger
10 Or, recompense ** Or, talk foolishly
OBADIAH
Israel shall be exalted
tines ; and they shall " possess the
field of Ephraim, and tne field of
Samaria ; and Benjamin shall pos-
sess Gilead. 20 And the captives
of this ^ host of the children of
Israel, ^that are among the Ca-
1 Or, fortress
2 Or, shall possess that which belongeth to the
Canaanites, even &c. Or, that are among the Ca-
naanites, even unto Zarephath, and &c.
' Jer. 31. 5 ;
32. 44
' 1 K. 17. 9,
I0;Lk.4. 26
■ Jer. 32. 44 ;
33. 13
! Neh. 9. 27
' ver. 3
'■Ps. 22. 28;
47. 7-9 ; 67.
4; Zech.
14.9
naanites, shall possess even unto
* Zarephath ; and the captives of
Jerusalem, that are in Sepharad,
shall possess the '^cities of the
South. 21 And ''saviours shall
come up on mount Zion to judge
the " mount of Esau ; and the ■''king-
dom shall be Jehovah's.
801
THE BOOK OF
JONAH
Jonah, sent by God to Jineveh, flees to Tarslush. In a Tempest he is cast overboard, and is swallowed by a Fish. His Prayer
INow the word of Jehovah
came unto "Jonah the son of
Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to
* Nineveh, that " great city, and
"* cry against it ; for their " wicked-
ness is come up before me. 3
But Jonah rose up to flee unto
•''Tarshish ''from the presence of
Jehovah ; and he went down to
''Joppa, and found a ship going
to Tarshish : so he paid the fare
thereof, and went down into it, to
go with them unto Tarshish from
the presence of Jehovah.
4 But Mehovah ' sent out a great
wind upon the sea, and there was
a mighty tempest on the sea, so
that the ship was Hke to be broken.
5 Then the mariners were afraid,
and cried every man unto *his
god; and they /cast forth the
wares that were in the ship into
the sea, to hghten it unto them.
But Jonah was gone down into
the innermost parts of the ship ;
and he lay, and was fast asleep.
6 So the shipmaster came to him,
and said unto him, What meanest
thou, O sleeper'? arise, "'call upon
thy God, if so be that " God will
think upon us, tliat we perish not.
7 And they said every one to his
fellow, Come, and let us " cast lots,
that we may know for whose
cause this evil is upon us. So
they cast lots, and the ^' lot fell
upon Jonah. 8 Then said they
unto him, ''Tell us, we pray thee,
for whose cause this evil is upon
us ; what is thine '" occupation 1
and whence comest thou 'I what
is thy country'? and of what peo-
ple art thou'? 9 And he said
unto them, I am a * Hebrew ; and
I 'fear Jehovah, the "God of
heaven, who hath "made the sea
and the dry land. 10 Then were
the men exceedingly afraid, and
said unto him. What is this that
thou hast dons'? For the men
knew that he was * fleeing from
1 Or, hurled
" 2 K. 14. 25 ;
Mt. 12.
39-41 ; 16.
4 ; Lk. U.
29, 30, 32
b Gen. 10.
11; 2K. 19.
36 ; Is. 37.
37 ; Nah. 1.
1; Zeph.
2. 13
" ch. 3. 2, 3 ;
4. 11
rf Is. 68. 1
" Gen. IS.
20 ; Hos.
7. 2
/Is. 2.S, 1,6,
10; Jer.
10. 9
■» Ps. 139. 7,
9, 10
ft 2 Chr. 2.
10 ; Ezr. 3.
7; Acts 9.
36,43
i Ps. 107. 25-
28 ; 135. 7
* 1 K. 18. 26
' Acts 27.
IS, 19, .38
"' Ps. 107. 28
" ch. 3. 9 ;
2 S. 12. 22 ;
Am. 5. 15
" Josh. 7. 14-
18 ; 1 S. 10.
20, 21 ; 14.
41, 42;
Acts I.
2:{-26
P Num. 32.
23; Prov.
Hi. 33
*[Ch. 2. 1 in
Heb.]
9 Josh. 7.
19 ; 1 S. 14.
43
•■ Gen. 47. 3 ;
1 S. 30. 13
»Gen. 14.
13; Ex. 1.
15 ; 2. 13
i 2 K. 17. 25,
28, 32, 33
" Ezr. 1. 2 ;
Neh. 1. 4 :
Ps. 136. 26 ;
Dan. 2. 18
" Neh. 9. 6 ;
Ps. 95. 6 ;
140. 6
^ ver. 3 ;
Job 27. 22
!' 2 S. 24. 17
' 1 Chr. 21.
17
° Prov. 21.
30
<> ver. 10 ;
Ps. 107. 28
"'Ps. 115. 3;
136. 6;
Dan. 4
35
34,
the presence of Jehovah, because
he had told them.
11 Then said they unto him.
What shall we do unto thee, that
the sea may be calm unto us 1
for the sea grew more and more
tempestuous. 12 And he said
unto theni, "Take me up, and cast
me forth into the sea ; so shall the
sea be calm unto you : for I know
that i' for my sake this great tem-
pest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless
the men rowed hard to get them
back to the land ; but they "could
not : for the sea grew more and
more tempestuous against them.
14 Wherefore thej'^ cried unto ''Je-
hovah, and said. We beseech thee,
O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us
not perish for this man's life, and
lay not upon us innocent blood ; for
'^ thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it
pleased thee. 15 So they took
up Jonah, and cast him forth into
the sea ; and the sea '' ceased from
its raging. 16 Then the men
feared " Jehovah exceedingly ; and
they offered a sacrifice unto Jeho-
vah, and made ■''vows.
* 1 7 And ^ Jehovah prepared a
great fish to swallow up Jonali ;
and Jonah was in the ''belly of the
fish three days and three nights.
21 Then Jonali prayed unto
Jehovah his God 'out of the
fish's belly. 2 And he said,
I * called "by reason of mine
affliction unto Jehovah,
And he answered me ;
Out_ of the belly of ' Sheol
cried I,
And thou heardest my voice.
3 For thou didst '" cast me into the
depth, in the heart of the seas,
And the flood was round about
me ;
(I Ps. 65. 7 ; 93. 3, 4 ; 107. 29 " 1 S. G. 2-5 ; Dan. 4.
34-37 /Ps. 50. 14; 66. 13, 14 -" ch. 4. 6 ^ Mt. 12. 40
i Job 13. 15 ; Ps. 130. 1, 2 ; Lam. 3. 53-56 >■- 1 S. 30.
6 ; Ps. 18. 4-e ; 22. 24 ; 120. 1 ' Ps. IS. 5, 6 ; 61. 2 ;
86. 13 ; 88. 1-7 "' Ps. 69. 1, 2, 14, 15 ; Lam. 3. 64
s Or, out of mine affliciioti
892
2.4
JONAH
4.8
Jonah's Prayer. He preaches to the Ninevites, and they repent. His Complaint against God's Forbearance
All thy " waves and thy billows
passed over me.
4 And I said, I am *cast out from
before thine eyes ;
Yet I will look again "toward
thy holy temple.
5 The ''waters compassed me
about, even to the soul;
The *deep was round about
me ;
The weeds were wrapped about
my head.
6 I -^went down to the bottoms
of the mountains ;
The earth with its "bars closed
upon me for ever :
Yet hast thou '' brought up my
life from ^ the pit, O Jeho-
vah my God.
7 When my soul 'fainted within
me, I * remembered Jeho-
vah ;
And my 'prayer came in unto
thee, into thy '"holy tem-
ple.
8 They that " regard lying vani-
ties
Forsake their own mercy.
9 But I will " sacrifice unto thee
with the voice of thanks-
giving ;
I will *pay that which I have
vowed.
* Salvation is of Jehovah.
10 And Jehovah spake unto the
■■fish, and it vomited out Jonah
upon the dry land.
3 And the word of Jehovah
came unto Jonah the ' second
time, saying, 2 Ai-ise, go unto
' Nineveh, that great city, and
^"preach unto it the preaching
that I bid thee. 3 So Jonah
arose, and went unto Nineveh,
according to the word of Jehovah.
Now Nineveh was ^ an " exceeding
great city, of three days' journey.
4 And Jonah began to enter into
the city a day's journey, and he
"'cried, and said, ^Yet forty days,
and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
_ 5 And the people of Nineveh be-
lieved God ; and they proclaimed
a ^fast, and put on "sackcloth,
*from the greatest of them even
to the least of them. 6 * And the
tidings reached the king of Nine-
veh, and he arose from his throne,
and laid his robe from him, and
"covered him with sackcloth, and
sat in ashes. 7 And he made
1 Or, corruption * Or, cry
3 Heb. a city great unto God.
* Or, For word came unto the king &c.
" Ps. 42. 7
b Ps. 31. 22 ;
Jer. 7. 1.5
" 1 K. 8. 38 ;
2 Chr. 6.
38 ; Ps. 5. 7
<i Lam. 3. 54
" Ps. 09. 1,2
/ Ps. 18. 5 ;
116. 3
" Is. 38. 10 ;
Mt. 16. 18
fc Job 33. 28 ;
Ps. 16. 10 ;
30. 3 ; Is.
38. 17
' Ps. 142. 3
«-• Ps. 77. 10,
11 ; 143. f)
' 2 Chr. .30.
27 ; Ps.
18. 6
'" ver. 4 ;
Ps. 11. 4:
cri. 4 ; Mic.
1. 2 ; Hab.
2. 20
"2K. 17. 15;
Ps. 31. 6 ;
Jer. 10. 19
" Ps. 50. 14,
23; Jer.
33. 11 ;
Hos. 14. 2
P Job 22. 27 ;
Eccl. 6.
4, 5
9 Ps. 3. 8 ;
Is. 4o. 17
•■ ch. 1. 17
'ch. 1. 1,2
« Zeph. 2.
13-15
" Jer. 1. 17 ;
Ezek. 2. 7
" ch. 1. 2 ;
4. 11
"^ Mt. 12. 41 ;
Lk. 11. 32
!'2K. 20. 1,
6 ; Jer. is.
7-10
^ Dan. 9. 3 ;
Joel 1. 14
" Gen. 37.
34 ; 2 S. 3.
31
>> Jer. 31. 34
« Esth. 4.
1-4 ; Jer.
6. 26 ;
Ezek. 27.
30, 31 ;
Dan. 9. 3
'' ver. 5 ;
2 Chr. 20.
3 ; Ezr. 8.
21
"ch. 1. 6,14;
Ps. 130. 1
/Is. 1. 16-
19 ; 65. 0,
7 ; Jer. 18.
11
» 2 S. 12. 22 ;
Joel 2. 14
ft 1 K. 21. 27-
29 ; Jer. 31.
18
i Ex. 32. 14 ;
Jer. 18. 8 ;
Am. 7. 3, 6
k ver. 4, 9 ;
Mt. 20. 15 ;
Lk. 16. 28
' Jer. 20. 7
'" ch. 1. 3
" Ex. 34. 6 ;
Num. 14.
18 ; Ps. 86.
6, 16 ; Joel
2. 13 ; Mic.
7. 18
" ver. 8 ;
893
'^ proclamation and ' pulilished
through Nineveh by the decree
of the king and his nobles, say-
ing. Let neither man nor beast,
herd nor flock, taste anything ;
let them not feed, nor drink
water ; 8 but let them be covered
with sackcloth, both man and
beast, and let them "cry mightily
unto God : yea, let them •'turn
every one from his evil way, and
from the violence that is in his
hands. 9 »' Who knoweth whether
God will not turn and repent, and
turn away from his fierce anger.
that we perish notl 10 And God
saw their woi;ks, that they '' turned
from their evil way ; and ' God re-
pented of the evil which he said he
would do unto them ; and he did it
not.
4 But it displeased Jonah ex-
ceedingly, and he was '^ angry.
2 And he 'prayed unto Jehovah,
and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah,
was not this my .saying, when I
was yet in my country'? Therefore
I " hasted to "' flee unto Tarshish ;
for I knew that thou art a "gra-
cious God, and merciful, slow to
anger, and abundant in loving-
kindness, and repentest thee of
the evil. 3 Therefore now, O Je-
hovah, "take, I beseech thee, my
life from me ; for it is * better for
me to die than to live. 4 And Je-
hovah said, '' * Doest thou well to
be angry 1 5 Then Jonah went
out of the city, and ''sat on the
east side of the city, and there
made him a booth, and sat under
it in the shade, till he might see
what would become of the city.
6 And * Jehovah God prepared a
^ gourd, and made it to come up
over Jonah, that it might be a
shade over his head, to deliver him
from his evil case. So Jonah was
'exceeding glad because of the
gourd. 7 But God prepared a
worm when the morning rose the
next day, and it smote the gourd,
that it " withered. 8 And it came
to pass, when the sun arose, that
God prepared a sultry " east wind ;
and the * sun beat upon the head
of Jonah, that he fainted, and re-
quested for himself that he might
1 K. 19. 4 ; Job 6. 8, 9 P Job 7. 15, 16 ; Eccl. 7. 1
9 ver. 9 ; Mt. 20. 11, 15 »■ 1 K. 19. 9, 13 ' ch. 1. 17
« Am. 6. 13 " Joel 1. 12 " Ezek. 19. 12 ; Hos. 13. 15
'"Ps. 121. 6; Is. 49. 10
6 Heb. said. ^ Or, was beforehand in fleeing
7 Or, Art thou greatly angry f
8 Or, Palma Christi Heb. kikayon.
4.9
JONAH
4.11
The Lesson of the fionrd
"die, and said, It is better for me
to die than to live. 9 And God
said to Jonah, ''Doest thou well
to be angry for the gourd *? And
he said, I do well to be angry,
even unto death. 10 And Jeho-
vah said. Thou hast had regard
for the gourd, for which thou hast
not labored, neither madest it
" ver. 3
>> ver. 4
' ch. 3. 10
dch. 1. 2;
3. 2, 3
" ch. 3. 3
/Dt. 1. 39;
Is. 7. 16
» Pb. 36. 6
grow ; which came up in a
night, and perished in a night:
11 and should not I "have regard
for ''Nineveh, that ''great city,
wherein are more than sixscore
thousand persons that -^cannot
discern between their right hand
and their left hand ; and also
much ^ cattle 1
THE BOOK OF
MIOAH
Destrnction denoanced against Israel and Jndab. The Coming Desolation lamented. Woe to Greedy Oppressors
IThe word of Jehovah that
came to "Micah the * Morash-
tite in the days of " Jotham, '' Ahaz,
and "Hezekiah, kings of Judah,
which he saw concerning Samaria
and Jerusalem.
2 Hear, ye peoples, all of you ;
•''hearken, O earth, and ^ all that
therein is : and let the Lord Je-
hovah be ^witness '"^against you,
the Lord from his holy temple.
3 For, behold, Jehovah ''cometh
forth out of his place, and will
come down, and 'tread upon the
high places of the earth. 4 And
*the mountains shall be melted
under him, and the valleys shall
be cleft, as wax before the fire,
as waters that are poured down a
steep place. 5 For the transgres-
sion of Jacob is all this, and for
the sins of the house of Israel.
What is the transgression of Ja-
cob '? is it not ' Samaria "? and what
are the "high places of Judah'?
are they not Jerusalem 1 6 There-
fore I will make Samaria as a "heap
of the field, and as places for
" planting vineyards ; and I will
^pour down the stones thereof
into the valley, and I will « uncover
the foundations thereof. 7 And
all her *■ graven images shall be
beaten to pieces, and all her * hires
shall be burned with fire, and all
her idols will I lay desolate ; for
of the hire of a harlot hath she
gathered them, and unto the hire
of a harlot shall they return.
8 For this will I lament and
wail ; I will go * stripped and
naked ; I will make a wailing like
the "jackals, and a lamentation
like the ostriches. 9 For her
" wounds are incurable ; for it is
come even unto Judah ; it reacheth
unto the " gate of my people, even
to Jerusalem. 10 ^Tell it not in
Gath, weep not at all : at ^ Beth-
le-aphrah "^have I rolled myself in
1 Heb. the fulness thereof. * Or, among
3 That is, A house of dust.
* Another reading is, roll thyself
" Jer. 26. 18
* ver. 14
<= 2 K. 15. 6,
7, 32-38 ;
2 Chr. 27.
1-9 ; Is. 1.
1 ; Hos. 1. 1
d 2 K. 16.
1-20 ;
2 Chr. 28.
1-27 ; Is. 1.
1 ; 7. 1-12 ;
Hos. 1. 1
* 2 K. 18.
1-20. 21 ;
2 Chr.
28. 27-32.
33 ; Is. 1.
1 ; 36, 1-39.
8 ; Hos.
1. 1
/Jer. 6. 19;
22. 29
^ Ps. 60. 7
'' Is. 26. 21
i Am. 4. 13
*: Ps. 97. 5 ;
Is. G4. 1,2;
Nah. 1. 6
' Is. 7. 9 ;
28. 1 ; Am.
8. 14
'" 2 Chr. 34.
" Ch. 3. 12
" Jer. 31. 5 ;
Am. 0. 11
P Lam. 4. 1
9 Ezek. 13.
14
"■ Dt. 9. 21 ;
2 Chr. 34. 7
^ Dt. 23. 18 ;
Is. 23. 17
t Is. 32. 11
" Is. 13. 21, 22
■ " Jer. 30. 12,
15
^ ver. 12 ; Is.
3. 26
y 2 S. 1. 20
^ Ezek. 23.
29
"• Josh. 15.
37
b Is. 59. 9-
11 ; Jer. 14.
19
■^ ver. 9
<* Am. 2. 14
" Josh. 10.
3 ; 2 K. 14.
19 ; Is. 36. 2
/ver. 6
" 2 K. 16. 8
'' ver. 1
i Josh. 15.
44
f' Jer. 15. 18
' Josh. 15. 44
"" ch. 5. 2
" Josh. 12.
15 ; 15. 35 ;
2 S. 23. 13
" l8. 22. 12
P Am. 7. 11,
17
9 Pb. 36. 4 ;
895
the dust. 11 Pass away, O ® in-
habitant of Shaphir, in ^naked-
ness and shame : the * inhabitant
of " Zaanan is not come forth ; the
wailing of Beth-ezel shall take
from you the *'stay thereof. 12
For the ''inhabitant of Maroth
''''waiteth anxiously for good, be-
cause evil is come down from Je-
hovah unto the ''gate of Jerusalem.
13 "^Bind the chariot to the swift
steed, O ^ inhabitant of " Lachish :
she was the beginning of sin to
the daughter of Zion ; for the
•^transgressions of Israel wei'e
found in thee. 14 Therefore shalt
thou give a parting ^ gift to * Mor-
esheth-gath : the houses of * Achzib
shall be ®a ''deceitful thing unto
the kings of Israel. 15 I will yet
bring unto thee, O ^inhabitant of
' Mareshah, him that shall "' possess
thee : the glory of Israel shall come
even unto "Adullam. 16 Make
thee "bald, and cut ofi^thy hair for
the children of thy delight : enlarge
thy baldness as the ^ eagle ; for
they are ^ gone into captivity from
thee.
2 Woe to them that * devise
iniquity and work evil upon
their beds! ''when the morning
is light, they practise it, because
it is in the 'power of their hand.
2 And they '■covet fields, and
" seize them ; and houses, and take
them away : and they ^'oppress a
man and his house, even a man
and his heritage. 3 Therefore
thus saith Jehovah : Behold, against
*this family do I ^devise an evil,
from which ye shall ^not remove
your necks, neither shall ye walk
° haughtily ; for it is an * evil time.
4 In that day shall they " take up a
Is. 32. 7 ; Nah. 1. 11 '' Hos. 7. 6, 7 ' Gen. 31. 29 ;
Dt. 28. 32; Prov. 3. 27 ' Jer. 22. 17 ; Am. 8. 4 " Is.
5. 8 »' 1 K. 21. 1-15 ^ Jer. 8. 3 ; Am. 3. 1, 2 » Dt.
28. 48; Jer. IS. 11 ^ Lam. l. 14 ; 5. 5 "18.2.11,12
l> Am. 6. 13 ■= Hab. 2. 6
6 Heb. inhabitress. ^ Heb. achenb.
« Or, standing -place » Or, vulture
7 Or, is in travail for
2.5
MICAH
4.2
Like People, like Prophet. A Remnant to be restored. Wicked Ralers, Priests, and Prophets denounced
parable against you, and " lament
^with a doleful lamentation, and
say. We are utterly * ruined : he
changeth the portion of my people :
how doth he '^ remove it from me !
to the rebellious he ''divideth our
fields. 5 Therefore thou shalt have
none that shall "^cast the line by
lot in the assembly of Jehovah.
6 ^<^ Prophesy ye not, thus they
prophesy. They shall -^not proph-
esy ■'to these : * reproaches shall not
depart. 7 ^ Shall it be said, O
house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of
Jehovah '"'straitened'? are these
his doings 1 Do not my words ' do
good to him that *walketh up-
rightly'? 8 But ''of late my peo-
ple is risen up as an ' enemy : ye
™ strip the robe from off the gar-
ment from them that pass by
" securely as men averse from war.
9 The women of my people ye
"cast out from their pleasant
houses ; from their young children
ye take away my ^ glory for ever.
10 * Arise ye, and depart; for this
is not '■ your resting-place ; because
of "uncleanness that Jestroyeth,
even with a grievous destruction.
11 If a man walking *in a spirit
of 'falsehood do lie, saying, I will
prophesy unto thee of "wine and
of strong drink ; he shall even be
the prophet of " this people.
12 I will surely "^ assemble, O
Jacob, all of thee ; I will surely
gather the * remnant of Israel ; I
will put them together as the sheep
of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst
of their pasture ; they shall make
great noise by reason of the ^ mul-
titude of men. 13 The breaker is
gone up before them : they have
broken forth and passed on to the
gate, and are gone out thereat ;
and their king is passed on before
them, and " Jehovah at the head of
them.
3 And I said, *Hear, I pray
you, ye heads of Jacob, and
rulers of the house of Israel : is it
not for you to " know justice "? 2 ye
who hate the good, and love the
evil ; who '' pluck off their skin
from off them, and their flesh
from off their bones ; 3 who also
1 Or, with the lamentation. It is done ; and say
&o. 2 Or, depart from
3 Or, Prophe^v ye not, they are ever prophesy-
ing, say they Heb. Drop &c. See Am. 7. 16.
* Or, of these things : their reproaches never
cease
5 Or, 0 thou that art named the house of Jacob
* Or, impatient Heb. shortened.
' Heb. yesterday, s Or, in wind and falsehood
" ch. 1. 8 ;
Jer. 9. 10,
17-21
b Is. 6. 11 ;
24. 3;
Jer. 4. 13
" Jer. 6. 12 ;
8. 10
d Num. 34.
13, 16-29 ;
Josh. 18.
4, 10
« Is. 30. 10 ;
Am. 2. 12 ;
7. 16
/ch. 3. 6;
Is. 29. 10
" ch. 6. 16
ft Is. 50. 2 ;
."59. 1
' Ps. 119. 65,
68, 116 ;
Jer. 15. 16
«: Ps. 15. 2 ;
84. 11
' Jer. 12. 8
"' ch. 3. 2, 3 ;
7. 2,3
" Ps. 120. 6, 7
" Jer. 10. 20
P Ezek. .39.
21 ; Hab.
2. 14
1 Lev. 18. 25,
28, 29;
Lam. 4. 14,
15
>■ Dt. 12. 9
' Ps. 100. 38
« Jer. 5. 13, 31
" Is. 28. 7
"Is. 30. 10, U
^ ch. 4. 6, 7
y ch. 5. 7, 8 ;
7. 18
= Jer. 33. 22
" ch. 5. 4
b ver. 9 ; Is.
1. 10
« Ps. 82. 1-5 ;
Jer. 5. 5
rf ch. 2. 8 ; 7.
2, 3 ; Ps.
53. 4;
Ezek. 22. 27
« Ps. 14. 4 ;
27. 2 ■
Zepli. 3. 3
/ Ezek. 34.
2 3
» Ezek, 11. .
3,6, 7
A Ps. 18. 41 ;
Prov. 1. 28 ;
Is. 1. 16;
Jer. 11. 11
■ Dt. 31. 17 ;
Is. 59. 2
* ch. 7. 13 ;
Is. 3. 11
' Is. 3. 12 ;
9. 15, 16 ;
Jer. 14. 14,
15
™ Is. 56. 9-11
" Jer. 6. 14
° ver. 11
P Is. 8. 20-22 ;
29. 10-12
9 Is. 69. 10
"■ Zech. 13. 4
' Is. 44. 26 ;
47. 12-14
« ch. 7. 16
" ver. 4 ; 1 S.
28.6
" Is. 61. 1, 2 ;
Jer. 1. 18
" Is. 68. 1
V ver. 1
= Ps. 68.1,2;
Is. 1. 23
" Jer. 22. 13,
17 : Hab.
89.6
* eat the flesh of my people, and
•''flay their skin from off them, and
break their bones, and ^ chop them
in pieces, as for the pot, and as
flesh within the caldron. 4 Then
shall they ''cry unto Jehovah, but
he will not answer them ; yea, he
will *hide his face from them at
that time, according as they have
* wrought evil in their doings.
5 Thus saith Jehovah concerning
the prophets that 'make my peo-
ple to err ; that "* bite with their
teeth, and "cry. Peace ; and whoso
"putteth not into their mouths,
they even "prepai'e war against
him : 6 Therefore it shall be p night
unto you, that ye shall have no
vision ; and it shall be dark unto
you, that ye shall not divine ; and
the * sun shall go down upon the
prophets, and the day shall be
black over them. 7 And the seers
shall be ''put to shame, and the
* diviners confounded; yea, they
shall all ' cover their lips ; for there
is "no answer of God. 8 But as
for me, "1 am full of power "by
the Spirit of Jehovah, and of
judgment, and of might, to ^de-
clare unto Jacob his transgression,
and to Israel his sin.
9 Hear this, I jivay you, ye
^ heads of the house of Jacob, and
rulers of the house of Israel, that
^ abhor justice, and pervert all
equity. 10 They "build up Zion
with blood, and Jerusalem with
iniquity. 11 The heads thereof
judge for ^ reward, and the "priests
thereof teach for hire, and the
prophets thereof divine for money :
yet they lean upon Jehovah, and
say, ■* Is not .Jehovah in the midst
of us 1 no evil shall come upon us.
1 2 Therefore shall " Zion for your
sake be plowed as a field, and -^Je-
rusalem shall become ^ heaps, and
the '' mountain of the house as the
high places of a forest.
4 'But in the * latter days it
shall come to pass, that the
^mountain of Jehovah's house
shall be established "on the top
of the mountains, and it shall be
exalted above the hills ; and "'peo-
ples shall flow unto it. 2 And
" many nations shall go and say,
2. 12 b ch. 7. 3 ; Is. 1. 23 " Jer. 6. 13 d U. 48. 2
^Jer. 26. 18 /Jer. 9. 11 "ch. 1. 6 ^ ch. 4. 1 'ch.
4. 1-3 : Is. 2. 2-4 * Dan. 2. 28 ; 10. 14 ; Hos. 3. 6
' ch. 3. 12 ; Ezek. 43. 12 ; Zech. 8. 3 "^ Ps. 22. 27 ;
86. 9 ; Jer. 3. 17 " Zech. 2. n ; 14. 16
9 Heb. sanctify. i" Or, even the Spirit
" Or, at the head
4.3
MICAH
5.8
The Peacefal Latter Days. Conflicts and Triumphs of Zion. Reign of the Deliverer who comes from Bethlehem
" Come ye, and let us go up to the
mountain of Jehovah, and to the
house of the God of Jacob ; and
* he will teach us of his ways, and
we will walk in his paths. For
• out of Zion shall go forth ^ the
law, and the word of Jehovah from
Jerusalem ; 3 and he will "* judge
''between ^many peoples, and will
decide concerning strong nations
afar off : and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their
spears into pruning-hooks ; nation
shall not lift up sword against
nation, neither shall they learn
war any more. 4 But they shall
' sit every man under his vine and
under his fig-tree ; and -^none shall
make them afraid : for the " mouth
of Jehovah of hosts hath spoken
it. 5 For_ all the peoples walk
every one in the '' name of his god ;
and we will walk in the name of
■'Jehovah our God for ever and
ever.
6 In that day, saith Jehovah,
will I * assenible that which is
' lame, and I will gather that which
is driven away, and that which I
have afflicted ; 7 and I will make
that which was lame a "' remnant,
and that which was cast far oif a
"strong nation : and "Jehovah will
reign over them in mount Zion
from henceforth even for ever. 8
And thou, O ^' tower of •* the * flock,
^the hill of the daughter of Zion,
unto thee shall it come, yea, the
'■former dominion shall come, the
kingdom of the daughter of Jeru-
salem.
9 Now why dost thou *cry out
aloud? Is there no king in thee,
is thy 'counsellor perished, that
pangs have taken hold of thee as
of a woman in travail ■? 10" Be in
pain, and labor to bring forth, O
daughter of Zion, like a woman in
travail ; for now shalt thou " go
forth out of the city, and shalt
dwell in the field, and shalt come
even unto Babylon : * there shalt
thou be rescued ; " there will Jeho-
vah redeem thee from the hand of
thine enemies. 11 Andnow^many
nations are assembled against thee,
that say. Let her be "defiled, and
let our eye ®see our desire upon
Zion. 1 2 But they * know not the
thoughts of Jehovah, neither un-
derstand they his counsel ; for he
1 Or, instruction -i Or, Eder See Gen. 36. 21.
* Or, among '■> Heb. Ophel.
• Or, great * Or, gaze upoii
" Is. 2. 3 ;
Jer. 31. 6
b Pa. 25. 8, 9,
12 ; Is. 54.
13
" Is. 42. 1-4 ;
Zech. 14.
8,9
d Is. 2. 4 ;
11.3-5
" 1 K. 4. 26 ;
Zech. 3. 10
/ Lev. 26. 6 ;
Jer. 30. 10
*rCh. 4. 14 in
Heb.]
s'Is. 1. 20;
40. 5
A 2 K. 17. 29
i Josh. 24.
16 ; Is. 26.
8, 13;
Zech. 10. 12
*[Ch. 5. 1 in
Heb.]
k ch. 2. 12
' Zeph. 3. 19
"' ch. 5. 7, 8 ;
7. 18
" ver. 13
" Is. 24. 23
P Ps. 48. 3,
12 ; 61. 3
1 ch. 2. 12
Ts. 1. 26;
Zech. 9. 10
« Jer. 8. 19
' Is. 3. 1-3 ;
28. 29
" ch. 6. 3
"2K. 20. 18;
Hos. 2. 14
^ ch. 7. 8-12 ;
Is. 43. 14 ;
46. 13
y Is. 48. 20 ;
62. 9-12
' Is. 6. 26-
30; 17.
12-14
" ch. 7. 10
b Ps. 147. 20 ;
Is. 10. 7, 12
" Is. 41. 15
d Jer. 61.
20-23
" Is. 60. 9
/Jer. 6. 7
S' 1 K. 22. 24 ;
Job 16. 10;
Lam. 3. 30
h Mt. 2. 6
i Gen. 36.
19 ; 48. 7 ;
Ruth 4.
11 ; 1 S.
17. 12
k Is. 11. 1 ;
Lk. 2. 4
' Jer. 30. 21 ;
Zech. 9. 9
"* Ps. 102.
25 ; Prov.
8. 22, 23
"ch. 4. 10;
7. 13; Ho8.
11. 8
» ch. 4. 9, 10
P ver. 7, 8 ;
Is. 10. 20-22
9 ch. 7. 14 ;
Is. 40. 11 ;
49. 9 *
Ezelc. 34.
13-15, 23, 24
"" Is. 45. 22 ;
62. 10
* ver. 2
' la. 8. 7, 8 ;
10. 24-27
" Nah. 2. Il-
ls; Zeph.
2. 13
• Gen. 10.
897
hath gathered them as the sheaves
to the threshing-floor. 13 Arise
and ' thresh, O daughter of Zion ;
for I will make thy horn iron, and
I will make thy hoofs brass ; and
thou shalt ''beat in pieces many
pepples : and I will « devote their
gain unto Jehovah, and their sub-
stance unto the Lord of the whole
*^ earth. 1 Now shalt thou
tJ •''gather thyself in troops, O
daughter of troops : he hath laid
siege against us ; they shall ^ smite
the judge of Israel with a rod upon
the cheek.
*2 But Hhou, Beth-lehem'Eph-
rathah, which art little to be
among the ''thousands of Judah,
out of * thee shall one come forth
unto me that is to be ' ruler in
Israel ; whose goings forth are
"from of old, *from everlasting,
3 Therefore will he "give them
up, until the time that she who
" travaileth hath brought forth :
then the ^residue of his brethren
shall return ®unto the children of
Israel. 4 And he shall stand, and
shall * feed his flock in the strength
of Jehovah, in the majesty of the
name of Jehovah his God : and
they shall abide ; for now shall he
be great unto the ''ends of the
earth. 5 And Hhis tnan shall be
our peace. When the 'Assyrian
shall come into our land, and when
he shall tread in our palaces, then
shall we raise against him seven
shepherds, and eight ^'^ principal
men. 6 And they shall "waste
the land of Assyria with the
sword, and the land of "Nimrod in
the entrances thereof : and he shall
•^ deliver us from the Assyrian,
when he cometh into our land, and
when he treadeth within our bor-
der. 7 And the ^remnant of Jacob
shall be in the midst of many peo-
ples as ^dew from Jehovah, as
" showers upon the grass, that
tarry not for man, nor wait for- the
sons of men. 8 And the remnant
of Jacob shall be among the na-
tions, in the midst of many peo-
ples, 'as a lion among the beasts
of the forest, as a young lion
among the flocks of sheep ; who, if
he go through, " treadeth down and
8-11 ^ Is. 14. 25 ; 37. 36, 37 V ver. 3 ; ch. 2. 12 ; 4. 7 ;
7.18 ^Dt. 32. 2; Ps. 110. 3; Hos. 14. 6 "Ps. 72. 6;
la. 44. 3 6 Gen. 49. 9 ; Num. 24. 9 " ch. 4. 13 ; Ps.
44. 6; Is. 41. 16, 16; Zech. 10. 5
7 Or, families See Judg. 6. 15.
8 Or, from ancient days
* Or, with 1"* Or, princes among men
5.9
MICAH
7.3
JehOTah's Controversy with his People. Injustice rebuked. Moral Corrnption of tlie Sation bewailed
"teareth in pieces, and there is
* none to deliver. 9 Let thy hand
be "lifted up above thine adver-
saries, and let all thine enemies be
cut on.
10 And it shall come to pass in
that day, saith Jehovah, that I
will cut off thy ''horses out of the
midst of thee, and will destroy
thy chariots : 1 1 and I will cut off
the ''cities of thy land, and will
thi'ow down all thy 'strongholds.
12 And I will cut off ^witchcrafts
out of thy hand ; and thou shalt
have no more soothsayers : 1 3 and
'' I will cut off thy graven images
and thy ^pillars out of the midst
of thee ; and thou shalt no more
worship the work of thy hands ;
14 and I will pluck up thine ' Ashe-
rim out of the midst of thee; and I
will destroy thy '^ cities. 1 5 And I
will * execute vengeance in anger
and wrath upon the nations ^ which
hearkened not.
6 Hear ye now what Jehovah
saith : Arise, ' contend thou
before the mountains, and let the
hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear, O
ye mountains, Jehovah's contro-
versy, and ye enduring "'founda-
tions of the earth ; for " .Tehovah
hath a controversy with his people,
and he will contend with Israel.
3 " O my people, ^ what have I
done unto thee % and « wherein
have I wearied thee 1 testify
against me. 4 For I *■ brought
thee up out of the land of Egypt,
and 'redeemed thee out of the
house of bondage ; and I sent be-
fore thee 'Moses, Aaron, and "Mir-
iam. 5 O my people, remember
now what " Balak king of Moab de-
vised, and what Balaam the son of
Beor answered him ; remember from
"" Shittim unto " Gilgal, that ye
may know the '^righteous acts of
Jehovah.
6 "Wherewith shall I come be-
fore Jehovah, and bow myself
before the high God % shall I come
before him with * burnt-offerings,
with calves a year oldl 7 will
Jehovah be pleased with " thou-
sands of rams, or with ten thou-
sands of rivers of oil % shall I give
my ''first-born for my transgres-
sion, the fruit of my body for the
sin of my soul 1 8 He hath ^showed
thee, O man, what is good ; and
1 Or, obelisks 2 Or, enemies
8 Or, sueh as they have not heard
1 Is. 3. 8
•"ch. 1. 9
« Is. 1. 7 ;
6. 11
< Is. 9. 20
" Is. 30. 6
" Dt. 2S. 38-
40 ; Jer. 12.
13
-'^what doth Jehovah require of
thee, but to " do justly, and to '* love
kindness, and to walk 'humbly
with thy God 1
9 The voice of Jehovah crieth
unto the city, and the man of wis-
dom will •'see thy name: hear ye
the *rod, and who hath appointed
it. 10 Are there yet treasures of
' wickedness in the house of the
wicked, and a '"scant ^measure
that is abominable '] 11 Shall I be
pure with wicked "balances, and
with a bag of deceitful weights 1
12 For the rich men thereof are
full of "violence, and the inhab-
itants thereof have spoken *lies,
and their « tongue is deceitful in
their mouth. 13 Therefore I also
have smitten thee with a '' grievous
wound ; I have made thee ' deso-
late because of tViy sins. 1 4 Thou
shalt eat, but/ not be satisfied;
and thy ''humiliation shall be in
the midst of thee : and thou shalt
put away, but shalt " not save ; and
that which thou savest will I give
up to the sword. 15 Thou shalt
sow, but shalt " not reap ; thou
shalt tread the olives, but shalt
not anoint thee with oil ; and the
vintage, but shalt ^not di'ink the
wine. 16 For the statutes of
" Omri are kept, and all the works
of the house of ''Ahab, and ye
" walk in their counsels ; that I
may make thee '''a * desolation, and
the inhabitants thereof a " hissing :
and ye shall bear the '' reproach of
my people.
7W oe is me ! for I am as when
they have gathered the sum-
mer fruits, as the " grape gleanings
of the vintage : there is no cluster
to eat ; * my soul desireth the
•''first-ripe fig. 2 The godly man
is ''perished out of the earth, and
there is none upright among men :
they all lie in v/ait for ''blood ; they
hunt every man his brother with a
'net. 3 ^Their hands are upon that
which is evil to do it ^ diligently ;
the prince asketh, and the judge
is ready for a ' reward ; and the
great man, he uttereth the evil
y 1 K. 16. 2S, 26 * 1 K. 16. 29-33 " Jer. 7. 24 >> ver.
13 ; Jer. IS. 16 " Jer. 19. 8 ; 2.5. 9, IS ; 29. 18 d Ps.
44. 13; Jer. 51. 51; Hos. 12. 14 "Is. 24. 13 /Is. 28.
4 ; Hos. 9. 10 '-' Is. 57. 1 " ch. 3. 10 ; Is. 59. 7 ' Jer.
5. 26 ; Hos. 5. 1 * Prov. 4. 16, 17 ' ch. 3. 11 ; Am.
5. 12
* Acc. to Sept., Vulg. and Syr. fear.
6 Heb. ephah. •> Or, emptiness
7 Or, ail astonishment
8 Or, nor first-ripe fiij which mv soul desired
9 Or, Both hands are put forth for evil to de
it dx.
7.4
MICAH
7.20
The Nation's Moral Corruption, fiod tlie Source of liglit and Salvation. Cod's Former Mercies will be renewed
desire of his soul : thus they weave
it together. 4 The best of them
is as a " brier ; ^ the most upright
is tvo7-se than a * thorn hedge : the
day of thy watchmen, even thy
"visitation, is come ; now shall be
their "* perplexity. 5 "Trust ye not
in a neighbor ; put ye not confi-
dence in a '^ friend ; keep the doors
of thy mouth from her that lieth
in thy bosom. 6 For the-'^son dis-
honoreth the father, the daughter
riseth up against her mother,
the daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law ; ^ a man's enemies
are the men of his own house.
7 But as for me, ^I will ''look
unto Jehovah; I will *wait for
the God of my salvation : _ my
* God will hear me. 8 ' Rejoice
not against me, O "' mine enemy :
when I fall, I shall " arise ; when
I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be
a "light unto me. 9 I will *bear
the indignation of Jehovah, be-
cause I have sinned against him,
until he * plead my cause, and ex-
ecute judgment for me : he will
bring me forth to the ''light, and
I shall behold his *' righteousness.
10 Then mine enemy shall see it,
and shame shall cover her who
' said unto me. Where is Jehovah
thy God 1 " Mine eyes shall see my
desire upon her ; now shall she be
"trodden down as the mire of the
streets. 11 '*A day for "" building
thy walls ! in that day shall the
*^ decree be far removed. 12 In
that day shall they ^come unto
thee from Assyria and the cities
of ® Egypt, and from •* Egypt even
1 Or, the straightest is as it were taken /rom tic.
2 Or, confidant
2 Or, in Jehovah will I keep watch
* Or, In the day that thy ivalls are to he built
s Or, boundary 6 Heb. Mazor.
» Ezek. 2. 6 ;
28. '24
*> Nah. 1. 10
•^ Is. 10. 3 ;
Hos. 9. 7
rf Is. 22. 6
" Jer. 9. 4
/ Ezek. 22.
7 ; Mt. 10.
21, 36 i Lk.
12. 53
" Mt. 10. 36
ft Hab. 2. 1
' Ps. 130. 5 ;
Is. 25. 9
* Ps. 4. 3
' Prov. 24. 17
"' ver. 10
" Ps. 37. 24
" Is. 9. 2
y Jer. 10. 19 ;
Lam. 3. 39,
40
9 .Jer. 50. 34
'^ Ps. 37. 6 ;
Is. 42. 7, 16
* Is. 46. 13 ;
56. 1
« Joel 2. 17
" ch. 4. 11
" Is. 61. 23 ;
Zech. 10. 5
^Is. 64. 11;
Am. 9. 11
V Zeph. 2. 2
^ Is. 19. 23-
25 ; 60. 4, 9
° ch. 6. 13 ;
Jer. 25. 11
6 ch. 3. 4 ;
Is. 3. 10, U
" ch. 5. 4 ;
Ps. 95. 7 ;
Is. 40. 11 ;
49. 10
^ Lev. 27. 32 ;
Ps. 23. 4
" Jer. 60. 19
/ Am. 9. 11
y Ex. 3. 20 ;
34. 10 ; Ps.
78. 12
ft ch. 3. 7
« Ps. 72. 9 ;
Is. 49. 23
*; Dt. 32. 24
' Ps. 18. 46
"' Is. 26. 3 ;
69. 19
" Ex. 34. 7,
9 ; Is. 43. 25
" ch. 2. 12 ;
4. 7 ; 5. 7, 8
P Ps. 103. 8,
9 13
9 Jer. 32. 41
>■ Jer. ,50. 20
* Is. 38. 17 ;
to the River, and from sea to sea,
and from mountain to mountain.
1 3 Yet shall the land be " desolate
because of them that dwell therein,
for the '' fruit of their doings.
14 ^"Feed thy people with thy
''rod, the flock of thy heritage,
which dwell solitarily, in the for-
est in the midst of Carmel : let
them feed in " Bashan and Gilead,
■^as in the days of old. 15 As in
the days of thy coming forth out
of the land of Egypt will I show
unto them » marvellous .things.
16 The nations shall see and be
ashamed of all their might ; they
shall ''lay their hand upon their
mouth ; their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall ^ick the dust like
a serpent ; like * crawling things
of the earth they shall come 'trem-
bling out of their close places ;
they shall come with "*fear unto
Jehovah our God, and shall be
afraid because of thee.
18 Who is a God like unto thee,
that "pardoneth iniquity, and pass-
eth over the transgression of the
"remnant of his heritage? he ^re-
taineth not his anger for ever,
because he 'delighteth in loving-
kindness. 19 He will again have
compassion upon us ; ''he will
® tread our iniquities under foot ;
and thou wilt " cast all their sins
into the depths of the sea. 20
® Thou wilt "' perform the * truth
to Jacob, and the lovingkindness
to Abraham, which thou hast
"sworn unto our fathers from the
days of old.
43. 25 ; Jer. 31. 34 « Gen. 24. 27 ; 32. 10 " Dt. 7. 8, 12
7 Or, Rule ^ Or, subdue our iniquities
9 Or, Thou wilt show thy faithfulness &c.
10 Heb. give.
THE BOOK OF
NAHUM
Goodness and Severity of Jehovah. The Overthrow of Nineveh decreed
IThe ^"burden of * Nineveh.
The book of the vision of
Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 "^ Jehovah is a jealous God and
Avengeth ; Jehovan "* avengeth and
is full of wrath; Jehovah taketh
" vengeance on his adversaries, and
he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
3 Jehovah is -^slow to anger, and
great in power, and will by no
means clear the guilty : Jehovah
hath his way in the ^ whirlwind
and in the storm, and the ''clouds
are the dust of his feet. 4 He ' re-
buketh the sea, and maketh it dry,
and drieth up all the rivers: *Ba-
shan languisheth, and Carmel ; and
the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
5 The mountains 'quake at him,
and the hills ™ melt ; and the earth
is " upheaved at his presence, yea,
the "world, and all that dwell
therein. 6 Who can stand before
his p indignation 1 and who can
abide in the « fierceness of his
anger? his ''wrath is poured out
like fire, and the ' rocks are broken
asunder by him. 7 Jehovah is
' good, a " stronghold in the day of
trouble ; and he knoweth them that
take refuge in him. 8 But with an
" over-running flood he will make a
full end of her place, and will pur-
sue his enemies into ""darkness. _
9 What do ye 2' devise against
Jehovah'? he will make a "^full
end ; affliction shall not rise up
the second time. 10 For entan-
gled like " thorns, and * drunken as
with their drink, they are "con-
sumed ^utterly as dry stubble.
1 1 There is one gone forth out of
thee, that ''deviseth evil against Je-
hovah, ^ that " counselleth * wicked-
ness. 1 2 Thus saith Jehovah :
Though they be in full strength,
and likewise many, even so snail
they be -^cut down, and he shall
pass away. ® Though I have af-
flicted thee, I will afflict thee ^no
more. 13 And now will I ''break
1 Or, oracle concerning
* Or, as stubble fully dry
s Or, a wicked counsellor
♦ Or, luorthlessness Heb. Belial.
8 Or, So will I afflict thee, that I shall afflict &c.
" Is. 13. 1 ;
19. 1 ; Jer.
2% 33, 34 ;
Hab. 1. 1 ;
Zech. 9.
1 ; Mai. 1. 1
b ch. 2. 8 ;
3. 7 ; 2 K.
19. 36 ;
Jon. 1. 2 ;
Zeph. 2. 13
" Ex. 20. 6
d Dt. 32. 35,
41
•[Ch. 2. 1 in
Heb.]
« Ps. 94. 1
/Ex. 34. 6, 7
" Is. 29. 6 ;
Am. 1. 14
ft Ps. 104. 3 ;
Is. 19. 1
' Ps. 106. 9 ;
Is. 50. 2
* Is. 33. 9
' Ex. 19. 18
'" Mic. 1. 4
" Is. 24. 1, 20
0 Ps. 98. 7
P Jer. 10. 10
1 1s. 13. 13
"■ Is. 66. 15
" 1 K. 19. U
« Ps. 25. 8 ;
37. 39, 40
« Ps. 28. 8
" Is. 28. 2, 18
^ Is. 13. 9, 10
V ver. 11
- Is. 28. 22
" Mic. 7. 4
b Is. 66. 12
' Is. 5. 24 ;
10. 17
d ver. 9 ; Is.
10. 7-11
« Ezek. 11. 2
/ Is. 10. 16-
19, 33, 34
« Is. 54. 7, 8 ;
Lam. 3. 31-
.33
ft Is. 9. 4 ;
10. 27 ;
Jer. 2. 20
' Job 18. 17
Ps. 109. 13
Is. 14.21,22
Jer. 22. 30
* Is. 46. 1,
2 ; Mic. 6.
13, 14
' Ezek. 32.
22, 23
"^ Is. 40. 9 ;
62. 7 ;
Rom. 10. 15
" Lev. 23. 2, 4
" ver. 11
P Is. 52. 1 ;
Joel 3. 17
9 Is. 29. 7, 8
^ Jer. 61.
20-23
' ver. 5 ;
ch. 3. 12, 14
< Is. 60. 15
" Ezek. 37.
21-23
" Jer. 48. 11
*P8.80.12,13
900
his yoke from off thee, and will
burst thy bonds in sunder.
14 And Jehovah hath given
commandment concerning thee,
that 'no more of thy name be
sown : out of the house of thy
gods will I cut off the * graven im-
age and the molten image ; I will
make thy ' grave ; for thou art vile.
* 1 5 Behold, '"upon the mountains
the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace !
"Keep thy feasts, O Judah, per-
form thy vows ; for ^ the " wicKed
one shall p no more pass through
thee ; he is « utterly cut off.
2 He that ''dasheth in pieces
is come up against thee : "keep
the fortress, watch the way, make
thy loins strong, fortify thy power
mightily. 2 For Jehovah restoreth
the 'excellency of Jacob, "as the
excellency of Israel ; for the
emptiers have 'emptied them out,
and ■'destroyed their vine-branches.
3 The shield of his mighty men is
made red, the valiant men are in
* scarlet : the chariots ^ flash with
steel in the day of his preparation,
and the * cypress 'spears are bran-
dished. 4 The "chariots rage in
the streets ; they rush to and fro
in the broad ways : the appearance
of them is like torches ; they ''run
like the lightnings. 5 He remem-
bereth his "nobles : they ''stumble
in their march ; they make haste
to the wall thereof, and the mante-
let is prepared. 6 The "gates of
the rivers are opened, and the
palace is dissolved. 7 "And it is
decreed : she is uncovered, she is
carried away ; and her handmaids
^"•'^moan as with the voice of doves
^ beating upon their " breasts.
8 But "Nineveh hath been ^-from
of old like a ' pool of water : yet
y Ezek. 23. 14, 15 ' Job 39. 23 " ch. 3. 2, 3 ; Is. 66.
15 ; Ezek. 26. 10 <> Jer. 4. 13 ' ch. 3. 18 << Jer.
46. 12 ^ ch. 1. 8 ; 3. 13 ; Is. 45. 1 /Is. 38. 14 ; 6ff. 11
" Is. 32. 12 A ch. 1. 1 ; 3. 7 ' Is. 14. 23
6 Or, the man of irorthlessness Heb. Belial.
7 Heb. are with fire of steel.
8 Heb. cypress-trees.
9 Or, Huzzab is uncovered &c.
10 Or, lead her " Heb. hearts.
w Or, from the days that she hath been
2.9
NAHUM
3.19
The Overtlii ow of Nineveh decreed. Its Utter Ruin portrayed
they flee away. Stand, stand, they
cry ; but " none ' looketh back.
9 "''Take ye the spoil of silver,
take the spoil of gold ; for there
is no end of the store, the "glory
of all goodly furniture. 10 She
is " empty, and void, and waste ;
and the '' heart melteth, and the
knees smite together, ana anguish
is in all loins, and tlie " faces of
them all are waxed pale. 1 1 Where
is the -^ den of the lions, and the
feeding-place of the young lions,
where tlie lion and the lioness
walked, the lion's whelp, and
none made them afraid"? 12 The
lion did tear in pieces enough for
his whelps, and strangled for his
lionesses, and ^ tilled his caves
with prey, and his dens with
ravin. 1 3 Behold, '' I am against
thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and
I will * burn her chariots in the
smoke, and the sword shall devour
tliy young lions ; and I will * cut
oil thy prey_ from the earth, and
the 'voice of thy messengers shall
no more be heard.
3 m Woe to the bloody city ! it
is all full of lies and rapine ;
the prey departeth not. 2 The
"noise of the whip, and the noise
of the rattling of wheels, and
prancing horses, and bounding
chariots, 3 the horseman ^mount-
ing, and the flashing sword, and
the " glittering spear, and a '' mul-
titude of slain, and a great heap of
corpses, and there is *no end of
the bodies ; they stumble upon
their bodies; — 4 because of the
•■ multitude of the whoredoms of
the well-favored harlot, the "mis-
tress of witchcrafts, that selleth
'nations through her whoredoms,
and families through her witch-
crafts. 5 Behold, "I am against
thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and
I will "uncover thy skirts ^upon
thy face ; and I will =" show the
nations thy nakedness, and the
kingdoms thy shame. 6 And I
will " cast abominable filth upon
thee, and ' make thee vile, and will
Bet thee as a " gazing-stock. 7 And
it shall come to pass, that all they
that look upon thee shall *flee
from thee, and say, ''Nineveh is
laid waste : '' who will bemoan her %
whence shall I seek comfortei's for
thee"?
8 Art thou better than 'No-amon,
1 Or, causeth them to turn ^ Or, wealth
3 Or, charging * Or, before
30
" Jer. 46. 5 ;
47.3
i Zeph. 1.
18; Eev.
18. 12, 16
■^ ver. 2 ; Is.
24. 1 ; 34.
10-15
d Ps. 22. 14 ;
Is. 13. 7, 8 ;
Ezek. 21. 7
' Joel 2. 6
/ ch. 3. 1 ;
Is. 5. 29 ;
Jer. 4. 7
» Is. 10. 6-
14 ; Jer. 51.
34
'' ch. 3. 5 ;
Jer. 21. 13;
Ezek. 6. 8
' Josh. 11. 6,
9 ; Ps. 46. 9
k ch. ?,. 1, 12 ;
Is. 49. 24,
25
' 2 K. 18. 17-
25 ; 19. 9-13
'" Ezek. 24.
fi.9
" Ch. 2. 3, 4 ;
Job 39. 22-
25; Jer.
47. 3
" Hab. 3. 11
J'Is. 34. 3;
66. 16
9 Is. 37. 36 ;
Ezek. 39. 4
"■ Is. 23. 17 ;
Ezek. 16.
25-29 ;
Rev. 17.
1, 2
" Is. 47. 9,
12, 13
t Rev. 18. 3
" ch. 2. 13 ;
Jer. 60. 31 ;
Ezek. 26. 3
" Jer. 13. 26
^ Ezek. 16.
37
y Job 9. 31
^ Job 30. 8 ;
Mai. 2. 9
" Is. 14. 16 ;
Jer. 61. 37
(-ch. 2. 8;
Jer. 51. 9
<= ch. 1. 1 ;
2. 8 ; Zeph.
2. 13
rfls. 51. 19;
Jer. 16. 5
' Jer. 46. 25 ;
Ezek. 30.
14-16
/Is. 19. 6-8
-" Is. 20. 5
'•Oen. 10. 6;
Jer. 46. 9 ;
Ezek. 27.
10 ; 30. 5 ;
38. 5
i 2 Chr. 12.
3 ; 16. 8
k Is. 19. 4 ;
20. 4
' H08. 13. 16
•" Joel 3. 3 ;
Obad. U
" Is. 49. 26 ;
Jer. 26. 27
"ch. 1.8;
Is. 2. 10,
19; Hos.
10. 8
P Is. 28. 4 ;
Hab. 1. 10
1 1s. 19. 16 ;
Jer. 61. 30
''ch. 2. 6;
Is. 45. 1, 2
901
that was situate among the ® rivers,
that had the •'' waters round about
her ; whose rampart was ^ the sea,
and her wall was of the seal
9 "Ethiopia and Egypt were her
strength, and it was infinite ; ''Put
and 'Lubim were thy helpers. 10
Yet was she ''carried away, she
went into captivity ; her '■ young
children also were clashed in pieces
at the head of all the streets ; and
they "' cast lots for her honorable
men, and all her great men were
bound in chains. 11 Thou also
shalt be "drunken; thou shalt be
"hid; thou also shalt seek ''a,
stronghold because of the enemy.
12 All thy fortresses ^shall be like
fig-trees with the ^ first-ripe figs : if
they be shaken, they fall into the
mouth of the eater. 13 Behold,
thy people in the midst of thee are
"> women ; the gates of thy land are
set wide ''open unto thine enemies :
the fire hath devoured thy bars.
1 4 * Draw thee water for the siege ;
'strengthen thy fortresses ; go into
the clay, and tread the mortar ;
^make strong the brickkiln. 15
There shall the " fire devour thee- ;
the sword shall cut thee oflF; it
shall devour thee like the canker-
worm : make thyself many as the
"canker-worm ; make thyself many
as the locust. 16 Thou hast mul-
tiplied thy "^ merchants above the
stars of heaven : the canker-worm
^ravageth, and fleeth away. 17
Thy "^ princes are as the locusts,
and thy '°* marshals as the swarms
of grasshoppers, which encamp in
the ^^ hedges in the cold day, but
when the sun ariseth they flee
away, and their place is not known
where they are. 1 8 Thy shepherds
' slumber, O king of Assyria ; thy
" nobles are at rest ; thy people are
''scattered upon the mountains,
and there is none to gather them.
19 There is '^no assuaging of thy
hurt ; thy ** wound is grievous : all
that hear the report of thee "clap
their hands over thee ; for upon
whom hath not thy -^wickedness
passed continually %
" 2 Chr. 32. 3, 4, 11 < ch. 2. 1 " ver. 13 ; ch. 2. 13 ; Is.
66. 15, 16 " Joel 1. 4 ^ Is. 23. 8 v Jer. 61. 27 • Ps.
76. 6, 6 ; Is, 66. 10 ; Jer. 61. 67 " ch. 2. 5 ^l K. 22.
17 ; la. 13. 14 " Jer. 46. 11 ; Mic. 1. 9 d Jer. 30. 12
^ Job 27. 23 ; Lam. 2. 15 /ver. 4 ; Is. 37. 18
5 Or, canals See Ex. 7. 19.
6 That is, the Nile. 7 Or, a defence against
8 Or, lay hold of the brick-m,ould
9 Or, spreadeth himself
ic Or, scribes n Or, walls
THE BOOK OF
HABAKKTTK
The Chaldeans raised np to paiiish Judah's Sins. Habakknk's Remonstrance. Jehovah's Reply
IThe ' " burden which Habak-
kuk the prophet did see.
2 O Jehovah, * how long shall I
cry, and thou wilt not hear 1 I cry
out unto thee of violence, and thou
wilt ■-■ not save. 3 Why dost thou
show me ''iniquity, and ^look upon
perverseness 1 for " destruction and
violence are before me ; and there
is ■''strife, and contention riseth up.
4 Therefore the »'law is slacked,
and justice ^doth never go forth;
for the wicked doth ''compass about
the righteous ; therefore justice
goeth forth 'perverted.
5 * Behold ye ' among the nations,
and look, and "wonder marvel-
lously ; for * I am working a " work
in your days, which ye will not
believe though it be told you. 6
For, lo, I " raise up the Chaldeans,
that bitter and hasty nation, that
march through the breadth of the
earth, to ^possess dwelling-places
that are not theirs. 7 ^ They are
'terrible and dreadful; their ''judg-
ment and their dignity proceed
from themselves. 8 Their 'horses
also are swifter than leopards, and
are more fierce than the ' evening
wolves ; and their horsemen ^ press
proudly on : yea, their horsemen
come from far; they fly as an
"eagle that hasteth to devour. 9
They come all of them for violence ;
''the "set of their faces is ^for-
wards ; and they "" gather captives
as the sand. 10 ''Yea, he ^scoffeth
at kings, and pi'inces are a derision
unto him ; he 'derideth every
stronghold ; for he " heapeth up
dust, and taketh it. 11 ^^Then
shall he sweep by as a * wind, and
shall "pass over, and be "guilty,
even he whose "* might is his god.
1 2 Art not thou from "everlasting,
1 Or, oracle 2 Or, ctiusc me to look
s Or, goeth not forth unto victory
* Or, one worketh
s Heb. He, and so in ver. 8, 9.
6 Or, spread themselves
' Heb. the eagerness (or, assembling) of their
faces is &c. s Qr, towards the east
9 Or, And they scoff &c.
1" Or, Then shall the wind sweep by, and he
shiil pas^i away n Or, transgress
" Is. 13. 1 ;
Nah. 1. 1
b Ps. 13. 1,
2 ; 22. 1, 2
" Jer. 14. 9
d ver. 13 ;
Ps. 55. 9-
U; Jer. 20.
IS
' Jer. 20. 8
/Jer. 15. 10
» Ps. 119.
120; Is.
69. 12-14
ft Ps. 22. 12 ;
Is. 1. 21-23
i Is, 5. 20 ;
Ezek. 9. 9
* Acts 13. 41
' Jer. 26.
14-29
™ Is. 29. 9
" Is. 29. 14 ;
Ezek. 12.
22-28
° 2 K. 24. 2 ;
Jer. 4. 11-13
P Jer. 8. 10
« Is. 18. 2, 7
'■ Jer. 39. .5-9
' Jer. 4. 13
« Jer. 6. 6 ;
Zeph. 3. 3
" Ezek. 17.
3; Hos.
8. 1
<■' 2 K. 12. 17 ;
Dan. 11. 17
^ ch. 2. 6
y 2 Chr. .36.
6, 10 ; Is.
37. 13
^ Is. 10. 9 ;
14. 16
"^ Jer. 32.
24; Ezek.
26. 8
>> Jer. 4. 11,
12
" Jer. 2. 3
d ver. 16;
Dan. 4. .30
^ Dt. 33. 27 ;
Ps. 90. 2 ;
93. 2
/ Is. 10. 5, 6 ;
Jer. 51. 20
" Dt. 32. 4
h Ps. 11. 4-6 ;
34. 16
• Jer. 12. 1, 2
* Is. 24. 16
' Ps. 50. 21
"^ Ps. 36. 25 ;
56. 1,2
" Eccl. 9. 12
" Jer. 16. 16 ;
Am. 4. 2
?' Ps. 10. 9
« ver. II
'' Jer. 44. 17
" Is. 19. 8
« Is. 14. 5, 6
«Ib.21. 8
" Ps. 5. 3
^ Ps. 85. 8
v Dt. 27. 8 ;
902
0 Jehovah ray God, my Holy One*?
we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou
hast •''ordained him for judgment ;
and thou, O ^ Rock, hast estab-
lished him for correction. 1 3 Thou
that art of '' purer eyes than to
behold evil, and that canst not look
on perverseness, wherefore ' lookest
thou upon them that deal '' treach-
erously, and 'boldest thy peace
when the wicked '" swalloweth up
the man that is more righteous
than he ; 14 and makest men "as
the fishes of the sea, as the creep-
ing things, that have no ruler
over them? 15 He "taketh up all
of them with the angle, he ^ catch-
eth them in his net, and gathereth
thern in his drag : therefore he
rejoiceth and is glad. 16 There-
fore he 'saci'ificeth unto his net,
and burneth incense unto his drag;
because by ''them his portion is
fat, and his food ^^ plenteous. 17
Shall he therefore empty his ' net,
and .spare not to ' slay the nations
continually "I
2 1 will " stand upon my watch,
and set me upon the '^ tower,
and will " look forth to see "" what
he will speak "with me, and what
1 shall answer concerning my com-
plaint. 2 And Jehovah answered
me, and said, ^ Write the vision, and
make it plain upon tablets, that he
may run that readeth it. 3 For the
vision is yet for the ^appointed
time, and it ^''hasteth toward the
end, and shall "not lie : though it
tarr J'', * wait for it ; because it will
"surely come, it will not delay.
4 Behold, his soul is f puffed up,
it is not ^'^ upright in him ; but the
" righteous shall live ^" by his faith.
5 ^^ Yea, moreover, ^ wine is treach-
erous, a "haughty man, '^that
Rev. 1.19 * Dan. 8. 17, 19 " Ezek. 12. 25 t> Ps. 27.
14 "^ Heb. 10. 37, .38 <t Ps. 49. 18 ; Is. 13. 11 ' Rom.
I. 17 ; Gal. 3. 11 /Prov. 20. 1 " Prov. 21. 24 ; Is. 2.
II, 12, 17
12 Heb. fat. w Or, fortress " Or, by
15 Heb. panteth. is Or, straight
IV Or, in his faithfulness
18 Or, And also because his wine . . . he is a
haughty man i^ Or, he shall not abide
2.6
HABAKKUK
3.8
Woes pronounced on the Chaldeans, tiod's Deliveram e of his Ancient People
" keepeth not at home ; who * en-
largeth his desire ''as Sheol, and
he is as death, and cannot be satis-
fied, but ''eathereth unto him all
nations, and heapeth unto him all
peoples. 6 Shall not all these
"take up a parable against him,
and a taunting ^proverb against
him, and .say, 'Woe to him that
increaseth that which is not his !
how long 1 and that ladeth him-
self with ^ pledges ! 7 Shall they
not ''rise up suddenly that shall
" bite thee, and awake that shall
^vex thee, and thou shalt be for
booty unto them '? 8 Because thou
hast ' plundered many nations, all
the remnant of the peoples shall
plunder thee, * because of men's
blood, and for the ' violence done
to the land, to the city and to all
that dwell therein.
9 Woe to him that getteth an
""evil gain for his house, that he
may "set his nest on high, that
he may be delivered from the
hand of evil! 10 Thou hast de-
vised "shame to thy house, by
cutting off many peoples, and
hast ^sinned against thy soul.
11 For the *stone shall cry out
of the wall, and the beam out of
the timber shall answer it.
12 Woe to him that ''buildeth a
town with blood, and establisheth
a city by iniquity! 13 Behold,
is it not of Jehovah of hosts that
the peoples *labor for the fire, and
the nations weary themselves for
"vanity'^ 14 For the earth shall
be 'filled with the knowledge of
the glory of Jehovah, as the waters
cover the sea.
15 Woe unto him that giveth
his neighbor "drink, to thee that
''addest thy ^venom, and makest
him drunken also, that thou may-
est look on their nakedness! 16
Thou art filled with "shame, and
not glory: ''drink thou also, and
•"be as one uncircumcised ; the
^cup of Jehovah's right hand
shall come round unto thee, and
'foul shame shall be upon thy
glory. 17 For the "violence done
to Lebanon shall cover thee, and
the destruction of the beasts,
which made them afraid; ''be-
cause of men's blood, and for the
"violence done to the land, to the
city and to all that dwell therein.
1 Or, riddle 2 Qr, exact usury of thee
8 Or, ^o.'s thee to and fro * Or, pourest
6 Or, fury 6 Or, lei thy foreskin be uncovered
" 2 K. 14. 10
<- Is. 5. 11-16
' Prov. 27.
20 ; 30. 16,
16
d Is. 14. 16,
17 ; Jer.
25. 9
"Is. 14.4-10;
Jer. 60. 13
/ver. 12;
Job 20.
16-29
» Ezek. 18.
12; Am.
2. 8
h Prov. 29. 1
i Is. 33. 1 ;
Jer. 27. 7 ;
Zech. 2. 8
* ver. 17
' Is. 47. 6 ;
Jer. 60. 17,
18
^ Jer. 22. 13 ;
Ezek. 22.
27
" Is. 47. 7 ;
Jer. 49. 16
" ver. 16 ;
2 K. 9. 20 ;
Nah. 1. 14
P Num. 16.
38; Prov.
1. 18 ; Jer.
26. 19
9 Josh. 24.
27 ; Lk. 19.
40
''Mic. 3. 10;
Nah. 3. 1
*Is. 50. 11 ;
65. 2 ; Jer.
61. 68
< Ps. 22. 27 ;
Is. 11. 9;
Zech. 14.
8,9
" Is. 28. 7, 8
^ ver. 10
* Lam. 4. 21
V Jer. 25. 15,
27
^ Nah. 3. 6
" Joel 3. IS ;
Zech. n. 1
* ver. 8 ; Ps.
.55. 23
" ver. 8 ;
Jer. 51. 35
dis. 42. 17;
44. 9; Jer.
2. 27, 28
" Jer. 10. 8,
14 ; Zech.
10. 2
/Ps. 116. 4, 8
"Jer. 2. 27, 28
A 1 K. 18.
26-29
'■ Jer. 10. 9,
14
«: Ps. 135. 17
' Mic. 1. 2
"' Zeph. 1. 7 ;
Zech. 2. 13
" Ps. 86. 90.
titles
0 Ps. 7. title
P Job 42. 5, 6
9 Ps. 119.
120; Jer.
10. 7
'■ Ps. 71. 20 ;
85. 6
' ch. 1. 6 ;
Ps. 44. 1-8
« Num. 14.
19 ; 2 S. 24.
16-17 ; Is.
54. 8
" Gen. 36.
11 ; Jer.
4S>. 7 ; Am.
903
18 What ''profiteth the graven
image, that the maker thereof
hath graven it; the molten image,
even the "teacher of lies, that he
that fashioneth its form ytrusteth
therein, to niake dumb idols'? 19
Woe unto him that ^saith to the
wood, ''Awake; to the dumb stone.
Arise ! Shall this teach % Behold,
it is overlaid with 'gold and silver,
and there is *no breath at all in
the midst of it. 20 But 'Jehovah
is in his holy temple : "^ let all the
earth ™ keep silence before him.
3
A " prayer of Habakkuk the
prophet, set to "Shigionoth.
2 O Jehovah, I have ^ heard *the
report of thee, and ^am
* afraid :
O Jehovah, ''revive 'thy work
in the midst of the years ;
In the midst of the years make
it known ;
In wrath remember ' mercy.
3 God ^° came from " Teman,
And the Holy One from mount
\ Paran. [Selah
His ^ glory covered the heavens.
And the dearth was full of his
praise.
4 And Ids ^brightness was as the
light ;
He had "rays coming forth
^^ from his hand ;
And there was tne hiding of
his "power.
5 Before him went the * pestilence.
And ^^ " fiery bolts went forth at
his feet.
6 He stood, and ^^ measured the
earth ;
He beheld, and ''drove asunder
the nations ;
And the eternal "mountains were
scattered ; _
The everlasting hills did bow ;
^^ His goings were as ^oi old.
7 I saw the tents of Cushan in
" afiliction ;
The curtains of the land of
''Midian did tremble.
8 Was Jehovah displeased with
the ' rivers %
1. 12 ; Obad. 9 " Gen. 21. 21 ; Dt. 33. 2 * Ps. 113.
4; 148. 13 -" Ps. 48. 10 " Ps. 18. 12 " Job 26. 14
b Ex. 12. 29, 30; Num. 16. 46-49 " Num. 11. 1-3 ;
Ps. 18. 12, 13 rf Job 21. 18; Ps. 35. 6 ' Ps. 114. 1-6
/ch. 1. 12 ; Mic. 6. 2 " Ex. 16. 14-16 '' Gen. 25.
1-4 ; Num. 31. 7, 8 ; Judg. 7. 24, 25 ; 8. 12 • Ex. 7. 19,
20 ; Josh. 3. 16 ; Is. 50. 2
7 Heb. he silent before him, all the earth.
8 Or, thy fame " Or, vas
ii) Or, Cometh (and similarly to the end of ver. 15)
11 Heb. horns. '2 Or, at his side
I'i Or, burning coals " Or, shook
1^ Or, His ways are everlasting
3.9
HABAKKUK
3.19
God's Deliverance of his Ancient People. The Piophet's Strang ConOdeme in God
Was thine anger against the
rivers,
Or thy wrath against the " sea,
That thou didst * ride upon thy
" hoi'ses.
Upon thy ''chariots of salva-
tion 1
9 Thy *bow was made quite
bare ;
^The^oaths to the tribes were
a sure word. [Selah
Thou didst " cleave the earth
with rivers.
10 The ''mountains saw thee, and
'^ were afraid ;
The tempest of 'waters passed
by ;
The deep '' uttered its voice,
And lifted up its hands on high.
11 The 'sun and moon stood still
in their habitation,
At the '"light of thine arrows
as they went.
At the shining of thy glittering
spear.
12 Thou didst "march through
the land in indignation ;
Thou didst " thresh the nations
in anger.
13 Thou ^wentest forth for the
''salvation of thy people,
*For the salvation of thine
« anointed ;
^Thou ''woundedst the '"head
out of the house of the
wicked man.
Laying bare the 'foundation
even unto the neck. [Selah
14 Thou '^ didst pierce with his
'own staves the head of his
* warriors :
1 Or, Sworn were the chastisements (Heb. rods)
of tby word
2 Or, ipere in vain 3 Or, art come
* Or, For salvation (or, vUtory) with thine
anointed
'■> Or, Thou didst smite off the head from the
fco«.sr Src. <> Or, hast wounded
' Or, hast pierced 8 Or, Iwrdes Or, villages
" Ex. 14. 10,
21; Ps. 114.
3, 5
<> Dt. 33. 26 ;
Ps. 18. 10
" ver. 15 ;
2 K. 2. 11
d Ps. 68. 17
* ver. 11 ;
Ps. 7. 12, 13
/(Jen. 26. 3;
Dt. 7. 8
i'Ps. 78. 16;
105. 41
A Ps. 114. 1-G
' Is. n. 15
* Ps. 93. 3 ;
98. 7, 8
'Josh. 10.
12-14 ; Ps.
18. 9, 11
'" Ps. 18. 14
" Ps. 68. 7
" Is. 41. 15 ;
Jer. 51. 33 ;
Mic. 4. 13
P Ex. 15. 2 ;
Ps. 68. 19,20
« Ps. 20. 6 ;
28. 8
"■ Ps. 68. 21 ;
110. 6
'Ezek. 13.14
« Jiulg. 7. 22
"Dan. 11.
40; Zecli.
9. 14
" Ps. 10. 8 ;
64. 2-5
^ ver. 8 ;
Ps. 77. 19
" Ex. 15. 8
^ ver. 2 ;
Dan. 10. 8
"Job 30. 17,
30 ; Jer. 23.
9
b Lk. 21. 19
' Jer. 6. 15
rf Joel 1. 10-
12; Am.
4. 9
* Hag. 2. 16
/Mic. 6. 15
" Joel I. 18
'' Jer. 5. 17
' Ex. 1.5.
1, 2; Is. 61.
10; Roin.
5. 2, 3 ;
Phil. 4. 4
^ Ps. 46. 1-5
' Ps. 26. 5 ;
27. 1 ; Is.
12. 2
"'Ps. 18.32,
33 ; Is. 45.
24
" Dt. 33. 29
They came as a " whirlwind to
scatter me ;
Their rejoicing was as to "de-
vour the poor secretly.
15 Thou ^ didst ^ tread the sea with
thy horses.
The ^" ^ heap of mighty waters.
16 I heard, and my body ^trem-
bled.
My lips quivered at the voice ;
Rottenness entereth into my
" bones, and I tremble in my
place ;
Because I must ''wait quietly
for the day of trouble,
" For the "^ coming up of the
people that invadeth us.
17 For though the ''fig-tree shall
not flourish.
Neither shall fruit be in the
^ vines ;
The labor of the ■''olive shall
fail.
And the fields shall yield no
food ;
The ^ flock shall be cut off" from
the fold.
And there shall be ''no herd
in the stalls :
18 Yet I will 'rejoice in Jehovah,
I will '' joy in the ' God of my
salvation.
19 Jehovah, the Lord, is my
"' strength ;
And he maketh my feet like
hinds' feet.
And will make me to walk upon
my " high places.
For the Chief Musician , on my » stringed
instruments.
" Ps. 4. 0, titles ; Is. 38. 20
9 Or, haH trodden >" Or, surge
11 Or, When there shall come ufi agai^ist the
people he that invadeth titem
904
THE BOOK OF
ZEPHANIAH
Jehovah's Day of Wrath coming npon Jndali. The People warned to seek Jcliovah
IThe word of Jehovah which
came unto Zephaniah the son
of Cushi, the son of .Gedaliah, the
son of Amariah, the son of Heze-
kiah, in the days of " Josiah the
son of * Anion, king of Judah.
2 I will utterly " consume all
things froni off the face of the
ground, saith Jehovah. 3 I will
consume ''man and beast; I will
consume the " birds of the heavens,
and the fishes of the sea, and the
•''stumblingblocks with the wicked;
and I will cut off man from oft' the
face of the ground, saith Jehovah.
4 And I will ''stretch out my hand
upon Judah, and upon all the in-
habitants of Jerusalem ; and I will
''cut off the remnant of Baal from
this place, anul the name of the
* Chemarim with the priests ; 5
and them that worship the *host
of heaven upon the housetops ;
and them that worship, that 'swear
to Jehovah and swear by ^™Mal-
cam ; 6 and them that are "turned
back from following Jehovah ; and
those that have "not sought Jeho-
vah, nor inquired after him.
7 ^Hold thy peace at the pres-
ence of the Lord Jehovah ; for the
* day of Jehovah is at hand : for
Jehovah hath prepared a 'sacrifice,
he hath * consecrated his guests.
8 And it shall come to pass in the
day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I
will ■' ' punish the princes, and the
king's sons, and all such as ai-e
clotned with "foreign apparel. 9
And in that day I will - punish all
those that leap over the threshold,
that fill their master's house with
"violence and deceit. 10 And in
that day, saith Jehovah, there
shall be the noise of a ^cry from
the ^fish gate, and a wailing from
the ^^ second quarter, and a great
crashing from the "hills. 11 Wail,
ye inhabitants of ^Maktesh ; for all
1 Or, their king
- Heb. visit upon.
3 Heb. Mishneh.
* Or, The mortar
" 2 K. 22. 1-
23. 31 ;
2 Chr. 34.
1-35. 25 ;
Jer. 1. 2 ;
22. 11
*> 2 K. 21.
18-2G ;
2 Chr. 33.
20-26
" Jer. 7. 20 ;
Ezek. 33.
27, 28
rf Is. 6. 11, 12
" Jer. 4. 26 ;
9. 10
/Ezek. 7.
10 ; 14. 3,
4, 8
" Jer. G. 12 ;
Ezek. 0. 14
'' Mic. 6. 13
i 2 K. 23. 6 ;
Hos. 10. 6
(margins)
fc2K. 23. 12;
Jer. 19. 13
' Jer. 6. 2,
7 ; 7. 9, 10
"' Jer. 49. 1
" Is. 1. 4
" Is. 9. 13
P Hab. 2. 20 ;
Zech. 2. 13
« ver. 14
•"Is. 34. 6;
Jer. 46. 10
» 1 S. 10. 5 ;
Is. 13. 3
« Is. 24. 21 ;
Hab. 1. 10
" Is. 2. G
" Jer. b. 27 ;
Am. 3. 10
"^ Is. 22. 6 ;
Am. 8. 3
y 2 Chr. 33, 14
'2 Chr. 34. 22
» 2 S. 6. 7 ;
Ezek. G. 13
ftch. 2. 6;
Zeeh. 14. 21
<^ Job 27. 10,
17 ; Hos.
9. 6
d Jer. IG. 16,
17; Ezek,
9. 4-11;
Am. 9. 1-3
'Jer. 48, 11;
Am. G. 1
/Ezek. 8,
12 ' 9 9
» Jer. is. 13 ;
17. 3
ft Am. 5. 11 ;
Mic. 6. 15
' Jer. 30. 7 ;
Joel 2. 11 ;
Mai. 4. 6
* ver. 7 ;
Ezek. 7.
7, 12 ; 30.
3; Joell.
16 ; 3. 14
905
Hhe people of HJanaan arc undone;
all they that were laden with " sil-
ver are cut off. 12 And it shall
come to pass at that time, that I
will ''search^Jerusalem with lamps;
and I will ^punish the men that
are *'_'' settled on their lees, that
■''say in their heart, Jehovah will
not do good, neither will he do
evil. 13 And their wealth shall
become a ^ spoil, and their houses
a desolation : yea, ''they shall build
houses, but shall not inhabit them ;
and they shall plant vineyards, but
shall not drink tlie wine thereof.
1 4 The ' great * day of Jehovah is
near, it is near and hasteth greatly,
even the voice of the day of Jeho-
vah ; the mighty man ' crieth there
bitterly. 15 That day is a day of
wrath, a day^ of '" trouble and dis-
tress, a day of wasteness and desola-
tion, a day of " darkness and gloom-
iness, a day of clouds and thick
darkness, 16 a day of the "trumpet
and alarm, against the ^ fortified
cities, and against the high '^ battle-
ments. 17 And I will bring 'dis-
tress upon men, that they shall
walk ''like blind men, because they
have sinned against Jehovah • and
their * blood shall be poured out
as dust, and their *flesh as dung.
18 "Neither their silver nor theii
gold shall be able to deliver them
in the day of Jehovah's wrath ;
but the whole land shall be "de-
voured by the fire of his jealousy :
for he will -^raake an end, yea, a
* terrible end, of all them that
dwell in the land.
2 Gather yourselves together,
yea, ^gather together, O nation
that hath ^no "shame ; 2 before the
' Ezek. 7. 16-18 "* Is. 22. 5 " Joel 2. 2, 31 ; Am, 6.
18-20 " Jer. 4. 19 P Is. 2. 12-15 9 Jer. 10. 18 '"Dt.
28. 29 ' Ezek. 24. 7, 8 « Jer. 8. 2; 9. 22 " Ezek.
7. 19 ^ ch. 3. 8 -^ Ezek. 7. 6-7 y 2 Chr, 20, 4 ; Joel
1. 14 ^ Jer. 3. 3; 6. 15
5 Or, ihe merchant people
6 Or, thickened
7 Or, corner towers
s Or, speedv
3 Or, longint
2.3
ZEPHANIAH
3.
Pnnishment threatened to Judah's Enemies. Woe to Jernsalem and the Nations
"decree bring forth, '^before the day
pass *as the chaff, before the ''fierce
anger of Jehovah come upon you,
before the ''day of Jehovah's anger
come upon you. 3 'Seek ye Jeho-
vah, all ye -''meek of the earth, that
have kept his ordinances ; ^ seek
righteousness, seek meekness : it
may be ye will be '' hid in the day
of Jehovah's anger.
4 For ^Gaza shall be forsaken,
and 'Ashkelon a desolation; they
shall drive out 'Ashdod at noon-
day, and 'Ekron shall be rooted
up. 5 Woe unto the inhabitants
ot - the sea-coast, the nation of the
* Cherethites ! The word of Jeho-
vah is 'against you, O '"Canaan,
the land of the Philistines : I will
"destroy thee, that there shall be
"no inhabitant. 6 And the sea-
coast shall be ^ pastures, with '^ cot-
tages for shepherds and folds for
flocks. 7 And the coast shall be
for the * remnant of the house of
Judah ; they shall '' feed their flocks
thereupon ; in the houses of Ash-
kelon shall they lie down in the
evening ; for Jehovah their God
will ' visit them, and "* ' bring back
their captivity.
8 I have heard the " reproach of
Moab, and the "revilings of the
children of Ammon, wherewith
they have repi'oached my people,
and "= magnified themselves against
their border. 9 Therefore as I live,
saith Jehovah of boats, the God of
Israel, Surely * Moab shall be as
Sodom, and the children of ^ Am-
mon as " Gomorrah, a possession of
^nettles, and saltpits, and a per-
petual desolation : the residue of
my people shall *make a prey of
them, and the remnant of my na-
tion shall inherit them. 10 This
shall they have for their ''pride,
because they have ''reproached and
magnified themselves against the
people of Jehovah of hosts. 1 1 Je-
hovah will be " terrible unto them ;
for he will famish all the •''gods of
the earth ; and " men shall worship
him, every one from his place, even
all the ^ '' isles of the nations.
1 2 Ye ' Ethiopians also, ye shall
be slain by my sword. 13 And he
will ''■ stretch out his hand against
the north, and destroy 'Assyria,
and will make ™ Nineveh a desola-
tion, and dry like the wilderness.
1 Or, (the day passeth as the chaff)
* Or, Ike-region of the sea
* Or, caves 5 Or, wild vetches
* Or, return to * Or, coast-lands
« ch. 3. 8 ;
2 K. 23. 27
>> Is. ir. 13 ;
Hos. 13. 3
'^ Lam. 4. 1 1 ;
Nab. 1. 6
dch. 1. 18
" Ps. 10.5. 4 ;
Am. 6. 6
/Ps. 22. 26;
Is. 11. 4
s Am. 6. 14,
1.5
'' Ps. 57. 1 ;
Is. 26. 20
■ Am. 1. 7,
8; Zech.
9.6-7
fcEi!ek.2.5.16
' Am. 3. 1
'"ch. J. 11
"Is. 14.29,30
"ch. 3. 6
P Is. 7. 25
«Is. 11. 14;
Jer. 32. 44
'■ Is. 32. 14
« Ex. 4. 31 ;
Ps. 80. 14
< ch. 3. 20;
Ps. 126. 4
" Ezek. 25. 8
" Ezek. 26. 3
"^ Am. 1. 13
y Is. 16. 1-16.
14 ; Jer. 48.
1-47; Am.
2. 1-3
' Jer. 49.
1-fi; Ezek.
25. 1-7
" Dt. 29. 23
6 Is. 11. 14
<= Is. 16. 6
d ver. 8
' Joel 2, 11
/ch. 1. 4
'■' ch. 3. 9 ;
Ps. 72. S-11
'' Is. 24. 15
' Is. 20. 4, 5 ;
Ezek. 30.
4-9
fcch. 1.4; Is.
14. 26
' Is. 10. 12,
16; Mic.
5. 6
'" Nah. 3. 7
" Is. 14. 23 ;
34. 11-16
o Is. 22. 2
P Is. 32. 9,
11 ; 47. 8
9 Is. 47. 8 ;
Ezek. 28.
2,9
*■ Is. 32. 14
' Jer. 18. 16 ;
19. 8
' Jer. 6. 23
" Ezek. 23.
30
" Jer. 6. 6
* Jer. 7.
23-28
y Jer. 2. 30 ;
5. 3
' Ps. 78. 22 ;
Jer. 13. 25
<» Ps. 73. 28
b Ezek. 22.
27
' Jer. 6. 6 ;
Hab. 1. 8
<i Judg. 9. 4
' Ezek. 22.
26 ; Mai. 2.
7,8
/ ver. 15, 17 ;
Jer. 11. 9
V Dt. .32. 4
A Ps. 92. 15
• Job 7. 18
906
14 And herds shall lie down in the
midst of her, '^ all the beasts of the
nations : both the " pelican and
the _ porcupine shall lodge in the
capitals thereof ; their voice shall
sing in the windows ; * desolation
shall be in the thresholds : for he
hath laid bare the cedar- work. 1 5
This is the "joyous city that •''dwelt
carelessly, that said in her heart,
9 1 am, and there is none besides
rne : how is she become a *■ desola-
tion, a place for beasts to lie
down in ! * every _ one that passeth
by her shall hiss, and wag his
hand.
3 Woe to her that is 'rebellious
and " polluted ! to the " oppress-
ing city! 2 She * obeyed not the
voice ; she ^ received not ^ correc-
tion ; she ^ trusted not in Jehovah ;
she " drew not near to her God. 3
Her * princes in the midst of her
are roaring lions ; her judges are
" evening wolves ; they ^^ leave
nothing till the morrow 4 Her
prophets are '* light and treacher-
ous persons ; her " priests have pro-
faned the sanctuary, they have
done violence to the law. 5 Jeho-
vah-^ in the midst of her is "right-
eous ; he will '' not do inio[uity ;
" ' every morning doth he bring his
justice to light, he faileth not ; but
the unjust *knoweth no shame. 6
I have cut off nations ; their ^'"'bat-
tlements are desolate ; I have made
their streets '" waste, so that none
passeth by ; their " cities are de-
stroj^ed, so that there is no man,
so that there is "no inhabitant. 7
I said, Only fear thou me ; -^ receive
^ correction ; so her dwelling shall
*not be cut off, ^^accoiding to all
that I have appointed concerning
her : but thej^ rose early and *■ cor-
rupted all their doings.
8 Therefore *wait ye for me,
saith Jehovah, until the day that I
rise up to the prey ; for my " ' de-
termination is to "gather the na-
tions, that I may assemble the
kingdoms, to pour upon them
mine indignation, even all my
* ch. 2. 1 ' ch. 1. 16 "* Jer. 9. 12 " Is. 6. U " ch.
2. 5 P ver. 2 ; Is. 63. 8 « Jer. 7. 7 '' Hos. 9. 9 ' Ps.
27. 14 ; Is. 30. 18 ; Hab. 2. 3 < ch. 2. 2 " Ezek. 38.
14-23 ; Joel 3. 2
7 Or, all beasts o./" every kind
« Or, drought * Or, instmclion
!•> Or, gnaw not the bones on the morrow
11 fieb. morning by morning.
12 Or, corner toivers
13 Or, howsoever I have punished her
1* Heb. judgment.
3.9
ZEPHANIAH
3.20
Restoration and Security of Israel
fierce anger; for "all the earth
shall be devoured with the fire of
my jealousy.
9 For then will I tui-n to the
peoples a *pure language, that
they may "all call upon the name
of Jehovah, to serve him with one
^consent. 10 From beyond the
rivers of "* Ethiopia ^ my suppliants,
even the daughter of my dispersed,
shall " bring mine offering. 11 In
that day shalt thou not be -^put to
shame for all thy doings, wherein
thou hast transgressed against me ;
for then I will take away out of the
midst of thee "* thy " proudly exult-
ing ones, and thou shalt no more
be haughty in my ''holy mountain.
1 2 But I will leave in the midst of
thee an ' afflicted and poor people,
and they shall * take refuge in the
name of Jehovah. 13 The 'rem-
nant of Israel shall '" not do iniq-
uity, " nor speak lies ; neither shall
a deceitful tongue be found in their
mouth ; for they shall "feed and lie
down, and none shall make them
afraid.
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion ;
^ shout, O Israel; be glad and re-
joice with all the heart, O daughter
of Jerusalem. 15 Jehovah hath
taken away thy judgments, he hath
cast out thine enemy : the King of
1 Heb. lip. 2 Heb. shoulder.
* Or, shall they bring my suppliants, even the
daughter of my dispersed, for an o^ering unto me
* Or, them, that exult in thy majesty
" ch. 1. 18
i> Is. 19. 18 ;
57. 19
" ch. 2. 11 ;
■ Ps. 22. 27 ;
86. 9 ; Hab.
2. 14
d Ps. 68. 31 ;
Is. 11. 11 ;
18. 1, 7
« Is. 60. 6, 7
/ Is. 46. 17 ;
54. 4; Joel
2. 26, 27
y Is. 2. 12 ;
6. 15
''Is, 11. 9;
6B. 7 ;
Ezek. 20. 40
' Is. 14. 30,
32 ; Zech.
13. 8, 9
fc Is. 50. 10 ;
Nah. 1. 7
' ch. 2. 7 ;
Is. 10. 20-
22 ; Mic.
4.7
"' ver. 5 ;
Ps. 119. 3 ;
Jer. 31. 33
" Zech. 8. 3,
16
" Is. 65. 10 ;
Ezek. 34.
13-15
P Zech. 9. 9
9 ver. 5 ;
Ezek. 37.
26-28
*■ Is. .54. 14
« Is. 35. 3, 4
' ver. 5, 16
" Is, 63. 1
^ Is. 62. 6
••^ Ps. 42. 2-4 ;
Ezek. 9.
4, 6
V Is. 60. 14 ;
Zech. 8. 23
' Ezek. 34.
16; Mic.
4.6
" Is. 60. 18 ;
Israel, even Jehovah, is «in the
midst of thee ; thou shalt ''not ^fear
evil any more. 1 6 In that day it
shall be said to Jerusalem, *Fear
thou not ; •* O Zion, let not thy
hands be slack. 17 Jehovah thy
God is 'in the midst of thee, a
" mighty one who will save ; he will
"■' rejoice over thee with joy ; he will
'' rest in his love ; he will joy over
thee with singing. 18 ^I will
gather them that •'sorrow for the
solemn assembly, who were of thee ;
to whom the burden upon "her was
a reproach. 19 Behold, at that
time I will deal with all them
that ^ afflict thee ; and I will save
that which is ^ lame, and gather that
which was driven away ; and I will
make them a " praise and a name,
whose * shame hath been in all the
earth. 20 At that time will I
"bring you in, and at that time
will I gather you ; for I will make
you a ''name and a praise among
all the peoples of the earth, when I
^^ " bring back your captivity before
your eyes, saith Jehovah.
62. 7 >> Ezek. 16. 27, 57 " Ezek. 37. 12, 21 <i Dt.
26. 18, 19 ; Is. 56. 5 ; 66. 22 » cb. 2. 7 ; Jer. 29. 14 ;
Joel 3. 1
6 Another reading is see.
6 Or, and to Zion ? Heb. be silent.
8 Or, They have been sorroivful for the solemn
assembly which I took away from thee, for the
lifting up of reproach against her
9 According to another reading, thee.
10 Or, return to
907
THE BOOK OF
HAGGAI
Haggai exhorts the People to build the Temple. Zerubbakel and Joshna obey. The Bnilders enronraged
Iln the " second j'^ear of Darius
the king, in the * sixth month,
111 the ^' first day of the month,
came the word of Jehovah by '' Hag-
gai the prophet unto '" Zerubbabel
the son of Shealtiel, -^governor of
Judah, and to ''Joshua the son of
Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
2 Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts,
saying. This people say, ^ It is not
the time for us to come, the time
for Jehovah's house to be built. 3
Then came the word of Jehovah
by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4
Is it a time for you yourselves
to dwell in your ceiled '' houses,
while this house 'lieth waste "J 5
Now therefore thus saith Jehovah
of hosts : ^ Consider your ways.
6 Ye have *sown much, and bring
in little ; ye eat, but ye have not
enough ; ye drink, but ye are not
filled with drink ; ye clothe you,
but there is none warm ; and he
that earneth wages earneth wages
to imt it into a bag witli holes.
7 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts :
^ Consider your ways. 8 Go u]i to
the ^'mountain, and bring wood,
and build the house ; and I will
™ take pleasure in it, and I will be
"glorified, saith Jehovah. _ 9 Ye
"looked for much, and, lo, it came
to little ; and when ye brought it
home, I did ^^ blow upon it. Why %
saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of
my house that *lieth waste, while
ye run every man to his own house.
10 Therefore ''for your sake the
''heavens withhold the dew, and
the earth withholdeth its fruit.
11 And I called for a "drought
upon the land, and upon the moun-
tains, and upon the grain, and
upon the new wine, and upon the
oil, and upon that which the
ground bringeth forth, and upon
'men, and upon cattle, and upon
" all the labor of the hands.
1 Or, as otherwise read, The lime is not come for
Jehovah's house &c.
2 Heb. Set your heart on your ways.
3 Or, hill-country •» Or, blow it away
5 Or, over you
" ch. 2. 10 ;
Ezr. 4. 24 ;
Zech. 1.
1,7
("ch. 2. 1, 10,
20; Zech.
1. 1
■^ ver. 15
d ver. 3, 12,
13; ch. 2. 1,
10, 20 ; Ezr.
5. 1 ; 0. 14
« ver. 12, 14;
1 Chr. 3.
19; Ezr.
2. 2 ; Neh.
7. 7 ; Zech.
4. 0 ; Mt. 1.
12, 13
/IK. 10. 15;
Ezr. 6. 3
" ver. 12. 14 ;
Ezr, 3. 2 ;
Neh. 12. 1 ;
Zech. 3. 1 ;
6. 11
'' ver. 9
i ver. 9 ;
Jer. 33. 10,
12
* ver. 9, 10 ;
ch. 2. 10,
17 ; Dt.
28. 38-40 ;
Hos. 8. 7
' Ezr. 3. 7
'" Ps. 132. 13,
14
" ch. 2. 7, 9
" ver. 0
P Is. 40. 7
9 ver. 4
"■ Dt. 28. 23-
24 ; 1 K.
17. 1 ; Joel
1. 18-20
» Jer. 14. 2-
0 ; Mai. 3.
9, 11
< Dt. 28. 22
" ch. 2. 17
■" ver. 1
" ver. 14 ;
ch. 2. 2
yis. 1. 19;
1 Th. 2. 13
' ver. 3
" Dt. 31.
12, 13 ; Ps.
112. 1 ; Is.
50. 10
b Is. 44. 26 ;
Ezek. 3.
17 ; Mai. 2.
7; 3. 1
" Ps, 46. 11 ;
Is, 41. 10 ;
43. 2
d 2 Chr. 36.
22; Ezr.
1. 1
* ver. 1 ; ch.
2, 2, 21
/ver. 12
" Ezr. 5. 2 ;
Neh. 4. 6
A ver. 1 ; ch.
2, 1, 10, 20
908
12 Then *■ Zerubbabel the son of
Shealtiel, and "Joshua the son of
Jehozadak, the high priest, with
all the -^remnant of the people,
^ obeyed the voice of Jehovah their
God, and the words of Haggai the
prophet, as Jehovah their God had
^ sent him ; and the people did " fear
before Jehovah. 13 Then spake
Haggai Jehovah's * messenger in
Jehovah's message unto the peo-
ple, saying, ''I am with j'ou, saith
Jehovah. 14 And '* Jehovah stirred
up the spirit of " Zerubbabel the
son of Shealtiel, "governor of Judah,
and the spirit of Joshua the son of
Jehozadak, the high priest, and
the spirit of all the -^remnant of
the people ; and they came and
did "work on the house of Jeho-
vah of hosts, their God, 15 in
the ''four and twentieth day of the
month, in the sixth month, in the
second year of Darius the king.
2 In the ' seventh month, in the
one and twentieth day of the
month, came the word of Jehovah
by * Haggai the prophet, saying, 2
Speak now to * Zerubbabel the son
of Shealtiel, * governor of Judah,
and to '^Joshua the son of Jehoza-
dak, the high priest, and to the
4'emnant of the people, saying, 3
Who is '" left among you that saw
this house in its "former glory?
and how do ye see it now 1 is it not
in your eyes as nothing'? 4 Yet
now "be strong, O Zerubbabel,
saith Jehovah ; and be strong, O
Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high
priest ; and be strong, all ye people
of the land, saith Jehovah, and
work: for ^I am with you, saith
Jehovah of hosts, 5 '^according to
the word that I * covenanted with
you when ye came out of Egypt,
and my '"Spirit ''abode among you :
' ver. 10 ; ch. 1. 1, 15 fc ch. 1. 1 ' ch. 1. 12 '" Ezr.
3,12 "ver. 9 " Dt. 31. 23 ; 1 Chr. 22. 13 ; 28. 20 ;
Zech. 8. 9 ; Eph. 6. 10 ^ 2 S. 5. 10 ; Acts 7.9 « Ex.
19. 4-6 ; 33. 12-14 ; 34. 8-10 '' Neh. 9. 20 ; Is. 63. 11, W
fi Or, Kemember the word &c. 7 Or, abideth
2.6
HAGGAI
2.23
The People's Adversity dae to their Unfaitlifaluess. (iod's Promise to Zerabbabel
" fear ye not. 6 For thus saith Je-
hovah of hosts : * Yet once, it is a
" little while, and I will '^ shake the
heavens, and the earth, and the
sea, and the dry land ; 7 and I
will shake " all nations ; and ^ the
•'precious things of all nations
shall come ; and I will •' fill this
house with glory, saith Jehovah of
hosts. 8 The ''silver is mine, and
the gold is mine, saith Jehovah
of hosts. 9 The latter 'glory of
this house shall be greater than the
* former, saith Jehovah of hosts;
and in this place will I give ' peace,
saith Jehovah of hosts.
10 In the '"four and twentieth
day of the ninth month, in the sec-
ond year of Darius, came the word
of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet,
saying, 11 Thus saith Jehovah of
hosts : " Ask now the priests con-
cerning the law, saying, 12 If one
bear " holy flesh in the skirt of his
garment, and with his skirt do
touch bread, or pottage, or wine,
or oil, or any food, shall it become
holy 1 And the priests answered
ana said, No. lb Then said Hag-
gai, * If one that is unclean by rea-
son of a dead body touch any of
these, shall it be unclean"? And
the priests answered and said. It
shall be unclean. 14 Then an-
swered Haggai and said, 'So is
this people, and so is this nation
before me, saith Jehovah ; and so
is every work of their hands ; and
that which they offer there is un-
clean. 15 And now, I pray you,
''consider from this day and back-
ward, before a 'stone was laid
upon a stone in the temple of Je-
hovah. 16 -Through all that
1 Or, the fhivqs desired (Heb. desire) of all
nations shall come ^ Heb. since those days were.
" Is. 41. 10,
13; Zech.
b Heb. 12. 2G
' Is. 10. 25 i
29. 17
<* ver. 21 ;
Jer. 4, 2o-2C
° Dau. 2. 44 ;
Joel;i. 0, 10
/ Is. uo. 4-0
!' 1 K. S. 11 ;
Is. 00. 7
h 1 Chr. 20.
14, 10 ; Is.
CO. 17
'■ Zech. 2. 6
k ver. 3
' Is. 9. G, 7 i
GO. 12
'" ver. 1, 20;
ch. 1. 1, 16
" Dt. 17. 8-
11; Mai.
2. 7
" Ex. 29. 37 ;
Lev. G. 27,
29; 7. G;
Ezek. 44.
19; Mt. 23.
19
P Lev. 22. 4-
6; Num.
19. 22
9 Prov. 15.
8; Is. 1.
11-15
'' ver. 18 ;
ch. 1. 6, 7
" Ezr. 3. 10 ;
4. 24
«ch. 1. 6, 10,
11 ; Zech.
8. 10-12
" Dt. 28. 22 ;
1 K. 8. 37 ;
Am. 4. 9
" 2 Chr. 28.
22 ; Is. 9.
i:j; Zeph.
3. 7
^ ver. 15 ;
Dt. 32. 29
V ver. 10
' Ezr. 5. 1,
2 ; Zech. 8.
9, 12
"Ps. 128. 1-
G ; Jer. 31.
12, 14;
Mai. .3. 10
f" ver. 10
"ch. 1. 1,
14 ; Ezr. 5.
2; Zech.
4. 6-10
d ver. G ;
time, when one came to a heap
of twenty ineastires, there were
but Hen; when one came to the
winevat to draw out fifty vessels,
there were but twenty. 17 I
srnote you with "blasting and
with mildew and with hail in all
the work of your hands ; yet ye
"turned not to me, saith Jehovah.
18 ''Consider, I pray you, from
this day and backward, from the
2' four and twentieth day of the
ninth month,, since the day that
the 'foundation of Jehovah's tem-
ple was laid, consider it. 19 Is
the seed yet in the barn % yea,
the vine, and the fig-tree, and the
pomegranate, and the olive-tree
have not brought forth ; from this
day will I " bless you.
20 And the word of Jehovah
came the second time unto Hag-
gai in the ''four and twentieth day
of the montli, sajang, 21 Speak
to "Zerubbabel, governor of Ju-
dah, saying, I will ''shake the
heavens and the earth ; 22 and
I will overthrow the ' throne of
kingdoms ; and I will destroy the
■'strength of the kingdoms of the
nations ; and I will overthrow
the ^chariots, and those that ride
in them ; and the '' horses and
their riders shall come down,
'every one by the sword of his
brother. 23 In that day, saith
Jehovah of hosts, will I take thee,
O Zerubbabel. my servant, the
son of kShealtiel, saith Jehovah,
and will make thee * as a signet ;
for 'I have chosen thee, saith Je-
hovah of hosts.
Ezek. 38. 19, 20 ; Heb. 12. 26, 27 ' Ezek. 26. IB ;
Zeph. 3. 8 / Mic. 7. 16 » Ps. 46. 9 ; Ezek. 39. 20 ;
Mic. 5. 10 ''Am. 2. 15 >' Judg. 7. 22; 2 Chr. f^o. 23
t S. S. 8. 6 ; Jer. 22. 24 ' Is. 42. 1 ; 43. 10
909
THE BOOK OF
ZEOHARIAH
Jehovah reuionstrates witli the People. Zechariah's Vision of Horses. Promise of Mercy to Zion. Vision of Horns
Iln the "eighth month, in
the second year of "Darius,
came the word of Jehovah unto
*Zechariah the son of Berechiah,
the son of " Iddo, the prophet, say-
ing, 2 Jehovah was ''sore dis-
pleased with your fathers. 3
Therefore say thou unto them,
Tlius saith Jehovah of hosts : " Re-
turn unto me, saith Jehovah of
hosts, and I will return unto you,
saith Jehovah of hosts. 4 Be ye
not •''as your fathers, unto whom
the ''former prophets cried, say-
ing. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
* Return ye now from your evil
ways, and from your evil doings :
but they did 'not hear, nor
hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.
5 Your * fathers, where are they'?
and the 'prophets, do they live
for ever? 6 But my words and
my statutes, which I commanded
my servants the prophets, did
they not "' overtake your fathers 1
and they turned and said, "Like
as Jehovah of hosts thought to do
unto us, according to our waj'^s,
and according to our doings, so
hath he dealt with us.
7 Upon the four and twentieth
day of the " eleventh month, which
is the month Shebat, in the second
year of " Darius, came the word of
Jehovah unto "Zechariah the son
of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the
prophet, saying, 8 I saw in the
night, and, behold, a man riding
upon a ^red horse, and he stood
among the * myrtle-trees that were
in the ^ bottom ; and behind him
there were horses, '"red, sorrel,
and white. 9 Then said I, O * my
lord, what are these 1 And the
'angel that talked with me said
unto me, I will show thee what
these are. 10 And the man that
stood among the myrtle-trees an-
swered and said, These are they
whom Jehovah hath sent to '' walk
to and fro through the earth. 1 1
1 Or, shady plac
" ver. 7 ;
ch.7. 1;
Ezr. 4. 24 ;
6. 15 ; Hag.
I. 1, 15 ; 2.
1, 10, 20
b ch. 7. 1 ;
Ezr. 5. 1 ;
6. 14 ; Mt.
23. 35 ; Lk.
II. 51
'' iNleh. 12. 4,
16
rt ver. 15 ;
2 Chr. 36.
16 ; Jer.
44. 6
"U. 31. 6;
Mai. 3. 7
/Ps. 78.8;
106. 6, 7
•" 2 Chr. 24.
19 ; 36. 15
'' Is. 1. 16-19 ;
Jer. 4. 1;
Ezek.33.11
i Jer. 6. 17 ;
11. 7, 8
*: Job 14. 10-
12 ; Eccl. 1.
4 ; Lam.
5. 7
' Jn. 8. 52
"' Jer. 12. 16,
17 ; 44. 2),
29 ; Am. 9.
10
" Lam. 2. 17
" ver. 1
P ch. 6. 2
9 ver. 10, 11 ;
Neh. 8. 15 ;
Is. 41. 19 ;
55. 13
>■ ch. 6. 2, 3
■' ver. 19 ;
ch. 4. 4, 5,
13 ; 6. 4
t ch. 2. 3 ; 4.
5 ; 5. 5 ; 6.
4,5
" ver. 11 ;
ch. 4. 10;
6. 5-8 ; Job
1.7
*[Ch. 2. 1 in
Heb.J
^ ver. S, 10
^ ver. 15 ;
Is. 14. 7
y Pa. 74. 10 ;
Jer. 12. 4 ;
Hab. 1. 2
^Ps. 102. 13;
Jer. 30. 18
" Ps. 102. 10 ;
Jer. 15. 17
b Jer. 25. 11 ;
29. 10 ;
Dan. 9. 2
" ver. 9 ;
ch. 4. 1
d Is. 40. 1, 2 ;
57. 18
^ ver. 17 ;
910
And they answered the angel of
Jehovah that "stood among the
myrtle-trees, and said. We have
walked to and fro through the
earth, and, behold, ^all the earth
sitteth still, and is at rest.
12 Then the angel of Jehovah
answered and said, O Jehovah of
hosts, "how long wilt thou not
'have mercy on Jerusalem and on
the cities of Judah, against which
thou hast had "indignation these
''threescore and ten years'? 13
And Jehovah answered the ''angel
that talked with me with good
words, even "^ comfortable words.
14 So the angel that talked with
me said unto me, "Cry thou, say-
ing, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts :
I am •''jealous for Jerusalem and
for Zion with a great jealousy. 1 5
And I am very » sore displea.sed
with the nations that are * at ease ;
for I was but a little displeased,
and they "'helped forward the
affliction. 16 Therefore thus saith
Jehovah : I am * returned to Jeru-
salem wnth mercies ; my ' house
shall be built in it, saith Jehovah
of hosts, and a '"line shall be
stretched forth over Jerusalem.
17 Cry yet again, saying. Thus
saith Jehovah of hosts : My " cities
^ shall yet overflow with prosper-
ity ; and Jehovah shall yet " com-
fort Zion, and shall yet ^choose
Jerusalem.
*18 And I lifted up mine eyes,
and saw, and, behold, four horns.
1 9 And I said unto the angel that
talked with me. What are these'?
And he answered me. These are
the * horns which have scattered
Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. 20
And Jehovah showed me four
Is. 40, 2, 6 / ch. 8. 2 '■> ver. 2 ^ Ps. 123. 4 ; Jer.
48. 11 i Am. 1. 11 k ch. 2. 10, 11 ; Is. 54. 8-10 ' ch.
4. 9 ; Ezr. 6. 14, 15 '" ch. 2. 2, 4 ; Jer. 31. 39 " Is.
44. 26 ; 61. 4 " Is. .51. 3 p ch. 2. 12 9 1 K. 22. 11 :
Ps. 75. 4, 5 ; Am. 6. 13
2 Or, helped for evil
3 Or, through prosperity shall yet be spread
abroad
1.21
ZECHARIAH
4.2
Vision of Horns and Smiths ; of a Hcasarer. (iod's Favor to Zion. Joshua, tlie High Priest, typifies the Branch
"smiths. 21 Then said I, What
come these to do ? And he spake,
saying, These are the '' horns which
scattered Judah, so that no man
did lift up his head ; but these
are come to terrify them, to " cast
down the horns of the nations,
which lifted up their horn against
the land of Judah to scatter it.
*0 And I "^ lifted up mine eyes,
^ and saw, and, behold, a man
with a * measuring line in his hand.
2 Then said I, Whither goest thou 1
And he said unto me, To •'measure
Jerusalem, to see what is the
breadth thereof, and what is the
length thereof. 3 And, behold,
the -^ angel that talked with me
went forth, and another angel
went out to meet him, 4 and said
unto him. Run, speak to this
''young man, saying, 'Jerusalem
shall ^ be inhabited as villages
* without walls, by reason of the
' multitude of men and cattle
therein. " 5 For I, saith Jehovah,
will be unto her a '"wall of fire
round about, and I will be the
"glory in the midst of her.
6 Ho, ho, "flee from the land of
the north, saith Jehovah ; for I
have -^spread you abroad as the
four winds of the heavens, saith
Jehovah. 7 Ho Zion, * escape,
thou that dwellest with- the daugh-
ter of Babylon. 8 For thus saith
Jehovah oi hosts : - After *■ glory
hath he sent me unto the nations
which plundered you ; for he that
toucheth you toucheth the * apple
of his eye. 9 For, behold, I will
'shake my hand over them, and
they shall be a " spoil to those that
served them ; and ye shall '' know
that Jehovah of hosts hath sent
me. 10 ■" Sing and rejoice, O
daughter of Zion ; for, lo, I come,
and I will * dwell in the midst of
thee, saith Jehovah. 11 And
^.many nations shall join them-
selves to Jehovah in that day, and
shall be my people ; and I will
"dwell in tbe midst of thee, and
thou shalt 'know that .Jehovah of
hosts hath sent me unto thee. 1 2
And Jehovah shall ''inherit Judah
as his portion in the holy land,
and shall yet ''choose Jerusalem.
13 "Be silent, all flesh, befox'e Je-
hovah ; for he is -^ waked up out of
his holy habitation.
3 And he showed me ''.Joshua
the high priest standing be-
1 Or, dwell 2 Or, Jf/er the glory, he haih &c.
" Is. 44. 12 ;
54. 16
^ ver. 19 ;
Lam. 2. 17
" Ps. 75. 10
d ch. 1. 18
' ch. 1. 16;
Jer. 31.39;
Ezek. 4U.
3 ; 47. 3
/Jer. 31.39;
Ezek. 40.
3 ; Rev.
21. 15-17
*[Ch. 2. 5iu
Heb.J
i'ch. 1. 9
A Jer. 1.6;
Dan. 1. 4 ;
1 Tim. 4. 12
' ch. 1. 17 ;
8. 4,5
i Ezek. 38.
11
' Is. 49. 20 ;
Jer. 30. 19 ;
33.22
"» Is. 4. 5 ;
26. 1 ; 60. 18
" ver. 10, 11 ;
Hag. 2. 9
" Jer. 3. 18
»> Jer. 31. 10;
Ezek. U.
16
1 1s. 48. 20 ;
Jer. 51. 6
"• Is. 60. 7-9
* Dt. 32. 10 ;
Ps. 17. 8
t Is. 19. 16
" Is. 14. 2
" ver. 11
»^ch. 9. 9;
Is. 65. 18, 19
y ver. 5 ;
ch. 8. 3
- Mic. 4. 2
" ver. 5, 10
t ver. 9
" Dt. 32. 9 ;
Ps. 33. 12 ;
Jer. 10. 16
dch.l. 17;
2 Chr. 6. 6 ;
Ps. 132. 13,
14
" Hab. 2. 20 ;
Zeph. 1. 7
/ Ps. 78. 65 ;
Is. 51. 9
"ch. 6.11;
Ezr. 5. 2;
Hag. 1. 1
h 1 Chr. 21.
1 ; Job 1.
6 ; Ps. 109.
6 (marg.)
i Jude 9
* ch. 2. 12
' Am. 4. 11 ;
Jude 23
"* Ezr. 9. 15 ;
Is. 4. 4;
64.6
" Is. 43. 25 ;
Ezek. 36.
25
" ver. 9 ;
Mic. 7. 18,
19
V Is. 52. 1 ;
61. 10
1 Job 29. 14 ;
Is. 3. 23 (for
marg.) ;
62. 3
>• 1 K. 3. 14
» Dt. 17. 9, 12
< Is. 62. 9
"Is. 8. 18;
20. 3;
Ezek. 12.
11
911
fore the angel of Jehovah, and
^ '' Satan standing at his right hand
to be his adversary. 2 And Jeho-
vah said unto Satan, * Jehovah re-
buke thee, O Satan ; yea, Jehovah
that hath * chosen Jerusalem re-
buke thee : is not this a ' brand
plucked out of the fire'? 3 Now
Joshua was clothed with "'filthy
garments, and was standing before
the angel. 4 And he answei-ed
and spake unto those that stood
before him, saying, " Take the
filthy garments from off him. And
unto him he said. Behold, I have
" caused thine iniquity to pass from
thee, and I will ^clothe thee with
rich apparel. 5 And I said. Let
them set a clean * ^ mitre upon his
head. So they set a clean ■* mitre
upon his head, and clothed him
with garments ; and the angel of
Jehovah was standing by.
6 And the angel of Jehovah pro-
tested unto Joshua, saying, 7 1 nus
saith Jehovah of hosts : If thou
wilt ''walk in my ways, and if
thou wilt keep my charge, then
thou also shalt * judge my house,
and shalt also keep my * courts,
and I will give thee ''a place of
access among these that stand by,
8 Hear now, O Joshua the high
priest, thou and thy fellows that
sit before thee ; for they are men
that are a ** " sign : for, behold, I
will bring forth my servant the
"^ " Branch. 9 For, behold, the
stone that I have set before
Joshua ; upon one stone are -^ seven
eyes : behold, I will engrave the
graving thereof, saith Jehovah of
hosts, and I will * remove the iniq-
uity of that land in one day. 10
In that day, saith Jehovah of
hosts, shall ye invite every man
his neighbor under the ^vine and
under the fig-tree.
4 And the "angel that talked
with me came again, and
' waked me, as a man that is
wakened out of his sleep. 2 And
he said unto me, " What seest thou %
And I said, I have seen, and, be-
hold, a "* candlestick all of gold,
with its bowl upon the top of it,
and its * seven lamps thereon ;
" ch. 6. 12 ; Is. 11. 1 ; 53. 2 ; Jer. 33. 15 ^ ch. 4. 10 ;
2 Chr. 16. 9 ^ ver. 4 ; Jer. 31. 34 ; 50. 20 ^ 1 K. 4.
25 ; Is. 36. 16 ; Mic. 4. 4 " ch. 1. 9 ''1 K. 19. 5-7 ;
Jer. 31. 26 * ch. 5. 2 ; Jer. 1. 13 d Ex. 25. 31, 37 ;
Jer. 52. 19 ' ~
^ch. 5. 2; Jer. 1.13
' Rev. 4. 5
3 That is, the Adversary. * Or, turban
6 Or, places to walk ' Or, wonder
1 Or, Hhoot Or, Sprout
4.3
ZECHAEIAH
6.5
Vision of a Candlestick and Olive-tree ; of a Flying Roll ; of a Woman and an Epbah ; of Chariots and Horses
' there are seven pipes to each of
the lamps, which are upon the top
thereof ; 3 and " two olive-trees by
it, one upon the right side of the
bowl, and the other upon the left
side thereof. 4 And I answered
and spake to the angel that talked
with me, saying. What are these,
* my lord 1 5 Then the " angel that
talked with me answered and said
unto me, '' Knowest thou not what
these are'? And I said, No, my
lord. 6 Then he answered and
spake unto me, saying. This is the
word of Jehovah unto " Zerub-
babel, saying, -^ Not by '-^ might,
nor by power, but by my * Spirit,
saith Jehovah of hosts. 7 Who
art thou, O great ''mountain'? be-
fore Zerubbabel thou shalt become a
plain ; and he shall bring forth the
* top stone with * shoutings of
Grace, grace, unto it. 8 Moreover
the word of .J ehovah came unto me,
saying, 9 The hands of Zerub-
babel have ' laid the foundation of
this house ; his hands shall also
™ finish it ; and thou shalt know
that Jehovah of hosts hath sent
me unto you. 10 For who hath
despised the day of "small things'?
for these "seven shall rejoice, and
shall see the ^plummet in the
hand of Zerubbaoel ; these are the
ej'^es of Jehovah, which * run to
and fro through the whole earth.
1 1 Then answered I, and said
unto him. What are these '"two
olive-trees upon the right side of
the candlestick and upon the left
side thereof? 12 And I answered
the second time, and said unto
him. What are these two olive-
branches, ^ which are beside the
two golden spouts, that empty * the
golden oil out of themselves'? 13
And he answered me and said,
"Knowest thou not what these are'?
And I said, No, *my lord. 14
Then said he. These are the two
" anointed ones, that " stand by the
^ Lord of the whole earth.
5 Then again I lifted up mine
eyes, and saw, and, behold, a
flying *roll. 2 And he said unto
me, ^ What seest thou 1 And I
answered, I see a flying roll ; the
length thereof is twenty cubits,
and the breadth thereof ten cu-
bits. 3 Then said he unto me.
This is the "curse that goeth forth
1 The Sept. and Vulg. have, and seven pipes to
the lamps. 2 Or, an army
3 Or, which by means of the two golden spouts
empty « Heb. the gold.
" ver. 11 ;
Rev. 11. 4
ft ver. 5, 13 ;
ch. 1. 9;
6.4
" ver. 1 ;
ch. 1. 9
d ver. 13
« Hag. 2. 4, 5
/Is. 11. 2-4;
30. 1 ; Hos.
1.7
9 2 Chr. 32.
7, 8 ; Eph.
6.17
'>ch. 14.4,5;
Ps. 114. 4,
6; Is. 40.
3, 4 ; Nah.
1.5,6
' ver. 9
I Ezr. 3. 10,
11 ; Ps. 84.
11
I Ezr. 3. 8-
10 ; 5. 16 ;
Hag. 2. 18
'" ch. 6. 12,
13; Ezr. 6.
14, 15
" Neh. 4.
2-4; Am.
7.2,5;
Hag. 2. 3
0 ch. 3. 9 ;
Rev. 8. 2
P Am. 7. 7, 8
9 ch. 1. 10
•■ ver. 3
* ver. 5
' ver. 4, 5
" Ex. 29. 7 ;
40. 15 ; 1 S.
16. 1, 12,
13 ; Is. 61.
1-3; Dau.
9, 24-26
" ch. 3, 1-7
^ Mic. 4. 13
i'Jer. 36. 2;
Ezek. 2. 9
-ch.4. 2
" Is. 24. 6 ;
43. 28 ; Jer.
26. 6
h Ex. 20. 15 ;
Lev. 19. 11;
Mai. 3. 8, 9
" ver. 4 ;
Ex. 20. 7 ;
Lev. 19.12;
Is. 48. 1 ;
Jer. 5.2;
23.10
d Mai. 3. 5
«Hos. 4. 2,3
/Jer. 2. 26
y Lev. 14.
34-45 ;
Job 18. 15 ;
Prov. 3.
33; Hab.
2. 9-11 ;
Jas. 5, 2, 3
h ch. 1. 9
' ver. 1 ; ch.
1. 18 ; 2. 1 ;
6.1
fc Lev. 19.
36 ; Am. 8.
5: Mic. 6.
10 (marg.)
' Hos. 12. 7 ;
Am. 8.5;
Mic. 6. U
"" ver. 7
" ver. 5
"Lev. 11.13,
19 ; Ps. 104.
17 : Jer.
8.7
P Gen. 10.
10; 11.2;
14. 1 ; Is.
912
over the face of the whole land :
for every one that 'stealeth shall
be cut off ^ on the one side accord-
ing to it ; and every one that
"sweareth shall be cut ofl' ^on the
other side according to it. 4 I
will '' cause it to go forth, saith
Jehovah of hosts, and it shall
''enter into the house of the ■'^ thief,
and into the house of him that
sweareth falsely by my name ; and
it shall abide in the midst of his
house, and shall »' consume it with
the timber thereof and the stones
thereof.
5 Then the * angel that talked
with me went forth, and said unto
me, 'Lift up now thine eyes, and
see what is this that goeth forth.
6 And I said. What is if? And he
said. This is the *ephah that goeth
forth. He said moreover. This is
their ® appearance in all the land
7 (and, behold, there was lifted up
a ^talent of lead); and this is a
woman sitting in the midst of the
ephah. 8 And he said. This is
' Wickedness : and he cast her
down into the midst of the ephah ;
and he cast the "'weight of lead
upon the mouth thereof. 9 Then
"lifted I up mine eyes, and saw,
and, behold, there came forth two
women, and the wind was in their
wings ; now they had wings like
the wings of a " stork ; ana they
lifted up the ephah between earth
and heaven. 10 Then said I to the
angel that talked with me. Whither
do these bear the ephah *? 11 And
he said unto me. To build her a
house in the land of p Shinar : and
when it is^ prepared, she shall be
set there " in her own place.
6 And again I » lifted up mine
eyes, and saw, and, behold,
there came "■ four chariots out from
between ^° two mountains ; and
the mountains were mountains of
brass. 2 In the first chai'iot were
* red horses ; and in the second
chariot black horses ; 3 and in the
third chariot white horses ; and in
the fourth chariot grizzled strong
horses. 4 Then I answered and
said unto the angel that talked
with me, 'What are these, my
lord'? 5 And the angel answered
and said unto me. These are the
11. 11 ; Dan. 1. 2 'ch. 1.18; 5.9 •• ver. 5 ; ch. 1.
18 ; Dan. 7. 3 ; 8. 22 ' ch. 1. 8 ' ch. 1. 9
5 Or, from hence
6 Heb. eye.
7 Or, round piece
8 Or, established
9 Or, upon her own base
10 Or, the two
6.6
ZECHAPvIAH
7.14
Joshua typifies the Priest-king. Insincere Fasting reproved. Disobedience the Cause of Captivity
" four ^ winds of heaven, which go
forth from '-^ standing before the
Lord of all the earth. 6 The chariot
wherein are the black horses goeth
forth toward the * north country ;
and the white went forth after
them ; and the grizzled went forth
toward the "south country. 7 And
the ^strong went forth, and sought
to go that they might "^ walk to and
fro through the earth : and he said,
Get you hence, walk to and fro
through the earth. So they walked
to and fro through the earth. 8
Then cried he to me, and spake
unto me, saying, Behold, they that
go toward the north country have
"quieted my spirit in the north
country.
9 And the •''word of Jehovah
came unto me, saying, 10 "Take
of them of the captivity, even of
Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah;
and come thou the same day, and
go into the house of Josiah the son
of Zephaniah, whither they are
come from Babylon ; 1 1 yea, take
of them silver and gold, and make
^''crowns, and set them upon the
head of * Joshua the son of Jehoza-
dak, the high priest ; 1 2 and speak
unto him, saying, Thus speaketh
Jehovah of hosts, saying, Behold,
the man ^ whose name is the
''* Branch : and he shall '''grow up
out of his place ; and he shall '" build
the temple of Jehovah ; 1 3 even he
shall build the temple of Jehovah ;
and he shall "bear the glory, and
shall sit and "rule upon his throne ;
and * he shall be a ^ priest upon his
throne ; and the counsel ot peace
shall be between them both. 14
And the ®''' crowns shall be to He-
lem, and to Tobijah, and to Jeda-
iah, and ^"to Hen the son of
Zephaniah, for a memorial in the
temple of Jehovah. 1 5 And *■ they
that are far off shall come and
build in the temple of Jehovah ;
and ye shall "know that Jehovah
of hosts hath sent me unto you.
And this shall come to pass, if ye
will diligently 'obey the voice of
Jehovah your God.
7 And it came to pass in the
"fourth year of king Darius,
that the word of Jehovah came
1 Or, spirits 2 Or, presenting themselves
3 The Syriac and Aqulla have, red.
* Or, a crown, and set it
5 Or, rohose name is the Bud ; and it (or, they)
shaU bud forth under him
•> Or, Shoot Or, Sprout "! Or, sitoot
8 Or, there shtdl be 9 Or, crown
10 Or, for the kindness of the son &c.
" Jer. 49. 36 ;
Ezek. 37.
9 ; Dan. 7.
2; n. 4;
Mt. 24. 31 ;
Rev. 7. 1
6 Jer. 1. 14,
16; 4. 6; 6.
1 ; 25. 9 ;
46. 10 ;
Ezek. 1. 4
"Is. 43. 6;
Dan. 11. 5
d ch. 1. 10
*■ ch. 1. 15 ;
Ezek. 5.
13 ; 24. 13
/ch. 1. 1; 7.
1; 8. 1
V Ezr. 7. 14-
16 ; 8, 26-
30 ; Jer.
28.6
A 2 S. 12. 30 ;
Pa. 21. 3 ;
S. S. 3.
11
' ch. 3. 1 ;
Ezr. 3. 2 ;
Hag. 1. 1
fc ch. 3. 8 ;
Is.4. 2;11.
1 ; Jer. 23.
5 ; 33. 15
I la. 53. 2
'" ch. 4, 6-9 ;
Ezr. 3. 8,
10 ; Am. 9.
11
"Is. 9. 6:
11.10; 22.
24; 49. 5, 6
" Is. 9. 7
P Ps. 110. 1, 4
9 ver. 11
»" Is. 56. 6-8 ;
60. 10
"ch. 2. 9-11;
4.9
« ch. 3. 7 ;
Is. 58. 10-
14 ; Jer. 7.
23
" ch. 1. 1, 7 ;
Ezr. 6. 14,
15 ; Hag. 2.
10, 20
" Neh. 1. 1
" ch. 8. 21 ;
1 K. 13. 6 ;
Jer. 26. 19
y Ezr. 3. 10-
12
' ch. 8. 19 ;
2 K. 25. 8,
9 ; Jer. 52.
12-14
" ch. 12. 12-
14
6 ch. 8. 19
" Jer. 41. 1-3
rf Is. 1. 11,
12 ; 68. 5
"ch. 1. 4;
Is. 1. 16-20 :
.Ter. 7. 5, 23
/Jer. 22.21
« Jer. 13. 19 ;
32. 44
ftch. 8. 16;
Ezek. 18.
8 ; 45. 9
< 2 S. 9. 7 :
Job 6. 14 ;
Mic. 6. 8
fcEx. 22. 22;
Ps. 72. 4 ;
Jer. 7. 6
I ch. 8. 17 ;
Ps. 21. 11 ;
Mic. 2. 1
"" Jer. 6. 3 ;
8.5; 11. 10
"Jer. 7. 26;
913
unto Zechariah in the fourth day
of the ninth month, even in " Chis-
lev. 2 " Now they of Beth-el had
sent Sharezer and Regem-melech,
and their men, to "" entreat the
favor of Jehovah, 3 and to speak
unto the * priests of the house of
Jehovah of hosts, and to the proph-
ets, saying, Should I weep in the
^ fifth month, "separating myself,
as I have done these so many
years'? 4 Then came the word of
Jehovah of hosts unto me, saying,
5 Speak unto all the people of the
land, and to the priests, saying.
When ye * fasted and mourned in
the fifth and in the '^ seventh
month, even these seventy years,
did ye at all fast unto '^ me, even to
me"? 6 And when ye eat, and
when ye drink, ^'■^ do not ye eat for
yourselves, and drink for your-
selves % 7 Should ye not hear the
words which Jehovah * cried by the
former prophets, when Jerusalem
was inhabited and in ^ prosperity,
and the cities thereof round about
her, and the " South and the low-
land were inhabited "?
8 And the word of Jehovah came
unto Zechariah, saying, 9 Thus
hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, say-
ing, ''Execute true judgment, and
show 'kindness and compassion
CA^ery man to his brother; 10 and
* oppress not the widow, nor the
fatherless, the sojourner, nor the
poor; and 'let none of you devise
evil against his brother in your
heart. 1 1 But they ™ refused to
hearken, and ^^" pulled away the
shoulder, and ""stopped their
ears, that they might not hear.
12 Yea, they made their ^hearts
as an adamant stone, lest they
should hear the law, and the
^ words which Jehovah of hosts
had sent by his Spirit by the for-
mer '■prophets: therefore there
came great 'wrath from Jehovah
of hosts. 13 And it is come to
pass that, as 'he cried, and they
would not hear, so " they shall cry,
and I will not hear, said Jehovah
of hosts ; 1 4 but I will *■ scatter
them with a * whirlwind among all
17. 23 0 Ps. 58. 4 ; Jer. 5. 21 P2 Chr. 36. 13 ; Ezek.
2. 4 ; 3. 7-9 « ver. 7 »• Neh. 9. 30 ", 2 Clir. 36. 16 ;
Dan. 9. 11, 12 <■ Jer. 11. 10, 14 ; 14. 12 « Prov. 1.
24-28 ; Is. 1. 15 " Dt. 4. 27 ; 28. 64 " Jer. 23. 19
n Or, Now they of Beth-el, even Sharezer
. . had sent
12 Or, are not ye they that eat &c.
13 Or, turned a stubborn shoulder
1* Or, made their ears heavy See Is. 6. 10.
8.1
ZECHAKIAH
9.1
The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion. Truth and Righteousness enjoined. Otiicr Nations sliall seek Jehovah
the nations which they have not
known. Thus the land was " deso-
late after them, so that *no man
passed through nor returned : for
they "laid the ^ pleasant land deso-
late.
8 And the word of Jehovah of
hosts came to me, saying, 2
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts : I am
"* jealous for Zion with great jeal-
ousy, and I am jealous for her with
great wrath. 3 Thus saith Jeho-
vah : I am " returned unto Zion,
and Avill -^dwell in the midst of
Jerusalem : and Jerusalem shall be
called The city of '■> truth ; and the
mountain of Jehovah of hosts. The
''holy mountain. 4 Thus saith Je-
hovah of hosts : There shall yet
' old men and old women '^ dwell in
the streets of Jerusalem, every
man with his staflf in his hand ^ for
very age. 5 And the streets of
the city shall be full of ^'boys and
girls playing in the streets thereof.
6 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts : If
it be ' marvellous in the eyes of the
remnant of this people in those
days, should it also be marvellous
in "' mine eyes ? saith Jehovah of
hosts. 7 Thus saith Jehovah of
hosts : Behold, I will save my peo-
ple from the "east country, and
from the west country ; 8 and I
will "bring them, and they shall
''dwell in the midst of Jerusalem :
and they shall be * my people, and
I will be their God, in truth and
in righteousness.
9 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts:
Let your hands be *■ strong, ye that
hear in these days these words
from the mouth of the 'prophets
that were in the day that the foun-
dation of the house of Jehovah of
hosts was laid, even the temple,
that it might be built. 10 For
before those days there was 'no
hire for man, nor any hire for
beast ; neither was there " any
peace to him that went out or came
in, because of the adversary : for
" I set all men every one against his
neighbor. 1 1 But now I will -^ not
be unto the remnant of this people
as in the former days, saith Jeho-
vah of hosts. 1 2 For there shall he
the ^ seed of peace ; the vine shall
give its fruit, and the ground shall
give its increase, and the heavens
shall give their ^dew; and I will
cause the remnant of this people
1 Heb. land of desire. 2 Or, sit
3 Heb. Jor mvitUude of days.
" Jer. 44. 6
b l8. 6(1. 1.5
« Jer. 12. 10
d ch. 1. 14
^ ch. 1. 16
/ch.2. 10, 11
'J ver. 16, 19
ft Jer. 31. 23
' Is. 65. 20
k Jer. 30. 19,
20 ; 31. 12,
13
' Pa. 118. 23 ;
126. 1-3
'" Jer. 32. 17,
27
" Ps. 107. 3 ;
Is. 11. 11 ;
27. 12,13;
43. 5
"ch. 10.10;
Zeph. 3. 20
P Jer. 3. 17 ;
Ezek. 37.
2.5
« ch. 2. 11 ;
Ezek. 11
20 ; 36. 28
\1 Chr. 22.
13 ; Is. 35.
4; Hag.
2.4
' Ezr. 5. 1 ;
6. 14
< Hag. 2. 15-
W
" 2 Chr. 15. 5
" Is. 1.^. 2 ;
Am. 3. 6;
9. 4
^ Ps. 103. 9 ;
Is. 12. 1;
Hag. 2. 19
y Lev. 26. 3-
6 ; Ps. 67.
6; Prov. 3.
9, 10 : Is.
30. 23 ;
Hos. 2.
21-23
= Gen. 27.
28; Dt. 33.
13, 23 ;
Hos. 13. 3
«Is. 61. 7;
Obad. 17
b Jer. 29. 18 ;
Dan. 9. 11
" ch. 14. 11 ;
Ps. 72. 17 ;
Is. 19. 24,
25; Ezek.
34. 26
d ver. 9
' Jer. 31. 28
/Jer. 4. 28;
Ezek. 24.
14
V Jer. 29. 11 ;
Mic. 7. 18-
20
ft ver. 13
' ver. 3 ; Ps.
15. 2 ;
Prov. 12.
17-19 ;
Eph. 4. 25
fc ch. 7. 9 ;
Is. 9. 7 ;
11. 4, 5 ;
Am. 5. 15,
24
'ch. 7. 10;
Prov. 3.
29 ; Jer. 4.
14
'"^ ch. 5. 4 ;
Mai. 3. 5
" Prov. 6.
16-19;
Hab. 1. 13
° ch. 7. 3, 5
P2K. 25. 3,
4; Jer.
914
to inherit "all these things. 13
And it shall come to pass that, as
ye were a * curse among the nations,
0 house of Judah and house of
Israel, so will I save you, and ye
shall be a " blessing. Fear not, but
let your ''hands be strong.
14 For thus saith Jehovah of
hosts : As I ^ thought to do evil
unto you, when your fathers pro-
voked me to wrath, saith Jehovah
of hosts, and I •''repented not; 15
so again have I thought in these
days to "do good unto Jerusalem
and to the hou.se of Judah: ''fear
ye not. 16 These are the things
that ye shall do : Speak ye every
man the ' truth with his neighbor ;
^* execute the judgment of truth
and peace in your gates ; 17 and
let none of you 'devise evil in your
hearts against his neighbor ; and
love no "false oath : for all these
are things that I " hate, saith Jeho-
vah.
15 And the word of Jehovah of
hosts came unto me, saying, 19
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts : The
"fast of the ^'fourth month, and
the fast of the ^ fifth, and the
fast of the ''seventh, and the fast
of the * tenth, shall be to the house
of Judah *joy and gladness, and
cheerful feasts ; therefore " love
truth and peace. 20 Thus saith
Jehovah of hosts : It shall jj^et come
to 2MSS, that there shall come " peo-
ples, and the inhabita,nts of ^ many
cities; 21 and the inhabitants of
one city shall go to another, saying,
Let us go speedily to "- entreat the
favor of Jehovah, and to seek Je-
hovah of hosts: I will go also. 22
Yea, ^many peoples and strong na-
tions shall come to seek Jehovah
of hosts in Jerusalem, and to ^ en-
treat the favor of Jehovah. 23
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts : In
those days it shall come to pass,
that ten men shall " take hold, out
of all the languages of the nations,
they shall take hold of the skirt pi
him that is a Jew, saying. We will
go with you, for we have heard
that God is with you.
9 The ^burden of the word
of Jehovah upon the land of
39. 2 9 ch. 7. 3 "■ ch. 7. 5 ; 2 K. 25. 25 » Jer. 52. 4
1 Ps. 30. 11 ; Is. 12. 1 " ver. 16 ; Lk. 1. 74, 75 " ch.
2. 11 ; 14. 16 ; Ps. 117. 1 ; Jer. 16. 19 ; Mic. 4. 2, 3
^ ch. 7.2 y Is. 2. 2, 3 ; 25. 7 ; 49. 6, 22, 23 ; 60. 3-12
'^ ver. 21 « Is. 45. 14, 24 ; 60. 14
* Heb. fudge truth and the jiidgment of peace.
5 Or, greai ^ Or, oracle
9.2
ZECHARIAH
10.6
Oracle against Neighboring Nations. Zion's Lowly King and Wide Dominion. Jehovah will Mess Jndah and Israel
Hadrach, and "Damascus shall
be its resting-place (for Hhe eye
of man and of all the tribes of
Israel is toward Jehovah) ; 2 and
* Hamath, also, which bordereth
thereon ; " Tyre and "^ Sidon, '^ be-
cause they are " very wise. 3 And
Tyre did Duild herself a \ strong-
hold, and 'heajped up silver as
the dust, and fine «'gold as the
mire of the streets. 4 Behold, the
Lord will ''dispossess her, and he
will smite ^ her power in the sea ;
and she shall be ^dcA'Oured with
fire. 5 * Ashkelon shall see it, and
fear ; * Gaza also, and shall be sore
pained ; and * Ekron, for her ex-
pectation shall be put to shame ;
and the king shall perish from
Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be
inhabited. 6 And * a bastard shall
^ dwell in ^Ashdod, and I will cut
off the pride of the * Philistines.
7 And I will ' take away his blood
out of his mouth, and his abomina-
tions from between his teeth ; and
he also shall be a remnant for our
God ; and he shall be as a chief-
tain in Judah, and Ekron as a
Jebusite.
8 And I will '"encamp about
my house •" against the army, that
" none pass through or return ;
and "no ''oppressor shall pass
through them any more : for now
have I seen with mine eyes.
9 ^Rejoice greatly, O daughter
of Zion ; shout, O daughter of Je-
rusalem : behold, thy *king com-
eth unto thee ; he is *■ just, and
^* having ^salvation; 'lowly, and
riding upon an ass, even upon a colt
the foal of an a.ss. 10 And I will
cut off the "chariot from Ephraim,
and the " horse from Jerusalem ;
and the ^battle bow shall be cut
off; and he shall speak ^ peace
unto the nations : and his ^domin-
ion shall be from sea to sea, and
from the River to the ends of the
earth.
11 As for thee also, because of
the "blood of thy covenant I have
set free thy ''prisoners from the
pit wherein is no water. 12
^"Turn you to the '^stronghold,
ye prisoners of '^ hope : even to-day
do I declai'e that I will render
1 Or, Jehovah hath an eye upon men and upon
all the tribes of Israel 2 Or, though
3 Or, the sea which is her rampart Or, her
rampart into the sea
■» Or, a bastard race 5 Or, sit as king
6 Or, as otherwise read, as a garrison
1 Or, ernrtor 8 Heb. saved ' Or, victory
If Or, Return
« Is. 17. 1
b Jer. 49. 23
" Ezek. 28.
3-5, 12
d Ezek. 28.
21
« Josh. 19.
29 ; 2 S.
24. 7
/Job 27. 16;
Ezek. 27.
33 : 28 4, 5
y 1 K. 1(1. 21,
27
h Ezek. 2G.
3-.5
i Ezek. 28.
18
fc Am. 1. 6-8 ;
Zeph. 2.
4,5
' Ezek. 25.
1,5-17
'" ch. 2. 5
« Is. 52. 1 ;
Joel 3. 17
0 Is. 54. 14 ;
60. 18
^^ch. 2. 10;
Zepli. 3.
14, 15
9 Ps. 110. 1 ;
Is. 9. 6, 7 ;
Jer. 23. 5,
6; Mt. 21.
5 ; Jn. 12.
15
'" Zeph. 3. 5
' Is. 43. 3, 11
t Is. 57. 15
"Hos. 1.7;
2. 18 ; Hag.
2. 22
" Mic. 5. 10
^ Hos. 2. 18
y Is. 57. 19 ;
Mic. 4. 2-4
^ Ps. 72. 8 ;
Is. 60. 12
" Ex. 24. 8 :
Heb. 10. 29
b Is. 24. 22 ;
51.14
« Jer. 16. 19 ;
Joel 3. 16
d Jer. 14. 8 ;
17. 13;
Heb. 6. 18,
19
« Is. Gl. 7
/Jer. 51. 20
!' Joel 3. 6
ft Ps. 45. 3 ;
Is. 49. 2
i ch. 2. 5 ;
Is. 31. 5
k Ps. 18. 14 ;
Hab. 3. 11
' Is. 27. 13
'" Is. 21. 1 ;
66. 15
" ch. 12. 8 ;
Is. 37. 35
" ch. 12. 6
P Job 41. 28
9 Ps. 78. 65
"■ ch. 14. 20
» Ex. 27. 2
* Jer. 31. 10,
11
« Is. 62. 3
« Jer. 31. 12,
14
^ Ps. 27. 4 ;
Is, 33. 17
y Joel 2. 23 -
^ Jer. 10. 13
" Is. 30. 23
b Ezek. 21.
21; Hos.
3. 4
<= Jer. 27. 9
rf Jer. 23. 32
' Ezek. 34.
915
*■ double unto thee. 1 3 For I have
^bent Judah for me, I have filled
the bow with Ephi'aim ; and I will
stir up thy sons, O Zion, against
thy sons, O "^Greece, and will
make thee as the "sword of a
mighty man. 14 And Jehovah
shall be seen ' over them ; and his
^ arrow shall go forth as the light-
ning ; and the Lord Jehovah will
blow the ' trumpet, and will go
with "' whirlwinds of the south. 15
"Jehovah of hosts will defend
them ; and they shall " devour,
and shall ^ tread down the sling-
stones ; and they shall drink, and
make a » noise as through wine;
and they shall be filled like '' bowls,
like the * corners of the altar. 16
And Jehovah their God will ' save
them in that day as the flock of
his people ; for they shall be as the
stones of a " crown, ^^ lifted on high
over his land. 17 For how great
is ^l his " '' goodness, and how great
is ^" his ^ beauty ! grain shall make
the young men flourish, and new
wine the virgins.
"i /'\ Ask ye of Jehovah 2' rain
JL w in the time of the latter
rain, even o/ Jehovali»that ^maketh
lightnings ; and he will give them
"showers of rain, to every one
grass in the field. 2 For the *tera-
phim have spoken vanity, and the
" diviners have seen a lie ; and
^^they have told ''false dreams, they
comfort in vain : therefore they go
their way like "sheep, they are
afflicted, because there is no shep-
herd. 3 Mine -^ anger is kindled
against the shepherds, and I will
punish the he-goats ; for Jehovah
of hosts hath ^ visited his flock, the
house of Judah, and will make
them as his goodly horse in the
battle. 4 From him shall come
forth the corner-stone, from him
the nail, from him the '* battle bow,
from him every -^^ ruler together.
5 And they shall be as mighty
men, 'treading down thei?- enemies
in the mire of the streets in the
battle ; and they shall fight, be-
cause Jehovah is with them ; and
the * riders on horses shall be con-
founded. 6 And I will 'strengthen
the house of Judah, and I will
5,8 /Jer. 25. 34-36 » Ezek. 34. 12 ftch. 9. 10:
Jer. 51. 20 ' 2 S. 22. 43 «-" Am. 2. 15 ; Hag. 2. 22
' ver. 12
11 Heb. Javan. 12 Or, glittering upon &e.
13 Or, their 1* Or, prosperity
1-^ Or, the dreamers speak falsely
10 Or, exactor
10.7
ZECHARIAH
11.17
Jehovah will restore his Scattered People. Israel wasted by Evil Shepherds, and Thankless toward the Good One
"save the house of Joseph, and I
will ^ * bring them back ; for I
have " mercy upon them ; and they
shall be as though I had '' not cast
them off: for I am Jehovah their
God, and I will " hear them. 7
And thei/ of Ephraim shall be -^ like
a mighty man, and their heart
shall rejoice as through wine ; yea,
their " children shall see it, and re-
joice ; their heart shall be glad in
Jehovah.
8 I will *hiss for them, and
gather them ; for I have redeemed
them ; and they shall * increase as
they *have increased. 9 '^And I
will sow them among the peoples ;
and they shall ' remember me in
far countries ; and they shall live
with their children, and shall re-
turn. 10 1 will "' bring them again
also out of the land of Egypt, and
gather them out of Assyria ; and
1 will bring them into the land of
" Gilead and Lebanon ; and place
shall "not be found for them. 11
And he will pass through the ^ sea
of affliction, and will smite ^ the
waves in the sea, and all the
depths of the * Nile shall dry up ;
and the prida of *■ Assyria shall be
brought down, and the sceptre of
'Egypt shall depart. 12 And I
will ' strengthen them in Jehovah ;
and "they shall walk up and down
in his name, saith Jehovah.
nOpen thy doors, O Leba-
non, that the "fire may de-
vour thy ^cedars. 2 Wail, O
fir-tree, for the cedar is * fallen,
because the * goodly ones are de-
stroyed : wail, O ye oaks of Ba-
shan, for the ^ strong forest is come
down. 3 A voice of the ^wailing
of the shepherds ! for their glory
is destroyed : a voice of the " roar-
ing of young lions ! for the pride
of the Jordan is laid waste.
4 Thus said Jehovah my God :
Feed the flock • of '' slaughter ;
5 whose •" possessors slay them,
and hold themselves " not guilty ;
and they that sell them say.
Blessed be Jehovah, for "^ I am
rich ; and '^ their " own shepherds
pity them not. 6 For I will -^no
more pity the inhabitants of the
land, saith Jehovah ; but, lo, I
will "deliver the men every one
into his neighbor's hand, and into
1 Or, causf! them to dweU
2 Or, And though I sow them . . . they shall
remember &c. 3 Or, the sea of waves
* Or, glorious * Or, fortified * Or, buyers
V Or, their shepherd pitielh
« ch. 8. 7 ;
9.16
6 ch. 8. 8
<^ch. 1. 16;
Is. 54. 8
dis. 54. 4
" ch. 13. 9
/ ch. 9. 13, 15
0 1&. 54. 13;
Ezek. 37.
25
A Is. 5. 26 ;
7. 18, 19
i .Ter. 33. 22
* Jer. 30. 20 ;
Ezek. 36.
11
U K. 8. 47,
48; Ezek.
6. 9
'" Is. 11. 11
" Jer. 50. 19
° Is. 49. 1.1, 20
P Is. 51. 9, 10
1 Is. 19. 5-7
'• Zeph. 2. 13
" Ezek. 30.
13
' ver. 6
" Mic. 4. 5
" Jer. 22. 6, 7
^ Ezek. 31. 3
'J Is. 2. 12,
13 ; 10. 33,
34; Ezek.
17. 24
- Jer. 25.
34-36
" Jer. 2. 15 ;
50. 44
i" ver. 7 ;
Ps. 44. 22
" Jer. 50. 7
d Hos. 12. 8 ;
1 Tim. 6. 9
' Ezek. 34.
2, 3
/Jer. 13. 14
'J ch. 14. 13 ;
Is. 9. 19-21 ;
Mic. 7. 2-6
h Ps. 50. 22 ;
Mic. 5. 8
' ver. 4
k Jer. 39. 10 ;
Zeph. 3. 12
' Ezek. 37.
16
'" ver. 10 ;
Ps. 27. 4 ;
90.17
" ver. 14 ;
Ps. 133. 1 ;
Ezek. 37.
16-23
" Hos. 5. 7
V Jer. 15. 2
« ver. 7
^ Ps. 89. 39 ;
Jer. 14. 21
» Zeph. 3. 12
<1K. 5. 6;
Mai. 3. 5
" Gen. 37.
28 ; Ex. 21.
32 ; Mt. 26.
15 ; 27. 9, 10
" Mt. 27. 3-
10: Acts
1. 18, 19
^ ver. 7
y ver. 6 ;
Is. 9. 21
' ver. 17 ;
Is. 6. 10-12
" Jer. 23. 2
fc Ezek. 34.
2-6
" ver. 15 ;
ch'lO. 2:
Jer. 23. 1
<>■ Jer. 50.
35-37
" Ezek. 30.
916
the hand of his king ; and they
shall .smite the land, and out of
their hand I will ''not deliver them.
7 So I ' fed the flock of slaughter,
verily ^the *poor of the flock.
And I took unto me ' two staves ;
the one I called '■' '"Beauty, and the
other I called ^^ " Bands ; and I fed
the flock. 8 And I cut off" the
three shepherds in " one month ;
for my .soul was weary of them,
and their soul also loathed me.
9 Then said I, I will not feed you :
that which ^ dieth. let it die ; and
" that which is to be cut off, let it
be cut off; and let them that are
left eat every one the flesh of
another. 10 And I took my staff
* Beauty, and cut it asunder, that
I might *■ break my covenant which
I had made with all the peoples.
I I And it was broken in that day ;
and '-thus* the *poor of the flock
that gave heed unto me knew that
it was the word of Jehovah. 12
And I said unto them. If ye think
good,^ give me my ' hire ; and if
not, forbear. So they weighed for
my hire "thirty ^j^eces of silver,
13 And Jehovah said unto me,
Cast it unto the " potter, the
goodly px'ice that I was prized at
by them. And I took the thirtj^
pieces of silver, and cast them unto
the potter, in the house of Jeho-
vah. 14 Then I cut asunder
mine other staff, even ' Bands, that
I might 2' break the brotherhood
between Judah and Israel.
15 And Jehovah said unto me,
Take unto thee yet again the in-
struments of a ^foolish shepherd.
16 For, lo, I will raise up a shep-
herd in the land, who will "not
^^ visit those that are ■'■'cut off,
neither will seek ^^ those that are
scattered, nor heal that which is
broken, nor feed that which ^''is
sound ; but he will *eat the flesh
of the fat sheep, and will tear their
hoofs in pieces. 17 ''Woe to the
worthless shepherd that leaveth
the flock ! the "* sword sliall be
upon his *arm, and upon his right
•^eye : his arm shall be clean dried
up, and his right eye shall be
utterly darkened.
21, 22 /Is. 29. 10; Hos. 4. 5; Mic. 3. 6, 7
8 Or, the most miserable of sheep
9 Or, Oraciousness i" Or, Binders Or, Union
11 Or, that tchieh is lost, let it be lost
12 Or, the poor of the flock . . . kneto of a ti'uth
13 Or, miss i^ Or, the youna
14 Or, lost i« Heb. standeth.
12.1
ZECHAEIAH
13.8
The Coming Higlit of Jndah. Jernsalem's Repentance. Der FnriGcation, Jehovah's Shepherd smitten
-| O The ^ burden of the word
JLw of Jehovah concerning Is-
rael.
Thus saith Jehovah, who
" stretcheth forth the heavens,
and *layeth the foundation of the
earth, and "formeth the spirit of
man within him : 2 Behold, I will
make Jerusalem a ''cup of reeling
unto all the peoples round about,
and "upon "^ Judah also ^ shall it be
in the siege against Jerusalem. 3
And it shall come to pass in that
day, that I will make Jerusalem a
burdensome •''stone for all the peo-
ples ; all that burden themselves
with it shall be *' sore wounded ;
and all the '•nations of the earth
shall be gathered together against
it. 4 In that day, saith Jehovah,
I will smite every 'horse with
terror, and his rider with mad-
ness ; and I will open mine eyes
upon the house of Judah, and will
smite every horse of the peoples
with blindness. 5 And the chief-
tains of Judah shall say in their
heart, The inhabitants of Jerusa-
lem are my * strength in Jehovah
of hosts their God. 6 In that day
will I make the chieftains of Judah
like a pan of ' fire among wood,
and like a flaming torch among
sheaves ; and they shall devour all
the peoples round about, on the
right hand and on the left ; and
they of '" Jerusalem shall yet again
dwell in "* their own place, even in
Jerusalem. 7 Jehovah also shall
"save the tents of Judah first, that
the glory of the house of "David
and the glory of the inhabitants
of Jerusalem be not magnified
above Judah. 8 In that day shall
Jehovah ^defend the inhabitants
of Jerusalem ; and he ® that is
* feeble among them at that day
shall be as David ; and the house
of David shall be as "^ God, as the
' angel of Jehovah before them.
9 And it shall come to pass in that
day, that I will 'seek to destroy
all the nations that come against
Jerusalem.
10 And I will "pour upon the
house of David, and upon the in-
habitants of Jerusalem, the spirit
of " grace and of supplication ; and
they shall look unto ®me whom
they have ^pierced ; and they shall
mourn for him, as one ^mourneth
' Or, oracle 2 Or, against
8 Or, shnll it fail to be * Heb. her.
5 Or, thai slumMeih
« According to some MSS., him.
« Is. 42. 5 ;
44. 24 :
Jer. 51. 1.5
i> Job 2b. 7 ;
Ps. 102. 25,
26; Heb.
1. 10-12
"Is. 57.16:
Heb. 12. 9
d Vs. 75. 8 ;
Is. 51. 22,
23
<■ eh. 14. 14
/Dan. 2. 34,
35, 44, 45
"Mt. 21.44
ftch. 11. 2
ich. y. 10;
10. 5; 14. 15
*: ch. 10. 6, 12
'ch. 11. 1;
Is. 10. 17,
18; Obad.
18
™ch.2. 4; 8.
3-5
" Jer. 30. 18
" Am. 9. 11
P ch. 9. 14,
15; Joel
3. IB
9 Lev. 26. 8 ;
Josh. 23.
10; Mic.
7.8
'■ 1 s. 8. 5 ;
82.6
» Ex. 14. 19 ;
33.2
t ch. 1. 21 ;
14. 2, 3
" Is. 44. 3 ;
Ezek. 39.
29; Joel
2. 28, 29
"ch. 7.9;
2 S. H. 3
^ Jn. 13. 37 ;
Rev. 1. 7
y Jer. 6. 26 ;
Am. 8. 10
^Mt. 24. 30;
Rev. 1. 7
" ch. 7. 3
6 Jer. 2.13;
17. 13
«Ps. 51.2,7;
Is. 1.16-18;
Jn. 1. 29
d Num. 19.
17 ; Is. 4. 4 ;
Ezek. 36.
25
« Ex. 23. 13 ;
Hos. 2. 17
/Jer. 23. 14,
15
» 1 K. 22. 22 ;
Ezek. 36.
25, 29'
'' Jer. 23. 34
i Dt. 18. 20 ;
Ezek. 14. 9
*•■ Jer. 23. 25
I Dt. 13.
6-11; Mt.
10. 37
"' Jer. 6. 15 ;
8.9; Mic.
3. 7
"2K. 1. 8
(marg.) ;
Is. 20. 2 ;
Mt. 3. 4
" Am. 7. 14
P 2 K. 9. 24
9 Jer. 47. 6 ;
Ezek. 21.
3-5
>■ Is. 40. 11 ;
Ezek. 34.
23, 24 ; 37.
24; Mic.
5. 2,4
917
for his only son, and shall be in
bitterness for him, as one that is in
bitterness for his first-born. 11 In
that day shall there be a great
^mourning in Jerusalem, as the
mourning of Hadadrimmon in
the valley of Megiddon. 12 And
the land shall mourn, "every family
apart; the family of the house of
David apart, and their wives apart ;
the family of the house of Nathan
apart, and their wives apart ; 1 3
the family of the house of Levi
apart, ana their wives apart ; the
family of the Shimeites apart, and
their wives apart ; 14 all the fam-
ilies that remain, every family
apart, and their wives apart.
-| O In that day there shall be
XO a * fountain opened to the
house of David and to the inhabit-
ants of Jerusalem, for " sin and for
** uncleanness. 2 And it shall come
to pass in that day, saith Jehovah
of hosts, that I will "cut off the
names of the idols out of the land,
and they shall no more be remem-
bered ; and also I will cause the
■'^ prophets and the «' unclean spirit
to pass out of the land. 3 And it
shall come to pass that, when any
shall yet '' prophesy, then his father
and his mother that begat him shall
say unto him. Thou shalt ' not live ;
for thou speakest *lies in the name
of Jehovah ; and his ' father aiid
his mother that begat him shall
thrust him through when he
prophesieth. 4 And it shall come
to pass in that day, that the proph-
ets shall be '"ashamed every one of
his vision, when he prophesieth ;
neither shall they wear a "hairy
mantle to deceive : 5 but he shall
say, I am "no prophet, I am a
tiller of the ground; for I have
been made a bondman from my
youth. 6 And one shall say unto
him, What are these wounds ^'be-
tween thine "^ arms "? Then he shall
answer. Those with which I was
wounded in the house of my
* friends.
7 Awake, O * sword, against my
''shepherd, and against the man
that is my * fellow, saith Jehovah
of hosts : * smite the shepherd, and
the sheep shall be scattered ; and I
will " turn my hand upon the little
ones. 8 And it shall come to pass,
» Ps. 2. 2 ; Jer. 23. 5, 6 ' Is. 53. 4, 5, 10 ; Mt. 26. 31 ;
Mk. 14. 27 " Is. 1. 25
^ Heb. hands.
8 (Jr, lovers
13.9
ZECHARIAH
Jehovah fights with Jerasalem against her Foes. Jehovah's Universal Reign
14.20
that in all the land, saith Jehovah,
* two parts therein shall be cut oli'
and die ; but the third shall be left
therein. 9 And I will bring the
third pai't into the * fire, and will
refine them as silver is refined, and
will try them as gold is tried. They
shall ''call on my name, and I will
•* hear them : I will say, It is ^ my
people ; and they shall say, Jeho-
vah is my God.
■4 A Behold, a •''day of Jeho-
_Lti: vah Cometh, when thy ^ spoil
shall be divided in the midst of
thee. 2 For I will '^ gather all na-
tions against Jerusalem to battle ;
and the city shall be taken, and
the 'houses rifled, and the women
ravished ; and * half of the city
shall go forth into captivity, and
the residue of the people shall not
be cut off from the city. 3 Then
shall Jehovah go forth, and ' fight
against those nations, as when he
fought in the day of battle. 4 And
his feet shall '"stand in that day
upon the mount of Olives, which is
before Jerusalem on the east ; and
the mount of Olives shall be "cleft
in the midst thereof toward the
east and toward the west, and
there shall be a very great valley ;
and half of the mountain shall
remove toward the north, and half
of it toward the south. 5 And ^ ye
shall flee ^by the valley of *my
mountains ; for the valley of the
mountains shall reach unto Azel ;
yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from
before the "earthquake in the
days of Uzziah king of Judah ;
and ''Jehovah my God shall come,
and all the holy ones with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that
day, that ■* there shall * not be li^ht ;
the bright ones shall withdraw
themselves: 7 but it shall be ""one
day which is * known unto Jeho-
vah ; not day, and not night ; but
it shall come to pass, that at ' even-
ing time there shall be light. 8
And it shall come to pass in that
day, that "living waters shall go
out from Jerusalem ; half of them
toward the eastern sea, and half
of them toward the western sea :
in summer and in winter shall it
be.
9 And Jehovah shall be "King
over all the earth : in that day
shall Jehovah be ^one, and his
1 Or, as otherwise read, the valley of my moun-
tains snnll liP stopped 2 Or, to ^'Ot, the
4 Or, the light shall not be bright nor dark
«Is. 6.13;
Ezek. 5.
2-4, 12
b Is. 4S. 10 ;
Mai. 3. 3
■= ch. 12. 10 ;
Ps. 34. 15-
17 ; 50. 15
dch. lU. G;
Is. .58. 9 ;
65. 24 ; Jer.
29. 11-13
« Hos. 2. 23
/Is. 13. 6,9;
Joel 2. 1 ;
Mai. 4. 1
V ver. 14
'' ch. 12. 2, 3
i Is. 13. 16
*; ch. 13. 8
' ch. 9. 14, 15
'" Ezek. 11.
23
" ver. 8 ; ch.
4. 7 ; Is. 64.
1. 2 ; Ezek.
47.1-10:
Mic.1.3,4;
Hab. 3. 6
»Is. 29. 6;
Am. 1. 1
P Ps. 96. 13 ;
Is. 66. 15,
16 ; Mt. 16.
27 ; 25. 31
« Is. 13. 10 ;
Jer. 4. 23 ;
Ezek. 32.
7, 8 ; Joel
2. 30, 31 ;
Acts 2. 16,
19
>• Jer. 30. 7 ;
Am. 8. 9
« Is. 45. 21 ;
Acts 15. 18
' Is. 58. 10 ;
Rev. 22. 5
" Ezek. 47.
1-12; Joel
3. 18 ; Rev.
22. 1, 2
" ver. 16, 17 ;
ch. 9. 9;
Is. 2. 2-4 ;
45.23
^ Dt. 6. 4 ;
Is. 45. 21-24
y 1 K. 15. 22
' Josh. 15.
32; Judg.
20. 45, 47
" Is. 2. 2 ;
Am. 9. 11
fc ch. 12. 6 ;
Jer. 30. 18
« Jer. 37. 13 ;
38. 7
rf 2 K. 14. 13
« Jer. 31. 38
/ch. 2. 4
" ch. 8. 13 ;
Rev. 22. 3
h Jer. 23. 5,
6; Ezek.
34. 25-28
i Lev. 26.
16 ; Dt. 28.
21, 22
k ch. 11. 6
' ch. 12. 2, 5
"' ver. 1 ;
Is. 23. 18
« ver. 12
"Is. 60. 6-9;
66. 18-21,
23
P ver. 9
1 Lev. 23.
34-44
"■ ver. 9, 16
» Jer. 14. 3-
6; Am.
4.7
918
name one. 10 All the land shall
be made like the Arabah, from
" Geba to ' Rimmon south of Jeru-
salem ; and she shall be " lifted up,
and shall * dwell in her place, from
''Benjamin's gate unto the place
of the first gate, unto the '' corner
gate, and from the " tower of Han-
anel unto the king's winepresses.
11 And men shall ■'dwell therein,
and there shall be " no more ^ curse ;
but Jerusalem shall '' dwell safely.
1 2 And this shall be the plague
wherewith Jehovah will smite
all the peoples that have warred
against J erusalem : their flesh
shall 'consume away while they
stand upon their feet, and their
eyes shall consume away in their
sockets, and their tongue shall
consume away in their mouth. 13
And it shall come to pass in that
day, that a great ^tumult from
Jehovah shall be among them ; and
they shall * lay hold every one on
the hand of his neighbor, and his
hand shall rise up against the hand
of his neighbor. 14 And 'Judah
also shall fight at Jerusalem ; and
the '"wealth of all the nations
round about shall be gathered to-
gether, gold, and silver, and ap-
parel, in great abundance. 15 And
so shall be the " plague of the horse,
of the mule, of the camel, and of
the ass, and of all the beasts that
shall be in those camps, as that
plague.
16 And it shall come to pass,
that every one that is left of all
the nations that came against
Jerusalem shall "go up from year
to year to worship the ^King, Je-
hovah of hosts, and to keep the
* feast of tabernacles. 17 And it
.shall be, that whoso of all the fam-
ilies of the earth goeth not up unto
Jerusalem to worship the ''King,
Jehovah of hosts, upon them there
shall be *no rain. 18 And if the
family of Egypt go not up, and
come not, neither shall it he upon
them; there shall be the 'plague
wherewith Jehovah will smite the
nations that go not up to keep the
feast of tabernacles. 19 This shall
be the '' " punishment of Egj'pt,
and the '^punishment of all the
nations that go not up to keep the
feast of tabernacles. 20 In that
« ver. 12 " ver. 12
5 Or, ban Or, devoting to destruction
'' Or, discomfiture ' Or, sin
14.21
ZECHAEIAH
Jehovah's Universal Reign
14.21
day shall there be upon the bells
of the horses, "Holy unto Jeho-
vah; and the *pots in Jehovah's
house shall be like the ''bowls
before the altar. 21 Yea, every
pot in Jerusalem and in Judah
shall be ''holy unto Jehovah of
« Ex. 28. 36-
6 Ezek. 46. 20
' ch. 9. 15
d Neh. 8. 10 ;
Rom. U. 6,
7 ; 1 Cor.
10. 31
« ch. 9. 8 ;
hosts ; and all they that sacrifice
shall come and take of them, and
boil therein : and in that day
there shall be no more a " Canaan-
ite in the house of Jehovah of
hosts.
Ezek. 44. 9 ; Zeph. 1. 11 ; 2. 5
919
THE BOOK OF
MALACHI
Jehovah's Lore of Jacob. Impions Priests rebaked
IThe ^ " burden of the word of
Jehovah to Israel by ^ Malachi.
2 I have * loved you, saith Jeho-
vah. Yet ye say, " Wherein hast
thou loved us 1 ^Was not Esau
Jacob's brother 1 saith Jehovah :
yet I "* loved Jacob : 3 but Esau
I hated, and " made his mountains
a desolation, and gave his heritage
to the jackals of the wilderness.
4 ■* Whereas Edom saith, We are
^•^ beaten down, but we will ^i-e-
turn and build the waste places ;
thus saith Jehovah of hosts, They
shall '' build, but I will throvv
down ; and men shall call them
The border of wickedness, and
The people against whom Jeho-
vah hatti indignation ' for ever.
5 And your eyes shall see, and
ye shall say, Jehovah "be * mag-
nified ' beyond the border of
Israel.
6 A son ' honoreth his father,
and a servant his master : if then
I am a '"father, where is mine
honor"? and if I am a master,
where is my "fearl saith Jeho-
vah of hosts unto you, O " priests,
that despise my name. And ye
say. Wherein have we despised
thy name"? 7 Ye offer ^ polluted
* bread upon mine altar. And ye
say, Wherein have we polluted
thee*? In that ye say. The ''table
of Jehovah is contemjjtible. 8
And when ye offer the '■ blind for
sacrifice, it is no evil ! and when
ye offer the lame and sick, it is
no evil ! Present it now unto thy
governor; will he be pleased with
theel or will he accept thy person?
saith Jehovah of hosts. 9 And
now, I pray you, 'entreat the
favor of God, that he may be
gracious unto us : this hath been
by your means: will he ^"accept
any of your persons ? saith Jeho-
J Or, oracle
3 Or, />! not Eiuiu
2 Or, m 1/ m,e<senger
yet J have loved &c.
< Or, Thcmtih Edom say
5 Or, as otherwise read, impoverished
6 Or, is (ireat 7 Or, over
8 Heb. from your hand.
9 Or, accept any because of you
"■ Is. 13. 1 ;
Nah. 1. 1 ;
Hab. 1. 1 ;
Zech. 9. 1
6 Dt. 4. 37 ;
23. 6 ; Is.
41. 8,9;
Jer. 31. 3
"^ ver. 7 ; ch.
2. 14, 17 ; 3.
7, 8, 13
rf Rom. n. 13
" Jer. 49. 1(5-
18; Ezek.
35. 8, 16
/Jer. 5. 17
^ Is. 9. 9, 10
ft Am. 3. 15;
5. 11; 6. 11
i Is. 34. 6, 10 ;
Ezek. ?a.
9;0bad. 10
k Ps. 35. 27;
Mic. 6. 4
'Ex. 20. 12;
Prov. 30.
11, 17
•"ch. 2. 10;
Dt. 1.31;
Is. 1. 2;
Jer. 3. 4
" ch. 3. 6
"ch. 2. 1-9;
Zeph. 3. 4
P ver. 8, 13
1 Lev. 21.
6, 8
"■ ver. 12
* Dt. 15. 21
« Jer. 27. 18;
Joel 2.
12-14
" Am. 5. 22
" Is. 1. 13
^ Jer. 14. 10,
12; Hos.
6. 6
y Is. 45. 6
' Is. tJO. 6
" Is. 12. 4. 5 ;
64. 6 ; Jer.
10. 6, 7
b ver. 7
" Is. 43. 22
rf Lev. 6. 4;
Is. CI. 8
* ver. 8
/ver. 10
•J Lev. 22.
18-20 ;
Acts 6. 1-4
ft Zech. 14. 9
'■ Zeph. 2. 11
* ver. 7, 8 ;
ch. 1. 6
' Lev. 26. 14,
15 ; Dt. 28.
15
"' Dt. 28.
16-20
" ch. 3. 9
" Lev. 26. 10;
Dt. 28. ,38
P Nah. 3. 6
9 Ex. 29. 14
920
vah of hosts. 10 Oh that there
were one among you that would
" shut the doors, that ye might
not kindle fire on mine altar in
vain ! I have no pleasure in you,
saith Jehovah of hosts, neither
will I ^accept an offering at your
hand. 11 For from the 2' rising
of the sun even unto the going
down of the same my name ^'^s/iall
be great among the Gentiles ; and
in every place " ' incense " shall
be offered unto my name, and a
pure offering : for my name ^" shall
be "great among the Gentiles, saith
Jehovah of hosts. 1 2 But ye * pro-
fane it, in that ye say, The table
of Jehovah is polluted, and the
fruit thereof, even its food, is con-
temptible. 13 Ye say also. Behold,
what a "^Ayeariness is it ! and ye
have snuffed at it, saith Jehovah
of hosts; and ye have brought
that which was taken by '* vio-
lence, and the "lame, and the
sick; thus ye bring the offering:
should I •''accept this at your hand?
saith Jehovah. 14 But cursed be
the deceiver, who hath in his flock
a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth
unto the Lord a ' blemished thing ;
for I am a great * King, saith Jeho-
vah of hosts, and my name is 'ter-
rible among the Gentiles.
2 And now, O ye * priests, this
commandment is for you. 2 If
ye will '' not hear, and if ye will not
lay it to heart, to give glory unto
my name, saith Jehovah of hosts,
then will I send the '"curse vipon
you, and I will curse your bless-
ings ; yea, I have " cursed them
already, because ye do not lay it
to heart. 3 Behold. I will "rebuke
^'^ your seed, and will p spread dung
upon your faces, even the dung of
your ^feasts ; and .ye shall be taken
away ^^with it. 4 And ye shall
know that I have sent this com-
mandment unto you, that my
1" Or, is
11 Or, incense and a pure oblation are offered
12 Or, as otherwise read, your arm
13 Or, unto
2.5
MALACHI
3.9
Priefsts rebnked. Conjagal Sins condeniHed. The Coming of Jeliovah's Messenger. God's Entreaties and Rebukes
"covenant may be with Levi,
saith Jehovah of hosts. , 5 My
covenant was with him of Hfe
and * peace; and I gave them to
him that he might fear ; and he
■^ feared me, and stood in awe of
my name. 6 The ''law of truth
was in his mouth, and unright-
eousness was not found in his Hps :
he walked "with me in peace and
uprightness, and ■'^ turned many
away from iniquity. 7 For the
priest's lips should keep ^ knowl-
edge, and they should ''seek the
law at his mouth ; for he is the
messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
8 But ye are 'turned aside out of
the way; ye have caused many
to * stumble in the law ; ye have
' corrupted the covenant of Levi,
saith Jehovah of hosts. 9 There-
fore have I also made j'ou "'con-
temptible and " base before all the
people, according as ye have not
kept my ways, but have had " re-
spect of persons in the law.
10 Have we not all ^one father 1
hath not one God created us 1 why
do we deal « treacherously every
man against his brother, profan-
ing the 'covenant of our fathers'?
1 1 Judah hath dealt * treacher-
ously, and an abomination is com-
mitted in Israel and in Jerusalem ;
for Judah hath 'profaned the
^ holiness of Jehovah which he
loveth, and hath married the
daughter of a foreign god. 12
"Jehovah will cut oft', to the man
that doeth this, him that waketh
and him that answereth, out of
the tents of Jacob, and him that
" offereth an offering unto Jehovah
of hosts. 13 And this -again ye
do : ye cover the altar of Jeho-
vah with tears, with weeping, and
with sighing, insomuch that he
^regardeth not the offering any
more, neither receiveth it with
good Avill at your hand. 14 Yet
ye say, Wherefoi^e'? Because Je-
hovah hath been witness between
thee and th^ wife of thy youth,
against whom thou hast dealt
'■> treacherously, though she is thy
companion, and the wife of thy
covenant. 15 *And did he not
^make one, although he had the
residue of the Spirit 1 And where-
fore one? He sought a "godly
seed. Therefore take heed to your
1 Or, sanctuary " Or, a second time
s Or, And not one hath done so who had a
residue of the spirit. Or what f is there one t)mt
seeketh a godly seed t
" Num. 3.
46 ; 18. 21
i> Num. 25.
12
" Num. 26. 7,
8, 13
d Ps. 119.
142, 151,100
' Dt. 33. 8, 9 ;
Ps. 37. 37
/ Jer. 23. 22
" Lev. 10. 11 ;
Neh. S. 7
ft Num. 27.
21 ; Dt. 17.
8-11
i ch. 3. 7
* Jer. 18. 15
' Ezek. 44. 10
"' eh. 1. 7, 12
" Ezek. 7. 2G
0 Dt. 1. 17 ;
Mic. 3. 11
P Is. 63. 16 ;
64. 8 ; Jer.
31 9
1 Jer. 9. 4, 5
"■ Ex. 19. 4-
6 ; 24. 3, 7, 8
' Jer. 3. 7-9
t Ezr. 9. 1, 2
" Ezek. 24.
21 ; Hos. 9.
12
"eh. 1. 10, 13
^ Jer. 11. 14 ;
14. 12
y ch. 3. 5 ;
Jer. 9. 2
^ Gen. 2. 24 ;
Mt. 19. 4, fj
« Kuth 4. 12 ;
1 S. 2. 20
6 Ex. 20, 14 ;
Lev. 20. 10
" Dt. 24. 1 ;
Mt. 5. 31 ;
19.6-8
d Ps. 73. 6 ;
Is. 59. 6
' Is. 43. 22, 24
/ Is. 6. 20 ;
Zeph. 1. 12
0 Job 9. 24
ft Is. 5. 19 ;
Jer. 17. 15
' Mt. 11. 10,
14; Mk. 1.
2 ; Lk. 7. 27
* ch. 2. 17
' Is. 63. 9
(for marg.)
'" Is. 33. 14 ;
Ezek. 22.14
" Zech. 13. 9 ;
Mt. 3. 10-
12 ; 1 Cor.
3. 13-15
0 Is. 1. 2.T ;
Dan. 12. 10
P Ps. 4. 6 ;
61.19
9 Ps. 51. 17-
19
"■ 2 Chr. 7.
1-3, 12
» Dt. 18. 10 ;
Jer. 27. 9,
10
« Ezek. 22.
9-11
" Jer. 5. 2 ;
7. 9 ; Zech.
5. 4
" Lev. 19. 13
=^ Ex. 22. 22-
24
V Dt. 27. 19
' Num. 23.
19; Jas.
1. 17
" Jer. 7. 25,
26; 10. 11,
12
921
spirit, and let none deal *treacher
ously against the wife of his youth.
16 For ^I hate "putting away,
saith Jehovah, the God of Israel,
and hini that covereth his gar
ment with ''violence, saith Jeho-
vah of hosts : therefore take heed
to your spirit, that ye deal not
treacherously.
17 Ye have "wearied Jehovah
with your words. Yet ye say,
Wherein have we wearied himl
In that ye say, ■'Every one that
doeth evil is good in the sight of Je-
hovah, and he ''delighteth in them ;
or where is the God of '' justice ■?
3 'Behold, I send my mes-
senger, and he shall prepare
the way before me : and the Loi'd,
whom ye *seek, will suddenly come
to his temple; '^and the '^'mes-
senger of the covenant, whom ye
desire, behold, he cometh, saith
Jehovah of hosts. 2 But who can
'"abide the day of his coming 1 and
who shall stand when he appeareth 1
for he is like a " refiner's fire, and
like fullers' soap : 3 and he will
sit as a refiner and purifier of
silver, and he will " purify the sons
of Levi, and refine them as gold
and silver ; and they shall ^ offer
unto Jehovah offerings in right-
eousness. 4 Then shall the offer-
ing of Judah and Jerusalem be
* pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the
'"days of old, and as in ancient
years. 5 And I will come near to
you to judgment ; and I will be a
swift witness against the 'sorcer-
ers, and against the 'adulterers,
and against the "false swearers,
and against those that oppress the
" hireling in his wages, the ^ widow,
and the fatherless, and that turn
aside the " sojourner from his right,
and fear not me, saith Jehovah of
hosts. 6 For I, Jehovah, ^change
not ; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob,
are not consumed.
7 From the "days of your fathers
j'^e have turned aside from mine
ordinances, and have not kept
them. * Return unto me, and I
will return unto you, saith Jeho-
vah of hosts. But ye say, Wherein
shall we return'? 8 Will a man
rob God'? yet ye rob me. But
ye say. Wherein have we robbed
thee"? In "tithes and ''offerings.
9 Ye are ''cursed with the curse;
6 Zech. 1. 3 " Neh. 13. 11, 12 <« ch. 2. 2
* Heb. he hateth.
6 Or, even
s Or, angel
' Heb. heave-offerings.
3.10
MALACHI
4.6
Cod's Entreaties and Rebnkes. The Righteons and the Wirked distingnished. Final Admonition
for ye rob me, even this whole
nation. 10 Bring ye the whole
tithe into the store-house, that
there may be food in my house,
and prove me now herewith, saith
Jehovah of hosts, if I will nob
"open you the windows of heaven,
and 'pour you out a blessing, that
there shall "not be room enough
to receive it. 1 1 And I will rebuke
the '^devourer for your sakes, and
he shall not destroy the fruits of
your ground ; neither shall your
vine cast its fruit before the time
in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.
12 And "all nations shall call you
happy; for ye shall be a -^delight-
some land, saith Jehovah of hosts.
13 Your words have been ''stout
against me, saith Jehovah. Yet
ye say. What have we spoken
against thee 1 14 Ye have said.
It is '' vain to serve God ; and
what * profit is it that we have
kept his chai'ge, and that we have
walked ^mournfully before Jeho-
vah of hosts'? 15 and now we
call the * proud happy ; yea, they
that work wickedness are built up;
yea, they tempt God, and ' escape.
16 Then they that feared Jeho-
vah spake one with another ; and
Jehovah "hearkened, and heard,
and a "book of remembrance was
written before him, for them that
feared .Jehovah, and that thought
upon his name. 17 And they
shall be "mine, saith Jehovah of
hosts, even mine '''own possession,
1 Or, ill mourning apparel
°- Ps. 78. 23-
i!9
>> Ezek. 34.
26
" Lev. 26. 3-c
d Joel 1. 4 ;
•-'. 26
* Is. 61. 9
/ Is. 62. 4
"ch. 1.7,12,
13; 2. 17
*[Ch. 3. 19
in Heb.]
'' Jer. 2. 25 ;
IS. 12
i Is. 68. 3
*■' ch. 4. 1
' Jer. 7. 10
"' Ps. 34. 16 ;
Jer. 31.
18-20
" Is. 4. 3 ;
Dan. 12. 1
" Is. 43. 1
P Ex. 19. 6 ;
Dt. 7. 6 ;
Is. 43. 21 ;
1 Pet. 2. 9
1 Is. 4. 2
'■ Neh. 13.
22 ; Ps. 103.
13 ; Is. 26.
20
' Gen. 18.
2.') ; Am. 6.
15
< ver. 5, 15
" ch. 3. 2, 3 ;
Ps. 21.9;
Nah. 1. 5, 6
'" Is. 6. 24 ;
Obad. 18
^ Is. 9. IS, 19
J" 2 S. 23. 4 ;
Is. 30. 20 ;
60. 1
' Jer. 30. 17 ;
33. 6
" Is. 35. 6
I- Job 40. 12 ;
Is. 26. 0 ;
Mic. 5. 8
' Ezek. 28. 18
d ch. 3. 17
"^ Dt. 4, 23 ;
8. 11, 19
.'^Mt. U. 14;
Mk. 0. 11-
in the * day that I " make ; and I
will *■ spare them, as a man spareth
his own son that serveth him. 18
Then shall ye return and * discern
between the righteous and the
' wicked, between him that serveth
God and him that serveth him not.
* A 1 For, behold, the day cometh,
a! it " burnetii as a furnace ; and
all the proud, and all that work
wickedness, shall be *' stubble ; and
the day that cometh shall ^burn
them up, saith Jehovah of hosts,
that it shall leave them neither
root nor branch. 2 But unto you
that fear my name shall the *sun
of righteousness arise with ^heal-
ing in its ^ wings ; and j' e shall go
forth, and " gambol as calves of the
stall. 3 And ye shall * tread down
the wicked ; for they shall be
"ashes under the soles of your
feet in the ''day that I '^make,
saith Jehovah of hosts.
4 " Remember ye the law of
Moses my servant, which I com-
manded unto him in Horeb for
all Israel, even statutes and ordi-
nances. 5 Behold, I will send you
•^Elijah the prophet before the
great and terrible day of Jehovah
come. 6 And he shall "turn the
heart of the fathers ''to the chil-
dren, and the heart of the children
^ to their fathers ; lest I come and
''smite the ^ earth with a ''curse.
13 ; Lk. 1. 17 " Lk. 1. 17 A Is. 11. 4 ; Rev. 19. 15
2 Or, do this ' Or, beams
* Or, with 5 Or, land
6 Or, Oaii Or, devoting to destruction
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THE NEW COVENANT
COMMONLY CALLED
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OF
OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST
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COMMONLY CALLED
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OF
OUE LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST
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pose entertained by many members of the American Revision Committee
almost from the publication of the work. The list of passages in which
the New Testament Company dissented from the decisions of their Eng-
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American New Testament Revision Company, having in many cases
yielded their preference for certain readings and renderings, present the
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in their view of sufficient importance to be appended to the revision,
in accordance with an understanding between the Companies."
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American public. This desire, especially on the part of those whose gen-
erous interest in the work from its inception had enabled the American
revisers to meet the pecuniary outlay its preparation involved, they were
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far as they might the purity and integrity of the version, led them to
pledge their support for fourteen years to the editions issued by the Uni-
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In the preparation of this edition no attempt has been made to pre-
serve a full record of the other readings and renderings than those that
appeared in the work as published in 1881 which were preferred by the
American revisers. The Appendix of that edition, however, was not only
hastily compiled under pressure from the University Presses, but its neces-
sarily limited compass compelled, as the original heading intimated, the
exclusion of many suggestions that the American Company held to be of
interest and importance. These, amounting in the aggregate to a consider-
able number, have been incorporated in the present edition. The oppor-
tunity has been taken also to introduce not a few alterations, individually
PREFACE
of slight importance, yet as a body contributing decidedly to the perfection
of the work. But the survivors of the New Testament Company have not
felt at liberty to make new changes of moment which were not favorably
passed upon by their associates at one stage or another of the original
preparation of the work.
Respecting details, but little need be added to the ample statements
made in the Preface prefixed to the work on its first appearance.
In the delicate matter of rendering the names of the several coins that
occur in the New Testament, we have departed somewhat from our Eng-
lish brethren. For the Greek AeTrrov the term " mite " has been retained,
and for KoSpavrr/s the rendering " farthing " (see Mk. xii. 42). But aaadpiov
has been translated " penny " (Matt. x. 29 ; Lk. xii. (5) ; while in thirteen
out of the sixteen instances where in the edition of 1881 the Greek Syvapiov
was represented by this English word, the term " shilling " has been sub-
stituted, not only as corresponding more nearly to the coin's relative value,
but also because " penny," according to its modern use, is in some cases
highly inappropriate (see Matt. xx. 2 ; Lk. x. 35 ; Rev. vi. 6). In the three
remaining instances (Matt. xxii. 19 ; Mk. xii. 15 ; Lk. xx. 24), the Greek
name of the coin has been introduced, in order to meet the obvious require-
ment of the context. Where the English value of coins is given in the
margin, we have added the equivalents in our national currency ; but in
the case of the talent (Matt, xviii. 24) what is believed to be a more accu-
rate valuation has been given.
In formal particulars, this new edition will show but slight and infre-
quent deviations from its predecessor. The division of the text into para-
graphs in that edition has not been often departed from ; and then chiefly
in cases where the same matter is found in more than one of the Gospels,
and hence uniformity of division seemed desirable. Further, in the
Epistles and the Revelation the more decided transitions to a new topic
have been indicated by leaving a line blank. The somewhat ponderous
and peculiar system of punctuation of the original edition has been in the
main adhered to ; although, pursuant to the principle there followed, a
comma has here and there been dropped which seemed likely to obstruct
the reader, and the gradations of thought have been occasionally indicated
more distinctly by substituting a semicolon for the overworked colon.
The titles of the books, which in the former edition Avere given as printed
in 1611, have been somewhat abbreviated, at the dictate of convenience,
and agreeably to usage, ancient as well as modern. They have been altered
only in the few instances where the former heading was erroneous (as in
the case of the Epistle to the Hebrews), or apt to mislead (as in the case of
the Book of Acts), or hardly intelligible to the ordinary reader (as the
" General " in the heading of some of the shorter Epistles), or founded in a
misapprehension (as in the case of " Saint " prefixed to the names of the
Evangelists). Moreover, the alternate title of the New Testament, and the
mode of printing the headings of the Four Evangelists' narratives, are
designed to recall to mind the inherent signification and primitive use of
the terms " Testament " (compare Hebrews ix. 15 f .) and " Gospel." In
PREFACE
the Book of Revelation, also, the "Glorias," "Trisagia," etc., have been
marked typographically.
In dealing with the Language, the American revisers have endeavored
to act with becoming deference and reserve. A few archaisms, such as
" how that," " for to," " the which," " howbeit," etc., which are becoming
uncouth to a modern ear, have been generally although not invariably
discarded. Not a few of the instances of the superfluous use of " do " and
" did " as auxiliaries, of " that " as equivalent to " that which," and the like,
have also been removed; and current ' usage has been recognized in the
case of forms which King James's revision employed indiscriminately, as
" beside " and " besides " (see Luke xvi. 26 ; xxiv. 21). But in making
these and other slight changes, the American editors have not forgotten
that they were dealing with a venerable monument of English usage, and
have been careful not to obliterate the traces of its historic origin and
descent.
The two most obvious departures of this edition from that of 1881 con-
sist in the addition of references to parallel and illustrative Biblical pas-
sages, and of running headings to indicate the contents of the pages.
The references have been selected in the main from a numerous col-
lection provisionally attached to the text at one stage of the preparation of
the original work, but withheld at the time of its publication. In selecting
them, however, other similar collections and the better commentaries have
not been neglected ; but the aim has been to avoid multiplying them to
such a degree as to embarrass or discourage a student. Accordingly, refer-
ences which may be said to be of a hortatory or dogmatic character have
been comparatively neglected, as belonging less to the study of Scripture
than to its application, whether in the realm of thought or of life. On the
other hand, prominence has been given to those which illustrate national
customs, characteristic phrases, peculiarities of vocabulary or style, corre-
spondences between different Biblical books, and the like. Some attempt
has been made, also, to group references topically ; as for example, in the
case of Matthew's allusions to the " words " of Christ ; of the " we " sec-
tions in Acts ; of the use of " brethren " in addressing Christians on the
one hand, and Jews on the other; of "Jews" as employed in a national
and a hierarchical reference ; and the like. In order further to lessen the
number of " superiors " tending to distract a reader's eye, the different
references belonging to a verse have often been consolidated, with the
result occasionally that in the given group of passages one may illustrate
one part of a verse, another another. References printed in italics desig-
nate parallel passages ; in such cases the comprehensive reference is gener-
ally held to suffice for all details falling within the limits of the parallels,
especially in the Gospels. In many cases, however, striking aphorisms,
particularly when not found in all of the parallel narratives, have received
a notation of their own. As the references constitute an apparatus mainly
for Biblical study, and as their selection has been inevitably influenced
somewhat by modern exegetical opinion, they have been separated from
the citations and express allusions for which the sacred writer is respon-
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Bible, by printing this latter class with Roman chapter-numerals and setting-
them at the foot of the page.
Notwithstanding the caution — as wise perhaps as prudent — which led
the English Committee wholly to omit the headings of chapters and pages,
and in spite of the disfavor which has been the fate of many attempts to
furnish them from the days of Dr. Blayney, who, with four assistants, pro-
duced a set which speedily fell into neglect, it has been deemed best to
equip the present edition with running headlines, which may serve in some
sort instead of a detailed Table of Contents, and as landmarks to a reader
familiar with the text. In preparing them it has been the constant aim to
avoid as far as possible all pre-commitments, whether doctrinal or exegeti-
cal ; and with this object in view, the forms of statement employed have
been drawn in the main from the Biblical text. Often a fragmentary
quotation which might serve as a catchword or reminder of a well-known
passage has been deemed sufficient. The limitations of space have fre-
quently compelled a partial selection from the contents of a given page, the
continuation of a heading from one page to the next, or even the entry of
the kernel of a statement on a page adjoining that on which it appears in
the text. Slight displacement in such a case seemed preferable to total
omission.
It is not superfluous to mention expressly the fact that in this edition
the variant readings and renderings are placed at the foot of the pages, but
in as close juxtaposition as possible with the passages to which they relate.
The reader's attention is thereby drawn to the circumstance that some
degree of uncertainty still cleaves, in the judgment of scholars, either to
the text of the passage before him, or to its translation, or to both. Accord-
ingly, when he remembers that, by the rule of procedure which the
Committee followed, the translation of 1611 held its place in every instance
until an alteration commanded the votes of two-thirds of the revisers, it will
become evident to him that a rendering given in the margin may have com-
mended itself to a majority, while still falling short of the degree of
approval necessary to enable it to supplant the text. It is known that this
was the case in a considerable number of instances, of which the established
term " Comforter " as the appellation of the Holy Spirit in the fourteenth
chapter of the Gospel of John is a notable representative.
The present volume, it is believed, will on the one hand bring a plain
reader more closely into contact with the exact thought of the sacred writers
than any version now current in Christendom, and on the other hand prove
itself especially serviceable to students of the Word. In this belief the
editors bid it anew God-speed, and in the realization of this desired result
they will find their all-sufficient reward.
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NEW INSTRUCTIVE MAPS
Illustrating the Bible Lands of
THE NEW TESTAMENT.
Specially prepared for Nelson's Bibles by Frank Lloyd Rose, Cartographer, and edited
by Rev. W. W. White, Ph.D., D,D., President of the Bible Teacher's Training School.
New York,
These Maps include the results of recent careful surveys and the most authentic iden-
tification of Biblical localities.
They are placed through the Bible just where they should be to locate and firmly fix
in the mind of the reader the places mentioned in the Sacred Text.
"Matthew"
"Mark"
"Luke"
"John"
"Acts"
' ' Early Workings of Apostles ' '
facing page 1
" 35
" 57
" 93
" 121
" 130
" Paul's First Journey" facing page 136
" Paul's Second Journey " " " 142
" Paul's Third Journey " " " 144
" Paul's Voyage to Rome " " " 152
"Revelation" " " 267
THE NAMES AND ORDER
OF THE
BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
The Gospel : —
According to Matthew
According to Mark
According to Luke
According to John
The Acts .
Romans
I. Corinthians
II. Corinthians
Galatians .
Ephesians .
Philippians
Colossians
I. Thessalonians
1
35
57
93
121
157
173
188
198
204
210
214
218
II. Thessalonians
I. Timothy .
II. Timothy
Titus .
Philemon
Hebrews
James .
I. Peter
II. Peter
I. John
II. John
III. John
JUDE .
Revelation
PAGE
222
224
229
232
234
235
247
251
256
259
263
264
265
267
PALESTINE
ILLUSTRATING
GOSPELBTMATTHEW
, rRANKLUTVDfiojB.CAIrrOCRAPHEn
VfijEn-WWlTTC.M.A..P!iJl.IliI)L. Eorroa
Caraian,»a,nT«lii^s NEUiONi.saNS
THE GOSPEL:
ACCORDING TO
MATTHEW
Genealogy of Jesas. Birth of Jesus. Visit of the Magi
1^ The book of the " generation
of Jesus Christ, "the son of
David, '"the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and
Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob be-
gat Judah and his brethren ; 3 and
Judah begat Perez and Zerah of
Tamar ; and '' Perez begat Hezron ;
and Hezron begat ^ Ram ; 4 and
^ Ram begat Amminadab ; and Am-
minadab begat Nahshon ; and Nah-
shon begat Bahnon ; 5 and Hahnon
begat Boaz of Rahab; and Roaz
begat Obed of Ruth ; and Obed be-
gat Jesse ; 6 and Jesse begat David
the king.
And David ^ begat Solomon of
her that had been the wife of Uriah ;
7 and Solomon -^ begat Rehoboam ;
and Rehoboam begat Abijah ; and
Abijah begat "* Asa ; 8 and * Asa
begat Jehoshaphat ; and Jehosha-
phat begat Joram ; and Joram be-
gat Uzziah ; 9 and Uzziah begat
Jotham ; and Jotham begat Ahaz ;
and Ahaz begat Hezekiah ; 10 and
Hezekiah begat Manasseh ; and IMa-
nasseh begat ^Amon; and ''Amon
begat Josiah ; 1 1 and Josiah begat
Jechoniah and his brethren, at the
time of the *"" carrying away to
Babylon.
1 2 And after the ®f carrying away
to Babylon, Jechoniah begat '' She-
altiel ; and ^ Shealtiel begat Zerub-
babel ; 13 and Zerubbabel begat
Abiud ; and Abiud begat Eliakim ;
and Eliakim begat Azor ; 1 4 and
Azor begat Sadoc ; and Sadoc begat
Achim ; and Achim begat Eliud ;
1 5 and Eliud begat Eleazar ; and
Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Mat-
than begat Jacob; 16 and Jacob
begat Joseph the husband of Mary,
of whom was born Jesus, ''who is
called Christ.
1 Or, The genealogy of Jesus Christ
2 Or, birth : as in ver. 18. 3 Gr. Aram.
■4 G-r. Asaph. 5 (jr. Amos.
s Or, removal to Babylon ? Gr. Salathiel.
31
" 2 S. 7. 12-
16 ; Ps. 89,
3 f.; 132. 11;
Is. 9. 6f. ;
11. 1 ; Lk.
1. 32. 69 ;
Jn. 7. 42 ;
Acts 13. 23;
Rom. 1.3;
Rev. 22. 16;
comp. ch.
9. 27
6 Gen. 22. It;
Gal. 3. 16
" ver. 1-6 :
Luke 3. 3-i-
32
d ver. 3-6 :
comp.
Ruth 4. 18-
22 ; 1 Chr.
2. 1-15
" 2 S. 11. 27 ;
12. 24
/I Chr. 3.
10 ff.
" 2 K. 24.
14 f . ; Jer.
27. 20; ver.
17
ft eh. 27. 17,
22;
comp. Lk.
2.11; Jn.
4. 25
<Lk. 1. 27;
comp. ch.
12. 46
ic Lk. 1. 35
'Lk.l. 31;
2.21
"^ Lk. 2. 11 ;
Acts 13. 23;
Jn. 1. 29
" Comp.
ver. 21
0 Lk. 2. 4-7
17 So all the generations from
Abraham unto David are fourteen
generations ; and from David unto
the "^"carrying away to Babylon
fourteen generations ; and from the
''^carrying away to Babylon unto
the Christ fourteen generations.
18 Now the f birth »of Jesus
Christ was on this wise : When his
* mother Mary had been betrothed
to Joseph, before they came to-
gether she was * found with child
of the Holy Spirit. 1 9 And Joseph
her husband, being a righteous
man, and not willing to make her
a public example, was minded to
Eut her away privily. 20 But when
e thought on these things, behold,
an angel of the Lord appeared unto
him in a dream, saying, Joseph,
thou son of David, fear not to take
unto thee Mary thy wife : for that
which is •"'conceived in her is of
the Holy Spirit. 21 And she shall
bring forth a son ; and ' thou shalt
call nis name Jksus ; for it is he
that '"shall save his people from
their sins. 22 Now all this is come
to pass, that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by the Lord
through the prophet, saying,
23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with
child, and shall bring forth a
son,
And they shall call his name
^'■^ Immanuel ;
which is, being interpreted, God
with us. 24 And Josepn arose from
his sleep, and did as the angel of
the Lord commanded him, and took
unto him his wife ; 25 and knew her
not till she had brought forth a
son : and "he called his name Jestts.
2 Now when Jesus was "born
in Bethlehem of Judsea in the
days of ^ Herod the king, behold,
8 Or, generation : as in ver. 1.
9 Some ancient authorities read of the Christ.
1" Gr. begotten. n Is. vii. 14.
12 Gr. Emmanuel.
2.2
MATTHEW
3.4
Flight into Egypt. Slaughter of the Innocents. Return U> Nazareth. Preaching of the Baptist
^Wise-men from the east came to
Jerusalem, saying, 2 - Where is he
that is born " King of the Jews 1
for we saw *his star in the east,
and are come to ^worship him.
3 And when Herod the king heard
it, he was troubled, and all Jeru-
salem with him. 4 And gathering
together all the chief priests and
scribes of the people, he inquired
of them where the Christ sliould
be born. 5 And they said unto
him, ''In Bethlehem of Judaea : for
thus it is written through the
prophet,
6 ^And thou Bethlehem, land of
Judah,
Art in no wise least among the
princes of .Judah :
For out of thee shall come forth
a governor.
Who shall be ''shepherd of my
fjeople Israel,
len Herod privily called the
^Wise-men, and learned of them
exactly *what time the star ap-
peared. 8 And he sent them to
Bethlehem, and said. Go and search
out exactly concerning the young
child ; and when ye have found him,
bring me word, that I also may
come and ^worship him. 9 And
they, having heard the king, went
their way ; and lo, the star, which
they saw in the east, went before
them, till it came and stood over
where the young child was. 1 0 And
when they saw the star, they_ re-
joiced with exceeding great joy.
1 1 And they came into the house
and saw the young child with
^ Mary his mother ; and they fell
down and worshipped him ; and
opening their treasures they offered
unto him gifts, gold and frankin-
cense and myrrh. 12 And being
•''warned of God in a dream that
they should not return to Herod,
they departed into their own coun-
try another way.
13 Now when they were de-
parted, behold, an angel of _ the
Lord ^appeareth to Joseph in a
dream, saying. Arise and take the
young child and his mother, and
flee into Egypt, and be thou there
until I tell thee : for Hei'od will
seek the S'^oung child to destroy
1 Gr. Magi. Compare Esther 1. 13 ; Dan. 2. 12 ;
Acts 13. 6. 8.
2 Or, W/iere is the King of the Jews that is
born?
3 The Greek word denotes an act of reverence
whether paid to a creature (see ch. 4. 9 ; 18. 26), or
to the Creator (see ch. 4. 10). ■• Mic. v. 2.
5 Or, the time of the star that appeared
" Jer. 23. 5 ;
30.9;
Zech. 9. 9 ;
ch. 27. 11 ;
Lk. 19. 38 ;
23. 38; Jn.
1.49
6 Num. 24.
17; Rev.
22, 16
"^ Jn. 7. 42
rf See Jn.
21. 16
^ch. 1.18;
see ch. 12.
46
/ ver. 22 ;
Acts 10.
22 ; Heb. 8.
6; 11.7;
comp. 13,
1!) ; Lk. 2.
26
» ver. 19 ;
comp. 12
h Ex. 4. 22 f.
' ver. 13 ;
comp. ver.
12,22
* See ver. 12
' Lk. 1. 26
'" See Mk.
1. 24
" ver. 1-12 :
Mark 1.
3-8: Luke
3. 2-17 ;
comp.
Jn. 1. 6-8,
19-28
" Judg. 1.
16; comp.
.Josh. 15.
61
)• ch. 4. 17
« Corap.
Dan. 2.44;
ch. 4. 17;
6. 10 ; 10. 7 ;
comp. Mk.
1. 15 ; Lk.
in. 9 f. ; 11.
20 ; 21. 31 ;
comp. 4. 23
•■ Comp. Jn.
1. 23
'2K. 1. 8;
him. 14 And he arose and took
the young child and his mother by
night, and departed into Egypt ;
15 and was there until the death
of Herod : that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken bj^ the Lord
through the prophet, saying, ^ Out
of Egypt did I call '' my son.
16 Then Herod, when he saw
that he was mocked of the ^ Wise-
men, was exceeding wi-oth, and
sent forth, and slew all the male
children that were in Bethlehem,
and in all the borders thereof, from
two years old and under, according
to the time which he had exactly
learned of the ^ Wise-men. 1 7 Then
was fulfilled that which was spoken
through Jeremiah the prophet, say-
ing,
1 8 ^ A voice was heard in Kamah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her chil-
dren ;
And she would not be com-
forted, because they are not.
19 But when Herod was dead,
behold, an angel of the Lord 'ap-
peareth in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt, saying, 20 Arise and take
the young child and his mother,
and go into the land of Israel :
for they are dead that sought the
j^oung child's life. 21 And he
arose and took the young child
and his mother, and came into the
land of Israel. 22 But when he
heard that Archelaus was reigning
over Judsea in the room of his
father Herod, he was afraid to go
thither ; and being * warned of God
in a dream, he withdrew into the
parts of Galilee, 23 and came and
dwelt in a city called ' Nazareth ;
that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken through the proph-
ets, ^tliat he should be called a
"' Nazarene.
3x\nd "in those days cometh
John the Baptist, preaching in
"the wilderness of Juda?a, saying,
2 >' Repent ye ; for * the kingdom
of heaven is at hand. 3 For this
is he that was spoken of through
Isaiah the prophet, saying,
"The voice of one crjung in the
wilderness,
*" j\Iake ye ready the way of the
Lord,
Make his paths straight.
4 Now John himself had 'his rai-
ment of camel's hair, and a leathern
6 Hos. xi. 1.
7 Jer. xxxi. 15.
i Isa. xi. 1 in the Heb. 1
9 laa. xl. 3.
3.5
MATTHEW
4.16
Baptism of Jesus. The Temptatiou. Jesus retires to Gnlilee
girdle about his loins ; and his
rood wac " locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out unto him Jeru-
^^alem, and all Judaea, and all * the
region round about the Jordan ;
(5 and they were baptized of him
in the river Jordan, confessing their
sins. 7 But when he saw many
of the " Pharisees and '' Sadducees
coming ^ to his baptism, he said
unto them, Ye '' offspring of vipers,
who warned you to flee from ^ the
wrath to come'? 8 Bring forth
therefore fruit " worthy of '^ repent-
ance : 9 and think not to say
within yourselves, ''We have Abra-
ham to our father : for I say unto
you, that God is able of these stones
to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 And even now the axe lieth at
the root of the trees : ' every tree
therefore that bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire. 11 *I indeed baptize
you ^ in water unto repentance : but
ne that cometh after me is might-
ier than I, whose shoes I am not
^ worthy to bear : ' he shall baptize
you ^ in the Holy Spirit and in fire :
12 whose "'fan is in his hand,
and he will thoroughly cleanse
his threshing-floor ; and he will
" gather his wheat into the garner,
but the chaff he will burn up with
"unquenchable fire.
13 ^'Then cometh Jesus *from
Galilee to the Jordan unto John,
to be baptized of him. 14 But
John would have hindered him,
saying, I have need to be baptized
of thee, and comest thou to me"?
15 But Jesus answering said unto
him, Suffer ^ it now : for thus it be-
cometh us to fulfil all righteousness.
Then he suffereth him. _ 16 And
Jesus, when he was baptized, went
up straightway from the water :
and lo, the heavens were opened
"unto him, and 'he saw the Spirit
of God descending as a dove, and
coming upon him ; 1 7 and lo, a
voice out of the heavens,_ saying,
'"This is my beloved Son, in whom
I am well pleased.
4 'Then was Jesus led up of
the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted of the devil. 2 And
when he had " fasted forty days and
forty nights, he afterward hun-
gered. 3 And " the tempter came
1 Or, for bapli.^m, 2 Or, your repentance
3 Or, with * Gr. su^dent. s Or, me
6 Some ancient authorities omit vnin him.
? Or, This is my Son ; my beloved in whom
I am well pleased. See ch. 12. 18.
" Lev. 11. 22
(- Lk. 3. 3
" Comp.
ch. 2a. 13,
15 ; 16. 1 If.
d Comp. ch.
22. 23 ; 16.
1 ff. ; Acts
4. 1; 5. 17;
23. 6 ff.
« ch. 12. 34 ;
23. 33
/ITh. 1.10
» Acts 26. 20
'' Jn. 8. 33, 39
ich. 7. 19
k See Jn. 1.
26
' Jn. 1. 33
"' Lk. 3. 17 ;
comp. Is.
30, 24
" ch. 13. 30
" Mk. 9. 43,
48
>' ver. 13-17 :
Murkl. 9-
11 ; Luke 3.
21, 22 ;
comp. Jn.
1. 31-34
9 ch. 2. 22
'■ Jn. 1. 32
* ch. 12. 18 ;
17.5; Mk.
9. 7 ; Lk.
9. 35;
comp. Is.
42.1
t ver. 1-11 :
iVark 1. 12,
13 ; Luke
4. 1-13
" Comp. Ex.
34. 28 ;
1 K. 19. 8
" 1 Th. 3. 5
* Often ; for
example,
14. 33 ; 26.
63 ; 27. 54 ;
Mk. 3. 11 ;
5. 7 ; Lk. 1.
35 ; 4. 41 ;
22. 70 ; Jn.
1. 34, 49 ;
5. 25 : 9.
35 ; 20. 31 ;
Acts 9. 20 ;
Rom. 1. 4 ;
2 Cor. 1.
19 ; Gal. 2.
20 ; Heb. 4.
14; 7. 3 ;
1 Jn. 3. 8 ;
5. 10 ff. ;
Eev. 2. 18
'-' ch. 27. 53 ;
Neh. 11. 1,
18 ; comp.
Dan. 9. 24
n Chr. 21.
. 1; Job].
6-9, 12 ; 2.
1-4, 6, 7 ;
Zech. 3. 1,
2 ; Mt. 12.
26 ; 16. 23 ;
Mk. 1.13;
3. 23, 26 ;
4.15: 8.
33 ; Lk. 10.
18 ; 11. 18 ;
13. 16; 22.
3, 31 ; Jn.
13. 27;
Acts 5. 3 ;
26. 18 ;
Rom. 16.
20 ; 1 Cor.
5. 5 ; 7. 5 ;
2 Cor. 2.
11 ; 11. 14 ;
12. 7 ; 1 TL.
3
and said unto him. If thou art *the
Son of God, command that these
stones become ^ bread. 4 But he
answered and said. It is written,
®Man shall not live by bread alone,>
but by every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of God. 5 Then
the devil taketh him into *the holy
city ; and he set him on the ^° pin-
nacle of the temple, 6 and saith
unto him. If thou art ^ the Son of
God, cast thyself down : for it is
written,
'^ He shall give his angels charge
concerning thee :
and.
On their hands they shall bear
thee up.
Lest haply thou dash thy foot
against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, Again it is
written, ^^Thou shalt not make trial
of the Lord thy God. 8 Again,
the devil taketh him unto an ex-
ceeding high mountain, and show-
eth him all the kingdoms of the
world, and _ the glory of them;
9 and he said unto him, All these
things will I give thee, if thou
wilt fall down and ^''worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him,
Get thee hence, ^ Satan : for it
is written, "Thou shalt worship
the Lord thy God, and him onlj'-
shalt thou serA-e. 11 Then the
devil leaveth him ; _ and behold,
"angels came and ministered unto
him.
12 Now when he heard that
* John was delivered up, "he with-
drew into Galilee ; 1 3 and leaving
Nazareth, he came and ''dwelt in
Capernaum, which is by the sea,
in the borders of Zebulun and
Naphtali : 14 that it might be ful-
filled which was spoken through
Isaiah the prophet, saying,
15 ^^The land of Zebulun and the
land of Naphtali,
^^ Toward the sea, beyond the
Jordan ,
Galilee of the '" Gentiles,
16 The people that sat in dark-
ness
Saw a great light,
2. 18 ; 2 Th. 2. 9 ; 1 Tim. 1. 20 ; 5. 15 ; Rev. 2. 9, 13,
24 ; 3. 9 ; 12. 9 ; 20. 2, 7 « ch. 26. 53 ; Lk. 22. 43
<> ch. 14. 3; Mk. 1. 14 ; Lk. 3. 20; comp. Jn. 3. 24
<" Mk. 1. 14 ; Lk. 4. 14 ; comp. Jn. 1. 43 ; 2. 11 d Mk.
1. 21 ; 2. 1 ; Lk. 4. 23, 31 ; Jn. 2. 12 ; 4. 46 f. : comp.
ch. 11. 23
8 Gr. loaves. ' Dt. viii. 3. lo Gr. wing.
11 Ps. xci. 11. 12. i2Dt. vi. 16.
13 See marginal note on ch. 2. 2. 1* Dt. vi. 13
IS Is. ix. 1, 2. IS Gr. The way of the sea.
17 Gr. nations ; and so elsewhere.
4.17
MATTHEW
5.21
JesDS calls the Four. The Sermen on the Hoant. The Beatitudes. The Disciples and the World. Jesus comes
And to them that sat in the
region and shadow of death,
To them did Hght spring up.
17" From that time oegan Jesus
to preach, and to say, * Repent ye ;
for the * kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
18 "And walking by ''the sea
of Galilee, he saw two brethren.
"Simon who is called Peter, ana
Andrew his brother, casting a net
into the sea ; for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them. Come
ye after ine, and I will make you
nshei'S of men. 20 And they
straightway left the nets, and
followed him. 21 And going on
from thence he saw two other
brethren, '-^ James the son of Zebe-
dee, and John his brother, in the
boat with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets ; and he called
them. 22 And they straightway
left the boat and their father, and
followed him.
23 And '^ Jesus went about ^in
all Galilee, '' teaching in their s;yna-
gogues, and ' preaching the ^ gos-
pel of the kingdom, and * healing
all manner of disease and all man-
ner of sickness among the people.
24 And the report of him went
forth ' into all Syria : and they
brought unto him all that were
sick, holden with divers diseases
and torments, '*™ possessed with
demons, and "epileptic, and "pal-
sied ; and he healed them. -25
And there ^ followed him great
multitudes from Galilee and « De-
capolis and Jerusalem and Judfea
and from "" beyond the Jordan.
5 'And seeing the multitudes,
he went up into 'the moun-
tain : and when he had sat down,
his disciples came unto him:
2 and he "opened his mouth and
taught them, saying,
3 '" Blessed are the poor in
spirit : for * theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.
4 ^ Blessed are *they that mourn :
for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are ""the meek : for
they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are " they that hunger
and thirst after righteousness : for
they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful : for
they shall obtain mercy.
J Or, Jacob " Some ancient authorities read he.
3 Or, good tidings : and so elsewhere.
* Or, demoniacs
5 Some ancient authorities transpose ver. 4
and 5.
"Mk. 1.14,
15
b See ch. 3. 2
« ver. 18-22 :
Markl.l^
20 ; comp.
Lk. 5. 2-11 ;
Jn. 1. 40-42
d ch. 15. 29 ;
Mk. 7. 31 ;
Jn. 6. 1 ;
comp. Lk.
5. 1
* ch. 10. 2 ;
16. 18 ; Jn.
1. 40, 42
/ch. 10. 2;
comp.
20.20
9 Mk. 1. 39 ;
Lk. 4. 15,44
h ch. 9. 35 ;
13. 54 ; Mk.
1. 21 ; 6. 2 ;
Lk. 4. 15 ;
6. 6; 13. 10;
Jn. 6. 59 ;
18. 20. See
Mk. 10. 1
i ch. 9. 35 ;
Mk. 1. 14 ;
comp. ch.
24. 14 ; Lk.
4. 43 ; 8. 1 ;
16. 16 ;
Acts 20. 25;
28. 31 ;
comp. ch.
3.2
fcch. 8. 16;
9. 35 ; 14.
14; 15. 30;
19. 2: 21.
14;Mk. 1.
34 ; 3. 10 ;
Lk. 4. 40 ;
7. 21 ;
comp.
Acts 10. 38
I Lk. 2. 2 ;
Acts 15. 23,
41 ; 18. 18 ;
20. 3; 21. 3;
Gal. 1. 21.
Comp.
Mk. 7. 26
'"ch.8.16.28,
33 ; 9. 32 ;
12. 22 ; 15.
22; Mk. 1.
32 ; 5. 15,
16, 18 ; Lk.
8. 36 ; Jn.
10. 21
« ch. 17. 15
0 ch. 8. 6 ; 9.
2, 6 ; Mk.
2. 3, 4, 5, 9 ;
Lk. 5. 24
J' Mk. 3.7,8;
Lk. 6. 17
9 Mk. 5. 20 ;
7. 31
"■ ver. 15
» chh. 5-7 :
comp. Lk.
6. 20-49
t Mk. 3. 13 ;
Lk. 9. 28 ;
Jn. 6. 3, 15.
Comp. Lk.
6.17
" Acts 8. 35 ;
10. 34 ; 18.
14 ; comp.
ch. 13. 35
" ver. 3-12 :
comp. Lk.
6. 20-23
'^ ver. 10; 19.
14 ; 25. 34 ;
Mk. 10. 14 ;
Lk. 6. 20 ;
22. 29 f .
vis. 61. 2;
4
8 Blessed are * the pure in heart :
for " they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers :
for ''they shall be called sons of
God.
10 Blessed are they that have
been "persecuted for righteous-
ness' sake : for ^ theirs is the king-
dom of heaven. 11 Blessed are
ye when me7i shall -^reproach you,
and persecute you, and say all
manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be
exceeding glad : for great is your
reward in heaven : for * so pei"se-
cuted they the prophets that were
before you.
1 3 Ye are the salt of the earth :
but '' if the salt have lost its savor,
wherewith shall it be salted 1 it
is thenceforth good for nothing,
but to be cast out and trodden
under foot of men. 14 Ye are
'the light of tlie world. A city
set on a hill cannot be hid. 15
* Neither do men light a lamp, and
put it under the bushel, but on
the stand ; and it shineth unto all
that are in the house. 16 Even
so let your light shine before men ;
that they may 'see your good
works, and '"glorify your Father
who is in heaven.
17 Think not that I came to
destroy the law or the prophets :
I came not to destroy, but to
fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto
you, " Till heaven and earth pass
away, one jot or one tittle shall in
no wise pass away from the law,
till all things be accomplished.
1 9 Whosoever therefore shall break
one of these least commandments,
and shall teach men so, shall be
called least in the kingdom of
heaven : but whosoever shall do
and teach them, he shall be called
great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, that except
your righteousness shall exceed
the righteousness of the scribes and
Pharisees, ye shall in no wi.se enter
into the kingdom of heaven.
21 "Ye have heard that it was
said to them of old time, ®Thou
shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall
comp. Jn. 16. 20; Rev. 7. 17 ' Ps. 37. 11 « Is. 55.
I, 2; comp. Jn. 4. 14; 6. 48 ff. ; 7. 37 b Ps. 24. 4
■^ Heb. 12. 14 ; 1 Jn. 3. 2 ; Rev. 22. 4 d Rom. 8. 14 ;
comp. ver. 45; Lk. 6. 35 ' 1 Pet. 3. 14 /lFet.4.14
i' 2 Chr. 36. 16 ; ch. 23. 37 ; Acts 7. 52 ; 1 Th. 2. 15 ;
Jas. 5. 10 ; comp. Heb. 11. 33 ff. A Mk. 9. 50 ; Lk.
14. 34f. ' Comp. Jn. 8. 12 * Mk. 4. 21 ; Lk. 8. 16 ;
II. 33 ' Comp. 1 Pet. 2. 12 "» See ch. 9. 8 " Lk
16. 17 ; comp. ch. 24. 35 " Comp. ver. 27, 33, 38, 43
■> Bk. XX. 13 ; Dt. V. 17.
5.22
MATTHEW
6,3
to fulfil the Law and the Prophets. Of Eumity, of Adaltery, of Oaths, of Retaliation, of Love to Enemies, of Alms
kill shall be in danger of "the
judgment : 22 but I say unto you,
that every one who is angry with
his brother ^ shall be in danger of
" the judgment ; and whosoever
shall say to his brother, "■^Raca,
shall be in danger of * the council ;
and whosoever shall say, ''Thou
fool, shall be in danger '*of the
^ " hell of fire. 23 If therefore thou
art oft'ering thy gift at the altar,
and there remeniberest that thy
brother hath aught against thee,
24 leave there thy gift before the
altar, and go thy way, first be
reconciled to thy brother, and
then come and offer thy gift.
25 ''Agree with thine adversary
quickly, while thou art with him
in the way ; lest haply the adver-
sary deliver thee to the judge,
and the judge *' deliver thee to
the officer, and thou be cast into
prison. 26 Verily I say unto thee.
Thou shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou have paid the last
farthing.
27 "Ye have heard that it was
said, ''Thou shalt not commit adul-
tery : 28 but I say unto you, that
every one that looketh on a woman
to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his
heart. 29 And ^if thy right ej^e
causeth thee to stumble, pluck it
out, and cast it from thee : for it
is profitable for thee that one of
thy members should perish, and
not thy whole body be cast into
« •' hell. 30 And " if thy right hand
causeth thee to stumble, cut it off,
and _ cast it from thee : for it is
profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not
thy whole body go into *"hell.
31 It was said also, ^Whosoever
shall put away his wife, let him
give her a writing of divorcement :
32 * but I say unto you, that every
one that putteth away his wife, sav-
ing for the cause of fornication,
maketh her an adulteress : and
whosoever shall marry her when she
is put away committeth adultery.
33 Again, *ye have heard that
it was said to them of old time,
^"Thou shalt not forswear thyself,
1 Many ancient authorities insert without
cause. 2 An expression of contempt.
3 Or, Moreh, a Hebrew expression of condem-
nation. « Gr. unto or into.
s Gr. Gehenna of fire.
6 Some ancient authorities omit deliver thee.
1 Ex. XX. 14 ; Dt. v. 18.
s Gr. Gehenna. » Dt. xxiv. 1, .3.
w Lev. xix. 12 ; Num. xxx. 2 ; Dt. xxiii. 21.
" Comp. Dt.
16. 18 ;
2 Chr. 19.
5f.
b ch. 10. 17 ;
26. 59 ;
Mk. 13. 9 ;
14. 55 ; 15.
1 ; Lk. 22.
66; Ju. 11.
47 ; Acts 4.
15 ; 5. 21,
&c. ; 6. 12,
&c. ; 22.
30 ; 23. 1,
&c. ; 24.
20
" ver. 29 f . ;
10. 28 ; 18.
9 ; 23. 15,
33 ; Mk. 0.
43 ff. ; Lk.
12. 5 ; Jas.
dLk.l2. 58f.
" ComiJ.
ver. 21, 33,
38,43
/ch. 18.9;
Mk. 9. 47;
comp. eh.
17. 27
^ See ver. 22
ft cli. 18. 8 ;
Mk. 9. 43 ;
comp. cli.
17.27
i ch. 19. 9 ;
Mk. 10.
11 f . ; Lk.
16. 18 ;
comp.
I Cor. 7.
II f.
fc Comp.
ver. 21, 27,
38, 43 ; ch.
23. 16 if.
' Jas. 5. 12
"' ch. 23. 22 ;
Is. 66. 1
" Is. 66. 1 ;
comp.
Acts 7. 49
0 Ps. 48. 2
P ch. 6. 13 ;
13. 19, 38 ;
Jn. 17. 15 ;
Eph. 6. 16 ;
2 Th. 3. 3 ;
1 Jn. 2.
13 f.; 3.12;
5. 18 f.
9 Comp.
ver. 21, 27,
33,43
»■ ver. 39-42 :
Luke 6. 29,
30. Comp.
1 Cor. 6. 7
" Lk. 6. 34 f.
t Comp.
ver. 21, 27,
33,38
" Lk. 6.
27 f. ;
comp. 23.
34; Acts 7.
60
" See ver. 9
•^ Lk. 6. 32
y Comp.
Lev. 19. 2
" ver. 5, 16 ;
ch. 23. 5
" ver. 5, 16 ;
comp. Lk.
6.24
but shalt perform unto the Lord
thine oaths : 34 but I say unto
you, ' Swear not at all ; neither
by the heaven, for it is '" the throne
or God ; 35 nor by the earth, for
it is the " footstool of his feet ; nor
"by Jerusalem, for it is "the city
of the great King. 36 Neither
shalt thou swear by thy head, for
thou canst not make one hair
white or black. 37 '" But let your
speech be, Yea, yea ; Nay, nay :
and whatsoever is more than these
is of ^"^ the evil one.
38 «Ye have heard that it was
said. An "eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth : 39 but I say
unto you, Kesist not '^ him that is
evil : but/" whosoever smiteth thee
on thy right cheek, turn to him
the other also. 40 And if any man
would go to law with thee, and
take away thy coat, let him have
thy cloak also. 41 And whoso-
ever shall ^f compel thee to go one
mile, go with him two. 42 *Give
to him that asketh thee, and from
him that would borrow of thee
turn not thou aWay.
43 *Ye have heard that it was
said, " Thou shalt love thy neigh-
bor, and hate thine enemy : 44 but
I say unto you, "Love your enemies,
and pray for them that persecute
you ; 45 that ye may be "sons of
your Father who is in heaven : for
he maketh his sun to rise on the
evil and the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and the unjust.
46 For ^if ye love them that love
you, what reward have ye "? do not
even the ^® publicans the same 1
47 And if ye salute your brethren
only, what do ye more than others ?
do not even the Gentiles the samel
48 ^Ye therefore shall be perfect,
as your heavenly Father is perfect.
6 Take heed that ye do not
your righteousness before men,
^ to be seen of them : else ye have
no reward with your Father who
is in heaven.
2 When therefore thou doest
alms, sound not a trumpet before
thee, as the hypocrites do in the
synagogues and in the streets,
that they ^may have glory of men.
" Verily I say unto you. They have
received their reward. 3 But when
11 Or, toward
12 Some ancient authorities read But your
speech shall be. is Or, evil : as in ver. 39 ; n. 13.
H Ex. xxi. 24 ; Lev. xxiv. 20 ; Dt. xix. 21.
15 Or, evil '^ Gr. impress. i? Lev. xli. 18.
18 That is, collectors or renters of Roman taxes
6.4
MATTHEW
6.34
OfPrajer. The loids Prayer. OfFastuig. Of True Treasure. Of the Inner Light. Of Anxiety
thou doest alms, let not thy left
hand know what thy right hand
doeth : 4 that thine alms may be
in secret : and "thy Father who
seeth in secret shall recompense
thee.
5 And when ye pray, ye shall
not be as the hypocrites : lor they
love to * stand and pray in the
synagogues and in the corners of
the streets, that they " may be
seen of men. ** Verily I say unto
you, They have received their re-
ward. 6 But thou, when thou
prayest, enter into thine inner
chamber, and having shut thy
door, pray to thy Father who is in
secret, and " thy Father who seeth
in secret shall recompense thee.
7 And in praying use not vain
repetitions, as the Gentiles do :
for they think that they shall be
heard for their ■''much speaking.
8 Be not therefore like unto them :
for ^"your Father knoweth what
things ye have need of, before ye
ask nim. 9 ''After this manner
therefore pray ye : Our Father
who art in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name. 10 'Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, as in heaven, so
on earth. 11 *Grive us this day
^our daily bread. 12 And forgive
us our debts, as we also have for-
given our debtors. 13 And bring
us not into temptation, but deliver
us from ^'the evil on_e^ 14 ™For
if ye forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also
forgive you. 15 But if ye forgive
not men their trespasses, neither
will your Father forgive your
trespasses.
1 6 Moreover " when ye fast, be
not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance : for they disfigure
their faces, that they may be seen
of men to fast. " Verily I say unto
you. They have received their re-
ward. 17 But thou, when thou
fastest, anoint thy head, and wash
thy face ; 1 8 that thou be not seen
of men to fast, but of thy Father
who is in secret : and ^ thy Father,
who seeth in secret, shall recom-
pense thee.
19 Lay not up for yourselves
treasures upon the earth, where
moth and rust consume, and where
1 Some ancient authorities read God your
Father.
" Gr. our bread for the coming day. Or, our
needfnl bread 3 Or, evil
* Many autliorities, some ancient, but with
variations, adii For thvne is th-e kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
" ver. 6, 18
b Mk. U.
25 ; Lk. 18.
11,13
" ver. 2, 16 ;
ch. 23. 5
d ver. 2, 16 ;
comp. Lk.
6. 24
« ver. 4, 18
/Comp.
1 K. 18.
26 f.;
Ecclus. 7.
14
a Comp.
ver. 32
h ver. 9-13 :
Luke 11.
2-4
t Comp. ch.
3 2
k Prov. 30. 8
' See ch. 5.
37
'" Mk. 11.
25 f . ;
comp. ch.
18.35
" Comp. Is.
58.5
" ver. 2
P ver. 4, 6
9 ch. 19. 21 ;
Lk. 12. 33 ;
comp.
1 Tim. 6.
19
'■ Lk. 12. 34
« ver. 22, 23 :
Luke 11.
34,35
< Comp. ch.
20. 15 ; Mk.
7. 22
" Lk. 16. 13
" Lk. 16. 9,
11,13
^ ver. 2.5-33 :
Lnke 12.
22-31
y ver. 27, 28,
31, 34 : Lk.
10. 41 ; 12.
11, 22 :
Phil. 4. 6 ;
comp.
1 Pet. 5. 7
^ch.l0.2.')ff.
" Comp. Ps.
39.5
6 1 K. 10. 4-7
" ch. 8, 26 ;
14. 31 ; 16. 8
d Comp.
ver. 8
' Comp. ch.
19. 28 ; Mk.
10. 29 f. ;
Lk. 18.
29 f.;
1 Tim. 4. 8
thieves ^ break through and steal :
20 but lay up for yourselves « treas-
ures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth consume, and
where thieves do not ^ break
through nor steal : 2 1 for '' where
thy treasure is, there will thy
heart be also. 22 "The lamp of
the body is the eye : if therefore
thine eye be single, thy whole
body shall be full of light. 23 But
if '^ thine eye be evil thy whole
body shall be full of darkness. If
therefore the light that is in thee
be darkness, how great is the dark-
ness ! 24 " No man can serve two
masters : for either he will hate
the one, and love the other ; or
else he will hold to one, and de-
spise the other. Ye cannot serve
God and "mammon. 25 -^There-
fore I say unto you. Be not ^anx-
ious for your life, what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink ; nor yet
for your body, what ye shall put
on. Is not the life more than the
food, and the body than the rai-
ment 1 26 ''Behold the birds of the
heaven, that they sow not, nei-
ther do they reap, nor gather into
barns ; and your heavenly Father
feedeth them. Are not ye of much
more value than they^ 27 And
which of you by being ^anxious
can " add'one cubit unto ^ the meas-
ure of his life 1 28 And why are
ye ^anxious concerning raiment"?
Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow ; they toil not,
neither do they spin : 29 yet I say
unto you, that even * Solomon in
all his glory was not arrayed like
one of these. 30 But if God doth
so clothe the grass of the field,
which to-day is, and to-morrow is
cast into the oven, shall he not
much more clothe you, "O ye of
little faith "? 31 Be not therefore
" anxious, saying. What shall we
eat? or. What shall we drink 1 or.
Wherewithal shall we be clothed 1
32 For after all these things do
the Gentiles seek ; for '^ your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye
have need of all these _ things.
33 But seek ye fii'st his kingdom,
and his righteousness ; and " all
these things shall be added unto
you. 34 Be not therefore ''anx-
ious for the morrow : for the mor-
row will be anxious for itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof.
6 Gr. dig through. * Or, Aw stature
7.1
MATTHEW
8.7
Of Judging OtherSk The Golden Rule. Tlie Two Ways. The Two Foundations. The Commended Centurion
7 "Judge not, that ye be not
judged. 2 For with what
judgment ye judge, ye shall be
judged : and * with what measure
ye mete, it shall be measured unto
you. 3 And why beholdest thou
the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but considerest not the beam
that is in thine own eye"? 4 Or
how wilt thou say to thy brother,
Let me cast out the mote out of
thine eye ; and lo, the beam is in
thine own eye 1 5 Thou hypocrite,
cast out iirst the beam out of thine
own eye ; and then shalt thou see
clearly to cast out the mote out of
thy brother's eye.
6 Give not that which is holy
unto the dogs, neither cast your
pearls before the swine, lest haply
they trample them under their feet,
and turn and rend you.
7 "Ask, and ''it shall be given
you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you :
8 for every one that asketh receiv-
eth ; and he that seeketh findeth ;
and to him that knocketh it shall
be opened. 9 Or what man is there
of you, who, if his son shall ask
him for a loaf, will give him a stone ;
10 or if he shall ask for a fish, will
give him a serpent 1 11 If ye then,
being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much
more shall your Father who is in
heaven give good things to them
that ask himl 12 "All things
therefore whatsoever ye would that
men should do unto you, even so
do ye also unto them : for •''this is
the law and the prophets.
13 "Enter ye in by the narrow
gate : for wide ^ is the gate, and
broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many are they
that enter in thereby. 14_ "For
narrow is the gate, and straitened
the way, that leadeth unto life, and
few are they that find it.
1.5 Beware of *_ false prophets,
who come to you in sheep's cloth-
ing, but inwardly are 'ravening
wolves. 16 * By their fruits ye
shall know them. Do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles 1
17 Even so every good tree bring-
eth forth good fruit ; but the cor-
rupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth
evil fruit, neither can a corrupt
J Some ancient authorities omit is (he gate.
2 Many ancient authorities read How narrow
is the gate, Ac.
" ver. 1-5 :
Luke 6.
37 f. 41 f.
b Mk. 4. 24 ;
Lk. 6. 33
•^ ver. 7-11 :
Lu/:e U.
9-13
rf ell. 18. 19 ;
21.22; Jn.
14. 13 ; 15.
7, 16 ; 16.
23 f . ; Jas.
I. 5 f. ;
1 .Jn. 3. 22 ;
5. 14 f . :
comp. Mk.
II. 24
" Lk. 6. 31 ;
comp.
Tob. 4. 15
/ ch. 22. 40 ;
comp. Gal.
5. 14 ; Rom.
13. 8 ff.
." Lk. 13. 24
''ch.24. 11,
24 ; Mk. 13.
22 ; Lk. 6.
26; Acts
13. 6;
2 Pet. 2. 1 ;
1 Jn. 4. 1 ;
Rev. 16. 13;
19.20; 20.
10
I Ezek. 22.
27; Acts 20.
29 ; comp.
Jn. 10. 12
k ver. 20 ; 12.
33 ; Lk. 6.
44 ; comp.
Jas. 3. 12
'eh. 3. 10;
comp. Lk.
13.7
"' Lk. 6. 46
" Comp. 25.
11 f . ; Lk.
13. 25 If.
" See ch. 10.
15
P ch. 25. 41 ;
Lk. 13. 27 ;
comp. Ps.
6.8
9 ver. 24-27 :
Luke 6. 47-
49 ; comp.
Jas. 1.22-25
••ch. 11.1;
13. 53 ; 19.
1 ; 26. 1
»ch.l3. 54;
22. 33;Mk.
I. 22; 6. 2;
II. 18; Lk.
4. 32 ; Jn.
7.46
' ver. 2-4 :
^fark 1.40-
44 ; Luke 5.
12-14
"ch. 9. 18:
15. 25 ; 18.
26; 20.20;
Jn. 9. 38 ;
Acts 10. 25
"ch. 9. 30;
12. 16 ; 17.
9; Mk. 1.
44 ; 3. 12 ; 5.
43 ; 7. 36 ;
8. 30 : 9. 9 ;
Lk. 4. 41 ;
8. 56 ; 9. 21
»Mk. 1.44;
Lk. 5. 14 ;
17.14
y ver. 5-13 :
Luke 7. 1-
10
'Seech. 4. 24
tree bring forth good fruit. 19
' Every tree that bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down, and cast,
into the fire. 20 Therefore *by
their fruits ye shall know them.
21 '"Not every one that saith unto
me. Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven ; but he that
doeth the will of my Father who is
in heaven. 22 "Many will say to
me in "that day, Lord, Lord, did
we not prophesy by thy name, and
by thy name cast out demons, and
by thy name do many * mighty
works'? 23 And then will I pro-
fess unto them, I never knew you :
^'depart from me, ye that woi'k
iniquity.
24 9 Every one therefore that
heareth these words of mine, and
doeth them, shall be likened unto
a wise man, who built his house
upon the rock : 25 and the rain
descended, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat upon that
house ; and it fell not : for it was
founded upon the rock. 26 And
every one that heareth these words
of rnine, and doeth them not, shall
be likened unto a foolish man, who
built his house upon the sand :
27 and the rain descended, and the
floods came, and the winds blew,
and smote upon that house ; and it
fell : and great was the fall thereof.
28 ''And it came to pass, when
.Jesus had finished the.se words,
'the^ multitudes were astonished
at his teaching : 29 for he taught
them as one haying authority, and
not as their scribes.
8 And when he was come do\Yn
from the mountain, great mul-
titudes followed him. 2 And be-
hold, ' there came to him a leper
and ^"worshipped him, saying,
Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst
make me clean. 3 And he stretched
forth his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will ; be thou made clean.
And straightway his leprosy was
cleansed. 4 And Jesus saith unto
him, ^''See thou tell no man; but
""go, show thyself to the priest,
and offer the gift that Moses com-
manded, for a testimony unto them.
5 And ^ when he was entered into
Capernaum, there came unto him a
centurion, beseeching him, 6 and
saying, Lord, my ° servant lieth in
the house ^sick of the palsy, griev-
ously tormented. 7 And he saith
3 Gr. powers. * See marginal note on ch. 2. 2.
5 Lev. xiii. 49 ; xiv. 2 ff. s Or, boy
8.8
MATTHEW
9.4
Peter's Wife's Mother cnred, and others. Discipleship exactiug. The Tempest stilled. A Paralytic cnred
unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 And the centurion answered and
said, Lord, I am not ' worthy that
thou shouldest come under my roof ;
but only say '"^the word, and my
^servant shall be healed. 9 For I
also am a man ** under authority,
having under myself soldiers : and
I say to this one, Go, and he goeth ;
and to another. Come, and he com-
eth ; and to my ® servant. Do this,
and he doeth it. 10 And when
Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and
said to them that followed. Verily
I say unto you, "^ I have not found
so great faith, no, not in Israel.
II And I say unto you, that many
" shall come from the east and the
west, and shall ''sit down with
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in
the kingdom of heaven : 1 2 but
*the sons of the kingdom shall be
cast forth into "the outer dark-
ness : '' there shall be the weeping
and the gnashing of teeth. 1 3 And
Jesus said unto the centurion, Go
thy way; as "thou hast believed,
so be it done unto thee. And the
^servant was healed in that hour.
14 •''And when Jesus was come
into Peter's house, he saw his
wife's mother lying sick of a fever.
15 And he touched her -hand, and
the fever left her ; and she arose,
and ministered unto him. 16 And
when even was come, they brought
unto him many *=' possessed with
demons : and he cast out the spirits
with a word, and ''healefl all that
Avere sick : 1 7 that it might be ful-
filled which was spoken through
Isaiah the prophet, saying, "Him-
self took our infirmities, and bare
our diseases.
18 Now when Jesus saw great
multitudes about him, 'he gave
commandment to depart unto the
other side. 19 *Ana there came
^"a scribe, and said unto him.
Teacher, I will follow thee whith-
ersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus
saith unto him. The foxes have
holes, and the birds of the heaven
Iiave " nests ; but ' the Son of man
hath not where to lay his head.
21 And another of the disciples
said unto him, Lord, sufier me first
to go and bury my father. 22 But
1 (rr. sufficient. 2 Qx. with a word. 3 Or, boy
* Some ancient authorities insert set : as in
I/k. 7. 8. 5 Gr. bondservant.
6 Many ancient authorities read Wit/i no man
in Israel have I found so great faith.
^ Gr. recline. 8 Or, demoniacs
9 Is. liil. 4. 10 Gr. one scribe.
11 Gr. lodging-places.
« Lk. 13. 29.
Comp. Is.
49. 12 ; 59.
19 ; Mai. 1.
11
*> Comp. ch.
13. 38
" ch. 22. 13 ;
25. 30
d ch. 13. 42,
50; 22.13;
24.51: 25.
30 ; Lk. 13.
23
" ch. 9. 29.
See ch. 9.
22
/ ver. 14-16 :
Mar/: 1.29-
34 ; Luke 4.
38-41
B See ch. 4.
24
'' See ch. 4.
23 ; ver. 33
' Mk. 4. 35 ;
Lk. 8. 22
k ver. 19-22 :
Luke 9. 57-
60
' Often ; for
example,
9. 6 ; 12. 8,
32,40; 13.
41 ; 16. 13,
27 f. ;17.9;
19. 28 ; 26.
64 ; Mk. 8.
38 ; Lk. 12.
8 ; 18. 8:
21.36; Jn.
1.51; 3.
13 f . ; 6. 27 ;
12. 34; Acts
7.66.
Comp.
Dan. 7. 13
'"ch.9. 9;
Mk. 2. 14 ;
Lk. 9. 59 ;
Jn. 1. 43;
21.19
" ver. 23-27 :
Mark 4.
36-41;
Luke 8.
22-25
0 ch. 6. 30 ;
14. 31 ; 16. 8
P ver. 28-34 :
Mark 5. 1-
17 ; Luke 8.
26-37
1 Judg. 11.
12; 2 S. 16.
10 ; 19. 22 ;
1 K. 17. 18 ;
2K. 3. 13;
2 Chr. 35.
21 ; Mk. 1.
24 ; 5. 7 ;
Lk. 4. 34 ;
8. 28 ; Jn.
2.4
'• ch. 4. 13.
Comp. Mk.
5. 21 ?
» ver. 2-8 :
Mark 2. 3-
12; Luke
5. 18-26
' See ch. 4.
24 ; ver. 6
" ver. 22 ; 14.
27 ; Mk. 6.
50 ; 10. 49 ;
Jn. 16. 33 :
Acts 23. li
" Mk. 2. 5,
9 ; Lk. 5.
20, 23 ; 7. 48
^ ch. 12. 25 ;
Lk. 6. 8 ; 9.
47
8
-Jesus saith unto him, '" Follow me ;
and leave the dead to bury their
own dead.
23 "And when he was entered
into a boat, his disciples followed
him. 24 And behold, there arose
a great tempest in the sea, inso-
much that the boat was covered
with the waves : but he was asleep.
25 And they came to him, and
awoke _ him, saying. Save, Lord ;
we perish. 26 And he saith unto
them. Why are ye fearful, "O ye
of little faith 1: Then he arose, and
rebuked the winds and the sea ;
and there was a great calm. 27
And the men marvelled, saying.
What manner of man is this, that
even the winds and the sea obey
him ^
28 ^And when he was come to
the other side into the country of
the Gadarenes, there met him two
'^"possessed with demons, coming
forth out of the tombs, exceed-
ing fierce, so that no man could
pass by that way. 29 And behold,
they cried out, saying, « What have
we to do with thee, thou Son of
God! art thou come hither to tor-
ment us before the time 1 30 Now
there was afar off" from them a herd
of many swine feeding. 31 And
the demons besought him, saying.
If thou cast us out, send us away
into the herd of swine. 32 And
he said unto them. Go. And they
came out, and went into the swine :
and behold, the whole hei'd x'ushed
down the steep into the sea, and
perished in the waters. 33 And
they that fed them fled, and went
away into the city, and told every-
thing, and what was befallen to
them that were ^^ possessed with
demons. 34 And behold, all the
city came out toineet Jesus: and
when they saw him, they besought
him that he would depart fi-om
their borders.
9 And he entered into a boat,
and crossed over, and came
into ''his own city. 2 *And be-
hold, they brought to him a man
'sick of the palsy, lying on a bed :
and Jesus seeing their faith said
unto the sick of the palsy, ^^ Son,
" be of good cheer ; " thy sins are
forgiven. 3 And behold, certain of
the scribes said within themselves.
This man blasphemeth. 4 And
Jesus ^^^ knowing their thoughts
12 Gr. Child.
13 Many ancient authorities read seeing.
9.5
MATTHEW
9.35
Matthew is called, and makes a Feast. Cure or tiiv Ruler's Daughter. Two Blind Men rnred
said. Wherefore think ye evil in
your hearts 1 5 For which is easier,
to say, " Thy sins are forgiven ; or
to say, Arise, and walk? 6 But
that ye may know that ''the Son of
man hath authority on earth to
forgive sins (then saith he to the
° sick of the palsy), Arise, and take
up thy bed, and go unto thy house.
7 And he arose, and departed to
his house. 8 But when the multi-
tudes saw it, they were afraid, and
''■ glorified God, who had given such
authority unto men.
9 * And as Jesus passed by from
thence, he saw a man, called
■''Matthew, sitting at the place of
toll : and he saith unto him, ^ Fol-
low me. And he arose, and fol-
lowed him.
10 And it came to pass, as he
' sat at meat in the house, behold,
many '-^publicans and sinners came
and sat down with Jesus and his
disciples. 1 1 And when the Phar-
isees saw it, they said unto his
disciples, ''Why eateth your
Teacher with the "^publicans and
sinners'? 12 But wnen he heard
it, he said, 'They that are/ whole
have no need or a physician, but
they that are sick. 13 But go ye
and learn *what this meaneth, *I
desire mercy, and not sacrifice :
for 'I came not to call the right-
eous, but sinners.
14 Then come to him the dis-
ciples of John, saying, Why do we
and "the Pharisees fast ''oft, but
thy disciples fast not? 15 And
Jesus said unto them, Can the
•'sons of the bridechamber mourn,
as long as the bridegroom is with
them? but the days will come,
when the bridegroom shall be
taken away from them, and then
will they fast. 16 And no man
putteth a piece of undressed cloth
upon an old garment ; for that
which sliould fill it up taketh from
the garment, and a worse rent is
made. _ 17 Neither do men put
new wine into old '' wine-skins :
else the skins burst, and the wine
is spilled, and the skins perish :
but they put new wine into fresh
wine-skins, and both are preserved.
18 "While he spake these things
unto them, behold, there came ^a
1 Gr. reclined : and so always.
2 See marginal note on ch. 5. 46.
3 Gr. strong. i Ho.9. vi. 6.
6 Some ancient authorities omit oft.
6 That is, cnnipaninns of the bridegroom.
1 That is .^/iins used as bottles.
8 Gr. one ruler. Compare Mk. 5. 22.
" Mk. 2. 5,
9 ; Lk. 5.
20, 23 ; 7. 48
b See ch. 8.
20
"^ See ch. 4.
24 ; ver. 2
d ch. 5. 16 :
15. 31 ; Mk.
2. 12 ; Lk.
2. 20 ; 5. 25,
26 ; 7. 16 ;
13. 13 ; 17.
15 ; 23. 47 ;
Jn. 15. 8 ;
Acts 4. 21 ;
11.18; 21.
20 ; 2 Cor.
9. 13 ; Gal.
1.24
« ver. 9-17 :
Mark 2.
14-22 ;
Luke 5.
27-38
/ch. 10. 3;
Mk. 3. 18 ;
Lk. 6. 15 ;
Acts 1. 13.
Comp.
Mk. 2. 14
'J See ch. 8.
22
h ch. 11. 19 ;
Mk. 2. 16 ;
Lk. 5. 30 ;
15.2
i Mk. 2. 17 ;
Lk. 5. 31
k ch. 12. 7
' Mk. 2. 17 ;
Lk. 5. 32 ;
comp.
1 Tim. 1.15
'" Lk. 18. 12
" ver. 18-26 :
Mark 5.
22^3;
Lvke 8.
41-56
" See ch. 8. 2
P Num. 15.
38 ; Dt. 22.
12 : ch. 14.
36 ; 23. 5
9 Comp. ch.
14.36; Mk.
3.10; Lk.
6.19
*■ See ver. 2
» Mk. 5. 34 ;
10. 52 ; Lk.
7. 50 ; 8.
48 ; 17. 19 ;
18. 42.
Comp.
ver. 29 ;
15.23
< Comp.
2 Chr. 35.
25 ; Jer. 9.
17; 16. 6;
Ezek. 24.
17
" Jn. 11. 13 ;
comp.
Acts 20. 10
" ver. 31 ;
ch. 4. 24 ;
14. 1 ; Mk.
1. 28, 45 ;
Lk. 4. 14,
37 ; 5. 15 ;
7.17
^ ch. 12. 23 ;
15. 22 ; 20.
30, 31 ; 21.
9, 15 ; 22.
42 ; Mk. 10.
47, 48 : 12.
35 ; Lk. 18.
38, 39 ; 20.
41 f.
Comp. 1.1
9
ruler, and ^"worshipped hiin, say-
ing, My daughter is even now
dead : but come and lay thy hand
upon her, and she shall live. 19
And Jesus arose, and followed him,
and so did his disciples. 20 And
behold, a woman, who had an issue
of blood twelve years, came behind
him, and touched ^the border of
his garment : 2 1 for she said within
herself, If I do but 'touch his
garment, I shall be ^" made whole.
22 But Jesus turning and seeing
her said, Daughter, ''be of good
cheer ; ^ thy faith hath " made thee
whole. And the woman was '° made
whole from that hour. 23 And
when Jesus came into the ruler's
house, and saw 'the flute-players,
and the crowd making a tumult,
24 he said, Give place: for the
damsel " is not dead, but sleepeth.
And they laughed him to scorn.
25 But when the crowd was put
forth, he entered in, and took ner
by the hand ; and the damsel arose.
26 And ^'■'"the fame hereof went
forth into all that land.
27 And as Jesus passed by from
thence, two blind men followed
him, crying out, and saying. Have,
mercy on us, thou *son of David.
28 And when he was come into
the house, the blind men came to
him : and Jesus saith unto them.
Believe ye that I am able to do
this? They say unto him. Yea,
Lord. 29 Then touched he their
ej^es, saying, 2' According to your
faith be it done unto you. 30 And
their ej^es were opened. And
Jesus ^*' sti'ictly charged them, say-
ing. See that no man know it.
31 But they went forth, and
" spread abroad his fame in all that
land.
32 And as they went forth, be-
hold, "there was brought to him a
dumb man ''possessed with a de-
mon. 33 And when the demon
was cast out, the dumb man spake :
and the multitudes marvelled, say-
ing, " It was never so seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, ""Bv
the prince of the demons casteth
he out demons.
35 And Jesus went about all the
cities and the villages, " teaching in
" Comp. ver. 22 ; 8. 13 ^ See ch. 8. 4 " Comp.
ch. 12. 22, 24 fcSeech. 4. 24 "^ Mk. 2. 12 rf ch. 12.
24 ; Mk. 3. 22 ; Lk. 11. 15 ; comp. Jn. 7. 20 f . « See
ch. 4. 23
0 See marginal note on ch. 2. 2.
10 Or, saved n Or, saved thee
i^OrT. this fame. ''^^ Ot, sternly i* Or, 7«
9.36
MATTHEW
10.29
A Preaching Toor. The Twelve Apostles :— Commissioned ; Cautioned ; Encouraged ;
theix' synagogues, aud "preaching
the ^gospel of the kingdom, and
" healing all manner of disease and
all manner of sickness. 36 But
when he "saw the multitudes, he
was moved with compassion for
them, ''because they were dis-
tressed and scattei'ed, as sheep not
having a shepherd. 37 Then saith
he unto his disciples, " The harvest
indeed is plenteous, but the labor-
ers are few. 38 "Pray ye therefore
the Lord of the harvest, that he
send forth laborers into his harvest.
-| /^ -^And he called unto him
_LV^ his twelve disciples, and
gave them autliority over unclean
spirits, to cast them out, and to
■' heal all manner of disease and all
manner of sickness.
2 '' Now the names of the twelve
apostles are _ these: The first,
'\Simon, who is called Peter, and
' Andrew his brother ; '■' '' James the
son of Zebedee, and John his
brother ; 3 ' Philip, and Bartholo-
mew ; '" Thomas, and " Matthew
the ^ publican ; ''"James the sonoi
Alphjeus, and ■''Thadd«us ; 4 (Si-
mon the ■* Canan{>3an, and * Judas
Iscariot, who also ^betrayed him.
5 '■ These twelve Jesus sent foi'th,
and charged them, saying. Go not
into any way of the Gentiles, and
enter not into any city of the ' Sa-
maritans : 6 but go rather to * the
lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as ye go, preach, saying,
"The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse the lepers, cast out demons :
freely ye received, freely give. 9
" Get you no gold, nor silver, nor
brass in your ^ purses ; 10 no wallet
for your journey, neither two coats,
nor shoes, nor staff: for ""the
laborer is worthy of his food.
11 And into whatsoever city or
village ye shall enter, search out
who in it is worthy ; and there
abide till ye go forth. 12 And as
ye enter into the house, ^ salute it.
13 And if the house be worthy, let
your peace come upon it : but if it
be not worthy, let your peace re-
turn to you._ 14 And. wnosoever
shall not receive you, nor hear your
words, as ye go forth out of that
house or that city, ^ shake off the
dust of your feet. 15 Verily I say
unto you, "It shall be more toler-
1 See marginal note on ch. 4. 23. - Or, Jacob
3 See marginal note on ch. 5. 46.
4 Or, Zenlnt. See Lk. 6. 15 ; Acts 1. 13.
5 Or, delivered him up « Gr. girdles.
" See ch. 4.
23
* See ch. 4.
23 ; Mk. 1.
14
" See ch. 14.
14 ; 1.5. 32 ;
Mk. 6. 34 ;
8.2
d Mk. 6. 34 ;
Num. 27.
17 ; Ezek.
34. r, ;
Zech. 10. 2
« Lk. 10. 2
/Mk. 3. 13-
If) ; 6. 7
^ Comp. ch.
y. 35 ;
Lk. 9. 1
'' vcr. 2-4 :
Mark3.l&-
19; Luke 6.
14-16 ;
Acts 1. 13
i See ch. 4.
13
«; ch. 4. 21
' Comp. Jn.
1. 45 tf.
>" Jn. 11. 16 ;
14. 5 ; 20.
24 £f. ; 21. 2
" See ch. 9. 9
" Mk. 15. 40
V Mk. 3. 18 ;
comp. Lk.
6. 16;
Acts 1. 13
9 Lk. 22. 3 ;
Ju. 6. 71 ;
13. 2, 26 ;
comp. ch,
26. 14
'^ Mk. 6. 7 ;
Lk. 9. 2
" 2 K. 17.
24 ff. ; Lk.
9. 52 ; 10.
33 ; 17. 16 ;
Jn. 4. 9,
39f. :8.48;
Acts 8. 25
< ch. 15. 24
" See ch. 3. 2
" ver. 9-15 :
Mark 6. 8-
11; Luke
9. 3-5 ; 10.
4-12;
comp. 22.
35
'lCor.9.14;
1 Tim. 5. 13
y 1 S. 25. 6 ;
comp. Ps.
122. 7, 8
^ Acts 13. 51
» ch. 11. 22,
24 •
!'ch. 11.24;
2 Pet. 2. 6;
Jude 7
'■ch. 11.22,
24 ; 12. 36 ;
Acts 17.
31 ; 2 Pet.
2.9; 3.7;
1 Jn. 4. 17 ;
Jude 6 ;
comp. ch.
7. 22 ;
1 Th. 5. 4 ;
Heb. 10. 25
rf Lk. 10. a
* Gen. 3. 1 ;
Rom. 16.
19 ; comp.
ch. 24. 45
/Comp.
Hos. 7. 11
» See ch. 5.
22
h ch. 23. 34 ;
10
able for the land of ''Sodom and
Gomorrah in " the day of judgment,
than for that city.
1 6 ■* Behold, I send you forth as
sheep in the midst of wolves : be
ye therefore " wise as serpents, and
^■^harmless as doves. 17 But be-
ware of men : for thej'^ will deliver
you up to '■> councils, and '' in their
synagogues they will scourge you :
18 yea and before governors and
kings shall ye be brought for my
sake, for a testimony to them and
to the Gentiles. 1 9 ' But when
they deliver you up, ^ be not anx-
ious how or what ye shall speak :
for it shall be given you in that
hour what ye shall speak. 20 For
'it is not ye that speak, but the
Spirit of your Father that speak-
eth in you. 2 1 '"And brother shall
deliver up brother to death, and
the father his child : and children
shall rise up against parents, and
** cause them to be put to death.
22 And "ye shall be hated of all
men for my name's sake : but " he
that endureth to the end, the same
shall be saved, 23 But when they
''persecute you in this city, flee
into the next : for verily I say unto
you. Ye shall not have gone through
the cities of Israel, * till the Son of
man be come,
24 'A disciple is not above his
teacher, nor a ^servant above his
lord, 25 It is enough for the dis-
ciple that he be as his teacher, and
the '■' servant as his lord. * If they
have called the master of the house
^"'Beelzebub, how much more them
of his household! 26 "Fear them
not therefore : "for there is nothing
CO veiled, that shall not be revealed ;
and hid, that shall not be known,
27 ^What I tell you in the dark-
ness, speak ye in the light ; and
what ye hear in the ear, proclaim
^upon the house-tops, 28 And be
not afraid of them that kill the
body, but are not able to kill the
soul : but rather ' fear him who is
able to destroy both soul and body
in ""hell, 29 'Are not two spar-
Mk. 13. 9 ; Acts 5. 40 ; 22. 19 ; 26. 11. Comp. Lk.
12. 11 ' ver. 19-22 : Mark 13. 11-13 ; Luke 21. 12-17
*: Comp. ch. 6. 25 ' Lk. 12. 12 ; comp. Acts 4. 8 ;
13. 9 : 2 Cor. 13. 3 '" ver. 35, 36 " ch. 24. 9 ; comp.
Jn. 15. 18 ff. " ch. 24. 13 '' ch. 23. 34 " See ch. IK.
27 f . '" Lk. 6. 40 ; Jn. 13. Ifi ; 15. 20 » Comp. 9. 34
' 2 K. 1. 2 ; ch. 12. 24, 27 ; Mk. 3. 22 ; Lk. 11. 15, 18,
19 " ver. 26-33 ; Luke 12. 2-9 " Mk. 4. 22 ; Lk. 8.
17 ; 12. 2 ^ Lk. 12. 3 " Comp. ch. 24. 17 ' Heb.
10. 31 " See ch. 5. 22 b Comp. Lk. 12. 6
f Or, simple
8 Or, put them to death
' Gr. oondservant.
i» Gr. Beelzebul.
11 Gr. Gehenna.
10.30
MATTHEW
11.20
Cost of tbe Service ; its Rewards. Messengers from tlie Baptist. Jesns extols him
rows sold for a jjenny "^ and not one
of them shall fall on the ground
without your Father : 30 but " the
very hairs of your head are all
numbered. 3 1 Fear not therefore :
''ye are of more value than many
sparrows. 32 Every one therefore
who shall confess ^ me before men,
^■-'him will I also confess before
my Father who is in heaven.
33 But ''whosoever shall deny me
before men, him will I also deny
before my Father who is in heaven.
34 * Think not that I came to
* send peace on the earth : I came
not to *send peace, but a sword.
35 For I came to set •'a man at
variance against his father, and
the daughter against her mother,
and the daughter in law against
her mother in law : 36 ■'^and a
man's foes shall be they of his
own household. 37 '' He that lov-
eth father or mother more than
me is not worthy of me ; and he
that loveth son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me.
38 And '' he that doth not take his
cross and follow after me, is not
worthy of me. 39 ' He that ■* finfl-
eth his life shall lose it ; and he
that ^loseth his life for my sake
shall find it.
40 *^He that receiveth you re-
ceiveth me, and ' he that receiveth
me receiveth him that sent me.
41 He that receiveth a prophet in
the name of a prophet shall i-eceive
a prophet's reward : and he that
receiveth a righteous man in the
name of a righteous man shall re-
ceive a righteous man's reward.
42 And '"whosoever shall give to
drink unto one of these little ones
a cup of cold water only, in the
name of a disciple, verily I say
unto you he shall in no wise lose
his reward.
n"And it came to pass when
Jesus had finished command-
ing his twelve disciples, he departed
thence " to teach and preach in their
cities.
2 ^Now when *.John heard in
the pi'ison the works of the Christ,
he sent by his disciples 3 and
said unto him. Art thou ""he that
Cometh, or look we for another"?
4 And Jesus answei^ed and said
unto them. Go and tell John the
things which ye hear and see :
5 "the blind receive their sight,
1 Gr. in me. 2 Gr. in Mm. 3 (jr. cast.
♦ Or, found s Or, lost
« Lk. 21. 18 ;
comp. 1 S.
14.45;
2 S. 14. 11 ;
1 K. 1. 52 ;
Acts 27. 34
6 Oomp. ch.
12. 12
« Rev. 3. 5 ;
comp. Lk.
12. 8
rf2Tim. 2.
12 ; comp.
Mk. 8. 38 ;
Lk. 9. 26
« ver. 34, 35 :
Luke 12.
51-53
/ver. 21:
Mic. 7. 6
'J Lk. 14. 26
'' ch. 16. 24 ;
Mk. 8. 34;
Lk. 9. 23 ;
14.27
ich.16. 25;
Mk. 8. 35;
Lk. 9, 24 ;
17. 33 ; Ju.
12. 25
k Lk. 10. 16 :
Jn.l3. 20;
comp. ch.
18. 5 ; Gal.
4.14
' Mk. 9. 37 ;
Lk. 9. 48 ;
comp. Jn.
12. 44
"* Mk. 9. 41 ;
comp. ch.
25. 40
" See ch. 7.
28
° Comp. ch.
9. 35
P ver. 2-19 :
Luke 7. 18-
35
9ch.l4. 3;
Mk. 6. 17 ;
comp. Lk.
9. 7 fi.
■" Jn. 6. 14 ;
11.27;
Heb. 10.
37 ; comp.
ver. 10 ;
Ps. lis. 26
' Comp. Is.
35. 5 f. ;
61.1
' ch. 13. 21,
57 ; 24. 10 ;
26. 31; Mk.
■ 6. 3 ; Jn. 6.
61 ; 16. 1 ;
comp. ch.
6. 29
" ch. 3. 1
"ch. 14.5;
21. 26 ; Lk.
1.76; 20. 6
■'• Mk. 1. 2
" Lk. 16. 16
- Mai. 4. 5 ;
ch. 17. 10-
13; Mk. 9.
11-13 ; Lk.
I. 17; Jn.
1.21
" ch. 13. 9,
43; Mk. 4.
9, 23 ; Lk.
8. 8 ; 14. 35 ;
Rev. 13. 9 ;
comp.
Rev. 2. 7,
II, 17, 29 ;
3. 6, 13, 22
b ch. 3. 4
<^ Lk. 1. 15
rf Jn.7. 20;
8. 48 f . .52 ;
11
and the lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, and the deaf hear, and
the dead are raised up, /ind the
poor have "^good tidings preached
to them. 6 And blessed is he,
whosoever shall find 'no occasion
of stumbling in me.
7 And as these went their way,
Jesus began to say unto the mul-
titudes concerning John, What
went ye out into "the wilderness
to behold ^ a reed shaken with the
wind*? 8 But what went ye out
to see"? a man clothed in soft rai-
ment ? Behold, they that wear
soft raime.nt are in kings' houses.
9 'But wherefore went ye ouf?
to see "a prophet 1 Yea, I say
unto you, and much more than a
prophet. 10 This is he, of whom
it is written,
^•^ Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way be-
fore thee.
11 Verily I say unto you. Among
them that are born of women
there hath not ai-isen a greater
than John the Baptist : yet he that
is ^but little in the kingdom of
heaven is greater than he. 12
And 5 from the days of John the
Baptist until now the kingdom of
heaven suffereth violence, and men
of violence take it by force. 13
For ^ all the prophets and the law
prophesied until John. 14 And
if ye are willing to receive ^^ it,
this is ^Elijah, that is to come.
15 "He that hath ears "to hear,
let him hear. 16 But whereunto
shall 1 liken this generation^ It
is like unto children sitting in the
marketplaces, who call unto their
fellows 17 and .say, We piped unto
you, and ye did not dance ; we
wailed, and ye did not ^'-^ mourn.
18 For John came neither * eating
nor "drinking, and they say, ''He
hath a demon. 1 9 The Son of man
came eating and drinking, and they
say. Behold, a gluttonous man and
a winebibber, "-a friend 9f ^^publi-
cans and sinners ! And wisdom " is
justified by her ^® works.
20 Then began he to upbraid
10. 20 ; comp. ch. 9. 34 ' ch. 9. 11 ; Lk. 15. 2
6 Or, the gospel
' Many ancient authorities read But'what went
ye out to see '? a prophet ?
sMal. iii.l. ^Gt. lesser. w Or, him
11 Some ancient authorities omit to hear.
12 Gr. heat the breaxl.
13 See marginal note on ch. 5. 46. k Or, was
15 Many ancient authorities read children : as-
in Lk. 7. 35.
11.21
MATTHEW
12.20
Jesns upbraids certain Cities; gives Tlianlcs. " C«me mito me." " Lord of the Sabbatli." A Cure on the Sabbath
the cities wherein most of his
^ mighty works were done, because
they repented not. 21 " Woe unto
thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee,
* Bethsaida ! for if the ^ mighty
works had been done in " Tyre
and " Sidon which were done in
you, they would have repented
long ago in "* sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I say unto you, "it shall
be more tolerable for " Tyre and
"Sidon in -^the day of judgment,
than for you. 23 And thou, " Ca-
pernaum, shalt thou be exalted
unto heaven ] thou shalt '^ '' go
down unto ' Hades : for if the
^ mighty works had been done in
* Sodom which were done in thee,
it would have remained until this
day. 24 But I say unto, you that
' it shall be more tolerable for the
land of * Sodom in '" the day of
judgment, than for thee.
2.5 "At that season Jesus "an-
swered and said, I ^ thank thee,
O p Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, that ''thou didst hide these
things from the wise and under-
standing, and didst reveal them
unto babes : 26 yea, ^Father, '^ for
so it was well-pleasing in thy
sight. 27 ""All tilings have been
delivered unto me of my Father :
and no one knoweth the Son,
save the Father ; neither doth any
know the Father, " save the Sjon,
and he to whomsoever the Son
willeth to reveal him. 28 ' Come
unto me, all ye that labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you
rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you,
and " learn of me ; for I am meek
and lowly in heart : and " ye shall
find rest unto your souls. 30 For
my yoke is easy, and my burden
is light.
"i O * At that season Jesus went
Jl ^ on the sabbath day through
the grainfields ; and his disciples
were hungry and began to * pluck
ears and to eat. 2 But the rhari-
sees, when they saw it, said unto
him, Behold, thy disciples do that
which ' it is not lawful to do upon
the sabbath. 3 But he said unto
them, ^ Have ye not read what David
did, when he was hungry, and they
that were with him ; 4 how he
entered into the house of God, and
"ate the showbread, which it was
not lawful for him to eat, neither
1 Gr. powerx.
- Mauy ancient authorities read be brought
down. 3 Or, praise < Or, that sis. xxi. 6.
'' Some ancient authorities read they ate.
« ver. 21-23 :
Luke 10.
13-15
b Mk. 6. 45 ;
8. 22 ; Lk.
9.10; Jn.
1. 44 : 12. 21
' ver. 22 ;
ch. 15. 21 ;
Mk. 3. 8 ;
7. 24, 31 ;
Lk. 6. 17 ;
Acts 12.
20; comp.
Lk. 4. 20;
Acts 27. 3
rf See Kev.
11. 3
« ch. 10. 15 ;
ver. 24
/ See ch. 10.
15
s See ch. 4.
13
ft Comp. Is.
14. 13, 15 ;
Ezek. 26.
20; 31.14;
32. 18, 24
> ch. 16. 18 ;
Lk. 10. 15 ;
16. 23 ;
Acts 2. 27,
31 ; Rev.
1. 18; 6. 8;
20. 13 f .
*•• See ch.
10.15
' ch. 10. 15 ;
ver. 22
"' See ch.
10. 15
" ver. 25-27 :
Lukf 10.
21, 22
" See Acts
3. 12
P Lk. 22. 42 ;
23. 34; Jn.
11.41; 12.
27,23
« Comp.
1 Cor. 1.
26 If.
'• ch. 28. 18 ;
Jn. 3. 35 ;
13.3; 17. 2
» Jn.7.29;10.
15 ; 17. 25
' Comp. Jn.
7. 37 ; Jer.
31. 25
" Comp. Jn.
13.15; •
Eph. 4. 20 ;
Phil. 2. 5 ;
1 Pet. 2. 21 r
1 Jn. 2. 6
" Jer. 6. 16
^ ver. 1-8 :
Mark 2.
23-28 ;
Luke 6. 1-5
y Dt. 23. 25
' Comp.
ver. 10 ;
Lk. 13. 14 ;
14. 3 ; Jn.
5. 10 ; 7.
23 ; 9. 16
" ver. 41, 42
6 See ch. 8.
20 ; ver. 32,
40
■^ ver. 9-14 :
Mark 3.
1-6: Luke
6. 6-11
d Comp. ch.
10. 31
« ell. 26. 4 ;
Mk. 14. 1 ;
Lk. 22. 2 ;
comp. Jn.
12
for them that were with him, but
only for the priests "? 5 Or have
ye not read in the law, '' that on the
sabbath day the priests in the
temple profane the sabbath, and
are guiltless 1 6 But I say unto
you, that ** one " greater than the
temple is here. 7 But if ye had
known what this meaneth, ^ I de-
sire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye
would not have condemned the
guiltless. 8 For * the Son of man
is lord of the sabbath.
9 " And he departed thence, and
went into their synagogue : 10 and
behold, a man having a withered
hand. And they asked him, say-
ing, ^ Is it lawful to heal on the
sabbath day ? that they might
accuse him. 11 And he said unto
them, What man shall there be of
you, that shall have one sheep, and
if this fall into a pit on the .sabbath
day, will he not lay hold on it, and
lift it ouf? 12 "How much then
is a man of more value than a
sheep ! Wherefore it is lawful to
do good on the sabbath day. 13
Then saith he to the man. Stretch
fot-th thy hand. And he stretched
it forth ; and it was restored whole,
as the other. 14 But the Phari-
sees went out, and •■ took counsel
against him, how they might de-
stroy him.
15 And Jesus perceiving it with-
drew from thence : and many fol-
lowed him ; and '\\e healed them
all, 16 and ^charged them that
they should not make him known :
17 that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken through Isaiah the
prophet, saying,
^"18 Behold, my " servant whom I
have chosen ;
* My beloved in whom my soul
is well pleased :
' I will put my Spirit upon him,
And he shall declare judgment
to the ^^ Gentiles.
19 He shall not strive, nor- cry
aloud ;
Neither shall any one hear his
voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed shall he not
break.
And smoking flax shall he not
quench,
7. 30, 44; 8. 59; 10. 31. 39; 11. 53 /See ch. 4. 23
"Seech. 8. 4 a ch. 3. 17; 17. 5 i Lk. 4. 18 ; Jn. 3. 34
7 Num. itxviii. 9, 10. 8 Gr. a greater thing
9 Hos. vi. 6. 10 Is. xlii. 1 ff.
11 See marginal note on Acts 3. 13.
12 See marginal note on ch. 4. 15.
12.21
MATTHEW
12.48
JesDs heals Many. Refutes the Pharisees' Calumny. The Craving for Signs rebuked
Till he send forth judgment
unto victory.
21 "And in his name shall the
' Gentiles hope.
22 *Then was brought unto him
" one " possessed with a demon,
blind and dumb : and he healed
him, insomuch that the dumb
man spake and saw. 23 And all
the multitudes were amazed, and
said. Can this be the '*son of
David"? 24 But when the Phari-
sees heard it, they said, This man
doth not cast out demons, but
*'^by ■*•'' Beelzebub the prince of
the demons. 25 ''And ''knowing
their thoughts he said unto them.
Every kingdom divided against
itself is brought to desolation ;
and every city or house divided
agaiiist itself shall not stand : 26
and if /Satan casteth out 'Satan,
he is divided against himself ; how
then shall his kingdom standi
27 And if I ^"^^ by "'^Beelzebub cast
out demons, ^*by whom do your
sons cast them ouf? therefore
shall they be your judges. 28
But if I ^ by the Spirit of God cast
out demons, then is the kingdom
of God come upon you. 29 Or
how can one enter into the house
of the strong man, and spoil his
goods, except he first bind the
strong mani and then he will
spoil his house. 30 ' He that is
not with me is against me ; and he
that gathereth not with me scatter-
eth. 3 1 '"Therefore I say unto you,
Every sin and blasphemy shall
be forgiven unto men ; but the
blasphemy against the Spirit shall
not be forgiven. 32 And whoso-
ever shall speak a word against
the Son of man, it shall be for-
given him ; but whosoever shall
speak against the Holy Spirit, it
snail not be forgiven him, neither
in "this® world, nor in that which
is to come. 33 Either make the
tree good, and its fruit good ; or
make the tree corrupt, and its
fruit corrupt : for " the tree is
known by its fruit. 34 ^Ye off-
spring of vipers, how can ye, being
evil, speak good things'? *for out
of the abundance of the heai't the
mouth speaketh. 3.5 The good
man out of his good treasure
bringeth forth good things : and
the evil man out of his evil treas-
ure bringeth forth evil things.
1 See marginal note on ch. 4. 15. 2 Or, a demoniac
8 Or, in * Gr. Beetzebui. = Or, age
"■ Rom. 15. 12
b ver. 22, 24 :
Luke li.
14, 15.
Conjp. ch.
9. 32, 34
" See eh. 4.
24
<i See ch. 9.
27
" See ch. 9.
34
/Seech. 10.
25
y ver. 25-29 :
^a?-A-3. 23-
27; Luke
11. 17-22
A See ch. 9. 4
' See ch. 4.
10
k Comp.
Acts 19. 13
' Lk. 11. 23 ;
comp. Mk.
9. 40 ; Lk.
9.50
'" ver. 31, 32 :
comp. Mk.
3. 28-30 ;
Lk. 12. 10
" Mk. 10. 30 ;
Lk. 16. 8 ;
18. 30 ; 20.
3i, 35;
Eph. 1. 21 ;
1 Tim. 6.
17 ; 2 Tim.
4. 10 ; Tit.
2. 12 ; Heb.
6. 5. See
ch. 13. 22
and 13. 39
" See ch. 7.
16
P ch. 3. 7 ;
23. 33
9 ver. 34, 35 :
comp. Lk.
6. 45 ; ch.
15. 18 ;
Eph. 4. 29;
Jas. 3. 2-
12 ; 1 S. 24.
13
*" See ch. 10.
15
* ch. 16. 1 ;
Mk. 8. 11,
12 ; Lk. 11.
16 ; Jn. 2.
18 ; 6. 30 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 1. 22
t ver. 39-42 :
Ltike 11.
29-82.
Comp. ch.
16.4
" Jon. 1. 17
" See ch. 8.
20
^ See ch. 16.
21
y Jon. 1. 2
= Jon. 3. 5
" ver. 6. 42
(> IK. 10.1:
2Chr. 9.1
' ver. 6, 41
d ver. 43-45 :
Luke 11.
24-26
' 2 Pet. 2. 20
/ ver. 46-30 :
Mark S. 31-
35 ; Luke
8. 19-21
» ch. 1. 18 ;
2. lift.; 13.
55 ; Lk. 1.
43; 2. 33 f.
48, 51 ; Jn.
2. 1, 5, 12 ;
13
36 And I say unto you, that every
idle word that men shall speak,
they shall give account thereof in
*■ the day of judgment. 37 For by
thy words thou shalt be justified,
and by thy words thou shalt be
condemned.
38 Then certain of the scribes
and Pharisees answered him, say-
ing, Teacher, *we would see a
sign from thee. 39 But he an-
swered and said unto them, 'An
evil and adulterous generation
seeketh after a sign ; and there
shall no sign be given to it but the
sign of Jonah the prophet : 40 for
as "Jonah was three days and three
nights in the belly of the *^ whale ;
so shall " the Son of man be "^ three
days and three nights in the heart
of the earth. 41 2' The men of
Nineveh shall stand up in the
judgment with thi.s generation,
and shall condemn it : for ^ they
repented at the preaching of Jonah ;
and behold, ''"a greater than Jonah
is here. 42 * The queen of the
south shall rise up in the judgment
with this generation, and shall con-
demn it : for she came from the
ends of the earth to hear the wis-
dom of Solomon ; and behold, '' " a,
greater than Solomon is here. 43
f But the unclean spirit, when ^ he
is gone out of the man, passeth
through waterless places, seeking
rest, and findeth it not. 44 Then
^he saith, I will return into my
house whence I came out ; and
when * he is come, * he findeth it
empty, swept, and garnished. 45
Then goeth *he, and taketh with
^himself seven other spirits more
evil than ^himself, and they en-
ter in and dwell there : and " the
last state of that man becometh
worse than the first. _ Even so
shall it be also unto this evil gen-
eration.
46 •'^ While he was yet speaking
to the multitudes, behold, his
" mother and his '' brethren stood
without, seeking to speak to him.
47 ^°And one said unto him. Be-
hold, thy ^mother and thy ''breth-
ren stand without, seeking to speak
to thee. 48 But he answered and
said unto him that told him, Who
is my mother"? and who are my
19. 25 f . ; Acts 1. 14 ft ch. 13. 55 ; Mk. 6. 3 ; Jn. 2. 12,
7. 3, 5, 10 ; Acts 1. 14 ; 1 Cor. 9. 5 ; comp. Gal. 1. 19
6 Gr. sea-monster. ' Gr. more than.
8 Or. it 9 Or, itxelf
10 Some ancient authorities omit ver. 47.
12.49
MATTHEW
13.29
Jesas teaches in Parables - the Sower. The Reason for Parables. Parable of the Sower explained. The Tares
brethren '2 49 And he stretched
forth his hand towards his dis-
ciples, and said, Behold, my mother
and my brethren ! 50 For Avhoso-
ever shall do the will of my Father
who i.s in heaven, he is my brother,
and sister, and mother.
■^ O On that day went Jesus
_LO out of "the house, and sat
*by the sea side. 2 And there
were gathered unto him great mul-
titudes, so that " he entered into a
boat, and sat ; and all the multi-
tude stood on the beach. 3 And
he spake to them many things
in ''■ parables, saying. Behold, the
sower went forth to sow ; 4 and as
he sowed, some seeds fell by the
way side, and the birds came and
devoured them : 5 and others fell
upon the rocky places, where they
had not much earth : and straight-
way they sprang up, because they
had no deepness of earth : 6 and
when the sun was risen, they were
scorched ; and because they had no
root, they withered away. 7 And
others fell upon the thorns ; and
the thorns grew up and choked
them : 8 and others fell upon the
good ground, and yielded fruit,
some a " hundredfold, some sixty,
some thirty. 9 ^ He that hath ears \
let him hear.
10 And the disciples came, and
said unto him, Why speakest thou
unto them in parables^ 11 And
he answei'ed and said unto them,
" Unto you it is given to know
the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 ''For whosoever hath, to him
shall be ^iven, and he shall have
abundance: V'^t whosoever hath
not, from him shall be taken away
even that which he hath. 13
Therefore speak I to them in para-
bles ; because ' seeing they see not,
and hearing they hear not, neither
do they understand. 14 And unto
them is fulfilled the prophecy of
Isaiah, which saith,
'■^ * By hearing ye shall hear, and
shall in no wise understand ;
And seeing ye shall see, and
shall in no wise perceive :
15 For this people's heart is waxed
gross, _
And their ears are dull of hear-
ing.
And their eyes they have closed ;
1 Some ancient authorities add here, and in
ver. 43, tn hear : as in Mk. 4. 9 ; Lk. 8. 8.
2 Is. vi. 9, 10.
" ver. 36 ; 9.
2S ; comp.
Mk. 3. 19
t> ver. 1-15 ;
Marki.
1-12 ; Luke
8. 4-10
" Comp. Lk.
5. 3
d Comp.
ver. 10 ff. ;
Mk. 4.
2 ff. ; etc.
« ver. 23 ;
Gen. 26. 12
/Seech. 11.
15
s ch. 19. 11 ;
20. 23 ;
comp. Jn.
6. 65;
ICor.
2.10; Col.
1. 27;lJn.
2. 20. 27
ft ch. 25. 29 ;
Mk. 4. 25 ;
Lk. 8. 18 ;
19. 26
( Jer. 5. 21 ;
Ezek. 12.
2 ; comp.
Is. 42. 19,
20 ; Dt.
29.4
fc Mk. 4. 12 ;
Lk. 8. 10;
Ju. 12. 40 ;
Acts 28. 26,
27 ; comp.
Rom. 10.
16; 11.8
' ver. 16, 17 :
Luke 10.
23,24
™ Comp. Jn.
8. 56 : Heb.
11. 13;
1 Pet. 1.
10-12
" ver. 18-23 :
Mnr.b 4.
13-20 ;
Luke 8. 11-
15
° Comp. 4.
23
P See ch. 5.
37
9 See ch.
11.6
'■ Mk. 4. 19 ;
Rom. 12.
2; ICor.l.
20 ; 2. 6, 8 ;
3.18;
2 Cor.
4. 4 ; Gal.
1. 4 ; Eph.
2. 2. See
ch. 12. 32 ;
and 13. 39
* Comp. 19.
23 ; IT. 6.
9, 10, 17
t ver. 8
« ver. 31, 33,
45, 47 ; 18.
23 ; 20. 1 ;
22. 2 ; 25.
1 ; Mk. 4.
30 ; Lk. 13.
18,20
" Comp.
Mk. 4. 26-
29
2.4
Lest haply they should perceive
with their eyes.
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their
heart.
And should turn again.
And I should heal them.
16 'But blessed are your eyes, for
they see ; and your ears, for they
hear. 17 For verily I say unto
you, that "' many prophets and
righteous men desired to see the
things which ye see, and saw them
not ; and to hear the things which
ye hear, and heard them not. 18
"Hear then ye the parable of the
sower. 1 9 When any one heareth
"the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, me7i cometh
^the evil one, and snatcheth away
that which hath been sown in his
heart. This is he that was sown
by the way side. 20 And he that
was sown upon the rocky places,
this is he that heareth the v/ord,
and straightway with joy receiveth
it ; 2 1 yet hath he not root in him-
self, but endureth for a while ; and
when tribulation or persecution
ariseth because of the word,
straightway he * stumbleth. 22
And he that was sown among the
thorns, this is he that heareth the
word ; and the care of '' the ^ world,
and the * deceitfulness of riches,
choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful. 23 And he that was
sown upon the good ground, this
is he that heareth the word, and
understandeth it ; who verily hear-
eth fruit, and bringeth forth, some
* a hundredfold, some sixty, some
thirty.
24 Another parable set he before
them, saying, "The kingdom of
heaven is likened unto " a man that
sowed good seed in his field : 25
but while men slept, his enemy
came and sowed * tares also among
the wheat, and went away. 26 But
when the blade sprang up and
brought forth fruit, then appeared
the tares also. 27 And the 'ser-
vants of the householder came and
said unto him. Sir, didst thou not
sow good seed in thy field 1 whence
then hath it tares'? 28 And he
said unto them, ®An enemy hath
done this. And the ' servants say
unto him. Wilt thou then that we
go and gather them upl 29 But
he saith, Naj' ; lest haply while ye
3 Or, age * Or, darnel 5 Gr. bondservants.
^ Or. A man that is an enemy.
13. 30
MATTHEW
13. 58
The Mustard Seed. The Leaven. Parable of the Tares explained. Tlie Uid Treasure. Teaches at Nazareth and is rejected
gather up the tares, ye root up the
wheat with them. 30 Let both
grow together until the harvest :
and in the time of the harvest I
will say to the reapers, Gather up
first the tares, ana bind them in
bundles to burn them ; but "gather
the wheat into my barn.
3 1 Another parable set he before
them, saying, '' ° The kingdom of
heaven is like unto ''a grain of
nmstard seed, which a man took,
and sowed in his field: 32 which
indeed is less than all seeds ; but
when it is grown, it is greater than
the herbs, and becometh a tree, so
that " the birds of the heaven come
and lodge in the branches thereof.
33 Another palpable _ spake he
unto them ; * " The kingdom of
heaven is like unto leaven, which
a woman took, and hid in •''three
^measures of meal, till it was all
leavened.
34 All these things spake Jesus
in parables unto the multitudes ;
and ^without a parable spake he
nothing unto them : 35 that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken
through the prophet, saying,
■^ I will open my mouth in para-
bles ;
I will utter things hidden from
the foundation ^ of the world.
36 Then he left the multitudes,
and weiit into '* the house : and
his disciples came unto him, say-
ing, * Explain unto us the parable
of the tares of the field. 37 And
he answered and said, He that
soweth the good seed is * the Son
of man ; 38 and the field is the
world ; and the good seed, these
are ' the sons of the kingdom ; and
the tares are '" the sons of " the evil
one ; 39 and the enemy that sowed
them is the devil : and the harvest
is * " the end of the woi-ld ; and the
reapers are angels. 40 As there-
fore the tares are gathered up and
burned with fire ; so shall it be in the
■^''endof the world. 41 '^The Son
of man ^ shall send forth his angels,
and they shall gather out of his
kingdom all things that cause
stumbling, and them that do iniq-
uity, 42 and * shall cast them into
the furnace of fire : *■ there shall be
the weeping and the gnashing of
teeth. 43 Then shall the right-
1 The word in the Greek denotes the Hebrew
aeah, a measure contaimng nearly a peck and a
half. 2 Pa. ixxvili. 2.
3 Many ancient authorities omit of the world.
' Or, the consummation of the age
"oh. 3.12
b ver. 31, 32 :
Murk 4.
30-32 ;
Ln/ce 13.
18, 19
" See ver. 24
d ch. 17. 20 ;
Lk. 17. 6
" Comp. Ps.
104. 12 ;
Ezek. 17.
23 ; 31. 6 ;
Dan. 4. 12
/Gen. li.ti;
comp.
Judg. 6.
19 ; 1 S. 1.
24
a Mk. 4. 34 ;
comp. Ju.
10. 6 ; 16.
25
'' ver. 1
' Comp. ch.
1j. lb
fc See ch. 8.
20
' Comp. ch.
8. 12
'" Jn. 8. 44 ;
Acts 13.
10 ; 1 Ju. 3.
10
" See ch. 5.
37
° ver. 40, 49 ;
24. 3 ; 28.
20; ICor.
10. 11 ;
Heb. 9. 2fi.
See ch. 12.
32 and 13.
22
2' ch. 24. 31
9 ver. 50
»■ See ch. 8.
12
■' See ch. 11.
lo
' ver. 46
" ver. 44
" See ver.
39,40
' See ch. 7.
28
y ver. 54-58 :
MarkG. 1-6
' See ch. 4.
23
" See ch. 7.
28
i> See ch. 12.
46
<1 See ch.
11.6
" Mk. 6. 4 ;
Lk. 4 24;
Jn. 4. 44
eous shine forth as the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. * He
that hath ears ^, let him hear.
44 " The kingdom of heaven is
like unto a treasure hidden in the
field ; which a man found, and hid ;
and "^ in his joy he goeth and ' sell-
eth all that he hath, and buyetb
that field.
45 Again, "the kingdom of
heaven is like unto a man that is
a merchant seeking goodly pearls :
46 and having found one pearl of
great price, he went and sold all
that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, "the kingdom of
heaven is like unto a '^net, that
was cast into the sea, and gathered
of every kind : 48 which, when it
was filled, they drew up on the
beach ; and they sat down, and
gathered the good into vessels, but
the bad they cast away. 49 So
shall it be in ** " the end of the
world: the angels shall come forth,
and sever the wicked from among
the righteous, 50 and * shall cast
them into the furnace of fire :
*■ there shall be the weeping and
the gnashing of teeth.
51 Have ye understood all these
things 1 They say unto him. Yea.
52 And he said unto them, There-
fore every scribe who hath been
made a disciple to the kingdom of
heaven is like unto a man that is
a householder, who bringeth forth
out of his treasure things new and
old.
53 ^And it came to pa.ss, when
Jesus had finished these parables,
he departed thence.
54 ^ And coming into his own
country he Haught them in their
synagogue, insomuch that " they
were astonished, and said, Whence
hath this man this wisdom, and
the.se '' mighty works 1 55 Is not
this the carpenter's son % is not
* his mother called Mary '? and his
'' brethren, ^^ James, and .Joseph,
and Simon, and Judas'? 56 And
"his sisters, are they not all with
usi Whence then hath this man
all the.se things'? 57 And they
were "^offended in him. But
.Jesus said unto them, ^A prophet
is not without honor, save in his
own country, and in his own house.
58 And he did not many " mighty
5 See ver. 9. * Or, for joy thereof
'! Gr. drag-net.
8 Or, the coiisummalion of the nge
9 Gr. powers. i" Or, Jacob
11 Gr. caused to stumble.
15
14.1
MATTHEW
14.36
John the Baptist beheaded. The Five Thousand fed. Jesus wallcs on the Water, Jesus in Gennesaret
works there because of their un-
belief.
M'At that season * Herod
the tetrarch lieard the re-
port concerning Jesus. 2 and said
unto his servants, '/Phis is John
the Baptist ; he is risen from the
dead ; and therefore do these
powers work in him. 3 For
* Herod had laid hold on John,
and bound him, and put him
•^in prison for the sake of "Hero-
dias, his brother Philip's wife.
4 For John said unto him, -^It is
not lawful for thee to have her.
5 And when he would have put
him to death, he feared the multi-
tude, because they counted him
as "a prophet. 6 But when
Herod's birthday came, the daugh-
ter of " Herodias danced in the
midst, and pleased * Herod. 7
Whereupon he promised with an
oath to give her whatsoever she
should ask. 8 And she, being put
forward by her mother, saith.
Give me here on a platter the
liead of John the Baptist. 9 And
the king was grieved ; but for the
sake of his oaths, and of them
that sat at_ meat with him, he
commanded it to be given ; 1 0 and
he sent and beheaded John in the
Ei'ison. 11 And his head was
rought on a platter, and given to
the damsel : and she brought it to
her mother. 12 And his disciples
came, and took up the corpse, and
buried him ; and they went and
told Jesus.
13 ''Now when Jesus heard it,
he withdrew from thence in a
boat, to a desert place apart : and
when the multitudes heard thereof,
they followed him ^ on foot frm
the cities. 14 And he came forth,
and 'saw a great multitude, and
he had compassion on them, and
* healed their sick. 1 5 And when
even was come, the disciples came
to him, saying. The place is desert,
and the time is already past ; send
the multitudes away, that they
may go into the villages, and buy
themselves food. 16 But Jesus
said unto them, They have no need
to go away ; give ye them to eat.
17 And they say unto him. We
have here but ' five loa\ es, and two
fishes. 18 And he said. Bring
them hither to me. 19 And he
commanded the multitudes to ^ sit
down on the grass ; and he took
1 Or, by land 2 Gr. recline.
16
the five loaves, and the two fishes,
and looking ujj to heaven, he
"'blessed, and brake and gave the
loaves to the disciples, and the
disciples to the multitudes. 20 And
they all ate, and were filled : and
they took up that which remained
o -er of the broken pieces, twelve
"baskets full. 21 And they that
did eat were about five thousand
men, besides women and children.
22 "And straightway he con-
strained the disciples to enter into
the boat, and to go before him
unto the other side, till he should
send the multitudes away. 23 And
after he had sent the multitudes
a\vay, ^he went u]3 into the moun-
tain apart to pray : and when even
was come, he was there alone.
24 But the boat •' was now in the
midst of the sea, distressed by the
waves ; for the wind was contrary.
25 And in ''the fourth watch of
the night he came unto them,
walking upon the sea. 26 And
when the disciples saw liim walking
on the sea, they were troubled,
saying. It is ""a ghost; and they
cried out for fear. 27 But straight-
way Jesus spake unto them, say-
ing, * Be of good cheer ; it is I ;
' be not afraid. 28 And Peter
answered him and said. Lord, if
it be thou, bid me come unto thee
upon the waters. 29 And he said.
Come. And Peter went down from
the boat, and walked upon the
waters ■* to come to Jesus. 30 But
when he saw the ^wind, he was
afraid ; and beginning to sink,
he cried out, saying. Lord, save
me. 31 And immediately Jesus
stretched forth his hand, and took
hold of him, and saith unto him,
" O thou of little faith, wherefore
didst thou doubt 1 32 And when
they were gone up into the boat,
the wind ceaped. 33 i^.nd they
that were in the boat ''worshipped
him, saying. Of a truth thou art
" the Son of God.
34 ^ And when they had crossed
over, they came to the land, unto
^ Gennesaret. 3.5 And when the
men of that place knew him, they
sent into all that region round
about, and brought unto him all
that were sick ; 36 and they be-
sought him that thej^^ might only
3 Some ancient authorities read ivas manyfui-
longs distant from the land.
* Some ancient authorities read and came.
5 Many ancient authorities add strong.
^ See marginal note ou cb. 2. 2.
15-. 1
MATTHEW
15.35
Ceremonial and Real Defilement, The Cauaaurtlsh Woman. Jesus retnrns to dialilee. Tlie Foar Thousand fed
touch " the border of his garment :
and as many as * touched were
made whole.
-i pT " Then there come to Jesus
A-tJ ''from Jerusalem Pharisees
and scribes, saying, 2 Why do thy
disciples transgress the tradition
of the elders 'I for they " wash not
fcheir hands when they eat bread.
3 And he answered and said unto
them. Why do ye also transgress
the commandment of God because
of your tradition 1 4 For God said,
^ Honor thy father and thy mother :
and," He that speaketh evil of father
or mother, let him ^ die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say
to his father or his mother. That
wherewith thou mightest have been
profited by me is given to God ;
6 he shall not honor his father "*.
And ye have made void the ® word
of God because of your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah
prophesy of you, saying,
8 ^This people honoreth me with
their lips ;
But their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching as their -^doctrines the
precepts of men.
10 And he called to him the mul-
titude, and said unto them, Hear,
and understand: 11 «' Not that
which entereth into the mouth de-
fileth the man ; but that which
proceedeth out of the mouth, this
defileth the man. 12 Then came
the disciples, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the Pharisees
y^ere ''offended, when they heard
this saying 1 1.3 But he answered
and said, '' Every * plant which my
heavenly Father planted not, shall
be rooted up. 14 Let them alone :
Hhey are blind guides. And *if
the blind guide the blind, both
shall fall into a pit. 1 5 And Peter
answered and said unto him, ' De-
clare unto us the parable. 1 6 And
he said, Are ye also even yet with-
out understanding "? 17 Perceive
ye not, that whatsoever goeth into
the mouth passeth into the belly,
and is cast out into the draught"?
18 But '"the things which proceed
out of the mouth come forth out of
the heart ; and they defile the man.
19" For out of the heart come forth
lEx. XX. 12; Dt. V. 16.
2 Ex. xxi. 17 ; Lev. xx. 9. 3 Or, surely die
* Some ancient authorities add or his mother.
6 Some ancient authorities read law.
6 Is. xxix. 13.
1 Gr. caused to stumble. 8 Qj. planting.
y See oh. 4.
23
- See ch. 9. 8
" ver. 32-39 :
Mark 8.
1-10;
comp. ch.
14. 13-21
' See ch. 9.
36
17
evil thoughts, murders, adulteries,
fornications, thefts, false witness,
railings : 20 these are the things
which defile the man ; but to eat
with unwashen hands defileth not
the man.
21 "And Jesus went out thence,
and withdrew into the parts of
^ Tyre and f Sidon. 22 And behold,
a Canaanitish woman came out
from those borders, and cried, say-
ing. Have mercy on me, O Lord,
thou 'son of David; my daughter
is grievously '"vexed with a demon.
23 But he answered her not a word.
And his disciples came and besought
him, saying. Send her away ; for
she crieth after us. 24 But he an-
swered and said, I was not sent but
unto 'the lost sheep of the house
of Israel. 25 But she came and
^'worshipped him, saying. Lord,
help me. 26 And he answered
and said. It is not meet to take the
childreiys "bread and cast it to the
dogs. 27 But she said, Yea, Lord :
for even the dogs eat of the crumbs
which fall from their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said
unto her, O woman, "great is thy
faith : be it done unto thee even as
thou wilt. And her daughter was
healed from that hour.
29 "And Jesus departed thence,
and came nigh unto ^the sea of
Galilee ; and he went up into the
mountain, and sat there. 30 And
there came unto him great multi-
tudes, having with them the lame,
blind, dumb, maimed, and many
others, and they cast them down
at his feet ; and " he healed them :
31 insomuch that the multitude
wondered, when they saw the dumb
speaking, the maimed whole, and
the lame walking, and the blind
seeing : and they ^ glorified the
God of Israel.
32 "And Jesus called unto him
his disciples, and said, ' I have com-
passion on the multitude, because
they continue with me now three
days and have nothing to eat : and
I would not send them away fast-
ing, lest haply they faint on the
way. 33 And the disciples say
unto him. Whence should we have
so many loaves in a desert place as
to fill so great a multitude ? 34 And
Jesus said unto them, How many
loaves have ye? And they said.
Seven, and a few small fishes.
35 And he commanded the multi-
9 See marginal note on ch. 2. 2. w Or, loaf
15. 36
MATTHEW
I6.-27
A Sign from Heaven asked for. Tlie Leaven of the Pharisees and Saddarees. The Passion, ResnrrertioD, and Coming foretulo
tude to sit down on the ground ;
36 and he took the seven loaves
and the fishes ; and he "gave thanks
and brake, and gave to the disci-
ples, and the disciples to the multi-
tudes. 37 And tliey all ate, and
were filled : and they took up that
which remained ov r of the broken
pieces, seven "baskets full. 38 And
they that did eat were four thou-
sand men, besides women and chil-
dren. 39 And he sent away the
multitudes, anrl entered into "the
boat, and came into the borders of
'' Magadan.
1 f\ ''And the -^Pharisees and
_LvJ Sadducees came, and trying
him 'asked him to show them a sign
from heaven. 2 But he answered
and said unto them, ^''When it is
evening, ye say. It will be fair
weather : for the heaven is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be
foul weather to-day : for the heaven
is red and lowering. Ye know how
to discern the face of the heaven ;
but ye cannot discern the signs of
the times. 4 ;An evil and adul-
terous generation seeketh after a
sign ; and there shall no sign be
fiven unto it, but the sign of
onah. And he left them, and
departed.
5 And the disciples came to the
other side and forgot to take '-^bread.
6 And Jesus said unto them. Take
heed and * beware of the leaven of
the ■''Pharisees and Sadducees. 7
And they reasoned among them-
selves, saying, ^ We took no 'bread.
8 And Jesus perceiving it said, ' O
ye of little faith, why reason ye
among yourselves, because ye have
no '-^ bread'? 9 Do ye not yet per-
ceive, neither remember '"the five
loaves of the five thousand, and
how many * " baskets ye took up "?
10 Neither "the seven loaves of
the four thousand, and how many
'^''baskets ye took upl 11 How is
it that ye do not perceive that I
spake not to you concerning "bread 1
pjut * beware of the leaven of the
^ Pharisees and Sadducees. 1 2 Then
understood they that he bade them
not beware of the leaven of " bread,
but of the teaching of the •''Phari-
sees and Sadducees.
13 «Now when Jesus came into
1 The following words, to the end of ver. 3, are
omitted by some of tlie most ancient and other
important authorities. 2 (jr. loaves.
^ Or, It is because we took no bread
* Basket in ver. 9 and 10 represents different
ftreek words.
" Comp. ch.
14. 19
6 Ch. 16. 10 ;
Mli. 8. 8,
20 ; comp.
Acts 9. 25
' Comp.
Mk. 3. 9
rf Comp.
Mk. 8. 10
" ver. 1-12 :
Mark 8.
11-21
/ver. 6,11,
12. See
ch. 3. 7
'J See ch. 12.
38
'» Comp. Lk.
12. 54 f.
i ch. 12. 33
*-• ver. 11 ;
Mk. 3. 13 ;
Lk. 12. 1
'ch.6. 30;
8. 26 ; 14. 31
»' ch. 14. 17-
21
» See ch. 14.
20
" ch. 15. 34-
P See ch. 15.
37
9 ver. 13-16 :
Mark 8. 27-
29; Luke
9. 18-20
>• Mk. 8. 27
» See ch. 8.
20 ; ver.
27, 28
« See ch.
14.2
" Mk. 6. 15 ;
Lk. '.>. 8 ;
comp. cli.
17. 10 ; Jn.
1. 21
"ver. 20;
Jn. 11. 27 ;
comp. ch.
1. 16
^ See ch. 4. 3
'J Ps. 42. 2 ;
ch. 26. 63 ;
Acts 14.
15 ; Rom.
9.26; 2Cor.
3. 3 ; 6. 16 ;
1 Th. 1.
9 ; 1 Tim.
3. 15; 4.
10 ; Heb. 3.
12 ; 9. 14 ;
10. 31 ; 12.
22; Rev.
7.2
' Jn. 1.42;
21. 15-17
" 1 Cor. 15.
.50 ; Gal. 1.
16; Eph.
6. 12 ; Heb.
2. 14
b See ch. 4.
18
<^ See ch. 11.
23
rt Comp. Is.
22. 22 ;
Rev. 1. 18 ;
3.7
« ch. 18. 18 ;
comp. Jn.
20. 23
/Mk. 8. ,30;
Lk. 9. 21 ;
comp. ch.
8. 4
■" ver. 21-28 :
Mark 8. 31-
9. 1 ; Luke
9. 22-27
18
the parts of 'Caesarea Philippi, he
asked his disciples, saying. Who do
men say ° that "' the Son of man is 1
14 And they said. Some say 'John
the Baptist ; .some, " Elijah ; and
others, Jeremiah, or one of the
prophets. 15 He saith unto them.
But who say ye that I am 1 16 And
Simon Peter answered and said,
Thou art " the Christ, •* the Son of
^ the living God. 1 7 And Jesus an-
swered and said unto him. Blessed
art thou, ^ Simon Bar-Jonah : for
" flesh and blood hath not revealed
it unto thee, but my Father who is
in heaven. 18 And I also say unto
thee, that thou art "^ '' Peter, and
upon this '^rock I will build my
church ; and the gates of " Hades
shall not prevail against it. 19 I
will give unto thee "^ the keys of the
kingdom of heaven : and " whatso-
ever thou shalt bind on earth shall
be bound in heaven ; and whatso-
ever thou shalt loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven. 20 'Then
charged he the disciples that they
should tell no man that he was
"the Christ.
21 ^ From that time began ^ Jesus
to show unto his disciples, that he
must go unto Jerusalem, and * suf-
fer many things of the elders and
chief priests and scribes, and be
killed, and the third day be raised
up. 22 And Peter took him, and
JDegan to rebuke him, saying, ^Be
it far from thee. Lord : this shall
never be unto thee. 23 But he
turned, and said unto Peter, Get
thee behind me, ' Satan : thou art
a stumbling-block unto me : for
thou mindest not the things of
God, but the things of men. 24
Then said Jesus unto his disciples.
If any man would come after me,
let him deny him.self, and* take up
his cross, and follow me. 25 For
' whosoever would save his life shall
lose it : and whosoever shall lose
his life for my sake shall find it.
26 For what shall a man be prof-
ited, if he shall gain the whole
world, and foi'feit his life? or what
shall a man give in exchange for
his life 1 27 For the ™ Son of man
h ch. 17. 9, 12, 22 f. ; 20. 18 f. ; 27. 63 ; Mk. 9. 12. 31 ;
Lk. 17. 25 ; 18. 32 : 24. 7 ; comp. ch. 12. 40 ; Jn. 2. 19
"Seech. 4. 10 fc See ch. 10. 38 ' See ch. 10. 39
'" See ch. 8. 20
5 Many ancient authorities read thai I the Son
of man am. See Mk. 8. 27 ; Lk. 9. 18.
•> Gr. Petros. 7 Gr. pelra.
8 Some ancient authorities read Jesus Christ.
9 Or, God iMve mercy on thee
16.28
MATTHEW
18.3
The Transfiguration. The True Elijali. The Epileptk Boy. The Power of Faith. The Temple Tax
"* shall come in the glory of his
Father with his angels ; and * then
shall he render unto every man
according to his ^ deeds. 28 Verily
X say unto you, Thei'e are some of
them that stand here, who shall in
no wise taste of death, till they see
" the iSon of man " coming in his
kingdom.
-J Hr '' And after six days Jesus
_L f taketh with him "Peter, and
" James, and John his brother, and
bringeth them up into a high moun-
tain apart : 2 and he was ti'ans-
figurecf before them ; and his face
did shine as the sun, and his gar-
ments became white as the light.
3 And behold, there appeared unto
them Moses and Elijah talking with
him. 4 And Peter ■'answered, and
said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for
us to be here : if thou wilt, ''I will
make here three ^ tabernacles ; one
for thee, and one for Moses, and
one for Elijah. 5 While he was
yet speaking, behold, a bright
cloud overshadowed them : and be-
hold, '' a voice out of the cloud, say-
ing, 'This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased; hear ye
him. 6 And when the disciples
heard it, they fell on their face,
and were sore afraid. 7 And Jesus
came and touched them and said,
Arise, and *be not afraid. 8 And
lifting up their eyes, they saw no
one, save Jesus only.
9 ' And as they were coming
down from the mountain, Jesus
commanded them, saying, '"Tell the
vision to no man, until "the Son
of man be " risen from the dead.
10 And his disciples asked him,
saying. Why then say the scribes
that ^ Elijah must first come % 11
And he answered and said, Elijah
indeed cometh, and shall restore
all things : 12 but I say unto you,
that Elijah is come already, and
they knew him not, but did unto
him whatsoever they would. Even
so shall " the Son of man also suffer
of them. 1 3 Then understood the
disciples that he spake unto them
of Jonn the Baptist.
14 *And when they were come
to the multitude, there came to
hini a man, kneeling to him, and
.saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on
my son : for he is '' epileptic, and
suffereth grievously ; for oft-times
he falleth into the fire, and oft-
times into the water. 16 And I
1 Gr. doing. 2 Or, Jacob a Or, booths
" ch. 10. 23 ;
24.3,27,37,
39 ; 26. 64 ;
Mk. 8.
38 f. J 13.
26 ; Lk. 21.
27; Actsl.
11 ; 1 Cor.
15. 23 ;
ITh.l. 10;
4. 16;
2 Th. 1. 7,
10 ; 2. 1, 8 ;
Jas. 5. 7 f. ;
2Pet.l. 16;
3. 4, 12 ;
1 Jn. 2. 28 ;
Rev. 1. 7 ;
comp. Ju.
21.22
b Ps. 62. 12 ;
Prov. 24.
12; Rom. 2.
6; 14.12;
2 Cor. 5.
10 ; Eph.
6.8; Col.
3. 25 ; Rev.
2. 23 ; 20.
12 ; 22. 12 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 3. 13
"886 011.8.20
river. 1-8:
Mark 9.
2-8; Luke
9. 28-36
<• ch. 26. 37 ;
Mk. 5. 37 ;
comp. 13. 3
/See Acts
3. 12
" Comp.
Mk. 9. 5;
Lk. 9. 33
''2Pet.l.l7f.
' See ch. 3.
17
fc See ch. 14.
27
' ver. 9-13 :
Mark 9.
9-13
'" See ch. 8, 4
" ver. 12, 22 ;
see ch. 8.
20
° See ch. 16.
21
P See ch. 11.
14 ; comp.
16.14
« ver. 14-19 :
Mark 9.
14-28; ver.
14-18 :
Luke 9.
37-42
»• ch. 4. 24
»ch. 21.21 f.;
Mk. 11.
23 f.; Lk.
17.6
' ch. 13. 31 ;
Lk. 17. 6
" ver. 9 ;
comp. 1
Cor. 13. 2
" Comp.
Mk. 9. 23 ;
Jn. 11. 40
* ver. 22, 23 :
Mark 9. 30-
32; Lnke
9. 44-45
y See ch. 16.
21 ; and
ver. 9
' Ex. 30. 13 ;
38.26
" Rom. 13. 7
b ch. 22. 17,
19
'■ ch. 5. 29,
1.9
brought him to thy disciples, and
they could not cure him. 17 And
Jesus answered and said, O faith-
less and perverse generation, how
long shall I be with you % how long
shall I bear with you? bring him
hither to me. 18 And Jesus re-
buked him ; and the demon went
out of him : and the boy was cured
from that hour.
19 Then came the disciples to
Jesus apart, and said. Why could
not we cast it ouf? 20 And he
saith unto them. Because of your
little faith : for verily I say unto
you, " If ye have faith as ' a grain
of rnustard seed, ye shall say unto
"this mountain, Kemove hence to
yonder place ; and it shall remove ;
and "nothing shall be impossible
unto you."*
22 "^And while they ^ abode in
Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The
Son of man shall be •* delivered up
into the hands of men ; 23 and
^they shall kill him, and the third
day he shall be raised up. And
they were exceeding sorry.
24 And when they were come
to Capernaum, they that received
Hhe 'half-shekel came to Peter,
and said. Doth not your teacher
pay'the '^half-shekeH 25 He saith.
Yea. And when he came into the
house, Jesus spake first to him,
saying, What thinkest thou, Simon ?
the kings of the earth, from whom
do they receive "toll or 'tribute"?
from their sons, or from stran-
gers'? 26 And when he said,
From strangers, Jesus said unto
him, Therefore the sons are free.
27 But, lest we ''cause them to
stumble, go thou to the sea, and
cast a hook, and take up the fish
that first cometh up ; and when
thou hast opened his mouth, thou
shalt find a * shekel : that take,
and give unto theru for me ana
thee.
1 Q ."In that hour came the
J- O disciples unto Jesus, saying,
Who then is ® greatest in the king
dom of heaven'? 2 And he called
to him a little child, and set him
in the midst of them, 3 and said,
30; 18. 6, 8, 9 ; Mk. 9. 42, 43, 45, 47 ; Lk. 17. 2 ; Jn.
6. 61 ; 1 Cor. 8. 13 d ver. 1-5 : Mark 9. 33-37 ; Luke
9. 46-48
■* Many authorities, some ancient, insert ver.
21 But triis kind goeth not out save by vrayer and
fasting. See Mk. 9. 29.
s Some ancient authorities read were gathering
themselves together. « See ch. 10. 4.
7 Gr. didra.chma.. Comp. marginal note on Lk.
15. 8. 8 Qx. stater. 9 Gr. greater.
18.4
MATTHEW
18.30
The Qnestion of Rank. Of Stumbling-blocks. Tbe Lost Sheep. Duty towards Offenders. The Cnmerdfnl Servant
Verily I say unto you, Except ye
turn, and "become as little chil-
dren, ye shall in no wise enter into
the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoso-
ever therefore shall humble him-
self as this little child, the same is
the ^ greatest in the kingdom of
heaven. 5 And whoso shall re-
ceive one such little child in my
name receiveth me : 6 but * whoso
shall " cause one of these little ones
that believe on me to stumble, it is
profitable for him that '^ a great
millstone should be hanged about
his neck, and that he should be
sunk in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because
of occasions of stumbling ! for "* it
must needs be that the occasions
come ; but woe to that man through
whom the occasion cometh ! 8 And
" if thy hand or thy foot " causeth
thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast
it from thee : it is good for thee
to enter into life maimed or halt,
rather than having two hands or
two feet to be cast into the eternal
fire. 9 And •''if thine eye " causeth
thee to stumble, pluck it out, and
cast it from thee : it is good for
thee to enter into life with one eye,
rather than having two eyes to be
cast into the '^fhell of fire. 10 See
that ye despise not one of these
little ones : for I say unto you, that
in heaven ''their angels do always
behold the face of my Father who
is in heaven.^ 12 How think ye"?
' if any man have a hundred sheep,
and one of them be gone astray,
doth he not leave the ninety and
nine, and go unto the mountains,
and seek that which goeth astray 1
13 And if so be that he find it,
verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth
over it more than over the ninety
and nine which have not gone
astray. 1 4 Even so it is not " the
will of ®your Father who is in
heaven, that one of these little
ones should perish.
1 5 And * if thy brother sin
"^ against thee, go, show him his
fault between thee and him alone :
if he hear thee, thou hast gained
thy brother. 16 But if he hear
thee not, take with thee one or two
1 Gr. greater.
2 Gr. a millstone turned by an ass.
3 Gr. Gehenna of fire.
* Many authorities, some ancient, insert ver.
11 For the Son of man came to save that which
was lost. See Lk. 19. 10.
s Gr. a thing willed be/ore your Father.
6 Some ancient authorities read my.
7 Some ancient authorities omit against thee.
«ch. 19.14;
Mis. 10. 1.5 ;
Lk. 18. 17 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 14.
20 ; 1 Pet.
2 2
t> Mk. 9. 42 ;
Lk. 17. 2 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 8. 12
"^ See ch. 17.
27
d Lk. 17. 1 ;
1 Cor. 11.
19; IT. 4.1
0 ch. .5. 30 ;
Mk. 9. 43 ;
comp. ch.
17. 27
/ch. 5. 29;
Mk. 9. 47 ;
comp. cli.
17. 27
" See ch. 5.
22
'' Comp.
Acts 12.
15; Lk. 1.
19 ; Rev. 8.
2 ; 2 K. 25.
19; IK. 10.
8 ; Tob. 12.
15
' ver. 12-14 :
comp. Lk.
15. 4-7
k Lk. 17. 3 ;
comp. Gal.
6. 1 ; 2 Th.
3. 15 ; Jas.
5. 19 ; Lev.
19. 17 ;
Ecclas. 19.
13 ff.
'Dt. 19.
15; Ju.8.
17 ; 2 Cor.
13. 1;
ITim. 5.
19; Heb.
10. 28
"' Comp.
1 Cor. 6.
Iff.
" Comp.
2 Th. 3. 6,
14 f.
0 ch. 16. 19 ;
Jn. 20. 23
P See ch. 7. 7
1 ver. 15
»• Lk. 17. 4
* Comp.
Gen. 4. 24
I See ch. 13.
24
" ch. 25. 19
" Lk. 7. 42
^ Comp. Ex.
21. 2 ; Lev.
25. 39 ; 2 K.
4. 1 ; Neh.
5. 5
y See ch. 8. 2
more, that 'at the piouth of two
witnesses or three every word may
be established. 17 And if he re-
fuse to hear them, '"tell it unto the
* church : and if he refuse to hear
the ^ church also, " let him be unto
thee as the Gentile and the ^ pub-
lican. 18 Verily I say unto you,
" What things soever ye shall bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven ;
and what things soever ye shall
loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven. 19 Again I say unto you,
that if two of you shall agree on
earth as touching anything that
they shall ask, -^ it ^° snail be done
for them of my Father who is in
heaven. 20 For where two or
three are gathered together in my
name, there am I in the midst of
them.
21 Then came Peter and said to
him. Lord, * how oft shall my
brother sin against me, and I for-
give himj until ''seven times'? 22
Jesus saith unto him, I say not
unto thee. Until seven times ; but.
Until "* seventy times seven. 23
Therefore is 'the kingdom of heaven
likened unto a certain king, who
would " make a reckoning with his
^■^ servants. 24 And when he had
begun to reckon, one was brought
unto him, that owed him ten thou-
sand ^^ talents. 25 But forasmuch
as he " had not wherewith to pay,
his lord commanded him -^to be
sold, and his wife, and children,
and all that he had, and payment
to be made. 26 The " servant
therefore fell down and ^^ " wor-
shipped him, saying. Lord, have
patience with me, and I will pay
thee all. 27 And the lord of that
"servant, being moved with com-
Kassion, released him, and forgave
im the ^^ debt. 28 But that "ser-
vant went out, and found one of
his fellow-servants, who owed him
a hundred " shillings : and he laid
hold on him, and took him by the
throat, saying. Pay what thou
owest. 29 So his fellow-servant
fell down and besought him, say-
ing. Have patience with me, and I
will pay thee. 30 And he would
8 Or, congregation
9 See marginal note on ch. 5. 46.
1" Gr. shall become.
11 Or, seventy times and seven
12 Gr. bondservants.
13 Tliis talent was probably worth about £200,
or flOOO. 1* Gr. bondservant.
15 See marginal note on ch. 2. 2. 16 Gr. loan.
17 The word in the Greek denotes a coin worth
about eight pence half-penny, or nearly seven-
teen cents.
20
18.31
MATTHEW
ia24
Jesns leaves (lalilee for Judaea. The Qoestion about Divorce. Jesus receives Little Children. Tlie Peril of Riches
not: but went and cast him into
prison, till he should pay that
which was due. 31 So when his
fellow-servants saw what was done,
they were exceeding sorry, and
came and told vinto their lord all
that was done. 32 Then his lord
called him unto him, and saith to
him, Thou wicked ^ servant, I for-
gave thee all that debt, because
thou besoughte.st me : 33 shouldest
not thou also have had mercy on
thy fellow-servant, even as I had
mercy on thee"? 34 And his lord
was wroth, and delivered him to
the tormentors, till he should pay
all that was due. 35 " So shall also
my heavenly Father do unto you,
if ye forgive not every one his
brother from your hearts.
1 Q * And it came to pass
A-tJ when Jesus had tinislied
these words, he departed from
Galilee, and " came into the bor-
ders of Juda?a beyond the Jordan ;
2 and great multitudes followed
him ; and '' he healed them there.
3 And there came unto him
^ Pharisees, trying him, and saying,
* Is it lawful for a man to put away
his wife for every cause 1 4 And
he answered and said. Have ye not
read, ^that he who ■*made them from
the beginning made them male and
female, 5 and said, ^•'For this cause
shall a man leave his father and
mother, and shall cleave to his
wife ; and ^ the two shall become
one flesh? 6 So that they are no
more two, but one flesh. What
therefore God hath joined together,
let not man put asunder. 7 They
say unto him, ®Why then did Moses
command to give a bill of divorce-
ment, and to put her away 1 8 He
saith unto them, Moses for your
hardness of heart suffered you to
Eut away your wives : but from the
eginning it hath not been so. 9
And I say unto you, ''Whosoever
shall put away his wife, ''except
for fornication, and shall marry
another, committeth adultery :
^and he that marrieth her when
she is put away committeth adul-
tery. 10 The disciples say unto
1 Gr. bondservant.
2 Many authorities, some ancient, insert tfte.
2 Gen. i. 27 ; v. 2.
* Some ancient authorities read created.
5 Oen. ii. 24. « Dt. xxiv. 1-4.
f Some ancient authorities read saving for (he
cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress :
as in ch. 5. 32.
8 The following words, to the end of the verse,
are omitted by some ancient authorities.
" See ch. 6.
14
f- See ch. 7.
28
■^ ver. 1-9 :
Mark 10.
1-12
<' See ch. 4.
« ch. 5. 31
/ Eph. 5. 31
!' 1 Cor. 6. 16
'' See ch. 5.
32
' Comp.
1 Cor. 7.
7 ff. 17
k See ch. 13.
11
' ver. 13-15 :
Mark 10.
13-16 ;
Lnke 18.
15-17
'" ch. 18. 3 ;
Mk. 10. 15 ;
Lk. 18. 17;
comp.
1 Cor. 14.
20 ; 1 Pet.
2. 2
" See ch. 5. 3
"ver. 16-29:
Mark 10.
17-30;
Luke 18.
18-30 ;
comp.
Lk. 10. 25-
28
V See ch. 25.
46
9 Lev. 18. 5 ;
Neh. 9. 29 ;
Ezek. 20.
21
■ comp. ch.
15.4
' ch. 22. 39 ;
comp. ch.
7.12
( Lk. 12. 33 ;
comp. 16.
9 ; Acts 2.
45 ; 4. 34 f.
" ch. 6. 20
" Comp. ch.
13, 22 ; Mk.
10. 23 f . ;
Lk. 18. 24
* Mk. 10. 25 ;
\X. 18. 25
him. If the case of the man is so
with his wife, it is not expedient
to marry. 11 But he said unto
them, ' Not all men can receive
this saying, but *they to whom
it is given. 12 For there are
eunuchs, tliat were so born from
their mother's womb : and there
are eunuchs, that were made eu-
nuchs by men : and there are
eunuchs, that made themselves eu-
nuchs for the kingdom of heaven's
sake._ He that is able to receive it,
let him receive it.
1 3 ' Then were there brought
unto him little children, that he
should lay his hands on them, and
pray : and the disciples rebuked
them. 14 But Jesus said, '"Suffer
the little children, and forbid them
not, to come unto me : for "to such
belongeth " the kingdom of heaven.
1 5 And he laid his hands on them,
and departed thence.
16 "And behold, one came to
him and said, ^"Teacher, what good
thing shall 1 do, that I may have
^ eternal life 1 1 7 And he said unto
him, " Why askest thou me concern-
ing that which is good ? One there
is who is good : but « if thou would-
est enter into life, keep the com-
mandments. 1 8 He saith unto him.
Which] And Jesus said, ^'-^Thou
shalt not kill. Thou shalt not com-
mit adultery. Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 'Honor thy father and thy
mother; and, '^'Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself . 20 The young
man saith unto him, All these things
have I observed : what lack I yet 1
21 Jesus said unto him. If thou
wouldest be perfect, go, /sell that
which thou hast, and give to the
poor, and thou shalt have "treas-
ure in heaven : and come, follow
me. 22 But when the young man
heard the saying, he went away
sorrowful ; for he was one that had
great possessions.
23 And Jesus said unto his dis-
ciples, Verily I say unto you, "It is
hard for a rich man to enter into
the kingdom of heaven. 24 And
again I .say unto you, ■' It is easier
for a camel to go through a needle's
eye, than for a rich man to enter
9 Or, of such is
10 Some ancient authorities read Oood Teacher.
See Mk. 10. 17 ; Lk. 18. 18.
11 Some ancient authorities read Why callesi
thou me good 9 None is good save one, even God.
See Mk. 10. 18 ; Lk. 18. 19.
1-2 Ex. XX. 12-16 ; Dt. v. 16-20.
13 Lev. xix. 18.
21
19.25
MATTHEW
20.27
Rewavd of Self-sacrifice. The Laborers in the Vineyard, The Passion a Tliird Time foretold
into the kingdom of God. 25 And
when the disciples heard it, they
were astonished exceedingly, say-
ing, Who then can be saved'? 26
And Jesus looking upon them said
to them, " With men this is impos-
sible ; but with God all things are
possible. 27 Then answered Peter
and said unto him, Lo, we have left
all, and followed thee ; what then
shall we have"? 28 And Jesus said
unto them. Verily I say unto you,
that ye who have followed nae, in
the regeneration when ' the Son of
man shall sit on the throne of his
glory, <■ ye also shall sit upon twelve
thrones, judging the twelve tribes
of Israel. 29 And '' every one that
hath left houses, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, ^ or
children, or lands, for my name's
sake, shall receive ^a hundred-
fold, and shall inherit eternal
life. 30 " But many shall be last
that are first ; and first that are
last.
r>/^ 1 For -^the kingdom of
^yj heaven is like unto a man
that was a householder, who went
out early in the morning to hire
laborers into his 'J vineyard. 2
And when he had agreed with the
laborers for a ^shilling a day, he
sent them into his vineyard. 3
And he went out about the third
hour, and saw others standing in
the marketplace idle ; 4 _ and to
them he said. Go ye also into the
vineyai'd, and whatsoever is right
I will give you. And they went
their way. _ 5 Again he went out
about the sixth and the ninth hour,
and did likewise. 6 And about the
eleventh hour he went out, and
found others standing ; and he
saith unto them. Why stand ye here
all the day idle"? 7 They say un*to
him. Because no man hath hired us.
He saith unto them. Go ye also into
the vineyard. 8 And when '* even
was come, the lord of the vineyard
saith unto his 'steward. Call the
laborers, and pay them their hire,
beginning from the last unto the
first. 9 And when they came that
were hired about the eleventh hour,
they received every man a ^shilling.
10 And when the first came, they
supposed that they would receive
more ; and they likewise received
every man a * shilling. 11 And
1 Many ancient authorities add or wife : as in
Lk. 18. 29.
2 Some ancient authorities read manifold.
8 See marginal uota on cU. 18. 28.
° Gen. 18.
14 ; Job 42.
2 ; Jer. 32.
17; Zech.
8. 6 ; Mk.
10. 27 ; Lk.
18. 27 ;
comp. 1.
37
b ch. 25. 31
" Lk. 22. 30 ;
comp.
Rev. 3. 21 ;
4. 4; 11. IB;
20.4
rf Mk. 10.
29 f . ; Lk.
18. 29 f . ;
comp. ch.
6. 33
"■ch. 20. 16;
Mk. 10. 31 ;
Lk. 13. 30
J See ch. 13.
24
'■' ch. 21. 28,
'' Lev. 19. 13
> Comp. Lk.
8. 3
fc Comp.
Jon. 4. 8 ;
Lk. 12. 55 ;
Jas. 1. 11
( ch. 22. 12 ;
26. 50
™ See ch. 6.
23 ; Mk. 7.
22; comp.
Dt. 15. 9
" See ch. 19.
30
" ver. 17-19 :
Mark 10.
32-34 ;
Ztd-e 18.
31-33
P See ch. 16.
21
9 ch. 27. 2 ;
comp.
Acts 2. 23 ;
3. 13 ; 4. 27 ;
21. 11
»■ ver. 20-28 :
Murk 10.
35-45
" ch. 4. 21 ;
10. 2
t See ch. 8. 2
" Comp. ch.
19. 28
"ch. 26. 39,
42 ; Lk. 22.
42 ; Jn. 18.
11 ; comp.
Is. 51. 17,
22; Jer.
49. 12
■" Comp.
Acts 12. 2 ;
Rev. 1. 9
y See ch. 13.
11
- ch. 25. 34
"ver. 25-28:
comp.
Lk. 22.
25-27
>> ch. 23. 11 ;
Mk. 9. 35 ;
10.43
when they received it, they mur-
mured against the householder, 12
.saying These last have spent but
one hour, and thou hast made them
equal unto us, who have borne the
burden of the day and * the ■* scorch-
ing heat. 13 But he answered and
said to one of them, 'Friend, I do
thee no wrong : didst not thou
agree with me for a ^shilling 1 14
Take up that which is thine, and
go thy way ; it is my will to give
unto this last, even as unto thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do
what I will with mine own ^ or is
thine ™eye evil, because I am good 1
16 So "the last shall be first, and
the first last.
17 "And as Jesus was going up
to Jerusalem, he took the twelve
disciples apart, and on the way he
said unto them, 18 Behold, we go
up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of
man ^' shall be ® delivered unto the
chief priests and scribes ; and they
shall condemn him to death, 19
and f shall deliver him unto the
Gentiles to mock, and to scourge,
and to crucify : and ^ the third day
he shall be raised up.
20 'Then came to him the mother
of * the sons of Zebedee with her
.sons, •''worshipping him, and ask-
ing a certain thing of him. 21
And he said unto her, What would-
est thou 1 She saith unto him. Com-
mand that these my two sons " may
sit, one on thy right hand, and one
on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.
22 But Jesus answered and said,
Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye
able "to drink the cup that I am
about to drink 1 They say unto
him. We are able. 23 He saith
unto them, * My cup indeed ye shall
drink : but to sit on my right hand,
and on mi/ left hand, is not mine to
give ; ■" but it is for them for whom
it hath been ^prepared of my
Father. 24 And when the ten
heard it, they were moved with
indignation concerning the two
brethren. 25 "But Jesus called
them unto him, and said, Ye know
that the rulers of the Gentiles lord
it over them, and their great ones
exercise authority over them. 26
Not so shall it be among you :
*but whosoever would becorne great
among you shall be your "^ minister ;
27 and whosoever would be first
4 Or, hot wind s gee ch. 10. 4.
' See marginal note on ch. 2. 2.
7 Or, servant
22
20.28
MATTHEW
21.24
The Two Blind Men at Jeriilio. The Trinnipha) Entry. The Traders cast out of tlic Temple. Jesus' Authority questioned
among you shall be your ^ servant :
28 even as " the Son of man * came
not to be ministered untOj but to
minister, and to give his lite a ran-
som for many.
29 "And as they went out from
Jericho, a great multitude followed
him. 30 And behold, two blind
men sitting by the way side, when
they heard that Jesus was passing
by, cried out, saying. Lord, ''have
mercy on us, thou * son of David.
31 And the multitude rebuked
them, tlmt they should hold their
peace : but they cried out the more,
saying. Lord, have mercy on us,
thou "^^ son of David. 32 And Jesus
stood still, and called them, and
said, What will ye that I should do
unto you 1 33 They say unto him,
Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 And Jesus, being moved with
compassion, touched their eyes ;
and straightway they received
their sight, and followed him.
r) -^ / And when they drew
M J_ nigh unto Jerusalem, and
came unto Bethphage, unto ^the
mount of Olives, then Jesus sent
two disciples, 2 saying unto them.
Go into the village that is over
against you, and straightway ye
shall find an ass tied, and a colt
with her : loose them, and bring
them unto me. 3 And if any one
say aught unto you, ye shall say.
The Lord hath need of them ; and
straightway he will send them.
4 ''Now this is come to pass,
that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken through tlie prophet,
saying,
5 '" Tell ye the daughter of Zion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto
thee.
Meek, and riding upon an ass.
And upon a colt the foal of an
ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did
even as Jesus appointed them,
7 and brought the ass, and the
colt, and put on them their gar-
ments ; and he sat thereon. 8 And
the most part of the multitude
'spread their garments in the way;
and others cut branches from the
trees, and spread them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went
before him, and that followed,
cried, saying, * Hosanna to the " son
of David : * Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord ;
Hosanna 'in the highest. 10 And
1 Gr. bondservant. 2 is. ixii. 11 ; Zech. ix. 9.
"' Jn. 1. 21,
25 : 6. 14 ;
7.40; Acts
3. 22 f. ; 7.
37 ; comiJ.
ver 26;
Mk. 6. 15 :
Lk. 7. 16.
39 ; 13. 33 ;
24. 19 ; Jn.
4. 19 ; 9. 17
" ch. 2. 23
" ver. 12-16 :
Mark 11.
15-18;
Luke 19.
45-47. Ver.
12, 13 .
John 2.
13-16
P Comp. Ex.
30. 13
8 Lev. 1.14;
5. 7 , 12. 8
»" See ch. 4.
23
» ch. 26. 8 ;
Mk. 11. 1,
11, 12 ; 14.
3 ; Lk. 19.
29 ; 24. 50 ;
Jn. 11. 1,
18 ; 12. 1
« ver. 18-22 :
Mark 11.
12-14. 20-24
" ch. 17. 20 ;
Mk. 11.
23; Lk. 17.
6; Jas. 1. 6
" See ch. 7. 7
^ ver. 23-27 ;
Mark 11.
27-33 ;
Ltike 20.
1-8
23
when he was come into Jerusalem,
all the city was stirred, saying.
Who is this? 11 And the multi-
tudes said. This is ™ the prophet,
Jesus, from " Nazareth of Galilee.
12 "And Jesus entered into the
temple "of God, and cast out all
them that sold and bought in the
temple, and overthrew the tables
of the ^money-changers, and the
seats of them that sold *the doves;
13 and he saith unto them. It is
written, "* My house .shall be called
fi house of prayer : ^ but ye make
it a den of robbers. 14 And the
blind and the lame came to him in
the temple; and ''he healed them.
1 5 But when the chief priests and
the scribes saw the wonderful
things that he did, and the chil-
dren that were crying in the temple
and saying, Hosanna to the ^son
of David ; they were moved with
indignation, 16 and said unto him,
Hearest thou what these are say-
ing ? And Jesus saith unto them.
Yea : did ye never read, ^Out of the
mouth of babes and sucklings thou
hast perfected praise % 17 And he
left them, and went forth out of
the city to 'Bethany, and lodged
there.
18 'Now in the morning as he
returned to the city, he hungered.
19 And seeing ^a fig tree by the
way side, he came to it, and found
nothing thereon, but leaves only ;
and he saith unto it. Let there oe
no fruit from thee henceforward
for ever. And immediately the
fig tree withered away. 20 And
wnen the disciples saw it, they
marvelled, saying, How did the
fig tree immediately wither away 1
21 And Jesus answered and said
unto them. Verily I say unto you,
"If ye have faith, and doubt not,
ye shall not only do what is done
to the fig tree, but even if ye shall
say unto this mountain, Be thou
taken up and cast into the sea, it
.shall be done. 22 And "all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,
believing, ye shall receive.
23 ^And when he was come into
the temple, the chief priests anfl
the elders of the people came unto
him as he was teaching, and .said,
By what authority doest thou these
things'? and who gave thee this
authority? 24 And Jesus answered
3 Many ancient authorities omit of God.
4l8. Ivi,7. eps. viii. 2.
5 Jer, vii. 11. ' Or, a sinyle
21.25
MATTHEW
22.9
Pariible of tlie Two Sons. Of the Wicked llosbandmen, The Marriage Feast and Slighted Invitation
and said unto them, I also will ask
you one ^question, which if ye tell
me, I likewise will tell you by what
authority I do these things. 1^5 The
baptism of John, whence was iti
from heaven or from menl And
they reasoned with themselves, say-
ing, If we shall say, From heaven ;
he will say unto us. Why then did
ye not believe him'? 26 But if we
shall say, From men ; we fear the
multitude ; for all hold John as "a
prophet. 27 And they answered
Jesus, and said, We know not.
He also said unto them. Neither
tell I you by what authority I do
these things. 28 But what think
yel A man had two "sons ; and he
came to the first, and said, ^Son,
go work to-day in the * vineyard.
29 And he answered and said, I
will not : but afterward he repented
himself, and went. 30 And he came
to the second, and said likewise.
And he answered and said, I go,
sir: and went not. 31 Which of
the two did the will of his father 1
They say. The first. Jesus saith
unto them, Verily I say unto you,
that " the ■* publicans and the har-
lots go into the kingdom of God be-
fore you. 32 For John came unto
you in the way of righteousness,
and ye believed him not ; but "^the
* publicans and the harlots believed
him : and ye, when ye saw it, did not
even repent yourselves afterward,
that ye might believe him.
33 Hear another parable: "There
was a man that was a householder,
who -^planted a * vineyard, and set a
hedge about it, and digged a "wine-
press in it, and " built a tower, and
let it out to husbandmen, and ''went
into another country. 34 And when
the season of the fruits drew near,
he ' sent his ^ servants to the hus-
bandmen, to receive ''his fruits.
35 And the husbandmen took
his ® servants, and beat one, and
killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he * sent other ^ servants
more than the first : and they did
unto them in like manner. 37 But
afterward he sent unto them his
son, saying. They will reverence
my son. 38 But the husbandmen,
when they saw the son, said among
themselves. This is the heir; come,
let us kill him, and take his inheri-
tance. 39 And they took him, and
J Gr. word. 2 Gr. children. 3 Gr. Child.
* See marginal note on ch. 5. 46.
6 Gr. bondservants. « Or, the f mils of it
" See ch. 11.
9 ; comp.
Mk. 6. 20
6 ver. 33 ;
ch. 20. 1
"^ Lk. 7. 29,
37-50
d Lk. 3. 12
= ver. 3>-46 :
Mark 12.
1-12; Liike
20. 9-19
/ Ps. 80. 8 ;
Is. 5. 1 S..
'■' Is. 5. 2
h ch. 2.i. 14
i ch. 22. 3
* ch. 22. 4
' Comp. ch.
8. 11 f. ;
Acts 13.
46 ; 18. 6 ;
28. 28
'" Acts 4. 11 ;
1 Pet. 2. 7 ;
comp.
Rom. 9. 33
" ver. 11
P See Acts
3. 12
« ver. 2-14 :
comp.
Lk. 14.
16-24
•" See ch. 13.
24
" ch. 21. 34
• Ezek. 21.
21; Obad.
14
24
cast him forth out of the vineyard,
and killed him. 40 When there-
fore the lord of the vineyard shall
come, what will he do unto those
husbandmen'? 41 They say unto
him. He will miserably destroy
those miserable men, and ' will
let out the vineyard unto other
husbandmen, who shall render
him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Jesus saith unto them. Did ye
never read in the scriptures,
'"'The stone which the builders
rejected,
The same was made the head of
the corner ;
This was from the Lord,
And it is marvellous in our
eyes 1
43 Therefore 3ay I unto you. The
kingdom of God shall be taken
away from you, and shall be given
to a nation bringing forth the fruits
thereof. 44 **And he that falleth
on this stone shall be broken to
pieces : but on whomsoever it shall
fall, it will scatter him as dust.
45 And when the chief priests and
the Pharisees heard his parables,
they perceived that he spake of
them. 46 And when they sought
to lay hold on him, they "feared
the multitudes, because they took
him for a ° prophet.
2iy And Jesus p answered and
^^ spake again in parables unto
them, saying, 2 * '" The kingdom pf
heaven is likened unto a certain
king, who made a marriage feast
for his son, 3 and 'sent forth his
^ servants to call them that were
bidden to the marriage feast : and
they would not come. 4 Again he
' sent forth other ^ servants, saying,
Tell them that are bidden, Behold,
I have made ready my dinner : my
oxen and my fatlings are killed,
and all things are ready : come to
the marriage feast. 5 But they
made light of it, and went their
ways, one to his own farm, an-
other to his merchandise ; 6 and
the rest laid hold on his ^ servants,
and treated them shamefully, and
killed them. 7 But the king was
wroth ; and he sent his armies, and
destroyed those murderers, and
burned their city. 8 Then saith
he to his ^ servants, The wedding
is ready, but they that were bidden
were not worthy. _ 9 Go ye there-
fore unto "the partings of the high-
V Ps. cxviii. 22 f.
8 Some ancient authorities omit ver. 44.
22.10
MATTHEW
23.2
Captious (|nestions : — Tribute to C*sar f Is tliere a Resurrection ? Wliidi is the Groat Commaudnient ?
ways, and as many as ye shall find,
bid to the marriage feast. 10 And
those ^ servants went out into the
highways, and gathered together
all as many as they found, both
bad and good : and the wedding
was filled with guests. 11 But
when the king came in to behold
the guests, he saw there "a man
who had not on a wedding-gar-
ment : 1 2 and he saith unto him,
* Friend, how earnest thou in hither
not having a wedding-garment ■?
And he was speechless. 13 Then
the king said to the "servants,
Bind him hand and foot, and cast
him out into '' the outer darkness ;
•^ there shall be the weeping and
the gnashing of teeth. 14 For
many are '^ called, but few '' chosen.
15 " Then went the Pharisees, and
took counsel how they might en-
snare him in his talk. 1 6 And they
send to him their disciples, with
the ■'^Herodians, saying. Teacher,
we know that thou art true, and
teachest the way of God in truth,
and carest not for any one : for
thou regardest not the person of
men. 17 Tell us therefore, What
thinkest thou 1 Is it lawful to
give » tribute unto '' Caesar, or not 1
18 But Jesus perceived their wick-
edness, and said. Why make ye trial
of me, ye hypocrites'? 19 Show
me the " tribute money. And they
brought unto him a ^denarius. 20
And he saith unto them, Whose
is this image and superscription '?
21 They say unto him, Csesar's.
Then saith he unto them, 'Bender
therefore unto Caesar the things
that are Ctesar's ; and unto God
the things that are God's. 22 And
when they heai"d it, they marvelled,
and '' left him, and went away.
23 'On that day there came to
him ™Sadducees, ■*"they that say
that there is no resuri-ection : and
they asked him, 24 saying, Teacher,
Moses said, ^ If a man die, having no
children, his brother ^ shall marry
his wife, and raise up seed unto his
brother. 25 Now there were with
us seven brethren : and the first
married and deceased, and having
no seed left his wife unto his
brother ; 26 in like manner the
second also, and the third, unto
1 Gr. bondservtmis. 2 Or, ministers
8 See marginal note on ch. 18. 23.
* Many ancient authorities read saying.
5 Dt. XXV. .5.
6 Gr. shall perform the duty of a husband's
brother to his wife.
" Comp.
2 K. 10. 22
!- ch. 20. 13 ;
26.50
<= See ch. 8.
12
d Kev. 17.
14 ; comp.
2 Pet. 1.
10 ; ch. 24.
22
« ver. 15-22 :
Mark 12.
13-17 ;
LxLke 20.
20-26
/Mk. 3.6;
12. 13.
Comp.
Mk. 8. 15
'J ch. 17. 25
'' Lk. 2. 1 ;
3. 1
1 Mk. 12. 17 ;
Lk. 20. 25 ;
comp.
Rom. 13. 7
t Mk. 12. 12
' ver. 23-33 :
Mark 12.
18-27 ;
Lvke 20.
27-40
"' See ch. 3. 7
''■ Acts 23. 8
" Comp. Jn.
20.9
V Comp. ch.
24. 38 ; Lk.
17. 27
« See ch. 7.
'■ ver. 34^0 :
Mark 12.
28-31 ;
comp. Lk.
10. 25-28
* Lk. 7. 30 ;
10. 25; 11.
45, 46, 52 ;
14. 3 ; Tit.
3. 13
< ch. 19. 19 ;
comp.
Gal. 5. 14
" See ch. 7.
12
^ ver. 41-46 :
Markn.
35-37 ;
Luke 20.
41-44
^ See ch. 9.
27
'-' Rev. 1. 10 ;
4.2;
comp. 2 S.
23. 2
' Acts 2.
34 f . ; Heb.
1. 13;
comp.
1 Cor. 15.
25;
Heb. 10.
13 ; 1 Pet.
3. 22.
Comp. ch.
26. 64 ;
Mk. 16. 19
» Mk. 12. 34 ;
Lk. 14. 6 ;
20. 40
i> ver. 1-7 :
Mark 12.
38, 39 ;
lAike 20.
45,46
' Comp.
Ezr. 7. 6,
25 ; Neh. 8.
4; Dt.
3S. 3 f.
25
the ''seventh. 27 And after them
all, the woman died. 28 In the
resurrection therefore whose wife
shall she be of the seven % for they
all had her. 29 But Jesus answered
and said unto them, Ye do err,
"not knowing the scriptures, nor
the power of God. 30 For in the
resurrection they neither -'^ marry,
nor are given in marriage, but are
as angels'* in heaven. 31 But as
touching the resurrection of the
dead, have ye not read that which
was spoken unto you by God, say-
ing, 32 ''I am the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob'? God is not the God of
the dead, but of the living. 33 And
when the multitudes heard it, * they
were astonished at his teaching.
34 *" But the Pharisees, when they
heard that he had put "' the Saddu-
cees to silence, gathered themselves
together. 35 And one of them, "a
lawyer, asked him a question, try-
ing him : 36 Teacher, which is the
great commandment in the lawl
37 And he said unto him, ^"Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind. 38 This is
the great and first commandment.
39 "And a second like unto it is
this, ^-'Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself. 40 " On these two com-
mandments the whole law hangeth,
and the prophets.
41 "Now while the Pharisees
were gathered together, Jesus
asked them a question, 42 say-
ing. What think ye of the Christ 1
whose son is he? T'^ey say unto
him, '^ The son of David. 43 He
saith unto them. How then doth
David ^ in the Spirit call him Lord,
saying,
44 "^The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand.
Till I put thine enemies under-
neath thy feet 1
45 If David then calleth him Lord,
how is he his son"? 46 And "no
one was able to answer him a
word, neither durst any man from
that day forth ask him any more
questions.
20 '' Then spake Jesus to the
O multitudes and to_ his dis-
ciples, 2 saying, '^The scribes and
the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat :
" Gr. seven.
8 Many ancient authorities add of God.
3Ex. iii.6. loDt. vi. 5.
11 Or, And a second is like unto it. Thou shalt
love &c. 1- Lev. xix. 18. 13 Ps. ex. 1.
23.3
MATTHEW
23.35
Pharisaism exposed ; warned against ; denounced: —the Seven Woes
3 all things therefore whatsoever
they bid you, tliese do and observe :
but do not ye after their works ;
for they say, and do not. 4 Yea,
" they bind heavy burdens ^ and
grievous to be borne, and lay them
on men's shoulders ; but they them-
selves will not move them with
their finger. 5 But all their works
they do '' to be seen of men : for
they ''make broad their phylacte-
ries, and enlarge ''the borders o/
their garments, 6 and *-' love the chief
place at feasts, and the chief seats
in the synagogues, 7 and the salu-
tations in the marketplaces, and to
be called of men, -^liabbi. 8 But
" be not ye called •'Rabbi : for one
is your teacher, and all ye are
brethren. 9 And call no man your
father on the earth : for '' one is
your Father, ^even he who is in
heaven. 10 Neither be ye called
masters : for one is your master,
even the Christ. 11 *But he that
is ^greatest among you shall be
your ■* servant. 12 And ^whoso-
ever shall exalt himself shall be
humbled ; and whosoever shall
humble himself shall be exalted.
13 ' But woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! ™ because
ye shut the kingdom of heaven
* against men : for ye enter not in
yourselves, neither suffer ye them
that are entering in to enter.''
15 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye com-
pass sea and land to make one
" proselyte ; and when he is be-
come so, ye make him twofold more
a son of ^ " hell than yourselves.
16 Woe unto you, ye ^ blind
guides, that say, ' Whosoever shall
swear by the '^ temple, it is nothing ;
but whosoever shall swear by the
gold of the * temple, he is ^ a debtor.
17 Ye fools and blind : for 'which
is greater, the gold, or the * temple
that hath sanctified the gold 1 1 8
And, Whosoever shall swear by the
altar, it is nothing ; but whosoever
shall swear by the gift that is upon
it, he is '' a debtor. 1 9 Ye blind :
for * which is greater, the gift, or
the altar that sanctifieth the gift 1
1 Many ancient authorities omit and grievous
to be borne. 2 (jr. /^g heavenly.
3 Gr. greater. * Or, jniiiu/er = Gr. before.
6 Some autliorities insert here, or after ver. 12,
ver. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Phariiees,
hypocrites ! for ye devour widows^ houses, even
while for a pretence ye make long prayers : there-
fore ye shall receive greater condemnation. See
Mk. 12. 4(1 ; Lk. 20. 47. ^ Gr. Qekenna.
8 Or, sanctnary : as in ver. 35.
" Or, bound by his oath
" Lk. 11. 46 ;
comp.
Acts 15. 10
b ch. 6. 1, 5,
16
<=Ex. 13. 9;
Dt. 6.8;
11. 18
d See ch. 9.
20
«Lk.ll. 43;
comp. 14.
7 ; 20. 46
J ver. 8 ; ch.
26. 25, 49 ;
Mk. 9. 5 ;
11. 21 ; 14.
45 ; Ju. 1.
38, 49 ; 3.
2, 26 ; 4.
31 ; 6. 25 ;
9. 2 ; 11. 8 ;
comp. Mk.
10. 51 ; Jn.
20. 16
V Jas. 3. 1
ft ch. 6. 9 ;
7. 11
' See ch. 20.
26
k Lk. 14. 11 ;
18.14
' ver 15,
(16,) 23, 25,
27, 2!)
'« Lk. 11. 52
» Acts 2. 10 ;
6. 5 ; 13. 43
" See ch. 5.
22
P ver. 24 ;
ch. 15. 14
'i Comp. ch.
5. 33-35
"■ Comp. Ex.
30. 29
' Comp. Ex.
29. 37
UK. 8. 13;
Ps. 26. 8 ;
132. 14
" ch. 5. 34
" See ver.
13;Lk. 11
42
^ ver. 16
y Lk. 11.
391;
comp. Mk.
7.4
^ Lk. 11. 44 ;
comp.
Acts 23. 3
« Lk. 11. 47 f.
'' Acts 7.
51 f . ; ver.
34, 37
d ver. 34-36 :
comp. Lk.
11. 49-51
« 2 Chr. 36.
15,16
/ See ch. 10.
17
» ch. 10. 23
ft Gen. 4.
8 ff. ; Heb.
11.4
' Comp.
Zech. 1. 1
k 2 Chr. 24.
21
20 He therefore that sweareth by
the altar, sweareth by it, and by
air things thereon. 2 1 And he that
sweareth by the f temple, sweareth
by it, and by him that 'dwelleth
therein. 22 And he that sweareth
by the heaven, sweareth "by the
throne of God, and by him that
sitteth thereon.
23 /Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye tithe
mint and ^" anise and cummin, and
have left undone the weightier mat-
ters of the law, justice, and mercy,
and faith : but these ye ought to
have done, and not to have left the
other undone. 24 Y^e "^ blind guides,
that strain out the gnat, and swal-
low the camel !
25 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ^ye
cleanse the outside of the cup and
of the platter, but within they are
full from extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, 2' cleanse
first the inside of the cup and of
the platter, that the outside thereof
may become clean also.
27 /Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are
like unto whited sepulchres, which
outwardly appear beautiful, but in-
wardly are full of dead men's bones,
and of all uncleanness. 28 Even
so ye also outwardly appear right-
eous unto men, but inwardly ye ai-e
full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 "Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hyiDocrites ! for ye build
the sepulchres of the prophets, and
garnisn the tombs of the righteous,
30 and say, If we had been in the
days of our fathers, we should not
have been partakers with them
in the blood of the prophets. 31
Wherefore ye witness to yourselves,
that ' ye are sons of them that slew
the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then
the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye
serpents, "ye offspring of vipers,
how shall ye escape the judgment
of ^ " hell ^ 34 " Therefore, behold,
'I send unto you prophets, and
wise men, and scribes : some of
them shall ye kill and crucify ; and
some of them shall ye •''scourge in
your synagogues, and ^persecute
from city to city : 35 that upon
you may come all the righteous
blood shed on the earth, from the
blood of '•Abel the righteous unto
the blood of Zachariah ' son of Bara-
chiah, whom * ye slew between the
10 Or, dill
26
23.36
MATTHEW
2i.60
Lament over Jerasalem. Destruction of the Temple foretold. The Signs of tlie Coming
sanctuary and the altar. 36 Verily
I say unto you, All these things
shall come upon "this generation.
37 * O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that
" killeth the prophets, and stoneth
them that are sent unto her ! how
often would I have gathered thy
children together, ''even as a hen
gathereth her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not ! 38 Be-
hold, " your house is left unto you
* desolate. 39 For I say unto you,
Ye shall not see me henceforth, till
ye shall say, 'Blessed is he that
Cometh in the name of the Lord.
^A "And Jesus ''went out
^/X from the temple, and was
going on his way ; and his dis-
ciples came to him to show him the
buildings of the temple. 2 But he
answered and said unto them. See
ye not all these things'? verily I
say unto you, ^ There shall not be
left here one stone upon another,
that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat on * the mount
of Olives, the disciples came unto
him privately, saying, Tell us,
when shall these things hel and
what shall he the sign of Hhy
^coming, and of ^™the end of the
world % 4 And Jesus answered and
said unto them, " Take heed that no
man lead you astray. 5 For " many
shall come in my name, saying, I
am the Christ ; and shall lead many
astray. 6 And ye shall hear of
wars and rumors of wars ; see that
ye be not troubled : for these things
must needs come to pass ; but the
end is not yet. 7 For^ nation shall
rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom ; and there shall
be * famines and earthquakes in
divers places. 8 But all these
things are the beginning of travail.
9 *■ Then shall they deliver you up
unto tribulation, and shall kill you :
and * ye shall be hated of all the
nations for my name's sake. 10
And then shall many 'stumble,
and shall ■* deliver up one another,
and shall hate one another. 11 And
many "false prophets shall arise,
and shall lead many astray. 12
And because iniquitj'' shall be mul-
tiplied, the love of the many shall
wax cold. 1 3 " But he that endur-
eth to the end, the same shall be
saved. 14 And *this "= gospel of
the kingdom « shall be preached in
1 Some ancient authorities omit desolate.
2 Gr. presence.
3 Or, the consummation of the age
* See ch. 10. 4. 6 Or, these good tidings
"■ Comp. 10.
23 ; 24. 34
tver. 37-39:
Luke 13.
34,35
'^ See ch. 5.
12
rf 2 Esdr. 1.
30 ; comp.
Kuth 2. 12
*Comp. IK.
9.71.; Jer.
22.5
/ch. 21.9;
Ps. 118. 26
" ver. 1-51 :
Mark 13 ;
Luke 21.
5-36
'' Comp. ch.
21. 23
' Lk. 19. 44
k See ch. 21.
1
' ver. 27, 37,
39. Seech.
16. 27 f .
"' See ch. 13.
39
" Jer. 29. 8
" ver. 24 ;
1 Jn. 2. 18 ;
comp. ver.
11 ; Acts 5.
36 f.; IJn.
4. 3
P Comp.
2 Chr. 15.
6 ; Is. 19. 2
8 Comp.
Acts 11. 28
>" ch. 10. 17 ;
Jn. 16. 2
« ch. 10. 22 ;
comp. Jn.
15. 18 tf .
( See ch. U.
6
" ver. 24. See
ch. 7. 15
" ch. 10. 22
^' Comp. ch.
4. 23
y Rom. 10.
18; Col. 1.
6,23
' Lk. :. 1 ;
4. 5 ; Acts
11. 28 ; 17.
6, 31 ; 19.
27 ; Rom.
10.18; Heb.
I. " ; 2. 5 ;
Rev. 3. 10 ;
16. 14
" 1 Mace. 1.
54 ; 6. 7
* Acts 6.
13 f. ; 21.
28 ; comp.
Jn.U. 48;
Lk. 21. 20;
Mk. 13. 14
''Mk. 13.14;
comp.
Rev. 1. 3
d ch. 10. 27 ;
Lk. 5. 19 :
12. 3; Acts
10. 9 ;
comp. 1 S.
9. 25 ; 2 S.
II. 2
" Lk. 23. 29
/Dan. 12. 1;
Joel 2. 2 ;
ver. 29
^ ver. 24, 31 ;
comp. ch.
22. 14 (Gr.).
See Lk. 18.
7
hLk.l7.23f.
« See Jn. 4.
27
the whole •''world for a testimony
unto all the nations ; and then
shall the end come.
15 When therefore ye see the
" abomination of desolation, which
was ^spoken of through Daniel the
prophet, standing in ''Hlie holy
place {" let him that readeth under-
stand), 16 then let them that are
in Judpea Hee unto the mountains :
17 let him that is on '' the housetop
not go down to take out the things
that are in his house : 18 and let
him that is in the field not I'eturn
back to take his cloak. 19 But
" woe unto them that are with child
and to them that give suck in those
days ! 20 And pray ye that your
flight be not in the winter, neither
on a sabbath : 21 for then shall be
■'great tribulation, such as hath
not been from the beginning of the
world until now, no, nor ever shall
be. 22 And except those daj^s had
been shortened, no flesh would have
been saved : but for '■> the elect's
sake those days shall be shortened.
23 '' Then if any man shall say unto
you, Lo, here is the Christ, or,
Here; believe ^it not. 24 For
there shall arise false Christs, and
"false prophets, and shall show
great ' signs and wonders ; so as to
lead astray, if possible, even "the
elect. 25 Behold, I have told you
beforehand. 26 If therefore they
shall say unto you. Behold, he is in
the wilderness ; go not forth : Be-
hold, he is in the inner chambers ;
believe "^^ not. 27 ''For as the
lightning cometh forth from the
east, and is seen even unto the west ;
so shall be the "* coming of the
'Son of man. _ 28 '"Wheresoever
the carcase is, there will the
^^ eagles be gathered together.
29 But immediately after the
" tribulation of those days " the sun
shall be darkened, and the moon
shall njt give her light, and ^the
stars snail fall from heaven, and
the powers of the heavens shall be
shaken : 30 and then shall appear
the *sign of the Son of man in
heaven : and then shall all the
48 ; comp. 2 Th. 2. 9 *■ ver. 3, 37, 39 ; see ver. 3
' ch. 8. 20 "» Lk. 17. 37 ; comp. Job 39. 30 ; Hab.
1. 8 ; Ezek. 39. 17 " ver. 21 " Is. 13. 10 ; 24. 23 ;
Ezek. 32. 7 ; Joel 2. 10, 31 ; 3. 15 ; Acts 2. 20 ; comp.
Am. 5. 20; 8. 9 ; Zeph. 1. 15; Rev. 6. 12; 8. 12
f Rev. 6. 13 ; comp. Is. 34. 4 « ver. 3 ; comp. Dan.
7.13; Rev. 1. 7
6 Gr. inhabited earth.
7Dan. ix. 27; xi. 31; xii. 11.
8 Or, a holy place * Or, him
11 Or, vultures
10 Or, them
24.31
MATTHEW
25.17
Lesson iroin the Fig Tree. Faithral and Unfaitlifnl Servants and their Reward. The Ten Virgins
tribes of the earth mourn, and tliey
shall see "the 8on of man coming
on the clouds of heaven with power
and great glory. 31 And *^he shall
send forth his angels ^ with ^ a great
sound of ""a trumpet, and they shall
gather togetlier his ''elect from ' the
four winds, •'^f rom one end of heaven
to the other.
32 Now from the fig tree learn
her parable : when her branch is
now become tender, and putteth
forth its leaves, ye know that the
summer is nigh ; 33 even so ye
also, when ye see all these things,
know ye that ^ he is nigh, even " at
the doors. 34 Verily I say unto
you, ''This generation shall not
pass away, till all these things be
accomplished. 35 * Heaven and
earth shall pass away, but my
words shall not pass away. 36 But
*of that day and hour knoweth no
one, not even the angels of heaven,
''neither the Son, but the Father
only. 37 ' And as ivere the days
of Noah, so shall be the ®" coming
of the Son of man. 38 For as in
those days which were before the
flood they were eating and drink-
ing, '"marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day that Noah
entered into the ark, 39 and they
knew not until the flood came,
and took them all away ; so shall
be the * " coming of t]ie Son of man.
40 Then shall two men be in the
field ; one is taken, and one is left :
41 "two women shall be grinding
at the ° mill ; one is taken, and one
is left. 42 ^ Watch therefore: for
ye know not on what day your
Lord Cometh. 43 ''But know this,
that ^if the master of the house
had known in what 'watch the
thief was coming, he would have
watched, and would not have suf-
fered his house to be '^broken
through. 44 Therefore ^ be ye also
ready ; for in an hour that ye think
not *■ the Son of man cometh.
45 *Who then is the 'faithful
and " wise ® servant, whom his lord
"hath set over his household, to
give them their food in due sea-
son'? 46 Blessed is that "^servant,
whom his lord when he cometh
shall find so doing. 47 Verily I
say unto you, that " he will set him
1 Many ancient authorities read with a great
trunipet, and I hey shall gather A'C.
2 Or, a trumpet nf great sound 3 Or, it
* Many authorities, some ancient, omit neither
the Son. * Gr. presence. * Or, But fiis ye knotr
1 Gr. digged through. 8 Gr. bondservant.
" ver. 3, 37,
39 ; see
ch. 16. 27
b ch. 13. 41
"18.27.13;
1 Cor. 15.
52;
ITh. 4. 16;
2 Esdr. 6.
23 ; comp.
Ex. 19. Hi ;
Is. 27. 13 ;
Zech.9. 11;
Rev. 8. 2 ;
11. 15 ;
also
Heb. 12. 19
'I See ver. 22
"Dan. 7. 2;
Zech. 2. (> ;
see Rev. 7.
1
/Dt. 4. 32
" Jas. 5. 9 ;
Rev. 3. 20
h ch. 16. 28 ;
comp. 10.
23 ; 23. 36
» Mk. 13. 31 ;
Lk. 21. 33;
comp. ch.
5. 18
* Mk. 13. 32 ;
comp.
Acts 1.7
' Lk. 17.
26 f.;
comp.
Gen. 6. 5 ;
7. ti-23
"' Comp. 22.
30
« Lk. 17. 35
° Comp.
Dt. 24.
6 ; Ex. 11.
5 ; Is. 47. 2
P ver. 43, 44 ;
25. 10, 13 ;
Lk. 12.
39 f. ;
comp. 21.
36
9 Lk. 12. 38 ;
ch. 14. 25 ;
Mk. 6. 48;
comp. 13.
35
>■ ver. 27
* ver. 4.3-51 :
Luke 12.
42-46
t ch. 25. 21,
23 ; Lk. 16.
10
" ch. 7. 24 ;
10. 16 ; 25.
2 If.
" ch. 25. 21,
23
" See ch. 8.
12
y See ch. 13.
24
' Jn. 18. 3 ;
Acts 20. 8;
Rev. 4. 5 ;
8. 10 (Gr.)
" Comp. 24.
42 ff.
!> Comp. Lk.
12. 35 f.
" Lk. 13. 25 ;
comp. ch.
7. 21 ff.
d ver. 14-30 :
comp.
Lk. 19.
12-27
« ch. 21. 33
/ ch. 18. 24 ;
comp. Lk.
19. 13
28
over all that he hath. 48 But if
that evil ^ servant shall say in his
heart, My lord tarrieth ; 49 and
shall begin to beat his fellow-ser-
vants, and shall eat and drink with
the drunken ; 50 the lord of that
^ servant shall come in a day when
he expecteth not, and in an hour
when he knoweth not, 51 and shall
^cut him asunder, and appoint
his portion with the hypocrites :
•* there shall be the weeping and the
gnashing of teeth.
r> fr^ Then shall Hhe kingdom
^ O of heaven be likened unto
ten vii'gins, who took their
'"^ lamps, and went forth to^ meet
the bridegroom. 2 And five of
them were foolish, and five were
"wise. 3 For the foolish, when
they took their ^^ lamps, took no oil
with them : 4 but the " wise took
oil in their vessels with their
'"lamps. 5 Now while the bride-
groom tarried, they all slumbered
and slept. 6 But at midnight
there is a cry, Behold, the bride-
groom ! Come ye forth to meet
him. 7 Then all those virgins
arose, and trimmed their '"lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the
wise, Give us of your oil ; for our
'" lamps are going out. 9 But the
"wise answered, saying, Perad-
venture there will not be enough
for us and you : go ye rather to
them that sell, and buy for your-
selves. 10 And while they went
away to buy, the bridegroom
came ; and they that were " ready
went in with him to * the marriage
feast : and " the door was shut.
1 1 Afterward came also the other
virgins, saying, " Lord, Lord, open
to us. 12 But he answered and
.said. Verily I say unto you, I
know you not. 13 "Watch there-
fore, for ye know not the day nor
the hour.
14 ''For it is as tvhen a man,
" going into another countr j% called
his own "servants, and delivered
unto them his goods. 15 And
unto one he gave five -^talents, to
another two, to another one ; to
each according to his several
ability ; and he " went on his
journey. 16 Straightway he that
received the five -^talents went and
traded with them, and made other
five talents. 17 In like manner he
also that received the two gained
9 Or, severely scourge him i" Or, torches
11 Gr. bondservants.
25.18
MATTHEW
26.3
The Talents. Tbe Jadgment
other two. 1 8 But he that received
the one went away and digged in
the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 Now after a long time the lord
of those ^servants cometh, and
"maketh a reckoning with them.
20 And he that received the five
* talents came and brought other
five talents, saying, Lord, thou de-
liveredst unto me five talents : lo,
I have gained other five talents.
21 His lord said unto him, Well
done, good and " faithful " servant :
thou hast been faithful over a few
things, I will set thee over many
things ; enter thou into the joy of
thy lord. 22 And he also that
received the two * talents came and
said. Lord, thou deliveredst unto
me two talents : lo, I have gained
other two talents. 23 His lord
said unto him, Well done, good and
* faithful " servant : thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will
set thee over many things ; enter
thou into the joy of thy lord. 24
And he also that had received the
one * talent came and said. Lord, I
knew thee that thou art a hard
man, reaping where thou didst not
sow, and gathering where thou
didst not scatter ; 25 and I was
afraid, and went away and hid thy
talent in the earth : lo, thou hast
thine own. 26 But his lord an-
swered and said unto him, Thou
wicked and slothful ^ servant, thou
knewest that I reap where I sowed
not, and gather where I did not
scatter : 27 thou oughtest there-
fore to have put my money to the
bankers, and at my coming I
should have received back mine
own with interest. 28 Take ye
away therefore the talent from
him, and give it unto him that
hath the ten talents. 29 ''For
unto every one that hath shall be
given, and he shall have abun-
dance : but from him that hath
not, even that which he hath shall
be taken away. 30 And cast ye
out the unprofitable ^servant into
* the outer darkness : * there shall
be the weeping and the gnashing
of teeth.
31 But when ■''the Son of man
shall come in his glory, and all
the angels with him, then ^ shall
he sit on the throne of his glory :
32 and before him shall be gath-
ered all the nations : and he shall
separate them one from another,
I Gr. bondservants. 2 flr. bondservant.
« ch. 18. 23
b ch. 18. 24 ;
comp. Lk.
19. la
" ver. 23 ;
see ch. 24.
45,47
d See ch. 13.
12
" See ch. 8.
12
/ See ch. 16.
27 f.
a ch. 19. 23
'' Comp.
Ezek. 34.
17,20
* Comp.
IK. 2. 19;
Ps. 45. 9
* Comp.
Eccl. 10. 2
' Lk. 12. 32 ;
1 Cor. 6. 9 ;
15. 50; Gal.
5. 21 ; Ja8.
2. 5; comp.
ch. 5. 3 ;
19. 29
"■ Lk. 11. 50 ;
Heb. 4. 3 ;
9. 26 ; Rev.
13. 8; 17. 8;
comp. Jn.
17.24;
Eph. 1. 4 ;
1 Pet. 1. 20;
comp. ch.
13. 35
" Is. 58. 7 ;
Ezek. 18. 7,
16 ; Jas. 2.
15,16
» Job 31. 32;
Heb. 13. 2
P Ecclus. 7.
35
1 Jas. 1. 27
'■2Tim. 1.
16 f.
» ver. 34 ;
Lk. 19.38;
Rev. 17.
14 ; 19. 16
* Comp. ch.
10. 42 ;
Heb. 6. 10 ;
Prov. 19.
17
« ch. 7. 23
" Mk. 9. 48 ;
Lk. 16. 24 ;
Jude 7
" Rev. 12. 9 ;
comp. eh.
4. 10
y Comp.
Dan. 12. 2 ;
Ju. 5. 29 ;
Acts 24. 15
' ch. 19. 29 ;
Jn. 3. 15 f .
36 ; 5. 24 ;
6. 27, 40, 47,
54; 17. 2 f.;
Acts 13. 46,
48; Rom.2.
7 ; 5. 21 ; 6.
23 ; Gal. 6.
8; 1 Jn.5.
11. &c.
" See ch. 7.
28
h ver. 2-5 :
Mark 14.
1, 2 ; Luke
22. 1, 2
' Jn. U. 55 ;
13. 1
d Jn. 11. 47
29
'•as the shepherd separ-ateth the
sheep from the goats ; 33 and he
shall set the sheep ^on his right
hand, but the goats *on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto
them on his right hand, Come, ye
blessed of my Father, 'inherit
the kingdom prepared for you
'"from the foundation of the
world : 35 for " I was hungry,
and ye gave me to eat ; I was
thirsty, and ye gave me drink ;
° I was a stranger, and ye took me
in ; 36 " naked, and ye clothed
me ; ^ I was sick, and ye « visited
me; *■! was in prison, and ye
came unto me. 37 Then shall
the righteous answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee hungry,
and fed thee? or athirst, and
gave thee drink 1 38 And when
saw we thee a stranger, and took
thee in'? or naked, and clothed
thee"? 39 And when saw we thee
sick, or in prison, and came unto
thee"? 40 And 'the King shall
answer and say unto them. Verily
I say unto you, ' Inasmuch as ye
did it unto one of these my breth-
ren, even these least, ye did it unto
me. 41 Then shall he say also
unto them on the left hand, ^"De-
part from me, ye cursed,, into the
" eternal fire which is prepared for
■''the devil and his angels: 42 for
I was hungry, and ye did not give
me to eat ; I was thirsty, and ye
gave me no drink ; 43 I was a
stranger, and ye took me not in ;
nakedT, and ye clothed me not ;
sick, and in prison, and ye visited
me not. 44 Then shall they also
answer, saying. Lord, when saw
we thee hungry, or athirst, or a
stranger, or naked, or sick, or in
prison, and did not minister unto
thee"? 45_ Then shall he answer
them, saying. Verily I say unto
you. Inasmuch as ye did it not
unto one of these least, ye did it
not unto me. 46 And these shall
go away into ■' eternal punishment :
but the righteous into ^ eternal life.
O /^ " And it came to pass,
^ \J when Jesus had finished
all these words, he said unto his
disciples, 2 * Ye know that after
two days "the passover cometh,
and the Son of man is * delivered
up to be crucified. 3 "* Then were
gathered together the chief priests,
and the elders of the people, unto
3 Or, Depart from me under a curse
4 See ch. 10. 4.
26.4
MATTHEW
26.36
The Plot to kill Jesas. The Precious Ointment. The Bargain of Jndas. The Supper. Peter's Denial foretold
" the court of the high priest, who
was called * Caiaphas ; 4 and they
" took counsel together that they
might take Jesus by subtlety, and
kill him. 5 But they said, Not
during the feast, ''lest a tumult
arise among the people.
6 " Now when Jesus was in
-''Bethany, in the house of Simon
the leper, 7 there came unto him
a woman having ^ an alabaster
cruse of exceeding precious oint-
ment, and she poured it upon his
head, as '^he sat at meat. 8 But
when the disciples saw it, they
had indignation, saying, To what
purpose is this waste 1 9 For this
ointment might have been sold
for much, and given to the poor.
10 But Jesus perceiving it said
unto them. Why trouble ye the
woman"? for she hath wrought a
good work upon me. 1 1 For ^ ye
have the poor always with you ;
but me ye have not always. 12
For in that she ^ poured this oint-
ment upon my body, she did it
''to prepare me for burial. 13
Verily I say unto you, ' Whereso-
ever ^ this gosjjel shall be preached
in the whole world, that also which
this woman hath done shall be
spoken of for a memorial of her.
14 *Then one of the twelve, who
was called /Judas Iscariot, went
unto the chief priests, 15 and said.
What are ye willing to give me.
and I will ^ deliver him unto you 1
And '"they weighed unto him thirty
pieces of silver. 16 And from that
time he sought opportunity to ^ de-
liver him unto them.
17" Now on the first day of " un-
leavened bread the disciples came
to Jesus, saying. Where wilt thou
that we make ready for thee to eat
the passoverl 18 And he said,
Go into the city to '''such a man,
and say unto him, The Teacher
saith, * My time is at hand ; I keep
the passover at thy house with my
disciples. 1 9 And the disciples did
as Jesus appointed them ; and they
made ready the passover.
20 '^ Now when even was come,
he was ® sitting at meat with the
twelve '^ disciples; 21 and as they
were eating, he said, * Verily I
say unto you, that one of you
shall * betray me. 22 And they
^Ot, a flask i Or, reclined at table 3 Q,r. cast.
* Or, these good tiainqs 5 gee ch. 10. 4.
6 Or, rf dining at table
_ ' Many authorities, some ancient, omit dis-
ciples. 8 See marginal note on ch. 10. 4.
were exceeding sorrowful, and be-
fan to say unto him every one.
s it I, Lord 1 23 And he answered
and said, ' He that dipped his hand
with me in the dish, the same shall
* betray me. 24 The Son of man
goeth, "even as it is written of
him : but woe unto that man
through whom the Son of man is
"^ betrayed ! ^ good were it ^ for
that man if he had not been born.
25 And ^ Judas, who ** betrayed
him, answered and said^ Is it I,
* Babbi 1 He saith unto him, ^ Thou
hast said.
26 "And as they were eating,
Jesus took /""bread, and ''blessed,
and brake it ; and he gave to the
disciples, and said. Take, eat ; this
is my body. 27 And he took "a
cup, and gave thanks, and gave
to them, saying. Drink ye all of
it; 28' for "this is_ my/blood of
the ^'^ covenant, which is poured
out for "* many unto remission of
sins. 29 But I say unto you,
I shall not drink henceforth of
this fruit of the vine, until that
day when I drink it new with
you in my Father's kingdom.
30 "And when they had sung
a hymn, they went out into •'^the
mount of Olives.
31 Then saith Jesus unto them.
All ye shall be / offended in me
this night : for it is written, -"^I will
smite the shepherd, and the sheep
of the flock shall be '' scattered
abroad. 32 But after I am raised
up, _ * I will go before you into
Galilee. 33 But Peter answered
and said unto him, If all shall be
" offended in thee, I will never be
"offended. 34 Jesus said unto
him, * Verily I say unto thee,
that ' this night, before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
35 Peter saith unto him, "'Even if
I must die with thee, yet will I
not deny thee. Likewise also said
all the disciples.
36 "Then cometh Jesus with
them unto ^^ a place called " Geth-
semane, and saith unto his disci-
<^ Comp. Heb. 9. 20 <« See ch. 20. 28 ^ver. 30-35:
Mark 14. 26-31; Luke 22. 31-34 /See ch. 21. 1
" See ch. 11. 6 '' Comp. Jn. 16. 32 ' ch. 28. 7, 10,
16 ; Mk. 16. 7 k Jn. 13. 38 ; ver. 75 ' Comp. Mk.
14. 30 "' Jn. 13. 37 « ver. 36-46 : Mark 14. 32-42 ;
Luke 22. 40^6 " Mk. 14. 32 ; comp. Lk. 22. 39 ; Ju.
18.1
9 Gr. for Mm if thai man. i" Or, a loaf
11 Some ancient authorities read the cup.
12 Many ancient authorities insert new.
1" Zech. xiii. 7. » Gr. caused to stumble.
15 Gr. an enclosed piece of ground.
26.37
MATTHEW
26.68
Gethsemaue. The Bctriijal aud Seizure. Tlic Trial litfore llic Sanliedriu
pies, Sit ye here, while I go yonder
and pray. 37 And he took with
him "Peter and the two sons of
Zebedee, and began to be sorrow-
ful and sore troubled. 38 Then
saith he unto them, ''jNIy soul is
exceeding sorrowful, even unto
death : abide ye here, and '' watch
with me. 39 And he went for-
ward a little, and fell on his face,
and prayed, saying, My Father, if
it be possible, let "^ this cup pass
away from me : " nevertheless, not
as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And
lie Cometh unto the disciples, and
findeth them sleeping, and saith
unto Peter, What, could ye not
■'watch with me one hourl 41
^■'' Watch and pray, that ye eriter
not into temptation : '■> the spirit
indeed is willing, but the Hesh is
weak. 42 Again a second time- he
went away, and prayed, saying,
My Father, if this "* cannot pass
away, except I drink it, " thy will
be done. 43 And he came again
and found them sleeping, for their
eyes were heavy. 44 And he left
them again, and went away, and
prayed a third time, saying again
the same words. 45 Then cometh
he to the disciples, and saith unto
them, '■^ Sleep on now, and take
your rest : behold, ''the hour is at
hand, and the tSon of man is ^be-
trayed into the hands of sinners.
46 Arise, let us be going : behold,
he is at hand that " betrayeth me.
47 'And while he yet spake, lo,
* Judas, one of the twelve, came,
and with him a great multitude
with swoi'ds and staves, from the
chief priests and elders of the peo-
Ele. 48 Now he that ^betrayed
im gave them a sign, saying,
Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is
he : take him. 49 And straight-
way he came to Jesus, and said,
Hail, ' Rabbi ; and * kissed him.
50 And Jesus said unto him,
m Friend, do that for which thou
art come. Then they came and
laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
51 And behold, "one of them that
were with Jesus stretched out his
hand, and drew his "sword, and
smote the ^"servant of the high
priest, and struck off his ear.
52 Then saith Jesus unto him.
Put up again thy sword into its
place : for ^ all they that take the
1 Or, Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not
- Or, Do ye sleep on, then, and lake your rest ?
8 See marginal note' on ch, 10. 4.
* Gr. kissed him much. 5 Gj-. bondservant.
"ch. 17. 1;
Mk. 5. 37 ;
coiiip. ch.
4. 'Jl
'' Ju. 12. 27
*•■ ver. 40, 41
d See eh. 20.
22
« ver. 42 ;
Mk. 14. 36 ;
Lk. 22. 42 ;
Ju. 6. 38
/ver. 38
'.' Mk. 14. 38
'' Mk. 14. 41 ;
Ju. 12. 27 i
13. 1
t ver. 47-56 :
Afark 14.
43-50 ;
Luke 22.
47-53 ;
John 18.
3-11
fc See ver. 14
' See ch. 23.
7 ; ver. 25
'" ch. 20. 13 ;
22. 12
" Comp. Jii.
18. 10 ; Mk.
14. 47 ; Lk.
22.50
° Lk. 22. 38
1' Comp.
Gen. 9. 6 ;
Rev. 13. 10
9 Comp.
Mk. 5. 9,
15 ; Lk. 8.
30
'■ Comp. ch.
4.11
' See ver. 24
<■ Comp.
Mk. 12. 35 ;
14. 49 ; Lk.
4. 20 , 19.
47 ; 20. 1 ;
21. 37 ; Jn.
7. 14, 28 ;
8. 2,20;
18.20
« ver. 57-68 :
Mark 14.
53-65 ;
John 18.
12 f . 19-24
" See ver. 3
^ Comp. Jn.
18. 15
« See ver. 3
' ch. 5. 25 ;
Ju. 7. 32,
45 f. ;18. 3;
&c. ; 19. 6 ;
Acts 5. 22,
26
" See ch. 5.
22
b Dt. 19. 15
'=ch.27. 40;
Mk. 14.
58 ; 15. 29 ;
Jn. 2. 19 ;
comp.
Acts 6. 14
d ch. 27. 12,
14 ; Jn.
19. 9
^ ver. 63-66 :
comp. Lk.
22. 67-71
/Lev. 5.1
'-' See ch. 16.
16
ft Seech. 4. 3
> See ver. 25
*: See ch. 16.
27 f.
' Mk. 14. 63 ;
Num. 14.
6 ; Acts 14.
14
31
sword shall perish with the sword.
53 Or thinkest thou that I cannot
beseech my Father, and he shall
even now send me more than
twelve "legions of 'angels'? 54 How
then should 'the scriptures be ful-
hlled, that thus it must hel 55 In
that hour said Jesus to the multi-
tudes, Are ye come out as against
a robber with swords and staves
to seize mel I 'sat daily in the
temple teaching, and ye took me
not. 56 But all this is come to
pass, that *the scriptures of the
prophets might be fulfilled. Then
all the disciples left him, and lied.
57 "And they that had taken
Jesus led him away to the house of
'" Caiaphas the high priest, where
the scribes and the elders were
gathered together. 58 But ^ Peter
followed him afar otf, unto the
^ court of the high pi'iest, and
entered in, and sat with the ^ofh-
cers, to see the end. 59 Now the
chief priests and the whole "coun-
cil sought false witness against
Jesus, that they might put him to
death ; 60 and they found it not,
though many false witnesses came.
But afterward came 'two, 61 and
said, This man said, '^I am able to
destroy the "temple of God, and
to build it in three days. 62 And
the high priest stood up, and said
unto him, Answerest thou nothing'?
what is it which these witness
against thee % 63 But ''Jesus held
his peace. "And the_ high priest
.said unto him, I ■'^ adjure thee by
^ the living God, that thou tell us
whether thou art the Christ, '' the
Son of God. 64 Jesus saith unto
him, ' Thou hast said : nevertheless
I say unto you. Henceforth ye
shall see the Son of man sitting
at the right hand of Power, and
* coming on the clouds of heaven.
65 Then the high priest 'rent his
garments, saying. He hath spoken
blasphemy : what further need
have we of witnesses 1 behold, now
ye have heard the blasphemy :
66 what think ye'? .They an-
.swered and said, '"He is '^Avorthy
of death. 67 " Then did they " spit
in his face and buffet him : and
some smote him *with the palms
of their hands, 68 saying, ^'Proph-
"" Lev. 24. 16 ; Jn. 19. 7 " ver. 67, 68 : comp. Lk.
22. 63-65 ; Jn. 18. 22 " ch. 27. 30 ; Mk. 10. 34 i' Mk.
14. 65 ; Lk. 22. 64
6 Or, sanctuary : as in ch. 23. 35 ; 27. 5.
1 Gr. liable lo. s Qr, with rods
26.69
MATTHEW
27.26
Peter's Three Denials. Jesns delivered np to Pilate. The End of Judas. Jesas before Pilate
esy unto us, thou Christ : who is
he that struck thee?
69 " Now Peter was sitting with-
out in the * court : and a maid
came unto him, saying, Thou also
wast with Jesus the Gahlfean.
70 But he denied before them all,
saying, I know not what thou
sayest. 7 1 And when he was gone
out into the porch, another maid
saw him, and saith unto them that
were there. This man also was with
Jesus of Nazareth. 72 And again
he denied with an oath, I know
not the man. 73 And after a little
while they that stood by came and
said to Peter, Of a truth thou also
art one of them ; "^ for thy speech
maketh thee known. 74 Then
began he to curse and to swear, I
know not the man. And straight-
way the cock crew. 75 And Peter
remembered the word which Jesus
had said, ''Before the cock crow,
thou shalt deny me thrice. And
he went out, and wept bitterly,
r) 'T " Now when morning was
^ I come, all the chief priests
and the elders of the people took
counsel against Jesus to put him
to death : 2 and they bound him,
and led him away, and •^delivered
him up to -' Pilate the governor.
3 Then ''Judas, who ^betrayed
him, when he saw that he was con-
demned, i"epented himself, and
bi'ought back 'the thirty pieces
of silver to the chief priests and
elders, 4 saying, I have sinned in
that I ^ betrayed '^ innocent blood.
But they said. What is that to us 1
*see thou to it. 5 And he cast
down the pieces of silver into ' the
sanctuary, and departed ; and '" he
went away and hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests took the
pieces of silver, and said. It is not
lawful to put them into the ^treas-
ury, since it is the price of blood.
7 And they took counsel, and
bought with them the potter's
field, to bury strangers in. 8
"Wherefore that field was called,
The field of blood, unto this day.
9 Then was fulfilled that which
was spoken through Jeremiah the
prophet, saying, ^And Hhey took
the thirty pieces of silver, the price
of him that was priced, ®whom
1 See marginal note on ch. 10. 4.
2 Many ancient authorities read righteous.
3 Gr. corbanas, that is, xacrea treasury.
Comp. Mk. 7. U. * Zech. xi. 12, 13. 5 Or, I took
^ Or, whom they priced on the part of the sons
ftf I-rael
" ver. 69-75 :
Mark 14.
66-72;
Luke 22.
55-62;
John 18.
16-18, 25-27
6 See ver. 3
' Mk. 14. 70 ;
Lk. 22. .59 ;
comp. Jn.
IS. 26
rf ver. 34
" Mk. 15. 1 ;
Lk. 22. 66 ;
Jn. 18. 23
/ See ch. 20.
19
0 Lk. 3. 1 ;
13. 1 ; 23.
12 ; Acts 3.
13 ; 4. 27 ;
1 Tim. 6.
13, &:c.
h See ch. 26.
14
' ch. 26. 15
k ver. 24
' Lk. 1. 9,
21, &c. ;
comp. ch.
26.61
marg.
"' Comp.
Actsl. 18
" Comp.
Acts 1. 19
" ver. 11-14 :
Mark 15.
2-5 ; Luke
23. 2, 3 ;
John 18.
29-38
P See ch. 2. 2
1 See ch. 26.
25
'■ ch. 26. 63 ;
Jn. 19. y
' See ver.
12 ; Mk.
15. 5 ; Jn.
19.9;
comp. Lk.
23.9
t ver. 15-26 :
Mark 15.
6-15; Luke
23. [17J-25;
comp. Jn.
18. 39-19.
16
" See ch. 1.
16 ; ver. 22
" Jn.l9. 13;
Acts 12. 21
marg. ; 18.
12, 16 f. ;
2.5. 6,10,17
"^ ver. 24
y Comp. ch.
1. 20; 2.
12 f. 19, 22 ;
Gen. 20. 6 ;
31. 11 ;
Num. 12.
6 ; Job 33.
15
^ Acts 3. 14
» ch. 26. 5
b Dt. 21.
6-8
'^ ver. 19
d ver. 4
' Comp.
Josh. 2. 19;
Acts 5. 28
/Mk. 15. 15;
Jn. 19. 1 ;
comp. Lk-
23. 16
32
certain of the children of Israel did
price; 10 and ^they gave them
tor the potter's field, as the Lord
appointed me.
11° Now Jesus stood before the
governor : and the governor asked
him, saying, Art thou the ^King of
the Jews '? And Jesus said unto
him, 'Thou sayest. 12 And when
he was accused by the chief priests
and elders, '' he answered nothing.
13 Then saith Pilate unto him,
Hearest thou not how many things
they witness again.st thee ■? 14 And
* he gave him no answer, not even
to one word : insomuch that the
governor marvelled greatlj''. 15
' Now at ® the feast the governor
was wont to release unto the mul-
titude one prisoner, whom they
would. 16 And they had then a
notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17 When therefore they were
gathered together, Pilate said unto
them. Whom will ye that I release
unto you'? Barabbas, or Jesus "who
is called Christ *? 18 For he knew
that for envy they had delivered
him up. 19 And "while he was
sitting on the judgment-seat, his
wife sent unto him, saying. Have
thou nothing to do with that
" righteous man ; for I have suffered
many things this day^* in a dream
because of him. 20 Now the chief
priests and the elders persuaded
the multitudes that they should
'"ask for Barabbas, and destroy
Jesus. 21 But the governor an-
swered and said unto them. Which
of the two will ye that I releasQ
unto you 1 And they said, Barab-
bas. 22 Pilate saith unto them.
What then shall I do unto Jesus
'' who is called Christ 1 They all
say. Let him be crucified. 23 And
he said. Why, what evil hath he
done 1 But they cried out exceed-
ingly, saying. Let him be crucified.
24 So when Pilate saw that he pre-
vailed nothing, but rather that " a
tumult was arising, he took water,
and * washed his hands before the
multitude, saying, I am innocent
^of the blood of this "righteous
man ; ''see ye to it. 25 And all the
people answered and said, *His
blood be on us, and on our children.
26 Then released he unto them
Barabbas; but Jesus he/ scourged
and delivered to be crucified.
" Some ancient authorities read / gave.
8 Or, a feoJit
9 Some ancient authorities read of this blood :
lee ye &c.
27.27
MATTHEW
27.61
The Mockery. The Crucifixion. The Death of Jcsns. Jesns laid in the Tomb
27
governor
TV
"Then the soldiers of the
took Jesus into ''the
Prsetorium, and gathered unto
him the whole '^''band. 28 And
they ^stripped him, and ''put on
him a scarlet robe. 29 ''And they
platted a crown of thorns and put
it upon his head, and a reed in
his right hand ; and they kneeled
down Defore him, and mocked him,
saying, * Hail, King of the Jews !
30 And •''they spat upon hiru, and
took the reed and smote him on
the head. 3 1 * And when they had
mocked him, they took off from
him the robe, and put on him his
garrnents, and led him away to
crucify him.
32 ''And as they came out, they
found a inan of ' Gyrene, Simon by
name : him they '* compelled to go
tvith them, that he might bear his
cross.
33 *And when they were come
unto a place called ' Golgotha,
that is to say. The place of a skull,
34 they gave him "* wine to drink
mingled with gall : and when he
had tasted it, he would not drink.
35 And when they had crucified
him, they parted his garments
among them, casting lots ; 36 and
they sat and " watched him there.
37 And they set up over his head
his accusation written, "This is
Jesus the King of the Jews.
38 Then are there crucified with
him two robbers, one on the right
hand and one on the left. 39 And
they that passed by railed on him,
^wagging their heads, 40 and say-
ing, «Thou that destroyest the
® temple, and buildest it in three
days, save thyself : *■ if thou art the
Son of God, come down from the
cross. 41 In like, manner also
the chief priests mocking him, with
the scribes and elders, said, 42 *He
saved others ; ® himself he cannot
save. ' He is the King of Israel ;
*■ let him now come down from the
cross, and we will believe on him.
43 "He trusteth on God; lethim
deliver him now, if he desireth
him : for he said, I am the Son of
God. 44 "And the robbers also
that were crucified with him cast
upon him the same reproach.
45 ""Now from the sixth hour
there was darkness over all the
■^ land until the ninth hour. 46 And
1 Or, palace See Mk. 15. 16. " Or, cohort
3 Some ancient authorities read clothed.
* G-r. impressed. 5 Or, sanctuary
8 Or, ca7i fie not save himself i ? Or, eart/i
■62
" ver. 27-31 :
Mark 15.
16-20
b Jn. 18. 28,
33 ; 19. 9 ;
comp. ch.
26. 3
" See Acts
10. 1
d Mk. 15. 17 ;
Jn. 19. 2
" Mk. 15. 18 ;
Jn. 19. 1
/ch. 26.67;
Mk. 10. 34 ;
14. 65 ; 15.
19
!' Mk. 15. 20
Aver. 32:
Mark 15.
21; Luke
23. 26 ;
comp. Jn.
19. 17
' Acts 2. 10 ;
6. 9 ; 11.
20 ; 13. 1
k ver. 33^4 :
Mark 15.
22-32 ;
Luke 23.
33-43;
John 19.
17-24
' Jn. 19. 17 ;
comp. Lk.
23. 33 and
marg.
" Comp.
Mk. 15. 23
" ver. 54
" Comp.
Mk. 15. 26 ;
Lk. 23. 38 ;
Jn. 19. 19
P Mk. 15. 29 ;
Job 16. 4 ;
Ps. 22. 7 ;
109. 25 ;
Lam. 2. 15
1 ch. 26. 61
"■ ver. 42
' Mk. 15. 31 ;
Lk. 23. 35
' Jn. 1. 49 ;
12. 13 ;
comp. ver.
37 ; Lk. 23.
37
" Wisd. 2.
16 ff.;
Ps. 22. 8
^ Comp. Lk.
23. 39^3
^ ver. 45-56 :
Mark 15.
33-41 ;
Luke 23.
44-49
V Mk. 15. 36 ;
Lk. 23. 36 ;
Jn. 19. 29
^ Mk. 15. 37 ;
Lk. 23. 46 ;
comp. Jn.
19. 30
« ver. 51-56 :
Mark 15.
38-41 ;
comp. Lk.
23. 47-49
b Mk. 15. 38 ;
Lk. 23. 45 ;
comp. Ex.
26. 31 fe. ;
Heb. 9. 3
" ver. 54
d See Acts 7.
60
^ See ch. 4. 5
/Mk. 15. 39;
Lk. 23. 47
y ver. 36
A See ch, 4.
33
about the ninth hour Jesus cried
with a loud voice, saying, *Eli, Eli,
lamasabachthani'? that:,-. My God,
my God, ^ why hast thou forsaken
me? 47 And some of them that
stood there, when they heard it,
said. This man calleth Elijah.
48 And * straightway one of them
ran, and took a sponge, and filled
it with vinegar, and put it on a
reed, and gave him to drink. 49
And the rest said, Let be ; let us
see whether Elijah cometh to save
him.^° 50 And Jesus ^cried again
with a loud voice, and yielded up
hi.s spirit. ^ 51 "And behold, *the
veil of the ° temple was rent in two
from the top to the bottom ; and
" the earth did quake ; and the
rocks were rent; 52 and the tombs
were opened ; and many bodies of
the saints that had ''fallen asleep
were raised ; 53 and coming forth
out of the tombs after his resur-
rection they entered into *the
holy city and appeared unto many.
54 •''Now the centurion, and they
that were with him ^watching
Jesus, when they saw "the earth-
quake, and the things that were
done, feared exceedingly, saying.
Truly this was " the '' Son of God.
55 'And many women were there
beholding from afar, who had fol-
lowed Jesus from Galilee, * minis-
tering unto him : 56 among whom
was 'Mary Magdalene, and Mary
the mother of ^'" James and Joses,
and "'the mother of the sons of
Zebedee.
57 "And when even was come,
there came a rich man from Arima-
thaea, named Joseph, who also him-
self was Jesus' disciple : 58 this
man went to Pilate, and asked for
the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
commanded it to be given up.
59 And Joseph took the body, and
wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and laid it in his own new tomb,
which he had hewn out in the rock :
and he rolled " a great stone to the
door of the tomb, and departed.
61 And 'Mary Magdalene was
3 ; comp. ver. 43 > Mk. 15. 40 f.; comp. Lk. 23. 49 ;
Jn. 19. 25 k Lk. 8. 2, 3 ; comp. Mk. 15. 41 ' ch. 28.
1 ; Mk. 15. 40, 47 : 16. 9 ; Lk. 8. 2 ; Jn. 19. 25 ; 20.
1, 18 '" ch. 20. 20 « ver. 57-61 : Mark 15. 42-47 ;
Luke 23. 50-56 ; John 19. 38-42 " Mk. 16. 4 ; ver.
66 ; ch. 28. 2
8 Ps. xxii. 1.
9 Or, why didst thou forsake me f
10 Many ancient authorities add And another
took a spear and pierced his side, and there came
out water and blood. See Jn. 19. 34."
11 Or, a son of Ood i^ Or, Jacob
27.62
MATTHEW
28.20
The Empty SepnUlire. The Saiihedrin's Falsehood. The Final Interview and Commission
there, and the other Mary, sitting
over against the sepulchre.
62 Now on the morrow, which
is the day after "the Preparation,
the chief priests and the Pharisees
were gathered together unto Pilate,
63 saying, Sir, we remember that
that deceiver said while he was yet
alive^ * After three days I rise again.
64 Command therefore that the
sepulchre be made sure until the
third day, lest haply his disciples
come and steal him away, and say
unto the people. He is risen from
the dead : and the last error will
be worse than the first. 65 Pilate
said unto them, ^ Ye have a " guard :
go, "make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the
sepulchre sure, ''sealing 'the stone,
" the guard being with them.
O O -^Now late on the sabbath
w O day, as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week,
came '■> Mary Magdalene and the
other Mary to see the sepulchre.
2 And behold, there was a ^reat
earthquake ; for '' an angel ot the
Lord descended from heaven, and
came and rolled away ''the stone,
and sat upon it. 3 'His appear-
ance was as lightning, and his rai-
ment white as snow : 4 and for
fear of him the watchers did quake,
and became as dead men. 5 And
the angel answered and said unto
the women, * Fear not ye ; for I
know that ye seek Jesus, who hath
been crucified. 6 He is not here ;
for he is risen, 'even as he said.
Come, see the place ^ where the
Lord lay. 7 And go quickly, and
tell his disciples. He is risen from
the dead ; and lo, he goeth before
you '" into Galilee ; there shall ye
see him : lo, I have told you. 8
And they departed quickly from
1 Or, Take a guard
2 Gr. make it sure, as ye know.
8 Many ancient authorities read where he lay.
" Mk. 15. 42 ;
Lk. 23. 54 ;
Ju. 19. 14,
31, 42
b See ch. 16.
21
" ver. 66; ch.
28. 11
<i Dan. 6. 17
" Mk. 16. 4 ;
ver. 60;
ch. 23. 2
/ver. 1-8:
Mark 16. 1-
8 ; Itike 24.
1-10.
Comp.
Jn. 20. 1-8
!' See ch. 27.
56,61
'' Comp.
Lk. 24. 4 ;
Jn. 20. 12
« Comp.
Dan. 7. 9 ;
10. 6 ; Mk.
9. 3; Jn.
20. 12 ;
Acts 1. 10
* ver. 10 ; ch.
14.27
I ch. 27. 63.
Comp. 12.
40 ; 16. 21
™ ch. 26. 32 ;
ver. 10, 16
" Ju. 20. 17 ;
comp.
Rom. 8.
29 ; Heb.
2. 11 f . 17
° ch. 27. 2
P ch. 9. 31 ;
Mk. 1. 45
9 ch. 27. 8
'" See Mk.
16.11
«ch.26. 64;
comp.Dan,
7. 13 f. :
Eom.14.9;
Eph. 1. 20-
22 ; Phil. 2.
9 f. ; Col.
2. 10 ;1 Pet.
3. 22. See
ch. 11. 27
«Mk.l6.15f.
" ch. 13. 52 ;
comp.
Acts 14. 21
■" Lk. 24. 47 ;
comp. ch.
25. 32
* Comp.
Acts 2. 38 ;
8.16; Rom.
6. 3 ; 1 Cor.
1. 13,15 ff.;
Gal. 3. 27
'J ch. 18. 20 ;
Acts 18. 10
' See ch. 13.
39
the tomb with fear and great joy,
and ran to bring his disciples word.
9 And behold, Jesus met them, say-
ing. All hail. And they came and
took hold of his feet, and * wor-
shipped him. 10 Then saith Jesus
unto them, *Fear not : go tell "my
brethren that they depart "'into
Galilee, and there shall they see
me.
11 Now while they were going,
behold, some of ''the guard came
into the city, and told unto the
chief priests all the things that
were come to pass. 1 2 And when
they were assembled with the
elders, and had taken counsel, they
gave much money unto the sol-
diers, 1 3 .saying. Say ye. His disci-
ples came by night, and stole him
away while we slept. 14 And if
this ^come to "the governor's ears,
we will persuade him, and rid you
of care. 1 5 So they took the money,
and did as they were taught : and
this saying was ^spread abroad
among the Jews, and continueth
'' until this day.
1 6 But the eleven disciples went
'"into Galilee, unto the mountain
where Jesus had appointed them.
17 And when they saM^ him, they
* worshipped him ; but '' some
doubted. 18 And Jesus came to
them and spake unto them, saying,
*A11 authority hath been given
unto me in heaven and on earth.
19 'Go ye. therefore, and "make
disciples of " all the nations, "^ bap-
tizing them into the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit : 20 teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I
commanded you : and lo, ^ I am
with you ^ always, even unto "^ ' the
end of the world.
< See marginal note on ch. 2. 2.
6 Or, coine to a hearing before the governor
6 Gr. all the days.
7 Or, the consummation of the age
ACCORDING TO MARK
Preacbing of the Baptist. Baptism of Jesas. Temptation of Jesus, He preaches in (lalilee. Teaches in Capernanm
IThe beginning of the ^ gospel
of Jesus Christ, '~ " the Son of
God. • . . .
2 *Even as it is written ^in
Isaiah the prophet,
^'"BeholcT, I send my messenger
before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way ;
3 5 d fj^Q voice ot one crying in the
wilderness.
Make ye ready the way of the
Lord,
Make his paths straight ;
4 John came, who baptized in the
wilderness and '' preacned the bap-
tism of repentance unto ^ remission
of sins. 5 x\nd there went out
unto him all the country of Judaea,
and all they of Jerusalem; and
they were baptized of him in the
river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 And John was clothed with
camel's hair, and had a leathern
girdle about his loins, and did eat
locusts and wild honey. 7 And he
preached, saying, There cometh
after me he that is mightier than
I, the latchet of whose shoes I am
not ^worthy to stoop down and
unloose. 8 I baptized you ''in
water ; but he shall baptize you
''in the Holy Spirit.
9 ^And it came to pass in those
days, that Jesus ''came from Naz-
areth of Galilee, and was baptized
of John *in the Jordan. 10 And
straightway coming up out of the
water, he saw the heavens rent
asunder, and the Spirit as a dove
descending upon him : 1 1 and a
voice came out of the heavens,
' Thou art my beloved Son, in thee
I am well pleased.
1 2 * And straightway the Spirit
driveth him forth into the wilder-
ness. 1 3 And he was in the wil-
derness forty days tempted of
' Satan ; and he was with the wild
1 Or, good tidings : and so elsewhere.
2 Some ancient authorities omit the Son of
God.
3 Some ancient authorities read in the prophets.
* Mai. iii. 1. s Is. xl. 3.
' Gr. sufficient. 1 Or. with, 8 Gr. into.
" See Mt. 4.
3
b ver. 2-8 :
Matthew S.
1-11;
Luke 3. 2-
16
<= Mt. 11. 10 ;
Lk. 7. 27
rt Mt. 3. 3 ;
Lk. 3. 4 ;
Jn. 1. 23
« Acts 13. 24
/ Lk. 1. 77
" ver. 9-11 :
Matthew 3.
13-17 ;
Luke 3. 21,
22
h Comp. Mt.
2. 23 (Lk. 2.
51)
i Lk. 3. 22 ;
see Mt. 3.
17
k ver. 12, 13 :
Matthew i.
1-11; Luke
4. 1-13
' See Mt. 4.
10
'" Mt. 4. 12
" See Mt. 4.
23
" Gal. 4. 4 ;
Eph. 1. 10;
1 Tim. 2. 6 ;
Tit. 1. 3
P Comp.
Acts 20. 21
9 ver. 16-20 :
Matthew 4.
18-22 ;
comp. Lk.
5. 2-11 ; Ju.
1. 40^2
»" ver. 21-28 :
Luke 4. 31-
37
' See Mt. 4.
23 ; ver. 39 ;
ch. 10. 1
« See Mt. 7.
28
" See Mt. 8.
29
" ch. 10. 47 ;
14. 67 ; 16.
6 ; Lk. 4.
34 ; 24. 19 ;
comp. Mt.
2. 23 ; Acts
24. 5
^ Lk. 4. 34 ;
Jn. 6. 69 ;
comp. Lk.
1. 35 ; Acts
3. 14
'J ch. 10. 24,
32; comp.
14. 33 ; 16.
5,6
35
beasts ; and the angels ministered
unto him.
14 '"Now after John was deliv-
ered up, Jesus came into Galilee,
"preacning the ^gospel of God,
15 and saying, "The time is ful-
filled, and the kingdom of God is
at hand : ^ repent ye, and believe
in the ^ gospel.
16 'And passing along by the
sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and
Andrew the brother of Simon
casting a net in the sea ; for
they were fishers. 17 And Jesus
said unto them. Come ye after me,
and I will make you to become
fishers of men. 18 And straight-
way they left the nets, and fol-
lowed him. 19 And going on a
little further, he saw ''James the
son of Zebedee, and John his
brother, who also were in the
boat mending the nets. 20 And
straightway he called them : and
they left their father Zebedee in
the boat with the hired servants,
and went after him.
21 ''And they go into Caper-
naum ; and straightway on the
sabbath day 'he entered into the
synagogue and taught. 22 And
' they were astonished at his teach-
ing : for he taught them as having
authority, and not as the scribes.
23 And straightway there was in
their synagogue a man with an
unclean spirit ; and he cried out,
24 saying, "What have we to do
with thee, Jesus thou "Nazarene?
art thou come to destroy tis? I
know thee who thou art, ''the
Holy One of God. 25 And Jesus
rebuked ^°him, saying. Hold thy
peace, and come out of him.
26 And the unclean spirit, "tear-
ing him and crying with a loud
voice, came out of him, 27 And
they were all ^amazed, insomuch
that they questioned among them-
selves, saying. What is this % a new
teaching ! with authority he cqm-
mandeth even the unclean spirits,
9 Or, Jacob i" Or, it " Or, convulsing
1.28
MARK
2.14
Jesas heals Simon's Wife's Mother. Seeks Retirement. Cleanses a Leper. Heals a Paralytic
and they obey him. 28 And the
report of him went out straight-
way everywhere into all the region
of Galilee round about.
29 "And straightway, ^ when
they were come *out of the syna-
gogue, they came into the house of
Simon and Andrew, with '^ James
and John. 30 Now Simon's wife's
mother lay sick of a fever ; and
straightway they tell him of her :
31 and he came and took her by
the hand, and raised her up ; and
the fever left her, and she minis-
tered unto them.
32 ""And "^at even, ''when the
sun did set, they brought unto
him all that were sick, and them
that were ^ *■ possessed with demons.
33 And all the -^city was gathered
together at the door. 34 And he
* healed many that were sick with
divers diseases, and cast out many
demons ; and he suffered not the
demons to speak, because they
knew him **.
35 * And in the morning, a great
while before day, he rose up and
went out, and departed into a
desert place, and there 'prayed.
36 And Simon and they that were
with him followed after him ;
37 and they found him, and say
unto him, All are seeking thee.
38 And he saith unto them. Let
us go elsewhere into the next
towns, that I may preach there
also ; for to this end came I forth.
39 *And he went into their
synagogues throughout all Gali-
lee, preaching and casting out
demons.
40 'And there cometh to him
a leper, beseeching him, ^and
'"kneeling down to him, and say-
ing unto him. If thou wilt, thou
canst make me clean. 41 And
being moved with compassion,
he stretched forth his hand, and
touched him, and saith unto
him, I will ; be thou made clean.
42 And straightway the leprosy
departed from him, and he was
made clean. 43 And he ® strictly
charged him, and straightway
sent him out, 44 and saith unto
him, "See thou say nothing to
any man: but "go show thyself
to the priest, and offer for thy
1 Some ancient authorities read token he was
come out of the synagogue, he came <S:c.
2 Or, Jacob 3 Or, demoniacs
* Many ancient authorities add to be Christ.
See Lk. 4. 41.
s Some ancient authorities omit and kneeling
4own to him. « Or, sternly
"ver. 29-31:
Matthew 8.
U,15;Lu/ce
4. 38, 39
b ver. 21, 23
<^ ver. 32-34 :
Mat their 8.
16,17; Luke
4. 40, 41
d Comp. Mt.
8. 16 ; Lk.
4. 40
" See Mt. 4.
24
/ver. 21
V See Mt. 4.
23
'i ver. 35-38 :
Luke 4. 42,
43
i Lk. 5. 16 ;
see Mt. 14.
23
fc See Mt. 4.
23 ; comp.
ver. 23 ; ch.
3. 1
' ver. 40-44 :
Matthew S.
2-4 ; Ltike
5. 12-14
"' ch. 10. 17 ;
comp. Mt.
8. 2;Lk. 5.
12
" See Mt. 8.
4
" Comp. Mt.
8.4
P Lk. 5. 15 ;
see Mt. 28.
15
9 Comp. ch.
2. 2, 13; 3. 7;
Lk. 5. 17 ;
Jn. 6. 2
*■ ver. 13; see
ch. 1. 45
" ver. 3-12 :
Matthew 9.
2-8; Luke
5. 18-26
t See Mt. 4.
24
" Comp. Lk.
5.19
"SeeMt.9.2
^ Is. 43. 25
y See Mt. 9.
8
= Mt. 9. 33
" See ch. 1.
45
b ver. 14-17 :
Matthetv 9.
9-13; Luke
5. 27-32
" Comp. Mt.
9.9
cleansing the things which Moses
"^ commanded, for a testimony unto
them. 45 But he went out, and
began to ^publish it much, and
to ^spread abroad the ® matter,
insomuch that ® Jesus could no
more openly e:nter into ■'"a city, but
was without in desert places : and
*they came to him from every
quarter.
2 And when he entered again
into Capernaum after some
days, it was noised that he was
^^ in the house. 2 And '' many were
gathered together, so that there
was no longer room for them, no,
not even about the door : and
he spake the word unto them.
3 'And they come, bringing unto
him a man ' sick of the palsy, borne
of four. 4 And when they could
not ^'"come nigh unto him for the
crowd, they "uncovered the roof
where he was : and when they had
broken it up, they let down the
^^bed whereon the 'sick of the
palsy lay. 5 And Jesus seeing
their faith saith unto the sick of
the palsy, " Son, " thy sins are for-
given. 6 But there were certain
of the scribes sitting there, and
reasoning in their hearts, 7 Why
doth this man thus speak 1 he blas-
Ehemeth : ^ who can forgive sins
ut one, even God 1 8 And straight-
way Jesus, perceiving in his
spirit that they so reasoned within
themselves, saith unto them. Why
reason ye these things in your
hearts'? 9 Which is easier, to say
to the ' sick of the palsy. Thy sins
are forgiven ; or to say, Arise,
and take up thy ^^bed, and walk?
10 But that ye may know that
the Son of man hath authority on
earth to forgive sins (he saith to
the sick of the palsy), 11 I say
unto thee. Arise, take up thy ^^ bed,
and go unto thy house. 12 And
he arose, and straightway took up
the ^^bed, and went forth before
them all ; insomuch that they
were all amazed, and » glorified
God, saying, ' We never saw it on
this fashion.
1 3 And he went forth again by
the sea side ; and " all the multi-
tude resorted unto him, and he
taught them. 14 *And as he
passed by, he saw " Levi the son of
Alphseus sitting at the place of
7 Lev. xiii. 49 ; xiv. 2 tf . 8 Qr. irord.
9 Gr. he. w Or, the city " Or, at home
12 Many ancient authorities read bring hint
unto him. 13 Or, pallet i* Gr. Child.
36
2.15
MARK
3.14
Jesns calls Levi. Of Fasting, "lord of the Sabbath." A Care on the Sabbath. Many are healed
toll, and he saith unto him, "Fol-
low me. And he arose and fol-
lowed him.
15 And it came to pass, that he
was sitting at meat in his house,
and many ^publicans and sinners
sat down Avith Jesus and his dis-
ciples : for there were many, and
they followed him.' 16 And *the
scribes'-^ of the Pharisees, when they
saw that he was eating with the
sinners and ^publicans, said unto
his disciples, '•"' Hoiv is it that he
eateth * and drinketh with ^ publi-
cans and sinners'? 17 And when
•Jesus heard it, he saith unto them,
"^They that are ® whole have no need
of a phj^sician, but they that are
sick : I came not to call the right-
eous, but sinners.
18 ^And John's disciples and the
Pharisees were fasting : and they
come and say unto him, Why do
John's disciples and the disciples
of the Pharisees fast, but thy disci-
ples fast not"? 19 And Jesus said
unto them. Can the "^sons of the
bridechamber fast, while the bride-
groom is with them 1 as long as they
have the bridegroom with them,
they cannot fast. 20 But -^the
days will come, when the bride-
groom shall be .taken away from
them, and then will they fast in
that day. 21 No man seweth a
piece of undressed cloth on an old
tarment: else that which should
11 it up taketh from it, the new
from the old, and a worse rent is
made. _ 22 And no man putteth
new wine into old '^ wine-skins ;
else the wine will burst the skins,
and the wine perisheth, and the
skins : but they 'put new wine into
fresh wine-skins.
23 "And it came to pass, that
he was going on the sabbath day
through the grainfields ; and his
disciples ® began, as they went, to
''pluck the _ ears. 24 And the
Pharisees said unto him. Behold,
* why do they on the sabbath day
that which is not lawful "^ 25 And
he said unto them, ^ Did ye never
read what David did, when he had
need, and was hungry, he, and they
1 That is, coUe.ctors or renters of Roman taxes.
2 Some ancient authorities read and the Phari-
sees.
3 Or, He eateth . . . sinners.
* Some ancient authorities omit and drinketh.
5 Gr. strong.
6 That is, companions of the bridegroom.
1 That is, skins used as bottles.
8 Gr. began to make their way plucking.
3 I S. xxi. 6.
" See Mt. 8.
22
b Acts 23. 9 ;
comp. Lk.
5. 30
" See Mt. 9.
11
d Mt. 9. 12,
13 ; Lk. 5.
31,32
« ver. 18-22 :
Malthewd.
14-17 ;
Luke 5. 33-
38
/Lk.l7. 22;
Mt. 9. 15
^ ver. 23-28 :
Matthew
12. 1-8 ;
Luke 6. 1-5
ft Dt. 23. 25
i See Mt.
12.2
fc 1 Chr. 24.
6. Comp.
1 S. 21. 1,
with 2 S. 8.
17
(Ex. 23.12;
Dt. 5. 14
"' Col. 2. 16
" ver. 1-6 :
Mattheiv
12. 9-14 ;
Luke 6. 6-
11
0 ch. 1. 21, 39
P Lk. 6. 7 ;
14. 1 ; 20.
20
s Mt. 12. 10 ;
Lk. 6. 7 :
comp. Lk.
11. 54
*• Lk. 6. 10
^ See Mt. 22.
16 ; ch. 12.
13
t ver. 7-12 :
Matthew
12. 15, 16 ;
Luke 6. 17-
19
" Mt. 4. 25 ;
Lk. 6. 17
" Comp.
Josh. 15. 1,
21 ; Ezek.
35. 15 ; 36. 5
* See Mt. 11.
21
y See Mt. 4.
23
- ch. 5. 29,
34 ; Lk. 7.
21
" ch. 6. 56 ;
8. 22 ; see
Mt. 9. 21 ;
14.36
!'SeeMt.4.3
<^SeeMt.8.4
dLk. 6. 12:
comp. Mt.
5.1
^ Mt. 10. 1 ;
ch. 6. 7 ;
Lk. 9. 1
that were with him"? 26 How he en-
tered into the house of God ^''when
^ Abiathar was high priest, and ate
the showbread, which it is not law-
ful to eat save for the priests, and
gave also to them that were with
him'? 27 And he said unto them,
'The sabbath was made for man,
and "' not man for the sabbath : 28
so that the Son of man is lord even
of the sabbath.
3" And he ° entered again into
the synagogue; and there was
a man there who had his hand
withered. 2 And *they watched
him, whether he would heal him on
the sabbath day • « that they might
accuse him. 3 And he saith unto
the man that had his hand with-
ered, " Stand forth. 4 And he
saith unto them, Is it lawful on the
sabbath day to do good, or to do
harm^ to save a life, or to kill"?
But they held their peace. 5 And
when he had '" looked round about
on them with anger, being grieved
at the hardening of their heart, he
saith unto the man. Stretch forth
thy hand. And he stretched it
forth ; and his hand was restored.
6 And the Pharisees went out, and
straightway with the «Herodians
took counsel against him, how they
might destroy him.
7 *And Jesus with his disciples
withdrew to the sea : and " a great
multitude from Galilee followed ;
and from Judfea, 8 and from Jeru-
salem, and from "" Idumsea, and be-
yond the Jordan, and about ^ Tyre
and Sidon, a great multitude, hear-
ing ^'-^what great things he did,
came unto him. 9 And he spake
to his disciples, that a little Doat
should wait on him because of the
crowd, lest they should throng him :
10 for he had ^healed many; inso-
much that as many as had ^^^plagues
" pressed upon him that they might
"touch him. 11 And the unclean
spirits, whensoever they beheld
him, fell down before him, and
cried, saying, Thou art * the Son of
God. 12 And he '^ charged them
much that they should not make
him known.
13 And he goeth up into ''the
mountain, and "calleth unto him
whom he himself would ; and they
went unto him. 14 And he ap
10 Some ancient authorities read in the days of
Abiathar the high priest.
11 Gr. Arise into the midst.
12 Or, all the things that he did
13 Gr. scourges. i< Gr. fell.
37
3. 15
MAKK
4.16
Tlie Twelve are chosen. Calnmny of the Scribes refuted. Spiritual Kinsliip more than Hatnral. The Reason for Parables
gointed twelve/ that they might
e with him, and that he might
send them forth to preach, 1 5 and
to have authority to cast out
demons : 16'"" and Simon he sur-
named Peter; 17 and "James
the son of Zebedee, and John the
brother of " James ; and them he
surnamed Boanerges, which is,
Sons of thunder: 18 and Andrew,
and Philip, and Bartholomew, and
Matthew, and Thomas, and ^ James,
the son of Alphajus, and Thaddfeus
and Simon the ^Canansean, 19 and
Judas Iscariot, who also ^ betrayed
him.
And he cometh ®*into a house.
20 And ''the multitude cometh
together again, ^ so that they could
not so much as eat bread. 2 1 And
when *his friends heard it, they
went out to lay hold on him: for
they said, -^He is beside himself.
22 And the scribes that came down
"from Jerusalem said. He hath
■^ '' Beelzebub, and, ^ ' By the prince
of the demons casteth he out the
demons. 23 *And he called them
unto him, and said unto them in
' parables. How can '"Satan cast out
Satan "? 24 And if a kingdom be
divided against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand. 25 And if a house
be divided against itself, that house
will not be able to stand. _ 26 And
if '"Satan hath risen up against him-
self, and is divided, he cannot stand,
but hath an end. 27 "But no one
can enter into the house of the
strong man, and spoil his goods,
except he first bind the strong man ;
and then he will spoil his house.
28 "Verily I say unto you. All
their sins shall be forgiven unto
the sons of men, and their blasphe-
mies wherewith soever they sliall
blaspheme : 29 but whosoever shall
blaspheme against the Holy Spirit
hath never forgiveness, but is guilty
of an eternal sin : 30 because they
said. He hath an unclean spirit.
31 ^ And there come his mother
and his brethren; and, standing
without, they sent unto him, calling
him. 32 And a multitude was sit-
ting about him ; and they say unto
him. Behold, thy mother and thy
brethren without seek for thee.
33 And he answereth them, and
1 Some ancient authorities add whom, alxo he
named apostles. See Lk. 6. 13 ; comp. eli. 6. 30.
2 Some ancient authorities insert m>d he up-
pointed twelve. 3 Or, Jacob
4 Or, Zealot See Lk. 6. 15 ; Acts 1. 13.
5 Or, delivered him up « Or, home
7 Gr. Beelzebul. 8 Or, In
" ver. 16-19 :
Matthew
10. 2^ ;
Luke 6. 14-
16; Ac/sl.
13. See
the names
in
Matthew's
list.
*> Comp. ch.
2. 1 ; 7. 17 ;
9.28
" Comp. ch.
1.45;
ver. 7
<i ch. 6. 31
"^ Comp.
ver. 31 f .
/Comp. Jn.
10. 20 ;
Acts 26. 24
-" See Mt.
15. 1
'' See Mt. 10.
25 ; comp.
11.18
i See Mt. 9.
34
*-• ver. 23-27 :
Matthew
12. 25-29 ;
Luke 11.
17-22
I ch. 4. 2 ;
comp. Mt.
13. 3 If. ;
ch.4. 2ff. ;
(fee.
'" See Mt. 4.
10
" Comp. Is.
49. 24, 25
° ver. 28-30 :
comp. Mt.
12. 31, 32 ;
Lk. 12. 10
P ver. 31-35 :
Matthev)
12. 46-50 ;
Luke 8. 19-
21
9 ver. 1-12 :
Mattliew
13. 1-15 ;
LukeSA-
10
"•ch. 2. 13;
3.7
» See Mt. 11.
15 ; ver. 23
1 1 Cor. 5.
12 f. ; Col.
4. 5 ; 1 Th.
4.12;
1 Tim. 3. 7
" See ver. 2 ;
ch. 3. 23
" See Mt. 13.
14
* ver. 13-20 :
Matthew
13. 18-23 ;
Luke 8. 11-
15
saith, Who is my mother and my
brethren"? 34 And looking round
on them that sat round about him,
he saith. Behold, my mother and
my brethren ! 35 For whosoever
shall do the will of God, the same
is my brother, and sister, and
mother.
4* And again he began to
teach ''by the sea side. And
there is gathered unto him a very
great multitude, so that he entered
into a boat, and sat in the sea ; and
all the multitude were by the sea
on the land. 2 And he taught
them many things in ' parables,
and said unto them in his teach-
ing, 3 Hearken : Behold, the sower
went forth to sow: 4 and it came
to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell
by the way side, and the birds came
and devoured it. 5 And other fell
on the rocky ground, where it had
not much earth ; and straightway
it sprang up, because it had no
deepness of earth : 6 and when the
sun was risen, it was scorched ;
and because it had no root, it with-
ered away. 7 And other fell among
the thorns, and the thorns grew up,
and choked it, and it^ yielded no
fruit. 8 And others fell into the
good ground, and yielded fruit,
growing vip and increasing ; and
brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixty-
fold, and a hundredfold. 9 And he
said, *Who hath ears to hear, let
him hear.
10 And when he was alone, they
that were about _ him with the
twelve asked of him the parables.
11 And he said unto them. Unto
you is given the mystery of the
kingdom of God: but unto 'them
that are without, all things are
done " in parables : 1 2 *■ that seeing
they may see, and not perceive ;
and hearing they may hear, and not
understand; lest haply they should
turn again, and it should be for-
given them. 13 ^And he saith
unto them. Know ye not this para-
ble 1 and how shall ye know all the
parables'? 14 The sower soweth
the word. 15 And these are they
by the way side, where the word is
sown ; and when they have heard,
straightway cometh "'Satan, and
taketh away the word which hath
been sown in them. 16 And these
in like manner are they that are
sown upon the rocky places, who,
when they have heard the word,
straightway receive it with joy;
38
4.17
MARK
5.10
Admonition to hear. The Secret Growth oi the Seed. The Mustard Seed. The Storm. The Gerasene Demoniac
17 and they has^e no root in them-
selves, but endure for a while;
then, when tribulation or persecu-
tion ariseth because of the word,
straightway they stumble. 1 8 And
others are they that are sown among
the thorns; these are they that
have heard the word, 19 and the
cares of "the ^ world, and the deceit-
fulness of riches, and the lusts of
other things entering in, choke the
word, and it becometh unfruitful.
20 And those are they that were
sown upon the good ground ; such
as hear tlie word, and accept it,
and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixty-
fold, and a hundredfold.
21 And he said unto them, *Is
the lamp brought to be put under
the bushel, or under the bed, and
not to be put on the stand '? 22 " For
there is nothing hid, save that it
should be manifested ; neither was
anything made secret, but that it
should come to light. 23 ''If any
man hath ears to hear, let him
hear. 24 And he said unto them.
Take heed what ye hear : " with
what measure ye mete it shall be
measured unto you ; and more
shall be given unto you. 25 -^For
he that hath, to him shall be given :
and he that hath not, from him
shall be taken away even that
which he hath.
26 And he said, *So is the king-
dom of God, as if a man should cast
seed upon the earth ; 27 and should
sleep and rise night and day, and
the seed should spring up and grow,
he knoweth not how. 28 The earth
^ beareth fruit of herself ; first the
blade, then the ear, then the full
grain in the ear. 29 But when
the fruit ^is ripe, straightway he
^putteth forth the sickle, because
the harvest is come.
30 ''And he said. How shall we
'liken the kingdom of God'? or in
what parable shall ^ye set it forth '?
31 ^It is like a grain of mustard
seed, which, when it is sown upon
the earth, though it be less than all
the seeds that are upon the earth,
32 yet when it is sown, groweth
up, and becometh greater than all
the herbs, and putteth out great
branches ; so that the birds of the
heaven can lodge under the shadow
thereof.
33 And with many such parables
spake he the word unto them, as
1 Or, age 2 Qr yieldeth ^ Or, alloweth
*Oi,sendeth forth ^ Qi. As u>U(i.
" See Mt. 13.
22
but. 5. 15;
Lk. 8.16;
11.33
" Mt. 10. 26 ;
Lk. 8. 17 ;
12. 2
ri ver. 9 ; see
Mt. 11. 15
«Mt. 7. 2;
Lk. 6. 38
/ See Mt. 13.
12
'J ver. 26-29 :
comp. Mt.
13. 24-30
h ver. 30-32 :
Mattheio
13. 31, 32 :
19
' See Mt. 13.
24
t Mt. 13. 34 ;
comp. Jn.
10. 6 ; 16. 25
I ver. 35-41 :
Aldtlhew
8.18,23-27;
Lttke 8. 22-
25
'" ver. 1 ; ch.
5. 2, 21 ;
comp. 3. 9
" ver. 1-17 :
Matthew
8. 23-34 ;
Uike 8. 26-
37
P See Mt. 8.
29
9 See Mt. 4. 3
"" Lk. 8. 28 ;
Acts 16. 17;
Heb. 7. 1
" ver. 15 ;
comp. Mt.
26. 53 ; Lk.
8.30
they were able to hear it ; 34 and
^without a parable spake he not
unto them : but- privately to his
own disciples he expounded all
things.
35 ' And on that day, when even
was come, he saith unto them,. Let
us go over unto the other side.
36 And leaving the multitude,
they take him with them, even as
he was, '"in the boat. And other
boats were with him. 37 And
there ariseth a great storm of wind,
and the waves beat into the boat,
insomuch that the boat was now
filling. 38 And he himself was in
the stern, asleep on the cushion :
and they awake him, and say unto
him. Teacher, carest thou not that
we perish % 39 And he awoke, and
rebuked the wind, and said unto
the sea. Peace, be still. And the
wind ceased, and there was a great
calm. 40 And he said unto them,
Why are ye fearful 1 have j'e not
yet faith 1 41 And they feared
exceedingly, and said one to an-
other,_ who then is this, that even
the wind and the sea obey him 1
5" And they came to the other
side of the sea, into the country
of the Gerasenes. 2 And when he
was come out of '"the boat, straight-
way there met him out of the tombs
a man "with an unclean spirit,
3 who had his dwelling in the
tombs : and no man could any
more bind him, no, not with a
chain ; 4 because that he had been
often bound with fetters and chains,
and the chains had been rent asun-
der by him, and the fetters broken
in pieces : and no man had strength
to tame him. 5 And always, night
and day, in the tombs and in the
mountains, he was crying out, and
cutting himself with stones. 6 And
when he saw Jesus from afar, he
ran and ''worshipped him ; 7 and
crying out with a loud voice, he
saith, ^What have I to do with
thee, Jesus, thou * Son of '' the Most
High God ? I adjure thee by God,
torment me not. 8 For he said
unto him. Come forth, thou unclean
spirit, out of the man. 9 And he
asked him. What is thy name 1
And he saith unto him. My name
is * Legion ; for we are many.
10 And he besought him much
that he would not send them away
6 The Greek word denotes an act of reverence,
whether paid to a creature (see Mt. 4. 9'; 18. 2r>i
or to the Creator (see Mt. 4. 10).
39
5.11
MARK
5.43
Jalrns's Danghter. The Woman witb an Issne of Blood. The Danghter raised
out of the country. 1 1 Now there
was there on the mountain side a
great herd of swine feeding. 12 And
they besought him, saying, Send us
into the swine, that we may enter
into them. 13 And he gave them
leave. And the unclean spirits
came out, and entered into the
swine : and the herd rushed down
the steep into the sea, in number
about two thousand ; and they
were drowned in the sea. 14 And
they that fed them fled, and told it
in the city, and in the country.
And they came to see what it was
that had come to pass. 15 And
they come to Jesus, and behold
^ him that was " possessed with
demons sitting, * clothed and '^in
his right mind, even him that had
the ''legion: and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it declared
unto them how it befell ^ him that
was "possessed with demons, and
concerning the swine. 17 And
they began to beseech him to de-
part from their borders. 18 "And
as he was entering into the boat,
^ he that had been " possessed with
demons besought him that he
might be with him. 19 And he
suffered him not, but saith unto
him. Go to thy house unto thy
friends, and tell them how great
things the Lord hath done for thee,
and hoH) he had mercy On thee.
20 And he went his way, and be-
gan to publish in ■''Decapolis how
great things Jesus had done for
him : and all men marvelled.
21 "And when .Jesus had crossed
over again in '' the boat unto the
other side, a great multitude was
gathered unto him ; and he was
'by the sea. 22 *And there Com-
eth one of ' the rulers of the syna-
gogue, .Jairus by name ; and seeing
him, he falleth at his feet, 23 and
beseecheth him much, saying. My
little daughter is at the point of
death : I jiray thee, that thou come
and ™lay thy hands on her, that
she may be ^ made whole, and live.
24 And he went with him : and a
great multitude followed him, and
they thronged him.
2.5 And a woman, who had an
issue of blood twelve years, 26 and
had suffered many things of mc-
physicians, and had spent all that
she had, and was nothing bettered,
but rather grew worse, 27 having
heard the things concerning Jesus,
1 Or, Ihe demoniac * Or, saved
« ver. 16, 18 ;
see Mt. 4.
24
b Comp. Lk.
8. 27
■^ Lk. 8. 35
d See ver. 9
^ver. 18-20:
Lulce 8. 38,
/ch. 7. 31;
Mt. 4. 25
'J Mt. 9. 1?;
Lk. 8. 40?
f^ Comp. ch.
4.36
» Comp. ch.
4.1
*^ver. 22^3:
Mntthew
9. 18-26 ;
Luke 8. 41-
66
I ver. 35, 36,
38 ; Lk. 8.
49; 13. 14;
Acts 13. 15;
18. 8, 17.
Comp. Mt.
9. 18
"' ch. 6. 5 ; 7.
32 ; 8. 23 ;
16. 18 ; Lk.
4. 40 ; 13.
13; Acts 9.
17 ; 28. 8 ;
comp.
Acts 6. 6
" ver. 34 ;
see ch. 3. 10
° See Lk. 6.
17
P See Mt. 9.
22
9Lk. 7. 50;
8. 48;
comp.
Acts 16.
36 ; Jas. 2.
16
»" See ver. 22
» Lk. 8. 60
t Mt. 17. 1 ;
26.37
•'SeeMt.8.4
40
came in the crowd behind, and
touched his garment. 28 For she
said. If I touch but his garments,
I shall be ^made whole. 29 And
straightway the fountain of her
blood was dried up ; and she felt in
her body that she was healed of her
^"plague. 30 And straightway Je-
sus, perceiving in himself that " the
power proceeding from him had
gone forth, turned him about in the
crowd, and said, Who touched my
garments'? 31 And his disciples
said unto him. Thou seest the mul-
titude thronging thee, and sayest
thou. Who touched me'? 32 And
he looked round about to see her
that had done this thing. 33 But
the woman fearing and trembling,
knowing what had been done to
her, came and fell down before
him, and told him all the truth.
34 And he said unto her. Daugh-
ter, •'' thy faith hath * made thee
whole ; «go in peace, and be whole
of thy ^"plague.
35 While he yet spake, they come
from ' the ruler of the synagogue's
house, saying. Thy daughter is dead:
why troublest thou the Teacher any
further'? 36 But Jesus, ^ not heed-
ing the word spoken, saith unto
'■ the ruler of the synagogue, * Fear
not, only believe. 37 And he suf-
fered no man to follow with him,
save 'Peter, and ®. James, and John
the brother of ® James. 38 And
they come to the house of '' the
ruler of the synagogue ; and he
beholdeth a tumult, and many
weeping and wailing greatly.
39 And when he was entered in,
he saith unto them. Why make ye
a tumult, and weep"? the child is
not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And
they laughed him to scorn. But
he, having put them all forth, tak-
eth the father of the child and her
mother and them that were with
him, and goeth in where the child
was. 41 And taking the child by
the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha
cumi ; which is, being interpreted.
Damsel, "I say unto thee. Arise.
42 And straightway the damsel
rose up, and walked ; for she was
twelve years old. And they were
amazed straightway with a great
amazement. 43 And he 'charged
them much that no man should
know this : and he commanded that
something showld be given her to eat.
3 6r. scoi(rrie.
* Or, saved thee
5 Or, overhearing
6 Or, Jacob
6.1
MARK
6.31
Jesus teai'bes at Nazareth and is rejected. The Twelve sent forth. Herod's Concern about Jesus. The Baptist 1)eheaded
6 "And he went out from
thence; and he cometh into
* his own country ; and his disciples
follow him. 2 And when the sab-
bath was come, he began " to teach
in the synagogue : and ^ '' many
hearing him were astonished, say-
ing, Whence hath this man these
things^ and, What is the wisdom
that is given unto this man, and
what mean such ^ mighty works
wrought by his hands ^ 3 Is not
this "the carpenter, •''the son of
Mary, and brother of ^James, and
Joses, and Judas, and Simon f and
are not " his sisters here with us ■?
And they were '"' oifended in him.
4 And Jesus said unto them, 'A
prophet is not without honor, save
in *his own country, and among
his own kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could there do no f mighty
work, save that he ' laid his hands
upon a few sick folk, and healed
them. 6 And he marvelled be-
cause of their unbelief.
™And he went round about the
villages teaching.
7 " And " he calleth unto him the
twelve, and began to send them
forth by ^ two and two ; and he
gave them authority over the un-
clean spirits ; 8 * and he charged
them that they should take nothing
for their journey, save a staff only ;
no bread, no wallet, no "^ money in
their '' purse ; 9 but to go shod with
sandals : and, said he, put not on
two coats. 10 And he said unto
them, Wheresoever ye enter into
a house, there abide till ye depart
thence. 1 1 And whatsoever place
shall not receive you, and they
hear you not, as ye go forth thence,
*■ shake off the dust that is under
your feet for a testimony unto
them. 12 * And they went out,
and preached that men should re-
§ent. 1 3 And they cast out many
eraons, and ' anointed with oil
many that were sick, and healed
them.
1 4 "^And king Herod heard thereof;
for his name had become known :
and_*he said, "John the Baptizer
is risen from the dead, and there-
fore do these powers work in him.
15 But others said. It is ^Elijah.
And others said. It is ^a prophet,
even as one of the prophets. 1 6 But
1 Some ancient authorities insert ffir.
2 Gr. powers. s Or, Jacob
* Gr. caused to stumble.
5 Gr. power. •> Gr. brass. ' Gr. girdle.
' Some ancient authorities read they.
" ver. 1-6 :
Matthew
13. 54-,58
6 Lk. 4. 16,
23 ; comp.
Mt. 13. 54,
57
<= See Mt. 4.
23 ; comp.
oh. 10. 1
d See Mt. 7.
28
* comp. Mt.
13.55
/SeeMt. 12.'
46
" Mt. 13. 56
h See Mt. 11.
6
« See Mt. 13.
57
fc See ver. 1
' See ch. 5.
23
■"' Mt. 9. 35 ;
Lk. 13. 22 ;
comi5. ch.
1. 39 ; 10. 1
" ver. 7-11 :
Matthew
10. 1, 9-14 ;
Luke 9. 1,
3-5 ; comp.
Lk. 10. 4-11
"ch. 3. 13;
Mt.10.1,5;
Lk. 9. 1
P Lk. 10. 1
9 Mt. 10. 10
>" Mt. 10. 14
* Comp. Mt.
11.1; Lk.
9.6
t Jas. 5. 14
" ver. 14-29 :
Mattliew
14. 1-12.
ver. 14-16:
Luke 9. 7^9
" See Mt. 14.
2
'^ See Mt. 16.
14 ; comp.
ch. 8. 28
'-' See Mt. 21.
11
' See Mt. 14.
3
" See Mt. 14.
4
b Comp. Mt.
21.26
'^ Comp.
Esth. 1. 3 ;
2.18
d Lk. 3. 1
" Esth. 5. 3,
6; 7. 2
/Lk. 9. 10
V Mt. 10. 2
(comp. ch.
3. 14 m
Gr.); Lk.
6. 13; 9. 10;
17. 5 ; 22.
14 ; 24. 10 ;
Acts 1. 2,
26, &c.
41
Herod, when he heard iliereof,
said, John, whom I beheaded, he
is risen. 17 For Herod himself
had sent forth and laid hold upon
John, and bound him in prison for
the sake of ^ " Herodias, his brother
Philip's wife; for he had married
her. 1 8 For J oh n said unto Herod ,
" It is not lawful for thee to have
thy brother's wife. 1 9 And ^ He-
rodias set herself against him, and
desired to kill him ; and she could
not ; 20 for * Herod feared John,
knowing that he was a righteous
and holy man, and kept him safe.
And when he heard him, he " was
much perplexed ; and he heard him
gladly. 21 And when a conven-
ient day was come, that Herod on
his birthday " made a supper to his
lords, and the ^" high captains, and
the chiSf men ''of Galilee ; 22 and
when " the daughter of ' Herodias
herself came in and danced, ■'^she
pleased Herod and them that sat
at meat with him ; and the king
said unto the damsel. Ask of me
whatsoever thou wilt, and I will
give it thee. 23 And he sware
unto her. Whatsoever thou shalt
ask of me, I will give it thee, unto
* the half of my kingdom. 24 And
she went out, and said unto her
mother. What shall I ask % And
she said, The head of John the
Baptizer. 25 And she came in
straightway with haste unto the
king, and asked, saying, I will
that thou forthwith give me on a
platter the head of John the Bap-
tist. _ 26 And the king was ex-
ceeding sorry ; but for the sake of
his oaths, and of them that sat at
meat, he would not reject her. 27
And straightway the king sent
forth a soldier of his guard, and
commanded to bring his head : and
he went and beheaded him in the
prison, 28 and brought his head on
a platter, and gave it to the dam-
sel ; and the damsel gave it to her
mother. 29 And when his dis-
ciples heard thereof, they came and
took up his corpse, and laid it in a
tomb.
30 ^ And the ^ apostles gather
themselves together unto Jesus ;
and they told him all things, what-
soever they had done, and whatso-
ever they had taught. 31 And he
9 Many ancient authorities read did many
things.
10 Or, military tribunes Gr. chiliarchs.
11 Some ancient authorities read his daughter
Herodias. 12 Or, it
6.32
MAEK
7.6
The Five Thonsand fed. Jesns walks on the Sea. In fiennesaret
saith unto them, Come ye your-
selves apart into a desert place,
and rest a while. For there were
many coming and going, and " they
had no leisure so much as to eat.
32 *And they went away in "the
boat to a desert place apart.
33 And the people saw them going,
and many knew them, and they
ran together there ^ on foot from
all the cities, and outwent them.
34 And he came forth and ''saw a
great multitude, and he had com-
passion on them, because " they
were as sheep not having a shep-
herd : and he began to teach them
many things. 35 And when the
day was now far spent, his dis-
ciples came unto him, and said.
The place is desert, and the day is
now far spent ; 36 send them away,
that they may go into the Country
and villages round about, and buy
themselves somewhat to eat. 37
But he answered and said unto
them, Give ye them to eat. -^ And
they say unto him. Shall we go
and buy two hundred '^''shillings'
worth of bread, and give them to
eat 1 38 And he saith unto them.
How many loaves have ye 1 go and
see. And when they knew, they
say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And
he commanded them that all should
^ sit down by companies upon the
green grass. 40 And they sat
down in ranks, by hundreds, and
by fifties. 41 And he took the
five loaves and the two fishes, and
looking up to heaven, he ''blessed,
and brake the loaves ; and he gave
to the disciples to set before them ;
and the two fishes divided he
among them all. 42 And they all
ate, and were filled. 43 And they
took up broken pieces, twelve * bas-
ketfuls, and also of the fishes. 44
And they that ate the loaves were
* five thousand men.
45 'And straightway he con-
strained his disciples to enter into
™ the boat, and _ to go before him
unto the other side to " Bethsaida,
w^hile he himself sendeth the mul-
titude away. 46 And after he had
"taken leave of them, he departed
*into the mountain to pray. 47
And when even was come, the boat
was in the midst of the sea, and he
alone on the land. 48 And seeing
1 Or, hy land
2 The word in the Greek denotes a coin worth
about eight pence half-penny, or nearly seven-
teen cents.
3 Gr. recline.
" ch. 3. 20
b ver. 32^4 :
Matthew
14. 13-21 ;
Ltike 9. 10-
17 ; John 6.
6-13.
Comp. ch.
8. 2-9
• ' ver. 45 ;
comp. ch.
3. 9. See
ch. 4. 36
d See Mt. 9.
36
« See Mt. 9.
36
/ Jn. 6. 7
^ Mt. 18. 23 ;
Lk. 7. 41
h See Mt. 14.
19
i See Mt. 14.
20
k Comp. Mt.
14.21
' ver. 45-51 :
Maithe.w
14. 22-32;
John 6. 15-
21
"' See ver. 32
« See Mt. 11.
21 ; comp.
ch. 8. 22
" Acts 18. 18,
21 ; 2 Cor.
2. 13
y See Mt. 14.
23
' Comp. ch.
13. 35 ; Mt.
24.43
'•SeeMt.9.2
"> See Mt. 14.
27
i See ver. 32
" ch. 8. 17 ff.
^ Comp.
Rom. 11. 7
* ver. 53-56 :
Matthew
14. 34-36;
comp.
Jn. 6. 24, 25
V See ch. 3.
10
^ See Mt. 9.
20
" ver. 1-23 :
Matthew
15. 1-20
f" See Mt. 15.
1
■^ ver. 5 ;
Acts 10. 14,
28; 11.8;
Rom. 14.
14 ; Heb.
10. 29; Rev.
21.27;
comp. Mt.
15. 2 ; Lk.
11. 38
d ver. 5, 8, 9,
13; see
Gal. 1. 14
« See Mt. 23.
25
/ ver. 2
42
them distressed in rowing, for the
wind was contrary unto them,
about the * fourth watch of the
night he cometh unto them, walk-
ing on the sea ; and he would have
passed by them : 49 but they, when
they saw him walking on the sea,
supposed that it was a ghost, and
cried out ; 50 for they all saw
him, and were troubled. But he
straightway spake with them, and
.saith unto them, *■ Be of good cheer :
it is I ; "be not afraid. 5 1 And he
went up unto them into ' the boat ;
and the wind ceased : and they were
sore amazed in themselves ; 52 for
"they understood not concerning
the loaves, but their heart "was
hardened.
53 ^ And when they had * crossed
over, they came to the land unto
Gennesaret, and moored to the
shore. 54 And when they were
come out of the boat, straightway
the people knew him, 55 and ran
round about that whole region,
and began to carry about on their
® beds those that were sick, where
they heard he was. 56 And where-
soever he entered, into villages, or
into cities, or into the country,
they laid the sick in the market-
places, and bes9ught him that they
might ^ touch if it were but Hhe
border of his garment : and as
many as touched ^ him were made
whole.
7 "And there are gathered to-
gether unto him the Pharisees,
and certain of the scribes, who
had come *from Jerusalem, 2 and
had seen that some of his disciples
ate their bread with '' " defiled, that
is, unwashen, hands. 3 (For the
Pharisees, and all the Jews, except
they wash their hands * diligently,
eat not, holding the ''tradition or
the elders ; 4 and when they come
from the marketplace, except they
^ bathe themselves, they eat not ;
and many other things there are,
which they have received to hold,
^"washings of *cups, and pots, and
brasen vessels".) 5 And trie Phari-
sees and the scribes ask him. Why
walk not thy disciples according
to the ''tradition of the elders,
but eat their bread with ''■''defiled
hands % 6 And he said unto them,
* Or, crossed over to the land, they came unto
6 Or, pallets « Or. it ' Or, common
8 Or, up to the elbow Gr. with the fist.
9 Gr. baptize. Some ancient authorities read
sprinkle themselves. i" Gr. baplizings.
11 Many ancient authorities add ana couches.
7.7
MARK
8.3
Ceremonial and Real Defilement. The Syrophoenidan Woman. Cure of a Deaf-mnte
Well did Isaiah prophesy of you
hypocrites, as it is written,
^ This people honoreth me with
their lips,
But their heart is far from me.
7 But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching as their doctrines the
precepts of men.
8 Ye leave the commandment of
God, and hold fast the "tradition
of men. 9 And he said unto them,
Full well do ye reject the command-
ment of God, that ye may keep
your "tradition. 10 For Moses
said, "Honor thy father and thy
mother ; and, He that speaketh
evil of father or mother, let him
' die the death : 1 1 but ye say, If
a man shall say to his father or
his mother, That wherewith thou
mightest have been profited by me
is * Corban, that is to say. Given to
God; 12 ye no longer suffer him
fco do aught for his father or his
mother; 13 making void the word
of God by your " tradition, which
ye have delivered : and many such
like things ye do. 1 4 And he called
to him the multitude again, and
said unto them, Hear me all of
you, and understand: 15 there is
nothing from without the man,
that going into hina can defile him ;
but the things which proceed out
of the man are those that defile
the man.* 17 And when he was
entered ''into the house from the
multitude, ''his disciples asked of
him the parable. 1 8 And he saith
unto them. Are ye so without un-
derstanding also i Perceive ye not,
that whatsoever from without go-
eth into the man, it cannot defile
him ; 1 9 because it goeth not into
his heart, but into his belly, and
goeth out into the draught"? This
he said, "making all meats ■''clean.
20 And he said, " That which pro-
ceedeth out of the man, that defil-
eth the man. 21 For from within,
out of the heart of men, ^evil
thoughts proceed, fornications,
thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 cov-
etings, wickednesses, deceit, las-
civiousness, an ''evil eye, railing,
pride, foolishness : 23 all these evil
things proceed from within, and
defile the man.
24 'And from thence he arose,
1 Is. xxix. 13.
2 Ex. XX. 12 ; Dt. v. 16 ; Ex. xxi. 17 ; Lev. xx. 9,
3 Or, surely die
* Many ancient authorities insert ver. 16 If any
man hath ears to hear, let him hear. See ch. 4. 9.
23. s Gr. thoughts that are evil.
" ver. 5, 8, 9,
13 ; see
Gal. 1. 14
b Lev. 1. 2
&c. (Heb.);
Mt. 27. 6
marg.
•^ ch. 9. 28 ;
comp. 2. 1 ;
3. 19
d Comp. Mt.
15. 15
^ See Rom.
14. 1-12 ;
Col. 2. 16
/Comp. Lk.
11. 41 ;
Acts 10. 15;
11.9
a Mt. 15. 18 ;
ver. 23
><■ Comp. Mt.
6. 23 ; 20. 15
i ver. 24-30 :
Matthew
15. 21-28
*■ See Mt. 11.
21 ; ver. 31
I ver. 31-37 :
Matthew
15. 29-31
'" See Mt. 4.
18
" ch. 5. 20 ;
Mt. 4. 25
"Seech. 5. 23
!• ch. 8. 23
« ch. 8. 12
■ See Mt.
8.4
* ver. 1-9 :
(comp. 6.
32-44) Mat-
thew\b.S2-
39
" See Mt. 9.
36 ; comp.
6. 34
43
and went away into the borders of
*Tyre '^and Sidon. And he en-
tered into a house, and would have
no man know it ; and he could not
be hid. 25 But straightway a
woman, whose little daughter had
an unclean spirit, having heard of
him, came and fell down at his feet.
26 Now the woman was a ''Greek,
a Syrophoenician by race. And she
besougnt him that he would cast
forth the demon out of her daugh-
ter. 27 And he said unto her. Let
the children fii'st be filled : for it
is not meet to take the children's
** bread and cast it to the dogs.
28 But she answered and saith
unto him. Yea, Lord ; even the
dogs under the table eat of the
children's crumbs. 29 And he said
unto her. For this saying go thy
way ; the demon is gone out of thy
daughter. 30 And she went away
unto her house, and found the child
laid upon the bed, and the demon
gone out.
3 1 ' And again he went out from
the borders of * Tyre, and came
through Sidon unto ™the sea of
Galilee, through the midst of the
borders of "Decapolis. 32 And
they bring unto him one that was
deaf, and had an impediment in
his speech ; and they beseech him
to " lay his hand upon him. 33 And
■''he took him aside from the multi-
tude privately, and put his fingers
into his ears, and he ^spat, and
touched his tongue; 34 and look-
ing up to heaven, he * sighed, and
saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is.
Be opened. 35 And his ears were
opened, and the bond of his tongue
was loosed, and he spake plain.
36 And ""he charged them that
they should tell no man : but the
more he charged them, so much
the more a great deal they 'pub-
lished it. 37 And they were be-
yond measure astonished, saying,
He hath done all things well ; he
maketh even the deaf to hear, and
the dumb to speak.
8 In those days, when there
was again a great multitude,
and they had nothing to eat, 'he
called unto him his disciples, and
saith unto them, 2 " I have com-
passion on the multitude, because
they continue with me now three
days, and have nothing to eat :
3 and if I send them away fast-
s Some ancient authorities omit and Sidon.
' Or, Oentile « Or, loaf
8.4
MARK
8.38
The Four Thousand fed. The Demand for a Sign. The leaven of the Pharisees. Confession of Peter. The Passion
ing to their home, they will faint
on the way ; and some of them are
come from far. 4 And his disciples
answered him, Whence shall one be
able to fill these men with ^ bread
here in a desert place 1 5 And he
asked them. How many loaves have
ye 1 And they said. Seven. 6 And
he commandeth the multitude to
sit down on the ground : and he
took the seven loaves, and having
given thanks, he brake, and gave
to his disciples, to set before them ;
and they set them before the mul-
titude. 7 And they had a few small
fishes: and "having blessed them,
he commanded to set these also
before them. 8 And they ate, and
were filled: and they took up, of
broken pieces that remained over,
seven * baskets. 9 And they were
about four thousand: and he sent
them away. 10 And straightway
he entered into the boat with his
disciples, and came into the parts
of " Dalmanutha.
1 1 ''And the Pharisees came forth,
and began to question with him,
* seeking of him a sign from heaven,
trying him. 12 And he -^sighed
deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why
doth this generation seek a signl
verily I say unto you. There shall
no sign be given unto this genera-
tion. 13 And he left them, and
again entering into the boat de-
parted to the other side.
14 And they forgot to take bread ;
and they had not in the boat with
them more than one loaf. 15 And
he charged them, saying, ^ Take
heed, beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and the leaven of '' Herod.
1 6 And they reasoned one with an-
other, -saying, ^ We have no bread.
17 And Jesus perceiving it saith
unto them. Why reason ye, because
ye have no bread? *do ye not yet
perceive, neither understand 1 have
ye your heart hardened '? 18 Hav-
ing eyes, see ye nof? and having
ears, hear ye not? and do ye not
remember 1 19 When I brake * the
five loaves among the five thousand,
how many ^ ' baskets full of broken
Eieces took ye up 1 They say unto
im, Twelve. 20 And when ™ the
seven among the four thousand,
how many ^"basketfuls of broken
1 Gr. loaves.
2 Some ancient authorities read because they
hail no bread.
3 Or, It is because we have no bread.
•> Basket in ver. 19 and 20 represents different
Greek words.
° See Mt. 14.
19
b ver. 20; see
Mt. 15. 37
<^ Comp. Mt.
15. 39
d ver. 11-21 :
Matthew
16. 1-12
' See Mt. 12.
38
/ ch. 7. 34
-" Mt. 16. 6 ;
Lk. 12. 1
h See Mt. 14.
1. Comp.
Mt. 22. 16
'■ Comp. cli.
6. 52
*: ch. 6. 41-44
' See Mt. 14.
20
™ ver. 6-9
" ver. 8
" See Mt. 11.
21 ; comp.
ch. 6. 43
P See ch. 3.
10
1 ch. 7. 33
'■ See ell. 5.
23
' Comp. Mt.
8. 4
t ver. 23
« ver. 27-29 :
Mattheiv
16. 13-16 ;
Luke 9. 18-
20
" Mt. 16. 13
•^ See ch. 6.
14
V Mt. 16. 20 ;
Lk. 9. 21 ;
comp. Mt.
8.4
^ ver. 31-9.1:
Matthew
16. 21-28 ;
Luke 9. 22-
27
" See Mt. 16.
21
(- Jn. 18. 20 ;
comp. 10.
24 ; 11. 14 ;
16. 25, 29
(in Gr.)
' See Mt. 4.
10
d See Mt. 10.
' See Mt. 10.
39
/Lk. 9. 26;
comp. Mt.
10. 33 ;
Heb. 11. 16
44
pieces took ye up % And they say
unto him. Seven. 21 And he said
unto them, '' Do ye not yet under-
stand %
22 And they come unto "Beth-
saida. And they bring to him a
blind man, and beseech him to
'''touch him. 23 And he took hold
of the blind man by the hand, and
» brought him out of the village ;
and when he had » spit on his eyes,
and ''laid his hands upon him, he
asked him, Seest thou aught % 24
And he looked up, and said, I see
men ; for I behold them as trees,
walking. 25 Then again he laid
his hands uppn his eyes ; and he
looked stedfastly, and was restored,
and saw all things clearly. 26 And
he sent him away to his home, say-
ing, *Do not even enter into 'the
village.
27 "And Jesus went forth, and
his disciples, into the villages of
" Csesarea Philippi : and on the way
he asked his disciples, saying unto
them. Who do men say that I am %
28 ^And they told him, saying,
John the Baptist : and others, Eli-
jah ; but others. One of the proph-
ets. 29 And he asked them, But
who say ye that I am % Peter an-
swereth and saith unto him, Thou
art the Christ. 30 And " he chai-ged
them that they should tell no man
of him.
31 "^ And he began to teach them,
that "the Son of man must suffer
many things, and be rejected by
the elders, and the chief priests,
and the scribes, and be killed, and
after three days rise again. 32 And
he spake the saying * openly. And
Peter took him, and began to re-
buke him. 33 But he turning
about, and seeing his disciples,
rebuked Peter, and saith. Get thee
behind me, "^ Satan ; for thou mind-
est not the things of God, but the
things of men. 34 And he called
unto him the multitude with his
disciples, and said unto them. If
any man would come after me, let
him deny himself, and ^ take up his
cross, and follow me. 35 For " who-
soever would save his life shall lose
it ; and whosoever shall lose his life
for my sake and the ® gospel's shall
save it. 36 For what doth it profit
a man, to gain the whole woi'ld,
and forfeit his life % 37 For what
should a man give in exchange for
his life? 38 For ^whosoever shall
* See mar^nal note on ch. 1. 1.
9.1
MARK
9.30
Resurrection and Coming foretold. The Transfiguration. The Trae Elijah. Cure of the Epileptic Boy
be ashamed of me and of my words
in this adulterous and sinful gen-
eration, " the Son of man also sliall
be ashamed of him, when he * Com-
eth in the glory of his Father with
9 the holy angels. 1 And he said
unto them, * Verily I say unto
you. There are some here of them
that stand by, who shall in no
wise taste of death, till they see
the kingdom of God come with
power.
2 "And after six days Jesus
taketh with him "^ Peter, and
^ James, and John, and bringeth
them up into a high mountain
apart by themselves : and he was
transfigured before them ; 3 and
*his garments became glistering,
exceeding white, so as no fuller on
earth can whiten them. 4 And
there appeared unto them Elijah
with Moses : and they were talking
with Jesus. 5 And Peter answer-
eth and saith to Jesus, -^Eabbi, it
is good for us to be here : and '■> let
us make three - tabernacles ; one
for thee, and one for Moses, and
one for Elijah. 6 For he knew not
what to answer ; for they became
sore afraid. 7 And there came a
cloud overshadowing them : and
there came ^a, voice out of the
cloud, * This is my beloved Son :
hear ye him. 8 And suddenly
looking round about, they saw no
one any more, save Jesus only with
themselves.
9 *And as they were coming
down from the mountain, he
'charged them that they should
tell no man what things they had
seen, save when the Son of man
should have risen again from the
dead. 10 And they kept the say-
ing, questioning among themselves
what the rising again from the
dead should mean. 11 And they
asked him, saying, ^ Hoiv is it
that the scribes say that "Elijah
must first come'? 12 And he said
unto them, Elijah indeed cometh
first, and restoreth all things : and
how is it written of "the Son of
man, that "he should suffer many
things and be set at noughts
13 But I say unto you, that Elijah
is come, and they have also done
unto him whatsoever they would,
even as it is written of him.
14 ^ And when they came to the
disciples, they saw a great mul-
1 Or, Jacob
3 Or, The scribes say
2 Or, booths
" See Mt. 8.
20
6 Wee Mt. 16.
27 ; comp.
ch. 13. 2ri ;
Lk. 9. 27
" ver. 2-8 :
Matthew
17. 1-8;
Ziike 9. 28-
36
d See ch. 5.
37
' See Mt.
28. 3
/SeeMt.
23 7
B Comp. Mt.
17. 4 ; Lk.
9. 33
A 2 Pet. 1.
17 f.
i ch. 1. 11 ;
see Mt. 3.
17
fc ver. 9-13 :
-Matthew
17. 9-13
' ch. 5. 43 ; 7.
36 ; comp.
8. 30 ; see
Mt. 8. 4
"" See Mt. 11.
14
" ver. 31
" Comp. Mt.
16. 21 ; see
Mt. 26. 24
P ver. 14-28 :
Matthew
17. 14-19 ;
Luke 9. 37-
42
« ch. 14. 33 ;
16. 5, 6
■ Comp. Mt.
17. 20 ; Jn.
11.40
« ch. 7. 17 ;
comp. ch.
2.1
« ver. 30-32 :
Matthew
17. 22, 23 ;
Licke 9. 43-
45
45
titude about them, and scribes
questioning with them. 15 And
straightway all the multitude,
when they saw him, were * greatly
amazed, and running to him
saluted him. 16 And he asked
them. What question ye with
them'? 17 And one of the mul-
titude answered him, Teacher, I
brought unto thee my son, who
hath a dumb spirit ; 18 and where-
soever it taketh him, it ^dasheth
him down: and he foameth, and
grindeth his teeth, and pineth
away : and I spake to thy disciples
that they should cast it out ; and
they were not able. 19 And he
answereth them and saith, O faith-
less generation, how long shall I
be with you'? how long shall I
bear with you'? bring him unto
me. 20 And they brought him
unto him: and when he saw him,
straightway the spirit ^ tare him
grievously ; and he fell on the
ground, and wallowed foaming.
21 And he asked his father, How
long time is it since this hath come
unto him 1 And he said, From a
child. _ 22 And oft-times it hath
cast him both into the fire and into
the waters, to destroy him : but if
thou canst do anything, have com-
passion on us, and help us. 23 And
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst !
'" All things are possible to him that*
believeth. 24 Straightway the
father of the child cried out, and
said*^, I believe ; help thou mine
unbelief. 25 And when Jesus saw
that ''a multitude came running to-
gether, he rebuked the unclean
spirit, saying unto him, Thou
dumb and deaf spirit, I command
thee, come out of him, and enter
no more into him. 26 And having
cried out, and ^torn him much,
he came out : and the hoy became
as one dead ; insomuch that the
more part said, He is dead. 27 But
Jesus took him by the hand, and
raised him up ; and he arose.
28 And when he was come 'into
the house, his disciples asked him
privately,_ "^ IIoiu is it that we could
not cast it ouf? 29 And he said
unto them. This kind can come out
by nothing, save by prayer **. '
30 "And they went forth from
thence, and passed through Gali-
* Or, rendeth him See Mt. 7. 6.
6 Or, convulsed See ch. 1. 26.
^ Many ancient authorities add loith tears.
' Or, saying. We could not cast it out.
8 Many ancient authorities add and fasting.
9.31
MAEK
10.15
The Passion again foretold. Dispnte abont Ranlc. Tlie Unknown Wonder-worker. In Jadxa and Perxa. ([nestions abont
lee ; and he would not that any
man should know it. 31 For he
taught his disciples, and said unto
them, "The Son of man is ^deliv-
ered up into the hands of men, and
they shall kill him ; and when he
is killed, after three days he shall
rise again. 32 But *they under-
stood not the saying, and were
afraid to ask him.
33 ""And they came to Caper-
naum : and when he was in "* the
house he asked them. What were
ye reasoning on the way 1 34 But
they held their peace : for ^ they
had disputed one with another on
the way, who was the '■^greatest.
35 And he sat down, and called
the twelve ; and he saith unto
them, ^ If any man would be first,
he shall be last of all, and ^ser-
vant of all. 36 And he took a
little child, and set him in the
midst of them : and taking him
in his arms, he said unto them,
37 " Whosoever shall receive one
of such little children in my name,
receiveth me : and whosoever re-
ceiveth me, receiveth not me, but
him that sent me.
38 ''John said unto him. Teacher,
we saw one casting out demons in
thy name ; and ' we forbade him,
because he followed not us. 39 But
Jesus said, Forbid him not : for
"there is no man who shall do a
^mighty work in my name, and be
able quickly to speak evil of me.
40 ^For he that is not against us
is for us. 41 For ' whosoever shall
give you a cup of water to drink,
® because ye are Christ's, verily I
say unto you, he shall in no wise
lose his reward. 42 And '"whoso-
ever shall cause one of these little
ones that believe ® on me to stum-
ble, it were better for him if ''a
great millstone were hanged about
his neck, and he were cast into the
sea. 43 And "if thy hand cause
thee to stumble, cut it off: it is
good for thee to enter into life
maimed, rather than having thy
two hands to go into * ° hell, into
the ^unquenchable fire.^ 45 And
if thy foot cause thee to stumble,
cut it off: it is good for thee to
enter into life halt, rather than
having thy two feet to be cast into
1 See ch. 3. 19. - Gr. greater. 3 Or, minister
* Gr. poicer. ^ Gr. in name that ye are.
' Many ancient authorities omit on me.
1 Gr. a millstone turned by an ass.
8 Gr. Gehenna.
9 Ver. 44 and 46 (which are identical with ver.
48) are omitted by the best ancient authorities.
« ver. 12 ; ch.
8. 31 ; see
Mt. 16. 21
6 Comp. Lk.
2. 50 ; 9. 45 :
18. 34 ; Jn.
12.16
= ver. 33-37 :
Mattheiv
(17. 24) 18.
1-5 ; Luke
9. 46-48
i Comp. ch.
3. 19
' Lk. 22. 24 ;
comp. ver.
50
/ See Mt. 20.
26
» See Mt. 10.
40
A ver. 38-40 :
Luke 9. 49,
50
' Comp.
Num. 11.
27-29
t See Mt. 12.
30
' Mt. 10. 42
'" Mt. IS. 6 ;
Lk. 17. 2 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 8. 12
" Mt. 6. 30 ;
18. 8;
comp. 17.
27
0 See Mt. 5.
22
P Mt. 3. 12 ;
see Mt. 25.
41
9 Mt. 5. 29 ;
18. 9;
comp. 17.
27
>• Ie. 66. 24 ;
comp.
Judith 16.
17 ; Ecclus.
7. 17
'^ Mt. 5. 13 ;
Lk. 14. 34 f.
t Col. 4. 6
" Comp. ver.
34 ; Horn.
12. 18 ; 2
Cor. 13. 11 ;
1 Th. 5. 13
" ver. 1-12 :
Matthew
19. 1-9
* ch. 1. 21 ;
2. 13; 4. 2;
6. 2, 6, 34 ;
12. 35 ; 14.
49. See Mt.
4. 23 ; 26. 55
y Comp. Mt.
19. 8
' ch. 13. 19 ;
2 Pet. 3. 4
" Gen. 1. 27 ;
5. 2
b Gen. 2. 24
<^ See Mt. 5.
32
<( Comp.
1 Cor. 7.
11,13
« ver. 13-16:
Matthew
19. 13-15 ;
Luke 18.
1.5-17
/SeeMt.5. 3
■■' Mt. 18. 3 ;
19. 14 ; Lk.
18. 17 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 14.
20 ; 1 Pet.
2. 2
46
^"hell. 47 And »if thine eye
cause thee to stumble, cast it out :
it is good for thee to enter into the
kingdom of God with one ej'e,
rather than having two eyes to be
cast into ** " hell ; 48 '" where their
worm dieth not, and ^the fire is
not quenched. 49 For every one
shall be salted with fire^**. 50 Salt
is good : but * if the salt have lost
its saltness, wherewith will ye
season it? 'Have salt in your-
selves, and " be at peace one with
another.
"i f\ "And he arose from thence,
X v^ and Cometh into the borders
of Judtea and beyond the Jordan:
and multitudes come together unto
him again; and, "^as he was wont,
he taught them again.
2 And there came unto him
Pharisees, and asked him. Is it
lawful for a man to put away his
wife'? trying him, 3 And he an-
s\yered and said unto them, " What
did Moses command you % 4 And
they said, Moses suffered to write
a bill of divorcement, and to put
her away. 5 But Jesus said unto
them, '•' For your hardness of heart
he wrote you this commandment.
6 But ^ from the beginning of the
creation, "Male and female made
he them. 7 *For this cause shall
a man leave his father and mother,
^'"and shall cleave to his wife;
8 and the two shall become one
flesh : so that they are no more
two, but one flesh. 9 What there-
fore God hath joined together, let
not man put asunder. 10 And in
the house the disciples asked him
again of this matter. 11 And he
saith unto them, ''Whosoever shall
put away his wife, and marry an-
other, committeth adultery against
her: 12 and ''if she her.self shall
put away her husband, and marry
another, she committeth adultery.
13 *And they were bringing
unto him little children, that he
should touch them : and the dis-
ciples I'ebuked them. 14 But
when Jesus saw it, he was moved
with indignation, and said unto
them. Suffer the little children to
come unto me; forbid them not:
•'' for ^^ to such belongeth the king-
dom of God. 15 Verily I say unto
you, ^ Whosoever shall not receive
1" Many ancient authorities add and every sac-
rifice s/ialt be salted with salt. See Lev. 2. 13.
11 Dt. x.xiv. 1, 3.
12 Some ancient authorities omit and shall
cleave to his wife. is Or, of such is
10.16
MARK
10. 44
Divorce. Jesns Messes Little Cliildren. The Peril of Riclies. Tbe Request of the Sons of Zebedee
the kingdom of God as a little
child, he shall in no wise enter
therein. 16 And he "took them in
his arms, and blessed them, laying
his hands upon them.
17 *And as he was going forth
^ into the way, there ran one to
him, and '^kneeled to him, and
asked him. Good Teacher, what
shall I do that I may ''inherit
eternal life ■? 18 And Jesus said
unto him, Why callest thou me
good'? none is good save one, even
God. 19 Thou knowest the com-
mandments, ^Do not kill. Do not
commit adultery. Do not steal. Do
not bear false witness. Do not
defraud. Honor thy father and
mother. 20 And he said unto
him. Teacher, "all these things
have I observed from my youth.
21 And Jesus looking upon him
loved him, and said unto him,
One thing thou lackest : go, sell
whatsoever thou hast, and give to
the poor, and thou shalt have
-'' treasure in heaven : and come,
follow me. 22 But his counte-
nance fell at the saying, and he
went away sorrowful : for he was
one that had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked _ round
about, and saith unto his disciples,
"How hardly shall they that have
riches enter into the kingdom of
God ! 24 And the disciples ''were
amazed at his words. But Jesus
answereth again, and saith unto
them. Children, how hard is it
^for them that trust in riches to
enter into the kingdom of God !
2-5 'It is easier for a camel to go
through a needle's eye, than for a
rich man to enter into the king-
dom of God. 26 And they were
astonished exceedingly, saying
^unto him, Then who can be
saved? 27 Jesus looking upon
them saith, * With men it is im-
possible, but not with God : for
all things are possible with God.
28 ^ Peter began to say unto him,
Lo, we have left all, and have fol-
lowed thee. 29 Jesus said, Verily
I say unto you, ™ There is no man
that hath left house, or brethren,
or sisters, or mother, or father, or
children, or lands, for my sake,
and for the ^ gospel's sake, 30 but
he shall receive a hundredfold now
1 Or, on his way 2 Ex. xx. 12-16 ; Dt. v. 16-20.
3 Some ancient authorities omit for them that
trust in riches.
* Many ancient authorities read among them-
selves. ^ See marginal note on ch. 1. 1.
" ch. 9. 36
b ver. 17-31 :
Matthew
19. 16-30 ;
Luke 18.
18-30
'^ See ch. 1.
40
d Lk. 10. 25 ;
18. 18 ;
comp.
Acts 20.
32 ; Eph. 1.
18 ; 1 Pet.
1. 4; &c. ;
see Mt. 25.
34
' Comp. Mt.
19. 20
/ Mt. 6. 20
'J See Mt. 19.
23
It. See ch. 1.
27
i Mt. 19. 24
k See Mt. 19.
26
' Comp. Mt.
4. 20-22
"» Mt. 19. 29 ;
Lk. 18.
29 f. ;
comp. Mt.
6. 33
" See Mt. 12.
32
" See Mt. 19.
30
P ver. 32-34 :
Matthew
20. 17-19 ;
Luke 18.
31-33
9 See ch. 1.
27
>■ ch. 8. 31 ;
9 12
' Mt. 26. 67 ;
27. 30 ; ch.
14. 65 ;
comp. Mt.
16. 21 ; ch.
9.31
t ver. 35^5 :
Mattlieic
2(». 20-23
" Comp. Mt.
19. 28
" See Mt. 20.
22
» Lk. 12. 50
y Comp.
Acts 12. 2
Rev. 1. 9
- Comp. Mt.
13.11
" ver. 42-45 :
comp. Lk.
22. 25-27
b See Mt. 20.
26 ; comp.
ch. 9. 35
47
in this time, houses, and brethren,
and sisters, and mothers, and chil-
dren, and lands, with persecutions;
and in " the •* world to come eternal
life. 31 But "many that are first
shall be last ; and the last first.
32 ^Ancl they were on the way,
going up to Jerusalem ; and Jesus
was going before them : and they
* were amazed ; and they that fol-
lowed were afraid. And he took
again the twelve, and began to
tell them the things that were to
happen unto him, 33 saying. Be-
hold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and
'■ the Son of man shall be delivered
unto the chief priests and the
scribes ; and they shall condemn
him to death, and shall deliver
him unto the Gentiles : 34 and
they .shall mock him, and 'shall
spit upon him, and shall scourge
him, and shall kill him ; and after
three days he shall rise again.
35 'And there come near uato
him '^ James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, saying unto him. Teacher,
we would that thou shouldest do
for us whatsoever we shall ask of
thee. 36 And he said unto them.
What would ye that I should do
for you"? 37 And they said unto
him. Grant vmto us that we "may
sit, one on thy right hand, and
one on thy left hand, in thy glory.
38 But Jesus said unto them. Ye
know not what ye ask. Are ye
able 'to drink the cup that I
di'ink'? or ^to be baptized with
the baptism that I am baptized
with ? 39 And they said unto
him. We are able. And Jesus said
unto them. The cup that I drink
" ye shall drink ; and with the
baptism that I am baptized withal
shall ye be baptized : 40 but to sit
on my right hand or on my left
hand is not mine to give; ^but it
is for them for whom it hath been
prepared. 41 "And when the
ten heard it, they began to be
moved with indignation concern-
ing ''James and John. 42 And
Jesus called them to him, and saith
unto them. Ye know that they
who are accounted to rule over
the Gentiles lord it over them ;
and their gi^eat ones exercise
authority over them. 43 But it
is not so among you : *but whoso-
ever would become great among
you, shall be your ® minister ;
44 and whosoever would be • first
« Or, age ^ Or, Jacob 8 Or, servant
10.45
MAEK
11.23
Blind Bartimaens cored. The Triamphal Entry. The Fig Tree cursed. The Cleansing of the Temple. The Power of Faith
among you, shall be ^ servant of
all. 45 For the Son of man "also
came not to be ministered unto,
but to minister, and to give his
life a ransom for many.
46 * And they come to Jericho :
and " as he went out from Jericho,
with his disciples and a great
multitude, the son of Timteus,
Bartinifeus, a blind beggar, was
sitting by the way side. 47 And
when he heard that it was Jesus
the ''Nazarene, he began to cry
out, and say, Jesus, thou " son
of David, have mercy on me.
48 And many rebuked him, that
he should hold his peace : but he
cried out the more a great deal,
Thou "son of David, have mercy
on me._ 49 And Jesus stood still,
and said, Call ye him. And they
call the blind man, saying unto
him, -^Be of good cheer : rise, he
calleth thee. 50 And he, casting
away his garment, sprang up, and
came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus
answered him, and said, AVhat
wilt thou that I should do unto
thee'? And the blind man said
unto him, ^^Rabboni, that I may
receive my sight. 52 And Jesus
said unto him, Go thy way ; '' thy
faith hath ^made thee_ whole.
And straightway he received his
sight, and followed him in the
way,
n/And when they draw
nigh unto .Jerusalem, unto
Bethphage and * Bethany, at 'the
mount of Olives, he sendeth two
of his disciples, 2 and saith unto
them. Go your way into the vil-
lage that is over against you : and
straightway as ye enter into it, ye
shall find a colt tied, whereon no
man ever yet sat ; loose him, and
bring him. 3 And if any one say
unto you, Why do ye this 1 say
ye, The Lord hath need of him ;
and straightway he * will send him
®back hither. 4 And they went
away, and found a colt tied at the
door without in the open street ;
and they loose him. 5 And certain
of them that stood there said unto
them. What do ye, loosing the coif?
6 And they said unto them even
as Jesus had said : and they let
them go. 7 '"And they bring the
colt unto Jesus, and cast on him
their garments ; and he sat upon
1 Gr. hondxfrvant.
2 See John 20. 16.
3 Or, saved thee
* Gr. sendeth.
6 Or, again
« See Mt. 20.
b ver. 4&-52 :
Matthew
20. 29-34 ;
Luk-e 18.
35-43
" Comp. Lk.
18. 35 ; 19. 1
d See ch. 1.
24
" See Mt. 9.
27
/SeeMt.
9.2
0 Jn. 20. 16 ;
comp. Mt.
23 7
h See Mt. 9.
22
i ver. 1-10 :
Matthew
21. 1-9 ;
Luke 19.
29-38
k See Mt. 21.
17
1 See Mt.
21.1
™ ver. 7-10 :
Jolm 12.
12-15
" See Mt.
21 9
0 Mit. 21. 12
P Mt. 21. 17
« ver. 12-14
(20-24) :
Mattliew
21. 18-22
•■ ver. 15-18 :
Matthew
21.12-16;
Luke 19.
45-47 ;
comp. Jn.
2. 13-16
' Comp. ch.
12. 12 ; Mt.
21. 46 ; Lk.
20. 19 ; Jn.
7.1
« SeeMt. 7.
" Lk. 21. 37 ;
comp. Mt.
21. 17 ; ver.
11
" ver. 20-24
(see ver.
12-14) :
Mattliew
21. 19-22
* See Mt.
23.7
y Mt. 17. 20 ;
21. 21 f .
AA
him. 8 And many spread their
garments upon the way ; and
others "^branches, which they had
cut from the fields. 9 And they
that went before, and they that
followed, cried, " Hosanna ; Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord : 10 Blessed is the king-
dom that cometh, the kingdom of
our father David : Hosanna "in the
highest.
11 And "he entered into Jeru-
salem, into the temple ; and when
he had looked round about upon
all things, it being now eventide,
^he went out unto Bethany with
the twelve.
12 'And on the morrow, when
they were come out from Bethany,
he hungered. 1 3 And seeing a fig
tree afar off having leaves, he came,
if haply he might find anything
thereon : and when he came to it,
he found nothing but leaves ; for it
was not the season of figs. 14 And
he answered and said unto it. No
man eat fruit from thee hencefor-
ward for ever. And his disciples
heard it.
1 5 *■ And they come to Jerusalem :
and he entered into the temple, and
began to cast out them that sold
and them that bought in the
temple, and overthrew the tables
of the moneychangers, and the
seats of them that sold the doves ;
16 and he would not suffer that
any man should carry a vessel
through the temple. 17 And he
taught, and said unto them, Is it
not written, '^ My house shall be
called a house of prayer for all the
nations "? ^ but ye have made it a
den of robbers. 18 And the chief
priests and the scribes heard it,
and 'sought how they might
destroy him : for they feared him,
for 'all the multitude was aston-
ished at his teaching.
19 And ''"every evening ^°he
went forth out of the city.
20 "And as they passed by in
the morning, they saw the fig tree
withered away from the roots. 21
And Peter calling to remembrance
saith unto him, ^ Rabbi, behold,
the fig tree which thou cursedst
is withered away. 22 And Jesus
answering saith unto them, * Have
faith in God. 23 Verily I say
unto you, Whosoever shall say
s Gr. layers of 'eaves. 7 Is. Ivi. 7.
8 Jer. vii. 11. ^ Gr. whenever evening came,
10 Some ancient authorities read they.
11.24
MARK
12.19
The iathority of Jesas qaestioned. The Parable of the HusbandmeD. Captions Questions: — Pay Tribute to Cxsar t
unto this mountain, Be thou taken
up and cast into the sea ; and shall
not doubt in his heart, but shall
believe that what he saith cometh
to pass ; he shall have it. 24
Therefore I say unto you, "All
things whatsoever ye pray and
ask for, believe that ye ' receive
them, and ye shall have them.
25 And whensoever ye * stand
praying, "forgive, if ye have
augnt against any one ; that your
Father also who is in heaven may
forgive you your trespasses.^
27 And they come again to Jeru-
salem : ''■ and as he was walking in
the temple, there come to him the
chief priests, and the scribes, and
the elders ; 28 and they said unto
him, By what authority doest thou
these things 1 or who gave thee this
authority to do these things'? 29
And Jesus said unto them, I will
ask of you one ^question, and an-
swer me, and I will tell you by
what authority I do these things.
30 The baptism of John, was it
from heaven, or from men'? answer
me. 31 Ana they reasoned with
themselves, saying, If we shall say.
From heaven ; he will say, Why
then did ye not believe him'? 32
*But should we say, From men —
they feared the people : ^ for all
verily held John to be a prophet.
33 And they answered Jesus and
say. We know not. _ And Jesus
saith unto them, Neither tell I
you by what authority I do these
things.
"it") * And he began to speak
_Lw unto them in parables. •'^A
man planted a vineyard, and set
a hedge about it, and *" digged a
pit for the winepress, and built a
tower, and let it out to husband-
men, and went into another coun-
try. 2 And at the season he sent
to the husbandmen a ® servant,
that he might receive from the
husbandmen of the fruits of the
vineyard. 3 And they took him,
and beat him, and sent him away
empty. 4 And again he sent unto
them another ® servant ; and him
they wounded in the head, and
handled shamefully. 5 And he
sent another ; and him they killed :
1 Gr. received.
2 Many ancient authorities add ver. 26 But if
ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is
m heaven forgive your trespasses. Comp. Mt. 6.
15 ; 18. 35. 3 Gr. irord.
* Or, But shall we .lay. From men. ?
5 Or, for nil held John to be a prophet indeed
6 Gr. bondservant.
" See Mt. 7.
7f.
b See Mt.
6.5
"Mt. 6.14;
Ecclus.
28. 2
rf ver. 27-33 :
Matthew
21. 23-27 ;
LxLke 20.
1-8
^ Comp. 3.
23 ; 4. 2 flf.
/ver. 1-12:
Matthew
21. 33-46 ;
Luke 20.
9-19
» Is. 5. 2
'' See ch. 11.
18
fc ver. 13-17 :
Matthew
22. 15-22 ;
LulK 20.
20-26
' See Mt. 22.
16
™ Lk. 11. 54
' See Mt. 22.
21
' ver. 18-27 :
Matthew
22. 23-33 ;
Luke 20.
27-38
49
and many others ; beating some,
and killing some. 6 He had yet
one, a beloved son : he sent him
last unto them, saying. They will
reverence my son. 7 But those
husbandmen said among' them-
selves. This is the heir ; come, let
us kill him, and the inheritance
shall be ours. 8 And they took
him, and killed him, and cast him
forth out of the vineyard. 9 What
therefore will the lord of the vine-
yard do % he will come and destroy
the husbandmen, and will give the
vineyard unto others. 10 Have ye
not read even this scripture :
^ The stone which the builders
rejected,
The same was made the head of
the corner ;
1 1 This was from the Lord,
And it is marvellous in our
eyes'?
12 And ''they sought to lay hold
on him ; and they feared the mul-
titude ; for they perceived that
he spake the parable against
them : and ' they left him, and
went away.
13 *And they send unto him
certain of the Pharisees and of
the 'Herodians, that they might
"* catch him in talk. 1 4 And when
they were come, they say unto
him, Teacher, we know that thou
art true, and cares t not for any
one ; for thou regardest not the
person of men, but of a truth
teachest the way of God : Is it
lawful to give tribute unto Caesar,
or not "? 15 Shall we give, or shall
we not give^ But he, knowing
their hypocrisy, said unto them.
Why make ye trial of me'? bring
me a ^denarius, that I may see it.
16 And they brought it. And he
saith unto them, Whose is this
image and superscription "? And
they said unto him, Ca?sar's. 17
And Jesus said unto them, "Render
unto Csesar the things that are
Caesar's, and unto God the things
that are God's. And they mar-
velled greatly at him.
18 "And there come unto him
Sadducees, who say that there is
no resurrection ; and they asked
him, saying, 19 Teacher, Moses
wrote unto us, ^ If a man's brother
die, and leave a wife behind him,
and leave no child, that his brother
should take his wife, and raise up
7 Ps. cxviii. 22 f.
8 See marginal note on ch. 6. 37. ' Dt. xxv. 5.
12.20
MARK
13.6
Is there a Resarrection "i The ({aestion of Jesns. The Widow's Mites. The Destractioii of Jerusalem
seed unto his brother. 20 There
were seven brethren : and the first
took a wife, and dying left no
seed ; 21 and the second took her,
and died, leaving no seed behind
him ; and the third likewise : 22
and the seven left no seed. Last
of all the woman also died. 23 In
the resurrection whose wife shall
she be of them 1 for the seven had
her to wife. 24 Jesus said unto
them, Is it not for this cause that
ye err, that ye know not the scrip-
tures, nor the power of God 1 25
For when they shall rise from the
dead, they neither marrj^ nor ai'e
given in marriage ; but are as
angels in heaven. 26 But as
touching the dead, that they are
raised ; have ye not read in the
book of Moses, " in the jjlace con-
cerning the Bush, how God spake
unto him, saying, ^ I am. the God
of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of .Jacob'? 27 * He is
not the God of the dead, but of
the living : ye do greatly err.
28 ''And one of the scribes
came, and heard them question-
ing together, and "* knowing that
he had answei'ed them well, asked
him. What commandment is the
first of ain 29 Jesus answered.
The first is, -Hear, O Israel; ^The
Lord our God, the Lord is one :
30 and thou shalt love the Lord
thy God '' with all thy heart, and
* with all thy soul, and ■* with all
thy mind, and ^ with lU thj^
strength. 31 The second is this,
®Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself. There is none other com-
mandment greater than these. 32
And the scribe said unto him. Of
a truth. Teacher, thou hast well
said that " he is one ; and ^ there
is none other but he : 33 and to
love him with all the lieart, and
with all the understanding, and
with all the strength, and to love
his neighbor as himself, ^ is much
more than all whole burnt-offer-
ings and sacrifices. 34 And when
Jesus saw that he answered dis-
creetly, he said unto him, Thou
art not far from the kingdom of
God. ''And no man after that
durst ask him any question.
35 'And Jesus answered and
said, as he * taught in the temple.
How say the scribes that the
1 Ex. iii. 6. 2 Dt. -rt. 4 ff.
3 Or, The Lord is oui God ; the Lord is one
* Gr. from. 5 Lev. lix. 18.
" Lk. 20. 37 ;
coiup.
Rom. n. 2
b Mt. 22. 32 ;
Lk. 20. 38
••■ ver. 28-34 :
Mull hew
22. 34-40 ;
comp.
Lk. 10. 25-
28 ; 20. 39 f .
rf Lk. 20. 39 ;
comp. Mt.
22. 34
^ ver. 29
marg.
/Dt. 4. 35
•" 1 S. 15. 22 ;
Hos. 6. 6 ;
Mic. 6.
6-8; Mt.
9. 13 : 12. 7
'' See Mt. 22.
46
' ver. 35-37 :
Matthew
22. 41-46 ;
iwA-e 20.
41-44
k See Mt. 26.
55 ; comp.
ch. 10. 1
' See Mt. 9.
27
" Comp. Jn.
12.9
" ver. 38-40 :
Mattliew
23. 1-7 ;
Luke 20.
45-47
"Lk. 11.43;
see Mt.
23.6
)' Lk. 20. 47
1 ver. 41-44 :
Luke 21.
1-4
*■ Jn. 8. 20
* Comp.
2 K. 12. 9
«Lk. 8.43;
15. 12, 30 ;
21. 4
" ver. 1-37 :
Matthew
24; Lvke
21. 5-36
" Lk. 19. 44
' See Mt. 21.
1
y Comp. Mt.
17.1
■ See Jn.
24
60
Christ is the 'son of David? 36
David himself said in the Holy
Spirit,
'' The Lord said unto mj' Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand.
Till I make thine enemies " the
footstool of thy feet.
37 David himself calleth him Lord ;
and whence is he his sonl And
*™the common people heard him
gladly.
38 " And in his teaching he said,
Beware of the scribes, wtio desire
to walk in long robes, and to have
"salutations in the marketplaces,
39 and chief seats in the sjma-
gogues, and chief places at feasts :
40 '''they that devour widows'
houses, "and for a pretence make
long prayers ; these shall receive
greater condemnation.
41 ' And he sat down over against
*■ the treasury, and beheld how the
multitude * cast " money into the
treasury : and many that were rich
cast in much. 42 And there came
" a poor widow, and she cast in two
mites, which make a farthing. 43
And he called unto him his dis-
ciples, and said unto them. Verily
I say unto you. This poor widow
cast in more tnan all they that are
casting into thetrea.sury : 44 for
they all did cast in of their super-
fluity ; but she of her want did
cast in all that she had, even all
her 'living.
-i Q " And as he went forth out
-L O of the temple, one of his dis-
ciples saith unto him, Teacher, be-
hold, what manner of stones and
what manner of buildings ! 2 And
Jesus said unto him, Seest thou
these great buildings 1 *' there shall
not be left here one stone upon
another, which shall not be thrown
down.
3 And as he sat on * the mount
of Olives over against the temple,
* Peter and ^- James and John
and Andrew asked him privately,
4 Tell us, when shall these things
bel and what shall be the sign
when these things are all about
to be accomplished ? 5 And Jesus
began to say unto them, Take
heed that no man lead you astray.
6 Many shall come in my name,
saying, ^ I am he ; and shall lead
6 Ps. ex. 1.
f Some ancient authorities read underneath thy
feet.
8 Or, the great 'multitude
9 Or, even while for a pretence they make
w Gr. brass. " Gr. one. 12 Or, Jacoi
13.7
MARK
14.
The messianic Comiug. Lesson from the Fig Tree. Watchfalness urged
many astray. 7 And when ye
shall hear of wars and rumors of
wai's, be not troubled : these things
must needs come to pass ; but
the end is not yet. 8 For nation
shall' rise against nation, and king-
dom against kingdom ; there shall
be earthquakes in divers places ;
there shall be famines : these
things are the beginning of trav-
9 But take ye heed to your-
selves : for they shall " deliver you
up to councils ; and * in syna-
fogues shall ye be beaten ; and
efore governors and kings shall
ye stand for my sake, for a testi-
mony unto them. 10 ''And the
^gospel must first be preached unto
all the nations. 11 ''And when
they lead you to judgment, and
deliver you up, be not anxious
beforehand what ye shall speak :
but whatsoever shall be given you
in that hour, that speak ye ; for
it is not ye that speak, but the
Holy Spirit. 1 2 And brother shall
^deliver up brother to death, and
the father his child ; and children
shall rise up against parents, and
^ cause them to be put to death.
13 And *ye shall be hated of all
men for my name's sake : but he
that endureth to the end, the same
shall be saved.
14 But •'^when ye see the abomi-
nation of desolation standing
where he ought not (let him that
readeth understand), then let
them that are in Judtiea flee unto
the mountains : 15 and let him
that is on the housetop not go
down, nor enter in, to take any-
thing out of his house : 1 6 and let
him that is in the field not return
back to take his cloak. 1 7 But
woe unto them that are with child
and to them that give suck in
those days ! 1 8 And pray ye that
it be not in the winter. 19 For
those days shall be tribulation,
such as there hath not been the
like "from the beginning of the
creation which God created until
now, and never shall be. 20 And
except the Lord had shortened the
days, no flesh would have been
saved ; but for the elect's sake,
whom he chose, he shortened the
days. 21 And then if any man
shall say unto you, Lo, here is
the Christ ; or, Lo, there ; believe
1 See marginal note on ch. 1. 1.
s See ch. 3. 19. 3 Or, fut them to death
«-■ See Mt. 16.
27 ; ch. 8.
33
' Mt. 24. 36 ;
comp.
Acts 1. 7
' Eph. 6.
18; Col. 4.
2
" ver. 37 ;
see Mt. 24.
42
" Comp. ch.
14. 30
P ch. 6. 48 ;
comp. Mt.
14. 25
1 See Rom.
13.11
'• ver. 1. 2 :
Matthew
26. 2-5 ;
Luke 22.
1,2
' Jn. 11. 55 ;
13.1;
comp.
ver. 12
<SeeMt.l2.
14
*it not: 22 for there shall arise
false Christs and ''false prophets,
and shall show ^ signs and ' won-
ders, that they may lead astray,
if possible, the elect. 23 But take
ye heed : behold, I have told you
all things beforehand.
24 But in those days, after that
tribulation, the sun shall be dark-
ened, and the moon shall not give
her light, 25 and the stars snail
be falling from heaven, and the
powers tliat are in the heavens
shall be shaken. 26 And then
shall they see the Son of man
* coming in clouds with great
power and glory. 27 And then
shall he send forth the angels,
and shall gather together his elect
from the four winds, from the
uttermost part of the earth to the
uttermost part of heaven.
28 Now from the fig tree learn
her parable : when her branch is
now become tender, and putteth
forth its leaves, ye know that the
summer is nigh ; 29 even so ye
also, when ye see these things
coming to pass, know ye that
^he is nigh, even at the doors.
30 Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass away,
until all these things be accom-
plished. 31 Heaven and earth
shall pass away : but my words
shall not pass away. 32 'But of
that day or that hour knoweth no
one, not even the angels in heaven,
neither the Son, but the Father.
33 Take ye heed, "'watch ®and
pray : for ye know not when the
time is. 34 It is as wJien a man,
sojourning in another country,
having left his house, and given
authority to his '' servants, to each
one his work, commanded also
the porter to watch. 35 "Watch
therefore : for ye know not when
the lord of tlie house cometh,
whether at even, or at midnight,
or at " cockcrowing, or ^ in the
morning ; 36 lest coming suddenly
he find you * sleeping. 37 And
what I .say unto you I say unto
all, " Watch.
-i yj '■ Now after two days was
Xt: the feast of Hhe passover
and the unleavened bread : and
the chief priests and the scribes
' sought how they might take him
with subtlety, and kill him : 2 for
* Or, him * Or, it
6 Some ancient authorities omit and pray.
"! Gr. bondservants.
61
14.3
MARK
14.32
The Precions Ointment. The Bargain of Jadas. The Betrayal predicted. The Last Snpper. Peter's Denial foretold
they said, Not during the feast,
lest haply there shall be a tumult
of the people.
3 "And while he was in * Beth-
any in the house of Simon the
leper, as he sat at meat, there
came a woman having ^ an alabas-
ter cruse of '^ ointment of "pure
nard very costly ; and she brake
the cruse, and poured it over his
head. 4 But there were some
that had indignation among them-
selves, saying, To what purpose
hath this waste of the ointment
been made"? 5 For this ointment
might have been sold for above
three hundred ^ shillings, and given
to the poor. And they murmured
against her. 6 But Jesus said.
Let her alone ; why trouble ye her 1
she hath wrought a good work
on me. 7 "* For ye ^.ave the poor
always with you, and whensoever
ye will ye can do them good : but
me ye have not always. 8 She
hath done what she could ; " she
hath anointed my body beforehand
for the burying. 9 And verily I
say unto you, ■''Wheresoever the
''gospel shall be pi^eached through-
out the whole world, that also
which this woman hath done shall
be spoken of for a memorial of
her.
10 ''And Judas Iscariot, ^''he
that was one of the twelve, went
awaj'^ unto the chief priests, that
he might ^ deliver him unto them.
11 And they, when they heard it,
were glad, and promised to give
him money. And he sought how
he might conveniently ® deliver
him ^mto them.
1 2 * And on the first day of
* unleavened bread, when they
'sacrificed the passover, his disci-
ples say unto him, Where wilt
thou that we go and make ready
that thou mayest eat the passover %
13 And he sendeth two of his
disciples, and saith unto them, Go
into the city, and there shall meet
you a man bearing a pitcher of
water : follow him ; 14 and where-
soever he shall enter in, say to the
master of the house. The Teacher
saith, Where is my ™ guest-cham-
ber, where I shall eat the passover
with ray disciples'? 15 And he
will himself show you a large
upper room furnished and ready :
1 Or, a flash 2 Or, I! quid nard
3 See marginal note on ch. 6. 37.
4 See marginal note on ch. 1. 1.
6 6r. the one of the twelve- ^ See ch. 3. 19.
« ver. 3-9 :
Matthew
26. 6-13 ;
comp.
ISk.. 7. 37-
39 ; Jn.
12. 1-8
b See Mt. 21.
17
'^ Comp. Mt.
26. 6f.; Jn.
12. 3
d Mt. 26. 11 ;
Jn. 12. 8 ;
Dt. 15.
11
« See Jn. 19.
40
/Mt. 26.13
" ver. 10, 11 :
Matthew
26. 14-16 ;
Luke 22. 3-
6
ft Jn. 6. 71
I ver. 12-16 :
Matthew
26. 17-19 ;
Luke 22.
7-13
k Mt. 26. 17
' Lk. 22. 7 ;
1 Cor. 6. 7 ;
Dt. 16.
5. Comp.
ch. 14. 1
>" Lk. 22. 11 ;
comp. 2. 7
Gr.
" ver. 17-21 :
Mattheu'
26. 20-24 ;
Lnke22.U,
21-23 ;
comp.
John 13.
18 tf.
" ver. 22-25 :
Matthew
26. 26-29 ;
Luke22.n-
20 ; 1 Cor-
inthians
11. 23-25 ;
comp. 10.
16
P See Mt. 14.
19
« Mt. 26. 30
"- See Mt. 21.
1
» ver. 27-31 :
Mattheiv
26. 31-35
< Comp. Mt.
26. 34
"ver. 68,72;
Jn. 13. 38
" ver. 32-42 :
Matthew
26. 36-46 ;
Luke 22.
40-46
and there make ready for us.
16 And the disciples went forth,
and came into the city, and found
as he had said unto them : and
they made ready the passover.
17 "And when it was evening he
Cometh with the twelve. 18 And
as they ''sat and were eating,
Jesus said, Verily I say unto you,
One of you shall * betray me,
even he ithat eateth with me.
19 They began to be sorrowful,
and to say unto him one by one.
Is it I^ 20 And he said unto
them, It is one of the twelve, he
that dippeth with me in the dish.
21 For tne Son of man goeth, even
as it is written of him : but woe
unto that man through whom the
Son of man is * betrayed ! good
were it "for that man if he had
not been born.
22 "And as they were eating,
he took "bread, and when he had
^'blessed, he brake it, and gave
to them, and said. Take ye : this
is my body. 23 And he took
a cup, and when he had given
thanks, he gave to them : and they
all drank of it. 24 And he said
unto them. This is my blood of the
"covenant, which is poured out
for many. 25 Verily I say unto
you, I shall no more drink of the
fruit of the vine, until that day
when I drink it new in the king-
dom of God.
26 *And when they had sung
a hymn, they went out unto '' the
mount of Olives.
27 *And Jesus saith unto them.
All ye shall be ^" offended : for it
is written, ^^ I will smite the shep-
herd, and the sheep shall be scat-
tered abroad. 28 Hqwbeit, after
I am raised up, I will go before
you into Galilee. 29 But Peter
said unto him, Although all shall
be ^^ ofifended, yet will not _ I.
30 And Jesus saith unto him.
Verily I say unto thee, that thou
' to-day, even this _ night, before
"the cock crow twice, shalt deny
me thrice. 31 But he spake ex-
ceeding vehemently. If I must die
with thee, I will not deny thee.
And in like manner also said they
all.
32 "And they come unto ^* a place
7 Gr. reclined.
8 See marginal note on ch. 3. 19.
9 Gr. for him if that man. i" Or, a loaf
11 Some ancient authorities insert new.
12 Gr. caused to stumble. i^ Zech. xiii. 7.
w Gr. an enclosed piece of ground.
52
14.33
MARK
14.67
(iethsemane. The Betrayal. The Trial before the Sanhedrin
which was named Gethsemane :
and he saith unto his disciples, Sit
ye here, while I pray. 33 And he
taketh with him reter and ^ James
and John, and began to be "greatly
amazed, and sore troubled. 34 And
he saith unto them, ''My soul is
exceeding sorrowful even unto
death : abide ye here, and watch.
35 And he went forward a little,
and fell on the ground, and prayed
that, if it were possible, "the hour
might pass away from him. 36
And he said, ''Abba, Father, all
things are possible unto thee ; re-
move this cup from me : " howbeit
not what I will, but what thou
wilt. 37 And he cometh, and find-
eth them sleeping, and saith unto
Peter, Simon, sleepest thou 1 could-
est thou not watcn one hour % 38
^■''Watch and pray, that ye enter
not into temptation : the spirit
indeed is willing, but the flesn is
weak. 39 And again he went
away, and prayed, saying the same
words. 40 And again he came,
and found them sleeping, for their
eyes were very heavjr ; and they
knew not what to answer him.
41 And he cometh the third time,
and saith unto them, ^ Sleep on
now, and take your rest : it is
enough ; " the hour is come ; behold,
the Son of man is * betrayed into
the hands of sinners. 42 Arise, let
us be going : behold, he that * be-
tray eth me is at hand.
43 ''And straightway, while he
yet spake, cometh Judas, one of
the twelve, and with him a multi-
tude with swords and staves, from
the chief priests and the sci'ibes
and the eiders. 44 Now he that
* betrayed him had given them a
token, saying. Whomsoever I shall
kiss, that is he ; take him, and lead
him away safely. 45 And when he
was come, straightway he came
to him, and saith, ' Rabbi ; and
® kissed him. 46 And they laid
hands on him, and took him. 47
But a certain one of them that
stood by drew his sword, and
smote the ^servant of the high
priest, and struck off his ear.
48 And Jesus answered and said
unto them. Are ye come out, as
against a robber, with swords and
staves to seize me 1 49 1 was daily
1 Or, Jacob
* Or, Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not
' Or, Do ye sleep on, then, and take your rest f
* See marginal note on ch. 3. 19.
6 Gr. kissed him much. « Gr. bondservant.
<^ ch. 9. 15 ;
16. 5, 6
but. 26. 38;
Jn. 12. 27
"^ ver, 41.
Soe Mt. 26.
45
d Rom. 8. 15 ;
Gal. 4. 6
' See Mt. 26.
/Mt. 26. 41
" ver. 35
ft ver. 43-50 :
Matthew
26. 47-56 ;
Luke22Al-
53 ; John
18. 3-11
i See Mt. 23.
7
fc ch. 12. 35
' ver. 53-65 :
Matthew
26. 57-68 ;
John 18.
12 f. 19-24
■" Conjp.
ver. 68
" See Mt. 26.
• 3
" ver. 67 ;
Jn. 18. 18
P See Mt. 5.
22
« ch. 15. 29 ;
see Mt. 26.
61
^ See Mt. 26.
63
'ver. 61-63:
Matthnv
26. 63fif.;
Luke 22.
67-71
" Mt. 26. 65 ;
Acts 14.
14 ; Num.
14. 6
" See ch. 10.
34 ; Mt. 26.
67
^ Esth. 7. 8
y Mt. 26. 68 ;
Lk. 22. 64
' ver. 66-72 :
Mattlieio
26. 69-75 ;
Luke 22.
56-62;
John 18.
16-18, 25-27
"^ ver. 54
with you * in the temple teaching,
and ye took me not : but this is
done that the scriptures might be
fulfilled. 50 And they all left him,
and fled.
51 And a certain young man fol-
lowed with him, having a linen
cloth cast about him, over his
naked body : and they lay hold op
him ; 52 but he left the linen
cloth, and fled naked.
53 'And they led Jesus away to
the high priest : and there come
together with him all the chief
priests and the elders and the
scribes. 54 And Peter had fol-
lowed him afar off, '" even within,
into " the court of the high priest ;
and he was sitting with the oflicers,
and ° warming himself in the light
of ^ the fire. 55 Now the chief
priests and the whole ^council
sought witness against Jesus to put
him to death ; and found it noo.
56 For many bare false witness
against him, and their witness
agreed not together. 57 And there
stood up certain, and bai'e false
witness against him, saying, 58
We heard him say, * I will destroy
this '^temple that is made with
hands, and in three days I will
build another made without hands.
59 And not even so did their wit-
ness agree together. _ 60 And the
high priest stood up in the midst,
and asked Jesus, saying, Answer-
est thou nothing % what is it which
these witness against theel 61
''But he held his peace, and an-
swered nothing. "Again the high
priest asked him, and saith unto
him, Art thou the Christ, the Son
of the Blessed 1 62 And Jesus
said, I am: and ye shall see the
Son of man sitting at the right
hand of Power, and * coming with
the clouds of heaven. 63 And the
high priest "rent his clothes, and
saith. What further need have we of
witnesses 1 64 Ye have heard the
blasphemy : what think ye 1 And
they all condemned him to be
* worthy of death.. 65 And some
began to "spit on him, and ^to
cover his face, and to buffet him,
and to say unto him, 2' Prophesy:
and the officers received him with
* blows of their hands.
66 ''And as Peter was beneath in
" the court, there cometh one of the
maids of the high priest ; 67 and
63
7 Or, sanctuary
9 Or, strokes of rods
8 Gr. liable to.
14.68
MAEK
15.32
Peter's Denial. Jesns before Pilate. Sot Jesas, bat Barabbas. The Hockery. The Cracifixion
seeing Peter "warming himself, she
looked upon him, and saith, Thou
also wast with the *Nazarene, even
Jesus. 68 But he denied, saying,
^I neither know, nor understand
what thou sayest : and he " went
out into the ^ porch ; ^ and '' the cock
crew. 69 And the maid saw him,
and began again to say to them
that stood by. This is one of them.
70 But " he again denied it. And
after a little while again they that
stood by said to Peter, Of a truth
thou art o)ie of them ; •''for thou
art a Galiltean. 71 But he began
to curse, and to swear, I know not
this man of whom ye speak. 72
And straightway the second time
the cock crew. And Peter called
to mind the word, how that Jesus
said unto him. Before '*the cock
crow twice, thou shalt deny me
thrice. ^And when he thought
thereon, he wept.
■^ ^ ' And straightway in the
-LtJ morning the chief priests
with the elders and scribes, and
the whole ''council, held a consul-
tation, and bound Jesus, and car-
ried him away, and delivered him
up to Pilate. 2 ' And Pilate asked
him. Art thou the King of the
Jews I And he answering saith
unto hirn. Thou sayest. 3 And the
chief priests accused him of many
things. 4 And Pilate again asked
him, saying, Answerest thou noth-
ing 1 behold how many things they
accuse thee of. 5 But Jesus * no
more answered anything ; inso-
much that Pilate marvelled.
6 ' Now at ^ the feast he used to
release unto them one prisoner,
whom they asked of him. 7 And
there was one called Barabbas,
lying bound with them that had
made insurrection, men who in
the insurrection had committed
murder. 8 And the multitude
went up and began to ask him to
do as he was wont to do unto them.
9 And Pilate answered them, say-
ing. Will ye that I release unto you
the King of the. Jews'? 10 For he
perceived that for envy the chief
priests had delivered him up. 1 1
But the chief priests stirred up the
multitude, '"tnat he should rather
release Barabbas unto them. 12
And Pilate again answered and
1 Or, / neither know, nor understand : thou,
what say f St thou f 2 Gr. forecourt.
3 Many ancient authorities omit and the cock
crew. 4 Or, And he began to weep
s Or, a feast
" ver. 54
b See ch. 1.
24
■^ vcr. 54
d ver. 30, 72
' ver. G3
/Mt. 2«. 73;
Lk. 22. 59
V See Mt.
27.1
A See Mt. 5.
22
'ver. 2-5 :
Matthew
27. 11-14 ;
Luke 23. 2,
3 ; John
18. 29-38
«: See Mt. 27.
12
' ver. 6-15 :
Matthew
27. 15-26 ;
Luke 23.
18-25 ;
John 18.
39-19. 16
'" Acts 3. 14
" See Mt. 27.
26
"ver. 16-20:
Matthew
27. 27-31
P See Mt. 27.
27 ; comp.
26. 3
9 See Acta
10.1
"ver. 21:
Matthew
27. 32 :
Luke 23. 26
' ver. 22-32 :
Matthew
27. 33-44 :
Z?«frp 23.33-
43 ; John
19. 17-24
I Jn. 19. 17 ;
comp. Lk.
23. 33 and
marg.
" Comp. Mt.
27. 34
" See Jn. 19.
24
^ Comp. Jn.
19. 14 ; ver.
33
y See Mt. 27.
37
' See Mt. 27.
" ch. 14. 58
i Mt. 27. 42 ;
Lk. 23. 35
.said unto them. What then shall I
do unto him whom ye call the King
of the Jews? 13 And they cried
out again. Crucify him. 1-1 And
Pilate said unto them, Why, what
evil hath he done 1 But they cried
out exceedingly, Crucifj' him. 15
And Pilate, wishing to content the
multitude, released unto them
Barabbas, and delivered Jesus,
when he had " scourged him, to be
crucified.
16 "And the soldiers led him
away within /the court, which is
the ^ Prsetorium ; and they call
together the whole ^*band. 17
And thej' clothe him with purple,
and platting a crown of thorns,
they put it on him ; 1 8 and they
began to salute him. Hail, King of
the Jews ! 19 And they smote his
head with a reed, and spat upon
him, and bowing their knees ^ wor-
shipped him. 20 And when they
had mocked him, they took oii
from him the purple, and put on
him his garments. And they lead
him out to crucify him.
21'' And they " compel one pass-
ing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming
from the country, the father of
Alexander and Rufus, to go ivith
them, that he might bear his cross.
22 'And they bring him unto
the place 'Golgotha, which is,
being interpreted. The place of a
skull. 23 And they offered him
" wine mingled with myrrh : but
he received it not. 24 And they
crucify him, and part his garments
among them, "casting lots upon
them, what each should take. 25
And it was the ^ third hour, and
they crucified him. 26 And the
superscription of his accusation
was written over, * the King of the
Jews. 27 And with him they cru-
cify two robbers ; one on his right
hand, and one on his left.^" 29 And
they that passed by railed on him,
"^ wagging their heads, and saying.
Ha ! thou that _ " destroyest the
" temple, and buildest it in three
days, 30 save thyself, and come
down from the cross. 31 In like
manner also the chief priests mock-
ing him among themselves with the
scribes said, * He saved others ;
^^ himself he cannot save. 32 Let
5 Or, palace ? Or, cohort
8 See marginal note on ch. 5. 6. « (jr. impress.
10 Many ancient authorities insert ver. 28 And
the scripture was fiilfllled, which saith. And he
ivas reckoned with transgressors. See Lk. 22. 37.
11 Or, sanctuary
12 Or, can he not save liimseiff
54
15.33
MARK
16.14
The Death of Jesns. The Entombment. The Empty Tomb. The Kiscn One — appears to Diary Magdalene ; to the Two
the Christ, " the King of Israel,
now come down from the cross,
that we may see and beHeve. And
*they that were crucified with him
reproached him.
33 ''And when the ''sixth hour
was come, there was darkness over
the whole Mand until the ''ninth
hour. 34 And at the ''ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud voice,
*Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani "?
whicn is, being interpreted, "My
God, my God, ^why hast thou for-
saken mel 35 And some of them
that stood by, when they heard
it, said. Behold, he calleth Elijah.
36 And one ran, and iilling a sponge
full of vinegar, put it on a reed,
and gave him to drink, saying, Let
be ; let us see whether Elijah com-
eth to take him down. 37 -^And
Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave
up the ghost. 38 " And the veil of
tne ■* temple was rent in two from
the top to the bottom. 39 '^And
when the centurion, who stood by
over against him, saw that he ®so
gave up the ghost, he said. Truly
this man was "^the Son of God.
40 *And there were also women
beholding from afar : among whom
were both Mary Magdalene, and
Mary the mother of '' James * the
^ less and of Joses, and ' Salome ;
41 who, when he was in Galilee,
followed him, and "'ministered unto
him ; and many other women that
came up with him unto Jerusalem.
42 "And when even was now
come, because it was "the Prepara-
tion, that is, the day before the
sabbath, 43 there came Joseph of
Arimathpea, a ^councillor »of hon-
orable estate, who also himself was
''looking for the kingdom of God ;
and he 'boldly went in unto Pilate,
and asked for the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were
already dead : and calling unto him
the centurion, he asked him whether
he ^ had been any while dead. 45
And when he learned it of 'the
centurion, he granted the corpse
to Joseph. 46 And he bought a
linen cloth, and taking him down,
wound him in the linen cloth, and
laid him in a tomb which had been
hewn out of a rock ; and he rolled
1 Or, earth 2 Ps. xxii. 1.
3 Or, why didat thou forsake me ?
* Or, sanctuary
^ Many ancient authorities read so crifd out.,
and aave. tip the ghost. 6 Or, a son of God
7 Or, Jacob 8 Qr. little.
i* Many ancient authorities read wtre already
dead.
"SeeMt. 27.
42 ; coinp.
ver. 26
6 ver. 27;
comp. Mt.
27. 44 ; Lk.
23. 39-43
<= ver. 33-41 :
Matthew
27. 45-56 ;
Luke 23.
44-49
d Mt. 27.
45 f . ; Lk.
23. 44 ;
comp. ver.
25
<■ Comp. Ps.
22. 1 ; Mt.
27.46
/Mt. 27.50;
Lk. 23. 46 ;
Jn. 19. 30
'J See Mt. 27.
51 ; Lk. 23.
45
h Mt. 27. 54 ;
Lk. 23. 47 ;
ver. 45
i ver. 40, 41 :
Matthew
27. 55 f . ;
comp. Lk.
23. 49 ; Jn.
19. 25
*■ Comp. Lk.
19. 3 ■!
t ch. 16. 1
"' See Mt. 27.
55 f.
" ver. 42-47 :
Matthew
27. .57-61 ;
Luke 23.
50-56;
John 19.
38-42
"SeeMt. 27.
62
P Comp. Lk.
23. 51
9 Acts 13.
50 ; 17. 12 ;
romp. Mt.
27.57
•• Lk. 23. 51 ;
also 2. 25,
38 ; comp.
Mt. 27. 57 ;
.Tn. 19. 38
" Comp. Jn.
19. 38
' ver. 39
» ch. 16. 1 ;
ver. 40.
See Mt.
27.56
" ver. 1-8 :
Matthew
28. 1-8 ;
Luke 24. 1-
10 ; comp.
Jn. 20.
1-8
^ ch. 15. 47
y Lk. 23. 56 ;
Jn. 19. 39 f .
- ver. 3, 4 :
ch. 15. 46 ;
see Mt. 27.
60
" Comp.
Jn. 20. 11,
12
b See ch. 9.
15
'^ See ch. 1.
24
d Mt. 23. 6 ;
Lk. 24. 6
« See Mt. 26.
32 ; ch. 14.
28
55
a stone against the door of the
tomb. 47 And "Mary Magdalene
and Mary the mother of Joses be-
held where he was laid.
■i /^ "And when the sabbath
A-\J was past, ■'Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of 'James,
and Salome, ^bought spices, that
they might come and anoint him.
2 And very early on the first day
of the week, they come to the tomb
when the sun was risen. 3 And
they were saying among them-
selves. Who shall roll us away ^ the
stone from the door of the tomb 1
4 and looking up, they see that the
stone is rolled back : for it was ex-
ceeding great. 5 And "entering
into the tomb, they saw a young
man sitting on the right side, ar-
rayed in a white robe ; and they
* were amazed. 6 And he saith
unto them, * Be not amazed : ye
seek Jesus, the "Nazarene, who
hath been crucified : '' he is risen ;
he is not here : behold, the place
where they laid him ! 7 But go,
tell his disciples and Peter, ^ He
goeth before you into Galilee :
there shall ye see him, as he said
unto you. 8 And they went out,
and fled from the tomb ; for trem-
bling and astonishment had come
upon them : and they said nothing
to any one ; for they were afraid.
9 ^° Now when he was risen early
on the first day of the week, he
appeared first to -^Mary Magdalene,
from whom he had cast out seven
demons. 10 ^She went and told
them that had been with him, as
they mourned and wept. 1 1 And
they, when they heard that he was
alive, and had been seen of her,
'' disbelieved.
1 2 And after these things 'he was
manifested in another form " unto
two of them, as they walked, on
their way into the cou ntry . 1 3 An d
they went away and told it unto the
rest : neither '' believed they them.
14 And afterward 'he was mani-
fested ' unto the eleven themselves
as they sat at meat ; and he up-
braided them with their * unbelief
/.Jn. 20. 14 ; see Mt. 27. 56 ? Jn. 20. 18 >>■ ver.
13, 14 ; Lk. 24. 11 ; comp. 41 ; Jn. 20. 25 ; Mt. 28. 17
• ver. 14 ; Jn. 21. 1, 14 k Lk. 24. 13-35 ' Comp.
Lk. 24. 36 ; Jn. 20. 19, 26 ; 1 Cor. 15. 5
1" The two oldest Greek manuscripts, and some
other authorities, omit from ver. 9 to the end.
Some other authorities have a ditferent ending to
the Gospel.
16.15
MARK
16.20
The Risen One — appears to the Eleven ; is received np into Heaven
and hardness of heart, because they
believed not them that had seen
him after he was risen. 15 And
he said unto them, " Go ye into all
the world, and preach the ^ gospel
to the whole creation. 16 ''He
that believeth and is baptized shall
be saved ; but he that disbelieveth
shall be condemned. 1 7 And these
signs shall accompany them that
believe : " in my name shall they
cast out demons ; they shall '^ speak
with -new tongues; 18 they shall
' take up serpents, and if they drink
1 See marginal note on ch. 1. 1.
* Some ancient authorities omit new.
" Mt. 28. 19
b Jn. 3. 18,
36 ; comp.
Acts 16. 31
■^ Comp. ch.
9. 38 ; Lk.
10. 17 ;
Acts 5. 16 ;
8. 7; 16. 18;
19. 12
d Comp.
Acts 2. 4 ;
10. 46 ; 19.
6 ; 1 Cor.
12. 10, 28,
30 ; 13. 1 ;
14. 2, &c.
' Comp.
Lk. 10. 19;
Acts 28. 3-5
/ See ch. 5.
23
any deadly thing, it shall in nowise
hurt them ; they shall -^lay hands
on the sick, and they shall recover.
1 9 So then the Lord Jesus, after
he had " spoken unto them, * was
received up into heaven, and ' sat
down at the right hand of God.
20 And they went forth, and
preached everywhere, the Lord
working with them, and confirm-
ing the word by the signs that
followed. Amen.
9 Comp. Acts 1. 3 * Comp. Lk. 9. .51 ; 24. 51 ; Jn.
6. 62 ; 20. 17 ; Acts 1. 2 ; 1 Tim. 3. 16 ' Lk. 22. 69;
Acts 7. 55 f . ; Rom. 8. 34 ; Eph. 1. 20 ; Col. 3. 1 ;
Heb. 1. 3 ; 8. 1 ; 10. 12 ; 12. 2 ; 1 Pet. 3. 22
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Preface. Birth of the Baptist foretold
1 Forasmuch as many have
taken in hand to draw up a
narrative concerning those matters
which " have been '■ fulfilled among
us, 2 even as they delivered them
unto us, who ''from the beginning
were " eyewitnesses and •* ministers
of "the word, 3 it seemed good to
me also, •'^having traced the course
of all things accurately from the
first, to write unto thee ^ in order,
''most excellent 'Theophilus; 4 that
thou mightest know the certainty
concerning the ^ things ^ wherein
thou * wast instructed.
5 There was 'in the days of
Herod, king of Judnea, a certain
priest named Zacharias, of the
™ course of Abiiah : and he had a
wife of the daughters of Aaron, and
her name was Elisabeth. 6 And
they were both " righteous before
God, walking in all the command-
ments and ordinances of the Lord
"blameless. ' 7 And they had no
child, because that Elisabeth was
barren, and they both were now
* well stricken in years.
8 Now it came to pass, while ^ he
executed the priest's office before
God in the order of his course,
9 accoi'ding to the custom of the
priest's office, his lot was « to enter
into the ^temple of the Lord and
burn incense. 10 And the whole
multitude of the people were pray-
ing 'without at the hour of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him
' an angel of the Lord standing on
the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And Zacharias was troubled
when he saw him, and fear fell
upon him. 13 But the angel said
unto him, *Fear not, Zacharias:
because thy supplication is heard,
and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear
thee a son, and " thou shalt call his
name John. 14 And thou shalt
have joy and gladness ; and many
1 Or, fully established 2 Gr. words.
^ Or, tvhich thou wast taught by word of mouth
* Gf. advanced in their days. '•> Or, sanctuary
" (See Gr.
in) Rom.
4. 21 ; 14.
5; Col. 4.
12; 2 Tim.
4. 5, 17 ;
comp. Col.
2. 2 ; 1 Th.
1. 5; Heb.
6. 11 ; 10.
22
b Jn. 15. 27 ;
comp.
Acts 1.
21 f.
' 2 Pet. 1.
16; IJn.
1.1
d Acts 26.
16 ; 1 Cor.
4.1;
comp.
Heb. 2. 3
« Mk. 4. 14 ;
16. 20 ;
Acts 8. 4 ;
14. 25 ; 16.
6 ; 17. 11
/I Tim. 4.
6 ; 2 Tim.
3. 10 (in
Gr.)
? Acts 11. 4;
18.23
A Comp.
Acts 23.
26 ; 24. 3 ;
26. 25
'Acts 1.1
k Acts 18.
25 ; Rom.
2. 18;
1 Cor. 14.
19 : Gal. 6.
6(6r.)
' Mt. 2. 1
"> 1 Chr. 24.
10
"Gen. 7.1;
comp.
Acts 2. 25 ;
8. 21
0 Phil. 2. 15 ;
3. 6 ; 1 Th.
3. 13 (Gr.)
P 1 Chr. 24.
19 ; 2 Chr.
8. 14 ; 31. 2
« Ex. 30. 7 f .
'" Comp.
Lev. 16. 17
■' ch. 2. 9 ;
see Acts 5.
19
< ver. 30 :
comp. Mt.
14. 27
" ver. 60, 63
^Num. 6. 3;
Judg. 13.
4; Mt. 11.
18 ; ch. 7.
33
^ ver. 76
y See Mt. 11.
14
' ver. 26 ;
Dan. 8.
57
shall rejoice at his birth. 15 For
he shall be great in the sight of the
Lord, and he shall " drink no wine
nor ® strong drink ; and he shall be
filled with the Holy Spirit, even
from his mother's womb. 16 And
many of the children of Israel shall
he turn unto the Lord their God.
17 And he shall "-"go before his
face in the spirit and power of
* Elijah, to turn the hearts of the
fathers to the children, and the
disobedient to tvalk in the wisdom
of the just ; to *make ready for the
Lord a people prepared for him.
18 And Zacharias said unto the
angel, Whereby shall I know this 1
for I am an old man, and my wife
*well stricken in years. 19 And
the angel answering said unto him,
I am ^Gabriel, that "stand in the
presence of God ; and I was sent to
speak unto thee, and to bring thee
the.se good tidings. _ 20 And be-
hold, thou shalt be silent and not
able to speak, until the day that
these things shall come to pass,
because thou believedst not my
words, which shall be fulfilled in
their season. 21 And the people
were waiting for Zacharias, and
they marvelled ^v.'hile he tarried
in the ^temple. 22 And when he
came out, he could not speak unto
them : and they perceived that he
had seen a vision in the ^ temple :
and he * continued making signs
unto them, and remained dumb.
23 And it came to pass, when the
days of his ministration were ful-
filled, he departed unto his house.
24 And after these days Elisa-
beth his wife conceived ; and she
hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord done unto
me in the days wherein he looked
upon me, to "take away my reproach
among men.
16 ; 9. 21 " See Mt. 18. 10 6 ver. 62 ' Gen. 30.
23 ; Is. 4. 1
6 Gr. sikera. '
' Some ancient authorities read come nigh
before his face. ^ Gr. advanced in her days.
9 Or, at his tarrying
1.26
LUKE
1.61
Birth of JesBs foretold. The Annnnciation. Mary visits Elisabeth. The 'Magnificat.' Saming of the Baptist
26 Now in the sixth month the
angel " Gabi'iel was sent from God
unto a city of GaHlee, named ' Naz-
areth, 27 to '^a virgin betrothed to
a man whose name was Joseph, ^ of
the house of David ; and the virgin's
name was Mary. 28 And he came
in unto her, and said. Hail, thou
that art ^ highly favored, the Lord
is with thee'-. 29 But she "was
greatly troubled at the saying, and
cast in her mind what manner of
salutation this might be. 30 And
the angel said unto her, -^Fear not,
Mary : for thou hast found ^ favor
with God. 31 And behold, thou
shalt conceive in thy womb, and
bring forth a son, and "shalt call
his name Jksus. 32 He shall be
great, and shall be called the Son
of '' the Most High : and the Lord
God shall give unto him the throne
of his father David: 33 *and he
shall reign over the house of Jacob
* for ever ; * and of his kingdom
there shall be no end. 34 And
Mary said unto the angel, How
shall this be, seeing I know not a
man^ 35 And the angel answered
and said unto her, ' The Holy Spirit
shall come upon thee, and the power
of ™the Most High shall overshadow
thee: wherefore also ^"the holy
thing which is begotten® shall be
called "the Son of God. 36 And
behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman,
she also hath conceived a son in
her old age ; and this is the sixth
month with her that ''was called
barren. 37 For ^no word from
God shall be void of power. 38 And
Mary said. Behold, the ^ handmaid
of the Lord ; be it unto me accord-
ing to thy word. And the angel
departed from her.
39 And Mary arose in these days
and went into ''the hill country with
haste, into a city of Judah ; 40 and
entered into the house of Zacharias
and saluted Elisabeth. 41 Audit
came to pass, when Elisabeth heard
the salutation of Mary, the babe
leaped in her womb ; and Elisabeth
was *■ filled with the Holy Spirit ;
42 and she lifted up her voice with
a loud cry, and said. Blessed m^t
thou among women, and blessed is
the fruit of thy womb. 43 And
1 Or, endued wilh grace
2 Many ancient authorities add blessed art thoii
among ivoinen. See ver. 42.
3 Or, grace •* Gr. untn the ages.
5 Or, that which is to be born shall be called
holy, the Son of God.
6 Some ancient authorities insert of thee.
" Or, is 8 (it. bondmaid.
"■ See ver. 19
>> Mt. 2. 23
' Mt. 1. 18
d Mt. 1. 16,
20; ch. 2. 4
" Comp.
ver. 12
/ver. 13;
comp. Mt.
14.27
y Mt. 1. 21,
25 ; ch. 2.
21
h ver. 35, 76 ;
ch. 6. 35;
Acts 7. 48.
See Mk.
5. 7
iSeeMt. 1.1
k Comp. Mt.
28. 18 ;
Dan. 2. 44 ;
7. 14, 18, 27
I Mt. 1. 18
'" See ver. 32
" Comp.
Mk. 1. 24
° See Mt.
4. 3
P Comp. Mt.
19.26
9 ver. 65 ;
comp.
Josh. 20. 7 ;
21. 11
"■ ver. 67
' Comp. ch.
2.11
t ver. 48 ;
comp.
ver. 20
" ver. 46-53 :
1 Samiiel
2. 1-10
" Ps. 34. 2 f.
^' Ps. 35. 9
i'lTim.l. 1;
2. 3 ; Tit. 1.
3; 2. 10; 3.
4 ; Jude 25
^ ver. 45
« Ps. 98. 1 ;
118. 15
' Comp.
Geu. 17.
19 ; Ps. 132.
11 ; Gal. 3.
16
<i Gen. 17.
12 ; Lev.
12. 3 ; ch. 2.
21 ; Phil.
3.5
■ ver. 13, 63
whence is this to me, that the
mother of *my Lord should come
unto me 1 44 For behold, when
the voice of thy salutation came
into mine ears, the babe leaped in
my womb for joy. 45 And ' blessed
is she that ^ believed ; for there
shall be a fulfilment of the things
which have been spoken to her
from the Lord. 46 And Mary
said,
"My soul "doth magnify the
Lord,
47 And ^ my spirit hath rejoiced in
" God my Saviour.
48 For he hath looked upon the
low estate of his ** handmaid :
For behold, from henceforth
all generations shall call me
' blessed.
49 For he that is mighty hath done
to me great things ;
And holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is unto genera-
tions and generations
On them that fear him.
51 "He hath showed strength with
his arm ;
He hath scattered the proud
^°in the imagination of their
heart.
52 He hath put down princes from
their thrones,
And hath exalted them of low
degree.
53 The hungry he hath filled with
good things ;
And the rich he hath sent empty
away.
54 He hath given help to Israel his
servant, _
That he might remember mercy
55 (* As he spake unto our fathers)
Toward Abraham and his seed
for ever.
56 And Mary abode with her
about three months, and returned
unto her house.
57 Now Elisabeth's time was ful-
filled that she should be delivered ;
and she brought forth a son.
58 And her neighbors and her
kinsfolk heard that the Lord had
"magnified his mercy towards her;
and they rejoiced with her. 59 And
it came to pass on "* the eighth day,
that they came to circumcise the
child ; and they would have called
hhn Zacharias, after the name of
his father. 60 And his mother an-
swered and said. Not so; but *he
shall be called John. 61 And they
said unto her. There is none of thy
9 Or, believed that there shall be lo Or, by
58
1.62
LUKE
2.15
The ' Benedictns.' The Birth of Jesns. The Shepherds and the Angels
kindred that is called by this name.
62 And they "made signs to his
father, what he would have him
called. 63 And he asked for a
writing tablet, and wrote, saying,
*His name is John. And they mar-
velled all. 64 " And his mouth was
opened immediately, and his tongue
loosed, and he spake, blessing God.
65 And fear came cm all that dwelt
round about them : and all these
sayings were noised abroad through-
out all '* the hill country of Judaea.
66 And all that heard them laid
them up in their heart, saying,
What then shall this child be?
For *the hand of the Lord was
with him.
67 And his father Zacharias
■''was filled with the Holy Spirit,
and "prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord, the God
of Israel;
For he hath visited and wrought
'' redemption for his people,
69 And hath raised up a 'horn of
salvation for us
In the house of *his servant
David
70 ('As he spake by the mouth of
his holy prophets "* that have
been from of old),
71 "Salvation from our enemies,
and from the hand of all
that hate us;
72 °To show mercy towards our
fathers,
^And to remember his holy
covenant ;
73 'The oath which he sware unto
Abraham our father,
74 To grant unto us that we being
delivered out of the hand of
our enemies
Should serve him without
fear,
75 In holiness and righteousness
before him all our days.
76 Yea and thou, child, shalt be
called the ''prophet of 'the
Most High:
For thou 'shalt go before the
face of the Lord to 'make
ready his ways ;
77 To give knowledge of salvation
unto his people
In " the remission of their sins,
78 Because of the Hender mercy
of our God,
^ Whereby " the dayspring f rom-
on high ^ shall visit us,
79 ^To shine upon them that sit
1 Or, heart of mercy 2 Or, Wherein
3 Many ancient authorities read hath visited us.
« ver. 22
6 ver. 13, 60
■= ver. 20
d See ver. 3f»
« Acts n. 21
/ver. 41
s Comp.
Joel 2. 23
'« ch. 2. 38 ;
Heb. 9. 12 ;
comp. ver.
71 ; Acts
1.6
' 1 S. 2. 1,
10; Ps. 18.
2 ; 89. 17 ;
132. 17 ;
Ezek. 29.
21;
comp.
Ecclus.
47. 5, 7, 11
fc See Mt.
1. 1
' Rom. 1. 2
'"• Acts 8. 21
" Comp.
ver. 68
" Mic. 7. 20
P Ps. 105.
8 f. ; 106.
45
9 Gen. 22.
16 if.
"■ See Mt.
11.9
' See ver. 32
« ver. 17
« Mk. 1. 4 ;
Jer. 31. 34
" Comp.
Mai. 4 2 ;
Eph. 5. 14 ;
2 Pet. 1. 19
" Comp. Is.
9. 2; 59. 8;
Mt. 4. 16
V ch. 2. 40
' Comp. ch.
3. 1 ; Mt.
22.17
" See Mt. 24.
14
b See Mt. 4.
24
''ch. 1. 27
dch. 1.11;
see Acts 5.
19
^ ch. 24. 4 ;
Acts 12. 7
/ Comp. Mt.
14.27
^ Jn. 4. 42 ;
Acts 5. 31 ;
comp. Mt.
1.21
h Mt. 16. 16,
20 ; Jn. 11.
27 ; comp.
Mt. 1. 16
i Acts 2. 36 ;
10. 36 ;
comp. ch.
1. 43
k 1 S. 2. .34 ;
2 K. 19. 29 ;
20. 8f. ; Is.
7. 11, H
' ch. 19. 38 ;
comp. Mt.
21. 9
"* Comp. ch.
3. 22 ; Eph.
1. 9 ; Pliil.
2.13
69
in darkness and the shadow
of death;
To guide our feet into the way
of peace.
80 ^And the child grew, ana
waxed strong in spirit, and was in
the deserts till the day of his show-
ing unto Israel.
2 Now it came to pass in those
days, there went out a decree
from ^Ceesar Augustus, that "all
^the world should be enrolled. 2
This was the first enrolment made
when Quirinius was governor of
'Syria. 3 And all went to enrol
themselves, every one to his own
city. 4 And Joseph also went up
from Galilee, out of the city of
Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city
of David, which is called Bethle-
hem, because " he was of the house
and family of David; 5 to enrol
himself with Mary, who was be-
trothed to him, being great with
child. 6 And it came to pass,
while they were there, the days
were fulfilled that she should be
delivered. 7 And she brought
forth her fir.stborn son; and she
wrapped him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger, because
there was no room for them in the
inn.
8 And there were shepherds in
the same country abiding in the
field, and keeping ® watch oy night
over their flock. 9 And '' an angel
of the Lord " stood by them, and the
glory of the Lord shone round about
them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them,
■'' Be not afraid ; for behold, I bring
you good tidings of great joy which
shall be to all the people : 1 1 for
there is born to you this day in the
city of David a "Saviour, who is
'"' Christ ' the Lox'd. 1 2 And * this
is the sign unto you : Ye shall find a
babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,
and lying in a manger. 13 And
suddenly there was with the angel
a rnultitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying,
14 'Glory to God in the highest.
And on earth '^ peace among
*men ™in whom he is well
pleased.
15 And it came to pass, when the
angels went away from them into
heaven, the shepherds said one to
* Gr. the inhabited earth.
5 Or, night-watches ^ Or, Anointed Lord
7 Many ancient authorities read peace, good
pleasure among men.
8 Gr. men of good pleasure.
2.16
LUKE
2.47
The Naming of Jesns. His Presentation in tlje Temple. The ' Nunc diniittis.' The Boy Jesns in the Temple
^unother, Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem, and see this ^ thing that
is come to pass, which the Lord hath
made known unto us. 1 6 And they
came with haste, and found both
Mary and Joseph, and the babe
lying in the manger. 1 7 And when
they saw it, they made known
concerning the saying which was
spoken to them about this child.
18 And all that heard it wondered
at the things which were spoken
unto them by the shepherds. 19
But Mary " kept all these ^ sayings,
pondering them in her heart. 20
And the sliepherds returned, ''glori-
fying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and
seen, even as it was spoken unto
them.
21 And when "eight days were
fulfilled for circumcising him, ''his
name was called Jesus, which was
so called by the angel before he was
conceived in the womb.
22 And when the days of their
purification ^according to the law of
Moses were fulfilled, they brought
him up to Jerusalem, to present
him to the Lord 23 (as it is written
in the law of the Lord, * Every male
that openeth the womb shall be
called holy to the Lord), 24 and to
offer a, sacrifice according to that
which is said in the law of the Lord,
'A pair of turtledoves, or two young
pigeons. 25 And behold, there was
a man in Jerusalem, whose name
was Simeon; and this man was
" righteous and devout, -^looking for
the consolation of Israel : and the
Holy Spirit was upon him. 26
And "it had been revealed unto
him by the Holy Spirit, that he
should not '' see death, before he
had seen the Lord's Christ. 27
And he came in the Spirit into the
temple: and when the parents
brought in the child Jesus, Hhat
they might do concerning him after
the custom of the law, 28 then he
received him into his arms, and
blessed God, and said,
29 Now lettest thou thy ''servant
* depart, '' Lord,
'According to thy word, in
peace ;
30 For mine eyes have ""seen thy
salvation,
31 Which thou hast prepared be-
fore the face of all peoples ;
1 Or, saving 2 Or, things 3 Lev. xii. 2-6.
4 Ex. xiii. 2, 12. 5Lev. xii. 8; V. 11.
I' Gr. bondservant. " Gr. Master.
"■ ver. 51
6 See Mt.
9.8
' See ch. 1.
59
rf See ch. 1.
31
" Comp. eh.
1.6
/ver. 38;
ch. 23. 51;
comp. Mk.
15. 43
" Comp. Mt.
2 12
h Ps. 89. 48 ;
Heb. 11. 5 ;
comp. Jn.
8. 51
' ver. 22
*-■ Comp.
Tob. 3. 6
' ver. 26
"» Is. 52. 10 ;
ch. 3. 6
" Is. 42. 6 ;
49. 6 ; Acts
13. 47 ; 26.
23
° See Mt. 12.
46
P Comp. Mt.
21. 44 ;
1 Cor. 1.
23 ; 2 Cor.
2. 16 ;
1 Pet. 2. 8
9 Comp.
Acts 21. 9;
ver. 38
»■ Josh. 19.
24
' Comp.
1 Tim. 5. 9
t ch. 5. 33 ;
comp.
Acts 13. 3 ;
-14. 23 ;
1 Tim. 5. 5
" ver. 25 ;
comp. ch.
1. 68
" ver. 51 ;
ch. 4. 16;
see ch. 1.
26 ; Mt. 2.
23
^ch. 1.80;
comp.
ver. 52
y Ex. 23. 15 ;
Dt. 18.
1-6
' Ex. 12. 15
60
32 "A light for ^ revelation to the
Gentiles,
And the glory of thy people
Israel.
33 And his father and "his mother
were marvelling at the things
which were spoken concerning
him ; 34 and Simeon blessed them,
and said unto Mary "his mother,
Behold, this ddld is set for ^the
falling and the rising of many in
Israel ; and for a sign which is
spoken against ; 35 yea and a
sword shall pierce through thine
own soul ; that thoughts out of
many hearts may be revealed. 36
And there was one Anna, a ' proph-
etess, the daughter of Phanuel, of
*■ the tribe of Asher (she was f of a
great age, * having lived with a
husband seven years from her
virginity, 37 and she had been a
widow even unto fourscore and
four years), who departed not from
the temple, worshipping with ' fast-
ings and supplications night and
day. 38 And coming up at that
very hour she gave thanks unto
God, and spake of him to all them
that were " looking for the redemp-
tion of Jerusalem. 39 And when
they had accomplished all things
that were according to the law of
the Lord, they returned into Gali-
lee, to " their own city Nazareth.
40 ^And the child grew, and
waxed strong, ^"filled with wis-
dom : and the grace of God was
upon him.
41 And his parents went every
year to Jerusalem at '•' the feast of
the passover. 42 And when he
was twelve years old, they went
up after the custom of the feast;
43 and when they had ^fulfilled
the days, as they were returning,
the boy Jesus tarried behind in
Jerusalem ; and his parents knew
it not ; 44 but supposing him to
be in the company, they went a
day's journey ; and they sought
for him among their kinsfolk and
acquaintance : 45 and when they
found him not, they returned to Je-
rusalem, seeking for him. 46 And
it came to pass, after three days
they found him in the temple, sit-
ting in the midst of the "teachers,
both hearing them, and asking
them questions : 47 and all that
heard nim were amazed at his
8 Or, the iinveiling of the Gentiles
9 Gr. advanced in many days.
IK Gr. becoming full of wisdom,.
11 Or, doctors See ch. 5. 17 ; Acts 5. 31
2.48
LUKE
3.23
The Baptist appears and preaches ; anuoonces the Christ ; reproves Herod and is imprisoned. Baptism of Jesns
understanding and his answers.
48 And when they saw him, they
were astonished ; and " his^ mother
said unto him, ^ Son, why hast
thou thus dealt with us? behold,
* thy father and I sought thee
sorrowing. 49 And he said unto
them, How is it that ye sought
mel knew ye not that I must be
^in my Father's house"? 50 And
''they understood not the saying
which he spake unto them. 51
And he went down with them,
and came to '* Nazai'eth ; and he
was subject unto them: and "his
mother " kept all these ^ sayings in
her heart.
52 And Jesus advanced in wis-
dom and ■'stature, and in ^-^favor
with God and men.
3 Now in the fifteenth year of
the reign of Tiberius Ctesar,
"Pontius Pilate being governor of
Judaea, and * Herod being tetrarch
of Galilee, and his brother Philip
tetrarch of the region of Itursea
and Trachonitis, and Lysanias te-
trarch of Abilene, 2 in the high-
priesthood of ' Annas and * Caiaphas ,
* the word of God came unto John
the son of Zacharias in the wilder-
ness. 3 And he came into all " the
region _ round about the Jordan,
preaching the baptism of repent-
ance unto remission of sins ; 4 as
it is written in the book of the
words of Isaiah the prophet,
''The voice of one crying in the
wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the
Lord,
Make his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled,
And every mountain and hill
shall be brought low ;
And the crooked shall become
straight.
And the rough ways smooth ;
6 And all flesh shall " see the salva-
tion of God.
7 He said therefore to the mul-
titudes that went out to be bap-
tized of him, Ye offspring of vipers,
who warned you to flee from the
wrath to come"? 8 Bring forth
therefore fruits worthy of '^repent-
ance, and " begin not to say within
yourselves, We have Abraham to
our father : for I say unto you,
that God is able of these stones to
1 Gr. Child.
2 Or, about my Father's busines.i Gr. in the
things of my Father. 3 Or, things
* Or, age s Or, grace « Is. xl. 3 ff.
^ Or, your repentance
33
" See Mt. 12.
46
(> ch. 3. 23 ;
4. 22;
comp. ver.
49
<^ See Mk. 9.
d ver. 39
* ver. 19
/ See ver. 40
'J See Mt. 27.
2
'' See Mt. 14.
1
i Jn. 18. 13,
24; Acts
4.6
fc See Mt. 26.
3
' ver. 3-10 :
Matthew
3, 1-10 ;
MarkX. 3-5
^ Mt. 3. 5
" See ch. 2.
30
" ch. 5. 21 ;
13. 25,26;
14.9
P Jn. 1. 19 f.
9 ver. 16, 17 ;
Matthew
3. 11,12;
Mark 1.
7,8
■ Comp.
30.21
» Mk. 9. 43,
« See Mt. 14.
3 ; Mk. 6.
17
" ver. T ; see
Mt. 14. 1
" Jn. 3. 24
" ver. 21, 22 :
Matthew 3.
13-17 ;
Mark 1. 9-
11
y ch. 5. 16 ;
9.18, 28 f.;
see Mt. 14.
23
" See Mt. 3.
17
<» Mt. 4. 17 ;
Acts 1. 1
61
raise up children unto Abraham.
9 And even now the axe also lieth
at the root of the trees : every tree
therefore that bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire. 10 And the multi-
tudes asked him, saying. What
then must we do"? 11 And he
answered and said unto them, He
that hath two coats, let him impart
to him that hath none ; and he that
hath food, let him do likewise. 12
And there came also * publicans to
be baptized, and they said unto
him. Teacher, what must we dol
13 And he said unto them, Extort
no more than that which is ap-
pointed you. 14 And ^soldiers
also asked him, saying. And we,
what must we do 1 And he said
unto them. Extort from no man by
violence, neither accuse any one
wrongfully ; and be content with
your wages.
15 And as the people were in
expectation, and all men reasoned
in their hearts concerning John,
^ whether haply he were the Christ ;
16 *John answered, saying unto
them all, I indeed baptize you with
water ; but there cometh he that is
mightier than I, the latchet of whose
shoes I am not ■""worthy to unloose:
he shall baptize you " in the Holy
Sjjirit and in fire: 17 whose ''fan
is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse
his threshing-floor, and to gather
the wheat into his garner ; but the
chaff he will burn up with "un-
quenchable fire.
18 With many other exhorta-
tions therefore preached he ^'^ good
tidings unto the people; 19 but
* Herod the tetrarch, being reproved
by him for ' Herodias his brother's
wife, and for all the evil things
which "Herod had done, 20 added
this also to them all, that " he shut
up John in prison.
21 ^Now it came to pass, when
all the people were baptized, that,
Jesus also having been baptized,
and Spraying, the heaven was
opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit
descended in a bodily form, as a
dove, upon him, and a voice came
out of heaven, ^Thou art my be-
loved Son ; in thee I am well
pleased.
23 And Jesus himself, "when he
began to teach, was about thirty
8 That is, collectors or renters of Roman taxes.
9 Gr. soldiers on service. i» Gr. sufficient.
11 Or, with 12 Or, the gospel
3.24
LUKE
4.18
Cenealogy of Jesns. Temptation of Jesas. Jesas returns to fialilee. Preaches at Sazareth
years of age, being the son (as was
supposed) of "Joseph, the son of
Heh, 24 the son ot Matthat, the
son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the
son of Jaunai, the sow of Joseph,
25 the son of Mattathias, the son
of Amos, the son of Nahum, the
S071 of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26
the son of Maath,^ the son of Mat-
tathias, the son of Semein, the son
of Josech, the son of Joda, 27 the
son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,
*the son of Zerubbabel, the son of
^ Shealtiel, the so^i of Neri, .28 the
son of Melchi, the son of Addi,
the son of Cosam, the son of
Elmadam, the .so7i of Ei% 29 the
S071 of Jesus, the son of Ehezer,
the son of Jorim, the son of
Matthat, the son oi Levi, 30 the
son of Symeon, the sow of Judas,
the son of Joseph, the son of
Jonam, the son of EHakim, 31
the son of Melea, the son of
Menna, the so?i of Mattatha, the
son of Nathan, the son of David,
32 "the son of Jesse, the so7i of
Obed, the son of Boaz, the sow
of '-^Sahnon, the son of Nahshon,
33 the son of Amminadab, ^ the so/i
of ^Arni, the son of Hezron, the
son of Perez, the so7i of Judah, 34
the son of Jacob, the so?i of Isaac,
''the son of Abraham, the so7i of
Terah, the son of Nahor, 35 the
son of Serug, the son of Reu, the
SOTO of Peleg, the son of Eber,
the son of Shelah, 36 the son
of Cainan, the son of Ai'phaxad,
the son of Shem, '^the sow of
Noah, the so7i of Lamech, 37 the
son of Methuselah, the son of
Enoch, the so7i of Jared, the son
of Mahalaleel, the sow of Cainan.
38 the son of Enos, the son of
Seth, the sow of Adam, the son of
God.
4^And Jesus, full of the Holy
Spirit, "returned from the Jor-
dan, and was led in the Spirit in
the wilderness 2 during forty days,
being tempted of the devil. And
he did eat nothing in those days :
and when they wei'e completed, he
hungered. 3 And the devil said
unto him. If thou art the Son of
God, command this stone that it
become ^ bread. 4 And Jesus an-
swered unto him, It is written,
1 Gr. Salathiel.
2 Some ancient authorities write Sala.
3 Many ancient authorities insert ihe son of
Admin: and one writes Admin for Amminadab.
* Some ancient authorities write Aram.
» Or, a loaf
" ver. 23-27 :
comp. Mt.
1. 16-13
f>Mt. 1. 12
" ver. 32-34 :
Matthew 1.
U-1
d ver. 34-3G :
Genesis 11.
26-10;
1 Chroni-
cles 1. 27-24
^ ver. 36-38 :
Genesis 5.
32-3 ;
1 Chroni-
cles 1. 4-1
/ ver. 1-13 :
Matthew i.
1-11 ; Mark
1. 12, 13
" ch. 3. 3, 21
h Mt. 4. 8-10
i See Mt. 24.
14
k Comp.
1 Jn. 5. 19
' Mt. 4. 5-7
" ver. 37 ;
see Mt. 9.
26
« See Mt. 4.
23
P ch. 2. 39, 51
9 Comp. Mt.
13. 54 ; Mlc.
6. 1 f,
*" Comp.
Acts 13.
14-16
' Mt. 12. 18 ;
comp. 11.
5 ; Ju. 3. 34
® Man shall not live by bread alone.
5 ''And he led him up, and showed
him all the kingdoms of ' 'the world
in a moment of time. 6 And the
devil said unto him. To thee will
I give all this authority, and the
glory of them : * for it hath beqn
delivered unto me ; and to whom-
soever I will I give it. 7 If thou
therefore wilt '^ worship before
me, it shall all be thine. 8 And
Jesus answered and said unto
him, It is written, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and
him only shalt thou serve. 9 'And
he led him to Jerusalem, and set
him on the ''pinnacle of the tem-
ple, and said unto him. If thou
art the Son of God, cast thyself
down from hence: 10 for it is
written,
^°He shall give his angels charge
concerning thee, to guard
thee :
II and.
On their hands they shall bear
thee up,
Lest haply thou dash thy foot
against a stone.
1 2 And Jesus answering said unto
him. It is said, " Thou shalt not
make trial of the Lord thy God.
1 3 And when the devil had com-
pleted every temptation, he de-
parted from him ^'"for a season.
14 And '"Jesus returned in the
power of the Spirit into Galilee :
and a "fame went out concerning
him through all the region round
about. 15 And he "taught in
their synagogues, being glorified
of all.
16 And he came to ^ Nazareth,
where he had been brought up :
and * he entered, as his custom
was, into the synagogue on the
sabbath day, and 'stood up to
read. 17 And there was deliv-
ered unto him ^^the book of the
prophet Isaiah. And he opened
the " book, and found the place
where it was written,
18 ^^ " The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me,
^''Because he anointed me to
preach "good tidings to the
poor :
He hath sent me to proclaim
release to the captives,
* Dt. viii. 3. " Gr. the inhabited earth.
8 The Greek word denotes an act of reverence,
whether paid to a creature, or to the Creator
(comp. marginal note on Mt. 2. 2). 9 Gr. wing.
i« Ps. xci. U, 12. 11 Dt. vi. 16. 12 Or. tmiU
13 Or, a roll H Or, roll is Is. Ixi. 1 f.
IS Or, Wherefore ^^ Or, the gospel
62
4.19
LUKE
5.3
Aud is east out. At Capernaam cores a Demoniac and Simon's Wife's Hotlier. Shnns Publicity. Preacbes in Oalilee
And recovering of sight to the
blind,
To set at liberty them that are
bruised,
19 "To proclaim the acceptable
year of the Lord.
20 And he * closed the ' book, and
gave it back to the attendant, and
■-'sat down : and the eyes of all in
the synagogue were fastened on
him. 2 1 And he began to say unto
them, To-day hath this scripture
been fulfilled in your ears. 22 And
all bare him witness, and wondered
at the words of grace which pro-
ceeded out of his mouth : and they
said, ''Is not this Joseph's sonl
23 And he said unto them, Doubt-
less ye will say unto me this
parable, Physician, heal thyself :
whatsoever we have heard done ' at
Capernaum, do also here in -^ thine
own covmtry. 24 And he said,
Verily I say unto you, ^ No prophet
is acceptable in his own country.
25 But of a truth I say unto you.
There were many widows in Israel
'' in the days of Elijah, when the
heaven waSi shut up three years
and six months, when there came
a great famine over all the land ;
26 and unto none of them was
Elijah sent, but 'only to -Zare-
phath, in the land of * Sidon, unto
a woman that was a widow. 27 And
there were many lepers in Israel in
the time of Elisha the prophet ; and
none of them was cleansed, but
' only Naaman the Syrian. 28 And
they were all filled with wrath in
the synagogue, as they heard these
things ; 29 and they rose up, and
'" cast him forth out of the city, and
led him unto the brow of the hill
whereon their city was built, that
they might throw him down head-
long. 30 But he " passing through
the midst of them went his way.
31 And "he came down to ^Ca-
Eernaum, a city of Galilee. And
e was teaching them on the sab-
bath day : 32 and « they were as-
tonished at his teaching ; for '' his
word was with authority. 33 And
in the synagogue there was a man,
that had a spirit of an unclean
demon ; and lie cried out with a
loud voice, 34 ^ Ah ! * what have
we to do with thee, Jesus thou
' Nazarene 1 art thou come to de-
stroy US'? I know thee who thou
art, "the Holy One of God. 35
And Jesus "rebuked him, saying,
1 Or, roll 2 Gr. Sarepla. 3 Qr, Let alone
" Lev. 25. 10
'' ver. 17
" See Mt. 26.
55
rf Comp. Mt.
13. 55 : Mk.
6. 3 ; Jn. <i.
42
" Mt. 4. 13 ;
Mk. 1.
21 tf. ; 2.
1 fif. ; Jn.
4. 4() ft-. ;
comp.
ver. 35 if.
/ ver. 16 ;
ch. 2. 39,
51 ; see
Mk.fi 1
'J Mt. 13, 57 ;
Mk. 6. 4 ;
Jn. 4. 44
ft IK. 17. 1;
18. 1; Jas.
5. 17
'IK. 17. 9
*; Comp. Mt.
11.21
' 2 K. 5. 1-14
"' Comp.
Acts 7. 58 ;
Num. 15.
35; Heb.
13. 12
" Comp. Jn.
10. 39
" ver. 31-37 :
Mark 1.
21-28
P See Mt. 4.
13 ; comp.
ver. 23
1 See Mt. 7.
28
"" ver. 36 ;
comp. Jn.
7.46
' See Mt. 8.
29
( See Mk. 1.
24
"SeeMk. 1.
24
" ver. 39, 41 ;
Mt. 8. 26 ;
Mk. 4. 39 ;
ch. 8. 24
^ See ver. 32
y ver. 14
' ver. 38, 39 :
Ma//heiv8.
14, 15 ;
Mark 1.
29-31
" Mt»4. 24
b ver. 35, 41
' ver. 40, 41 :
Matthew
8. 16, 17 ;
Mark 1.
32-34
d Comp.
Mk. 1. 32
'SeeMk. 5.
23
/SeeMt. 4.
23
V See Mt.
4. 3
h See ver. 35
' Mk. 1. 34 ;
comp. Mt.
8.4
* ver. 42, 43 :
Mark 1.
35-33
' Oomp.
Mk. 1. 38
"' See Mt. 4.
23
" ver. 1-11 :
comp. Mt.
4. 18-22;
63
Hold thy peace, and come out of
him. And when the demon had
thrown him down in the midst, he
came out of him, having done him
no hurt. 36 And amazement came
upon all, and they spake together,
one with another, saying, What is
^ this woixl 1 for ■* with authority
and power he commandeth the
unclean spirits, and they come out.
37 And /there went forth a rumor
concerning him into every place of
the region round about.
38 ^And he rose up from the
synagogue, and entered into the
house of Simon. And Simon's
wife's mother was "holden with a
great fever ; and they besought
him for her. 39 And he stood over
her, and * rebuked the fever ; and
it left her : and immediately she
rose up and ministered unto them.
_ 40 " And when "^ the sun was set-
ting, all they that had any sick
with divers diseases brought them
unto him ; and he " laid his hands
on every one of them, and •''healed
them. 41 And demons also came
out from many, crying out, and
saying. Thou art ^ the Son of God.
And ''rebuking them, 'he suffered
them not to speak, because they
knew that he was the Christ.
42 *And when it was day, he
came out and went into a desert
place : and the multitudes sought
after him, and came unto him, and
would have stayed him, that he
should not go from them. 43 But
he said unto them, I must preach
®the good tidings of the kingdom
of God to the other cities also : ' for
therefore was I sent.
44 And he was preaching in the
synagogues '" of •' Galilee.
5" Now it came to pass, while
the multitude pressed '" upon
him and heard the word of God,
that he was standing by "the lake
of Gennesaret ; 2 and he saw two
boats standing by the lake : but
the fishermen had _ gone out of
them, and were washing their nets.
3 And ^ he entered into one of the
boats, which was Simon's, and asked
him to put out a little from the
land. And he sat down and taught
the multitudes out of the boat.
Mk. 1. 16-20 ; Jn. 1. 40-42 » Num. 34. 11 ; Dt. 3.11 ;
Josh. 12. 3 ; 13. 27. See Mt. 4. 18 p Comp. Mt. 13.
2 ; Mk. 4. 1
* Or, this word, that ivith authority . . . come
out ? ° Or, the gospel
6 Very many aQcieat autborities read Judaa.
5.4
LUKE
5.34
The Wonderfiil Draught of Fisbes. JesDs cleanses a Leper. Calls Levi. Is blamed for associating with Sinoers
4 And when he had left speaking,
he said unto Simon, Put out into
the deep, and " let down your nets
for a draught. 5 And Simon an-
swered and said, * Master, we toiled
all night, and took nothing : but at
thy word I will let down the nets.
6 And when they had done this,
they inclosed a great multitude or
fishes ; and their nets were break-
ing ; 7 and they beckoned unto
their partners in the other boat,
that they should come and help
them. And they came, and filled
both the boats, so that they began
to sink. 8 But Simon Peter, when
he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees,
saying. Depart from me; for I am
a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For he
was amazed, and all that were with
him, at the draught of the fishes
which they had taken; 10 and so
were also ^ James and John, sons of
Zebedee, who were partners with
Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon,
" Fear not ; from henceforth thou
shalt ^ '^ catch men. 1 1 And when
they had brought their boats to
land, *they left all, and followed
him.
12 ■''And it came to pass, while
he was in one of the cities, behold,
a man full of leprosy : and when
he saw Jesus, he fell on his face,
and besought him, saying. Lord,
if thou wilt, thou canst make me
clean. 13 And he stretched forth
his hand, and touched him, saying,
I will ; be thou made clean. And
straightway the leprosy departed
from him. 14 And he charged him
to tell no man : ]put go thy way,
and show thyself to the priest, and
offer for thy cleansing, ^according
as Moses commanded, for a testi-
mony unto them. 15 But so much
the more went abroad ^ the report
concerning him : and great multi-
tudes came together to hear, and
to be healed of their infirmities.
1 6 But he withdrew himself in the
deserts, and '' prayed.
17 And it came to pass on one
of those days, that he was teach-
ing ; and ' there were Pharisees
and * doctors of the law sitting by,
who were 'come out of every vil-
lage of Galilee and Judaea and
Jerusalem : and "* the power of the
Lord was with him ^to heal. 18
"And behold, men bring on a bed
1 Or, Jacob 2 6r. take alive.
»Lev. xiii. 49 ; xiv. 2 ff.
* Gr. i/ial he should heal. Many ancient
authorities read that he should heal them.
" Comp. Jn.
21. 6, and 3
b Gr. as in
ch. 8. 24,
45 ; 9. 33,
49 : 17. 13,
only
' See Mt.
14.27
d Comp.
2 Tim. 2. 26
« Mt. 4. 20,
22 ; Mk. 1.
18, 20 ; ch.
5. 28;
comp. Mt.
19.29
/ver. 12-14:
Matthew 8.
2-4 ; Mark
1. 40-44
y See Mt. 9.
26
h See Mt. 14.
23 ; Mk. 1.
35 : ch. 6.
12
' Comp. Mt.
15.1
k Comp. ch.
2.46
' Comp.
Mk. 1. 45
"* Mk. 5. 30 ;
ch. 6. 19 ;
8.46
" ver. 18-26 :
Maitliew
9. 2-8 ;
Mark 2.
3-12
o See Mt. 24.
17
P Comp.
Mk. 2. 4
9 See Mt.
9. 2
"■ See ch. 3. 8
» Is. 43. 25
t See Mt. 4.
24
« See Mt.
9. 8
^ ch. 7. 16 ;
comp. 1. 65
* ver. 27-39 :
Matthew
9. 9-17 ;
Mark2.1i-
22
y See Mt.
9. 9
' See ver. 11
"Comp. ch.
15. 1
* Comp.
Mk. 2. 16 ;
Acts 23. 9
• Mt. 9. 12,
13; Mk.
2. 17
d Comp. Mt.
9. 14 ; Mk.
2.18
a man that was palsied : and they
sought to bring him in, and to lay
him before him. 1 9 And not find-
ing by what way they might bring
him in because of the multitude,
they went up to "the housetop,
and let him down / through the
tiles with his couch into the midst
before Jesus. 20 And seeing their
faith, he said, Man, " thy sins are
forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes
and the Pharisees '^ began to reason,
saying. Who is this that speaketh
blasphemies'? 'Who can forgive
sins, but God alone 1 22 But Jesus
perceiving their * reasonings, an-
swered and said unto them, *Why
reason ye in your hearts 1 23 Which
is easier, to say. Thy sins are for-
given thee ; or to say, Ai-ise and
walk 1 24 But that ye may know
that the Son of man hath authority
on earth to forgive sins (he said
unto him that) was ' palsied), I say
unto thee. Arise, and take up thy
couch, and go unto thy house. 25
And immediately he rose up before
them, and took up that whereon he
lay, and departed to his, house, "glo-
rifying God. 26 And amazement
took hold on all, and they " glorified
God ; and they were filled " with
fear, saying, We have seen strange
things to-day.
27 "^And after these things he
went forth, and beheld a '' publican,
named ^ Levi, sitting at the place
of toll, and said unto him, Follow
me. 28 And he ^forsook all, and
rose up and followed him.
29 And 2' Levi made him a great
feast in his house : and there was
a great multitude of ^ " publicans
and of others that wei*e sitting at
meat with them. 30 And* the Phar-
isees and * their scribes murmured
against his disciples, saying. Why
do ye eat and drink with the ''pub-
licans and sinners 1 31 And Jesus
answering said unto them, "They
that are ^ in health have no need
of a physician ; but they that are
sick. 32 I am not come to call
the righteous but sinners to re-
pentance.
33 And they said unto him,
^ The disciples of John fast often,
and make supplications ; likewise
also the disciples of the Pharisees •
but thine eat and drink. 34 And
lTcsus said unto them. Can ye make
5 Or, questionings « Or, What
7 See marginal note on ch. 3. 12.
s Or, the Pharisees and the scribes among them
9 Gr. sound.
64
5.35
LUKE
6.27
Of Fasting. " Lord of the Sabbath." Jesas heals on the Sabbath. Chooses the Twelve. The Beatitudes
the 'sons of the bride-chamber fast,
while the bridegroom is with them i
35 " But the days will come ; and
when the bridegroom shall be
taken away from them, then will
they fast in those days. 36 And
he spake also a parable unto them :
No man rendeth a piece from a
new garment and putteth it upon
an old garment ; else he will rend
the new, and also the piece from
the new will not agree with the
old. 37 And no man putteth new
wine into old '^ wine-skins ; else the
new wine will burst the skins, and
itself will be spilled, and the skins
will perish. 38 But new wine must
be put into fresh wine-skins. 39
And no man having drunk old
wine desire th new ; for he saith.
The old is ^ good.
6* Now it came to pass on a
^sabbath, that he was going
through the grainfields ; and his
disciples ''plucked the ears, and
did eat, rubbing them in their
hands. _ 2 But certain of the Phar-
isees said. Why do ye that which
''it is not lawful to do on the sab-
bath day 1: 3 And Jesus answering
them said, ^ Have ye not read even
this, what David did, when he was
hungry, he, and they that were
with him ; 4 how he entered into
the house of God, and took and ate
the showbread, and gave also to
them that were with him ; which it
is not lawful to eat save for the
priests alone 1 5 And he said unto
them. The Son of man is lord of
the sabbath.
6 *And it came to pass •''on
another sabbath, that he entered
into ^ the synagogue and taught :
and there was a man there, and
his right hand was withered. 7 And
the scribes and the Pharisees
* watched him, whether he would
heal on the sabbath ; that they
might find how to accuse him. 8
But he ' knew their thoughts ; and
he said to the man that had his
hand withered. Rise up, and stand
forth in the midst. And he arose
and stood forth. 9 And Jesus said
unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful
on the sabbath to do good, or to do
harm 1 to save a life, or to destroy
iti 10 And he * looked round about
on them all, and said unto him,
1 That is, companions of the bridegroom.
2 That is, skins used as bottles.
3 Many ancient authorities read better.
* Many ancient authorities insert second-first.
SlS.xxi. 6.
" Comp. Mt.
9.15;
Mk. 2. 20 ;
ch. 17. 22
f> ver. 1-5 :
Matthew
12. 1-8 ;
Mark 2.
23-28
« Dt. 23. 25
d See Mt.
12.2
« ver. 6-11 :
Matthew
12. 9-14 ;
Marki.\-G
/ver. 1
V See Mt. 4.
23
ft See Mk.
3 2
• See Mt.
9.4
fcMk. 3. 5
I See Mt.
5. 1
'" Mt. 14. 23 ;
ch. 9. 28 ;
comp. 9.
18 ; 5. 16
" ver. 13-16 :
Matthew
10. 2-4 ;
Marki.Va-
19 : Acts
1.13. (See
the names
in Mat-
thew's
list.)
"SeeMk.S.
30
P See Mt.
9. 9
« Comp.
ver. 12
»• Mt. 4. 25 ;
Mk. 3. 7, 8
» See Mt.
11.21
«Mk.3. 10;
comp. Mt.
9. 21 ; 14. 36
" See ch. 5.
17
" ver. 20-23 :
comp. Mt.
5. 3-12
" See Mt.
5.3
y Comp. Jn.
9. 22 ; 16. 2
« Mai. 4. 2
" Jas. 5. 1 ;
comp. ch.
16.25
>> Comp. Mt.
6.2
' See Mt. 7.
15
Stretch forth thy hand. And he
did so : and his hand was restored.
1 1 But they were filled with ®mad-
ness ; and communed one with an-
other what they might do to Jesus.
12 And it came to pass in these
days, that he went out into 'the
mountain to '"pray; and he con-
tinued all night in prayer to God.
13 And when it was day, " he called
his disciples ; and he chose from
them twelve, whom also he named
"apostles : 14 Simon, whom he also
named Peter, and Andrew his
brother, and ''James and John,
and Philip and Bartholomew, 15
and ^Matthew and Thomas, and
''James the son of Alphseus, and
Simon who was called the Zealot,
16 and Judas the ^ son of ''James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a
traitor; 17 and he *came down
with them, and stood on a level
Klace, and '"a great multitude of
is disciples, and a great number
of the people from all Judaea and
Jerusalem, and the sea coast of
* Tyre and ' Sidon, who came to
hear him, and to be healed of their
diseases; 18 and they that were
troubled with unclean spirits were
healed. 1 9 And all the multitude
sought to ' touch him ; for " power
came forth from him, and healed
thevi all.
20 And he lifted up his eyes on
his disciples, and said, ^ Blessed are
ye poor : for ^yours is the king-
dom of God. 21 Blessed are ye
that hunger now : for ye shall be
filled. Blessed are ye that weep
now : for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed
are ye, when men shall hate you,
and when they shall ^ separate you
from their companij, and reproach
you, and cast out your name as
evil, for the Son of man's sake.
23 Rejoice in that day, and ^leap
for joy_ : for behold, your reward is
great in heaven ; for in the same
manner did their fathers unto the
prophets. 24 But woe unto ''you
that are rich ! for * ye have received
your consolation. 25 Woe unto
you, ye that are full now ! for ye
shall hunger. Woe unto you, ye
that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn
and weep. 26 Woe unto you, when
all men shall speak well or you !
for in the same manner did their
fathers to the ''false prophets.
27 But I say unto you that hear,
6 Ot, foolishness
» Or, brother.
7 Or, Jacob
See Jude 1.
65
6.28
LUKE
Of Love to Enemies (the ' Colden Rule '). Of Self-knowledge. The Two Builders, The Commended Centurion
"Love your enemies, do good to
them that hate you, 28 bless them
that curse you, "pray for them
that despitefully use you. 29 ''To
him that smiteth thee on the one
cheek offer also the other ; and from
him that taketh away thy cloak
withhold not thy coat also. 30
Give to every one that asketh thee ;
and of him that taketh away thy
goods ask them not again. 31 "'And
as ye would that men should do to
you, do ye also to them likewise.
32 And ^if ye love them that love
you, what thank have ye 1 for even
sinners love those that love them.
33 And if ye do good to them that
do good to you, what thank have
ye 1 for even sinners do the same.
34 ^And if ye lend to them of
whom ye hope to receive, Avhat
thank have ye 1 even sinners lend
to sinners, to receive again as much.
35 But •'love your enemies, and do
them good, and lend, ^ never de-
spairing ; and your reward shall
be great, and ye shall be " sons of
"the Most High: for he is kind
toward the unthankful and evil.
36 Be ye merciful, even as your
Father is merciful. 37 ' And judge
not, and ye shall not be judged :
and condemn not, and ye shall not
be condemned : * release, and ye
shall be released : 38 give, and it
shall be given unto you ; ' good
measure, pressed down, shaken to-
gether, running over, shall they
give "'into your bosom. For with
what measure 5'^e mete it shall be
measured to you again.
39 And he spake also a parable
unto them, " Can the blind guide
the blind 1 shall they not both
fall into a pif? 40 "The disciple
is not above his teacher : but every
one when he is perfected shall be
as his teacher. 41 And why be-
holdest thou the mote that is in
thy brother's eye, but considerest
not the beam that is in thine own
eyel 42 Or how canst thou say
to thy brother. Brother, let me
cast out the mote that is in thine
eye, when thou thyself beholdest
not the beam that is in thine own
eyel Thou hypocrite, cast out first
the beam out of thine own eye, and
then shalt thou see clearly to cast
out the mote that is in thy brother's
eye. 43 ^ For there is no good tree
that bringeth forth corrupt fruit ;
1 Some ancient authorities read despairing of
no man.
" Mt. 5. 44 ;
ver. 35
6 ver. 29, 30 :
Matthew
5. 39-42
" Mt. 7. 12
d Mt. 5. 46
" Mt. 5. 42
/ver. 27
V Comp. Mt.
5.9
'' See ch. 1.
32
i ver. 37-42 :
Matthew
7.1-5
fc ch. 23. 16 ;
Acts 3. 13 ;
comp. Mt.
6.14
' Mk. 4. 24
'" Ps. 79. 12 ;
Is. 65. 6,7 ;
Jer. 32. 18
« Mt. 15. 14
"SeeMt. 10.
24
V ver. 43, 44 :
Matthetc 7.
16, 18, 20
1 See Mt. 7.
16
»• Mt. 12. 35
» See Mt. 12.
34
t Mt. 7. 21 ;
comp.
Mai. 1. 6
" ver. 47-49 ;
Matthew!.
24-27
" Comp. Mt.
7.23
* ver. 1-10 :
Matthew &.
5-13
y Comp. Mt.
8.5
66
nor again a corrupt tree that bring-
eth forth good fruit. 44 '' For each
tree is known by its own fruit. For
of thorns men do not gather figs,
nor of a bramble bush gather they
grapes. 45 ''The good man out
of the good treasure of his heart
bringeth forth that which is good ;
and the evil • man out of the evil
treasure bringeth forth that which
is evil: *for out of the abundance
of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 And * why call ye me. Lord,
Lord, and do not the things which
I say? 47 "Every one that com-
eth unto me, and heareth my
words, and doeth them, I will
show you to whom he is like : 48
he is like a man building a house,
who digged and went deep, and
laid a foundation upon the rock :
and when a flood arose, the stream
brake against that house, and could
not shake it : - because it had been
well builded. 49 But he that
"^heareth, and ■* doeth not, is like
a man that built a house upon
the earth without a foundation ;
against which the stream brake,
and straightway it fell in ; and
the ruin of that house was great.
7 "After he had ended all his
sajdngs in the ears of the
people, ^ne entered into Caper-
naum.
2 And a certain centurion's ® ser-
vant, who was * dear unto him, was
sick and at the point of death. 3
And when he heard concerning
Jesus, ^he sent unto him elders of
the Jews, asking him that he would
come and save his ^servant. 4
And they, when they came to
Jesus, besought him earnestly,
saying, He is worthy that thou
shouldest do this for him ; 5 for
he loveth our nation, and himself
built us our synagogue. 6 And
Jesus went with them. And when
he was now not far from the house,
the centurion sent friends to him,
saying unto him, Lord, trouble not
thyself ; for I am not '^ worthy that
thou shouldest come under my roof :
7 wherefore neither thought I my-
self worthy to come unto thee : but
say ^the word, and my "sei'vant
shall be healed. 8 For I also am
a man set under authority, having
under myself soldiers : and I say
2 Many ancient authorities read for it had been
founded upon the. rock : as in Mt. 7. 25.
^ Gr. heard. * Gr. did not. * Gr. bonditerrant.
6 Or, precious to him Or, honorable with him
7 Gr. sufficient. 8 Gr. with a word. » Or, 6og
7.9
LUKE
7.38
The Widow of If ain's Son. The Baptist's Deputation. The Baptist extolled
to this one, Go, and he goeth ; and
to another, Come, and he cometh ;
and to my 'servant. Do this, and
he doeth it. 9 And when Jesus
heard these things, he marvelled at
him, and turned and said unto the
multitude that followed him, I say
unto you, "I have not found so
great faith, no, not in Israel. 10
And they that were sent, return-
ing to the house, found the ' ser-
vant whole.
11 And it came to pass ^soon
afterwards, that he went to a city
called Nain ; and his disciples went
with him, and a great multitude.
1 2 Now when he drew near to the
gate of the city, behold, there was
carried out one that was dead, the
only son of his mother, and she was
a_widow : and much people of the
city was with her. 1 3 And when
*the Lord saw her, he had com-
passion on her, and said unto her.
Weep not. 14 And he came nigh
and touched the bier : and the
bearers stood still. And he said.
Young man, I say unto . thee.
Arise. 15 And he that was dead
sat up, and began to speak. And
he gave him to his mother. 1 6 And
° fear took hold on all: and they
■* glorified God, saying, A great
*prophet is arisen among us : and,
God hath visited his people. 17
•''And this report went forth con-
cerning him in the whole of Judcea,
and all the region round about.
18 ^And the disciples of John
told him of all these things.
19 And John calling unto him
^ two of his disciples sent them to
*the Lord, saying. Art thou he
that cometh, or look we for an-
other ^ 20 And when the men
were come unto him, they said,
John the Baptist hath sent us unto
thee, saying, Art thou he that com-
eth, or look we for another 1 2 1 In
that hour he '' cured many of dis-
eases and ■*' plagues and evil spirits ;
and on many that were blind he
bestowed sight. 22 And he an-
swered and said unto them, Go
and tell John the things which ye
have seen and heard ; the blind re-
ceive their sight, the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, and the
deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the
poor have ^good tidings preached to
them. 23 And blessed is he, who-
1 Gr. bondservant.
2 Many ancient authorities read on the next
day. 3 (Jr. certain two. * Gr. scourges.
^ Or, the gospel
«Mt. S. 10;
comp. ver.
50
6 ver. 19; ch.
10. 1;U. 1,
39 ; 12. 42 ;
13. 15 ; 17.
5, 6 ; 18. 6 ;
19. 8 ; 22.
61 ; 24. 34 ;
Ju. 4. 1 ; 6.
23 ; 11. 2
" ch. 5. 26
•iSeeMt.9.8
''SeeMt.21.
11 ; comp.
ver. 39
/SeeMt. 9.
26
y ver. 18-35 :
Mattheiv
11. 2-19
'' See Mt. 4.
23
i See Mk. 3.
10
*Mt. 11.10;
Mk. 1. 2
I ver. 35
'" ch. 3. 12 ;
comp. Mt.
21. 32
" Acts 18.
25 ; 19. 3
« See Mt. 22.
35
i'Seech.l.
15
" ver. 37-39 :
comp. Mt.
2fi. 6-13 ;
Mk. 14. 3-
9 ; also
Ju. 12. 1-8
67
soever shall find no occasion of
stumbling in me.
24 Andfwhen the messengers of
John were departed, he began to
say unto the multitudes concern-
ing John, What went ye out into
tlie wilderness to behold^ a reed
shaken with the wind"? 25 But
what went ye out to see"? a man
clothed in soft raiment ■? Behold,
they that are gorgeously appar-
elled, and live delicately, are in
kings' courts. 26 But what went
ye out to see"? a prophets Yea, I
.say unto you, and much more than
a prophet. 27 This is he of whom
it is written,
''^ Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way before
thee.
28 I say unto you. Among them
that are born of women there is
none greater than John: yet he
that is '^ but little in the kingdom
of God is greater than he. 29 And
all the people when they heard,
and the '^puolicans, 'justified God,
"'"being baptized with "the bap-
tism of John. 30 But the Phari-
sees and the " lawyers rejected for
theniselves the counsel of God,
" being not baptized of him.
31 Whereunto then shall I liken
the men of this generation, and to
what are they like? 32 They are
like unto children that sit in the
marketplace, and call one to an-
other ; who say. We piped unto
you, and ye did not dance ; we
wailed, and ye did not weep.
33 For John the Baptist is come
^eating no bread nor drinking
wine ; and ye say. He hath a de-
mon. 34 The Son of man is come
eating and drinking ; and ye say,
Behold, a gluttonous man, and a
winebibber, a friend of * publicans
and sinners ! 35 And wisdom "* is
justified of all her children.
36 And one of the Pharisees
desired him that he would eat with
him. And he entered into the
Pharisee's house, and '- sat down to
meat. 37 ""And behold, a woman
who was in the city, a sinner ; and
when she knew that he was '^sit-
ting at meat in the Pharisee's
house, she brought "an alabaster
cruse of ointment, 38 and stand-
6 Mai. iii. 1. 7 Gr. lesser.
8 See marginal note on ch. 3. 12.
9 Or, having been i» Or, not having been
11 Or, was 12 Or, reclined at table
1* Or, reclining at table i* Or, ajtask
7.39
LUKE
8.17
Jesas anointed by a Siufal Woman. The Ministering Women. Tlie Parable of the Sower. The Parable explained. Lesson from
ing behind at his feet, weeping,
she began to wet his feet with her
tears, and wiped them with the
hair of her head, and ^kissed his
feet, and anointed them with the
ointment. 39 Now when the
Pharisee that had bidden him saw
it, he spake within himself, saying.
This man, if he were ^"a prophet,
would have perceived who and
what manner of woman this is that
toucheth him, that she is a sinner.
40 And Jesus answering said unto
him, Simon, I have somewhat to
say unto thee. And he saith.
Teacher, say on. 41 A certain
lender had two debtors : the one
owed five hundred ^ '' shillings, and
the other fifty. 42 When they
"had not wherewith to pay, he for-
gave them both. Which of them
therefore will love him most 1
43 Simon answered and said, He,
I suppose, to whom he forgave the
most. And he said unto him. Thou
hast rightly judged. 44 And turn-
ing to the woman, he said unto
Simon, Seest thou this woman 1 I
entered into thy house, thou "^ gav-
est me no water for my feet : but
she hath wetted my feet with her
tears, and wiped them with her
hair. 45 Thou " gavest me no kiss :
but she, since the time I came in,
hath not ceased to ''kiss my feet.
46 -^My head with oil thou didst
not anoint : but she hath anointed
my feet with ointment. 47 Where-
fore I say unto thee. Her sins, which
are many, are forgiven ; for she
loved much : but to whom little
is forgiven, the same loveth little.
48 And he said unto her, ^Thy
sins are forgiven. 49 And they
that ^ sat at rneat with him began
to say ® within themselves, Who
is this that even forgiveth sins^
50 And he said unto the woman,
*Thy faith hath saved thee ; 'go in
peace.
8 And it came to pass soon
afterwards, that he went
about through cities and villages,
* preaching and bringing the '' good
tidings of the kingdom of God, and
with him the twelve, 2 and 'cer-
tain women who had been healed
of evil spirits and infirmities :
'Mary that wa.s called Magdalene,
1 Gr. kissed much.
2 Some ancient authorities read the prophel.
See Jn. 1. 21, 2.5.
3 The word in the G-reek denotes a coin worth
about eight pence half-penny, or nearly seven-
••een cents. * Gr. kiss much. 5 (jr. reclined.
•> Or, among 7 Or, gospel
" ver. 16 ;
Jn. 4. 19
b Mt. 18. 28 ;
Mk. 6. 37
' Mt. 18. 25
d Gen. 18. 4 ;
19. 2 J 43.
24 ; Judg.
19. 21 ; 1
Tim. 5. 10
" 2 S. 15. 5
/Ps. 23. 5;
Eccl. 9. 8 ;
comp. 2 S.
12. 20 ;
Dan. 10. 3
B See Mt. 9.
2
'i Comp. Mt.
9.22
i ch. 8. 48 ;
see Mk. 5.
34
*-■ Comp. Mt.
4. 23
*SeeMt.
27. 55 f .
comp. ch.
23.49
'" See Mt.
14.1
" Comp. Mt.
20. 8
" ver. 4-8 :
Mat /hew
13. 2-9 ;
Mark i. 1-9
f See Mt. 11.
15
9 ver. 9-15 :
Matthew
13. 10-23 ;
Mark 4.
10-20
»• See Mt.
13.11
" See Mt. 13.
14
t Comp.
1 Pet. 1.
23
' Mt. 5. 15 ;
Mk. 4. 21 ;
ch. 11. 33
' ch. 12. 2 ;
Mt. 10. 26 ;
Mk. 4. 22
from whom seven demons had gonf
out, 3 and Joanna the wife of Chu-
zas '"Herod's "steward, and Su-
sanna, and many others, who
ministered unto ''them of their
substance.
4 "And when a great multitude
came together, and they of every
city resorted unto him, he spake
by a parable : 5 The sower went
forth to sow his seed : and as he
sowed, some fell by the way side:
and it was trodden under foot, and
the birds of the heaven devoured
it. 6 And other fell on the rock ;
and as soon as it grew, it withered
away, because it had no moisture.
7 And other fell amidst the thorns :
and the thorns grew with it, and
choked it. 8 And other fell into
the good ground, and gi^ew, and
brought forth fruit a hundredfold.
As he said these things, he cried,
* He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear.
9 2^ And his disciples asked him
what this parable might be,
10 And he said, ''Unto you it is
given to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of God : but to the rest in
parables ; ' that seeing they may
not see, and hearing they may not
understand. 11 Now the parable
is this : * The seed is the word of
God. 12 And those by the way
side are they that have heard ;
then Cometh the devil,'and taketh
away the word from their heart,
that they may not believe and be
saved. 13 And those on the rock
are they who, when they have
heard, receive the word with joy ;
and these have no root, who for a
while believe, and in time of temp-
tation fall away. 14 And that
which fell among the thorns, these
are they that have heard, and as
they go on their way they are
choked with cares and riches and
pleasures of this life, and bring no
rruit to perfection. 15 And that
in the good ground, these are such
as in an honest and good heart,
having heard the word, hold it
fast, and bring forth fruit with
^ patience.
16 And "no man, when he hath
lighted a lamp, covereth it with
a vessel, or putteth it under a
bed ; but putteth it on a stand,
that they that enter in may see
the light. 1 7 '' For nothing is hid,
8 Many ancient authorities read him.
9 Or, stedfastness
68
8.18
LUKE
8.43
the Lamp. Spiritaal Kinship more than Natural. The Storm on the Lake. The Gerasene Demoniac. Jaiirns's Daughter
that shall not be made manifest ;
nor anything secret, that shall not
be known and come to light. 18
Take heed therefore how ye hear :
"for whosoever hath, to him shall
be given ; and whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken away even
that which he ^ thinketh he hath.
19 *And there came to him his
mother and brethren, and they
could not come at him for the
crowd. 20 And it was told him.
Thy mother and thy brethren
stand without, desiring to see
thee. 21 But he answered and
said unto them. My mother and
my brethren are these " that hear
the word of God, and do it.
22 ''Now it came to pass on
one of those days, that he en-
tered into a boat, himself and his
disciples ; and he said unto them.
Let us go over unto the other side
of " the lake : and they launched
forth. 23 But as they sailed he
fell asleep : and there came down
a storm of wind on " the lake ; and
they were filling with tvater, and
were in jeopardy. 24 And they
came to him, and awoke him,
saying, ^ Master, master, we perish.
And he awoke, and "rebuked the
wind and the raging of the water :
and they ceased, and there was a
calm. 25 And he said unto them.
Where is your faith? And being
afraid they marvelled, saying one
to another. Who then is this, that
he commandeth even the winds
and the water, and they obey
him?
26 ^And they arrived at the
country of the "Gerasenes, which
is over against Galilee. 27 And
when he was come forth upon
the land, there met him a certain
man out of the city, who had
demons ; and for a long time he
had worn no clothes, and abode
not in any house, but in the
tombs. 28 And when he saw
Jesus, he cried out, and fell down
before him, and with a loud voice
said, 'What have I to do with thee,
Jesus, thou Son of * the Most High
God ■? I beseech thee, torment me
not. 29 For he was commanding
the unclean spirit to come out from
the man. For ^ oftentimes it had
seized him : and he was kept under
guard, and bound with chains and
1 Or, seemeth to have
* Many ancient authorities read Gergesenes ;
others, Oadarenes : and so in ver. 37.
3 Or, of a long time
" See Mt. 13.
r2, comp.
ch. 19. 26
b ver. 19-21 :
Matthew
12. 46-50 ;
Mark 3.
31-35
" ch. 11. 28
d ver. 22-25 :
Matthew
8. 23-27 ;
ifori-4. 36-
41
« ver. 22 ;
see ch. 5.
If.
/See ch.5. 5
0 See ch. 4.
39
h ver. 26-37 :
Matthew
8. 2S-34 ;
Mark 5. 1-
17
'■ See Mt. 8.
29
fc See Mk.
5. 7
' Comp. Mt.
26. ,53
" Rom. 10.
7 ; Rev. 9.
1 f . 11 ; 11.
7 ; 17. 8 ;
20. 1, 3
" Comp. ch.
10.39
' See Mt. 4.
24
P ver. 38, 39 :
Mark 5.
18-20
1 Comp. Mt.
9. 1 ; Mk.
5. 21
'" ver. 41-56 :
Matthew 9.
18-26 ;
Mark 5.
22^3
' ver. 49 ;
see Mk. 5.
22
fetters ; and breaking the bands
asunder, he was di'iven of the
demon into the deserts. 30 And
Jesus asked him. What is thy
name? And he said, 'Legion; for
many demons were entered into
him. 31 And they entreated him
that he would not command them
to depart into '"the abyss. 32 Now
there was there a herd of many
swine feeding on the mountain :
and they entreated him that he
would give them leave to enter
into them. And he gave them
leave. 33 And the demons came
out from the man, and entered
into the swine : and the herd
rushed down the steep into *the
lake, and were drowned. .34 And
when they that fed them saw
what had_ come to pass, they fled,
and told it iii the city and in the
country. 35 And they went out
to see what had come to pass ; and
they came to Jesus, and found the '
man, from whom the demons were
gone out, sitting, clothed and in
his right mind, "at the feet of
Jesus : and they were afraid. 36
And they that saw it told them
how he that was " possessed with
demons was '^made whole. 37
And all the people of the coun-
try of the Gera.senes round about
asked him to depart from them ;
for they were holden with great
fear : and he entered into a boat,
and returned. 38 ^But the man
from whom the demons were gone
out prayed him that he might be
with him : but he sent him away,
saying, 39 Return to thy house,
and declare how great things God
hath done for thee. And he went
his way, publishing thi'oughout the
whole city how great things Jesus
had done for him.
40 * And as Jesus returned, the
multitude ^yelcomed him ; for they
were all waiting for him. 41 ''And
behold, there came a man named
Jairus, and he was ' a ruler of the
synagogue : and he fell down at
Jesus' feet, _ and besought him to
come into his house ; 42 for he had
an only daughter, about twelve
years of age, and she was cil.ying.
But as he went the multitudes
thronged him.
43 And a woman having an issue
of blood twelve years, who ^had
* Or, saved
5 Some ancient authorities omit had spent all
her living upon physicians, and.
69
8.44
LUKE
9.19
The Woman with an Issue of Blood. The Daughter raised. Herod's Perplexity, The Five Thousand fed. Peter's
spent all her "living upon physi-
cians, and could not be healed of
any, 44 came behind him, and
touched the border of his gar-
ment : and immediately the issue
of her blood stanched. 45 And
Jesus said, Who is it that touched
me? And when all denied, Peter
said, ^ and they that were with
him, * Master, the multitudes
press thee and crush thee. 46
But Jesus said. Some one did
touch me; for I perceived that
"power had gone forth from me.
47 And when the woman saw that
she was not hid, she came trem-
bling, and falling down before
him declared in the presence of
all the people for what cause she
touched him, and how she was
healed immediately. 48 And he
said unto her, Daughter, "^ thy faith
hath '^ made thee whole ; ^ go in
peace.
49 While he yet spake, there
Cometh one from -^the ruler of the
synagogue's house, saying. Thy
daughter is dead ; trouble not the
Teacher. 50 But Jesus hearing it,
answered him, ^ Fear not : only be-
lieve, and she shall be ^made whole.
51 And when he came to the house,
he suffered not any man to enter in
with him, save Peter, and John, and
James, and the father of the maiden
and her mother. 52 And all were
weeping, and * bewailing her : but
he said. Weep not ; for she is not
dead, but ' sleepeth. 53 And they
laughed him to scoi'n, knowing that
she was dead. 54 But he, taking
her by the hand, called, saying.
Maiden, arise. 55 And her spirit
returned, and she rose up imme-
diately: and he commanded that
something be given her to eat. 56
And her parents wei-e amazed : but
he * charged them to tell no man
what had been done.
9 'And he called the twelve
together, and gave them power
and authority over all demons, and
to cure diseases. 2 And he sent
them forth to '" preach the kingdom
of God, and to heal ''the sick. 3
And he said unto them, " Take
nothing for your journey, "neither
staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor
money ; neither have two coats.
4 And into whatsoever house ye
enter, there abide, and thence de-
1 Some ancient authorities omit and they that
were with him. 2 Or, saved thee 8 Or, saved
i Some ancient authorities omit the sick.
" See Mk.
12.44
b See ch. 5.
5
'^ See ch. 6.
17
d See Mt. 9.
22
"ch. 7. .50;
see Mk. 5.
34
/ver. 41
'J Mk. 5. 36
h ch. 23. 27 ;
Mt. 11. 17
Gr.
' Jn. 11. 13
* See Mt.
8.4
' Mt. 10. 5 ;
Mk. 6. 7
'" Comp. Mt.
10.7
" ver. 3-5 :
Matthew
10. 9-15 ;
Mark 6. 8-
11 ; comp.
ch. 10. 4-
12 ; 22. 35
" Mt. 10. 10 ;
Mk. 6. 8 ;
comp. ch.
22. 35 f .
P Acts 13.
51 ; see ch.
10.11
1 ch. 8. 1 ;
Mk. 6. 12
"■ ver. 7-9 :
Matthew
14. 1, 2 ;
comp.
Mk. 6.
14 f.
« See Mt. 14.
1 ; comp.
ch. 3. 1 ; 13.
31 ; 23. 7
« See Mt.
14. 2
" See Mt.
16. 14
" ch. 23. 8
'^ Mk. 6. 30
y See Mk. 6.
30
*ver. 10-17:
Matthew
14. 13-21 ;
Mark 6.
Z2-U\ John
6. 5-13
« See Mt. 11.
21
6 Mk. 6. 39
« See Mt. 14.
20
rf ver. 18-20 :
Matthew
16. 13-16 ;
Marks. 21-
29
^ Comp. Mt.
14. 23 ; ch.
6. 12 ; ver.
23
70
part. 5 And as many as receive
you not, when ye depart from that
city, * shake off the dust from your
feet for a testimony against them.
6 And they departed, and went
throughout the villages, * preach-
ing the ° gospel, and healing every-
where.
7 ''Now 'Herod the tetrarch
heard of all that was done : and he
was much perplexed, because that
it was saiu by some, that 'John
was risen from the dead ; 8 and by
some, that " Elijah had appeared ;
and by others, that one ot the old
prophets was risen again. 9 And
Herod said, John I beheaded : but
who is this, about whom I hear
such things 1 And "he sought to
see him.
10 ^And the 2/ apostles, when
they were returned, declared unto
him what things they had done.
^And he took them, and withdrew
apart to a city called "Bethsaida.
11 But the multitudes perceiving
it followed him : and he welcomed
them, and spake to them of the
kingdom of God, and them that
had need of healing he cured. 12
And the day began to wear away ;
and the twelve came, and said unto
him. Send the multitude away, that
they may go into the villages and
country round about, and lodge,
and get provisions : for we are
here in a desert place. 13 But
he said unto them. Give ye them
to eat. And they said. We have
no more than five loaves and two
fi.shes ; except we should go and
buy food for all this people. 14
For they were about five thousand
men. And he said unto his disci-
ples. Make them "sit down *in
companies, about fifty each. 15
And they did so, and made them
all ^sit down. 16 And he took the
five loaves and the two fishes, and
looking up to heaven, he blessed
them, and brake ; and gave to the
disciples to set before the multi-
tude. 17 And they ate, and were
all filled : and there was taken up
that which remained over to them
of broken pieces, twelve " baskets.
18 ''And it came to pass, as he
was " praying apart, the disciples
were with him : and he asked
them, saying. Who do the multi-
tudes say that 1 ami 19 And they
answering said, John the Baptist ;
but others say, Elijah ; and others,
' Or, good tidings * Gr. recline.
9.20
LUKE
9.49
Confession. The Passion foretold. Tlie Transfignration. Tlie IDpileptic Boy. Tlie Son of Man's Fate. Dispute about Rank
that one of the old prophets is risen
again. 20 And he said unto them.
But who say ye that I ami And
Peter answering said, " The Christ
of God. 21 But he * charged them,
and commanded them to tell this to
no man ; 22 "saying, '*The Son of
man must suffer many things, and
be rejected of the elders and chief
priests and scribes, and be killed,
and the third day be raised up.
23 And he said unto all, If any
man would come after me, let him
deny himself, and " take up his
cross daily, and follow me. 24 For
-^whosoever would save his life
shall lose it ; but whosoever shall
lose his life for my sake, the same
shall save it. _ 25 For what is a
man profited, if he gain the whole
world, and ■" lose or forfeit his own
self? 26 ''For whosoever shall be
ashamed of me and of my words,
of him shall the Son of man be
ashamed, when he cometh in his
own glory, and the glory of the
Father, and of the holy angels.
27 But I tell you of a truth,
'There are some of them that
stand here, who shall in no wise
taste of death, till they see the
kingdom of God.
28 *And it came to pass about
eight days after these sayings, that
he took with him 'Peter and John
and James, and ™ went up into the
mountain "to pray. 29 And as he
was "praying, the fashion of his
countenance " was altered, and his
raiment became white and dazzling.
30 And behold, there talked witli
him two men, who were Moses and
Elijah ; 31 who appeared in glory,
and spake of his ^''decease which
he was about to accomplish at Jeru-
salem. 32 Now Peter and they
that were with him *were heavy
with sleep : but ^ when they were
fully awake, they saw his glory,
and the two men that stood with
him. 33 And it came to pass, as
they were parting from him, Peter
said unto Jesus, *■ Master, it is good
for us to be here : and *let us make
three * tabernacles ; one for thee,
and one for Moses, and one for
Elijah : * not knowing what he
said. 34 And while he said these
things, there came a cloud, and
overshadowed them : and they
feared as they entered into the
cloud. 35 And "a voice came out
1 Or, departure
2 Or, having remained awake
3 Or, bootha
" Comp. Jn.
6. 68 f.
b Mt. 16. 20 ;
Mk. 8. 30 ;
comp. Mt.
8. 4
<= ver. 22-27 :
Muitliew
16. 21-28 ;
Mark 8.
31-9. 1
d See Mt. 16.
21 ; ver. 44
" See Mt. 10.
38
/ See Mt. 10.
'J Heb. 10. 34
marg.
* Comp. ch.
12. 9 ; Mt.
10. 33
i See Mt. 16.
28
i ver. 28-36 :
Miiitkew
17. 1-8 ;
J/CH-A-O. 2-8
' See Mt.
17. 1
"' Comp. Mt.
5. 1
" ch. 3. 21 ;
5. 16 ; 6. 12 ;
ver. 18
° Comp.
Mk. 16. 12
Gr.
P 2 Pet. 1. 15
4 Mt. 26. 43 ;
Mk. 14. 40
'' See ch. 5.
5 ; ver. 49
» Comp. Mt.
17. 4 ; Mk.
9. 5
' Comp.
Mk. 9. 6
» 2 Pet. 1.
17 f.
" See Mt. 3.
17 ; ch. 3.
22
*Mt. 17.9;
Mk. 9. 9 f.
y ver. 37-42 :
Matthew
17. 14-18 ;
Mark 9.
14-27
^ 2 Pet. 1. 16
" ver. 43-45 :
Matthew
17. 22 f. ;
Mnrk%.3Q-
32
<< ver. 22
'■ See Mk. 9.
32
<l ver. 48-48 :
Mattheiu
18. 1-5 ;
J/■aJ■^•9. 33-
37
« See Mt.
9. 4
/SeeMt. 10.
40
V ch. 22. 26
ft ver. 49, 50 :
Mark 9.
38-40
« See ch. 5.
5 ; ver. 33
71
of the cloud, saying, "This is '^my
Son, my chosen : hear ye him. 36
And when the voice ^came, Jesus
was found alone. And ^ they held
their peace, and told no man in
those days any of the things which
they had seen.
37 ^ And it came to pass, on the
next day, when they were come
down from the mountain, a great
multitude met him. 38 And be-
hold, a man from the multitude
cried, saying. Teacher, I beseech
thee to look upon my son ; for he
is mine only child : 39 and behold,
a spirit taketh him, and he sud-
denly crieth out ; and it ^ teareth
him that he foameth, and it hardly
departeth from him, bruising him
sorely. 40 And I besought thy
disciples to cast it out ; and they
could not. 41 And Jesus answered
and said, O faithless and perverse
generation, how long shall I be
with you, and bear with youl
bring hither thy son. 42 And as
he was yet a coming, the demon
^ dashed him down, and ** tare him
grievously. But Jesus rebuked the
unclean spirit, and healed the boy,
and gave him back to his father.
43 And they were all astonished
at the ^ majesty of God.
"But while all were marvelling
at all the things which he did, he
said unto his disciples, 44 Let
these words sink into your ears ;
''for the Son of man shall be ^de-
livered up into the hands of men.
45 But "they understood not this
saying, and it was concealed from
them, _ that they should not _ per-
ceive it ; and they were afraid to
ask him about this saying.
46 ** And there arose a ^"reasoning
among them, which of them was
the "greatest. 47 But when Jesus
" saw the '" reasoning of their heart,
he took a little child, and set him
by his side, 48 and said unto them,
^ Whosoever shall receive this little
child in my name receiveth me :
and whosoever shall receive me
receiveth him that sent me : ^ for
he that is ^^ least among you all, the
same is great.
49 *And .John answered and said,
'Master, we saw one casting out
demons in thy name ; and we for-
bade him, because he followeth not
■» Many ancient authorities read my heloved
Son. See Mt. 17. 5 ; Mk. 9. 7. 5 Or, u-as past
6 Or, convulseth 7 Or, rent him
8 Or, convnlfed 9 Or, betrayed
1" Or, questioning n Gr. greater, i^ (Jr. less«r
9.50
LUKE
10.21
luhospitable Samaritans. Disciplesbip exacting. The Seventy sent fortfa. Tbc Return of the Seventy. The Joy of Jesns
with us. 50 But Jesus said unto
him, Forbid him not: "for he that
is not against you is for you.
51 And it came to pass, when the
days ^were well-nigh come that ''he
should be received up, he stedfastly
set his face ''to go to Jerusalem, 52
and sent messengers before his face :
and they went, and entered into
a village of the "* Samaritans, to
make ready for him. 53 And they
did not receive him, "because his
face was as though he ivere going to
Jerusalem. 54 And when his dis-
ciples •''James and John saw this,
they said, Lord, wilt thou that we
bid fire to come down from heaven,
and consume them"? 55 But he
turned, and rebuked them^ 56
And they went to another village.
57 And "as they went on the
way, ''a certain man said unto him,
I will follow thee whithersoever
thou goest. 58 And Jesus said
unto him, The foxes have holes,
and the birds of the heaven have
* nests; but 'the Son of man hath
not where to lay his head. 59 And
he said unto another, * Follow me.
But he said, Lord, suflfer me first
to go and bury my father. 60 But
he said unto him, Leave the dead
to bury their own dead ; but go
thou and 'publish abroad the king-
dom of God. 6 1 And another also
said, I will follow thee. Lord ; but
™ first suffer me to bid farewell to
them that are at my house. 62 But
Jesus said unto him, " No man,
having put his hand to the plow,
and looking back, is fit for the
kingdom of God.
-| f\ Now after these things
±\J "the Lord appointed sev-
enty^ ^others, and sent them *two
and two before his face into every
city and place, whither he himself
was about to come. 2 And he said
unto them, *■ The harvest indeed is
plenteous, but the laborers are few :
Eray ye therefore the Lord of the
arvest, that he send forth laborers
into his harvest. 3 Go your ways ;
* behold, I send you forth as lambs
in the midst of wolves. 4 ' Carry
no purse, no wallet, no shoes ; and
salute no man on the way. 5 And
1 Gr. were being fiilfiUed.
2 Many ancient authorities add even as Elijah
did. Comp. 2 K. 1. 10-12.
3 Some ancient authorities add and said, ¥e
know not what manner of spirit lie are of. Some,
but fewer, add also For the Son of man came
not to destroy men''s lives but to save them. Comp.
ch. 19. 10 ; Jn. 3. 17 ; 12. 47. * Gr. lodging-places.
5 Many ancient aiithorities add and two : and
so in ver. 17.
" See Mt. 12.
30 : comp.
ch. 11. 23
I- See Mk-.
16. 19
' Comp. ch.
13. 22 ; 17.
11 ; 18. 31 ;
19. 11, 23
d See Mt. 10.
5 ; comp.
ch. 10. 33 ;
17. 16 ; Jn.
4. 4
<■ Jn. 4. 9
/Comp.
Mk. 3. 17
» ver. 51
ft ver. 57-60 :
Matthew
8. 19-22
i See Mt. 8.
20
k See Mt. 8.
22
' Mt. 4. 23
"' Comp.
1 K. 19. 20
" Comp.
Phil. 3.
13
" See ch. 7.
13
P Comp. ch.
9. 1 f . 52
9 Mk. 6. 7
'• Mt. 9. 37,
38 ; comp.
Jn. 4. 35
' Mt. 10. 16
* ver. 4-12 :
comp. Mt.
10. 9-14 ;
Mk. 6. 8-
11 ; ch. 9.
3-5
« Mt. 10. 10 ;
1 Cor. 9.14;
1 Tim. 5. 18
" Comp. 1
Cor. 10. 27
" Comp. Mt.
3.2; 10. 7;
ver. 11
y Mt. 10. 14 ;
Mk. 6. 11 ;
ch. 9. 5
' Mt. 10. 15 ;
11.24
» See Mt. 10.
15
b ver. 13-15 :
Matthew
11. 21-23
" See Mt. 11.
21
d See Rev.
11.3
« See Mt. 4.
13
/SeeMt. 11.
23
6- Mt. 10. 40 ;
Jn. 13. 20 :
comp. Gal.
4. 14
ft Comp. Jn.
12. 48 ;
lTh.4. 8
i See Mk.
16.17
* See Mt. 4.
10
' Comp.
Mk. 16. 18
™ Ex. 32. 32 ;
Ps. 69. 28 ;
Is. 4. 3 ;
Ezek. 13.
9 ; Dan. 12.
1 ; Phil. 4.
3 ; Heb. 12.
23; Rev.
72
into whatsoever house ye shall
^ enter, first say, Peace be to this
house. 6 And if a son of peace be
there, your peace shall rest upon
'' him : but it not, it shall turn to
you again. 7 And in that same
house remain, eating and drinking
such things as they give : for " the
laborer is worthy of his hire. Go
not from house to house. 8 And
into whatsoever city ye enter, and
they receive ^ou, " eat such things
as are set before you : 9 and heal
the sick that are therein, and say
unto them, ''The kingdom of God
is come nigh unto you. 10 But
into whatsoever city ye shall enter,
and they receive you not, go out
into the streets thereof and say,
11^ Even the dust from your city,
that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe
off against you : nevertheless know
this, that ■'the kingdom of God is
come nigh. 12 1 say unto you, ' It
shall be more tolerable in that day
for " Sodom, than for that city. 13
* Woe unto thee, " Chorazin ! woe
unto thee, '^ Bethsaida ! for if the
* mighty works had been done in
^ Tyre and Sidon, which were done
in you, they would have repented
long ago, sitting in '* sackcloth and
ashes. 14 But it shall be more tol-
erable for " Tyre and Sidon in the
judgment, than for you. 15 And
thou, ^Capernaum, shalt thou be
exalted unto heaven'? thou shalt
be brought down unto -^ Hades.
16 ^He that heareth you heareth
me ; and '' he that rejecteth you
rejecteth me ; and he that rejecteth
me rejecteth him that sent me.
17 And the seventy returned
with joy, saying. Lord, even 'the
demons are subject unto us in thy
name. 18 And he said unto them,
I beheld * Satan fallen as lightning
from heaven. 19 Behold, I have
given you authority to ' tread upon
serpents and scorpions, and over al)
the power of the enemy : and noth-
ing shall in any wise hurt you. 20
Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that
the spirits are subject unto you ; but
rejoice that " your names are writ-
ten in heaven.
21 "In that same hour he re-
joiced ''in the Holy Spirit, and
said, I ^Hhank thee, O Father,
3. 5 ; 13. 8 : 17. 8 ; 20. 12, 15 ; 21. 27 " ver. 21, 22 ;
Matthew 11. 25-27
6 Or, enter first, say ' Or, it 8 Qx. powers.
9 Or, by 10 Or, praise
10.22
iUKE
11.8
The fiood Samaritan. Martha and Mary. The lord's Prayer. Encouragement to Prayer
Lord of heaven and earth, that
thou didst hide these things from
the wise and understanding, and
didst reveal them unto babes : yea,
Father ; ^ for so it was well-pleas-
ing in thy sight. 22 All tilings
have been delivered unto me of my
Father : and no one knoweth who
the Son is, save the Father ; and
who the Father is, save the Son,
and he to whomsoever the Son
willeth to reveal Amm. ' 23 "And
turning to the disciples, he said
privately. Blessed are the eyes
which see the things that ye see :
24 for I say unto you, that many
prophets and kings desired to see
the things which ye see, and saw
them not ; and to hear the things
which ye hear, and heard them
not.
25 * And behold, a certain "law-
yer stood up and made trial of him,
saying. Teacher, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life % _ 26 And he
said unto him. What is written in
the law 1 how readest thou 1 27
And he answering said, ^ Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God ^with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy strength, and with
all thy mind ; ''and thy neighbor as
thyself. 28 And he said unto hirn.
Thou hast answered right : "^ this
do, and thou shalt live. 29 But
he, desiring *to justify himself,
said unto Jesus, And who is my
neighbor ? 30 Jesus made answer
and said. A certain man was -Agoing
down from Jerusalem to Jericho ;
and he fell among robbers, who
both stripped him and beat him,
and departed, leaving him half
dead. 31 And by chance a cer-
tain priest was going down that
way : and when he saw him, he
passed by on the other side. 32
And in like manner a Levite also,
when he came to the place, and
saw him, passed by on the other
side. 33 But a certain "Samari-
tan, as he journeyed, came where
he was : and when he saw him, he
was moved with compassion, 34
and came to him, and bound up
his wounds, pouring on them oil
and wine ; and he set him on his
own beast, and bi'ought him to an
inn, and took care of him. 35 And
on the morrow he took out two
^ shillings, and gave them to the
host, and said. Take care of him ;
1 Or, that 2 Dt. vi. 5. s Gr. from.
* Lev. six. 18. s gee marginal note on ch. 7. 41.
« ver- 23, 24 :
Matthew
13. 16, 17
b ver. 25-28 :
Matthew
t 22.34-40;
Mark 12.
28-31;
comp. Mt.
19. 16-19
° See Mt.
22. 35
rf See Mt. 19.
17
" ch. 16. 15
/Comp. ch.
18. 31 ; 19.
28
s'SeeMt.lO.
5 ; ch. 9. 52
ft ver. 40 f . ;
Jn. 11.1, 5,
19 ff. 30, 39;
12.2
' ver 42 ;
Jn. 11. If.
19 f. 28, 31 f.
45 ; 12. 3
k Comp. ch.
8. 35 ; see
Acts 22. 3
! See Mt. 6.
25
' Comp. Jn.
6. 27 ; Ps.
27.4
" See ch. 7.
13
" ver. 2-4 :
Matthew 6.
9-13
J> Comp.
Acts 17. 11
'Comp. ch.
13. 4 marg.
and whatsoever thou spendest
more, I, when I come back again,
will repay thee. 36 Which of
these three, thinkest thou, proved
neighbor unto him that fell among
the robbers 1 37 And he said. He
that showed mercy on him. And
Jesus said unto him, Go, and do
thou likewise.
38 Now as they went on their
way, he entered into a certain vil-
lage : and a certain woman named
''Martha received him into her
house. 39 And she had a sister
called *Mary, who also ^sat at the
Lord's feet, and heard his word.
40 But ''Martha was "^cumbered
about much serving; and she
came up to him, and said. Lord,
dost thou not care that my sister
did leave me to serve alone? bid
her therefore that she help me. 41
But the Lord answered and said
unto her, ■"' Martha, Martha, thou
art 'anxious and troubled about
niany things : 42 *"'but one thing
is needful : for ' Mary hath chosen
the good part, which shall not be
taken away from her.
nAnd it came to pass, as
he was praying in a certain
Elace, that when he ceased, one of
is disciples said unto him, "Lord,
teach us to pray, even as John also
taught his disciples. 2 And he
said unto them, "When ye pray,
say, ''Father, Hallowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom come.^" 3
Give us *day by day "our daily
bread. 4 And forgive us our sins ;
for we ourselves also forgive every
one that « is indebted to us. And
bring us not into temptation'^.
5 And he said unto them, Which
of you shall have a friend, and .shall
go unto him at midnight, and say
to him. Friend, lend me three
loaves ; 6 for a friend of mine is
come to me from a journey, and I
have nothing to set before him ; 7
and he from within shall answer
and say. Trouble me not : the door
is now shut, and my children are
with me in bed ; I cannot rise and
give thee"? 8 I say unto you,
6 dr. distracted.
1 A few ancient authorities read Martha^ Mar-
tha, thou art troubled ; Mary hath chosen &c.
8 Many ancient authorities read but few things
are needful, or one.
9 Many ancient authorities read Our Father,
who art in heaven. See Mt. 6. 9.
1" Many ancient authorities add Thy will be
done, asm heaven, so on earth. See Mt. 6. 10.
11 Gr. our bread for the coining day. Or, our
needful bread : as in Mt. 6. 11.
12 Many ancient authorities add but deliver us
from the evil one (or, from evil). See Mt. 6. 13.
73
11.9
LUKE
11.38
Calnmny of the Jews refuted. The Craving for Signs rebuked. Pliarisaism exposed
Though he will not rise and give
him because he is his friend, yet
" because of his importunity he will
arise and give him ^ as many as he
needeth. 9 And I say unto you,
* Ask, and it shall be given you ;
seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you. 10
For every one that asketh receiv-
eth ; and he that seeketh findeth ;
and to him that knocketh it shall
be opened. 11 And of which of
you that is a father shall his son
ask "a loaf, and he give hini a
stone 1 or a fish, and he for a fish
give him a serpent? 12 Or if he
shall ask an egg, will he give him a
scorpion "? 13 ''If ye then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts
unto your children, how much more
shall your heavenly Father give the
** Holy Spirit to them that ask him ?
14 ^And he was casting out a
demon tliat was dumb. And it
came to pass, when the demon was
gone out, the dumb man spake ;
and the multitudes marvelled. 15
But some of them said, ^•'"By
* ^ Beelzebub the prince of the
demons casteth he out demons.
16 And others, trying him, ''sought
of him a sign from heaven. 1 7
'But he, knowing their thoughts,
said unto them, Every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to
desolation ; ° and a house divided
against a house falleth. 18 And if
* Satan also is divided against him-
self, how shall his kingdom stand 1
iDecause ye say that I cast out
demons ^by *■'' Beelzebub. 19 And
if I ^by ""^ Beelzebub cast out
demons, by whom do your sons
cast them ouf? therefore shall they
be your judges. 20 But if I by the
'finger of God cast out demons,
then is '" the kingdom of God come
upon you. 21 When the strong
man fully armed guardeth his own
"court, his goods are in peace : 22
but when a stronger than he shall
come upon him, and overcome him,
he taketh from him his whole armor
wherein he trusted, and divideth
his spoils. 23 " He that is not with
me is against me ; and he that gath-
ereth not with me scattereth. 24
^The unclean spirit when "^he is
gone out of the man, passeth
through waterless places, seeking
rest, and finding none, ®he saith,
1 Or, whatsoever things
2 Some ancient authorities omit a loaf, and he
give him a stone ? or. ^ Or, In ■• 6r. Beelzebul.
* Or, and house falleth upon house s Or, it
" Comp. ch.
18. 1-6
b ver. 9-13 :
Matthew!.
7-11
" Comp. ch.
18. 7 f.
d Comp. Mt.
7.11
« ver. 14, 15 :
Malt hew
12. 22, 24 ;
comp. Mt.
9. 32-;i4
/ See Mt. 9.
34
!' See Mt. 10.
2.5
h See Mt. 12.
38
! ver. 17-22 :
Matt /le IV
12. 25-29 ;
Mark 3.
23-27
k See Mt. 4.
10
' Ex. 8. 19
'" See Mt. 3. 2
" See Mt.
2(). 3
" Mt. 12. 30
Pver, 24-26:
Maffhrw
12, 43-45
1 Comp. ch.
23. 2,9
>" ch. 8. 21
« ver, 29-32 :
Matthew
12, 39-42
* ver. 16 ; .see
Mt. 12. 38
" ch. 8, 16 ;
Mt. 5, 15 ;
Mk. i. 21
" ver, 34, 35 :
Matthew
6. 22, 23
' Comp Mt.
15. 2 ; Mk,
7. 3f,
74
I will turn back unto my house
whence I came out^ 25 And when
''he is come, "he findeth it swept
and garnished. 26 Then goeth
•^he, and taketh to him seven other
spirits more evil than ''himself;
and they enter in and dwell there :
and the last state of that man be-
Cometh worse than the first.
27 And it came to pass, as he
said these things, a certain woman
out of the multitude lifted up her
voice, and said unto him, '' Blessed
is the womb that bare thee, and'
the breasts which thou didst suck,
28 But he said. Yea rather, bles.sed
are 'they that hear the word of
God, and keep it.
29 And when the multitudes
were gathering together unto him.,
he began to say, ^This generation
is an evil generation: it 'seeketh
after a sign ; and there shall no
sign be given to it but the sign of
Jonah. 30 For even as Jonah be-
came a sign unto the Ninevites, so
shall also the Son of man be to
this generation. 31 The queen of
the south shall rise up in the judg-
rnent with the men of this genera-
tion, and shall condemn them : for
she came from the ends of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and
behold, ®a greater than Solomon is
here. 32 The men of Nineveh shall
stand up in the judgment with this
generation, and shall condemn it :
for they repented at the preaching
of Jonah ; and behold, ^a greater
than Jonah is here.
33 No " man, when he hath
lighted a lamp, putteth it in a
cellar, neither under the bushel,
but on the stand, that they which
enter in may see the light. 34
" The lamp of thy body is thine
eye : when thine eye is single, thy
whole body also is full of light;
but when it is evil, thy body also
is full of darkness. 35 Look there-
fore whether the light that is in
thee be not darkness. 36 If there-
fore thy whole body be full of light,
having no part dark, it shall be
wholly full of light, as when the
lamp with its bright shining doth
give thee light.
37 Now as he spake, a Pharisee
asketh him to '^ dine with him :
and he went in, and sat down to
meat. 38 And when the Phari-
see saw it, he marvelled that he
had not first ^bathed himself be-
1 Or, itself 8 Or, more than. ^ Gr. breakfast.
11.39
LUKE
12.15
and denonnced : — SLy Woes. His Enemies seek to ensnare him. Charge to the Disciples
fore ^dinner. 39 And "the Lord
said unto him, Now * ye the Phari-
sees cleanse the outside of the cup
and of the platter ; but your in-
ward part is full of extortion and
wickedness. 40 "Ye foolish ones,
did not he that made the outside
make the inside also"? 41 But
"* give for alms those things which
-are within ; and behold, all things
are "clean unto you.
42 •''But woe unto you Phari-
sees ! for ye ^ tithe mint and rue
and every herb, and pass over jus-
tice and the love of God : but
these ought ye to have done, and
not to leave the other undone. 43
Woe unto you Pharisees ! for ye
''love the chief seats in the syna-
gogues, and the salutations in the
marketplaces. 44 'Woe unto you!
for ye are as the tombs which ap-
pear not, and the men that walk
over them know it not.
45 And one of the * lawyers
answering saith unto him. Teacher,
in saying this thou reproachest us
also. 46 And he said, Woe unto
you * lawyers also ! for ' ye load
men with burdens grievous to be
borne, and ye yourselves touch
not the burdens with one of your
fingers. 47 ™ Woe unto you ! for
ye build the tombs of the prophets,
and your fathers killed them. 48
So ye are witnesses and consent
unto the works of your fathers :
for they killed them, and ye build
their tombs. 49 Therefore also said
"the wisdom of God, "I will send
unto them^ prophets and apostles ;
and some of them they shall kill and
persecute ; 50 that the blood of all
the prophets, which was shed ^ from
the foundation of the world, may
be required of this generation ; 5 1
from the blood of Abel unto the
blood of Zachariah, who perished
between the altar and the '" sanctu-
ary : yea, I say unto you, it shall
be required of this generation. 52
Woe unto you '' lawyers ! for ye took
away the key of knowledge : * ye
entered not in yourselves, and
them that were entering in ye
hindered.
53 And when he was come out
from thence, the scribes and the
Pharisees began to * press upon
him vehemently, and to provoke
him to speak of ® many things ; 54
1 Gr. brp.akfast. 2 Or, ye can ' Gr. house.
< Or, set themselves vehemently against him
s Or, more
" See ch. 7.
13
6Mt. 23. 25f.
<^ ch. 12. 20 ;
1 Cor, 15.
36
d ch. 12. 33 ;
comp. 16. 9
" Comp.
Mk. 7. 19 ;
Tit. 1. 15
/ Mt. 23. 23
'■' ch. 18. 12
''Mt. 23. 6 f.;
Mk. 12.
38 f. ; ch.
20. 46 ;
comp. 14. 7
i Mt. 23. 27
k ver. 46, 52 ;
see Mt. 22.
35
' Mt. 23. 4
">■ Mt. 23.
2:) ff.
" Comp.
1 Cor. 1. 24,
30 ; Col. 2.
3
" ver. 49-51 :
comp.
Mt. 23. 34-
36
P See Mt.
25. 34
« Mt. 23. 13
"" Acts 23.
21 ; ch. 20.
20. Comp.
Mk. 3. 2
' Mk. 12. 13
' Mt. 16. 6,
11 ff.; Mk.
8.15
" ver. 2-9 :
Matthew
10. 26-33
" ch. 8. 17 ;
Mt. 10. 26 ;
Mk. 4. 22
^' Mt. 10. 27.
See Mt. 24.
17
y Jn. 15. U-
15
' Heb. 10. 31
» See Mt. 5.
22
<> Comp. Mt.
7.0. 29
<= See Mt. 10.
30
(' Comp. Mt.
10. 32 ;
ch. 15. 10 ;
Rom. 10. 9
^ Comp. ch.
9. 26.
See Mt. 10.
33
/Comp. Mt.
12. 31, 32 ;
Mk. 3. 28-
30
<J Comp. Mt.
10. 17
ft ver. 22.
See Mt. e.
25 ; 10. 19 ;
Mk. 13. 11 ;
comp. ch.
21. 14
i See Mt. 10.
20 ; comp.
ch. 21. 15
ft Comp.
Mic. 6. 8;
Rom. 2. 1,
3 ; 9. 20
' Comp.
1 Tim. 6.
6-10
75
""laying wait for him. Ho catch
something out of his mouth.
•^ O In the mean time, when
X w "^ the many thousands of the
multitude wer'e gathered together,
insomuch that they trod one upon
another, he began to "^ say unto his
disciples first of all, ' Beware ye of
the leaven of the Pharisees, which
is hypocrisy. 2 ""But there is
nothing covered up, that shall not
be revealed ; and hid, that shall
not be known. 3 Wherefore what-
soever ye have said in the darkness
shall be heard in the light ; and
what ye have spoken in the ear in
the inner chambers shall be pro-
claimed upon ^ the housetops. 4
And I say unto you 2' my friends,
Be not afraid of them that kill the
body, and after that have no more
that they can do. 5 But I will
warn you whom ye shall fear :
' Fear him, who after he hath
killed hath ® power to cast into
" '[ hell ; yea, I say unto you, Fear
him. 6 Are not * five sparrows sold
for two pence 'J and not one of them
is forgotten in the sight of God. 7
""But the very hairs of your head
are all numbered. Fear not : ye
are of more value than many spar-
rows. 8 And I say unto you. Every
one who shall confess "me before
men, "him shall the Son of man
also confess '' before the angels of
God : 9 but " he that denieth me in
the presence of men shall be denied
''in the presence of the angels of
God. 10 -^And every one who shall
speak a word against the Son of
man, it shall be forgiven him : but
unto him that blasphemeth against
the Holy Spirit it shall not be for-
given. 11 And when they bring
j^ou before ''the synagogues, and
the rulers, and the authorities, be
not * anxious how or what ye shall
answer, or what ye shall say : 1 2 for
' the Holy Spirit shall teach you in
that very hour what ye ought to
say.
13 And one out of the multitude
said unto him. Teacher, bid my
brother divide the inheritance with
me. 14 But he said unto him,
*Man, who made me a judge or a
divider over you '? 15 And he said
unto them, ' Take heed, and keep
yourselves from all covetousness :
6 Gr. the myriads of.
f Or, say unto his disciples. First of all be-
ware ye 8 Or, authority ^ Gr. Gehenna.
1" Gr. in me, n Gr. in him.
12.16
LUKE
12. 47
Of Covetoasness : the Rich Fool. Of Earthly Anxiety : the True Treasure. Watchftilness enjoined. Of Faithfal and
^ for a man's life consisteth not in
the abundance of the things which
he possesseth. 16 And he spake
a parable unto them, saying, The
ground of a certain rich man
brought forth plentifully : 1 7 and
he reasoned within himself, say-
ing. What shall I do, because I
have not where to bestow my
fruits? 18 And he said, This will
I do : I will pull down my barns,
and build greater ; and there will
I bestow all my grain and my
goods. 19 And I will say to my
'■^soul, ^Soul, "thou hast much
goods laid up for many years ;
take thine ease, eat, drink, be
merry. 20 But God said unto
him, * Thou foolish one, this night
^ " is thy - soul required of thee ;
and "^ the things which thou hast
prepai'ed, whose shall they be? 21
So is he that 'layeth up treasure
for himself, and is not rich toward
God.
22 And he said unto his disci-
gles, ^Therefore I say unto you,
le not anxious for your ■*life, what
ye shall eat ; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on. 23 For the
'^ life is more than the food, and the
body than the raiment. 24 Con-
sider the ^ravens, that they sow
not, neither reap ; which have no
store-chamber nor ''barn; and God
feedeth them : of how much more
value are ye than the birds ! _ 25
And which of you by being anxious
can add a 'cubit unto ^the measure
of his life? 26 If then ye are not
able to do even that which is least,
why are ye anxious concerning the
rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how
they grow : they toil not, neither
do they spin ; yet I say unto you.
Even * Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these. 28
But if God doth so clothe the grass
in the field, which to-day is, and
to-morrow is cast into the oven ;
how much more shall he clothe you,
' O ye of little faith ? 29 And seek
not ye what ye shall eat, and what
ye shall drink, neither be ye '"of
doubtful mind. 30 For all these
things do the nations of the woi'ld
seek after : but your Father know-
eth that ye have need of these
things. 31 Yet seek ye^hisking-
1 Or, for even in a wnn^s abimdance, his life is
not from Ike things which he possesseth
2 Or, life 3 (}r f/ifiy require thy soul.
* Or, soul s Or, his stature
6 Many ancient authorities read thb kingdom
Of Qod.
" Comp.
Eccl. 11. 9 ;
Ecclua. 11.
19
b Jer. 17. 11 ;
ch. 11. 40
" Job 27. 8
d Pa. 39. 6
*■ Comp,
ver. 33
/ver. 22-31:
Matthew
6. 25-33
f Job 38 41
'' ver. 18
i Comp. Ps.
39.5
»: 1 K. 10. 4-7
' See Mt. 6.
30
'" Comp. Mt.
6. 31
" See Mt. 6.
" See Mt. 14.
27
2' Comp. Jn.
21. 15-17
9 Comp.
Eph, 1. 5, 9
•" See Mt.
19. 21 ; ch.
18. 22 ;
comp. 11.
41
' Mt. 6. 20 ;
comp. ver.
'21
« Mt. 6. 21
"ver. 35, 36:
comp. Mt.
25. 1 If.
" Comp.
Eph. 6. 14;
1 Pet. 1. 13
^ See Mt. 24.
42
y ch. 17. 8 ;
Jn. 13. 4
^ See Mt. 24.
43
" ver. 39, 40 :
Matthew
24. 43, 44
(- Mt. 6. 19
"^ Comp. ch.
21. 36 ; Mk.
13. 33
d Comp.
ver. 47, 48
' See ch. 7.
13
/ver. 42-46:
Matthew
24. 45-51
" Comp. Mt.
24. 45 ; ch.
16. 1 ff.
h ver. 42
n
dom, and "these things shall be
added unto you. 32 "Fear not,
p little flock ; for it is * your Father's
good pleasure to give you the king-
dom. 33 *■ Sell that which ye have,
and give alms ; make for j^ourselves
purses which wax not old, * a treas-
ure in the heavens that faileth
not, where no thief draweth near,
neither moth destroyeth. 34 For
' where your treasure is, there will
your heart be also.
35 "Let your "loins be girded
about, and your lamps burning ;
36 and be ye yourselves like unto
men looking for their lord, when
he shall return from the marriage
feast ; that, when he cometh and
knocketh, they may straightway
open unto him. 37 Blessed are
those ^servants, whom the lord
when he cometh shall find -^ watch-
ing : verily I say unto you, that
*he shall gird himself, and make
them sit dovvn to meat, and shall
come and serve them. 38 And if
he shall come in the \second watch,
and if in the ^ third, and find tlcem
so, blessed are those servants. 39
^"But know this, that if the mas-
ter of the house had known in
what hour the thief was coming,
he would have watched, and not
have left his house to be ^ ' bi'oken
through. 40 " Be ye also ready :
for in an hour that ye think not
the Son of man cometh.
41 And Peter said. Lord, speak-
est thou this parable unto us, or
even ''unto all? 42 And "the
Lord said, {Who then is ^" the faith-
ful and wise ^steward, whom his
lord shall set over his household, to
give them their portion of food in
due season? 43 Blessed is that
"''servant, whom his lord when he
cometh shall find so doing. 44 Of
a truth I say unto you, that he will
set him over all that he hath. 45
But if that " servant shall say in his
heart. My lord delayeth his com-
ing ; and shall begin to beat the
menservants and the maidservants,
and to eat and drink, and to be
drunken; 46 the lord of that ^' ser-
vant shall come in a day when he
expecteth not, and in an hour when
he knoweth not, and shall ^" cut him
asunder, and appoint his portion
with the unfaithful. 47 And that
7 Gr. bondservants.
8 Or, Bvt this ve know 9 Gr. digged through.
10 Or, the faithful steuard, the irise man whom
S-c. " Gr. bondservant.
12 Or, severely scourge him
12.48
LUKE
13.18
Unfaithfiil Servants. Jesas the Divider. The Signs of tlie Times. Call to Repentance. The Barren Fig Tree. A Cure on the
^ servant, who knew his lord's will,
and made not ready, nor did accord-
ing to his will, shall be " beaten
with many stripes ; 48 but he that
* knew not, and did things worthy
of stripes, shall be beaten with few
stripes. " And to whomsoever much
is given, of him shall much be re-
quired : and to whom they commit
much, of him will they ask the
more.
49 I came to cast fire upon the
earth ; and " what do I desire, if it
is already kindled *? 50 But I have
a '' baptism to be baptized with ;
and how am I straitened till it be
accomplished ! 51 " Think ye that
I am come to give peace in the
earth 1 I tell you. Nay ; but rather
division : 52 for there shall be from
henceforth five in one house di-
vided, three against two, and two
against three. 53 They shall be
divided, ■''father against son, and
son against father ; mother against
daughter, and daughter against her
mother ; mother in law against her
daughter in law, and daughter in
law against her mother in law.
54 And he said to the multitudes
also, * When ye see a cloud rising in
the west, straightway ye say, There
Cometh a shower ; and so it cometh
to pass. 55 And when ye see a south
wind blowing, ye say, There will be
a ^ '^ scorching heat; and it cometh
to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, 'ye
know how to ^ interpret the face of
the earth and the heaven ; but how
is it that ye know not how to "* in-
terpret this time? 57 And *why
even of yourselves judge ye not
what is right 1 58 For ' as thou art
going with thine adversary before
the magistrate, on the way give
diligence to be quit of him ; lest
haply hedrag thee unto the judge,
and the judge shall deliver thee to
the ^oificer, and the ^ofiicer shall
cast thee into prison. 59 I say
unto thee. Thou shalt by no means
come out thence, till thou have paid
the very last '"mite.
-jj O Now there were some pres-
_L O ent at that very season who
told him of the Galilaeans, whose
blood "Pilate had mingled with
their sacrifices. 2 And he answered
and said unto them, " Think ye that
these Galilseans were sinners above
all the Galilseans, because they have
1 Or. bondservant.
2 Or, hoiv toould J that it were already kindled !
s Or, hot wind * Gr. prove. ' Gr. exactor.
° Dt. 25. 2
b Lev. 5. 17 ;
Num. 15.
29 f.
<^ Comp, Mt.
13. 12
d Mk. 10. 38
« ver. 51-53 :
Matthew
10. 34-36
/Mic. 7. 6;
Mt. 10. 21
" Comp. Mt.
16. 2 f.
h Comp. Mt.
20. 12
i Mt. 16. 3
*-• Comp. ch.
21. 30
' ver. 58, 59 :
Mattlietv
5. 25, 26
"' Mk. 12. 42
" See Mt.
27. 2
" Comp. Jn.
9. 2f.
P Is. 8. 6
(comp.
Neh. 3. 15);
Jn. 9. 7, 11
9 Comp. Mt.
6. 12 ; ch.
11. 4
»• Mt. 21. 19
" Mt. 3. 10 ;
7, 19 ; ch.
t See Mt. 4.
23
« ver. 16
" See Mk. 5.
23
=" See Mt. 9. 8
y See Mk. 5.
22
^ Comp. Mt.
12. 2 ; ch.
14. 3
° Ex. 20. 9 ;
Dt. 5. 13
b See ch. 7.
13
d Comp. ch.
19 9
" See Mt. 4.
10 ; comp.
ver. 11
9 ver. 18, 19 :
Mattfietv
13. 31, 32 ;
Marki.
30-32
A See Mt. 13.
24 ; ver. 20
-77
suffered these things 'I 3 I tell you.
Nay : but, except ye repent, ye
shall all in like manner perish. 4
Or those eighteen, upon whom the
tower in/Siloam fell, and killed
them, think ye that they were
" * offenders above all the men that
dwell in Jerusalem'? 5 I tell you,
Nay : but, except ye repent, ye
shall all likewise perish.
6 And he spake this parable ; A
certain man had ''a fig tree planted
in his vineyard ; and he came seek-
ing fruit thereon, and found none.
7 And he said unto the vinedresser.
Behold, these three years I come
seeking fruit on this fig tree, and
find none : * cut it down ; why doth
it also cuuaber the ground 1 8 And
he answering saith unto him. Lord,
let it alone this year also, till I shall
dig about it, and dung it : 9 and if
it bear fruit thenceforth, ^vell ; but
if not, thou shalt cut it down.
10 And he was 'teaching in one
of the synagogues on the sabbath
day. 11 And behold, a woman
that had " a spirit of infirmity eigh-
teen years ; and she was bowed to-
gether, and could in no wise lift
herself up. 12 And when Jesus
saw her, he called her, and said to
her. Woman, thou art loosed from
thine infirmity. 13 And he "laid
his hands upon her : and immedi-
ately she was made straight, and
"^ glorified God. 1 4 And ?< the ruler
of the synagogue, being moved with
indignation oecause Jesus ^had
healed on the sabbath, answered
and said to the multitude, "There
are six days in which men ought to
work : in them therefore come and
be healed, and not on the day of
the sabbath. 15 But *the Lord
answered him, and said. Ye hypo-
crites, "doth not each one of you
on the sabbath loose his ox or his
ass from the ''stall, and lead him
away to watering 1 16 And ought
not this woman, being ''a daugh-
ter of Abraham, whom ' Satan had
bound, lo, these eighteen years, to
have been loosed from this bond on
the day of the sabbath"? 17 And
as he said these things, all his ad-
versaries were put to shame : and
•^all the multitude rejoiced for all
the glorious things that were done
by him.
18 fHe said therefore, *Unto
what is the kingdom of God likel
and whereunto shall I liken it'
6 Gr. debtors.
7 Gr. manger.
13.19
LUKE
14.14
Sabbath defended. The Harrow Door. Lament over Jernsalem. Jesos heals on the Sabbath. Lesson for Gnests. Lesson
19 It is like unto a grain of mus-
tard seed, which a man took, and
cast into his own garden ; and it
grew, and became a tree ; and the
birds of the heaven lodged in the
branches thereof.
20 And again he said, "Where-
unto shall I liken the kingdom of
God'? 21 *It is like unto leaven,
which a woman took and hid in
''three -^measures of meal, till it
was all leavened.
22 And he went on his way-
through cities and villages, teach-
ing, and'' journeying on unto .Jeru-
salem. 23 And one said unto him.
Lord, are they few that are saved 1
And he said unto them, 24 ^ Strive
to enter in by the narrow door : for
many, I say unto you, shall seek to
enter in, and shall not be "able.
25 When once the master of the
house is risen up, and •'hath shut
to the door, and ye " begin to stand
without, and to knock at the door,
saying, '' Lord, open to us ; and he
shall answer and say to you, 'I
know you not whence ye are ; 26
then shall ye » begin to say, We did
eat and drink in thy presence, and
thou didst teach in our streets ;
27 and he shall say, I tell you, *I
know not whence ye are ; '■ depart
from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28 '"There shall be the weeping and
the gnashing of teeth, when ye
shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and
.Jacob, and all the prophets, in the
kingdom of God, and yourselves
cast forth without. 29 And they
" shall come from the east and west,
and from the north and south, and
shall ^ sit down in the kingdom of
God. 30 And behold, "there ai'e
last who shall be first, and there
are first who shall be last.
31 In that very hour there came
certain Pharisees, saying to him,
Get thee out, and go hence : for
p Herod would fain kill thee. 32
And he said unto them. Go and say
to that fox, Behold, I cast out de-
mons and perform cures to-day and
to-morrow, and the third day I * «am
perfected. 33 Nevertheless '' I must
go on my way to-day and to-morrow
and the day following : for it can-
not be that a 'prophet perish out
of Jerusalem. 34 'O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, that killeth the proph-
ets, and stoneth them that are sent
1 See marginal note on Mt. 13. 33.«
2 Or, able., lohen once 3 Qt. recline.
* Or, end my course
" See Mt. 13.
24; ver. 20
6 ver. 20, 21 :
Matthew
13. 33
■^ See Mt. 13.
33
d See ch. 9.
51
"^ Mt. 7. 13
/Mt. 25. 10
'J See ch. 3. 8
h Mt. 25. 11 ;
comp. 7. 22
i ver. 27 ;
Mt. 7. 23 ;
25. 12
*■• ver. 25
' Mt. 25. 41
•" See Mt. 8.
12
" Mt. 8. 11
" See Mt. 19.
30
P See Mt. 14.
1 ; ch. 3. 1 ;
9. 7 ; 23. 7
9 Comp.
Heb. 2. 10 ;
5. 9 ; 7, 28
'' Comp. Ju.
11.9
» See Mt. 21.
11
« ver. 34, 35 :
Matthew
23. 37-39 ;
comp. ch.
19.41
" See Mt.
23. 37
■" Ps. 118. 26 ;
Mt. 21. 9 ;
ch. 19. 38
^ See Mk.
3. 2
V See Acts
3. 12
' See Mt. 22.
35
" Comp. Mt.
12. 2 ; ch.
13.14
6 oh. 13. 15
<= See Mt. 22.
46 ; comp.
ch. 20. 40
d See Mt.
23.6
" Comp.
Prov. 25.
6,7
/Sesch. 3. 8
' ch. 13. 14 ;
Mt. 23. 12
unto her ! how often would I have
gathered thy children together,
"even as a hen gathereth her own
brood under her wings, and ye
would not ! 3.5 Behold, your house
is left unto you desolate : and I say
unto you. Ye shall not see me, until
ye shall say, "Blessed is he that
Cometh in the name of the Lord.
MAnd it came to pass, when
he went into the house of
one of the rulers of the Pharisees
on a sabbath to eat bread, that
"" they were watching him. 2 And
behold, there was before him a
certain man that had the dropsy.
3 And Jesus ^answering spake
unto the "^ lawyers and Pharisees,
saying, " Is it lawful to heal on the
sabbath, or not "? 4 But they held
their peace. And he took him, and
healed him, and let him go. 5 And
he said unto them, '' Which of you
.shall have ® an ass or an ox fallen
into a well, and will not straight-
way draw him up on a sabbath
day % 6 " And they could not an-
swer again unto these things.
7 And he spake a pai'able unto
those that were bidden, when he
marked how ''they chose out the
chief seats ; saying unto them,
8 When thou art bidden of any
man to a marriage feast, ^ " sit not
down in the chief seat ; lest haply
a more honorable man than thou
be bidden of him, 9 and he that
bade thee and him shall come and
say to thee. Give this man place ;
and then thou shalt ■''begin with
shame to take the lowest place.
10 Bvit when thou art bidden, go
and sit down in the lowest place ;
that when he that hath bidden thee
comefch, he may say to thee. Friend,
" go up higher : then shalt thou
have glory in the presence of all
that 'sit at meat with thee. 11
'■> For every one that exalteth him-
self shall be humbled ; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
1 2 And he said to him also that
had bidden him. When thou makest
a dinner or a supper, call not thy
friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy
kinsmen, nor rich neighbors ; lest
haply they also bid thee again, and
a recompense be made thee. 13
But when thou makest a feast, bid
the poor, the maimed, the lame,
the blind : 1 4 and thou shalt be
5 Many ancient authorities read a son.
ch. 13. 15. « Gr. recline not.
7 Gr. recline. Comp. ch. 7. 36, 37, marg.
See
14.15
LUKE
15.12
for Hosts. The Slighted Invitation, iiiscipleship exacting, fiod's Interest in Sinners : — The lost Sheep ; the lost Piece
blessed ; because they have not
wherewith to recompense thee : for
thou shalt be recompensed in " the
resurrection of the just.
15 And when one of them that
^ sat at meat with him heard these
things, he said unto him, * Blessed
is he that shall eat bread in the
kingdom of God. 16 But he said
unto him, ""A certain man made a
great supper ; and he bade many :
17 and he sent forth his ^servant
at supper time to say to them that
were oidden, Come ; for all things
are now ready. 18 And they all
with one consent began to make
excuse. The first said unto him, I
have bought a field, and I must
needs go out and see it ; I pray
thee have me excused. 19 And
another said, I have bought five
yoke of oxen, and I go to prove
them ; I pray thee have me ex-
cused. 20 And another said, ''I
have married a wife, and therefore
I cannot come. 21 And the -ser-
vant came, and told his lord these
things. Then the master of the
house being angry said to his '^ser-
vant. Go out quickly into the
streets and lanes of the city, and
bring in hither the poor and
maimed and blind and lame.
22 And the ^servant said. Lord,
what thou didst command is done,
and yet there is room. 23 And the
lord said unto the '^ servant. Go out
into the highways and hedges, and
constrain them to come in, that
my house may be filled. 24 For I
say unto you, that none of those
men that were bidden shall taste
of my supper.
25 Now there went with him
great multitudes : and he turned,
and said unto them, 26 *If anv
man cometh unto me, and hatetn
not his own father, and mother,
and wife, and children, and breth-
ren, and sisters, yea, and his own
life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27 Whosoever doth not -^bear his
own cross, and come after me,
cannot be my disciple. 28 For
which of you, desiring to build a
tower, doth not first sit down and
count the cost, whether he have
wherewith to complete it^ 29 Lest
haply, when he hath laid a founda-
tion, and is not able to finish, all
that behold begin to mock him,
30 saying. This man began to
1 Gr. reclined. Comp. ch. 7. 36, 37, marg.
2 Gr. bondservant.
"■ Comp. Jn.
5. 29 ; Acts
24. 15 ;
Rev. 20. 4,
5(?)
b Comp.
Rev. 19. 9
" ver. 16-24 :
comp. Mt.
22. 2-14
d Dt. 24.
5 ; comp.
1 Cor. 7. 33
^Mt. 10. 371
/SeeMt. 10.
38
B Comp.
Phil. 3. 7 ;
Heb. 11. 26
h Mt. 5. 13 ;
Mk, 9. 50
i See Mt. 11.
15
fc Comp. ch.
6. 29
( See Mt. 9.
11
' ver. 4-7 :
comp. Mt.
18. 12-14
" Comp.
ver. 7 ; Mt.
10. 32
79
build, and was not able to finish.
31 Or what king, as he goeth to
encounter another king in war,
will not sit down first and take
counsel whether he is able with ten
thousand to meet him that cometh
against him with twenty thousand 1
32 Or else, while the other is yet
a great way off, he sendeth an am--
bassage, and asketh conditions of
Eeace. 33 So therefore whosoever
e be of you that " renounceth not
all that he hath, he cannot be my
disciple. 34 Salt therefore is good :
but '' if even the salt have lost its
savor, wherewith shall it be sea-
soned? 35 It is fit neither for the
land nor for the dunghill : men cast
it out. ' He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear.
•i p^ Now all the ^* publicans
jLfJ and sinners were drawing
near unto him to hear him. 2 And
both the Pharisees and the scribes
murmured, saying, This man re-
ceiveth sinners, and 'eateth with
them.
3 And he spake unto them this
parable, saying, 4 ™What man of
you, having a hundred sheep, and
having lost one of them, doth not
leave the ninety and nine in the
wilderness, and go after that which
is lost, until he find if? 5 And
when he hath found it, he layeth it
on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And
when he cometh home, he calleth
together his friends and his neigh-
bors, saying unto them, Rejoice
with me, for I have found my sheep
which was lost. 7 I say unto you,
that even so there shall be joy in
heaven over one sinner that re-
penteth, more than over ninety and
nine righteous persons, who need
no repentance.
8 Or what woman having ten
■* pieces of silver, if she lose one
piece, doth not light a lamp, and
sweep the house, and seek dili-
gently until she find it? 9 And
when she hath found it, she call-
eth together her friends and neigh-
bors, saying. Rejoice with me, for I
have found the piece which I had
lost. 10 Even so, I say unto you,
there is joy " in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner that
repenteth.
11 And he said, A certain man
had two sons : 1 2 and the younger
3 See marginal note on ch. 3. 12.
•• (ir. drachma, a coin worth about eight nence.
or sixteen centa.
15.13
LUKE
16.10
of Silver ; the Prodigal Son. The Unrighteoas Steward
of them said to his father, Father,
give me "the portion of ^thy sub-
stance that falleth to me. And
he divided unto them his *hving.
13 And not many days after, the
younger son gathered all together
and took his journey into a far
country ; and tnere he wasted his
■substance with riotous living. 14
And when he had spent all, there
arose a mighty famine in that
country ; and he began to be in
want. 15 And he went and joined
himself to one of the citizens of
that country; and he sent him
into his fields to feed swine. 16
And he would fain - have filled his
belly with ^the husks that the
swine did eat : and no man gave
unto him. 1 7 But when he came
to himself he said. How many
hired servants of my father's have
bread enough and to spare, and I
perish here with hunger ! 18 1
will arise and go to my father, and
will say unto him. Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and in thy
sight : 1 9 I am no more worthy to
be called thy son : make me as one
of thy hired servants. 20 And he
arose, and came to his father. But
while he was yet afar off, his father
saw him, and was moved with com-
passion, and ran, and "fell on his
neck, and "'kissed him. 21 And the
son said unto him. Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and in thy
sight : I am no more worthy to be
called thy son ^ 22 But the father
said to his ® servants, Bring forth
quickly '^ the best robe, and put it
on him ; and " put a ring on his
hand, and shoes on his feet : 23
and bring the fatted calf, and kill
it, and let us eat, and make merry :
24 for this my son was -^dead, and
is alive again ; he was lost, and is
found. And they began to be
merry. 25 Now his elder son was
in the field : and as he came and
drew nigh to the house, he heard
music and dancing. 26 And he
called to him one of the servants,
and inquired what these things
might be. 27 And he said unto
him. Thy brother is come ; and thy
father hath killed the fatted calf,
because he hath received him safe
and sound. 28 But he was angry,
1 Gr. the.
2 Many ancient authorities read have been
filled. 3 Gr. the pods of the carob tree.
* Gr. kissed him much. See ch. 7. 38, 45.
6 Some ancient authorities add make me as one
of thy hired servants. See ver. 19.
6 Gr. bondservants.
" Dt. 21. 17
i> See Mis.
12. 44 ; ver.
31)
" Gen. 45.
14 ; 46. 29 ;
Acts 20. 37
<i Comp.
Zech. 3. 4 ;
Rev. 6. 11
" Comp.
Gen. 41. 42
/ ver. 32 ;
Mt. 8. 22 ;
ch. 9. 60 ;
1 Tim. 5.
6 ; Eph. 2.
1, 5 ; 5. 14 ;
Col. 2. 13 i
comp.
Rom. 11. 15
" ver. 12.
Comp.
Prov. 29. 3
ft See ver. 24
' ch. 15. 13
* See Mt. 12.
32 ; ch. 20.
34
' Jn. 12. 36 ;
Eph. 5. 8 ;
1 Th. 5. 5
"* Comp. Mt.
19. 21 ; ch.
11. 41 ; 12.
33
" ver. 11, 13 ;
Mt. 6. 24
" Comp.
ver. 4
P Mt. 23. 21,
23
80
and would not go in : and his father
came out, and entreated him. 29
But he answered and said to his
father, Lo, these many years do I
serve thee, and I never transgressed
a commandment of thine ; and yet
thou never gavest me a kid, that I
might make merry with my friends :
30 but when this thy son came, who
hath devoured thy " living with har-
lots, thou killedst for him the fatted
calf. 31 And he said unto him,
''Son, thou art ever with me, and
all that is mine is thine. 32 But
it was meet to make merry and
be glad : for this thy brother was
* dead, and is alive again ; and tvas
lost, and is found.
'i f^ And he said also unto the
JL \J disciples. There was a certain
rich man, who had a steward ; and
the same was accused unto him that
he was ' wasting his goods. 2 And
he called him, and said unto him.
What is this that I hear of theel
render the account of thy steward-
ship ; for thou canst be no longer
steward. 3 And the steward said
within himself. What shall I do,
seeing that my lord taketh away
the stewardship from me 1 I have
not strength to dig; to beg I am
ashamed. 4 I am resolved what
to do, that, when I am put out of
the stewardship, they may receive
me into their houses. 5 And call-
ing to him each one of his lord's
debtors, he said to the first. How
much owest thou unto my lord 1
6 And he said, A hundred ^meas-
ures of oil. And he said unto him.
Take thy ^bond, and sit down
quickly and write fifty. 7 Then
said he to another. And how much
owest thou ? And he said, A hun-
dred ^^ measures of wheat. He saith
unto him, Take thy ^bond, and
write fourscore. 8 And his lord
commended " the unrighteous stew-
ard because he had done wisely:
for the sons of * this ^" woi'ld are for
their own generation wiser than the
'sons of the light. 9 And 1 say
unto you, "Make to yourselves
friends ^^by means of the "mam-
mon of unrighteousness ; that,
when it shall fail, "they may re-
ceive you into the eternal taber^
nacles. 10 ^He that is faithful in
7 Gr, Child.
8 Gr. baths, the bath being a Hebrew measure.
See Ezek. 45. 10, 11, 14. » Gr. writings.
10 Gr. cors, the cor being a Hebrew measure.
See Ezek. 45. 14.
u Gr. the steward of unrighteousness.
12 Or, age is Gr. out of.
16.11
LUKE
17.10
Pbarisaic fielf-righteonsness. Of Divorce. The Rich Man and Lazarns. Of StDmbliug-bloclcs. Of Faith
a very little is faithful also in
much : and he that is unrighteous
in a very little is unrighteous also
in much. 11 If therefore ye have
not been faithful in the unright-
eous" mammon, who will commit to
your trust the true riches '? 12 And
if ye have not been faithful in that
which is another's, who will give
you that which is ^ your own? 13
* No ^servant can serve two masters :
for either he will hate the one, and
love the other ; or else he will hold
to one, and despise the other. Ye
cannot serve God and " mammon.
14 And the Pharisees, who were
"lovers of money, heard all these
things ; and they '^ scoffed at him.
15 And he said unto them. Ye are
they that "justify yourselves in the
sight of men; but -^ God knoweth
your hearts : for that which is ex-
alted among men is an abomination
in the sight of God. 16 ''The law
and the prophets tvere until John :
from that time '' the ^ gospel of the
kingdom of God is preached, and
every man entereth violently into
it. 17 ' But it is easier for heaven
and earth to pass away, than for
one tittle of the law to fall.
_ 18 * Every one that putteth away
his wife, and marrieth another,
committeth adultery: and he that
marrieth one that is put away from
a husband committeth adultery.
19 Now there was a certain rich
man, and he was clothed in purple
and fine linen, ''faring sumptuously
every day : 20 and a certain beggar
named Lazarus 'was laid at nis
gate, full of sores, 21 and desiring
to be fed with the crumbs that fell
from the rich man's table ; yea,
even the dogs came and licked his
sores. 22 And it came to pass,
that the beggar died, and that he
was carried away by the angels into
™ Abraham's bosom : and the rich
man also died, and was buried.
23 And in "Hades he lifted up his
eyes, being in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in
his bosom. 24 And he cried and
said, " Father Abraham, have mercy
on me, and send Lazarus, that he
may dip the tip of his finger in
water, and cool my tongue ; for I
am in anguish in ^this flame. 25
But Abraham said, ^Son, remember
1 Some ancient authorities read our own.
2 6r, household-servant.
3 Or, pood tidings : comp. ch. 3. 18.
* Or, living in mirth and splendor every day
» Gr. C/iiid.
" ver. 9
b Mt. 6. 24
" 2 Tim. 3. 2
d ch, 23. 35
" ch. 10. 29 ;
comp. ch.
18. 9, 14
/I S. 16. 7 ;
Prov. 21. 2 ;
Rom. 8. 27 ;
see Acts 1.
24
!'Mt. 11. 12f.
'' Comp. Mt.
4. 23
i Mt. 5. 18
* See Mt. 5.
32
' Comp.
Acts 3. 2
"^ Comp. Jn.
13. 23 ; 1.
18
" See Mt. 11.
23
" ver. 30 ;
comp. ch.
3. 8 ; 19. 9
P Mt. 25. 41
9 Comp. ch.
6.24
»■ Acts 2. 40 ;
8. 25 ; 10.
42 ; 18. 5 ;
20. 21 ff. ;
23. 11 ; 28.
23 ; Gal. 5.
3 ; Eph. 4.
17 ; 1 Th.
2. 11; 4. 6
* Comp.
ch. 4. 17 ;
Acts 15. 21:
Jn. 5. 45^7
t ver. 24 ;
comp. ch.
3. 8 ; 19. 9
" Mt. 18. 7 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 11.
19 ; 1 Tim.
4. 1
" Mt. 18. 6 ;
Mk. 9. 42 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 8. 12
^ See Mt. 18.
15
y Mt. 18. 21 f .
^ See Mk. 6.
30
" See ch. 7.
13
b Mt. 13. 31 ;
17. 20 ; Mk.
4. 31 ; ch.
13. 19
" Comp. ch.
19. 4 (?)
rf Comp. ch.
12. 37
81
that «thou in thy lifetime re-
ceivedst thy good things, and Laza-
rus in like manner evil things : but
now here he is comforted, and thoti
art in anguish. 26 And ^ besides
all this, between us and you there
is a great gulf fixed, that they that
would pass from hence to you may
not be able, and that none may cross
over from thence to us. 27 And he
said, I pray thee therefore, father,
that thou wouldest send him to my
father's house ; 28 for I have five
brethren ; that he may '' testify
unto them, lest they also come
into this place of torment. 29 But
Abraham saith. They have 'Moses
and the prophets ; let them hear
them. 30 And he said, Nay, 'fa-
ther Abraham : but if one go to
them from the dead, they will re-
pent. 31 And he said unto him,
If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be per-
suaded, if one rise from the dead.
•i 'T And he said unto his dis-
-L I ciples, " It is impossible but
that occasions of stumbling should
come ; but woe unto him, through
whom they come ! 2 " It were well
for him if a millstone were hanged
about his neck, and he were thrown
into the sea, rather than that he
should cause one of these little ones
to stumble. 3 Take heed to your-
selves : " if thy brother sin, reouke
him ; and if he repent, forgive him.
4 And if he sin against thee * seven
times in the day, and seven times
turn again to thee, saying, I repent ;
thou shalt forgive him.
5 And 'the apostles said unto
" the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And "the Lord said. If ye had
faith as *a grain of rnustard seed,
ye would say unto this ''sycamine
tree, Be thou rooted up, and be
thou planted in the sea ; and it
would obey you. 7 But who is
there of you, having a '^ servant
plowing or keeping sheep, that will
say unto him, when he is come in
from the field. Come straightway
and sit down to meat ; 8 and will
not rather say unto him, '^Make
ready wherewith I may sup, and
gird thyself, and serve me, till I
have eaten and drunken ; and after-
ward thou shalt eat and drink 1
9 Doth he thank the ' servant be-
cause he did the things that were
commanded? 10 Even so ye also,
when ye shall have done all the
6 Or, in all these things 7 Gr. bondservant.
17.11
LUKE
18.
The Samaritan Leper. The Corniug of the Kingdum. The Importaliate Widow sad the Unrighteons Jadge
things that are commanded you,
say. We are unprofitable \servants ;
we have done that which it was our
duty to do.
11 And it came to pass, "as they
were "on the way to Jerusalem,
that *he was passing ^ along the
borders of Samaria and Galilee.
1"2 And as he entered into a certain
village, there met him ten men that
were lepers, who ''stood afar ofi':
1 3 and they lifted up their voices,
saying, Jesus, "^ Master, have mercy
on us. 14 And when he saw them,
he said unto them, *Go and show
yourselves unto the priests. And
it came to pass, as they went, they
were cleansed. 1 5 And one of them,
when he saw that lie was healed,
turned back, with a loud voice
•^glorifying God; 16 and he fell
upon his face at his feet, giving
him thanks : and he was a ** Samari-
tan. 1 7 And Jesus answering said.
Were not the ten cleansed? but
where are the nine'? 18 '^Were
there none found that returned
to -''give glory to God, save this
^ stranger 1 19 And he said unto
him, Arise, and go thy way : '' thy
faith hath ''made thee whole.
20 And being asked by the Phari-
sees, Mvhen the kingdom of God
cometh, he answered them and said.
The kingdom of God cometh not
with * observation : 21 neither shall
^ they say, Lo, here ! or. There ! for
lo, the kingdom of God is '^ within
you.
22 And he said unto the disci-
ples, ™ The days will come, when ye
shall desire to see one of the days
of the Son of man, and ye shall not
see it. 23 "And they shall say to
you, Lo, there ! Lo, here ! go not
away, nor follow after them : 24
" for as the lightning, when it light-
eneth out of the one part under the
heaven, shineth unto the other part
under heaven ; so shall the Son of
man be '^in his day. 25-^' But first
must he suffer many things and
be rejected of this generation.
26 * And as it came to pass '"in the
days of Noah, even so shall it be
also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They ate, they drank, they mar-
ried, they were given in mai-riage,
until the day that Noah entered
1 Gr. bondservants. 2 Or, as he was
* Or, through (he midst of Xrc.
* Or, There were nmie found . . . save this
tiranger. ■■ Or, alien 6 Or, saved thee
1 Or, in the midxl of you
? Some ancient authorities omit in his day.
" See ch. 9.
51
b Comp. ch.
9. 52 ff. :
Jn. 4. 3 f.
•^ Lev. 13.
45 f.
d See ch. 5. 5
" ch. 5. 14.
See Mt.
8. 4
/SeeMt.
" See Mt.
in. 5
ft See Mt. 9.
22 ; ch. 18.
42
' ch. 19. 11 ;
Acts 1. 6
* Comp. ch.
14. 1 (Gr.)
I ver. 23
■'"• Mt. 9. 15 ;
Mk. 2. 20 ;
ch. 5. 35
« Mt. 24. 23 ;
Mk. 13. 21 ;
comp. ch.
21. 8
" Mt. 24. 27
P Comp. Mt.
16. 21 ; ch.
9. 22
1 ver. 26, 27 :
Ma/lhew
24. 37-39
*■ Gen. 7
^ Gen. 19
1 1 Cor. 1. 7 ;
2 Th. 1. 7 ;
1 Pet. 1. 7 ;
comp. Col.
3. 4 ; 1 Jn.
2. 28;
1 Pet. 4.
13 ; Mt. 16.
27
" Mt. 24. 17,
18 ; Mk.
13. 15 f . ;
comp. ch.
21, 21
^ Gen. 19. 26
^ See Mt. 10.
39
y Mt. 24. 41
-' See Mt.
24. 28
" Comp. ch.
11. 5-10
b See 2 Cor.
4 1
•^ ver. 4 ;
comp. ch.
20. 13 ;
Heb. 12. 9
ri Comp. ch.
11. 8
« 1 Cor. 9.
27 (Gr.)
/Seech. 7.
13
c Rev. 6. 10
h Mt. 24. 22 ;
Rom. 8. 33 ;
Col. 3. 12 ;
2 Tim 2.
10: Tit. 1.1
' 2 Pet. 3. 9
83
into the ark, and the flood came,
and destroyed them all. 28 Like-
wise even as it came to pass in *the
days of Lot ; they ate, they drank,
they bought, they sold,they planted,
they builded ; 29 but in the day
that Lot went out from Sodom it
rained fire and brimstone from
heaven, and destros'^ed them all :
30 after the same manner shall it
be in the day that the Son of man
*is revealed. 31 In that day, he
that shall be " on the housetop, and
his goods in the house, let him not
go down to take them away : and
let him that is in the field likewise
not return back. 32 "Remember
Lot's wife. 33 ^Whosoever shall
seek to gain his life shall lose it :
but whosoever shall lose his life
shall ^preserve it. 34 I say unto
you, In that night there shall be
two men on one oed ; the one shall
be taken, and the other shall be
left. 35 2' There shall be two
women grinding together ; the one
shall be taken, and the other shall
be left.^" 37 And they answering
say unto him. Where, Lord 1 And
he said unto them, ^ Where the body
is, thither will the ■'^ eagles also be
gathered together.
"i O And he spake a parable
XO unto them to the end that
they "ought alw^ay.s to pray, and
not to * faint ; 2 saying. There was
in a city a judge, who feared not
God, and " regarded not man :
3 and there was a widow in that
city ; and she came oft unto him,
saying, ^'" Avenge me of mine adver-
sary. 4 And he would not for a
while : but afterward he said
within himself. Though I fear not
God, nor ^ regard man ; .5 yet
** because this widow troubleth me,
I will avenge her, ^^ lest she ^* * Avear
me out by her continual coming.
6 And -^the Lord said. Hear what
^^the unrighteous judge saith.
7 And shall not God "avenge his
''elect, that cry to him day and
night, '^^ and yet he is ' longsunering
over them ? 8 I say unto you, that
he will avenge them speedily. Nev-
ertheless, when the Son of man
9 Gr. save it alive.
1" Some ancient authorities add ver. 36 There
shall be two men in the field ; the one shall be
taken, and the other shall be left. Mt. 24. 40.
11 Or, vultures
12 Or, Do mejustiee of: and so in ver. 5, 7, 8.
13 Or, test at last by her coming she wear me out
1* Gr. bruise.
15 Gr. the judge of unrighteousness.
IS Or, and is he slow to punish on their behalf f
18.9
LUKE
18.43
The Pharisee and the Pablican. Little Cliildren received. The Peril of Riches. Jesas again foretells hii Fate. The Blind Man
Cometh, "shall he find ^ faith on the
earth 1
9 And he spake also this para-
ble unto certain who * trusted in
themselves that they were right-
eous, and'^set '■^all othei'S at nought:
10 Two men ''went up into the
temple to pray ; the one a Phari-
see, and tne other a ^ publican.
1 1 The Pharisee " stood and prayed
thus Avith himself, God, I thank
thee, that I am not as the rest of
men, extortioners, unjust, adulter-
ers, or even as this •' publican. ,12 1
•''fast twice in the week; I "give tithes
of all that I get. 13 But the ^pub-
lican, " standing afar off, '[ would
not lift up so much as his eyes
unto heaven, but ' smote his breast,
saying, God, ''be thou merciful to
me® a sinner. 14 I say unto you.
This man w^ent down to his house
justified rather than the other : * for
every one that exalteth himself shall
be humbled ; but he that humbleth
himself shall be exalted.
15 'And they were bringing unto
him also their babes, that he should
touch them : but when the disciples
saw it, they rebuked them. 1 6 But
Jesus called them unto him, saying,
Suffer the little children to come
unto me, and forbid them not :
for ''to such belongeth the king-
dom of God. 17 Verily I say
unto you, '"Whosoever shall not
receive the kingdom of God as a
little child, he shall in no wise
enter therein.
18 "And a certain ruler asked
him, saying. Good Teacher, what
shall I do to inherit eternal life'?
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why
callest thou me good"? none is good,
save one, even God. 20 Thoii know-
est the commandments, '^ Do not
commit adultery. Do not kill. Do
not steal. Do not bear false wit-
ness, Honor thy father and mother.
21 And he said. All these things
have I observed from my youth up.
22 And when Jesus heai'd it, he
said unto him. One thing thou
lackest yet : " sell all that thou
hast, and distribute unto the poor,
and thou shalt have ^'treasure in
heaven : and come, follow me.
23 But when he heard these
things, he became exceeding sor-
rowful ; for he was very rich.
1 Or, the faith 2 Gr. the rest.
3 See marginal note on ch. 3. 12.
i Or, be thou propitiated
•"' Or, the ninner 6 Or, of such is
V Ex. xi. 12-16; Dt. v. 16-20
" Comp, ch.
17. 2B If.
^ Comp. ch.
16. 15
" Comp.
Rom. 14. 3,
10
d Acta 3. 1 ;
2 K. 20. 5,
8 ; comp.
1 K. 10. 5
'' Mt. 6. 5 ;
Mk. 11. 25.
Comp. Lk.
22. 41
/ Mt. 9. 14
s' c)i. 11. 42
fe Ezr. 9. 6
i ch. 23. 48
k ch. 14. 11 ;
Mt. 23. 12
' ver. 15-17 :
Matthew
19. 13-15 ;
Mark 10.
13-16
"' Mt. 18. 3 :
19. 14 ; Mk.
10. 15 i
comp.
1 Cor. 14.
20 ; 1 Pet.
2 2
" ver. 18-30 :
Matthew
19. 16-29 ;
Mark 10.
17-30 ;
comp. ch.
10. 25-28
° ch. 12. 33 ;
see Mt. 19.
21
P Mt. 6. 20
9 Mt. 19. 23 ;
Mk. 10.
23 f
»■ Mt.' 19. 24 ;
Mk. 10. 25
" See Mt. 19.
26
' Comp. ch.
5. 11
« Mt. 19. 29 ;
Mk. 10.
29 f . ;
comp. Mt.
6. 33
" See Mt. 12.
^ ver. 31-33 :
Matlliew
20. 17-19 ;
Mark 10.
32-34
y See ch. 9.
51
- Ps. 22. ; Is.
53. ; &c.
« See Mt. 16.
21
b See Mk. 9.
32 ; ch. 9.
45
<•■ ver. 35^3 :
Matthno
20. 2f)-34 ;
Mark 10.
46-52
rf Comp. Mt.
20. 23 ; Mk.
10. 46 ; ch.
19.1
' ver. 39 ;
see Mt. 9.
27
/ver. 38
!' See Mt. 9.
22
h See Mt.
9. S
83
24 And Jesus seeing him said,
'' How hardly shall they that have
riches enter into the kingdom of
God! 25 For 'it is easier for a
camel to enter in through a needle's
eye, than for a rich man to enter
into the kingdom of God. 26 And
they that heard it said. Then who
can be saved'! 27 But he said,
"The things which are irnpossible
with men are possible with God.
28 And Peter said, Lo, 'we have
left "our own, and followed thee.
29 And he said unto them. Verily
I say unto you, "There is no man
that hath left house, or wife, or
brethren, or parents, or children,
for the kingdom of God's sake,
30 who shall not receive manifold
more in this time, and in " the ^ world
to come eternal life.
31 ^And he took unto him the
twelve, and said unto them. Be-
hold, " we go up to Jerusalem, and
'all the things that are written
through the prophets shall be ac-
complished unto the Son of man.
32 "For he .shall be ^"delivered up
unto the Gentiles, and shall be
mocked, and shamefully treated,
and spit upon : 33 and they shall
scourge and kill him : and the third
day he shall rise again. 34 And
'' they understood none of these
things ; and this saying was hid
from them, and they perceived not
the things that were said.
35 "And it came to pa.ss, ''as he
drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain
blind man sat by the way side beg-
ging : 36 and hearing a multitude
going by, he inquired what this
meant. 37 And they told him,
that Jesus of Nazareth pas.seth
by. 38 And he cried, _ saying,
Jesus, thou '^son of David, have
mercy on me. 39 And they that
went before rebuked him, that he
should hold his peace : but he cried
out the more a great deal, Thou
•''son of David, have mercy on me.
40 And Jesus stood, and com-
manded him to be brought unto
him : and when he was come near,
he asked him, 41 What wilt thou
that I should do unto thee"? And
he said. Lord, that I may receive
my sight. _ 42 And Jesus said unto
him, BeceiA'e thy sight : ''thy faith
hath "made thee whole. 43 And
immediately he received his sight,
and followed him, ''gloi'ifyingGod :
s Or, our own homes. See Jn. 19. 27.
5 Or, age id Or, betrayed " Or, saved thee
19.1
LUKE
19.3^
at Jericho. Zacchtens the Publican. The Parable of the Pounds. The Triumphal Entry
and " all the people, when they saw
it, gave praise unto God.
H O -^J^d he * entered and was
_L«^ passing through Jericho.
2 Ancf behold, a man called by
name Zacchseus ; and he was a
chief publican, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who
he was; and could not for the
crowd, because he was little of
stature. 4 And he ran on before,
and climbed up into a " sycomore
tree to see him : for he was to pass
that way. 5 And when Jesus came
to the place, he looked up, and said
unto him, Zacchseus, make haste,
and come down ; for to-day I must
abide at thy house. 6 And he
made haste, and came down, and
received him joyfully. 7 And when
they saw it, they all murmured, say-
ing, He is gone in to lodge with a
man that is a sinner. 8 And Zac-
chseus stood, and said unto ''the
Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my
goods I give to the poor ; and if
I have "wrongfully exacted aught
of any man, I restore {fourfold. 9
And Jesus said unto him, To-day is
salvation come to this house, foi^as-
much as he also is ''a son of Abraham.
10 For ''the Son of man came to seek
and to save that which was lost.
11 And as they heard these
things, he added and spake a para-
ble, because 'he was nigh to Jeru-
salem, and because they supposed
that * the kingdom of God was im-
mediately to appear. 12 He said
therefore, 'A certain nobleman
went into a far country, to receive
for himself a kingdom, and to re-
turn. 13 And he called ten ^ser-
vants of his, and gave them ten
^pounds, and said unto them. Trade
ye herewith till I come. 14 But his
citizens hated him, and sent an am-
bassage after him, saying. We will
not that this man reign over us.
15 And it came to pass, when he
was come back again, having re-
ceived the kingdom, that he com-
manded these ^ servants, unto
whom he had given the money, to
be. called to him, that he might
know what they had gained by
trading. 16 And the first came
before him, saying, Lord, thy
pound hath made ten pounds
more. 17 And he said unto him.
Well done, thou good ^ servant :
1 Gr. bondservants.
* Minn, here translated a pound, is equal to one
hundred drachmas. See ch. 15. 8.
* Gr. bondservant.
« ch. 13. 17 ;
comp. ch.
9. 43 ; 19. 37
t> See ch. 18.
35
■^ 1 K. 10. 27 ;
1 Chr. 27.
28 ; 2 Chr.
1. 15 ; 9. 27 ;
Ps. 78. 47 ;
Is. 9. 10 ;
comp. ch.
17 6(?)
d See ch. 7.
13
« ch. 3. 14
(Gr.)
/ Comp. Ex.
22. 1 ; Lev.
6. 5 ; Num.
5. 7 See
2 S. 12. 6
^ Comp. ch.
3. 8 ; 13. 16 ;
Rom. 4. 16;
Gal. 3. 7
'' See Mt.
18.11
marg.
i See ch. 9.
51
fc ch. 17. 20
' ver. 12-27 :
comp. Mt.
25. 14-30
' ch. 16. 10
" See Mt. 13.
12 ; ch. 8.
18
" ver. 14 '
P Comp. Mt.
22. 7 ; ch.
20. 16
« Mk. 10. 32
'■ ver. 29-38 :
Matthew
21. 1-9 ;
Mark 11.
1-10
» See Mt. 21.
17
i ch. 21. 37;
Acts 1, 12
' ver. 35-38 :
John 12.
12-15
84
JDecause thou wast found '" faithful
in a very little, have thou authority
over ten cities. 1 8 And the second
came, saying. Thy pound. Lord,
hath made five pounds. l9 And
he said unto him also. Be thou also
over five cities. 20 And ^another
came, saying. Lord, behold, here is
thy pound, which 1 kept laid ujd in
a napkin : 2 1 for I feared thee,
because thou art an austere man :
thou takest up that which thou
layedst not down, and reapest that
which thou didst not sow. 22 He
saith unto him. Out of thine own
mouth will I judge thee, thou
wicked ^ servant. Thou knewest
that I am an austere man, taking
up that which I laid not down, and
reaping that which I did not sow ;
23 then wherefore gavest thou not
my money into the bank, and ° I at
my coming should have required it
with interest 1 24 And he said unto
them that stood by. Take awayfrom
him the pound, and give it unto him
that hath the ten pounds. 25 And
they said unto him. Lord, he hath
ten pounds. 26 "I saj?^ unto you,
that unto every one that hath shall
be given ; but from him that hath
not, even that which he hath shall
be taken away from him. 27 But
"these mine enemies, that would
not that I should reign over them,
bring hither, and ^ slay them before
me.
28 And when he had thus spoken,
he *went on before, 'going up to
Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, '"when
he drew nigh unto Bethphage and
'Bethany, at the mount that is
called ' olivet, he sent two of the
disciples, 30 saying. Go your way
into the village over against you ;
in which as ye enter ye shall find
a colt tied, whereon no man eygr
yet sat : loose him, and bring him.
31 And if any one ask you. Why
do ye loo.se him"? thus shall ye say.
The Lord hath need of him. 32
And they that were sent went
away, and found even as he had
said unto them. 33 And as they
were loosing the colt, the owners
thereof said unto them. Why loose
ye the coif? 34 And they said.
The Lord hath need of him. 35
And they brought him to Jesus :
"and they threw their garments
upon the colt, and set Jesus
4 Or. the other,
5 Or, / should have gone and required
19.36
LUKE
20.19
Jesns weeps over Jernsalem. Cleanses the Temple. Jesus' Authority questioned. The Parable of the Husbandmen
thereon. 36 And as he went, they
spread their garments in the way.
37 And as he was now drawing
nigh, even at the descent of "the
mount of Olives, the whole multi-
tude of the disciples began to re-
joice and Upraise God with a loud
voice for all the ^mighty works
which they had seen ; 3lS saying,
' Blessed is the "^ King that cometh
in the name of the Lord : peace in
heaven, and '' glory in the nighest.
39 -^And some of the Pharisees
from the multitude said unto him.
Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said, I
tell you that, if these shall hold
their peace, ^the stones will cry
out.
41 And when he drew nigh, he
saw the city and ''wept over it,
42 saying, '" If thou hadst known
in ^ this day, even thou, the things
which belong unto ■* peace ! but
now they are hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon
thee, .when thine enemies shall
•cast up a 'bank about thee, and
* compass thee round, and keep
thee in on every side, 44 and shall
dash thee to the ground, and thy
children within thee ; and ' they
shall not leave in thee one stone
upon another ; because thou knew-
est not ♦"the time of thy visitation.
45 "And he entered into the
temple, and began to cast out them
that sold, 46 saying unto them.
It is written, •" " And my house shall
be a house of prayer : but ' ye have
made it a den of robbers.
47 And ^he was teaching daily
in the temple. But the chief
priests and the scribes and the
principal men of the people * sought
to destroy him : 48 and they could
not find what they might do: for
the people all hung upon him,
listening.
O/^ ''And it came to pass, on
i-i yj one of the days, as ^ he was
teaching the people in the temple,
and 'preaching the * gospel, there
'came upon him the chief priests
and the scribes with the elders ;
2 and they spake, saying unto him.
Tell us : By what authority doest
thou these things 1 or who is he
that gave thee this authority'?
3 And he answered and said unto
1 Gr. potoers. 2 Or, 0 that thou hadst known
s Some ancient authorities read this thy day.
* Some ancient authorities read ihypeacf.
5 Gr. palisade. ^- Is. Ivi. 7. 7 Jer. vii. 11.
8 Or, good tidings ■■ comp. ch. 3. 18.
" See Mt. 21.
1; comp.
ver. 29
b ch. 18. 43
" Ps. 118. 26
d See Mt. 2.
2 ; comp.
25. 34
« ch. 2. 14 ;
comp. Mt.
21.9
/ Comp. Mt.
21. 15 f.
» Comp.
Hab. 2. 11
'' Comp. ch.
13. 34, 35
' Comp.
Eccl.9. 14;
Is. 29. 3 ;
37. 33; Jer.
6. 6 ; Ezek.
4. 2 ; 26. 8
«; ch. 21. 20
' Mt. 24. 2 ;
Mk. 13. 2 ;
ch. 21. 6
•" 1 Pet. 2. 12
" ver. 45, 46 :
Matthew
21. 12-16 ;
Mark 11.
15-18 ;
comp. Jn.
2. 13-16
"Mt. 21.13;
Mk. 11. 17
P See Mt. 26.
55
9 ch. 20. 19
"■ ver. 1-8 :
Matthew
21. 23-27 ;
Mark 11.
27-33
' ch. 8. 1
t Acts 4. 1 ;
6. 12
« See Mt. 11.
9; comp.
ch. 7. 29,
30
" ver. 9-19 :
Matthew
21. 33-46 ;
Mark 12.
1-12
^ ch. 18. 2
(Gr.)
V Comp. ch.
19. 27 ; see
Mt, 21. 41 ;
Mk. 12. 9
' Rom. 3. 4,
6, 31 ; 6. 2,
15 ; 7. 7, 13 ;
9. 14 ; 11. 1,
11 ; 1 Cor.
6. 15 ; Gal.
2. 17 ; 3. 21 ;
S. 14 (Gr.)
" Comp,
Eph. 2. 20 ;
1 Pet. 2. 6
6 Mt. 21. 44
them, I also will ask you a ^ ques-
tion ; and tell me : 4 The baptism
of John, was it from heaven, or
from men'? 5 And they reasoned
with themselves, saying. If we
shall say. From heaven ; he will
say. Why did ye not believe him'?
6 But if we shall say, From men ;
all the people will stone us : for
they are persuaded that John was
a "prophet. 7 And they answered,
that they knew not whence it tvas.
8 And Jesus said unto them,
Neither tell I you by what author-
ity I do these things.
9 "And he began to speak unto
the people this parable : A man
planted a vineyard, and let it out
to husbandmen, and went into
another country for a long time.
10 And at the season he sent unto
the husbandmen a ^"servant, that
they should give him of the fruit
of the vineyard : but the husband-
men beat him, and sent him away
empty. 11 And he sent yet an-
other " servant : and him also they
beat, and handled him shamefully,
and sent him away empty. 1 2 And
he sent yet a third : and him also
they wounded, and cast him forth.
13 And the lord of the vineyard
said. What shall I do *? I will send
my beloved son ; it may be they
will ^ reverence him. 1 4 But when
the husbandmen saw him, they
reasoned one with another, saying.
This is the heir; let us kill him,
that the inheritance may be ours.
15 And they cast him forth put
of the vineyard, and killed him.
What therefore will the lord of the
vineyard do unto them"? 16 He
will come and ^ destroy these hus-
bandmen, and will give the vine-
yard unto others. And when they
heard it, they said, "^God forbid.
17 But he looked upon them, and
said. What then is this that is
written,
^^ The stone which the builders
rejected.
The same was made " the head of
the corner 1
18 * Every one that falleth on that
stone shall be broken to pieces;
but on whomsoever it shall fall, it
will scatter him as dust.
1 9 And the scribes and the chief
griests "sought to lay hands on
im in that very hour ; and they
feared the people : for they per-
9 Gr. iford.
10 Gr. bondservant.
11 Gr, Be it not so.
12 Ps. cxviii. 22.
85
20.20
LUKE
21.9
Captious Questions: — Pay Tribute to Caesar ? Is there a Resurrection ? The Widow's Mites. The Destruction of Jerusalem
ceived that he spake this parable
against them. 20 "*And they
watched him, and sent fox'th spies,
who feigned themselves to be right-
eous, "that they might take hold
of his speech, so as to deliver him
up to the ^ rule and to the authority
ot "^ the governor. 2 1 And they
asked him, saying. Teacher, we
know that thou sayest and teachest
rightly, and acceptest not the per-
son of any, but of a truth teachest
the way of God : 22 Is it lawful
for us " to give tribute unto Cgesar,
or nof? 23 But he perceived their
craftiness, and said unto them,
24 Show me a '^denarius. Whose
image and superscription hath it %
And they said, Caesar's. 25 And
he said unto them, Then •''render
unto Csesar the things that are
Caesar's, and unto God the things
that are God's. 26 And they were
not able to " take hold of the saying
before the people : and they mar-
velled at his answer, and held their
peace.
27 ''And there came to him cer-
tain of the Sadducees, they that
say that there is no resurrection ;
28 and they asked him, saying.
Teacher, ^ Moses wrote unto us, that
if a man's brother die, having a
wife, and he be childless, his
brother should take the wife, and
raise up seed unto his brother.
29 There were therefore seven
brethren : and the first took a
wife, and died childless ; 30 and
the second : 3 1 and the third took
her ; and likewise the seven also
left no children, and died. 32 Af-
terward the woman also died. 33
In the resurrection therefore whose
wife of them shall she be % for the
seven had her to wife. 34 And
.Jesus said unto them. The sons of
\ this * world marry, and are given
in marriage : 35 but they that are
accounted worthy to attain to
''that * world, and the resurrection
from the dead, neither marry, nor
are given in marriage : 36 for
neither can they die any more :
for they are equal unto the angels ;
and are 'sons of God, being sons
of the resurrection. 37 But that
the dead are raised, even Moses
showed, in ^^'ihe place concerning
the Bush, when lie calleth the
Lord the God of Abraham, and
1 Or, rvlinq power
* See marginal note on ch. 7. 41.
3 Dt. XXV. 5. 4 Or, age 5 Ex. iii. 6.
" ver. 20-26 :
Matthew
22. 15-22 ;
Mark 12.
13-17
6 See Mk. 3.
2
<= ch. 11. 54 ;
ver. 26
d See Mt. 27.
2
« ch. 23. 2 ;
Mt. 17. 25
/SeeMt. 22.
21 ; Mk. 12.
17
s'ver. 27-40:
Matthew
22. 23-33 ;
Mark 12.
18-27
'> See Mt. 12.
32; ch. 16.
8
' Comp.
Rom. 8.
16 f.; 1 Jn.
3. 1, 2
fc Mk. 12. 26
I Mt. 22. 32 ;
Mk. 12. 27
™ Comp.
Rom. 14. 8
» See Mt. 22.
46 ; comp.
ch. 14. 6
° ver. 41-44 ;
Mattheiv
22. 41^6 ;
Mark 12.
35-37
P See Mt. 9.
27
9 ver. 45-47:
Matthew
23. 1-7 ;
Mark 12.
38-40
"■ ch. 11. 43 ;
comp. 14. 7
* ver. 1-4 :
Mark 12.
41-44
t Mk. 12. 42
« See Mk.
12. 44
^ ver. 5-36 :
Matthew
24; Mark
13
" See ch. 19.
44
V See Jn. 8.
24
^ Comp. ch.
17.23
the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob. 38 'Now he is not the
God of the dead, but of the living :
for ™all live unto him. 39 And
certain of the scribes answering
said, Teacher, thou hast well said.
40 For "they durst not any more
ask him any question.
41" And he said, unto them. How
say they that the Chi-ist is ^ David's
son^ 42 For David himself saith
in the book of Psalms,
** The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
43 Till I make thine enemies the
footstool of thy feet.
44 David therefore calleth him
Lord, and how is he his son"?
45 * And in the hearing of all the
people he said unto his disciples,
46. Beware of the scribes, ''who de-
sire to walk in long robes, and love
salutations in the marketplaces,
and chief seats in the synagogues,
and chief places at feasts ; 47 who
devour widows' houses, and for a
pretence make long prayers < these
shall receive greater condemnation.
O^ 'And he looked up, 'and
^J J_ saw the rich men that were
casting their gifts into the treas-
ury. 2 And he saw a certain poor
widow casting in thither 'two
mites. 3 And he said. Of a truth
I say unto you. This poor widow
cast in more than they all : 4 for
all these did of their superfluity
cast in unto the gifts ; but she of
her want did cast in all the " living
that she had.
5 *'And as some spake of the
temple, how it was adorned with
goodly stones and offerings, he
said, 6 As for these things which
ye behold, the days will come, in
which " there shall not be left here
one stone upon another, that shall
not be thrown down. 7 And they
asked him, saying. Teacher, when
therefore shall these things be *? and
what shall be the sign when these
things are about to come to pass %
8 And he said. Take heed that ye
be not led astray : for many shall
come in my name,_ saying, ^ I am
he; and, The time is at hand: ^go
ye not after them. 9 And when ye
shall hear of wars and tumults, be
not terrified : for these things must
needs come to pass first ; but the
end is not immediately.
6 Pa. ex. 1.
7 Or, and saw them that .
were rich.
treasury, and they
86
2L10
• LUKE
22.7
and the Messianic Coming. Lesson from tlie Fig Tree. Tlie Rulers pict to kill Jesns. The Bargain of Judas
10 Then said he unto them,
Nation shall rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom ;
1 1 and there shall be great earth-
quakes, and in divers places fam-
ines and pestilences ; and there
shall be terrors and great signs
from heaven. 12 But before all
these things, "they shall lay their
hands on you, and shall persecute
you, delivering you up to the
synagogues and prisons, ^ bringing
you before kings and governors for
my name's sake. * 1 3 It shall turn
out unto you for a testimony. 14
"Settle it therefore in your hearts,
not to meditate beforehand how to
answer : 1 5 for "^ I will give you a
mouth and wisdom, which all your
adversaries shall not be able to
withstand or to gainsay. 16 But
ye shall be " delivered up even by
parents, and brethren, and kins-
rolk, and friends ; and some of you
^ shall they cause to be put to death.
17 And ye shall be hated of all
men for my name's sake. 18 And
*not a hair of your head shall
perish. 19 •'^In your '^patience ye
shall win your ® souls.
20 But when ye see Jerusalem
^ compassed with armies, then know
that her desolation is at hand.
21 Then let them that are in Judaea
flee unto the mountains ; and let
them that are in the midst of her
depart out ; and '' let not them that
are in the country enter therein.
22 For these are 'days of ven-
geance, that all things which are
written may be fulfilled. 23 Woe
unto them that are with child and
to them that give suck in those
days ! for * there shall be great dis-
tress upon the ^land, and wrath
unto this people. 24 And they
shall fall by ' the edge of the sword,
and shall be led captive into all the
nations : and ™ Jerusalem shall be
"trodden down of the Gentiles,
until " the times of the Gentiles be
fulfilled.
25 And there shall be signs in
sun and moon and stars ; and upon
the earth distress of nations, in per-
plexity for the roaring of the sea
and the billows; 26 men J fainting
for fear, and for expectation of the
things which are coming on *the
world : for the powers of the
heavens shall be shaken. 27 And
1 Gr. you being bronghf. 2 Or, bftrnypd
3 Or, shall they put to (tenth * Or, stedfastness
s Or, lives 6 Or, enrlh ' Or, expiring
8 Gr. the inhabited earth.
" ver. 12-17 :
Mattliew
10. 19-22 ;
Mark 13.
11-13
*> Comp.
Phil. 1. 12
« ch. 12. 11
d Comp. ch.
12. 12
« See Mt. 10.
30 ; ch. 12.
7
/ Comp.
Mt. m 22 ;
24. 13 ;
Rom. 2. 7 ;
5. 3 f . ; .las.
I. 3 ; Heb.
10. 3ti ;
2 Pet. 1. 6
0 ch. 19. 43
'' Comp. ch.
17. 31
'■ Is. 63. 4 ;
Hos. 9. 7 ;
comp.
Dan. 9.
24-27
* Comp.
Dan. 8. 19 ;
1 Cor. 7. 26
' Gen. 34.
26 ; Ex. 17.
13, &c.;
Heb. U. 34
"' Comp. Is.
63. IS; Dan.
8.1a; Rev.
II. 2
" Rev. 11. 2 ;
1 Mace. 3.
4.5, 51 ; 4. 60
" Tob. 14. 5 ;
Rom. 11. 25
P Mt. 24. 30 ;
Mk. 13. 26 ;
see Mt. 16.
27 ; 26. 64
1 Comp. ch.
18. 7
"■ Comp. ch.
12. 57
' See Mt. 3.
2
t Mt. 5. 18 ;
ch. 16. 17
" Comp. Mt.
24. 42, 44 ;
ch. 12. 40,
45 ; Mk. 4.
19 ; 1 Th. 5.
2 if.
" Mk. 13. 33 ;
comp. ch.
12. 40
* Comp. ch.
I. 19 ; Rev.
7. 9: 8. 2;
II. 4, &c.
y See Mt. 26.
' Mk. 11. 19
" Comp. Mt.
21.1
b Jn. 8. 2
" ver. 1, 2 :
Matthew
26. 2-5 ;
Mark 14.
1,2
d Jn. 11. 55 ;
13. 1
' See Mt. 12.
14
/ver. 3-6:
Matthew
26 14-16 ;
Mark 14.
10,11
1 See Mt. 4.
10 : Jn. 13.
2,27
ft ver. 52 ;
87
^then shall they see the Son of man
coming in a cloud with power and
great glory. 28 But wlien these
things begin to come to pass, look
up, and lift up your heads ; because
* your redemption draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to them a para-
ble : Behold the fig tree, and all the
trees : 30 when they now shoot
forth, ye see it and *" know of your
own selves that the summer is now
nigh. 3 1 Even so ye also, when ye
see these things coming to pass,
know ye that * the kingdom of God
is nigh. 32 Verily I say unto you,
This generation shall not pass away,
till all things be accomplished.
33 "Heaven and earth shall pass
away : but my words shall not pass
away.
34 " But take heed to yourselves,
lest haply your hearts be ovei'-
charged with surfeiting, and
drunkenness, and cares of this life,
and that day come on you suddenly
as a snare : 35 for so shall it come
upon all them that dwell on the face
or all the earth. 36 But ^' watch ye
at every season, making supplica-
tion, that ye may prevail to escape
all these things that shall come to
pass, and to * stand before the Son
of man.
37 And every day he was ^ teach-
ing in the temple ; and ^ every
night he went out, and lodged in
"the mount that is called Olivet.
38 And all the people came * early
in the morning to him in the tem-
ple, to hear him.
OO "^Now the feast of un-
w ^id leavened bread drew nigh,
which is called the ''Passover.
2 And the chief priests and the
scribes "sought how they might
put him to death ; for they feared
the people.
3 •''And ^ Satan entered into Judas
who was called Iscariot, being of
the number of the twelve. 4 And
he went away, and communed with
the chief priests and ''captains, how
he might ^deliver him unto them.
5 And they were glad, and cove-
nanted to give him money. 6 And
he consented, _ and sought oppor-
tunity to ® deliver him unto them
^^ in the absence of the multitude.
7 *And the day of unleavened
bread came, on which *the pass-
comp. Acts 4.1:5. 24. 26 ; 1 Chr. 9. 11 ; Neh. 11. 11
! ver. 7-13 : Maltheiv 26. 17-19 ; Mark 14. 12-16 *-■ See
Mk. 14. 12
9 Or, betray
10 Or, without tumult
22.8
LUKE
22. 40
The Last Sapper. Strife about Rank. Peter's Denial foretold. The Apostles' Changed Condition. Gethsemane
over must be sacrificed. 8 And he
sent "Peter and John, saying, Go
and make ready for us the pass-
over, that we may eat. 9 And they
eaid unto him, Where wilt thou that
we make ready 1 10 And he said
unto them. Behold, when ye are
entered into the city, there shall
meet you a man bearing a pitcher
of water ; follow him into the house
whereinto he goeth. 11 And ye
shall say unto the ruaster of the
house. The Teacher saith unto thee.
Where is the guest-chamber, where
I shall eat the passover with my
disciples'? 12 And he will show
you a large upper room furnished :
there make ready. 13 And they
went, and found as he had said
unto them : and they made ready
the passover.
14 *And when the hour was
come, he sat down, and "^fche
apostles with him. 15 And he
said unto them, \Yith desire I have
desired to eat this passover with
you before I suffer : 1 6 for I say
unto you, I shall not eat it, "^ until
it be fulfilled in the kingdom of
God. 17 ^And he received a cup,
and ■'^when he had given thanks,
he said. Take this, and divide it
among yourselves : 1 8 for " I say
unto you, I shall not drink from
henceforth of the fruit of the vine,
until the kingdom of God shall
come. 1 9 And he took ' bread, and
•''when he had given thanks, he
brake it, and gave to them, saying.
This is my body '^ which is given
for you : this do in remembrance
of me. 20 And the cup in like
manner after supper, saying, This
cup is the ''new covenant in my
blood, eveti that which is 'poured
out for you. 21 * But behold, the
hand of him that ^betrayeth me
is with me on the table. 22 For
the Son of man indeed goeth, 'as
it hath been determined : but woe
unto that man through whom he
is ^betrayed ! 23 And they began
to question among themselves,
which of them it was that should
do this thing.
24 And there arose also ™;a con-
tention among them, which of
them was accounted to be ■* great-
est. 25 " And he said unto them,
The kings of the Gentiles have
lordship over them ; and they that
1 Or, a loaf
2 Some ancient authorities omit which, is given
for you . . . which is poured out for you.
3 See Ter. 4. * Gr. greater.
" Acts 3. 1,
11 ; 4. 13,
19 ; 8. 14 ;
comp. Gal.
2 9
b Mt. 26. 20 ;
Mk. 14. n
'^ See Mk. 6.
30
d Comp. ver.
18, 30 ; ch.
14. 15 :
Rev. 19. 9
^ver. 17-20:
Matthew
26. 26-29 ;
Mark 14.
22-25; 1
Corin-
thians 11.
23-25;
comp. 10.
16
/SeeMt. 14.
19
" Mt. 26. 29 ;
Mk. 14. 25
h 1 Cor. 11.
25 ; 2 Cor.
3. 6 ; Heb.
9. 15 ; 8. 8 ;
comp. Jer.
31. 31 ; Ex.
24. 8 (Heb.
8. 13)
i Mt. 26. 28 ;
Mk. 14. 24
* ver. 21-23 :
Matthew
26. 21-24 ;
Mark 14.
18-21.
Comp. Jn.
13. 18, 21,
22,26
' Acts 2. 23 ;
4. 28 : 10.
42 ; 17. 31
™ Mk. 9. 34 ;
ch. 9. 46
" ver. 25-27 :
Matthew
20. 25-28 ;
Mark 10.
J2-45
" ch. 9. 48
P 1 Pet. 5. 5
9 ch. 12. 37
'■ Comp. Mt.
20. 28
' Heb. 2. 18 ;
4. 15
* Comp. Mt.
5. 3:
2 Tim. 2. 12
" See ver. 16
" See Mt. 19.
28
^ See Mt. 4.
10. Comp.
Job 1.6-12;
2. 1-6
y Am. 9. 9
' Jn. 17. 9,
15
" Corap. Jn.
21. 15-17
<> ver. 33, 34 :
Matthew
26. 33-35 ;
Mark 14.
29-31 ;
John 13.
37,38
" Comp. ch.
9. 3 ff ; 10.
4; Mt.
10. 9 f. :
Mk. 6.8
d Comp. Jn.
17. 4 ; 19. 30
' Comp. ver.
36,49
/ Comp. Mt.
88
have authority over them are
called Benefactors. 26 But ye
shall not be no: " but he that is the
greater among you, let him become
as /the younger; and he that is
chief, as he that doth serve. 27
For « which is greater, he that ^ sit-
teth at meat, or he that serveth'?
is not he that 'sitteth at meati
but '' I am in the midst of you as
he that serveth. 28 But ye are
they that have continued with me
in rny Hemptations ; 29 and ®1
appoint unto you a 'kingdom,
even as my Father appointed unto
me, 30 that ye may " eat and drink
at my table in my * kingdom ; and
" ye shall sit on thrones judging the
twelve tribes of Israel.
31 Simon, Simon, behold, ''Satan
'asked to have you, that he
might *sift you as wheat: 32
but I ^made supplication for thee,
that thy faith fail not ; and
do thou, when once thou hast
turned again, " establish thy breth-
ren. 33 *And he said unto him,
Lord, with thee I am ready to go
both to prison and to death. 34
And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the
cock shall not crow this day, until
thou shalt thrice deny that thou
knowest me.
35 And he said unto them,
"When I sent you forth without
purse, and wallet, and shoes,
lacked ye anything? And they
said. Nothing. 36 And he said
unto them. But now, he that hath
a purse, let him take it, and like-
wise a wallet ; *and he that hath
none, let him sell his cloak, and
buy a sword. 37 For I say unto
you, that this which is written
must be fulfilled in me, ®And he
was reckoned with transgres.soi-s :
for "^that which concerneth me
hath "fulfilment. 38 And they
said. Lord, behold, here are two
" swords. And he said unto them.
It is enough.
39 •''And he came out, and went,
' as his custom was, unto I* the
mount of Olives ; and the disciples
also followed him. 40 * And wnen
he was at the place, he said unto
26. 30 ; Mk. 14. 26 ; Jn. 18. 1 » ch. 21. 37 h gee
Mt. 2i. 1 • ver. 40-J6 : Matthew 26. 36^6 ; Mark
14. 32-42
5 Gr. reclineth.
s Or, / appoint unto you, even as my Father
appointed tirilo me a kingdom, that ye may eat
and drink &c. ' Or, obtained you by asking
* Or, and he that hath no sword, let him sell
his cloak, and buy one. ' Is. liii. 12. "• Gr. end.
22.41
LUKE
23.5
The Betrayal. Peter's Denial. The Mockery. The Trial before the Sanhedrin. Jesas brought before Pilate
them, " Pray that ye enter not into
temptation. 41 And he was parted
from them about a stone's cast ;
and he * kneeled down and prayed,
42 saying. Father, if thou he will-
ing, remove this " cup from me :
"* nevertheless not my will, but
thine, be done. 43 'And there
appeared unto him an " angel from
heaven, strengthening him. 44
And ^ being in an agony he prayed
more earnestly ; and his sweat
became as it were great drops
of blood falling down upon the
ground. 45 And when he rose up
from his prayer, he came unto the
disciples, and found them sleeping
for sorrow, 46 and said unto them,
Why sleep ye"? rise and ^pray,
that ye enter not into temptation.
47 ^ While he yet spake, behold,
a multitude, and he that was called
Judas, one of the twelve, went
before them ; and he drew near
unto Jesus to kiss him. 48 But
Jesus said unto him, Judas, "be-
trayest thou the Son of man with
a kissl 49 And when they that
were about him saw what would
follow, they said. Lord, shall we
smite with the ' sword % 50 And a
certain one of them smote the * ser-
vant of the high priest, and struck
off his right ear. 51 But Jesus
answered and said. Suffer ye them
thus far. And he touched his ear,
and healed him. 52 And Jesus
said unto the chief priests, and
* captains of the temple, and
elders, that were come against
him. Are ye come out, 'as against
a robber, with swords and staves 1
53 When I was daily with you in
the temple, ye stretched not forth
your hands against me : but this is
your hour, and the power of dark-
ness.
54 ™And they seized him, and
led him aivay, and brought him
into the high priest's house. But
"Peter followed afar off. 55 "And
when they had kindled a fire in
the midst of -Pthe court, and had
sat down together, Peter sat in the
midst of them. 56 And a certain
maid seeing him as he sat in the
light of the fire, and looking sted-
fastly upon him, said. This man
also was with him. 57 But he
denied, saying. Woman, I know
him not. 58 And after a little
while 'another saw him, and said,
1 Many ancient authorities omit ver. 43, 44.
* See ver. 4. 3 (jr. bondservant.
"ver. 46;
comp. Mt.
6. 13
b Comp. Mt.
26. 3y ; Mk.
14. 35 ; cli.
18. 11
<^ See Mt. 20.
ti
d See Mt. 26.
3i)
^ Comp. Mt.
4. 11
/Comp.
Heb. 5. 7
9 ver. 40
ft ver. 47^3 :
Matthew
26, 47-56 ;
Murk 14.
43-50 ;
John 18.
3-11
' Comp. ver.
38
ft ver. 4
' ver. 37
"' Mt. 26, 57 ;
Mk. 14. 53
" Mt. 26. 58 ;
Mk, 14, 54 ;
Jn, 18, 16
" ver, 55-62 :
Matthe.w
26, 69-75 ;
Mark 14.
66-72;
John 18.
16-18, 25-
27
P See Mt.
26.3
9 Comp, Jn.
18. 26 ?
"^ Mt. 26. 73 ;
Mk. 14. 70
' See cli. 7.
13
' ver. 34
" ver. 63-65 :
comp. Mt.
26. 67 f. ;
Mk, 14. 65 ;
Jn. 18. 22 f .
" Mt. 26. 68 ;
Mk. 14, 65
^ Mt, 27. 39
Gr.
y Mt. 27.
1 f . ; Mk.
15. 1 ;
comp. Jn.
18. 28
' Acts 22. 5
Gr.
"■ See Mt. 5.
22
b ver. 67-71 :
comp, Mt,
26 63-66 ;
Mk, 14, 61-
63 ; Jn. 18.
19-21
" Mt. 26. 64 ;
Mk. 14. 62 ;
Bee 16. 19
d See Mt.
4. 3
« Mt. 27. 11 ;
ch, 23, 3 ;
comp. Mt.
26, 64
/Mt, 27, 2;
Mk. 15. 1 ;
Jn. 18. 28
» ver. 2, 3 :
Matthew
27, 11-14 ;
Mark 15. 2-
5 ; John 18.
29-37
A ver. 14
! Comp. ch.
20. 22 ; Jn.
89
Thou also art one of them. But
Peter said, Man, I am not. 59 And
after the space of about one hour
another confidently affirmed, say-
ing. Of a truth this man also was
with him; ""for he is a Galilsean.
60 But Peter said, Man, I know
not what thou sayest. And imme-
diately, while he yet spake, the
cock crew. 61 And Hhe Lord
turned, and looked upon Peter.
And Peter remembered the word
of the Lord, how that he said unto
him, 'Before the cock crow this
day thou shalt deny me thrice.
62 And he went out, and wept
bitterly.
63 "And the men that held
* Jesus mocked him, and beat him.
64 And they blindfolded him, and
asked him, saying, * Prophesy :
who is he that struck theel 65
And many other things spake they
against him, -^ reviling him.
66 *And as soon as it was day,
^ the assembly of the elders of the
people was gathered together, both
chief priests and scribes ; and they
led him away into their "council,
saying, 67 *If thou art the Christ,
tell us. But he said unto them,
If I tell you, ye will not believe:
68 and if I ask you, ye will not
answer. 69 " But from henceforth
shall the Son of man be seated at
the right hand of the power of
God. 70 And they all said. Art
thou then ** the Son of God 1 And
he said unto them, ^"Ye say that
1 am. 71 And they said. What
further need have we of witness 1
for we ourselves have heard from
his own mouth.
O O And the whole company
.^ O of them rose up, and
•'^ brought him before Pilate.
2 ^ And they began to accuse him,
saying. We found this man ''per-
verting our nation, and 'forbid-
ding to give tribute to Ca?sar, and
saying that he himself is Christ a
king. 3 And Pilate asked him,
saying. Art thou the King of the
Jews 1 And he answered him
and said, * Thou sayest. 4 And
Pilate said unto the chief priests
and the multitudes, ' I find no
fault in this man. 5 But they
were the more urgent, saying,' He
stirreth up the people, teaching
18. 33 n. ; 19. 12 ; Acts 17. 7 k See ch. 22. 70 ' ver.
14, 22 ; Mt. 27. 23 ; Mk. 15. 14 ; Jn. 18. 38 ; 19. 4, 6
< Gr. him.
5 Or, Ye say it, because I am.
23.6
LUKE
23.41
Jesns before Herod. A^ain before Pilate and sentenced. The Crnrifixion
throughout all Judaea, and " begin-
ning from Galilee even unto this
place. 6 But when Pilate heard
it, he asked whether the man were
a Galilfean. 7 And when he knew
that he was of Herod's jurisdiction,
he sent him unto '' Herod, who
himself also was at Jerusalem in
these days.
8 Now when Herod saw Jesus,
he was exceeding glad : for " he
was of a long time desirous to see
him, because he had heard con-
cerning him ; and he hoped to see
some ^ miracle done by him. 9
And he questioned him in many
words ; but '' he answered him
nothing. 10 And the chief priests
and the scribes stood, vehemently
accusing him. 11 And Herod
with his soldiers set him at nought,
and mocked him, and "arraying
him in gorgeous apparel sent him
back to Pilate. 12 And -^Herod and
Pilate became friends with eacli
other that very day : for before they
were at enmity between themselves.
13 And Pilate called together
the chief priests and the / rulers
and the people, 14 and said unto
them. Ye brought unto me this
man, as one that ''perverteth the
people : and behold, I, having ex-
amined him before you, 'found no
fault in this man touching those
things whereof ye accuse him :
15 no, nor yet * Herod: for '-^he
sent him back unto us ; and be-
hold, nothing worthy of death
hath been done by him. 16 1 will
therefore * chasti'oe him, and release
him.^ 18 But they cried out all
together, saying, 'Away with this
man, and release unto us Barab-
bas : — 19 one who for a cei'tain
insurrection made in the city, and
for murder, was cast into prison.
20 And Pilate spake unto them
again, desiring to release Jesus ;
21 but they shouted, saying. Cru-
cify, crucif J' him. 22 And he said
unto them the third time. Why,
what evil hath this man done'?
I have found no cause of death in
him : I will therefore '"chastise him
and release him. 2.3 But they were
urgent with loud voices, asking
that he might be crucified. And
their voices prevailed. 24 And
1 Gr. ."iign.
2 Many ancient authorities read / sent you to
him.
3 Many ancient authorities insert ver. 17 Now
he must nefds release unto t/iem at the feast one
Srisoner. Comp. Mt. 27. 15 ; Mk. 15. 6 ; Jn. 18. 39.
ithers add the same words after ver. 19.
" See Mt. 4.
12
^ See Mt. 14.
1 ; Mk. 6.
14 ; comp.
ch. 3. 1 ; 9.
7 ; 13. 31
' ch. 9. 9
d Comp. Mt.
27. 12, 14 ;
Mk. 15. 5 ;
Jn. 19. 9
' Comp. Mt.
27. 28
/ Comp.
Acts 4. 27
^ ver. 35 ;
Jn. 7. 26,
48 ; 12. 42 ;
Acts 3. 17 ;
4. 5, 8 ; 13.
27
fe ver. 2
! See ver. 4
* Comp. Mt.
27. 26 ; Mk.
15. 15 ; Ju.
19. 1 ; Acts
16. 37 ; ver.
22
I ver. 18-25 :
Matthew
27. 15-26 ;
Mark 15.
6-15;
comp.
Jn. 18.
39-19. 16
"" ver. 16
" ver. 26 :
Matthew
27. 32;
Mark 15.
21 ; comp.
Jn. 19. 17
« See Mt. 27.
32
P ch. 8. 52
9 Mt. 24. 19 ;
ch. 21. 23 ;
comp. ch.
11. 27
»■ Hos. 10. 8 ;
Kev. 6. 16 ;
comp. la.
2. 19. 20
' Mt. 27. 38 ;
Mk. 15. 27 ;
Jn. 19. 18
t ver. 33-43 :
Matthew
27. 33-44 ;
Mark 15.
22-32 ;
John 19.
17-24
" See Mt. 11.
25 ; ch. 22.
42
" Jn. 19. 24
■^ See ver. 13
y Comp. Mt.
27. 43
^ See Mt. 27.
48
" Comp. Mt.
27. 37 ; Mk.
15. 26 ; Jn.
19. 19
6 ver. 39-43 :
comp. Mt.
27. 44 ; Mk.
15. 32
■= ver. 35, 37
90
Pilate gave sentence that what they
asked for should be done. 25 And
he released him that for insurrec-
tion and murder had been cast into
prison, whom they asked for ; but
Jesus he delivered up to their will.
26 "And when they led him
away, they laid hold upon one
Simon of " Cyrene, coming from
the country, and laid on him the
cross, to bear it after Jesus.
27 And there followed him a
great multitude of the people,
and of women who ^bewailed and
lamented him. 28 But Jesus turn-
ing unto them said. Daughters of
Jerusalem, weep not for me, but
weep for yourselves, and for your
children. 29 For behold, the days
are coming, in which they shall
say, '* Blessed are the barren, and
the wombs that never bare, and
the breasts that never gave suck.
30 Then shall they begin to 'say
to the mountains. Fall on us ; and
to the hills, Cover us. 31 For if
they do these things in the green
tree, what shall be done in the dry 1
32 "And there were also two
others, malefactors, led with him
to be put to death.
33 *And when they came unto
the place which is called ■* The
skull, there they crucified him,
and the malefactors, one on the
I'i^ht hand and the other on the
left. 34 ^ And Jesus said, " Father,
forgive them ; for they know not
what they do. And parting his
garments among them, they "cast
lots. 35 And the people stood
beholding. And the "^ rulers also
scoffed at him, saying, He .saved
others ; ^ let him save himself, if
this is the Christ of God, his
cho.sen. 36 And the soldiers also
mocked him, coming to him, -offer-
ing him vinegar, .37 and saying,
2' If thou art the King of the Jews,
save thyself. 38 And there was
also a superscription over him,
"TniS IS THE KlXG OF THE JeWS.
39 *And one of the malefactors
that were hanged railed on him,
saying. Art not thou the Christ 1
''save thyself and us. 40 But the
other answered, and rebuking him
said. Dost thou not even fear God,
seeing thou art in the same con-
demnation'? 41 And we indeed
* According to the Latin, Calvary, which has
the same meaning.
» Some ancient authorities omit And Jesus
said. Father, forgive them; for they know not
ivhat they do.
23.42
LUKE
24.1^
The Death of Jesus. The Entombment. The Empty Tomh. The Interview on the Way to Emmaus
justly ; for we receive the due
reward of our deeds : but this
man hath done nothing amiss.
42 And he said, Jesus, remember
me when thou comest \in thy
kingdom. 43 And he said unto
him. Verily I say unto thee, To-day
shalt thou be with me in " Paradise.
_ 44 * And it was now about " the
sixth hour, and a darkness came
oyer the whole '•^land until the
ninth hour, 45 ^the sun's light
failing : and ** the veil of the
■^ temple was rent in the midst.
46 ''And Jesus, "crying with a
loud voice, said. Father, into thy
hands I commend my spirit : and
having said this, he gave up the
ghost. 47 •''Arid when the cen-
turion saw what was done, he
^glorified God, saying, Certainly
this was a righteous man. 48 And
all the multitudes that came to-
gether to this sight, when they
beheld the things that were done,
returned ''smiting their breasts.
49 *And all his acquaintance, and
* the women that followed with
hira from Galilee, stood afar off,
seeing these things.
50 *And behold, a man named
Joseph, who was a 'councillor, a
food and righteous man 51 (he
ad not consented to their counsel
and deed), a man of Arimathsea,
a city of the -Jews, who was '"look-
ing for the kingdom of God : 52
this man went to Pilate, and asked
for the body of Jesus. 53 And he
took it down, and wrapped it in
a linen cloth, and laid him in a
tomb that was hewn in stone,
where never man had yet lain.
54 And it was the day of "the
Preparation, and the sabbath ®drew
on. 55_ And " the women, who had
come with him out of Galilee, fol-
lowed after, and beheld the tomb,
and how his body was laid. 56
And they returned, and ^'prepared
spices and ointments.
And on the sabbath they rested
according to *the commandment.
^ A 1 ''But on the first day of
^ J^ the week, at early dawn,
they came unto the tomb, bring-
ing the spices which they had
prepared. 2 And they found the
stone rolled away from the tomb.
3 And they entered in, and found
^ Some ancient authorities read into thy
kingdom. " Or, earth
3 Gr. the sun failing. * Or, .sanctuary
s Or. And when Jesus had cri'>d with n loud
voice, he said 6 (Jr. began to dawn.
91
not the body ^ of * the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, while they
were perplexed thereabout, behold,
'two men "stood by them in daz-
zling apparel : 5 and as they were
affrighted and bowed down their
faces to the earth, they said unto
them, Why seek ye Hhe living
among the dead'? 6 ^He is not
here, but " is risen : remember how
he spake unto you ^ when he was
yet in Galilee, 7 saying that ^the
8on of man must be delivered up
into the hands of sinful men, and
be crucified, and the third day rise
again. 8 And 'they remembered
his words, 9 and returned "from
the tomb, and told all these things
to the eleven, and to all the rest.
1 0 Now they were " Mary Magda-
lene, and Joanna, and Mary the
mother of James : and the other
woinen with them told these things
unto Hhe apostles. 11 And these
words appeared in their sight as
idle talk ; and they " disbelieved
them. 12 "But Peter arose, and
f ran unto the tomb ; and '^ stoop-
ing and looking in, he seeth the
linen cloths by themselves ; and he
^^ departed " to his home, wondering
at that which was come to pass.
13 And behold, •'^two of them
were going that very day to a
village named Emmaus, which
was threescore furlongs from Jeru-
salem. 14 And they communed
with each" other of all these things
which had happened. 15 And it
came to pass, while they communed
and questioned together, that Jesus
himself drew near, and went with
them. 16 But *' their eyes were
holden that they should not know
him. 17 And he said unto them,
^^What communications are these
that ye have one with another, as
ye walk'? And they stood still,
looking sad. 18 And one of them,
named Cleopas, answering said
unto him, "Dost thou alone so-
journ in Jerusalem and not know
the things which are come to pass
there in these days'? 19 And he
said unto them, What things'? And
they said unto him, The things con-
7 Some ancient authorities omit of the Lord
Jesus, 8 Gr. him that liveth.
9 Some ancient authorities omit He is not here,
but is risen.
10 Some ancient authorities (mat from the tomb.
11 Some ancient authorities omit ver. 12.
12 Or, departed, tvondering with himself
13 Gr. What words are these that ye exchange
one with another.
1* Or, Dost thou .sojourn alone in Jerusalem,
and knowesl thou not the things
24.20
LUKE
24.5oi
The Ippearance in Jernsalem. Last Words. The Ascension
kerning "Jesus the Nazarene, who
was a * prophet mighty in deed and
word before God and all the people :
20 and how the chief priests and
our " rulers delivered him up to be
condemned to death, and crucified
him. 2 1 But we hoped that it was
he who should "* redeem Israel. Yea
and besides all this, it is now the
third day since these things came
to pass. 22 Moreover certain wornen
of our company amazed us, "having
been early at the tomb ; 23 and
when they found not his body, they
came, saying, that they had also
seen a vision of angels, who said
that he was alive. 24 And certain
of them that were with us went to
the tomb, and found it even so as
the women had said : but him they
saw not. 2.5 And he said unto
them, O foolish men, and slow of
heart to believe ^in all that ■''the
Erophets have spoken! 26 ^Be-
ooved it not the Christ to suffer
these things, and to enter into his
glory *? 27 And beginning from
'' Moses and from all the ' prophets,
he interpreted to them in all the
scriptures the things concerning
himself. 28 And they drew nigh
unto the village, whither they were
going : and * he made as though he
would go further. 29 And they
constrained hirn, saying, Abide
with us ; for it is toward evening,
and the day is now far spent. And
he went in to abide with them. 30
And it came to pass, when he had
sat down with them to meat, he
took the ^ bread and ' blessed ; and
breaking it he gave to them. 31
And their ™eyes were opened, and
they knew him ; and he vanished
out of their sight. 3 2 And they said
one to another, Was not our heart
burning within us, while he spake to
us in the way, while he " opened to
us the scriptures % 33 And they rose
up that very hour, and returned to
Jerusalem, and "found the eleven
gathered together, and ^ them that
were with them, 34 saying, «The
Lord is risen indeed, and '' hath ap-
E eared to Simon. 35 And they re-
earsed the things that happened in
the way, and how * he was known of
them in the breaking of the bread.
36 And as they spake these
things, 'he himself stood in the
midst of them, ^and saith unto
1 Or, after 2 Or, loaf
3 Some ancient authorities omit and saith unto
them, Peace be unto you.
°- See Mk. 1.
24
b See Mt. 21.
11
' ch. 23. 13
d Comp. ch.
1. 68
" ver. 1 flf.
/ See Mt. 26.
24
«'ver.7,44fE.;
Heb. 2. 10 ;
1 Pet. 1. U
'' Comp.
Gen. 3. 15 ;
12. 3, &c.;
Num. 21. 9
(Jn. 3. 14) ;
Dt. 18.
15 (Jn. 1.
45); com p.
Jn. 5. 46
* Comp.
2 Sam. 7.
12-16; Is. 7.
14 (Mt. 1.
23) ; 9. 1 f.
(Mt. 4.
15 f.) ; 42.
(Mt. 12. 18
ff.); 53.
(Mt. 8. 17 ;
Lk. 22. 37) ;
Dan. 7. 13
(Mt. 24. 30,
&c.): Mic.
5. 2 (Mt. 2
6); Zech.
9. 9 (Mt. 21.
5); comp.
Acts 13. 27
fc Mk. 6. 48
' See Mt. 14.
19
"'ver. 16
" ver. 45
" Mk. 16. 13
P Comp.
Acts 1. 14
9 See ver. 6
"" 1 Cor. 15. 5
» ver. 30 f .
«SeeMk.l6.
14
" Jn. 20. la,
21,26
" Comp. Mt.
14. 26 ; Mk.
6. 49
^ Jn. 20. 20,
27
S' 1 Jn. 1. 1 ;
comp. Jn.
20. 27
^ See ver. 11
"■ Jn. 21. 5
6 Acts 10. 41
« ch. 9. 22,
44f.:18.
31-34 ; 22.
37
d See ver. 27
e pg 2
(Acts 13.
33) ; Ps. 16.
(Acts 2.
27) ; Ps.
22. (Mt. 27.
34-46) ; Ps.
69. (Jb. 19.
28 If.); Pe.
72. ; 110.
(Mt. 22.
43 f.); 118.
(Mt. 21. 42)
/ver. 32;
comp.
Acts 16.
14; IJn.
5. 20 ; 2
Mace. 1. 4
9 ver. 26, 44
h ver. 7
92.
them, "Peace be unto you. 37 But
they were terrified and affrighted,
and supposed that they beheld "a
spirit. 38 And he said unto them,
Why are ye troubled'? and where-
fore do questionings arise in your
heart % 39 ^See my hands and my
feet, that it is I myself : " handle
me, and see ; for a spirit hath not
flesh and bones, as ye behold me
having. 40 ^And when he had
said this, ""he showed them his
hands and his feet. 41 And while
they still ^disbelieved for joy, and
wondered, he said unto tnem,
"Have ye here anything to eaf?
42 And they gave him a piece of
a broiled fish ^ 43 And he took it,
and * ate before them.
44 And he said unto them, "These
are my words which I spake unto
you, Avhile I was yet with you, that
all things must needs be fulfilled,
which are written in the "^law of
Moses, and '' the prophets, and " the
psalms, concerning nae. 45 Then
•'opened he their mind, that they
might understand the scriptures ;
46 and he said unto them, *Thus
it is written, that the Christ should
suffer, and *rise again from the
dead the third day; 47 and that
' repentance ^ and remission of sins
should be preached in his name
unto ^aH the ''nations, beginning
from .Jerusalem. 48 Ye are ' wit-
nesses of these things. 49 And be-
hold, '" I send forth the promise of
my Father upon you : but " tarry
ye in the city, until ye be clothed
with power from on high.
50 And he led them out until
they were over against " Bethany :
and he lifted up his hands, and
blessed them. 51 And it came to
pass, while he blessed them, he
parted from them, *and ^was car-
ried up into heaven. 52 And they
^worshipped him, and returned to
Jerusalem with great joy : 53 and
were continually in the temple,
blessing God.
i Acts 5. 31 ; 10. 43 ; 13. 38 ; 26. 18 * Mt. 28. 19
' Acts 1. 8, 22 ; 2. 32 ; 3. 15 ; 4. 33 ; 5. 32 ; 10. 39, 41 ;
13. 31 ; 1 Pet. 5. 1 "^ See Jn. 14. 26 " Acts 1. 4
" See Mt. 21. 17 ; comp. Acts 1. 12 J* See Mk. 16. 19
1 Some ancient authorities omit ver. 40.
5 Many ancient authorities add and a honey-
comb. 6 Some ancient authorities read unto.
7 Or, nations. Beginning from Jerusalem, ye
are witnesses
8 Some ancient authorities omit and was car-
ried 7tp into heaven.
5 Some ancient authorities omit worshipped
him, and. Seo marginal note on ch. 4. 7.
34
AOOOKDING TO JOHN
The Prologne. The Baptist's Disclaimer. The Baptist's Testimony
1" In the beginning was * the
Word, and the Word was " with
God, and 'Hhe Word was God. 2
The same was in the beginning
with God. 3 "All things were
made through him ; and without
him ' was not anything made that
hath been made. 4 •'In him was
life ; and the life was " the light of
men. 5 And '' the light shineth in
the darkness ; and the darkness
■•^ apprehended it not. 6 There came
a man, sent from God, whose name
was 'John. 7 The same came *for
witness, that he might bear witness
of the light, ' that all might believe
through him. 8 "'He was not the
light, but came that he might bear
witness of the light. 9 * There was
" the true light, even the light which
lighteth ^ every man, coming 'into
the world. 10 He was in the world,
and " the world was made through
him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto 'his own, and
they that were his own received
him not. 12 But as many as re-
ceived him, to them gave he the
right to become "children of God,
even *'to them that believe on his
name': 13 « who were ''born, not of
"^ blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And Hhe Word ''became flesh,
and ^* dwelt among us (and *we be-
held his glory, glory as of ® the only
begotten from the Father), full of
" grace and " truth. 1 5 John "^ bear-
eth witness of him, and crieth, say-
ing, ^" This was he of whom I said,
^ He that cometh after me is be-
come before me : ^ for he was " be-
fore me. 1 6 For of his " fulness we
all received, and ^" grace for grace.
1 Or, was not anything made. That trhich hath
been made was life in him,; avd the life &c.
2 Or, overcame See ch. 12. 35 (Gr. ) .
3 Or, the true light, which lighteth every man,
was coming * Or, every man as he com.eth
6 Gr. his own things. ^ Or, begotten
' Gr. bloods. s (jr. tabernacled.
9 Or, an only begotten from, a father Comp.
Heb. 11. 17.
iiJ Some ancient authorities read {this loat he
thnt said). n Gr. first in regard of me.
12 Or, grace upon grace
" Gen. 1. 1 ;
comp.
Col. 1. 17 ;
1 Jn. 1. 1
f> ver. 14 ;
Rev. 19. 13
^ 1 Jn. 1. 2 ;
oomp. ch.
17.5
d Oomp.
Pliil. 2. 6
" ver. 10 ;
ICor. 8. 6;
Col. 1. 16;
Heb. 1. 2
/ch. 5. 26;
comp. 11.
25 ; 14. 6
»ch. 8. 12;
9. 5 ; 12. 46
'» Comp. ch.
3. 19
> See Mt. 3. 1
* ver. 15, 19,
32; ch. 3.
26 ; 5. 33
' Comp. ver.
12; Acts
19. 4 ; Gal.
3.26
"' ver. 20
" 1 Jn. 2. 8
° Comp. ch.
11. b'^;
Gal. 3. 26
P See ver. 7 ;
cl). 3. 18 ;
1 Jn. 5. 13 ;
comp. 3. 23
«ch. 3. 5f.;
1 Pet. 1.
23 ; Jas. 1.
18 : 1 Jn.
2. 29 ; 3. 9
*■ Comp.
Rom. 1. 3 ;
Gal. 4. 4 ;
Phil. 2.
7f.; 1
Tim. 3.16;
Heb. 2. 14 ;
1 Jn. 1.
If.; 4. 2;
2 Jn. 7
' Comp.
Rev. 21. 3
t Lk. 9. 32 ;
ch. 2. 11;
17. 22, 24 ;
2 Pet. 1.
16 f.; IJn.
1.1
" ver. 17 ;
Rom. 5.
21 ; 6. 14
" ch. 8. 32 ;
14. 6 ; 18.
37
* ver. 7
V ver. 27, 30 ;
Mt. 3. 11
' ver. 30
" Eph. 1. 23 ;
3. 19 ; 4.
13; Col. 1.
19 ; 2. 9
6 ch. 7. 19
93
1 7 For '' the law was given through
Moses ; " grace and " truth came
through Jesus Christ. 1 8 " No man
hath seen God at any time ; ^^ '' the
only begotten Son, who is in "the
bosom of the Father, ■^ he hath de-
clared him.
19 And this is ^the witness of
John, when "the Jews sent unto
him '' from Jerusalem priests and
Levites to ask him. Who art thou 1
20 And he confessed, and denied
not; and he confessed, *I am not
the Christ. 21 And they asked
him What then? Art thou * Eli-
jah i And he saith, I am not. Art
thou Hhe prophet? And he an-
swered. No. 22 They said there-
fore unto him. Who art thou ? that
we may give an answer to them
that sent us. What say est thou of
thyself? 23 He_ said, '"I am the
voice of one crying in the wilder-
ness. Make straight the way of the
Lord, as " said Isaiah the prophet.
24 ^^ And they had been sent from
the Pharisees. 25 And they asked
him, and said unto him, Why then
baptizest thou, if thou art not the
Christ, neither Elijah, neither ' the
prophet? 26 John answei'ed them,
saying, " I baptize '" in water : in
the midst of you standeth one whom
ye know not, 27 even "he that com-
eth after me, the " latchet of whose
shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
28 These things were done in
^^ Bethany ^'beyond the Jordan,
where John was baptizing.
29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus
" Ex. 33. 20 ; ch. 6. 46 ; Col. 1. 15 ; 1 Tim. 6. 16 ;
1 Jn. 4. 12 rf ch. 3. 16, 18 ; 1 Jn. 4. 9 « Comp. ch.
13. 23 ; Lk. 16. 22 / Comp. ch. 3. 11 " ch. 2. 18,
20 ; 5. 10, 15 f. 18 ; 6. 41, 52 ; 7. 1, 11, 13, 15, 35 ; 8. 22,
48, 52, 57 ; 9. 18, 22 ; 10. 24, 31, 33 ; &c. h Comp.
Mt. 15. 1 ' ch. 3. 28 ; cf. Lk. 3. 15 f. k Comp. Mt.
11. 14 ; 16. 14 ' Dt. 18. 15, 18 ; ver. 25 ; comp. Mt.
21. 11 '" Comp. Mt. 3. 3 ; Mk. 1. 3 ; Lk. 3. 4 " Mt.
3. 11 ; Mk. 1. 8 ; Lk. 3. 16 ; Acts 1.5 » Mk. 1. 7 ;
Lk. 3. 16 ; comp. Mt. 3. 11 f ch. 3. 26 ; 10. 40
J3 Many very ancient authorities read God only
begotten. i^ls. xl. 3.
15 Or, And certain had been ■':ent from among
the Pharisees. i'' Or, with
1" Many ancient authorities read Befhabarah,
some Betharabah. Comp. Josh. 15, 6, 61 ; 18. 22
1.30
JOHN
2.10
Disdples of the Baptist follow Jesus. Philip aud Nathanael. The Marriage in Cana
coming unto him, and saith. Behold,
"the Lamb of God, that ^Haketh
away the sin of the world ! 30 This
is he of whom I said, ''After me
Cometh a man who is become before
me : "^ for he was '" before me. 3 1
And I knew him not •> but that he
should be made manifest to Israel,
for this cause came I baptizing ^in
water. 32 And John ''bare wit-
ness, saying, -fl have beheld the
Spirit descending as a dove out of
heaven ; and it abode upon him.
33 And I knew him not: but he
that sent me to baptize ^ in water,
he said unto me, Upon whomsoever
thou shalt see the Spirit descend-
ing, aud abiding upon him, the
same is '■> he that baptizeth ^ in the
Holy Spirit. 34 And I have seen,
and have borne witness that this is
" the Son of God.
35 Again 'on the morrow John
was standing, and two of his disci-
ples ; 36 and he looked upon Jesus
as he walked, and saith. Behold,
*the Lamb of God! 37 And the
two disciples heard him speak, and
they followed Jesus. 38 And Jesus
turned, and beheld them following,
and saith unto them. What seek ye 1
And they said unto him, 'Rabbi
(which is to say, being interpreted.
Teacher), where abidest thou '? 39
He saith unto them. Come, and ye
shall see. They came therefore and
saw where he abode ; and they
abode with him that day: it was
about the tenth hour. 40 " One of
the two that heard John speak, and
followed him, was Andrew, Simon
Peter's brother. 41 He findeth first
his own brother Simon, and saith
unto him. We have found the " Mes-
siah (which is, being interpreted,
* Christ). 42 He brought him unto
Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and
said, Thou art Simon the son of
^ " John : thou shalt be called ^Ce-
phas (which is by interpretation,
•^ Peter).
43 ""On the morrow he was
minded to go forth into 'Galilee,
and he findeth ' Philip : and Jesus
saith unto him, "Follow me. 44
Now * Philip was from " Bethsaida,
of the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 ' Philip findeth ' Nathanael, and
saith unto him. We have found
him, of whom ^ Moses in the law,
1 Or, bfare/h ike sin
2 Gr. first in regard of me. 3 Or, with
4 That i3, Anointed. Comp. Ps. 2. 2.
& 6r. Jnnnes : called in Mt. 16. 17, Jonah.
6 That is, Rock or Slant.
" Is. 53. 7 ;
ver. 36 ;
Acts 8. 32 ;
comp.
1 Pet. 1. 19 ;
Rev. 5. 6,
8, 12f.; 6.
1. &c.
blJu.3.5;
comp. Mt.
1.21
<= ver. 27, 30 ;
Mt. 3. 11
d ver. 15
' ver. 7
/Mt. 3. IG;
Mk. 1. 10 ;
Lk. 3. 22
V Mt. 3. 11 ;
Mk. 1. 8 ;
Lk. 3. Iti ;
Acts 1. 5
'' ver. 4s) ;
see Mt. 4. 3
' ver. 29
fc See ver. 29
' See Mt. 23.
7 f . ; ver.
49
'" ver. 40-42 :
comp. Mt.
4. 18-22 ;
Mk. 1. 16-
20 ; Lk. 5.
2-11
" Dan. 9. 25
marg. ; ch.
4. 25
" ch. 21. 15-
17
i> 1 Cor. 1.
12; 3. 22; 9.
5 ; 15. 5 ;
Gal. 1. 18 ;
2. 9, 11, 14
« Mt. 16. 18
'' ver. 35 ;
comp. 29
* Comp.
ver. 2S ;
Mt. 4. 12 ;
ch. 2. 11
t See Mt. 10.
3. ver. 44-
48 : ch. 6. 5,
7 ; 12. 21 f. ;
14. 8 f.
" See Mt. 8.
22
" See Mt. 11.
21
•^ ver. 46-49 :
ch. 21. 2
y See Lk. 24.
27
' Mt. 2. 23
" Lk. 3. 23 :
2. 4S ; 4. 22 ;
ch. 6. 42 '
b Comp. ch.
7. 41, 52 (?)
" Comp.
Rom. 9. 4
'I See ver.
38
« ver. 34
/Comp Mt.
2. 2 ; 27. 42 ;
Mk. 15. 32 ;
ch. 12. 13
9 Ezek. 1. 1 ;
Mt. 3. 16 ;
Lk. 3. 21 ;
Acts 7. 56 ;
10. 11 ;
Rev. 19 11
'' Gen 28. 12
'■ See Mt. 8.
20
fc ch. 1. 29,
35,43
' ver. 11 ;
ch. 4. 46 ;
21.2
94
and ^ the prophets, wrote, Jesus
of 'Nazareth, "the son of Joseph.
46 And Nathanael said unto him,
'Can any good thing come out of
Nazaretn "? ' Philip saith unto him,
Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Na-
thanael coming to him, and saith
of him, Behold, an '^ Israelite indeed,
in whom is no guile ! 48 Nathanael
saith unto him. Whence knowest
thou me 'I Jesus answered and said
unto him. Before 'Philip called
thee, when thou wast under the
fig tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael
answered him, ''Babbi, thou art
" the Son of God ; thou art ^ Km^
of Israel. 50 Jesus answered and
said unto him. Because I said unto
thee, I saw thee underneath the fig
tree, belieyest thou 1 thou shalt see
greater things than these. 51 And
he saith unto him. Verily, verily, I
say unto you. Ye shall see «'the
heaven opened, and ''the angels
of God ascending and descending
upon 'the Son of man.
2 And * the third day there was
a marriage in ' Cana of Galilee ;
and the ™ mother of Jesus was there :
2 and Jesus also was bidden, and his
" disciples, to the inarriage. 3 And
wheA the wine failed, the mother
of Jesus saith unto him, They have
no wine. 4 And Jesus saith unto
her, " Woman, ^ what have I to do
with thee'? *mine hour is not yet
come. 5 His '" mother saith unto
the servants. Whatsoever he saith
unto you, do it. 6 Now there were
six waterpots of stone set there
y after the Jews' manner of purify-
ing, containing two or three firkins
apiece. 7 Jesus saith unto them.
Fill the watei'pots with water. And
they filled them up to the brim.
8 And he saith unto them. Draw
out now, and bear unto the ''ruler
of the feast. And they bare it.
9 And when the ruler of the feast
tasted the water '^^now become
wine, and knew not whence it was
(but the .servants that had drawn
the water knew), the ruler of the
feast calleth the bridegroom, 1 0 and
.saith unto him, Every man setteth
on first the good wine ; and when
'?nen 'have drunk freely, then that
"' See Mt. 12. 46 " ch. 1. 40-49 ; ver. 12, 17, 22 ; ch.
3. 22; 4. 2, 8, 27 ff. ; 6. 8, 12, 16, 22, 24 ; comp ch. 6.
60 f. 66 ; 7. 3 ; 8. 31. &c. ° ch. 19. 26 '^ See Mt. 8
29 t Comp. 7. 6, 8, 30 ; 8. 20 '' Comp. Mk. 7.
3 f . ; ch. 3. 25 " ch. 4. 46 < Mt. 24. 49 ; Lk. 12. 45 ;
Acts 2. 15 ; 1 Cor. 11. 21 ; Eph. 5. 18 ; 1 Th. 5. 7 ; Rev.
17. 2, 6
? Or, steward
8 Or, that it had become
2.11
JOHN
3.17
The Cleansing of the Temple. Many in Jerosaleni believe. Nicodemus visits Jesns. " God so loved the world "
whicli is worse : thou hast kept the
good wine until now. 11 This be-
ginning of his " signs did Jesus in
Cana of * Galilee, and manifested
his "^ glory;, and his disciples be-
lieved on him.
12 After this he went down to
■^Capernaum, he, and his ''mother,
and his " brethren, and his •'^disci-
ples ; and there they abode not
many days.
13 And " the passover of the Jews
was at hand, and Jesus '' went up to
Jerusalem. 14 'And he found in
the temple those that sold oxen and
sheep and doves, and the changers
of money sitting : 1 5 and he made
a scoui'ge of cords, and cast all out
of the temple, both the sheep and
the oxen ; and he poured out the
changers' money, and overthrew
their tables ; 1 6 and to them that
sold * the doves he said. Take these
things hence ; make not ' my Fa-
ther's house a house of merchandise.
17 His Misciples remembered that
it was written, ^Zeal for thy house
shall eat me up. 18 '"The Jews
therefore answered and said unto
him, " What sign showest thou unto
us, seeing that thou doest these
things'? 19 Jesus answered and
said unto them, "Destroy this
"temple, and in three days I will
raise it up. 20 '"The Jews there-
fore said , '' Forty and six years was
this 'temple in building, and wilt
thou raise it up in three days *?
21 But he spake of * the "temple
of his body. 22 When therefore
he was I'aised from the dead, his
•''disciples 'remembered that he
spake this ; and they believed ' the
scripture, and the word which
Jesus had said.
23 Now when he was in Jeru-
salem at ' the passover, during the
feast, many believed on his name,
" beholding his signs which he did.
24 But Jesus did not trust himself
unto them, for that he knew all
men, 25 and because he needed not
that any one should bear witness
concerning ^ man ; '' for he himself
knew what was in man.
3 Now there was a man of the
Pharisees, named ''Nicodemus,
a ^ ruler of the Jews: 2 the same
came unto him by night, and said
to him, ' Eabbi, we know that thou
art a teacher come from God ; for
no one can do these "signs that
1 Ps. Ixix. 9.
* Or, a man ; for
2 Or, snnctuary
. . the man.
" ver. 23 ;
ch. 3. 2 ; 4.
54 ; 6. 2, 14,
26, 30 ; 7.
31 ; 9. 16 ;
10. 41 ; 11.
47 ; 12. IS,
37 : 20. 30
6 ch. 1. 43
" See ch. 1.
14
d Mt. 4. 13
" See Mt. 12.
46
/ See ver. 2
:' cli. 6. 4 ; 11.
55 ; comp.
5. 1
marg. (?)
'1 Dt. 16.
1-6 ; Lk. 2.
41 ; ver. 23
' ver. 14-16 :
Bee
Matthew
21. 12 ff. ;
Marie 11.
15-17 ;
Luke. 19.
45 f.; comp.
Mai. 3. 1 If.
fc See Mt. 21.
12
' Comp. Lk.
2. 49
"' See ch. 1.
19
" See Mt. 12.
38
0 Mt. 26. 61 ;
27. 40 ; Mk.
14. 58 ; 15.
29 ; comp.
Acts 6. 14
P Comp.
Ezr. 5. 16
"J Comp.
1 Cor. 6. 19
"• Lk. 24. 8 ;
cli. 12. 16 ;
comp. ver.
17 ; 14. 26
' Comp Ps.
16. 10 ; ch.
20, 9 ; Lk.
24. 26 f . ;
Acts 13.
33
' ver. 13
" See ver. 11
" ch. 6. 61,
64 ; 13. 11 ;
Mt. 9. 4 ;
comp. ch.
1. 42, 47
■* ch. 7. 50 ;
19. 39
y See Lk. 23.
13 ; comp.
ch. 7. 26,
48
^ See Mt. 23.
7 ; ver. 26
"^ Acts 10.
38 ; comp.
ch. 9. 33 ;
10. 38 ; 14.
10 f. ; Acts
2. 22
i> 1 Pet. 1.
23 ; comp.
2 Cor.
5. 17
" ver. 5 ; Mt.
19. 24 ; 21.
31 ; Mk. 9.
47 ; 10. 14 f .
&c.
d Ezek. 36.
25-27 ;
comp.
Eph. 5. 26;
Tit. 3. 5
* ch. 1. 13 ;
95
thou doest, except "God be with
him. 3 Jesus answered and said
unto him. Verily, verily, I say unto
thee. Except one *be born '^anew,
he cannot see " the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How
can a man be born when he is old ?
can he enter a second time into his
mother's womb, and be born "? 5 Je-
sus answered, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee. Except one be born of
''watei; and the Spirit, he cannot
enter into "the kingdom of God.
6 " That which is born of the flesh
is flesh ; and that which is born of
the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not
that I said unto thee. Ye must be
born ''anew. 8 ^■'^The wind blow-
eth where it will, and thou hearest
the voice thereof, but knowest not
whence it cometh, and whither it
goeth : so is ever j' one that is born
of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus an-
swered and said unto him. How
can these things be '? 10 Jesus an-
swered and said unto him. Art
thou ^the teacher of Israel, and
understandest not these things^
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
''We speak that which we know,
and 'bear witness of that which
we have seen ; and ' ye receive not
our witness. 12 If I told you
earthly things and ye believe not,
how shall ye believe if I tell you
heavenly things '? 13 And* no one
hath ascended into heaven, but
'he that descended out of heaven,
even '"the Son of man, ®who is in
heaven. 14 And as "Moses lifted
up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must '" the Son of man
I be lifted up ; 1 5 that whosoever
"believeth may ^in him have eter-
nal life.
16 For God so 'loved the world,
that he ''gave his "only begotten
Son, that whosoever / believeth on
him should not perish, but have
eternal life. 17 For God "sent not
the Son into the world "to judge
1 Cor. 15. 50 / Comp. Eccl. 11. 5 ; Ezek. 37. 9 ; Ps.
135. 7 'J Lk. 2. 46 ; comp. 5. 17 ; Acts 5. 34 A ch. 7.
16 f. ; 8. 26, 28 ; 12. 49 ; 14. 24 ; comp. ch. 1. 18 « ver.
32 k Prov. 30. 4 ; comp. Dt. 30. 12 ; Acts 2. 34 ;
Rom. 10. 6 ; Eph. 4. 9 ' ver. 31 ; ch. 6. 38, 42
"' See Mt. 8. 20 " Num. 21. 9 " ch. 8. 28 ; 12. 34
'' ch. 20. 31 ; 1 Jn. 5. 11-13 « Rom. 5. 8 ; Eph. 2. 4 ;
2 Th. 2. 16 ; 1 Jn. 4. 10 ; Rev. 1. 5 '' Rom. 8. 32 ; 1 Jn.
4.9 'ch. 1. 18; ver. 18; IJn. 4.9 ' ver. 36 ; ch.
6. 40 ; 11. 25 f. " ver. 34 : ch. 5. 36, 38; 6. 29, 38, 67 ;
7. 29 ; 8. 42 ; 10. 36 ; 11. 42 ; 17. 3, 8, 18, 21, 23, 25 ; 20.
21 " ch. 8. 15 ; 12. 47 ; comp. Lk. 19. 10 ; 1 Jn. 4. 14
4 Or, from above See ver. 31 ; ch. 19. 11 ; Jas.
1. 17 ; 3. 15, 17. 6 Or, The Sjjiril breatheth
« Many ancient authorities omit wlio is in
heaven. ' Or, believeth in him may have
3.18
JOHN
4.15
Jesas and Jobn baptize. The Baptist's Final Testimony. The Witness from Heaven. The Samaritan Woman
the world ; but that the world
should fee saved through him. 18
"He that believeth on him is not
i'udged : he that believeth not hath
)een judged already, because he
hath not believed on the name of
*the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the judgment, that
"the light is come into the world,
and men loved the darkness rather
than the light ; for '^ their works
were evil. 20 ^ For every one that
Moeth evil hateth the light, and
Cometh not to the light, lest his
works should be -repi'oved. 21 But
he that'^doeth the truth cometh to
the light, that his works may be
made manifest, ^ that they have
been wrought in God.
22 After these things came Jesus
and his ''disciples into the land of
Judsea ; and there he tarried with
them, and ''baptized. 23 And
John also was baptizing in ^non
near to Salim, because there* was
much water there : and they came,
and were baptized. 24 For 'John
was not yet cast into prison. 25
There arose therefore a questioning
on the part of John's disciples with
a Jew about * purifying. 26 And
they came unto John, and said to
him, ' Rabbi, he that was with thee
"' beyond the Jordan, to whom
thou "hast borne witness, behold,
the same baptizeth, and all men
come to him. 27 John answered
and said, "A man can receive noth-
ing, except it have been given him
from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves
bear me witness, that I said, *'I
am not the Christ, but, that I am
sent before him. 29 He that hath
the bride is *the bridegroom: but
the friend of the bridegroom, that
standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth
greatly because of the bridegroom's
voice : this my '' joy therefore is
made full. 30 He must increase,
but 1 must decrease.
31 *He that cometh from above
is above all : he that is of the earth
is of the earth, and *of the earth
he speaketh : ^*he that cometh
from lieaven is above all. 32 What
he hath seen and heard, of that he
" beareth witness ; and " no man
receiveth his witness. 33 He that
hath received his witness " hath set
his seal to this, that God is true.
1 Or, vrMliseth 2 Or, cnnvicted
3 Or, because * Gr were many waters.
5 Some ancient authorities read he that cometh
from heaven beareth witness of what he hath seen
and heard.
° Comp.
Mk. 16. 16 ;
ch. 5. 24
b ch. 1. 18 ;
1 Jn. 4. 9
' Comp. ch.
1. 4 ; 8. 12 ;
9. 5 ; 12. 46
d ch. 7. 7
" ver. 20, 21 :
comp.
Eph. 5. 11,
13
/IJu. 1.6
" See ch. 2. 2
h ch. 4. 1, 2
' See Mt. 4.
12
*: See ch. 2. 6
' ver. 2 ; see
Mt. 23. 7
'" See ch. 1.
23
" See ch. 1. 7
"ICor. 4. 7;
comp.
Heb. 5. 4
P ch. 1. 20, 23
9 Comp. Mt.
25. 1 ; 9. 15
»■ ch. 15. 11 ;
16. 24 ; 17.
13 ; Phil.
2. 2; IJu.
1. 4 ; 2 Ju.
12
* See ver.
13 ; ch. 8.
23
* Comp.
1 Jn. 4. 5
" ver. 11
" ch. 6. 27 ;
Rom. 4.
11 ; 15. 28 ;
1 Cor. 9. 2 ;
2 Cor. 1.
22 ; Eph. 1.
13 : 4. 30 ;
2 Tim. 2.
19 ; Rev. 7.
3-8
^ See ver. 17
y Mt. 12. 18 ;
Lk. 4. 18 ;
Acts 1. 2 ;
10. 38
^ ch. 5. 20 ;
17.2; see
Mt. 28. 18
" See ver. 16
b Comp.
Acts 14. 2 ;
Heb. 3. 18
« See Lk. 7.
13
d ch. 3. 22,
26 ; comp.
1 Cor. 1. 17
"^ See ch. 2. 2
/ch. 3. 22
" ch. 2. 11 f.
'' Comp. Lk.
9. 52
i Gen. 33.
19 ; 48. 22 ;
Josh. 24.
32; ver. 12
k ver. 5, .S9
' Ecclus. 50.
25 f.: Mt.
10.5:
comp. ch.
8. 48;
Ezr. 4. 3-6.
llfif.
'"ch. 7. 37 f.;
Rev. 21. 6 ;
22.17
" ver. 6
" ch. 6. 35 ;
P See Mt. 25.
46;ch.6. 27
96
34 For he whom God hath ^sent
speaketh the words of God : "for
he giveth not the Spirit by meas-
ure. 35 ^The Father loveth the
Son, and hath given all things into
his hand. 36 He that "believeth
on the Son hath eternal life ; but
he that ^ * obej^eth not the Son shall
not see life, but the wrath of God
abideth on him.
4 When therefore "the Lord
knew that the Pharisees had
heai'd that Jesus was making and
•* baptizing more disciples than
John 2 (although •* Jesus himself
baptized not, but his "disciples),
3 ne -^left Judfea, and departed
* again into Galilee. 4 And he
must needs pass through '' Samaria.
5 So he cometh to a citj' of '' Sama-
ria, called Sychar, near to the par-
cel of ground that ' Jacob gave to
his son Joseph : 6 and Jacob's
' well was there. Jesus thei*efore,
being wearied with his journey,
sat ^thus by the ''well. It was
about the sixth hour. 7 There
cometh a woman of Samaria to
draw water : Jesus saith unto her,
Give me to drink. 8 For his " dis-
ciples were gone away into *the
city to buy food. 9 The ^ Samari-
tan woman therefore saith unto
him, How is it that thou, being a
Jew, askest drink of me, who am
a Samaritan woman 1 (^ For ' Jews
have no dealings with Samaritans.)
10 Jesus answered and said unto
her. If thou k newest the gift of
God, and who it is that saith to
thee. Give me to drink; thou
wouldest have asked of him, and
he would have given thee "" living
water. 1 1 The woman saith unto
him, ^"Sir, thou hast nothing to
draw with, and the well is deep :
whence then hast thou that '" living
water 1 12 Art thou greater than
our father Jacob, who "gave us the
well, and drank thereof himself,
and his sons, and his cattle 1 13
Jesus answered and said unto her.
Every one that drinketh of this
water shall thirst again: 14 but
whosoever drinketh of the water
that I shall give him "shall never
thirst ; but the water that I shall
give him shall become in him a
well of water springing up unto
p eternal life. 1 5 The woman saith
^ Or, believeth not
"! Gr. spring : and so in ver. 14 ; but not in ver.
11, 12. 8 Or, ns he was Comp. ch. 13. 2.5.
^ Some ancient authorities omit For Jews hare
no dealings with Samaritans. w Or, Lord
*. 16
JOHN
4.50
" One soweth, and another reapcth." Many Samaritans believe. " 1 prophet in his own country." The Cure
unto him, ^ Sir, " give me this water,
that I thirst not, neither come all
the way hither to draw. 16 Jesus
saith unto her. Go, call thy hus-
band, and come hither. 17 The
woman answered and said unto
him, I have no husband. Jesus
saith unto her. Thou saidst well,
I have no husband : 18 for thou
hast had five husbands ; and he
whom thou now hast is not thy
husband : this hast thou said truly.
19 The woman saith unto him,
* Sir, I perceive that thou art * a
prophet. 20 "Our fathers wor-
shipped in ''this mountain ; and
ye say, that " in Jerusalem is the
place where men ought to worship.
21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman,
believe me, -^the hour cometh, when
^ neither in this mountain, nor in
Jerusalem, shall ye worship the
Father. 22 ''Ye worship that
which ye know not : we worship
that which we know ; for ' salva-
tion is from the Jews. 23 But
*the hour cometh, and now is,
when the true worshippers shall
worship the Father ' in spirit and
truth : - for such doth the Father
seek to be his worshippers. 24
^ God is a Spirit : and they that
worship him must worship ' in
spirit and truth. 25 The woman
saith unto him, I know that ™ Mes-
siah cometh ("he that is called
Christ): when he is come, he will
declare unto us all things. 26
Jesus saith unto her, " I that speak
unto thee am he.
27 And upon this ^ came his 'dis-
ciples ; and they marvelled that he
was speaking with a woman ; yet
no man said. What seekest thou'?
or, Why speakest thou with herl
28 So the woman left her water-
pot, and went away into the city,
and saith to the people, 29 Come,
see a man, '" who told me all things
that ever I did : " can this be the
Christ^ 30 They went out of the
city, and were coming to him.
31 In the mean while the disciples
prayed him, saying, 'Rabbi, eat.
32 But he said unto them, I have
meat to eat that ye know not.
33 The « disciples therefore said
one to another. Hath any man
brought him aitgAno eat "? 34 Jesus
eaith unto them. My meat is to
*do the will of him that sent
1 Or, Lord
2 Or, for such the Father also seeke/h
8 Or, Clod is spirit
" Comp. ch.
6. 34
b See Mt. 21.
11. Conip,
Lk. 7. 39
<=Gen. 33.
20? (comp.
ver. 12)
d Dt. 11. 29 ;
Josh. 8. 33
° Comp. Lk.
9. 53
/ch. 5. 28;
16. 2;
comp. ver.
23 ; 5. 25 ;
16. 32
" Mai. 1. 11 ;
1 Tim. 2. 8
'» Comp. 2 K.
17. 28-41
' Is. 2. 3 ;
Rom. 3.
1 f.; 9. 4 f.
k ch. 5. 25 ;
16. 32 ;
comp. ver.
21 ; 5. 28 ;
16. 2
' Comp.
Pliil. 3. 3
"' See ch. 1.
41
" Comp. Mt.
1. 16
" See ch. 8.
24 ; comp.
9. 35-37
1' ver. 8
« Seech. 2.2
'■ ver. 17 f .
* Comp. ch.
7. 26, 31 ;
Mt. 12. 23
t See Mt. 23.
7
« ch. 5. 30 ;
6.38
" ch. 5. 36 ;
17. 4 ;
comp. 19.
28, 30
^ See Lk. 10.
y i Cor. 9.
17 f. (Gr.)
- Rom. 1. 13
" ver. 14
l> Comp. Job
31. 8 ; Mic.
6. 15
" ver. 5, 8
d ver. 29
' 1 Jn. 4. 14 ;
comp.
1 Tim. 4.
10 ; Lk. 2.
11; Acts
5. 31 ; 13. 23
/ver. 40
" See Mt. 13.
57
'i ch. 2. 23
i See ch. 2. 1
k oh. 2. 9
' ch. 2. 12 ;
see Lk. 4. 23
"' ver. 3, 54
« Dan. 4. 21;
6. 27 ; Mt.
24. 24 ; Mk,
13. 22 ;
Acts 2. 19,
22, 43 : 4.
30 ; 5. 12 :
6. 8 ; 7. 36 ;
14. 3 ; 15.
12 ; Rom.
15. 19 ;
2 Cor. 12.
12 ; 2 Th. 2.
9 ; Heb. 2.
4 ; comp.
1 Cor. 1. 22
97
me, and to "accomplish his work.
35 Say not ye, There are yet four
months, and then cometh the
harvest"? behold, I say unto you.
Lift up your eyes, and look on the
fields, that they are ■* white already
''unto harvest. 36 He that reap-
eth receiveth " wages, and gather-
eth ' fruit unto " life eternal ; that
he that sowethand he that reapeth
may rejoice together. 37 For here-
in is the saying true, *One sow-
eth, and another reapeth. 38 I
sent you to reap that whereon
ye have not labored : others have
labored, and ye are entered into
their labor.
39 And from "that city many
of the Samaritans believed on him
because of the word of the woman,
who testified, "He told me all
things that ewer I did. 40 So
when the Samaritans came unto
him, they besought him to abide
with them : and he abode there
two days. 41 And many more
believed because of his word ;
42 and they said to the woman.
Now we believe, not because of
thy speaking : for we have heard
for ourselves, and know that this
is indeed "the Saviour of the
world.
43 And after ■''the two days he
went forth from thence into Gal-
ilee. 44 For Jesus himself testi-
fied, that "a prophet hath no
honor in his own country. 45 So
when he came into Galilee, the
Galilseans received him, '' having
seen all the things that he did in
Jerusalem at the feast : for they
also went unto the feast.
46 He came therefore again unto
* Cana of Galilee, ^ where he .made
the water wine. And there was a
certain ^'nobleman, whose son was
sick at 'Capernaum. 47 When he
heard that Jesus was come '"out
of Judaea into Galilee, he went
unto him, and besought him that
he would come down, and heal his
son ; for he was at the point of
death. 48 Jesus therefore said
unto him, Except ye see "signs and
" wonders, ye will in no wise be-
lieve. 49 The * nobleman saith
unto him, ' Sir, come down ere my
child die. 50 Jesus saith unto
him, Go thy way ; thy son liveth.
The man believed the word that
Jesus spake unto him, and he went
* Or. white unto harvest. A/ready he thai
reapelh &c. <> Or, hinges officer
4.-51
JOHN
5.29
in Capernaum. The Care at Bethesda. Jesns censured for Sabbath -breaking; makes his Defence;
his way. 51 And as he was now
going down, his ^ servants met him,
saying, that his son lived. 52 So
he inquired of them the 'hour when
he began to amend. They said
therefore unto him, Yesterday at
the seventh hour the fever left
him. 53 So the father knew that
it ivas at that hour in which Jesus
said unto him, Thy son liveth : and
himself believed, and "his whole
house. 54 This is again the
* second "sign that Jesus did, hav-
ing ''come out of Judsea into
Galilee.
5 After these things there was
^ a feast of the Jews ; and Jesus
went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is in Jerusalem by
*the sheep gate a pool, which is
called ■''in Hebrew ^Bethesda, hav-
ing five porches. 3 In these lay a
multitude of them that were sick,
blind, halt, withered ^ 5 And a
certain man was there, who had
been thirty and eight years in his
infirmity. 6 When Jesus saw him
lying, and knew that he had been
now a long time in that case, he
saith unto him, Wouldest thou be
made whole 1 7 The sick man
answered him, ^ Sir, I have no
man, when "the water is troubled,
to put me into the pool : but
while I am coming, another step-
pe th down before me. 8 Jesus
saith unto him, ''Arise, take up
thy ®bed, and walk. 9 And
straightway the man was made
whole, and took up his "bed and
walked.
' Now it was the sabbath on that
day. 10 So *the Jews said unto
him that was cured. It is the sab-
bath, and ' it is not lawful for thee
to take up thy ^ bed. 1 1 But he
answered them. He that made me
whole, the same said unto me,
Take up thy ^ bed, and walk. 1 2
They asked him. Who is the man
that said unto thee, Take up thy
^bed, and walk^ 13 But he that
was healed knew not who it was ;
for Jesus had conveyed himself
away, a multitude being in the
1 Gr. bondservants.
2 Many ancient authorities read the feast.
(Comp. ch. 2. 13?)
3 Some ancient authorities read Bethsaida,
others Bethzathn.
^ Many ancient authorities insert, wholly or in
part, icaiting for the moving of the water : 4 for
an angel of the Lord went doicn at certain seasons
into the pool., and troubled the water : whosoeiier
then first after the troubling of the water stepped
in was made whole, icith whatsoever disease he
was holden. ^ Or, Lord, « Or, pallet
" Comp.
Acts 11. 14
b ch. 2. 11
<^ See ch. 2.
11
d ver. 45 f.
<■ Neh. 3. 1,
S2 ; 12. 39
/ch. 19. 13,
17, 20 ; 20.
16 ; Rev. 9.
11 ; 16. 16 ;
comp.
Acts 21. 40
9 ver. 4 in
marg.
h Mt. 9. 6 ;
Mk. 2. U ;
Lk. 5. 24
i ch 9. 14
* ver. 15, 16,
18 ; see ch.
1. 19
' Neh. 13.
19 ; Jer. 17.
211;
comp. ch.
V. 23 : 9. 16 ;
see Mt. 12.
2
'" ch. 8. 11 ;
comp. Mk.
2. 5
" Comp.
Ezr. 9. 14
" Comp.
ver. 16 ;
see ch. 7. 1
P ch. 10. 33 ;
comp. 19. 7
1 ver. 30 ;
ch. 8. 28 ;
comp. 12.
49 ; 14. 10
'■ Comp. ch.
3. 35
» ch. 14. 12
t Rom. 4. 17 ;
8.11
" ch. 11. 25
" ver. 2? ; ch.
9. 39 ; Acts
10. 42; 17.
31
^ Comp. Lk.
10. 16 :
1 Jn. 2. 23
y Comp. ch.
3. 18 ; 12.
44 ; 20. 31 ;
1 Jn. 5. 13
- cli. 3. 18
« 1 Jn. 3. 14
b See ch. 4.
23 ; comp.
ver. 28 ;
ch. 4. 21
' See Lk. 15.
24
<* Comp. ch.
6. 60 ; 8. 43,
47 ; 9. 27
" See eh. 1.
4 ; comp.
6. 57
/ See ch. 4.
21
9 Ch. 11. 24 ;
1 Cor. 15.
52
A Dan. 12. 2 ;
Acts 24. 15;
comp. Mt.
25. 46
place. 14 Afterward Jesus find-
eth him in the temple, and said
unto him. Behold, thou art made
whole : '" sin no more, " lest a worse
thing befall thee. 15 The man
went away, and told * the Jews
that it was Jesus who had made
him whole. 16 And for this cause
*the Jews persecuted Jesus, be-
cause he did these things on the
sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered
them. My Father worketh even un-
til now, and I work. 18 For this
cause therefore * the Jews " sought
the more to kill him, because he
not only brake the sabbath, but
also called God his own Father,
''making himself equal with God.
1 9 Jesus therefore answered and
said unto them. Verily, verily, I
say unto you, s'The Son can do
nothing of himself, but what he
seeth the Father doing : for what
things soever he doeth, these the
Son also doeth in like manner. 20
'■ For the Father loveth the Son,
and showeth him all things that
himself doeth : and "greater works
than these will he show him, that
ye may marvel. 21 For as the
Father raiseth the dead and 'giv-
eth them life, even so "the Son
also giveth life to whom he will.
22 For neither doth the Father
judge any man, but '' he hath given
all judgment unto the Son ; 23 that
all may honor the Son, even as they
honor the Father. "^ He that honor-
eth not the Son honoreth not the
Fatlier that sent him. 24 Verily,
verily, I say unto you. He that
heareth my word, and ^believeth
him that sent me, hath eternal life,
and ^Cometh not into judgment,
but hath "passed out of death into
life. 25 Verily, verily, I say unto
you, *The hour cometh, and now
is, when ''the dead shall hear the
voice of the Son of God ; and they
that '^'^ hear shall live. 26 For as
the Father hath life in himself,
even so " gave he to the Son also to
have life in himself : 27 and he
gave him authority to "execute
judgment, because he is a son of
man. 28 Marvel not at this: for
•''the hour cometh, in which ''all
that are in the tombs shall hear
his voice, 29 and shall come forth ;
''they that have done good, unto
the resurrection of life ; and they
that have * done evil, unto the res-
urrection of judgment.
7 Or, hearken * Or, practised
98
5.30
JOHN
6.19
coufutes liis Ccnsurrrs. The Five Thonsand fed
30 " I can of myself do nothing :
as I hear, I judge : and 'my judg-
ment is righteous ; because I seek
not mine own will, but *" the will of
him that sent me. 31 ** If I bear
witness of myself, my witness is
not true. 32 It is "another that
beareth witness of me ; and I know
that the witness which he witness-
eth of me is true. 33 Ye have
sent unto John, and he ^hath
borne witness unto the truth. 34
But "the witness which I receive
is not from man : howbeit I say
these things, that ye may be
saved. 35 He was '' the lamp that
burnoth and shineth ; and ye 'were
willing to rejoice for a season in his
light._ 36 But the witness which I
have is greater than that of John ;
for *the works which the Father
hath given me ' to accomplish, the
very works that I do, bear witness
of me, that the Father ™ hath sent
me. 37 And the Father that sent
me, " he hath borne witness of me.
Ye have neither heard his voice at
any time, nor seen his form. 38
And ye have not "his word abiding
in you: for whom he '"sent, him
ye believe not. 39 ^^Ye search
the scriptures, because ye think
that in tnem ye have eternal life ;
and 'these are they which bear
witness of me ; 40 and ye will not
come to me, that ye may have life.
41 ""I receive not glory from men.
42 But I know you, that ye have
not the love of God in yourselves.
43 I am come in my Father's
name, and ye receive me not: *if
another shall come in his own
name, him ye will receive. 44
How can ye believe, who ' receive
^lory ono of another, and "the
glory that cometh from ""the only
God ye se^ek nof? 45 Think not
that I will accuse you to the
Father : there is one that accuseth
you, e%)en ^ Moses, on whom ye have
set your hope. 46 For if ye be-
lieved Moses, ye would believe me ;
for f he wrote of me. 47 But 4f ye
believe not his writings, how shall
ye believe my words "?
6 After these things "Jesus
went away to the other side
of 'the sea of Galilee, which is
'the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a
great multitude followed him, be-
cause they beheld the ''signs which
he did on them that were sick. 3
1 Or, Sfareh the scriptures
2 Some ancient authorities read Ihe only one.
" ver. 19
b ch. 8. 16
' ch. 4. 34 ;
6. 38
rf Coinp. ch.
8. W
« ver. 37
/Seech. 1.7
y 1 Jn. 5. 9 ;
ver. 32
* Comp.
Ecclus. 48.
1 ; 2 S. 21.
17 ; 2 Pet.
1.19
* Comp.
Mk. 1. 5
*: ch. 10. 25,
38 ; 14. 11 ;
15. 24 ;
comp ch.
2. 23 ; Mt.
11. 4
' See ch. 4.
34
"> See ch. 3.
17
" ch. 8. 18 ;
comp.
Lk. 24. 27
° 1 Jn. 2. 14
^' Comp. ch.
7.52;
Kom. 2.
17 ff.
9 Lk. 24. 25,
27 ; Acta
13. 27
'" ver. 44 ;
see ch. 7. 18
' Comp. Mt.
24. 5
* ver. 41
" Rom. 2. 29
" ch. 17. 3 ;
see 1 Tim.
1. 17
"^ Comp ch.
9. 28 ; Rom.
2. 17
y See Lk. 24.
27
- Comp. Lk.
IH, 29, 31
" ver. 1-13 :
Mdllhew
14. 13-21 ;
Mark 6.
32-44 ;
Luke 9. 10-
17
6 See Mt. 4.
18 ; comp.
Lk. 5. 1
<^ ch. 21. 1 ;
comp. ver.
23
rf Seech. 2.11
" ver. 15 ;
comp. Mt.
5. 1
/Seech. 2.
13
c See ch. 1.
43
'' Comp.
2 Cor. 13. 5
and Rev.
2. 2 in Gr.
'■ Mk. 6. 37
* See ch. 2. 2
« ch. 1. 40
'" ch. 21. 9,
10, 13 ; ver.
11
" Comp.
ver. 4 ;
Mk. 6. 39
" Comp. Mt.
14. 21
P ver. 23 ;
Mt. 15. 36
1 See Mt. 14.
20
99
And Jesus went up into \ the moun-
tain, and there he sat with his dis-
ciples. 4 Now •'^the passover, the
feast of the Jews, was at hand.
5 Jesus therefore lifting up his
eyes, and seeing that a great mul-
titude cometh unto him, saith unto
"Philip, Whence are we to buy
^ bread, that these may eaf? 6
And this he said to '' prove him :
for he himself knew what he would
do. 7 " Philip answered him, ' Two
hundred ■* shillings' worth of ^bread
is not sufficient for them, that every
one may take a little. 8 One of his
''disciples, 'Andrew, 8imon Peter's
brother, saith unto him, 9 There is
a lad here, who hath five barley
loaves, and two '" fishes : but what
are these among so many 1 10
Jesus said. Make the people sit
down. Now there was " much
grass in the place. So the men
sat down, in number about "five
thousand. 11 Jesus therefore took
the loaves ; and ^' having given
thanks, he distributed to them
that were set down ; likewise also
of the "fishes as much as they
would. 12 And when they were
filled, he saith unto his/ disciples,
Gather up the broken pieces wliich
remain over, that nothing be lost.
13 So they gathered them up, and
filled twelve '^baskets with broken
pieces from the five barley loaves,
which remained over unto them
that had eaten. 14 When there-
fore the people saw the °sign
which he did, they said» This is of
a truth the *■ prophet that cometh
into the world.
15 Jesus therefoi^e perceiving
that they were about to come and
take him by force. Ho make him
king, 'withdrew again into "the
mountain himself alone.
16 And when evening came, his
''disciples went down unto the sea ;
17 and they entered into a boat,
and were going over the sea "unto
Capernaum. And it was now dark,
and Jesus had not yet come to them.
18 And the sea was rising by rea-
son of a great wind that blew. 19
when therefore they had rowed
about five and twenty or thirty
••ch. 1. 21; Mt 11. 3; 21. 11 'Comp. ch. 18.
36 f . < ver. 15-21 : Malfhe.w 14. 22-23 ; Mark 6. 46-51
« ver. 3 " Comp. Mk. 6. 45 ; ver. 24, 59
3 Gr. loaves.
4 The word in the Greek denotes a coin worth
about eight pence halfpenny, or nearly seventeen
cents. = Some ancient authorities read signs.
6.20
JOHN
6.51
Jesns walks on the Sea; discourses on the Bread of Life. The Jews ravU, and dispute with one another
furlongs, they behold Jesus walk-
ing on the sea, and drawing nigh
unto the boat: and they Avere
afraid. 20 But he saith unto
them, It is I ; "be not afraid. 2 1
They were willing therefore to re-
ceive him into the boat: and
straightway the boat was at the
land whither they were going.
22 On the morrow ''the multi-
tude that stood on the other side
of the sea saw that there was no
other ^boat there, save one, and
that Jesus "entered not with his
disciples into the boat, but that his
disciples went away alone 23 (how-
beit there came ' boats from "^ Tibe-
rias nigh unto the place where they
ate the bread after ''the Lord -^ had
given thanks) : 24 when the multi-
tude therefore saw that Jesus was
not there, neither his disciples, they
themselves got into the "-^ boats,
and =' came to Capernaum, seeking
Jesus. 25 And when they found
him on the other side of the sea,
they said unto him, ''Rabbi, when
earnest thou hither 1 26 Jesus
answered them and said. Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Ye 'seek
me, not because ye saw * signs, but
because ye ate of the loaves, and
were filled. 27 'Work not for the
food which perisheth, but for the
food which abideth unto '"eternal
life, which " the Son of man shall
give unto you : for him the Father,
even God, "hath sealed. 28 They
said therefore unto him, What must
we do, that we may work the works
of God % 29 Jesus answered and
said unto them, This is ^ the work
of God, that ye believe on him
whom ''he *hath sent. _ 30 They
said therefore unto him, ''What
then doest thou for a fsign, that
we may see, and believe thee 1
what workest thou ^ _ 31 'Our
fathers ate the manna in the wil-
derness ; as it is written, He * gave
them bread out of heaven to eat.
32 Jesus therefore said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, It
was not Moses that gave you the
bread out of heaven ; but my
Father giveth you the true bread
out of heaven. 33 For the bread
of God is that which " cometh down
out of heaven, and giveth life unto
the world. 34 They said therefore
unto him, Lord, evermore " give us
1 Gr. Utile boat. « Gr. little hnnfx. s Or, he sent
*Neh. ix. 15; Ex. ivi. 4, 15; Ps. Ixxviii. 24;
CV. 40.
" See Mt. 14.
27
b ver. 2
<' ver. 15 fif.
d Coinp.
ver. 1
" See Lk. 7.
13
/ver. 11
" ver. 17, 59 ;
comp. Mt.
14. 34 ; Mk.
6.53
h See Mt. 23.
7
' ver. 24
*-• ver. 2, 14,
30
' Is. 55. 2
"' ver. 40, 47,
54 ; ch. 3.
15 f . ; 4. 14 ;
10. 28 ; 17.
2f.
" See Mt. 8.
20 ; ver.
53. 62
" See oh. 3.
P Comp.
ITh. 1. 3;
Jas. 2. 22 ;
1 Jn. 3. 23 ;
Rev. 2. 26
9 See ch. 3.
17
'■ See Mt. 12.
38
' Comp.
ver. 2, 14,
26
« Ex. 16. 21 ;
Num. 11.
8 ; ver. 49,
58
" ver. 50 ;
comp. ver.
41
" Comp. ch.
4. 15
" ver. 48. 51
V eh. 4. 14
= ver. 26
<" ver. 39 ;
ch. 17. 2,
24
i See ch. 3.
13
" See Mt. 26.
39
rf ch. 4. 34 ;
5. 30
" ver. 29
/ch. 17. 12-,
18. 9
3 ver. 40,44,
54 ; comp.
ch. 11. 24 ;
Mt. 10. 15
Ach. 12. 45;
comp. 14.
17. 19
' See ch. 3.
16
k See ch. 1.
19; ver.
52
' ver. 51, 58 ;
comp. ver.
33
'" Lk. 4. 22
" Comp. ch.
7. 27 f.
0 ver. 38, 62
P Jer. 31. 3;
Hos. n. 4;
ch. 12. 32 ;
ver. 65
« ver. 39
"■ Comp.
Acts 7. 42;
13. 40; see
Heb. 8. 11
n Th. 4. 9 ;
100
this bread. 35 Jesus said unto
them, ' I am the bread of life : he
that cometh to me shall not hunger,
and he that believeth on me '■' shall
never thirst. 36 But ^I said unto
you, that ye have seen me, and yet
believe not. 37 "All that which
the Father giveth me shall come
unto me ; and him that cometh to
me I will in no wise cast out. 38
For * I am come down from heaven,
" not to do mine own will, but "* the
will of him that *■ sent me. 39 And
this is the will of him that sent me,
that of "all that which he hath
given me I should ■'^lose nothing,
but should* raise it up at the last
day. 40 For this is the will of my
Father, that everj'- one that ''be-
holdeth the Son, and 'believeth on
him, should have eternal life ; and
^ I will " raise him up at the last day.
41 *The Jews therefore mur-
mured concerning him, because he
said, I am the bread which 'came
down out of heaven. 42 And they
said, ""Is not this Jesus, the son of
Joseph, whose father and mother
" we know 1 how doth he now say,
"I am come down out of heaven 1
43 Jesus answered and said unto
them, Murmur not among your-
selves. 44 No man can come to
me, except the Father that sent me
'' draw him : and I will * raise him
up in the last day. 45 It is writ-
ten ""in the prophets, *And they
shall all be " taught of God. Every
one that hath heard from the
Father, and hath learned, cometh
unto me. 46 'Not that any man
hath seen the Father, save he that
is from God, he hath seen the
Father. 47 Verily, verily, I say
unto you, He that believeth "hath
eternal life. 48 " I am the bread of
life. 49 ■'Your fathers ate the
manna in the wilderness, and they
died. 50 This is the bread which
■' cometh down out of heaven, that
a man may eat thereof, and " not
die. 51 "^I am the living bread
which " came down out of heaven :
if any man eat of this bread, "he
shall live for ever : yea and the
bread which I will give is * my flegh,
"■ for the life of the world.
see Phil. 3. 15 ; comp. 1 Jn. 2. 27 ' See ch. 1. 18
" ver. 47, 51, 58 ; see ch. 3. 36 ; 5. 24 ; 11. 26 " ver.
35, 51 ^ ver. 31, 58 ^ ver. 33 ' ver. 35, 48 " ver.
41, 58 b ver. 53-56 ' Comp. ch. 1. 29 ; 3. 14 f . .•
Heb. in. 10 ; 1 Jn. 4. It)
s Or, t/iat I should rai-te him, up
6 Is. liv. 13 , (Jer. xxxi. 34 ?).
6.52
JOHN
7.17
Many Disciples desert. Peter's " To whom shall we go * " Tiie Brethren of Jesns carp at him. Opinions concerning
52 "The Jews therefore * strove
one with another, saying. How can
this man give us his iiesh to eat'?
53 Jesus therefore said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Except ye eat the flesh of " the Son
of man and drink his blood, ye have
not life in yourselves. 54 He that
eateth my flesh and drinketh my
blood hath eternal life ; and I will
''raise him up at the last day. 55
For my flesh is ^ meat indeed, and
my blood is ^ drink indeed. 56 He
that eateth my flesh and drinketh
my blood "abideth in me, and I in
him. 57 As the -^living Father
" sent me, and I live because of the
Father; so he that eateth me, he
also shall live because of me. 58
This is the bread which '' came down
out of heaven : not as 'the fathers
ate, and died ; he that eateth this
bread * shall live for ever. 59 These
things said he ' in ^ the synagogue,
as he taught ™ in Capernaum.
60 Many therefore of his "dis-
ciples, when they heard this, said,
"This is a hard saying ; who can
hear ''it'? 61 But Jesus /knowing
in himself that his disciples mur-
mured at this, said unto them. Doth
this "cause you to stumbled 62
What then if ye should behold " the
Son of man ''ascending where he
was before] 63 'It is the spirit
that giveth life ; the flesh profiteth
nothing: 'the words that I have
spoken unto you are spirit, and are
life. 64 But there are "some of
you that believe not. For Jesus
"knew from the beginning who
they were that believed not, and
""who it _ was that should ^betray
him. 65 And he said, For this
cause have I *said unto you, that
no man can come unto me, ex-
cept 4t be given unto him of the
Father.
66 Upon this many of his "dis-
ciples "went back, and walked no
more with him. 67 Jesus said
therefore unto * the twelve, Would
ye also go away 1 68 " Simon Peter
answered him. Lord, to whom shall
we go"? thou ''hast the ''words of
eternal life. 69 And we have be-
lieved and know that thou art " the
Holy One of God. 70 Jesus an-
swered them, -'^Did not I choose
you * the twelve, and one of you is
3 a devil ■? 71 Now he spake of
1 6r. true meat.
2 Gr. true drink.
3 Or, a synagogue
4 Or, him
5 Or, (if liver him up
6 Or, liaM words
" Seech. 1.
li) ; ver. 41
b Comp. ch.
9. 16; 10.
19
" ver. 27, 53,
62 ; see
Mt. 8. 20
d See ver. 39
«ch. 15. 4f. ;
1 Ju. 2. 24 ;
3. 24 ; 4.
15 f.;
comp. ch.
17. 23
/ Comp. Mt.
16. 16; ch.
5.26
" See ver.
29, 38 ; ch.
3. 17
'' ver. 41, .51 ;
comp. ver.
33
' ver. 31, 49
fc ver. 47, 51,
58 ; see ch.
3. 36 ; 5.
24; 11. -26
' See Mt. 4.
23
'" See ver. 24
" See ch. 2.
2 ; ver. 66 ;
7.3
" ver. 52
P ver. 61
« See Mt. 11.
6
>■ See Mk.
16. 19;
comp. ch.
3. 13
^ 2 Cor. 3. 6
i ver. 68
" ver. 60, 66
" See ch. 2.
25
■^ ver. 71 ;
ch. 13. 11 ;
see Mt. 10.
4
y ver. 37, 44
- Comp. Mt.
13. 11 ; ch.
3. 27
" ver. 60, 64
b ver. 70 f . ;
20. 24 ; Mt.
10. 2;
comp. ch.
2. 2
' Comp. Mt.
16.16
d ver. 63 ;
comp. ch.
12. 49f. :
17.8; Acts
5. 20
" See Mk. 1.
24
/ch. 15. 16,
19
9 Comp. ch.
13. 2, 27 ; 8.
44 ; 17. 12
h ch. 13. 26 ;
comp. 12.
4; 13.2
» See ver. 64
* Mk. 14. 10
' ch. 4. 3 ; 6.
1 ; 11. 54
"' See ch. 1.
19 ; ver. 11,
13, 15, 35
" ver. 19 ;
ch. 5. 18 ;
comp. 8.
37,40; 11.
53
" Lev. 23.
34; Zech.
14. 16-19 ;
101
Judas ''the son of Simon Iscariot,
for he it was that * should '" betray
him, being ''one of ''the twelve.
7 And after these things Jesus
' walked in Galilee : for he
would not walk in Judsea, because
"'the Jews "sought to kill him.
2 Now the feast of the Jews, "the
feast of tabernacles, was at hand.
3 His *" brethren therefore said unto
him. Depart hence, and go into
Judsea, that thy » di.sciples also may
behold thy works which thou doest.
4 For no man doeth anything in
secret, ^and himself seeketh to be
known openly. If thou doest these
things, manifest thyself to the
world. 5 For even his ^brethren
did not believe on him. 6 Jesus
therefore saith unto them, ''My
time is not yet come ; but your
time is always ready. 7 "The
world cannot hate you ; but me it
hateth, because I testif j"^ of it, that
'its works are evil. 8 Go ye up
unto the feast: I go not up* unto
this feast; because "my time is not
yet fulfilled. 9 And having said
these things unto them, he abode
still in Galilee.
10 But when his ^brethren were
gone up unto the feast, then went
he also up, not publicly, but as it
were in secret. 11 "'The Jews
therefore *' sought him at the feast,
and said, Where is he^ 12 And
there was much murmui-ing among
the multitudes concerning him :
^ some said. He is a good man ;
others said. Not so, but he leadetli
the multitude astray. 1 3 Yet no
man spake openly of him for *fear
of the Jews.
14 But when it was now the
midst of the feast Jesus went up
into the temple, and 'taught. 15
"'The Jews therefore marvelled,
saying. How knoweth this man
''letters, having never learned'?
16 Jesus therefore answered them,
and said, *My teaching is not mine,
but his that sent me. 17 "If any
man willeth to do his will, he shall
know of the teaching, whether it
is of God, or whether I speak fi'om
comp. Dt. 16. 16 J'See Mt. 12. 46; ver. 5, 10;
comp. Mk. 3 21 « See ch. 6. 60 "■ Comp. Mt. 2«,
18 ; ver. 8, 30 ; see ch. 2. 4 ' See ch. 15. 18 f.
( ch. 3. 19 f. " Comp. ver. 6 " ch. 11. 56 " ver.
40-43 V ch. 19. 38 ; 20. 19 ; comp. 9. 22 ; 12. 42
= ver. 28 ; see Mt. 26. 55 " Comp. Acts 26. 24
(Gr.) b See ch. 3. 11 " Comp. ch. 3. 21 ; 8. 43 f. ;
Ps. 25. 9, 14 ; Prov. 3. 32 ; Dan. 12. 10
1 Some ancient authorities read and seeketh it
to lie krinwn openly.
" Many ancient authorities add yet.
7.18
JOHN
7.52
him divided. His Adversaries astonisliea and liis Action mdicated. "If any man tliirst." "Never man m spalte"
myself. 18 He that speaketh from
himself " seeketh his own glory :
but he that seeketh the glory of
him that sent him, the same is
true, and no unrighteousness is in
him. 19 ''Did not Moses give you
the law, and yet none of you doeth
tlie law'? Why '^seek ye to kill
me"? 20 The multitude answered,
"^ Thou hast a demon : who seeketh
to kill thee? 21 Jesus ariswered
and said unto them, I did ^one
work, and ye all marvel because
thereof. 22 -^ Moses hath given you
circumcision (not that it is of
Moses, but of -' the fathers) ; and on
the sabbath ye circumcise a man.
23 '' If a man receiveth circum-
cision on the sabbath, that the law
of Moses may not be broken ; are
ye wroth with me, because I made
^a man every whit whole on the
sabbath 1 24 'Judge not accord-
ing to appearance, but judge right-
eous judgment.
25 Some therefore of them of
Jerusalem said. Is not this he
whom they seek to kill % 26 And
lo, he speaketh openly, and they
say nothing unto him. * Can it be
that ' the rulers indeed know that
this is the Christ? 27 Howbeit
™ we know this man whence he is :
but when the Christ cometh, no
one knoweth whence he is. 28
Jesus therefore cried in the temple,
"teaching and saying, ™Ye both
know me, and know whence I am ;
and " I am not come of myself, but
he that sent me is true, whom ye
know not. 29 ^ I know him; be-
cause » I am from him, and '"he sent
me. 30 They * sought therefore to
take him : and no man laid his
hand on him, because his 'hour
was not yet come. 31 But of the
multitude " many believed on him ;
and they said, "When the Christ
shall come, will he do more'' signs
than those which this man hath
done"? 32 The Pharisees heard the
multitude murmuring these things
concerning him ; and the chief
priests and the Pharisees sent ^ offi-
cers to ^take him. 33 Jesus there-
fore said, " Yet a little while am I
with you, and * I go unto him that
sent me. 34 ''Ye shall seek me,
and shall not find me : and where
I am, ye cannot come. 35 ^ The
Jews tnerefore said among them-
selves, * Whither will this man go
that we shall not find him % will he
I Gr. a whole man sound.
° Cornp. ch.
5. 41 ; 8.
50, 54 ; 12.
43
b ch. 1. 17
' See rer. 1 ;
Mk. 11. 18
d ch. 8. 48 f.
52 ; 10. 20 ;
see Mt. 11.
18
' yer. 23 ; ch.
5. 2-a, 16
/Lev. 12. 3
^Gen. 17.
10 n. \ 21.
4 , Acts
7. 8
ft Comp. Mt.
12. 2 , ch.
C. 10
i Comp.
Lev. 19.
15 ; Is. 11.
3; Zech.
7. 9 ; ch.
8. 15
* Comp.
ver. 31 ;
ch. 4. 29
' See Lk. 23.
13 ; comp.
ch. 3. 1
"' ch. 6. 42 ;
ver. 41 f. ;
comp. 9.
29
" ver. 14
o ch. 8. 42
i> ch. 8. 55 ;
17. 25 ; see
Mt. 11. 27
« ch. 6. 46
*■ See ch. 3.
17
' ver. 32, 44 ;
10. 39 ;
comp. Mt.
21.46
t ch. 8. 20 ;
comp. ver.
6
" ch. S. 30 ;
10. 42 ; 11.
45 ; 12. 11,
42 ; comp.
2.23
" ver. 26
^ See ch. 2.
11
y ver. 45 f .
See Mt. 26.
58
*Comp. Mt.
12. 14
« ch. 12. 35 ;
13.33; 14.
19 ; 16. 16-
19
fc ch. 16. 5,
10, 17, 28 ;
comp. ch.
14. 12, 28 ,
20. 17
"ver. 36;
ch. 8. 21 ;
13. 33
d ver. 1
« ch. 8. 22
/ 2 Mace. 1.
27 ; Jas. 1.
1 ; 1 Pet.
1. 1 ; comp.
in the Gr.
Ps. 147. 2 ;
Is. 11. 12 ;
56.8;
Zeph. 3.
10
9 ch. 12. 20 ;
Acts 14. 1 ;
17. 4 ; 18.
4 ; Rom. 1.
16, &c.
102
go unto ^the Dispersion ^ among
" the Greeks, and teach ^ the Greeks'?
36 What is this word that he said,
" Ye shall seek me, and shall not
find me ; and where I am, ye can-
not come?
37 Now on ''the last day, the
great day of the feast, Jesus stood
and cried, saying, *If any man
thirst, let him come unto me and
drink. 38 He that believeth on
me, * as the scripture hath said,
^ from within him shall flow rivers
of ' living water. 39 But this spake
he™ of the Spirit, which they that
believed on him were to receive :
* for " the Spirit was not yet given ;
because Jesus was not yet 'glori-
fied. 40 Some of the multitude
therefore, when they heard these
words, said. This is of a truth ^the
prophet. 41 Others said, This is
the Christ. But some said, What,
* doth the Christ come out of Gali-
lee"? 42 ^ Hath not the scripture
said that the Christ cometh of *■ the
seed of David, and from Bethlehem,
the village where David was"? 43
So * there arose a division in the
multitude because of him. 44 And
'some of them would have taken
him ; but no man laid hands on
him.
45 The "officers therefore came
to the chief priests and Pharisees •
and they said unto them. Why did
ye not bring him ■? 46 The "officers
answered, " Never man so spake.
47 The Pharisees therefore an-
swered them. Are ye ^also led
astray'? 48 2/ Hath any of Hhe
rulers believed on him, or of the
Pharisees'? 49 But this multitude
that knoweth not the law are ac-
cursed. 50 " Nicodemus saith unto
them (he that came to him before,
being one of them), 51 *Doth our
law judge a man, except it first
hear from himself and know what
he doeth '? 52 They answered and
said unto him, "Art thou also of
h Lev. 23. 36 ; Num. 29. 35 ; Neh. 8. 18 >' Comp.
ch. 4. 10, 14 ; 6. 35 * Comp. Is. 44. 3 ; 55. 1 ; 58. 11,
iSrc. (?) ' See ch. 4. 10 "■ Comp. Joel 2. 28 ; ch. 1.
33 " Acts 1. 4f .; comp. 2. 4, 33 : 19. 2 ; ch. 20. 22
» ch. 12. 16, 23 ; 13. 31 f . ; 16. 14 ; 17. 1 P See Mt.
21. 11 ; comp. ch. 1. 21 « ver. 52 ; comp. ch. 1.
46(?) 'Mt. 1. 1 ; 2. 5f. ; Lk.2. -iff. » ch. 10. 19 ;
comp. 9. 16 ' ver. 30 " ver. 32 " See Mt. 7. 28
^ ver. 12 y Comp. ch. 12. 42 ^ See Lk. 23. 13 ; ver.
26 " ch. 3. 1 ; 19. 39 6 Ex. 23. 1 ; Dt. 17. 6; 19. 15 ;
Prov. 13. 13 ; comp. Acts 23. 3
2 Gr. of. 3 Gr. mit of Ms belly.
■* Some ancient authorities read for the Solj)
Spirit was not yet given.
4 2 S. vu. 12 If ; Mic. v. 2.
7.53
JOHN
8.33
[The Woiuau taken in Adnltery.] "1 am the light of the world." "He that sent rae is with ine "
Galilee 1 Search, and ^ see that
" out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
53 ^ [And they went every man
8 unto his own house : 1 but
Jesus went unto *the mount
of Olives. 2 And early in the
morning he came again into the
temple, and all the people came
unto him ; and "he sat down, and
taught them. 3 And the scribes
and the Pharisees bring a woman
taken in adultery ; and having set
her in the midst, 4 they say unto
him, Teachei*, this woman hath
been taken in adultery, in the \ery
act. 5 '^ Now in the law Moses com-
manded us to stone such : what
then sayest thou of her 1_ 6 And
this they said, "^ trying him, ''that
they might have lokereof to accuse
him. But Jesus stooped down, and
with his finger wrote on the ground.
7 But when they continued asking
him, •''he lifted up himself, and said
unto them, ^He that is Avithout sin
among j^ou, let him ''first cast a
stone at her. 8 And again he
stooped down, and with his finger
wrote on the ground. 9 And they,
when they heard it, went out one by
one, beginning from the eldest, even
unto the last : and Jesus was left
alone, and the woman, where she
was, in the midst. 10 And Jesus
-''lifted up himself, and said unto
her, Woman, where are they? did
no man condemn thee'? 1 1 And she
said. No man. Lord. And Jesus said,
* Neither do I condemn thee : go thy
way ; from henceforth *sin no more. ]
12 Again therefore Jesus spake
unto them, saying, ' I am the light
of the world : '" he that followeth
me shall not walk in the darkness,
but shall have the light of life.
13 The Pharisees therefore said
unto him, "Thou bearest witness
of thyself ; thy witness is not true.
14 Jesus answered and said unto
them, "Even if I bear witness of
myself, my witness is true ; for I
know ^whence I came, and whither
I go ; but « ye know not whence I
come, or whither I go. 15'" Ye
judge after the flesh ; 'I judge no
man. 16 Yea and *if I judge, my
judgment is true ; for I am not
1 Or, see : for out of GaWee &r.
2 Most of the ancient authorities omit John 7.
53-8. 11. Those which contain it vary much from
each other. a Lev. xx. 10 ; Dt. xxii. 22 f .
103
alone, but I and the Father that
sent me. 17 Yea and in your law
it is written, * that the witness of
" two men is true. 18 1 am he that
beareth witness of myself, and '' the
Father that sent me beareth wit-
ness of me. 19 They said there-
fore unto him. Where is thy Father"?
Jesus answered. Ye know neither
me, nor my Father: *'if ye knew
me, ye would know my Father also.
20 These words sj^ake he in * the
treasury, as 'he taught in the tem-
ple : and no man took him ; because
" his hour was not yet come.
2 1 He said therefore again unto
them, I go away, and 'ye shall
seek me, and *" shall die in your sin :
whither I go, ye cannot come. 22
''The Jews therefore said, Will he
kill himself, that he saith, " Whither
I go, ye cannot come 1 23 And he
said unto them, •'Ye are from be-
neath ; I am from above : 'ye are
of this woi4d ; '' I am not of this
world. 24 I said therefore unto
you, that ye "shall die in your sins :
for except ye believe that ' 1 am he,
" ye shall die in your sins. 25 They
said therefore unto him. Who art
thou 1 J esus said unto them, ° Even
that which I have also spoken unto
you froni the beginning. 26 I have
many things to speak and to judge
concerning you : howbeit *he that
.sent me is true; and 'the things
which I heaid from him, these
speak I unto the world. 27 They
perceived not that he spake to them
of the Father. 28 Jesus therefore
.said. When ye have "lifted up the
Son of man, then shall ye know
that "^I am he, and that "I do
nothing of myself, but as the
Father taught me, I speak these
things. 29 And he that sent me is
with me ; "he hath not left me alone ;
for p1 do always the things that are
pleasing to him. 30 As he spake
these things, *many believed on him.
31 Jesus therefore said to those
Jews that had believed him, ''If ye
abide in my word, then are ye truly
my 'disciples; 32 and 'ye shall
know the truth, and "the truth
shall make you free. 33 They an-
swered unto him, "We are Abra-
See ch.
' Comp.
- , 2 Cor. ?,.
Pet. 2. 16 " Tcr. 37,
i Comp. Dt xix. 15 ; xvli. 6.
s Or, Altogether that tohicfi I also speak untn
you. * Or, / am he ; and I do
8.34
JOHN
9.7
Tlie Trae Cliildren of Abraham. The Man born blind
ham's seed, and have never yet
been in bondage to any man : how
sayest thou, Ye shall be made ireel
34 Jesus answered them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, " Every one
that committeth sin is the bond-
servant of sin. 35 And * the bond-
servant abideth not in the house
for ever : " the son abideth for ever.
36 If therefore the Son '' shall make
you free, ye shall be free indeed.
37 I know that ye are * Abraham's
seed ; yet ^ye seek to kill me, be-
cause my word ^ hath not free course
in you. 38 I speak the things which
I have seen with '-^my Father : and
ye also do the things which ye
heard from "your father. 39 They
answered and said unto him, " Our
father is Abraham. Jesus saith
unto them, '' If ye ^ were Abraham's
children, ''ye would do the works
of Abraham. 40 But now -^ye seek
to kill me, a man that hath Hold
you the truth, which I heard from
God : this did not Abraham. 4 1
Ye do the works of ^your father.
They said unto him. We were not
born of fornication ; * we have one
Father, even God. 42 Jesus said
unto them, If God were your Father,
'■ ye would love me : '" for I came
forth and am come from God ; for
" neither have I come of myself, but
"he sent me. 43 Why do ye not
^understand ^my speech 1 Bven
because ye cannot « hear my word.
44 ""Ye are of "your father the
devil, and the lusts of your^father
it is *your will to do. 'He was
a murderer from the beginning,
and standeth not in the truth,
because " there is no truth in him.
^ When he speaketh a lie, he " speak-
eth of his own : for he is a liar, and
the father thereof. 45 But because
■^ I say the truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convicteth me of
sin 1 If * I say truth, why do ye
not believe me'? 47 ^ He that is of
God heareth the words of God : for
this cause ye hear them not, because
ye are not of God. 48 ^The Jews
answered and said unto him, Say
we not well that thou art a "Sa-
maritan, and *hast a demon 1 49
Jesus answered, I *have not a de-
mon ; but I honor my Father, and
ye dishonor me. 50 But ''I seek
1 Or, hath no place in you.
2 Or, the Father : do ye atso therefore the things
which ye heard from the Father. 3 Gr. are
* Some ancient authorities read ye do the works
of Abraham. 5 Or, knoiv
6 Or, When one speaketh a tie, he speaketh of
hts own : for his father also is a liar.
°- Rom. 6.
16 ; 2 Pet.
2. 19
b Gen. 21.
10; Gal. 4.
30
<" Lk. 15. 31
<* ver. 32
" ver. 37, 39 ;
Mt. 3. 9
/ver. 40 ;
see ch. 7. 1
9 ver. 41, 44
'' Comp.
Rom. 9. 7 ;
Gal. 3. 7
• Comp.
ver. 26
fc Dt. 32. 6 ;
Is. 63.
16 : 64. 8
' 1 Ju. 5. 1
"' ch. 13. 3 ;
16. 28, 30 ;
17.8
'■ ch. 7. 28
° See ch. 3.
17
P ver. 33, 39,
41, &o.
9 Comp. ch.
5.25
'■ 1 Jn. 3. 8
* Comp. ch.
7. 17
t Gen. 3. 4 ;
comp.
1 Jn. 3 8,
16 ; Wisd.
2. 24
"IJn. 2. 4
" Comp. Mt.
12. 34
^ See ch. 18.
37
V Comp.
1 Jn. 4. 6
^ See ch. 1.
19
" See Mt. 10.
5; ch.4. 9
b See ch. 7.
20
"ch 5. 41;
comp. ver.
54
rfch 14 23;
15. 20 ; 17.
6 ; comp.
ver. 55
^ Lk. 2. 26 ;
Heb. 11. 5 ;
comp. Mt.
16. 28 ;
Heb. 2.
9 ; ver. 52
/ See ver.
51
!' Comp. ch.
4. 12
'i Comp.
ver. 50
' See ch. 7.
39
* ver. 19 ;
see 15. 21
ch. 7. 29
"* Comp. ver.
44
« ch. 15. 10 ;
comp. ver.
51
0 ver. 37. 39
PComp.Mt.
13. 17 ;
Heb. 11. 13
1 Comp ch.
17. 5, 24 ;
1. 1
>" ch. 10. 31 ;
11.8.
Comp. Mt.
12. 14
•ch. 12 36
104
not mine own glory : there is one
that seeketh and judgeth. 51
Verily, verily, I say unto you. If a
man "^ keep my word, he shall never
"see death. 52 ^The Jews said
unto him. Now we know that thou
''hast a demon. Abraham died,
and the prophets ; and thou sayest,
If a man "^keep my word, he shall
never ■'^ taste of death. 53 *Art
thou greater than our father Abra-
ham, who died ? and the prophets
died: whom makest thou thyself?
54 Jesus answered, ''If I glorify
myself, my glory is nothing : ' it is
my Father that glorifieth me ; of
whom ye say, that he is your God ;
55 and * ye have not known him :
' but I know him ; and if I should
say, I know him not, I shall be like
unto you, ™a liar: 'but I know
him, and "keep his word. 56 "Your
father Abraham ^rejoiced ''to see
my day ; and he saw it, and was
glad. 57 ' The Jews therefore said
unto him. Thou art not yet fifty
years old, and hast thou seen Abra-
ham 1 58 Jesus said unto them.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Be-
fore Abraham was born, * I am.
59 They '"took up stones therefore
to cast at him: but Jesus **hid
himself, and went out of the tem-
ple®.
9 And as he passed by, he saw
a man blind from his birth.
2 And his disciples asked him, say-
ing, ' Babbi, who sinned, " this man,
or his "parents, that he should be
born blind 1 3 Jesus answered.
Neither did this man sin, nor his
parents : but "^ that the works of
God should be made manifest in
him. 4 We must work the works
of him that sent me, ^ while it is
day: the night cometh, when no
man can work. 5 When I am in
the world, I am Hhe light of the
woi'ld. 6 When he had thus
spoken, he "spat on the ground,
and made clay of the spittle, ^^ and
anointed his eyes with the clay,
7 and said unto him. Go, wash in
* the pool of Siloam (which is by
interpretation. Sent). He went
t See Mt. 23. 7 " Comp. ver. 34 ; Lk. 13. 2 ; Acts
28. 4 ; Wisd. 8. 19 f. " Ex. 20. 5 ^ Comp. ch. 11. 4
" ch. 11. 9 ; 12. 35 ; comp. 7. 33 ; Gal. 6. 10 ' ch. 1.
4 ; 8. 12 ; 12. 46 "^ Mk. 7. 33 ; 8. 23 b ver. 11 ; see
Lk. 13. 4
? Or, that he should see
* Or, was hidden, and went &c.
9 Many ancient authorities add and going
throvgh the midst of them went his way and so
passed by.
10 Or, and with the clay thereof anointed his eyes
9.8
JOHN
10.3
The Pharisees cross-qnestion biiu. Jesos looks np the Ontcast
away therefore, and washed, and
" came seeing. 8 The neighbors
therefore, and they that saw him
aforetime, that he was a beggar,
said, Is not this he that *sat and
begged 1 9 Others said, It is he :
others said. No, but he is hke him.
He said, I am he. 10 They said
therefore unto him, How then were
thine ej'^es opened*? 11 He an-
swered. The man that is called
Jesus made clay, and anointed
mine eyes, and said unto me. Go
to " Siloam, and wash : so I went
away and washed, and I received
sight. 12 And they said unto him,
^\^lere is he? He saith, I know
not.
13 They bring to the Pharisees
him that aforetime was blind. 14
"^Now it was the sabbath on the
day when Jesus made the clay, and
opened his eyes. 15 ^ Again there-
fore the Pharisees also asked him
how he received his sight. And he
said unto them. He put clay upon
mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.
1 6 Some therefore of the Pharisees
said, ■'This man is not from God,
because he keepeth not the sabbath.
But others said. How can a man
that is a sinner do_ such ^ signs *?
And ''there was a division among
them. 17 They say therefore unto
the blind man 'again. What sayest
thou of him, in that he opened
thine eyes'? And he said. He is a
'^prophet. 18 'The Jews therefore
did not believe concerning him,
that he had been blind, and had
received his sight, vxntil they called
the parents of him that had re-
ceived his sight, 1 9 and asked them,
saying. Is this your son, who ye say
was born blind "? how then doth he
now seel 20 His parents answered
and said, We know that this is our
son, and that he was born blind :
2 1 but how he now seeth, we know
not ; or who opened his eyes, we
know not : ask him ; he is of age ;
he shall speak for himself. 22 These
things said his pai'ents, because they
"'feared the Jews : for the Jews "had
agreed already, _ that if any man
should confess him to be Christ, ° he
should be put out of the synagogue.
23 Therefore said his parents, ^He
is of age ; ask him. 24 So they
called a second time the man that
was blind, and said unto him, «Give
glory to God: we know that ''this
man is a sinner. 25 He therefore
answered. Whether he is a sinner,
" ch. n. 37
f> Comp.
Acts 3. 2,
10
' See ver. 7
d ch. 5. 9
* ver. 10
/Comp. Mt.
12. 2
0 See ch. 2.
11
'' Comp. ch.
6. 52 ; 7. 43 ;
10. 19
' Comp. ver.
15
k See Mt. 21.
11
' See ch. 1.
19 ; ver. 22
"' Comp. ch.
7. 13
" Comp. ch.
7. 45-,52
° ch. 12. 42 ;
16. 2.
Comp. Lk.
6. 22
V ver. 21
9 Josh. 7.
19 ; 1 Esdr.
9. 8 ; comp.
Ezr. 10.
11; Rev.
11. 13
»■ ver. 16
* ver. 15
t See ch. 5.
25
" Comp. ch.
5. 45 ;
Rom. 2. 17
" ch. 8. 14
^ Job27.8f. ;
35. 13 ; Ps.
34. 15 f . ;
66. 18 ; 145.
19; Prov.
15. 29 ; 28.
9;Is. 1. 15;
Jas. 5.
16 ff.
!'ver 16;
comp. ch.
3. 2
^ Comp.
ver. 2
" Comp.
ver. 22, 35 ;
3 Jn. 10
6 See Mt.
4. 3
" Comp.
Rom. 10. 14
d ch. 4. 26
« See Mt.
8. 2
/ ch. 5. 22,
27 ; 3. 19
« Lk. 4. 18
'' Mt. 13. 13 ;
15. 14
i Comp.
Rom. 2. 19
1^ Comp. ch.
15. 22, 24
' Comp.
Prov. 26. 12
'" ver. 8
" ver. 11 f.
' ver. 4 f . 16,
27
I know not : one thing I know, that,
whereas I was blind, now I see.
26 They said therefore unto him.
What did he to thee? how opened
he thine eyes'? 27 He answered
them, * I told you even now, and ye
did not * hear ; wherefore would ye
hear it again? would ye also become
his disciples? 28 And they reviled
him, ancfsaid, Thou art his disciple ;
but "we are disciples of Moses. 29
We know that God hath spoken
unto Moses : but as for this man,
" we know not whence he is. 30 The
man answered and said unto them.
Why, herein is the marvel, that ye
know not whence he is, and yet he
opened mine eyes. 31 We know
that ^ God heareth not sinners : but
if any man be a worshipper of God,
and do his will, him he heareth.
32 Since the world began it was
never heard that any one opened
the eyes of a man born blind. 33
* If this man were not from God, he
could do nothing. 34 They an-
swered and said unto him, 'Thou
wast altogether born in sins, and
dost thou teach us? And they
"cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had
"cast him out; and finding him,
he said. Dost thou believe on Hhe
* Son of God? 36 He answered and
said. And ''who is he. Lord, that I
may believe on him? 37 Jesus said
unto him, Thou hast both seen him,
and ''he it is that speaketh with
thee. 38 And he said. Lord, I be-
lieve. And he ^^ worshipped him.
39 And Jesus said, -Tor iudgment
came I into this world, that " they
that see not may see ; and that
''they that see may become blind.
40 Those of the Pharisees who
were with him heard these things,
and said unto him, ^Are we also
blind? 41 Jesus said unto them,
'' If ye were blind, ye would have
no sin : but now ye say, '■ We see :
your sin remaineth.
-i f\ Verily, verily, I say unto
J_W you. He that entereth not
by the door into the fold of the
sheep, but climbeth up some other
way, the same is '"a thief and a
robber. 2 But he that entereth
in by the door is ^"the shepherd
of the sheep. 3 To him the porter
openeth ; and the sheep hear °his
voice : and he calleth his own sheep
1 Many ancieut authorities read the Son of Man.
2 The Greek word denotes an act of reverenre,
whether paid to a creature (as here) or to the
Creator (see ch. 4. 20). 3 Or, a shep/ierU
105
10.4
JOHN
10.39
Parable of the Sheep-fold. ' The Good Shepherd. Opinions again divided. The Feast of the Dedication
by name, and "leadeth them out.
4 When he hath put forth all his
own, he goeth before them, and
the sheep follow him : for they
know * his voice. 5 And a stranger
will they not follow, but will flee
from him : for they know not * the
voice of strangers. 6 This '"^ par-
able spake Jesus unto them : but
they understood not what things
they were which he spake unto
them.
7 Jesus therefore said unto them
again, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, I am ''the door of the sheep.
8 All that came -before me are
"thieves and robbers : but the
sheep did not hear them. 9 ''I
am the door ; by me if any man
enter in, he shall be .saved, and
shall go in and go out, and shall
find pasture. 1 0 The thief cometh
not, but that he may steal, and
kill, and destroy : I came that
they -'may have life, and may
^have it abundantly. 11 "I am
the good shepherd : the _ good
shepherd ''layeth down his life
for the sheep. 12 He that is a
hireling, and not a 'shepherd,
whose own the sheep are not,
beholdeth the wolf coming, and
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and
the wolf snatchetn them, and scat-
tereth them : 1 3 he fleeth because
he is a hireling, and careth not
for the sheep. 14*1 am the good
shepherd ; and ' I know mine own,
and mine own know me, 15 even
as "* the Father knoweth me, and
I know the Father; and "I lay
down my life for the sheep. 16
And "other sheep I have, which
are not of this fold : them also I
must ^ bring, and they shall hear
ray voice ; and ^ they shall become
''one flock, *one shepherd. 17
Therefore doth the Father love
me, because I "lay down my life,
that I may take it again. 18 ''No
one ^taketh it away from me, but
I "lay it down of myself. I have
'' power to lay it down, and I have
' power to take it again. * This
commandment received I from my
Father.
19 'There arose a division again
among the Jews because of these
words. 20 And many of them said,
1 Or, proverb
2 Some ancient authorities omit before me.
3 Or, have ahiindmice * Or, lead
6 Or, there shall he one flock
6 Some ancient authorities read took it away.
7 Or, rigtU
" Comp.
ver. (t
6 ver.3,5,16,
27
•^ Comp. oh.
16. 25, 2D ;
2 Pet. 2. 22
d Comp
ver. 1 f . 9
^ ver. 1 ;
comp. Jer.
23. 1 f . ;
Ezek. 34.
2ff.
/Comp. oh.
5.40
s ver. 14 ;
comp. is.
40. 11 ;
Ezek. 34.
11-16, 23 ;
Heb. 13.
20; IPet.
5. 4 ; Rev.
7. 17
ft ver. 15, 17,
18;1 Ju. 3.
16; comp.
ch. 15. 13
' ver. 2
k See ver. 11
' ver, 27
"' Mt. 11. 27
" ver. 11, 17,
18
° Comp. Is.
56. 8
P Comp. ch.
11. 52 ; 17.
20 f. ; Eph.
2. 13-18 ;
1 Pet. 2. 25
1 Comp.
Ezek. 34.
23 ; 37. 24
*■ Comp. Mt.
26. 53 ; ch.
2. 19 ; 5. 26
' Comp. ell.
14. 31 ; 15.
10: Phil. 2.
8 ; Heb. 5. 8
t ch. 7. 43 :
comp. 9. 16
" See ch. 7.
20
^ Comp.
Mk. 3. 21
^ See Mt. 4.
24
y Comp. ch.
9. 32 f. ;
Ex. 4. 11
' 1 Mace. 4.
59 ; 2 Mace.
10. 5f.
« Acts 3. 11 ;
5 12
6 See ch. 1.
19 ; ver. 31,
33
" Comp. ch.
16 25 ; Lk.
22. 67
rf Comp. ch.
8. 56, 58
" See ch. 5.
36 ; ver. 38
/Comp. ch.
8.47
9 ver. 16 ;
see ver. 4
h ch. 17. 2 f. ;
IJn. 2.25;
5. 11
i Comp. ch.
6. 37, 39
*•• Comp.
Wisd. 3. 1
' Comp. ch.
17. 21 n.
"" See ch. 8.
59
" Lev. 24. 16
106
He "hath a demon, and 'is mad;
why hear ye him 1 21 Others said,
These are not the sayings of one
"^ possessed with a demon. ^ Can a
demon open the eyes of the blind '?
22 '^ And it was Hhe feast of the
dedication at Jerusalem : 23 it was
winter ; and Jesus was walking in
the temple in "Solomon's ^ porch.
24 * The Jews therefore came round
about him, and said unto him. How
long dost thou hold us in suspensel
If thou art the Christ, tell us
"plainly. 25 Jesus answered them,
'^i told you, and ye believe not:
" the works that I do in my Father's
name, these bear witness of me.
26 But ye believe not, because
^ve are not of my sheep. 27 My
sheep " hear my voice, and ^ I know
them, and they follow me : 28 and
I give unto them '* eternal life ;
and they shall never perish, and
'no one shall snatch them out of
''my hand. 29 ^° My Father, who
hath given them unto me, is greater
than all ; and no one is able to
snatch " them out of * the Father's
hand. 30 'I and the Father are
one. 31 The Jews "'took up stones
again to stone him. 32 Jesus an-
swered them. Many good works
have I showed you from the
Father ; for which of those works
do ye stone mel 33 The Jews
answered him. For a good work
we stone thee not, but for "blas-
phemy ; and because that thou,
being a man, " makest thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them. Is it not
written in ^ your ^ law, ^'^ I said, Ye
are gods'? 35 If he called them
gods, unto whom the word of God
came (and the scripture cannot be
broken), 36 say ye of him, whom
the Father ■'^'sanctified and *sent
into the world. Thou blasphemest :
because I said, *I am the Son of
God"? 37 "If I do not the works
of my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do them, though ye
believe not me, believe " the works :
that ye ma.y know and understand
that ^the Father is in me, and I
in the Father. 39 2' They sought
0 ch 5. 18 P Comp. ch. 8. 17 9 Comp. ch. 12. 34 ;
15. 25 ; Rom. 3. 19 ; 1 Cor. 14. 21 "" Comp. ch. 6. 69 ;
Jer. 1. 5 ; Ecclus. 45. 4 ; 49. 7 ' See ch. 3. 17
' Comp. ver. 30 ; ch. 5. 17 f. " Comp. ch. 15. 24 ;
ver. 25 " ver. 25 ; ch. 14. 11 * ch. 14. 10 f. 20 ; 17.
21, 23 y See ch. 7. 30
8 Some ancient authorities read At that time
wax the featt. ^ Or, portico
1" Some ancient authorities read That which
my Father hath given unto vie. n Or, aught
1- Ps. Ixxxii. 6. 13 Or, consecrated
10.40
JOHN
11.34
Jesus ?oes a^ain to ?tr.Ta. Jesns hears of the Sickness of Lazaros. Raises Lazarns from the Dead
again to take him : and " he went
forth out of their hand.
40 And he went away * again
beyond the Jordan into the place
where John was at the first baptiz-
ing ; and there he abode. 41 And
many came unto him ; and they
said, John indeed did no " sign : but
''all things whatsoever John spake
of this man were true. 42 And
* many believed on him there.
nNow a certain man was
sick, Lazarus of -^Bethany,
of the village of Mary and her
sister ^Martha. 2 And it was
that Mary who ''anointed 'the
Lord with ointment, and wiped
his feet with her hair, whose
brother Lazarus was sick. 3 The
sisters therefore sent unto him,
saying, *Lord, behold, *he whom
thou lovest is sick. _ 4 But when
Jesus heard it, he said. This sick-
ness is not unto death, but for ' the
glory of God, that the Son of God
may be glorified thereby. 5 Now
Jesus loved "' Martha, and her sis-
ter, and Lazarus. 6 When there-
fore he heard that he was sick, he
abode at that time two days in the
place where he was. 7 Then after
this he saith to the disciples, " Let
us go into Jud;Tea again. 8 The
disciples say unto him, "Rabbi,
the Jews were but now seeking
^to stone thee; and goest thou
thither again 1 9 Jesus answered,
«Are there not twelve hours in
the day"? If a man walk in the
day. he stumbleth not, because he
seeth the light of this world._ 10
But if a man walk in the night,
he stumbleth, because the light is
not in him. 1 1 These things spake
he : and after this he saith unto
them, Our ''friend Lazarus *is
fallen asleep ; but I go, that I may
awake him out of sleep. 12 The
disciples therefore said unto him.
Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he
will ^recover. 13 Now 'Jesus
had spoken of his death : but they
thought that he spake of taking
rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus there-
fore said unto them plainly, Laz-
arus is dead. 15 And I am glad
for your sakes that I was not
there, to the intent ye may be-
lieve ; nevertheless let us go unto
him. 16 "Thomas therefore, who
is called -"Didymus, said unto his
fellow-disciples. Let us also go,
that we may die with him.
I Gr. be saved. 2 That is, Twin.
" Comp. ch.
8. 59 ; Lk.
4. 30
i ch. 1. 28
<^ See ch. 2.
11
ri ch. 1. 27,
30, 34 ; 3.
27-30
"■ See ch. 7.
31
/ See Mt. 21.
17 ; ver. 13
» ver. 5,
19 ff. ; see
Lk. 10. 38
A ch. 12. 3 ;
comp. Lk.
7. 38
' See Lk. 7.
13 ; ver. 3,
21, 32 ;
comp. ch.
13. 13 f.
*-■ Comp.
ver. 5, 11,
36
' ver. 40 ;
comp. ch.
9. 3 ; 10 38
"' See ver. 1
" Comp. ch.
10. 40
" Sae Mt.
23. 7
P ch. 10. 31 ;
see 8. 59
9 Comp. Lk.
13. 33 ; ch.
9. 4 ; 12. 35
'■ Comp.
ver. 3
" Mt. 27. 52 ;
Mk. 5 39 ;
ver. 13 ;
see Acts
7. 60
«Mt. 9. 24;
Lk. 8: 52
" Mt. 10. 3 ;
Mk. 3 18;
Lk. 6, 15 ;
ch. 14. 5 ;
20. 26-28 ;
Acts 1 13
"ch. 20. 24;
21. 2
" ver. 39
y See ver. 1
* See ch. 1.
19 ; ver. 8
" ver 31 ;
Job 2. 11;
comp.
is. 31. 13;
1 Chr. 10.
12; .Judith
16. 24
f> Comp Lk.
10. 38-42
"^ See ver. 2
d ver. 32 ;
comp
ver. 37
' ver. 41 f . ;
comp. 9 31
/ Dan 12 2 ;
2 Mace 7.
14 ; comp.
Acts 24.
15 ; Jn. 5.
28 f.
^ Comp oh
1. 4 ; 5. 26 ;
6. 39 f ;
Rev. 1. 13
'' See ch. 6.
47, 50, 51 ;
8.51
•Mt 16. 16;
comp. Lk.
2. U
k ch. 6. 14
' ver 30
107
1 7 So when Jesus came, he found
that he had been in the tomb ^ four
days already. 18 Now 2' Bethany
was nigh unto Jerusalem, about
fifteen furlongs off; 19 and many
of ' the Jews had come to ^ Martha
and Mary, "to console them con-
cerning their brother. 20 * Martha
therefore, when she heard that
Jesus was coming, went and met
him: but *Mary still sat in the
house. 21 Martha therefore said
unto Jesus, '^Lord, ''if thou hadst
been here, my brother had not
died. 22 And even now I know
that, ^whatsoever thou shalt ask
of God, God will give thee. 23
Jesus saith unto her. Thy brother
shall rise again. 24 Martha saith
unto him, •'1 know that he shall
rise again in the resurrection at
the last daj^ 25 Jesus said unto
her, fl am the resurrection, and
the life : he that believeth on me,
though he die, yet shall he live ;
26 and whosoever liveth and be-
lieveth on me ''shall never die.
Believest thou this 1 27 She saith
unto him. Yea, Lord : I have be-
lieved that thou art ' the Christ,
the Son of God, e;'ew *he that Com-
eth into the world. 28 And when
she had said this, she/ went away,
and called Mary ^her sister secretly,
saying, "' The Teacher is here, and
calleth thee. 29 And she, when
she heard it, arose quickly, and
went unto him. 30 (Now Jesus
was not yet come into the village,
but " was still in the place where
Martha met him.) 31 "The Jews
then who were with her in the
house, and ^ were consoling hei%
when they saw Mary, that she
rose up quickly and went out,
followed her, supposing that she
was going unto the tomb to '* weep
there. 32 Mary therefore, when
she came where Jesus was, and
saw him, fell down at his feet,
saying unto him, »Lord, ''if thou
hadst been here, my brother had
not died. 33 When Jesus there-
fore saw her ^ weeping, and * the
Jews also^ weeping who came with
her, he '"groaned in the spirit,
ana ''"was troubled, 34 and said,
"• Mt. 26. 18 : Mk. 14 14 ; Lk 22. 11 ; comp. ch. 13 13
" ver. 20 " See ver. 19 ; ver. 33 f ver. 19 « Se*
ver. 2 "■ See ver. 21 ' See ver. 19 < ver. 38 " Comp
ch. 12. 27 ; 13. 21
3 Or, her sister, saying secretly
* Gr. wail. = Gr. wailing.
6 Or, was moved with indignation in the spirit
7 Gr. troubled himself.
11.35
JOHN
12.8
la Consequence the Pharisees plot to pnt Jesns to Death. Jesas withdraws to Ephraim. The Anointing at Bethany
Where have ye laid him*? They
say unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus " wept. 36 * The Jews
therefore said, Behold how he
" loved him ! 37 But some of them
said. Could not this man, who
"* opened the eyes of him that was
blind, have caused that this man
also should not die] 38 Jesus
therefore again ^ '^ groaning in him-
self Cometh to the tomb. Now it
was -^a cave, and ^a. stone lay
'^against it. 39 Jesus saith. Take
ye away the stone. Martha, the
sister of him that was dead, saith
unto him. Lord, by this time *the
body decay eth ; for he hath been
dead » four days. 40 Jesus saith
unto her, '' Said I not unto thee,
that, if thou believedst, thoushould-
est see the glory of God 1 4 1 So
they took away the •''stone. And
Jesus ' lifted up his eyes, and said,
* Father, I thank thee that thou
heardest me. 42 And I knew that
thou hearest me always: but 'be-
cause of the multitude that stand-
eth around I said it, that they may
believe that '" thou didst send me.
43 And when he had thus spoken,
he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus,
come forth. 44 He that was dead
came forth, " bound hand and foot
with * grave-clothes ; and " his face
was bound about with a napkin.
Jesus saith unto them. Loose him,
and let him go.
4-5 p Many thei'efore of the Jews,
'who came to Mary and ''beheld
^that which he did, believed on
him. 46 But some of them went
away to the * Pharisees, and told
them the things which Jesus had
done.
47 ^The chief priests therefore
and the Pharisees 'gathered a
"council, and said. What do we?
for this man doeth many "signs.
48 If we let him thus alone, all
men will believe on him : and the
Romans will come and take away
both our ^ place and our nation.
49 But a certain one of them,
* Caiaphas, ' being high priest that
year, said unto them, Ye know
nothing at all, 50 nor do ye take
account that "it is expedient for
you that one man should die for
the people, and that the whole
nation perish not. 51 Now this
1 Or, being moved with indignation in himself
2 Or, tipoH 3 Gr. he stinketh.
* Ot, grax'e-hands
5 Many ancient authorities read the things
which he did.
" Comp. Lk.
19 41
(where Gr.
as in ver.
33 marg )
>> See ver. 19
'^ Comp.
ver. 3
d ch. 9. 7
' ver. 33
/Comp Mt.
27 60 ; Mk.
15. 46 ; Lk.
24 2 ; ch.
20. 1
» ver. 17
'' ver. 4,
23 ff.
' ch 17, 1 ;
comp.
Acts 7. 55
k See Mt.
11. 25
' Comp ch.
12. 30; 17.
21
'" See ch. 3.
17
" See ch. 19.
40
° Comp. ch.
20 7
V See ch. 7.
31
« ver. 19 ;
comp ch.
12. 17 f.
'" ch. 2. 23
' ver. .57 ;
comp ch.
7. 32. 45
' Mt. 26. 3
« See Mt. 5
22
" See ch. 2.
11
^ Comp. Mt.
24. 15 ;
1 Esdr. 8.
78;
2 Mace. 5.
19 f.
y Mt. 26. 3
' ver. 51 ;
ch. 18. 13
" ch. 18. 14
l> Comp.
Ex. 28. 30 ;
Num. 27.
21 ; 1 S.
23. 9 ; 30. 7 ;
Ezr. 2 63
" ch. 10 16
rf Mt. 26. 4
^ch 7.1
/2Chr. 13.
19 marg, ?
9 Mt. 26.
1 f . ; Mk.
14. 1 ; I.k.
22, 1 ; ch.
12 1 ; 13, 1 ;
see ch, 2.
13
ft Num 9.
10 ; 2 Chr,
30, 17 f, ;
comp ch.
18, 28
> ch 7. 11
*■ See ver. 47
' ver 1-8 :
comp Mt.
26, 6-13 ;
Mk 14,
3-9; also
Lk. 7. 37-
39
"' See eh, 11,
55 ; comp,
ver, 12. 20
" See Mt, 21.
17 ; comp.
ch. 11. 43 f.
108
he said not of himself : but ' being
high priest that year, he * prophe-
sied that Jesus should die for the
nation ; 52 and not for the nation
only, but that he might also "gather
together into one the children of
God that are scattered abroad.
53 So from that day forth they
''took counsel that they might put
him to death.
54 Jesus therefore ^walked no
more openly among the Jews, but
departed thence into the country
near to the wilderness, into a city
called 'Ephraim ; and there he tar-
ried with the disciples. 55 Now
"the passover of the Jews was at
hand : and many went up to Jeru-
salem out of the country before the
passover, ''to purify themselves.
56 They 'sought therefore for
Jesus, and spake one with another,
as they stood in the temple, What
think yel That he will not come
to the feast? 57 Now Hhe chief
priests and the Pharisees had given
commandment, that, if any man
knew where he was, he should show
it, that they might take him.
^ O 'Jesus therefore six days
A-^ before '"the passover came
to "Bethany, wh^re Lazarus was,
whom Jesus raised from the dead.
2 So they made him a supper there :
and "Martha served; but Lazarus
was one of them that ® sat at meat
with him. 3 ^ Mary therefore took
a pound of ointment of ^*pure
nard, very precious, and anointed
the feet of Jesus, and wiped his
feet with her hair : and the house
was filled with the odor of the
ointment. 4 But '"Judas Iscariot,
one of his disciples, that should
** betray him, saith, 5 Why was not
this ointment sold for three hun-
dred ^shillings, and given to the
poor? 6 Now this he said, not
because he cared for the poor ; but
because he was a thief, and * having
the ^" bag " took away ' what was
put therein. 7 Je.sus therefore said,
'" Suffer her to keep it against " the
day of my burying. 8 " For the
poor ye have always with you ; but
me ye have not always.
° See Lk. 10. 38 P See ch. 11. 2 « Mk, 14. 3
'■ Comp. ch. 6. 71 ' ch, 13, 29 < Comp, Lk, 8. 3
" See ch. 19. 40 " Mt, 26. 11 ; Mk. 14. 7 ; Dt. 15. 11
6 Gr. reclined. 7 Or, liquid nard
8 Or, deliver him up
9 See marginal note on ch. 6, 7. i" Or, box
11 Or, carried ir/iat was put therein.
12 Or, Let her alow : it was that she might keep it
12.9
JOHN
12.39
Lazarus also plotted agaiust. Tlie Triumphal Entry. The Last Public Discourse of Jesns. The Evangelist's Retrospect
9 The " common people therefore
of the Jews learned that he was
there : and they came, not for
Jesus' sake only, but that they
might see Lazarus also, * whom he
had raised from the dead. 10 But
the chief priests took counsel that
they might put Lazarus also to
death ; 1 1 because that " by reason
of him ''many of the Jews went
away, and believed on Jesus.
12 On the morrow '"a great mul-
titude that had come to ■'the feast,
when they heard that Jesus was
coming to Jerusalem, 13 took the
''branches of the palm trees, and
went forth to meet him, and cried
out, '' Hosanna : Blessed is he that
Cometh in the name of the Lord,
even the ' King of Israel. 1 4 And
Jesus, having found a young ass,
sat thereon; as it is written, 15
'■* Fear not, daughter of Zion : be-
hold, thy King cometh, sitting on
an ass's colt. 16 * These things
understood not his disciples at the
first : but when Jesus ' was glori-
fied, then remembered they that
these things were written of him,
and that they had done these
things unto him. 17 "'The multi-
tude therefore that was with him
when he called Lazarus out of the
tomb, and raised him from the
dead, bare witness. 18 "For this
cause also the multitude went and
met him, "for that they heard that
he had done this sign. 19 The
Pharisees therefore said among
themselves, ^Behold how ye pre-
vail nothing ; lo, the world is gone
after him.
20 Now there were certain
^Greeks among those that went
up to worship at -^the feast: 21
these therefore came to * Philip,
who was of ''Bethsaida of Galilee,
and asked him, saying. Sir, we
would see Jesus. 22 Philip cometh
and telleth « Andrew : Andrew
cometh, and Philip, and they tell
Jesus. 23 And Jesus answereth
them, saying, *The hour is come,
that the Son of man should 'be
glorified. 24 Verily, verily, I say
unto you, ' Except a grain of wheat
fall into the earth and die, it abid-
eth by itself alone ; but if it die,
it beareth much fruit. 25 " He
that loveth his ■* life loseth it ; and
1 Some ancient authorities read the common
people. See ver. 9. 2 Zech. ix. 9.
* Or. Ye behold
* s life in these places represents two different
Greek words.
66
" Comp. Mk.
12. 37 ; ver.
12 uiarg.
frch. 11.
43 f. ; ver.
1, 17 f.
" ver. 18 ;
comp. ch.
11. 45 f.
d See ch. 7.
31 ; comp.
11. 42
^ ver. 12-15 :
Matthew
21. 4-9 ;
Mar/c 11.
7-lU. luke
19. 35-38
/ver. 1
*' Comp.
1 Mace. 13.
51
'' Comp. Ps.
118. 25 f.
' See ch. 1.
49
* See Mk. 9.
32 ; comp.
ch 2. 22 ;
14. 2(i
' See ch. 7.
39 ; ver. 23
"' ch. 11. 42
" comp. Lk.
19 37 ;
ver. 12
" See ver. 11
P See ch. 7.
35
3 See ch. 1.
44
>■ ch. 1. 44 :
comp. Mt.
11. 21
' Comp. ch.
13. 1, 32 :
17. 1 ; Mt.
26. 45 ; Mk.
14. 35, 41
' 1 Cor. 15.
36 ; comp
Rom. 14. 9
" See Mt. 10.
39
" Lk. 14. 26
»oh 14. 3;
17. 24 i
comp.
2 Cor. 5. 8 ;
Phil. 1. 23 ;
1 Th. 4. 17
X 1 S. 2. 30 ;
P.S. 91. 15 ;
comp. Lk.
12. 37
- Mt. 26. 38 ;
Mk. 14. 34 ;
see ch. 11.
" See Mt. 11.
25
b See ver. 23
" Comp. Mt.
3. 17 ; 17. 5 ;
Mk. 1. 11 ;
9. 7 ; Lk. 3.
22 ; 9. 35
rf Acts 23. 9
" ch. 11. 42
/ch. 16.11;
comp ch.
3. 19 ; 9. 39
» ch. 14. 30 ;
16. 11 ;
2 Cor. 4. 4 ;
Eph. 2. 2 ;
comp. 6.
12 ; 1 Jn. 4.
4 ; 5. 19
A ch. 3. 14 ;
8. 28 ; ver.
34
» Comp. ch.
6.44
109
he that " hateth his * life in this
world shall keep it unto ' life eter-
nal. 26 If any man serve me, let
him follow me ; and ■" wliere I am,
there shall also my servant be : if
any man serve me, him will the
Father ^ honor. 27 ^Now is my
soul troubled ; and what shall I
say 1 " Father, save me from * this
"hour. But for this cause came I
unto this hour. 28 "Father, glo-
rify thy name. There came there-
fore a ''voice out of heaven, saying,
I have both glorified it, and will
glorify it again. 29 The multitude
therefore, that stood by, and heard
it, said that it had thundered :
others said, ** An angel hath spoken
to him. 30 Jesus answered and
said, ""This voice hath not come
for my sake, but for your sakes.
31 -^Now is 'the judgment of this
world : now shall ^ the prince of
this world be cast out. 32 And I,
if I '' be lifted up '^ from the earth,
will 'draw all men unto myself.
33 But this he said, * signifying
by what manner of death he should
die. 34 The multitude therefore
answered him. We have heard out
of 'the law that '"the Christ abideth
for ever : and how sayest thou. The
" Son of man must be '' lifted up 1
who is this "Son of man 1 35 Jesus
therefore said unto them, "Yet a
little while is ^the light ® among
you. * Walk while ye have the
light, that darkness overtake j'ou
not: and he that ''walketh in the
darkness knoweth not whither he
goeth. 36 While ye have the light,
" believe on the light, that ye may
become 'sons of light.
These things spake Jesus, and he
departed and " " hid himself from
them. 37 But though he had done
so many "signs before them, yet
they believed not on him : 38 that
the word of Isaiah the prophet
might be fulfilled, which he spake,
" ^Lord, who hath believed our
report '?
And to whom hath the arm of
the Lord been revealed 1
39 For this cause they could not
believe, for that Isaiah said again,
* Comp. ch. 18. 32 ; 21. 19 ' See ch. 10. 34 "^ Ps.
110. 4 ; Is. 9. 7 ; Ezek. 37. 25 ; Dan. 7. 14 " See Mt.
8. 20 ° See ch. 7. 33 ; comp. 9. 4 ; 1 Jn. 2. 10 P See
ver. 46 « Eph. 5. 8 ; comp. Gal. 6. 10 "■ 1 Jn, 1. 6 ;
2. 11 » See ver. 46 < See Lk. 16. 8 ; comp. ch. 8. 12
" Comp. ch. 8. 59 " See ch. 2. 11 ^ Rom. 10. 16
6 Or, hour ? 9 Or, in
V Or, a judgment i" Or, was hidden from them
8 Or, out of 11 Is. liii. I.
12.40
JOHN
13. 21
The Evangelist's Retrospect. Jesus sums op his Claims. Jesus washes the Disciples' Feet
40 ^ " He hath blinded their eyes,
and he * hardened their heart ;
Lest they should see with their
eyes, and perceive with their
heart.
And should turn.
And I should heal them.
41 These things said Isaiah, be-
cause " he saw his glory ; and ** he
spake of him. 42 Nevertheless
even of ''the rulers ^many believed
on him ; but/ because of the Phar-
isees they did not confess '^ it, lest
they should be ''put out of the
synagogue : 43 'for they loved the
glory that is of men more than
the glory that is of God.
44 And Jesus cried and said,
* He that believeth on me, believ-
eth not on me, but on him that
sent me. 45 And 'he that behold-
eth me beholdeth him that sent
me. 46 '"I am come a light into
the world, that whosoever JDeliev-
eth on me may not abide in the
darkness. 47 And if any man
hear my sayings, and keep them
not, I judge him not: for "I came
not to judge the world, but to save
the world. 48 "He that rejecteth
me, and receiveth not my sayings,
hath one that judgeth him : ^ the
word that I spake, the same shall
judge him in »the last day. 49
^ For I spake not from myself ; but
the Father that sent me, * he hath
fiven me a commandment, what
should say, and what I should
speak. 50 And I know that ' his
commandment is life eternal ; the
things therefore which I speak,
" even as the Father hath said unto
me, so I speak.
-A O Now before the feast of
JL O " the passover, Jesus know-
ing that •'his hour was come that
he should depart out of this world
^ unto the Fatherj having loved his
own that were in the world, he
loved them ^ unto the end. 2 And
during supper, Hhe devil having
already put into the heart of
"Judas Iscariot, Simon's sore, to
* betray him, 3 Jesus, * knowing
that the Father had given all
things into his hands, and that
"he came forth from God, and
goeth unto God, 4 riseth from
supper, and layeth aside his gar-
ments ; and he took a towel, and
^ girded himself. 5 Then he pour-
eth water into the basin, and be-
1 Is. vi 10.
2 Oi, him
3 Or, to the uttermont.
* Or, deliver him up
" See Mt. 13
Uf.
l> Corap
Mk 6. 52
<= Is 6 1 n.
d Comp. Lk
24. 27
" See Lk. 23
13
/Comp ch
7. 4b ; ver.
11
» ch. 7. 13
h See ch. 9
22
' ch 5. 41, 44
* Comp Mt.
10.40; ch.
5 24
( ch. 14 9
"ch. 1.4; 3.
19; 8. 12;
9. 5 ; see
ver. 35 f .
" See ch. 3.
17 ; comp.
8. 15 f .
° Comp. Lk.
10. 16
P Comp Dt.
18 18 £. ;
ch. 5.
45 ff. ; 8 47
9 Comp. Mt.
10 15
"" See ch. 3.
11
' See ch. 14.
31 ; comp.
17.8
' Comp. ch.
6 68
» ch. 8. 28
" See ch 11.
55 and 2. 13
^ See ch. 12.
23
y ch. 16. 28 ;
comp
ver. 3
' Comp. ch
6 70; ver.
27
« See ch. 6.
71
b See ch. 3.
35
<" See ch. 8.
42
d Comp. Lk.
12. 37
« See Lk. 7.
44
/Comp.
ver. 12 ff.
!' Comp. Dt.
12. 12 ; 2 S.
20. 1 ; 1 K.
12. 16
h ch. 15. 3
' See ch 6.
64 ; comp.
ver. 2
k ver. 4
' See ch. 11.
28
""Seech 11.
2 ; comp.
1 Cor. 12.
3 : Phil. 2.
11
" Comp.
1 Pet 5. 3
" See Mt. 10.
24
P Comp.
2 Cor. 8.
23 ; Phil. 2.
25
9Lk. 11. 28;
Jas. 1. 25 ;
comp. Mt.
7 24 ff
'■ ver 10 f.
110
gan to ^wash the disciples' feet,
and to wipe them with the towel
wherewith he was girded. 6 So
he cometh to Simon Peter. He
saith unto him. Lord, dost thou
wash my feetl 7 Jesus answered
and said unto him. What I do thou
knowest not now ; but thou shalt
understand f hereafter. 8 Peter
saith unto him, Thou shalt never
wash my feet. Jesus answered
him, If I wash thee not, "thou
hast no part with me. 9 Simon
Peter saitn unto him. Lord, not my
feet only, but also my hands ana
my head. 10 Jesus saith to him,
He that is bathed needeth not ' save
to wash his feet, but is clean every
whit: and ''ye are clean, but not
all. 11 For 'he knew him that
should ^ betray him ; therefore said
he. Ye are not all clean.
1 2 So when he had washed their
feet, and * taken his garments, and
'' sat down again, he said unto
them, Know ye what I have done
to you'? 13 Ye call me, 'Teacher,
and, ™ Lord : and ye say well ; for
so I am. 14 If I then, '"the Lord
and the Teacher, have washed your
feet, ye also ought to wash one
another's feet. 15 For I have
given you " an example, that ye also
should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
" A '' servant is not greater than his
lord; neither ^''one that is sent
greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things,
'' blessed are ye if ye do them.
18 '' I speak not of you all : I know
whom I ^have 'chosen : but Hhat
the scripture may be fulfilled, '" " He
that eateth " my bread lifted up
his heel against me. 19 From
henceforth "I tell you before it
come to pass, that, when it is come
to pass, ye may believe that "" I am
he. 20 Verily, verily, I say unto
you, " He that receiveth whomso-
ever I send receiveth me ; and he
that receiveth me receiveth him
that sent me.
21 When .Jesus had thus said, he
Mvas troubled in the spirit, and
testified, and said, Verily, verily,
' ch. 6. 70 ; 15. 16, 19 < ch, 17. 12 ; 19. 24, 36 ; comp.
15 25 ; 18. 32 " ver. 18. 21, 22, 26 : comp. Mt. 2fi.
21 ff. ; Mk. 14 18 ff : Lk. 22. 21 ff. " ch. 14. 29 ; 16. 4
^ See ch. 8. 24 f Mt 10. 40 ; Lk. 10. 16 ; comp. Gal.
4. 14 * See ch. 11. 33
6 Some ancient authorities omit save, and his
feet. « Gr. reclined. ? Gr. bond-iervont.
8 Gr. an apostle. » Or, chose lo pg. xli. 9
11 Many ancient authorities read his bread
with me.
13.22
JOHN
14.16
Jesus points out tlie Betrayer. The New Comniandiueiit. Peter's Denial foretold. The Farewell Discoarst
I say unto you, that "one of you
shall ' betray me. 22 The disciples
looked one on another, "doubting
of whom he spake. 23 There was
at the table reclining in * Jesus'
bosom one of his disciples, "whom
Jesus loved. 24 Simon Peter
therefore beckoneth to him, and
saith unto him. Tell us who it is
of whom he speaketh. 25 He
"^ leaning back, as he was, on Jesus'
breast saith unto him. Lord, who
is it] 26 Jesus therefore answer-
eth, " He it is, for whom I shall dip
the sop, and give it him. So when
he haa dipped the sop, he taketh
and givetn it to Judas, "the son of
Simon Iscariot. 27 And after the
sop, then ■''entered "Satan into
him. Jesus therefore saith unto
him. What thou doest, do quickly.
28 Now no man at the table knew
for what intent he spake this unto
him. 29 For some thought, be-
cause Judas '' had the '~ bag, that
Jesus said unto him, Buy what
things we have need of *for the
feast; or, that he should *give
something to the. poor. 30 He
then having received the sop went
out straightway : and ' it was
night.
31 When therefore he was gone
out, Jesus saith. Now ^is '"the Son
of man "glorified, and "God *is
glorified in him; 32 and ^God
shall glorify him in himself, and
straightway shall he glorify him.
33 'Little children, ""yet a little
while I am with you. *Ye shall
seek me : and as I said unto the
Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot
come ; so now I say unto you.
34 A 'new commandment I give
unto you, "that ye love one an-
other ; ^ "even as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another.
3-5 ^ By this shall all men know that
ye are my disciples, if ye have love
one to another.
36 Simon Peter saith unto him.
Lord, whither goest thou ? Jesus
answered, * Whither I go, thou
canst not follow me now ; but
Hhou shalt follow afterwards.
37 Peter saith unto him, Lord,
why cannot I follow thee even
nowl "I will lay down my life
for thee. 38 Jesus answereth. Wilt
thou lay down thy life for mel
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
1 Or, (fpliver me up 2 Or, box ^ Or, was
* Or, even as J loved you, that ye also may love
one another.
" ver. 18, 21,
22, 26 :
comp. Mt.
26. 21 ff.;
Mk. 14.
18 tt.; Lk.
22. 21 ff.
b See ch. 1.
18
«ch. 19. 26;
20. 2 ; 21. 7,
20
rf ch 21. 20
« Seech. 6 71
/Lk 22. a;
comp.
ver. 2
'J See Mt. 4.
10
ftch. 12. 6
' ver. 1
*•' Comp. ch.
12.5
' Comp. Lk.
22. 53
'" See Mt. 8.
20
" See ch. 7.
39
" ch. 14. 13 ;
comp. 17.
4 ; 1 Pet.
4 11
P Comp. ch.
17. 1
9 See 1 Jn.
2. 1
'' See ch. 7.
33
" See ch. 7.
34
1 1 Jn. 2.
7 f. ; 3. 11,
23 ; 2 Jn.
5 ; comp.
ch. 15. 12,
17
" Lev. 19.
18 ; 1 Th.
4. 9 ; 1 Pet
1. 22 ; 1 Jn
4. 7 ; Heb.
13. 1 ; see
Gal. 5. 14 :
comp. Mt.
5. 44
" Eph. 5. 2 ;
1 Jn.4. lOf.
^ Comp.
1 Jn. 3. 14 ;
4. 20
y ver. 33 ;
comp. ch.
14. 2 ; 16. 5
' ch. 21.
18 f. ;
comp.
2 Pet. 1. 14
" ver. 37, 38 :
Matthew
26. 33-35 ;
Mark 14.
29-31 ;
Luke 22.
33,34
b ch 18. 27 ;
comp. Mk
14. 30
<> ver. 27 ;
comp. ch.
16. 22, 24
d ch. 13. 33,
36
' ver. 18. 28
/ See ch. 12.
26
3 See ch. 11.
16
'' Comp. ch.
10.9;
Rom. 5. 2 ;
Heb 10.
20 ; Eph. 2.
18
111
* The cock shall not crow, till thou
hast denied me thrice.
M'^Let not your heart be
troubled: ^believe in God,
believe also in me. 2 In my
Father's house are many ''man-
sions ; if it were not so, I would
have told you ; for ^1 go to pre-
pare a place for you. 3 And if I
go and prepare a place for you, * 1
come again, and will receive you
unto myself; that -^ where I am,
the7-e ye may be also. 4 ^And
whither I go, ye know the way.
5 "Thomas saith unto him, Lord,
we know not whither thou goest ;
how know we the way % 6 Jesus
saith unto him, I am ''the way,
and ^ the truth, and * the life : no
one cometh unto the Father, but
'*by me. 7 'If ye had known
me, ye would have known my
Father also : from henceforth ye
™know him, and have ".seen him.
8 "Philip saith unto him. Lord,
show us the Father, and it suffi-
ceth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him.
Have I been so long time with
you, and dost thou not know me,
Philip'? ^he that hath seen me
hath seen the Father ; how sayest
thou. Show us the Father? 10
Believest thou not that *I am in
the Father, and the Father in me %
''the words that I say unto you I
speak not from myself : but the
Father abiding in me doeth his
works. 1 1 Believe me that « I am
in the Father, and the Father in
me : or else * believe me for the very
works' sake. 12 Verily, verily, I
say unto you. He that believeth on
me, the works that I do shall he
do also ; and ' greater tvorks than
these shall he do ; because " I go
unto the Father. 13 And "what-
soever ye shall ask in my name,
that will I do, that "^the Father
may be glorified in the Son. 14
If ye shall ask ^ anything 2' in my
name, that will I do. 15 ^If ye
love me, ye will keep my command-
ments. 16 And I will '"pray the
■ See ch. 1. 14 k See ch. 1. 4 ; 11 25 ; comp. 1 Jn.
5. 20 ' See ch. 8. 19 '" 1 Jn. 2. 13 " Comp. ch.
6. 46 " See ch. 1. 43 " ch. 12. 45 ; comp. 1 14 ;
Col. 1. 15 ; Heb. 1. 3 « See ch. 10. 38 : ver. 11, 20
"■ Comp. ver. 24 ; ch. 5 19 » See ch. 5. 36 < ch. 5.
20 ; comp. 4. 37 f. " Comp. ch. 7. 33 ; ver. 28 "See
Mt. 7. 7 ^ See ch. 13. 31 v Comp. ch. 15. 16 ; 16.
23 f . - ver. 21, 23 ; comp. ch. 15. 10 ; IJn. 5. 3 ;
2Ju. 6
6 Or, ye believe in Ood » Or, abiding-placet
1 Manv ancient authorities read And whither I
go ye know, and the may yeknoir. 8 Or, through
» Many ancient authorities add me.
10 Gr. make request of.
14.17
JOHN
15.16
The " Comforter " promised. " I am the Trne Vine." " le are my Friends "
Father, and he shall give you an-
other ^ " Comforter, that he may be
with you for ever, 1 7 even * the
Spirit of truth : " whom the world
cannot receive ; for it beholdeth
him not, neither knoweth him : ye
know him ; for he abideth with
you, and shall be in you. 18 I
will not leave you '^ desolate : "^ I
come unto you. 19^ Yet a little
while, and 'the world beholdeth me
no more ; but ye behold me : * be-
cause I live, "ye shall live also.
20 '' In that day ye shall know that
* 1 am in my Father, and ye in me,
and 1 in you. 2 1 * He that hath
my commandments, and keepeth
them, he it is that loveth me : and
'he that loveth me shall be loved
of my Father, and I will love him,
and will ™ manifest myself unto
him. 22 "Judas (not Iscariot)saith
unto him. Lord, what is come to
pass " that thou wilt manifest thy-
self unto us, and not unto the
world 1 23 Jesus answered and
said unto him, *^ If a man love me,
he will ^ keep my word : and » my
Father will love him, and we *■ will
come unto him, and make our
abode with him. 24 He that lov-
eth me not "keepeth not my
words: and 'the word which ye
hear is not mine, but the Father's
who sent me.
25 These things have I spoken
unto you, while yet abiding with
you. 26 But the ^ " Comforter,
even the Holy Spirit, "whom the
Father will send in my name,
^ he shall teach you all things, and
* bring to your remembrance all
that I said unto you. 27 ''Peace
I leave with you ; my peace I give
unto you : not as the world giveth,
give I unto you. "Let not your
heart be troubled, neither let it be
fearful. 28 * Ye heard how I said
to you, I go away, and "I come
unto you. If ye loved me, ye
would have rejoiced, because ** I go
unto the Father : for * the Father
is greater than I. 29 And now ^1
have told you before it come to
pass, that, when it is come to pass,
ye may believe. ^ 30 I will no more
speak much with you, for "the
prince of the world cometh : and
*he hath nothing ^in me; 31 but
that the world may know that I
love the Father, and as '' the Father
1 Or, Advocate Or, Helper G-r. Paraclete.
2 Or, orphans s Or, and ye shall live.
* Or, in me. 31 But that &e. . . , J do, arise
" ver. 26 ;
ch.l5. 26;
16. 7 ; 1 Jn.
2. 1 marg. ;
comp. ch.
7. 39;
Rom. 8. 26
b ch. 15. 26 ;
16. 13 ;
1 Jn. 4. 6 ;
5. 7
<^ 1 Cor. 2. 14
d ver. 3, 2i
" See ch. 7.
33
/ch. 16.16,
22
9 Comp. ch.
6. 57
h ch. 16. 23,
26
' See ch. 10.
38 ; ver. 11,
20
k ver. 15, 23 ;
comp. ch.
15. 10 ;
1 Jn. 5. 3 ;
2 Jn. 6
' ch. 16. 27 ;
ver. 23
"' Comp. Ex.
33. 18 f. ;
Prov. 8.
17 , Wisd.
1. 2
« Lk. 6. 16 ;
Actsl. 13;
comp. Mt.
10. 3
" Comp.
Acts 10. 40,
41
P See ch. 8.
51; IJu.
2.5
•i See ver. 21
'• Rev. 3. 20 ;
Eph. 3. 17 ;
1 Jn. 2. 24 ;
Rev. 21. 3;
Bee 2 Cor.
6. 16 for
O.T.
» See ver. 23
< ver. 10 ;
ch. 7. 16
« See ver. 16
" Comp. ch.
1. 33 ; 15.
26 ; 16. 7 ;
Lk. 24. 49 ;
and esp.
Acts 2. 33
'"ch. 16.
13 f . ; 1 Jn.
2. 20, 27
y See ch. 2.
22
- ch. le. 33 ;
Col. 3. 15 ;
comp.
Phil. 4. 7.
See ch. 20.
19
" ver. 1
i> ver. 2-4
' ver. 3, 18
<< See ver. 12
' Comp. ch.
10. 29 ;
Phil. 2. G
/Seech. 13.
19
y Seech. 12.
31
'' Comp.
Heb. 4. 15
' Comp.
ch. 10. 18 ,
12. 49
I' Comp. ch.
13. 1 with
18. 1
gave me commandment, even so I
do. Arise, *let us go hence.
-| pT 'I am the true vine, and
i^ my Father is the "husband-
man. 2 Every branch in me that
beareth not fruit, he taketh it
away : and every branch that bear-
eth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it
may bear more fruit. 3 Already
" ye are clean because of the word
which I have spoken unto you.
4 "Abide in me, and I in you. As
the branch cannot bear fruit of
itself, except it abide in the vine ;
so neither can ye, except ye abide
in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are
the branches : He that abideth in
me, and I in him, the same ^bear-
eth much fruit : for apart from me
ye can do nothing. 6 If a man
abide not in me, he is * cast forth
as a branch, and is withered ; and
they gather them, and cast them
into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If ye abide in me, and my words
abide in you, ''ask whatsoever ye
will, and it shall be done unto you.
8 ' Herein * is my Father glorified,
^ that ye bear much fruit ; and so
'shall ye be my disciples. 9 Even
as "the Father hath loved me, I
also have loved you : abide ye in
my love. 10 "If ye keep my com-
mandments, ye shall abide in my
love ; even as ^ I have kept my
Father's commandments, and abide
in his love. 1 1 * These things have
I spoken unto you, that my joy
may be in you, and that your -joy
may be made full. 12 This is "my
commandment, that ye love one
another, even as I have loved you.
1'5 ^ Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man '^ lay down his life
for his friends. 14 Ye are my
'' friends, if " ye do the things which
I command you. 15 No longer do
I call you ' servants ;• for the ** ser-
vant knoweth not what his lord
doeth : but I have called you
friends ; for ■''all things that I
heard from my Father I nave made
known unto you. 16 "Ye did not
' Comp. Is. 5. 1 ff. ; Ezek. 19. 10 ff. ; Ps. 80. 8 ff. :
Mt. 21. 33 ff. '" Comp. Mt. 15. 13; Rom. 11. 17:
1 Cor. 3. 9 " ch. 13. 10 ; 17. 17 ; comp. Eph. 5. 26
" ver. 4-7 : 1 Jn. 2. 6 and see ch. 6. 56 ^ Comp.
ver. 16 « ver. 2 '' See Mt. 7. 7 and ver. 16 " Mt.
5. 16 t See ch. 8. 31 " ch. 17. 23, 24, 26 ; see ch. 3.
35 ^ Comp. ch. 14. 15 •* Comp. ch. 8. 29 » ch.
17. 13 ' ch. 3. 29 " See ch. 13. 34 ; ver. 17 >> Rom.
5. 7 f. " Comp. ch. 10. 11 d Lk. 12. 4 " Mt. 12. 50
/ Comp. ch. 8. 26 ; 16. 12 " ver. 19 ; ch. 6. 70 ; comp.
13. 18
5 Or, ivas
s Many ancient authorities read that ye bear
much fruit, and be my disciples.
1 Gr. bondservants. » Gr. bondservant.
U2
i5.17
JOHN
16. 20
•' It is expedient for you tliat I go away "
choose me, but I chose you, and
appointed you, that ye should go
and "bear frviit, and that your
fruit should abide : that * whatso-
ever ye shall ask of the Father in
my name, he may give it you.
17 These things"! command you,
that ye may love one another.
18 "If the world hateth you, ^ye
know that it hath hated me before
it hated you. 19 ^ If ye were of the
world, the world would love its
own : but because ye are not of the
world, but-^I chose you out of the
world, ■'' therefore the world hateth
you. 20 Remember the word that
1 said unto you, '' A ' servant is not
greater than his lord. If they per-
secuted me, 'they will also perse-
cute you; if they* kept my word,
they will keep yours also. 21 But
all these things will they do unto
you ' for my name's sake, '" because
they know not him that sent me.
22 "If I had not come and spoken
unto them, they had not had sin :
but now they nave no excuse for
their sin. 23 He that hateth me
hateth my Father also. 24 "If I
had not done among them "the
works which none other did, they
had not had sin : but now have
they both seen and hated both me
and my Father. 25 But tJiis Com-
eth to 2Jass, that the wordmay be
fulfilled that is written in their
''law, ^They hated me without a
cause. 26 But when the ^'^ Com-
forter is come, '' whom I will send
unto you from the Father, even
"the Spirit of truth, which ^pro-
ceedetn from the Father, ' he shall
bear witness of me : 27 ®and "ye
also bear witness, because ye have
been with me '' from the beginning.
^ f\ ^ These things have I
A^yJ spoken unto you, that ye
should not be caused to " stumble.
2 They shall 'put you out of the
synagogues : yea, " the hour Com-
eth, tliat * whosoever killeth you
shall think that he offereth service
unto God. 3 And these things
will they do, '"because they have
not known the Father, nor me.
4 But these things have I spoken
unto you, "that when their hour
is come, ye may remember them,
how that I told you. And these
things I said not unto you "from
1 Or, know ye 2 Qj-. bondservant.
3 Ps. XXXV. 19 ; Ixix. 4.
* Or, Advocate Or, Helper Gr. Paraclete.
* Or, goeth forth from
6 Or, and bear ye also witness
" Comp.
ver. 5
b See ch. 14.
13 ; 16. 23 ;
comp.
ver. 7
'^ ver. 12
d ch. 7. 7 ;
1 Ju. 3. 13
" Comp. Mt.
10. 22 ;
24.9
/ver. 16
9 ch. 17. 14
fc See ch. 13.
16
i 1 Cor. 4.
12 ; 2 Cor.
4.9;2Tim.
3. 12
*: Comp. ch.
8. 51
' Mt. 10. 22 ;
24.9; Mk.
13.13; Lk.
21. 12,17;
comp.
Acts 4. 17 ;
5.41; 9.
14 ; 26. P ;
1 Pet. 4.
14; Rev.
2 3
'"cii. 16. 3;
comp. 8.
19, 55 ; 17.
25 ; Acts 3.
17 ; 1 Jn.
3. 1
" Comp. ch.
9. 41 ; ver.
24
" See ch. 5.
36 ; comp.
10. 37
P See ch. 10.
34
9 See ch. 14.
16
'• See ch. 14.
26
' See ch. 14.
17
1 1 Jn. 5. 7
" ch. 19. 35 ;
21. 24 ;
1 Jn. 1. 2 ;
4. 14 ; see
Lk. 24. 48
" See Lk.
1.2
^ch. 15.18-
27
•J See Mt.
11.6
^ See ch. 9.
22
" See ch. 4.
21 ; comp.
ver. 25
b Acts 26. 9-
11 ; comp.
Is. 66. 5 ;
Rev. 6. 9
'^ Comp. ch.
13.19
d See ch. 7.
33 ; ver.
10, 17, 2S
«ch. 13.36;
14.5
/ ver. 22 ;
comp. ch.
14. 1
'J ch. 15, 22,
24
'' Comp.
Acts 3. 14 ;
7. 52: 17.
31 ; 1 Pet.
3.18
' ver. 5
*Seech. 12.
31
113
the beginning, because I was with
you. 5 But now ''I go unto him
that sent me ; and none of you
asketh me, "Whither goest thou?
6 But because I have spoken these
things unto you, -^sorrow hath
filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless
I tell you the truth: It is expe-
dient for you that I go away ; for
if I go not away, the •*» Comforter
will not come unto you ; but if I
go, ''I will send him unto you.
8 And he, when he is come, will
convict the world in respect of
sin, and of righteousness, and of
iudgment : 9 of sin, •'' because they
believe not on me; 10 of ''right-
eousness, because 'I go to the
Father, and ye behold me no more ;
II '^of iudgment, because the
prince of this world hath been
judged. 12 I have yet many
things to say unto you, but ye
cannot bear them now. 13 How-
beit when he, 'the Spirit of truth,
is come, he shall "'guide you into all
the truth : for he shall not speak
from himself; but what things
soever he shall hear, these shall
he speak : and he shall declare
unto you the things that are to
come. 1 4 He shall " glorify me :
for he shall take of mine, and shall
declare it unto you. 15 " All things
whatsoever the Father hath are
mine : therefore said I, that he
taketh of mine, and shall declare
it unto you. 16 ^A little while,
and * ye behold me no more ; and
again a little while, and "■ ye shall
see me. 17 Some of his disciples
therefore said one to another,
What is this that he saith unto
us, * A little while, and ye behold
me not ; and again a little while,
and ye shall see me : and, Because
' I go to the Father 1 1 8 They said
therefore. What is this that he
saith, A little while? We know
not what he saith. 19 'Jesus per-
ceived that they were desirous to
ask him, and he said unto them,
Do ye inquire among yourselves
concerning this, that I said, A lit-
tle while, and ye behold me not,
and again a little while, and ye
shall see me? 20 Verily, verily, I
say unto you, that "ye shall weep
and lament, but the world shall
rejoice : ye shall be sorrowful, but
"your sorrow shall be turned into
' See ch. 14. 17 ™ ch. 14. 26 " See ch 7. 39 " ch.
17. 10 P See ch. 7. 33 « ver. 16-24 : comp. ch. 14.
18-24 »■ ver. 22 « ver. 16 * Comp. ch. 6. 61 ; Mk.
9. 32 " Mk. 16. 10 ; Lk. 23. 27 " ch. 20. 20
16.21
JOHN
17.16
' Be of Good Cheer; I have overcome the World." The Farewell Prayer
joy. 21 "A woman when she is in
travail hath sorrow, because her
hour is come : but when she is de-
livered of the child, she remember-
eth no more the anguish, for the
joy that a man is born into the
world. 22 And * ye therefore now
have sorrow : but " I will see you
again, and your heart shall rejoice,
and your joy no one taketh away
from you. 2.3 And ''in that day
'^ye shall ^ask me no question.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, •''If
ye shall ask anything of the Fa-
ther, he will give it you in my
name. 24 <> Hitherto have ye asked
nothing in my name : ask, and ye
shall receive, that your ''joy may
be made full.
2-5 These things have I spoken
unto you in ^'dark sayings: *the
hour cometh, when I shall no more
speak unto you in '" ' dark sayings,
but shall tell you plainly of the
Father. 26 '^ In that day « ye shall
ask in my name : and I say not unto
you, that I will ^pray the Father
for you; 27 for Hhe Father him-
self loveth YOVL, because ye have
loved me, and "'have believed that
"I came forth from the Father.
28 "I came out fiom the Father,
and am con>e into the world :
again, I leave the world, and "go
unto the Father. 29 His disciples
say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly,
and speakest no '^'dark saying.
30 Now know we that thou know-
est all things, and needest not that
any man should ask thee : by this
we '"believe that thou "camest forth
from God. 31 Jesus answered them,
Do ye now believe'? 32 Behold,
^the hour cometh, yea, is come,
that « ye shall be scattered, every
man to ''his own, and shall leave
me alone : and yet * I am not alone,
because the Father is with me, 33
These things have I spoken vmto
you, that ' in me ye may nave peace.
" In the world ye have tribulation :
but " be of good cheer ; "= I have
overcome the world.
-^ ^ These things spake Jesus ;
J- I and ^lifting up his eyes to
heaven, he said. Father, the hour
is come ; ^glorify thy 8on, that the
Son may glorify thee : 2 even as
"thou gavest him authority over
all flesh, that ^'to all whom thou
1 Or, ask me nothing Comp ver. 26 ; ch. 14.
13, 20 2 Or, parnb/es
9 Gr. make request of. i Or, parable
5 Gr. whatsoever thou hast given him, to them,
he &c.
" Comp. Is.
13.8.21.3;
26 17 ; 66
7 ; Hos. 13
13; Mic i.
9 ; 1 Th.
5. 3
i> ver. 6
« See ver. 16
d ver. 26 ,
see ch 14
20
•■ Comp.
ver. 19, 30
/ch 1.) IB
9 ch 14. 14
* See ch 3
29 , comp.
15 11
« ver. 29 ;
comp ch.
10. 6 ; see
Mt 13. 34
* See ver. 2
' ch 14 21,
23
'" ver. 30 ;
comp 2 11
" See ch. 8.
42 ; comp.
ver. 30
° ver. 5, 10,
17 ; ch. 13.
1.3
P See ch. 4.
23 ; comp.
ver. 2, 25
9 Mt 26. 31 ;
comp.
Zech 13 7
*■ See ch. 19.
27
* See ch. 8.
29
( See ch. 14.
27
"ch. 15 18flf.
" See Mt. 9. 2
^ Comp.
Rom. 8.
37 ; 2 Cor.
2. 14 ; 4.
7 ff. ; 6.
4 ft. ; Rev.
3. 21 ; 12.
11
y See ch. 11.
41
' Comp. ch.
7. 39 ; 13.
31 f.
" See ch. 3.
35
6 ver. 6, 9,
24 ; ch. ti.
37,39
" See ch. 10.
rfch.5. 44
« See ch. 3.
17 ; ver. 8,
18, 21, 23,
29
/Comp. ch.
13. 31
■' See ch. 4.
34 : comp.
Lk. 22. 37
'' See ver. 1
' Comp. ch.
1. 1: 8. 58;
Phil. 2. 6 ;
ver. 24
fc ver. 26
' ver. 9
"» See ch. 8.
51
" See ch. 6.
68 ; 12. 49
" ver. 14, 26 ;
ch. 15. 15
P See ch. 8.
42 ; 16. 27,
30
114
hast given him, ''he should give
eternal life. 3 And this is life eter-
nal, that they should know thee
''the only true God, and him whom
^ thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.
4 •''I glorified thee on the earth,
" having accomplished the work
which thou hast given me to do.
5 And now, Father, ''glorify thou
me with thine own self with the
glory which 1 had *with thee be-
fore the world was. 6 *I mani-
fested thy name unto the men
whom * thou gavest me out of the
world : 'thine they were, and thou
gavest them to me ; and they have
'" kept thy word. 7 Now they know
that all things whatsoever thou
hast given me are from thee : 8 for
" the words which " thou gavest me
" I have given unto them ; and they-
received them, and knew of a truth
that '' I came forth from thee, and
they believed that "thou didst send
me. 9 » I *^ pray for them : '" I ® pray
not for the world, but for those
whom ''thou hast given me; for
' they are thine : 10 and -'all things
that are mine are thine, and thine
are mine : and I am glorified in
them. 11 And I am no more in
the world, and 'these are in the
world, and " I come to thee. " Holy
Father, keep them in thy name
"" which thou hast given me, that
•'' they may be one, even as we are.
1 2 While I was with them, I kept
them in thy name ' which thou
hast given me : and I guarded
them, and "not one of them per-
ished, but ' the son of perdition ;
■'that the scripture might be ful-
filled. 13 But now "L come to
thee ; and '' these things I speak in
the world, that they may have my
'joy made full in themselves. 14 1
have given them thy Avord ; and
•''the world hated them, because
^ they are not of the world, even as
I am not of the world. 15 I ** pray
not that thou shouldest take them
^from the -world, but that thou
shouldest keep them ®from ^''the
evil one. 16 'They are not of the
world, even as I am not of the world.
9 Comp Lk. 22. 32 ; ch. 14. 16 »• Comp. ver. 20 f. ;
Lk. 23. 34 » ch. 16. 15 « ch. 13. 1 " ver 13 : comp.
ch. 7. 33 " Comp. ver. 2> ^ Comp Phil. 2. 9; Rev.
19. 12 ; ver. 6 " ver. 21 f. ; comp. Rom. 12 5 ; Gal.
3. 28 ^ Comp. Phil. 2. 9 ; Rev. 19. 12 ; ver. 6 " ch.
6 39 ; 18. 9 b Comp. ch. 6 70 <^ ver. 13 ; comp.
ch. 7. 33 d ch. 15. 11 « See ch. 3. 29 / ch. 15. IS
'J ver. 16 ; ch. 8. 23 '' See Mt. 5. 37 ' ver. 14
6 Or. make request.
tPa. xli. 9?
6 Gr. out of.
9 Or, evil
17.17
JOHN
18.20
The Betrayal. The Seiiure. Peter's First Denial. JesDs questioned by the High Priest
17 '"Sanctify them in the truth:
thy word is truth. 18 As 'thou
didst send me into the world, "^even
so sent I them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I '"^ sanc-
tify myself, that they themselves
also niay be "sanctified ""in truth.
20 Neither for these only do I
^pray, but for them also that be-
lieve on me through their word ;
21 that they may all be one ; •'even
as thou. Father, art in me, and I in
thee, that they also may be in us :
*that the world may believe that
'thou didst send me. 22 And the
''glory which thou h.ast given me I
have given unto them ; that they
may be one, even as we are one ;
23 •''I in them, and thou in me,
that they may be perfected into
one ; that the world may know
that ''thou didst send me, and
'lovedst them, even as thou lovedst
me. 24: Father, ^I desire that
*they also whom thou hast given
me ' be with me where I am, that
they may behold my ''glory, which
thou hast given me : for thou
lovedst me before ™ the foundation
of the world. 25 O "righteous Fa-
ther, "the world knew thee not,
but I knew thee ; and these knew
that ''thou didst send me; 26 and
''I made known unto them thy
name, and will make it known ;
that ^ the love wherewith thou
lovedst me may be in them, and 1
in them.
1 Q When Jesus had spoken
JLO these words, ""he went forth
with his disciples over 'the ■• brook
* Kidron, where was 'a garden, into
which he entered, himself and his
disciples. 2 Now Judas also, who
'' betrayed him, knew the place : for
Jesus "oft-times resorted thither
with his disciples. 3 "Judas then,
having received ^ the "^ band of sol-
diers, and ^officers from the chief
priests and tlie Pharisees, cometh
thither with lanterns and Horches
and weapons. 4 Jesus therefore,
"knowing all the things that were
coming upon him, went forth, and
saith unto them, ''Whom seek ye"?
5 They answered him, Jesus of
Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them,
I am he. And Judas also, who
•^betrayed him, was standing with
1 Or, Consecrnte 2 6r. make rfqw'sl.
3 Gr. that which thou hast given nif, I dexire
that ivhere I am, they alio may be irith me, that
d'c. * Or, ravine Gr. ivinter-torrent.
5 Or, of the Cedars
"' Or, delivered him up 7 Or, cohort
" Coinp. ch.
15. 3
b See ver. 3,
8, 21, 23,
25 ; ch. 3.
17
" ch. 20. 21 ;
comp. Mt.
10. 5 ; ch.
4. 38
d Comp. ch.
15. 13
' 2 Cor. 7.
14 ; Col. 1.
6 ; 1 Jn. 3.
18
/Seech. 10.
38 ; ver. 23 ;
comp.
ver. 11
'■' Comp,
ver. 8
'« ver. 24 ;
comp ch.
1. 14
i See ch. 16.
27
«: See ver. 2
' See ch. 12.
20
'" See Mt. 25.
34 ; comp.
ver 5
" Comp ver.
11; IJn.
19
° See ch. 7.
29 ; 15. 21
P ver. (j
9 See ch. 15.
9
"- Mt 26. 30,
36 ; Mk. 14.
26, 32 ; Lk.
22, 39
" 2 Sam. 15.
23 ; 1 K. 2.
37 ; 15. 13 ;
2 K 23. 4,
6, 12;
2 Chr. 15.
16 ; 29. 16 ;
30. 14 ; Jer.
31 40
' Mt. 26 36 ;
Mk 14.32;
ver 26
" Comu. Lk.
21. 3T ; 22.
39
" ver. 3-11 :
Matthew
26. 47-56 ;
Mark 14.
43-50 ;
Luke 22.
47-53
^ ver. 12;
see Acts
10 1
'J See ch. 7.
32 ; ver 12,
18
^ See Mt 25.
1 and
marg
" Comp ch.
6 64 ; 13. 1,
11
!> ver 7
<^ch. 17. 12
(' Comp Mt
26. 51 ; Mk.
14. 47
<■ See Mt. 20.
22
/ver 12 f :
comp Mt.
26. 57 tf .
0 ver. 3
ft See ver. 3
> ver. 24 ;
see Lk. 3 2
* See Mt. 26.
115
them. 6 When therefore he said
unto them, I am he, they went
backward, and fell to the ground.
7 Again therefore he asked them,
''Whom seek yel And they said,
-Jesus of Nazai'eth. 8 Jesus an-
swered, I told you that 1 am he ;
if therefore ye seek me, let these
go their way: 9 that the word
might be fulfilled which he spake,
"Of those whom thou hast given
me I lost not one. 10 Simon Peter
therefore '^'having a sword drew it,
and struck the high priest's ** ser-
vant, and cut off his right ear.
Now the ''servant's name was Mal-
chus. 1 1 Jesus therefore said unto
Peter, Put up the sword into the
sheath : " the cup which the Father
hath given me, snail I not drink it?
1 2 -^.So " the ' band and the « chief
captain, and the ''otficers of the
Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,
13 and led him to 'Annas first ; for
he was father in law to * Caiaphas,
who was high priest that year.
1 4 Now Caiaphas was he that gave
counsel to the Jews, that 'it was
expedient that one man should die
for the people.
15 And "'Simon Peter followed
Jesus, and so did another disciple.
Now that disciple was known unto
the high priest, and entered in
with Jesus into "the court of the
high priest ; 16° but Peter was
standing at the door without. So
the other disciple, who was known
unto the high priest, went out and
spake unto her that kept the door,
and brought in Peter. 17 ''The
maid therefore that kept the door
saith unto Peter, 'Art thou also
one of this man's disciples'? He
saith, I am not. 18 Now the '"ser-
vants and the''ofiicers were stand-
ing there, 'having made "'a fire of
coals; for it was cold; and they
were warming themselves: and
Peter also was with them, stand-
ing and warming himself.
19 'The high priest therefore
asked Je.sus of his disciples, and
of his teaching. 20 Jesus answered
him, I "have spoken openlj'^ to the
3 ; ch 11. 49, 51 ' ch. 11. 50 "' Comp. Mt. 26. 58 ;
Mk. 14 54 ; Lk 22 54 " See Mt 26. 3 , ver. 24, 28
" ver. 16-18 : Matthew 26. 69 f. ; Mark 14. 66-68 ;
Lnke 22. 55-57 i' Acts 12. 13 « ver. 25 '' Comp.
Mk. 14. 54, 67 » ch. 21. 9 < ver. 19-24: comp M^.
26. 59-68 ; Mk. 14. 55-65 , Lk. 22. 63-71 " ch. 7. 26 ;
comp. 8. 26
8 Or. bondservant.
9 Or, military tribune Or. chiliarch.
lu Gr. bondservants. i' Gr. afire of charcoal.
18.21
JOHN
19.10
Feter's Second and Third Denial. Jesns before Pilate. " Behold, the Man ! "
world ; I ever " taught in ^ syna-
gogues, and ''in the temple, where
all the Jews come together ; and in
secret spake I nothing. 21 Why
askest thou me"? ask them that
have heard me, what I spake unto
them : behold, these know the
things which I said. 22 And when
he had said this, one of the '^officers
standing by '' struck Jesus - with his
hand, saying, Answerest thou the
high priest so ? 23 ^ Jesus answered
him. If I have spoken evil, bear
witness of the evil : but if well,
why smitest thou mel 24 -^ Annas
therefore sent him bound unto
-^Caiaphas the high priest.
25 "Now ''Simon Peter was stand-
ing and warming himself. They
said therefore unto him, ' Art thou
alsoo/ieof his disciples^ He denied,
and said, I am not. 26 One of the
"servants of the high priest, being
a kinsman of him * whose ear Peter
cut off, saith. Did not I see thee
in Hhe garden with him'? 27
Peter therefore denied again: and
straightway ™ the cock crew.
28 "They lead Jesus therefore
from •''Caiaphas into "the ^Pra?to-
rium : and it was early ; and they
themselves entered not into "the
^ Prsetorium, that '' they might not
be defiled, but might eat the pass-
over. 29 'Pilate therefore went
out unto them, and saith. What
accusation bring ye against this
man '? 30 They answered and said
unto him. If this man were not an
evil-doer, we should not have de-
livered him up unto thee. 31 Pilate
therefore said unto them, Take him
yourselves, and judge him accord-
ing to your law. The Jews said
unto him. It is not lawful for us to
put any man to death : 32 that 'the
word of Jesus might be fulfilled,
which he spake, signifying by what
manner of death he should die.
33 Pilate therefore 'entered again
into the * Prfetorium, and called
Jesus, and said unto him, 'Art thou
the King of the Jews'! 34 Jesus
answered, Sayest thou this of thy-
self, or did others tell it thee con-
cerning me'? 35 Pilate answered.
Am I a Jew'? Thine own nation
and the chief priests delivered thee
unto me: what hast thou done'?
36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom
is not of this world : if my kingdom
were of this world, then would my
1 Gr. synagogue.
2 Or, with a rod
!! Gr. bondservants.
* Or, palace
" See Mt. 4.
23; comp.
ch. 6. 59
ft Mt. 26. 55
'^ See ver. 3
<t ch. 19. 3
" Comp. Mt.
5. 39 ; Acts
23. 2-5
/ See ver. 13
y ver. 25-27 :
Matthew
26. 71-75 ;
Mark 14.
69-72 ;
Luke22.
53-62
h ver. 18
! ver. 17
*: ver. 10
' See ver. 1
'" ch. 13. 33
"Mt. 27.2;
Mk. 15. 1 ;
Lk. 23. 1
" ver. 33 ;
19. 9 ; see
Mt. 27. 27
'' Comp. ch.
11. 55 ;
Acts 11. 3
s ver. 29-38 :
Matthew
.27. 11-14 ;
Mark 15.
2-5 ; Luke
23. 2, 3
'•cb.12.
32 f . ;
comp. 3.
14 ; 8. 28 ;
Mt. 20. 19 ;
26. 2 ; Mk.
10. 33 f . :
Lk. 18. 32f.
'^ Comp.
ver. 28, 29 ;
19.9
t Lk. 23. 3 ;
comp. ch.
19. 12
" Comp. ch.
6. 15 ; Mt.
26. 53 ; Lk.
17. 21
" Mt. 27. 11 ;
Mk. 1.5. 2 ;
Lk.*2. 70 ;
23. 3
^ ch. 3. 32 ;
8. 14;
comp. 1. 14
y eh. 8. 47 ;
1 Jn. 4. 6
- ch. 19. 4 ;
comp. ver.
33
" See Lk. 23.
4 ; ch. 19. 4
>> ver. 39-19.
16: Mat-
theiv 27.
15-18, 20-
23; Mark
15. 6-15 ;
Itike 23.
18-25
' Acts 3. 14
'1 See Mt. 27.
26
' Mt. 27. 27-
30; Mk.
15. 16-19
/Mt. 27.29;
Mk. 15. 18
" ch. 18. 22
''Ch. 18. 38;
ver. 6. See
Lk. 23. 4
' See ver. 2
tch. 18. 3;
see Mt. 26
58
' ch. 18. 38 ;
116
'^servants fight, that I should not
be delivered to the Jews : but now
is my kingdom not from hence. 37
Pilate therefore said unto him. Art
thou a king then 1 Jesus answered,
•^ " Thou sayest that I am a king. To
this end have I been born, and to
this end am I come into the world,
that ""I should bear witness unto
the truth. ^ Every one that is of
the truth heareth my voice. 38
Pilate saith unto him, What is
truth 1
And when lie had said this, he
'went out again unto the .Jews,
and saith unto them, "I find no
crime in him. 39 ''But ye have a
custom, that I should release unto
you one at the passover : will ye
therefore that I release unto you
the King of the Jews? 40 They
cried out therefore again, saying,
'-■ Not this man, but Barabbas. Now
Barabbas was a robber.
-i O Then Pilate therefore took
J- «_/ .Jesus, and ''scourged him.
2 ' And the soldiers platted a crown
of thorns, and put it on his head,
and arrayed him in a purple gar-
ment; 3 and they came unto him,
and said, ''Hail, King of the Jews !
and they "struck him ^with their
hands. 4 And Pilate ^went out
again, and saith unto them, Behold,
I bring him out to you, that ye may
know that '' I find no crime in him.
5 Jesus therefore came out, ' wear-
ing the crown of thorns and the
purple garment. And Pilate saith
unto them. Behold, the man ! 6
When therefore the chief priests
and the *ofticers saw him, they cried
out, saying. Crucify /ii)7i, crucify
himl Pilate saith unto them. Take
him yourselves, and crucify him :
for ' I find no crime in him. 7 The
Jews answered him, ™We have a
law, and by that law he ought to
die, because he "made him.self the
Son of God. 8 When Pilate there-
fore heard this saj'ing, he was the
more afraid ; 9 and he "entered
into the ^Prsetorium again, and
saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou ?
But ''Jesus gave him no answer.
10 Pilate therefore saith unto him,
Speakest thou not unto met know-
est thou not that I have ** power to
ver. 6 ; see Lk. 23. 4 "■ Lev. 24. 16 ; Mt. 26. 63-66
" ch. 5. 18 ; 10. .33 " Ch. 18. 33 P Mt. 26. 63 ; 27
12, 14 ; comp. ch. 18. 34-37
5 Or, officers : as in ver. 3, 12, 18, 22.
c Or. T/ioii sniiest it, because I am a king.
7 Or, with rods " Or, aulhorily
19.11
JOHN
19.38
The Orniifixion. " Behold, thy Son !".. . " Behold, thy Mother ! " "Itis Bnished." " 1 Bone of Him^hall not be broken "
release thee, and have 'power to
crucify thee? 11 Jesus answered
him, "Thou wouldest have no ' power
against me, except it were given
thee from above : therefore ''he that
delivered me unto thee hath greater
sin. 12 Upon this Pilate sought to
release him : but the Jews cried out,
saying, ''If thou release this man,
thou art not Caesar's friend : every
one that maketh himself a king
■•* speaketh against Cfesar. 1 3 When
Pilate therefore heard these words,
he brought .Jesus out, and ''sat down
on the judgment-seat at a place
called Tne Pavement, but "in He-
brew, Gabbatha. 14 Now it was
■'the Preparation of the passover:
it was about the ''sixth hour. And
he saith unto the Jews, Behold,
''your King! 1.5 They therefore
cried out, 'Away with him, away
with him, crucify him ! Pilate saith
unto them, Shall I crucify your
King? The chief priests answered,
We nave no king but Csesar. 16
Then therefore he * delivered him
unto them to be crucified.
17 'They took Jesus therefore:
and he went out, "bearing the cross
for himself, unto the place called
"The place of a skull, which is called
"in Hebrew Golgotha: 18 where
they crucified him, and with him
Ptwo others, on either side one, and
Jesus in the midst. 19 And Pilate
wrote a title also, and put it on
the cross. And there was written,
* Jesus of Nazareth, ''the King
OF THE Jews. 20 This title there-
fore read many of the Jews, ^for the
place where Jesus was crucified was
nigh to the city ; and it was written
"in Hebrew, and in Latin, and in
Greek. 21 The chief priests of the
Jews therefore said to Pilate, W^rite
not, ''The King of the Jews ; but,
that he said, I am ""King of the
Jews. 22 Pilate answered, *What
I have written I have written.
23 'The soldiers therefore, when
they had crucified Jesus, took his
garments and made "four parts, to
every soldier a part; and also the
*coat: now the ^coat was without
seam, woven from the top through-
out. 24 They said therefore one
to another, "Let us not rend it, but
cast lots for it, whose it shall be:
''that the scripture might be ful-
filled, which saith,
1 Or, authnrUy 2 Or, opposeth, Cxnar
3 Or, for the. place of the city where Jesus was
crucified was nigh at hand
* Or, tunie
" Rom. 13. 1
("ch. 18. 13f.
28 ff. •,
comp.
Acts 3. 13
<^Lk. 23.2;
comp. ch.
18, 33 ff
<' See Mt. 27.
19
' See ch. 5
2 ; ver. 17,
20
/ See Mt. 27.
62 ; ver.
31,42
-' Comp.
Mk. 15. 2.5 ;
Mt. 27. 45
'' ver. 19, 21
' Lk. 23. 18
k Mt. 27. 26 ;
Mk. 15. 15 ;
Lk. 23. 25
I ver. 17-24 :
Matthi'w
27. 33-14 ;
Mark 15.
22-32 ;
Luke 23.
33-43
"' See Lk. 14.
27 : comp.
Mt. 27. 32;
Mk. 15. 21 ;
Lk. 23. 26
" Comp. Lk.
23. 33 and
marg,
° See ver, 13
P See Lk. 23.
32
9 Comp. Mt.
27. 37 ; Mk.
15. 26 ; Lk.
23. 38
»" ver. 14, 21
' Comp.
Gen. 43.
14 ; Esth.
4. 16:
1 Mace. 13.
t Mt. 27. 35 ;
Mk. 15, 24 ;
Lk. 23. 34
" Comp.
Acts 12. 4
" Mt. 27. 35 ;
Mk. 15. 24 ;
Lk. 23. 34 ;
comp, Ex.
28. 32
^ ver. 28,
36 f.
V Comp. Mt.
27. 55 f. ;
Mk, 15.
40 f. ; Lk,
23 49
' See Mt, 12.
46
«Lk. 24. 18?
b ch. 20. 1,
18 ; Lk.
8.2
« See ch. 13.
23
<i ch. 2. 4
« Lk. IS. 28
marg. ; ch.
1. U ; 16
32; Acts
21. 6 fGr.)
/ch. 13, 1;
17.4
" ver, 24,
36 f.
"ver. 29,30:
comp. Mt.
27. 48,50;
Mk. 15.
36 f. ; Lk.
23. 36
117
^They parted my garments
among them,
And upon my vesture did they
cast lots.
2.5 These things therefore the sol-
diers did. "But there were stand-
ing by the cross of Jesus 'his
mother, and his mother's sister,
Mary the wife of "Clopas, and
"Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus
therefore saw his mother, and ''the
disciple standing by whom he loved,
he saith unto his mother, "Woman,
behold, thy son ! 27 Then saith he
to the disciple. Behold, thy mother !
And from that hour the disciple
took her unto ''his own home.
28 After this Jesus, ^knowing
that all things are now finished,
•^"that the scripture might be accom-
plished, .saith, 1 thirst. 29 There
was set there a vessel full of vine-
gar: so "they put a sponge full
of the vinegar upon hyssop, and
brought it to his mouth. 30 When
Jesus therefore had received the
vinegar, he said, 'It is finished:
and he bowed his head, and *gave
up his spirit.
31 The Jews therefore, because
it was 'the Preparation, that "'the
bodies should not remain on the
cross upon the sabbath (for the day
of that sabVjath was a "high day),
asked of Pilate that their legs
might be broken, and that they
might be taken away. 32 The
soldiers therefore came, and brake
the legs of the first, and of the
other that "was crucified with him:
33 but when they came to Jesus,
and saw that he was dead already,
they brake not his legs : 34 howbeit
one of the soldiers with a spear
pierced his side, and straightway
there came out ^ blood and water.
35 And he that hath seen hath
'' borne witness, and his witness is
true : and he knoweth that he saith
true, that ye also may believe. 36
For these things came to pass,
'''■■that the scripture might be ful-
filled, A bone of him shall not be
® broken. 37 And again another
scripture saith, ^They shall look on
him whom they pierced.
38 * And after these things Joseph
! Seech. 17. 4 * Mt. 27. 50 : Mk, 15. 37 : Lk. 23, 46
'ver. 14, 42 '" Dt. 21. 23; Josh. 8. 29; 10. 26 f.
" Ex, 12. 16 0 ver. 18 f Comp. 1 Jn. 5, 6, 8 « See
ch. 15. 27 ; comp. 21. 24 ^ ver. 24, 28 » ver. 38-42:
Matthew 27. 57-61 ; Mark 15. 42-47 ; Luke 23. 50-56
6 Ps. xxii. 18. 6 Pa. ixix. 21.
? Ex. xii 46 ; Num. ix. 12 ; Ps. xxxiv. 20.
8 Or, crushed » Zech. xii. 10.
19.39
JOHN
20.25
Tbe Eotombment. The Visit to the Tomb. "Woman, wliy weepcst thou?" "Pedcebe ante yon." Thomas incredalons
of Arimathaea, being a disciple of
Jesus, but " secretly for * fear of the
Jews, asked of Pilate that he might
take away the body of Jesus : and
Pilate gave him leave. He came
therefore, and took away his body.
39 And there came also " Nicode-
mus, he who at the first came to
him by night, '' bringing a ^ mix-
ture of ''myrrh and aJoes, about a
■''hundred pounds. 40 So they
took the body of Jesus, and 'bound
it in ''linen cloths with the spices,
as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
4 1 Now in the place where he Avas
crucified there was a garden ; and
in the garden a ' new tomb * wherein
was never man yet laid. 42 There
then because of the Jews' ' Prepara-
tion (for the tomb was "nigh at
hand) they laid Jesus.
iyf\ "Now on the first day of
^ \J the week cometh " Mary
Magdalene early, while it was yet
dark, unto the tomb, and seeth
^the stone taken away from the
tomb. 2 She runneth therefore,
and cometh to Simon Peter, and to
the other 'disciple whom Jesus
loved, and saith unto them, ''They
have taken away the Lord out of the
tomb, and we know not where they
have laid him. 3 "Peter therefore
went forth, and the other disciple,
and they went toward the tomb.
4 And they ran both together : and
the other disciple outran Peter, and
came first to the tomb ; .5 and 'stoop-
ing and looking in, he seeth the
" linen cloths lying ; yet entered he
not in. 6 Simon Peter therefore
also cometh, following him, and
entered into the tomb ; and he be-
holdeth the linen cloths lying, 7 and
"the napkin, that was upon his head,
not lying with the "linen cloths, but
rolled up in a place by itself. 8 Then
entered in therefore the other dis-
ciple also, who ""came first to the
tomb, and he saw, and believed.
9 For as yet * they knew not the
scripture, ^ that he must rise again
from the dead. 10 So the disciples
went away again " unto their own
home.
11 * But Mary was standing
without at the tomb weeping : so,
as she wept, she " stooped and
looked into the tomb ; 1 2 and she
beholdeth ■* two angels in white sit-
ting, one at the head, and one at
the feet, where the body of Jesus
had lain. 13 And the5'' say unto
1 Some ancient authorities read roll.
" Comp.
Mk. 15. 43
b See cb. 7.
13
' See ch. 3. 1
d See Mk.
16.1
' Ps. 45. 8 ;
Prov. 7.
17 ; S. S.
4. 14 ; Mt.
2. 11
/Comp. ch.
12. 3
'J Comp. ch.
11. 44 ; Mt.
26. 12 :
Mk. 14. 8
h ch. 20. 5,
7 ; Lk. 24.
12
> Mt. 27. fiO
k Lk. 23. 53
' ver. 14, 31
'" ver. 20, 41
" ver. 1-8 :
comp. Mt.
28. 1-8 ;
Mk. 16.
1-8 ; Lk.
24. 1-10
° See ch. 19.
25 ; ver.
18
P Mt. 27. 60,
66 ; 28. 2 :
Mk. 15. 46 ;
16. 3 f . ;
Lk. 24. 2 ;
ch. 11. 38
9 See ch. 13.
23
"■ ver. 13
« ver. 3-10 :
comp. Lk.
24. 12
' ver. 11
" ch. W. 40
" Comp. ch,
11. 44
^ ver. 4
V Comp. Mt.
22. 29 ; ch.
2.22
* Lk. 24.
26 ff. 46
" Lk. 24. 12
>• Comp.
Mk. 16. 5
"^ ver. 5
d Lk. 24. 4 ;
comp. Mt.
28. 2 f. ;
Mk. 16. 5
" ver. 15
/ ver. 2
9 See Mk.
16.9;
comp. Mt.
28. 9
h Comp. ch.
21.4
' ver. 13
* See ch. .5. 2
' Mk. 10. 51 ;
comp. Mt.
23. 7
"' See Mt.
28. 10
" Comp. ch.
7. 33; Mk.
16. 19 ; see
ch. 12. 26
" ver. 1
PMk.16. 10;
comp. Lk.
24. 10, 23
9 See ch. 7.
13
"■ ver. 21, 2fi ;
Lk. 24.36;
comp. ch.
14. 27
'Lk. 24. 39,
118
her, "Woman, why weepest thou?
She saith unto them. Because
•''they have taken away my Lord,
and I know not where they have
laid him. 14 When she had thus
said, she turned herself back, and
^ beholdeth Jesus standing, and
''knew not that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus saith unto her, 'Woman,
why weepest thou? whom seekest
thou 1 She, supposing him to be
the gardener, saith unto him. Sir,
if thou hast borne him hence, tell
me where thou hast laid him, and
I will take him away. 16 Jesus
saith unto her, Mary. She turn-
eth herself, and saith unto him *'in
Hebrew, 'Babboni; which is to
say. Teacher. 1 7 Jesus saith to her,
"Touch me not; for I am not yet
ascended unto the Father : but go
unto "my brethren, and say to
them, I "ascend unto my Father
and your Father, and my God and
your God. 18 "Mary Magdalene
cometh and *'telleth the disciples,
I have seen the Lord ; and that
he had said these things unto her.
19 When therefore it was even-
ing, on that day, the first day oi
the week, and when the doors were
shut where the disciples were, for
'' fear of the Jews, Jesus came and
stood in the midst, and saith unto
them, ''Peace 6e unto you. 20 And
when he had said this, "he showed
unto them his hands and his side.
The disciples therefore ' were glad,
when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus
therefore said to them again, ''Peace
he unto you : " as the Father hath
.sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he
breathed on them, and saith unto
them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit :
23 "whose soever sins ye forgive,
they are forgiven unto them ;
whose soever sins ye retain, they
are retained.
24 But "^Thomas, one of "the
twelve, called ^""Didymus, was not
with them when Jesus came. 25 The
other disciples therefore said unto
him. We have seen the Lord. But
he said unto them, Except I shall
see in ^his hands the print of the
nails, and put my finger into the
print of the nails, and put my hand
into "his side, ''I will not believe.
40: ch. 19. 34 'ch. 16. 20. 22 "Seech. 17. 18
^ Mt. 18. 18 ; comp. 16. 19 -^ See ch. 11. IK " See
ch. 6. 67 - ver. 20 " ver. 20 b See Mk. 16. 11
2 Or, Take not hold on m6 3 That is, Twin.
20.26
JOHN
21.21
" My Lord and my God." The Writer's Object. The Epilogue: — the Appearance at the Sea of Tiberias. " lovest thou me ? "
26 And after eight days again
his disciples were within, and
Thomas with them. Jesus com-
eth, the doors being shut, and
Btood in the midst, and said, "Peace
be unto you. 27 Then saith he to
Thomas, ''Reach hither thy finger,
and see my hands ; and reach hither
thy hand, and put it into my side :
and be not faithless, but believing.
28 Thomas answered and said unto
him, My Lord and my God. 29 Je-
sus saith unto him. Because thou
hast seen me, ^ thou hast believed :
"blessed are they that have not
seen, and yet have believed.
30 '' Many other "signs therefore
did Jesus in the presence of the dis-
ciples, which are not written in this
book : 31 but these are written,
•^that ye may believe that Jesus is
the Christ, /the Son of God; and
that ''believing ye may have life in
his name.
O'l After these things Jesus
^ A- 'manifested himself *again to
the disciples at ' the sea of Tiberias ;
and he manifested himself on this
wise. 2 There were together Simon
Peter, and '"Thomas called "Didy-
mus, and "Nathanael of "Cana in
Galilee,and^theso?isofZebedee,and
two other of his disciples. 3 Simon
Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing.
They say unto him, We also come
with thee. They went forth, and en-
tered into the boat ; and «that night
they took nothing. 4 But when day
was now breaking, Jesus stood on
the beach : yet the disciples '' knew
not that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus
therefore saith unto them. Chil-
dren, *have ye aught to eaf? They
answered him. No. 6 And he said
unto them, ' Cast the net on the
right side of the boat, and ye shall
find. They cast therefore, and now
they were not able to draw it for
the multitude of fishes. 7 " That
disciple therefore whom Jesus loved
saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. So
when Simon Peter heard that it
was the Lord, he girt his coat about
him (for he ^ was naked), and cast
himself into the sea. 8 But the
other disciples came in the little
boat (for they were not far from
the land, but about two hundred
cubits off), dragging the net full of
fishes. 9 So when they got out
1 Or, hast thou believed f 2 That is, Twin.
3 Or. had on his undergarment only Comp. ch.
13. 4 ; l8. 20. 2 ; Mic. 1. 8, H.
" ver. 21, 26 ;
Lk. 24. 3f.;
comp. ch.
14. 27
ft Comp.
ver. 25 ;
Lk. 24. 40
■=1 Pet. 1. 8
dch. 21.25
' See ch. 2.
11
/ch. 19. 35
y See Mt.
4. 3
''Ch. 3.15
' ver. 14 ;
comp. Mk.
16. 12
k ch. 20. 19,
26
'ch. 6.1
'" See ch. 11.
16
" See ch. 1.
45 ff.
° See ch. 2. 1
P Mt. 4. 21 ;
Mk. 1. 19;
Lk. 5. 10
«Comp.Lk.
5.5
•• ch. 20. 14 ;
see Lk. 24.
16
» Lk. 24. 41
' Comp. Lk.
5. 4ff.
" See eh. 13.
23 ; ver. 20
" ch. 18. 18
^ ver. 10, 13 ;
comp. 6. 9,
11
y ver. 15
- ver. 9
" ch. 20. 19,
26
b ch. 13. 37 ;
comp. Mt.
26. 33 ;
Mk. 14. 29
"^ Comp. Lk.
12. 32
d Mt. 2. 6 ;
Acts 20.
28 ; 1 Pet.
5. 2 ; Rev.
7.17
' Comp. ch.
13.38
/ ch. 16. 30
y Comp.
ver. 16
h Comp. ch.
12. 33 ; 18.
32
' 2 Pet. 1. 14
k See Mt. 8.
22 ; 16. 24 ;
ver. 22
' See ver. 7
"■ ch. 13. 25
upon the land, they see * a " fire of
coals there, ana ^^fish laid thereon,
and "^ bread. 10 Jesus saith unto
them. Bring of the ""fish which ye
have now taken. 1 1 Simon Peter
therefore went ''up, and drew the
net to land, full of great fishes, a
hundred and fifty and three : and
for all there were so many, the net
was not rent. 12 Jesus saith unto
them. Come and 2' break your fast.
And none of the disciples durst in-
quire of him. Who art thou^ know-
ing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus
cometh, and taketh Hhe *bread,and
giveth them, and the-^fish likewise.
14 This is now the " third time that
Jesus was manifested to the disci-
ples, after that he was risen from
the dead.
15 So when they had 2/ broken
their fast, Jesus saith to Simon
Peter, Simon, son of **John, "''lov-
est thou me rnore than these"? He
saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou
knowest that I " love thee. He
saith unto him, Feed ''my lambs.
16 He saith to him again a second
time, Simon, so??, of ^ John, " lovest
thou me"? He saith unto him. Yea,
Lord ; thou knowest that I " love
thee. He saith unto him, ''Tend
my sheep. 17 He saith unto him
the third time, Simon, son of ® John,
"lovest thou me"? Peter was grieved
because he said unto him "the third
time, "Lovest thou me"? And he
said unto him, .Lord, ■''thou know-
est all things ; thou '^ knowest that
I "love thee. Jesus saith unto him,
^ Feed my sheep. 18 Verily, verily,
I say unto thee. When thou wast
young, thou girdedst thyself, and
walkedst whither thou wouldest :
but when thou shalt be old, thou
shalt stretch forth thy hands, and
another shall gird thee, and carry
thee whither thou wouldest not.
19 Now this he spake, ''signifying
b.y 'what manner of death he should
glorify God. And when he had
spoken this, he saith unto him,
* Follow me. 20 Peter, turning
about, seeth 'the' disciple whom
Jesus loved following ; who also
'"leaned back on his breast at the
supper, and said, Lord, who is he
that i^betrayeth thee? 21 Peter
therefore seeing him saith to Jesus,
< Gr. afire of charcoal. ' Or, a fish
6 Or, a loaf 7 Or, aboard « Or, loaf
9 Gr. Joanes. See ch. 1. 42, margin.
10 11 i,ove in these places represents two differ-
ent Greek words.
12 Or, perceivest »3 Or, delivereth thee up
119
21.22
JOHN
21. 2i
The Antlieatication
Lord, ^and what shall this man do?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will
that he tarry " till I come, what is
that to thee 1 * follow thou me. 23
This saying therefore went forth
among "the brethren, that that
disciple should not die : yet Jesus
said not unto him, that he should
not die ; but. If I will that he tarry
** till I come, what is that to thee 1
I Gr. and this man, what ?
'1 Cor. 4. 5;
n. 26; Jas.
5. 7 ; Rev.
2. 25 ; see
Mt.l6.27f.
' See Mt. 8.
22 ; 16. 24 ;
ver. 22
' See Acts 1.
15
! See ch. 15.
27
' ch. 20. 30
24 This is the disciple that
''beareth witness of these things,
and wrote these things : and we
know that his witness is true.
25 And there are also *many
other things which Jesus did, the
which if they should be written
every one, I suppose that even the
world itself would not contain the
books that should be written.
120
THE ACTS
The Introdoction. The Ascension. "The Upper Chamber." The Fate of Judas
IThe ^ former treatise I made,
O "Theophilus, concerning all
that Jesus * began both to do and
to teach, 2 until the day in which
he " was received up, after that he
"* had given commandment through
the Holy Spirit unto " the apostles
whom he had -^chosen: 3 to whom
^he also -^showed himself alive
after his passion by man.y proofs,
appearing unto them by the space
of forty days, and speaking '' the
things concerning the kingdom of
God : 4 and, ^ being assembled to-
gether with them, he charged them
' not to depart from Jerusalem, but
to wait for *the promise of the
Father, which, said he, ye heard
from me : 5 for ' John indeed bap-
tized with water; but ye shall be
baptized ^ in the Holy Spirit ™ not
many days hence.
6 They therefore, when they
were come together, asked him,
saying. Lord, "dost thou at this
time restore the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said unto them, It is not
for you to know times or seasons,
which " the Father hath ^set within
his own authority. 8 But ye shall
receive power, '"when the Holy
Spirit is come upon you : and ye
shall be ^my witnesses both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judtea and
'Samaria, and unto ''the uttermost
Eart of the earth. 9 And when he
ad said these things, as they were
looking, * he was taken up ; and a
cloud received him out of their
sight. 10 And while they were
looking stedfastly into heaven as
he went, behold ' two men stood by
them in white apparel ; . 11 who
also said, "Ye men of Galilee, why
stand ye looking into heaven 1 this
Jesus, who ''was received up from
you into heaven, shall so ^ come in
like manner as ye beheld him going
into heaven.
12 Then ^returned they unto
1 Gr. first.
8 Gr. presented.
3 Or, eating with them
35
* Or, with
6 Or, appointed by
» Lk. 1. 3
i Lk. 3. 23
■^ See Mk.
16. 19 ;
ver. 9, 11,
22
d Mt. 28.
19 f. ; Mk.
16. 1.5 ; Jn.
20. 21 f . ;
comp. ch.
10.42
« See Mk. 6.
30 (and so
elsewhere)
/See Jn. 13.
18; comp.
ch. 10. 41
' Mt. 28. 17 ;
Mk. 16. 12,
14 ; Lk. 24.
34, 36 ; Jn.
20. 19, 26 ;
21.1,14;
1 Cor. 1.5.
5-7
ft Comp. ch.
8. 12 ; 19.
8 ; 28. 23,
31
i Lk. 24. 49
k ch. 2. 33 ;
comp. Jn.
14. 16, 26 ;
15.26
'ch. 11. 16;
see Mt. 3.
11
™ ch. 2. 1-4
" Mt. 17. 11 ;
Mk. 9. 12 ;
Lk. 17.20;
19i 11
» Mt. 24. 36 ;
Mk. 13. 32
P See Lk.
24. 48 ;
Jn. 15. 27
1 ch. 8. 1, 5,
14
»• Mt. 28. 19 ;
Mk. 16. 15 ;
comp. Col.
1. 23;
Rom. 10.
18
' See ver. 2
* Comp. Lk.
24. 4 ; Jn.
20.12
" ch. 2. 7 ;
comp. 13.
31
" See Mt. 16.
27 f.;
comp. ch.
3.21
=« Lk. 24. 50,
52
y Comp. Mt.
21. 1
* ch. 9. 37,
39 ; 20. 8 ;
comp.
Mk. 14. 15;
Lk. 22. 12
121
Jerusalem from the Amount called
Olivet, which is nigh unto Jeru-
salem, a sabbath day's journey off.
13 And when they were come in,
they went up into 'the upper
chamber, where they were abid-
ing ; " both Peter and John and
•" James and Andrew, Philip and
Thomas, Bartholomew and Mat-
thew,^ James the son of Alphpeus,
and Simon the Zealot, and ''Judas
the ''son of ** James. 14 These all
with one accord "continued sted-
fastly in prayer, *with ''the women,
and Mary the ''mother of Jesus,
and with his " brethren.
1 5 And in these days Peter stood
up in the midst of -^the brethren,
and said (and there was a multi-
tude of ^persons gathered together,
about a hundred and twenty), 16
Brethren, it was needful that " the
scripture should be fulfilled, which
the Holy Spirit spake before by the
mouth of David concerning Judas,
'' who was guide to them that took
Jesus. 17 For he was 'numbered
among us, and received his ^"por-
tion in *this ministry. 18 (Now
this man 'obtained a field with
™ the reward of his iniquity ; and
falling headlong, he burst asunder
in the midst, and all his bowels
gushed out. 19 And it became
known to all the dwellers at Jeru-
salem ; insomuch that in " their
language that field was called
Akeldama, that is. The field of
blood.) "20 For it is written in the
book of Psalms,
"ver. 13: Matthew 10. 2-4: Mork 3. 16-19; Ltike
fi. 14-16. (See the names in Matthew's list. ) >> See
Jn. 14. 22 " ch. 2. 42 ; 6. 4 ; Rom. 12. 12 ; Col.
4. 2; comp. Eph. 6. 18 d Lk. 8. 2 f. « See Mt.
12. 46 /Jn. 21. 23; ch. 6. 3 ; 9. 30: 10. 23; 11. 1,
12. 29 ; 12. 17 ; 14. 2 ; 15. 1, 3, 22, 23, 32 f . 40 ; 16. 2, 40 ;
17 6, 10, 14 ; 18. 18, 27 ; 21. 7, 17 ; 22. 5 ; 23. 14 f. &c.
See Rom. 1. 13 ; comp. ch. 11. 26 " ver. 20 ; comp.
Jn. 13. 18 ; 17. 12 h Mt. 26. 47 ; Mk. 14. 43 ; Lk. 22.
47 ; Jn. 18. 3 ' .Tn. 6. 70 1. *: ver. 25 ; ch: 20. 24 ; 21.
19 ' Comp. Mt. 27. 3-10 "" Mt. 26. 14 f. " Comp.
ch. 21. 40 ; Mt. 27. 8
6 Or, Jnrob ' Or, brother See Jude 1.
8 Or, with certain ivotiien
9 Gr. names. See Rev. a. 4. lo Or, lot
1.21
THE ACTS
2.22
The Choice of Matthias. The Day of Pentecost. Peter's Discourse
^Let his habitation be made
desolate,
And let no man dwell therein :
and,
'•^ His ^ office let another take.
21 Of the men therefore that have
companied with us all the time that
"the Lox'd Jesus went in and went
ojut ^amongus, 22 * beginning from
the baptism of John, unto the day
that he "^was received up from us,
of these must one become a ''wit-
ness with us of his resurrection.
23 And they put forward two,
Joseph called Barsabbas, who was
surnamed Justus, and "Matthias.
24 And they -Sprayed, and said.
Thou, Lord, "who knowest the
hearts of all men, show of these
two the one whom thou hast
chosen, 25 to take the place in
''this ministry and *apostleship
from which Judas fell away, that
he might go to his own place.
26 And they *gave lots ®for them ;
and the lot fell upon " Matthias ;
and he was numbered with 'the
eleven apostles.
2 And when ™the day of
Pentecost ^ was now come,
they were all together in one
place. 2 And suddenly there
came from heaven a sound as of
the rushing of a mighty wind,
and it filled " all the house where
they were sitting. 3 And there
appeared unto them tongues "^ part-
ing asunder, like as of fire ; and it
sat upon each one of them. 4 And
they were all " filled with the Holy
Spirit, and began to ^ speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave
them utterance.
5 Now there were dwelling at
Jerusalem Jews, * devout men,
from every nation under heaven.
6 And when "■ this sound was
heard, the multitude came to-
gether, and were confounded, be-
cause that every man heard them
speaking in his own language. 7
And *they were all amazed and
marvelled, saying. Behold, are not
all these that speak ' Galilseans 1
8 And how hear we, every man
in our own language wherein we
were born 1 9 rarthians and
Medes and Elamites, and the
dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Ju-
daea and "Cappadocia, in "Pontus
1 Ps. Ixix. 25. 2 Ps. cix. 8.
3 6r. overseership. * Or, over = Or, unto
6 Gr. ii'as being fulfilled.
' Or, parting among them Or, distributing
thtmselvef
" Lk. 24. 3
b Mk. 1. 1-4
'^ See ver. 2
d ver. 8 ; ch.
2. 32
" ver. 26
/Comp. ch.
6. 6 ; 13. 3 ;
14.23
" ch. 15. 8 ;
Rom. 8.
27 ; 1 S. 16.
7 ; Jer. 17.
10
ft See ver. 17
1 Comp.
Rom. 1. 5 ;
1 Cor. 9. 2 ;
Gal. 2. 8
«-■ Lev. 16. 8 ;
Josh. 14.
2; IS. 14.
41 f. ; Neh.
10. 34 ; 11.
1, &c.
Comp.
Prov. 16. 33
' ch. 2. 14
'" ch. 20. 16 ;
1 Cor. 16.
8 ; comp.
Lev. 23.
15 f.;
Tob. 2. 1 ;
2 Mace.
12.32
" Comp. ch.
4.31
<'ch.4. 8,31;
9.17; 13.9,
52 ; comp.
1. 3, 8 ; 6. 3,
5 : 7. .55 ; 8.
17 ; 11. 15,
&c. ;
comp also
Mt. 10. 20
P Comp.
Mk. 16. 17 ;
1 Cor. 12.
10 f. ;14. 21
''ch. 8. 2;
Lk. 2. 25
'■ ver. 2
* ver. 12
t See ch. 1.
11 ; comp.
Mt. 26. 73
" 1 Pet. 1. 1
'■ 1 Pet. 1. 1 ;
comp. "ch.
18.2
^ ch. 6. 9 ;
16. 6 : 19.
10, &c. ;
20. 4. &c. ;
21. 27 ; 24.
18 ; 27. 2 ;
Rom. 16.
5; ICor.
16. 19 ;
2 Cor. 1.
8 ; 2 Tim.
1.15; Rev.
1.4
•" ch. 16. 6 ;
IS. 23
^ch. 13.13;
14. 24 ; 15.
38 ; 27. 5
" See Mt. 27.
32
b Comp. ch.
17.21
<^ See Mt. 23.
15
<f ver. 7
' Comp.
1 Cor. 14. 23
/ch.l. 26
ff See 1 Th.
6.7
ft Rom. 10. 13
i ch. 10. 38 ;
122
and 'Asia, 10 in ^Phrygia and
^Pamphylia, in Egypt and the
parts of Libya about " Cvrene, and
'' sojourners from Home, both Jews
and ^proselytes, 11 Cretans and
Arabians, we hear them speaking
in our tongues the mighty works
of God. 12 And ''they were all
amazed, and were perplexed, say-
ing one to another. What meaneth
this 1 1 3 But others mocking said,
" They are filled with new wine.
14 But Peter, standing up with
•^the eleven, lifted up his voice, and
spake forth unto them, saying, Ye
men of Judsea, and all ye that
dwell at Jerusalem, be this known
unto you, and give ear unto my
words. 15 For these are not
drunken, as ye suppose ; " seeing'
it is but the third hour of the day ;
1 6 but this is that which hath been
spoken through the prophet Joel :
1 7 * And it shall be in the last days,
saith God,
I will pour forth of my Spirit
upon all flesh :
And your sons and your daugh-
ters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see
visions.
And your old men shall dream
dreams :
18 Yea and on my ^servants and
on my ^^ handmaidens in those
days
Will I pour forth of my Spirit ;
and they shall prophesy.
1 9 And I will show wonders in the
heaven above.
And signs on the earth be-
neath ;
Blood, and fire, and vapor of
smoke :
20 The sun shall be turned into
darkness,
And the moon into blood.
Before the day of the Lord
come.
That great and notable dav :
21 And it shall be, that ''whoso-
ever shall call on the narde of
the Lord shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these
words: * Jesus of Nazareth, *a
man approved of God unto you
by " mighty works and ' -w^onders
and ' signs which God did by him
in the midst of you, even as
comp. ch. 3. 6 : 4. 10 «■• Comp. Jn. 3. 2 ' ver. 19,
43 ; see Jn. 4. 48
« Joel ii. 28 ff.
' Gr. bondmen.
10 Gr. bondmaidens,
11 Gr. powers.
2.23
THE ACTS
3.4
Its Results. The Brotherhood of Believers. Cure of the Lame Beggar at the Door " Beautiful "
ye yourselves know ; 23 him, be-
ing delivered up by the "deter-
minate counsel and toreknowledge
of God, * ye by the hand of ^law-
less men did crucify and slay :
24 whom ''God raised up, having
loosed the pangs of death : be-
cause it ''' was not possible that he
should be holden of it. 25 For
David saith concerning him,
■^I beheld the Lord always be-
fore my face ;
For he is on my right hand,
that I should not be moved :
26 Therefore my heart was glad,
and my tongue rejoiced ;
Moreover my flesh also shall
^ dwell in hope :
27 Because thou wilt not leave my
soul unto " Hades,
•''Neither wilt thou give thy
Holy One to see corruption.
28 Thou madest known unto me
the ways of life ;
Thou shalt make me full of
gladness ''with thy counte-
nance.
29 Brethren, I may say unto you
freely of the " patriarch David, that
he both '' died and ' was buried, and
* his tomb is with us unto this day.
30 Being therefore 'a prophet, and
knowing that ™God had sworn with
an oath to him, that of the fruit of
his loins ^he would set ow. upon
his throne • 3 1 he foreseeing this
spake of the resun-ection of the
Christ, that neither was he left
unto ^ Hades, nor did his flesh see
corruption. 32 This Jesus did
" God raise up, ^ whereof we all
are "witnesses. 33 Being there-
fore ''"by the right band of God
exalted, and ^having received of
the Father ''the promise of the
Holy Spirit, he hath ''poured forth
this, which ye see and hear. 34
For David ascended not into the
heavens : but he saith himself,
'^'The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
35 Till I make thine enemies the
footstool of thy feet.
36 Let ^all the * house of Israel
therefore know
God hath made
assuredly,
him both '
that
Lord
and Christ, this Jesus " whom ye
crucified.
37 Now when they heard this,
they M^ere pricked in their heart,
1 Or, men without the laio See Rom. 2. 12.
2 Ps. xvi. 8 ff. ^ Or, of whom
3 Or, tabernacle t Or, at
* Or, in thy presence 8 pg. ex. 1.
- Or, one should sit 9 Or, every house
° ch. 3. 18 ,
4. 28, &c. ;
see Lk. 22.
22 ; 1 Pet.
1. 20
f-ch. 3.13;
Lk. 24. 20
" ver. 32 ;
ch. 3. 15,
26 ; 4. 10 ;
5. 30 ; 10.
40 ; 13. 30,
33, 34, 37 ;
17. 31 ;
Rom. 4.
24 ; 6. 4 ; 8.
11 ; 10. 9 ;
1 Cor. 6.
14 ; 15. 15 ;
2 Cor. 4.
14 ; Gal. 1.
1 ; Eph. 1.
20; Col. 2.
12; ITh.
1. 10;Heb.
13. 20 ;
1 Pet. 1. 21
d Comp. Ju.
20. !t
''SeeMt. 11.
23 ; ver. 31
/ ch. 13. 35
y ch. 7. 8 f. ;
Heb. 7. 4
'■ ch. 13. 36
U K. 2. 10
*: Comp.
Neh. 3. 16
' Comp. Mt.
22. 43
'" 2 S. 7.
12 f. : Ps.
89. 3 f. ;
132. 11
" See ch. 1. 8
" ch. 5. 31 ;
comp. Mk.
16. 19
P See ch. 1. 4
9 Gal. 3. 14 ;
comp. Jn.
7. 39
*" ver. 17 ;
ch. 10. 45
'^ See Mt.
22. 44 f .
« Ezek. 36.
22, 32, 37 ;
45. 6
" Lk. 2. 11
" ver. 23
^ Comp. Lk.
3. 10, 12, 14
y ch. 3. 19 ;
5. 31 ; 20.
21 ; comp.
Lk. 24. 47 ;
Mk. 1. 15
' ch. 8. 12,
16 ; 22. 16 ;
comp. Mk.
16.16
« Rom. 9. 4 ;
Is. 44. 3 ;
54. 13 ; 57.
19 ; Joel 2.
32 ; comp.
Eph. 2. 12
f> Comp.
Eph. 2. 13,
17
' See Lk. 16.
d Dt. 32. 5 ;
Phil. 2. 15 ;
comp. Mt.
17. 17
' ch. 3. 23 ,
7. 14 ; 27.
37; Rom
13. 1 ;
1 Pet. 3.
20 ; comp.
Rev. 16. 3
123
and said unto Peter and tiie rest
of the apostles, Brethren, ^what
shall we dol 38 And Peter said
unto them, ^Repent ye, and be
^ baptized every one of you in the
name of Jesus Christ unto the re-
mission of your sins ; and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For to you is "the promise, and
to your children, and to all that are
* afar off, even as many as the Lord
our God shall call unto him. 40
And with many other words he
testified, and exhorted them, say-
ing, Save yourselves from this
'* crooked generation. 41 They
then ^" that received his word were
baptized : and there were added
unto them, in that day about three
thousand ''souls. 42 And they
■''continued stedfastly in the apos-
tles' teaching and "fellowship, in
" the breaking of bread and ■'' the
prayers.
43 And fear came upon every
soul : and many '' wonders and
signs were done through the apos-
tlesi2_ 44 ^nd all that believed
were together, and * had all things
common ; 45 and they * sold their
possessions and goods, and parted
them to all, according as any man
had need. 46 'And day by day,
continuing stedfastly with one
accord in the temple, and ^break-
ing bread at home, they took their
food with gladness and singleness
of heart, 47 praising God, and
™ having favor with all the people.
And the Lord " added ^^to them day
by day "those that "were saved.
3 Now ^ Peter and John were
going up into the temple at
''the hour of prayer, being the ninth
hour. 2 And *■ a certain man that
was lame from his mother's womb
was carried, whf)m they * laid daily
at the door of the temple which is
called Beautiful, 'to ask alms of
them that entered into the temple ;
3 who seeing* Peter and John about
to go into the temple-, asked to
receive an alms. 4 And Peter,
/See ch. 1. 14 '•' Lk. 24. 30 ; ch. 20. 7 ; 1 Cor. 10.
16 ; ver. 46 h See ver. 22 ' ch. 4. 32 , comp. 37 ;
5. 2 k Comp. Mt. 19. 21 ; ch. 4. 34 ' ch. 5. 42
"' See ch. 5.13 " ver. 41 ; ch. 5. 14 ; 6. 1, 7 ; 11. 24 ;
comp. 4. 4 ; 9. 31, 35, 42 ; 11. 21 ; 14. 1, 21 ; 16. 5 ; 17.
12 " Comp. 1 Cor. 1. 18 v See Lk. 22. 8 ; ver. 3,
4, U 9 Comp. Ps. 55. 17 ; ch. 10. 30 ; Mt. 27. 45
'■ch. 14. 8 » Comp. Lk. 16. 20 < ver. 10; comp.
Jn. 9. 8
10 Or, having received " Or, in fellou'ship
12 Many ancient authorities add in Jerusalem ;
and great fear ivas upon all
1* Or, were being saved
13 Gr. together.
3.5
THE ACTS
4.7
Peter's Discourse. Peter and Jubu are arrested; brought before the Sanhedrin;
"fastening his eyes upon him, with
John, said, Look on us. 5 And he
gave heed unto them, expecting to
receive something from them. 6
But Peter said, Silver and gold
have I none ; but what I have,
that give I thee. *In the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.
7 And he took him by the right
hand, and raised him up : and im-
mediately his feet and his ankle-
bones received strength. 8 "And
leaping up, he stood, and began to
walk; and he entered with them
into the temple, walking, and leap-
ing, and praising God. 9 And ''all
the people saw him walking and
praising God: 10 and they took
knowledge of him, that it was he
that *sat for alms at the Beautiful
Gate of the temple ; and they were
filled with wonder and amazement
at that which had happened unto
him.
11 And as he held •'' Peter and
John, all the people ran together
unto them in the ^ ^ porch that is
called Solomon's, greatly wonder-
ing. 12 And when Peter saw it,
he ''answered unto the people. Ye
men of Israel, why marvel ye at
this '" man 1 or why fasten ye your
eyes on us, as though by our own
Rower or godliness we nad made
im to walk'? 13 ^The God of
Abraham, and of Isaac, and . of
Jacob, *the God of our fathers,
hath glorified his ^ ' Servant Jesus ;
whom ™ ye delivered up, and denied
before the face of " Pilate, when he
had "determined to release him.
14 But ye denied *the Holy and
Righteous One, and « asked for a
murderer to be granted unto you,
15 and killed the '''"Prince of life ;
whom * God raised from the dead ;
^ whereof we are ' witnesses. 1 6
And ''by faith "in his name hath
his name made this man strong,
whom ye behold and know : yea,
the faith which is through him hath
given him this perfect soundness in
the presence of you all. 17 And
now, brethren, I know that "in
ignorance ye did it, as did also
your * rulers. 18 But the things
which ^ God foreshowed by the
mouth of all the prophets, Hhat
his Christ should suffer, he thus
fulfilled. 19" Repent ye therefore,
and turn again, that your sins may
1 Or, portico 2 Or thing
3 Or, Child See Mt. 12. 18 ; Is. 42. 1 ; 52. 13 ; 53.
11. * Ot, Author ^Ot, of whom
6 Or, on the ground of
" ch. 10. 4
'ch. 4. 10;
comp. ver.
16 ; 2. 22
" ch. 14. 10
d Comp. ch.
4. 16, 21
* ver. 2 ;
comp. Jn.
9.8
/ See Lk.
22. 8 ; ver.
3,4
y ch. 5. 12 ;
Jn. 10. 23
A Mt. 11. 25 ;
17. 4 ; 22.
1; Lk. 14.
3 ; ch. 5. 8 ;
10.46
■ Mt. 22. 32
*-ch.5. 30;
7. 32; 22.
14 ; comp.
Ex. 3. 13,
15
' ver. 26 ;
ch. 4. 27, 30
'" ch. 2. 23 ;
Mt. 20. 19 ;
Jn. 19, 11
" See Mt.
27. 2
" See Lk.
23. 4
V Comp.
Mk. I. 24 ;
ch. 4. 27 ;
7. 52 ; see
2 Cor. 5.
21
9 Mt. 27. 20 ;
Mk. 15. 11 ;
Lk. 23. 18-
25
<- ch. 5. 31 ;
comp.
Heb. 2. 10 ;
12. 2
« See ch. 2.
24
( See Lk. 24.
48
" Comp.
ver. 6
^ Comp. Lk.
23. 34 ; ch.
13. 27 ; 26.
9 ; see Jn.
15. 21 ;
Eph. 4. 18
^ See Lk. 23.
13
y See ch. 2.
23
' See Lk. 24.
27 ; comp.
ch. 17. 3 ;
26. 23
" See ch. 2.
38 ; 26. 20
ft Comp.
2Th. 1. 7;
Heb. 4.
Iff.
" ch. 1. 11
d Comp. Mt.
17. 11 ;
Rom. 8. 21
' Lk. 1. 70
/ch. 7. 37
9 ch. 2. 41
ft Comp. ch.
2. 39
' Comp.
Rom. 9.4f.
fcch. 13. 46,
Rom. 1.
16; 2. 9f. ;
comp. Mt.
15. 24 ; Jn.
4. 22
' See Lk.
22.4
124
be blotted out, that so there may
come * seasons of refreshing from
the presence of the Lord ; 20 and
that he may send the Christ who
hath been appointed for you, even
Jesus : 21 "whom the heaven must
receive until the times of ''resto-
ration of all things, whereof "God
spake by the mouth of his holy
prophets that have been from of
old. 22 Moses indeed said, ^^A
prophet shall the Lord God raise
up unto you from among your
brethren, "^like unto me; to him
shall ye hearken in all things what-
soever he shall speak unto you.
23 ®And it shall be, that every
" soul that shall not hearken to that
prophet, shall be utterly destroyed
from among the people. 24 Yea
and ^all the prophets from Samuel
and them that followed after, as
many as have spoken, they also
told of these days. 25 Ye are '' the
sons of the prophets, and of the
'covenant which God ^"made with
your fathers, saying unto Abraham,
" And in thy seed shall all the fami-
lies of the earth be blessed. 26
Unto you * first God, having * raised
up his ^ Servant, sent him to bless
you, in turning away every one of
.you from your iniquities.
4 And a.s they spake unto the
people, ^"the priests and 'the
captain of the temple and *" the Sad-
ducees "came upon them, 2 being
sore troubled because they taught
the people, and proclaimed "in
Jesus the resurrection from the
dead. 3 And they laid hands on
them, and ^ put them in ward unto
the morrow : for it was now even-
tide. 4 But many of them that
heard the word believed ; and * the
number of the men came to be
about five thousand.
5 And it came to pass on the
morrow, that their 'rulers and
elders and scribes were gathered
together in Jerusalem ; 6 and
"Annas the high priest was there,
and 'Caiaphas, and John, and
Alexander, and as many as were
of the kindred of the high priest.
7 And when they had set them in
"' See Mt. 3. 7 « See Lk. 20. 1 ; ch. 6. 12 " Comp.
ch. 17. 18 ; see 3. 15 p ch. 5. 18 « Comp. ch. 2. 41
"■ See Lk. 23. 13 ; ver. 8 » See Lk. 3. 2 < See
Mt. 26. 3
? Dt. xviii. 15. 8 Or, as he raised up me
9 Dt. xviii. 19. 10 Gr. covenanted.
11 Gen. xil. 3 ; xxii. 18 ; xxvi. 4 ; xxviii. 14.
1'^ Some ancient authorities read the chief
priests.
THE ACTS
4.34
threatened, and let go. Tbe Disciples unite in Praise and Prayer. Believers bad ill Things common
the midst, they inquired, By what
power, or in what name, have ye
done this? 8 Then Peter, "filled
with the Holy Spirit, said unto
them, Ye * rulers or the people, and
elders, 9 if we this day are ex-
amined concerning "a good deed
done to an impotent man, ' by
what means this man is made
whole; 10 be it known unto you
all, and to all the people of Israel,
that ''in the name of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth, whom ye crucified,
whom "' God I'aised from the dead,
even in '"^him doth this man stand
here before you whole. 11 -^He is
^the stone which was ^ set at nought
of you the builders, which was
made the head of the corner. 12
And in ''none other is there salva-
tion : for neither is there any other
name under heaven, that is given
among men, wherein we must be
saved.
13 Now when they beheld the
'boldness of * Peter and John, and
had perceived that they were un-
learned and ignorant men, they
marvelled; and 'they took knowl-
edge of them, that they had been
with Jesus. 1-i And seeing the
man that was healed standing with
them, they could say nothing
against it. 15 But when they had
commanded them to go aside out of
the '"council, they conferred among
themselves, 1 6 sajdng, " What shall
we do to these men 1 for that indeed
a "notable ^miracle hath been
wrought through them, is manifest
to all that dwell in Jerusalem ; and
we cannot deny it. 17 But that it
spread no further among the people,
let us threaten them, that they
speak henceforth to no man ^in
this name. 18 And they called
them, and 'charged them not to
speak at all nor teach in the name
of Jesus. 19 But *" Peter and John
answered and said unto them,
* Whether it is right in the sight
of God to hearken unto you rather
than unto God, judge ye : 20 for
'we cannot but speak the things
which we saw and heard. 21 And
they, when they had further
threatened them, let them go, find-
ing nothing how they might pun-
ish them, ' because of the people ;
for all men "glorified God for that
which was done. 22 For the man
was more than forty years old, on
1 Or, in tvhom
^ Or, t/ii.1 name
3 Ps. cxviii. 22.
* Gr. sign.
" ch. 13. 9 ;
see 2. 4
6 See Lk. 23.
13 ; ver. 5
■'ch. 3. 7f.
d See ch. 3.
6 ; comp.
2. 22
« See ch. 2.
24
/ See Mt.
21.42
» Mk. 9. 12
h Comp.
1 Tim. 2.
5; Mt. 1.
21 , ch. 10.
43
' See ver. 31
* See Lk. 22.
8 ; ver. 19
' Comp. Jn.
7.15
"' See Mt. 5.
22
" Comp. Jn.
11.47
" ch. 3. 7-10
P Comp. Jn.
1.5. 21
1 Comp. ch.
6. 2Sf.
'' See ver. 13
* Comp.
1 Cor. 9. 16
' ch. 5. 26
" See Mt.
9.8
" Comp. ch.
1.16
^ Comp.
Dan. 9.
24 f. ; Lk.
4. 18 ; ch.
10. 38 ;
Heb. 1. 9
V ver. 30 ;
Bee ch. 3.
13
^ See Mt.
14. 1
" Lk. 23. 12 ;
see Mt.
27 2
b See Mt. 20.
19
" See ch. 2.
d Phil. 1. 14
' ver. 13, 31 ;
comp. ch.
14. 3
/See Jn. 4.
48
^ Comp. ch.
2. 1
h See ch. 2. 4
> ch. 2. 44
k ch. 1. 8
' Comp. Lk.
24.48
whom this ^miracle of healing was
wrought.
23 And being let go, they came
to their own company, and reported
all that the chief priests and the
elders had said unto them. 24
And they, when they heard it,
lifted up their voice to God with
one accord, and said, O ^Lord,
" thou that didst make the heaven
and the earth and the sea, and all
that in them is: 25 ''who "by the
Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our
father David thy servant, didst
say,
* Why did the ^ Gentiles rage,
And the peoples ^"imagine vain
things 1
26 The kings of the earth set
themselves in array.
And the rulers were gathered
together,
Against the Lord, and against
his '^ ^ Anointed :
27 for of a truth in this city
against thy holy ^^^ Servant Jesus,
whom thou didst anoint, both
'Hei'od and "Pontius Pilate, with
* the ® Gentiles and the peoples of
Israel, were gathered together.
28 to do whatsoever thy hand and
"thy counsel foreordained to come
to pass. 29 And now, Lord, look
upon their threatenings : and grant
unto thy '* servants to "* speak thy
word with all "boldness, 30 while
thou stretchest forth thy hand to
heal ; and that •''signs and ■''won-
ders may be done through the name
of thy holy ^'*' 2/ ge^vant Jesus. 31
And when they had prayed, the
"place was shaken wherein they
were gathered together ; and they
were all '' filled with the Holy
Spirit, and they ''spake the word
of God with " boldness.
32 And the multitude of them
that believed were of one heart and
soul : and not one of them said that
aught of the things which he pos-
sessed was his own ; but 'they had
all things common. 33 And* with
great power gave the apostles their
' witness of the resurrection of the
Lord Jesus ^'^ : and great grace was
upon them all. 34 For neither was
there among them any that lacked :
for as many as were possessors of
5 Gr. Master. ^ Or, f/iou art Zip thai did mati
7 The Greek text in this clause is somewlii^t
uncertain. ^ Pg. j;. i^ 2. 9 Gr. iintiona.
10 Or, meditate 11 Gr. C/irist.
12 Or, C/iild See marginal note on ch. 3. 13.
'3 Gr. bondserviinf.i.
11 Some ancient authorities add Christ.
125
4.35
THE ACTS
5. 2t)
Barnabas's Gift, laanias and Sapphira. Believers are moltiplied. The Apostles, again imprisoned,
lands or houses "sold them, and
brought the prices of the things
that were sola, 35 and *laid them
at the apostles' feet : and ' distribu-
tion was made unto each, accord-
ing as any one had need.
36 And Joseph, who by the
apostles was surnamed ''Barnabas
(which is, being interpreted. Son
of ^ " exhortation), a Levite, a man
of -^Cyprus by race, 37 having a
field, sold it, and brought the
money and " laid it at the apostles'
feet.
5 But a cei^tain man named
Ananias, with Sapphira his
wife, sold a possession, 2 and
""kept back part of the price, his
wife also being privy to it, and
brought a certain part, and ^aid
it at the apostles' feet. 3 But
Peter said, Ananias, why hath
* Satan filled thy heart to '^lie 'to
the Holy Spirit, and to '" keep back
part of the price of the land ?
4 While it remained, did it not
remain thine own'? and after it
was sold, was it not in thy power 1
How is it that thou hast conceived
this thing in thy heart 1 thou hast
not lied unto men, but ' unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words
"fell down and gave up the ghost :
and " great fear came upon all that
heai'd it. 6 And the ^ young men
arose and ^wrapped him round,
and they carried him out and
buried him.
7 And it was about the space of
three hours after, when his wife,
not knowing what was done, came
in. 8 And Peter * answered unto
her, Tell me whether ye sold the
land '"for so much. And she said,
Yea, for so much. 9 But Peter
said unto her, How is it that ye
have agreed together to Hry Hhe
Spirit of the Lord'? behold, the
feet of them that have buried thy
husband are at the door, and they
shall carry thee out. 10 And she
" fell down immediately at his feet,
and gave up the ghost : and the
young men came in and found her
dead, and they carried her out and
buriedher by ner husband. 11 And
"great fear came upon the whole
church, and upon all that heard
these things.
12 And by the hands of the
apostles were many 'signs and
1 Or, consolnHnn See Lk. 2. 25; ch. 9. 31 ; 15.
* 1 : 2 Cor. 1. 3-7, iu the Gr. 2 Or, deceive
a Gr. younger.
" Comp. Mt.
19. 21 ; ch.
2. 45
b ver. 37 ;
ch. 5. 2
"^ Comp. ch.
6. 1 ; 2. 45
d ch. 9. 27 ;
11. 22, 30 ;
12. 25 ;
13.-15. .;
1 Cor. 9. 6 ;
Gal. 2. 1, 9,
13 ; Col. 4.
10
^ ch. 13. 15 ;
1 Cor. 14.
3 ; 1 Th. 2.
3 ; comp.
ch. 2. 40 ;
11. 23
/Comp. ch.
11. 19 f. ;
13. 4 ; 15.
39; 21.3,
16 ; 27. 4
3 ver. 35 ;
ch. 5. 2
'» ver. 3
' ch. 4. 35, 37
k See Mt. 4.
in ; comp.
Lk. 22. 3 ;
Jn. 13.2,27
' Comp.
ver. 4, 9
"' ver. 2
" ver. 10 ;
comp.
Ezek. 11.
13
° ver. 11 ;
ch. 2. 43
P Comp. Jn.
19.40;
Ecclus. 38.
It)
8 See ch. 3.
12
'■ ver. 2
* Comp. ch.
15. 10
« See Jn. 4.
» ch. 3. 11 ;
Jn. 10. 23
" ch. 2. 47 ;
comp. 4. 21
* See 2 Cor.
6. 15
y ch. 2. 47 ;
11. 24
^ Comp. ch.
19.12
" See ch.
15. 5
b See Mt. 3.
7 ; comp.
ch. 4. 1
" ch. 4. 3
rf Mt. 1. 20,
24 ; 2. 13,
19 ; 28. 2 ;
Lk. 1. 11 ;
2. 9 ; ch. 8.
26 ; 12. 7,
23 ; comp.
10.3; 27.23
' Comp. Jn.
6. 63, 68
/ Comp. Jn.
8. 2
9 ch. 4. 6
h See Mt. 5.
22 ; ver. 27,
34,41
i 1 Mace. 12.
6 ; 2 Mace.
1.10; 4. 44;
Judith
4. 8 ; 15. 8
*: See Mt. 26.
.58 ; ver. 26
' See ch. 4.
126
' wonders wrought among the peo-
ple : and they were all with one
accord in "Solomon's ^ porch. 13
But of the rest durst no man join
himself to them : howbeit " the
people magnified them; 14 ^and
"" believers were the more " added to
the Lord, multitudes both of men
and women: 15 insomuch that
they even carried out the sick into
the streets, and laid them on beds
and •" couches, that, as Peter came
by, ^at the least his shadow might
overshadow some one of them.
1 6 And there also came together
the multitude from the cities round
about Jerusalem, bringing sick
folk, and them that were vexed
with unclean spirits : and they
were healed every one.
17 But the high priest rose up,
and all they that were with him
(which is " the sect of * the Sad-
ducees), and they were filled with
jealousy, 18 and laid hands on the
apostles, and "put them in public
ward. 19 But ''an angel of the
Lord by night opened the prison
doors, and brought them out, and
said, 20 Go ye, and stand and
speak in the temple to the people
all " the words of thi.s Life. 2 1 And
when they heard this, they entered
into the temple -^ about daybreak,
and taught. But "the high priest
came, and they that were with
him, and called ''the council to-
gether, and all 'the senate of the
children of Israel, and sent to the
prison-house to have them brought.
22 But *the officers that came
found them not in the prison ; arid
they returned, and told, 23 saying,
The prison-house we found shut in
all safety, and the keepers stand-
ing at the doors : but wlien we had
opened, we found no man within.
24 Now when ' the captain of the
temple and the chief priests heard
these words, they were much per-
l)lexed concerning them whereunto
this would grow. 25 And there
came one and told them. Behold,
the men whom ye put in the prison
are in the temple standing and
teaching the people. 26 Then
went '"the captain with " the officers,
and brought them, biit without
violence ; for " they feared the peo-
1 ; ver. 26 "* See ver. 24
21 ; see ver. 13
s ver. 22 ° ch. 4.
* Or, portico
5 Or, and there were the more added to them
believing on the Lord • Or, pallets
5.27
THE ACTS
6.9
are divinely liberated and preach, Gamaliel's Advice. The Seven chosen. Priests become Disciples
pie, lest they should be stoned.
27 And when they had ^ brought
them, they set them befoi'e "the
council. And the high priest asked
them, 28 saying, We * strictly
charged you not to teach in this
name : and behold, ye have filled
Jerusalem with your teaching, and
"intend to bring this man's blood
upon us. 29 But Peter and the
apostles answered and said, ''We
must obey God rather than men.
30 " The God of our fathers -^raised
up Jesus, whom ye ^ slew, hanging
him on a tree. 31 ''Him did God
exalt /^ with his right hand to be
a 'Prince and a * Saviour, to give
'repentance to Israel, and remis-
sion of sins. 32 And we are '"wit-
nesses^ of these ^things; *and
" so is the Holy Spirit, whom
God hath given to them that obey
him.
33 But they, when they heard
this, were "cut to the heart, and
were minded to slay them. 34 But
there stood up one in -^the council,
a Pharisee, named * Gamaliel, a
''doctor of the law, had in honor
of all the people, and commanded
to put the men forth a little while.
35 And he said unto them. Ye men
of Israel, take heed to yourselves
as touching these men, what ye
are about to do. 36 For before
these days rose vip Theudas, ^giv-
ing himself out to be somebody ;
to whom a number of men, about
four hundred, joined themselves :
who was slain ; and all, as many
as obeyed him, were dispersed,
and came to nought. 37 After this
man rose up Judas of Galilee in
the days oi 'the enrolment, and
drew away some of the people after
him : he also perished ; and all, as
many as obeyed him, were scattered
abroad. 38 And now I say unto
you. Refrain from these men, and
let them alone : for if this counsel
or this work "be of men, it will be
overthrown : 39 biit if it is of God,
ye will not be able to overthrow
them ; lest haply ye be found even
to be "fighting against God. 40
And to him they agreed : and when
they had called the apostles unto
them, they -^beat them and charged
them not to speak in the name of
Jesus, and let them go. 41 They
1 Or, at
2 Some ancient authorities add in him.
3 Gr. sayings.
* Some ancient authorities read and God hath
given the Holy Spirit to them that obey him.
therefore departed from the pres-
ence of the ^council, * rejoicing
that they _ were counted worthy
to suffer dishonor ''for the Name.
42 " And every day, in the temple
and at home, they ceased not to
teach and to ^ * preach Jesus as the
Christ.
6 Now in these days, when "the
number of the ''disciples was
multiplying, there -arose a mur-
muring of the ^^ Grecian Jews
against the ■'^Hebrews, because
their "widows were neglected in
''the daily ministration. 2 And
the twelve called the multitude
of the disciples unto them, and
said, It is not ^fit that we should
forsake the word of God, and
** serve tables. 3 ^Look ye out
therefore, 'brethren, from among
you seven men of good report, *full
of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom
we may appoint over this business.
4 But we will 'continue stedfastly
in prayer, and in the ministry
of the word. 5 And the saying
pleased the whole multitude : and
they chose "* Stephen, a man "full
of faith and of the Holy Spirit,
and "Philip, and Prochorus, and
Nicanor, and Timon, and Parme-
nas, and Nicolaiis a ■'' px'osely te of
* Antioch ; 6 whom they set before
the apostles : and when they had
'prayed, they *laid their hands
upon them.
7 And ' the word of God in-
creased ; and ''the number of the
disciples multiplied in Jerusalem
exceedingly ; and a great company
of the priests were obedient to " the
faith.
8 And Stephen, full of grace and
power, wrought great "wonders
and "signs among the people.
9 But there arose certain of them
that were of the synagogue called
the synagogxie of the ^"Libertines,
and of the ^Cyrenians, and of the
* Alexandrians, and of them of
' Cilicia and "Asia, disputing with
" ch. 8. 5 ff. ; 21. 8 P See Mt. 23. 15 « See ch. 11. 19
>" See ch. 1. 24 » ch. 13. 3 ; 1 Tim. 4. 14 ; 2 Tim.
1. 6; comp. Num. 8. 10; 27. 18; Dt. 34. 9; comp.
ch. 8. 17 tf. ; 9. 17 ; 19. 6 ; Heb. 6. 2 ; see Mk. 5. 23
t ch. 12. 24 ; 19. 20 " Comp. ch. 13. 8 ; 14. 22 ; Gal.
1. 23 ; 6. 10 ; Jude 3. 20 ^ See Jn. 4. 48 ^ Comp.
ch. 2. 10 ; see Mt. 27. 32 v Comp. ch. 18. 24, &c.
= Comp. ch. 15. 23, 41 ; 21. 39 ; 22. 3 ; 23. 34 ; 27. 5 ;
Gal. 1. 21 « Comp. ch. 16. 6 ; 19. 10 ; 21. 27 ; 24,
18, &c.
6 Gr. bring good tidings of. See ch. 13. 32 ; 14.
15. 6 Gr. Hellenists. ? Gr. pleasing.
8 Or, minister to tables
9 Some ancient authorities read But, brethren,
look ye out from among you. >" Or, Freedmen
6.10
THE ACTS
7.27
Stephen seized. He makes his Defence
Stephen. 10 And they were not
able to withstand the wisdom and
the Spirit by which he spake.
11 Then they suborned men, who
said, We have heard him speak
blasphenious words against Moses,
and against God. 12 And they
stirred up the people, and the
elders, and the scribes, and "came
upon him, and seized him, and
brought him . into *the council,
13 and set up ''false witnesses,
who said. This man ceaseth not to
speak words against this ''holy
place, and the law : 14 for we have
heard him say, that " this Jesus of
Nazareth shall destroy this place,
and shall change •'^the customs
which Moses delivered unto us.
15 And all that sat in the * coun-
cil, fastening their eyes on him,
saw his face as it had been the face
of an angel.
7 And the high priest said,
Are these things sol 2 And
he said.
* Brethren and fathers, hearken :
* The God of glory ' appeared unto
our father Abraham, when he was
in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in
Haran, o and said unto him, *Get
thee out of thy land, and from thy
kindred, and come into the land
which I shall show thee. 4 ' Then
came he out of the land of the
Chaldseans, and dwelt in Haran :
and ' from thence, when his father
was dead, God removed him into
this land, whei;ein ye now dwell :
5 and he gave him none inheritance
in it, no, not so much as to set his
foot on : and '" he promised that he
would give it to him in possession,
and to his seed after him, when as
yet he had no child. 6 And " God
spake on this wise, that his seed
should sojourn in a strange land,
and that they should bring them
into bondage, and treat them ill,
four hundred years. 7 And the
nation to which they shall be in
bondage will I judge, said God :
and "after that shall they come
forth, and serve me in this place.
8 And he ^ gave him the covenant
of circumcision: and bo *> Abraham.
begat Isaac, and circumcised him
the eighth day ; and '' Isaac begat
Jacob, and * Jacob the twelve ' pa-
triarchs. 9 And the patriarchs,
"moved with jealousy against Jo-
seph, sold him into Egypt : and
God was with him, 10 and deliv-
ered him out of all his afflictions.
"011.4.1:
Lk. 20. i
b See Mt. 5.
22
' Mt. 26. 59-
61 ; comp.
ch. 7. 58
d See Mt. 24.
15 ; ch. 21.
28; comp.
ch. 25. 8
" See Mt. 26.
61
/ch. 15.1;
21. 21 ; 26.
3 ; 28. 17
0 ch. 22. 1
'' Ps. 29. 3 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 2. 8
i Gen. 11.
31 ; 15.
7, &c.
k Gen. 12. 1
' Gen. 12. 5
« tieu. 12. 7 ;
17. 8, &c.
" Gen. 15.
13 f.
» Ex. 3. 12
P Gen. 17.
10 ff.
9 Gen. 21.
2-4
'• Gen. 25. 26
" Gen. 29.
31 tf.; 30.
5 ff . ; 35.
23 ff.
' Comp. ch.
2. 29
« Gen. 37. 11,
28 ; 45. 4 ;
39. 2, 21 f .
■" Gen. 39.
21 ; 41. 40-
46 ; Ps. 105.
21
'^ Gen. 41.
54 f . ; 42. 5
y Gen. 42. 2
^ Gen. 45.
1-4
« Gen. 45.
9f.
b Conip.
Gen. 46.
26 f . ; Ex.
1.5; Dt.
10. 22
' See ch. 2.
41
rf Gen. 46. 5 ;
49. 33 ; Ex.
1.6
^ Comp.
Gen. 23.
16 ; 50. 13 ;
with Gen.
33. 19 ;
Josh. 24. 32
/Ex. 1. 7f.
9 Ex. 1. 10 f.
16 ff.
h Ex. 2. 2
; Ex. 2. 5 f. 10
* Comp.
1 K. 4. 30 ;
Is. 19. 11
I Ex. 2. 11 f .
"• Ex. 2. 13 f.
' Ex. 2. 14 ;
ver. 35
and "gave him favor and wisdom
before Pharaoh king of Egypt ; and
he made him governor over Egypt
and all his house. 1 1 Now ^ there
came a famine over all Egypt and
Canaan, and great affliction : and
our fathers found no sustenance.
12 But when * Jacob heard that
there was grain in Egypt, he sent
forth our fathers the lirst time.
1 3 And at the second time ' Joseph
was made known to his brethren ;
and Joseph's race became manifest
unto Pharaoh. 14 And "Joseph
sent, and called to him Jacob his
father, and all his kindred, * three-
score and fifteen ''souls. 15 And
"* Jacob went down into Egypt ; and
he died, himself and our fathers ;
16 and they were carried over unto
"Shechem, and laid in the tomb
that Abraham bought for a price
in silver of the sons of ^ Hamor in
Shechem. 17 But as the time of
the promise drew nigh which God
vouctisafed unto Abraham, •'^the
people grew and multiplied in
Egypt, 18 till there arose another
king over Egypt, who knew not
Joseph. 1 9 The same ^ dealt craft-
ily with our race, and ill-treated
our fathers, that ^ they should cast
out their babes to the end they
might not ^ live. 20 At which sea-
son '' Moses was born, and was * ex-
ceeding fair ; and he was nourished
three months in his father's house :
21 and when he was cast out,
'Pharaoh's daughter took him up,
and nourished him for her own son.
22 And Moses was instructed in all
* the wisdom of the Egyptians ; and
he was mighty in his words and
works. 23 But when he was well-
nigh forty years old, ' it came into
his heart to visit his brethren the
children of Israel. 24 And seeing
one of them suffer wrong, he de-
fended him, and avenged him that
was oppressed, smiting the Egyp-
tian : 25 and he supposed that his
brethren understood that God by
his hand was giving them ^ deliver-
ance ; but they understood not.
26 ™ And the day following he ap-
peared unto them as they strove,
and would have set them at one
again, saying. Sirs, ye are breth-
ren ; why do ye wrong one to an-
other^ 27 But he that did his
neighbor wrong " thrust him away,
1 Gr. Emmor. 2 Or, he
3 Gr. be vresrrved alive.
* Or, fair unto God Comp. 2 Cor. 10. 4.
5 Or, salvation
128
7.28
THE ACTS
7.56
Stephen's Defence eontinncd ; he is stoned
saying, Who made thee a ruler and
a judge over us "? 28 Wouldest thou
kill me, as thou killedst the Egyp-
tian yesterday? 29 And "Moses
fled at this saying, and became a
sojourner in the land of Midian,
wnere he begat two sons. 30 And
when forty years were fulfilled, *an
angel appeared to him in the wil-
derness of mount Sinai, in a flame
of fire in a bush. 31 And when
Moses saw it, he wondered at the
sight : and as he drew near to be-
hold, there came a voice of the
Lord, 32 "^^I am the God of thy
fathers, the God of Abraham, and
of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses
trembled, and durst not behold.
33 And the Lord said unto him,
^ Loose the shoes from thy feet : for
the place whereon thou standest
is holy ground. 34 * I have surely
seen the affliction of my people that
is in Egypt, and have heard their
groaning, and I am come down to
deliver them : and ■'^now come, I
will send thee into Egypt. 35 This
Moses whom they "refused, saying.
Who made thee a rulei* and a judge"?
him hath God sent to be both a
ruler and a ^ deliverer with the
hand of the angel that appeared
to him in the bush. 36 '' This man
led them forth, having wrought
'^wonders and 'signs in Egypt, and
in the Red sea, and * in the wilder-
ness forty years. 37 This is that
Muses, who said unto the children
of Lsrael, '■^'A prophet shall God
raise up unto you from among your
brethren, ^ like unto me. 38 This
is he that was in '" the ^ church in
the wilderness with " the angel
that spake to him in the mount
Sinai, and with our fathers : who
received "living ^oracies to give
unto us : 39 to whom our fathers
would not be obedient, but « thrust
him from them, and turned back
in their hearts unto Egypt, 40 say-
ing unto Aaron, ^ Make us gods that
shall go before us : for as for this
Moses, who led us forth out of the
land of Egypt, we know not what
is become of him. 41 And "they
made a calf in those days, and
brought a sacrifice unto the idol,
and rejoiced in ' the works of their*
hands. 42 But God "turned, and
gave them up to serve the host of
heaven ; as it is written in the book
of the prophets,
1 Or. relief mp.r,
« Dt. xviii. 15.
^ Or, as he raised up me
* Or, congregalion
" Ex.2. 15,22
k Ex. 3. 1 f.
" Ex. 3. 6
rf Ex. 3. 5
" Ex. 3. 7
/Ex. 3.10
'J See ver. 27
'' Ex. 12. 41 ;
33. 1;
comp.
Heb. 8. 9
• Ex. 7. 3 ;
see Jn. 4.
4S
k Ex. 16. 35 ;
Num. 14.
33 ; Ps. 95.
8-10; Heb.
3. 8f. ; ver.
42; ch. 13.
18
' ch. 3. 22
'" Comp. Ex.
19. 17
" Comp.
ver. 53
" Comp.
Dt. 32. 47 ;
Heb. 4. 12
P Kom. 3. 2 ;
Heb. 5. 12 ;
1 Pet. 4. U
« Num. 14.
3f.
'"Ex. 32. 1,23
' Ex. 32. 4, 6
« See Eev.
9. 20
" Josh. 24.
20 ; Is. 63.
10 ; Jer. 19.
13; Ezek.
20. 39
" See ver. 36
^ Ex. 25. 8,
9 ; 38. 21
y Josh. 3.
14 ff . ; 18.
1 ; 23. 9 ;
24. 18 ;
Dt. 32. 49 ;
Ps. 44. 2 f .
^2S. 7.8flf. ;
Ps. 132.
1-5 ; comp.
ch. 13. 22
" 1 K. 8. 20
b See Lk. 1.
32
' Comp. Mt.
5. 34 f .
d Ex. 32. 9 ;
33. 3, 5 ;
Lev. 26.
41 ; Num.
27. 14 ; Is.
63. 10 ; Jer.
6. 10 ; 9. 26
" 2 Chr. 36.
15 f. ; Mt.
23. 31, 37 ;
see 5. 12
/ch. 22. 14;
comp. 3.
14 : 1 Jn.
2. 1
^ Comp. cb.
3. 14 ; see
5.28
ft ver. 38 ;
Cal. 3. 19 ;
Heb. 2. 2 ;
comp.
Dt. 33. 2
(Sept.)
' oh. 5. 33
k See ch. 2. 4
' See Jn. 11.
41
" See Mk.
16. 19
" See Jn. 1.
51
129
^ Did ye offer unto me slain
beasts and sacrifices
" Forty years in the wilderness,
O house of Israel 1
43 And ye took up the tabernacle
of Moloch,
And the star of the god Re-
phan.
The figures which ye made to
worship them :
And I will carry you away be-
yond Babylon.
44 Our fathers had -^ the tabernacle
of the testimony in the wilderness,
even as he appointed who spake
unto Moses, that he should make it
according to the figure that he had
seen. 45 Which also our fathers,
in their turn, 2' brought in with
•^Joshua when they entered on the
possession of the '' nations, that God
thrust out before the face of our
fathers, unto the days of David ;
46 ^who found favor in the sight
of God, and asked to find a habita-
tion for the God of Jacob. 47 But
"Solomon built him a house. 48
Howbeit Hhe Mo.st High dwelleth
not in houses made with hands ; as
saith the prophet,
49 ^'^The neaven is my throne.
And the earth the footstool of
my feet :
What manner of house will ye
build ine 1 saith the Lord :
Or what is the place of my
resf?
50 Did not my hand make all these
things?
51 Ye "* stiffhecked and uncir-
cumcised in heart and ears, ye do
always resist the Holy Spirit : as
your fathers did, so do ye. 52
'Which of the prophets did not
your fathers persecute? and they
killed them that showed before of
the coming of '^ the Righteous One;
of whom "ye have now become
betrayers and murderers ; 53 ye
who received the law ''as it was
''ordained by angels, and kept it
not.
54 Now when they heard these
things, they were 'cut to the heart,
and they gnashed on him with
their teeth. 55 But he, being * full
of the Holy Spirit, 'looked up sted-
fastly into heaven, and saw the
glory of God, and Jesus standing
'"on the right hand of God, 56 and
said, Behold, I see "the heavens
5 Amos V. 25 ff. 6 Qr. Jesu.t. Comp. Heb. 4. 8.
' Or, {rfiiti/es Comp. ch. 4. 25. s jg. ixvi. 1 f.
9 Or, a.1 the ordinance of angels Gr. unto ordi-
nances of angels.
7.57
THE ACTS
8.27
The Chnrcli persecated and scattered. Simon the Sorcerer. Peter and John preach to many Samaritan Villages
opened, and " the Son of man stand-
ing on the right hand of God. 57
But they cried out with a loud
voice, and stopped their ears, and
rushed upon him with one accord ;
58 and they ''cast him out of the
city, and stoned him : and " the
witnesses ''laid down their gar-
ments at the feet of "a young man
named Saul. 59 And they stoned
Stephen, -^calling upon the Lord,
and saying. Lord Jesus, receive my
spirit. 60 And he ■' kneeled down,
and cried with a loud voice. Lord,
*lay not this sin to their charge.
8 And when he had said this, he
' fell asleep. 1 And " Saul was
consenting unto his death.
And there arose on that day
a great persecution against *the
church which was in Jerusalem ;
and they were all ' scattered abroad
throughout the regions of Judaea
and ™ Samaria, except the apostles.
2 And devout men buried Stephen,
and made great lamentation over
him. 3 But " Saul laid waste the
chui'ch, entering into every house,
and "dragging men and women
committed them to prison.
4 They therefore that '' were scat-
tered abroad went about ^^ preach-
ing the word. 5 And "^ Philip went
down to the city of Samaria, and
proclaimed unto them the Christ.
6 And the multitudes gave heed
with one accord unto the things
that were spoken by Philip, when
they heard, and saw the signs which
he did. 7 '^ For from many of those
that had 'unclean spirits, they
came out, crying with a loud voice :
and many that were 'palsied, and
that were lame, were healed. 8 And
there was "much joy in that city.
9 But there was a certain man,
Simon by name, who beforetime in
the city used " sorcery, and amazed
the * people of Samaria, ^ giving out
that himself was some great one :
10 to whom they all gave heed,
from the least to the greatest, say-
ing, ^ This man is that power of God
which is called Great. 1 1 And they
gave heed to him, because that of
long time he had amazed them
with his " sorceries. 1 2 But when
they believed Philip ^'pi-eaehing
good tidings concerning the king-
dom of God and the name of Jesus
Christ, they were "baptized, both
1 Comp. marg. note on ch. 5. 42.
2 Or, For many of those that had unclean
spirits that cried with a loud voice came forth
* Gr. nation.
" See Mt. 8.
20
b Lev. 24. 14,
16 ; comp.
Lk. 4. 2t)
' Comp. ch.
6. 13 ; Dt.
13. 9 f . ;
17.7
rf ch. 22. 20
' ch. 8. 1 ;
22. 2(1 ;
comp. 26.
10
/Comp. ch.
9. 14, 21 ;
22. 16 ;
Rom. 10.
12, 13 f . ;
ICor. 1. 2;
2 Tim. 2. 22
a See Lk. 22.
41
'' Mt. 5. 44 ;
comp. Lk.
23. 34
'Dan. 12. 2;
Mt. 27. 52 ;
Jn. 11.
n f. ; ch-
13. 36 ;
1 Cor. 15.
6, 18, 20 ;
1 Th. 4.
13if. ;
2 Pet. 3. 4
k Seech. 9. 31
' ver. 4 ; ch.
11.19
'" ch. 1. 8 ;
ver. 5, 14 ;
comp. 9. 31
" ch. 9. 1, 13,
21 ; 22. 4,
19; 26.
10 f.; ICor.
15. 9 ; Gal.
1. 13 ; Phil.
3. 6 ; 1 Tim.
1. 13
° Comp.
Jas. 2. 6
P See ver. 1
5! ver. 12; ch.
15. 35
"" See ch. 6.
5 ; ver. 26,
30, &c.
■* Comp.
Mk. 16. 17
i See Mt. 4.
24
" ver. 39 ;
comp. Jn.
4. 40-42
" ver. 11 :
ch. 13. 6
" See ch. 5.
36
" Comp. ch.
14. 11 ; 28. 6
' ver. 4 ;
comp. ch.
1. 3
" Seech. 2.38
*> ver. 6
"^ Comp. ch.
19. 11
(^ ver. 1
' See Lk.
22. 8
/ch. 2. 38;
comp. 19. 2
9 See Mt. 28.
19
h See ch. 6.
6 ; Mk. 5.
23
« Comp. ch.
2. 4
k ch. 2. 38 :
comp. Mt.
in. 8; Is.
55. 1 ; 2 K.
130.
men and women. 13 And Simon
also himself believed : and being
baptized, he continued with Philip;
and beholding * signs and "great
^ miracles wrought, he was amazed.
14 Now when ''the apostles that
were at Jerusalem heard that Sa-
maria had received the word of
God, they sent unto them "Peter
and John: 15 who, when they were
come down, prayed for them, •'^that
they_ might receive the Holy Spirit:
16 for as yet it was fallen upon
none of them : only they had been
■'baptized into the name of the
Lord Jesus. 17 Then "laid they
their hands on them, and they ' re-
ceived the Holy Spirit. 18 Now
when Simon saw that through the
laying on of the apostles' hands
the ® Holy Spirit was given, he
offered them money, 19 saying,
Give me also this power, that on
whomsoever I lay my hands, he
may receive the Holy Spirit. 20 But
Peter said unto him, Thy silver
perish with thee, because thou hast
thought * to obtain the gift of God
with money. 21 Thou hast 'nei-
ther part nor lot in this ^ matter :
for thy heart is not '" right before
God. 22 Repent therefore of this
thy wickedness, and pray the Lord,
if perhaps the thought of thy heart
shall be forgiven thee. 23 For I see
that thou "' art in the gall of bitter-
ness and in " the bond of iniquity.
24 And Simon answered and said.
Pray ye for me to the Lord, that
none of the things which ye have
spoken come upon me.
25 They therefore, when they had
" testified and spoken ^ the woi^d of
the Lord, returned to Jerusalem,
and ^ * preached the gospel to many
villages of the ''Samaritans.
26 But 'an angel of the Lprd
spake unto 'Philip, saying. Arise,
and go ^toward the south unto the
way that goeth down from Jeru-
salem unto " Gaza : the same is
desert. 27 And he arose and went :
and behold, "a man of Ethiopia, a
5. 16 : Dan. 5. 17 ' Ct. 10. 9 : 12. 12, &c. ; comp.
Eph. 5. 5 "> Ps. 78. 37 " Is. 58. 6 ° See Lk. 16. 28
P See ch. 13. 12 « ver. 40 '' Comp. Mt. 10. 5 ' See
ch. 5. 19 ; comp. ver. 29 < See ver. 6 " Comp.
Gen. 10. 19, &c. " Ps. 68. 31 ; 87. 4 ; Is. 56. 3 fl.
4 Or. powers.
5 Some ancient authorities omit Holy.
* Qr. word.
"! Or, wilt become qall (or, a gall root) ofbitter-
nexs and a bond of iniquity. Comp. Dt. 29. 18 ;
Heb. 12. 15.
' Gr. brought good tidings. Comp. ch. 5. 42.
0 Or, at noon Comp. ch. 22. 6.
8—62.
8.28
THE ACTS
9.17
Philip and tlie Etliiopian Eunacli. The Conversion of Saul, who is visited by Ananias
eunuch of great authority under
Candace, queen of the Ethiopians,
who was over all her treasure, who
"had come to Jerusalem to wor-
ship ; 28 and he was returning and
sitting in his chariot, and was read-
ing the prophet Isaiah. 29 And
*tne Spirit said unto Philip, Go
near, and join thyself to this
chariot. 30 And Philip ran to
him, and heard him reading Isaiah
the pi'ophet, and said, Understand-
est thou what thou read est ^ 31
And he said, How can I, except
some one shall guide me 1 And he
besought Philip to come up and sit
with him. 32 Now the passage of
the scripture which he was reading
was this,
^He was led as a sheep to the
slaughter ;
And as a lamb before his shearer
is dumb.
So he openeth not his mouth :
33 In his humiliation his judgment
was taken away :
His generation who shall de-
clare 1
For his life is taken from the
earth.
34 And the eunuch answered
Philip, and said, I pray thee, of
whom speaketh the prophet this'?
of himself, or of some other"? 35
And Philip "opened his mouth, and
** beginning from this scripture,
^ " preached unto him Jesus. 36 And
as they went on the way, they came
unto a certain water; and the eu-
nuch saith. Behold, here is water ;
•^what doth hinder me to be bap-
tized "? ^ 38 And he commanded the
chariot to stand still : and they both
went down into the water, both
Philip and the eunuch ; and he bap-
tized him. 39 And when they came
up out of the water, '^ the Spirit of
the Lord caught away Philip ; and
the eunuch saw him no noore, for
he went on his way rejoicing. 40
But Philip was found at '' Azotus :
and passing through he ^ ' preached
the gospel to all the cities, till he
came to * Csesarea.
9 'But Saul, yet "breathing
threatening _ and slaughter
against the disciples of the Lord,
went unto the high priest, 2 and
asked of him "letters to "Damas-
1 Is. liii. 7 f . 2 See marg. note, on ch. 5. 42.
3 Some ancient authorities insert, wholly or in
part, ver. 37 And Philip said, If thou believest
vith all thy heart, thou mayext. And. he answered
and said, 1 believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
Qod.
" Comp.
IK. 8.
41 f. ; Jn.
12. 20
b ch. 10. 19 ;
11. 12 ; 13.
2 ; 20. 23 ;
21. 11 ;
comp. lb.
6, 7 ; 28. 25 ;
Heb. 3. 7;
ver. 39
" See Mt.
5. 2
d Lk. 24. 27 ;
comp. ch.
17. 2 ; 18.
28 ; 28. 23
* See ch. 5.
42
/ch. 10. 47
'J 1 K. 18. 12;
2 K. 2. 16 ;
Ezek. 3. 12,
14; 8. 3;
11. 1, 24 ;
43.5;
comp.
2 Cor. 12. 2
'' Comp.
Josh. 11.
22 ; 1 S. 5.
I, &c.
! ver. 25
fcch.9. 30;
10. 1, 24 ;
II. 11; 12.
19 ; 18. 22 ;
21. 8, 16 ;
23. 23, 33 ;
25. 1, 4, 6, 13
' ver. 1-22 :
comp. ch.
22.3-16; 26.
9-18
'" See ch. 8.
3 ; ver. 13,
21
"ch. 22. 5;
26. 10 ;
comp. ver.
14,21
» Gen. 14. 15,
&c. ;2Cor.
11. 32 ;
Gal. 1. 17
P Comp. Mt.
10.17
9 ch. 19. 9,
23 ; 22. 4 ;
24. 14, 22 ;
comp. esp.
18. 25 f . ;
Jn. 14. 6
'■ Comp.
1 Cor. 15. 8
' Comp. ch.
22. 7 ; 26. 14
( ver. 16
" Comp. ch.
26.14
" Comp. ch.
22. 9 (Jn.
12. 29 f.)
^ Comp. ch.
22. if; ver.
18
y ch. 22. 12
^ch.10.3,17,
19 ; 11. 5 ;
12. 9 ; 16.
9 f. ; 18. 9
" ver. 30;ch.
11. 25; 21.
39 ; 22. 3
6 ver. 17 ; see
Mk. 5. 23 ;
comp. ch.
" See ch. 8. 3
d ver. 32, 41 ;
ch. 26. 10;
Rom 1. 7;
15. 25 f. 31 ;
131
cus unto ^the synagogues, that if
he found any that were of *the
Way, whether men or women, he
might bring them bound to Jeru-
salem. 3 And as he journeyed, it
came to pass that he drew nigh
unto Damascus: and ''suddenly
there shone round about him a
light out of heaven: 4 and 'he
fell upon the earth, and heard a
voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul,
why persecutest thou me "? 5 Ana
he said. Who art thou. Lord 1 And
he said, I am Jesus whom thou per-
secutest : 6 but rise, and enter into
the city, and ' it shall be told thee
what thou must do. 7 And the men
that journeyed with him "stood
speechless, " hearing the ^ voice, but
beholding no man. 8 And Saul
arose from the earth ; and "" when
his eyes were opened, he saw noth^
ing ; and they led him by the hand,
and brought him into "Damascus,
9 And he was three days with
out sight, and did neither eat nor
drink.
10 Now there was a certain dis-.
ciple at "Dama.scus, named ^Ana-
nias ; and the Lord said unto him
in ^ a vision, Ananias. And he said.
Behold, I am here. Lord. 11 And
the Lord said unto him. Arise, and
go to the street which is called
Straight, and inquire in the house
of Judas for one named Saul, a man
of " Tarsus : for behold, he prayeth ;
12 and he hath seen a man named
Ananias coming in, and ' laying his
hands on him, that he might re-
ceive his sight. 13 But Ananias
answered. Lord, I have heard from
many of this man, ' how much evil
he did to '^ thy saints at Jerusalem :
14 and here he "hath authority
from the chief priests to bind all
that •''call upon tliy narne. 15 But
the Lord said iinto him. Go thy
way : for ^ he is a ^ chosen vessel
unto me, to bear my name before
''the Gentiles and * kings, and the
children of Israel : 1 6 for * I will
show him how many things he
must suffer for my name's sake.
1 7 And Ananias departed, and en-
16. 2. 15 ; 1 Cor. 1. 2, Arc. ; Wisd. 5. 5 « ver. 2, 21
/See ch. 7. 59 " Comp. ch. 13. 2; Rom. 1. 1;
Gal. 1. 15 ; Eph. 3. 7 ; also Rom. 9. 23 '' Rom. 1.
5 marg. ; 11. 13 ; 15. 16 ; Gal. 1. 16 ; 2. 7 ff. ; Eph. 3.
2, 8 ; 1 Tim. 2. 7 ; 2 Tim. 4. 17 ; comp. ch. 22. 21 ; 26.
17 ! ch. 25. 22 f. ; 26. 1, 32 ; comp. 2 Tim. 4. 16
«: ch. 20. 23 ; 21. 11 (comp. 4 and 13) ; 1 Th. 3. 3 ; esp.
2 Cor. 6. 4 f. ; 11. 23-27
* Or, sound
6 Gr. vessel of election.
9.18
THE ACTS
10.3
Saul preaches at Damascus. He escapes the Jews' . Plot, and is sent to Tarsas. Peter cares Ilneas, and raises Dorcas
tered into the house ; and " laying
his hands on him said, * Brother
Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who ap-
peared unto thee in the way which
thou earnest, hath sent me, that
thou mayest receive thy sight, and
be "filled with the Holy Spirit.
18 And straightway there fell from
his eyes as it were scales, and he re-
ceived his sight ; and he arose and
was baptized ; 1 9 and he took food
and was strengthened.
And ''he was certain days with
^ the disciples that were at Damas-
cus. 20 And straightway -^in the
synagogues he proclaimed Jesus,
that he is "the Son of God. 2 1 And
all that heard him were amazed,
and said. Is not this he that in
Jerusalem ''made havoc of them
that ' called on this name % and he
had come hither for this intent,
tliat he might bring them bound
before the chief priests. 22 But
Saul increased the more in strength,
and confounded the Jews that dwelt
at Damascus, proving that this is
the Christ.
23 And when *many days were
fulfilled, ' the Jews took counsel to-
gether to kill him : 24 but "* their
plot became known to Saul. And
" they watched the gates also day
and night that they might kill
him : 25 but his disciples took
him by night, and let him down
through the wall, lowering him in
a "basket.
26 And ^ when he was come to
Jerusalem, he assayed to join him-
.self to "the disciples : and they were
all afraid of him, not believing that
he was a disciple. 27 But * Bar-
nabas took him, and brought him
to the apostles, and declared unto
them how he had '' seen the Lord in
the way, and that he had spoken to
him, and how *at Damascus he had
'preached boldly in the name of
Jesus. 28 And he was with them
going in and going out at Jerusa-
lem, 29 'preaching boldly in the
name of the Lord : and he spake
and disputed against the ^"Grecian
Jews ; but they were seeking to kill
him. _ .30 And when " the brethren
knew it, they brought him down to
^Csesarea, and *sent him forth to
' Tarsus.
31 So "the church throughout all
Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had
peace, being ^edified; and, walking
*in the fear of the Lord and ^in the
1 Gr. Hellenists. 2 (jr. builded up. s Or, by
" ver. 12 ;
see Mk. 5.
23 ; comp.
ch. 6. 6
<> ch. 22. 13
" See ch. 2. 4
d ch. 26. 20
" See ch. 11.
26 ; ver. 26,
38
/ch. 13.5,
14 ; 14. 1 ;
17.2,10,17;
18.4, 19; 19.
8 ; comp.
16. 13 ; 28.
17
» See Mt. 4.
3; ch. 13.
33 ; comp.
ver. 22
h See ch. 8.
3; ver. 13;
Gal. 1. 13,
23
' See ver. 14
*; Comp.
Gal. 1.17,18
' See 1 Th.
2. 16
"» ch. 20. 3,
19 : 23. 12,
30 ; 25. 3
" 2 Cor. 11.
32 f.
0 See Mt. 15.
37
P ch. 22. 17-
20 ; 26. 20
9 Seech. 4. 36
'■ ver. 3-6
' ver. 20, 22
< ver. 29 ;
comp. ch.
4. 13, 29
" See ch. 6. 1
"Seech. 1.15
^ Seech. 8. 40
y Comp.
Gal. 1. 21 ?
- ver. 11
°- Comp. ch.
5. 11 ; 8. 1 ;
16.5
>> See ver. 13
" 1 Mace. 11.
34 ; comp.
1 Chr. 8.
12; Ezr. 2.
33; Neh. 7.
37 ; 11. 35
d 1 Chr. 5.
16 ; 27. 29 ;
S. S. 2. 1;
Is. 33. 9 ;
35. 2 ; 65.
10
« ch. 11. 21 ;
see 2. 47 ;
comp. ver.
42
/Josh. 19.
46 ; 2 Chr.
2. 16 ; Ezr.
3. 7 ; Jon.
1. 3; comp.
ver. 38,
42 f. ; ch.
10. 5, 8, 23,
32; 11.5,13
s ver. 39 ;
seech. 1.13
h See ch. 11.
26
' See ch. 6. 1
* Comp. Mt.
9.25
' ch. 7. 60 ;
see Lk. 22.
41
^ Comp.
Mk. 5. 41
" See ver. 35
" ch. 10. 6
132
comfort of the Holy Spirit, was mul-
tiplied.
32 And it came to pass, as Peter
went throughout all parts, he came
down also to 'the saints that dwelt
at ""Lydda. 33 And there he found
a certain man named ^Eneas, who
had kept his bed eight years ; for
he was palsied. 34 And Peter said
unto him, ^neas, Jesus Christ heal-
eth thee : arise, and make thy bed.
And straightway he arose. 35 And
all that dwelt at " Lydda and in
''Sharon saw him, and they "turned
to the Lord.
36 Now there was at -^ Joppa a
certain disciple named Tabitha
which by interpretation is called
"* Dorcas : this woman v/as full of
good works and almsdeeds which
she did. 37 And it came to pass
in those days, that she fell sick,
and died : and when thes^ had
washed her, they laid her in an
''upper chamber. 38 And as Lydda
was nigh unto -^Joppa, ''the disci-
ples, hearing that Peter was there,
sent two men unto him, entreating
him. Delay not to come on unto us.
39 And Peter arose and went with
them. And when he was come,
they brought him into the ^ upper
chain ber : and all the 'widows stood
by him weeping, and showing the
coats and garments which Dorcas
made, while she was with them.
40 But Peter *' put them all forth,
and ' kneeled down, and prayed ;
and turning to the body, he said,
'"Tabitha, arise. And she opened
her eyes ; and when she saw Peter,
she sat up. 41 And he gave her
his hand, and raised her up; and
calling * the saints and ' widows, he
E resented her alive. 42 And it
ecame known throughout all
^Joppa: and "many believed on
the Lord. 43 And it came to pass,
that he abode many days in -^Joppa
with " one Simon a tanner.
-^ f\ Now there was a certain
XV>^ man in ^ Caesarea, Cornelius
by name, a centurion of *the ^band
called the Italian hand, 2 a devout
man, and ''one that feared God
with all his house, who 'gave much
alms to the people, and prayed to
God always. 3 He saw 'in a vision
openly, as it were about "the ninth
P See ch. 8. 40 ; ver. 24 « Mt. 27. 27 ; Mk. 15. 16 ;
Jn. 18. 3, 12 ; ch. 21. 31 ; 27. 1 »" ver. 22, 35 ; comp.
ch. 13. 16, 26 « Comp. Lk. 7. 4 f . < See ch. 9. XO,
ver. 17, 19 " See ch. 3. 1
4 That is, Gazelle.
5 Or, cohort
10.4
THE ACTS
10.35
Cornelias the Centurion, Peter's Vision, Messengers arrive from Cornelias. Peter returns witli tliem and preaches
hour of the day, " an angel of God
coming in unto him, and saying to
him, Coi'neHus. 4 And he, * fasten-
ing his eves upon him, and being
atirightea, said. What is it. Lord 1
And he said unto him. Thy prayers
and thine ahns '^ are gone up '' for a
memorial before God. 5 And now
send men to " Joppa, and fetch one
Simon, who is surnamed Peter :
6 he lodgeth with -^one Simon a
tanner, whose house is by the sea
side. 7 And when the angel that
spake unto him was departed, he
called two of his household-ser-
vants, and a devout soldier of them
that waited on him continually ;
8 and having rehearsed all things
unto them, he sent them to "Joppa.
9 Now on the morroM% as they
were on their journey, and drew
nigh unto the city, " Peter went up
upon '' the housetop to pray, about
'tne sixth hour: 10 and he became
hungry, and desired to eat : but
while they made ready, he *fell
into a trance ; 1 1 and he behold-
eth ' the heaven opened, and a cer-
tain vessel descending, as it were a
great sheet, let down by four cor-
ners upon the earth : 1 2 wherein
were all manner of fourfooted
beasts and creeping^ things of the
earth and birds of the heaven.
1 3 And thei'e came a voice to him.
Rise, Peter; kill and eat. 14 But
Peter said, Not so, ™ Lord ; for "I
have never eaten anything that is
common and unclean. 15 And a
voice came unto him again the sec-
ond time, "What God hath cleansed,
make not thou common. 16 And
this was done thrice : and straight-
way the vessel was received up into
heaven.
17 Now while Peter was much
perplexed in himself what ^ the vi-
sion which he had seen might mean,
behold, ^ the men that were sent
by Cornelius, having made inquiry
for Simon's house, stood before
the gate, 18 and called and asked
whether Simon, who was surnamed
Peter, were lodging there. 19 And
while Peter thought on ^ the vision,
''the Spirit said unto him. Behold,
three men seek thee. 20 But arise,
and get thee down, and *go with
them, nothing doubting : for I have
sent them. 21 And Peter went
down to the men, and said, Behold,
I am he whom ye seek : what is the
cause wherefore ye are come^ 22
And they said, Cornelius a centu-
" See ch. 5.
19
b ch. 3. 4
'^ Comp.
Rev. 8. 4
d Comp. Mt.
26. la ;
Phil. 4. IS;
Heb. 6. 10 i
Tob. 12.
12; Ecclus.
45. 16
'■ See ch. 9.
36
/ch. 9. 43
i' ver. 9-32 :
ch. 11. 5-14
A See Mt. 24.
17 ; comp.
.Jer. 19. 13 ;
32. 29 ;
Zeph. 1. 5
' Comp. ver.
3 ; Ps. 55.
17
fc ch. 22. 17 ;
comp. 11. 5
' See Jn. 1.
51
"• Comp. Mt.
8. 2tf.; Ju.
4. 11 If. ;
ch. 9. 5 ;
22. 8, &c.
" ver. 28 ;
Ezek. 4.
14 ; Dan.
1, 8 ; Tob.
1. 101 ;
Lev. 11. ;
20. 25 ;
Dt. 14. 4-20
" Comp.
Mk. 7. 19 ;
Kom. 14.
14 ; 1 Cor.
10. 25 ff. ;
1 Tim. 4.
4 f. ; Tit. 1.
15 ; Mt. 15.
11
P See ver. 3
1 ver. 8
'" See ch. 8.
29
' Comp. ch.
15. 7-9
' See ver. 2
" See Mt. 2.
12
" Comp.
Mk. 8. 38 ;
Lk. 9. 26 ;
Rev. 14. 10
^ ch. 11. 14
J' ver. 45 ;
see ch. 11.
12
' See ch. 1.
15
" ver. 1 ; see
ch. 8. 40
(•SeeMt. 8.2
"Rev. 19. 10;
22. 8 f . ;
comp. ch.
14. 15
<l ver. 24
" ch. 11. 3 ;
comp. Jn.
4. 9 ; 18. 28
/ver. 14 f. ;
comp. 35 ;
ch. 15. 9
9 ver. 9, 22 f .
h ver. 3 ; ch.
3.1
' ver. 30-32 :
comp. ver.
3-6
k See ch. 9.
36
' See Mt.
5. 2
133
rion, a righteous man and 'one
that feareth God, and well reported
of by all the nation of the Jews,
"was warned of God by a "holy angel
to send for thee into his house, and
to hear ■" words from thee. 23 So
he called them in and lodged them.
And on the morrow he arose and
went forth with them, and * certain
of Hhe brethren from ''Joppa ac-
companied him. 24 And on the
morrow ^ they entered into " Cfesa-
rea. And Cornelius was waiting
for them, having called together
his kinsmen and his near friends,
25 And when it came to pass that
Peter entered, Cornelius met him,
and fell down at his feet, and '^*wor-
shipped him. 26 But Peter raised
him up, saying, " Stand up ; I my-
self also am a man. 27 And as he
talked with him, he went in, and
lindeth '' many come together :
28 and he said unto them. Ye
yourselves know ^ how " it is an un-
lawful thing for a man that is a Jew
to join himself or come unto one of
another nation ; and yet 'unto me
hath God showed that I should not
call any man common or unclean :
29_ wherefore also I came without
gainsaying, when I was sent for.
I ask therefore with what intent
ye sent for me. 30 And Cornelius
said, ^Four days ago, until this
hour, I was keeping ''the ninth
hour of prayer in my house ; and
behold, 'a man stood before me in
bright apparel, 31 and saith, Cor-
nelius, tny prayer is heard, and
thine alms are had in remembrance
in the sight of God. 32 Send
therefore to * Joppa, and call unto
thee Simon, who is surnamed
Peter ; he lodgeth in the house
of Simon a tanner, by the sea side.
33 Forthwith therefore I sent to
thee ; and thou hast well done that
thou art come. Now therefore we
are all here present in the sight of
God, to hear all things that have
been commanded thee of the Lord.
34 And Peter 'opened his mouth,
and said,
Of a truth I perceive that ""God
is no respecter of persons : 35 but
"in every nation he that "feareth
"' Dt. 10. 17; 2 Chr. 19. 7 ; Rom. 2. 11; Gal. 2. 6;
Eph. 6 9 ; Col. 3. 25 ; 1 Pet. 1. 17 ; comp 1 Esdr.
4. 39 ; Ecclus. 4. 27 « ver. 28 " Comp. ver. 2
1 Some ancient authorities read he.
2 The Greek word denotes an act of reverence
whether paid to a creature or to the Creator.
^ Or, how unlawful it is fur a man dc.
10.36
THE ACTS
11.19
The Hearers receive the Holy Spirit. At Jernsalem Peter jnstifies his Condact
him, and worketh righteousness,
is acceptable to him. 36 ' The
word which he sent unto the chil-
dren of Israel, "preaching "^good
tidings of 'peace by Jesus Christ
(he is ""Lord of all)— 37 that say-
ing ye yourselves know, which was
Eublished throughout all Judaea,
eginning from Galilee, after the
baptism which John preached ;
38 even ''Jesus of Nazareth, how
God ''anointed him with the Holy
Spirit and with power : ■'' who went
about doing good, and healing
all that were oppressed of the
devil ; for " God vvas with him.
39 And we are '' witnesses of all
things which he did both in the
country of the Jews, and in Jeru-
.salem ; whom also tliey 'slew,
hanging him on a tree. 40 Him
*God raised up the third day, and
gave him to be made manifest,
41 'not to all the people, but unto
* witnesses that were chosen before
of God, even to us, '" who ate and
drank with him after he rose from
the dead. 42 And he "cliarged us
to preach unto the people, and to
"testify that this is he who is ^'or-
dained of God to be the '' Judge of
the living and the dead. 43 To
him bear ''all the prophets witness,
that through * his name every one
that believeth on him shall receive
remission of sins.
44 While Peter yet spake these
words, 'the Holy Spirit fell on
all them that heard the word.
45 And " they of the circumcision
that believed were amazed, as
many as came with Peter, because
that on the Gentiles also was
"poured out the gift of the Holy
Spirit. 46 For they heard them
"^ speak with tongues, and magnify
God. Then ^answered Peter, 47
'Can any man forbid the water,
that these should not be baptized,
who "have received the Holy
Spirit as well as we ? 48 And he
* commanded them to be baptized
"in the name of Jesus Christ.
Then prayed they him to tarry
certain days.
nNow the apostles and '' the
brethren that were in .Tuda^a
heard that the Gentiles also had
received the word of God. 2 And
when Peter was come up to Jeru-
salem, 'they that were of the cir-
cumcision contended with him,
1 Many ancient authorities read He sent the
word unto. ^ Or, the gospel
« Comp. 13.
32
i-Lk. 1.79;
2. 14;
Rom. 5. 1 ;
Eph. 2. 17
<= Rom. 10.
12; ch. 2.
36 ; Mt. 23.
18
d ch. 2. 22
' See ch. 4.
26
/SeeMt. 4.
23
'J Jn. 3. 2
'' See Lk. 24.
48 ; ver. 41
' See ch. 5.
30
k See ch. 2.
24
' Comp. Jn.
14. 19, 22 ;
15.27
'" Lk. 24. 43 ;
ch. 1. 4
marg.
"Seech. 1.2
" See Lk. 16.
28
P See Lk. 22.
22
9 2Tlm. 4. 1;
1 Pet. 4. .■; ;
Jn. 5. 22,
27 ; comp.
ch. 17. 31
"•Seech. 3. 18
■' Lk. 24. 47 ;
comp. ch.
2. 38 ; 4. 12
tch.11.15;
15. 8
" See ver. 23
" ch. 2. 33,
38
■^ ch. 2. 4 ; 19.
6; comp.
Mk. 16. 17
y Seech. 3. 12
• ch. 8. 36
" ver. 44 f . ;
ch. 11. 17 ;
15. 8 ;
comp. 2. 4
b Comp.
1 Cor. 1.
14-17
0 ch. 2. 38 ;
8. 16; 19. 5
d See ch. 1.
15
^ ch. 10. 45
/ Comp. Mt.
9. 11; fial.
2. 12 : see
cli. 10. 28
9 See Lk. 1.3
'' ver. 514 :
ch. 10 9-32
' See ch. 9.
10
k See ch. 10.
15
' See ch. 8.
40
'" See ch. 8.
29
" ch. 15. 9 :
comp.
Rom. 3. 22
" See ch. 10.
23
P ch. 10. 22
« ch. 10. 2 ;
16. 15, 31-
34 ; 18. 8 ;
comp. Jn.
4. ,53 ;1 Cor.
1. 16
'• See ch. 10.
44
' ch. 2. 4
134
3 saying, ■^ Thou wentest in . to
men uncircumcised, and didst eat
with them. 4 But Peter began,
and expounded the matter unto
them »in order, saying, -5 ''I wa.s
in the city of Joppa praying : and
in a trance I saw 'a vision, a cer-
tain vessel descendingj as it were
a great sheet let down from heaven
by four corners ; and it came even
unto me : 6 upon which when I
had fastened mine eyes, I consid-
ered, and saw the fourfooted beasts
of the earth and wild beasts and
creeping things and birds of the
heaven. 7 And I heard also a
voice saying unto me, Iii.se, Peter ;
kill and eat. 8 But I said, Not
so, Loi'd : for nothing common or
unclean hath ever entered into
my mouth. 9 But a voice an-
swered the second time out of
heaven, * What God hath cleansed,
make not thou common. 10 Ana
this was done thrice : and all were
drawn up again into heaven.
11 And behold, forthwith three
men stood before the house in
which we were, having been .sent
from ' Csesarea unto me. 1 2 And
'" the Spirit bade me go with them,
"making no distinction. And
" these six brethren also accom-
panied me ; and we entered into
the man's house : 13 and he told
us how he had .seen the angel
standing in his house, and saying.
Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon,
whose .suiiiame is Peter ; 1 4 who
shall speak unto thee ^ words,
whereby thou shalt be saved, thou
and * all thy house. 1 5 And as I
began to speak, '"the Holy Spirit
fell on them, even *as on us at the
beginning. 1 6 And I lemembered
the word of the Lord, how he said,
' John indeed baptized with water;
but ye shall be baptized ^in the
Holy Spirit. 17 If then "God
fave unto them the like gift as
e did also unto us, when we be-
lieved on the Lord Jesus Christ,
"who was I, that I could with-
stand God'? 18 And when they
heard these things, they held their
peace, and ^glorified God, saj'ing.
Then to the Gentiles also hatli
God granted * repentance unto life.
19 ^They therefore that were
scattered abroad upon the tribu-
<ch. 1. 5 " See ch. 10 45, 47 « Comp. ch. 5. 33
^ See Mt. 9. 8 !' Comp. 2 Cor. 7. 10 ' ch. 8. 1, 4
» Or, with
11.20
THE ACTS
12.16
The Disciples are called " Christians " in Antiocli. Horoil Agrippa I. kills James and imprisons Peter, whom an Angel liberates
lation that arose about Stephen
travelled as far as "Phoenicia, and
* Cyprus, and ''Antioch, speaking
the word to none save only to
Jews. 20 But there were some
of them, men of * Cyprus and
''Cyrene, who, when they were
come to "Antioch, spake unto the
' " Greeks also, ■^•''preaching the Lord
Jesus. 21 And ^the hand of the
Lord was with them : and '' a great
number that believed turned unto
the Lord. 22 And the report con-
cerning them came to the ears of
the church which was in Jeru-
salem : and they sent forth * Bar-
nabas as far as " Antioch : 23 who,
when he was come, and had seen
*the grace of God, was glad ; and
he exhorted them all, ^that with
purpose of heart they would cleave
unto the Lord : 24 for he was a
good man, and ' full of the Holy
Spirit and of faith : and '"much
people was added unto the Lord.
25 And he went forth to " Tarsus
to seek for Saul ; 26 and when he
had found him, he brought him
unto ''Antioch. And it came to
pass, that even for a whole year
they were gathered together ■* with
the church, and taught much peo-
ple ; and that " the disciples were
called ^ Christians first in 'Antioch.
27 Now in these days there
'came down 'prophets from Jeru-
salem unto '^ Antioch. 28 And
there stood up one of them named
' Agabus, and signified by the
Spirit that there should be a great
famine over 'all ^ the world : which
came to pass in the days of " Clau-
dius. 29 And " the disciples, every
man according to his ability, deter-
mined to send ^ relief unto " the
brethren that dwelt in Judtea :
.30 "^ which also they did, sending
it to the ^ elders by the hand of
'Barnabas and Saul.
"i O Now about that time
-L^ Herod the king put forth
his hands to afflict certain of the
church. 2 And he -killed James
the brother of John with the
sword. 3 And when he saw that
it " pleased the Jews, he proceeded
to seize Peter also. And those
were * the days of unleavened
bread. 4 And when he had taken
1 Many ancient authorities read Grecian Jews.
See ch. 6. 1. 2 See marginal note on ch. 5. 42
3 Some ancient authorities read tfiaf they vould
cleave unto the purpose of their heart in the Lord.
•* Gr. in. 5 Gr. the inhabited earth.
6 Gr. for ministry. Comp. ch. 6. 1 ,
« ch. 15. 3 ;
21.2
i> See ch. 4.
36
" ver. 20, 22,
27;ch. 6. 5;
13. 1 ; 14. .
26: 15.
22 f . 3(1, 35 ;
18. 22 ;
Gal. 2. 11
rf ch. 2. 10 ;
6. 9 ; 13. 1 ;
see Mt. 27.
32
^ See Jn. 7.
35
/Seech. 5.
42
'J Lk. 1. 66
h Comp. ch.
2. 47
' See ch. 4.
36
k ch. 13. 43 ;
14. 26 ; 15.
40 ; comp.
20. 24, 32
I See ch.
2.4
"' ch. 5. 14 ;
see 2. 47 ;
comp. ver.
21
" See ch. 9.
11
" ch. 6. 1 f . ;
9. 19, 26, 38;
ver. 29 ; 13.
52 ; 14. 20,
22, 28, &c. ;
comp. Jn.
2. 2, also
ch. 9. 25 ;
1. 15
P ch. 26. 28 ;
1 Pet. 4. 16
' Comp. ch.
18.22
>■ See ch. 13.
1 ; comp.
2. 17 ; Lk.
11. 49;
1 Cor. 12.
10, 28 f . &c.
» ch. 21. 10
t See Mt. 24.
14
" ch. 18. 2
" See ver. 1
^' ch. 12. 25
!'ch.l4. 23;
15. 2, 4, 6,
22 f . : 16. 4 ;
20. 17 ; 21.
18 ; 1 Tim.
5. 17, 19 ;
Tit. 1. 5 ;
.Tas. 5. 14 ;
1 Pet. 5. 1 ;
2 Jn. 1 ;
3 Jn. 1
-- Mt. 4. 21 ;
comp.
Mt. 20. 23
" Comp. ch.
24. 27 ; 25.
9
b Ex. 12. 15 ;
23. 15 ; ch.
20.6
' comp. Jn.
19. 23
d Mk. 14. 1 ;
see ver. 3
« ch 21. 33
/ See ch. 5.
19
9 Lk. 2. 9 ;
24.4
'' Comp. ch.
16. 26
' See ch. 9.
10
135
him, he put him in prison, and
delivered him to four '^ quaternions
of soldiers to guard him ; intending
iifter ''the Passover to bring him
forth to the people. 5 Peter there-
fore was kept in the prison : but
prayer was made earnestly of the
church unto God for him. 6 And
when Herod was about to bring
him forth, the same night Peter
was sleeping between two soldiers,
'■ bound with two chains : and
guards before the door kept the
prison. 7 And behold, ■'^an angel
of the Lord ■" stood by him, and a
light shined in the cell : and he
smote Peter on the side, and awoke
him, saying, Rise ujp quickly. And
'' his chains fell off" from his hands.
8 And the angel said unto him.
Gird thyself, and bind on thy
sandals. And he did so. And he
saith unto him. Cast thy garment
about thee, and follow me. 9 And
he went out, and followed ; and he
knew not that it was true which
was done '^by the angel, but
thought he saw 'a vision. 10 And
when they were past the first and
the second guard, they came unto
the iron gate that leadeth into the
city ; which ^ opened to them of its
own accord : and they went out,
and pas.sed on through one street :
and straightway the angel departed
from him. 11 And when Peter
'was come to himself, he said,
Now I know of a truth, that '" the
Lord hath sent forth his angel and
delivered me out of the hand of
Plerod, and from all the expecta-
tion of the people of the Jews.
12 And when he had considered
the thing, he came to the house of
Mary the mother of "John whose
surname was Mark ; where many
were gathered together and " were
praying. 1 3 And when he knocked
at the door of the gate, ^a maid
came to answer, named Ehoda.
14 And when she knew Peter's
voice, she opened not the gate * for
joy, but ran in, and told that Peter
stood before the gate. 15 And
they said unto her. Thou art mad.
But she confidently affirmed that
it was even so. And they said, It
is ''his angel. 16 But Peter con-
i-Comp. ch. 5. 19; 16. 26 'Comp. Lk. 15. 17
™ Comp. Dan. 3. 28; 6. 22 « ver. 25; ch. 13. 5,
13 ; 15. 37, 39 ; Col. 4. 10: 2 Tim. 4. 11 ; Philem. 24:
1 Pet. 5. 13 " ver. 5 > Jn. 18. 16 f . 9 Lk. 24. 41
'• See Mt. 18. 10
7 Gr. through.
12. 17
THE ACTS
13.16
Herod's Terrible Deatb. In C^ns Elymas made blind and Sergias Panlos converted. John lark quits Paol
tinued knocking : and when they
had opened, they saw him, and
were amazed. 17 But he; "beck-
oning unto them with the hand
to hold their peace, declared unto
them how the Lord had brought
him forth out of the prison. And
he said, Tell these things unto
* James, and to "the brethren.
And he departed, and went to
another place. 18 Now as soon as
it was day, there was no small stir
among the soldiers, what was
become of Peter. 19 And when
Herod had sought for him, and
found him not, he examined the
guards, and commanded that they
should '* be ^ put to death. And he
went down from Judsea to " Caesa-
rea, and tai-ried there.
20 Now he was highly displeased
with them of -^Tyre and ■''Sidon :
and they came with one accord to
him, and, having made Blastus the
king's chamberlain their friend,
they asked for peace, because* their
country was fed from the king's
country. 21 And upon a set day
Herod arrayed himself in royal
apparel, and sat on the ^throne,
and made an oration unto them.
22 And the people shouted, saying.
The voice of a god, and not of a
man. 23 And immediately *an
angel of the Lord smote him, be-
cause he gave not God the glory:
and he 'was eaten of worms, and
gave up the ghost.
24 But *the word of God grew
and multiplied.
25 And 'Barnabas and 'Saul re-
turned ^from Jerusalem, '"when
they had fulfilled their ministra-
tion, taking with them "John
whose surname was JNIark.
'i O Now there were at "An-
_LO tioch, in the ^church that
was iAere, « prophets and *■ teachers,
'Barnabas, and Symeon that was
called Niger, and Lucius of 'Gyrene,
and Manaen the foster-brother of
'Herod the tetrarch, and 'Saul.
2 And as they ministered to the
Lord, and fasted, " the Holy Spirit
said. Separate me ' Barnabas and
'Saul for "the work whereunto I
have called them. 3 Then, when
they had fasted and ''prayed and
2' laid their hands on them, 'they
sent them away.
4 So they, being "sent forth by
1 Gr. led away to death.
* Or, judgment-seal See Mt. 27. 19.
* Many ancient authoritieE' read to Jerusalem.
"ch. 13. 16;
19. 33 ; 21.
40
6 ch. 15. 13 i
21. 18 ; 1
Cor. 15. 7 ;
. Gal. 1. 19;
2. 9, 12;
comp. Alk.
6. 3
" See ch. 1.
15
<i Comp. ch.
16. 27 ; 27.
42
« See ch. 8.
40
/SeeMt.U.
21
" Comp.
1 K. 5. 11 ;
Ezr. 3.7;
Ezek. 27.
17
A See ch. 5.
19 ; comp.
2 S. 24. 16 ;
2 K. 19. 35
• 2 Mace. 9. 9
k ch. 6. 7 ; 19.
20
' ch. 13.
1 S. ; see
4. 36
"' ch. 11. 30
" See ver. 12
" See ch. 11.
19
P ch. 11. 26
9ch. 11. 27;
15. 32 ;
1 Cor. 14.
29, 32, 37 ;
comp. ch.
19. 6 ; 21. 9 ;
1 Cor. 11.
4 f . ; 13. 2,
8f.
•• 1 Cor. 12.
25 f . ; Eph.
4.11;
comp.
Rom. 12.
6 f . ; Jas.
3.1
' See Mt. 27.
32 ; ch. 11.
20
t See Mt. 14.
1
" See ch. 8.
29 ; ver. 4
" Comp. ch.
9. 15
^ See ch. 1.
24
V See ch. 6. 6
- Comp. ch.
14. 26; ver.
4
" ver. 2 f .
t> See ch. 4.
36
<^ See ch. 9.
20 ; ver. 14
d See ch. 12.
12
' Comp. ch.
/s'eeMt. 7.
15
y ver. 8, 12 ;
ch. 18. 12;
19. 38
h See ch. 6. 7
'ch. 4. 8;
see 2. 4
fc See Mt. 13.
38 ; comp.
Jn. 8. 44
1 Hos. 14. 9 ;
comp.
2 Pet. 2. 15
"' Ex. 9. 3 ;
136
the Holy Spirit, went down to
Seleucia ; and from thence they
sailed to *Gyprus. 5 And when
they were at Salamis, they pro-
claimed the word of God in "the
sjmagogues of the Je\ys : and they
had also ''John as their attendant.
6 And when they had gone through
the whole island unto Paphos, they
found a certain ^ ^ sorcerer, a •'^ false
prophet, a Jew, whose name was
Bar-Jesus ; 7 who was with the
* proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man
of understanding. The same called
unto him Barnabas and Saul, and
sought to hear the word of God
8 But Elymas the f" sorcerer (for
so is his name by interpretation)
withstood them, seeking to turn
aside the "proconsul from ''the
faith. 9 But Saul, who is also
called Paul, 'filled with the Holy
Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,
1 0 and said, O full of all guile and
all villany, thou *son of the devil,
thou enemy of all righteousness,
wilt thou not cease to pervert ' the
right ways of the Loral 11 And
now, behold, "' the hand of the Lord
is upon thee, and thou shalt be
blind, not seeing the sun ^for a
season. And immediately there fell
on him a mist and a darkness ; and
he went about seeking some to lead
him by the hand. 12 Then the
" proconsul, when he saw what was
done, believed, being astonished at
" the teaching of the Lord.
13 Now Paul and his company
set sail from ° Paphos, and came to
^Perga in «Pamphylia: and ''John
departed from them and returned
to Jerusalem. 14 But they, pass-
ing through from Perga, came to
*■ Antioch of ' Pisidia ; and they
went into 'the synagogue on "the
sabbath day, and sat down. 1.5
And after " the reading of the law
and ^the prophets ''the rulers of
the synagogue sent unto them,
saying. Brethren, if ye have any
word of exhortation for the people,
say on. 1 6 And Paul stood up, and
' beckoning with the hand said.
Men of Israel, and " ye that fear
1 S. 5. 6 f . ; Ps. 32. 4 ; comp. Job 19. 21 ; 2 Mace. 6.
26 ; Heb. 10. 31 " Comp. ver. 49 ; ch. 8. 25 ; 15. 35 f . ;
19. 10, 20 " ver. 6 p ch. 14. 25 « ch. 2. 10 ; 14. 24 ;
15. 38 ; 27. 5 »■ ch. 14. 19, 21 ; 2 Tim. 3. 11 (not ch.
11. 20, &c.) • ch. 14. 24 « See ch. 9. 20 ; ver. 5
" ver. 42, 44 ; ch. 16. 13 ; 18. 4 ; comp. 17. 2 " ch.
15. 21 ; comp. 2 Cor. 3. 14 f . ^ ver. 27 v See Mk.
5. 22 ' See ch. 12. 17 " Comp. ch. 10. 2 ; ver. 26
4 Gr. Magus : as in Mt. 2. 1, 7, 16. 6 Or, until
13.17
THE ACTS
13.46
fmVs Address at Antioch of Pisidia. Asked to speak on the uext Sabbath
God, hearken : 1 7 The God of this
people Israel "chose our fathers,
and exalted the people when they
sojourned in the land of Egypt,
and with a high arm led he them
forth out of it. 18 And for about
*the time of forty years ' "as a nurs-
ing-father bare he them in the
wilderness. 1 9 And "* when he had
destroyed "seven nations in the
land of Canaan, he ■''gave them
their land for an inheritance, for
^ about four hundred and fifty
gears : 20 and after these things
e * gave them judges until ' Samuel
the prophet. 21 And afterward
they * asked for a king: and God
gave unto them 'Saul the son of
Kish, a man of the tribe of Benja-
min, for the space of forty years.
22 And when he had '"removed
him, he raised up David to be their
king; to whom also he bare wit-
ness and said, ^ I have found "David
the son of Jesse, a man after my
heart, who shall do all my *will.
23 "Of this man's seed hath God
''according to promise brought
unto Israel *a Saviour, Jesus-
24 when "" John had first preached
* before his coming the baptism of
repentance to all the people of
Israel. 25 And as John ^was ful-
filling his course, *he said. What
suppose ye that I am"? I am not
he. But behold, there cometh one
after me the shoes of whose feet
I am not worthy to unloose. 26
Brethren, children of the stock of
Abraham, and those among you
that fear God, to us is the word of
"this salvation sent forth. 27 For
they that dwell in Jerusalem, and
their "rulers, "" because they knew
him not, nor the voices of ^'the
prophets which are ^read every
sabbath, fulfilled them by con-
demning him. 28 And though they
found no cause of death in him, yet
" asked they of Pilate that he should
be slain. 29 And when they had
* fulfilled all things that were writ-
ten of him, ''they took him down
from ''the tree, and laid him in a
tomb. 30 But God "raised him
from the dead: 31 and he was seen
for many days of them that came
up with him •''from Galilee to Jeru-
salem, who are now ^ his witnesses
unto the people. 32 And we ''bring
you good tidings of 'the promise
1 Many ancient authorities read suffered he
their manners in (he wilderness. See Dt. 9. 7.
2 18. xiii. 14 ; Ps. Ixxxix. 20. 3 Gr. wills.
* Gr. before (he face of his entering in.
» Dt. 7. 6-8 ;
Ex. 6.1,
6; 13.14,
16 ; ch. 7.
17 ff.
b See ch. 7.
36
" Dt. 1. 31
d See ch. 7.
45
« Dt. 7. 1
/Josh. 19.
51 ; Ps. 78.
55
0 Comp.
Juclg. 11.
26 ; 1 K.
6.1
'« Judg. 2. 16
' ch. 3. 24
«■■ 1 S. 8. 5
' 1 S. 10. 1 ;
9. If.
"' 1 S. 15. 23,
26, 28 ; 16.
1,13
" Comp. ch.
7.46
"SeeMt.1.1
* Comp. ver.
32 f.
9 See Lk. 2.
11 ; Jn. 4.
42
'■ Mk. 1. 1-4 ;
comp. ch.
1. 22; 19. 4
" ch. 20. 24
' Jn. 1. 20,
27 ; comp.
Mt.3. n;
Mk. 1. 7 ;
Lk. 3. 16
" ch. 28. 28 ;
comp. 5.
20; 4.12;
ver. 46 ;
Jn. 6. 68
" See Lk. 23."
13
^ See ch. 3.
17
y See Lk. 24.
27
"^ ver. 15
" See ch. 3.
14
b Comp. ch.
26.22
" Comp. Lk.
23.53
rf See ch. 5.
30
« ver. 33, 34,
37 ; see ch.
2 24
/ See ch. 1.
11
9 See Lk. 24.
48
ft ch. 5. 42 ;
14.15
* ch. 26. 6 ;
Rom. 1. 2;
4.13; 9.4;
comp. ver.
23
k ch. 2. 27
' ch. 2. 29
'" Comp. ver.
22 ; 20. 27
"Seech.8.1;
1 K. 2. 10
" Lk. 24. 47 ;
comp. ch.
2 38
J" Rom. 3.28;
10. 4 ; see
ch. 10. 43
9 Jn. 6. 45 ;
comp. ch.
7. 42 ; Lk.
24. 44
*■ See ver. 14
137
made unto the fathers, 33 that God
hath fulfilled the same unto our
children, in that he "raised up
Jesus ; as also it is written in the
second psalm, ^Thou art my Son,
this day have I begotten thee. 34
And as concerning that he " raised
him up from the dead, now no
more to return to corruption, he
hath spoken on this wise, ®I will
give you the holy and sure blessings
of David. 35 Because he saith also
in another psa/?n, ''^Thou wilt not
give thy Holy One to see corrup-
tion. 36 For 'David, after he had
^in his own generation served '"the
counsel of God, "fell asleep, and
was laid unto his fathers, and saw
corruption : 37 but he whom God
" raised up saw no corruption.
38 Be it known unto you therefore,
brethren, that "through this man
is proclaimed unto you remission
of sins : 39 and by him ^ every one
that believeth is justified from all
things, from which ye cotild not be
justified by the law of Moses. 40
Beware therefore, lest that come
upon you which is spoken * in the
prophets :
41 ^Behold, ye despisers, and won-
der, and "perish ;
For I work a work in your days,
A work which ye .shall in nc
wise believe, if one declare it
unto you.
42 And as they went out, they
besought that the.se words might
be spoken to them the next '"sab-
bath. 43 Now when the syna-
gogue broke up, many of the Jews
and of the "devout 'proselytes fol-
lowed Paul and Barnabas ; who,
speaking to them, urged them to
continue in "the grace of God.
44 And the next "sabbath al-
most the whole city was gathered
together to hear the word of " God.
45 But when ^the Jews saw the
multitudes, they were filled with
jealousy, and contradicted the
things which were spoken by Paul,
and ^"^ blasphemed. 46 And Paul
and Barnabas spake out boldly, and
said, It was necessary that the word
» ver. 50 ; ch. 17. 4, 17 ; comp. 16. 14 ; 18. 7 « See
Mt. 23. 15 « See ch. 11. 23 " See ver. 14 " ver.
50; ch. 14. 2, 4, 5, 19 ; see 1 Th. 2. 16
6 Ps. ii. 7. « Is. Iv. 3. 1 Ps. xvi. 10.
8 Or, served his own generation by the counsel
of God, fell asleep Or, served his own generation,
fell asleep by the counsel of Ood 9 Hab. i. 5.
10 Or, vanish away Jas. 4. 14.
11 Many ancient anthorities read the Lord.
w Or, railed
13.47
THE ACTS
14.22
They are opposed, " turn to the Gentiles," and are cast out. At Lystra tbe Maltitndes would do Sacrifice to them
of God should "first be spoken to
you. Seeing ye thrust it from you,
and judge yourselves unworthy of
eternal life, lo, ''we turn to the Gen-
tiles. 47 For so hath the Lord
commanded us, saying,-
^I have set thee for a ''light of the
Gentiles,
That thou shouldest be for sal-
vation unto the uttermost part
of the earth.
48 And as the Gentiles heard this,
they were glad, and glorified ''the
word of '^God: and as many as
were "ordained to eternal life be-
lieved. 49 And ''the word of the
Lord was spread abroad thi-ough-
out all the region. 50 But -^the
Jews urged on the ^devout women
''of honorable estate, and the [chief
men of the city, and stirred up a
persecution against Paul and Bar-
nabas, and cast them out of their
borders. .5 1 But 'they shook off" the
dust of their feet against them,
and came* unto *Iconium. .52 And
the disciples were 'filled with joy
and with the Holy Spirit.
MAnd it came to pass in
*Iconium that "they entered
together into the synagogue of the
Jews, and so spake "that a gi"eat
multitude both of Jews and of
"Greeks believed. 2 But •''the Jews
that were -''disobedient stirred up
the souls of the Gentiles, and made
them evil affected against *the
brethren. 3 Long time therefore
they tarried there '' speaking boldly
in the Lord, who bare witness unto
the word of his grace, granting
* signs and 'wonders to be done by
their hands. 4 'But the multitude
of the city was divided; and part
held with -^the Jews, and part with
"the apostles. 5 And when there
was made an onset both of the
Gentiles and of •'the Jews with
their rulers, to treat them shame-
fully and to "stone them, 6 they
became aware of it, and fled unto
the cities of ^Lycaonia, * Lystra
and ^Derbe, and the region round
about: 7 and there the y^" preached
the gospel.
8 And at ^Lystra there sat ''a
certain man, impotent in his feet,
a cripple from his mother's womb,
who never had walked. 9 The
same heard Paul speaking: who,
"fastening his eyes upon him, and
1 Is. xlix. fi.
2 Many ancient authorities read the Lord.
^ See marginal note ou ch. 5. 42.
" See ch. 3.
26 ; comp.
ver. 5, 14 ;
ch. 9. 20
b ch. 18. 6 ;
22. 21 ; 26.
20 ; 28. 28 ;
comp. 19.
9 ; 9. 15
<^ See Lk. 2.
32
d Comp. ver.
12
« Rom. 8.
28ff. ;
Eph. 1. 4f.
11
/ver. 45; ch.
14. 2, 4, 6,
19 ; see
1 Th. 2. 16
'J ver. 43 ;
ch. 17.
4,17;
comp. 16.
14 ; 18. 7
h See Mk.
15. 43
i Mt. 10. 14 ;
comp. ch.
18. 6
fcch.14.1.19,
21 ; 16. 2;
2 Tim. 3.
11
' Comp. ch.
2.4
'" ch. 13. 5
" Comp. ch.
2.47
" See Ju. 7.
35 ; comp.
ch, 18. 4
P Comp. Jn.
3.36
9 See ch. 1.
15
'"ch.4,29f. ;
• 20. 32 ;
Heb. 2. 4
" See Jn. 4.
43
' Comp. ch.
17. 4 f.; 19.
9 ; 23. 24
" ver. 4, 14
" Comp. ver.
19
^ver. 6, n
y ver. 8, 21 ;
ch. 16. If.;
2Tim. 3. 11
* ver. 20; ch.
16. 1 ; 20. 4
" ver. 21; ch.
16. 10 ;
comp. ver.
15
b ch. 3. 2
•^ ch. 3. 4 ;
10. 4
d Comp. Mt.
9.28
« ch. 3. 8
/Comp. ch.
8. 10 ; 28. 6
'J Dan. 2. 46
'' Num. 14.
6 ; Mt. 26.
65 ; Mk. 14.
63
' Jas. 5. 17 ;
comp. ch.
10. 26 ;
Wisd. 7. 3
fc ch. 13. 32 ;
comp. ver.
7,21
' Dt. 32.
21 ; 1 S. 12.
21 ; .Jer. 8.
19 ; 14. 22 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 8. 4
138
seeing that he had ''faith to be
made whole, 10 said with a loud
voice. Stand upright on thy feet.
"And he leaped up and walked,
1 1 And when the multitude saw
what Paul had done, they lifted up
their voice, saying in the speech of
^Lycaonia, /The gods are come
down to us in the likeness of men.
12 And they called Barnabas,
^Jupiter; and Paul, ^Mercury, be-
cause he was the chief speaker.
1 3 And the priest of Jupiter whose
temple was before the city, brought
oxen and garlands unto the gates,
and 'would have done sacrifice with
the multitudes. 14 But when "the
apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard
of it, they ''rent their garments, and
sprang forth among the multitude,
crying out 15 and saying, Sirs, why
do ye these thingsj We also are
'men of like '^passions with you,
and * bring you good tidings, that
ye should turn frorn these 'vain
things unto a '"living God, who
"made the heaven and the earth
and the sea, and all that in them
is : 16 who in the generations gone
by "suffered all the '' nations to
^walk in their own ways. 17 And
yet «he left not himself without
witness, in that he did good and
'■gave you from heaven rains and
fruitful seasons, filling j'our hearts
with food and gladness. 18 And
with these sayings scarce re-
strained they the multitudes from
doing sacrifice unto them.
19 But there came * Jews thither
from 'Antioch and "Iconiuni: and
having persuaded the multitudes,
they "stoned Paul, and dragged
him out of the city, supposing that
he was dead. 20 But as ''the disci-
ples stood round about him, he rose
up, and entered into the city : and
on the morrow he went forth with
Barnabas to ^ Derbe. 2 1 And when
they had ^ ' preached the gospel to
that city, and had "made many dis-
ciples, tney returned to * Lystra,
and to "Iconium, and to 'Antioch,
22 confirming the souls of ^the dis-
"■ See Mt. 16. 16 « Ex. 20. 11 ; Ps. 146. 6 ; Rev. 14.
7 ; comp. ch. 4. 24 : 17. 24 " Comp. ch. 17. 30
'' Comp. Mic. 4. 5 ; Ps. 81. 12 « Comp. ch. 17. 26 f . ;
Rom. 1. 19 f. '" Dt. 11. 14 ; Job 5. 10 ; Ps. 65. 10 f . ;
Ezek. 34. 26 f. ; Joel 2. 23 ' eh. 13. 45 ' See ch.
13. 14 ; ver. 21 ; comp. ver. 26 » See ch. IS. 51 ;
ver. 1, 19, 21 " Comp. ver. 5 ; 2 Cor. 11. 25 ; 2 Tim.
3. 11 " See ch. 11. 26 ; ver. 22, 28 V See ver. 6
~ ver. 7 " See ch. 2. 47 b See ver. 6
* Gr. Zeus. 5 Gr. Hermes. « Or, nature
"! Or, Gentiles See ch. 4. 25.
8 Gr. brought the qood tidings. Comp. ch. 5. 42.
14.23
THE ACTS
15.21
Hostile Jews caase Ptiiil to be stoned. The Depntatioa to Jerasalem and Conference. James gives Judgment
ciples, exhorting them to continue
in "the faith, and that * through
many tribulations we must enter
into the kingdom of God. 23 And
when "they had appointed for them
''elders in every church, and had
"prayed with fasting, they -^com-
mended them to the Lord, on whom
they had believed. 24 And they
passed through ^Pisidia, and came
to'*Pamphylia. 25 And when they
had spoken the word in 'Peiga, they
went down to Attalia; 26 and
thence they sailed to *^ Antioch, from
'whence they had been '"committed
to the grace of God for the work
which they had fulfilled. 27 And
when they were come, and had
gathered the church together, they
"rehearsed all things that God had
done with them, and that he had
opened a "door of faith unto the
Gentiles. 28 And they tarried no
little time with ^the disciples.
'i pT And * certain men came
-LO down from .Judaea and taught
''the brethren, saying. Except ye be
"circumcised after 'the custom of
Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 And
when Paul and Barnabas had no
small dissension and "questioning
with them, '"the brethren appointed
that Paul and Barnabas, and cer-
tain other of them, should go up
to Jerusalem unto the ■'apostles
and elders about this question. 3
They therefore, being ^brought on
their way by the church, passed
through both ^ Phoenicia and Sa-
maria, "declaring the conversion of
the Gentiles : and they caused great
joy unto all '"the brethren. 4 And
when they were come to Jerusalem,
they were received of the church
and 'the apostles and the elders,
and they "rehearsed all things that
God had done with them. 5 But
there rose up certain of ' the sect of
the "Pharisees who believed, say-
ing, It is needful to * circumcise
them, and to charge them to keep
the law of Moses.
6 And ^the apostles and the
elders were gathered together to
consider of this matter. 7 And
when there had been much "ques-
tioning, Peter rose up, and said
unto them,
Brethx'en, ye know that ^a good
while ago ''God made choice among
you, that by my mouth the Gentiles
should hear the word of "the "gos-
pel, and believe. 8 And God, •''who
1 Gr. from early days. 2 Or, good tidings
" See ch. 6. 7
<> Jn. 16. 33 ;
ITh. 3. 3;
2 Tim. 3.
12 ; comp.
Mk. 10. 3U ,
Jn. 15. 18,
20 : 1 Pet.
2. 21 ; Rev.
1. 9 ; and
ch. 9. 16
<= Tit. 1. 5 ;
comp.
2 Cor. 8. 19
d See ch. 11.
30
« ch. 13. 3 ;
comp. 1. 24
/ch. 20. 32
V ch. 13. 14
'' See ch. 13.
13
! ch. 13. 13
k See ch. 11.
19
' ch. 13. 3
"' ch. 1.5. 40 ;
see oh. 11.
23
" cli. 15. 4 ;
comp. ch.
15. 3, 12 ;
21.19
» 1 Cor. 16.
9 ; 2 Cor.
2. 12 ; Col.
4. 3 ; Rev.
i> See ch. 11.
26 ; ver. 20,
22
9 ver. 24
'■ See ch. 1.
15 ; ver. 3,
22,32
' ver. 5 ;
Gal. 6. 2 f.;
comp.
1 Cor. 7.
18 ; Gal. 2.
11,14
'See eh. 6.14
" ver. 2, 7
" Comp.
Gal. 2. 2
"^ ver. 4,6,22,
23 ; ch. 16.
4 ; see ch.
11. 30
y ch. 20. 38 ;
21.5;
Rom. 15.
24 ; comp.
ICor. 16. 6,
11; 2 Cor. 1.
16 ; Tit. 3.
13 ; 3 Jn. 6
' See ch. 11.
19
" Comp. ch.
14. 27 ; ver.
4,12
b Comp. ch.
5. 17 ; 24. 5,
14 ; 26. 5 ;
28. 22
" See Mt. 3.
7 ; comp.
ch. 26. 5
<* Comp. ch.
10. 19 f .
" ch. 20. 24
/Seech. 1.24
." See ch. 10.
47
A Comp. ch.
10. 28, 34 ;
11. 12
i ch. 10. 43
* Comp. ch.
5.9
i Comp. Mt.
23. 4 ; Gal.
5.1
139
knoweth the heart, bare them wit-
ness, "giving them the Holy Spirit,
even as he did unto us; 9 and ''he
made no distinction between us and
them, 'cleansing their hearts by
faith. 10 Now therefore why
*make ye trial of God, that ye
should put a yoke upon the neck
of the disciples which 'neither our
fathers nor we were able to bear"?
1 1 But we believe that we shall be
saved through "' the grace of the
Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.
12 And all the multitude kept
silence; and they hearkened unto
Barnabas and Paul "rehearsing
what " signs and " wonders God
had wrought among the Gentiles
through them. 13 And after they
had held their peace, "James an-
swered, saying.
Brethren, hearken unto me : 1 4
''Symeon hath rehear.sed how first
God visited the ^Gentiles, to take
out of them a people for his name.
15 And to this agree the words of
' the prophets ; as it is written,
16 ''After these things ''I will
return.
And I will build again the
tabernacle of David, which
is fallen ;
And 1 will build again the
ruins thereof.
And I will set it up:
17 That the residue of men may
seek after the Lord,
And all the ^Gentiles, *upon
whom my name is called,
18 Saith the Lord, ^who 'maketh
these things known from of
old.
19 Wherefore "my judgment is,
that we trouble not them that
from among the Gentiles turn to
God ; 20 but that we ^ write unto
them, that they abstain from the
"pollutions of idols, and from
fornication, and from ■''what is
strangled, and from blood. 21 For
^ Moses from generations of old
hath in every city them that preach
■"■ Rom. 5. 15 ; comp. 3. 24 ; 2 Cor. 13. 14 ; Eph. 2.
5-8 " See Jn. 4. 48 ° See ch. 12. 17 V2 Pet. 1. 1
marg. ; comp. ver. 7 '2 Comp. ch. 13. 40 '' Comp.
Jer. 12. 15 » Jas. 2. 7 marg. ; Sept. of Dt. 28. 10 ;
Is. 63. 19 ; Jer. 14. 9 ; Dan. 9. 19, &c. ' Is. 45. 21
" Comp. ver. 28 ; ch. 21. 25 " ver. 29 ; comp. Dan.
1. 8 ; Tob. 1. 10 f . ; Wisd. 14. 26 f. ; 1 Cor. 8. 7-13 ;
10. 7 f. 14-28 ; Rev. 2. 14, 20 -^ Gen. 9. 4 : Lev. 3.
17 ; 7. 26 ; 17. 10, 14 ; 19. 26 ; Dt. 12. 16, 23 ; 15. 23 ;
1 S. 14. 33 y ch. 13. 15 ; 2 Cor. 3. 14 f.
3 See marginal note on ch. 4. 25.
■1 Am. ix. 11, 12.
s Or, who doeth these things which were known
&c. ' Or, enjoin them
15.22
THE ACTS
16.9
Depotation and Letter to Antioch. Its Reception. Paol and Barnabasi disagree about Mark. Paul chooses Timothy
him, being read in the synagogues
every sabbath.
22 Then it seemed good to "the
apostles and the elders, with the
whole church, to choose men out
of their company, and send them
CO * Antioch with Paul and Barna-
bas ; namely, Judas called Barsab-
bas, and ''Silas, chief men among
■'the brethren : 23 and they wrote
thus by them, ^ " The apostles and
the elders, brethren, unto ''the
brethren who are of the Gentiles
in * Antioch and " Syria and ^ Cili-
cia, ' greeting : 24 Forasmuch as
we have heard that '' certain ^ who
went out from us have 'troubled
you with words, subverting j^our
souls ; to whom we gave no com-
mandment; 25 *it seemed good
unto us, having come to one accord,
to choose out men and send them
unto you with our beloved Bar-
nabas and Paul, 26 men that have
^hazarded their lives for the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We
have sent therefore '"Judas and
" Silas, who themselves also shall
tell you the same things by word
of mouth. 28 For *it seemed good
to " the Holy Spirit, and to ^' us, -to
lay upon you no greater burden
than these necessary things : 29
that ye abstain from ' things sac-
rificed to idols, and from ''blood,
and from '"things strangled, and
from * fornication ; from which
if ye keep yourselves, it shall be
well with you. Fare ye well.
30 So they, when they were dis-
missed, * came down to Antioch ;
and having gathered the multitude
together, they delivered the epistle.
31 And when they had read it,
they rejoiced for the ^ consolation.
32 And '"Judas and "Silas, being
themselves also 'prophets, * ex-
horted ''the brethren with many
words, and confirmed them. 33
And after they had spent some
time there, they were dismissed
"in peace from the brethren unto
those that had " sent them forth,''
35 But *Paul and Barnabas tai'-
ried in Antioch, teaching and
^* preaching Hhe Avord of the Lord,
with many others also.
36 And after some days Paul
said unto Barnabas, Let us return
1 Or, The ano^fles and the elder brethren
' Some ancient authorities omit who went out.
3 Or, exhortntinn * Or, comforted
5 Some ancient authorities insert, with varia-
tiins, ver. 34 But it seemed good unto Si/as to
abide there. * Comp. margiiial note on ch. 5. 42.
" See ver. 2
b See ch. 11.
20 (not 13.
14, &c.)
' ver. 27, 32,
40 ; ch. 16.
19, 25, 29 ;
17. 4, 10,
141 ; 18.5;
comp.
2Cor. 1.19;
1 Th. 1. 1 ;
2 Th. 1. 1 ;
1 Pet. 5. 12
rf See ver. 1
<■ See Mt. 4.
24 ; comp.
ver. 41 :
Gal. 1. 21
/Seech. 6.9
s/ ch. 23. 26 ;
Jas. 1. 1;
comp.
2 Jn. 10 f .
>>■ ver. 1
i Gal. 1. 7 ;
5. 10
fc ver. 28
' ch. 9.
23 tf.; 14. 19
"' ver. 22, 32
" See ver. 22
" ver. 8 ;
comp. ch.
5 32
P ver. 19, 25
5 ver. 20
'" ver. 20
' ver. 22 f .
e Seech. 13.1
" Mk. 5. 34 ;
ch. 16. 36 ;
1 Cor. 16.
11 ; comp.
Heb. 11. 31
^ ver. 22
■'^ ch. 12. 25
y See ch. 8. 4
- See ch. 13.
12
« ch. 13. 4,
13, 14, .51 ;
14. 6, 24 f .
«■ See ch. 12.
12
<^ See ch. 13.
13
dCol. 4. 10;
see ch. 12.
12 ; ver. 37
" See ch. 4.
36
/ See ver. 22
y ch. 14. 26 ;
Bee ch. 11.
A See Mt. 4.
24 ; comp.
ver. 23
'Seech. 6.9
k See ch. 14.
6
' ch. 17.
14 f. ; 18.
5 ; 19. 22 ;
20. 4; Rom.
16. 21 ;
1 Cor. 4.
17 ; 16. 10';
2 Cor. 1. 1,
19 ; Phil. 1.
1 ; 2. 19 ;
Col. 1. 1;
1 Th. 1. 1 ;
3. 2, 6 ;
2 Th. 1. 1 ;
1 Tim. 1.
2, 18 ; 6.
20: 2 Tim.
1. 2;
Philem. 1 ;
Heb. 13. 23
"' 2 Tim. 1.
5 ; 3. 15
140
now and visit the brethren in
" every city wherein we proclaimed
- the word of the Lord, and see how
they fare. 37 And Barnabas was
minded to take with them *John
also, who was called Mark. 38 But
Paul thought not good to take with
them him who "withdrew from
them from Pamphylia, and went
not with them to the work. 39
And there arose a sharp contention,
so that they parted asunder one
from the other, and Barnabas took
■^ Mark with him, and sailed away
unto " Cyprus : 40 but Paul chose
•^ Silas, and went forth, being "com-
mended by the brethren to the
grace of the Lord. 41 And he
went through '' Syria and ' Cilicia,
confirming the churches.
^ /I* And he came also to
-LvJ *Derbe and to *Lystra:
and behold, a certain disciple was
there, named 'Timothy, the son
of '" a Jewess that believed ; but his
father was a Greek. 2 The same
was well reported of by "the breth-
ren that were at '' Lystra and " Ico-
nium. 3 Him would Paul have to
go forth with him ; and he ^' took
and circumcised him because of
the Jews that were in those parts :
for they all knew that his father
was a Greek. 4 And as they went
on their way through the cities,
they delivered them «the decrees
to keep which had been ordained
of ''the apostles and * elders that
were at Jeru.salem. 5. So 'the
churches were strengthened ''in
the faith, and " increased in num-
ber daily.
6 And they went through *the
region of "Phrygia and ^Galatia,
haying been forbidden of the Holy
Spirit to speak the word in ^ Asia ;
7 and when they were come over
against ' ^lysia, they assayed to go
into " Bithynia ; and the * Spirit of
Jesus suflfered them not ; 8 and
passing by ""Mysia, they came
down to " Troas. 9 And '' a vision
appeared to Paul in the night :
There was a man of "Macedonia
" ver. 40 " See ch. 13. .51 p Comp. Gal. 2. 3 ' ch.
15. 28 f . '■ See ch. 15. 2 « See ch. 11. 30 ' Comp.
ch. 9. 31 " See ch. 2. 47 '' ch. 2. 10 ; 18. 23 ' ch.
18. 23 ; 1 Cor. 16. 1 : Gal. 1. 2 ; 3. 1 ; 2 Tim. 4. 10:
1 Pet. 1. 1 '■' See ch. 2. 9 - ver. 8 « 1 Pet. 1. 1
b Lk. 24. 49 ; Rom. 8. 9 ; Gal. 4. 6 ; Phil. 1. 19 ;
1 Pet. 1. 11 ; comp. ch. 8. 29 ' ver. 11 ; ch. 20. 5 f.;
2 Cor. 2.12:2 Tim. 4. 13 d See ch. 9. 10 ' ver. 10,
12 ; ch. 18. 5 ; 19. 21 f . 29 ; 20. 1, 3 ; 27. 2 ; 886 Rom.
15. 26
1 Or, in fnifh
8 Or, Phrygia and the region of Oalatia
16.10
THE ACTS
16.3^
Paul at Pliilippi. Lydia. The Soothsaying Maid exorcised. Paul and Silas heateu and imprisoned. The Jailor hecomes a
3tanding, beseeching him, and
saying, Come over into Macedonia,
and help us. 10 And when he
had seen " the vision, straightway
* we sought to go forth into Mace-
donia, concluding that God had
called us to ^''preach the gospel
unto them.
11 Setting sail therefore from
** Troas, we made " a straight course
to Samothrace, and the day fol-
lowing to Neapolis ; 1 2 and from
thence to -^Philippi, which is a city
of * Macedonia, the first of the dis-
trict, '' a Roman colony : and we
were in this city tarrying certain
days. 13 And on Hhe sabbath
day we went forth without the
gate by a river side, '^ where we
supposed there was a place of
prayer ; and we sat down, and
spake unto the women that were
come together. 14 And a certain
woman named Lydia, a seller of
purple, of the city of ^ Thyatira,
'one that worshipped God, heard
us : '" whose heart the Lord opened
to give heed unto the things which
were spoken by Paul. 15 And
when she was baptized, and "her
household, she besought us, say-
ing. If ye have judged me to be
faithful to the Lord, come into my
house, and abide there. And she
constrained us.
16 And it came to pass, as we
were going to " the place of prayer,
that a certain maid having ^*'a
spirit of divination met us, who
brought her masters much gain by
soothsaying. 17 The same follow-
ing after Paul and us cried out,
saying. These men are * servants
of *the Most High God, who pro-
claim unto you ^ the way of salva-
tion. 18 And this she did for
many days. But Paul, being sore
troubled, turned and _ said to the
spirit, I charge thee ''in the name
of Jesus Christ to come out of
her. And it came out that very
hour.
19 But when her masters saw
that the hope of their *gain was
*gone, they laid hold on 'Paul
and Silas, and " dragged them into
the marketplace before the rulers,
20 and when they had brought
them unto the 'magistrates, they
said. These men, being Jews, do
1 Gr. bring the good tidings. See ch. 5. 42.
2 Many authorities read where, iras icont to be
&c. ^ Gr. a spirit, a Python.
* Gr. bondservants. 5 Or, a way •> Gr. come out.
1 Gr. prcetors : comp. ver. 22, 35, 36, 38.
" See ch. 9.
10
>> ("we")ch.
16. 10-17 ;
20. 5-16 ; 21.
1-18; 27.
1-28. 16
' See ch. 14.
7
d ver. 8 ; ch.
20. 5 f . ;
2 Cor. 2. 12;
2 Tim. 4. 13
^ch. 21. 1
/ch. 20.6;
Phil. 1. 1 ;
1 Th. 2. 2
» ver. 9, 10 ;
ch. 18. 5 ;
19. 21 f. 29 ;
20. 1, 3 ; 27.
2 ; see
Rom. 15. 26
h Comp.
ver. 21
>■ See ch. 13.
14
k Rev. 1. 11 ;
2. 18, 24
' ch. 18. 7 ;
comp. 13 43
'" Comp. Lk.
24. 45
" See ch. U.
14
" ver. 13
P Comp.
Lev. 19.
31 ; 20. 6,
27 ; Dt. 18.
11 ; 1 S. 28.
3,7; 2K.
21. 6;
1 Chr. 10.
13; Is. 8.19
« See Mk. 5.
7
"■ Comp.
Mk. 16. 17
* ver. 16 ;
comp. ch.
19. 25 f .
' ch. 15. 40 ;
ver. 25, 29 ;
comp. ch.
15. 22
" Comp. ch.
17.61; 21.
30 ; Jas. 2.
6 ; ch. 8. 3
" Comp.
Esth. 3. 8
" ver. 12
y 2 Cor. 11.
25 ; comp.
1 Th. 2. 2
^ ver. 27, 36
" Job 13. 27 ;
33. 11 ; Jer.
20. 2 f.; 29.
26
6 See ver. 19
" See Eph.
5.19
d Comp. ch.
4.31
« See ch. 12.
10
/Comp. ch.
12.7
£' Comp. ch.
12. 19
h Comp. ch.
2. 37 ; 22, 10
»' Comp.
Mk. 16. 16
k See ch. 11.
14 ; ver. 15
I ver. 25
'" See ch. 11.
14 ; ver. 15
" See ch. 15.
33
141
exceedingly trouble our city, 21
and " set forth customs which it is
not lawful for us to receive, or to
observe, being * Romans. 22 And
the multitude rose up together
against them : and the ' magis-
trates rent their garments off
them, and commanded to 2' heat
them with rods. 23 And when
they had laid many stripes upon
them, they cast them into prison,
charging Hhe jailor to keep them
safely : 24 who, having received
such a charge, cast them into the
inner prison, and made their feet
fast in " the stocks. 25 But about
midnight ''Paul and Silas were
praying and "singing hymns unto
God, and the prisoners were lis-
tening to them ; 26 and suddenly
''there was a great earthquake,
so that the foundations of the
prison-house were shaken : and
immediately *all the doors were
opened; and every one's -^ bands
were loosed. 27 And " the jailor,
being roused out of sleep and see-
ing the prison doors open, drew
his sword and was about "to kill
himself, supposing that the pris-
oners had escaped. 28 But Paul
cried with a loud voice, saying.
Do thyself no harm : for we are all
here. 29 And he called for lights
and sprang in, and, trembling
for fear, fell down before ''Paul
and Silas, 30 and brought them
out and said. Sirs, ''what must I
do to be saved '^31 And they said,
'Believe on the Lord Jesus, and
thou shalt be saved, thou and *thy
house. 32 And they spake the
word of ^ the Lord unto him, with
all that were in his house. 33 And
he took them ' the same hour of the
night, and washed their stripes ;
and was baptized, he and all his,
immediately. 34 And he brought
them up into his house, and set
''food before them, and rejoiced
greatly, with "* all his house, ^"hav-
ing believed in God.
35 But when it was day, the
'magistrates sent the " Serjeants,
saying. Let those men go. 36 And
-the jailor reported the words to
Paul, sailing. The 'magistrates have
sent to let you go: now therefore
come forth, and go "in peace. 37
But Paul said unto them, They have
beaten us publicly, uncondemned,
8 Some ancient authorities read God.
9 Gr. a table. i" Or, having believed Ood
11 Gr. Victors.
16.38
THE ACTS
17.23
Believer and the Magistrates suppliant. Fanl and .Silas at Tlicssalonira and at Beroea. Paul at Atliens. Paul's Speecli
"men that are Romans, and have
cast us into ijrison ; and do they
now cast us out privily '? nay verily ;
but let them come themselves and
bring us out. 38 And the ^Ser-
jeants reported these words unto
the -^magistrates : and * they feared
when tliey heard that they were
Romans ; 39 and they came and
besought them ; and when they
had brought them out, they asked
them " to go away from the city.
40 And they went out of the
prison, and entered into the house
of '' Lydia : and when they had seen
"the brethren, they ^comforted
them, and departed.
-i 'T Now when they had passed
i I through Amphipolis and
Apollonia, they came to •'^Thessa-
lonica, where was a synagogue of
bhe Jews: 2 and Paul, ''as his cus-
tom was, went in unto them, and
for three ■* '' sabbath days I'easoned
with them from Hhe scriptures,
3 opening and alleging that * it be-
hooved the Christ to suffer, and ' to
rise again from the dead ; and that
"'this Jesus, whom, said he, 1 pro-
claim unto you, is the Christ.
4 "And some of them were per-
suaded, and consorted with "Paul
and Silas ; and of the * devout
"Greeks a great multitude, and of
the *■ chief women not a few. 5 But
Hhe Jews, being moved with jeal-
ousy, took unto them certain vile
fellows of the rabble, and gather-
ing a crowd, set the city on an
uproar ; and assaulting the house
of 'Jason, they sought to bring
them forth to the peoi)le. 6 And
when they found them not, they
" dragged Jason and certain breth-
ren before the rulers of the city,
crying. These that have tuxnied
'^ " the world upside down are come
hither also ; 7 whom Jason ^ hath
received: and these all act ^con-
trary to the decrees of Caasar, say-
ing that there is another king, one
Jesus. 8 And they troubled the
multitude and the rulers of the
city, when they heard these things.
9 And when they had taken secu-
rity from ' Jason and the rest, they
let them go.
10 And "the brethren irnmedi-
ately sent away * Paul and Silas by
night unto " Beroea : who when they
were come thither went into ''the
1 Gr. liclors. 3 6r. prcefors. See ver. 20.
3 Or, erhor/rd •» Or, iveeks
6 Gr. the inhabited earth.
" ch. 22. 25-
2i)
* ch. 22. 29
" Comp. Mt.
8. 34
d ver. 14
'' ver. 2 ; see
ch. 1. 16
/ver. 11, 13;
ch. 27. 2 ;
Phil. 4. 16 i
2 Tim. 4.
10 ; comp.
ch. 20. 4 ;
1 Th. 1. 1 ;
2Th. 1. 1
" See ch. 9.
20 ; ver. 10,
17
'« See ch. 13.
14
' See ch. 8.
35
*: See ch. 3.
18
' Jn. 20. 9
"■ ch. 9. 22 ;
18. 5, 28
" See ch. 14.
4
" ver. 10; ch.
15. 40 ; see
cli. 15. 22 ;
ver. 14 f .
P ver. 17 ;
see ch. 13.
43
1 See Jn. 7.
35
>• cli. 13. 50
* ver. 13 :
see 1 Th.
2. le
i ver. 6, 7, 9 ;
Rom. IB.
21(?)
" Comp. ch.
16. 19 f .
" ver. 31 ;
see Mt. 24.
14
^ Comp. Lk.
10. 38 ; Jas.
2.25
y See Lk. 23.
2
^ See ver. 5
" ver. 0,
14 f . ; see
ch. 1. 16
t> See ver. 4
" ver. 13; ch.
20. 4
<' See ver. 2
■■ See ver. 1
/ See ch. 2.
47
f ch. 13. 50
'« SeeMk.l5.
43
» ver. 4, 10 ;
see ch. 15.
22
k ch. 16. 1
' Comp. ch.
15. 3
" ver. 16,
21 f . ; ch.
18.1; ITh.
3. 1
" See ver. 14
° ch. 18. 5
1' See ch. 9.
20 ; comp.
ver. 2
9 See ver. 4
*■ Comp.
1 Cor. 4.
10; 1. 20
* See ch. 4.
2 ; ver. 31 f .
' Comp. ch.
23.19
" ver. 22
142
synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now
these were more noble than those
in " Thessalonica, in that they re-
ceived the word with all readiness
of mind, examining the scriptures
daily, whether these things were
so. l2 -^Many of them therefore
believed ; also of the Greek '■> women
''of honorable estate, and of men,
not a few. 13 But when the Jews
of " Thes.salonica had knowledge
that the word of God was pro-
claimed of Paul at " Beroea also,
they came thither likewise, stirring
up and troubling the multitudes.
14 And then immediately "the
brethren sent forth Paul to go as
far as to the sea: and 'Silas and
^ Timothy abode there still. 1 5 But
' they that conducted Paul brought
him as far as '" Athens : and receiv-
ing a commandment unto " Silas
and Timothy that they should
" come to him with all speed, they
departed.
16 Now while Paul waited for
them at '"Athens, his spirit was
provoked within him as he beheld
the city full of idols. 17 So he
reasoned *in the synagogue with
the Jews and the » devout persons,
and in the marketplace every day
with them that met him. 18 And
certain also of the Epicurean and
Stoic philosophers encountered
him. And some said. What would
'this babbler say"? others, He seem-
eth to be a setter forth of *^ strange
'^ gods : because he ® preached ' Jesus
and the resurrection. 1 9 And they
'took hold of him, and brought
him '■'unto ^""the Areopagus, say-
ing. May we know what " tliis new
teaching is, which is spoken by
thee 1 20 For thou bringest cer-
tain strange things to our ears : we
would know therefore what these
things mean. 21 (Now all the
Athenians and the strangers * so-
journing there " spent their time in
nothing else, but either to tell or
to hear some new thing.) 22 And
Paul stood in the midst of the
Areopagus, and said.
Ye men of 2/ Athens, in all things
I perceive that ye are ^^ very ^ reli-
gious. 23 For as I passed along,
"Comp. Mk. 1. 27 * Comp. ch. 2. 10 S' See ver.
15 • Comp. ch. 25. 19
6 Or, foreign divinities
8 See marginal note on ch. 5. 42.
10 Or, the hill of Mars
11 Or, had leisure for nothing else
12 Or, someivhat superstitious
1 Gr. demons.
9 Or, before
17.24
THE ACTS
18.16
Its Effect. Paal at Corinth. Preaches in the Synagogne. Brealis with the Jews. Paal is brongbt before Gallio
and observed the " objects of your
worship, I found also an altar with
this inscription, To an Unknown
God. What therefore * ye worship
in ignorance, this I set forth unto
you. 24 '^The God that made the
world and all things therein, he,
being ''Lord of heaven and earth,
•dwelleth not in Hemples made
with hands ; 25 neither is he served
by men's hands, -^as though he
needed anything, seeing he himself
giveth to all life, and oreath, and
all things ; 26 and ^he made of one
every nation of men to dwell on all
the face of the earth, having ''de-
termined their appointed seasons,
and the bounds of their habitation ;
37 that they should seek God, if
haply they might feel after him
and find him, 'though he is not
far f roiQ each one of us : 28 for * in
him we live, and move, and have
our being ; as certain even of your
own poets ' have said.
For we are also his offspring.
29 Being then the offspring of God,
we *" ought not to think that '■^ the
Godhead is like unto gold, or sil-
ver, or stone, graven by art and
device of man. 30 "The times of
ignorance therefore God "over-
looked ; but ''now he "'commandeth
men that they should all every-
whei'e repent: 31 inasmuch as he
hath appointed «a day in which
'■ he will judge ■* " the world in right-
eousness ^ by ® the man whom he
hath ' ordained ^ whereof he hath
.given assurance unto all men, in
that he " hath raised him from the
dead.
32 Now when they heard of "the
resurrection of the dead, some
mocked ; but others said. We will
hear thee concerning this yet again.
33 Thus Paul went out from among
them. 34 But certain men clave
unto him, and believed : among
whom also was Dionysius the ^Are-
opagite, and a woman named
Damaris, and others with them.
"i O After these things he de-
-LO parted from *' Athens, and
came to - Corinth. 2 And he found
a certain .Jew named "Aquila, a
man of ' Pontus by race, lately
come from ''Italy, with his wife
" Priscilla, because "* Claudius had
commanded all the .Jews to depart
from Rome : and he came unto
1 Or, sanctuaries 2 Or, that which is divine
3 Some ancient authorities read declnreth to
men. 4 Gr. the inhabited earth.
6 (Jr. in. 6 Or, a man
« 2 Th. 2. 4
marg.
6 Comp. Jn.
4.22
" Is. 42. 5 ;
see ch. 14.
15
d Mt. U. 25 ;
comp.
Dt. 10. 14 ;
Ps. 115. 16
" cli. 7. 48
/Ps. 50. 10-
12: comp.
Job 22. 2
s Mai. 2. 10
ft Dt. 32. 8 ;
Job 12. 23
i Dt. 4. 7 ;
Jer. 23.
23 f. ;
comp. 14.17
k Job 12. 10 ;
Dan. 5. 23
' Comp.
Aratus,
Phsenom.
5 ; Cleau-
thes,
Hymn iu
Jov. 5
"" Is. 40.
18 ff. ;
comp.
Rom. 1. 23
" Comp. ver.
23
" Comp. ch.
14. 16 ;
Rom. 3. 25
P Lk. 24. 47 ;
ch. 26. 20 ;
Tit. 2. 11 f.
« See Mt. 10.
15
»• Jn. 5. 22,
27 ; ch. 10.
42 ; comp.
Ps. 9. 8 ;
96. 13 ; 98. 9
»SeeMt. 24.
14 ; ver. 6
< Comp. Lk.
22. 22
" See ch. 2.
24
" ver. 18, 31
* Comp.
ver. 19, 22
y See ch. 17.
15
^ ch. 19. 1 ;
1 Cor. 1.2;
2 Cor. 1. 1,
23 ; 2 Tim.
4.20;
comp. ver.
8 ; 2 Cor.
6. 11
°- ver. 18, 26 ;
Rom. 16.
3 ; 1 Cor.
16. 19 ;
2Tim. 4. 19
b ch. 2. 9
''ch.27.1,6;
Heb. 13. 24
dch. 11. 28
''ch.20. 34;
1 Cor. 4.
12; ITh.
2. 9 ; 2 Th.
3.8; comp.
1 Cor. 9.
15 ; 2 Cor.
11. 7 ; 12.
13 ; 1 Th.
4. 11
/ See ch. 9.
20 ; ver. 19
9 See ch. 13.
14
h ch. 14. 1
' ch. 17. 14 ;
143
them ; 3 and because he was of
the same trade, he abode with
them, and " they wrought ; for by
their trade they were tentmakers.
4 And he reasoned -^in the syna-
gogue every ^sabbath, and '^per-
suaded ''Jews and Greeks.
5 But when * Silas and Timothy
* came down from ' Macedonia, Paul
was constrained by the word, '" tes-
tifying to the Jews that ".Jesus
was the Christ. 6 And when they
opposed themselves and * blas-
phemed, he "shook out his raiment
and said unto them, *Your blood
be upon your own heads ; I am
clean : from henceforth I will go
*unto the Gentiles. 7 And he de-
parted thence, and went into the
house of a certain man named Titus
Justus, '■ one that worshipped God,
whose house joined hard to the
synagogue. 8 And 'Crispus, 'the
ruler of the synagogue, ^ believed
in the Lord "with all his house;
and many of the ^ Corinthians hear-
ing believed, and were baptized.
9 And the Lord said unto Paul in
the night by "a vision. Be not
afraid, out speak and hold not thy
peace : 10 for I am with thee, and
no man shall set on thee to harm
thee : for I have much people in
this city. 1 1 And he dwelt there
a year and six months, teaching
the word of God among them.
12 But when Gallio was •'^ pro-
consul of ^Achaia, Hhe Jews with
one accord rose up against Paul
and brought him before " the judg-
ment-seat, 13 saying, This man
persuadeth men to worship God
contrary to "the law. 14 But
when Paul was about to " open his
mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews,
If indeed it were a matter of
wrong or of wicked villany, O ye
Jews, reason would that I should
bear with you : 15 but if they are
''questions about words and names
and your own law, look to it your-
selves ; I am not minded to be a
judge of these matters. 16 And
see 15. 22 : 16. 1 t ch. 17. 15 ' See ch. 16. 9 "' ch.
20. 21 ; see Lk. 16. 28 " See ch. 17. 3 ; ver. 28
" Comp, Neh. 5. 13 ; ch. 13. 51 ? 2 S. 1. 16 ; 1 K.
2. 33 ; Ezek. 18. 13 ; 33. 4, 6, 8 ; Mt. 27. 25 ; comp.
ch. 20. 26 « See ch. 13. 46 *' ch. 16. 14 ; comp. ch.
13. 43 » 1 Cor. 1. 14 ' See Mk. 5. 22 « See ch. U.
14 " See ch. 9. 10 ^ See ch. 13. 7 v ver. 27 ; ch.
19. 21 ; Rom. 15. 26 ; 1 Cor. 16. 15 ; 2 Cor 1. 1 ; 9. 2 ;
11. 10 ; 1 Til. 1. 7 f. ' See 1 Th. 2. 16 <» See Mt. 27.
19 b ver. 15 ; comp. Jn. 19. 7 " See Mt. 5. 2 d ch.
23. 29 ; 25. 19
^ Gr. sought to persnnde.
9 Gr. believed the Lord.
8 Or, railed
18.17
THE ACTS
19.16
Sails for Syria. Apollos. PanI and the Baptist's Disciples. Paul in the School of Tyrannns. Exorcists mastered
he drove them from "the judg-
ment-seat. 17 And they all laid
hold on *Sosthenes, "the ruler of
the synagogue, and beat him be-
fore " the judgment-seat. A.nd Gal-
lio cared for none of these things.
18 And Paul, having tarried
after this yet many days, ''took
his leave of "the brethren, and
sailed thence for •''Syria, and with
him ' Priscilla and ■'^ Aquila : hav-
ing '' shorn his head in ' Cenchrese ;
''for he had a vow. 19 And they
came to '^Ephesus, and he left them
there: but he himself entered into
' the synagogue, and reasoned with
the Jews. ^0 And when they
asked him to abide a longer time,
he consented not ; 2 1 but "^ taking
his leave of them, and saying, I
will return again unto you '" if God
will, he set sail from * Ephesus.
22 And when he had landed
at "Caesarea, he went up and
saluted the church, and went
down to "Antioch. 23 And hav-
ing spent some time there, he de-
parted, and went through the
region of ^ Galatia, and ^ Phrygia,
in order, establishing all the dis-
ciples.
24 Now a certain Jew named
« Apollos, an *■ Alexandrian by race,
^ an eloquent man, came to * Ephe-
sus ; and he was mighty in the
scriptures. 25 This man had been
'^ instructed in ' the way of the Lord ;
and beingfervent in spirit, he spake
and taught accurately the things
concerning Jesus^ knowing only
'the baptism of John: 26 and he
began to speak boldly in the syna-
gogue. But when '-> Priscilla and
"Aquila heard him, they took him
unto them, and expounded unto
him "the way of God more accu-
I'ately. 27 And when he was
minded to pass over into '" Achaia,
"^ the brethren encouraged him, and
wrote to ^the disciples to receive
him : and when he was come, he
^helped them much that had be-
lieved through grace ; 28 for he
powerfully confuted the Jews,'* and
that publicly, showing ^by the
scriptures that "Jesus was the
Christ
'\ O And it came to pass,
-L Xj that, while '' Apollos was
Paul having passed
upper country came
And
that,
at "Corinth,
through the
1 Or, a learned man
2 Gr. taught by word of mmtth.
8 Or, helped much through grace them that had
believed * Or, showing publicly
" See Mt. 27.
la
i> 1 Cor. 1. 1 ?
'' See ver. 8
ri See Mk. 6.
46
' See ch. 1.
15 ; ver. 27
/SeeMt. 4.
24
'J ver. 2, 26
h Num. 6. 2,
5, 9, 18 ; ch.
21. 24
' Rom. 16. 1
k ver. 21, 24 ;
ch. 19.1,17,
26 (28, 34
f.); 20. 16f.
(21. 29) ;
1 Cor. 15.
32 ; 16. 8 ;
Eph. 1. 1 ;
ITim. 1. 3;
2 Tim. 1.
18 ; 4. 12 :
Rev. 1. 11 ;
2. 1
' See ver. 4
'" 1 Cor. 4.
19 ; 16. 7 ;
Heb. 6. 3 ;
Jas. 4. 15 ;
comp.
Rom. 1.
10; 16. 32 ;
1 Pet. 3.
17
" See ch. 8.
40
"Seech. 11.
19
» See ch. 16.
6
9ch. 19. 1;
1 Cor. 1.
12 ; 3. 5, 6,
22 ; 4. 6 ;
16. 12 ;
Tit. 3. 13
"•ch. 6. 9
* Comp. ch.
9. 2 ; ver.
26
' Comp. Lk.
7. 29 ; ch.
19. 3
" Comp.
ver. 25
" See ver.
12 ; comp.
19.1
^ See ver.
18
y See ch. 11.
26
^ See ch. 8.
35
" See ver. 5
i See ch. 18.
1
' Comp. ch.
18. 23
<' Comp. ch.
8. 15 f. ;11.
16 f.
" Comp. Jn.
7. 39
/Seech. 13.
24
V Comp. Jn.
1.7
h. ch. 8. 12,
16 ; see 10.
48
' See ch. 6.
6, esp. 8. 17
*:ch.2. 4;
10. 46 ;
comp. Mk.
16. 17
' Comp. ch.
13.1
"^ See ch. 9.
144
to * Ephesus, and found certain dis-
ciples : 2 and he said unto them,
•* Did ye receive the Holy Spirit
when ye believed 1 And they said
unto him. Nay, * we did not so much
as hear whether ^the Holy Spirit
was given. 3 And he said, Into
what then were ye baptized "i And
they said, ' Into John's baptism.
4 And Paul said, •'^John baptized
with the baptism of repentance,
saying unto the people " that they
should believe on him that should
come after him, that is, on Jesus.
5 And when they heard this, they
were ''baptized into the name of
the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul
had 'laid his hands upon them, the
Holy Spirit canie on them ; and
they * spake with tongues, and
'prophesied. 7 And they were in
all about twelve men.
8 And he entered into ""the syna-
gogue, and spake boldly for the
space of three months, reasoning
and persuading as to "the things
concerning the kingdom of God.
9 But when "some were hardened
and disobedient, speaking evil of
""the Way before the multitude, he
departed from them, and separated
'^the disciples, reasoning daily in
the school of Tyrannus. 10 And
this continued for the space of
'■ two years ; so that all they that
dwelt in 'Asia heard 'the word of
the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
11 And God wrought "special
•^miracles by the hands of Paul :
12 "insomuch that unto the sick,
were carried away from his body
handkerchiefs or aprons, and the
diseases departed from them, and
* the evil spirits went out. 13 But
certain also of the strolling Jews,
^ exorcists, took upon them to name
over them that had the evil spirits
the name of the Lord .Jesus, say-
ing, I adjure you by Jesus whom
Paul preacheth. 1 4 And there were
seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a
chief priest, who did this. 15 And
the evil spirit answered and said
unto them, .Jesus I ^ know, and Paul
I know ; but who are ye? 16 And
the man in whom the evil spirit was
leaped on them, and mastered both
20 ; comp. 18. 26 " See ch. 1. 3 » See ch, 14. 4
'■ See ch. 9. 2 ; ver. 23 « See ch. 11. 26 ; ver. .'SO
'■ Comp. ver. 8 ; ch. 20. 31 ' See ch. 16. 6 ; ver. 22,
26, 27 t Comp. ch. 13. 12 ; ver. 20 " Comp. ch.
8. 13 " Comp. ch. 5. 15 ^ Comp. Mk. 16. 17
V Comp. Mt. 12. 27 ; Lk. 11. 19
5 Or, there is a Holy Spirit
' Gr. powers, ? Or, recognize
19.17
THE ACTS
20.3
Magicians born tlieir Books. Demetrius and the Silversmitlis stir np a Riot. Paul leaves Epiiesus for Greece
of them, and prevailed against
them, so that they lied out of that
house naked and wounded. 1 7 And
this became known to all, both
Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at
" Ephesus ; and fear fell upon them
all, and the name of the Lord Jesus
was magnified. 18 Many also of
them that had believed came, con-
fessing, and declaring their deeds.
19 And not a few of them that prac-
tised magical arts brought their
books together and burned them in
the sight of all ; and they counted
the price of them, and found it fifty
thousand * pieces of silver. 20 So
mightily " grew '' the word of the
Lord and prevailed.
21 Now after these things were
ended, Paul purposed in the spirit,
*when he nad passed through
■''^Macedonia and ''Achaia, to 'go
to Jerusalem, saying, After I have
been there, *^I must also see Rome.
22 And having sent into ^Mace-
donia two of ' them that ministered
unto him, '"Timothy and "Erastus,
he himself stayed in "Asia for a
while.
23 And about that time there
arose no small stir concerning '' the
Way. 24 For a certain man named
Demetrius, a silversmith, who made
silver shrines of ^ Diana, * brought
no little business unto the crafts-
men ; 25 whom he gathered to-
gether, with the workmen of like
occupation, and said. Sirs, ye know
that by this business we have our
wealth. 26 And ye see and hear,
that not alone at "Ephesus, but
almost throughout all "Asia, this
Paul hath persuaded and turned
away much people, saying that
'"they are no gods, that are made
with hands : 27 and not only is
there danger that this our trade
come into disrepute ; but also that
the temple of the great goddess
^ Diana be made of no account, and
that she should even be deposed
from her magnificence whom all
"Asia and ^Hhe world worship j)eth.
28 And when they heard this they
were filled with wrath, and cried
out, sajring. Great is ^ Diana of the
"Ephesians. 29 And the city was
filled with the confusion : and they
rushed with one accord into the
theatre, having seized * Gaius and
"Aristarchus, men of "Macedonia,
Paul's 'companions in travel. 30
And when Paul was minded to
1 Gr. Artemis.
36
was
2 Gr. the inhabited earth.
" See ver. 9
^ ch. 21. 34
V See ch, 12.
17
♦ Rom. 2. 22
"Seech. 13.7
b See ch. 11.
26
■^ See ch. 19.
21
rf See ch. 16.
9 ; ver. 3
' See ch. 9.
24 ; ver. 19
145
enter in unto the people, " the dis-
ciples suflfered him not. 31 And
certain also of the ^ Asiarchs, being
his friends, sent unto him and be-
sought him not to adventure him-
self into the theatre. 32 -^Some
therefore cried one thing, and some
another : for the assembly was in
confusion ; and the more part knew
not wherefore they were come to-
gether. 33 ^And they brought
Alexander out of the multitude,
the Jews putting him forward.
And Alexander * beckoned with
the hand, and would have made a
defence unto the people. 34 But
when they pei'ceived that he was
a Jew, all with one voice about the
space of two hours ciied out. Great
is ' Diana of the Ephesians. 35 And
when the townclerk had quieted
the multitude, he saith. Ye men
of "Ephesus, what man is there
who knoweth not that the city of
the Ephesians is temple-keeper of
the great ^ Diana, and of the image
which fell down from * Jupiter 1
36 Seeing then that these things
cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to
be quiet, and to do nothing rash.
37 For ye have brought hither
these men, who are neither ^rob-
bers of temples nor blasphemers of
our goddess. 38 If therefore Deme-
trius, and the ci'aftsmen that are
with him, have a matter against
any man, "the courts are open, and
there are " p^oconsuls : let them ac-
cuse one another. 39 But if ye seek
anything about other matters, it
shall be settled in the regular as-
sembly. 40 For indeed we are in
danger to be ''accused concerning
this day's riot, there being no cause
for it: and as touching it we shall
not be able to give account of this
concourse. 41 And when he had
thus spoken, he dismissed the as-
sembly.
O/^ And after the uproar
^\J ceased, Paul having sent
for *the disciples and exhorted
them, took leave of them, and de-
parted '^to go into ''Macedonia.
2 And when he had gone through
those parts, and had given them
much exhortation, he came into
Greece. 3 And when he had spent
three months there, and * a plot was
3 That is, officers having charge of festivals &c.
in the Roman province of Asia.
■< Or, And some of the multitude instructed
Alerrmder 5 Or, heaven
6 Or, court days are kept
1 Or, accused of riot concerning this day
20.4
THE ACTS
20.31
On his Betnm Paal tarries at Troas. it Miletus bids Farewell to the Elders of Ephesni
laid against him by the Jews as he
was about to set sail for "Syria,
he determined to return through
* Macedonia. 4 And there accom-
panied him ^ as far as " Asia, Sopa-
ter of ''Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus;
and of the * Thessalonians, -^Aris-
tarchus and Secundus ; and ^ Gaius
of "Derbe, and 'Timothy; and of
''Asia, *Tychicus and 'Trophimus.
5 But these " had gone before, and
were waiting for ™us at "Troas.
6 And ™we sailed away from
"Philippi after -^the days of un-
leavened bread, and came unto
them to " Troas in five days ; where
we tarried seven days.
7 And upon » the first day of the
week, when '" we were gathered to-
gether to ''break bread, Paul dis-
coursed with them, intending to
depart on the morrow ; and pro-
longed his speech until midnight.
8 And theT'e were many " lights in
the * upper chamber where we were
gathered together. 9 And there
sat in the window a certain young
man named Eutychus, borne do^vn
with deep sleep ; and as^ Paul dis-
coursed yet longer, being borne
down by his sleep he fell down from
the third story, and was taken up
dead. 10 And Paul went do^yn,
and "fell on him, and embracing
him " said. Make ye no ado ; for his
life is in him. 11 And when he
was gone up, and had '' broken the
bread, and eaten, and had talked
with them a long while, even till
break of day, so he departed. 12
And they brought the lad alive,
and were not a little comforted.
13 But "'we, going before to the
ship, set sail for Assos, there in-
tending to take in Paul : for so had
he appointed, intending himself to
go ^by land. 14 And when he met
us at Assos, we took him in, and
came to Mitylene. 1 5 And sailing
from thence, we came the folloi^ing
day over against Chios ; and the
next day we touched at Samos ;
and *the day after we came to
^Miletus. 16 For Paul had de-
termined to sail past *Ephesus,
that he might not have to spend
time in "Asia; for he was hasten-
ing, if it were possible for him, ^to
be at Jerusalem " the day of Pente-
cost.
1 Many ancient authorities omit as far as Asia.
* Many ancient authorities read came, and were
vsiting. ^ Or, on foot
* Maiiy ancient authorities insert having tar-
ried at Trogyllium.
" See Mt. 4.
24
b See eh. 16.
9 ; ver. 1
' See ch. 16.
6 ; ver. 16,
18
d ch. 17. 10
' Comp. ch.
17. 1
/ See ch. 19.
29
i' Not ch. 19.
29
''Seech. 14. 6
i Seech. 16.1
k Eph. 6. 21 ;
Col. 4. 7 ;
2 Tim. 4.
12 ; Tit. 3.
12
' ch. 21. 29 ;
2 Tim. 4. 20
"^ ver. 5-15 :
see ch. 16.
10
" Seech. 16. S
" See ch. 16.
12
P See ch. 12.
3
9 1 Cor. 16.
2 ; comp.
Rev. 1. 10
'" See ch. 2.
42 ; ver. 11
' See Mt. 25.
1
« See ch. 1.
13
" Comp.
1 K. 17. 21 ;
2 K. 4. 34
^ Comp. Mt.
9. 23?. ;
Mk. 6. 39
^ ver. 17 ;
2 Tim. 4. 20
y See ch. 18.
19
^ ch. 19. 21 ;
ver. 22 :
comp. ver.
6 ; 1 Cor.
16. 8
" See ch. 2. 1
i See ch. 11.
30
<^ ch. 18. 19 ;
19. 1, 10.
Comp. ver.
4,16
d See ver. 3
« ver. 27
/ ch. 18. 5 ;
see Lk. 16.
28 ; comp.
ver. 23, 24
» See ch. 2.
38 ; comp.
11. 18 ; 26.
20
h ch. 24. 24 ;
26. 18;
Eph. 1. 15 ;
Col. 2. 5 ;
Philem. 5
' See ver.
16 ; comp.
ch. 17. 16
k See ch. 8.
29
' See ch. 9.
16 ; 21. 33
" ch. 21. 13
« ch. 13. 25
" Comp. ch.
1.17
P See ch. 11.
23 ; ver. 32
9 ch. 28. 31 ;
comp. Mt.
4. 23
>" ch. 18. 6
14S
17 And from Miletus he sent to
^Ephesus, and called to him ''the
® elders of the church. 18 And
when they were come to him, he
said unto them,
Ye yourselves know, ""from the
first day that I set foot in Asia,
after what manner I was with you
all the time, 19 serving the Lord
with all lowliness of mind, and
with tears, and with trials which
befell me by '' the plots of the Jews ;
20 how I " shrank not from declar-
ing unto you anything that was
profitable, and teaching you pub-
licly, and from house to house, 21
■^testifying both to Jews ancl to
Greeks ^repentance toward God,
and ''faith toward our Lord Jesus
''Christ. 22 And now, behold, 'I
go bound in the spirit unto Jeru-
salem, not knowing the things that
shall befall me there : 23 save that
*the Holy Spirit' -^testifieth unto
me in every city, saying that
' bonds and afflictions abide me.
24 But "'I hold not my life of any
account as dear unto myself, "so
that I may "accomplish my course,
and "the ministry which I received
from the Loi'd Jesus, to •'testify the
'^ gospel of ^'the grace of God. 25
And now, behold, 1 know that ye
all, among whom I went about
■'preaching the kingdom, shall see
my face no more. 26 Wherefore I
testify unto you this day, that '' I
am pure from the blood of all men.
27 For I * shrank not from declar-
ing unto you the whole ' counsel of
God. 28 Take heed unto your-
selves, and to all "the flock, in
which the Holy Spirit hath made
you ^bishops, to feed "the church
of 'Hhe Lord which "" he "purchased
with his. own blood. 29 I know
that after m5^ departing ^grievous
wolves shall enter in among you,
not sparing " the flock ; 30 and
from among your own selves shall
men arise, speaking perverse
things, to draw away ^ the disciples
after them. 31 Wherefore watch
ye, remembering that by the space
» ver. 20 « ch. 13. 36 " ver. 29 ; Lk. 12. 32 ; 1 Pet.
5. 2 f . ; comp. Jn. 21. 15-17 '' See Mt. 16. 18 ; Rom.
16. 16 : comp. 1 Cor. 10. 32 ^ Eph. 1. 7, 14 ; Tit. 2.
14 ; 1 Pet. 1. 19 ; 2. 9 ; Rev. 5.9 v Ezek. 22. 27 ;
Mt. 7. 15 ^ See ch. 11. 26
5 Or, presbyters
6 Manj^ ancient authorities omit Christ.
' Or, in comparison of accomplishing my
course » Or, good tidings » Or, overseers
1" Some ancient authorities, includmg the two
oldest manuscripts, read Ood. n Gr. acquired.
20.32
THE ACTS
21.22
Paul coiitinaes his Voyage and tonclies at Tyre. At Cxsarea Agabus foretells his Captivity. His Reception at Jerusalem
of " three years I ceased not to ad-
monish every one night and day
*with tears. 32 And now I '^com-
mend you to ^God, and to ''the
word of his gi'ace, which is able to
"build you up, and to give you ■'the
inheritance among all them that
are sanctified. 33 'I coveted no
man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
34 Ye yourselves know that ''these
hands ministered unto my necessi-
ties, and to 'them that were with
me. 35 In all things I gave you
an example, that so laboring ye
ought to help the weak, and to
remember the words of the Lord
Jesus, that he himself said. It is
more blessed to give than to receive.
36 And when he had thus spoken,
he * kneeled down and prayed with
them all. 37 And they all wept
sore, and 'fell on Paul's neck and
kissed him, 38 sorrowing most of
all for '"the word which he had
spoken, that they should behold
his face no more. And they
" brought him on his way unto the
ship.
O ^ And when it came to pass
w JL that " we were parted from
them and had set sail, we came
with ^a straight course unto Cos,
and the next day unto Rhodes, and
from thence unto Patara : 2 and
having found a ship crossing over
unto « Phoenicia, we went aboard,
and set sail. 3 And when we had
come in sight of ''Cypi'us, leaving
it on the left hand, we sailed unto
'Syria, and landed at 'Tyre; for
" there the ship was to unlade her
burden. 4 And having found " the
disciples, we tarried there seven
days: and these said to Paul
^through the Spirit, that he should
not set foot in Jerusalem. 5 And
when it came to pass that we had
accomplished the days, we departed
and went on our joui-ney ; and they
all, with wives and children,
^ brought us on our way till we were
out of the city : and * kneeling down
on the beach, we prayed, and bade
each other farewell ; 6 and we went
on board the ship, but they re-
turned ^ home again.
7 And when we had finished the
voyage from 'Tyre, we arrived at
Ptolemais ; and we saluted " the
brethren, and abode with them one
day. 8 And on the morrow we de-
parted, and came unto * Ctesarea :
and entering into the house of
1 Some ancieut authorities read the Lord.
" Comp. ch.
la. 1,8,10;
24. 17
b ver. 19
"^ ch. 14. 23
d ch. 14. 3 ;
comp. ver.
24
" Comp. ch.
9.31
/ ch. 26. 18 ;
Eph. 1. 14 ;
5. 5 ; Col.
1.12; 3.24;
Heb. 9. 1.5 ;
1 Pet. 1. 4
'' Comp.
1 Cor. 9. 4-
18 ; 2 Cor.
11. 7-12 ; 12.
14-18; ITh.
2 5 f
h See ch. 18.
3
i See ch. 19.
22
k ch. 9. 40 ;
21. 5 ; see
Lk. 22. 41
' See Lk. 15.
20
"' ver. 25
" See ch. 15.
3
°("we")
ver. 1-18 :
see ch. 16.
10
P ch. 16. 11
9 See ch. 11.
19 ; comp.
ver. 3
'"' See ch. 4.
36 ; ver. 16
» See Mt. 4.
24
< ch. 12. 20 ;
ver. 7
" ver. 2
^ ver. 16 ;
see 11. 26
^ ver. 11 ; 20.
23
" See ch. 15.
3
' See Jn. 19.
27
" See ch. 1.
15 ; ver. 17
i- See ch. 8.
40; ver. 16
" Seech. 6. 5
d E^. 4. 11 ;
2 ITm. 4. 5
* Comp. eh.
13. 1 ; Lk.
2. 36;
1 Cor. 11. 5
/ch. 11. 28
i' Comp. IK.
22. 11 ; Is.
20. 2 ; Jer.
13. 1-11 ;
19. 1, 11 ;
Ju. 18, &c.
A See ch. 8.
29
' See ch. 9.
16 ; comi).
ver. 33
*: Comp. Mt.
20.19
' ver. 15
"' ch. 20. 24
" See ch. 5.
41 ; 9. 16
° Comp. Lk.
22. 42
P ver. 12
9 See ver. 4
■■ See ch. 4.
36 ; ver. 3
" ch. 15.
7 marg.
147
''Philip the ''evangelist, who was
"one of the seven, we abode with
him. 9 Now this man had four
virgin daughters, who ''prophesied.
10 And as we tarried there some
days, there came down from Judsea
a certain prophet, named •''Agabus.
1 1 And coming to us, and " taking
Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet
and hands, and said. Thus ''saith
the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews
at Jerusalem 'bind the man that
owneth this girdle, and * shall de-
liver him into the hands of tlie
Gentiles. 1 2 And when we heard
these things, both we and they of
that place oesought him 'not to go
up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul
answered, What do ye, weeping and
breaking my heart *? for "T am ready
not to be bound only, but also to
die at Jerusalem for "the name of
the Lord Jesus. 14 And when he
would not be persuaded, we ceased,
saying, "The will of the Loi-d be
done.
15 And after these days we ^ took
up our baggage and ^went up to
Jerusalem. 16 And there went
with us also certain oi *the disciples
from * Ctesarea, ^bringing with them
one Mnason of *■ Cyprus, an " early
disciple, with whom we should
lodge.
17 And when we were come to
Jerusalem, ' the brethren received
us gladly. 18 And the day follow-
ing Paul went in with us unto
"James; and all "the elders were
present. 19 And when he had sa-
luted them, he * rehearsed one by
one the things which God had
wrought among the Gentiles
through his ^^ ministry. 20 And
they, when they heard it, ^glori-
fied God ; and they said unto him.
Thou seest, brother, how many
"* thousands there are among the
Jews of them that have believed ;
and they are all "zealous for the
law: 21 and they have been in-
formed concerning thee, that thou
''teachest all the Jews who are
among the Gentiles to forsake
Moses, telling them " not to circum-
cise their children, neither to walk
after ''the customs. 22 What is it
t See ch. 1. 15 ; ver. 7 " See ch. 12. 17 ^ See ch.
11. 30 ^ See ch. 14. 27 y Comp. ch. 1. 17 ' Sea
Mt. 9. 8 " ch. 15. 1 ; 22. 3 ; Rom. 10. 2 ; Gal. 1. 14
i> ver. 28 " Comp. ch. 15. 19 ff. ; 1 Cor. 7. 18 f.
d See ch. 6. 14
2 Or, made ready
3 Or, bringing us to one Mnason &c.
* Gr. myriads.
21.23
THE ACTS
22.7
Mobbed in the Temple, he is rescued by the Chief Captain. Addresses the People,
therefore 1 they will certainly hear
that thou art come. 23 Do there-
fore this that we say to thee : We
have four men that "nave a vow on
them ; 24 these take, and * purify
thyself with them, and be at charges
for them, that they may "shave
their heads : and all shall know
that there is no truth in the things
whereof they have been informed
concerning thee ; but that thou
thyself also walkest orderly, keep-
ing the law. 25 But as touching
the Gentiles that have believed, we
^ wrote, " giving judgment that they
should keep themselves from things
sacrificed to idols, and from blood,
and from what is strangled, and
from fornication. 26 Then Paul
■^took the men, and the next day
* purifying himself with them "^went
into the temple, declaring the ful-
filment of the days of purification,
until the offering was offered for
every one of them.
27 And when Hhe seven days
were almost completed, •''the Jews
from ^Asia, when they saw him
in the temple, stirred up all the
multitude and laid hands on him,
28 crying out, Men of Israel, help :
''This is the man that teacheth all
men everywhere against the people,
and the law, and this place ; and
moreover he brought Greeks also
into the temple, and hath 'defiled
this * holy place. 29 For they had
before seen with him in the city
*Trophimus the 'Ephesian, whom
they supposed that Paul hadbrough t
into the temple. 30 And all the
city was moved, and the people ran
together ; and they laid hold on
Paul, and '"dragged him out of the
temple : and straightway the doors
were shut. 31 And as they were
seeking to kill him, tidings came
up to the "^ chief captain of the
*"band, that all Jerusalem was in
confusion. 32 And forthwith he
•took soldiers and centurions, and
ran down upon them : and they,
when they saw the ^ chief captain
and the soldiers, left off beating
Paul. 33 Then the ^ chief captain
came near, and laid hold on him,
and commanded him to be ^ bound
with » two chains ; and inquii-ed
who he was, and what he had done.
1 Or, enjoined Many ancient anthoritiea read
sent.
* Or, took the men the next day, and purifying
himsHf &c.
3 Or, military tribune Gr. chiliarch.
* Or, cohort
" See ch. 18.
18
*> ver. 26 ; ch.
24. 18 ;
comp. Jn.
11. 65
" ch. 15. 19 f.
29
d Num. 6.
13 ; ch.
24. 18
' Comp,
Num. 6. 9,
13-20
/ch. 24. 18;
comp. 20.
19
V See ch. 16.
6
h Comp. ch.
6. 13
i ch. 24. 6 ;
see Mt. 24.
15 ; ch. 6.
13 f.
* See ch. 20.
4
' Comp. ch.
18. 19
"' ch. 26. 21 ;
comp. 2 K.
11. 15 ; ch.
16.19
" See ch. 10.
1
" ch. 23. 27
P ch. 20. 23 ;
comp. ver.
11 ; 22. 29 ;
26. 29: 28.
20 ; 2 Tim.
1. is ; 2. 9 ;
see Eph. 6.
20
9 ch. 12. 6
" ch. 19. 32
» ver. 37 ; 22.
24 ; 23. 10,
16, 32
< ver. 40
" ch. 22. 22 ;
comp. Lk.
23. 18 ; Ju.
19. 15
" Comp. ch.
5. 36
^ Comp. Mt.
24. 26
y ch. 22. 3 ;
si'.fl ch. 9.
11
^ See ch. 6. 9
" See ch. 12.
17
i> cli. 22. 2 i
26. 14 ;
comp, ch.
1. 19 ; see
Ja. 5. 2
'^ ch. 7. 2
d See ch. 21.
40
^ ver. 3-16 .
comp, ch,
9. 1-22 ; 26.
9-18
/ch. 21. 39
» Dt. 33. 3 ;
2 K, 4. 37 ;
corap. Lk.
10. 39
h ch, 5. 34
i ch. 26. 5 ;
Phil, 3. 6 ;
comp. ch.
23. 6
* See ch. 21.
20
' See ch. 8.
3 ; ver.
19 f.
'" See ch. 9. 2
" ch. 9. I
o Lk. 22.
34 And 'some shouted one thing,
some another, among the crowd:
and when he could not know the
certainty for the uproar, he com-
manded him, to be brought into
* the castle. 35 And when he came
upon '■ the stairs, so it was that he
was borne of the soldiers for the
violence of the crowd ; 36 for the
multitude of the people followed
after, crying out, "Away with him.
37 And as Paul was about to be
brought into 'the castle, he saith
unto the ^ chief captain, May I say
something unto thee % And he said,
Dost thou know Greek"? 38 Art
thou not then " the Egyptian, who
before these days stirred up to sedi-
tion and led out -"into the wilder-
ness the four thousand men of the
Assassins'? 39 But Paul said, *I
am a Jew, of Tarsus in f Cilicia, a
citizen of no mean city : and I be-
seech thee, give me leave to speak
unto the people. 40 And when he
had given him leave, Paul, stand-
ing on ' the stairs, " beckoned with
the hand unto the people ; and
when there was made a great si-
lence, he spake unto them in the
* Hebrew language, saying,
0 O " Brethren and fathers,
^ Ui hear ye the defence which
1 now make unto you.
2 And when they heard that he
spake unto them in the ''Hebrew
language, they were the more
quiet : and he saith,
3 "I am •''a Jew, born in ^Tarsus
of ^Cilicia, but brought up in this
city, ^at the feet of "Gamaliel, in-
structed according to the 'strict
manner of the law of our fathers,
being zealous for God, even as * ye
all are this day : 4 and ' I perse-
cuted this ™Way unto the death,
binding and delivering into pris-
ons both men and women. 5 As
also "the high priest doth bear me
witness, and all " the estate of the
elders : from whom also I -'' received
letters unto 'the brethren, and
journeyed to ''Damascus to bring
them also that v/ere there _ unto
Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6 * And it came to pass, that, as I
made my journey, and drew nigh
unto Damascus, about noon, sud-
denly there shone from heaven a
great light round aboui; me. 7 And
I fell unto the ground, and heard a
66 (Gr.); 1 Tim. 4. 14 (Gr.): comp. ch. 5. 21 (Gr.)
P ch. 9. 2 « ch. 2. 29 ; 3. 17 ; 13. 26 ; 23. 1 ; 28. 17,
21 ; Rom. 9. 3 '' See ch. 9. 2 " ver. 6-11 : chap. 9.
3-8 ; 26. 12-18
22.8
THE ACTS
23.7
till they clamor for his Death. His Roman Citizenship saves him ii-om the Scourge. Panl before the Sanhedrin
voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul,
why persecutest thou me 1 8 And
I answered. Who art thou. Lord"?
And he said unto me, I am "Jesus
of Nazareth, whom thou persecut-
est. 9 And they that were with
me * beheld indeed the light, but
they "heard not the voice of him
that spake to me. 10 And I said,
" What shall I do, LordJ And the
Lord said unto me. Arise, and go
into Damascus ; and there it shall
be told thee of all things which are
appointed for thee to do. 1 1 And
when I * could not see for the glory
of that light, being led by the hand
of them that were with me I came
into Damascus. 12 And one-'' Ana-
nias, a devout man according to the
law, ^ well reported of by all the
Jews that dwelt there, 13 came
unto me, and standing by me said
unto me, ''Brother Saul, receive
thy sight. And ' in that very hour
I ^looked \w on him. 14 And he
said, * The God of our fathers hath
'appointed thee to know his will,
and to ™see the "Righteous One,
and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 For thou shalt be "a witness for
him unto all men of ^what thou
hast seen, and heard. 1 6 And now
why tarriest thou"? * arise, and be
baptized, and ''wash away thy sins,
'calling on his name. 17 And it
came to pass, that, when I had * re-
turned to Jerusalem, and while I
prayed in the temple, I " fell into a
trance, 18 and saw him saying unto
me, "Make haste, and get thee
quickly out of Jerusalem ; because
tney will not receive of thee tes-
timony concerning me. 19 And I
said, Lord, they themselves know
that ^I imprisoned and "beat in
every synagogue them that believed
on thee: 20 and /when the blood
of Stephen thy witness was shed, I
also was standing by, and consent-
ing, and keeping the garments of
them that slew him. 21 And he
said unto me. Depart : for I will
send thee forth far hence " unto the
Gentiles.
22 And they gave him audience
unto this word ; and they lifted up
their voice, and said, *Away with
such a fellow from the earth : for
"it is not fit that he should live.
23 And as they cried out, and
** threw off their garments, and ^cast
dust into the air, 24 the ^ chief cap-
1 Or, received my sight and looked upon him.
2 Or. military tribune Gr. chiliarch.
tain commanded him to be brought
into •''the castle, bidding that he
should be f examined by scourging,
that he might know for what cause
they so shouted against him. 25
And when they had tied him up
^with the thongs, Paul said unto
the centurion that stood by. Is it
lawful for you to scourge "a man
that is a Eoman, and uncondemned'?
26 And when the centurion heard
it, he went to the '-^ chief captain
and told him, saying. What art
thou about to do 1 for this man is a
Roman. 27 And the ^ chief captain
came and said unto him. Tell me,
art thou a Roman"? And he said.
Yea. 28 And the '•^ chief captain
answered. With a great sum ob-
tained I this citizenship. And Paul
said. But I am a Roman born. 29
They then that were about to ' ex-
amine him straightway departed
from him : and the - chief captain
also * was afraid when he knew that
he was a Roman, and because he
had 'bovind him.
30 But on the morrow, ™ desiring
to know the certainty wherefore
he was accused of the Jews, he
"loosed him, and commanded the
chief priests and all "the council
to come together, and brought Paul
down and set him before them.
O O And Paul, looking sted-
^ O fastly on ^ the council, said,
» Brethren, *■ I have lived before God
in all good conscience until this
day. 2 And the high priest ' Ana-
nias commanded them that stood
by him ' to smite him on the mouth.
3 Then said Paul unto him, God
shall smite thee, "thou whited
wall : and " sittest thou to judge
me according to the law, and com-
mandest me to be smitten contrary
to the law *? 4 And they that stood
by said, Revilest thou God's high
priest *? 5 And Paul said, I knew
not, brethren, that he was high
priest : for it is written, * Thou shalt
not speak evil of a ruler of thy peo-
ple. 6 But when Paul perceived
that the one part were /'Saddu-
cees and the other Pharisees, he
cried out in ^ the council, "Brethreri,
" I am a Pharisee, a son of Phari-
sees : touching ^ the hope and res-
urrection of the dead I am called
in question. 7 And when he had
so said, there arose a dissension
between the Pharisees and Saddu-
cees ; and the assembly was divided.
3 Or, for i Ex. xxii. 28.
149
23.
THE ACTS
23.35
To thwart the Jews' Plot, he is sent to Caesarea. Letter of Clandias Lysias to Felix
8 For " the Sadducees say that there
is no resurrection, neither angel,
nor spirit ; but the Pharisees con-
fess both. 9 And there arose a
great clamor : and some of * the
scribes of the Pharisees' part stood
up, and strove, saying, " We find no
evil in this man : and ^ what if a
spirit hath spoken to him, or an
angel 1 10 And when there arose
a great dissension, the ^ chief cap-
tain, fearing lest Paul should be
torn in pieces by them, commanded
the soldiei's to go down and take
him by force from among them,
and bring him into Hhe castle.
11 And •''the night following the
Lord stood by him, and said, ^ Be
of good cheer : for '' as thou hast
'testified concerning me at Jeru-
salem, so must thou bear ' witness
also at Rome.
12 And when it was day, *the
Jews banded together, and ' bound
themselves under a curse, saying
that they would neither eat nor
drink till they had killed Paul.
1 3 And they were more than forty
that made this conspiracy. 1 4 And
they came to the chief priests and
the elders, and said, We have
^ bound ourselves under a great
curse, to taste nothing until we
have killed Paul. 15 Now there-
fore do ye with ™ the council signify
to the ^ chief captain that he bring
him down unto you, as though ye
would judge of his case more ex-
actly : and we, before he comes
near, are ready to slay him. 16
But Paul's sister's son heard of
their lying in wait, ^and he came
and entered into "the castle and
told Paul. 17 And Paul called
unto him one of the centurions,
and said, Bring this young man
unto the ^ chief captain ; for he
hath something to tell him. 18
So he took him, and brought him
to the ^ chief captain, and saith,
Paul " the prisoner called me unto
him, and asked me to bring this
young man unto thee, who hath
something to say to thee. 1 9 And
the ^ chief captain took him by
the hand, and going aside asked
him privately, What is it that thou
hast to tell me 1 20 And he said,
" The Jews have agreed to ask thee
to bring down Paul to-morrow unto
"•the council, as though thou would-
1 Or, military tribune Gr. chiliarch.
* Or, having come in upon them, and ht en-
tired &o.
" Mt. 22. 23 ;
see 3. 7
!- Mk. 2. 16 ;
Lk. 6. 30
"^ Comp.ver.
29
d Comp. ch.
22. 6 tf . ;
Jn. 12. 29
« See ch. 21.
34 ; ver. 16,
32
/Comp. ch.
18.9
•J See Mt. 9.
2
'' Comp. ch.
19. 21
i ch. 28. 23 ;
see Lk. 16.
28
^ ver. 30 ;
comp. ch.
9. 23 ; 1 Th.
2. 16
' ver. 14, 21
'"• ch. 22. 30 ;
ver. 1, 6,
20,28
"SeeEph. 3.
1
" ver. 14 f .
V Lk. 11. 54
9 ver. 12, 14
»■ See ch. 8.
40 ; ver. 33
« ver. 26, 33 ;
ch. J4. 1, 3,
10 ; 25. 14
t ch. 24. 3 ;
26. 25 ;
comp. Lk.
1. 3
" See ch. 15.
23
"ch. 21.32 f.
^ Comp. ch.
22. 25-29
y ch. 22. 30
•^ Comp.
ver. 10
" ch. 18. 15 ;
comp.
25.19
6 ch. 25. 25 ;
26. 31 ; 28.
18 ; comp.
ver. 9
" ver. 20 f .
d ver. 12; see
ch. 9. 24
^ ver. 35 ;
comp. ch.
24. 19 ; 25.
16
/ver. 23
" See ver. 10
> ch. 21. 39 ;
see 6. 9
150
est inquire somewhat more exactly
concerning him. 21 Do not thou
therefore yield unto them : for
there ^ lie in wait for him of them
more than forty men, who have
* bound themselves under a curse,
neither to eat nor to drink till they
have slain him : and now are they
ready, looking for the promise from
thee. 22 So the ^ chief captain let
the young man go, charging him,
Tell no man that thou hast signi-
fied the.se things to me. 23 And
he called unto him two of the cen-
turions, and said. Make ready two
hundred soldiers to go as far as
"" Ca?sarea, and horsemen threescore
and ten, and spearmen two hun-
dred, at the third hour of the night :
24 and he hade them provide beasts,
that they might set Paul thereon,
and bring him safe unto " Felix the
governor. 25 And he wrote a let-
ter after this form :
26 Claudius Lysias unto the
' most excellent governor Felix,
"greeting. 27 This man was
seized by the Jews, and " was
about to be slain of them, when
"I came upon them with the sol-
diers and rescued him, ^having
learned that he was a Roman.
28 And 2/ desiring to know the
cause wherefore they accused him,
^I ^brought him down unto their
'"council: 29 whom I found to be
accused about "questions of their
law, but to have 'nothing laid to
his charge worthy of death or of
bonds. 30 And when it was
" shown to me that there would be
''■ a plot ■* against the man, I sent
him to thee forthwith, charging
" his accusers also to speak against
liim before thee.^
31 So the soldiers, as it was
commanded them, took Paul and
brought him by night to Antipa-
tris. 32 But on the morrow they
left ■''the horsemen to go with him,
and returned to^'the castle : 33 and
they, when they came to *■ Csesarea
and delivered the letter to 'the
governor, presented Paul also be-
fore him. ;34 And when he had
read it, he asked of what '' province
he was ; and when he understood
that 'he was of Cilicia, 35 I will
hear thee fully, said he, when thine
3 Some ancient authorities omit / brought him
down unto their co unci!.
* Many ancient authorities read against the
man on their part, I sent him to thee, charg'
ing &c.
i Many ancient authorities add Farewell.
24.1
THE ACTS
25.8
Pail is kept in Ward, is arraigned, accused by Tertullus, and makes Ms Defence. Felix leaves liim in Bonds
" accusers also are come : and he
commanded him to be 'kept in
Herod's ^palace.
O/l And after ''five days the
w j! high priest ''Ananias came
down with certain elders, and with
an orator, one Tertullus ; and they
informed Hhe governor against
Paul. 2 And when he was called,
Tertullus began to accuse him,
saying, , , ,
Seeing that by thee we enjoy
much peace, and that by thy
providence evils are corrected for
this nation, 3 we accept it in all
ways and in all places, -^most ex-
cellent Felix, with all thankful-
ness. 4 But, that I be not further
tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to
hear us of thy clemency a few words.
5 For we have found this man ^a
pestilent fellow, and a mover of
insurrections among all the Jews
throughout - the world^ and a ring-
leader of the * sect of the Naza-
renes : 6 who moreover assayed to
* profane the temple : on whom also
we laid hold : * 8 from whom thou
wilt be able, by examining him thy-
self, to take knowledge of all these
things whereof we accuse him. 9
And * the Jews also joined in the
charge, affirming that these things
were so.
10 And when "the governor had
beckoned unto him to speak, Paul
answered,
Forasmuch as I know that thou
hast been of many years a judge
unto this nation, I cheerfully make
my defence: 11 seeing that thou
canst take knowledge that it is not
more than 'twelve days since I
went up to worship at Jerusalem :
12 and ™ neither in the temple did
they find me disputing with any
man or "stirring up a crowd, nor
' in the synagogues, nor in the city.
13" Neither can they prove to thee
the things whereof they now accuse
me. 14 But this I confess unto
thee, that after ^'the Way which
they call a ''sect, so serve I « the
God of our fathers, '"believing all
things which are according to the
law, and which are written in the
prophets; 15 having hope toward
God, which ' these also tnemselves
*look for, that there shall be a res-
1 Gr. PrcBlorium. 2 Gr. the inhabited earth.
3 Some ancient author! ties insert and ive ivoiild
have judged him according to our law. 7 But the
chief captain Lysias came, and with great vio-
lence took him away out of our hands, 8 com-
manding his accusers to come before tliee.
* Or, accept
" ver. 30 ;
comp. ch.
24. 19 ; 25.
16
* Comp. ch.
24. 27
" See ver. 11
d ch. 23. 2
" See ch. 23.
24
/ ch. 23. 26 ;
26. 25
" 1 Mace. 10.
61 ; 15. 21
'' See ch. 15,
5 ; ver. 14
' ch. 21. 28
* See 1 Th.
2. 16
' Comp. ch.
21. 18, 27,
and ver. 1
"' ch. 25. 8
" ver. 18
" ch. 25. 7
P ver. 22 ;
eee ch. 9. 2
« See ch. 3.
13
"■ Comp. ch.
25. 8 ; 26.
4 tf . 22 f. ;
28. 23
* Comp.
Dan. 12. 2 ;
Jn. 5. 28f. ;
11. 24 : see
ch. 23; 6
' See ch. 23.
1
" Comp. ch.
20. 31
" Rom. 15.
25-28 ;
1 Cor. 16.
1^ ; 2 Cor.
8. 1-4 ; 9.
I, 2, 12 ;
comp. cli.
II. 29 f. ;
Gal. 2. 10
^ ch. 21. 26
y ver. 12
- ch. 21. 27
« See ch. 23.
30
b See Mt. 5.
22
" ch. 23. 6 ;
comp. ver.
15
't See ver. 14
" Comp. ch.
23. 35
/Comp. ch.
28. 16
^ Comp. ch.
23. 16; 27. 3
h See ch. 20.
21
i Tit. 2. 12
k Gal. 5. 23 ;
2 Pet. 1. fi ;
comp. Tit.
1.8
' ch. 10. 42
'" Comp.
ver. 17
" ch 25. 1, 4,
9, 12 &c. ;
26. 24 f . 32
" ch. 25. 9 ;
comp.
12 3
P Comp. ch.
23. 35 ; 25.
14
9 ch. 23. 34
»■ See ch. 8.
40 : ver. 4,
6,13
« ch. 24. 1 ;
ver. 15
151
urrection both of the just and un-
just. 16 ^Herein 'I also exercise
myself to have a conscience void
of offence toward God and men
always. 17 Now "after some
years I " came to bring alms to my
nation, and offerings: 18 "amidst
which they found me * purified
in the temple, with no " crowd, nor
yet with tumult : but there tvere
certain^ Jews from Asia — 19 who
ought to have been here before
thee, and to "make accusation, if
they had aught against me. 20
Or else let these men themselves
say what wrong-doing they found
when I stood before *the council,
21 except it be for this one voice,
that " 1 cried standing among
them. Touching the resurrection
of the dead I am called in question
before you this day. _
22 But Felix, having more exact
knowledge concerning ''the Way,
deferred them, saying, WhenLysias
the J chief captain shall come down,
I will determine your matter. 23'
And he gave order to the centurion
that he should be "kept in charge,
and should/have indulgence ; ana
not to forbid any of " his friends to
minister unto him.
24 But after certain days, Felix
came with Drusilla, ** his wife, who
was a Jewess, and sent for Paul,
and heard him concerning '' the
faith in Christ Jesus. 25 And as
he reasoned of ' righteousness, and
''self-control, and 'the judgment to
come, Felix was terrified, and an-
swered, Go thy way for this time ;
and when I have a convenient
season, I will call thee unto me.
26 He hoped withal that '"money
would be given him of Paul : where-
fore also he sent for him the oftener,
and communed with him. 27 But
when two years were fulfilled, Felix
was succeeded by Porcius " Fes-
tus; and "desiring to gain favor
with the Jews, Felix left Paul ^in
bonds.
O pf Festus therefore, ^haying
w tJ come into « the province,
after three days went up to Jeru-
salem from *" Caesarea. 2 And the
chief priests and the principal men
of the Jews * informed him against
Paul ; and they besought him, 3
asking a favor against him, that
he would send for him to Jerusa-
5 Or, On this account ^ Or, in presenting which
1 Or, military tribune Gr. chiliarch.
8 Gr. his own wife.
9 Or, having entered upon his province
25.4
THE ACTS
26.2
Festns gives Paul a Hearing, who appeais to Caesar. Festns tells King Igrippa of the Case,
lem ; " laying a plot to kill him on
the way. 4 Howbeit Festus ''an-
swered, that Paul ''was kept in
charge at '^Csesarea, and that he
himself was about to depart thither
shortly. 5 Let them therefore, saith
he, that are of power among you go
down with me, and if there is any-
thing amiss in the man, let them
accuse him.
6 And when he had tarried
among them not more than eight
or ten days, he went down unto
•^ Cffisarea ; and on the morrow he
sat on " the judgment-seat, and
commanded Paul to be brought.
7 And when he was come, the Jews
that had come down from Jeru-
salem stood round about him,
bringing against him •''many and
grievous charges "which they could
not prove ; 8 while Paul said in his
defence, ''Neither against the law
of the Jews, nor against the temple,
nor against Cajsar, have I sinned at
all. 9 But Festus, ' desiring to gain
favor with the Jews, answered Paul
and said, *Wilt thou go up to Jeru-
salem, and there be judged of these
things before mel 10 But Paul
said, I am standing before Caesar's
"judgment-seat, where I ought to
be judged : to the Jews have I done
no wrong, as thou also very well
knowest. 11 If then I am a vi^rong-
doer, and have committed anything
worthy of death, I refuse not to die ;
but if none of those things is true
whereof these accuse me, no man
can ^ give me up unto them. I 'ap-
peal unto CiBsar. 1 2 Then Festus,
when he had conferred with ™the
council, answered, Thou hast ap-
pealed unto Csesar : unto Csesar
shalt thou go.
1 3 Now when certain days were
passed, Agrippa the king ^and
Bernice arrived at ''Csesarea, ^and
saluted Festus. 14 And as they
tarried there many days, Festus
laid Paul's case before the king,
saying, There is a certain man
"left a prisoner by Felix; 15 about
whom, when I was at Jei'usalem,
the chief priests and the elders of
the Jews "informed me, asking for
sentence against him. 1 6 To whom
I ^'answered, that it is not the cus-
tom of the Romans to ^ give up any
man, before that 'the accused have
the accusers face to face, and have
had opportunity to make his de-
1 Gr. grant me hy favor,
2 Or, having saluted
" See ch. 9.
24
t> ver. 16
" ch. 24. 23
rf See ch. 8.
40 ; ver. 1,
6, 13
' See Mt. 27.
19 ; ver. 10,
17
/Comp. ch.
24. 5 f.
!' ch. 24. 13
A ch. 24. 12 ;
28. 17 ;
comp.
6. 13
i ch. 24. 27 ;
comp. 12. 3
* ver. 20
' ver. 21, 25 ;
ch. 26. 32;
28.19
™ Adifferent
body from
that men-
tioned ch.
4. 15 and
subse-
quently
(e.g., 24.20)
" See ch. 24.
27
" ch. 24, 1 ;
ver. 2
P ver. 4 f.
9 See ch. 23.
30
"" Comp. ch.
18. 15 ; 23.
29
' Comp. ch.
17. 22
t ver. 9
" See ver.
11 f.
" Comp. ch.
9. 15
^ ver. 13 ; ch.
26. 30
' Comp.
ver. 2, 7
" See ch. 23.
29
fence concerning the matter laid
against him. 17 When therefore
they were come together here, I
made no delay, but on the next
day sat on '^the judgment-seat, and
commanded the man to be brought.
18 Concerning whom, when the
accusers stood up, they brought no
charge of such evil things as I sup-
po.sed; 19 but had certain ''ques-
tions against him of their own
^'religion, and of one Jesus, who
was dead, whom Paul affirmed to
be alive. 20 And I, 'being per-
plexed how to inquire concerning
these things, asked wliether he
would go to Jerusalem and there
be judged of these matters. 21
But when Paul had " appealed to
be kept for the decision of ■* the
emperor, I commanded him to be
kept till I should send him to
Ct^sar. 22 And "Agrippa said
unto Festus, I also ^ could wish to
hear the man myself. To-morrow,
saith he, thou shalt hear him.
23 So on the morro^v, when
"^ Agrippa was come, and ^Bernice,
with great pomp, and they were
entered into the place of hearing
with the ''chief captains and the
principal men of the city, at the
command of Festus Paul was
brought in. 24 And Festus saith,
King Agrippa, and all men who
are here present with us, ye be-
hold this man, about whom^all the
multitude of the Jews made suit
to me, both at Jerusalem and here,
crying that ^he ought not to live
any longer. 25 But I found that
he had committed "nothing worthy
of death: and as he himself "ap-
pealed to *the emperor I determined
to send him. 26 Of whom I have
no certain thing to write unto my
lord. Wherefore I have brought
him forth before you, and specially '
before thee, king Agrippa, that,
after examination had, I may have
somewhat to write. 27 For it
seemeth to me unreasonable, in
sending a prisoner, not withal to
signify the charges against him.
O/^ And "Agrippa said unto
^ \} Paul, Thou art permitted
to speak for thyself. Then Paul
stretched forth his hand, and
made his defence :
2 I think myself happy, king
Agrippa, that I am to make my
s Or, sieperstiiion
< Gr. the Augustus. 5 Or, was wishing
6 Or, military tribunes Gr. chiliarcht.
152
26.3
THE ACTS
26.29
before i?hom Panl makes his Defence. Festns calls him mad
defence before thee this day touch-
ing all the things Avhereof I am
accused by the Jews : 3 ] especially
because thou art expert in all "cus-
toms and questions which are
among the Jews : wherefore I be-
seech thee to hear me patiently.
4 * My manner of life then from my
youth up, which was from the be-
ginning among mine own nation
and at Jerusalem, know all the
Jews; 5 having knowledge of me
from the first, if they be willing
to testify, that "after the straitest
''sect of our religion I lived a
* Pharisee. 6 And now I stand here
to be judged •'^for the hope of "the
promise made of God unto our
lathers; 7 unto which 2Jro??me ''our
twelve ti'ibes, earnestly serying God
night and day, hope to attain. And
concerning this-^hope I am 'accused
by the Jews, O king ! 8 Why is it
judged incredible with you, *if God
doth raise the dead? 9 'I verily
thought with myself that I ought
to do many things contrary to ""the
name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10
And this I also "did in Jerusalem:
and I both shut up many, of the
saints in prisons, having "received
authority from the chief priests,
and when they were put to death
I ^gave my vote against them. 1 1
And « punishing them oftentimes
in all the synagogues, I strove to
make them blaspheme; and being
'"exceedingly mad against them, 1
persecuted them *even unto foi'eign
cities. 12 '■^Whereupon 'as I joui'-
neyed to Damascus with the au-
thority and commission of the
chief priests, 13 at midday, O
king, I saw on the way a light
from heaven, above the brightness
of the sun, shining round about me
and them that journeyed with me.
14 And when we were "all fallen to
the earth, I heard a voice saying
unto me in the "Hebrew language,
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
me'? it is hard for thee to kick
against ^the goad. 15 And I said.
Who art thou, Lordl And the
Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou
persecutest. 16 But arise, and
^stand upon thy feet: for to this
end have I appeared unto thee, to
"appoint thee a ^minister and "a
witness both of the things * wherein
thou hast seen me, and of the things
1 Or, because thou art especially expert
2 Or, On which errand 3 Qj-, goads.
* Many ancient authorities read which, thou
hast seen.
" Comp. cb.
6. 14 ; 25.
la ; ver. 7
b Gal. 1.
13 f.; Phil.
3. 5
<^ See ch. 22.
3
d See ch. 15.
5
« ch. 23. 6
/ch.28. 20;
comp.
24. 15
0 See ch. 13.
32
'' Comp.Jas.
1. 1
> ver. 2
k Comp. ch.
23. 6
ilTim. 1.
13 ; Jn. 16.
2
'" Comp. Jn.
15. 21
" See ch. 8.
3 ; 9. 13
" Comp. ch.
9. If.
P ch. 22. 20
9 ch. 22. 19 ;
see Mt. 10.
17
•■ ch. 9. 1
' ch. 22. 5
t ver. 12-18 :
chiri). 9. 3-
8 ; 22. 6-11
" Comp. ch.
9.7
" See ch. 21.
40
^ Ezek. 2. 1 ;
Dan. 10. 11
y See ch. 22.
14
==Lk. 1.2
" See ch. 22.
15
b Jer. 1. 8,
19
'^ 1 Chr. 16.
35 ; comp.
ch. 9. 15
d Is. 35. 5 ;
42 7, 16 ;
Eph. 5. 8 ;
Col. 1. 13 ;
1 Pet. 2. 9
^ Jn. 1. 5 ;
Eph. 5. 8 ;
Col. 1.121;
1 Th. 5. 5 ;
1 Pet. 2. 9
/SeeMt. 4.
10
9 Lk. 24. 47 ;
ch. 2. 38
A See ch. 20.
32
' See ch. 20.
21
k ch 9. 19 ff.
'ch. 9.26-29;
22. 17-20
™ See ch. 13.
46 ; and 9.
15
" ch. 3. 19
" Mt. 3. 8 ;
Lk. 3. 8
i> ch. 21. 27,
30
9 ch. 21. 31
^ See Lk. 16.
28
' See ch 10.
43 ; 24. 14
t Comp. Mt.
26. 24 ; ch.
3. 18
" 1 Cor. 15.
20, 23 ; Col.
153
wherein I will appear unto thee;
17 * delivering thee ''from the peo-
ple, and from the Gentiles, unto
whom I send thee, 18 to ''open
their eyes, ^ that they may turn
from ''darkness to light and from
the power of -^ Satan unto God,
that they may receive "remission
of sins and an '' inheritance among
them that are sanctified by 'faith
in me. 19 Wherefore, O king
Agrippa, I was not disobedient
unto the heavenly vision : 20 but
declared both *to them of Damas-
cus first, and 'at Jerusalem,- and
throughout all the country of Ju-
daea, and also "'to the Gentiles, that
they should "repent and turn to
God, doing works "worthy of ® re-
pentance. 21 For this cause the
Jews ^'seized me in the temple, and
assayed *to kill me. 22 Having
therefore obtained the help that is
from God, I stand unto this day
*■ testifying both to small and great,
saying nothing but what * the
prophets and Moses did say should
come; 23 ''how 'that the Christ
**must suffer, and 'how that "he
first by the resurrection of the
dead should proclaim "light both
to the people and to the Gentiles,
24 And as he thus made his
defence, Festus saith with a loud
voice, Paul, thou art mad ; thy
much ^learning "is turning thee
mad. 25 But Paul saith, I am not
mad, 2'most excellent Festus; but
speak forth words of truth and
soberness. 26 For the king ^know-
eth of these things, unto whom also
I speak freely : for I am persuaded
that none of these things is hidden
from him ; for this hath not been
done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa,
believest thou the prophets'? I
know that thou believest. 28 And
Agrippa said unto Paul, ^" With but
little persuasion thou wouldest fain
make me a ** Christian. 29 And
Paul said, I would to God, that
^'whether with little or with much,
not thou only, but also all that hear
me this day, might become such as
I am, except these * bonds.
1. 18 ; Rev. 1. 5 " See Lk. 2. 32 ; comp. 2 Cor. 4. 4
^ Jn. 7. 15 ; comp. 2 Tim. 3. 15 y ch. 23. 26 ; 24. 3
^ Comp. ver. 3 "■ See ch. 11. 26 <> See ch. 21. 33
5 Or, to turn them ^ Or, their repentance
^ Or, if Or, u'hether
8 Or, is subject to suffering
9 6r. tumeth thee to madness.
10 Or, In a little time thou &c.
11 Or, both in little and in great. I.e., in all re-
spects
26.30
THE ACTS
27.28
Pan! might have been set at Liberty bnt for his Appeal. Paul sails for Italy. The Voyage Dangeroas
30 And "the king rose up, and
the governor, and Bernice, and they
that sat with them: 31 and when
they had withdrawn, they spake
one to another, saying, ''This man
doeth nothing worthy of death or
of bonds. 32 And Agrippa said
unto Festus, This man might have
been ''set at Hberty, if he had not
''appealed unto Ca3sar.
O ^ And when it was deter-
^ I mined that " we Ashould sail
for "Italy, they delivered Paul and
certain other prisoners to a cen-
turion named Julius, of the Au-
gustan ^''band. 2 And embarking
in a ship of Adramyttium, which
was about to sail unto the places
on the coast of 'Asia, we put_ to
sea, * Aristarchus, a ' Macedonian
of '" Thessalonica, being with us.
3 And the next day we touched
at"Sidon: and Julius "treated Paul
kindly, and ^gave him leave to go
unto his friends and '^refresh him-
self. 4 And putting to sea from
thence, we sailed under the lee of
'Cyprus, because ''the winds were
contrary. 5 And when we had
sailed across the sea which is off
'Cilicia and 'Pamphylia, we came
to Myra, a city of Lycia. 6 And
there the centurion found a "ship
of Alexandria sailing for ^ Italy;
and he put us therein. 7 And
when we had sailed slowly many
days, and were come with difficulty
over against Cnidus, "the wind not
•^further suffering us, we sailed
under the lee of '^ Crete, oyer
against Salmone; 8 and with diffi-
culty " coasting along it we came
unto a certain place called Fair
Havens ; nigh wnereunto was the
city of Lasea.
9 And when much time was
spent, and the voyage was now
dangerous, because Hhe Fast was
now already gone by, Paul admon-
ished them, 10 and said unto them,
Sirs, I perceive that the voyage
will be with "* injury and much loss,
not only of the lading and the
ship, but also of our lives. 1 1 But
the centurion gave more heed to
the ' master and to the owner of the
ship, than to those things which
were spoken by Paul. 12 And
because the haven was not com-
modious to winter in, the more
part advised to put to sea from
thence, if by any means they could
I Or, cohort - Gr. receive attention.
8 Or, suffering us to get there
" ch. 25. 23
!■ See ch. 23.
29
' ch. 28. 18
tl See ch. 25.
11
«("we")
ver. 1-28.
16 : see ch.
16. 10
/ch. 25. 12,
25
s See ch. 18.
2 ; ver. 6
h See ch. 10.
1
' See ch. 2. 9
* See ch. 19.
29
' Comp. ch.
16. 9
'« See ch. 17.
1
« See Mt. 11.
21
" Comp. ver.
43
P Comp. ch.
24. 23
9 See ch. 4.
36
»■ ver. 7
» See oh, 6. 9
« See ch, 13.
13
" ch. 28. 11
" Comp. ver.
4
"^ ver. 12 f .
21 ; Tit. 1.
5 ; comp.
ch. 2. 11 ;
Tit. 1. 12
y ver. 13
(Gr.)
^ Lev. 16, 29-
31 ; 23. 27-
29 ; Num.
29. 7
" ver. 21
b Rev. 18. 17
«ver, 8(6r.)
d Comp.
Mk. 4. 37
" ver. 26, 29
/ Comp. ver.
38 ; Jon. 1.
5
" ver, 10
'' ver. 25, 36
» Comp. ch.
23. 11 ; 18.
9 ; 2 Tim.
4,17
fc Comp. ch.
5. 19
' Rom, 1. 9
'" Comp. 23.
11
" ver. 44 ;
yet comp,
ver, 31, 42
' ch. 28. 1
154
reach Phoenix, and winter there ;
which is a haven of * Crete, look-
ing ^ north-east and south-east. 1 3
And when the south wind blew
softly, supposing that they had ob-
tained their purpose, they weighed
anchor and "sailed along ^ Crete,
close in shore. 14 But after no
long time there ''beat down from
it a tempestuous wind, which is
called Euraquilo : 15 and when
the ship was caught, and could
not face the wind, we gave way to
it, and were driven. 16 And run-
ning under the lee of a small island
called ^ Cauda, we were able, with
difficulty, to secure the boat: 17
and when they had hoisted it up,
they used helps, under-girding the
ship ; and, fearing lest they should
" be cast upon the Syrtis, they low-
ered the gear, and so were driven.
18 And as we labored exceedingly
with the storm, the next day they
began to -^ throw the freight over-
board; 19 and the third day they
cast out with their own hands the
''tackling of the ship. 20 And
when neither sun nor stars shone
upon us for many days, and no
small tempest lay on us, all hope
that we should be saved was now
taken away. 21 And when they
had been long without food, then
Paul stood forth in the midst of
them, and said, "Sirs, ye should
have hearkened unto me, and not
have set sail from "^ Crete, and have
gotten this "injury and loss. 22
And now I exhort you to be
'* of good cheer ; for there shall be
no loss of life among you, but only
of the ship. 23 For 'there stood
by me this night *an angel of the
God whose I am, 'whom also I
serve, 24 saying. Fear not, Paul ;
™ thou must stand before Caesar :
and lo, God hath granted thee
" all them that sail with thee. 25
Wherefore, sirs, be '' of good cheer :
for I believe God, that it shall be
even so as it hath been spoken unto
me. 26 But we must " be cast upon
a certain " island.
27 But when the fourteenth
night was come, as we were driven
to and fro in the sea of Adria,
about midnight the sailors sur-
mised that they were drawing
near to some country : 28 and
they sounded, and found twenty
< Gr. doum the south-west wind and down the
north-west wind.
6 Many ancient authorities read Clauda.
<> Or, furniture
27.29
THE ACTS
28.14
Tlie Shipwreck. Tbey reach land at Melita. Paul is entertained by Pnblins. The Voyage resnnied
fathoms ; and after a little space,
they sounded again, and found fif-
teen fathoms. '29 And fearing lest
haply we should " be cast ashore on
rocky ground, they let go four an-
chors from the stern, and ^wished
for the day. 30 And as the sailors
were seeking to flee out of the ship,
and had lowered Hhe boat into
the sea, under color as though they
would lay out anchors from the
foreship, 31 Paul said to the cen-
turion and to the soldiers, Except
these abide in the ship, ye cannot
be saved. 32 Then the soldiers cut
away the "ropes of the boat, and
let her fall off. 33 And while the
day was coming on, Paul besought
them all to take some food, saying,
This day is the fourteenth day that
ye wait and continue fasting, hav-
ing taken nothing. 34 Wherefore
I beseech you to take some food :
for this is for your safety : for
•* there shall not a hair perish from
the head of any of you. 35 And
when he had said this, and had
taken bread, he "gave thanks to
God in the presence of all ; and he
brake it, and began to eat. 36 Then
were they all •''of good cheer, and
themselves also took food. 37 And
we were in all in the ship two hun-
dred threescore and sixteen ^ souls.
38 And when they had eaten
enoughj they lightened the ship,
* throwing out the wheat into the
sea. 39 And when it was day,
'they knew not the land : but they
perceived a certain bay with a
beach, and they took counsel
whether they could ^ drive the ship
upon it. 40 And casting off * the
anchors, they left them in the sea,
at the same time loosing the bands
of the rudders ; and hoisting up
the foresail to the wind, they made
for the beach. 41 But lighting
upon a place where two seas met,
they ran the vessel aground ; and
the foreship struck and remained
unmoveable, but the stern began
to break up by the violence of the
waves. 42 And the soldiers' coun-
sel was to 'kill the prisoners, lest
any of them should swim out, and
escape. 43 But the centurion,
™ desiring to save Paul, stayed
them from their purpose ; and com-
manded that they who could swim
should cast themselves overboard,
1 Or, prayed
* Some ancient authorities read bring the ship
S(ife to shore.
" ver. 17. 26
* ver. 16
' Jn. 2.
15 (Gr.)
d See Mt. 10.
30
^ See Mt. 14.
19
/ver. 22,25
y See ch. 2.
41
'' Comp. ver.
18 ; Jon. 1.
5
' Comp. ch.
28.1
* ver. 29
' Comp. ch.
12.19
'" Comp.
ver. 3
" Comp.
ver. 22, 31
" " we " :
comp. ch.
27. 1 (see
16, 10)
P Comp. ch.
27. 39
9 ch. 27. 26
'' Rom. 1.
14 ; 1 Cor.
14. 11 ; Col.
3.11 ; ver. 4
' Comp.
Rom. 14. 1
< Comp. Lk.
13. 2, 4
" Wisd. 1. 8 ;
14. 31
" Mk. 16. 18
'^ See oh. 14.
11
V Comp. ch.
9. 40 ; Jaa.
5. 14 f .
' See Mk.
5.23
« ch. 27. 6
and get first to the land ; 44 and
the rest, some on planks, and some
on othe7' things from the ship
And so it came to pass, that " they
all escaped safe to the land.
O O And when " we were
^ O escaped, p then we knew
that « the island was called ^Melita.
2 And 'the barbarians showed us
no common kindness : for they
kindled a fii'e, and * received us
all, because of the present rain,
and because of the cold. 3 But
when Paul had gathered a bundle
of sticks and laid them on the fire,
a viper came out ■* by reason of the
heat, and fastened on his hand.
4 And when •" the barbarians saw
the venomous creature hanging from
his hand, they said one to another,
' No doubt this man is a murderer,
whom, though he hath escaped
from the sea, yet " Justice hath not
suffered to live. 5 Howbeit "he
shook off the creature into the fire,
and took no harm. 6 But they
expected that he would have swol-
len, or fallen down dead suddenly ;
but when^they were long in expec-
tation and beheld nothing amiss
come to him, they changed their
minds, and ^said that he was a
god.
7 Now in the neighborhood of
that place were lands belonging
to the chief man of the island,
named Publius ; who received us,
and entertained us three days
courteously. 8 And it was so,
that the father of Publius lay sick
of fever and dysentery : unto whom
Paul entered in, and -'prayed, and
'laying his hands on nim healed
him. 9 And when this was done,
the rest also that had diseases in
the island came, and were cured :
10 who also honored us with many
honors ; and when we sailed, they
put on board such things as we
needed.
11 And after three months we
set sail in "a ship of Alexandria
which had wintered in the island,
whose sign was ^ The Twin Broth-
ers. 12 And touching at Syra-
cuse, we tarried there three days.
13 And from thence we ®made a
circuit, and arrived at Khegium :
and after one day a south wind
sprang up, and on the second day
we came to Puteoli ; 1 4 wherp
3 Some ancient authorities read Melitene.
* Or. from the heat s Qx. Dioscuri.
^ Some ancient authorities read cast loose.
155
28.16
THE ACTS
28.31
The Arrival in Rome. Faal addresses the Leading Jews. He preaches in Heme Two Tears
we found " brethren, and were en-
treated to tarry with them seven
days : and so we came to Rome.
15 And from thence the "brethren,
when they heard of us, came to
meet us as far as The Market of
Appius and The Three Taverns:
whom when Paul saw, he thanked
God, and took courage.
16 And when we entered into
Rome, ^ Paul was * suffered to abide
by himself with the soldier that
guarded him.
17 And it came to pass, that
after three days he called together
^ those that were ''the chief of the
Jews : and when they were come
together, he said unto them, I,
** brethren, '' though I had done
nothing against the people, or •'^ the
customs of our fathers, yet was
delivered prisoner from Jerusalem
into the hands of the Romans :
18 who, when they had examined
me, 'desired to set me at liberty,
because there was '' no cause of
death in me. 19 But when the
Jews spake against it, I was con-
strained to ' appeal unto Caesar ;
not that I had aught whereof to
accuse my nation. 20 For this
cause therefore did I ^entreat you
to see and to speak with me : for
*^ because of the hope of Israel I am
bound with 'this chain. 21 And
they said unto him, We neither
received letters from Judfea con-
cerning thee, nor did, any of ''the
brethren come hither and report
or speak any harm of thee. 22
But we desire to hear of thee what
thou thinkest : for as concerning
this '"sect, it is known to us that
everywhere "it is spoken against.
23 And when they had appointed
him a day, they came to him into
1 Some ancient authorities insert the. centurion
delivrred the prisotieis In the C/iief of the camp:
btti cic. 2 Or, those that were of the Jeivs first
3 Or, cull for you., to see and to speak with you
°- See ch. 1.
15
b Comp. cli.
24. 23
' Comp. ch.
13. 50 ; 25. 2
d See ch. 22.
5
" See ch. 25.
8
/ See ch. 6.
14
-" ch. 26. 32
'' See ch. 23.
29
i See ch. 25.
11
k ch. 26. 6 f .
' See ch. 21.
33
"' ch. 24. 14
" Comp.
1 Pet. 2.
12 ; 3. 16 ;
4. 14, 16
"Philem. 22
P See Lk. 16.
28 ; comp.
ch. 1. 3 ; 23.
11
« See ch. 8.
35
»" See ch. 14.
4
' ver. 26, 27 :
see Mt. 13.
14 f.
< See ch. 13.
26 ; Ps. 98.
3 ; Lk. 2.
30
" See ch. 13.
46 ; and 9.
15
" Comp. Mt.
4. 23 ; ch.
20. 25 ; ver.
23
^ 2 Tim. 2. 9
"his lodging in great number; to
whom he expounded the matter,
^testifying the kingdom of God,
and persuading them concerning
J esus, both * from the law of Mo.ses
and from the prophets, from morn-
ing till evening. 24 And ''some
believed the things which were
spoken, and some disbelieved.
25 And when they agreed not
among themselves, they departed
after that Paul had spoken one
word. Well spake the Holy Spirit
through Isaiah the prophet unto
your fathers, 26 saying,
* Go thou unto this people, and
say,
* By hearing ye shall hear, and
shall in no wise undei'stand ;
And seeing ye shall see, and
shall in no wise i^erceive :
27 For this people's heart is waxed
gross,
And their ears are dull of
hearing.
And their eyes they have
closed ;
Lest haply they should per-
ceive with their eyes.
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their
heart.
And should turn again,
And I should heal them.
28 Be it known therefore unto you,
that 'this salvation of God is sent
" unto the Gentiles : they will also
hear.^
30 And he abode two whole
years in his own hired dwelling,
and received all that went in unto
him, 31 'preaching the kingdom
of God, and teaching the things
concerning the Lord Jesus Christ
■'with all boldness, none forbid-
ding him.
4 Is. vi. 9, 10. ;
5 Some ancient authorities insert ver. 29 And
when he had said these words, the Jews departed,
having much disputing among themselves.
166
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
ROMANS
Salntation. Personal Explanations. The Gospel. The Gentiles' Jfeed of Righteousness
IPaul, a 'servant of Jesus
Christ, "called to be an apostle,
* separated unto "the "gospel of
God, 2 which he ''promised afore
through his " prophets in the holy
scriptures, 3 concerning his Son,
who was born -^of the seed of David
" according to the flesh, 4 who was
^declared to be ''the Son of God
^*with power, according to the
spirit of holiness, by the I'esurrec-
tion ^ from the dead ; even Jesus
Christ our Lord, 5 through whom
we received grace and "apostleship,
unto 'obedience ""of faith among
'"all the ''nations, for his name's
sake; 6 among whom are ye also,
" called to be Jesus Christ's : 7 to all
that are in Rome, "beloved of God,
p called to be '^ saints : *■ Grace to you
and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, 'I thank my God
through Jesus Christ for you all,
^that *your faith is proclaimed
throughout the whole world. 9
For "God is my witness, whom I
"serve in my spirit in the ^gospel
of his Son, how unceasingly ^I
make mention of you, always in
my prayers 10 making request, if
by any means now at length I may
be prospered ^ by ^ the will of God
to come unto you. 1 1 For ' I long
to see you, that I may impart unto
you some spiritual gift, to the end
ye may be established ; 1 2 that is,
that I with you may be comforted
^°in you, each of us by the other's
faith, both yours and mine. 13
And "I would not have you igno-
rant, * brethren, that oftentimes I
'^ purposed to come unto you (and
was hindered hitherto), that I
might have some "* fruit ^"in you
also, even as ^°in the rest of the
Gentiles. 14 "I am debtor both to
1 Gr. bondservant.
2 Gr. good tidings : and so elsewhere. See
marginal note on Mt. 4. 23. 3 Gr. determined.
* Or, in i Ot^ of the dead ^ Or, to the faith
1 Or, Cfentiles 8 Or, becau-te
3 Gr. in. lo Or, among
" 1 Cor. 1. 1 ;
comp. 9. 1 ;
2 Cor. 1. 1
b See Acts 9.
15 ; comp.
13. 2;
Gal. 1. 15
" Mk. 1. 14 ;
ch. 15. 16 ;
2 Cor. 11.
7 ; 1 Th. 2.
2, 8, 9 ;
1 Pet. 4.
17 ; comp.
2 Cor. 2.
12
d Tit. 1. 2
" Lk. 1. 70 ;
ch. 3. 21 ;
16. 26
/SeeMt.1.1
f ch. 4.1;
9. 3. 5 ;
1 Cor. 10.
18 ; comp.
Ju. 1. 14
'' See Mt. 4. 3
' Comp.
Acts 10.
38 ; 13. 33 ;
17. 31; 26.
23
^ See Acts 1.
25 ; comp.
Gal. 1. 16
' ch. 16. 26 ;
comp.
Acts 6. 7
"' See Acts 9.
15
" Comp.
Jude 1 ;
Eev. 17. 14
" 1 Th. 1. 4 ;
ch. 5. 5 ff. ;
8. 39
y ICor. 1. 2;
comp. 24 ;
ch. 8. 28 ff.
9 See Acts
9. 13
»■ 1 Cor. 1. 3 ;
2 Cor. 1. 2;
Gal. 1. 3 ;
Eph. 1.2;
Phil. 1. 2 ;
Col. 1. 2 ;
1 Th. 1. 1 ;
2Th. 1. 2;
1 Tim. 1. 2 ;
2 Tim. 1. 2 ;
Tit. 1. 4 ;
Philem. 3;
2 Jn. 3 ;
2 Pet. 1. 2 ;
comp.
Num. 6.
25 f.
* 1 Cor. 1. 4 ;
Eph. 1.
15 f. ; Phil.
1. 3 ; Col.
1. 3 f . ;
1 Th. 1. 2 ;
2. 13 ; 2 Th.
. 1. 3 ; 2. 13 ;
2 Tim, 1. 3 ;
Philem. 4
tch. 16.19;
157
Greeks and to ■''Barbarians, both to
the wise and to the foolish. 15
So, ^as much as in me is, I am ready
to " ''preach the gospel to you also
that are in Rome.
^16 For I am not ' ashamed of the
" gospel : for * it is the power of God
unto salvation to every one that
believeth ; to the ' Jew first, and
also to ""the Greek. 1 7 For therein
is revealed " a righteousness of God
from faith unto faith : as it is want-
ten, '■^ But " the righteous shall live
■'^by faith.
18 For "^the wrath of God is
revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness
of men, who ^^ ^hinder the truth in
unrighteousness; 19 because *■ that
which is known of God is manifest
in them ; for God manifested it unto
them. 20 For the invisible things
of him * since the creation of the
world are clearly seen, * being per-
ceived through the things that are
vaside, even his everlasting power
and divinity; ■"'that they may be
without excuse: 21 because that,
knowing God, they glorified him
not as God, neither gave thanks;
but became "vain in their reason-
ings, and their senseless heart was
darkened. 22 "Professing them-
selves to be wise, they became
fools, 23 and ^changed the glory
of the incorruptible God for the
comp. Acts 28, 22 " ch. 9. 1 ; 2 Cor. 1. 23 ; 11. 31 ;
Phil, 1. 8 ; 1 Th. 2. 5, 10 " Acts 24. 14 ; 2 Tim. 1. 3
^' Eph. 1. 16 ; Phil. 1. 3 1 ; 1 Th. 1. 2 f . ; 2 Tim. 1. 3 ;
Philem. 4 2/ ch. 15. 32 ; Acts 18. 21 ^ ch. 15. 23 ;
Acts 19. 21 °- ch. 11. 25 ; 1 Cor. 10. 1 ; 12. 1 ; 2 Cor.
1. 8 ; 1 Th. 4, 13 6 ch. 7. 1 ; 1 Cor. 1. 10 ; 14. 20, 26 ;
Gal. 3. 15 ; see Acts 1. 15 « ch. 15. 22 f. ; comp.
Acts 19. 21 d Jn. 4. 36 ; comp. 15. 16 ; Phil. 1. 22 ;
Col. 1. 6 « Comp, 1 Cor. 9. 16 / See Acts 28. 2
f Comp. ch. 12. 18 '' ch. 15. 20 * Comp. 2 Tim. 1.
8, 12, 16 k 1 Cor. 1. 18, 24 ' See Acts 3. 26 ; ch.
2. 9 '" See Jn. 7, 35 " ch. 3, 21 ; Phil. 3. 9 ; see
ch. 9. 30 ° Gal. 3. 11 ; Heh. 10. 38 f Eph. 5. 6 ;
Col. 3. 6; comp. ch. .5. 9 9 2Th. 2. 6 f. (Gr.)
'■ Acts 14. 17 ; 17. 24 ff. ' Comp. Mk. 10. 6 ' Ps.
19. 1-6 ; Job 12. 7-9 ; Jer. 5. 21 f. « 2 K. 17. 15 ; Jer,
2, 5 • see Eph. 4. 17 f . " Jer. 10. 14 : 1 Cor. 1. 20
•^ Ps. 106. 20 ; Jer. 2. 11 ; Acts 17. 29; Wlsd. 12. 24 ; 13.
11 Gr. brinq good tidings. Comp. ch. 10. 13 f.
12 Hab. ii. 4. 13 Gr. from. i* Or, a wrath
15 Or, hold the truth Comp. 1 Cor. 7. 30 (Gr.).
16 Or, so tliat they are
1.24
EOMANS
2.18
The Jews' Keed of tbe Same. Their (Greater Advantages of ns IvaB
likeness of an image of corruptible
man, and of birds, and four-footed
beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore "God gave them
up in the lusts of their hearts unto
uncleanness, that their bodies
should be * dishonored among
themselves: 25 for that they ex-
changed the truth of God for a
'^lie, and worshipped and served
the creature rather than the Crea-
tor, "* who is blessed ^ for . ever.
Amen.
26 For this cause " God gave
them up unto - " vile passions :
for their women changed the nat-
ural use into that which is against
nature : 27 and likewise also the
men, leaving the natural use of the
woman, burned in their lust one
toward another, /men with men
working unseemliness, and receiv-
ing in themselves that recompense
of their error which was due.
28 And even as they ^refused to
have God in their knowledge, " God
gave them up unto a reprobate
mind, to do those things which are
not fitting; 29 being filled with
all unrighteousness, wickedness,
covetousness, maliciousness ; full of
envy, murder, strife, deceit, malig-
nity ; ^ whisperers, 30 backbiters,
* ''hateful to God, insolent, haughty,
boastful, inventors of evil things,
'disobedient to parents, 31 with-
out understanding, covenant-break-
ers, * without natural affection,
unmerciful : 32 who, knowing the
ordinance of God, that they that
practise such things are worthy of
'death, not only do the same, but
also ™ consent with them that prac-
tise them.
2 Wherefore thou art "with-
out excuse, "O man, whoso-
ever thou art that judgest : for
wherein ^thou judgest ^another,
thou condemnest thyself ; for thou
that judgest dost practise the same
things. 2 ® And we know that the
judgment of God is according to
truth against them that practise
such things. 3 And reckonest
thou this, "O man, who judgest
them that practise such things,
and doest the same, that thou
shalt escape the judgment of God 1
4 Or despisest thou »the riches of
his *■ goodness and " forbearance and
' Gr. unto the ages.
2 Gr. pansions of dishonor.
3 Gr. did not approve.
* Or, haters of God ' Gr. the other.
6 Many ancieut authorities read For-
" ver. 26, 28 ;
comp.
Eph. 4. 19
b Comp.
Eph. 2. 3
•^ Is. 44. 20 ;
Jer. 10. 14 ;
13. 25 ; 16.
19
d ch. 9. 5 ;
2 Cor. 11.
31
« 1 Th. 4. 5
/Lev. 18. 22;
20. 13 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 6. 9
P Comp.
2 Cor. 12.
20
'' Ps. 5. 5 ;
Wisd. 14.
9
i 2 Tim. 3. 2
t- 2 Tim. 3. 3
' ch. 6. 21
"' Lk. 11. 48 ;
Acts 8. 1 ;
22. 20 ; 2
Mace. 11.
24
« ch. 1. 20
° ver. 3 ;
ch. 9. 20 ;
comp.
Lk. 12. 14
P Comp. 2 S.
12. a-1 ; Mt.
7. 1 ; ch. 14.
22
9 ch. 9. 23 ;
11. 33 ;
2 Cor. 8. 2 ;
Eph. 1. 7,
18 ; 2. 7 ;
Phil. 4. 19 ;
Col. 1. 27 ;
2. 2 ; comp.
Tit. 3. B
»• ch. 11. 22
» ch. 3. 25
t ch. 9. 22 ;
1 Tim. 1.
16 ; 1 Pet.
3. 20;
2 Pet. 3.
15 ; comp.
Ex. 34. 6
" Comp.
2 Pet. 3. 9
" Comp.
Dt. 32.
34f.;Prov.
1. 18 ; Tob.
4. 9
" Comp. Ps.
110. 5 ;
Jude 6 ;
2 Cor. 5.
10; 2Th. 1.
5.
y See Mt. 16.
27
^ Lk. 8. 15 :
Heb. 10. 36
" ver. 10 ;
Heb. 2. 7 ;
1 Pet. 1. 7
fc 1 Cor. 15.
42, 50, 53 f.;
Eph. 6. 24
marg. ;
2 Tim. 1.
10 marg.
' See Mt. 25.
46
d Phil. 1. 17
marg. ;
comp.
2 Cor. 12.
20 ; Gal. 5.
20; Phil.
2. 3 ; Jas.
3. 14, 16
158
'longsuffering, not knowing that
'-' the goodness of God leadeth thee
to repentance 1 5 but after thy
hardness and impenitent heart
'treasurest up for thyself wrath
^ in the day of wrath and revelation
of the righteous judgment of God ;
6 2' who will render to every man
according to his works : 7 to them
that by '^patience in well-doing
seek for "glory and honor and *in-
corruption, ''eternal life: 8 but
unto them that are ''factious, and
"obey not the truth, but obey un-
righteousness, shall he wrath and
indignation, 9 ■'tribulation and
anguish, upon every soul of man
that worketh evil, of the Jew ^ first,
and also of the Greek; 10 but
"glory and honor and peace to
every man that worketh good, to
the Jew ''first, and also to the
Greek : 1 1 for ' there is no respect
of persons with God. 12 For as
many as ** have sinned ^^ without the
law shall also perish without the
law : and as many as * have sinned
under the law shall be judged by
the law ; 1 3 for ' not the hearers of
the law are "just before God,
but thedoers of thelawshall be ^"jus-
tified; 14 (for when Gentiles that
have not the law do '" by nature the
things of the law, these, not hav-
ing the law, are the law unto them-
selves ; 15 in that they show "the
work of the law written in their
hearts, their conscience bearing
witness therewith, and "their
y" thoughts one with another accus-
ing or else excusing them) ; 1 6 in
the day when "God ^^ shall judge
the secrets of men, ^according to
my " gospel, by Jesus Christ.
17 But if thou bearest the name
of a Jew, and * restest upon the
law, and gloriest in God, 18 and
knowest ^^his will, and '^''approv-
est the things that are excellent,
being instructed out of the law,
« Comp. 2 Th. 2. 12 /ch. 8. 35 » 1 Pet. 4. 17 ;
comp. Acts 3. 26 ; ch. 1. 16 * Comp. ver. 9 ' See
Acts 10. 34 A-lCor. 9. 21; Acts2.23marg. Comp.
Wisd. 17. 2 ' Jas. 1. 22 f. 25 ; comp. Mt. 7. 21, 24 tf. ;
Ju. 13. 17 "' Comp. ver. 15 ; ch. 1. 19 : Acts 10. 35
" Comp. ver. 14, 27 " Acts 10. 42 ; 17. 31 ; comp.
ch. 3. 6 ; 14. 10 P ch. 16. 25 ; 2 Tim. 2. 8 ; comp.
1 Cor. 15. 1 ; Gal. 1. 11 ; 1 Tim. 1. 11 « ver. 23 ; ch.
9. 4 ; comp. Mic. 3. 11 ; Ju. 5. 45 '' Phil. 1. 10
7 Or, sledfastness
8 Gr. sinned. 9 Or, righteous
1" Or. accounted righteous : and so elsewhere.
11 Or, their ttioughts accusing or else excusing
them one with another
I- Ot, reasonings 2 Cor. 10. 5. ^^ Or, jtidgeth
i< See marginal note on ch. 1.1. is Or, the Will
16 Or, dost distinguish the things that differ
2.19
EOMANS
a 21
SHperiority in Privilege does not diminisli Gnilt. Jew and Gentile alil^e nnder Sin, as the Scriptnres testily
1 9 and art confident that thou thy-
self art a guide of the blind, a light
of them that are in darkness, 20 ^ a
corrector of the foolish, a teacher
of babes, having in the law "the
form of knowledge and of the truth ;
21 thou therefore Hhat teachest
another, teachest thou not thyself?
thou that preachest a man should
not steal, dost thou steal 1 22 thou
that say est a man should not com-
mit adultery, dost thou commit
adultery? thou that abhorrest
idols, dost thou ''rob temples'?
23 thou who "^ gloriest in the law,
through thy transgression of the
law dishonorest thou God"? 24
For the name of God is blasphemed
among the Gentiles "because of
you, '■^even as it is written. 25 For
circumcision indeed profiteth, if
thou be a ■'^doer of the law: but
if thou be a transgressor of the
law, ^ thy circumcision is become
uncia^cumcision. 26 ''If therefore
•the uncircumcision ^'keep the
ordinances of_ the law, shall not
his uncircumcision be reckoned for
circumcision 1 27 and shall not
'the uncircumcision which is by
nature, if it fulfil the law, 'judge
thee, who with the letter and cir-
cumcision art a transgressor of the
law 1 28 For '" he is not a Jew who
is one outwardly ; neither is that
circumcision which is outward in
the flesh: 29 but "he is a Jew
who is one inwardly ; and circum-
cision is that of the heart, in " the
spirit not in the letter ; ^ whose
praise is not of men, but of God.
3 What advantage then hath
the Jew \ or what is the profit
of circumcision 1 2 Much every
way : first of all, that * they were
intrusted with the '' oracles of God.
3 For what if * some were without
faith 1 shall their want of faith
make of none effect the faithful-
ness of God 1 4 ^ ' God forbid : yea,
let God be found true, but every
man " a liar ; as it is written,
^That thou mightest be justified
in thy words,
And mightest prevail when thou
comest into judgment.
5 But if our unrighteousness "com-
mendeth the righteousness of God,
^what shall we say? Is God un-
righteous who visiteth with wrath 1
(^ I speak after the manner of men.)
6 * * God forbid : for then how shall
1 Or, an instructor 2 Is. lii. 5.
* Gr. Be it not so : and so elsewhere. * Pa li. 4.
" Comp.
2 Tim. 1.
13 ; ch. 3.
31
* Comp. Mt.
23. 3 if.
<' Acts 19. 37
d ver. 17 ; ch.
9. 4 ; comp.
Mic. 3. 11 ;
Jd. 5. 45
« Ezek. 36.
20fif. ;
2 Pet. 2. 2
/ Comp.
ver. 13 f. 27
y Jer. 4. 4 ;
9. 2.5 f .
'' 1 Cor. 7. 19
' Eph. 2, 11 ;
comp. ch.
3. 30
«-■ ch. 8. 4 ;
comp. ver.
25,27
' Mt. 12. 41
"' ch. 9. 6 ;
Jn. 8. 39 ;
comp. Gal.
6. 15 ; ver.
17
" Phil. 3. 3 I
Col. 2. 11
" ch. 7. 6 ;
2 Cor. 3. 6 ;
comp. ver.
27
P 1 Cor. 4. 5 ;
2 Cor. 10.
18 ; comp.
Jn. 5. 44 ;
12. 43
9 Dt. 4. 8 ;
Ps. 147. 19 ;
ch. 9. 4
*" See Acts 7.
38
» ch. 10. 16 ;
Heb. 4. 2
' See Lk. 20.
16 ; ver. 6,
31
" Comp. ver.
7 ; Ps. 116.
11
" ch. 5. 8 ;
2 Cor. 6. 4 ;
7. 11 (Gr.);
Gal. 2. 18
(Gr.)
" ch. 7. 7 ;
8. 31 ; 9. 14,
30 ; comp.
4.1
y ch. 6. 19 ;
1 Cor. 9. 8 ;
Gal. 3. 15 ;
" See ch. 2.
16
" ver. 4
b Comp. ch.
9. 19
" Comp. ch.
6. 1
<' Comp.
ver. 1
" ch. 2. 1-29
/ ch. 1. 18-
32
y Comp.
ver. 19, 23;
ch. 11. 32 ;
Gal. 3. 22
h See Jn.
10. 34
' Comp. ch.
2. 12
*: See ver. 9
' Acts 13.
39 ; Gal. 2.
16 ; comp.
Ps. 143. 2
159
^God judge the world? 7 'But if
" the truth of God through my lie
abounded unto his glory, * why am
I also still judged as a sinner?
8 and why not (as we are slander-
ously reported, and as some affirm
that we say), ''Let us do evil, that
good may come? whose condemna-
tion is just.
9 What then? "^are we better
than they ? No, in no wise : for
we before laid to the charge both
of ^Jews and -^Greeks, that they
are "all under sin ; 10 as it is writ-
ten,
^ There is none righteous, no, not
one ;
I I There is none that understand-
eth.
There is none that seeketh after
God;
12 They have all turned aside,
they are together become un-
profitable ;
There is none that doeth good,
no, not so much as one :
13^ Their throat is an open sepul-
chre ;
With their tongues they have
used deceit :
^The poison of asps is under
their lips :
14 ® Whose mouth is full of cursing
and bitterness :
15 ^° Their feet are swift to shed
blood ;
16 Destruction and misery are in
their ways ;
17 And the way of peace have
they not known :
18 " There is no fear of God before
their eyes.
1 9 Now we know that what
things soever the ''law saith, it
speaketh to Hhem that are under
the law ; that every mouth may
be stopped, and *all the world
may be brought under the judg-
ment of God : 20 because ^'' ' by
^^the works of the law shall no
flesh be ^^ justified in his sight; for
^''™ through the law cometh the
knowledge of sin.
21 But now apart from the law
" a righteousness of God hath been
manifested, being "witnessed by
"' ch. 7. 7 ; comp. ch. 4. 15 ; 5. 13, 20 " See ch. 1.
17 ; 9. 30 " Comp. ch. 1. 2 ; Acts 10. 43
6 Many ancient authorities read For.
6 f>s."xiv. Iff.; liii. 1 ff.
8 Ps. cxl. 3. 9 Ps. X. 7.
11 Ps. xxxvi. 1.
13 Or, works of law
H Or, accounted righteous
^ Ps. V. 9.
10 Is. hx. 7 f.
12 Gr. out of.
16 Or, through lam
3.22
ROMANS
4.19
The Divine Method of Rescue; exemplified in David and Ibraham
the law and the prophets ; 22 even
the " righteousness of God through
* faith ^"in Jesus Christ unto ''all
^ them that believe ; for " there is
no distinction ; 23 for all ^ '^have
sinned, and fall short of the glory
of God ; 24 being justified freely
» by his grace through '' the re-
demption that is in Christ Jesus :'
25 whom God set forth *to pe 'a
Eropitiation, through faith, * in his
lood, to show his righteousness
because of the 'passing over of
the sins done aforetime, in the
™ f orljearance of God; 26 for the
showing, / say, of his righteous-
ness at this present season : that
he might himself be ^ just, and the
^justifier of him that "^hath faith
^in Jesus. 27 Where then is the
"glorying"? It is excluded. By
" what manner of law % of works '?
Nay : but by a law of faith. 28
■^^We reckon therefore that a man
is justified by faith apart from
^the works of the law. 29 Or* is
God tlte God of Jews only"? is he
not the God of Gentiles also "? Yea,
of Gentiles also : 30 if so be that
'God is one, and *he shall justify
the circumcision ''by faith, and the
uncircumcision ^" through laith.
31 Do we then make " the law of
none effect ^^ through faith 1 ' God
forbid : nay, we " establish " the
law.
4 What then shall we say
^^that Abraham, ^^our fore-
father, hath found 'according to
the flesh ? 2 For if Abraham
was justified "by works, he hath
whereof to glory ; but -^ not toward
God. 3 For what saith the scrip-
ture"? "And ^Abraham believed
God, and it was reckoned unto
him for righteousness. 4 Now to
him that -worketh, the reward
is not reckoned as of grace, but
as of debt. 5 But to him that
worketh not, but " believeth on
him that justifieth the ungodly,
his faith is reckoned for righteous-
ness. 6 Even as David also pro-
nounceth blessing upon the man,
unto whom God reckoneth right-
eousness apart from works, 7 saying,
1 Or, of
2 Some ancient authorities add and upon all
3 Gr. sinned. ■* Or, to be propitiatory
* See ch. 2. 13, marg. 6 Gr. in of faith..
1 Many ancient authorities read Fur we reckon.
8 Or, toork.1 of law » Gr. out of. Gal. 3. 8.
10 Ot, through the faith Gal. 2. 16. n Or, /<?!{•
12 Some ancient authorities read of Abraham,
our forefather according to the flesh f
13 Or, our forefather according to the flesh hath
found ? u Gen. xv. 6.
" See ch. 1.
17 ; 9. 30
b ch. 4. 5
' Acts 3. 16 ;
Gal. 2. 16,
20 ; 3. 22 ;
Eph. 3. 12
d ch. 4. 11,
16 ; 10. 4
« ch. 10 12 ;
comp. Gal.
3. 23 ; Col.
3.11
/ See ver. 9
^ ch. 4. 4 f.
16; Eph.
* Eph. 1. 7 ;
Col. 1. 14;
Heb. 9. 15 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 1. 30
i 1 Jn. 2. 2 ;
4. 10
* Comp.
1 Cor. 5. 7 ;
Heb. 9. 14,
28 ; 1 Pet.
1. 19 ; Rev.
1. 5, &e
' Acts 17. 30;
14. 16
'" ch. 2. 4
" ch. 2. 17,
23 ; comp.
4.2; ICor.
1. 29 tf .
o ch 9. 31
P ver. 20, 21 ;
see Acts
13. 39;
Eph. 2. 9 ;
comp. Jas.
2. 20, 24, 26
a ch. 9. 24 ;
10. 12 ; 15.
9 ; Gal. 3.
28 ; comp.
Acts 10.
34 f.
»■ ch. 10. 12
" ch. 4. 11 f.
16; Gal.
3. S ; see
ch. 3. 22
' See Lk. 20.
16 ; ver. 4
" Comp. ch.
4. 3 ; 8. 4 ;
Mt. 5. 17
^ See ch. 1. 3
(comp.
Ecclus. 44.
19 tf.)
^ Comp.
1 Cor. 1. 31
y ver. 9, 22 ;
Gal. 3. 6 ;
Gen. 15.6;
Jas. 2. 23;
comp.
Ecclus. 44.
19fif. ;
1 lMacc.2.53
" ch. 11. 6
" ch. 3. 22 ;
comp. Jn.
6. 29
b 2 Cor. 5. 19
" ch. 3. ?.0
rf See ver. 3
' Gen. 17.
10 f.
/ See Jn. 3.
s ver. 16 f . ;
comp. Lk.
19 9
A See ch. 3.
22 ; ver. 16
I Comp. ch.
9. 8 ; Gal.
3. 16
fc Gen. 17. 4-
^^ Blessed are they whose iniqui-
ties are forgiven.
And whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man to whom
the Lord will not * reckon
sin.
9 Is this blessing then pronounced
upon "the circumcision, or upon
the uncircumcision also"? for "^we
say. To Abraham his faith was
reckoned for righteousness. 10
How then was it reckoned? when
he was in circumcision, or in un-
circumcision'? Not in circumci-
sion, but in uncircumcision : 11
and he ''received the sign of cir-
cumcision, -^a seal of the righteous-
ness of the faith which he had
while he was in uncircumcision :
that he might be ''the father of
* all them that believe, though
they be in uncircumcision, that
righteousness might be reckoned
unto them; 12 and the father of
circumcision to them who not only
are of the circumcision, but who
also walk in the steps of that faith
of our father Abraham which he
had in uncircumcision. 13 For
not ^'^ through the law was 'the
promise to Abraham or to his seed
* that he should be heir of the
world, but through the righteous-
ness of faith. 1 4 For ' if they that
are of the law are heirs, faith is
made void, and the promise is
made of none effect: 15 for '"the
law worketh wrath; but "where
there is no law, neither is there
transgression. 16 For this cause
it is of faith, that it may he accord-
ing to " grace ; to the end that the
promise may be sure to *" all the
seed ; not to that only which is of
the law, but to that also which
is of the faith of Abraham, who
is ^the father of us all 17 (as it is
written, ^'A father of many na-
tions have I niade thee) before him
whom he believed, even God, *who
giveth life to the dead, and '"call-
eth the Hhings that ai-e not, as
though they were. 18 Who in
hope believed against hope, to the
end that he might become 'a
father of many nations, according
to that which had been spoken, ^*So
shall thy seed be. 19 And with-
6 ; 22. 17 f. ' Gal. 3. 18 >" ch. 7. 7, 10-25 ; 1 Cor.
15. 56 ; Gal. 3. 10 " See ch. 3. 20 " See ch. 3. 24
P See ver. 11 ; ch. 9. 8 ; 15. 8 « Jn. 5. 21 '' Comp.
Is. 43. 13; 51. 2; Wisd. 11.25 *lCor. 1. 28 ' ver. 17
15 Ps. xxxii. 1 f.
16 Or, through law
I" Gen. xvii. 5.
J» Gen. XV. 5.
4.20
EOMANS
5.21
The Blessedness of the Jnstified. Adam and Christ contrasted
out being weakened in faith he
considered his own body ^ now " as
good as dead (* he being about a
hundred years old), and "^^the dead-
ness of Sarah's '-^womb; 20 yet,
looking unto the promise of God,
he wavered not through unbehef,
but waxed strong through faith,
''giving glory to God, 21 and
•being fully assured that -^what
he had promised, he was able also
to perform. 22 Wherefore also '■> it
was reckoned unto him for right-
eousness. 23 Now ''it was not
written for his sake alone, that it
was reckoned unto him ; 24 but
for our sake also, unto whom it
shall be reckoned, 'who believe
on him that * raised Jesus our
Lord from the dead, 25 who was
'delivered up for our trespasses,
and was '"raised for our justifi-
cation.
5" Being therefore justified
^by faith, '^''we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ ; 2 through whom also we
have ^had our access ^by faith
into this grace * wherein we stand ;
and ^ we "' rejoice in hope of the
glory of God. 3 ^ And not only
so, but ^we also '* rejoice in our
tribulations : knowing that tribu-
lation worketh ' stedfastness ; 4
and ' stedfastness, " approvedness ;
and approvedness, hope : 5 and
hope " putteth not to shame ; be-
cause the love of God hath been
**^shed abroad in our hearts
through the Holy Spirit which
was given unto us. 6 For while
we were yet * weak, ' in due season
'Christ died for the ungodly. 7
For scarcely for a righteous man
will one die : for peradventure for
the good man some one would even
dare to die. 8 But God " com-
mendeth * his own love toward us,
in that, while we were yet sinners,
' Christ died for us. 9 Much more
then, being now justified ^"''by his
blood, shall we be saved ''from the
wrath of God through him. 10
For if, while we Avere ' enemies, we
were reconciled to God through
the death of his Son, much more,
being reconciled, shall we be saved
^®-^by his life ; 11 ''and not only so,
1 Many ancient authorities omit now.
* Or, womb : yea, &c. s Or. out of.
■* Many ancient authorities read let ws have.
^ Some ancient authorities omit by faith.
* Or, Iff ii.^ rejoice
t Gr. glory. Yer. U ; Heb. 3. 6.
8 Or, lei us also rejoice
> Gr. poured out. lo Gr. m.
« Heb. 11. 12
l> Gen. 17. 17
" Gen. 1«. 11
<i See Mt. 9. 8
" ch. 14. 5
/Gen. 18.
14 ; comp.
Heb. 11. 19
" See ver. 3
'' ch. 15. 4 ;
1 Cor. 9.
Of. ;10, 11;
2 Tim. 3.
lt)f.
' ch. 10. 9 ;
1 Pet. 1. 21
*: See Acts 2.
24
' ch. 5. 6, 8 ;
8. 32;
comp. Gal.
2. 20 ; Eph.
5.2
"' 1 Cor. 1.5.
17 ; 2 Cor.
5. 16;
comp. ch.
5. 18
" ch. 3. 28
" Comp.
ver. 11
P Eph. 2. 18 ;
3. 12,
comp.
Heb. 10.
19f.;lPet.
3. 18
« 1 Cor. 15. 1
'■ ver. ll;ch.
8. 23; 9. Ill;
2 Cor. 8. 19
"Mt. 5. 12;
comp. Jas.
1. 2f.
t See Lk. 21.
19
" Phil. 2. 22 ;
Jas. 1. 12
" Comp. Ps.
119. 116 ;
Ecclus. 2.
10 ; ch. 9.
33 ; Heb. 6.
18 f.
»^ Acts 2. 33;
10. 45 ; Tit.
3. 6 ; comp.
Gal. 4. 6
V Comp. ver.
8,10
- Comp.
Gal. 4. 4
" See ch.3. 5
6 ch. 8. 39 ;
see Jn. 3.
16 ; 15. 13
'^ Comp. ch.
3. 25
dlTh.l. 10,
comp. ch.
1.18
« ch. 11. 28 ;
comp.
Eph. 2. 3 ;
Col. 1.21 f.;
2 Cor. 5.
18 f.
/Comp. ch.
8. 34 ; Heb.
7. 25 ; 1 Jn.
2.1
"but we also rejoice in God through
our Lord Jesus Christ, through
whom we have now received " the
reconciliation.
12 Therefore, as through *one
man sin entered into the world,
and ' death through sin ; and * so
death passed unto all men, for
that all sinned : — 13 for until the
law sin was in the world ; but
^ sin is not imputed when there is
no law. 14 Nevertheless death
reigned from Adam until Moses,
even over them that had not-
sinned '"after the likeness_ of.
Adam's transgression, who is a
"figure of him that was to come.
1 5 But not as the trespass, so also
is the free gift. For if by the
trespass of " the one ^ the many
died, much more did the grace
of God, and the gift by *the grace
of the one man, Jesus Christ,
abound unto ^ the many. 16 And
not as through one that sinned,
so is the gift : for '' the judgment
came of one unto condemnation,
but the fi'ee gift crone of many
trespasses unto '-justification. 17
For if, by the trespass of the one,
death reigned '' through the one ;
much more shall they that receive
the abundance of grace and '^of
the gift of righteousness "reign
in life through the one, even Jesus
Christ. 18 So then as through
"one trespass the judgment came
unto all men to condemnation ;
even so through one ' act of right-
eousness tlte free gift came unto all
men to "justification of life. 19
For as through the one man's dis-
obedience ^Hlie many "were made
sinners, even so through ^the
obedience of the one shall ^the
many be made righteous. 20 And
" ^ the law came in besides, that
the trespass might abound ; but
where sin abounded, ^ grace did
abound more exceedingly : 21 that,
as "sin reigned in death, even so
might ''grace reign through right-
eousness unto eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
* ch. 6. 23; 1 Cor. 15. .56; Jas. 1. 15 ; Wisd. 1. 13-16
*: ver. 14, 19, 21 ; 1 Cor. 15. 22 < See ch. 4. 15
"• Hos. 6. 7 "1 Cor. 15. 45 " ver. 12, 18 p ver.
19 ; comp. 18 « Acts 15. 11 "" Comp. 1 Cor. 11.
32 (Gr.) ^ Comp. 2 Tim. 2. 12 ; Rev. 22. 5 'See
marg. lo " ch. 4. 25 " ver. 12 ; ch. 11. 32 "^ Comp.
Phil. 2. 8 y Gal. 3. 19 ; see ch. 3. 20 ; T. 7 f.
^ Comp. ch. 6. 1 ; 1 Tim. 1. 14 " Comp. ver. 12, 14
t See Jn. 1. 17 ; comp. ch. 6. 23
11 Gr. but also glorying. Comp. ver. 2.
1- ( ir. an act ofrifjnleousness. Kev. 15. 4 , 19. 8.
13 Some ancient authorities omit of the gift.
11 Or, law
6.1
EOMANS
7.6
The Believer dead to Sin bat alive onto God. Grace and Sin Incompatible. The Believer is dead to the law and alive nnto God
6 "What shall we say then'?
Shall we * continue in sin.
that grace Baay abound 1 2 " God
forbid. We who "^ died to sin, how
shall we any longer live therein"?
3 Orareyeignorantthatallwewho
were "baptized into -^Christ Jesus
were baptized into his death*? 4
We were " buried therefore with
him through baptism into death :
that like as Christ was '' raised from
the dead through the ' glory of the
Father, so we also might walk in
* newness of life. 5 For 'if we
have become ^united with him in
the likeness of his death, we shall
be also in the likeness of his resur-
rection ; 6 knowing this, that our
™ old man was " crucified with hivi,
that the "body of sin might be
done away, that so we should no
longer be in bondage to sin ; 7 for
^he that hath died is ^justified
from sin. 8 But * if we died with
Christ, we believe that we shall
also live with him ; 9 knowing
that Christ being ''raised from
the dead dieth no more ; * death
no more hath dominion over him.
10 For ^the death that he died,
he died unto sin ^once: but ^the
life that he liveth, he liveth unto
God. 11 Even so reckon ye also
yourselves to be *dead unto sin,
but alive unto God in Christ Jesus.
12 Let not sin therefore "reign
in your mortal body, that ye should
obey the lusts thereof : 1 3 neither
"present your members unto sin
as ^instruments of unrighteous-
ness ; but •'present yourselves unto
God, as alive from the dead, and
your members as ^ instruments of
righteousness unto God. 14 For
"sin shall not 'have dominion over
you : for " ye are not under law,
but * under grace.
15 What then"? ''shall we sin,
because we are not under law, but
under grace 1 "* God forbid. 1 6
"Know ye not, that to whom ye
present yourselves as •• servants
unto obedience, his ^-^ servants
ye are whom ye obey ; whether
of *sin unto death, or of obedi-
ence unto righteousness "? 17 But
* thanks be to God, ^ that, whereas
ye were ® servants of sin, ye be-
1 Or, united ivith the likeness . . . with the
2 Or, released Comp. Ecclus. 26. 29 (Gr.) ; ch.
7. 1. 3 Or, in that
* Gr. once for all. Heb. 7, 27.
* Or, iceapons Comp. 2 Cor. 10. 4.
6 Gr. bondservants.
r Or, that ye were . . . but ye became
"■ Comp. ch.
3. 5
i> ver. 15 ;
comp. ch.
" See Lk. 20.
16 ; ver. 15
d ver. 11 ; ch.
7. 4, 6; Gal.
2. 19 ; Col.
2. 20 ; 3. 3 ;
1 Pet. 2. 24
« See Mt. 28.
19
/ Acts 2. 38 ;
8. 16 ; 19.
5 ; Gal. 3.
27
0 Col. 2. 12
h See Acts 2.
24 ; ver. 9
' Comp. Jn.
11. 40 ;
2 Cor. 13. 4
* Comp. ch.
7.6; 2 Cor.
5. 17 ; Gal.
6. 15 ; Eph.
4. 23 f . ;
Col. 3. 10
' 2 Cor. 4.
10 ; Phil. 3.
10 f . ; Col.
2. 12 ; 3. 1
"* Eph. 4. 22 ;
Col. 3. 9
» Gal. 2. 20 ;
5. 24 ; 6. 14
" Comp. ch.
7. 24
P 1 Pet. 4. 1
« 2 Tim. 2.
11 ; comp.
2 Cor. 4.
10 ; ver. 4
•■ See Acts 2.
24 ; ver. 4
» Rev. 1. 18
« ver. 2 ;
ch. 7. 4, 6 ;
Gal. 2. 19 ;
Col. 2. 20 ;
3. 3 ; 1 Pet.
2. 24
" ver. 14
" ch. 7. 5 ;
comp Col.
3. 5 ; ver.
16,19
^ ch. 12. 1 ;
2 Cor. 5.
14f. ;lPet.
2 24
y ch. 8. 2, 12
= ver. 12
" Comp. ch.
7. 4, 6;
Gal. 4. 21 ;
ch. 5. 18
I- ch. 5. 17, 21
"^ ver. 1
d See Lk. 20.
16 ; ver. 2
^ ch. 11. 2 ,
1 Cor. 3.
16 ; 5. 6 ;
6.2,3,9,15.
16, 19; 9. 13,
24
/See Jn. 8.
34 ; comp.
2 Pet 2. 19
»ver. 21, 23
A Comp. ch.
1. 8 ; see
2 Cor. 2. 14
i Comp.
2Tim. 1. 13
* Comp. ch.
8.2; Jn. 8.
32 , ver. 22
' See ch. 3. 5
"^ See ver. 13
" ver. 16 ;
162
came obedient from the heart to
that ^ ' form of teaching whereunto
ye were delivered ; 18 and being
*made free from sin, ye became
^ servants of righteousness. 1 9 ' I
speak after the manner of men
because of the infirmity of your
flesh : for "' as ye presented your
members as servants to unclean-
ness and to iniquity unto iniquity,
even so now present your members
as servants to righteousness unto
sanctification. 20 For "when ye
were " servants of sin, ye were free
in regard of righteousness. 2 1
\yhat "fruit then had ye at that
time in the things whereof ye are
now ashamed 1 for the end of those
things is ^' death. 22 But now
being *made free from sin and
become '' servants to God, ye have
your '■fruit unto sanctification,
and ' the end eternal life. 23 For
the wages of ^' sin is death ; but th©
free gift of God is ' eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
7 Or are ye ignorant, "breth-
ren (for I speak to men who
know Hhe law), that the law hath
dominion over a man for so long
time as he liveth 1 2 For " the
woman that hath a husband is
bound by law to the husband while
he liveth ; but if the husband die,
she is discharged from the law of
the husband. 3 So then if, while
the husband liveth, she be joined
to another man, she shall be called
an adulteress : iDut if the husband
die, she is free from the law, so
that she is no adulteress, though
she be joined to another man. 4
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also
were ^made dead -'to the law
'through the body of Chi'ist ; that
ye should be joined to another,
even to him who was raised from
the dead, that we might bring
forth fruit unto God. 5 For when
we were "in the flesh, the ^"sinful
passions, which were * thi'ough the
law, wrought "in our members to
bring forth fruit unto death. 6
But now we have been ** discharged
from the law, having " died to that
Mt. 6. 24 0 ch. 7. 5 ; comp. Jer. 12. 13 ; Ezek. 16,
63 Pver. 16, 23; ch. 1. 32; 8. 6, 13; Gal. 6. 8;
comp. ch. 5. 12 9 1 Cor. 7. 22 ; 1 Pet. 2. 16
"" Comp. ch. 7. 4 « 1 Pet. 1. 9 « ch. 5. 21 ; 8. 39 ;
see Mt. 25. 46 « See ch. 1. 13 "1 Cor. 7. 38
* ver. 6 ; see ch. 6. 2 " Gal. 2. 19 ; 5. 18 ; comp.
ch. 8. 2 ' Col. 1. 22 « ch. 8. 8 f . ; comp. 2 Cor. 10. i)
'ver. 7f. <^ ch. 6. 13, 21, 23 dver. 2 «ch. 6.2
« Or, pattern s Or, law
i« Gr. passions of sins.
7.7
ROMANS
8.13
The Inward Conflict. Christ Jesos brings Deliverance. There is now no Condemnation
wherein we were held ; so that we
serve in "newness of *the spirit,
and not in oldness of the letter.
7 "What shall we say then"? Is
the law sin 1 "^ God forbid. How-
beit, * I had not known sin, except
through ^ the law : for I had not
known ^coveting, except the law
had said, ^ Thou shalt not '^ covet :
8 but sin, •'finding occasion,
wrought in me " through the com-
mandment all manner of "covet-
ing : for '' apart from ^ the law sin is
dead. 9 And I was alive apart
from ^ the law once : but when the
commandment came, sin revived,
and I died ; 10 and the command-
ment, which %vas 'unto life, this
I found to be unto death : 1 1 for
sin, •''finding occasion, "through
tlie commandment * beguiled me,
and through it slew me. 12 'So
that the law is holy, and the com-
mandment holy, and righteous, and
good. 13 Did then that which is
good become death unto mel ''■ God
forbid. But sin, that it might be
shown to be sin, by working death
to me through that which is good ;
— that through the commandment
sin might become exceeding sinful.
14 For we know that the law is
•"spiritual : but I am '"carnal, "sold
"under sin. 15 For that which I
^do *I know not : for *not what I
would, that do I practise ; but what
I hate, that I do. 16 But if what
I would not, that I do, I consent
unto 'the law that it is good. 17
So now ^it is no more I that *do
it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
18 For I know that in me, that
is, in my 'flesh, dwelleth no good
thing : for to will is present with
me, but to * do that wnich is good
is not. 1 9 For ' the good which I
would I do not : but the evil which
I would not, that I practise. 20
But if what I would not, that I do,
•■ it is no more I that * do it, but sin
which dwelleth in me. 21 I find
then ^"the law, that, to me who
would do good, evil is present.
22 For I delight ®in the law of
God after "the inward man: 23
but I see "& different law in mj'^
members, warring against the
*law of my mind, and bringing
me into captivity ^ under " the law
of sin which is in my members.
I Or, law 2 Or, lust 3 Ex. xx. 17 ; Dt. v. 21.
* Gr. work.
'•> Or, in regard of the law Comp. ver. 12, 14.
* Gr. with.
1 Or. in. Many ancient authorities read to.
" See ch. 6. 4
b See cli. 2.
id
■^ See ch. 3. 5
rf See Lk. 20.
16
" See ch. 3.
20 ; 4. 15 ;
5.20
/ver. 11
" See ch. 3.
20 : ver. 11
A 1 Cor. 15.
56
i Lev. 18. 5 ;
ch. 10, 5 ;
Gal. 3. 12 ;
comp. Lk.
10.28
*; Comp.
Gen. 3. 13
' ver. 16 ;
1 Tim. 1. 8
"^ 1 Cor. 3. 1
"Comp. IK.
21. 20, 25 ;
2 K. 17. 17 ;
1 Mace. 1.
15 ; comp.
ch. 6. 6 ;
Gal. 4. 3
o See ch. 3. 9
P Comp. Jn.
15. 15
9 Gal. 5. 17 ;
ver. 19
»" ver. 20
* Comp.
ver. 25 ;
ch. 8. 3 ;
Jn. 3. 6
' See ver. 15
" Comp.
ver. 23, 25 ;
ch. 8. 2
" 2 Cor. 4.
16; Eph.
3. 16;
1 Pet. 3. 4
^ Comp.
Gal. 5. 17 ;
Jas. 4. 1 ;
1 Pet. 2.
11 ; ch. 6.
19
'-' ver. 25
- Comp. ch.
6. 6 ; Col.
2.11
"ch. 8. 2
b 1 Cor. 15.
57
"^ ver. 34 ;
comp. ch.
5. 16
d ver. 9 f.
" ver. 2, 11,
39; ch.l6.
3
/Comp.
1 Cor. 15.
45
» ch. 6. 14,
18 ; 7. 4 ;
comp. Jn.
8. 32, 36
ft Heb. 10.
1 S. ; see
Acts 13. 39
' Heb. 7. 18 ;
ch. 7. 18 f.
k Phil. 2. 7 ;
Heb. 2 14,
17 ; 4. 15
I Lk. 1. 6 ;
see ch. 2.
26
"" Gal. 5. 16,
25
" Gal. 5. 19-
21
" Gal. 5. 22-
25
P Gal. 6. 8
263
24 Wretched man that I am ! who
shall deliver me out of *Hhe body
of this « death ? 25 « I * thank God
through Jesus Christ our Lord. So
then I of myself with the mind,
indeed, serve the law of God ; but
with the flesh " the law of sin.
8 There is therefore now no
"condemnation to them that
are"* in 'Christ Jesus. 2 For •''the
law of the Spirit of life in * Christ
Jesus " made me free from the law
of sin and of death. 3 For ''what
the law could not do, '°in that it
'was weak through the flesh, God,
sending his own Son in * the like-
ness of " sinful flesh ^'and for sin,
condemned sin in the flesh : 4 that
the '^'ordinance of the law might
be fulfilled in us, who '"walk not
after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh
mind " the things of the flesh ; but
they that are after the Spirit ° the
things of the Spirit. 6 ^ For the
mind of the flesh is 'death ; but
the mind of the Spirit is life and
peace: 7 because the mind of the
flesh is *■ enmity against God ; for
it is not subject to the law of God,
neither indeed can it be : 8 and
they that are * in the flesh cannot
please God. 9 But ye are not 'in
the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be
that the Spirit of Gocf ' dwelleth in
you. But " if any man hath not the
Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And "if Christ is in you, the
body is dead because of sin ; but
the spirit is life because of right-
eousness. 11 But if the Spirit of
him that ^raised up Jesus from
the dead dwelleth in you, *he that
raised up 'Christ Jesus from the
dead shall give life also to your
mortal bodies " through his Spirit
that dwelleth in you.
12 So then, brethren, we are
debtors, not to the flesh, to live
after the flesh : 1 3 for ^ if ye live
after the flesh, ye must die ; but if
by the Spirit ye " put to death the
^° deeds of the body, ye shall live.
« See ch. 6. 21 , ver. 13 ^ Jas. 4. 4 " See ch. 7. 5
' ver. 11 ; 1 Cor. 3. 16 ; 6. 19 ; 2 Cor. 6. 16 ; 2 Tim. 1.
14 ; comp. Jn. 14. 23 " Jn. 14. 17 ; Gal. 4. 6 ; Phil.
1. 19 ; 1 Jn. 4. 13 " Gal. 2. 20 ; Eph. 3. 17 ; Col. 1.
27 ; comp. Jn. 17. 23 ^ See Acts 2. 24 ; ch. 6. 4
" ~ ver. 6 «■ Col. 3. 5
27 : comp. Jn
V Jn. 5. 21 - I
8 Or, /his body of death
9 Many ancient authorities read But thanks be
to God. Comp. ch. 6. 17.
10 Or, wherein h Gr. flesh of sin.
12 Or, and as an offering /or sin Lev. 7. 37 &o.
Heb. 10. 6 &e. "i3 Or, requirement
i-i Many ancient authorities read because of.
15 Gr. doings.
8.14
BOMANS
9.1
The Spirit of Adoption. Pledge of Complete Redemption. " Who shall separate as ft-om Christ's Love t " The Apostle's
14 For as many as are "led by the
Spirit of God, these are *sons of
God. 1 5 For ye '' received not the
spirit of bondage again unto fear ;
but ye '^ received the spirit of adop-
tion, whereby we cry, *Abba, Fa-
ther. 1 6 The Spirit himself -^beareth
witness with our spirit, that we are
* children of God: 17 and if chil-
dren, then ^ heirs ; heirs of God,
and joint-heirs with Christ ; '' if so
be that we suffer with him, that we
may be also glorified with him.
18 For I reckon that the suffer-
ings of this present time 'are not
worthy to be compared with the
* glory which shall be revealed to
US-ward. 19 For the 'earnest ex-
f)ectation of the creation waiteth
or ™ the revealing of the * sons of
God. 20 For the creation " was
subjected to "vanity, not of its
own will, but ^ by reason of him
who subjected it, Hn hope 21 that
"the creation itself also shall be
delivered from the bondage of cor-
ruption into the liberty of the glory
of the children of God. 22 For
we know that '' the whole creation
'groaneth and travaileth in pain
^together until now. 23 * And not
only so, but ourselves also, who
have " the first-fruits of the Spirit,
even we ourselves "groan within
ourselves. •" waiting for our adop-
tion, to wit, " the redemption of our
body. 24 For *-in hope were we
iaved : but " hope that is seen is
dot hope: ^for who ^hopeth for
that which he seethi 25 But "if
we hope for that which we see not,
then do we with ® patience wait
for it.
26 And in like manner the Spirit
also helpeth our infirmity: for "we
know not how to pray as we ought ;
but ■* the Spirit himself maketh in-
tercession for us with groanings
which cannot be uttered; 27 and
" he that searcheth the hearts know-
eth what is -^ the mind of the Spirit,
" because he '■> maketh intercession
for the saints according to the will
of God. 28 And we know that to
them that love God ^''all things
work together for good, even to
them that are ' called according to
his purpose. 29 For whom he *fore-
1 Or, in hope ; because the creation &c.
2 Or, with us 3 Or, by
* Many ancient authorities read for what a man
seeth, why doth he yet hope for ?
5 Some ancient authorities read awaiteth.
6 Or, sledfastness 7 Or, that
8 Some ancient authorities read Qod worketh
all things with them for good.
" Gal. 5. 18
(- Hos. 1. 10
(Oh, 9. 26),
Mt. 5. 9 ;
Jn. 1, 12 ;
2 Cor. ft 18;
Gal. 3. 26 ;
1 Jn. 3. 1 ;
Rev. 21. 7 ;
ver. 16, 19 ;
oh. 9. 8
« 2 Tim. 1.7;
comp.
Heb. 2. 15
d Gal. 4. 5 f. ;
comp. ver.
23
« Mk. 14. 36 ;
Gal. 4. 6
/Comp.
Acts 5. 32
9 Gal. 4. 7 ;
comp. Acts
20. 32 ;
Gal. 3. 29 ;
Eph. 3. 6 ;
Tit. 3. 7 ;
Heb. 1. 14 ;
Rev. 21. 7
h 2 Cor. 1. ,5,
7 ; Phil. 3.
10; 2 Tim.
2. 12 ;1 Pet.
4. 13,
comp. Col.
1. 24
' 2 Cor. 4.
17 ; comp.
1 Pet. 4.
13
«-■ Col. 3. 4 ;
Tit. 2. 13 ;
1 Pet. 5. 1 ;
comp. 1. 5
' Phil. 1. 20
'" 1 Cor. 1.
7 f. ; Col.
3. 4 ; 1 Pet.
1. 7,13;
1 Jn. 3. 2 ;
comp. ver.
18, ref. k
" Geu. 3. 17-
19
" Comp. Ps.
39. 5 f . ;
Eccl. 1. 2
P Gen. 3. 17 ;
5. 29
9 Comp.
Acts 3. 21 ;
2 Pet. 3.
13 ; Rev.
21.1
'' Comp.
Wisd. 5.
17 ; 19. 6
* Comp. Jer.
12. 4, 11
' See ch 5. 3
" See 2 Cor.
1. 22 ;
comp. ver.
16
" 2 Cot. 5.
2,4
"^ ver. 19, 25 ;
comp. 15 ;
Gal. 5. 5
y See ch. 7.
24
^ Comp.
ver. 20 ;
1 Th. 5. 8 ;
Tit. 3. 7
° 2 Cor. 5. 7
(cf . 4. 18) ;
Heb. 11. 1
t> 1 Th. 1. 3
'^ Comp. Mt.
20. 22 ;
2 Cor. 12 8
rf Comp. Jn.
14. 16;
Eph. 6. 18 ;
knew, he also 'foreordained to be
'^conformed to the image of his
Son, that he might be the "first-
born among many brethren : 30 and
whom he 'foreordained, them he
also ' called : and whom he called,
them he also "justified : and whom
he justified, them he also ^glorified.
31 «What then shall we say to
these thing.s 1 *" If God is for us,
who is against US'? 32 He that
* spared not his own Son, but 'de-
livered him up for us all, how shall
he not also with him freely give us
all things'? 33 Who shall lay any-
thing to the charge of " God's elect "?
^"It is God that justifieth ; 34 who
is he that ^condemneth ■? ^"It is
Christ Jesus that ^ died, yea rather,
that was ^I'aised from the dead, who
is " at the right hand of God, who
also * maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from
'^ the love " of Christ '? shall " tribu-
lation, or anguish, or "persecution,
or ' famine, or ''nakedness, or *peril,
or sword 1 36 Even as it is written,
12/ For thy sake we are killed all
the day long ;
We were accounted as sheep for
the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are
more than ''conquerors through
'' him that loved us. 38 For I am
persuaded, that neither ' death, nor
life, nor * angels, nor principalities,
nor 'things present, nor things to
come, nor powers, 39 nor height,
nor depth, nor any other " creature,
shall be able to separate us from
"' the love of God, which is "in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
9" I say the truth in Christ, I
lie not, my conscience bearing
ver. 15 f. « Ps. 139. 1 f . ; Lk. 16. 15 ; Rev. 2. 23 ; see
Acts 1. 24 /Comp. ver. 6 " Comp. ver. 34 '» ver.
32 i ver. 30 ; ch. 9. 24 ; 1 Cor. 1. 9 ; Gal. 1. 6, 15 ;
5. 8 ; Eph. 1. 11 ; 3. 11 ; 2 Th. 2. 14 ; Heb. 9. 15; 1 Pet.
2. 9 ; 3. 9 ; see ch. 11. 29 * ch. 11. 2 ; 1 Pet. 1. 2, 20 ,
comp. 2 Tim. 1. 9 ; 1 Cor. 8. 3 ' 1 Cor. 2. 7 ; Eph.
1. 5, 11 ; comp. ch. 9. 23 '" 1 Cor. 15. 49 ; Phil. 3.
21 ; Col. 3. 10 ; 1 Jn. 3. 2 " Col. 1. 18 ; Heb. 1. 6
" 1 Cor. 6. 11 P Jn. 17. 22 ; 1 Cor. 2. 7 ; ver. 21 ; ch.
9. 23 « Comp. ch. 3. 5 ; 4. 1 " Ps. 118. 6 : comp.
Mt. 1. 23 * See Jn. 3. 16 ; ch. 5. 8 « See ch. 4. 25
" See Lk. 18. 7 " Is. 50. 8 f . ^ ver. 1 v See ch. 5.
6 f. ^ See Acts 2. 24 " See Mk. 16. 19 >> Heb. 7.
25 ; ver. 27 ; comp. Heb. 9. 24 ; 1 Jn. 2. 1 " Comp.
ver. 37 f. d See ch. 2. 9 ; comp. 2 Cor. 4. 8 '1 Cor.
4. 11 ; 2 Cor. 11. 26 f. /I Cor. 4. 9 ; 15. 30 f. ; 2 Cor.
1. 9; 4. 10 f. ; 6. 9; 11. 23; comp. Acts 20. 24
" Comp. 1 Cor. 15. 57 ; Jn. 16. 38 ^ Gal. 2. 20 ; Eph.
5. 2 ; Rev. 1. 5 '1 Cor. 3. 22 *: Comp. 1 Cor. 15.
24 ; Eph. 1. 21 ; 1 Pet. 3. 22 '1 Cor. 3. 22 "" See ch.
5. 8 " See ver. 1 " 2 Cor. 11. 10 ; Gal. 1. 20;
1 Tim. 2. 7 ; see ch. 1. 9
9 Or, Shall God that jusHfiethf
1* Or, Shall Christ Jesus that died, . . . usf
11 Some ancient authorities read of Ood.
la Ps. xliv. 22. 13 Or. creatUm
9.2
ROMANS
^.31
Sorrow for Israel. (!od makes a Choice among bis Cliosen Ones. The Law's RIghteAllsiitiJS itnd that of Faith contrasted
witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
2 that I have gi'eat sorrow and un-
ceasing pain in my heart. 3 For
*i could ^ wisli that I myself were
* anathema from Christ for my
brethren's sake, my kinsmen ''ac-
cording to the flesh : 4 who are
'Israelites ; whose is " the adoption,
and •''the glory, and ^ the covenants,
and '' the giving of the law, and
\ the service of God, and * the prom-
ises ; 5 whose are ' the fathers, and
"*of whom is Christ as concerning
the ^tlesh, "who is over all, "God
* blessed ^for ever. Amen.
6 But it is not as though 'the
word of God hath come to nought.
''For they are not all Israel, that
are of Israel : 7 neither, ' because
they are Abraham's seed, are they
all children: but, '"In Isaac shall
thy seed be called. 8 That is, it
is not the children of the flesh that
are " children of God ; but the " chil-
dren of the promise are reckoned
for a seed. 9 For this is a word of
promise, ^ According to this season
will I come, and Sarah shall have
a son. 10 "^And not only so ; but
^ Rebecca also having conceived by
one, even by our father Isaac — 11
for the children being not yet born,
neither having done anything good
or bad, that ^ the purpose of God
according to election might stand,
not of works, but of him that call-
eth, 1 2 it was said unto her, '' The
elder shall serve the younger. 13
Even as it is written, ''Jacob I
loved, but Esau I hated.
14 "What shall we say then?
*l8 there unrighteousness with God 1
"God forbid. 15 For he saith to
Moses, ^ I will have mercy on whom
I have mercy, and I will have com-
passion on whom I have compas-
sion. 16 So then it is not of him
that Avilleth, nor of him that "^ run-
neth, but of " God that hath mercy.
17 For the scripture saith unto
Pharaoh, ^ For this very purpose did
I raise thee up, that I might show
in thee my power, and that my
name might be published abroad in
all the earth. 18 So then he hath
mercy on whom he will, and whom
he will he ■''hardeneth.
19^ Thou wilt say then unto me,
" Why doth he still find fault ? For
1 Or, pray
2 Or, flesh ; he who is over all, God, be blessed
for fver. 6 Gen. xxv, 23.
3 6r. jm/o the ages. ' Mai. i. 2 f.
* Gen. xxi. 12. 8 Ex. xxxiii. 19.
6 Gen. xviii. 10. 9 Ex. ix. 16.
" Comp. Ex.
32. ;!2
b 1 Cor. 12.
3 ; 16. 22 ;
Gal. 1. 8 f.
" ch. 11. 14 ;
Eph. 6. 5 ;
comp. ch.
1. 3
d Comp. ver.
6
" Ex. 4. 22 ;
comp. ch.
8. 15
/ Ex. 40. 34 ;
1 K. 8. 11 ;
Ezek.1.28;
comp.
Heb. 9. 5
'J Gen. 17. 2 ;
Dt. 29. 14 ;
Eph. 2. 12 ;
Wisd. 18.
22; 2 Mace.
8. 1.5 ; Lk.
1.72; Acts
3. 25, &c.
h Dt. 4. 13 f. ;
Ps. 147. 19
i Heb. 9. 1,
6. &c. ;
comp. Dt.
7. 6 ; 14. 1 f .
*-■ See Acts
2. 39 ; 13.
32 ; Eph. 2.
12
'ch. 11. 28;
.see Acts 3.
13
'" Mt. 1. 1-16 ;
ch. 1. 3
« Col. 1. 16-
19
o Jn. 1. 1 ;
comp. Col.
2 9
P See ch. 1.
25
9 Comp.
Num. 23.
19
•"ch. 2. 23f. ;
Gal. 6. 16 ;
comp. Jn.
1.47
» Gal. 4. 23;
comp. Jn.
8. 33, 39
t Heb. 11. 18
" See ch. 8.
14
" ch. 4. 13,
16 ; Gal. 3.
29 ; 4. 28 ;
comp.
Heb. 11. 11
^ See ch. 5. 3
y Gen. 25. 21
- See ch. 8.
28 ; comp.
4.17
" See ch. 3. 5
b 2 Chr. 19.
7 ; comp.
ch. 2. 11
<= See Lk. 20.
16
d See Gal. 2.
2
" Eph. 2. 8
/Ex.4. 21;
7, 3 ; 9. 12 ;
10. 20, 27 ;
11. 10 ;
14. 4, 17 ;
Dt. 2. 30 ;
Josh. 11.
20 ; comp.
Jn. 12. 4(5 ;
ch. 11. 7,
25
f ch. 11. 19 ;
comp
1 Cor. 15.
166
' who withstandeth his will ? 20
Nay but, *0 man, who art thou
that ' repliest against God 1 "* Shall
the thing formed say to him that
formed it. Why didst thou make
me thus ? 21 Or hath not the pot-
ter a right over the clay, from the
same lump to make one part a vessel
unto honor, and another unto dis-
honor 1 22 What if God, ^» willing
to show his wrath, and to make his
power known, endui'ed with much
" longsuft'ering vessels of wrath
"fitted unto destruction : 23 ^^and
that he might make known ^the
riches of his glory upon '^vessels of
mercy, which he '"afore prepared
unto glory, 24 even us, whom he
also * called, ' not from the Jews
only, but also from the Gentiles?
25 As he .saith also in Hosea,
i'-«I -will call that my people,
which was not my people ;
And her beloved, that was not
beloved.
26 "And it shall be, that in the
place where it was said unto
them. Ye are not my people,
There shall they be called sons
of " the living God.
27 And Isaiah crieth concerning
Israel, ^*If the number of the chil-
dren of Israel be ^as the sand of
the sea, it is ^the remnant that
shall be saved : 28 for the Lord will
execute his word upon the earth,
finishing it and cutting it short.
29 And, as Isaiah hath said be-
fore,
^'^ Except "the Lord of Sabaoth
had left us a seed,
" We had become as Sodom, and
had been made like unto
Gomorrah.
30 *What shall we say then?
That the Gentiles, who followed
not after righteousness, attained to
righteousness, even " the righteous-
ness which is _ of faith : 3 1 but
Israel, ''following after a law of
35 ; Jas. 2. 18 '' Comp. ch. 3. 7 — ' 2 Chr. 20. 6 ;
Job 9. 12 ; Dan. 4. 35 A' See ch. 2. 1 ' Job 33. 13
'" Is. 29. 16 ; 45. 9 ; 64. 8 ; Jer 18. 6 ; Wisd. 15. 7 ;
Ecclus. 33. 13 ; comp. 2 Tim. 2. 20 ; ver. 22 f. " See
ch 2. 4 " Prov. 16. 4 ; 1 Pet. 2. 8 P See ch. 2. 4 ;
Eph. 3 16 '' Acts 9. 15 "■ Comp. ch. 8. 29 f. ■' See
ch. 8. 28 * See ch. 3. 29 " Comp. 1 Pet. 2. 1«
" See Mt. 16. 16 -^ Gen. 22. 17 ; Hos. 1. 10 v ch.
11 5 ^ Jas. 5. 4 " Dt. 29. 23 ; Is. 13. 19 ; Jer. 49.
18 ; 50. 40 , Am. 4. 11 t> See ver. 14 " ch. 10. 6 ,
Gal. 2. 16 ; 8. 24 ; Phil. 3. 9 ; Heb. 11. 7 ; comp. ch.
1. 17 ; 3. 21 f. d Is. 51. 1 , ch. 10. 21 , 11. 7 ; comp.
ver. 30 ; 10. 20
If Or, althourih u'illmg
11 Some ancient authorities omit and.
i2Hos. ii. 23. "Is. X. 22£.
13 Hos. i. 10. 15 Is. i. 9.
9.32
KOMANS
11.8
Israel responsible for their Own Rejection. That Rejection not total
righteousness, did not "arrive at
that law. 32 Wherefore? \Be-
cause they sought it not by faith,
but as it were by works. They
stumbled at ''the stone of stum-
bling; 33 even as it is written,
^Behold, I lay in Zion a stone
of stumbling and a rock of
offence :
" And he that believetli on ^ him
''■ shall not be put to shame.
A /~\ Brethren, my heart's * de-
-Ll^ sire and my supplication to
God is for them, that they may be
saved. 2 For I bear them witness
that they have "a zeal for God, but
not according to knowledge. 3
For being ignorant of ^ God's right-
eousness, and " seeking to establish
their own, they did not subject
themselves to the righteousness of
God. 4 For " Christ is the end of
the law unto righteousness to
'every one that believeth. 5 For
Moses writeth that ^ the man that
doeth the righteousness which is of
the law * shall live thereby. 6 But
' the righteousness which is of faith
saith thus, "^Say not in thy heart,
Who shall ascend into heaven i
(that is, to bring Christ down :) 7
or. Who shall descend into the
"'abyss'? (that is, to "bring Chi'ist
up from the dead.) 8 But what
saith it 1 ^ The word is nigh thee,
in thy mouth, and in thy heart :
that is, the woi'd of faith, which we
preach : 9 * because " if thou shalt
^confess with thy mouth Jesus as
Lord, and shalt ^ believe _ in thy
heart that « God raised him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved : 10
for with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness ; and with the
mouth confession is made unto sal-
vation. 11 For the scripture saith,
^'''" Whosoever believeth on him shall
not be put to shame. 1 2 For ' thei'e
is no distinction between Jew and
Greek : for the same Lord is * Lord
of "all, and is rich unto all that
call upon him : 13 for, ""Whosoever
shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved. 14 How then
shall they call on him in whom
they have not believed '? and how
shall they believe in him ''^whom
they have not heard ■? and how shall
they hear without "a, preacher?
1 Or, Becnusp, doing it not by faith, but as if.
were by works, they stumbled 2 ig. xxviii. 16.
-3 Or, it ■* Or, good pleasure. 5 Lev. xviii. 5.
« Dt. XXX. 12 f. - Dt. XXX. 14. 8 Or, that
9 Some ancient authorities read confess the
word with thy mouth, that Jesus is Lord.
10 Is. xxTiii. 16. 11 Joel ii. 32.
"■ Comp.
Gal. ft. 4
i 1 Pet. 2. 6,
8
« oh. 10. 11
d Comp. ch.
5. 5
' See Acts
21. 20
/ See ch. 1.
17
» Is. 51. 1 :
ch. 9. 31 f . ;
11.7;
comp. ch.
9. 30 ; ver.
20
'» Comp.
Gal. 3. 24 ;
4. 5 ; ch. 7.
1-4
' See ch. 3.
22
«-• Neh. 9. 29 ;
Ezek. 20.
11, 13, 21 ;
see ch. 7.
10
' See ch. 9.
30
'" See Lk. 8.
31
" Heb. 13. 20
" Mt. 10. 32 ;
Lk. 12. 8 ;
comp.
ch. 14. 9 ;
1 Cor. 12.
3 ; Phil. 2.
11
P ch. 4. 24 ;
comp.
Acts 16. 31
9 See Acts
2.24
■^ ch. 9. 33
■' See ch. 3.
22 ; comp.
29
t See Acts
10. 36
" See ch. 3.
29
" Acts 2. 21 ;
see 7. 59
^ Eph. 2. 17 ;
4. 21
V Comp.
Acts 8. 31 ;
Tit. 1. 3
^ Comp. ch.
1.15; 15.
20
" Seech. 3. 3
* Jn. 12. 38
' Comp.
Gal. 3. 2, 5
rf Col. 3. 16
« Col. 1. 6,
23 ; 1 Th.
1. 8 ; comp.
ch. 1. 8
/ch. 11. 11,
14
" ch. 9. 30
ft 1 S. 12. 22 ;
Jer. 31. 37 ;
33. 24-26
'■ See Lk. 20.
16
k 2 Cor. 11.
22 ; Phil. 3.
5
' Ps. 94. 14
'" See ch. 8.
29
" See ch. 6.
16
0 ch. 9. 27 :
comp. 2 K.
19. 4
P ch. 4. 4
1 See ch. 9.
31
166
21
15 and how shall they preach, ex-
cept they be sent? even as it is
written, ^-How beautiful are the
feet of them that ^ bring '^glad tid-
ings of good things !
16 But they " did not all hearken
to the "glad tidings. For Isaiah
saith, ^'''Lord, who hath believed
our report? 17 So belief cometh
of '^ hearing, and hearing by ''the
word of Christ. 18 But I ,say,
Did they not hear ? Yea, verily,
^^ " Their sound went out into all
the earth,
And their words unto the ends
of ^'^ the world.
1 9 But I say. Did Israel not know ?
First Moses saith,
^* I will ■''provoke you to jealousy
with that which is no nation,
With a nation void of under-
standing will I anger you.
20 And Isaiah is very bold, and
saith,
^''^I was found of them that
sought me not ;
I became manifest unto them
that asked not of me.
But as to Israel he saith, ^"All
the day long did I spread out my
hands unto a disobedient and gain-
saying people.
nl say then, Did God ''cast
off his people ? ' God forbid.
For * I also am an Israelite, of the
seed of Abraham, of the tribe of
Benjamin. 2 God 'did not car.t
off his people which he '" foreknew.
" Or know ye not what the scripture
"^ saith " of Elijah ? how he plead-
eth with God against Israel : 3
Lord, they have killed thy proph-
ets, they have digged down thine
altars ; and I am left alone, and
they seek my life. 4 But what
-^ saith the answer of God unto him?
I have left for myself seven thou-
sand men, who have not bowed the
knee to Baal. 5 Even so then at
this present time also there is "a
remnant according to the election
of grace. 6 But ^ if it is by grace,
it is no more of works : otherwise
grace is no more grace. 7 What
then ? That which * Israel seeketh
for, that he obtained not ; but the
election obtained it, and the rest
were ''hardened : 8 according as it
'■ Mk. 6. 52 ; 2 Cor. 3. 14; ver. 25 ; see ch. 9. 18
12 Is. lii. 7.
n Or, gospel i» Is. liii. 1.
1' Gr. the inhabited earth.
19 rs. Ixv. 1. 20 la. Ixv. 2.
22 Or. in Comn Mk. 12. 26.
13 Or, a gospel
16 Ps. xix. i.
18 Dt. xxxii. 21.
21 1 K. xix. 10.
23 1 K. xii. 18.
11.9
ROMANS
11.36
Israel's Loss the dentiles' (lain. Their Partial Apostasy preludes Final Salvation
is written, ^ " God gave them a spirit
of stupor, eyes that they should not
see, and ears that they should not
hear, unto this very day. 9 And
David saith,
■■^ Let their table be made a snare,
and a trap,
And a stumblingblock, and a
recompense unto them :
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that
they may not see.
And bow thou down their back
always.
11 * I say then. Did they stum-
ble that they might falH «God
forbid : but by their ^ fall "* salva-
tion is come unto the Gentiles,
to "provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if their fall is the riches
of the world, and their loss the
riches of the Gentiles ; how much
more their •^fulness'? 13 But I
speak to you that are Gentiles.
Inasmuch then as f I am an apostle
of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry ;
14 if by any means 1 may "pro-
voke to jealousy them that are ''my
flesh, and may 'save some of them.
1 5 For if the casting away of them
is the * reconciling of the world,
what shall the receiving of them be,
but 'life from the dead? 16 And
if the '"firstfruit is holy, so is the
lump : and if the root is holy, so
are the branches. 17 But if some
of the "branches were broken off,
and "thou, being a wild olive, wast
grafted in among them, and didst
become partaker with them *of
the root of the fatness of the
olive tree; 18 glory not oyer the
branches : but if thou gloriest, ^ it
is not thou that bearest the root,
but the root thee. 1 9 « Thou wilt
say then. Branches were broken
off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well ; by their unbelief they
were broken off, and thou ''stand-
est by thy faith. *Be not high-
minded, but fear : 21 for if God
spared not the natural branches,
neither will he spare thee. 22 Be-
hold then the goodness and se-
verity of God : toward them that
fell, severity ; but toward thee,
God's * goodness, *if thou continue
in his goodness : otherwise thou
also "shalt be cut off. 23 And
they also, *if they continue not
in their unbelief, shall be grafted
in : for God is able to graft them
1 Is. xxix. 10 ; Dt. xxix. 4. 2 Ps. Ixix. 22 f .
3 Or, tretpass Comp. ch. 5. 15 ff.
* Many ancient authorities read of the root and
of the fatness.
" Comp. Mt.
13. la f .
*> ver. 1
•^ See Lk. 20.
16
d Acts 28. 28
' ch. 10. 19 ;
ver. 14
/ See ver. 25
" See Acts
9.15
'' See ch. 9.
3 ; comp.
Gen. 29.
14 ; 2 S. 19.
12 f.
'lCov.7.16;
9. 22;
1 Tim. 1.
15 , 2. 4 ;
2Tira. 1. 9;
Tit. 3. 5 ,
comp.
I Cor. 1. 21
* Comp. ch.
5. 11
' Comp. Lk.
15. 24, 32
"■ Num. 15.
18tf. ;Neh.
10. 37;
Ezek. 44.
30
" Jer. 11. 16 ;
comp. Jn.
15. 2
" Comp.
Eph. 2.
II If.
*' Comp. Jn.
4, 22
« See ch. 9.
19
'•2 Cor. 1.24;
comp.
1 Cor. 10.
12 ; ch. 5.
2
' Comp. ch.
12. 16 ;
1 Tim. 6.
17 ; 1 Pet.
1. 17
' See ch. 2. 4
" 1 Cor. 15.
2 ; Heb. 3.
6,14
" Comp. Jn.
15. 2
^ 2 Cor. 3. 16
V See ch. 1.
13
= ch. 16. 25 ;
1 Cor. 2. 7-
10 ; Eph. 3.
3-5, 9 ;
comp. Mt.
13. 11
" ch. 12. 16
* See ver. 7
'^ ver. 12 ; see
Lk. 21. 24 ;
comp. Jn.
10. 16
d Comp.
Heb. 8. 10,
12
<■ ch. 5. 10
/ ch. 9. 5 ;
comp.
Dt. 7. 8 ;
10. 15
» 1 Cor. 1. 26;
Eph. 1. 18 ;
4. 1,4;
Phil. 3, 14 ;
2 Th. 1. 11 ;
2 Tim. 1.9;
Heb. 3. 1 ;
2Pet. 1. 10;
see ch. 8. 28
'' Comp.
Heb. 7. 21
' Gal. 3.
xa?
in again. 24 For if thou wast cut
out of that which is by nature a
wild olive tree, and wast grafted
contrary to nature into a good
olive tree ; how much more shall
these, which are the natural
branches, be grafted into their
own olive tree I
25 For "l would not, brethren,
have you ignorant of this ^mys-
tery, lest ye be " wise in your own
conceits, that a * hardening in part
hath befallen Israel, until the " ful-
ness of the Gentiles be come in ;
26 and so all Israel shall be saved :
even as it is written,
^ There shall come out of Zion
the Deliverer ;
He shall turn away ^ungodli-
ness from Jacob :
27 ''''And this is* my covenant unto
them.
When I shall take away their
sins.
28 As touching the 'gospel, they
are " enemies for your sake : but as
touching the election, they are be-
loved for /the fathers' sake. 29
For the gifts and the ^calling of
God ''are not repented of. 30 For
as ye in time past were disobedient
to God, but now have obtained
mercy by their disobedience, 31
even so have these also now been
disobedient, that by the mercy
shown to you they also may now
obtain mercy. 32 For 'God hath
shut up all unto disobedience,
that he might have mercy upon
all.
33 O the depth ^^of Hhe riches
"both of the 'wisdom and the
knowledge of God ! "' how un-
searchable are his judgments, and
his ways past tracing out ! 34 For
" who hath known the mind of the
Lord 1 or who hath been his coun-
sellor % 35 or " who hath first given
to him, and it shall be recompensed
unto him againj 36 For ^of him,
and through him, and unto him,
are all things. *To him be the
glory ^^ for ever. Amen.
22 f . ; see ch. 3. 9 * Eph. 3. 8 ; see ch. 2. 4 ' Col.
2. 3 ; Eph. 3. 10 '" Comp. Job 5. 9 ; 11. 7 ; 15. 8 ;
Wisd. 9. 13 ; Ecclus. 18. 4 " Is. 40. 13 f. : 1 Cor. 2.
16 " Job 35. 7 ; 41. 11 v\ Cor. 8. 6 ; 11. 12 , Col.
1. 16 ; Heb. 2. 10 « ch. 16. 27 ; Eph. 3. 21 ; Phil 4.
20; 1 Tim. 1. 17 ; 2 Tim. 4, 18 ; 1 Pet. 4. 11 ; 6. 11 ;
2 Pet. 3. 18 ; Jude 25 ; Rev. 1. 6 ; 5. 13 ; 7. 12
= Is. lix. 20 f. * 6r. ungodlinesses.
7 Is. xxvii. 9. 8 Gr. the covenant from me.
9 See ch. 10. 15, 16, and marginal note on ch. 1. 1
10 Or, of the riches and the wisdom &c.
11 Or, both of wisdom &c. Vi Gr. unto the ages.
12.1
ROMANS
13.9
Divers Bshortations: to Self- dedication; agunst Self-conceit; to Mutual Love; to Obedience to Rnlers. Love is the
-| O "I beseech you therefore,
A-^ brethren, by the mercies of
God, to * present your bodies a liv-
ing sacriiice, holy, ^acceptable to
God, ivhich is your '-^ spiritual /^ sei'-
vice. 2 And be mot "fashioned
according to "^ this ■* world : but be
ye transformed by the "renewing
of your mind, that ye may -^prove
what is ^the good and ^acceptable
and perfect will of God.
3 For I say, through "the grace
that was given me, to every man
that is among you, ''not to think
of himself more highly than he
ought to think ; but so to think as
to think soberly, 'according as God
hath dealt to each man a measure
of faith. 4 For * even as we have
many members in one body, and all
the members have not the same
office : 5 so we, 'who are many, are
™one body in Christ, and severally
members one of another. 6 And
having gifts " differing according
to the grace that was given to us,
whether " prophecy, let us vrojyhesy
according to the proportion of our
faith ; 7 or p ministry, let us give
ourselves to our ministry ; or he that
* teacheth, to his teaching ; 8 or he
that ''exhorteth, to his exhorting:
he that giveth, let him do it with
^"liberality; 'he that ruleth, with
diligence; he that showeth mercy,
with "cheerfulness.
9 Let "love be without hypocrisy.
* Abhor that which is evil ; cleave
to that which is good. 10 In *love
of the brethren be tenderly afFec-
tioned one to another ; ^ in honor
preferring one another ; 11 in dili-
gence not slothful; "fervent in
spirit ; * serving ' the Lord ; 1 2 " re-
joicing in hope ; ''patient in tribu-
lation ; " continviing stedfastly in
prayer; 13 -^communicating to the
necessities of the saints ; * "given to
hospitality. 14 ''Bless them that
persecute you ; bless, and curse
not. 15 'Rejoice with them that
rejoice ; weep with them that weep.
16 *Be of the same mind one
toward another. _ ' Set not your
mind on high things, but ^conde-
scend to "things that are lowly.
'" Be not wise in your own conceits.
17 "Render to no man evil for evil.
1 Gr. well -pi easing .
2 Gr. belonging to the reason.
3 Or, irorshin 4 Or, age
5 Or, the will of Ood, even the thing nhich is
good and acceptable and perfect ^ Gr. singleness.
7 Some ancient authorities read the oppor-
lunify. * Gr. purging.
» Gr. be carried away with. i" Or, them
"'I Cor. 1.10,
2 Cor. 10.
2 ; Eph. 4.
1 ; 1 Pet. 2,
11
l> Oomp. ch.
6. 13, 16,
19 ; 1 Cor.
6. 20;
comp.
Heb. 13.
15 ; 1 Pet.
2.5
<^ 1 Pet. 1. 14
d See Mt. 13.
22 ; Gal. 1.
4 ; oomp.
1 Jn. 2. 15
0 Tit. 3. 5 ;
comp.
Epli. 4. 23
/ Eph. 5. 10 ;
comp. 17 ;
Col. 1. 9
" ch. 15. 15 ;
1 Cor. 3.
10 ; 15. 10 ;
Gal. 2. 9 ;
Eph. 3.
7 1. ; comp.
ch. 1. 5
'' Comp. ch.
11. 2U ; ver.
16
" 1 Cor. 7.
17 ; 2 Cor.
10. 13 ;
Epli. 4. 7 ;
comp.
1 Pet. 4. 11
k 1 Cor. 12.
12-14 ;
Eph. 4. 4,
16
' 1 Cor. 10.
17, 33
™ 1 Cor. 12.
20, 27 ;
Eph. 4. 12,
25
" 1 Cor. 7.
7: 12. 4,
1 Pet. 4.
10 f. ;
comp. ver.
3
" 1 Cor. 1-2.
10 ; see
Acts 13. 1
P Comp.
1 Cor. 12. 5,
26; see
Acts 6. 1
9 1 Cor. 12.
28 ; 14. 26 ;
see Acts
13. 1
"■ Comp.
Acts 4. 36 ;
11. 23; 13. 15
^ Comp.
2 Cor. 8.2;
9. 11, 13
1 1 Tim. 5.
17 ; comp.
1 Cor. 12. 28
" Comp.
2 Cor. 9. 7
"2 Cor. 6.6;
1 Tim. 1. S
"^ITh. 5.211
" 1 Th. 4. 9 ;
Heb. 13. 1;
2 Pet. 1. 7 ;
comp. Jn.
13. 34
' Phil. 2. 3 ;
comp. oh.
13. 7; 1 Pet.
2. 17
" Acte 18. 25
6 Acts 20. 19
<^ ch. 5. 2
d Heb. 10. 32,
36
168
"Take thought for things honorable
in the sight of all men. 18 If it be
possible, ^as much as in you lieth,
«be at peace with all men. 19
"Avenge not yourselves, beloved,
but give place unto " the wrath of
God: for it is written, ^-'"Vengeance
belongeth unto me; I will recom-
pense, saith the Lord. 20 But "*if
thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if
he thirst, give him to drink : for
' in so doing thou shalt heap coals
of fire upon his head. 21 Be not
overcome of evil, but overcome evil
with good.
^ O Let every " soul be in " sub-
X O jection to the higher powers :
for ithere is no power but of God ;
and the powers that be are ordained
of God. 2 Therefore he that resist-
eth the power, withstandeth the
ordinance of God : and they that
withstand shall receive to them-
selves judgment. 3 For -'rulers are
not a terror to the good work, but
to the evil. And wouldest thou
have no fear of the power 1 do that
which is good, and thou shalt have
praise from the same : 4 for " he is
a minister of God to thee for good.
But if thou do that which is evil,
be afraid ; for '^ he beareth not the
sword in vain : for *^he is a minister
of God, an "^ avenger for wrath to
him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore
ye must needs be in subjection, not
only because of the wrath, but also
''for conscience' sake. 6 For for
this cause ye pay tribute also ; for
they are ministers of God's service,
attending continually upon this
very thing. 7 * Render to all their
dues: ''tribute to whom tribute is
due ; ''custom to whom custom ; fear
to whom fear ; honor to whom honor.
8 Owe no man anything, save to
love one another: for "he that
loveth '® his neighbor hath fulfilled
the law. 9 For this, i«Thou shalt
<■ See Acts 1. 14 /ch. 15. 25 ; 1 Cor. 16. 15 ; 2 Cor.
9. 1 ; Heb. 6. 10 » See 1 Tim. 3. 2 ; comp. Mt. 25. 35
'>■ Mt. 5. 44 ; Lk. 6. 28 ; 1 Cor. 4. 12 i Job 30. 25 ;
Heb. 13. 3 ; Ecclus. 7. 34 »■ ch. 15. 5 ; 2 Cor. 13. 11 ;
Phil. 2. 2 ; 4. 2 ; comp. 1 Pet. 3. 8 ' Comp. ver. 3;
see ch. 11. 20 '" ch. 11. 25 ; Prov. 3. 7 " Prov. 20.
22 ; 24. 29 ; comp. ver. 19 ° 2 Cor. 8. 21 v Comp.
ch. 1. 15 « See Mk. 9. 50 ; ch. 14. 19 •■ Heb. 10. 30 ;
comp. 1 Th. 4. 6 ; Ps. 94. 1 * Prov. 25. 21 f . ; comp.
Mt. 5. 44 ; Lk. 6. 27 ' Comp. 2 K. 6. 22 " See
Acts 2. 41 " Tit. 3. 1 ; 1 Pet. 2. 13 f. ^ Jn. 19. 11 :
comp. Dan. 2. 21 ; 4. 17 ; Wisd. 6. 3 v\ Pet. 2. 14
- 1 Th. 4. 6 "1 Pet. 2. 19 ; comp. 13 ; Eccl. 8. 2
b See Mt. 22. 21 <= Lk. 20. 22 ; 23. 2 d See Mt. 17. 25
' Mt. 22. 39 f . ; Gal. 5. 14 ; ver. 10 ; comp. Mt. 7.
12 ; Jn. 13. 34 ; Jas. 2. 8
11 Or, wrath w Dt. xxxii. 35.
13 (Prov. XXV. 21 f .) 14 Or, it
15 Gr. the other. Comp. 1 Cor. 6. l ; 10. 24 ;
Gal. 6. 4. 16 Ex. ix. 13 fl. ; Dt. v. 17 fl.
13.10
ROMANS
14.23
Fnlfilment of the Law. Salvation is at Hand. Forbearance towards Scruples. Self-denial on behalf of Otliers
not commit adultery, Thou shalt
not kill. Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not covet, and if there
be any other commandment, it is
summed up in this woi'd, namely,
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill
to his neighbor : * love therefore is
the fulfilment of the law.
n And this, knowing the season,
that "already it is time for you to
'* awake out of sleep : for now is
^salvation nearer to us than when
we "first believed. 12 ''The night
is far spent, and ■'^the day is at
hand : let us therefore cast off " the
works of darkness, and let us put
on ''the armor of light. 13 Let us
* walk becomingly, as in the day ;
^not in revelling and drunkenness,
not in chambering and wanton-
ness, not in strife and jealousy.
14 But 'put ye on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and make not provision for
the flesh, ''''to fulfil the lusts thereof.
MBut him that is "weak in
faith "receive ye, yet not '''for
decision of scruples. 2 ^ One man
hath faith to eat all things : but he
that is "weak eateth herbs. 3 Let
not him that eateth « set at nought
him that eateth not ; and let not
him that eateth not ''judge him
that eateth : for God hath " re-
ceived him. 4 *Who art thou
that judgest the ^ servant of an-
other ? to his own lord he standeth
or falleth. Yea, he shall be made
to stand ; for the Lord hath power
to make him stand. 5 ' One man
esteemeth one day above another :
another esteemeth every day alike.
Let each man be " fully assured in
his own mind. 6 He that regard-
eth the day, regardeth it unto the
Lord : and he that eateth, eateth
unto the Lord, for he " giveth God
thanks ; and he that eateth not,
unto the Lord he eateth not, and
giveth God thanks. 7 For none
of us ^ liveth to himself, and none
dieth to himself. 8 For whether
we live, we live unto the Lord ;
or whether we die, we die unto the
Lord : ^ whether we live therefore,
or die, we are the Lord's. 9 For
to this end "^ Christ died and lived
again, that he might be " Lord of
both the dead and the living. 10
But thou, why dost thou judge
thy brother "? or thou again, why
1 Or, our salvntinn nenrer than, when &c.
2 Or, to doubtful disputations
* 6r. household-servant.
•» Lev. 19. 18 ;
Mt. 19. 19
b Mt. 22.
39 f. ; Gal.
5. 14 ; ver.
8 , conip.
Mt. 7. 12 ;
Jn. 13. 34;
Jas. 2. 8
•= 1 Cor. 7.
29 f . ; 10.
11 ; Jas. 5.
8 ; 1 Pet. 4.
7 ; 2 Pet. 3.
9, 11 ; 1 Ju.
2. 18 ; Rev.
1. 3 ; 22. 10
d 1 Cor. 15.
a ; Eph. 5.
14 ; 1 Th.
5. 6 ; comp.
Mk. 13. 37
' Comp.
Acts 19. 2 ;
lOor. 3. 5;
15. 2, &c.
/Heb. 10.25;
1 Jn. 2. 8 ;
comp. Rev.
1. 3 ; 22. 10
-" Eph. 5. 11
'• 2 Cor. 6. 7 ;
10. 4 ; Eph.
6. 11, 13 ;
1 Th. 5. 8
'lTh.4. 12
*: Lk. 21. 34 ;
Gal. 5. 21 ;
Eph. 5. 18 ;
1 Pet. 4. 3
i Gal. 3. 27 ;
comp. Job
29. 14; Eph.
4. 24 ; Col.
3. 10, 12
"> Gal. 5. 16 ;
1 Pet. 2. 11
" ver. 2; ch.
15.1;lCor.
8.9ff.;9. 22
"ver. 3; ch.
15. 7 ;
comp.
Acts 28. 2 ;
ch. 11. 15
P Comp. ver.
14
« ver. 10 ;
comp. Lk.
18.9
>• See Col. 2.
16 ; ver. 10,
13
» Jas. 4. 12 ;
comp. ch.
9.20
' Gal. 4. 10
« ch. 4. 21 ;
see Lk. 1.
1 ; comp.
ver. 23
" 1 Cor. 10.
30 ; 1 Tim.
4. 3 f. ; see
Mt. 14. 19
^ 2 Cor. 5.
15; Gal. 2.
20; PhU.
1. 20 f . ;
comp.
ch. 8. 38
y Comp.
Phil. 1. 20 ;
lTh.5. 10;
Rev. 14. 13;
Lk. 20. 38
" Rev. 1. 18 ;
« Phil. 2. 11 ;
see Mt. 28.
18 ; comp.
Jn. 12. 24 ;
1 Th. 5. 10
6 See ch. 2.
169
dost thou »set at nought thy
brother'? for ''we shall all stand
before the judgment-seat of God.
11 For it is written,
''As I live, saith the Lord, tome
" every knee shall bow.
And every tongue shall ^ con-
fess to God.
12 So then ''each one of us shall
give account of himself to God.
13 Let us not therefore "judge
one another any more : but judge
ye this rather, that -^no man put
a stumblingblock in his brother's
way, or an occasion of falling.
14 I know, and am persuaded in
the Loi'd Jesus, that ''nothing is
unclean of itself : save that to
him who '' accounteth anything to
be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 For if because of meat thy
brother is grieved, thou 'walkest
no longer in love. * Destroy not
with thy meat him for whom
Chinst died. 16 'Let not then
your good be evil spoken of: 17
for the kingdom of God "'is not
eating and drinking, but right-
eousness and "peace and "joy in
the Holy Spirit. 18 For he that
herein "serveth Christ is ^well-
pleasing to God, and approved of
men. 19 So then ''let us * follow
after things which make for peace,
and things whereby we may '"edify
one another. 20 * Overthrow not
for meat's sake the work of God.
^ All things indeed are clean ; how-
beit ' it is evil for that man who
eateth with offence. 21 "It is
good not to eat flesh, nor to drink
wine, nor to do anything whereby
thy brother stumbleth^. 22 The
faith which thou hast, have thou
to thyself before God. Happy is
he that "judgeth not himseli in
that which he ^approveth. 23
But "'he that doubteth is con-
demned if he eat, because he eateth
not of faith; and whatsoever is
not of faith is sin^.
16 ; comp. 2 Cor. 5. 10 " Phil. 2. 10 f. d Mt. 12.
36 ; 1 Pet. 4. 5 ; Mt. 16. 27 ' See ver. 3 ; Mt. 7. 1
/ 1 Cor. 8. 13 » ver. 2, 20 ; see .\cts 10. 15 >>■ 1 Cor.
8. 7 i Eph. 5. 2 «■ 1 Cor. 8. 11 ; comp. ver. 20
iComp. 1 Cor. 10. 30; Tit. 2. 5 '"1 Cor. 8. 8
" Comp. Gal. 5. 22 ; ch. 15. 13 " ch. 16. 18 »- 2 Cor.
8. 21 ; comp. Phil. 4. 8 ; 1 Pet. 2. 12 « Ps. 34. 14 ;
1 Cor. 7. 15 ; 2 Tim. 2. 22 ; Heb. 12. 14 ; see ch. 12.
18 »■ ch. 15. 2 ; 1 Cor. 10. 23 ; 14. 3 f., 26 ; 2 Cor. 12.
19 ; Eph. 4. 12, 29 " See ver. 15 < 1 Cor. 8. 9-12
" 1 Cor. 8. 13 " Comp. 1 Jn. 3. 21 * Comp. ver. 5
* Is. xlv. 23. 5 Or, give praise
« Many ancient authorities read we follow.
7 Many ancient authorities add or u offended,
or i.i leeak. 8 Or, putteth to the test
9 Many authorities, some ancient, insert here
ch. 16. 25-27.
15.1
KOMANS
15.26
nntaal HelpMness enjoined. Hatters Personal. Panl asks their Prayers, Commends
-i ^ Now we that are strong
JLO ought to bear the infirmi-
ties of the "weak, and not to
please ourselves. 2 Let each one
of us * please his neighbor for that
which is good, unto "^ edifying.
3 For ''Christ also pleased not
himself ; but, as it is written,
^The reproaches of them that re-
proached thee fell upon me. 4 For
* whatsoever things were written
aforetime were written for our
learning, that through ^patience
and through comfort of the scrip-
tures we might have hope. 5 Now
the •'' God of ^ patience and of com-
fort grant you " to be of the same
mind one with another according
to Christ Jesus : 6 that with one
accord ye may with one mouth
glorify ^ '' the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Where-
fore ' receive ye one another, even
as Christ also received ^ you, to
the glory of God. 8 For I say
that Christ hath been made a
minister of * the circumcision for
the truth of God, _ that he might
confirm Hhe promises given unto
the fathers, 9 and that " the Gen-
tiles might "glorify God for his
mercy ; as it is written,
^Therefore will I ®give praise
unto thee among the ^Gen-
tiles,
And sing unto thy name
10 And again he saith,
^ Rejoice, ye ^ Gentiles, with his
people.
11 And again,
^Praise the Lord, all ye ^Gen-
tiles ;
And let all the peoples praise
him.
12 And again, Isaiah saith,
^^ There shall be "the root of
Jesse,
And he that ariseth to rule
over the ' Gentiles ;
^On him shall the '^ Gentiles
hope.
13 Now the God of hope fill you
with all « joy and peace in believ-
ing, that ye may abound in hope,
•"in the power of the Holy Spirit.
14 And I myself also am per-
suaded of you, my brethren, that
ye yourselves are full of * good-
ness, filled with ' all knowledge,
1 Ps. Ixix. 9. 2 Or, sied fastness
3 Or, God and the Fa/her So 2 Cor. 1. 3 ; 11.
31 ; Eph. 1. 3 ; 1 Pet. 1. 3.
* Some ancient authorities read us.
6 Ps. xviii. 49 (or 2 S. xxii. 50).
6 Or, confess 7 Gr. nations. Comp. Mt. 4. 15.
8 Dt. xxxii. 43. 9 pg. cxvii. 1. lo Is. xi. 10.
" See ch. 14.
1 ; comp.
Gal. 6. 2 ;
1 Th. 5. 14
b 1 Cor. 10.
33 ; comp.
9. 22 ; 10.
24 ; 2 Cor.
13.9
" ch. 14. 19 ;
1 Cor. 10.
23; 14. 3 f.,
26 ; 2 Cor.
12. 19 ;
Eph. 4. 12,
29
d 2 Cor. 8. 9
' ch. 4. 23 f . ;
2 Tim. 3. 16
/2Cor. 1. 3
" See ch. 12.
16
h Rev. 1. 6
' See ch.
14. 1
k Comp. Mt.
15. 24 ; see
Acts 3. 26
' Comp. ch.
4. 16; 2 Cor.
1. 20
"• Comp. ch.
3. 29 ; 11.
30
" See Mt. 9.
9
° Comp.
Rev. 5. 5 ;
22. 16
P Mt. 12. 21
5 Comp. ch.
14. 17
'" ver. 19 ;
1 Cor. 2. 4 ;
1 Th. 1. 5
» Eph. 5. 9;
2 Th. 1.
11
' 1 Cor. 1. 5 ;
13. 2;
comp.
8. 1, 7, 10 ;
12.8
" See ch. 12.
3
" ch. 11. 13 ;
see Acts 9.
15
■^ ver. 19 ;
comp.
20 ; see ch.
1.1
V Eph. 5. 2 ;
PhU. 2. 17 ;
comp. ch.
12. 1
' Phil. 3. 3
" Heb. 2. 17 ;
5.1
b Comp.
Acts 15.
12 ; 21. 19 ;
ch. 1. 5 ;
2 Cor. 3. 5
" See Jn. 4.
48
d Acts 22.
17-21
' Comp.
Acts 20. If.
/ch. 1. 15;
10. 15 ;
comp. ver.
16
s 2 Cor. 10.
15 f.;
comp.
1 Cor. 3. 10
" ch. 1. 13 ;
comp.
1 Th. 2. 18
• See Acts
19. 21 ; ch.
1. 10 f . ;
170
able also to admonish one another.
15 But I write the more boldly
unto you in some measure, as
putting you again in remembrance,
because of " the grace that was
given me of God, 16 that I should
be " a minister of Christ Jesus unto
the "^ Gentiles, " ministering the
^-•'gospel of God, that the ^offering
up of the Gentiles might be made
acceptable, being sanctified by the
Holy Spirit. 17 I have therefore
my /glorying in Christ Jesus in
"things pertaining to God. 18
For I will not dare to speak of
any ^^ things save those which
* Christ wrought through me, for,
the obedience of the ''Gentiles,
by word and deed, 1 9 in the power
of " signs and " wonders, *■ in the
power of " the Holy Spirit ; so that
"* from Jerusalem, and round about
even '^unto Illyricum, I have ^^fully
preached the /^ gospel of Christ ;
20 yea, ^® making it my aim so to
"•''preach the gospel, not where
Christ was already named, ^that
I might not build upon another
man's foundation; 21 but, as it
is written,
^*They shall see, to whom no
tidings of him came.
And they who have not heard
shall understand.
22 Wherefore also ''I was hin-
dered these many times from com-
ing to you : 23 but now, having
no more any place in these regions,
and 'having these many years a
longing to come unto you, 24
whensoever I * go unto Spain (for
I hope to see you in my journey,
and to be 'brought on my way
thither wai'd by you, if first in
some measure I shall have been
™ satisfied with your company) —
25 but now, I say, " I go unto Je-
rusalem, "ministering unto the
saints. 26 For it hath been the
good pleasure of ^Macedonia and
*Achaia to make a certain contri-
bution for the poor among the
comp. ver. 29, 32 * ver. 28 ' See Acts 15. 3
"' Comp. ch. 1. 12 « See Acts 19. 21 » See Acts
24. 17 P 1 Cor. 16. 5 ; 2 Cor. 1. 16 ; 2. 13 ; 7. 5 ; 8. 1 ;
9. 2, 4 ; 11. 9 ; Phil. 4. 15 ; 1 Th. 1. 7 f . ; 4. 10 ; 1 Tim.
1. 3. See Acts 16. 9 » See Acts 18. 12 ; comp. 19. 21
11 Gr. ministering in sacrifice.
12 See marginal note on ch. 1. 1.
13 Gr. of those things tvhich Christ wrought not
through m.e.
n Many ancient authorities read the Sjdrit of
God. One reads the Spirit.
IS Gr. fulfilled. Comp. Col. 1. 25.
If' Gr. being ambitious. 2 Cor. 5. 9 ; 1 Thess,
4. 11. 17 See marginal note on ch. 1. 15.
18 Is. Ui. 15.
15.27
EOMANS
16.25
Phffibe onto them. Dirers Salatations. Dissension and Apostasy warned against. Salutations from the Apostle's Companions
saints that are at Jerusalem.
27 Yea, it hath been their good
pleasure ; and their debtors they
are. For "if the Gentiles have
been made partakers of their spirit-
ual things, they owe it to them also
to minister unto them in carnal
things. 28 When therefore I have
accomplished this, and * have sealed
to them this fruit, I will " go on by
you unto Spain. 29 And I know
that, when f I come unto you, I
shall come in the fulness of the
blessing of Christ.
30 Now I beseech you, brethren,
by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by
''the love of the Spirit, that ye
■''strive together with me in your
prayers to God for me; 31 that I
may be ^ delivered from them that
are disobedient in Judsea, and that
my '' ministration which / have for
Jerusalem may be acceptable to
the 'saints; 32 that *I may corne
unto you in joy through ' the will
of God, and together with you find
rest. 33 Now ™the God of peace
be with you all. Amen.
A Ct I "commend unto you
X.yj Phoebe our sister, who is a
^ servant of the church that is at
" Cenchrese : 2 that ye * receive
her in the Lord, worthily of the
'saints, and that ye assist her in
whatsoever matter she may have
need of you : for she herself also
hath been a helper of many, and of
mine own self.
3 Salute «Prisca and 'Aquila
my fellow-workers 'in "Christ
Jesus, 4 who for my life laid down
their own necks ; unto whom not
only I give thanks, but also all the
churches of the Gentiles : 5 and
sahite * the church that is in their
house. Salute Eppenetus my be-
loved, who is the " firstfruits of
" Asia unto Christ. 6 Salute Mary,
who bestowed much labor on you.
7 Salute Andronicus and ^ Junias,
my "^ kinsmen, and my 2' fellow-
prisoners, who are of note among
the apostles, who also have been
''in Christ before me. 8 Salute
Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord.
9 Salute Urbanus our fellow-
worker ''in Christ, and Stachys
my beloved. 10 Salute Apelles
the approved ''in Christ. Salute
'■ them that are of the hoxisehold of
Aristobulus. 11 Salute Herodion
my ^kinsman. Salute Hhem of
1 Or, deaconess 2 Or, Junia
« 1 Cor. 9. n
6 Comp. Jn.
3. 33
" ver. 24
d See Acts
19. 21 ; ch.
1. lOf. ;
comp. ver.
23, 32
^ Comp.
Gal. 5. 22 ;
Col. 1. 8
/Col. 4. 12;
comp.
2 Cor. 1. 11
» 2 Cor. 1.10;
2 Th. 3. 2 ;
2 Tim. 3.
11 ; 4. 17
l> ver. 25 f . ;
2 Cor. 8. 4 ;
9. 1
' See Acts
9.13;
comp. ver.
15
fc See ver. 23
'ch. 1.10;
comp. Acts
18.21
'"■ ch. 16. 20 ;
2 Cor. 13.
11 ; Phil. 4.
9 ; 1 Th. 5.
23 , Heb.
13. 20 ;
comp.
2 Th. 3. 16
" Comp.
2 Cor. 3. 1
0 Acts 18. 18
P Phil. 2. 29
« See Acts
18. 2
'■ 2 Cor. 5.
17 ; 12. 2 ;
Gal. 1. 22 ;
ver. 7, 9,
10; comp.
ch. 8. 11 ff.
' See ch. 8. 1
1 1 Cor. 16.
19 ; Col. 4.
15;
Philem. 2
« 1 Cor. 16.
15
" See Acts
16. 6
^ ver. 11. 21 ;
comp. ch.
9 3
S'Col. 4.10,
Philem.
23
^ 1 Cor. 1. 11
« Mk. 15.
21 (?)
i> See ver. 2 ;
comp. ver.
14
" 1 Cor. 16.
20 ; 2 Cor.
13.12;
1 Th. 5. 26 ;
comp.
1 Pet. 5. 14
<l Comp.
1 Tim. 1.
3; 6. 3
^Gal. 1.8f. ;
2 Th. 3. 6,
14 ; Tit. 3.
10 ; 2 Jn.
10 ; comp.
Mt. 7. 16
/ch. 14.18
y PhU. 3. 19
h Col. 2. 4 ;
2 Pet. 2. 3
i eh. 1. 8
* 1 Cor. W.
20 ; see Mt.
10. 16 ;
171
the household of Narcissus, that
are in the Lord. 12 Salute Try-
pheena and Tryphosa, who labor
in the Lord. Salute Persis the
beloved, who labored much in the
Lord. 1 3 Salute " Ruf us the chosen
in the Lord, and his mother and
mine. 14 Salute Asyncritus,
Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Her-
nias, and the brethren that are
with them. 15 Salute Philologus
and Julia, Nereus and his sister,
and Olympas, and all * the saints
that are with them. 1 6 "^ Salute
one another with a holy kiss. All
the churches of Christ salute you.
17 Now I beseech you, brethren,
mark them that are causing the
divisions and occasions of stum-
bling, ** contrary to the * doctrine
which ye learned : and " turn away
fnom them. 18 For they that are
such •''serve not our Lord Christ,
but " their own belly ; and by
their * smooth and fair speech they
beguile the hearts of the innocent.
19 For your obedience 'is come
abroad unto all men. I rejoice
therefore over you : but * I would
have you wise unto that which is
good, and simple unto that which
is evil. 20 And ' the God of peace
shall bruise ™ Satan under your
feet shortly.
" The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you.
21 "Timothy my fellow- worker
saluteth you ; and * Lucius and
* Jason and *■ Sosipater, my " kins-
men. 22 I Tertius, **who * write
the epistle, salute you in the
Lord. 23 'Gaius my host, and of
the whole church, saluteth you.
" Erastus the treasurer of the city
saluteth you, and Quartus the
brother.^
25 ^''Now to him that is able to
establish you "" according to my
'' gospel and the preaching of Jesus
Christ, according to the revelation
comp. Jer. 4. 22 ' See ch. 15. 33 "• See Mt. 4. 10
" 1 Cor. 16. 23 ; 2 Cor. 13. 14 ; Gal. 6. 18 ; Phil. 4.
23 ; 1 Th. 5. 28 ; 2 Th. 3. 18 ; Rev. 22. 21 " See Acts
16.1 P Actsl3. IC?) «Actsl7. 5(?) ''Acts
20. 4 (?) * Comp. 1 Cor. 16. 21 ; Gal. 6. 11 ; Col. 4.
18 ; 2 Th. 3. 17 ; comp. Philem. 19 ' 1 Cor. 1. 14 ;
comp. Acts 20. 4 (?) " See Acts 19. 22 " Comp.
Eph. 3. 20 ; Jude 24 ^ See ch. 2. 16
3 Or, teaching
* Or, who write the epistle in the Lord, salute
you
6 Some ancient authorities insert here ver. 24
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ he with you
all. Amen, and omit the like words in ver. 20.
6 Some ancient authorities omit ver. 25-27
Comp. the end of ch. 14.
7 See marginal note on ch. 1. 1.
16.26
KOMANS
Conclnding Ddxology
16.27
of "the mj^stery which hath been
kept in silence through * times
eterAal, 26 but now is manifested,
and ^ by the " scriptures of the
prophets, according to the com-
mandment of the eternal God, is
made known unto all the ^ nations
1 6r. thrcnwh. * Or, Gentiles
« 1 Cor. 2. 1,
7 , 4. 1 ;
Eph. 1. 9 ;
3. 3, M ; 6.
19 ; Col. 1.
26 f. ; 2. 2 ;
4. 3 ; 1 Tim.
3. 16 ; 8ee
cli. 11. 25 ;
ccmp. Mt.
13. 3.5
b 2 Tim. 1. 9 ;
unto •* obedience 'of faith: 27 to
the only wise God, through Jesus
Christ, ^*to whom be the glory
* for ever. Amen.
Tit. 1.2 "Seech. 1.2 d Seech. 1.5 ^Seech.U. 36
3 Or, to the faith
4 Some aucieut authorities omit to whom.
s Gr. unto the ages.
172
THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
CORINTHIANS
Salutation. Thanksgiving. Exhortation to Unity
IPaul, "called to be an apostle
of Jesus Christ * througn the
will of God, and " Sosthenes ^ our
''brother, 2 unto "the church of
God which is at {Corinth, even
them that are sanctified in Christ
Jesus, "called to be saints, with all
that '' call upon the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ in every place,
their Lord and ours : 3 * Grace to
you and peace from God our
father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 * I thank ^my God always
concerning you, for the grace of
God which was given you in Christ
Jesus ; 5 that in everything j^e
were 'enriched in him, in all
^"'utterance and '"all knowledge;
6 even as " the testimony of Christ
was confirmed in you : 7 so that
ye come behind in no gift; "wait-
ing for the revelation of our Lord
Jesus Christ ; 8 ^ who shall also
confirm you unto the end, that ye
be unreprovable in *the day of
our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 *■ God is
faithful, through whom ye were
'called into the 'fellowship of his
Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now "I beseech you, "breth-
ren, through the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the
same thing, and that there be no
^^ divisions among you; but that
ye be ijerf ected _ together in ^ the
same mind and in the same judg-
ment. 11 For it hath been signi-
fied unto me concerning you, my
brethren, by ' them that are of the
household of Chloe, that there are
contentions among you. 12 Now
this I mean, that "each one of you
saith, I am of Paul ; and I of
* Apollos ; and I of " Cephas ; and I
of Christ. 13 «Is Christ divided?
was Paul crucified for you"? or
were ye ''baptized into the name
1 Gr. the brother.
2 Some ancient authorities omit my.
" Gr. word. 4 Gr. srhixms.
s Or, Christ is divided .' Was Paul crucified
for you t
" See Rom.
1. 1
I" Rom. 15.
32 ; 2 Cor.
1. 1 ; Eph.
1. 1 ; Col.
1.1;
2 Tim. 1.
1 , comp.
Rom. 1. in;
2 Cor. 8. 5
'^ Acts 18.
17 (?)
rf Comp.
Acts 1. 15
" See ch. 10.
32
/ See Acts
18. 1
•" See Rom.
1. 7 ; 8. 28
'' See Acts
7. 59
' See Rom.
1. 7
k See Rom.
1.8
' 2 Cor. 9. 11
'" 2 Cor. 8. 7 ;
see Rom.
15.14
« 2 Tim. 1.
8 ; comp.
2Th. 1. 10,
1 Tim. 2.
6; Rev. 1. 2
0 Rom. 8. 19,
23 ; Piiil.
3. 20 ; see
Lk. 17. 30 ,
2 Pet. 3. 12
P Pliil. 1. 6 ;
Col. 2. 7 ;
1 Til. 3. 13 ;
5.23;
comp.
Rom. 8. 19
9 ch. 5. 5 ;
2 Cor. 1.
14 ; Phil.
1. 6, 10; 2.
16 ; 1 Th.
5. 2 ; 2 Th.
2. 2 ; comp.
Lk. 17. 24 ;
see 30
'■Dt. 7. 9;
Is. 49. 7 ;
ch.lO. 13;
2 Cor. 1.
18 ; comp.
1 Th. 5. 24 ■
2 Th. 3. 3
' See Rom.
8. 28
( 1 .Tn. 1. 3
" See Rom.
12.1
^ See Rom.
1. 13
^ ch. 11. 18
V See Rom.
12. 16 ;
comp.
Phil. 1. 27
' Rom. 16.
10 f.
173
of Paull W'l thank God that I
" baptized none of you, save " Cris-
pus and •'^Gaius; 15 lest any man
should say that ye were baptized
into my name. 1 6 And I baptized
also the ■'' household of Stephanas :
besides, I know not whether I bap-
tized any other. 17 ''For Christ
sent me not to baptize, but to
^ preach the gospel : ' not in wis-
dom of words, lest ■ the cross of
Christ should be made void.
18 For the word of the cross is
to *them that ® perish ' foolishness ;
l3ut unto us who ''are saved it is
'"the power of God. 19 For it is
written,
^"I will destroy the wisdom of
the wise.
And the discernment of the
discerning will I bring to
nought.
20 "Where is the wise? whei'e is
the scribe'? where is the disputer
of "this "workn hath not God
''made foolish the wisdom of *the
world \ 21 For seeing that in
the wisdom of God « the world
through its wisdom knew not
God, it was ''God's good pleasure
through the ' foolishness of the
^'-'preaching to *save them that
believe. 22 Seeing that ' Jews ask
for signs, and Greeks seek after
wisdom : 23 but we preach
13 M (Jhrig^ crucified, " unto Jews a
" ch. 3. 4 ; comp. Mt. 23. 8-10 !■ See Acts 18. 24 ;
ch. 3. 22 " See .Tn. 1. 42 ; ch, 3. 22 ; 9. 5 ; 15. S
rf See Mt. 28. 19 ; Acts 2. 38 "^ Acts 18. 8 /Comp.
Rom. 16. 23 " ch. 16. 15 (17) '' Comp. Jn. 4. 2 ;
Acts 10. 48 i ch. 2. 1, 4, 13 ; comp. 2 Cor. 10. 10 ,
11. 6 *: 2 Cor. 2. 15 ; 4. 3 ; 2 Th. 2. 10 ; comp. Acts
2. 47 'ver. 21. 23, 2.5; ch. 2. 14; comp, 4. 10 '"ver.
24 ; Rom. 1. 16 " Comp. Job 12. 17 ; Is. 19. 11 f. ;
4. 13 ; Heb. 7. 25 ; Jas. 5. 20 ; comp, Rom. 11. 14
t See Mt. 12. 38 " Comp. ch. 2. 2 ; Gal. 3. 1 ; 5. 11
" Comp. Lk. 2. 34 ; 1 Pet. 2. 8
6 Some ancient authorities read / give (hanks
that. 1 Gr. briiid (jood tidinris. Comp. Mt. 11. 5.
s Or, nrr perishing n Or, ane
^ Or, are being saved 12 Gr. thing preac'ied,
1" Is. xxix. 14. w Or, a Messiah
1 24
I. CORINTHIANS
3.4
" Christ the Power of God and the Wisdom of God." God's Choice the World's Foolishness. True and False Wisdom;
stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles
"foolishness; 24 but unto Hhem
that are * called, both Jews and
Greeks, Christ " the power of God,
and"* the wisdom of God. 25 Be-
cause the "foolishness of God is
wiser ithan men ; and " the weak-
ness of God is stronger than men.
26 For "-^ behold your -^calling,
brethren, that ''not many wise
after the flesh, not many mighty,
not many noble, aj^e called : 27 but
''God chose the foolish things of
'the world, that he rnight put to
shame them that are wise ; and God
chose the weak things of 'the world,
that he might put to shame the
things that are strong ; 28 and the
base things of 'the world, and
the things that are despised, did
God choose, yea •''and *tne things
that are not, that he might ' bring
to nought the things that are : 29
that '" no flesh should glory before
God. 30 But of him are ye in
" Christ Jesus, who was made unto
us ■* wisdom from Godj ^ and " right-
eousness and ^ sanctification, and
« redemption : 3 1 that, according
as it is written, ® *■ He that glorieth,
let him glory in the Lord.
2 And I, brethren, when I
came unto you, • came * not
■with excellency of •* speech or of
wisdom, proclaiming to you *the
' testimony of God. 2 For I deter-
mined not to know anything among
you, save "Jesus Christ, and him
crucified. 3 And I " was with you
in ^ weakness, and in ^ fear, and in
much trembling. 4 And my ^speech
and my * preaching were 'not in
persuasive words of wisdona, but
in demonstration of " the Spirit and
of power : 5 that your faith should
not ® stand in the wisdom of men,
but in " the power of God.
6 We speak wisdom, however,
among them that are * f ullgrown :
yet a wisdom not of ''this "world,
nor of the rulers of ''this "world,
who are ^ coming to nought : 7 but
we speak God's wisdom in a " mys-
tery, even the vjisdom that hath
been hidden, which God -^foreor-
dained before the " " worlds unto
our glory : 8 '' which none of the
rulers of " this " world hath known :
for had they known it, they would
1 Gr. the called tJiemselres 2 Or, ye behold
s Many ancient authorities omit and.
* Or, bolfi righteousness and sanctiflcation and
redemption * Jer. ix. 23 f. <> Or, word
1 Many ancient authorities read mystery.
8 6r. thing preac/ied. 9 Gt. be.
W Or, age : and so in ver. 7.8; but not in ver. 12.
" ver. 18. 21,
25 ; ch. 2.
14 ; comp.
4.10
>> See Rom.
8. 28
" ver. 18 ;
Rom. 1. 16
d Comp. hk.
11. 49 ; ver.
30
' Comp.
2 Cor. 13. 4
/See Rom.
11. 29
" ch. 2. 8 ;
ver. 20 ;
comp. Mt.
11. 25
'' .Tas. 2. 5
' See ver. 20
* Rom. 4. 17
' ch. 2. 6 ;
Job 34. 19 ;
comp.
2 Th. 2. 8 ;
Heb. 2. 14
'" Eph. 2. 9
" ch. 4. 15 ;
see Rom.
8. 1
" 2 Cor. 5.
21 , Phil.
3. 9 , comp.
Jer. 23.
5 f . ; 33. 16
P Comp. ch,
I. 2 ; 6. 11 ,
1 Th. 5. 23
« Eph. 1. 7,
14 ; Col. 1.
14 ; see
Rom. 3. 24
''2 Cor. 10. 17
' ver. 4, 13 ;
seech. 1.17
t See ver. 7
« Gal. 6. 14 ;
seech. 1.23
" Comp.
Acts 18. 1,
6, 12
* ch. 4. 10 ;
2 Cor. 11.
30 ; 12. 5,
9 f . ; 13. 9
^Is. 19. 16,
Eph. 6. 5 ;
oomp.
2 Cor. 7. 15
' See Rom.
15. 19 ;
comp. ch.
4. 20
''2Cor. 4. 7;
6. 7 ; comp.
12.9
6Eph. 4. 13;
Phil. 3.
15 marg. ;
Heb. 5. 14 ;
6. 1
" ch. 1. 20 ;
see Mt. 13.
22
rf ch. 1. 28
^ ver. 1 ; see
Rom. 11.
25 ; 16. 25 f .
/ See Rom.
8. 29 f.
v Comp.
Heb. 1. 2 ;
II. 3
ft ver. 6 ; see
ch. 1. 26
• Comp.
Acts. 7. 2 ;
Jas. 2. 1
k Mt. 11.
25 ; 13. 11 ;
16. 17 ;
Gal. 1.12;
Eph. 3. 3, 5
174
not have crucified * the Lord ot
glory : 9 but as it is written,
^^ Things which eye saw not.
and ear heard not,
And which entered not into the
heart of man.
Whatsoever things God pre-
Eared for them that love
im.
10 ^"-^^But unto us God revealed
^^ them ' through the Spirit : for
the Spirit searcheth all things,
yea, tlie '"deep things of God.
1 1 For who among men knoweth
the things of a man, save the
"spirit 01 the man, which is in
him'? even so the things of God
none knoweth, save the Spirit of
God. 12 But we "received, not
the spirit of f the " world, but the
spirit which is from God ; that we
might know i,he things that were
freely given to us of God. 13 Which
things also we speak, * not in words
which man's wisdom teacheth, but
which the Spirit teacheth ; ^® com-
bining spiritual things with spirit-
ual tvo7-ds. 1 4 Now the ^^ '' natural
man "receiveth not Ijhe things of
the Spirit of God : for they are
^ foolishness unto him ; and he can-
not know them, because they are
spiritually " judged. 1 5 But he that
is "spiritual ^'^judgeth all things,
and he himself is ^'judged of no
man. 16 For "who hath known
the mind of the Lord, that he should
instruct him? But ''we have the
mind of Christ.
3 And I, brethren, could not
speak unto you as unto " spir-
itual, but as unto » carnal, as unto
' babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with
'^milk, not with meat ; for ye *were
not yet able to hear it : nay, not
even now are ye able ; 3 for ye are
yet carnal : for whereas there is
among you "jealousy and strife, are
ye not carnal, and do ye not walk
■* after the manner of men 1 4 For
when ' one saith, I am of Paul :
'SeeJn. 14. 26 >" Comp. Rom. 11. 33 ff. «Prov
20. 27 ° Comp. Rom. 8. 15 v See ch. 1. 27 « See
ch. 1. 17 ; ver. 1, 4 "■ Comp. ch. 15. 44, 46 ; Jas. 3.
ISmarg. ;Jude 19 marg. " Jn. 14. 17 <Seech.l.
18 " ch. 3. 1 ; 14. 37 ; Gal. 6.1 " Is. 40. 13 ; see
Rom. 11. 34 ^ Comp. Jn. 15. 15 v Rom. 7. 14 ;
comp. ch. 2. 14 ^ Heb. 5. 13 ; comp. ch. 2. «; Eph.
4. 14 « Heb. 5. 12 f. ; comp. 1 Pet. 2. 2 6 Jn. IS.
12 <^ Rom. 13. 13 ; comp. 1. 10 f . ; 11. 18 d Comp-
ver. 4 "■ ch. 1. 12
11 Is. Ixiv. 4 ; Ixv. 17.
12 Some ancient authorities read For.
i-M)r, it 14 See ver. 6.
ij Or, interpreting spiritual things to spiritual
men i* Or, unspiritiial Gr. psychical.
17 Or, examined is Qr, examinetk
3.5
I. COEINTHIANS
4.11
the Former, the Corintliians anabie to receive. Apostles are Mere Laborers. The Apostles Stewards, the Lord the Sole Judge
and another, I am of Apollos ; are
ye not " men 1 5 What then is Apol-
los 1 and what is Paul 1 * Ministers
through whom ye believed ; and
each "as the Lord gave to him.
6 ''I planted. * Apollos watered ; but
■''God gave the increase. 7 So then
neither is he that planteth any-
thing, neither he that watereth ;
iDut God that giveth the increase.
8 Now he that planteth and he
that watereth are one: but each
shall ''receive his own reward ac-
cording to his own labor. 9 For
we ai"e God's '' fellow-workers : ye
are God's ** husbandry, God's
* building.
10 According to Hhe grace of
God Avhich was given unto me,
as a wise masterbuilder "'I laid a
foundation; and "another buildeth
thereon. But It each man take
heed how he buildeth thei'eon. 1 1
For " other foundation can no man
lay than that which is laid, which
is Jesus Christ. 1 2 But if any man
buildeth on the foundation gold,
silver, costly stones, wood, nay,
stubble ; 1 3 ^each man's work shall
be made manifest : for * the day
shall declare it, because it is re-
vealed in fire; ^and the fire itself
shall prove each man's work of
what sort it is. 14 If any man's
work shall abide which he built
thereon, he shall " receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be
burned, he shall suffer loss : but he
himself shall be saved; yet ''so as
through fire.
1 6 * Know ye not that ' ye are a
^temple of God, and that the Spirit
of God dwelleth in you 1 1 7 If any
man destroyeth the ^ temple of God,
him shall God destroy; for the
^ temple of God is holy, * and such
are ye.
18" Let no man deceive himself.
"If any man thinketh that he is
wise among you in ^this ^ world,
let him become a fool, that he may
become wise. 1 9 For ^ the wisdom
of this world is foolishness with
God. For it is written, ®He that
taketh the wise in their craftiness :
20 and again, " The Lord knoweth
the reasonings of the wise, that
they are vain. 21 Wherefore ^let
no one glory in men. For 'all
things are yours ; 22 "whether Paul,
1 Or. tilled land.
2 Or, and each, man^s work, of what sort it is,
the fire shall prove it. 5 Or, aqe
3 Or, sanctuary * .Job v. 13.
* Or, which temple ye are ' Pb. xciv. 11.
37
"^ Comp. ver.
3
b 2 Cor. 6. 4 ;
Eph. 3. 7 ;
Col. 1. 25 ;
comp.
Rom. 15.
16 ; 2 Cor.
3. 3, 6; 4.
1 L S- 18 ;
1 Tim. 1. 12
« Rom. 12.
6 ; comp.
ver. 10
d Acts 18.
4-11, 18 ;
eh. 4. 15 ;
9. 1 ; 15. 1 ;
2 Cor. 10.
14 f.
« Acts 18.
27 ; comp.
ch. 1. 12
/Comp. ch.
15. 10
f ver. 14 ;
ch. 4. 5 ; 9.
17 ; comp.
Gal. 6. 4
A Mk. 16. 20 ;
2 Cor. 6. 1
i Comp. Is.
61. 3 ; Mt.
15. 13
fc Eph. 2.
20-22 ; Col.
2. 7;lPet.
2.5;
comp. ver.
16
' See Rom.
12. 3 ; ch.
15. 10
"* See Rom.
15. 20 ;
comp. ver.
11 f.
" Comp.
1 Th. 3. 2
" Comp. Is.
28. 16 ;
1 Pet. 2.
4 if. ; Eph.
2. 20
P ch. 4. 5
1 2 Th. 1. 7-
10 ; 2 Tim.
1. 12, 18 ;
4. 8 ; see
ch. 1. 8 ;
Mt. 10. 15 ;
comp. ch.
4. 3 mare.
'■ Comi). Job
23. 10 ; Ps.
66. 10, 12 ;
Jude 23
' See Rom.
6. 16
<ch. 6. 19;
2 Cor. 6.
16; Eph.
2. 21 f. ;
see Rom.
8. 9
" Comp. Is.
5.21
^' ch. 8. 2 ;
Gal. 6. 3
^Seech.1.20
V Comp. ch.
4. 6
' Rom. 8. 32
" See ch. 1.
12 ; comp.
ver. 5, 6
t> Rom. 8. 38
' ch. 15» 23 ;
2 Cor. 10.
7 ; Gal. 3.
29
d Comp. ch.
11. 3 ; 15. 28
« See Lk. 1. 2
175
or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world,
or ''life, or death, or things pres-
ent, or things to come ; all are
yours; 23 and ''ye are Christ's;
and ''Christ is God's.
4 Let a man so account of us,
as of " ministers of Christ, and
•''stewards of ^ the mysteries of God.
2 Here, moreover, it is required
in stewards, that a man be found
faithful. 3 But with me it is a
very small thing that I should be
* judged of you, or of man's ^ judg-
ment: yea, I ^^ judge not mine own
self. 4 For I ''know nothing against
myself; yet am I not hereby 'jus-
tified : but he that " judgeth me is
the Lord. 5 Wherefore * judge
nothing before the time, ' until the
Lord come, who will both "" bring
to light the hidden things of dark-
ness, and make manifest the coun-
sels of the hearts ; and then shall
each man "have his praise from
God.
6 Now these things, brethren, I
have in a figure transferred to my-
self and Apollos for your sakes ;
that in us ye might learn not to go
beyond " the things which are writ-
ten ; that no one of you be '' pufied
up * for the one against the other.
7 For who maketh thee to differ?
and ''what hast thou that thou didst
not receive'? but if thou didst receive
it, why dost thou glory as if thou
hadst not received iti 8 'Already
are ye filled, already ye are become
rich, ye have come to reign with-
out us: yea and 1 would that ye
did reign, that we also might reign
with you. 9 For, I think, God
hath set forth us the apostles last
of all, as men 'doomed to death :
for we are " made a .spectacle unto
the world, ^-both to angels and
men. 10 We are " fools for Christ's
.sake, but "^ ye are wise in Christ ;
" we are weak, but ye are strong ;
ye have glory, but we have dis-
honor. 11 Even unto this present
hour we both ' hunger, and thirst,
/ch. 9.17; Tit. 1. 7 ; 1 Pet. 4. 10 !' See Rom. 11. 25
16. 25 ft 2 Cor. 1. 12 ; comp. Acts 23. 1 ' Ps. 143
2 ; Rom. 2. 13 k Mt. 7. 1 ; Rom. 2. 1 < See Rom
2. 16 ; comp. Jn. 21. 22 *" ch. 3. 13 " 2 Cor. 10
18 ; see Rom. 2. 29 ; comp. ch. 3. 8 ° Comp. ch. 1
19, 31 ; 3. 19 f . '" ver. 18 f . ; ch. 8. 1 ; 13. 4, &c.
•i See ch. 1. 12 ; 3. 4 '" Jn. 3. 27 ; Rom. 12. 3, 6
1 Pet. 4. 10 " Comp. Rev. 3. 17 f. < ch. 15. 31
2 Cor. 11. 23 ; see Rom. 8. 36 " Heb. 10. 33 " Se
ch. 1. 18 ; comp. Acts 17. 18 , 26. 24 ^ 2 Cor. 11. 19
comp. ch. 1. 19 f. ; 3. 18 !' 2 Cor. 13. 9 , see ch. 2.
' See Rom. 8. 35 ; 2 Cor. 11. 23-27
8 Or, examined 9 Gr. day. See ch. 3. 13.
1" Or, examine n Or, examineth
12 Or, and to angels, and to men.
4.12
I. COEINTHIANS
6.7
Their Temper and tbat of the Gorintbians contrasted. Have no Fellowship with Men of Scandalous Lives
and are naked, and are buffeted,
and have no certain dwelling-place ;
12 and we toil, "working with our
own hands : heing * reviled, we
bless ; being " persecuted, we en-
dure; 13 being defamed, we entreat:
we are ''■ made as the ^ filth of the
world, the offscouring of all things,
even until now.
14 I write not these things to
* shame you, but to admonish you
as my beloved ■''children. 15 For
though ye have ten thousand
^tutors in Christ, yet have ye not
many fathers ; for in '' Christ Jesus
I * begat you through the '■^ * gospel.
16 I beseech you therefore, be ye
imitators of me. 17 For this
cause ™have I sent unto you
"Timothy, who is my "beloved and
faithful child in the Lord, who
shall put you in I'emembrance of
my ways which are in Christ, ^ even
as I teach everywhere in every
church. 18 Now some are * puffed
up, as though I were not *■ coming
to you. 1 9 But I * will come to you
shortly, * if the Lord will ; and I
will know, not the word of them
that are *'puffed up, but the power.
20 For the kingdom of God is " not
in word, but in power. 21 What
will yel "shall 1 come unto you
with a rod, or in love and a spirit
of gentleness 1
5 It is actually reported that
there is fornication among you,
and such fornication as is not even
among the Gentiles, that one of
you hath ^ his father's wife. 2 And
^ye are * puffed up, and '*did not
rather * mourn, that he that had
done this deed might be 'taken
away from among you. 3 For I
verily, being "absent in body but
present in spirit, have already as
though I were present judged him
that hath so wrought this thing,
4 '' in the name of our Lord Jesus,
ye being gathered together, and
my spirit, " with the power of our
Lord Jesus, 5 to ■* deliver such a
one unto ' Satan for the desti'uction
of the flesh, that the spirit may be
saved in ■''the day of the Lord
^ Jesus. 6 *Your glorying is not
good. *Know ye not that *a little
leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
7 Purge out the old leaven, that ye
1 Or, refuse
2 Gr. good tidings. See marginal note on Mt.
4. 23. 3 Or, are ye puffed up f
* Or, did ye not rather mourn, . . . you ?
s Some ancient authorities omit Jesus.
" See Acts
18. 3
f> 1 Pet. 3. 9
■^ See Jn. 15.
20; Rom.
8. 35
<< Lam. 3. 45
" Comp. oh.
6. 5 ; 15.
34
/2Cor. 6.
13 ; 1 Til.
2.11;
comp.
2 Cor. 12.
14 ; 1 Ju.
2. 1 ; 3 Jn.
4
s- Gal. 3.
24 f.
A See ch. 1.
30
i Philem.
10 ; comp.
Gal. 4. 19 ;
ch. 3. 8 ;
Num. 11.
12
k ch. 9. 12,
14. 18, 23 ;
15. 1
' ch. 11. 1 :
Phil. 3. 17 ;
1 Th. 1. 6 ;
comp.
Phil. 4. 9 ;
2 Th. 3. 9
"» ch. 16. 10
" See Acts
16.1
« 1 Tim. 1. 2,
18 ; 2 Tim.
1. 2 ; comp.
ver. 14
P ch. 7. 17 ;
comp. 11.
34 ; 14. 33 ;
16. 1 ; Tit.
1.5
1 See ver. 6
'■ ver. 21
' ch. 11. 34 ;
16. 5 f. ;
comp. 8 ;
2 Cor. 1.
15 f. ;
Acts 19.
21 ; 20. 2
« See Acts
18.21
" ch. 2. 4
" 2 Cor. 1.
23 ; 2. 1, 3 ;
12. 20 ; is.
2,10
^ Lev. 18. 8 ;
Dt. 22. 30 ;
27. 20
V Comp.
2 Cor. 7.
7-10
^ Comp. ver.
13
" Col. 2. 5 ;
comp.
1 Th. 2. 17
b 2 Th. 3. 6
" Comp. Jn.
20. 23 ;
2 Cor. 2. 6,
10 ; 13. 3,
10 : 1 Tim.
5.20
d Comp. Lk.
22. 31 ;
1 Tim. 1.
20 ; Prov.
23. 14
« See Mt. 4.
10
/ See ch.
1.8
'J Jas. 4. 16 ;
comp.
ver. 2
176
may be a new lump, even as ye are
unleavened. For our *passover
also hath been sacrificed, even
Christ : 8 wherefore let us "keep the
feast, 'not with old leaven, neither
with the leaven of malice and wick-
edness, but with the unleavened
bread of sincerity and truth.
9 I wrote unto you in my epistle
to '"have no company with fornica-
tors ; 10 J not at all meaning with.
the fornicators of this world, or
with the covetous and extortioners,
or with "idolaters; for then must
ye needs go out of the world : 1 1
but ^ as it IS, I wrote unto you not
to keep company, if any man that
is named "a brother be a fornica-
tor, or covetous, or ^ an idolater, or
a reyiler, or a drunkard, or an ex-
tortioner ; with such a one no, not
to eat. 1 2 For what have I to do
with judging ' them that are with-
out ? / Do not ye judge them that
are within 1 13 But them that are
without God judgeth. * Put away
the wicked man from among your-
selves.
6 Dare any of you, having a
matter against his neighbor,
go to law before the unrighteous,
and 'not before the saints 1 2 ''Or
know ye not that "the saints shall
judge " the world 1 and if the world
is judged by you, are j'e unworthy
^° to judge the smallest matters?
3 ''Know ye not that we shall judge
angels'? how much more, things
that pertain to this life ? 4 If then
ye have " to judge things pertain-
ing to this life, ^^ do ye set them to
judge who are of no account in the
church'? 5-^1 say this to move you
to shame. "What, cannot there
be found among you one wise man
who shall be able to decide between
his ^ brethren, 6 but brother goeth
to law with brother, and that be-
fore''unbelievers'? 7 Nay, already
h See Rom. 6. 16 ' Gal. 5. 9 ; comp. Mt. 16. 6, 12 ;
Hos. 7.4 A: See Mk. 14. 12 ; 1 Pet. 1. 19 'Ex. 12.
19 ; 13. 7 ; Dt. 16. 3 '" Comp. 2 Cor. 6. 14 ; Eph.
5. 11 ; 2 Th. 3. 6 " Comp. ch. 10. 27 "2 Th. 3. 6 ;
comp. Acts 1. 15 P ch. 10. 7, 14, 20 f . i See Mk. 4.
11 "■ Comp. ver. 3-5 ; ch. 6. 1^ ' Comp. ver. 2 ;
Dt. 13. 5 ; 17. 7, 12 ; 21. 21 ; 22. 21 &C. < Comp. Mt.
18. 17 " See Mt. 19. 28 ; comp. Dan. 7. 18, 22,
27 ; Wisd. 3. 8 ; Ecclus. 4. 15 "See ch. 1. 20 ■^ch.
15. 34 ; eomp. 4. 14 ■" See Acts 1. 15 ; comp. ver. 1
and Acts 9. 80 - 2 Cor. 6. 14 f. ; 1 Tim. 5. 8
6 Gr. keep feslix^nl.
' Or, not altogether with the fornicators Jtc.
8 Or, noiv I lorite
9 Gr. the other. See Rom. 13. 8.
10 Gr. of the sm.alle.tt tribunals.
1' Gr. tribunals perlnininq to.
12 Or, set them . . . church
IS Or, /* it so, that (here cannot &c.
6.8
I. CORINTHIANS
7.17
Litigation nnbecoming. " Glorify Oftd in yonr Body." Concerning Wedlock. Concerning Marriage
Jt is altogether ^a defect in you,
that ye have lawsuits one with an-
other. "Why not rather take
wrong ^ why not rather be de-
frauded? 8 Nay, but ye your-
selves do wrong, and defraud, and
that your * brethren. 9 Or ''know
ye not that the unrighteous shall
not ''inherit the kingdom of God'?
* Be not deceived : -^neither fornica-
tors, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor effeminate, nor abusers of
themselves with men, 10 nor
thieves, nor covetous, nor drunk-
ards, nor revilers, nor extortioners,
shall '' inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And ''such were some of you:
but ye - were '' washed, but ye were
'sanctified, but ye were * justified
in the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and in the Spirit of our
God.
12 'All things are lawful for me ;
but not all things are expedient.
All things are lawful for me ; but 1
will not be brought under the
Eower of any. 1 3 ™ Meats for the
elly, a,nd the belly for meats : but
God shall "bring to nought both it
and them. But the body is not for
fornication, but "for the Lord ; and
^the Lord for the body: 14 and
God both'raised the Lord, and ''will
raise up us through his power. 15
'Know ye not that 'your bodies
are members of Christ '? shall I then
take away the members of Christ,
and make them members of a har-
lotl "God forbid. 16 Or Mcnow
ye not that he that is joined to a
harlot is one body 1 for, ''"The twain,
saith he, shall become one flesh.
17 But ne that is joined unto the
Lord is ^one spirit. 18 ^Flee for-
nication. Every sin that a man
doeth is without the body ; but he
that committeth fornication sin-
neth against his own body. 1 9 Or
*know ye not that ^your body is a
* temple of the Holy Spirit which
is in you, which ye have from God 1
and "ye are not your own; 20 for
*ye were bought with a price:
glorify God therefore in ''your body.
7 Now concerning the things
whereof ye wrote: It is '*good
for a man not to touch a woman.
2 But, because of fornications, let
each man have his own wife, and
let each woman have her own hus-
band. 3 Let the husband render
1 Or, a Ions to you 3 Gen. ii. 24.
a Gr. washed yourselves. < Or, sanctuary
" Comp. Mt.
5. 39 f .
b 1 Th. 4. 6
■^ See Kom.
6. 16
d ch. 15. 50 ;
Gal. 5. 21 ;
Eph. 5. 5 ;
comp. Acts
20. 32
^ ch. 15. 33 ;
Gal. 6. 7 ;
Jas. l.lfi;
comp. Lk.
21.8;
1 Jn. 3. 7
/Rom. 13.
13 ; ch. 5.
11 ; Gal. 5.
19-21 ;
Eph. 5. 5 ;
1 Tim. 1.
10; Rev.
21. 8 ; 22. 15
Sch. 12. 2;
Eph. 2.
2 f . ; Col.
3. 5-7 ;
Tit. 3. 3-7
'' See Acts
22. 16 ;
comp.
Eph. 5. 26
i ch. 1. 2, 30
*-• Rom. 8. 30
' ch. 10. 23
'" Comp. Mt.
15. 17
" Comp.
Col. 2. 22
" ver. 15, 19
P Comp.
Gal. 5. 24 ;
Eph. 5. 23
9 See Acts
2. 24
*" ch. 15. 23 ;
see .Jn. 6.
39 f.
* See ver. 3
< ver. 13 ;
comp.
Rom. 12.
5 ; ch. 12.
27 ; Eph.
5. 30
" See Lk. 20.
16
" Mt. 19. 5 ;
Mk. 10. 8 ;
Eph. 6. 31
^' Ju. 17. 21-
23; Rom.
8. 9-11 ;
Gal. 2. 20 ;
comp. ver.
15
y 2 Cor. 12.
21 ; Eph.
5. 3 ; Col.
3. 5 ; Heb.
13. 4 ; see
ver. 9
' Comp. Jn.
2. 21
" See Rom.
14. 7 1
6 ch. 7. 23 ;
Acts 20.
28 ; 1 Pet.
1. 18 f. ;
2 Pet. 2. 1 ;
Rev. 5. 9
" See Rom.
12.1;
comp.
Phil. 1. 20
d ver. 8, 26
« Comp. Ex.
19. 15 ; 1 S.
21. 5
/SeeMt. 4.
10
" 2 Cor. 8. 8
177
unto the wife her due : and like-
wise also the wife unto the husband.
4 The wife hath not power over
her own body, but the husband :
and likewise also the husband hath
not power over his own body, but
the wife. 5 * Defraud ye not one
the other, except it be by consent
for a season, that ye may give your-
selves unto prayer, and may be to-
gether again, that •''Satan tempt
you not because of your inconti-
nency. 6 But this I say by way of
concession, " not of commandment.
7 '' Yet 1 would that all men were
''even as I myself. Howbeit 'each
man hath his own gift from God,
one after this manner, and another
after that.
8 But I say to the unmarried
and to widows. It is ''good for
them if they abide ''even as 1. 9
But if they have not continency,
* let them marry : for it is better to
marry than to burn. 10 But unto
the married I give charge, 'yea not
I, but the Lord, That the wife de-
part not from her husband 1 1 (but
should she depart, let her remain
unmarried, or else be reconciled to
her husband); and that the hus-
band leave not his wife. 12 But
to the rest say "T, not the Lord : If
any brother hath an unbelieving
wife, and she is content to dwell
with him, let him not leave her.
13 And the woman that hath an
unbelieving husband, and he is
content to dwell with her, let her
not leave her husband. 14 For the
unbelieving husband is sanctified in
the wife, and the unbelieving wife
is sanctified in the brother: else
were your children unclean ; but
now are they "holy. 15 Yet if the
unbelieving departeth, let him de-
part : the brother or the sister is
not under bondage in such cases:
but God hath called ''us "in peace.
16 For how knowest thou, O wife,
whether thou shalt ^ save thy hus-
band"? or how knowest thou, O hus-
band, whether thou shalt save thy
wife? 17 Only, '^as the Lord hath
distributed to each man, as God
hath called each, so let him walk.
k ver. 8 ; comp. ch. 9. 5 » ch. 12. 4, 11 ; see Rom.
12. 6 ; comp. Mt. 19. 11 f. * Comp. 1 Tim. 5. 14
' See ver. 6 ; comp. Mai. 2. 16 ; Mt. 5. 82 ; 19. 3-9 ;
Mk. 10. 2-12 ; Lk. 16 18 "' See ver. 6 ; comp. 2 Cor.
11 17 " Ezr. 9. 2 : Mai. 2. 15 " Comp. Rom. 14. 19
P i Pet. 3. 1 ; see Rom. 11. 14 « See Rom. 12. 3
5 Many ancient authorities read For.
6 Many ancient authorities read you.
7.18
I. CORINTHIANS
8.6
Concerning Virgins. Concerning Things sacrificed to Idols
And "so ordain I in *all the
churches. 18 Was any man called
being circumcised'? let him not be-
come ''uncii'cumcised. Hath any
been called in uncircumcisionl ''let
him not be circumcised. 19 * Cir-
cumcision is nothing, and uncir-
cumcision is nothing; but -^the
keeping of the commandments of
God. 20 *Let each man abide in
that calling wherein he was called.
21 Wast thou called being a bond-
servant"? care not for it : ^ nay, even
if thou canst become free, use it
rather. 22 For he that was called
in the Lord being a bondservant,
is ''the Lord's freedman: likewise
he that was called being free, is
'Chi'ist's bondservant. 23 *Ye
were bought with a price ; become
not bondservants of men. 24
Brethren, ^iet each man, wherein
he was called, therein abide with
God.
25 Now concerning virgins I
have 'no commandment of the
Lord : but I give my judgment, as
one that hath ™ obtained mercy of
the Lord to be trustworthy. 26 I
think therefore that this is good
by reason of the " distress that is
upon us, namely, that "it is good
for a man -^to be as he is. 27 Art
thou bound unto a wife "? seek not
to be loosed. Art thou loosed from
a wife? seek not a wife. 28 But
shouldest thou marry, thou hast
not sinned ; and if a virgin marry,
she hath not sinned. Yet such
shall have tribulation in the flesh :
and I would spare you. 29 But
this I say, brethren, * the time ^ is
shortened, that henceforth both
those that have wives may be as
though they had none ; 30 and
those that weep, as though ,they
wept not ; and those that rejoice,
as though they rejoiced not ; and
those that buy, as though they
possessed not; 31 and those that
use the world, as not « using it to
the full : for '' the fashion of this
world passeth away. 32 But I
would have you to be free from
cares. He that is 'unmarried is
careful for the things of the Lord,
how he may please the Lord : 33
but he that is married is careful
for the things of the world, how he
may please his *wife, 34 and is
» Or, but if 2 Gr. so to he.
3 Or, is shortened henceforth, that both those £-c.
* Some ancient authorities read wife. And
there is a difference also between the wife and the
virgin. She that is unmarried is careful &c.
" See ch. 4.
17
6 ch. 14. 33 ;
2 Cor. 8.
18 ; 11. 28 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 11.
16 ; Gal. 1.
22 ; 1 Th. 2.
14 ; 2 Th. 1.
4
" 1 Mace. 1.
1.5
d See Acts
15. 1 tf.
« Gal. 5. 6 ; 6.
15;
Col. 3.11;
comp.
Rom. 2. 27,
29 ; Gal. 3.
28
/ Rom. 2. 25
" ver. 24
A See Jn. 8.
32. 36;
comp.
Philem. 16
i Eph. 6. 6 ;
Col. 3. 24 ;
1 Pet. 2. 16
fc See ch. 6.
20
' See ver. 6
"^ 2 Cor. 4. 1 ;
1 Tim. 1.
13,16
" Comp.
Lk. 21. 23;
2 Th. 2. 2
» ver. 1, 8
P See Rom.
13. 11 f. ;
ver. 31
1 ch. 9. 18
*■ See ver.
29 ; 1 Jn. 2.
17
' Comp.
1 Tim. 5. 5
' Ecclus.
42.9
« Rom. 7. 2
" Comp.
2 Cor. 6. 14
" See ver. 6 ;
comp. 25
y ver. 4, 7,
10 ; comp.
Acts 15. 20
^ Comp. ver.
7, 10 ; ch.
10. 15 ;
Rom. 15.
14
« ch. 4. 6
i> See Rom.
14.19
" See ch. 3.
18
d Comp. ch.
13. 8, 9, 12 ;
1 Tim. 6. 4
« Gal. 4. 9 ;
comp.
Rom. 8.29;
11. 2 ; Ps.
1. 6 ; Jer.
I. 5; Am.
3 2
/cii. 10. 19;
see Acts
14. 15 ; Gal.
4.8
0 ver. 6 ;
Dt. 4. 35,
39 : 6. 4
h 2 Th. 2. 4
' Mai. 2. 10 ;
Eph. 4. 6
* See Rom.
II. 36
' ch. 1. 2 ;
Eph. 4. S ;
178
divided. So also the woman that
is unmarried and the virgin is
careful for the things of the Lord,
that she may be holy both in body
and in spirit : but she that is mar-
ried is careful for the things of the
world, how she may please her hus-
band. 35 And this I say for your
own profit ; not that I may cast a
^ snare upon you, but for that
which is seemly, and that ye may
attend upon the Lord without dis-
traction. 36 But if any man
thinketh that he behayeth himself
unseemly toward his ''virgin daugh-
ter-, if she be /past the flower of
her age, and if need so requireth,
let him do what he will ; he sin-
neth not ; let them marry. 37 But
he that standeth stedfast in his
heart, having no necessity, but
hath power as touching his own
will, and hath determined this in
his own heart, to keep his own
•* virgin daughter, shall do well.
38 So then both he that giveth
his own "^virgin daughter in mar-
riage doeth well ; and he that
giveth her not in marriage shall do
better. 39 "A wife is bound for so
long time as her husband liveth;
but if the husband be ^dead, she
is free to be married to whom she
will ; only "in the Lord. 40 But
she is happier if she abide as she is,
^ after my judgment: and I think
that I also have the Spirit of God.
8 Now concerning * things sac-
rificed to idols : We know that
we all have ^knowledge. Knowl-
edge "puffeth up, but love "'edi-
fieth. 2 •'If any man thinketh
that he knoweth anything, he
''knoweth not yet as he ought to
know ; 3 but if any man loveth
God, the same "is known by him.
4 Concerning therefore the eating
of ^things sacrificed to idols, we
know that •''no idol is anything in
the world, and that ^ there is no
God but one. 5 For though there
be ''that are called gods, whether
in heaven or on earth ; as there
are gods many, and lords many ;
6 yet to us "there is one God, /the
Father, *of whom are all things,
and we unto him ; and ' one Lord,
Jesus Christ, "'through whom are
comp. Jn. 13. 13 ; 1 Tim. 2. 5 •" Jn. 1. 3 ; Col. 1. 16
5 Or, constraint Gr. noose.
' Or, virgin (omitting daughter)
» Gr. fallen asleep. Bee Acts 7. 60.
8 Gr. buildeth up.
B.7
L COEINTHIANS
9.22
Apostolic Liberty and Panl's Use of it
all things, and we through him. 7
Howbeit there is not in all men
" that knowledge : but * some, being
used until now to the idol, eat as
of a thing sacrificed to an idol ;
and their conscience being weak is
defiled. 8 But '^ food will not ^ com-
mend us to God : neither, if we eat
not, ^ are we the worse ; nor, if we
eat, ^are we the better. 9 But
** take heed lest by any means this
^liberty of yours become a stum-
blingblock to the "weak. 10 For
if a man see thee who hast " knowl-
edge sitting at meat in an idol's
teraple, will not his conscience, if
he is weak, ^ be emboldened to eat
■^ things sacrificed to idols 1 11 For
Hhrough "thy knowledge he that
is weak ^ perisheth, the brother for
whose sake Christ died. 12'' And
thus, sinning against the brethren,
and wounding their conscience
when it is weak, ye sin 'against
Christ. 13 Wherefore, *if meat
causeth my brother to stumble, I
will eat no flesh for evermore, that
I cause not my brother to stumble.
9 Am I not "■ free ^ am I not an
"'apostle'? have I not "seen
Jesus our Lord^ are not ye "mj^
work in the Lord 1 2 If to others
I am not an apostle, yet at least I
am to you ; for the ^ seal of mine
'apostleship are ye in the Lord.
3 My defence to them that exam-
ine me is this. 4 '"Have we no
right to eat and to drink 1 5 Have
' we no right to lead about a wife
that is a 'believer, even as the rest
of the apostles, and the 'brethren
of the Lord, and " Cephas 1 6 Or
I only and " Barnabas, nave we not
a right to forbear working'? 7
What ^soldier ever serveth at his
own charges'? who ^planteth a
vineyard, and eateth not the fruit
thereof? or who feedeth a flock,
and eateth not of the milk of the
flock 1 8 Do I speak these things
''after the manner of men'? or
saith not the law also the same '?
9 For it is written in the law of
Moses, * "Thou shalt not muzzle the
ox when he treadeth out the corn.
Is it for * the oxen that God careth,
10 or saith he it ^assuredly for our
sake'? Yea, "for our sake it was
written : because ^ he that ploweth
ought to plow in hope, and he that
1 Gr. present.
* Gr. do we lack.
3 Gr. do we abound.
* Or, power
s Gr. oe builded up.
6 Gr. in.
1 Gr. sister.
8 Dt. XXV. 4.
9 Or, altogether
" ver. 4 ff.
b Rom. 14.
14, 22 i.
''Rom. 14. 17
d Rom. 14.
13, 21 ;
ch. 10.28;
Gal.' 5. 13
* ver. 10 f . ;
see Rom.
14.1
/ver. 4,7 ;
comp.
Acts 15. 20
3 Rom. 14.
15,20
'' Comp. Mt.
18. 6; Rom.
14. 20
* Comp. Mt.
25. 45
k Rom. 14.
21 ; comp.
ch. 10. 32 ;
2 Cor. 6. 3 ;
11.29
' ver. 19 ;
comp. 10.
29
"^ Acts 14.
14 ; 2 Cor.
12.12;
1 Th. 2. 6 ;
1 Tim. 2. 7 ;
2 Tim. 1.
11 ; see
Rom. 1. 1
" Acts 9. 3,
17 ; 18. 9 ;
22. 14, 18 ;
23. 11 ; see
ch. 15. 8
° See ch. 3.
6; 4.15
P See Jn. 3.
33; comp.
2Cor.3.2f.
1 Comp.
Acts 1. 25
*■ ver. 14 ;
comp.
1 Th. 2. 6,
9 ; 2 Th. 3.
8f.
' Comp. ch.
7. It.
t See Mt. 12.
46
" Mt. 8. 14 ;
see Jn. 1.
42
^ See Acts 4.
36
* Comp.
2 Cor. 10.4;
1 Tim. 1.
13 ; 2 Tim.
2 3 f
y cii. 3.' 6, 8 ;
Dt. 20. 6 ;
Prov. 27. 18
' See Rom.
3. 5
" 1 Tim. 5. 18
i> (Yet see
Dt. 22. 1-4 ;
Prov. 12.
10, &c.)
" See Rom.
4. 23 f .
d Comp.
2 Tim. 2. 6
" Comp.
Rom. 15.
27 ; ver. 14
/ver. 15,18;
see Acts
18.3;
comp. 20.
33
^ Comp.
2 Cor. 6. 3 ;
11. 12
'' See ch. 4.
179
thresheth, to thresh in hope of par-
taking. 1 1 " If we sowed unto you
spiritual things, is it a great mat-
ter if we shall reap your carnal
things'? 12 If others partake of
this right over you, do not we yet
more'? Nevertheless we -^did not
use this right ; but we bear all
things, ^that we may cause no
hindrance to the ^""gospel of Christ.
13 _*Know ye not that they that
''minister about sacred things eat
of the things of the temple, and
they that wait upon the altar have
their portion with the altar 1 14
Even so did ' the Lord ordain that
they that proclaim the "''gospel
should '"live of the "gospel. 15
But I have •''used none of these
things : and I write not these things
that it may be so done in my case ;
for it were good for me rather to
die, than that any man should
make "my glorying void. 16 For
if I " preach the gospel, I have noth-
ing to glory of ; for " necessity is
laid upon me ; for woe is unto me,
if I "preach not ''the gospel. 17
For if I do this of mine own will, I
have a/' reward : but if not of mine
own will, I have a » stewardship in-
trusted to me. 18 What then is
my ^' reward "? That, when I " preach
the gospel, I may make the "gospel
''without charge, so as *not to use
to the full my right in the " gospel.
1 9 For though I was * free from all
men, I brought myself under "bond-
age to all, that I might "gain the
more. 20 And ''to the Jews I
became as a Jew, that I might gain
Jews ; to them that are under the
law, as under the law, 2' not being
myself under the law, that I might
gain them that are under the law ;
2 1 to them that are ' without law,
"as without law, not being without
law to God, but *under_ law to
Christ, that I might gain them
that are without law. 22 To the
" weak I became weak, that I might
15 ; ver. 14, 16, 18, 23 ; see 2 Cor. 2. 12 ' See Rom.
6. 16 «: Lev. 6. 16, 26 ; 7. 6, 31 ff. ; Num. 5. 9 f. ; 18.
8-20, 31 ; Dt. 18. 1 ' Mt. 10. 10 ; Lk. 10. 7 ; 1 Tim.
5. 18 '" See ver. 4 ; Lk. 10. 8 "2 Cor. 11. 1«
" Rom. 1. 14 ; comp. Acts 9. 15 p ver. 18 ; Jn. 4.
36 (Gr.) ; see ch. 3. 8 " See ch. 4. 1 ; comp. Gal. 2.
7 ; Eph. 3. 2 marg. ; Phil. 1. 16 ; Col. 1. 25 marg.
"■ 2 Cor. 11. 7 ; 12. 13 ; comp. Acts 18. 3 " ch. 7. 31 ;
see ver. 12 « See ver. 1 "2 Cor. 4. 5 marg. ;
comp. Gal. 5. 13 " Mt. 18. 15 ; 1 Pet. 3. 1 * Comp.
Acts 16. 3; 21. 23-26; Rom. 11. 14 ^ Gal. 2. 19
' Rom. 2. 12, 14 '^ Comp. Gal. 2. 3 ; 3. 2 *> Comp.
Gal. S. 2 ; ch. 7. 22 "2 Cor. 11. 29 ; see Rom. H
1 ; 15. 1
10 See marginal note on ch. 4. 15.
11 See marginal note on ch. 1. 17.
9.23
I. CORINTHIANS
10.27
Admonition from Israel's History. " Flee from Idolatry." Christian Liberty not to be misused
gain the weak : I am become " all
things to all men, * that I may by
all means 'save some. 23 And I
do all things for the ^ gospel's sake,
that I may be a joint partaker
thereof. 24 ''Know ye not that
they that run in a "^race run all,
but one receiveth " the prize 1 Even
so -^run ; that ye may attain. 25
And every man that ^striveth in
the games exerciseth self-control
in all things. Now they do- it to
receive a corruptible ''crown; but
we an incorruptible. 26 I there-
fore so -^ run, as not uncertainly ; so
^ fight I, as not 'beating the air:
27 but I ''buftet *^my body, and
bring it into bondage : lest by any
means, after that I ^ have preached
to others, I myself should be re-
jected.
-i f\ For ' I would not, breth-
X v/ ren, have you ignorant, that
our fathers were all "'under the
cloud, and all "passed through the
sea; 2 and were all "baptized ''unto
Moses in the cloud and in the sea ;
3 and did all ^ eat the same spirit-
ual food ; 4 and did all « drink the
same spiritual drink : for they
drank of a spiritual rock that fol-
lowed them : and _ the rock was
^Christ. 5 Howbeit with most of
them God was not well pleased : for
•"they were overthrown in the
wilderness. 6 Now * these things
were our 'examples, to the intent
we should not lust after evil things,
as 'they also lusted. 7 Neither be
ye "idolaters, as were some of
them ; as it is written, ^ The people
sat down to eat and drink, and
rose up to " play. _ 8 Neither let us
commit fornication, as ^some of
them committed, and fell in one
day ^ three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us make trial of the
^"Lord, as ^ some of them made trial,
and perished by the serpents. 10
Neither murmur ye, "as some of
them murmured, and ^perished by
the ""destroyer. 11 Now these
things happened unto them " by
way of * example ; and ''they were
written for our admonition, upon
whom "the ends of the ages are
come. 12 Wherefore let him that
1 See marginal note on ch. 4. 15.
2 Gr. race-coiirsp. 3 Gr. box.
* Gr. bruise. Lk. 18. 5.
5 Or, have been a herald 6 Gr. into,
t Or, the Christ Comp. Heb. 11. 26.
* Or, in these things they became figures of us
9 Ex. xxxii. 6.
10 Some ancient authorities read Christ.
11 Or. by way of figure.
"ch. 10. .33
b See Rom.
11. 14
•^ See Rom.
11.14
rf ver. 13
•> Phil. 3. 14 ;
Col. 2. 18
/ Heb. 12. 1 ;
comp.
2 Tim. 4. 7 ;
see Gal.
2. 2
v 1 Tim. 6.
12 ; 2 Tim.
2. 5 ; 4. 7 ;
comp.
Eph. 6. 12
h 2 Tim. 4. 8 ;
Jas. 1. 12;
1 Pet. 5. 4 ;
Rev. 2. 10 ;
3.11;
comp.
Wisd. 4. 2
> Comp. ch.
14. 9
fc Comp.
Rom. 8. 13
' See Rom.
1.13
^ Ex. 13. 21 ;
Ps. 105.39;
comp.
Wisd. 10.
17 ; 19. 7
" Ex. 14. 22.
29;Ps.66. 6
0 Comp.
Rom. 6. 3 ;
Gal. 3. 27 ;
ch. 1. 13
F Ex. 16. 4,
35 : Dt. 8.
3 ; Neh. 9.
15, 20 ; Ps.
78. 24 f . ;
see Jn. 6.
31
9 Ex. 17. 6 ;
Num. 20.
11 ; Ps. 78.
15
'■ Num. 14.
29 If., 37;
26. 65 ;
Heb. 3. 17 ;
Jude 5
' ver. 11
(Num. 11. 4,
34; Ps.106.
14
» Ex. 32. 4 ;
comp. ver.
14 ; ch. 5.
11
" Ex. 32. 19
^ Num. 25.
Iff.
y Comp.
Num. 25. 9
- Num. 21.
5f.
« Num. 16.
41 ; 17. 5, 10
b Num. 16.
49
« Ex. 12. 23 :
2 S. 24. 16 ;
1 Chr. 21.
15 ; Wisd.
18. 25 ;
Heb. 11. 28
rf See Rom.
4. 23
" See Rom.
13. 11
/ See Rom.
11.20;
comp.
2 Pet. 3. 17
9 See ch. 1. 9
ft Comp.
2 Pet. 2. 9
180
^thinketh he standeth take heed
lest he fall. 13 There hath no
temptation taken you but such as
man can bear : but " God is faithful,
who will not sufier you to be
''tempted above that ye are able;
but will with the temptation make
also the way of escape, that ye may
be able to endure it.
14 Wherefore, my 'beloved, flee
from * idolatry. 15 I speak as to
wise men; judge ye what I say.
16 The 'cup of blessing whi/jh we
bless, is it not a ^'"communion of the
blood of Christ 1 The ^^"' bread
which we break, is it not a ^^ com-
munion of the body of Christ 1 17
'^seeing that we, "who are many,
are one ^^ bread, one body : for we
all partake ^^of the one ^' bread.
1 8 Behold Israel " after the flesh :
have not they that *eat the sacri-
fices communion with the altar?
19 What say I then 1 that a thing
sa,crificed to idols is anything, or
■^ that an idol is anything'? 20 But
/ say, that the things which the
Gentiles sacrifice, they ''sacrifice
to demons, and not to God : and I
would not that ye should have
communion with demons. 21 'Ye
cannot drink the cup of the Lord,
and the cup of demons : ye cannot
partake of the table of the Lord,
and of 'the table of demons. 22
Or do we "provoke the Lord to
jealousy"? are we "stronger than he?
23 ■'"All things are la\yful; but
not all things are expedient. All
things are lawful ; but not all
things ;'®^edify. 24 Let no man
^seek his own, but each ^'his neigh-
bor's good. 25 "Whatsoever is
sold in the shambles, eat, asking no
question for conscience' sake ; 26
for 'the earth is the I^ord's, and the
fulness thereof. 27 If "one of
them that believe not biddeth you
to a feast, and ye are disposed to go ;
■* whatsoever is set before you, eat,
•■ See Heb. 6.9 * ver. 7 ; comp. 19 f . ; 1 .Tn. 5. 21
' Mt. 26. 27 f. ; ch. 11. 25 "» Jit. 26. 26: ch. 11.
23 f . : see Acts 2. 42 " Rom. 12. 5 ; ch. 12. 12 f ..
27 : Eph. 4. 4. 16 ; Col. 3. 15 " See Rom. 1. 3
P Lev. 7. 6, 14 f. ; Dt. 12. 17 f . 1 See ch. 8. 4 »• Dt.
32. 17 ; Ps. 106. 37 ; Bar. 4. 7 : Rev. 9. 20 ; comp.
Gal. 4. 8 » Comp. 2 Cor. 6. 16 < Comp. Is. 65. 11
" Dt. 32. 21 " Eccl. 6. 10 ; Is. 45. 9 ^ ch. 6. 12
y See Rom. 14. 19 ' ver. 33 ; ch. 13. 5 ; Phil. 2. 21 ;
comp. 2 Cor. 12. 14 : s^e Rom. 15. 2 " Comp. Acts
10. 15 ; ch. 8. 7 » Ps. 24. 1 ; comp. 50. 12 &c. ;
1 Tim. 4. 4 ' Comp. ch. 5. 10 d Comp. Lk. 10. 8
12 Or, participation in J' Or, loaf
1* Or, seeing that there is one bread, we, who are
many , are one body isGr./roTn.
16 i&r. buildup.
' 17 Gr. the other's. See Kom. 13. 8.
10.28
I. CORINTHIANS
11.27
Women to be veiled. Disorder at the Lord's Table
asking no question for conscience'
sake. 28 But "if any man say unto
you, This hath been offered in sac-
rifice, eat not, for his sake that
showed it, and for conscience'
sake : 29 conscience, I say, not
thine own, but the other's ; for
*why is my liberty judged by
anotner conscience? 30 ^If I par-
take with thankfulness, " why am I
evil spoken of for that for which I
''give thanks'? 31 Whether there-
fore ye eat, or drink, or "whatso-
ever ye do, do all to the glory of
God. 32 •''Give no occasion of
stumbling, either to Jews, or to
Greeks, or to " the church of God :
33 even as I also ''please all men in
all things, 'not seeking mine own
profit, but the profit of the many,
n* that they may be saved. 1
'Be ye imitators of me, even
as I also am of Christ.
2 Now ™ I praise you that ye
"remember me in all things, and
"hold fast the traditions, even as I
delivered them to you. 3 But I
would have you know, that the
^ head of every man is Christ ; and
« the head of the woman is the
man; and the ''head of Christ is
God. 4 Every man praying or
'prophesying, having his head
covered, dishonoreth his _ head.
5 But every 'woman praying or
prophesying with her head un-
veiled dishonoreth her head ; for it
is one and the same thing as if she
wei'e "shaven, 6 For if a woman
is not veiled, let her also be shorn:
but if it is a shame to a woman to
be shorn or shaven, let her be
veiled. 7 For a man indeed ought
not to have his head veiled, foras-
much as he is the " image and glory
of God : but the woman is the
glory of the man. 8 For "" the man
is not of the woman ; but the woman
of the man : 9 for neither was the
man created for the woman ; but
2' the woman for the man: 10 for
this cause ought the woman to have
a sign of authority on her head, be-
cause of the angels. 1 1 Neverthe-
less, neither is the woman without
the man, nor the man without the
woman, in the Lord. 12 For as
the woman is of the man, so is the
man also by the woman; but ^all
things are "of God. 13 * Judge ye
^ in yourselves : is it seemly that a
woman pray unto God unveiled 1
1 Or, If I by grace partake ^ Or, among
" Comp. ch.
8. 7, in-12
fr See ch. 9.
19 ; comp.
Rom. 14. 16
" Comp. ch.
9.1
d See Rom.
14. 6
" Col. 3. 17 ;
1 Pet. 4. 11
/Seech. 8.
13 ; com}).
Acts 24.
16
'J Acts 20.
28 maig. ;
ch. 1.2;n.
22 ; 15. 9 ;
2 Cor. 1.
1 ; Gal. 1.
13 ; 1 Tim.
3. 5, 15 ;
comp. ch.
7. 17 ; Phil.
3. 6
><■ See ch. 9.
22 ; Rom.
15. 2;
comp. Gal.
1.10
i ch. 13. 5 ;
Phil. 2. 21 ;
comp.
2 Cor. 12.
14 ; see
Rom. 15. 2
k 1 Th. 2. 16 ;
comp.
Rom. 11. 14
I See ch. 4.
16
"' Comp.ver.
17,22
" ch. 4. 17 ;
15. 2 ;
1 Th. 1. 6 ;
3. 6
" 2 Th. 2,
3.6
P Eph. 1. 22 ;
4.15; 5.23;
Col. 1. 18 ;
2. 19
« Eph. 5. 23 ;
comp.
Geu. 3. 16
'" See ch. 3.
23
' See Acts
13. l;lTh.
5.20
' See Lk. 2.
36; Acts
21.9;
comp. ch.
14. 34
" Comp.
I)t. 21. 12
" Jas. 3. 9 ;
Gen. 1. 26 ;
5. 1 ; 9. 6
^ Gen. 2. 21-
23 ; 1 Tim.
2 13
y Gen. 2. 18
' 2 Cor. 5.
18
" See Rom.
11. 36
b Comp. Lk.
12.57
15;
" Comp. 9.
1-3, 6 with
4. 5
d See ch. 7.
17
• Comp.ver.
2 22
/Seech. 1.
10; comp.
3 3
» Comp. Mt.
18. 7 ; Lk.
181
14 Doth not even nature itself
teach you, that, if a man have long
hair, it is a dishonor to him? 15
But if a woman have long hair, it
is a glory to her: for her hair is
given her for a covering. 16 But
if any man seemeth to oe conten-
tious, "we have no such custom,
neither ^ the churches of God.
1 7 But in giving you this charge,
" I praise you not, that ye come to-
getner not for the better but for
the worse. 1 8 For first of all, when
ye come together ^ in the church, I
hear that ''•'^divisions exist among
you; and I partly believe it. 19
For there "must be also ^factions
among you, ''that they that are
approved may be made manifest
among you. 20 When therefore j;e
assemble yourselves together, it is
not possible to eat the Lord's sup-
per : 21 for in your eating each
one taketh before other his own
supper; and one is hungry, and
'another is drunken. 22 What,
have ye not houses to eat and to
drink in? or despise ye the ''^ church
of God, and 'put them to shame
that ^have not? What shall I say
to you? ^ shall "I praise you? In
this I praise you not. 23 For ""I
received of the Lord that which
also I delivered unto you, that "the
Lord Jesus in the night in which
he was ^betrayed took bread ; 24
and when he had given thanks, he
brake it, and said, This is my body,
which ^''is for you: this do in re-
membrance of me. 25 In like man
ner also "the cup, after supper,
saying, This cup is the *new cove-
nant in my blood : this do, as often
as ye drink it, in remembrance of
me. 26 For as often as ye eat this
bread, and drink the cup, ye pro-
claim the Lord's death *till he
come. 27 Wherefore whosoever
shall eat the bread or drink the
cup of the Lord in an unworthy
manner, shall be ''guilty of the
body and the blood of the Lord.
17. 1 ; 1 Tim. 4. 1 ; 2 Pet. 2. 1 ''I Jn. 2. 19 ; comp.
Dt. 13. 3 ' Comp. Jude 12 * See ch. 10. 32
' Comp. Jas. 2. 6 '" ch. 15. 3; comp. Gal. 1. 12:
Col. 3. 24 " ver. 23-25 : Matthew 26. 26-26 ; Mark
14. 22-24 ; Luke 22. 17-20 ; comp. ch. 10. 16 " See
ch. 10. 16 -P 2 Cor. 3. 6 ; see Lk. 22. 20 « oh. 4. 5 ;
see Jq. 21. 22 '' Comp. Heb. 10. 29
3 Or, in congregation
4 Gr. schisms. ^ 6r. heresies.
6 Or, congregation ' Or, have nothtng
8 Or, shall J praise you in this ? I praise you
not. ^ Or, delivered up
10 Many ancient authorities read is broken for
you.
11.28
I. CORINTHIANS
12.28
Concerning Spiritual Gifts. Gifts Diverse, but the Spirit the Same. The Body one, the Members many
28 But let a man "prove himself,
and so let him eat of the bread,
and drink of the cup. 29 For he
that eateth and drinketh, eateth
and drinketh judgment unto him-
self, if he Miscern not the body.
30 For tliis cause many among
you are weak and sickly, and not
a few *sleep. 31 But if we "dis-
cerned ourselves, we should not be
judged. 32 But ^when we are
judged, we are "chastened of the
Lord, that we may not be con-
demned with "^the world. 33
Wherefore, my brethren, when ye
come together to eat, wait one for
another. 34 If any man is "hun-
gry, let him eat •'at home; that
your coming together be not unto
judgment. And the rest will I
" set in order '' whensoever I come.
-| O Now concerning ' spiritual
A.jlmi gifts, brethren, * I would not
have you ignoi-ant. 2 ' Ye know
that w?ien ye were Gentiles ye rvere
"' led away unto those " dumb idols,
liowsoever ye might be led. 3
Wherefore I make known unto
you, that no man speaking " in the
Spirit of God saith, Jesus is
''anathema ; and no man can say,
Jesus is ''Lord, but "in the Holy
Spirit.
4 Now there are ''diversities of
gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And
there are diversities of ministra-
tions, and the same Lord. 6 And
there are diversities of workings,
but the same ' God, who worketh
all things in all. 7 But to each
one is given the manifestation of
the Spirit ' to profit withal. 8 For
to one is given through the Spirit
the woi'd of " wisdom ; and to
another the woi^d of "knowledge,
according to the same Spirit :
9 to another ^ faith, in the same
Spirit ; and to another ^ gifts of
healings, in the one Spirit ; 10 and
to another workings of ^ ^ miracles ;
and to another " prophecy ; and to
another * discernings of spirits : to
another divers " kinds of tongues ;
and to another the '^ interpretation
of tongues : 1 1 but all these work-
eth the one and the same Spirit,
" dividing to each one severally
even as he will.
12 For -''as the body is one, and
hath many members, and all the
1 Gr. discriminate. ^ Gr. (f iscriminated.
3 Or, irhen we are judged of the Lord, we are
chastened, * Gr. powers.
"■ 2 Cor. 13.
5 ; Gal. 6.
4 ; comp.
Mt. 26. 22
b See Acts 7.
60
"^2 8. 7. 14;
Ps. 94. 12 ;
Heb. 12.
7-10;
Rev. 3. 19
d See ch. 1.
20
« ver. 21
/ver. 22
'■^ ch. 7. 17 ;
16. 1 ; see
4.17
'' See ch. 4.
19
' ch. 14. 1 ;
comp. ver.
4
i' See Rom.
I. 13
' Eph. 2.
11 f.;
comp.
1 Pet. 4. 3 ;
see ch. 6.
11
'" Comp.
ITh. 1.9
» Hab. 2.
18 f.;
comp. Ps.
115. 5 ; Is.
46. 7 ; Jer.
10.5
" 1 Jn. 4.
2 f . ; comp.
Mt. 22. 43 ;
Rev. 1.
10, &c.
P See Rom.
9. 3
9 See .Jn. 13.
13 ; Rom.
10.9
*■ See Rom.
12. 6f. ;
comp. ver.
11 ; Eph. 4.
4 ff., 11 ;
Heb. 2. 4
' Comp. ch.
15. 28 ;
Eph. 1. 23 ;
4.6
t Eph. 4. 12 ;
comp. ver.
12-30; ch.
14.26
" ch. 2. 6 ;
comp.
2 Cor. 1. 12
" Comp.
Rom. 15.
14 ; ch. 2.
II, 16 ;
2 Cor. 2.
14; 4. 6;
8. 7 ; 11. 6
^ Comp. ch.
13. 2 •
2 Cor. 4. 13
y ver. 28, 30
' ver. 28 f . ;
Gal. 3. 5
" Comp. ch.
11. 4 ; 13.
2,8
6 Comp. ch.
14. 29;
1 Jn. 4. 1
'^ ver. 28, 30 ;
ch. 13. 1 ;
14. 2 ff. ;
comp. Mk.
16. 17
(' ver. 30 ;
ch. 14. 26
' ver. 4 and
ref.
/ Rom. 12.
182
members of the body, being many,
are one body ; ^ so also is Christ.
13 For ''in one Spirit were we all
baptized into one bod5^ whether
' Jews or Greeks, whether bond or
free ; and were all made to * drink
of one Spirit. 14 For 'the body
is not one member, but many.
15 if the foot shall say. Because
I am not the hand, I am not of
the body ; it is not therefore not of
the body. 16 And if the ear shall
say, Because I am not the eye, I
am not of the body ; it is not tnere-
fore not of the body. 17 If the
whole body were an eye, where
were the hearing 1 If the whole
were hearing, where were the
smelling? 18 But now hath God
™ set the members each one of them
in the body, "even as it pleased
him. 19 And if they were all one
member, where were the body 1
20 But now " they are many mem-
bers, but one body. 21 And the
eye cannot say to the hand, I have
no need of thee : or again the head
to the feet, I have no need of you.
22 Nay, much rather, those mem-
bers of the body which seem to be
more feeble are necessary : 23 and
those jxxrts of the body, which we
think to be less honorable, upon
these we ^ bestow more abundant
honor ; and our uncomely ^^ar^s have
more abundant comeliness ; 24
whereas our comely 2^(irts have no
need : but God tempered the body
together, giving more abundant
honor to that part which lacked ;
25 that there should be no schism
in the body ; but that the members
should have the same care one for
another. 26 And whether one
member suffereth, all the members
suffer with it; or one member is
"honored, all the members rejoice
with it. 27 Now ye are ^ the body
of Christ, and "^ « severally members
thereof. 28 And God hath ''set
some in Uhe church, first 'apostles,
secondly " prophets, thirdly " teach-
ers, then ■'^ miracles, then 2' gifts
of healings, helps, "''governments,
4 ; see ch. 10. 17 " ver. 27 '' Comp. Eph. 2. 18
' Gal. 3. 28 ; Col. 3. 11 : comp. Eph. 2. 13-18; Rom.
3. 22 *: Comp. Jn. 7. 37-39 ' ver. 20 '" ver. 28
" See ver. 11 ; comp. Rom. 12. 6 " ver. 14 ; see
ver. 12 '' ver. 12 ; comp. ch. 1. 2 ; Eph. 1. 23 ; 4.
12 ; Col. 1. 18, 24 ; 2. 19 " Eph. 5. 30 ; see Rom.
12. 5 '■ See ver. 18 " See ch. 10. 32 < Eph. 4. 11
« Eph. 2. 20 ; 3. 5 ; see Acts 13. 1 " See Acts 13. 1
' ver. 10, 29 » ver. 9, 30 ' Comp. Rom. 12. 8
6 Or, pnf OJi
6 Or, glorified
7 Or, members each in his pari j
8 Or, wise counsels j]
12.29
I. CORINTHIAISrS
14. IG
" Tlie Greatest of these is Love." Prophesying is better than Speaking with Tongues
divers " kinds of tongues. 2 9 Are all
apostles "? are all prophets 1 are all
teachers 1 are all workers of ^ mira-
cles "? 30 have all gitts of healings ?
do all speak with tongues'? do all
'interpret? 31 But ''desire earnestly
the greater gifts. And moreover a
most excellent way show I unto you.
-| O If I speak with the
JLO ''tongues of men and of
* angels, but have not love, I am
become sounding brass, or a -^clang-
ing cymbal. 2 And if I have the
gift of "prophecy, and know all
* mysteries and ' all knowledge ;
and if I have *all faith, so as to
^remove mountains, but have not
love, I am nothing. 3 And if I
"* bestow all my goods to feed the
poor, and if I " give my body ^ to
be burned, but have not love, it
profiteth me nothing. 4 Love
" suffereth long, and is kind ; love
■f envieth not ; love vaunteth not
itself, is not * puffed up, 5 doth not
behave itself unseemly, ''seeketh
not its own, is not provoked, Hak-
eth not account of evil ; 6 ' rejoic-
ejih not in unrighteousness, but
" rejoiceth with the truth ; 7 ^"bear-
eth all things, believeth all things,
hopeth all things, endureth all
things. 8 Love never faileth : but
whether there be ^ prophecies, they
shall be done away ; whether there
be y tongues, they shall cease ;
whether there be knowledge, it shall
be done away. 9 For we ^ know in
part, and we prophesy in part ;
10 but when that which is perfect
is come, that which is in part shall
be done away. 11 When I was a
child, I spake as a child, I felt as
a child, I thought as a child :
now that I am become a man,
I have put away childish things.
12 For now we "see in a mirror,
^darkly; but then *face to face:
now I know in part ; but then
shall I know fully even as also I
''was fully known. 13 Butnowabid-
eth faith, hope, love, these three ;
and the ^ gi^eatest of these is '' love.
1 A . "Follow after love ; yet-^de-
-L Tc sire earnestly ^ spiritual gifts,
but rather that ye may ''proph-
esy. 2 For he that 'speaketh in
a tongue speaketh not unto men,
but unto God ; for no man ® un-
1 Gr. powers.
2 Many ancient authorities read that I may
glory. 3 Or, covereth Comp. 1 Pet. 4. 8.
* Gr. in a riddle.
^ Gr. greater. Comp. Mt. 18. 1, 4 ; 23. 11.
6 Gr. nearetk.
" See ver. 10
>> See ver. 10
" ch. 14. 1, 30
d See ch. 12.
10
* Comp.
2 Cor. 12.
4 ; Rev. 14.
2
/Comp. Ps.
150. 5 Sept.
y See Acts
13. 1 ; ch.
11. 4 ; ver.
8;ch.l4.1,
39 ; comp.
Mt. 7. 22
ft ch. 14. 2 ;
15. 51
' See Rom.
15. 14
* ch. 12. 9
'Mt. 17. 20;
21. 21
"* Comp. Mt.
6. 2
" Dan. 3. 28 ;
2 Mace. 7.
5f.
° Prov. 10.
12 ; 17. 9 ;
1 Th. 5. 14 ;
1 Pet. 4. 8
P Comp.
Acts 7. 9
9 ch. 4. 6
'■ See ch. 10.
24 ; comp.
Phil. 2. 21
* 2 Cor. 5. 19
' Comp.
2 Th. 2. 12
" Comp.
2 Jn. 4 ;
3 Jn. 3f.
" ch. 9. 12
^ See ver. 2
" See ver. 1
■'ver. 12; see
ch. 8. 2
" Comp.
2 Cor. 5.7;
Phil. 3. 12 ;
Jas. 1. 23
f> Gen. 32.
30; Num.
12. 8 ; 1 Jn.
3.2;
comp.
2 Esdr. 7.
98
« See ch. 8. 3
<* Comp.
Gal. 5. 6
« ch. 16. 14
/ch. 12. 31;
ver. 39
'J ch. 12. 1
'i Seech. 13.
2
i Ch. 12. 10,
28, 30 ; 13.
1 ; ver.
18 ff. 26 f . ;
comp. Mk.
16.17
fc ch. 13. 2
' ver. 5, 12,
17, 26 ; see
Rom. 14. 19
" Acts 4. 36
" See ch. 13.
2
» Num. 11.
29
P ver. 26 ;
Eph. 1. 17
9 See ch. 12.
8
>■ ver. 26 ;
comp.
Acts 2. 42 ;
Rom. 6. 17
' Comp.
183
derstaudeth ; but in the spirit he
speaketh * mysteries. 3 But he
that prophesieth speaketh unto
rnen 'edification, and ^'"exhorta-
tion, and consolation. 4 He that
* speaketh in a tongue *'edifieth
himself ; but he that " prophesieth
^''edifieth the church. 5 Now I
would have you all 'speak with
tongues, but ° rather that ye should
prophesy : and greater is he that
prophesieth than he that 'speak-
eth with tongues, except he inter-
pret, that the church may receive
'edifying. 6 But now, brethren,
if I come unto you speaking with
tongues, what shall I profit you,
unless I speak to you either by
way of p revelation, or of « knowl-
edge, or of "prophesying, or of
'"teaching'? 7 Even things with-
out life, giving a voice, whether
pipe or harp, if they give not a dis-
tinction in the sounds, how shall it
be known what is piped or harped"?
8 For if "the trumpet give an
uncertain voice, who shall prepare
himself for war"? 9 So also ye,
unless ye utter by the tongue
speech easy to be understood, how
shall it be known what is spoken %
for ye will be 'speaking into the
air. 10 There are, it may be, so
many kinds of voices in the world,
and *no kind is without significa-
tion. 11 If then I know not the
rneaning of the voice, I shall be to
him that speaketh a "barbarian,
and he that speaketh will be a bar-
barian ^^ unto me. 1 2 So also ye,
since ye are zealous of ^^ spiritual
gifts, seek that ye may abound
unto the 'edifying of the church.
13 Wherefore let him that speak-
eth in a tongue pray that he may
interpret. 14 For if 1 pray in a
tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my
understanding is unfruitful. 15
"What is it then 1 I will pray
with the spirit, and I will pray
with the understanding also : I will
"^sing with the spirit, and I will
sing with the understanding also.
16 Else if thou bless with the spirit,
how shall he that filleth the place
of '^the unlearned say 2' the Amen
Num. 10. 9; Jer. 4. 19; Ezek. 33. 3-6; Joel 2. 1
< Comp. ch. 9. 26 " See Acts 28. 2 "ver. 26; comp.
Acts 21. 22 ^Comp. Eph. 5.19; Col. 3.16 ^ Comp.
Dt. 27. 15-26 ; 1 Chr. 16. 36 (Ps. 106. 48) ; Neh. 5. 13 ;
8. 6 ; Jer. 11. 5 ; 28. 6 ; Tob. 8. 8 ; Rev. 5. 14 ; 7. 12
' Or, comfort 8 Qx. huildeth up.
9 Or, nothing is without voice
1" Or, in my case h Gr. spirits.
12 Or, him that is without gifts : and so in ver.
23, 24.
14.17
I. COEINTHIAKS
15.9
Prophesying edifies. Decorum in the Exercise of Gifts. " Let the Women keep silence." Sammary of the Gospel
at thy "giving of thanks, seeing he
knoweth not what thou sayest 1
17 For thou verily givest thanks
well, but the other is not ^ * edified.
18 I thank God, I speak with
tongues more than you all : 19 how-
beit in the church I had rather
speak five words with my under-
standing, that I might instruct
others also, than ten thousand
words in a tongue.
20 "Brethren, ''be not children
in mind : yet in malice * be ye
babes, but in mind be ^men. 21
In ■'^ the law it is written, ^By men
of strange tongues and by the lips
of strangers will I speak unto this
people ; and not even thus will
they hear me, saith the Lord. 22
Wherefore tongues are for a sign,
not to them that believe, but to
the unbelieving: but ^prophesying
is for a sign, not to the unbeliev-
ing, but to them that believe.
23 If therefore the whole church
be assembled together and all
speak with tongues, and there
come in men unlearned or unbe-
lieving, will they not say that " ye
are mad 1 24 l^ut if all ^ prophesy,
and there come in one unbelieving
or unlearned, he is ■*'repi'oved by
all, he is judged by all; 25 *the
secrets of his heart are made mani-
fest ; and so he will ' fall down on
his face and worship God, '"declar-
ing that God is ^ among you indeed.
26 "What is it then, ''brethren'?
When ye come together, "each one
hath a ^ psalm, hath a « teach-
ing, hath a * revelation, hath a
''tongue, hath an 'interpretation.
Let *all things be done unto edify-
ing. 27 If any man speaketh in a
*■ tongue, let it he by two, or at the
most three, and that in turn ; and
let one 'interpret : 28 but if there be
no interpreter, let him keep silence
in the cnurch ; and let him speak
to himself, and to God. 29 And
let the 'prophets speak by two or
three, and let the others ® " discern.
30 But if a revelation be made to
another sitting by, let the fii'st keep
silence. 3 1 For ye all can prophesy
one by one, that all may learn, and
all may be '^exhorted ; 32 and the
sjlirits of the prophets are subject
to the prophets; 33 for God is not
a God oi "confusion, but of peace.
As in ^all the churches of the
1 Gr. huilded up.
« Gr. of /ull age. Comp. ch. 2. 6.
3 Is. xxviii. 11 f. * Or, convicted
» Or, in 6 Gr. discriminate, 7 Or, comforted
« Mt. 15. 36
* ver. 4, 5,
12, 26 ; Bee
Rom. 14.
19
■^ See Rom.
1.13
d Eph. 4. 14 ;
comp.
Heb. 5.
12 f.
^ Comp. Ps.
131. 2 ;
Rom. 16.
19 ; 1 Pet.
2. 2 ; see
Mt. 18. 3
/ See Jn. 10.
34 ; comp.
ver. 34
^ ver. 1
A Comp.
Acts 2. 13
' Jn. 16. 8
* Comp. Jn.
4.19
' Lk. 17. 16
"^ Is. 46. 14 ;
Zech.8.23,
comp.
Dan. 2. 47 ;
Acts 4. 13
" See ver.
15
° Comp. ch.
12. 8-10
P Eph. 5. 19
'I See ver. 6
*■ See ver. 2
* ver. 5, 13,
27 f . ; see
ch. 12. 10
' Comp. ver.
32, 37 ; see
ch. 13. 2
" Comp. ch.
12. 10
" Comp. ver.
40
'^ Comp. ch.
4. 17; see
7. 17
" See Acts
9.13
' Comp. ch.
11. 5, 13
" Comp.
I Tim. 2.
II f.;
1 Pet. 3. 1
f> Comp. ver.
21
" Comp.
2 Cor. 10. 7
d See eh. 2.
15
^ Comp. ch.
7. 40;lJn.
4.6
/ See ch. 12.
31
^ ver. 1 ; see
13.2
* ver. 33
iGal. 1.11;
comp.
Rom. 2. 16
k See ch. 3.
6 ; 4. 15 ;
comp.
Rom. 2. 16
' Rom. 5. 2 ;
comp.
Rom. 11.
20 ; 2 Cor.
1.24
"* See Rom.
11.22
« Gal. 3. 4
" See ch. 11.
23
P Jn. 1.29,
Gal. 1. 4 ;
Heb. 5. 1,
184
"saints, 34 let the women ^.keep
silence in the churches : for it is
not permitted unto them to speak ;
but "■ let them be in subjection, as
also * saith Hhe law. 35 And if
they would learn anything, let
them ask their own husbands at
home : for it is shameful for a
woman to speak in the church. 36
What"? was it from you that the
word of God went forth 1 or came
it unto you alone %
37 " If any man thinketh himself
to be a prophet, or "* spiritual, let
him take knowledge of the things
which I write unto you, * that they
are the commandment of the Lord.
38 ^ But if any man is ignorant,
let him be ignorant.
39 Wherefore, my brethren, •'de-
sire earnestly to " prophesy, and
forbid not to speak with tongues.
40 But ''let all things be done
decently and in order.
^ pT Now ' I make known unto
_LO you, brethren, the "* gospel
which I " preached unto you, which
also ye received, [wherein also x©
stand, 2 by which also ye are
saved, ""if ye hold fast ^'•^the word
which I " preached unto you, "ex-
cept ye believed ^" in vain. 3 For
"1 delivered unto you first of all
that which also I received : that
Christ died ^for our sins « accord-
ing to the scriptures ; 4 and that
he was buried ; and that he hath
been ''raised on the third day 'ac-
cording to the scriptures • 5 and
that *he appeared to "Cephas;
then " to the twelve ; 6 then he ap-
peared to above five hundred breth-
ren at once, of whom the greater
part remain until now, but some
""are fallen asleep; 7 then he ap-
peared to "^ James; then to ^all
the apostles ; 8 and last of all, as
to the child untimely born, "he
appeared to me also. 9 For I am
* the least of the apostles, that am
not meet to be called an apostle,
3 ; 1 Pet. 2. 24 9 Is. 53. 5-12; see Mt. 26. 24 ; Lk.
24. 25-27 ; Acts 8. 32 f . ; 17. 2 f . ; 26. 22 '" See Mt.
16. 21 ; Jn. 2. 21 f. ; Acts 2. 24 ^ Ps. 16. 8 tf.; Acts
2. 31 ; 26. 22 f. ' Lk. 24. 34 " ch. 1. 12 " See Mk.
Ifi. 14 ^ See Acts 7. 60 ; ver. 18, 20 v See Acts 12.
17 ' Comp. Lk. 24. 33, 36 1 : Acts 1. 3 f. " See ch.
9. 1 ; comp. Acts 9. 3-8 ; 22. 6-11 ; 26. 12-18 <> Eph.
3. 8 ; comp. 2 Cor. 12. 11 ; 1 Tim. 1. 15
8Gen. iii. 16?
9 Many ancient authorities read But if any mas
knotveth not, he is not known. Comp. ch. 8. 3.
10 See marginal note on ch. 4. 15.
11 See marginal note on ch. 1. 17.
12 Gr. wiJfi what word.
13 Or, without cause " Or, Jacib
15.10
I. CORINTHIANS
15.43
Christ's Resnrrsctton the Pledge of ours. Baptisms for the Dead. The Resurrection vindicated
because I "persecuted the church
of God. 10 But by *the grace of
God I am what I am : and his
grace which was bestowed upon
me was not found ^ vain ; but I
"labored more abundantly than
they all : yet '' not I, but the grace
of God which was with me. 11
Whether then it be I or they, so we
preach, and so ye beUeved.
1 2 Now if Christ is jjreached
that he hath been raised from the
dead, how say some among you
that there "is no resurrection of
the dead? 13 But if there is no
resurrection of the dead, neither
hath Christ been raised : 14 and
■'^if Christ hath not been raised,
then is our preaching ^ vain, ^ your
faith also is Wain. 15 Yea, and
we are found false witnesses of
God ; because we witnessed of God
that he " raised up ^ Christ : whom
he raised not up, if so be that the
dead are not raised. 16 For if the
dead are not raised, neither hath
Christ been raised : 1 7 and if Christ
hath not been raised, your faith is
vain ; * ye are yet in your sins. 18
Then they also that 'are fallen
asleep in Christ have perished. 19
■•If we have only hoped in Christ
in this life, we are * of all men most
pitiable.
20 But now 'hath Christ been
raised from the dead, the '"first-
fruits of them that *are asleep. 21
For since "by man came death, by
man came also the resurrection of
the dead. 22 For "as in Adam all
die, so also in ^ Christ shall all be
made alive. 23 But each in his
own order : Christ "' the firstf ruits ;
then f they that are Christ's, at *his
* coming. 24 Then come^/i the end,
when he shall deliver up ''the king-
dom to ""God, even the Father;
when he shall have abolished 'all
rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, '^ till he hath
put all his enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be
"abolished is death. 27 For, He
Kut all things in subjection under
is feet. '' But when he saith, ^ ^ All
things are put in subjection, it is
evident that he is excepted who
1 Or, void 2 Some ancient authorities read our,
3 Gr. the Christ.
* Or, If in this life only we have hoped in
Christ &c. 5 Gr. presence.
•J Gr. the Ood and Father.
t Or, Biit when he shall have said. All things
are put in subjection (evidently excepting him
that did subject all things unto htm), tvnen, I say,
all things &c, s pg. viii. 6.
" See Acts 8.
3
ii See Rom.
12. 3
' 2 Cor. U.
23 -, Col. 1.
29 ; 1 Tim.
4.10
d Comp. ch.
3. 6 ; 2 Cor.
3. 5 ; Phil.
2. 13
'^ Comp.
Acts 17.
32 ; 23. 8 ;
2 Tim. 2.
18
/ITh. 4. 14
'J See Acts 2.
24
ti- See Rom.
4. 25
' 1 Th. 4. IB ;
Rev. 14. 13;
see ver. 6
* Comp. ch.
4. 9 ; 2 Tim.
3. 12
' 1 Pet. 1. 3 ;
see Acts 2.
24
"' ver. 23; see
Acts 26.
23; Rev.
1. 5
" Rom. 5. 12
" Rom. 5.
14-18
P ver. 52 ;
ch. 6. 14 ;
1 Th. 4. 16
9 See 1 Th.
2.19
*■ Comp.
Daii. 2. 44 ;
7. 14, 27 ;
2 Pet. 1. 11
» Eph. 5. 20
« Rom. 8. 38
" Ps. 110. 1 ;
comp. Mt.
22. 44
'" 2 Tim. 1.
10 ; comp.
Rev. 20.
14 ; 21. 4
^Eph.l. 22;
Heb. 2. 8 ;
see Mt. 11.
27 ; 28. 18
y Phil. 3. 21
' ch. 12. 6 ;
comp.
3. 23
" 2 Esdr. 7.
89 ; 2 Cor.
11. 26
b See Rom.
8. 36
"See
2 Cor. 1.
8?
dch.l6.8f. ;
see Acts
18. 19
<■ Is. 22. 13 ;
comp. 56.
12; Lk. 12.
19
/ See ch. 6. 9
'J Rom. 13. 11
'' Comp. Mt.
22. 29 ;
Acts 26, 8
I See ch. 6. 5
fc Comp.
Rom. 9. 19
' Comp.
Ezek. 37. 3
"' See Lk. 11.
40
" Jn. 12. 24
« Gen. 1. 11
P Dan. 12. 3 ;
18&
did subject all things unto him,
28 And when ^ a\\ things have
been subjected unto him, then
shall the 8on also himself be sub-
jected to him that did subject all
things unto hifn, that ^God may
be all in all.
29 Else what shall they do that
are baptized for the dead '? If the
dead are not raised at all, why
then are they baptized for theml
30 why do we also stand " in jeop-
ardy every hour? 31 I protest by
"that glorying in you, brethren,
which I have in Christ Jesus our
Lord, * I die daily. 32 If after the
manner of men I "fought with
beasts at "* Ephesus, ^^ what doth it
profit me*? If the dead are not
raised, "let us eat and drink, for
to-moiTow we die. 33 •''Be not de-
ceived : Evil companionships cor-
rupt good morals. 34 "Awake to
soberness righteously, and sin not:
for some have ''no knowledge oi
God : ' I speak this to move you to
shame.
35 But * some one will say. How
are Hhe dead raised 1 and with
what manner of body do they
come"? 36 '"Thou foolish one, that
which thou thyself "sowest is not
quickened except it die : 37 and
that which thou sowest, thou sow-
est not the body that shall be, but
a bare grain, it may chance of
wheat, or of some other kind ; 38
but God giveth it a body even as it
E leased him, and "to each seed a
ody of its own. 39 All flesh is
not the same flesh : but there is
one flesh of men, and another flesh
of beasts, and another flesh of
birds, and another of fishes. 40
There are also celestial bodies, and
bodies terrestrial : but the glory of
the celestial is one, and the glory
of the terrestrial is another. 41
There is one glory of the sun, and
another glory of the moon, and an-
other glory of the stars ; for one
star differeth from another star in
glory. 42 *So also is the resurrec-
tion of the dead. It is sown in
» corruption; it is raised in ''incor-
ruption : 43 it is sown in dishonor ;
it IS raised in 'glory : it is sown in
weakness ; it is raised in power :
comp. Mt. 13. 43 « ver. 50 ; Rom. 8. 21 ; Gal. 6. 8
'■ See Rom. 2. 7 » Phil. 3. 21 ; comp. Col. ». 4
9 Or, yoiir glorying
10 Or, what doth it profit me, if the dead are not
raised f Let us eat dc.
15.44 I. CORINTHIANS 16.18
" 0 Death, where is thy Victory t " The Collection for Jernsalem. Recommendations
ii it is sown a ^ " natural body ; it
is raised a * spiritual body. If there
is a ^ natural body, there is also a
spiritual body. 45 So also it is
written, ^The first man Adam be-
came a living soul. The " last
Adam became a ''life-giving spirit.
46 Howbeit that is not first which
is spiritual, but that which is
^ natural ; then that which is spir-
itual. 47 The first man is 'of the
earth, •'earthy : the second man is
of heaven. 48 As is the earthy,
such are they also that are earthy :
and as is the heavenly, ^such are
they also that are heavenly. 49 And
as we have '' borne the image of
the earthy, ^ we ' shall also bear
the image of the heavenly.
50 Now this I say, brethren,
that * flesh and blood cannot 'in-
herit the kingdom of God ; neither
doth corruption inherit "' incorrup-
tion. 51 Behold, I tell you a
"mystery : '*We all shall not sleep,
but we shall all be "changed, 52 in
a moment, in the twinkling of an
eye, at the last trump: for *the
trumpet shall sound, and 'the dead
shall be raised incorruptible, and
""we shall be changed. 53 For this
corruptible must put on '" incorrup-
tion, and this * mortal must put on
immortality. 54 But when/ this cor-
ruptible shall have put on incorrup-
tion, and this mortal shall have put
on immortality, then shall come to
pass the saying that is written,
^ Death is swallowed up 'in victory.
55 ^O death, where is thy victory 1
O death, where is thy sting'? 56
The sting of 'death is sin ; and
"the power of sin is the law : 57
but "thanks be to God, who giveth
us the "" victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ. 58 * Wherefore, my
beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,
unmovable, always abounding in
Hhe work of the Lord, forasmuch
as ye know that your labor is not
"vain in the Lord.
-| /I* Now concerning "the col-
\.\J lection for 'the saints, as "I
gave order to the churches of
''Galatia, so also do ye. 2 Upon
' the first day of the week let each
one of you lay by him in store, as
he may prosper, that ^no collec-
1 6r. psychical. 2 Gen. ii. 7.
3 Many ancient authorities read lei us also bear.
< Or, We shall net all &e.
6 Many ancient authorities omit this corrupti-
ble shall have put on incorruption, and.
* Is. XXV. 8. 7 Or, victoriously
» Hos. xiii. 14. » Or, void
" Comp. ch.
2.14
6 Comp.
ver. 50
« Rom. 5. 14
d Jn. 5. 21 ;
6. 57 f . ;
Rom. 8. 2
" Jn. 3. 31
/Gen. 2. 7;
3.19
y Phil. 3.
20 f.
h Gen. 5. 3
' See Rom.
8 29
*•• See Mt. 16.
17 ; comp.
Jn. 3. 5 f
I See ch. 6. 9
'" See Rom.
2.7
"Seech. 13. 2
" Comp.
2Cor.5.2,4
P See Mt. 24.
31
« See Jn. 5.
28
'^ 1 Th. 4. 15,
17
" 2 Cor. 5. 4
t See Rom.
5. 12
" Comp.
Rom. 3. 20;
4. 15 ; 7. 8
" See 2 Cor.
2.^4;
Rom. 7.
25 marg.
" Comp.
Rom. 8. 37;
Heb. 2.
14 f. ; 1 Jn.
5. 4 ; Rev.
21.4
y Comp.
2 Pet. 3. 14
' ch. 16. 10
" See Acts
24. 17
6 See Acts
9. 13
' Comp. ch.
4.17
d See Acts
16. 6
' See Acts
20. 7
/2Cor.9.4f.
0 Comp.
2 Cor. 8.
181; 2 Cor.
3.1
ASeech.4.19
'■ See Rom.
15.26
* Acts 19. 21
' ver. 11 ; see
Acts 15. 3
"' Comp.
2 Cor. 1.
15 f.
" See Acts
18.21
" See Acts
18. 19
P See Acts
2. 1
9 See Acts
14.27
^ Acts 19. 9
' See Acts
16.1;
comp. ch.
4. 17;
2 Cor. 1. 1
1 1 Tim. 4.
12 ; comp.
Tit. 2. 15
" See Acts
15. 33
" See Acts
186
tions be made when I come. 3 And
when I arrive, ^'^'' whomsoever ye
shall approve, them will I send
with letters to carry your bounty
unto Jerusalem: 4 and if it be
meet for me to go also, they shall
go with me. 5 But I * will come
unto you, when I shall have passed
through * Macedonia; for I *pass
through Macedonia ; 6 but with
you it may be that I shall abide, or
even winter, that ye may ' set me
forward on my journey whitherso-
ever I go. 7 For I do not wish to
see you now ""by the way; for I
hope to tarry a wnile with you, "if
the Lord permit. 8 But I will
tarry at " Ephesus until ^ Pentecost ;
9 for a « great door and eff'ectual is
opened unto me, and ''there are
many adversaries.
10 Now if 'Timothy come, see
that he be with you without fear ;
for he worketh Hhe work of the
Lord, as I also do : 11 'let no man
therefore despise him. But 'set
him forward on his journey "in
peace, that he may come unto me :
for I expect him with the brethren.
12 But as touching "Apollos the
brother, I besought him much to
come unto you with the breth-
ren: and it was not at all "Ais
will to come now; but he will
come when he shall have oppor-
tunity.
13 ^ Watch ye, "stand fast in the
faith, ^quit you like men, "be
strong. 14 Let all that ye do be
done * in love.
15 Now I beseech you, brethren
(ye know the "house of Stephanas,
that it is the ''firstfruits of *Achaia,
and that they have set themselves
to ■'minister unto ^the saints), 16
that *ye also be in subjection unto
such, and to every one that helpeth
in the work and laboreth. 17 And
I rejoice at the ^'" 'coming of Steph-
anas and Fortunatus and Achaicus :
for * that which was lacking on
your part they supplied. 18 For
they 'refreshed my spirit and
18. 24 (ch. 1.12; 3.5 f.) * Mt. 24. 42 " Gal. 5. 1 ;
Phil. 1. 27 ; 4. 1 ; 1 Th. 3. 8 ; 2 Th. 2. 15 ; comp. ch.
15. 1 ' 1 S. 4. 9 ; 2 S. 10. 12 ; Is. 46. 8 " Ps. 81. 24 ;
Eph. 6. 10 ; comp. Eph. 3. 16; Col. 1. 11 * Comp.
ch. 14. 1 ' ch. 1. 16 <( Rom. 16. 5 " See Acts
18.12 /Rom. 15. 31 » See ver. 1 A Comp. 1 Th.
5. 12 ; Heb. 13. 17 • Comp. 2 Cor. 7. 6 f . * Phil.
2. 30 ; comp. 2 Cor. 11. 9 '2 Cor. 7. 13 ; Philem.
7, 20
10 Or, whomsoever ye shall approve by letters,
them will I send &c.
11 Or, God's ^viU that he should come noio
Comp. kom. 2. 18 marg.
I 12 Gr. presence. 2 Cor.
10. 10.
16.19
I. CORINTHIANS
16.24
Salatations. Benediction
yours : " acknowledge ye therefore
them that are such.
19 The churches of 'Asia salute
you. "Aquila and Prisca salute
you much in the Lord, -with "* the
church that is in their house. 20
All the brethren salute you. * Sa-
lute one another with a holy kiss.
21 The salutation of me Paul
with •''mine own hand. 22 If any
" Comp.
Phil. 2. 29 ;
1 Th. 5. 12
* See Acts
16. 6
" See Acts
18.2
d See Rom.
16.5
* See Rom.
16. 16
/ Col. 4. 18 ;
2Th.3. 17;
comp.
man loveth not the Lord, let him
be ^anathema. ^''Marana tha. 23
'The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
be with you. 24 My love be with
you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Rom. 16. 22 with Gal. 6. 11 ; Philem. 19
Rom. 9. 3 h Comp. Rev. 22. 20 ; Phil. 4. 5
Rom. 16. 20
'See
1 That is, 0 (or Our) Lord, c@m« t
187
THE SKCOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
CORINTHIANS
Salutation. "The God of All Comfort." Paul's Consdons Sincerity. Kot Fickle in purposing to revisit them
IPaul, "an apostle of *Christ
Jesus '■ through the will of God,
and ''Timothy ^ our brother, unto
''the church of God which is at
•^Corinth, with all the saints that
are in the whole of ^Achaia : 2
''Grace to you and peace from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
3 'Blessed he ^the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of mercies and *God of
all comfort; 4 who 'comforteth us
in all our affliction, that we may be
able to comfort them that are in
any affliction, through the comfort
wherewith we ourselves are com-
forted of God. 5 For '" as the suf-
ferings of Christ abound unto us,
even so our comfort also aboundeth
through Christ. 6 But whether
we are afflicted, it is "for your com-
fort and salvation ; or whether- we
are comforted, it is for your com-
fort, which worketh in the patient
enduring of the same sufferings
which we also suffer : 7 and our
hope for you is stedfast; knowing
that, "as ye are partakers of the
sufferings, so also are ye of the com-
fort. 8 For -Pwe would not have
you ignorant, brethren, concerning
our * affliction which befell us in
'Asia, that we were weighed down
exceedingly, beyond our power,
insomuch that we despaired even
of life : 9 ^ yea, we ourselves
have had the ^ sentence of death
within ourselves, that we should
not trust in ourselves, but in God
who raiseth the dead : 10 who
'delivered us out of so great a
death, and will deliver : *on whom
we have ^set our hope that he
will also still deliver us; 11 ye
also "helping together on our be-
half by your supplication; that,
for the gift bestowed upon us
1 Gr. the hroiher.
2 Or, God and the Father See Rom. 15. 6 marg.
3 Or, but we nurselves * Gr. answer.
5 Some ancient avithorities read se( our hope;
and still will he deliver us.
" Eph. 1. 1 ;
Col. 1. 1 ;
1 Tim. 1.1
2 Tim. 1.1
Tit. 1. 1 ;
comp.
Rom. 1. 1
Gal. 1. 1
* See Gal. 3
26
•^ See 1 Cor.
1.1
d ver. 19 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 16.
10; see
Acts 16. 1
" See 1 Cor.
10. 32
/ See Acts
18.1
!' See Acts
18. 12
'' See Rom.
1.7
•Eph. 1.3;
1 Pet. 1. 3
«; Rom. 15. 5
' ch. 7. 6, 7,
13 ; comp.
Is. 51. 12 ;
66. 13
"^ Comp. ch,
4.10;
Phil. 3. 10 ;
Col. 1. 24
"2 Tim. 2.
10 ; comp.
ch. 4. 15 ;
12.15; Eph.
3. 1, 13
" See Rom.
8. 17
^ See Rom.
1.13
« Acts 19. 23;
1 Cor. 15.
32?
"" See Acts
16. 6
' See Rom.
15. 31
<1 Tim. 4. 10
" Comp.
Rom. 15.
30; Phil.
1.19;
Philem. 22
" Comp. ch.
4. 15; 9.11 f.
^ See Acts
23. 1;
comp.
ITh. 2. 10;
Heb. 13. 18
y ch. 2, 17
^ See 1 Cor.
1.17;
comp. Jas.
3. 15
" See 1 Cor.
1.8
* Comp.
1 Cor. 4. 19
"Rom. 1.11;
15. 29
<* Como
18a
by means of "many, thanks may
be given by many persons on our
behalf.
12 For our glorying is this, the
testimony of ^ our conscience, that
in holiness and ^sincerity of God,
'not in fleshly wisdom but in the
grace of God, we behaved ourselves
in the world, and more abundantly
to you- ward. 1 3 For we write no
other things unto you, than what
ye read or even acknowledge, and
I hope ye will acknowledge " unto
the end: 14 as also ye did ac-
knowledge us in part, that we
are your glorying, even as ye also
are ours, in "the day of our Lord
Jesus.
1 5 And in this confidence I was
minded to "come first unto you,
that ye might have a second '^'^ bene-
fit; 1 6 and by you to '' pass into
"Macedonia, and again from Mace-
donia to come unto you, and of
you to be •'^set forward on my jour-
ney "unto Judfea. 17 When I
therefore was thus minded, did 1
show fickleness? or the things that
I purpose, do I purpose ^according
to the flesh, that with me there
should be the yea j^ea and the nay
nay? 18 But as 'God is faithful,
*our word toward you is not yea
and nay. 19 For 'the Son of God,
Jesus Christ, who was preached
among you ^by us, even ^by me and
™8ilvanus and "Timothy, was not
yea and nay, but "in him is yea.
20 For ^'how many soever be the
promises of God, "in him is the
yea : wherefore also through him
is *the Amen, unto the glory of
God through us. 21 Now he
that ''establisheth us with you
Acts 19. 21 ; 1 Cor. 16. 5-7 ' See Rom. 15. 26 / See
Acts 15. 3 ; comp. 1 Cor. 16. 6, 11 ■" See Acts 19. 21
''Ch. 10. 2 f.: comp. 11. 18 'Seel Cor. 1.9 * Comp.
ch 2. 17 ' Mt. 16. 16 ; 26. 63, &c. ; see Mt. 4. 3
'" 1 Th. 1. 1 ; 2 Th. 1. 1 ; 1 Pet. 5. 12 ; comp. Acts
15. 2? " See ver. 1 ° Comp. Heb. 13. 8 p Rom.
15. 8 9 See 1 Cor. 14. 16 ; comp. Rev. 3. 14 '■1 Cor.
6 Or, grace Some ancient authorities read joj/.
7 Gr. through.
1.22
II. COEINTHIANS
3.8
His Visit deferred on their Acconnt. Forgiveness of the Offender. The Old Ministry and the New
^in Christ, and "anointed us, is
God ; 22 '^ who also ''sealed us, and
"gave us the earnest of the Spirit
in our hearts.
23 But **! call God for a witness
upon my soul, that "to spare you
1 forbare to come unto -'Corinth.
24 Not that we have ^lordship
over j^our faith, but are helpers of
your joy: for in ^ faith ye ''stand
2 fast. 1 ^ But I determined this
for myself, that I ' would not
come again to you with sorrow.
2 For if I *make you sorry, who
then is he that maketh me glad but
he that is made sorry by me? 3
And I ' wrote this very thing, lest,
•when I came, I should have sor-
row from them of whom I ought to
rejoice ; having "' confidence in you
all, that my joy is thejoy oiyou all.
4 For out of much affliction and
anguish of heart I ' wrote unto you
with many tears ; not that ye
should be made sorry, but that ye
might know the love which I have
more abundantly unto you.
5 But "if any hath caused sor-
row, he hath caused sorrow, not to
me, but in part (that I press not
too heavily) to you all. 6 Suffi-
cient to such a one is ° this punish-
ment which was inflicted by ® the
many ; 7 so that contrariwise ye
should ® rather ^forgive him and
comfort him, lest by any means
such a one should be swallowed
up with his overmuch sorrow. 8
Wherefore I beseech you to confirm
your love toward him. 9 For to
this end also ''did I write, that I
might know ''ttte proof of you,
'whether ye are "obedient in all
things. 10 But to whom ye for-
give anything, I forgive also : for
what I also have forgiven, if I have
forgiven anything, for your sakes
hxive I forgiven it *in the * presence
of Christ ; 1 1 that no advantage
may be gained over us by " Satan :
for "we are not ignorant of his
devices.
12 Now when I came to ""Troas
for the ^* gospel of Christ, and
when a "^door was opened unto
me in the Lord. 13 I "had no re-
lief for my spirit, because I found
1 Gr. into. 2 Or, seeing that he both sealed us
8 Or, your faith
* Some ancient authorities read For.
5 Gr. the more.
6 Some ancient authorities omit rather.
7 Some ancient authorities read whereby.
8 Or, person
9Gr. good tidings : see marginal note on Mt.
123.
" Comp.
1 Jn. 2. 20,
27
i> See Jn. 3.
33
<^ ch. 5. 5 ;
Eph. 1. 14 ;
comp.
Rom. 8. 16
d See Kom.
1.9; comp.
Gal. 1. 20
" See 1 Cor.
4.21;
comp. ch.
2. 1, 3
/ch. 1. 1
y 1 Pet. 5. 3 ;
comp. ch.
4. 5 ; 11. 20
'' Rom. 11.
20 ; comp.
1 Cor. 15. 1
' Comp.
1 Cor. 4.
21 ; ch. 12.
21
fc Comp. ch.
7.8
' ver. 9 ; ch.
7. 8, 12
"' Ga:. 5. 10 ;
2 Th. 3. 4 ;
Philem. 21
" Comp.
1 Cor. 5.
If.?
" Comp.
1 Cor. 5.
4 f . ; comp.
ch. 7. 11
P Gal. 6. 1 ;
comp.
Eph. 4. 32
1 See ver.
3f.
'■ Phil. 2. 22 ;
comp. ch.
8.2
' ch. 7. 15 ;
10.6
' Comp.
1 Cor. 5. 4 ;
ch. 4. 6 end
" See Mt. i.
10
" Comp. Lk.
22. 31 ; ch.
4. 4 ; 1 Pet.
5. 8
"^ See Acts
16.8
Vch. 4. 3, 4;
8. 18 ; 9. 13 ;
10. 14 ; 11.
4, 7 ; 1 Th.
3. 2 ; comp.
Rom. 1. 1
' See Acts
14.27
" ch. 7. 5
bch.T. 6,
13 f . ; 8. 6,
16, 23 ; 12.
18 ; Gal. 2.
1,3;
2 Tim. 4.
10 ; Tit. 1. 4
« See Mli. 6.
46
d See Rom.
15. 26
« Rom. 6.
17 ; 1 Cor.
15. 57 ; ch.
8. 16 ; 9. 15 ;
comp.
Rom. 1. 8
/Comp.
Col. 2.
15 (Gr.)
9 Eph. 5. 2 ;
Phil. 4. 18 ;
comp.
189
not * Titus my brother : but " tak-
ing my leave of them, I went forth
into ■* Macedonia.
14 *But thanks be unto God,
who ahyays -''leadeth us in triumph
in Christ, and maketh manifest
through ua the "savor of his
''knowledge in every place. 15
For we are a ''sweet savor of
Christ unto God, in 'them that
^°are saved, and in them that
'^ perish ; 16 * to the one a savor
from death unto death ; to the
other a savor from life unto life.
And who is 'sufficient for these
things '? 1 7 For we are not as the
many, ^^'^ corrupting the word of
God : but " as of sincerity, but as
of God, "in the sight of God, speak
we in Christ.
3 Are we beginning again to
* commend ourselves'? or need
we, as do some, * epistles of com-
mendation to you or from you 1 2
*■ Ye are our epistle, written in our
hearts, known and read of all men ;
3 being made manifest that ye are
an epistle of Christ, * ministered by
us, written not with ink, but with
the Spirit of ' the living God ; not
in " tables of stone, but in " tables
that are * hearts of flesh. 4 And
such * confidence have we through
Christ to God-ward : 5 not that we
are sufficient of ourselves, to ac-
count anything as from ourselves ;
but ^our sufficiency is from God;
6 who also made us sufficient as
" ministers of a * new covenant ;
not of " the letter, but of the spirit :
for the letter killeth, but ''the spirit
giveth life. 7 But if the " ministra-
tion of death, ^^" written, and en-
graven on stones, came "with glory,
•'^so that the children of Israel could
not look stedfastly upon the face
of Moses for the glory of his face ;
which glori/ ^^ was passing away :
8 how shall not rathe" tlie minis-
tration of the spirit be with glory ?
S. S. 1. 3 ; Ezek. 20. 41 h See 1 Cor. 12. 8 < See
I Cor. 1. 18 k Comp. Lk. 2. 34 ; Jn. 9. 39 ; 1 Pet. 2.
7 f. ' ch. 3. 5 f . " ch. 4. 2 ; comp. Gal. 1. 6-9
" ch. 1. 12 ; 1 Cor. 5. 8 ; comp. 1 Th. 2. 4 ; 1 Pet. 4.
II " ch. 12. 19 P ch. 5. 12 ; 10. 12, 18 ; 12. 11
'' Acts 18. 27; Rom. 16. 1 ; 1 Cor. 16. 3 '• 1 Cor. 9. 2
" Comp. ver. 6 ' See Mt. 16. 16 " ver. 7 : Ex. 24.
12 ; 31. 18 ; 32. 15 f. ^ Prov. 3. 3 ; 7. 3 ; Jer. 17. 1
^ier. 31. 33; comp. Ezek. 11. 19 J/ Eph. 3. 12
= See 1 Cor. 15. 10 « See 1 Cor. 3. 5 b See Lk. 22.
20 " See Rom. 2. 29 rf Jn. 6. 63 ; Rom. 7. 6 « ver.
9 ; Rom. 7. 5 f . ; Gal. 3. 10, 21 f. ; comp. Rom. 4. 15 ;
5. 20 /ver. 13; Ex. 34. 29-35
10 Or, are being saved n Or, are perishing
12 Or, making merchandise of the word of Ood
Comp. 2 Pet. 2. 3. 13 Gr. in tetters. h Gr. in.
la Or, was being done away Comp, 1 Cor. 13.
8, 10.
3.9
II. CORINTHIANS
4.18
" Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty." " Seeing we have this Ministry, we faint not "
9 ^ For if " the ministration of con-
demnation hath glory, much rather
doth the ''ministration of right-
eousness exceed in glory. 10 For
verily that which hath been made
glorious hath not been made glori-
ous in this respect, by reason of the
glory that surpasseth. 11 For if
that which '"^passeth away ^l'as
'*with glory, much more that' which
remaineth is in glory.
12 "Having therefore such a
hope, ''we use great boldness of
speech, 13 and are not as Moses,
* ivho put a veil upon his face, that
the children of Israel should not
look stedfastly ^ on the end of that
which *was passing away: 14 but
their ® minds were •'' hai'dened : for
until this very day at the " reading
of '' the old covenant the same veil
''remaineth, it not being revealed
to them that it is done away in
Christ. 15 But unto this day,
whensoever Moses is read, a veil
lieth upon their heart. 16 'But
whensoever *it shall turn to the
Lord, the veil is taken away. 17
Now the Lord is the Spirit : and
where *the Spirit of the Lord is,
^ there is liberty. 18 But we all,
with unveiled face ^ '" beholding as
in a mirror the "glory of the Lord,
are "transformed into the same
image from glory to glory, even as
from P the Lord the Spirit.
4 Therefore seeing we have
this * ministry, even as we ^ ob-
tained mercy, we 'faint not: 2
but we have renounced the hidden
'things of shame, not walking in
craftiness, nor " handling the word
of God deceitfully ; but by the
manifestation of the truth "com-
mending ourselves to every man's
conscience in the sight of God. 3
And even if our ^^ ^ gospel is * veiled,
it is veiled in ^ them that " perish :
4 in whom " the god of Hhis ^'^ world
hath "= blinded the ''minds of the
unbelieving, ^^that the ^■*'* light of
the '° gospel of the " glory of Christ,
Avho is the ■''image of God, should
not dawn upon them. 5 For we
preach ^not ourselves, but Christ
1 Many ancient authorities read For if the
miniatration of condemnation is glory.
'•2 Or, is being done away See ver. 7 marg.
3 Gr. throtigh. * Or, nnio
5 Or, was being done away See ver. 7 marg.
« Gr. thottghts. Ch. 4. 4 ; 11. 3.
" Or, remaineth unlifted ; which veil is done
away s Or, a man shall turn
9 Or, reflecting as a mirror
10 See marginal note on ch. 2. 12.
i^ Or, are perishing ^^ Or, age
13 Or, that they should not see the light . . . im-
age of Ood i* Gr. illumination.
" See ver. 7 ;
comp. Dt.
27.26:
Heb. i2.
18-21
b Comp.
Rom. 1.
17 ; 3. 21 f.
' ch. 7. 4
d ch. 7. 4 ;
Eph. 6. 19 ;
comp.
Acts 4. 13,
29 : 1 Th.
2. 2
* ver. 7
/ See Rom.
11.7;
comp. ch.
4.4
" See Acts
13. 15
* Comp.
ver. 6
' Rom. 11. 23
* Gal. 4. 6 ;
comp. Is.
61. 1 f.
' Jn. 8. 32 ;
Gal. 5. 1, 13
"■100^13.12
"ch. 4. 4,6;
comp. Jn.
17. 22, 24
" See Rom.
8. 29
P ver. 17
« Comp.
1 Cor. 3. 5
^ See 1 Cor.
7.25
» ver. 16 ;
Lk. IS. 1 ;
Gal. 6. 9 ;
Eph. 3. 13 ;
comp.
2 Th. 3. 13
< Rom. 6. 21;
comp.
ICor. 4.5
" See ch. 2.
17
" ch. 5. 11 f.
* Seech. 2. 12
Vch. 3. 14;
comp.
lCor.2.6ff.
' See 1 Cor.
1. 18 ; ch.
2. 15
" See Jn. 12.
31
6 See Mt.
13. 22
" Comp. ch.
3. 14
d ver. 6 ;
comp.
Acts 26. 18
^ch. 3. 18;
comp.
ver. 6
/Col. 1.15;
comp.
Phil. 2. 6 ;
Heb. 1. 3 ;
Jn. 1. 18
?lTh.2.6f.
(comp.
1 Cor. 4.
15 f.)
'' Comp.
2 Pet. 1. 19
■ ch. 6. 1 ;
2 Tim. 2.
20 ; 2 Esdr.
7. 88;
comp. Job
4. 19 ; 10. 9 ;
33. 6 ; Lam.
4.2
* See 1 Cor.
2. 5;
comp.
190
Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as
your ^^ servants ^®for Jesus' sake.
6 Seeing it is God, that said, ^'^ Light
shall shine out of darkness, who
''shined in our hearts, to give the
^^"^ Light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face of Jesus
Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in
'earthen vessels, that the exceed-
ing greatness of * the power may be
of God, and not from ourselves ; 8 zve
are ' pressed on every side, yet not
"straitened; "perplexed, yet not
unto despair ; 9 " pursued, yet
not^^^for.saken; 'smitten down, yet
not destroyed ; 10 *■ always bearing
about in the body the ^^ dying of
Jesus, that 'the life also of Jesus
may be manifested in our body.
1 1 For we who live are always de-
livered unto death for Jesus' sake,
that the life also of Jesus maybe
manifested in our mortal flesh.
12 So then death worketh in us,
but life in you. 13 But having the
same ' spirit of faith, according to
that which is written, -" I believed,
and therefore did I speak ; we
also believe, and therefore also we
speak; 14 knowing that he that
" raised up -' the Lord Jesus " shall
raise up us also with Jesus, and
shall "" present us with you. 15
For all things are "for your sakes,
that the grace, being 'multiplied
through ^-^the many, may cause
the thanksgiving to abound unto
the glory of God.
1 6 Wherefore we " faint not ; but
though our outward man is decay-
ing, yet our * inward man is ''re-
newed day by day. 17 For our
''light affliction, which is for the
moment, worketh for us more and
more exceedingly an eternal weight
of glory ;_ 18 while Ave "look not
at the things which are seen, but
at the things which are not seen :
Judg. 7. 2 ' ch. 7. 5 , comp. 1. 8 "■ Comp. ch.
6. 12 " Gal. 4. 20 " See Jn. 15. 20 ; Rom. 8. 35 f.
1' Heb. 13. 5 ; comp. Ps. 129. 2 « Comp. Ps. 37. 24 ;
Prov. 24. 16 ; Mic. 7. 8 '' See Rom. 6. 5 , 8. 36 ;
comp. Gal. 6. 17 ' See Rom. 6. 8 < See 1 Cor. 12. 9
"See Acts 2. 24 " 1 Th. 4. 14 ^ Eph. 5. 27 ; Col. 1.
22 , Jude 24 ; comp. Lk. 21. 36 * See ch. 1. 6 ;
comp. Rom. 8. 28 ^ ch. 1. 11 ; comp. 1 Cor. 9. 19
" See ver. 1 ^ See Rom. 7. 22 ' Comp. Col. 3. 10 ,
Is 40. 29, 31 d Rom. 8. 18 ' ch. 5. 7 ; comp. Rom.
8. 24; Heb. 11.1,13
15 Gr. bondservants. Comp. 1 Cor. 9. 19.
1' Some ancient authorities read through Jesu&
17 Gen. i. 3.
" Or, left behind i* Gr. putting to death,
«o Ps. cxvi. 10.
2' Some ancient authorities omit the L«rd.
2- Gr. the more.
5.1
II. CORINTHIANS
6.7
"Absent from the Body, at Home with the Lord," " In Everything commending ourselves as Hinistei-s of God "
for the things which are seen are
temporal ; but the things which
are not seen are eternal.
5 For we know that if the
"earthly house of our '* tab-
ernacle be dissolved, we have a
buildina; from God, a house "not
made with hands, eternal, in the
heavens. 2 For verily in this we
''groan, longing to be "clothed
upon with our habitation which
is from heaven : 3 if so be that
being clothed we shall not be found
naked. 4 For indeed we that are
in this ^ tabernacle do "* groan, '^ be-
ing burdened ; not for that we
would be unclothed, but that we
would be " clothed upon, that what
is •'^ mortal may be swallowed up of
life. 5 Now he that wrought us
for this very thing is God, who
"gave unto us the earnest of the
Spirit. 6 Being therefore always
of good courage, and knowing that,
* whilst we are at home in the body,
we are absent from the Lord 7 (for
*we walk by faith, not by ^ sight) ;
8 we are of good courage, I say,
and are * willing rather to be absent
from the body, and '■ to be at home
with the Lord. 9 Wherefore also
we ■* make it our aim, whether at
home or absent, to be ™ well-pleas-
ing unto him. 10 For we must all
be made manifest before " the judg-
ment-seat of Christ ; that each one
may receive the things dooie ^ in the
body, according to what he hath
done, whether it he good or bad.
11 Knowing thei-efore the "fear
of the Lord, we persuade men, but
we are made n^anifest unto God ;
and I hope that we are ^ made
manifest also in j'our consciences.
12 We are not "again commending
ourselves unto you, but speak as
giving you ""occasion of glorying
on our behalf, that ye may have
wherewith to answer them that
glory in appearance, and not in
heart. 13 For whether we ®are
'beside ourselves, it is unto God ;
or whether we are of sober mind,
it is unto you. 14 For the love of
Christ ' constraineth us ; because
we thus judge, that "one died for
all, therefore all died; 15 and he
died for all, that they that live
should no longer "live unto them-
1 Or, bodily frame Comp. Wisd. 9. 15.
2 Or. being burdened^ in that we uotild not be
unclothed, but would be clothed upon
3 Gr. appearance.
* Gr. are ambitious. See Roin. 15. 20 marg.
6 Gr. through. ^ Or, were
° 1 Cor. 15.
47 ; comp.
ch. 4. 7 ;
Job 4. 19
(- 2 Pet. 1,
13 f.
" Comp. Mk.
14. 58:
Acts 7. 48 ;
Heb. 9. U,
24
d Rom. 8.
23 ; ver. 4
' Comp.
1 Cor. 15.
531; ver. 4
/I Cor. 15.
54
'J ch. 1. 22 ;
comp.
Rom. 8. 23
'' Comp.
Heb. 11.
13 f.
' See ch. 4.
18 ; 1 Cor.
13. 12
* Comp.
Phil. 1. 23
' Comp.
Jn. 12. 26 ;
Phil. 1. 23
»" Rom. 14.
18 ; Col. 1.
10 : 1 Th.
4. i
" See Mt. 16.
27 ; comp.
Acts 10.
42; Rom.
2. 16 ; 14.
10, 12 ;
Eph. 6. 8
" Heb. 10.
31 ; 12. 29 ;
Jude 23
P ch. 4. 2
9 See ch. 3. 1
'• ch. 1. 14 ;
Phil. 1. 26
» ch. U. 1.
16 If. ; 12.
11 ; comp.
Mk. 3. 21
< Comp.
Acts 18. 5
" Rom. 5.
15 ; 6. 6 ff. ;
Gal. 2. 20 ;
Col. 3. 3
" See Rom.
14. 7-9
"^ ch. 11. 18 ;
Phil. 3. 4 ;
see Jn. 8.
15
y See Rom.
16. 7
' See Gal. 6.
15 ; Jn. 3.
3; Rom.
6.4
" Comp. Is.
43. 18 f . ;
65. 17;
Eph. 4. 24 ;
Rev. 21. 4 f.
b See 1 Cor.
11. 12
" Col. 1. 20 ;
see Rom.
5. 10
d Comp.
1 Cor. 3. 5
' Comp.
Col. 2. 9
/ Rom. 4. 8 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 13. 5
y Eph. 6. 20 ;
comp.
Mai. 2. 7
'i Comp. ch.
6. 1
191
selves, but unto him who for their
sakes died and rose again. 16
Wherefore we henceforth know no
man "^ after the flesh : even though
we have known Christ after the
flesh, yet now we know hi?n so no
more. 17 Wherefore if any man
is ^in Christ, '^ he is 'a. new crea-
ture : " the old things are passed
away ; behold, they are become
new. 18 But 'all things are of
God, " who reconciled us to himself
throvigh Christ, and gave unto us
the '^ ministry of reconciliation ; 1 9
to wit, that "God was in Christ
reconciling the world unto himself,
•^not reckoning unto them their
trespasses, and having * committed
unto us the word of reconcilia-
tion.
20 We are "ambassadors there-
fore on behalf of Christ, '' as though
God were entreating by us : we
beseech you on behalf of Christ, be
ye "reconciled to God. 21 Him
who * knew no sin he made to be
* sin on our behalf ; that we might
become the 'righteousness of God
6 in him. 1 And "'working to-
gether with _ him " we entreat
also that ye receive not " the grace
of God in vain 2 (for he saith,
^At an acceptable time I heark-
ened unto thee.
And in a day of salvation did I
succor thee :
behold, now is the acceptable
time ; behold, now is the day of
salvation): 3/* giving no occasion
of stumbling in anything, that our
ministration be not blamed ; 4 but
in everything * commending our-
selves, as '"ministers of God, *in
much ^"patience, in afllictions, in ne-
cessities, in distresses, 5 in ' stripes,
in 'imprisonments, in "tumults, in
labors, in watchings, in "fasting-s;
6 in pureness, in ^knowledge, in
2' longsuifering, in kindness, in the
^Holy Spirit, in "love unfeigned,
7 in *the word of truth, in "the
power of God ; ^ by ** the armor of
i Heb. 4. 15 ; 7. 26 ; 1 Pet. 2. 22 ; 1 Jn. 3. 5 ; comp.
Acts 3. 14, &c. k Rom. 8. 3 ; Gal. 3. 13 ; comp.
Rom. 3. 25 ; 4. 25 ' Rom. 1. 17 ; 3. 21 f. : see 1 Cor.
I. 30 ™ See 1 Cor. 3. 9 " ch. 5. 20 " Comp. Acts
II. 23 PI Cor. 8. 9, 13 ; 9. 12 l See Rom. 3. 5
'■ See 1 Cor. 3. 5 ; comp. 2 Tim. 2. 24 f. » ver. 4 tf. :
comp. ch. 4. 8-11 ; 11. 23-27 ; 12. 10 ; Acts 9. 1«
' Acts 16. 23 " Comp. Acts 19. 23 ff. " Comp.
1 Cor. 4. 11 ^ ch. 11. 6 ; see 1 Cor. 12. 8 v Comp.
ch. 1. 23 ; 2. 10 ; 13. 10 = 1 Th. 1. 5 ; see 1 Cor. 2. 4
" See Rom. 12. 9 * Comp. ch. 2. 17 ; 4. 2 " See
I Cor. 2. 5 d ch. 10. 4 ; see Rom. 13. 12 ; Eph. 6.
II tf.
7 Or, there is a new creation 9 Is. xlix. 8.
8 Or, placed in us i" Or, stedfcatneX
6.8
II. COEINTHIANS
7.15
Break with Heathenism. The Coming of Titus brooght Comfort, and proved your (iodly Sorrow Salotarf
righteousness on the right hand
and on the left, 8 by glory and
"dishonor, by *evil report and
good report ; as " deceivers, and yet
■* true ; 9 as unknown, and yet well
known ; as * dying, and Toehold,
•''we live; as chastened, and not
killed; 10 as ^sorrowful, yet al-
ways ^ rejoicing ; as * poor, yet
making many rich ; as ' having
nothing, and yet possessing *all
things.
11 *Our mouth is open unto
you, O Corinthians, our '"heart is
enlai'ged. 12 Ye are not strait-
ened in us, but " ye are straitened
in your own affections. 13 Now
for a " recompense in like kind (I
speak as unto my ^ children), be ye
also enlarged.
1 4 » Be not unequally yoked
with '■ unbelievers : for what * fel-
lowship have righteousness and in-
iquity 5 or what communion hath
light with darkness 1 15 And
what 'concord hath Christ with
^Belial? or what portion hath a
" believer with an '' unbeliever % 16
And " what agreement hath a
^ temple of God with idols % for
we are ''a ^temple of Hhe^ living
God ; even as God said, ^ I will
* dwell in them, and "walk in
them ; and I will be their God, and
they shall be my people. 17 Where-
fore
■•^Come ye out from among them,
and be ye separate,
saith the Lord,
And touch no unclean thing ;
And I will receive you,
18 ^ And will be to you a Father,
And ye shall be to me "sons and
daughters,
7 saith the Lord Almnghty. 1
Having therefore these prom-
ises, ''beloved, *let us cleanse our-
selves from all defilement of flesh
and spirit, perfecting holiness in
the fear of God.
2 '*-^Open your hearts to us : we
wronged no man, we corrupted no
man, we took advantage of no
man. 3 I say it not to condemn
yoii : for I have said ^before, that
ye are ''in our hearts to die to-
gether and live together. 4 Great
is my 'boldness of speech towai'd
you, great is my * glorying on
your behalf: I am filled with
1 Gr. Bdiar. 2 Or, snvcfuary
3 Lev. xxvi. 12 ; Ex. xxix. 45 ; Ezek. xxxvii. 27 ;
Jer. xxxi. 1. * Is. lii. 11. 5 Hos. i. 10; Isa. xliii. 6.
* Gr. Make roam for us.
" 1 Cor. 4. 10
» 1 Cor. 4.
13 ; comp.
Rom. 3. 8 ;
ch. 12. 16
'^ Comp. Mt.
27. 63
d Comp. ch.
1. 18 ; 4. 2 ;
1 Th. 2. 3 f.
" See Rom.
8. 36
/ch. 1.8.10;
4. 11
i' ch. 7. 4 ;
1 Th. 1. 6 ,
Phil. 2. 17 ;
4. 4 ; Col.
1.24;
comp. Jn.
16. 22
Ach. 8. 9;
comp.
1 Cor. 1. 5
> Comp.
Acts 3. 6
k Rom. 8. 32 ;
1 Cor. 3. 21
I Ezek. 33,
22 ; Eph. 6.
19
'" Comp. ch.
7. 3 ; Is.
60.5
" Comp. ch.
7. 2
' Comp.
Gal. 4. 12
P See 1 Cor.
4. 14
« Dt. 22. 10 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 5.
9f.
^ See 1 Cor.
6.6
» Eph. 5. 7,
11 ; 1 Jn.
1. 6
tl Cor. 10. 21
" Acts 5. 14 ;
comp.
1 Pet. 1. 21
" Comp.
1 Cor. 10.
21
* See 1 Cor.
3. 16
y See Mt. 16.
16
' Comp. Ex.
25. 8 ; see
Jn. 14. 23
" Comp.
Rev. 2. 1
t> Rev. 18. 4
" See Rom.
8.14
d See Heb.
6.9
" Comp.
1 Pet. 1.
15 f.
/ Comp. ch.
6. 12 f . ; 12.
15
9 ch. 6. 11 f.
h Phil. 1. 7
' ch. 3. 12
k ver. 14 ; ch.
8. 24;
9. 2 f . ;
comp. 10.
8 ; 2 Th. 1.
4 ; Phil. 1.
26
?ch. 1. 4
"' See ch. 6.
10
" ch. 2. 13 ;
see Rom.
15. 26
" ch. 4. 8
P Dt. 32. 25
'comfort, I overflow with ""joy in
all our affliction.
5 For even when we were come
into "Macedonia our flesh had no
relief, but we were "afflicted on
every side ; p without were fightings,
within were fears. 6 Nevertheless
'he that comforteth the lowly,
even God, '"comforted us by the
' coming of * Titus ; 7 and not by
his '^ coming only, but also by the
comfort wherewith he was com-
forted in you, while he told us your
longing, your mourning, your zeal
for me ; so that I rejoiced yet more.
8 For though I 'made you sorry
with my epistle, I do not regret
it: though I did regret it (''for I
see that that epistle made you
sorry, though but for a season), 9
I now rejoice, not that ye were
made sorry, but that ye were made
sorry unto repentance ; for ye were
made sorry after a godly sort, that
ye might suffer loss by us in noth-
ing. 10 For godly sorrow work-
eth "repentance "unto salvation, a
repentance which bringeth no re-
gret : but the sorrow of the world
worketh death. 1 1 For behold,
this selfsame thing, that ye were
made sorry after a godly sort, what
earnest care it wrought in you, yea
what clearing of yourselves, yea
what indignati9n, yea what fear,
yea what " longing, yea what zeal,
yea what "^ avenging ! In every-
thing ye 2/ approved yourselves to
be pure in the matter. 12 So al-
though ' I wrote unto you, / tvj'ote
not for his cause that "did the
wrong, nor for his cause that suf-
fered the wrong, but that your
earnest care for us might be made
manifest unto you in the sight of
God. 13 Therefore we have been
"■ comforted : and in our comfort we
joyed the more exceedingly for the
joy of 'Titus, because his * spirit
hath been refreshed by you all.
14 For if in anything I have * glo-
ried to him on your behalf, I was
not put to shame ; but as we spake
all things to you in truth, so our
glorying also which I made before
'Titus was found to be truth. 15
And his affection is more abun^
1 ch. 1. 3 f . ' ver. 13 ' See ch. 2. 13 ; comp. ver.
13 f. 'Comp. ch. 2. 2 « Comp. Acts 11. 18 " ver. 7
' ch. 2. 6 V Comp. Rom. 3. 5 ' See ver. 8 ; ch. 2.
3, 9 " 1 Cor. 5. 1 f. bi Cor. 16. 18
7 Gr. presence. Comp. 2 Thess. 2. 9.
8 Some ancient authorities omit for.
9 Or, unto a salvation which bringelh no regret
192
7. 16
II. CORINTHIANS
9.
The Zeal of Haeedonia in ministering to the Saints to be emalated under the Guidance of Titus and his Associates
dantly toward you, while he re-
membereth the "obedience of you
all, how with *fear and trembling
ye received him. 16 1 rejoice that
in everything " L am of good cour-
age concerning you.
8 Moreover, brethren, we make
known to you the grace of God
which hath been ''given in the
churches of "Macedonia; 2 how
that in much proof of affliction the
abundance of their joy and their
deep poverty abounded unto ■'^the
riches of their ^ liberality. 3 For
^according to their power, I bear
witness, yea and beyond their
power, they gave of their own accord,
4 beseeching us with much entreaty
in regard of ''this grace and the
fellowship in the ' ministering to
the saints : 5 and this, not as we
had hoped, but first they *gave
their own selves to the Lord, and
to us through 'the will of God.
6 Insomuch that we "'exhorted
" Titus, that as he had " made a
beginning before, so he would also
complete in you ''this grace also.
7 But as ye ''abound *in every-
thing, in faith, and utterance, and
knowledge, and in all earnestness,
and in '^ your love to us, see that ye
P abound in this grace also. 8 I
speak ''not by way of command-
ment, but as proving through the
earnestness of others the sincerity
also of your love. 9 For ye know
' the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that, ' though he was rich,
yet for your sakes he became poor,
that ye through his poverty might
become ricli. 10 And herein I
"give my judgment: for this is
expedient for you, who were the
first to make a beginning " a year
ago, not only to do, but also to
will. 11 But now complete the
doing also ; that as there was the
^ readiness tp will, so there may be
the completion also out of your
ability. 12 For if the readiness is
there, it is acceptable 1^ according
as a man hath, not according as he
hath not. 13 For / say not this
that others may be eased arid ye
distressed ; 14 but by equality :
your abundance being a supply at
this present time for ^ their want,
that their abundance also may be-
come a supply for ^ your want ; that
there may be equality: 15 as it
1 Gr. singleness. See Rom. 12. 8.
a Some ancient authorities read our love to you.
" See ch. 2. 9
i> Phil. 2. 12 ;
oomp.
1 Cor. 2. 3
'Seech. 2. 3
rf ver. 5
* See Acts
16. 9
/ See Rom.
2. 4
!' ver. 11 ;
1 Cor. 16. 2
h Rom. 15.
2.5 f . ; see
Acts 24. 17
•' ver, 19 f. ;
ch, 9. 1,
12 f . ; see
Rom. 15. 31
* ver. 1
' See 1 Cor.
l.'l
"^ ver. 17 ;
ch. 12. 18
" ver. 16, 23 ;
see ch. 2. 13
" ver. 10
'' ch. 9. 8
1 Comp.
1 Cor. 1. 5 ;
12. 8 ; Rom.
15. 14
»• 1 Cor. 7. 6
' ch. 13. 14
t Plul. 2.
6 f . ; see
Mt. 20 28 ;
comp. ch.
6. 10
« 1 Cor. 7. 25,
40
" ch. 9. 2 ,
comp.
1 Cor. 16.
2f.
" ver. 12, 19 ;
ch. 9. 2
y Comp.
Mk. 12.
43 f . ; Lk.
21. 3 ; ch.
9. 7
- Comp. ch.
9. 12 ; Acts
4. 34
"Seech. 2. 14
b Rev. 17. 17
« ch. 12. 18 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 16. 3
<« Seech. 2. 12
'' See 1 Cor.
7. 17 ; 4. 17
/ See Rom.
5. 3
9 Comp.
1 Cor. 16.
3 f . ; Acts
14. 23
ft ver. 4, 6
t Rom. 12. 17
k See Rom.
14. 18
' See ver. 6
'" Philem. 17
" ver. 18, 22
" Phil. 2. 25 ;
comp. Jn,
13. 16
" Comp.
1 Cor. 11. 7
9 See ch. 7. 4
"" See ch. 8. 4
* Comp.
1 Th. 4. 9
< See Rom.
15. 26
" See Acts
18.12
" ch. 8. 10
" I Cor. 16. 2
193
is written, ^ He that gathered much
had nothing over ; and he that
gathered little had no lack.
1 6 But " thanks be to God, who
^ putteth the same earnest care for
you into the heart of "Titus. 17
For he accepted indeed our ""exhor-
tation ; but being himself very
earnest, he went forth unto you of
his own accord. IS And we have
sent together with him ''the
brother whose praise in the * "* gos-
pel is spread through "all the
churches; 19 -^and not only so,
but who was also » appointed by
the churches to travel with us in
the matter of '' this grace, which is
ministered by us to the glory of
the Lord, and to show our * readi-
ness : 20 avoiding this, that any
man should blame us in the matter
o/this bounty which is ministered
by us : 21 for we * take thought
for things honorable, not only in
* the sight of the Lord, but also in
the sight of men. 22 And we
have sent with them our brother,
whom we have many times proved
earnest in many things, but now
much more earnest, by reason of
the great confidence which he hath
in you. 23 Whether any inquire
about 'Titus, he is my '"partner
and my fellow- worker to you-ward ;
or our "brethren, they are the
^ " messengers of the churches, they
are ^the glory of Christ. _ 24 *' Show
ye therefore unto them in the face
of the churches the proof of your
love, and of our « glorying on your
behalf.
9 For as touching the ^ min-
istering to the saints, *it is
superfluous for me to write to you :
2 for I know your readiness, of
which I * glory on your behalf to
them of ' Macedonia, that " Achaia
hath been prepared for "a year
past ; and '^ your zeal hath stirred
up * very many of them. 3 But I
have sent the brethren, that our
* glorying on your behalf may not
be made void in this respect ; that,
^even as I said, ye may be pre-
pared : 4 lest by any means, if
there come with me any of ' Mace-
donia and find you unprepared, we
(that we say not, ye) should be put
to shame in this confidence. 5 I
thought it necessary therefore to
3 Ex. xvl. 18. * See marginal note on ch. 2. 12.
5 Gr. apostles.
s Or, Show ye therefore in the face . . . on
your behalf unto them.
7 Or, emulation of you ' Gr. the more part
9.6
II. CORINTHIANS
10.15
Your Zeal in the Matter already my Boast and Occasion ol Tlianksgiving. Panl's Self-vindication
entreat the "brethren, that they
would go before unto you, and
make up beforehand your afore-
promised ^ * bounty, that the same
might be ready as a "^matter of
'' bounty, and "* not of '" extortion.
6 But this / say, "He that
Boweth sparingly shall reap also
sparingly ; and he that soweth
* Dountifully shall reap also ^ boun-
tifully. 7 Let each man do accord-
ing as he hath purposed in his
heart: •''not ^grudgingly, or of
necessity : for ^ God loveth a cheer-
ful giver. 8 And ''God is able to
make all grace abound unto you;
that ye, having always all suffi-
ciency in everything, may abound
unto every good work : 9 as it is
written,
*He hath scattered abroad, he
hath given to the poor ;
His righteousness sibideth for
ever.
10 And he that supplieth ^seed to
the sower and bread for food, shall
supply and multiply your seed for
sowing, and * increase the fruits of
your righteousness : 11 ye being
'enriched in everything unto all
*■ liberality, which worketh through
us ™ thanksgiving to God. 12 For
the ministration of this service not
only fiUeth up the measure of "the
wants of the saints, but aboundeth
also "' through many thanksgivings
unto God ; 1 3 seeing that through
the proving of you by this " minis-
tration they ^'glorify God for the
obedience of your « confession unto
the " *■ gospel of Christ, and for the
^liberality of your contribution
unto them and unto all ; 14 while
they themselves also, with suppli-
cation on your behalf, long after
you by reason of the exceeding
grace of God in you. 1 5 ' Thanks
be to God for his unspeakable
'gift.
'i r\ Now "I Paul myself "en-
WJ treat you by the ^ meekness
and gentleness of Christ, I who ^ in
your presence am lowly among
you, but being absent am of good
courage toward you : 2 yea, 1 be-
seech you, that " I may not when
E resent show courage with the con-
dence wherewith I count to be
1 Gr. blessing. 2 Or, covetousnesa
3 Or. with blessings. Comp. ver. 5.
* Gr. of sorrow. ^ Ps. cxii. 9.
6 Gr. singleness. Comp. ch. 8. 2.
7 Gr. good tidings. See marginal note on
ch. 2. 12.
<» ver. 3
6 Gen. 33.
11 ; Judg.
1. 15, (&c. ;
comp. ver.
6
' Comp.
Phil. 4. 17
rf Comp. ch.
12. 17 f.
" Comp.
Prov. 11.
24 f. ; 22.
9 ; Gal. 6.
7,9
/Dt. 15. 10;
1 Chr. 29.
17 ; Rom.
12. 8;
comp. ch.
8. 12
0 Prov. 22.
9 (Sept.);
Ex. 25. 2 ;
Ecclus. 35.
9 ; comp.
ch. 8. 12
ft Comp.
Eph. 3. 20
» Is. 55. 10
* Comp.
Hos. 10. 12
' 1 Cor. 1. 5
'" Comp. ch.
1. 11
" Comp. ch.
8. 14
" Comp. ch.
8. 4 ; see
Rom. 15. 31
P See Mt. 9. 8
a 1 Tim. 6.
12 f. ; Heb.
3. 1 ; 4. 14 ;
10. 23
"^ Seech. 2. 12
" See ch. 2, 14
' Rom. 5.
15 f.
« Gal. 5. 2 ;
Eph. 3. 1 ;
comp. Col.
1.23
" Comp.
Rom. 12. 1
^ Mt. 11. 29 i
comp.
1 Cor. 4.
21 ; Phil.
4. 5 marg. ;
Baruch 2.
27 (Gr.)
y ver. 10 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 2.
3f.
- ch. 13. 2,
10 ; see
1 Cor. 4. 21
" Comp.
1 Cor. 4.
18 f.
("Seech.l.
17 ; Rom.
8.4
" See ch. 6.
7 ; comp.
1 Cor. 9. 7 ;
1 Tim. 1.18
'I Comp.
Acts 7.
20 marg.
« Jer, 1. 10 ,
comp. ver.
8 ; ch. 13. 10
/Comp. Is.
2. 11 f .
" Comp. ch.
9 13
ft See ch. 2. 9
' Comp. Jn.
7. 24 ; ch.
5.12
194
bold against " some, who count of
us as if we walked * according to
the flesh. 3 For though we walk
in the flesh, we do not war 'accord-
ing to the flesh 4 (for the '^ weapons
of our warfare are not of the
flesh, but mighty '' before God
''to the casting down of strong-
holds) ; 5 casting down ® imagina-
tions, and every -^high thing that
is exalted against the knowledge
of God, and bringing every thought
into captivity to the «' obedience of
Christ ; 6 and being in readiness
to avenge all disobedience, when
'' your obedience shall be made full.
7 ^ ' Ye look at the things that are
before your face. *If any man
trusteth in himself that he is
Christ's, let him consider this again
with himself, that, even as he is
Christ's, 'so also are we. 8 For
though '" I should glory somewhat
abundantly concerning our "au-
thority (which the .Lord gave for
building you up, and not for cast-
ing you down), I shall not be
put to shame : 9 that I may not
seem as if I would terrify you by
my letters. 10 For, His letters,
they say, are weighty and strong ;
but his bodily presence is "weak,
and ^his speech of no account. 1 1
Let such a one reckon this, that,
what we are in word by letters
when we are absent, such are we
also in deed when Ave are present.
1 2 For we are not bold ^Ho number
or compare ourselves with certain
of them that * commend them-
selves : but they themselves, meas-
uring themselves by themselves,
and comparing themselves with
themselves, are without under-
standing. 1 3 But we will not glory
y beyond our measure, but ' accoi'd
ing to the measure of the ^^ prov-
ince which God apportioned to us as
a measure, to reach even unto you.
14 For we stretch not ourselves
overmuch, as though we reached
not unto you: for 'we ^^came
even as far as unto you in the
^"gospel of Christ: 15 not glory-
ing '■ beyond our measure, that is,
k 1 Cor. 1. 12 , comp. 14. 37 ( ch. 11. 23 ; comp.
1 Cor. 9. 1 ; Gal. 1. 12 "' Comp. ch. 7. 4 " ch. 13.
10 ° 1 Cor. 2. 3 , comp. ch. 12. 7 ; Gal. 4. 13 f.
'> Comp. 1 Cor. 1. 17 ; ch, 11. 6 « ver. 18 : see ch.
3. 1 '■ ver. 15 ' See Rom. 12. 3 ; ver. 15 f. « See
1 Cor. 3. 6 * See ch. 2. 12
8 Or, reasonings Rom. 2. 15.
9 Or, Do ye look , . face f
10 Gr. to judge ourselves among, or to judge our-
selves ivith. 11 Or, liniit Gr. measuring-rod.
1* Or, were the first to come
10.16
IL CORINTHIANS
11.2(5
His Fear tor their Loyalty. His lpost«iic Labors and Sufferings
in " other men's labors ; but having
hope that, as * your faith groweth,
we shall be "magnified in you ac-
cording to our ^province unto
further abundance, 16 so as to
^''preach the gospel even unto
*the parts beyond you, aiid not to
glory in " another's ' province in
regard of things ready to our hand.
17 ^But -^he that glorieth, let him
glory in the Lord. 18 For not he
that ^commendeth himself is ap-
proved, but '' whom the Lord com-
mendeth.
n Would that ye could ' bear
with me in a little * foolish-
ness : ^ but indeed ye do bear with
me. 2 For I am jealous over you
with ^a godly jealousy : for I 'es-
foused you to one husband, that
might "'present you as a pui'e
virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest
by any means, as the " serpent be-
guiled Eve in his craftiness, your
•* minds should be corrupted from
the simplicity and the purity that
is toward Christ. 4 For if he that
Cometh preacheth "another Jesus,
whom we did not preach, or */' ye
receive a * different spirit, which
ye did not receive, or a 'diiferent
'gospel, which ye did not accept,
ye dx) ''well to 'bear with him. 5
For I reckon that I am ' not a whit
behind * the very chiefest apostles.
6 But though / 6e " rude in speech,
yet am I not in " knowledge ; " nay,
in every way have we "^made this
manifest unto you in all things.
7 Or ^ did I commit a sin in abasing
myself that ye might be exalted,
because I ^"preached to you the
''gospel of God "for nought 1 8 I
robbed other churches, "taking
wages of them, that I might min-
ister unto you ; 9 and when I was
present with you and was in want,
I was * not a burden on any man ;
for "the brethren, when they came
from ''Macedonia, supplied the
measure of my want ; and in every-
thing I kept myself from * being
burdensome unto you, and so will
I keepmt/seZ/. 10 "As the truth of
Christ is in me, no man shall stop
me of •''this glorying in the regions
of "Achaia. 11 Wherefore"? ''be-
1 Or, limit Gr. measuring-rod.
2 Gr. bring good tidings. Comp. Mt. 11. 5.
3 Jer. ix. 24. * Or, nay indeed hear with, me.
^ Gr. a jealousy of Ood.
6 Gr. thoughts. See ch. 3. 14.
1 Gr. good tidings. Comp. ch. 2. 12.
8 Or, those preeminent apostles
* Or, nay, m everything ive have made it mani-
fest among all men to you-ward
w Or. brought good tidings. See cb. 10. 16.
" See Rom.
15. 20
b 2 Th. 1. 3
' See Acts 5.
13
d See Rom,
1. 1 ; comp.
ch. 2. 12 ;
11.7
' Acts 19. 21
/ See 1 Cor.
1.31
V Comp.
vef. 12
ft Comp.
Rom. 2. 29 ;
1 Cor. 4. 5
' ver. 4,
19 f.;
comp. Mt.
17. 17 ;
ver. 16
* ver. 17, 21 ;
comp. ch.
5. 13
' Hos. 2.
19 f . ; Eph.
5. 26 f .
"' Comp. ch.
4. 14
» Gen. 3. 4,
13 ; 1 Tim.
2. 14; comp.
Wisd. 2.
24 ; Rev.
12. 9, 15 ;
Jn. 8. 44 ;
1 Th. 3. 5
" Comp.
1 Cor. S. 11
v Comp.
Rom. 8. 15
1 Gal. 1. 6
"" Comp.
Mk. 7. 9
* See ver. 1
t ch. 12. 11 ;
Gal. 2. 6
" See 1 Cor.
1.17
" See 1 Cor.
12. 8;
comp.
Eph. 3. 4
^ ch. 4. 2
y ch. 12. 13
^ See 1 Cor.
9. 18;
Acts 18. 3
" Phil. 4. 15,
18 ; comp.
1 Cor. 4.
12; 9, 6
f'ch.l2.13f.,
16
"Acts 18. 6?
d See Rom.
15. 26
' See Rom.
9. 1 ; comp.
1. 9 ; ch.
1. 23 ; Gal.
2. 20
/I Cor. 9. 15
" See Acts
18. 12
A ch. 12. 15
'ver, 31 :
comp. l2.
2 f. ; Rom.
1. 9 ; ch. 2.
17
* Comp.
1 Cor. 9. 12
I Rev. 2. 2 ;
comp.
Acts 20.
30 ; Gal. 1.
7 ; 2. 4 ;
Phil. 1. 15 ;
Tit.l.lOf.;
2 Pet. 2. 1
"" Comp.
Phil. 3. 2
195
cause I love you not % * God know-
eth. 1 2 But what I do, that I will
do, *that I may cut off '^occasion
from them that desire an occasion ;
that wherein they glory,' they may
be found even as we. 1 3 For such
men are 'false apostles, "'deceitful
workers, fashioning themselves
into apostles of Christ. 14 And
no marvel; for even "Satan fash-
ioneth himself into an "angel of
light. 15 It is no great thing
therefore if his ministers also
fashion themselves as ministers of
righteousness ; ''whose end shall be
according to their works.
16 I say * again. Let no man
think me foolish ; but if ye do,
yet as foolish receive me, that I
also may glory a little. 17 That
which I speak, I speak ""not after
the Lord, but as *in foolishness,
in this confidence of glorying.
18 Seeing that ' many glory " after
the flesh, I will glory also. 19 For
ye bear with the foolish gladly,
"being wise yourselves. 20 For ye
bear with a man, if he ^bringeth
you into bondage, if he 2' devoureth
you, if he "^ taketh you captive, if
he " exalteth himself, if he * smiteth
you on the face. 21 I speak by
way of " disparagement, as though
we had been '' weak. Yet wherein-
soever aaiy is " bold (I •'^ speak in
foolishness), I am bold also. 22
Are they ^ Hebrews 1 '' so am I. Are
they * Israelites 1 ''so am I. Are
they the *seed of Abraham'? 'so
am I. 23 Are they '"ministers of
Christ "? (I speak as one beside
himself) I more ; in "labors more
abundantly, in "prisons more
abundantly, in * stripes above
measure, in "deaths oft. 24 Of
the Jews five times received I
*■ forty s^57•^joes save one. 25 Thrice
was I " beaten \yith rods, once was
I 'stoned, thrice I suffered ship-
wreck, a night and a day have I
been in the deep ; 26 in journey-
ings often, in perils of rivers, m
perils of robbers, iii perils from
" See Mt. 4. 10 ; comp. Eph. 6. 12 ; Col. 1. 13 " Col.
1. 12 P Comp. Rom. 2, 6 ; 3, 8 « ver. 1 <" Comp.
1 Cor. 7. 12, 25 » ver. 21 t Phil. 3. 3 f . " See ch.
5.16 "ICor. 4. 10 " Gal. 2. 4 ; comp. ch. 1. 24 ;
Gal. 4. 3. 9 ; 6. 1 v Mk. 12. 40 ^ Comp. Lk. 5. 5 ;
ver. 3 ; ch. 12. 16 " Comp. sh. 10. 5 b Comp. 1
Cor. 4. 11 ' Comp. ch. 6. 8 <i ch. 10. 10 " Comp.
ch. 10. 2 / ver. 17 v See Acts 6. 1 a Phil. 3. 5
'Rom. 9. 4 A:Gal, -2. 16 ' Rom. 11. 1 " ch. 3, 6;
see 1 Cor. 3. 5 ; comp. ch. 10. 7 " See 1 Cor. 15. id
o ch. 6.b P Acts 16. 23 ; ch. 6. 5 « See Rom. 8. 36
'■ Dt. 25. 3 » Acts 16. 22 « Acts 14. 19
u Gr. the occasion of them.
11.27
II. CORINTHIANS
12.18
Paul's Visions and Revelations. His Apostolic Credentials
my '"countrymen, in perils from
the * Gentiles, in perils in the
"city, in perils in the wilderness,
in perils in the sea, in perils among
■* false brethren; 27 in * labor
and travail, in watchings often,
in ■''hunger and thirst, in " fast-
ings often, in cold and '• nakedness.
28 '^Besides those things that are
without, there is that which press-
eth upon me daily, anxiety for
•all the churches. 29 Who is
*weak, and I am not weak? who
is caused to stumble, and I burn
not"? 30 If I must needs glory,
I will glory of the things that con-
cern my ' weakness. 31 ^The God
and Father of the Lord Jesus,
"'he who is blessed ^for evermore
"knoweth that I lie not. 32 In
"Damascus the ^^ governor under
Aretas the king « guarded the city
of the Damascenes in order to take
me : 33 and ''through a window was
I let down in a basket by the wall,
and escaped his hands.
-^ 6^ "I must needs 'glory,
-L ^ though it is not expedient ;
but I will come to visions and
' revelations of the Lord. 2 I know
a man "in Christ, fourteen years
ago (whether in the body, I know
not ; or whether out of the body, I
know not; "God knoweth), such
a one "" caught up even to the
2^ third heaven. 3 And I know
such a man (whether in the body,
or apart from the body, I know
not; "God knoweth), 4 how that
he was ^ caught up into ^ Paradise,
and heard unspeakable words,
which it is not lawful for a man
to utter. 5 "On behalf of such a
one will I glory : but on mine own
behalf I will not glory, save in my
* weaknesses. 6 For if I should
desire to glory, I shall not be "fool-
ish ; ** for I shall speak the truth :
but I forbear, lest any man should
account of me above that which he
seeth me to be, or heareth from me.
7 And by reason of the exceeding
greatness of the ^ " revelations, that
I should not be exalted overmuch,
there was given to me a *■'' thorn
in the flesh, a » messenger of Satan
to buffet me, that I should not be
1 Or. race. Comp. Acts 7. 19.
2 Or, Besides the. things which I omit Or,
Besides the thinqs that come out of course
s Or, Oocl and the Father See Rom. 15. 6.
* (it. unto the ages. & Gr. ethnarch.
6 Some ancient authorities read Now to glory
is not expedient, but I will come &c.
1 Some ancient autliorities read revelations —
wherefore, that &c. 8 Or, stake
"■ Comp.
Acts 9. 23 ;
13. 45, 50 ;
14. 5 ; 17. 5,
13 ; 18. 12 ;
20. 3, 19 ;
21. 27 ; 23.
10,12:25.
3 ; 1 Th. 2.
15
6 Comp.
Acts 14. 5,
19 ; 19, 23
ft. ; 27. 42
« Acts 21. 31
d Gal. 2. 4
<* 1 Th. 2. 9 ;
2 Th. 3. 8
/I Cor. 4.
11 ; Phil. 4.
12
» ch. 6. 5
'' 1 Cor. 4. 11
i See 1 Cor.
7. 17
«-■ See 1 Cor.
9. 22;
comp.
1 Cor. 8. 9,
13
' See 1 Cor.
2. 3
'" See Rom.
1. 25
" See ver. 11
" Acts 9. 2
V Comp.
1 Mace. 14.
47, &c.
1 Acts 9. 24
"" Comp.
Acts 9. 25
» ch. 11. 30 ;
comp. 16.
18 ; ver. 5, 9
« ver. 7 ;
Gal. 1. 12 ;
2. 2 ; Eph.
3. 3 ; comp.
1 Cor. 14. 6
" See Rom.
16.7
" See ch.
11. 11
^ ver. 4 ;
1 Th. 4. 17 ;
Rev. 12. 5 ;
comp.
Acts 8. 39 ;
Ezek. 8. 3
y Comp.
Dt. 10. 14,
&c. ; Ps.
148. 4 ;
Eph. 4. 10 ;
Heb. 4. 14
= See Lk. 23.
43
" See ver. 1
<> See 1 Cor.
2. 3 ; ver.
9f.
" ch. 11.
16 f . ; ver.
11 ; see 5. 13
d ch. 7. 14
'■ See ver. 1
/Num. 33.
55 ; Ezek.
28. 24 • Hos.
2. 6 ; Ec-
clus. 43. 19
^ Comp. Job
2. 6 ; 1 Cor.
5. 5 ; see
Mt. 4. 10
'' Comp. Mt.
26. 44
' Plill. 4. 13 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 2. 5 ;
Eph. 3. 16
t Rom. 5. 3 ;
comp. 8. 35
196
exalted overmuch. 8 Concerning
this thing I besought the Lord
'' thrice, that it might depart from
me. 9 And he hath said unto me,
My grace is sufficient for thee : for
my ' power is made perfect in weak-
ness. Most gladly therefore will I
rather * glory in my weaknesses,
that the power of Christ may ^ rest
upon me. 10 Wherefore *I take
pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries,
in ' necessities, in ™ persecutions,
in ' distresses, " for Christ's sake :
for "when I am weak, then am I
strong.
ill am become " foolish : ye
compelled me ; for I ought to have
been commended of you : for ^in
nothing was I behind '"the very
chiefest apostles, though " I am
nothing. 12 Truly the ''signs of
an apostle were wrought among
you in all " patience, by signs and
wonders and '^ mighty works. 1 3
For what is there wherein ye were
made inferior to the rest of the
churches, except it be that 'I my-
self was not a burden to you*? for-
give me ' this wrong.
14 Behold, "this is the third
time I am ready to come to you ;
and I 'will not be a burden to
you : for I '" seek not yours, but
•^ you : for the * children ought not
to lay up for the parents, but
the ^parents for the children. 15
And I will " most gladly spend and
be " spent for your souls. If * I
love you more abundantly, am I
loved the less? 16 But be it so,
I " did not myself burden you ;
but, being crafty, I ** caught you
with guile. 1 7 " Did I take advan-
tage of you by any one of them
whom I have sent unto youl 18
I -^exhorted "Titus, and I sent
''the brother with him. Did Titus
take any advantage of youl walked
we not "in the same 'spirit?
walked we not * in the same steps 1
( ch. 6. 4 "^2 Th. 1. 4 ; 2 Tim. 3. 11 " Comp. ch.
5. 1.5, 20 " Comp. ch. 13. 4 P ch. 11. 5 ; comp.
1 Cor 15. 10 « 1 Cor. 3. 7 ; comp. 1 Cor. 13. 2 ; 15. 9
"■ See 1 Cor. 9. 1 ; comp. Rom. 15. 19 ; esp. Jn. 4. 48
' See 1 Cor. 9. 12, 18 ; ch. 11. 9 ; ver. 14 « ch. U. 7
" ch. 13. 1 : comp. ch. 1. 15 ; 13. 2 " See 1 Cor. 10.
•J4, 33 -^ 1 Cor. 9. 19 !' 1 Cor. 4. 14 f . ; Gal. 4. 19
- Prov. 19. 14 ; comp. Ezek. 34. 2 " Cornp. eh. 1.
6 ; Rom. 9. 3 ; Phil. 2. 17 ; Col. 1. 24 ; 1 Th. 2. 8;
2 Tim 2. 10 '^ ch. 11. 11 ' ch. 11. 9 d Comp. ch.
11. 20 "■ Comp. ch. 9. 5 / See ch. 8. 6 » See ch. 2.
13 '' Comp. ch. 8. 18 ' Comp. 1 Cor. 4. 21 * Rom.
4.12
9 Or, cover me Gr. spread a tabernacle over
me. See Rev. 7. 15.
1" Or, those preeminent apostles
11 Or, stedfastness ^ Gr. powers.
13 Gr. spent out. i* Or, by the same Spint
12.19
II. CORINTHIANS
13.14
nis Aim to edii'y. Offenders to be rigorously dealt witb. Admonitions. Salntation. Benediction
19 ^Ye think all this time that
we are excusing ourselves unto
you. "In the sight of God speak
we in Christ. But all things, * be-
loved, are "for your edifying. 20
For 1 fear, lest by any means,
''when I come, I should find you
not such as I would, and should
myself be found of you such as ye
would not; lest by any means
there should be " strife, jealousy,
■''wraths, "factions, * backbitings,
• whisperings, * swellings, " ' tu-
mults; 21 lest again when I come
my God should humble me before
you, and I should mourn for many
of them that have '" sinned hereto-
fore, and repented not of the "un-
cleanness and fornication and las-
civiousness which they committed.
-| O "This is the third time I
_L O am coming to you. ^ At the
mouth of two witnesses or three
shall every word be established.
2 I have said ^beforehand, and I
do say ^beforehand, *as when I
was present the second time, so
now, being absent, to them that
have "• sinned heretofore, and to all
the rest, that, » if I come again, I
will not *■ spare ; 3 seeing that ye
• seek a proof of ' Christ that speak-
eth in me ; who to you -ward is not
weak, but is " powerful in you :
4 for he was "crucified through
weakness, yet he liveth "= through
the power of God. Fot- we also are
"weak ^in him, but ^we shall live
with him through the power of
1 Or, Think ye . . . you ? 2 Or, disorders
3 Or, plainly Comp. 1 Thess. 3. 4.
4 Or, as if I were present the second time, even
though, I am now absent
5 Many ancient authorities read with.
" ch. 2. 17 ;
comp.
Rom. 9. 1
b See Heb.
6.9
'= cb, 10. 8 ;
see Rom.
14.19;
comp.
1 Th. 5. 11
rf ch. 2. 1-4 i
comp.
1 Cor. 4. 21
' Comp.
1 Cor. 1.
11; 3. 3
/Gal. 5. 20
!' See Rom.
2. 8 ; 1 Cor.
11.19
h Rom. 1. 30 ;
comp. Jas.
4. 11 ;1 Pet.
2.1
' Rom. 1. 29
k Comp.
1 Cor. 4. 6,
18 ; 5. 2
' Comp.
ICor. 14. 33
"' ch. 13. 2
« Gal. 5. 19 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 6. 9,
18 ; see
Col. 3. 5
o ch. 12. 14
1' Dt. 19. 15 ;
see Mt. 18.
16
9 ver. 10 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 4. 21
"■ Comp. ch.
1. 23; 10.11
* Comp. ch.
10. 1, 10
1 1 Cor. 5. 4 ;
7.40;
comp. Mt.
10. 20
" Comp. ch.
9. 8 ; 10. 4
" Comp.
Phil. 2.
7 f . ; 1 Pet.
3. 18
^ Rom. 1. 4 ;
6. 4 ; 1 Cor.
6. 14
y See 1 Cor.
2. 3 ; ver. 9
' Rom. 6. 8
God toward you. 5 "Try your
own selves, whether ye are in the
faith ; * prove your own selves. Or
know ye not as to your own selves,
that Jesus Christ is in you'? unless
indeed ye be '^reprobate. 6 But
I hope that ve shall know that we
are not i-eprobate. 7 Now we pray
to God that ye do no evil ; not that
we may appear approved, but that
ye may do that which is honorable,
"though we be as reprobate, o
For we can do nothing against the
truth, but for the truth. 9 For
we rejoice, when we are ''weak,
and ye are strong: this we also
pray for, even your "perfecting.
1 0 For this cause I write these
things while absent, •''that I may
not when present deal "sharply,
according to the '' authority which
the Lord gave me for building up,
and not for casting down.
11 'Finally, brethren, ^farewell,
"Be perfected; be comforted; *be
of the same mind ; ' live in peace :
and "the God of love and peace
shall be with you. 12 "Salute one
another with a holy kiss.
13 "All the saints salute you.
14 ^The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the «love of God, and
the '"communion of the Holy Spirit,
be with you all.
"Comp. Jn.6.6 dlCor. 11. 28 "^ Comp. 1 Cor.
9. 27 d ver. 4 ; comp. ch. 12. 10 « Comp. 1 Cor.
1. 10; ver. 11; Eph. 4. 12; comp. 1 Th. 3. 10
/ Comp. ch. 2. 3 " Tit. 1. 13 ft ch. 10. 8 ; comp.
1 Cor. 5. 4 a Th. 4. 1 ; 2 Th. 3. 1, &c. * See Rom.
12. 16 ' See Mk. 9. 50 ™ See Rom. 15. 33 ; comp.
Eph. 6. 23 " See Rom. 16. 16 " Phil. 4. 22 f See
Kom. 16. 20 ; comp. ch. 8.9 9 Rom. 5. 5 ; comp,
Jude 21 »• Phil. 2. 1
« Gr. end that.
1 Or, rejoice : be perfected
197
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
GALATIANS
Salatation. The Galatiaus' Apostasy sarprising. The fiospel I preach came from God; was not learned at Jerusalem;
IPaul, "an apostle (*not from
men, neithei' through ^ man,
but '^ through Jesus Christ, and
God the Father, who ''raised him
from the dead), 2 and all ''the
brethren that are with me, unto
-^the churches of Galatia : 3 "Grace
to you and peace '■^from God the
Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who ''gave himself for our sins,
that he might deliver us out of
' this present evil ^ world, according
to the will of ■*^'our God and Father :
5 ' to whom he the glory ^ for ever
and ever. Amen.
6 I marvel that ye are "*so
quickly removing from "him that
called you in the gi^ace of Christ
unto a "different "gospel ; 7 'which
is not another gospel : only there
are some that ^trouble you, and
would pervert the '^ gospel of
Christ. 8 But though we, or »an
angel from heaven, should ^ preach
* unto ypu any gospel '° other than
that which we ^ preached unto you,
let him be ''anathema. 9 As we
"have said before, so say 1 now
again, *If any man ^preacheth
unto you any gospel ^'^ other than
that which ye received, let him
be ''anathema. 10 P'or am I now
"seeking the favor of men, or of
God 1 or am I striving to please
men ? if I were still pleasing men, I
should not be a ""servant of Christ.
11 For "^I make known to you,
brethren, as touching the "gospel
which was * preached by me, that
it is ^ not after man. 12 For
' neither did I receive it from
■'man, nor was I taught it, but it
came to me through "revelation
of Jesus Christ. 13 For ye have
J Or, a man
2 Some ancient authorities read from. God our
Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Or, age
* Or, God and our Father
5 Gr. unto the ages of the ages.
6 Gr. good tidings. See marginal note on Mt.
4. 23.
7 Or, ivhich is nothing else save that there £'c.
8 See marginal note on Mt. 11. 5.
9 Some ancient authorities omit un/o you.
M Or, contrary to that " Gr. bonciservant.
" Comp.
2 Cor. 1. 1
*> ver. 11 f .
" Acts 20.
24 ; see
Acts 9. 15 ;
ver. 15 f .
d See Acts
2. 24
« Fhil. 4. 21
/ 1 Cor. 16.
1 ; see
Acts 16. 6
» See Rom.
1. 7
h See Mt- 20.
28 ; Rom.
4.25;
1 Cor. 15.
3 ; comp.
ch. 2. 20
i See Mt. 13.
22 ; Rom.
12. 2;
2 Cor. 4. 4
k Phil, 4. 20 ;
1 Th. 1. 3 ;
3. 11, 13
' Comp.
Rom. 11. 36
"' Comp.
Acts 16. 6 ;
18. 23 ; ch.
4.13
" ch. 5. 8 ;
ver. 15 ;
see Rom.
8.28
" 2 Cor. 11.
4 : comp.
1 Tim. 1.
3 ; ver. 7,
11 ; ch. 2.
2, 7 ; comp.
5.14
P See Acts
15. 24 ; ch.
5.10
1 Comp.
2 Cor. 11.
14
"" See Rom.
9. 3
' Comp.
Acts 18. 23
' Comp.
Rom. 16. 17
" 1 Th. 2. 4 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 10. 33
" Rom. 1. 1 ;
Phil. 1. 1
" 1 Cor. 15.
1 ; comp.
Rom. 2. 16
y 1 Cor. 9. 8 ;
comp. 3. 4
" ver. 1 ; see
1 Cor. 11. 23
" ver. 16 ;
see 1 Cor.
2.10;
comp.
2 Cor. 12.
1 ; ch. 2. 2
>> Acts 26.
4f.
19d
heard of ''my manner of life in
time past in "the Jews' religion,
how tliat beyond measure I ''per-
secuted "the church of God, and
'^made havoc of it : 14 and I ^ad-
vanced in the Jew.s' religion be-
yond many of mine own age
'^^ among my countrymen, being
more exceedingly zealous for the
'' traditions of my fathers. 15 But
when it was 'the good pleasure
of God, who separated me, even
from my mother's womb, and
* called me through his grace, 16
to reveal his Son in me, that I
might ^'preach him among the
Gentiles ; '" straightway I con-
ferred not with " llesh and blood :
17 "neither went I up to Jeru-
salem to them that were apostles
before me : but I went away into
Arabia ; and again I returned unto
p Damascus.
18 Then * after three years I
went up ''to Jerusalem to ^^ visit
'Cephas, and tarried with him fif-
teen days. 19 But other of the
apostles saw I none, "save ^^' James
the Lord's brother. _ 20 Now touch-
ing the things which I write unto
you, behold, "before God, I lie not.
21 Then "I came into the regions
of •'Syria and "Cilicia. 22 And I
was still unknown by face unto
^ the churches of Juda>a which were
" in Christ : 23 but they only heard
say. He that once persecuted us
now ® preacheth * the faith of which
he once -^made havoc ; 24 and they
" glorified God in me.
« 2 Mace. 2. 21 ; 8. 1 ; 14. 38 d See Acts 8. 3 ' See
1 Cor. 10. 32 / See Acts 9. 21 " Comp. Acts 22. 3
h Mt. 15. 2 : Mk. 7. 3 ; comp. Col. 2. 8 ; Jer. 9. 14
I See Acts 9. 15; Rom. 1. 1 ; Is. 49. 1, 5; Jer. 1. 5;
Ecclus. 49. 7 k See ver. 6 ' ch. 2. 9 ; see Acts 9.
15 '" Acts 9. 20 " See Mt. 16. 17 » Acts 9. 19-22
P See Acts 9. 2 l Comp. Acts 9. 22 f. >" Comp.
Acts 9. 26 f. ' See Jn. 1. 42 ; ch. 2. 9, 11, 14 t See
Mt. 12. 46 ; Acts 12. 17 « Comp. Rom. 9. 1 ; 2 Cor.
1.23; 11. 31 «■ Comp. Acts 9. 30? ^ Acts 15. 23, 41
y See Acts 6. 9 ^ 1 Th. 2. 14 ; comp. 1 Cor. 7. 17
" See Rom. 16. 7 b See Acts 6. 7 ; ch. 6. 10 " See
Mt. 9. 8
n Gr. in my race. Comp, 2 Cor. 11. 26.
13 Or, become acquainted with
M Or, but only ** Or, Jacob
Zl
GALATIANS
3.5
ret was endorsed by " the Three," and maintained against Peter. The Folly of relapsing to the Law ;
2 Then after the space of four-
teen years I " went up again to
Jerusalem with * Barnabas, taking
" Titus also with me. 2 Ana 1 went
up '' by revelation ; and I laid be-
fore them the ^'' gospel which I
preach among the Gentiles but
privately before them who "-^were
of repute, lest by any means I
should be -^running, or had run,
in vain. 3 But not even " Titus
who was with me, being a Greek,
was ^ compelled to be circumcised :
4 ^and that because of the ''false
brethren privily brought in, who
•came in privily to spy out our
* liberty which we have in Christ
Jesus, that they might 'bring us
into bondage : 5 to whom we gave
place in the way of subjection, no,
not for an hour ; that '"the truth
of the ^ gospel might continue with
you. 6 But from those who ^ were
"reputed to be somewhat (■* whatso-
ever they were, it maketh no mat-
ter to me : " God accepteth not
man's person) — they, I say, who
were of repute imparted nothing
to me : 7 but contrariwise, when
they saw that I had been* intrusted
with the ^ * gospel of the uncircum-
cision, even as '' Peter with the^ gos-
pel of the circumcision 8 (for he
that wrought for Peter unto the
*apostleship of the circumcision
wrought for me also unto the
Gentiles) ; 9 and when they per-
ceived 'the grace that was given
unto me, ''"James and '""Cephas
and John, they who ^were "re-
puted to be ^pillars, gave to me
and ''Barnabas the bright hands
of fellowship, that we should ^go
unto the Gentiles, and they unto
the circumcision ; 10 only they
tfiould that we should remember
the poor ; " which very thing I
was also zealous to do.
11 But when ''Cephas came to
*Antioch, I resisted him to the
face, because he stood condemned.
12 For befoi'e that certain came
from "James, he "ate with the
Gentiles ; but when they came,
he drew back and separated him-
self, •'fearing them that were of
the circumcision. ..13 And the
rest of the Jews dissembled like-
wise with him ; insomuch that
even * Barnabas was carried away
with their dissimulation. 14 But
1 See marginal note on ch. 1. 6. 2 Or, are
3 Or, but it was because of
4 Or, what they once were * Or, Jacob
" Comp.
Acts 15. 2
b See Acts
4. 36 ; ver.
9,13
<= See 2 Cor.
2. 13 ; ver. 3
d Comp.
Acts 15. 2 ;
seech. 1.12
" See ch. 1. 6
/ch. 5. 7;
Phil. 2. 16 ;
comp.
Rom. 9.
16 ; 1 Cor.
9. 24 ff. ;
Heb. 12. 1 ;
2 Tim. 4. 7
9 Comp.
Acts 16. 3 ;
1 Cor. 9. 21
A ch. 1. 7 ;
Acts 15. 1,
24 : comp.
2 Cor. U.
13,26
' Comp.
2 Pet. 2. 1 ;
Jude 4
«-• ch. 5. 1, 13 ;
comp. Jas.
1. 25
' See 2 Cor.
11.20;
"' ver. 14 ;
Col. 1. 5 ;
comp. ch.
1.6
" ver. 2, 9 ;
comp. ch.
6. 3 ; 2 Cor.
11. 5; 12. 11
o See Acts
10. 34
P 1 Th. 2. 4 ;
ITlm. 1.
11 ; comp.
1 Cor. 9. 17
9 ch. 1. 16 ;
see Acts
9.15
''Comp. ver.
9, 11, 14 ;
ch. 1. 18
' See Acts
1.25
< See Rom.
12. 3
" See Acts
12. 17 ; ver.
12
" Comp. Lk.
22. 8
^ Rev. 3. 12 ;
comp.
1 Tim. 3.
15;Ecclus.
36. 24
'' Comp.
2 K. 10. 15;
Ezr. 10. 19 ;
1 Mace. 11.
50, 62 ; 13.
50
' ch. 1. 16
" See Acts
24.17
i> See Acts
11.19;
comp. 15. 1
" Comp.
Acts 11. 3
d Comp.
Acts 11. 2
* See ver. 1
/Heb. 12. 13
" ver. 12 ;
comp.
Acts 10. 28
A Phil. 3. 4 f .
■ 1 S. 15. 18 ;
199
when I saw that they •'' walked
not uprightly according to '"the
truth of the ^gospel, I said unto
''Cephas before them all. If thou,
being a Jew, »livest as do the
Gentiles, and not as do the Jews,
how compellest thou the Gentiles
to live as do the Jews'? 15 We
being '^Jews by nature, and not
'sinners of the Gentiles, 16 yet
knowing that * a man is not '^ justi-
fied by the works of the law but
through faith in Jesus Christ, even
we believed on Christ Jesus, that
we might be justified by 'faith in
Christ, and not by the works of
the law : because '" by the works
of the law shall no flesh be justi-
fied. 17 But if, while we sought
to be justified in Christ, we our-
selves also were found "sinners, is
Christ a minister of sin ? " God
forbid. 18 For if I build up
again those things which I de-
stroyed, I ^ prove myself a trans-
gressor. 19 For I through the
law «died unto the law," that I
might live unto God. 20 I have
been ''crucified with Christ; and
it is no longer I that live, but
' Christ liveth in me : and that
life^ which I now live in the flesh
I live in faith, the faith which is
in 'the Son of God, who "loved
me, and "gave himself up for me.
21 I do not make void the grace
of God: for ^if righteousness is
through the law, then Christ died
for nought.
3 0 foolish ^Galatians, who
did bewitch you, before whose
eyes Jesus Christ ^was openly set
forth crucified "^ 2 This only would
I learn from you. Received ye the
Spirit by the works of the law, or
by the ^ " hearing of faith 1 3 Are
ye so foolish 1 having begun in the
Spirit, *are ye now perfected in
the fle^hl 4 Did ye suffer so
many things in vain 1 * if it be
indeed in vain. 5 He therefore
that "supplieth to you the Spirit,
Tob. 13. 6; Wisd. 10. 20 ; 1 Mace. 1. 34 ; Lk. 24. 7 ;
1 Cor. 6. 1 fc ch. 3. 11 ; see Acts 13. 39 'See Rom.
9. 30 '" Rom. 3. 20 ; comp. Ps. 143. 2 " Comp.
ver. 15 " ch. 3. 21 ; see Lk. 20. 16 p Comp. Rom.
3. 5 (Gr.) « See Rom. 7. 4 ; comp. 6. 2 ; 1 Cor. 9. 20
"■ See Rom. 6. 6 ; comp. ch. 5. 24 ; 6. 14 ' See Rom.
8. 10 ' See Mt. 4. 3 " See Rom. 8. 37 " Comp. ch.
1.4^ ch. 3. 21 y Comp. ch. 1. 2 ^ Comp. 1 Cor.
1. 23 ; ch. 5. 11 " Comp. Rom. 10. 17 ' Comp.
1 Cor. 15. 2 <^ Phil. 1. 19 ; comp. 2 Cor. 9. 10
6 Or, accounted righteous : and so elsewhere,
Comp. Rom. 2. 13. 7 Or, message
8 Or, do ye now make an end in the flesh f
3.6
GALATIANS
4.7
which the Covenant of Faith antedates. The Law preparatory to the Gospel. Under the lav ve were Wards
and "worketh ^miracles ^ among
you, doeth he it by the works of
the law, or by the ^* hearing of
faith"? '6 Even as "Abraham ^be-
lieved God, and it was reckoned
unto him for righteousness. 7
^Know therefore that ''they that
are of faith, the same are *sons
of Abraham. 8 And the scrip-
ture, foreseeing that God ® would
justify the '^ Gentiles by faith,
preached the gospel beforehand
unto Abraham, saying, ^In thee
shall all the nations be blessed.
9 So then •'^they that are of faith
are blessed with the faithful Abra-
ham. 10 For as many as are of
the woi'ks of the law ai'e under a
curse : for it is written, ^ Cursed
is every one who continueth not
in all things that are written in
the book of the law, to do them.
11 Now that ^no man is justified
" by the law before God, is evident :
for, " '' The righteous shall live by_
faith ; 1 2 and the law is not of
faith ; but, ^'^ ' He that doeth them
shall live in them. 13 Christ * re-
deemed us from the curse of the
law, having become a curse for
us ; for it is written, ^^ Cursed is
every one that hangeth on / a
tree: 14 that '"upon the Gentiles
might come the blessing of Abra-
ham in Christ Jesus ; that we
"might receive "the promise of
the Spirit through faith.
15 ^Brethren, *I speak after
the manner of men : '^ Though it
be but a man's covenant, yet
when it hath been confirmed, no
one maketh it void, or addeth
thereto. 16 Now Ho Abraham
were the promises spoken, and to
his seed. He saith not, And to
seeds, as of many ; but as of one,
" ' And to thy seed, which is Christ.
1 7 Now this I say : A covenant
confirmed beforehand by God, the
law, which came "four hundred
and thirty years after, doth not
disannul, so as to make the prom-
ise of none effect. 18 For "if the
inheritance is of the law, it is no
more of promise : but ^God hath
granted it to Abraham by prom-
ise. 19 2' What then is the lawl
It was added because of trans-
gressions, till Hhe seed should
1 Gr. powers.
2 Or, in
3 Or, message
* Gen. XV. 6.
5 Or, Ke perceive
6 Gr. justifieth.
7 Gr. nations.
8 Gen. xii. 3.
9 Dt. xxvii. 26.
10 Gr. in.
11 Hab. ii. 4.
12 Lev. xviii. 5.
13 Dt. xxi. 23.
w Gen. xiii. 15 ; xvii.
" Comp. 1
Cor. 12. 10
b Comp.
Rom. 10. 17
" See Rom.
4. 3
d ver. 9
^ See Lk.
19. 9;
comp. ch.
6.16
/ver. 7
y ch. 2. 16
'» Rom. 1.
17 ; Heb.
10. 38
^ Rom. 10. 5
k ch. 4. 5
' See Acts
5. 30
"' Rom. 4. 9,
16 ; comp.
ver. 28
" ver. 2
" See Acts
2. 33;
comp.
Eph. 1. 13
P See oh. 6.
18 ; Rom.
1. 13 ; Acts
1. 15
« See Rom.
3.5
"■ Comp.
Heb. 6. 16
' Comp.
Lk. 1. 55 ;
Rom. 4. 13,
16 ; 9. 4
* Comp.
Acts 3. 25
« Ex. 12. 40 ;
comp.
Gen. 15.
13 f . ; Acts
7. 6
" Rom. 4. 14
^ Comp.
Heb. 6. 14
y See Rom.
5. 20
' ver. 16
" See Acts
b Ex. 20. 19 ;
Dt. 0. 5
" Comp.
1 Tim. 2.
5 ; Heb. 8.
6; 9. 15,
12. 24
d See Lk. 20.
16 ; ch. 2. 17
« ch. 2. 21
/ See Rom.
11. 32
0 Comp.
1 Cor. 1. 27
h 1 Cor. 4. 15
i ch. 2. 16
*ch. 4. 5;
see Rom.
8.14
'ver.28;ch.
4. 14 ; 5. 6,
24 ; see
Rom. 8. 1 ;
Eph. 1. 1 ,
Col. 1. 4 ;
Phil. 1. 1 ;
1 Tim. 1.
12 ; 2 Tim.
l.l;Tit.l.
4, &c.
'« See Mt. 28.
19; Rom.
6. 3 ; comp.
1 Cor. 10. 2
" See Rom.
13. 14
" See 1 Cor.
12. 13; Col.
3.11;
20G
come to whom the promise hath
been made ; and it was " ordained
through angels * by the hand of a
mediator. 20 Now "a mediator
is not a mediator of one ; but
God is one. 21 Is the law then
against the promises of God 1
"God forbid: for ^if there had
been a law given which could
make alive, verily righteousness
would have been of the law.
22 But the scripture -^shut up
all ^things under sin, that the
promise by faith in Jesus Christ
might be given to them that
believe.
23 But before faith came, we
were kept in ward under the law,
■''shut up unto the faith which
should afterwards be revealed.
24 So that the law is become our
'' tutor to bring us unto Christ, that
*we might be justified by faith.
25 But now that faith is come, we
are no longer under a 'tutor. 26
For ye are all * sons of God, through
faith, in '■ Christ Jesus. 27 For as
many of you as were ™ baptized into
Christ did "put on Christ. 28
" There can be neither Jew nor
Greek, there can be neither bond
nor free, there can be no male
and female ; for -p ye all are one
man in 'Christ Jesus. 29 And
if «ye are Christ's, then are ye
Abraham's seed, heirs according
to '■promise.
4 But I say that so long as
the heir is a child, he differ-
eth nothing from a bondservant
though he is lord of all ; 2 but is
under guardians and stewards
until the day appointed of the
father. 3 So we also, when we
were children, were held * in bond-
age under the ^^ * rudiments of the
world : 4 but when " the fulness
of the time came, God sent forth
his Son, "born of a woman, born
* under the law, 5 that he might
redeem them that were under the
law, that we might receive the
adoption of * sons. 6 And because
ye are sons, ^ God sent forth the
Spirit of his Son into our hearts,
crying, "^Abba, Father. 7 So that
comp. Rom. 3. 22 p Comp. Jn. 17. 11 ; Eph. 2. 15
1 Comp. 1 Cor. 3. 23 •' ver. 18 ; ch. 4. 28 ; Rom.
9.8 * ver. 8 f . ; comp. 24 f . ; ch 2. 4 « Col. 2. 8,
20 ; Heb. 5. 12 ; ver. 9 " See Mk. 1. 15 " Jn. 1. 14 ;
Rom 1. 3; comp. 8. 3; Phil. 2. 7 x Comp. Lk.
2. 21 f . 27 V Rom. 5. 5 ; 8. 9, 16 ; comp. 2 Cor. 3. 17 ;
Acts 16. 7 ' Mk. 14. 36 ; Rom. 8. 15
15 Or, elements 2 Pet. 3. 10, 12.
4.8
GALATIANS
5.10
Tbe Two Covenants typified of Old. Adherents of the Law Bondmen; Christ sets Free. Hold fast yonr Freedom
thou art no longer a bondservant,
but a son ; and " if a son, then an
heir through God.
8 Howbeit at that time, *not
knowing God, ye were "in bond-
age to ''them that by nature are
no gods : 9 but now that ye have
come to know God, or rather to
be "known by God, -^how turn ye
back again to the weak and beg-
garly '^rudiments, whereunto ye
desire to be "in bondage over
again'? 10 Ye ''observe days, and
months, and seasons, and years.
Ill am afraid of you, lest by any
means I have bestowed labor upon
you in vain.
12 I beseech you, 'brethren, * be-
come as I am, for I also avi become
as ye are. Ye did me no wrong :
13 but ye know that because of an
infirmity of the llesh I " preached
the gospel unto you the ^ fii"st time :
14 and that which was a tempta-
tion to you in my flesh ye despised
not, nor ■* rejected ; but ' ye re-
ceived me as an angel of God, even
as '" Christ Jesus. 1 5 Where then
is that gratulation ® of yourselves 1
for I bear you witness, that, if pos-
sible, ye would have plucked out
your eyes and given them to me.
16 So then am I becomfe your
enemy, ^"by telling you the truth'?
17 They zealously seek you in no
good way ; nay, they desire to shut
you out, that ye may seek them.
18 But it is good to be zealously
sought in a good matter at all
times, and "not only when I am
present with you. 19 ^My little
children, of whom ' I am again in
travail until *■ Christ be formed in
you — 20 but I could wish to be
present with you now, and to
change my tone ; for " I am per-
plexed about you.
21 Tell me, ye that desire to be
under the law, do ye not ' hear the
law'? 22 For it is written, ''that
Abraham had two sons, one by the
handmaid, and one by the free-
woman. 23 * Howbeit " the son by
the handmaid is born after the
flesh ; but " the son by the free-
woman is horn through promise.
24 Which things ^ contain an alle-
gory : for these women are two cov-
enants ; one from ^ mount Sinai,
bearing children unto "bondage,
1 Or, elements See ver. 3.
2 See marginal note on ch. 1. 8. * Gr. former.
* Gr. spat out. 5 Or, of yours
6 Or, by dealing truly with you, 7 Gen. ivi. 15.
8 Gen. xjd. 2.
" See Rom.
8.17
l> 1 Cor. 1.
21 ; 1 Th.
4.5; 2Th.
1.8; comp.
Eph. 2. 12
'^ See ver. 3
ri 2 Chr. 13.
9 ; Is. 37.
19 ; Jer. 2.
11 ; 1 Cor.
8. 4f. ;
comp.
10. 20
' See 1 Cor.
8 3
/ Col. 2. 20
" See ver. 3
and marg.
'i Rom. 14.
5 ; Col. 2.
16
' See ch. 6.
18
* Comp.
2 Cor. 6.
11,13
' Comp. Mt.
10. 40;
1 Th. 2. 13
"' See ch. 3. -
26
" Am. 5. 10
" Comp.
ver. 13 f.
P 1 Ju. 2. 1
« Comp.
1 Cor. 4. 15
>■ Eph. 4. 13
' 2 Cor. 4. 8
* Comp. Lk.
16.29
" ver. 29 ;
see Rom.
9.7
" ver. 28 ;
Gen. 17.
16 fl. ; 18.
10 tf. ; 21.
1 ; Heb.
11.11
^ Comp.
1 Cor. 10. 11
y Dt. 33. 2
^ Heb. 12.
22 ; Rev. 3.
12 ; 21. 2, 10
" See ver. 23
b ch. 3. 29 ;
Rom. 9.
7fE.
« ver. 23
d Gen. 21. 9
" Comp. ch.
5, 11
/Comp. Jn.
8. 35
9 ch. 2. 4 ;
ver. 13 ;
Jn. 8. 32,
36 ; comp.
Rom. 8. 15 ;
2 Cor. 3.
17
h See 1 Cor.
16. 13
' Acts 15.
10 ; see ch.
2. 4
* See 2 Cor.
10. 1
' See Acts
15. 1 , ver.
3, 6,11
™ Comp. Lk.
16. 28
" Rom. 2. 25
<'2Pet. 3. 17;
Heb. 12.
IS marg.
P See Rom.
8.23;
1 Cor. 1. 7
201
which is Hagar. 25 ^ Now this
Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia,
and answereth to the Jerusalem
that now is : for she is in bondage
with her children. 26 But Hhe
Jerusalem that is above is free,
which is our mother. 27 For it is
written,
"Rejoice, thou barren that bear-
est not ;
Break forth and cry, thou that
travailest not :
For more are the children of
the desolate than of her that
hath the husband.
28 Now "we, brethren, "as Isaac
was, are ''children of promise. 29
But as then "he that was born
after the flesh '^ persecuted him
t/uit was born after the Spirit, "so
also it is now. 30 Howbeit what
saith the scripture 1 ^" Cast out the
handmaid and her son : for •'^the
son of the handmaid shall not in-
herit with the son of the free woman.
31 Wherefore, brethren, we are
not children of a handmaid, but of
the free woman.
5^ For freedom did Christ set
us free : '' stand fast therefore,
and be not entangled again in a
'yoke of bondage.
2 Behold, * I Paul say unto you,
that, if ye receive 'circumcision,
Christ will profit you nothing. 3
Yea, I "* testify again to every man
that receiveth 'circumcision, that
he is a debtor to " do the whole law.
4 Ye are ^^ severed from Christ, ye
who would be justified by the law ;
ye are "fallen away from grace.
5 For we through the Spirit by
faith ^wait for the hope of right-
eousness. _ 6 For in 'Christ Jesus
'' neither circumcision availeth any-
thing, nor uncircumcision ; but
* faith ^* working through love. _ 7
Ye were ' running well ; who hin-
dered you that ye should not obey
the truth 1 8 This persuasion came
not of "him that calleth you. 9
"A little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump. 10 "'I have confi-
dence to you-ward in the Lord,
9 See ch. 3. 26 "■ See 1 Cor. 7. 19 ; ch. 6. 15 * Comp.
Col. 1. 4 f . ; 1 Th. 1. 3 ; Jas. 2. 18, 20, 22 < See ch.
2. 2 " See Rom. 8. ?8 ; ch. 1. 6 ^ See 1 Cor. 5. 6
* See 2 Cor. 2. 3
9 Many ancient authorities read For Sinai is a
monntain in Arabia. l" Is. llv. 1.
11 Many ancient authorities read ye.
12 Gen. ixi. 10, 12.
13 Gr. brought to nought. Comp. Rom. 7. 2, 6
(in the Gr.). i* Or, wrought
5.11
GALATIANS
6.14
The Spirit and tiie Flesh contrary the One to the Other. Exhortation U Forbearance and Helpfulness
that ye "will be none otherwise
minded : but he that * troubleth
you shall bear his judgment, who-
soever he be. 1 1 But I, brethren,
if I still preach circumcision, why
am I still '^persecuted'? then hath
■^the stumbling-block of the cross
been done away. 12 1 would that
'^ they that unsettle you would even
^■''go beyond circumcision.
13 For ye, brethi^en, were called
for ■" freedom ; * only use not your
freedom for an occasion to the
flesh, but through love * be servants
one to another. 1 4 For * the whole
law is fulfilled in one word, even in
this : ^ * Thou shalt love thy neigh-
bor as thyself. 15 But if ye ™bite
and devour one another, take heed
that ye be not consumed one of
another.
16 But I say, "Walk by the
Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil " the
lust ot the flesh. 1 7 For ^ the flesh
lusteth against the Spirit, and the
Spirit against the flesh ; for these
are contrary the one to the other ;
'that ye may not do the things
that ye would. 18 But if ye are
''led by the Spirit, 'ye are not
under the law. 19 Now the works
of the flesh are manifest, which are
Hhese: "fornication, uncleanness,
lasciviousness, 20 idolatry, "sor-
cery, enmities, ^ strife, _ jealousies,
wraths, 2' factions, divisions, ^* par-
ties, 21 envyings, "drunkenness,
revellings, and such like ; of which
I * forewarn you, even as I did
* forewarn you, that they who prac-
tise such things shall not * inherit
the kingdom of God. 22 But ''the
fruit of the Spirit is ''love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, * faithfulness, 23 meek-
ness, -^self-control ; against such
^ there is no law. 24 And they
that are of ''Christ Jesus have
'crucified the flesh with the pas-
sions and * the lusts thereof.
25 If we live by the Spirit, 'by
the Spirit let us also walk. _ 26
Let us not become "'vainglorious,
^provoking one another, envying
one another.
6" Brethren, even if a man be
overtaken ^ in any trespass, ye
who are " spiritual, ^ restore such a
one * in a spirit of gentleness ;
looking to thyself, lest thou also
be tempted. 2 ""Bear ye one an-
1 Gr. mutilate themselves. ■* Or, tell you plainly
2 Lev. xix. 18. ■'' Or, challeuging
3 Gr. heresiet. * Or, by
" Comp.
Phil. 3. 15 ;
ver. 7
b See ch. 1.
7 ; comp.
ver. 12
■^ Comp.
ch. 4. 29 ;
6. 12
d 1 Cor. 1.
23; Rom. 9.
33
* ver. 10 ;
comp. ch.
2.4
/Dt. 23. 1
^ See ver. 1
h See 1 Cor.
8. 9 ; 1 Pet.
2.16
' See 1 Cor.
9. 19 ; Eph.
5.21
* Mt. 7. 12 ;
22. 40 ;
Rom. 13. 8,
10 ; comp.
ch. 6. 2
' Comp. Mt.
19. 19 ; Jn.
13. 34
"* Comp.
PhU. 3. 2 ;
v«r. 20
" Rom. 8. 4 ;
13. 14 ; ver.
24 f.
° Eph. 2. 3 ;
see Rom.
13.14
P Comp.
Rom. 7. 18,
23 ; 8. 5 ff.
9 Rom. 7.
15 ff.
»■ Rom. 8. 14
' Rom. 6.
14; 7. 4;
1 Tim. 1. 9
' Comp. Mt.
15. 19 ;
Rom. 13.
13
" See 1 Cor.
6. 9, 18 ;
2 Cor. 12.
21
" Rev. 21. 8
•^ 2 Cor. 12. 20
y See Rom.
2. 8 ; Jas.
3. 14 n.
' See 1 Cor.
11. 19
"» Rom. 13. 13
b See 1 Cor.
6.9
'^ Comp. Mt.
7. 16 ff. ;
Rom. 6.
21 ; Eph.
5.9
d 1 Cor. 13.
4 ; comp.
Rom. 5.
1-5 ; Col. 3.
12-15
" Ecclus. 45.
4
/ See Acts
24.25
9 See ver. 18
h See ch. 3.
26
i See Rom.
6. 6 ; comp.
ch. 2. 20 ;
fi. 14
k See ver.
161
' See ver. 16
"^ Phil. 2. 3 ;
comp.
Wisd. 14.
14
202
other's burdens, and so fulfil 'the
law of Christ. 3 For 'if a man
thinketh himself to be something
when he is nothing, he deceive th
himself. 4 But let each man
"prove his own work, and then
shall he have his "glorying in re-
gard of himself alone, and not of
'his neighbor. 5 For ""each man
shall bear his own * burden.
6 But 2' let him that is taught in
Hhe word communicate unto him
that teacheth in all good things.
7 " Be not deceived ; * God is not
mocked : for " whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap. 8
"* For he that soweth unto his own
flesh shall of the flesh reap ^- corrup-
tion ; but •'^he that soweth unto the
Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eter-
nal life. 9 And ^let us not be
weary in well-doing : for in due
season we shall reap, if we ''faint
not. 10 So then, '''as we have
opportunity, let us work that which
is good toward all men, and espe-
cially toward them that are of the
* household of ' the faith.
11 See with how large letters I
^^ write unto you "* with mine own
hand. 12 As many as desire "to
make a fair show in the flesh, they
" compel you to be circumcised ;
only that they ^ may not be perse-
cuted " for the cross of Christ. 1 3
For not even they who ^'^ receive
circumcision do themselves *keep
the law ; but they desire to have
you circumcised, that they may
'"glory in your flesh. 14 But 'far
be it from me to glory, ' save in the
cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
"through ^* which the world hath
been crucified unto me, and " I unto
" See ver. 18 ; comp. 1 Th. 4. 1 " See 1 Cor. 2. 15
!> Comp. 2 Cor. 2. 7 ; 2 Th. 3. 15 ; Heb. 12. 13 ; Jas.
5. 19f. 9 1Cor. 4. 21 ''Rom. 15. 1- — * See 1 Cor.
9. 21 ; Jas. 1. 25; 2. 12; comp. Rom. 8. 2 ; 2 Pet. 3. 2
' See 1 Cor. 3. 18 ; 2 Cor. 12. 11 ; comp. Acts 5. 36
" See 1 Cor. 11. 28 " Comp. Phil. 1. 26 "^ Comp.
Prov. 9. 12 ; 2 Esdr. 7. 105 ; Rom. 14. 12 ; 1 Cor. 3. 8
y 1 Cor. 9. 11, 14 ^ See 2 Tim. 4. 2 ° See 1 Cor.
6.9 !> Comp. Job 13. 9 « Comp. 2 Cot. 9. 6 <« Job
4. 8 ; Hos. 8. 7 ; comp. Rom. 6. 21 ' See 1 Cor.
15. 42 /Jas. 3. 18 ; comp. Rom. 8. 11 » See 2 Cor.
4. 1 ; comp. 1 Cor. 15. 58 '« Heb. 12. 3, 5 ; Jas. 5.
7 f . ; comp. Mt. 10. 22 i Prov. 3. 27 ; comp. Jn. 12.
35 * Eph. 2. 19; comp. Heb. 3. 6 ; 1 Pet. 2. 5 ; 4. 17
' See Acts 6. 7 ; ch. 1. 23 '" See 1 Cor. 16. 21
" Comp. Mt. 23. 27 f. " Comp. Acts 15. 1 p Comp.
ch. 5. U « Rom. 2. 25 '' Comp. Phil. 3. 3 » ch. 2.
17; 3. 21 ; Lk. 20. 16, (in the Gr.) « 1 Cor. 2. 2
" See ch. 2. 20 ; comp. Col. 2. 20 " Comp. Rom. 6.
2, 6;ch. 2. 19f. ;5. 2f
7 Gr. the other. See Rom. 13. 8. 8 Qr, load
9 Or, while i" Or, have written
11 Or, by reason of
12 Some ancient authorities read have been cir-
cumcised. 18 Or, whovi
6.15
GALATIANS
Benediction
6.18
the world. 15 For " neither is cir-
cumcision anything, nor uncircum-
cision, but a *new ^creature. 16
And as many as shall walk by
this rule, peace he upon them, and
mercy, and upon the ''Israel of God.
1 7 Henceforth let no man trouble
I Or, creation.
» ch. 5. 6 ;
seel Cor. 7.
19 ; comp.
Rom. 2. 26,
6 See 2 Cor.
5. 17;
comp.
Eph. 2. 10,
15:4.24;
Col. 3. 10
" See Rom.
me; for I bear "* branded on my
body the " marks of Jesus.
18 ■''The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be 'J with your spirit, * breth-
ren. Amen.
9. 6 ; comp. ch. 3. 7, 29 : Phil. 3. 3 ■* Comp. Is. 44.
5 marg. ; Ezek. 9. 4; Rev. 13. 16 "■ 2 Cor. 4. 10;
11. 23 / See Rom. 16. 20 " See 2 Tim. 4. 22 A ch.
3. 15 ; 4. 12, 28, 31 ; see Rom. 1. 13 ; Acts 1. 15
203
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
EPHESIANS
Salutation, The Blessings of Redemption, wliich tlie Apostle prays that his Readers may have more fblly
IPaul, "an apostle of * Christ
Jesus '^ through the will of
God, to the ''saints that are ^at
*Ephesus, and -^the faithful in
* Christ Jesus : 2 " Grace to you
and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 "Blessed he ^tbe God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who hath blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in ' the heavenly
places in Christ : 4 even as * he
chose us in him before 'the foun-
dation of the world, that we
should be ™holy and without
blemish before ^ him " in love : 5
having "foreordained us unto
* adoption as sons through Jesus
Christ unto himself, « according
to the good pleasure of his will,
6 ''to the praise of the glory of
his grace, ■* which he freely be-
stowed on us in ' the Beloved : 7
'in whom we have our "redemp-
tion _ " through his blood, the
* forgiveness of our trespasses, ac-
cording to ^the riches of his grace,
8 ^ which he made to abound toward
us in all wisdom and prudence, 9
^ making known unto us the mys-
tery of his will, * according to his
good pleasure which he " purposed
in him 10 unto a dispensation of
* the fulness of the ^ times, " to sum
up all things in Christ, the things
^ in the heavens, and the things
upon the earth ; in him, / say, 1 1
in whom also we ''were made a
heritage, having been * foreor-
dained •'^ according to the purpose
of him who worketh all things
" after the counsel of his will ; 1 2
to the end that we should be ''unto
the praise of his glory, we who *had
before hoped in Christ : 1 3 in whom
ye also, having heard ' the word of
1 Some very ancient authorities omit at Ephe-
sus.
2 Or, God and the Father See Rom. 15. 6marg.
3 Or, him : having in love foreordained us
* Or, wherewith he endued ux
5 Or, wherewith he abounded
6 Gr. seasons. 7 Gr. upon. 8 Or, have
" See 2 Cor.
1. 1
6 ch. 2. 6, 7,
10, 13, 20 ;
3. 1, 6, 11,
21 ; Col. 1.
4; 2. 6: 4.
12; see
Rom. 8. 1 ;
Gal. 3. 26
' See 1 Cor.
1. 1
d See Acts 9.
13 ; PhU. 1.
1 ; Col. 1. 1
' See Acts
18. 19
/ Comp.
Col. 1. 2
" See Rom.
1.7
ft See 2 Cor.
1. 3
i ver. 20 ; ch.
2. 6 ; 3. 10 ;
6.12;
comp.
Pliil. 3. 20
k 2 Th. 2.
13 f. ;
comp. ch.
2.10
' See Mt. 25.
34
'" ch. 5. 27 ;
Col. 1.22;
comp.
2 Tim. 1. 9
" ch. 4. 2, 15,
16; 5. 2
" ver. 11 ;
see Rom.
8. 29 f. ;
comp.
Acts 13. 48
P See Rom.
8. 14 ff. ;
Gal. 4. 5
9 Lk. 12. 32 ;
seel Cor.
1. 21 ; Gal.
1. 15;
comp.
Phil. 2. 13 ;
Col. 1. 19
>■ ver. 12, 14
' Comp.
Mt. 3. 17
t Col. 1. 14
" ver. 14 ; see
1 Cor. 1.30;
Rom. 3. 24
" See Acts
20. 28 ;
comp.
Rom. 3. 25
^ Comp.
Acts 2. 38
V See Rom.
2. 4 ; comp.
ver. 18 ;
ch. 2. 7 ; 3.
8, 16 ; Col.
1,27
^ See Rom.
16. 25 ;
comp. 11.
204
the truth, the ^gospel of your sal-
vation, — in whom, having also
believed, ye were * sealed with 'the
Holy Spirit of promise, 14 which
is an ™ earnest of " our inheritance,
unto the " redemption of ^ God's own
possession, sunto the praise of his
glory.
1 5 For this cause I also, ^ having
heard of the faith in the Lord
Jesus which is ^° among you, and
"the love which ye show toward
*all the saints, 16 'cease not to
give thanks for you, "making men-
tion of you in my prayers ; 17 that
the " God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
" the Father of glory, may give unto
you a spirit of ^ wisdom and ^ revela-
tion in the knowledge of him ; 18
** having the eyes of your heart en-
lightened, that ye may know what
is the * hope of his ''calling, what
''the riches of the glory of "his in-
heritance in -^the saints, 19 and
what the exceeding greatness of
his power to us-wai'd who believe,
^ according to that working of the
'' strength of his might 20 which he
wrought in Christ, when he ' raised
him from the dead, and made him
to *sit at his right hand in 'the
heavenly w^aees, 21 far above "'all
rule, and authority, and power,
and dominion, and every "name
that is named, not only in "this
25 ; ch. 3. 3 " ver. 11 ; see Rom. 8. 28 b See Mk.
1. 15 " Col. 1. 16, 20 ; comp. ch. 3. 15 ; Phil. 2. 9 f.
rf ver. 14, 18 ; Tit. 2. 14 ; comp. Dt. 4. 20 ; 9. 26, 29 ;
32. 9 « See ver. 5 / ch. 3. 11 ; Rom. 8. 28 f . » Rom.
9. 11 ; Heb. 6. 17 A ver. 6, 14 ' Col. 1. 5 : comp.
Acts 13. 26 ; ch. 4. 21 *^ ch. 4. 30 ; comp. Jn. 3. 33
' See Acts 1. 4 f. ; 2. 33 "' See 2 Cor. 1. 22 " See
Acts 20. 32 " See ver. 7 p Comp. ver. 11 « ver.
6, 12 »" Col. 1. 4 ; Philem. 5 ; comp. Rom. 1. 8
' ch. 3. 18 ; see ver. 1 ' Comp. Col. 1. 9 ; Rom. 1.
8 1. " See Rom. 1. 9 " Jn. 20. 17 ; comp. Rom. 15.
6 and marg. ^ Comp. Acts 7. 2 ; 1 Cor. 2. 8
y Comp. Col. 1. 9 ' See 1 Cor. 14. 6 " Comp. Acts
26. 18 ; 2 Cor. 4. 6 ; Heb. 6. 4 b ch. 4. 4 <^ See
Rom. 11. 29 d See ver. 7 " ver. 11 / Col. 1. 12 ;
see Acts 9. 13 " nh. 3. 7 ; Phil. 3. 21 ; Col. 1. 29
A ch. 6. 10 ' See Acts 2. 24 k See Mk. 16. 19 ' See
ver. 3 '" Col. 1. 16 ; ch. 3. 10 ; comp. Rom. 8. 38 ;
see Mt. 28. 18 " Phil. 2. 9 ; Heb. 1. 4 ; Rev. 19. 12 ;
comp. Jn. 17. 11 " ch. 2. 2 ; see Mt. 12. 32
9 Gr. good tidings. See marginal note on Mt.
4. 23. iiJ Or, in
11 Many ancient authorities omit (he love.
1.22
EPHESIANS
3.6
Their past Experience of (iod's Grace. Aforetime Aliens, now Fellow-citizens witli tlie Saints
^ world, but also in that which is
to come : 22 and he " put all things
in subjection under his feet, and
gave him to be ''head over all things
to the church, 23 which is his "body,
the ''fulness of him that* filleth-' all
in all.
2 And you did he ^ make alive,
when ye were "dead through
your trespasses and sins, 2 wherein
ye *once walked according to the
course of 'this world, according
to *the prince of the ^powers of
the air, of the spirit that now
worketh in 'the sons of disobedi-
ence; 3 among whom we also all
"'once lived in "the lusts of our
flesh, doing the desires of the flesh
and of the *mind, and were "by
nature * children of wrath, *even
as_ the rest : — 4 but God, being
*■ rich in mercy, for * his great love
wherewith he loved us, 5 even when
we were 'dead through our tres-
passes, 'made us alive together
^with Christ ("by grace have ye
been saved), 6 and "raised us up
with him, and * made us to sit with
him in ^the heavenly places, in
^ Christ Jesus : 7 that in the ages
to come he might show the exceed-
ing "riches of his grace in ''kind-
ness toward us in Christ Jesus: 8
for " by grace have ye been saved
"through faith; and that not of
yourselves, it is '' the gift of God ;
9 "not of works, that •''no man
should glory. 10 For we are his
workmanship, ^created in ''Christ
Jesus for ''good works, which God
•afore prepared that we should
*walk in tnem.
11 Wherefore remember, that
once ' ye, the Gentiles in the flesh,
who are called '" Uncircumcision
by that which is called '" Circum-
cision, in the flesh, made by hands ;
1 2 that ye were at that time sepa-
rate from Christ, "alienated from
the commonwealth of Israel, and
strangers from "the covenants of
the promise, having ^no hope and
*witnout God in the world. 13
But now in ^Christ Jesus ye that
once were ^ far off are *" made nigh
in 'the blood of Christ. 14 For he
is ' our peace, " who made both one,
and brake down the middle wall of
Eartition, 15 having "abolished in
is flesh the enmity, even " the law
of commandments contained ii^ ordi-
1 Or, age 2 6r. nae.
3 Gr. power. * Gr. thoughts.
^ Some aucient authorities read in Christ.
« See 1 Cor.
15. 27 (fr.
Ps. 8. 6)
b ch. 4. 15 ;
5. 23;
Col. 1. 18 ;
2. 19;
coiiip.
1 Cor. 11. 3
" ch. 4. 12 ;
5. 30;
Col. 1. 18,
24 ; 2. 19 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 12.
27
d See Jn. 1.
16 ; comp.
ch. 3. 19
" ch. 4. 10
/Col. 3. 11
" ver. 5 ;
Col. 2. 13 ;
comp. Lk.
15. 24, 32
h ver. 3, 11,
13 ; ch. 5.
8 ; Col. 3.
7 ; comp.
Rom. 13.
13 ; 1 Cor.
6. 11;
1 Pet. 4. 3
» See ch. 1.
21
^ Comp. ch.
6. 12 ; Jn.
12.31
( ch. 5. 6
"' See ver. 2
"Gal. 5.161
" Comp.
Rom. 2.
14 ; Gal. 2.
15
P Comp.
Rom. 5.
10 ; Col. 1.
21 ; 2 Pet.
2.14
9 Rom. 5. 12,
19 ; 1 Th.
4, 13 ; 5. 6
"" Comp. ch.
1.7
* See Jn. 3.
16
* See ver. 1
" ver. 8 ; see
Acts 15. 11
"" Col. 2. 12
"^ Comp. ch.
. 1.20
V See ch. 1. 3
^ See ch. 1.
1 ; ver. 10,
13
" See Rom.
2.4;ch. 1.7
b Tit. 3. 4
'^ 1 Pet. 1. 5
rf Comp. Jn.
4. 10; Heb.
6. 4
« 2 Tim. 1.
9 ; Tit. 3.
5 ; comp.
Rom. 3. 28
/ICor. 1.
29
^ ver. 15 : ch.
4. 24 ; Col.
3.10
h Tit. 2. 14
' ch. 1. 4
* Corup. ch.
4.1
< See 1 Cor.
12. 2;
comp. ch.
5. 8
'" Col. 2. U,
13 ; comp.
Rom. 2.
28 f.
20&
nances ; that he might ^ create in
himself of the two ^ one new man,
so making 'peace; 16 and might
"^ reconcile them both in " one body
unto God through the cross, hav-
ing * slain the enmity thereby : 1 7
and " he came and ^ preached '' peace
to you that were "" far off, and peace
to them that were ''nigh: 18 for
through him we both have *our
access in •'^one Spirit unto ^the
Father. 19 So then ye are no
more ''strangers and sojourners,
but ye are 'fellow-citizens with
the saints, and of the * household
of God, 20 being 'built upon "'the
foundation of "the apostles and
Erophets, "Christ Jesus himself
eing the ^ chief corner stone; 21
*in whom '^each several building,
fitly framed together, groweth into
'a holy ** temple in the Lord ; 22
in whom ye also are "builded
together ^for a 'habitation of God
in the Spirit.
3 For this cause I Paul, "the
prisoner of " Christ Jesus ^ in
behalf of you ^ Gentiles, — 2 if so
be that ye have heard of the ^"^dis-
pensation of that grace of God
which was given me to you-ward ;
3 "how that ''by revelation was
""made known unto me ''the mys-
tery, "as I wrote before in few
words, 4 whereby, when ye read,
ye can perceive -^my understand-
ing_ in tne '' mystery of Christ ; 5
which in other generations was
not made known unto the sons of
men, as it hath now been revealed
unto his holy "apostles and proph-
ets in the Spirit ; 6 to wit, that the
" Comp. Rom. 9. 4 ; Col. 1. 21 " Comp. Gal. 3. 17 ;
Heb. 8. 6 1' Comp. 1 Th. 4. 13 9 Comp. Gal. 4. 8 ;
1 Th. 4. 5 ; ch. 4. 18 '' ver. 17 ; Acts 2. 39 ; comp.
Is. 57. 19 ' Col. 1. 20 ; comp. Rom. 3. 25 « ver.
15 ; Col. 3. 15 ; comp. Gal. 3. 28 ; Col. 3. 11 ; Is. 9. 6
" .See 1 Cor. 12. 13 " ver. 16 ; Col. 1. 21 f. »^ Col.
2. 14 ; comp. 20 !* Gal. 3. 28 ; Col. 3. 10 f . ^ Col.
I. 20, 22 ; see 2 Cor. 5. 18 ° Comp. ch. 4. 4 ; 1 Cor.
10. 17 (- ver. 15 " Rom. 10. 14 ; comp. ch. 4. 21
rf Acts 10. 36 ; comp. ver. 14 ' ch. 3. 12 ; see Roijj.
5.2 /ch. 4. 4; 1 Cor. 12. 13 » Col. 1. 12 A ver. 12 ;
comp. Heb. 11. 13 ; 1 Pet. 2. 11 i Phil. 3. 20 ; comp.
Heb. 12. 22 f . * See Gal. 6. 10 ' See 1 Cor. 3. 9
'" Comp. Mt. 16. 18 ; Rev. 21. 14 ; 1 Cor. 3. 10 " See
1 Cor. 12. 28 ; comp. ch. 3. 5 "1 Cor. 3. U P Lk.
20. 17 (Ps. 118. 22) ; 1 Pet. 2. 6 (Is. 28. 16) « Comp.
ch. 4. 15 f. ; Col. 2. 19 >" See 1 Cor. 3. 16 f. * See
1 Cor. 3. 9, 16 ; 2 Cor. 6. 16 « See ch. 3. 17 « Acts
23. 18 : ch. 4. 1 ; 2 Tim. 1. 8 ; Philem. 1, 9 ; comp.
23 " See Gal. 5. 24 ^ ver. 13 ; 2 Cor. 1. 6 S' ver 3
^ Col. 1. 25 ; 1 Tim. 1. 4 ; comp. ch. 1. 10 ; ver. 9
" Comp. Acts 22. 17, 21 ; 26. 16 ft. b See Gal. 1. 12
"^ See ch. 1. 9 ; comp. ver. 4, 9 d ver. 4, 9 ; ch. 6.
19 ; Col. 1. 26 f. ; esp. 4. 3 : Rom. 16. 25 ; comp.
II. 25 " ch. 1. 9 f. ? (comp. Heb. 13. 22 ; 1 Pet. 5. 12)
/ Comp. 2 Cor. 11. 6
* Gr. brought good tidings of peace. Comp. Mt,
11. 5. 7 Gr. every building. s Or, sanctuary
3 Gr, into. w Or, ttewardship
3. 7
EPHESIANS
4.16
" The Love of Christ which passeth Knowledge." " The Stature of the Fnlness of Christ "
Gentiles are " fellow-heirs, and * fel-
low-members of the body, and " fel-
low-partakers of the promise in
■* Christ Jesus through the ^ gospel,
7 * whereof I was made a ''minister,
according to the gift of "that grace
of God which was given me ''accord-
ing to the working of his power. 8
Unto niQ, who am 'less than the
least of all saints, was this grace
given, to ^ * preach unto the Gen-
tiles the unsearchable 'riches of
Christ ; 9 and to ^ make all men
see what is the dispensation of the
'"■ mystery which for ages hath been
" hid in God " who created all things ;
10 to the intent that now unto the
■p principalities and the powers in
« the heavenly j^lf^c^s might be
''made known through the chui'ch
the manifold "wisdom of God, 11
'according to the •* eternal purpose
which he purposed in ** Christ Jesus
our Lord : 1 2 in whom we have
"boldness and *' access in /'confi-
dence through ^ our faith in him.
13 Wherefore I ask that fye may
not -"faint at my tribulations ^ for
you, which ^ are your glory.
14 For this cause I "bow my
knees unto the Father, 15 from
whom every ^family in heaven and
on earth is named, 16 that he
would grant you, according to *the
riches of his glory, that ye may be
" strengthened with power through
his Spirit in ''the inward man; 17
that *" Christ may dwell in your
hearts through faith; to the end
that ye, being •'^ rooted and
^grounded in love, 18 may be
strong to apprehend with * all the
saints what is Hhe breadth and
length and height and depth, 19
and to know *the love of Christ
which ' passeth knowledge, that ye
may be '"filled unto all the "fulness
of God.
20 "Now unto him that is ^ able
to do exceeding abundantly above
all that we ask or think, * according
to the power that worketh in us, 2 1
'"unto him be the glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus unto ^all gen-
erations for ever and ever. Amen.
4 1 therefore, "the prisoner in
the Lord, 'beseech you to "walk
1 Gr. good tidinaa. See Mt. 4. 23 raarg.
2 Gr. bring good tidings of the &c. Comp. ch.
■* Some ancient authorities read bring to light
what is. i Gr. purpose of the ages.
5 Or, the faith of him 6 Or, / 7 Or, is
6 Gv. fatherhood.
9 Gr all the generaliona of the age of the ages.
" Gal. 3. 29
6 ch. 2. 16
" Comp. ch.
5. 7
rf See Gal. 5.
24 ; ver. 1
" Col. 1. 23,
25
/Seel Cor.
3.5
^ ver. 2 ; see
Rom. 12.
3 ; comp.
Acts 9. 15
h See ch. 1.
19 ; ver. 20
' See 1 Cor.
15. 9
* ver. 1 f . ;
see Acts 9.
15
' ver. 16; see
ch. 1. 7 ;
Rom. 2. 4
"' ver. 4, 9 ;
ch. 6. 19 ;
Col. 1.
26 f . ; esp.
4. 3 ; Rom.
16. 25 ;
comp. 11.
25
" Comp.
Col. 3. 3
" Rev. 4. 11
J'ch. 1. 21:
6. 12 ; CoL
2. 10, 15
9 See ch. 1. 3
*" Comp.
1 Pet. 1.
12 ; ch. 1.
23
' See Rom.
11. 33 ;
1 Cor. 2. 7
t See ch. 1.
11
"Heb. 4. 16;
10. 19, 35 ;
IJn. 2. 28;
3. 21, &c.
" See ch. 2.
18
" 2 Cor. 3, 4
y See 2 Cor.
4. 1
^ Comp.
ver. 1
"• Comp.
Phil. 2. 10
6 See ver. 8 ;
ch. 1. 18 -
' Phil. 4. 13 ;
Col. 1. 11 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 16.
13
d See Rom.
7. 22
« Jn. 14. 23 ;
Rom. 8.
9f. ;;2Cor.
13.5;
comp. ch.
2. 22
/Col. 2. 7;
comp.
1 Cor. 3. 6
» Col. 1. 23
ft See ch. 1.
15
I Comp.
.Tob 11. 8 f .
*: Comp.
Rom. 8.
39 ; comp.
35
' Comp.
Phil. 4. 7
"' Col. 2. 10
" Comp. ch.
1. 23
" Comp.
Rom. 16. 36
206
worthily of the "calling wherewith
ye were ^called, 2 with all "lowli-
ness and meekness, with longsuf-
fering, forbearing one another ' in
love ; 3 giving diligence to keep
the unity of the Spirit in the "bond
of peace. 4 There is *one body,
and one Spirit, even as also ye
were called in one " hope of your
calling; 5 ''one Lord, one faith, one
baptism, 6 one God and Father of
all, "who is over all, and through
all, and in all. 7 But •'^unto each
one of us was ''the grace given ''ac-
cording to the measure of the gift
of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith,
" When he ascended on high, he
' led captivity captive,
And gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now this. He ^ascended, what
is it but that he also descended
"into 'the lower parts of the
earth 1 10 He that descended is
the same also that ascended '"far
above all the heavens, that he
might "fill all things.) 11 And he
" gave ^ some to be apostles ; and
some, prophets ; and some, * evan-
gelists ; and some, pastors and
""teachers; 12 "for the perfecting
of the saints, unto the work of
ministering, unto the building up
of 'the body of Christ: 13 till we
all attain unto "the unity of the
faith, and of the " knowledge of the
Son of God, unto a •'fullgrown man,
unto the measure of the stature of
the ^ fulness of Christ : 1 4 that we
may be ''no longer children, " tossed
to and fro and carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the
sleight of men, in *craftiness, after
the ''wiles of error ; 15 but '-.speak-
ing truth ''in love, may *grow up
in all things into him, who is the
•''head, even Christ; 16 from whom
^all the body fitly framed and knit
P Comp. 2 Cor. 9.8' See ver. 7 ' See Rom. 11. .16
' See ch. 3. 1 ' See Rom. 12. 1 ••' Col. 1. 10 ; 1 Th.
2. 12 ; comp. ch. 2. 10 ; Col. 2. 6 '■■ See Rom. 11.
29 " See Rom. 8. 28 f. v Col. 3. 12 f . = See ch. 1. 4
" Comp. Col. 3. 14 f. b See ch. 2. 16, 18 ; comp.
1 Cor. 12. 4 ff. ' ch. 1. 18 <t See 1 Cor. 8. 6 " See
Rom. 11. 36 ; comp. Col. 1. 16 /Comp. 1 Cor. 12.
7, 11 <■' ch, 3. 2 A See Rom. 12. 3 ■ Judg. 5. 12 ;
comp. Col. 2. 15 * Comp. Jn. 3. 13 ' Is. 44. 23 ;
comp. Ps. 63. 9 " Heb 4. 14 ; 7. 26 , 9. 24 ; comp.
ch. f.20{. " See ch. 1. 23 " ver. 8 ^ See 1 Cor.
12. 28; Acts 13. 1 « See Acts 21. 8 ^ See Acts 13. 1
" See 2 Cor. 13. 9 t See ch. 1. 23 : 1 Cor 12. 27
" Comp. ver. 3, 5 " Comp. ch. 1. 17 ; Phil. 3. 10;
.Tn. 6. 69 ' Heb. 5. 14 ; comp. 1 Cor. 14. 20 ; Col. 1.
28 y Jn. 1. 16 ; Gal 4. 19 ; comp. ch. 1. 23 ^^ See
1 Cor. 14. 20 " Comp. Jas. 1. 6 ; Jude 12 t> Comp.
1 Cor. 3. 19 ; 2 Cor. 4. 2 ; 11. 3 " ch. 6. 11 d See ch.
1. 4 0 Comp. ch. 2. 21 / See ch. 1. 22 " Col. 2. 19 ;
see Rom. 12. 4 f. ; comp. 1 Cor. 10. 17
10 Ps. Ixviii. 18.
11 Some ancient authorities insert /ir«<.
w Or, dealing truly
4.17
EPHESIANS
5.17
Sundry Admonitions : " pat on the New Nan " ; " walk in Love " ; "as Cliildreu of Light " ; " redeeming the Time "
together ^ through that which
every joint suppUeth, according to
the working in due measure of each
several part, maketh the increase
of the body unto the building up
of itself " in love.
IT* This I say therefore, and
* testify in the Lord, '' that ye no
longer walk as the Gentiles also
walk, in the "^vanity of their mind,
18 being -^ darkened in their under-
standing, alienated from ^the life
of God, because of the ''ignorance
that is in them, because of the
* hardening of their heart ; 1 9 who
* being past feeling 'gave them-
selves up to "* lasciviousness, ^to
work all uncleanness with ^ greedi-
ness. 20 But ye did not so "learn
Christ; 21 if so be that ye "heard
him, and were ^'taught in him, even
as truth is in Jesus: 22 that ye
*put away, as concerning your for-
mer manner of life, the *■ old man,
that waxeth corrupt after the 'lusts
of deceit; 23 and that ye be 're-
newed in the, spirit of your mind,
24 and " put on the " new man, ■* that
''after God hath been created in
righteousness and holiness of truth.
25 Wherefore, * putting away
falsehood, f^speak ye truth each
one with his neighbor : for we are
'^members one of another. 26 ''"Be
ye angry, and sin not : let not *the
sun go down upon your "^ wrath :
27 neither ''give place to the devil.
28 Let him that stole steal no
more: but rather ''let him labor,
"working with his hands the thing
that is good, -^that he may have
whereof to give to him that hath
need. 29 Let no ''corrupt speech
proceed out of your mouth, but
such as is good for * '' edifying as
the need may be, that it may give
grace to them that hear. 30 And
'^grieve not the Holy Spirit of God,
in whom ye were * sealed unto the
day of redemption. 31 'Let all
bitterness, and wrath, and anger,
and clamor, and railing, be "put
away from you, with all "malice:
32 and "be ye kind one to an-
other, tenderhearted, forgiving
each other, ^even as God also in
Christ forgave ^you.
5 'Be ye therefore imitators of
God, as beloved children ; 2 and
1 Gr. through every joint of the supply.
2 Or, to make n trade of
3 Or, cnvetoitsness Comp. ch. 5. 3 ; Col. 'i. 5.
4 Or, that is after God, createrl <('■(■.
6 Zech. vili. Ifi. ^ pg jy. 4. ' ftr. provocation.
8 Gr. the building up of the iieeil,
9 Many ancient authorities read us.
38
" See ch. 1. 4
b Col. 2. 4
" See Lk. 16.
28
d See ch. 2.
2 ; comp.
ver. 22
" Comp.
Rom. 1.
21 ; Col. 2.
18 ; 1 Pet.
1. 18;
2 Pet. 2. 18
/ Rom. 1. 21
'■> Comp. ch.
2. 1, 12
h Acts 17.
30 ; Heb. 5.
2; 9. 7
marg. ;
1 Pet. 1.
14 ; comp.
Acts 3. 17 ;
1 Cor. 2. 8
! Mk. 3. 5 ;
comp.
Rom. 11. 7,
25 ; 2 Cor.
3. 14
*; Comp.
1 Tim. 4. 2
' See Rom.
1. 24
"^ See Col. 3.
5
" See Mt. 11.
23
° Rom. 10.
14 ; see ch.
2. 17;
comp. ch.
1. 13 ; Col.
1. 5
T Col. 2. 7
1 ver. 25, 31 ;
Col. 3. 8 ;
Heb. 12.
KGr.);
Jas. 1. 21 ;
1 Pet. 2. 1
•■ See Rom.
6.6
» 2 Cor. 11.
3 ; Heb. 3.
13
' Rom. 12. 2
" See Rom.
13.14
•"Col. 3.10;
comp.
Rom. 6. 4 ;
7. 6 ; 12. 2 ;
2 Cor. 5. 17
^ Seech. 2. 10
y Zech. 8.
16; Col. 3.
9 ; comp.
ver. 15
^ See Rom.
12. 5
« Ps. 4. 4
marg.
b Dt. 24. 1.5
'^ Jas. 4. 7 ;
comp.
Rom: 12. 19
rf Comp.
Acts 20.
35 ; 1 Cor.
4. 12 ; Gal.
6. 10
<■ 1 Th. 4. 11 ;
2 Th. 3. 8,
Uf. ;
comp. Tit.
3. 8, 14
(marg. )
/Comp. Lk.
3. 11; ITh.
4. 12
a ch. 5. 4 ;
Col. .3. 8 ;
comp. Mt.
12. 34
h See Rom.
207
' walk in love, even as Christ also
"loved you, and 'gave himself up
for '"us, an "offering and a sacrifice
to God for an *'odor of a sweet smell.
3 But -^fornication, and all un-
cleanness, or covetousness, let it
not even be named among you, as
becometh saints; 4 nor^filthiness,
norfoolish talking, or jesting, which
•^ are not befitting: but rather ^giv-
ing of thanks, b For this ye know
of a surety, that " no fornicator, nor
unclean person, nor covetous man,
who is an idolater, hath any inher-
itance in the kingdom ''of Chi'ist
and God. 6 "Let no man deceive
you with empty words : for because '
of these things cometh "* the wrath
of God upon " the sons of disobedi-
ence. 7 Be not ye therefore -^par-
takers with them ; 8 for ^ ye were
once ''darkness, but are now light
in the Lord: walk as 'children of
light 9 (for *the fruit of the light is
in all 'goodness and righteousness
and truth), 10 "proving what is
well-pleasing unto the Lord ; 1 1 and
"have no fellowship with the un-
fruitful "works of ''darkness, but
rather even "^reprove them; 12 for
the things which are done by them
in secret it is a shame even to speak
of. 13 But all things *when they
are ^"reproved are made manifest by
the lignt : for everything that is
made manifest is light. 14 Where-
fore''Ae saith, ^"' Awake, thou that
sleepest, and arise from 'the dead,
and Christ " shall shine upon thee.
15 Look therefore carefully how
ye "walk, not -""as unwise, but as
wise ; 16 ^* "" redeeming the time,
because ^the days are evil. 17
Wherefore be ye not foolish, but
"^ understand what the will of the
14. 19 ; comp. Col. 4. 6 ; Eccl. 10. 12 ' Is. 63. 10 ;
comp. 1 Th. .5. 19 »■ ch. 1. 13 , comp. Jn. 3. 33
' Comp. Col. 3. 8, 19 , Rom. 3. 14 '» Comp. ver. 22
" 1 Pet. 2. 1 marg. " Col. 3. 12 f. ; comp. 1 Cor.
13. 4; 1 Pet. 3. 8 r Mt. 6. 14 f. ; comp. 2 Cot. 2. 10
4 ch. 4. 32 ; comp. Lk. 6. 36 ; Mt. 5. 48 "- Rom. 14.
15 ; comp. Col. 3. 14 » See Jn. 13. 34 ; Rom. 8. 37
' ver. 25 ; Gal. 2. 20 ; comp. Rom. 4. 25; Jn. 6. 61
" Heb. 7. 27 ; 9. 14 ; 10. 10, 12 " Comp. 2 Cor. 2. 14 ;
Ex. 29. 18, 25 ^ See Col. 3. 5 v Comp. Rom. 1. 28
- ver. 20 " See 1 Cor. 6. 9 ; comp. Col. 3. 5 b Comp.
Col. 1. 13 " Comp. Col. 2. 8 d See Rom. 1. 18 ;
Col. 3. 6 <■ ch. 2. 2 , Col. 3. 6 /Comp. ch. 3. 6
« See ch 2 2 '' See Acts 26. 18 ; Col. 1. 12 f. ' See
Lk 16 8 ; Jn. 12. 3fi ; comp. Rom. 13. 12 *•■ See Gal.
5. 22 ' See Rom. 15. 14 '" Rom. 12. 2 " 1 Cor. 5. 9 ;
2 Cor. 6. 14 " Rom. 13. 12 v 1 Tim. 5. 20 9 Jn. 3.
20 f. '■ Comp. Is 51. 17 : 52. 1 ; 60. 1, &c. (?) " See
Rom. 13. 11 ' See ch. 2. 1 " Comp Lk. 1. 78f.
" See ver 2 ' Col. 4. 5 y Comp. ch. 6. 13 -, Gal
1. 4 ' Rom. 12. 2; Col. 1. 9 ; comp. 3 Th. 4. 3
10 Some ancient authorities read you.
11 Or, convict i^ Or, convicted
13(?). Comp. 1 Tim. iii. 16.
!■» Gr. buying up the opportunity.
5.18
EPHESIAJS'S
6.16
Domestic Duties : — ff ives and Husbands, Children and Parents, Servants and Masters. " Pnt on the irmor of ML '
Lord is. 18 And "be not drunken
with wine, wherein is * riot, but be
"filled ^with the Spirit; 19 "'speak-
ing ^ one to another in " psalms and
f hymns and spiritual "songs, ''sing-
ing and making melody with your
heart to the Lord ; 20 ' giving
thanks always for all things in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ to
* * God, even the Father ; 2 1 * sub-
jecting yourselves one to another
in the ™fear of Christ.
22 "Wives, " be in subjection unto
your own husbands, ■'' as unto the
Lord. 23 For *the husband is the
head of the wife, as Christ also is
the ''head of the church, being
himself 'the saviour of the body.
24 But as the church is subject to
Christ, * so let the wives also be to
their husbands in everything. 2.5
' Husbands, love your wives, even
as Christ also loved the church,
and "gave himself up for it; 26
" that he might sanctify it, having
'^ cleansed it by the ® * washing of
water with Hhe word, 27 that he
might " present the church to him-
self a glorious church, not having
spot or wrinkle or any such thing;
but that it should be *holy and
without blemish. 28 Even so
ought husbands also to ' love their
own wives as their own bodies.
He that loveth his own wife loveth
himself : 29 for no man ever hated
his own flesh ; but nourisheth and
cherisheth it, even as Christ also
the church ; 30 because we are
" members of his ** body. 31®^ For
this cause shall a man leave his
father and mother, and shall
cleave to his wife ; and the two
shall become one flesh. 32 This
mystery is great : but I speak
in regard of Christ and of the
church. 33 Nevertheless do ye
also severally 'love each one his
own wife even as himself ; and
let the wife see that she ■''fear her
husband.
6^ Children, obey your parents
in the Lord : for this is right.
2 ''Honor thy father and mother
(which is the first commandment
with promise), 3 that it may be
well with thee, and thou ^mayest
live long on the ''earth. 4 And,
ye '' fathers, provoke not your chil-
dren to wrath : but ' nurture them
1 Or, in spirit 2 Or, to yourselves
8 Gr. the God and Father.
* Or, so are the wives also ^ G-r. laver.
6 Gen. ii. 24. ? Ex. xx. 12 ; Dt. v. 16.
8 Or, Shalt * Or, land
" Prov. 20.
1;23. 311;
comp.
Rom. 13.
13 ; 1 Cor.
5. 11 J 1 Th.
5.7
b 2 Mace. 6.
4 ; Tit. 1.
6 ; 1 Pet.
4. 4
" Comp. Lk.
1. 1.5
'iCol. 3.16;
comp. Jas.
5. 13
' 1 Cor. 14.
26
/Acts 16. 25
" Rev. 5. 9
'» See 1 Cor.
14. 15
' ver. 4 ;
CoL 3. 17 ;
see Rom.
1. 8, &c.
k See 1 Cor.
15.24
' Gal. 5. 13 ;
1 Pet. 5. 5 ;
comp.
Phil. 2. 3
'" Comp.
2 Cor. 5. 11
" ver. 22 to
ch. 6. 9 :
Coloss. 3.
18 to 4. 1
o 1 Cor. 14.
34 f . ; Tit.
2. 5 ; 1 Pet.
3.1
P ch. 6. 5
9 See 1 Cor.
11. 3
"■ See ch. 1.
22
" Comp.
1 Cor. 6. 13
t ver. 28, 33 ;
comp.
1 Pet. 3. 7
" See ver. 2
" Heb. 10 10,
14, 29 ; 13.
12 ; Tit. 2.
14
^ 2 Pet. 1. 9
V Tit. 3. 5 ;
comp.
Acts 22.
16 ; 1 Cor.
6. il
' Jn. 15. 3 ;
17. 17 ;
comp. ch.
6.17; Rom.
10. 8 f.
" 2 Cor. 11.
2 ; Col. 1.
22 ; see
2 Cor. 4.
14
("ch. 1.4
"^ See 1 Cor.
6. 15 ; 12. 27
rf See ch. 1.
23
' Mt. 19. 5 ;
Mk. 10. 7 f .
/I Pet. 3. 2,
5f.
"Col. 3. 20;
comp.
Prov. 6.
20 ; 23. 22 ;
Ecclus. 7.
27 f.
!>■ Col. 3. 21
' Comp.
Gen. 18.
19 ; Dt. 6.
7 ; 11. 19 ;
Ps. 78 4 ;
Prov. 22.6;
208
in the chastening and admonition
of the Lord.
5 ^" * Servants, be obedient unto
them that according to the flesh
are your " masters, * with fear and
trembling, in singleness of your
heart, '"as unto Christ ; 6 "not in
the way of eyeservice, as "men-
pleasers- but as "^servants of
Christ, doing the will of God from
the ^- heart ; 7 with good will doing
service, * as unto the Lord, and
not unto men : 8 '' knowing that
* whatsoever good thing each one
doeth, the same shall ne receive
again from the Lord, ' whether he
be bond or free. 9 And, ye " mas-
ters, do the same things unto them,
and " forbear threatening : know-
ing that " he who is both their
Master and yours is in heaven, and
there is ^no respect of persons
with him.
10 ^^ Finally, "^'be strong in the
Lord, and in ' the strength of his
might. 11 "Put on the whole
armor of God, that ye may be able
to stand against the' * wiles of the
devil. 12 For our "wrestling is
not against ^® "* flesh and blood, but
" against the principalities, against
the powers, against the ■'^ world-
rulers of this * darkness, against
the '' spiritual hosts of wickedness
in ' the heavenly peaces. 13 Where-
fore take up ^ the whole armor of
God, that ye may be able to '■ with-
stand in '" the evil day, and, having
done all, to stand. 14 Stand
therefore, " having girded your
loins with truth, and having " put
on the "breastplate of righteous-
ness, 15 and having ''shod your
feet with the preparation of the
^" gospel of peace ; 1 6 ^yithal tak-
ing up the * shield of faith, where-
with ye shall be able to quench all
the *■ fiery darts of ' the evil one.
2 Tim. 3. 15 fc Col. 3. 22 : comp. 1 Tim. 6. 1 ; Tit.
2 9 ' 1 Cor. 2. 3 "' ch. 5. 22 " Col. 3. 22 " Comp.
Gal 1. 10 !' 1 Cor. 7. 22 9 Col. 3. 23 '' Comp. Col.
3 24 » See Mt. 16. 27 ; 2 Cor. 5. 10 ; comp. Col. 3.
24 f. < 1 Cor. 12. 13 ; comp. Col. 3. 11 ^' Comp.
Lev. 25. 43 " Comp. Job 31. 13 If. ; Ju. 13. 13 -^ See
Acts 10. 34 ; Col. 3. 25 " See 1 Cor. 16. 13 ; comp.
2 Tim. 2 1 - ch. 1. 19 " ver. 13 ; see Rom. 13. 12
!>ch. 4. 14 <^ See 1 Cor. 9. 25 <' See Mt. 16. 17 " ch.
1. 21 ; 2. 2 ; 3. 10 / See Jn. 12. 31 '-' See Acts 26.
18 ; Col. 1. 13 A ch. 3. 10 ' See ch. 1.3* ver. U ;
comp. Judith 14. 3 ; esp. Wisd. 5. 17 S. ' Comp.
Jas. 4. 7 "' Comp. ch. 5. 16 " Is. 11. 5 ; comp.
Lk. 12. 35 ; 1 Pet. 1. 13 " Is. 59. 17 ; Wisd. 5. 18;
comp. 1 Th. 5. 8 i' Is. 52. 7 ; Rom. 10. 15 « Comp.
1 Th. 5. 8 '' Ps. 7. 13 ; comp. 120. 4 » See Mt. 5. 37
10 Gr. Bondservants. " Gr. lords. 12 Gr. soul-
13 Or, Hence forth i* Gr. be made powerful,,
15 Gr. blood and flesh.
1^ Gr. good tidings. See Mt. 4. 23 marg.
6.17
EPHESIANS
6.24
Tjfchicas sent. Benediction
1 7 And take the " helmet of salva-
tion, and the * sword of the Spirit^
which is ""the word of God: 18
with all 'Sprayer and supplication
"praying at all seasons -^in the
Spirit, and " watching thereunto in
all ''perseverance and 'supplica-
tion for all the saints, 1 9 and * on
nay behalf, that utterance may be
given unto me ^ ' in opening my
mouth, to make known with '"bold-
ness "the mystex'y of the -gospel,
20 for which I am an " ambassador
p in ^ chains ; that in it I may speak
*" boldly, « as I ought to speak.
21 ''But that ye also may know
my affairs, how I do, * Tychicus,
1 Or, in opening my mouth xnth boldness, to m ake
known 2 6r. gooa tidings. See Mt. 4. 23 inarg.
3 Gr. a chain.
" Is. 59. 17
b Heb. 4. 12 ;
comp. Is.
49. 2 ; Hos.
6. 5
<^Heb. 6. 5;
see eh. 5.
26
d Phil. 4. 6
' Lk. 18. 1 ;
Col. 1. 3;
4. 2 ; 1 Th.
5. 17
/ See Rom.
8. 26 f.
!' Mk. 13. 33
'' See Acts 1.
14 (Gr.)
' Comp.
1 Tim. 2. 1
k Col. 4. 3 ;
1 Th. 5. 25
' Comp.
2 Cor. 6. 11
'"^ See 2 Cor.
3.12
" oh. 3. 3
"2 Cor. 5. 20;
Pliilem.
9 maig.
' the beloved brother and faithful
minister in the Lord, shall make
known to you all things : 22
"whom I have sent unto you for
this very purpose, that ye may
know our state, and that he may
" comfort your hearts.
23 "" Peace be to the brethren,
and * love with faith, from God the
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Grace be with all them that
love our Lord Jesus Christ * with a
love incorruptible.
P See Acta 21. 33 ; 28. 20 ; Col. 4. 3 ; comp. ch. 3. 1 ;
Phil. 1. 7 9 Col. 4. 4 >• ver. 21, 22 : Coloss. 4. 7-9
" See Acts 20. 4 t Col. 4. 7 » Col. 4. 8 " Col. 2.
2 ; 4. 8 ^ Gal. 6. 16 ; comp. 2 Th. 3. 16 ;1 Pet. 5. 14 ;
see Rom. 15. 33 v Comp. Gal. 5, 6 ; 1 Th. 5. 8
* Or, in incorruption See Rom. 2. 7.
209
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
PHILIPPIANS
Salntation. ThanksgiTing and Supplication on the Readers' Behalf. " To lire is Christ, to die is Gain '
1"Paul and * Timothy, ^"ser-
vants of "^Christ Jesus, to *all
the ^ saints in Christ Jesus that are
at ^Philippi, with the ' ^ '' bishops
and * deacons : 2 * Grace to you and
peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 ' I thank my God upon all my
remembrance of you, 4 always
™ in every supplication of mine on
behalf of you all making my sup-
plication with joy, 5 for your " fel-
lowship in furtherance of the
^"gospel ^from the first day until
now ; 6 being confident of this
very thing, that he who began a
good work in you will perfect it
until *the day of Jesus Christ:
7 even as ''it is right for me to
be thus minded on behalf of you
all, because ^I 'have you in my
heart, inasmuch as, both in ' my
bonds and in the " defence and con-
firmation of the ^"gospel, ye all are
partakers with me of grace. 8 For
"God is my witness, how I long
after you all in the tender mercies
of ''Christ Jesus. 9 And this I
pray, that ''your love may abound
yet more and more in ^ knowledge
and all discernment ; 10 so that ye
may ^ ' approve the things that are
excellent ; that ye may be sincere
and void of offence unto « the day
of Christ ; 1 1 being filled with the
® "fruits of righteousness, which
are through Jesus Christ, unto the
glory and praise of God.
12 Now I would have you know,
brethren, that the things which
happened unto me ^ have fallen out
rather unto the progress of the
^ " gospel ; 1 3 so that " my bonds be-
came manifest in Christ ''through-
out the whole praetorian guard, and
to "* all the rest ; 1 4 and that most
of the brethren in the Lord, * being
1 Gr. bondservants. 2 Or, overseers
3 Gr. good lidings : and so elsewhere ; see mar-
ginal note on Mt. 4, 23.
* Or, ye have me in your heart
6 Or, distinguish the things that differ
« Gt. fruit. 7 Gr. in the whole Praeterium.
8 Gr. trusting in my bonds.
" 2 Cor. 1. 1 i
Col. 1. 1 ;
Philem. 1 ;
comp.
1 Th. 1. 1 ;
2 Th. 1. 1
<• See Acts
16. 1
" Comp.
Rom. 1. 1 :
Gal. 1. 10
<l ver. 8 ; ch.
2. 5 ; 3. 3, 8,
12, 14 ; 4. 7,
19, 21 ; see
Gal. 3. 26
« 2 Cor. 1. 1 ;
comp. Col.
1.2
/See Acts
9. 13
0 See Acts
16. 12
A Acts 20. 28;
1 Tim. 3.
1 f . ; Tit.
1. 7, &c.
' 1 Tim. 3.
8ff.
* See Rom.
1.7
' See Rom.
1. 8
"' Comp.
Rom. 1. 9
" Acts 2. 42 ;
comp. ch.
4. 15
" ver. 7, 12,
16, 27 ; ch.
2 22 ; 4. 3,
15
P Comp. ch.
2. 12 ; 4. 15 ;
Acts 16.
12-40
9 See 1 Cor.
1. 8 ; ver.
10 ; ch. 2.
16
'' Comp.
2 Pet. 1.13
» 2 Cor. 7. 3
« ver. 13 f.
17; see
Acts 21. 33;
Eph. 6. 20
" ver. 16
" See Rom.
1. 9
^ 1 Th. 3. 12
y Comp.
Col. 1 9
^ Rom. 2. 18
" Jas. 3. 18
i Comp. Lk.
21. 13
' See ver. 7 ;
comp.
2 Tim. 2. 9
d Comp.
Acts 28, 30
- ver. 20 ;
2 Cor. 3.
12; 7.4.;
comp.
Acts 4. 31
210
confident through "my bonds, are
more abundantly *bold to speak
the word of God without fear. 15
•^Some indeed preach Christ even
of envy and strife ; and some also
of good will : 16 ^the one do it of
love, knowing that I am ^'set for
the defence of the ^ " gospel ; 1 7
^^ but the other proclaim Christ * of
faction, not sincerely, thinking to
raise up affliction for me in ''my
bonds. 1 8 \Vhat then "? only that
in every way, whether in pretence
or in truth, Christ is proclaimed:
and therein I rejoice, yea, and will
rejoice. 19 For I know that this
shall turn out to my salvation,
' through your supplication and the
supply of ''the Spirit of Jesus^
Christ, 20 according to my ^earnest
expectation and '"hope, that in
nothing shall I be ™ put to shame,
but that with "all boldness, as al-
ways, so now also Christ shall be
"magnified in my body, "whether
by life, or by death. 21 For to me
^to live is Christ, and to die is
gain. 22 "But if to live in the
flesh, — ^/' ^'^this shall bring « fruit
from my work, then ^^ what I shall
choose I knov/ not. 23 But I am
in a strait betwixt the two, having
the '■ desire to depart and * be with
Christ ; for it is very far better :
24 yet to abide in the flesh is more
needful for your .sake. 25 And
'having this confidence, I know
that I shall abide, yea, and abide
with you all, for your progress and
joy '^in the faitn ; 26 that your
"glorying may abound in Christ
/ Comp, 2 Cor. 11. 13 » Comp. 1 Cor. 9. 17 ^ ch. i
3 : Rom. 2. 8 ' See 2 Cor. 1. 11 k See Acts 16. 7
' Rom. 8. 19 ^ Rom. 5. 5 ; 1 Pet. 4. 16 " Comp.
1 Cor. 6. 20 " See Rom. 14. 8 p Gal. 2. 20 « See
Rom. 1. 13 ^ Comp. 2 Cor. 5. 8 ; 2 Tim. 4. 6 » See
.Jn. 12. 26 t ch. 2. 24 " See 2 Cor. 5. 12 ; comp. 7.
4 ; ch. 2. 16
9 Or, they that are moved by love do it, Icnow'
ing &c.
11 Or, but they that are factious proclaim Christ,
not &c.
11 Or, But if tg live in the flesh be my lot, thii
is the fruit of my work: ana what I shall choose
I know not _ _
13 Or, what shall I choose f
12 Gr, this is for me fruit of work.
" - • '' I* Or, of faith
1.27
PHILIPPIANS
2.28
Sandry Eihortations: to Lowliness of Mind — tbe Mind of Clirist; to Zeal and Blamelessness. Commendation of
Jesus in me through my presence
with you again. 27 Only Uet
your manner of life be "■ worthy
of the '^ * gospel of Christ : that,
whether I come and see you or be
absent, I may hear of your state,
that ye ''stand fast in ''one spirit,
with one soul '^ striving ^for the
faith of the '-^gospel; 28 and in
nothing affrighted by the adver-
saries : which is for them •'^an evi-
dent token of perdition, but of your
salvation, and that from God ; 29
because to you -'it hath been
granted in the behalf of Christ,
not only to believe on him, but also
to '' suffer in his behalf : 30 having
the same 'conflict which *^ ye saw in
me, and now hear to be in me.
2 If there is therefore any
exhortation in Christ, if any
* consolation of love, if any 'fellow-
ship of the Sioirit, if any '" tender
mercies and compassions, 2 " make
full my joy, that ye " be or the same
mind, having the same love, being
of one accord, ^ of one mind ; 3 do-
ing nothing, through ^faction or
through * vainglory, but in lowli-
ness of mind ^ each counting other
better than himself ; 4 * not look-
ing each of you to his own things,
but each of you also to the things
of others. 5 'Have this mind in
Jou, which was also in "Chriet
esus : 6 who, " existing in the
*form of God, 2' counted not the
being on an equality with God a
thing to be grasped, 7 but ^emp-
tied himself, taking the foi'm of a
^"servant, ^* being made in the
likeness of men ; 8 and being found
in fashion as a man, ^ he humbled
himself, becoming ''obedient even
unto death, yea, the •* death of the
cross. 9 "Wherefore also God
•'^ highly exalted him, and gave unto
him ^ the name which is above every
name; 10 that in the name of
Jesus ''every knee should bow, of
'things in heaven and things on
earth and ® things under the earth,
11 and that every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is * Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
12 So then, my beloved, 'even
as ye have always obeyed, not ® as
in my presence only, but now much
1 Gr. behave as citizens worthily. Comp. ch. 3.
20.
2 Gr. good tidings. See marginal note on ch.
1. 5. 3 G^r. with. < Or, persuasion
5 Some ancient authorities read of the same
mind- ^ Gr. bondservant. ' 6r. becoming in.
8 Or, things of the world below
9 Some ancient authorities omit as.
" Comp.
Eph. 4. 1
b See ch. 1. .5
" ch. 4. 1 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 16. 13
rf Couip,
Acts 4. 32
" .Tude 3
/2Th. 1. 5
'•/ Comp. Mt.
5. 12
* See Acts
14. 22
» 1 Th. 2. 2 ;
Heb. 10.
32; also
Col. 1. 29 ;
2.1;lTim.
6. 12;
2 Tim. 4.
7 ; Heb. 12.
1 (Gr.)
k Acts 16.
19-40 ; ver.
13
' 2 Cor. 13.
14 (Gr.)
'" Col. 3. 12
" See Jn. 3.
29
" See Rom.
12. 16 ; ch.
4. 2
P Comp. ch.
1.17marg.;
Rom. 2. 8
' Gal. 5. 26
'' See Rom.
12. 10 ;
comp.
Eph. 5. 21
" Comp.
Rom. 15.
If.
' See Mt. 11.
29 ; coiiiij.
Rom. 15. 3
" See ch. 1. 1
" Jn. 1. 1
"^ Comp.
2 Cor. 4. 4
!' Comp. Jn.
5. 18 ; 10.
33 ; 14. 28
^ 2 Cor. 8. 9
" See Mt. 20.
28
ii-See Jn. 1.
14 ; Rom.
8. 3 ; Gal.
4. 4 ; Heb.
2. 17
•^ Heb. 5. 8 ;
comp. Mt.
26. 39 ; Jn.
10. 18 ;
Rom. 5. 19
ri Heb. 12. 2
" See Heb.
1.9
/SeeMt.
28. 18:
Acts 2. 33 ;
Heb. 2. 9
» See Eph.
1.21
ft Rom. 14. 11
i See Eph.
1.10
fc See Jn. 13.
13; Rom.
10. 9 ; 14. 9
' Comp. ch.
1.6, 4. 15
"' Heb. 5. 9
" See 2 Cor.
7. 15
" 1 Cor. 12.
6; 15. 10;
comp.
Rom. 12.
3 ; Heb. 13.
21
211
more in my absence, work out your
own "salvation with "fear and
trembling; 13 for it is "God who
worketh in you both to will and to
work, ^for his good pleasure. 14
Do all things without ' murmur-
ings and questionings ; 1 5 that ye
may beconie '' blameless and harm-
less, ' children of God without
blemish in the midst of a ' crooked
and perverse generation, among
whom ye "are seen as ^""lights in
the world, 16 holding forth the
word of life ; that I may have
whereof to glory in ^the day of
Christ, that I did not/ run in vaiij
neither ^ labor in vain. 17 Yea,
and if I am "'* offered upon *the
sacrifice and service of your faith,
I joy, and rejoice with you all : 18
and in the same manner do ye also
joy, and rejoice with me.
1 9 But I hope in the Lord Jesus
to ''send ''Timothy shortly unto
you, that I also may be of good
comfort, when I know your state.
20 For I have no man " likeminded,
who will care ^'' truly for your state,
21 For they all •''seek their own,
not the things of Jesus Christ. 22
But ye know f the proof of him
that, ''as a child serveth a father,
so °he served with me in further-
ance of the ^gospel. 23 "Him
therefore I hope to send forthwith,
so soon as I shall see how it will go
with me: 24 but 'I trust in .the
Lord that I myself also shall come
shortly. 25 But I counted it
necessary to send to you *Epaph-
roditus, my brother and /fellow-
worker and "'fellow-soldier, and
your ^^" messenger and "minister
to my need ; 26 since he longed
"after you all, and was sore
troubled, because ye had heard
that he was sick : 27 for indeed he
was sick nigh unto death : but God
had mercy on him ; and not on him
only, but on me also, that I might
not have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I
P See Eph. 1.5 « Comp. 1 Cor. 10. 10 ; 1 Pet. 4. 9
»" Lk. 1.6 ; ch. 3. 6 «Mt. 5.45: Eph. 5. 1 < See Acts
2. 40 " Comp. Mt. 24. 27 '' Gen. 1. 16 " See ch.
1. 6 » See Gal. 2. 2 ^ Gal. 4. 11 ; 1 Th. 3. 5 ; comp.
Is. 49. 4 " 2 Tim. 4. 6 ; comp. 2 Cor. 12. 15 b Rom.
15. 16 ; comp. Num. 28. 6, 7 " ver. 23 d See ch.
1 1 '^ Comp. 1 Cor. 16. 10; 2 Tim. 3. 10 /See
1 Cor. 10. 24 ; 13. 5 ; comp. ver. 4 " Rom. 5. 4 (Gr.)
h See 1 Cor. 4. 17 ' Comp. ch. 1. 25 * ch. 4. 18
' Comp. Rom. 16. 3, 9, 21 ; ch. 4. 3 ; Philem. 1, 24,
&c. "' Philem. 2 "2 Cor. 8. 23 ; comp. Jn. 13. 16
" Comp. ch. 4. 18
10 Gr. luminaries. Wisd. 13. 2 ; comp. Rev. 21,
11. 11 Gr. poured out as a drink-offering.
12 Gr. genuinely. 13 Gr. apostle.
14 Many ancient authorities read to see you ali
2.2b
PHILIPPIANS
4.5
Timotby and Epaphroditas. All Things Loss for Christ. The Heavenly Citizenship. Exhortations. Rejoice and Pray
have sent him therefore the more
diligently, that, when ye see him
again, ye may rejoice, and that I
may be the less soiTOwful. 29 "Re-
ceive him therefore in the Lord
with all joy ; and * hold such in
honor: 30 because /for the work
of ^ Christ he came nigh unto death,
hazarding his life to ^ supply that
which was lacking in your service
toward me.
3 Finally, my brethren, "re-
joice in the Lord. To write
the same things to you, to me in-
deed is not irksome, but for you it
is safe. 2 Beware of the -^dogs,
beware of the ^evil workers, be-
ware of the concision : 3 for '' we
are the circumcision, who ' worship
by the Spirit of God, and * glory
in ' Christ Jesus, and have no con-
fidence in the flesh : 4 though '" I
myself might have confidence even
in the flesh : if any other man
^ thinketh to have confidence in the
flesh, I yet more : 5 " circumcised
the eighth day, of the "stock of Is-
rael, of the ^ tribe of Benjamin, a
" Hebrew of Hebrews ; as touching
the law, 'a Pharisee ; 6 as touching
zeal, '^ persecuting the church ; as
touching the ' righteousness which
is in the law, found ' blameless. _ 7
Howbeit " what things were ^ gain
to me, these have I counted loss
for, Christ. 8 Yea verily, and I
count all things to be loss for the
excellency of the "knowledge of
' Chi'ist Jesus my Lord : for whom
I suffered the loss of all things, and
do count them but ^ refuse, that I
may gain Christ, 9 and be found
in him, ^not having ^a righteous-
ness of mine own, even that which
is of the law, but that which is
through faith in Christ, ' the right-
eousness which is from God ^by
faith : 10 that I may *'know him,
and " the power of his resurrection,
and the * fellowship of his suffer-
ings, becoming "conformed unto
his death ; 11 if by any means I
may ''attain unto the resurrection
from the dead. 12 Not that I
have already * obtained, or am al-
ready •''made perfect : but I press
on, if so be that I may ^^lay hold
on that for which also I '' was laid
1 Many ancient authorities read the Lord.
2 Or, seemeth 3 Gr. gains.
♦ Or, not having as my righteousness that ivhich
is of the law s Qx. upon.
^ Or, lay hold, seeing that also I was laid hold
" Rom. 16. 2
b 1 Cor. 16.
18
■^ Comp.
Acts 20. 24
d See 1 Cor.
16. 17 ;
comp. ch.
4.10
" ch. 4. 4 ;
comp. 2. 18
/Ps. 22. 16,
20 ; Rev.
22. 15 ;
comp. Gal.
5. 15
9 2 Cor. U.
13
ft See Rom.
2. 29 ; 9. 6 ;
comp. Gal.
6.16
' Comp.
Gal. 5. 25
* Rom. 15.
17 ; comp.
Gal. 6. 14
' ver. 12 ;
see ch. 1.
1 ; comp.
Rom, 8. 39
'" Comp.
2 Cor. 11.
18 ; 5. 16
" See Lk. 1.
59
° 2 Cor. 11.
22 ; comp.
Rom. 11. 1
P Rom. 11. 1
9 See Acts
22. 3 ; 23.
6 ; 26. 5
'■ See Acts
8. 3
' ver. 9
t ch. 2. 15
" Comp. Lk.
14.33
" Jn.l7. 3;
Eph. 4. 13 ;
2 Pet. 1. 3 ;
comp. ver.
10 ; Jer. 9.
23 f.
■^ Bcclus. 27.
4
y Rom. 10.
5 ; comp.
ver. 6
^ See Rom.
9. 30;
comp.
1 Cor. 1.
30
" Comp.
Rom. 6. 5
b See Rom.
8.17
" See Rom.
6. 5 ; 8. 36 ;
Gal. 6. 17
d See 1 Cor.
15. 23 ;
Rev. 20.
6f. ;
comp.
Acts 26. 7
^ Comp.
1 Cor. 9.
24 f.;
1 Tim. 6.
12,19
/I Cor. 13.
10
0 1 Tim. 6.
12,19
h Acts 9. 5 f .
i Coinp. Lk.
9. 62
k 1 Cor. 9.
24 , comp.
Heb. 6. 1
' See Rom.
212
hold on by ' Christ Jesus. 1 3
Brethren, I count not myself ^yet
to have laid hold : but one thing
I do, 'forgetting the things which
are behind, and stretching forward
to the things which are before,
14 I * press on toward the goal
unto the prize of the * ' high calling
of God in ™ Christ Jesus. 1 5 Let us
therefore, as many as are/"perfect,
be thus minded : and if in any-
thing ye are "otherwise minded,
this also shall ^God reveal unto
you: 16 only, whereunto we have
attained, * by that same rule let us
walk.
1 7 Brethren, be ye *■ imitators to-
gether of me, and mark them that
so walk even as ye have us for an
^ensample. 18 For 'many walk,
of whom I told you often, and now
tell you even " weeping, that they
are the enemies of "the cross of
Christ : 1 9 whose end is perdition,
whose god is ^ the belly, and tvhose
^ glory is in their shame, who ^mind
earthly things. 20 For " our ^^ citi-
zenship is in heaven ; whence also
we *wait for a Saviour, the Lord
Jesus Christ : 21 who shall "fashion
anew the body of our humiliation,
that it may be ''conformed to the
" body of his glory, •''according to the
working whereby he is able even to
" subject all things unto himself.
4 Wherefore, my brethren be-
loved and '•longed for, my joy
and crown, so 'stand fast in the
Lord, my beloved.
2 I exhort Euodia, and I exhort
Syntyche, to * be of the same mind
in the Lord. 3 Yea, I beseech thee
also, true yokefellow, help these
women, for they labored with me
in the " gospel, with Clement also,
and the rest of my/ fellow- workers,
whose '"names are in the book of life.
4 " Rejoice in the Lord always :
again I will say. Rejoice. 5 Let
your ^^forbearance be known unto
11. 29 ; comp. 8. 28 ; 2 Tim. 1. 9 "^ See ver. 3
" See 1 Cor. 2. 6 ; comp. Mt. 5. 48 ° Comp. Gal. 5.
10 P Eph. 1. 17 ; 1 Th. 4. 9 ; comp. Jn. 6. 45 9 Gal.
6. 16 ^ See 1 Cor. 4. 16 ; comp. ch. 4. 9 * 1 Pet.
5. 3 « See 2 Cor. 11. 13 " Comp. Acts 20. 31
" Comp. Gal. 6. 14 " Rom. 16. 18 : comp. Tit. 1. 12
marg. v Comp. Rom. 6. 21 ; Jude 13 ^ Rom. 8.
5 f. ; Col. 3. 2 " Eph. 2.19 ; comp. ch. 1. 27 marg. ;
Col. 3. 1 : Heb. 12. 22 <> See 1 Cor. 1. 7 ''I Cor.
15. 43-53 ■ rf Rom. 8. 29 ; Col. 3. 4 « 1 Cor. 15. 43, 49
.^ See Eph. 1. 19 » 1 Cor. 15. 28 ft ch. 1. 8 'See
1 Cor. 16. 13 ; ch. 1. 27 k See ch. 2. 2 ' See ch. 2. 25
"' See Lk. 10. 20 " Comp. ch. 3. 1
^ Many ancient authorities omit yet.
8 Or, upward 9 Or, full-grown 1 Cor. 2. 6.
i" Or, commonwealth
11 Gr. good tidings. See ch. 1. 5.
12 Or, gentleness Comp. 2 Cor. 10. 1.
4.6
PHILIPPIANS
4.23
'Whatsoever Things are Trae," etc. "I have learned ... to be content." Farting Salutations. Benediction
all men. "The Lord is at hand.
6 In nothing be * anxious; but in
everything by " prayer and suppli-
cation with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God.
7 And ''the peace of God, which
*passeth all understanding, shall
•''guard your hearts and your
<' thoughts in ''Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, "' whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things
are ^honorable, whatsoever things
are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are f of good re-
port ; if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, f think on
these things. 9 The things which
ye both learned and i-eceived and
heard and saw * in me, these things
do : and ' the God of peace shall be
with you.
10 But I * rejoice in the Lord
greatly, that now at length '"ye
ave revived your thought for
me; ^wherein ye did indeed take
thought, but ye lacked opportu-
nity. 11 Not that I speak in re-
spect of want : for I have learned,
in whatsoever state I am, therein
to be " content. 12 1 know how to
be abased, and I know also how to
abound : in everything and in all
things have I learned the secret
both to be filled and to be "hungry,
both to abound and to be^in want.
13 1 can do all things in him that
1 Gr. reverend.
2 Or, gracious
3 Gr. take account of.
* Gr. rejoiced.
* Or, seeing that
" Comp.
1 Cor, 16.
22 marg. ;
lleb. 10.
37 ; Jas. 5.
8f.
6 See Mt. 6.
25
" Eph. 6. 18 ;
comp.
1 Tim. 2.
1; 5. 5
d Is, 26. 3 ;
ver. 9 ; see
Jn. 14. 27 ;
Col. 3. 15
* Comp.
Epb. 3. 19
/I Pet. 1.5
" Comp.
2 Cor. 10. 5
ft See ch. 1.
1 ; ver. 19,
21
' Comp.
Rom. 14.
18 ; 1 Pet.
2. 12
* See ch. 3. -
17
' See Rom.
15. 33
"' Comp.
2 Cor. 11,
9 with ch.
2. ?,0
« 1 Tim. 6. 6,
8 ; comp.
2 Cor. 9.
8 ; Heb.
13. 5
" See 1 Cor.
4.11
V 2 Cor. 11. 9
1 Comp.
2 Cor. 12.
9 ; Eph, 3.
16 ; Col. 1.
11
'■ Comp.
Heb. 10.
33 ; Rev.
1. 9 (in
Gr.)
* Comp. ch.
1. 5
' See Rom.
15, 26
" 2 Cor. 11. 9
* strengtheneth me. 14 Howbeit
ye did well that ye had *■ fellow-
ship with my affliction. 15 And
ye yourselves also know, ye Philip-
pians, that in *the beginning of
the '^ gospel, when I departed from
'Macedonia, no church had "fel-
lowship with me in the matter of
giving and receiving but ye only ;
16 for even in " Tnessalonica ye
sent once and again unto my need.
17 ^Not that I seek for the gift;
but I seek for the fruit that in-
creaseth to your account. 18 But
I have all things, and abound : I
am filled, having received from
■" Epaphroditus the things that came
from you, an ^odor of a sweet
smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-
pleasing to God. 19 And "my
God shall supply every need of
yours according to his * riches in
glory in Christ Jesus. 20 Now
unto '^ " our God and Father ^ be the
glory *for ever and ever. Amen.
21 Salute every saint in Christ
Jesus. " The brethren that are
with me salute you. 22 •'^All the
''saints salute you, especially they
that are of Caesar's household.
23 '' The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ ' be with your spirit.
" See Acts 17. 1 ; comp. 1 Th. 2. 9 " Comp. 2 Cor.
9. 5 ; 1 Cor. 9. 11 f. v ch. 2. 25 - See 2 Cor. 2. 14 ;
Eph. 5. 2 " Comp. 2 Cor, 9, 8 6 See Rom. 2. 4
" See Gal. 1. 4 d See Rom. 11. 36 ' Gal. 1. 2
/ 2 Cor. 13. 13 -» See Acts 9. 13 h See Rom. 16. 20
« Comp. 2 Tim. 4. 22
s Gr. good tidings. See ch. 1. 5.
1 Or, Ood and our Father
8 Gr. unto the ages of the ages.
213
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
OOLOSSIANS
Salutation. Thanksgiving for their Attainments and Prayer for their Progress. The Preeminence of the Son
I^Paul, *an apostle of Christ
Jesus " through the will of God,
and "* Timothy ^ our brother, 2 ^ to
the " saints and faithful brethren in
Christ that are at Colossse : -^ Grace to
you and peace from God our Father.
3 s'We give thanks to God ''the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
praying always for you, 4 * having
heard of your faith in Chr-ist Jesus,
and of the *love which ye have
toward 'all the saints, 5 because
of the "* hope which is " laid up for
you in the heavens, whereof ye
"* heard before in the word of the
truth of the ^gospel, 6 which is
come unto you ; even as it is also
^ in all the world bearing * fruit and
increasing, as it doth in you also,
since the day ye *■ heard and knew
the grace of God in truth ; 7 even
as ye learned of 'Epaphras our
'beloved fellow-servant, who is a
faithful minister of Christ on
''our behalf, 8 who also declared
unto us your "love in the Spirit.
9 For this cause we also, " since
the day we heard it, ^ do not cease
to pray and make request for you,
that ye may be filled with the
^ knowledge of his will in all spirit-
ual ^wisdom and understanding,
10 to "walk worthily of the Lord
^unto all * pleasing, * bearing fruit
in every good work, and increasing
^ in the knowledge of God ; 1 1
"^ " strengthened * with all _ power,
according to the might of his glory,
unto all " patience and "^ longsuffer-
ing with joy; 12 giving thanks
unto "the Father, who made ^°us
meet to be partakers of •''the inheri-
tance of the saints in ' light ; 1 3 who
delivered us out of the power of
1 Gr. the brother.
2 Or, to those that are at Colosuce, holy and
faithful brethren in Christ
3 ttr. good tidings : and so elsewhere ; see mar-
ginal note on Mt. 4. 23.
* Many ancient authorities read yori/r.
= Or, unto all pleasing, in every good work,
bearing fruit and increasing &c.
" Or, by 7 Gr. made powerful.
8 Or, in 9 Or, stedfastness
v^ Some ancient authorities read you.
" See Phil.
1.1
b See 2 Cor.
1. 1
" See 1 Cor.
1.1
d See 2 Cor.
1. 1 ; comp.
1 Th. 3. 2 ;
Philem.
1 ; Heb.
13. 23
' See Acts 9.
13; Eph. 1.
1; Phil.
1.1
/ See Rom.
1. 7 ; comp.
ch. 4. 18
f See Rom.
1. 8
A Comp.
Rom. 15. 6
andmarg.;
2 Cor. 1. 3
i See Eph.
1.15
fc See Gal.
5.6
t Eph. 6. 18
"^ ver. 23 ;
Rom. 5. 2 ;
ITh. 5.8;
Tit. 1. 2 ;
see Acts
23. 6
« 2 Tim. 4.
8 ; 1 Pet.
1. 4
° See Eph.
1. 13; ver.
6. 23
P See Rom.
10. 18 ;
1 Tim. 3.
16 ; ver. 23
9 See Rom.
1. 13
»■ Eph. 4. 21 ;
see ver. 5
» ch. 4. 12 ;
Philem. 23
< Comp. ch.
4.7
" Comp.
Rom. 15.
30
" ver. 4
* See Eph. 1.
16
y Comp.
Eph. 5. 17 ;
Phil. 1. 9
^ Comp.
Eph. 1. 17
« See Eph.
4. 1 : comp.
ch. 2. 6
* Comp.
2 Cor. 5. 9 ;
Eph. .'5. 10
"Eph. 3.16:
comp.
1 Cor. 16.
13
d Eph. 4. 2
^ Eph. 2. 18
/ See Acts
20 32
214
^darkness, and translated us into
the kingdom of *the Son of his
love; 14 *in whom we have our
redemption, the forgiveness of our
sins : 1 5 who is the * image of the
' invisible God, the ™ firstborn of all
creation ; 1 6 for '"■ in him were all
things created, "in the heavens
and upon the earth, things visi-
ble and things invisible, whether
"thrones or dominions or princi-
palities or powers ; * all things
have been created through him,
and unto him ; 1 7 and he is * before
all things, and in him all things
"consist. 18 And he is the '"head-
of * the body, the church : who is
' the beginning, " the firstborn from
the dead ; ^^ that in all things he
might have the preeminence. 19
^^ For it was " the_ good pleasure of
the Father that in him should all
^the fulness dwell; 20 and through
him to y reconcile all things " unto
^® himself, having made ^ peace
through "the blood of his cross ;
through him, I say, * whether things
upon the earth, or things in the
heavens. 21 And you, "being in
time past alienated and enemies
in your mind in your evil works,
22 yet now ^"hath he * reconciled
in the ''body of his flesh through
death, to "present you •'holy and
without blemish and unreprov-
able before him : 23 if so be that
ye continue in the faith, ''grounded
and stedfast, and not moved
away from the ''hope of the ^gospel
a See Acts 26. 18 ; corap. Eph. 6. 12 ft Comp. Mt.
3. 17; Eph. 1.6 > Eph. 1. 7 : see Rom. 3. 24 t See
2 Cor. 4. 4 ' 1 Tim. 1. 17 ; Heb. 11. 27 ; see Jn. 1. 18
'" ver. 17 f. : see Rom. 8. 29 " See Eph. 1. 10
" See Eph. 1. 20 f. ; comp. ch. 2. 15 p Jn. 1. 3 ; see
Rom. 11. 36 ; 1 Cor. 8. 6 « See Jn. 1. 1 ; comp. 8. 58
>■ See Eph. 1. 22 » See Eph. 1. 23 ; ver. 24 ; comp.
ch. 2. 19 f Rev. 3. 14 " See Acts 26. 23 " See Eph.
1.5 -^Jn. 1. 16 y See 2 Cor. 5. 18 ; comp. Eph. 2.
16 ' Rom. 5. 1 ; comp. Eph. 2. 14 " See Eph. 2. 13
t> See ver. 16 " Comp. Rom. 5. 10 : Eph 2.'3 ; comp.
12 rf Rom. 7.4 « See Eph. 5. 27 ; ver. 28 / See
Eph. 1. 4 ^ Eph. 3. 17 ; comp. ch. 2. 7 ft See vex. 5
11 That is, hold together.
12 Or, tliat among all he might have &c.
13 Or, For the whole fulness of God was pleased
to du'ell in him i* Or, into him is Or, him
16 Some ancient authorities read ye have beem
reconciled.
L24
COLOSSIANS
2.19
Paul's Efforts for the Perfecting of the Church. Exhortation to Stedfastness. Warning against Errors
which ye heard, which was preached
" in all creation under heaven ;
* whereof I Paul was made a " min-
ister.
24 ''Now I rejoice in my suffer-
ings for your sake, and ''fill up on
my part that which is lacking of
the afflictions of Christ in my Besh
for •'^his body's sake, which is the
church ; 25 " whereof I was made
a minister, according to the ^ * dis-
pensation of God which was given
me to you-ward, to fulfil the word
of God, 26 even ' the mystery which
hath been hid ^for ages and gen-
erations : but now hath it been
manifested to his saints, 27 to
whom * God was pleased to make
known what is ' the riches of the
glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles, which is '"Christ in you,
the " hope of glory : 28 whom we
proclaim, "admonishing every man
and teaching every man in all ^ wis-
dom, that Ave may « present every
man '" perfect in Christ ; 29 where-
unto I "labor also, 'striving "ac-
cording to his working, which
worketh in me ^mightily.
2 For I would have you know
how greatly I 'strive for you,
and for them at " Laodicea, and for
as many as have not seen ray face
in the flesh ; 2 that their "" hearts
may be comforted, they being ^ knit
together in love, and unto all
4'iches of the "^'full assurance of
understanding, that they *may
know 'the mystery of God, ^ even
Christ, 3 in whom are all " the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge
hidden. 4 'This I say, that no
one may delude you with '^ persua-
siveness of speech. 5 For though
I am ''absent in the flesh, j^et am I
with you inthe spirit, joying and be-
holding your "order, and the -^sted-
fastness of your faith in Christ.
6 As therefore ye received
^Christ Jesus the Lord, so *walk
in him, 7 'rooted and *builded up
in him, and 'established ®in your
faith, even as ye ™were taught,
abounding '^in thanksgiving.
8 «"Take heed lest there shall
be any one that maketh spoil of
■fou through his "philosophy and
1 Or, stmvardahip See 1 Cor. 9. 17.
2 Or. from all ages &c. Gr. from the ages and
from the qenerations.
3 Or, in power * Or, fulness
5 The ancient authorities vary mnch in the
text of this passage. ^ Or, by
7 Some ancient authorities insert in it.
8 Or, See whether
" See ver. G ;
comp. Mk.
16. 15 ;
Acts 2. 5
b ver. 25 ;
Bee Eph.
3. 7
" See 1 Cor.
3.5
d PhU. 2. 17 ;
comp.
Rom. 8.
17 ; 2 Cor.
1. 5; 12. 15
• Comp.
2 Tim. 1.
8 ; 2. 10
/ See ver. 18
'■' See ver. 23
A See Eph.
' See Eph. 3.
3f. ;Rom.
16.251;
ch. 2. 2;
4. 3
A- See Mt. 13.
11
' Eph. 1. 18 ;
3. 16; see
Eph. 1. 7
"• See Rom.
8. 10
" Comp.
1 Tim. 1. 1
" Acts 20.
31 ; ch. 3.
16
P 1 Cor. 2.
6f. ; comp.
ch. 2. 3
« See ver.
22
'■ Mt. 5. 48 ;
comp.
Eph. 4. 13
« See 1 Cor.
15. 10
' ch. 4. 12 ;
comp. 2. 1
" See Eph.
1.19;
comp. ch.
2. 12
" ch. 4. 13,
15 f. ; Rev.
1.11
'^ See Eph.
6. 22 ; ch.
4. 8 ; comp.
1 Cor. 14.
31
." ver. 19
* Comp. Lk.
I. 1 (Gr.)
" Comp. Is.
II. 2;
Ecclus. 1.
25 ; Rom.
11. 33
b Eph. 4. 17
" See Rom.
16. 18
rf See 1 Cor.
5. 3
« 1 Cor. 14.
40
/I Pet. 5. 9
f See Gal. 3.
26
ft See ch. 1.
10
' Eph. 3. 17
«-Eph. 2. 20;
see 1 Cor.
3 9
' See 1 Cor.
1. 8
'" Eph. 4. 21
" Comp.
1 Cor. 8. 9 ;
10. 12; Gal.
5. 15 ; Heb.
3 12
" Comp.
215
vain deceit, after the tradition of
men, after the "^rudiments of the
world, and not after Christ : 9 for
in him dwelleth all the » fulness of
the Godhead bodily, 10 and in him
ye are '' made full, * who is the head
of ' all principality and power :
11 in whom "ye were also circum-
cised with a circumcision not made
with hands, in the putting off of
"the b9dy of the flesh, in the cir-
cumcision of Christ; 12 having
been 'buried with him in baptism,
wherein ye were also " raised with
him through faith in the working
of God, who ^ raised him from the
dead. 13 And you, being "dead
through your trespasses and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, you,
/ say, did he * make alive together
with him, having forgiven us all
our trespasses ; 14 having blotted
out ^"''tlie bond written in ordi-
nances that was against us, which
was contrary to us : and '^ he hath
taken it out of the way, nailing it
to the cross ; 1 5 " having " despoiled
the 'principalities and the powers,
he f made a show of them openly,
•''triumphing over them in it.
16 Let no man therefore ''judge
you in 'meat, or in 'drink, or in
respect of a * feast day or a 'new
moon or a '^ sabbath day : 1 7 which
are "a shadow of the things to
come ; but the body is Christ's.
1 8 Let no man " rob you of your
prize ^"by a^ voluntary humility
and ^^worshipping of the angels,
"dwelling in the things which he
hath ^^seen, vainly '^puffed up by
his '■fleshly mind, 19 and not hold-
ing fast Hlie Head, from whom 'all
the body, being supplied and knit
ver. 23; 1 Tim. 6. 20; Eph. 5. 6 — J" ver. 20;
seeGal. 4. 3 « Comp. ch. 1. 19; 2 Cor. 5. 19 ""Eph.
3. 19 « See Eph. 1. 21 f. ' ver. 15 : see Eph. 3. 10 ;
comp. 1 Cor. 15. 24 " See Rom. 2. 29 ; comp. Eph.
2. 11 " Comp. Rom. 6. 6 ; 7. 24 ; Gal. 5. 24 ; ch. 3. 5
^ Rom. 6. 4f. y Rom. 6. 5 ; Eph. 2. 6 ; comp. ver.
13 ; ch. 3. 1 « See Acts 2. 24 « See Eph. 2.1 b See
Eph. 2. 1, 5 ; comp. ver. 12 " Eph. 2. 15 ; comp.
ver. 20 d Comp. 1 Pet. 2. 24 "^ Comp. Eph. 4. 8
f Comp. Is. 53. 12 ; Mt. 12. 29 ; Lk. 10. 18 ; Jn. 12. 31 ;
Eph. 4. 8 !'2Cor. 2. 14(Gr.) * See Rom. 14. 3
i Mk. 7. 19 ; Rom. 14. 17 ; Heb. 9. 10 * Lev. 2.''. 2 ;
Rom. 14. 5 ' 1 Chr. 23. 31 ; 2 Chr. 31. 3 ; Neh. 10.
33, &c. '"Mk. 2. 27f. :see6al. 4.10f. " Heb. 8.
5 ; 10. 1 ° See 1 Cor. 9. 24 : Phil. 3. 14 P ver. 23
« See 1 Cor. 4. 6 »■ Comp. Rom. 8. 7 " See Eph. 1.
22 t Eph. 1. 23 ; 4. 16
9 Or, elements See Gal. 4. 3 marg.
10 Or, the bond that teas against us by its ordi-
nances
11 Or, having put off from himself the princi-
palities &e.
12 Or, of his own mere will, by humility &c.
13 The Greek word denotes an act of reverence,
whether paid to a creature, or to the Creator.
i-* Or. taking his stand upon
1^ Many authorities, some ancient, insert not.
2.20
COLOSSIANS
4.1
" Pat on tbe Sew Man." Domestic Duties : Wives and Uosbands, Children and Parents, Servants and Masters
together through the joints and
bands, increaseth with the increase
of God.
20 "If ye died with Christ from
the ^ * rudiments of the world, " why,
as though living in the world, do
ye subject yourselves to ''ordi-
nances, 21 Handle not, nor taste,
nor touch 22 (all which things are
*to perish with the using), after
the -^precepts and doctrines of
meni 23 Which things have in-
deed a show of wisdom in «' will-
worship, and humility, and ^ sever-
ity to the body ; but are not of any
^ value against Hhe indulgence of
the flesh.
3 If then ye were * raised to-
gether with Chris , seek the
things that are above, where
Christ is, 'seated on the right
hand of God. 2 "' Set your mind
on the things that are above, not
on the things that are upon the
earth. 3 For ye "died, and your
life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, °who is ^our life,
shall be manifested, ^then shall
ye also with him be manifested
in glory.
5 *Put to death therefore your
*■ members which are upon the
earth : * fornication, uncleanness,
passion, evil desire, and covetous-
ness, which is idolatry ; 6 for
which things' sake cometh ' the
wrath of God '*upon the sons of
disobedience : 7 ^ " wherein ye also
once walked, when ye lived in
these things ; 8 but now do ye
also " put them all away : ^ anger,
wrath, malice, railing, * shameful
speaking out of your mouth : 9
'lie not one to another; seeing
that ye have " put off the old man
with his doings, 10 and have *put
on the new man, that is being " re-
newed unto knowledge ** after the
image of him that * created him :
11 where •'^ there cannot be Greek
and Jew, ^circumcision and un-
circumcision, * barbarian, ' Scyth-
ian, * bondman, freeman ; but
'Christ is all, and in all.
12 *Put on therefore, as '"God's
elect, holy and beloved, "a heart
of compassion, kindness, "lowli-
ness, meekness, ^ longsuffering ;
13 « forbearing one another, and
1 Or. elemenls See Gal. 4. 3 marg. " Or, honor
8 Many ancient authorities Teadyour.
* Some ancient authorities omit upor, the sons
of disohfdifiice. See Eph. 5. 6.
i Or, amongst whom
" See Rom.
6. 2
I" See ver. 8
' Gal. 4. 9
d Comp.
ver. 14, 16
* 1 Cor. 6. 13
/ Is. 29. 13 ;
Mt. 1.5. 9 ;
Tit. 1. 14
" ver. 18
fc Comp.
1 Tim. 4. 3
< Comp.
Rom. 13.
14 ; 1 Tim.
4. 8
fc See eh. 2.
12
' See Mk.
18. 19
"' See Phil.
3. 19, 20 ;
comp. Mt.
16. 23
" See Rom.
6. 2 ; 2 Cor.
5.14;
comp. ch.
2. 20 ■
" Gal. 2. 20 ;
comp. Jn.
11.25
P 1 Cor. 1.
7; IPet. 1.
13 ; 1 Jn. 2.
28 ; 3. 2 ;
comp.
Phil. 3. 21
9 Rom. 8. 13
"■ Comp. ch.
2. 11
» Mk. 7.
21 f . ; Gal.
5. 19;
1 Cor. 6.
9 f . 18 ;
2 Cor. 12.
21; Eph.
4. 19 ; 5.
3,5
< See Rom.
1. 18 ; Eph.
5. 6
» See Eph.
2. 2
" See Eph.
4.22
^ Comp.
Eph. 4. 31
y See Eph.
4 29
'^ See Eph.
4.25
" See Eph.
4.22
i See Eph.
4. 24
<= Rom. 12.
2 ; 2 Cor.
4. 16 ; Eph.
4.23
d Rom. 8. 29
" Comj}.
Eph. 2. 10
/ See Rom.
10, 12 ;
1 Cor. 12.
13: Gal.
3. 28
» See 1 Cor.
7. 19 ; Gal.
5. 6
'' See Acts
28. 2
« 2 Mace. 4.
47
*: Eph. 6. 8
' Eph. 1. 23
'" See Lk.
18.7
» Gal. 5.
22 f.;
PhU. 2.
Lk. 1.
216
1;
'■forgiving each other, if any man
have a complaint against any ;
''even as ®the Lord forgave you,
so also do ye : 14 and above all
these things p%^ on love, which is
*the bond of * perf ectness. 15
And let " the peace of Christ '' rule
in your hearts, to the which also
ye were called in " one body ;
and be ye thankful. 16 Let *the
word of ® Chi'ist dwell in you
" richly : in all wisdom ^ teaching
and admonishing "one another
-with psalms and hymns aitd
spiritual songs, " singing with
grace in your hearts unto God.
17 And * whatsoever ye do, in
word or in deed, do all in the
name of the Lord Jesus, "giving
thanks to God the Father through
him.
18 ''Wives, *be in subjection to
your husbands, as is fitting in the
Lord. 19 -^Husbands, love your
wives, and be not bitter against
them. 20 " Children, obey your
parents in all things, for this is
well-pleasing in the Lord. 21
''Fathers, provoke not your chil-
dren, that they be not discour-
aged. 22 "'Servants, obey in all
things them that are your ^"^ mas-
ters according to the flesh ; * not
with eye-service, as men-pleasers,
but in singleness of heart, fearing
the Lord : 23 whatsoever ye do,
work ^^ heartily, ' as unto the
Lord, and not unto men ; 24
'"knowing that from the Lord ye
shall receive the recompense of
" the inheritance : ye " serve the
Lord Christ. 25 For ^he that
doeth wrong shall ^* receive again
for the wrong that he hath done :
and * there is no respect of per-
4 sons. 1 ^^ Masters, render unto
5'^our " servants that which is
just and ^^ equal ; knowing that
ye also have a Master in heaven.
78 ma-g. » Eph. 4. 2 ; Phil. 2. 3 P2 Cor. 6. 6 ;
comp. 1 Cor. 13. 4 « Eph. 4.2 >■ Eph. 4. 32 ;
comp. Rom. 15. 7 « Comp. Eph 4. 3 < Heb. 6. 1 ;
comp. Jn. 17. 23 " See Jn. 14. 27 "^ See Eph. 2. 16
■^ Rom. 10. 17 ; comp. Eph. 5. 26 ; 1 Th. 1. 8 2* Eph.
5. 19 ; ch. 1. 28 ' See Eph. 5. 19 " See 1 Cor. 14.
15 (> 1 Cor. 10. 31 <^ See Eph. 5. 20 : ver. 15 rf ver.
18 to 4. 1 : Epfies. 5. 22 to 6. 9 " See Eph. 5. 22
/ See Eph. 5. 25 » Eph. 6.1 '' Eph. 6. 4 ' Eph.
6 5 i- Eph 6. 6 'Eph. 6. 7 "' Comp. Eph. 6 8
" See Acts 20. 32 ; 1 Pet. 1.4 ° See 1 Cor. 7. 22
i' See Eph. 6. 8 « See Acts 10. 34 ; Eph. 6. £
6 Many ancient authorities read Christ.
V Gr. arbitrnte.
8 Some ancient authorities read the Lord j
others, God.
' 9 Or, richly in all wisdom : teaching &-c.
1" Or, yourselves n Gr. Bondsprvanfs.
12 Gr. lords. is Gr. from the so'il.
11 Gr. receive again the wrong, i* Gr. e<iuaiity
4.2
COLOSSIANS
4.18
SsBdry Admonitions. Tychicns and Oneslmns. Divers Salutations. AatograpUc Salatati^n, and Benediction
2 " Continue stedf astly in prayer,
watching therein with thanksgiv-
ing ; 3 withal praying * for us also,
that God may open unto us a ''door
for ^ the word, to speak " the mys-
tery of Christ, for which I am also
•''in bonds ; 4 that I may make it
manifest, -^as I ought to speak, 5
" Walk in wisdom toward '' them
that are without, ^ 'redeeming the
time. 6 * Let your speech be al-
ways with grace, seasoned with
'salt, that ye may know how ye
ought ™to answer each one.
7 "All my affairs shall "Tychicus
make known unto you, ^'the be-
loved brother and faithful minister
and fellow-servant in the Lord :
8 « whom I have sent unto you
for this very purpose, that ye
may know our state, and that he
may *■ comfort your hearts ; 9 to-
gether with ' Onesimus, the faith-
ful and ' beloved brother, " who
is one of you. They shall make
known unto you all things that
are done here.
10 * Aristarchus my * fellow-
prisoner saluteth you, and ^ Mark,
the ' cousin of " Barnabas (touch-
ing whom ye received command-
ments ; * if he come unto you,
receive him), 11 and Jesus that
is called Justus, ''who are of the
circumcision : these only are my
'' fellow- workers unto the king-
1 Gr. buying up the opportunity.
■ See ch. 1. 7
dom of God, men that have been
a comfort unto me. 12 *Epa-
phras, " who is one of you, a ^ ser-
vant of Christ Jesus, saluteth j^ou,
always -^striving for you in his
iprayers, that ye may stand * per-
fect and ''fully assured in all the
will of God. 13 For I bear him
witness, that he hath much labor
for you, and for them in 'Laodi-
cea, and for them in Hierapolis.
14 *Luke, the beloved physician,
and ' Demas salute you. 15 Salute
the brethren that are in * Laodicea,
and ^Nymphas, and '"the church
that is in ''their house. 16 And
" when ^ this epistle hath been read
among you, cause that it be read
also in the church of the Laodice-
ans ; and that ye also " read the
epistle from 'Laodicea. 17 And
say to "Archippus, Take heed to
the ^ ministry wnich thou hast re-
ceived in the Lord, that thou fulfil
it.
18 »The salutation of me Paul
with mine own hand. *■ Remember
' my bonds. * Grace be with you.
/ See Rom. 15. 30 » See ch. 1. 28 ft See Lk. 1. 1
and marg. ' See ch, 2. 1 ; ver. 15 f. fc 2 Tim. 4.
11 ; Philem. 24 ; see Acts 16. 10 ' 2 Tim. 4. 10 ;
Philem. 24 "' See Rom. 16. 5 " Comp. 1 Th. 5.
27 : 2 Th. 3. 14 " Philem. 2 p2 Tim. 4. 5 « See
1 Cor. 16. 21 »■ Heb. 13. 3 * See Phil. 1. 7 ; ver. 3
« 1 Tim. 6. 21 ; 2 Tim. 4. 22 ; Tit. 3. 15 ; Heb. 13. 25
2 Gr. bondservant.
'^ The Greek may represent Nynipha.
* Some ancient authorities read her, ^ Gr. the.
217
THE FIRST EPISTLE OB" PAUL TO THE
THESSALONIANS
Salutation. Thanksgiving for tlieir Reception of tlie Cospel. Reminder of his Labors among them
1"Paul, and * Silvanus, and
" Timothy, unto the ''■ church of
the ThessaloniansinGodthe Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ : * Grace
to you and peace.
2 -^We give thanks to God always
for you all, " making mention of you
in our prayers ; 3 remembering
without ceasing your ''work of faith
and labor of 'love and ^* patience
of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,
before " ^ our God and Father ; 4
knowing, '"brethren beloved of
God, "your election, 5 '^how that
our "* " gospel came not unto you in
word only, but also ^ in power, and
in the Holy Spirit, and in much
^ * assurance ; even as ye know
''what manner of men we showed
ourselves toward you for your sake.
6 And ye became * imitators of us,
and of the Lord, 'having received
"the word in much affliction, with
"joy of the Holy Spirit ; 7 so that
ye became an ensample to all that
believe in -" Macedonia and in
^Achaia. 8 For from you hath
^sounded forth "the word of the
Lord, not only in "" Macedonia and
"Achaia, but *in every place your
faith to God- ward is gone forth ;
so that we need not to speak any-
thing. 9 For they themselves re-
port concerning us what manner of
" entering in we had unto you ; and
how ye ''tui-ned unto God "from
idols, to serve a ■'living and true
God, 10 and to "wait for his Son
from heaven, whom he ''raised
from the dead, even Jesus, who
'delivereth us from *the wrath to
come.
2 For yourselves, brethren,
know our 'entering in unto
you, that ™ it hath not been found
vain : 2 but having suffered before
and been "shamefully treated, as
ye know, at "Philippi, we waxed
bold in our God ^to speak unto you
1 Or, stedfa.stne.is 8 Or, God and our Father
3 Or, because our gospel &c.
•• Gr. good tidings : and so elsewhere ; see mar-
ginal note on Mt. 4. 23. ^ Or, fulness
<»2Th. 1. 1
i See 2 Cor.
1 19
" See Acts
16. 1 (2 Th.
1.1)
d 2 Th. 1. 1 ;
comp.
Acts 17. 1
' See Rom.
1. 7
/2Th. 1. 3;
see Rom.
1. 8 ; Eph.
5.20;
comp. ch.
2. 13
9 See Rom.
1. 9
h 2 Th. 1. 11 ;
comp. Jn.
6. 29 ; Gal.
5.6
! ch. 3. 6 ;
2Th. 1,
3 f. ; comp.
1 Cor. 13.
13
fc Rom. 8.
25 ; 15. 4
' See Gal. 1.
4
"' 2 Th. 2. 13 ;
comp.
Rom. 1. 7
" 2 Pet. 1.
10; comp.
Rom. 9. 11
" See 2 Cor.
2.12;
1 Cor. 9.
14 ; ch. 2.
2. 4, 8 f . ;
3. 2; 2Th.
2. 14
P See Rom.
15. 19 ;
1 Cor. 2.
4 ; 2 Cor.
6.T
« Comp.
Col. 2. 2 ;
Lk. 1. 1
(Gr.)
>• ch. 2. 10
^ See 1 Cor.
4.16;
comp.
11. 1 1.
< Acts 17.
5-10
" See 2 Tim.
4.2
" Acts 13.
52: comp.
2 Cor. 6.
10; Gal. 5,
22
* See Rom.
15.26
y See Acts
18. 12
' See Rom.
10. 18
" 2 Th. 3. 1 ;
comp. Col.
3.16
I" Rom. 1.
S; Cor.
218
the ^« gospel of God in much 'con-
flict. 3 For our ' exhortation is not
of 'error, nor of " uncleanness, nor
in " guile : 4 ^ but even as we have
been approved of God to be ^in-
trusted with the ''gospel, so we
speak ; ' not as pleasing men, but
God who "proveth our hearts, 5
For neither at any time were we
found using words of flattery, as
ye know, nor * a cloak of covetous-
ness, "God is witness ; 6 nor ''seek-
ing glory of men, neither from you
nor from others, when we might
have "^claimed authority as^apostles
of Christ. 7 But we were ''•^gentle
in the midst of you, ^as when a
nurse cherisheth her own children :
8 even so, being affectionately de-
sirous of you, we were well pleased
to ''impart unto you, not the
'^ * gospel of God only, but also our
own souls, because ye were become
very dear to us. 9 For ye remem
ber, brethren, our 'labor and
travail: * working night and day,
that we might not ' burden any of
you, we preached unto you the
'^ » gospel of God. 1 0 Ye are wit-
nesses, and '"God also, "how holily
and righteously and unblamably
we behaved ourselves toward you
that believe : 11 as ye know how
we dealt with each one of you, as "a
father with his own child ren, ^ex-
horting you, and encouraging you,
and * testifying, 1 2 to the end that
2. 14 ; comp. Rom. 16. 19 " ch. 2. 1 d Acts
14. 15 ' Comp. 1 Cor. 12. 2 / See Mt. 16. 16
ff See Mt. 16. 27 f. ; 1 Cor. 1. 7 ^ See Acts 2.
24 ' See Rom. 5. 9 * Mt. 3. 7 ; comp. ch. 2. 16;
5.9 'ch. 1.9 "'2Th. 1. 10 " Phil. 1. 30 ; Acts 14.
5 " See Acts 16. 22-24 t See Acts 17. 1-9 « See
Rom. 1. 1 '■ See Phil. 1. 30 * Acts 13. 15 ' 2 Th.
2. 11 " ch. 4. 7 "2 Cor. 4. 2 ^ 2 Cor. 2. 17 » See
Gal. 2. 7 ^ See Gal. 1. 10 " See Rom. 8. 27 » Acta
20. 33 ; comp. 2 Pet. 2. 3 " ver. 10 ; see Rom. 1. 9
A ,Tn. 5. 41, 44 ; comp. 2 Cor. 4.5 * See 1 Cor. 9.
If. 12 Tim. 2. 24. « Comp. ver. 11 ; Gal. 4. 19
h See 2 Cor. 12. 15 ; comp 1 Jn. 3. 16 i 2 Th. 3. 8 ;
comp. Phil. 4. 16 ^ See Acts 18. 3 '2 Cor. 11. 9 ;
comp. 1 Cor. 9. 4 f . "' See ver. 5 " ch. 1. 5 ; comp.
2 Cor. 1. 12 "See 1 Cor. 4. 14; comp. ver. 7
P Comp. ch. 5. 14 « See Lk. 16. 28 ; ch. 4. 6
6 Or, been burdensome ver. 9 ; comp. 1 Cor. 9.
4ff.
7 Most of the ancient authoritlea read babtS'
Comp. 1 Cor. 14. 20.
2.13
I. THESSALONIANS
4.6
Thanksgiving lor their Fidelity under Persecution. Prayer on their Behalf. Exhortation to Sanctification
ye should "walk worthily of God,
who ^ * calleth you into his own
kingdom and " gloi*y.
13 And for this cause we also
''thank God without ceasing, that,
when ye received from us ^"the
word or the message, even the word
of God, ye accepted it -^nqt as the
word oi men, but, as it is in truth,
the word of God, " which also work-
eth in you that believe. 14 For
ye, brethren, became ''irnitators of
* the churches of God which are * in
Judaea in Christ Jesus : for 'ye also
suffered the same things of your
own countrymen, '"even as they
did of the Jews; 15 "who both
killed the Lord Jesus and "the
prophets, and drove out us, and
please not God, and are contrary
to all men ; 1 6 ^ forbidding us to
speak to the Gentiles 'that they
may be saved ; to ''fill up their sins
always : but the ' wi'ath is come
upon them to the uttermost.
17 But we, brethren, being be-
reaved of you for ^a short season,
'in presence not in heart, endeav-
ored the more exceedingly "to see
your face with great desire : 18 be-
cause "we would fain have come
unto you, I Paul "^ once and again ;
and ^ Satan ' hindered us. 1 9 For
what is our hope, or "■ joy, or crown
of glorying"? Are not even ye, be-
fore our Lord Jesus at his ** com-
ing 1 20 For ye are " our glory and
our joy.
3 Wherefore ''when we could
no longer forbear, we thought
it good to be left behind at " Ath-
ens alone; 2 and sent -^Timothy,
our brother and ^ God's minister in
the "gospel of Christ, to establish
you, and to comfort you concerning
your faith ; 3 that no man be
moved by these afflictions ; for
yourselves know that " hereunto we
are appointed. 4 For verily, when
we were with you, we told you '^ be-
forehand that we are to suffer
affliction ; '^ even as it came to pass,
and ye know. 5 For this cause I
also, ^ when I could no longer for-
bear, ' sent that I might know your
faith, lest by any means *the
tempter had tempted you, and
'our labor should be in vain, 6
But when "Timothy came even
1 Some ancient authorities read called.
2 6r. the word of hearing. Gal. 3. 2, 5.
3 Gr. a season of an hour.
< Gr. presence. Comp. 2 Cor. 10, 10.
•"■ Some ancient authorities read fellow-worker
with God. 6 Gr. good tidings : see eh. 1. 5.
7 Or, plainly
» See Eph.
4.1
b ch. 5. 24 ;
2 Th. 2. 14 ;
see Kom.
8. 28
" 1 Pet. 5.
10 : comp.
2 Cor. 4. 6
rf See Rom.
1. 8,
comp. ch.
1. 2
''Heb. 4.2;
comp.
Rom. 10. 17
/Comp.
Gal. 4. 14 ;
see Mt. 10.
20
'J Comp.
Heb. 4. 12
''ch. 1. 6
' See 1 Cor.
7. 17;
comp. 10.
32
* See Gal. 1.
22
' Acts 17. 5 ;
comp. ch.
3. 4 ; 2 Th.
1. 4f.
"^ Comp.
Heb. 10.
33 f.
" Lk. 24. 20 ;
Acta 2. 23
"Acts 7. 52,
see Mt. 5.
12
P Acts 9. 23 ,
13. 45, 50 ;
14. 2, 5, 19 ;
17. 5, 13 ;
18. 12 ; 21.
211,27;
25. 2, 7
1 1 Cor. 10.
33
'■ Gen. 15.
16; Dan.
8. 23 ; Mt.
23. 32
' See ch. 1.
10
< See 1 Cor.
5. 3
" ch. 3. 10
" Comp.
Rom. 15. 22
" Phil. 4. 16
y See Mt. 4.
10
== Rom. 15.
22; comp.
Rom. 1. 13
" Phil. 4. 1
(-ch, 3. 13; 4.
15 ; 5. 23 ;
see Mt. 16.
27 ; Mk. 8.
38; Jn. 21.
22
" 2 Cor. 1.
14
d ver. 5 ;
comp.
Phil. 2. 19
^ See Acts
17. 15 f.
/See 2 Cor.
1. 1 ; Col.
1. 1
s See Acts 9.
16; 14.22
h See ch. 2.
14
! ver. 2
k Mt. 4. 3
' See Phil.
2. 16;
comp.
2 Cor. 6. 1
"" Acts 18. 5
219
now unto us from you, and brought
us glad tidings of "your faith and
love, and that j^e have "good re-
membrance of us always, longing
to see us, even as Ave also to see you ;
7 for this cause, brethren, we were
comforted over you in all our dis-
tress and affliction through your
faith : 8 for now we live, if ye
''stand fast in the Lord. 9 For
'' what thanksgiving can we render
again unto God for you, for all the
joy wherewith we joy for your sakes
before our God ; 1 0 '" night and day
praying exceedingly that we may
•'see your face, and may 'perfect
that which is lacking in your faith 1
11 "Now may ^''our God and
Father * himself, and our Lord
Jesus, ^direct our way unto you:
12 and the Lord make you to in-
crease and ^abound in love one
toward another, and toward all
men, even as we also do toward
you ; 1 3 to the end he may " estab-
lish your hearts * unblamable in
holiness before ® " our God and
Father, at ''the * coming of our
Lord Jesus ''with all his saints.^"
4* Finally then, -^brethren, we
beseech and exhort you in the
Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of
us how ye ought to ^walk and to
''please OJod, even as ye do walk, —
that ye ^abound more and more.
2 For ye know what " charge we
gave you through the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, even
your sanctification, that ye 'abstain
from fornication ; 4 that *'each one
of you know how to possess himself
of his own 'vessel in sanctification
and ™ honor, 5 not in the " passion
of lust, even as the Gentiles who
"know not God; 6 that no man
^^ transgress, and ^ wrong his brother
'in the matter: because ''the Lord
is an avenger in all these things, as
"ch. 1. 3 ' Comp. 1 Cor. 11. 2 i" Comp. 1 Cor.
16. 13 '' ch. 1, 2 '"2 Tim. 1. 3 ' ch. 2. 17 « See
i Cor. 13. 9 " Comp. 2 Th. 2. 16 " See Gal. 1. 4 ;
ver. 13 "^ ch. 4. 16 ; 5. 23 ; 2 Th. 2. 16 ; 3. 16 ; Rev.
21. 3 y Comp. 2 Th. 3. 5 ' Phil. 1. 9 ; comp. ch.
4. 1, 10 ; 2 Th. 1. 3 <» See 1 Cor. 1. 8 ; comp. ver. 2
b See Lk. 1. 6 " See ch. 2. 19 d Comi). Mt. 25. 31,
Mk. 8. 38 ; 2 Th. 1. 7 , but also ch. 4. 17 » 2 Th. 3.
1 ; see 2 Cor. 13. 11 / ch. 5. 12 : 2 Th. 1. 3 ; 2. 1 ;
3. 1, 13 ; see Gal. 6.1 " See Eph. 4.1 h Comp.
2 Cor. 5. 9 ' See 1 Cor. 6. 18 ^ 1 Cor. 7. 2, 9
' 1 Pet. 3. 7 ; comp. 2 Cor. 4. 7 "* Comp. Rom. 1.
24 " Comp. Rom. 1. 26 ° See Gal. 4. 8 * Comp.
1 Cor. 6. 8 9 2 Cor. 7. 11 "" Heb. 18. 4 ; comp
Rom. 12. 19 ; 13. 4
8 Or, God himself and our Father
9 Or, God and our Father
10 Many ancient authorities add Amen.
11 Gr. charges. i* Or, overreach
4.7
I. THESSAL0NIAN8
5.23
Exhortation to fflntaal Love. Comfort concerning tlieir Oliristian Dead. Divers Exliortations. Prayer for them
also we ^forewarned you and " testi-
fied. 7 For * God called us not for
° uncleanness, but in sanctification.
8 Therefore ne that rejecteth, re-
jecteth not man, but God, who
''giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.
9 But concerning " love of the
brethren ye -^have no need that
one write unto you : for ye your-
selves are ^taught of God to love
one another ; 10 for indeed '' ye do
it toward all the brethren that are
in all Macedonia. But we exhort
you, bi'ethren, that ye 'abound
more and more ; 1 1 and that ye
'^ study *to be quiet, and to 'do
your own business, and to '"work
with your hands, even as we
charged you ; 1 2 that ye may
"walk becomingly toward "them
that are without, and may ^have
need of nothing.
13 But *we would not have
you ignorant, brethren, concerning
them that '' fall asleep ; that ye
sorrow not, even as * the rest, who
have 'no hope. 14 For if we be-
lieve that Jesus died and rose again,
"even so "them also that are fallen
asleep ^ in Jesus will God bring with
him. 15 For this we say unto you
*by the word of the Lord, that *we
that are alive, that are left unto
^the ■* coming of the Lord, shall in
no wise precede "them that are
fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord
"himself * shall descend from
heaven, with "a shout, with the
voice of ''the archangel, and with
^ the trump of God : and -^the dead
in Christ shall rise first ; 1 7 then
^we that are alive, that are left,
shall together with them be "caught
up * in the clouds, to meet the Lord
in the air : and so shall we ever
* be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore
^ comfort one another with these
words.
5 But concerning the * times
and the seasons, brethren, ye
'have no need that aught be writ-
ten unto you. 2 For yourselves
know perfectly that "* the day of
the Lord so cometh " as a thief in
the night. 3 When they are say-
ing, "Peace and safety, then sudden
^destruction cometh upon them, as
"travail upon a woman with child ;
and they shall in no wise escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in
^ darkness, that that day should
1 Or, (old you plainly
2 Gr. he amhUious. See Rom. 15. 20 marg.
3 Gr. tkrough. Or, will God through Jestis
* Gr. presence, * Or, exhort ch. 5. 11.
" See Lk. 16.
28 ; ch. 2.
11; Heb.
2.6
i 1 Pet. 1. 15
"^ ch. 2. 3
'I Rom. 6. 5;
2 Cor. 1.
22 ; Gal. 4.
6 ; 1 Jn. 3.
24
^ See Jn. 13.
34; Rom.
12. 10
/ch. .5. 1;
comp.
2 Cor. 9. 1
B Jn. 6. 45 ;
1 Jn, 2. 27 ;
comp. Jer.
31. 33 f.
ft See ch.l. 7
<■ See ch. 3.
12
fc 2 Th. 3. 12
' 1 Pet. 4. 15
"^ Eph. 4. 28 ,
2 Th. 3.
10-12 ;
comp.
Acts 18. 3
" Rom, 13.
13; Col.
4.5
" See Mk. 4.
11
P Comp.
Eph. 4. 28
1 See Rom.
1. 13
"" See Acts
7. 60
' ch. 5, 6 ,
see Eph.
2 3
' Eph. 2. 12
" See Rom.
14. 9;
2 Cor. 4. 14
" 1 Cor. 15.
18 ; comp.
ver. 15
"^ Comp. 1 K.
13. 17 f. ;
20. 35 ,
Gal. 1. 12 ;
2 Cor. 12. 1
y 1 Cor. 15.
52; comp.
ch. 5. 10
^ See ch. 2.
19
" See ch. 3.
11
l-STh. 1. 7;
ch. 1. 10
■^ Comp.
Joel 2. 11
rf Comp.
Jude 9
« See Mt. 24.
31
/Seel Cor.
15. 23 ;
comp.
2 Th. 2. 1 ;
Rev. 14. 13
s See 2 Cor.
12.2
h Comp.
Dan. 7. 13 ;
Acta 1. 9 ;
Rev. 11. 12
' See Jn. 12.
26
k Acts 1. 7
' See ch. 4. 9
"• See 1 Cor.
1. 8
" See Lk. 21.
34 ; ver. 4 ;
2 Pet. 3.
10; comp.
Rev. 3. 3 ;
16.15
220
overtake you ^" as a thief : 5 for ye,
are all *sons of light, and sons of"
the day : we are not of the night,
nor of *■ darkness ; 6 so then let us
not ' sleep, as do " the rest, but let
us watch and " be sober. 7 For they
that sleep sleep in the night ; and
they that are drunken are ■'drunken
in the night. 8 But let us, since
* we are of the day, " be sober, put-
ting on the ^breastplate of "faith
and love; and for a * helmet, the
''hope of salvation. 9 For God
appointed us not unto •* wrath, but
unto ^the obtaining of salvation
through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10
■^who died for us, that, whether we
^wake or sleep, we should live to-
gether with him. 11 Wherefore
** exhort one another, and ^ build
each other up, even as also ye do.
12 But we beseech you, brethren,
to '' know them ' that labor among
you, and * are over you in the Lord,
and admonish you ; 1 3 and to es-
teem them exceeding highly in love
for their work's sake. ' Be at peace,
among yourselves. 14 And we ex-
hort you, brethren, admonish ™ the
disorderly, encourage "the faint-
hearted, support "the weak, be
'' longsufFering toward all. 15 See
that * none render unto any one
evil for evil ; but always 'follow
after that which is good, one toward
another, and toward all. 16 * Re-
joice always; 17 'pra^ without
ceasing; 18 in everything "give
thanks: for this is the will of
God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.
19 "Quench not the Spirit ; 20 de-
spise not ^ prophesyings ; 21
" •" prove all things ; '' hold fast that
which is good ; 22 abstain from
every form of evil.
23 And ^ the God of peace "him-
self sanctify you wholly ; and may
0 Jer. 6. 14 ; 8. 11 ; Ezek. 13. 10 P Comp. 2 Th. 1. 9
1 See Jn. 16. 21 '" 1 .Tn. 2. 8 ; comp. Acts 26. 18
' See Lk. 16. 8 < See Rom. 13. 11 ; comp. ver.
10 " See Eph. 2. 3 . ch. 4. 13 " See 1 Pet. 1. 13
■' Comp. Acts 2. 15 ; 2 Pet. 2. 13 v ver. 5 ^ See
Eph. 6. 14 " See Eph. 6. 23 b See Eph. 6. 17
" Comp. Rom. 8. 24 d See ch. 1. 10 "2 Th. 2. 13 f .
/SeeRom. 14. 9 " Comp. Eph. 4. 29 A See 1 Cor.
16. 18 ; 1 Tim. 5. 17 ; comp. Ps. 144. 3 < Comp.
1 Cor. 16. 16 ; Rom. 16. 6, 12 ; 1 Cor. 15. 10 k See
Heb. 13. 17 'SeeMk. 9. 50 ™ 2 Th. 3. 6, 7, 11
" Is. 35. 4 (Sept.) ° Rom. 14. 1 f. ; 1 Cor. 8. 7 &.
(comp. Rom. 15. 1) P See 1 Cor. 13. 4 « See Rom.
12. 17 ; 1 Pet. 3. 9 ; comp. Mt. 5. 44 •■ Rom. 12. 9 ;
ver. 21 ; comp. Gal. 6. 10 ' Phil. 4. 4 t See Eph.
6. 18 " Eph. 5. 20 " Comp. Eph. 4. 30 ^ Comp.
Acts 13. 1 ; 1 Cor. 14. 31 v Comp. 1 Cor. 14. 29 ;
1 Jn. 4. 1 ^ See Rom. 15. 33 " See ch. 3. 11
s Some ancient authorities read as thieves.
7 Or, watch 8 Ob, com/ort ch. 4. 18.
9 Many ancient authorities insert but.
5.24
I. THESSALONIANS
5.28
Salntation and Benediction
your " spirit and soul and body be
preserved entire, '' without blame
at " the ^ coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ. 24 "Faithful is he that
'calleth you, who will also do it.
25 Brethren, -^pray for US".
26 *' iSalute all the brethren with
1 Gr. presence.
2 Some ancient authorities add also.
" Comp. Lk.
1.46f. ;
Heb. 4. 12
i> 2 Pet. 3.
14: see Jas.
1. 4
" See ch. 2.
19
d See 1 Cor.
1.9; 2 Th.
3. 3
^ See cli. 2.
12
a holy kiss. 27 I adjure you by
the Lord that '' this epistle be read
unto all the ^ ' brethren.
28 * The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you.
/ Eph. 6. 19 ; 2 Th. 3. 1 ; Heb. 13. 18 » See Rom.
16. 16 '' See Col. 4. 16 ' See Acts 1. 15 k See
Rom. 16. 20 ; comp. 2 Th. 3. 18
8 Many ancient authorities insert holy.
221
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
THESSALONIANS
Salutation. Thanksgiving for their Faith and Fidelity. The Lord's Coming to be preceded by the Lawless One
1"Paul, and * Silvanus, and
" Timothy, unto the •* church
of the Thessalonians in God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ ;
'2 "Grace to you and^ peace from
God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
3 We are bound ''to give thanks
to God always for you, '-' brethren,
even as it is meet, for that your
faith groweth exceedingly, and
the ''love of each one of you all
toward one another aboundeth ;
4 so that we ourselves 'glory in
you in *the churches of God for
your ' patience and faith * in all
your persecutions and in the afflic-
tions which ye endure ; 5 which is
a ' manifest token of the righteous
judgment of God ; to the end that
ye may be "* counted worthy of the
kingdom of God, for which ye also
suffer: 6 if so be that " it is a right-
eous thing with God to recompense
affliction to them that afflict you,
7 and to you that are afflicted rest
with us, "at the revelation of the
Lord Jesus '' from heaven " with
the angels of his power '' in flaming
fire, 8 rendering vengeance to
them that * know not God, and to
them that ' obey not the '-^ gospel
of our Lord Jesus : 9 who shall
suffer punishment, even "eternal
destruction "from the face of the
Lord and from the glory of his
might, 10 when he shall come to
be ^ glorified in his saints, and to
be marvelled at in all them that
believed (because our ^ testimony
unto you was believed) in that
"^day. 11 To which end we also
"pray always for you, that our
God may * count you worthy of
your "^ calling, and fulfil every ^ de-
sire of •* goodness and eveyy ""work
of faith, with power- 12 that the
•^name of our Lord Jesus may be
glorified in you, and ye in him,
1 Or, siedfastness
2 Gr. good tidings : and so elsewhere. See
marginal note on Mt. 4. 23.
3 Gr. good pleasure of goodness. Comp. Rom.
"ITh. 1. 1
b See 2 Cor.
1.19
" See Acts
16. 1 (1 Th.
1.1)
d 1 Th. 1. 1 ;
comp.
Acts 17. 1
" See Rom.
1.7
/ITh. 1. 2;
ch. 2. 1.3 ;
see Rom.
1. 8 ; Eph.
5. 20
» See 1 Th.
4 1; ch.
2.1
ft See 1 Th.
>■ See 2 Cor.
7. 4 ; comp.
1 Th. 2. 19
k See 1 Th.
2. 14;
comp.
1 Cor. 7.
17
' Phil. 1. 28
"' Lk. 20. 35 ;
comp. ver.
11
" Comp. Ex.
23. 22 ; Col.
3. 25 ; Heb.
6. 10
° See Lk. 17.
30
P See ITh.
4.16
« Jude 14
'• 1 Cor. 3.
13 ; Heb.
10.27:12.
29 ; 2 Pet.
3. 7 ; Jude
7 ; Rev.
14. 10, &c. ;
comp. Ex.
3. 2 ; 19. 18 ;
Is. 66. 15 ;
Ezek. 1.
13 £. ; Dan.
7. 9 ; Mt.
25. 41
» See Gal.
4. 8
t Rom. 2. 8
« 1 Th. 5. 3 ,
comp.
Phil. 3. 19
" Is. 2. 10,
19, 21 ;
comp.
ch. 2. 8
"^Jn. 17. 10;
comp. 1
Th. 2. 12;
Is. 49. 3
y 1 Th. 2. 1 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 1. 6
^ See 1 Cor.
3.13;
comp. Is.
2. 11 ff.
« Col. 1. 9
I' Comp.
vei. 5
222
accord im
and the I
■ to the grace of our God
lOrd Jesus Christ.
2 Now we beseech you, ^ breth-
ren, ^ touching '' the ^ coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and our
'■ gathering together unto him ; 2
to the end that ye be not quickly
shaken from your mind, nor yet be
troubled, either by * spirit, or by
'word, or by '"epistle as from us,
as that "the day of the Lord is
"just at hand ; 3 ^let no man be-
guile you in any wise : for it will
not be, except the 'falling away
come first, and *■ the man of '^ sin be
revealed, the "son of perdition,
4 he that opposeth and exalteth
himself against all 'that is called
God or ^ that is worshipped ; so
that he sitteth in the * temple of
God, "setting himself forth as God.
5 Remember ye not, that, " when I
was yet with you, I told you these
things ^ 6 And now ye know ^that
which restraineth, to the end that
he may be revealed in his own sea-
son. 7 For *the mystery of law-
lessness doth already work : ® only
there is ^ one that restraineth now,
until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then *" shall be revealed tne
lawless one, whom the Lord ^^ Jesus
shall " slay "^ with the breath of his
mouth, and bring to nought by the
" manifestation of his ^ coming ;
9 even he, whose ^ coming is accord-
ing to the working of * Satan with
" See Rom. 11. 29 d See Rom. 15. 14 « See
1 Th. 1. 3 /Comp. Phil. 2. 9 ff. ; Is. 24. 15; 66.
5 ; Mai. 1. 11 " See ch. 1. 3 '' See 1 Th. 2. 19
' Mk. 13. 27 , comp. 1 Th. 4. 15-17 k Comp. 1 Cor.
14. 32; 1 Jn. 4. 1 'ver. 15; comp. 1 Th. 5. 2
'" Comp. ch. 3. 17 " See 1 Cor. 1.8 " Comp.
1 Cor. 7. 26 '• Comp. Eph. 5. 6 « See 1 Tim. 4. 1
'■ ver. 8; comp. Dan. 7. 25, 8. 25; 11. 36; Rev. 13.
5ff. " Comp. Jn. 17. 12 ' Comp. 1 Cor. 8. 5
" Comp. Is. 14. 14 ; Ezek. 28. 2 " Comp. 1 Th. 3. 4
^ ver. 7 V Comp. Rev. 17. 5, 7 ^ Is. 11. 4 ; comp.
Rev. 2. 16 ; 19. 15 " 1 Tim. 6. 14 , 2 Tim. 1. 10 ; 4. 1,
8 ; Tit. 2. 13 t> See Mt. 4. 10
4 Gr. in behalf of. 5 Gr. presence.
c Many ancient authorities read laivlessness.
I Gr. an object of worship. Acts 17. 23.
8 Or, sanctuary
9 Or, only until Ite that now restraineth be tahen
&c. 1'' Some ancient authorities omit Jesus.
II Some ancient authorities read consume.
2.10
11. THESSALONIANS
3.18
Renewed Thanksgiving and Prayer on tbeir behalf. Divers Exliortations. Antograpbic Attestation, and Benediction
all 'power and "signs and lying
wonders, 10 and with all deceit of
unrighteousness for *them that
^perish ; because they received not
the love of "the truth, that they
might be saved. 11 And for this
cause '^ God sendeth them a work-
ing of " error, that they should be-
lieve a lie : 12 that they all might
be judged who •'^ believed not the
truth, out "had pleasure in un-
righteousness.
13 ''But we are bound to give
thanks to God always for you,
' brethren beloved of the Lord, for
that * God chose you " from the
beginning 'unto salvation ™in
sanctification of the Spirit and
* belief of the truth : 14 whereunto
he " called you through ° our ^ gos-
pel, to the obtaining of the glory
of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So
then, brethren, ^ stand fast, and
^ hold the ti'aditions which ye were
taught, whether *" by word, or *" by
epistle of ours.
1 6 * Now our Lord Jesus Christ
' himself, and God our Father who
" loved us and gave us eternal com-
fort and " good hope through grace,
17 ''comfort j^our hearts and * es-
tablish them in every good work
and word.
3" Finally, " brethren, ^ pray
for us, that "the word of the
Lord may run and be glorified,
even as also it is with you ; 2 and
that we may be ''delivered from
unreasonable and evil men ; for all
have not faith. 3 But ''the Lord
is faithful, who shall establish you,
and guard you from ^•'^the evil one.
4 And we have ^ confidence in the
Lord touching you, that ye both
'^do and will do the things which
we command. 5 And the Lord
* direct your hearts into the love
of God, and into the ^ patience of
Christ.
6 Now we command you, breth-
i Gr. power and sirpis and wonders of falsehood.
2 Or, are perishing
3 Many ancient authorities read as Jirstfruits.
* Or, faith ^ Gr. good tidings : see eh. 1. 8.
8 Or, evil t Or, stedfastness
" Mt. 24. 24 ,
see Jn. 4.
48
6 See 1 Cor.
1. IS
' ver. 12 ;
comp. ver.
13
d Rom. 1.28;
comp.
1 K. 22. 22
* Comp.
1 Th. 2. 3 ;
2 Tim. 4. 4
/ Rom. 2. 8
" See Rom.
1.32;
comp.
1 Cor. 13. 6
A Seech. 1.3
' 1 Th. 1. 4
*-• See Eph.
1. 4 ft.
' 1 Th. 5. 9 ;
comp.
ITh. 2. 12;
1 Pet. 1.5;
1 Cor. 1.
21
'" 1 Pet. 1, 2 ;
1 Th. 4. 7
" 1 Th. 2. 12
" See 1 Th.
1. 5
P See 1 Cor.
16. 13
9 1 Cor. 11.
2 ; comp.
ch. 3. 6
"■ ver. 2
' Comp.
ITh. 3.11
t See 1 Th.
3.11
" SeeJn. 3.
16
"Tit. 3.7;
1 Pet. 1. 3
^ 1 Th. 3. 2,
13
y ch. 3. 3
^ See 1 Th.
4.1
" See 1 Th.
4.1
i See 1 Th.
5.25
" See 1 Th.
1.8
d See Rom.
15. 31
^ See 1 Cor.
1.9; ITh.
5.24
/SeeMt. 5.
37
'J See 2 Cor.
2 3
h ITh. 4. 10
i Comp.
ITh. 3.11
fc See 1 Cor.
5.4'
' See Rom.
16. 17 ;
1 Cor. S.
11; ver. 14
'"ITh. 5.14;
ver. 7. 11
" See 1 Th.
ren, *in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that ye 'withdraw
yourselves from every brother that
walketh '" disorderly, and not after
* the tradition which * they re-
ceived of us. 7 For yourselves
know how ye ought to " imitate
us : for we behaved not ourselves
disorderly among you ; 8 neither
did we "eat bread for nought at
any man's hand, but in ^ labor and
travail, * working night and day,
that we might not burden any of
you : 9 not because we have not
'the right, but to make ourselves
'an ensample unto you, that ye
should imitate us. 10 For even
'when we were with you, this we
commanded you, "If any will not
work, neither let him eat. 1 1 For
we hear of some that " walk among
you disorderly, that work not at
all, but are ' busybodies. 12 Now
them that are such we command
and ^exhort in the Lord Jesua
Christ, that with ^ quietness they
work, and eat their own bread.
1 3 But ye, " brethren, * be not
weary in well-doing. 14 And if
any man obeyeth not our word by
" this epistle, note that man, that
ye ^ have no company with him, to
the end that he may be "ashamed.
15 And yet •''count nim not as an
enemy, but "admonish him as a
'' brother.
16 Now ' the Lord of peace * him-
self give you peace at all times in
all ways. ' The Lord be with you
all.
17 The salutation of me Paul
"'with mine own hand, which is
the token in every epistle : so I
write. 18 " The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you all.
1.6; ver. 9 » See 1 Cor. 9. 4 p See 1 Th. 2. 9
^See Acts 18. 3; Eph. 4. 28 >• 1 Cor. 9. 4 £f. "See
ver. 7 « 1 Th. 3. 4 "1 Th. 4. 11 " See ver. 6
■^ 1 Tim. 5. 13 ; comp. 1 Pet. 4. 15 ^ 1 Th. 4. J
' 1 Th74. 11 " See 1 Th. 4. 1 (- Gal. 6. 9 ; see
2 Cor. 4. 1 " Comp. Col. 4. 16 d See ver. C
« Comp. 1 Cor. 4. 14 / Comp. Gal. 6. 1 " I Th. 5.
14 '' ver. 6 ; comp. ver. 13 ' Comp. Rom. 15. 33
*: See 1 Th. 3. 11 ' Ruth 2. 4 "' See 1 Cor. 16. 21
" See Rom. 16. 20 ; comp. 1 Th. 5. 28
s Some ancient authorities read ye.
223
THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL TO
TIMOTHY
Salntation. Cbarge respecting Misase of the Law. Personal Thanksgiving. The Charge ree'nforced
IPaul, "an apostle of ''Christ
Jesus *" according to the com-
mandment of ''God our Saviour,
and '' Christ Jesus our " hope ; 2
unto ■''Timothy, ^my true child in
faith : '' Grace, mercy, peace, from
God the Father and * Christ Jesus
our Lord.
3 As I exhorted thee to tarry at
•Ephesus, when I was going into
* Macedonia, that thou mightest
charge certain naen not to 'teach
a different doctrine, 4 neither to
give heed to '"fables and endless
"genealogies, which minister "ques-
tionings, rather than/'a dispensa-
tion of God which is in faith ; so do
I now. 5 But the end of the
* charge is love 'out of a pure heart
and a * good conscience and ' faith
unfeigned : 6 from which things
some having '^ swerved have turned
aside unto " vain talking ; 7 " de-
siring to be "" teachers of the law,
though they understand neither
what they say, nor whereof they
confidently affirm. 8 But we know
that ^ the law is good, if a man use
it lawfully, 9 as knowing this,
that ^ law is not made for a right-
eous man, but for the lawless and
"unruly, for the 'ungodly and sin-
ners, for the unholy and " profane,
for '^murderers of fathers and ^ mur-
derers of mothers, for manslayers,
10 ''for fornicators, for "abusers of
themselves with men, for •''men-
stealers, for " liars, for * false swear-
ers, and if there be any other thing
contrary to ' the * sound ® doctrine ;
II according to *the * gospel of
the glory of 'the blessed God,
which was '" committed to my
trust.
12 1 thank him that ''"enabled
me, even "Christ Jesus our Lord,
for that he counted me faithful,
''appointing me to his service; 13
1 Or, stewardship See 1 Cor. 9. 17.
2 Gr. missed the mark. ch. 6. 21 ; 2 Tim. 2. 18.
3 Or, smiters * Gr. healthful, s Or, teaching
« Gr, good tidings. See Mt. 4. 23 marg.
7 Some ancient authorities read enableth.
« See 2 Cor.
1. 1 ; comp.
2 Tim. 1. 1
i> See ver. 12
« Tit. 1. 3
d See Lk. 1.
47 ; Tit. 1.
3
* Comp.
Col. 1. 27
/ See Acts
16. 1;
comp.
2 Tim. 1. 2
? See 2 Tim.
1. 2; Tit.
I. 4
ft 2 Tim. 1.
2: comp.
Tit. 1. 4 ;
Rom. 1. 7
t See Acts
18. 19
k See Rom.
15. 26
'ch. 6. 3;
comp.
Rom. 16.
17 ; 2 Cor.
II. 4 ; Gal.
1. 6f.
™ch. 4. 7:
2 Tim. 4.
4; Tit. 1.
14 ; 2 Pet.
1.16
" Tit. 3. 9
"ch. 6.4;
2 Tim. 2.
23 ; Tit. 3.
9
P See Epli.
3. 2
9 ver. 18
'■ 2 Tim. 2.
22
« 1 Pet. 3.
16, 21 ; ver.
19 ; comp.
ch. 3. 9;
2 Tim. 1. 3
(2 Tim. 1. 5
" Comp.
Tit. 1. 10
■" Comp.
Jas. 3. 1
* Comp. Lk.
2.46
y Rom. 7.
12,16
' See Gal. 5.
23
"Tit. 1.6,10
b 1 Pet. 4.
18 ; Jude 1.5
"ch.4. 7; 6.
20; 2 Tim.
2. 16;Heb.
12.16
d See 1 Cor.
6.9
» Lev. 18. 22
/Ex. 21. 16;
comp.
Rev. 18. 13
s Rev. 21. 8,
27 ; 22. 15
ft Comp.
Mt. 5. 33 ;
224
though I was before a blasphemer,
and '' a persecutor, and injurious :
howbeit I ''obtained mercy, be-
cause * I did it ignorantly in unbe-
lief ; 14 and the 'grace of our Lord
abounded exceedingly with "faith
and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 "Faithful is the saying, and
worthy of all acceptation, that
^ Christ Jesus came into the world
to /save sinners; of whom ^I am
chief : 1 6 howbeit for this cause I
"■obtained mercy, that in me as
chief might Jesus Christ "show
forth all his longsuffering, for an
ensample of them that should
thereafter believe on him unto eter-
nal life. 1 7 Now unto the * King
** eternal, ^ " immortal, "^ invisible,
the ''only God, ■'be honor and glory
^^ for ever and ever. Amen.
18 This ^charge I commit unto
thee, ''my child Timothy, according
to the 'prophecies which led the
way to thee, that by them thou
mayest * war the good warfare ;
1 9 holding ' faith and a good con-
science; which some having thrust
from them made shipwreck con-
cerning '"the faith : 20 of whom is
"Hymenseus and "Alexander; whom
I p delivered unto Satan, that they
might be * taught not to blaspheme.
2 1 exhort therefore, _ first of
all, " that *■ supplications,
23. 16 '■ 2 Tim. 4. 3 : Tit. 1. 9 ; 2. 1 ; comp. ch. 4. 6 ;
6. 3 ; 2 Tim. 1. 13 ; Tit. 1. 13 ; 2. 2 * Comp. 2 Cor.
4. 4 ' Comp. ch. 6. 15 "' See Gal. 2. 7 " Phil. 4.
13 ; 2 Tim. f. 17 ; comp. Acts 9. 22 " ver. 1, 2, 15;
ch. 2. 5 ; 6. 13 ; Tit. 1. 4 ; see Gal. 3. 26 p See Acts 9.
15 « See Acts 8. 3 ; Phil. 3. 6 »" ver. 13, 16; see
1 Cor. 7. 25 » Comp. Acts 26. 9 < Rom. 5. 20;
2 Cor. 4. 15: comp. 1 Cor. 3. 10; Gal. 1. 13-16
" 2 Tim. 1. 13 ; comp. 1 Th. 1. 3 ; ch. 2. 15 ; 4. 12 ; 6
11 ; 2 Tim. 2. 22 ; Tit. 2. 2 " ch. 3. 1 ; 4. 9 ; 2 Tim
2. 11 ; Tit. 3.8 * Mk. 2. 17 ; Lk. 15. 2 ff. ; 19. It
y See Rom. 11. 14 ^ Comp. 1 Cor. 15. 9 ; Eph. 3. 8
° Comp. Eph. 2. 7 >> Rev. 15. 3 (Gr.) " ch. 6. 16
d See Col. 1. 15 ^ ch. 6. 15 ; Jude 25 ; see Jn. 5. 44
/See Rom. 11. 36; comp. Rom. 2. 7, 10; Heb. 2. 7
'■' ver. 5 ft ver. 2 ' ch. 4. 14 * 2 Cor. 10. 4 ; 2 Tim.
2. 3 f . ; 4. 7 ; comp. ch. 6. 12 ' See ver. 5 "* ch. 6.
12, 21 ; 2 Tim. 2. 18 " 2 Tim. 2. 17 "2 Tim. 4. 14
P i Cor. 5. 5 « Comp. 1 Cor. 11. 32 ; Heb. 12. 5 fl.
"■ See Eph. 6. 18
8 Gr. of the ages. Comp. Heb. 1. 2 ; Rev. 15. 3.
9 Gr. incorruptible.
10 Gr. unto tfie ages of the ages.
11 Gr. to make supplications &c.
2.3
I. TIMOTHY
4.1
Prayer for Rulers. Modest Apparel. Church orScials. "The Pillar and Ground of the Truth." Apostasy foretold
prayers, intercessions, thanksgiv-
ings, be made for all men; 2 "for
kings and all that are in high
place ; that we may lead a tranquil
and (juiet life in all godliness and
gravity. 3 This is good and ac-
ceptable in the sight of *God our
Saviour- 4 ''who would have all
men to be ''saved, and "come to
the knowledge of the truth. 5 For
there is -^one God, ^one mediator
also between God and men, himself
''man, Christ Jesus, 6 who *gave
himself a ransom for all ; the * tes-
timony to be borne 4n its own
tirnes ; 7 ™ whereunto I was ap-
pointed a ^pieacher and "an apostle
("I speak the truth, I lie_ not), a
teacher of ^the Gentiles in faith
and truth. _
8 I « desire therefore that the
men pray 'in every place, * lifting
up /holy hands, without wrath and
^disputing. 9 In like manner,
that "women adorn themselves in
modest apparel, with shamefast-
ness and sobriety ; not with braided
hair, and gold or pearls or costly
raiment ; 10 but (which becom-
eth women professing godliness)
through gooa_ works. 11" Let a
wornan_ learn in quietness with all
subjection. 12 "But I permit not
a wonaan to teach, nor to have
dominion over a man, but to be in
Quietness. 13 * For Adam was
first formed, then Eve; 14 and
Adam was not beguiled, but ^the
woman being beguiled hath fallen
into transgression : 15 but she shall
be saved through ^ her child-bearing,
if they continue in "; faith and love
and sanctification with sobriety.
3* "Faithful is the saying. If
a man seeketh the * office of a
^bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 " The ^ bishop therefore must be
without reproach, '' the husband of
one wife, ""temperate, sober-minded,
orderly, -^ given to hospitality, ^apt
to teach ; 3 ® '' no brawler, no
striker ; but gentle, not conten-
tious, 'no lover of money; 4 one
that *ruleth well his own house,
having his children in subjection
with all gravity ; 5 (but if a man
knoweth not how to rule his own
house, how shall he take care_ of
Hhe church of Godl) 6 not a novice,
1 Gr. herald. 2 Or, doubti'ng
8 Or, the childhearing Comp. Gal. 4. 4.
< Some connect the words Faithful is the say-
ing with the preceding paragraph.
6 Or, ovrseer
* Or, not quarrelsome over vnw
" Ezr. 6. 10 ;
comp.
Rom. 13. 1
bcU.l. 1;
see Lk. 1.
47 ; comp.
ch. 4. 10
' Ezek. 18.
23, 32 ; cb.
4. 10; Tit.
2.11;
2 Pet. 3. 9 ;
Bee Jn. 3.
17
d See Rom.
11. 14
« 2 Tim. 2.
25 ; 3. 7 ;
Tit. 1. 1 ;
Heb. 10. 36
/Rom. 3.
30 ; 10. 12 ;
see 1 Cor.
8. 4
c See Gal. 3.
20 ; comp.
1 Cor. 8. 6
ft Mt. 1. 1 ;
Rom. 1. 3
' See Mt. 20.
28 ; Gal.
1.4
* See 1 Cor.
1. 6
' ch. 6. 15 ;
Tit. 1. 3 ;
comp. Gal.
4. 4 ; see
Mk. 1. 15
"' 2 Tim. 1.
11 ; comp.
ch. 1. 11 ;
Eph. 3. 8
" See 1 Cor.
9.1
" See Rom.
9. 1
P See Acts
9. 15
9 ch. 5. 14 ;
comp.
Phil. 1.12;
Tit. 3. 8
(in Gr.)
>■ Jn. 4. 21 ;
ICor. 1.2;
comp.
2 Cor. 2.
14;lTh.
1. 8
» Ps. 63. 4 ;
Lk. 24. 50
* Comp. Ps.
24. 4; Jas.
4.8
" 1 Pet. 3. 3
" 1 Cor. 14.
34 ; comp.
Tit. 2. 5
^ Gen. 2. 7,
22 ; comp.
3. 16;
1 Cor. 11.
8fE.
y Gen. 3. 6,
13 ; see
2 Cor. 11. 3
^ See ch. 1.
14
" See ch. 1.
15
6 Acts 20.
28 ; see
Phil. 1. 1
" ver. 2-4 :
see Tit. 1.
6-8
<«Tit. 1. 6;
comp. Lk.
2. 36 f.;
ch. 5. 9
' ver. 11 ;
Tit. 2. 2;
comp.
ver. 8
lest being '"puffed up he fall into
the '"condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must "have good
testimony from ^them that are
without ; lest he fall into reproach
and *the snare of the devil. 8
''Deacons in like manner must be
grave, not double-tongued, "not
given to much wine, *not greedy
of filthy lucre ; . 9 y holding the
mystery of the faith in a pure con-
science. 10 And "let these also
first be proved ; then let them
serve as deacons, if they be blame-
less. 11 Women in like manner
'must be grave, "^ not slanderers,
^temperate, faithful in all things.
12 Let ''deacons be^ husbands of
one wife, ''ruling their children and
their own houses well. 13 For they
that have served well as deacons
"gain to themselves a good stand-
ing, and great boldness in the faith
which is in Christ Jesus.
14 These things write I unto
thee, hoping to come unto thee
shortly; 15 but if I tarry long,
that thou mayest know ® how men
ought to behave themselves in * the
house of God, which is the "church
of "^the living God, the "pillar, and
Aground of the truth. 16 And
without controversy great is •''the
mystery of godliness ;
"He who was ^manifested in
the flesh,
''Justified in the spirit,
' Seen of angels,
* Preached among the "nations,
' Believed on in the world,
'" Received up in glory,
4 But "the Si)irit saith_ ex-
pressly, that "in later times
some shall rail away from the faith,
/Tit. 1. 8; Rom. 12. 13; Heb. 13. 2; llPet. 4. 9
."2 Tim. 2. 24 /« Tit. 1. 7 « Heb. 13. 5: comp. ch.
6. 10 ; Tit. 1. - ; ver. 8 fc ver. 12 ' See 1 Cor.
10. 32 ; comp. ver. 15 '" ch. 6. 4 , 2 Tim. 3. 4
" Comp. ver. 7 ? ° 2 Cor. 8. 21 p See Mk. 4. 11
s 2 Tim. 2. 26 ; comp. ch. 6. 9 '" Phil. 1. 1 ; ver. 12
•* Tit. 2. 3 ; comp. ch. 5. 23 < Tit. 1. 7 ; comp. ver.
3;lPet. 5. 2 " Comp. ch. 1. 19 ; see 5 ^ Comp.
ch. 5. 22 ^2 Tim. 3. 3 ; Tit. 2. 3 " See ver. 2
- ver. 4 " Comp. Mt. 25. 21 b Comp. Eph. 2.
21 f.; 1 Cor. 3. 16; 2 Cor. 6. 16 ; 1 Pet. 2. 5; 4. 17
'^ Comp. ver. 5 d See Mt. 16. 16; ch. 4. 10 « Comp.
Gal. 2. 9 ; 2 Tim. 2. 19 /See Rom. 16. 25 " See
Jn. 1. 14 ; 1 Pet. 1. 20 ; 1 Jn. 3. 5, 8 k Comp. Rom.
3. 4 i Comp. Lk. 2. 13 ; 24. 4, &c. ; comp. 1 Pet.
1. 12 fc Comp. Rom. 16. 26 ; 2 Cor. 1. 19 ; Col. 1.
23, &c. ' 2 Th. 1. 10 "^ Mk. 16. 19; Acts 1. 9
"fcomp. Jn. 16. 13; Acts 20. 23; 21. 11; 1 Cor. 2.
10 f . ° Comp. 2 Th. 2. 3 If . i 2 Tim. 3. 1 ; 2 Pet. 3.
3 ; Jude 18
f Gr. judgment.
8 Or, hoiv thou oughtest to behave thyself
9 Or, stay
1" The word God, in place of He who, rests on
no sufflcient ancient evidence. Some ancient
authorities read which, H Or, Qeniiles
225
4.2
I. TIMOTHY
5.18
Pastoral Directions to Timothy: —respecting Himseir; respecting Widows; respecting- sliders;
giving heed to "seducing spirits
and ''doctrinesof demons, 2 through
the hypocrisy of men that speak
lies, ^'^ branded in their own con-
science as with a hot iron ; 3 "* for-
bidding to marry, and commanding
" to abstain from meats, which ^ Goa
created to be "received with thanks-
giving by them that believe and
know the truth. 4 For ''every
creature of God is good, and noth-
ing is to be rejected, if it be " re-
ceived with thanksgiving : 5 for it
is sanctified through 'the word of
God and prayer.
6 If thou put * the brethren in
mind of these things, thou shalt
be a good ' minister of Christ
Jesus, nourished in the words of
the faith, and of the '"good doctrine
which thou "hast followed until
noiv: 7 but refuse "profane and
old wives' ^fables. And exercise
thyself unto * godliness : 8 for
*■ bodil,y exercise is profitable ^ for
a little; but * godliness is profit-
able for all things, * having prom-
ise of the life ' which now is, and
of that which is to come. 9 "Faith-
ful is the saying, and worthy of all
acceptation. 10 For to this end
we labor and strive, because we
have 'our hope set on ■'the living
God, who is *the Saviour of all
men, specially of them that be-
lieve. 11 ^ These things command
and teach. 12 "Let no man de-
spise thy youth ; but be thou *an
ensample to them that believe, in
word, in manner of life, "in love,
in faith, in purity. 13 ''Till I
come, give heed to * reading, to
exhortation, to teaching. 14 Neg-
lect not the gift that is in thee,
which was given thee -^by proph-
ecy, with the '^ laying on of the
hands of the * presbytery. 1 5 Be
diligent in these things ; give thy-
self wholly to them ; that thy prog-
ress may be manifest unto all. 16
* Take heed to thyself, and to
thy teaching. Continue in these
things ; for in doing this thou
vshalt * save both thyself and them
that hear thee,
5 'Rebuke not an *" elder, but
exhort him as a father; "the
younger men as brethren : 2
the elder women as mothers; the
younger as sisters, in all purity.
3 Honor widows that are " widows
indeed. 4 But if any widow hath
children or grandchildren, ^let
I Or, seared a Or, /or little
'»lJii.4. 6
* Comp.
Jas. 3. 15
'^ Comp.
Eph. 4. 19
d Heb. 13. 4
" See Col. 2.
16 ; comp.
Col. 2. 23
/Gen. 1. 29;
9. 3
^ ver. 4 ;
Rom. 14.
6 ; 1 Cor.
10. 3U f .
h Comp.
1 Cor. 10.
26
i Gen. 1. 25,
■ 31 ; comp.
Heb. 11. 3
* See Acts
1.15
' 2 Cor. 11.
23
'" ch. 1. 10
" Lk. 1. 3
(Gr.);
2 Tim. 3.
10; comp.
Phil. 2. 20,
22
0 See ch. 1. 9
P See ch. 1. 4
1 ver. 8 ; ch.
6. 3, 5 f. ;
2 Tim. 3. 5
"■ Comp.
Col. 2. 23
» Ps. 37. 9,
11; Prov.
19. 23 ; 22.
4 ; see Mt.
6. 33
t See Mt. 12.
32; comp.
Mt. C>. 33 ;
Mk. 10. 30
" See ch. 1.
15
" 2 Cor. 1.
10 ; ch. 6.
1/
^ See ch. 3.
15
y See ch. 2.
4 ; comp.
Jn. 4. 42
* ch. 5. 7 ;
6.2
" Comp.
1 Cor. 16.
11 ; Tit. 2.
15
6 Tit. 2. 7 ;
see 1 Pet.
5. 3
" Comp. ch.
1.14
d ch. 3. 14
* Comp.
2 Tim. 3.
15 ff.
/ch. 1. 18
» ch. 5. 22 ;
2 Tim. 1.
6; see
Acts 6. 6
* See (in
Gr.) Acts
11. 30
i Comp.
Acts 20.
28
k See 1 Cor.
1. 21
' Comp.
Lev. 19. 32
•" Tit. 2. 2
" Tit. 2. 6
° ver. 5, 16;
comp.
Acts 6. 1 ;
9. 3^), 41
P Comp.
226
them learn first to show piety
towards their own family, and to
requite their parents: for this is
'acceptable in the sight of God.
5 Now she that is "a widow in-
deed, and desolate, '' hath her hope
set on God, and continue th in
'supplications and praj'^ers night
ancl day. 6 But she that 'giveth
herself to pleasure is "dead while
she liveth. 7 "These things also
command, that they may be with-
out reproach. 8 But if any
provideth not for his OM'n, and
specially his own household, he
hath ''denied the faith, and is
worse than an unbeliever. 9 Let
none be * enrolled as a widpw
under threescore years old, having
been Hhe wife of one man, 10 well
reported of for " good works ; if
she hath brought up children, if
she hath ^used hospitality to
strangers, if she *hath washed the
saints' feet, if she hath "^ relieved
the afflicted, if she hath diligently
followed every good work. 1 1 But
younger widows refuse : for when
they have '^ waxed wanton against
Christ, they desire to marry; 12
having condemnation, because they
have rejected their first ^pledge.
13 And withal they learn also to
be idle, going about from house to
house; and not only idle, but Hat-
tiers also and -^busy bodies, speaking
' things which they ought not. 14
''I desire therefore that the younger
^widows 'marrJ^ bear children, * rule
the household, ' give no occasion to
the adversary for reviling: 15 for
alreadysome ™are turned aside after
" Satan. 1 6 If any woman that be-
lieveth "hath widows, let her ''re-
lieve them, and let not the church
be burdened; that it may relieve
them that are ^ widows indeed.
17 Let *the elders that '"rule
well be counted worthy of double
honor, especially those who * labor
in the word and in teaching. 18
For the scripture saith, *'Thou
Eph. 6. 2 «ch. 2. 3 '"1 Pet. 3. 5; comp.
1 Cor. 7. 34 » Lk. 2. 37 ; comp. ch. 2. 1 : 2 Tim. 1. 3
' Comp. Jas. 5. 5 " Rev. 3. 1 ; see Lk. 15. 24 ; comp.
2 Tim. 3. 6 " See ch. 4. 11 ^2 Tim. 2. 12 : Tit. 1.
16 ; 2 Pet. 2. 1 ; Jude 4 » Comp. ver. 16 ' Comp.
ch. 3. 2 « Acts 9. 36 ; ch. 6. 18 ; 1 Pet. 2. 12 ; comp.
Tit. 2. 7 ; 3. 8 i> See Lk. 7. 44 ; comp. Jn. 13. 14
« ver. 16 rfRev. 18. 7 " 3 Jn. 10 (Gr.) /See2Th.
3. 11 ? Tit. 1. 11 '' See ch. 2. 8 a Cor. 7. 9 ;
comp. ch. 4. 3 * Comp. Tit. 2. 5 ' Comp. ch. 6. 1
"» Comp. ch. 1. 20 " See Mt. 4. 10 ° Comp. ver. 4
P See ver. 3 « See Acts 11. 30 ; ver. 19 ; comp. ch.
4. 14 (Gr.) •" See Rom. 12. 8 "1 Th. 5 12 t f Cor.
9.9
s Gr. faith. * Or, women * Dt. iiv. 4.
5.19 I. TIMOTHY
respecting Servants; against Dispntatiousness and Covetonsness. Final Admonitions
6.19
shalt not muzzle the ox when he
treadeth out the corn. And, "The
laborer is worthy of his hii-e. 19
Against an * elder receive not an
accusation, except at the tnouth of
" two or three witnesses. 20 Them
that sin "* reprove in the sight of
all, "that the rest also may be in
fear. 21-^1 charge thee in the
sight of God, and Christ Jesus,
and the elect angels, that thou ob-
serve these things without ^ preju-
dice, doing nothing by partiality.
22 *'Lay hands hastily on no man,
neither be '' partaker of other men's
sins: keep thyself pure. 23 Be no
longer a drinker of water, but ' use
a little wine for thy stomach's sake
and thine often infirmities. 24
Some men's sins are evident, going
before unto judgment ; and some
men also they * follow after. 25
In like manner also Hhere are
good works that are evident; and
'such as are otherwise cannot be
hid.
6 ""Let as many as are ^ser-
vants under the yoke count
their own masters worthy of all
honor, "that the name of God and
the doctrine be not blasphemed.
2 And they that have believing
masters, let them not despise them,
because they are "brethren; but
let them serve them the rather,
because they that ''imrtake of the
benefit are believing and beloved.
^ These things teach and exhort.
3 If any man ''teacheth a dif-
ferent doctrine, and consenteth
not to *'■ sound words, even the
words of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and to the doctrine which is "ac-
cording to godliness ; 4 he is
'puffed up, knowing nothing, but
® doting abovit "questionings and
* disputes of words, whereof cometh
envy, strife, railings, ^evil surmis-
ings, 5 wranglings of ^men cor-
rupted in mind and bereft of the
truth, ^supposing that godliness is
a way of gain. 6 " But godliness
with * contentment "is great gain:
7 for ** we brought nothing into the
world, for neither can we carry
anything out; 8 but "having food
and covering ''we shall be there-
with content. 9 -^But they that
are minded to be rich fall into a
temptation and " a snare and many
1 Or, preference
2 Gr. the uorks that are good are evident.
3 Gr. bondservants. * Or, lay hold of
' Gr. healthful. * Gr. sick.
7 Or, in these we shall have enough
« Mt. 10. 10 ;
Lk. 10. 7 ;
1 Cor. 9.
14 ; comp.
Lev. 19.
13 ; Dt. 24.
15
6 See Acts
11. 30 ; ver.
17 ; comp.
ch. 4. 14
(Gr.)
' See Mt. 18.
16
d Eph. 5. 11 ;
comp. Gal.
2. 14;
2 Tim. 4. 2
" Comp.
2 Cor. 7.
11
/ch. 6. 13;
2 Tim. 4.
1 ; 2. 14 ;
comp. Lk.
9. 26
9 See ch. 4.
14 ; comp.
ch. 3. 10
'' Eph. 5. 11 ;
comp. ch.
3. 2-7
'■ See ch. 3. 8
fc Comp.
Rev. 14. 13
' Comp.
Prov. 10. 9
'" Tit. 2. 9 ;
1 Pet. 2.
18 ; comp.
Eph. 6. 5
" Tft. 2. 5
" Comp.
Acts 1. 15 ;
Gal. 3. 28 ;
Philem.
16
P See ch. 4.
11
« See ch. 1. 3
'■ Comp. ch.
1. 10
"Tit. 1.1
' See ch. 3. 6
" See ch. 1. 4
" 2 Tim. 2.
14 ; comp.
Acts 18. 15
* Ecclus. 3.
24
V 2 Tim. 3.
8 ; comp.
Tit. 1. 15
' Comp.
Tit. 1. 11 ;
2 Pet. 2. 3
"ver. 6-10:
comp. Lk.
12. 1.5-21
I- Phil. 4. 11 ;
comp.
Heb. 13. 5
" ch. 4. 8
rf Job 1.21;
Eccl. 5 15
' Prov. 30. 8
/ Prov. 15.
27 ; 23. 4 ;
28. 20 :
ver. 17 ;
comp. Lk.
12. 21
B See ch. 3. 7
h ver. 9 ; see
ch. 3. 3 ;
comp. Col.
3. 5
' Comp.
Rom. 11,
16 ff.
* Comp.
Jas. 5. 19
' 2 Tim. 3.
17
foolish and hurtful lusts, such as
drown men in destruction and per-
dition. 10 For '' the love of money
is a 'root of all ^kinds of evil : which
some reaching after have been * led
astray from the faith, and have
pierced themselves through with
many sorrows
11 But thou, O -man of God,
™ flee these things ; and follow
after righteousness, godliness,
"faith, "love, ''patience, meekness.
12 ^ Fight the good fight of nhe
faith, May hold on the life eternal,
*\yhereunto thou wast called, and
didst confess the good 'confession
in the sight of "many witnesses.
13*1 charge thee in the sight of
God, who ^"giveth life to all things,
and of "" Christ Jesus, who ^before
Pontius Pilate witnessed ' the good
confession; 14 that thou keep the
commandment, without spot, with-
out reproach, until the 'appearing
of our Lord Jesus Christ: 15 which
in " " its own times he shall show,
who is * the blessed and "only
Potentate, ** the " King of '- kings,
and -^ Lord of '^ lords; 16 "who
only hath immortality, ''dwelling
in light unapproachable ; * whom
no man hath seen, nor can see:
*^ to whom be honor and power
eternal. Amen.
17 Charge them that are rich in
' this present " world, that they '" be
not highminded, nor "have their
hope set on the uncertainty of
riches, but on God, "who giveth
us richly all things to enjoy; 18
that they do good, that they be
rich in ^good works, *that they be
ready to distribute, ^^ willing to
communicate ; 19'' laying up in
store forthemselves a good founda-
tion against the time to come, that
they may /lay hold on the life
which is life indeed.
"' Comp. 2 Tim. 2. 22 " See ch. 1. 14 "2 Tim.
3. 10 P See 1 Cor. 9. 25 f. ; comp. Phil. 1. 30 ; ch.
1. 18 9 See ch. 1. 19 >■ See Phil. 3. 12 ; ver. 19
* Col. 3. 15 « See 2 Cor. 9. 13 ; ver. 13 "2 Tim.
2. 2 ; comp. ch 4. 14 " See ch. 5. 21 ^ ch. 1.
12, 15; 2. 5; see Gal. 3. 26, &c. "Jn. 18. 37;
comp. Mt. 27. 2 ^ See 2 Th. 2. 8 « See ch.
2. 6 <> Comp. ch. 1. 11 ^' See ch. 1. 17 d Rev.
19. 16 ; 17. 14 ; comp. Dt. 10. 17 " 2 Mace. 18. 4
/ Ps. 136. 3 v ch. 1. 17 '' Ps. 104. 2 ; IJn. 1. 5 ;
comp. Jas. 1. 17 ' See Jn. 1. 18 *•• Comp. ch.
1. 17 '2 Tim. 4. 10; Tit. 2. 12; see Mt. 12. 32
" Ps. 62. 10 ; Lk. 12. 20 ; ver. 9 ; comp. Rom. 11.
20 " See ch. 4. 10 " Acts 14. 17 p See ch. 5.
10 « Comp. Rom. 12. 8 ; Eph. 4. 28 »■ See Mt. 6.
20 » See ver. 12
8 Gr. evils. * Or, stedfastness
1" Or, preserveth all things alive n Or, his
12 Gr. them that reign as kings.
13 Gr. them that rule as lords.
" Or, age ^^ Or, ready to sympathize
2sn
6.20
I. TIMOTHY
Benediction
6.21
20 O "Timothy, guard ^Hhat
which is committed unto thee,
turning away from the "^ profane
babblings and oppositions of the
knowledge whicn is falsely so
1 Gr. the deposit.
"» See ch. 1. 2
b 2 Tim. 1.
12,14
" 2 Tim. 2.
16 ; see ch.
1. 9
d Comp.
2 Tim. 2. 18
called; 21 which some professing
"^have ^ erred concerning 'the faith.
•''Grace be with you.
« Seech. 1.19 /See Col. 4. 18
2 Gr. missed the mark.
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO
TIMOTHY
Salntation. Timothy charged to stir np the Gift in him, and gaard his Trnst. Onesiphorns faithful amid Desertions
IPaul, "an apostle of 'Christ
Jesus Hhrougn the will of God,
according to the promise of ''the
life which is in Christ Jesus, 2 to
'Timothy, my beloved -^ child :
» Grace, mercy, peace, from God the
Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 ''I thank God, whom I 'serve
from my forefathers in a fpure
conscience, 'how unceasing is my
remembrance of thee in my sup-
plications, night and day 4 ™ long-
ing to see thee, "remembering thy
tears, that I may be filled with
^ joy ; 5 having been reminded of
the "unfeigned faith that is in
thee ; which dwelt first in thy
grandmother Lois, and ^ thy
mother Eunice ; and, I am per-
suaded, in thee also. 6 For which
cause I put thee in remembrance
that thou ^stir up «the gift of
God, which is in thee through the
« laying on of my hands. 7 For
God gave us not ''a spirit of fear-
fulness ; but of power and love and
^discipline. 8 "Be not ashamed
therefore of ' the testimony of our
Lord, nor of me " his prisoner :
but "suffer hardship with the^^'gos-
§el according to the power of God ;
who * saved us, and 'called us
with a holy "calling, 'not accord-
ing to our works, but accox'ding
to his own "purpose and grace,
which was given us in ''Christ
Jesus ^befoi'e Himes eternal, 10
but -^hath now been manifested
by the ^appearing of our Saviour
''Christ Jesus, who ''abolished
death, and brought life and ^im-
mortality to light through the
■* gospel, 11 'whereunto I was ap-
pointed a '^ preacher, and an apostle,
and a teacher. 1 2 For which cause
I suffer also these things : yet * I
am not ashamed ; for I know him
1 Or, joy in being reminded
2 G-r. sHr info /lame. 3 Gr. sobering.
* 6r. good tidings : and bo elsewhere. See mar-
ginal note on Mt. 4. 23. ^ Or, long ages ago
•5 Gr. incorruption. See Rom. 2. 7.
? Gr. herald.
" See 2 Cor.
1. 1
b ver. 2, 9,
13 ; ch. 2. 1,
3, 10; 3. 12,
15 ; see
1 Tim. 1.
12 ; Gal. 3.
26
" See 1 Cor.
1. 1
d Comp.
1 Tim. 6. 19
^ See Acts
16. 1;
comp.
1 Tim. 1. 2
/I Tim. 1.
2 ; ch. 2. 1 ;
Tit. 1. 4
» See 1 Tim.
1. 2
'' See Rom.
1.8
•■ Acts 24, 14
* Acts 23. 1 ;
24, 16 ;
comp.
1 Tim. 1. 5
' See Rom.
I. 9
"' ch. 4. 9, 21
" Comp.
Acts 20. 37
" 1 Tim. 1, 5
P Acts 16. 1 ;
comp. ch.
3. 15
« See 1 Tim.
4. 14
*■ Rom. 8.
15 ; comp.
Ju. 14, 27
» ver. 12, 16 ;
Mk. 8. 38 ;
comp.
Rom.l. 16
«1 Cor. 1. 6
" See Eph.
3. 1 ; comp.
ver. 16
" ch. 2. 3, 9 ;
4.5
" ver. 10 ;
ch. 2, 8
" See Rom.
II. 14
' See Rom.
8. 28 f.
"^ See Rom.
11.29
6 See Eph.
2.9
" Rom. 8.
28 f.
d See ver. 1
^Tit. 1. 2;
see Rom.
16, 25 ;
comp.
Eph. I, 4
/Rom. 16, 26
9 Tit. 2. 11 ;
comp.
2Th. 2. 8;
ch. 4. 1, 8
h See 1 Cor.
15. 26 ;
229
'whom I have believed, and I am
persuaded that he is able to "guard
^that which I have committecTunto
him against "that day. 13 "Hold
the p pattern of ^ * sound words
^ which thou hast heard from me,
in * faith and love which is in
"Christ Jesus. 14 """That good
thing which was committed unto
thee guard through the Holy Spirit
which 'dwelleth in us.
1 5 This thou knowest, that all
that are in "Asia *" turned away
from me; of whom are Phygelus
and Hermogenes. 16 The Lord
grant mercy unto ^the house of
Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed
me, and '^wa.s not ashamed of my
^chain; 17 but, when he was in
Rome, he sought me diligently,
and found me 18 (the Lord grant
unto him to find mercy of the
Lord in "that day); and in how
many things he ministered at
"Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
2 Thou therefore, my * child,
"be strengthened in the grace
that is in ''Christ Jesus. 2 And
the things ''which thou hast heard
from me among "many witnesses,
the same -^commit thou to * faith-
ful men, who shall be *able to
teach others also. 3 "'Suffer hard-
ship with me, as a good * soldier of
''Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier on
service 'entangleth himself in the
affairs of this life ; that he may
please him who enrolled him as
a soldier. 5 And if also a man
'"contend in the games, he is not
comp. Heb. 2, 14 f . '■ See 1 Tim. 2. 7 * See ver. 8 ;
comp. ver. 16 ' Comp. Tit. 3, 8 "' ver. 14 :
1 Tim. 6. 20 " ver. 18 : ch. 4. 8 ; see 1 Cor. 3. 13 and
1. 8 ° Comp. ch. 3. 14: Tit. 1. 9 * Comp, Rom. 2.
20 ; 6. 17 9 Comp. 1 Tim. 1. 10 "■ ch. 2. 2 » See
1 Tim. 1. 14 t. See Rom. 8. 9 » See Acts 2. 9
" Comp. ch. 4. 10, 11, 16 ^ ch. 4, 19 v See ver, 8
= See Eph. 6. 20 " See Acts 18. 19 ; comp. 1 Tim.
1.3 6ch. 1. 2 <^ Comp, Eph. 6. 10 rf See ch, 1. 1
' Comp. 1 Tim. 6. 12 / Comp. 1 Tim. 1. 18 " Comp.
1 Tim. 1. 12 A Comp. (in Gr.) 2 Cor. 2. 16 ; 3. 5
i See ch. 1. 8 k Comp. 1 Cor. 9. 7 ; 1 Tim. 1. 18
' 2 Pet. 2. 20 "' See 1 Cor. 9. 25
8 Or, that rvhich he hath committed unto me
Gr. mij deposit. ^ Gr. healthful.
10 Gr. The good deposit.
11 Or, Takethy part in suffering hardship, cu&c.
2.6
II. TIMOTHY
a9
Reward awaits only tlie Faithful. Dissuade fi-oDi Unprofitable Discussion. Grievons Times impending
crowned, except he have con-
tended lawfully. 6 "The hus-
bandman that laboreth must be
the first to partake of the fruits.
7 Consider what I say ; for the
Lord shall give thee understand-
ing in all things. 8 Remember
Jesus Christ, * risen from the dead,
of "the seed of David, ''according
to my Vospel: 9 wherein I * suf-
fer hardship unto ■'^bonds, as a
«' malefactor ; but ''the word of
God 'is not bound. 10 There-
fore *I endure all things for 'the
elect's sake, '"that they also may
obtain the "salvation which is in
"Christ Jesus with ^eternal glory.
11 « Faithful is the '] saying : For
''if we died with him, we shall
also live with him : 1 2 if we en-
dure, *we shall also reign with
him: if we shall *deny him, he
also will deny us: 13 if we are
faithless, "he abideth faithful; for
"he cannot deny himself.
14 Of these things put them in
remembrance, ■'charging them in
the sight of ^the Lord, that they
* strive not about words, to no
profit, to the subverting of them
that hear. 15 Give diligence to
present thyself approved unto
God, a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed, ^handling aright
"the word of truth. 16 But *shun
" profane babblings : for they will
proceed further in ungodliness,
17 and their word will ^eat as
doth a gangrene : of whom is
^Hymenseus and Philetus ; 18 men
who concerning the ^ truth have
® erred, saying that ""the resur-
rection is past already, and over-
throw -^the faith of some. 19
Howbeit the ^ firm foundation of
God standeth, having this ''seal,
®'The Lord knoweth them that
are his : and, ^ '' Let every one that
nameth the nanie of the Lord de-
Sart from unrighteousness. 20
Tow in a great house there are
not only vessels of gold and of
silver, but also of wood and of
earth ; and ' some unto honor,
and some unto dishonor. 21 If
a man therefore purge himself
from "these, he shall be a vessel
1 See marginal note on ch. 1. 8.
2 Or, saying; for if &c.
3 Many ancient authorities read Qod.
* Or, noldlng a straight course in the tvord of
truth Or, rightly dividing the word of truth
5 Or, spread
* Gr. missed the mark. 1 Tim. 1. 6.
" Some ancient authorities read a resiirredion.
siJum. xvi. a? 9l8. xxvi.13?
" 1 Cor. 9. 10
6 See Acts
2.24
"SeeMt.l. 1
d See Rom.
2. 16
* See ch, 1.
8 ; ver. A
/Phil. 1. 7
" Comp. Lk.
23. 32
A See 1 Th.
1. 8
' See Acts
28. 31 ;
comp. ch.
4. 17
k Col. 1. 24
' See Lk. 18.
7 ; comp.
Tit. 1. 1
'" 2 Cor. 1. 6 ;
1 Th. 5. 9
« See 1 Cor.
1. 21
" ver. 1, 3 ;
see ch. 1. 1
P 2 Cor. 4.
17 ; 1 Pet.
6. 10
t See 1 Tim.
1. 15
*■ See Rom.
6, 8 ; comp.
1 Th. .5. 10
« See Lk. 22.
29 ; Mt. 19.
28: Rom.
5. 17 ; 8. 17,
&c.
< See Mt. 10.
33 ; 1 Tim.
5.8
" See 1 Cor.
1.9; comp.
Rom. 3. 3
" Num. 23.
19 ; Tit. 1. 2
' See 1 Tim.
5. 21 ; ch.
4.1
" See 1 Tim.
6. 4 ; comp.
ver. 23 ;
Tit. 3. 9
'■ Rom. 6. 13 ;
Jas. 1. 12
°- See Eph.
1. 13 ; Jas.
1.18
b Tit. 3. 9
" 1 Tim. 6.
20 ; see 1. 9
rf 1 Tim. 1. 20
* Comp.
1 Cor. 15.
12
/Seel Tim.
1. 19 ;
comp. Tit.
1. 11
0 Comp.
1 Tim. 3.
15 ; Is. 28.
16 f.
h See Jn. 3.
33
■ Jn. 10. 14 ;
1 Cor. 8. 3
* Lk. 13. 27 ;
1 Cor. 1. 2
' Comp.
Rom. 9. 21
*" ver. IS-
IS (?) ;
comp.
1 Tim. 6. 11
" ch. 3. 17 ;
comp.
2 Cor. 9. 8 ;
Eph. 2. 10
" 1 Tim. 6. 11
P Comp.
1 Tim 1. 14
230
unto honor, sanctified, meet for
the master's use. "prepared unto
every good work. 22 But "flee
youthful lusts, and "follow after
righteousness, ^ faith, love, peace,
with them that 'call on the Lord
''out of a pure heart. 23 But
foolish and ignorant 'question-
ings refuse, knowing that they
* gender strifes. 24 And "the
Lord's '"servant must not strive,
but be gentle towards all, "apt
to teach, forbearing, 25 ""in meek-
ness " correcting them that oppose
themselves ; ^ if peradventure God
may give them I'epentance unto
'the knowledge of the truth, 26
and they may ''^recover them-
selves out of "'the snare of the
devil, having been "''taken cap-
tive "by him unto his will.
3 But know this, that " in the
last days grievous times shall
come. 2 For men shall be '' lovers
of self, "lovers of money, •''boastful,
•'haughty, "railers, •''disobedient to
parents, ''unthankful, 'unholy, 3
* without natural affection, impla-
cable, 'slanderers, without self-
control, fierce, '"no lovers of good,
4 "traitors, "headstrong, ^puffed
up, * lovers of pleasure rather than
lovers of God ; 5 holding a ''form
of * godline.ss, but having 'denied
the power thereof : " from these
also turn away. 6 For of these
are they that " creep into houses,
and take captive ''silly women
laden with sins, led away by
* divers lusts, 7 "ever learning,
and never able to ^come to the
knowledge of the truth. 8 And
even as " Jannes and Jambres
'' withstood Moses, so do these
also withstand the truth ; *■ men
corrupted in mind, reprobate con-
cerning the faith. 9 But they
shall proceed no further : for
1 Comp. Acts 7. 59 ' 1 Tim. 1. 5 * See 1 Tim.
6. 4 : Tit. 3. 9 ; comp. ver. 14 « Tit. 3. 9 ; Jas. 4. 1
" 1 Tim. 3. 3 ; Tit. 1. 7 "1 Tim. 3. 2 * Tit. 3. 2 ;
comp. Gal. 6. 1 ; 1 Pet. 3. 15 v Comp. Acts 8. 22
' See 1 Tim. 2 4 ° See 1 Tim. 3. 7 6 Comp. Lk.
5.10 <^ See 1 Tim. 4. 1 d Comp. Phil. 2. 21 «Lk.
16. 14; comp. 1 Tim. 3. 3 ; 6. 10 /Rom. 1. 30
!' Comp. 2 Pet. 2. 10-12 h Lk. 6. 35 ' 1 Tim. 1. 9
k Rom. 1. 31 ' See 1 Tim. 3. 11 '" Comp. Tit. 1. 8
» Acts 7. .52 (Gr.) " Acts 19. 36 (Gr.) v ^ee 1 Tim.
3. 6 9 Comp. Phil. 3. 19 '' Comp. Rom. 2. 20
'Comp. 1 Tim. 4. 7 < See 1 Tim. 5. 8 "2Th. 3. 6;
comp Mt. 7. 15 ^ See Jude 4 ^ Comp. 1 Tim.
5. 6 ; Tit. 3. 3 y Tit. 3. 3 ^ See ch. 2. 25 " Comp.
Ex. 7. 11 <> Comp. Acts 13. 8 "1 Tim. 6. 5
w Gr. bondservant. n Or. instnicting
w Gr. return to soberness. 13 Gr. taken alive.
I'l Or, l>y him, unto the will of God Comp.
2 Cor. 10. 5. Gr. by him, unto the will, of him.
In the Greek the two pronouns are different.
3.10
II. TIMOTHY
4.22
Inspired Scriptnre profitable. Charge. My Departure near. Matters Personal. Salntations. Benediction
their "folly shall be evident unto
all men, *as theirs also came to
be. 10 But thou ''didst follow
my teaching, conduct, purpose,
faith, longsuffering, '^ love, ^ pa-
tience, 11 "persecutions, -^sufler-
ings ; what things befell me at
" Antioch, at * Iconium, at ' Lys-
tra ; what * persecutions I en-
dured : and out of them all ' the
Lord delivered me. 12 Yea, and
all that would live godly in Christ
Jesus '"shall sufier persecution. 1 3
But evil men and impostors "shall
wax worse and worse, "deceiving
and being deceived. 14 But ^ abide
thou in the things which thou hast
learned and hast been assured
of, knowing of ^whom thou hast
learned them ; 1 5 and that « from
a babe thou hast known ''the
sacred writings which are able
to 'make thee wise unto 'salva-
tion through faith which is in
"Christ Jesus. 16 ^^ Every scrip-
ture inspired of God is also profit-
able for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, for ^instruction which is
in righteousness : 17 that* the man
of God may be complete, * furnished
completely unto evei'y good work.
4^^ I charge thee in the sight
of God, and of Christ Jesus,
who shall "judge the living and
the dead, and by his * appearing
and his kingdom: 2 preach "the
word; be urgent in season, out of
season; * ''reprove, rebuke, exhort,
with all * longsuffering and teach-
ing. 3 For •''the time will come
when they will not endure ^the
'' sound ** doctrine ; but, having itch-
ing ears, will heap to themselves
teachers after their own lusts; 4
and * will tui'n away their ears
from the truth, and 'turn aside
unto * fables. 5 But ' be thou sober
in all things, '"suffer hardship, do
the work of an " evangelist, " fulfil
thy ^ministry. 6 For I am already
bemg "'offered, and the time of
''my departure is come. 7 * I have
fought the good fight, I have fin-
ished ' the course, I have kept " the
faith: 8 henceforth there "is laid
up for me ^ the crown of righteous-
ness, which the Lord, 2' the right-
eous judge, shall give to me at
^ that day ; and not to me only,
I Or, stedfastness 2 Gr. wliat persons.
3 Or, Every scripture is inspired of God, and
profitable * Or, discipline
5 Or, / testify, in the sight . . . dead, both of his
appearing &c. « Or, bring to the proof
1 Gr. healthful. , s Or, teaching
» Gr. povrea out as a drink-offering.
« Lk. 6.
n (Gr.)
("Ex. 7. 12;
8. 18; 9.11;
comp.
Wisd. 17. 7
"=1 Tim. 4. 6;
Lk. 1.
3(Gr.);
comp.
Phil. H. 20,
22
d 1 Tim. 6. U
' 2 Cor. 12.
10
/2 Cor. 1.
5,7
» See Acts
13. 14, 45,
50
ft See Acta
14. 5
■ See Acts
14. 19
* Comp.
2 Cor. 11.
23-27
' See Rom.
15. 31
"* See Jn. 15.
20; Acts
14.22;
comp.
2 Cor. 4.
9f.
" ch. 2. 16
" Comp.
Tit. 3. 3
J'ch. 1. 13;
comp.
Tit. 1. 9
9 Comp. ch.
1.5
'" Comp. Jn.
5. 47 ;
Rom. 2. 27
* Pa. 119.
GO f _
t See'l Cor.
1.21
« See ch. 1. 1
" See Rom.
4. 23 f . ; 15.
4 ; 2 Pet. 1.
20 f.
" 1 Tim. 6. 11
V ch. 2. 21 ;
comp.
Heb. 13. 21
' ch. 2. 14 ;
Bee 1 Tim.
5.21
" See Acta
10.42
* See 2 Th.
2.8; ver.
8; comp.
ch. 1. 10
"Gal. 6. 6;
Col. 4. 3 ;
1 Th. 1. 6
d Comp.
1 Tim. 5.
20; Tit. 1.
13; 2.15
« ch. 3. 10
/ch. 3. 1
" See 1 Tim.
1.10;
comp. ch.
1. 13
h Comp.
2 Th. 2. 11 ;
Tit. 1. 14
UTim. 1. 6
* See 1 Tim.
1.4
I See 1 Pet.
1. 13
"" See ch. 1. 8
" See Acta
21.8
" Comp. Lk.
1.1
P Col. 4. 17 ;
231
but also to "all them that have
loved his 'appearing.
9 " Give diligence to come shortly
unto me: 10 for '*Demas forsook
me, having loved * this present
^^ world, and went to •'^Thessalonica ;
Crescens to "^Galatia, ''Titus to
Dalmatia. 11 'Only * Luke is with
me. Take 'Mark, and bring him
with thee ; ™ for he is useful to me
for ministering. 12 But"Tychicus
1 sent to''Ephesus. 13 The cloak
that I left at *Troas with Carpus,
bring when thou comest, and the
books, especially the parchments.
14 ''Alexander the coppersmith
^•^did me much evil : *■ the Lord will
render to him according to his
works : 1 5 of whom do thou also
beware ; for he greatly withstood
our words. 16 At my first defence
no one took my part, but all for-
sook me : "may it not be laid to
their account. 17 But the Lord
stood by me, and '^'strengthened
me ; that through me " the ^* mes-
sage might be "fully proclaimed,
and that all *the Gentiles might
hear: and I was ^delivered out of
Hhe mouth of the lion. 18 The
Lord will deliver me from every
evil work, and will "save me unto
his * heavenly kingdom: "to whom
be the glory '®for ever and ever.
Amen.
19 Salute Prisca and "^Aquila,
and "the house of Onesiphorus.
20 ■''Erastus remained at ^Corinth:
but Trophimus I left at ''Miletus
sick. 21 'Give diligence to come
before * winter. Eubulus saluteth
thee, and Puclens, and Linus, and
Claudia, and all the brethren.
22 'The Lord be with thy spirit.
" Grace be with you.
comp. Eph. 4. 12 « Phil. 2.17 '' Phil. 1. 23 ; comp.
2 Pet. 1. 14 * See 1 Tim. 6. 12 ; comp. 1 Cor. 9. 25r ;
Phil. 1. 30 ; 1 Tim, 1. 18 < See 1 Cor. 9. 24 ; Acts 20.
24 » Comp. ch. 3. 10 "Col. 1. 5, 1 Pet. 1.4 ^ See
ICor. 9. 25;comp. ch.2.5 » 2 Mace. 12. 6, 41 'See
ch.1.12 "Comp. Phil. 3. 11 * See ver. 1 <= ver.
21; Tit. 3. 12 ; comp. ch. 1. 4 d See Col. 4. 14 'See
1 Tim. 6. 17 /See Acts 17. 1 « See Acts 16. 6
A See 2 Cor. 2. 13 » Comp. ch. 1. 15 * See Col. 4. 14
'See Acts 12. 12 "^ Col. 4. 10 ; comp. ch. 2. 21 "See
Acts 20. 4 " See Acts 18. 19 ^ See Acta 16. 8
<i 1 Tim. 1. 20 ; comp Acts 19. 33 '' Rom. 12. 19 ; 2. 6
» Acta 7. 60 , comp. 1 Cor. 13. 5 < ch. 2. 1 ; aee
1 Tim. 1. 12 " Tit. 1.3" Comp. ver. 5 " See Acts -
9. 15 ; comp. Phil. 1. 12 ff. i' ch. 2. 11 , aee Rom. 15.
31 ^ Ps. 22. 21 : comp. 1 S. 17. 37 ; 1 Mace. 2. 60
" See 1 Cor. 1. 21 * Comp. ver. 1 ; 1 Cor. 15. 50 ;
Heb. 11. 16 ; 12. 22 ' See Rom. 11. 36 ; comp. 2 Pet.
3. 18 d See Acts 18. 2 ' ch. 1. 16 / See Acts 19.
22 (?) 9 See Acts 18. 1 ^ See Acts 20. 15 ■ See
ver. 9 * Comp. Tit. 3. 12 ' Gal. 6. 18; Phil. 4. 23;
Philem. 25 '" See Col. 4. 18
10 Or, age »» Or, Oaut w Gr. showed.
13 Or, gave me power i< Or, proclamation
16 Gr. unto the ages of the ages.
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO
TITUS
Salntation. Qnalifications of an Elder. Disorderly Teachers to be reproved. Dnties of the Aged, the Toang, etc.
IPaul, "a ^ servant of God, and
'an apostle of Jesus Christ, ac-
cording to the faith of " God's elect,
and ''the knowledge of the truth
which is ^according to godliness,
2 in -^hope of eternal life, which
God, »who cannot lie, ''promised
^ before ' times eternal ; 3 but in
^*his own seasons manifested his
word in ' the ^ message, ™ wherewith
I was intrusted "according to the
commandment of "God our Saviour ;
4 to ^ Titus, *my true child after
"^ common faith : * Grace and peace
from God the Father and 'Christ
Jesus our Saviour.
5 For this cause left I thee in
"Crete, that thou shouldest set in
order the things that were want-
ing, and " appoint "" elders in every
city, as I gave thee charge ; 6 ^/if
any man is blameless, the ^husband
of one wife, having children that
believe, who are not accused of
"riot or * unruly. 7 For ''the
^bishop must be blameless, as ''God's
steward ; not * self-willed, not soon
angry, ^•''no brawler, no striker,
^not greedy of filthy lucre; 8 but
''given to hospitality, 'a lover of
good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-
controlled ; 9 ^holding to the faith-
ful word which is according to the
teaching, that he may be able both
to exhort in ' the "^ sound ® doctrine,
and to convict the gainsayers.
10 ™For there are many "unruly
men, "vain talkers and deceivers,
specially ^they of the circumcision,
I I whose mouths must be stopped ;
men who overthrow whole « houses,
teaching *■ things which they ought
not, *for filthy lucre's sake. 12
'One of thernselves, a prophet of
their own, said,
"Cretans are always liars, evil
beasts, idle ^gluttons.
13 This testimony is true. For
which cause" reprove them "^ sharply,
1 Gr. bondservant. 2 Or, long ages ago
s Or, i/s * Or, proclamation ^ Or, overseer
* Or, not guarreCsome over wine
7 Gr. healthful. 8 Or, teaching « Gr. bellies.
" Jas. 1. 1 ;
Rev. 1. 1 ;
comp.
Rom. 1. 1,
&c.
b See 2 Cor.
1.1
" See Lk. 18.
7
d See 1 Tim.
2. 4
nXim. 6. 3
/ch. 3.7;
comp.
2 Tim. 1. 1
-''2Tim. 2.13
h Rom. 1. 2
* See 2 Tim.
1.9
* See 1 Tim.
2.6
' 2 Tim. 4.
17 ; comp.
Rom. 16.
25
"' 1 Tim. 1. 11
" 1 Tim. 1. 1
" 1 Tim. 1.
l;ch.2.10;
3. 4 : see
Lk. 1. 47
P See 2 Cor.
2 13
« See 2 Tim.
1. 2
»■ 2 Pet. 1. 1
* See Rom.
1.7
i See 1 Tim.
1. 12;
2 Tim. 1.
1, &c.
" See Acts
27. 7;
comp. ver.
12
^ See Acts
14. 23
^ See Acts
11.30
^ ver. 6-8 :
see 1 Tim.
3.2-4
^ See 1 Tim.
3 2
" See Eph.
.5.18
* ver. 10
<■ 1 Tim. 3. 2
d See 1 Cor.
4.1
« 2 Pet. 2. 10
/ 1 Tim. 3. 3
" See 1 Tim.
3. 3,8
h See 1 Tim.
3. 2
i Comp.
2 Tim. 3. Z
k 1 Tim. 1.
19 ; 2 Tim.
1. 13 ; 2 Th.
2. 15
' See 1 Tim.
1. 10 ; ch.
2.1
'"■ Comp.
2 Cor. 11.
13
282
that they may be ^° * sound in the
faith, 14 not giving heed to Jewish
"^fables, and "commandments ol
men who Hurn away from the
truth. 15 "To the pure all things
are pure : but "^ to them that are
defiled and unbelieving nothing is
pure; but both their ^mind and
their conscience are defiled. 16
■^They profess that they know God ;
but by their works they "deny
him, being ''abominable, and 'dis-
obedient, and *unto every good
work 'reprobate.
2- But speak thou the things
which befit "' the ' sound * doc-
trine : 2 that "aged men be
" temperate, grave, " sober-minded,
^° " sound * in faith, in love, in
"patience: 3 that aged women
likewise be reverent in demeanor,
'not slanderers nor 'enslaved to
much wine, teachers of that which
is good ; 4 that they may train the
young women to love their hus-
bands, to love their children, 5 to
be sober-minded, chaste, 'workers
at home, kind, being ' in subjection
to their own husbands, "that the
word of God be not blasphemed :
6 "the younger men likewise ex-
hort to be ° sober-minded : 7 in all
things showing thyself ^an ensam-
ple of good woi'ks ; in thy doctrine
showing uncorruptness, gravity, 8
sound speech, that cannot be con-
demned; *that he that is of the
contrary part may be ashamed,
having no evil thing to say of us,
« ver. 6 ° Comp. 1 Tim. 1. 6 P See Acts 11. 2
1 1 Tim. 5. 4 (iu Gr.) ; comp. 2 Tim. 3. 6 "^ 1 Tim.
5. 13 « Comp. 1 Tim. 6. 5 « Comp. Acts 17. 28.
The Gr. hexameter is said to be taken from a
work by the Cretan poet Epimenides. " Acts 2.
11 ; comp. 27. 7 "1 Tim. 5. 20 ; comp. 2 Tim. 4.2;
ch. 2. 16 ^2Cor. 13. 10 ?' ch. 2. 2 ' See 1 Tim.
14 "See Col. 2. 22 >> See 2 Tim. 4. 4 '^ Comp. Lk.
11. 41 ; Rom. 14. 20 d Comp. Rom. 14. 14, 23 " See
1 Tim. 6. 5 / Comp. 1 Jn. 2. 4 » See 1 Tim. 5. 8
i>. Rev. 21. 8 ' ch. 3. 3 «; 2 Tim. 3. 17 ; ch. 3. 1
'2Tim. 3. 8 '" See ch. 1. 9 " Comp. Philem. 9
" See 1 Tim. 3. 2 * 1 Tim. 1. 2 ; comp. 1 Tim. 1. 14
9 See 1 Tim. 3. 11 ''1 Tim. 3. 8 » Comp. 1 Tim.
5. 14 t See Eph. 5. 22 "1 Tim. 6. 1 "1 Tim. 5. 1
* See 1 Tim. 4. 12 » 1 Pet. 2. 12 ; comp. 2 Th. 3. 14
lo Gr. healthy.
11 Or, stedfastness
2.9
TITUS
3.15
Intent of the Savioor's Self-sacrifice. Snndry further Injunctions. Directions respecting Individuals. Benediction
9 Exhort ^ "servants to be in sub-
jection to their own masters, and
to be well-pleasing to them in all
things; not gainsaying; 10 not
purloining, but showing all good
fidelity ; that they may adorn the
doctrine of *God our Saviour in
all things. 1 1 For the grace of
God '^hath ""appeared, ''bringing
.salvation to all men, 12 instruct-
ing us. to the intent tliat, denying
ungodliness and "^ worldly lusts,
•''we should live soberly and right-
eously and godly in "this present
^woi'ld ; 13 looking for the olessed
hope and ''appearing of the glory
*of Hhe great God and our Saviour
Jesus Christ; 14 who * gave him-
self for us, 'that he might redeem
us from all iniquity, and ""purify
unto himself a "people for his own
possession, "zealous of good works.
15 These things speak and ^ex-
hort_ and ^reprove with all ^au-
thority. ^ Let no man despise thee.
S*" Put them in mind * to be in
subjection to rulers, to authori-
ties, to be obedient, to be 'ready
unto every good work, 2 to speak
evil of no man, " not to be conten-
tious, "to be gentle, "showing all
meekness toward all men. 3/" For
we also once were foolish, 2' disobe-
dient, "^ deceived, " serving * divers
lusts and pleasures, living in <= mal-
ice and " envy, hateful, hating one
another. 4 But when the ''kind-
ness of "God our Saviour, and his
love toward man, /'appeared, 5 ''not
by works done in righteousness,
which we did ourselves, but ''ac-
cording to his mercy he 'saved us,
through the ® * washing of regenera-
tion ' and ' renewing of the Holy
Spirit, 6 ™ which he poured out
1 Or. bondservants.
2 Or, hath appeared to all men, bringing salva-
tion 3 Or, age
4 Or, of our great God and Saviour
5 Gr. commandment. 6 Or, laver
1 Or, and through renewing
" See Eph.
6.5;
1 Tim. 6. 1
("SeecL.!. 3
■= See 2 Tim.
1.10;
comp. ch.
.3.4
d See 1 Tim.
2. i
^ Comp.
1 Tim. 6.
9 ; ch. 3. 3
/ 2 Tim. 3.
12
'J See 1 Tim.
6. 17
ft See 2 Th.
2.8
' 2 Pet. 1. 1 ;
comp.
1 Tim. 1. 1 ;
2Tim. 1. 2;
ch. 1. 4
*-" See 1 Tim.
2.6
' See 1 Pet.
1. 18 f.
"' Heb. 1. 3 ;
9. 14 ; 1 Jn.
1.7
«Ex. 19. 5;
Dt. 14. 2 ;
1 Pet. 2. 9 ;
see Eph. 1.
11
0 Eph. 2. 10 ;
ch. 3. 8;
1 Pet. 3. 13
P 1 Tim. 4.
13; 5. 20;
see 2 Tim.
4.2
9 See 1 Tim.
4. 12
*" Comp.
2 Tim. 2.
14
* See Rom.
13.1
< See 2 Tim.
2.21
" 1 Tim. 3.
3 ; 1 Pet.
2.18
" See 2 Tim.
2. 25
■^ Comp.
Rom. 11.
30 ; 1 Cor.
6. 11 ; Col.
.S. 7
y ch. 1. 16
^ 2 Tim. 3.
13
" Rom. 6. 6,
12
6 2 Tim. 3.
6; comp.
ch. 2. 12
<= Rom. 1. 29
d Eph. 2. 7 ;
comp.
Rom. 2. 4 ;
1 Pet. 2. 3
upon US "richly, through Jesus
Cnrist our Saviour ; 7 that, being
justified by his grace, we might be
made * " heirs according to the hope
of eternal life. 8 * Faithful is the
saying, and concerning these things
*I desire that thou afiirm confi-
dently, to the end that they who
have *" believed God may be careful
to ^ * maintain good works. The.se
things are good and profitable unto
men: 9 but 'shun "foolish ques-
tionings, and "genealogies, and
strifes, and ^fightings about the
law ; for they are ^^ unprofitable and
vain. 10 ""A factious man "after a
first and second admonition ^''^ re-
fuse ; 1 1 knowing that such a one
is "perverted, and sinneth, being
self-condemned.
12 When I shall send Artemas
unto thee, or "* Tychicus, " give dili-
gence to come unto me •''to Nicopo-
lis : for there I have determined to
''winter. 13 '^Set forward Zenas
the ^ lawyer and '' Apollos on their
journey diligently, that nothing be
wanting unto them. 14 And let
'our people also learn to ® "main-
tain good works for "necessary
" uses, that they be not " unfruitful.
\k>^ All that are with me salute
thee. Salute them that love us *in
faith.
*■ Grace be with you all.
« See ch. 2. 10 / See ch. 2. U ^ See Eph. 2. 9
'' 1 Pet. 1. 3 ; comp. Eph. 2. 4 '2 Tim. 1. 9 ; see
Rom. 11. 14 ft See Eph. 5. 26; Jn. 3. 5; comp.
1 Pet. 3. 21 ' Rom. 12. 2 '" See Rom. 5. 5
" Comp. Rom. 2. 4 ; 1 Tim. 6, 17 " See Rom. 8.
17, 24 ; ch. 1. 2 ; comp. Mt. 25. 34 ; Mk. 10. 17 P See
1 Tim. 1. 15 s See 1 Tim. 2. 8 '' Comp. 2 Tim. 1.
12 " ver. 14 ; ch. 2. 7, 14 < 2 Tim. 2. 16 "2 Tim. 2.
23 : see 1 Tim. 1.4 "1 Tim. 1. 4 ^ Jas. 4. 1
y 2 Tim. 2. 14 ^ See Rom. 16. 17 " Comp. Mt. 18.
16 f. 6 Comp. 2 Ju. 10 " Comp. ch. 1. 14 d See
Acts 20. 4 ; comp. 2 Tim. 4. 12 <^ See 2 Tim. 4. 9
/ Comp, 2 Tim. 4. 10 'J Comp. 2 Tim. 4. 21 A Comp.
Acts 15. 3 ' See Mt. 22. 35 ft See Acts 18. 24
' Comi). ch. 2. 8 end "' See ver. 8 " Comp. Rom.
12. 13 ; Phil. 4. 16 « Mt. 7. 19 ; Phil. 1. 11 ; Col. 1.
10 V Comp. Acts 20. 34 « Comp. 1 Tim. 1. 2 »■ See
Col. 4. 18
8 Or, heirs, according to hope, of eternal life
9 Or, profess honest occupations
10 Or, avoid " Or, wants
283
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO
PHILEMON
Salntation. ThanksgiviDg for Philemon's Love and Fellowship. Onesimns no longer a Servant. Benediction
1 "Paul, ''a prisoner of "^ Christ
Jesus, and ^ Timothy ^ our brother,
to Philemon our beloved and ^ fel-
low-worker, 2 and to Apphia '■^•'^our
sister, and to ^ Archippus our '' fel-
low-soldier, and to Hhe church in
thy house: 3 * Grace to you and
peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 ' I thank my God always,
™ making mention of thee in my
prayers, 5 " hearing of ^ thy love,
and of the faith which thou hast
toward the Loi'd Jesus, and toward
all the saints ; 6 that the fellowship
of thy faith may become effectual,
in the "knowledge of every good
thing which is in * you, unto Christ.
7 For I had much ^'joy and com-
fort in thy love, because the hearts
of the saints have been « refreshed
through thee, brother.
8 Wherefore, '"though I have all
boldness in Christ to enjoin thee
that which is 'befitting, 9 yet for
love's sake I rather 'beseech, being
such a one as Paul ^ the "aged, and
now "a prisoner also of "Christ
Jesus: 10 I 'beseech thee for my
''child, whom I hay« begotten in
my bonds, ^^Onesimus, 11 who
once was unprofitable to thee, but
now is profitable to thee and to me :
1 2 whom I have sent back to thee
in his own person, that is, my very
heart : 1 3 whom I would fain have
kept with me, that in thy behalf
he might minister unto me in the
' bonds of the ' gospel : 1 4 but with-
out thy mind I would do nothing ;
1 Gr. Ihe. brother. 2 Qr. the sister.
8 Or, (hy love and faith
* Many ancient authorities read us.
* Or, an ambassador., and now &c.
* The Greek word means Helpful. Comp. ver.
20 marg.
" Gr. good tidings. See marginal note on Mt.
1.23.
« See Phil.
1.1
b ver. 9, 23 ;
see Eph.
3. 1
"^ ver. 9, 23 ;
see Gal. 3.
26; ITim.
1.12
rf See 2 Cor.
1. 1 , Col.
1.1
* ver. 24 ;
see Phil.
2. 25
/ Rom. 16. 1,
&c.
'■' Col. 4. 17
h PhU. 2. 2.5 ;
comp.
2 Tim. 2. 3
' See Rom.
16.5
*•■ See Rom.
1.7
' See Rom.
1. 8
'" Rom. 1. 9
" See Eph.
1.15; Col.
1. 4 ; comp.
1 Th. 3. 6
" Phil. 1. 9 ,
Col. 1.9;
3.10
" 2 Cor. 7. 4,
13
« ver. 20 ;
1 Cor. 16.
18 ; 2 Cor.
7. 13
"■ Comp.
2 Cor. 3.
12; ITh.
2.6
' Comp.
Eph. 5. 4
' Rom. 12. 1
'^ Tit. 2. 2
" See ver. 1
"^ See 1 Cor.
4. 14 f.
y Col. 4. 9
• Comp. ver.
10 ; Phil.
1.7
»1 Pet. 5. 2;
comp.
2 Cor. 9. 7
f> Comp.
Gen. 45. 5,
8
« 1 Cor. 7. 22
d Mt. 23. 8 ,
1 Tim. 6. 2
* Comp.
Eph. 6. 5 ,
Col. 3. 22
/ 2 Cor. 8.
that thy goodness should " not be
as of necessity, but of free will.
15 For perhaps *he was therefore
parted from thee for a season, that
thou shouldest have him for ever ;
16 "no longer as a * servant, but
more than a * servant, ''a brother
beloved, specially to me, but how
much rather to thee, both "in the
flesh and in the Lord. 17 If then
thou countest me a 'partner, re-
ceive him as mj^self . 1 8 But if he
hath wronged thee at all, or oweth
thee aught, put that to mine ac-
count ; 19^1 Paul write it with
mine own hand, 1 will repay it :
'' that I say not unto thee that thou
owest to me even thine own self
besides. 20 Yea, brother, let me
have ^joy of thee in the Lord :
' refresh my heart in Chi-ist.
2 1 * Having confidence in thine
obedience I write unto thee, know-
ing that thou wilt do even beyond
what I say. 22 But withal prepare
me also ' a lodging : for "' I hope
that through " your prayers "I shall
be granted unto you.
23^^Epaphras, my « fellow-pris-
oner in ''Christ Jesus, saluteth thee ;
24 and so f/o*Mark, ' Aristarchus,
"Demas, "Luke, my "fellow- work-
ers.
25 ''The grace of '"our Lord
Jesus Christ be ^ with your spirit.
" Amen.
23 ; comp. ver. 6 f' See 1 Cor. 16. 21 ; comp. 2 Cor.
10. 1 ; Gal. 5. 2 '' Comp. 2 Cor. 9. 4 i See ver. 7
* See 2 Cor. 2. 3 ' Acts 28. 23 '" Comp. Phil. 1.
25 ; 2. 24 " See 2 Cor. 1. 11 ° Comp. Acts 27.
24 ; Heb. 13. 19 p See Col. 1. 7 '' See Rom. 16.
7 ; comp. ver. 1 "■ See ver. 1 ' See Acts 12. 12 ;
Col. 4. 10 t See Acts 19. 29 ; Col. 4. 10 " See Col.
4. 14 , 2 Tim. 4. 10 f. " See ver. 1 ' See Gal. 6.
18 y See 2 Tim. 4. 22
8 Gr. bondservant.
9 Or, help Comp. ver. 10 marg.
10 Some ancient authorities read the.
11 Many ancient authorities omit Amen.
234
THE EPISTLE TO THE
HEBREWS
Col's Final Word spoken through his Son, who is superior to the Angels and more to be heeded
IGod, having of old time
"spoken unto the fathers in
*the prophets by divers portions
and "in divers manneiTS, 2 hath
"^ at the end of these days " spoken
unto us in ^ " his 8on, whora he
appointed -^heir of all things,
«' through whom also he made
the ^ '' worlds ; 3 who being the
* effulgence of his glory, and ^the
very * image of his substance, and
•upholding all things by the word
of his power, when he had made
"•purification of sins, "sat down
on the right hand of the " Majesty
on high ; 4 having become by so
much c)etter than trie angels, as he
hath .inherited a more excellent
^name than they. 5 For unto
which of the angels said he at
any time,
^« Thou art my Son,
This day have I begotten thee'?
and again,
^ I wil^ be to him a Father,
And he shall be to me a Son 1
6 ®And when he again ^''bringeth
in the firstborn into ^Hhe world
he saith, ** And let all the angels of
God worship him. 7 And of the
angels he saith,
^° Who maketh his angels winds,
And his ministers a flame of fire :
8 but of the Son he saith,
"'^Thy 'throne, O God, is for
ever and ever;
And the sceptre of upright-
ness is the sceptre of ^^thy
kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness,
and hated iniquity ;
"Therefore God, thy God, hath
* anointed thee
With the oil of gladness above
thy fellows.
1 Gr. a Son. 2 Gr. ages. Comp. 1 Tim. 1. 17.
s Or, the impress of his subsia7>ce
«Ps. ii.7. 5 2S. vii. 14.
6 Or, A7id again, when he bringefh in
7 Or, .ihall have brought in
8 Gr. the inhabited earth.
9 Dt, xxxii. 43 Sept. ; comp. Ps. xcvii. 7.
10 Ps. civ. 4. 11 Ps. xlT. 6 f .
12 Or, Thy throne i? God for &c.
13 The two oldest Greek manuscripts read his.
" ch. 2. 2 f . ;
3. 5; 4. 8;
5. 5 ; 11.
18 ; 12. 25 ;
Jn. 9. 29 ;
comp. 16.
13
6 See Acts
2. 30 ; 3. 21
'^ Comp.
Num. 12. 6.
8 ; Joel 2.
28
li Comp. ch.
9. 26; 1 Pet.
1. 20 ; see
Mt. 13. 39
«ch. 3. 6; 5.
8 ; 7. 23 ;
comp. Jn.
5. 26, 27
/Comp. Ps.
2. 8 ; Mt.
28. 18 ; Mk.
12. 7;
Rom. 8.
17 ; ch. 2. 8
" Jn. 1. 3;
Col. 1.16;
comp.
1 Cor. 8. 6
'' ch. 11. 3 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 2. 7
i Wisd. 7. 26
fc See 2 Cor.
4.4
' Comp.
Col. 1. 17
"' See Tit. 2.
14 ; ch. 9.
14
"ch. 8. 1;
10. 12; 12.
2 ; see Mk.
16. 19
° Comp.
2 Pet. 1. 17
V Comp.
Eph, 1. 21;
Phil. 2, 9
« Acts 13.
33 ; ch. 5. 5
•• ch. 10. 5
« See Mt. 24.
14
' Comp.
Dt. 33.
27 ; Ps. 71.
3 ; 90. 1 ;
91. 2, 9
" Phil. 2. 9 ;
comp. Jn.
10. 17 ; ch.
2 9
" Is. 61. 1, 3
*Is. 51.6,
Ecclus. 14.
17 ; comp.
ch. 8. 13
y ch. 13. 8
' See Mt. 22.
44 ; comp.
ver. 3
" ch. 10. 13 ;
comp.
Josh. 10. 24
235
10 And,
" Thou, Lord, in the beginning
didst lay the foundation of
the earth,
And the heavens are the works
of thy hands :
11 They shall perish; but thou
continuest :
* And they all shall wax old as
doth a garment ;
1 2 And as a mantle shalt thou roll
them up,
As a garment, and they shall be
changed :
But thou art * the same.
And thy years shall not fail.
1 3 But of which of the angels hath
he said at any time,
^^"^Sit thou on my right hand,
" Till I make thine enemies the
footstool of thy feet %
14 Are they not all * ministering
spirits, sent forth to do service for
the sake of them that shall " inherit
** salvation %
2 Therefore we ought to give
the more earnest heed to the
things that were heard, lest haply
''we drift away from them. 2
For if the word •'^ spoken through
"angels proved stedfast, and
'' every transgression and disobe-
dience received a just 'recom-
pense of reward ; 3 *how shall
we escape, if we neglect so great
a "* salvation 1 which having at
the first been -^spoken through
the Lord, was ^confirmed unto us
by them that heard ; 4 God also
bearing witness with them, both
by ™ signs and "* wonders, and by
" manifold powers, and by ^'^ ° gifts
of the Holy Spirit, * according to
his own will.
!> Dan. 7. 10 , comp. Ps. 103. 20 f . " See Mt. 25. 34 ;
Mk. 10. 17 ; Tit. 3. 7 ; comp. ch. 6. 12 d ch. 2. 3 ; 5.
9 ; 9. 28 ; see Rom. 11. 14 ; 1 Cor. 1. 21 " Prov. 3.
21 (Sept.) /Seech. 1.1 !' See Acts7. 53 a ch. 10.
28 ich. 10.35;11. 26 * ch. 10. 29 ; 12. 25 ' Mk. 16.
20; Lk. 1. 2; comp. 1 Jn. 1. 1 ^ See Jn. 4, 48
" Mk. 6. 14 "1 Cor. 12. 4, 11 ; Eph. 4. 7 *> See Eph.
1.5
14 Pa. cii. 25 flf.
16 Gr. distribuliont.
15 Ps. CI. L
2.5
HEBEEWS
an
His Sabordioation the better fits him to succor. His Superiority to Moses emphasizes a Warning against Unbelief
5 For not unto angels did he
subject ^"the woi'ld to come,
whereof we speak. 6 But one
hath * somewhere testified, saying,
■•^What is man, that thou art
mindful of him 1
Or the son of man, that thou
visitest him"?
7 Thou madest him ^ a little lower
than the angels ;
Thou crownedst him with glory
and honor,
*And didst set him over the
works of thy hands :
8 "^Thou didst put all things in
subjection under his feet.
For in that he subjected all things
unto him, he left nothing that is
not subject to him. But now * we
see not yet all things subjected to
him, 9 But we behold him who
hath been -^made ^a little lower
than the angels, even Jesus, «' be-
cause of the suffering of death
* crowned with glory and honor,
that 'by the grace of God he
should * taste of death 'for every
man. 10 For ""it became him, "for
whom are all things, and " through
whom are all things, ^in bringing
many sons unto glory, to make the
*" author of their salvation ^per-
fect through sufferings. 11 For
both he that f sanctifieth and they
that *■ are sanctified are all *of one :
for which cause he is not ashamed
to call them ' brethren, 1 2 saying,
' I will declare thy name unto my
brethren.
In the midst of the * congrega-
tion will I sing thy praise.
1 3 And again, I will put my trust
in him. And again, ^ Behold, I and
the children whom God hath given
me. 14 Since then the children
are sharers in ""flesh and blood,
"he also himself in like manner
partook of the same ; that ''through
death he "might bring to nought
*him that ^'•^had the power of death,
that is, the devil ; 15 and " might
deliver all them who through ^ fear
of death were all their lifetime sub-
ject to bondage. 16 ^^ For verily
not to angels doth he give help,
but he giveth help to the seed of
Abraham. 17 Wherefore it be-
1 G-r. t^e inhabited earth. 2 Ps. viii. 4 ff.
3 Or. for a little while Iciver
* Many authorities omit And didst . . . hands.
^ Or, having brought •> Or, captain
1 Ps. xxii 22. 8 Or, church » Is. viii. 17 f .
10 Gr. blood andfiesh, Eph. 6. 12.
ii Or, may i- Or, hath
I* Gr. For verily not of angels doth he take hold,
but he taketh hold of &'c. Comp. Is. 41. 9 ; Ecclus.
1 U,ch. 8. 9 (intheGr.).
« ch. 6. 5 ;
see Mt. 24.
14 ; comp.
ch. 1. 6
b ch. 4. 4
' See 1 Th.
4.6
d 1 Cor. 15.
27
" Comp.
1 Cor. 15.
25
f ver. 7
"See Phil. 2.
9 ; ch. 1. 9
'' Acts 2. 33 ,
3.13,
1 Pet. 1. 21
' See Jn. 3.
16
fc Mt. 16. 28 ;
Jn. 8. 52
' Comp. ch.
6. 20 ; 7. 25
^ Lk. 24. 26
" See Rom.
11. 36
" Comp.
Acts 3. 15 i
5. 31
P ch. 5. 9 ; 7.
23 ; comp.
Lk. 13. 32
« ch. 13. 12
'■ See ch. 10.
10
' Acts 17. 28
'Mt. 25.40;
Mk. 3.
34 f. ; Jn.
20.17
« See Mt. 16.
17
" See Jn. 1.
14 ; comp.
ch. 7.
13 marg.
" 1 Cor. 15.
54-57 ; see
2 Tim. 1.10
y 1 Jn. 3. 8 ;
comp. Ju.
12. 31
•^ Comp.
Rom. 8. 15
" Ter. 14 ;
Phil. 2. 7
6ch.4.15f.;
5.2
" ch. 3. 1 ;
4. 14 f . ; 5.
5, 10 ; 6. 20 ;
7. 26, 28; 8.
1, 3; 9. 11;
comp. lU.
21
d ch. 5. 1 ;
Rom. 15. 17
« 1 Jn. 2. 2 ;
4. 10 ;
comp.
Dan. 9. 24 ;
Ecclus. 3.
30
/ch. 4. 15
V Comp. ch.
2. 11 ; ver.
12 ; 10. 19 ;
13. 22 ; see
Acts 1. 15
h See Phil.
3.14
' Comp. Jn
17.3
* ch. 4. 14 ;
10, 23 ; see
2 Cor. 9. 13
' ver, 5 ,
Num. 12.
7 ; comp.
Ex. 40. 16
"* Comp,
2 Cor, 3.
7-11
236
hooved him in all things "to be
made like unto his brethren, that
he might * become a merciful and
faithful "high priest in ** things
pertaining to God, to "make pro-
pitiation for the sins of the people.
18 "For i^in that he himself hath
suffered being ^tempted, he is able
to succor them that are tempted.
3 Wherefore, "holy brethren,
partakers of a ''heavenly call-
ing, consider 'the Apostle and
"High Priest of our * confession,
even Jesus ; 2 who was faithful to
him that ^® appointed him, as also
was ' Moses in all ^^ his house.
3 "For he hath been counted
worthy of more glory than Moses,
by so much as he that ^* built the
house hath more honor than the
house. 4 For every house is
^* builded by some one ; but he that
^^ built all things is God. 5 And
'Moses indeed was faithful in all
^^his house as "a servant, "for a
testimony of those things ^ which
were afterward to be spoken ; 6
but Christ as *a son, over "his
house; ''whose house are we, 'if
we hold fast our 'boldness and
the "glorying of our "hope firm
unto the end. 7 Wlierefore, even
as ^the Holy Spirit saith,
^''^^ To-day if ye shall hear his
voice,
8 Harden not your hearts, as in
the provocation.
Like as in the day of the trial
in the wilderness,
9 ^^ Where your fathers tried me
by proving me,
And saw my works ''forty
years.
10 Wherefore I was displeased
with this generation.
And said. They do always err
in their heart :
But they did not know my
ways ;
11 "^ " As I sware in my wrath,
^ They shall not enter into my
rest.
" Ex. 14, 31 ; Num. 12. 7, &c. ; Wisd. 10. 16 » Comp.
Dt. 18. 18 f. P Comp. ch. 1. 1 5 See ch. 1. 2 -■ See
1 Tim. 8. 15 ; 1 Cor. 3. 16 * See Rom. 11. 22 ; ver.
14 ; ch. 4, 14 « ch. 4. 16 ; 10. 19, 35 ; see Eph. 3. 12
" See Rom. 5. 2 marg. ^ ch. 6. 11 ; 7. 19 ; 10. 23 ;
comp. 11. 1 ; see 1 Pet. 1, 3 ■' ch. 9. 8 ; 10. 15 ; Acts
28. 25 y ver. 15 , ch. 4. 7 ' See Acts 7. 36 « ch.
4. 3, 5
n Or, For having been himself tempted in thc,t
wherein he hath suffered
1= Or, wherein i* Gr. made.
17 That is, God^s house. See Num. 12. 7.
18 Or, established 21 Or, So
19 Ps. xev. 7 fif . S2 Gr. If they shall enter.
2^1 Or, Wherewith
3.12
HEBREWS
5.4
Only Believers enter into liis Promised Rest A divinely appointed High Priest made perfect throogh Suffering
12 "Take heed, brethren, lest
haply there shall be in any one
of you an evil heart of unbelief, in
falling away from * the living God :
13 but '^exhort one another day
by day, so long as it is called To-
day; lest anv one of you be
hardened by the ■* deceitfulness of
sin : 1 4 for we are become par-
takers ' of Christ, ' if we hold fast
the beginning of our •''confidence
firm unto the end : 15 while it is
said,
^To-day if ye shall hear his
voice.
Harden not your hearts, as in
the provocation.
16 For who, when they heard, did
» provoke'! nay, ''did not all they
that came out of Egypt by Moses 1
17 And with whom was he dis-
pleased forty years 1 was it not
with them that sinned, 'whose
^ bodies fell in the wilderness 1 18
And to whom sware he f that they
should not enter into his rest, but
to them that were ' disobedient 1
19 And we see that they were not
able to enter in because of "'un-
belief.
4 Let us fear therefore, lest
haply, a promise being left of
entering into his rest, any one of
you should seem to have "come
short of it. 2 For indeed we have
had ■^good tidings preached unto
us, even as also they : but " the
word of hearing did not profit
.them, because ''it was not united
by faith with them that heard.
3 ''For we who have believed do
enter into that rest ; even as he
hath said,
''^^ As 1 sware in my wrath,
®They shall not enter into my
rest :
although the works were finished
*from the foundation of the world.
4 For he hath said ''somewhei-e
of the seventh day on this wise,
-" And God * rested on the seventh
day from all his works ; 5 and in
this place again,
^"'They shall not enter into my
rest.
6 Seeing therefore it remaineth
that some should enter thereinto,
and they to whom ^"the good ti-
dings were before preached failed
1 Or, with Cojnp. ch. 1. 9 ; ver. 6.
2 Ps. xcv. 7 f. 3 Gr. limbs. * Or, a gospel
5 Many ancient authorities read they were.
6 Some ancient authorities read We therefore.
fPs. xcv. 11. 10 Gen. ii. 2.
8 Or, So 11 Ps. xcv. 11.
* Ur. If they shall enter. 12 Or, the gospel was
" Comp. ch.
12. 25 ; Col.
2. 8
i-ch. 9.14;
10. 31; 12.
22 ; see Mt.
16. 16
■^ Comp. ch.
10. 2it.
rf Comp.
Eph. 4. 22
'^ See ver. 6
/ Comp. ch.
11. 1 (Gr.)
s" Comp.
Jer. 32.
29 ; 44. 3,
8. &c.
h Num. 14. 2,
11, &c. ;
Dt. 1. 35;
comp.
Num. 14.
30; Dt. 1.
36, 38
i Num. 14.
29; see
ICor. ]0. 5
*: Num. 14.
23 ; Dt. 1.
34 f.;
oomp. ch.
4.2
'ch. 4. 6,11;
comp.
Rom. 11.
30-32
'"Comp. Jn.
3. 36
" ch. 12. 15
"ITli. 2. 13
P ch. 3. 11
s See Mt. 25.
34
"■ ch. 2. 6
" Ex. 20. 11 ;
31. 17, &c.
«ch. 3. 11
« See ch. 3..
18; ver. 11
" Comp. Ps.
95, title in
Sept.
"^ ch. 3. 7 f .
y Comp.
Josh. 22. 4
* See ch. 1. 1
" Comp.
Rev. 14. 13
*> See ver. 4
" 2 Pet. 2. 6
d 1 Pet. 1.
23; comp.
Jer. 23.
29 ; ch. 6.
5 ; Eph. 5.
26
* Comp.
Acts 7. 38
.aTh. 2. 13
'J Eph. 6. 17
h See 1 Th.
5. 23
» Comp. Jn.
12. 48 ;
1 Cor. 14.
24 f.
* 2 Chr. 16.
9 ; Ps. 33.
13-15
' Comp. Job
26. 6
'"■ See ch. 2.
17
" See Eph.
4. 10;
comp. ch.
6. 20 ; 8. 1 ;
9. 24
"ch. 6. 6; 7.
3 ; 10. 29 ;
see Mt. 4.
3 ; comp.
ch. 1. 2
237
to enter in because of "disobedi-
ence, 7 he again defineth a certain
day. To-day, saying "in David so
long a time afterward (even ^as
hath been said before),
^'To-day if ye shall hear his voice,
Harden not your hearts.
8 For " if " Joshua had given them
rest, he would not have 'spoken
afterward of another day. 9 There
remaineth therefore a sabbath rest
for the people of God. 10 For he
that is entered into his rest hath
himself also "rested from his works,
as * God did from his. 1 1 Let us
therefore give diligence to enter
into that rest, that no man fall
^^ after the same " example of " dis-
obedience. 12 For ''the word of
God is "living, and -^active, and
sharper than any two-edged ''sword,
and piercing even to the dividing
of ** soul and '' spirit, of both joints
and marrow, and ' quick to discern
the thoughts and intents of the
heart. 13 And * there is no crea-
ture that is not manifest in his
sight : but all things are ' naked
and laid open before the eyes of
him with whom we have to do.
14 Having then a great "'high
priest, who hath "passed through
the heavens, Jesus "the Son of
God, let us hold fast our ^ confes-
sion. 1 5 For we have not * a high
priest that cannot be touched with
the feeling of our infirmities ; but
one that hath been in all points
''tempted like as we are, yet * with-
out sin. 16 Let us therefore 'draw
nearwith "boldness unto the throne
of grace, that we may receive
mercy, and may find grace to help
us in time of need.
5 For every high priest, " being
taken from among men, is ap-
pointed for men in ^things pertain-
ing to God, that he may * offer both
gifts and sacrifices ^ for sins : 2
"who can bear gently with the
* ignorant and '^ erring, for that he
himself also is "^ compassed with in-
firmity ; 3 and by reason thereof is
bounci , " as for the people, so also for
himself, to offer ^for sins. 4 And
P See ch. 3. 1 9 See ch. 2. 17 "• ch. 2. 18 » Seo
2 Cor. 5. 21 ; comp. ch. 7. 26 t See ch.*?. 19 " See
ch. 3. 6 " Comp. Ex. 28. 1 ^ See ch. 2. 17 " ch.
8. 3 f . ; 9. 9 ; comp. ch. 7. 27 ; 10. 11 ^ ch. 7. 27 ; 10,
12 ; see 1 Cor. 15. 3 " Comp. ch. 2. 18 ; 4. 15
>> Comp. ch. 9. 7 marg. ; see Eph. 4. 18 " Jas. 5.
19 ; comp. 1 Pet. 2. 25 d Comp. ch. 7. 28 " ch. 7.
27 ; 9. 7 ; Lev. 9. 7 ; 16. 6
12 Ps. xcv. 7 f. 15 Or, into Gr. in.
14 Gr. Jesm. Comp. Acta 7. 45.
5.5
HEBREWS
6.18
The Readers' infantile state. "Press on onto Perfection." dod's Immutable Oath. " The Hope set before us "
" no man taketh the honor unto him-
self, but when he is called of God,
even *as was Aaron. 5 So Christ
also ''glorified not himself to be
made a ''high priest, but he that
"spake unto him,
^Thou art my Son,
This day have I begotten thee :
6 as he saith also in another place,
'^■''Thou art a priest for ever
After ^ the order of Melchizedek.
7 Who in the days of his flesh.
'^having offered up prayers and
supplications with 'strong crying
and tears unto him that was * able
to save him ^ from death, and hav-
ing been heard for his ' godly fear,
8 though he was '"a Son, yet learned
"obedience by the things which he
suffered ; 9 and having been made
"perfect, he became unto all them
that obey him the ^ author of eter-
nal salvation ; 1 0 named of God
''a high priest after ^the order of
Melchizedek.
11 Of ®whom we have many
things to say, and hard of inter-
pretation, seeing ye are become
dull of hearing. 12 For when by
reason of the time ye ought to be
teachers, ye have need again ^ that
some one teach you '' the rudiments
of the '''first principles of the ''ora-
cles of God ; and are become such
as have need of "milk, and not of
solid food. 1 3 For every one that
partaketh of milk is * without ex-
perience of the word of righteous-
ness ; for he is a ' babe. 1 4 But
solid food is f or ^ " f ullgrown men,
even those who by reason of use
have their senses '' exercised to * dis-
cern good and evil.
6 Wherefore "leaving "the doc-
trine of ^ the first principles of
Christ, let us press on unto "** per-
fection ; not laying again a founda-
tion of repentance from *dead
works, and of faith toward God, 2
^"of "the teaching of '^baptisms,
and of ^ laying on of hands, and of
"resurrection of the dead, and of
" eternal judgment. 3 And this will
we do, •''if God permit. 4 For as
touching those who were once
^enlightened "and tasted of ''the
1 Ps. u. T. 2 Ps. ex. 4. 3 Or, out of
* 6r. cause. 5 Or, which
* Or, that one teach you which are the rudi-
ments 1 Gr. beginning.
8 Or, inexperienced in ^ Or, perfect
10 Gr. the word of the beginning of Christ.
11 Or, full growth
12 Some ancient authorities read, even the
teaching of. 13 Or, washings
!♦ Or, having both tasted of . . . and being made
and having tasted &c.
« Num. 16.
40 : 18. 7 ;
2 Clir. 26.
18
6 Ex. 28. 1;
1 Chr. 23.
13
<^ Jn. 8. 54
rf Comp. ch.
2. 17 ; ver.
10
' See ch. 1.
1,5
/ch. 7. 17
'J ver. 10;
ch. 6. 20 ; 7.
(esp. 11. 17)
A Mt. 26. 39,
42, 44 ; Mk.
14. 36, 39 ;
Lk. 22. 41,
44
' Mt. 27. 46,
50 ; Mk. 15.
at, 37 ; Lk.
23. 46
k Mk. 14. 36
' ch. 12.
23 luarg. ;
comp. 11. 7
'"Seech.l. 2
" See Phil.
" See ch. 2.
10
P See Gal.
4.3
1 ch. 6. 1
'' See Acts
7. 38
' 1 Cor. 3. 2 ;
comp.
1 Pet. 2. 2
' 1 Cor. 3. 1 ,
comp. 14.
20; IPet.
2.2
" See 1 Cor.
2. 6; Eph.
4.13; ch.
6. 1 marg.
" Comp.
1 Tim. 4. 7
" Comp.
Rom. 14. 1
y See Phil.
3. 13 f .
' ch. 5. 12
" See ch. 5.
14 and
marg.
ftch. 9. 14;
comp. Jn.
8. 21
" Comp.
Acts 19.
3 f. ; Jn. 3.
25
rf See Acts
6. 6
*■ See Acts
17. 31 f.
/ See Acts
18.21
»ch. 10. 32,
comp.
2 Cor. 4. 4,
6
h Eph. 2. 8 ;
comp. Jn.
4.10
* ch. 2. 4 ;
comp. Gal,
3.2
* Comp.
1 Pet. 2. 8
I See Eph.
6.17
"" Comp. ch.
2.5
" ch. 10.
26 f.;
,16,
heavenly gift, and were made
'partakers of the Holv Spirit, 5
and ^^* tasted the good 'word of
God, and the powers of '"the age to
come, 6 and then fell away, it is
"impossible to renew them again
unto repentance; ^* "seeing they
crucify to themselves the Son of
God afresh, and put him to an open
shame. 7 For the land which hath
drunk the rain that cometh oft
upon it, and bringeth forth herbs
meet for them ^ for whose sake it is
also tilled, receiveth blessing from
God : 8 but if it beareth thorns and
thistles, it is rejected and *nigh
unto a curse ; whose end is to be
burned.
9 But, ''beloved, we are per-
suaded better things of you, and
things that ^^ accompany salvation,
though we thus speak: 10 for
'God is not unrighteous to forget
' your work and tlie love which ye
snowed toward his name, in that
ye "ministered unto the saints, and
still do minister. 1 1 And we desire
that each one of you may show the
same diligence unto the ^* " fulness
of ^ hope even to the end : 1 2 that
ye be not sluggish, but ^ imitators
of them \vho through ''faith and
patience " inherit the promises.
1 3 For * when God made promise
to Abraham, since he could swear
by none greater, he " sware by him-
self, 1 4 saying, " Surely blessing I
will bless thee, and multiplying I
will multiply thee. 15 And thus, _
■* having patiently endured, he ob-'
tained the promise. 16 "For men
swear by the greater : and in every
dispute of theirs •''the oath is final
for confirmation. 1 7 Wherein God,
being minded to show more abun-
dantly unto ^ the heirs of the prom-
ise ''the immutability of his counsel,
^^ interposed with an oath ; 1 8 that
bj^ two immutable things, in which
' it is impossible for God to lie, we
may have a strong encouragement,
2 Pet. 2. 21 ;Mt. 19. 26 « Comp. ch. 10. 29 PComp.
2 Tim. 2. 6 « Comp. Dt. 29. 22 fe. ''1 Cor. 10. 14;
2 Cor. 7. 1; 12. 19; 1 Pet. 2. 11; 2 Pet. 3. 1 ; 1 Jn.
2. 7; Jude 3 » Prov. 19. 17: Mt. 10. 42; 25. 40;
comp. Acts 10. 4 « Comp. 1 Th. 1. 3 " ch. 10. 32-
34 ; comp. Rom. 15. 25 " Comp. ch. 10. 22 ; see Lk,
1. 1 -^ See ch. 3.6 v ch. 13. 7 ^2 Th. 1. 4 ; Jas. 1.
3 ; Rev. 13. 10 " Comp. ch. 1. 14 b Comp. Gal. 3.
15, 18 ' Gen. 22. 16 ; Lk. 1. 73 d Comp. Gen. 12. 4
with 21. 5 <■ Comp. Gal. 3. 15 /Comp. Ex. 22. U
"ch. 11. 9 A Ps. 110. 4 ; Prov. 19. 21 ; ver. 18 > Tit.
1. 2 , comp. Num. 23. 19
15 Or, tasted Hie word of God that it is good
16 Or, the while 19 Gen. xxii. 16 f.
17 Or, belong to so Gr. mediated.
18 Or, full "Jisurance
238
6.19
HEBREWS
8.1
Jesns a High Priest after Melchizedek's Order. Superseding the Levitical Order and Ritual, he liveth to intercede
who have fled for refuge to lay hold
of "the hope set before us : 1 9 which
we have as an anchor of the soul, a
hope both sure and stedfast and
* entering into that which is within
the veil ; 20 " whither as a fore-
runner Jesus entered for us, having
become a "^ high priest for ever after
the order of Melchizedek.
7 For this " Melchizedek, king
of Salem, priest of -^God Most
High, who met Abraham returning
from the slaughter of the kings and
blessed him, 2 to whom also Abra-
ham divided a tenth part of all
(being first, by interpretation. King
of righteousness, and then also
King of Salem, which is. King of
peace ; 3 without father, without
mother, ^without genealogy, having
neither beginning of days nor end of
life, but made like unto '' the Son of
God), abideth a priest continually.
4 Now consider how great this
man was, unto whom Abraham,
the 'patriarch, g;ave a tenth out
of the chief spoils. 5 And they
indeed of *the sons of Levi that
receive the priest's office have com-
mandment to take tithes of the
people according to the law, that
is, of their brethren, though these
have come out of the loins of Abra-
ham : 6 but he 'whose genealogy is
not counted from them '"hath taken
tithes of Abraham, and ""hath
blessed him that "hath the prom-
ises. 7 But without any dispute
the less is blessed of the better.
8 And here men that die receive
tithes ; but there one, "of whom it
is witnessed that he liveth. 9 And,
so to sav, through Abraham even
Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath
paid tithes ; 10 for he was yet in
the loins of his father, when Mel-
chizedek met him.
11^ Now if there was perfection
through the Levitical priesthood
(for under it »hath the people re-
ceived the law), what further need
was there that another priest should
arise *■ after the order of Melchize-
dek, and not be reckoned after the
order or Aaron 1 12 For the priest-
hood being changed, there is made
of necessity a change also of the
law. 1 3 For * he of whom * these
things are said ^ belongeth to an-
other tribe, from which no man
hath given attendance at the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord
hath " sprung out of Judah ; as to
1 Gr. halk partaken of. See ch. 2. 14.
39
"ch. 3. 6;
7.19
b Lev. 16. 2 ;
ch. 9. 2 f.
" See ch. 4.
14 ; comp.
Jn. 14. 2
d See ch. 5.
6 ; comp.
ch. 2. 17
« Gen. 14.
18-20 ; ver.
6
/SeeMk. 5.
7
? Comp.
ver, 6
ft ver. 28 ;
see ver. 1 ;
Mt. 4. 3
i See Acts
2 29
* Num. 18.
21,26;
2 Chr. 31.
4f.
' ver. 3
'" See ver. If.
" Rom. 4. 13
" ch. 5. 6 ; 6.
20
P ver. 18 f . ;
ch. 8. 7
1 Comp. ch.
9. 6 ; 10. 1
^ ver. 17 ;
see ch. 5. 6
' ver. 14
< ver. 11
" Rev. 5. 5 ;
Mt. 2. 6
(Mic. 6. 2) ;
comp. Is.
11.1;
Num. 24, 17
" Comp. ch.
9. 10
^ Comp. ch.
9. 14
y ver, 21 ;
see ch, 5. 6
' ver. 11 ;
comp.
Rom. 8. 3 ,
Gal. 3. 21
"0^9.9; 10.
1 ; comp.
Acts 13.
39 ; Rom.
3.20; 7.
7 f . ; Gal.
2. 16 ; 3. 21
b See ch. 3. 6
" ver. 25 ;
ch. 4. 16 ;
10, 1, 22 ;
Lam. 3. 57 ;
Jas. 4. 8
d Num. 23.
19 ; 1 S. 15.
29 ; Rom.
11.29
' ver. 23 f .,
28
/Ps. 119.
122 ; Is. 38.
14 (comp.
Ecclus. 29.
14 ff,)
» See ch, 8, 6
ft See 1 Cor.
1.21
• See ver. 19
^ See P.om.
8. 34;
comp. ch.
9. 24
I See ch. 2.
17
^ See 2 Cor.
5. 21;
comp. ch.
4.15
« 1 Pet. 2. 22
239
which tribe Moses spake nothing
concerning priests. 15 And what
we say is yet more abundantly
evident, if after the likeness of
Melchizedek there ariseth another
priest, 16 who hath been made, not
after the lav/ of a " carnal command-
ment, but after the power of *an
" endless life : 1 7 for it is witnessed
of him,
^^Thou art a priest for ever
After the order of Melchizedek.
1 8 For there is a disiannulling of a
foregoing commandment ''because
of its weakness and unprofitable-
ness 1 9 (for " the law made nothing'
perfect), and a br.'nging in there-
upon' of a better *hope, through
wnich we "draw nigh unto God.
20 And inasmuch as it is not with-
out the taking of an oath 21 (for
they indeed have been made priests
without an oath ; but he with an
oath ^by him that saith ^of him,
®^The Lord swareand ''will net
repent himself,
Thou art a priest " for ever) ;
22 by so much also hath Jesus be
come the -^surety of *a better cove-
nant. 23 And they indeed have
been made priests many in num-
ber, because that by death they are
hindered from continuing : 24 but
he, becau.se he abideth "for ever,
''hath his priesthood * unchange-
able. 25 Wherefore also he is able
to ''save ^to the uttermost them
that * draw near unto God through
him, seeing he ever liveth to ''make
intercession for them.
26 For such a ' high priest became
us, '"holy, "guileless, undefiled, .sep-
arated from .sinners, and "made
higher than the heavens ; 27 who
needetli not daily, like those high
priests, to^ofier up sacrifices, « first
for his own sins, and then for the
sins of the people : for this he did
''once for all, when he 'offered up
himself. 28 For the law appoint-
eth men high priests, 'having in-
firmity ; but the word of the oath,
which was after the la,w, appointeth
"a Son, "perfected for evermore.
8^** Now " in the things which
we are saying the chief point
" See ch. 4. 14 p Comp. ch, 5, 1 « See ch. 5. 3
>" ch. 9. 12 ; 10. 10 ; comp. 9. 28 ' Eph. 6, 2; ch.
9. 14, 28 ; 10, 10, 12 t Comp. ch. 5. 2 « See ch. 1. 2
" See ch. 2. 10
2 Gr. indissoluble. * Ps. ex. 4.
4 Or, through 5 Or, unto « Ps. ex. 4,
" Or, hath a priesthood that doth not pass ti>
another *~ Or, inviolable * Gr. completely.
1" Or, Now to sum up what we are saying •
We have &c. " Gr. upon
8.2
HEBKEWS
9.10
Ordkances of the Former Covenant unable to perfect the Worshipper, but Christ has obtained Eternal Redemption
is this : We have such a " high
Eriest, who sat down on * the right
and of the throne of the " Majesty
in the heavens, 2 a'* minister of ^ the
sanctuary, and of the ^ true taber-
nacle, which the Lord -^pitched, not
man. 3 For every " high priest is
appointed " to offer both gifts and
sacrifices : wherefore it is necessary
that this high priest also have some-
what to offer. 4 Now if he were on
earth, he would not be a priest at
all, seeing there are those who
^ oner the gifts according to the
law ; 5 who serve that 7vhich is ^ a
copy and 'shadow of the heavenly
things, even as Moses is * warned
of God when he is ajaout to '] make
the tabernacle : for, ^ See, saith he,
that thou make all things accord-
ing to the pattern that was showed
thee in the mount. 6 But now
hath he obtained a ministry the
more excellent, by so much as he
is also the 'mediator of ™a better
covenant, which hath been enacted
upon better promises. 7 For "if
that first covenant had been fault-
less, then would no place have been
sought for a second. 8 For ■* find-
ing fault with them, he saith,
* Behold, the days come, saith
the Lord,
That I will ^ make " a new cove-
nant -vyith the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah ;
9 Not according to the covenant
that I made with their fa-
thers
In the day that I ^ took them by
the hand to lead them forth
out of the land of Egypt ;
For they continued not in my
covenant,
And I regarded them not, saith
the Lord.
10 For «this is the covenant that
■^ I will make with the house
of Israel
After those days, saith the Lord ;
I will put my laws into their
mind.
And \ on their heart also will I
write them :
And I will be to them a God,
And they shall be to me a peo-
ple :
1 1 And they shall not teach every
man his fellow-citizen,
1 Or, holy things 2 Or, complete
3 Ex. XXV. 40.
* Some ancient authorities read finding fmiU
with it, he saith tinto them &c.
5 Jer. xxxi. 31 ff. 6 Gr. accomplish.
1 6r. / will covenant.
" See ch. 2.
17
6 See ch. 1. 3
' See ch. 1. 3
d Comp. ch.
10. 11
" Comp. ch.
9. 11, 24
/Comp. Ex.
33. 7
'J See ch. 5.
1 ; comp.
ver. 4
ft ch. 9. 23
' See Col. 2.
17 ; ch.
10.1
*; ch. 11. 7 ;
12. 25 ; see
Mt. 2. 12
'Seel Tim.
2. 5
"' ch. 7. 22 ;
comp. ver.
8 ; ch. 9. 15 ;
12. 24 ; see
Lk. 22. 20
" See ch. 7.
11
0 ver. 13 ;
ch. 9. 15;
12. 24 ;
2 Cor. 3.
6 : see Lk.
22. 20 ;
comp. ch.
7. 22; 8. 6
P Comp.
ch. 2.
16 marg. ;
Ex. 19. 5 f.
9 ch. 10. 16 ;
comp.
Rom. 11. 27
'' Comp.
2 Cor. 3. 3
' Comp. Is.
.54. 13 ; Ju.
6. 45; IJn.
2. 27
t ch. 10. 17
" Comp. ch.
1. 11 ;
2 Cor. 5. 17
^ Comp.
ver. 10
^ Ex. 25. 8
V Comp.
ver. 11, 24 ;
ch. 8. 2
' Ex. 25. 8, 9
« Ex. 25.
31-39
b Ex. 25.
23-29
' Ex. 25. 30 ;
Lev. 24.
5 If. (comp.
Mt. 12. 4)
dEx. 26.
31-33
« Ex. 26. 33
/Ex. 30.
1-5 ; 37.
25 f.
9 Ex. 25.
10 ff. ; 37.
Iff.
ftEx. 16. 32f.
' Num. 17.
10
k Ex. 31. 18 ;
32. 15 ; Dt.
9. 9, 11, 15
' Ex. 25.
18 ff.
"' Ex. 25. 17,
20
" Num. 28. 3
" Comp.
ver. 3
P Lev. 16.
12 ff.
3 Ex. 30. 10 ;
240
And every man his brother,
saying, Know the Lord :
For * all shall know me,
From the least to the greatest
of them.
1 2 For I will be merciful to their
iniquities,
'And their sins will I remem-
ber no more.
13 In that he saith, "A new cove-
nant, he hath made the first old.
"But that which is becoming old
and waxeth aged is nigh unto van-
ishing away.
9 Now even the first covenant
had 'ordinances of divine ser-
vice, and "^its sanctuary, a sanctuary
*of this world. 2 For there was
'a tabernacle prepared, the first,
wherein ^were "the candlestick, and
* the table, and ^ ° the showbread ;
which is called the Holy place.
3 And after ''the second veil, the
tabernacle which is called * the
Holy of holies ; 4 having a golden
^"-^ altar of incense, and ^the ark of
the covenant overlaid round about
with gold, wherein " ivas ^ a golden
pot holding the manna, and
* Aaron's rod that budded, and
*the tables of the covenant; 5
and above it 'cherubim of glory
™ overshadowing ^^ the mercy-seat ;
of which things we cannot now
speak severally. 6 Now these
things having been thus prepared,
the priests " go in continually into
^the fir.st tabernacle, accomplish-
ing the services ; 7 but into "the
second ^the high priest alone,
*once in the year, ''not without
blood, which he 'offereth for him-
.self, and for the ^^' errors of the
people : 8 " the Holy Spirit this
signifying, " that the way into the
holy place hath not yet been made
manifest, while the first tabernacle
is yet standing ; 9 which is ^ a fig-
ure for the time present ; according
to which are * offered both gifts
and sacrifices that cannot, as touch-
ing the conscience, ' rnake the wor-
shipper perfect, 10 6emgr only (with
"me^ts and * drinks and divers
" washings) '* carnal ordinances, im-
Lev. 16. 34 ; comp. oh . 10. 3 "■ Lev. 16. 11, 14 ' See
ch. 5. 3 « Num. 15. 25 ; comp. ch. 5. 2 " See ch.
3. 7 " ch. 10. 20 ; comp. Ju. 14. 6 " ch. 11. 19 ;
comp. 10. 1 y See ch. 5. 1 ' See ch. 7. 19 " Lev.
11. 2 ff. ; see Col. 2. 16 >> Comp. Num. 6. 3 « Lev.
11. 25, &c. ; Num. 19. 13 ; comp. Mk. 7. 4 d Comp.
ch. 7. 16
8 Or, are 9 Gr. the settina foiih of the loaves.
10 Or, censer 2 Chr. 26. 19 ; Ezek. 8. 11.
11 Or, is 13 Gr. the propUiatory,
13 Gr. ignorances. Bcclus. 23. 2 i.
9.11
HEBEEWS
lae
haviDg pat away Sin by the Sacriflce of Himself. By this One Sacrifice be hath perfected forever the Sanctified
posed until "a time of reforma-
tion.
11 But Christ having come a
* high pries-t of ^ the " good things
to come, through "^ the greater and
more perfect tabernacle, * not made
with hands, that is to say, ^ not of
this creation, 12 nor yet through
' the blood of goats and calves, but
* through his own blood, * entered
in * once for all into the holy place,
having obtained 'eternal redemp-
tion. 1 3 For if '"the blood of goats
and bulls, and " the ashes of a heifer
sprinkling them that have been
defiled, sanctify unto the clean-
ness of the flesh : 1 4 how much
more shall ''the blood of Christ,
who through ^ " the eternal Spirit
^offered himself without blemish
unto God, 'cleanse ^ your conscience
from ^ dead works to serve ' the
living God 1 15 And for this cause
' he is the " mediator of a " new
* covenant, that a death having
taken place for the redemption of
the transgressions that were under
the first * covenant, they that have
been * called may ^ receive the
promise of ^ the eternal inheritance.
16 For where a ■* testament is,
there must of necessity ^ be the
death of him that made it. 1 7 For
a ^testament is of force ® where
there hath been death : '' for it doth
never avail while he that made it
liveth. 1 8 Wherefore even the first
covenant hath not been dedicated
without blood. 1 9 For when every
commandment had been " spoken
by Moses unto all the people accord-
ing to the law, ' he took the " blood
of the calves and the goats, with
"* water and scarlet wool and hys-
sop, and sprinkled both " the book
itself and all the people, 20 saying,
^•''This is the blood of the * covenant
which God commanded to you-
ward. 21 Moreover *the taoer-
nacle and all the vessels of the
ministry he sprinkled in like
manner with the blood. 22 And
according to the law, I may
" almost say, all things are cleansed
with blood, and 'apart from shed-
ding of blood there is no remis-
sion.
23 It was necessary therefore
1 Some ancient authorities read the good things
that are come. 2 Or, his eternal spirit
3 Many ancient authorities read our.
* The Greek word here used signifies both cove-
nant and testament.
5 Or. be brought. « Gr. oi'er the dead.
7 Or, for doth it ever . . . liveth ? 8 Ex. xxir. 8.
" Comp. ch.
7. 12
t> See ch. 2.
17
" ch. 10. 1
d ver. 24 ;
comp. ch.
« Mk. 14. 58 ;
2 Cor. 5. 1
/ Comp.
2 Cor. 4.
18 ; ch. 12.
27 ; 13. 14
'J Lev. 4. 3 ;
16. 6, 15,
&c. ; ver.
19
'' ver. 14 ;
ch. 13. 12
i ver. 24
k See ch. 7.
27
' Comp.
ver. 15 ;
ch. 5. 9
"' ver. 12, 19 ;
comp. ch.
10. 4
" Num. 19.
9, 17 f .
" Comp.
1 Cor. 15.
45 ; 1 Pet.
3 18
P Eph, 5. 2 ;
ch. 7. 27;
10. 10, 12
9 Acts 15. 9 ;
Tit. 2. 14 ;
ch. 10. 2,
22 ; eomp.
1. 3
»• ch. 6. 1
^ See Mt. 16.
16 ; ch. 3.
12
t See Rom.
3. 24
" See 1 Tim.
2. 5 ; ch. 8.
6 ; 12. 24
" See ch. 8. 8
^ See Rom.
8. 28 f . ;
ch. 3. 1 ;
comp. Mt.
22. 3 ff.
y ch. 6. 15 ;
10. 36 ;
comp. 11.
39
- See Acts
20. 32
" See ch. 1. 1
i-Ex. 24.6ff.
'^ See ver. 12
rf Comp.
Lev. 14. 4,
7, *'c. ;
Num. 19. 6,
18, &c.
" Comp. Ex.
24.7
/Comp. Mt.
26.28
» Comp. Ex.
40. 9; 24.
6; Lev. 8.
15,19; 16.
14-16
'' Comp.
Lev. 5. 11 f.
i Lev. 17. 11
i: ch. 8. 5
' ch. 8. 5
'"• ver. 12 ;
comp. ch.
4.14
"ch. 8, 2
" ver. 12
P Comp. ch.
7. 25 ; Mt.
18.10
241
that the * copies of the things in
the heavens should be cleansed
with these ; but ' the heavenly
things themselves with better sac-
rifices than these. 24 For Christ
'"entered not into a holy place
made with hands, like in pattern
to " the true ; but into " heaven it-
self, now p to appear before the face
of God for us : 25 nor yet that he
should offer himself often, as *the
high priest entereth into *■ the holy
place ' year by year with blood not
his own ; 26 else must he often
have suflPered since ' the foundation
of the world: but now "once at
" the "end of the ages hath he been
* manifested to put away sin ^" ^ by
the sacrifice of himself. 27 And
inasmuch as ' it is '^ appointed unto
men once to die, and after this
" Cometh judgment ; 28 so Christ
also, having been * once offered to
" bear the sins of many, shall ap-
pear ''a second time, "apart from
sin, to theru that ■'^wait for him,
unto " salvation.
-i /^ For the law having /"a
-Lvy shadow of Hhe good things
to come, not the very image of the
things, ^'^ can * never with the same
sacrifices year by year, which they
offer continually, 'rnake perfect
them that 'draw nigh. 2 Else
would they not have ceased to be
offered'? because the worshippers,
having been once cleansed, would
have had no more "^ consciousness
of sins. 3 But "in those sacrifices
there is a remembrance made of
sins year by year. 4 For it is " im-
possible that ^the blood of bulls
and goats should take away sins,
5 Wherefore * when he cometh into
the world, he saith,
^^ Sacrifice and offering thou
wouldest not.
But ''a body didst thou prepare
for me ;
6 In whole burnt offerings and
sacrifices for sin thou hadst
no pleasure:
9 See ver. 7 "" ver. 2 ; ch. 10. 19 ' ver. 7 ' See
Mt. 25. 34 ; ch. 4. 3 " ver. 12 ; ch. 7. 27 " See Mt.
13. 39; comp. ch. 1. 2 ^ IJn. 3. 5, 8 » ver. 12, 14
^ Gen. 3. 19 « 2 Cor. 5. 10 ; IJn. 4. 17 i> See ch.
7. 27 <^ 1 Pet, 2. 24 ri Acts 1. 11 « ch. 4. 15 / See
1 Cor. 1. 7 ; Tit. 2. 13 ^ ch. 5. 9 A See ch. 8. 5
' ch. 9. 11 k ver. 4, 11 ; comp. ch. 9. 9; Rom. 8. S
' See ch. 7. 19 "' Comp. 1 Pet. 2. 19 marg. " See
ch. 9. 7 " See ver. 1, U p ch. 9. 12 f. « ch. 1. 6
'" Comp. 1 Pet. 2. 24 ; ch. 2. 14 ; 5. 7
9 Or, consummation lo Or, 6j/ his sacrifice
11 Gr. laid up for. Col. 1. 5 ; 2 Tim. 4. 8.
12 Many ancient authorities read they can.
isPs. xl. 6tf,
10.7
HEBREWS
10.36
Let as draw near with a Trne Heart. For Wilful Sin there is no More Sacrifice. Recall Former Constancy
7 Then said I, Lo, I am come
(In "the roll of the book it is
written of me)
To do thy will, O God.
8 Saying above, * Sacrifices and
offerings and ^ whole burnt offer-
ings and sacrifices ''for sin thou
wouldest not, neither hadst pleas-
ure therein (the which are offered
according to the law), 9 then hath
he said, *Lo, I am come to do thy
will. He taketh away the first,
that he may establish the second.
10 ^ By which will we have been
•''sanctified through " the offering of
''the body of Jesus Christ 'once for
all. 1 1 And every '^ priest indeed
standeth day by day ministering
and " offering oftentimes the same
sacrifices, the which 'can never
take away sins: 12 but he, when
he had offered one sacrifice "'for
^sins "for ever, "sat down on the
right hand of God ; 1 3 henceforth
expecting till *his enemies be made
the footstool of his feet. 14 For
by one offering he hath * perfected
" for ever them that are sanctified.
15 And ''the Holy Spirit also bear-
eth witness to us ; for after he hath
said,
16 ■*'This is the covenant that ^I
will make with them
After those days, saith the Lord :
I will put my laws on their
heart.
And upon their mind also will I
write them ;
then saith he,
17 ' And their sins and their iniq-
uities will I remember no
moi'e.
18 Now where remission of these
is, there is no more offering for sin.
19 Having therefore, brethren,
"boldness to "enter into the holy
place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by
''the way which he dedicated for
us, a new and living way, through
^the veil, that is to say, his flesh ;
2 1 and having ^ a great priest " over
the house of God ; 22 let us *draw
near with a true heart in ® " fulness
of faith, having our _ hearts
''sprinkled from an evil 'con-
science : and having our body
'washed with pure water, 23 let us
hold fast the ■''confession of our
'' hope that it waver not ; for * he
1 Or, In
* Some ancient authorities read high priest.
* Or, sins, for ever sat down d'c.
* Jer. XXXI. 33 f. » Gr. I will covenant.
6 Or, full assurance
1 Or, conscience, and our body washed with pure
water: let us hold fast
" Jer. 36. 2 ;
Ezek. 2. 9 ;
3. 1 f . ;
Ezr. 6. 2
(Sept.)
* ver. 5 f .
« Mk. 12. 33
d Rom. 8. 3
marg.
^ ver. 7
/ See Eph.
5. 26; ver.
14, 29 ; ch.
2. 11 ; 13.
12; comp.
Jn. 17. 19
s ch. 7. 27 ;
9. 14, 23 ;
ver. 12 ;
Epb. 5. 2;
comp. Ju.
6.51
A Comp.
1 Pet. 2.
24 ; ch. 2.
14 ; 5. 7
! See ch. 7.
27
* Comp. ch.
5.1
' See ver. 1,
4; Mic. 6.
6-8, &c.
"* See ch. 5. 1
" ver. 14
" See ch. 1. 3
P See ch. 1.
13
« Comp.
ver. 1
"■ Seech. 3.7
*ch. 8. 10
' Comp. ch.
8. 12
" ver. 35 ;
see ch. 3. 6
" Comp. ch.
9.25
" ch. 9. 8
V Comp. ch.
6. 19 ; 9. 3
^ See ch. 2.
17
" ch. 3. 6 ;
see 1 Tim.
3. 15
* ver. 1 ; see
ch. 7. 19
" See ch. 6.
11
d ch. 12. 24 ;
IPet. 1. 2,
comp. ch.
9. 19 ■
Ezek. 36.
25
* Comp.
Acts 22.
16 ; 1 Cor.
6. U ; Eph.
5. 26 ; Tit.
3.5; IPet.
3 21
/ See ch. 3. 1
" See ch. 3. 6
k ch. 11. 11 ;
see 1 Cor.
1. 9 ; 19. 13
' Comp. ch.
13. 1
* See Tit. 3.
8
' Comp.
2 Mace. 2.
7; Acts 2.
42
"" Comp. ch.
3.13
" See 1 Cor.
3. 13
" Comp. ch.
5. 2 ; 6.
4-8 ; 2 Pet.
2. 20 f . ,
242
is faithful that prornised : 24 and
let us consider one another 'to
provoke unto love and *good works •
25 not forsaking our own 'assem-
bling together, as the custom of
some is, but "* exhorting one another ;
and so much the more, as ye see
"the day drawing nigh.
26 For if we "sin wilfully after
that we have received ^ the knowl-
edge of the truth, there remaineth
no more a sacrifice for sins, 27 but
a certain fearful expectation of
^judgment, and a * ''fierceness of
fire which shall devour the adver-
saries. 28 "A man that hath set
at nought Moses' law dieth with-
out compassion on the word of two
or three witnesses: 29 'of how
much sorer punishment, think ye,
shall he be judged worthy, "who
hath trodden under foot the Son of
God, and hath counted "the blood
of the covenant ^ wherewith he was
sanctified *an unholy thing, and
hath * done despite unto the Spirit
of grace? 30 For we know him
that said, ^" ^ Vengeance belongeth
unto me, I will recompense. And
again, "The Lord shall judge his
people. 31 It is a "* fearful thing
to fall into the hands of * the living
God.
32 But call to remembrance "the
former days, in which, after ye
were ''enlightened, ye endured a
great ''conflict of sufferings ; 33
Eartly, being ■'^made a gazingstock
oth by reproaches and afflictions ;
and partly, becoming "partakers
with them that were so used. 34
For ye both ''had compas.sion on
them that were in bonds, and took
'joyfully the spoiling of your pos-
sessions, knowing that ye have
for yourselves * a better possession
and an abiding one. 35 Cast not
away therefoi-e your 'boldness,
which hath great *" recompense of
reward. 36 For ye have need of
^^" patience, that, naving done the
Num. 15. 30 P See 1 Tim. 2. 4 « Ju. 5. 29 ; ch. 9. 27
"■ Is. 26. 11 ; see 2 Th. 1. 7 ' Dt. 17. 2-6 ; see Mt. 18.
16 ; comp. ch. 2. 2 < See ch. 2. 3 " Comp. ch. 6. 6
" ch. 13. 20 ; Mt. 26. 28, &c. ^ See Eph. 5. 26 ; Rev.
1. 5; comp. ch. 9. 13 f. " eh. 6. 4; Eph. 4. 30;
1 Cor. 6. 11 ' See Rom. 12. 19 " See 2 Cor. 5. 11
(• See Mt. 16. 16 ; ch. 3. 12 "^ Comp. ch. 5. 12 d ch.
6. 4 ' See Phil. 1. 30 /I Cor. 4. 9 ; comp. ch. 12. 4
" Comp. Phil. 4. 14 (Gr.) , 1 Th. 2. 14 a Comp. ch.
13. 3 ' Comp. Mt. 5. 12 * Comp. ch. 9. 15 ; 11. 16;
13. 14 , 1 Pet. 1. 4 f. ' See ver. 19 "' See ch. 2. 2
» ch. 12. 1 ; see Lk. 21. 19
i Or, jealousy 3 Gr. a common thing.
10 Dt. xixii. 35. a Dt. xxxii. 36.
12 Many ancient authorities read ye have your
own selves for a better possession &c. Comp. Lk.
9. 25 ; 21. 19. w Or, stedfastness
10.37
HEBREWS
11.23
Faith defined and its Trinmphs set forth
will of God, ye may "receive the
promise.
37 ^For ''yet a very little while,
" He that cometh shall come, and
shall not tarry.
38 But ^''my righteous one shall
live by faith :
And if he shrink back, my soul
hath no pleasure in him.
39 But we are not ^of them that
shrink back unto i)erdition; but
of them that have faith unto the
* saving of the soul.
nNow faith is ^* assurance
of things -^ hoped for, a ® con-
viction of *' things not seen. 2 For
therein *the elders 'had witness
borne to them. 3 By faith we
understand that the ^* worlds have
been framed 'by the ™word of God,
so that what is seen hath " not been
made out of things which appear.
4 By faith " Abel offered unto God
a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
through which he *had witness
borne to him that he was righteous,
*God bearing witness "in respect
of his ^ gifts : and through it he
* being dead yet speaketh. 5 By
faith ''Enoch was translated that
he should not * see death ; and he
was not found, because God trans-
lated him : '^'^ for he hath had wit-
ness borne to him that before his
translation he had been well-pleas-
ing unto God : 6 and without faith
it is impossible to be well-pleasing
unto him; for he that 'cometh to
God must believe that he is, and
that he is a rewarder of them that
seek after him. 7 By faith "Noah,
being "warned of God concerning
"things not seen as yet, ^ moved
with godly fear, ^prepared an ark
to the saving of his house ; through
which he condemned the world, and
became heir of ^ the righteousness
which is according to faith. 8 By
faith "Abraham, when he was
called, obeyed to go out unto a
place which he was to * receive for
an inheritance ; and he went out,
not knowing whither he went. 9
By faith he oecame a sojourner in
"the land of promise, as in a land
not his own, ""* dwelling in tents,
1 Hab. ii. 3 f .
2 Some ancient authorities read the righteous
one. 3 Gr. of slii-inking hack . . . but of faith.
* Or, gaining
s Or, the giving substance to ' Or, test
1 Or. ages. Comp. 1 Tim. 1. 17 marg.
8 The Greek text in this clause is somewhat
uncertain. 9 Or, over his gifts
10 Or, for before his translation he hath had
witness borne to him that he &c.
u Or, having taken up his abode in tents
" See eh. 9.
15
* Comp.
ver. 25 ;
Rev. 22. 20
« See Mt. 11.
3
d Comp.
Rom. 1.
17; Gal. 3.
11
« ch. 3. 14
(Gr.)
/Seech. 3.6
f See Rom.
8. 24;
comp.
2 Cor. 4.
18 ; 5. 7 ;
ver. 7, 27
* Comp. ch.
1.1
I ver. 4, 39
* ch. 1. 2
' Gen. 1. ;
comp. ch.
1.2
"^ See ch. 6.
5 : comp.
2 Pet. 3. 5
« Rom. 4. 17
0 Gen. 4. 4 ;
Mt. 23. 35 ;
1 Jn. 3. 12
P ch. 5. 1
9 Gen. 4.
8-10 ; ch.
12.24
'• Gen. 5. 21-
24; Ecclus.
44. 16 ; 49.
14 ; comp.
Wisd. 4.
10 f.
» See Lk. 2.
26 ; Jn. 8.
51 ; comp.
ch. 2. 9
< Comp. ch.
7.19
« Gen. 6. 13-
22
" See ch. 8.
5 ; Ecclus.
44.17;
Wisd.
10.4.
* Comp. ch.
5.7
V 1 Pet. 3. 20
^ Comp.
Gen. 6. 9 ;
Ezek. 14.
14, 20;
Rom. 4. 13 ;
9. 30
<»Gen. 12.
1-4 ; Acts
7. 2-4 ;
Ecclus. 44.
19-21
t Gen. 12. 7
" Acts 7. 5
d Gen. 12. 8 ;
13. 3, 18 ;
18. 1, 9
' Ecclus. 44.
22 f.;
comp. ch.
6.17
/ch. 12. 22;
13,14
0 Rev. 21.
14 fl.
'' ver. 16
• Gen 17.
19; 18. 11-
14 ; 21. 2
* See ch. 10.
23
1 Rom. 4. 19
"^ Gen. 15. 5 ;
22. 17 ; 32.
12
243
with Isaac and Jacob, *the heirs
with him of the same promise : 10
for he looked for -^the city which
hath " the foundations, * whose
^^ builder and maker is God. 11 By
faith even ' (Sarah herself received
power to conceive seed when she
was past age, since she counted
him * faithful who had promised:
12 wherefore also there sprang of
one, and 'him as good as dead, "'«o
many as the stars of heaven in
multitude, and as the sand, which
is by the sea-shore, innumerable.
13 "These all died ^^in faith, "not
having received the promises, but
^having seen them and greeted
them from afar, and having 'con-
fessed that they were strangers
and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For
they that say such things make it
manifest that they are seeking after
a country of their own. 1 5 And if
indeed they had been mindful of
that country from which they went
out, ''they would have had oppor-
tunity to return. 16 But now they
desire a better country, that is, a
'heavenly: wherefore 'God is not
ashamed of them, to be "called their
God ; for "he hath prepared for
them a city;.
17 By faith * Abraham, being
tried, ^^offered up Isaac: yea, he
that _ had gladly ^ received the
gromises was offering up his only
egotten so«,; \9> even he to ^\iOu\
it was said, ^''^In Isaacshall thy seed
be called : 1 9 accounting that "God
is able to raise up, even from the
dead ; from whence he did also in a
* figure receive him back. 20 By
faith "Isaac blessed Jacob and
Esau, even concerning things to
come. 21 By faith ''Jacob, when
he was dying, blessed each of the
sons of Joseph ; and "worshipped,
leaning upon the top of his staff.
22 By faith -^Joseph, when his end
was nigh, made mention of the de-
parture of the children of Israel;
and gave commandment concern-
ing his bones. 23 By faith ''Moses,
" Comp. Mt. 13. 17 0 ver. 39 p Comp. Jn. 8. 56 ;
ver. 27 « Gen. 23. 4 ; 47. 9 ; Ps. 39. 12 ; Eph. 2. 19 ;
1 Pet. 1. 1 ; 2. 11 "- Comp. Gen. 24. 6-8 ' Comp.
2 Tim. 4. 18 * See Mk. 8. 38 ; comp. ch. 2. 11
" Gen. 26. 24 ; 28. 13 ; Ex. 3. 6, 15 ; 4. 5 " ver. 10 ;
comp. Rev. 21. 2 ^ Gen. 22. 1-10; Ecclus. 44. 20;
1 Mace. 2. 52 ; Jas. 2. 21 v Comp. ver. 13 ^ Rom.
9. 7 " Comp. Rom. 4. 21 b Comp. ch. 9. 9 " Gen.
27. 27-29 ; 39 f . d Gen. 48. 1, 5, 16, 20 « Gen. 47.
31 (Sept.) ; comp. 1 K. 1. 47 /Gen. 50. 24 f. ; comp.
Ex. 13. 19 " Ex. 2. 2 (comp. Sept.)
12 Or, architect
13 Gr. according to.
1* Gr. hath offered up.
15 Or, of
16 Gen. xii. 12.
11.24
HEBREWS
12.9
Past Triampbs should be Present Incitements. The Heavenly Father's Chastening Frnitfnl
when he was born, was hid three
months by his parents, because
they saw he was a goodly child;
and they were not afraid of the
"king's commandment. 24 By
faith Moses, *when he was grown
up, refused to be called the son of
Pharaoh's daughter; 25 choosing
rather to " share ill treatment with
the people of God, than to enjoy
the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 ''accounting the reproach of
^Christ greater riches than the
treasures of Egypt: for he looked
unto the ''recompense of reward.
27 By faith he •''forsook Egypt,
not -'fearing the wrath of the king:
for he endured, as ''seeing him who
is invisible. 26 By faith he '^ ' kept
the passover, and the sprinkling
of the blood, that *the destroj^er
of the firstborn should not touch
them. 29 By faith they 'passed
through the Red sea as by dry land :
which the Egyptians assaying to do
were swallowed up. 30 By faith
™the walls of Jericho fell down,
"after they had been compassed
about for seven days. 3 1 By faith
"Rahab the harlot perished not with
them that were disobedient, having
received the spies with peace.
32 And what shall I more say?
for the time will fail me if I tell of
p Gideon, « Barak, '' Samson, * Jeph-
thah ; of 'David and "Samuel and
the prophets : 33 who through faith
" subdued kingdoms, ^ wrought
righteousness, 2' obtained promises,
^stopped the mouths of lions, 34
"quenched the power of fire, *es-
caped the edge of the sword, from
weakness were made strong, "waxed
mighty in war, "turned to flight
armies of aliens. 35 ''Women re-
ceived their dead by a resurrection :
and others were ^"tortured, not
accepting * their deliverance ; ■''that
they might obtain a better resur-
rection : 36 and others had trial of
'mockings and scourgings, yea,
moreover of * bonds and imprison-
ment: 37 they wei'e 'stoned, they
were *sawn asunder, they were
tempted, they were ' slain with the
sword : they went about "' in sheep-
skins, in goatskins ; being desti-
tute, afflicted, "ill-treated 38 ("of
whom the world was not worthy),
^wandering in deserts and moun-
tains and caves, and the holes of
1 Or, ih^ Christ Comp. 1 Cor. 10. 4.
2 Or, instituted Gr. hath made.
3 Or, beaten to death * Gr. the redemption.
16,
"^Ex. 1
22
l> Ex. 2. 10,
11 fE.
" Comp.
ver. 37
d Comp. Lk.
14. 33 ;
Phil. 3. 7 f .
« See ch. 2. 2
/Ex. 12.
50 f . ; 13.
171;
comp. 2. 15
s Ex. 10.
28 f.,
comp. 2. 14
'' Comp.
ver. 1, 13;
see Col. 1.
15
i Ex. 12.
21 ff.
«-• Ex. 12. 23,
29 f.;
comp.
1 Cor. 10.
10
' Ex. 14.
22-29
'" Josh. 6. 20
" Josh. 6.
15 f.
0 Josh. 2.
9 ff. ; 6. 23 ;
Jas. 2. 25
P Judg. 6.-8.
9 Judg. 4.-5.
'• Judg. 13.-
16.
' Judg. 11.-
12.
< 1 S. 16. 1,
13
« 1 S. 1. 20
" Comp.
Judg. 4.,
7., U.,14. ;
2 S. 5. 17 ;
8. 2 ; 10. 12
" Comp. 1 S.
12. 4 ; 2 S.
8.15
y Comp. 2 S.
7. 11 f .
' Dan. 6. 22 ;
1 Mace. 2.
60 ; comp.
Judg. 14.
6; IS. 17.
34
" Dan. 3.
23 ff. ;
1 Mace. 2.
59
>> Ex. 18. 4 ;
1 S. 18. 11 ;
19. 10 ; Ps.
144.10;
1 K. 19. ;
2K. 6.
"^ Comp.
Judg. 7.
21 ; 15. 8,
15 f . ; 1 S.
17. 51 f. ;
2S. 8. 1-6;
10. 15 ff. ;
1 Mace. 5,
1-7,21,281
d 1 K. 17. 23 ;
2K. 4.361
« 2 Mace. 6.
18 ff. ; 7.
/ 2 Mace. 7.
9, 14, 23,
2S
I' 2 Mace. 7.
1, 7, 10
h Gen. 39.
20 ; Jer. 20.
2 ; 37. 15
i 2 Chr. 24.
21 ; comp.
1 K. 21. 13
244
the earth. 39 And these all, hav-
ing *had witness borne to them
through their faith, ''received not
the pi'omise, 40 God having * pro-
vided "some better thing concern-
ing us, that 'apart from us they
should not be made perfect.
•^ O _ Therefore let "us also, see-
JL ^ ing we are compassed about
with so great a cloud of witnesses,
"lay aside every ® weight, and the
sin which '^ doth so easily beset us,
and let us ""run with ** patience
the race that is set before us, 2
looking unto Jesus the "''author
and perfecter of our faith, who for
the joy that was set before him
"endured the cross, * despising
shame, and hath "sat down at the
right hand of the throne of God.
3 For ''consider him that hath en-
dured such gainsaying of sinners
against '"himself, that ye wax not
weary, "fainting in your souls. 4
■''Ye have not yet resisted ^unto
blood, striving against sin : 5 and
ye have forgotten the exhortation
which reasoneth with you as with
sons,
"My son, regard not lightly the
chastening of the Lord,
Nor "faint when thou art re-
proved of him ;
6 For ''whom the Lord loveth he
chasteneth.
And scourgeth every son whom
he receiveth.
7 -"^It is for chastening that ye en-
dure ; * God dealeth with _ you as
with soils ; for what son is there
whom his father chasteneth not 'J
8 But if ye are without chasten
ing, * whereof all have been made
partakers, then are ye bastards,
and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we
had the fathers of our flesh to
chasten us, and we 'gave them
k Comp. 2 S. 12. 31 ; 1 Chr. 20. 3 '1 K. 19. 10 ; Jer.
26. 23 "' Comp. 1 K. 19. 13, 19 ; 2 K. 2. 8, 13 f . ; Zeeh.
13. 4 " Comp. ver. 25 : ch. 13. 3 " Comp Ecclus.
48. 12-15 P Comp. 1 K. 18. 4, 13 ; 19. 9 ; 1 Mace. 2.
31 ; 2 Mace. 5. 27 ; 6. 11 ; 10. 6 « See ver. 2 '' ver.
13 ; ch. 10. 36 ' Comp. ver. 16 « Comp. Kev. 6. U
« Comp. eh. 10. 39 " See Eph. 4. 22 (Gr.) ; comp.
Rom. 13. 12 '■ See 1 Cor. 9. 24 ; Gal. 2. 2 » See ch.
10. 36 ^ Comp. ch. 2. 10 » ch. 2. 9 , Phil. 2. 8 1
>> Comp. 1 Cor. 1. 18, 23 ; ch. 13. 13 " See eh. 1. 3
d See Mt. 10. 24 ; Rev. 2. 3 " See Gal. 6. 9 : ver. 5
/ ch. 10. 32 ff. ; 13. 13 » Comp. Phil. 2. 8 ; 2 Mace.
13. 14 '' Ps. 119. 75 ; Judith 8. 27 ; 2 Mace. 6. 12 ;
Rev. 3. 19 ' Dt. 8. 5 ; 2 S. 7. 14 ; comp. Prov. 13.
24 ; 19. 18 ; -23. 13 f . ; Wisd. 11. 10 * Comp. 1 Pet. 5.
9 ' Comp. Lk. 18. 2
5 Or, foreseen * Or, encumbrance
7 Or, doth closely cling to us Or, is admired
of many » Or, stedfastness ^ Or, captain
10 Many ancient authorities read themselves.
Comp. Num. 16. 38. " Prov. iii. U f.
12 Or, Endurt unto chastening
12.10
HEBREWS
13. e
Warning from Esan's Case. The Christian's Privileges and Obligations. Social and Religions Duties enjoined
reverence : shall we not much
rather be in subjection unto "the
Father of ^spirits, and 'live'? 10
For they indeed for a few days
chastened us as seemed good to
them; but he for our proht, "that
we may be partakers of his holiness.
1 1 All chastening seemeth ''for the
present to be not joyous but griev-
ous ; yet afterward it yieldeth
* peaceable fruit unto them that
have been exercised thereby, evew
the fruit of righteousness. 12
Wherefore "-^lift up the hands
that hang down, and the palsied
knees; 13 and "make straight
paths for your feet, that that which
IS lame be not ^ tui^ned out of the
way, but rather '' be healed.
14 'Follow after peace with all
men, and the '' sanctification with-
out which no man shall ^see the
Lord: 15 looking carefully ''lest
there be any man that ^'"falleth
short of the grace of God ; lest any
"root of bitterness springing up
trouble yo^^, and thereby the many
be " defiled ; 1 6 ■* lest there be any
* fornicator, or « profane person, as
Esau, ""who for one mess of meat
sold his own birthright. 17 For
ye know that even * when he after-
ward desired to inherit the bless-
ing, he was "^ rejected ; for he found
no place for a change of mind in
his father, though he sought it dili-
gently with tears.
18 'For ye are not come unto
"^ '' a mount thsit might be touched,
and that burned with fire, and
unto blackness, and darkness, and
tempest, 19 and the "sound of a
trumpet, and the ^ voice of words ;
which voice they that heard * en-
treated that no word more should
be spoken unto them ; 20 for they
could not endure that which was
enjoined, ^ If even a beast touch
the mountain, it shall be stoned ;
21 and so fearful was the appear-
ance, that Moses said, ^I exceed-
ingly fear and quake: 22 but ^ye
are come unto mount Zion, and
unto "the city of *the living God,
*the heavenly Jerusalem, ^°and to
" '^ innumerable hosts of angels,
1 Or, our spirits 2 6r. make straight.
3 Or, put o%U of joint ■» Or, whether
5 Or, Jalleth back from
6 Or, rejected (for he found no place of repent-
ance), &c. Or, rejected ; for . . . of repentance
&c. Comp. ch 6. 6 ; 2 Esdr. 9. 11 ; Wisd. 12. 10.
I Or, a palpable and kindled fire
8 Ex. xix. 12 f. 9 Dt. ix. 19.
10 Or, and to inmimerahle hosts, the general
assembly of angels, and the church &e.
II Gr. myriads of angels.
" Num. 16.
22 ; 27. 16 ;
comp.
Rev. 22. 6
b Comp. Is.
38. 16
" See 2 Pet.
1.4
d Comp.
1 Pet. 1. 6
" Jas. 3.
17 f.;
comp. Is.
32. 17 ;
2 Tim. 4. 8
/ Comp. Is.
35.3;
Ecclus. 25.
0 Comp.
Prov. 4.
26 ; Gal. 2.
14
h Jas. 5. 16 ;
comp. Gal.
6. 1
i See Rom.
14.19
k Rom. 6.
22 ; comp.
ver. 10
' See Mt. 5.
8 ; comp.
ch. 9. 28
"' ch. 4. 1 ;
comp.
2 Cor. 6. 1 ;
Gal. 5. 4
" Dt. 29. 18
" Tit. 1. 15
P ch. 13. 4
9 See 1 Tim.
1. 9
>" Gen. 25.
33 f.
» Gen. 27.
30-40
« ver. 18 ff. :
comp.
2 Cor. 3.
7-13
« Ex. 19. 12,
16 a. ; 20.
18 ; Dt. 4.
11 : 5. 22
" Ex. 19. 16,
19 ; 20. 18 ;
comp. Mt.
24. 31
" Dt. 4. 12 ;
comp. Ex.
19.19
y Ex. 20. 19 ;
Dt. 5. 25 ;
18. 16
* Rev. 14. 1
" See ch. 11.
10; comp.
Eph. 2. 19 ;
Phil. 3. 20 ;
Rev. 21. 2
b See ch. 3.
12
<= See Gal. 4.
26 ; comp.
ch. 11. 16
d Rev. 5. 11
' ch. 2. 12
marg. ;
comp. Ex.
4.22:
2 Esdr. 6.
58
/SeeLk. 10.
20
» Gen. 18.
25 ; Ps. 50.
6 ; 94. 2,
&c.
ft Comp.
Wisd. 3. 1 ;
Rev. 6. 9,
11 ; comp.
ch. 11. 40
2S45
23 to the^ general assembly and
"' church of the firstborn who •'^are
enrolled in heaven, and to God
^ the Judge of all, and to the
'' spirits of just men made perfect,
24 and to Jesus the * mediator of
a new covenant, and to the blood
of '^ sprinkling that speaketh better
^'•^ than ' that of Abel. 25 "' See that
ye refuse not him that " speaketh.
For " if they escaped not when they
* refused him that « warned them on
earth, much more shall not we es-
cape who turn away from him ^*that
"^ warneth ivovLi heaven: 26 ''whose
voice then shook the earth : but
now he hath promised, saying,
"Yet once more will I make to trem-
ble not the earth only, but also the
heaven. 27 And this word. Yet
once more, signifieth * the removing
of those things that are shaken, as
of things that have been made,
that those things which are no't
shaken may remain. 28 Where-
fore, receiving a ' kingdom that
cannot be shaken, let us have
^* grace, whereby we may "offer
service well-pleasing to God with
^•^ reverence and awe: 29 for "our
God is a 'consuming fire.
-J O Let ''love of the brethren
XO continue. 2 Forget not to
^ show love unto strangers : for
thereby some have ^ entertained
angels unawares. 3 " Remember
* them that are in bonds, as bound
with them ; them that are ill-
treated, as being yourselves also
in the bod5^ 4 "Let marriage be
had in honor among all, and let the
bed be undefiled : ■* for fornica-
tors and adulterers God will judge.
5 "Be ye "free from the love of
money ; -^content with such things
as ye have : for himself hath said,
'^^1 will in no wise fail thee, neither
will I in any wise forsake thee.
' See 1 Tim. 2. 5 ; ch. 8. 6 ; 9. 15 fc Comp. ch. 9.
19 ; 10. 22 ; 1 Pet. 1. 2 ' See ch. 11. 4 '" Comp.
ch. 3. 12 "Seech. 1.1 " See ch. 2. 2 f. ; 10. 28 f .
'■ Comp. ver. 19 (Gr.) l See ch. 8. 5 ; 11. 7 "" Ex.
19. 18 ; comp. .Tudg. 5.4 1 ' See 1 Cor. 7. 31 ;
comp. Rom. 8. 19, 21 ; ch. 1. 10 ff. ; Is. 34. 4 ; 54. 10 ;
65. 17 < Comp. Dan. 2. 44 " ch. 13. 15 ; comp. 21
" Dt. 4. 24 ; 9. 3 ; Is. 33. 14 ; see 2 Th. 1. 7 ; comp.
ch. 10. 27, 31 ^ See Rom. 12. 10 ; 1 Th. 4. 9 ; 1 Pet.
1 22 V See Mt. 25. 35 ; Rom. 12. 13 ; 1 Pet. 4. 9
* Gen. 18. 3 ; 19. 2 « Col. 4. 18 b ch. 10. 34 ; Mt.
25. 36 "1 Cor. 7. 38 ; comp. 1 Tim. 4. 3 d See
1 Cor. 6. 9 ; Gal. 5. 19, 21 ; 1 Th. 4. 6 « See 1 Tim.
3. 3 ; comp. Eph. 5. 3 ; Col. 3. 5 / See Phil. 4. 11
12 Or, than Abel
|H Hag. ii. 6.
13 Or, that is from heaven
15 Or, thankfulness Comp. 1 Cor. 10. 30.
K' Or, godly fear Comp. ch. 5. 7.
17 Gr. Let ybxir turn of mind he free.
IS Dt. xxxi. 6; Josh. i. 5.
13.6
HEBREWS
13.25
Prayers and other Matters Personal. Salatation. Benediction
6 So that with good courage we
say,
^The Lord is my helper ; I will
not fear :
What shall man do unto me 1
7 Remember " them that had the
rule over you, men that spake unto
you * the word of God ; and con-
sidering '^the issue of their '^life,
''imitate their faith. 8 "Jesus
Christ is the sarne yesterday and
to-day, yea and ^for ever. 9 -^Be
not carried away by divers and
strange teachings : for it is good
that the heart "be established by
grace; not by ''raeats, *' wherein
they that ■* occupied themselves
were not profited. 10 We have
an altar, * whereof they have no
right to eat that ' serve the taber-
nacle. 11 For '"the bodies of those
beasts whose blood is brought into
the holy place ^ by the high priest
as an offei^ing for sin, are burned
without the camp. 12 Wherefore
Jesus also, " that he might sanctify
the people " through his own blood,
suffered ^ without the gate. 1 3 Let
us therefore go forth unto him
without the camp, * bearing his
reproach. 14 For ''we have not
here an abiding city, but we seek
after 'the city which is to come.
1 5 ' Through him '^ then let us offer
up a "sacrifice of praise to God
continually, that is, "the fruit of
lips which make confession to his
name. 16 But to do good and to
=^ communicate forget not : for
"with such sacrifices God is well
pleased. 17 Obey "them that
nave the rule over you, and submit
to them : for ^ they watch in be-
half of your souls, as they that
1 Pa. cxviii. 6.
2 Gr. manner of life. 3 Gr. unto the ages.
* Gr. walked. 5 Gr. through.
6 Rome ancient authorities omit then.
" ver. 17, 24 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 16.
16
b Lk. 5. 1,
&c.
" Comp.
Wisd. 2.
17 ; 8. 8
d ch. 6. 12
^ Comp.
2 Cor. 1.
19 ; ch. 1.
12
/Eph. 4. 14;
comp.
Jude 12
£'2Cor. 1.
21; Col. 2.
7
h See Col. 2.
16
• Comp. ch.
9. 10
k Comp.
1 Cor. 10.
18
' Comp. ch.
8. 5
"^ Ex. 29. 14 ;
Lev. 4. 12,
21 ; 9. 11 ;
16. 27;
Num. 19.
3, 7
" See Eph.
5. 26;
comp. ch.
2.11
" ch. 9. 12
P Comp. Jn.
19. 17
9 ch. 11. 26 ;
comp, 12.
2 ; Lk. 9. 23
»■ ch. 10. 34 ;
12. 27
« ch. 11. 10,
16 ; 12. 22 ;
comp. 2.
5; see
Eph. 2. 19
1 1 Pet. 2. 5
" Lev. 7. 12
" Is. 57. 19 ;
Hos. 14.
2 marg.
^ See Rom.
12.13
y Phil. 4. 18
^ Is. 62. 6 ;
Ezek. 3.
17; Acts
20.28
" See 1 Th.
5. 25
b See Acta
24. 16 ;
1 Tim. 1. 6
shall give account ; that they may
do this with joy, and not with
''grief: for this were unprofitable
for you.
18 " Pray for us : for we are per-
suaded that we have a * good con-
science, desiring to live honorably
in all things. 19 And I exhort
you the more exceedingly to do
this, "that I may be restored to
you the sooner.
20 Now "^ the God of peace, who
"brought again from the dead the
•''great shepherd of the sheep
^ with * the blood of an * eternal
covenant, even our Lord Jesus,
21 *make you perfect in every
good^ thing to do his will, * work-
ing in " us that ' which is well-
pleasing in his sight, through
Jesus Christ ; "* to whom be the
glory ^^ for ever and ever. Amen.
22 But "I exhort you, "brethren,
bear with the "word of exhorta-
tion : for p I have written unto you
in few words. 23 Know ye that
«our brother Timothy hath been
set at liberty ; with whom, if he
come shortly, I will see you.
24 Salute all '"them that have
the rule over you, and all the
* saints. ^"-^They of 'Italy salute
you.
25 "Grace be with you all.
Amen.
" Comp. Philem. 22 d See Rom. 15. 33 ' See Acts
2. 24 ; comp. Rom. 10. 7 / Comp. Is. 63. 11 -marg. ;
Jn. 10. 11 ; 1 Pet. 2. 25 « Zech. 9. 11 ; ch. 10. 29
h Is. 55. 3 ; Jer. 32. 40 ; Ezek. 37. 26 ' 1 Pet. 5. 10
k See Phil. 2. 13 '1 Jn. 3. 22 ; ch. 12. 28 "' See
Rom. 11. 36 " ver. 19 ; comp. ch. 3. 13 ; 10. 25 ;
12. 5 ; Acts 13. 15 ° See ch. 3. 1 P Comp. 1 Pet.
5. 12 9 See Acts 16. 1 ; Col. 1. 1 "" ver. 7 " See
Acta 9. 13 ' See Acts 18. 2 » See Col. 4. 18
7 Gr. groaning. 8 Or, by Gr. in.
9 Many ancient authorities read work.
1" Many ancient authorities read you.
11 Gr. unto the ages of the ages.
12 Or, The brethren from &c.
246
THE EPISTLE OF
JAMES
Jddress and Greeting. Pray in Faitli. Rejoice in lowliness. Temptation i<ot from Cod. Be Doers of tlie Word
1^" James, a ^* servant of God
and " of the Lord Jesus Christ,
to ■* the twelve tribes which are of
*the Dispersion, ■'•''greeting.
2 "Count it all joy, my breth-
ren, when ye fall into * manifold
* temptations ; 3 knowing that
• the proving of your *' faith work-
eth ^'patience. 4 And let "pa-
tience liave its perfect work, that
ye may be '"perfect and entire,
lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you "lacketh
wisdom, let him ask of God, who
giveth to all liberally and "up-
braideth not ; and * it shall be
given him. 6 But let him ' ask in
faith, *■ nothing doubting : for he
that doubteth is like the surge of
the sea * driven by the wind and
tossed. 7 For let not that man
think "that he shall receive any-
thing of the Lord ; 8a' double-
minded man, "unstable in all his
ways.
9 "But let the brother of low
degree glory in his high estate :
10 and the rich, in that he is made
low : because ""as the flower of the
grass he shall pass away. 1 1 For
the sun ariseth with ^the scorching
wind, and ^withereth the grass ;
and the flower thereof falleth, and
the grace of the fashion of it per-
isheth : so also shall the rich man
fade away in his goings.
12 "Blessed is the man that en-
dureth temptation ; for when he
hath been approved, he shall re-
ceive * the crown of life, which the
Lord " promised to them that ** love
him. 13 Let no man say when he
is tempted, " I am tempted '' of God ;
for God * cannot be tempted with
*evil, and he himself tempteth no
man : 1 4 but each man is ^"tempted,
1 Or, Jacob 2 Gr. bondservant
8 Gr. wishpth joy. * Or, trials
6 Or, stedfastness
6 Or, that a doubleminded man, unstable in
all his ways, shall receive anything of the Lord
7 Gr. from. 8 Or, is untried in evil
^ Gr. evil things,
10 Or, tempted by his oivn lust, being drawn
nway by it, and enticed.
"■ See Acts
12. 17 (?) ;
Acts 12.
2(?)
6 See Tit. 1.
1
" Rom. 1. 1 ;
2 Pet. 1. 1 ;
Jude 1
d Lk, 22. 30 ;
Acts 26. 7
« 1 Pet. 1. 1 ;
comp.
Phil. 3. 20;
Heb. 13.
14 ; Jn. 7.
35(?)
/ See Acts
15.23
« See Mt. 5.
12; comp.
ver. 12 ;
ch. 5. 11
h 1 Pet. 1. 6
i 1 Pet. 1. 7
* Comp.
Heb. G. 12
' See Lk. 21.
19
"'Comp. ch.
3. 2 ; Mt.
5. 48 ; Col.
4.12;
1 Th. 5. 23
"IK. 3.
Off.;
Prov. 2.
3-6; Wisd.
9. 6 ; comp.
ch. 3. 17
" Comp.
Ecclus. 20.
15 ; 41. 22
PSeeMt.7.7
« See Mt. 21.
21
"" Mk. 11. 23 ;
Acts 10. 20
' Comp.
Eph. 4.
14 (Mt. 14.
28-31)
< ch. 4. 8
« Sec 2 Pet.
2.14
" Lk. 14. 11
^ 1 Pet. 1.
24 ; comp.
1 Cor. 7. 31
y Sec Mt. 20.
12
^ Is. 40. 7 f . ;
Pa. 102. 4,
11
" Comp. ch.
5. 11 ; Lk.
6. 22;
I Pet. 3.
14 ; 4. 14
!- See 1 Cor.
9.25
" ch. 2. 5 ;
Ex. 20. 6
d 1 Cor. 2. 9 ;
see 1 Cor.
8. 3
' Ecclus. 15.
II f., 20;
comp. Gen.
22.1
247
when he is drawn away by his own
lust, and enticed. 15 Then the lust,
•''when it hath conceived, beareth
sin : and the '"sin, when it is full-
grown, bringeth forth death. 16
"Be not deceived, *my beloveii
brethren. 17 Every good "gift
and every perfect gift is *from
above, corning down from Hhe
Father of lights, '"with whom can
be no variation, neither shadow
that is cast by turning. 1 8 Of "his
own will he "brought us forth by
p the word of truth, that we should
be a kind of * firstfruits of his
creatures.
19 ^^'^ Ye know this, 'my beloved
brethren. But let every man be
"swift to hear, 'slow to speak,
'*slow to wrath : 20 for "the wrath
of man worketh not the righteous-
ness of God. 21 Wherefore "= put-
ting away all filthiness and
overflowing of ^''wickedness, re-
ceive with meekness ^the "im-
planted word, which is able to save
your souls. 22 '■ But be ye doers of
the word, and not hearers only, de-
luding your own selves. 23 For \i
any one is a hearer of the word ancJ
not a (ioer, he is like unto a man
beholding ^® his natural face " in a
mirror : 24 for he beholdeth him-
self, and goeth away, and straight-
way forgetteth what manner of
man he was. 25 But he that look-
eth into the perfect law, 'the laiv
of liberty, and so continueth, being
not a hearer that forgetteth but a
doer that worketh, this man shall
/ Comp. Job 15. 35 ; Ps. 7. 14 ; Is. 59. 4 " See
Rom. 5. 12 ; 6. 23 '' See 1 Cor. 6. 9 ■ ver. 19 ; ch.
2. 5; comp. ch. 1. 2 ; 2. 1, 14; 3. 1, 10; 5. 12, 19;
comp. ch. 4. 11 ; see Acts 1. 15 *^ ch. 3. 15, 17 ; Jn.
3. 3 marg. ' Ps. 136. 7 ; comp. 1 Ju. 1. s "' Mai. 3.
6 " See Jn. 1. 13 " Comp. ver. li, ; 1 Pet. 1. 3, 23
P See 2 Cor. 6. 7 ; Eph. 1. 13 ; 2 Tim. 2. 15 » Jer. 2.
3 ; Rev. 14. 4 '• Comp. 1 Jn. 2. 21 " Ecclus. 5. 11
( Prov. 10. 19 ; 17. 27 ; Ecclus. 4. 20 " Prov. 16. 32 ;
Eccl. 7. 9 " Mt. 5. 22 ; Eph. 4. 26 " See Eph. 4. 22 ,
1 Pet. 2.1 y 1 Pet. 1. 22f.; comp. Eph. 1.13 = ver.
22-25: comp. Mt. 7. 24-27 (Lk. 6. 46-49); see Rom.
2. 13 ; ch. 2. 14-20 " Comp. 1 Cor. 13. 12 >> ch. 2.
12 ; see Gal. 2. 4 ; Jn. 8. 32 ; comp. Rom. 8. 2 , GaL
6. 2 ; 1 Pet. 2. 16
11 Or, giving
12 Or, Know ye
IS Or, malice
1< Or, inborn
16 Gr. the face of his birth.
1.26
JAMES
3.3
Pnre Religion defined. Against over-regard for Wealth. " Faith apart from Works is dead "
be "blessed in his doing. 26 If
any man Hhinketh himself to be
religious, while he *bridleth not
his tongue but deceiveth his heart,
this man's religion is vain. 27 Pure
religion and undefiled "before our
God and Father is this, t9 "* visit
* the fatherless and widows in their
affliction, and to keep oneself un-
spotted from •''the world.
2" My brethren, ^ hold not " the
faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.
' the Lend of glory, with * respect of
persons. 2 For if there come into
your ^ synagogue a rnan with a gold
ring, in 'fine clothing, and there
come in also a poor man in ""vile
clothing ; 3 and ye have regard to
him that weareth the 'fine cloth-
ing, and say, 8it thou here in a
good place ; and ye say to the poor
man, fc>tand thou there, or sit under
my footstool ; 4 ■* do ye not make
distinctions ® among yourselves, and
become judges " with evil thoughts ^
5 Hearken, ^ my beloved brethren ;
did not " God choose them that are
poor as to the world to be p rich in
faith, and « heirs of the kingdom
which he ''promised to them that
love him.1 6 But ye have dishon-
ored the poor man. Do not the
rich oppress you, and themselves
'drag you before the judgment-
seats 1 7 'Do not they blaspheme
the honorable name ®by which ye
are called 1 8 Howbeit if ye
"fulfil the royal law, according to
the scripture, ^ Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself, ye do well :
9 but if ye have * respect of per-
sons, ye commit sin, ibeing " con-
victed by the law as transgressors.
10 For whosoever shall keep the
whole law, and yet ^ stumble in one
foint, he is become * guilty of all.
1 For he that said, * Do not com-
mit adultery, said also, Do not kill.
Now if thou dost not commit adul-
tery, but kill est, thou art become
a transgressor of the law. 12 So
speak ye, and so do, as men that
are to be judged by ^a law of liberty.
1 3 For "judgment is without mercy
to him that nath showed no mercy :
mercy glorieth against judgment.
14 *What doth it profit, "my
1 Or, seemeth to be
* Or, do ye, in accepting persons, hold the faith
. . . glory f
8 Or, assembly Comp. Heb. 10. 25 (Gr.).
* Or, are ye not divided
5 Or, in your own mind
« Gr. which was called upon you ? See Acts
15. 17. 7 tev. xix. 18.
8 Ex. XX. 13 t Dt. T. 17 f.
" See Jn. 13.
17
6 Comp. ch.
3. 2-12 ; Ps.
39. 1 ; 141.
3; Ecclus.
5.13
« Rom. 2.
13 ; Gal. 3.
11
d Mt. 25. 36 ;
Ecclus. 7.
35
' Comp.
Dt. 14. 29 ;
Job 31. 16,
17, 21 ; Ps.
146. 9: Is.
1. 17, 23 ;
Ecclus. 4.
10
/ch. 4. 4;
Tit. 2. 12 ;
2 Pet. 1. 4 ;
2.20;
comp.
Eph. 2. 2 ,
m. 12. 32 ;
1 Jn. 2.
15-17
s See ch. 1.
16
h Comp.
Heb. 12. 2
i 1 Cor. 2. 8 i
comp.
Acts 7. 2
*: ver. 9 ;
see Acts
10. 34
' Comp. Lk.
23. 11 ;
ver. 3
™Zech. 3.3f.
" Comp. Lk.
18.
6 marg. ;
see Jn. 7.
24
" 1 Cor. 1.
27 f . ;
comp.
Job 34. 19
P Comp. Lk.
12. 21 ; Rev.
2.9
9 See Mt. 5.
3 ; 25. 34
*■ See cb. 1.
12
'Acts 8. 3;
see 16. 19
* Comp.
1 Pet. 4.
16 ; Acta
U. 26
" Mt. 7. 12
" Dt. 1. 17
*cb. 3.2;
2 Pet. 1.10;
Jude 24
y Comp.
Gal. 5. 3 ;
Mt. 5. 19
^ See ch. 1.
25
"Mt. 5. 7;
18. 32-35 ;
Lk. 6.
37 f.;
comp.
Prov. 21.
13; Ecclus.
28. 1-5
b Comp. ch.
1. 22 ff.
" Mt. 25.
35 f.;
comp. Lk.
3.11
'*lJn.3.17f.
' See Gal. 5.
6 ; ver. 20,
26
248
brethren, if a man say he hath
faith, but have not works'? can
that faith save him 1 1 5 " If a
brother or sister be naked and in
lack of daily food, 16 and one of
Sou say unto them, ** Go in peace,
e ye warmed and filled ; and yet
ye give them not the things need-
ful to the body ; what doth it
Erofif? 17 Even so "faith, if it
ave not works, is dead in itself.
18 ^•''Yea, a man will .say. Thou
hast faith, and I have works : show
me thy " faith apart from thy works,
and I * by my works will ' show
thee my faith. 19 Thou believest
that ^^ * God is one ; ' thou doest
well : "" the demons also believe,
and shudder. 20 But wilt thou
know, "O vain man, that * faith
apart from works is barren? 21
" Was not Abraham our father jus-
tified by works, in that he offered
up Isaac his son upon the altar 1
22 " Thou seest that^faith wrought
with his works, and by * works was
faith made perfect ; 23 and the
scripture was fulfilled which saith,
'-'"And Abraham believed God, and
it was reckoned unto him for right-
eousness ; ^* and he was called ' the
friend of God. 24 Ye see that by
works a man is justified, and not
only by faith. 25 And in like
manner was not also ' Rahab the
harlot justified by works, " in that
she received the messengers, and
sent them out another way? 26
For as the body apart from the
spirit is dead, even so "faith apart
from works is dead.
3* Be not many of you teachers,
^ my brethren, knowing that
we shall receive "heavier judg-
ment. 2 For in many things we
all * stumble. ^If any stumbleth
not in word, the .same is "a perfect
man, able to * bridle the whole body
also. 3 Now " if we put the horses'
bridles into their mouths that they
may obey us, we turn about their
/ See Rom. 9. 19 » Rom. 3. 28 ; 4. 6 ; comp.
11. 33 ^ Mt. 7. 16 f. ; Gal. 5. 6 ' Comp. ch
* Dt. 6. 4; comp. Mk.l2. 29 ' Comp. ver. 8 '
8. 29 ; Mk. 1. 24 ; 5. 7 ; Lk. 4. 34 ; comp. Acts
" Comp. Bom. 9. 20; 1 Cor. 15. 36 " Gen. 22.
12, 16-18 P Heb. 11, 17 ; Jn. 6. 29 « Comp.
1. 3 •" See Rom. 4. 3 * Comp. Wisd. 7. 27 '
U. 31 « Josh. 2. 4, 6, 15 " Comp. Mt. 23. 8 ;
2. 20 f. ; 1 Tim. 1. 7 * See ch. 1. 16 ; ver. 10
ch. 2. 10 " ver. 2-12 : comp. Mt. 12. 34-37
1. 4 * Comp. ch. 1. 26 '' Ps. 32. 9
Heb.
. 3.13
'" Mt.
19.15
9,10,
ITh,
Heb.
Rom.
^See
«ch.
9 Or, But some one iiill say
1" Some ancient authorities read there ii one
Ood. 11 Or, Seest Ihmi . . . perfect ?
12 Gen. XV. 6. « Is. ill. 8 ; 2 Chr. xx. 7.
1* Gr. greater.
3.4
JAMES
4.13
The Tongae to be bridled. Tbe Wisdom that is from Above. " A Friend of the World an Enemy of (Rod '
whole body also. 4 Behold, the
ships also, though they are so great
and are driven by rough winds, are
yet turned about by a very small
rudder, whither the impulse of the
steersman willeth. 5 So the tongue
also is a little member, and " boast-
eth great things. * Behold, ^how
much wood is kindled by how small
a fire! 6 And ''the tongue is -a
fire : ^ the world of iniquity among
our members is the tongue, which
''defileth the whole body, and set-
teth on fire the wheel of "• nature,
and is set on fire by * ' hell. 7 For
every " kind of beasts and birds, of
creeping things and things in the
sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed
^ by "^ mankind : 8 but the tongue
can no rnan tame; it is a restless
evil, it is full of ■''deadly poison.
9 Therewith bless we *the Lord
and Father ; and therewith curse
we men, ''who are made after the
likeness of God: 10 *out of the
same mouth cometh forth blessing
and cursing. My brethren, these
things ought not so to be. 1 1 Doth
the fountain send forth from the
same opening sweet ivater and bit-
ter"? 12 *can a fig tree, my breth-
ren, yield olives, or a vine figs?
neither can salt water yield sweet.
13 Who is wise and understand-
ing among you ? ' let him show by
his '"good life his works in meek-
ness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have
bitter "jealousy and faction .in
your heart, glory not and lie not
against "the truth. 15 This wis-
dom is not a wisdom that cometh
down pfrom above, but is 'earthly,
® '■ sensual, ^° ' devilish. 1 6 For
where "jealousy and faction are,
there is confusion and every vile
deed. 17 But the wisdom that is
^from above is first 'pure, then
" peaceable, * gentle, easy to be
entreated, ''full of mercy and good
fruits, without " '■' variance, with-
out ^hypocrisy. 18 And the "fruit
of righteousness is sown in peace
^^ for them that make peace.
4 Whence come wars and
whence come ' fightings among
you % come they not hence, even of
your pleasures that "war in your
1 Or, how great aforeat
2 Or, afire, that icorld of iniquity : the tongue
is among our members that which &-c.
3 Or, that world of iniquity, the tongue, is
among our members thai which &c. < Or, birth
i (xi: Gehenna. ''■> Or. nature. 7 Or, unto
8 Gr. the human nature.
" Or, natural Or, animal i" Gr. demoniacal.
II Or, doubtfulness Or, partiality i* Or, by
" Comp. Pa.
12. 3 i.; 73.
8f.
b Comp.
Prov. 26.
20 f.
" Ps. 120. 8,
4; Prov.
16. 27;
Ecclus. 8. 3
d Mt. 15. 11,
18 f.;
eomp. 12.
36 f.
<■ See Mt. 5.
22
/ Ps. 140. 3 ;
Rom. 3. 13 ;
Eccl. 10.
11 marg.
'■^ Comp. ch.
1.27
A See 1 Cor.
11.7
» Comp.
Ecclus. 28.
12
* Comp. Mt.
7. 16
' Comp. ch.
2.18
"' Comp.
1 Pet. 2.
12
" ver. 16 ;
see Rom.
2.8;
comp.
2 Cor. 12.
20
° ch. 5. 19 ;
comp. 1.
18 ; see
1 Tim. 2. 4
P See ch. 1.
17
9 Comp.
1 Cor. 2. 6 ;
3.19
'■ Comp.
2 Cor. 1.
12; Jude
19
' Comp.
2 Th. 2.
9f. ;
1 Tim. 4.
1 ; Rev. 2.
24
' Comp. ch.
4. 8 ; 2 Cor.
7. 11
" Comp. Mt.
5. 9 ; Heb.
12.11
" See Tit. 3.
2 ; Phil. 4.
5 marg.
^ Lk. 6. 36 ;
comp. ch.
2. 13
y ch. 2.
4 (Gr.)
^ Rom. 12.
9 ; 2 Cor.
6.6
" Prov. 11.
18 , Is. 32.
17; Hos.
10. 12 ;
Amos 6.
12; Phil.
1. 11 ; Gal.
6. 8
b Tit. 3. 9
•^ See Rom.
7.23
d 1 Jn. 3. 15 ;
comp. ch.
5.6
« 1 Jn. 3. 22 ;
5.14
/Is. 54. 5;
Jer. 2 2 ;
249
members'? 2 Ye lust, and have
not: ye ''kill, and ^* covet, and
cannot obtain : ye fight and war ;
ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Ye ask, and 'receive not, be-
cause ye ask amiss, that ye may
spend it in your pleasures. 4 Ye
'*^ adulteresses, know ye not that
the friendship of *the world is
* enmity with Godl 'Whosoever
therefore would be a friend of the
world maketh himself an enemy
of God. 5 Or think ye that the
scripture " * speaketh in vain ?
'•^ '■ Doth the spirit which ^" he made
to dwell in us long unto envying?
6 But ""he giveth '*more grace.
Wherefore the scripture saith,
^^"God resisteth the proud, but giv-
eth grace to the humble. 7 " Be sub-
ject therefore unto God ; but ^ re-
sist the devil, and he will flee from
you. 8 'Draw nigh to God, and
he will draw nigh to you. *■ Cleanse
your hands, ye sinners ; and 'purify
your hearts, ye ' doublemmded.
9 " Be afflicted, and mourn, and
weep : let your laughter be turned
to mourning, and your joy to heav-
iness. 10 "Humble yourselves in
the sight of the Lord, and he shall
exalt you.
11 "" Speak not one against an-
other, * brethren. He that speak-
eth against a brother, or^judgeth
his brother, speaketh against "the
law, and judgeth the law : but if
thou judgest the law, thou art not
*a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 One only is "the lawgiver and
judge, even he who is '' able to save
and to destroy : but * who art thou
that judgest thy neighbor '?
13 •''Come now, ye that say, «'To-
Ezek. 16. 32 ; comp. Mt. 12. 39 » See ch. 1. 27
* Rom 8 7 ; IJn. 2. 15 « Jn. 15. 19 ; comp. Mt. 6.
24 * Comp. Niun. 23. 19 <■ 1 Cor. 6. 19 ; 2 Cor. 6.
16 "' Is. 54. 7 f. ; comp. Mt. 13. 12 « 1 Pet. 5. 5 ;
comp. Ps. 138. 6 ; Mt. 23. 12 " Comp. 1 Pet. 5. 6
f 1 Pet. 5. 8 f. ; comp. Eph. 4. 27 ; 6. 11 f. « 2 Chr.
15. 2 ; Zech. 1. 3 ; Mai. 3. 7 ; comp. Heb. 7. 19 '' Is.
1. 16 ; comp. Job 17. 9 j see 1 Tim. 2. 8 " Jer. 4. 14 ;
comp. 1 Pet. 1. 22 ; 1 Jn. 3. 3 ; comp. ch. 3. 17 « ch.
1. 8 "Lk. 6. 25; comp. Prov. 14. 13, Neh. 8. 9
"ver. 6; Job 5. 11; comp. Ezek. 21. 26; Lk. 1. 52
" 2 Cor. 12. 20 ; 1 Pet. 2. 1 ; comp. ch. 5. 9 " ch. 5.
7, 9, 10 ; comp. ch. 1. 16 ~ Mt. 7. 1 ; Rom. 14. 4
« Comp. ch. 2. 8 b ch. 1. 22 ' Is. 33. 22 ; comp.
ch. 5. 9 d Mt. 10. 28 " Rom. 14. 4 / ch. 5. 1
» Prov. 27. 1 ; Lk. 12. 18-20
^^Gr. are jealous. .
n That is, who break your marriage vow to
Qgd^ 15 Or, saith %n vain,
i« Or, The Spirit which he made to dwell in us
he vearneth for even unto jealous envy. Comp.
Jer 3 14 ; Hos. 2. 19 f. Or, That Spirit which he
made to dwell in us yearneth for us even unto
jealous envy. . . _ , „ ,- .
i: Some ancient authorities read dwelletfi m us.
*8 Gr, a greater grace. i' Prov, iii. 34.
4.14
JAMES
5.20
The Rich and Self -indDlgent warned. Avoid Oaths. Pray and Praist " Shall sare a Sool from Deafh '
day or to-morrow we will go into
this city, and spend a year there,
and trade, and get gain : 14 whereas
ye know not wliat shall be on the
morrow. What is your life'? For
" ye are a vapor that appeareth for
a little time, and then vanisheth
away. 15 ^For that ye ought to
say, *If the Lord will, we shall
both live, and do this or that. 1 6
But now ye glory in your vaunt-
ings: ''all such glorying is evil.
1 7 '^ To him therefore that knoweth
to do good, and doeth it not, to him
it is sin.
5^ Come now, ■'ye rich, ^ weep
and howl for your miseries that
are coming upon you. 2 "Your
riches are corrupted, and your gar-
ments are moth-eaten. 3 \our
gold and your silver are rusted;
and their rust shall be for a testi-
mony '"^against you, and shall eat
your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up
your treasure 'in the last days.
4 Behold, *the hire of the laborers
who mowed your fields, which is
of you kept back by fraud, crieth
out : and ' the cries of them that
reaped have entered into the ears
of "the Lord of Sabaoth. 5 Ye
have " lived delicately on the
earth, and taken your pleasure ;
ye have nourished your hearts in " a
day of slaughter. 6 Ye have con-
demned, ye nave ^ killed * the right-
eous one ; he doth not resist you.
7 Be patient therefore, 'breth-
ren, * until the ^ coming of the
Lord. ' Behold, the husbandman
waiteth for the precious fruit of
the earth, being patient over it,
until * it receive " the early and
latter rain. 8 " Be ye also patient ;
^establish your hearts: for 'the
^coming of the Lord is *at hand.
9 '^ Murmur not, *■ brethren, one
against another, that ye be not
judged: behold, "the judge stand-
eth 'before the doors. 10 Take,
'"brethren, for an example of suf-
fering and of patience, " the proph-
ets who spake in the name of the
Lord. 11 Behold, we call them
1 Gr. Instead of your saying, s Gr. presence.
» Or, unto * Or, he
" Ps. 102. 3 :
comp. Job
7. 7 ; Ps.
39. 5; 144.
4; Wisd.
2.4
* See Acts
18. 21
' Comp.
1 Cor. 5. 6
d Comp. Lk.
12. 47 ;
2 Pet. 2.
21 : see
Jn. 9. 41
« ch. 4. 13
/Lk. 6. 24;
comp.
1 Tim. 6. 9
" Is. 13. 6 ;
15. 3;
Ezek. 30. 2
ft Job 13. 28 ;
Is. 50. 9 ;
Mt. 6. 19 f.
' ver. 7, 8
* Lev. 19.
13 ; Job 24.
10 f . : Jer.
22. 13 ;
Mai. 3. 5
' Dt. 24. 15 ;
Job 31.
38 f.;
comp. Ex.
2. 23
"' Rom. 9.
29
» Lk. 16. 19 ;
2 Pet. 2.
13 ; comp.
Ezek. 16.
49 ; 1 Tim.
5. 6
" Jer. 12. 3 ;
25. 34
P Comp. ch.
4. 2
1 Comp.
Wisd. 2.
12. 20 ;
Heb. 10.
38 ; 1 Pet.
4.18
*■ See ch. 4.
11 ; ver. 9,
10
'SeeJn. 21.
22 ; comp.
1 Th. 2. 19
« See Gal.
6. 9
« Dt. 11. 14 ;
Jer. 5. 24 ;
Joel 2. 23
" Comp. Lk.
21.19
== 1 Th. 3. 13
* See Rom.
13. 11, 12 ;
comp.
1 Pet. 4. 7
* Comp. ch.
4.11
" ch. 4. 12 ;
see 1 Cor.
4. 5 ; Heb.
10. 25 ;
1 Pet. 4. 5
but. 24. 33;
Mk. 13. 29
' See Mt. 5.
12
<* blessed that endured : ye have
heard of *the ^patience of Job, and
have seen -^the end of the Lord,
how that f the Lord is full of pity,
and merciful.
12 But above all things, *my
brethren, 'swear not. neither by
the heaven, nor by the earth, nor
by any other oath : but * let your
yea be yea, and your nay, nay;
that ye fall not under judgment.
1 3 Is any among you * sufiering 1
'let him pray. Ls any cheerful?
let him "* sing praise. 1 4 Is any
among you sick? let him call for
" the elders of the church ; and let
them pray over him, ^"anointing
him with oil in the name of the
Lord : 1 5 and the ^ prayer of faith
shall "save him that is sick, and
the Lord shall *" raise him up ; and
if he have committed sins, ib.ehall
be forgiven him. 16 * Confess
therefore your sins one to another,
and pray one for another, that ye
may loe ' nealed. " The supplication
pf a righteous man availeth much
in its working. 17 Elijah was "a
man of like ® passions with us, and
"" he prayed * fervently that it might
not rain ; and it rained not on the
earth for * three years and six
months. 1 8 And he Sprayed again ;
and " the heaven gave ram, and the
earth brought forth her fruit.
19 My brethren, *if any among
you err from "the truth, and one
convert him ; 20 ^^ let him know,
that he who converteth a sinner
from the error of his way shall
•* save a soul from death, and shall
* cover a multitude of sins.
d Mt. 5. 10; 1 Pet. 3. 14 ' Job 1. 21 i. ; 2. 10
/Job 42. 10,12 !' Ex. 34. 6 ; Ps. 103. 8 ''Seech. 1.16
• Mt. 5. 34-37 k Comp. ver. 10 ' Ps. 50. 15 "* Col.
3. 16 ; comp. 1 Cor. 14. 15 " See Acts 11. 30 ° Mk.
6. 13 ; comp. Mk. 16. 18 P Comp. ch. 1. 6 « See
1 Cor. 1. 21 ; comp. ver. 20 (?) "" See Jn. 6. 39 ;
2 Cor. 4. 14 (?) » Mt. 3. 6: Mk. 1. 5 ; Acts 19. 18 :
Ecclus. 4. 26 t Comp. Heb. 12, 13; 1 Pet. 2. 24
" Gen. 18. 23-32, &c. ; see Jn. 9. 31 ; comp. 2 Esdr.
7. 36^0 " See Acts 14. 15 "^ 1 K. 17. 1 j 18. 1 ;
Ecclus. 48. 3 " Lk. 4. 25 ' 1 K. 18. 42 " 1 K. 18. 45
b Comp Mt. 18. 15 ; Gal. 6. 1 ' See ch. 3. 14 d See
Rom. fl. 14 ; 1 Cor. 1. 21 ; comp. ch. 1. 21 « 1 Pet.
4.8
' Or, endurance
« Or, let yours be the yea, yea, and the nay, nay
Comp. Mt. 5. 37. ' Or, having anointed
8 Or, nature ' Gr. with prayer.
1° Some ancient authorities read know ye.
260
THE FIRST EPISTLE OF
PETER
Address and Salutation. The " Inheritance incorrnptible and that fadeth not away '
1" Peter, an apostle of Jesus
Christ, to Hhe elect who are
' sojourners of "* the Dispersion in
*Pontus, -^Galatia, ^ Cappadocia,
'^Asia, and 'Bithynia, 2 according
to the * foreknowledge of God the
Father, 'in sanctification of the
Spirit, unto '"obedience and
"sprinkling of the blood of Jesus
Christ : ° Grace to you and peace
be multiplied.
3 ^Blessed be Hhe God and
Father of our Lord Je^us Christ,
who « according to his great mercy
''begat us again unto 'a living
hope by the ' resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead, 4 unto an
" inheritance incorruptible, and
undefiled, and that "fadeth not
away, ^ reserved in heaven for you,
5 who by the power of God are
*' guarded "^through faith unto "a
salvation ready *to be revealed
in the last time. 6 "Wherein ye
greatly rejoice, though now "^ for
a little while, * if need be, ye have
been put to grief in -^manifold
^ trials, 7 that ^ the proof of your
faith, bei7ig more precious than
gold that perisheth ''though it is
proved by fire, * may be found unto
praise and glory and honor at * the
revelation of Jesus Christ : 8 whom
not having seen ye Hove ; on whom,
™ though now ye see him not, yet
believing, ye rejoice greatly with
joy unspeakable and ^ full of glory :
9 receiving the "end of your faith,
even the salvation of your souls.
10 "Concerning which salvation
the prophets sought and searched
diligently, who ^ prophesied of the
« grace that should come unto you :
11 searching what time or what
manner of time ""the Spirit of
Christ which was in them did
point unto, when it ^ testified be-
forehand the sufferings * of Christ,
and the glories that should follow
them. 12 To whom it was re-
vealed, that not unto themselves,
1 Or, God and the Father See Rom. 15 6 marg.
2 Or, temptaiiont 8 Gr. glorified. * Gt. unto.
"■ 2 Pet. 1. 1
b See Mt. 24.
22 ; Lk.
18.7
" See ch. 2.
11
d See Jas. 1.
K?)
* See Acts
2.9
/ See Acts
16.6
" See Acts
2.9
'' See Acts
2.9
« See Acts
16. 7
* See Rom.
8. 29;
comp. ver.
20
«2Th.2.
13
"■ ver. 14. 22 ;
Rom. 1. 5;
6. 16 ; 16.
19
" See Heb.
10. 22 ; 12.
24
» 2 Pet. 1. 2
P See 2 Cor.
1. 3
9 Tit. 3. 5 ;
comp.
Gal. 6. 16
>■ ver. 23 :
comp. Jas.
1.18
* ver. 13, 21;
ch. 3. 5, 15 ;
see Heb. 3.
6 ; 2 Th. 2.
16 ; comp.
1 Jn. 3. 3
t ch. 3. 21 ;
see 1 Cor.
15.20
" See Acts
20. 32 ;
Rom. 8.
17 ; Col. 3.
24
" ch. 5. 4 ;
Wisd. 6. 12
" See 2 Tim.
4. 8: comp.
Heb. 11.
16
V Phil. 4. 7 ;
comp. Jn.
10. 28
' Eph. 2. 8
" See 1 Cor.
1. 21 ; 2 Th.
2.13
»ch. 4.13;
5. 1 ; see
Rom. 8. 13
" Rom. 5. 2
d ch. 5. 10
* Comp. ch.
3. 17
/Jas. 1.2;
comp. ch.
4.12
9 Jas. 1. 3
A Job 23. 10 ;
Ps. 66. 10;
26L
but unto you, did they minister
these things, which now have been
announced unto you through them
that *' preached the gospel unto
you ® by ' the Holy Spirit sent forth
from heaven ; which things " angels
desire to look into.
13 Wherefore "girding up the
loins of your mind, •'be sober and
set your ^hope perfectly on the
« grace that '' is to be brought unto
you at *the revelation of Jesus
Christ; 14 as children of '^obedi-
ence, not "fashioning yourselves
according to your former lusts in
the time of your * ignorance: 15
but ® like as " he who called you is
holy, "^be ye yourselves also holy
" in all manner of living ; 1 6 be-
cause it is written, ^Ye shall be
holy; for I am holy. 17 And if
ye /call on him as Father, who
^without respect of persons ''judg-
eth according to each man's work,
pass the time of your 'sojourning
m * fear : 18 knowing that ye were
'redeemed, not with corruptible
things, with silver or gold, from
your ™ vain manner of life handed
down from your fathers; 19 but
with precious "blood, as of a "lamb
without blemish and without spot,
even the blood of Christ : 20 who
was ^foreknown indeed before
*the foundation of the world, but
Prov. 17. 3 ; Is. 48. 10 ; Zech. 13. 9 ; Mai. 3. 3 , comp.
I Cor. 3. 13 i Rom. 2, 7, 10 ; 2 Cor. 4. 17 ; Heb. 12.
II »•• ver. 13 1 ch. 4. 13 ; see Lk. 17. 30 ' Comp.
Eph. 3. 19 '" Jn. 20. 29 " Rom. 6. 22 » ver. 10-12 :
comp. Mt. 13. 17 ; Lk. 10. 24 p See Mt. 26. 24 ; Lk.
24. 27, 44 9 ver. 13 ; comp. Col. 3. 4 ^ Rom. 8. 9 :
comp. 2 Pet. 1. 21 * ver. 25 ; ch. 4. 6 « Acts 2. 2-4
" Comp. Lk. 2. 13 ; Eph. 3. 10 : 1 Tim. 3. 16 " See
Eph. 6. 14 '^ ch. 4. 7 ; 5. 8 ; 1 Th. 6. 6, 8 ; 2 Tim. 4.
5 : comp. Rom. 12. 3 ; Tit. 2. 6 v Comp. ver. 3
^ See ver. 2 " Rom. 12, 2; comp. ch. 4. 21. ("See
Eph. 4. 18 ''I Th. 4. 7 ; 1 Jn. 3. 3 d Comp. 2 Cor.
7. 1 " Jas. 3. 13 / Ps. 89. 26 ; Jer. 3. 19 ; Mai. 1. 6 ;
Mt. 6. 9 " See Acts 10. 34 ^ See Mt. 16. 27 ' See
ch. 2. 11 ; Eph. 2. 19 k ch. 3. 15 ; 2 Cor. 7. 1 ; comp.
Heb. 12. 28 ' Is. 52. 3 ; 1 Cor. 6. 20 ; Tit. 2. 14 ;
Heb. 9. 12 ; 2 Pet. 2. 1 ; see Mt. 20. 28 "' See Eph.
4.17 " Acts 20. 28 ; comp. ver. 2 " See Jn. 1. 29;
Heb. 9. 14 P See Acts 2. 23 ; comp. ver. 2 ; Eph. 1.
4 ; Rev. 13. 8 « See Mt. 25. 34
!> Gt. brought good tidings. Comp. Mt. 11. 5.
6 Gr. in. ? Gr. is being brought
8 Or, like the Holy One who called you
9 Lev. xi. 44 t. ; xix. 2 ; xx. 7.
1.21
I. PETER
2.20
" Ye are an Elect Race, a Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation." Be subject to Hnman Ordinances for the Lord's Sake
was " manifested at the end of the
times *for your sake, 21 who
through him are " believers in God,
that raised him from the dead,
and "* gave him glory ; so that your
faith and *hope might be in God.
22 Seeing ye have ^purified your
souls in your ^obedience to the
truth unto unfeigned * love of the
brethren, love one another 'from
the heart fervently : 23 having
been ' begotten again, * not of cor-
ruptible seed, but of incorruptible,
through ' the word of ^ God, which
liveth and abideth. 24 For,
^ '"■ All flesh is as grass,
And all the glory thereof as the
flower of grass.
The grass withereth, and the
flower falleth :
25 But the ^word of the Lord
abideth for ever.
And this is " the ■• word of good
tidings which was ® preached unto
you.
2" Putting away therefore all
^wickedness, and all guile,
and hypocrisies, and envies, and
all ^ evil speakings, 2 *as newborn
babes, long for the 'spiritual "■ milk
which is without guile, that ye
may * grow thereby unto salvation ;
3 if ye have ' tasted " that the Lord
is gracious : 4 unto whom coming,
a living stone, " rejected indeed of
men, but with God elect, * precious,
5 *ye also, as living stones, are
built up ** ^ a spiritual house, to be
a holy ^priesthood, to "offer up
spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to
God through Jesus Christ. 6 Be-
cause it is contained in '" scripture,
" * Behold, I lay in Zion a " chief
corner stone, elect, ^ precious :
And he that believeth on '- him
shall not be put to shame.
7 ^^''For you therefore that be-
lieve is the " preciousness : but for
such as disbelieve,
^^ " The stone which the builders
"rejected.
The same was made the head
of the corner ;
8 and,
^®A stone of stumbling, and a
rock of offence ;
• Many ancient authorities read from a clean
heart. Comp. 1 Tim. 1. 5.
2 Or, God who liveth Comp. Dan. 6. 26.
3 Is. xl. 6 ff. ■! Gr. saving. * See ver. 12.
6 Or, malice 1 Cor. 14. 20.
? Gr. belonging to the reason. Comp. Rom.
12. 1. 8 Or, honorable
» Or, a spiritual house for a holy priesthood
10 Or, a scripture ii Is. xxviii. 16.
w Or, it 13 Or, In your sight
14 Or, honor v> Pa. cxviii. 22. - i« Is. viii. 14.
" See Heb.
9.26
b Heb. 2. 14
' See Rom.
4. 24 ; 10. 9
d Heb. 2. 9 ;
comp.
1 Tim. 3.
16: Jn. 17.
5,24
' See ver. 3
/Comp.
Jas. 4. 8
9 See ver, 2
'' See Ju. 13.
34; Rom.
12. 10 ;
Heb. 13. 1 ;
comp. oh.
2. 17 ; 3. 8
' See ver. 3 ;
comp. Jn.
3.3
fc Jn. 1. 13
' See Heb.
4.12
"" See Jas. 1.
10 f.
" Heb. 6. 5
" See Eph.
4. 22, 25,
31 ; Jas. 1.
21
I' See Jas. 4.
11
9 Comp. Mt.
18. 3 ; 19.
14 ; Mk. 10.
15 ; Lk. 18.
17 ; 1 Cor.
14. 20
»• See 1 Cor.
3.2
* Comp.
Eph. 4.
15 f.
' Comp.
Heb. 6. 5
" Comp. Ps.
34.8; Tit.
3. 4
" ver. 7
" See 1 Cor.
y See 1 Tim.
3.15;
comp. Gal.
6.10
- ver. 9 ;
comp. Is.
61. 6 : 66.
21 ; Rev.
1.6
" Heb. 13.
15 ; comp.
Rom. 15. 16
!> ver. 6, 8 :
see Rom.
9. 32, 33 ;
10.11
" See Eph.
2. 20
d ver. 7, 8 :
see 2 Cor.
2. 18
• See Mt. 21.
42; comp.
Lk. 2. 34^
/Seel Cor.
1. 23 ; Gal.
5.11
" Comp.
Rom. 9. 22
ft Dt. 10. 15 ;
Is. 43. 20 f.
' Ex. 19. 6 ;
Dt. 7. 6
k See Tit. 2.
14
' See Acts
26. 18;
comp. Is.
42. 16 ;
2 Cor. 4. 6
252
^'-^ for they ^^ stumble at the word,
being disobedient : " whereunto
also they were appointed. 9 But
ye are ''an elect race, a royal
^priesthood, a 'holy nation, *a
people for God's own possession,
that ye may show forth the excel-
lencies of him who called you ' out
of darkness int9 his marvellous
light: 10 ™who in time past were
no people, but now are the people
of God : who had not obtained
mercy, but now have obtained
mercy.
11 "Beloved, "I beseech you as
^sojourners and pilgrims, to ab-
stain from « fleshly lusts, which
*■ war against the soul -,12* having
your behavior seemly among the
Gentiles ; that, wherein they
'speak against you as evil-doers,
they may by your good works,
which they behold, "glorify God
"in the day of visitation.
1 3 ^ Be subject to every ^' ordi-
nance of man for the Lord's sake :
whether to the king, as supreme ;
14 or unto governors, as sent ^ by
him "for vengeance on evil-doers
and ^for prai.se to them that do
well. 15 For "so is the will of
God, that by well-doing ye should
*put to silence the ignorance of
foolish men : 16 as "^ free, and not
^' using your freedom for a cloak
of ® wickedness, but as "^ bondser-
vants of God. 17'' Honor all men.
'^Love the brotherhood. *'Fear
God. * Honor the king.
18 ^'Servants, be in subjection
to your masters with all fear ; not
only to the good and * gentle, but
also to the f roward. 1 9 For this
is '^acceptable, if for 'conscience
** toward God a man endureth
griefs, suffering wrongfully. 20
For what glory is it, if, when ye
sin, and are buffeted for it, ye
shall take it patiently 1 but if,
"* Hos. 1. 10 ; 2. 23 ; Rom. 9. 25 ; comp. 10. 19 " Ser'
Heb. 6. 9 ; ch. 4. 12 " See Rom. 12. 1 p Lev. 25
23 ; Ps. 39. 12 ; ch. 1. 17 ; Heb. 11. 13 ; comp. Eph.
2. 19 9 Rom. 13. 14 ; Gal. 5. 16, 24 ^ Comp. Jas.
4. 1 ' Comp. ver. 15 ; ch. 3. 16 ; 2 Cor. 8. 21 ; Phil.
2. 15 ; Tit. 2. 8 <■ See Acts 28. 22 " ch. 4. 11, 16 :
Mt. 5. 16 ; see 9. 8 ; Jn. 13. 31 " Is. 10. 3 ; Lk. 19. 44
■" See Rom. 13. 1 v Rom. 13. 4 - Rom. 13. 3 " See
ch. 3. 17 b Comp. ver. 12 " See Jn. 8. 32 ; Jas. 1. 25
rf 1 Cor. 7. 22 : comp. Rom. 6. 22 " Comp. Rom.
12. 10; 13.7 /Seech. 1.22 f' Prov. 24. 21 ^ Prov.
24. 21 ; comp. Mt. 22. 21 ; ver. 13 ' See Eph. 6. 5
* See Jas. 3. 17 ' ch. 3. 14, 17 ; comp. Rom. 13. 5
17 Gr. irho.
18 Or, stumble, being dttobedient to the word
19 Gr. creation. 22 Gr. Household-servants.
20 Gr. through. 23 Gr. grace.
21 Gr. having. ** Gr. of.
2.21
I. PETER
3.21
Directions : to Servants ; to Wives ; to Husbands ; to All. The Blessedness of suffering for Righteousness' Sake
" when ye do well, and suffer for
it, ye shall take it patiently, this
is ^acceptable with God. 21 For
* hereunto were ye called : '' be-
cause Christ also suffered for you,
leaving yovi ''an example, that ye
should follow his steps: 22 who
^did no sin, neither was guile
found in his mouth : 23 who, when
he was ■'^ reviled, reviled not again;
when he suffered, threatened not ;
but committed '^himself to him that
judgeth righteously: 24 who his
own self ^» bare our sins in his body
upon ''the tree, that we, 'having
died unto sins, might live unto
righteousness ; * by whose '^ stripes
ye were 'healed. 25 For ye were
"going astray like sheep ; but are
now returned unto the "Shepherd
and "Bishop of your souls.
3 "In like manner, ye wives,
* be in subjection to your own
husbands ; that, even if any obey
not the word, they may without
the word 'be gained by the ''be-
havior of their wives ; 2 beholding
your chaste ® behavior coupled with
fear. 3 *■ Whose adorning let it
not be the outward adorning of
braiding the hair, and of wearing
jewels of gold, or of putting on ap-
parel ; 4 out let it be "the hidden
man of the heart, in the incor-
ruptible a^spare^ of a meek and
quiet spirit, which is in the sight
of God of great price. 5 For after
this manner aforetime the holy
women also, 'who hoped in God,
adorned themselves, being in sub-
jection to their own ^husbands: 6
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, " calling
him lord : whose children ye now
are, if ye do well, and are not *"put
in fear by any terror.
7 "" Ye husbands, in like manner,
dwell with your ivives according to
knowledge, giving honor ^unto the
woman, as unto the weaker ^vessel,
as being also joint-heirs of the grace
of life ; to the end that your
prayers be not hindered.
8 Finally, ^be ye all likeminded,
^"compassionate, "loving as breth-
ren, 'tenderhearted, "humble-
minded : 9 '' not rendering evil for
evil, or ^ reviling for reviling ; but
1 6r. grace. ' Or, his cause
3 Or, carried up ... to the tree Comp. Col.
2. 14 ; 1 Mace. 4. 53 (Gr.). * Gr. brui.<ie.
5 Or, Overseer 6 Or, manner of life ver. 16.
•■ Or, husbands (as Sarah . . . ye are become),
doing well, and not being afraid
" Or, afraid with
9 Gr. unto the female vessel, as weaker.
10 Gr. sympathetic.
<" ch. 3. 17
6 ch. 3. 9 ;
see Acts
14.22
« ch. 3. 18 ;
4. 1, 13
d See Mt. 11.
29 ; 16. 24
« Is. 53. 9 ;
see 2 Cor.
5. 21
/ ch. 3. 9 ;
Is. 53. 7 ;
Heb. 12. 3
s Is. 53. 4,
11 : comp.
1 Cor. 15.
3 ; Heb. 9.
2»
'i See Acts
5. 30
I See Rom.
6. 2 ; comp.
13
k Is. 53. 5
' Heb. 12.
13 ; Jas. 5.
16
"» Is. 53. 6
" See Jn. 10.
11; ch. 5. 4
" ch. 2. 18 ;
comp.
ver. 7
P See Eph.
5.22
« 1 Cor. 9. 19
"" 1 Tim. 2.
9 ; comp.
Is. 3. 18 tf.
* See Rom.
7.22
' See 1 Tim.
5. 6;
comp. ch.
1. 3
« Gen. 18. 12
^ Comp. ver.
14
^ See Eph. 5.
25 ; Col. 3.
19
y See 1 Th.
4.4
- See Rom.
12. 16
" Comp. ch.
1 22
i- Eph. 4. 32
'^ Comp.
Eph. 4. 2 ;
Phil. 2. 3 ;
ch. 5. 5
<i See Rom.
12. 17 ;
1 Th. 5. 15
<^ See ch. 2.
23 : comp.
1 Cor. 4. 12
/Lk. 6. 28;
Rom. 12.
14 : 1 Cor.
4.12
» Seech. 2. 21
!>■ Gal. 3. 14 ;
Heb. 6. 14 ;
comp. 12.
17
' Prov. le. 7
k See ch. 2.
19 ff. ; 4.
15 f.
' See Jas. 5.
11
"" Is. 8. 12 f . ;
comp. ver.
6
" Comp. ch.
1.3
" Comp.
Col. 4. 6
P See ch. 1. 3
« See 2 Tim.
2.25
253
contrariwise ■'' blessing; for "here-
unto were ye called, that ye should
''inherit a blessing. 10 For,
^^ He that would love life,
And see good days.
Let him refrain his tongue from
evil.
And his lips that they speak no
guile :
1 1 And let him turn away from
evil, and do good;
Let him seek peace, and pursue
it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are
upon the righteous.
And his ears unto their suppli-
cation :
But the face of the Lord is upon
them that do evil.
13 And 'who is he that will harm
you, if ye be zealous of that which
is good 1- 14 But even if ye should
'^^suffer for righteousness' sake,
' blessed are ye : and '" fear not their
fear, neither be troubled; 15 but
sanctify in your hearts " Christ as
Loi'd : being ready always " to give
answer to every man that asketh
you a reason concerning the ^hope
that is in you, yet «with meekness
and *■ fear : 1 6 having a ' good con-
science; that, wherein 'ye are
spoken against, they may be put to
shame who revile your good man-
ner of life in Christ. 17 For "it is
better, "if the will of God should
so will, that ye suffer for well-doing
than lor evil-doing, 18 Because
•'Christ also ^^ suffered for sins
*once, the righteous for the un-
righteous, that he might ^bring us
to God ; being put to death " in the
flesh, but made alive * in the spirit ;
19 in which also he went and
'preached unto the spirits in
prison, 20 that aforetime were dis-
obedient, when the " longsuffering
of God ''waited in the days of
Noah, while " the ark was a prepar-
ing, ^^ wherein few, that is, -^eight
"souls, were saved through water:
21'' which also " after a true like-
ness doth now save you, even bap-
"• See ch. 1. 17 » ver. 21 ; see 1 Tim. 1. 5 ; Heb. 13.
18 < Comp. ch. 2. 12, 15 " ch. 2. 20 ; 4. 15 f. " ch.
1.6; 2. 15 ; 4. 19 ; comp. Acts 18. 21 =^ See ch. 2. 21
V Heb. 9. 26, 28 ; 10. 10 - See Rom. 5. 2 , Eph. 3.
12 " ch. 4. 1 ; Col. 1. 22 *- ch. 4. 6 <= See R«m. 2.
4 d Gen. 6. 3, 5, 13 f . " See Heb. 11. 7/2 Pet. 2.
5; comp. Gen. 8. 18 * See Acts 2. 41 ; comp. ch.
1 9, 22 ; 2. 25 ; 4. 19 ^ See Tit. 3. 5 ; comp. Acts
16. 33
11 Ps. xxxiv. 12 ff.
12 Many ancient authorities read died.
13 Or, into ivhichfeiu, that is, eight souls, were
brought safely through water
1* Or, in the antitype
3. 22 I. PETER
" No longer live to the Insts of Men bnt to the Will of 6od. " " As Partakers of Christ's Sufferings, rejoice "
5.5
tism, " not the putting away of the
filth of the flesh, but the inter-
rogation of a *g6od conscience
toward God, through '^the resur-
rection of Jesus Christ : 22 "who
is on the right hand of God, * hav-
ing gone into heaven ; •'angels and
authorities and powers being made
subject unto him.
4 Forasmuch then as * Christ
suffered in the flesh, ''arm ye
yourselves also with the same
^ mind ; for ' he that hath suffered
in the flesh hath ceased ^ from sin ;
2 *that ^ye no longer should live
' the rest of your time in the flesh
to the lusts of men, but to the will
of God. 3 For '" the time past may
suffice to have wrought the desire
of the Gentiles, and to have "walked
in lasciviousness, lusts, winebib-
bings, revellings, carousings, and
abominable idolatries : 4 wherein
they think it strange that ye run
not with them into the same ^ ex-
cess of "riot, ^speaking evil of you:
5 who shall give account to nim
that is ready to judge *the living
and the dead. 6 For unto this
end •* was ''the gospel preached even
to the dead, that they might be
judged indeed according to men in
the flesh, but live according to God
in the spirit.
7 But ' the end of all things is at
hand : be ye therefore of sound
mind, and 'be sober unto Sprayer :
8 above all things being "fervent
in your love among yourselves ;
for "love covereth a multitude of
sins: 9 •'using hospitality one to
another without ^murmuring : 10
' according as each hath received a
gift, ministering it among your-
selves, as good "stewards of the
manifold grace of God ; II Hi any
man speaketh, f^peaking as it were
" oracles of God ; if any man min-
istereth, ministering as of '*the
strength which God supplieth :
that 'in all things God may be
glorified through Jesus Christ,
-'whose is the glory and the domin-
ion * for ever and ever. Amen.
12 ^ Beloved, think it not strange
concerning the ''fiery trial among
you, which cometh upon you to
prove you, as though a strange
thing happened unto you: 13 but
1 Or, inquiry Or, appeal 2 Or, thought
* Some ancient authorities read unto sins.
* Or, he no longer . . . his time ^ Or, flood
6 Or, were the good tidings preached
' Or. prayers. « Gr. unto the ages of (he ages.
" See Heb.
9. 14 ; 10. 22
i> ver. 16;
see 1 Tim.
1.5; Heb.
13. 18
' ch. 1. 3
d See Mk.
16.19
" See Heb.
4. 14: 6. 20
/ See Rom.
8. 38 f . ;
corap.
Heb, 1. 6
" See ch. 2.
21
* Comp.
Eph. 6. 13
i Rom. 6. 7
i- Rom. 6. 2 ;
Col. 3. 3
' Comp. ch.
1. 14
"• 1 Cor. 12. 2
" See Rom.
13. 13;
Eph. 2. 2 ;
4. 17 ff.
" See Eph.
5. 18
P See ch. 3.
16
9 Acta 10.
42 ; 2 Tim.
4. 1 ; comp.
Rom. 14. 9
"" ch. 1. 12 ;
3.19
' See Rom.
13. 11 ;
comp. Jas.
5. 8 ; Heb.
9. 26 ; 1 Jn.
2. 18
t See ch. 1.
13
" See ch. 1.
22
" Prov. 10.
12 ; Jas. 5.
20 : comp.
1 Cor. 13.
4ff.
^ 1 Tim. 3.
2; see
Heb. 13. 2
y Comp.
Phil. 2. 14
' Rom. 12.
61
" See 1 Cor.
4. 1
(- 1 Th. 2. 4 ;
comp. Tit.
2. 1,15;
Heb. 13. 7
'^ See Acts
d Eph. 6. 10 :
comp. 1. 19
' 1 Cor. 10.
31 ; see ch.
2.12
/Rev. 1.6;
5. 13;
comp. ch.
5. 11 ; see
Rom. 11. 36
s See ch. 2.
11
* Comp. ch.
1. 6f.
' Phil. 3. 10 ;
comp.
2.Cor. 1.5;
4. 10; see
Rom. 8. 17
* See ch. 1.
7; 5.1
' Comp.
2 Tim. 2.
12
"" Jn. 15. 21 ;
254
insomuch as ye are * partakers of
Christ's sufferings, rejoice ; that at
the ^ revelation of his glory also ' ye
may rejoice with exceeding joy.
14 If ye are reproached "for "the
name of Christ, "blessed are ye-
"because the Spirit of glory ana
the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
15 For ^let none of you suffer as
a murderer, or a thiei, or an evil-
doer, or as *a meddler in other
men's matters : 1 6 but if a man
suffer as a ''Christian, let him not
be ashamed ; but let him * glorify
God in this name. 1 7 For the time
is come for judgment 'to begin at
"the house of God : and if it begin
" first at us, what shall be the end of
them ^ that obey not the ^° ^ gospel
of God 1 18 And 'if the righteous
is scarcely saved, where shall the
"ungodly and sinner appear"! 19
Wherefore let them also that suffer
according to *the will of God com-
mit their souls in well-doing unto a
faithful Creator.
5" The elders therefore among
you I exhort, who am a ''fer
low-elder, and a * witness of the
sufferings of Christ, who am also
•'a partaker of the glory that shall
be revealed: 2 Tend *the flock of
God which is among you, " exercis-
ing the oversight, ''not of con-
straint, but willingly, ^"according
to the will of God; *nor yet for
filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
3 neither as * lording it over the
charge allotted to you, but making
yourselves 'ensamples to the flock.
4 And when the chief "Shepherd
shall be manifested, ^e shall receive
the "crown of glory that "fadeth
not away. 5 '^Likewise, ye
^younger, «be subject unto the
elder. Yea, all of you gird your-
ver. 16 , comp. Heb. 11. 26 " Mt. 5. 11 ; Lk. 6. 22 ;
Acts 5. 41 » Comp. 2 Cor. 4. 10 f. 16 '^ch. 2.19f. ;
3. 17 « 1 Th. 4. 11 ; 2 Th. 3. 11 ; 1-Tim. 5. 13 '' See
Acts 5. 41 ; comp. Acts 28. 22; Jas. 2. 7 " See ver. 11
< Jer. 25. 29 ; Ezek. 9. 6 ; Amos 3. 2 « See 1 Tim.
3. 15 ; Heb. 3. 6 ; ch. 2. 5 " See Rom. 2.9 -^2 Th.
1. 8 y See Rom. 1. 1 ' Prov. 11. 31 ; Lk. 23. 31
" See 1 Tim. 1. 9 » See ch. 3. 17 <= See Acts 11. 30
d Comp. 2 Jn. 1 ; 3 Jn. 1 ' See Lk. 24. 48 ; comp.
Heb. 12. 1 / See ch. 1. 5, 7 , 4. 13 : comp. Rev. 1. 9
^ Jn. 21. 16; Acts 20. 28 (Gr.) 'i See Philem. 14
< See 1 Tim. 3.8*: Ezek. 34. 4 ; Mt. 20. 25 f . ' Phil.
3. 17 ; 1 Th. 1. 7 ; 2 Th. 8. 9 ; 1 Tim. 4. 12; Tit. 2. 7 ;
comp. Jn. 13. 15 "' See ch. 2. 25 " See 1 Cor. 9. 25
" See ch. 1. 4 -p Lk. 22. 26 ; comp. 1 Tim. 5. 1 « See
Eph. 5. 21
9 Gr. in.
1" Gr. good tidings. See Mt. 4. 23 marg.
11 Some ancient authorities omit exercising the
oversight.
12 Some ancient authorities omit according to
the will of God.
13 Or, Likewise . . . elder ; yea, all of you one
to anolhet. Gird yourselves with humility
5.6
selves with "humility, to serve one
another : for * God resisteth the
Eroud, but giveth grace to the
umble. 6 "Humble yourselves
therefore under the mighty hand
of God, that he may exalt you in
due time ; 7 casting all your "* anx
iety upon him, because he careth
for you. 8 ^Be sober, -^be watch-
ful : your adversary ^ the devil,
as a roaring ''lion, walketh about,
seeking whom he may devour :
9 ^whom withstand "stedfast in
' your faith, knowing that * the
same sufferings are -accomplished
in your ^brethren who are in the
world. 10 And the 'God of all
grace, who "called you unto his
" eternal glory in Christ, after that
ye have suffered "a little while,
shall himself ■** perfect, 'establish,
1 Or, the
2 Gr. being accomplished.
3 Gr brotherhood.
* Or, reslore
I. PETER
;ions. Salutation
" Comp. ch.
3.8
b Prov. 3.
34; see
Jas. 4. 6
0 Jas. 4. 10
d See Mt. 6.
25
« See ch. 1.
13
/ Mt. 24. 42
V See Jas.
4.7
h See 2 Tim.
4.17
■ Col. 2. 5
k See Acts
14.22;
comp.
Heb. 12. 8
' Comp. ch.
4.10
"' 1 Cor. 1. 9 ;
see 1 Th.
2.12
"2 Cor. 4.
17 ; see
2 Tim. 2. 10
» ch. 1. 6
P 1 Cor. 1.
10; Heb.
13. 21
1 Rom. 16.
5.14
strengthen^ you. 11 '"To him be
the dominion *for ever and ever.
Amen.
12 By 'Silvanus, 'our faithful
brother, as I account him, * I have
written unto you briefly, exhort-
ing, and testifying that this is
the true grace of God : " stand ye
fast therein. 13 *She that is in
Babylon, elect together with you,
saluteth you ; and so doth '^ Mark
my son. 14 ^Salute one another
with a kiss of love.
^ Peace be unto you all that are
in Christ.
25 ; 2 Th. 2. 17 ; 3. 3, &c. *• See Rom. 11. 36 ; comp.
ch, 4. 11 ' See 2 Cor. 1. 19 « Comp. Heb. 13. 22.
" Comp. ch. 1. 13 ; 4. 10 ; see Acts 11. 23 " Comp.
1 Cor. 15. 1 ^ See Acts 12. 12 v See Rom. 16. IC
See Eph. 6. 23
6 Many ancient authorities add settle.
6 Gr. unto the ages of the agi.i. 7 Gr. the.
8 That is, The church, or. The sister.
255
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF
PETER
Address and Salatation. " Be not idle nor nufraitiiil." " We were Eyewitnesses of his H^esty '
1^ Simon Peter, a ^ " servant
and * apostle of Jesus Christ, to
. them that have obtained ^ a "^ like
precious faith with us in "* the
righteousness of ^ ''our God and the
Saviour Jesus Christ : 2 -^ Grace to
you and peace be multiplied in
"the knowledge of God and of
Jesus our Lord; 3 seeing that his
''divine power hath granted unto
us all things that pertain unto life
and godliness, through the "knowl-
edge of him that ] called us ® by his
own glory and virtue ; 4 whereby
he hath granted unto us his pre-
cious and exceeding great * prom-
ises ; that through these ye may
become 'partakers of ®the divine
nature, having "'escaped from the
" corruption that is in " the world
by lust. 5 Yea, and for this very
cause adding on your part all dili-
gence, in your faith -^ supply « vir-
tue ; and in your virtue ''knowledge ;
6 and in you7- knowledge * self-con-
trol ; and in yoiir self-control '^ ' pa-
tience ; and in your '^ patience
" godliness ; 7 and in your godli-
ness ^ " brotherly kindness ; and in
your ^brotherly kindness love. 8
For if these things are yours and
abound, they make you to be not
idle nor ^ unfruitful unto " the
knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ. 9 For he that lacketh
these things is * blind, " seeing only
what is near, having forgotten the
^cleansing from his old sins. 10
Wherefore, brethren, give the more
diligence to make your " calling
and * election sure : for if ye do
these things, ye shall never ' stum-
ble : 1 1 for thus shall be "* richly
'supplied unto you the entrance
into •'^the eternal kingdom of our
" Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
12 Wherefore ''I shall be ready
1 Many ancieat authorities read Symeon. See
Acts 15. 14. 2 (Jr. hondsei'vant.
3 Gr. an equally precinvs.
* Or, otir God and Saviour Comp. ver, 11 ; 2.
20 ; 3. 18 ; Tit. 2. 13.
5 Some ancient authorities read through glory
and virtue. « Or, a "■ Or, stedfastness
8 Gr. love of the brethren. 9 Or, closing his eyes
"Rom. 1.1;
Phil. 1.1;
Jude 1 ;
comp. Jas.
1. 1
b 1 Pet. 1. 1
' Rom. 1.
12 ; 2 Cor.
4.13;
comp. Tit.
1.4
d Comp.
Rom. 3.
21-26
^ See Tit. 2.
13
/I Pet. 1. 2;
see Rom.
1.7
y ver. 3, 8 ;
eh. 2. 20;
3.18;
comp. Jn.
17. 3; see
Phil. 3. 8
'' Comp.
1 Pet. 1. 5
' Comp.
1 Th. 2. 12 ;
2 Th. 2. 14 ;
1 Pet. f,. 10
*-• Comp. ch.
3. 9, 13
' Comp.
Eph. 4. 13,
24; Heb.
12. 10 ;
1 .Jn. 3. 2
™ ch. 2. 18,
20
" oh. 2. 19
" See Jas. 1.
27
P Comp.
ver. 11
9 Comp.
ver. 3
"•Col. 2. 3;
comp. ver.
2
' See Acts
24. 25
' See Lk. 21.
19
" Comp.
ver. 3
" See Rom.
12. 10,
1 Pet. 1. 22
^ Col. 1. 10
y Comp.
1 Jn. 2. 11
^ Eph. 5. 26 ;
see Tit. 2.
14
" See Rom.
11. 29;
comp. ver.
3 ; see Mt.
22. 14
b Comp.
ITh. 1.4
' Jude 24 :
comp. ch.
3 17 ; see
Jas. 2. 10
rf See Rom.
2. 4;
1 Tim.
2i>6
always to put you in remembrance
of these things, though ye know
them, and are establishea in 'the
truth which is with you. 13 And
1 think it * right, as long as I am in
Hhis tabernacle, to "'stir you up
by putting you in remembrance ;
14 knowing that "the putting off
of my tabernacle cometh swiftly,
° even as our Lord Jesus Christ sig-
nified unto me. 1 5 Yea, I will give
diligence that at every time ye
may be able after my "^decease to
call these things to remembrance.
16 For we did not follow cunningly
devised * fables, when we made
known unto you the ''power and
" coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
but we were 'eyewitnesses of his
majesty. 1 7 For he ^'^ received
from God the Father honor and
glory, when there was boi'ne such
' a voice to him by the " Majestic
Glory, This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased : 18 and
this voice we ourselves heard borne
out of heaven, when we were with
him in the "holy mount. 19 And
we have ^the word of prophecy
made more ^ sure ; whereunto ye do
well that ye take heed, as unto ^a
lamp shining in a ^*dark place,
until the " day dawn, and the * day-
star arise " in your hearts : 20
"^ knowing this _ first, that * no
prophecy of scripture is of "pri-
vate interpretation. 21 For -^no
prophecy ever ^^came by the will
of man : but men spake from God,
being " moved by the Holy Spirit.
6. 17 ' Comp. ver. 5 /See 2 Tim. 4. 18 » ch.
2. 20 ; 3. 18 '' Jude 5 ; comp. Phil. 3. 1 ; 1 Jn. 2. 21
iCorap. Col. 1. 5f. ; 2Jn.2 «•■ Phil. 1.7 'See
2 Cor. 5. 1, 4 ; ver. 14 "' ch. 3.1" Comp. 2 Tim.
4. 6 ; 2 Cor. 5.1 » Comp. Jn. 13. 36 ; 21. 19 P Lk.
9. 31 9 See 1 Tim. 1. 4 ; comp. ch. 2. 3 "" Coinp.
Mk. 13. 26 ; 14. 62 ; 1 Th. 2. 19 ^ Mt. 17. 1 ff. : Mi.
9 2 ff. ; Lk. 9. 28 ff. ' Mt. 17. 5 ; Mk. 9. 7 ; Lk. 9.
35 " Comp. Heb. 1.3 " Comp. Ex. 3. 5 ; Josh. 5.
15 ^ 1 Pet. 1. 10 f. y Comp. Heb. 2. 2 ~ 2 Esdr.
12. 42 ; comp. Ps. 119. 105 "^ Lk. 1. 78 » Rev. 22.
16 "2 Cor. 4. 6 d ch. 3. 3 « Comp. Rom. 12. 6
/ Comp. .Ter. 23. 26 ; 2 Tim. 3. 16 » 1 Pet. 1. 11 ;
comp. 2 S. 23. 2 ; Lk. 1. 70 ; \cts 1. 16 ; 3. 18
1" Or, departure
11 Gr. presence.
12 Gr. having received.
13 Gr. squaJid.
1* Or, special
1= Gr. was brought.
2.1
II. PETER
2.22
FalBe Teachers and Bondservants of Corrnption warned against
2 But there arose "false proph-
ets also among the people, as
* among you also there shall be
'false teachers, who shall ■* privily
bring in '* destructive heresies,
■^denying even the "Master that
*bought them, bringing upon them-
selves swift destruction. 2 And
many shall follow their ' lascivious
doings; by reason of whom *the
way of the truth shall be 'evil
spoken of. 3 And in '"covetous-
ness shall they with "feigned
words "make merchandise of you:
^ whose sentence now from of old
lingereth not, and their destruc-
tion slumbereth not. 4 For »if
God spared not angels when they
sinned, but •^cast them down to
'hell, and ''committed them to
*pits of darkness, to be reserved
unto judgment ; 5 and spared not
'the ancient world, but preserved
'Noah with seven otners, ^a
Ereacher of righteousness, when
e brought a "flood Upon the
world of the ungodly ; 6 and
"turning the cities of Sodom and
Gomorrah into ashes condemned
them with an overthrow, having
made them an ''example unto
those that should * live ungodly ;
7 and ^delivered righteous Lot,
sore distressed by the 'lascivious
life of "the wicked 8 (for that
^righteous man dwelling among
them, in seeing and hearing,
® vexed his righteous soul from
day to day with their lawless
deeds): 9 ''the Lord krioweth how
to deliver the godly out of temp-
tation, and to keep the unright-
eous under punishment unto fthe
day of judgment; 10 but chiefly
them that *walk after the flesh in
the lust of defilement, and •''de-
spise dominion. Daring, "self-
willed, they tremble not to -''rail
at '^dignities: 11 *whereas angels,
though greater in raight _ and
power, bring not a railing judg-
ment against them before the
Lord. 12 But 'these, as crea-
tures without reason, *born *mere
animals ^to be taken and de-
stroyed, railing in matters whereof
they are ignorant, shall in their
^"destroying surely be destroyed,
13 suffering wrong as 'the hire of
1 Or, sectx nf perdition
2 Or, cnH them into dungeons 3 Gr. Tartarus.
* Some ancient authorities read chains. Comp.
Wisd. 17. 17. 5 (Jr. a herald.
•> Gr. tormented. ' Gr. glories. 8 Gr. natural.
9 Or, to take and to destroy
10 Or, corruption Comp. 1 Tim. 6. 9.
« Dt. 13.
1 ff. ; Jer.
6. 13, &c.
* Comp.
1 Tim. 4.
1 ; see Mt.
7.15
"^ 2 Cor. 11.13
d Gal. 2. 4 ;
Jude 4
" Comp.
1 Cor. U.
19 ; Gal. 5.
20
/Jude 4
" Rev. 6. in
ft See 1 Cor.
6. 20
» Comp.
Gen. 19.
5 ff . ; Jude
4 ; ver. 2,
7,18
* Comp.
Acts 16.
17 ; 22. 4 ;
24. 14
I (Gr.) Rom.
2.24;
1 Tim. 6. 1
"" ver. 14;
see 1 Tim.
6. 5 ; comp.
Jude 16
" Comp.
Rom. 16.
18; ch.l.
16
" Comp.
2 Cor. 2.
17 marg. :
1 Th. 2. 5
P Comp. Dt.
32. 35
9 Comp.
Gen. 6. ;
Jude 6
'' Comp.
Rev. 20.
If.
"ch. 3. 6;
comp.
Ezek. 26.
20
« See 1 Pet.
3. 20
" ch. 3. 6
" Gen. 19.
24 ; Jude 7
'^ Jude 7 ;
Mt. 10. 15 ;
11. 23 ;
Rom. 9.
29 (Is. 1. 9)
" Comp.
Jude 15
^ Gen. 19. 16,
29; Wi.sd.
10.6
" ch. 3. 17
f> Wlsd. 19.
17 ; comp.
Heb. 11.4
<•• 1 Cor. 10.
13 ; comp.
Rev. 3. 10
d See Mt. 10.
15 ; Jude 6
« ch. 3. 3 ;
Jude 16, 18
/Jude 8;
comp. Ex.
22.28
9 Tit. 1. 7
'' Jude 9
■ Jude 10
k Comp.
Jer. 12. 3 ;
Col. 2. 22
' ver. 15
*" See Rom.
13. 13
" Comp.
1 Th. 5. 7
257
wrong-doing; men that count it
pleasure to ™ revel in the "day-
time, spots and blemishes, ""revel-
ling in their "deceivings "while
they feast with you; 14 having
eyes full of ^'^ adultery, and that
cannot cease from sin; ^enticing
'unstedfast souls; having a heart
exercised ''in covetousness ; 'chil-
dren of cursing; 15 forsaking 'the
right way, they went astray, hav-
ing followed "the way of Balaam
the son of ^*Beor, who loved "the
hire of wrong-doing; 16 but he
was rebuked for his own trans-
gression:/" a dumb ass spake with
man's voice and stayed the mad-
ness of the prophet. 17 These
are «' springs without water, and
mists driven by a storm; ^for
whom the blackness of darkness
hath been reserved. 1 8 For, utter-
ing "great swelling wo?-c?s of ''van-
ity, they ^entice in the lusts of
the flesh, by "lasciviousness, those
who are just ''escaping from them
that live in error ; 1 9 promising
them liberty, while they them-
selves are bondservants of cor-
ruption; for ''of "whom a man is
overcome, of the same is he also
brought into bondage. 20 For
if, after they have •''escaped the
defilements of the world through
^'the knowledge of ^®the ''Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ, they
are again 'entangled therein and
overcome, *the last state is be-
come worse with them than the
first. 21 'For it were better for
them not to have known the way
of righteousness, than, after know-
ing it, to turn back from "'the
holy commandment "delivered unto
them. 22 It has happened unto
them according to the true prov-
erb, ]^ The dog turning to his own
vomit again, and the sow that
had washed to wallowing in the
mire.
0 Jude 12 ; comp. 1 Cor. 11. 21 P ver. 18 « Comp.
Jaa. 1. 8 ; ch. 3. 16 '' See ver. 3 ' Comp. Eph. 2. 3
t Comp. Acts 13. 10 « Num. 22. 5, 7 ; Dt. 23. 4 ;
Neh. 13. 2 ; Jude 11 ; comp. Rev. 2. 14 " ver. 13
^ Num. 22. 21, 23, 28, 30 f. y Comp. Jude 12
= Jude 13 "Jude 16 & See Eph. 4. 17 "^ See ver. 2
rf ver 20; see ch. 1. 4 " Rom. 6. 16; see Jn. 8. 34
/See ver. 18 " See ch. 1. 2 * ch. 1. 11 ; 3. 18
' 2 Tim. 2. 4 ^ Mt. 12. 45 ; Lk. 11. 26 ' Comp.
Ezek. 18. 24 , Heb. 6. 4 ff. , 10. 26 f. ; Jas. 4. 17
'" ch. 3. 2 , comp. Gal. 6. 2 , 1 Tim. 6. 14 " Jude 3
11 Some ancient authorities read love-feasts.
Comp. Jude 12. i^ Gr. an adulteress.
13 Many ancient authorities read Bosor.
1* Or, ivhat
1' Many ancient authorities read our.
16 ProT. xxvi. 11.
3.1
II. PETER
3.18
Mockers and their Destiny. " The Day of the Lord will come as a Thief." Exhortation to Stedfastness. Doxology
3 This is now, "beloved, the
second epistle that I write
unto you; and in both of them
I *stir up your sincere mind by
putting you in remembrance; 2
that ye should "remember the
words which were spoken before
by ''the holy prophets, and Hhe
commandment of the Lord and
Saviour through your apostles :
3 -^knowing this first, that ^*'in
the last days * mockers shall come
with mockery, ^walking after
their own lusts, 4 and saying,
* Where is the promise of his
^'coming"? for, from the day that
the fathers "'fell asleep, all things
continue as they were "from the
beginning of the creation. 5 For
this they wilfully forget, that
there were heavens from of old,
and an earth "compacted out of
water and ^amidst water, ^by the
word of God ; 6 by which means
«the world that then was, being
overflowed with water, ''perished:
7 but 'the heavens that now are,
and the earth, by the same word
have been ^stored up for 'fire,
being reserved against "the day
of judgment and destruction of
ungodly men.
8 But forget not this one thing,
"beloved, that one day is with the
Lord as a thousand years, and "a
thousand years as one day. 9
*The Lord is not slack concerning
his promise, as some count slack-
ness ; but *is longsuffering to you-
ward, ^not wishing that any should
perish, but that all should come to
repentance. 10 But "the day of
the Lord *will come as a thief;
in the which *the heavens "^ shall
pass away with a great noise, and
the ^"^ elements shall be dissolved
with fervent heat, and "the earth
and the works that are therein
shall be "burned up. 11 Seeing
1 Gr. in the last of the days.
* Gr. presence. <* Or, through
4 Or, stored with fire ^ Or, heavenly bodies
^ The most anoient manuscripts read dis-
covered.
" ver. 8, 14,
17 ; see
1 Pet. 2. 11
b ch. 1. 13
« Jude 17
dLk. 1. 70;
Acts 3. 21 ;
comp.
Eph. 3. 5
« ch. 2. 21 ;
comp.
Gal. 6. 2 ;
1 Tim. 6. 14
/ch. 1. 20
" See 1 Tim.
4. 1;
comp.
Heb. 1. 2
h. Jude 18
< See ch. 2.
10
*: Comp. Is.
5. lit;
Jer. 17. 15 ;
Ezek. 11.
3 ; 12. 22,
27 ; Mai. 2.
17 ; Mt. 24.
48
' Comp.
ver. 12 :
see 1 Th.
2.19
'" See Acts
7. 60
« See Mk.
10.6
0 Col. 1.
17 (Gr.);
Ps. 24. 2 ;
136. 6
P Gen. 1. 6,
9; Heb.
11. 3
1 Comp. ch.
2.5
>■ Gen. 7.
21 f.
' ver. 10, 12
* Comp. Is.
66. 15 ;
Dan. 7.
9 f . ; see
2Th. 1. 7;
Heb. 12. 29
" See Mt. 10.
15 ; 1 Cor.
3.13,
Jude 7
" Ps. 90. 4
* Hab. 2. 3 ;
Heb. 10.
37 ; comp.
Rom. 13. 11
y Comp.
Rom. 2. 4 ;
Rev. 2. 21
■= 1 Tim. 2.
4 ; Rev. 2.
21, Wisd.
11.23
" See 1 Cor.
1.8
6 See 1 Th.
5.2;
comp. Mt.
24. 43 ;
Rev. 3. 3 ;
that these things are thus all to be
dissolved, what manner of persons
ought ye to be in ail holy living
and godliness, 12 ■'^looking for and
^earnestly desiring the ^coming
of the day of God, by reason of
which 'the heavens being on fire
shall be dissolved, and the *'' ele-
ments shall melt with fervent
heaf? 13 But, according to his
^promise, we look for ''new heav-
ens and a new earth, 'wherein
dwelleth righteousness.
14 * Wherefore, 'beloved, seeing
that ye look for these things, give
diligence that ye may be "'found
in peace, " without spot and blame-
less in his sight. 15 And account
that the "longsuffering of our Lord
is salvation ; even as ^our beloved
brother Paul also, * according to
the wisdom given to him, wrote
unto you; 16 as also in all his
epistles, speaking in them of
*■ these things; "wherein are some
things hard to be understood,
which the ignorant and 'unsted-
fast wrest, as they do also "the
other scriptures, unto their own
destruction. 17 Ye therefore, 'be-
loved, knowing these things before-
hand, "beware lest, being carried
away with ^the error of ^the
wicked, ye ^fall from your own
stedfastness. 18 But grow in the
grace and " knowledge of our * Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ. "To
him be the glory both now and
*for ever. Amen.
16. 15 ' Mt. 24. 35 ; Rev. 21. 1 d Is. 34. 4 ; comp.
24. 19 ; Mic. 1. 4, &c. ; see Gal. 4. 3 marg. ' ver. 7
/ See 1 Cor. 1. 7 v Is. 65. 17 ; 66. 22 '' Rev. 21.
1 ; comp. Rom. 8. 21 ■ Is. 60. 21 ; 65. 25 ; comp.
Rev. 21. 27 *: Comp. ch. 1. 10 ; 1 Cor. 15. 58 ' See
ver. 1 '" Comp. 1 Pet. 1. 7 » Phil. 2. 15 ; 1 Tim.
6. 14; Jas. 1. 27; see 1 Th. 5. 23 "See ver. 9
P Comp. Acts 9. 17 ; 15. 25 ; ch. 3. 2 9 1 Cor. 3.
10 ; Eph. 3. 3 "" Comp. ver. 14 ' Comp. Heb.
5. 11 ' See ch. 2. 14 « Comp. Is. 28. 13 ; ver. 2
" 1 Cor. 10. 12 •^ Comp. ch. 2. 18 v ch. 2. 7 ^ Rev.
2. 5 " See ch. 1. 2 i> ch. 1. 11 ; 2. 20 <= See Rom.
11. 36 ; comp. 2 Tim. 4. 18 ; Rev. 1. 6
1 Or, hastening
8 6r. unto the day of eternity.
Ecclus. 18. 10.
268
THE FIRST EPISTLE OP
JOHN
Introdnction. "Walk in the light . . . even as He walked." The Contrasted Darkness
IThat which was " from the
beginning, that which we have
* heard, that which we have " seen
with our eyes, that which we ** be-
held, and our hands " handled, con-
cerning the ^•''Word of life 2 (and
"the life was manifested, and we
have " seen, and '' bear witness, and
declare unto you the life, *the
eternal life, which was *with the
Father, ana was " manifested unto
us) ; 3 that which we have " seen
and * heard declare we unto you
also, that ye also may have fellow-
ship with us : yea, and our '• fellow-
ship is with the Father, and with
his Son Jesus Christ : 4 and '"these
things we write, that ^our "joy
may be made full.
5 And ° this is the message which
we have heard from him and an-
nounce unto you, that ^God is
light, and in him is no darkness at
all. 6 *If we say that we have
fellowship with him and walk in
the darkness, we ''lie, and 'do not
the truth : 7 but if we 'walk in the
light, as "he is in the light, we
have fellowship one with another,
and "the blood of Jesus his Son
cleanseth us from all sin. 8 ^ If we
say that we have no sin, we de-
ceive ourselves, and the 2' truth is
not in us. 9 ^If we confess our
sins, he is faithful and righteous to
forgive us our sins, and "to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness. 10
"" If we say that we have not sinned,
we "make him a liar, and 'his
word is not in us,
2* My little children, "* these
things write I unto you that
ye may not sin. And if any man
sin, *we have an *•'' Advocate with
the Father, Jesus Christ the right-
eous : 2 and he is ' the propitiation
1 Or, word Comp. Acts 5. 20.
* Many ancient authorities read your.
8 Or, Comforter Jn. 14. 16. Or, Helper Gr.
Paraclete.
" See Jn. 1.
11;
comp. ch.
2. 13, 14
b ver. 3 ;
comp.
Acta 4. 20
' ver. 2 ; Jn.
19.35;
2 Pet. 1. 16
d Jn. 1. 14 ;
ch. 4. 14
« Lk. 24. 39 ;
Jn. 20, 27
/Jn. 1. 1, 4
!/ Jn. 1. 4 ;
Rom. 16.
26 ; 1 Tim.
3.16;
1 Pet. 1.
20 ; comp.
ch. 3. 5, 8 ;
5. 20
A ch. 4. 14 ;
see Jn. 15.
27
« Comp. ch.
2. 25:5. 11,
13, 20 ; see
Jn. 10. 28 ;
17.3
fc See Jn. 1. 1
' Jn. 17. 3,
21 ; 1 Cor.
1.9
™ ch. 2. 1
" See Jn. 3.
29
0 ch. 3. 11 ;
comp. Jn.
1.19
P 1 Tim. 6.
16 ; Jas. 1.
17
9 Comp. Jn.
8. 12;
2 Cor. 6.
14 ; Eph. 5.
8 ; see ch.
2.11
"• Jn. 8. 55 ;
comp. ch.
2. 4 ; 4. 20
» Jn. 3. 21
* Is. 2. 5
" See 1 Tim.
6.16
" Heb. 9. 14 ;
Rev. 7. 14 ;
comp. Tit.
2.14
* Job 15. 14;
Prov. 20.
9 ; Rom. 3.
10 fif. ; Jas.
3. 2
"ch. 2. 4;
Jn. 8. 44
' Ps. 32. 5 ;
Prov. 28.
13
" Comp. ch.
5. 10 ; Jn.
3.33
6 See ch. 2.
14
259
for our sins ; and not for ours only,
but also ''for the whole world. 3
And 'hereby we know that we
*know him, if we 'keep his com-
mandments. 4 He that saith, "'I
*know him, and keepeth not his
commandments, is a "liar, and "the
truth is not in him ; 5 but whoso
* keepeth his word, in him verily
hath the «love of God been per-
fected. 'Hereby we know that we
are in him : 6 he that saith he
*■ abideth in him * ought himself also
to walk even as he walked.
7 'BeWed, "no new command-
ment write I unto you, but an old
commandment which ye had "fi^om
the beginning : the old command-
ment is the word which ye heard.
8 Again, *a new commandment
write I unto you, which thing is
true in him and in you ; because
y the darkness is passing away,
and ' the true light already shinetn.
9 He that saith he is in the light
and " hateth his * brother, is in the
darkness even until now. 10 "He
that loveth his brother abideth in
the light, and there is no occasion
of stumbling in him. 11 But he
that " hateth his brother is in the
darkness, and ** walketh in the
darkness, and knoweth not whither
he goeth, because the darkness
hath * blinded his eyes.
12 1 write unto you, my ■''little
children, because ^your sins are
forgiven you for his name's sake.
13 1 write unto you, fathers, be-
e ver. 12, 28; ch. 3. 7, 18; 4. 4; 5. 21 ; Jn. 13. 33;
Gal. 4. 19 d Comp. ch. 1. 4 « Rom. 8. 34 ; 1 Tim.
2. 5 ; Heb. 7. 25 ; 9. 24 /SeeJn. 14. 16 »ch. 4. 10;
see Rom. 3. 25 ; Heb. 2. 17 '' ch. 4. 14 ; see Jn. 4.
42 ; 11. 51 f. iver. 5; ch. 3. 24;4.13; 5. 2 * ver. 4 ;
ch. 3. 6 ; 4. 7 f . ' ch. 3. 22, 24 ; 5. 3 ; Jn. 14. 15 ; 15.
10 ; Rev. 12. 17 ; 14. 12. ^ Tit. 1. 16 " See ch. 1. 6
"Seech. 1.8 ? See Jn. 14. 23 « ch. 4. 12 ""See
Jn. 15. 4 » Jn. 13. 15 ; 15. 10 ; 1 Pet. 2. 21 « ch. 3. 2,
21 ; 4. 1, 7, 11 ; see Heb. 6. 9 " ch. 3. 11, 23 ; 4. 21 ;
2 Jn. 5 " ver. 24 ; 3. 11 ; 2 Jn. 5. 6 * See Jn. 13. 34
y Eph. 5. 8 ; 1 Th. 5. 4 f . ; see Rom. 13. 12 ' Jn. 1. 9
"» ver. 11 ; ch. 3. 15 ; 4. 20 (> ch. 3. 10, 16 ; 4. 20 f . ;
comp. Acts 1. 15 " ver. 10, 11 ; comp. Jn. 11. 9 and
ref. d Jn. 12. 35 ; see ch. 1. 6 ' Comp. 2 Cor. 4. 4 :
2 Pet. 1.9 /See ver. 1 " 1 Cor.6.11; see Aotsl3.33
2.14
I. JOHN
3.9
"Love not the World." "Abide in ttie Son, and in tlie Father." Righteonsness and Brotherly Love the larks of
cause ye know him ^who is from
the beginning. I write unto you,
young men, because *ye have over-
come ' the evil one. ^ I have written
unto you, little children, because
"* ye know the Father. 1 4 ' I have
written unto you, fathers, because
ye know him " who is from the be-
ginning. ^ I have written unto
you, young men, because ye are
* strong, and the -^ word of God
abideth in you, and *ye have over-
come the evil one. 15 Love not
''the world, neither the things that
are in the world. ' If any man
love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him. 16 For all
that is in the world, *the lust of
the flesh and ' the lust of the eyes
and ™ the vainglory of life, is not of
the Father, but is of the world. 17
And " the world passeth away, and
the lust thereof : but he that doeth
the will of God abideth for ever.
1 8 Little children, " it is the last
hour : and as ye heard that ^anti-
christ cometh, * even now have
there arisen many antichrists ;
whereby we know that it is the
last hour. 19 'They went out
from us, but they were not of us ;
for if they had been of us, they
would have continued with us : but
they ivent out, ' that they might be
made manifest '^that they all are
not of us. 20 And ye have an
'anointing from "the Holy One,
*and "ye know all things. 21 I
have not written unto you because
ye know not the truth, but "^ be-
cause ye know it, and * because no
lie is 2' of the truth. 22 Who is
the liar but ^ he that denieth that
Jesus is the Christ 1 This is ^the
antichrist, e^>en he that denieth
the Father and the Son. 23 " Who-
soever denieth the Son, the same
hath not the Father : he that con-
fesseth the Son hath the Father
also. 24 As for you, let that abide
in you which ye heard *from the
beginning. If that which ye heard
from the beginning abide in you,
ye also ''shall abide in the Son,
and in the Father. 25 And ''this
is the promise which he promised
*us, even the life eternal. 26 These
things have I written unto you
concerning them that would *lead
you astray, 27 And as for you,
1 Or, / wrote 2 Or, that not all are of us
8 Some very ancient authorities read and ye all
know. 4 Or, that
» oome ancient authorities read you.
° See ch. 1. 1
* ver. 14 ;
comp. ch.
4. 4 ; 5.
4 f . , Rev.
2. 7 ; see
Jn. 16. 33
■^ See Mt. 5.
37; ver.
14, ch. 3.
12 ; 5. 18 f.
d ver. 3 ; Jn.
14.7
« Eph. 6. 10
/ch. 1. 10;
Jn. 5. 38 ;
comp. 8. 37
" See ver. 13
'' See Jas. 1.
27 ; comp.
Rom. 12. 2
i Jaa. 4. 4
* Rom. 13.
14; Eph.
2. 3 : 1 Pet.
2.11
I Prov. 27. 20
"' Jas. 4. 16
» 1 Cor. 7. 31
" See Rom.
13. U ;
1 Tim. 4.
1 ; 1 Pet.
4.7
P ver. 22 ;
ch. 4. 3 ;
2 Jn. 7;
comp. Mt.
24. 5, 24
4 ch. 4. 1, 3 ;
comp. Mk..
13. 22
"■ Acts 20. 30
* Comp.
1 Cor. 11. 19
' ver. 27 ;
2 Cor. 1. 21
" See Mil. 1.
24 ; comp.
Acts 10. 38
" ver. 27 ;
comp.
Prov. 28.
5 ; see Mt.
13. 11 ; Jn.
14. 26 ;
1 Cor. 2.
15 f.
^ Comp.
Jas. 1. 19 ;
2 Pet. 1.
12 ; Jude 5
^ch. 3. 19;
comp. Jn.
8. 44 ; 18.
37
' ch. 4. 3 ;
2 Jn. 7
''ch. 4.15;
5. 1 ; 2 Jn.
9, comp.
Jn. 8. 19;
16. 3 ; 17. 3
>> See ver. 7
' See eh. 1.
3 ; comp.
Jn. 14. 23 ;
2 Jn. 9
<i Jn. 3.15;
6. 40 ; see
ch. 1. 2
' ch. 3. 7 ;
comp.
2 Jn. 7
/ See ver.
20; comp.
Jn. 14. 16
y See Jn. 14.
26 ; 1 Cor.
2. 12 ; 1 Th.
4. 9
ft Jn. 14. 17
« See ver. 1
* ch. 3. 2 ;
260
the •''anointing which ye received
of him abideth in you, and ye need
not that any one teacn you ; but as
his anointing f teachetn you con-
cerning all things, ®and is ''true,
and is no lie, and even as it taught
you, "^ ye abide in him. 28 And
now, my 'little children, abide in
him ; that, if he * shall be mani-
fested, we may have ' boldness, and
™not be ashamed * before him at
his ^'^ coming. 29 If ye know that
"he is righteous, "ye know that
every one also that doeth right-
eousness ^ is begotten of him.
3 Behold « what manner of love
the Father hath bestowed upon
us, that we should be called "■ cnil-
dren of God ; and such we are.
For this cause the world knoweth
us not, because *it knew him not.
2 * Beloved, now are we ''children
of God, and "it is not yet made
manifest what we shall be. We
know that, if "he * shall be mani-
fested, we shall be " like him ; for
we shall * see him even as he is. 3
And every one that hath this *hope
set on him ^purifieth himself, even
as he is pure. 4 Every one that
doeth sin doeth also lawlessness ;
and " sin is lawlessness. 5 And ye
know that he * was manifested to
^'^ " take away sins ; and '* in him is
no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in
him " sinneth not : whosoever sin-
neth hath not seen him, neither
^^-^ knoweth him. 7 My ^little chiU
dren, let no man * lead you astray ;
' he that doeth righteousness is
righteous, even as he is righteous :
8 he that doeth sin is * of the devil ;
for the devil sinneth from the be-
ginning. To this end was ' the Son
of God * manifested, '"that he might
destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is ^begotten of God
"doeth no sin, because his seed
see Col. 3. 4 : Lk. 17. 30 ' ch. 3. 21 ; 4. 17 ; 5. 14 ;
see Eph. 3. 12 '" Comp. Mk. 8. 38 " See 1 Th.
2. 19 " ch. 3. 7 , Jn. 7. 18 -^ ch. 3. 9 ; 4. 7 ; 5. 1, 4,
18 (3 Jn. 11) ; Jn. 1. 13 ; 3. 3 « ch. 4. 10 ; Jn. 3. 16
"• ver. 2, 10 ; Jn. 1. 12 ; 11. 52 ; see Rom. 8. 16 « See
Jn. 15. 21 ; 16. 3 ; comp. Jn. 15. 18 ' See ch. 2. 7
" See Rom. 8. 19 ; comp. 23 f. " See Rom. 8. 29 ;
2 Pet. 1.4^ Jn. 17. 24 ; 2 Cor. 3. 18 * Rom. 15. 12 ;
comp. 1 Pet. 1. 3 ^2 Cor. 7. 1 ; 2 Pet. 3. 13 f. ;
comp. ch. 2. 6 ; Jn. 17. 19 " ch. 5. 17 ; comp. Rom.
4. 15 6 See ch. 1. 2 , ver. 8 « Jn. 1. 29 ; 1 Pet. 1.
18-20; see ch. 2. 2 <« See 2 Cor. 5. 21 , comp. ch.
2. 29 " See ver. 9 / See ch. 2. 3 ; comp. 3 Jn. 11
"Seech. 2.1 a See ch. 2. 26 ■ ch. 2. 29 * ver. 10;
Mt. 13. 38 ; Jn. 8. 44 ' See Mt. 4. 3 '" Jn. 16. 11 ;
see 12. 31 " ver. 6 ; ch. 5. 18 ; comp. Jas. 1. 18 ;
1 Pet. 1. 23
6 Or, so it is true and is no lie ; and even as &c.
"! Or, abide ye 8 Qt. from him.
' Gr. presence. i" Or, know ye h Or, it
12 Or, Dear sint 13 Qr, hath knoxen
3.10
I. JOHN
4.15
fiod's Cliildren. " Let us love in Deed and in Troth. " " The Spirit or Trath, and the Spirit of Error. " " Cod is Love "
abideth in him : and he cannot sin,
because he is begotten of God.
1 0 In this the " children of God
are manifest, and the * children of
the devil : whosoever doeth not
righteousness is not of God, neither
he that " loveth not his "^ brother.
11 * For this is the message •''which
ye heard from the beginning, ' that
we should love one another : 1 2
not as ''Cain was of 'the evil one,
and slew his brother. And where-
fore slew he him"? Because *his
works were evil, and his brother's
righteous.
13 Marvel not, brethren, if Hhe
world hateth you. 14 We know
that we have '" passed out of death
into life, "because we love the
brethren. He that loveth not
abideth in death. 15 Whosoever
" hateth his brother is a murderer :
and ye know that f no murderer
hath eternal life abiding in him.
16 Hereby know we love, because
' he laid down his life for us : and
•"we ought to lay down our lives
for the * brethren. 1 7 But ' whoso
hath the world's goods, and behold-
eth his brother in need, and " shut-
teth up his compassion from him,
" how doth the love of God abide in
himl 18 3fy ^Httle children, let
us not love in word, neither with
the tongue ; but in deed and
" truth. 1 9 Hei^eby shall we know
that we are ^ of the truth, and shall
^ assure our heart ^ before him :
20 because if our heart condemn
us, God is greater than our heart,
and knoweth all things. 21 "Be-
loved, if our heart condemn us not,
we have * boldness toward God ;
22 and "^ whatsoever we ask we
receive of him, because we "* keep
his commandments and do " the
things that are pleasing in his
sight. 23 And tnis is his com-
raandment, that we should ^•''be-
lieve in * the name of his Son Jesus
Christ, and love one another, even
as * he gave us commandment. 24
And he that ''keepeth his com-
mandments 'abideth in him, and
he in him. And * hereby we know
that 'he abideth in us, by the
Spirit which he gave us.
4 "Beloved, believe not every
'"spirit, but prove the spirits,
whether they are of God ; because
1 Or persuade. Comp. Mt. 28. 14.
2 Or, before fiim, whereinsoever our heart con-
demn us; because Ood &c.
^ Gr. believe the name.
" ver. 1, 2 ;
Jn. 1. 12,
11. 52 ; see
Rom. 8. 16
b ver. 8 ; Mt.
13, 38 ; Jn.
8. 44
" ch. 4. 8 ;
comp.
Rom. 13.
8 tf. , Col.
2.14;
1 Tim. 1. 5
d Comp. ch.
2.9
* See ch. 1. 5
/ See ch. 2. 7
'■> Jn. 13.
34 f. ; 15.
12; comp.
ch. 4. 7,
11 f . 21 ;
2 Jn. 5
A Gen. 4.8
i ch. 2. 13 f : j
see Mt. 5.
37
«■• Ps. 38. 20 ,
Prov. 29.
10 ; Wisd.
2.12; Jn.
8. 40, 41
' See Jn. 15.
18 , 17. 14
"' Jn. 5. 24
"ch. 2. 10,
comp. Jn.
13. 3o
''Mt.5.21f.j
comp. Jn.
8. 44
V Gal. 5.
20 f. , Rev.
21.8
9 Jn. 15.13,
comp. 10.
11
*" Comp.
Phil. 2. 17 ;
1 Th. 2. 8
* Comp. ch.
2.9
' Jas. 2, 15 f.
" Comp. Dt.
15. 7
" Comp. ch.
4. 20
^ ver. 7 ; see
ch. 2. 1
y 2 Jn. 1 ;
3 Jn. 1
' See ch. 2.
21
" See ch. 2. 7
bch.S. 14;
Bee ch. 2. 28
" Job 22.
26 f. ; Mt.
21. 22 . see
7. 7 ; Jn. 9.
SI
d See ch. 2. 3
« Jn. 8. 29 ;
Heb. 13. 21
/Jn. 6. 29
c Jn. 1. 12 ,
2. 23 ; 3. 18
h Jn. 13. 34 ;
15. 12 ;
comp. ch.
' ch. 2. 6, 24 ,
4. 15 , see
Jn. 6. 56 ;
10. 38
*ch. 4. 13,
Jn. 14. 17 ,
Rom. 8. 9,
14, 16 , see
1 Th. 4. 8
' See ch. 2. 5
'" Jer. 29. 8 ,
see 1 Cor.
12.10,
2Th. 2.2;
261
" many false prophets are gone out
into the world. 2 Hereby know
ye the Spirit of God : " every spirit
that ^ conf esseth that* Jesus Christ
is come in the flesh is of God : 3
and every spirit that ■* '' confesseth
not Jesus is not of God : and this
is the sjnrit of the * antichrist,
whereof ye have heard that it com-
eth ; and 'now it is in the world
already. 4 Ye are of God, my
"little children, and "have over-
come them : because * greater is he
that is in you than ^he that is
in the world. 5 ^They are of the
world : therefore speak they as of
the world, and the world heareth
them. 6 "We are of God: ''he
that knoweth God heareth us ; " he
who is not of God heareth us not.
By this we know "'the spirit of
truth, and " the spirit of error.
7 •'^ Beloved, let us ^love one
another : for love is of God ; and
'* every one that loveth is ' begotten
of God, and * knoweth God. 8 He
that loveth not knoweth not God ;
for 'God is love. 9 Herein was
the love of God manifested ^'"in
us, that "God hath .sent his only
begotten Son into the world that
we might live through him. 10
Herein is love, " not that we loved
God, but that "he loved us, and
sent his Son to be ^ the propitiation
for our sins. 11 •'Beloved, if God
so loved us, ^ we also ought to love
one another. 1 2 * No man hath be-
held God at any time : if we love
one another, God abideth in us, and
his ''love is perfected in us: 13
' hereby we know that we abide in
him and he in us, because he hath
given us of his Spirit. 14 And we
have beheld and 'bear witness that
the Father hath "sent the Son
to be the Saviour of the world.
15 "Whosoever shall confess that
"^ Jesus is the Son of God, God
comp. 1 Th. 5. 20 f. — " ch. 2. 18 , Jer. 14. 14 ; 2 Pet.
2. 1 " Comp. 1 Cor. 12. 3 J' ch. 2. 23 « ch. 1. 2 ;
Jn. 1. 14 ^2 Jn. 7 ; comp. ch. 2. 22 » See oh. 2.
22 ; comp. 18 < ch. 2. 18 ; comp. 2 Th. 2. 3-7 (?)
" See ch. 2. 1 " See ch. 2. 13 ■»■ ch. 3. 20 ; comp.
2 K. 2. 16 ; Rom. 8. 31 y See Jn. 12. 31 - Comp.
Jn. 15. 19; 17. 14, 16 " ver. 4; comp. Jn. 8. 23
b .In. 8. 47 ; 10. 3 ff. ; 18. 37 '^ Comp. 1 Cor. 14. 37
rt See Jn. 14. 17 ' Comp. 1 Tim. 4.1 / See ch. 2. 7
'■' See ch. 3. 11 '' ch. 5. 1 ' See ch. 2. 29 *■ See ch.
2. 3; comp. 1 Cor. 8. 3 'ver. 16; comp. ver. 7
'" Comp. ver. 16; Jn. 9. 3 " See Jn. 3. 16 f . ; comp.
ver. 10:ch. 5. 11 "Rom. 5. 8, 10; comp. ver. 19
P See ch. 2. 2 « See Jn. 1. 18; 1 Tim. 6. 16 ; comp.
ver. 20 '' See ch. 2. 5 ; comp. ver. 17 f . ' See ch.
3. 24 ; Rom. 8. 9 « ch. 1. 2 ; see Jn. 15. 27 " Jn. 3.
17, see 4. 42; ch. 2. 2 " See ch. 2. 23 =^ ch. 5. 5 ;
comp. 3. 23 ; 4. 2 , 5. 1 ; Rom. 10. 9
* Some ancient authorities read annulleth
Jesus. * Or, in our case
4.16
I. JOHN
5.21
" He that abideth in Love abideth in God." " If wc ask anytliing according to His WUI, He hearetli as "
"abideth in him, and he in God.
16 And *we know and have be-
lieved the love which God hath
^ "^ in us. "* God is love ; and he that
* abideth in love abideth in God,
and God abideth in him. 17
Herein is •''love made perfect with
us, that we may have " boldness in
* the day of judgment ; because *as
he is, even so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love : but
* perfect love casteth out fear, be-
cause fear hath punishment ; and
he that feareth is not •''made per-
fect in love. 1 9 ' We love, because
he first loved us. 20 '"If a man
say, I love God, and "hateth his
brother, he is a " liar : for ^' he that
loveth not his brother whom he
hath seen, '■^* cannot love God
whom he hath not seen. 21 And
*■ this commandment have we from
him, that he who loveth God 'love
his brother also.
5' Whosoever believeth that
Jesus is the Christ is " begotten
of God : and whosoever loveth him
that begat " loveth him also that is
begotten of him. 2 ^Hereby we
know that ^we love the children
of God, when we love God and do
his commandments. 3 For ^ this is
the love of God, that we " keep his
commandments : and * his com-
mandments are not grievous. 4
For whatsoever is "begotten of
God " overcometh the world : and
this is the victory that hath over-
come the world, even our faith.
5 And who is he that overcometh
the world, but he that ''believeth
that Jesus is the Son of Godl 6
This is he that came " by water and
blood, even Jesus Christ ; not ^with
the water only, but ^with the water
and ^ with the blood. 7 And it is
•''the Spirit that beareth witness,
because the Spirit is the truth.
8 For there are "three who bear
witness, the Spirit, and the water,
and the blood : and the three agree
in one. 9 '' If we receive the wit-
ness of men, the witness of God is
greater : for the witness of God is
this, that 'he hath borne witness
concerning his Son. 10 He that
believeth on the Son of God * hath
the witness in him : he that believ-
1 Or, in our case
2 Many ancient authorities read how can he
love Ood whom he hath not seen f * Gr. m.
" See ch.
2. 24 ; 3. 24
* Jn. 6. 69
" Comp.
ver. 9 ;
Jn. 9. 3
<i ver. 8 ;
comp.
ver. 7
' ver. 12 f .
/ See ch. 2.
5; comp.
ver. 12
0 See ch. 2.
28
h See Mt. 10.
15
« Comp. ch.
2.6; 3.1,7,
16 ; comp.
Jn. 17. 22
k Rom. 8.
15 ; Gal. 4.
30 f.
' ver. 10
'" ch. 1. 6, 8,
10 ; ch. 2.
4
" See ch. 2.
9,11
° See ch. 1.
6
P Comp. ch.
3. 17
'i See ver.
12; comp.
1 Pet. 1. 8
»■ Mt. 5.
43 f . , 22.
37 ff. , Jn.
13. 34 ;
comp.
Lev. 19. 18
' See ch. 3.
11
'ch. 4. 2,
see 15 ;
comp. ch.
2. 22f.
" Comp.
ver. 4, 18 ;
see ch. 2.
29 , Jn. 1.
13; 3.
3 marg.
" Jn. 8. 42
^ See ch. 2.
5
y See ch. 3.
14
" Jn. 14. 15 ;
comp.
2 Jn. 6
« See ch. 2.
3
6 Mt. 11. 30 ;
comp. 23.
4
<" See ch. 2.
13; 4. 4
d See ch. 4.
15 ; comp.
ver. 1
<• Jn. 19. 34
/Jn. 15. 26;
16. 13-15
(comp. Mt.
3. 16 f. ?)
-' See Mt. 18.
16
'• Jn. 5. 34,
37 ; 8. 18
* Comp. Mt.
3. 17 ; Jn.
5. 32, 37
* Rom. 8. 16 ;
Gal. 4. 6;
comp.
Rev. 12. 17
eth not God hath 'made him a
liar ; because he hath not believed
in the witness that God hath borne
concerning his Son. 11 And the
witness is this, that God gave unto
us "' eternal life, and " this life is in
his Son. 12 "He that hath the
Son hath the life ; he that hath
not the Son of God hath not the
life.
13^ These things have I written
unto you, that ye may know that
ye have ""eternal life, even unto
you that « believe on the name of
the Son of God. 14 And this is
•"the boldness which we have
toward him, that, 'if we ask any-
thing according to his will, he
heareth us : 15 and if we know
that he heareth us whatsoever we
askj 'we know that we have the
Eetitions which we have asked of
im. 16 If any man see his
brother sinning a sin not unto
death, '*"he shall ask, and God will
give him life for them that sin not
unto death, " Thei'e is ® a sin unto
death : * not concerning this do I
say that he should make request.
17 ^ All unrighteousness is sin :
and ' there is ^a sin not unto death.
18 'We know that "whosoever
is begotten of God sinneth not;
but he that was begotten of God
*keepeth ® himself, and ''the evil
one "^ toucheth him not. 1 9 ' We
know that "we are of God, and •''the
whole world lieth in the evil one.
20 And ' we know that ^ the Son
of God is come, and hath *^ given
us an understanding, that we
know *him that is true, and we
* are in him that is true, even in his
Son Jesus Christ. ' This is the
true God, and '"eternal life. 21
My "little children, guard your-
selves from " idols.
' ch. 1. 10 , comp. Jn. S. 18, 33 "^ ver. 13, 20 , see
ch. 1. 2 ; 2. 25 ; comp. ch. 4. 9 "SeeJn. 1.4 ''Jn.
3. 15 f . 36 P Jn. 2(L 31 « See ch. 3. 23 *■ ch. 3.
21 f. ; see ch. 2. 28 » ch. 3. 22 ; see Mt. 7. 7 ; Jn.
14. 13 t ver. 18, 19, 20 " Jas. 5. 15 " Heb. 6. 4-6,
10. 26; comp. Num. 15. 30 * Comp. Jer. 7. 16,
14. 11 y See ch. 3. 4 ' Comp. ch. 2. 1 f . ; ver. 16
" See ch. 3. 9 <> Comp. Jas. 1. 27 ; Jude 21 "^ See
ch. 2. 13 rf Comp. Jn. 14. 30 ' See ch. 4.6/ Comp.
Jn. 12. 31 ; 17. 15 ; Gal. 1.4!' ver. 5 ; comp. Jn. 8. 32
/• Comp. Lk. 24. 45 i Jn. 17. 3 , Rev. 3. 7 * Comp.
Jn. 1. 18 ; 14. 9 ; ch. 2. 23 : Rev. 3. 7 ' Comp. ch.
1. 2 '" See ver. 11 " See ch. 2. 1 ° 1 Cor. 10. 7,
14 , 1 Th. 1. 9
* Or, ?ie shall ask and shall give him life, even
to them d'c. ^ Or, sm
6 Some ancient authorities reaul him.
263
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF
JOHN
Salntatlom " Walk after His Commandments." " ibide ia the Teaching of Christ." Farewell
1 "The elder unto the "elect
^"lady and her children, whom I
•* love in truth ; and not I only,
but also all they that *know tne
truth; 2 for -^the truth's sake
which abideth "in us, and it shall
be * with us for ever : 3 ' Grace,
mercy, peace shall be with us, from
God the Father, and from Jesus
Christ, the Son of the Father, in
truth and love.
4*1 rejoice greatly that I have
found certain of thy children walk-
ing in truth, even as we received
commandment from the Father.
5 And now I beseech thee, ^lady,
'not as though I wrote to thee
a new commandment, but that
which we had 'from the beginning,
that we ™ love one another. 6 And
" this is love, that we should walk
after his commandments. This is
the commandment, "even as ye
heard ' from the beginning, that
ye should walk in it. 7 For^ many
deceivers are « gone forth into the
world, evew they that '^ confess not
that Jesus Chx'ist cometh in the
flesh. This is *'the deceiver and
1 Or, Cyria
" 3 Jn. 1 ;
comp.
1 Pet. 5. 1 ;
see Acts
11.30
b ver. 13 ;
comp.
Rom. 16.
13 (Gr.);
1 Pet. 5. 13
" ver. 5
d 1 Jn. 3. 18 i
3 Jn. 1 ;
comp.
ver. 3
« Jn. 8. 32;
comp.
1 Tim. 2. 4
/See 2 Pet.
1.12
9 See 1 Jn.
1.8
'' Comp. Jn.
14.16
i See 1 Tim.
1.2;
comp.
Rom. 1. 7
«-• 3 Jn. 3 f.
' See 1 Jn.
2.7
"' See 1 Jn.
3.11
" See 1 Jn.
5.3;
comp. 2. 5
» 1 Jn. 2. 24
P 1 Jn. 2. 26
« 1 Jn. 4. 1 ;
comp. 2. 19
*■ See 1 Jn.
4. 2f.
' See 1 Jn,
2.18
the * antichrist. 8 ' Look to your-
selves, " that ye '^ lose not the things
which ''we have wrought, but that
ye receive a full reward. 9 Who-
soever * goeth onward and " abideth
not in the teaching of Christ, hath
not God : he that abideth in the
teaching, the same hath both the
Father and the Son. 10 If anv
one cometh unto you, and bringetn
not this teaching, ^ receive him not
into your house, and give him no
greeting : 1 1 for he that giveth
him greeting ^partaketh in his
evil works.
1 2 ' Having many things to write
unto you, I would not write thevi
with paper and ink : but I hope to
come unto you, and to speak face
to face, that your "joy may be
made full. 13 The children of
thine "elect sister salute thee.
« Mk. 13. 9 " Heb. 10. 35 ; comp. 1 Cor. 3.8" Jn.
8. 31 ; comp. 7. 16 ; 1 Jn. 2. 23 ^ See Rom. 16. 17 ;
comp. 1 K. 13. 16 f. y\ Tim. 5. 22 ; comp. Jude 23
' ver. 12 ; 3 Jn. 13, 14 » 1 Jn. 1. 4 ; see Jn. 3. 29
2 Or, destroy
3 Many ancient authorities read ye.
« Or, taketh the lead Comp. 3 Jn. 9.
THE THIRD EPISTLE OF
JOHN
Address to Gains. Prayer for his Prosperity, " He that doeth good is of God." " Peace be nnto Thee '
1 " The elder unto Gaius the be-
loved, whom I * love in truth.
2 Beloved, I pray that in all
things thou mayest prosper and be
in health, even as thy soul prosper-
eth. 3 For I ^''rejoiced greatly,
when '* brethren came and bare
witness unto thy truth, even as
thou " walkest in truth. 4 Greater
joy have I none than " this, to hear
of *my children "walking in the
truth.
5 Beloved, thou doest a faithful
work in whatsoever thou doest
toward them that are '^ brethren
and -^strangers withal ; 6 who bare
witness to thy love before the
church : whom thou wilt do well
to *set forward on their journey
'' worthily of God : 7 because that
for the sake of ' the Name they
went forth, * taking nothing of the
Gentiles. 8 We therefore ought
to welcome such, that we may be
fellow- workers * for the truth.
9 I wrote somewhat unto the
church : but Diotrephes, who
loveth to have the 'preeminence
1 Or, rejoice greatly, when brethren come and
bear witness
2 Or, these things, ihat I may hear
s Or, with J
" See 2 Jn. 1
b 1 Jn. 3. 18 ;
2 Ju. 1
<' 2 Jn. 4
d ver. 5, 10 ;
see Acts
1.15;
comp.
Gal. fi. 10
« See 1 Jn. 2.
1; comp.
1 Cor. 4.
14 f.;
2 Cor. 6.
13 ; Gal. 4.
19 ; 1 Th.
2.11;
1 Tim. 1.
2 ; 2 Tim.
1.2;
Philem. 10
/ Comp.
Rom. 12.
13; Heb.
13.2
y Comp.
Acts 15. 3 ;
Tit. 3. 13
h 1 Th. 2. 12 ;
comp.
Col. 1. 10
i Acts 5. 41 ;
see Jn. 15.
21; comp.
Phil. 2. 9
* See Acts
20. 33, 35
' Comp.
2 Jn. 9
marg.
' Comp.
2 Jn. 12
' See ver. 5 ;
comp.
2 Jn. 10
among them, receiveth us not.
10 Therefore, ™if I come, I will
bring to remembrance his works
whicTi he doeth, prating against
us with wicked words : and not
content therewith, neither doth
he himself " receive the "^ brethren,
and them that would he f orbiddeth
and " casteth them out of the church.
1 1 Beloved, ^ imitate not that
which is evil, but that which is
good. » He that doeth good is of
God : *■ he that doeth evil hath not
seen God. 12 Demetrius 'hath the
witness of all men, and of the truth
itself : yea, we also bear witness ;
and * thou knowest that our witness
is true.
1 3 " I had many things to write
unto thee, but I am unwilling to
write them to thee with ink and
pen : 14 but I hope shortly to see
thee, and we shall speak face to
face. "Peace be unto thee. The
friends salute thee. Salute the
friends "^by name.
" Comp. Jn. 9. 34 p Ps. 34. 14 ; 37. 27, &c. « 1 Jn.
2. 29 ; 3. 10 ^l Jn. 3. 6 * Comp. Acts 6. 3 ; 1 Tim.
3. 7 ' Jn. 21. 24 ; comp. 19. 35 " 2 Jn. 12 " 1 Pet.
5. 14 ; see Eph. 6. 23 ; comp. Jn. 20. 19, 21, 26 ^ Jn.
10.3
THE EPISTLE OF
JTJDE
fieneral Salutation, " ConteBd earnestly for the Faith. " The Warnings of History to the Ungodly
1 ] " Jude, a ^ * servant of Jesus
Christ, and brother of ^ James, *to
*them that are called, beloved in
God the Father, and ''kept for
Jesus Christ : 2 " Mercy unto you
and peace and love -^be multiplied.
3 '^Beloved, while I was giving
all diligence to write unto you of
our * common salvation, I was con-
strained to write unto you exhort-
ing you to 'contend earnestly for
* the faith which was once for all
' delivered unto '" the saints. 4 For
there are certain men "crept in
privily, even they who were of old
^"written of beforehand unto this
condemnation, ungodly men, turn-
ing -^the grace of our God into
*lasciviousness, and ''denying ®our
only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
5 Now I desire to 'put you in
remernbrance, though ' ye know
all things once for all, that ''the
Lord, "having saved a people out
of the land of Egypt, ^afterward
destroyed them that believed not.
6 And " angels that kept not their
own principality, but left their
proper habitation, he hath ^ kept
m everlasting bonds under dark-
ness unto the judgment of the
great day. 7 Even as * Sodom and
Gomorrah, and the ^cities about
them, having in like manner with
these given themselves over to
fornication and "gone after strange
flesh, are set forth ^ as an * example,
suffering the '' punishment of eter-
nal fire. 8 Yet in like manner
these also in their dreamings •* de-
file the flesh, and ''set at nought
dominion, and ''rail at ^"dignities.
9 But ^Michael -^the archangel,
when contending with the devil
he disputed about ^the body of
1 G-r. Judas. 2 Qt. bondservant. 3 Or, Jacob
* Or, to them that are beloved in God the
Father, and kept for Jesus Christ, being called
6 Or, set forth
6 Or, the only Master, and our Lord Jesus Christ
? Many very ancient authorities read Jesus.
8 Gr. the second time.
9 Or, as an example of eternal fire, suffering
jmnishment i" Gr. glories.
« Mt. 13. 55 ;
Mk. 6. 3
(comp.
Lk. 6. 16 ;
Jn. 14. 22 ;
Acts 1.
13?)
I" See Rom.
1.1
" See Rom.
1. 6f.
d Jn. 17.
Uf. ;
comp. ver.
21 ; 1 Pet.
1.5
^ Gal. 6. 16 ;
1 Tim. 1. 2,
&c.
/I Pet. 1.2;
2 Pet. 1. 2
9 See Heb.
6. 9 ; ver.
17, 20 ;
comp. 1
'' Comp.
Tit. 1. 4
i See 1 Tim.
6. 12
fc ver. 20 ;
see Acts
6. 7
I 2 Pet. 2. 21
"^ See Acts
9. 13
" 2 Tim. 3.
6 ; comp.
Gal. 2. 4
" Comp.
1 Pet. 2. 8
P See Acts
11. 23
8 Comp.
2 Pet. 2. 7
»■ 2 Pet. 2. 1 ;
comp.
2 Tim. 2.
12 ; Tit. 1.
16 ; 1 Jn. 2.
22
» 2 Pet. 1.
12 f. ; 3. 1 f .
«SeelJn. 2.
20
" See 1 Cor.
10. 5-10 ;
Heb. 3.
16 f.
" 2 Pet. 2. 4
^ 2 Pet. 2. 9
y 2 Pet. 2. 6
^ Dt. 29, 23 ;
Hos, 11. 8
<^ See 2 Pet.
2 2
h See 2 Pet.
2. 6
" See Mt. 25.
41 ; 2 Th.
1. 81 ;
2 Pet. 3. 7
d Comp.
2 Pet. 2. 10
« Dan. 10.
13, 21 ; 12.
1 ; Rev.
12.7
/ITh. 4.16;
266
Moses, durst not bring against him
a railing judgment, but said, '' The
Lord rebuke thee. 10 But 'these
rail at whatsoever things they know
not : and * what they understand
naturally, 'like the creatures with-
out reason, in these things are they
" destroyed. 1 1 Woe unto them !
for they went in ' the way of Cain,
and ^^ran riotously in ™the error
of Balaam for hire, and " perished
in the gainsaying of Korah. 12
These are they who are ^^ hidden
rocks "in your love-feasts when
they feast with you, ^shepherds
that without fear reed themselves ;
* clouds withovit water, ''carried
along by winds; autumn trees
without fruit, twice dead, ' plucked
up by the roots ; 1 3 ' wild waves
or the sea, foaming out "their
own " shame ; wandering stars,
*'for whom the blackness of dark-
ness hath been reserved for ever.
14 And to these also ^ Enoch, the
seventh from Adam, prophesied,
saying, « Behold, the Lord came
with ^°ten thousands of his holy
ones, 15 Ho execute judgment
upon all, and to convict all the un-
godly of all their works of ungod-
liness which they have ungodly
wrought, and of all the hard
things which "^ungodly sinners
have spoken against him. 16
These are ''murmurers, complain-
ers, '^ walking after their lusts (and
their mouth speaketh '^ great swell-
ing words), showing respect of per-
sons * for the sake of advantage.
comp. 2 Pet. 2. 11 a Comp. Dt. 34. 6 ^Zech. 3.2
I 2 Pet. 2. 12 fc Comp. Phil. 3. 19 ' Gen. 4. 3-8 ;
comp. Heb. 11. 4 ; 1 Jn. 3. 12 "' See 2 Pet. 2. 15 ;
comp. Num. 31. 16 ; Rev. 2. 14 " Num. 16. 1-3, 31-
35 '^2 Pet. 2. 13 and marg. ; comp. 1 Cor. 11. 20 ff.
P Ezek. 34. 2, 8, 10 « Prov. 25. 14 ; comp. 2 Pet. 2.
17 »■ Eph. 4. 14 « Comp. Mt. 15. 13 t Js. 57. 20
" See PhJl. 3. 19 "2 Pet. 2. 17 ; comp. ver. 6 ^ Gen.
5. 18, 21 ff. V Dt. 33. 2 ; see Mt. 16. 27 ; comp. Dan.
7. 10 ; Heb. 12. 22 ^ Comp. 2 Pet. 2. 6 tf. " Comp.
1 Tim. 1. 9 6 Num. 16. 11, 41 ; see 1 Cor. 10. 10
" See 2 Pet. 2. 10 ; ver. 18 d 2 Pet. 2. 18 « Comp
2 Pet. 2. 3
11 Or, corrupted Comp. 2 Pet. 2. 12 marg,
12 Or, cast themselves away through
13 Or, spots I'l Gr. shames.
15 Gr. his holy myriads.
JUDE
** Keep f onrgelves In the lore of God. " Benediction
17 But ye, "beloved, * remem-
ber ye the words which have been
spoken before by "the apostles of
our Lord Jesus Christ; 18 that
they said to you, ** In the last time
there shall be mockers, * walking
after ^ their own ungodly lusts.
19 These are they who make
separations, ^■'sensual, having not
the Spirit. 20 But ye, "beloved,
''building up yourselves on your
most holy ^ faith, '' praying in the
Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves
in the love of God, 'looking for
the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ
unto eternal life. 22 ^Andonsome
1 Gr. their oiun lusts of ungodlinesses.
2 Or, natural Or, animal
3 The Gr. text in this passage [And . . . fire) is
somewhat uncertain. Some ancient authorities
read And some refute, lohile they dispute with you.
Oomp. 1 Tim. 5. 20 ; Tit. 1. 9.
" See ver. 3
6 2 Pet. 3. 2
" Comp.
Heb. 2. 3
d 2 Pet. 5. 3 ;
comp.
Acts 20.
29:1 Tim.
4.1;
2 Tim. 3.
1 f . ; 4. 3
* See ver.
16 ; comp.
ver. 4
/Comp.
1 Cor. 2.
14 f . ; Jas.
3. 15
» Col. 2. 7 ;
1 Th. 5. 11
ft Eph. 6. 18
» Tit. 2. 13 ;
Heb. 9. 28 ;
2 Pet. 3. 12
fc Am. 4. 11 ;
Zech. 3. 2 ;
comp.
1 Cor. 3.
15
I Comp.
have mercy, *who are in doubt; 2S
and some save, * snatching them
out of the fire; and on some have
mercy with fear ; '■ hating even the
garment spotted by the flesh.
24 ""Now unto him that is able
to guard you from stumbling, and
to " set you before the presence of
his glory without blemish in "ex-
ceeding joy, 25 to the ^ only « God
our Saviour, through Jesus Christ
our Lord, ""be glory, majesty, domin-
ion and power, • before all time, and
now, and ^ for evermore. Amen.
Rev. 3. 4 : Zech. 3. 3 f . "" See Rom. 16. 25 " See
2 Cor. 4. 14 "1 Pet. 4. 13 f See Jn. 5. 44 ; 1 Tim.
1. 17 « See Lk. 1. 47 "■ See Rom. 11. 36 ' Comp,
Heb. 13. 8
4 Or, while they dispute with you
» Gr. un.to all (he ages.
see
8—69.
THE REVELATION OF JOHN"
The Revelation of Jesas Christ : Blessed be that readeth, heareth, keepeth. To the Seven Churches :
IThe Revelation of Jesus
Christ, which "God ^ gave him
to *show unto his ^servants, even
*the things which must shortly
come to pass : and he sent and sig-
nified ^it ''by his angel unto his
servant "^ John ; 2 who hare witness
of -^the word of God, and of ''the
testimony of Jesus Christ, even of
all things that he saw, 3 '' Blessed
is he that readeth, and they that
hear the words of the prophecyj and
keep the things that are written
therein : ' for the time is at hand.
4 'John to *the seven churches
that are in ' Asia : '" Grace to you
and peace, from "him who is and
who was and * who is to come ;
and from " the seven Spirits that
are before his throne; 5 and from
Jesus Christ, who is ^ the faithful
witness, the * firstborn of the dead,
and the ''ruler of the kings of the
earth. Unto him that ' loveth us,
and ^loosed us from our sins ''by
his blood ; 6 and he made us to be
a 'kingdom, to be 'priests unto
''"his God and Father; "to him be
the glory and the dominion *for
ever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold,
he '^ cometh with the clouds ; and
"every eye shall see him, and they
that pierced him ; and all the tribes
of the earth shall ^ mourn over him.
Even so, Amen.
8 I am "the Alpha and the
Omega, saith the * Lord- God,
'''who is and who was and '*who
is to come, the Almighty.
9 ''I John, your /brother and
•''partaker with you in the tribula-
tion and " kingdom and ^° * patience
which are in Jesus, was in the isle
that is called Patmos, * for the word
of God and the testimony of Jesus.
10 I was *in the Spirit on Hhe
1 Or, gofve unto him, to show unto hix servants
the things &c. 2 Gr. bondservants.
8 Or, them * Or, who oometfi
s Many authorities, some ancient, read washed.
Heb. 9. 14 ; comp. ch. 7. 14. 6 (jr. i^.
' Or, God and his Father
8 Gr. unto the ages of the ages. Many ancient
authorities omit of the ages.
» Or, he who lo Or, sledfasineas
" Comp. ch.
5. 1 ; Jn.
17.8
b ch. 22. 6
" ver. 19 ;
comp.
Dan. 2.
2Sf.
d ch. 17. 1,
&c. ; 19.
9f. ;21. 9;
22.16
" ver. 4, 9 ;
ch. 22. 8
/ ver. 9 ;
ch. 6. 9 ;
20.4;
comp. 12.
17 ; 1 Cor.
1.6
s ch. 12. 17
ft ch. 22. 7 ;
see Lk. 11.
■ ch. 22. 10 ;
comp. 3.
11 ; 22. 7,
12 ; see
Rom. 13.
11
t ver. 20 ;
see 11
' See Acts
2.9
*" See Rom.
1.7
" ver. 8 ; ch.
4.8;
comp.
Ex. 3. 14
(Sept.):
ch. 11. 17 ;
16. 5 ; ver.
17 ; Heb.
13.8; Is.
41.4
"ch. 3. 1; 4.
5; 5. 6;
comp. Is.
11. 2 ; ch.
8 2
P ch. 3. 14 ;
Jn. 8. 14 ;
18. 37 ;
comp.
1 Tim. 6.
13 ; ch. 19.
11
9 1 Cor. 15.
20; Col. 1.
18
•• ch. 17. 14 ;
19. 16 ;
1 Tim. 6.
15 ; comp.
Ps. 89. 27 ;
Dan. 2. 47
' See Rom.
8.37
t ch. 5. 10 ;
20.6;
1 Pet. 2. 5,
9 ; comp.
Ex. 19. 6 ,
Is. 61. 6
« Rom. 15. 6
" See Rom.
11. 36
^ See Mt.
16. 27 f . i
267
Lord's day, and I heard behind me
a great voice, "' as of a trumpet 1 1
saying, " What thou seest, write in
a book and send it to the "seven
churches : unto^Ephesus, and unto
'Smyrna, and unto ''Pergamum,
and unto *Thyatira, and unto
'Sardis, and unto "Philadelphia,
and unto 'Laodicea. 12 And I
turned to see the voice that spake
with me. And having turned I
saw ^ seven golden " candlesticks ;
1 3 and * in the midst of the " can-
dlesticks one ^like unto a son of
man, "clothed with a garment
down to the foot, and *girt about
at the breasts with a goldfen girdle.
14 And his head and his/ hair were
white as white wool, white as snow ;
and ''his eyes were as a flame of
fire; 15 and his 'feet like unto
burnished brass, as if it had been
refined in a furnace ; and his ■''voice
as the voice of many waters. 16
And he had in his right hand
^ seven stars : and out of his mouth
proceeded a ''sharp two-edged
sword: and his * countenance was
as * the suvx shineth in his strength.
17 And when I saw him, I 'fell at
his feet as one dead. And he "' laid
his right hand upon me, saying,
" Fear not ; " I am the first and the
last, 1 8 and the ^ Living one ; and
I ^^*was dead, and behold, I am
alive ^^for evermore, and I havQ
24. 30 ; comp. Dan. 7. 13 » Zech. 12. 10 ; comp.
Jn.l9. 37 - Comp. Lk. 23. 28 " ch.21. 6; 22. 13;
comp. Is. 41. 4 ft ch. 4. 8 ; 11. 17 ; 15. 3 ; 16. 7 ; 21.
22 ; comp. 19. 6 « See ver. 4 d See ver. 1 ^ See
Acts 1. 15 / 2 Cor. 1. 7 ; Phil. 4. 14 ; comp. Mt. 20.
23 ; see Acts 14. 22 » See ver. 6 ; comp. 2 Tim. 2. 12
hch. 3. 10;comp. 2Th. 3. 5 tSeever.2 *:ch.4.2;
comp. 17. 3 ; 21. 10 ; see Mt. 22. 43 ' Acts 20. 7 (?)
^'ch. 4. 1 " ver. 19 ; comp. 2 "ver. 4, 20 P ch.
2.1; see Acts 18. 19 9ch.2.8 '■ch.2.12 ''ch.2.18,
24 ; see Acts 16. 14 « ch. 3. 1, 4 " ch. 3. 7 ^ ch. 3.
14 ; see Col. 2. 1 ^ ver. 20 ; ch. 2. 1 ; comp. Ex. 25.
37 ; 37. 23 ; Zech. 4. 2 » ch. 2. 1 - ch. 14. 14 ; Ezek.
1, 26 ; Dan. 7. 13 ; 10. 16 " Dan. 10. 5 b ch. 15. «
<" Dan. 7. 9 "i ch, 2. 18 ; 19. 12 ; comp. Dan. 7. 9 ; 10.
6 "ch. 2. 18; Ezek. 1.7; Dan. 10. 6 /ch.l4. 2;19.
6 ; Ezek. 43. 2 " ver. 20 ; ch. 2. 1 ; 3. 1 '' ch. 2. 12,
18 ; 19. 15 ; Is. 49. 2 ; comp. Heb. 4. 12 t Mt. 17. 2 ;
comp. ch. 10. 1 * Judg. 5. 31 ' Comp. Dan. 8. 17 ;
10 9, 10, 15 '" Comp. Dan. 8. 18 ; 10. 10, 12 " See
Mt. 14. 27 : 17. 7 " ch. 2. 8 ; 22. 13 ; Is. 41. 4 ; 44. 6;
48.12 PLk. 24.5;comp. ch. 4. 9f. Sch. 2.8;Rom.
6. 9 ; comp. ch. 10. 6 ; 15. 7
11 Gr. lampstands. '
13 Gr. unto the ages of the aaes>.
12 Gr. became.
1.19
REVELATION
2.20
Bessage to the Chnrch in Ephesns ; to tlie Chorch in Smyrna ; to tlie Clinrch in Pergamnm ; to tiie Clinrch in Tbyatirs ;
•the keys of death and of Hades.
1 9 * Write therefore "^ the things
which thou sawest, and the things
which are, and the things which
shall come to pass ** hereafter ; 20
the " mystery of the f seven stars
which thou sawest ' in my right
hand, and the " seven golden ^ can-
dlesticks. The -^ seven stars are the
angels of * the seven churches : and
the seven "^ ' candlesticks are seven
churches.
2 To the angel of the church in
*Ephesus write:
These things saith he that hold-
eth Hhe seven stars in his right
hand, he that walketh "4n the
midst of the seven golden ^can-
dlesticks : 2 "I know thy works,
and thy toil and ^patience, and
that thou canst not bear evil men,
and didst ° try them that call them-
selves/"apostles, and they are not,
and didst find them false ; 3 and
thou hast ^patience and didst bear
«for my name's sake, and hast not
grown weary. 4 But I have this
against thee, that thou didst ''leave
thy first love. 5 Remember there-
fore whence thou art fallen, and
' repent and ' do the first works :
or else I come to thee, and will
move thy *" candlestick out of its
place, except thou repent. 6 But
this thou hast, that thou hatest the
svorks of the " Nicolaitans, which I
also hate. 7 '^ He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith
to the churches. ^To him that
overcometh, to him will I give to
eat of ^ the tree of life, which is in
the * " Paradise of God.
8 And to the angel of the church
in * Smyrna write:
These things saith " the first and
the last, who*^'*was dead, and lived
again: 9 I know thy * tribulation,
and thy •''poverty (but thou art
•''rich), and the ^blasphemy of them
that ^ say they are Jews, and they
are not, but are a synagogue of
* Satan. 10 Fear not the things
which thou art about to suffer :
behold, the devil is about to cast
some of you into prison, that ye
may be ' tried ; * and ye shall have
^tribulation *ten days. Be thou
'faithful unto death, and I will give
thee "the crown oi life. 11 ''He
1 Gr. upon. 2 Gr. lampstands.
3 Or, stedfastness * Gr. lampstand.
» Or, garden : as in Gen. 2. 8.
* Gr. became. 7 Or, reviling
8 Some ancient authorities read and may have.
* Gr. a tribulation of ten days
» Comp. ch.
9. 1 ; 20. 1 ;
Job 38. 17 ;
see Mt. 16.
19 ; 11. 23
* ver. 11
" ver. 12-16
d ch. 4. 1
* See Rom.
11. 25
/ ver. 16;ch.
2. 1; 3.1
9 ver. 12 ;
ch. 2. 1 ;
comp. Ex.
25. 37 ; 37.
23; Zech.
4.2
h ver. 4, see
11
t Comp. Mt.
5. 14 f .
k See ch. 1.
11
I See ch. 1.
16
"^ See ch. 1.
12 f.
" ver. 19 ; ch.
3. 1, 8, 15
"IJn. 4. 1;
comp. Jn.
P See 2 Cor.
11. 13
9 See Jn. 15.
21
' Mt. 24. 12 ;
comp.
Jer. 2. 2
' ver. 16. 22 ;
ch. 3. 3, 19
t ver. 2 ;
comp.
Heb. 10. 32
» ch. 1. 20 :
comp. Mt.
5. 14 tf . ;
Phil. 2. 15
" ver. 15
' ver. 11, 17,
29 ; ch. 3. 6,
13, 22 ;
comp. 13.
9; see Mt.
11. 15
V ver. 11, 17,
26 ; ch. 3.
5, 12, 21 ;
2i. 7
^ ch. 22. 2,
14 ; Gen. 2.
9 (3. 22) ;
2 Esdr. 8.
52 ; comp.
Prov. 3.
181; 11. 30 ;
13.12,15.4
» Ezek. 31. 8
(Sept.); see
Lk. 23. 43
i> ch. 1. 11
" See ch. 1.
17
d See ch. 1.
18
" Comp. ch.
1.9
/2Cor. 6.
10 ; 8. 9 ;
Jas. 2. 5
"ch. 3.9
h ver. 13, 24 ;
see Mt. 4.
10
' Comp. ch.
3.10; 13.
14 fl.
k Comp.
Dan. 1. 12,
14
' ver. 13 ; ch.
17. 14 ;
comp. ch.
12.11
268
that hath an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit saith to the churches.
" He that overcometh shall not be
hurt of the "second death.
1 2 And to the angel of the church
in " Pergamum write :
These things saith he that hath
" the sharp two-edged sword : 1 3 I
know where thou dwellest, even
where '^ Satan's throne is ; and thou
boldest fast my name, and didst
not deny 'my faith, even in the
days ^']of Antipas my ''witness,
my 'faithful one, who was killed
among you, 'where Satan dwell-
eth. 1 4 But ' I have a few things
against thee, because thou hast
there some that hold the "* teach-
ing of Balaam, who taught Balak
to cast a stumblingblock oefore the
children of Israel, "to eat things
sacrificed to idols, and to commit
fornication. 15 So hast thou also
sorne that hold the teaching of the
■'Nicolaitans in like manner. 16
* Bepent therefore ; or else ' I come
to thee quickly, and I will make
war against them with " the sword
of my mouth. 1 7 * He that hath
an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith to the churches. ^ To
him that overcometh, to him will I
give of the hidden ''manna, and I
will give him a white stone, and
upon the stone a "new name writ-
ten, -^which no one knoweth but he
that receiveth it.
1 8 And to the angel of the church
in ^ Thyatira write :
These things saith ''the Son of
God, *who hath his eyes like a
flame of fire, and his feet are like
unto burnished brass : 19 * I know
thy works, and thy love and faith
and ministry and ^patience, and
that thy last works are more than
the first. 20 But 'I have this
against thee, that thou sufferest
"the woman "'Jezebel, who call-
eth herself a prophetess ; and she
teacheth and seduceth my ^'^ ser-
vants "to commit fprnication, and
to eat things sacrificed to idols.
"^ See 1 Cor. 9. 25 ; ch. 3. 11 " ch. 20. 6, esp. 14 ;
21. 8 " ch. 1. 11 f ver. 16 ; see ch. 1. 16 « ch. 14.
12 ; comp. 1 Tim. 5. 8 '' ch. 1. 5 , 11. 3 ; 17. 6 marg. ;
Acts 22. 20 " Comp. ver. 9 ' Comp. ver. 20 " See
2 Pet. 2. 15 " ver. 20 ; Acts 15. 29 ; 1 Cor. 10. 20
^ ver. 6 'J See ver. 5 -" Conip. ch. 22. 7, 20 " See
ch. 1. 16 ; comp. 2 Th. 2. 8 * See ver. 7 'See ver. 7
riJn. 6. 491 ' Is. 56. 5 , 62. 2 ; 65. 15 /ch. 19. 12,
comp. ch. 14. 3 " ver. 24 ; see ch. 1. 11 " See Mt.
4. 3 i See ch. 1, 14 f. k See ver. 2 ' Comp. ver. 14
'" 1 K. 16. 31 , 21. 25 , 2 K. 9. 7
1" The Greek text here is somewhat uncertain.
11 Many authorities, some ancient, read thy
wife. ^ Gr. bondstrvants.
2.21
REVELATION
3.15
to the CLnrcb in Sardis ; to the Church in Philadelphia ; to the Charch in Laodicea
21 And "I gave her time that she
should repent ; and she * willeth
not to repent of her fornication.
22 Behold, I cast her into a bed,
and tiiem that "^commit adultery
with her into great tribulation,
except they repent of ' her works.
23 And I will kill her children
with "death; and all the churches
shall know that I am he that
"^ searcheth the reins and hearts :
and I will give unto each one of
you according to your works. 24
But to you I say, to the rest that
are in "Thyatira, as many as have
not this teaching, who know not
tlie ■''deep things of Satan, as they
are wont to say ; I ''cast upon you
none other burden. 25 Neverthe-
less ''that which ye have, hold fast
*till I come. 26 And *he that
overcometh, and he that keepeth
my works 'unto the end, to him
will I give '"authority over the
^nations: 27 and he shall "rule
them with a rod of ^iron, "as the
vessels of the potter are broken to
shivers ; as I also have received of
my Father : 28 and I will give him
^the morning star. 29 «He that
hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith to the churches.
3 And to the angel of the
church in *■ Sardis write :
These things saith he that hath
'the seven Spirits of God, and 'the
seven stars: "I know thy works,
that thou hast a name that thou
livest, and thou art "dead. 2 Be
thou watchful, and establish the
things that remain, which were
ready to die : for I have ^ found no
works of thine perfected before my
God. 3 ^ Remember therefore how
thou hast received and didst hear ;
and keep it, and ^ repent. If there-
fore thou shalt not watch, ^I will
come ^as a thief, and thou shalt
not know " what hour I will come
upon thee. 4 But thou hast a few
* names in "■ Sardis that did not ''de-
file their garments : and they shall
walk with me '*in white; for they
are worthy. 5 " He that overcom-
eth shall tnus be arrayed in ■''white
garments ; and I will in no wise
"blot his name out of the book of
life, and ''I will confess his name
before my Father, and before his
1 Many ancient authorities read their.
2 Or, pestilence Sept., Ex. 5. 3, &c.
3 Or, Gentiles
* Or, iron ; as vessels of the potter, are they
broken
= Many ancient authorities read not found thy
works.
40
« Rom. 2. 4 ;
2 Pet. 3. 9
f-ch. 9. 20f. ;
16. 9,11;
Rom. 2. 5
<= ch. 17. 2 ;
18. 9
rfPs.7.9;26.
2 ; 139. 1 ;
Jer. 11. 20 ;
17. 10; see
Lk. 16. 15 ;
Acts 1. 24 ;
Rom. 8.
27 ; comp.
Mt. 16. 27
* See ver. 18
y Comp.
1 Cor. 2. 10
" Comp.
Acts \n. 28
h ch. 3. 11
'See Jn. 21.
22
*•■ See ver. 7
' See Mt. 10.
22 ; Heb. 3.
6
'" Ps. 2. 8 ;
comp. ch.
3. 21 ; 20. 4
"ch. 12.5;
19. 15
o Is. 30. 14 ;
Jer. 19. 11
P Comp. ch.
22. 16 ;
1 Jn. 3. 2
t See ver. 7
'■ See ch. 1.
11
' Seech. 1. 4
« See ch. 1.
16
" ver. 8, 15 ;
see ch. 2. 2
" See 1 Tim.
5. 6
* ch. 2. 5
y Comp. ch.
2. 5
'ch.l6. 15,
see 1 Th.
5. 2 ; 2 Pet.
3. 10
" See Mt. 24.
43
6 ch. 11.
13 marg. ;
Acts 1.
15 marg.
" Jude 23
d ver. 5, 18 ;
ch. 4. 4; 6.
11 ; 7. 9,
13 f . ; 19.
14 ; comp.
19.8;
Eccles. 9.
8 , 2 Esdr.
2. 40
« See ch. 2. 7
/ See ver. 4
« ch. 13. 8 ;
17. 8 ; 20.
12, 15 ; 21.
27 ; comp.
Lk. 10. 20
'«Mt. 10. 32;
Lk. 12. 8
i See ch. 2. 7
k ch. 1. 11
'ch. 6.10
"' ver. 14 ;
ch. 19.11;
see 1 Jn. 5.
20
" Is. 22. 22 ;
Mt. 16.19;
comp. ch.
1. 18 , Job
12.14
° See ver, 1
P See Acts
269
angels. 6 *He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith
to the churches.
7 And to the angel of the church
in * Philadelphia write :
These things saith Mie that is
holy, ""he that is true, he that hath
"the key of David, he that openeth
and none shall shut, and that shut-
teth and none openeth : 8 " I know
thy works (behold, I have ^ set be-
fore thee ^a door opened, which
none can shut), that thou hast a
little power, and didst keep my
word, and ''didst not deny my
name. 9 Behold, I give of '"the
synagogue of Satan, of them that
say they are Jews, and they are
not, but do lie ; behold, I will
make them to ' come and '' worship
before thy feet, and to know that
'I have loved thee. 10 Because
thou didst "keep the word of "my
** patience, ^I also will keep thee
fi'om the hour of ^^tviaX, that hour
which is to come upon the whole
10 ^ world, to 'Hry "them that dwell
upon the earth. 11 *I come
quickly: "hold fast that which
thou hast, that no one take thy
'' crown. 12" He that overcometh,
1 will make him a -^liillar in the
'"temple of my God, and he shall
go out thence no more: and I will
write upon him the ^name of my
GocL and ''the name of the city of
my God, 'the new Jex'usalem, which
Cometh down out of heaven from
my God, and mine own *new name.
1 3 ' He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith to the
churches.
1 4 And to the angel of the church
in ™ Laodicea write :
These things saith "the Amen,
" the faithful and true witness, ^ the
beginning of the creation of God :
15 * I know thy works, that thou
art neither cold nor hot: *"I would
14.27 «ch. 2. 13 '•Seech. 2.9 » Is, 45. 14 ; 49. 23 ;
60. 14 I Is. 43. 4 ; comp. Jn. 17. 23 " Comp. ver.
8 ; Ju, 17, 6 *■ Comp. ch. 1. 9 "' 2 Pet. 2, 9 ; comp.
2 Tun. 2. 12 v Comp, ch. 2. 10 ^ ch, 16. 14 ; see
Mt. 24. 14 « ch. 6. 10 ; 8. 13 ; 11. 10 ; 13. 8, 14 ; 17. 8
' ch. 22. 7, 12, 20 ; see ch. 1. 3 •" ch. 2. 25 d ch.
2.10 « See ver, 5 /I K, 7. 21 , comp, Jer, 1. 18 ;
see Gal, 2. 9 s' ch. 14. 1 ; 22. 4 '' ch. 21. 2 ; Ezek.
48. 35 » ch. 21. 2, 10 ; see Gal. 4, 26; Heb. 13. 14
fc Seech. 2. 17 ' See ver. 6 '" See ch. 1. 11 "Is.
65. 16 marg. ; comp. 2 Cor. 1. 20 " See ch. 1. 5 ;
comp. ver. 7 i> fn.X.i, Col. 1. 18 , ch. 21. 6 ; 22.
13 (?) ; comp. Gen. 49. 3 ; Dt. 21. 17 ; Prov. 8. 22 marg.
1 See ver. 1 •" Comp. Rom. 12. 11
' 6r. given.
1 The Greek word denotes an act of rererence.
whether paid to a creature, or to the Creator.
8 Or, stedfaslness » Or, iemptafiop
10 Gr. inhabited earth. i' Or, tenijpt
'2 Or, sanctuary
3.16
REVELATION
5.6
The Throne in Heaven. The Book sealed with Seven Seals
thou wert cold or hot. IG So be-
cause thou art lukewarm, and
neither hot nor cold, I will spew
thee out of my mouth. 17 Be-
cause thou sayest, "I am rich, and
have gotten riches, and have need
of nothing ; and knowest not that
thou art the wretched one and
miserable and poor and blind and
naked: 18 I counsel thee to *buy
of me "gold refined by fire, that
thou mayest become rich; and
'' white garments, that thou mayest
clothe thyself, and that " the shame
of thy nakedness be not made
manifest; and eyesalve to anoint
thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
19 •'^As many as I love, I reprove
and chasten : be zealous therefore,
and ^ repent. 20 Behold, I stand
''at the door and * knock: if any
man hear my voice and open the
door, *I will come in to him, and
will sup with him, and he with me.
2 1 ' He that overcometh, I will
give to him '"to sit down with me in
my throne, as "I also overcame,
and sat down with my Father in
his throne. 22 °He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith to the churches.
4 After ''these things I saw,
and behold, ^ a door opened in
heaven, and the first voice that I
heard, a voice ''as of a trumpet
speaking with me, one saying,
'Come up hither, and I will 'show
thee the things which must ' come
to pass hei'eafter. 2 Straightway I
was " in the Spirit : and behold,
there was "a throne set in heaven,
and "" one sitting upon the throne ;
3 and he that sat was to look upon
like a ^jasper stone and a ^sardius:
and there was a "rainbow round
about the throne, like an ''emerald
to look upon. 4 And " round about
the throne were ''four and twenty
thrones : and upon the thrones /
saw "four and twenty elders '"sit-
ting, arrayed in ■''white garments ;
and on their heads ^ crowns of gold.
5 And out of the throne proceed
'' lightnings and voices and thun-
ders. And there were ' seven lamps
of fire burning before the throne,
which are * the seven Spirits of God ;
6 and before the throne, as it were
a * ' sea of glass like unto crystal ;
and in the midst ^of the throne,
I Or, come to pass. After these things strnight-
way &'c. 2 Or, glassy sea
8 Or, before See ch. 7. 17 ; comp, 5. 6.
° Hos. 12. 8 ;
Zech. 11.
5 ; 1 Cor,
4. 8 ; comp.
Mt. 5, 3
b Is. 55. 1 :
comi). Mt.
13. 44
•^ See 1 Pet.
1. 7
d See ver. 4
" ch. 1(J. 15
/See Heb.
12.6;
comp.
1 Cor. 11. 32
s See ch. 2. 5
'« Mt. 24. 33 ;
Jas. 5. it
i Lk. 12. 36 ;
comp. Ju.
10. 3
* Ju. 14. 23
'Seecb. 2.7
"' ch. 20. 4 ;
comp. 2.
26 ; see
Mt. 19. 28 ;
2 Tim. 2. 12
" ch. 5. 5 ; 6.
2; 17.14;
see Ju. 16.
33
"Seech. 2.7
P Comp. ch.
1. 12 ff. 19
9 Comp. ch.
19. 11 ,
Ezek. 1. 1
"•ch. 1. 10
» ch. 11. 12
'ch. 1. IJ;
22. 6
" Seech. 1.10
■" ver. 9 f. ;
lK.22.i9;
Is. G. 1 ;
Ezek. 1.
26; Dan.
7.9
^ See ver. 9
V ch. 21. 11
= ch. 21. 20
" Ezek. 1.
28 ; comp.
ch. 10. 1
*eh. 21. 19
" ver. 6 ; eh.
5. 11 ; 7. U
d ch. 11. 16
" ver. 10 ;
eh. 6. 6, 8,
14 ; 19. 4
/ch. 3. 13
i' ver. 10
ft ch. 8. 5 ;
11. 19 ; 16.
18 ; comp.
Ex. 19. 16
« Zech. 4. 2 ;
comp. Ex.
25. 37
fc Seech. 1.4
' ch. 15. 2 ;
comp. ch.
21. 18, 21 ;
Ezek. 1. 22
'" See ver. 4
" Ezek. 1. 5 ;
ver. 8 f. ;
ch. 5. 6,
&c. ; 6.
1,6; 7. 11,
14. 3 , 15.
7 ; 19. 4
0 Comp.
Ezek. 1.
18 ; 10. 12
P Comp.
Ezek 1.
10 ; 10. 14
1 1s. 6. 2
'■ ch. 14. 11
» Is. 6. 3
270
and ""round about the throne,
"four living creatures "full of eyes
before and behind. 7 ^And the
first creature was like a lion, and
the second creature like a calf, and
the third creature had a face as of
a man, and the fourth creature
was like a flying eagle. 8 And the
"four living creatures, having each
one of them «.six wings, are "full of
eyes round about and within : and
'■ they have no rest day and night,
saying,
' Holy, holy, holy, is the ' Lord
God, the Almighty, "who was
and who is and ■* who is to come.
9 And when the living creatures
shall give glory and honor and
thanks to him that "sitteth on the
throne, to •'^him that liveth ^for
ever and ever, 10 the ^four and
twenty elders shall ^fall down be-
fore him that "sitteth on the throne,
and shall worship -"him that liveth
^for ever and ever, and shall cast
their "crowns before the throne,
saying,
1 1 * Worthy art thou, our Lord
and our God, to receive the
glory and the honor and the
power : for thou *" didst cr-eate
all things, and because of thy
will they were, and were
created.
5 And I saw ^ in the right hand
of him that ''sat on the throne
a 'book written within and on the
back, •'^ close sealed with seven seals.
2 And I saw a "strong angel pro-
claiming with a great voice, Wlio
is worthy to open the book, and to
loo.se the seals thereof] 3 And no
one * in the heaven, or on the earth,
or under the earth, was able to
open the book, or to look thereon.
4 And I wept much, because no
one was found worthy to open the
book, or to look thereon : 5 and
one of the elders saith uut(j me,
Weep not; behold, the 'Lion that
is *oi the tribe of Judah, the ' Boot
of David, hath overcome to open
the book and the seven seals
thereof. 6 And I saw ''in the
' See ch. 1. 8 " See ch. 14 " ver. 2 ; comp. Is.
6. 1 ; Ps. 47. 8 '^ ch. 10. 6 ; 1.5. 7 ; Dt. 32. 40 ; Dan.
4. 34; 12. 7 " See ver. 4 - ch. 5. 8, 14 ; 7. 11 , 11.
16; 19.4 "ver. 4 t ch. 5. 12 ; comp. 1. 6 "^ ch. 10.
G ; 14. 7 ; see Acts 14. 15 d ver. 7, 13 ; see ch. 4. 9
" Ezek. 2. 9, 10 / Is. 29. 11 , Dau. 12. 4 ^ ch. 10. 1 ;
18. 21 h Comp. ver. 13 ; Phil. 2. 10 ' «en. 49. 9
I See Heb. 7. 14 ' ch. 22. 16; Is. 11. 1, 10; comp.
Rom. 15. 12
* Or, who cometh
'■> Gr. u7ito the ages of the ages. 6 G-r. on.
' Or, be/ween the throne with the four living
creatures, and the elders
5.7
REVELATION
6.11
The Opening of the Seals : the First Seal ; Second Seal ; Third Seal ; Foarth Seal ; Fifth Seal
midst of the throne and of the
"four living creatures, and in
the midst of *the elders, a ''Lamb
standing, as though it had been
•^ slain, having seven '^ horns, and
-''seven eyes, whicli are " the ' seven
Spirits of God, sent forth into all
the earth. 7 And he came, and
he " taketh '' it out of the right hand
of him that ''sat on the throne.
8 And when he had taken the
book, the "four living creatures
and the ''four and twenty elders
* fell down before the " Lamb, hav-
ing each one a *harp, and 'golden
bowls full of incense, which are the
™ prayers of the saints. 9 And
they sing a " new song, saying,
" Worthy art thou to take the
book, and to open the seals
thereof : for thou wast ** slain,
and didst ^'purchase unto God
Avith thy blood men of 'every
tribe, and tongue, and people,
and nation, 10 and madest
them to be unto our God a
*■ kingdom and *■ priests ; and
they* reign upon the earth.
1 1 And I saw, and I heard a voice
of many angels 'round about the
throne aiid the " living creatures
and the * elders ; and the number
of them was "ten thousand times
ten thousand, and thousands of
thousands ; 1 2 saying with a great
voice,
" Worthy is the " Lamb that
hath been '' slain to receive the
power, and riches, and wisdom,
and might, and honor, and
glory, and blessing.
1 3 And •" every created thing which
is in the heaven, and on the earth,
and under the earth, and on the
sea, and all things that are in them,
heard I saying.
Unto him that * sitteth on the
throne, and vmto the " Lamb,
V be the blessing, and the honor,
and the glory, and the domin-
ion, *for ever and ever.
14 And the "four living creatures
said, ^Amen. And the * elders
'fell down and ''worshipped.
6 And I saw when the '^Lamb
opened one of " the seven seals,
and I heard one of the /"four living
creatures saying as with a " voice
of thunder, Come^ 2 And I saw,
1 Some ancient authorities omit seven.
2 Gr. Iiath. taken.
3 Gt. unto tlui ages of the ages.
* See marginal note on cli. 3. 9.
' Some ancient auttiorities add and see.
« ver. 8, U,
14 ; see cii.
4.6
6 ver. 8, 14 ,
see cli. 4.
4
'^ ver. 8,
12 f., &c. ;
oil. la. 8,
<Stc. ; see
Jn. 1. 2^)
<i ver. 9, 12;
cli. 13. 8
* Comp.
Dan. 8. 3f.
/ Zecli. 3. 9 ;
4. 10
" See ch. 1. 4
'' See ver. 1
' See cli. 4.
10
k ch. 14. 2 ,
15. 2
' (Jomp. ch.
15.7
'" ch. 8. 3 f . ;
Ps. 141. 2
" ch. 14. 3 ,
comp. 15.
3 ; Ps. 41).
3; 98. 1;
149. 1 , I.s.
42. 10
" Comp. ch,
4. 11
''ch. 14.3f. ;
see 1 Cor.
6 20
«ch. 7. 9:
11. 9; 13.
7; 14.6;
comp. 10.
11 ; 17. 15 ;
Dan. 3. 4 ;
5. 19, &c.
"■ See ch. l.G
* See ch. 20.
4 ; comp.
3. 21
' See ch. 4. 4
"Dan. 7. 10;
comp. ch.
9. 16 ; Heb.
12. 22:
Jude 14
" Comp. ch,
1. 6; 4. 11;
ver. 9
■^Phil. 2. 10;
comp.
ver. 3
V Comp.
Rom. 11.
36 ; ch. 1. 6
' 1 Cor. 14.
16; ch. 7.
12; 19.4
" See ch. 5, 1
'' See ver. Ti
" ch. 14. 2 ;
19.6
d ch. 19. U ;
comp.
Zech. 1.8;
6. 3f.
' ch.U. 14;
comp. 9. 7 ;
19. 12 ;
Zech. 6. 11
/ Comp. ch.
3. 21
" ch. 4. 7
h Zech. 1. 8 ;
6.2
' Comp. Mt.
10.34
t Zech. 6. 2
' Comp.
Ezek. 4.
16
'" See ch. 4.
6f.
" ch. 7. 3 , 9.
4
271
and behold, a "^ white horse, and he
that sat thereon had a bow ; and
there was given unto him " a crown :
and he came forth •'conquering, and
to conquer.
3 And when he opened the
second seal, I lieard the "second
jiving creature .saying. Corned
4 And another liorae came foi'th,
''a red horse : and to him that sat
thereon it was given to ' take " peace
from the earth, and that they
should slay one another : and there
was given unto him a great sword.
5 And when he opened the third
seal, I heard the " third living
creature saying. Come®. And I
saw, and behold, a * black horse ;
and he that sat thereon had a
'balance in his hand. 6 And I
heard as it were a voice in the
midst of the "'four living creatures
saying, ^ A measure of wheat for a
* shilling, and three measures of
barley for a * shilling; and the oil
and the wine " hurt thou not.
7 And when he opened the
fourth seal, 1 heard the voice of
the ''fourth living ci-eature saying,
Come'^. 8 And 1 .saw, and behold,
a "pale horse: and he that sat
upon him, his name was '' Death ;
and ^ Hades followed with him.
And there was given unto them
authority over the fourth part of
the earth, 'to kill with sword,
and with famine, and with " death,
and by the wild beasts of the
earth.
9 And when he opened the fifth
seal, I saw '' underneath the ' altar
the ' souls of them that had been
slain "for the word of God, and for
the "testimony which they held:
10 and they cried with a great
voice, saying, " How long, O * Mas-
ter, the ' holy and true, dost thou
not ".ludge and avenge our blood
on *them that dwell on the earth ?
1 1 And " there was given them to
each one a wliite robe ; and it was
0 Comp. Zech. 6. 3 p ch. 1. 18 : 20. 13 f. : comp,
Prov. 5. 5 ; Hos. 13. 14 ; see Mt. 11. 23 « Con>p.
Jer. 15. 2 f. ; 24. 10; 29. 17 f., &c. ; Ezek, 5. 12. 17 ;
14. 21. &c. "" Comp. Ex. 29. 12 ; Lev. 4. 7 ; Jn. 16, 2
»ch. 14. 18, 16. 7 <ch.20. 4 " ch. 1. 2, 9 -^^ See
ch. 12. 17 ^' Zech. M2 ; 2 Esdr, 4, 35 V2 Pet.
2. 1 ; comp. Lk. 2. 29 ' See ch. 3. 7 " ch. 19. 2 ;
Dt. 32. 43; Ps, 79, 10; Lk. 18. 7 * See ch. 3. 10
"ch. 3. 5; 7.9, seech. 3. 4
6 Some ancient authorities read the peace of
the earth.
' Or, A chocnir {i.e. about a quart) of v hral
for a «At//wij? — implying great scarcity. Comp
Ezek. 4. 16 f . , 5. 16.
8 See marginal note on Mt. IS. 28.
9 Or, prslilence Comp. ch. 2. 23 marft
6.12
REVELATION
7.15
The Opening of the Sixth Seal. The Servants of God sealed. The Countless Multitude before the Throne
•said unto them, that they should
" rest yet for a little time, * until
their fellow-servants also and their
brethren, who should be killed even
as they were, should Uiave "ful-
filled their course.
12 And I saw when he opened
the sixth seal, and there was a
great "^ earthquake ; and " the sun
became black as -^sackcloth of hair,
and the whole moon became as
blood ; 1 3 and ^ the stars of the
heaven fell unto the earth, ''as a
fig tree casteth her unripe figs
when she is shaken of a great
wind. 14 And Hhe heaven was
removed as a scroll when it is
rolled up ; and * every mountain
and island were moved out of their
places. 15 And Hhe kings of the
earth, and the princes, and the
'^ chief captains, and the rich, and
the strong, and every bondman
and freeman, hid themselves in the
caves and in the rocks of the moun-
tains ; 1 6 and they ™ say to the
mountains and to the rocks, Fall
on us, and hide us from the face
of him " that sitteth on the throne,
and from the "wrath of the Lamb :
17 for ^the great day of their
wrath is come ; and * who is able to
stand 1
7 After this I saw "■ four angels
standing at the * four corners of
the earth, holding *the four winds
of the earth, " that no wind should
blow on the earth, or on the sea,
or upon any tree. 2 And I saw
another angel ascend "from the
sunrising, having the "" seal of f the
living God : and he cried with a
great voice to the ""four angels to
whom it was given to hurt the
earth and the sea, 3 saying, ^Hurt
not the earth, neither the sea, nor
the trees, till we shall have " sealed
the ^ servants of our God on their
''foreheads. 4 And I heard the
" number of them that were sealed,
''a hundred and forty and four
thousand, sealed out of every tribe
of the children of Israel :
5 Of the tribe of Judah were
sealed twelve thousand ;
Of the tribe of Reuben twelve
thousand ;
Of the tribe of Gad twelve
thousand ;
6 Of the tribe of Asher tweJve
thousand ;
1 Some ancient anthorities read be fuljilled in
number. 2 Esdr. 4. 36.
2 Or, military tribunes Or. cMliarchs.
3 Gr. bondservants.
«ch. 14. 13;
corap.
2Tli. 1.7;
Heb. 4. 10
b Comp.
Heb. 11.
40
' Comp.
Acts 20.
24 ; 2 Tim.
4.7
dch. 8. 5;
11. 13, 16.
18 ; comp.
Mt. 24. 7
<■ See Mt. 24.
29
/Is. 50. 3;
comp, Mt.
11.21
" Comp. ch.
8. 10 ; 9. 1 ;
Bee Mt. 24.
29
h Comp. Is.
34.4
i Is. 34. 4 ;
ch. 20. 11 ;
21 . 1 ; see
2 Pet. 3.
10
fcch. 16. 20;
comp. Is.
54. 1ft;
Jer. 4. 24 ;
Ezek. 38.
20 ; Nah.
1. 5
'Is. 2. lOf.
19, 21 ;
comp. 24.
21; ch. 19.
18
""■ See Lk. 23.
30; comp.
ch. 9. 6
" See ch. 4.
9; 5.1
" Comp.
Mk. 3. 5
P Is. 63. 4 ;
Jer. 30. 7 ;
Joel 1. 15;
2. 1 f . 11,
31; Zeph.
1. 14 f. ;
comp. ch.
16. 14
9 Ps. 76. 7 ;
Nah. 1. 6;
Mai. 3. 2 :
Lk. 21. 36
*■ Comp. ch.
9.14
» ch. 20. 8 ;
Is. 11. 12;
comp.
Jlzek, 7. 2
t Jer. 49. 36 ;
Zech. 6. 5 ;
see Mt. 24.
31
" Comp.
ver. 3; ch.
8. 7; 9. 4
" ch. 16. 12 ;
comp. Is.
41. 2
■^ ch. 9. 4 ;
comp.
ver. 3
ySeeMt.16.
16
' See ch. 6. 6
" ver. 3-8 :
see Jn. 3.
33
ich. 14. 1;
22.4;
Ezek. 9. 4,
6 ; comp.
ch. 13. 16 ;
14. 9 ; 20. 4
« ch. 9. 16
d ch. 14. 1, 3
272
Of the tribe of Naphtali twelve
thou.sand ;
Of the tribe of Manasseh twelve
thousand ;
7 Of the tribe of Simeon twelve
thou.sand ;
Of the tribe of Levi twelve
thousand ;
Of the tribe of Issachar twelve
thousand ;
8 Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve
thousand ;
Of the tribe of Joseph twelve
thousand ;
Of the tribe of Benjamin ^vere
sealed twelve thousand.
9 After these thing.s I .saw, and
behold, a great "multitude, which
no man could number, out of
•^ every nation and of all tribes
and peoples and tongues, standing
''before the throne and ''before the
Lamb, arrayed in ' white robes,
and * palms in their hands ; 10 and
they cry with a great voice, saying,
' Salvation unto our God '' who
sitteth on the throne, and unto
the Lamb.
1 1 And all the angels were stand-
ing '"round about the throne, and
about '"the elders and the "four
living creatures ; and they " fell
before the throne on their faces,
and worshipped God, 12 saying,
^ Amen : ■* * Blessing, and glory,
and wisdom, and thanksgiving,
and honor, and power, and
might, be unto our God *for
ever and ever. ^Amen.
13 And one of the elders '"an-
swered, saying unto me, These
that are arrayed in the 'white
robes, 'who are they, and whence
came they'? 14 And I "^say unto
him, My lord, thou knowest. And
he said to me, These are they that
come out of the ' great tribulation,
and they " washed their robes, and
made them ' white in the *' blood of
the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they
■" before the throne of God ; and
they " serve him day and night in
his '^temple: and ^ he that sitteth
on the throne shall spread his
« 2 Esdr. 2. 42 / See ch. 5. 9 «' ver. 15 fc Comp.
ch. 22. 3 i See ch. 6. 11 ; comp. ver. 14 *-■ Comp.
Lev. 23. 40 : 2 Mace. 10. 7 ' ch. 12. 10 ; 19. 1 ; comp.
Ps. 3. 8 "^ See ch. 4. 4 " See ch. 4. 6 " See ch.
4. 10 P See ch. 5. 14 « ch. 5. 12 >• See Acts 3. 12
'» 2 Esdr. 2. 44 t See Mt. 24. 21 * ch. 22. 14 ; comp.
Zech. 3. 3-5 " Heb. 9 14:1 Jn. 1. 7 -^ ch. 22. 3 ;
comp. ch. 4.8 ^ ch. 11. 19; comp. 21. 22 * See
ch. 4. 9
< Gr. The ble.iHng, and the glory &c.
5 Gr. unto the ages of the ages.
6 Gr. have said. ' Or, sanctuary
7. 16
REVELATIOK
d.d
The Seventh Seal. The Golden Censer. The First Angel sonnds ; the Second ; tlie Tliird ; the Coarth ; the Fifth
"tabernacle over them. 16 'They
shall hunger no more, neither
thirst any more ; neither shall the
sun strike upon them, nor any
heat : 1 7 for the Lamb that is in
the midst ^ of the throne shall be
their ''shepherd, and shall guide
them unto fountains of ''waters of
life: and ''God sha-ll wipe away
every tear from tlieir eyes.
8 And when he opened the
•'^ seventh seal, there followed
a "silence in heaven about the
space of half an hour. 2 And I
saw ''the seven angels that stand
before God ; and there were given
unto them seven 'trumpets.
3 And * another angel came and
stood "over the 'altar, having a
*" golden censer ; and there was
given unto him much "incense,
that he should ^add it unto the
"prayers of all the saints upon the
"golden altar which was before
the throne. 4 And ^ the smoke of
the incense, ^wiih the prayers
of the saints, went up before God
out of the angel's hand. 5 And
the angel ^ taketh the censer ; and
he « filled it with the fire of the
altar, and "■ cast it ^ upon the earth :
and there followed 'thunders, and
voices, and lightnings, and an
' earthquake.
6 "And the seven angels that
had the seven trumpets prepared
themselves to sound.
7 And the first sounded, and
there followed " hail and fire, min-
gled with blood, and they were
cast ® upon the earth : and ^ the
third part of the earth was burnt
up, and *the third part of the
" trees was burnt up, and all green
" grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded,
and as it were a great ^mountain
burning with fire was cast into the
sea : and ^ the third part of the ''sea
became blood ; 9 and there died
*the third j)art of the creatures
which were in the sea, even they
that had life ; and the third part of
the ^ ships was destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded,
and there ^ fell from heaven a great
star, burning as a torch, and it fell
upon the ^ third part of the rivers,
and upon the ''fountains of the
waters ; 1 1 and the name of the
star is called Wormwood : and
1 Or, before
2 Or, at
3 Gr. give
* Or, for
I ch. 4. 6 ; comp. 5. 6.
5 Gr. /ia//i taken,
6 Or, into
"■ ch. 21. 3 ;
comp.
Lev. 26. U;
Ezek. 37.
27 ; Jn. 1.
14
6 Is. 49. 10 ;
Ps. 121. 5 f .
<= Ps. 23. 1 f . ;
Mt. 2. 6 ;
see Jn. 10.
11
d ch. 21. 6 ;
22. 1;
comp. Jn.
4.14
' ch. 21. 4 ;
Is. 25. 8 ;
comp. Mt.
5. 4
/ ch. 5. 1 ; 6.
I, 3, 5, 7, 9,
12
<f Comp. ch.
5. 9, &c.
ft ver. 6-13:
ch.9. 1,13;
II. 15 ;
comp. ch.
1. 4 ; Tob.
12. 15 ; see
Mt. 18. 10
' Comp.
2 Esdr. 6.
23 ; 1 Cor.
15. 52 ;
1 Th. 4. 16
*: Comp. ch.
7. 2
' ch. 6. 9 ;
comp.
Am. 9. 1
"' Heb. 9. 4
'» ch. 5. 8
° Ex. 30. 1,
3 ; Num.
4. 11 ; ver.
5; ch. 9. 13
P Ps. 141. 2
« Lev. 16. 12
'' Comp.
Ezek. 10. 2
' See ch. 4. 5
i See ch. 6.
12
" ver. 2
" Ezek. 38.
22 ; comp.
Is. 28. 2 ;
Joel 2. 30
" ver. 7-12 :
comp.
ch. 9. 15,
18 ; 12. 4 ;
Zech. 13.
8.9
y Comp.
ch. 9. 4
- Jer. 51. 25
« ch. 16. 3 ;
comp. 11.
6; Ex. 7.
17 ff.
(> Comp. Is.
2.16
''ch. 9.1;
comp. Is.
14. 12 ; ch.
6. 13
rf ch. 14. 7 ;
16.4
« Jer. 9. 15 ;
23. 15 ;
comp.
2 Esdr. 5. 9
/Seech. 6.
12 f. ;
comp. Ex.
10. 21 ff . ;
2 Esdr. 5. 4
D ch. 14. 6 ;
19. 17
fc Comp. ch.
9. 12 ; 11.
273
the "" third part of the waters be-
came " wormwood ; and many men
died of the waters, because they
were made bitter.
12 And the fourth angel sounded,
and the ^ third part of •'^ the sun was
smitten, and the third part of the
■^moon, and the ^ third part of the
■''stars ; that the "" third part of them
should be darkened, and the day
should not shine for the " third part
of it, and the night in like manner.
13 And I saw, and 1 heard 'an
eagle, flying in "mid heaven, say-
ing with a great voice, ** Woe, woe,
woe, for 'them that dwell on the
earth, by reason of the other voices
of the trumpet of the * three angels,
who are yet to sound.
9 And the * fifth angel sounded,
and I saw a ' star from heaven
fallen unto the earth : and there
was given to him the "' key of the
pit of the "abyss. 2 And he opened
the pit of the abyss ; and there
went up a "smoke out of the pit, as
the smoke of a great furnace ; and
p the sun and the air were darkened
by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And out of the smoke came forth
'' locusts upon the earth ; and power
was given them, as the ''scorpions
of the earth have power. 4 And
it was said unto them that they
should not 'hurt the 'grass of the
earth, neither any green thing,
neither any tree, but only such
men as have not the "seal of God
on their foreheads. 5 And it was
given them that they should not
kill them, but that they should be
tormented " five months : and their
torment was as the torment of a
"■.scorpion, when it striketha man.
6 And in those days ^men shall
seek death, and shall in no wise
find it ; and they shall desire to
die, and death fleeth from them.
7 And the ^ ^ shapes of the locusts
were like unto horses prepared for
war ; and upon their heads as it
were crowns like unto gold, and
their faces were as men's faces. 8
And they had hair as the hair of
women, and their Heeth were as
the teeth of lions. 9 And they had
breastplates, as it were breastplates
14 ; 12. 12 i See ch. 3 10 * ver. 2 ' ch. 8. 10
'" See ch. 1. 18 " See Lk. 8. 31 : ver. 2, 11 " Comp.
Gen. 19. 28 ; Ex. 19. 18 P Comp. Joel 2. 2, Id
1 ver. 7 ; comp. Ex. 10. 12-15 '" ver. 5, 10 ; comp.
2 Chr. 10, 11, 14 ; Ezek. 2. 6 ' See ch. 6. 6 < ch.
8.7 "ch. 7. 2, 3 "ver. 10 ^ Job 3. 21 ; 7. 15 ; Jer.
8.3; comp. ch. 6. 16 " Joel 2. 4 ' Joel 1. 6
7 Gr. one eagle.
8 Gr. likenesses.
9.10
REVELATION
11.1
Tbe Sistb Angel soauds. The Angel with the Little Book. The Book eaten np
of iron; and the "sound of their
wings was as the sound of chariots,
of many horses rushing to war. 10
And they have tails hke unto * scor-
pions, and stings ; and in their
''tails is their power to hurt men
^ five months. 1 1 They have over
them as king the angel of the
" abyss : his name in -^ Hebrew is
* Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue
he hath the name ^ Apollyon.
12'' The first Woe is past : behold,
there come vet two Woes hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded,
and I heard "^a voice from the
* horns of the * golden altar which
is before God, 14 one saying to the
sixth angel that had the trumpet,
Loose the 'four angels that are
bound at the '"great river Eu-
phrates. 15 And the four angels
were "loosed, that had been pre-
pared for the hour and day and
month and year, that they should
kill the " third part of men. 1 6
And the number of the armies of
the horsemen was twice ** ten thou-
sand times ten thousand : » I heard
the number of them. 1 7 And thus
I saw the horses "■ in the vision, and
them that sat on them, having
breastplates as of fire and of hya-
cinth and of * brimstone : and the
heads of the horses are as the heads
of lions ; and ' out of their mouths
proceedeth fire and smoke and
■'brimstone. 18 By these three
plagues was the " third v'lart of men
killed, by the " fire and the smoke
and the brimstone, which proceeded
out of their mouths. 19 For the
power of the horses is in their
mouth, and in their tails : for their
tails are like unto serpents, and
have heads ; and with them they
hurt. 20 And the rest of mankind,
who were not killed with these
plagues, "repented notof the ''works
of their hands, that they should
not *^ worship demons, and Hhe
idols of gold, and of silver, and of
brass, and of stone, and of wood ;
which can neither see, nor hear,
nor walk : 2 1 and they " repented
not of their murders, nor of their
" sorceries, nor of their ''fornication,
nor of their thefts.
'\ f\ And I saw another " strong
-Lv/ angel ''coming down out of
heaven, arrayed with a cloud ; and
the "rainbow was upon his head,
and '^his face was as the sun, and
' That is, D''sirr>ypr. 2 Gr. one voice.
8 See marginal note on ch. 3. 9.
" Joel 2. 5 ;
comp. Jer.
47. 3
b ver. 3, 5 ;
comp.
2 Chr. 10.
11, 14 ;
Ezek. 2. 6
"^ ver. 19
<1 ver. 6
« See Lk. 8.
31 ; ver. 1,
2
fch. 16.16;
see Jn. S. 2
'J Job 26. 6 ;
28. 22
marg. ; 31.
12 marg. ;
Ps 8 J. 11
marg. ;
Prov. 15.
11, &c.
'' See ch. 8.
13 ; comp.
ch. 11. 14
' Ex. 30. 2 f.
10
k ch. 8. 3
' Comp. ch.
7. 1
'" Gen. 15.
13; l)t. 1.
7, Josh. 1.
A ; ch. 16. 12
" Comp. ch.
20.7
° ver. 18 ;
see ch. 8. 7
P See ch. 5.
11
1 ch. 7. 4
*■ Comp.
Dan. 8. 2 ;
9.21
* ver. 18 ; ch.
14. 10; 19.
20 ; 20. 10 ;
21.8
( ch. 11. 5
" ver. 17
" See ch. 2.
21
^ Dt. 4. 28 ;
Jer. 1. 16;
Mic. 5. 13;
Wisd. 14.
8; Acts 7.
41
y See 1 Cor.
10. 20
^ Ps. 115.
4-7; 135.
15-17 ;
Dan. 5. 23 ;
Wisd. 13.
10-19
" Is. 47. 9,
12; ch. 18.
23
6 Comp. ch.
17. 2, 5
<= See ch. 5. 2
d ch. 18. 1 ;
20.1
^ Seech. 4. 3
/ch. 1. 16;
comp. Mt.
17. 2
' Comp. ch.
1. 15
'i ver. 8-10 ;
comp. ch.
5.1
' ver. 5, 8
* Is. 31. 4 ;
Hos. 11.
10 ; 2 Esdr.
11. 37; 12. 31
' Comp. ch.
4. 5; Ps.
2S. 3-9
"' ch. 1. 11,
19
274
his ^ feet as pillars of fire ; 2 and he
had in his hand a '' little book open :
and he set 'his right foot upon the
sea, and his left upon the earth ;
3 and lie cried with a great voice,
'' as a lion roareth : and when he
cried, the ' seven thunders uttered
their voices. 4 And when the .seven
thunders uttered their voices, '"I
was about to write : and I "heard
a voice from heaven saying, "Seal
up the things which the seven
thunders uttered, and write them
not. 5 And the angel that I .saw
standing upon the sea and upon
the eartn ^lifted up his right hand
to heaven, 6 and sware by *him
that liveth *for ever and ever,
who 'created the heaven and the
things that are therein, and the
earth and the things that are
therein, ^ and the sea and the things
that are therein, that "there shall
be ** delay no longer: 7 but in the
days of the voice of the 'seventh
angel, when he is about to sound,
then is finished "the mystery of
God, according to the good tidings
which he declared to his ' servants
the prophets. 8 And "the voice
which I heard from heaven, I heard
it again speaking with me, and
.saying. Go, take " the book which
is open in the hand of the angel
that ^standeth upon the sea and
upon the earth. 9 And I went
unto the angel, saying unto him
that he should give me the little
book. And he saith unto me, •" Take
it, and eat it up ; and it shall make
thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth
it shall be sweet as honey. 10 And
I took the little book out of the
angel's hand, and ate it up ; and it
was in my mouth sweet as honey :
and when I had eaten it, my belly
was made bitter. 11 And Hhey
say unto me. Thou must " prophesy
again * over * many peoples and
nations and tongues and " kings.
nAnd there was given me a
''reed like unto a rod : ®and
"ver. 8 0 Dan 8. 26; 12. 4, 9; comp. ch. 22. 10
PGen. 14. 22; Ex. 6. 8; Num. 14. 30; Dt. 32. 40;
Ezek. 20. 5, &c. ; Dan. 12. 7 « See ch. 4. 9 '' See
ch. 4. 11 * Comp. ch. 6. 11 ; 12. 12 ; 16. 17 ; 21. 0
<ch. 11. 15 "Comp. Am. 3. 7; Rom. 16. 25 "ver. 4
"' ver. 2 y Ezek. 2. 8 ; 3. 1-3 ; comp. Jer. 13. 16
^ Comp. ch. 11. 1 " Comp. Ezek. 37. 4, 9 c Comp.
ch.5. 9 <^ Comp. ch. 17. 10, 12 << ch. 21. 15f.; Ezek.
40. 3^2. 20 ; comp. Zech. 2. 1
1 Gr. nnto I he ages of the ages.
6 Some ancient authorities omit and the sea and
the things that are therein.
6 Or, time ' Gr. bondservants.
8 Or, concerning Comp. Jn. 12. 16.
9 Gr. saying.
11.2
REVELATION
12.3
The fate ofthe City and the Temple. The " Two Witnesses." The Seventh Angel sounds. The Woman, the Dragon,
""one said. Rise, and measure the
^ temple of God, and the altar, and
tliem that worship therein. 2 And
the ''court which is without the
' temple -leave without, and meas-
ure it not : for " it hath been given
unto the ^ nations : and ** the holy
city shall they "tread under foot
^ forty and two months. 3 And 1
will give unto my two ' witnesses,
and they shall prophesy a -^thou-
sand two hundred and threescore
days, clothed in '' sackcloth. 4
These are the ' two olive trees and
the two ■• candlesticks, standing be-
fore the Lord of the earth. 5 And
if any man desireth to hurt them,
*^ tire proceedeth out of their mouth
and aevoureth their enemies ; and
if any man shall desire to hurt
them, 'in this manner must he be
killed. 6 These have the power to
'" shut the heaven, that it rain not
during " the days of their prophecy :
and they have power over the
waters to " turn them into blood,
and to smite the earth with every
plague, as often as they shall de-
sire. 7 And when they shall have
finished their testimony, ^ the beast
» that conieth up out of the ''abyss
shall *make war with them, and
overcome them, and kill them. 8
And their ^ dead bodies lie in the
street of the 'great city, which
spiritually is called "Sodom and
" Lgyjot, where also their Lord was
crucihed. 9 And from among -^ the
peoples and tribes and tongues and
nations do 7?ien look upon their
^ dead bodies three days and a half,
and "suffer not their dead bodies
to be laid in a tomb. 1 0 And ^ they
that dwell on tlie earth i^ejoice over
them, and make merry ; and they
shall "send gifts one to another;
because thes.; two prophets tor-
mented Hhem that dwell on the
earth. 11 And after the three
days and a half * the breath of life
from God entered into them, and
they stood upon their feet ; and
great fear fell upon them that be-
held them. 12 And thej^ heard a
great voice from heaven saying
unto them, ''Come up hither. And
they ''went up into heaven in the
cloud ; and their enemies beheld
them. 1 3 And in that hour there
was a great "earthquake, and the
tenth part of the city fell ; and
1 Or, sanctvnry
'i 6r. cast witUout.
3 Or, Gentiles
1 Gr. lampHnnds.
>> Gr. carcase.
" Comp.
ch. 10. 11
>> Ezek. 40.
17, 20
'^ See Lk. 21.
24
d Is. 62. 1 ;
Mt. 27. .53 ;
see 4. 5 ;
comp. ch.
21. 2, 10;
22. 19
" See Lk. 21.
24
/ch. 12. 6;
13.5;
comp.
Dan. 7.2.5;
12.7
'J See ch. 2.
13 ; comp.
I. .5
A Geu. 37.
34 ; 2 S. 3.
31 ; 1 K. 21.
27 ; 2 K.
19. 1 f. ;
Neh. 9. 1 ;
Esth. 4. 1 ;
Ps. 69. 11 ;
Joel 1. 13 ;
Jou. 3. 5 f.
8
'Zech. 4. 3,
II, 14 ;
comp. Ps.
52. 8 ; Jer.
11. 16
k Comp. ch.
9. 17 1 ;
2K. 1. 10-
12 ; .Jer. 5.
14 ; Ecclus.
48. 1, 3
' Comp.
Num. 16.
29, 35
"' See Lk. 4.
25
" ver. 3
" See ch. 8. 8
P ch. 13. 1 ff.
* Comi). ch.
13. 1
"• See ch. 9. 1
"ch. 13.7;
comp.
Dan. 7. 21
< Comp. ch.
14. 8 ; 16.
19 ; 17. 18 ;
18. 2, 10, 16,
18, 19, 21
"Is. 1.9,10;
3. 9 ; Jer.
23. 14 ;
Ezek. 16.
46,49
" Ezek. 23.
3, 8, 19, 27
^ ch. 10. 11 ;
see ch. 5. 9
y Ps. 79. 2 f . ;
comp. 1 K.
13. 22
' See ch. 3.
10
« Neh. 8. 10,
12; Esth.
9. 19, 22
b Ezek. 37.
5, 9, 10, 14
'= ch. 4. 1
rf Comp.
2 K. 2. 11 ,
Acts 1. 9
^ch. 6. 12;
8. 5 ; 16.
18 , ver.
19
/ ch. 14. 7 ;
16. 9 ; 19.
7 , see Jn.
9. 24
there were killed in the earthquake
® seven thousand persons : ana the
rest were affrighted, and -^gave
glory to the " God of heaven.
14 The second ''Woe is past:
behold, the third Woe cometh
quickly.
15 And the * seventh angel
sounded ; _ and there followed
*^^ great voices in heaven, and they
said,
'The kingdom of the world is
become the kingdom of our
Lord, and of ™ his Christ: and
"he shall reign ''for ever and
ever.
16 And the four and twenty el
ders, who " sit before God on their
thrones, ^ fell upon their faces and
worshipped God, 17 saying.
We give thee thanks, * O Lord
God, the Almighty, who art
and who wast ; because thou
hast taken thy great power,
and didst ''reign. 18 And
*the nations were wroth, and
thy wrath came, and ' the time
of the dead to be judged, and
the time to give their reward
to thy ^ " servants the proph-
ets, and to the saints, and to
them that fear thy name, 'the
small and the great ; and to
destroy them that destroy the
earth.
19 And "^ there was opened the
' temple of God that is in heaven ;
and there was seen in his ^ temple
"the ark of his coyenant; and there
followed ^lightnings, and voices,
and thunders, and an earthquake,
and " great hail.
'\ ^ And a great * sign was
_L ^ seen " in heaven : '' a woman
* arrayed with the sun, and the
moon under her feet, and upon
her head a crown of twelve stars ;
2 and she was with child ; and she
^crieth out, travailing in birth,
and in pain to be delivered. 3
And there was seen ^another sign
" ch. 16. 11 h ch. 9. 12 : see ch. 8. 13 ' Comp. ch.
10. 7 ; see ch. 8. 2 *: ch. 16. 17 , 19. 1 ' Comp. ch.
12. 10 "' Acts 4. 26 marg. (Ps 2. 2) " Dan. 2. 44 ;
7. 14, 27 ; Lk. 1. 33 « ch. 4. 4 ; comp. Mt. 19. 28
Pch4. io 9Seech. 1. 8 >• Comp. ch. 19. 6 * Ps.
2. 1 ' ch. 20. 12 ; comp. Dan. 7. 10 " ch. 10. 7 ;
comp. 16. 6 " ch. 13. 16 ; 19. 5 ; Ps. 115. 13 ■'= ch.
15. 5 ; comp. 4. 1 v See Heb. 9. 4 ; comp. 2 Mace.
2. 1-8 ^ See ch. 4. 5 " ch. 16. 21 * ver. 3 ; comp.
Mt. 24. 30 <= ch. 11. 19 d Comp. Gal. 4. 26 , 2 Esdr.
9. 38-10. 59 " Ps."104. 2 ; S. S. 6. 10 / Comp. Is. 26
17 ; 66. 6-9 ; Mic. 4. 9, 10 " Comp. ver. I ; ch. 15. t
* Gr. names of men, seven thousand. Comp
ch. 3. 4. ■ Gr. unto the ages of the ages.
8 Gr. bondservants.
275
12.4
REVELATION
13.7
and Ibe Child. War in Heaven; renewed on Earth. The Beast coming ont of the Sea
in heaven : and behold, a great red
" dragon, having ' seven heads and
"ten horns, and upon his heads
''seven diadems. 4 And his tail
draweth the "third part of the
stars of heaven, and did •'cast them
to the earth : and the " dragon
standeth before the woman that is
about to be delivered, that when
she is delivered ^he may devour
her child. 5 And she was deliv-
ered of a son, a man child, who is
to '^ rule all the ^ nations with a rod
of iron : and her child was ' caught
up unto God, and unto his throne.
6 And the woman fled into the
wilderness, where she hath a place
prepared of God, that there they
may nourish her *a thousand two
hundred and threescore days.
7 And there was war in heaven :
' Michael and his angels going forth
to war with the " dragon ; and the
dragon warred and '" his angels ;
8 and they prevailed not, neither
was their place found any more in
heaven. 9 And the great " dragon
was cast down, the old "serpent,
he that is called the Devil and
" Satan, the ^ deceiver of the whole
'^ world; he was «cast down to the
earth, and his angels were cast
down with him. 10 And I heard
' a great voice in heaven, saying,
^ Now is come the " salvation,
and the power, and the 'king-
dom of our God, and the au-
thority of his Christ : for the
" accuser of our brethren is
cast down, who accuseth them
before our God day and night.
11 And they "overcame nim
because of "^the blood of the
Lamb, and because of * the
word of their testimony ; and
they "^ loved not their lite even
unto death. 1 2 Therefore " re-
joice, O heavens, and *ye that
* dwell in them. "Woe for the
earth and for the sea : because
■^ the devil is gone down unto
you, having great wrath, know-
ing that he nath but "a short
time.
13 And when the •'^ dragon saw
that he was cast down to the earth,
he persecuted "the woman that
brought forth the man child. 14
And there were given to the woman
the '' two wings of the great eagle,
that she might fly ' into the wilder-
1 Or, Oentiles - Gr. inhabited earth.
3 Or, Now is the salvation, and the power, and
the kingdom, become our God's, and the authority
is become his Christ's * Gr. tabernacle.
" ver. 4, 7,
esp. 9, 13,
16 f. ; ch.
13. 2, 4,
11 ; 16. 13 ;
20. 2;
comp. Is.
27. 1
b ch. 13. 1 i
17. 3,7,
9ff.
" ch. 13. 1 ;
17. 12, 16,
Dan. 7. 7,
20,24
d Comp. ch.
13. 1 ; 19.
12
«■ See ch. 8.
7,12
/Dan. 8. 10
9 Comp. Mt.
2.16
h See ch. 2.
27
' See 2 Cor.
12.2
fcch. 11. 3;
comp. 13. 5
' See Jude 9
"' Mt. 25. 41
" ver. 15 :
ch. 20. 2 ;
Wlsd. 2.
24 ; comp.
Gen. 3. 1 ;
2 Cor. 11. 3
° See Mt. 4.
10 ; 25. 41
P ch. 20. 3, S,
10 ; comp.
13. 14
1 Comp. Lk.
10. 18; Ju.
12. 31
'' Comp. ch.
11. 15
^ See ch. 7.
10
' Comp. ch.
11. 15
"Job 1.11,
2. 5 , Zech.
3. 1 ; comp.
Lk. 22. 31 ;
1 Pet. 5. 8
"ch. 15. 2;
see Jn. 16.
33 ; 1 Jn. 2.
13
^ See ch. 7.
14
y Comp. ch.
6.9
' Comp. ch.
2. 10;Lk.
14.26
«ch. 18. 20;
Ps. 96. 11 ;
Is. 44. 23
b ch. 13. 6
" ch. 8. 13
d ver. 9
" See ch. 10.
6
/ See ver. 3
" ver. 5
fe Ex. 19. 4 ;
Dt. 32. 11 ;
Is. 40. 31
' ver. 6
* Dan. 7. 25 ;
12.7
' Hos. 5. 10 ;
Is. 59. 19
'" ch. 11. 7 ;
13.7
« Gen. 3. 15
"ch. 14.12;
see 1 Jn.
2. 3
P c\\. 1.2, 6.
9 (14. 12) ;
19. 10
27$
ness unto her place, where she is
nourished for *a time, and times,
and half a time, from the face of
the serpent. 15 And the " serpent
cast out of his mouth after the
woman water 'as a river, that he
might cause her to be carried away
by the stream. 1 6 And the earth
Ijelped the woman, and the earth
opened her mouth and swallowed
up the river which the dragon cast
out of his mouth. 17 And the
dragon waxed wroth with the
woman, and went away to ™ make
war with the rest of her "seed, that
"keep the commandments of God,
and ^'hold the testimony of Jesus :
-i O 1 and ^he stood upon the
X O sand of the sea.
And I saw a * beast coming up
out of the sea, having ''ten horns
and *■ seven heads, and on his
horns Hen diadems, and upon his
heads ' names of blasphemy. 2
And the beast which I saw was
"like unto a leopard, and his feet
were as the feet or " a bear, and his
mouth as the mouth of * a lion :
and the •''dragon gave him his
power, and his 2' throne, and great
authority. 3 And / saw one of his
heads as though it had been ® smit-
ten unto death; and his *^ death-
stroke was healed : and the whole
earth " wondered after the beast ;
4 and they ^ worshipped _ the
•'dragon, because he •'gave his au-
thority unto the beast; and they
■^ worshipped the beast, saying,
''Who is like unto the bea.st'? and
who is able to war with him'? 5
and there was given to him a
mouth "speaking great things and
blasphemies ; and there was given
to nim authority ^ to continue
''forty and two months. 6 And
he opened his mouth for blasphe-
mies against God, to blaspheme
his name, and his tabernacle, even
"them that ■* dwell in the heaven.
7 *And it was given unto him to
•'make war with the saints, and to
« ver. 14, 15; ch. 15. 2 ; 16. 13; comp. 11. 7 ; 17. 8;
Dan. 7. 3 ; 2 Esdr. 11. 1 "■ See ch. 12. 3 » Comp.
ch. 12. 3 ; 17. 12 « ch. 17. 3 ; comp. Dan. 7. 8 ; 11. 36
" Dan. 7. 6 ; come. Hos. 13. 7 f . * Dan. 7. 5 •^ Dan.
7. 4 '-' Comp. ch. 2. 13 ; 16. 10 ' ver. 12 ; comp. 14
" ch. 17. 8 B Comp. ch. 18. 18 ; Ex. 15. 11 : Is. 46. 5
" Dan. 7. 8, 11, 20, 25 : 11. 36 ; comp. 2 Th. 2. 3 f .
rf See ch. 11. 2 ' ch. 12. 12 ; comp. 7. 15 /ch. 11. 7
5 Some ancient authorities read / stood &c.
connecting the clause with what follows.
<• Gr. slain. ' See marginal note on ch. 3. 9.
« Or, to do his works during See Dan. 11. 28.
9 Some ancient authorities omit And it was
given . . . overcomt them.
13.8
REVELATION
14.10
rhe Beast coming ont of the Earth. The Lamb on Honnt Zion. The Heavenly Proclamations
overcome them : and there was
given to him authority over "every
tribe and people and tongue and
nation. 8 And all that * dwell on
the earth shall ^ worship him, every
one ''whose name hath not been
^written ''fi'om the foundation of
the world in the book of life of
" the Lamb that hath been slain. 9
■Tf any man hath an ear, let him
hear. 10 ^*If any man *is for
captivity, into captivity he goeth :
* if any man shall kill with the
sword, with the sword must he be
killed. Here is 'the ''patience and
the faith of the saints.
11 And ^I saw another beast
coming up out of the earth ; and
he had ' two horns like unto a
lamb, and he spake as a '" dragon.
1 2 And he '" exerciseth all the au-
thority of the first beast "in his
sight. And he maketh * the earth
and them that dwell therein to
^"worship the first beast, whose
p death-stroke was healed. 1 3 And
he «doeth great signs, that he
should even make '"fire to come
down out of heaven upon the earth
in the sight of men. 14 And he
* deceiveth '' them that dwell on the
earth by reason of ' the signs which
it was given him to do " in the sight
of the beast ; saying to them that
dwell on the earth, that they should
make an image to the beast who
hath the ^ stroke of the sword and
lived. 15 And it was given tmto
Jiim to give breath to it, even to
the image of the beast, ^that the
image of the beast should both
speak, and cause that "as many as
should not ^ " worship the image of
the beast should be killed. 1 6 And
he causeth all, "the small and the
great, and the rich and the poor,
and the free and the bond, that
there be given them a ^mark on
their right hand, or upon their
forehead ; 1 7 and that no man
should be able to buy or to sell,
save he that hath the ^mark, even
2' the name of the beast or Hhe
number of his name. 18 "Here is
wisdom. He that hath tinder stand-
ing, let him count the number of
the beast ; for it is the number '' of
1 See marginal note on ch. 3. 9.
2 Or, written in the book . . . slain from the
fcundation of the world.
s The Greek text In this verse is somewhat
uncertain. * Or, leadeth into captivity
s Or, atedfaMness
•J Some ancient authorities read that even the
image of the beast should speak ; and he shall cause
tic.
" See ch. 5. 9
* ver. 12, 14 ;
see 3. 10
' See ch. 3. 5
d ch. 17. 8 :
see Mt. 25.
34
^ See ch. 5. 6
/Comp. ch.
2.7
" Comp. Is.
33. 1 ; Jer.
15. 2; 43.11
'I Gen. 9. 6 ;
Mt. 26. 52;
comp. ch.
11.18
> See Heb.
6.12;
comp. ch.
14. 12
fc Comp.
ver. 1, 14;
ch. 16. 13
' Comp.
Dan. 8. 3
'" ver. 4
" ver. 14 ;
ch. 19. 20
" ver. 15 ;
ch. 14. 9,
11; 16.2;
19. 20 ; 20. 4
»' ver. 3
«ch. 19. 20;
comp. 16.
14 ; Mt. 24.
24
"" Comp. ch.
20. 9 ; 1 K.
18. 38 ; Lk.
9.54;
comp. ch.
11. 5
« See ch. 12.
9
'2Th.2. 9f.
" Comp.
Dan.3. 3fe.
" ch. 11. 18 ;
19. 5, 18
"^ ch. 14. 9 ;
20. 4 ; see
Gal. 6. 17 ;
comp. ch.
7. 3
!'ch.l4.11
' ch. 15. 2
" Comp. cii.
17.9
>> Comp. ch.
21.17
"'Ps. 2. 6;
Heb. 12.
22; comp.
2 Esdr. 2.
42-47
d ver 3 ; ch.
7.4
'■ See ch. 3.
12
/ See ch. 7. 3
" See ch. 1.
15
h See ch. 6. 1
' See ch. 5. 8
k See ch. 5. 9
I See ch, 4. 6
"' See ch. 4. 4
« See ch. 2.
17
° See ch. 5. 9
P Mt. 19.
12(?);
comp. ch.
3. 4 ; 2 Cor.
11. 2 ; Eph.
5.27
9 ch. 7. 17 ;
comp. ch.
3. 4; 17. 14
*■ See Jas. 1.
18; comp.
Heb. 12. 23
277
a man : and his number is '' Six
hundred and sixty and six.
'j A And I saw, and behold,
J- jt ^the Lamb standing on the
" mount Zion, and with him a '' hun-
dred and forty and four thousand,
having "his name, and the "name
of his Father, written ■'^on their
foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice
from heaven, as " the voice of many
waters, and as the '' voice of a great
thunder : and the voice which I
heard was as the voice of 'harpers
harping with their harps : 3 and
they sing as it were *a new song
before the throne, and before the
'four living creatures and tlie
'"elders : and "no man could learn
the song save the ''hundred and
forty and four thousand, even they
that had been "purchased out of
the earth. 4 ^ The.se are they that
were not defiled with women ; for
they are virgins. These are they
that * follow the Lamb whitherso-
ever he goeth. These were "pur-
chased from among men, to be "■ the
firstfrviits unto God and unto the
Lamb. 5 And ' in their mouth was
found no lie : they are ' without
blemish.
6 And I saw another angel flying
in "mid heaven, having ^^ eternal
good tidings to proclaim unto
^them that ® dwell on the earth,
and unto 2/ every nation and tribe
and tongue and people; 7 and he
saith with a great voice, "^Fear
God, and "give him glory; for the
hour of his judgment is come : and
^worship him that *made the
heaven and the earth and sea and
" fountains of waters.
8 And another, a second angel,
followed, saying, ''Fallen, fallen is
"Babylon the great, that hath
•'"made all the nations to drink of
the " wine of the wrath of her for-
nication.
9 And another angel, a third,
followed them, saying with a great
voice. If any man ;' '' worshippeth
the beast and his Mmage, and re-
ceiveth a * mark on his forehead, or
upon his hand, 10 he also shall
« Zeph. 3. 13 ; comp. Ps. 32. 2 ; Mai. 2. 6 ; Jn. 1. 47 ;
1 Pet. 2. 22 < Jude 24 ; comp. Heb. 9. 14 ; 1 Pet.
1. 19 " ch. 8. 13 " ch. 10. 7 ; 1 Pet. 1. 25 '^ ch.
3 10 y See ch. 5. 9 - ch. 15. 4 " See ch. 11. 13
* See ch. 4. 11 " See ch. 8. 10 d ch. 18. 2 ; Is. 21.
9 ; Jer. 51. 8 '' ch. 16. 19 ; 17. 5 ; 18. 10 : comp. Dan.
4.30 /Jer. 51. 7 ^ ch. 18. 3 ; 17. 2, 4 'i ver. U ; see
ch. 13. 12 i ver. 11 ; ch. 13. 14 f. * See ch. 13. 16
1 Some ancient authorities read Six hundred
and sixteen.
8 Or, an eternal aosvel » Gr. sit.
14.11
EEVELATION
16.2
' Blessed are the Dead." The Winepress of {lod's Wrath. Seven Angels with Seven Piagnes, and their Commission
drink of the " wine of the wrath of
God, which is ' prepared unmixed
* in the cup of his anger ; and he
shall be tormented with "fire and
brimstone in the presence of the
''holy angels, and in the presence
of the Lamb : 1 1 and the " smoke
of their torment goeth up " for ever
and ever ; and ^ they have no rest
day and night, they that ^^ worship
the beast and his '' image, and whoso
receiveth the * mark of his name. 1 2
Here is * the ^ patience of the saints,
they that ' keep the commandments
of God, and ™ the faith of Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from
heaven saying. Write, " Blessed are
the dead who " die ^ in the Lord
f from henceforth : yea, * saith the
Spirit, that they may ''rest from
their labors ; for their * works fol-
low with them.
14 And I saw, and behold, a
' white cloud ; and on the cloud /
saw one sitting " like unto a son of
man, having on his head a golden
"crown, and in his hand a sharp
sickle. 1 5 And another angel -^came
out from the ^ temple, crying with a
great voice to him that sat on the
cloud, y Send forth thy sickle, and
reap : for the hour to reap is come;
for the ^harvest of the earth is
' ripe. 1 6 And he that sat on the
cloud cast his sickle upon the earth ;
and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel ^carne
out from the ''temple which is in
heaven, he also having a sharp
sickle. 1 8 And another angel came
out from " the altar, * he that hath
power over fire ; and he called with
a great voice to him that had the
sharp sickle, saying, ^Send forth
thy sharp sickle, and gather the
clusters of the vine of the earth ;
"for her grapes are fully ripe. _ 19
And the angel cast his sickle into
the earth, and gathered the ^vin-
tage of the earth, and cast it into
''the winepi'ess, the great ivinepress,
of the wrath of God. 20 And the
winepress was trodden * without
the city, and there came out -^lood
from the winepress, even unto the
bridles of the horses, as far as a
thousand and six hundred furlongs.
"^ PT And I saw ^ another sign
J- iJ in heaven, great and marvel-
1 Gr. mingled. * Or. imto ages of ages.
3 See marginal note on ch. 3. 9.
< Or, stedfaslne.Ks
^ Or, 171 ike Lord. From henceforth, yea, saith
the Spirit 6 Or, sanctuary
! Gr. become dry. 8 Or. vine.'
" ch. 16. 19 ;
eomp. 19.
15 ; Is. 51.
17 ; Jer. 25.
15 f . 27
'' Oomp. ch.
18. 6 ; Ps.
75. 8
'^ Comp. ch.
19. 20 ; 20.
10, 14 f. i
21.8;
Ezek. 38.
22; see
2 Th. 1. 7
d Mk. 8. 38
* Comp. ch.
18. 9, 18 ;
19. 8 ; Is.
34. 8-10
/ch. 4. 8
-" ver. 9 ;
see ch. 13.
12
h ver. 9 ;
ch. 13. 14 f.
! See ch. 13.
17
«-■ See ch. 13.
10
' See ch. 12.
17
'" Comp. ch.
2. 13
" ch. 20. 6
" 1 Cor. 15.
18 ; 1 Th. 4.
16
P Oomp. ch.
11. 18
9 ch. 2. 7 ;
22. 17
"■ See ch. 6.
11 ; Heb.
4. 9f.
* Comp.
1 Tim, 5.
25
' Comp. Mt.
17. 5
" See ch. 1.
13
^ See ch. 6.
2 ; comp.
Ps. 21. 3
^ ver. 17 ;
ch. 15. 6 ;
16. 17 ; see
11. 19
y ver. 18 ;
Mk. 4. 29 ;
Joel 3. 13
' Mt. 13.
39-41 ;
comp,
Jer. 51. 33
" See ch. 6.
9 ; comp.
8. 3
b Comp. ch.
16. 8
" Josl 3. 13
d ch. 19. 15 ;
comp. Is.
63. 2 f.
" Comp,
Heb. 13,
12; ch, 11.8
/Gen, 49.
11 ; Dt. 32.
14
" Comp. ch.
12, 1, 3
'' ver. 6-8 ;
ch. 16. 1 ;
17, 1 ; 21. 9
' Comp.
Lev. 26.
21, &c.
*; Comp. ch.
9,20
' See ch. 4. 6
'" See ch. 12.
11
278
lous, ''seven angels having 'seven
plagues, which are * the last, for in
them is finished the wrath of God.
2 And I saw as it were a *'sea of
glass mingled with fire ; and them
that '" come ofi" victorious from the
" beast, and from ° his image, and
from the ^number of his name,
standing ^^ by the ^ ' sea of glass,
having ^ harps of God. 3 And they
sing the "■ song of Moses ' the " ser-
vant of God, and the ' song of the
Lamb, saying,
"Great and marvellous are thy
works, "O Lord God. the Al-
mighty ; righteous and true are
thy ways, thou "^ King of the
'" ages. 4 " Who shall not fear,
O Lord, and glorify thy name ]
for thou only art holy ; for ^all
the nations shall come and
^worship before thee ; for thy
" righteous acts have been made
manifest.
5 And after these things I saw,
and * the '' temple of the '' taber-
nacle of the testimony in heaven
was opened: 6 and there ''came
out from the ^ temple the " seven
angels that had the seven plagues,
arrayed ^'^wfith.-^ precious stone, pure
and bright, and " gii't about their
breasts with golden girdles. 7 And
one of the * four living creatures
gave unto the " seven angels seven
' golden bowls full of the ^ wrath of
God, who ' liveth ^* for ever and
ever. 8 And the '^ temple was filled
with '"smoke from the glory of God,
and from his power ; and none was
able to enter into the " temple, till
the seven plagues of the seven
angels should be finished.
^ /I* And I heard a great voice
i vJ out of * the " temple, saying
to the "^ seven angels. Go ye, and
"pour out the* seven bowls of the
wrath of God into the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured
" See ch. 13. 1 " ch. 13. 14 f. ?' ch. 13. 17 9 Sea
ch, 5. 8 *■ Ex. 15, 1 ff. » Josh. 22. 5, &c. ; see Heb.
3.5 ' eh. 5. 9 f . 12 f. « Dt 32. 3f. ; Ps, 111 2 ;
139. 14 ; Hos, 14. 9 " See ch. 1. 8 "^ See 1 Tim.
1. 17 marg. « ch. 14, 7 ; Jer, 10, 7 ^ Ps. 86. 9 ;
comp. Is. 66. 23 " Comp. ch. 19, 8 >> See ch, 11. IH
" Ex, 38, 21 ; Num'. 1, 50 ; comp. Heb. 8. 5 ; ch. 13. 6
'' See ch. 14. 15 ' See ver, 1 /Ezek, 28, 13 -" ch.
1. 13 '' See ch. 4, 6 ' Comp. ch. 5. 8 * ver. 1 ;
see ch. 14. 10 ' See ch. 4. 9 ™ Ex. 19. 18 , Is, 6, 4 ;
comp. Ex. 40, 34 f, ; Lev. 16, 2 ; 1 K. 8. 10 f. ; 2 Chr.
5. 13 f. " ver. 2 ff. ; Ps. 79. 6 ; Jer. 10. 25 ; Ezek.
22. 31 ; Zeph. 3. 8
9 Or, glassy sea w Or, upon
11 Gr, bondservant.
12 Many ancient authorities read nations. Jer,
10.7.
13 Many ancient authorities read in linen, ch,
19. 8. i< Gr. unto the ages of the ages.
16.3
REVELATION
17.3
Wrath ponred npon the Earth, the Sen, the Rivers, the Sun, the Throne of the Beast, the Euphrates, and the Air
out his bowl " into the earth ; and
^ it became a noisome and grievous
*sore ui)on the men " that had the
mark of the beast, and that "^ wor-
shipped his image.
3 And the second poured out his
bowl '^ into the sea ; and ' it became
blood as of a dead man ; and every
^ living soul died, even the things
that were in the sea.
4 And the third poured out his
bowl into the * rivers and the foun-
tains of the waters ; ^ and ^ it -^ be-
came blood. 5 And I heard the
angel of the waters saying, "Right-
eous art thou, * who art and who
wast, thou ' Holy One, because
thou didst thus ^^^^judge : 6 for they
poured out 'the blood of saints and
prophets, and '" blood hast thou
given them to drink : they are
worthy. 7 And I heard " the altar
saying. Yea, O "Lord God, the
Almighty, '' true and righteous are
thy judgments.
8 And the fourth ijoured ovit
his bowl upon «the sun; ""and it
was given unto ^it to scorch men
with fire. 9 And men were
scorched with great heat : and
they ' blasphemed the name of
God who hath the power over
these plagues : and they 'repented
not to " give him glory.
10 And the fifth poured out his
bowl upon the "throne of the
beast ; and his kingdom was
=" darkened; and they gnawed
their tongues for pain, 1 1 and
they ' blasphemed the * God of
heaven because of their pains and
their ' sores ; and they ' repented
not of their works.
12 And the sixth poured out
his bowl upon the ^ great river,
the river Euphrates; and "the
water thereof was dried up, that
''the way might be made ready
for the kings that come " from the
sunrising. 13 And I saw coming
out of the mouth of the "* dragon,
and out of the mouth of the ^beast,
and out of the mouth of the •''false
prophet, three 'unclean spirits, as
it were '' frogs : 1 4 for they are
'spirits of demons, * working
signs ; which go forth '' unto the
kings of the 'whole * world, to
1 Or, ihfre came
2 See marginal note on ch. 3. 9.
3 Or. soul of life.
* Some ancient authorities read and they
became.
'■> Or, judge. Because they . . . prophets, thou
ha.it given them blood also to drink
■> Or, him 7 Or, upon 8 Gr. inhabited earth.
" Corap.
ch. 8. 7
t> ver. 11 ;
comp.
Ex. 9 9-11;
Dt. 28. 35
' ch. 13.
15-17 ; 14. 9
rf Comp.
ch. 8. 8 f. ;
Ex. 7.
17-21 ;
comp.
ch. 11. 6
* See ch.
8.10
/Ex.7.
17-20 ;
comp.
ch. 11. 6
•J See Ju. 17.
25
'' See ch. 11.
17
■ oh. 15. 4
«-■ ch. 6. 10
' ch. 18. 24 ;
comp. 17. 6
'" Comp. Is.
49. 26 ; Lk.
11. 49-51
" ch. 6. 9 ;
14. 13
° See ch. 1. 8
'' ch. 19. 2 ;
comp.
15. 3
9 Comp. ch.
6. 12
"" Comp. ch.
14. 18
» ver. 11, 21
' S3e ch. 2.
21
" See ch. 11.
13
"ch. 13. 2
^ Comp. 8.
12; 9. 2;
Ex. 10.
21 f . ; Is. 8.
22; Wigd.
17. 21
V ch. 11. 13
^ See ch. 9.
14
" Comp. Is.
11. 15 f. J
44. 27 ; Jer.
61. 32, 36;
2 Esdr. 13.
43 ff.
fc Comp. Is.
41. 2,25;
46. 11
" See ch. 7. 2
d See ch. 12.
3
" See ch. 13.
1
/ch. 19. 20;
20. 10 ;
comp. 13.
11,14
" ch. 18. 2
* Comp. Ex.
8. 6
1 Comp.
1 Tim. 4. 1
I- ch. 13. 13
' See ch. 3.
10
"> ch. 20. 8 ;
comp. 17.
14 : 19. 19 ;
1 K. 22.
21-23
" See ch. 6.
17
" See ch. 3.
3,11
P Lk. 12. 37
1 ch. 3. 18
"" ch. 19. 19
"* gather them together unto the
war of the "great day of God, the
Almighty. 15 (Behold, "I come
as a thief. ^Blessed is he that
watcheth, and keepeth his gar-
ments, «le.st he walk naked, and
they see his shame. ) 1 6 And they
'■gathered them together into the
place which is called * in Hebrew
" Har-' Magedon.
17 And the seventh poured out
his bowl upon "the air; and there
came forth a "great voice out of
the "•'^ temple, from the throne,
saying, / It is done : 1 8 and there
were ^lightnings, and voices, and
thunders ; and there was " a great
earthquake, * such as was not since
'^ there were men upon the earth,
so great an earthquake, so mighty.
1 9 Ancj " the great city was di-
vided into three parts, and the
cities of the ^^ nations fell : and
''Babylon the great was "remem-
bered in the sight of God, to give
unto her •''the cup of the wine of
the fierceness of his wrath. 20
And "every island fled away, and
the mountains were not found.
21 And ''great hail, every stone
about the weight of a talent, com-
eth down out of heaven upon
men : and men 'blasphemed God
because of the *^ plague of the hail ;
for the plague thereof is exceeding
great.
"j ^ 'And there came one of
JL f the "'seven angels that had
the " seven bowls, and spake with
me, saying. Come hither, I will
show thee "the judgment of the
^ great harlot that "sitteth upon
many waters ; 2 with whom '' the
kings of the earth committed forni-
cation, and Hhey that dwell in
the earth were ' made drunken
with the wine of her fornication.
3 And "he carried me away "in
the Spirit ^' into a wilderness : and
I saw a woman sitting upon a
» See ch 9. 11 < Judg. 5. 19 ; 2 K. 23. 29 f . ; 2 Chr.
35. 22 ; comp. Zech. 12. 11 " Comp. Eph. 2. 2 " ch.
11.15 ^ Seech. 14.15 "ch. 21. 6; comp. 10. 6 ^ See
ch.4. 5 "Seech. 6. 12 ^ Dan. 12. 1 ; Mt. 24. 21
'^ ch. 17. 18 ; 18. 10, 18 f . 21 ; comp. 11. 8 d See ch.
14. 8 ' ch. 18. 5 J See ch. 14. 10 " See ch. 6. 14 ;
comp. 20. 11 '' ch. 11. 19 ; comp. 8. 7 ' ver. 9, 11
k Comp. Ex. 9. 18-25 ' ch. 21. 9 ; see 1. 1 '" See
ch. 15. 1 " ch. 15. 7 ° Comp. ch. 16. 19 ? ver. 5.
15 f. ; ch. 19. 2 : Nah, 3. 4 ; corap. Is. 1. 21 ; Jer 2. 20
1 See ver. 15 ; comp. Jer. 51. 13 '' ch. 18. 3, 9 ; comp.
2. 22 " ver. 8 ; see 3. 10 ' See ch. 14. 8 " ch. 21. 10
" Comp ch. 1. 10 ^ ch. 12. 6, 14 , comp. 21. 10
9 Or, Ar-Magedon. w Or, sanctuary
11 Some ancient authorities read there was a
■man. i^ Or, Oentilei
279
17.4
REVELATION
18.7
Tlie " JSystery " ol tlie Scarlet Woman aud Beast interpreted. The Fall and Desolation or Babylon : its Extent;
" scarlet-colored beast, ^ full of
* names of blasphemy, having
•^ seven heads and ten horns. 4
And the woman ''was arrayed in
purple and scarlet, and '"^decked
with gold and precious stone and
pearls, having in her hand "a
golden cup full of abominations,
*even the unclean things of her
fornication, 5 and upon her fore-
head a name written, *-^ Mystery,
^'Babylon the Great, the Mother
OF THE Harlots and of ''the
Abominations of the Earth. 6
And I saw the woman drunken
with the 'blood of the saints, and
with the blood of the ^ martyrs of
Jesus. And when I saw her, I
wondered with a great wonder.
7 And the angel said unto me.
Wherefore didst thou wonder % I
will tell thee the •''mystery of the
woman, and of the beast that
carrieth her, which hath the
''seven heads and the ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest *^ was,
and is not ; and is about to ' come
up out of the '"abyss, "and to "go
into perdition. And "they that
dwell on the earth shall ^wonder,
they « whose name hath not been-
written '' in the book of life *■ from
the foundation of the world, when
they behold the beast, how that
*he was, and is not, and ^ shall
come. 9 *Here is the ^mind that
hath wisdom. The 'seven heads
are seven mountains, on which
the woman sitteth : 10 and ^"they
are seven " kings : the five are
fallen, the one is, the other is not
yet come ; and when he cometh,
he must continue a little while.
1 1 And the beast that * was, and
is not, is himself also an eighth,
and is of the seven ; and he
"goeth into perdition. 12 And
the "ten horns that thou sawest
are ten kings, who have received
no kingdom as yet ; but they re-
ceive authority gs kings, with the
beast, ''for one hour. 13 These
have *one mind, and they give
their power and authority unto
the beast. 1 4 These shall ^ war
against the Lamb, and the Lamb
shall "overcome them, for he is
''Lord of lords, and ''King of
kings ; and " they also shall over-
1 Or, names full of blasphemy '^ Gr. gilded.
3 Or, and of the iihclean things
* Or, a mystery, Babylon the Great
* Or, witnesses See ch. 2. 13.
* Some ancient authorities read and he goeth.
1 Gr. on. 8 Gr. shall be present.
' Or, meaning i" Or, there are
" Comp. ch.
18. 12, 16 ;
Mt. 27. 28
b See ch. 13.
1
" ver. 7, 9,
12, 16', see
12 3
<' ch. 18. 16 ;
comp. 12 ;
Ezek. 28.
13
« Jer. 51. 7 ;
comp. ch.
18. S
J ver. 7 ;
2 Th. 2. 7 ;
comp. ch.
1. 20
" See ch. 14.
8 ; 16. 19
A comp. ver.
! See ch. 16.
6
* ver. 11 ;
comp. 13.
3, 12, 14
' ch. 11. 7 ;
comp. 13. 1
"' See ch. 9.
1 ; 13. 1
" ver. 11 ;
comp. 13.
10
" See ch. 3.
10
P ch. 13. 3
9 Seech. 3.5
"■ch.lS. 8;
see Mt. 25.
34
■* Comp. ch.
13. 18
' See ver. 3
" Comp. ch.
10. 11
" ver. IG ;
see 12. 3 ;
comp. 13. 1
^ Comp. ch.
18.10,17,19
y Comp.
ver. 17
^ Comp. ch.
16. 14
"■ Comp. ch.
3 21
6ch. 19. 16;
see 1 Tim.
6. 15
" See ch. 2.
10 f..
d Comp. Mt.
22. 14
* ver. 1 ;
comp. Is.
8. 7 ; Jer.
47. 2
/Seech. 5.9
y ch. 18. 17,
19
h Ezek. 16.
37, 39
i ch. 19. 18
k ch. 18. 8
'2 Cor. 8.16
'" Comp.
ver. 13
" ch. 10. 7
" See ch. 16.
19 ; comp.
11. 8
P Comp. ch.
17. 1, 7
1 See ch. 10.
1
'■ Ezek. 43. 2
' See ch. 14.
8
« Comp. Is.
13. 21 f. ;
34. II, 13-
15 ; Jer. 5«.
280
come that are with him, ''called
and chosen and faithful. 15 And
he saith unto me. The ' waters
which thou sawest, where the
harlot sitteth, are -^peoples, and
multitudes, and nations, and
tongues. 16 And the "ten horns
which thou sawest, and the beast,
these shall hate the harlot, and
shall make her ^desolate and
''naked, and shall 'eat her flesh,
and shall * burn her utterly with
fire. 17 For 'God did put in
their hearts to do his mind, and
to ™ come to one mind, and to give
their kingdom unto the beast,
until the " words of God should be
accomplished. 18 And the woman
whom thou sawest is "the great
city, which "reigneth over the
kings of the earth.
"j O After these things I saw
XO ^another angel 'coming
down out of heaven, having great
authority- and the earth was
''lightened with his glory. 2
And he cried with a mighty
voice, saying, * Fallen, fallen is
Babylon the great, and 'is become
a habitation of demons, and a
^^ hold of every " unclean spirit, and
a ^'^hold of every unclean and hate-
ful bird. 3 For ^^ by " the " wine
of the wrath of her fornication all
the nations are fallen ; and " the
kings of the earth committed for-
nication with her, and the ^mei"-
chants of the earth waxed rich by
the power of her "^ wantonness.
4 And I heard another voice
from heaven, saying, " Come forth,
my people, out of her, that ye
have no fellowship with her sins,
and that ye receive not of her
plagues : 5 for her sins ^^ have
''reached even unto heaven, and
God hath ''remembered her iniq
uities. 6 ''Render unto her even
as she rendered, and double unto
her the double according to her
works : in the * cup which she
mingled, mingle unto her double.
7 -^How much soever she glori-
fied herself, and ' waxed ^^ wanton,
39 ; 51. 37 ; Zeph. 2. 14 f . « ch. 16. 13 " See ch.
14. 8 ^ ver. 9 ; see ch. 17. 2 v ver. 11, 15 ; comp.
19. 23 ; Ezek. 27. 9-25 ' Comp. ver. 7, 9 ; 1 Tim.
5. 11 " Is. 52. 11 ; Jer. 50. 8 ; 51. 6, 9, 45 ; 2 Cor. 6. 17
f> Jer. 51. 9 <^ ch. 16. 19 d Pg. 137. 8 ; Jer, 50. 15, 29
' Comp. ch. 17. 4 / Comp. Ezek. 28. 2-8
11 Gr. hath a kingdom. i* Or, prison
13 Some authorities read of the wine . . . havt
drunk.
14 Some ancient authorities omit the wine of.
15 Or, luxury i* Or, clave togetit$
17 Or, luxurwus
18.8
REVELATION
19.4
its Completeness symbolized. The Fourfold HallelDJah
SO much give her of torment and
mourning : for she saith in her
heart, " 1 sit a queen, and am no
widow, and shall in no wise see
mourning. 8 Therefore *in one
day shall her plagues conae, death,
and mourning, and famine; and
she shall be ''utterly burned with
fire ; for "* strong is ^ the Lord God
who judged her. 9 And "the
kings of the earth, who committed
fornication and ■'' lived '^wantonly
with her, shall "weep and wail
over her, when they ''look upon
the smoke of her burning, 10
'standing afar off for the fear of
her torment, saying, *Woe, woe,
'the great city, Babylon, the
strong city ! for in " one hour is
thy judgment come. 1 1 And the
" merchants of the earth ° weep
and mourn over her, for no man
buyeth their ^merchandise any
more; 12 ^merchandise of ^gold,
and silver, and precious .stone,
and ijearls, and fine linen, and
purple, and silk, and scarlet ; and
all thyine wood, and every vessel
of ivory, and every vessel made of
most precious wood, and of brass,
and iron, and marble ; 13 and cin-
namon, and * spice, and incense,
and ointment, and frankincense,
and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and
wheat, and cattle, and sheep ; and
vierchandise of horses and chariots
and ^ slaves ; and ® * souls of men.
14 And the fruits which thy soul
lusted after are gone from thee,
and all things that were dainty
and sumptuous are perished from
thee, and men shall find them no
more at all. 15 The "merchants of
*" these things, who were made rich
l)y her, shall ' stand afar off for the
fear of her torment, weeping and
mourning; 16 saying, *Woe, woe,
Hhe great city, she that "was ar-
rayed in fine linen and purple and
scarlet, and '' decked with gold and
precious stone and pearl ! , 1 7 for
in '"one hour so great riclies is
made " desolate. And "" every ship-
master, and every one that saileth
any whither, and mariners, and as
many as * gain their living by sea,
"stood afar off, 18 and *' cried out
as they '' looked upon the smoke of
her burning, saying, ^What city is
like ' the great city % 1 9 And they
1 Some ancient autliorities omit the Lord.
* Or, Inxwioudy 3 Gr. cargo.
4 Gr. nTnnmum.
6 Gr. bodies. Gen. 36. 6 (Sept.).
« Or, lives ' Gr. gilded, s Gr. work the sea.
« Is. 47. 7 f . ;
Zeph. 2. 15
b Is. 47. 9 ;
Jer. 50.
31 f.;
comp. ver.
10
' ch. 17. 16
d Comp.
Jer. 50. 34 ;
ch. 11.17 1
*■ ver. 9 ;
seech. 17. 2
/Comp.
ver. 3, 7 ;
1 Tim. 5.
11
'J Comp.
Ezek. 26.
16 f . ; 27. 35
ft ver. 18 ;
comp. ch.
14. 11;. 1 J. 3
'■ ver. 15, 17
fc ver. 16, 19
' ver. 16, IS,
19, 21 ; .see
11.8; 16 19
™ ver. 17, irt ;
ch. 17. 12 ;
comp.
ver. 8
" ver. 3. 15 ;
comp. 19.
23 ; Ezek.
27. 9-25
" Ezek. 27.
27-34
P Comp.
ch. 17. 4;
Ezek. 27.
12-22
9 Comp.
Ezek.
27. 13 ;
IChr.
5. 21marg.:
1 Tim. 1.10
'• ver. 12, 13
' See ver. 10
< ver. 10, 19
" ch. 17. 4
" ver. 19 ;
ch. 17. 16
=^' Ezek. 27.
28 f.
y Ezek. 27.
30
' Ezek. 27.
32 ; comp.
ch. 13. 4
" Josh. 7. 6 ;
Job 2. 12 ;
Lam. 2. 10
* ver. 3, 15
" Jer. 51. 43 ;
see ch. 12.
12
cl Comp. Lk.
11. 49 f .
•ch. 19.2;
comp. ver.
e ff. ; see
6.10
/ch. 5.2;
10.1
9' Comp. Jer.
51. 63 f .
h Is. 24. 8 ;
Ezek. 26.
13; Mt. 9.
23
' Eccles. 12.
4 ; Jer. 25.
10
fc Jer. 7. 34 ;
16.9
' Is. 23. 8 ;
comp. ver.
3 J ch. 6. 15
^ Nah. 3. 4 ;
see ch. 9.
21
" See ch. 16.
281
cast "dust on their heads, and cried,
weeping and mourning, saying,
" Woe, woe, the great city, wherein
all that had their ships in the sea
were '' made rich by reason of her
costliness ! for in "' one hour is she
made " desolate. 20 " Rejoice over
her, thou heaven, and ye saints,
and ''ye apostles, and ye prophets ;
for " God hath judged your judgment
on her.
21 And ^a -^strong angel «'took
up a stone as it were a great mill-
stone and cast it into the sea, say-
ing. Thus with a mighty fall shall
Babylon, ' the great city, be cast
down, and shall be found jio more
at all. 22 And '' the voice of harp-
ers and minstrels and flute-players
and trumpeters shall be heard no
more at all in thee ; and no crafts-
man, '^ of whatsoever craft, shall be
found any more at all in thee ; and
the 'voice of a mill shall be heard
no more at all in thee ; 23 and the
light of a lamp shall shine no more
at all in thee ; and the ^^ voice of the
bridegroom and of the bride shall
be heard no more at all in thee : for
thy 'merchants were the princes of
the earth; for '"with thy sorcery
were all the nations deceived. 24
And in her was found the "blood
of prophets and of saints, and of
"all that have been slain upon the
earth.
A (\ After these things I heard
_L ^ as it were a ^ great voice of a
great multitude in heaven, saying,
'^ Hallelujah ; '' (Salvation, and
'glory, and power, belong to our
God : 2 for ' true and righteous
are his "judgments ; for he hath
judged the "great harlot, her
that corrupted the earth with
her fornication, and he hath
^ avenged the blood of his " ser-
vants at her hand.
3 And a second time they ^^say,
'^Hallelujah. And her 2/ smoke go-
eth up " for ever and ever. 4 And
the "^four and twenty elders and
the " four living creatures ' fell
down and worshipped God that
sitteth on the throne, saying,
6 ; comp. 17. 6 " Comp. Mt. 23. 35 P ver. 6 ; see
ch. IL 15 ; comp. Jer. 51. 48 « ver. 3, 4, 6 ; Ps. 104.
35marg., &c. ; Tob. 13. 18 "■ See ch. 7. 10 "Comp.
ch. 4. 11 « See ch. 16. 7 « Comp. ch. 6. 10 " See
ch. 17. 1 ^ ch. 18. 20 ; 16. 6 ; Dt. 32. 43 ; 2 K. 9. 7
y See ch. 14. U = See ch. 4. 4, 10 " See ch. 4. 6
f- See ch. 4. 10
9 Gr. one.
1" Some ancient authorities omit of what.ioeveT
craft. 11 Gr. bond.iervanfs. 12 Gr. have said.
13 Gr. unto the ages of the ages.
19.5
EEVELATION
20.4
Tbe " Word of God " appears. Birds of Prey Invited to a Feast. Satan boood
" Amen ; * Hallelujah. 5 And a
voice came forth from the throne,
saying,
"Give praise to our God, all ye
his ^servants, ''ye that fear him,
the small and the great.
6 And I heard as it were "the voice
of a great multitude, and as -^the
voice of many waters, and as the
s' voice of mighty thunders, saying,
* Hallelujah : for the '' Lord our
God, the Almighty, reigneth.
7 Let us rejoice and be exceed-
ing glad, and let us *give the
glory unto him : for ^ the mar-
riage of the Lamb is come, and
his 'wife hath made herself
ready. 8 And it was given
unto her that she should array
herself in '" fine linen, bright
and pure : for the fine linen is
the "righteous acts of the saints.
9 And "he saith unto me, ^ Write,
^ Blessed are they that are bidden
to the marriage supper of the
Lamb. And he saith unto me,
•■ These are true words of God.
10 And *I fell down before his
feet to ^ worship him. * And he
saith unto me, tSee thou do it not :
1 am a " fellow-servant with thee
and with thy brethren that " hold
the testimony of Jesus: "worship
God : for the testimony of Jesus is
the spirit of prophecy.
1 1 And I saw " the heaven
opened ; and behold, a ■' white
horse, and _ he that sat thereon
^ called "■ Faithful and True ; and
in "righteousness he doth jvidge
and make war. 1 2 And his * eyes
are a flame of fire, and upon his
head are many " diadems ; and he
hath a ''name written which no
one kno^veth but he himself. 13
And he is arrayed in a " garment
■* sprinkled with blood : and his
name is called •''The Word of God.
14 And the armies which are in
heaven followed him upon white
horses, clothed in '"■ fine linen,
* white and pure. 1 5 And * out of
his mouth proceedeth a sharp
sword, that 'with it he should
smite the nations : and he shall
* rule them with a rod of iron : and
'he treadeth the * winepress of the
fierceness of the wrath of God, the
Almighty. 16 And he hath on his
garment and on his thigh ** a name
1 6r. bondscrrantf!.
2 See marginal note on eh. 3. 9.
3 Some ancient authorities omit called.
* Some ancient authorities read dipped in .
5 Gr. winepress of the wine of the fierceness.
" See ch. 5.
14; comp.
Ps. 106. 48
and marg.
b ver. 3, 6 ;
Ps. 104.
35 marg.,
&c. ; Tob.
13.18
<= Ps. 134. 1 ;
133.1
d See ch. 11.
18
' ver. 1 ; see
ch.ll. 15;
comp.
Jer. 51. 48
/Seech. 1.
15
!'.SeecIi.6. 1
'' Comp. cli.
1. 8
' See ch. 11.
13
k ver. 9 ; Mt.
22. 2 J 25.
10 ; Lk. 12.
36, &c. ;
Jn. 3. 29 ;
Eph. 5. 23,
32
'oh. 21. 2;
comij. Mt.
1. 20; ch.
21.9
'" ver. 14 :
comp. 15.
6 marg.
" Comp. ch.
15. 4
" Comp.
ver. 10 ;
ch. 17. 1
P Comp. ch.
1. 19
9 Lk. 14. 15 ;
comp. 22.
16
"■ Comp. ch.
21. 5 ; 22. 6 :
also 17. 17
» ch. 22. 8
t ch. 22. 9 ;
see Acts
10. 26
" ch. 1. 1 f.
" See ch. 12.
17
" Comp. ch.
4. 1 ; see
Jn. 1. 51
y ver. 19, 21 ;
see ch. 6. 2
^ See ch. 3.
14
" Is. 11. 4
>> See ch. 1.
14
" Comp. ch.
6. 2 ; 12. 3
d ver. 16 ;
see ch. 2. 17
«Is. 63.3
/See Jn. 1.1
!' Comp. ch.
3. 4 ; ver. 8
h See ch. 1.
16 ; ver. 21
! Comp. Is.
11.4; 2 Th.
2.8
*-• See ch. 2.
27
' ch. 14. 19,
20
"" See ch. 17.
14
» ver. 21
" See ch. 8.
13
P Jer. 12. 9 ;
Ezek. 39.
282
written, '"King of Kings, and Lord
OF LOKDS.
1 7 And I saw ^ an angel standing
in the sun ; and he cried with a
loud voice, saying to " all the birds
that fly in "mid heaven, ^ Come and
be gathered together unto the^great
supper of God ; 18 that ye may ""eat
the flesh of kings, and the flesh of
" captains, and the flesh of mighty
men, and the flesh of horses and "of
them that sit thereon, and the flesh
of all men, *both free and bond, and
'small and great.
19 And I saw "the beast, and
''the kings of the earth, and their
armies, gathered together to make
war against him that •'sat upon
the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and
with him the ^ false prophet that
"" wrought the signs "in nis sight,
wherewith he * deceived them that
had received the "mark of the
beast and them that ^ "^ worshipped
his image : they two were cast
alive into the " lake of ^ fire that
burneth with brimstone: 21 and
the rest were killed with the sword
of him that ■''sat iipon the horse,
even the sword which *came forth
out of his mouth : and '' all the birds
were filled with their flesh.
iy i~\ And I saw ' an angel com-
^\J ing down out of heaven,
having the * key of the abyss and a
great chain *in his hand. 2 And
he laid hold on the ' dragon, the
old serpent, which is the Devil and
Satan, and '" bound him for a thou-
sand years, 3 and cast him into
the "abyss, and shut it, and "sealed
if over him, that he should ^deceive
the nations no more, until the thou-
sand years should be finished : after
this he must be loosed for a little
time.
4 And I saw * thrones, and ''they
sat upon them, and 'judgment was
given unto them: and / saw 'the
souls of them that had been "be-
headed for the "testimony of Jesus,
9 Comp. Is. 34. 6 ; Jer. 46. 10 >• Comp. Ezek. 39.
13-20 » Comp. ch. 6. 15 ' ch. 11. 18 ; 13. 16 ; comp.
ver. 5 " ch. 11. 7 ; see 13. 1 " ch. 16. 14, 16 ^ ver.
11, 21 y See ch. 16. 13 -' See ch. 13. 13 " ch. 13. 12
("ch. 13. 14 « See ch. 13. 16 f. d See ch. 13. 15 (12)
« ch. 20. 10, 14 f . ; 21. 8 / See ch. 14. 10 ; comp. Is.
30. 33 ; Dan. 7. 11 ^ ver. 15 h. ver. 17 ■ See ch.
10. 1 k See ch. 1. 18 ; 9. 1 ' See ch. 12. 9 '" Comp.
Is. 24. 22 ; 2 Pet. 2 4 ; Jude 6 " See ver. 1 " Dan.
6. 17 ; comp. Mt. 27. 66 p ver. 8, 10 ; see ch. 12. 9
9 Dan. 7. 9 '' Comp. ch. 3. 21 ; Mt. 19. 28 ' Dan. 7.
22 ; see 1 Cor. 6. 2 « ch. 6. 9 " ch. 6. 9 " ch. 1. 9
•> Gr. one.
V Or, military tribtmes Gr. chUiarcht.
8 Gr. upon.
20.5
EEVELATION"
21. 10
The Milleuuial Reign. Satan loosed. Final Jndgment. THE CONSUMMATION: a Sew Heaven and a New Earth
and for the word of God, and such
as '"worshipped not the beast, nei-
ther his image, and received not
the *niark upon their ft)rehead and
upon their hand ; and they ''lived,
and ''reigned with Christ a thou-
sand years. 5 The rest of the dead
lived not until the thousand years
should be finished. '-' This is the
first resurrection. 6 -^Blessed and
holy is he that hath part in the
first resurrection : over these the
" second death hath no ^ power ;
but they shall be ''priests of God
and of Christ, and shall '' reign
with him ^a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years
are finished, Satan shall be ' loosed
out of his prison, 8 and shall come
forth to ''■ deceive the nations which
are in the 'four corners of the
earth, '"Gog and Magog, to " gather
them together to the war : the
number of whom is as the "sand
of the sea. 9 And they •*' went up
over the breadth of the earth, and
compassed the ^ camp of the saints
about, and the '' beloved city : and
*fire came down ''out of heaven,
and devoured them. 10 And 'the
devil that ' deceived them was cast
into the "lake of fire and brim-
stone, where are also the "beast
and the "false prophet; and they
shall be "^ tormented day and night
°for ever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white
* throne, and him that sat upon
it, from whose face Hhe earth and
the heaven fled away ; and " there
was found no place for them. 12
And 1 saw the dead, the 'great
and the small, standing before the
throne ; and ^ books were opened :
and another book was opened,
which is '^ the book of life : and the
dead ''were judged out of the
things which were w-ritten in
the books, -^according to their
works. 13 And the sea gave up
the dead that were in it ; and
^ death and Hades ''gave up the
dead that were in them : and they
were judged every man -^according
to their works. 14 And ^ death
and Hades were cast into " the
lake of fire. This is the 'second
death, even the lake of fire. 15
And if any was not found written
in '^ the book of life, he was cast
into the lake of fire.
1 See marginal note on ch. 3. 9 2 Qp, authority
3 Some ancient authorities read the.
* Some ancient authorities insert /rom C/od,
* Gr unto the ages of the ages.
" See ch. 13.
15 (12)
I' See ch. 13.
16 f.
' Comp. Ju.
14. 19 ; Is.
26. 14
•i ver. 6 ; ch.
22..');comp.
3. 21 ; 5. 10
' Comp. Lk.
14.14; Phil.
3. ll;lTh.
4. 16
/Comp. ch.
14. 13
0 See ver. 14;
ch. 2. 11
''Seech. 1.6
' Comp. ver.
2
«: ver. 3, 10 ;
see ch. 12.
i)
1 See ch. 7. 1
"' Comp.
Ezek. 38.
2; 39 1, 6
" See ch. 16.
14
" See Heb.
11. 12
P Ezek. 38.
9, 16 ; Hab.
1. 6
1 Comp.
Dt. 23. 14
>• Ps. 87. 2 ;
Ecclus.
24. 11
' Ezek. 38.
22 ; 39. 6 ;
comp ch.
13. 13
' See ver. 2 f .
"ver. 14, 15;
see ch. 19.
20
" See ch. 16.
13
^ See ch. 14.
10 f.
ySee ch.4.2
- See ch. 6.
14 ; comp.
ch. 21. 1
" Comp.
Dan. 2. 35 ;
ch. 12. 8
b See ch. 11.
18
« Dan. 7. 10 ;
2 Esdr. 6.
20 ; comp.
Jer. 17. 1,
10
<l ver. 15 ;
see ch. 3. 5
« See ch. 11.
18
/ver. 13;
ch. 2. 23 ;
see Mt. 16.
27
9 ch. 6. 8 ;
comp. 1.
18; 21.4;
1 Cor. 15.
26
'• Is. 26. 19 ;
2 Esdr. 7.
32
< See ver. 6
k Is. 65. 17 ,
66. 22 ;
2 Pet. 3. 13
' See ch. 20.
11 ; comp.
2 Pet. 3. 10
*" ver. 10 ;
ch. 22. 19 ;
see ch. 11.
2
" See ch. S.
283
0 "j And I saw *a new heaven
jmJ _L and a new earth : for ' the
first heaven and the first earth are
passed away ; and the sea is no
more. 2 And 1 saw ''"'the holy
cit3% "new Jerusalem, "coming
down out of heaven from God,
^made ready as a bride adorned
for her husband. 3 And 1 heard
a great voice out of the throne say-
ing. Behold, «the tabernacle of
God is with men, and he shall
'^'' dwell with them, and they shall
be his peoples, and God himself
shall be with them, ^and be their
God : 4 and he shall * wipe away
every tear from their eyes ; and
* death shall be no more ; " neither
shall there be mourning, nor cry-
ing, nor pain, any more : * the first
things are passed away. 5 And
•''he that sitteth on the throne
said, Behold, I "make all things
new. And he saith, * Write : for
" these words are faitlif ul and true.
6 And he said unto me, ' They are
come to pass. I am the "Alpha
and the Omega, the beginning and
the end. *I will give unto him
that is athirst of the fountain of
the "water of life freely. 7 ''He
that overcometh shall inherit these
things ; and " I will be his God,
and he shall be my son. 8 -^But
for the fearful, and unbelieving,
and abominable, and murderers,
and fornicators, and sorcerers, and
idolaters, and all liars, their part
shall be in ^ the lake that burneth
with fire and brimstone ; which is
the ''second death.
9 'And there came one of the
seven angels who had the '^ seven
bowls, who were laden with the
' seven last plagues ; and he spake
with me, saying, "' Come hither, I
will show thee the " bride, the wife
of the Lamb. 10 And "he carried
me away ^ in the Spirit to a moun-
12 ; comp. ver. 10 ° ver. 10 ; comp. Heb, 11. 10, 16
P ver. 9 ; ch. 22. 17 , see ch. 19. 7 ; comp. Is. 61. 10
1 Lev. 26. 11 f. ; Ezek. 37. 27 ; 48. 3.5 ; see ch. 7. 15 ,
comp. Heb. 8. 2 '' See Jn. 14. 23 ; 2 Cor. 6. 16 " See
ch. 7. 17 ' ch. 20. 14 ; comp. 1 Cor. 15. 26 " Is. 25.
8 ; 35. 10 ; 51. 11 ; 65. 19 " See 2 Cor. 5. 17 ; comp.
Heb. 12. 27 ^ ch. 20. 11 ; see ch. 4. 9 ^ ch. 22. 6 ;
see 19. 9 ^ ch. 16. 17 ; comp. 10. 6 " See ch. 1. 8 ,
22. 13 I' ch. 22. 17 ; Is. 55. 1 ; Jn. 4. 10 ; comp. ch.
7. 17 ' See ch. 7. 17 d See ch. 2. 7 ^ ver. 3 ; 2 S.
7. 14 ; see 2 Cor. 6. 16, 18 / ver. 27 ; ch. 22. 15 ; see
] Cor. 6. 9 , Gal. 5. 19-21 ; ch. 9. 21 " See ch. 19. 20
'' See ch. 2. 11 ' ch 17. 1 k ch. 15. 7 ' See oh 15. 1
'" ch. 17. 1 " ver. 2 ; ch. 19. 7 " ch. 17. 3 ; Ezek.
40. 2 ; 2 Esdr. 13. 35 f . P Comp. ch. 1. 10
" Or, the hnly city Jerusalem coming down new
out of heaven 7 Gr. tabernacle.
° Some ancient authorities omit, and be their
Ood.
" Or, Write, These words are faithful and true.
21.11
REVELATION
22.8
The Holy City caming down ont of Heaven. " No Temple therein." The River of Life. " Blessed is he that keepeth
tain great and high, and showed
me " the holy city Jerusalem, com-
ing down out of heaven from God,
1 1 having * the glory of God : her
■• light was like unto a stone most
precious, as it were a '^ jasper stone,
clear as ''■ crystal : 1 2 having a
wall great and high ; " having
twelve '^ -Agates, and at the "Agates
twelve angels ; and names written
thereon, which are the names of
the twelve tribes of the children
of Israel: 13 on the east were
three Agates; and on the north
three ^ gates ; and on the south
three '^ gates ; and on the west three
'•'gates. 14 And the wall of the
city had * twelve foundations,
and on them twelve names of the
''twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he that spake with me
had for a measure a golden *reed
to measure the city, and the
^* gates thereof, and the wall
thereof. 16 And the city lieth
foursquare, and the length thereof
is as great as the breadth : and he
measured the city with the reed,
twelve thousand furlongs : the
length and the breadth and the
height thei'eof are equal. 17 And
he measured the wall thereof, a
hundred and forty and four cubits,
according to the measure 'of a man,
that is, of '"an angel. 18 And the
building of the wall thereof was
" jasper : and the city was " pure
gold, like unto pure "glass. 19
^ The foundations of the wall of
the city were adorned with all
manner of precious stones. The
first foundation was "jasper; the
second, ^ sapphire ; the third, chal-
cedony ; the fourth, * emerald ; 20
the fifth, sardonyx ; the sixth,
'sardius; the seventh, chrysolite;
the eighth, beryl ; the ninth, to-
paz ; the tenth, chrysoprase ; the
eleventh, ''jacinth; the twelfth,
amethyst. 21 And the twelve
^* gates were twelve '"pearls; each
one of the several 'Agates was of
one pearl : and the street of the
city was '*pure gold, ^as it were
transparent "glass. 22 And I saw
* no ^ temple therein : for the ' Lord
God the Almighty, and the "Lamb,
are the ® temple thereof. 23 And
the city " hath no need of the sun,
. neither of the moon, to shine upon
it : for * the glory of God did
1 Gr. luminary.
2 Gr. portals.
8 Or, laryit lazuli
* Or, sapphire
5 Or, transparent as glass
6 Or, sanctuary
" See ver. 2
b ch. 15. 8 ;
ver. 23 ;
comp.
Is. 6U. 1 f. ;
Ezek. 43,
2 ; ch. 22.
5
' ver. 18, 19 ;
ch. 4. 3
rf ch. 4. 6
' Ezek. 48.
31-34
/ver. 15,21,
25; ch.
22. 14
9 Eph. 2. 20 ;
Heb. U. lU
'' Comp.
Actsl. 26
' See ch.
11. 1
k ver. 21, 25 ;
see ver. 12
' Comp. Dt.
3. 11 ; ch.
13. 18
•^ ver. 9
" ver. 21
"See ch. 4.6
f Comp. Is.
54. 11 f . ;
ver. 19, 20 :
comp. Ex.
28. 17-20 ;
Ezek. 28.
13
« ch. 4. 3
'■ Comp.
ch. 17. 4 ;
Is. 54. 12
» Jn. 4. 21 ;
comp. Mt.
24. 2
« See ch. 1. 8
" See ch. 5.
6:7.17;
14. 4, &c.
" Is. 60. 19,
20 ; comp.
24. 23 ; ver.
25;ch.
22.5
^Is. 60. 3,5;
comp. ch.
22. 2
y Ps. 72.
10 f . ; Is.
49. 23 ; 60.
16 ; ver. 26
' Is. 60. 11
" ch, 22. 5 ;
comp. ver.
23 ; Zech.
14.7
b ch. 22.
14 f.;
comp. Is,
52, 1;
Ezek. 44,
9 ; Zech,
14. 21
"= See ch. 3. 5
dch. 21. 9;
ver, 6 ; see
ch. 1. 1
^ Ps, 46. 4 ;
Ezek. 47. 1
/ ver. 17 ;
see ch. 7.
17
9 Comp. ch.
4. 6
h ch, 21, 21
' Ezek. 47.
12
* ver. 14, 19 ;
see ch. 2. 7
' Ezek. 47.
12
'" Zech. 14, 11
" Comp. ch.
21, 3, 23
" ch, 7. 15
284
lighten it, ^and the lamp thereof
is the "Lamb. 24 And 'the na-
tions shall walk ^ amidst the light
thereof : and the * kings of the
earth bring their glory into it.
25 And *the '■Agates thereof 'shall
in no wise be shut by dav (for
" there shall be no night there) :
26 and "they shall bring the glory
and the honor of the nations into
it ; 27 and * there shall in no wise
enter into it anything " unclean, or
he that ^"maketh an abomination
and a lie: but only they that are
''written in the Lamb's book of
or) life. 1 And ''he showed
^^ me a 'river of ■'^ water of
life, bright '■> as crystal, proceeding
out of the throne of God and of
" the Lamb, 2 in the midst of * the
street thereof. And 'on this side
of the river and on that was ^'^ * the
tree of life, bearing twelve ^'^ man-
ner of fruits, yielding its fruit
every month: and the 'leaves of
the tree were for the healing of
the nations. 3 And '"there shall
be " no curse ails'- more : and " the
throne of God and of the Lamb
shall be therein : and his ^' ser-
vants shall " serve him ; 4 and
they shall ^ see his face ; and his
* name shall be on their '" foreheads.
5 And * there shall be night no
more ; and they need ' no light
of lamp, neither light of sun ; for
the Lord God shall give them
light : and they shall " reign ^^ for
ever and ever.
6 And'* he said unto me, "These
words are faithful and true : and
the Lord, the 'God of the spirits
of the prophets, ^ sent his angel to
show unto nis ^^ servants the things
which must shortly come to iDass.
7 And behold, ' I come quickly.
" Blessed is he that keepeth * the
words of the prophecy of this
book.
8 And " I John am he that heard
and saw these things. And when
P See Mt. 5, 8 ; comp. Ps. 17. 15 ; 42. 2 « ch. 14. 1
'■Seech. 7. 3 ' ch, 21. 25 ; Zech. 14.7 < ch. 21. 23
" Dan. 7. 18, 27 ; see ch. 20. 4 ; Mt. 19. 28 ; Rom. 5.
17, &c. ^ ch. 21. 5 ; see 19. 9 ^ Comp. 1 Cor. 14.
32 ; Heb. 12. 9 v ver. 16 ; see ch. 1. 1 - ver, 12, 20 ;
ch. 3. 11 : comp, 1.3; 3, 3 ; 16. 15 " ch, 1. 3 ; comp,
16, 15 b ver. 10, 18 f. ; comp. 9 ; ch. 1. 11 "^ See
ch. 1. 1
7 Or, and the Lamb, the lamp thereof
8 Or, by " Gr. common. i" Or, doeth
11 Or, the Lamb. In the midst of the street
thereof, and on either side of the river, was the
tree of life dc. 12 Or, a tree i^ Or, crops of fruit
n Or, no more anything accursed
15 Gr. bondservants.
IS Gr. unto the ages of the ages.
22. \)
REVELATION
22.2]
the Words or this Book." Final Testimony, Invitation, Waruiug, Promise. Benediction
I heard and saw, "^I fell down to
^worship before the feet of the
angel that showed me these things.
9 And " he saith unto nie, See thou
do it not : I am a * fellow-servant
with thee and with thy brethren
the prophets, and with them that
keep the words of " this book :
^ worship God.
10 And he saith unto me, ''Seal
not up ""the words of the proi^hecy
of this book; '^^for the time is at
hand. 1 1 . •'^ He that is unright-
eous, let him do unrighteousness
^ still: and he that is filthy, let
him be made filthy ^ still: and
he that is righteous, let him do
righteousness ^ still : and he that
is holy, let him be made holy
^ still. 12 Behold, ^I come
quickly; and my ^''reward is
with me, 'to render to each man
according as his work is. 13 I
am the *Alpha and the Omega,
' the first ana the last, '" the begin-
ning and the end. 14 Blessed
are they that " wash their robes,
that they may have Hhe right to
come to "the tree of life, and may
''enter in by the ^» gates into the
city. 15 ''Without are the 'dogs,
and the sorcerers, and the forni-
cators, and the murderers, and
the idolaters, and every one that
loveth and ''maketh a lie.
1 See marginal note on ch. 3. 9.
2 Or, yet more 3 Or, wages
* Or, the authority over Comp. en. 6. 8.
s Gr. portals. s Or, doeth Comp. ch. 21. 27.
« ch. 19. 10
>> Comp. ch.
1. 1
" ver. 10,
18 f.;
comp. 9 ;
ch. 1. 11
d Comp. ch.
10. 4;
Dau. 8. 26;
2 Esdr. 14.
45
« See ch. 1. 3
/Ezek. 3.
27 ; Dan.
12.10
!' See ver. 7
ft Is. 40. 10 ;
62.11
ich. 2. 23;
.J er. 17.10;
see Mt. 16.
27
k See ch. 1. 8
' See ch. 1.
17
'" ch. 21. 6
" See ch. 7.
14
° See ver. 2
P See ch. 21.
27
« See ch. 21.
12
»• ch. 21. 8 ;
1 Cor. 6.
9 f. ; Gal.
5. 19 ff. ;
comp. Mt.
8.12
' Comp. Dt.
23. 18 ; Mt.
7. 6 ; Phil.
3.2
«ch. 1. 1
" ver. 6 ; see
ch. 1. 1
" ch. 1. 4,
11 ; 3. 22
"^ See ch. 5. 5
V Mt. 1. 1
^ See ch. 2.
28 ; comp.
Mt. 2. 2
"ch. 2. 7;
14.13
b ch. 21. 9 ;
16 'I Jesus have .sent "mine
angel to testify unto you these
things '"for the churches. I am
•'the root and the 2' offspring of
David, the bright, Hhe morning
star.
17 ^And the "Spirit and the
^ bride say. Come. And he that
heareth, let him say. Come. And
"he that is athirst, let him come:
he that will, let him take the
"^ water of life freely.
18 1 testify unto every man that
heareth "the words of the prophecy
of this book. If any man sliall -^add
''unto them, God shall add ^unto
him "the plagues which ai'e writ-
ten in " this book : 1 9 and if any
man shall ■'take away from the
*■ words of the book of this proph-
ecy, God shall take away his part
from " the tree of life, and out of
the holy city, ^^ '' which are writ-
ten in this book.
20 He who Hestifieth these
things saith. Yea : * I come
quickly. Amen : '■ come, Lord
Jesus.
21 '"The grace of the Lord
Jesus " be ^'" with the saints.
Amen.
see ch. 21. 2 <^ See ch. 21. 6 d See ch. 7. 17;
ver. 1 " See ver. 7 / Dt. 4. 2 ; 12. 32 ; comp. Prov.
30. 6 'J ch. 15. 6-16. 21 ^ ch. 21. 10-22. 5 ■ ch. 1. 2
*: See ver. 7 ' Comp. 1 Cor. 16. 22 marg. "' See
Rom. 18. 20
7 Gr. over. 8 Or, Both " Gr. upon.
10 Or, even from the things which are irrttien
11 Some ancient authorities add Christ.
!■! Two ancient authorities read with all.
527
285
INDEX TO NELSON'S > BIBLE ATLAS.
jfDbaps anO plans*
5. Ancient World, showing- the probable Distribution of the Nations after the Flood. Jnsef— Canaac
in the Time of the Patriarchs.
2. Egypt and the Sina.i Peninsula, with tlie Journeyings of the Israelites. Inset — Horeb and Sinai,
3. Canaan as divided among the Twelve Tribes. Inset — The Dominions of David and Solomon.
4. Assyria and other Countries ad.ioinino Canaan, illustrating the Captivity of the Jews
Inset — The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel.
6. Palestine. From the raised Map constructed from the Surveys of the Palestine Exploration Fund
6. Palestinh. Northern Division.
7. Palestine. Central Division.
8. Palestine. Scutliern Division.
9. Palestine, illustrating the New Testament. Jnsei— Palestine under the Maccabees.
10, Ancient Jerusalem and Modern Jerusalem.
11. Environs of Jerusalem.
\?,. SoKNE OF Paul's Journeys, and of the Early Chdrchb9
%l3t ot :flSiblfcal IRames,
WITH FIGURES AND LETTERS INDICATING THEIR SITUATION ON THE MAPS,
Note. — Figures in bold type indicate the numbers of the Maps ; the other figures and letters denote <ft«
squares of tJte Maps where the places are to be found : — thus, Antioch {in Syria) — 4 - 2 A ; 12 - 2 G— =
appears on Map 4 in the square 2 A, and on Map 12 in the square 2 G.
The Publishers have to acknoioledge the help given by Professor Sayce in preparing the Map of tht
Ancient World and the Map of Egypt and Sinai; Colonel Conder, R.E., teho has edited the Maps of
Palestine, Jerusalem, and Assyria ; Sir Charles Wilson, who has prepared the Map illustrating the
Travels of St. Paul; and George Armstrong, Esq., Secretary to the Palestine Exploration Fund, who ha»
given the use of photographs of his raised Mo/p of Palestine,
The Maps in NELSON'S BIBLE A TLAS have been specially prepared and engraved from the latest
surveys.
A.bana, or Amanah, river 3-lE:6-lD;9-lE
A.banlas, N., or Abana . 3-lE;'3-lD;9-lE
Ibarim, mountains of . 3-5D;8-lD;9-6D
A.bdon, or Hebron (Asher) 3-2C;6-2A;9-2C
Abel-beth-maacliah= Abel-maim 3-2D;6-2B;
9 - 2D
Abel-meholah , . , , . 3 4 D ; 7 - 2 C
Abel-shittim , , ,
Abez , . , . c
Abila .....
Abilene , , . .
Abu Hindi, W. , .
Abu Nejein, W, .
Abu Rumail, J. . ,
Accaron, or Ekron .
Accho (=Ptolemais) . 3
Aceldama . , , -
Achaia . „ . , ,
Achshaph ....
Acbzib, or Ecdippa (Asher) ,
Actium
Adadah
Adam
Adamah
.idami
Adasa
Adida(=Hadid)
Adoraim .
Adramyttium
Adria
7 - 3 0;8 - ID
. . S-3A
, . 7- ID
6 - 1 C; 9 - 1 E
, . 11 - 4 C
. , 11 - 5 A
. . 2-5H
8 - 1 B; 9 - 6 B
3C; 4 - ID; 4 - 3 A;
6 - 3 A; 12 - 3 F
, . . 10 - 4 B
. . . 12 - 2 C
, . . 6-3A
. 3 -2 C; 6 - 2 A;
9 -2 C
0 . . 12 - 2 C
. 3-6C;8-3C
. 3 - 4D; 7 - 3 C
. , . 7 - 1 C
. 3-3D;6-3B
. . . 11 - 2 B
7 - 3 A
, 3-6B;8-2B
. . . 12 - 2 D
. . . 12 - 2 B
6B:a-lB;9-6B
Adummim
jKgaeum, mare
.lEnon . .
Aere es Sunamein
Africa
Agade
Ahava (=Ivah)
Ahlab
Ai, or Hai, or Aiath
Ajalon (Dan) .
Ajalon, valley of
Akabah, gulf of
Akra (Jerusalem)
Akrabbim, ascent of
Akron
Alema
Alemeth, or Almon
Alexandria
Almon, or Alemeth
Alush
Alya, W. .
Amalekites
AmanoB, mountains
Amathus .
Ammon
Amorites .
Amphipolis
Amasia . ,
Amastris .
Anab .
Anaharath ,
Ananiah „ e
a -
, . 8- 1 C;11 -3 O
. , . . 12 - 2 D
. . 7-2B;S-40
3 - 2 E; 6 - 2D; 9 - 2 E
. . , . 1,12
, o . . 4-2 0
, . . . 4-2B
. . . . 6-2B
3-5C; 7-3B;9 -6C;
11 - 1 B
3-6 C; 8-1 B; 9-60
7 - 3 A;8 - 1 B
. . 2 -4 F
. 10 - 3 D
C;8-3C;9-6 0
, . 8- IB
. . 6-30
8 - 1 C ; 11 - 3 B
2 -1 A;12 - 4 E
8 - 1 C ; 11 - 3 B
. . 2-4B
. . 11 - 6 0
:2-3 F
4-lA
7 -2 C
;7 -3D
;4 -3A
12 - 1 0
12 - 1 F
12 - 1 F
8 - 2B
7- 1 B
liaJB
1 - 4H
5D;
3H:
4-3A
2-lG
INDEX TO NELSOWS BIBLE ATLAS,
Anathoth . .3-5C;8-lC;9
Ancyra
Aner . , . «
Anim . . „ .
Antbedon
Anti- Lebanon ,
Antioclii, Regnum
Antloch (in Pisidia)
Antioch (in Syria) .
Antipatris
Antonia (Jerusalem)
Aphek
Apollonia .
Appii Forum .
Aqueduct (Jerusalem)
Aqueduct from Solomon's Pools 10 ■
Ar of Moab (=Rabbath-Moab) . 3
7 ~ 2 A ; 9 -
, . 3
1 -4E;4-
. . 3
• 7 C ; 4
3 B; 9-
6 C;8
. 1
1
Arab .
Arabah
Arabia „
Arad .
Aram, or Syria
Ararat, mount
Araxea, river ...,.,
Arba, set Kirjath-&rba=Hebron.
Arbattis ......
Arbela (Decapolis) . . 3 - 3 D s 6
Arbela
Archelais
Archl ,
Argob
Ariana
Armenia Minor .,"..,
Armenian Quarter (Jerusalem) ,
A-rnon, river . . 3 - 6 D ; 8
Aroer, on the Arnon . 2 - 1 G ; 3 -
Aroei (Judah) . , , 3 - 6 B ; 8
Arpad . . , , . , .
Arphazad .,,....
Arsinoe (=Medinet el Faiyum) ,
Arumah . . . . » , ,
Arvad .....
Ascalon ....
Ascension, church of the
Ashan ....
Ashdod (=Azotus) . . 3 - 6 B
3-6B:
Ashdoth'pisgah
Asher, allotment of
Ashkelon, or Askelon
Ashkenaz ....
Ashteroth-kamalm . 3
Asia ......
Asia (Roman province) .
Askelon, or Ashkelon , 3
Asshur (Assyria)
Absos ......
Ataroth .....
Ataroth (Reuben) .
Athens . . , . .
Attalia , . , . .
Aulem . o . =. .
Auranitls . . . „ .
Avims, or Avites .
Awaj, Nahr el . . .3
Ayun Mousa (=Moses' Well)
Azmaveth ....
A2otu8( = Ashdod) . . 8-1 A
Azotus, mount ....
AaMah - . , . .
Baalath ....
Baalhazor
Baal-meon, or Betb-meou
Baal-shalisha .
Baal-tamar
Baal-zephon , .
Babel . ...
Babylon (Egypt)
Babylon . , . .
Babylonia „ d .
Bactansea , , ^ .
Bactriana ....
Bamoth-baal
Barada, IS ahr el . . 3 - 1 E ; 6
Bashan 3-2E;4-lD;4-3A;6
, . 8
. 7
2- 1F;3
8
Bath-zacbarias
Beeroth ( = Berea)
Beersbeba .
Behistun . ^ . , , ,
Beit Fejjar ,,,,,.
Beit Iksa .,,,.,,
Beit Tamir ,.,,,,
Beituuia , , , , . . .
Bene-berak ..... 3
Bene Hezir, tomb of the (Jerusalem)
Benjamin, allotment of ...
Beracah, valley of . , . .8
Berea (= Beeroth) .....
Bered , . . . , 3 - 6 B ; 8
Berifia (Macedonia) ....
Berothah. ..,,,, 1
Berytus .,,,:,.
Beten ,,„,„,..
Bethabari , , , , . 7
Beth-anath ,,,,..
Betb-anoth ,,,..,
Bethany . . , . 8 - 1 C : 9
Beth-aven, wildemess of . . .
Betb-barah ......
Beth-car .......
Beth-dagon (Asher)
Belh-dagon (Dan)
- 2
3 - 3 C; 6 -3
Beth-el (=Luz) .
Bether (=Bittir)
Betb-gamul
Betb-haran
Betb-boglah
Beth-boron, lower
Beth-boron, upper
3H; 3
9
3-5 0:7
3-6C;7
9
Betb-jesimoth . . . 3 - 5 D ; 8
Bethlehem . 3-6C;8-lC;9
Bethlehem of Zebulun .
Beth-meon, or Baal-meon .
Beth-nimrah ....
Betb-peor . . . , »
Bethphage ....
Bethsai da Julias
Betb-shean(=Scythopolls) .
Beth-shemesh . . . 3 - 5 B ; 8
Beth-shittah ..:...
Beth-tappuah ......
Bethulia .......
Betb-zanita . . » . . .
Beth-zur ... ... 8
Bezek . . o « . . . . 7
Bezer . . . . . . . 3-5D;8
Bezetha . . . . . , 10 - 2 B ; 10
Birket es Sultan at Jerusalem .... 10
Birket Mamilla at Jerusalem . o . 10
. 7
7
8
7
. 11
2
1
2
4
4
-1 C;9
1
8
-lD;9
-2C:9
- 1 C ; 11
- 3 B ; 11
-6B:4 -
-3 B;9
4
11
11
11
11
B;7
10
3
B;11
11
A;9
12
Hj3
4
6
C;9
6
8
C;11
11
7
11
A;9
7
C;7
C;11
11
3
8
8
-3B; 9
-SB; 8-
- 6 C ; 11
- ID; 9
-6C;11
6
8
- 6D; 7
-6D;8
11
-3B; 9
-4 C;7-
9
- 1 B;9
. 7
8
. 7
6
-2B;11
-3B
-^SB
- ID
-2B
- 2 B
-2D
-3D
-20
- 3 0
-3 0
-8D
-3 F
- ID
-IE
- 2 E
- 6 A
- IB
3A;
-6B
-20
-6A
-3A
-63
- 2A
-3A
- 3 P
-6 0
-6A
- 1 B
-6B
- 1 0
-6B
-2A
-3A
-3D
-2B
-20
-4B
-1 0
-1 0
-4A
-3 0
-3A
-3Bi
-IB
-4A
-6D
- ID
-ID
-60
-10;
-2A
-6D
-6B
-3A
-ID
-3 0
- ID
-3B
-3D
10;
-4 0
-6B
-1 C
-2B
- 2 B
-2A
-6A
-2 B
-2 B
- 2 B
-SA
-1,4
IWDEX
BJthynia ,..,..„
Bitter Lakes . = ,,,,
Bittir( = Bether) . , = . ,
Black Sea .
Bozrab (Edom) . . , . 3 '
Bozrah, or Bostra (Moab) 3 - 3 E ; 4
Breikut, Kh. . . , „ . .
Britannia ..,,„,.
Brundisium o . , a , »
Burkah .,,„.,„
Byzantium <,<,,„■,,
Cabul ..,,,..,
Ceeaarea . . . . 7 - 1 A ; S -
Csesarea (Cappadocia) ....
CasBarea Philippi, or Paneas
Cain ......
Cairo ....,,
Calah (Nimroud) .
Caledonia . , , _ .
Callirrhoe .....
CalDeh .......
Calvary ..,,,..
Cana of Galilee , , . . 6
Canaan . , , . 1 - 3 D ; 2
Canaanites .,.,.,
CanopuB ..,,„,.
Capernaum . , , „ . 6
Caphar Hananiah . . . , ,
Capbar Saba
Caphtor, or Land of Ham 1 - 3 C ; 1
Caphtorim . . . .
Capitoliaa ......
Cappadocia . , . . , 4 -
Carchemish (Jerablus) ....
Carmel (Judah) . . 3-6 C; 8
Carmel, mount 1-2H;3-3C;3-
4-3A; 6
Casius, mount
Casluhim . , . , .
Caapian Sea , . , .
Cauda ..,,,,
Cedron, see Kidron .
Cedron Gederah
Cenchrea, or Cenchrese .
Cephallenia • , , ,
Cbalcedon . . , , .
Cbalcis . , o „ ,
Cbaldea . , , . ,
Chebar, river ....
Chephar. or Haramon, or Ai
Chephirah . . . , . 8
Chesalon . . .
Cbesullotb ....
Chlnnereth, Bea of . , 1 - 2 H ; 3
6
8- 1
- 3
- 3
12 - 1 E
2 - 2D
11 - 4 A
1 - 3D
D ; 9 - 7 J^
D; 9 - 3 E
11 - 6 A
1 - 2 A
12 - 1 B
11 - 2 B
12-1 E
D:
Chios .,..,»
Cboba . , , . ,
Chorazin . . . , ,
Chozeba
Christian Quarter (Jerusalem)
Cilicia . . . 4-1 A; 12
Cimbrica ....
Citadel at Jerusalem
Clauda, »ee Cauda , .
Cnidus . , . ,
Cola . . = , ,
ColOBSSB ....
Conduit at Jerusalem =
Corcjrra ....
Corinth ....
Comer Gate (Jerusalem)
Cot, or Cooa >
3
B; 12
12
B;9
8
2
4
1
D;9
4
10
B;9
G;4
1
2
B;9
9
9
2
1
7
1 A;12
4
-2 C;9
6 E; 4 -
- 3A; 9
2
1
1
. 12
. 11
. 8
. 12
, 12
. 12
. 12
4
4
11
- IB; 11
8
3
•3D; 3
- ID; 6
. 12
7
- 3S; 9
- 2C; 11
10
• 2 F; 12
1
. 10
. 12
. 12
7
. 12
. 10
. 12
. 12
, 10
. 12
- 3 C
- 3 F
- 2 F
-2D
- 2 C
- 2 C
-2 B
- 2A
-6D
-3 C
- 2 E
-3 C
- 3 A
- 2H
- 1 B
-3D
-30
-4 B
- 1 C
-3D
- ID
- 2 F
- 1 A
-6 C
• ID;
-3 C
- 1 E
-3D
- 3 E
-3D
-4 C
- 1 B
- 2 C
- 2 C
- 1 E
- 3 F
-3 C
- 2 B
- I B
- 3 A
- 1 B
- 3 C
- 6E;
- 3 B
- 2D
- 2 C
-3D
- 6 A
- 2A
- 3G
- 2 B
- 3A
-3D
-2D
-2 C
- 2 E
- 3 A
-3 B
- 2 C
-3D
-SD
Crete .
Cush ( = Ethiopia)
Cyprus
Cyrenaica , .
Cyrene . .
Cythera
Cyzicus „ .
Dabbasheth „ . . , .
Daberath . , 3-3C;6-3B;
Dahiiatia ,,,...
Damascus . 1-2H;3-lE;
4 - ID; 6 - 1 D; 9 - IE;
DamascuB Gate at Jerusalem
Damascus Street (J trusaiem)
Dametha ......
Damietta ......
Dan, allotment of . ...
Dan, or Laiah 3-2D;3-6E;'
Danjaan . . . , .
Dannah . . . , ,
Daphnae (=TahpanheB)
Daroma . . . , ,
David, tomb of (Jerusalem)
David Street (Jerusalem)
2 - 1 G ; 4
3 -6B; 8 -
3-4C;4-3A;
Dead Sea
Debir .
Decapolis , , . . ,
Dedan . . , o <
Deir Ibzia , . , ,
Deir Yesin . , „ -.
Derbe . . , , ,
Diblath . , , . .
Dibon 2-lG:3-6D.4
Dimnah (=Rimmon)
Dion ..... i
Docus . o o o .
Dodanim ,,„■,,
Dnplikah . , , , .
Dor, or Dora , . . .
Dothan
Dumah
Dung Gate (Jerusalem)
Dyrrachium
Ebal, mount
Ecbat£,na, northern
Ecbatana, southern
Ecdippa, or Achzib
Ed . . .
Ed Dekakin, W.
Edom
Edrei .
Eglon .
Egypt .
Egypt, river of
Ekrebel
Ekron
Elah, valley of .
Elam .
El Amama, Tel
El Areis, Wady
El Arish, W. .
El Arrub .
Elath
El Auwaj, W.
El Awaj. Nahr
El Baraiia, Nahr
El Biar, W.
Elealeh
Eleasa , .
3A;
2B;
3A;
SH; 3 - 4C;
7-2B
2-2G; 3-7D
- 3E; 6 - 2 B; 7 - 1 D
3-5B;8-2B
2-lE
. 3-6B
-5C;C- 1 B
. 1 -3E
2-30
E:6- ID
8- 6D; 8 - ID
4-1D3
;9-40
4-10
4-2 0
9 - 2 O
7 -SO
11 - 4 O
;4-3A
; 9 - 3 B
;9-5 B
1, 2, 12
;3-7D
7 -3B
;7-3A
: 9-6 C
;4-2D
2 -6B
11 - 6 0
2 - 1 E
11 -6 3
:3 -7 E
11 - 4 C
; 9 - 2 E
6- ID
11 - 6 A
;9-6D
11 -S4
mBEX TO NELSON'B BIBLE ATLAB.
Eleph . . .
El Faiyum, Medinet
Elghor
ElHesy, TeU , .
Elim ....
El Kelb. W. . .
ElKhudr ,
El Kubeibeh .
El Leja (=Trachoniti8)
El Leja, W. . .
Ei Loz, Kh.
El Medinah, Wadv
El Meizerib
El Menka, W.
El Muallak, W
Elon ....
Elon-beth-haman .
Eltekeh .
El War. W. . , , .
ElAVelejeh . . , ,
EminiB .....
Emmaus (=Nicopoli8) .
Encampment by the Red Sea
Endor . . . . 3 - ;
Engannim (=Ginaia)
En-gedi . . . .3-6
English Cemetery at Jerusalem
English Church at Jerusalem
En Haddah
En Nar, Wady (=Kidron)
En Nukra
Bn-rimmon . <. . 3
Ed Rogel , , , .
En-sheniesh „ .
En-tappuah
Ephesus
Ephraim, allotment of
Ephraim, mount . . 3
Ephffaim (=Ophrah)
Ephraim Gate (Jerusalem)
Ephnath . , , .
Erech .....
Eridhia ....
Eadratilon, plain of .3-3
Eshtemoa . . .3-6
EeSenod .....
EsBenes, gate of (Jerusalem)
Es Sheilih, Wady .
Etam ......
Etham . . „ » o
Ethel, W, . . . . ,
Ether . . o . . .
EtTin, "Vy ....
EtTireh . . . , .
Euboea ....
Euphrates, Vivei-
Europa . . . . o
Ezion-geber ....
FairHaveia ....
Faiyum . . . „ „
Farah, W. . . , , ,
Fayran .....
Fish Gate (Jerusalem) .
Fountain Gate (Jerusalem) .
8 -
7 -
3-
8-
8-
11
2
3C; 9
8
2
11
11
11
D;9
2
11
11
6
11
11
7
11
B;8
11
11
1
1B;9
2
IB; 9
4C;7
2 0:9
10
10
7
11
6
B;9
10
11
B;9
12
3
B; 9
B;9
10
1
. 4
4
X B:9
2B;9
2
. 10
2
2 B;11
2
2
. 8
. 7
11
. 12
3r>;4
2 B; 1
2
Gad, allotment of
Gadara
Gadda
Galatiik
Galilee
Galilee, Sea of
OaUia
3B
3 B
5D
2B
3D
1 A
6A
3A
3 E
4H
4A
2B
3 C
6B
6 C
3B
2 A
1 B
6B
4A
3H
6B
3E
3 C
1 B
6 C
4 A
3A
1 B
4 C
3 C
6B
3E
4 C
4 C
2D
4 C
4 C
6 C
3D
3H
3 C
3 C
3 C
6 C
4 J
4D
3H
6 B
2D
4 J
2B
■2B
•2A
•2D
2B
- -i C
3 F
12
-3D
2
- 3B
11
-3C
2
-4E
10
- 2 E
10
4E
3-4D
: 9 - 3D
7 - 3D
12 - 2 F
6-3B;9-3C;9-6E;12-3F
. 6 3B;9-3D
. . . . . . 1 -2B
, . , • o . 11 - 6 B
Gamala
Gath
Gath-hepher
Gatin
Gaulonitis
Gaza 2 - 1 F ; 3
4 - 3A;8
6
6A;
3-7E:4-
8
Gazara .......
Geba, Gaba, or Gibeah (Benjamin) 3 •
8
Geba ..„,....
Gebal . , , . 1 - 2 H ; 3
Gederah , . „ , . . 8 ■
Gedor . , . . 3 - 6 O ; 8
Gedrosia .......
Gennesaret, lake of
Gerar 1 - 3 G , 3 - i
Gerasa
Gergesenes
Gerizim, mount
A; 4
. 3
3 A
4D
1 - 3H
6
,B
;7
6
3 -
7
Germania • . . , . o .
Geshur ..,,.. 3
Gethsemane . , » , . 10 -
Gezer . . , . 3 - 6 B ; 7
Gharbeh, Wady , , . . .
Gibbethoii ......
Gibeah of Phinehas ... 3
Gibeah, Geba, or Gaba . . .8
Gibeon 3-5C;7-3B;8-lC;9-
Gihon (Ell Rogel)
Gilboa, mount .
Gilead 3 - 4 D ; 4 ~ 3
Gilgal (Benjamin) .
Gilgal (Ephraim)
Gilgal (near R. Kanah)
Gimzo
Ginsea (=Engannim)
Girgashites
Gitta ....
Golan
Golden Gate (Jerusalem)
Gomer
Gophna
Goshen
Gozan
Great Desert .
Great Sea (Mediterranean)
Gureirat, W. .
Hadad-rimmon .... 7
Hadriaticum, Mare
Hai, Al, or Aiath 3-5Ci7-3B;9
Haifa .
Hajj, way of the
Hala .
Halah .
Halhul
Hali (=Aloth)
Halys, Fl.
Ham, land of (=Egypt)
Hamath
Hamis, W.
Hammath . « . . . .3
Hammon . . . . 3 - 20; 6
Hannathon ..... 3
Hannina, W.
Haphraim
Harara Area, Jerusalem
Haran ..<>... 1
H«iroiibetb . o o 8-tCg6
I -3H; 3-
7
7 - 2C; 9
2- IG; 3 -
8
3 - 4C;7
. 3
1B;9
6
6
-3C;9
3A;4-
■ 2A; 9
9
5C;7-
1C;11
7
- 6E; 4
IB; 11
IB; 11
1
-3B;9
- 2 A: 9
2D;9
-3B;9
4C;4-
- 2B;9
1
2D;6
2C;10
■3A;8
2
7
-4C;7
1 B ; 11
6 C;11
. 10
4C;4-
-1B;9
- 4D; 9
5C; 7
- IC; 9
3B;9
-4B; 7
7
- 1B;9
1
7
3D; 6
. 10
1
6 C;11
2
4
3
. 1,2,
2
IB;9
. 12
60; 11
. . 6
. . 2
. . 4
. n 4
. . 8
. . 6
. . 12
1
3 - 6E; 4
11
3D; 6
2 A; 9
3C;6
. 11
7
. 10
3D:4
*A: 9
-6B
-33
-2A
-3D
ID;
-5A
- 6B
■3B;
-2B
-3B
-2A
- 2B
-6A
-4 P
-3D
-6A
-4D
-3D
iDi
-4 0
-23
- 1 0
- 2 F
- IB
-3H
-3B
-23
-23
-23
-3E
IDs
-40
- 6E
-30s
-60
-4 0
-2A
-3A
-4 0
-3H
-33
-30
-2B
-2D
-13
-2 0
-2 3
- 6E
9,12
-4H
30
IB
IB
3A
3 E
2 B
i 0
2 B
2 K
I p
2fl
2 A
1 X
33
2 0
3 B
SB
1 B
23
IB
JWBE2. TO WELEON'S BIBLW ATLAS,
Hasraoneang, palace of (Jerusalem) . . 10 - 3 E
Hauran . . 3-3E;6-3C;6-3D;7-lD
Havilah (Arabia) . . , . . . 1 - 4 D
Havilah (Cush) . , . , , . 1 - 6 D
Havoth-jair . . . , . , . 3 - 3 E
Hazeroth . 2-4F
Hazor . . 3-2C;6-2B;9-2C;11-3B
Hebron, or Abdon (Asher) . . .3-20:6-2 A
Hebron ( Judah) . . 2-lG;3-6C;4-lD;
4-3A; 8- 2B; 9 -5 C
Hedeibeh, J. . , . , . . . 2 - 4 J
Helena, tomb of . . , . 10 - 1 A ; 10 - 1 D
Heliopolis . . . , . . . 12 - 4 E
Hena . . 4-2B
Hermon, mouni; . , 1-2H;3-2D;3-6E;
4- 2A; 6- 1 C; 9 - 2D
Herodis, Regnum . . , . - o 12 - 4 F
Herodium ' . . . . . , 11 - 5 B
Herod's Gate at Jerusalem . , . . 10 - 2 B
Herod's Palace (Jerusalem) . . „ 10 - 3 D
Heshbon . .1-3H;2-lG;3-5D;3-7E;
4-3A; 8 - ID; 9 - 5D
Hezron ^ , , . . . . 3 - 7 B
Hibernia . . » . . . , 1 - 2 A
Hieromax, river , , 3-3D;6-3C;9-3D
Ellen, or Holon . . . , . = 8 - 2 B
Hill of Evil Council 10 - 4 A
Hinnom, valley of . 10 - 4 A; 10 - 4 D ; 11 - 4 B
Hippicus, tower of (Jerusalem) , „ . 10 - 3 D
Hippos 6-3B;9-3"l)
Uispania , „ , » „ . . . 1-3A
Hittites , . . . . . . , 1 - 2H
Hivites . . . . . » , , 1-2H
Holon, or Hilen „ , . , . , 8 - 2 B
Her, mount . . . , . , . 4 - 3 A
(see Jebel Maduran and Jebel Neby Haroon.)
Horeb . , , , . . . , 2-4E
Horem , „ „ , 3-2C;6-2B;9-2C
Hormah , . , , . . , . 2-2F
Horse Gate (Jerusalem) « » „ . 10 - 3 E
Hukkok 3-3C;6-3B
Ibleam , , , „ , . . , 7-lC
Iconium . , . . , . . . 12 - 2 F
Idumaea . . „ .8-3B;9-6C;12-4F
Ijon . , . „ , 3-2D;6-lBs9-2D
iUyricum „ . . , . . . . 12 - 1 C
India (Intra Gangem) . , . . . 1-4G
India (Extra Gangem) . , . „ , 1 - 4 H
Indian Ocean , . , , . . . 1 - 5 F
Indus, river . „ „ „ „ „ „ 1 - 4 F
Internum, Mare . , , . . . 12
Ionium, Mare . c , , o . „ 12 - 2 B
Iron , ., „ „ , „ , „ 6-2B
Irpeel . , . . . . . . 11 - 2 B
Israel, Kingdom of ^ c o 3-6E;4-lD
Issachar, allotment of „ „ , . . 3 - 3 C
Italy . . . . . . . 1-3B;12-1A
Iturea . . , . . , 6-2C;9-2E
Ivah (=Ahava) . „ , , , . 4 - 2 B
Jabbok, river . 3-4D; 4-lD;7-2C;9-4D
Jabesh-Gllead . . 3-4D;7-lC;9-4D
Jabneel . . . , . 6-3B;7-lC
Jabneel, or Jabneh (= Jamnia) . 3-6B;7-3A;
8 - 1 B ; 9 - 6 B
Jacob's Well . . . . . . . 7 - 2 B
Jaffa Gate at Jerusalem . „ . . 10 - 3 A
Jamnia (= Jabneel) » , . 9-5B;9-6E
Janoab . o » . . . . . 6-2B
Janohah . , , . . , . . 7-3B
Janum , . , , , „ , „ 8-2C
Japbia . . . ^ , . , . 7-lB
jApho, or Joppa ^ „ 1-3Hs3-4B27-8A
Jarmuth (Judah) . , . , . , 8 - J B
Jarinuth (=Remeth) , . . . . 7 - 2 B
Jattir . . , , 3-6B;8-2B;9-6B
Javan , , . „ . . , , , 1-30
Jazer , , , , 8^lD
Jebel Madurah (Mount Hor?) . , . 2 - 2 G
Jebel Neby Haroon (Mount Hor?) 2 = 2G;4-3A
Jebusites . . . . . . . . 1-3H
Jehosliaphat, valley of . . 10 - 2 C ; 11 - 3 B
Jehud , , 3-4E
Jericho , . 2 - IG; 3 -60; 4- ID; 4 - 3As
7 -3C;8- 1C;9 -5 G
Jeruel, wilderness of 11 - 6 B
Jerusalem, or Salem . . , . . 1 - 3 H
Jerusalem 2-1 G; 3-50; 3-7E;4-3A; 4-1 D;
8-lC;9-6C;9-6E;11-3B:12-4P
Jeshanah . . , . . , . . 7-3B
Jeshimon . . . , 3-6C;8-2C;9-50
Jeshua . . . . . , . , 8-3B
Jewish Quarter (Jerusalem) . . , 10 - 3 B
Jezreel (Issachar) 3-3C;4-lD;7-lB;9-30
Jezreel, valley of . . 3-3C;7-lB;9-30
Joab's Well (Jerusalem) , . . . 10 - 4 B
Jogbehah , . . , . . 3-4D;7-3D
Jokneam of Oarmel . „ , 3-30;7-lB
Joktan , 1-4D
Joppa (=Japho) . , 3--4B;3'7E;4-lD3
7-3A;9-4B;9-6E;12-3P
Jordan . , , . . . 1. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
Jordan, plain of , . . . . , 1 - 3 H
Joseph's Tomb . . , . , , 7 - 2 E
Judasa , . 8 - 1 B; 9 - 6 E; 9 - 60; 12 - 4 F
Judah, allotment of , . . . . 3 - 6 E
Judah, kingdom of . . „ 3-7D;4-lD
Judah, wilderness of , . . . , 3-60
Judea, desert of . , . , „ „ 9-60
Jutta . , = , , , . „ „ 8-2B
Kadesh . . , » 3 -
Kadesh-bamea
Kadesh of the Hlttitea .
Kadmonites , . , =
Kanah . . . . ,
Kanah, river ,, o • ^
Kanata .....
Kanath , . , . .
Karkar . , . , .
Kashi . , , „ ,
Katharina, Jebel , , ,
Kedesh .....
Kedesh, Kiahon , ,
Kedesh-Naphtali .
Renath . ^ . . »
Kerioth .....
Khalasa .....
Kidron, brook 3 - 6 0 ; 8 ■
Kidron, valley of . . .
Kir of Moab , 2 - 1 G ; 3 ■
Kiriathaim a . . .
Kirjath , . . j .
Kirjath-arba ....
Kirjath-jearim <, . 3 ■
Kishon, river . . .3
Kittim .JO..
Kurdistan . , « .
Kutha o . . . o
6E; 4 - 3 A; 4
. 2 - 2F; 4
. 4- 2A;4
. . . 1
. 3-20;6
. 3 -4C;7
. . . 6
4
4
4
2
6
7-
B;9
3
4
8
1 0 ; 9 - 6 C ; 11 -
. 10 - 4 B; 10
6D; 8 - 3D; 9
. 3-6D;8-
. . . 11 ■
. . . 1 ■
60; 8 - 1 B; 9 ■
30; 6 - 3 A; 9 -
. . . 1 ■
, . o 4-
o . . 4-
3-2D; 6-2
ID
3A
ID
2H
2A
3 B
3D
ID
2A
2D
4H
3B
1 B
2D
6E
ID
3A
4 0
4E
6D
2D
3A
3H
60
3 0
3D
1 (!
3 0
Lachish „ = 2-lF;3-6B;8-2B;9-6B
Laish ......... 1-2H
Laish, or Dan 3-2D;3-6E;6-2B;9-2D
Lake Timsah . . . . . . . 2 - 2 D
Laodicea . . o o . .4-9A;12-2Sl
LVM „ o c <. -x 1. o . o 12-8Pt
SWDEX TO NELSON'S BIBLE ATLAS.
iiebahim .,.,.,
Lebanon, mount . . 1 ■
4-2A;4
Lebanon, valley of .
Leboda . . . . ,
Lebonah , , , , ,
Lemnos . . , , -
Leontes, river . ,
Leptis Magna , ,
Leucas . . -,
Libya, or Africa
Lod(=Lydda) . ,
Lud . . . ,
Ludim
Luz(=Bethel) .
2H;
- ID
3-2C;6
1 -3H;
Luz (Judg. 1. 26)
Lycaonia .
Lycia
Lydda(=Lod) ,
Lystra
2D; 3•
- 1 B; 9
4
- 1D;9
= 7
. 12
~ 1A;9
. 12
o 12
-5B;7
1
1
6C;7-
5 C ; 11
6
12
. 12
-3A;9
. 12
Macedonia , , , , , 1 - 3 C ; 12
Machserus . , , , , , 8-2D;9
Madal ,,■,,.,,« 1
Madmannah ,,-.,,,, 8
Madurah, Jebel .,..,. 2
Magdala , 6-3B;g
Mahanaim , 1-3H; 3-4D;4-lD;7
Makliedah , . <, . . . . 8
Mamre . , o o . , a o 3
Mamre, plain of , = ^ . , o 8
Manahath . . » , » . , 11
Manasseh ,.., = ,,, 3
Manasseh, allotment of , . . . 3
Maon . , , , ,3-6C;8-2C;9
Marah .,,.,..., 2
Mareshah . , , , 3-6Bi8-2B;9
Masada . , . . . o 8-2C;9
Masioa, mount , . , , > , 4
Maskhuteli, Tell el (=Pithom) , , , 2
Mauritania . c > . , , , 1
Mecliash, W. ..o .... 11
Medeba . , , , 3-6D;8-lD;9
Media . , 4
Medinet el Faiyum (— Arainoe) ... 2
Megiddo . . 3-3C;4-3A:7-lB;9
Me-jarkon » . . . » . , 3
Melita .,,..,„„ 12
Melos ...... , , , 12
Memphis, or Noph .,,,,, 2
Menzaleh, lake ...... 2
Merom, waters of , , 1-2H;3-2D;4-
6-2B;9
Meronoth .» .,.„.. 11
Mesha , » , . o o » . 1
Meshech , , „ „ ^ , , , 1
Mesopotamia o o . o . . . 4
Michmash o o , 3-6C;7-3B;8-
9 - 6 C; 11
Midianltes ....... 2
Migdal-el 6
Migdo! , , . 2
Miletus . 12
Millo (Jerusalem) 10
Minnl c 1
Mitylene « . » , , . . , 12
Mizpeh . . o . . . . . 7
Mizraim (=Egypt) . . . . 1 - 4 D ; 2
Moab . . 2 - iGj 3 - 6D; 4- 3A; 8
Moeris, lake . 2
Uoesia Superior 12
Mohammedan Cemetery at Jerusalem . 10
6
-SB
6E;
-2D
- ID
- 2 E
-3B
-2D
-2C
-3A
-2 C
1, 12
- 3A
-3C
- 3 C
-3B;
- 1 B
-2B
-2 F
- 2 E
-5 B
- 2 F
-1 C
-5D
- 3 E
-2B
-3G
-3 C
-3D
- 1 B
-6 C
-2B
- 4B
- 3 E
-4 C
-6 0
-3D
-6 B
-6 C
-1 B
-2D
- 3A
- 6 C
-6D
-2D
- 3 B
- 3 C
-4 B
- 3 A
-2D
-3C
- ID
ID:
- 2D
- 6A
- 4D
-3D
-2B
1 C;
- 2 G
-4 F
-2B
-2D
-2D
- 3 E
- 3 E
-2D
- 2D
-3 0
-3D
-3B
- 1 C
-2B
Mohammedan Quarter (Jerusalem) . . 10 - 8 B
Moreh, hill of. . . 3-3C;7-lB;9-30
Moriah 10 - 3 B ; 10 - 3 E
Mosea' Well . . . ,
Mount Zagroa ....
Mount Zion Street (Jerv^^alem)
Mozah . . o . o
MuBurr, W. , , , ,
Myra , . , , , , ,
Mysia .,.,,■,
2 - 3D
4- 20
10- SB
11 -3A
11 -5A
12-2B
12 - 2D
Kaamah , o -^
Naarath „ , ,
Nahallal , , ,
Nain . . , ,
Nairi, landa of .
Nakhl, castle .
Naphtali, allotment of
Naphtuhim
Nasor, plain of
Nazareth , » „
Neapolis , , ,
Nebaioth , , ,
NebaUat .
Nebo . . , „
Nebo, mount .
Neby Haroon, Jebel
Negeb
Nephtoah , »
Netophab , ,
Neve . o » ,
Nezib . . , ,
Ngab Hawa
Nicopolis (=Emmaus)
Nile, river ,
Nimroud (Calab)
Nineveh . , ,
Nipbates, mount ,
Noph, or Memphie
Numidia ,
OfFi3nce, mount of ,
Old Gate (Jerusalem)
Olives, mount of
On , o . ,
Ono , , o =
Ophel , , , ,
OphnI . , , ,
Ophrah (Ephraim) ,
Ophrah, or Ophra ,
Orfa, or Edessa
Orontea, river .
2-
, 7-8A;8-lB
. . , 7-30
o . . 6-SB
. 7-lB:9-3C
, . . 4-1 B
2 - 3E
, . , 3-30
. , . 1-40
-2D; 6 - 2 B; 9 - 2D
-3A; 7-lB;9-3G
o . . 12 - 1 D
. . , 1 -4D
, . . 7-3A
. . . 8-1 B
lGs3 -6D; 4- 2D!
8-lD;9-6D
. 0 . 2-20
. . . 3-6B
, 8 - 1 C ; 11 - 6 A
, o , 11 - 4 B
, . . 6-20
, o . 8-2B
, , . 2-30
. 8 - iB; 9 - 6 B
, 1 -4D; 2-3C
= , . 4-2B
. 1-3Dj4-l B
. , . 4-lB
. . . 2-30
o o o 1-3B
, , , , . 10
, . . . 10
, 3 -5C;8- 1C;9-
10- 20; 10- 2F; 11
, . . . . 2
, c , . 7
o . 10 - 3 B ; 10
, , . 7 - 3 B ; 11
3-6C;7-3B;11
. . , o 7
. . . . 4
. . . , 4
-40
-2D
6Cj
-3B
-20
-3A
- 3 B
-IB
-10
-2B
- 1 B
-2A
Padan-aram . , , ,
Palmyra (=Tadmor)
Pamphylia . . , .
Paneas (=C»8area Philippi)
Panormug . . . .
Paphlagonia , ^ , .
Paphos . . » , 1
Parah . . , . ,
Paran, wilderness of , ,
Parthia .,.,:,
Patara .=,0.3
Pathrusim , g o o
Patmos ..<..>
Pella ......
Pelusium , , . . .
Penuel
Peraea
Pergk ,
. . . . 7
. . . . 2-
1-3H;3-4D;7
. . . . 8-
- 3D; 4 - 2B
3 - 6 B
, 12 - 2 B
6-2 B
. 12 - 2 A
, 12 - 1 F
. 12 - 3 F
. 11 - 3 0
- 2E; 3 - 7 E
1 -3E
. 12 3 E
1 -4D
, 12 - 2 D
-10;9-4D
ID; 12-4 F
- 30; 9 - 4D
4 D; 12 -80
12 - S B
]fWBEJ TO wsLmirs bible atlab.
Pergamum, or Pergamos
Perlzzites . . , » a
Persepolis ,..,,,
Persia , , „ , , t>
PerBian Gulf . - , . o
Peasinus ,,,,,,
Petra ,...,,=,
Phaena Aphnith , , „ .
Pharpar, river , , „ ' 3 - 1 E
Phasfelis .,,.„,
Pbenicia, PhcBnicia, or Phenice
9~2C;
Phiala, lake . , . . ,
Philadelphia (=Rabbath-ainmon)
Philadelphia (Lydia)
Philippi . . . . o .
Philistia . . 2-lP;3-5B;
Philistines, or Philistim 1 - 4 G
Phcenix, or Phenice
Phrygia . « . , , <,
Phut .,,.,, o
Pi-hahiroth ■,,,,,
Pirathon , . = , . ■
Pisgah, mount . . a 3 • 6 D ;
Pisidia .,,,.,
Pithom(=TellelMa8khuteh) ,
Plain, Sea of the . , . .
Polemonia, Regnum
Pontua Kuxinus . , , .
Pontus and Pontus Galaticus ~
prophets, tombs of the , <>
Propontia ,,.„,.
Psephinus . , . . ,
Ptolemais (=Accho) 6-3 As 9-3C
PuteoU ......
Pyramids of Egypt „ . .
Quicksanda (Syrtis Major) .
Raamab ,.,...
Rabbath-ammon 3-5D;3-6E;
Rabbath-moab (=Ar of Moab) .
Rabbith . » . , , .
Rachel's Tomb . . o .
7-
:9-
. 12
1
-4E;4
■ 3E: 4
1
. 12
2G; 12
2D;9
- ID; 9
9
20:6-
6E;12
6
3D;9
, 12
. 12
2A; 9
3D; 2
o 12
, 12
1
2
7
1D;9
o 12
2
4
. ■'.2
. 12
, 12
, 10
, 12
. 10
6E;12
12
2
-2D
-3H
-3D
-3D
-4E
- 2 E
-4 F
- 2 E
- IB
-4 C
1 A;
-3G
-2 C
-5D
- 2 E
- ID
-6B
- 1 F
-3D
- 2 E
-3A
-2D
-2B
-5D
- 2 F
-2D
- 2D
- IG
- 1 F
_ 1 F
-3 C
-1 E
-2D
- 3 F
- 1 A
-30
12 -4 B
3-20;
3 -3E;
Railway Station at Jerusalem
RakkoD . ' . '
Rama .<,...
Ramah'CApher)
Ramah (Benjamin) ,
Ramah (Naphtali) ,
Ram Allah . ,
Ramath-mizpeh
Rameses ......
Ramoth-gilead 3 - 4 D ; 4 - 1 D ;
Red Sea ......
Rehoboth . . 3-tB;4-2B;
Rephaim, valley of » o >
Rephaims <>...,
Rephidim n , , . . <,
Resen .0,0..
Reuben, allotment of . . ,
Rezpeh ......
Rhegium ..<>.<..
Rhodes ...,,.
Rimmon (=Dimnah) . 3-30;
Rimmon, the rock (Benjamin) .
Rock, dome of the (Jerusalem) .
Rock Grab .....
Rock Rimmon 3-60j7-SB;
Rome . „ r, r, . ,
Roaetta ......
^i7ni»n Misf ion at Jerusalem 0
7?
1
- ID; 7
6D; 3-
-3D;9
7
, 11
o 7
, 10
- 4B;7
7
- 2B; 9
- 1C;11
6
, 11
1D:9
2
= iD; 9
2
-3A;g
. 11
1
-4E;2
4
3
4
. 12
. 12
-3B;9
7
c 10
7
■ 5 0 ; 11
. 12
2
-4E
- 3D
•7 E;
-6D
-2 B
-4B
-2 0
- 4A
- 3A
-3B
-2 0
-2B
-3B
-2B
- 3 E
-2 0
-4D
- 6 E
-6B
-4B
-2H
-4H
-2B
-6D
-2B
- 2 A
-2D
-3 0
-3B
- 2 B
-3 0
- 1 O
- lA
-1 B
-SA
St. Stepben'a Gate (Jeruaalem)
Saia ......
Salamls ,.,■,.
Salcah , . . . . , 8 - 6 E
Salem, or Jerusalem
Salim
Salmone . ,
Salt, city of
Salt Sea
Samat,ih
Samaria
. . 3-60
1 -3H; 3 - 60; 3 - 7 E
, 3 -40; 4 - 1D;4 - 3A;
9-40;9-6E
Samoa ,,,.<,,,,
Samr et Tiniyeh ,,,,,,
Sardis ..,.,,.,
Sarepta, or Zarephath . < . 6 - 1 A
Sarmatla . . , . . ,
Scandinavia „ , o , ,
Scopus, mount o -. , , 10 ~ 1 0 ;
Scythia ,,,,,,
Scythopolis (=Beth-8hean) , „ 7 - I C
Seba . „ . , „ o ,
Sechu . , . , o ,
Seir. Mount (=EdomI , , , 2'2G
Seleucia .,.,,..
Semechonitis, lake (= Waters of Merom)
Sephar . „ . , , • . ,
Sepharvaim » „ „ „ ,
Sepphoris .....
Sepulchre, Church of the Holy
Serbal, mount . ,
Serbonis, lake 00,,
Shafat . , , , ,
Shalem, or Salim , ,
Shamir . . , = ,
Shaphir . . ,
Sharon, plain of
Sharuhen . , ,
Sheba
Sheba(=0phir)
Sheba (Simeon)
Shechem, or Sychem
6-3A
3-4B;7 -2A
o . 3 - 6B
1 - 3 H ; 3 - 4 0 ;
4-3A;7-2B
Shepherds' Field ,,,,,,
Sherafat . ».,,,. .
Shihon , „ , , , , 6 - 3 B
Shiloh , . , , 3-40;7-3B
Shinar . , , , , . 1 - 3 D
Shittim, valley of , . 3-6D;8-lD
Shunem . . 3-3C;4-lD;7-lB
Shur (Egypt), and Way of Shur
Shur, or Seir , . , .
Shushan (=Susa)
Sidon, see Zidon
Sidonians <,
Silicia
Siloam, pool of ,
Siloam, village
Simeon, allotment of
Sin, wilderness of .
Sinai, mount o ■,
Sinites ...
Sinope a ) i
Sippar , ,, ,
Sirah Well , ,
Smyrna ...
Soba , . , ,
Socoh o , o
Sogdiana , . .
Sorek, valley of
Succoth
1 - 2 H ; 3 - 6 E ;
4- 1D;9-10;
, 10 - 4B;
, 10-3B:
2-4£
. 3<-eB; 8 - 1 B
2-2CS3 - 4D;7 -9 0
-2B
-2B
- 3 F
-ID
-3H
-4 0
-3D
-6 0
-2 0
-20
-2B;
- 3 F
-2D
-40
- 2 E
-2 0
-2D
-IB
- 1 F
- 2 E
-4 0
-4D
-2 B
- 1 B
- 2 F
-2B
-4E
-3 0
"30
-2B
-4B
-ID
-3 B
-2B
-2B
- 1 B
-4B
~2A
-4E
-4D
- 3 B
ID3
-40
-10
-4B
- IB
-40
-30
-5D
-30
-2D
- 2G
-3D
2A;
-S F
-2H
-8A
-4B
- 4B
-6B
-4 E
-4H
- 2B
-1 B
-3 0
-2B
-2D
-3i
- 1 B
- 3 F
-5B
-4D
Suez Canal , „ „ „ „ , , 2 - 2 D
Suez. Gulf of , ^ o o . , , 2 - 4 E
Surar, W. . , , , , , , , 11 - 4 A
Susiana . . . , , . . . 4-3D
Sychar . . . , 3-4C;7-2B:9-4C
Sychem, or Sbecbem , . . , . 7 - 2 B
Syracuse . . , , . . . 12 - 2 B
Syria . . , = , 3 - 6E; 9 - 6E; 12 - 3G
Syria (=Aram) , . . . 4-2A;4-lD
Syrian Desert; . . , . . . 4 - 2 B
SyrtiB Major (=The Quicksands) , . 12 - 4 B
Taanach . . . , 3'3C;7-lB;9-3C
raanath-shllob . . , . . 7 - 2 B
labor, mount 1-3H;3-3C;4-lD;6-3B;
7 - IB; 9 -3 C
Tabriz . . . , , . . 4-lC
Tadmor (=Palniyra) . , , 3-6E;4-2A
Tahpanbes (=Dapbn8e) , , , , 2 - 2 D
Tamireh, W. , . , , , , . 11 - 6 C
Tanis, or Zoan . , , , „ , 2 - 2 C
Taprobane(=Opbir) , , . , . l-sG
Tarentum , , , , , , . „ 12 - i B
Tarichaeae , , . , , , , , 9-3D
Tarshish ,,,,,„,, 1 - 3 A
Tarsus (Cilicia) ■> „ , . 4 - 1 A ; 12 - 2 F
Taura, Nabr, or Pbarpar 3-lE;6-lD; 9-lE
Taurus, mount . . . . 4-lA;12-2F
Tekoa . . 3-5C:a-lC;9-6C;11-6B
Tekoa, wilderness of • , , . . 11 ~ 6 0
Tema ....,..„. 1-4D
Temple at Jerusalem , , , . . 10 - 3 E
Temple Street (Jerusalem) , . . . 10 - 3 B
Thapsacus (=Tiphsah) . . . ., , 3 - 6 E
Tbebez , . . . 3-4C;7-2B;9-4C
Thessalia , , , ' , , . , , 12 - 2 C
Tbessalonica , , , „ . , , 12 ~ i C
Thimnatbab , , , , , „ . 7 - 3 B
Tbracia , , , , , = , . 12 - 1 D
Thyatira , , , . , . , . 12 ~ 2 D
Tiberias , , , , , , 6'3B;9-3D
Tigris, river , . „ . , 1-3D;4-3C
Timnatb. or Timnab , , . 3-6B;8-lB
Timnathab . . , . . . . 9 - 4 C
Timnatb-serah , . , , . 3-4C;7-3B
Timsah, lake . , , . . . . 2 - 2 D
Tipbsab (=Tbapsacus) , 3-6E;4-2B;T-2B
Tiras ,,..,.... 1-3C
Tirzah , . , ~ 3-4C;7-2B;9-4C
Tob . , , . . . . 3~3D;7-lC
Topbel . . 2-2G;3-7D;3-7E;9-rD
Tower that lieth out, tbe (Jerusalem) . 10 - 3 E
Trachonitis ('-El Leja) . . . 6-2D;9-3E
Tripolis , . . , „ »4-2A;12-3F
Troas . . , , = . „ , , 12 - 2 D
rrogyJlium , ,. , . , . . 12 - 2 D
Tubal ,,,,,,0,0 1-3D
Tuscum, Mare , . , , . . 12 - 2 A
tyff«i 1-2HS3 -2Cs 3-6E;4-2A;4- ID;
6 ' 1 A; 9 - 20; 12 - 3 F
Tyropeon Valley (Jerusalem) . 10 - 3 B ; 10 - 3 E
Tyrus 7-SO
Tyrus, Ladder of . . 3~2C;6-SA;8-80
Ummah . . , ,
Umm Alawi, J. , „
Umm Loz, J. . . ,
Umm Sbomer . . „
Ur of tbe Chaldees
Urartu . . , .
Urumiyah, lake .
Uz .....
"Van, lake . . , ,
Via Dolorosa . . ,
Walls of Jerusalem
Water Gate (Jerusalem)
Well of Harod
Wilderness of Beth-aven
Wilderness of Jeiuel .
Wilderness of Judab ,
Wilderness of Judea ,
Wilderness of Paran
Wilderness of Sin ,
Wilderness of Sinai
Wilderness of Tekoa
Wilderness of Zin =
Yagur . , . ,
Yam Suph
Yarmuk, river .
Yazur . , , ,
Zaanaim, plain of , ,
ZacynthuB
Zamzummim, or Zuzim
Zanoab (Josb. 15. 34)
Zanoab (Josb. 16. 66)
Zapbon Amatba
Zarephatb . , , ,
Zarthan
Zawatin, W. . . ,
Zebulun, allotment of .
Zephatb ....
Zered, brook .
Zered, valley ,
Zereda , . o «
Zidon, see Sidon
Ziklag ....
Zin, wilderness of .
Zion .....
Zion Gate (Jerusalem) .
Zipb .....
Ziz, cliff of
Zoan, or Tanis
Zoar . . „ . ,
Zobeleth . . . ,
Zorab .,.<,.
Zorava ....
Zuzim, or Zamzummim
. . 6-2A
. , 2 -4 J
. . 2-3 J
. . 2-4K
1 - 3E; 4-30
. . 4-10
. . 4- 1 0
, „ 1 - 4D
=, . 4-lB
, . 10 - 2 B
1(J1
10-3E
7 - 1 B
11 -1 C
11 -6B
3-60
9-6 C
2-2X!;3-eE
2-4E
2-4B
11-6 0
, , 2~2F;3-7 0
, , 8 - 1 A
, , . . 2-2D
7 - 10; 9 - 3D
, , . . 7 -3A
, , , . 6-3B
, , , , 12 - 2 O
, , . , 1 -3H
, , . , 8- 1 B
, , , . 8-2B
, , 6-3B;7 -1 O
, , . . 3-20
, , . . 7-30
. , , . 2-4H
3-30
. . . . 3-r 0
2 - IG; 3 - 6D; 9 -6D
, . . . 8-3D
, . . 11 - 1 B
. . 3- IC; 6-1 B
3 -6B; 8 - 3 B; 9 - 6B
. . 2-2F;3-7 0
. . 10- 3A;10-3B
. . 10 - 3 B
3 - 6C; 8-2C;9-3C
. . . . 8-2 0
. . . . 2-2 0
3 -6D; 8 - ID; 9 - 6D
. . . . 10 - 4 B
3-6B;8- J B;9-6B
. 6-3D; 9 - SB
, , . . 1 -SB
REFEEENCE8 TO PLAN OF MODEEN JERUSALEM.
1 Grotto or Jeremiab.
\ Churcb of tbe Tomb of th« Virgin,
6. Pool of Betbesda.
4. St. Anne's Church.
5. Tower of Anloniar
3. Austrian HospioSo
7. Latin Convent.
8. Goliath's Castle.
'^ Latin PatriarsbatAc
10. Greek Convent.
11. Pool of Hezekiab.
12. Knights of St. John Hospital.
13. Bazaars.
14. Tower of David, HippicuB.
15. Barracks.
16. Armenian Convent
17. Jewish Synagogue.
18. J(ew8' Wailing PlevMi,
19. Mosque El Aksa.
20. Solomon's Porch.
21. Tomb of Jehosbapbat.
22. Tomb of Absalom.
23. Tomb of St. James.
24. Tomb of Zechariah.
25. Fountain of the Virgla
26. Lepers' Village.
27. House of CaiaphM.
No. I.
No. 2.
No. 3.
No. 4.
No. R.
PALESTINE
FROM THE RAISCO MAP
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